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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-22
cash PRIZES FOR
THE BEST APPLES
Especial to the Silver State.)


SPOKANE, Wash, Aug, 22.-Twen-
tv thousand dollars in cash premiums,
in addition to gold and silver trophies,
will be awarded in competition, free
and open to all, at the fourth National
apple show and harvest festival in
Spokane the last of November. Plans
have been completed to exhibit more
than 1000, 900 of the highest grade
apples grown in the United States
and Canada in a temporary structure
covering four and a half acres of
ground, the features being Is or more
full carload displays.
Arrangements are under way for a
series of growers conventions and
country life meetings, at which some
of the foremost experts in the country
will discuss the educational phases of
apple culture, dealing also with the
problems of marketing the orchard
products at home and abroad. Practi-
cal orchardists will give demonstra-
tions of modern orcharding, from the
breaking of the raw land to harvesting
the crop, and introducing features de-
signed to assist producers in securing
adequate returns from the land.
Five experts of internationl reputa-
ton will be engaged to pass judgment
on the various exhibits, ranging from
carloads to single plates of five apples.
The s~weepstake contest has been eli
minated this year and in its stead
there will be contests with added
prizes and premiums on the standard
commercial varieties.
The management of the National
Apple show, headed by r.. F. Cartier,
Van Diesel, has received a fund of
S35, 900, subscribed by citizens of Spo-
kane to carry on the exposition, which
is not a money-making enterprise in
any sense of the term, and it is esti-
mated by Secretary Rice that fully
$4,000 more will be expended in stag
ing the pageants in connection with
the harvest festival in the business
district during the week of the apple
show.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-22

FOR RENT-Cool, neatly furnished
rooms ut Capital roOming house,
across from the postofaee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
Illinois Legislature Puts ALI Ap-
preparation Bills in One.
The Closing Session Lasts All
Day and a Night.
RECESS FOR 10 DAYS
Is Taken to Give the Governor
Time to Act.
Some of the Important Measures
That Were Passed.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 20.-The forty
seventh Illinois general assembly ended
lts ISL regular session at o'clock this
morning after an all-day and all-night
session. The members of the legisla-
ture took recess until noon on We'd
nesday, May 81. At that time the mem
pers OF the two houses will return to
receive any messages which Governor
Deneen may have to transmit regarding
Tor approval. By recessing until Nav 81
and adjourning on that day the con-
st1tutional time of ten days after ad-
Journment allotted to the executive in
which to pass on the bills is practically
doubled.
Shortly before o'clock this morn
ing both houses had adopted the report
OF the conference committee on the om-
nibus appropriation bill which carries
approximately $3.50. 900, for the ordi-
nary expenditures of the state govern
ment Tor the two years beginning July
l next.
The bill requiring all state fee boards
and commissions to pay the money coll
lected by them into the state treasury
was passed, the anti-public drinking
cup bill was passed and the hotel bill,
providing for the appointment of a
state hotel inspector was defeated.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the resolution authoriz-
ing the appointment by the governor OF
commission of five members to revise
and codify the corporation laws of the
state. The corrupt practice act quietly
died just before adjournment. Despite
the fact that on it's closing day the
house worked almost continuously for
q hours, practically perfect order was
maintained by Speaker Adkins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
NO TRUST SAYS BILLIARD
Also That Increase of Ten-Pound Ice
Sale Is Necessary.

Mayor Billiard, president of the
Mutual Ice company of Topeka, de-
clares that there is no combination of
ice companies in this city as charged
by John Dawson, attorney general.
''These charges are untrue" said
the mayor.
"The reason we charge more for the
ten-pound ice books in Topeka is be-
cause we can't afford to sell this small
amount of ice for less. The way it is,
the ten-pound sales hardly pay for the
cost of delivery.
THE price charged for ice by my
company at this time is the same as
ten years ago-with the exception of
this late increase. In that time wages
have increased, all commodity prices
have been raised and the cost of equip
ment and horses has advanced nearly
SO per cent. But the charge for the
ice remained the same.
I'VE can't afford to carry on this
ten-pound business the way we have
any longer-therefore, the increase in
cost.
LAS it is we give 121s pounds of ice
for the ten-pound order. We cut a
25-pound cake in two pieces.
THE reason we refuse to take mon
ey for ice any more is for the protec-
ton of the company's interests and
to guard against dishonesty of drivers.
This way of giving books we have a
check on every driver-there is no
way for him to handle the company 8
money or ice without accounting for
it. 1t is a protection to the people
also. They are sure of receiving full
weight where before there was danger
of driver cutting down weights in
order to sell more himself.
I'VE have arranged with grocery
stores and meat markets to sell re-
tail cash ice.
There is no com bination in Topeka
as far as our company is concerned.
We were organized ten years ago as
an Independent concern to protect the
people against unreasonable prices.
Good service has been the policy of
the company
I'VE have held down the price of
ice for ten years and only through alb
solute necessity have we found it nee
essary to raise the ten pound prices. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
That Is What Kansas Merchants
Will Be Shown.
Preparations for Their Enter
tainment Under Way.
OPENS WITH CABARET
Will Be Dined at Auditorium
as Starter.
Marshall's Band VIII Play Op-
pOsite Post Office.

Merchants week." June Z, and 9, is
now near at hand, and preparations are
being made by the Jobbers and Manu-
facturers' association to show the IL or
Is hundred merchants of Kansas who
are expected to take advantage of the
hospitality offered by the local organ
ization the time of their lives.''
There will be something doing every
minute of the time: the program will
be continuous. Band music, and festive
oecoratlons VIII be among the features
which will be evidence that there is a
big event in progress
New features have been added to the
program. This year in place of a the
alter party which could not be arrang-
ed the guests will be treated to all the
fun that abOunds at Vinewood park.
Solemned faced merchants will forget
their cares and worries for the time
being and will imagine for once that
they are back in their childhood days.
On the merry-go-rOund, the SQueezer,
figure eight, and other concessions they
will find keen enjoyment, and boating
parties on the lagoon will prove popu-
lar.
AS previously announced the week of
festivities will begin Wednesday night
at the Auditorium with a cabaret
smoker. 1t will be continuous round
of surprises-at least that is what is
promised.
All Thursday morning MarshalPs
band will be stationed in a grandstand
which will be erected for the occasion
at the corner of Fifth street and Kan
Sas avenue, instead of in front of the
Commercial club, the idea being to
make the center of attraction nearer
the 1obbing and manufacturing inter-
eSts of the city.
Trips on seeing Topeka" cars will
be the feature of the morning. Ar
rangements will be made for the cars
to stop at the fair grounds where light
by the mana cement of the Kansas
State Fair association. This will remind
the visitors that Topeka will have a
great fair next fall and that it will
be well worth while for them to return
to the capital city at that time.
The merchants accompanied by Mar
shalTs band will attend the baseball
game at Western League park in the
afternoon, and at night as already sta
| ted Vinewood will he the scene of merry
making.
No set program has been arranged
for the last day of the season of fes-
tivities but the local jobbers and man.
ufacturers will keep "open house" on
that day, and it is expected that a
large number of the. merchants will
take advantage of the occasion to in
spect the places from which are shipped
the Topeka made" goods.
The merchants have expressed them
selves as being heartily in favor of dec
Grating their windows with goods man.
ufactured locally. and as a result of the
offer of the Jobbers and Manufactur-
ers' association to give $25, SIS and SIC
in prizes it is confidently anticipated
that there will be some displays at
tractive in the extreme.
Next week q, 900 neat illustrated pro-
grams will be sent out all over the
state by the local merchants and job
bers and manufacturers in their cores
pondence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
House Members LOseTheir Usual
Saturday Holiday.
Day Is Given Over to Discussion
of Statehood.
VOTE TUESDAY NIGHT
Measure Will Be Up Constantly
Until That Time.
Investigation of the Depart
ments Is About to Begin.

Washington, May 20.-Expectations
of members of the house whose homes
are within easy reach of Washington
that they might spend the weekend
with their families were rudely shat
tered when it was decided that there
should be a session today. 1t was the
first Saturday session in many weeks
and the statehood resolution to admit
Arizona and New Mexico was the only
business on the calendar. The measure
will be constantly before the house
until Tuesday night when 1t Will be
called up for passage.
The Investigations into the depart
mentS of government instituted at the
outset of the Democratic congress have
begun to take shape and today plans
for holding hearings with relation to
the state, postoffice, interior and treas
ury departments were discussed by the
party leaders.
These with the special investigation
into the U. S. Steel corporation and
the American Sugar Refining company,
it was declared, will undoubtedly pro-
gress throughout the summer, whether
congress is in session or not. The SEN
ate was not in session today.
House Issues an Ultimatum.
Washington, May 2O.-What is prac-
tically an ultimatum was served on the
senate today by the Democratic lead
ers of the house that there must be a
vote in the senate at this session on
Canadian reciprocity, on the farmers
free list bill and on the revised wool
tariff. Provided these terms are met
July 1 to October 1. Otherwise the
senate will be held in continuous ses-
sion throughout the "dog days. by
the house refusing to adjourn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
FOR BLUE SUNDAY
Presbyterians in General Assem-
bly, Adopt Resolutions
For a Stricter Observance of the
Sabbath Day.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS
Come in for Special and VigOr-
GUS DenunciatiOn.
Monday Morning RecitatiOns
Come Under the Han.

Atlantic City, May 20.-The report Of
with the stringent recommendation
aroused an animated discussion in the
Presbyterian General assembly today.
Many ministers opposed what they
called an attempt to go backward two
centuries and impose a real old "blue
law sabbath on the Goth century. They
were for a sane Sunday they said but
not so strict a one as the report call
ed for.
The barring of travelling on Sunday,
buying things because you happen to
want them even if they were unneces-
sary and having no hot meals so your
servants could rest was declared to be
absurd and the assembly was urged to
ignore such trivial matters. Others
spoke earnestly in favor of keeping
the Sabbath as the commandments or
dere6 and the report with its eleven
stringent resolutions was adopted.
Among the resolutions embodied in
the report was one that college presi-
dents and faculties be required to
abolish Monday morning recitations so
that students would not have to study
on Sunday. 1t was decided to organize
Sabbath observance committees in each
PRESBYTERIAN church to cooperate with
similar committees from other denomi-
nations and with state and national
organization in preserving the sanctity
of the Lords day. Public officials are
urged in another resolution to do their
full duty in enforcing Sunday closing
laws and Sunday newspapers are de-
nounced in unqualified terms. The Uni
ted States government is also asked so
to arrange that in time of peace no
warShipS journeying up and down the
coast will have to move on SUNDAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
KOUNS
santa Fe General Manager So Charac-
terizes Rumor of Promotion.

-'There is nothing to it-absolutely moth
ing to it,
These were the words of c. w. Kouns,
general manager of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe, when he heard of the pub
lished rumors to the effect that he was TO
be made vice president of the Santa Fe
following the resignation of j. w. Ken
drick.
1t has been rumored for some time that
J. w. Kendrick would resign as vice pres
ident of the Santa Fe. The first news or
this resignation was announced in the
State Journal nearly six months ago:
Immediately after Mr.. Hendrick went
abroad LOT his health w. B. Storey, jr.,
took Mr.. Hendricks office as head of the
operating department and he has been in
this place ever since
1t has been conceded among railroad
men all over the Santa Fe that Mr..
Storey would be vice president at the
head of the operating department AL
though General Manager Kouns is one OF
the most efficient operating officials on
the Santa F'e lines he has not been slated
to take the place vacated by Mr.. Hen
drick. Mr.. Storey has been on an inspec-
ton trip of the entire Santa Fe system
the last few months and it is supposed he
is to take charge Immediately upon the
official resignation of Mr.. Kendrick.
Mr.. KounS said this afternoon he had
never heard of a rumor that he was to be
made vice president.
''It is tommyrot," he declared. 1T Is
not worthy of discussion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
WEAKEN ON WOOL.
Advocates of Free Raw Material Con-
sent to Compromise.

Washington, May 20.-Democratic advo-
Gates of free raw wool had completely
surrendered, it was declared when the
house ways and means committee today
met to continue the work of revising the
tariff on wool. Members of the commit
tee who had been fighting against Chair
man Underwood and Speaker Clark to
place raw wool in the free list were said
to have agreed to the retention of a re-
duced duty.
Though the exact rates to be assessed
on raw wool and manufactured articles
have not been disclosed the tentative bill
to be submitted to the Democrat caucus
probably would be a flat revenue measure
with raw wool cut about fifty per cent or
more and the manufactured article re-
duced from fifty to sixty per cent de-
pendent on the decison of the commission
as to how low the figure can go without
seriously impairing the revenues
A lively discussion of the bill is expect
ed in the Democrat caucus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
KILLED A HORSE.
Motorcycle Breaks Its Leg-Boy Hurt
CoIIiding With Auto.

A motorcycle, a horse. an automo-
bile and a bicycle figure, beside the
persons who had the managenfent of
these means of locomotion, in two ac-
cidents which have occurred in Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours.
One of the mishaps took place
this morning at about 10 o'clock, when
A J. Mcdonald of Milford, Kan, who
had purchased a motorcycle of a To-
peka man. lost control of the machine e
near the Fifth Avenue hotel on Quincy
street and crashed into a horse belong
ing to Henry Tisdale of Lawrence,
owner of the Topeka Omnibus line,
breaking a front leg of the beast of
burden completely off and necessitat-
ing the killing of the animal. McDon-
aid was badly shaken up, but received
no serious injuries or was the ma
chine for which he had just paid $175
damaged to any extent.
1.-The young man." said M. E. Hard
ing of the J. c. Harding company of
106 East Sixth avenue, took the ma
chine from this store, the former own
er having had to leave town yesterday.
showed him how to use the controls
and went with him to the corner on
Quincy street.
When the machine started 1 think
he must have turned on both controls
as far as they would go. The street is
obstructed on account of the erection
of the new Penwe1 building and he
lodged a vehicle coming south, but
must have become ratified, for he did
not slacken his speed, but on the
other hand crashed into the horse. He
claimed he had ridden motorcycle
before"
Mcdonald was taken to the police
station, where the whole affair was
discussed. He agreed to pay for the
horse and thought he could return
the motorcycle to the owner at a re-
duction in the amount which he gave
for it. This would enable him to pay
the $125, the cost of the horse, before
leaving for his home.
Son of George Brown Hurt.
The other accident took place about
7 o'clock Friday night at the corner
of West Seventh street and Western
avenue. John Brown the 12-year-old
sor of George B. Brown of 901 West
Sixth street, who was riding a bicycle
west on Seventh, collided with an au-
tomobile being driven by son of DR..
| T. P Hyatt. striking the rear wheel
of the auto and being thrown to the
| pavem ent and badly, though probably
not seriously. injured. 1t is claimed
that young Brown was riding on the
wrong side of the street.
DR.. H H Keith was summoned and
after about two hours the victim of
the accident recovered consciousness.
| DR.. Keith was of the opinion that no
| bones were broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
FEW IDIOTS AMONG WOMEN.
Physician Also Finds They Live Long
er and Stand More Heat.

New York. May 20.-Women live
longer than men, according to statis-
tics on the comparative longevity of
the sexes, prepared by DR.. A. H. Stew
art of Lawton, Okla, for a New York
medical organization. The investigator
finds that according to the census re-
turns there are 1000 centenarians in
this country, of whom $500 are
women.
DIR. Stewart further declares that
women require less oxygen than men,
endure more heat, stand more rarifed
air, suffer less from anaesthetics and
also "are more likely to survive hang
ing" Men die suddenly more often
than do women and men suffer from
badness more frequently. It is also
found that there are more variations
from the normal among men than
among women, but geniuses, including
mathematical prodigies. are more fire.
quent among men. On the toher hand,
idiots and cranks are less frequent
among women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
GUST A BREWERY.
Attorney General Dawson Brings Ac-
ton Against st. Louis Company.

Attorney General Dawson's energy
is unaffected by the hot. weather. He
finds time to go after a Missouri brew
cry in spite of engagements with the
Sunday and prohibition law violators.
Mr.. Dawson has filed custer proceed
ings in the supreme court against the
Regal Realty and Investment company
of st. Louis, alleging that it holds
ground in Crawford and Cherokee
counties that it leases to jointists for
the purpose of promoting the sale Of
booze.
pany exercises corporate powers in
Kansas without the formality of TAX
ing out a charter from the state. He
wants the property of the brewery
company seized and a receiver ap-
pointed to dispose of its holdings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

cuss the remedy.
3. Are penny and nickel sales profit
able in the drug store2
4. Which is the better trade winner
good quality or low prices?
5. How can fifteen men IN fifteen
days do a fifty thousand dollar job for
the Kansas Druggists with fifteen cents
as capital? In other words, if the
Kansas Pharmacists always get the
worst of it in the State Legislature,
why?
6. Advertising-When, how. and to
what extent?
z. Itinerant Vendor-Who is he
from the druggists point of view? I'm
der the Kansas Law? Is he a menace ?
If so, how stop him?
8. What are the pharmacists legal
rights with regard to the refill of RS
for cocaine, morphine or choral hy-
drate? From the moral financial and
professional standpoint what should be
our stand on the refill OF such Rs?
8. Should the penalty for the vio-
lation of the poison law fall entirely
upon the purchaser?
10. Shall the MERCHANTS License
be abolished?
IL. What is the attitude of the
Kansas Druggist toward a ham sand
wich?
IL. Which is the better way to get
physicians to write prescriptions, by
cooperation or legislation?
13. Is distrust of drug store prepar-
ations on the part of physicians and
the general public increasing or de-
creasing? Why?
IA. Do you know of a better way of
making colorless tincture of iodine
than the use of hyposulrhite of soda ?
The state officers follow:
Geo. w. Kates, president, Newton;
Harry Dick, 1st vice president. Law
renee; c. c. Reed, End vice president,
Salina; Robt Lowman, secretary,
Pittsburg; Frank Smith, assistant sec
retary Herington; Matt Weightman,
treasurer, Topeka; L. E. Sayre, libra
rfan, Lawrence; A. o. Rosser local
secretary, Topeka; c. D. Hatfield,
deputy treasurer Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
BOSS cox GOES FREE.
Indictments for Perjury Are Quashed
by Judge Dickson.

Cincinnati, May 20.-Motions to
quash the perjury indictments against
George B. Cox, banker and Republican
political leader, made by his attorneys
two weeks ago were granted by Judge
W. T. Dickson of the common pleas
court, who announced his decision in
the case today.
Judge Dickson found the indict-
ments defective in substance, this
phase of the decision operating to free
Cox, not only from the indictment in
question, but also reindictment on the
same set of alleged facts by any sub
seQuent grand jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
just a Little Rain.

1t is damp and chilly today, the
temperature at o'clock being 23 de-
grees below that of Friday at the same
time. According to the weather man,
cooler weather may be expected to-
night and tomorrow the temperature
will be about the same as today. He
says that the prospects for ~ain in the
next day or two are slight. The rain
tall today amounted to but a trace, all
though it has sprinkled now and then
since o'clock. In the southeastern
portion of the state rain has fallen.
A drenching rain, measuring 1.6S
inches fell at lola. The hourly read
inCS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM C. FREEMAN

There are a great many safety
razors on the market-some of
which have been sold for years.
Most of them have been adver-
tised in one way or another.
Those that have been adver-
tised seemed to have succeeded
the usual thing that happens
when INTELLIGENT ADVER-
TISING is done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
Births Reported.

TO Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoffman. 6O9
north Monroe street, May 10, a girl
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ridley of SIS
state street, May 49, a boy
- o MI and Mrs William A. Lilies of
'o4 Chandler street, May II. girl
10 MT and Mrs John Petzel of 316 Ash
street May Is. boy.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. MacLennan. 116
East Eighth street. May II, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
TAFT TO DEDICATE LIBRARY.
New YOrlx's Public Institution Is
Worth 80 Million Dollars.

New York. May 2O.-The recently
completed New York public library,
erected at a cost of nearly 1000, 900
on a plot of Fifth avenue ground
worth $20,000,000 more, will be for
mally dedicated to it's office here on
Tuesday next.
President Taft and Governor Dix
will be the chief speakers. The Ii
brary houses 100000 volumes and its
galleries contain many notable works
of art
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
BASEBALL WEATHER.
Western League.

Omaha at Wichita. 3:15 p. m,
cloudy.
Sioux City at Lincoln. 3:45 p. m.
cloudy.
Des Moines at Topeka, $40 p. M,
cloudy.
st. Joseph at Denver, $3.50 p. m,
threatening.