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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
CALLS Them DOWN.
DIR. Crumbine Objects to Farming Out
Job of Health Officer

DR.. Crumbine does not believe in
the system adopted by many counties
of letting out the office of health Of
1cer to the lowest bidder. He de-
clares that the practice is not war
ranted by law and has written the fol-
lowing letter of sharp reproof to the
county commissioners in regard to the
matter:
81 desire to call your attention to
practice that seems to prevail in
the majority of the counties Of this
state of calling for competitive bids in
the case of the appointment of county
health officer, and the awarding of
such position to the lowest bidder,
which practice, in the opinion of the
attorney for the state board of health,
is Illegal. I quote from the opinion
or the attorney as follows:
1.-The statute governing the election
of the county health officer is sec
ton 1915 General Statutes, Kansas,
1905, which provides as follows:
The county commissioners of the
several counties of this state shall act
as local boards of health for their re-
spective counties. Each local board
preference being given to adopts in
sanitary science, who shall be exof-
f1cfo a member of said local board
and the health officer of the same
This statute expressly provides
that the person to be elected shall
be physician and, also, that in his
selection, the preference shall be given
tic an adept in sanitary science. and
this is binding upon the board of
county commissioners
1.-The calling for competitive bids
in such a case is equivalent to an
agreement to select the person who
will agree to act for the lowest price.
"In my opinion, it was not the in
tention of the legislature that the
county health officer should be select
ed in this manner. It is manifest that
where the selection is made by the
local board of competitive bid. that
instead of preference being given to
an adept in sanitary science that the
preference in that case would be given
to the applicant who rated his services
the cheapest. In my opinion such ac-
ton on the part of the board of coun-
ty commissioners is not only In viola
ton of the spirit, but also of the let
ter: of state statute, and is contrary
to law
81 trust, therefore. that in the selec-
ton of the health officer if the above
practice prevails in your county, that
| it will be discontinued and the ap-
pointment made with special refer
ence, as contemplated in the law, to
the fitness OF the physician for the
position"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
TWO new ONES IN FIELD
Fred Huntoon and f. NJ. NewIand for
City Commissioners.

F. M. Newland. 1901 East Sixth ave-
rue, has been announced as a candi-
date for city commissioner under the
commission form of government.
Mr. Newland is president of the wa.
terworks and has large following.
He has been a member of the water
works commission ever since the city
took over the plant four years ago and
active IN the thousands of dollars worth
of improvements made out of the water
revenues to give Topeka her preseni
fine supply of water and plenty of it,
Another candidate who will draw a
heavy support in Topeka is Fred Hun
foon, whose friends are urging him to
enter the race, the son of Colonel Hun
toon, the man who laid out the city of
Topeka and planned all of the first en-
cheering.
Mr. Huntoon is known by every old
settler and every business man and
resident in Topeka and he is favored
for the office of city commissioner I'M
der the commission form of govern
ment.
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SOUL OR NO SOUL,
A Corporation Can Be Fined just the
Same, Says Court.

New York, Dec. 31.-The argument
that a corporation having no soul.
cannot commit crime, has been set
aside by the appellate division of the
supreme court, which upheld the ac-
ton of the lower court in imposing
$500 fine against the Star company,
publishers of New York American, for
libelling John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
In defending the suit Clarence ].
Shearn had argued that corporation,
having neither soul, conscience, mind
nor feeling, is incapable of entertain
ing a mischievous and malicious in
tent, which is an essential element in
criminal libel
The court held cit was once
thought that a corporation could not
commit a crime, but by slow degrees
and following upon the extension Of
the practice of organizing corpora
lions, purpose of avoiding the penal
ties of alleged acts, the courts have
reached a different conclusion"
The libel reaff1rmed was published
in December, 1908, and stated Mr..
Rockefeller had originated a system
of peonage in a stockade at the plant
of the Corn Products Refining COM
pany at Summit, ILL.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
SPYING OUT THE LAND.
Agent of King Peter Looking for
American Wives for Princes.

Washington. Dec. 31.-Where is Count
Pablo Mysky Treskaya. also known as
Captain Kariloft? He is supposed to
be either in Chicago or New York city
in the interest of the Karageorgevitch
family, which now sits on the Servian
throne, and the sons of which are plan
ring to marry into money.
Both sons of King Peter are prepar-
ing to travel early in the new year,
and the itinerary includes a two
months stay in the United States--un-
less the agents report makes it inadvis-
able.
Count Treskaya is mysterious
stranger about whom Washington's ex-
elusive set is talking. Upon his ap-
pearance here he was believed to be a
secret agent for some Balkan nation.
Now it turns out that King Peter COM
fnissioned him to come to this country
and report what opportunity his two
sons might have toward making an al
lance With American girls,
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LAMPHERE IS DEAD.
Slayer of Guinness Woman a Victim of
Consumption.

Laporte. Ind, Dec. 31.-Ray Lam
phere, 3S years old, slayer of Mrs.
Belle Guinness and her children, died
last night of tuberculosis in the Michi-
gan City penitentiary, where he was
serving an indeterminate term for ar
son.
Lamphere, on April 20. 1908. set fire
to the Guinness home near Laporte
and incinerated the family. He was
formerly employed by Mrs. Guinness
as a workman on her farm. Follow
ing the fire, the bodies of several per-
sons who had been murdered by Mrs.
Guinness, were unearthed in the farm
yard. 1t was shown that Lamphere
was probably cognizant of some Of
Mrs. Guinness crimes and that he was
angry with her.
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FOURTH TIME A CHARM.
San Francisco Votes to Operate a
Street Car Line.

San Francisco. Dec. 81-After declar-
ing against municipality owned, and
operated street railroads. three times
in five years, voters of this city at a
special bond election here registered
their will decisively- in favor of the
project. Complete returns from 20 out
of 800 precincts give 6.2S6 for and 2,406
against it.
The project is known as the Geary
street railroad bond issue and calls for
the issuance of 100000 of bonds for
the reconstruction of the Geary street
cable road as an electric system. The
franchise of this road lapsed to the
city some years ago and it has since
been operated under lease from the
municipality.
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OATH WILL BE TAKEN.
Corporations Not Compelled to Take
Inventory for Taxation.

Washington. Dec. 31-"Where a cor
poration through its books or other
wise can ascertain its income sufficient
" for the officers to make oath to the
return as true. this will be regarded
as equivalent to an inventory and a
physical inventory need not be taken.
1T is realized. however. that in the
cases of many corporations. income for
the calendar year can not be ascertain
ed without taking a, physical inventory
at the end of the calendar year and the
law being explicit both as to the period
and income. where such income can not
be ascertained without a physical in
ventory. this will have to be taken ="
These are the views expressed by the
international revenue office in response
to inquiries from corporations who are
finding themselves embarrassed in MAX
ing returns for income tax purposes in
CAGES where their fiscal year is not iden-
teal with the calendar year
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Importation of Cut Diamonds
20 Million in IL Months.
More Than a Million in Excess
of Biggest Year.
S2s,OOO,OOO INCREASE
In Value of Precious Stones
Over IL Months of 1908.
Exports of Food Stuffs Lowest
in a Decade.

Washington, Dec. s1.-The surest
indication of ready money, officials
declare. is the diamond market. and
during the first eleven months of 1909
this has doomed, the importation of
cut diamonds amounting to $25,214.
SAL, three times more than during the
same period last year and almost
$6,500.000 more than during that time
in 1907. In fact, the imports of cut
diamonds for this year, with Deem
Der omitted, amounted to more than
a million dollars more than for the
twelve months of 1907, the banner
year in such importation.
More than $40,0O0,0O0 worth of dia-
monds and other precious stones were
imported into the United States for
the first eleven months of 1909. This
represents an increase of $28,0O0,0 900
over 1908.
The only matter for serious ref1ec-
ton in the report is the statement
that the expectation of food stuffs,
both raw and manufactured. has fall
en- lower than has been noted in a de-
cade.
These figures are taken from the
report just published by the bureau Of
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor.
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NOT A CENT MISSING
Counting of Uncle Sans Cash Has
Been Completed.

Washington. Dec. 91.-To count the
coins and securities in the United States
treasury it has taken committee of
four persons supervising from so to 40
counting experts. almost two months.
Upon the retirement Of C. H. Treat as
United States treasurer. it became nee
essary for a counting of the contents
of the vaults to be made for the in
coming treasurer, Lee McClung, to give
a receipt.
Next Monday McClung will give Mr..
Treat q receipt for 81. 259, O01, 1851 2-3,
the exact contents of the treasury
Not cent was found to be missing
from Uncle Sans pocketbook It was
the quickest count ever made by the
treasury and was absolutely necessary
before Mr.. Treat could be relieved of
the responsibility of the office The
count included 1862 ,317 silver dollar
pieces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
KEEP YOUR NICKEL.
If Condition of st. Louis Street Cars Is
Objectionable.

St. Louis. Dec. 31-'If you enter a
car and find it dirty or Uttered with
refuse, or if it be too hot or too cold
hold onto your nickel and call the po-
lice
This is the official edict of the board
of health and the police board for reg
ulation of the cars of the United Rail
ways, issued following a lengthy con-
ference.
A special detail of police will be as
signed to duty as inspectors next Mon
day and every ear that offends the ar
tisttc sense of the patrolman or does
not suit his physical comfort, will be
summarily put out of service.
The action of the officials follows
many complaints of cold and unsani-
tary cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
CANNON JUST SMILES.
Uncle Joe Refuses to Talk Politics on
Return to Washington.

Washington, Dec. 81. = Speaker
Cannon, laden with few barrels Of
Christmas cigars. has returned to
Washington after spending Christmas
in his home in Danville, Ill The
speaker said his gifts were practically
all cigars of varying brands and of
equally varying excellence.
Uncle joe declined to talk poll
tics. When asked about his prepara-
lions to meet the advertised onslaught
of the house insurgents he merely
smiled. He smiled even more broadly
when inquiry was made about his re-
ported decision to relinquish the
speakership. The sarcastic manner in
which his lip curled, however, con-
WINGED his friends the rumor may not
be taken seriously.
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MARKED THE BILLS.
Police Then Found Them ON a Black
Hand Suspect.

Network, Dec. 31.-By the arrest
in BROOKLYN today of three Italians the
ponce believe they have the leaders of
a Black Hand organization which has
successfully levied tribute for several
years.
Erasimo Rubino, one of the men,
mas been arrested twelve times before
in connection with Black Hand COM
plants, but sufficient evidence to con-
vict was lacking.
On this occasion, however, the po-
lice say they found in his pocket bills
which they had previously marked
and given to widow to pay the black
matters who had threatened the lives
OF her children unless she paid $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
BOST0N'S BIG MELON
FOrty-one Million to Be Discussed in
Interest and Dividends

Boston, Dec. 31.-A proof of the
unprecedented prosperity of the in
terests in which the people of this city
have invested their money will be Of
fered tomorrow by the disbursement
of more than SAL, 100000, representing
the interest and dividends for the past
six months. This amount is the great
est distribution in the history of the
city and exceeds last years payments
by $14,2SS,S49.
One million dollars will be paid out
by the city and state in interest The
manufacturing interests will distribute
S1S,491,S50. while railroads and other
enterprises will give evidences of the
general prosperity by the payment of
dividends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 1.-WHEAT-Realizin
sales in the December delivery caused
iiiooerate weakness in the wheat market
during early trading. Demand was slack
and trading was inclined to drag
Prlces at the opening were Nc higher to
!Oc lower, December being at $LI71h to
LIS and May at SLIPS to $1.121k Later
May touched $1117s. December for a time
enid within tthe opening range.
LIQUIDATION of small quantities of TIE
december delivery caused the price OF
that option to decline by vide leaps all
day The bottom was reached at Slip
The low point for May WIS s1.11ss The
market closed weak at almost the bottom.
December was down p1kc az s1l2 May
was off 5s@a4c at $L111x0I1 i15s
CORN-Selling Of the December option
was also the future of early trading in
the corn pit and prices sold off a trifle
from the opening figures, which were 1sc
higher to 1sQKc lower, compared with
the previous close. May opened at 66A C
to &c and sold within that range early
in the session.
The market was weak all day, the low
point for May being reached at 663s@6G1sc
The close was weak with May down go
nc at 66!Ac.
OATS-Oats were easy. Opening quota
tions were a shade higher to 1sQAc lower
with May at 4534c to 457sc. Later May
sold off to 45ssc.
PROVISIONS-Provisio were weak at
the start, because of general selling
prompted by large receipts OF live hogs.
Prices opened &c to 15c lower.
RYE-Cash: 79111@S0c May, S0@81c.
BARLEY-Cash: 60@72c.
TIMOTHY-March,- So 1904 90.
CIOVER-March, Sic. 90.
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AMUSEMENT rs.
At the Grand.

Porter J. Whites Faust" with Miss
Olga Verne as Marguerite and strong
company. appeared here before a packed
house at the Standard theater last ev-
ening and gave Pekin one of the fin
est theatrical productions ever seen in
this city-Pekin, Ill. Daily Times.
Grand tonight.
Mr.. Charles B. Hanford has been a
favorite il The Tanning of the Shrew,
in which he will be seen here. Indeed
he is regarded in the many communi-
ties in which he has performed as its
recognized Interpreter. His appearance
at the Grand matinee and night, New
Years, will be awaited with interest by
the host of loyal playgoers. who have
from season to. season rallied to his
banner with many recruits and no de-
sertions. Mr. Hanford is again accom-
PANIED by that brilliant actress, Miss
Marie Drofnah. who in this perform
aDce will play Katherine The Amer
lean Lord will be presented at night.
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ment. just as is done with tuberculo-
sis cows. Then the farmers would re-
port their cases and we would be able
to eradicate the disease.
Kansas has been extremely free
of Texas fever during the past year.
Railroad wrecks due to washcuts
caused the new outbreaks. On ac-
count of the rigid rules laid down by
both the state and federal depart
ments it has been and Will continue
to be almost impossible for 'ticky'
cattle to come into the state.
There are various other minor con-
tagious diseases that break out over
the state occasionally, but this de-
partment always takes charge of them
as soon as notified. This department
can be of great value to the stock
raisers of the state, if they will simply
avail themselves of its assistance and
cooperation"
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Dec 31--SIOCkS-
Small fractional advances varied by
larger gains in special stocks made up the
opening showing of changes in the stock
market. Rock Island was feature on the
with 52A last night. The preferred stock
also gained 2. Chesapeake and Ohio and
International Harvester rose and oSuth-
ern Pacific. National Railways of Mexico
first preferred Anaconda and American
Smelling large fractions.
Profits were taken in Rock Island and
when it fell back point, most other ac-
tive stocks yielded. Meanwhile there was
a steady rise is a number of minor stocks.
Brooklyn Union Gas rose s1z. Southern Pa
cific IL and 500 line, the Duluth South
Shore and Atlantic stocks, Wheeling and
Lake Erie first preferred and Central
Leather l. Western Maryland certificates
and United States Pipe preferred lost l.
The market was steady at IL o'clock
Rock Island was taken in hand again
and marked up to SIS, but its advance had
scarcely any effect on the generu market
which was listleSs and narrow Realizing
sales were in evidence In different parts
of the list Wabash and American To-
bacco preferred lost l. and Chicago and
Alton 11z American Express gained 10
points and American Ice /.
The strength Of Southern Pacific with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
SANTA CLAUS BAD LUCK.
Many Christmas Packages DESTROYED
in Express Company Fire.

New York, N Y, Dec. 31.-Belated
Christmas packages and other valu-
able express matter in large numbers
went up in smoke today in a fire
which destroyed the American Elk
press company's office and store rooms
near the Grand Central station. caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000
The flames ragged for several hours
in the main building and smaller
structures adjoining. covering the
greater part of block. At periods
the fire was punctuated by explosions
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Kansas CITY Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. S1.-CATTLE-
Receipts 10000 including 100 southe I rs
Market steady Native steers, S4SOQ7. %:
southern steers, $4,000. IS; southern cows,
81. 75q4. So; native. cows and heifers, $2S0g
6.25; stockers and feeders, g 4Vqo1e; pulis,
steers. 81 ON665O; western cows, $3.OC@4 10
HOGS -Receipts 1900. Market SC lower
Bulk of sales, IS. 20QS. As; heavy, s. 4O4S. 80;
packers and butchers, $S.3oqS.50; light,
S.. COOS 40; pigs, Sc. 50a7O.
SHEEP.Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Muttons. s45G575; lambs. $6-509S, 3; fed
western wethers and yearlings, A60Q1. 30;
fed western ewes, A.25Q5.3
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chile Goes on Eastern Time.

Santiago, Chile. Dec. 31.-With the
new year Chile will adopt a system of
eastern standard time.
Under the new reckoning the time
in Chile will correspond with that of
the eastern time division of the United
States, which embraces the territory
between the Atlantic coast and an ir-
regular line drawn from Detroit to
Charleston s c.
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MRS. JOAB Null VANE ILL
Suffering With Kidney Trouble-Con-
ditiOn Is Serious.

The condition of Mrs Joab Mulvane,
who has been seriously i'll and steadily
declining for the past five weeks, was
reported as at a Standstill tOdy. Her
condition is SO serious it is feared she
can not recover. She is suffering from
kidney trouble.
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Their New years Gift.

Boston. Dec. 31.-Conductors and mo-
tormen employed by the Boston Eleva
ted Railroad company received a New
Years gift today from the company
of $40 and $25 in gold as a reward for
their good records in 1909. The COM
Tany distributed this year $4,000, the
largest sum ever given since the Gus
tom was fnaugurated seven years ago,
and makes a total of $403, 1856.
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New Plan of City Government.

Cincinnati. O., Dec. 31.-Today is
the last day on which in Ohio cities
will conduct business under what has
been known for several years as the
Board plan of government. To-
under which responsibility in the con-
duct of city affairs is conferred in the
mayor and his two Heutenants, the di-
rectors of public service and public
safety.
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gain of 2as and few other stocks had
some sustaining effect but the general list
gave evidence of selling pressure. Ches-
Of Mexico first preferred rose IL, Hooking
Coal l. Kansas City Southern preferred,
Pittsburg Coal preferred, National Lead,
American Cotton Oil and Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical declined l.
Bonds were easy.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago Dec. M.-CATTLElReceipts
estimated at 5000. Market weak Beeves,
81. 1901. so; Texas steers, 4.00Q48; western
steers, $4,000. 10; stoekers and feeders,
s.. a0@5. %; cows and heifers, S.OoGS-SO;
calves, S.25Q9.25-
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1900.
Market weak; generally SC lower. Light,
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. s1.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to 1c lower No.
hard, $1.0@1.07 No. 3, 103q110; No.
2 red, $1.20G1.25; No. 8, $117@1.22.
CORN-Market unchanged to NC lower.
No. mixed, Csc; No. 8, 627zc; No. white,
6S11c; No. 3. CSC.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white
45@47c; No. 2 mixed, 43@44c. Z
T RYEl6S470c.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, 81. 50Q13.00; choice prairie $l02o
1850.
OVERWHELMINGLY extras, 36c; firstS,
SIC; seconds, &c; packing stock, &c.
EGGS-Extras. Sc; firsts. SSc; current
receipts, &c; see9nds a AZ aar1ies' isc
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, $1.06ss;
May, $1.063s; July, 95A@95asc.
CORN-December, 633sc; May, 6S1s@66Aes
JULY 65c.
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Topeka Hide MarIekss7.
Quotations furnished by James IN. Smith
Hide Co.. 10a East Third Sill

FUR ouorAri TsRsEai kses PEI i.HsEss
prime. s1.75 to-. 200; raccoon, mediiSfiT
prime. s1.55 to 81 raccoon. small and
No. 2. 6Oc to $50 Opossum. large cased.
No. ], 60c to S5c; opossum. medium cased'
No. /, Toe to 30c. Skunk, black. nriIne'
$500 to 800; Skunk. short. prime 500 to
800; skunk. narrow, prime, S1OO to 50 d.
skunk, broad and unprime, 35c to s16a-
Mink. large dark, No. /, S. 100 to $sGs1.
mink, medium, No !. 800 to IS %: mink
small, No: !. s2.75 to Us; mink, unprirna
800 to 1925 Muskrat (winter). 15c to SOC =
civit cat, Csc to 4oc; house cat, Sc to 19c:
fox gray. 6oc to 81 90; fox red. prime. 81 81
to 81 50: wolf prime mountain. $500 to
&c to 75c; beaver. large, each S. 90: beaver
medium. $3.50 to $500: beaver. small. 81 e
to 800: badger. No. l. Soc. All Other
badgers practically worthless.
HIDE QUOTATIONS-G. 8. cured hides
native No; is 11zc; No. Us 101zc; q. ii
cured bull hides No. rs 1O%c; No. 2's gsle.
G. s. cured side brands 40 lbs. uni 7fs
flat; g s. cured No. 8 hides. &c flat: green
(Above prices are delivered in Toneka.
Kansas. Hide prices are for week endine
December %, 1909 ei'o'ns
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by j. B. Billiard corner Kan.
sas ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. kan. selec. a.
CORN-58c.
oATS-3S640e