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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-28
BUSINESS NOTES,

Schweizer & West Mfg. Co., con-
tractors and builders. are the people
to 60 to for fine interior finish for
buildings. special cabinet work and
bank and office fixtures. Once and fac.
tory at 1894 North Ada street. and
410.420 Carroll avenue.
Old Style Lager IL now one Of Chi.
Cages most popular beers and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

enthusiastic about the coming exhibition,
and they say that the japanese at home.
from tie emperor tc the peasant from the
government to the city authorities. are
ments. The walls of Japanese mobiles
hav., been stripped OF their pictures and
works O: art TO enrich the display In the
fine arr section. Japanese arms and uni
nresanf day are to be exhibited. and
much interest will be taken by the public
in the rlooels of the battle-ground of Port
Arthur. the models of japanese men-of-
war ships. railways. educational institu-
tions and famous temples.
There will he a collection of Japanese
costumes, ancient and modern. such as
has never been brought together before.
IL panese will he seen working at the in
dustries of the country. making beautiful
costumes fabrics pottery and repousse.
and the Japanese umbrella will not be
absent L. II. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

Dill U1 NdLulC " lIus
Here within actual sight of our grea t.
throbbing city IS little world of almost
virgin nature-many parts Of which have
never been trodden by the foot of man.
Nature has done everything for this
unique strip of land. Man can do no
more than preserve its natural grandeur
and make the park accessible to one and
all, and to this end the commission re-
spectfully asks the support Of the public
and the governors of the respective states
who are our hOnored guests at the
dedication of this park today
Palisades Park, dedicated today as one
Of the features of the Hudson-F Fulton
ceremonies. thus becomes, with the ex-
ception of the memorial monument to
Henry Hudson at Spuyten Duyvil the
only permanent reminder of the great
tribute to the city. state and nation to
the memory of the explorer and an evil
dence of the intention of the people 10
preserve for thcmselvs forever the most
striking feature Of the river he discoy-
cred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
No. 1.-THE Grape Cur,

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

CT "a will be to-
QIsSC morrow
Special Sale price for
best of the new sea-
sons $3.50 Untrim-
med Hats Of felt and
silk.
G. O2 tomorrow
USs>C for our
$50 Cntr IN m e q
Hats. Our chief.
lately in New York.
says: II saw them
there at 500"
S1.70 a iog the s,a ;;
for the $3.50 Wings
and Feathers, as us
ed on imported, hats
costing up to $1,000.
CT ~ for $50
~AsZF Wings and
Feathers. in new
styles and rich au-
tumn coloringS. Mil
liners will be delight
ed with them
81 80 for the !
~Aso> $500 Ostri'
pI,,moS means Won r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
APPOINTS A KICKING, DAY.
Cincinnati Mayor Invites Citizens
to Register Their Troubles.

CINCINNATI, September 27-Mayor
Calvin, carrying out his idea OF uniform
ity in all things possible. has established
? kicking day. for the residents of Gin
cinnati On that day they can go to the
city hall ard see either him or his secre-
tary and register their complaints.
The mayor believes his idea good one
for the reason that the folks who have
protests can make them at his Office on
one day and he ard his secretary then
can enumerate and attend to them in or
der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

If you want work read the want ao1.
umns of TIA 6tAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
The Professional Milliners' List Below.

Finding variety better and prices less than at the obbers
the professional mlnes of Washington numbered among
Palas Royals best patrons When special sale is
nounced business than doubled Tuesday Sep
ember 2S will probably prove the record day OF this
Note list of prices for tomorrow only:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

50 30 for the Pal
~Sso> ais Royals
$3.50 Osprey Aigrets
means something
when they cannot be
duplicated elsewhere
at less than $500.
Ouc tomorrow for
CIV the 2jc, 43c
for the SOC and soc
for the New 500
w l n s, Feathers,
Flowers, etc.
QOo yard for the
O>S new 800 and
s1.3S yard for the
new $1.m Silks and
V civ is for mil
linery use. Grand
collection of colors.
17c yard tomor-
~ row for the
new 25c Satin Taffe-
Ia and MORE Rib
hons, in black, white
and new shades, for
millinery. dress trim
mings, etc.
for the 35c
5 = inch Messaline
attn and Taffeta-in
orS for autumn MILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
AMONG Big GAME.
Hair Raising Hunting Stories From the
Roosevelt Camp.

| Correspondence of the Associated Press)
Nairobi British East Africa, Sept 25.
Col. Roosevelt, accompanied by his son
Kermit, Edmond Heller and r. J. Gun
ningham, left for NSeri in the carly
Gays Of August. with the intention of
getting a bull, COW and calf elephant.
Although better elephants are obtain
able in the Nile country of Uganda, Col.
Roosevelt wanted to get an elephant in
the Keia district so that Heller could
have better chance in the cooler clinl-
ate there of saving the skin in good con-
aition.
Major Mearns and Loring were to go
to Nairobf and send off their bird and
mammal collections to New York and
then fill out their caravan for their ex-
redition to the snow line of Mount
Kenia Qs,20O feet),. They started on
the fourth and third of September, re-
spectively, and made their first camp at
Kamiti ranch. which belong to Hugh
P. Heatley. They were then to march
by easy stag over the Ruiro river. the
Ndarugu river (Which was the scene
of diamond rush in 1906 which proved
fruitless) over the fine concrete bridges
at the Thika and Chania rivers, where
they would sec the beautiful falls at the
junction of those two rivers, thence past
Punda Milia fZebra), which is the fine
farm of Messrs. Swift and Rutherford,
and on to Fort Hall (native name Mara
canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
THAT CONTINGENT FUND,
At Last Part of 1t Has Been Devoted
to Fish Hatchery.

The trouble over the mistake of the
last legislature in failing to appro-
pirate sufficient funds to support the
state fish hatchery has found a solu-
tion at last, and today State Auditor J.
M. Nation allowed 81 100 to pass muster
in his office and march through the
state treasurer's office to the hungry
fish and employees in Pratt.
For the last month it was impossible
on account Of the letter of the law to
allow bills from the hatchery to pass
through the hands of the state auditor
Meanwhile the hatchery at Pratt need
ed repairs, the fish needed food and the
men needed pay. Victor Hodgin, who
is acting as fish and game warden dur
ing the illness of Bent Murdock, came
to Topeka the other day and after a
little talk with Governor Stubbs and
State Auditor Nation he succeeded in
talking them out of $1,100 for the sup
port of the fishery. The money was
taken from the governors contingent
fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
MILLER MAKES OFFER.
One Hundred One Ranchman Would
Give 100000 For Jeffries Fight.

New York, Oct. 25.-Bids for the
proposed heavyweight championship
battle between James Jeffries and
Jack Johnson are beginning to loom
up in large numbers An offer of a
100000 cash purse was made today
by representative of Joseph C. Mil
ler, head of the 101 ranch at Bliss,
Okla.
Mr.. Miller stands ready to meet
competitors for the fight and has al
ready placed the matter before Gov
ernor Haskell of Oklahoma. with a
view of obtaining his consent for the
battle. Besides the $4,000 offer of
sid Hester, manager of the Mission
Athletic club of San Francisco, which
was received last night bids from
Jack Gleason and other well known
Pacific coast promoters have been re-
ceived.
Jim Coffrott, the SAN Francisco
fight promoter, is expected here today
with big bid for the fight.
Jeffries' manager said today that
any offers for the fight were too pre-
mature at this time to be considered
seriously.
What Jeffries wants first is to get
the articles signed up with Johnson -
said Mr.. Berger. 't1t is up to Johnson
to make good and we are ready and
willing to meet him and sign the ar
ticles- Jeffries won't stop on any
conventionalities and means business
Berger said no word had been re-
ceived so far directly from johnson or
his representatives.
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tures:
FLEMING WAS RELEASED
Land CRATER Will Soon Have to Face
a Higher Tribunal.

William Fleming, the old and decrepit
land CRATER who has been held in the
county jail since the exposure of the big
realty fraud here by Judge v. H. Grin
stead. county attorney of Seward county,
September "a. and the subsequent arrest
| this afternoon for the sake of humanity.
| Since his incarceration the old man. who
rapidly until today the hardest hearted
officer of the law is willing to see him go
free to gain what little joy he can from
At the time of the preliminary hearing
in Judge Simon's court it was seen that
charged and the bond was placed at the
very low figure of $500 with the consent
of County Attorney Schenck in the hope
that he would be able to furnish the
amount.
He has failed even at that amount. be-
ing practically e pennies Mr. Fleming
family. grown son who has been con-
nected with the real estate business has
been trying to raise the amount of the
bond without success
That the old man is free tonight is due
The officers at the county jail had report
ed the decline of the old man and the
action came as result When first ar
rested Fleming. could walk only with the
aid of cane; he was stopped and seemed
in pain; one eye is missing and the other
is of little use even with the aid of glass
es. To read the counterfeited signatures
and the forged deeds was difficulty to
him well as terror. and in his anxiety
TOBACCO juice ran unneeQe0 DOWN INTO MS
shaggy beard At the preliminary hearing
after fortnight in jail. he was markedly
enfeebled, scarcely able to mount the wit
ness chair and it was his condition at
that time which induced the authorities
to place his bond at SO low figure when
Ia conviction, which is to follow,
will mean at least ten years in the peni-
tentiary should he live that long.
1--WE could not leave the old man in the
Jail to die" said County Attorney Schenck.
1.-THE county physician. DR.. D. T. Ncholl,
examined Inn and found that he was dy-
a-fc- f1,n
attic rheumatism, and any number of other
ailments. while. old age. too, was drag
ging him down. / talked to the Judge
this morning and asked that Colonel Nor
ton be given an order for his release. The
judge told me to tell the sheriff to let
himself and the order was gladly deliv-
ered.''
The old man tremblingly thanked the
officers upon his release and will go to his
family at Kansas City where it is doubt
full that he will live to see his trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25

school with auxiliaries at Fort Hays
and Pittsburg, the State university and
100 high schools throughout the state
will YOU state which one of these in
stitutions should be crippled by with
holding the funds needed?
Since the withdrawal of the Okla
homa prisoners the state musa buy
coal for the institutes for the insane,
deaf and dumb, orphans, feeble mind
ed and epileptics at an increased ap-
preparation of 1921. 900, which of these
unfortunate classes would you neglect,
or would you neglect all of them by
Withholding this appropriation? Do
you think kansas blessed with abund-
ance and prosperity can afford to be
parsimonious with its unfortunates
confined in the asylums and charitable
institutions to the extent that every
one of these unfortunate persons
should not have a good warm bed to
sleep in, an abundance of wholesome
food, and the kindest care and best
attention possible furnished in a busi-
nesslike, humane way?
'Since you disapprove of the in
creased appropriations in the bank
commissioners department are we to
understand that you condemn the new
law guaranteeing the peoples money
in banks and that you condemn all
other additional means taken by the
state to insure the safety of Kansas
banks?
ION this same subject of extrava-
gance do you condemn the appropria-
ton of $4,000 to stamp out the grea:
white plague?
"Since the cost of real reform can
be seen in the Eskridge taxpayers re-
ceipts, would you attempt to reduce the
cost by cutting off the appropriation
of 100000 for the Soldiers Memorial
hall?
do you know any other state COM
pairing with Kansas in point of wealth,
population and in educational and
charitable work, when the expenses of
the state government are nearly as
sraall as in Kansas? If SO, name the
state.
'Is it not a fact that the expenses OF
the national government are increas-
ing and for the past ten years have in
creased relatively much faster than the
state expenses?
Can you name one single law that
has been enacted by the reform ele-
ment in Kansas that is not practical,
sound and beneficial to the masses of
the people of this state?
''If you knew all these things is it
rot the part of a demagogue and po-
.iticaI shyster to conceal them in dis
cussing the subject of state taxes and
criticise their expenses?
Now, Mr.. Curtis, will you answer
these questions specially and directly
without lodging and without confus-
ing the issues by throwing up dust
about trivial matters like the appoint
trent of a deputy oil inspector and my
contingent fund and $1,000 appro-
priated to preserve and repair state
property like the Governors house
which is situated in your home town %
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BLACK HAND HERE
z. T. Fitzgerald, Prosperous
Farmer, Victim.
Demand of So, 900 Made i'm Note
by Unknown Writer.
PUT IN MAIL BOX.
NeighbOr Was Directed to Get
the Money.
Officers Watched But Failed to
See Blackmailer.
People in NeighbOrhOOd Are
Greatly Excited.
People in NeighbOrhOOd Are
Greatly Excited.

Wrought up to fever pitch of anxiety,
the neignborhood surrounding the little
village of Valencia in the western part
of Shawnee county are awaiting devel-
opments following the receipt of Black
Hand letter by q. It. Fitzgerald. a pros
porous farmer there. who was asked
in the communication to deposit $4,000
in his mail box. which amount was to
be taken therefrom by a neighbor,
Stephen Stone. had the plan of the
blackmailers worked as they intended.
Stone, on receipt of another Black Hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
Officers on Guard.


s4aA watching party headed by Deputy
Sheriff Ben Judkins of Topeka went to
the neighborhood the night on which
Fitzgerald was asked to place the money
if the mail box. There the party
watched from a distance, first having
fixed the earth about the place so that
any track leading thereto might be cas-
fly discerned. The following morning
tracks were found which would indicate
that someone had been to the afore-
mentioned place. No clue was gained,
however which would tend to show the
identity of the writer of the note and
watching parties have held nightly vigil
since the occurrence.
Both Stone and Fitzgerald are at a
loss to explain the situation although
the former is inclined to believe that
someone who has had a grudge against
him sent the letter in a spirit of re-
venge. Fitzgerald has no other clue
to the case except that someone has
sought to scare him into parting with
q portion of his wealth. The money has
not been deposited as asked and will
not be placed where the blackmailer
can get his hands it.
The Black Hand Letters
The anonymous communications re-
ceived by both F'itzgerald and Stone
were as follows:
October II, 1909.
Mr.. Fitzgerald,
Dear Sir:
AS you have money than you kneed.
] will releave you of $4,000 which you
must leave at your mail box at $50
o'clock on the goth day of October
Now in order to make peaSe and hap
piness for yourself and famley you had
better leave it. if we have to make
any further demands it will be for
S2.500 and 1 will bet you will leve it
then without any further trouble. now
we are going to inforce our demands
From
BLACK HAND.
October 1S 1909
Mr.. Steve stone.
You go to Mr.. Fitzgerald's mail box
and get a bundle that will be there
mabey if it is there Sc that there is
no one watching you and take it home
snd keep it until 1 call for it or you
get further orders.
this bundle will have money in it
$4,000 you can can take out 500 for
your treble so say nothing and show
this not and you will be alright and if
you do not you cannot save yourself
from us. Now it is better for you to
do as we say and be safe.
BLACK HAND.
P. S. If the pacage is there as
raid put a white rag On your mail box.
not do as we say and the better if YOU
do The bundle will be left at $40
O'Clock on the goth day of October.
Letters Mailed in Topeka.
One OF the letters was mailed last
Monday morning in Topeka at II
O'Clock, as shown by the receipt stamp
at that hour. The other was mailed at
O'clock in the afternoon on the same
cay. Both were in the same hand
writing as shown by comparison.
Fitzgerald has a Brother, William r.
Fitzgerald, who resides at 1918 Car
field. A son, Edward Fitzgerald
IS an employe of the Santa Fe railroad
offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
AT new HIGH POINT.
May Cotton Goes to $14.25 on the New
York Market.

New York, Oct. 25.-There was
great excitement in the cotton market
today, prices making new high records
owing to the big gains in Liverpool, a
tullish crop estimate by a prominent
English export, scarcity of shorts
and general buying. December cotton
sold at s14.11 and May at $14.25,
about Is to 90 points higher than
Saturday.
There was enormous realizing, par
ticularly as the census report showed
rather more cotton ginned to October
Is than recent private figures, and
prices lost several points of the gain.
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JOHNSON ON WAY.
He Has Boil But Otherwise Is All
Right.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Jack johnson,
the pugilistic champion, arrived here
today, declaring that he would leave
Wednesday for New York to see JEFF
fries and that he would stand for any
sort of division of the fight receipts,
winner take all if Jeffries SO wishes.
Johnson diagnosed a swelling of his
right cheek as boil which he said
was annoying but not serious. He
denied that it was a souvenir of his
recent encounter with Ketchel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
COOK QUITS TONIGHT.
The Doctors Lecture Tour Will End
at Minneapolis.

st. Paul, Oct. 25.-Dr Frederick A.
Cook on his way to Minneapolis,
stopped at Hamline university, where
by special arrangement by DIR. Bridge
man, president of the university. he
made a brief address to the students
DR.. Cook was given an enthusiastic
welcome.
Tonight DIR. Cook will close his lee
ture tour with a final lecture in Min
neapolis and from there will go to
Missoula, to look into the matter of
the Barrill affidavits relating to his
ascent of Mount Mckinley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
INDIAN SUMMER WEATHER.
Kansas Climate at It's Best Now, But
Rain Needed.

The weather today is of the brand
usually affected by Kansas at this time
of year. The Sunday weather budget
contained a 20-mile wind from the
south, and opened with a minimum
temperature of 81 and frost. The
minimum this morning was A, and the
wir is taking a rest
The forecast for the next "a hours
is. Generally fair, cooler in the south
east part of the state.''
This afternoon, Indian Summer,
"Halcyon Days" and other such ex-
pressions, are permissible. The
weather is of the kind frequently
imagined, but seldom experienced. 1t
is just warm enough to keep the air
in circulation. The hourly tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
ADJOURNED FOR A WEEK
U. S. Supreme Court Pays Tribute to
PecIkham's Memory.

washington. Oct 25.-Out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Jus
tice Rufus W. Peckham, the supreme
court of the United States today after
a session which did not continue for
more than two minutes, adjourned un-
I'll next Monday.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 25.=Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; slightly cooler tonight in
southeast portion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25

letter asking him to take the amount
from the place of deposit and hold it
for the writer of the letter, or one of his
cohorts, went Immediately to Fitzger-
aid and informed him of the receipt of
the communication
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Continued on Page Eighty
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-11-11
She'd Seen Him Before.

Some funny things happen in this
life" said newspaper man, who has
just returned from his vacation. 1--WE
often hear that this is very small
world, but sometimes it's bigness is
brought home to us with emphasis.
II was going with a party of friends
by boat to Boston, and the second day
out one of my friends saw a young
woman on board whom he knew, and
he promptly introduced U.S. We had a
very pleasant talk, and I found her a
delightful companion, and expressed
regret that | had not met her before.
To my surprise she laughed and said:
"'Why, Mr.. Blank, l am sure we
ought to be very well acquainted, even
though we are not, for we have lived
next door to each other for three
years.
Il think I'll get out of the morning
newspaper business and live the same
hours as the rest of the populace. It's
somewhat embarrassing to have girl
come back at you like that."-Phila-
delphia Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-11-11
Autoist and Gentleman.

An enthusiastic Burlington motorist
was driving his car through one of the
most rural sections of the state. He
came to the top of very steep hill
On each side of the road was a ditch
and at the bottom of the hill load Of
hay was just beginning the ascent
The motorist, who is not one of the
chicken and man killing variety.
backed the car into the ditch and
waited for the sturdy son of the SOIL
who was driving the load of hay, to
guide his team past. On the rear of
the load, almost buried in the hay, re-
posed at full length a typical old pa
triarch of the hills. His face rested
easily in the hands and his whiskers
streamed out foot or two in the
breeze. AS the team passed the auto
ne called out, with note of surprise
in his voice: Gosh! 'Tain't often we
meet a gentleman in one o. them
things. Huntington (Vt) Free Press.