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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
THE TALE OF A RAT DREAM.
Roberts Saw His Vaudeville Act in a
Mental Vision

People have had rat dreams for many
years. High rollers have come home at
3 o'clock in the morning with a cargo
+ of liquor intoxicants aboard, gone to
their rooms, undressed and gone to bed
They have slept a while and then had
rat dreams, in which the beady eyed
little ones ran over their bodies, bit
them and making a free lunch off any
cheese or crackers handy, have van
ished. Others have pictured them
selves as being eaten up by wharf rats
and their spouseS have been reused
from s1umber by piercing screams.
That's all well and good, but here is
rat dream more pleasing. 1t is
vouched for by one of the leading bust
ness men of Topeka.
c: E. Roberts. who is putting on the
trained rat act at the Novelty this
week. is the son of S. z. Roberts, a
wealthy Denverite. Roberts, jr, took
life easy for some years during which
his coin pockets were always we'll
freighted- His mother, father and two
sisters made much of him and he lived
like kinglet. One morning at break
fast he frightened the family by ex-
claiming in an almost human manner:
Il had dream last night-a dream
about rats, and what's more, 1 was not
drinking when climbed into bed"
Tell US your dream" the family ex-
claimed.
"a stage was pictured in my mind -
said young Roberts, land on it wheel,
things and on these white rats were
acting.
PA, 1 am going to train some rats
like those 1 saw in my dream and go
on the stage"
Straightway Roberts. IT., put his
resolution into effect. In six months 40
rats were trained to the minute and he
took to the footlights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
COULTERS FIGHT HARD.
Couple Charged With Check Raising
Deny Accusation.

Frank. H. Coulter and wife, charged
with raising two Santa Fe pay checks,
whose preliminary hearing was begun. in
the city court this morning, are putting
up a hard fight to escape in the first
one from SSH to $685. Al, the other from
$61.62 to $685.. Both were cashed by Mrs
Coulter at the Capitol B. & L. association
but for the original amounts. Coulters
live at 1S3 Grattan street.
Mr.. F.. H. Coulter testified that he had
turned the checks over to his wife at the
dinner table. that. she cashed them and
that If they had been changed he knew
nothing about it. He admitted that if
she who did it though he would not ac-
cuSe her of it, Coulter is hardly able to
read on account of defective sight and
could detect the change only by long
study of the checks. He knew, however
what amount they should be by the careful
account he had kept of his time in the
shops.
Mrs. Coulter admitted she had taken
the 1874 check from her husband at the
dinner table, endorsed It with him, hur-
ried her dish washing. changed her dress.
so at two o'clock. She said she had also
cashed the check for $61.62 the month
previous without knowing 1t had been
tampered with. She claimed she did not
know the check for $5S.41 had been raised
and that when the clerk at the Capitol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
JACK JOHNSON LEAVES.
Norman Pinder Not Found and Pugi-
list Returns to Chicago.

New York, March 24.-Jack john
son, the heavyweight champion pugi-
list, was a court figure again for few
moments today. He appeared before
Judge Mulqueen long enough to sign
a renewal of the bail bond on which
he was released yesterday and make
little speech on the status of the pend
ing case against him growing out of
his alleged assault upon Norman Pin
der, negro.
Pinder, whose absence yesterday
caused Judge Mulqueen to declare his
raise Johnson's bail to $4,000 from
$500, was still missing today, and
nothing was done in the case john
son, however, when he was given per-
mission to address the court. said:
1T have been here every time I was
wanted and have always acted in good
faith. am being sued civilly for the
atrical contracts which I have been
compelled to break because I have
been detained here
'I have nothing to do with that"
replied Judge MulQueen. 1T Is all
your own fault. You may be a strong
man, but you are not strong enough to
overcome the law. Where are the wit
nesses who should appear in your
case?'
johnson said he knew of one wit
ness, a woman, whose real name he
did not know, but whose address he
gave. He declared he did not know
wished he did, so the matter could be
disposed of.
After johnson had signed his new
bond, he visited the city chamberlain
and got the $1,000 cash bail he had
deposited when first arrested. After
the o'clock train this afternoon for
CbioaC0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

Building & Loan association spoke about
the figures being indistinct but the writ
ing plain she had told him it was for $5S.
She recalled no Information that the other
check had been raised.
. 1t was her contention that the original
figures may have been not plain but that
there had been no attempt to alter them:
She stated rather strongly that some OF
the officers who have had charge of the
checks have since taking them up, traced
over the figures with ink to make better
evidence.
A teller from the bank where the checks
were taken from the loan association tes-
tilted that the checks were now the same
as when they came to him first and he
had written the amounts he paid for them
in the margin, those amounts being the
original draft of the checks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
Vow York Money Market.

on call steady, 21zQ3 per cent; ruling rate
2N per cent; closing bid 27s per cent; offer
ed at per cent. Time loans quiet and
easier; 60 days 3AG4 per cent; so days 4
per cent six months 4@41z per cent.
CLOSE Prime mercantile paper $40
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
bushes in bankers bills at A.S3.75q4 80 80
commercial bills 81. $500 S3Z.
SLY ER-Bar silver, SIC; Mexican dol
lars, 44c.
BoNDs--Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
He SENT FOR STRAUS.
Ambassador to Turkey Has Gone to
Meet Roosevelt.

Washington. March 24.-Oscar Stratus,
ambassador to Constantinople left that
city March 8. on the Scorpion of the
navy, for Cairo, Egypt, where he is to
have a long conference with former
President Roosevelt. 1t was learned to-
day Mr.. Straus' trip was in answer to
a cable message from Col. Roosevelt,
requesting the conference.
Mr.. Stratus was secretary of COM
merce and labor, in the last few years
of the Roosevelt administration, was
always close to Mr.. Roosevelt and like
wise is a warm friend of Mr.. Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
Cotton Market

New York, March 24-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet and unchanged; midd1ing up
lands. s15.15; middling gulf, $15.40. Sales.
800 bales.
Galveston, Tex. March 24-COTTON-
Market steady. 147sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
LILLIS GOES WEST.
Passes Through Albuquerque En- Route
to California.

Albuquerque, N. NJ. March 24-Jere
+. Lillis. the Kansas City banker, who
Cudahy. few weeks ago in Kansas
City, when the latter discovered LiIiis
at the Cudahy home in company witt
Mrs. Cudahy, went through Albu.
querque today on his way to California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

News has been received here of the
death of Miss Clara Miller. who died
a week ago in Chickasha. Okla. of
pneumonia. Miss Miller had spent the
winter with relatives in Mexico. Her
illness was of but weeks duration.
The burial occurred last Saturday. She
was formerly Of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

Cope has cards which displayed viii
attract the statesmen on any regula
route. Ask for one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

THAT party who lust called was the
most remarkable man have ever met"
said the city editor to his assistant.
I'm what way?" He did not tell me
how to run the paper."-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Joseph Young died Wednesday night
at o'clock at the residence of his
sister, Mrs w. B. Trowbridge, 525
Monroe street. The funeral will be
held at the Trowbridge house Friday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

Charles A. Carrot, aged 40 years,
died at $3.50 o'clock this morning of
Bright's disease. at the home of his
brother-in-law, E. c. Garhart. 1918
Kansas avenue. The funeral will be
held Saturday at 10 o'clock at the
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

A Canine Cause.-"That new play raised
on the dog."-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
United Brethren church will meet at
o'clock Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. G. F. Huffman, 1Z11 Monroe street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

The funeral of Joseph Bledsoe, who
was killed Tuesday in a runaway near
Pauline, will be held Friday at 2
O'Clock from the Lynn Creek church.
Burial will be in the Lynn Creek ceme-
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
LOCAL MENTION.

Steamship tickets, lowest rates, best
lines. For full information, see T. L.
King, agent. Santa Fe depot. Tel. es2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
Marriage Licenses.

Bailey B. Wallingford. aged so, Hor-
ton, sadie Hungate. aged 40. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
Her First Lesson.

blanche is simply hopeless ex-
claimed a lady who had been trying
to teach a friend to play bridge.
why" asked her husband.
IT began by asking her If she knew
the value of cards, and she said. why,
certainly; about a shilling a pack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
LITTLE STORIES
FROM NATURE

NEW YORK, August when Squire
Baldwin Of Cedar Grove. n. j., who
knows all the fora and fauna of that sec
ton of the country by their first names.
decided one day last week to buy a mule,
he journeyed as far as Newark before he
was satisfied with the architecture of any
Of the animals offered to him.
The mule that he finally succeeded in
buying is good old southern mule, who
has not been north long, and who retains
in all their pristine freshness his memo
ries of the south and the customs that
obtain there. Among these customs is the
pleasant pastoral one of calling all the
hands to dinner with horn.
Yesterday man went out to see Squire
Baldwin on business. The squire was
Mrs. Baldwin, who until yesterday was
unacquainted with the habits of the mules
from south of the Mason and Dixon line,
thought to attract the attention of the
squire by blowing a horn.
The squire got there eventually, but the
mule beat him to 1t by three furlongs.
AS soon as that southern mule heard the
merry blast he started He is said to
have jumped three fences before he sue
ceeded In disentangling himself from the
pillow. He left the harness at the last
fence, but came through with his appe-
tite in good working order. After this
when Mrs. Baldwin wants the squire she
will send whispering courier, with in
structiOns to see that the mule is out of
earshot before he delivers his message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE.
Bill Bradley Is Given His Release
bv Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 2.-After
eleven years of major league base ball
Bill Bradley, the third baseman OF the
Cleveland team, has been given his I'M
conditional release. This action by the
management of the Maps drops another
veteran star of early American League
base ball from the big ranks.
Bradley, always a star fielder and dan
gerous batter, fell off with his stickwork
last year and it did not improve this sea-
son. The acquisition by Cleveland OF
Rath in exchange for Lord from the Ath-
letics put Bradley out of the game. and
as the youngster Is playing better ball
than did the veteran, the latter was al
lowed to go.
The release of Bradley lets out another
veteran member who entered the Amerl-
can League during the base ball war. 1t
Is expected that Bill will sign with one OF
the minor league teams for while. and
then branch out as have other veterans
and secure a franchise in one OF the
smaller leagues.
Bradley was born in this city in 1877.
where he learned to play the national
game. In 1897 he was with the Geneva,
Ohio, Independent team. The following
year he signed contract and played for
the Auburn team of the New York State
League. During that season and the fol-
lowing one he developed into the star
third baseman of the league. His work
attracted the attention of the Chicago
National League club. His release was
purchased and he remained with the Cubs
until 1901, when. during the National
American base ball war, he jumped to the
Cleveland team, with which he remained
until yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02

Brilliant work by Wyatt Lee, cast OH
Of the Toronto club, and at one time
star on the Washington team. mas Deen
a big factor in the present position or the
Newark team Lee is not a pitcher with
the constitution of McGinnity, and mas not
worked his salary wing every alternate
day like Joe" but Lees services nave
In more ways than one fulfilled McGin-
nity's confidence in the pitcher who came
to him and begged for trial when Joe
Kelly released him. When Joe signed
Lee the hard working pitcher was about
to cast his lot with the Albany team OF
the New York State League.
Lee is always ready to take turn as
pitcher about every fourth day, and
when he does pitch Newark fans are
pretty sure that Newark will win. Up to
the present time Lee has won thirteen
and lost three games since he joined the
Indians May 81. This is much better
record than possessed by any OF Kelly
present staff. For two weeks Lee played
in the outfield, taking the place of Bob
Ganley, who was on the hospital llst.
He would take his regular turn in the
box while performing Outfleld duty and
delighted in making two hits while play
ing as a regular one day, and then COM
ing back the next and pitching victory.
While Lee vas playing the outfleld ne
participated in eight games. He was cred
tied with thirty-one times at bat ana
hit safely nine times for an average OIL
30. He captured nine f1y balls and made
one assist and played without an error
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
CANS ON WAY HOME.
Joe Says Last Two Fights Ero,..c
Constitution,

PRESCOTT, Ariz., August Good
bye, boys, you've been awfully good u
me. I'll never see you again in this
world and l thank you for coming down
to see me off. I'll die thinking of you
I'm going to try to get back to Baltimore
and see my old nanny and my children
before the end, but / may die on the
train"
Those were the last words Joe Cans,
formerly the best prize fighter i'm the
world in his class, said before the tram
pulled out for Chicago this evening. Cans
is accompanied by his wife, and both OF
them realize that there is a big chanc,
that he will die before they reach the end
of their journey. They will stop al
Chicago for couple of days to give the
invalid a chance to rest, and then proceed
to Baltimore, where Cans hopes to die.
He said yesterday, when a number OF
newspaper men called on him:
II know I'm going to die, boys, but that
doesn't matter much I've always tried
I'll admit that I'd like to keep on living
with my family and my good friends. You
see my last two fights broke down my
constitution completely and it did not
take long for consumption to get grip
on me. After that did not pay any at
tention to what the doctors told me and
guess l didn't take any too good care
of myself 1 came out here too late to
10 me any good"
Physicians are not at all sure that Cans
can stand the journey, but they admit
that he can't live much longer anyway
He has terrific cough that racks his
whole system almost constantly. he
appears cheerful, however He had 70
be helped ON the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
PROBING POLICE METHODS.
Senate Select Committee to Begin Its
Work in the West.

The Senate select committee 10 inves-
tigate into police methods. particularly
the third Degree will begin its work
in the cities of the. west, it is under
stood, within the next week or two
Charles II. Martin, clerk of the commit
tee. left here yesterday to go to Caiifor-
mia, and. it is understood, will join the
committeeman there. The committees
stenographer accompanied him.
1t was intended at first that the in
vestigation of the police methods in the
west should be in charge of Senator
Stone of Missouri. Senator Brown Of
Nebraska and Senator Borah of Idaho,
and that Senator Brandegee of Connecti-
cut, chairman of the committee, and Sem
ator Overman of North Carolina should
take UP the work of investigation in the
east. with their headquarters in WASH
ington But 1t is understood that the in.
vest,gation of the eastern cities police
methods will probably not be taken up
until late IN the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
WYATT LEE IS DOING GREAT
PITCHING in EASTERN LEAGUE
Former National Has Won Thirteen Games
and Lost But Three-Has Also Played
the Outfield and Hits Well.

Often Lee is sent to bat as pinch hitter,
and quite often makes good. Here is
record of his work in the box since he mas
joined Newark:
May 2l-Bcat Toronto. 4 to O. allowing seven
hits.
Nav 26-Lost to Providence. to l, allowing
seven hits. Pitching opponent was Steele
May 29-knocked out Of box by Providence:
runs. hits in three innings Newark won
June BEAT Baltimore. 2-1: hits. Adkins,
June BEAT Providence. I'll; hits Steele,
opponent. 90
nngs Russell opponent.
June 1S-Beat Buffalo 20: i've innings ralny;
hits. Opponent. Vowinkle
June 19-Lost to Buffalo, one innings: run: !
hit. Relieved McGinnity when score was tied
in eighth inning.
June 2O-Lost TO Montreal. 50; hits. Burch
ell and Keefe, opponents.
June 25-Beat Rochester. 81: hits; seven
and two-thirds innings. Relieved by McGinnity
Opponent. Mcconnell.
June 2S-Beat Toronto. 81; hits. Rudolph
Carroll and Corey, opponents
July 3-Beat Jersey City, 81; hits Bart
ley. opponent. -.
july s-Beat Baltimore: four and two-thirds
innings: hits. Relieved McGinnity when score
july iO-Two-thrds Of inning against Balti
more relieving Mueller: no runs. hit.
July 1G-Beat Providence, 40; hits Laven-
dar opponent
opponent.
one third innings. Relieved by McGinnity. OPP
Total won. l3: lost. 3: per cent, .S13: innings
pitched. 13lIs; runs, 81: hits by opponents, 1O5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
ground-the mayor, the magistrates and
other functionaries being dressed in long
velvet gowns of bright colors.
Too Hot for Dignity

All of them wore several decorations
and medals which have been freely be-
slowed. and in their snowy white tur-
bans, their long boards and digniffed de-
meanor, they made an impressive scene.
But the service was long. the day was
hot and velvet robes are thick and heavy.
They stood it as long as they could on
the parade ground and then sought the
shade of the trees, where they sQuatted
on the ground and waited until the vice
roy appeared.
He came from the church at the close
of the service with more haste than dig
nifty, followed by enough generals to
furnish an army corps, and, as soon as
the soldiers were arranged in a hollow
square on the four sides Of the parade
ground he reviewed them, walking rapid
Iy across the four sides and proposing a
cheer for the emperor every time he
reached a new company.
When this ceremony had been completed
he approached the native officials, who
were ranged in a group according to their
rank, and listened impatiently to a
tedious speech from the eldest of the
elder statesmen. The first time the old
man stopped to catch his breath the
viceroy broke in upon LIN in a most alb
rupt manner, promising to telegraph his
kind words of congratulation and express
sions of loyalty to the emperor that very
day Then he bowed abruptly. wheeled
about, and, followed by platoon of gen.
erals, strobe hurriedly across the parade
ground and disappeared within the palace
door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
BISHOP HARTLEY RECEIVED.
Ohio Prelate Meets Pope at a Private
Audience.

ROME, August 1.-The Pope received
yesterday in private audience the Rt. Rev.
James J. Hartley. Bishop of Columbus.
Ohio, who presented a report upon con-
ditions in his diocese.
Cardinal Vincenezo Vannutelli, who has
been appointed papal legate to the
Eucharistic Congress which will be held
at Montreal in September, will leave
August u for Canada. His suite will in
clude the papal private chamberlains.
Thomas Kelly of New York and Lemoyne
Demartigny. a Canadian just appointed
to that rank by the Pontiff for the pur-
pose of honoring Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
independence League.
Today's game National Union vs.. ST. Paul

Today's game-National Union ". st. Paul.
excellent game Manhattan pulled farther
away from the runners-up in the pennant
race. The contest, which went but seven
innings, was the most exciting of the
season. and was won by Donnelly's home
run drive In the seventh.
1t was a pitchers battle in which the
two antagonists fought about equal. Both
pitchers used their heads and were effect
i've In tight places.
Rawlings had three hits registered of
him, but one of which was clean. He
was a bit wild, hitting one and passing
seven. He struck out six. but his specially
OF work by him in the last kept the
game in Manhattan's favor. Had he not
outwitted Brewer by taking a throw to
second it was most probable that the
score would have been tied, for there was
eminent danger Of him passing Molloy.
Donnelly's homer was most timely, blu,
he had to race hard to make the plate,
for Rapp recovered the ball with much
rapidity.
Herman got the .irst hit made by
st. Martin on O very close decision, and,
while Manhattan was arguing the case
with the umpire. Herman walked to
second. He stole third and scored the
first run when Rawlings let the next
three men walk.
A good catch by Ferguson that ne
doubled up at second to Whitmarsh cut
off a st. Martin rally in the third.
Rapp got everything that came out in
left field, including a couple of hard
| running catches. He was q thorn In
Rawlings side. being passed twice and hit
once.
Haislip misjudged Herriman's fly in the
sixth, which let a run across the plate
as result Of the error. He came back IN
the seventh and redeemed himself by
starting rally that won the game, by
neat hit to right, from which he scored
The two Dampier boys played we'll for
their respective teams. Chucky had but
two chances at third and took them
both. He also laid down a pretty bunt
| in the sixth.
Brewer caught a good game, but did
| little at the bat. In the last he got
a scratch hit TO third, and with two
down got as far as the last sack, but his
slowness between the bags made him an
easy proposition and Rawlings caught
him between third and home
| Tansill was the only player to score a
clean hit off Rawlings. That came in
| the sixth and resulted in a run when
| Haislip dropped Herriman's fly.