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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
How to Reduce Fat
Proportionately

Proportion is the thing. A fat woman
yearns to reduce her abdomen, but she
doesn't want to produce a scrawny neck.
This fact condemns the dieting method Of
reducing. You can't starve the fat off one
place and not off another Simply impos-
sibIe. But why try dieting, or even exer-
cising, when there is a better way of re-
ducing fat than either.
Try the following: One-half ounce Mar
mola, " ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aro-
matte, 31s ounces Peppermint Water. Any
druggist will fill the above cheaply. Take
a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime
and see if in a few weeks you are not
losing about a pound of fat a day-not
from places where you are normally
plump, but from those that are overly fat.
The receipt works like a charm, am told,
and though it produces delightfully."- APP
parent results, yet it is perfectly harm
less. Doesn't even cause wrinkles, they
say. who have used it, not Interfere with
ones diet, which are two other exclusive
and important differences 1t possesses over
all other fat reducers 1 ever heard of
Instead of being harmful, in fact, as sc
many Of the advertised remedies are. II
improves the health and appetite and COM
plexion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
FILLM0RE'S CHINA.
Some Old Pieces Placed in White
House Cabinets.

Washington, May 19.-valuable addi-
lions to the presidential china pieces
owned by President Fillmore, were
placed in the White House cabinets to-
day.
Some time ago the widow of Presi-
dent Fillmore's nephew wrote the su-
perintendent Of public buildings and
grounds suggesting that specimens Of
the President Fillmore china could
doubtless be found in Buffalo, the
presidents old home.
Acting upon this suggestion Mrs.
Abbie D. Becker, who has charge of
the White House collection for Mrs
Taft, went to Buffalo to see If any of
the ware could be secured.
None of Fillmore's linea1 descendants
is living but Mrs. Becker found a
number of Fillmore's old friends and
through them she located many relics.
Two sisters, Mrs. E. B. Terry and Miss
Cornelia Burlis, purchased the Fillmore
mansion with it's furniture after the
presidents death from his son, and
they generously contributed an old
Staffordshire platter and a willow pat
tern plate which originally belonged to
President Fillmore, to the White House
collection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
SIX IN THE RACE.
Presbyterian General Assembly
VIII Begin Its Session
With the Election of Moderator
Tomorrow Afternoon.
HOT CONTEST AHEAD.
Associate Justice Harlan Is the
Only Lay Candidate.
Report Tells Where the Best
Preachers Come From.

Denver, Col, May 19-The Presbyter-
ian general assembly will convene in the
Central church here tomorrow, and af-
ter a brief session, which will be en-
tlrely formal will adjourn until p.
m. when the election of moderator will
take place
For this Office lively contest is in
prospect, the six candidates actively in
the race being DR.. James Morrison
Barkley of Detroit, Justice Harlan of
the United States supreme court, Dr.
Robt. Mackenzie of New York, DR.. E.
p. Hill of Chicago and DR.. Howard
Agnew Johnson Of Colorado Springs.
Should Justice Harlan be chosen, he
will be the first layman ever elected
moderator.
Though the general assembly proper
does not begin its sessions until to-
morrow. important preliminary meet
irgs are taking place today. One of
these was the foreign mission confer
ence, which assembled at 9 o'clock this
morning in the First United Presbyter-
ian church.
A conference of Presbyterian workers
in state universities assembled here this
morning preliminary to the meeting of
the Presbyterian general assembly to-
morrow, and early in the session there
was submitted the report of the board
Of education of the church.
1.-THE majority of candidates for the
ministry of the Presbyterian church,
which though rich in faith and Chris
tan virtue, are limited in their ability
to provide for the training of their
children. The majority of ministerial
candidates come from the humber
homes Of the church. Families whose
generally produce the best type of min
ister."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

If you already use or expect to use
iinoleum on your floors, Lino1eum Lustre
will make it so easy TO clean that it
will be a POSITIVE PLEASURE. If
your linoleum is half worn out and the
co1oring has become dull, it will restore
the original brilliancy and make it last
a ZOnG time. If your lino1eum is new,
or you are going to get new. it will keep
fresh for years-juSf the way it comes
from the store, and it will last indefi-
uiteIy, no matter how hard it is used.
TT HAS NO DRAWBACKS OF vARNISH.
II nops easily and is glossy without being
sticky. It willnotcrack or blister; heat and cold
do not effect It. A child can apply IL AND IT
WILL. DRY OVER NIGHT,
It will pay for itself over and over again,
year after year. One quart will cover 100 square
feet. At I'll dealers. Made by
KENOSEzA CHEMICAL CO.. Kenosha. Wis
For sale in Topeka by Gresser s.
Cation, k23 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
FOR A JEWISH STATE.
Scheme to CoIonize Hebrews in
MesOpotamia.

New York. May 19.-Jacob H. Schiff
banker, and Israel Zangwill, author and
head of the Jewish Territorialist organ
ization. have come together in an eff
fort to colonize in Mesopotamia as a
compromise of the Zionist colonization
plans in Palestine. according to news
received by Jacob Fishman, editor of
the Jewish Daily News of this city
The invitation of Ahmed Ria Bey
president of the Turkish chamber of
deputies under the new young Turk
government to create a Jewish state in
Mesopotamia under home government
was taken under consideration.
The lea" society. the largest and
richest Jewish colonization organization
In the world to which $45. 000,0 900 was left
in trust by the late Baron de Hirsch
sent a geographical survey commission
to investigate conditions. The prelimi-
nary reports showed that the land was
most fertile and that irrigation was all
that was needed to make it prolific
The Zionists readily accepted the
scheme, for Mesopotamia is not far
from Palestine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
MISSIONARY DRUGGED.
Held Prisoner for Days and Beaten
by Three Men.

New York, May 19.-Miss Emma
Trotter, a missionary for the Flor
ence Crittenten circle at Asbury
Park related today her remarkable
men who after having captured her,
had brutally beaten and drugged her,
holding her for three days. Follow
ing her escape last night from the
shack of her captors, Miss Trotter
made her way to the Florence
and was then SO weak that she was
sent to a hospital.
A telephone message requested
Miss Trotter to call at a certain
house in a good district of Asbury
Park early Saturday night in con-
airy. AS the door was opened she
was grabbed by three men who
dragged her into the house. There
she says that the men demanded
knowledge of the whereabouts of
Charlotte Graves, a girl who had
by the Florence Crittenten circle and
sent TO home. When she denied
them the information they demanded,
she said one of them threw his arm
about her neck and opened her
mouth while another poured a drug
down her throat
1t was not until Monday night that
she recovered consciousness Miss
Trotter reported and then she found
herself alone in the shack on the out
skirts of the city with one of her
captors. She prayed with this man
and caused him to so repent that he
permitted her to escape late last
night.
The police after a hurried in
vestigation and visits to the location
described by Miss Trotter said today
that there was no doubt that Miss
TTrOttpr was telling the trutb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
PRESIDENT ELIOT OUT.
Lays Aside Office Which He Has
Held for 40 Years.

Cambridge, Mass, May 10
Charles William Eliot has laid aside
the robes of office which he has worn
with honor for forty years as presi-
dent of Harvard university. Today
Abbott Lawrence takes the office.
In closing his professional career
at the age of rs, President Eliot finds
himself in demand as a public
speaker. In a week he will go to the
middle states as a guest of the Asso-
ciated Harvard clubs at Cincinnati,
and to deliver an address before the
Phi Beta Kappa society at the Uni
versity of Missouri.
President Eliot is understood to
have no plans for the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
CALLS FOR MILITIA.
Illinois Constable Wants Help to Cap
ture a 295 Pound Man.

Wood River, Ill. May Ex-Governor
Deneen, of Illinois. has been requested
by Constable Wilkin. of this place. to
Porter. who weighs 295 pounds. and
who has again participated in a run
ming battle with the constable and cfti-
zens More than a hundred shots We're
exchanged by the combatants.
Porter formerly was a telegraph OPP
orator at Edwardsville Crossing. He
was displaced. His successor says Por-
ter has threatened his life unless he
resigns and gives the position back to
Porter.
Constable Wilkin went out to arrest
Porter on a warrant last week on a
charge of threatening the telegraph OPP
orator; but when the constable APP
preached Porter disappeared into the
woods, carrying his gun.
Since then WiIkin has been shot al
and his home has been riddled by bull
let's. He says Porter has been doing
the shooting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
LIED TO A REPORTER.
Therefore Judge Fined Lawyer $3.50
for Doing 1t.

Chicago, May 19-City Court Justice
LaFetra, fined Ernest w. WEIGH. a law
yer of this city, $3.50 for giving out
false information to newspapers about
the trial of a suit brought by w. T.
Taylor against w. G. F'itzwilson. his
erother-in-laW. WEIGH appeared as
Taylor's counsel.
WEIGH gave to a newspaper after the
trial story in regard to love letters
alleged to have been written by Mrs,
Taylor to a sweetheart that had been
put in the evidence at the trial. No
such letters were put on the record.
WEIGH tried to excuse himself but the
judge said that he must fine him in order
that it might teach him a lesson in
the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
BIG MAP TO ENGLAND.
Painted i'm CoIors and Illuminated by
Electricity.

Chicago, May ia railroad map of
the United States said to be the 1arg-
est ever sent abroad has just been
shipped by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railway for exhibition at the
Golden West and American Industries
exhibition at London. The map is AZ
feet 9 inches long, and Is feet inches
high, painted in colors on transparent
CLOTH and is Illuminated by electricity.
twenty transparencies of scenes along
the St. Paul are shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
T0AnS FOR HAT PINS.
Two Thousand Horned Victims in
Course of Metalization.

Chicago, May 19.-Two thousand horn
ed toads from Texas are going through
the metaHzing process at a metallic re-
production plant at Waukegan, and be-
ing formed into hat pins. To make each
pin. fresh toad is needed: 1t is
chloroformed before being put into the
process. The company plans to put out
50 400 of these toad pins The toads come
from a man who is gathering them for
the company. The idea of using them
for hat pins is expected to appeal to
the women who like fads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
NO MONEY AT RACE TRACK.
Former Bookmaker Opens Art Store
in New York.

New York, May 19.-Charles E.
Heney, one of the best known book
makers in the country and at one time
president of the Metropolitan Turf as
sociation. has opened an art store in
Fulton street. He says there is no
more money to be made at the race
tracks under the present anti betting
laws and has therefore turned to the
next best thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Augusta to Have an Alfalfa Mill.

Augusta, Kan, May Let begins
to look as if Augusta will have an
alfalfa mill soon. J. E. West was out
this week testing the sentiment and
secured ten one thousand dollar sub
scriptions for a company with a
sixteen thousand dollar capital stock.
Mr.. West says that he anticipated no
trouble in securing the remaining six
thousand dollar subscrintions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
JEFFRIEs PICKS NEGRO.
Says O'Brien Has Gone Back In
Recent Years.

Chicago, May 19.-James ] .Jeffries
entertains the opinion that Jack John
son will win from Jack O'Brien in their
bout at Philadelphia tonight. Jeffries
thinks O'Brien has gone back consid-
battle with Ketchel as an example.
In speaking of the fight Jeffries said:
"O'Brien is a mighty clever fighter and
if it were not for his showing against
Ketchel 1 would be inclined to believe
he had an even chance in tonight's bat
tie. but that fight showed plainly that
Jack had gone back. I believe johnson
will bore in continually and force the
fighting. If the negro stands off and
spars with O'Brien then Jack has a
chance, but I firmly believe he will
fore the milling throughout
Telephone Howard 500 Ind and gel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

Patterns cut to your measure, any
style or size, Keister's Ladies' Tailor
ing College, Cor. sth and Jackson SITS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

The State Journal has a special
baseball telephone. Tor all baseball
information, sores, ETC.. call In
dependent phone No. SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

Telephone Howard SOB Ind, and get
that lawn mower sharpened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

Mrs. Jennie NJ. Ward, of Kansas.
one of the regents of the Mount Yer
non Ladies association, which owns
Mount Vernon down the Potomac'
the home of the illustrious George
Washington. is in Washington attend
ing the annual meeting of the
organization.
Misses Mary and Eva Wilcox of
Newton, Kan, are visitors In wash
IN PtOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

Kansas postmasters commissioned:
Henry A. Plat at Overlook; John
w Bowser at Larkinburg; Emma
White at Dermot, Morton county;
simon HAYES at Laird, Ness county;
William F. Gill at New Salem. The
Laird office has Just been established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

George w. Thomas of Lansing,
Kan, has been appointed to the posi-
ton of SUPERINTENDENT of a national
cemetery. He will come here about
the first of June and be assigned to
the care of Arlington national ceme-
terry. After a service of six months,
which will be probationary, he will
be assigned to another national
cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
EVENTS THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON FRANCISCO
MULGR[W
REDUCED TO RANKS
Patrolmen Christopher and Car
roll Dismissed for
Drunkenness

OAKLAND, April 17.-Sergeant of
Police James Muigrew was reduced 10
the rank of a patrolman and fined $10O
FOR drunkenness today by the board of
police and fire commissioners. The
men who had brought the charge
against him, Policemen A. ]. Christie
pher and J. H. Carroll. whom he had
accused of drunkenness and neglect OF
duty. were discharged from the force.
This action followed charges and
counter charges made several weeks
ago. Mulgrew. whose duty it was to
keep an eye on the patrolmen, reported
their delinquency, and they were sus-
pended pending investigation. Mulgrew
admitted having been drunk on duty.
In taking action on his case today
Mayor Mott and City Engineer Turner,
who are members OF the commission.
said that his past good record was all
that saved him from dismissal. He
was given two months to pay his fine
of S1O0 Christopher and Carroll also
pleaded guilty to the charges made
against them.
Jailer Fred Schroeder was appointed
sergeant in place of Mulgrew.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
SANTA ROSA PLANS
FESTIVAL OF ROSES
Charming Young Woman Will
Weld Scepter of Royalty
During the Floral Fete

SANTA ROSA, April 17.-The selec-
ton of Miss Clara Einhorn, the charm
ing and attractive daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Einhorn of this city, for
queen of the coming rose carnival, to
be held here May and 8, without a
public contesr, assures carnival with
out any of the personal feeling so often
aroused when the selection is left to
voting contest
Miss Einhorn is a very suitable sue
cessor to the line of queens who have
served the city of roses since Miss
Nettie Royal first ascended the royal
throne of a rose carnival in this city
in 1894. 1t was here that the idea
of a rose carnival was inaugurated first,
and all carnivals in this state and else
where grew out of that one.
Queen Clara, as she will be known,
is one of the leading young society
girls of this city and a member of the
Alpha Phi sorority of the University
of California, where she has completed
one years work. She is a sister of
Mrs. Walter Jacobs of San Francisco,
and is frequently seen at social affairs
in the bay cities.
The queen will be crowned Friday
night, May 7, in the pavilion at the
parade will be held Saturday, to be fol-
lowed by a confetti carnival in the
evening. An interesting program of
events is being arranged to fill in the
day, and 1t is probable that there will
be an electrical Illuminated parade at
night, in which the queen will make
her final appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
SAN FRANCISCO MEN
IN BIG TIMBER DEAL
Local and New York Capitalists
Buy Greene'S Mexico HoId;nos

PoRTLAND, Ore, April 17.-Consum-
nation of the purchase Of the entire
timber holdings of Colonel w q
Greene in Mexico by syndicate of
San Francisco and New York capital-
lists for sS2,OoO,OoO is reported bv w
S. Cone of Bay City, Ore, who has inst
returned from Mexico.
Cone about two years ago organized
a party in Portland for the purnose of
inspecting the timber lands. the mr.
chase of which was then under con-
temptation by the men who have inst
closed the deal.
The tract, into which other narties
were also sent, is about so miles wide
bZmI2 20 miles long and lies just south
the international boundary line in
the state of chihuahua. II has a
growth of yellow pine timber to the
extent of $4,000. .0O0,0 900 feet.
Three railroad lines had already been
extended into the tract by Colonel
Greene's companies and three immense
lumber mills erected.
The purchasing syndicate has ac-
quired the railroads and mills and now
has millwright at Ell Paso looking
over available sites for another great
mill.
1t is announced that by 1911 the new
company will be prepared to manufac-
ture lumber at the rate of 10000 900
feet year.
At the head Of the syndicate is Hiram
c. Smith, San Francisco Another prin
cipal In the transaction is DR.. J. S.
Pearson Of New York city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
CLUBWOMEN HONOR
RETIRING OFFICER
San Mateo Organization Appre-
ciates Efficient Services

SAN MATEO. April 1.-THE last
week was a busy one in the circles
of women's clubdom, the two most i'm
portant events being the reception ten
dered Mrs. John H. Doane, retiring
president of the San Mateo woman's
club. and the meeting of the Thursday
club at the home of Mrs. Frank w.
Metzgar.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Doane
during the last year the woman's club
has reached a high standing and has
carried various projects to a success
full completion. Mrs. Alfred B. Ford.
the first president of the club. was
among those present at the reception
who expressed their appreciation of
Mrs. DOane's club services. The en-
tertainment features of the program
were furnished by Mrs. David Stollery
as soloist and Mrs William Balm with
recitations.
The Thursday clubs program treated
OF number of diverse subjects of in
terest TO Holland and the Dutch race,
OF which the club has been making a
special study for some time. Three
sketches, FISHERIES and Fishing" by
Mrs. H. A Ward; Canals and Their
Population" by Mrs W. H. Kimball,
and Dutch Commerce" by Mrs. f. NJ.
Coburn, president of the club. proved
entertaining. Mrs. A. Van valim treat
ed her subject, Queen WiIhelmina, .
in sympathetic manner and was fol-
lowed by the hostess of the club for
the afternoon, Mrs. Metzgar, who acted
as soloist.
The featured event for the afternoon.
debate on the subject. WAS the Boer
War Justifable." followed. Mrs. Will
liam c. Hammatt and Mrs. Henry w.
Wiegerson supporting the affirmative
and Mrs. Leonard II. Duniphant and
Mrs. Horace Walling the negative.
Close figuring was necessary in award
ing the decision, which finally went to
the affirmative side. the judges. who
were also the clubs guests of honor
during the day, being Mrs Nina Albro.
president of the Wimonasis club; Mrs
Ella NJ. Sexton of Laurel hall Mrs
Josephine Martin and Mrs. Florence
Richmond of the Pacific Coast Women's
Press association.
Taking their cue from their more
progressive sisters in England, the crv
of votes for women" threatens to be
softly breathed through many a sub
urban home, for the clubwomen OF this
city have formed an organization with
that end in view.
The Votes for Women club" which
will take part in the Los Gatos May
day festival, completed organization by
the election of the following officers:
Mrs. Alice L. Park. president; Mrs. S.
NJ. Scofeld. vice president; Miss VAL
lance Arnott, secretary treasurer; Mrs
May c. Wilbur auditor. The delegates
selected for the Santa Clara county suf-
frage convention were Mrs. Alice l.
Park, Mrs May c. Wilbur and Mrs p.
C. Haley, with Mrs. ]. Arnott, MIS-
Isabel Coons and Mrs. A. Z. Matheson
as alternates.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
CALIFORNIANS OUTTALK
THE STANFORD DEBATERS
State University Orators Are
Awarded Palm of Victory

BERKELEY. April 1.-THE Univer-
sity of California won the annual in
tercollegiate debate with Stanford uni
versity tonight, the blue and gold VIC
tors being Newton B. Drury, Chauncey
Eldridge and j. A. D. Brookman. They
took the affirmative side Of the ques-
tion, Resolved. that our legislation
should be SO shaped so as to secure
the gradual abandonment of the pro-
tective tariff
The Stanford team was composed of
A. c. Steele, P. j. Botkin and G. F.
Morgan.
The debate was held at Harmon
gymnasium on the campus before a
good sized audience. Prof Charles
Mills Gayley presided. The judges were
Right Rev. Dennis J. O'Connell of San
Francisco, Oscar K. Cushing and c. F.
Morgan. The decision was quickly
rendered.