The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

this matter of assistance outside of that
to be given by the North Topeka COM
mittee with the $1,000 in it's hands, is
now in charge of the Associated Chart
ties; that the Associated Charities has
unexpended funds on hand. appropriate
ed by the Commercial club. for reliev-
ing any worthy cases of distress and is
ready and anxious to relieve.
In regard to the publication of the
list of applications on file with the
North Topeka committee, the secretary
of the committee, Mr.. c. P. Bolmar.
has received instructions from the
chairman of the committee. Mr. Thos.
Page, as follows: I'm view of news
paper requests to publish a list of the
names of the applicants who have ap-
piled to this committee for assistance.
to comply with such requests would be
very unfair to many of the applicants,
many of whom are personal acquaint-
ances and friends of mine, and to have
their misfortunes paraded in the public
print would be distasteful in the ex-
IRENE. 1 warn you therefore not to
make public these names without au-
thority from the committee"
Just to what extent if at all, this COM
mittee proposes to keep this list secret
is not known. Neither is it clear why
the names of all applicants and the as
sistance desired should not be printed,
except in the cases where those not en-
titled to aid are endeavoring to get
share of the funds 1t must be clear
that every dollar obtained by any one
who should not have it deprives to that
extent every worthy and needy appli-
cant and there are plenty of the latter
class.
1t should also be borne in mind that
the auditing committee which passes up
on every one of the bills is composed of
gentlemen of unimpeachable integrity.
Their names are w. w. Mills. dry goods
merchant, C.-E. Hawley. cashier First
National bank. and J. W. Thurston.
cashier Bank of Topeka. Their records
are open to the public They are not
officers of the club, but they are not
men to condone or be a party to any
fraud.
The list of bills they have allowed
has been printed from time to time in
this paper and all will be printed.
Pending before this committee at the
present time are about five thousand
dollars worth of unpaid claims, MAIN
iy for furniture supplied the sufferers
ny three OF IOuI inherent DTIQS-- HeSG
bills have not been ordered paid for the
reason that there are various differences
in the amounts charged by the differ
ent firms for similar articles and before
allowing the payments the committee
desires explanation to show why these
differences.
If the people who testified at last
nights meeting that goods they had re-
ceived and had been charged to them at
$3.50 which would have been dear at
$500" will appear before this commit
tee with their evidence. the committee
will no doubt be happy to receive their
specific testimony.
The members Of the North Topeka
flood club may rest assured that the
State Journal, being one of the larger
contributors to the relief fund, is espe-
cially anxious to see that the money is
put where it will do the most good, and
put there quickly. We believe that on
the whole the money spent has been
most effectively placed and that in view
of the great difficulties attending the re-
lief of the sufferers. based on the idea
of quickness, and that none in distress
be overlooked, that exceptional credit is
due those who have given unselfishly
their time and best efforts to the work.