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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the AtchlSOn Globe
What has become of the old-fashfon-
ed man who popped" the question?
If you insist on pointing a revolver
that is not loaded, point it at your own
head
Restaurants and butchershops lose a
good deal of their attractiveness in
Summer.
1t is this new blood which people
talk SO much about that causes the
runawayS-
There isn't anything going on this
rainy weather except the postponing
of picnics.
When there is a boy in the family, it
keeps some one at the table busy pass
ing things to him.
When an elderly man marries, he is
as liable to fib about his age as the av-
erage woman is about hers.
We have decided that when it is said
a girl has classic profile, it means
she is very thin, and runs to neck.
One thing we cannot understand is
why a bony woman occasionally in
sists on wearing low neck dress.
When an out-of-town widower mar
ries a town girl, the question most
frequently asked is, How old is hep"
Man is compelled to bear the burden
than fair that woman should bear the
burden of children.
A man who went into a barber shop
today had so many blackheads taken
out of his face that he was two pounds
lighter when he left the chair.
To be a thoroughbred means, often.
that you pay without a tremor for cut
glass for a friend, though you know it
will finch you for months to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
WHERE THEY WILL CRATE.
State Officers Are Nearly All Engaged
for July 4.

So far as reported six state house
people will do a spellbinding stunt and
help make the eagle scream on the
Fourth of July. Governor Bailey will
speak at Girard. H. j. Bone will crate
at his home town Ashland, State
Treasurer Kelly is billed for Scam
mon, John Dawson will electrify the
people of Lenora, while w H. Eng
land of the supreme court and Capt.
j. c. Collins. the state house custo-
dian, will do some team work in ora
tory out at Westmoreland.
When Harry Bone was out at Ash
land recently the local Fourth of July
committee came around and asked
him for q contribution. They ex-
planned that excursion trains would run
in from the surrounding country and
that there would be a big crowd in
Ashland on the Fourth.
"All right. I'll just read the Decla-
ration of Independence for YOU" said
Mr.. Bone.
Read nothing" said the chairman
of the committee. well get a girl
to do that whole lot better than you
can do it, and you can just cough up
five dollars
Bone coughed
Shortly afterwards some of the
committee came back. They ex-
planned that they were short a Fourth
of July orator and they had put Mr..
Bone down for that duty.
THAT will be all right said Gov
ernor Bailey's private secretary, 'but
you can just return me two and a
half of that contribution if I'm going
to make a speech
But the committee didn't return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

confident that we made a mistake in
the Oakley publication.
Newspapers are not infallible;
neither are human courts. We made
a mistake and corrected it. Courts
may correct their own errors. or have
them corrected. by higher tribunals.
We are not going into litigation on
this 1t costs too much.
Newspapers, like courts. must be up
and doing, with a heart for any fate. !"
Courts, like papers, must fish or cut
bait Both probably prefer to fish.
There should be a lesson in the
Oakley case for the judge, as well as
the victim. Neither can be too care
full in its methods of procedure. The
one after news. the other after justice.
Judge Pollock has a life job; so have
we. There you are.
If one person does another a fatal in
jury by sheer accident, the fatality still
exists, but the party of the first part
should not be convicted of murder in
the first degree. We got it in the first
degree.
1t was not the fault of the courts
rulings or instructions that the jury
did not bring in verdict of $1,000 or
over.
The demure Annie Oakley gave her
attorney, Charles Blood Smith, a
tongue-lashing because he did not
bring to her bigger monetary damages.
She recovered from US, in the State
Journals retraction, as complete vim
dication of her character as she OBJ
tanned in court.
Annie Oakley's character was all
right. 1t did not need that 81 900 to
build it up. The thousand would
have done more real good in the new
Y. M. c. A. building Topeka needs.
The press of the country may thank
its stars that it is not generally con-
sidered, as a sort of unmitigated evil.
as it was in this case by the plaintiff S
other attorney, Doctor Rossington--a
lawyer, not physician, who, we grieve
to admit it, formerly in the ranks of
the press, honored this profession which
is more careful of it's liberty, than the
law is of its license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
MORTON SWORN IN.
Secretary Moody Takes the Oath as
Attorney General.

Washington, July Paul Morton
was today sworn in as secretary of the
navy and w. H. Moody, the retiring
secretary, took the oath as attorney
general.
Mr.. Morton was accompanied by Mr..
Moody to the department, where, in the
presence of the retiring secretary and
Assistant Secretary Darling, the oath
was administered by Solicitor Hanna,
of the judge advocate generals office.
In congratulating Mr. Morton, Mr..
Moody said to him that in his contact
with the officers of the United States
navy, he would meet some of the best
men in the world. Mr.. Darling extend
ed his congratulations and good wish
es, after which an informal reception
was held in the big room adjoining the
on duty there. headed by Rear Admiral
ton, were presented to Mr.. Morton,
each in turn being introduced by Mr..
Moody. The chief civilian officers or
the department then were presented to
the new secretary, after which, Mr..
Morton at once took up his new work,
finding a batch of mail awaiting him.
Later he accompanied Mr.. Moody to
the cabinet meeting.
Mr.. Moody was sworn into office as
attorney general a short time before
Mr.. Morton became secretary of the
navy. The oath of office, which was
administered by Mr.. Graves, the APP
pointment clerk of the department of
Justice was taken in the presence of
Mr. Knox and the chief officials of the
department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
COMPANY FINDS LooPHoLE.
Cannot Be Held for Debts of Defunct
Accident Concern.

Judge Hazen decided this morning
that John Nj. Kennedy cannot recover
the judgment he holds against the
Central Union Accident association,
now defunct and departed. Kennedy
sued the American Bonding & Trust
company, which bonded the officers.
The Central Union was a Topeka
concern. 1t wrote an accident policy
for Kennedy. Soon after he lost his
hand by being shot and he sued for
$4,000 and recovered judgment, but
all the sheriff could find was SIS
worth of property. Then Kennedy
sued the company which bonded the
officers. The defense was that the law
requiring officers of accident insurance
companies to file bonds is unconsti-
tutionaI, as the title does not mention
any but life insurance companies.
Judge Hazen held that the law is un-
constitutional relating to accident
cOmpanieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
THE PIPE ORGAN.
The Directors VIII Meet This Evening
to Decide If Possible.

The Pipe Organ association will meet
tonight at the Commercial club rooms,
at which time another effort will be
made to let the contract for the inStrd-
ment. Two firms wish to place the or
gan, the KimbaH and the Hook q
Hastings. No other instruments are
being considered The price of either
is $4,000 1t is necessary for thirteen
directors to vote for one instrument in
order to make a selection. At one meet
ing twelve voted for Hook & Hast
ings. That is the closest to a decision
which has ever been arrived at. 1t is
necessary to decide soon about the
matter, for the plans of the Choral So
ciety and other musical interests for
next winter are being withheld await
ing definite knowledge as whether an
instrument will be installed in the Aud
itoriuln or not. 1t takes about elk
months to build the organ, which
means that December will be reached
before the instrument would be In
place, If the contract be let at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
NO NEED TO WORRY.
Potwin People Scared About the
Board of Health.

| Potwin people seem to wish to take
hand in the game of freeze out which
is being played between the city
plumbing inspector and the city board
| of education. A petition was filed this
morning with the city clerk, for presen-
tation to the council this evening, ask
ing that the city council allow the
latrine system of plumbing to remain
| in the Potwin school, as it is proving
very satisfactory" The petition is
signed by w. M Forbes and so other
we'll known Potwin people.
| This petition shows now easy it is to
get people to sign something, and how
very little people know about the docu-
ments which they sign. The fact is
| that no one has any intention of taking
the Iatrine system of plumbing out of
the PotWin school or out of any other
| Topeka school. The fight is to deter
mine whether the latrine system shall
whether it shall be permitted when the
present system in old buildings has to
be replaced.
1t is expected that there will be quite
fight over the matter before the coun-
Gil tonight. The health and sanitation
committee has a secret report ready
to be made to the council tonight. 1t
is not known whether the report rec
ommends the adoption or rejection or
.. the amendments to the plumbing or
dinance which are proposed by the
board of education.
Unless the council consents to
be necessary for the board of educa-
ton to cancel it's contract for the in
Stallation of the latrine system in
some of the new school buildings
These contracts were entered into
contrary to the provisions of the ex-
listing ordinance. The board of edu-
cation simply event it blind" and
pinned it's faith to a revision of the
ordinance.
DR.. c. F. Menninger, chairman of
the board of health. is very much OPP
posed to any change in the ordinance,
and in this position he is sustained by
Plumbing Inspector E. A Clancy
DR.. Menninger said today:
This latrine system which the
board of education is trying to compel
the city to permit is merely a scheme
which is advocated by certain mem
bers of the board of education There
are some members of the board who
contend are absolutely above suspi-
cion; they would not yield to any
temptation such as the manufacturers
of this latrine system could offer
believe there are other members of
the board who are simply working for
this Kansas City firm which controls
the system of plumbing which the
board of education amendments call
for. Under the amendments which
the board proposes. it would be inn
possible to put in any kind of plumb
ing but this one kind.
when we started this fight. we
made ten different charges of unsani-
tary arrangements against the public
schools of the city. Since then the
board of education has conceded six
of these points. The principal one of
the four remaining is this about
latrine closets. We may be beaten in
this fight, but if we are, the blame is
the city council We have done our
part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
CHANDLER ACQUITTED.
Was Charged With Arson in Connec-
ton With sun and Moon Mine.

Chandler. former financial secretary OF
the Idaho Springs Miners union,
branch of the Western Federation of
Miners, was today acquitted by jury
of the charge of arson and malicious
mischief in connection with the dyna-
hitting of the transformer house at the
Sun and Moon mine in July, 1903. His
trial began on June %. Five other men
are awaiting trial on the same charge.
At a previous trial on a charge of con-
spiracy in connection with the Su and
spiracy in connection with the Sun and
Der of other members of the Idaho
Springs union were acquitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
Hunter Threm PIates.

Chas. Hunter, a colored cook employ
ed at the F'risbey restaurant, 118 East
Fourth street, attempted to emulate
the example set by the bull in the china
shop. Hunter got mad because an or
der was sent back under the plea that
it was a mistake. To show what he
thought of such an action Hunter hurl-
ed several plates about in the kitchen
and INDUCED in some strenuous lang
uage which was not in accord with the
time and place. He was arrested. The
trial took place in court this morning
and Hunter received SIS worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
Arrested for Arson.

complaint was issued from the
county attorneys Office this afternoon
for Fred Collins, charging him with
setting fire to the house at 512 East
First street in April, 1903. The house
is owned by Mrs. Charles Hoffman
and was occupied by a jointist named
Bradshaw. Mrs. Collins, who had
trouble with her husband and who
secured divorce, gave the evidence
against Collins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

If Carnegie is looking for heroes to
reward. what's the matter with Helen
Keller? She has saved no lives, but
she Is every inch hero. Blind, deaf
and dumb since she was Is months
old, she has graduated at "a from
Radcliffe college a finished student of
English literature, French, German and
Spanish, as well as Greek and Latin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
Fair Makes second Payment

st. Louis, July 1.-The Louisiana
Purchase company today paid into the
U. S. subtreasury here the sum of
$213,092.15 as the second installment
in repayment of the $4,600,0G0 loaned
by the government. This payment
represents 40 per cent. of the total adj
mission royalties, covering the period
from June 16 to and including June
30, as required under the act of con-
gress authorizing the loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Because He Could Not Pass Examina-
ton for Life Insurance.

st. Louis, July Discouraged by an
examination for life insurance which
showed that he was afflicted with an
organic disease that was a bar to in
surance, Allan T. Simpkins, secretary
of the Renault Lead company, shot and
killed himself in the Office of the COM
panY today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may nave
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. Address changed as
often as desired. While out of town
the State Journal will be to you like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address in St. Louis at the rate
of thirty cents a month. The last
edition of the State journal reaches
st. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building, III desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Down in Mississippi this week the
militia was called out to prevent the
awnching of a negro by a mob made
up of members of his own race The
white people of the south are jealous
of their rights, and will not permit
the one of doing all the lynching to
be infringed upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The following from the Chicago
Post is directed at the st. Louis con-
vention: 1.-The minority has the right
to bolt. but not the right to steal
nominations or gavel through plat
lorms''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
Arrested for Figbtinp.

w. F. Gill and B. F. Barratt will be
tried in police court this afternoon for
disturbing the peace. officer c. A.
Smith found the two men fighting in
the neighborhood of the transfer sta
ton last evening at about o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

There is nothing in the Prohibition
platform calculated to attract General
Miles. Perhaps he ascertained that
fact before he wired the national
chairman not to present his name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The Russians are regulating the
price OF provisions at Port Arthur. 1t
might be well to engage them to take
charge of the beef trust in this coun-
try
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The nomination of Parker has been
postponed by his friends from the first
ballot to the second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The platform of the Prohibition
party indicates that the organization
is satisfied with the exclusion of wo-
men from the franchise and would
still further limit it in the case of
men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
INSTRUCTED by Dusenberry.

Otis Skinner purchased IS worth of
instruction in the Dusenberry method of
police court Thursday afternoon. He
readily pleaded guilty to the charge of
leaving his horse unhitched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The Russians spent three months
fortifying one of the mountain passes
in Manchuria, and the Japanese cap
tured it in a days fighting with the
less of 700 killed and wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Coffeyville fireworks are guaranteed
to be non-inhammab bic this Fourth but
not non-noisable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

General Grosvenor's first set OF
election figures for 1904 is out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The escape of a Russian torpedo
boat from Port Arthur indicates that
the blockade is not effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The campaign poet will have a hard
time with the names Roosevelt and
Fairbanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

The Japanese get up in the night to
fight No doubt the Russians regard
this as unfair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Mayme-I think Edyth Rushers hus-
band is regular brute.
Gladys-Why so?
Mayme-Oh, he's always pushing him
self to the front and keeping her in the
background. They say he's gone and got
apnedfcitis before the poor girl had
worn her new spring suit twice.-Chicago
Daily News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

BY this time next week it may be
that Judge Parker can remove the
gag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Has anybody heard of a bolt from
the ticket named at Chicago?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
LOCAL MENTION.

At o'clock this afternoon the claims
and accounts committee of the city
council held a meeting and at o'clock
the license committee met to talk about
the proposed new street stand ordinance
which keeps street stands from locating
at Eighth and Kansas avenue.
The new hop tea ordinance mas been
drawn up and will probably be pre-
scented to the council this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

we desire to express our sincere
thanks to each and every one who so
kindly assisted is during the illness
and death of our son and grandson
also to the B. l.. E., 8 l. A. ana De
gree of Honor. and SO many other
friends for flowers, etc.
G. A. BARRY AND WIFE.
A. ISLIP AND WIFE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
HOW NOT TO CELEBRATE

In view of the danger of death, in
jury and suffering, which goes with the
reckless use of explosives, parents
should Sc to it that little ones are kept
out of danger on the Fourth, law or no
law, and above all they should not put
dangerous explosives in the hands of
children.
The Importance of guarding against
accidents on the Fourth cannot be too
strongly impressed upon parents and
Others The harvest of death that was
reaped by the toy pistol and the can
non cracker a year is appalling The
casualties resulting from the use of
fireworks and explosives were greater
fin number than those of a great bat
tie. Here are the figures:
Died of lockjaw caused by in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Fourt of July Rates via Mo. Pacific
On July End, 3rd and 4th, tickets will
be sold between all stations at greatly
reduced rates, limited to return TO July
9Th. Tickets will be sold to children
between five and twelve at half OF the
reduced rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
5000.

Chicago and return via Rock Island
system; good all summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
Fourth of July Rates via Rock Island
System.

Tickets on sale July ?. and 4, at one
fare plus soc, final return limit July ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

Always think before you speak. Before
YOU write, think long understandable
journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
&pLL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TEE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganiza ton for exclusive afternoon publ
cation in Topeka.
The news is received in the state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
IAN ARRESTED WOMAN PERSON
ATED THE REAL ONE

In common with a number of other
newspa pers. the State Journal some time
ago was led into regrettable error con-
corning the famous Annie Oakley. whose
reputation the greatest girl rifle shot
in the world was gained while travelling
in this country and Europe with Buffalo
Bits Wild West show. A young woman
arrested in Chicago on a charge of lar
ceny gave to the police the name of Annie
Oakley. and added that she was the
daughter-in-law of Colonel Cody (Buffalo
Bid, the proprietor of the Wild West
show. The young woman arrested Intt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

A few months ago the Ladies' Home
Journal. a very correct and careful
publication with q million circulation,
widely published a grievous error
charging that a certain patent medi-
cine contained alcohol, etc. Suit was
brought for 100000 The article was a
mistake. The paper thereupon admit
ted it and the current number prints
as beautiful a piece of retraction as
was ever typewriter. 1t ought to go
in any court-save Judge Pollock's and
it might now go in his.
We are just as confident that Judge
Pollock made mistake in his conduct
OF that case against US. as he was