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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
UNFA1RNEss IN PoL1TIcs.

The spirit of unfairness seems to be
more rampant than usual among Re
publicans this year. It has been espe-
cially manifest in the congressional
fights in the First and Second districts.
And it has not been confined to any
one faction. There has been a DISPOSE
ton to be unfair in a good many quar-
tiers. The rank and file do not mean
to be unfair, but some of the leaders
instill in them such a bitterness that
fairness is impossible.
The incidents in the Second district
this week are fresh. Both sides doubt
less took advantage of every weakness
of their opponents in the primary and
convention fights leading up to the con-
gressional convention. Contesting DEL
egations were organized upon the
fiimsiest of pretexts.
Both factions were justified in refus-
ing to allow it's opponents to organize
the convention and name the commit
tee on credentials, for it is doubtful
if there was a man in the convention
who was not prejudiced one way or the
other. Consequently Mr.. Allen pro-
posed that men of judicial minds who
were known to have no interest in the
controversy be called in to decide the
various contests and that is where Mr..
Allen at least got down to a basis of
absolute fairness.
When Mr.. Aliens propositions were
turned down by Mr.. Bowersock, Mr..
Stubs came forward with an exceed
ingly fair proposition-that the whole
trouble should be left to Chief Justice
Johnston. Mr. Allen accepted this
proposition. but Mr. Bowersock turned
it down.
On this account Mr.. Allen has the
best of the Second district controversy
at the bar of public opinion. Whether
he will win his case before the state
election board and in the courts is an
other question. There certain teehni-
calities will enter in.
Mr.. Allen evidently believed he had
the right of the contests or he would
not have been SO anxious to submit
them to an unbiased judiciary. Mr..
Bowersock may also have believed
that he was right. but he evidently did
not propose to take any chances. He
evidently thought his best show was
to force two conventions and leave the
decision with the state election board.
The result of this spirit of unfair
ness this year might be disastrous to
Republican success in Kansas this
year if it were not a presidential year
and the head of the ticket a popular
idol. Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity win
probably carry the state ticket through
also-with the possible exception of
State Treasurer Kelly-but unfairness
| certainly does not build up a party and
| inspire confidence in it in the hearts of
the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Conner and fam
lily have gone to Los Angeles, Cal, to
make it their future home.
r. M. Spivey. inspector for the Har-
vey eating house system, is back in
town for a few days.
Election Commissioner T. S. Will
Jams says that the report that the reg
istration books will not be open at the
main Office in the Auditorium while
they are taken to the various wards of
the city is a mistake. People can reg
lister at either place.
See Gavitt's special so per cent dis
count sale advertisement on page f.
The Topeka Authors club will meet
Monday evening in the parIors of the
National hotel.
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the First Presbyterian church
held a social in the church parlors
Wednesday evening. Refreshments
music, and a pantomime under the di-
rection of Miss Louise Allison. made
the evening an enjoyable one.
H P. Dillon is in Independence on oil
business.
D. H Martin has sold his 20 horse
power automobile to J. NJ. Parker, of
Independence. He has already bought
a new one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
THE REAL POOR BOYS.

The following by William Allen White
should be read by every boy and every
father in Kansas:
Three handsome boys about 81, we'll
dressed, well-kept, and decent looking
passed the Gazette office this morning.
They are sons of Wel1-to-do parents
boys who have a little pocket money
whether they work or not. If the style
of clothes should completely change in
the next thirty days, each of these boys
would have a complete new outfit. He
could go to the store and order it, and
the bill would be "sent in" They are
not bad boys: they would think nothing
however Of spending two dollars at the
bowling alley, and borrowing the money
from some other boys to pay for it.
and kiting the debt around till they
could work their fathers and mothers
for it.
| An old codger who sat in the Gazette
office and saw the boys pass, said,
Poor devils-poor little devils-they
have no show. Luck is against them. .
And what he said Is true Life is a
struggle; success is a battle, which goes
to the strong. Strength is not inherit
ed; blood tells. but it only tells for men
and women who have character enough
to work. to grow strong, to dig their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
THE BASEBALL SEASON.

1t is at hand. We may almost say
it is here Out on the vacant lots the
merry crack of the bat and excited
howl of the excited infelder tells the
story. The boys are at it; spring has
come, and the baseball season is again
in our midst. Icy winds may nip the
plant now and then. but every warm
day revives it again.
This promises to be the best year for
baseball that Topeka has had since
Goldsby's Golden Giants wiped up the
ST. Louis Browns, and Dad Brewster
used to pitch for Washburn. It marks
the renaissance of baseball enthusiasm.
When the old grandstand and fence at
Athletic park were torn down, it DOOM
ed professional baseball in this city. It
showed clearly that the spirit of the
game in this city was dead. But now
the resurrection has taken place, and
Topeka is again in a league. Not a
very big league, to be sure, but big
enough to start with. If the team gets
the right kind of support from the peo-
pie of Topeka, it will not be long until
Topeka gets western league fran
chise.
During the comatose condition OF
professional DdS0Ddl1, WdSnDurn mas
been pegging away, putting up a very
good average game, but not setting the
world afire. This year the indications
are that the collegians will do better
than for a good many years. They
| have more material, and the solid back
| ing of the students. a strong effort
will be made to add the college base
ball championship of the state tc
Washburn's banner, along with its
football and basketball honors.
Some think that the two teams viii
interfere with each other. Not so. Il
both teams play good ball, each will
add to the interest and increase the
business of the other The schedules
should be arranged so that both team:
will not play at home on the same
dates. Having a professional team t.
ispractice against should be of great ad
| vantage to Washburn, and having
strong amateur team to try it's strength
on will help the professionals get read,
for the summers work. And what viii
help both teams is the enthusiastic
support of the people of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
IAYHAWKER lots

Mr. Chill of Wathena attributes his
recovery to quinine.
Vitrified brick walks are none too
good for Phi1lipsburg.
A La Harpe chicken thief put up
small cash bond and FLEW the COOP
At Onaga rabbits are doing more
damage to the fruit trees than the
frost.
Two old-fashioned men who prefer
pitching horseshoes to working live at
Mcpherson.
a portion of a window display in a
hat store at Phillipsburg is double
headed calf.
Abilene has a sassafras club. OF
course, the membership is made up of
sassy women.
For a fortunate guess on a breakfast
food contest a Clay Center woman won
a Apiece dinner set.
At a Ratchet party at Conway the
heavy villain did a Mrs. Nation stunt
in a creditable manner.
How tame life must seem to the five
other congressional aspirants outside
of the First and Second districts.
According to the Troy Chief a citizen
of that town can't tell setting hen
from a rooster, drunk or sober.
The Ho1ton Sunfower no longer mods
and bends in the breezes." It's editor
will try raising them on the farm.
A Neodesha farmer offers for sale,
through a local paper, "A fine fresh
milk COW and three weaned pigs
A Wilson county couple have three
distinct and separate suits for divorce
as being handsome, naughty and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

L. R. Baker and husband to f. R.
Baker, $3.50, lot 1858 Pine street, Stilson
& Bartholomew addition.
c. n. Baker and wife to c. P Baker,
1, part of lots 1913 and 1876 Watson ave-
nue., West End sub.
J. c. Clayton ct al to H. c. Dahlke,
81, 45O, lots oil, 213, 215 and 217 Lake
street, Parkdale addition.
r. K Peck and wife to the Capital
Building & Loan association, $500, lots
156 and 153 Polk street, Maple Grove ad-
dition.
William 1. Trip and wife to j. Gum
mo, 1,500, part west half section 8.
H. 16.
F. H. Hopkins and wife to H. Taylor,
Sc, 300, part northeast quarter 20. II, Is.
w. Cole to E. w. Rake. $3.50. lot 124
Liberty street, Vea1e's addition.
H Henderson and wife to ]. NJ. Ben
nett ct al, 81, part southeast quarter
7, II. 16.
NJ. L. Freeland and husband to H. D.
Rice, $1,000. lots 6s8. $40. 642, ga, GAG and
GAS A street, Franklin Park addition.
B. w. Edwin and wife to J. Porter,
s., $50, lot 26 Jefferson street, Holidays
addition.
W. ]. Kendrick to NJ. Kendrick. $500.
lot 1858 Pine street, Stilson & Bartholo
NEW addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
HooH AND KELLY.

A list of eighty-five Republican news
papers that are opposed to the nominal
ton of T. T. Kelly for state treasurer,
on account of corruption in Office, is
published elsewhere in this issue, and
yet the Topeka Capital announces this
morning that Kelly will be named in
the Wichita convention by reclamation.
This illustrates the low ebb of political
morals which has been reached by the
Topeka Capital, or by the Republicans
of Kansas.
The evidence against Mr.. Kelly has
been referred to as Charges, but the
delegates to the Wichita convention
must remember that they are more
than charges; certain of them are pro-
ven and admitted. Kelly was charged
in a general way of embezzling several
thousand dollars. Kelly denied the
charges in toto The board of county
commissioners held an investigation
and gave Kelly opportunity to appear.
The complete report was printed after
the Wichita convention. and Mr.. Kelly
refunded 81 300 in cases where the en-
bezzlement was absolutely proven.
There are items aggregating many
hundreds of dollars of losses to the
county, but the evidence not being
complete against Kelly, the commits
sioners did not hold him for anything
excepting for what they had the abb
solute proof.
Many of the Hoch people know that
Kelly is an embezzler and that it is bad
politics to put him in as state treasurer,
but they also regard Kelly as good
fellow. and they think they can pull
him through: they say he has helped
them in their movement against Bailey,
and that it would be ingratitude on
their part to fight Kelly now. Think of
the baseness Of this position on the
part of Stubs and Hochl
If Kelly should be nominated at
Wichita, the Democrats should put UP
a first class man and show the Repub-
licans that with all of their strength
they cannot impose q corrupt official
upon this state.
Stubs and his crowd make a point
of using the names of Roosevelt and
Hoch together, yet Mr.. Hoch has not
the courage of rabbit, compared with
that of President Roosevelt, from the
position he has taken upon this Kelly
matter thus far. President Roosevelt's
letter to Postmaster General Payne
printed on Monday of this week would
be a good thing to read and follow in
the Wichita convention. It is short and
to the point. One paragraph of it is
as follows:
IF corruption goes UNPUBLISHED in
popular government then government
by the people will ultimately fail; they
are the best friends of the people who
make it evident that whoever in public
office, or in connection with public Of
flee, sins against the fundamental laws
of civic and social well being, will be
punished with unsparing vigor.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.

[From the Atchison Globe.
If man can't be contented poor, he
will never be contented rich.
1t is an easy matter to talk about
people, but it is different when you
talk to them.
woman serving salad at night, should
be compelled to give pills with it.
When Roosevelt reads of Haishami
and Mishtenchunago it must convince
him that Quentien and Kermit are not
so many.
81 can't see Weber & Fields unless 1
mortgage my Clothes" said a brake
man this morning, ''and if I part with
them I don't see how can co.
When child tells its mother it's first
lie, her second burst of Indignation
and horror is caused by the refusal Of
the husband to take it seriously.
Word comes that a Chippewa Indian.
living near White Earth. MINI, killed
his wife and daughter and then ate
them. He wasn't insane; he was nun
CRY.
When a man finally becomes inter-
ested enough to look at his wife's bar
gains, it is to prove that there IS some
defect in them or they wouldn't be
selling so cheap.
If man likes his wife, he will event
ualIy follow her into her religious be-
lief if it is as senseIess as that which
brings teaspoons to picnic py WBh-
ing.
1t is related that an Atchison man,
when told that he must die, begged his
wife to be brave. And she obeyed MN,
being so braye and cool that he was
much put out about it, and dled pout-
ing.
Tt is said that an Atchison man who
has a great deal to say about the sane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the Chicago News.l

From the Chicago NewS.l
Soft coal causes a lot of wrath that
can't be turned away.
Stationers are about the only men
who are able to keep diaries.
The fit of a small boys trousers de-
ponds upon the size of the pockets.
A girl considers it much more vulgar
to speak of corns than to have them.
Though the world may owe all of US
a living, only a few are preferred credi-
tors.
The only ammunition the devil needs
to supply his soldiers with is inquisi-
tiveness.
II we are to judge people by what
they say, some men must live on hay
and thistIes.
Don't sit down and wait for some
thing to turn up: turn up your sleeves
and get busy.
When a young man has anything to
say during courtship he can figure on
holding his audience
A married woman may get indignant
with another man for making love to
her. but she can't blame him.
Call a man a diplomat instead of a
liar and he will be pleased; yet it
amounts to much the same thing.
You could try it for lifetime with
out making a woman see that business
is bad because it isn't worse than it
could be.
When a woman stops in at a soda
water fountain to get a cup of hot
chocolate she speaks of it as having
been out to luncheon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
RUMOR OF BURGLARY.
Nightwatchman at Columbian Build
ing Tells Story.

According to the statement of Night
Watchman Oliver of the Columbian build
ing an attempt was mada by burglars
last night to break into the office of the
Merriam Mortgage company on the first
floor of the building.
oliver SAYS that at 3 o'clock this MORN
ing he went down stairs to wind the clock
and that he heard a noise of someone in
the lobby of the entrance way. lie lis
tened and heard some peculiar sounds
He attempted to reach the lobby with
ont being discovered to see what was
going on, when the two men there heard
him and ran out. He SAYS they Were
armed with a knife and had ITIed to cut
away the wood of the window opening
from the Merriam office into the lobby, to
unfasten the catch and open the window
and enter. He says one of the men
east and the other west on Sixth avenue.
Not a mortgage was stolen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
COMPLETE MASTODON.
It Is Found Embedded 80 Feet in the
Earth.

Seattle. Wash. March 5.-The COM
pIete form of a mastodon has been dis
covered at Hillside on Quartz creek, ae-
cording to a dispatch received by the
Post Inte1ligencer from Dawson, N W.
T. 1t was imbedded 80 feet IN the eartn
when found and it. necessitated the use
of steam thawing plant to unearth the
immense animal. The hair and the skin
of the beast are in a perfect state OF
preservation, although the flesh IS some
what decomposed, and the big tusks,
which remain fastened to the skull are
in good condition. It is estimated that
the skeleton is worth about $4,000, as
there are but one or two of them IN
existence in as good a condition as IS
this The mastodon was discovered
buried in an old channel, well in the
zone of almost perpetual frost, which
accounts for the good shape it is In.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
Low LEVEL REACHED.
Stock Market Dealings Unequaled in
Dizziness Since 1900.

New York, March 5.-Stock market
dealings have fallen to a level of dull
ness uneQualled since the summer of
1900 Contributing to this were the sus-
pended Northern Securities decision,
Paris settlement, heavy decline in Janu-
airy net earnings of railroads, war of
freight rates, fears of coming coal
strike, doubt over the money outlook on
account of possible foreign requirements
growing out of the war and great cor
poration borrowings at home, and the
drouth in the southwestern wheat belt
These things have not, however, pre-
vented a slow hardening Of prices, al
most imperceptible in extent and to an
insignificant volume of dealings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

According to reports from branch Of
fees of r. G. Dun & Co, throughout
the United States, commercial insol-
Vencfes during the month of February
were 1908 in number and s15,812, 553 in
amount of liabilities, compared with
1.030 failures in the corresponding
month of 1908. when the amount in
volved was SIC. 1907 asa. and 1,104 suspen-
sions for 81. 3o2, o2e in February, 1902.
Manufacturing defaults were 233 in
number and So, 826, 935 in amount, against
$50 failures for $3.S67, 951 last year.
Trading failures numbered 1874, with IL
abilities of IS, 2se, SOL, compared with 7s4
failu1 es and 1852. 704 defaulted indebt-
edness in the same month of 1908 Al
though other commercial failures were
fewer in number, 46 comparing with e6.
practically all the increased liabilities
were in this division, S. 695. S17 compar-
ing with only s2.456, 799 in February.
1903. and still less in the preceding
years. The phenomenally high average
of s145.56 in this class was due to sew
eraI suspensions of Baltimore fire in
surance companies. and one elevator
company at Chicago. Aside from these
few exceptional disasters that swelled
the months mercantile mortality there
are many encouraging symptoms in the
record for February. OF banking and
other hduciary institutions, there were
13 suspensions, involving 81 500. POS
against seven for s1.1s2. EOS in the cor
responding month last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
The complexities of modern civiIiza ton
make the private detective frequently
useful, if not respectable; but he isn't
ordinarily, an officer of the law, and
has no legal right to do many of the
things he must do in the course of his
employment. He has, for example, 10
more right to annoy a stranger by
'shadowing' him than has any other
private citizen. People, generally, are
beginning to understand this, and pri-
vate detectives engaged in Shadow
ing" very commonly land in the police
court, and so find their proper level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
NO ONE TO BLAME.
Verdict in Case of Leon Grady, Killed
by q Car.

At the inquest held Friday>afternoon
at the undertaking rooms Of Wiiitts g
Conwell by Coroner Hogeboom over tne
remains of little Leon Grady who was
killed in North Topeka by the electric
car No Il Friday morning, the jury
brought in a verdict that death was
caused by an unavoidable accident ana
fully exonerated the conductor and
noforman from all blame. It was the
general opinion of those who saw the
accident that these men did everytnans
possible to save the child and that the
ear was stopped almost Immediately,
not going more than five feet after the
boy was struck by the front Wheel
The street cars ought to be equipped
with tenders as they are in other cities.
A person now has no chance in front OF
one of the swift running cars. A fen
der would probably have saved little
Leon Grady's life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

Evidently it is the intention of the
Kansas "reformers'' to return J. Ralph
Burton to the United States senate, if
he escapes the penitentiary. Burton is
the backbone of the present reform
movement that is sweeping over Kan
sas and which has already Inundated
Governor Bailey, and will make Ed
Hoch his successor. Forty state SEN
ators are to be elected this fall. These
will vote on United States senator in
1905. Every nominee so far is believed
TO be friend of Burton.-St. Joe News.
Senator CLANCY, who was the Burton
candidate for senator in this county
was defeated for the nomination. Bur-
tons friends were the original back
bone of the movement, but Burton is
now in bad standing all round and
Stubs is already tired of his strenuous
life in politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Dr. A. A. Beatty, who was for some
time chaplain at Bethany college, died
today at Christ hospital, where he mas
been i'll for me past ten months from
chronic disorders. DR.. Beatty would have
been 81 years of age on March IS and vas
the oldest minister in this Episcopal do
cese. For many years he was stationed
at Newton and Lawrence. Arrangements
nounced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHEIoR

[F'rom the New York Press.1
It's never any trouble for a woman tn
make it.
Being in society is trying to get where
you aren't
Wnen a girl ~ wearing her very best
CLONES II u d sign she VIII call candy
Some people seem to think because
man is bachelor he shouldn't bsve
eyes 10 see' cars 70 near and hands to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

time by the newspapers regarding Mr.
Hearst's private life, indicate that the
country will be treated to a repetition
of some features of the first Cleveland
campaign, should the young journalist
secure the presidential nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

It is announced that amicable rela-
tons have been re-established fully
between Russia and Great Britain.
This looks ominous. When diplomatic
relations are most peaceful war is usu-
ally nearest in Europe. The world was
assured that a rupture between Rus
STA and Japan was next to impossible
only q few days before Port Arthur
was fred unon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

THY of motherhood. allows the mother
of his children to bring in the wood,
split the kindling and build the fires
in the morning.
A loafer stood on a corner this morn
ing, and watched lot of street labor
ers for a half hour, and then made only
this comment: How hard they work
for money which their wives will spend
on foo1ishnessi''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

Regardless of the fact that cabbages
are selling in the market at five cents
per pound and have maintained that
price nearly all winter, it is not unlike
ly that a lot of farmers will devote
their fields and time to the cultivation
of corn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

CALIFORNIA $500
Via Santa Fa.

Tickets on sale during March and
April. This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points. Good in tourist Sleep
ers and free chair cars Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full information and free Itera-
ture. address T. I. KING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05

The Russian fleet at Port Arthur now
has a new admiral who threatens to
come out and fight. He should not for
get what happened to Cevera.