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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Forest Fires Raging in Various Parts
of Michigan.

Of Michigan.
Negaunee, Mich, May 29. - Forest
fires, started by a spark from a rail
road engine, destroyed a large part
of the village Of Dalton, twenty-five
miles from here, together with 3,0OO,-
600 feet of lumber and big mill.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Flames are reported raging along
the Munising and South Shore roads.
The Mcmillan camp. on the Shore
line, is reported burning. Great dis.
tress exists among the settlers, and
the total loss may not be known for
days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
TWO Killed by Boiler Explosion

Tilton, Ark, May 20. ~ j. Slocum
killed and three other men danger
ously injured here yesterday by
boiler explosion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
Madden's Fate in Jury's Hands.

WduucH Fdle TT JUTyS F1dnuS.
Chicago, May 29.-After five hours
deliberation in the Madden-Boyle-
Pouchot labor graft case, it was an
nounced at $3.50 last night that the
jury so far had failed to come to an
agreement, and that no verdict woula
be received by the court until this
morning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
osceola store RurnlarIxed

Osceola. Wis, May 30. Frank o.
Nagler's meat market was broken
into last night and between So and
So taken from the cash register,
There Ia no clue.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
Steamer Fire Fatal to Five.

Vancouver, B. G.. May 2s.-One is
dead and four are dying as the result
of fire early yesterday on the coasting
steamer Couquitlam on its way north
through the Gulf Of Georgia from
here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
Blowing Out Gas Is Fatal to One.

Blowing Out Gas Is fatal 70 One.
Minneapolis, May 20. - Gust He'd
lund, twenty-eight years old, was as
phyxiated, and Elias Bogren, twenty
two years old, recently from Grand
Forks, NJ D., was found unconscious
as the result Of one Of the pair prob
ably blowing out the gas in their
room at Layman's hotel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
Struck by Train; Manaled to Death.

otrucK Dy lraTH; WdngTeu 70 Death.
ST. Paul, May 49, = Horribly man
gled and bleeding to death, Charles
Varney was found by section hands
on the Chicago Great Western road
near Dennison, MINI. He died on his
way to St. Paul. Before he died Var
ney gasped that he had been struck
by q train
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
START MANY LOG DRIVES.
Red Lake and Turtle River Crews Are
BuSy

Bemidji, Mimi, May 29.-The many
drives OF logs which are to be taken
from the district east and south Of
Red Lake to the lower Red Lake, and
subsequently to be towed across the
lake and driven through the Red Lake
river, have been started, as have
some big drives in the north Turtle
river, out of Rebedew lake, east Of
Tenstrike.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
NO AID FOR DAM DEFENDER.
Wisconsin Assembly Refuses to NoIIe
Dietz Indictments

Madison, Wis, May 29-The reso-
luton introduced in the Wisconsin
assembly on Tuesday last asking that
the court and district attorney of
Sawyer county nolle indictments
against John F. Dietz of Cameron
dam fame, was killed in the assembly
yesterday. The indictments referred
to were in connection with dispute
over water rights.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
saioonkeeper Mu.t paw ss.fno

SaIoonkeeper Must Pay 5000.
Vincennes, Ind, May 20. Mrs. Ber-
tina Hillman Of Petersburg, Ind, was
awarded $1,000 yesterday in her dam
age suit against w. p. Stewart, a ga.
loonkeeper Of Unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
DAMAGED BY STORM.
Hail and Rain Beat Growing Crops
Into the Ground.

TT. Hays, Kan, June 16-Reports
from this section indicate heavy dam
ages as result of the storm of hail
and rain which swept Wallace, Ellis
and Russell counties. Hundreds of acres
of wheat corn, and alfalfa have been
ruined. A territory eight miles wide
by perhaps 40 in length, suffered most
severely, in which section the wheat,
now within 20 days of harvest. was cut
down and threshed to pieces by a storm
of hail which fell as tl1ickly as
heavy snowstorn. Large drifts of the
hail stones banked against buildings
to the hight of over a foot, and
did not entirely melt for 20 hours.
Jackrabbt. and prairie birds were
found dead in numbers; some stock was
injured by rushing before the storm
and crowding through wire fences.
At the state experiment station the
large fields of wheat being grown for
distribution of their improved seed to
the farmers of the state, are as near
a total loss as can be. The station
harvesting machinery will not be moved
from it's sheds this season. Acres of
corn, milo. kaffir corn. and sorghum
also of improved varieties for seeding
purposes, are beaten down and may
rot recover for maturing grain this
season. Part of the first crop OF al
fa1fa was mown, and will be loss.
while that still uncut was badly beaten
and lodged by the rain and hail. Rair
continues to fall daily, and the earth il
too saturated to permit of any tillag'
OF replanting.
The loss at the state experiments
farm will be a loss to many farmer
OF the state who have sent in orders fol
the improved, pure-bred seed wheat the
station has been growing. And again
the scientific side of the states worl
there is a sufferer because of one en-.
tire seasons work being lost by tn,
absence of results of methods used b.
the station staff in promotion of ad.
vanced farming for western farmers.
The young forest and orchard tree
were so badly cut and defoliated b,
the hail, they will hardly survive but
will have to be cut back and lose
seasons growth thereby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
HAS CHANGED HIS MIND.
Taft Once Thought Income Tax
Amendment Unnecessary.

Washington. June 16.-For more than
two hours today President Taft con-
suited with the six lawyers of his cabi-
net regarding the message he sent to
congress today on the subject of a tax
or undistributed net earnings or cor
porations and the proposition to sub
init to the states the question OF an
amendment to the constitution TO clear
the right of the government to levy an
income tax The first time the cabinet
has met in special session during the
present administration. TO guard
against interruption the president ask
ed the cabinet members to meet him at
the White House proper.
Senator Root, who recently made a
speech in opposition to income tax,
was summoned to the conference and
remained throughout the session. Sen
ator Aldrich also called to see the
president at the White House. Senator
Beveridge saw him after he had reach
ed the executive offices. Speaker Can
non waited for nearly two hours to see
the president but left before the cabi-
net meeting had adjourned.
Present at the session were Secretar-
ies Knox, MacVeagh, Dickinson, Bal
linger and Nagel and Attorney General
Wickersham. President Taft had COM
pleted late last night thoroush draft
Of his message. He went over this care
fully with the cabinet advisers The
length of the cabinet session gave rise
TO the report that numerous changes
had been recommended ana AFTER the
session the message was rewritten in
tile executive offices. President Taft s
last public utterance on the subject or
the income tax was made in his speech
of acceptance at Cincinnati, last July.
At that time he said:
I'm nay judgment, an amendment to
tie constitution for an income tax Is
rot necessary. I believe an income tax
when the protective system of customs
and the internal revenue tax shall not
furnish income enough for government
tai needs can and should be devised
which. under the decisions of the SUI
preine court. will conform to the con-
sf:tl1tion I"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
Arrest Fred Laird.

A warrant has been issued by thu
probate court for the arrest of Red
Laird on a charge of insanity. Abou'
years ago Laird broke into the lime
light by trying to work a "black
hand scheme on Charles Wolff, the
packing house man. He wrote a
threatening letter. ordering Wolf to
leave $4,000 at point designated on
the Union Pacific railroad. east of the
city. The letter was turned over to
the authorities, and several officers
contracted bad colds by lying in wait
all night by a dummy package. No
one showed up, but Laird was arrest
ed on eircumstantial evidence. His
defense was insanity, and 1t was sue
cessful, although a number of peo-
pie thought at the time that his in
sanity was feigned. Since that time,
Laird has not been in the public eye
until the present. 1t appears that
Laird's family think he is really
crazy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
It's good thing to have one. 1t does

It's a good thing to have one. 1t does
more good than to quarrel.
You have a cordial crowd of men
in Leavenworth. Many good men are
born here, many are sent here and
many stay here. Some years ago, I
was in the Times office when it was
on the river front. John A. Martin,
then of the Atchison Champion, was
present. as was also Will Van Bent
huysen, later managing editor of the
Chicago Tribune, and still later man
aging editor of the New York World.
L often met him in New York and he
always had good word for Leaven-
worth and Kansas people. James
Keely, formerly of Leavenworth, is
now editor of the Chicago Tribune.
Justice Brewer, formerly of Leaven-
worth, recently in New Jersey, made
the assertion that the United States
was in a position to dictate a world
wide peace.
THE duty of the Ad club is to
further all good advertising, but the
most attention should be given to
your newspapers. The newspaper is
the one medium that goes to the
readers. You may go to a theater or
ride in a street car, but the newspap-
er takes the ad to its reader; he does
mt go to the ad. It gives the ad to
it's readers with a sugar coat, by CIV
ing the news of the day.
l. nope you Will meet often. I
took US about a year to get sixty-six
members in our club in Topeka; your
president informs me that you al
ready have seventy-seven. l suggest
that you hold MONDAY luncheons
where the merchants may meet and
talk The Associated Advertising
Clubs of America, with which this
club is affiliated, meets this year in
Louisville. I understand that city
has raised $4,000 for the entertain
ment of the ad men. Your club will
be entitled to one delegate and one
alternate for every ten members. 1t
will be valuable experience for your
delegates and alternates to attend"
Mr.. MacLennan's talk was greatly
enjoyed, pleased all and he proved
himself to be real live wire
Mr.. w. n. Todd talked upon 'Leav-
enworth's Opportunity
Congressman Anthony was called
upon by President Putnam. Some OF
the speakers had talked of the poll
ticians present in a jocular manner
and Mr.. Anthony said he could look
about him and see some who had
good sized political booms. He men,
toned Albert Reid of Topeka. who
was present. as having almost a cinch
on state printer, and Frank j. Ryan
who had done so well as railway com,
missioner. He told of his trip tc
Panama and the big and excellent
work being done by our government
in constructing the canal. He spoke
of the Ad club meaning greater things
for Leavenworth. not merely in ar
advertising way but in furnishing the
motive power in pushing Leaven-
worth to the front.
Mr.. f. G. Kings Remarks.
Mr.. F. G. King of the Alternately
Furniture Co., B. B. Woolfe and FREQ
UNDERESTIMATE made talks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
VOTES WITH DEMOCRATS
Senator Bristow Opposes Senate
Finance Committee Proposition.

Washington. June 16.-By vote Of
&c to AZ, the senate rejected an
amendment by Mr.. Fletcher providing
that imports from the Philippines into
the United States shall pay the same
duties as imports from other countries
except as now provided by law.
Offering an amendment limiting the
operation of the proposed law for the
free admission of sugar from the Phil
ippine islands to two years, Senator
Gore declared that the sugar trust
would be the beneficiary of free sugar.
He said his amendment would per-
NIT a practical test and would de-
monstrate how the plan would work
This amendment was rejected 25 to
49,.
After Mr. Dick had made another
effort to prevent the free entry of to-
bacco from the Philippines. the Phil
ippine free trade section with amend
ments was adopted by vote of AZ
to 2S Six Republicans. Senators
Root, Borah, Bristow, Clapp. Craw-
ford and LaFollette, voted with the
Democrats against the finance com
mittee proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

loose one and meet the rest of the
bunch on an early train this morn
ing. The officer caught the other
member, a young man about 20 years
of age, and took him to the train
upon which the inspector was taking
the father, mother and three other
children to ST. Louis. The officers
failed to get the name of the de-
ported family. 1t is said that the in
spector, Mr.. Dunn, is making up a
collection Of aliens who got in bad.
and will take about 90 of them out of
ST. Louis tonight, bound for Ellis
Island and the outside
The inspector was accompanied to
Kansas City by Attorney Fred c.
Slater. who has been attorney for all
the Russians who get into trouble in
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
MUST GO TO RUSSIA.
Family Which Came to Topeka Will
Be DepOrted.

Inspector J. Dunn. of the bureau of
commerce and labor, dropped into
Topeka, Tuesday in search of a family
of Russians which he expected to find
in North Topeka. He had orders for
their deportation on the grounds
that they were slipped in through
Canada last fall, instead of coming
via the proper entrance for immi-
grants. The inspector found that the
family had moved on to Garden City,
together with other Russians. and
were working in the sugar beet fields.
He went after them, found the family
one member short, and wired back
for Sheriff Wilkerson to capture the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
A MILLION MORE.
Assessment of Telephone Com
panies Shows Big Increase.
Telegraph Companies Favored
by Slight Reduction.
THE TOTAL is LARGER
Valuation Aggregates Two Mil
lion Dollars More.
StreetRailwaysW With Telephones
Share the Increase.

The state tax commission, after
several weeks of the most strenuous
labor, day and night, today finished
their work of assessing the telephone,
telegraph, express, pipeline, street and
interurban, private car and gas and
oil companies of the state. The total
assessment of the property of these
corporations totals s4S,739,272 as
against $46.657,2S5 for last year, a
gain of over two millions on the as
sessed values.
The increase in the railroads is
eleven and a half million.
The following tables OF the assess
ments of the public service corpora
lions for 1908 and 1909 show briefly
and in detail the property values of
these companies and the increase in
the values of their properties during
the past year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
Norton Wins Two Games.

Norton, Kan. June 16.-The Norton
Boosters beat Smith Center here in
two good games. The first game was
a smuggling match from start to finish
with Norton on the long end.
Score: R.H. E.
Norton ....0 0 0 6 0 10 13 3
Batteries-White and Agnew; Nc
Grew and Port.
The second game was one of the fast
est ever seen on the home grounds. The
features was the one handed stop of
a not one by Kempton of Norton at
third.
Score: R.HE.
Smith Center 20 o. o o 0 0 90 8 9
Norton ..0 0 o 1 o 0 o 81 /
Batteries-Neal and Agnew; Moor
head and Port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
Another Forged Check.

Another check forged by Dolman
and Courtney. whose preliminary
hearing is continued until Friday af-
ternoon, was turned over to the po-
lice this morning by J. c. Harding.
The check is another of the SIS size
1t was passed by Courtney at the
Harding shop in payment for three
photograph records. 1t had been
cashed at the Bank of Topeka and re-
turned to the Merchants National on
which 1t was drawn on the account of
s. Do1man & Son. From there it was
sent back to Harding marked forged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
LOCAL MENTION.

Tires. Auto Goods. Padgett. 11S E. 7th.
During his family's absence this
summer DR.. C. F. Menninger will
make his headquarters, outside of Of
flee hours, at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Telephone Howard, SOB Ind. 1877 Bel
and get your lawn mower sharpened
Charles L. Wood writes that he
took charge of the Sexton hotel at
Kansas City, NO., today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
GREEN JOINS PUEBLO.
Old Star Fielder Finally Gets a
Berth.

Danny" Green appeared today in
a Pueblo uniform and played in CEN
terrified. Spencer who has been in
that position took Hogriever's place at
third. Green has been in Topeka since
he was released by Cooley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

deep yoke, collar and lower part of
the sleeve are of this lace in an all
over pattern. Motifs of heavy en-
broidery trim the outline of the yoke.
One could very well make use of this
being a simple gored one and untrim
med
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
Ra,kruntcv Petition Filed.

New York, June 16.-An Involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed in
court today against w. B. Smith & Co,
members of the Consolidated Elk
change. The firm is one of the best
known on the exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
state Needs the Money.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 16.-Governor
Hadley today vetoed the bill providing
for an expenditure of $4,000 for a Mis-
souri, exhibit at the Seattle fair The
governor said the state needs this
money worse for educating it's children
and for the poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

The Prairie Oil and Gas company, a
branch of the Standard Oil company is
the heaviest taxpayer in this list of
corporations being assessed at over
twelve millions of dollars. This conf
pany was assessed last year at prac-
tically the same sum, being only few
thousand dollars less than this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
GEORGIA CENTRAL SOLD
The Illinois Central Road Acquire
New Southern Property.

New York. June 16.-The purchas
of the Central of Georgia railway b.
the Illinois Central Railroad com
pany was announced today by ]. r.
Hanson, president of the Central OF
Georgia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
Teutonic Goes Aground.

New York, June 16.-The White Star
line steamer Teutonic which left her
pier today for European ports ran
aground in the Ambrose channel op-
posite Sandy Hook. Her position is an
easy one and she is likely to be f1oaie1
at the next high tide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

An extremely attractive model for
a net blouse is the one sketched here.
Made either in white or shade to
match the gown, 1t would be smart.
The blouse and sleeves are cut in one
piece, with entre-deux of Irish lace ar
ranged on very graceful lines. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
FORDS IN The LEAD.
Although Both Are Delayed by Broken
Wheels.

Rock Springs, Wyo., June f6.-Both
Ford cars in the ocean to ocean auto
mobile race arrived here at 1o:44 this
morning and left for the west about
1890 p. m. Ford care No. broke a
wheel at Scion, six miles west of Raw
Inns, yesterday and was laid up for nine
hours. Ford No. 1 was also delayed
by a broken wheel at Rawlins The
Shawmut car is at Point of Rocks. rs
miles east of Rock Springs, with the
crew making minor repairs to the en-
gines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

Genuine bamboo fish poles IL feet
long, sc each at the Howard Supply
Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
What an Ad Club Does.

s'Your AID club fosters a good fell
Iowship. You meet and find many
people in your own lines of business
and find they are pretty good fellows.
You put your feet over those of your
competitor at the table and find that
he has no scloyen lnoof; you put your
heads. together and find he has no
horns. You might call it a Mutual
.Ad' club. meaning Admiration club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

Atchison Ry. Light and Power Cos
The Arkansas City st. Ry Co... :
Fort Scott Electric Ry.
Junction City Elec. Ry. Light and
Ice Co. --...-.- Observation-Disclosures.
Girard Coal Belt Electric Railway
The Hutchinson Interurban Ry Co.
lola Electric r. Observation-Disclosures.
Joplin and Pittsburg Ry Co. (West
Mineral Branch) Observation-Disclosures. =
Joplin and Pittsburg Ry Co... l,
The Kansas Traction Company. =
The Kansas City Western Ry Co. 1,
The Kansas City Elevated Ry. Co. l,
Metropolitan st. Ry. >,
The Mo. and Kansas Interurban.
r. c. Rawlings Railroad. ......
The Salina st. and Interurban Ry.
The Southwest Missouri r. r..
Consolidated St. Ry., Strong City.
The Topeka Railway Co. 1,
The Union Traction Company.
Wichita Railroad and Light Co...
Kansas City and Bonner Springs
The Southwestern Interurban.
Winfield st. Ry. ............
The Kansas Southern Electric Ry.
Kansas City and Olathe Electric
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

1t will be noted that there is a gain
in the assessed value of telephone prop
critics of the state of nearly a million
over last year and this assessment only
includes companies doing inter
county business. The gain is accounted
for in one instance by the increased
number of companies listed over last
year. There are now over three hun
dred companies on the list in the tax
commissions office. OF these the
largest of course, is the Bell which is
assessed at $2,730,TS7 as against $780,
11S last year. The Topeka Independent
is assessed this year at $350.o02 as
against $293, SS5 last year. The increase
in the assessment of these two big COM
panies has been marked and denotes
considerable improvements. The other
BIZ phone companies of the state are
the Home of Kansas City, assessed at
$205, 600; the Long Distance of Kansas
City. assessed at S425,012, and the Tele-
graph and Telephone Co, of Kansas
City. assessed at $166,051- The Salina
Telephone company is listed at Sl46,S6S.
The following is the assessed list of
each Of the other utility corporations of
the state in classified order:
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Kansas Postal Telegraph Cable co 293s0S
w eSJ61n Union. Z,JlS,UDl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16

Manhattan city and I Int Rg Is IS
Tofa 90 zon (.