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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
IN HONOR OF GOMPERS.
Labor Parade of More Than $4,000
Men at Washington.

Washington, Oct. 12.-American la
Dor will honor in the capital of the
United States tonight, the returning
president of the American Federation
of Labor, Samuel Gompers.
The welcome will be in the form of
a monster parade, in which it is ex-
pected more than $4,000 men from
Washington and other cities will ap-
pear, and which will be reviewed by
Mr.. Gompers, to be followed by a
mass meeting in Convention hall,
where formal addresses of welcome
will be made by District Commission
er West, Franklin K. Lane, of the in
terstate commerce commission, John
Mitchell, former president of the
Miners union, and Others
Mr.. Gompers in a speech at Con-
vention hall, will tell of the lessons
he has learned and the comparisons
he has drawn by his recent study of
the labor conditions in Europe width
er he was sent by the organization of
yvrl1ias. ho - the head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
lay Be Brought to Court and
Prosecuted.
LEARNING DECREASE.
Death Rate Apparently Larger
Than Birth Rate.
State Board of Health to Inves-
tigats at Once.

If a person should make a tour OF
the towns of Kansas and compare the
birth rate with the death rate, accord
ing to municipal statistics, he would be
surprised and alarmed to know that in
this state the death rate is much
higher and the apparent existence OF
race suicide is prevalent
| But the good people of Kansas are
not to blame. In truth the birth rate
is much higher than the death rate
and this fact is only known through
other sources than through the records
kept by city physicians.
The state board of health is going
to launch another campaign for cor
| rection and add it to their long list of
| campaigns for better health and bet
ter conditions. This campaign will be
started to require the physicians to re-
port to the county health officers and
the city officers the contagious disease,
birth and death reports. At the pres
ent time these state laws are absolute
ly neglected and are not obeyed in the
least.
For instance in Topeka the births
do not average one a day according TO
the books kept by the city physician.
There are only a few physicians in the
if they were ashamed of them half
of the reports come in with the follow
ing words written across the face:
please do not publish in newspapers"
Not only are the doctors negligent in
sending in their reports but the parents
of the children are ashamed of their
own offspring
Some of the big physicians of the
country have said that so low a valua-
ton has been placed upon the babies
hIc IND r-xr hot t..
necessary to have an accurate registra-
ton of their Births Other countries
have necessary laws and they are
obeyed to the letter. America is grad
the last conference of the Prevention
of Infant Mortality did the nation
wake up to the fact that the death
rate was falling far below the average.
In Kansas conditions are not only
representative but even worse than
other states. The board of health
under the careful supervision of DR..
Crumbine will revise the old cobWeb
laws and all. physicians who fail to re-
port the births deaths and infectious
diseases Will be.sobrought before the
courts and tried. no Complaints of the
actions of the physicians are coming
into the board of health from almost
every city and town in the state The
law provides for the reports and fixes
penalty for not making them. In
Wichita the state board of health has
placed the matter in the hands of the
county attorney and ordered him to
start prosecutions at once
The Topeka city authorities have
tried to reform the physicians for some
time and they have even gone so far as
to dig up the old ordinances and flash
them in the faces of the doctors
through the newspapers. For a time
the birth rate increased at a pleasing
rate-it looked as though the town
had taken a sudden growth-and then
Cd n
birth rate records lowered and soon
were at market value.
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Cannon Explodes at Fort Riley
With Fatal Effect.
Two Soldiers Killed and Three
Severely Injured.
LIEUTENANT is HURT.
Ralph M. Pencil Struck i'm Hip
and May Net Recover.
Shell Exploded as the Gun
Was Fired.

Junction City. Kan. Oct. 1.-TWO
| men were killed and five seriously in
jured on the Fort Riley military
reservation Monday afternoon by the
| explosion of a four and n-eighths
field piece during the artillery tests
now under way.
The cause of the explosion is not
known, but it is thought to have been
due to a defect in the gun, which is
one of those brought here for the
tests which began last week. This
was the eighth day of the firing,
which is being directed at a redoubt
built during the summer months for
the purpose.
The men killed were Sergeant
Smith and Private Daniels of Battery
A, Sixth field artillery.
The injured are Lieutenant Ralph
NJ. Pennell of the Sixth field artillery,
of Battery A. who manned the gun
and two others.
Lieutenant Pennen is the most
seriously injured and he may not re-
cover. He was struck on the hip by
a piece of the cannon. The gun was
wrecked and other members of the
battery who were standing near were
hit by the flying pieces.
At Fort Riley it was said the
cause of the explosion vas a defec-
tive shell. An investigation is being
held and will be sent at once to the
war department in Washington The
five men injured are in the post hos
pital and the wounds of two of them
are said to be dangerous.
The battery, in charge of Captain
Birnie, went to the field in the af-
ternoon and took a position 1000
yards away from the redoubt. The
Al inch gun had been used several
days in the field test and twenty
eight rounds had been fired. The
twenty-ninth shell was placed in the
gun and the shot was fired. All OF
the men surrounding the gun were
and thrown to the ground.
The barrel of the gun burst, tearing
the carriage to bits and the debris
was blown in every direction.
Sergeant Smith, first sergeant OF
the battery, was standing in line with |
three men, a piece of the projectile
struck him in the face. The same |
piece struck Private Daniels in the
back of the head.
A private standing between the
two men killed was not injured |
Master Electrician Nordquist was hit
in the right arm. The limb was
acerated and torn from the socket.
Corporal Richards, Private Noon and /
Private Smith also were injured.
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Undertaken and EmbdlmeP,
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CURES REMOVE DOUBT !.
.see ABOUT ECZEMA CURE
Read What Your Druggist says
About Oil of Wintergreen
Compound.

Druggist Stansfeld submits the
following to the readers of the State
Journal:
For several years we have an
nounced, with. our recommendation
that we had found a positive cure for
eczema simple skin wash, oil OF
wfntergreen compounded with other
healing ingredients.
Yet we know there are people
right in this town who have eczema
and still have never tried this rem
edy., 81. Ig
We have, therefore, arranged with
the D. D. d. Laboratories of CHICAGO
for special offer of a trial bottle at
rs cents instead of the $1.00 bottle
as regularly sold b.. 90,
We offer this trial bottle with our
recommendation and assurance that
just as soon as the patient washes his
itching skin, this mild liquid will
take the itch away instantly.
Geo. w. sStansfield, Druggist, 6s2
Kansas avenue, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
BOY ROBS BANK.
Earl Bullock Shoots Policeman
Who Tried to Arrest Him.
Locked Cashier and Deputy
Sheriff in Vault.
TOOK CASH IN SIGHT.
Escaped With q Thousand Dol
lars and Took Train.
Robbery Took Place at EudOra,
Shooting at Lawrence.
TOOK CASH IN SIGHT.

Lawrence Kan, Oct 12.-Earl bul-
lock, an 1S-year-old boy, drove
deputy sheriff and the cashier OF the
State bank at Eudora into the bank
vault. robbed the bank of ABOUT
$1,000, locked his prisoners IN the
vault, boarded a train for Lawrence
shot a policeman, who tried TO arrest
him and escaped.
Scores of armed citizens are searcn-
ing the surrounding country.
Recently Bullock was charged with
robbing a second hand store here anu
he went to Eudora. Deputy SherlA
E. Woods was sent after the boy, ne
found him in the afternoon and ar
rested him charging him with the1t'
Desiring to talk with E. E. wilson,
cashier of the State bank in Eudora'
he accompanied the boy to the instl-
tuition to see his friend.
While Wood and Wilson were talk
ing, Bullock drew two reviewers ana
ordered them to throw up their hands
They complied and he marched them
into a vault and locked the door Al
ter helping himself to about $1,000 OF
the banks funds he departed: Two
hours later citizens released tne Two
men from the vault and a search LOT
Bullock was instituted
Bullock is better known here by the
name of Ross than the name of Earl
though both are given names He for-
merly lived here, but was away Tor
some time, returning when BuHaIo
Bills Wild West show was here re-
Gently.
Policeman Pringle is in a critical
condition though he may survive for
Gonna time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
TO PREVENT TRESPASSTNG
Campaign Has Been Inaugurated by
Railway Commissioners.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-FoIIowing the
remarkable record made last year by
at least a half dozen of the largest
railroad systems in the country in not
killing single passenger, FIVE of the
state railroad commissioners and sew
eral of the big railroads are conduct
ing campaign against trespassing on
railroad property.
The commissions interested in the
movement are those of Illinois. In
diana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio.
which are doing all in their power to
induce more rigid laws relative to
railroad trespassing and against steal
ing rides on railroad trains, and are
urging a more rigid enforcement OF
such laws as are now on the statute
books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
USED A MONKEY WRENCH.
Dispute Over Rights to Land at Nor
ton Proved Almost Fatal.

Norton, Kan, Oct. 12.-Report
comes from Edmond, on the Missouri
Pacific, sixteen miles south of Norton,
that Lora Graham was badly beaten
over the head with a monkey wrench
in the hands of L. d. Wells OF That
place: 1t seems that Wells was try
ing to SOW wheat in stalks where
Graham had farmed corn the past
year, and often discussed, and never
decided question of the rights of both
tenants, to sow wheat in the other s
corn, came between them.
The arrest of Wells on the charge
of assault with intent to kill. is ex-
pected to bring the matter into the
courts. Both parties appear to stand
we'll in the community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
What seHTariOn HarIando ThinIrn "A
COTTOLENE.

New York, December 18th, 1900
The n. K. Fatrbank Company, Chicago
Ill.
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tinued the use of lard in my Kitchen
and substituted for it-as an experi-.
ment-CCTTOLENE. then comparative
ly a new product.
Since my first trial of It, can truly
say that 1t has given complete salts
faction; whether. it is used alone, as
sh ortening," or in combination with
butter in pastry, biscuits. etc. or in
honestly believe it to be the very
best thing of its kind ever offered to
the American housekeeper. and 1 am
Blad OF the opportunity to make my
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Yours truly,
Marion HarIandsa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
JONES MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Services at Emporia Were Well At
tended by Printers.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 12.-The dedica-
tory services of the Edwin c. Jones
monument were held Sunday afternoon
at the Lower Dry Creek cemetery. The
late Mr.. Jones was at one time presi-
dent of the Columbia Typographical
Union No. 101 of Washington. D. G.
The monument was erected by the
Washington union. An address written
by Frank A. Kidd, now president OF
the Columbia union, was read by A. S.
Huling of the Topeka chapter E. j.
Gribbin. w. NJ. Amos and c. Tripplett
represented the Topeka union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
LONG DREAM REALIZED.
Traffic Agreement Between Santa Fe
and Espee Is Completed.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. ia traf-
ffc arrangement has just been perfect
ed between the Southern Pacific and
the Santa Fe railroads whereby the
latter is granted the use of the for
mer's tracks between Los Angeles and
Bakersfield. This is with the privilege
of soliciting local business between
this city and San Francisco.
The use will be in return for the use
of Santa Fe tracks between Phoenix,
Ariz., and Bengal, Cal, via the Par
ker-Bengal cutoff. The last ninety
miles of the cutoff is being rushed to
completion between Parker and Ben
gal and will be finished by March 10,
1910, when the tariff agreement will
become effective.
The deal was arranged by E. p.
Ripley, president of the Santa Fe and
e. H. Hartman, just prior to the
death of the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
HIS TRIP AN OVATION.
DIR. Cook Is Greeted by Crowds While
Crossing Michigan.

Detroit, Oct 12.-Dr. Frederick A
Cook. the arctic explorer, lectured last
night at Light Guard armory His
trip across the state from Grand
Rapids was marked by enthusiastic
demonstrations at many points along
the line.
A citizens committee met DIR. Cook
at the depot here and escorted him to
the Hotel Pontchartrain. At $50 a
Dr.. Cook standing in line with Mayor
Breitmeyer for half an hour. Dr. Cook
700 - fslo--~I~-,1 from h~-e
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1t is learned from reliable sources
that during the last month the Santa
Fe has lost fully sixty per cent of
this business, the most of it going to
the Missouri Pacific, the st. Louis
freight and business from that terri
tory being routed over the Frisco. 1t
is stated by those who are in a posi-
ton to know that not a business man
in this city has made an order for the
shipment of goods from or to any
point during the last month without
specifically stating that the shipment
must not be made over the Santa Fe
if it can be routed over any other
road.
AS a result of this condition of af-
fairs both the Missouri Pacific and
Frisco railroads have had to increase
their force of freight handlers here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED.
Two Men and One Woman Under Ar
rest at lola.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 12.-CIem
Fora, Slim Thompson and a woman
known as Sunshine" to the officers
are under arrest at lola on a charge
of stealing two horses. a set of har-
ness and a wagon from here about
two weeks ago.
The property was found at Garnett
where it had been traded for other
property, and the three were arrested
near Humboldt. Sheriff Cowan will
go after them today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
TO RUN A DAIRY TRAIN.
Santa Fe Lines Will Be Used by State
Agricultural COLLEGE.

Manhattan, Kan. Oct 12-Ar-
rangements are being made now. to
Fe lines in southeastern Kansas,
probably starting from Topeka the
morning of October Is east to Holli-
day, south to OIathe. west to Ottawa
and south to independence, west to
Fredonia, Madison, Eureka, Howard
and Winfield and north to Mu1vane
and Ell Dorado and Florence and back
to Topeka. The detailed itinerary
will be ready for publication in few
days. Forty minute stops will be
made for the lectures which will be
given in the cars. The Santa Fe in
dustrial department evidently believes
in using the Agricultural college to
promote agricultural interests along
it's lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
ON FOURTEEN COUNTS.
Emporia Jointist Was Convicted of
Selling Liquor.

Emporia, Kan. Oct. 12.-Frank How
ard was found guilty of selling liquor
Illegally on IA counts in the district
court here yesterday. Five witnesses
testified to making 13 purchases of Ii
uuor, and the last count was on a
charge of conducting a nuisance Last
May, County Attorney Samuel accom-
panied by several officers, raided How
ards blacksmith shop, nine miles east
Of here. and two other alleged joints
at the Rapids. The keepers of the other
places are yet to be tried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
IT COST A MILLION.
Katy's New Limited Proved an Elk
pensive Train.

penS1V0 Train.
Parsons, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE katy
Limited" service has been working for
nearly two weeks now, and great sat
isfaction has been expressed with it.
To establish this service an invest
ment of $9S5,0OO was necessary, that
being the cost of the equipment or
the four trains now speeding over the
rails on the Katy system. This equip
nent consists of sixteen ten wheel To-
comotives of the latest design costing
$4,000 each; seven 20 foot steel I'M
derframe baggage cars; $1,000 each;
two combination coach and baggage
cars, $4,000 each; 10 coaches &c., 900
each; cafe car, built at the Katy shops
in Sedalia, Mo-, at a cost of $4,000
four observation cars and ten 12-sec-
ton drawing room sleeping cars, av-
erage cost $4,000 each. The total
cost of the equipment, exclusive Of
the sleeping cars is $55S,000 and of
the sleepers themselves 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
SNOW AT ENIPORIA.
Real Winter Weather Is Reported
From Lyon County.

Emporia, Kan, Oct pa few flakes
of snow fell here yesterday afternoon
and increased the shivering produced
bv a temperature of 46 degrees regis
tered by the government thermometer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
RABBIT HUNT FATAL.
Ralph Branch of Arkansas City Shot
by Companion.

Arkansas City. Kan, Oct. 12.-As the
result of a rabbit hunt in Kay county,
Ok, south of here, Ralph Branch, a
boy of 10, died Monday afternoon, hav-
ing been shot accidentally by com
canion.
The boy who killed his friend was
Eddie Cooper, aged Is. The shot took
effect in the Branch boys hip.
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Beloit Wants New Mo. Pac. Depot.

Beloit. Kan, Oct. 12.-Without
much fuss and feathers the Beloit
city fathers" have launched a cam
paign to request first, and compel if
necessary, the building of a new pas
senger depot at this place. The step
has been taken by the council and a
copy of the minutes, submitted an
nounces the movement 1t is need
less to say that there is a unanimous
feeling in favor of the councils ac-
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ROCK ISLAND FINED.
Road Guilty of Violation of Twenty
Eight Hour Law.

Leavenworth, Kan. Oct. 1.-THE
&c. r. I. & P. Railway company
pleaded guilty to a violation of the
2S-hour live stock law in the United
States district court here yesterday
and was fined 500 on each of the
four counts.
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BOYCOTT is EFFECTIVE.
Santa Fe Road Losing Business al
ss Winfield.

Winfield, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE boy
colt of the business people of this
city on the Santa Fe railroad as a re-
suit of its refusal to restore the pas
senger train service on the Southern
Kansas line that was discontinued
something over a year ago, is having
it's results. Three months ago the
Santa Fe hauled ninety per cent of
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ton, and it is hoped, the railroad will
respond favorably.
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Seven Rules Of Life.

Live up stairs if you wish to be in
good health. "How many Aights?"
Only one flight OF eve steps. l will
describe them, Gays DR.. F. G.. Butler,
in the Chicago Journal.
First step-Eat wheat, oats, corn,
fruits. beef, mutton, plainly cooked,
in moderate quantity, and but two
meals a day.
Second step--Breathe good air day
and night time.
Third step-Exercise freely in the
open air.
Fourth step--Retire early and rise
early.
Fifth step-Wear flannel next your
skin every day of the year, and 90
dispose your clothing that your limbs
will be kept warm. Battle freq uently
Sixth step-Live in the sunshine.
Let your bedroom be one which re-.
ceives q food Of light and spend your
days either out in the sunlight or in
room which is we'll lighted.
Seventh step-Cultiv ate q cheerful
temper. Seek the society Of Jolly peo'
pie. Absolutely refuse to worry, and,
above all, don't be afraid to laugh
Live above. Sickness cannot crsw
up there. Disease prowls about IL
the basement; rarely does it get "up
stAirs." -
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Refused To Accept Pension,

WASHINGTON, October 26.-On the
books of the pension Office is the sum
of ~. 700, which was due Colonel VIM.
R. Horizontal Bill Morrison, a for.
mer congressman of Waterloo, ILL.,,
at the time of his death recently. 1t
represents a Mexican war pension
which had accrued for % years.
In 1887, Gen. John G. Black, then
commissioner of pensions, mailed
Colonel Morrison q certificate of a
pension of $40 as a complimentary
act. Mr.. Morrison replied that he
did not need the pension and declined
to draw it. Mr.. Morrison, having his
attention again called to it in 1901,
asked if it could be paid to his wife
in case she survived him. He was
given an affirmative answer and the
pension continued to accrue. Colonel
Morrison, however, survived his wife.