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2 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL. All of the Profit AND A PART OF THE COST Thrown Away To close out our entire line of Meil'S ShOeS. We HaviTt Room for Them. All $3.50 Shoes for $2.40 (The Famous Crawford Shoe). All $2.50 Shoes for $1.85 All $2.00 Shoes for $1.40 Take Advantage of a Real Cut Price. FOURTEENKILLED. Slate Quarry Caves in Near Granville New York. President of the Company Among the Dead. Troy. N. Y., Oct. 6. Fourteen men were killed today by a cave-In at the Vermont Slate company's quarry about two and one-half miles from Granville. N. Y. Among the dead is J. R. Williams, president of the company. The others were Hungarian laborers. Sixteen men were buried in the cave In. David Cadwallader and Frazer Queen, foremen of the quarry, were rescued. The latter is expected to die. Four bodies have been recoverd. The residents of Granville and the neigh boring country are helping in the work of rescue. Mr. Williams was a prominent citi zen of Granville. He formerly was a commercial traveler for the Uew York Japanese silk store of E. P. Mason. The cavein was such as occurs fre quently in the quarries which abound in southern Vermont but naturally they happen in the night or give suf ficient warning for all to escape. This one caught a gane of men unawares and they were almost instantly buried. The material which rfell was' mostly what was known as waste and several tons comprised the great slide which buried the men. Mr. Willims. president of the company,, was on the pile when it fell and was not buried deep, nor was his body badly disfigured but he was crushed internally. Foreman Cadwallader was taken out practically unhurt, but Foreman Fra zer Queen was probably fatally hurt. The rest of those buried were Hun garian laborers. It Is thought none of them can be alive. A large force of men from the vicinity and from neigh boring quarries was quickly on the scene and began digging for the bodies. MOODY TO PROSECUTE. Government Will Take Action in St. Louis Bridge Matter. Washington, Oct. 6. Upon leaving the White House today after the session of the cabinet Attorney General Moody said: 4 "It was determined by the president that upon the complaint pending in the department of justice against the monopolization oi the bridges and the ferry across the Mississippi into St. Louis appropriate action should be be gun by the attorney general." Y. M. C. A. EXERCISES. Corner Stone of New Building to Be Laid Tomorrow. At 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the cornerstone to the new Young Men's Christian Association building Our School Suits from $5.00. Watch Us Grow. Watch Our Business Methods Win. Robinson, Marshall & Co. 703 Kansas Ave. Ind. 'Phone 22 Security Building. ' at the corner of Ninth and Jackson streets will be laid. The following programme has been prepared for the event: Chairman J. B. Larimer Hymn "The King's Business (Audience) Led by Mr. Allen Twenty-third Psalm Audience Led by Dr. Granstaff. Invocation Dr. Henry Ostrom Song Fred Butler Address Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman Address Gov. E. W. Hoch Laylnc of the cornerstone. Benediction Dr. S. A.Toy no yellowTever. 'The Kansas Quarantine Is Raised Today. The state board of health today is sued an order declaring that on Oc tober 7 the Kansas yellow fever quar antine which has been in effect against southern states will be raised. The order sets forth that the report of the government health authorities and the near approach of the time wheh frost is due in Kansas, has con vinced the board that quarantine in this state is no longer essential. The quarantine has been to a great extent a formel matter, Missouri and Kansas joining in an order requiring that all persons coming from infected districts be provided with a clean bill of health signed by the proper medical authori ties. GIVES UP THE FIGHT. North side Oil oCmpany Closes Its Affairs. The Northern Shawnee Development company disbanded today after spend ing $9,000 in makins two unsuccessful attempts to find oil or gas in Sheorey, north of North Tcpeka. One well was sunk on the farm of T. D. Joseph, 1,628 fryT in depth. The drillers stated that tins is the deesest hole in Kansas made by oil or gas prospectors. The other place was on the farm of J. H. Skinner, the nursery man, where a depth of 1,000 feet was attained. The hole on the Joseph farm has made considerable trouble during the past two months. Salt water In such large quantity was struck that it gushed out of the opening and threat ened to damage considerable of the surrounding land. After some hard work the drillers managed to plug it up, and no more difficulty is anticipa ted. Saltwater was also found in copious quantities on the Skinner farm, in conjunction with a quality of sand which men versed in the gas business say is one of the best signs. The Northern Shawnee company w-as organized in February. 1903, a few months before the bis: flood. The work of drilling has been kept up, with in termissions, until the people who were interested felt that the test was suf ficient to prove that no gas could be found at those places. Wichita and Return, 94.65, Santa Fe. Southern Kansas fair. Tickets on sale October 7th to 14th. Final limit returning October 16th. for boys, ages from 7 to 16 should be seen by every par- J ent who has school boys to clothe. The garments are splendidly made and the pice $2.50 and we assure you that the values are better than self styled bargain offer special at $3.95 said to be reduced A FAMILY SNAP. Evidence in the Legislative In surance Investigation Shows That N. Y. Life Officers' Relatives Were Cared For. M'CURDY ON THE STAND Says Large Rewards Are Paid for Large Achievements. Expenses Were Over Sixteen Millions Last Year. New York, Oct. 6. Robert McCurdy, general manager of the Mutual Life Insurance company, was again a wit ness today in the insurance investiga tion. He w-ent on the'stand immedi ate after Cornelius C. White, an au ditor of the New York Life Insurance company, had left it, after making a correction in his testimony relative to the $75,000 payments to Andrew Ham ilton in 1904. He said that the $141. 077 received by Hamilton in 1904 in cluded the $75,000 which was ehargsd to state taxes. Mr. McCurdy said that the propor tion of his commission on the foreign business paid to C. H. Raymond, after he left the firm of C. H. Raymond & Co.. would be presented In a statement now being typewritten. The salaries of the Mutual Life In surance company's office, witness snid, were fixed by the finance committee. He did not know the, salary of the president nor did he know tha; any body did besides the presidenr. He did not know that the finance commis sion ever fixed ihe president's salai-y. Witness said he, as general manager, made all contracts with general agents. The general agents on the same plan as C. H. Raymond & Co., nurnbi-r seven in the United States, two in Canada and one in Mexico. All the foreign agents are general agents. There are seventy-five salaries agents aside from those who, besides salary, receive commissions on first year's premiums, tout no renewals. The highest salary paid to these is $10,000 paid to the general agent at Chicago. Witness then detailed the changing of the agency system from that of gen eral agencies with commissions like the Raymond firm to that of salaried agents. The reason for these changes, he said was that the new system was more economical to the company, pro ductive of more business and easier to handle. Raymond Firm Excepted. When a general agency is changed to a salaried agency the renewal com missions called for in the contracts : under a general agency are still paid to the salaried agent. The Raymond firm was not changed to a salaried ; agency because the contract with C. H. Raymond & Co., which expired in 1904, was continued by the witness through 1905. So far as he knew there was no reason why this agency should not have been changed to a salaried agency In 1900. He was not general manager then and was not familiar with the affairs of the com pany at that time. The witness' rea son for extending the contract through 1905 was because of the fact that in the previous years the firm had been writing $7,000,000 insurance a year. The firm had six branch offices and he wanted in competition with the New York Life and Equitable to con tinue to establish branch offices. He figured the cost would be $150,000, and he could not very well ask the Raymond firm to put up that money when they had but a year's contract. He therefore entered into an agree ment to have the Mutual Life pay this expense and guarantee the Raymond firm $17,000,000 business. The firm was then receiving 87 per' cent, of its first year's premiums. Subsequently this was raised to 96 per cent, of the first year premium. In consideration of the firm allowing certain concessions to the company in developing the agency business with the expectation of converting this agency to a salaried one at the end of 1905, he extended the contract. Witness said there is a constnnt effort to reduce expenses, but to reduce ex penses is usually to reduce the busi ness. In making the contract with Ray mond & Co. witness said he had not the faintest idea what Mr. Thebaud was getting from the business." The general agency system, he said, has built up the life insurance business. Pays Large Rewards. "It has paid large rewards for large achievements," he said. Continuing, witness said that until he saw a statement two months ago he did not know what the division between Mr. Thebaud and Mr. Raymond was. "This large reward for large achieve ments." said Mr. McCurdy. "has built up railways and all other business and it justifies us in adopting such a sys tem." Witness did not know what general agencies of. the New York Life Insur ance or of the Equitable society re ceived as much as C. H. Raymond & Co., but said that the agents that write the business get just as large premiums in other companies as in the Mutual Life Insurance company. Witness said that last year the Mu tual Life Insurance company wrote $26, 000,000 worth of business more than in the previous year and the expenses were reduced at a ratio of 2 per cent. The total receipts for 1904 were $81,002,984 and the total expenses $16,898,456. The usual ratio of expense was estimated at about 25 per cent. It was the impres sion of the witness that the general agency in Texas received as high com pensation as C. H. Raymond & Co. Higher commissions were allowed In New York and Texas than anywhere else because It cost more to get the bus iness. "Don't you think you could get Mr. Thebaud's services for $100,000?" Mr. Hughes asked. "I suppose so if he didn't have a contract." . "Don't you think you could get them for $50,000 instead of $147,000 that he secured from Raymond & Co., last year," Mr. Hushes continued. "I am not sure of that," witness re plied. It was brought out that George A. Raymond, a brother of Charles H. Raymond, was the general agent for New Jersey. Howard Lewis, of Albany, the gen eral agent for northern New York, witness said, he believed was a cousin or second cousin of either Vice Presi dent Robert A. Grannis or Mrs. Gran jii. Dr. Elias J. Moss, the medical direc tor, married a sister of President Mc Curdy. Witness said he did not know the salarj' he received. D. Stuyvesant Pillot. who is an in spector of risks, is a cousin of Louis A. Thebaud. G. W. White, secretary of the company is no direct relation to any of the other officers, but there was laughter in the committee room when Boys' Shoes worth 53.00 and $2.00 for $1.25 39c buys Boys' Wool Sweat ers worth $1.00. 50c buys $1.00 Knee Pants. Mr. McCurdy stated that Mrs. White was a niece of Mrs. Grannis, wife of Vice President Grannis. , RAP FOR LAWYERS. W. C. T. C. Protests Against Selling Services to Jointists. Final sessions of the twenty-seventh annual convention of the Kansas Wowman's Christian Temperance Union were held this morning and afternoon at the First Baptist church. Most of the morning session was de voted to a discussion and adoption of resolutions. There were twenty of these and they were prepared by a committee consisting of Minnie John son Grinstead, chairman, Fannie Hoi singer, secretary. Jennie Veary. Jennie M. Young, Susan S. Resing, Viola Noyes, Sarah K. Miller and Mrs. Mc Reynolds. Onlv one of the resolutions was dis cussed at any length and that was the one imploring that no woman give her signature to petitions for druggists' permits. Several of the delegates thought that such a resolution would be unfair to women who might be asked to sign for permits for honest druggists. The resolutions are lengthy but they are explicit on some of the present day problems. Here are interesting ex- "We resolve that the Bible should be read in the publis schools, that the children mav become familiar with its beautiful truths and learn to revere its sacred pages. "Since the habit of cigarette smoking is becoming so larmingly prevalent ' among girls as well as boys, we there- I fore, declare for a more rigid enforce- i ment of the anti-cigarette law. "We belle'e that this organziation should carry on a vigorous campaign of petition work with the United States j congress, to discontinue the practice of j ionintr federal licenses to individuals , r. eii Honors in prohibition territory. "Whereas, that certain capable at- j tornevs of our state are selling their . talents in defense ot jointkeepers, therefore, be it. resolved, that we de- clare against such abuse of law and pledge, our most earnest support to , lawyers wnose nonor is a. ijiuictumi , character. . "Realizing that Kansas is swamp ed" with the drug store "nuisance and that it is so difficult to discrimin ate between honest and dishonest druggists, therefore, be it resolved, that we earnestly pray that no woman In Kansas will give her signature to peti tions for druggists' permits. "We commend Governor Hoch in the effort he is making for law enforce ment and we pray that he may not be thwarted In his noDie purposes, uj ruling politicians, but that he may un- swervingly maintain his position as the loyal governor of our great state, by I strengthening the weak places and establishing a precedent in official life tht every other officer may strive to ! mni:iip and that he may prove him- ; self to be the best governor Kansas has ever had." AMUSEMENTS. Muller Brothers. hoop rollers. In their turn at the Star theater are at tracting more than passing notice. The,ir turn is an exceedingly clever one and one that seems to make a great hit with the audience. Tommy West, the "Pre cocious Boy," and his canine pet cause roars of laughter at every porformanee. Manager Hegan of the Novelty theater reports an extra heavy sale of seats this week. In fact the sale has been so heavy that he has found it necessary to have 5.000 tickets printed. These were all sold in the Topeka Cash Dry . Goods store and will be given away to their customers free with every purchase made, whether it is one cent or more. Manager Hegan of the Novelty the ater Is supplying the Wichita Pure Food show with attractions for their carnival next week. Every Mother that has a boy should bring him to ovr Boys' Suit Sale Saturday $6.00 Suits, $5.00 Suits, $4.00 Suits, and $3.00 Suits Remember first choice is always the best. Your Choice Saturday, PslSWe have all sizes. M Mm Mr SHE FOUND THE RING. Anna Eva Fay Makes One Heart Glad. Wednesday night a young lady liv ing near Washburn college asked Miss Anna Eva Fay to locate a pearl ring I that had either been stolen or lost in the spring. The inquirer explained I that the ring had mysteriously dis appeared and a trusted servant had been discharged as a result. Miss Fay told the lady to begin a diligent search near a water spigot on the front lawn, where would surely be found the ring, after which an apology should be given the suspected servant. "Now if you want to accuse anyone, take a whip to your little black and tan, because I think he had a hand, in losing your ring." Following these directions the lady found the ring hidden just beneath the surface near the spigot, and as she said afterwards, "there can be no doubt but that 'Pert' (the dog) car ried the. ring into the yard." Miss Fay will give a ladies' matinee at the Crawford tomorrow afternoon and her present engagement at this theater will be brought to a close that night. LOCKED THE DOORS. Reckless Disregard for Public Safety at the Crawford. The doors to the main exit on the ; parquet floor of the Crawford opera house were locked tight last evening while the interior of the theater, parquet included, was filled with hu- manity who were in attendance upon tne evangelists' meeting. What would ilave happed to that crowd had a fire broken out could have been imagined, Thp nerson who succeeded in getting ; the face of such conditions WOuld certainlv have to possess her- cuean strength. A man in the audience, Robert Ryl.nP wy,en his attention was called ' tQ tne fact tnat tne majn exit doors I were fastened, got up and protested. He to a represents. tve ot tne me ater management: I am not going to stay in here with those doors locked. I was In that Iroquois theater when it burned, and I am not going to stav here with the doors locked. ' Upon his protestations the doors were j finallv unfastened and Byrne walked out. , GIRX DIES FROM MORPHINE. Doctor Held on Suspicion Is Suffering From aSme Drug. St. Louis. Oct. 6. Dr. Oliver B. Hart is under police surveillance in Chicago in connection with death by morphine of Irene Klotkow, 10 year old, and is reported dying himself from the effects of morphine. He is the son of A. B. Hart, reputed millionaire real estate '""lollc C3. I . t-t- TJor D 1 voarq old. He formerly was prominent in society here. Two Spark Casses Appealed d to Todav the Rock Island appeale the supreme court two engine spark cases. In one the Lost Springs lodge of Odd Fellows, in Marion county, se cured a judgment for $124 and $50 attorney fees for damage done in their cemetery tract by a fire started by en gine sparks. In Thomas county A. H. Willis had a number of buildings on his farm burned by a fire oiinating from engine sparks, and secured a verdict of $475 and $100 attorney fees. The railroad company appeals both cases. There were 1R7 people In the pany, all living In Topeka. They about $8,000 in the venture. The drill- ing outnie were sola tne otner aay anu c MM. Mwtl netted about $800. D. J. Hathaway was president of the concern, Archie Baird, vice president and H-. C. Buck ner, secretary. VICTORY FOR OGG. Wins a Point in Famous Olathe Elec tion Case. Without leaving the bench, the jus tices of the supreme court this morning sustained the objection to the filing of Glover's supplemental answer in the Olathe election case. This Is a decided victory for F. R. Ogg andJiis ticket in their fight to get possession of the city offices. Mr. Glover and his faction claimed that the attorneys for Ogg came to Topeka and were allowed by the clerks of the supreme court to inspect and handle the original ballots in dispute, which were filed' unsealed by the spec ial master who took the testimony. Glover's attorneys asserted that the suspicion was thus raised, that the bal lots had been tampered with, and they asked to file their supplemental petition making this an issue in the case. The justice of the court, after hearing extended arguments on both sides this morning, decided that the points raised in the supplemental answer were not properly a part of the pleadings; that it is now too late to inject this affair into the case, and that if anything is to be done to the attorneys for Ogg for looking at the ballots, it will have to be done ina separate proceeding. The case -will now come up for hearing on trie evidence as containea in tne report of Judge Smart, th especial mas ter. Indications are that Ogg will win the fight, though even if all the 127 bal lots which were rejected because of a cross in the circle above Ogg's name, are counted by the supreme court. It will give Ogg only 1 majority. Ogg claims, however, that many of the hal lots counted for Glover will be found to be irregular. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The funeral of Mrs. Peter ileVicar was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the residence on the camnus of Washburn college. The interment was in Topeka cemetery. The services were conducted by Dr. F. L. Hayes, assisted by Rev. C. M.f Sheldon. The pall bearers 'were A B. whiting. J. F. Grif fin E. A. M. Jewell Hvde. D. Li. McEachron, C. F. D. Merriam. E. D. Mc- Bride. rallbear A. Ma SAW. The honorary rs were J. T. Lovewell and L. D. Whlttemore. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for the deep sympathy and kindness expressed during the last illness of our beloved father. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Hightouer, 2200 Madison street, Wichita and Return. $4.05, Santa Fe. Southern Kansas lair. tickets on , -71. . 7 4,1, Flnol 1 i . t . sale uiuuri tin t-u j-w.. nuiu returning October 16th New York Stocks. Wall St., New York, Oct. 6. STOCKK I OpcninB prices were lower than last nigt with th" rxreption of a few of ffe special ties. Including tne iron and steel indus trials Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie rose 2 points and Sugar point. Canadian Pacific. United States Rubber and General Electric fell about a point and Rubber Goods point. Tjnevenness of the monetary conditions continued to be the dominant factor in the market and there was an early renew al of speculative liquidation on this ac count. Selling was on an extensive scale In the IcarlinK railroads and specialties and they weakened to about the samp ex tent. 1'nited States Rubber yielded 2Vi points. Northern Pcitfc 2 points anl S. Paul. Southern Pacific.Dela ware and Hud son, L. and N.. Cnion Pacific. Pennsylva nia Smeltine. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Twin City Rapid Transit, North Ameri- can. Republic Steel preferrr a no L . s. Realty 1 to IV points. Mothers please bring your boys early Saturday morning A SUIT 3 trunks full of Boys' Caps at 5c Boys' Work Shirts worth 35c 19c xjujo a ci i iitita w ui til ox.UU and $1.00, Saturday 50c On every bos. 25c MARKETS TODAY. Higher Prices at Liverpool Make Wheat Firm. Sentiment in the Corn Pit Is Bullish. Chicago, Oct. .-WHEAT-Higher prices at Liverpool caused firmness in the wheat market here today. December opened yti(t c to c higher, a 84c 6 84(&,85c. After touching S5c the price settled back to 84c. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts o ill'.) cars, against 927 cars a year ago. - On aggressive demand from commission houses Decembei adavneed to S54c. The market closed strong, with December up c, at 85&c. CORN Sentiment in the corn pit was bullish as a rtsult of small local receipts. December opened unchanged to c higher, at IVriii c, and sold up to Uc. The market closed steady, with Decem ber up c, at 44 c. OA'tS Oats were in (tettve gt-.-u-fi de mand for both spot and tutures. Decem ber opened a shaue to av higher at 2S$i2ic. and sold tip to asc, PKOVlStOKS Provisions "were steady, but the volume of trading was extremely light. January pork was up 2V4c, at $12.30. 1-ard and ring were unchanged, at Je.75fi ."Vz and $6.42ti respectievly. WHEAT Casn: No. 2 red, 867c; No. 3 red, Slf(Sc; No. 2 hard, S4j88c; No. 3 hard, 82u!j5c: No. 1 northern. 87ijJS8c; No. 2 north ern, h54S7c: No. 3 spring, 7i86c. t'ORN-No. 2, 51c: No. 3, olVic. iJ.Al Io. Z Ztft'tlVic: NO. 3. 270. RYE- J69c; Dec, 6S'i:?r69c:May, FLAX Cash: N.-W.. ti.o: TIMOTHY March, $3.42. CLOVER Cash : $12.75. BAKL.KY Cash: 3lji?i52c. W., 96c Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 6. CATTLE Re ceints tnri:tv :i OTirt ,i inilt4nD rjir kj of southerns. Market steady. Natica steers. $4.0O(a5.PO; southern steers, $2 2a: 3.75: southern cows. $.75&2.60; native cows and heifers. $1.76(f4.7o: stockers and feed ers, 2.5''(4.23: bulls. 2.(KVf2.l: ralvra Ri.il 36.E5"; western steers cnw v fwYs- 9t; $2.754.50; western HOGS Receipts today, 4,000 head. Mar ket steady. Bulk of sales, $5.15ti5.22Vi ; pigs and lights, 5.0Ofi5.20. . ...... ......... VJ . 1U,WU head. .. 15,r,K?t strong. Muttons. $i. 005.2$: lambs. 1 w-uwrn.m, i t ewes, $4.0tuJ4.5O. wethers, $4.505.25; fed Chicago Uve Stock Market. Chicago, Oct. 6. CATTLE Receipts to- day. 30,000 head. Market steady to strong . Beeves. $3.b&ti6.i6: cows and heifers, $1 4to) -..uv, niuiivri.7 anKl iel7rH. 1 &fl 4. Tex- aim, Krfm.ai; westerns, f3.Zbiii.X5 HOGS Receipts today. 1VM0 head i ttet steady. Mixed antl butchers' Mar- $3.10 1 J,';?:tr ' T?vii -5.75: rough Heavy, , 4.Po'5.20: light. $S.O5&5.70: nhn. Vt&k m: bulk of salH, $5.20i5.(i5. " ' SHRKP-RecciDts todav. 10.000 Market steadv. She $4.5'":7.eo. t.90475.00: lambs; ChlcnKo Produce Market Chicago. III.. Oct. . BUTTER Market rirem''uy; ,7,2f-Ho; dairy. 1H3, 1 inrliirl-! lSuAlflkn At mark, cases ! Tf1EF;?T,ar'5rCt stra?- Daisies. HV4c i...,,-. ,-4. . , umig .rtiiieiicas, nttc POULTRY Alive nni.lf . j. 'K Tur- keys, 16c: t hickens. WAr: mrtiwt lW- Topckn Hide Market. Tnrrb-s r-it - Mil. o. Prices paid In Topeka this week, based on Yrtstnn f777rtt 7 t inn. t GREEN SALT CURED Sftio tways.Karaysbr tne Fall Name j axative gfrromo Quinine .".ras a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days