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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
PINTsCH GAS LIGHT PLANT.
Is a Prospective Improvement at
Katy's Parsons Headquarters.

Parsons, Kan, May 20---For several
years mast the Katy has been consid-
ering the matter of establishing
Pintsch gas plant in the city to sup
ply the coaches with gas The matter
has been under consideration for sew
eral years. The gas has been brought
TO this city from Kansas City in tank
cars. This manner of supplying the
coaches has been proving more made
quate recently than ever before, and
it is now rumored that action will be
Immediately taken to put In a plant
here. The two new trains to be put
on will make the matter of getting
along with the present mode of re-
ceiving the supply more inconvenient
than ever, and greatly increase the
necessity of the company putting in a
plant at this point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
PREPARING FOR FLOOD.
Missouri Pacific Has Sixty Greek
Iaborers at LeaVenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 2O-The
Missouri Pacific has a gang of over
sixty Greeks working on its track be-
tween Leavenworth and Atchison, get
ting it in shape for the June flood in
the Missouri river.
The Missouri Pacific has made
preparations for big flood below
Leayenworth in the vicinity of Pope
station, where thousands of feet of
willow mating have been laid to pro-
tect the banks from the erosion of
the swift current. There last season
and also at Leavenworth Junction the
river threatened to carry away the en-
tire right of way.
The rivermen here do not agree as
to the probability of a June flood.
Some of the old heads declare that the
chances are against a repetition of the
ravages of last season, but the rail-
ways are spending thousands to save
their lowland tracks at any rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
oldest Postofffce i'm KANSAS.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 20.-The
tablished eighty-one years ago on May
20, and is the Oldest postoffice in Kan
sas. It was established under the
name of Cantonment Leavenworth, ION
the La Platte" then in Clay county
Mo. $50 called probably because ad-
jacent to Clay county, MOI Previous
to the establishment of the office the
soldiers received their mail at Liberty
Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
DIR. WELLS DROWNED IN SMOKY
Missing Mans Clothes Found on Bank
of the Stream

Ellsworth, Kan, May 2O.-Henry
Wells, veterinary surgeon, is miss
ing, and it is supposed that he has
been drowned in the Smoky river.
Wells left home Wednesday afternoon
to go fishing, leaving directions with
his family where he could be found,
so they might join him later in the
day. When his relatives arrived at
the designated spot, about one mile
east of Ellsworth, they found his
horse and buggy hitched to a tree and
near it was his clothing Search was
at once begun for the missing man,
but no trace has been found of him.
The river is being dragged in an effort
to recover his body
entered the water for the purpose of
setting a trout line and was seized
with cramps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
DIR. ROLLER BETTER.
Seattle Wrestler Will Take on Match
at Convention Hall.

Kansas City. May 20.-Dr. B. F. Fol
Ter, the Seattle physician and wrestler
OF note, who has been i'll of ptomaine
poisoning in this city for about two
weeks, has sufficiently recovered to take
a trip to Illinois, where he will remain
a week. He will return after visiting
relatives there and is signed for a
wrestling bout in Convention hall May
81. Manager Scoville of the Missouri
Athletic club, is trying to match Sieg-
fried or some other noted wrestler with
the physician. Roller will make the
best in the business stem liYalY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
NINE YEAR OLD WOULD SUICIDE
Homeless Waif Wants to Die and End
Its Misery.

Fort Scott, Kan, May 2o.-A tot of
the age of nine years thinks Of any
thing but taking its own life, yet the
exception to this rule has been discov-
cred at Cherokee, where two children
have been abandoned by a father who
seems to be worthless. The children
lost their mother by death and the
father, shiftIess sort of an individual,
ceased to care for the two youngsters.
Rev. Mr.. Markley of this city, head OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
WOMAN DRANK CARBoL1o ACID
Nineteen Year Old Domestic Did Not
Care to Live.

Garrett Kan, May 20-Coroner Kirk
patrick was called to Colony Tuesday
night, to investigate the death of Miss
Donahu, a domestic at the West hotel,
10 years of age.
She was known to be alive at 4
o'clock last evening. but was found
dead in her room at o'clock.
DR.. Kirkpatrick gives it out that it
was a case of suicide py carbolic acid.
The former home of The SRI was Els-
more, and her father was at Colony
last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
FOUND DEAD IN A FIELD.
Heart Trouble Is Believed to Have
Killed j. j. Bartlett.

OIathe, Kan, May 2O.-Word has
been received here that J. J. Bartlett
had been found dead in his field near
his home, four miles southeast of
Bonita. in this county. Heart trouble
is supposed to be the cause of his
death, as he had been frequently trou-
bled with his heart, but at no time
very seriously. He was 65 years old.
On December 10. 1907, his daughter,
Miss Olive Bartlett, was murdered at
her home in this city by J. Fred Kasen-
dick, who also killed himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
TRAIN STRUCK AUTOMOBILE.
Driver Was Thrown Twenty Feet But
Not Seriously Injured.

Cherokee, Kan, May 20.-William
Hamilton, ST., president of the Hamil-
ton Coal & Mercantile company of
Weir, Kan, was struck on the Frisco
railroad crossing in this city Wednes-
day at 1920 p. m. He did not notice
the train and did not slow up. His
automobile was demolished and he
was thrown about twenty-five feet.
He was not seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
CITY LEAGUE OPENING.
College Hill and North Topeka Will
Play Saturday at League Park.

The delayed opening of the City
League will take place at the Western
League park, Saturday afternoon. The
College Hill and North Topeka teams
will contest. The Sunday games of the
league will be played on some grounds
yet to be secured beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the police department. The Sat
urday game will be played at $3.50
o'clock and an admission of 25 cents
will cover both gate and grandstand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
Sn,endid Rain at Waverly.

Waverly, Kan, May pa good rain
visited this section Of the country,
about an inch and one-half falling. 1t
was badly needed and will be of great
benefit to growing corn, which was be-
ginning to suffer on account of the
lack of moisture. Pastures, too, will
be greatly benefited, as the cold, dry
weather has kept them back and made
the chances for a good hay crop rather
slim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
Walton 1. Cedar Point a.

Walton, Kan, May 2O.-Walton and
Cedar Point played ball here yester-
day, Cedar Point winning by the score
of 4 to 1.
Score by innings: R.
Cedar Point -. .....1 oil 0101 "a
Walton 49,. -. 81 0 o 0 o O o.
Batteries-Cedar Point, Baker and
Heckendorn; Walton, Dooty, Ames and
Hague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
FLOODS DO MUCH DAMAGE.
Loss in Saline County Placed at Hall
Million Dollars.

Salina, kan, May 2O.-F1oods
caused by the recent rains have re-
suited in damage in this county to
the extent of a half million dollars.
Low lying fields have been inundated
and much live stock drowned. Owing
to a washout no trains are being run
on the Colony branch of the Union
Pacific. The streams in this section
are now falling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20

the home finders society, was called to
Cherokee to take. the children in GUS
tody The youngest one, at the age of
nine. is said to have attempted to com
nit suicide several stimes and is con-
stantly declaring that lit will end it's
own life. The child is brooding over its
misfortune in life and says it is going
to end all by killing itself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20

take seats in the special car to entitle
the manager to the reduced party rate
on them all. 1t is charged that some
of these managers are in the habit of
offering passengers free dinners in the
special cars to induce them to take
seats there. Just what remedy will be
applied to the correction of this evil
has not been decided upon, but the
matter is the subject of earnest dis
cuSSion among the roads interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
STOP WORK OF sCHEMERs.
This Is the Aim of officials of Western
Z Roads.

Chicago, May 2O.-An agitation has
been begun among the western roads
to put an end to the practice of the
managers of special excursion parties
getting the benefit of special party
rates by going into the ordinary
coaches of train and inducing
enough of the passengers in these to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
LINCOLN SELLS PLAYERS.
Pitcher Hockenbury Goes to Burling-
ton and Hendrix to Peoria.

Lincoln, Neb., May 2O-The sale of
Pitcher Hockenbury to the Burlington
club in the Central Association and the
sale of Pitcher Hendrix to Peoria of
the Three I league, were announced by
Owner Green of the Lincoln Western
league team today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
Two Inches of Rain in stafford.

Stafford. Kan, May 20.-Two inches
of rain has fallen here, and from tele-
phone reports, it was general over the
county. This with the shower last
week, puts the growing wheat in good
condition Stafford county can be
booked for an average harvest this
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
Harper County Received Fine Rain

Harper, Kan, May 20.-Harper is
happy. The several months drouth
was broken Tuesday night and We'd
nesday morning by fully an inch of
rain, which, while it comes too late
to save all the wheat, will be worth
thousands of dollars to the farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
Heaviest Rain in Years at Axten.

Axtell, Kan, May 20.-One of the
heaviest rains in years has fallen here
All the creeks are out of their banks
A great deal of damage was done tC
the recently planted corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
EXTEND INTO MEXICO.
Plans Announced of the Fort Smith
& Western.

Oklahoma City, May gov. E.
Crane and w. NJ. Bushnell, vice presi-
dent and general manager respectively
of the Fort Smith & Western Railway
company, announced in Ell Reno last
night that plans have matured for ex-
tending the line from Ell Reno into
Mexico and work will begin by August
or September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20

We can save you money on that 1um-
]. B. WHELAN & CO.. III E. 4th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
COunte rfeits.

Read GREATEST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERICA has
say this subject
The manufacturers Of Castoa have been compelled spend hundreds
thousands OF dollars mze the public signature
This has been necessa by pirates eounteg the Coa trad
mark This counterng crime only against the propos
but against the growing generation ALI persons should be careful
Casa bears the signature Cha e. Fletcher they would guard the heat
their children Parents and mothers in particular carefully exam
the Coia advertisements which have been appearing this paper and
member that the wrapper every genuine Cora bears the cm
signature Chas Fletcher under whose supervision has been manufacture
continuously for over thirty Bulletin
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
WHEN THE PEOPLE SPEAK.

One Of the striking features of the
present session OF the Legislature has
been the splendid attendance OF our
citizens at public hearings. This
habit-and it is to be hoped that It
will become a habits the best evil
dence of popular awakening Hawaii
has had. 1t has done the Legislature
good. The citizens themselves have
profted reciprocally. ..
First, the matter of property taxa
tiOn brought out good number of
men and the special inCome-tax hear
ing called a larger attendance. The
speaking was straightforward and
sensible. Then the publiC-school
question was the incentive for an au-
dienCc Of men and women that filed
the legislative hall. Again the citl-
zeus turned out to lend their moral
influence and favorable comment to
q Administration segregation bill.
Is is by no means the least impor-
ant measure before the Legislature
nd It is to the credit of the legisla-
ors that il has gone through its va
rious readings without the usual
wrangling. 1t should pass.
The people have brought them
selves into closer relations with their
representatives. 1t has done won
derful amount of good
All that is needed is more of the
same good work, and equally cnthu-
siastic outpourings at party precinct
meetings and party primaries and
party conventions when the prellmi-
nary work of politics is going on.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
COUNTY TAX SCHEME.

This paper does not expect a favor
able vote from the Honolulu Chamber
OF Commerce on the FuirrhlId scheme
OF taxation for public works In the
Counties.
We have not the record Of any
Chamber Of Commerce Of any city
that voted fayorably to increased
taxation.
The plan which bears the name of
Fairchlld, however, should have very
careful consideration. 1t should not
be dropped with merely Il negative
vote.
Blunt refusal with no counter-sug-
gestiOn to meet situations that might
be dealt with later under the loan
fund is not good business Nor is It
good sense to refuse 10 realize that
County taxation in some form will
be and should be put In force two years
hence.
Should the Fairchild plan carry
through this Legislature, II should
by all means be accompanied by the
provision that no action of the Board
Of Supervisors shall be complete I'M
| til II has received the endorsement OF
| a majority of either the voters or the
taxpayers of the County. The people
should have the final voice in the
matter. When the people vote on
specific, definite propositions they
usually vote right.
But If the Chamber of Commerce
should hand unanimous mo" to
/ the Kauai Senator and his fellow-leg-
islators, the business men of Homo
lulu should not let 1t drop there.
County taSatlon, or, to put 1t more
( correctly specific taxation for County
purposes, Is bound to come. 1t should
come, II is good business. There is
no earthly reason why the taxos
should be levied in lump sum for
Territory and County and then par
celed out by the Territory. Each
County should levy its tax according
to its needs, and the Territorial tax
should be levied according to the
needs of Territorial institutions.
! IN This will undoubtedly be the issue
two years hence, in the campaign and
in the Legislature.
It is therefore good business to pre-
pare for the probable. if not the iaov
liable.
Business men of this city and OF
the other islands should take the mi
tiatiye in calling for the appointment
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
The ELLEfoRDS

Pals" the initial performance oil
the Elleford Company was given a
rousing reception at the orpheum
last evening.
The play Is characteristic, stir
ring drama of stock-company design
and has many strong parts. The
new members of the company were
all well received, Anda Due, the new
leading lady. playing the part of the
girl with n past, while Matte Lloyd
Luce took the leading part. Miss
Due has n charming appearance and
very melodious voice, which prom
ises much. for the future plays in
which she will play leads. Margaret
Marriott, another new member, play
ed the tough city street girl so as to
keep the audience in bursts of laugh
ter. Her scenes with Geo. Herman
DEE were very good Lawrence I'm
derwoOd and Pietro Sosso were very
satisfactory and the Osborn Children
received repeated encores. AS a
whole the company Is much better
than the former one sent here by
Mr.. Elleford.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
FORT near KUKUI

House" said Holsteln. "But the House
by tabling Affonso's resolution voted
a lack of confidence in the stenograph.
err.
"All this is very embarrassing to
me-" added the Speaker, But since
the matter has come up. | concluded
that the public might MS well know just
what Is the trouble, for II is the pub.
lies honey that We are spending"
Asked about that 500 automoblye
bill for taking the House members to
the Japanese cruisers last Saturday,
Holstein replied, well, did not want
the members to appear like cheap
guys. Besides, We couldn't defend on
the street cars, for we were supposed
to be there at certain time. So
ordered the automobiles myself. The
trouble is that the bill Is excessive,
and instructed Castro to hold 1t up
to see II he could not get reduction
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13

of taxation commission whose duty
II shall be to investigate this particu-
lar phase of the tax problem and re-
port q tax revision law to the next Leg
islature.
This proposal may be met with the
statement that the last Tax Commits
sion did nothing. This we deny, but,
supposing it were guilty as charged,
that is no argument against the au-
thorization and appointment of an
other commission to go forward with
the work and further perfect 1t.
a resolution from the business men
calling for q further study of the tax
alton problem and recognizing the
necessity for a change of law and
change of method to meet changing
conditions would be timely and a
practical aid in the cause of good gov
eminent.
If this is not done, the probabilities
are that the burden of sitting senti-
ment and studying out a system viii
be placed on the shoulders of the mex
Legislature without any further pre-
liminary preparation than campaign
oratory.
There Is not sufficient legislative
time in sixty days to do that sort of
a job and do 1t we'll.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13

This was obviously graft, and Hol.
stein would have none of It.
Then Lloyd was recommended to
him for the position of Stenographer,
and the Speaker agreed.
Later, however, Lloyd wrote to him,
Staying he wanted to be appointed
Clerk. Holstein wrote back, refusing
this request, saying that he had al.
ready selected Edward Woodward for
the clerkship and Lloyd woui have to
be contented with being the Official ste.
nographer. So the matter stood when
the Legislature met.
Meantime the Speaker had told Cor.
rea that he would appoint the latter
chairman of the Printing Committee,
although over the protests of certain
of the Honolulu members, who wanted
the place given to Kamanoulu.
Eearly in the session, says the
Speaker, Lloyd asked If he were not
to be given any OF the typewriting. He
also suggested that he should be paid
extra for transcribing his notes. On
both of these proposition he was turned
down by Holstein.
There Is reason to believe that Lloyd
was only asking for what had been def.
initely promised him by certain Homo
lulu members, though possibly they
had no authority to make the promise.
The Speaker says that Lloyd again
spoke to him Friday about the matter
OF being paid extra for the transcript
ton OF his notes. Holstein asked him
to walt a day, as Rice, member of the
Committee on Public Accounts and
Expenditures, was absent on Kauai
and would not return until the follow.
ing day.
But Saturday the Lloyd resolution
was sprung In the House by Alfonso.
That made me angry" admits Speak.
or Holstein
The Speaker went on to say that
Lloyd Is incompetent to hold the Job.
that his minutes are inaccurate. and
stated that during the early part of the
session ne himself was obliged to come
down every night to revise Lloyd's min.
utes. There are stacks of sheets in
that room there" he said, (which |
was Obliged TO throw away because
they were not correct" Possibly that
Is the basis of the complaint that has
been made about the House the past
few days to the effect that the Speaker
Is "blue-penciiling" the minutes before
they so into the Journal.
The Speaker had considerably more
to say derogatory to Lloyd and criticlz.
ing his workmanship, adding the state.
ment that when Lloyd rendered his
resignation last Saturday, he went to
Correa privately and asked him to
move that 1t be not accepted. Gle
wanted a vote of confidence from the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
SCHOOL WORK NOW
is ON EXHIBITION
Collection Being Made
For AIaSka-YukOn
Exposition

Specimens of needlework, wood
work, crockery, art. and dozens of
other subjects taught in the schools
of the Territory are on exhibition at
the National Guard armory. Tomor-
row morning the doors of the armory
will be thrown open and for two days
the public will have the opportunity
of examining the wares on display.
The specimens have been gathered
from among the schools of the Terri
tory In order to afford opportunity for
selecting the best possible Hawaiian
School exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon
Exposition. The collection will be
culled and the truly representative
work will be sent across the Pacific.
Not only are the public schools of
the Territory represented in the col
lection, but the leading private instl-
tutions of the Islands also have sam
pies of the work of their pupils on
exhibition.
The collection gives very clear
idea Of what is being accomplished
in the schools of the Territory, and is
very interesting in consequence.
The exhibit will be open all day to-
morrow and Thursday, 1t being the
intention to begin making up the Sc
attic collection on Friday.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
LLOYD RESIGNATION
Will Be ACCEPTED
House May Be Without
Stenographer Rest
Of Session
SPEAKER H0LSTElN TELLS
HISTORY OF TROUBLE
Shorthand Writer Is Not Competent
To Do the Work He Says-Dot
and Dash Artist
To Go

After today Jimmie Lloyd will not
be the stenographer Of the House of
Representatives More than that, It is
extremely doubtful II the House will
have any stenographer 1t having been
conclusively demonstrated that none
is needed.
This is the gist Of an interview CIV
en- by the Speaker this morning to the
reporters who are occupying the House
press table.
stenographer Lloyd again rendered
his resignation this morning, and 1t
Is to be considered at a meeting of the
cabinet" this afternoon. The Speak.
or gives 1t to be understood that the
resignation will be accepted.
Lloyd, before the House met this
morning, expressed the belief that he
was to be fired and that possibly &c.
counts for his renewal of his resigna.
ton, first rendered last Saturday.
Speaker HOlstem, however, denies
that he had any intention OF dIschare.
ing the stenogapher. But he dees
make the statement that the House has
no need Of shorthand reporter, point
Ing as proof Of the truth OF that state.
ment to the fact that the minutes of
, the House a. read yesterday ana today
were prepared by the clerk from his
own notes Lloyd took notes yester,
day and transcribed them for the min,
utes this morning, but they were L.,
nored, those Of Clerk being used.
In order to get rid OF the necessity
of having stenographer II will be
necessary to amend the Rules of the
House, but IL Is the intention of the
Speaker and his supporters 10 have
this done.
Speaker Holstein this morning went
into n somewhat extended history OF
the matter, dating back to some time
before the Legislature convened.
II was the wish Of sCme of the party
leaders he said, 10 have the Offices OF
stenographer and clerk combined, and
a proposition was made that certain
stenographor of this city should hold
down the combination Job. IN addition
TO his per dom compensation he was
to be given all the typewritlng, lnclud
ing the journal work. This, the Speak
or says, would have Melted him some
thing Ike $4,000 for the session.
1