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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. C. L. Needham of Kansas City,
Mo. has taken position with Abe ].
August.
F. L. yandegrift is very sick at his
home in Kansas City. He is threat
ened with pneumonia.
A burning awning at the rear of
Lidzy's laundry, on Kansas avenue be-
tween Eighth and Ninth caused a fire
alarm this forenoon. 1t was started by
sparks from the chimney and was ex-
tinguiShed with so loss.
R. NJ Johnson, an old man IS years
of age, was arrested this afternoon for
making indecent proposals to young
girls who were passing on Kansas ave-
nue., between Seventh and Eighth
streets. The old man is a vagrant, hav-
ing no home or occupation. The officer
who arrested Johnson failed to get the
names or addresses of the girls who
made complaint to him.
Annie Johnson, the girl who was
picked up in Highland park Wednesday
evening While she was wandering
around in demented condition, was
adjudged insane in probate court today
and will be sent to the asylum. The
girl is II years of age and the daughter
of Gus johnson, Of 726 Lincoln street.
A marriage license was issued in pro-
bate court today to Allan Brown, aged
s. years, and Sarah Saywefl, aged 20
years both residents of Topeka
Rev E. Powell the first minister of
the present organization of the First
Unitarian church. is in the city for q
few days visiting old friends. He will
occupy his old pulpit Sunday, and Rev
A. Wyman will preach in Alton. H..
Mr. Powell is stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Foster.
A compromise verdict of $3.50 in favor
of Fred PerneH was reached in the dis
frict court in q small suit brought by
Fred Pernel against OFT and Embree,
executors of the estate of the late Eliza
Chrisman. The suit was brought on a
personal note given by Mrs. Chrisman
herself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23
WILL BE EXCLUSIVE.
Councilman VIII Have a Ruling to
Keen Out Rabble.

They are going to put a railing across
the council chamber to keep the rabble
from interfering with the deliberations
of the city daddies- Councilman Joseph
Griley, chairman of the building COM
ra1ittee is out on the trail of some rail-
ing, and if he can yet what he is after,
the railing will be IN place at the time
of the next council meeting
The plan is to build the railing across
the room just at tine rear of the desks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

occupied by the councilmen. There will
be gate, and Philip Sprague will be
on guard at the gate. The idea is to
keep everybody out from inside the rail-
ing except city officials and those who
have immediate business with the city
counc...
Councilman Griley is trying to buy a
lot of old walnut railing which was
used at one time in the federal court
room at the government building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

The United States Steel corporation
will make an exhibit at the st. Louis
Worlds fair that will cover two acres
OF floor space in the palace of mines
and metailurgy. 1t will cover every
branch of the industry except the fiuan-
cial workings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

London. Oct. 23-One person was
killed and dozen were slightly injured
last night in a railway wreck at Sow
erby bridge. Reports circulated in the
United States to the effect that a great
disaster occurred, attended by large
loss of life, are erroneous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Some idea of the rapid extension of
electric railways. can be gathered from
the announcement that it is now posi-
BILE to travel from Boston to Philadel-
Dhia by trolley cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Washington Post: Secretary Wilson
estimates that the codling moth has
done $2s,o0O,oe0 damage in the last year.
Other members Of the cabinet will make
these figures look small when they re-
moth. lo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

San Francisco. Cal. Oct 23.-Genera1
Miles has just returned to San Fran
cisco from an extended so-ourn in the
southern part. of the state. He will
leave for the east in day or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Judging by the number of voters re-
ported as being won over by the rival
candidates for governor in Ohio, every
citizen of the state must be changing
his politics this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

If Canada is determined to insist ON
annexation we can't very well make an
exception in her case and refuse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

st. Louis should secure Dowie's show
for the Worlds fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Canada may get even with us by send
ing home all our boodlers and criminals
Of every kind who have found lodge
ment in that country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

AL the United States got out of the
boundary award was a settlement. We
had the land already.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Instead of creating a IulI in politics,
the elections next month are likely 10
cause the politicians to get buster than
ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

About the only way to break down
the tariff walP' that we hear SO much
about is to use air ships for commercial
purposes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

San Francisco. Cal, Oct 23.-Horace
N Allen, United States minister to
Korea has arrived here from the east.
Minister Allen. who has been in Korea
for IS years, left Seoul, the Korean cap
ital, last spring on an extended leave of
absence. He is now on his way back
to Korea to resume his Diplomatic du-
tics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Now that it is settled that Ann is IS
what is to be done about it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

Kansas City. Mo, Oct 23.-Charles L.
Conine national secretary and treas
urer of the United Brotherhood of
Leather Workers and Harness and
Horse Goods Makers. has been convict
ed in the criminal court here of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-23

thority to take possession of the person
of Kratz. who is now at Guadalajarai
Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Gabrilowitsch is a young man, not
yet % years of age. and this sort of
weather just suits him for besides be-
ing young he is a Russian. He speaks
good English for a foreigner.
Gabrilowitsch plays every other day
during the concert season. When he
was in this country two years ago he
played only as far west as St Louis
and as far north as Minneapolis and st.
Paul. The coming season he is to play
in the important cities of the north
and south and close his season on the
Pacific coast, and he looks forward
with pleasure to the really arduous
task of travelling and playing. I play
only every other day he said, be-
cause it is not only a physical but
mental impossibility to play every day
and still keep up the standard an artist
sets for himself 1t could be done for
a short time, but it would be only
short time. as the public, which is very
critical, would find that the work was
falling off. The public expects, every
time player appears before them. that
on that particular night he is to do his
very best. If he fails, the public soon
knows it. So it is much better to be
in fine condition and although the mood
cannot always be the same yet the
pianist viii please and will play we'll if
he is in good trim and in good numor =
From Topeka he goes to Cincinnati
where he plays Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
TOBACCO USERS ARE SLOW.
Not as Bright in Many Things as
Those Who Abstain from Weed.

Like all elements which have an effect
upon the nerves. tobacco differs widely
ia its action upon different individuals
and no sweeping statements can be
made. Upon most constitutions its ac-
ton is deleterious. It is always inju-
rious before the period of complete de
velopment and cannot be used before the
age of 25 without harm. DIR. Seaver, di-
rector of the physical laboratory at
Yale tabulated the record Of the stu
dents entering that university during
nine years. when all the young men
were examined and nea sured. The
smokers averaged fifteen months older
than the n0nsm0lxers. They were also
shorter in stature. Nicotine interferes
with growth and its effect in that re-
gard is very measurable.
At Yale during the four years course
the nonusers Of tobacco. although taller
when they enter, gain "a per cent more
in height ana 26-7 per cent. more in
girth of chest than do the habitual
users. DR.. Hitchcock of Amherst coll
lege found even greater differences. The
difference in the lung capacity is yerS
striking in the two classes and has been
noticed by all observers. It shows the
effect of tobacco on the respira ton. mic
CARDS the effect of nicotine on the men
tai processes it is more difficult to in
terpret the meaning of statistics. Out OF
the highest scholarship men at Yale
only per cent. use tobacco, while of the
men who do not get appointments so
per cent use It. It is not necessary te
interpret this as meaning that mental
decreSitude follows the use Of tobacco
by young men. for there are other fac
net conducive to the best work
Worlds Work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
aUAKER REFLECTIoNs.

tFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
A ring on the finger is worth two on
the telephone
It's an i'll wind that turns an umbrella
inside out.
Some men work their way up in the
world by working other people.
1t doesn't take much argument to con-
vince a girl that she is pretty.
1t isn't every hero who has sense
enough to stay up on his pedestal
Lots of people would prefer beer to
champagne if the prices were equal.
The fellow who likes to hear himself
talk has less charity for others.
She-"I like you; you're SO jolly He
well 1 guess you're Jollier.''
Many a fellow has gone hungry with
mouthful of gold filings in his teeth.
crowded car isn't always so polite at
home.
we don't have to wait for spring to
encounter people who give Us that tired
feeling.
solomon had thousand wives. but
the Bible doesn't mention a single moth
er-in-law.
late Belle--..You mean after we are
found out2"
.-Aw. she's jest a glance pusher,'' is
the way in which d tough citizen was
overheard describing a girl with fiirty
eyes.
sillicus-''I like 10 hear him talk His
sentences are 50 we'll rounded" Cynicus
~ s; so we'll rounded that they have
no point"
1T is we'll to put something by for a
rainy day said the Wise Guy .espec-
tally If you are thinking Of getting mar
pie Mug, cit isn't the rainy day you
should think of SO much as SQUALLS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
MINOR BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Governing Board in Session in New
York.

New York, Feb. 1S.-A meeting Of the
national board of arbitration. the gov
erning body Of minor league baseball,
was begun here today. President p t.
Powers presided and there were pres
ent W II. Sexton. Of Rock Island.
president OF the Western league; T. H
Murnane, Of Boston, president of the
New England league. James H
O'Rourke, Of Bridgeport: W. H. Lucas
of Spokane. president of the Pacific
Northwest league; J. W McKavanaugn.
of Little Rock, representing the South
ern league. and J. n Farrell. president
Of the New York state league, secretary
of the board.
The board viii map out a course to be
pursued in the conference between the
American. National and minor league
organizations relative to the drawing ufs
of a new national agreement. There IS
said to be no doubt but the National
association viii demand an equal repre-
sentation upon the proposed new ma
tional board with the American and Ma
tional leagues. Under the old regime
the OLD national hoard Of the National
league settled all disputes between clubs
and players Of the minor leagues and
the latter had no representatives on the
board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
INDOOR CIRCUS SEATS.
They Will Be Put On Sale Friday
Morning.

The reserved seats for Ships indoor
circus will go on sale Friday morning
at nine o'clock at stansfield's drug
store.
The entire first floor of the Auditor
ium has been reserved but only three
hundred choice seats on the stage over
looking the ring Will go on sale in ad-
vance The seats for the entire week
Of February % viii go on sale Friday
aud it will be possible to reserve seats
for the performance on any day of the
week after Friday morning.
The entire north side of the first floor
of the Auditorium will be occupied
with dressing rooms and stalls for the
seven horses. and King Bill the trained
OK. They viii be hidden behind real
canvas walls the same as a summer
circus. The remainder Of the seats on
the first floor, about eighteen hundred
in number have been reserved at IS
cents extra. Tickets for these seats may
be secured at the box office Just before
each performance.
Two thousand seats in the balcony
viii sell for 25 cents. The show can be
seen from all parts of the balcony and
many of these seats are just as good as
the first floor seats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Spanish heet2 He is one of my pet
heroes Il .As#7
..The= captain politely evaded my in
curry and not long afterward he began
to talk about the guns that worked the
destruction Of the Spanish fleet. He
commented upon the execution of the
Iowa, told of the powerful marksman-
shin on the Brooklyn, and so on
.. Pardon me. I interposed again,
but why do you omit mention Of those
mighty thirteen-inch guns Of the Ore
gong What you have said about the
others is all we'll enough, but I have a
chip on my shoulder when you Slight
the Oregon Don't you know that Cap
tain Clark hung close to the enemy in
that conflict?
You must have misunderstood my
name when / was introduced replied
the captain, turning fun upon me. I
am compelled to tell you that am
Then / have no apologies to make
was my reply, but can earnestly say
that I really want to get better ac-
quainted with you Chicago Chron-
icIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
WANTED A VICTIM.
French Court Endeavored to
Transfer Vanderbilt Sentence.

Paris. Feb. 18.-The hearing ON the
appeal of w. X Vanderbilt who was
sentenced in default last year to two
days imprisonment on the charge of
driving an automobile at excessive
speed in the Champs Elysees was re-
sumed today. A chauffeur named COu-
bac. who ran the machine at the time,
testified that Mr.. Vanderbilt was not in
the automobile: that its only occupants
were the Duke of Marlborough and him
self An affidavit Of the Duke of MARI
borough to the same effect taken before
the French consul in London was also
introduced.
An amusing scene occurred when
Coubac finished his testimony. The jus
tice said that in view of the evidence it
seemed proper that the chauffeur should
be brought before the court as the ac
cused, instead of as a witness and he
asked if Coubac if he wished to change
places with Mr.. Vanderbilt so that the
two DAYS sentence standing against
Mr.. Vanderbilt could be transferred to
him. Coubac protested energetically,
declaring he had come before the court
as a witness and not as an accused per-
son But the judge insisted upon the
transfer. Whereupon counsel for Van
derbilt also interposed a strong protest.
Il insist he said, that there be
definite decision whether my client is
guilty or not guilty. [ am opposed to
any transfer of the sentence"
The judge then announced the adj
iournment of the case until March Is.
saying that Coubac would be cited then,
not as a witness. but as the accused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
CAPTAIN CLARK MODEST.
Commander Of the Oregon Omitted to
Mention His Own Ships Services.

Captain Clark. who brought the bat
tIeship Oregon around the Horn 50
valiantly in time 10 participate in the
naval battle at Santiago, is a very mod
est man. and although he waited long
for his well earned admiraIs position it
came to him at last.
The house naval committee heard
from Mr. Dayton the other day an &C.
count of his first meeting with Captain
CLARK
We had gone over to Philadelphia to
in sDect the League Island yard" said
Mr.. Dayton, and several naval officers
escorted US about the place. Admiral
Casey took Mr. Foss in tow and there
We're general introductions to the sew
eTal officers. but I did not catch the
names. A captain, broad-shouldered
and cheerful looking, sided up to me
as we started on foot to look over the
premises. We talked about the yards till
that topic of conversation became eX-
hausted and finally fell TO talking about
the battle Of Santiago. The captain
spoke in praiseworthy terms Of the diff
ferent captains and commanders in the
fleet that WHIPPED the SDaniards.
But Why do you not make some
mention Of Clark, that officer who
brought the Oregon around the Horn
and requested the navy department not
to tie UP with orders. but to leave him
to look out for himself, which he prom
ised to do. even if he met the entire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
new THEATER TRUST.
Stair & Havlin to Fight the
Other Octopus.

Toledo, @, Feb. Announcement IS
made here today that Frank Burt and
Stair and Havlin have completed a cir
cult of high-price theaters which viii
compete with the syndicate theatars in
eighteen of the principal cities Of the
country. They are promised the CO.
operation of Harrison Grey Fislze. James
H. Hackett and the Henrietta Crossman
management. Stair and Havlin will con-
tinue sheir popular price houses at pres
ent, but merely as managers of theaters
and booking agents. Next season they
will own no plays and viii manage NJ
producing companies, their only inter
ests being as the head of the two
circuits.
The theaters which they announce rs
being in the new circuit are Iyceum, To-
ledo, to be remodeled: Majestic. New
York: Majestic, Boston; Auditorium. Phil
adelphia. Maryland fheater. Baltimore
Lafayette Washington. Empire, Pitts
burg: Lyceum. Cleveland. Lyceum. De
troit: Grand Opera house, Chicago; Great
Northern, Chicago. Grand Opera house St.
Louis; Walnut. Cincinnati, Grand, kan
sas City Grand, San Francisco; Grand
New Orleans. Grand Toronto: Grand, CO.
lumbus: Grand, indianapolis: Empire,
in Buffalo, St. Paul and Milwaukee and
several other cities they have not com
pleted deals. as no houses can be secured
there 1t is the avowed intention in such
cases TO build new theater in each town
with the aid of local capital in each place.
Manager a. s. Kane says this viii not
affect the amusement situation Of Topeka,
as the houses here are independent of
both the trust and Stair & Havlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
rAYHAWKER lots.

Hays Citys next improvement is to be
bowling alley.
out on Coon creek. washington coun-
~, Rag Bees" are the latest social fad.
spring at Barnes rather than twirtering
blue birds.
A Kiowa man who lost his watch
some time ago thinks it's time it was
returned
The principal avocation of Enterprise
citizens these days is lodging the
chickenpox.
with each sale a Hanover merchant
viii give a biscuit and cup of coffee
during February
It's close race at Sharon Springs
as to which has the most victims, matrl-
mony or the measles.
Gambling is growing so prevalent ar
Augusta that the town is becoming
known as Monte Carlo.
A citizen from the treeless district of
Sharon Springs is going to Washington
to become a timber chopper.
1t took the Missouri Pacific section
men out of FL Dorado as many days to
win their strike as a cat has lives.
One of the deepest wells in Kansas is
in Clyde county where farmer Hamel is
drawing water a quarter Of a mile
Latham musicians have organized Il
thirteen piece orchestra. So far none of
the members have been shot or invited
o.ss-
A sticlzer from an insignificant little
sand burr under the thumb nail caused
an Ellis county man many sleepless
nj%hts-
A Clyde county farmer in tearing
down an old smoke house found a
swarm of bees and four gallons of
honey.
Owing to the geographical distance
from the arctic circle and the open win
ter Eureka expects an ice famine the
coming dog days
A novel sight at Cimarron was the
hurried exit of a tramp Indian from a
box car It was thought he got the tip
from a brakeman 5 boot.
One Night IN a Barroom' is a popu-
lar play that is doing a weeks stand at
Pleasanton. The admission is ten pins
and the stage barn loft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
FOR MRS. THOMPSON.
Brief Funeral Services at Residence
Today.

The funeral OF Mrs. A. H. Thompson.
was held from the family residence, COZ
West Tenth avenue, this afternoon.
Brief services were conducted by DR.
Countermine, and memorial services viii
be held at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday.
A special meeting of the Topeka fede-
rated clubs will be held Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at unity church
to arrange for a memo , Il tribute to
Mrs Thompson, their former president.
Plans win be made for the memorial
services to be held Sunday morning at
II o'clock a the First Presbyterian
church. The federated clubs will be IN
charge of these services, and the meet
ing on Thursday morning viii arrange
for the drafting of resolutions in mem
DRY of the work done by Mrs. Thompson
in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
ONE Rule on the Saloon Question.

Home Rule on the Saloon Question
Washington Post.
A measure is pending before the Hi
nois legislature, with strong prospects
of enactment which is ir tended to give
every community home rule on the sa-
loon question. Tt is entitled a bill for
an act to provide for the creation OF
anU-saloon territory and is correctly
described as of q very comprehensive
nature Under its provisions anti-sa-
loon territory may be created out OF
any county, town. city, village, ward,
or precinct upon the Initiative of the
voters. Throughout the state last sun
day clergynen in large numbers dis
coursed upon this proposition, APPROX
ing OF its object and urging its adop-
ton.
The Post has for many years advo-
Gated local option. 1t is the only sys-
fem under which genuine prohibition IS
practicable. and it is strictly harmon
ious with the home rule policy. II the
residents of a county, town. city, Val
lage, ward, or precinct are opposed TO
prohibition liquor Will be sold there, no
matter what the law says on the sub
1ect. For proof of this one has only
to point to the cities and large VII
lagos in Maine. New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Kansas. If the people OF
the Vicinage do not want a saloon, the
law ought not to force it upon them.
The moral rights of a minority do not
include the right to run tipping houses
against the win of the majority Ma
jority rule is a good American doctrine.
AS the Chicago News puts 1t, even
those who object to prohibitive legisla-
ton affecting the state generally can
not deny that the majority of the PEG
pie of a given community or neighbor-
hood should decide this matter for
themselves