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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
ELKs TO ERECT NEW BUILDING.
Work ON Lodge Building at Salina Has
Been Commenced.

Salina, Kan, July 21.-Stone is be-
ing hauled to the site for the new Elk
club house and work on the construc-
ton will start in the next few days.
Plans were drawn by Saylor & Edison
of Kansas City and the building is
going to be a club house that town
twice the size of Salina might be
proud of.
The building according to plans now
drawn is to cost 100000, to be con-
structed of pressed brick with Cotton
wood Falls stone for the trimming.
The front of the building is to face
Sixth street. two main entrances to be
on the south side with two sets OF
stone steps and large swinging glass
doors. The west side Of the building
will present a fine appearance as II
will be constructed almost entirely OF
glass on the first floor. On the west
side. first floor, will be thirteen sets
of glass doors reaching from the floor
to the ceiling with steel grating on
each as guards.
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Hearing of Criminal Suit at
Kansas City Commenced.
Charged With Shortage of ST.
800 in 6 Months Time.
TWENTY-SIX COUNTS.
Investigation So Far Made Cow
ers Period of Six Years.
Other Evidence of Shortages
May Be Presented Later.

Kansas City, Kan, July 21.-In the
hearing of the criminal suit brought
by Attorney General Fred S. Jackson
against John Radford, former state
grain inspector, it was brought out
here that in the six months period
from July 1908 to January 1909,
there were shortages aggregating
near $1,000. This was brought out
by the attorney general through evil
dence introduced by the State Ac-
countant ]. c. Gafford. Mr.. Gafford's
department has made an investiga-
ton of the grain department for the
six years during which Radford was
at the head of it, but the evidence Of
fered was for the six months men
toned, only. 1t is estimated by Of
ficialS that the entire shortage will
approximate $4,000.
Twenty-SiX Shortages in Six Months.
The evidence introduced shows
tWenty-six separate shortages in six
months. The firms for which the in
spections were made, the amount
collected by Radford, the amount re-
ported to the state auditor, and the
amount of the shortage in each in
stance was recorded as follows:
List of Alleged Interpretations.
COTE & Carkner, collected $271.5O,
reported $211.90, shortage $3.50.
Santa Fe Elevator company, col
lected $279.75, reported nothing,
shortage $279.75.
Terminal Elevator company, col
Iected s277.3O, reported $21S.80,
Thresher-Fuller Grain company,
collected $500, reported $500.
shortage $50.
$247.15, reported $264.65, shortage
$41.50.
Maple Leaf Elevator company, col
Iected $261.3O, reported $259.55,
Root Grain company, collected
$111.20. reported nothing, shortage
COTE & Carkner, collected $2ss.3O,
reported $211.9O, shortage $71.4O.
Santa Fe Elevator company, col
lected $516.G5. reported s4e4.s5,
Terminal Elevator company, col
lected $477.35, reported $427.s5.
shortage $50.
lected $243.25, reported $222.05,
W. E. Croysdale. collected s2s.1o,
reported $24.1O, shortage SIS.
Midland Elevator company. collect
ed $334.S5, reported s294.S5, short
Terminal Elevator company, col
lected $308.40, reported $21S.60,
shortage $94.S0-
Thresher-Fuller Grain company,
COIl6CLeO 9o0sJV, IGpOTLeQ $40sSU,
shortage, $40.
Standard Grain company, collected
$34.60, reported $23.40, shortage
$11.2O.
Root Grain company collected
$3.50. reported $12.40, shortage
$22.20.
Terminal Elevator company, col
1ected $27S.10, reported s22s.1O,
shortage $50.
Santa Fe Elevator company, coll
lected $S61.9O, reported $311.90,
shortage $50.
John I. Glover Grain company,
collected $181,95, reported $161.95,
shortage $25.
Terminal Elevator company, COL
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BIG YIELD OF WHEAT.
Ten Acre Farm of Saline County
Farmer Produced 42O Bushels.

Salina, Kan, July 21.-A threshing
machine on the farm of Walter Bank
err, six miles northwest of Salina, turn
ed out 42O bushels of wheat from ten
acres. Mr.. Banker doubted the yield
and made a further investigation,
which showed that the register of the
machine was accurate. This was eX-
actly forty-two bushels to the acre.
This is of the soft variety and is the
best yield Mr.. Banker ever had, al
though he has been raising wheat in
this county for the last thirty-five
years.
He cut $50 acres of wheat and is
now threshing a field of forty-three
acres of the hard variety. About half
of this field has been threshed and the
machine shows that it will make thir-
ty-eight bushels to the acre. Compar-
ing the other seventy-seven acres with
that in which the machine has been
working it is estimated that it will
make from thirty to thirtyfive bush
els to the acre. It is estimated that
Mr.. Banker will have $500 bushels
from the $50 acres. an average of a
fraction over thirty-four bushels to the
acre.
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FAIR EXHIBITS FROM X. S. a. c
Agricultural College Offers to Make
Displays at Fairs.

Manhattan, Kan, July 21.-At a
recent meeting of the Regents of the
Agricultural college it was decided to
inaugurate the plan of fitting up ex-
hibits for county fairs. The work was
placed under the extension depart
ment with the aim to make valuable
agricultural exhibits, including grains,
fruits, vegeta bles, etc.. with samples
of modern tools, dairy utensils and
apparatus. Demonstrations will be
given each day in the handling of
certain apparatus, the Babcock test,
cream separators, etc. Instruction
will be given at certain hours by
means of apparatus, and short lee
lures will be given using the exhibits
and apparatus as illustrative mater
ial. 81
AS there is no state appropriation
to cover this line of work, each fair
will be expected to pay the actual
cost of transportation and the ex-
pense of handling the exhibit but
nothing for the services of the men
belonging to the regular college de-
partments. It will be impossible to
state the exact cost this year but two
exhibits will be made up, one to cost
not to exceed $50 and the other not
to cost over 500. Fair associations
interested in these exhibits should
write to the Superintendent of Agri-
cultural Extension, Manhattan, at
once.
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Santa Fe Has Big Equipment
Order With Pullman Co.
Need More Cars On Account of
BeIen Cut Off Line.
THE FIRST SINCE 1906.
More Roads Are in the Market
for New Rolling Stock.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Chica go, July 21-EVidence that
the country is again on a firm basis
of prosperity is shown in the pur-
chases and bids for equipment and
betterments by the railroads. These
lnfallible arteries of trade must
speedily adjust themselves to the ris-
ing flood of business, and their orders
mean additional prosperity for the
mills and manufacturers everywhere.
The Pullman company of this city
Is now turning out a heavy order
from the Santa Fe, the first passenger
equipment purchased by that system
since 1906, owing to depression in
business. This order is made i'm
perntive by the Belen cutoff and
other new lines. 1t calls for $50 steel
passenger cars, and includes seven
composite library cars for the
limited trains, one cafe observation
baggage cars % feet in length, twenty
day coaches, each seating eighty per-
sons; twenty-eight chair cars, each
accommodating seVenty-twO persons,
cars and seven "Jim Crow cars for
the Southern lines. 1t is said the
Santa Fe will place heavy additional
orders in a month or so for 1910.
The Baltimore & Ohio is in the
market for 5000 freight cars, seventy
passenger cars q d sixty-five locomo-
tives for immediate delivery. This
order amounts to $1O,0OO.0OO.
The Chesapeake & Ohio road has
ordered fifty new LOGON otives-. The
Chicago & Northwestern has placed
orders for 1000 box cars, 500 gon-
dolas and 500 ore cars.
The Missouri Pacific and Western
Pacific will receive in August the
first twenty-five of an order for 100
locomotives. In addition to these,
there are miscellaneous orders placed
in smaller lots for 1000 mining cars
and 5000 other cars of all de-
scriptions
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BOY KILLED BY A TRAIN.
May Have Been Murdered and Body
Placed on Track.

independence, Kan, July 21.-The
sixteen-year-ol son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Richardson, living near Le-
Hunt. was crushed by a train near the
spur leading from the main track of
the Pacific to the cement plant at
LeHunt The lad was picked up un-
conscious and brought to this city,
where he died shortly afterwards.
Just how the boy received his in
juries, no one seems to know. 1t is
the general opinion that he was either
trying to board a train or to get off.
He was lying beside the track and his
shirt was full of cinders-
There is another story afioat regard
ing the boys death. The parents be-
lieve it to be a case of murder, and
it is said some of the county officers
hold the same view. 1t is limited that
there may be some very interesting
developments. The boy, it is now
stated, was found, not alongside, but
in the middle of the track, and there
are indications that he had been hit
by something other than the train.
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Racing Results at wichita.

wichita, Kan, July 21.-Before a
small crowd the midsummer racing
meet opened yesterday The fastest
heat of the day was made in 2:131z
and every heat brought out driving
finishes. Fourteen horses were start
ed in the first race. the 2:30 trot- This
was the biggest field that ever made
a turn around a Wichita track and
one of the best fields that ever went
under the wire. Arie z. won the event
in straight heats The summary:
gao trof. purse $50, Arie E, Lii;
Ante Russell, 3-22; Mona A, 1873:
Eva. Tanquay, 1914; Tom Steadman.
5-5-5. Others in the race, Governor
THESE were distanced: Direction,
Happy Jack. Footlight. Searcher Boy.
Pride of Marion, Blenner c Time,
2:19K, 2:191z, 2:1915. 2:3O trot,
purse $500, Bizzy Icy, ILL: Pay
Girl. 2-2-3; Minnie Scott, 332- Time.
2:20H, 2:161z. 2:161z. 2:2O pace,
purse $500, Silver Bee, Sill; Aller-
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peka, who was born in Cayuga coun-
tv New York, in 1881, and entered the
service of the Santa Fe on April Z, 1890
His monthly allowance will be $40
G. J. Davis, toolroom man, Newton,
Kan, who was born in Ripley, Me-, on
June IA, 1S43, and entered the service Of
the Santa Fe on February p, 1881. He
viii receive a pension of $50 a month.
Jacob Braun, laborer, Topeka shops,
who was born in Baden. Germany, on
December 81, 1886, and entered the ser
vice of the Santa Fe in 1881. His
monthly allowance will be $40.
John B. Kline, clerk, freight auditor
office, Topeka. who was born in Cicero,
N. P, on Decor Der %, 1910, and en-
tered the service Of the Santa F'e on
December 21 1879 His monthly allow :
ance will be $22.50.-Santa Fe En-
ployes' Magazine.
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SOLDIER MURDERER CAPTURED.
Killed His Sweetheart and Sought tc
Escape From Pursuers.


Leavenworth, Kan, July 21.-F7ive
hours of pursuit by five hundred SOL
diers scattered over the military re-
servation here resulted in the cap
ture late Monday afternoon of Pri-
vate Charles O'NeaE who during the
morning shot and killed his sweet
heart Minnie Sharbenoa, French
domestic, at Fort Leavenworth. He
broke arrest and escaped on the way
to a shop where shackles were to be
forged on him.
Private William Oosthuyzer, F.
troop Is Cavalry, sighted the fugitive
standing near the shores of Merritt
lake, waiting apparently for an APP
preaching trolley car. Seeing the
cavalryman approaching, O'Neal
took to flight. His pursuer galloped
down the track and around the end
of the lake, close on the heels of the
slayer. Between two arms of the lake
and escape impossible O'NeaI dashed
into the water up to his neck. Cos
thuyzer covered the man now turned
at bay with his revolver.
rs my Minnie dead" gasped
O'Neal. his first words since the
shooting. He implored his captor to
shoot him and pleaded to be allowed
to die. Dashing water in his face he
lacked courage to go down. Induced
at last to leave the lake and surren-
der he was marched UP the road to-
ward the fort when Oosthuyzer was
REINFORCED by a detachment from the
Ninth cavalry.
O'Neal is in a closely guarded cell
at the post guard house at Fort Leav-
enworth. He necessarily begs for
implements of self destruction.
Oosthuyzer has been commended
for his capture and promoted to cor
poralship. He is a veteran of the
Boer-British war, and was interpreter
to General De Witt.
An inquest into the death of Miss
Sharbenoa will be held by the Leav-
enworth county authorities and
O'Neal will be prosecuted in the fed
eral court here. If convicted of first
degree murder he could be hanged.
Knowing this he declares he will take
his own life.
Jealousy for a fellow soldier lead
ing to a lovers quarrel caused the
shooting. Miss Sharbenoa's home is
at Essex Junction, VT.
Her slayer was reared at New
Burnside, Ill. He has seen service
in the Philippines and as prison
guard here had the confidence of his
officers.
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CHANUrE VISITED By FIRE.
Flames in Business Section Caused
Loss of $4,000.

Chanute, Kan, July 21.-Two fires
which Quilted a block in the heart of
the business district of Chanute en-
tailed a loss of about $4,000. The
origin of the blaze is unknown, al
though suspicion is cast upon two
hoboes who became angry when
turned away from restaurant
where the flames began.
The first fire was discovered short
" before 1 o'clock in the John Her
bert restaurant. Three young men
having rooms above the restaurant
had a narrow escape from suffoca-
ton or death by the flames. When
they were aroused escape by the
stairway was cut off and they leaped
from the windows. The distance was
not great and they were uninjured.
A fire wall ran along the side of this
building and the confagration was
checked at this point
About 8 o'clock a second alarm
was heard. 1t seems that the early
fire was not entirely extinguished
and ate its way in some manner into
the Allen & Lapham block. In this
block a cigar factory, the John Slack
shoe store, the L. z. Garnet jewelry
store, the Steinwercher clothing store.
the D. P. Hickey Legitimate drug
store and several office rooms were
practically consumed. Mr.. Slack is
a heavy loser, having only 1900 in
surance to cover $4,000 loss.
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ANOTHER SHORT GRASS MURDER
Rice County Boy Is NIysteriousIy Shot
to Death.

Lyons. Kan. July -21.-Sherif Will
son and County Attorney Green have
returned from Raymond. the scene of
the Sndyer murder mystery
The body of the young man, Roy
Snyder. son of A. L. Snyder, was
found a. mile and a half northwest
of Raymond by a mail carrier about
1880 or o'clock. He had evidently
been on his way home after spending
the evening in Raymond
He left town on horseback and,
after the tragedy occurred the horse
had gone on home, not reaching there
until late in the night. The horses
name and the saddle were covered
with blood, showing that the boy
had been killed while riding.
Four bullet holes were found in
the body. One or two of the bullets
had been fired at close range from
the front, one from the side and an
other from the back. His shirt was
badly powder burned in front show
ing that the weapon, a thirty-eight
caIiber. revolver, as an examination
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of the bullets showed. had been fired
very close.
Robbery was evidently not the mo-
tive for the deed, as the young man
had but about two dollars in change
with him when he went to town and
about the same amount was found on
the body.
The coroner's jury brought in
verdict of murder by the discharge of
thirty eight caliber revolver in the
hands of a person or persons I'M
known.
The officers have been able to OBJ
tain no clue as to who perpetrated
the crime. Mr.. Snyder was a young
known in and about Raymond and
was not known to have an enemy.
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BRYAN FARES WELL IN KANSAS
Chautauquas Pay Him Enough tC
Keep Wolf From Door.

Pittsburg, Kan. July 21.-It is not
known just how much W. j. Bryan
received for his lecture at the Chau-
tauqua here, although it is known
that the amount was between three
and four hundred dollars.
He was to have received the first
$3.50 taken in on the cash sale of
tickets. Then after his share of the
cash receipts he was to receive a per
cent on the sale of season tickets, but
what that is is not known at this end
of the line, he being paid direct by
Mr.. BartelI.
But it is known that he received
more than $500 for his lecture and
delivering two lectures a day it can
be seen that Bryan has not lost much
by not being president.
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MAY SHORTEN ROUTE.
Chicago Great Western May Use the
Missouri Pacific Tracks.

Leavenworth. Kan, July 21-Nego-
tiations are in progress between the
Chicago Great Western and the Mis-
souri, Pacific railways whereby the
Maple Leaf will use the Missouri Pa
cific tracks between Leavenworth and
Kansas City. At present the Great
Western trains traverse the Kansas
CityNorthWestern line, a subsidiary
company of the Missouri Pacific. after
leaving LeavenWorth, but the roadbed
is inferior to that of the holding COM
pany's line, and Tess direct. President
Burt of the Chicago Great Western
railway spent several days in Leaven-
worth last week seeking to bring about
the change, which would involve aban
doning the lines Leavenworth depot,
and using the union passenger station
instead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
TOPEKANs PLAYING WE'LL.
Results of Second Days Tennis Play
ing at Wichita.

Wichita, KAN, July 21.-The con-
testants played until darkness stopped
the game in the second days meet of
the Kansas Open State Tennis associa-
ton tournaments. The result in the
preliminary rounds: Uncaper of Au-
gusta beat Sternberg of Wichita $40,
6-3, ga In the first round of singles
Dubach of Colorado Springs beat Lari-
mer of Wichita 6-3, Ga; Sheldon or
Topeka beat Keck of Wichita 6-1, GO.
Roberts of Noedesha beat Strother OF
Winfield 2-6, Us, 60. Uncaper beat
FauIks of EIDorado 6-1, 6-3- In the
second round of singles. Dickinson OF
Wichita beat Cahoon of Wichita 90.
SO; Bishop of Topeka beat Smith OF
ElDorado 81. 81; Penley of Augusta
beat Hale of Neodesha 7-5, 60; Du-
bach beat Petit of Neodesha 7-5, 6-1 !;
Parker of wichita beat Staley Of
Homestead, Okla, 81; Alfred OF
Neodesha beat Hayes of Ringwood.
Okla, So, So. In the first round Of
doubles Hale and Wyle of Neodesha
beat Hayes and Staley of the Okla
homa team ga, S-6; Penley and I'm
caper of Augusta beat Clark and Ben
son of lola and Eldorado 6-3, ell.
Sternberg and Throckmortin of Wich-
tia beat Roseberry and Nicholson Of
Arkansas City and Baldwin 6-1, 81;
Sheldon and Bishop of Topeka. beat
Bawles and Stoner of lola 6-1, 80,
ga Second round of doubles: Ca
hoon and Parker of Wichita beat
woodland and Cox of Augusta 6-1, 60.
Sheldon and Bishop beat Petit and
Cove of Neodesha 81, Sc.
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SEEING THINGS AT WINFIELD.
Town Is Dry But River is Not and
Queer Sights Are Seen.

winfield, Kan, July 21.-Another
alligator has been discovered in the
Walnut river. He was summing him
self on a log in the old swimming
hole below the Baden mills when he
was seen by Ponca McLain. who
made an effort to capture him, but
after hooking him and snubbing the
line around a stump, the animal be
came unruly and pulled so hard he
Strengthened out the hook and got
away.
This alligator is thought to be one
of three that were brought here from
Florida last year and subsequently
escaped from a meat market window.
where they were on exhibition 1t is
about five feet long. BY burrowing
in the mud during the winter. which
is said to be common practice OF
these reptiles. it was able to hibernate
through the cold weather of this
latitude, and is now getting lively un-
der the heat of summer
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HELD ON AN ASSAULT CHARGE.
Emporia Man Shot a Boy CeIebrator
Through a Door, July 5th.

Emporia, Kan, July 21.-J. L.
Boggs was bound over to the October
term of the district court on
charge of assault with intent to kill.
On the morning of July Boggs
shot through the front door upon
being awakened by frecrackers
thrown against the house. The shot
hit Albert Groh, a 9-year-oid boy.
Boggs says he thought it was
burglars The Groh boy is doing
we'll and probably will recover.
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.cted s142.ao. reportea

Iected $142.2o. reported s117.2o.
shortage $Z5.
Core q Carkrer, collected $500
reported $3.50, shortage $40.
Santa Fe Elevator company, col
Iected S194.65, reported $144.25,
shortage $5O.40.
BroaGnax & Mckinney, collected
S123.20, reported F10s.2o. shortage.
Sic.
John I. Glover, collected $163.S0,
reported S143S0, shortage $40.
Santa Fe Elevator company, col
lected $215.40, reported $115.S5,
shortage $100.05.
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DoucIas Wheat worth 100000.

Lawrence. Kan. July 21.-W. II.
Pendleton, a Lawrence grain dealer
says the wheat crop in Douglas
county this year will be worth S400,-
600 to. the farmers. He says the yield
per acre Will be the largest it has
been in the county for dozen years,
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cyone McGregor, 1-3-5-S; Fred b,
1894; Daisy Dreb, S-4-2-5. Others
in the race: Willie p, Harry B.,
Prince Joe, Albert NJ. Time. 2:13 Il,
2:14A, 2:I51 y, 2:16H.
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Strike breakers Are Terrified

New Castle. Pa, July 21-During
a riot here between strikers and
alleged strike breakers near the
Greer Tin Plate mill. William Ablep
of Cleveland, was probably fatally
injured. Fifteen men are under ar
rest. Twenty-Five more, said to be
strike breakers, are so terrified that
thew refuse to enter the plant.
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although the acreage is not quite so
large as it has been. He places tho
average yield per acre in the county
at 20 bushels per acre and says he
does not think it will vary from that
either way two bushels.
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KANSAS MAN SHOT IN OMAHA.
Henry Jordan Who Once Lived al
hutchinson wounded i'm Check.

Omaha. July 21.-Henry Jordan.
victim of Tuesdays street shooting
for which Jess Smith, who later in
the day shot and killed James Collins
in a Tenth street saloon is held at
the city Jail is a son of Walter JOr-
dan. OF Hutchinson, Kansas.
Young Jordan's condition Is not Sc
rious. the injury being a flesh wound
in the cheek.
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Eight Hour Law Causes Strike.

Muskogee, Okla, July 21-SM
hundred striking teamsters and lab
orers, employed on street paving and
sewer contracts are out and as
many more are expected to join as
the result of a 8 per cent wage re-
duction following the enforcement by
the state board of labor commission
ers of the eight hour law.
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TRANSFERRED TO TOPEKA.
C. H. Starkey of San Bernardino Get!
Position in Local Shops.

San Bernardino. Cal, july &c. H.
Starkey, formerly erecting foreman in
the local Santa Fe shops, has received
the appointment of a desirable position
in the shops at Topeka and will assume
his new duties at once.
Mr. Starkey has many friends in the
local shops who will be glad to learn
Of his promotion.