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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10

In the face of the astounding re-
port made to Governor Bailey today
by State Accountant Rowett showing
that there are thousands of dollars in
shortages and irregularities in the state
treasury accounts and the state public
school fund accounts, how long will
the Topeka Capital continue to hood
wink and deceive its readers about
State Treasurer Kelly and the infa-
nous Comanche county school bond
purchase which has been exposed sin.
gle handed by the State Journal?
In the face of the statement made
in the state accountants report, first
published on the first page of this pa
per today, showing that the account
ant while having examined only twelve
counties believes the same conditions
exist as to the accounts of the other
los, how much longer will the Topeka
Capital say: Until a verdict is rem
dered, the presumption is that the
bonds were a proper purchase
In the face of Accountant Rowett's
report to the governor today, that the
methods of handling the interest cou-
pons are LAX, inadequate, unsatisfac-
tory and incomplete" how much long
er is that paper going to tell it's readers
that we have such a pure and unde-
filed state school fund commission in
Dayhoff, Burrow ard Coleman, and a
state treasurer in Kelly?
How much longer is Chairman
Stubs of the Republican state central
committee going to ignore the short
ages of his candidate for state treas
urer?
How much longer is Mr.. Stubs go
ing to ignore the Comanche county
school bond deal in which four of his
candidates played such a questionable
part?
How much longer is the Topeka
Capital going to try to fool and to de-
ceive its readers by saying that the
editor of this paper is not ready to
try the $4,000 libel suit brought
against it by the state school fund
commissioners, when it knows we are
ready TO try the case and when it
knows that two of the commissioners
will not permit trial at this time?
If the Topeka Capital desires to re-
gain any of a large amount of re-
spect it has recently lost in this COM
munity il should call a halt in its
encomiums on State Treasurer Kelly
and its endorsements of the infamous
Ccmanche county bond deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago NeWs.l
Don't expect others to accept you at
your own valuation.
The American eagle never bites off
more than he can claw.
Ostentation is merely a way our
neighbors have of showing off.
The hand that rocks the cradle can't
hit an old hen with a brick.
A fool gives better advice than a
wise man; the latter always sells it.
A shrinking purse at night often fore
tells d swelled head the next morning.
The happy event is sometimes pulled
off with the breaking of the engage
ment.
It matters but little what a man
thinks he knows if he refrains from
telling it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10

CF'rom the Atchison Globe.1
Even if you do not have good time
on vacation, it pays.
How sweet a bar of soap smells! And
how dirty a soap factory is!
You have grievances, but it is I'M
portant to keep them to yourself.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who ate molasses on dried apple
pie?
We are impressed every day by the
air of prosperity of the man who owes
US money.
Women are imposed on, in most re-
spects, but when it comes to kin, they
have their way.
You all know Prof. Oughttobe. Peo-
pie say it ought to be easy to do this
or that, but it ism t.
Our idea of a rising musician is one
who can play a dance tune on an organ
that people can dance to-
Some women do not dare sign their
names to a girl wanted advertise
ment; the girls are all "onto' them.
There should be a warning in the
marriage ceremony to the bride not to
complain of her husband to the neigh
bors.
This is what love has done for an
Atchison man: he earns six dollars a
week and will share it with bride next
month.
When it is decided to send the daugh
ter away to school, the decision is also
reached that father doesn't need a
new oVercoat.
The only excuse for the amateur
seems to be that all the great men had
their start at entertainments at coun-
try school houses.
This is the season of the year when
the man who has a slight cold in the
head and complains, is told by a dozen
around him. "Ah, but you should have
hay feveri''
A girl is always more respondent
than a boy when a. love affair goes
wrong. for the reason that he feels he
has something still to live for every
time he hears the dinner bell ring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
ODD FELLOWS HERE.
The Grand Lodge Meeting Will Open
Tonight.

The Odd Fellows grand lodge is as
sembling in Topeka today for its forty
sixth annual convention Practically all
those who came in this morning are
members of the encampment, for that
branch of the order begins the meeting
tonight with a special session to confer
the grand encampment degree at the I. O..
o. F. hall at III Quincy street. On Tues
day afternoon the regular session of the
encampment will be held at the same
place.
The regular meeting of the grand lodge
will not commence until Tuesday evening
at o'clock at Representative chamber,
SO the real influx of delegates will not be-
gin until tomorrow, at which time 1t IS
anticipated that almost 1900 members of
the order will be in the city.
The headquarters are being maintained
at the Copeland hotel in the ordinary
This room has been Hastily decorated with
flags and bunting. Chairs and tables have
been arranged for the convenience Of
visitors. All information with reference
to the meetings can be obtained there.
Those in charge of the Headquarters are
also distributing the badges The latter
are very neat. being gold washed plates
about as large as a. dollar, inscribed with
the insignia of the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
DURE1N's CASE MAY GO UP.
G. G. Clemens Talks of Appealing to
United States Supreme Court.

Fritz Durein's famous LIQUOR case
will probably land in the United States
supreme court at Washington. Attor-
ney 6. c. Clemens intends to appeal it
under the fourteenth amendment of
the constitution and the decision of the
United States supreme court in the
San Francisco Chinese laundry case.
Durein was dispensing beer in his
place about two years ago when a
party of Home Defenders went in to
try and dissuade him from engaging
in the business. Durein laughed at
them and kept right on selling beer.
He was arrested on a warrant sworn
to by Assistant Attorney General Red
den charged with fourteen counts of
selling liquor. Durein was charged
with selling liquor without a permit.
He was tried in the district court and
convicted on two counts. He appealed
to the supreme court and the action of
the lower court was affirmed.
Clemens now says that as Durein
was charged with selling liquor with
out a license that he was convicted
under a law of arbitrary power and he
points to the San. Francisco case where
the city adopted an ordinance pro-
hibiting anyone from engaging in the
laundry business without a license. A
special board was to grant the licenses
and it was SO engineered that no
Cinnamon could secure licenses. Tn e
application to the Durein case is that
the probate judge has complete power
liquor when he sees fit. 1t is quite a
technical point and while all this ap-
pealing is going on Durein is out of
iai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
MONEY IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS

IFrom the Philadelphia Bulletin
There is something verging on the
Iudicrous in the charges and counter
charges made bipartisan organs in re-
gard to the collection of funds for cam
paign uses. The Democrats assert
gravely that their own Organization is
struggling along with only a small sum
in its treasury. while the wicked trusts
are filling the money chest Of their
rivals to overlooking. Republican or
gans. as a rule. are less intent on prov
ing that their party is hard up. But
they declare vehemently, in many in
stances. that the trusts consider Par
ker an eminently safe" man for their
own interests and that laxative Thorn
as Taggart and secretive Senator Cor
man. with Hill. Sheehan and the rest
of the Democratic campaign outfit have
plenty of cash from sources whose real
character is carefully concealed.
The average voter viii probably not
be far wrong if he concludes that both
parties are trying to secure all the con-
tributions they can get without being
unduly particular as to where they
come from. He may also be excused for
thinking that combinations of capital
often contribute to both under ordinary
conditions in the hope of having friends
at court no matter who wins. This rule
of course. did not hold good in the cam
paign of 1896 where the moneyed in
terests of the country were virtually ar
rayed. as a unit against Bryan and the
same statement is largely true regard
ing 1900 But both these contests were
conducted under unusually conditions
This year matters are widely different,
in this respect resembling to some ex-
tent the circumstances under which the
last three or four presidential cam
paigDs previous to the appearance of
Bryan as national factor were fought
out.
After making due allowance for par
tisan exaggeration and misrepresenta-
ton. however. there is ample ground
for the belief that the tendency to use
more money in national elections is a
growing evil that ought to be resolute-
" opposed by honorable men in both
parties. Its development has not I'M
naturally kept pace with the enormous
increase in the wealth of the nation
which has been witnessed in the past
decade or so. As the material riches
of the country grow continually greater,
the amounts that can be raised every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
MIR. GREENwALD RESIGNS.
e. b. Guild Succeeds Him as Treasur-
err of Commercial Club.

The resignation of D. J. Greenwa1d
as treasurer of the Commercial club
was accepted this morning at a special
meeting of the board of directors. E.
B. Guild was selected treasurer. He
will begin his duties a week from Fri
day night, to which time the next regu-
lar meeting of the Commercial club
has been postponed.
Mr.. Greenwald will leave the city.
His store burned two months ago. He
recently sold out the stock which was
not destroyed, and will go east on a
business and visiting trip to Pennsyl-
vania. He is unable to state whether
he will return to Topeka and open up
a store again.
It was with a good deal of regret
that the directors accepted the resig-
nation. Mr.. Greenwald has proven
himself the most efficient man which
the club ever had in that capacity.
He was always called upon to take
hold of any enterprise which the
Commercial club conducted to which
there was an extended handling of
finances. His work in connection
with the festivals, the semi-centennial
and kindred affairs made him almost
invaluable to the club.
Mr.. Greenwald presented the fol-
lowing letter of resignation:
Mr.. W. w. Mills, President Commercial
on account OF an indefinite absence
from the city, 1 wish to extend to you
my resignation as treasurer of this club.
amount due the club and the semi-cen-
tennial committee to our secretary, Major
T. j. Anderson, 1921. 81, of which $246. 90 is
due the Commercial club and S1559 the
semi-centennial committee. l would re-
spectfully ask that our auditing commit
tee be appointed to examine my books. At
this time [ wish to present to the Com
mercial club the Flagstaff on the roof of
our old headquarters, on condition that
you will see. to it that the old stars and
stripes the flag we love-" viii float
from it all public occasions as it has
in the past during the occupancy of the
building by US. Thanking you, our es-
teemed secretary and members for their
kindness and the honor conferred on me
in the past, I remain.
GPEyI1N-xxv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
LOCAL MENTION.

The date for the first meeting of the
Fremont and Lincoln club has been
changed from Wednesday afternoon to
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
H A. Auerbach has been granted a
permit for the erection of a $500 resi-
dence at S12 Buchanan street. This IS
in the same block with Governor
Bailey's residence. = The Auerbach resi-
dence will be two stories high, and will
be completed about January 1. Work
on the foundation is now in progress.
1t will be one of the handsomest resi-
dences in the city.
r. B. Gemmill, of the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company, has been
promoted to be superintendent of dis
trict No. 9, with headquarters at Abb
lene.
The Willard Woman's Christian
Temperance union will meet at the
avenue, Tuesday, October II, at 3
p. m.
The Society for the Friendless is in
need of clothing for men. The people
are requested to contribute second
hand clothing, underwear, shoes, hats.
overcoats, and whatever men can
wear Men are coming to them from
the prison without overcoats and with
need is great. Supplies can be left at
Goes feed store, 119 East Sixth street
or at 800 Woodlawn avenue. The
society will call if notified over Bell
phone S53.
Thursday evening, October 20, a
recital will be given by the faculty of
instrumental and vocal music and
elocution at the College of the Sisters
of Bethany, at O'Clock. The pro-
gramme will be announced next week
The fire department was called to
Chas. Benefits optical establishment
at 720 Kansas avenue today shortly
after noon. a lamp had exploded
and caused some excitement, but when
a1-r
and Mr.. Bennett was calmly fitting
somebody with a pair of specs.
Sheriff B. S. Winchester, of Larned,
Kas., stopped in Topeka today en-
route for Terre Haute, Ind, whore
Pinkerton detectives are holding Sher-
man Bear. Bear, it is charged, stole
a team near Larned thirteen months
ago and escaped. The detectives cap
tured Bear on descriptions sent out
by Sheriff Winchester, who will bring
the prisoner back to Kansas. Requi-
sftion papers were issued today by
Governor Bailey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
WHO IS HEP

A few weeks ago a Comanche county
newspaper said that J. r. Burton was
visiting that community Is ]. r. Bur
ton the man whom Chairman Stubbs
sent to count the calves in Comanche
county?
What difference does it make how
many cattle there are in the county of
Comanche, whether the Comanche
county bond sale was regular or irreg-
ular?
Mr.. Burton, or somebody equally
trustworthy, may come up and tell US
that Comanche county land is worth
from ten to fifteen dollars an acre, but
the fact remains that the county clerk
assesses it at 81 cents an acre and that
school land in that county goes begging
for $1.25 an acre.
There may be quite a number of head
of cattle in Comanehe county, but there
are only $50 heads of families, and a
total of about 1,600 souls.
How long will it be before these $50
heads of families tell the commissioners
to levy no more taxes for interest on the
Infamous $4,000 Comanche county
bonds which We're issued to take up a
fraudulent ISSUE the most notorious
and scandalous in the history of the
State2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
OUAKER REFLECTIONS.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record
Most officials are offish.
A courtship sometimes reverts to
the courts.
A dentist is enough to take the
nerve out of any man.
A change of air is beneficial, even
in popular music.
Showers of blessings seldom fall on
the weather man.
Price IS the thing that counts with
a woman, not value.
1t makes most people hot to be
greeted with an icy stare.
Even the red-headed' man hates to
realize that he is getting bald.
When a thing is said to be as broad
as it is long it must be square.
It is not until they get in a tight
squeeze that some men become sponges.
It's all well enough to look ahead
but The bride is more interested in
the present.
The reason most people are poor is
because they spend their money be-
fore they get it.
To love our neighbors is the cue
To follow without doubt;
For if we show them that we do,
We won't be talked about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The Republicans are making prepar-
ations for a big meeting at Wichita on
October ~. They Will concentrate the
best speakers they can get there be-
cause it is the home of Judge Dale.
James Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
has been secured for the meeting, ard
Senator Long, E. w. Hoch and Con-
gresham Murdoch have also been
scheduled for that meeting.
DR.. r. b. Lawrence, fusion candidate
for congressman in the Fourth district,
did not file his choice of tickets on
which his name should be placed on
the official ballot. Therefore Secretary
of State Burrow will place him on the
Populist ballot. This will help him in
some places and hurt him in others.
Hill City Recorder: John Dawson
said in his speech at the Republican
county convention that ''Populism IS
Republicanism gone daft" If John ad-
mits that he was crazy once, what is he
now when he is supporting the Kelly
state ticket and in the employ of one
of Kelly's henchmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
IAYHAwKER aors-

Havensville has so many ten year old
girl f1irts that a shingle and a spanking
bee is in order.
The Town Row at Bucklin is over the
increase in the price of the lock boxes
at the postoffice.
Men before me have stolen money,
hence it's no crime for me TO do So
Latest political defense.
A Hutchinson bride will set the pace
by wearing a frosted carrot gown with
ripe tomato shade trimmings.
A Winfield man has promised his wife
to quit ''cussing'' the lawn mower-but
he said nothing about the furnace.
Whiskers is one of the things that the
Republican party is hair to- Mr.. PETER
has come out for President Roosevelt.
A new road has been opened up to
the Budweiser ranch in Lyon county.
This will undoubtedly become a popular
drive.
Some pretty big oil stories are com
ing out of Chanute lately. But then
why not as they are gotten up by
gushers.
The Rev. Mr.. Hamm, of Westmore-
land, is going to quit the pulpit for the
farm. One of his specialties will be a
herd of Berkshires.
A Valley Falls mother dog who has
lost her puppies has adopted an orphan
pig. Another case of a wise child that
doesn't know it's own parents.
A Topeka jointist who is pulled about
every day always greets the ponce cor
daily. But come to think of it its his
business to furnish Smiles
An Independence woman is asking for
a divorce because while her husband
gives her plenty of cash, he lover her
not. How many silk gowns cover
starved hearts.
In Arkansas City they are killing
copperhead snakes in the farmers
wagons that come to town. Possibly a
Chefoo correspondent has established a
branch office there.
There seems little encouragement for
one to brace. up and try to lead
cleaner life. An old man of 20 was ar
rested the past week in Armourdale for
stealing a box of soap.
AZ Hutchinson colored church member
knocked his pastor down for calling on
his wife too frequently Out in Reno
county there seems to be difference
between practical and theoretical re-
IigiOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
CLUBMAN A SUICIDE.
Had Suit for 100000 Damages
Pending.

New York, Oct. 10.-Frank DePey-
ster Hall, member of several promi-
nent clubs today killed himself. A
suit brought by him against two other
clubmen alleging SANDER and demand
ing 100000 damages was to have
come UP in court today.
The fact of the institution of the
SANDER suits only became public dur
ing the past week, although the first
suits were begun last May. These were
against Alfred H. Bond, president of
the Calumet club and George A. Nor
man, secretary of the New York Yacht
club.
Hall alleged that both men in con-
versation with others had accused him
of disgraceful practices while he was
a member of the Calumet club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10

Strictly commercial insolvencies dur
ing the first nine months of 1904, ac-
cording to reports to R. G. Dun & Co,
numbered 9,1s3, and involved Sill $50. :
205 Of defaulted Indebtedness. In ad-
dition there were IS suspensions Of
banks and other hduciary institutions
with liabilities of $50, $40. 454. During
the corresponding months last year
there We're S.176 commercial defaults
involving $1o1. $50, S55, and 81 banks fail
ed for sS,721 611. In manufacturing lines
there were 2,099 insolvencies with liabiI-
tiles of s3S. 769. O16. compared with S2.0O5
in 1903 for $4S,6 $50, 702. Trading failures
numbered 6,72S, and involved an in
debtedness of s49. 127, $3.50. while the same
months last year recorded only 5,761
defaults in this class. with liabilities of
s40,273,s21. Mainly because of a few
large insurance disasters. the third class
of brokers, agents. etc, showed a
striking increase in amount although
the number was smaller; $50 failures
for $23 762. 254 comparing with 40 de-
faults and s1769s.ss2 liabilities last
year.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Daisy Hodgins, wife of Hugh A.
Hodgins, died Sunday at $3.50 o'clock
at the family residence, 1874 Lane street.
Mrs. Hodgins was 80 years old and
leaves a husband and two little chill
dren, Ina, age II. and Jean. age 9. Mrs.
Hodgins was a daughter of DR.. +. De-
Obert, an old resident of this city. The
funeral will be held at the residence,
734 Lane street, Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mrs. John johnson, age 25 years, died
at rs Fillmore street. this morning at
o'clock of pneumonia. The funeral
services will be held from the residence
Wednesday morning al 10 o'clock. In
terment in Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. Laura A Lamb died at her resi-
dence, Az Taylor street. at 1 o'clock
Sunday of paralysis. She has been an
invalid for several years and >bedridden
the last seven months. Mrs Lamb was
born in 1912. She leaves five living
children. Two, John and Mrs. Law
renee, are dead. The others are Nilly
and Mrs. c. A. Embry of Topeka, Chas.
c. of Independence, Kan, Mrs. Henry
Schnaudt. Chicago, and Harry A. of
I.oornes, Cal The latter son has not
vet been heard from and funeral ar
rangements await his coming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10

Before I came to congress-" re-
marked tint late Senator Hear in the
course of a private converse ton some
years ago. Il had built up law prac-
tice that brought me an income of $40
600 year. and I had every reason to
believe that the practice would grow
to $4,000. I have saved from my in
come about 100000 and I believed I
could keep my practice and still attend
to my duties in congress. After more
than 80 years in the public service T
find myself at IS with my law practice
gone and the accommodations of my
young days dissipated. It is inpossi-
Bile to remain in congress and attend
TO ones duties and a the same tire
continue an outside business" Yet we
all know men either personally or by
reputation who have grown rich while
members of the congress. How have
they done it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10

in his possession now are Az per. cent
bonds.
The Star could do quite as muca good
in Kansas, politically, as it does in
Missouri, because of its vide circulation
in this state if it would print the facts
about the State Treasurer of Kansas
and the Comanche county heal and not
suppress them. or garbIe them
1t is a strange case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
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
ga 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. if desired.
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four years by political leaders tend to
expand also. The records as to the
sums thus secured and the methods of
their disbursement are never made pub
lie. Practically all the people know
about the matter they gain from cam
paign accusations.