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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

gTegauo3nal church spoke on the The
Moral Aspect of Signing Petitions for
Druggists Permits;
DIR. Hayes stated that the signers of
these petitions were in a great many
instances church people and parties of
the pest repute. who in reality were
sided IN against the illegal traffic OF
Intoxicating liquors, but who neverthe-
less We're aiding in the existence OF
the whisky drug stores through hur-
ried signing of petitions without
careful investigation as to the charac-
ter OF the parties applying for the per-
init In other instances business was
allowed to step in and dictate in favor
OF the man seeking the allowance OF
the petition.
J. X. Codding Of Wamego. who is
at present aiding in the fight in To-
peka, divided the topic of How to
Follow Up Defeat or Victory with
Ch1ef OF Police Frank Stahl.
Coddlng made brief resume of his
nght IN The various counties and in
the manner of conducting the fight
and touched lightly on the local situa-
ton. He said: ST am perfectly will
ling to let the business man stay be-
hind the counter and furnish the
sinews of war, that is, furnish the
money to carry on this conflict. We
viii do the fighting and come out in
the open If we are furnished with the
money and the witnesses.
The public officials you elect are
act 1t is the fault of the church and
temperance people of the state In
the year and a half that we have been
carrying on this active fight we have
never experienced one defeat where
we have entered into injunction pro-
ceedings; our defeats have always oc-
CURED when we have attempted to
touch the liquor dealer and arrest
him. When he has seen the prospect
of jury he has always felt reasonably
sure of acquittal. The time hasn't
come yet in Kansas where we can
trust the jury to secure the law en-
forcement of liquor traffic. There is
always some juror who can he ap-
pealed to by money"
Chief Stahl spoke very briefly and
said: Il love fight and the world
loves a fighter. Many times the peo-
pie of this city have laid down when
the staying by the fight would have
which I admire the jointkeeper. He
is my ideal of a fighter in a way. II
know of no one who uses his victories
better or rises from defeat better than
the jointist. The jointist resorts to
every means to dodge the law and
evade punishment. He hires spoilers
to watch the man endeavoring to en-
force the law
This evening the convention will
come to an end. The new officers for
the year will be elected and the re-
ports of the committees read. The
closing address of the convention will
be made by Rev. John Brandt, pastor /
of the First Christian church of St |
Louis. The subject of the address is, |
Turning Points in National History"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
THE ..NIovE on POLICY.

As might reasonably have been ex-
pected the closing of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition has left an army
of men stranded in St. Louis. The DO
lice have undertaken to drive all the
idle ones out of the city and are de-
porting them at the rate of from 40 to
100 per day.
The police say that while many OF
these men are honest workmen out of
jobs. large element is criminal. and as
it is difficult to distinguish one from
another. all are given hours and are
told to move on
The situation affords the Post-Dis-
patch a text for the following sermon:
Consider the significance of the fact
and the explanation What q miserable
failure at a vital point Of our civiliza-
ton they suggest.
We do not solve the problem Of the
unemployed by forcing the idle work
men to 'move on nor do we approach
a reasonable solution of the problem of
crime by driving criminals out of town.
The move on method of dealing with
social and industrial problems does not
volve anything; it does not arrive any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
List of New House Bills.


Twenty-one new bills were added to
the list today. The total number of
bills now before the house is S91. and
II is almost certain to go to 1000 be-
fore the close of the session.
j. S. Barnes introduced a bill to
compel railroad companies to build
switches to grain elevators already in
existence and doing business in the
state. The Grass bill. which has been
passed by the house, provides that the
switches must be built to connect with
elevators to be built in the future. The
Barnes bill is to make the same rule
retroactive.
Today's bills were as follows:
$50 by F.. F. Pawling-To enable
the town of Redheld in Bourbon coun-
ty, Kansas, to incorporate and organ
ize as a city of the third class.
SS1 by Mr.. mersley-Author-
izing the board of county commission
ers of Ness county to erect a bridge
across the Walnut river, in Ness coun-
ty, and to provide for the payment for
the same.
$50 BY J. S. Barnes-Authorizi
the board of railroad commissioners to
make certain orders relating to the
construction of sidetracks, switches
and other facilities, providing for the
enforcement of such orders and pre-
scribing penalties for the violation
thereof.
$50 by committee on education
Concerning examinations for county
certificates for teachers, repeating sec
ton 2, chapter 424, laws of 1903.
8S4 by Mr.. Ohlhausen-Providfn
for the appointment of county auditor
in all counties of over forty-f1ve thous-
and inhabitants, and repeating section
1, chapter 81 of the law of 1891.
1856 by G. w. Plummer-Supple-
mentary to chapter 81 of the special
session laws of 1903 relating to the
Granville bridge.
S86 by Mr.. Thompson-Fixing the
fees and salary of the county super
of public instruction of
Reno county, Kan, and providing for
a deputy superintendent and salary
for same.
Ss7 by Mr.. Stannard-In relation to
insurance companies, fixing their La
bilities, and prescribing their duties in
certain cases, and repeating chapter
142 of the session laws of Kansas of
1897. and all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith.
S8S by Mr.. Misunderstanding APP
preparation for the payment of the
salaries of the state live stock sanitary
commissioner, inspectors, stenog-
cellaneous and incidental expenses
thereto, for the fiscal years
ending June so, 1905, June 80, 1906,
and June 80, 1907.
$50 by Mr.. Stannard-In relation to
crimes and punishments.
$50 by Mr.. binett-Re lating to
the government of schools in cities of
over $4,000 and to amend section $3.50
of general statutes Of 1901.
S91 by Mr.. John w. Adams-Re lat-
ing to the payment of fees and SAL
aries of county officers of Sedgwick
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
WORK ON PIPE LINE.
Proposed to Commence in Oakland
Next Week.

The location for commencing the
first work of laying the mains in To-
peka for natural gas has been picked
upon by Helm and his associates who
are interesting themselves in the locaI
natural gas situation. The first work
of excavation will take place 16 feet
west of the east line of Chandler
street on Seward avenue in Oakland
Satisfactory arrangements have been
made by c. H. Pattison, a representa-
tive of the company, with the city en-
gineer regarding permission to exca-
vate without first filing bonds with the
CITY clerk, as is required under the
law. The understanding is that bond
will be furnished, however, within a
short time. 1t was feared that a de-
Law might be encountered in going
through the technicalities of furnish
ing the bond so permission to exca-
vate was secured at first. Pattison
states that his foreman of construction
will be here next week and that the
mains have been shipped to the city
and are expected to arrive at almost
any time.
Work will be started in all proba-
bility next week. 1t is not thought
that the work will be more than in
the nature sufficient to hold the fran
chise valid since it expires by the first
of March if some constructive work
is not accomplished
The Home Heat & Light company,
who are the parties interested, claim
10 the contrary, however, and say that
work done is in all seriousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
STUBS ON FLOOR.
Favors the Anti-Pumping Bill in the
House.

Speaker Stubs came out this after
noon against the use of pumps to
force gas through the pipe lines. He
made a speech against the amendment.
which proposed to allow the use Of
pumps.
When Mr.. Stubs committed himself
on the proposition, the gas lobby in
the rear of the room applauded. s. A
Brandon demanded that the lobby be
compelled to keep quiet or get out.
Mr.. Stubs said in part: Il am in
formed that three-fifths of the gas is
wasted in the course of being piped
out to long distances. L don't believe
that should be allowed. / don't ap-
prove of such wasteful methods"
P. c. Young of Wilson, J. T. Tired
way of Allen and several others spoke
against the amendment.
Senator Benedict was called upon to
make a speech in defense of his bill
The house reconsidered it's action to
allow Senator Benedict's friend
whom the house suspected was an at
toFney
Senator Benedict fatty declined to
give the house any information. He
said that if the house did not want to
hear from his friend, Mr.. Kerr. who
is a gas expert and not an attorney
the house did not need to listen to
him.
]. w. Adams headed off a rising
sentiment in favor of allowing Mr.
Kerr to talk by getting the floor and
making a speech for the amendment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

OF other Topeka corporations, who
saVagely attacked the OhIhausen bill
amending the public utilities section of
the city charter act. the committee on
cities of the first class have amended
me Dill materially, and Will report 1t
for passage.
The amendments cut out all the
compensation provided to be paid to
cities for franchises, and also cut out
the provisions requiring corporations
to pay to cities a per cent of their
profits.
It leaves in the provision by which a
city can acquire possession of a pub
lie utility by purchase or condemns
ton at the end of ten years, but limits
the time for beginning the proceedings
to six months. The bill originally gave
the city the right to step in and buy
the property any time after ten years.
The limit of twenty years is fixed
on the life of a franchise Heretofore,
under the city charter act, the limit
has been thirty years.
The bill also provides in detail the
methods for carrying out the con-
domination proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
WELLS WILL WAIT.
Won't Register Refinery Bonds Till
Held Valid

State Auditor Seth Wells says that he
viii not approve the bonds in connection
with the state oil refinery measure until
the supreme court has passed upon the
validity of the law.
Il do not care to cross the bridge until
I get to it, said Mr.. Wells this morning,
but l do not hesitate to say this: the
bonds for the state OIL refinery will not be
that the measure is legal It has been
suggested that we go ahead with the
bonds and let the Standard gang do the
investigation, but ! think that as the in
vestigation is sure to come the state had
better get in at the start. The action of
the supreme court need not hold up the
state refinery for any length of time.
Sixty days ought to cover the entire case
Thirty days is a plenty for the attorneys
to squabble over it, and than the supreme
court could advance the case on the
docket. | wouldn't care to approve bonds
for a proposition of the kind unless
knew they were legal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Mukden, Wednesday, Feb. 15-The
japanese fired Tuesday and are firing
today on Poutilon hill with eight inch
guns carrying $50 pound projectiie, in
dicating that there are siege guns used
at Port Arthur and the first to be
mounted in position before the Russian
lines below Mukden. A new situation
therefore confronts the Russian center
and the general situation appears to
have been rendered more uncertain and
complicated by the battle OF Sandepas,
and the arrival of open weather indi
eating an early spring.
At some parts of the lines there is
unusual familiarity. Russian and Jap
anese officers in parties entertain each
other At Sinchinpu the japanese cheer
the Russian band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
SLAP AT ARCHER.
Telegram From Horton Intimates
That He Sold Out.

w. A. Archer, the representative
from Horton. Brown county, received
a telegram this morning from several
of his constituents in his home town.
These constituents seeing that Archer
had voted against the refinery bill sent
the telegram which savored strongly OF
a direct charge that Archer had sold
out to the Standard.
The inquiry was how much the
Standard had paid him and inquired
whether he would move to New York.
Mr.. Archer said when asked about
the telegram that he knew that some
of the men who signed the telegram
were his friends and he didn't know
but they were in fun He appeared
worried and said he would not know
what it meant till he went home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

LFrom the New York Press.
When a man asks girl for a photo
graph it is a sign she has it ready for
him.
It's mighty lucky for everybody that
a woman doesn't have to have sense
to be as nice she is.
One of the hardest things is to con-
vince woman that there oughtn't to
be more in four pints than in two
quarts
Women have such funny ideas they
would want to stop and put on their
best nightgown before going down a
fire escape.
A woman doesn't like to go shopping
a rainy day because she knows
there won't be a big crowd for her to
fight through to get to the bargain
counter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
LOCAL MENTION.

George Youngman was arrested by
the police on Wednesday evening on the
charge of stealing two rabbits from d
grocery store at Fourth and Jefferson
streets.
Andrew Morgan, colored man, who
escaped from the state insane asylum
during Wednesday night, was captured
nv Deputy Sheriff George Charles this
,norning and returned to the institlI-
tion. Morgan was found at Sixth and
Kansas avenue.
sheriff Lucas, County Attorney Hun
gate County Clerk Newman and Pro-
bate Judge Hayden made four cor
nered bet yesterday by which the first
one caught smoking, will have to pay
TO each Of the three others, the sum OF
$40 or a total of $50. There is no time
limit on the wager. 1t began this
morning at s O'Clock.
ET. Evans on Wednesday afternoon
surrendered his permit to sell liquor
from his drug store at SS4 Kansas ave
me. to Probate Judge Hayden he sald
that he will also give up his otner per
nit at 404 Kansas avenue, within a re"
days.
The Shawnee county petit jury was
excused this morning from attendance
BY Judge Dana until next Tuesoay
morning at 9 o'clock
J. F. Blair. 222 Clay, left at noon
Wednesday for Los Angeles, Cal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

That was one of the lucky theater
fires that damaged the Casino says
the Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle, and probably ended the present
buildings career as q theater. The
mere fact that it was a 'second-story
theater' made the Casino an exceed
ingly unsafe house. A fire or a fire
alarm when the audience was in would
almost inevitably have caused just
another such horror" as the burning
of the Iroquois theater. That the fire
came when the theater was practically
empty is a fact on which all concern
ed should congratulate themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Philadelphia Record: It is only six
weeks since the administration insti-
tuted proceedings for an injunction
against the General Paper company of
Wisconsin on the ground that it was
an unlawful trust and a combination
in restraint of trade. and now the news
from Appleton, in that state, is that
4 new pulp mill combination has been
formed and is to be Incorporated in
New Jersey. of course. Is this a
scheme for circumventing the attorney
general2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

The people of Kansas in their pres
ent temper probably would give Tom
Lawson an ovation if he should APP
pear suddenly within the borders Of
the stale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

It appears that there was needless
alarm about the Standard Oil COM
pany's lack of money Regardless of
the announcement that it is unable to
negotiate a loan owing to the disturb
ance in Kansas. it has just declared
q quarterly dividend of Is per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

1t looks as though Kansas has
started something. as she did in the
sos. that will involve the nation in a
war for the liberation of an oppressed
class. The Standard Oil company
stands in the place of the slave power
and the weapons used will be legisla-
ton and ballots instead of guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Even the presidency OF the United
States has its penalties Mr.. Roosevelt
IS not allowed to move outside of the
White House without being surround
ed by lot of armed guards and de-
tectives. This sort of thing, doubtless
is extremely distasteful to the presi-
dent. but it seems that he cannot
e,sca ne if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Tom Lawson's s.Frenzied Finance"
articles appear to have had some eff
feet on the Standard Oil company's
business. The dividend for the cur
rent quarter is but II per cent. while
for the same quarter last year it was
is ner cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The Santa Fe wreck at Florence, Kas.,
on Sunday morning claimed its first vic
tim today, in the death of Engineer
James Rooney. of tie passenger train.
who died of his injuries at $50 o'clock
this morning at the Santa Fe hospital.
His home was at Newton. He was 80
years of age The body will be sent TO
Newton on Friday for interment-
Mrs. Monica Taylor died at 10 O'Clock
on Wednesday evening. at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Z. ]. Mehan, at 325
Ash street, of stomach trouble. The
funeral will take place on Saturday at
o'clock from the Church of the Assump
ton. 5nterncnt in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Matthew Rodgers. aged IS, died at High
land Park on Wednesday. The funeral
will take place from the y street Baptist
church at 2 D. m. on Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. H. X. Goodrich will
be held from the First Congregational
church Friday afternoon at 2:30 Friends
desiring to view the remains may do so
at the house Friday morning from 10 TO
Il o'clock.
.'sing again. Miss Screechen. won't you
please? o. Thank you, but it's almost
midnight. wouldn't disturb your neigh
bors in the next suite p II hope so. They
kept us awake till one O'Clock last night
with some internal piano pounder"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Wen. come back oily Daughter (who
has had advantages-''M uthah, deah, you
should say early not oily " Mrs.
O'Flynn-''Oi sed oily. an OF name oily
He's afther goin' automobilin' wild his
boss Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Mosquitoes are said to have a nat
ural monopoly of the yellow fever
business and are therefore under no
necessity of Incorporating a trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Grand Rapids Herald: The STAN
dard OIL company and Kansas are at
war The trust Will levy on the rest
of the country, no doubt to meet
EXPENSES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

An opera company with a chorus
made up of women who married
Johann Hoch and survived, ought to
make a hit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

BY burning their corn for fuel the
iowa farmers are depriving the rail-
roads of two pro1ts-one on the corn
and one on coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

New trusts are being formed faster
than the attorney general of the
United States seems able to smash
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Arrangements have about been COM
pleted for allowing the Reed Smoot
case to go over without decision be-
ing rendered until congress meets
again in December.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

IT don't see how YOU stand the nor
ribIe fickleness of your climate; Slr.
what you call fickIeness we admire as
versatility. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
Did you get up with I
headache {?

Bad taste in your mouth7 Not
much appetite for breakfast ?
Tongue cOated7 Then you have
too much bile In your system.
Wake up your liver and get rid
of some of this bile. Ayers
PiIIsl Ayers Pills I Sold for
over sixty years. EE %; 49, Ss:::
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16
DETROIT AND THE TROUBLE IN sANTO DOMINGO
EAR ADMIRAL sIGsBEE. THE CRUISER DETROIT


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-16

Rev. +. L. Hayes of the First Con-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-20
vicARioUs VEGETARIAN.

Form the New York Tribune.
The late Archbishop Elder Of Gin
cinnat tried vegetarianism for some
months during his residence In Nat
chez. but soon abandoned the prac-
tice, finding that 1t did not agrees with
him.
Bishop Elder dined with one OF his
parishioners one night In Natchez at
about this time. Vegetables in pro-
fusion were on the menus but the
bishop disdained them all He had
had enough Of vegetables for long
time He found the meat much more
to his taste.
His host. who did not know that he
had abandonai' vefethrani3m. said
In surprise:
Why, bishop, thought you were
a vegetarian, and here see you eat.
ing mutton"
Bishop Elder laughed.
! Am not bigoted vegetarian" he
said, II allow myself to eat the meat
Of such animals as live on vegetable
food only"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-20
QUEER TRAITS OF ANIMALS.

Smoking clay pipe, the circus act
or sat in the winter training quarters.
Under his supervision a thin boy was
learning to ride erect on a quiet horse
with a broad Hat back.
In some towns they won't let us
show" said the man, unless we have
no camels with US. Camels are a se-
rious drawback to SHOWS. Horses are
so afraid of them that some towns
won't let camels enter their gates.
"A horse won't go near a piece Of
ground camel has stood on. The
very smell of camel In the air Will
make a horse tremble and sweat. And
this fear isn't only found occasionally
In horse here and tnere. 1t liz found
In every horse all over the world.
Queer. Isn't it2 | often wonder why
it is. Cattle hate dogs In the same
way and cats hate dogs, TOO. Here.
though, We can account for the natrsd.
Dogs, in primitive times. fed on
calves, no doubt, and even today, here
and there they kill and eat kttens
Horses love dogs. I'm sure
don't know why. Dogs fear no anil
mails but pumas and leopards. You
can take a dog up to a lions or q IT,
gers cage and he will show no fear.
but take him mp to the cage OF puma
or a leopard and ne will tremble and
moan and stink away out Of sight.
An very puzzling. isn't IT."
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-20
NORTHERN LEAGUE Is
TO TRY

FARGO. n. d., Feb. 1S.-Tb
ball magnates OF the Northern
which had disastrous seaso
last year, are In session here TO-DAY
10 take the necessary steps to reor-
Banize on sounder basis for 5he
coming season. The adoption OF IN
ironclad rule in regard to the salary
limit and the elimination Of one or
two OF the poorest towns OF last year $
circuit is expected to give a balance
on the right side OF the ledger the
coming season. The chief work of
the present meeting is to agre., upon
the circuit. An eightclub league mas
been decided upon. or the old mem
bers. Fargo, Grand Forks. Winnipeg
and Duluth will remain in the league.
st. Cloud and Brainerd will bs chosen
as two of the new members and the
two will probably be Sc
iected from among Bismark, Little
Falls, Wahpteon and Breck. oridge,
each OF which has applied for nom
bership.