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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.I

IhTCnn the AICnlEOn AliODe.
Warmer weather will settle the coal
trust question
jim Donald says he could quit smoking,
easy, if he wanted to.
An Atchison woman calls her husband 3
pension blood money
An Atchison family is so large that the
parents give the children fire drills
There is many man posing as states
man in Topeka this week VINO IS known
as a dead beat at home.
In making a call these evenings don't
stay later than g; your hostess wants to
go to bed early and save fuel
Church White says he spent New ear S
day trying to think of bad habits to give
up, and couldn't think Of any
Our heart goes out to those women who
work so hard in keeping house by cutting
bakers bread and opening canned goods.
When a lot of girl clerks get together
the idle women who are disagreeable and
imDudent in buying 1T the stores, should
just hear what they say.
South American countries and paraded
with few Topeka followers at her heels
word would be sent out that there was q
/ revolution.
An Atchison telephone girl is awfully
mad. She is very slow in making conncc-
tions and one Of her patrons sent her a
Christmas present of the poem, Asleep
at the Switch :"
If you know some of the men who are
candidates for office YOU would be sur
who never openly mention their ambitions
but they are always expecting their friends
to do it.
At recent women's party every Womc r
present Dragged about how good her huE-
band was save one But she had on pret-
tier and more expensive clothes than any
other woman present, and they told 2
story of a husbands goodness without
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BURTON OUT OF 1T.
Trying Not to Think Of Contest
for Senator.

Washington, Jan 16.-The correspond
ent of the State Journal called upon
Senator Burton today, and asked him
what he had to say concerning the out
come of the spsalSershiD fight in the
Kansas legislature, IN which he took
sucn a deem interest While in Topeka
recently. The senator refused absolute
~ to discuss the matter, or say what
bearing he thought Pringle's election
would have on anybody's senatorial
candidacy. 80
The incideHt is closed said the sen
ator, and / have & bsOlutely nothing to
say. AIysattitude before the fight was
well known. and now that it is over
1 have dropped it. and you might say
that 1 think all other Republicans ought
to do the same thing Anything that
might say would only stir up strife and
discord within the party, and if there
is one thing I want to see more than
anything else it is harmony within the
Republican party That is all I am go
ing to say about it, but I wish you
would say that much Cor me"
Are you going to take any further
part in the senatorial contest2' Sem
ator Burton was asked.
7 have taken no part in it, replied
the senator Il am trying not to think
about it at all, and 1 am succeeding
admirably"
The senator says that all of the can
didates are honorable men, and that
any of them would creditably repre-
sent the state in the senate He says
that whoever is elected, it win not be
his fault if their relations are not har-
mOniOus. He wants harmony, he says.
He denies that he wants particularly
to see Congressman CaIderhead defeat
ed, because he comes from his district,
and would jeopardize his chances when
he comes up for reelection.
There is nothing in that talk" he
said. 7 don't care if they elect an
other senator from Abilene. I have got
to stand by my record. My re-elec-
ton depends upon whether or not I
make a successful senator. It is not &
question Of what part of the state I
come from"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
ARONSON AND ASHTON.
They viii Be at the Midwinter
Exposition.

Aronson and Ashton viii be the first
new entertainment features TO be put
on at the Kansas Midwinter EXPOSE
ton. Anybody who knows anything
about the vaudeville world knows that
AronsOn and Ashton are two crack
balancers whose work has aroused en-
thusiasm in audiences all over the
effete end of the United States. They
are called hand to hand and head to
head balancers and their act is one re
curing a marvellous sense of equilib
rum. One of their performances re-
quires q series of steps up and down
which the two men travel. one balanced
with his head upon the others, and no
other support. This is called the head
to head act and what 1t lacks in the
element of danger is made up by its
real difficulty of execution. The hand
to hand act is similar 1t requires
man is supported by the other with only
the contact Of a single palm.
Nothing ike this feature has ever an
peared in Topeka and Manager Brigham
is confident that it viii make hit dur
ing the three days when it will be put
on On Monday also viii appear the
Plamondon brothers i'll their aerial lad
der act which pleased so much last
year Their equipment is brand new
and was made by their father P P.
Plamondon, who is employed in the
Shawnee mills. The Harmonious are
one of the best features Of Ringling's
circus when on the road. They have
been very anxious to appear before their
home people since the success with
which they met last winter The Pla-
mond0ns viii appear as an extra feature
from time to time during the u days
of the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
CRAWFORD BRANCHES.
Buys the Fourteenth Street st.
Louis Theater.

st. Louis, Jan. 16.-The Fourteenth
Street theater, situated on the north
west corner of Fourteenth and Locust
streets, was sold yesterday by the
Theater Realty company to 0. T. CraW-
ford of the Crawford Theater syndicate.
The consideration was 100000 and the
deed to the transfer was filed with the
recorder of deeds late in the evening.
The property is at present leased to
the Sermania Stock company, which
will retain possession Ofsthe theater un-
til April %. The property, however, is
now in the hands Of Mr.. Crawford.
Immediately after the first of May,
arrangements win be made TO make ex-
tensive improvements on the premises
The theaIer is to be enlarged, thorough
Mr.. Crawford stated to the Republic
last night that he has already started OF
the plans of Improvement and expects
to have it in shape to be opened on OF
about the first of September
According to Mr.. Crawford the Four
teenth Street theater will be opened as
a popular priced house, Offering some of
the best attractions on the road, that
is. those not in the combine
Mr. era Wf0rd, who lives at present in
Topeka, Kan, announces that he will
move his family to st. Louis this coming
fall and in the future will make this city
syndicate Of theaters will be controlled
from St Louis.
Theaters are controlled by the Crawford
syndicate in the following cities St. Joe,
No; Joplin, Mo; Topeka, Kan; Leaven-
worth Kan; Lawrence, Kan; Wichita,
Paso. Tex; Las Vegas n. NJ; Phoenix,
Ariz., and Prescott, AFiz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
ouAKER REF1Ror1oNs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
No trouble to keep COOL
Coal has reached the point Of a posi-
tive luxury.
Many a man has spoiled good cook
by marrying her
1t is quite natural that a bride should
be well groOmed-
The trouble with idle rumors is that
they are never idle.
There is no reason why the mathema-
tician shouldn't figure in society.
It's a good thing to be too busy to
attend to other peoples business.
The best part Of some sermons is the
conclusions reached by the preachers.
The man who has no ancestors worth
talking about seldom suffers from govt.
You often hear of woman being
speechless with rage, but you never see
one.
"A man who is worth doing at all. IS
says the reformed crook, should be we'll
to do"
A man must not only mould his own
character, he must employ Waterman
to guard it.
Oldbash-"When is it proper to say
that a honeymoon is Over2" Youngpop
When the son appears"
THE great poets are born remarked
the sententious person Yes: and they
are also dead" replied the editor. wear :
liz.
Mrs. Henpeckke-"You are merely an
apology for a man" Mr. HenpeclSke
Then why did you ever accept the
Apology"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
TRAmPS ON A RAID.
Brighten Topeka Avenue and
Rob Crosby Home.

Last night between and 9 o'clock the
residents of Topeka avenue between
Ninth street and Tenth avenue were
troubled with tramps; not ordinary
tramps, but the persistent kind, who IN
sisted on being heard Two men made
door to door canvass. and luckily for
themselves managed to find the men of
the house away from home They Wis
tied several places. among them the
Penfeld, Martin. Elliott and Ashton
homes, and at each place frightened the
ladies' by their savage appearance and
requests for something to eat and a
place to sleep.
One of the men would stand at the
front. seemingly on guard, while the
second would go to the door and de.
mand something to eat. If they were
told that they could not be accOmmo
dated the spokesman would insist that
they be fed and given a place to sleep
The last place they called was at Mr..
E. H. Crosby's residence. Here they re-
peated their demand for board and
lodging. The men did not leave al
once, but hung around the house peer
ing into the windows, until a short time
after Mrs Ashton telephoned the police.
but they failed to capture the men, who
had disappeared, and later, after Mr..
Crosby had returned home, it was dis
covered that the tramDs had invaded
the back porch of the residence and
stolen everything portable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
ooNaRRss ANp MoRMoN1sm.

The attempt to seat a Mormon in the
United States congress, which failed in
the case Of Brigham Fl. Roberts because
the gentleman was possessed of a p1ur-
ality of wives is likely to prove more
successful in the case of Reed SmOot,
who is not so incumbered. Apostle
Smoot has received a caucus nomination
which renders his election to the United
States senate from Utah a certainty.
There can be no logical objection to
Mr.. Smoot and doubtless he viii be per
mitted to take his seat without ohiec-
ton. A mans belief is no bar to pub
lie position in this country, though his
practices may be SO.
The Mormons are a busy and energet-
ic class Of people always on the look
out for advancing the cause of the
church and not averse to mixing church
and state to as great an extent as the
constitution win permit.
Mormon missionaries are preaching
nightly in the streets Of New York to
make converts to their religion They
are licensed to do so having asked for
and obtained licenses from New York's
mayor The work Of PROSECUTING for the
Church of the Latter Day Saints is be-
ing carried on with vigor, both in Man
haitian and Brooklyn and it is said that
there are nearly 500 believers in the
teachings Of Joseph Smith in New York.
Ihe statistics of the Mormon church
show that they have 700 missionaries in
this country and about the same num-
Der in northern Europe. all busy at
work to spread the Mormon faith. Like
wise in the Pacific islands and the Ori-
ent there are 200 more workers engaged
in preaching to the so-ealIed pagans.
The missionaries most successful work
is carried on in the United States. and
the next most successful field is that
among the Scandinavian races.
In the last seven years 1000 converts
have been secured in the Hawaiian is
lands and a year ago a mission was
opened in the City Of Mexico. The vast
majority of the European converts emil
CRATE to Utah and find homes near Salt
Lake. There they are provided for until
they become self-sustaining members Of
the elect. The Mormons themselves in
crease rapidly and the birth rate in
Utah is far above that of other states
Early marriages and the responsibilities
of fatherhood and motherhood have ever
been the teachings of the Mormon
church. The growth of the church is
due more to natural increase than ia
proselyting The Mormon elders point
with pride to this growth and increase
and aver that their church is compar-
atively growing faster in numbers and
power than any other church in the
land
Financially Mormonism is successful
also. Every important commercial un-
dertaking in Utah first proves its al
iegiance to the church and then in re-
turn obtains the loyal patronage of It's
commandments. Joseph Smith, the pres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
HAND BOOK is OUT.
Crane & Company Publish Usual Leg
islative Guide.

The advance sheets Of the Handbook
Of the Kansas Legislature for 1909 are
out. In the a pages of this little pub
LEGATION is practically everything that is
to appear in the complete handbook eX-
cept the biographies of the members OF
the legislature These occupied the last
Jos pages of the handbook of the last
session and will occupy about an equal
space in the forthcoming book. In
short publishers note at the front Of the
advance pages It is stated that the bi.
ographers OF the legislature are now at
work. but that the rapidity Of their
progress depends greatly upon the as
sistance rendered by the senator's and
representatives themselves. In this
years handbook are to be printed pho
tOgraphs of most of the members
In general appearance the new hand
book viii resemble that of last session
Its pages are, if anything a little larger
but its makeup is similar Under the
heading state Government" and the
caption Public Offices" is a lot of new
and very valuable matter A long list
of appointive offices, which appeared
two years ago. does not appear in the
advance sheets although it may come
out later. That part headed state Gov
eminent is devoted to an enumeration
of the departments and their work as
provided by the constitution.
Under Public Offices is given a list
of the principal employees in the various
state offices. Their locations and the
duties of the officials and clerks is out
lined. Several pages are devoted to the
different state societies supported by
appropriations from the legislature. AL
together the new book promises to be
more useful and interesting than have
been previous works of it's kind which
have been gotten out by Crane & CO. Of
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
WAS 1T SUICIDE.
Conflicting Reports Concerning
Death of j. w. Starr.

J. w. Starr. who formerly worked in
the Santa Fe offices in this city, died
Thursday at his home in La Junta,
where he was employed as the Santa F'e
agent
There are conflicting reports concern
ing his death. One is that he committed
suicide, having become respondent be
cause of long sickness. Another IS
that he died of nervous prostration
General Supt. D. E. Cain, formerly of
Topeka, whose Headquarters are now
at La Junta, received a telegram an
nouncing Starts death. Mr. Cain is
here attending the Santa Fe time card
meeting. Mr.. Cain discredits the re-
port that Starr killed himself.
Mr.. Starr commenced his railroad
career in the Office of the Santa Fe
ticket auditor, about 1855. He was pro-
NOTED from time to time and under
General Manager J. J. Frey was made
superintendent Of terminals at St -Jo-
seDh. Later he was given the import
ant post of superintendent of terminals
at Kansas City, No. He was then sent
to La Junta as agent.
For several months he had been sick
and unable to work. He was to resume
his work on January 4. but word was
received here last Tuesday that owing
to sickness he would be unable to begin
work for few days.
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THE BRIDE ESCAPED.
Attempt of Kansas Man to Force q
Marriage Failed.


Trenton. Neb., Jan 16-The blowing Of
lin, % years old, of Brakeman, KAN
from. attempting to abduct Miss Pearl
Smith, II years old, of the same place,
and take an all nights ride with the in
tentlon of forcing marriage.
The girls story is that Franklin had
been sutton. but was rejected. While
she was going home from school Frank
lin overlook her, persuading her to get
in his buggy and he would take her
home. She consented with reluctance
and no sooner had she seated herself
than he turned his team in an opposite
direction. The frightened girl attempt
ed to escape. but was held and told they
were going to Trenton to be married
No heed was paid to the pleas of the
girl. There was no further attempt to
escape. Dawn had broken when they
arrived at the hotel There Franklin,
suprosing the girl was arranging her
toilet, left to obtain a marriage license
Miss Smith escaped through a back
door while he was gone and went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H r. Bos-
serman, nearby, telling her story and
asking for protection. The girl was
nearly overcome by her experience.
Sheriff Brown was notified, took
Franklin into custody and notified the
Rawlins county sheriff The father came
for his daughter and Constable Hurst
took young Franklin to the state line
and delivered him to the Kansas officer.
Franklin does not seem to realize the
seriousness Of the ofense. if it is push
ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
CY LELAND'S JOKE.
Says He Found Names of Curtis
Recruits.

A good many of the members of the
legislature have gone home today and
things are comparatively quiet in the
senatorial and state printer fights The
line riders are still at work. however,
there is a. little whispering in the Cope
land lobby. and now and then a new
runlOr is launched.
Representative Dunn. of PottawatO-
ME county, who has always been class
ed in the Long column, has lined up for
Calderhead. Mr.. Calderheads candida
cy is very useful to some Of the mem
bers who don't want to be lined up.
They can declare for Calderhead for
first choice and then land where they
choose when the proper time comes.
1t was given out last night that the
Curtis caucus had gained two recruits,
but their names were carefully sup
pressed. Today Cyrus Leland started
out to End out who the two were. He
hunted all the morning without success,
but at noon he claimed that he had
secured the names of the two.
tOne is Cy Anderson and the other
is Farmer Smith" said Mr.. Leland.
They are good men TO have in a nri-
vate caucus but the trouble is their
votes wont count for much IN the gen
eral caucus. 1t is ridiculous to claim
new members without giving their
names. Anybody might do that but it
wouldn't carry any weight with it."
In the state printer fight things are
at a standstfl on the surface.
I have got the fight Won declares
George Clark. And I'll keep it won
tco..'
Il will be nominated in the caucus
Monday by from Is to 20 majority" de
ciares Ed HOch. My men win all stay
by me and the opposition cannot make
any inroads on them [ have been ready
for t-1e caucus any time since the leg
islature met. and it was the other fel-
lows who wanted it postponed. ar
satisfied that all of my friends viii
stand by me"
Representative Evans of Lyon county
recently received a petition asking him
to desert Stanley and vote for Curtis
for senator. He made an investigation
of the names on the petition, and says
that at least half of them do not live in
his district: that a large majority OF
the balance are not Republicans, and
among those who claimed to be Repub-
licans he found many if not most, of thl
names on tie list were those of men
VIII openly We're opposed to his election
and who fought the entire Republican
ticket.
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Primary Sunday Schools.

At the Central Congregational church
Saturday afternoon the primary Sunday
school teachers of the city viii celebrate
what is known q s Rally day. 1t win be
devoted to religious services and to dis
cussion of subjects pertaining to religious
work among children. Al the close of tho
programme the gathering will be resolved
programme that has been prepared:
Devotional services. led by Mrs. McC1u-
ney.
Minutes of previous meeting. Mrs. Nc
Arthur.
Child study. conducted by Mrs. Ida
Hardy.
Primary lesson. Mrs. d. O. Coe.
Songs with motions. Autumn Song and
Summer Song. union.
Piano ssoio Country Dance (Nevin).
Miss We1uan.
Importance Of Primary Sunday School
Work. Charles NJ. Sheldon.
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MAYORS WE'RE HERE.
second-Class City Representatives
Discuss Legislation.

Representatives from number of
last night on the invitation of Mayor
Thomas Anderson of Salina to fOrmu-
late some legislation for cities of the
second class. Salina, Winfield Hutch
inson, Emporia, Holton, Olathe, Con-
cordia, Arkansas City and two or three
other towns were represented.
It was decided to ask the legislature
to change the law with reference TO
paving so that the abutting property
will pay its propOrtiOnate share per
front foot. as is done with sidewalks.
The legislature Will also be asked to make
property owners liable with the city for
accidents resulting from defective
81 dam lI-e
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Another Police Statement.

The police department seems deter
mined not to let the Mcfarland incident
get muddy A aowery effusion was
prepared by the department yesterday
and the signatures were secured during
the afternoon. A number Of the signers
are among those who have business at
the police station frequently, and feel
Competent to make statements about
the general chara cter OF the officers
Some of the statements are rather
broad. but it should be remembered
that a police station is not Sunday
school, and not liable to become a popu-
lar resort for the upper strata of society.
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The contingent expense account sub
mitted TO the Illinois legislature by
Governor Yates is subject of some
comment. 1t is reported to have inelud-
ed s10s5 for food for the fish in the
governors aquarium, 500 for hay for
his horses and COW. with 1918 for
freight on the same, $50 for a scrapbook,
I'm which the governor keeps a record
OF things said about him in the papers,
s1o737 for clocks, 5000 for music box
and s24.47 for red candles. It does look
as though he could have got the music
box cheape in a rattle
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ent head of the Mormon church, is pres
ident of about a dozen Utah industrial
concerns. all proving remunerative ad-
juncts 10 the church.
The senatorial nominee also is
prominently connected with the states
commercial interests.
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Bill to EstabNah Whipping Zoe.

Jefferson City. Nc. Jan. ia bin
was introduced in the house today By
Mr. HAYNES. of Saline, to establish
whipping post for persons convicted Of
petit larceny The bin provides that d
constable viii inf1iet from 10 to 80
lashes, according to the sentence of the
court Mr.. Elmer. of Dent. introduced
bill TO abolish the death penalty for
r1uHdeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
POOLE AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Before District Court Today on Usual
Charge.

A F. Poole, the man who is annually
charged and tried for chicken stealing. is
having his trial for 1903 in the district
court today
He was tried in 1902. according to sched-
ule but the supreme court decided that
the verdict of guilty was erroneous on a
technicality and ordered a new trial. Poole
says he is not guilty, although he was
caught with the chickens and a hve-toed
chicken stood as living evidence against
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16

At last the Democrats and also a
large element of the Republican party
have secured what. they have been
working for some time-a break in the
tariff The permanent removal OF the
duty on anthracite is seemingly a small
matter but it is a beginning and may
easily become precedent to numerous
other changes. There are number Of
duties that can well be spared, notably
those on paper and wood pulp.
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The jury in the district court decided
that Fred Boutwell,. charged with
knocking Jasper Earnest down on cleo.
terry