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The labor on this crop was Hight, but In this
case time consuming, becadse of ofinc0n3efiient
arrangements for marketing. There were er:l-
ployed on the crop 81 days mems time; s days
women and boys; and days team, not other
wise included.
The crop was fertilized with barryard man.
ure in about thTee-fchrths OF the hills. and, as
stated above, the stand was poor. The results
OF this acre are therefore conservative.
Watermelons and Sundry small items of
produce were sold locally TO the amount
Of ........-............. $3.50
Seed and irrigating water, about 2.6J
Leaving cash return OF about. 1855
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-07-29

THIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.-SERVICES
II on the fourth Sunday IN each month at
2:3G D. IN. Prayer meeting on Friday night of
each week Eugene Keen, pastor in charge.
unday School every Sunday morning at TO-
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ter under the utilities law. and give in
vestors a chance for a fair and reason
able return on their money. He thought
the bill in its present form would set
back the state % years and keep out
$50. 900, 900.
Mr. NJ. C. Kelley, of the Pittsburg
Power, Heat and Light company, urged
the committee to extend the time limit
under which utilities may come in I'M
der the indeterminate permit provis-
ions.
Some of the objections to the bill on
the part of the telephone interests were
stated by Mr.. c. J. Myers, of the Home
Telephone company of Kansas City He
did not believe telephone companies
should be required to allow others to
use their poles and lines, as they were
always constructed in accordance with
the real needs of the companies. Spec
ial provision should be made for sys-
TENS of bookkeeping in the case of in
terState companies. In some instances
he said, companies have contracts with
cities to give a certain amount of free
service to the city. He also thought
officials and employees of the companies
should be permitted to use the tele-
phones for their own business He also
objected to making the unlawful act of
an employee the act of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-03
TAKEN BY A TRICK.
Burglar Captured by a Boy and Sent
to Prison.


Chicago, Feb. 3.-Albert Beck, A. D.
7. messenger and expert in Old Sleuth
literature. has been the means of send
ing George Wall, a burglar. to the
the boy in court rivals his favorite
stories in blood thrilling details. Elk
tracts follow:
cit was the night of December %.
about O'Clock in the morning. I was
awakened by some noise In the room,
and in the darkness 1 could dimly see
a, man moving about. 1 knew it was a
burglar, and so l lay still thinking
what I would do.
'Once he came over to the bed and
looked at me, and closed my eyes and
made believe. 1 was asleep.
"Then he went on searching the
room, and ! opened my eyes again and
watched him. 1 could see he was a
full grown, strong man. and thought
I would have a hard time taking him
red handed and single handed without
any gun or knife.
$50 at last 1 decided there was only
one way to capture him and bring him
to justice, and that was by a ruse. So
I spoke up suddenly with a deep bass
voice just like a man and said:
"'Ahd, you've got into the wrong
place this time-it's all up with you.
I'm a police officer and I've got you
where L want you Don't move or
you're a dead one
II had my finger and thumb pointed
at him just like gun and in the dark
he certainly thought 1t was one He
put up his hands and stood there with
out saying a word. So 1 thought I
would scare him some more and make
it good.
"'Cap,' 1 says, calling out loud as
if there were another man in the next
room, hand me that forty-four Colts
and that pair of handouts and jump
into your clothes. We've got little
job here to look after
&c Now, you. Mr.. Burglar I says,
still talking deep, you turn around to
the wall and keep your hands up till
I dress
Young Beck related how he started
to march his prisoner to the police
station, but about block away they
met patro1man, who took the bur-
gIar into custody. Wall sheepishly ad-
mitted he had been captured by the
boys ruse.
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w. C. RALSTON
After Eight Years Apprentice
ship-Candidate for City
Attorney.

w G. Ralston. candidate for the
republican nomination for the office
OF city attorney, was born in Wash
ngton county, Pennsylvania, forty
one years ago. He is a descendant of
the Scotch-Irish pioneers who settled
IN southwestern Pennsylvania during
the frontier days. His father served
Tor four years as a soldier in the
Union army during the war of the re-
bellion.
Mr.. Ralston spent his early life
upon the farm. DESTROYS of securing
an education. he left home in 1888
and entered the preparatory de-
partment of Park college, graduating
from that Institution in 1893. He
graduated from the law departm lent
of the Kansas State university in
1896 He was admitted to the bar
in 1896, and Immediately thereafter
began the practice of law in Topeka.
Mr.. Ralston is self-made man.
He worked his way through both
college and university. He completed
his four years of college work in
three, was twice elected president of
his class and graduated as honor
orator in class of thirty-six He
has been a member of the board of
trustees of Park college since 1904.
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WIRELESS BILL.
Is Being Pushed by Congressman
Burke of Pennsylvania.

Washington, Feb. 3.-FolloWing close
ly the introduction of bill by Repre-
sentative James F. Burke, of Pennsyl-
Vania, to require ocean going passenger
telegraphy, the house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries today
took up the matter for consideration.
An immediate report is being urged so
| that the bill may become a law at this
session. Representative Burke attend
ed the meeting to explain his bill. Since
its introduction which followed the
wreck of the Republic off Nantucket
the Pittsburg congressman has been
making an extensive study of the sub
ject and has collected a mass of data.
Since the introduction of my bill,
he told the committee. Il have had COM
munications commenting the measure
from individuals and commercial bodies
throughout the country, and l hope for
it's passage at this session.
Some one has denied our right to
effect without International agreement.
No such agreement is necessary. We
have the same right to require wireless
instruments as to require life preserV-
ers on ships. The right to enter our
ports is one that we can deny or make
conditional. The French assembly has
followed our example and yesterday be-
gan consideration of measure similar
to mine. No nation will resent, but all
will welcome the passage of this bill
by congress.
Works No Hardships.
Nor does this bill work any hard
ships. 1t does not impose an unjust
burden. The wireless equipment is a
splendid form of insurance of ships
and cargoes, aside from the protection
of life. There can be no extortion be-
cause there are now several competing
companies engaged in the wireless bus
mess.
Even in the face of the wonderful
demonstration of the va Inc of the wire
less in the saving over a thousand lives,
many steamship owners will be slow to
take advantage of the device because
of it's slight cost and legislation is nee
essary to compel such to act.
There can be no possible objection
to my bill as it affects only vessels car
rying at least 80 passengers and whose
outgoing journey is at least 500 miles.
1t might even be applied to other yes
sells on shorter trips, possibly on the
lakes and in the coastwiSe trade but all
those will follow later
The cost of equipping a ship is about
1000 according to the estimate made
by Representative Burke
The number of people affected by the
proposed legislation may be judged,
Mr. Burke told the committee from the
fact that the ships not now equipped
with wireless carry on an average of
1OO 900 passengers per trip into the port
of New York; about $4,000 each into
Philadelphia and Baltimore; and about
2, 500 each into San Francisco and Port
Townsend This is exclusive of first
and second class passengers varying
from 100 to 800 each trip.
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KNOCKED IN HEAD.
II. c. Rawlings Says Utilities Bill Has
Killed TOpeka-Kansas City Line.

Several representatives of corporation
interests have spoken before the judic-
larry committee relative to the public
utilities bill. Mr.. Thos. F. Doran, at
tcrney for the Topeka Railway and
Electric Light company said his eli
ents will submit to the legislation, but
personally he had grave doubts as to
the advisa bility of passing a public
utilities law here at this time The pop-
ulation in the towns having public
utilities. he said. is about equal to the
country population and he did not think
it right to tax the whole people for the
benefit of one-half. Wisconsin, he said
has 1,09S utilities and only 40 of these
have taken advantage of the indeter-
inmate permit The cost of admins
tering the law in that state for one year
was 500, 6S3.51.
THE corporations" said Mr. Doran
'-have come here and said they want
such law. 1 doubt their wisdom
How about their sincerity" asked
Senator Hamilton.
I believe they are sincere in their
expressions" was the reply. Mr.. Doran
said there is no protection provided in
the state laws for street railway pro-
perty. He thought the utilities ought
to be protected as we'll as the people.
He submitted Il number of proposed
amendments to the bill and asked the
committee to consider them.
The committee invited Mr.. r. c.
Rawlings, an interurban promoter to
This BILL" said Mr.. Rawlings. has
knocked all my work for months past
and that of my partners, into a cock
ed hat. We had s.. 900. 900 available for
building an interurban line from To-
peka to Kansas City, but now the capt.
talists say they will not invest a dol
lar The speaker declared that it is
not possible to get men with money to
invest unless there is some chance for
speculation. Bond buyers usually get
q bonus of common stock as ''sweeten-
ing" in big enterprises. and he thought
the bill under consideration would pre-
vent any speculation. Il am opposed
to the bill as it stands" he said, be
cause it has put. me out of business -
How many miles of interurban rail-
way have been built in Kansas during
all the time there has been no utility
law" asked Senator Hamilton.
about forty miles, was the answer
Population and conditions are Just
getting to the point where such enter
prises are needed" Mr.. Rawlings
thought it proper to have laws that
would make investments secure but he
thought the proposed bill is too drastic
IN its provisions. He urged the COM
nittee to pass a bill that will not drive
capital out of the state; put the street
and interurban railways in the same
class as the steam railways and the
Telegraph companies, or put the lat
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Mr.. Ralston became a member of
the Republican city central com
mittee of Topeka in 1903. and has
served as secretary of the committee
for the last five. years. His
efficient work and fair dealing have
won for him many concentrations
from members of the committee and
from Republican candidates for city
offices.
Mr.. Ralston is a taxpayer and owns
his home at 1886 Clay street, where
he and his wife and son reside. Mrs.
Ralston was formerly Clara M. Lau-
bach of Topeka. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ra1Ston are members of the First
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Ralston has been assistant city
attorney of Topeka for the last eight
years. He has served under four
mayors and two city attorneys. His
long retention in office, during
changing administrations. is tribute
the high estimation in which his SER
vices have been held by the chief
officials of the city. His familiarity
with the office work, with the ordi-
nances of the city with municipal
law and with the citys pending litiga-
ton will enable him to transact the
business of the city attorneys Office
with efficiency and dispatch. He has
served a long and faithful apprentice
ship in the office. He is splendidly
equipped by education, training and
experience for the difficult and i'm
portant duties of the office which he
slider his qualifications for the Office
of city attorney and to vote for
him at the primary election on
March 2 1909.
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BUSY DAY FOR TAFT.
Visit to Lock Sites and Pacific En-
trance to Canal.

Culebra, Canal Zone, Feb. g.
President-elect Taft will have COM
pleted his inspection of the entire line
day he will visit and examine the
Pedro Miguel and Mira1ores lock sites
and the Pacific entrance to the water
way.
In the course of the afternoon Mr..
Taft will receive at Culebra the MEM
bers of the Isthmian Red Cross so
ciety.
Orleans Sunday afternoon instead of
Monday as previously arranged. The
engineers of his party are today at
Culebra examining data and reports
concerning the work on the canal.
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TOUCH Of HIGH LIFE.
Is Given the Spanish Husband of
Italia Blair.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-M Richardo
Soriano, the Spanish husband of Italia
Blair, had a taste last night of the
lavish social expenditure characteristic
of America. He and Mrs. Soriano
were the guests of honor at dinner
and. entertainment given by Mr. and
Mrs. John Borden.
1t was modestly called an "enter-
tainment,'' but even the north shore
set, which is accustomed to a hand
some scale of expenditure, was a bit
amazed to find that a theater had been
closed for their pleasure and that a
company of thirty-five players with an
orchestra of twenty pieces had been
engaged to give an abridged rep
resentation of a. local musical play.
The drawing room of the Borden
home had been transformed into a
theater for the evening, and stage
with elaborate and ingenious lighting
effects had been contrived-
Great secrecy had been maintained,
so that none of the guests knew of
what was in store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-03
CAN'T TALK ABOUT 1T.
DR.. Wiley Declines to Discuss Benzoate
of Soda.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 3.-Benzoate of
soda as a subject for DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, chief of the government chem
istry bureau, is a thing to be abhorred,
according to what DIR. Wiley. who
spoke to the convention of the Nation
al Gamers association today. told
newspaper men.
ST am forbidden to discuss that
topic,'' said the pure food expert
gravely. He discussed the conventions
demand for pure food standards for
the canning trades freely, however,
and said that he endorsed that de-
mand.
DIR. Wiley talked on tin plate from a
chemical standpoint at the Joint session
of the convention today and about
5000 delegates and their wives heard
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-03
The New Corset for Fat Women

The new corset designed to coerce over
fat ladies into the new style gowns has
three sets of strings. When you have one
set adjusted you still have two more
struggles left. Think of that-and shud-
der.
To escape this fate, fat ladies should lose
no time in securing one of the large cases
of Marmola Prescription Tablets-that
druggists and the Marmola Company, De-
troit, Mich, sell for 10 cents. One of these
taolets taken after each meal and at bed
dependent of the new corset. Being made
In strict accordance with the famous Mar
mola Prescription, these pleasant little
standbys of the overfat are perfectly
harmless, except to the fat itself, which
they not tnfrequently do away with at
the rate of pound a day and they are
also the most economical and least re-
adopt as they get results without inter-
fer1ng either with ones easy chair ten
eroue.
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HEAD ON cow CATCHER.
Is Brought in the Pennsylvania Station
at Jersey City.

New York. Feb. 3.-Passengers in
the Pennsylvania railroad station at
Jersey City were Mortified last night to
see the head of man lodged on the
COW catcher of a locomotive as it drew
into the depot: Employees of the rail-
road, seeing that there had been a
tragedy, had the head, together with
a few scraps of clothing. removed to
the morgue and an investigation was
begun
1t developed that the victim was w.
Leber, general foreman of grain
company, who had been struck earlier
in the evening at Railway, n. J. His
mangled body was picked up near the
scene of the accid ent, but the head,
unnoticed, had been carried into the
station at jersey City.
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SHE WEEDS A CAPTAIN.
Heiress to 100000 Bride of saliva.
ton Army Officer.

Burlington, n. J., Feb. 3.-Marion
F. Woolman, daughter of George
Woolman. who died leaving her for
tune estimated at 100000, is now the
bride of Samuel A. Hewitt. a captain
was celebrated here at the home of
the brides mother, who finally con-
scented to the match, although she
stoutly opposed it at first.
Mrs. Hewitt met the Salvation army
captain while doing religious work in
the slums and this was the beginning of
a romance. She will give her services
and her fortune TO the army work in
the future.
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BIG HAT PINS.
And Small Hats to Be the Prevailing
Style.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Sman hats and
enormous hatpins are evidently to be
the coming style. Both appeared upon
the heads of thirty women who met
to form what the men might call a
millinerS' union
The president, however, declared the
meeting to be one of the National AS
ISOLATION of Retail Milliners.
I'VE believe the dignity of millinery
artists should be upheld by an organi-
zation,' said Nine Macre. Good mil
liners get from $50 to 5000 a week and
expenses. Chicago started the move
ment"
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EXPLOSION KILLS II.
Windy Shot Causes Disaster in an
Alabama Mine.
Birmingham

Birmingham, Feb. 3.-Seventeen
men are dead as the result of an ex-
plosion in the No. Short Creek mines
of the Birmingham Coal & Iron COM
pany- Five of the dead are wffite and
twelve are negroes.
The explosion is thought to nave
been caused by a windy shot The
bodies were taken from the mines and
the rooms and passages cleared. The
mine is practically uninjured. The
mine was running short or the death
list would have been larger.
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Engines Demolished in Collision.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. "a headon
collision occurred near Mckenzie to-
day on the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis railway between a passenger
and a freight train. There was no loss
of life. but several persons were
bruised. Both engines were demolish-
ed and the combination mail and ex-
press cars were telescoped. The en-
gineers and mail clerks saved their
lives by jumping.
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in the hands of the county surveyor,
was the reply.
He stated that the state engineers
in other states receive all the way
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. He
also stated that it was impracticable
to attempt to dispense with macadam
roads. He stated that 90 per cent of
the traffic passes over 4 per cent of
the roads and that dirt roads would
not stand the wear and tear.
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Coffeeville-Hfrs. S. J. Jones.
PlattsburR=Mrs. Verna wilkes, r. F. d. l.
Characteristics Anna wallace.
Oronogo=Mrs. Mae Mcknight.
Shamrock=Josie Ham, Z; T. D: !, Box az y: g
Markets. Nebraska.
Cambridge-Mrs. Nellie Moslander.
Marlton-Mrs. George T S Jordy, Route 8, Box 20.
Camden=Mrs. w P. Valentine, 9O2 Lincoln Av.
Camden-Mrs. Tillie Waters. 81 Liberty st.
PateEso1-Mrs. VIM. somerviLe' 1876 Ham
scot5@M sh s. j. Barber err
CornwaiIyiiie@Mrs. William Boughton.
Dewittville=Mrs. A. A. Giles.
Johnstown-BIrs. Homer N. Seaman, 1os e.
Columbus=Mrs e Hanson, 3o4 E. Long st.
Cincinnsti=Mrs.W w. K. Housh, Eastview Av.
Mogadore=Mrs. Lee Manages, Box 131.
Atwater Station=Mrs. Minnie Muelhaupt.
Dayton=hrs. T. R. Smith, 431 Elm st.
Cincinnati=Mrs. Flora Abr, 1862 Ernst St.
Dsyton=Mrs. Ida Hale, Box %, National Mill
Cleveland-Miss Lizzie steiger, $50 Fleet
Cincinnati-Mrs. E H. Maddocks, 21s5 Gilbert
Bartiss1ille=.1rS. k Woo9son Bran.tetter.
Joseph=STrs. Alice Huffman.
Pennsylvania.
Big Run=Mrs. w. Z. Pooler.
Lebanon-AIrs. H AIRY <. Rittle. 233 Lehman st.
EriezMrs. j. P. Endffch. R. F. D. No. z.
Wesleyville-Mrs. Maggie Ester, r. F. d. 1.
Phila.=Mrs. Chas. Boe1l 24O7 n. Garnet ST.
Phila.=Mrs. K. E. Garrett, 2407 y. Garnet st.
Fairchance=Mrs. Idella A. Durham, Box 49,
Phila.=Mrs. John Johnston, 210 Siegel st.
Fort Hunter=AIrs. Mary Jane Shatto.
East Earl=Mrs. Augustus Lyon, R. F. d. ?.
Beaver Falls=Mrs. W. P. Boyd, 21O9 Seventh
Ave. Tennessee.
SykeszaMinnie Hall.
Christiana=Mrs. Mary Wood, r. T. D. No 3.
Dyersburg=Mrs. Lue Hilliard R. r. No. 1.
Texas.
Pecos=Mrs. Ada Young Eggleston.
Houston=Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks $40 Cleveland
st. Vermont.
Graniteville-Mrs. Chas. Barclay, r. T. D.
Virginia.
Haydeld=Mrs. Mayme Windle.
West Virginia.
Vienna=AIrS. Emma Wheaton.
Wisconsin.
Kewaskum=Mrs. Carl Dahlke.
Milwaukee-Mrs. Emma Imse, S33 First st.,
German.
at random from thousands who
lham'S famous medicine, and no
he use of their names. Ask them
lkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Alabama.
Goshen-Srrs W. T. Dalton, Route No. 3.
Chester-Mrs. Ella Wood.
Connecticut.
Willimantic=Mrs.E Eta Donovan, Box 2e9.
ociIla-Mrs. T. A. cribs.
Adrian-Lena V. Henry, Route No. 3.
Idaho.
woodside-Mrs Rachel johnson.
Illinois.
Mozier-Mrs. Mary Ball.
HerrinsDirs. Chas. Folkel.
Burton View=Mrs. Peter Langenbahn.
Chicago=Mrs. Alvena Sporting, II Langdon st
Chicago=Mrs. William Tully, 465 Ogden Ave
Chicago.Mrs. Harriet Janetzki, 3035 Lyman
ST., German.
South Bend-Mrs. Fred Certia, 1o14 s. Lafay-
winchester-Mrs May Deal.
Indianapolis=Mrs. A. P. Anderson, 1907 Z.
Lindley-Mrs. May Fry.
Vincennes=Mrs. Syl,B. Jerauld, 605N. 10th st.
Pendleton-Mrs, May Marshall, 4; r., No. a.
Dyer=Mrs. William Oberloh, r. T. d. No. 1.
Indianapolis=BessieV Piper, . S.Addison St.
Ligonier-Mrs- Eliza Wood, R. F. D. No, 4.
Iowa.
Melbourne-Mrs. Clara Waterman, R.F.D.1.
Kinsley=Mrs. Stella clifford Beaman.
Bardstown-Mrs. Joseph Hall.
Louisville=Mrs. Sam Lee, 1873 4th st.
Noah=Mrs. Lizzie Holland
Louisiana.
Sfontegut=Mrs. G. A. Laperouse.
Maine.
Lewiston-Mrs Henry Gloutier, Sc Oxford st.
South West Harbor=Mrs. Lillian Robbins, Mt
Desert Light Station.
Gardiner=M Mrs. s. A. Williams, RID. No. IA
Box 80.
Rockland-Mrs. Will Young, eColumbia Ave.
Sabattus=Mrs. H. W. Mitchell, Box 3.
Maryland.
Baltimore=MrE. w s. Ford 1888 Lansdowne st.
Hampstead=Mrs. Jos. H. Dandy.
Massachusetts.
Roxbury-Mrs. Francis Merkle, IL Field st.
Worcester=Mrs. DoeylTa Cote, III Southgate
Street. Michigan.
Paw Paw=Emma Draper.
Detroit=Mrs. Louise Jung 1872 Chestnut st.
Scottville-Nrs. j. G. johnson, R. F. D. No. 3.
Detroit=Mrs. A. Predmore, 80 Cicotte Ave.
Flushing=Mrs Burt Lloyd, r. F. D. No. 3,
Care of D. A. Sanborn.
Stephenson=1I Mrs. Louis Beaudoin.
Detroit=AIrs. Freida Rosenau, 554 Medium
Av., German. Minnesota.
Minneapolis=Mrs. JohnG. Noldan, 2115 Second
St., n.
The above names were selecte
have been benefited by Mrs. Phi
reward whatever is given them fol
what thew think of Lydia E. p
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the ability of Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound to
whose
addresses below and what they
are obliged word for ask the
Pnkhams
Vegetable Compound female diseases.
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have been benefited by Mrs nkham famous medicine and
whatever them for the their Ask
what they think of lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound