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The evening world., 1909-01-23
Eleanor Robson TO Play Street Wait;
TW0 NeW Musical Comedies Next Week

Actress viii Wear Rags in
"The Dawn of a To-Mor-
row'-George p, Huntley
Coming from London With
"Kitty Grey" "Jack" Bar
rymore Will Be With Sally
Fisher in "A Stubborn Gin
derella."
The evening world., 1909-01-23

statue dance. The War OF the Rose"
Fred Rivenhall, Murphy and Francis.
the seytons, acrobats. and Emelia
Frassinesi, violiniste
The Waldanes, European ecrobats
will be the headliners OF an entertain.
ing bill AZ Atlantic Garden
The evening world., 1909-01-23
BROOKLYN ADJUSTMENTS.

The Darling OF the Gods" vii, oe
played BY the stock company at Pay
tons Theatre.
, "Dreamland' win be the attraction
at the Empire,
The evening world., 1909-01-23
PUeLiC NOTICES.
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

WIN >~>> y o~o>- .>,N-n-
The evening world., 1909-01-23

THE CTT1 OF NEW lOKh, - :
OF TANES AND ASSESS-
MENTS, MAIN OFFICE BOROUGH OF
MANHATTAN. HALL OF RECORDS.
The evening world., 1909-01-23

Ever read the above ietterf A
new one appears from time to
time. They are genuine, true and
full Of human interest
The evening world., 1909-01-23

Edwin Arthur Graft, organlst OF Trim
ity Chapel. Cleveland, will give recital
In the Great Hall Of the City College oI.
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The
public !s invited. Prof. Baldwin viii
resume hls Sunday afternoon organ re-
cltals q week from tomorrow.
The evening world., 1909-01-23

William C. Care will give an organ
recital In St. Pauls Chapel OF Colum-
bla University next Tuesday afternoon
at 40 o'clock. No tickets are requlral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
FIX WEAK SPOTS.
Del Travis Says the Game Law
Should Be Fixed.

Del w Travis, state game warden,
is in Topeka today, not on political
business, mind you. but solely for the
purpose of attending the annual feed
fest of the Saturday Night club, which
was held last night ct the roof garden
of the National hotel. Mr.. Travis has
a number of amendments to the state
game law which he will endeavor to
have passed at the session of the leg
islature which convenes on the 18th
of the present month.
One of them seems like a bit Of
freak legislation but it is not. There
are several deer parks in Kansas,
where deer are raised for the market
yet as the game laws of the state are
today, the owners of these herds are
liable to be prosecuted for having deer
hey are prohibited from killing deer
from the parks or offering the meat
for sale. Mr.. Travis will ask that this
law be so amended that the game war
den may issue permit to the owners
of these parks permitting them to
raise and slaughter deer for the mar
ket if they feel SO disposed.
He is also in favor of gun license"
which means that every hunter in the
state mus take out license to hunt
whether it is for protected game or
not AS the law now stands, though
game warden finds a hunter in the
neId Win d Dag ni1eQ with COntrdDanQ
game which has been shot out of sea-
son, he is powerless to search the of
fender even though he has no license
to hunt if he claims that he is hunt
ing rabbits or unprotected game.
1--WE are in much better shape in this
state than we have ever been since the
passage of game laws" said Mr.. Travis
"but at that there a number of weak
points in the law which should be
remedied at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Automobile hunting parties are
as bad as the worst form of old time
game hogs and are wreaking havoc
on the game of the state.
ga number of an e1ope have been
shot in the southwestern part Of the
state by parties who have hunted them
in automobiles and in one case the
shooting was done in the presence of a
game warden who was unable to get
close enough to the parties TO effect an
arrest. This must and will be stopped
even if it is necessary to equip a deputy
warden with fast machine with which
to patrol this section of the state
Some of the killing has been done by
parties passing through the state in
automobiles, but the most damage has
been done by resident owners of auto
mobiles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
Welcome TO new YEAR.
Largest and CostIiest But Least Noisy
Chicago Has Known.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-SoIid phalanxes of
marching boys and men armed with
horns and cowbells paraded through
the streets, hundreds of supper parties
feasting in hotels, restaurants, and
cafes, and merry crowds throwing con-
fetti, gave welcome here to January L,
1909
1t was the largest and scostIiest, but
not the noisiest, celebration ever ac-
corded a new year in this city. For
the first time in years no steam
whistles were blown.
According to the police the enormous
crowd was one of the most orderly
ever gathered on such an occasion
Little or no attempt was made to
keep the ''lid'' down in the saloons of
the Loop district after 1 o'clock this
morning. The word had gone out that
everything would be all right and no
prosecutions are expected for violation
of the saloon closing law.
In contrast to the general hilarity
L., 900 persons joined in a watch night
religious service at the Coliseum. A
choir of 1000 voices. said to have been
the largest gospel chorus assembled in
America. led the exercises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

Years proclamation was not a start
ling document, for he had already
given the world time to recover from
his decision of September %.
BY this event slavery was forever
abolished from the United States. In
connection with this it is interesting
to note the history of the abolition of
slavery in the individual states in the
north.
Vermont was the first state in the
Union to adopt a plan for gradual
emancipation. This was done in 1777,
before she had Joined the Union.
Massachusetts, by her new constitu-
ton, adopted in 1880, had a clause
which prohibited slavery. That year
there were 1000 slaves in PennsyI-
vania, and beginning with that year
their gradual emancipation in that
state was provided for by legislative
enactment. Rhode Island and Con-
necticut followed the example Of
Pennsylvania and in 1899 New York
state. which had 10000 slaves, passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
gradual emancipation act.

a gradual emancipation act.
The census of 1860 showed that there
were no slaves in any of the states
north of the Mason and Dixon line.
The history of slavery dates back
many hundreds of years. History tells
us that many of the wealthy Romans
were surrounded by as many as 10000
slaves. Their minimum price, fixed by
law of Rome, was $50. but after great
victories they could sometimes be
bought for a few shillings on the field
of battle. The value of gardener was
placed as high as $500. while black
smith was valued at 500, and a cook
at $1,000. Actresses were still more in
demand and frequently brought as high
as $4,000.
The British colonies emancipated $780,,
993 slaves in 1884, and Brazil in 1875 set
free over a million and half slaves,
nearly Is per cent of the entire popu-
lation.
North and south today join hands,
with hardly a single dissenting voice
in praise of this act of Lincoln's. There
are many who believe that other means
of freeing the slaves by a more gradual
process would have worked better re-
suits But today the south is pros
pering as she never did before, and
Whatever the cost, is glad that she is
free from the uneconomic slavery sys-
ten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

''And by virtue of the power and
for the purpose aforesaid, 1 do order
and declare that all persons held as
slaves within said designated states
and parts of states, are, and hence
forth shall be, free.
"And upon this act. sincerely be-
1ieved to be an act of justice, war
ranted by the constitution upon mill
tary necessity, I invoke the consider
ate judgment of mankind and the
gracious favor of Almighty Cod
Forty-six years ago today, a period
we'll within the memory of many liv-
ing men, Abraham Lincoln issued the
above most important order and set
free over 100000 slaves. The cir
cumstances of the event are matters
of history which every schoolboy
knows. One hundred days prior to
the first of the year, September %,
Lincoln had given formal notice that
he would declare slaves free on and
after January 1. And so his New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
Il
SALE OF
COATS

Bear in mind that the Coats
in this special sale are from
our regular stock and the
prices at which they are Of
fered are just one-half of the
prices they originally bore.
Plain tailored, button and
satin trimmed Coats, and there
are two that are quite elabor-
ately trimmed with fancy
braid. Yoke, body and full
length lined, mostly with satin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
Olathe Has Interurban Service.

Kansas City. Jan. Service on the
Strang line between Kansas City and
Olathe has been resumed. Cars of the
type used on the Leavenworth electric
has been converted into an overhead
trolley system since last summer. The
first car left the Thirty-ninth street
station at the terminus of the Roanoke
line at 3 o'clock and made the trip to
Olathe, a distance of twenty-five
miles, in one hour and five minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
Winesaps Won the Prize.

Chicago jan 1.-The highest
priced box of apples on record is be-
ing exhibited here. The fruit is of
the winesap variety, and was awarded
the grand sweepstakes prize of $500
at the national apple show held at
Spokane, Wash.
The present owners paid sixty cents
apiece for the 112 apples in the box.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

Mems elastic web Suspenders
with woven and kid ends. Strip
ed patterns-white grounds with
pink, blue and brown stripes.
It's an odd lot of about three
dozen pairs that we want to dis
pose of quickly. So Saturday
these regular Csc Sus- H.
penders go on sale at. =. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

marked as intended for steamships
sailing direct from New York to Ger
man ports. otherwise their letters will
be sent by way of England and
France and the old postal union rate
of five cents will be charged. Further
it should be noted by letter writer's
that letters from this country reach
Germany quickest by way of England
and consequently If speed is their OBJ
ject the old five cent rate must be
paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
TWO CENT RATE GOES IN.
Letter Postage to Germany Becomes
Cheaper Today.

New York, Jan. To-day the two
cent postage rate agreement ar
ranged between the United States and
the German postal authorities recent
~, goes into effect. But it should be
borne in mind by correspondents wish
postage that their letters must be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01

Everybody reads the state J0urnal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24

w. A. ReId's Father Dles.-A. A.
Reid, a retired farmer, died at his home
in Cambridge Monday morning. He
was 81 years of age. He was the faith
er of w. A. Reid of 1901 Fifteenth
street in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP


CHAPTER L Lieutenant Sommers.
United States navy, is ordered 10 the
Durant steel works. where a common he
has invented is being cast. He meets
Frances Durant daughter of the steel
mill owner.
CHAPTER II - Edward Pinckney,
rival of Sommers for Miss Durant' )
hand, as superintendent of the mill con-
spires against Sommers and the success
of his cannon
CHAPTER III-Frances reveals that
she ras studied wireless telegraphy
CHAPTER IV.-Pinckney decides to
supplant the Sommers gun with one in
vented by an employee, Marsh, and nam
ed the RhinestrOm gun by Pinckney.
CHAPTER V.-PinCkney and Som
mers clash.
CHAPTER VI-Frances and Som
mers learn that each loves the other.
CHAPTER VII.-Pinckney puts Smith.
a drunken foreman, in charge of finish
ing the Sommers gun.
CHAPTER VIIL-SCa nmers surprises
Pinckney by appearing at the works.
CHAPTER IX.-Frances Durant also
enters the steel mill, as she has heard of
CHAPTER x-The drunken foreman
attacks Sommers and ruins the Som
-KnerS gun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24

Frances. don't be foolish. You know
Edward cares for you, and you know
that your father and l would like to
see you two married"
The girl shook her head decisively.
and her tone was very firm when she
answered.
I'm very sorry, mother. to disap-
point you and dad, but 1 must tell you
once and for ali l wouldn't marry Ed
ward Pinckney If he were the only
man on EARTH
The mother looked at her daughter,
amazed.
Frances Durant, I'm ashamed Of
your she cried. Here you've had me
enduring that horrid yacht for month
past merely because thought it would
help to bring this match about, and
now you tell me you'll never marry
him! I've never been so treated in my
lifew
Frances could not help laughing. She
slipped her arm about her mothers
neck affectionately.
I'm awfully sorry, mother. dear, but
| don't see how l can help you. You
wouldn't have me marry a man don't
love, would your
NO" agreed her mother uncertain
ly; 81 don't want TO force you"
"Then / expect it's settled" decided
the girl. with long breath of salts
faction. I'VE won't say any more
about tt"
Mrs Durant knew Frances well
enough not to try to argue the matter.
She still had some hope. for she had
dwelt on the prospect so long that she
could not at once give it up entirely.
One change of scene had failed to
work. She would try another.
"Well, then, for goodness sake.
Frances, let's go home" she said eager.
~. 81 want to get settled in my own
room and feel the floor stay STILL"
The girl sighed.
Every well. mother; wen go home
whenever you wish.'' she agreed.
Down in the courtyard of the old
fashioned Spanish hotel Pinckney was
talking to the captain of the IrvussG
anxiously.
You say the Roanoke is in?" he
asked.
The captain nodded.
Yes, sir. She cast anchor in the
harbor an hour ago." he declared.
Then get I'D sseam at once. cap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24

and satisfied ambition -%=Tst little to
him compared to that.
On the morning after the sensational
events in the furnace room Sommers
had called at The Durant house. Fran
ces had refused to see him. He wrote
her a letter. and IT was returned TO
him unopened Finally he managed to
meet her on the street, but she passed
him by without speaking.
Next morning the young officer re-
ported back IN washington for duty.
And how about the girl? She had
hurried away from the works that
night burning with shame and raging
with anger. She determined never to
see Sommers again. She hated him.
She knew she did! And to make it
sure she told herself SO over and over
again.
The next day she was still enraged
when he called. It cost no effort to
have him turned from the door. When
his note arrived she started impul-
sively to open IT, then checked her
self She would be firm; she would
punish him.
And so with some slight effort she
handed the letter to the servant with
instructions to return it to Lieutenant
Sommers at his hotel.
Passing her old lover on the street
had been an effort, but that, too, she
managed to do. 1t took the last of
her anger, however. The reaction had
come She began to regret, then TO
forgive and finally to long once more
for the one man who, she felt sure,
could make her happy.
A little discreet questioning had
brought out the cause of his anger
She found out the real reputation of
Pinckney among the work people. The
discovery shocked her.
She understood then why Sommers
had been so enraged. She saw it was
not against her or brought about by
any doubt of her, but merely fierce,
uncomfortable rage against Pinckney
that he had dared-a man OF his kind
to put her in position that his char
acter at once made questionable.
When she had finally come to a real
understanding the girl longed to write,
but Sommers by that time was away
on sea duty, and she could not reach
him. Against her own judgment she
had longed for and expected some
word. from him. But the naval off,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24

And she loved him. She knew that
now. The clutch at her heart when
she heard of his misfortune made II
very clear to her. 1t was no use TO
try to deceive herself any longer. She
loved him. She wanted him, for he
was the one man in all the world who
could make her happy. Now she was
miserable, and he was failure.
pardon me, Miss Durant."
At the cool, penetrating voice Fran
ces looked up. A big man with a
shrewd face and clear, cold gray eyes
that had the particular faculty Of COM
pelling and riveting attention stood
beside the table with his hat in his
hand.
Can you tell me where 1 can find
Mr.. Pinckney?'' he asked.
The man was so obviously not mere
" seeking to scrape an acquaintance
that the girl had no hesitancy in reply
ing.
"In the hotel, think" she said cool
ly.
you intend sailing almost immedi-
ately, do you not?' persisted the man
The girl was surprised, but the ques-
spectful and yet seemed to demand
reply.
"I believe so-yes." she said and half
turned away.
The questIoner bowed.
THANK you" He half turned to go,
then stopped and, turning back, said
coolly:
by the way, it may interest you,
Miss Durant, to know that the Roa-
noke anchored in the harbor an hour
ago and that Lieutenant Sommers IS
expected Ht this hotel any minute"
Then, bowling coolly, he turned and
walked of. leaving Frances staring
after him in establishment.
A slight noise back Of her brought
the girl to her senses. She looked up
curiously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24
CHAPTER XI.
FRANCES GOES TO SEA.

4" HREE months had passed fol-
lowing the casting of the Som
G mers gun, three months that
had brought many changes to
those whose lives had been for short
time tangled in the intricate maze Of
pride love and ambition.
The gun had been taken to the prov
ing grounds and there had stood the
test. The naval board was enthusi-
astic over It, All that remained was
for the weapon to prove its efficiency
on shipboard at target practice and it
would be adopted by the government.
Orders on the Rhinestrom gun were
still held up pending the result of tar.
get practice.
Lieutenant Sommers had been or
dered back to sea duty. Apparently
he had achieved his ambition. The
future looked bright for him in his
chosen profession. Fellow officers en-
We'd him. He was considered a Won
derfu1 young man, and bright future
in the service OF his country seemed In
store.
All this on the side Of ambition, but
on the other side life was not so
bright He knew that no matter how
high he might rise in hts profession
happiness could not be his. He had
lost irretrievabIy the girl he loved,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

child was playing and which nearly
resulted fatally for the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Brockmann, 1444
West Locust, was extinguished yes
terday by the parents and their son
was saved from horrible death. The
little boy, who is scarcely more than
8 years of age, was alone in the bed
room at the time and in some manner
managed to get hold of a box Of
matches with which he played for
sometime. Some of these were soon
lighted and the mattress of the bed
on which the child was lying soon
was a. mass of flames. The frightened
cries of the baby attracted the atten-
ton of the mother and she ran into
the room and snatched the child from
its impending peril. The flames had
gained considerable Roadway by this
time and the fire department had to
be summoned to extinguish the blaze.
The loss to the furniture was nominal,
the smoke and water doing the greater
part of the damage.
Will Appropriate About 100000
AS a result of the visit of the eastern
capitalists to the tri-cities Monday TO
look over the properties of the merger
company, it is expected they will ap-
propriate between $75O,0O0 and $780,
600 at their February meeting for i'm
provements to be made during the
year 1910 President J. F. Porter will
go east at that time and will be au-
thorized to proceed with the plans
which have been outlined and adopted.
All the eastern gentlemen have left
for home except Albrt T. Crane of the
firm of ]. G. White e Co. He is an
engineer of prominence and will re-
main here a few days in outlining the
plans for the proposed improvements.
Obituary Record.-Miss Elizabeth
Shea passed away Monday at Mercy
hospital, where she had been patient
for a number of years. She was about
55 years of age. Her sister, Mrs. John
CARLY of Ladd, Bureau county, Ill,
will come for the body and take 1t for
burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24
DAVENPORT

Three Couples Divorced.-Mrs. Edna
l.. Bayliss was yesterday afternoon
granted divorce from her husband,
James q. Bayliss, by Judge House.
The decree was given on statutory
grounds and in the stipulations set
forth the wife is to have absolute pos
session of the child Elizabeth, and the
defendant will bear the costs of the
trial.
On the grounds of cruel and inhu-
man treatment, Mrs Kate Faulhaber
was granted a decree of divorce from
her husband, William Faulhaber, by
Judge Bollinger. The plaintiff asked
for the decree on the allegation that
her husband had on several occasions
threatened her life and had repeatedly
struck her, thereby injuring her health.
They were married in Muscatine May
20. 1902, and lived together until May,
1909. Neither is to marry within one
year and the plaintiff may resume her
maiden name of Kate Sander
A second decree was granted by
Judge Bollinger in the case of w. NJ.
VS.. Harriet Mace, both of LeClaire.
the grounds in this case being deser-
ton.
Patch Still Missing. Charles z.
Patch, who mysteriously disappeared
while in Moline Saturday, has not
been heard from. His wife is said TO
be staying with her mother in a house
located back of COZ West Second
street. The couple had been living
in the fiat building at Second and
Western avenue The wife could not
be found. The Davenport Fish &
Oyster company is firm in its belief
that Mr. Patch did not abscond with
money collected on their accounts.
They are conducting a search for him,
but have not been rewarded so far.
8
Child Nearly Cremated.-A small
blaze, which had it's origin in the igni-
ton of some matches with which the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-24
q Safe, Quick Way TO Clean Silver

Instead of securing and rubbing
each piece of silver after each meal,
put the silver in a separate tin by
itself; cover with lukewarm water, to
which tablespoonful of Gold Dust
washing powder has been added. Set
the pan on the range until the water
gets to boiling point; lift the silver
out, wipe each piece with a soft linen
cloth and polish with a chanois skin.
Silver that is seldom used should be
wrapped in Canton flannel.