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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1908.
HIS POSITION.
Strange Misrepresentation of
Congressman Miller.
Charged With Being Unf riendly
to a Railroad Man.
QUITE THE COXTHARY
Was the Special Champion of
the Same
And deceived HN Cordial
Thanks for Effort?.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
As your paper has a large cir
culation In the Fourth congressional
district, which I have the honor to
represent, I will be pleased to have
you give place In your columns to the
following statement In reference to
some charges now being circulated
among the railroad men of my district
by one, H. R. Fuller, who represents
himsrlf to be the national legislative
representative of the lirotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. Firemen and
Hallway Trainmen. Mr. Fuller claims
that I was unfriendly ro any legisla
tion looking to the relief of one, Pem
broke B. Kanton, of Waterloo, Iowa,
w ho was injured while In the employ
of the government on the Panama
canal.
The Farts In Cac.
The facts In the case are as fol
lows: Judge Binlsall. of Iowa, who
represents the district where Mr. Ban-
ton lives, introduced a bill to pay the
fui.l Hanton the sum of $10,600 for
r:iid Injuries. This bill was referred
to the committee on claims of the
house of representatives, of which I
was chairman, and received the con
sideration of the committee In connec
tion with probably one hundred other
bills of a like character, that Is. for
personal Injuries. Thw committee on
claims for the past four years has not
favorably reported any bills of this
character, and has declined to do so
for the rrason that congress had not
by any general legislation assumed
responsibility In such cases. Myself,
us well as nearly every other member
of the committee favored general
legislation of this kind, and I voted
during the last days of the last session
of congress for a general bill provid
ing for this claps of cases, which bill
I'assod both houses of congress, was
signed by the president, and Is now a
law.
Strongly Favorable) to Banton Case.
When the Banton case was before
the committee I was so strongly im
pressed with Its merits that I deter
mined, notwithstanding the attitude of
the commitiee in reference to cases of
this character, to do what I could to
secure Justice to this young railroad
man. who was Injured for life and had
a wife and children dependent upon
him for support. Being interested in
the ce as I was. I han a conference
with Judge Birdsall, who introduced
the bill, and Hon. Walter I. Smith, an
other member of congress from Iowa
who was deeply Interested In the mat
ter, and told them If they would get
Penator Allison of their state to have
Included in the sundry civil bill the
Hem for $10,000 for the relief of Ban
ton, and I would see Hon. J. A.
Tawney, chairman of the committee
on appropriations of the house and
get htm to agree, if I could, to have
this item retained in the bill in con
ference, as I knew that Tawney and
Judge Smith would be two of the
conferees on the part of the house.
Afterwards I had a conference with
Mr. Tawney, at which time Judge
Smith was present, and they both
agreed with me that they would per
mit the item to remain in the bill
when it came to the house. In this
Way Mr. Banton secured the appro
priation of $10,000 which he has since
CHILD'S DREADFUL
SHI TROUBLES
Had Sixty Boils when but Six Months
Old Was Annually Attacked by
a Humor It Looked Red Like a
Scald and Spread Over Half Her
Head Both Troubles are Cured.
NO PRAISE TOO HIGH FOR
THE CUTICURA REMEDIES
"When my little Vivian was about
tlx months old, her papa had a boil on
nis loreheaa. At
that time the child
was covered with
prickly heat and I
suppose in scrateh
f ing it, her own head
became injected tor
it broke out in boils,
one after another.
. She had about sixty
ln all and I used
Cutlcura Soap and
f fs v uticura uintmeni
1 which cured her of
1 them entirely. Then,
sometime later, her little foot got sore
between the toes. Being afraid it was
salt rheum, I spoke to our doctor. Ha
gave me a powder which dried it up,
but soon after it broke out behind her
ears. They cracked half way around
and the humor spread up on to her head
until, on several occasions, it was nearly
half covered. The humor looked like a
scald, very red with a sticky, clear fluid
coming from it. This occurred every
year, I think it was toward the spring.
1 always bathed it with warm water and
Cuticura Soap and applied Cuticura
Ointment which never failed to heal it
up. The last time it broke out was
when she was six years old. It became
no bad that I was discouraged. Then
I procured a bottlo of Cuticura Resol
vent which soon cleared it out of her
blood. I continued the use of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment with the Resolvent
until she was perfectly well. She is now
about eight years old and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
We also find Cuticura Resolvent a good
spring medicine and we are just giving
the children Cuticura Resolvent Pills
as a tonic. We do not think any one can
nraioo PiiHmim TLemerlie too hiirhlv.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin, 674 Spring Wella
Ave.. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24, ishjs."
Oompleta External and Intern! Treatment for
Trirr Humor of Infanta. Children, and Adult eon-
aleta of cuticura ttoan r.tc.t to uwmw
iir nmtniMii (.SOc. o Ha&l the Skin, and Cu
ctira RcKolvent (SOO. " In the form of Chorolat
Crated Pills. 2."c. pr v.v of 60 to punry we tuooa.
Bold thmueh.fiit the wi.r!d. Potter Drug Cbem.
Corp . Bole JTone.. Hneton. mms.
as-Halted I'm. CuUcura Book on Skin Dlaaaj
received and is now using for . the
support of himself and family, and I
have no hesitation In saying that had
It not been for me tnis item would
not have stayed in the bill when it
came to the house. If any railroad
man in my district wants proof of
this fact he can get it by writing to
Hon. J. A. Tawney, Auditorium hotel,
Chicago, or Hon. W. I. Smith, Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Banton Grateful to Miller.
In this connection, for the purpose
of showing the railroad men of: my
district what the man of all others
most interested in the case thinks
about it. I call your attention to the.
following quotations from a letter
dated August 1st, 1908, written to me
by P. B. Banton, for whose relief the
bill was introduced: "Firstly I w-ant
to say from the bottom of my heart
I deeply appreciate all that was done
for me by all of you great men." And
again, "Personally, Mr. Miller, I
deeply appreciate your efforts in my
behalf." And in closing his letter he
Uses these words, "Again thanking
you for your kind efforts In our be
half, I am very respectfully yours."
If any further evidence was needed
to convince the railroad men of my
district that I had about as much in
terest in trying to help one of their
worthy associates as did Mr. Fuller,
who in my Judgment had not the
slightest influence In the matter, I
call your attention to the fact that
Immediately after the passage of the
bill I sent a telegram to Mr. Banton,
telling him of his good fortune and
saying to him that I wanted him to
give Senator Allison all the credit for
the appropriation made for his bene
fit. Here is his reply to that telegram:
"Waterloo, Iowa, May 26, 1908. Con
gressman J. M. Miller, Washington,
D. O. Dear Mr. Miller: Tour message
received. AH honor to Senator Alli
son. Many thanks for your kind pa
tience and good will. Truly yours,
P. 13. Banton."
Miller's Record on labor legislation.
Mr. Fuller makes some other
charges against my record in con
gress, as it affects laboring men,
which, in my Judgment, are wilful and
malicious misrepresentations, the most
inportant one being his effort to
make it appear that I voted against
the bill providing for the department
of commerce and labor, and making
he head of that department a mem
ber of the president's cabinet. I not
only voted for that bill but gave it
my most earnest support, and in my
udgment It was one of the wisest acts
of legislation in the interest of the la
boring man ever put on the statute
books. As to the other matters of
complaint on the part of Mr. Fuller,
they are in keeping with the misrep
resentations herein mentioned, and I
will not now or hereafter pay further
attention to anything he may say.
in my ten years of public life I
have never cast a vote contrary to the
merest or the laboring men in my
district or elsewhere, and I never
will knowingly while I remain in pub
lic life. I shall be pleased to have the
railroad men of my district take up
at any time with me any proposed
egislatlon that they are interested in.
and at all times they will find me
ready to listen to everything they
have to pay in favor of such legisla-
on, and if I cannot support it will
tell them so frankly, and the reason
why. If I can support it, they will
find no one more earnest in doing
what they want done.
J. M. MILLER.
LEITER MILLI0HS.
Facts About Their Disposition
Come Oat in Court.
Lord and Lady Cnrzon Poverty
Stricken In London.
JOE LEITER'S PLUJiGE.
Dropped Nine Millions Trying
to Corner Wheat.
Annual Allowance But $54,000
in Consequence.
MRS. BuYAN'S SPEECH.
Long Ago Merged Her Ambition With
1 That of Husband.
New York. Oct. 27. Mrs. William J.
Bryan made her first speech of the cam
paign at a reception tendered her yes
terday by the Women's Democratic
club. When called on to speak, Mrs.
Bryan rose without hesitation and
said:
I might have felt confused, but for
the rule that .exists in our family, that
during campaign time Mr. Bryan is to
do all the talking. While I can make
no extended remarks there are two
things which I may touch on with pro
priety. I may first bring you the
greetings of Democrats from the other
parts of the country. And although a
woman usually conceals her age, I shall
take you into my confidence and teil
you that 25 years ago I concluded there
was not room in one household for two
ambitions like mine and Mr. Bryan's.
I have, therefore, merged my own in
his and out of this has grown a very
close association."
HITS THEM HARD.
Joseph Ochsner, Dealer In AVhite
Slaves, Given 2 Years.
Chicago, Oct. 27. A stunning blow
waa delivered to the "white slave
traffic in Chicago yesterday by the
renerai government, when Judge
tfethea imposed a fine of 12,500 on
Joseph Ochsner, and sentenced him
to serve two years in the government
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
Ochsner was found guilty on a charge
of harboring Marie Schulkreft, an
alien woman, for immoral purposes in
violation of the immigration laws. It
was also charged that he brought the
woman from Stuttgart, Germany, af
ter deserting his wife and children.
District Attorney Harry A. Parkin
urged the court to inflict the extreme
penalty upon Ochsner, which is five
years' imprisonment and a fine of
So. 000, but the court declined on the
ground that he was doubtful about
the constitutionality of the law under
which the "white slave" prosecutions
nave peen prosecuted.
I won t inflict the extreme pen
alty." said Judge Bethea. "Before
such an action is taken the supreme
court should have an opportunity to
pass upon the constitutionality of the
law. It will be called upon to do so.
i nave no doubt.
STUDYING UNDER I)E RESZKG.
Tlie Daughter of D. W. Wilder of Ilia
watlia Soon to Return to Paris.
Hiawatha, Kan., Oct. 27 Miss Sarah
Wilder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs D.
W. Wilder, gave a recital here, assisted
by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Todd and
Mrs. James. L. Dudley of Leavenworth
Miss Wilder has studied for Brand
opera three years and will return to
Paris within a week to continue her
studies under Jean de Reszke. who con
aiders her one of his pupils of m-omise.
She will study abroad three years
longer.
Walking From Sea to Sea.
Fort Leavenworth. Kan., Oct. 27.
Sergeant John Walsh, troop B. Second
United States cavalry, arrived here last
night from Boston. He started from
the Massachusetts city September 13 to
walk to San Francisco. Sergeant Wals
Is trying to win the J5.000 offered by the
Boston American to any soldier who
could walk from Boston to San Fran
Cisco In ninety days.
Chicago, Oct. 27. Revelations show
ing the poverty of Lord and Lady
Curzon, who was Mary Lelter, after
their return from India, where they
had ruled over millions of subjects In
regal splendor, and disclosure of the
actual sum, $9,000,000, that "Joe" Lelter
dropped in his famous plunge In th?
wheat pit, were made public for the
first time yesterday in the suit of Hugh
Crabbe against the Zeigler Coal com
pany on trial in Judge Eberhardt'a
court.
Because of Leiter's unfortunate spec
ulation, as was shown, his allowance Is
now only $54,000 a year, while both his
sisters are receiving more than twice
this amount.
Lady Curzon's poverty followed her
to her grave. This much has come to
light: When she and Lord Curzon re
turned to England they could not open
their magnificent London house, Carl
ton House Terrace, but were forced to
take rooms In a hote' and live inex
pensively while waiting for funds to
arrive from America.
In a few months Lady Curzon died.
but in a letter, which was produced in
court yesterday, she wrote that until
she knew whether she waa to receive
the full Income from her father's estate
she could not open her town house. She
asked that all of her mail be sent there,
but It is known that the house was
rented and that her mail was forward
ed to her hotel.
The financial difficulties of the Cur-
zons were caused by the Immense
drains made upon Lady Curzon's purse
by their establishment and entertain
ment in India. Lord Curzon was with
out private means and his salary as
viceroy was a mere bagatelle when it
came to paying for the expenses of liv
ing up to the style his position ae-manded.
At this time, however. Lord Curzon
has sufficient for his and his children's
needs. He and his children are each
receiving $68,000 a year from the Levi
Z. Leiter estate, beside the Income from
$1,700,000 placed in trust. '
Joseph Lelter received $4,500 a montn
from the estate. When he dropped 9
million in the wheat pit his father came
to his rescue and assumed $7,000,000 of
the burden. When he died, however, he
charged each one of . the children up
with the money they had received from
him before his death. Theretore, - joe
Leiter has to pay interest on $2,000,000
that he dropped in the wheat pit. Lady
Suffolk, who was Miss Daisy Leiter. re
ceives an income of $125,000 a year, as
also does her sister, Mrs. Colin camp
bell, formerly Nancy Leiter.
Lady Curzon s letter, in wnicn sne
told of her financial straits, was writ
ten to Hugh Crabbe in February, 1907.
A short time after this Laay jurzon
died and Lord Curzon received a set
tlement in part of the L. ss. Leiter es
tate. It appears that he was paid too
much money and because of this he was
informed that his income from the es
tate would be forwarded to him less
$10,700. His lordship expressed his
horror at this ana saia so piamiy in
a letter to Mr. Crabbe.
Crabbe savs that the trouble between
himself and "Joe" Leiter which finally
led to the young millionaire dismissing
him from the employ of the Leiter es
tate arose over the fact that "Joe" Leit
er knew there was a spy in the offices
of the estate who was keeping Lady
Curzon informed regarding the man
agement of the Lelter minions.
Leiter thought that the spy was
Crabbe when he saw the letter irora
Lady Curzon addressed in his sister's
handwriting to CraDDe.
An attemDt made to get tnese
letters before the Jury by Attorney
Klins Haver, who is representing Mr.
froHif. wait nromptly checkmated by
Attorney Miller for the defense. The
attempt was made wnlie w. j. warr.
Mr. Crabbe's successor, was on me wit
ness stand.
LOCKED HIS JAILER IN.
Convicted Mnrderer Makes Escape
From Jail.
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. . . V. , -Kuan oontonpoil fin
nilU VV 1X3 l w lia.c " ' ... . . . .
Thursday for the murder of Joseph
Suva, last nignc, euecurvi m
i . .r 4li lAnvinc T Dud
ley, the Jailer, locked in his celL
Rock Island Wreck.
Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 27. Rock Island
passenger train No. 6 rrom Denver,
was derailed last night as it was en
tering this , city by a oroken switch
bar which caused the engine to take
one track while the rest of the train
took another.. No one was injured,
but the passengers were shaken up
and badly frightened.
Most children eat too much,
overtax the digestion, get
thin, weak, languid, stop
growing that's malnutrition
or non-digestion of food.
Scott's Emulsion
has helped countless thous
ands in this condition. It is
both nourishment and
-medicine a most powerful
aid to digestion.
A small dose three times a
day will work wonders,
but be sure to get Scott's.
Send thla advertisement, together with nunc of
paper in which it appear, your address and four
cents to cover postage, and we will send you a
"Complete Handy Atlas of the World" s
SCOTT & BOWNE. 409 Pearl Street. New York
Skating tonight. Ladies free.
Bteinburg's tomorrow night. Social
dance.
Election day falls on November 3, this
year. Just one week from today.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Magill,
at 206 Emmet street, October 24, a
daughter.
A building permit was Issued to C. A.
Ritchie for a dwelling house on South
Kansas avenue to cost $2,000.
The Scandinavian Independent club
will hold a meeting this evening at the
hall at 218 West First street.
According to the forecast of the
weather bureau, the present weather
will be in vogue In Topeka for the re
mainder of the week.
A joint convention of the Good Gov
ernment club, the Equal Suffrage and
the W. C. T. U. associations will be held
at Unity church Friday evening.
The regular monthly examination of
Shawnee county school teachers will be
held at the office of Superintendent Car
ter in the court house Saturday.
City Attorney F. G. Drenning will
deliver an address before the colored
Y. M. C. A. Friday evening on "The
Tragic Movement of the Passion Play."
The failure of the gas late last
Saturday coming so early in the win
ter gives Councilman Hughes plenty
of ammunition for his fight on the
gas company.
City Attorney Frank G. Drenning,
will speak before the colored Y. M. C. A,
Friday night. He will take for his sub
ject "The Tragic Movement of the
Passion Play."
After being free from the disease for
over a month a new" case of smallpox
was discovered in Topeka Monday, and
the patient, who was from out of town,
was immediately removed to the pest
house.
The Republican Second Ward Flam
beau club will hold a meeting Thursday
evening at the corner of First and Jef
ferson streets, which will be addressed
by candidates on the Republican coun
ty ticket.
The musical critic on the State
Journal would respectfully suggest to
the management of the Novelty thea
ter that accompaniment to a quartette
is a detriment rather than a help to
the music.
The Washburn football squad is hard
at work for the game with Drake uni
versity of Des Moines which will be
played on the Washburn field Satur
day. From the dope this looks like the
hardest game of the season.
"Apparently it Is about as expensive
to shoot craps within the city limits
as it Is to hunt quails out of season,"
observed a sportsman, who heard Judge
Urmy of the police court fine eleven
crap shooters $25 each. Monday after
noon.
The fourth case of contagious disease
from the Orphans' Home at 234 Fillmore
street, has been reported to the board
of health. These are the only cases of
contagious disease in the city at this
time except one case of smallpox at
the pest house.
The Democratic Flambeau club will
hold meetings tonight and Wednesday
evening at the flambeau club rooms, 232
Kansas avenue, which will be address
ed by the Democratic candidates for
county oifices and Alderman .feter Mil
ler, of the Second wars.
The advance sale rf Ben Hur tickets
has been exceptionally good, and a big
crowd will witness every one of the
four performances although It is doubt.
ful whether the attendance will be as
large as in February, 1906, when the
drama was previously stagea nere.
"Volume 1, No. 1 of the Messenger, a
Democratic newspaper, has made its
aDoearance In Shawnee county and con
tains pictures of all of the Democratic
county candidates. As no otnee of pub
lication is given and no promise of a
future edition is made. Volume 1 anfc
No. 1 will be the beginning and ending
of the new publication.
The house on Thirteenth street
between Buchanan and Clay streets
was partially destroyed by fire last
night. The blaze caught in the roof
and had gained considerable neaa
wav before the arrival of the fire com
oanies. The firemen had the blaze
under control within a few minutes
after their arrival on the scene.
Street Commissioner Snyder has his
full force of men at work this week
cleaning the streets of dead leaves.
This work is necessary before the cold
weather freezes these leaves to the
pavement and makes it impossible to
remove them, rne street commis
sioner Is also having me manholes in
the sewers cleaned out from the
effects of the rains last week.
Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of
the state board of health, has started
a suit in the United States district
court against forty-two original pack
ages of a proprietary or patent medi
cine known as Muco Solvent which are
In the store of the Gatlin Drug com
pany. It is claimed that these pack
ages are falsely branded, as they make
curative claims that cannot be sub
stantiated.
Councilman C. E. Jordan has prepar
ed the following resolution which he
will introduce at the next meeting or
the city council: "Resolved, That the
city attorney be. and hereby is direct
ed to prepare an ordinance or amend
ment to the proper ordinance, author
izing all excavations made in the
streets, avenues, alleys and public
grounds of the city to be under the di
rection of a special inspector at a sai
ary not to exceed $75 per month." It is
sincerely to be hoped that this resolu
tion will pass the council as a pro
per enforcement means a saving to the
city pavements of many thousands of
dollars each year.
A letter was delivered to City Clerk
Burge today which was addressed to
the clerk of the House of Lords. The
letter was from a couple of actors and
they wanted to engage two rooms in
advance in the aforesaid House of
Lords. The postman evidently-
thought that as Mr. Burge is clerk of
the council that the address, "House
of Lords," on the envelope was sum
elentlv clear to entitle him to the let
ter. There is a hotel in Joplin, Mo.
called the House of Lords, which is
the onlv way to account for this let
ter. In the meantime Mr. Burge has
nut the Jenitor to work preparing a
couple of spare rooms m the city hall
for the visitors. There will be vaude
ville as well as comedy and tragedy
at the next council meeting. If the
guests make good it is expected to
construct another wara in tne city
and have them represent the new
Seventh ward.
Kern Again on the Move.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 27. John
W. Kern started on his second day's
tour of Indiana today and is sched
uled to make seven speeches before
he reaches Decatur, where a night
meeting will be held. THe vice presi
dential candidate is traveling in a spe
cial train and was accompanied today
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma. General
J. B. Weaver of Iowa and Thomas P.
O'Brien of California. The first stop
was at Noblesville.
SPECIAL PRICES FOR FOUR DAYS-
ItA JUd VJXX A JVAXJWIh' X. -a. JL V JL A. A. A. W H
Tke H lgkest Grade of Nickle Plated Ware
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Just a word about the quality it's the famous "Roches
ter" make the highest grade of Nickel Plated Ware on
the market. Money will not buy any better.
Every piece is made of solid copper,
heav-ily nickel plated and brigktiv burnished.
We have never had a sale of this line as a whole and
they will not be advertised in this manner again this year.
So buy this week.
Tea and Coffee Pots
The straight kind with ebonized handle
and pure, block tin lining. The Tea Pots
have double seamed bent spouts. The Cof
fee Pots have the lipped spouts..
3- pint size, regularly $ .85, special .... 69c
4- pint size, regularly 1.00, special.... 79c
5- pjnt size, regularly 1.15, special. .. .95c
Low shape Tea and Coffee Pots; silver
lined, with white metal cpout9 and handles.
Style as Illustrated above.
2- pint size, regularly $1.35, special. .. .$1.17
3- pint size, regularly 1.50, special.... 1.35
4- pint size, regularly 1.75, special.... 1.50
5- pint size, regularly 2.00, special.... 1.69
Low shape Tea and Coffee Pots; silver
lined, with non-heating ebony handles.
2- pint size, regularly $1.75, special. .. .$1.50
3- pint size, regularly 2.00, special.... 1.75
4- plnt size, regularly 2.25, special.... 1.95
Crumb Trays and Scrapers
Solid brass, heavily nickel plated - and
brightly burnished. Fleur de Lis pattern'
with ebony handle. The regular price of
this Crumb Tray and Scraper Is Ckt
$1.25. Special-for four days a set SJ3C
Three other styles of Crumb Trays and
Scrapers at $1.25, $1.75 and $2.00. r
Three stales of Crumb Trays and Brushes
at $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75.
Chafing Dishes
AH Chafing Dishes have non-heating eb
ony side handles on the hot water pans and
are equipped with the best "Rochester" 8
minute lamps. We offer them now at about
one-fourth less than last year's prices.
Particular attention is called to the fol
lowing specials.
Cliafinn; Dish Plain, handsome. clean
cut pattern. All complete dish, hot water
pan, lamp, etc. Specially priced (tC ff
for this sale pO.VVJ
Others at $7.25, $7.50, $8.75 and up to
$13.50.
Chafing Dish Set Mission style. Five
pieces; brass trimmed, polished copper
dish and pan, brass trimmed oak tray, brass
trimmed copper wind guard and ebony
handled fork and spoon. The tfOI Cfj
set is specially priced ipdSl.iJW
Serving Dish es
Solid copper, nickel plated Serving Dishes
with white enameled baking dish inside.
One of our regular $2.25 num- ll "7Q
bers, specially priced for this sale.P'
Plain design, nickel plated copper Serv
ing Dish with solid side handles and white
lined baking dish inside. Our regular
$2.50 value, specially QP
priced
Mission style Serving Dish. Made of pol
ished copper with square copper handles.
White lined, Guernsey pudding pan inside.
Specially priced for this QQ
Same style, nickel plated at the same
price.
Railroid Fare Refunded, in Part or Whole, to Out-of-Town Buyera
The Crosby Bros. Co.-
GREAT GRANDFATHER TO WED.
The Rev. John Smith to Marry Mrs.
Emma Dawson at Age of 71 Years.
Kansas City. Kan., Oct. 27. The
Rev. John J. Smith, 71 years old, pas
tor of the Christian church in Ed
wardsville, Kan., and Mrs. Emma
Dawson, 65 years old, a member of
the same denomination, living at Em
mett, a small town north of Bonner
Springs, Kan., secured a marriage li
cense here yesterday. Both have
grandchildren and Mr. Smith is a
great grandfather.
Mr. Smith has had charge of a
church near Edwardsville for several
years. His first wife died about a
year ago. His son, C. D. Smith, is a
merchant at Perry, Kan. Several
grandchildren live in Bonner Springs.
Mrs. Dawson is a widow. Mrs. J. S.
Parker, a married daughter, lives in
Bonner Springs.
"I know you think it strange that
two old persons like us should get
married," Mr. Smith told J. S. Hynes,
acting probate judge, when he secured
the marriage license, "but, really, you
know we are young. Anyway, I am a
preacher and used to the vagaries of
persons who get married. So my own
actions don't surprise me In the least."
AFTER THE CITY OP AURORA.
THE, GRAND I
: TOPEKA -Three
Evaalasr Performancss Matinee, Saturday, Octobsr 31
October 29, 30, 31
KLAW & ER (.ANGER'S NEW 61 GREATER
Cloud on Title of Large Part of Town
Site.
Chicaijj, Oct. 27. The owners of
property woith at a conservative es
timate. SS.r.OO.OOO, snd located in the
very heart of the business district of
Aurora, 111., tuv had their holdings
Iilaced in Jeipardy by the filing of pa
pers in tluj general land offices in
Washington laying claim to it.
A syndicate headed by J. M. Spiker
of Aurora, claims that, through pos
session of a quantity of United States
government scrip issued at the close
of the Mexican war, its members are
the real owners of the property.
The property to which claim is
laid embraces about half the area of
Stolp's island in the Fox river, on
which are situated the Aurora city
hall, the United States postoffice. the
Aurora public library, banks, stores,
newspaper offices and the plant of
the Western United Gas & Electric
company and also eight blocks on the
west side of Broadway and 14 blocks
on the east side of River street. This
latter property is all improved and is
lined with stores and business blocks.
Former Senator William E. 'Mason
of Chicago is acting as counsel for the
syndicate. With the exception of
Spiker, the names of the members of
the syndicate are carefully withheld.
It is admitted, however, that several
prominent Aurora men and also
THE FOUNDER. OF INDIGESTION.
The founder of indigestion was Noah;
he forgot to leave the pigs ashore.
From the hog comes lard; from lard,
indigestion. The moment you put lard
cooked food intrf your stomach, you
send a pressing invitation for dyspep
sia to come and take possession.
Tou don't need to use lard, though,
unless you want to: there Is a cooking
fat that makes food any stomach can
easily digest: It is COTTOLENE; n
hog fat Just pure vegetable oil, nutri
tious, wholesome; makes flaky pie
crust, crisp doughnuts, light, rich rolls
and cake In fact, all the things yon
like, but cannot eat perhaps, because
they do not "agree."
COTTOLENE has been well named
"the perfect shortening."
A
Staged
300
MIGHTY PLAY
on a Scale of Unparalleled Solendor
r
300
PEOPLE! IN
PRODUCTION
SEATS SELLING
PR IPP Lower Floor $2.00.
AV 1 Remainder SI. 00.
NO SEATS 1.AIU ASIDE.
First five Rows Balcony $1.50.
CSnllery Admission 50 Cn.
NO TELEPHONE ORDERS TAKEN.
.Mail orders accompanied by remittance filled in the order of receipts af
ter ourchasers in line are served on the ODenine day of sale. Address all cor
resoondence to ROY CRAWFORD, Manager. Grand theater, Topeka, Kan
Novelty Theatre
High Class Vaudeville
Mat. 2:30. Evening 7:43 & 9:15
AXIi THIS WEEK: Rossitcr
Dancing Fonr, Rlalto Comedy
Quartet. E. Allen Martin & Co..
Chas. H. Sanders, P. It. Harlin.
tho Via scope.
Prices: Evening 10 and
cents; Matinee 10c any scat.
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wealthy Chicagoans are Interested and
have furnished the money to push the
claim.
The first move has been a petition
asking the land office to survey the
land according to the old method
by "metes and bounds."
"Should the general land office re
fuse to make the survey." said former
Senator Mason, last night, "then suit
wil be filed to compel them to do so.
Suits in ouster proceedings will be
filed later.
'ilt . is not likely that the city
buildings or city property can be af
fected by the present proceedings. The
city, I believe, got title to the land by
I a special act of congress.
1 The news that a large amount of
j Aurora's best property was in dan
ger, caused consternation in the city
' when the facts became known last
; night. s
t
j Sentimental Youne Lady Ah, professor!
! What would the old oak say if it could
talk? Professor It would say. "I am an
elm." Scraobook.
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PRICES 15c to 75c.
THIS WEEK
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cause his work was done too well."
The paper that prints the news' holds
its position in tho community by the
same rule. ......
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