The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

want the money back, and that had
paid, to run and was going to run
Tried to Pay it Back
Just as soon as I left Wolf. I went to
see my attorney. He told me to refuse
to take the money back. He said to me,
You keep out of this place in your
back room; don't go back there at all,
and don't have anything to do with
handling or selling the stuff. And 1
have followed his instructions.
We'll, then they pulled the place on
the day of the election, and have pulled
it once since. They did not give me
any notice of the raids as they prom
ised to do. They did not leave my fix
lures, as they do when they pull a
Schlitz place, but they went in there
and smashed up my stuff and did as
much damage as they could
The facts of the case are that the
Schlitz combine is the whole thing in
Topeka. The men who are back OF 1t
are Lon Townsend, Dick Hodgins and
Vint Kaczynski. No other beer but
Schlitz can be sold in Topeka under
the present way of running things
Some of the places which sell Schlitz
beer are the Royal, 1i5 East Sixth.
Klauers, Fred Ross, Otto Anderson, Al
Hayslip, the Throop the Copeland,
Townsend's drug store and the Comet
at 4O6 Kansas avenue
Complains to OIcColIun.
when I was arrested the first time
by AIcConum. jumped onto him about
the money I had paid. I told him he
had got my money, and he didn't deny
it. He said the reason was pulled
was because I had been working
against himself and Wolf.
1.-The SchIitz combine has set about
driving me out of business I have a
nice little restaurant at 116 East Sixth
and make that my business. Lon
Townsend has been going around
among his people and telling them
they must not eat at my restaurant.
His boOkkeeper was one of my board
ers and Lon told him he would have
to quit me, and he did. That's what
makes me sore" And Mr.. Bates in
dulged in some decidedly picturesque
remarks about Lon Townsend and his
combine. The Lon Townsend whom
Bates refers to in his statement is A.
G. Townsend. and not the man COM
monty known as Little Lon" Town
send.
'ROyaI" Is Expensive.
Mr.. Bates was asked whether he knew
how much the Sch1itz places are paying
for protection, and stated that he did not.
He gave it as his opinion that the Royal,
which is the big combination Joint and
paws not less than $50 per month. It
seems likely that the Schlitz combine is
paying not less than $1,000 a month to
somebody and it is probably much more
than this sum.
OF course there is absolutely nothing for
Mayor Bergundthal to do, in view of the
sensational disclosure OF Frank Bates,
but to have a completely new deal in po-
lice affairs, and the people of Topeka will
hold Mayor BergundthaI responsible if
this is not done. Every day that the
present regime continues in office is a
disgrace and insult to the city of To-
peSa.
Frank Bates.i it viii no doubt be claimed,
is nothing but jOintist," but the fact
remains that Bates is a pretty decent
kind of a jointist and has a good reputa-
ton for truth and veracity. It is not like
y that evidence such as Frank Bates
gives could be obtained from anyone but
a man who is close in touch with the
joint business, and, moreover, one who
for some reason or other, has cause for
satisfaction 1t may be added, how
ever that Frank Bates is not the only
man in Topeka who can give testimony.
There are others who have tried in vain
to buck the beer combine.
There is a report that Mayor Bergund-
demand from him that he closethe joints.
The grand stand play at the Royal Fri
day afternoon is sample of what may
be expected No one doubts that the
was coming. The fact that for half an
hour on the day prior to the raid, Chief
McCOllum was in secret conference with
Mike Thompson, proprietor OF the place,
is evidence enough for most people.
This morning Mayor Bergundthal Chief
McCollum and Samuel T. Howe had a
long conference at the mayors Office.
What it was about no one knows, OF
course. It doubtless had direct bearing
on the situation.
1t is reported that a petition is being
circulated asking Mayor BergundthaI to
apnoint Frank Stah1 as chief of police
1t Could not be ascertalned today VINO IS
back of this move, but it seems that they
are getting in their work just in time
There will doubtless be vacancy in that
office very shortly