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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
WALLS OF WATER.
Sweep Through West Denver Causing
Damage of S15O,OOO.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 9.-DamaEe re-
sulting from the cloudbursts OF Satur-
day and Sunday afternoons which sent
great walls of water roaring down Dry
creek through West Denver, proves
more serious than at first estimated.
and will probably reach St5O.0OO. Thaz
no lives were lost Saturday night when
a wall of water Is feet high rushed
with express train speed down the
creek. was probably due to the cool
ness and bravery of J. r. Garren, A
ranchman who saw the flood coming
and who mounted his horse and gall
loped along the stream, shouting warn
ings to the people living nearby.
Hundreds Of people rushed for higher
ground barely in time to escape thu
torrent. Considerable live stock was
drowned in the valley west Of Denver.
a number of farm buildings were swept
away and other damage done.
When the flood carrying on its crest
q huge amount Of debris, poured into
the narrow walls Of the creekbed In
West Denver, It roared Ike a tornado.
Near West Twelfth avenue and New
ton streets. a big steel railroad bridge
was cut squareIy in two, a big tree car
ried on the crest of the flood humping
into the bridge like a battering ram
and sending one section. ties, rails and
all a hundred feet up the bank. Three
blocks of the tracks of the Denver &
Intermountain electric line was torn up
and the rails twisted as II by fire.
The Prudential State Bank, general
business
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son SEEKING HIS FATHER.
Peter r. Yearout, Formerly an En-
pOria Editor, Is Missing.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 9.-The po-
lice have been asked to find Peter F.
Yearout, formerly manager of an
amusement company in Kansas City.
His son. Samuel YearOut. II years
old, of Emporia, Kan, appeared at
police headquarters and told of his
search in Kansas City for his father,
who for several months lived at the
Hotel Baltimore and was for a time
at the head of a Texas land agency
He has failed to find the father and
says that he has not been at the hotel
for two months.
P F. Yearout was for two years
editor of the Emporia Times, Demo-
cratic paper which ran in bitter
opposition to the EmDoria Gazette,
William Allen Whites paper Year
out came to Kansas City a year ago.
He was arrested December 80 last by
Edward Boyle and Eugene Sullivan,
detectives, on charge of EN- bezzle
ment. He was discharged in Justice
Shoemaker's court few days later.
His wife and son live in Emooria.
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driver of the automobile. is provided
for ?''
Il suppose they would come in IN
der the item of $4,000" replied Mr..
Barnhart, but think they gave it to
him on the general theory of the
benefit of the doubt"
NO parried Murdoch; you can
not get chauffeur in on the benefit of
a doubt"
1.-THE gentleman knows that from
experience - queried Congressman
Jim Tawney.
Yes" replied Victor. Il want to
know how the chauffeur comes in. Is
it as an extra laborer?"
Mr.. James of Kentucky broke in by
saying that the amendment included
the driving and maintenance of the
auto. which included chauffeur.
Then the automobile is not to cost
$1,000 said Murdoch, but is to cost
a sum which, plus the drivers salary,
will make $1,000
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ment on their trains. Nearly an the
trains running into Topeka are
crowded to capacity and many are
compelled to stand up in the coaches
for long distances.
One Topeka woman was recently
outwitted by man in a wav that
she viii not soon forget She was
riding on a West Sixth street avenue
car and for some reason she didn't
like the conductor, and tried to nag
and annoy him in various ways. When
it came time for the fares to be col
lecled she dropped a quarter on the
floor and told the conductor to pick
it uD. The conductor did so, and in
return after deducting the five cents
for car fare. carefully placed three
nickels and five pennies on the floor,
telling the woman that was her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

under his influence. nor did he succeed
in healing all Republican differences
on the tariff. But there is friendly per
sonaI feeling, in the south toward him,
while the Republicans who have re-
fused his tariff leadership express d
high opinion of his sincerity Senator
J. L. BristOW. of Kansas declares with
some ferVOr that he loves him This is
a valuable party asset. The man in the
White House is always a powerful ir-
diVidual, and where he is also a man
of charm his opportunities for party
service are very great Where the
Weilder of the veto and the dispenser
of patronage invites confidence and
listens with patience and good feeling
to those who call, harmony should be
the rule.
It is held by some that had he pres
dent entered the tariff contest earlier
he might have achieved more; might
have effected a compromise strong
enough to poll the full Republican vote
in both houses. This is to be doubted
The situation was unusual and abOv i:
East and west We're far apart on the
question of reVisiOn-sO far apart in
deed. that securing a bill, even with d
special tax appealing to the west,
seemed for a season a little doubtful.
Mr.. Taft as a harmOnizer entered the
game at the proner time, and did val
liable service.
The Republicans are to be congratu-
lated on the fact that the White House
is still open to all the party leaders. All
are as welcome as though no tariff diff
fculties had existed. House regulars
and house insurgents, senate regulars
and senate insurgents. will continue
their visits to the president. and by him
be well received. He denounced nobody
while the battle was on, and was de-
nounced by nobody. He conferred with
everybody seeking a conference and
expressed himself frankly. BY nobody
was he misquoted or misunderstood.
On nobody did he seek to fix bad faith.
The Washington Post says: James
W. Harvey of CherryVale, Kan. who
is at the National, discussed Kansas
wealth and crops, and said that the
big crops this season promise to land
Kansas at the head of the column of
states in the matter of per capita
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OUTLAWS BLOWING UP.
Desertions on Two Teams Threaten
Disruption of League.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 9.-The
State Baseball league was badly Grip
pied yesterday by assertions and dis
missals from the Sacramento and
stockton clubs and local spOrtsmen
believe that the leagues complete col
lapse will be seen by the end of the
week. Today most of the Sacramento
state league players are seeking posi-
tions with the Pacific Coast league
and eastern teams. There is dissatt
faction in the stockton camp and it is
freely predicted here that the two
teams will disband Immediately.
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"a
e e. ! g g ]! Es g

Pins in the form of a flag have been
| issued to advertise the state wide far.
Nothing but the Independent tele-
| phone can fill your demands for service.
J. T. Hurley general manager of
! the Santa Fc. is spending a month s
vacation in Maine.
Col. F. 5. Savage. advertising agent
of the Santa Fe, is spending the day
in Kansas City on business
The State Wide Fair association is
distributing blotters which recommend
the coming fair as sure cure for the
blues.
The new Topeka sunhower advertis-
ing folder which the Commercial club
has gotten up will be off the press by
Wednesday.
The board of automobile examiners
are holding d session this afternoon for
the benefit of drivers who have not as
yet secured licenses.
As soon as the linemen have COM
pleted the work of string ing the new
trolley wires. the new Oakland loop
will be ready for traffic
Mayor Green will leave tomorrow
for a ten days trip to New York and
Philadelphia where he will combine
business with pleasure
E. ]. Shakcshaft assistant general
passenger agent of the Santa Fe. is
spending a vacation of two weeks
among the Wisconsin lakes.
The Willard w. c. T L. Will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs c. NJ.
Blair, 1913 Western avenue. This is
the annual meeting of the society.
The following automobiles have
been registered with the city clerk:
| Geo. A. Dickhut No. $50: A Mar
burg, NO. 1923; r. H. Pugh. No. 32s.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Alfred L.
Mininger, 704 East Seventh street, on
August l. a boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Shillinglaw, 115 Duane street, on
July 80, boy.
Rev. Ralph Ward of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church was granted
a months leave of absence and leaves
Thursday with his wife for the west
ern part of the state.
DR.. F. n: Lynch, Rev. NJ. NJ Gull
pepper and Rev. c. f. Holcombe.
three Methodist preachers. with their
families. are camping at the former Y.
NJ c. A. quarters near Maple Hill.
Dover beat Paxico in fast base
ball game at Dover yesterday by a
score of 4 to 2. The batteries for the
two teams We're Curtis and Curtis for
PaxicO and Lewis and Blaine for
Dover
The last of the week % teachers took
the county examinations at the high
school with the object of obtaining
teachers certificates. 1t will be the
middle of the week before the result of
the tests are announced
There will be a meeting tomorrow Of
the municipal legislation committee Of
the Commercial club to discuss the
matter of commission form of city adj
ministratiOn and to decide when to
present the petitions to Mayor Green.
f. S. O'Reilly who is making a trip
on horseback from san Antonio. Tex,
to Washin gtOn. is scheduled to pass
through Topeka sometime this week.
He is carrying a message from the
San Antonio Light to President Taft.
Mr.. r. Kreipe. SECRETARY of the State
Wide Fair association, has been receiV-
ing communications from numerous
aerOplane and airship men who are en-
deavoring to book attractions for the
comming fair. The aeroplane men
want $4,000 for a single flight.
There is more than a suspicion
among the travelling men in Topeka
that the railroads of Kansas are not
providing enough passenger equip
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KANSAN GETS JOB
David J. Roberts of Emporla Is
Again Promoted.
Foreman of Department OF Agr-
culture Printing ONCE.
TAFT A HARMONIZER.
President Appears to Please All
the Factions.
Murdcck and Speaker Cannon s
Automobile
TAFT A HARMONIZER.

WASHINGTON. Aug 9.-David J. Rob
srts. of Kansas for many years CON
nected with the government printing
office in various official capacities. has
been appointed by Public Printer Don
nelly as foreman Of the branch print
ing office in the department of agricul-
tllre. which will pay him $1,000 year.
Mr. Roberts held the post of foreman
of printing in the government printing
office until a year ago, when cyclone
changes brought a reduction to proof
desk which Job paid him but $4'25 a
day When foreman of printing he re-
ceived $4,000.
but at an early age migrated with his
narents to the United States Learn
tues the printers trade on the New
York independent, under Henry Ward
Beecher and Theodore Tilton. the can
OF the Wild led Mr.. Roberts to nit the
road following his vocation at all I'M
porAaut cities in the east, middle west
and south
Mr.. Roberts Is well known to the
newspaper men Of Kansas. 1t was In
1870 that he went to Kansas and was
eruDIoyed on the Fnporia Daily News,
Of which Jake Stottler was editor. Dur
ing later years Mr.. Roberts founded
the Herald, a weekly paper in Amer
.dcus. near Empor4a, and in 1882 he CON
solldated his paper with the Usage city
Free Press He finally sold his inter
est IN the paper and accepted an ap-
pofutment IN the government printing
office, where he has continually held
forth,
vision foreman for q number Of years
prior to his elevation to the position OF
property man. In the latter position
his close application to the proper ar
rangement and classification Of pint
l. 49, al, %
man of printing
In his present post OF work one of
the largest branches Of the govern
nent printing office VIII be under his
supervision One Of the highest rec
ords for hand feeding is held by the
branch office at the department of
agriculture, being over 5000 impress
sions per hour on a platen press.
There are in the neighboThood of six
~ employees in the government print
ing office from Kansas, whose aver
a &c daily pay is s4.25- About one-fourth
OF this contingent are former residents
Of Topeka
The government printing office at
Washington IS the largest institution
of the kind in the world. Here thou
sands Of men and women are employed
in the various branches Of work. who
hail from every state and territory in
the Union. 1t is one Of Uncle Sans
institutions which never closes its
doors day or night the year round. IN
less on account Of . holiday, and where
tons Of documents and printing of most
most every description used in the
various branches of the government
are printed daily. Within the walls Of
this immense printing establishment is
contained a population equal to that of
an ordinary COUNT seat. During the
sessions of congress its employees aver
age over 8, 500 people in number. though
during the vacation of the legislative
bodies this number is somewhat les
sened.
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ACTRESS ON THE STUMP.
Harriet Luberger Addresses Crowd Of
Players on Woman Suffrage.

New York, Aug. 9.-The actresses
on the New York stage are becoming
ters At the Polo grounds Harriet
Luberger addressed a crowd of actors
on the subject and a rafting good
speech it was, too. She was backed
up by large number OF friends we'll
known to the footIights of New York.
and while the note of mirth which ran
through the address was plainly in
evidence at all times, there was a stir
ring stump speech that would have
done credit to many an old CAM
paigner.
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HIS SIXTEENTH FLIGHT.
c. Foster Willard Makes Quick Time
With Curtiss Machine.

Mineola, L. 1. Aug 9.-His six
tenth successful fight with the Cur
tiss aeroplane was made today by c.
Foster Willard. Flying close to the
ground Mr.. Willard essaEed to make
a circle about a mile and half in
circumference. but was not able to
complete the circuit owing to the
elevations of the ground and trees for
which he had not calculated. He
made five long curved flights, how
ever. at high speed.
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Erin Helms Cotton Cron.

Waco, Tex. Aug 9.-Rains which
fell over the state yesterday and last
night have changed the situation re-
now believed the yield will be con-
siderably larger than had been ex-
pected. Cotton had about ceased
growing and the outlook was the most
discourag ing in man. --ears.
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She Burned I'd s6Oe.

New York. Aug. 9.-Mrs. Charles
Hart, wife of a retired contractor.
carefully concealed $500 in SO bills
in a skirt hanging in closet of her
home. In closing the door afterwards
she ienited a uarlor match on the
sill without knowing it and before
the fire was discovered. the contents
of the closet including the $500 had
been corsurl ed
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to the hard work preceding the cleo
ton
their own resources at the age of 16
years and handicapped by the loss of
both legs, as was Mr.. Miller, have
arisen to greater heights and over
come greater difficulties than had he.
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PUT SHAWNEE TO SHAME
Scott County Disposcs of Missouri
Pacific Stock to Advantage.

Scott City. Kan. Aug. 9.-scott coun-
ty has disposed OF its old Missouri Pa
ciffc stock issued some years ago for
the construction OF the D. NJ. & A. rail-
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The flavor of the new toasted corn
fakes, "Yello," is AL in the food
itself, no favoring added; it's tha
flavor of the best yellow corn.
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UNION IS SANCTIONED.
New York Conductors and Motormcn
to Form Organization.

New York. Aug. civilian D.
Mahon. president of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

President Taft IS called the harmon
izer. and has something to show for the
title. The solid south has not dissolved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The Prudential state Bank. general
banking business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Either Phone. and see
how quickly your order
is filled. No matter how
small your order. maybe
it's only a dozen pencils
or q box Of rubber bands,
We'll hurry Il IN.
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HIS SON WAS SICK.
Embezzler Towne Returned to See Him
and Was Captured.

New York, May 25.-After I'VE
months of flight through western cities
and into Mexico, Edward B. Towne, jr
returned to his home in Orange, N. J.,
before daylight yesterday to see his
sick son and as quickly arrested by the
detectives whose vigilance had never
ceased on charges of embezzling $3O,-
900 from the Matheson Lead company
Of this city.
Towne, who is only 20 years old,
rose rapidly with his employers and
was cashier when he disappeared in
December. Following the discovery of
his alleged shortage it was revealed
that he had been living extravagantly,
having two motor cars and maintain
ing residence believed to be beyond
his legitimate means. 1t was believed
that he had considerable money with
him when he disappeared.
Towne quickly moved from one city
to another in the west and detectives
were unable to catch up with him. But
the watch on his young wife never
ceased. In some manner Towne heard
of the serious illness of his little son
and early yesterday morning he dashed
Up to the house concealed in the tom
neau of an automobile.
The private detectives on guard
summoned the police and when the
home was entered, Towne was found
in an exhausted sleep on an upper
floor and was dragged away to Jail.
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his power to get park for his town.
He stands up for Almena. Hear him:
Our town is the best little town in
the state. and she is surrounded by a
country that can't be beat in the whole
world. It is growing, the country is
growing, and we are all growing, and
If we want to Keep up with the times
we have got to keep on growing
The new school house being built in
Grinnell is said will be the largest and
most up-to-date school building in
Cove county.
They do things by the carload in
Graham county. A special train, of Is
cars, loaded with hogs and cattle, was
one shipment out of Hill City. And
this is not an unusual occurrence in
this South Solomon valley town, where
alfalfa is grown in abundance.
In this train William Wells, former
member of the legislature from Ora
ham county, had nine carloads of stock,
mostly cattle. which made him good
returns in the Kansas City market,
more than enough to pay all his ex-
penses in the state senatorship contest
he made last year and lost. d;
Fifteen graduates We're turned out
of the Beloit high school this year,
seven young men and eight girls. The
Call says Of the class: This years class
of graduates from the Beloit high
school was not large in numbers, but
its members have made for 1t a name
LOT uO1lS Thai wall lOll6 NC IT,
membered in the high school"
The Beloit Gazette turned its office
over to the high school, and the stud
ents issued a creditable paper. Twenty
four pages being filed with variety
Of matters pertaining to the present
graduating class and interesting school
articles in general
The miserable fellows who girdled
several shade trees on the busy thor
oughfare of Downs for whose arrest a
reward of 500 has been offered. will
not be allowed to take part in the next
annual celebration if they make them
selves known.
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WALTER j. BARNES TO SALIVA.
Las Vegas Y. NJ. G. A. Secretary to
Go to Salina.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, May 25.-Walter
J. Barnes, secretary of the local Y. M.
c. A, who resigned his present position
to take effect on June 1, has accepted
an offer as secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
at Salina, and will leave here for that
place within the next week.
Salina has no Y. M. G. A. building
vet but on June 16 a campaign will be
started to last for. eleven days, during
which time an effort will be made to
raise $4,000 for the construction of a
home. Mr.. Barnes will take charge of
the campaign, collect the money, plan
the new structure and will be other
wise employed for the benefit of the
association until the building is COM
pIeted. His salary will start from the
time he leaves this city. Just before
coming to Las Vegas Mr.. Barnes had
charge of the successful campaign
which raised $250,000 for new build
ing in Kansas City. Mr.. Barnes sue
cessor here has not yet been an
nounced.
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DECLARES IT'S INDEPENDENCE.
Kansas A. o. e. w. Denies Indebted
ness to Supreme Lodge.

Kansas A. o. e. w. Denies Indebted
ness to Supreme Lodge.
| Fort Scott, Kan. May 25-"The A. O.
U. w. of Kansas does not owe the
| Texas, corporation known as the SUI
preme lodge, A. o. q. W., a cent" said
| of the Kansas organization, when in
| formed that the supreme lodge had
sued for $130,00O claiming the amount
| to be due as a relief or fraternal aid
fund, to be disbursed in payment of
| death losses in the eastern jurisdictions
| acknowledging allegiance to that body.
1.-THE Kansas A. o. U. w. was incor-
porated under the laws of Kansas as
an Independent Kansas institution in
| 1879, and ever since that time, both I'M
der the Kansas laws and the laws of
the supreme lodge, it has been a sepa-
rate jurisdiction, paying it's own death
| losses. Besides this it has contributed
| about 100000 to help sustain the SUI
preme lodge, which, until it incorpor-
| ated under the Texas laws, was simply
| a voluntary organization.
1.-THE supreme lodge used this money
| in bolstering up the New York, Penn
| sylvania and other old jurisdictions
| whose death losses were heavy. Such
contributions on the part of Kansas
| were purely voluntary, as the supreme
| lodge never had any legal authority to
either impose or enforce any contribu-
| ton from Kansas or Nebraska, or any
other jurisdictions not acknowledging
| the Texas Incorporation as binding
upon them. This Kansas never did,
and had no power to do.
kansas got tired of being MIXED by
| the eastern jurisdictions by means of
| the supreme lodge, and at the last
grand lodge session our officers were
| Instructed to pay nothing further. The
suit of the supreme lodge is simply a
bluff on the part of its officers in the
effort to intimidate other jurisdictions
| to continue their contributions and
| thus maintain that organization.
Neither the Kansas grand lodge nor
| it's officers will be worried at the action
of the supreme lodge, and the interests
| of the Kansas membership will be pro-
| tected to the fullest extent"
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YOUNGEST WIRELESS OPERATOR.
Boy of Fifteen Successfully Holds
Down Job on the Neuces.

New York, May 25.-The youngest
wireless operator who ever sat at the
key and picked up shore messages
came into port On the Mallory liner
Neuces from Tampa. Raymond Car
roll, Is years old, Of 2104 Florida ave-
nue. Tampa, Fla, was in charge of the
wireless room. When the Neuces was
ready to leave Tampa its regular wire
less operator was taken ashore Ill, and
the captain inquired if there was a
substitute to be had in that city.
Young Carroll, who had been attend
ing high school, was known as an anna
teur experimentor to many persons
there, who had observed his apparatus
and his name was mentioned. The
ships commander soon discovered that
the boy was a competent operator and
quickl-- engaged him. If the lads par
ents will consent he can have a steady
position with the line as his work in
sending and receiving wireless mes
sages was most satisfactory despite the
fact that he was seasick for three days.