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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
TO BE MADE THANKFUL
Widows and Orphans of Dead Fire
men VIII Receive $211,0OO.

Chicago. Nov. 2e-widows and or
phans of firemen who lost their lives
in the stock yards fire on December
% last are promised especial cause
for Thanksgiving day cheer.
It was announced by J. J. Coburn,
the lawyer, who represented the
widows in the court proceedings over
the fund raised for the benefit of
them and their children, that the APP
portionment of the money had been
completed and that it would be dis
tributed today.
The total amount of money to be
divided among widows and their chill
dren is $211,0OO.
Lewis Single Binder sc cigar equals
In quality most 1Oc cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29

Mr.. John Ryan. Plainheld. Vermont.
writes: In writing you this letter. I
consider that am doing my simple
duty to let others know how much
your Peruna has benefited me.
II have been troubled for a great
many years with indigestion. and al
though I have tried many things for
relief. 1 have never found it until I
tried Peruna, which has given me re-
lief from this most distressing malady.
Il am most happy to be of benefit
TO my fellow man by pointing them TO
that same relief that has relieved me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Commercial Club Meeting Was
Good One.
North Siders Strong for Good
Roads Train.
GIRL A CLEVER ARTIST
Miss Thomas Has Talent With
the Brush.
Move to Change Station Az to
North Topeka, Ham,

With ]. r. Spetter as chairman,
committee including Fred Hess, V. R.
Parkhurst, L. c. Betz and J. c. Snedi-
ker today are canvassing the North
side business men to secure delegates
to the good roads convention at Usage
City December /. This is d result of the
first joint Commercial Civic club meet
ing held at fire station No. 1 last night.
]. VIII Kelley, secretary of the Com
mercial club, urged the North side peo-
pie to take interest in the matter. He
said that as the people around the
North side who traded most extensive
ly in the First ward were farmers and
would be likely to do more business
with the merchants in this section of
Topeka if the roads leading to it were
good, the proposition was of the ut
most Importance.
W. w. Webb, chairman of committees
looking after the Usage convention
made similar statements and pointed
out how he and other tourists noticed
the perfect condition of European roads
on which one horse could haul five
times as much as on highways in the
United States.
The statements of both men were en-
dorsed by Mayor J. B. Billiard. retiring
president OF the Civic club and the
committee named was appointed.
Those who attended the meeting were:
J. B. Billiard, Fred Hess, L. G. Betz,
E. c. Arnold, Fred Voiland. c. B. Cros-
by W. H. Davis. r. NJ Campbell, 1.
P. Williams R. NJ. Campbell, G. L. Gar
linghouse, E. L. Overflow c. G. Nc
Clury, L. F. Clearinghouse, J. N. Cot
trell, F. M Harris, Y. r. Parkhurst,
J. r. Spetter, n. B. Arnold, w. H. Will
liams, E B. Kellam, W. w. Webb, J.
"A. Lukens, ]. VIII Kelley and E. B.
Stotts.
A move TO change the name of Sta
ton A to the North Topeka postoftice
was started. 1t was stated that at
Chicago mail is often held UP 'for want
of better address when addressed
North Topeka Kan" as no such post
Office is found in the postal guide.
K. Rodgers, Topeka postmaster, and
A. E. Robinson, clerk at Station "A,
will be asked to take up the matter
with officials at Washington.
Another effort will be made to have
the mail delivered between z and 1880
a. m. to the business men.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Fred
Voiland; vice president, N B. Arnold;
secretary and treasurer, Fred Hess
Senator Charles Curtis and W. w.
Webb Joined the club last night, Sena-
tor Curtis having applied for admission
before his return to Washington
B. A. Dunbar and ]. H. Dunnigan
have sworn out John and Richard Doe
warrants for the arrest of two unknown
men who they say took s1S worth of
clothing from a wagon back of the Dbl
BILE grocery store recently.
Near Christmas, not so many years
ago. a little North side girl wondered !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29

the youths was to beat him into I'M
consciousness with the clubs, so that
his skull was fractured, his jaw
broken and his nose dubbed nearly
off. When the man was unconscious
he was stabbed four times in the neck
and his throat cut. The corpse was
dragged into a nearby thicket, a club
damned down the throat and several
bullets fred into the lifeless body.
The boys were arrested while trying
to sell some of the booty. One of
them had on the farmers boots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
VIII Give Music.

I have enormous library of music and re-
arranging and cleaning It this and a good
deal for which have further use. If you can
let have the o some who
wants piano music. If will publish this offer
shall be glad 10 dispose of surplus collection
" I shall also give benefit my years teaching
to two young women living at a distance from must
cal advantages MRS F. e.
A double headed benefaction makes the edi-
toral blood leap and the tngle with pride in
Corner and in humanity
The pupils be selected young people in
the gtverss Philadelphia neighborhood The music
may be sent by mail any part OF our farreaching
territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Ready to BniId nenot.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 29-AH obstacles to
the building of the one million dollar
union railway station in Wichita have
been swept away in the acquisition of the
Lehman Higgins Wholesale Grocery
companys property at Douglas avenue
and Santa TIE street by the Wichita Ter
nainal cornnanx for S125. nn0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29

New York, Nov. 29.-Mike Gibbons.
the St Paul welterweight. had the
better of Willie Lewis of this city in
every round of their 10-round bout at
the Paramount Athletic club. Just be-
fore the last bell the Westerner ap-
peared to be trying for a knockout
but every effort came too late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
cornell I'D AtIantic Go.

Atlantic City. \. J.. Nov. 2s-The
Cornell football squad is here today
for final preparation for the annual
game with the University of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Chair for Babies.

Perhaps your walking
would give away7
I should be glad to get it for
bies. neither MRS MARY S"
Suppose you get chair (as you are pretty sure
TO do.) Is the other creeping baby to In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Marion HarZa11ds Helping Hand.

by editors in
greatest all hOueag
Of papers readers of
household problem H
ancare of randhe UiHgb gladly help
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Wants Fancy Patterns.

VIII you insert in your column
venient and you have space. request for Batten-
berg Renaissance patterns7 very of this
work. spare the It purchase
them. should prefer the larger pieces a
searfs, table covers, etc, but kind Will be
precfated- I should like Of
pieces before Christmas ana dispose OF them. and
with the money help to mako some less fortu-
than myself. happy. I. H. NJ"
That last sentence gives home missionary
your request
What Is sent to you has something do besides
gratifying your fondness fancy
help pass the light along The line
Has Need Of Carpet.
We moved into the suburbs into a larger house
and. very little carpet be
pretty this winter I get rugs
of the floors taking
children and want to make them comfortable
I possibly have open my ankle
the carpets would ms lots o scrubbng nd
Could you get Either pieces
anything IN this line will answer the purpose.
shall be most thankful MRS H. s."
Before deciding that you Will keep the stray lengths
Q carpet in attic closet (maybe n
woodshed) have them rugs by
lively girl chewing process" your
self cheap houses,
mother lives i'll laid Biting
eddy through the cracks and keep the lower
Of sir in the living cold And the children,
ing and sitting IN that cold storage" all day long.
cannot escape cold. Groups coughs.
you spare nothing yards
o rag carpet for this feeble d.
before the worst of the winter upon
letter upon impulse. is
otter nearly divine than the thought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Sends Reading Matter.

Your letter just received. I have written to
Mrs. j. of Winfred. 8. D., and have three
magazines A1unseys. Good Housekeeping. and Every
body's. for Prov4dence. n books for
AR. G. T. O. Fairfield Ill. novels Of
1rvins's. I shall mail them all today NJ. B. s.
Just specimen OF the corner Is workinEl
If had room, could enliven columns and put
mettle doubling philan-
thropsts 90 by printing other from system
attic and enthusiastic colleagues This is a stray
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Our Midweek Helping Hand.
Offers Lessons for Lessons.

Oners Lessons TOR Lessons.
If there any woman) in your cor
who would like exchange instructions on the
piano and fancy club swinging for manicuring and
of the hands. should be glad to hear from
him her graduate in the above arts from a
New York COLLEGE Z. c.
In this. our day and generation, the care OF the
hands demands and receives more attention than at
previous period of the worlds history The mani
professional character and society becomes
yearly dependent upon her The foregoing prop
esfton likely be hold OF promptly and glad
Der of his body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Sheets and PILLOW Cases.
Offers Gas Plate.

I very happy say that have gas plate
to give away. 1t in perfect condition
time used It My husband m birthday gift
of range, and since then the plate.
We take great pleasure in Corner read 1t
daily. Ny husband spoke about my offering the gas
plate TO the Corner. shall pay the expressage.
Mrs NJ L.
Bravo for joint May his tribe increased That L.
those Of like mind memory. L register his name
with yours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29

get two Santa Claus is the generous city
to which and the babies belong. know
you get both
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Seeks Old Typewriter.

SEEKS Old 1ypcWIILeI.
DO you think il possible for Of your happy
cornerttes cheap typewriter that he doesn't
want7 If part of IL broken. could fix 1t up
put good 1 a young of
whatever. having a large doctors bill
hands. other way or 1t than by
doing stenographfc typewriting
for private parties I rheumatism badly
hardly walk If Will kindly help to get
3 machine of this kind shall appreciate it very
much A L A"
II a typewriter were wanted should feel it
duty discourage your expectations. it is,
nothing improbable in tbs supposition that type
writer somewhat obsolete pattern. Jet which is
entirely serviceable may waiting this young
fellow HIS bravery in refusing to be downed by
the accumulation of his ah1ictions and the sturdy
Independence manifested his determination to
living by hammering copy old
typewriter him sympathy and
e8stancs-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29

to which you babies belong. Let me
both.
Offers a Home.
4 should be glad to have elderly lady with
% and Is. girls. and 10. 8. g. boy My
husband was killed railway the thirty-frst of
May. last The lady Will have a
fer Protestant MY Oldest girls both working
II recommend old lady who wants home
shall be most grateful. B."
Judging from correspondence far,
no excuse for respectable elderly (elastic
phraset) suffer lack OF home food,
and warmth this winter.
mere creature comforts. household
from which this letter written.
Works on Fine Arts.
:. I have invalid friend who is an interested
reader OF the Corner and preferrtng request n
her behalf trusting that your
will help her, Being shutn, trying acquire
education in (viz designing
terins. drawing etc), she may If,
after she Is proficient she obtain employment
along these lines. II any your have any
ent time and would be willing o o
one (who assure Is worthy they will
bring happiness. viii you give them my address?
. II readers seeking information ginseng
care to communicate with shall give such
information gained during three years of prac-
teal experience in raising this and profitable
joseph p"
masculine member who puts story so clearly
before to need elaboration
His address Is IN my
What he says about ginseng will interest many.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
BY Associated Press.

Washington, March S1.-Drastic ac-
tion was taken tonight by Postmaster
General Hitchcock in effecting the re-
organization of the railway mail SER
vice A round dozen changes of the
most important Offices of the service
were made as the result of a long and
careful investigation.
Theodore Ingalls,, of Kentucky, super
intendent Of the division of rural mails,
was appointed general superintendent:
OF the railway mail service at salary
of $4,000, succeeding Alexander Grant,
who was transferred to st. Paul as di :
vision superintendent. CLYDE NJ. Read,
division superintendent at Cleveland,
was appointed superintendent of the
Cincinnati division to succeed Charles
Rager. who was reduced and appoint
ed chief clerk of the Atlanta division.
in place of j. z. Blodgett, removed.
The affairs of the railway mail ser
vice were overhauledl thoroughly by
Hitchcock personally and in state
ment tonight he said the action taken
was clearly necessary and that the ser
vice had suffered greatly from poor
management and lack of supervision,
The changes are effective tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01

Back from Havana. where he has
been engaged for many months In
sinking piling around the sunken bat
tleship Maine, Frank NJ. Daniels, Of
this city. who is In the employ of the
engineering department of the govern
ment, and has had charge OF this por-
ton of the work, states that all Of the
pile driving has been completed and
that within a short tina the water
can be pumped out and whatever the
work that is necessary to float the
battleship, can be done. Mr.. Daniels
built the immense Golfer dams, which
now surround the sunken battle
ship.
Mr.. Daniels talked Interestingly to
a Journal reporter yesterday of the
work. which has been progressing so
rapidly during the last few months
that all piles have now been driven.
1t was upon this work that Mr.. Dam
iels was engaged. He has large col
lection of photographs showing the
work in its various stages. His pic
lures showing the exercises on Me-
mortal Day, the anniversary OF the ex-
plosion. are very beautiful and espee-
tally interesting.
The Golfer dams are flfcy feet in 6i-
ameter, made by driving down piles
twelve inches square and seventy-five
feet long. They are grooved and in
two sections. All of the skilled labor
is done by Americans, while most of
,she laborers are natives and foreign
ers.
Mr.. Daniels estimates that within
two weeks these huge dams will be
filed with clay pumped from the bot
tom of Havana harbor, and that all
water win be out from around the
wreck by June 1,.when it can easily
be seen what caused the vessel to
sink.
1t will then remain only 10 patch the
opening, take out one end of the dam
and float out the old wreck.
The first appropriation of $350.o00
has been spent and the second for
like amount has been granted.
Mr.. Daniels has been away for four
months and will be in the city for a
few weeks before going on another as
signment from the government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
ALABAMA|ANS
TO THE BORDER
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF THAT STATE ARE
TO LEAVE TODAY TO PARTIcI-
PATE IN MANEUVERS.
BY Associates Press.

Montgomery, Ala. March 31.-Sat-
urday night officers Of the Alabama
National Guard, who are to go to San
Antonio, Texas. to participate in the
maneuvers along the Mexican border
will meet In Montgomery, reporting
to Major w. T. Weiss of this city
the senior officer of the party. The
same night the party will leave over
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
for New Orleans and thence to San
Antonio, reporting to the general COM
manding. They are Major w. r Weiss
Capt. Paul d. Franson, Company d,
and Captain D. S. Hudson Of the Sec
ond regiment of Montgomery, Capt
c. H. Mandy, Troop D of Birming-
ham; Captain L. S. Dorrance. Battery
B of Birmingham, and Captain Frank
Morgan of Woodlawn.
These officers will undergo military
training for fourteen days. after which
they will be ordered home and others
sent for a similar experience.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
Most Feared Man in South
ern Italy, Called For
Interrogation.
UNDER THE eRuELLINe He
MAINTAINED THE iNsoLENT
: ASSURANCE WHICH REPEATED
LY SAVED HIM HERETOFORE,
DENIED, EVERY ACCUSATION
AND RIDIcULED THE TRADI-
TIoN OF HIS POWER.
sy AssocIated Press.

Viterbo, Italy, March 31.-Enricone
Alfano, commonly known as Erricone.
accused as being the real head of the
Neapolitan Camorra, perhaps the
most powerful and certainly the most
feared man in southern Italy, was
called for interrogation in the court
of the Assizes today, where thirty
five of his alleged associates are on
trial.
The crimes laid at this mans door
are nunlberless and the Vaccinations
with which he is credited are almost
beyond belief.
Under the gruelling today Erricone
maintained the insolent assurance
which, if not disarming suspicion, re-
peatedly saved him from arrest. At
his headquarters in the Cafe Fortune.
where he received his agents, his vic
tins and the police, Erricone was
wont to smile blandly upon those who
mentioned the Camorra, and say:
Do you really believe there is such a
thing? Why those are stories of other,
times"
The prisoner was we'll prepared for
today's examination. which was a
thorough one. He denied every accu-
ed the tradition of his, power.
Erricone has had checkered career,
many times arrested, he was -invaria-
bly, discharged because Of lack OF evil
dence. or at the worst received light
skment. Fhese-eseapes are said to
have been due to his influence with
the authorities. many of whom owed
their offices to his control over the
votes OF the poorer classes, whom he
often helped.
Following the murder of Gennaro
Cuoccolo. Erricone was arrested and
charged with instigating the crime,
but way to his release was found in
the false testimony of the priest, Giro
Vitozzi. Fleeing to America, he, was
rearrested in Brooklyn by Police Lieu
tenant Petrosino and has never since
been q, free man.
Abbatemaggio, the informer, has
testified that Erricone approved the
sentences of death imposed upon his
traitorous associates, Gennaro Cuoc-
colo and his wife, and after the deed
was done distributed sums of money
among the assassins.
These allegations, as we'll as that
concerning his position in the Camor-
IA, Erricone stoutly denied in reply
to the questions of President Bianchi
and the crown prosecutor, Cavaliere
Sanford, today.
Erricone held the spectators SPELL
bound with the eloquence of his de-
malls.
The man is either innocent or a
consummate actor. AS he proceeded
his slender figure seemed to grow un-
til it dominated the court room.
II am a victim Of yellow Journal
ism," he cried. 81 have been ruined
by carbineers, who have made me ap-
pear as an assassin"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
WILL DISCUSS
WORK
IN EVERGLADES
TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL I'M
PRoVEMENT FUND AND LAND
COMPANIES TO TALK OVER THE
ADVIsAsILTTY OF CARING FOR
THE SECONDARY CANALS BE-
FORE COMPLETION OF THE
MAIN CANAL.
Special to The Journal.

Tallahassee, March a1-Ex- Governor
W. S. Jennings in this city gave out
the following information this after
noon: TT has been found desirable to
change somewhat the order Of work on
the two hundred miles of main canals
being constructed under the Furst-
Clarke contract and representatives Of
the several companies named in thai
contract are here, by invitation of the
governor and trustees of the internal
Improvement fund to consider the s1-
visibility of caring for the second Try
canals, without waiting for the cy,rn-
pletion of the main canals. Thl Sc tsec-
ondaTy canals will be cut throAgf1 the
rivers on the east side of eNEtEer-
glades directly into the ocean.
The companies represented are the
Southern States Land & Timber Com
pany. by Pearl Wright, president. Man,
rice Stearn, treasurer, and George P.
Bensel, agent the Consolidated Land
Co, by w. F. Coachman, president;
the Model Land Co, and the Florida
East Coast Railway Company, by J. r.
Ingrahan, vice-president, and r, j.
Bolies by w. s. Jennings. though Mr..
Bolles is himself present also.
These companies and Mr.. Bolles
agree to contribute to this work rs
follows: The Land companies, twenty
five thousand dollars, MIR. Bolles twer-
ty-five thousand dollars, and the trus-
tees, twenty-five thousand dollars"
1t is also thought that r. B. Davis,
who is expected here on the night train,
will contribute, as well as other owners
of lands lying in the east side of the
'glades.
The trustees have been in session fer
two or three days, discussing this and
other matters pertaining to the great
work of draining the Everglades.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
WILL ADOPT OPINIONS
OF JUSTICE WRIGHT
ey AssocIated Preas.

Washington, March 31.-Justice
Ashley NJ. Gould, of the supreme court
of the District Of Columbia, announc-
ed today his determination to adopt
the opinion of Justic Wright declaring
unconstitutional the attempt by con-
gress to pass special -bucketing'
legislation.
Justice Gould Is in full accord with
the finding of Justice Wright that the
statute violates the liberty of contract
protected by the constitution and that
It attempts TO penalize an innocent
customer, If the broker intends that
the transaction shall be "bucketed."
That the victory gained by the de-
cision Of Justice Wright and the con-
currence of Justice Gould win be a
vacant" one IL the court Of appeals
should sustain the invalidity Of the
law ist an opinion expressed today by
members OF the local bar.
Since the court Of appeals, they
point out, has decided in the Wade
case that the bucket shop Is q gamb-
ling place under the code which pro-
hIbits setting up a gaming table. II
win only be necessary for the govern
ment to secure new indictments charg-
ing conspiracy to commit the crime
Of gaming.
The belief is expressed that such
indictments would hold, in view Of the
fact that the federal court Of appeals
In criminal cases IN the district has
decided against the bucket shops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK is
FELT AT LITTLE. ROCK
Rx Asaoelakea f.rsss,

Little Rock Ark, afarrh sI.--Little
Rock was shaken by an earthquake
this morning at 1850 o'clock Mirrors
were shaken from walls, desks and
chairs in offices rolled about and win
dows clattered. A near panic result :
ed in the Southwestern Telegraph q
Telephone building.
H. F. Alciator, section director of tn.
weather bureau, whose Offices are To-
Gated on the tenth floor Of the Southern
Trust building. says there was consid-
cradle sway in that building. The
union railroad station. built. of heavy
concrete and stone. was rocked per-
ceptibly. Pine Bluff, Dumas and Wal
mar also reported having experienced
shocks.
No serious damage has so far been
reported.