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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
DEARTH OF new MONEY
New York Has Not Enough to Supply
the Christmas Demand.

New York. Dec. 23.-On the last bust
ness day before Christmas New York
discovered that there was a famine in
new money. At the subtreasury it was
said today that the supply of crisp
unused bills and shining coins which it
is usual to distribute at this season of
the year to persons and institutions
which wish them for Christmas gifts
had been virtually exhausted. IndiNid-
uals who wished small amounts of new
currency in exchange for their torn or
sOiled bills were accommodated at the
subtreasury as long as they asked for
only small amounts but there was no
large supply for the banks to draw
upon
Each year the banks are subjected
to a heavy demand for new money ana
formerly they had no difficulty in OBJ
tanning it from the subtreasury- Sec
rotary MacNeagh made ruling some
months ago, however. which upset this
procedure His ruling was to the eff
feet that where there was sufficient
currency in the nearest subtreaSury to
meet demands the government would
not pay the cost of transporting new
bills or coins whereby to meet the pre-
ferenceS of the banks. Those banks
which wish unusual supplies of unused
currency have consequently been oblig
ed to pay the cost of transporting it
from the mint. Where they we're will
ing to meet this charge the treasury
department accommodated them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
He PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Man Charged With Selling Lottery
Tickets Released on Bail.

Kansas City. Dec. 23.-Fremont
Weeks. an express company employee,
arrested yesterday by federal officers
after the finding of a quantity of lot
terry tickets in his apartments, was ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Roy B. Thompson here today
on charge of violating the interstate
lottery law. He pleaded not guilty,
preliminary hearing was set for next
Friday.
Weeks arrest resulted from
search of his room, made after the ar
rest of his wife, Mrs. Ola Weeks, on a
charge of shoplifting. Federal author
tiles said the tickets found in the room
had been sold throughout the middle
west as coupons of the International
Mining ard Investment Company of
SantO Domingo.
A violation of the federal lottery
law is punishable by fine of $1,000,
two years imprisonment or both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson of Law
renee are here spending two weeks visit
ing relatives and friends.
and Mrs. E. R. Snyder will enter
tain a number of friends at Christmas
dinner at their home on Chandler street.
Miss Margaret Wolf of Emporia Will
come here to spend the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Reed.
Miss Anna Thompson is improving
after being quite sick for the past week
with an attack OF bronchitis.
Miss Alice Olson will go to Parsons
kan, to spend Christmas with relative
and friends.
Robert smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs Nit
Smith of 323 Lake street, is steadily i'm
proving after being quite sick for the past
several weeks with an attack of typhoid
pneumonia
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur White of Locust
street will go TO Willard to spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs John Grey
and family
Regular services will be held Sunday in
the Christian church A Giving Christ
mas will be observed and each class OF
the Sunday school will bring donations to
be distributed on Christmas day. The
annual Christmas entertainment will be
given in the evening.
Miss Ola Finley of Carbondale spent
Friday in Topeka visiting friends and on
Miss Bertha Carter of Wichita came
Tuesday to remain a week the guest OF
Miss Anna AxteH-
Miss Blanch D Holman of Atchison is
here, spending two weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr. G. r. Ripley of Leavenworth came
here Thursday to spend the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs Fred Ripley of East
Mrs. Dan Sappenfield and daughter OF
Oklahoma came Thursday to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Heery-
Mr.. E. NJ. Clealand has returned from
a business trip to Osawatomie, Kan
AnaeI Johnson OF As West Locust street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

pills: Roy DiehI. Willie McVay, Fran
ces Smith. Frieda Hirschberg, Mar
garet FramptOn, Louise Suit. Mar
guerite Barker, Gertrude Coffey.
Lavelette Barrickman.
The enrolment at Quincy school this
term is a record breaker for any term
in the history of the school. The en-
rollment numbers 500 with Il remark
able average attendance This indicates
that the First ward is filling up.
As a closing feature before the Christ
mas holidays the following program
was given:
Ruth Havcns-'-A Christmas Renlin-
May shults-~when santa Claus
Comes
Roland blanchard Santa Claus
a Middle Name2''
mas.
George Neff-"The Christmas Tree"
Floyd Whitehead-"Cnris Carroll
We're pe.-''The Night BEFORE
Christmas
Mavmie Sanders-''A Christmas Eve
Adventure"
Orrin Head-"It is Blessed
James Steviclz-"Christma Fires
Bert Christmas Eve
Agnes Ray-"The Early Shopper
Earl cQnlI1in--"Empty STOCKINGS \
Claud Redmond-"The Things
Want
Jennings Near-''The Harbor Of
Christmas Tide
Edna McClure-''The Changed Cal
endar.'
Grace Carlson" F'atlerless joe
Frances Holms n-''When Santa Claus
was H.
Georgia Grrtler-"A Christmas Par
valeria Griffith Christmas on the
Train"
Eunice Rugger-"s Santa Claus Discov-
cred"
Ada Russell-'A Snow Storm
Dialogue: THE Scarlet Slipper
Gertrude Thompson, Edith Kannarr,
Iona Firth, Sarah Clark.
Raymond Long-''A Russian Legend
Marie Grosch-"Old santa's Ride"
Wylie Gordon-"Jest For Christmas"
Ernest Wells-~The Little Feller's
Stockin."
Karl Neutrality-suspicious. Day"
Leta Beszie's Christmas
Dream
Vera Maze-"..-ittle Benny.
lies PRAYER
I.ahnoe Euler-"Christma Morning"
Hattie WILSON, Santa Claus in Trou-
Ole"
Clifford Christmas Visions"
Vera Berry 'Christkindlein.'
Karl ussbcck-'Aint Yo Glad Yore
t ciyta Brasshold "A Christmas
Dream.
Walter Brayman-"A Happy Christ
mas
Russell Going Home for
Jessie Kritser-" Bessie's Christmas
Lonnie ehore-.The Night Before
Christmas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
ANNUITY PLAN FORMED
commemorative Edison Company Pro-
Sides for Continuous Employees.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The Common
wealth Edison company has an
nounced an annuity plan for its en-
ployees, taking effect on January l.
The plan will give to continuous en-
ployees at the end of certain periods
of years an annuity based on the
amount of their highest salars and
term of service should they desire to
retire. The plan benefits employees OF
concerns which were merged into the
present corporation in 1907.
Three classes of employees are
identified under the plan. They are:
Those who at So years, who have
served 80 years; those who, at SO
years, have been employed Is years,
and the employees, who, at 65 years
of age, have worked for the company
Is years. At SIS, if the employee de-
sires retirement, it shall be only
with the approval of the governing
board of five, of which the -company's
president is chairman.
The amount of the benefit is ? per
cent of the annual earnings of the
five consecutive years of employment
when the salary was highest, multi
piled by the years of service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
SEIZE BRITISH SHIP
Italians Lay the Foundation for seri-
Gus Trouble.

London, Dec. 23.-The Khedivial
Mail and Steamship company. the
owners of the British steamer Men
zaleh, which was seized yesterday in
the Red sea by the Italian cruiser
Puglia, made representations today at
the foreign office in regard to the cap
ship.
The captain of the steamer has ca
bled to the company that besides the
$15O,000 on board in course of transit
from one bank to another, the Ital-
ians also took possession of a large
quantity of Turkish parcels and goods.
The foreign office will not take any
action in the matter until it has re-
ceived an official report from the
British consul at Hedeida. who is in
vestigating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
FOWLER WINS SUIT
Awarded Judgment for 1852, 900
Against Drainage District.

Judgment for $462,O00 against the
Kaw Valley Drainage district was
awarded the Fowler Packing company
late Friday night by jury in the cir
brought suit in the federal court in
November, this year. It asked $1,000
600 in damages for the confiscation of
property in the Wyandotte county
drainage district.
In the verdict returned at 1880 last
night, the jury rendered judgment
against the drainage district for the
lump sum of S462,O00. No special
ana IN their general decision the jury
did not separate the amounts allowed
IN the score or more claims for dam
ages.
One of the big contentious in the
case was the payment for certain
riparian lands along the Kaw river
and abutting the packing company $
property. The Fowler interests
claimed a clear title to this land 1t
was condemned for the use of the
drainage district and more than 1876
instrum ents were offered in evidence
to establish the ownership of the land.
The Fowlers asked 100000 for this
land-or sand bar-and alleged dam
and machinery in the amount of
$1,200,000.
1t was the largest damage suit ever
tried in Kansas and occupied the at
tenllOn OF the Iederal court more imam
two weeks. Another feature of the
case was that it was one of the most
bitterly contested ever tried in the To-
peka division of the circuit court and
occupied more time than any federal
case tried here in several years. 1t
was also the last case to be tried by
circuit court in Kansas.
This morning Judge Van Valken-
berg formally adjourned the Topeka
court and the circuit court of Kansas
became a matter of history. All cir
cult court business will be transferred
to the United States district court. At
taches of the circuit court will step
out of the office January / and all
federal cases will be handled through
the one court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
HIS HOLDUP FAILED
F4ighwa lyman Is Routed by Man He
Attempted to Rob.

Fremont Neb., Dec. 23.-Charles Les
ter, the man who attempted to hold up
the postoffice and general store at Gro
we'll Thursday, has been arrested by
Sheriff Bauman and a posse and
brought to this city. Lester had tried
to hold up the store, but his revolver
did not intimidate the storekeeper and
his helper and in the scuffie Lester
was forced to run after he had knocked
one man unconscious.
He was traced to the home of
farmer for whom he had worked, and
there arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

Paris. Tex. Dec. 23.-For the sec
ond time in three days. a negro has
given way to public opposition to hav-
ing a negro mail carrier here. George
BiVens, who was appointed and who
had announced he would deliver mail.
failed to appear at the postomcc. IL
was announced that he changed his
mind after a committee OF white men
waited on him. A white man has
been named as letter carrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE

Sacramento. Cal. Dec. 23.-Thc state
senate has passed the presidential
preference primary bill without n dis
senting vote. The bill now requires
only the governors signature 70 become
a law. It provides for the election OF
delegates to national. party conventions
by a statewide vote. the entire group
being pledged FOR a presidential pref
ereuce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
HE STARTED TO KANSAS
An Ohio Man Is Last Heard of in
Chicago.

Chicago. Dec. 2s.-Police here today
were asked to search Tor Charles w
Rawland of Oberlin, o.. who has been
missing since December -.
On December he left home for Ely
ria, Kan, carrying a large sum of mon
ey and intending to purchase a drug
store. Six days later he wrote his
family from Chicago. When he left
OberIin it was not his intention to
come here, says his wife. She fears he
has been killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
GET GIFT OF EAGLE
Kansas Bird Sent From Wilson to
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Dec. "a large golden
agile, eight feet one inch across the
wings from tip to tip. with 8-inch
talons, has been sent to the Board of
Trade by the Yost Milling company of
Wilson, Kan. near which town the
bird was shot q few days ago. The
taxiderniist who prepared it said it
was the largest golden eagle he had
seen. It car be seen at the Standard
Grain ard Milling company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

Topeka, died at Scranton Friday morning
at 1920 o'clock, December %. The fun
eral viii be held at Scranton from the
home of his sister. Mrs Fred Anderson.
Sunday December "a He leaves one
brother in Davenport, Ia. and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Fred Anderson of Scranton.
and Miss Hilda Johnson of Topeka
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Moore of 700 Adj
ANS street have gone to Kansas City TO
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
L. THOMPSON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

A suggestion, subscribe for a good
magazine for Christmas. Greeting
cards will be delivered anywhere in
he city Christmas day
F. E. JORDAN, Publishers Agent.
7OS Topeka Ave. Ind. 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
Funeral Notice.

The members OF Shawnee Encamp-
ment No. 3. l. o. o. E. will meet at
the hall promptly at 1:45 Sunday at
ternoon to attend the funeral of our
late Brother John Armstrong.
J. M. MILLER, Scribe.
J. z. PFTRIK. c. p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
S
Influence of stars

Influenza got its name in the sew
rnteentE century. in Italy. because it
vas attributed to the influence of the
stars
Symptoms-chiiliness and GOODNESS
down the spine. anxiety. feverishness.
fontaI headache, pains in the limbs
and back, cough. nausea, pain and
suffusiOn OF the eyes. sneezing and ex-
trema muscular prOstration.
Remedy - ''Seventy-seven- meets
f5he exigency. cuts it short promptly.
preoccupies the system and prevents
it, invasion.
a small vial of pleasant pellets fits
the vest pocket. At Drug Stores 25c,
OF mailed
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co. Cor.
William end Ann Streets. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

There will be regular grocery store al
the First Baptist church tomorrow Each
class of tire Sunday school will bring sup
plies for the poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
First Mortgages on
Improved Kansas and
Oklahoma Farms.

The following is partial
list of those we have on hand,
subject to prior sale:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-01
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-01
CHAPTER VII.
Apparitlons.

Epp~s''S"es
Roscoe did not pause to investigate
the effect Of his blow, nor to waste a
second one. II the man who had con-
fronted him there in the companion
way was dead, 30 much tho better. II
he were only half-dead, the Job could
be finished at any time. He was out
Of the way for the present at least.
Roscoe hurried on, searching state
rooms and passageways and finally
the crews quarters. forward.
When he had satiied himself that
he and his men were in undisputed
possession of the yacht, he emerged
on deck again by the forward hatch
way, and found Captain Planck al
ready there. He directed him to 20
below with Schwartz. who had been
engineer aboard the whaler, and get
steam up as promptly as possible. He
himself remained on deck, directing
the unloading and stowage Of those
precious golden slabs that the rest
Of the party were bring out in boats
from the shore.
We've got 1t all, Roscoe, unless you
want them barrels Of whale OIL" q
man in the last boat sang out an they
came alongside.
We'll leave them to pay for this
nickel-plated ship" Roscoe answered
"Comei Look alive and get aboard
Well be ready to start ~ soon - W
can get little daylight"
He looked them over. numbered
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-01
CHAPTER vII-csntlnusd,

TAs sight q It might we'll have
caused astoaishmsat Or alarm In the
0lri's mind. But It was neither alarm
boz astonishmsat that her nsxt aot
oxprssssd. She dropped down on her
knees beside the rude wooden bunk,
drew the chest up close in the tight
embrace ot her young arms. laid h4
cheek against the cold polished sur.
eAcs Of its blacksned wood. and cried.
Every question that might have
asked itself-how the thing could
have come there, and what it, coming
might pretend to herself or to the
other of the Aurors's people-was
swept away In . sudden rush Of flial
affection and regret which the sight
Of II instantly awoks. 1t had reached
her with that sudden poignant stab
Of memory which inanimate objects,
familiar By long association, seem to
be more potent to call up than the
vsry parsons Of the friends with whom
they ere associated. The sight Of her
eathe1 himself could hardly have had
% tantansous and overwhelming
IN essnt upon her - the sight Of this
"a chest, which was one Of the sarli-
ost Of her associations with him.
II had always stood, until he had
taken 1t with him on that last voyage
ef his, upon . certain farther corner
q his desk In the old library. II was
one Of those objects Of . class that
children always lovs-1mooth. pol
lshod. beautiful: beautiful and, 1t the
same time. defyins curiosity.
II was quite . masterpiece Of cabi-
ut work. No hinges were visible,
md the cover fitted % closely upon
he box inself that the line which
separated them was hard to discover.
Md there was NO trace Of keyhols or
Dock To those uninitiated into it,
beorst, It dsdsd any attempt TO
spsn It.
Presently she seated herself on the
bunk, took the little chest on her
knees and SGT about opening It. Be
tween the cold and her excitement she
bound this rather 4 din1cult thing to
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-01

throw II Cd, he clustered. st0rmeA q
and abused them for . pack Of naFA
But in the end he sprang down inte
one Of the boats. and said he vosA
fotch the boz himself. Whether -
believed their story. or not. 1t was
the only thing for him to do.
A he pulled shoreward he trieA
hard to convince himself that he dA
not believe II; that Rose and Carlsoe
had probably forgotten all about the
boz, and had trumped up the story 70
avoid the necessity of going back for
II.
He beached his boat. scrambled
ashore and set out walking doggedly
along in the direction Of the hut. The
fog was still all but impenstrable. even
to his practised vision. but he knew
the shore like the palm Of his hand.
and he trudged on without . pause.
until he was within ten PAGES. per
haps. of his destination.
But there he faltered and stopped.
turned about. under an irresistible i'm
pulse of fear. and would have fled
had not sheer necessity compelled
him to stop again. There was light
. dinused yellow glow, faint but un-
mistakale. shining out Of the windows
Of the hut.
He knew hs could not 90 back to
the Aurora without that boz: It was
necessary both to his future safety and
his present command of the situation.
His one hold upon those sullen follow
ers Of his depended upon his being i'm
pervious alike to terror and to defeat
II he were to 60 back now without
accomplishing his purpose. It would
only be question of days before they
murdered him. They all hated him.
enough for that. he knew.
Yet. even under that necessity. Il
was three or four minutes before. at
the command Of his burly WILL he be-
gan creeping forward on hands and
knees toward the lighted window Of
the hut.
And when he reached q point where
he could command its interior, his
knees slipped out from under him and
he lay prone upon the icy beach. his
face buried in his outstretched armA
For those two sailors had told .tho
truth.
Presently he drew himself up and
squatted back on his launches, star
ing. Human or not, the figure there
in the hut seemed unaware Of his
presence. It was staring at the ex-
piring fame of the candle In profound
abstraction. When 1t stirred. a. pres.
emily 1t did, It was with . natural
human motion. And then the candle
went out.
In the few seconds Of silence which
followed, his terror returned upon
him with full force. But It went
away as suddenly a. 1t had come, and
with its recession there surged up in
him a wave of british anger It was
no ghost that had sat in contemplar
ton over the contents of that boa,
for 1t was moving now. with human
footsteps uncertain foot
steps, at that And when 1t appeared.
Just visible and no more. outside the
doorway, It called aloud In . human
voice. womap's voice.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)