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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
CITY AT THE END
Mr.. Spencer Says There Is No
Way of Appealing Joint Cases.

City Attorney Spencer stated today
that in his opinion, the city has no way
OF appealing the liquor cases recently
tried in the district court to the state
supreme court. for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a decision on the validity or
Judge Hazen's Interpretation of the
Chesney case decision
II thought for time" said Mr.. Spen-
Ger, that we might be able to get one
of these cases before the higher court
on a special rule for the sole purpose
of finding out whether the supreme
court in the Chesney case meant that
no evidence whatever is adnIssa bic
which is obtained after the complaint Is
issued But now that have investl-
gated the matter. I believe the city is
absolutely without any recourse. The
only thing we can do is to wait until
some other district Judge holds some
other way from Judge Hazen, and the
defendant takes the appeal
1.-The effect of this is simply to make
it impossible for the police officers to
rely on evidence secured at the time OF
the arrest for the purpose of securing
the conviction of the jointist. For my
part I don't believe that the police
should rely entirely on evidence secured
in this way. If I was chief of police. /
would not try to pile up such a vast
amount of litigation; these Mother
Hubbard cases. I call them Mother
Hubbard' cases because there were five
or six women among those arrested for
the offenSe of selling liquor whose cases
were set for trial at the last term OF
court. I believe it is the duty of the
chief of police to camp on the trail of
some of these fellows until he gets
them: camp there for three months if
necessary, and get some evidence which
will be good to convict some of these
big fellows
City Attorney Spencer has prepared
this list of authorities on the question
of whether the city can appeal from
the decision of Judge Hazen in the
liquor cases: State of Kansas VS.. Car
michael, 8 Kan. 102: City of Olathe VS..
Adams. 10 Kan 391: City of Oswego VS..
Belt. Is Kan. 480; State Us. Crosby, II
Kan 1896; junction City VS.. Keefe. 40
Kan. PTS; State VS.. Moon, 45 Kan. las;
State VS.. Lee, 40 Kan. $40; State VS..
Rock, 81 Kan. 2S2.
This evening City Attorney Spencer 5
written opinion in the joint cases will be
presented to the city council. It has al
ready been printed in the newspapers and
in view of the fact that Mr.. Spencer finds
that the city has no way of appeal, tie
only recommendation of the report Is
without weight. It was suggested 10y Mr..
Spencer in the report that the city appeal
one of the cases as test, if possible.
1t seems that the method of the. police
department in trying to secure evidence
for Joint cases at the time of the arrest
will have to be supplanted by something
else. 1t will require a very ingenious
man to find some way to convict joint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
NIELDS IS NAMED.
President Appoints a q. s. Dist
rict Attorney for Delaware.

Washington. Oct. 5--President Roose-
welt today appointed John p. NieIds
United States district attorney for DeIa
ware. Nields is the acting district at
torney-
A statement issued at the White
House announcing the appointment
says: -. sAa 4
''The two United States senators dis
agreed as to whom they would recon-
mend for the vacancy. The president
went over the endorsements of all the
candidates for the place. He finds that
the federal and state judges and an
overwhelming majority of the members
of the bar without regard to party or
faction favor the appointment of Mr.
Nields and the president is entirely sat
isfed as to his personal and professional
fitness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
KEEP TO THE RIGHT.

Keep to the right This appeal is in
tended only for the owners and drivers
of horses in Topeka. One of the draw
backs to driving IN this city OF beau
tiful streets and excellent pavements is
the disregard of this rule by people
who are careless.
There is an ordinance in Topeka
which provides that people must drive
on the right side of the street. and
penalty for its violation. but why the
city council passed it is an enigma.
Not a single effort has ever been made
to enforce the ordinance. Policemen
have not even taken the trouble to
warn vfo1ators. and people have been
permitted to drive haphazard on either
side of the street they choose. It may
be that the eounciImen had nothing
else to do, and felt that they must earn
their salaries somehow, and so they
passed the drive on the right side or
dinance simply for pastime
An automobile driver said today that
he would have no trouble and would
frighten no horses if people would
always keep to the right in driving A
lodging game between a horse and an
automobile sometimes results disas-
trously for the horse as well as the au-
tomobile. and the horse owner always
places the blame on the driver of the
auto.
1t is such an easy matter to keen on
the right side of the street in driving
that it is a wonder that people persist
in the violation of such a long estab-
lished rule. A little attention on the
part of the police would improve the
situation in Topeka in this respect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miss Sallie Cowgirl died at the home of
her neDhew, E. b. Cowgirl. near Thirteenth
and Clay streets. at $50 a. m sunday
from q hemorrhage of the brain. Miss
Cowgirl has made her home with Mr. Cow
neral service was held at the house at 100
D. m. today. The burial is to be made in
West Branch. Ia, Miss Cowgills former
home. Miss Cowgirl who was ~ years of
age, served in the hospital corps as a
nurse during the civil war and afterward
at the Soldiers Orphans home. Of Iowa
was devoted to charitable use during her
life.
Regina Werner II years of age. the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A A. Werner
of Shawnee, Ok, died at Stormont hos
pital at noon today after an operation for
turnor Mr. and Mrs Werner were for
merly residents of North Topeka. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not yet
been made.
Mrs. Belle Maxwell. wife Of c. q. Max
well, $50 Lane street. died this morning
al o. clock Of cancer. Deceased was born
in Newport. Ark, was IS years of ane
She leaves her husband and enc son. Earl
II years old, to mourn her loss. The III
neral viii be held at 10 a. n. Tuesdays
The funeral of Mrs Minnie Bruingfnp.
mother of Chief of Police Golf will be Hesf
from the residence of her daughter NrS
Kist1er. 70S West Morse street, North ff<s-
pelxa. at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
BOARD OF HEALTH's NEEDS
Want a Bacteriologist and Some
Other Things.

Tonight the city board of health will
present to the council some recommends
TONS The board wants some new laws
and ordinances. Among others it wants
one prohibiting the sale Of blank cart
ridge pistols and cannon fire crackers.
This is doubtless covert attack on the
kill himself on July l. and will no doubt
meet with the strenuous opposition of
Young America.
The board also recommends the recon
struction of the milk ordinance and of the
vault and cesspool ordinance, and winds
up with a request that the city furnish
culture media for diagnosis of diphtheria
and make arrangements with bacterioIo-
gists to make all such necessary cultures
and examinations as may be required by
the physicians of Topeka for the accurate
and speedy diagnosis of diphtheria-
In other words. the board of health
wants a dipntheria dollhouse with an ex-
pert gardiner in charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
RAIDED GANG.
Supposed Postofice Robbers Cap-
tured Near Hanover.

Deputy u. S. Marshal Frank Me-
Grath participated in raid upon a
gang Of supposed postoffice robbers
near hanover IN washington county
sunday, winch resulted In the capture
or FRED Wh1ttl1nger and two confed-
crates who are believed to have com
mitted number of rebberies in north
ern Kansas Nebraska and Missouri.
The only postofffce robbery attributed
to them is that committed at Morrill, in
Brown county. The federal authorities
here regard the capture as an import
ant one although they have not yet
been informed of the details of the
raid. McGrath has been working on
the case for several days He has taken
his three prisoners to junction City
for confinement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
Three Go by the Board.

Three criminal cases which were set
for preliminary hearing in the city court
today went by the board. Thomas Todd,
charged with disturbing the; peace and
William Woodward. an old fisherman Of
Oakland, who was charged with the
theft of a buggy lost during the flood,
were discharged by the court after the
evidence was in. and Wilson Butter. Il
man charged with criminal assault,
was not tried, the case being dismissed
on the motion of the prosecution. It
seems that Butler was the victim of a
family row He was charged with the
crime by his wife. who failed to appear
at the proper time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

The action of the New York Fusion
fists in trying to put circuit and Fornes
off the ticket because they aceepted am
endorsement from Tammany is ca1cu-
lated to arouse doubts concerning the
much heralded nom artisanship of the
Low organization. It looks as though
Mayor Low were being used for a pur
nose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
WON'T BE HEARD NOW.

The coal trust habeas corpus case will
not be argued at the October sitting of
the supreme court, which began today.
The writ was made returnable today but
in the meantime an appeal case involving
the same issues has been fled and the
court desires TO hear both together When
the habeas corpus case came up Chief
Justice Johnston announced that the
court would determine later when it
would be heard Attorney General Cole
man asked that it pc set Tor next month";
and this will probably be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
MRS. STOkER SELECTED.
Will Be Assistant Instructor in Wash
burn Music School

Mrs. George E. stoler, accomplished
pianist of Topeka, has been employed bv
the trustees of Washburn college as an
assistant instructor in the music school
The music department of the college has
enlarged with unexpected rapidfty since
the accession of Prof Penny to its lead
ership and it was through his recommen-
dation that Mrs. Stoker has been selected.
She is regarded one of the most prof.
cfent students of the piano in Topeka and
is one of theh leading members of the
Ladies' Music club of this city. Her eilf-
ties at the college viii be assumed at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

It is never easy to serve two political
masters. The Greater New York De-
nocracy has deserted the Low forces,
claiming that the fusion movement IS
an attempt to Republieanize the city.
Perhaps they are right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

Miss Ruth Bryan declined to have any
attendants at her wedding and walked
10 the altar alone. thus indicating that
she is a chip off the old block. She in
sists on being the whole show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

BY placing Grout and Fornes on the
Democratic ticket, Tanlmany has pre-
eipitated row among the Fusionists
which may prove disastrous to good
government in Greater New York. An
attempt to mix discordant political ele
ments was never known to be success
full for any great length of time Fusion
rarely wins even two successive fights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
LOCAL MENTION.

w. S. Kale and w J. Mattern have
returned from the Thunder Mountain
country where they have been for two
months.
Frame house on ground at Ingleside,
corner Huntoon and Tyler can be
bought for $500. J. Thomas.
A. w. Lacey, the North Topeka drug
gist,s has bought Chas- Kohls pharmacy
on lower Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

Curtis Jett. the Kentucky feudist, now
has life sentence and a death sentence
to his credit. Will he be permitted to
take his choice? 1t is evident hat both
cannot be carried out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

If Mr.. Hearst should secure the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency, 1t
Is easy to determine whom the New
York world would support
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

The impression prevails that everyone
in Topeka travels on free transportation.
TIE writer was the seventeenth in line
at the Santa Fe ticket office the other
1~ar~ing and had the only pass in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

On the export side the figures of iron
and steel for the month of August show
little change compared with the preced-
ing month, or corresponding months of
the preceding year. The total exports
of iron and steel for the month are
SO, 1863, 443i against 1854, 525 in August of
last year. while the total exports of iron
and steel during the eight months end
ing with August 1908, are $65, 1855 934 in
value, against $65. 904, 1923 in the CORE
spending months of last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

A course in the writing of fiction
viii be offered to the students of the
Northwestern university during the
coming year Here ought to be a good
chance for Wichita newspaper CORE
spondents to secure Jobs as teachers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

Commercial fnsolvencies in the United
States during the nine months thisyear.
according to reports to r. G. Dun &,
Co, were SIG in number, with assets
of S53 los, 1885 and liabilities of S101, s55. =
S55. AS to number there appears most
encouraging decrease of exactly 500 as
compared with the corresponding
months last year, when the aggregate
was 8,676, but liabilities this year have
been very much heavier than the SIS.
407, $50 reported a year ago. In manu-
featuring lines there were zoos defaults
Involving SAB, 6S3, 702 against 2,055 last
year for $SS.764,S 1S. Trading failures
numbered 5.761 and the defaulted in
debtedness was $40,273, S21, as compared
with 6,147 failures in the corresponding
nine months of 1902, when the sum in
volved was $40. 726, 1920. Other CONNER
eiaI defaults, not properly included in
the two chief divisions, such as brokers,
agents. livery, laundry, ETC., were 40
in number and ST, 6sS, 1872, against 474
a year ago when the amount involved
was $40. $40. 752. Banks and other SIM
liar fduciary institutions suspended to
the number of 66, with IS, 721. 611 of la
biIities, whereas there were At last year
involving S2S,027, 1913. No figures are in
serted for fae reeeivership of the Con-
so1idated Lake Superior Co. owing to
the fndefiniteness of reports thus far
available. Furthermore, this collapse
would not properly come under COM
mereia1 failures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

1t has become necessary for the Red
Cross society 10 petition for permission
to enter the disturbed districts of Tur-
key The sultan hasn't much use for
crosses OF anv kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
German Bands for Worlds Fair.

Berlin, Oct 5.--George w Stewart, man
ager of the musical department of the ST.
sollis exposition has arrived here from
Paris to arrange for the attendance of
German military bands at THE exposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

The blow that almost killed St.
Francis grocer was the carload of
melons that arrived day late for the
reunion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

The Jewish year book for the year
1864 gives some interesting figures about
the race in this country. New York
now has the largest Jewish population
of any of the states. with 500, 900, and
then come Pennsylvania and Illinois,
with Massachusetts fourth with so, 000
The total Jewish immigration through
the ports of New York. Philadelphia and
Baltimore for the past twelve years has
been 761,59S, and during the past year
5S,079 arrived at the port of New York
alone. Among these were 30,536 Rus
sian, 1918 Austrian. 1914 Rumanian
and only SGT German Jews The total
Jewish population of the United States
is now 1,127 ,26S. while there are only
27e,614 in the British emnire.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

NEv oz-EAys L." I lake p,ezs--e IL c5o-
Erztzlsti1y To1 g yeur Do2z's El11sy PMS
received zod uss1 tie sample al fhsu Pr
chased : box q C. L C1szek & Co. Ltd
uZst s2y have been cE-ed Ct dimes "
tAe-1- AID hare Let hsi tie slig1:esf SRI q
tbs so-ezllsd vertigo since The use q Dams
kinney Pills ! VII rs1o11e7d them . 3
great many ofhe-s whom znoE safe err : fszs-a
diZzi1ess AID kilvey complaint l. : trse.
s1.ee using tie Pills every one meet remarks
about low vel look Thanking ~ r. ve.zr
free tr.zl boE--GEo. JCSx0vILLK, cz-@ q
Pr@s1oa < Ssz4teT. View orleans. =
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
3 T=-=7==--=@ - z
N7bb2snILEs


L-s6y-O1ee 5zzt sumner saw scUs
5.-ys -trea6irE Tor clans - they
called i .TheF were very 6irty-Iool--
ing beys: they were bzrefooted-fest
EzEzsAet most liEsly-sDG they were
HaLkirz through he mDa ~ .evv ice
7Fhe1 -hey felt 2 clam w.th tkeir feet,
hey lifted II ont with their tees L
.-sr made ne si1k- I hope yoar Cams
are Drr caught thai way2
N1.-s--Iu course not mann The
nan wof furnishes clans 20 this res
fs1rz-t EsAeS for en- With . silver
spooz--N- !. Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
AN ODD COLLECTION.
Queer Old Volume. That Are Cath
cred In by Lovers of Aa-
Client Works

Al book collectors have th<i- =
resses remarked a us1 VITO i often
seez Parlag ever the Sidewalk couu-
tiers OF secondhand book-shopz. =
lales The Detroit Free Pres. .a1E
nine. I confess. ruIs IL tie Ine q ole
Bibles and hynE-boeks. Not pzrflc-
Ularly because they are Biele. arC
hymn books. but because simply
cant stand il e see such books tossed
about a. custy, almost Hor7 hles. sec
ond-hand goods Except 4 tie case
81 rare olG Bibles or quite ancient
hymn books. such books cas. bu; Z
trife; religious books ar rule. are
almost unstable i seeeu6-tara
shops. and I Buy q g1eat may. Only
however. such a. contain family
uames and inscriptions = pathetic
clacter.
Ny frs purchase = lie kind va
an Episcopal praxer-boek. battered
and tern. with TIE name = az old
friend # nine . ezz7 81 lie eufer.
L gave M q shock - fHa + re d sec
ond-haH6 counter. - paid tie re
eulred dzue aH4 carried i ha:4e- TIE
NAB j. deed ard his children are ai5-
i1g n other cities wez--za-e.a- / hase
L. laea taU Ai~ Fray book became
p1blc pr lfz rsz. People areseeer. /
offered i = a remote rela5zse Z lie
1vus-. bar -she said So a#s1's care
about i. -.nee tHenI faFe bought in
other go fau E.b.ss ar hEmn-
books which belonged 10 Iecple ! had
known. OF which contain IN eresrIue
written matter. Il is pitifrl ~ see a
Bible Inscribed: To ux Gear scr.
Henry. from his devoted mother or
Elizabeth from loving father or
Little Williams birthday glft t. In
&c William.
When these books come into n,
hands I erase or tear cut the inscrip
tions. and 4 my shelf r ed BlbIe. anE
hymn-books ever gets started out
again as religious junk II VIII all be
anonymous and wanting in that dis
lreSsing quality which Las made ne.
perhaps. absurdly sentimental Over
i
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
Thanked by Thousands
Kidney brought Drifting Pes

oAzLAsD. Cal Eot yozr tr5zI toz o.
DoG1's Kidney Pills sd hank you Te-y E-7eh
fo- then I tAizk they are worth taes- Ne u.
Il god / gave then . NJ 81 I'D ths7
Had In - Ezch IL; / bought t-o boxes
IheF hare dsoe lin more good fhs- TIE d.
t0-x c02l1 do They sid be kEi Brf-h:'s
Disease AID co1ld 70: Ee: weu Il U-a-e
vas green Eod lis back nearly killed hin
Nov he IS nszriy vel / have five o.he- soos
vhoa l have s1TIsed 70 Hr1se ~ a. :
wo1l5 Ike 70 couTi-ce them q tie merits q
Deans EE11ey Pills Mrs. LEIsErT, - Ezss
i7th Street Oakland Cal
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

~Yo1 have na1 taken The medicine
leff.@ asks tie physician with
some anger ! declare. such actions
as that -silply make lie less uy pa
tisrea.~
Wei doctor u=eklr smiled tie
suffering ore. = WIS afraid I con
iin1ed 70 take yolr medicine Eoe
would lose another q your patients
Realizing thai the ease was hsPe
less. The physician left The house,
saying hat even - operation would
be % 10 aYall--Baltimore American
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

TIE youHg nan = he gzise = a
Cd farmer sss consulting RS par
t5eular rs-E- zho wss Doing The for
tuze telling se1 - the charity "a
zasr. and each hzd peLsfra.ed IL
Others disguise.
-You Jose fair maiden she sai5.
inspecting his palm who VIII give
yoa . serere salT shea .o- propose
- her
Good heavens he exclaimed
quickly recovering himself ~Ile1
she VII aeeePi me. chicago Iri5-
u~e
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

Mr.. Jones. began cd >siuf n.
he esss. - lie cleared his -azoat-
feu have been in nay employ .azf =
years today. ana have proven q good
ed faitafal servant. propose 4
make ~ substantial recognition
= y9ur 15eltv. Here's photo G
2 ri a. pres ezf.' .
Thanks Is Just Ike yoa- nut
tered Jones as he accepted the val
la1Ie GIFT Baltimore American.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
The Court snfggerea.

Counsel--Go ~. s5r--e.ate the
words used by the defendant il Tie
4bel sou complain f.
Plaintiff He said lie Gefed ne To
ind Bigger liar ard thief J3.an ] was.
COINS e5-And what did y7u rep112
Plaintiff TED him sHousa - 70
ny ,e4-citor-Aily Sloper
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

~The old gentleman played .
mighty mean trek on me. remarked
the young hopeful
What Waz itz
wei. you know TIE aiWaxs cay
red an cd watch that no pawn ro-.-
er would ere1 look a.. and father
promised ne aes ere for n birth
dan"
..Wel9-
Wei, he gave = 70 ne. but he had
M name engraved o7 the case
CA4cseo Pot
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
smar< Boys I'm Boeton.

Ieacher-1ou say hat heat ex-
pand and cold contracts most sub
stances. Give an Illustration. please.
Smart Pupil-We have the longest
days in summer and the shortest in
winter.-Boston Transcript.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
Had Tried Them All.

He tells me that he believes in
experimental religion
Il reckon he does. During the last
ten years he has belonged 10 dozen
denominations, including Theosophy.
Spirituaiism, Mormonism and the SAL
vation Army. y. y. Times.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

It vas the first time that four
yea--9ld Willie had ever seen q
snake. and. as L writhe3 and
l5.E4ed along, lie ram into he
house 70 tel o. his discovery. Oh.
-las4na,. he exclaimed, ..rome here
q4iea. Here tail 0acgif with
out any dog. Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

There are good trusts and bad
trusts said the hopeful man.
Yes" answered the cherries citi-
zen; but The bad ones are accumu-
lating 80 much profit and power that
I'm afraid it won't be long before
The good trusts are led into tempta-
ton. "-Ma.hineton star.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

Mother-Is Mr.. klssem IA The par
lor ye12
Little Son-Yes.
What are they doing?'
They are sitting good ways
apart. and talking: bat sister has
taken of her Eliza beth ruff
Very well: ID 60 down at once =
y. !. Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

Professor low do you feel abous
all this View Thought?" Miss E.
phemis?
Miss Euphemia-0h, professor. II
is enough to drive one to religion
Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16
IHuaIIH the MAJ.

did they make much money at
the fancy fair?"
"les, indeed, and all because the
prices were so unfair. "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-16

Aclln : backs are e2se1- III -.
lcia IziEs oTercone. Svelsirg @o1
limbs ard drUpsy signs varisb re
They correct urine With k,gir. -.
ment, high colored, pain il rs-e.. :. 81
bling, frequency. bed wettirg D ~
Kidney Pills remove ezIcuH - .'-ss
l.eaieTe hezrE paipitstioa. $780,
hez1scae. DerTcusoess, dizz- ress