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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
EDIToRIAL oo1EMENT.
Railroad Passes Are Bribes.

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Detroit Free Press:
The Northern Pacific railroad has
made a practice of issuing passes over
its lines to members of the legislatures
OF Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
Idaho and Washington. This was not
an unwonted act of generosity on the
part of the road. In fact, this free trans
portatiOn had come to be regarded as
one of the perquisites of the interested
solOns. If these passes could be tor
purpose it would be to enable the 1egis-
latOrs to go to and from the capital or
TO travel to state institutions or to make
investigation in the line of official duty.
President Mellen has brought out the
fact that this is not the view of the
case taken by the legislators. The
latest batch Of passes as usual, were
good only for the time that the respec-
tive legislatures We're in session. and
they have been Indignantly returned.
The statesmen demanded the privi-
lege of using the road from one year S
end to the other and as often as they
wish The president answers the angry
lawmakers by declaring that the legis-
Ia tors in every state mentioned have
been in the habit of lending their passes
to their friends or selling them to
scalpers to an extent that brought pro-
tests from the paying patrons of the
road. The lawmakers now threaten to
get even" and to the extent that they
attempt to do SO from motives of re-
NeQSe LRSy Will demonstrate lnGI per-
sonal view of free transportation.
Mr.. Mellen has shown that the legiS-
lators with whom he has had dealings
are not ordinarily appreciative or CRATE
full and has brought about a conclusion
that if they attack the road because it
will not give them all the passes they
ask for. they are capable of favoring it
when their swinish demands are
gratihed
Legislators, as such, have 10 business
with railroad passes. They are provided
only with view of keeping the law
maker in n kindly temper toward the
corporation which grants these free
rides. No self respecting man will ac-
cept this expensive hospitality and then
seek to injure those who extended it.
No self respecting man viii sell his
political support for a pass or other
bride, no matter how thick may be the
sugar coating The forced conclusion
is that no self respecting legislator will
accept railroad passes at all, and that
is the exact proposition for which we
contend. It is precisely on a par with
the policeman on beat who accepts
free drinks and cigars. In nine cases
out of ten they induce him to look the
other way when the law is being yio-
lated, even though he be honest In the
ordinary affairs Of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

err While he shelled the ports known
to be loyal to Castro, the de facto presi-
dent of the republic. the German com
modore left Coro at the disposal of the
Insurgents for the safe importation of
arms, ammunition and military sup
plies generally. Engaged in a pretended
war on Venezuela-for all affectation Of
peaceful purpose was discarded carly IL
the game-this German commodore
openly co-operated with a Venezuelan
rebel. and. of course, with a view to in
stalling him at the head Of the Caracas
government If the Monroe doctrine
means anything. it means that the
European powers shall not intervene III
the domestic affairs Of American ma
tons. If the action of this German
commodore means anything. it means
that he seeks to set up in Castro's place
a creature of his own. and that Ger
many shall hereafter rule Venezuela by
proxy
Nevertheless and notwithstand. Mr.
Roosevelt has met these menaces and
irritations with calmness that must
excite the admiration and dispel the APP
prehensions of the American people
even the most timid. Had such an
emergency arisen during the term Of
BENJAMIN Harrison. we have not the
slightest doubt that he would have in
dulged the intemperance of calling halt
we all know what Mr. Cleveland did =
few years ago President RooseFeit
however, with a discretion beyond his
years. has kept his balance through all
these disturbing and agitating circum-
stances. The country win recognize his
wisdom and applaud his serenity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
HE WADED THE RIVER.
Henry Leather, Reform School In
mate, Escapes, but Freezes Out.

Harry Leather, an 1S-year-Old boy do
ing time at the reform school, made d
dash for liberty at O'Clock last even
ing, and was chased all over the sur
rounding country by the officers of the
school, finally GLIDING them by cross
ing Soldier creek several times and
eventually wading the Kaw river above
the Rock Island bridge. He was wet TO
his shoulders. and had to go to the
Rock Island depot TO keep from freez~
ing. While trying to dry his clothes at
the radiator in the waiting room he was
arrested by Policeman Anderson. The
boy was brought to the police station
and given dry clothes. His experience
in trying to get away from the reform
schol guards equals some Of the early
day stories where a lone white man was
the game and a gang of Indians the
h11rtere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
FEES FOR PRINTERS.
Measure introduced to Regulate the
Charges,


To the end that county printers may
receive fixed and definite fee for print
ing Official ballots and publishing legal
notices, Representative Jones of Norton
has introduced two bills. One Of them
prescribes that for printing official bal
lots printers shall receive SO a thou
sand in presidential years. and IS a
thousand in other years. where there are
not more than four tickets on the ball
lot, and 81 a thousand for each addi-
tional ticket. The present law fixes the
rate at not more than $40 a thou
sand" and in some counties the com
missioners scaled the price down this
last year until the printers did not come
out even. Mr.. Jones bill fixes the price
definitely
For legal publications the other bill
fixes a definite rate of IS cents per
square OF $50 ems FOR the first insertion
and 50 cents for subsequent Insertions
and it makes this rate obligatory to make
the notices legal. At present the rate
is s. for the first and so cents for sub
sequent insertions. but lawyers fire.
quently get printers to give them half
rate or less. The rate for publishing the
delinquent tax list is left the same as at
present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
QUAKER REFLECTIONs.

IFrom the PhIIadeIphla Rec0rd-I
Cloves are handy to have
A mans friends generally last as long IS
his money.
Adam never had any ancestors, but he
managed to get family tree.
It IS easy enough to view trouble calmly.
provided it is not our own.
My life is a case of fore and after -
complains the golf caddy.
Dress is a poor index. Many a young
mar is not 50 bright as his nechties would
make him appear
You can't make some men believe that
it is possible to have a good time without
a headache next morning
Nell-"AIiss Gotrox has such a poor
complexion" BELIEVES. she's rich
enough to AFFORD a better one. too"
Unless you have a good opinion of YOUR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
DEATHS AND FUNERA LIS.

Mrs. Margaret r. Foster Of 1919 Topeka
avenue died this morning at hemorrhage
at tEe'age of "a years. The funeral will be
held from the First Presbyterian church
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The funeral service of Mrs. Elizabeth F.
Patterson win take place at the residence.
124I CLAY street. on Thursday morning at
II o'clock The interment win take place
on Friday at Monmouth Ill.
Peter Unison an aged colored man liv-
ing at 414 East West street. died Monday
morning Of old age He was 80 years OLD
and has been under the care OF MT anc
Mrs. Lawrence, coIored, fer some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
REF BOTTOMS OF A BAoHELoB

IFrom the New York Press
No man tells all he knows: every woman
tells more than she knows
Women who set out to reform rakes
end by needing reform themselves.
There is no age at which woman
ceases to see herself beautiful unless she
becomes blind.
A womans Idea OF mans being good
to her is when he agrees with her when
she knows she is wrong.
At 40 woman is as sacred about her
complexion as a man is about his pocket
book in a dark alley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
Card of Thanks

To Topeka commandery No. 5. Knights
Templar, Topeka lodge No. II. A F and
a NJ also all German ana benevolent
societies and friends who so willingly
assisted US with helping hands, cheer
ing words and heartfelt sympathy and
to all who paid the last tribute of re-
spect to our beloved husband and faith
er. John Greif, we desire to offer the
deepest gratitude OF a widows and
daughters heart when aroused to it's
utmost capacity for grateful feelings.
MRS. JOHN GREIF.
EMMA GRIEF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
New Nrexican Men orial.

The legislative assembly of New Mex
leo today telegraphed a memorial to the
Kansas legisla turre asking the latter to
urge congress to pass the omnibus state
hood bill. over which there is now a
fight in congress. It required a tele-
gram of over 500 words to transmit thO
memorial After it was read it was
referred to the committee on federal re
I1F50ys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

gifted with a keener sense of apDrecia-
ton
When some men fail at everything else
they try ma trimony.
Blobbs-"I saw Newrich sprinkling
ashes on his sidewalk the other day.
Slobbs-'' Making another vulgar display Of
his wealth. eh2
Sympathy is not so plentiful as one
might suppose. The man who suffers from
insomnia has no pity for the fellow who
has nightmare.
Snlicus-" Everybody says he is a gen
ius-" Cynicus-.Then guess he might
be. It takes genius to convince other PEG
pie that YOU are one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
NICHOLS ZOE COUNCIL.
Fifth Ward Member to Stand for
Reelection.

H S. Nichols, councilman from the Fifth
ward. has announced that he will be a
candidate for reelection Mr. Nichols has
served one term and is admitted to be
one of the most shrewd and energetic
members of that body. He is member of
several important committees and is active
as a member of the board of health
Although he has voted with the Prohibi-
ton members of the council on all meas
ures calculated to put the members on
record. he stands in good favor with the
administration and has been ir a position
to secure favors for his ward which might
otherwise have been difficult to obtain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Hutchinson. Kan, Jan. 27-Benjamin d
Vega. the Cuban. was released afer being
held six hours. without a preliminary hear
ing on the charge of having burglarized the
home of DR.. F. ". Cook County AttOr-
ney Brown decided that the evidence was
not of a nature to warrant a trial and af-
ter considering the matter for while
decided to dismiss the case De Vega SAYS
he viii bring suit for false Imprisonment
against Dr. Cook and the officers as ne
considers that his reputation was 1amagei
by his six hours detention IN the custody
of The Officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
n6ade Envov Fxtraord1narv.

Berlin. Jan 27.-The title and rank of
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary have been conferred on Bar
on Speck Won Sternberg. who succeeds
Dr. Holleben as the representative of
Germany at Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Henry Clew's Financial Review is re-
aponsible for the assertion that there is
q universal belief that the country is in
for another six months, at least, of good
business. and that if the harvest Of 1903
proves anything like satisfactory it
doubtless Will continue beyond that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
is MISSING.
One Dead of the Crew of a
Sunken Steamer.

London, Jan 27.-The British steamer
CRATIC from Glasgow for Buenos Ayres
was sunk off Ramsey island today. Six
of her crew were rescued by life boat,
one man lost his life and 16 are miss
inar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
A Brief Discourse on Mr.. Baer's Text.

Washington Post;
The Post has said and stiI believes,
that a large share of the responsibility
for the coal calamity is justly charge
able to the operators of the mines. They
could have prevented it by means
which, under the circumstances, they
ought to have adopted. But this belief,
which we think is practically universal
does not impair the American public's
appreciation of the correctness of this
statement recently made by Mr.. Baer
in New York:
In general. it is true that the seller
had right to get the highest market
price for his goods, but this rule ought
to be modified as to food and fuel, in
times of great distress, when a decent
respect for the necessities of mankind
should restrain the seller from taking
more than a normal, legitimate profit. "
That there are many men in the coal
business who do not recognize this
obligation is an unpleasant and afflic-
tive fact. but it IS the purpose of this
article to consider the relations to the
public of another class of business men
who appear to have taken advantage
+ of the coal famine to boost the price of
another fuel product at least 80 per
cent since the coal trouble began. Coal
! oil that was retailed at 10 cents a gal
/ Ion last June has been for some weeks
7 selling at Is cents. AS everybody
/ knows. the former price, and even the
+ lowest prices that prevailed at various
/ prior AjSIACtS- NlEltlEQ rHpAftlJ0S EiDnNo
and piled up fabulous fortunes for a
few men. The Post has never failed
to recognize all the good points of the
oil trust That it sold an excellent
quality of oil ct a seemingly low price
we cheerfully conceded. and we paid
due tribute to the splendid business
f capacity of Mr.. Rockefeller and his as
soc'ates- But this rushing up Of the
cost of fuel in order to augment profits
that already exceeded the dreams of
aVarice" seems to US like heartless OPP
/ preston Of the poor
OF course the demand for oil has
been largely increased by the coal
shortage. and if II be justifiable TO put
on all the prsce that the traffic viii bear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

oJhn Philip sousa is the author of q
serial story the first installment Of
which appears in The Housekeeper for
February. some people may wonder
how Sousa finds time 10 write stories
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

The wrinkles in the Colorado sena-
torial situation are being ironed out
rapidly and there is abundant reason
to believe that Mr. Teller will 60 back
to the senate and will not find it neces-
sary to nail down his seat. After all
Colorado might have done a great deal
T7-0~aa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
Admiral George Dewey.

washington POST.
Some of our naval officers. returned
from the Caribbean evolutions, are tell
ing about their experiences, and especi-
ally about the impression produced
upon the entire personnel of the fleet by
Admiral Dewey in his capacity as COM
mander-in-chief Had the Venezuelan
incident led to a clash. as at one time
seemed not impossible, of course every
one would have been prepared for a
repetition of the vigorous and brilliant
action which we have all learned to eX-
Dect of him in a Warlike emergency He
would then have been upon familiar
ground and we could have foretoid With
certainty what he would do But. as
the saying goes, we had no line" upon
Dewey as the head of the most power
full fleet the United States has ever sent
to sea and as the DIRECTOR of peaceful
maneuvers on a gigantic scale He had
never been tested by that standard, nor
did his demonstrated qualities as a war
rior furnish any forecast of his qualities
as tactieian. It appears, however, that
the admiral soon demonstrated his en-
tire mastery Of the situation to the sat
isfaction of the most incredulous. he
made it Immediately evident that he
was more than equal to every demand
upon his powers. He was easily in COM
mand, never at a loss. always serene,
potent, balanced. He tnstilled into those
under his orders the most implicit conf
dence and fred them with as genuine
an enthusiasm as that which startled
the world in Manila Bay nearly five
years since There was no doubt as to
the inspiration of the fleet. none as to
the identity of the directing mind and
the dominating will Everybody knew
that George Dewey rode the situation
with a sure seat and an iron hand. Ev-
erybody felt that he was the supreme
force. the organizing intellect, the guild
ing energy. The maneuvers were en-
inently successful, significant, reassur-
personality and influence constituted the
overshadowing factor in the whole equa-
ton We know him now to be as great
in peace as he is in war-a creator of
splendid discipline the distributing cen
ter of an Irresistible enthusiasm. Three
cheers for him. and three times three!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
PRESIDENT AT CANTON.

Canton O.. Jan. 27.-The special train
bearing President Roosevelt and party ar
rived at , o'clock this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
Yost ID coaoh 1Tiohigan

Ann Arbor. Mich. Jan. 27.-Oficial an
nouncement has been made that F. II. Y ost
would coach the University Of Michigan
football team again next fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Edward O. Wolcott differs from many
other persons in that he knows when he
8 whipped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Perhaps Carter Harrison never heard
the story about the pitcher and the
ven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

C. F. Menninger. NJ. D.. office T27 Kan
sas ave. Tel. IS. residence 1251 Topeka
ave Tel. Sc. Onice hours 2 to 5 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

The funeral services Of Brother Fran
els Manly viii be held It Grace cathe-
draI tomorrow wednesday, at 2:30
O'Clock The remains viii leave resi-
dence, S26 Monroe. at ? o'clock All
brothers that can are requested to at
tend. CHAS. F. WOODWARD.
Recorder No "A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

The Post Check scheme is novel one,
but certainly it has the merit of utility,
says the Boston Globe. for the present
postal system of money orders is not
only clumsy but expensive. The idea
is simplicity itself. It is to have the
government bills so printed that there
are blank spaces which could be filled
out like a check When not filled they
pass current as money just as they do
now, but when filled out to pay a small
bill say at some distant point, they
must be endorsed by the receiver. and
eashed at the postohice. After that the
bin is worthless as currency The only
expense would be a two cent postage
stamp for government fee on the face
of the bill when it was converted into
check 1t is calculated that this system
would prevent great deal of the pres
ent Inconvenience which people find who
wish to pay small bill say a subserip-
ton for a paper or a magazine, when
such bin has to be sent by mail. and of
course everybody knows there is a GER
tain risk in sending ordinary money
through the mails. The idea embraced
IN the bill which went before congress
last year met with favor. not only
among congressman and inanciers, bur
was also favorably commented upon by
the press Of the country. The practfca
bility and the simplicity Of the scheme
appealed to everybody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

c. F. Menninger, NJ D, Office 727 Kan
sas ave Tel. 10; residence 1851 Topeka
ave. Tel. So. Office hours 2 to D. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Last week Carnegie borrowed a dol
lar 10 make a contribution to charity
and the fact was heralded all over the
country. In this connection two ques-
tions naturally arise. One is. Why
didn't he write a check, and the other:
Why didn't he give more than a dollar.
IL the charity were unworthy he
shouldn't have given anything If other
wise ne ought to have done something
commensurate with his financial ability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

London. Jan. 27zThe sentence of
death passed upon Colonel Arthur
Lynch. who was found guilty of high
treason on Friday last. has been com
muted to penal servitude for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27
LOCAL NENTION.

Mrs. Nation has gone to lola to de-
liver a lecture.
Miss Daude Dwelly of Kansas City is
visiting Mrs T. NJ Hall.
The Topeka High School Alumni as
ISOLATION will hold its annual M q ing
and election of officers on Wednesday
evening. February 4. This viii be the
first annual meeting held in three years.
During that time the organization has
been forgotten but last fall a number OF
old high school people got together for
the purpose Of resurrecting the organi-
cation There have been several meet
ings preliminary to the annual meeting
to be held next week and preparations
for it are complete. AT next weeks
meeting plans will be discussed for a re-
ception for the winter graduating class
at the high school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

city Ticket once. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

City Ticket once. Union Pacih,
Railroad, 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

Gala council No. s. L. r. K. of p.
will give q dance at their hall corner
sixth ard Quincy Wednesday night.
January 2S Knights of Pythias and
their friends are invited. Tickets soc
city Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-27

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED RREs5
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-11-19
Hand Mashed by Train,

PARS0NS.-(Speclal) Lee Green, a
Missouri, Kansas & Texas machinist,
lost his right hand and forearm at the
round house Monday afternoon. An
engine had been lacked up for re-
pairs, and the Jack" gave way, letting
1t back down on the track. Lee Hughes
was slightly injured.
The strike Of the machinists' helpers,
inaugurated Saturday, seems to be on
the wane. About half Of the strikers
went back to work, according to the
statement Of Superintendent 0Hern,
and the shops are running without
much difficulty =
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-11-19

SALIVA. = Especially There were'
new, although not unexpected, develop
ments in the Bardonnar murder case
here Monday, when Myrtle Compton
Gordon was arrested on the charge of
being an accomplice Of Ed Lsrkln,
young man now in Jail here to answer
to murder in the first degree for Shoot
ing Harvey Bardonnar a week ago last
Thursday night. The woman was com
mitted to jail without bail. The Comp
ton woman Is gaining considerable
newspaper notoriety on account Of her
escapade here recently. Only last
week she was married to D. L. Gordon
at Abilene and later her better half
was arrested on the charge Of bigamy.S