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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
NEW FLOUR MILL FOR ST. JOHN.
VIII Be Modern and Have a Capacity
of 200 Barrels a Day

st. John, Kan, May 25.-St. John is
to have a new two hundred barrel
flour mill erected in the latest improved
way and with the most modern ma
chinery.
Fred A. Forsha is the head of the or
ganization and is the principal stock
holder. Incidentally, the Forsha mill.
at Forsha, Reno county, will be traded
into the mill supply house that puts up
the St. John mill. That is the way Mr.
Forsha got interested in the PROPOSE
ton, as his MILL located four miles
from a railroad, has been inconvenient
to run On account Of the wagon hauling
required.
The other stockholders are citizens
of ST. John and vicinity. The capital
stock is $4,000 and was all subscribed.
The organization of the company will
be perfected rapidly, the mill will be
erected this summer and started to
running as soon as the machinery can
be placed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
FOUND UNDERGROUND STREAM.
Sewer DiggerS Unearth Vein of Water
a Foot in Diameter.

Coffeyville, Kan, May 25.-A vein
of water, about foot in diameter, was
struck by the ditching machine, which
is being used in digging the sewer
ditch.
1t is thought that an underground
river exists in that section, and to this
is attributed the cause of the mysteri-
Gus explosion, which occurred about a
block from where the stream was
struck, ten years ago. Hence the find
ing of this stream is considered of vital
importance to the city.
The water is as clear as a crystal,
and as cold as ice, and flows from an
unknown source with great force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
SEES A SILVER LINING.
President Howard Elliott Thinks
Hard Times Are Past.

HaFQ Times are Fast.
New York, May 25.-Howard FL
lott, president of the Northern Pa
cif1c railway, who has just come to
New York, talks optimistically con-
corning the country's industrial out
look. 81 look for good railroad earn
ings throughout the summer" he
said, but real Improvement will
probably not set in until fall. If pres
ent indications are borne out, the
crops this year will be very large.
High prices have furnished the incen-
tive for planting, and as a result the
acreage is unusually large. Soil is in
fine condition, which is due largely
to the way the government has gone
ahead with it's irrigation projects.
Everybody along the line of the
Northern Pacific is optimistic. Far
mers are prosperous, and this means
good passenger business and quanti-
ties of general merchandise and other
high grade freight. The character of
freight of the Northwestern roads is
gradually getting to be more like that
of carriers in the east; that is, in
Guiding a higher percentage of high
tariff tonnage. This means more
1ess-than-car-load business, which
helps to raise the average rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
ON THE WATER WAGON DRUNK.
Driver of Sprinkling Cart Fined $40 for
Falling OF.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 25.-To be
both on and off the water wagon seems
like an impossible task, but to be con
duty at the same time is just about
the limit. All of this has been charged
to the account Of Frank Jones. In po-
lice court he was fined $40 and costs in
the way of punishment. But the police
say that he had 1t coming to him.
Mr.. Jones is a driver on one of the
sprinklers which help to keep down the
dust of the streets of Hutchinson. He
got a little drunk, according to Officer
Johnson, who pulled him off his wagon
and took him to jail On the police books
he is charged with being drunk while
on duty and with driving a water
wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
BANKERS AT WICHITA MAY 2s.
Prominent Financiers Will Address the
Kansas Association

Wichita, Kan, May 25.-The Kansas
Bankers association will meet in this
city May 1921. A banquet will be held
Wednesday evening, the program being
arranged by w. Y. Morgan of Hutchin-
son.
Speakers from outside the state who
will make addresses are Lucius Teter
of Chicago, chairman of the Postal and
Savings bank committee of the. Ameri-
can Bankers association; Arthur Rey-
nolds Of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman
of the federal legislative committee of
the American Bankers association, and
James T.. Bradley, cashier of the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce of Kansas
City.
J. N. Dolley, state bank commits
sioner will talk on 1.-The New Banking
Laws"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
WILL HAVE A 12O-FooT sPIRE
Hutchinson Catholics Will Spend $50,
900 for New Church.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 25.-Rev.
Father Farrell, pastor of st. Teresa's
Catholic church has received a sketch
of the proposed new Catholic church.
1t is to be of Roman style of archi-
lecture and will be the only one in the
city of the design. Plans will be drawn
within the next two weeks.
The church, as planned, will be of
paving brick with Bedford stone trim
mings It will cost about $4,000.
Two tall spires will adorn the edifice.
One tower and spire will be 120 feet
high. The other will be seventy feet
high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
LOWER FREIGHT RATES.
Rock Island Announces Cut for Col
orado Shippers.

Denver, Col, May 25.-Colorado
will get lower freight rates from the
Missouri river and eastern points as
the result of a readjustment of tariffs
which has just been ordered by w.
]. Biddle, third vice president of the
Rock Island system. The reductions
cannot go into effect for at least thir-
ty days.
The reduction will be made because
the Hill railroads in the northwest
and the Hartman lines into Utah
have announced reductions equal in
sons cases to 80 per cent of their
former rates. These tariffs were low
cred as the result of the decision of
the interstate commerce commission
in the famous Spokane case.
1t requires thirty days to make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
BERT SLATER Ar CARBoNDALE
Escaped Convict Terrorizes Com.
munitY in Which He Lived.

Carbonate, Kan. May 25.-Avow-
ing he would kill any one who par
ticipated in his first conviction. Bert
Slater, who broke out of the
penitentiary last week. appeared in
Carbonate. Leavenworth tele-
phoned that blood hounds had been
dispatched to Carbonate and that
Slater is considered one of the worst
characters ever placed in the PEN
itentiary.
The entire town is in an uproar
Slater was convicted for the first
time in 1895, for robbing Chris
Carthary, a saloonkeeper here. For
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
Stop

taking liquid physic or big or little
pills. that which makes you worse
instead of curing. Cathartics dom t
cure-they irritate and weaken the
bowels. CASCARETS make the
bowels strong, tone the muscles so
they crawl and work-when they
do this they are healthy, producing
right results. ~
CASCARETS box for weeks
treatment All druggists. Biggest seller
IN the world. Million boxes month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
new ATHLETIC CLUB.
National Sporting Club of America
Organized at Chicago.

of the city have secured a charter to
operate an athletic club here under the
name Of the National Sporting Club of
America. The purpose. of the club is
announced to be the holding of wrest-
ling matches, Marathon races, and box
ing and 1T is reported that two mem
bers of the legislature are interested
and are working for the passage of a
bill to permit sparring contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
Kansan Returns From Hawaii

Garden City, Kan. May 25.-W.
NJ. Kintison. who for three terms
was representative from this county,
and one of the leading men of west
err Kansas. returned today from a
four months trip to the Hawaiian
islands and tho east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
REWARD FOR DIR. WELLS BODY
CITY of Ellsworth Offers 5000 for Re-
covery of Corpse.

r. Ellsworth, Kan, May 25.-A re-
ward of 5000 will be paid by the city
of Ellsworth for the recovery of the
body of Henry G. Wells, who was
drowned in the Smoky Hill river on
the night of May IS.
Parties have searched the river for
a distance of four miles. but have
been unable to find any trace of the
missing body The search has been
kept up continuously since IL o'clock
Tuesday night, when the drowning
was discovered. The stream has been
dragged in every available manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25

this offense he received a sentence
of five years in the penitentiary.
When he was released. he spent but
three months at liberty, when he was
sentenced in Topeka for rape on the
steps of the Lincoln school. He was
given ten years for this offense His
time would have expired in a few
months. Slater has talked to several
here. The authorities are looking
for him. Friends are protecting him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25

Harris has filed suit against the First
Christian church of Galena for the col
lection of $155.91, which amount he
alleges is ue him as salary. Rev. w.
H. South, a member of the church, said
that the suit was the result of a dispute
which had offered much difficulty of
settlement and that it had not yet been
decided whether or not the case would
be allowed to come to trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25

changes in the freight rates under the
rules of the interstate commission
and several days ago the Hartman
agents notified Utah shippers to with
hold their shipments because there
The Rock Island lost no time in COM
municating the same tip to it's Col
Orado shippers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25

inches around lengthwise, and seven
and one-fourth inches in circumfer-
ence. This was not so surprising as
was its contents. The egg contained a
full fedged hard she'll egg that meas
ured seven inches the long way and five
and one-haIf inches in circumference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
DAMAGE BY STORM is HEAVY.
Will Cost Leavenworth County $4,000
for Bridge Repairs.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 25-Re-
ports received at the meeting of the
board of county commissioners indicate
that loss to the county bridges during
the recent storms will mean the ex-
penditure of about $4,000 for repairs,
a sum above that which Is annually
available for repairs and the erection
of new bridges.
The bridge loss will average close to
six county bridges to each of the ten
townships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
BITTER CONTEST LIKELY.
Frank Haw1ey Strong Candidate for
President of Switchmen's Union.

Peoria, I'LL, May 25.-That the con-
test in the coming election of the off,
GERS of the Switchmens Union of
North America is to be bitter, is be-
lieved by many of the delegates. 1t is
understood that Frank T. Hawley has
strong following for reelection as
president.
The session today was devoted to the
finishing of the claims committee re-
port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
THREE DIFFERENT RATES.
Katy Makes Flat Fare of Three Cents
Won't COmDete,

st. Louis, May 25.-Beginning today
three different passenger rates will be
in effect in Missouri: The Missouri
Kansas e Texas road will charge 8
cents and will not meet competition.
The Burlington, Rock Island and Frisco
will charge passengers II cents a
mile. The Missouri Pacific, Iron Noun
tain, Cotton Belt, Wabash and Santa
Fe will continue under the cent rate
until the writ of prohibition now pend
ing in the state supreme court is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
lawrence Men WIN Drin for Gas.

Vinland, kan, May ZEE. E. west
fall, representing a company of Law
renee men, has leased more than 1000
acres of land near Vinland, on which
they expect to prospect for gas and
within the next thirty days will start
work drilling a big well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
JACKSONVILLE SELECTED.
Florida Town to Be Next Meeting
Place of o. r.. G.

Boston, May 25.-In closing their
convention today the Order of Railway
Conductors chose Jacksonville, Florida,
as the place for the next biennial con-
vention. Officers elected were: F. J..
Bradford of Somerville, Texas, grand
inside sentinel and B. H. Hardin of
Monterey, Mexico, grand outside SEN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
sPEcULATED ON CORN AT HOME
No Brokerage to Pay and a Nice Profit
Realized.

fall Beaman Smith bought of E. w.
Esvers 5000 bushels of corn for $4,000.
Last week he sold 1000 bushels of the
same corn for $4,000 and could have
sold the balance at the same price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
No Affidavit Wild. This STORY.

Moundridge, Kan, May 25.-Dan B.
Jones few days ago found among
several dozen eggs a monster duck egg
which measured nine and one-fourth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
WILL REBUILD GLASS FAcroRg,
$4,000 to Be Spent in Repairing
Partially Burned Structure.

Coffeyville, Kan. May 25.-The
contract for the reconstruction of
the Coffeyvil1e Window Glass plant
has been let and a force of men is at
work tearing down the ruins of the
main building. which burned last
winter.
The new structure will be a 4S
boiler tank building. It will be ~T''
shaped. One section will be e&l6O
feet and the other 70xS0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
FARM BROUGHT $3.50 AN ACRE.
A Quarter Section of Kansas Land Sold
for $4,000.

Eawatha, Kan, May 25-Wflliam
Evans has sold his quarter section
home place six miles north of here to
George w. Barnes for $4,000. The
farm has good Improvements and is
located about half way between Hia-
watha and the Nebraska state line
Minister Sues for Salary.
Galena,- Kan, May 25.-Rev. D. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT- Warranted none better.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
IT'S MALICIOUS FAKERY.

The yellow church organ might well
bo in better business than its malevo-
lent and vindictivo efforts to injure
the good name of the city by false
and scandalous accusations against the
municipal officials 1t seizes greedily
upon every point of discomfort, mag,
nifying every grievance, or supposed
grievance. and when all else fails, it
trumps up from its "iDner conscious
ness" some fake story of abuse or
wrong, 1t is never content except when
enjoying the Whit of something, APP
parent or imagined, to the discredit of
the officials. ALL Of course, being
merely its way Of keeping up a con-
tinuous performance of church politics,
On Monday evening it had very
long and very lurid story Of abuse of
city prisoners by those who guard them.
1t pretended TO quote reputable pco-
pie in support of its story. but when
seen, these people rcpudiate the
church organ fake, and deny alto.
gether the vicious instances presented
in that paper. 1t is thus convicted of
double rascallty; first, In making its
lurid attack, and second, in misrepre-
scnting those whom it purported to
quote, making them say what they did
not say, and putting an exaggeration
in their mouths that they refuse to
stand for
II is mighty disreputablc journalism
yellow fakerv of the worst possible
sort; and IT added last night an insult
to the public, intelligence by, sneering
that the chief of police had simply de.
MED its fake instead of ordering an
investigation. But what investigation
is needed of a fake? Is not square
showing Of its untruth enough2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22

hasty and violent interference in the
he had kept strictly in mind the maxim
which good diplomacy should always
remember. that it will not do as an in
ternational proposition to do anything
to weak state that would not be de
fensible if done also to n strong state,
he would have kept this country out of
the position into which his letter placed
it in tho way of intruding into the af-
fairs of an independent neighboring
nation. There WINS little TO Justify that
letter. while it was sure to stir up a
hornet 5 nest
We trust that in all future moves in
Nicaragua this Government may be ex-
ceedingly circumspect. The alleged ap.
peal of American citizens at
Granada for help from the marines at
Corinto may be genuine or may he a
new move in Estrada g game. IL the
need for help Is genuine, then the ma
rines should certainly be sent. II
merely a move in the energetic game
Of politics in Nicaragua, then the best
thing that this Government could do
would be not to send those marines.
It is certainly time that we either kept
our hands off or went in for keeps. If
we are backing Estrada, let us support
him IN way to put down the oppo
sition and mako him President of
Nicaragua, If we are not interfering,
but are attending to our own busi.
ness, as we ought to do, then let Es-
trada and Madriz fight their own
battles. The only thing that we can
properly do is to insist that both sides
respect American citizenship and the
usages of civilization.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
CHURCH AND SUGAR TRUST.

The Tribune yesterday morning print,
ed condensation Of the sensational
showing in Hampton Is Magazine of the
close alliance between the church IS local
sugar combine, with the great Ameri-
can sugar trust, In general way.
the facts were pretty well known to the
public hereabouts, through previous pub
lication; but this article in Hampton IS
goes into the matter with circum.
stance and exactness, a convincing de-
tail, that had been largely lacking here
tofore.
it is thorough expose of the sugar
manipulations, and it shows shrewdness
on the part of the big Sugar Trust, on
magnificent scale. Inasmuch as the
beet sugar interests were opposing the
reduction of the tariff on Cuban sugar,
which the trust was seeking. the trust
stops that opposition by buying the
control of the beet sugar companies ;
stock, not only IN Utah, but through.
out the country. Then the trust, while
securing the monopoly of the sugar
market by compelling the sugar com
panies to sell, pockets the twenty per
cent by which the tariff was reduced
on Cuban sugar. And 1t compelled the
beet sugar people to sell the control of
their stock by underselling them in
their own markets.
In letter to The Tribune, some
years ago, Manager T. r. Cutler made
public the alliance of our local sugar
trust with the big sugar trust; he did
this not by direct admission, but it was
easy to sec the real meaning. Again, n
number of years ago, the local sugar
trust promised n beet sugar factory TO
the people OF Gunnison, but was for
hidden by the big and controlling trust
TO build it, and it WASH t built, which
disclosed where the real control lay.
Again, it was admitted openly that the
local sugar factories were making
more. sugar than the people in the dis
trlct apportioned TO them for supply
could use; and that while the price, 10.
cally, was held up TO the top scale Of
the combine, this surplus sugar was sent
to Eastern markets and there sold. after
paying the freight charge, at a price
much below the price the people are
compelled to pay in this region re-
the rapaeity of the local trust, which
enjoys double harvest of heccing year
", first in holding down the price Of
beets to the farmers, and second in
holding up the price of sugar to the
local consumers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
NEW ANNEXATION.

Those of our immediate neighbors
who wish TO come within the corporate
limits OF Salt Lake City arc getting
more and more numerous. They should
all be encouraged, within reason, and
the city should take in whatever con
tiguous urban population desires to
come with us. Next year will be a
good year to have them counted as
part of the inhabitants of Salt Lake.
The people on the southern border of
the city west Of State street want TO
come IN. Those cast of State street,
and as far down as Twelfth South,
are already in, or on the way to get in,
Sugar House Ward can no doubt get in
as soon as it amends its application to
conform to the law and files the re-
quired plat
IT is to the advantage of Salt Lake
as well as to that of the applicants, to
Join forces, and it shows that the peo-
pie who are closest to us take no
stock whatever in the calumnies that
are circulated by the opposition press
concerning the administration of this
city. They do not believe hat that
administration is bad, corrupt, or ma
licious. On the contrary, they be
lieve it to be clean. good and bene
fetal, as it is. Otherwise they would not
wish to join their fortunes with us.
The applications are complete refu.
tation of the vicious political charges
of the, opposition. Salt Lake City re.
ciprocates cordially the good will OF
the adjoining population, and wishes
them all content and prosperity in their
joining Of their fortunes with this
municipality.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
THEY DON'T WANT ESTRADA.

1t is reasonably evident that the
people of Nicaragua have no serious
intention of having General Estrada
who is leading the insurrection there
for their President. There appears to
be no demonstration in his favor, but
all in favor Of Madriz, who Is
the newly elected President. And there
seems TO be reform, too, in our own
State Department which some time ago
as manifested in Secretary Knox IS let
ter, was determined to uphold Estrada
and to recognize him as representing
better the sentiments Of the people of
Nicaragua than Zelaya did. With the
elimination Of ZeIaya there will be no
further reason for this Government to
interpose in the internal affairs OF
Nicaragua and it is certainly to be
hoped that we may keep out of them
The damage already done by Secre.
tary Knox s unwise denunciatory letter
is beyond computation. II will damage
us for many years with the Latin re.
pubIics of Central and South America
Those republics are, and for many
years have been, jealous of the power
and Importance of the United States
They have feared. and their demo.
gogues are constantly asserting that
fear. that the United states is dis
turbing factor in their internal affairs
and must be reckoned with locally, and
not simply as a friendly, non-intrusivc
nation Secretary Knox has given all
those dempgogues a text which they
/ will never weary Of repeating, in his