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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
THE GUARANTY BILL.
Savings Bank and Certain Interest
Bearing Deposits Cut Out.

The savings bank people are much
concerned over the changes made in
| the guaranty of deposits bill, whereby
deposits in savings institutions, which
draw interest, are exempted from the
guaranty, thereby depriving thousands
of small depositOrs from any beneft
the law might bring about. A repre-
sentative of one of these institutions
said today:
1.-The last draft of the guaranty bill
and the one which will be considered
in the legislature tomorrow at 2:30 p.
M, cuts out all interest bearing deposit
tors over per cent, and savings ac-
counts entirely, unless the latter give
so days notice and wait until the time
expires before withdrawal. This is
poison in the bill and evidently inject
1T further provides that any bank
that valves the so days notification
cannot remain guaranty. bank EV-
erybody knows that this will prevent
any bank participating that receives
savings accounts.
mo savings bank makes the sixty
days requirement, except in times of
panic and then not all of them, but
the depositor is paid al once out of the
cash on hand and forfeits his accrued
interest by so doing.
1.-The very people that need the guar
anty most, namely, the poor and thrift
ty working man and woman, will be
deprived of it if the bill passes as now
printed.
Another feature of the bill forbids
a bank to pay more than three per
cent. What do the depositors of Kan
sas think of the party that would
redeem a pledge at their expense.
Why should not the bank be allowed
to pay its present rates. If the re-
duction in interest is allowed to stand,
the depOsitors of Kansas will lose 1,
and per cent according to location
in the state and the bank. and the
banker gains it.
This will not be a satisfactory guaranty
bill as it will make the depositor pay for
his own guaranty, which he can do now
by buying an insurance policy. There are
fully 5000 depositors in Topeka that will
be Disseminated against if these features
are allowed to stand, either in loss of in
terest or excluded altogether
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
LOCAL MENTION.

! DIR. S. Temple, Osteopath. 735 Kansas
ave. Ind. 1912. Res 1865 Black. Bell 1885.
A clean, long. sweet, satisfying
smoke is found in Eagles Rose Tint
. flve cent cigar. They're made right
OF never varying quality of good to-
bacco. Get box of them.
I. Myers, who recently sold his pro-
lperty at the coner of Sixteenth street
and Topeka avenue. has purchased two
tlots, 1714 and 1716 Clay street, and will
commence the erection of modern two
story residence as soon as the weather
conditions will permit
The supplement to the City Directory
! just issued by the Independent Tele-
phone Company certainly demonstrates
the truth of the oft repeated statement
that Everybody in Topeka uses the
independently.
VIII the person who found ladies
hand bag at the corner of Seventh
street, please return to Miller at the
State Journal office Reward
Mr.. Charles Lingo, of Lake street,
who is sick at the home of his parents
In Oakland. is much improved. He has
been suffering with slight attack of
.pueumonia. Mrs. Lingo. who has also
been III at the J. c. Lingo home in
Oakland is steadily improving.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
MRS. TUCKER FAINTS.
While Testifying Before the Retiring
Board Against Her Husband.

Chicago. Feb. IA dramatic scene
the particulars of which probably never
will be known outside the circle of
participants, took place in the federal
building today when Col W. F. Tucker
and his wife, the daughter of General
John A. Logan, deceased, met before
the army retiring board which is con-
sidering Col. fuckers case. Mrs.
Tucker was present as a witness
against him.
Mrs. Tucker was clad in a princess
black coat and her large hat of the
same color was relieved by sweeping
green plumes. Col. Tucker is said to
have half risen from his chair as his
estranged wife appeared, but to have
said nothing.
The tenseness of the situation reach
ed climax when Mrs. Tucker tainted
on the stand. This became known by
a hurried rush to an adjoining room
for glass of water. Her indisposi
ton was of brief duration.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

Nebraska, at the age of AZ years. He
lived in Topeka for many years and
attended the State Agricultural college
and was afterwards a professor in that
institution. At the time of his death
he was chemist for the Lincoln cream
cry. The remains will be brought to
Topeka for inter1nent. The funeral will
be held from the German Methodist
church Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
He is survived by his wife who was
formerly Miss Ida Galatti, and his
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Pape. who reside three miles west
of this city
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
HUNT IS NAMED.
Will Become City Passenger Agent of
Rock Island.

H. H. Hunt. of Atlanta, Ga, who has
been representative in that place for
the Rock Island. Frisco and Chicago
& Eastern Illinois lines, for several
years past, has been appointed city
passenger agent for the Rock Island in
Topeka, his duties to commence Mon
day, March 1. Mr. Hunt Wilt succeed
Charles E. Morton, who resigned a few
days ago to take effect March l. Mr..
Hunt will also act as travelling pas
senger agent and will spend his time
securing business in Topeka and the
surrounding territory for the Rock Is
land.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
EAST SIDE NEWS.
Items for the East Topeka column m;
be teleDhoned to Ind. phone 2SS1 blacl

Items for the East Topeka column may
be teleDhoned to Ind. phone &S1 black /
W. s. Hunter, physician and surgeon,
office and res. 1119 East 9Th. Ind. 1868.
Mr.. Frank Hyle, of Richland, visited
friends here Tuesday.
Miss Goldie West has returned to her
home in Soldier after several days Wis
it with Miss Bertha Botham of 612 Lake
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V Williams left
today for a weeks visit with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Margaret Alexander is improv-
ing after several days illness with an
attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. ]. r. Stitt is able to be up and
around the house after being i'll for
several days
Mr. and Mrs Frank Smith have re-
turned to their home in Chicago after
a two weeks visit here with relatives
and friends.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
DR.. ANGEL RESIGNS.
He Is offered Position as Chancellor
of the University.

Ann. Arbor Feb. 17-Dr James B.
Angel submitted his resignation as presi-
and was offered by the regents the position
of chancellor at a salary of $4,000 a year
with the continued free use of the preSi-
dents mansion. The duties of the chan
cellor's position are to be such as sug-
gested by the new president and a DIR.
Angel may be willing and able to per-
form
DR.. Angel recently celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday and has been president of
the university since 1871.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
New York Monex Marker.

New York, Feb 7.-MONEY-Money on
call steady. 1sl@24 per cent; ruling rate
21s, closing bid and offered at 2 Time
loans very quiet and steady; so days 21z6
"a per cent: 80 days. 2S4a3 per cent; six
months, 3@3N per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 31kM4
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.s4. .906T4 IS 05
for 60 day bills and at 4.S7 for demand
Commercial bills 4S4ss64. .s4s4.
SILVER-Bar silver, 51azc; Mexican dol
lars. 44c-
BoNDS--Governmen bonds, steady rail-
road bonds, irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

Arthur Dudley died at his home, 924
Kansas avenue at s O'Clock Tuesday
evening at the age of 45 years of
typhoid fever The funeral will be held
from the family home Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

The three-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Marcus Barrona died at the
home of the family on East Second
street Tuesday of spasms. The funeral
was held at 9 o'clock this morning fol-
lowed by interment in the Catholic
cemetery.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of Charles Wesley Pape
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

Mrs. Charles Steadman and sons of
312 Branner street. will leave in a few
weeks for Kansas City, Mo. where they
will join Mr.. Steadman. who is employ
ed there, in a permanent residence.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

The funeral of Eli Harmon, who died
at his home, corner of Twenty-fourth
and Monroe streets, at the age of "a
years. will be held from the Central
Baptist church Thursday afternoon at
O'clock
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

The funeral of Frank Murphy was
held from the Church of the Assumption
this morning at o'clock. His death
occurred at his home, 619 West Third
street, and was caused by pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

1. Rothchilds. junk dealer, was fined
$25 this morning for operating a scales
without a license. He has been weigh
Ing hay for the hay market for some
time and was found to have no license.
When notified as to when he would be
tried, he waited until yesterday and
then got the necessary document which
he tried to use for clearance but the
judge considered his offense greater for
his attempted explanation and the re-
suit was so large a fine.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

Mrs George A. Mems died at
Bethesda hospital Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of five weeks from
typhoid fever. She leaves husband
and little son, eight months of age.
The funeral announcement will be
made later.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

c. V. Stamey. liveryman. driving a
$2,500 horse to a fine sleigh got up too
much speed and lost So to the city
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miss Sarah Dudley Crosby died Tues
day at the home of her, sister, Mrs.
Abram Hammatt. after a brief Illness.
Until a few days of her death hopes
were entertained for her recovery, but
a change in her condition occurred on
Saturday. from which she did not rally.
A brief funeral service will be held at
Mrs Hanlnatt's residence, corner of
Tenth and Tyler streets. Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock. After the ser
vices Miss Crosby's nephew, D. c. Ham
matt, and her sister, Mrs. Emery of
Ellsworth, Me-, who arrived yesterday,
will accompany the body to Hampden,
Me. Miss Sarah Crosby was born at
Hampden but for many years had made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Ham
matt, She is survived by a. brother,
Daniel Crosby of this city, and two sis
ters Mrs. Hammatt and Mrs. Emery.
The funeral of Clifford Leroy Pribble,
who died at the ST. Joseph's hospital in
Kansas City Tuesday from brain fever,
will be held from the home of his par
East Seventh street, at , o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Pribble, who was
% years of age, was a former student
of the Topeka high school and was in
Kansas City looking after the publica-
tion of a book of Bible stories at the
time he was stricken
Mrs George A. Mems died at
Bethesda hospital Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of five weeks from
tvphoid fever She leaves a husband
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 29.-Andrew Car
reggie was the angel who put up
about $150,000 to clean Pittsburg UP
morally, according to a well defined
report here. This cannot be verified,
nor is it denied by those who should
know.
The story Is told at the Duquesne
club and the Pittsburg club that the
same man who told the Pittsburg on
aitions to President Roosevelt also went
to Andrew Carnegie and laid the array
Of facts before him. The result was
that he was authorized an expenditure
of $4,000 in detective work. etc.
Representatives Of the Voters league.
the civic reform organization that pre-
cipitated the municipal scandal, aus
ing the arrest of seven members OF the
council and two former bankers, to-day
announced hat they have received as
of federal government help
in the Forthcoming prosecutions. The
department OF Justice, representatives
of the Voters league say, has already
taken steps to thoroughly investigate
all national banks serving as deposito-
ries for city funds.
An air OF expectancy prevails hero
as to the nature OF the next steps to
be taken In the investigation OF the
graft scandal. From many rumors IL
is believed the investigation will be
thorough and widespread, Inc that
every person implicated will be I'm Gus
tody by the first OF the year. Very lit
tie official information Is being given
to the public. Those interested I'm the
prosecution and defense are holding
numerous conferences, but these meet
ings are behind closed doors.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
SEVERAL RUSSIANS KILLED
IN BATTLE WITH POLICE

Moscow, Dec. 29.-Baron Cote, chief
OF the secret political police. was killed.
and Colonel Muraki was wounded, TN q
fierce encounter today with revolution
lists ~entrenched In a suburban villa.
During the fight several policemen were
killed and others weHnded- Troops were
summoned to aid the police. A regular
battle ensued.
The artillery had finally to be brought
UP to lombard the villa before h rev.
oIutionists were subdued. The occur
renee Is the most serious since the up
rising In December. 1906.
The leaders of a revolutionary organ
ization wero holding a meeting. The
pstAce got wind Of the affair and sur
rounded the villa with the purpose OF
making arrests. AS they approached
the house the revolutionists opened firc.
This resistance was ~unexpected, and
the police withdrew. Then the infantry
were sent for, and with this reinforce
ment q second advance was made. The
police and soldiers had to retire q sec
ond time, and It was In this encounter
that Cote was killed and Muraki
wounded. When the artillery appeared
a few well directed shsts put an end
to the trouble.
The losses sustained by the revolu-
tionists are not vet known, but they
were doubtless heavy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08

San Francisco, CAL, Dec. 2s.-Claus
Spreckeis, the famous sugar million
aire. died to-day from pneumonia. aged
so years.
Mr.. Spreckels recently returned from
New York. On his arrival home he
was suffering from h effects Of q cold
which developed into pneumonia.
He was born at Lamsted. Hanover,
In 1898. Coming to the Unitea States
In 1877, he was employed at Charles
ton. s. c., and New York. He went to
San Francisco in 1856, where he con
Quoted a store and later q brewery. He
established the Bay Sugar refinery In
1863, procuring the raw material from
Hawsii. He invented new refining pro-
cesses. eut Of which he grew rich. He
acquired g properties In Hawaii
and was largely Interested I'm sugar
beet raising In California. He was q
largo owner in the Oceanic Steamship
company, plying between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
SAYS CASE MUST
TAKE ITS COURSE

Washington, Dec. 29.--In an official
statement issued at the White House
today regarding presidential interior
ence In the cases OF Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, now under sentence fer
contempt of court, attention Is called
to the fact hat cases are still before
the courts; that no matter what the
presidents opinion may be as TO the
justice OF the sentences imposed, he
cannot take n action looking to par
don, or express any opinion as to the
merits OF the cases,
Text Of Statement.
The text of the statement follows:
Various appeals have been made to
the president to interfere by pardens
in the case OF Mr.. Gompers and assoc
ciates. Those making the appeals are
unaware of the fact that the matter Is
still before the courts. 1t Is a civil
suit between private parties. There
has been no way by which the govern
ment could have interfered, even IL 1t
had desired to do so. Whether the SEN
tence OF Mr.. Gompers and associates
Is excessive is not at present OF con-
sequence, because he cannot take n
action or express any opinions while
the case is pending before the courts.
When the decision is made, then the
president can promptly consider wheth-
err the terms OF imprisonment are ex-
&C ssiye or improper. but II Is OF course
impossible for the president to act
while the appeal is pending. for he has
nothing whatever to act about, The
courts must finish with the case first
The defendants are at the present mo-
ment at liberty. on bail.
Is Watching Case.
"If the defendants see fit to abandon
their appeal the matter will then. OF
course, be brought before the executive,
In which case it will receive immediate
AND most careful consideration. The
defendants have a perfect right to
prosecute their appeal and TX unsuccess-
full in the final court then to ask Tor
pardon or communication, but as long as
they are prosecuting the appeal the
president has nothing to do with the
matter.
The president has already instructed
the department OF justice to keep him
fully Informed as to the progress or
the case so hat in the event OF 1t be-
coming proper for him he may have
az his disposal all the facts which VIII
enable him to decide whether there was
Justification for the sentence. and
whether there was lust occasion for
some punishment. But at the present
the president has no more to do with
the case than with h $3.50 900 fine
imposed by Judge Lands on tho
Standard Oil company, which Is also on
appeal and concerning which the presl-
dent has also been repeatedly asked to
interfere by we'll meaning persons who
did not know that he could not inter-
fere while the matter was still before
the courts on appeal"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
STANDARD REPLIES
IN OWN DEFENSE
Advertises in New York Paper
That "Oil Crowd Is Being
Abused.

New York, Dec. 29.-Under the cap
ton. STANDARD Oil Cempany-A Pro-
test and a Warning" the following is
printed In the advertising columns OF
the New York World;
26 Broadway, Dec. 10, 19eS.-To the
Press and Public: Moved by many re-
cent publications OF false. misleading
and injurious statements regarding It's
acts, motives and associations In bust
ness and otherwise, the Standard OH
company, at the risk Of firing the pub
lie by reiteration Of a w~etl-founded
complaint, hereby enters a protest and
a warning against all sue unauthor-
ICED and u~nfounded publications.
1t has, for instance, been widely
stated OF late that the Corn Products
Refining company and a proposed cor
porate body to engage in the smelling
industry are either directly or indirect
ly related to OF financed by the Stand
ard oil company. These and all snch
statements are untrue. The Standard
OIL company is interested la Its many
Industries growing out OF the pro-
ducing, manufacturing and marketing
Of oil and It's products, and in no 9TH
ers.
Another branch of misstatement
lightly INDUCED In is OF the kind attrib-
uting outside commercial and specula-
tive action to the company in the gusse
of Standard Oil interests" The
Standard Oil crowd" the Rockefeller
interests" 'the Standard OH banks"
and so on, often backing UP these In
v~entions by socalled statements of "a
Standard OIL officlaI' (unnamed), one
close to the Standard OIL" and so
on, through the various shades OF
anonymity.
Against these n similar inventions
we take, then, this means OF bringing
the matter before the public, for he
publtc's as well as for the company's
protection. and respectfully insist, as
we have lone before. that no credit
whatever be given to any statement
regarding the Standard Oil company's
views, acts or Intentions unless the.
same be duly vouched for By an exec
utive official OF the company or by it's
designated attorneys.
Chas. T. White,
Asst. Sec. OF the Standard Oil Company.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08

received from Reggie goes to confirm
the previous report that that city a
been practically obliterated.
The mayor OF Seminara. of the Prov
ince of Calabria. telegraphs that his
town has been practically destroyed.
Seminara had 1000 inhabitants.
Reports from Pizzo. 30 miles west OF
here, declare the death list in surround
ing villages reaches a total of 3,325.
Many wounded persons are still under
the wreckage.
A report received from SAINT 'Eufem-
ia, a town of 5000 population. 16 miles
northeast OF Reggie, declares the dead
there number 1000, the wounded ex-
ceeding that figure.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
BACHELOR FEARS TAX, WEEDS.

Monticello, ". Y, Dec. 29.-Edward
Greeve, nearly SO years old. who has
lived like a recluse for several years.
was married TO Miss Fannie Murray, a
coinely woman of 20.
why did you marry?" his neighbors
AT Bushvilie asked the happy BRIDE
groom, who, they thought, would be
the last man 10 wed.
well, you see, / have been losing
money lately" said Greeve. half apollo
g~etjcaily. II am certain the bill taxing
bachelors will be passed by the legis-
iature. ! have no money to spend fool
ishly, and I think 1 can save money By
getting married.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
ERUPTIONS ARE
TO FOLLOW QUAKE

Vienna, Jan. /. - Professor Suess
eminent geologist, predicts hat vol
canic eruptions will follow the earth
quake. which he attributes to sinking
of the earth's crust in the zone OF which
the Lipari islands are the center. AS
the process OF sinking goes on. he says.
the Calabrian and Sicilian highlands on
either side of the Straits OF Messina
will be submerged, only the highest
peaks remaining above Sc The strait
thereby will be greatly widened.
The professor says his opinion is that
the earth's crust is gradually shrink
ing everywhere, but that life of the
human species will be too short to
make this phenomenon important for
mankind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
INJURED AND HOMELESS
SEEK REFUGE IN NAPLES

Naples, Jan. 1.-The appalling mag
nitude of the tragedy in south Italy Is
being brought home to the peopleof the
north by the arrival here of 500
refugees by steamer from Messina. The
fact that dying people ave to be
brought such a distance for medical at
tention shows the immensely Of the dis
aster and the ~inadequacy Of the relief
measure at present possible. The con-
dition of the wounded is pitiable. A
few Of them had their heads n limbs
bandaged, but many have no yet re-
ceived medical attendance. 1t is ex-
pected that by tomorrow night fully
so. 900 persons injured will nave made
their way to this city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
REPORTS SHOW BIG DEATH
LISTS IN SMALL TOWNS

Catania, Jan. lone of h Messina
survivors says only a small proportion
OF the total population escaped. Thou
sands OF persons are buried alive In the
ruins, where they are suffering SLOW
death NV torture. The flames are still
making their way slowly over the de-
vastatcd area in inexorahle advance.
Refugees passing through San Gio-
yangi. ralmi, Scuba, Cannitello, Ia
yizzana and Bagnara found practically
every one OF the villages destroyed.
Such fragmentary news as has been
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08

San Francisco, Ian. Fourteen
years in the penitentiary, the maxi
mum sentence provided for bribery OF
a supervisor, was the penalty melted
out last night to Abraham Ruef, who
for years directed the political desti-
ME Of San Francisco as adviser of the
administration of Eugene SchfRitz,
former mayor OF San Francisco.
There was no demonstration on the
part of the spectators during the pro-
G. edings in the court room, nor later,
when Ruef having entered the prison
van in the custody OF a deputy sheriff
started on his long ride TO the county
jail.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS NOW
PREVALENT AT REGGIE

Monteleone, Jan. 1.-The tidal wave
that swept into Reggie flooded the city
to a depth of 80 feet above sea level,
Some of the houses along the water
front were swept from their founda-
tons and dragged out TO sea. Twelve
miles of railroad near Reggie was de-
stroyed. A tempest added to the terror
of the scene. A dispatch from Tripormi
says a few Reggie survivors are wan
dering nude and demented about the
ruins of the city, searching for food.
Practically all the pupils of the Reggie
college persisted. Chateau Reggie is a
heap of ruins.