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The weekly true Democrat., 1909-11-05

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w. Balkcom PrOp'r.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
NEGROES IN A FUSS.
Rival Factions Claim Honor of Enter
tanning Taft.

Atlanta. Ca, Jan. S2.-7On the occa-
sion of President Elect fTaft's visit to
Atlanta on January 1916. he has
promised to deliver a Speech to the
negroes. Immediately upon this an
nouncement there arose contentious
among the s.esweIls" and the "com-
mons,'' of Atlanta's. negro population
and it has resulted IN wide breach
between the two factions.
Bishop Gains. fades of the so
called "swells.',. or aristocratic ne
groes. called rneeting<o Of some OF the
more prominent negroes Of the city
and proceeded to make preparations
for Mr.. Taft's speech and it was passed
around that only college professors,
ministers, property owners and others
who are counted among the ''swells''
would be allowed seats in the church
where it was arranged to have the
speech delivered.
The commons were up in arms
and busted themselves with prepara-
tions for entertaining the president
elect, renting hall with a seating
capacity of 1000 and announcing that
the doors would be thrown wide open
to the negroes of Atlanta, letting the
first to come have the choice of seats.
Efforts to reach an agreement prov
ed fruitless and today the matter will
be submitted to the Atlanta chamber
of commerce. both sides agreeing to
abide by the decision of this body.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD.
Confidence Improved in Spring Busi-
ness in General.

New York, Jan. 2.-R. G. Dun's
Weekly Review of Trade says: Seas
enable quiet is reported in wholesale
and jobbing trade, travelling salesmen
preparing to start out next week Con-
fidence of good sales in the spring is
general as result of inventories thus
far available indicating that reports
of depleted stocks were not exagger-
ated. Conservative buying during the
past year has made the statistical po-
s1tion very strong among dealers while
curtailed manufacturing operations
prevented accumulation at the mills.
Current distribution of staples is good,
but open weather retards sales of
heavy weight wearing apparel. The
same influence operates on the other
hand to facilitate outdoor work and
estimating rooms are busy on plans
for future construction. After some
overhauling and repairs, the leading
Industrial p1a4ts will resume next
week with larger forces than at any
time during 1908.
quiet closing of the year was ex-
pected in the markets for iron and
steel. but an improved demands is an
ticipated early in January. Mills are
now in condition to produce freely,
having made necessary repairs and in
creased the number of hands. The
chief progress in iron inquiry was for
DdS1C ana III small lOlS, Out the
naces have substantial contracts on
hand against which smelters specify
freely.
Few buyers are in the primary mar
kets for textile fabrics stock taking
and the holidays combining to make
the past week the dullest of the year.
Better conditions in China indicate that
export trade may broaden shortly. The
moderate recovery in price of silver
being an important feature in this con-
nection. AS to woolen goods, there is
some activity in the cheaper lines and
as the season advances there are more
openings OF medium and higher
grades.
Hides are quiet, but prices are main
tanned, packers and dealers anticipat-
ing that tanners will soon enter the
market and operate on a liberal scale.
Shoe manufacturers report a steady
demand for seasonable lines to be de-
livered up to April and conditions are
more satisfactory than at any time
during the year.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
'POSSUMS FOR TAFT.
Offers Are Pouring in on the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce.

Atlanta. Ca. Jan. 2.-Despite the an
nouncement from Augusta two weeks ago
that President-elect Taft would not accept
any further invitations to visit southern
cities before his departure for Panama, a
delegation of representative citizens of
Birmingham. who arrived here last night
on a special train, left Atlanta this morn
ing for Augusta to invite Mr.. Taft to visit
Birmingham Immediately after his visit
to Atlanta January 10. The delegation has
appointment with the president-elect
this afternoon and are confident that they
will be able to prevail upon Mr.. Taft
to accent the invitation. The delegation
is headed by President John L. Kaul of
the Commercial club. and includes the edi-
tors of Birmingham's three daily news
papers.
Messages are pouring in upon the secre-
tary of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
from persons in all sections of the state,
asking to be allowed to contribute pos
sums and Georgia yams for the Taft ban
quet here on the evening of the 18th.
Harry G. Fischer of Newman, Ga, known
as the 'pOSSum king, says:
Give us a 'possum loving president and
the White House will ring with peace and
prosperity and joy for years to come
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

sumo the title of general agent at
Wichita.
Mr.. Holcomb was under Mr.. l. NJ
Moore, commissioner of the Wichita
transportation bureau when MIR.
Moore was in Kansas City. Mr.. Hol-
comb was in the general offices at
Kansas City and later took the
Quincy III.
The Orient railroad has recently
completed 432 miles of track. the dis
tance between Wichita and Sweet
water. Tex. The road is building the
line on from Sweetwater to San An
geio, Tex. Train service to Sweet
water will be established tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
GOULD IMPROVEMENTS.
Financial Sponsor of Western Pacific
Makes Announcements.

St. Louis, Mo. Jan. flames A.
Blair & Co. New York. who financed
the Western Pacific for George J.
Could arrived in st. Louis yesterday
from the west, after an extended in
spection trip over the Gould railroads.
He will remain in St Louis until
Saturday. when he Will return to
Mr.. Blair made a 250-mile auto
mobile trip over the uncompleted part
of the Western Pacific. and he
travelled over the finished part of the
new line by rail. He is enthusiastic
about the new route, and he said it
will have much traffic as any of its
competitors, while it can be operated
more cheaply on account of a
minimum of grades and curVatureS.
The Western Pacific. which forms
the western section of the Gould
transcontinental system, will be COM
pleted over its entire length, from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco, by
July 1. Mr.. Blair said. He pro-
nounced the line the best new road he
had ever seen and the equal of the
best of the old and improved roads
The construction and equipment are
up to date in every respect, he said.
Mr. Blair was particularly delighted
with the tangents and low grade. The
Western Pacific has a maximum
grade of only 1 per cent.
Regarding the custom as to whether
the Denver & Rio Grande can handle
the traffic passing between the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Western Pa
cific. Mr.. Blair said the double track
ing and improvements now in progress
will make the Rio Grande in every
way efficient.
Mr. Blair remarked that thirty
wears ago the Western roads were
built with government and state aid,
whereas the Western Pacific, which
was financed by his company, not only
Asarried on it's construction without
flMelp, but prosecuted work uninter-
,I4sptediy during the commercial de-
le,ression and had all necessary funds
available before a shovelful of dirt
was lifted.
Mr. Blair is enthusiastic about st.
Louis and the whole west. He said
all the Gould lines are in excellent
condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
#I6e eES el1ES

Kathryn Osterman, popular
commedienne, who has a large local
following. played before two capacity
houses at the Grand New Years day.
Miss Osterman's vehicle this season is
THE Night of the Play" 1t is a farce
comedy and made quite a success with
the two audiences Friday. The play
teens with perp1exing situations and
apparent open hostilities between hus-
band and wife, but these are all
smoothed out by the genius of the
playwright. The farce tinges of the
rip roaring variety.
Miss OSterman has been in Topeka
on several different occasions. Evil
IDENTIFY she doesn't need much of a
play to please a Topeka audience be-
cause she is a favorite here and wears
dainty and expensive gowns. But it
must be admitted that ''The Night of
the Play" is about the poorest produc-
ton in which she has starred. Her
success on this occasion in Topeka is
due to her popularity and not to the
play. for the play doesn't begin to
show her at her best
The company was we'll gowned
and this undoubtedly always attracts
followers for Miss Osterman. The
thousand dollar directoire was worn
in the fourth act, and the big aud
fences saw 1t with wide open eyes. The
staging was also well done.
The supporting company was only
fair. Its personnel included Eliza
beth Dewitte, Gavin Farris, VIM. A
Williams, Guy Sampsel, Edgar Post
and other stars of lesser magni-
tude.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
SaIina Makes a High Showing
as Union Pacific Town.
The Annual Rating of Different
Points Is Announced.
TWO PERFECT SCORES.
Topeka's Depot Facilities Are
Second on Division.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 2.-According to
the official report of the Union Pa
cific, Salina has one of the four per-
feet pumping stations on the entire
system, and in its other facilities, Sa-
lima ranks among the very best. The
district foreman's office is credited
with 100 per cent This office is in
charge of A. P. Glueck.
This report is the result of the an
nual Inspection which was made last
October. At that time special train
went over the entire system and on 1t
We're some of the highest officials OF
the company. They inspected and
graded every piece of property owned
by the Union Pacific. 1t has required
two months time to complete the re-
port. 1t has been approved by the
general superintendent ana geileral
manager and is now out in book form.
A copy of the report was received at
the Salina offices yesterday.
The Kansas division when eXtends
from Kansas CITY west to Ellis does
not rank with the best divisions, but
the offices and equipment at Sallna
rank very high. The Kansas dlVlslon
Is given a percentage OF u WhlIe lhe
best division is only S3-
The pumping station at Sal1na made
the best showing in the report. 1t was
given a perfect mark. The oHlce OF
district foreman was given 1OO per
cent while that at Junction City, the
nearest office to Salina, is only given
so per cent
The Salina depot was given SO per
cent, the oil house 9S per cent, the
engine house 90 per cent coaIng sta
tion 90 per cent, storehouse So per
cent, sand house SIS per cent, ice house
80 per cent and water treating plant
T3 per cent.
To show the com mparison, following
is the report given on the facilities at
junction City: District roreman's office
so per cent, depot IS per cent, engine
house as per cent, coaling station IS
per cent. ice house 10 per cent, water
treating plant rs per cent.
Assaria Lindsborg, Wilson and Law
renee are credited with having the
best depots in the Kansas division all
given a percentage of 95 per cent.
Ranking second with a percentage of
90 are Salina, Bonner Springs, Topeka
and Wamego.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

Il CAN recommend Peruna as good
medicine for chonic catarrh of the
stomach and bowels. have been
troubled with it severely for over a year,
and also a cough.
Now my cough is all gone, and all
the distressing symptoms ON catarrh of
the stomach and bowels have disap-
peared.
81 will recommend it to all as a rare
remedy."-Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolono, Ill
II HAD catarrh of the stomach, bow
els and lower internal organs. Had
great deal of pain in my right hip,
which felt like rheumatism. Also, pain
in my internal organs. The water was
highly colored, my back was weak, was
conStipated, and very restless.
ST commenced to take Peruna accord
ing to directions, and began to improve.
have taken ten bottles Of Peruna and
think I am cured. Mr.. w. c. Hemp
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
CoLUMBLA,s NEW YEAR GIFT.
1t Consists of Three 10 Story Apart
ment Houses.

New York, Jan. 2.-Columbia uni
versity has received a sizable New
Years present to it's teachers college,
in the shape of the transfer to the
latter of three ten-story apartment
houses. The gift amounts to several
hundred thousand dollars The apart
ment houses are on Amsterdam ave
nue. between 120th and 121st streets
and are known aa Whittier hall, the
Lowell and the Emerson. The first
named is the dormitory for women
students of Barnard and Teachers col
1eges, and the two latter contain many
of the offices of the Teachers college
Spencer Trask. c. W. Harkness and
other friends of the Teachers college
who have held title to the properties
under the name of the Morningside e
Realty company, are the donors The
transfer was virtually a gift by the
company of the equities in the proper
ties. The mortgages amount to
S6OO00O
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
Breath
Made Pure and Sweet by the Use of
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges.
Trial Package Sent Free.

Trial Package Sent Free.
Do not go among your friends with
a breath so odious as to make your
presence distasteful. Foul breath is
take little time to overcome it. Gen
orally foul breath comes from one or
two causes. impure gases or foul di-
gestive fluids.
Charcoal is the strongest absorbent
of foul poisons and neutralizes their
evil effects.
A noted French physician swallowed
strychnine enough to kill three men
and with a teaspoonful of charcoal re-
moved the bad effects of this terribly
swift poison.
A little charcoal in a bed room or
cellar will make foul air pure. Pure
willow charcoal mixed with honey are
the component parts of Stuarts Char
result of their use after meals. Simply
dissolve two or three after meals and
at bed time and foul breath fees at
once. No matter how you cause these
gases, whether by bad breath, alcohol or
abuse of the stomach. Stuart's Charcoal
Lozenges will stop gas making and
sweeten the breath.
They are perfectly harmless and the
eating of a box would cause you no
inconvenience whatever.
Charcoal is hard to prepare for the
stomach because it must be strong and
pure and most people will not take it
unless made palatable- Stuart's inimit-
able process presents charcoal to the
taste and system in all the nicely de-
sired.
Choice virgin willow is burnt into de-
sira BILE charcoal; this is mixed with
pure honey and the combination is COM
pressed under tremendous power into
lozenge of great pleasantness and ef-
hciency.
Don't let your bad breath make peo-
pie cross the street to avoid, you; go
to the nearest drug store and buy
box of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to-
day and eat what you will. Two or
three after the meal will sweeten your
breath at once. If you want proof of
the fact send US your name and ad
dress and we will send you trial pack
age by mall free. Address F. A. Stu
art Co.. 200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
VOLCANO AT SEA.
An Area of Boiling Water Near
Southern Atlantic Coast.

Norfolk, Jan "A volcano at sea
and a field Of boiling water off the
coast of Georgia are among the
phenomena which British officers
have reported to the hydrographic
office here. While the British steamer
Baltic was headed toward this coast
on December IS, in latitude 51.14 and
longitude 21, First officer Land
mary observed what he reported as
on eruption apparently twenty miles
distant, resembling a volcanic action"
The weird disturbance lasted but
few seconds. The British steamship
Lord Dufferin on December 49,
passed an area of boiling water less
than 200 miles off the southern coast,
according to the captains report
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
THEN AND NOW
Complete Recovery From Conee Ills.

about nine years ago my daughter,
from coffee drinking. was on the verge
of nervous prostration, writes a
Louisville lady. she was confined for
the most part to her home
when she attempted a trip down
town she was often brought home in
a cab and would be prostrated for
days afterwards.
ION the advice of her physician she
gave up coffee and tea, drank Postum
and ate Grape-Nuts for breakfast
"She liked Postum from the very
beginning and We soon saw improve
ment Today she is in perfect health
the mother of five children, all of
whom are fond of Postum.
''She has recovered, is member
of three charity organizations and a
club. holding an office in each. We
give Postum and Grape-Nuts the cred
it for her recovery"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to
Weliville,'' in pkgs-
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

hill. Louisville, Miss
MRS. H. G. GREEN and family, OF
Lewis Creek, Ind, write: I'VE cannot
express to you our thanks for what
Peruna has done for mother.
when she began your medicine she
was not able to be up all day, but now
she is helping with the work and at
present has gone on a visit. Her health
is improved in general. No discharges.
Good appetite. Sleeps we'll and looks
we'll"
by following your instruction and
taking your Peruna and Manalin 1 am
cured of catarrh.
81 had catarrh for twelve years and
quite a bad cough so I could not sleep
lights. L do not have any cough now.
If feel anything in the throat I take a
swallow of Peruna and am all right"
Mr.. w. d. Smith, Sr., 2440 Forest St.,
Port Huron, Mich.
Il l. = g
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
Beach Hargis Granted Bail

Irvine. Ky, Jan. Beach Hargis
charged with the murder of his
father, Judge Hargis. has been ad-
mitted TO $4,000 bail. The young
man will go TO Hot Springs for treat
ment for rheumatism after which he
will stay at Irvine until his case comes
to trial at a special term of court
Mrs. Louellen Hargis, widow of Judge
Hargis, and mother of his slayer. and
her two brothers. Floyd and John
Day, of Jacksonville, will sign the
bond on Monday. Hargis will be re-
leased then.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
UN1TEs LABOR ELEMENTS.
Sentence of Leaders Tends to Draw
Socialists to Their Support.

New York Jan. 2.-Praise of Presi-
dent Gompers, Vice President Mitchell
and Secretary Morrison of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor for their at
titude in the Bucks Stove & Range
case is expressed in a telegram just
sent to the three men by the general
executive board of United Cloth Hat
and Cap Makers of America, which
numbers many Socialists. The tele-
gram reads:
1.-The general executive board, salts
fed that the government in all its
branches draws the class line, honors
these leaders for their heroic stand in
the fight for the constitutional rights
of the toiling masses and pledges sup
port
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

hobby of mine. as I've been an advo-
cate of legislation of this kind since
1876. At that time i tried. to get a
macadam road built from High Prairie
township to LeaVenworth, but failed.
For all these 30 years I've considered
the good road proposition the most i'm
portant with which Kansas has to deal.
I'm told that the farmers will offer OBJ
iections to good roads legislation.
don't believe it, The farmer has good
business sense, and I feel certain that
he will see that good roads, even II II
does somewhat increase his taxes Will
be a dividend paying investment.
Another thing in Connection with good
roads I'd like to see accomplished would
be the building of macadam highway
from Leavenworth to Kansas City, Kan
This could be made state matter and
convict labor could be used. Illinois
has a road from Chicago to Joliet, a
much greater distance and it's wonder
full to see the amount of travel on it.
''Such a road would not only work
benefit to the two towns. Kansas City,
kan, and Leavenworth, but to all the
intervening territory as We'll But hrst
of all let us have liberal legislation for
good roads all over the state"
stracter. is .'fornist'' the Torrens system
of land transfer and registration. talked of
as one of the probable changes in kansas
and he gives the following reasons for his
stand on this important question;
There is no way of telling where the
expense would stop. but take for instance
one single part of it. Now in that the state
law requires that an abstracter give bond,
the state assumes what is in the nature
of a contract with the abstracter. Then to-
put in effect the system which would
drive the abstracter out of business 1T
would be necessary for the state to pur-
chase that business. There are, con-.
servatiyelv estimate it. probably not less
than two hundred abstracters in Kansas.
They would not relinquish their business
for less than on an average of $1,000 each:
then this would mean the expenditure OF
nearly million dollars by the state. If
they were not bought out by the state
courts and could hardly be defeated in
his contention that the relation with the
state was in the nature of contract.
Besides that. look at the expense that
each county would be put to to bring the
abstracts on every piece of property up
to the place where the state would be-
gin to guarantee titles
us there any more reason why the state
should guarantee the title to piece OF
land than there is that it should guaran-
tee the consumer against the grocer?
sEI understand that the TOTrenS system
was tried in London. and that there it has
now become practically dead law. 1t is
method of abstractinE titles that was in
use before"
The Wichita Commercial club plans to
run a special train to the inauguration
ceremonies in Topeka on January IL and
about one hundred business men, polite
ians and prominent citizens of that place
will make the trip to the Kansas capital
to see w. r. Stubbs take the oath of
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02
HoLCoMB Is GENERAL AGENT.
Quincy Man Succeeds Burrows at
Wichita.

wichita. Kan. Jan. 2.-Mr. o. C.
Burrows who has been promoted to
A position as traffic manager at
Sweetwater, Tex, will be succeeded at
the local offices by J. r. Holcomb
who has been commercial agent for
the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City
railroad at Quincy Ill. He will as
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

ASK your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanic for 1900
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

The Wichita Commercial club plans to
run a special train to the inauguration
ceremonies in Topeka on January IL and
about one hundred business men, polite
ians and prominent citizens of that place
will make the trip to the Kansas capital
to see w. r. Stubbs take the oath of
Office
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-02

Senator StiIIings, of LeaVen"oIoI1 ~ -
county is another one of the many good
roads champions who will appear in the
lists of the next legislature: The SEM SEM
tor from the big fort, who has traveiso
oF the did country. has ideas and he
made them public in the following IN
terview: ,..,,.
my hobby" said Senator Stiliings,
''is good roads. It's not exactly a new
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-05
Summons.

"A, ~. DOLLlfE.
Attorney for Administrator.