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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

"But IL Say Mrs. Bowser,
make those doctors understand that
this is a case of life or death, and that
they can be sued for damages for de-
lay
Then he sighed. Then he groaned.
Then he propped and unpropped.
Then he asked if typhoid patients did
MT lose all the hair on their head, and
when Mrs. Bowser reminded him
that he hadn't any to lose he was not
a bit comforted.
While waiting for three doctors and
two nurses and other things Mr.. Bow
ser prepared for the worst. For five
or ten minutes he revived his past
life and then said to Mrs. Bowser:
"I-I am sorry 1 spoke to you as l
did this morning"
ooh, that is all right. I knew you
didn't mean what you said"
But 1 have said other mean things
to you-hundreds Of other mean
things"
But you regretted them at once,
and so there is nothing to forgive
Mrs. Bowser," he persisted with
ouivering lip, "if I was to live my life
over again I'd be better husband to
you Yes, would. I wouldn't be a
| bulldozer and threaten divorce and all
that. 1 wish I could live on, just tc
show you how good I could be-"
He was petted and soothed and
uuieted for ten minutes, and had al
most fallen into doze when he sud-
denly sat up and exclaimed:
There's the cook! I had forgotten
about her!'
"well, what of the cook?"
'I want to take her hand before
die and beg her pardon for finding
fault with her cooking. Call her VI
right away"
"But she's gone out this evening fol
an hour or two
| "And there's your motheri-If you
can't reach her on the phone you mus
telegraph. I have been a bad, bad
man to her. I want forgiveness. Dc
you think she can forgive me for call.
| ing her an old cat and a frump?"
Eyes, think so. Mother is a very
! tender-hearted woman and I thinl
she will even put flowers on you
grave. Don't worry about mother
I'll see that she is here in time"
"And then there's the butcher and
grocer and druggist. I have raised
rows with them a hundred times over
| I don't want to die and have then
saying they are glad old Bowser i:
dead
| 'They shall be sent for in time"
| How many other things Mr.. Bowsel
would have brought I'D before gasp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
dogs IS DOGS"
Express Agent Refuses Cut Rate on
One With Only Three Legs.

Wooster, o., April 3.-A three
legged dog upon which its owner re-
fused to pay express charges because
of its incomplete anatomy has been
put up for sale at public auction by
the express company here on April
10. The dog has been advertised for
sale and every step taken to make the
sale as refused express legal.
When the dog was consigned to a
young woman here it had four legs.
A day after it arrived, however, 1t
broke out of it's crate, ran away from
the station and when it returned 1t
was minus its left hind leg. The con-
signee called and claimed that she did
not have to pay the full express
charges as the express bill called for
a whole dog.
"a dog is a dog said the agent as
he stood by his guns. The dog was
left in his hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
BOWsER, THE MARTYR.
He Comes to Take to His Dying Bed

When the Bowsers sat down 10
breakfast the other morning Mrs:
Bowser found herself wlthoui any
appetite, and though she trled her
best to conceal the fact MT SCI
soon took notice and said:
'sNo appetite. Ell? Well, when !
heard that you had been sloshlng
around in the rain yesterday naue
hp my mind that you would pay ior
But I didn't get my feet wet" she
protested.
cot course you wouldn't own up to
IT, No appetite this morning, ana you
look as if you hadn't a week TO HVe;
I've talked and talked, but wnat sooa
has it done?" -. ..
"I have a little headache, puI II
will be gone by noon"
"Gone nothing. 1 shall come nome
to find you in a raging fever ana the
doctor and a trained nurse here. Even
if you live through it you WI y MAKE
ANY one is liable to have a mead
ache now and then.
Headache! Headache! Woman,
don't try to deceive yourself This Is
going to be a very serious mater.
Wading in slush and water up 70 your
knees means something more than
slight headache, as you VIII discover
Well, don't expect any pity from me-
l take care of myself, and as a con-
sequence no one enjoys better nealth,
Better telephone for doctor and
nurse and go to bed. In case L ma mo
YOU dying when 1 come home this
evening 1 will telegraph your moth
err"
His words sounded heartless, but as
the headache went off in couple Of
hours Mrs. Bowser did not treasure
them up. She rather expected he
would telephone during the day, but
as he didn't she stood on her dignity
and did not call him up. At his hour
for coming home she was feeling fine
and in good spirits, but as she saw
him drop off the car she knew that
something had gone wrong, His
shoulders were all bumped up, and his
feet scuffed as he walked. He had to
drag himself up the steps, and when
she opened the door for him she ex-
claimed:
-'Why, Mr.. Bowser, what on earth
Is the matter!"
''Get me in on the lounge!" he
whispered in reply.
"You are i'll! You are trembling all
over!''
"Send for the doctor!" he said as he
stretched out on the lounge.
But tell me about it. When were
you taken d? How do you feel?"
I'm a dying man, Mrs. Bowser!
Was taken with a chill two hours ago.
I'm first hot and then cold all over. 1
expected to die in the street car"
Mrs. Bowser looked at his tongue
and felt of his pulse and was quite
IBID you get your feet wet yester-
day?" she asked as she chaffed his
hands with alcohol.
"I-I guess l did"
'Not a doubt of it, I've talked. but
what good has 1t done? You must
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

have waded in slush and water up to
your neck"
die"
"I can't say as to that, but 1 shall
prepare myself for the worst. OF
course, you can't expect much pity
from me. Any man that will wade
around in slush and water"
81 don't want to die!" he interrupt
ed. mo, 1 don't want to die and
leave you and all else. I'm not an old
man yet, and we can take lot of
comfort"
"welI, it may be nothing more than
a very serious case of typhoid FEVER,
but of course we shall have to have a
trained nurse and the doctor coming
three times a day"
"Get the doctor herer' groaned Mr..
Bowser-"get him here at once! He
may be able to check this sickness be-
fore it gets hold of me-"
Mrs. BoWser went to the telephone
and was answered that the family
doctor was not in, and was not ex-
pected back at his office in less than
three hours.
Mr.. Bowser groaned. Then he want
ed brandy. Then to be propped up.
| Then to be lowered again. Then he
| asked Mrs. Bowser to look at the
whites of his eyes and report:
you may pull through" she said
| in doubtful tones.
Then telephone to some other doc
tor-nurses from some hospital. Tell
| them to send two of them-three of
| them. Get two-it's Bowser-Samuel
Bowser Tell them that 1 must be
saved"
ct don't care if it costs a million
dollars!'
Mrs. Bowser didn't telephone to any
doctors and nurses. She simply pre-
tended to. She was saving Mr.. Bow
ser for the family doctor. She got
him tea and toast, and though he pro-
tested his weakness and want of ap-
petite he nibbled and slipped He felt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
ONLY TEN MILES AN HOUR.
Automobiles Can Run No Faster in
Cities, Says New State Law.

In chapter IL of the statutes of 1905 the
following section regulates the speed of
automobiles, and of course city ordi-
nance can be enforced that comes in con-
flict Herewith:
mo automobile, or other motor vehicle
shall run any public highway outside
the limits of the thickly settled business
part of any city or town at speed ex-
ceeding twenty miles an hour, and no
such vehicle shall be on any public
street or highway within the thickly set
tied or business part of any city or town
at a speed exceeding ten miles an hour"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

better afterwards. but he didn't admit
lit. On the contrary, after fetching a
long groan, he whispered:
'Why did this come to me, Mrs.
Bowser-why come to me insfsad of
another? Why am I singled out for a
victim %
Because you waded in slush and
water"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
SOME OTHER KANSA

C. G. Blakely. Insurance, Topeka.
Walter Bromich, Topeka Boiler
Works, 113 Jefferson ST., Topeka,
KanS.
c. w. Carey, Cashier National Bank
Commerce, Wichita, Kans.
c. S. HambIeton, Principal Schools,
White Cloud, Kans.
Seth Ingalsbee, Postmaster. Wheaton,
Kans.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
LE4RY MAKES RAIDS.
Visits Lodging Houses and
Viii Get Warrants.

Superintendent of Elections Leary said
last night that warrants would be sworn
out to-day for several hundred men charged
with illegal registration, as the result of
visits made early yesterday morning by NJ.
Larry and forty deputies TO many lodging
houses.
In the score of lodging houses visited
about four thousand sleep nightly. and
about twelve hundred registered from these
places a : their homes. Every man in thern,
from midnight to sunrise, routed out
and made to tell his name. his age. nativity.
length of residence in the state. and give all
the Information asked by the deputies
Superintendent Leary said that he and
his deputies found many discrepancies In the
statements of the dodgers fro,.I those they
made when they registered. In several Of
rhe houses there was opposition on the part
Of the clerks. the superintendent said, and
H.. caused the arrest OF William Reynolds.
night clerk at No. IS Bowery. and Edwin
Robinson. night clerk at No. 90 North Will
fam street Both were held I'm bail for
further bearing.
Deputy Superintendent Hughes swore out
I67 warrants to be served in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
EDfREZZLER SUICIDE.
Sans IN Letter He Took Insur-
once Com Ddny Funds.

Evidently tortured by the thought OF the
disgrace that would fall upon him and his
family when it became known that he was
guilty of the misappropriation of money
which he should have turned in to the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company, George
Reisz. forty-fve years old OF No 541 East
S7th street. cut his throat and inhaled illu-
minating gas in a room in the Hotel Belvi-
dere. No. 200 East 42d street. yesterday
morning. a letter to his wife and son read ;
Dear Lena and George: No doubt you
were surprised when | did not come home
on Friday ! went around the city All
night | have not slept or eaten since
Friday | would have come home last
night but was in trouble.
PassWell went around to every body. and
there is a shortage. so before there Is q
disgrace and trouble | will kill myseif,
Nov don't spend too much money 10 bury
me and may God help you better! Collect
the insurance from the Prudential. New
York and Equitable companies. ] am do
ing this ON account Of renorse and nroI-
en- heart and because can't See you ana
George suffer Kiss him for me, and notify
everybody.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
4 TIP FOR TOTERS.
Hozc to Make Split Ballots for
!SuDreme Court Justices.

Contrary to a rather prevalent impress
sion. II is not impossible To vote for two
men on the same line tut in different col
,1nns on the ballot. 1t Is possible to do so
whenever there are two or more places TO
b. filled in the same office. as in the case
of justices of the Supreme Court. For IN
stance:
When there are three justices of tie Su-
rreue Court TO be elected. as in this dis
trict. a voter may pick out any three on
the ballot and vote for them by placing II
cross in the space at the left of each name
for which he wishes TO cast his ballot.
Neither does it mean that when this IS
done il is necessary TO place cross IN
frcnt OF every other candidate for office FOR
u hom one wishes to vote. II one wishes 10
vote a straight Republican ticket, for III
stance. with the exception of one justice OF
the Supreme Court the voter may place :,
cross In the circle at the head of the Re
publican column and then place IA cross IN
front of each name for which he wishes 10
vote for justice. lie can vote for Re
publican candidate for that office and then
vote for the Democratic candidate who may
be on the same line. But he must not fail
to also place cross in front OF the third
man for whom he wishes 70 vote.
This rule applies also To instances where
there are two Justices 10 be elected In a
municipal court district.
The sample ballots are being distributed
and II would not be bad idea for voters
20 get one and practise handling II. There
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
B4NN1RD Il BIG NAN.
Intimate Testimony of His
Kindlu Nature.

Many anecdotes and incidents illustrative
of the side OF Otto T. Barnard which has
not been seen in the campaign are told by
William Chilvers Republican leader of the
2eth Assembly District. Mr.. Barnard has
lived In this district for years. and Mr..
Chivers is close personal friend of the
fusion candidate for Mayor
What Mr.. Chilvers says throws a side
light the kindly nature of the man, his
modesty and his sense of humor, which
his friends say remind them not a little of
Abraham Lincoln. Although Mr. Barnard
has never had a desire for public office he
has for years been an active worker in the
district organization. There was nothing
too small or too large for Mr. Barnard to
do If it would honestly aid the interests Of
tne organization
Mr.. Chilvers says that il was largely at
the suggestion of Mr.. Barnard that he ar
ranged with the Board of Health to have
all cases of incipient tuberculosis reported
to him. In order that arrangements might
be made to send away to the mountains all
those who could not afford to provide the
proper treatment for themselves Mr. Ban
nard undertook to stand all expenses in
CURED in this way, although later he was
joined in this by others in the district
Mr. Bannard's unaffected demeanor and
democratic manner, with his warm heart
that beats for all his fellows" said Mr.
Chilvers yesterday, make every one who
meets him his devoted personal friend. AL
though but a worker In the ranks his
towering personality and big heart have
made him one OF the great forces In the
district In which he lives. The day laborer,
the struggling clerk, the young man just
out of college turn 70 him for advice, guild
ance and help, and they are never disap-
pointed.
Again and again when l have called at
his place of business l have been aston
ished to find a large number of the poorer
residents of the district waiting to see Mr..
Barnard He has received them all In
turn and extended as much courtesy and
attention TO each one as to presidents OF
banks The great amount of good that he
has done and the large amount OF money
he has quietly dispensed in charity VIII
never be known.
In spite OF the vast interests he has
handled he has never been too busy TO re-
ceiye all callers courteously. He has
genius for helpfuness. which. added to his
vast business experience. his rugged char
acter and his devotion TO duty, fit him as
an ideal man for Mayor of this great city.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
CROMWELL Il WINNER.
His Reelection Considered a
CertdlntU.

George Cromwell, President of Richmond
Borough. who is the Republican and fusion
candidata for reelection to that Office. Is
c,osing his campaign with a certainty that
he will win. The estimates given by the
district captains yesterday showed that he
would have n larger plurality than any
which has elected him To office In the last
three campaigns. Mr.. Cromveils opponent
is Charles j. McCormaC. who Is regarded
as Tammany's representative In Richmond
With the exception OF two petty issues
the Richmond campaign has been the most
uneventful of all the borough contests. As
president of that borough for twelve years
Mr.. Cromwell has built up Staten Island
from farming To a suburban district. and
in his administration the city has at least
one example of economic and efficient man
agement.
His opponents have charged that the new
ferry approach and the Typographical map
OF Staten Island are the two things which
should discualify Mr.. Cromwell for r.
election Both Of these improvements are.
on the other haad. welcomed by the nl,-
jor.ty OF the Staten Island voters who's
properties have made continued jumps IN
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
WALTHAM
WATCHES

value since Mr.. CromweIIs first electi,,.
The cost OF the improvement is almost en-
tirely borne by New York City The eN
pense Of the preparation OF a Typographical
map of the entire island is also being borns
by the city
Mr.. Cromwell said yesterday
We are now working on two of shs
most important local improvements f,r
which the city and not the Borough Of
Richmond IS paying The viaduct 10 N.
ferry Will make a safe approach for heavy
wagons and pedestrians. and il viii at :hs
same time he artistic and encourages VS.
itors 10 Staten Island To make their hor,-s
here.
Then there is the map upon which rhs
entire borough will depend for its recor,,s
of the future From IL we will Law o1s
streets, sewerage systems an6 tbe other
vast improvements OF coming years"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
TO AID SUBW1YS.
Chairman WWco.r Urges Con-
stitutiOndL amendment.

William r. Wilcox, chairman OF the Pub
lie Service Commission. issued statement
yesterday urging citizens TO vote for the
constitutional amendment exempting bonds
for self-sustaining enterprises from classifi-
cation under the debt limit provision of the
constitutional. Mr.. Wilcox says that the
members of the commission urge the adop-
tIon of the amendment because they feel that
adequate rapid transit cannot be secured
upon proper terms without IT. He said:
Nothing is clearer than that IL the city
does not have the ability, financial and
legal, to build its own lines with its own
money. il will be forced TO do without
needed TRANSFORMATION facilities OF accept
what private companies are willing to offer
The city ought not TO be forced TO this al
tentative, but should be free TO make any
arrangement that may be in the interest or
The proposed amendment is conservative.
for all bonds are TO be counted against the
debt limit until experience has shown what
undertakings are self-sustaininS. Further.
any bonds exempted from the 10 per cent
limit can be Used for only two purposes IN
tins city, the construction OF rapid transit
lines or Of docks-revenue producing enter
prises that are not burdens upon the tax
payers.
N the constitutional amendment Is not
adopted. II seems likely that there Will be
available for rapid transit purposes less
than $50 900 .00O during the next nine months.
is
OO1G00 will be available during one year and
nine months. for the president OF the Dc
partment Of Taxes and Assessments mas de-
clared that the increase upon July L. 1870
will be nominal
This amount is wholly Inadequate for the
construction of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
avenue system. the Lafayette avenus ioop'
the Canal street line and the Fourth ave
nue subway. which are estimated 10 cost
entire about S2O.Oo0.0oo. the plans for which
will soon be completed and ready for ad.
vertisement IL is clear therefore. that II
the CITY is 10 he able to construct these
lines with public funds, whicn are so ur-
e-entlv needed for relief from present intoi-
arahIc conditions the constitutional amend
ment must be passed
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
HUNDREDS APPEAL.
Urges TOters to End Tam
many's Misrule of Citu.

TIE Committee OF One Hundred issued
an address TO the citizens of New York
last night in which it referred to the mis-
rule of the city by Tammany Hall. as
brought out forcibly by the figures
and exhibits collected by the committee
and displayed at No. % Union Square
West and other places in the city. The
address points out that the only relief
from these conditions is to be found in
the election of the entire fusion ticket
The statement says:
The fusion ticket headed by Otto T.
Barnard and nominated throughout by
a conference of non-partiSan bodies called
together by this committee, represents the
only candidates in the present election
who have demonstrated in their past lives
the sanity of thought, the independenCe
TO reverse the past conditions and make
this city an example 10 the citizens, to
the state, 10 the nation and to other ma
tions, a model of progressive and efficient
administration. cOntraSted to Tam
many's striking example, national and in
ternational OF incompetence, waste and
The Committee of One Hundred there
fore urges upon every citizen of whatever
personal. moral responsibility TO vote so
as to lift the government of the city to
that plane which every decent citizen
must desire. and that can only be done
bv voting for Mr.. Barnard and his asso-
ciates on the fusion ticket.
Referring TO its exhibits in Union Square
and elsewhere, the address of the commit
tee says:
Seven hundred thousand people by actual
Registered count have visited the several
eYhinits presented by the Committee of
one Hundred While these exhibits have
heen described by the press as chambers
of Horrors" a more appropriate name
would have been An Encyclopaedia of
nf n hes
challenged or contr3verted since the ex-
bIbits Opened because they We're all true
aud the accurate result of impartial in
vestigations for many months. The only
thinr, sensational or horrible about them Is
the fearful percentage or waste, graft and
incomDetenCe shown IN the administration
nf the citys affairs during the last six
aars and the serious effect of city mis-
Government on the health and living con-
Si,;ons of the masses of our people. This
,1aetbnd of campaign has been educational
~ larger number OF voters than could
nossiblv have been reached by any other
method. .. -. - 1T,
s,,nls deem In the minds of all who have
seen them. and have been more eloquent
tban any campaign speeches.
Tba only escape from continuance OF
such conditions is the election of expert
enced. capable, honest men. who will ad-
minister the government on non-partlsan
business lines for the benefit OF the people
and not for any political organization.
The address is signed by Eugene II.
OuterbridSe. chairman; Joseph NJ. Price.
eecretarv and Raymond V. Insersoll.
chairman of the executive committee.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01

are nineteen columns. one after the other.
in the ballot for Manhattan and The Bronx.
and twentieth placed under one of the
others. The Kings County ballot has twen-
~ columns in row. and three more placed
under others.
A man must be rather agile to handle
such stretch of paper. ballot that Is
torn by the voter is void. according to the
election law That will be a great danger
and should be carefully guarded against.
If ballot is torn by accident. the voter
may return II and get a new one.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
eANk,s BIG PROFIT ON A COIN

IRy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
uorristown, PENN Oct. 3l.-A 50 gold
niece dated 1886 was paid to William
ccbwartz. a baker, by an aged woman last
r,oek He banked II in the regular order
oe business. The bankers discovered It's
rarity and sold II for 3lio.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
PENNSYLVANIA'S REPORT.
Increase of $4,000 in Net Earnings
FOR Septem ber.

Philadelphia, Oct. 31.-The report OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the month OF
September, 1868. compared with the same
period In 1868, shows an increase in gross
earnings OF 8. $3.50 and an increase in net
earnings of $4,000.
The lines west of Pittsburg and Erie
for the same period show an increase in
gross revenue of .l.s2s.5o and an incr ease
in net revenue Of Ss74o
New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
CHICAGO ODDS ON ELECTION.

IBy Telegraph 70 Tho Tribun~l
Chicago. oct. Si.-The latest Gods quoted
by O'Leary on the maycraIty election u
New YORK are, Gaynor. To 5; Barnard =
10 1; Hearst, To- l.