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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
DENvFR's EXPERIMENT.

Denver is about to inaugurate an ex-
pertinent in city government which is
likely to excite interest throughout the
country. The constitutional amend
ment ratified by the people of Colorado
last year authorizes the consolidation
of the government of Arapahoe county
with the municipal corporation of Den
yer under the title of City and County
of Denver, and the citizens of the con-
solidated county-city are empowered to
make their own charter without the in
tervention Of a legislature.
The new charter for the city and
county of Denver has been framed and
is about to be submitted for ratification
% the voters. The proposed organic
municipal law for the city and county
of Denver embodies nearly all the ideal
reforms in local self-government that
have been suggested by experience in
the principal cities of the country. I'm
der it's new charter, strictly enforced,
the government of the city of Denver
will be nonpartisan, and appointments
and employment under the new NUM-
cipality viii be under civil service. All
municipal elections will be held in al
ternate years between state elections.
No political designations will be per-
mitted on the ballots for city officers.
and a straight ticket is done away
with. Every candidate must be voted
for By himself.
One treasurer will serve the city and
county. and the city clerk will perform
the duties devolving upon the city and
county clerks. The board of county
commissioners is abolished and it's work
devolves upon the board Of public
works. The board of public works will
consist of three members. only one Of
whom. the city engineer, will be a sal
aried officer
The mayor has the appointment Of the
following heads Of departments and ex-
elusive control over the operations OF
each: Department of fire and police
department of excise, department o.
public works, department of publ,
utility and franchise. department OF in
spection, department of electricity. de
partment of health, department OF sup
plies department of engineering, de
partment of law. and department o
public welfare The heads of these de
partments are his cabinet. The mayo
also appoints the heads Of department.
controlling parks, civil service, philan
thropy. education. and department o
elections. The most extraordinar.
power conferred upon the mayor is tn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT


New York Sun:
The chief duty of man is to be siren
uous, to have the stuff" Be strenuous
and you will be happy. We have all had
ample opportunity of hearing the
gospel of masculine strenuousness.
Humbly admitting that all other virtues
are, and of right ought to be, incIud-
ed in this master virtue, let us find time
TO admire feminine strenuousness. In
particular the recent Montana case of it.
A couple of cowboys blew in or rode
into CulbertsOn the other day. They
forgot that cowboys are a race worn our
ana on the way to extinction These
two specimens of limitations must be
readers of dime novels They affected
the old cowboy, half horse, half alliga-
tor style. They drenched their insides
in whiskey, rafded the town, drew their
guns and took possession, bidding every
body scoot and hide. They were the
"baddest" men that ever happened, and
that was their day for killing. The
burghers of Culbertson did as they were
told A young woman, prominent
church worker, stood calmly and looked
on. Their eyes became conscious of
something bright in the lady's right
hand and they knew a revolver when
they saw it. The lady had the DROP
The gentlemen dropped their guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19

appointment of the sheriff and control
of the sheriff's Office.
The only elective offices are the mayor,
auditor. treasurer. assessor. clerk. ten
city councilmen, county judge and
twelve judges of the municipal court,
who are to take the place of justices of
the peace and police magistrates. The
mayor receives $1,000 a year. and other
officers in proportion.
The fire and police commission will be
appointed by the mayor with the sheriff
as chairman ex-officio. The school dis
tricts. city and county, are CONSOLE
dated and the office of county superin-
tendent of schools abolished. The
mayor is made the real head of the fire
and police department but there will be
chief of police as now and a chief fire
marshal These two will be under the
merit system, removable only for cause.
The same rule applies to firemen. po
licemen and deputy sheriffs.
Under its new charter the city coun-
Gil of Denver will have no authority to
grant franchises unless so instructed by
the vote of the qualified electors. The
function of the council will be confined
to the passage of ordinances for the
regulation of municipal affairs. The
council is charged with making appro-
priations for the conduct of the govern
ment- street cleaning, sprinlzling,
health. inspection. etc.-but the moneys
are to be expended by the heads of de-
partments who are under the mayor.
No franchise relating to any street,
alley or public place will be granted
except upon the vote of the qualified
taxpaying electors, and no franchise
viii be granted except upon deposit
with the treasurer of the expenses of
the election for the submission of such
franchise propositions A feature of
the new charter of Denver is the recall
provision. under which any elective
officer who goes wrong may be removed
from office by a petition for his recall
or removal signed by at least 80 per
cent. of the vote cast for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN 1904.

lfrom Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
Discussion of the electoral lineup for
next year is already begun with New
York given the premier place in the es-
Inmates merely because of it's former i'm
portance. The Importance of New York
in the calculations is not. however, what
it once was. for it has been demonstra-
ted by the totals that the Republicans
can lose New York and win easily.
Therefore, New York, while the Repub-
icans expect to carry it. is placed in the
doubtful column without tremor by
the contemporary prognosticator,t though
that doesn't bar it from going Republf-
can. table of estimates from Wash
ington places also in the doubtful list
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland Nevada
and Montana, total of SO votes. The
table gives to the Democrats Virginia,
the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Missouri, with a
total of 1873 votes. The surely Demo-
cratic and the doubtful states together
have 207 votes, while the surely Repub-
lican states have 269 votes, showing a
clear majority of 81 for the Republican
presidential ticket. When 1t is consid-
cred that there is slim prospect that the
Democrats will capture all the doubtful
states the certainty of Republican vic
tory easily appears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.1

lFTOm Ine AtCulSOn OIODS-J
Have you been suggested for vice
president?
A boy walks heavily, and talks loud
ly, to make people think he is a man.
If you must refuse man credit. don't
try to do it in a delicate way: he will
not catch on
People have become so expert in
working out puzzles that they have an
Atchison man solved.
A woman's idea of anticipation IFS to
pack her trunk two weeks before she
expects to start on trip.
What a lot of missing heirlooms and
family silver will in years to come be
charged up against the Kaw.
Nothing makes a husband quite so
mad as for another man to try to fiirt
with his wife in his presence.
we have found that. as A rule. when
girl enters this office looking like a
princess, it is to advertise a COW for
sale.
"she needn't be so proud one wo-
man said to another. 1T is true they
have had two operations in the family,
but neither was fatal.
An Atchison woman receives all
callers in a room in which she has Roy
croft chairs, and they do not stay long
err than two minutes, and have to
doctor their backs for a week after
ward.
A saloon keeper in a neighborlng
town lately died of alcoholism, and a
man pasted this notice on the saloon
keeper's door: He dug a grave for
me, but is occupying it himself
"He is good sort of man." said
Drake Watson today. speaking of a
neighbor, although it would be posi-
BILE any day in winter to arrest him for
cruelty to animals, because of the man.
1 ner in which he neglects his horse ana
cow. And any day in summer it would
J he nossible to arrest him for disturbing
the peace, because of the manner In
which his horse and COW tramp over
lawn and gardens in the neighborho0d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
ANDERSON OBJECTED.
Didn't Want James Ramsey Relieved
from Contract.

7. J. Anderson, secretary of the Com
mercial club. wrote a letter to the
county commissioners calling attention
to the fact that James Ramsey should
not be relieved of the responsibility he
incurred when he took the contract to
build the macadam road on the extend
ed West Sixth street highway in the
country west of Topeka. Major An
derson called attention to the fact that
Ramsey's bond must be good, and that
the commissioners could sue on it for
the nonfulGllment OF the contract.
Ramsey has had i'll luck in the work.
Rains made work impossible and filed
the excavations, and then the flood
sent the price of labor to higher fig
ure than he contemplated. The enS7Sa
he had to run the county stone crusher
was not adequate to the work and he
was compelled to buy new one. The
commissioners feel that Ramsey should
receive lenient trea tment, and they will
at once advertise for bids for the COM
pletion of the 1900 feet of road uncom-
pleted and relieve Ramsey of that part
of his contract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19

The prosperity outlook from the Wall
street view point is set forth by Henry
CIews & Co. as follows: Outside of the
stock market the outlook is satisfactory.
AS previously stated. our farmers are
reasonably sure of another season of
prosperity. Though large crops are not
to be expected fair yields are probable,
and, what is equally important, good
prices are assured for all agricultural
crops. The government report indicates
q corn crop of 2,245, 600, 900 bushels, which
has been exceeded only twice: winter
wheat crop Of 41O,0O0,OOO, which has only
been exceeded twice, and a spring wheat
crop which has been surpassed four
times. OF cotton fair sized crop seems
certain in spite of backwardness, ana
good prices are assured another year.
For all our agricultural products a good
demand is practically certain, and in the
absence of heavy supplies growers will
receive profitable prices, this being par
ticularly true Of southern cotton plant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
PLANTS SHORT OF BOYS.
This May Delay Putting Some Fur.
naces in Operation.

Woodbury. N. j., Aug. 19.-Glass man.
ufacturers in South Jersey see trouble
ahead for the coming season in the way
of shortage of boys. Last year the
plants were handicapped on this ac-
count, and managers out in search of
lads find them even more scarce than
last season. On this account fewer fur
naces will start on September / than
otherwise would Firms state that there
are orders enough to run the factories
to the fullest capacity, but to make
plant go boys are just as necessary as
orders.
Clayton will start two furnaces at Moore
Brothers. They have blowers enough to
operate four furnaces and all would be
used. but for boy shortage. These are
principally swapping up boys. Even the
tiniest of lads can do this work, and for
this reason low wages are paid Some
manufacturers have stated that they viii
be compelled to get boy help of foreign
nativity. Around WilIiamstown several
Italian families have located, and it is
supposed that they have the factory work
in view.
1t is thought that not half the factories
will resume on September /, but not be-
cause of a shortage of orders. Ware
sheds at all the plants are almost depleted
and what little is on hand is sold, await
ing shipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
The President on LYnchine.

New York Times:
Probably the impression of most read
ers as to the presidents letter to Gov
Durbin on lynching will be that it can
do no harm and that it may do good.
1t will not, we fear, appeal with much
force to those who are inclined to take
part in these manifestations of barbar-
ism or even to those who watch them
with sympathy because of their share
in the race feeling that underlies most
of them. But 1t should give pause to
that far larger class who have regarded
lynching, in its latest development, as
something inevitable in the social rela-
tons of the blacks and the whites, and
limited in its effects to the section in
which it is NOSE frequent. The presi-
dent has no definite remedy to propose
for the evil he exposes and denounces.
In reality there is none save In the puri-
fication and development of public SEN
timent and to this his letter may be ex-
pected to contribute. 1t is not a ques-
ton of federal legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
FARMER BEATS SRARPERs.
Got Five Dollars from Confidence
Men and Gave Them the Laugh.

Trenton, N. J., Aug. ia. I. Voor-
hees, a farmer living near this city
turned a trick on a brace of confidence
men yesterday. Early in the morning
a well-groomed stranger drove UP TO
the Voorhees, residence and asked II the
Voorhees, property was for sale Voor-
hees told him that the farm couid De
bought and the stranger was SHOWN
through the house and a tour was made
of the farm.
The prospective purchaser seemed to
be pleased with the lay of the land and
was going over the details of a bargain
when a man coming down the read
stopped them and asked the way to
New Brunswick. He claimed to be
from Alabama and said that he had
lost his way. The fellow pretended to
be insane and pulled a roll of green
backs and a pack of cards out of his
Doclzat.
At the sight of the cards Voorhees, be-
came suspicious. The man with the roll
said he wanted to get rid of the money,
but could find nobody to take It, He
handed each of the men in the carriage
five dollar bill. Voorhees, stuck the
greenback in his vest pocket and jump
ing out of the carriage, babe the men
goodbye. telling them that the game
was too old for that locality.
The man from Alabama suddenly re-
covered his reason and leaping into the
carriage, he was rapidly driven in this
direction of Princeton, swearing a blue
streak as he went.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
OFFICER HIT MERCHANT.
Suit for Damages Brought Against
Trenton Republican Leader.

Trenton. Aug. 1S.-Street Commits
sioner John Grinder was sued by David
Brand, a prominent merchant, today
for $1,000 damages.
Grinder visited Brand at his store, a
few days ago, and demanded pay for
work performed on Brands property by
employees of the street department.
Brand refused to pay until he had ex-
amined the work, and in the alterca-
ton that followed Grinder knocked
Brand down. Brand appealed to the
common council for redress, but he was
told that he must look to the courts,
and the suit followed.
Grinder who is prominent Repub-
lican and one of the local leaders, says
that he can show that the assault was
provoked by Brand, who addressed him
in insulting terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
IAYHAWKER lots.

Clay Center is to have a department
store.
Concordia woodnnen hope to free. the
city of weeds on their Log Rolling day.
An advertisement has disappeared
from the Overbrook Citizen after 2S9
weeks of constant publication.
Lightning knocked over the pail of
milk Winchester man was filling. 1t
seemed a case of fluid extract.
Two Wichita citizens were egged at
Derby by indignant women prohibition
lists. Then there was a derby race.
Abilene citizens are allowed to fish on
Sunday Without a murmur but base
ball playerAs get the usual IS and costs.
Be it said to his credit the owner of
the COW with triplett calves at Gardner
doesn't drive her home at milking time
do and DON'T dodge" a Salina
woman is securing a divorce because
her husband WROTE her cruel, anonymous
letters.
The Franklin county woman who ate
toadstools for musihrooms will take les
sons from an expert hereafter, before
picking, If she reco vers.
Mr.. Sweet is in Jail at Concordia
charged with stealing horses. He fail
ed to give bail but hopes to secure his
liberty in the sweet bye and bye
Between an electric storm and the ap-
pearance of an insane man on the
streets, ready for a swimming frolic. the
shocked.
The Second Presbyterian church at
Emporia laid the corner stone of their
new building Saturday and as an offset
the First Presbyterian will give a pic
mic this week.
A White Rock cucumber measures
121k inches in circumference and weighs
four pounds. Another Smith county
horticulturist claims to have the lie
George Washington refused to tell
A Dickinson county farmer starts the
big corn yarns for that section. He has
200 acres with three ears to a stalk.
Anything under a foot in length Will
be counted as a nubbin and left for
the birds.
An Emporia citizen braggingly claims
that the iceman visits his neighborS' re-
frigerators twice where he does his
once. But he fails to add that his has
100 pounds capacity while the others
only hold so pounds.
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WAS NEARLY KILLED.
James E. Morrison Fell Of a Street
Car.

Mr.. James E. Morrison narrowly escaped
the loss of his life at 2 o'clock today by
falling from an incoming asylum car at
the corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue
People. passing on the street saw him fan
from the front yestibule of the car and it
to be cut to pieces by the wheels. He
rolled away from the track just in time
ana escaped with severe cut in the top
of the head
Mr.. Morrison said that the motorneer
of the car pushed him of while the car
tor and colored fireman who were on
the car say that the rnotorneer tried to
prevent the old gentleman from jumping
before the car stopped. The car rounded
the sharp curve at full speed and after
the accident Conductor Tincher rebuked
the motorneer for rounding the corner
so fast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
RIGRTFULLY INDIGNANT.
Arrest of Business Men Causes Much
Comment.

There is a sign in the window of
Emahizer & Mills furniture store which
reads: We have been arrested by this
present city administration for selling
furniture to flood sufferers on time.
u C. EMAHIZER."
Mr.. Emahizer was arrested, and it was
an outrage. If there is a city ordinance
against the kind of business that firm
conducts, it should be repaired. repealed
or eliminated.
The ordinance was never intended to
interfere with the legitimate business Of
a respectable firm. but to catch the for
eign concerns whose agents travel the
streets with a bundle of worthless rugs
on their backs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
The Balance Sheet of a Strike.

New YORK World:
The close of the trolley car strike in
Waterbury, Conn. was marked by public
rejoicing People thronged the streets
cheering the labor leaders and the officials
OF the company with equal fervor 1t was
happy occasion-untH one examines the
balance sheet. The strike lasted seven
months. 1t cost Connecticut $4,000 to call
out the militia and check rioting. 1t cost
the unions $1,000 and individual workmen
much more. 1t cost the company 5000. GU
and what the city lost in trade can never
be reckoned 1t was the direct cause of
stained the name Of the land Of Steady
habits The trouble began because three
men were discharged for drunkenness and
other charges. They do not get their
places back Neither do the eight men
recently placed on trial for murderous as
sault- OF 20 others Is return to work at
full pay, IA as -trippers' and 40 will he
taken on as fast possible. The seven
months pay is a dead loss even to the
fortunate 16.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19

gars of miner" wigwag-'A About once
in a month";
The average political candidate does
not care so much for the nation as
he does for the nomination.
Georges Aunt-"YOu are just as bad
as you can be-" Georgie-.Huh! l
guess you don't know how bad can
be-
Nell-"He invited me to take stroll.
and before we had gone half mile
had him proposing" Belle-'Won in a
walk. eh?'
It's a wise child that knows Its own
father" quoted the Wise Guy. And
also wise cork that knows its own
pop" remarked the Simple Mug
How often are we told that death
Doth love a shining mark;
Yet how much better it would be
10 love the mining shark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
LOCAL MENTION.

The bridge across Soldier creek. in
Menoken township, is reported out of
service.
Mrs. H. S. Montgomery and daughter
Percie were shopping in Kansas City
Monday.
All union barber shops will keep open
until $3.50 Friday evening on account of
Santa Fe picnic.
Miss Percie Montgomery was in Otta-
wa Friday where she attended the
Plunkit-Embree party.
The offices in the court house closed
at noon to allow the county officers and
clerks to attend the grocers' picnic
Sheriff Lucas left Tuesday for San
Francisco to bring Clarence Sharon to
Topeka to answer to the charge of en-
bezzlement. Mr.. Lucas was accompan-
led by his wife. They will stop day
in San Francisco and a day in Los
Angeles, Albuquerque and Las Vegas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
PRANK BY LIGHTNING.
Made Streaks on Material Shut Up in
Photographers Drawer.

Cape May Court House. N. T., Aug
19.-Dr. J. F. Leaning, an enthusiastic
amateur photographer, had an unusual
experience. In developing a plate he
had exposed on a clear day to the
Methodist church he found two streaks
of lightning plainly visible. apparently
coming from the clouds. Another plate
of a potato patch showed the same
freak.
Bound to ascertain the cause, he de-
veloped an unexposed plate and found
the same zigzag bolt. He then tried a
couple of pieces of bromide paper and
found similar marks on these.
This satisfied the doctor that a flash
of lightning from a recent storm had
penetrated the closed drawer, in which
he kept his materials. leaving its inn
press on every sheet of paper and
plate he had in the drawer.