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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Queen Mother Receives Roosevelt.

London. May 24.-Queen Mother Al
exandra received Mr.. Roosevelt at
Buckingl am palace today. The two
had long chat, during which her ma
jesty told the former president how
much she appreciated the sympathy ex-
hibited for her in America at the time
OF her 5ere ayemcnt
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New York Afoney Markell.

New York May 24.-MONEY-Money on
cal firm, % q31s per cent; ruling rate 3A
per cent closing bid 3 per cent; offered
at per cent. Time loans, very dull and
steady; 60 days and 80 days 334 per cent;
six months 40I4A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper AZ to
So per cent.
Sterling exchange steady at a decline
with actual business in bankers bills at
for demand; commercial bills $4S3s46D4 SAN.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5Sszc; Mexican dol
BONDS-Governmen and railroad bonds
SteadV.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains Provisions, Cotton and stocks.
Office liz East Fifth St. Phones 1851

Liverpool cables: Opening-wheat I'D
lower; corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat sd lower to ed
higher; corn Id lower
Chicago car lots today: Wheat SO, corn
230. oats 222.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat &c.
corn so, oats IA.
Kansas City estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat 81, corn 40, oats 6.
49,
Closing cables: Wheat ss@1ssd lower;
corn Id lower.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, May A-BUTTER-Mark
firm Creameries, 25GA1@c; diaries, 2Sq
EGGS-Market steady Receipts 1888
cases at mark. cases included, 16GlSc;
firsts. 19c; prime firsts, zoe.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies 146
144c; Twins, 14c; Young Americas, 151sc
Long Horns. 14Ac.
POTATOES-Market easy. Choice to
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New York Produce Market.

New York. May 24.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery specials, 29c; extras,
2S12c; thirds to firsts, 2692Sc; process,
seconds to extras, 23@251ac.
CEHESE@Market steady. State skins,
common, 51a@714c; full skins, 21z631ac.
EGGS-Market weak. State, Pennsyl-
vanfa and nearby hennery whites, 4@26c;
23@2312c; gathered brown, 211s@221zc; reg
ular packed extra firsts, H@211sc.
POULTRY-Dressed, quiet; frozen chick
turkeys, 1890.
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MOTION TO oUAsH VACATED.
A New One Entered in the Brown
Bribery Case.

Chicago. May Z4.-The motion enter
ed several days ago to quash the bril-
fery Indictment against State Repre-
sentative Lee O'Neil Browne was va
Gated by the defense when the motion
came up for argument today and a new
motion was entered.
Browne, who was leader of the Dem
Ccratic minority at Springfield is al
legged to have distributed money in ST.
eco lots to bring about the election of
William Lorime- 10 the United States
senate
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DIVIDEND NOTICE

The Board of Directors of the To-
peka Milling Co. have declared a
quarterly dividend on its preferred
stock, payable June LIST, 1910. at the
rate of z per cent per annum to stock
holders of record that date.
Transfer books close May Is and re-
open June 2, 1910.
THE TOPEKA MILLING co.
BY George w. Hackney, Treasurer. .
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sion merchants. with OFFICES at all mar

Kansas City. May 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady for best;
others weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
stronfg to &c higher. Bulk of sales, $500
$50; top, S9.6711
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
steady.
HORSES AND MULES-Receipts very
small. Prices nominally steady
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New York, May 24.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet S points decline; midding up9
lands s15.35 ditto gulf, $500 Sales, lila
bales.
Market steady. 15c.
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TGDeIxa Market.

FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co., yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
tehr notice.J
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fancy, 30Q32c; fair to good, 27@2Sc.
POULTRY-Market firm. Turkeys, 15c;
chickens, 1910.
vEAL-Market steady. so to so lb. -vts-,
S@9c; 50 to So ID. WITS, 9Q10c; IS to no Id.
WITS, 10Q11c.
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24Among the
of of
of
new
is
char has Nona hostf
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Topeka Hide Market.
fluctuations furnished by James G. so,
Hide Co.. los East Third St-i
o1-~

Quotations furnished by James c. Smith
Hide Co. los East Third ST %n
topeka, Kan, MAY u
HIDE QUOTATIONS-Greeri saIt c,,-a<,
No ], loo; No. &c: green salt cured cured
salt cured side brands. 20 lbs dou<1 eS 81
green salt cured, bulls and staes Nc &c
I Sc; No. 2, &c; taIlow, No. /, &c: No > ~:
bees wax No. 25c, No. s15c; horse b 4 oc'
No / S2.50Q3. %, No. ?. S1.5OfD2 %. nnnfa.
DRY HIDES-Dry flint. b,,+,,.,
heavy. 1Sc; dry flint culls. lie; dry saI,
heavy. as lbs. and up), 15c; dry salt liebt
(under Is Ibs.). 12c; dry sheep pelts 1oiiSsa'
WOoL-Heavy fine. logic; Coiorxa.Sicc-
New Mexico. Utah and Texas. T Geio,
medium , l4a1Sci light fine. 12a14c: heavy s3Ns
Choice medium combing, 1SSI2Oc. rna5isI:
clothing. 1ed1Sc; low and braid. i9Sl1elni
light fine and fine medium, l401Sc. beac,
fine, 10G12c; Kansas. Nebraska ana oI1Iay
homa Bright medium. 14d16c: darI. O 80
ium. 12q14c: light fine. 12Q14c i"eo-
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard corner r.
sas ave. and Curt ST.
Topeka, Kan. Nav =.
wHEAT-No : s1.W -
CORNJ5nc.
zo7An1
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New York sugar and Coffee.

New York, May A.-SUGAR-Raw.
firm; Muscovado, SO test, $3.74Q3.77; cen
trifugal, Sc test, $4.24@427; molasses sugar,
50 test So. 1885, refined, quiet; crushed
s.. 50; graduated. $5.25; powdered $5.35.
COFFEE-Spot, quiet; No. Rio. sac;
No 4 Santos, SIC.
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Topeka, Kan. Nav ?.


Market R TlSfsT pa ssid fer f9T dry E lot cattle
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co.. Topeka. Kan.l
N Y. -20Q201zc.
CREAMERY BuTTER-Chicago, &c:
n fyv6 Y; 2sG E 19ines 2S Snrr,sbs,
Co.. 1874 Kansas Ave.I Nope
BbGG GGISS rPy country. eandIed. tic.
IL to lbs &C. * y "; Ib Sroil sac
ofd ROSTERS, Sc, young roosteTs. Sc &C. lsc'
BUTTER-PacRing stock, per III -.
Dairy buffers in jars and pound prints.
Turkeys 1Sc.
bE s samF e. AHD Iz
STRAWBERRIES Per crate. ss25.
fancy home grown, $27593.OO T-'
bunch bunch . g 25s Sg9 50; large bunches per
CALIFORNIA LEMONS-Per box. soo
NAVEL ORANGES 5oa4oo.
a. FLORIDA Flo GRAPE FRUIT-Per box,
PINE APPLEs-Per crate, $500
ASPARAGUS-Per doz. punches go
RHUBARB-Per lb.. 4c. ''S
SOUTHERN sPINACH-Per bushel.
NEW PEAS-Per 1-s bushel basket. Sc
LETTUCE-Per basket Soc 0"c'
NEW TURNIPS-Per doz punches. 9sc
CUCgMBERS-Pe l-3 bu. box. 800; per
NEW BEETs-Per doz. punches, Soc.
GREEN BEANS-Per 1-3 Blu. box, s1.oo
per doz punches. 15c; onions. per doz.
WAX BEANs-Per 1-3 bu box. s1.Oo: Der
" bu. diamond basket, $LOO.
CABBAGE-Per ID, &c.
CRYSTAL WAX oNIoNs-Per GUNNER
TEXAS BERMUDA oN1oNs-Per cum
FLORIDA ToMAToEs-Extra fancy
per basket crate. $500; choice per crate
Berry BOX MATERIAL-Per brra,s
of $50, soc; berry crates each, 10c
PLANTS-CABBAIE Early Jersey
Wakefield. per 1000 $500: per 100. SOC:
Early 16a oc wtnnngstta6 PeF HeE9 500
500: per 100. soc; Early Summer, per 1000
500; per 100. .SOc; Succession. per Loo.
s.. 90; per 100, 30c.
TOMATO-Early Tree, per 1000 50. 81. ne.
100 35c: Early Dwarf Standard, per 1,o0e
S. so. per 100 35c; Early Dwarf Stone, per
loo $3.50. per per 100 S5c; Early Dwarf Chain
than 300 plants. &c per 100 additional.
SWEET POTATO-Yellow Jersey. per
LOCO, $d;75; per 100. &c; yellow Nansemond.
per 1000. 100; per 100, 3oc: Red BermnSss
per 1000, 500; per 100, 3Oc: Black Spanisf,'
per 1000. $500; per 100 zoe: Southern Oueen
! ,O0o 81. rs; per 100. Csc. -
PEPPER-Chinese Giant per 100 To.
Ruby King; per 100. 75c; Long Red Cay.
NEW POTAToEs-Pe bushel. s11o
COLO. TABLE POTATOES-Per basket
Soc.
MINNESOTA RURALS-Per bu. ssc
CHEESE-L. H. cheese, per bu. I7c.
Limburger;, per ID. 17!sc; Wisconsin Yei.
lie; New Wis. Brick. per lb., i61Ic: Yei,'
low Daisy GO lbs.) per h., ne: VIII
Daisy go lbs.), per h., tic.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.


FURNISHED by ]. E. CALI Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office liz East Fifth St. Phone 1851
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Chicago, May "a.
Kansas t-ifn Graf Market.

kGTSlS Thy UIdI 10Idr XII
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office liz East Fifth st. Phone 4S61
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Chicago Gram Market.

Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
FURNISHED by ]. E. Gail. Commissions
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Finest berries and bananas. cope's.
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Spring chix and dressed hens. Cope's.
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Topeka. Kan, Nav :.
CORNI5nc.
0ATC-3S6Ann.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
WILD GEESEA
* BY Stanleg J. MeYman. -

would rather never cross this threshold
again." he cried; never, ay, believe
me, | would rather never see you again
than give you this pain! l go, dear
lady, / go! And do not let one thought
of me trouble or distress you! Let TINS
gentleman have his way. / do not ask
TO understand how he holds you, but
shall be silent
He seemed to the onlookers as much
raised above himself as Colonel John
seemed depressed below himself. There
could be no doubt with whom the vic
tory lay, with whom the magnanimity.
But as Asgill turned on his heel Fla
via found her voice. do lot CO." she
cried. There must be an end or this!
But AsgIll insisted. He saw that to
go was TO commend himself to her a
hundred times more seriously than II
lie stayed. No." he said; permit me
to GO He stepped forward and, with
a grace borrowed for the occasion, and
with lips that trembled at his daring,
he raised and kissed her hand. Permit
me TO go, dear lady. l would rather
Danish myself a hundred times than
bring i'll into this house or differences
into this family"
"FIavia!" Colonel Sullivan said, find
ing his voice at last. hear first, | am
bERklIk NOIs ildN 4 iAH W b" 49, -
IL, since against my will the matter has
been brought TO your knowledge"
That last / can believed" h cried
s%pitefully. But for hearing, l choose
the part his gentleman a chosen-to
go from your presence. What" looking
at the Colonel with white cheeks and
flaming eyes, has ii come to this? ~
That we must seek our cave to live,
TO breathe. to have a guest, to eat and
sleep, and perhaps to die? Then | say
then I say, If this be so, we have no
choice but TO go. This is no place
for us!"
''Flavia!'
"Ah, do not call me that" she re-
torted. My hope, joy, honor, are in
this house, and you have disgraced it!
My brother is a McMurrough, and what
have you made of him? He covers
before your eye! He has no will but
yours! You fog us like children, but
you forget that we are grown and that
ii is more than the body that smarts.
II is shame that we feel-shame so
bitter that IL a look could lay you dead
at my feet, though it cost us all, though
ii left us beggared, l would look II joy
fully-wcre / alone! But you, g
schemer living on our impotence, walk
on and trample upon us"
Enough" Colonel Sullivan cried, in
tolerable pain in his voice. You win!
You have a heart harder than the
milestone, more set than ice! / call
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07

you to witness / have struggled
Fer the mastery" she cried veno-
mously. And for your master, the
devil!"
NO." he replied, more quietly. Il
think for God. If / was wrong, may
He forgive met"
Il never WILL she protested.
II shall not ask for your forgive
ness he retorted. He looked at her
silently, and then, in an altered tone,
"the more he said, "as my mind is
changed again. A minute ago / was
weak: now / am strong, and / will do
my duty as l have set myself to do ii,
When l came here / came to be a
peacemaker, i came to save the great
from his folly, and the poor from his
Ignorance, 20 shield the house OF my
fathers from ruin and my kin from the
Jail and the gibbet. And I stand hers
still, and l shall persist shall per
sist."
You will?" she exclaimed.
81 shall! / shall remain and persist.
Passion choked her. She could no
find words. After all she had said h
would persist. He would still trampl'
upon them. He would still be master
They were to have no life, no will, NJ
frsedom-whiie he lived. All. white IN
lived. She made an odd gesture witt
her hands. and turned and went III
the stairs. The worse for him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07

James asked. Asgill stood by, smiling,
aware that silence would best fight his
battle.
.sThis., Colonel John returned. THAT
/ know these things of him that make
him unas company here"
The deuce you dol"
And
But James patience was at an end.
oIJnit company for whom?" he cried.
"Ehi Is il Darby he'll be spelling? Or
Thaddy the lad? Or''-resentment grad
ually overcoming irony-"1s 1t Phelim
or Morly he'll be tainting the souls
OF. and he a Protestant, like yourself?
Colonel Sullivan. it's clean out of pa
thence you put me! Are we boys at
school, to be scolded and f1outed and
put right by you? Unfit company? For
whom2 For whom, sir2"
For your sister," Colonel John re-
piled. Without saying more. Mr.. AS
gill is not Of the class with whom your
grandfather-
MY grandfather-be hanged!' cried
the angry young man. "You said you'd
be master here, and faith he con-
tinned with bitterness. Its master you
mean TO be. But there's a limit! BY
heaven there's a limit
'sYes, James, there is a limit" a
voice struck ina voice as angry as
The McMurrough's, but vibrating TO a
purer note OF passion; SO that the in
dlgnation which 1t expressed seemed TO
raise the opposition to Colonel Johns
action TO a higher plane.
There Is a limit, Colonel S~ullivan.'
Flavia repeated, stepping from the foot
OF the stairs, on the upper flight OF
which, drawn from her room by the
first outbursts, she had heard the
whole. And 1t has been reached
When the head Of The McMurroughs of
Morristown is told on his own hearth
whom he shall receive n whom he
shall put to the door! Limit, is Ii? Let
me tell you. sir, / would rather be the
poorest exile than l thus 4 would
rafhas hasA INV. bread harefnat among
strangers. never to see the sod again
never to hear the friendly Irish tongue,
never 10 smell the peat recK, than Ifys
on this tenure, at the mercy OF q hand
I laatha On the sufferance OF a man
despise. OF an informer. a traitor. ay
an a-postate
sFlayia. Flaviag~ Colonel Johns re,
monstrance was fun OF pain.
Cd ca~ssionately. Don't make me hat'
my own name! Better a hundred times
an omen foe
.Have I ever been anything hut al
omen Zoe ~ Ee returned.
Sae surpf the remonstrance by. .Bet
~. she cried. vehemently, FAR bette
= fate ws tilnw, q lot we understand
rarb better freedom and poverty. than Il
i've INDEPENDENTLY a laughing stock
today slaves: yesterday false to ou
v6xxx today fafxe to our friendni Oh
there must be an tndf There
Shx rhoked or the word. ana her dis
tree< moved Asgili 10 a q strane
{nirx. He had listened TO her with 4
Admlratioa VA TOT ths time pnsiis
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
Copyright. 1909, BY Stanley J. weyman
cHAprER xvII-contInued.

AA@ $50
-
But al that the young man exploded.
"No?" he cried. Nor" And why no?
Confusion. sir, it's a too far you are
driving u.s. he continued, passionate
R. is IL at your bidding I must stand
In a mob OF beggars al my own gate
]. The McMurrough? And he telling
and taking for all the gossoons In the
country TO hear? No? But it's yes, !
say! There's bounds 10 it all, and If
you must be falling TO words with
my friends, quarrel like gentlemen
within doors and not in a parcel OF
looms at the gate"
He turned without waiting for a
reply and strobe into the court yard,
Colonel John hesitated a moment, then
he stood aside. and. with a stern face,
he Invited Asgill TO precede him. The
justice did SO, smiling. He had won
the first bout and now, If he was no
much mistaken, his opponent had made
a false move.
That opponent, following with a
somber face, began TO be Of the same
opinion. In his simplicity he had sup
posed that IL would be Easy to bell
the cat. But the cat a teeth and
claws and the cunning of the cat and
was not, II now appeared, an animal
easy 10 Dell.
They passed into the house. There
were two or three buckeens in the hall,
and Darby and one OF the down-at-
heel servant were laying the eve
ming meal. "Youu be getting out
James said CURLY.
We wili," replied one of the men.
And they trooped out at the back.
Now, what is it?'' The McMurrough
asked, turning on his followers and
speaking in a tone hardly more civil.
ITS what you're saying-Get QUIT"
Asgill answered, smiling. only it's
the Colonel here's for saying 1t, and
IL seems I'm the n 10 get out"
What do you meanT@ James growled.
"Sorra bit Of your fur am / wishing at
this present. He wanted no trouble,
and he saw that here was trouble.
II can tell you in a few words" Col
onel Sullivan answered. You know on
what terms we are here. / wish to do
nothing uncivily and l was looking for
this gentleman TO take a hint and go
hastily. He viii not, 1t seems, and so
! must say plainly what / mean. / OBJ
iect to his presence here"
James stared. He did not understand.
why, man, he's no J~acobite!" he cried.
His surprise was genuine.
II will say nothing as to that" Col
onel John answered, precisely.
Then, faith, what are you saying? 2"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
From the Scientific American

FTOW tHe ScItNtinc ANlef1CHE.
A human hair OF average thickness can
support a load OF "a ounces. and the av-
erage number of hairs on the head Is
about so,o0a A woman's long hair has q
total tensile strength OF more than i've
tons. and this strength can be increased
one-third By twisting the hair. The an
clients made practical use of the strength
OF human hair. The cords OF the Roman
~catapults we're made OF the hair or slaves.
and u Is recorded that the free women OF
Carthage offered their luxuriant tresses
for the same use when their city was be-
sieged by the Romans.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07

M =
Al duel as arranged was between John
Egan, a county judge. and Roger Barrett.
master OF the rolls. Both men were hui
morous, and the meeting. upon the fair
ground or Donnybrook. was characteristic
Upon the ccmbatants taking their ground
Barrett. who was the challenger. promptly
fired without waiting for the signal TO be
given and then walked cooiIy away. CALI
Ing out Now. Egun. my honor Is salts
hedry The judge. however. was by no
means contented, and shouted: Halo,
stop. Roger. till i take q shot at your
honor. Barrett thereupon came back and
planting himself IN his former station said
compos<diy. All right. then; fire away.
Egaas presented his pistol n taking most
ldeiiberate aim, drst At one part Of the
master OF the rolls anatomy and then a.
another. seemed determined to finish him
optyight. At last. however. he cried out.
II won't honor you I wont be bothered
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
CHAPTER XVIII.


Luke Asgill rode slowly from the
gates. The McMurrough walked by his
stirrup. talking rapidly-he, too, with
furtive backward glances- In five min
utes he had explained the situation and
the coionel's vantage ground. AT the
end OF those minutes. II see" Asgili
said. t~houghtfully. Easy to put him
under the sod But you're thinking him
worse dead than alive
.'Sorra a doubt of it,"
"Yet the Dogs are deep" Asgill re-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07

shooting you! So now you may go your
own way or come and shake hands with
me. whichever you like best Barrett
chose to shake lands and amid the
piaudits OF the crowd the antagonists de-
parted from the field IN much good hunior,
the best OF friends.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
A Bad Record.

Have you broken any New Years reso-
lutions?"
"Only one"
How many did you maker"
Less han two"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-30
POWERS DAY" IN A. L.;
BENEFIT FOR WIDOW.

PHILADELPHIA, June 8o.-This Is
Powers day" In the American League,
no championship games being played
by that league in the East as a mark
of respect for the late Michael Powers.
one Of the catchers of the Philadelphia
Americans. At Shibe Park this after
noon a benefit game will be played
and a program Of other sports will be
carried out. all the proceeds Of the day
tn go 10 the widow and children Of the
dead catcher.
The home team will play against a
team made up OF the stars Of the Bos-
ton, New York and Washington clubs.
Preceding the game the following
events, open to the players of the o
Eastern clubs, WIN be held: Going to
first base on q bunt, throwing for &C.
curac encirclins the bases. throwing
long distance. 1oo-yards dash, open;
100-yards dash, special for players
weighing over 200 pounds; fungo bat
ting, relay base running between the
teams, rAsy inisld throwing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-30
GUILTY PLEA
TO WIFE DESERTI0N.
Alleged Embezzler jailed Second
Time on Same Charge.

County Detective Joseph H. Quicker
today lodged Charles l.. Brakeman. 26
years old, in the county Jail on q
charge of desertion, preferred by his
wife. Mrs, May l.. Brakeman, of 1rv-
ington. Brakeman, who is a printer by
occupation, was arrested in New Bruins
wick, where he was acting as manager
of a moving picture show in Nelson
street, which, it is said. was estab-
lished by Mrs. Viola Thober, formerly
of 13 High street, Newark, with whom
1t is claimed Brakeman has been living
since he deserted his wife on March 10
asst.
The present is not the first time
Brakeman has deserted his wife, ac-
cording to the prosecutors office. in
June, 1909, 1t is alleged he ran away
with the Thober woman. and while Nv
ing with her was arrested on a charge
OF embezzling $9S from the Irvington
Council, Jr. o. u. A. M, while acting
as a member of the councils entertain
ment committee.
After thisd matter had beer settled
Brakeman and the Thober women
visited England, and on their return
lived In Philadelphia, where Brakeman
worked as a strike-breaker during the
street car troubles in that city. In
court today he pleaded guilty.