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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31, -1908.
A Notable Citizen
One of Topeka's mo?t prominent and most highly respected men shop
. ping in our store yesterdaj' took occasion to' i compliment us on the won
derful growth we have made i nthe clothing business and to wish us a pros
perous and HAPPY NEW YEAH.
He Complimented Us
For our bold and aggressive stand in favor of short hours, holiday observance
and Sunday closing and observed that it must have been a financial hardship
for us, starting as we did nine years ago, the smallest clothing store in To
peka with a limited capital, closing daily at six o'clock p. m., and opening at
eight o'clock a. m. recognizing every holiday and aeclining to sell goods on
Sunday and this in the face of the fact that competitive stores opening at 7
a. m., closing anywhere from 7 to 11.30 p. m. wide open every holiday and
counted Sunday as one of the big days for selling clothing.
Persistent Effort
On our part has accomplished so much for shorter hours and better store con
ditions for salespeople thai we hail with delight the approaching signs of holi
day recognition and we hope that other clothing stores will adopt all our meth-
ods and in a few more years get in on Sunday closing, half holidays during the
hot summer season and the observance of all the holidays instead of one or
two wishing you a
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
Watdi XJm Grow.
WateA Oar BnatnoM M atbckU TO
Store Not Open
Tomorrow
KATE CLYDE'S LETTER
n1
A tcoman who has the
r bluet.
RISDON IT IS,
Independence Man President of State
Teachers' Association.
At their morning session today the
State Teachers' association elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President Superintendent C. S.
Risdon of Independence.
First vice president Miss Elsie
"Maddux of Emporia: second vice
president. Supt. R. o. Mueller of
Seneca; third vice president, Principal
J. B. Stoneberry of Fort Scott.
Auditing committee County Super
intendent M. T. Barnett of Oberlin;
Principal E. B. Albaugh. of Clay Cen
ter, and Superintendent R. R. Price of
Hutchinson.
f4 M
CREWS IS PRESIDENT.
Topeka Man at Head of Auctioneers'
Association.
Charles M. Crews, the well known To
peka auctioneer, has returned from
Hutchinson where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Kansas Auction
eers' association. He reports a great
meeting and much good work accom
plished by the gathering. He was elect
ed president of the association. The
other officers who were elected are: J.
P. McCormick, Mt. Hope, vice president;
J. S. Winget, Albert, secretary and
treasurer: W. A. Fisher, White City,
sergeant at arms, and J. H. Koch, Her
ington, chaplain.
Many interesting subjects in connec
tion with the profession were discussed
such as needed reforms, reasons for or
ganization, and decency in conduction
of sales and other questions regarding
the ethics of the craft. The people of
Hutchinson showed the sale criers over
the city in automobiles. Abilene was
selected as the next place of meeting.
Mr. Crews, who was vice president of
the association during the past year,
was called upon to preside owing to
the absence of the regular president.
Washington lilfe Leaves New York.
New York. Dec. 31. The books and
policies pf the Washington Life Insur
ance company of this city, which was
recently sold to a group of men who
own the Pittsburg Life and Trust com
pany, have been removed from this city,
according to Superintendent of Insur
ance Kelsey. The company had assets
of $19,000,000 and $60,000,000 of insurance
in force.
MRS. ERB'S PART.
In Tragedy That Made Her a Widow
Told on Witness Stand.
C. S. Risdon of Independence, Presi
dent State Teachers' Association.
The teachers by a unanimous vote
endorsed these selections of the nomi
nating committee and refused for a
moment to consider the change in the
plan of election to a primary. Super
intendent Risdon won the place for
president on account of having a large
number of friends from every district
In the. sta;e except two. While his
support was general a score of loyal
friends contributed in no small part
to his selection.
Among the resolutions, adopted by
the teachers the most important was
the one opposing the plan of s ate
printing of text books and the other
endorsing in detail the recommenda
tions to the legislature of the educa
tional commission. The teachers also
went on record as favoring women's
suffrage. .
It was agreed to advance (be date
of the annual meeting from the holi
day season to some time in October.
Topeka will be the meeting place as
usual.-
LOCAL MENTION.-
Dr. H. H. Keith has moved his office
to 724 Kansas avenue, over the Cremerie
restaurant.
Every one Is invited to the New
Tear's turkey dinner at the First
Christian church Thursday at 6 p. m.
Price, 25 cents.
Many visitors to this city, remark
upon the excellent telephone service
given by the Independent system. To
peka certainly should be proud of re
marks like this.
G. A. Swallow, of Jackson county,
who was sergeant-at-arms in the last
two sessions of the Kansas senate, and
is a candidate for the same office in the
next session, is in town today, meeting
a few of the early senators. Swallow
seemed popular at the last regular ses
sion and the special session following,
and is one of the leaders in the present
race.
Lieutenant Governor W. J. Fitzgerald
is spending the day in Topeka, and
leaves tonight for Dodge City to spend
the New Year's day with his family. He
will come to Topeka next Monday to
start the business of his office. He has
appointed H. G. Parsons as his privatT
secretary for the coming session of the
legislature.
The biggest cigar value to be had
for five cents is Eagle's Rose Tint.
The new Londres contain more really
good, pure tobacco than many ten
cent cigars. i
Media, Pa., Dec. 31. The first story
of the part that Mrs. M. Florence
Erb played in the tragedy that made
her a widow and with her sister, Mrs.
Catherine Beisel, a defendant, charged
with the murder of Captain J. Clayton
Erb was told to the jury in their trial
here today. It was related by Eugene
F. White, a deputy coroner, one of the
first officials to arrive at the Erb home,
on the night Erb was slain.
"Mrs. Erb told me," White testified,
"that she was passing the captain's
bedroom and that he opened the door
and called her vile names. 'This
caused a discussion between us and
the fuss that was overheard by the
servants," she said. Mrs. Erb also said
to me: 'I picked up a vase, threw it
at him and hit him. I also saw a
cuspidor and threw it at him. I do
not know whether it struck him. I
then went to my room and telephoned
for my sister to come over from the
hotel. She did so and after reaching
the house she went to the sitting room
on the second floor. I went to the
bathroom. As I came from the bath
room tne captain appeared with a
pistol. My sister, fearing he would
shoot me, came from the sitting room
and grappled with him. That's all I
know about it."
White also told that Mrs. Beisel said
of the share she took in the murder.
"I asked her why she shot Erb," the
-witness said; "I did it to save
Florrie,' Mrs. Beisel told me. She said,
'He had a gun in his hand, was going
to shoot my sister. I was like a tigress.
I had the strength of seven women. I
grabbed the pistol and pulled the trig
ger and kept on pulling it. I could not
stop it.' "
Mrs. Erb, while the dead man's
bloody pajamas were being held up be
fore the jury to sustain detailed evi
dence, gave way to her emotions and
broke into hysterical sobbing.
HQCH IS SORRY.
Regrets That Oklahoma Investigating
Committee Went Home.
When asked todav what he thought of
the action of the Oklahoma members of
the prison investigation committee at
Lansing in putting eft the investigation
and returning to their homes. Governor
Hoch said:
"I was very sorry to learn that the
Oklahoma committee did not go ahead at
once with a thorough investigation of the
conditions at Lansine Of course I have
no jurisdiction whatever over that com
mittee and its actions. Mv understanding
was that the joint committee would make
their investigation this week and have a
thorough one while thev were at it. I
can onlv repeat that I am sorry the Ok
lahomans saw fit to" put the matter off and
go home.
"The Kansas committee telephoned me
last evening about the state of affairs. I
am glad that my committee decided to go
on with the investigation this week along
the same rigid lines outlined at the meet
ing in mv office last Tuesday afternoon,
and I feel that the judgment of these gen
tlemen will be accented as revealing the
true state of affairs at the prison."
Turn difference oetween success
and - failure is not as mental
as one thinks. It is largely
physical. Keep - your - health,
my friends, and-1 give you my word,
all the rest will come to you if you
have perseverance. ,
Whenever-1 see a woman who has
the blues, who is discouraged, without
ambition or interest in life, I say to
myself: "You are not well. . If you ,
were, how differently life would look
to you!" We can't help flavins;,
troubles? Yes, but if we are perfectly
healthy we see the way out of them.
If we are not up to the physical stand- ;
ard, . then It is
that we feel life
closing In around
us. Bitter, re
morseless hard
luck . seems to
have us In a grip
from which noth
ing but death will
free us. But did
you ever see a
thoroughly
healthy person
who wanted, to
die, who did not
feel keenly above
her own personal
troubles the
greatness of life
and the Joy of
using her own strength and her own
brains in winning out?
If you want to be happy, then, you
won't dwell so much in the realms ot
imagination. You will take " care o
your physical condition. It sounds
commonplace; I know, but the fact re
mains when we feel jusl- right we are
happy.
There have been women, of course,
who have succeeded in spite of phys
ical ills, but where one has possessed
enough will power to do this nine
have fallen by the wayside. And
what's the use? If you start out to
battle with life, why handicap your
self? If you who read this are dis
couraged, ask yourself why. Are you
perfectly healthy? If you are not,
drop everything else and attend to
that first; otherwise you are putting
the cart before the horse.
Remember that cheerfulness comes
from good digestion.
That ambition means a clean consti
tution, with every function working as
It should.
That magnetism that intangible
something so necessary to success in
this world is merely the superfluous
force and health we have left over to
(five to others after we have used up
all we need ourselves.
Be healthy be as healthy as ever
you can and success and happiness
and everything will come to you in
time.
This is tne age ot common sense
Our forefathers tortured themselvef
spiritually. We are growing wiser
We blame our bodies and not our souls
for our shortcomings.
Pity the Well Born Poor.
Of course we all help the poor. We
pubscribe to charities and let it go at
that, and some of us who are very
conscientious give in person. The real
poor, it is my private opinion, are very
well taken care ajs?! you-.h.ven't a'
cent in New York or any other large
city you can be taken care of; a great
deal of . sympathy will even ' be be
stowed on -you. ' There are missions
and soup' kitchens without number, so
you are all right If you are down to
the slum level. But ' there is another
class .of poor who get my sympathy
infinitely more than the tenement
dwellers the poor who are well born,
who are not down to slum level and
who never will be. Among these you
can count widows whose husbands
have not even left them a life insur
ance, although they have maintained
them in luxury while they were alive.
Is there anything more selfish than
this on a man's part? He spends his
last cent on gorgeousness while he is
on earth, and then when he is gone the
family is practically turned loose as
cats are in the summer time. It either
starves or learns most bitterly to take
care of itself when all its learning has
been against that very thing.
And, then, to return to our subject,
there are worse things still widows
with husbands living who have left
them, and these poor things cannot
get a cent from the man if he does not
want to be generous. There are laws,
to be sure, but there are a hundred
ways of evading them, and it takes
money to enforce the laws, let me tell
you.
Is there a much worse case, let me
ask you, than for a woman who has
Shut up in one room.
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rim 11 it ralii
T.
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Beginning Saturday Morning
$1.50 Manhattans cut to $1.15
$1.75 Manhattans cut to $1.15
$2.00 Manhattans cut to . . .$1.38
$2.50 Manhattans cut to. $1.75
$3.00 Manhattans cut to ..$2.25
y $3.50 Manhattans cut to $2.50
$5.00 Manhattans cut to .......$3.50
Me Early! The nest Patterns Go First ;
tore Closed
Ml Day
triday
629 - 631
Kansas
had everything to fee shut up in one
room in a boarding house, where every
sight and smell is offensive to her,
lonely as only refinement in the midst
of vulgarity can be lonely, helpless as
a child in wresting a living from the
world, at the mercv of vra un
scrupulous person who preys upon ner
kind? I tell you these are the women
who commit suicide. These ar th--real
poor, because they are cut off
from everything. -
There is social life In the slums,
there is companionship In misery an!
tarvatlon, but wno cares about the
uman who has known better days?
, Ier very refinement - shuts her of
irom what Is left to her. These ar
the poor I believe in helping. Help
i hem to find courage once more, help
them to beprin the work of training
.Hemselves all over again so that they
are fit to deal with the world. The
vorld is like a horse you mustn't
.how it you are afraid of it or you are
' st. The. world walks right over the
veak and the timid and the over
fined. God help them! ..
If you . see a woman, especially al
This time of the year, around the holi
days lonely and unfitted to fight net
ay, and you pass that woman by
hen out of your strength you might
,ave given her the right note of en
couragement and of help. I believe
pon my soul that you are doing a fai
:ore cruel thing than when you re
fuse a hungry man -a slice of bread!
MliClltEl II i
The Topeka Rebate Asso. Will Refund Your Round Trip Fare
HERE'S THE WAY IT'S DONE:
When you leave home buy a round trip ticket to Topeka.' If you pay your fare on the
train keep the receipt the conductor gives you. When you get to Topeka ask for a Rebate
Book in the first store in which you trade. Then in each store in which you trade have the
total amount of your purchases entered. When through trading take your Rebate Book to
The Commercial Club, 627 Kansas Ave.,
, ' : From 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
and present it as you would a check. Merely show your return ticket or cash fare receipt,
which will identify you as an out of town shopper.
The fare refunded is based on the Total amount of your purchases. In refunding fares
the entire sum shall not exeeed 5 per cent of your total trade, and in no event will any sum
:in excess of your actul outlay for transportation be allowed. In the few cases where your
full round-trip fare cannot be refunded, because of the insufficiency of your purchases, 5 per
cent of the Total amount entered on your Rebate Book will be paid toward your fare.
BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE IN TOPEKA BE SURE THE MER
; CHAM IS A MtMBtR Of THE TOPEKA RLBAlt ASS0CIA1I0N
Have Each and Every Purchase You Make Entered in Your Rebate Book
Members of the Topeka Rebate Association
ART GOODS. ETC.
J.. D. Sullivan: "
ARTISTS MATERIAL, ETC. ' ' . J
The J. K. Jones Paint Co.
The A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass Co.
BICYCLES. MOTOR CYCLES. SUPPLIES, ETC.
The Central Cycle & Supply Co.
BLANK BOOKS, SUPPLIES, ETC.
Crane & Co.
BOOKS. STATIOXERYi ETC.
The Fair.
Crane & Co. .
BRICK.
Remly Lumber Co.
The Star Lumber Co.
CARPETS. RUGS. ETC. t .
Cash Mercantile Co.
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co.
E. W. Hughes.
The Mills Dry Goods Co.
W. H. Rutter.
The Zanditon Co.
CARRIAGES, WAGONS, ETC.
Warner & Potter.
The Western Vehicle & Supply Co.
CHIXA, GLASSWARE, ETC.
The Crockett Mercantile Co.
The Crosby, Bros. Co.
The Warren M. Crosby Co.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co.
The Fair.
Charles McCllntock.
The New Era" Department Store.
Paxton & Paxton.
The Zanditon Co.
CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS, ETC. (EXCLU
SIVELY.) August Clothing Co.
Felix & Sons.
Globe Clothing Co.
Herron & Middaugh.
The Palace Clothing Co.
Robinson, Marshall & Co.
A. Samuel.
CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS. ETC. (IN STOCK).
The New Era Department. Store.
" Paxton,& Paxton, ..
-'" The Zanditon Co. '
COFFEES. TEAS, ETC.
Fraser Bros.
Charles McCllntock.
Morns & Myers.
DENTISTRY.
Lux & Lux.
DRUGS AND SUNDRIES.
Campbell Drug Co.
G. W. Stansfleld. '
L. T. Price (Successor to L. S. Woolverton.)
DRY GOODS. SII.K8, ETC.
Cash Mercantile Co.
The Crockett Mercantile Co.
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Warren M. Crosby Co.
The Mills Dry Goods Co.
The New Era Department Store.
Paxton & Paxton.
.The Zanditon Co.
DYNAMOS AND MOTORS.
Machinists Electric Co.
ELECTRIC LAMPS.
The Eagle Electric Co
James B. Hayden.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
The Eagle Electric Co.
FINDINGS AND SHOE STORE SUPPLIES.
0. Krauss & Sons.
FLOWERS, FLORAL DECORATIONS, ETC.
Hollcraft. Florist.
Mm Lord's Flower Room.
FURNITURE. ROUSE FURNISHINGS, ETC.
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co,
E. W. Hughes.
W H. Rutter.
GAS FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES.
D. H. Forbes.
GASOLINE LAMPS.
Topeka Supply House.
GLASS. WINDOW AND PLATE.
The A B.' Whiting Paint A Glass Co.
GROCERIES AND PURE FOODS.
Fraser Bros.
Morns Myers.
HARDWARE. TINWARE. ETC
The Courhlin Hardware Co.
W. E. Culver. . .
D. H. Forbes.
The Western Vehicle & Pupply Co.
HARVFKS AND SADDLERY.
Warner & Potter.
The Western Vehicle & Supply Co.
Oecnr G. Woolverton.
Ci F Worlev. -
JEWELRY. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, ETC.
1. M. Blitz.
9. Freidherg.
Junes B. Hayden.
F. W. Swearingen.
Chas. E. Wardin.
C. A. Wolf.
WTLTOW GOODS.
The Topeka Trunk Manufactory.
LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS.
Berkson Bros.
Cash Mercantile Co.'
The Crockett Mercantile Co.
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Warren M. Crosby Co.
The Mills Dry Goods Co.
Tho New Era Department Store.
Paxtoti & Paxton.
The Zanditon Co.
LAW BOOKS, LEG All FORMS, ETC.
Crane & Co.
LEATHER, SADDLERY AND SADDLERY
HAR D WARE.
0. Krauss & Rons.
LUMBER, BUILDING MATERIAL, ETC
Remly Lumber Co.
The Star Lumber Co. ' '
MACHINISTS.
Machinists Electric Co. ' '
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
Fras'r Bros.
Morns & Myers.
MIRRORS, MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR
ING. The Fair Mercantile Co.
MILLINERY.
The Crockett Mercantile Co.
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Mills Dry Goods Co.
The New Era .Department Store.
Paxton & Paxton.
Topka Millinery Co.
' The Zanditon Co
OPTICIAN'S AND OPTTCAI GOODS.
1. M. Blitz.
8. Friedberg.
James B. Hayden.
F. W. Swearingen.
Chas. E. Wardin.
OFFICII SUPPLIES, ETC.
Crane & Co.
PAINTS. OILiS, BRUSHES, ETC.
Campbell Drug Co.
C. M. Hill.
The J, K. Jones Paint Co.
The A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass Co.
George A. Wood.
PAINT MANUFACTURING. WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL.
The J. K. Jones Paint Co.
PHOTO SUPPLIES.
G. ' W. Stansfleld. '
J. C. Wolcott.
PIANCW AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
Bell Bros. Piano Co.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co.
PICTURES, FRAMING. ETC.
The Fair Mercantile Co.
J. D. Sul iivan.
PORTRAITS.
J. D. Sullivan.
PRINTING, ENGRAVING, ETC
Crane & Co.
Warner & Potter.
The Western Vehicle & Supply Co.
REPAIRING BICYCLES, MOTOR CYCLE.
The Central Cycle Supply Co.
RUGS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.
O McCormick Rug Factory.
SEWING MACIUNES, SUPPLIES. ETC.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co.
SHOES AND FOOTWEAR (EXCLUSIVELY).
Drechsel Shoe Co.
Eilet Shoe Co. (Successors to The Fltwell
Shoe Co.)
C. A. Fernstrom.
Matthews' Shoe Store.
Payne's Shoe Store.
SHOES AND FOOTWEAR IN STOCK.
August Clothing Co. (Men Only.)
Boston Shoe Store.
The Crosby Bros. Co. (Women and Children
Only.)
The Warren M. Crosby Co. (Women and
Children Only.)
Herron and Middaugh.
The New Era Department Store.
The Palace Clothing Co. (Men Only.)
Paxton & Paxton. A. Samuel.
SPORTING GOODS, ETC.
The Couglin Hardware Co.
The Fair Mercantile Co.
D. H. Forbes. ' -STOVES
AND RANGES. -
The Couglin Hardware Co. -W.
E. Culver.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co.
D. H. Forbes.
The Western Vehicle A Supply Co. '
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, ETC.
G. W. Stansfleld.
TRUNKS. VALISES, LEATHER GOODS, ETC
The Crosby Bros. Co.
The Palace Clothing Co.
The Topeka Trunk Manufactory.
TAILORS.
Wolff, the Tallon
WALL PAPER, DECORATING ETC
C. M. Hill.
The J. K. Jones Paint Co.
H. L. Larsh & Co.
George A. Wood.
For the man can get the bread in some
soup kitchen but there are no places
where women such as I have described
?an be helped with good advice and
the experience that comes by long
dealing with the world to that state of
mind where they can help themselves.
If -you have a brain it is a sacred
Suty to give the benefit of it to those
who have not your clear insight nor
four mental powers.
KATE CLYDE.
New York.
BEATS ALL RECORDS.
Wlibur Wright Covers 00 Miles In 129
- - . Minutes.
Lsmans. France. Dec. 31 Wilbur Wright
heat all previous' aeroplane records' here
this afternoon with a flight that lasted
two hours and nine minutes. He covered
officially a distance of 73 miles, but as
a matter of fact made over 90 miles.
The feat was more remarkable because of
the intense cold. Later Mr. Wright went
aloft with M. Barthou as a passenger.
Fired at Clemencoau's Office.
Paris, Dec. 31. A disaffected Corsican
named Benedetti. fired several ehots
from a revolver this evening in the di
rection of the windows of the office of
Premier Clemenceau in the ministery
of the interior. No one was hurt. The
Corsican was arrested.
Does not
Color the l3air
AVer's Hair Vigor
is composed of
Sulphur, Glycerin, Quinin, Sodium Chlorid,
Capsicum, Sage, Alcohol, Water, Perfume.
Show this to your doctor. Ask him if
there is a single injurious ingredient.
Ask him if he thinks Ayer's Hair Vigor,
as made from this formula, is the best
preparation you could use for falling
hair, or for danarutt. Let mm decide.
He knows. -
rmr Co..
RAILWAY and STEAMSHIP
TICKETS to and from all
parts of the world.
CHAS. E. MORTON, Topeka, Kan.
Ticket Office, Rock Island Depot.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED Young lady going to school fi-r
companion to lady, in exchange for
board: references required. Apjly 1M2 Clav
T u..: H'tll 1 ... a - n Innpnniatliin
1 . . L . u. .,'f". " .......
. Washington. Dec 31. The president
will on Monday send to congress a mes
sage urging a liberal apprppriation for
the relief of the earthquake sufferers
in Italy. The appropriation of $50,000 o?
the California work fund was sent to.
the Italian Red Cross today.
The Skating Rink
Will be open New Year's mornins.
afternoon and night.