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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
new SWINDLING GAME.
An Automobile Part of the Necessary
Equipment.

New York, June 1.-The automobile
H. brought in a new swindling game
which appeared for the first time last
night when a motor car stopped at
drug store in Broadway and its driver
told the druggist that the machine was
broken down. that he had only $40 and
that it would cost $25 to have it towed
to his home in New Jersey.
He produced what seemed to be
massive gold watch and asked the drug
gist to lend him SIS on it, saying that
his valet would be back within few
hours and redeem it. After the man
had received the SIS the druggist dis
covered that the watch was cheap
brass affair, worth probably less than
a dollar and would not run. The police
were consulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
RUNAWAY GIRL ARRESTED.
Her Father Did Not Like Her Men
Friends, So She Left.

Kansas City. Mo, June Indignant
because her father treated her harshly
in not allowing her to keep company
with young men. Leota Robinson, l6
years old. of Parker, Kan, ran away
and arrived in Kansas City on the way
to the home of her uncle, E. v. Robin
son, in Worth, Ill.
The girls father had teIegraphed Lee
ota's description to the police, and Pa
trolman Joseph Enright arrested the
girl at the union depot.
The runaway was accompanied by
Charles Bradshaw, of Parker, who
claims he came to Kansas City to see
the girl safely on her way to Illinois
The young man and the girl are be-
inc held at police headquarters until
word arrives from Robinson, here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
GROW BERMUDA ONIONS
Texas Soil said to Be Well Adapted to
Their Growth.

New York, June 1.-The rich soil and
warm sun of Texas have conspired to
put the famous onion growing industry
OF Bermuda out of business. Sixty
Portuguese and 40 native Bermudians
arrived here yesterday from Bermuda
to find employment.
All of them had owned onion farms
in Bermuda until it was discovered that
Texas could grow larger, earlier and
more luscious onions than it is posi-
BILE in Bermuda. All of them brought
their families. While some of them
will go to the mill districts of New
England, a majority will seek agricul-
tural openings in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
BUTLER MAY Be NAMED.
President of Columbia University May
Succeed WhiteIaw Reid.

New York, June 1.-Concerning a
Washington dispatched published here
today that DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university, stood
an excellent chance of receiving the
appointment as ambassador to Great
Britain. DR.. Butler said that he had
not head anything about it.
Washington advices indicate that the
educators friends have presented his
name to President Taft for the place
which was refused by DR.. Chas. w.
Eliot of Harvard and that the president
considers Prof. Butler as the most
available man yet mentioned.
But according to DR.. Butler he has
not been consulted in the matter eth
err by the president or his friends and
when he was informed of the consid-
Grafton of his name in connection with
the ambassadorship which Whitelaw
Reid is to resign in the fall, he asked
to be excused from discussing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
HAVE A new CONVERT,
Mrs. 0. III. p. Belmont Said to Believe
in Cause of Suffragists.

New York, June 1.-When the Rev.
DR.. Anna Shaw, national president of
the Woman's Suffrage Alliance, ar
rived from Europe yesterday on the
steamship Minnetonka she announced
that Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, former
wife of w. K. Vanderbilt and mother
of the Duchess of Marlborough, had
become such a thorough convert to the
cause of woman's suffrage that she
had decided to materially aid the suf-
fragists financially upon her return to
this country. While Mrs. Belmont has
not determined the exact course her
beneficence will take, DR. Shaw as
sumed that her purse would be opened
in the future to any reasonable demand
for the cause of woman's suffrage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

other day and asked if the ordinance
could not be amended. 1t is probable
that the ordinance will be amended as
soon as possible. Then there is an
other bird that is causing trouble over
the city. The pigeons which flock on
the roof tops are troublesome pest.
Many people over the city have COM
planned and sent communications to the
mayor and council asking that the
pigeons be kept at home like domestic
fowls or else come under the shooting
liberties on behalf of the people who
own and use their cisterns. Mayor
Green is of the opinion that the SPAR
rows and the pigeons both should be
stricken from the song bird list and
come under the pest head. 1t will
undoubtedly be carried out some time
in the near future. 1t should be done
before the spring rains have filled the
cisterns.
The railroads running through the
city have needed the invitation sent out
by the city-tO repair their crossings
and do it quick before any more fire
horses were killed and put out of COM
mission. Manager Hurley of the Santa
Fe sent communication to the city
clerk mentioning the fact that his road
would take immediate steps to repair
their crossings and the Union Pacific
will send out gang this week. The
crossings were in such bad shape that
it was dangerous for the fire companies
to make a run over then-one of the
best horses in the service was ruined
for future work.
Here is. a warning that the good neo-
pie of Topeka should heed at once-it
was given to the State Journal repor-
ter this morning by Inspector OF
Weights and Measures c. D. Hamilton
He is hot on the trail of the hucksters
who are doing business in the city and
gives out the warning that they are
transacting business under illega
methods-some of them. The people
who buy from these hucksters are
warned to look at the scales used b.
these men-if they have the official til
seal of the city they are correct. L
they do not they are liable to b.
wrong. One huckster came to the offie'
this morning with a pair of scales ask
ing for a test. They were just on
pound out of order. This has beer
cheating the buyers for years. If
buyer discovers a huckster without ;
seal he should report to the city in
spector at the city hall and the mai
will be taken into tow by the authori
ties at once. There are also a numbe
| of the street peddlers of fruit who ar
using liquid quarts instead of the dr..
quarts required by law.
| If the people of Topeka wish dirt 70
1.-The filling of lots, flower beds and tn
ike they should call up the Office G
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
FATHER DIDN'T KNOW IT
Young Kruttschnitt Is Bossing Gang of
Mexican Laborers.

Chicago, June IA circular issued
by the superintendent of the Shasta di-
vision of the Southern Pacific road dis
closes that one of the sons of julius
Kruttschnitt, director of operation and
maintenance of the Hartman system
is trying to work his way up from the
bottom without the pull which might
be exerted in his behalf. It announces
that t. H Kruttschnitt has been ap-
pointed assistant roadmaster of the
Siskiyou district of the Shasta division
of the Southern Pacific, with head
was the first intimation the elder
Kruttschnitt had of his sons appoint
ment. The headquarters referred to is
a lumber town in the heart of the Siski-
YOU mountains.
The position which young Krutt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
AN UNUSUAL INQUEST.
Caused Death of Leg and Foot to Be
Investigated.

New York, June 1.-Coroner Brewer
of Brooklyn will today or tomorrow
hold an unusual inquest Into the
death of one right leg and one right
foot" This peculiar ceremony is made
necessary by the action of Dr. Gould.
of the Norwegian hospital, who filed
with the board of health regularly
executed death certificate describing
the leg and foot which he had amputa-
ted from a man who had been injured
in a street car accident.
DIR. Gould sent the dismembered leg
and foot to the morgue and ascribed
the cause of death. in the death GER
tificate, to amputation. Coroner Brew
er contends that this formality makes
it necessary for him to hold an in
quest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
BOOM IN STEEL.
Sharp Advance in Common Stock of
the Trust.

New York. June 1.-The price of
common stock of the United States
Steel corporation opened at a sharp
advance on the stock exchange to-
day Fifteen thousand shares which
changed hands in the initial transac-
tons sold at Il to 65 II as com
pared with the closing price of Ga %
on Friday An advance of a full
point also made by the steel pre-
ferred shares on the first sales and
all other steel bonds were active and
strong The activity was attributed
to the application to list United
States Steel common stock on the
Paris bOurse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
GOT LESS THAN $500.
Robbers of Union Pacific Mail Car
Made a Light Haul.

Omaha, June lit was announced by
the postoffice authorities that the act
ual cash secured by the robbers who
held up the Overland Limited on the
Union Pacific railroad ten days ago
amounted to trifie less than $50. Re
ports have been received from all
points where the stolen registered pack
ages originated. About 5000 was re-
covered from the three men under ar
rest charged with the robbery.
Three sticks of dynamite were dis
covered in the attic of Brown park
school in South Omaha. 1t is believed
the robbers carried this explosive to
blow open the mall car door in the
event of the mail clerks resisting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

the city engineer and leave their or
ders at once. The grading for the
new years paving will commence soon
and it is expected that thousands of
loads will be ready for disposal The
people living on the streets to be paved
will have the preference of the dirt
they are paying for the paving. How
ever, there will be considerable extra
A fee of ten cents a load is charged for
the real estate.
Topeka has a lost sewer. The plats
at the office of City Engineer Rogers
show that there is a 6-inch sewer run
ming from Quincy street down Sixth
street west to the alley between Kan
sas avenue and Quincy and then it
connects with the main sewer. A
plumbing establishment attempted to
and they could not find it. Holes have
been dug all over the locality and
there is not a sign of sewer. The
city engineer has called forth a num-
Der of old councilmen but they cannot
remember of the construction. All of
the buildings along the south side of
Sixth avenue connect from the rear
and the sewer cannot be discovered in
this manner. Anyone who can inform
the city of the location of this sewer
city.
The contractors on the Kenwood
sewer and the Rock Island railroad Of
|ficials will get together soon and make
plans for the construction of a new
channel to carry the water running in
Wards creek. This creek now runs
northeast across the Rock Island right
of way and will necessitate a concrete
passageway for the Kenwood sewer. It
lis hoped by the contractors that the
creek can be changed to run due north
to the river and thus do away with the
expensive concrete work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

schnitt who is a Yale graduate, has ac-
cepted is so humble that heretofore
none bu track laborers have aspired to
it. His duties will be bossing a gang
made up of Greeks, Italians and posi-
bly, Japanese. By doing this rough
work he hopes to secure a practical
knowledge of track construction, after
which, it is understood, he is going to
apply for admission to the students
course of the Southern Pacific, which
requires AZ months of strenuous work
including braking on a freight train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
CARUSO ALL RIGHT.
Lost His TonsiIs But Saved His Chief
Asset, His Voice.

Chicago. June IA Rome special
cable to the Tribune today says:
Prof Vedova, who recently oper-
ated upon Caruso's tonsils at Milan,
states that the operation was a COM
plete success and that Caruso will be
able to sing in another week.
The professor is sure his voice is
not affected by the operation and be-
lieves his voice will be even better
than ever in consequence of it. But
he says had Caruso neglected to
have the operation performed for a
few months longer he certainly
would have lost his voice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

Marion Harland," Mrs. Janet M.
Hill, and Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer. are
three cooking authorities whose names
are familiar to almost every house,
wife. Each has her own distinctive
methods of work, but IT is interesting
to note that on the all-important ques-
imous in recommending COTTOLENE.
Marion Harland" says Of COTTO.
faction" Mrs Hill says: Very salts
factory; glad to recommend it." Mrs.
Rorer says: IA much more heaithfu1
product than lard"
With such authority behind 1t, every
housekeeper will be safe in giving
COTTOLENE at least a trial. It Is q
vegetable oil shortening. purer anS
more wholesome than lard-and tk Il
cheaper, too. one-third less being xe<
Quired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
CHANUTE DAILY SUN SOLD.
After 21 Years of Editorship f. p.
Cone Steps Down and Out.

Chanute, Kan, June 1.-The Cha
mute Daily Sun, established thirteen
years ago by Frederick P. Cone, was
sold today to A. r. Blakely and Fred
erick w. Brinkerhoff of Fort Scott,
Kan. Mr.. Cone, after 81 years in the
newspaper business, will devote his
time to other enterprises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
HARTMAN SAILS.
He Will Spend Three Months Vaca-
ton Abroad.

New York, June 1.-E. H. Hartman
and Mrs. Hartman sailed today on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II for Bremen.
Mr.. Hartman announced his intention
of spending a three months vacation
abroad. He is going to Paris and Wen
na but further than that the details
of the trip have not been arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

with a view of settling the lake strike.
members of the board of arbitration
from six states met here today with
Seth Low of New York, president of
the National Civic federation. The
striking seamen are said to be ready
to confer with their employers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
To Trv for Arbitration.

Cleveland, June In an effort to
bring about a conference between the
Lake Carriers association and repre-
sentatives of the various labor organ
izations. employed on the great lakes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

If the people of Topeka wish dirt for
the filling of lots, flower beds and the
ike they should call up the Office of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

sorry that the song bird ordinance has
been published. He says it was not
right that the English sparrow should
be exempt from the air rifle He was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
An Amateur History Specialist.

Senator Joe Dixon OF Montana IS
getting repute as the amateur special
list in American history. OF TIC upper
chamber. The Montana man-who is
not yet p years old. by the way-was
born in North Carolina, though he has
lived IN the North almost all his life.
Naturally. being both a Gortherner ana
Southerner, be has taken deep inter
est IN the campaigns N The civil war
and knows that era with remarkable ac-
rrracy He had a chance recently TO
revel IN the old batJlsdel1s which lie
an about Washington. and ne was lib
eraI education 10 the party OF friends
who had gone out with him in Lis big
touring car for q general Sightseeing
At Gettysburg he aimost wore out his
party with chasing over the field and III
sisring on verifying certain theories he
had long entertained about that battle
On the way back 10 WT5n' uEtOu the
marty PASSED through Frederick. Ad-.
the alleged scene OF the liisged Bar
bara FrietChie's alleged adventure with
StOucwal jackson He insisted ga see
ing the house where Barbara waved tho
flag, and au =commodauug guide was
able 90 point It out.
TT has been Historically demonstrated
that Barbara Friatchie ts a RaOnca-
ton" suggested an icOnoclast.
Mr. Dixon proceeded TO elucidate the
That Barbara really did live and wave
tIe Gag: and le got his way. TOO. no.
body else knew anything about her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
Capital Tales


THE tragedy Of the career Of W. Z.
Bainbridge. special agent of the
customs service, VINO shot himself
IN Paris. is recalled by an item in the
general deficiency bill which authorizes
payment by the Government of the cost
Of transporting his remains from France
TO his home in Council Bluffs. Iowa. Rep
resentative Walter ]. Smith, who knew
cambridge as a felloW-toWnsman, got
the item allowed. The case OF Balm
bridge is an unusually sad one. He
went TO Picking just ahead OF the Boxer
troubles as one of the legation secre-
taTies. He had barely reached there
when the storm broke. He carried a
revolver day and night through the
siege Of Pekings and got back TO this
country with his nerves shattered, lrrep-
arabIv lie apparently recovered ana
made A fine showing as one OF the COM
ruissfoners 10 adjust the Venezuela
debts. Then he went TO Paris in charge
of the special agents OF the customs
service gave way under the STRAIN
and In dependency killed himself.
Judge Smith cast about for some lawful
vysy to get the Government to bear the
EXPENSE of sending the remains 10 ms
home. but he found there was provision
for the TRANSPORTATION to America or
the body Of most anyone who died IN
the Government service except a Treas
uiy employe. He has net the situation
bv getting a special provision put into
the deficiency bin which will prove a
boon TO BainbTidge's widow, left as she
is in straitened circumstances
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
THE MAKING OF A SUCCESS
Full NEWSPAPER.

Advocates Aof a change do not al
ways get far play in the columns Of
the local press. Whether by design
or accident. ] have known Of several
change had their remarks printed at
great length IN certain of the news
papers, whereas the statements Of
advocates represented at the same
meeting were merely reported with
line.
These are the words of a prominent
and responsible citizen, Michael 1.
Weller. They were spoken in the course
of the recent Chamber of Commerce
discussion of the proposed changes in
the form of our District Government.
1t Is unfortunate that in this particular
instance Mr.. Weller seems to have
spoken loosely-contrary to the habit
of his mind as known to his neighbors
through his fruitful participation in
Washiugton's public affairs for an en-
tire generation. When he speaks of
"the local press" he is as indefinite and
as insecure as though one of the local
newspapers were to refer to the whole
body Of corporations OF the whole corps
of operators in real estate when con
demning the wrong done by particular
corporations or certain agents of real
estate
But what Mr.. Weller has said gives
opportunity to say something OF the
principles and policies that concern the
building of newspaper today. No
paper can now succeed in any modern
American city for any considerable
period Of years which does not strive to
obtain, to keep. and to merit the con-
fidence Of ITS readers For the develop
ment Of this permanence of success the
modern newspaper must come as near
as human capabilities will permit to
achieving these two things:
I. The determining Of editorial policies
in the light of honesty, truth, fairness
and the ultimate welfare OF the public
at large.
2. The securing and selection Of news
I according TO the measure of Importance,
good taste, and complete impartiality-
and nothing else.
I In other words. the trust Of the
reader is the founds tioI' Of the progress
>iye American newspaper of today A
requisite to any such trust is that the
news columns shall be clear, unbiased
fair. No editor in his senses and alive
TO the character of his readers would
F imperil that trust ia order to color the
news into a seeming conformity with
editorial policies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21

other things The manufacturer sells
by wholesale to grocers, and some of
them further doctor the mixture. One
groceryman, who puts up the stuff in
old bottles, which make no pretense of
giving the true contents on the label.
says he has never heard complaint;
that, in fact, his. customers seem to
like the brand
We believe it was contended through
out the Governments pressure on
Congress for a pure food bill that the
people liked" what the manufacturers
Of impure foods sold them. OF course,
nobody believes that any sensible per
son would like to eat manifestly bad
and mwholesOme food if he knew what
it was. The trouble is the grocer sells
it for a good article and the customer
takes it believing it is all right. The
fact that he cannot detect that he Is
being deceived Is the best reason why
the State should step in and protect
him from such dishonest practices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
THE INSURGENTS AND THE
TARIFF CONFERENCE.

The ten Republican Senators who
voted against the tariff bin ON its
passage, have held d conference IN the
effort to decide what they will do when
II comes from conference and they
are called upon to decide what they
think about its compliance with the
pledge of downward revision.
Meager information has been rivpn
ont as to the tenor Of their discussion
But the impression Is very well estab-
lished, none the less. that most of them
are disposed to stand by their guns
and vote against the conference report
If 1t doesn't satisfy them any better
than they now have reason 10 believe it
viii.
That is just what they ought TO do
To reject The first conference report
viii not be TO defeat the bin. To vote
against it, even If it is adopted without
their votes, viii not prove the oppo-
nents enemies of revision. Their de-
Tense viii be in case the report is re-.
iected, that they wanted a second con
ference. in the hope Of getting more
concessions. If the second conference
produces those concessions. the men who
forced it viii be entitled I'd all credit
for whatever Is achieved ST improve
ment in the measure.