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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL 1X0NDAY fiVEMING, JUNE 15, 1903. o a o 0 Sacrifice Sale Tuesday, and Wednesday the greatest sacrifice of the season on Trimmed Hats. We have from three to four hundred hats to make your selection from. - On Our Second Floor we will offer our entire stock of untrimmed hats at sacrificing prices. Flowers and fancy feathers at sacrificing prices. A fine line of Banded Sailors at half price for these two days. We still have a few $1.00 hats, which are exceptional values and cost us double this price. 8 Courtney's Millineiy Parlors 603 Kansas Avenue UPSTMRS SICKNESS AND DISEHSE Give Way Under Dr. Coohinham's New Treatment The surgeon' knife i not ucd. Health and happiness greet those who are treated by natural methods. STRANGE, ISN'T IT ? that any man or woman would for a moment consider the old ways of treating when my new discoveries are positively known to do things entirely beyond the conception of the old time doctors, who are today prescribing the same blue mass pills, belladona plasters or qui nine for any and every disease, and clamor loud for "operations." No matter how slight the disorder they urge the use of the knife. They are giving their patients statements as . facts about the "nonsense" of natural methods, yet they have never investigated the subject, or perhaps never even talked to a person who had tried natural methods for the cure of dis eases. . - Do not take the advice of some narrow-minded individual who knows absolutely noth ing about advanced systems for the cure of disease, but consult an honest doctor who will give you an honest opinion and cure you. OTHERS MAY TREAT, I CURE. If you can not call, write. One visit preferred. -i. 1 Authorized by the State to Treat Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases. - Hours 9 to 12, 2 to 6, 7 to 8; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Evenings. SUNDAYS 9:30 to 10:20 r- a rnnuTWH a vi vr r. we wests street. JUTe WW ... 4. axtji 9 1"JI Topeka, Kansas. 0 "FAINTING BERTHA" She Escapes From the Asylum But Is Again Captured. Peoria. 111.. June 15. Bertha Lebecke, alias "Fainting Bertha." who made her escape from the tuberculosis tent at the Bartonville asylum, at Bartonville Saturday night, was recaptured In this city yesterday. Bertha was well disguised as a fe male drummer when arrested. She said that she Intended to go to the home of her mother in Council Bluffs, la. Bertha Lebecke, 28 years old, is con ceded by the Illinois state authorities and police to be the most troublesome criminal ever within the state. "Fainting Bertha's" favorite scheme of robbery Is to pretend that she has fainted and so well does she practice the deceit that every one near her, rushes to her assistance. While they are ministering to her apparent needs she robs them of whatever she may and In their clothes. THE VANBERBIUT COIT WON. for war, secretary for war, secretary for the colonies and president of the board of trade. WU IS A SCORCHER Makes Sixty Miles an Hour Trip lu an Automobile. The American Colony in Paris Made a Killing on the Blue Ribbon Event. Paris, June 15. Thousands of Americans Sunday say W. K. Vander bilt's bay colt Northeast, with J. Childs up, capture the grand prix de Paris, the blue ribbon event of the French turf, which this year was worth about $72,000. Beautiful weather favored the running of this classic and fully 150,000 persons gath ered at Longchamps to witness the race, which marked the close of the Paris season. President Fallleres was there, to gether with the members of his cab inet, and there was an unusually large attendance of foreigners from all parts of Europe. After the victory of his horse, Mr. Vanderbilt was given an ovation and was escorted to the pres idential loge, where he was warmly congratulated by M. Fallleres. The race was stirring from start to finish. Northeast winning by only a scant head from his half sister Sauge Pourpee, owned by Count Lemare. The Americans made a killing on Vanderbilt's victory as the odds were 10 to 1, the public losing faith in Mr. Vanderbilt's chances when Seasick II was withdrawn after his bad showing In the English derby. . The favorites for the grand prix. Meadah, Grill Room and Quintette, finished In the ruck. Chicago, June 15. "Wu Ting Fang, Chinese ambassador to the United States is a "scorcher." With his flowered silk costume cov ered by a long automobile cloak, Mr. Wu traveling 60 miles an hour, has made a flying trip from South Bend, Ind., to Chicago, arriving at the Grand Pacific hotel as serenely as if stepping from a jinricksha. On the trip he was the guest of J. B. Brady, of the Press club. According to Mr. Brady, Mr. Wu is a dare devil speeder. "When we were running from South Bend to Laporte," said Mr. Brady, "Mr. Wu asked how fast we were go ing." " 'Thirty miles an hour, I answered. " 'How fast will it go?" asked Mr. Wu. " 'Sixty miles an hour.' I replied. " "Then let us go at that rate,' said Mr. Wu. "And we did. For a time we went so fast we could not see the landscape. Mr. Wu seemed to enjoy it. He is a natural born scorcher." DROPS OUT OF SIGHT Cousin of Mrs. John Hay Iiost in Department Store. Creamery Case Adjourned. Chicago. June 15. Interstate Com merce Commissioner Prouty has ad journed until September, the hearing of the protest by creamery Interests against a proposed advance in the carrying charges on butter fat by railroads and express companies. Earl of Derby Is Dead. London, June 15. Frederick Arthur Stanley, early of Derby, governor gen eral in Canada In 18S8-93, died here Sun day, aged 67 years. He had been lord of the admiralty, financial secretary Moderate Price Calumoi Sailing Powder 11,000 00 will b simi tot . any rabatanoe injurious to uu xoona la utiu At the Air Dome. A two weeks' engagement was be gun at the Air Dome last night by the Fulton Stock company, the opening bill being "Beyond the Rockies." This is a comedy drama of the sensational order and seemed to please the largest Sunday night audience which has been at this amusement resort since it was opened a month ago. There are a number of really clever people in the Fulton company. .Mr. James Fulton, after whom the company takes its name, is an actor of distinction and is unusually versatile in the interpreta tion of character parts. Miss Bessie Edwards, who plays the soubrette roles, is also a most capable perform er. Good specialties are provided be tween the acts by the members of the company and the entertainment is rounded out with moving pictures and illustrated songs. "Maud Muller" is the name of the play that will be given tonight and it is said to be a most in teresting one. At the Novelty.. The Novelty' season was brought to a close last night with a benefit per formance for the employes of the house. The theater will be reopened on Sunday, August 30. and in all prob ability it will be continued as the home of the highest class of vaude ville. There was a big crowd on hand la?t niffht tfl 1&c1if- V,AI,. anrtv.a.nia.lA,, of the courtesies of the employes and .lie pauit manner in wnicn they have discharged their duties - during the season. In fact it was a capacity crowd and It is hard to figure how any more people could have gained admit tance to the theater. Standing room was at a premium. An interesting en tertainment was furnished them. It was made up of acts by amateurs and DrOfeSSionalR vhn h9rMam..4 . v. ... the city. There were illustrated songs and moving pictures and the regular Novelty orchestra, which has really been one of the great attractions at the house during the season, was en larged by a number of musiciana. frienfta nf tbna in . - ... v.., v ur.Tito, ouu the music which was provided was of New York. June IS. Mn s r " .-J- . jua i bury, a cousin of Mrs.' John Hay of Washington. abeth Marbury, and a daughter of oiuoe, or Cleveland, has dis- fTb T.he PUce have be" aed ZZ v,. . ' Dut -"hout "unneces sary publicity." Mrs. Marburv' V. -:. i.., . - vr.uuw. tier ftus- York Bar association " She has been under treatment for nervousroJfra- steJg&TLf r a nurse In one of ti.1 : 1" BDme shopping. Francis M,h,,' ,r:. nas son. SHE STOOD THE TEST. If the Florida Had Been a Battleship SI? Could Have Kept on Fighting. Ft. Monroe, June 15.The torpedo test of the monitor Florida took place on schedule time and naval officers declared it was satisfa rra. damage done, they said, was largely tuwuiwa. -me vessel was seriously, though not vitally injured and if she were a battleship she would be in condition to keep in the fight. The torpedo hit the vessel just about mid ships and four feet below the water line, the great column of water, esti mated at 200 feet in height and 100 feet in width, rising into the air. The tornedo. suided hv a , - I J Bll Ut K squarely at the point marked and pen- cc.o-icu me uuume Dotiom and the coal bunker forming part of the com partments attacked. Pumps imme diately were set at work and the vessel luweu io me navy yard for drv docking. The crew of About an a j miral Mason and other officials of the ordnance bureau boarded the monitor on reaching the place where the test was to be held and remained there when the torpedo tore into the hull The effect of the contact and explo- sion was practically the same as when a shell was fired at the monitor's tur ret several weeks ago. One compart ment was oiown open and two others partly flooded. Secretaries Ttoi rr- .j Postmaster General Myer went aboard the Florida in the launch Wahneta and looked at the incidental damage on the .fittings about the deck of the ship caused by the shock. They then reiurucu iu ine mnynower, wnicn later left for Washington. Secretary Taft confessed that the damage from the explosion was not so great as he had expected. The ship appeared uninjured in her vital parts. Arex. OOCXXJOCJOOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJO o Ice Cream Sodas SNYDERIS BUSY Street Commissioner Has a Big .Task on Hand. Many Crossing and. Bridges to Be Bepaired. NOT IN NORTH TOPEKA -All Kinds- No Work There Till the Water Is Gone. Much to Do on West and East Side and South Topeka. With foot bridges washed away, side walks covered with dirt, bridges over creeks partially or completely wrecked, and sewers and excavations caved In by the heavy rains and overflows of river and creeks of Saturday the street commissioner's force has work ahead that will call for a large increase in the number of men employed. Sundays and week days the men of the street rorce will be kept employed. All of Sunday they were kept busied on the west side in Aubumdale and Lowman Hill where Ward's creek and one or two small streams had played havoc with the surrounding territory. An other division of the force was in South Topeka and in East Topeka trvinir to repair the damage done by the overflow from the Shunganunga. "We are not going to try to touch North Topeka until the water clears all away," said Frank Snyder, street commissioner. ''It's no use, for we can't do anything worth while until things become more settled on the North side. We are hard at work on the west and east sides as well as in South Topeka. We have just been overwhelmed with work, street cross ing bridges have been swept away and several or the root bridges are out. Most of the larger bridges are in good shape. The Lincoln street bridge over the Shunganunga has been barricaded by us but it is still standing. Out on East Fourth and East Third streets the bridges over the Shunganunga were threatened but they seem to be stand ing up pretty well. Ward's creek did considerable damage on the west side. People have been calling me up to com plain about mud holes and dirt on their lawn. I told them I had too much work to pay attention to little things. I said to one man, 'You can thank your stars that you haven't got the dirt in your house instead of on your lawn.' " The Central avenue bridge over Sol dier creek is partially wrecked and the pavement, new brick pavement just completed last year, has been partly washed away nearthe approach to the bridge. - An estimate of the damage done to the streets of the. city and the bridges will probably run Into several thousand dollars. It will take over a month to put them back in good shape without attempting to take care of the routine cleaning of streets and alleys. LARGE ALFALFA MILL One Being Erected at Fowler With a - Capacity of 18 Tons Daily. Fowler, Kan., June 13. The Gazette says: The new alfalfa mill that has been spoken of in the Gazette from time to time is no longer a mere air castle, but is now an actual reality For the past three weeks from eight to 12 men have been busily at work under the superintendency of W. B. McCain, a contractor from Kansas City, and the new building now stands with the main part enclosed. It is 35x65 feet ground space and 28 feet to the eaves. A corrugated galvanized roofing was put on, and the building from top to bottom is put up In as sub stantial a manner as any building in this part of the state. Manager Edwards states that when this mill is completed it will be the largest of its kind in the state. The capacity of the mill will be from 15 to 18 tons per day of ten hours. The engine room will be equipped with a 100 horse power boiler and a 95 horse power engine. This will con siderably more than supply the needs of the mill, but if ,in the future, other equipment was added, the power sup ply would be ready. A steel smoke stack 60 feet high will be put up and a big steam whistle that can be heard all over the valley will blow three times a day at 7, 12 and 6 o clock. The en Bine room is 25x35 feet. The main build ing has a storage room 45x35 feet and 25 feet high. This is for baled hay and meal in the sack. A big hay tork op erated on a track attached -to the comb of the roof will be installed, and at a big door In the west end of the build- Ine the hay will be admitted. One of the finest devices in the building is the fire protection. A 70 bar rel air nressure tank will be provided for fire purposes alone. From this tank pipes run all over the DUiaing ana are constantly full of water under a 50 pound air pressure. Attached to the pipe at the top of the building are automatic sprinklers every eight feet, and in case of fire when the tempera ture gets above a certain point these little devices are affected by the heat and releases the water. A circular spray of water ten feet in diameter floods the sides oi ine uuiiuin6 -hiri nn the interior, and would put out a fire even if one should break out wnen no one was aiuuuu. NOMINATION OF EU3CTORS. The water ran five feet deep over the West Sixth avenue road from Ward's creek. . Queen Esther will be given at the auditorium tomorrow night according to schedule. Wheat in Shawnee county is ready to harvest. All the farmers require now is fair weather. Manager E. B. Kellam of the Bell Telephone company inspected the North Topeka lines in a motor boat Sunday. The new National roof garden - was officially opened by the United Com mercial Travelers Saturday night. A great many big carp are being captured in the flood waters. They are caught with pitchforks when the waters recede. Prof Dan Shaw a pool expect from Brooklyn,- N. Y., is in Topeka and will give an exhibition in a Topeka pool hall tonight. J. C. Lawson of the Industrial Evangelical missoin at Philibit, India, is in Topeka. He is the guest of George Hamaker in, North Topeka. A crowd of the curious visited North Topeka all day Sunday, walking all over the town and out on the railroad tracks which had been washed out. A State Journal reporter, while chasing after flood news in North To peka Saturday rode on a street car, a transfer -wagon, boat, automobile and hand car. C. E. Denton, secretary of state. Is trying to screw, his courage up to the point where he will undertake a trip from Topeka to-Wichita and return in his automobile. - The furniture and the other fur nishings of the new National hotel were installed by the Crosby Brothers company. The order was one of the largest to be niiea in tne state. . - The boats which were loaned by the management of ."Vinewood park to rescuers during the flood stages In North and South Topeka were re turned to the park this morning. "Business is extraordinarily dull in this office," said Frank Flennikin,. chief office deputy of the United States marshal's office. "We haven't had a writ of any kind for. over 9 week." Miss Effie Graham of the Topeka high school will deliver an illustrated lecture on "Living Arithmetic" at the high school auditorium Wednesday at 10 a. m. for the county teachers', insti tute. No admission Is charged. Dog Catcher Core is devoting his spare moments to the execution of worthless canines where their own ers have . not paid taxes on them, though so far no protest has been made by the Humane society. Redmondville, the negro suburb west of North Topeka, though half buried in sand brought in by the cross currents from the river, and with pools of water standing all about Is still tenanted, very few of the families agreeing to move out. The city council will meet Wednes day evening of this week in an ad journed session to open bids for the construction of the new Martin-Dennis sewer, the bids for which will have to be filed with the city clerk not later than 5 o'clock of the same day. One of the unusual flood sights each evening for the past week has been the Rock Island semaphore located at the wye just north of Potwin. The tracks were under many feet of water at this point but the red lights on top of the semaphore which was sur rounded by a raging current burned as brightly as though located on dry land. - . The residents of the flooded district of North Topeka complain that their lawns are being ruined by sight-seers who Insist on running over them. These people use the sidewalks un til they come to a low place where the water or mud has settled and then use the lawns and in the condition of the lawns and parkings at this time such travel will destroy what is left of them. Bert Green states that a man called up his father, the mayor, at 4 o'clock last Saturday morning over the tele phone and declared that the flood was running into the Union Pacific depot and that hundreds of people were in danger of drowning. Bert called police station No. 2 and was told by the man on duty that the water was running over Crane street. These are mild samples of the exaggerations of the flood. "Santa Fe shopmen who have the time now on their hands when they are only working half of the time and others, too, should register if they want to vote at the primary on August 4th," said C. H. Titus, commissioner of elections. "Over one-half of the men eligible to vote in Topeka are unregis tered and this is a presidential election year at that. The registration books will close for the primary ten days previous to August 4th, which is some time during, the latter part of July." ' EASY. MONEY FOR TOMMY. A Whirl in Cofton! 15c Gofton for 7c a Yard, and On Up the Line .to 30c Co Aon for 25c a Yard. Summer eottons, all . of them, and that's important. Prices are lowered from summer prices that'e more im portant, i. - " : " 7 . A dozen pretty frocks can be made at the cost of six or seven. Fresh, pretty, altogether desirable, and hundreds of patterns. . a Yard for Up to 15c Wash Goods Most praotioal solutions of the "what to wear" problem will be found on the table.' Crisp Organdies, Barred Swisses, Batistes and Lawns in all kinds of light, medium and dark grounds. 7io a yard will surely hurry every yard of them out. 15c a Yard for 19c to 35c Wash Goods Plenty of delicate floral designs on pure white grounds as well as colored dots and figures on light and medium grounds. Such fabrics as Cordele Marquise, Broderie de Soie, Carreaux Imprime, Swiss Overplaids, etc. A whole dress would only cost $1.80 or so. . 18c a Yard for Up to 29c Wash Goods Lucerne Tissues, Dotted (floral) Swisses. Jacquarded Tissues, Corded Voiles, and Imported Dimities. Most all of them are light weight, sheer summer cottons in striped, checked and plaid designs. Plenty of browns. The orig inal prices range up to 29 o a yard. 25c a Yard for 30c ash Goods -' Mandalay Tissues, Tissue Violette, Tissue de Nile, etc. What perfect summer dresses they make light, cool and airy, and above ail-splendidly washable and wearable. If there are more desirable summer cottons at 25o we don't know of it. . . . , ON TABLES IN THE WASH GOODS SECTION-MAIN FLOOR Warner's RUST-PROOF Corsets A New High-Bust Model for the Average Well Developed Figure Gives the beautifully rounded waist, with the long sloping hips. The bust is roundly brought forward and enoloaed easily by the cor Bet top, which is not discernible through the most snug-fitting gown. The corset skirt is long, restrain ing and sloping the fullness of the figure. Beautifully made of imported batiste, with dainty lace frilled on the top, threaded with satin ribbon, finished with a handsome ribbon bow- rfC) C( All sizes, a pair pjZJJ EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED style 282 Railroad Fare Refunded, fa Part or in Whole to Out-of-Towa Buyer -Ike Crosby Bros. Co.- Petitions HaTe Been Filed With Secretary of State. A. T. Waggoner -7111 Ka Av 5 ...... cooooooccoooooooccoooooaoo The nominating petitions for all of the Republican presidential electors have been filed with the secretary of state. The petition of Victor Murdock, congressman from the Eighth district, has also been filed. The petitions of the electors were circulated at . one time and in the same bundle and each signer put his name on ten separate petitions. The petitions were circulated by faithful Republicans in twenty counties of the state. The following is the list of the Republican electors: Case Broderick. Holton; A. E. Noll. Olathe: G. H. Lamb. Yates " Cetner; S. L.. Tipton, Portland; E. R. Thorpe, Lakin; A. H. Skidmore.- Columbus; R. W: Roe, Greenfield; H. J. Monroe, Topeka; J. W. Graybill, Newton; J- B. Dykes, Lebanon. . , Mamma Well.' Edith, how did you like the kindergarten? Edith 1 didn't like it a bit. The teacher put me on a chair, and told me to stt tnere for the present. - And I sat and eat and she didn't give me the present. Chicago News. Fight Arranged for Between Burns and Squires at Sidney In August. Sidney, N. S. W., June 15. A sport ing syndicate here has arranged for a fight between Tommy Bums, the heavyweight pugilist, and Bill Squires, the Australian fighter. The contest will be for a purse of $14,000 and is to take place in this city during the visit of the American battleship fleet next August. The syndicate last month deposited $10,000 to bind a match between Burns and Lang, an Australian boxer, who was defeated by Jack Johnson at Melbourne last year. MANY WANT THE PLACE. Candidate for Presidency of Agricul tural College. There are plenty of candidates for the presidency of the Kansas Agricul tural college and the question now Is, which is the best one to select. E. R. Nichols, the present head of the col lege will leave at the end of the next school year. The following shows the candidates now under consideration: Eugene, Davenport, dean of the ag ricultural college of Tllinois. E. R. Heston, South Dakota normal school. Willett K. Hays, Washington, X. C E. T. Fairchild. state superintendent of public instruction. Frank D. Dyer. Wichita, former as sistant state superintendent of public instruction and former superintendent of the Wichita city schools. - It is probable that there will be ev eral more candidates before any one is selected. The board of regents has a special committee which Is investigat ing the qualifications of the candidates and when it finds a man that it thinks would fill the bill the committee will recommend him to the board. This com mittee is composed of A. N. Story. Manhattan, Edwin Taylor. Edwards ville and J. 8. Dowell. Smith Center. MORNS & MYERS North Topeka Open for Business Today as Usual At the Same Old Stand FREE COUPON NUMBERS Moving Pictures 9 P.M. Absolutely New Subjects Present your coupons at the Park for Free Complimentary Tickets. Friday Saturday Sunday 152456 15278 152525 190754 97780 97882 97776 133137 183147 12483 190759 19077O 133115 12537 12746 171184 171188 171213 184958 184972 184984 The presidency of the Agricultural col lege Is one of the best of the public school positions in Kansas. The salary is 55,000 a year. There is plenty of work ahead for the president as the school is now the largest in the country and is doing an exceptional amount of ex cellent work and It will require an en ergetic man with lots of executive abil ity to keep the school up to its high standard and rate of progress. CAN'T FIND THE MAN Democrats Will Probably Blake So Nominations in Eighth District. Here is a political combination that ought to tickle the Republicans throughout the country. In the Eighth congressional district tne Democrats have not been able to find a man that is willing to sacrifice him self for a race for congress against Victor-Murdock. After hunting high and low and not being able to locate a fit -subject for slaughter some of the leading Democrats of the district have advised that the party should not get out a candidate of its own but should endorse the Socialist candidate. There is some political sense to this move too as the Socialist candidate is a man that had considerable power with the labor vote In Sedgwick coun ty, the big county of the district. A. A. Roe is the Socialist candidate and he Is an officer In the central labor Auditorium June 23 8:30 P.M. .. Grand Revival of QUEEN ESTHER Given By THE MODOC CLUB Postponed on Account of Flood. Benefit of The Organ Association. Admission 25. Seats at Stansfield's. organization at Wichita. Many of the Socialist leaders are strong labor peo ple. There are also numerous reports of the Democrats and Socialists Joining forces in some of the representative and senatorial districts.. The general plan In these however seems to be to let the Democrats name a candidate and the Socialists endorse him. There are plenty of Democrats over the state to meet all demands of the Socialists for political purposes, even though they are not friendly to many of the advanced Ideas of the Socialist platforms. . . : Maiden Don't you dread the approach of summer? Man It's not the approach that bothers me; it's the arrival. Brooklyn Eagla. -