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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
MANY new LIGHTS.
More Illumination on Kansas Avenue
Provided For.

There is a scheme on foot to illumi-
nate the east side of Kansas avenue
between Seventh and Eighth street
until the glare of the lights shine like
the proverbial '57 kind A petition IS
being passed among the merchants
alone this side of Kansas avenue today
and late this afternoon all but three
had signed-those three had the mat
ter under consideration and they are
expected to sign up before night.
The plan is to place nine high candle
power arc lights along this section of
Kansas avenue and have them in work
ing order within the next week. The
arc lights are of the latest type and
will throw a brilliant stream of light
into the avenue. For the last year or
SO these enterprising merchants have
strung small colored incandescent
lights along in front of their place of
business This incandescent string
arched over Seventh street and extend
ed down as far as Sixth avenue.
The stores on this side of Kansas
avenue are not the kind of business
houses to use big window displays.
There are no large dry goods or cloth
ing stores and none of them use over
one % foot front with the exception of
the Trap Cafe, the Cremerie and the
Central National bank. On this ac-
the large arc light system. Mayor Will
have signed up for the Improvement
and they are heartily in favor of such
q display. These lights will give Kan
sas avenue a gala appearance at night
They will be burned from dusk to IL
O'Clock in the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
STEADNAN WILL GO FREE.
Authorities Now Convinced He Had
Nothing to Do With Forgery.

Jesse Steadman, who, together with
Louis Boughner, was bound over from
the court of Topeka yesterday to stand
trial on a charge of forgery, will I'M
doubted1y be released. Since the hear
ing, Judge Simon has been convinced
that Steadman is not guilty of the Of
Tense charged. Boughner, a dope
fiend.' passed a worthless check for
$3.50 on the Ridgely Clothing COM
pany. Steadman was arrested because
he had been in the company of
Boughner the night before the check
was passed. This seems to be the only
evidence against Steadman, but the
prosecution contended that he wrote
the check which Boughner passed.
Since they were bound over. both men
have been forced to write several
copies of the words used in the forged
check and a comparison leaves little
doubt but that Boughner himself
wrote the check, as peculiarities in his
handwriting correspond exactly with
the writing on the forged paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
TOUCHED EARTH TWICE.
Fisher and Bumbaugh Having Lost
the Balloon Race.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 9.--Carl G..
Fisher and G. L. Bumbaugh, pilot and
aid of the balloon Indiana, acknowl-
edge this afternoon in a dispatch to
the News that they were disqualified
in having touched earth twice before
they made thier final landing in the
national distance race of the Aero
club of America.
With the Indiana out, the endur-
ance trophy offered by the Areo club
of Indiana. goes to A. Holland Forbes,
pilot of the New Yoak, who was UP 35
hours and ten minutes. There prob
ably will be a controversy for the dis
lance trophy 1t seems that the Uni
versity City of st. Louis. John Berry
pilot has won, covering $40 miles,
but if the New York has lost it is by
hardly 1 8 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
HERE Is BANNER HAIL STORY
Failing Chunks of Ice Incrusted in a
Shell of Baked Soil.

Oberlin. Kan, June "a phenomenon
most strange was observed by many
farmers here after a recent hailstorm.
When hailstones fell they had gather
ed dirt and mud about them which was
from an eighth to a quarter of an inch
thick. The ice melted and ran out
through small break in the dirt,
which became packed and dried in that
form, leaving an empty shell OF baked
dirt.
Where the stones fell on soft soil they
did not lose their shape, but it was
observed that stones which struck
boards left heavy splash of mud. The
only explanation given is that the hall
stones were swept through a heavy
cloud of dust also adding some dirt
when they fell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Thurman Funk Didn't Care to
Prosecute East Slider.

Upon the failure of the police to in
form Thurman Funk as to the time of
the trial of Eugene McBroom and
Lydia Thompson. the prosecuting
witness in the Liberty street row was
not present at the court room Tues
day afternoon and after half hour
of waiting for him to be found, Judge
Urmy dismissed the case. The court
room was filled from the neighbor-
hood and all had just gotten out the
door when an officer who had found
Funk came bringing him. Joseph
Reed. attorney for the defence,
stated to the court that he would still
try the case if it was desired but
Funk said he did not care to prose-
cute if they would leave him alone
in the future and the gathering dis
persed.
A freight train of the RncI Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09

year, as given in full in the supple
mental report issued today are:
Winter wheat 91.S per cent; spring
clover for hay SO; sugar cane 1863:
cotton 95.6.
The summary of crop conditions on
June 1. as estimated today. includes
the following averages:
Clover Tor hay S4.3 per cent; alfal-
ia $685. spring pasture SEA: appIes
61.4; peaches SAL; pears 61.s; cab
bage 1872; onions 9O.9; lima beans IS;
asparagus 1872: ackberries 90:
raspberries 1874; watermelons s1.5:
canteloupes S1.S; hemp $50; sugar
cane 90.6; sugar beets SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
Land Restored to Public Domain

Washington, June 9.-Approximately
544,4so acres of land lying in the Nc
Kittrick-Sunset district in California.
today were restored to the public do
main by Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger. The lands were withdra WI
pending an investigation and classical
ton as to whether they were mineral
or non mineral lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
PLEADS FOR FREE PULP
John Norris Appears Before Senate
Committee on Finance.

Washington, June 9.-John Norris,
chairman of the committee on paper
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers association, was heard today by
the senate committee on finance in
support of free wood pulp and lower
duty on print paper. He spoke for
nearly an hour. the burden of his ar
gument being that paper can be pro-
duced as cheaply by American mills
as by Canadian mills. No action was
taken by the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
HAD A PROPRIETARY JAG,
Alcohol in Tonic Causes Junction City
Druggist Trouble.

Junction City. Kan, June s.-The first
case under the new drug store law in
Geary county has been started. The
case. which was instituted by the coun-
ty attorney. J. V. Humphrey. is against
the Miller Drug company. 1t is based
on testimony from a witness at an in
uuisition conducted by the county at
torney to the effect that he had be-
come intoxicated by drinking a patent
preparation which he bought in the Mil
Ter store.
this contained alcohol. but it was not
intended for use as beverage The
only charge in the case is with refer
ence to the sale of this proprietary
preparation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
- - q MAKES
30 - ALASTTNG CURE

ability safety remedy,
extensively
which has definite and specific action in purifying the blood Years
perfected its superiority all other
While
miners is
% al who write. TEE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
WON'T Be SIDETRACKED.
The Income Tax Advocates VIII Take
No Substitute.

Washington. June 9.-The senate was
canvassed today to determine what
would be the fate of a proposition to
place a tax upon dividends of corpor-
ations as d substitute for an income tax
and it was developed that there is an
overwhelming sentiment in opposition
to such a plan.
Practically all of those opposed to
the income tax idea are against the
corporation tax and the supporters of
the income tax refuse absolutely to be
sidetracked from the principle for
which they are contending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
HURLED INTO FLAMES.
Twenty Firemen Fan Into Burning
Building and One Is Killed.

Halifax, N. s., June 9.-Twenty men
We're hurled into a burning building,
while fighting fire that broke out this
afternoon in the plant of the Nova
Scotia Furnishing company. The roof
of one of the buildings on which the
men were standing suddenly collapsed.
One man was killed and seven in
iured in the accident. The fire was
controlled and the loss is only $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
Missouri River Causes Alarm.

Leavenworth, Kan. June 9.-The Mis-
lsouri river is rising here and now
stands a foot higher than "a hours ago
The farmers of Platte county. Mo-, are
alarmed. The river is rapidly cutting
into the bottom lands on the Missouri
shore, but no great damage has been
done yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
new WORLDS RECORD.
The Mauretania Covers 673 Miles in
One Day.

New York, June 9.-The world s
record for a days run by Transit
lantic liner has been moved up a
now stands at 673 nautical miles. The
record, according to a wireless mes
sage from the steamer, was made
during the day ending at noon Mon
day. June Z. The Mauretania left
Queenstown for New York, June 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
ALL CROPS JUNE |
Show Average Condition -Four Per
Cent Below Last Year.

Washington, June 9.-The general
average condition of crop growth in
the United States on June 1, based on
all the crops reported to the depart
ment of agriculture was announced
today as approximately 4 per cent be-
low the conditions on June l of last
year but about per cent better than
two years ago. Representing last
years acreage by 100, the preliminary
estimates of acreage planted this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09

system, engine No. 1855, Engineer
Haley, Conductor Cough, stood across
Kansas avenue blocking the street for
more than half an hour yesterday af-
ternoon and the crew were in
vited to report at the police head
quarters this morning for orders but
they did not and are probably in
Cobra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
LOCAL MENTION /.

Tires. Auto Goods. Padgett. lis E. 7th.
During his familys absence this sum
mer DIR. c. f. Menninger will make his
headquarters, outside of Office hours, at
the Y. NJ. c. a.
Mr.. L. E. Myers. one of the prin-
cipal owners of the city railway, is here
from Chicago today. He says he is
simply here ION business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09

A freight train of the Rock Island
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-01
A Laurens County Man.

Mr.. Charles f. Brooks who was
formerly county superintendent of
Laurens, and who has for the past two
years been head of the Allendale grad
ed School, is now superintendent OF
the Bishoprille Graded School. While
at Allendale he helped to reorganize
the Barnwell County Teachers asso-
citation, of which he was made pres-
dent. He has helped to do the same
thing in Lee county this fall. This
kind OF work counts Southern School
News
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-01

dollars and was allowed to 20 home
hoon took pistol from him when he
made the arrest
A telegram was received here today
saying that Mrs. o. NJ. Bushartd died
at her home in Newberry Yesterday
Mrs. Bushartd has relatives here and
ilVed here several years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-01
Teachers association To Meet.

Tn" I.aurens County Teachers as
sociariom will meet in the court house
on Sat. Dee. 18th, at 10 o'clock. Bust
ness OF vital Importance to teachers
and trustees will come up at this
meeting. 1t is earnestly desired that
every teacher and trustee in the coun-
~ viii l." present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
PRACTICAL ROAD WORK
I'M LINCOLN COUNTY

Geo. c. NIFTY, formerly of Eola,
now at Toledo, writes The Capital
Journal that the Toledo road district
has voted a four-mill road tax toward
building a plank road to Siletz, a dis
tance of nine miles. The SIletz dis
trict has already voted a tax of five
mills for the same purpose. The two
levies will amount to $4,000, and,
with as much more from the county,
the road will be planked over the
mountains to Slletz. This is good,
practical movement, and will benefit
the two towns connected more even
than a steam railroad. II they had a
steam railroad they would still have
to build a wagon road to get to their
local markets with their farm pro-
ducts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
UNITED Press Leased Wire. J

Vallejo, Cal, Jan. 2.-Professor T.
J. See, director Of the naval observ-
atory at Mare Island, today made the
following explanation of the earth
quake and tidal wave in Southern
Italy and Sicily:
The great earthquake and SEA
wave in the Straits of Meseina WAS
one of the most remarkable on rec
ord, but thoroughly typical of the
worst of these disturbances. all Of
which are caused by the leakage Of
the oceans. This gradually forms
steam beneath the earth's crust.
where the molten rock slowly swells
till more space is required, and \
yielding and readjustment takes
place. II is In this way that noun
tains are formed, usually by the ex-
pulsion of lava from beneath the sea
and the transference Of II under the
land. This is why the mountain
ranges are formed parallel to the sea
shores.
The seismic sea wave I'm Italy
shows that % much lava was ex-
PEELED fro mbeneath the sea that the
bottom was undermined and cavei
down, during the earthquake. Then
the sea retired to fill up the depres-
sion in tn level, whore the bottom
subsided, and thle left bare the shore
When the currents met at the center
of the depression this latter was
raised up into n ridge above normal
height, and when the wall or mound
OF water subsded II sent n great
wave ashore TO add TO the horrors OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
CLAIMS CAPTAIN ERB
WAS KILLED IN STRUGGLE

Clayton Erb,a militIai captain ana
politician was accldently shot and
killed by his own revolver during a
family quarren was the testimony
today OF Mrs. Erb at the trial OF her
sister, Mrs. Kate Beisel, who Is
charged with numbering Erb.
Ms Erb said that her husband
was killed after he had attacked her
and when her sister interfered to
protect her from his wrath.
She said that Mrs. Beisel tried TO
wrest the revolver from Captain
Erb's hand, that II was discharged,
and that the captain fell mortally
wounded.
Mrs. Erb also testified that fire.
quently during her life at RED
Gables" their country home, the cap
tain's cruelty drove her from home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
HOLD UNIQUE RECORD
OF R0BBlNG COAL co.
(unIted Press Leased WIre. J

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 2.-The
reign of crime in Los Angeles
reached a climax today when the
theft OF ten wagons of coal. aggre-
eating 20 tons was reported TO the
police by the Black Canyon Coal
Company. Ohcers followed the
thieves by a trail of coal dust for a
distance OF three blocks but were
unable to trace their movement fur
ther.
The thieves evidently used two
heavy wagons, one attached behind
the other, and made five trips TO the
coal yard during the night, The rob
berry took place some time between
the hours of a last night and
this morning as a watchman was on
duty during the early hours of the
night. The theft is the boldest ever
recorded here and has aroused the
police to new efforts TO check the
criminal element which has been
holding sway here recently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
PROFESSOR SEE TELLS
CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES
The Learned Savan Is Much Like "A Gnat On the Back of
An Elephant Expressing His Opinion AS To the Interior
Construction of the Animal From the Appearance Of the
HIDE"

the earthquake The wave was ap-
parently caused by the sinking of
the bottom in the region east of
Sicily, which is the deepest part OF
the Mediterranean.
In memoirs recently published In
the proceedings of the American
Philosophical Society, at Philadel-
phia, ] have proved that this Is the
tue process going on beneath the
carth'g crust in the greatest earth
quakes. This new theory was the
outcome of two years of exacting re-
search following tho great local earth
quake, and is generally accepted by
the leading investigators through
out the world
IL Is we'll known to geologists that
the foundations OF Mt. Aetna were
laid in the sea. Nearly all volcanoes
begin as submarine eruptions, but
the surrounding crust Is often up
raised till the region becomes lain.
Mt. Aetna, Sicily and Southern Italy
are now being uplifted step by step.
This work is all due to the sea,
which has also raised up all the con-
tinents in the came way, in the course
OF immense ages.
there II no relief from these terrible
disturbances, except to build safely
against shocks and inundation by the
sea. In such localities II Is 20 be
protected by powerful walls, or built
above the reach OF the sc awave. In
my opinion, there is no danger OF
further disturbances at present. The
country VIII now be quite safe for
considerable time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
SITUA TON
(Contlnmed from page 1.)

after escaping from the earthquake,
is the news brought from Messina by
Evelyn Pierce, sister of the dead
American official who is the only sur
vivor Confirmation of Pierce's
death came in dispatch from Naples
today.
A telegram sent Las "Wednesday by
Consul Bishop of Palermo, resolved
todcy, says thHc the death of Con-
sui Cheney at NJ ,ssina is practically
c, 80
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02

ers in witch several women and,
children were trampled on but not Sc
riously hurt.
The fright of the passengers was
increased by the threshing OF the
huge steel shaft, which caused con-
siderable damage to the boat before
the engines were stopped.
The Sausalito signalled the James
NJ. Donohue, which towed the heag-
Ter craft safely to It's slip.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
BREAKING SHAFT
CAUSES WILD PANIC

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-The break
Ing of shaft on the ferry boat
"Sausalito" early today threw sever
al hundred passengers into n panic
in which fatalities were averted by
the quick action OF captain and crew
During the excitement there was
rush TO the boats and life preserv-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02
CAPITAL COMMISSION
COMPANY CHANGES HANDS

Mr.. F, X. Lowell has sold all his
interest in the Capital Commission
Co. to Chas. Roth, late of the Cen
tral grocery. and will retire from the
business. Mr.. Roy Budlong retains
his half interest and has been with
the business for nearly five years.
Mr.. Roth is a practical fruit man,
and well adapted to the trade.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
MARATHON RUNNER
HAS CLOSE CALL
St. Yves, French Distance
Crack, Is Nearly Drowned
in Jersey Lake.

PRINCETON, n. J.. April 17.-Henri
st. Yves, the champion Marathon run
ner, who is training here for his run
with Shrubb under the direction of Al
Copeland, had a narrow escape from
drowning IN Carnegie lake yesterday.
st. Yves and his French trainer.
Adrian Fosset. were in a canoe, pad
ding along to the center OF the lake
where they attempted TO change seats
and promptly went overheard.
Fosset, who Is an expert swimmer,
went to st. Yves aid. and got him
ashore with some difficulty. Neither
was very much the worse for his duck
ing.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT
CAUSE OF DISEASE

a new disease, called electric oph-
thalmia." is said to threaten all users
OF the electric light. According to two
Dresden scientists. the damage is done
10 the eye tissues by the ultra violet
rays Of the electric light, and cataract
may ultimately result.
the same Investigators have discov-
cred simple preventative for electric
Ophthalmia in the shape of yellow or
green spectacles. which they prophesy
will become universal as electricity
comes more and more into use as an
illuminant.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
wORKINGMEN'S WANTS.

wORKINGMEN-AH our stock is marked in
plainly written figures; no reductions are
made. but we hold the trade, selling fine tail
or-made suits at s. TO $40. These suits are
slightly used, but the S. note you save is
clean profit One price only. JUSTH'S OLD
STAND, 6l9 d y. ". 1t
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
BRANCH OFFICES
NORTHWEST


REHs MODERN PHARMACY, 7th and
NEW YORK AVE. PHARMACY. New York
ave. and y. Cap. St
CHAS. c. HORNUNG. Christiani Pharmacy
sw. cor 9TH and N s.s. Phone N Z39s
NICHOLS PHARMACY. 18th and Pa ave-
Phone n 1910.
PARK ROAD PHARMACY. nth and Park
road. Phone c. 1857.
l. 7. rAYLoE, 9th and p sta. Phone
n. 2Ss2
r. A VEITCH. seeh and n SITS. Phone N. zaz
~. v. PATTIE. 30 Georgia ave. Col aspS
AALTBH'S PHARMACY. 1861 Calvert St
MXTTTNoLY's PHARMACY. 18th and 1.
II T. BUTTS PHARMACY. Atm 6, and
Massachusetts ave Phone NJ 4O4s
YARNOLD. S4Ql 14th St Phone Col 2s7l
oUIGLEY'S PHARMACY. z1st and q sta
r. D. HOWARD. 18th and w. Phop. y ,,m
GOLDENBERG'S 5. TIN and X sts Phone M.
6. KANN. SONS & CO.. sth and Markst
space. Phone II. 72oo-
GREENE S CAPITAL A d Y RTIsTNc
AGENCY, 1l45 18th Et. Phone N 320s
s. /. McMIHAEL. Cigar Store. 18th ana p
!. FRENCH SIMPSON. cor. 7tb - p,oa.
Island ave. and r St Phone N 2401
GESSFORD's PHARMACY. 9Th and u sts
s. n WAGNER & CO.. Ist and Il. Phon.
L. "a.
~ McNULTY & SON. cigars and Toh...,
1886 18th st. Phone North 24z7
PAUL PEARSON. 16tn 81 and Florida .,.o
n. W. Phone n. 5l07.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
SOUTHEAST

a. z. POWELL 4th and East Capitol st,.
Phone l. ll51
a B. BURROws. nth and Pa ave. Phone
ROACH DRUG CO. sth and SITS. Phone L.
1851
+. P. WELLER. cor. sth and l. Phone w
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
SAID UNCLE SILAS.

It's when a feller leads a double life
that folks begin 10 call him two
tongued-Los Angeles Express.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
NOnrlIE CT

MecHEsNET s. JOACHIM cor. "a and +
ats. Phone L. s29.
LADDoN PHARMACY. 100 Florida ave
Phone l. 1876
KRAUss, PHARMACY. cor. 9Th and K st,
Phone L. 1891
BENZ. T. --ANHAAi. I1th and E. Cap. sts
Phone /. 102-
cHAs n BLUMER. y. Cap. ana r 81,
NecHEsNEY & JOACHIM. sth and 2 -,
phona L. 97s2 So
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
SOUTHWEs

SOU n " Est.
V. HUGO EISENBEISS. 7th ana b s.a
Prone NJ 57oZ.
MCDONALD. J. w. ~ and L Phone n