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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
.OOre Flashed Revolver ON
Street Car Man.
Conductor Gibbs Must Forget
His Fair Daughter.
NEEDS NO SON-IN-LAW.
Pretty Esther Likes Lad VINO
Collects Nickels.
Papa Loves Them Not and Says
Cease

Armed with a revolver ana threat
ening to kill employees of the Iopeka
Railway company if they did not cease
having attention to his pretty oaush-
ter John Moore, who lives at the emu
of the Asylum street car line, caused
stir at the car barns TUESDAY night
His action followed readlhs tns a.
Conductor, L. H. Daniels by Mrs. Mary
Vollstedt. ,...,.a,. 81
of anger. If such it should be calieu'
was the fact that his daugnter tati ne 10 -
meet him on street corner as ne eA-
nected together with the fact lndl
when last seen she was riding on the
car of a conductor who had ealled at
her house. -,
works down town. Some time ago she
became acquainted with Thomas Glops,
a young man who wears the UNIFORM
of a street car conductor ana earns
his livelihood grabbing nickelS ana
saying step lively. please" on one OF
the big pay-as-you-enter cars
Recently he has called upon her and
on a few occasions has taken her 10
the theater Then father began 10
object II his his earnest desire, it
seems, that young men shau not can
on Fair Esther
Tuesday night Miss Moore rode
. North Topeka car to the ROCK Islahd
atives on an incoming train The rel
atives failed to arrive and in COM
pany with her father she took a West
Tenth car, upon which young Gibbs
was conductor, and rode up town. Her
father left the car at the corner OF
Sixth street and Kansas avenue The
girl rode on to the Eighth street sta
ton and there met friend with whom
she talked for some time, missing the
Asylum car which she was to take
home.
Papa Grows Angry.
Her father boarded the car at Sixth
street and the fact that his daughter
was not on it moved him to anger. He
returned to the Eighth street station
and his daughter, knowing that her
father would be angry, probably hunt
her up and make a scene, mad walked
with a friend to Harrison and Sixth
streets and had taken the car there
He did not find her.
Then it was that he decided to give
the employees of the street railway
company fair warning" and he did
so. The manner in which he gave the
warning caused sensation at the car
barns. The irate old man finally left,
however, without doing serious dam
age to anyone and despite his threat
to kill off about everyone connected
with the street railway, the matters
was not reported to the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
Now york Money Market.

New York, March 10.-MONEY-Money
on cal easy, 2s4@3 per cent; ruling rates,
27s per cent closing bid 8 per cent; offered
al per cent Time loans, much stronger;
GO days, 3s< per cent; 80 days, per cent;
six months 4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper ~ to
5 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at s.. "a. 4514. S455 for
sixty day bills and at $4-S6S5 for demand;
commercial bills $4.S4 to $4.S41z.
SILvER-Br silver. 50zsc; Mexican dol
lars, a.
BONDS Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds. firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

whereby the city can build the bridge
before flood times. This is what the
people want.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
Clergyman's Sons Testimo-
NAL of tuberculosis Cure

To neglect a cold, bronchitis. lung
trouble or Consumption is dangerous.
We all know how prone people are to
deny they have Consumption. 1t is
fiattering disease, and the sufferer is
filled with bright hopes of improvement
Call Consumption by its own dread
name-and then-take Eckman's Alter
alive. because it is effective in Tuber-
culosis. No one need doubt about. it.
there is plenty of evidence from live
witnesses. Investigate the following:
Armenia. N. z. July g. 1909.
Gentlemen: Prior to Feb. 1908, was
located in Rochester. N. Y, suffering
with LaGrippe. which developed into
Tuberculosis. My physician gave me
one month to live. 1 was having terri
bic night sweats ana midday chills
and losing flesh rapidly, having gone
from 155 to 1875 lbs. coughed and rails
that walking a few feet exhausted me.
On my return home. my regular ply
stefan gave me little encouragement.
My father. who is a clergyman, heard
of Eckman'S Alternative and induced
me to take it. The night sweats and
chills disappeared, my cough became
easier and gradually diminished and in
a few days I developed an appetite, the
first in months. am now in perfect
health. back to 755s1bs 1 feel certain
that I owe my life to Eckman's Alter
alive. (Signed0
e. H. COWLES.
Eckman's Alternative is good for
Throat and Lung Trouble and is on
sale at Geo. w. Stansfield's, 6S2 Kansas
avenue, and other druggists. Ask for
Booklet of cured cases or write to the
Ecknan Laboratory, 9Th and Market
SITS, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

Get our estimate on that LUMBER
bill. J. B. Whelan & Co. E. Fourth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
| Memorial Service for
LATE Julia Ward Howe
Md Sunday at Church She
Attended in Newport.
,..,., Characterized ner As "A
ledern Christian Saint"

r.vnort, R. l., Oct. 3O.-A memorial
..,ce for Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, "a
Dam Christian saint" as Rev.
1ui,Ham S. Jones, pastor of Charming
w.morial church, characterized her,
~as held today in the church, which
wrs Howe had attended during the
summer
reminding the great number of rel
.tves and friends of the deceased
,na who were present was her pew,
smnty today, except for profuse dec
o,stion of white roses and ferns and
. nicture of the venerable woman
which she had presented to the church.
1ust behind their mothers pew sat
two daughters of Mrs. Howe, Mrs.
1aura f. Richards and Mrs. Florence
Howe Hall.
The congregation sang during the
service the hymns and anthems which
we're favored by Mrs. Howe.
Rev. Mr. Jones in his memorial adj
dress on Julia Ward Howe, mod
srn Christian saint" eulogiZed her for
her great work in the cause of human
ity and appeared to emphasize the eff
forts of Mrs. Howe to gain suffrage
for women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION.
9Th Annual Session Being Held In
Toronto-The Speakers.

Toronto. Ont, Oct. 30-Today's pro-
gram of the 9th annual convention OF
the Y NJ. c. A. consisted of devotional
services mems mass meeting and plat
form addresses. The church services
where delegates spoke were we'll attend
sey hall, Fred B. Smith, secretary, was
the principal speaker. j. n. Spence OF
st. Louis, chaplain of the Association for
the United States. and r. Towson OF
New York, also spoke.
Rev. DR. George L. Robinson. Chicago
spoke Saturday on Moses Descent from
the Mount after which c. r. JOY, Keo-
Mk Ia, introduced discussion OF the
Nestions:
What is the Present Day Association
0bjective?"
What Changes, il Any. Are Required
In Our Religious ORGANIZATIONS From
the newspapers, he said. people might
have the impression that the accumnlat
ing OF wealth was the objective of Y
NJ c. A.
Three problems were involved in the
discussion.
Large Modern Buildings" considered
by A. G.. Stader. Detroit: Civic and In
iustrial Opportunities. by c. +. Tow
son, New York. and Growth of Brother
hoods and Kindred Organizations. b!
" X. Cooper. Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
Gopher Gang Gets After
q New York Policeman.
But He Proves Too Quick and
Breaks Up Game.
Shoots Two at a Dance and the
Rest Quickly Disappear.

New York, Oct. 3O.-Through quick
work with his revolver and unerrins
aim. Robert Adler. the special police
man in a West Esd street dancing
academy. who late last night shot and
killed one man and probably fataliH
injured another while the 80 or more
dancers were in the midst OF the
mazes of the waltz. broke up for the
time being the Gopher gang, band
of gun fighters
Six of them, led by Charles Hunt
cherished hatred against Adler and
according to the police. went TO the
dancing academy to. get INN. Wheh
Adler stopped them at the door SIX
hands reached for as many piston
pockets. A shot was fired and the
door near Adler's head was splintered'
Then Adler's pistol flashed and Hunt
crumpled up and fell, shot through
the head.
Three other shots were fired at Adj
ler but all missed. William Morris
one of the band. then lunged forward
with pistol raised but the special po-
liceman was too quick and shot him
through the head. The remainder OF
the band fed. Norris probably VIII
die
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
DELAWARE wins,
New Batt|eship Leads in
Gunnery Efficiency.
Standing Of 16 Vessels Of
Fleet in Battle Practice.
hrn,nrod f.ruienre Yaf IN Fire and
Armored Cruisers Yet to Fire and
Have Chance to Win.

Washington, Oct. 30.-One of Uncle
Sans newest DreadnOughts, the Della
ware, led the 16 battleships of the AT
lantic feet in gunnery efficiency dur
ing the annual battle practice held off
the Virginia coast last September The
trophy winner last year, the Vermont.
is third in thee standing. The Della
wares sister ship, the North Dakota,
finished sixth, which is considered by
naval officers as Il splendid record for
ship which had met with serious
accident aboard just prior to tn" prac-
tice.
The 16 ships in the fleet have the
following standing III the department
records: Delaware. Minnesota, YER
mont. Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota,
New Hampshire. South Carolina
Rhode Island, Louisiana, Virginia,
Mississippi. Connecticut, Kansas,
Georgia and Michigan. This order may
be changed as all the armored cruis-
ers are yet to fire under the same rules
and have q chance to win the trophy.
Some splendid shooting was done by
all of the ships and considering the
increased range, from $500 to more
than 10000 yards. greater accuracy was
obtained than on any previous practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31

ment victory has been changed into
possible defeat.
Smarting under the repeated attacks
of NJ. Jaures, the leader of the Social
lists, and others, the premier leaped to
his feet, defending the cabinets sup
preston of the strike as a revolution
outbreak, exclaiming:
eff the actual laws had been INSULT
cient we would not have hesitated to
resort even to illegality for the purpose
of preserving the fatherland.''
An uproar followed these words. The
Socialists jumped up and We're joined
by number of Radicals With shouts
Of anger they moved toward the tri-
bune. crying: Resign, dictator. re-
slgnn'
Desks were banged and the chamber
was ii perfect bedlam with the noise
of shouts and cheers. One Socialist
tried to fight his way to the tribune
to- strike BRAND.
Throughout all the premier stood
calm and dignified and for three quar-
ters of an hour waited patiently but
vainly to make himself heard.
Finally. NJ. Brisson. president of the
Chamber, amid cries and imprecations
from the Socialists, adjourned the de-
bate until Sunday afternoon.
NJ. Jaures charged that the mobili-
cation of the strikers-the calling of
them to the cOlorS-waS an illegal
military coup detat, which violated
the most sacred rights of the wage
earners.
He asserted that the government had
played itself into the services of cap
italiSm.
NJ BRAND throughout the tumult,
although heard only by a few. hurled
back the charges affirming that he HAD
saved the country from anarchy into
which the Socialist deputies We're try
irg to plunge it by opening the way
for reaction and the disorganization
OF society.
The premier in an interview later
declared that the tumult had been ar
ranged by the Socialists who seized
upon fragment of his speech to
launch a movement of disorder and
win over the Republicans. who We're
normally supporters of the govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31

his journey and figuratively speaking,
at the heels Of De Lesseps, Grahame-
Whites machine appeared to be the
faster of the two.
Passing the grand stand at an ele-
walton of about 1000 feet, both aviators
headed above the railroad tracks
which took them over Jamaica Plain
and across the town Of Jamaica. Here
they We're sailing at an elevation of
about 5000 feet, with the Englishman
still chasing the Frenchman, half a
mile astern. Every vantage point was
filled with awe-inspred spectators,
automobiles clogged the thoroughfares
and the motormen stopped their cars
IN order that they and their passen-
gers might witness the duel in the air.
The sky was cloudless and the two
flylng monoplanes slhouetted against
the Dlue sky made a beautiful picture.
so far up were they that the whirrinz
OF the motors was scarcely audible.
ON over jamaica, still following the
railroad as a guide for their flight. De
Lesseps and Grahame- White held their
course into BroOklyn-the city of
homes and of churches with their
Si''' spires piercing the air. The
aViators never faltered but kept up
their express-train speed despite the
biting cold.
Grahame-W White was still gaining on
DE Lesseps, but the Frenchman was
iirst out across the bay and around the
statue about 1000 feet above the big
biack balloon that had marked the
course. The crowds along the Brooklyn
water front, on Governors island and
along the Battery. shouted and waved
hands and handkerchiefs. Then Gra-
hame- White sent the nose of his Bier
lot around above the head of Miss Lib
erty and started back the same course
as he had travelled.
De Lesseps still had slight lead. but
with the wind at his back, Grahame-
White put on full speed and began cas-
ing down his rivals advantage Midway
over Brooklyn the aviators were on even
terms. each at an altitude of betweea
2OOO and 1000 feet, but reaching the out
skirts of the city, Grahame- White forged
ahead and set sail in earnest with Bel
mont park as his objective. De Lesseps
kept directly In the Engishman's wake
Continued on Page TEMP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31

Both the American and Adams Com
nanieS. however, announced that they
we're determined to move their wagons
It all hazards. They had enough
Strikebreakers t. begin operations
With. they said.
For the first time since the strike
began IL wagons of the United States
Express Company We're driven through
Jersey City and Hoboken today. Be-
side each driver sat a private detective
with a rifle at his side.
Meanwhile the Wells Fargo COM
pany brought Il gang of break
ers over from Manhattan in taNicabs.
Al out the companys stables. where
they We're landed, there was u strong
2nard Of private detectives. each with
a shotgun slung over his shoulder.
Strikers and svmpathizers who made
an effort to reach the express plat
form on Ferry street. Jersey City.
were driven OF by police, but not until
the bmecoats had lodged several
VrllrvS of stones.
The police in Manhattan were busy
quelling several minor disorders COM
rlittcI ny a mob of $50 strikers and
tackled two American Express auto
trucks on Fourteenth street, but We're
dispersed in short order.
The Jersey City police obeyed the
instructions of President Lippincott
Of he police board to use their night
sticks in case of further outbreaks by
the express strike rioters, when they
were attacked this afternoon While
cScorting two Adams express wagons
from the stables on York street to the
company's pic: adjoining the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station.
While passing street corners the
police were assailed with bricks and
stones The mounted men charged the
crowds and were followed by the po-
lice on foot. and all struck at every
head they could reach A number of
men were arrested and hustled into
tie patrol wagons. Before the express
wagons reached the Adams pier
scores of hands had been cracked by
the clubs of the police. Policeman
Lynch was struck on the head by a
brick and painfully hurt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
Demands on Money Sup
oily Make Stocks Irregular.
Bank Of England Discount
Rate Stays at 5 Per Cent.
Gold Going to Canada to Help In
the Crop Moving.

New York, Oct. 30.-The approach of
the November money settlements and
the renewed drain on the cash hold
ings of the New York banks through
demands from the interior brought
pressure to bear on the money market
last week both here and abroad. The
effect was perceptible In the stock
market where the rise in prices which
had occurred also invited some realiz-
ing sales. The result was an irrcg-
ular movement of prices of securities
due to the efforts to contest the re-
action by organized operations in the
stock market supposed to be under
the auspices of powerful private bank
ing interests. ST.
The retention of the Bank Of Eng
land official discount rate at five per
cent. brought some feeling Of relief
as further advance in the rate had
been feared, owing to the heavy in
roads on the gold reserve of the hank
to pay trade obligations to Egypt.
India and South America.
In New York the situation was COM
plicated by the resumption of heavy
demands from the interior after
lull the week before which had given
for crop moving purposes was waning
tor the season. A movement OF gold
to Canada also set in 10 meet the
crop moving requirements across the
border In presence of the hardening
money markets of the world, there
occurred j downward swing Of over
a point in the price of British
consols, whicii touched 1874 for the
first time in over 20 years. The in
cdent was portentious and called re-
ncWed attention to the widening
margin of the excess of loans over
deposits OF the New York banks.
condition accepted as an infallible'
index of a condition of strain on cap
ital. This offers the greater cause
for soiicitude on account of the long
abstinence of needy railroad corpora
lions from issuing new capital and
the urgent necessities which will
press upon them in the near future
The tone of the speculation was
sustained by the hope of an early
resumption of railroad buying of ma
torial prompted by the confidence That
rate increases would be permitted
~ the Interstate Commerce Commits
Sn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31

The contested divorce case of Mrs.
Della Pitts against James w. Pitts
was heard by Justice King and a jury
saturday at Portland. There was
hearing before Chief Justice Emery
and he decided that the questions Of
fact ought to be presented to a jury,
Justice Peabody made an order CIV
ing Mrs. Pitts custody Of the minor
children pending a final decision. and
Saturday the jury found that Mrs.
Pitts had sustained her allegations of
cruel and abusive treatment and that
she was entitled to a divorce. Judge
King will consider the question Of
alimony and of the custody of the
minor children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
A'Qu|ETlSUNOAY.
No Attempts at Violence
In Expressmen's Strike
But Fight Will Continue and
Spread II Necessary
Freight Piles Up in Terminals
Some Rioting Saturday.

Now York. oct 3O.-Patrolllng 10
keen warm was about the hardest work
the notice in New York and New Jer-
SCI, had to do today in connection with
the express strike. None of the eN-
press companies made efforts 10 oe
liver goods and the strikers through
out the day were quiet ana peaceiui'
Rut that the men intend to continue
the fight here with added Nlgor ana
that if necessary it would be extended
throughout the country, was declared
TODAY by Vice President Hoffman OIL
the International brotherhood OF
Transfers. Hoffman said that tomor-
row all drivers and helpers of the eN-
press companies in Brooklyn and the
EMPLOYEES of the smaller express COM
panies in Manhattan would be called
out. This he declared. would Increase
the number of men on strike from 5000
to 10000
Hoffman added that he received a
letter from the national president OF
the International brotherhood OF
Transfers. Daniel J. Tobin of In
dianapolis, who is now in Boston, IN
forming him that he had sent word to
all the organizers of the brotherhood
throughout the country, telling them
to organize the drivers, helpers and
stablemen of the express companies,
50 that they could all be called out at
Il moments notice if necessary. he
said that President Tobin is going to
stop at the large cities between here
and St Louis on his way home to In
dianapolis and personally conduct the
organizing of the express company
employees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31

Paris, Oct 30.-Amidst an impressive
hush, which cOntrasted strangely with
yesterdays unprecedented passion and
turmoil in the Chamber of Deputies,
Premier BRAND today, in cool phrases
and accomplished oratory, fayed the
Socialists for their violence in forbid
ding him the right of speech.
The premier assured the Chamber
that he was no dictator, but a man OF
law and order, and at the end of the
session his frank appeal for Republi-
can support resulted in a vote of con,
fidence of 329 to 1888
Since the days OF the Boulanger and
Dreyfus affairs. no such interest had
been displayed in session of the
French Parliament. Vast crowds be
siaged the doors at an early hour, and
unable To- secure entry assembled IN
the square, the streets and on the
Pont De lie Corcorde and waited for
hours in the rain to learn the out
conc
Carried away by his passion yester-
dav. tie premier. defending the attl-
tude of the government in suppressing
the railway strike, exclaimed:
HAD tlle actual laws VI tile coui'i!
not been sufficient 1 would not have
hesitated to resort even to Illegal
measures for the purpose of preserv'
ing the fatherland."
Follow ing Nj. Reynaud. who JUST
fed the premier's words by the axiom
that a great national crisis would jus
tfy the neglect of legal scruples, NJ.
BRAND mounted the ribune. silence
falling over lie House. He declared
ha his remarks of yesterday had been
entirely misunderstood, because IN"
Socialistic fury and disorder had not
permitted him to complete his state
ments. What he had tried to say was
that in grave hours of national peril
exceptional measures were lnstlneo.
Nevertheless. the government was
proud that it had kept within the mn