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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-09
HUGE sum said To
HAVE Been DIVIDED
$25o,ooo Company Organized WITH
Only $4,000 Paid in, and institution
Was lnsolvent From Start-Detend-
ants Take Appeal.

CINCINNATI, o., June 9.-Louis w
Foster. John NJ. German. Walter Camp
bell, A. c. Baldwin, Edwin Hiel and j..
NJ. Scott were each sentenced to
term OF six months in Jail and each 10
pay a fine of 5000 and costs by Judge
Thompson in the United States district
court here Tuesday morning, for u.s.
ing the mails to further schemes TO
defraud in conducting a bucketshop
The six defendants were tried be-
fore a jury several weeks ago and
found guilty of using the mails to de-
fraud, as charged in the indictment re-
turned by the grand jury Former
Judge Outcault, attorney for the de
PENDANTS, made a motion for a new
trial at that time. Judge Thompson
Tuesday morning overruled this mo
ton and sentenced the defendants.
Stay Of Execution.
AttorneyOutcault Immediately filed
a motion for a stay of execution in or
der to appeal the case to the United
States court of appeals. In the mean
time, each of the defendants will be
at liberty under $4,000 bonds.
The defendants operated a bucket
shop known as the Odell Brokerage
company. William J. Odell came to
Cincinnati from Savannah, Ca, with
$4,000 capital and opened a bucket
shop. He had branches in all the
principal cities and towns in the west
and south, and his business was the
largest of the kind in the country,
being one of the largest customers OF
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. When Odell died few years
ago, he left an estate valued it is said
at 100000
All the six defendants sentenced |
Tuesday were clerks and telegraph |
operators for Odell They continued
the business.
Took Cash Assets.
Judge Thompson in passing SEN |
tence said the government had abso-
lutely proved that the defendants had
not only appropriated the 100000
cash assets of the Odell company
when they took charge of it, but they
deliberately conspired, under the guise
of bucketshop, to misappropriate the
money placed in their hands by Gus
toners.
The defendants reorganized the
Odell Brokerage Company with cap-
italiation of $25O,OO0, Of which only
50 900 was paid in, and the institution |
was always insolvent in their hands.
Yet the gullible public furnished the
defendants with more than $1,OOO,OOO'
it is said, to divide among themselves. |
This case was prosecuted by United
States District Attorney Mcpherson |
and he was given assistance by the
Chicago Board OF Trade, It fs--sa'A.
The case will have widespread in
fluence in the board of trade war
against bucketshops over the country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
TEN THOUSAND SHORT.
Fair Attendance Fell Below That of
Last Year.

It will not be known definitely just
how the State Wide Fair association
came out from a financial standpoint
for at least a month or six weeks, but
if there is not a loss this year the
management will consider it has got off
lucky. Due to the unfavorable weather
conditions the first OF the week, the
failure to secure railway excursions
and rates, and the fact that the Buf-
falo Bills Wild West show served as a
counter attraction the attendance Tor
the week fell ten thousand short OF
equaling that of last year.
w l. Miller, treasurer of the Fair as
ISOLATION, stated that 1t is the intention
to give out the particulars in regard 10
the finances of this years project as
soon as possible but that 1t is likely
that at least q month will elapse before
this can be done. The horsemen were
paid at the end of each day with the
exception of Saturday at the secre-
tary's desk from funds obtained from
the concessions. The stall rents were
collected by the lieutenants of the sec
rotary and all OF the receipts and ex-
penditures when they can be figured
out will be turned over to the treasur-
err Then there will be various claims
and items coming up for days to com
so that it will be impossible TO obtaio
a definite statement for some time TO
come.
There is no doubt but the excursions
which the other fairs secured hurt u.s."
said Mr. Miller in speaking this morn
ing in regard to the attendance Then
it rained on Tuesday and that was bad,
and we were handicapped on Wednes-
day by the Wild West show. State
ments have been made to the effect
that the fair management was sore be-
cause the city fathers allowed this
show to come here during fair week.
This is not the case, but we can see
now that it was mistake to have the
circus here. 1t took the farmers and
children away from the fair. IF We had
been able to secure rates on the rail-
ways it might have helped to increase
our attendance, as people would have
come in for both attractions.
1.-The fact that some of the farmers
went to the circus instead of the fair
shows that they did not appreciate the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
TRIED FOR BREAKING INTO CAR.
Gilbert Branner Goes Free-Turns
States Evidence on John Carter.

In the trial Of Gilbert Branner and
John Carter, two youths charged with
breaking into a Union Pacific car in
order to steal some beer, the charges
against Branner were dismissed. Bran
ner then turned states evidence, telling
on the stand of Carter asking him to go
down to the yards and get into the car
He would not say that they had gone
after beer, but said he had watched for
a brakeman or a policeman while Car
ter got into the car.
Carter, on the stand, assisted by Joe
Reed. his attorney, testified that the
two boys had gone to the yards and
gotten into the car for the purpose Of
stealing ride to Aurora, Colo. to get
a job. letter from a brother of Car.
ter was introduced to help substantiate
the testimony but was thrown out
Nothing was stolen from the car
Special Waterman Biggs, travelling on
the train caught the boys ten minutes
after they had broken the car open.
Carter insisted that the car was not
sealed and that the door had stool
open from four to six inches
This is the fret jury case of the Sep
TENDER term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
GYPSY WOMAN HELD.
Charged With Relieving Old Soldier
of Money at Fair.

The gypsy woman. Linda Milan,
charged with robbing w. c. Maurand,
an old soldier patron of her fortune
telling tent at the state wide fair,
was given a hearing in the court of
Topeka this morning and bound over
to the district court Her husband,
Joseph Milan. was released.
Judge Simon hesitated to hold the
woman on the evidence, stating after
wards that he hesitated on account of
her small baby. The child is but a
few months old and had not the
county attorney made arrangements
for a speedy trial in the district
court the woman would likely have
gone free. It is impossible for the
gypsies to furnish the $500 bond so
the woman and babe will be COM
PEELED to live in the county Jail until
her trial. A sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter is carrying a baby sister scarcely
more than a year old
The old soldier was certain that
he had placed $50 in bills in mis-
nocketbook before coming to Topeka
from Minneapolis, Kan. to see the
fair. When the fortune teller told
him she could talk better with more
money in her hand he placed the
whole book there. Later he
Examined ~ ami the book to find it con-
tanned but $40. Still he had not
looked inside of it since leaving home
he said. only he remembered dis
tinctIv of putting the $50 in it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
88EsS:Si52

Frank Grubb of the New York Y.
M c. A. spent the weekend In To-
peka.
The Mothers club of the Provident
association will meet on Tuesday Tor
the first time this season.
on Wednesday evening E. G.
BrownelI. secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
will entertain at his home the Beroean
class of the Central branch.
Plans are we'll under way tending
towards the organization of church
football league, one similar to the
baseball league of the past two sum-
mers.
The Sunday afternoon concert given
Ly Marshalps band was well attended
' esterday, showing the appreciation of
the public. Most of the numbers were
sacred music.
The Dairymen's association will
meet this evening at the Commercial
club quarters. The single service
PAPER milk bottle will again be the
topic for discussion.
Vacation time for the Topeka Ad-
vertising club is over. The opening
September meeting will be held at
noon tomorrow. The program has
been given over to the municipal adj
vertising committee and plans will be
formulated to tell the world about
Topeka Marco Morrow will give his
ideas on How 1t Can Be Done"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
CITY LIGHTS KANSAS AVENUE.
Contract With Edison Company Ends
Bridge Will Be Dark.

The city council has passed resolu-
lions bringing to an end the contract
bNween the Topeka Edison company
and the city for the furnishing of eIec-
tricity and equipment for the lighting
o. Ka lsas avenue from the Snunga-
nuEga to Garfield park. As a result the
EDISON people are cutting out their
circuit today and the city force is bust
ly engaged in stringing their new lamps
v hich will hang from the corners in
stead of over the middle of the street.
There is one thing that is going to
bother the CRY considerably in this new
system of street lighting. Only GER
tain kind of circuit is used On the
lamps ever the Melan bridge. The Edi-
son people have kept UP this line of
Juice" and when the contract is dis
continued it means that the city will
be unable to use this circuit on the
lamps. AS a result new equipment will
have to be ordered for the lighting of
he Malan br dga. Meanwhile The
bridge will be dark.
The new city arc lights along Kansas
avenue are strung from corner posts
end are supposed to be more service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
NEGROES HAVE DONE WE'LL.
Prof. Greener of New York Says Adj
yancement Has Been Marvellous.

Chicago, Sept. 2o.-Negro attendants at
an educational mass meeting yesterday
were told that it was not they who were
in need of education. but the white man.
who took credit for every advancement
the descendants of Ham had made during
the last century. The statement was made
by Prof T. r. Greener of New York, who
addressed a large audience in Zion Afrt-
can Methodist Episcopal church
Prof Greener spoke of the great ad-
vancement among the children of the
negro race and the students in the col
leges and universities. The negro had
raised himself to higher level. said the
speaker, and to him belonged the credit,
I'VE are not to accept the statement
that we have not done anything for our
selves" he said I'VE, as race, have
ACCOMPLISHED almost as much as the
white man and that under disadvantage:
1.-The work done by the negro people of
the south in educational lines and what
fhex have accomplished has reached a
noi1t where nothing would be able to root
It out The colored students of the south
TODAY hold up their heads. dress better.
talk better and make a better appearance
than they did in the early days and In
consenuence they earn greater respect
from their white brothers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
WORK FOR ALL.
Every Member of Commercial Club
VIII Be on a Committee.

Big things are planned for the
near future, at the Commercial club
The committee lists are being re-
vlsed SO that every member of the
organization will be on at least one
committee. 1t has been felt that if
each member of the club could be
made to feel a certain amount of
responsibility in regard to the work
OF the organization that it would give
a tremendous impetus to the effect
fveness of this Topeka organization.
Putting every member on a COM
mittee will mean that the various
committees will be greatly increased
in size. Each committee will be ex-
pected to get together and appoint an
executive subcommittee so that the
less important business can be
thrashed out in these sub divisions
Those who have been told of the new
the members of the club will get to-
gether as never before for the good
of Topeka.
AS soon as the complete list of
those who have been put on the
membership committee is announced
the committee will get together and
plan another lively membership cam
paign which will be of but two or
three days duration. During this
time, however, it is hoped that three
hundred members will be added to
the organization.
The meeting of the Topeka adver-
Using club which Will be held to-
morrow noon will undoubtedly be an
interesting one. Plans will be dis
cussed in regard to the carrying out
of an advertising scheme which may
extend over two or three years. All
members of the club are urged to be
present.
The display of goods locally
manufactured which were planned
last summer will start next week,
when either the Horn Planning Co.,
the Otto Kuehne Preserving Co.,
will be the exhibitors for the week.
There are not many people who
really have a full conception of the
output of the factories of Topeka,
and these displays will serve as
educators in this respect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
WIRTH GOES TO PRISON.
E,mba1mer's Apprentice Will Not
Serve in Refromatory.

Chas. NJ. Wirth, embalmers' appren-
tice, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses was finally re-
fused admission to the Hutchinson
reformatory this morning and sent to
the penitentiary.
Wirth pleaded guilty hoping to
draw light sentence to the reforma-
tory. He had been refused that con-
sideration earlier by Judge Dana who
saw too many escaping just punish
ment. 1t is safe to say this prisoner
got all that was due him. He was
trying to square himself with his boss
accounts by pawning jeWelry he pur-
chased on time with the credit of his
employer. His game of finance lack
ed only one thing. 1t was too slow
and the jewelry men cut him off be-
fore he had squared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
DIR. SANDERS MAKES A SPEECH.
Tells of Importance of Foreign Mis-
siOnary Work.

On Saturday evening sixty-five of
the prominent ministers, lawyers, rep
lesentatives of the various business in
terests of the city who are interested
down to enjay a spread in Gemmen
hall of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. ]. B.
Larimer. who occupied the chair,
spoke of the far reaching influence of
the association work.
The address of the evening was
given by DR.. Frank K. Sanders, who is
member of the international COM
mittee and who himself was ae one
time engaged in the foreign associa-
ton work in India and Ceylon. He
spoke of the methods employed in
carrying on the association work in
foreign fields, and the vast influence
the ninety representatives of the as
ISOLATION in America are exertlng- me
work, and from the very beginning the
policy has been self supporting. The
first thing that is attempted by the
association men in foreign fields is to
ahead with the work. The representa-
tives of the Y. M. G. A always wait
until after the church with its mis-
sionaries has paved the way before at
tempting to introduce the association
work.
George E. Lerrigo. who leaves next
month for Hong Kong, China, as
representative of the Y. M c. A, gave
an interesting picture of the work that
IS being accomplished in that vast en-
pire.
Kansas has a representative in Bra
gil. and the local organization has
to endeavor to raise $1,000
for the support of his work during the
ensuing year. This amount lacked
several hundred dollars of being COM
rlete. At the meeting $122.60 was
subscribed
W. w. Mills. who has just returned
from his fishing trip in Wyoming, was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
A SECRET FOR ALL
United Doctor Tells Why Spe-
cialist Make the Offer of
Free Treatment.
DR.. Hall Tells Why Specialists
Succeed In Their Practice.
All Cases Applying During the
Next 80 Days Will Be
Treated Free.

DR.. Hall, one of the specialists in
charge OF the United Doctors Insti-
tute, located at 610 Kansas avenue
says: One of the great secrets of the
success or the specialists in curing
diseases is their expert knowIedge of
medical diagnosis. So complete IL
their knowledge of the human body
that oftentimes, by the aid of their
wonderful instruments, they are able
TO diagnose case, describing and To-
eating every ache and pain without
asking the patient a single question.
The treatment used by the United
Doctors is non-surgicaL They never
use the knife, never mutilate the body
which God built in His image. Only
the best and purest drugs and chem
icals are used by these specialists
their motto being that every sick
person is entitled to the best medi-
regardless of cost. To obtain pure
drugs they prepare all their own
medicines in their own laboratory.
and every patient is thus assured a
regardless of cost
THE expensive and elaborate in
struments used in diagnosis and the
extreme care used in securing pure
drugs and preparing them specially
for each case, make the treatment
used by the United Doctors more ef-
fective than ordinary treatment, vet
the large number of patients treated
MAKE II pOSStDle 10 place the price of
treatment within the reach of ALL"
DIR. Hall, one of the physicians who
iS in charge of the Topeka institute,
announces that in order to INTRODUCES
this new system of treatment in Kan
sas, a limited number of patients
will be cured free. The grand free Of
fer is as follows: All cases accepted
for treatment in the next 80 days
will be treated free of charge until
they are well. Examination will be
free and treatment is free, the only
charge made will be for the medicine
used, each patient being expected to
pay cash for his medicines. In cases,
of very poor people the medicines will
be furnished free, aIso.
This is really a very remarkable
and generous offer by these great
specialists. 1t is not an offer of free
treatment for a few weeks, but free
treatment until well, regardless of
the length of time. This offer is good
only in cases accepted for the treat
ment during the next 80 days. After
that, full regular fees will be charged
to all
Consultation and examination is
free to all, but only durable cases will
be accepted for treatment. If your
case is incurable, you will be told So
and not one penny of your money ac-
cepted. However, many cases that
are incurable by old methods can be
quickly cured by this wonderful new
treatment of the United Doctors. You
will find them at their offices daily
from 9 a. m. till p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
WRIGHT READY TO FLY.
VIII Make Preliminary Tests for
Aeroplane Contest In New York

New York. Sept. 2o.-The aviation
committee of the Hudson-FuIton COM
mission announces that Wilbur Wright
is here to make the tests nre-
liminary to his aeroplane for flights
during the celebration.
His biplane IS now at Governors
island, which will be the starting
place for both Wright and Glenn H.
Curtiss, who also will contribute to-
wards the aerial feature of the CEN
tenniaI.
These preliminary flights will be
made to ascertain the route which
may be safely followed during the
official exhibitions that will occur
next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
JUDE JORDAN SENT TO JAIL.
Let of With Thirty Days and a Fine
of 500.

lube Jordan, veteran negro jointls-
and continued game of the police. was
tried today In the district court on a
nuisance charge and rewarded for .
plea of guilty with a fine of 500 and
a sentence of 80 days in the county fail.
Jordan was fined in the police court
on the same charge with the addition
of number of sales counts. He nIead-
ed guilty there but the county officers
promised to make lube remember he
had been arrested for selling LIQUOR and
took the same evidence. Once again.
guilty and fined on one count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
DEEP SEATED COUGH
CURED IN S HOURS
New Homemade Syrup.
(Cut this out.)
From Boston Press

Progress in medical compounds never
ceases, and now it is stated by a pron1i-
nent medical man that any deep-seated
cough or cold on the lungs can be act
ually cured in five hours by the clock.
Opium and morphine have been resort
ed to in the past, as relief measures.
But now it is learned that the system
must be treated to rid it of inflamma-
ton and congestion A tonic laxative
cough syrup does the work so quickly
and thoroughly as to be almost magi-
cal What heretofore has taken weeks
to cure can be accomplished in hours.
Get this formula filled or mix it az
home and always keep it on hand: One
half ounce fluid wild cherry bark, Ole
ounce compound essence cardiol aud
three ounces syrup white pine COM
pound Shake the bottle and take
twenty drops every half hour for four
hours. Then taken one-half to one tea
spoonful three or four times day ur-
til the system is purified and toned up.
Give children less according to age,
One filling will usually cure a Who'll.
Family. as the does is small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
ADJUSTMENTS
AT the Grand.

The members of THE Beauty Spot
company, which comes to the Grand Sat
urday matinee and night are firm be-
lieyers in fresh air. With this end in
view they have formed a club bearing the
rather unique title of The Ozone Club.
Miss Isabelle Diamond of the company
is the president. and the members have
pledged themselves to remain in the open
air much as possible. They sleep as
whenever they can. dine on the roof or
some other spot where the fresh air fire.
" circulats Certain restrictions in food
and dress are also a part Of the club
rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20

able ard more practical than those
Hanging from the middle of the street.
Tonight the people of the city will be
able to see Kansas avenue lighted UP
with electricity generated at the NUM-
cipal electric hgnt llant-owned and
operated by the citizens OF Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
TRIED TO SAVE HIS HAIR
Student May Lose His Life From
Fight With Hazers.

Toledo. September 2O.-Harry Kirk, a
freshman in the Coshocton high
school, is near death with fracture
Of the skull sustained in an effort to
save his hair from being clipped by
sophomore hazers.
In running away from the hazers
Kirk fell into an open cellarway, strik-
ing the basement floor on his head.
Surgeons removed part of his skull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
G.F. Reude Gets Position at Lansing

George F. Reude of Alton has been ap-
pointed chief clerk at the penitentiary by
Warden Codding in place of John Brown
resigned Reude is unknown to the poll
ticians except that he halls from Osborne
county and is a brother-in-law of Charles
Iandis a newspaper man and prominent
politician of the Fifth district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
FOR PASSING WORTHLESS CHECK
VIM. Gregg Arrested on This Charge
and Locked Up.

A worthless check drawn on the
Shawnee State bank of North Topeka
for $25 and signed Park Goodnow."
was passed at the New Era store this
morning. When presented at the hank
the check was refused. A policeman
was called and an investigation began
The proprietor of the store remembered
the man. who, when captured gave the
name of William Gregg
The bank became suspicious of the
check when it was discovered that the
name signed was spelled ~'Goodnow''
when the real owner of the name spells
it Goodno. Patrolman Woodward knew
Gregg upon hearing the description and
found him at bis room. He had been
employed by the Union Pacific.
ST. Joe and Return $3.50, via Santa Fe
Account Live Stock and Horse Show.
Tickets on sale Sept 20 to %. Fina.
rof1rrniuO SAM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20

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