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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26


the high price it commands. the eleva-
tor people can protect themselves. if
perchance the foreign market should
momentarily become flooded. the
wheat here is held back until the mar
kets recover
Mr. Merrill claims that Kansas is
made the dumping ground for Mis-
souri, lawbreakers. That is a mistake.
The brokers left Missouri because they
would not pay an unjust tax of twenty
nVe cents on each certificate.
would suggest instead of legislating
against a nonenity, to enact a brokers'
guarantee, just as the legislature is
now trying to pass bank guarantee
law Make the broker give bond for
his liabilities. When the broker and
losers.
The hue and cry of the political
orator last fall was the unparalleled
prosperity of the Kansas farmer. The
states greatness is due to a thorough
development of her agricultural re-
sources.
Now. is it wise for the servants of
the people of the state to enact law
that will incur the indignation and
righteous wrath of a prosperous peo-
pie? J. R. SMITH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
FIRE LOSS $4,000
Three Story Mercantile Building Burns
at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 26--A fire which
started at o'clock this morning in the
large three story building, corner of
Broad street and Viadlct, occupied by
the Mower Hobart company office sta
tionery and supplies practically de-
stroyed the building ind contents.
The Mower Hobart eompany's stock
is considered an eitire loss. $4,000,
fully covered by insurance.
E. w. Allen & Co, printers. occupy
ing a part of the sane building, sus-
tained loss estimaed at $4,000, par
TALLY insured.
The building wal owned by Mrs.
Hugh Richardson and was valued
at $4,000. Insurand not known.
control and was cotfned to the Rich
ardson building. Tie walls of this
building are standhg, the damage to
it being estimated It $4,000.
The total damale is estimated at
$50 OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
CHALK BEEsON HERE.
Veteran Legislator Has some Ideas on
Good Roads Legislation.

Chalk Beeson of Dodge City, former
representative from Ford county, is in
Topeka. He has been at Excelsior
Springs and stopped off in Topeka to
attend the Shrine meeting. Mr.. Bee
son is especially interested in the good
roads movement and especially in Gov
ernor Stubs agitation of the question
1.-The governor said he has proved
himself thoroughly familiar with this
question in his testimony before the
interstate commerce commission and
hope some definite action will be
taken by this legislature. Nothing will
do the people in general so much good
as the improvement of our good roads.
However I think the keynote to the
whole question of good roads has not
been struck by anyone. The great
problem of good roads is not in making
them. 1t is in maintaining them after
they are once built. The township or
worst road in good shape once, but it is
the expense of keeping it in shape that
counts.
81 notice that the Morris county rep
resentative says that it cost a township
in his county 1000 a year to keep up
its roads. This is not as it should be.
Almost any man, and especially a
farmer, can put the worst road into
fairly good shape, but the keeping it
up is the question that confronts us all.
1.-THE main thing is to keep the mid
die of the road rounded UP smooth, so
that water will not stand on it at all
Then you will always have a good, hard
smooth road. There is only one way
to have all or as many as possible to
use the wide tired wagon, say two and
three-quarter tires, and do not make
this compulsory by passing a law, to
that effect, but puC premium on the
wide tire. The law now exempts the
wide tire from taxation. but this is not
enough of an inducenient. The tax on
an average wagon would PROBABLY not
be more than Is or % cents per year
I think that any township or county
would save money by allowing each
owner of a two and three-quarter tire
or over. $3.50 per year off his taxes, and
in five years, the township or county
would be ahead of the game. 1 use
three inch tires on my farm, and 1
can keep a road, after it is once fixed,
in fairly good shape, If there should
be two or three narrow tired wagons
hauling on the same roads at the same
time with equal loads.
r. Governor Stubs is as much, if not
more, interested in good road legiSla-
tion. than any other one man in the
roads Ask him why they always use
wide tires when making fills for high
grades. He will tell you that is for
the reason that the wide tire will pack
and keep smooth. the I'LL as fast as it
is made while if they would use mar
row tires, the wheel scraper would tear
down the grade almost as fast as it
could be built. So I think the main
question of good roads hinges on the
maintaining of them after they are once
made.
lance by using the wide tired wagon,
and is the solution to the whole good
road proposition, in my opinion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
The Badge of Honesty

Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierceh
Golden Medical Discovery because a full
list of the ingredients com posing it is
printed there in plain English. Forty
years of experience has proven it's superior
worth as a blood purifier and invigorat-
ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorders
and all liver ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can in
which alcohol is used. The active medic
inal principles of native roots such az
Golden Seal and Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherry bark are extracted and preserved
by the use of chemically pure, triple
refined glyceTine. Send to Or. r. v. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
zeal authoritieS such as Drs. BarthoIow,
King, Scudder, Coe, Ellingwood and q
host of others, showing that these roots
can be d0Pended upon for their curative
action ID all weak states of the stomach,
accomp&pi by Indigestion or dyspepsia
as well 6 iD/4ll bilious or liver complaints
and in adIwasting diseases where there
is losS9ffeSh and gradual running down
of tlGestrength and system.
The Golden Medical Discovery makes
rich, pure blood and SO invigorates and
regnlates the stomach. liver and bowels,
and through them.-Ihe whole system,
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples
and eruptions as well as scrofulous swell
hngs and old open running sores or ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, it is well to in
sure their healing to apply to them DIR.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve. If your drug
gist~ don't happen to have this Salve in
stock, send fifty-four cents in postage
stamps to DR.. r. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y, and
a large box of the vAll-Healing Salve
will reach you by return post.
You can't afford to accept secret nos
trum as substitute for this nom alcoholic,
medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make little bigger profit.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and :nvigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
rs candy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
RECKLESS CHAUFFEURs.
Those Who Cause Chicago Wrecks TO
Be Placed in ROgues' Gallery.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Captain O'Brien.
of the city detective bureau, has devils
ed a new scheme for curing automobile
Gsts of the scorching habit. He proposes
to establish a rogues' gallery for reck-
less chauffeurs. The inspiration for
the invention was born of the manner
in which Miss Emma Winkalman was
killed Sunday night.
Reckless driving in Chicago is going
to STOP. says the captain. BEGINNING
today, I intend to start a gallery of
these fellows who persistently violate the
law. I shall keep a list of their names
together with an account of the acct
dents for which they have been respon-
sible. I'll use 1t not only to get heavier
sentences for them when they are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
THE JAPANESE.
The Oriental Question Upper
most in California.
Presidents Action Opposing
Certain Bills Resented.
A FLEET FOR PACIFIC
That Will Be Equal to Any on
That Big Ocean
Is Advocated Roosevelt Will
ing to Accept Modification.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 26.-There is
mysterious silence on the part of the
authors of anti-Japanes bills intro
duced in the senate and assembly,
against which President Roosevelt has
entered his protest, but it is limited by
friends of the measures that this is
only the calm before the Storm" that
Is expected to break over the assembly
on Wednesday, for which day Drew's
bill. prohibiting ownership of land by
aliens, is made a special order of bust
ness.
Assem- blyman Grove l.. johnson,
Who fathered the bills segregatine the
Japanese in schools and residential
districts, and denying them the right to
De directors of corporations, reiterateS
taht he will not be silenced by officials
end.
Prohibiting Japanese Ownership.
Assemblyman Drew still maintains
the attitude of waiting for assurance
that the governor will support his bill
with it.
Senator Sanford. whose measure is
similar to Drew's and to whom
James D. Phelan, the San Francisco
banker, wired from Washington last
week that the administration would
be agreeable to the passage of an
amended bill, is willing to change
one clause, SO that it shall read that
mo alien who is not eligible to
citizenship under the laws of the
United States shall acquire title,'' etc.
Nathan c. Coghlan of San Fran
cisco, believes that Governor GfIlett
will sanction his joint resolution in
troduced in the assembly yesterday
1t is a memorial to congress asking
that fleet equal in strength to that of
any other nation on the Pacific ocean
be maintained in western waters to in
sure protection of the coast from at
tack by any other power.
The capitol is flooded daily with
circulars from the Asiatic exclusion
league and from individuals urging
the enactmen of the proposed laws
while on the other hand several large
commercial organizations have for
warded petitions asking that they be
SIN othered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
MARCONI GRATIFIED.
Young Italian Pleased Over the Re-
suits of Wireless Telegraphy.

New York, Jan. 26.-William Marconi
the young Italian who first gave wire
less telegraphy it's commercial value, is
greatly gratif1ed that so many lives
were saved by it's use after the crash
of the steamships Republic and
Florida. A special cable to the Times
from London says that Mr.. Marconi
expressed himself as follows:
II am exceedingly gratif1ed and very
grateful that wireless biography has
been the means of saving so manv
lives"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
A BIG LAKE HARBOR.
Arguments VIII Be Heard for One OF
Chicago in February.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Arguments on the
subject for building a s1O0OO.0OO outer
harbor in the lake north of the mouth
of the Chicago river, is set for Feb
r1ary before Major Thomas H Rees,
engineer for the war department.
Mayor Busse has asked the federal
authorities to defer considering the
plans until the harbor commissions re-
port is filed with the city council. 1t
is generally understood the city will
not cooperate in the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
Move Made to Retire the Government
Workers.

Chicago, Jan. Pa public meeting
in the interest of retirement of all gov
eminent civil service employees when
they become too old for active work will
be held Thursday evening by the Chi
cago branch of the United States Civil
Service Retirement association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
LONGBOATWILL RUN.
The Indian Will Ieet Winner OF Do
rando-Hs.s Contest.

Chicago. Jan. 26-Tom LongbOat has
wired a favora bIeteply to the promot
ers of the Maratbn races in Chicago,
in which they asAd the Indian to race
the winner of khe Dorando-Hayes
contest scheduledsor February II. The
Canadian Indian said he would meet
the victor in the iorning race any time
in March. The ete for the third big
race will be set 4ter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
TWO KNOWN DEAD.
Twenty Others Supposed to Have Been
Killed in a Mine.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 26-Two men are
dead and 20 others supposed to be dead
as the result of three gas explosions IN
the Boswell mine of the United Coal
company, Somerset county, last nlght'
and early today. The men We're mem,
entered the mine TO make an lnspeG-
ton of suspicious gas traces before al
lowing the miners to go to work
The Dead.
SUPT. G. B. LOGAN.
2 ANDREW STONEKI-
Among the supposed dead are;
Assistant Superintendent George Nor
ris, John Cole, William Hay and Ii
other men.
Until early today signals We're heard
from the imprisoned men. At daylight,
however, the signals ceased ana II IS
believed that all the men had come I'M
der the influence of the deadly AFTER
damp.
About 4:3O O'Clock yesterday after
noon. a small explosion occurred in the
mine and as a result of this and other
conditions that needed attention it was
decided to make a thorough lnVeSuSa-
ton of the underground workings ana
entries This was in charge of super
sntendent Logan and 81 men volunteer
ed for the dangerous work. They en-
tered the mine shortly after the eX-
plosion and while they were in the mine,
a second and third explosion occurred
These explosions had the effect of tear
ing down great quantities of coal, slate
and rock in the interior, completely
preventing the men from reaching the
outside.
State Mine Inspector Lowther of SOM
erset was soon at the scene and from
the miners who had not been allowed
party returned, rescuing shifts We're
quickly formed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
Robbed of s4OO

Chicago, Jan. 3D.. w. Moses. a.
real estate man of Los Angeles, Cal,
has been robbed of $500 and his rail-
road tickets by pickpockets on a street
car while on his way to a hotel While
entering the car he was jostled by
three large men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26

brought into court, but to keep them
out of jobs. 1 figure that no decent citi-
zen wants to hire a chauffeur who has
killed or MANNED several persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
TRIBUTE TO BURNS.
By His Fellow Countryman. Andrew
Carnegie.

New York, Jan. 26.-Andrew Carnegie
who was the guest of honor and principal
speaker at the annual dinner of the Robert
Burns society, which was held at Del
monicos last night, paid the following
tribute to the Scotch poet
" They will think more of me in a hun
dred years than they do now was the
prophecy of one of the most extra ordinary
beings that was ever born upon this earth
But little even did he dream that upon
his 10th birthday. assemblages like this
would gather all over the world to thank
the kind fates that gave US such a bless
ing. The best tribute of all was given
by Horace Greeley, who truly said: of
all men that ever lived, Burns nestIes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
A Horrible Hold-Up.

About ten years ago NV brother was
held up in his work. health and happi-
ness by what was believed to be hope
less CONSUMPTION, writes w. R. Lips
comb. of Washington. N c. He took ali
kinds of remedies and treatment from
several doctors. but found no help till he
used DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles. He is a well
man today It's quick to relieve and the
surest cure for weak or sore lungs
Hemorrhages. Coughs and Colds, Bron,
chtal affections. SOC and s1.OO Trial bot
tie free. Guayanteed by Campbell Drug
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
AGONY OF ECZEMA
BEYOND WORDS

Whole Body Mass of Raw, Tor
turing Humor Hair All Fell Out
and Ears Seemed Ready to Drop
Of Clothing Would Stick to
Bleeding Flesh - Hoped Death
Would End Fearful Suffering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26

Kansas City and Return $1.35.
January 22nd to 2Sth inclusive. The
Union Pacific will sell tickets to Kansas
City and return for $1.35. final limit
Feb. 1st.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
NATOMAS PREPARING
TO SPEND MILLIONS
Several Thousand Acres of
Swamp Land to Be Reclaimed

The Natomas Consolidated will begin
its work Of reclamation in about two
months. according to a statement made
yesterday by one of the stock holders
of the $4,000. coo company. who. in con-
nection with several other directors of
the corporation. spent yesterday after
noon at the London-Paris national
bank closing several transactions Incl
dent to the immense project.
Deeds were signed for several thou
sand acres of swamp land along the
Feather river, all of which is 10 be i'm
proved. The amount involved in yester-
days deal is close to $4,000. 900. The
Natomas Consolidated viii sell the land
on easy terms as soon as all improve-
ments have been made. The present
value OF the land is only S6 to $40 an
acre. 1t is subject to annual overfloWs
and has been enriched by silt that has
been deposited there by the Sacramen-
20. Feather and American rivers for
centuries.
When ii is reclaimed and made fit
for cultivation the land will be worth
several hundred dollars an acre.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
Tax Dodging Corporations Fear
Law to Exact Proper Returns

SACRAMENTO, March 5.-Strong
opposition has been developed to
two bills introduced by Senator
Sanford. which provide a means
whereby corporations may be forced
to return their property at reason
able valuation for taxation pur-
poses 1t is reported here that this
opposition has been inspired by Jere
Burke, Herrin's lieutenant. out of
fear that the Southern Pacific COM
pany and other corporations would
be forced to pay their just proper
tion of taxes
The bills provide that after a
county assessor has made his re-
turns to the board of equalization
the latter body may employ agents
to seek out and report on property
which has not been declared or
which the companies have under
valued. At the present time the cor
porations usually snake no returns to
the assessor. but allow him to place
an arbitrary valuation on their
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
COMEDIAN kOlB
BUYS APARTMENTS
Profits of Ponies on and Off
the Stage Invested in
Real Estate

Playing the ponies. on and off the
stage, has made banker and broker
of William Kolb, the tall one of the
amusing firm of Kolb and Dill, and
also a real estate owner of him. A la
Nat Goodwin. Henceforth William
Kolb will be on the assessment rolls.
eligible for jury duty and other
patriotic delights. for yesterday,
through the mediation of Nat A. Mag
ner, the business manager of the firm
Kolb purchased the Antoinette apart
ments, at the southwest corner of Pine
and Leavenworth streets, of Rousseau
& Sons, the architects and contractors,
for $4,000. But though landlord
Kolb will remain on the stage.
Unlike the entertaining Dutchmen
that Kolb and Dill represent so lu-
dicrously on the stage the firm had no
deficit to divide between themselves
when they closed their long engage
ment at the Princess theater last Sun
day night. Kolb received a good hand
full of bills from the cashier, and he
also had picked up quantity Of
change from the literary lights who
make books at Emeryvilie. His stock
ing bulged almost as much as Dills
uncompassed corporation.
With the racing game about to end
in California, Kolb had to look around
for some other sport to follow. and he
decided that tenants would be about
the next best thing to sheet writers.
So he sent Magner out of Lonesome
Town into the busy marts to grab up
something that would make proud
flesh appear on the bankbook Magner
selected the Antoinette apartments.
kolb fell in with the idea. He knew
that Nat Goodwin owned the Lafayette
apartments opposite Lafayette square.
kolb decided that he, too. would be-
come a landlord. : To prove that this
transaction is not press agented the
deed will be recorded today
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
PURSE CONTAINING RINGS
AND MONEY is MISSED
Mrs. P. j. Roberts Reports Loss
to the Police

Mrs. p ]. Roberts. 147sE Cali
fornia street, reported to the police
yesterday that while she was at Van
Ness avenue and Pine street Thursday
afternoon a small, green purse was
either stolen or lost. The purse con-
tained large banquet ring set with
an emerald and surrounded by about
40 diamonds, a carved coral baby ring
with two diamonds about two carats
each and pearl. pair of earrings set
with diamond and pearl, and $50.
j. A. Squire's residence at 2O63 Hayes
street was entered by burglars Thurs
day afternoon and jewelry valued at
$50 and S25 cash stolen.
Clothes and a watch and chain valued
at $50 were stolen from the cottage
of Charles Leavitt and John Kuch, 49
Julian avenue, and $50 was stolen from
the room of Robert MeNab at 1887
Turk street. James Mullen, IL West
avenue. was relieved of purse con-
tanning $3.50 on a Mission street car
Thursday night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS for supplies and services for ascal
year beginning July I, 1903. and ending june 80.
1910--Ofhce OF the Depot Quartermaster. IoSi
North Point street. san Francisco. CAL Marca
!, 19oo.-Sealed proposals, IN triphcate. win be
received al this office uatil II O'Clock a. N. Pa
cine time, Thursday. April I. 1909. and then
opened. for furnishing and delivering coal for
fuel. smithing and stsauing purposes on Ouarte--
master Harbor Boats and Army Transports. crude
petroleum for fuel. mineral OIL gasoline and rub
Der stamps. Services--Laandering towels for de-
pot, laundering for Army Transports haulln~
rubbish from depot. furnishing barge for fsmov-
ing ashes pom Transport Dock. shoeing animals
and hauling OF military stores and snpnlIes IN
and about the city OK SAN Francisco. Cal Pref
erenee VIII b given TO articles OF domestic nro
duction. eonditicn OF quality and price (Ineind-
ing duty on foreign artieles) being eoueI snd
such preference VIII be given to articles ne
dreed on the Pacific coast 70 the extent az the
consumption required By the public service fhere
The United States reserves the right ~ scrs,,s -
reject any or all proposals. PROPOSAL blonts srt
fun Information can be obtained upon aDrlica flo,
70 this ofnee- Zach proposal should be incIores
n separate envelope, addressed to the under
signed and marked on outside with the ,nrshsr
o. ne proposal and the date OF opening OF bIds
Army - .
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
COURT DOES NOT SIT
TO PROTECT ALL FOOLS
Denver Judge Frees Promoter of
Mining Scheme

DENVER. March 5.@Judge Rober;
E. Lewis in the United States district
court today made ruling which, ac-
cording to United States District At
torney Thomas Ward, practically MULTI
fies the federal statutes under which
all cases of using the mails to defraud
are prosecuted, so far as the jurisdic-
tion of Judge Lewis extends
The ruling was made in the case
of j. f. Manning, a mining man OF
Denver who was being tried on the
charge of using the mails TO promote
a fraudulent mining scheme. The case
was thrown out of court.
Judge Lewis, in freeing Manning,
said:
1T is impossible for the government
to prosecute all cases where a man is
exploiting mining property of a ques-
tionable character. In this case the
stock was being sold at ? cents a
share. The men who bought must
have known they were not buying
stock in a producing mine"
Earlier N the case Judge Lewis said
This court is not sitting on the bench
to keep all fools from being parted
from their money!