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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
The Crosby Bros. Co.

Journal called attention to the fact that
the local consumers were being held up
by this combine. The trust entered
strong denial, and the public ever ready
to be humbugged as P. T. Barnum was
wont to say, fell to the denial and re-
fused to be alarmed.
During the summer and early fall
when the business was maintained in
big proportions because of the steady
demand for fruit and produce, the bust
ness of the trust prospered and the
shekels rolled into the Golfers of the
local dealers, growing larger every
and articles of produce were boosted
skyward.
But when the dull season came, the
local commission men found their earn
ings depreciating. Other means must
needs be devised of obtaining business,
while the other commission men We're
supposed to asleep. One man devised
the methods of violating the trust
agreement on the "Q-T'' and thus get
ting in a little more trade. The rates
to the local merchants were quietly re-
duced and for a short time he did good
business. Then another member of the
trust thought of the same plan. Soon
afterwards another member of the COM
bine discovered the reason of the in
crease in the business of his COMPETE
tors. A general mistrust each of the
other followed, and with the different
members of the organization mistrust-
ing each other, and at the same time
trying to underbid the others, there was
but one inevitable solution of the ex-
listing conditions-disruption
Just what effect the breaking of the
local trust will have is not known. 1t
will probably result to the benefit of the
public for awhile at least as competition
is the life of business. But perhaps the
local commission men can succeed in
burying their hatchets and form some
sort of combine again in the spring, re-
Numbering as they will the increased
profits of the past season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
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80 sTeagSs9.I|,;s IN up /

Masquerade dancing Wednesday
night, Steinberg's.
The Lady Maccabees of Hive No. &c,
will meet in Security hall tomorrow
afternoon.
The opening session of the legisla-
ture will be held at noon, Tuesday,
January 18th.
The trial and motion dockets for
the January term of the district court
were called this morning.
The Midwinter exposition will open
in the auditorium one week from to-
day and last for the remainder of the
month.
Lincoln Circle Sewing society will
meet at the home of Mrs. c. Burr,
1924 Western avenue Tuesday after
noon.
A meeting of the bakers of KAN
Tuesday and Wednesday when a
state association will be formed.
Rev ]. M. Whitehead announces
that he has withdrawn as candidate
for chaplain of the house of represen-
tatives on account of i'll health.
The incoming statesman are meeting
with a cold reception today, not because
of the inhospitality of Topeka, but be-
cause of the inclement weather.
Carpenters will be put to work to-
morrow getting the Auditorium in read
mess for the opening of the Midwinter
from today.
Manager Cooley of the Topeka ball
team has notified all of the players
who have signed contracts for next
season to report for practice,
March 25th>
The third annual convention of the
Kansas Retail Furniture Dealers asso-
citation will be held in Topeka
Wednesday and Thursday, January
18th and 14th.
Despite the fact that the mercury
has been near the zero mark for the
past "A hours there has been no cause
for complaint on account of the fail
ure of the gas supply.
The salvation army has placed con-
tribution boxes about the hotels and
public buildings of the, city, 9 mute
appeal for funds for the sufferers from
the Italian earthquake.
Manager w. P. Hemphill OF the In
dependent Telephone company Is ar
ranging to issue supplement to the
directory which was Issued by that
company in November.
The meeting of the Kansas Veter-
mary association, which was to have
been held in the city council chamber
Tuesday has been transferred to the
Commercial club rooms.
The opening session of the January
term of district court was held this
morning, the September term closing
Saturday evening at 4:20 when court
was adjourned by the bailiff.
The skating parties which have been
frequenting the lakes and streams in
this vicinity for the past week, are find
ing the skating less enjoyable today be-
cause of the snow which has covered
the ice.
The first ball game of the season as
far as Topeka is concerned will be
played between the White Sox and the
Washington Senators on March 2Sth
three days after the practice season
opens.
A. r. Israel, who has been manager of
the Novelty theater since the playhouse
reopened last October, has resigned, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

GOES UP IN AIR.
Topeka Produce Trust EXplOdeS
After Short Career.
Manager of Topeka Fruit and
Brokerage Co." Leaves.
COULDN'T STAND 1T.
Commission Men Broke Away
From Regulations.
Refused to Abide by Schedule of
Prices to Retailers.

There is no longer a fruit and pro-
duee trust in Topeka. The Topeka
Fruit and Produce Brokerage COM
pany which was virtually a trust has
closed its doors, and the manager who
was imported from Chicago for the
purpose of running the concern has
packed his effects and left the city for
greener pastures.
It didn't require the efforts of a
trust breaker to put this concern out
of business. No Herbert Hadley- or
Fred Jackson had a hand in the dis
ruption, but two or three of the com
ponent parts of the trust, who acted
in bad faith, spoiled the game, and &C
complished the destruction of the big
concern in which they had a part.
Along in the spring when the first
produce of the season was finding its
way to market, the Topeka Fruit and
Produce Brokerage company was Or
ganized. No secret was made of the
formation of this company, but that
1T was trust was left for subsequent
events to prove. 1t was announced
that the company was formed with q
view of buying fruit and produce in
larger quantities than any of the in
dividual dealers could afford and then
dividing the lot among the dealers.
This it was given to the public was for
the purpose of better buying, enabling
the dealers to secure greater supplies
at a less cost. And they pro IDLY did
cost much less.
The trust as long as 1t survived I'M
doubtedly benefited the local produce
dealers. They paid less for their sup
plies and thus 'reaped a bigger profit.
But where the public was benefited
by the local trust was hard to under
stand. The prices to the retail mer-
chants were not lessened in the least
and during the summer months the
prices for their commodities were
raised Thus instead of the public
reaping any benefit from the trust. ii
paid the tribute of ever increasing
profits to those who We're in the COM
bine.
During the fruit season the Stat,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
BABY BORN ON THE TRAIN.
Named Newton in Honor of Town
That Was Its Birthplace

Newton, Kan, Jan. 11.-Just as
Santa Fe train No. 1 pulled into the
station here one of the women passen-
gers gave birth to a boy baby. The
woman was travelling with friends, and
was on her way to Los Angeles. In
the excitement over the somewhat I'M
usual incident, no one thought to as
certain her name.
The baby was born in the smoking
car. The car was one of two compart-
ments, one of which was cleared of the
other passengers, and the woman and
her friends occupied it by themselves.
The officials here wanted to remove
the mother, in order that she might
receive medical attention, but to this
she, as well as her friends, objected.
and they continued on their westward
journey.
Some one suggested the name of
Newton for the baby. and it was so
christened before the train left town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
PAY AS YOU ENTER.
New York Company Puts 12O New
Cars Into Service.

New York. Jan. theoretically no
difficulty was experienced with the ad-
vent of the new pay-as-you-enter cars,
120 of which were put in service yester-
day on the Third avenue line. Passen-
gers deposited their nickels in the little
box on the platform. There was one
case of friction, in the case of a man
who dropped an entire dollar in the box,
thinking that his change would be au-
tCmatically presented to him. When no
change was forthcoming he protested to
the conductor, and as a last resort went
to the company's office. where his mon
ey was refunded. The crucial test for
the new system will come during the
rush hours today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
MRS. McCABE AGAIN SUES.
Brings Action for Divorce From For
mer City Engineer.

After several years of unsatisfactory
married life, Lille NJ. McCabe has
again filed suit for divorce against
James F. McCabe, former city engineer
This is not the first break in the Nc
Cabe household. About a year ago
Mrs. McCabe brought suit for divorce
after sensational incident in which
she figured as Nemesis, but that suit
was dismissed. and the disturbance
seemingly patched up. On that oeca-
sion Mrs. McCabe assisted by police Of
hcers, surprised her husband James F.
McCabe, in a compromising position
with the wife of a down town reStau-
rant keeper The woman had been di-
Vorced a year before, after her hus-
band Campbell. had caught her in a
room with McCabe. On that occasion,
when Campbell attempted to shoot Nc
Cabe, and chased him home with
pistol, Mrs. McCabe refused to believe
the story against her husband, regard
less of the notoriety which the case oc-
casioned. 1t was not until a year later
when she personally conducted Il
search which found the lovers together
that she started, legal proceedings.
The divorce petition filed Saturday
afternoon, cites that McCabe and the
plaintiff were married in Kansas City
in 1895. and that he abandoned her in
1907, and is at present a nonresident
None of the features of McCabe.s
sensational escapades with Mrs. Camp
bell were mentioned in the petition 1t
is said that McCabe is now living in
Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

lection Of and share the benefits of
this civilization and try the while to
break it down with destructive criti-
cism. No man, whether a Christian or
otherwise, has the right to raise his
hand against the civilization which has
made us great.
"It seems to me that we as men are
facing the. problem of adjusting our
selves to the demands of Historic
Christianity in our political, social and
economic life. We tremble for the in
tegrity of the family. 1t must be
maintained as the social unit. Historic
Christianity and the family are inter-
woven and men must assume definite
responsibility as regards this sacred So
cial foundation.
But how are we to make Christ the
center of our lives He must be made
the Great Arbiter of all mankind. There
are a large number of our men who are
not members of the churches, who have
nothing intimately to do with the or
ganized Christianity. They cannot es-
cape their obligations upon that score.
They derive all that makes life worth
living from civilization. They have no
right to take any stand antagonistic to
Christianity which is responsible for
our present civilization
when a father takes his new born
babe in his arms, he looks back
through the mist of twenty centuries
and sees the face of the babe in the
manger such is the innocence and po-
tentiality pictured there. Can he es-
cape the conviction that he must as
sumo the great responsibility for the
guidance Alright of that new life into
the civilization of Christianity? We
shall have a better and truer democ-
racy' and truer family relations when
We have put Christ in control of all
human activity.
A musical treat of the service was
solo by Mrs. w A. Maltby who sang
HE Knows so beautifully and with
such soul-stirring feeling that tears
stood in mems eyes while in the hushed
cold house, communion of those
who know amply rewarded the singer
for her efforts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
Mcfarland and otto Matched.

Los Angeles, CAL Jan 11-As
manager of the Jeffries Athletic club
of this city, Baron Long has secured
the signatures of Harry Gilmore. the
manager for Packy Mcfarland to arti-
cles calling for 20 round fight early
in February between Mcfarland and
Young Otto. Gilmore posted $1,000
forfeit TO bind Mcfarland to the
match and for his appearance in the
ring at the time agreed upon, and the
weight and to go afterwards as a side
bet to cover a similar sum that Otto
has posted in New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
inventory Sale will be continued all week
Five thousand yards Of this Silks almost Half Price

In point of quality and value giving it surpasses any
former sale Silks for street dresses, for reception
dinner and evening gowns for house dresses for
igees, for kimonos for pettcoats for scarfs for lin
ings and all kinds of fancy work at almost half their
real worth. The sale continues tomorrow morning
You can't afford to miss such opportunity. These
brief particulars of the sale lots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

This January-or Pre-Inventory-Sik Sale has come
to be THE Silk event of the winter More than it's
going to merit that reputation this year. We have taken
1000 yards of Silk from the regular stock Added
this special purchase of 600 yards that secured
last week from of the largest Silk jobbers in the
West at practically half price Every yard of the five
thousand is this seasons silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
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36-inch, plain color Taffeta, worth. -. LOO
27-inch, satin striped Taffeta, worth =. LOO
27-inch, Shepherd checked Taffeta, worth 100
24-inch, self figured Taffets, worth -. LOO
2O-inch, MORE Velours, worth. ......... LOO
2O-inch plain color Peau de Sole, worth LOO
19-inch, plain color Poplins, worth $500. rs
19-inch, striped and figured Silks, worth rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
Mrs. Mercer

will take orders for
Suits, Wraps and
Gowns until Jan. Is at
20 per cent less than
regular prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
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20-inch, fancy striped Silk, worth. SLIPS
24-inch, satin striped Marqusette worth 49,. LIS
21-inch, Herringbone Silk worth ........... 100
32-inch, Shepherd checks, worth ........... LOO
36-inch, changeable Taffeta, worth. LOO
27-inch, striped and checked Silk, worth LOO
27-inch, black Peau de Sole, worth LOO
20-inch, Chevron Silk, worth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. LOO
20-inch, diagonal Silk, worth LOO
20-inch, fancy Messaine worth LOO
24-inch, figured and striped Silk, worth. LOO
2O-inch, striped Messaine worth ........... LOO
2O-inch, fancy plaid Silk worth :.......... LOO
24-inch, self plaid Crepe de Chine, worth 90
A-inch, cream Radium Silk, worth /. 90
27-inch, coored stripe, natural Pongee, worth. 90
20-inch, plain color Messaline, worth. rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
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32-inch, satin striped Crepe de Chine. So SO
22-inch, printed Crepe de Chine, worth. SO
19-inch, fancy Silks that are worth. -. SO
24-inch plain color Crepe de Chine, worth so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
Prices drop on odd Floor Coverings

1t is just as necessary that the last few Rugs OF
one kind or that the last roll Of Carpet Linoe-
UNI should suffer aprce reduction because 1t Is the
last, as bolt end of Silk or a remnant OF Ribbon.
And so we have gone through our stock of
Floor Coverings sorting out and marking down
every odd lot, every '|LAST" one.
Here is the prices have dropped:
u 30x6O Smyrna Rugs, regularly 81 co. now 500
18 36x72 Smyrna Rugs, regularly S. co. 45O
15 9x12 Ingram Rugs, regularly Sc &c. 4ss
Tapestry Brussels Rug regularly $4,000 1900
Tapestry Brussels Rugs regularly $780, 1900
Tapestry Brussels Rugs regularly $780, 275O
l. 9x12 Rug regularly $4,000 5000
1, 9x12 Wilton Rug regularly $4,000 now. .......35OO
/, part roll Wool Filling, Csc quality, doc
part Administer Carpet with border, Sill quality 9Oc
part Carpet with border ST. Is quality 9Oc
part Body without borders 81 so quality LIS
part Wilton Carpet with border SIG quality 14O
part rolls Printed Lnoeum, SOC yard 4Oc
part rolls Inad LnoIeum $35 yard 100
Inad Linoeum, ST. so yard 100
part Inad Linoeum, $15O square yard 1.25
The Crosby Bros Co. The Crosby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

27-inch satin striped Automobile Yelling, worth ST.
48-inch, satin Radium, worth 1.50
27-inch satin figured and striped Silk, worth. >. LIS
24-inch Chevron Silk worth. LIS
2O-inch satin striped Silk worth LIS
2O-inch striped and figured Silk worth LIS
2O-inch, figured Messaline, worth LIS
2O-inch changeable striped Silk, worth LIS
21-inch fancy Persian Silk, worth. 125
21-inch Persian striped Silk worth .......... LIS
27-inch black Taffeta Silk worth ............ LOO
36-inch lining Satin worth .................. LOO
20-inch, fancy checked Silk, worth. 100
21-inch Chevron Silk, worth Observation-Disclosures. LOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
No Samples

of these Silks can be
sent out, as quantities
are limited and liable
to be sold out in a day.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-21
1t Will Be the Greensboro News.

Washington, D. c., April 19.-Na-
tional Committeeman Duncan arrived
today after an absence from the scene
of the judicial conflict for some days
past. The eastern leader seemed to
be taking renewed interest in the
contest. He talked with a number of
Republicans here about the judge
ship.
The Industrial News, which was re-
Gently bid in by Mr.. Duncan, is to be
revived soon. A meeting of the News
Publishing Company, the corporation
that is to take over and publish the
paper, is to be held in Raleigh, Mon
day, April 26. There are something
like one hundred stockholders in the
company. They will decide about the
date of publication and arrange for
the employment of a staff and office
force. The paper is to be published as
daily in Greensboro and is to be
called the Greensboro News.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-21
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BURNED
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
". D. Bardin of PikeWIIe
Meets With Serious
Accident.
am I1AnF ron nr nnifrf ~
No HOPES FOR RECOVERY
Lamp Exploded And Ignited Ills
Clothes Which We're Burned
From His Body Before Aid
Arrived.

Mr.. w. d. Barden, of Pikeville, was
seriously, if not fatally, burned Friday
afternoon at his store in Pikeville by
the explosion of a lamp, by which his
clothes were ignited and literally
burned from his body.
physician was summoned at once
and dressed his injuries. Owing to
his advanced age, MIR. Barden being in
his Goth year, the burns may result
fatally.
There were no hopes today for the
recovery of Mr.. Bardin, as he was ter
ribly burned from head to foot.
Mr.. w. d. Bardin, who was terribly
burned from head to foot at Pikeville
last Friday, was somewhat better to-
day, and there are hopes for his re-
covery, although his advanced age is
against him in this battle.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-21
D1CkfNsIN BEgtNs TRIP.
The Secretary of Leaves ON Visit to
the Canal Zone.

IHC OdHfil AOHcs
Washington, d. c., April 19.-Secre-
tary of War Dickinson and his party
who are to accompany him to Pana-
Ina left last night for Charleston, S..
c., where they will embark on the
Presidents yacht Mayf1ower for the
isthmus Wednesday morning. Tomor-
.'ow they will spend at Fortress Mon
roe, reaching Charleston Tuesday
morning, where they will do some
sightseeing before the special leaves
The Secretary expects to get back to
Washington about the middle of Nav.
Mr.. Dickinson's purpose is to ac-
quaint himself fully with every de-
tail of canal administration and con
struction that may be possible in the
ten days he expects to sepnd between
Colon and Panama. 1t is Presiden
Taft's wish that members of his Cabi
net shall do more or less travelling 81
chat they may come in closer contac
with the people, particularly wher
work under their departments is sucl
| that personal investigation will b.
+, helpful.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-21
GoLDsBOBU HOSPITAL.

Executive Cofiimittee I'M Monthly Ses.
sion Yesterday Elect Mr.. Geo. C..
Royal Chairman to Succeed Late
Rev. +. w. FAIRIES.
The executive committee of the
Goldsboro Hospital, that meets month
ly at that institution, and that has in
charge its management in detail, met |
at the hospital Thursday afternoon, |
and this being their first meeting |
since the recent death of, Rev. F. w.
FAIRIES, who was the founder of the |
hospital and the revered and beloved
chairman of the board, it was indeed
an occasion of deep sadness, and ex-
pfessions of sincere sorrow and sense
of bereavement were INDUCED in rev.
erently and repeatedly by all the
members of the committeeman the
attendance was complete.
1t was the concensus of the COM
mittee that some suitable, permanent
memorial in honor of Mr.. FAIRIES
should be provided in the hospital and
on motion the matter was referred to
Ia special committee composed of Mrs.
Sol. We'll, Mrs. B. G. Thompson and
Mrs. B. H. Griffin, to take under ad-
visement as to what manner of memo
rial should be provided, and report to
called meeting of the committee.
On motion providing for a commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions upon
the death of Mr.. FAIRIES the chairman
appointed on that committee Mr.. JOS
Rosenthal and Col. Jos. E. Robinson.
The election of a chairman of the
executive committee to succeed Mr..
FAIRIES being in order, the choice went
unanimously to Mr.. Geo. G. Royal,
who has been acting chairman since
Mr.. FAIRIES illness and absence, and
who has been so generous of his time
and personal supervision of the man
agement in detail of this now great
and exacting public charity. 1t is no
easy task, calling for many personal
sacrifices, unrequited save in the re
ward that is assured unto those who
do for humanity; but, after all, this
is the kind that gives most real pleas
ure to noble souls in life and reaches
| furthest-into the afterwhile of God.
In acknowledging the high honor
as well as the onerous responsibility
of being chosen to succeed such as
was the late chairman, Mr.. Royal was
so overcome that he could but briefly
express his appreciation and conscious
unworthiness, which, in itself, was the
most eloquent tribute he could pay tt
him who was SO much to the hospi
tai, to the community, to humanity, t.
, every individual member Of the exec
utive committee.
After the auditing of the MONTH.
bills of the hospital and disposing o
routine business the committee ad
ljourned subject to the call of tn
e chairman.