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THE TOPEK A- DAILY STATE JOTP v a trMOFDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3. 1913-
S0CIETY0F LABOR
Its Representatives Here to
1 Tame Officers.
For 3Iine Inspector and Labor
Commissioner
LEON BISON AND J. GORE
Socialists Resent Unseating of
Stanton.
Will Pass Resolutions Oppose
V Consolidation Plan.
I For labor commissioner John Gore,
Pittsburg.
For state mine inspector Leon Bison,
Pittsburg.
These are the two men who in all
nrobabilitv will be recommended to
- . .
Governor Hodges ior apimiuu"
the State Society or JUabor. eeiuiB-
that the law changing the state labor
department from labor appointment to
appointment by the governor, is favor
d by the legislature and soon will be
come a law, the 300 delegates to the
convention in Topeka today decider"
that the best action they could take
would be to influence Governor Hodges
to appoint their candidates.
At the morning session of the So
ciety of Labor no hint of drastic ac
tion to prevent the passage of the ad
ministration labor commission was
given out by the delegates. If the law
passes, the labor unions will ask the
governor to appoint as labor commis
sioner and mine inspector the above
v mentioned men.
The mining department of the society
balloted and selected Leon Bison as
their representative this morning. The
society as a whole had five candidates
for th position of commissioner of la
bor. The candidates: John Gore, Pitts
burg: Q. Bebeans, miner, Mulberry; A.
S. McAllister, engineer, Herington; L.
E. Goodrich, railroad trainman. Par
sons, and Charles Danner, railroad
conductor. Fort Scott.
John Gore, who has been assistant
labor commissioner under the last ad
ministration and has handled the work
of the office for some time, was the
favorite candidate for the position.
Keaent Action of State Senate.
The Socialist members of the State
Society of Labor and scores of dele
gates with other political affiliations
are in Topeka attending the conven
tion. All of them are indignant at the
action of the state senate elections
committee in unseating Fred W. Stan
ton of Mulberry and naming E. F.
Porter of Pittsburg as senator from
the Ninth district.
"It wa3 an outrage and it has lost
Governor Hodges all his friends in this
part of the state," said W. M. Tracy,
vice president of the Society of Miners,
this morning. "Stanton was elected
fairly and squarely by 363 votes the
charges against him were untrue.
"But we can do nothing.
. "And now comes this action of the
governor in abolishing our selection of
labor department officers. Our only
avenue of protection is to try and in
fluence the governor to appoint the
selection we make here today."
Late this afternoon it is probable
that the society will draw up a num
ber of resolutions condemning the ac
tion of the administration in taking
away from them the power of labor
appointment. Rumors of pending
resolutions were afloat today. But the
general action, it is predicted, will be
meek on account of the favorable ac
tion on the bill by the legislature.
The union organizations represent
ed in Topeka today: Miners, sheet
metal workers, street railway em
ployees, bricklayers and masons, paint
ers, decorators and paperhangers, boil
ermakers and shipbuilders, railuay
trainmen, locomotive firemen and en
ginemen, locomotive engineers, rail
way carmen, cigar makers, coopers,
? central bodies and trade councils, book
binders, blacksmiths, theatrical stage
employees, machinists, preFsmen, typo
graphical men. photoengravers. flec
trioal workers, teamsters, tailors, bak
ers and confectioners, barbers, railway
CTiinuciora, plasterers, telegranliers,
retail clerks, carpenters and joiners,
First of he Month Grocery Sale
Pure Foods at Prices That Save You Money
All we ask is a trial. Make a five-dollar order and take
advantage 01 our low prices
offer.
25
bPure granulated Cane Sugar
2 with a $4 order of other groc-
eries
TUESDAY'S SPECIALS
Soda Crackers, good quality.2 lbs. 15, by the box lb. 6VW
Hams, with a fine mild cure, pound 16rf
Oranges, fancy, free from frost, small size, "dozen" '. '. .154
Lard, pure Capital City brand, pound 12
Pot Beef Roasts, cut from finest cornfed steers, ib.". 12 VW
Smoked Shoulders,, (these are fine), lb 14
Pork Chops, nice and leahv lb '.15$
REGULAR ITEMS
Tomato Catsup F. F. O. G. pints.. 20c
.Apricots, Golden Pacific, 20c cans I7c
Peaches, Golden Pacific, 20c cans 17c
-Cornrtieal, ' white or yellow, "lb. . . .2c
Black Raspberries. . No. 10 cari,
called gallons, each 70c
Hickory Nuts, - large, "pack. .... . .50c
White Syrup, large pail, called gal.37c
Rutabaga Turnips, lb. .;...'..'...". ,2c
Flour, high patent. 48-lb. sack. $1.20
Oranges, largest size, doz ...3c
Gas Mantles, inverted or upright,
the 10c kind . . . .-. . . , 7c
Codfish, 1-lb. irick , ...iioc
Kansas Cheese, lb. .-'...".20e
Dry Salt Pork, lb. .......... .A.nc
Matches. 5c packages, 2 for. . . . . ,5e
Salt White Fish, lb 10c
Bell
Phone
660
1
RASERDROS
f a. m in i ii i iif
ifiuppu-;th mst
plumbers, powder workers, leather
worthers, garment workers, and lath
TODAY III CONGRESS.
Two "ew Senators Take the Oath of
Office. -
Washington, Feb. 3. Senate con
vened at noon. William R. Webb of
Tennessee, succeeding Senator San
ders, and Morris Shepard of Texas,
succeeding Senator Johnston, were
sworn in.
Pensions committee recommended
pension of $75 monthly to widow of
Lieutenant General Arthur McArthur.
House convened at noon. Ways and
means committee in executive session
began work of. drafting new tariff
Representative Garner introduced
resolution calling on Attorney General
Wickersham to submit statement as
to whether he has held up Texas in
dictments against John D. Archbold
and other Standard Oil officials.
Senate postoffice committee ' began
consideration or postortice appropria- master general Is at work upon a plan
tion bill delegating to a subcommittee for the adoption by the postoffice de
an amendment to provide selection of partment of a uniform design of mail
postmasters by primaries. box for the use of patrons of rural
Passed bill providing for new system free delivery and star routes, especial
of army court martial. Judiciary com- consideration being stiven to the needs
"-, ' - . j u...
mittee favorably report house bill giv-
ing court or claims jurisdiction over
southern states cotton claims.
; ouse Passed Carter bill to permit
omanoma coal companies to lease aa-
ditional land adjoining their present
leases.
Passed Garner bill to convey to
Texas 160 acres of Fort .Brown mili
tary reservation.
TO ERECT LONG SIGNS
Commercial Club Behind Plan to Ad
vertise the City.
"Talk Topeka," "Topeka Kan, To
peka Will." "Topeka, Home of the
Santa Fe," and other Topekaisms were
earnestly discussed this morning by
the city commission and representa
tives from the Commercial club, who
v i . . , 1 nt'in- (hA QHimimmnt nf
th commission meeting to lay plans
before the city for the erection of two lTl ve years there will not -be an
large Topeka signs, to be placed near express company In the United States,"
the" Union Pacific and Santa Fe de- i declared Mr. Lewis, in an interview
pots for the advertising of the town. with the Topeka State Journal corres
The signs will, be handsome ones, ' pondent.- ."The parcel post will drive
spanning the street with a blaze of the express companies out of busi
light. One is to be erected on East . ness," he continued, "and it will be a
Fifth, this side-of the Santa Fe, and good thing for the country, for the
the other 100 feet south of the Union, rates now charged by the express com
Pacifie. Each sign will cost between j panies are exorbitant."
four and five hundred dollars, and thej nr. Lewis praised the parcel post,
Edison company has volunteered to. but criticised its present rates as too
furnish the current free. high, and added that they would. In
Bids wiil be received in the near time, be adjusted to meet present eco
future. The arch is to be one of the nomic .conditions and alleviate the bus
most improved electric signs, effective jness congestion of the country
in the daytime as well as at night, and ..At present." said he "the parcel
ornamented with large enamel letters. po t oannot take package or ar-
The Commercial club committee tlcle th weJ h y 11 pounds
who met with the commissioners this In th , uturp ft w, h ?
morning included the following men:
William Macferran. W. W. Mills. Hor
ace Hall, E. H. Crosby, J. W. Kelly, G.
Godfrey Moore, W. W. Whitney, N. B.
Burge and W. W. Webb.
BREAK UP KEG PARTY.
Police Get Negress, gome Beer and
Some Whisky.
The police broke up a keg party
in "Mud town" Saturday night by
arresting Stella Weedon, a negro
woman, who was in charge of the
house. They seized a keg partly filled
with beer, a pump and about one
half gallon of whisky.
Several negroes were drinking beer
in the place when the police made the
raid. Some of them escaped by
jumping through the windows. Offi
cers Frazier, Jackson, Summers and
Otto Anderson made the raid. .
DISMISS THE APPEAL.
Johnson Must Stand Trial on
cry" Charge.
'Slav-
Washington, Feb. 3. The supreme
court today dismissed the appeal of
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, in-1
dieted in Chicago, on a charge of vio- J
lating the federal white slave act :
from the decision of the federal court 1
of western Illinois.
and our exceptional Sugar
1.00
Loin Steak, fancy oualitv. lb.. . ..18c
Butterine, lb. 12Je, 15c, 20c, 22c
and . i .........25c
Butterine, Eastlake. and unusually
...i i
6wu aiue, Z-ID. PrlCk. ...... .OOC
Soda Crackers, highest quality little
square ones, by the box, lb. ..74c
Creamery Butter, finest in the state"
made from rich cream, always
fresh at our store, special cut
price, lb
creamasi Bacon, dry salt smoked.
by the strip, lb 17c
Lamp Chops, lb 24jc
f-iate io.il or Roast or Beef, lb 8c
" MOCKS, ID Jc
Fresh Pork Shoulders, whole, ib ISc
omoKea spare itlbs, lb
Mackerel, each
'
..10c
S. E. Corner
Sixth and
Jackson Sts.
mubs m to bbw
A NEW MAIL BOX
i
Department at Work
Larger One.
on
'Necessary Now for the Parcel
. Post Business.
AFFECT 180.000 K'4,'NS
i
Congressman Lewis Predicts
End of Express Companies.
"
"In Five Years Not Be CODl
pany in U.
Washington. Feb. 3. A committee of
postal officials designated by the post-
LUilSlUt
or the service in connection with the
parcel post.
a great many different styles of
boxes are now being used by the rural
natrons, and hut fe nt ihsm win ad
commodate the larger-sized packages.
VY ithin the next ten days the commit
tee will recommend a new styled mail
box, which when . approved,
will dis-
place all boxes now in use.
There are nearly 1.S00 rural routes
in the state of Kansas. The average
number of people on a route is 10O.
j Therefore, in the neighborhood of 180,-
ouo Kansas rarmers and suburbanites
will be affected by the forthcoming
order to change the size and style of
boxes.
Congressman David Lewis, of Mary
land, who is the accredited parcel post
expert In congress, and who is being
mentioned for appointment as post
master general under Wilson, expects
a finhatantial r.rici.in In tha n.mcl
Psi law soon.
articles through the mail that weigh
100 pounds."
While the parcel post received a
goodly share of praise at the hands of
the Maryland congressman, it also
came in for its share of blame. By
charts, he showed that in some cases
the rates charged by the postoffice de
partment were higher than those of the
express companies.
Mr. Lewis said that' the parcel ' post
rates were 100 per cent higher than the
cost of handling the merchandise that
went through this channel, and that
the express rates were 200 per cent
higher than the cost of handling. He
further said that the ratio between the
freight charges and express charges in
this country is about 16 to- 1, but in
nine different countries in Europe the
ratio is about 5 to 1.
Lawrence Lebron. Chicago's oldest
letter carrier, who figures that in his
forty-four years of service he has
walked 195,000 miles .gave up his duties
this week and has announced that he
intends to move to Kansas and spend
.... - . . i
the balance of his days on a farm. He
owns a farm in the sunflower state,
but where it Is located is not known
to the departmental officials here.
Kansas postmasters appointed: Rob
ert Baird, Cassody; Ira O. Jones,
Wellsford; Frank S. Foster, Ellsworth;
Clarice K. Cheesman, Milan; Joseph T.
Miller. Sublette, Haskell county.
L. -W. THAVIS.
"PEG LEG" IS DEAD.
, Dan McLafferty, One of City's Most
Unique Characters.
Daniel C- (Peg Leg) McLafferty
died at a local hospital this morning
of old age and general debility. Mc
Lafferty was one of the best known
characters in the city. He had been
sick for several weeks. He has lived
at 200 Kansas avenue at least twenf
iive years. He ran a cigar store and
ha"d been arrested a score of times on
the charge of selling liqour. .
He had been convicted a few times,
but was seldom in jail. He was wound
ed during the Civil war and one leg
was amputated. His health has been
bad and officers usually pitied him
and did not require him to serve his
jail sentences.
He was to have been tried in the
district court in December on a
charge of selling liquor but his case
went over upon the recommendation
of the county physician, Dr. C. M.
Hensljy. The funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
TO SEE PLATE TEST.
Jesse Lewis Will Make
Santa !.
Trip for
Jesse H. Lewis of the Santa Fe
boiler shops left today for Coatsvllle.
Pa- to inspect and superintend the
, . n f v ..j t i : .. V- i i i i i
L L iwwc i i . 1 1. v, tin n will used
in the construction of fifty boilers for
the Santji Fe in the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works in PhUadelphia.
TO MAKE MORE LIGHT.
Sillier Will Install $3,000 Generator at
City Plant.
A new J3.000 machine for generating
Power is to be installed nt tha nitv
electric light plant before fall a ma-
chine capable of carinK for the pro-
posed Increase in special lighting and
iurmsning sutlicient power for resident
district lamps. Quotations from var
ious firms will be requested this week,
and submitted to the board for ap
proval as soon as possible. According
to Commissioner Miller, the present
(machine is inadequate.
"We're running now at a normal
load,' said the commissioner this morn
ing, "in order to extend-our lines and
give people more light we must have
more power. The purchase .of tnis. ma
chine is provided for by the board in
the budget for this year. We need a
machine that will be able' to take care
of the proposed increase in special
lighting and supply- sufficient power
for lamps in the resident districts. . We
will ask for quotations this week," and
make the purchase sometime tbi-. sum
mer. The cost of the machine should
not exceed $3,500."
GASTlLLMSSES
House Approves Gordon Meas
ure by Big Vote.
Most
Drastic of Corporation
Bills Is Adopted.
The house this afternoon passed the
Gordon gas bill by a vote of 72 to 20
when the measure was called up on
third reading. Gordon's bill provides
that gas companies must supply not
less than four ounces rock pressure
and at least 98 per cent pure gas to
all consumers.
Last week Gordon's pet measure
stirred up considerable- trouble when
it was considered in the house com
mittee of the whole. Not all of this
opposition had subsided when the
bill came up today for final passage.
Under the terms of the . Gordon
bill ,a gas company' which fails or
refuses to comply with the provisions
of the law will surrender all claims to
a right to collect from the consumer.
It is regarded as one of the most dras
tic corporation, bills introduced since
the opening of the session.
GIVE TAX TO SHERIFF.
Klene WU1 Take Over. Warrants for
Personal Tax.
Personal property tax warrants were
turned over to Sheriff L. L. Kiene to
day for collection. There is the usual
number, among them being quite a lot
for people who, from the records in
the past, do not intend to pay taxes
on their personal property.
There are, of course, quite a num
ber of warrants for those who merely
overlooked their personal property taxes
in paying other taxes. This is easily
done, unless one remembers to call the
attention of the county treasurer to
his personal property when he Is pay
ing other taxes.
"Is there any personal property?" Is
invariably asked of taxpayers. If they
have forgotten their personal the
chances are good they will not think
of it again until served with a notice
from the sheriff's office.
But there are other people who habit
ually fail to pay their taxes, and whose
warrants for years have been return
ed stamped, "Wholly unsatisfied" by
the sheriff.
SMITH TELLS RULES.
Yale Student, Aged 97, Goes to Bed
- Karly.-.i -
Washington, . Feb. 3.-Augustus
Smith, 97 years old, who claims to be
the oldest living- graduate of Yale
university, and whose claim virtually
was endorsed by President Taft re
cently, today gave out his rules for a
long life.
They are: "Get to bed early every
night. Take your meals regularly.
Kat only plain and well cooked foods.
Don't gad around all over creation at
tending balls and parties and things."
Mr. Smith is a lover of tobacco, al
though he gave it up recently because.
he, said- "l sort of lost my taste for
it I I 11 TI-.1 li f-T-fl ll 11-1 t 11 iH in fj 1 ! 1 11 I ' t -1 11 CI
it." He was graduated in a later class
than Garwood Harvey Atwood, who is
a Yale alumnus of 183S, while Smith
is a graduate of the class of 1842,
but the latter is two years older than
Mr. Atwood.
DOCTORS HAPPY NOW
Epidemic of Appendicitis Hits Indus
trial School.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-An epidemic
of appendicitis has prevailed at the
St. Francis Industrial school at fcdd- ,
ington, near here, during the past !
week. Twenty-nine of the boy stud
ents have been operated on by Dr. Ell
wood Kirby in a hospital in this city
and four others wiH undergo opera
tions tomorrow. Dr. Kirby stated last
night that he believes the large num
ber of cases was due to some mys
terious disorder and will make an in
vestigation at tha school. j
The boys' ages. range from 12 'o 14
years.
UP TO SUPREME COURT
I
colonel Xelson's Habeas Corpus Case
1 Goes to Highest Tribunal.
Kansas City, Feb. 3. The application
for a writ of habeas corpus asked Sat
urday by Col. W. R. Nelson, editor and
owner of a Kansas City newspaper -following
his sentence by Judge Joseph
Al Guthrie to one day in jail for al
leged contempt, was this afternoon re
ferred to the Missouri supreme court.
This will act as an arrest of judgment
and Col. Nelson will remain at liberty
until the supreme court acts.
OEAiriS AhS FUNERALS,
The body of Mrs. Ferry, wife of
Judge L. S. Ferry, who died in Florida
last week, will arrive in Topeka this
afternoon oh the Union Pacific The
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Tues
day at 1419 Topeka avenue. Interment
i will be in the Topeka cemetery.
Jackson Huey died this morning at
his home, one and one-half miles south
of Kiro. Tho funeral arrangement will
be announced later.
The i funeral of Mrs. Eliza Brown,
who died last week, will be held at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dora
Daugherty, at 1203 Kansas avenue.
The body will be shipped to Lyndon for
interment.
Cecilia Cody, the 3-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cody,, died in
Kansas City Saturday. The funeral
was held at the home at 1647 Central
Park avenue Sunday afternoon. In- j
terment was in Mount Calvary ceme-
tery., j
WlholSlie Was!
A lady pretty, shrewd, perhaps the wife of a business
man in Topeka, came into"-my store this- morning arid
bought a Mackinaw Coat for $1.98 ; also a Silk Rubber Slipt
on for $1.50. Voluntarily she told me she had been in every
store in Topeka and that the same' Mackinaw Coat , in" any
.other store, would have cost heir $8.50, and the same Eng
lish Rubber Slip-on would costher-$4.00.' '"
She Saved $9.02 by coming to August's
David J. August
620 and 622 Kansas Avenue .
YOU'RE BILI0U5! YOUR LIVER AND
BOWELS ARE INACTIVE "CASCARETS"
Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges
tion, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
constipated bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in a swill barrel. ' That's
the first, step to untold misery indi
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, 'everything that Is
CANDY
IO CENT BOXES
ALSO 25 A; 50
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Snow Sends More
Market.
"Wheat to
Farmers Complain at Lack of
Moisture.
The .snows of yesterday have made
it possible for the millers of North
Topeka to buy as much wheat as they
want. The recent drouth had caused
wheat to become scarce on the market
and the n.illera have been unable to
make purchases as they desired.
Thomas Page, one of the leading
millers, whose mill is located in North
Topeka, was unable to buy wheat Sat
urday, but had no trouble in buying
this morning.
Mr-Page says that the milling .busi
ness in Kansas this year is poorer
than for several years, 'caused by the
immense crop which was raised last
year in the north and northwestern
part of the country.
The farmers and elevator men of
the country have been holding their
wheat for better prices in case the dry
weather continued. Enough has been
sold so that the elevators and farmers'
bins are not crowded and there is no
need to sell as long as there is a pros
pect of better prices.
Farmers who live north of the city
report today that the snow which fell
Sunday is just what was needed; the
only complaint they had to make was
because of the quantity. The farmers
claim that at least eight inches is
needed and a foot wouldn't injure
anything.
The wheat fields have become dry
and it was feared the wind would blow
the plants out of the ground, but the
small amount of moisture removed
this danger. "
The fruit trees are believed to be
in excellent condition. The cold
weather has not injured the buds but
the warm weather has caused them
to swell, resulting in the destruction
of the fruit crop if another cold spell
should come soon. However, this is
not expected, and the farmers believe
they will have another good fruit crop.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Forbes, who live
on North Tyler street, celebrated their
thirty-first wedding anniversary at
the home of J. S. Robertson, 1701
Kansas avenue, yesterday. Mr.
Robertson celebrated his fifty-fifth
birthday anniversary at the same time.
The two couples enjoyed the day with
a big dinner and the presence of their
children.
Mrs. Bert Kraft, 318 West Curtis
street, is recovering from injuries re
ceived last week when she fell down
stairs at the home of her sister, Mrs.
C. Baeder, 209 Harrison." Her right
arm was broken.
Notes and lerxnala. : , " '
Mrs. Thomas Reagle of - Denver is
visiting in North Topeka and looking
after her property in that part of the
city. She is the guest of the Frank
Root family.
Mrs. C. W. Thompson of Junction
City is visiting her son. Dr. C. H.
Thompson, 219 West Gordon street.
Mrs. II. H. Zeigler of Junction City
returned to her home last night after
having been the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
C. H. Thompson.
Sylvia Michael, who has been at St.
Francis hospital about two weeks, was
taken home today. She underwent an
operation for appendicitis twelve days
ago and is improving rapidly. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Michael.
Mrs. Jennie Antrim left, this morn
ing for Sumner, Mo., to visit. '
Bert Pettit left last night for Port
land, Ore., on a business trip.
Mrs. John Miller left this morning
for Coffeyville on a business trip.
J. M. Satterthwaite of Douglass,
who is representing Butler county in
the state legislature, addressed the
Bible school of the Central Avenue
Christian church Sunday morning on
"The Divine Estimate of Sin."
BOARD OF EDUCATION TONIGHT.
Supt. C. C. Starr Be Re-elected Spite
of Rumor.
The board of education will elect a
superintendent of city schools at the
regular February meeting tonight. It
is probable that C. C. Starr will be re
elected, to the position although rumor
today has had it that he would not.
When asked if he know anything
about a. proposed change in the super-
1
horrible and nauseating. 1 A Cascaret
tonight will surely straighten you out
by morning a 10-cent box will keep
Vour bead clear, stomach sweet, liver
and bowels regular-and make you feel
cheerful and bully for months.
" Dont forget your children theirl
uxxie msiaes neea - fwa, gesauts,
cleasing, too, occasionally. ... . ..' . -
CATHARTIC
-ANY DRUG STORE
CEMT BOXES
JJntendency L. M. Penwell, president of
the board, said: "I haven't heard any
thing about -it. There is nothing to it
at all. I don't know where any ru
mor of that kind got started."
"I don't know a thing about it," said
P. W. Griggs, a member of the board.
Dr. C. B. Van Horn and L. M. Jones
made similar statements.
LOCAL MENTION.
Commissioner Miller moved this
morning that the city clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids for the
construction of an addition to the city
waterworks pumping station, as per
plan and specifications on file in the
office of the city engineer. Bids must
be on file in the office of the city
clerk by 9:30 o'clock, Thursday, Feb
ruary 13. A certified check in the
sum of J400 must accompany each
bid.
Bring safety razor blades while ma
chine is yet here. Brunt Drug Co.
Adv.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Earl E. Ackley, 22 years
old, Portland, Ore., and Myrtle Cole,
19 years old, Topeka.
The board of county commissioners
spent most of this morning passing
the audit for the past month. Routine
matters occupied the rest of the meet
ing. A small fire, loss $10, cause un
known, occurred .at noon today in the
unio nouse, corner of .fifth and Jef
ferson. A mattress and several bed
clothes were completely destroyed.
The room was occupied", but the
boarder had- left several minutes be
fore the blaze began.
Expert picture framing at cut rates.
Coe Bros., 828 Kan. ave. Adv.
The following births have been re
ported at the office of the city clerk:
To Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harman, Te
cumseh, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs.
Wayland Campbell, Topeka, a boy.
Charles P. Smith of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce
and labor, Washington. D. C, arrived
in Topeka today to examine the city
financial statistics.
Commissioner Miller today moved
that Charles Goodlove be appointed
first engineer and Howard Huffman
chief lineman at the city electric
light plant. "
A meeting of the directors of the
Topeka Provident association was
held today at the Commercial club.
A meeting of Shawnee county far
mers is being held at the Commercial
club this afternoon for the purpose of
discussing the advisability of estab
lishing an independent telephone sys
tem in the county.
George Godfrey Moore has just re
ceived valuable prizes won at the re
cent Leavenworth poultry and pigron
show. The prizes consisted of a sil
ver cup for the best display in the
show, a special prize carving set
for the best bird on display, and SI 3
in other prizes. The bird that won
the first premium was a Parlor tum
bler that has the record of the world
for tumbling 72 feet.
The Commercial club membership
committees that will be in the field
the opening day of the membership
campaign next week will meet at the
club rooms Tuesday to make prepara
tions for their work. The "Booster"
team is headed by J. E. Spalding, and
the "Rooster" twenty by E. L. Over
ton. Wednesday the teams that w1l
work a week from Wednesday will
meet. R. V. Leeson will take the
place of Charles Mitchell as captain
of the "Booster" team that will work
next week. His team will contend
aeainst the team under Harry Snyder.
The latter has already lined up a
number of new club members.
The Argonaut club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Fred Voiland, this even
ing at 8 o'clock. ; j
Joe Byars was fined $15 and costs
in police court today, after being con- .
victed of committing an asault. He
beat and choked Grace Christian in j
her rooms at 623 Kansas avenue last
Friday night..
Tom DeMoss. a negro who ws ar
rested several days ago for selling
liquor, was arrested today for hitch
ing his horse to one of the White Way
poles. ' He will answer to the charge
in police court this afternoon.
The Massachusetts
Shoe Slock
Goes On Sale
Tomorrow Morning
For the greatest value in
footwear none in the world
can compare with the val
ues I shall offer. So says
David J. August.
Ladies' Goodyear Canda
& Meyer 75c Storm e
Rubbers -OC
Ladies' Fleece lined .
Alaskas 501
Ladies'-Arctics , 69
Ladies
English
Silk Rub
ber SJip
Ons $3.50
value
$1.50
' Boys and
' Girls $3
Silk Rub
ber Slip
ons $1.25
Ladies'
$3.50
Rubber
Boots,
for tomor
row only
$1.50
"Child
ren's $2
Rubber
Boots, for
tomorrow
75c
Men's $1.00 Rubbers. .50f
Child's 50c Rubbers. ..19
Ladies' Wine
Top Pat. Vamp
Button Boots,
tomorrow, only
$1.00
$5.00 Blue Suede, Gray
Suede, Tan Suede tf0 Prt
Shoes ipC.DU
Courtney's
Full Vamp
Ladies'
Shoes
worth
$3.50 to
morrow $1.50
Men's . $4.00 Rubber Boots
at ......$2.00
Men's 75c House Slippers,
for 35
Bys' Shoes Patents,
Gun Meta', Vici Kid war
ranted $2 and $3
value.
Sizes 11
to 5. For
tomorrow
Choice
$1.00
Men's Full Vamp $4.00
Shoes for tomorrow only.
Choice . J... ... $1.98
AUGUSTS
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