The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-24

OF the persons VINO mad subscribed Tor
the work and he did not endeavor to
hide his knowledge.
He said he had been one of the
solicitors of what was known as the
Blue Pencil Magazine, published some
years ago and that he was there asso-
ciated with Wooster. Out of this
magazine they made about 100000,
he said. When Wooster started work
on "Fads and Fancies' he took Irving
as his assistant, and Irving obtained
two-thirds of the subscribers. He re-
ceived a commission of Is per cent,
and in the two years he was at work
he earned about $4,000. He added
that for Americas Foremost Fam
ciety is now getting out, about $1,000
had been received and that the sub
scriptions were as small as 800.
Judge Deuel. Not Worried.
Judge Deuel. discoursed on what he
said was breach of faith on the part
of the district attorneys Office
Il understood that Mr.. Lauterbach
gave his consent to an inspection of
the books of the Town Topics COM
pany because he believed the exami-
nation was part of a grand jury in
vestigation and that what was dis
Personally, I don't care about it, but
it strikes me that the newspapers have
been kept informed of all that has
been ascertained and just what the
=
Asked how he reconciled his taking
a yearly salary from Town Topics with
the law which declares a judge of spe-
cial sessions shall engage in no bust
ness, he replied:
ST don't consider l have been en-
gagged in any business outside of the
business of this court for the last five
years.
Commenting on the judges remark
Mr.. Cans said the only stipulation
made by the district attorney was that
the names of the subscribers should
not be made public, and this had been
adhered to SO far as the district attor-
ney's Office was concerned. He added
that the present inquiry is not a grand
jury matter, and that Judge Deuel.
knew it was not.
It was ascertained that one item of
$4,000 on the books of Town Topics
of the Tales Publishing company,
which is allied with the Town Topics
company in the publishing of a maya
zine. Where this money came from
could not be aScertained, but there is
little doubt this will be learned when
after District Attorney Jerome returns
to the city and hears a report of what
has been done so far.
Woodruff Paid, But Suffered.
Friends of Timothy L. Woodruff,
formerly lieutenant governor told how
and Fancies, paying $1,000 for it. He
had been visited by one of the cleverest
of its canvassers, who assured him the
price would be a small consideration
for the courtesies which would be ex-
tended to him by Town Topics. While
he had nothing he wished to hide, and
although he did not care a rap about
the work, he thought the easiest way
out of it was to put his name on the
list. He said that whenever his biog-
raphy was wanted for the book he
would furnish it. but his friends say
he has not been called on for this as
Mr.. Woodruff was much surprised
when. a few months ago, Town Topics
printed an article which mentioned
him in an unpleasant manner, and sew
eral of his friends as well. One of
these was a close friend of Colonel
Mann, and both of them made such a
vigorous protest that an apology for
the unpleasant article was printed in
the next issue. At that time, it is I'M
derstood, Judge Deuel. said that in his
capacity as legal censor for the paper
he had not seen the Objectionable arti-
Gle, and that had he noticed it it never
would have been printed.
Those Who Paid.
Despite the determined efforts of the dis,
trict attorney to keep secret the names OF
the wealsny e4 from amu so to $1,000 foI
| ''Fads and Fancies," work which ToWr
Topics undertook to publish about foui
years ago but which has not seen the
| light of day as yet, and although the Off
| Gals of Town Topics have declined per
sistentIy to make these names public, the
| Herald claims to have obtained the list
Here it is, with the amounts paid by each
| subscriber:
| Mrs. Coils P. Huntington. ........... SO 001
| Mrs Jacob Aston. ....................... ESQ
| Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew........ $50
| VIM. B. Leeds e payments. ......... 25G
| S Newhouse e payments) ............ 300
| H G. Pierce 2 payments) ............ $50
1 ]. H. Patterson q payments). ESQ
/ Thomas F. Ryan Observation-Disclosures. 150
| Charles NJ Schwab .................... J. so
| Timothy L. woodruff .................. 15o
Lewis Nixon Observation-Disclosures. 1,50
James r. Keene Observation-Disclosures. $50
| James r. Keene flor Foxhal Keene) 150
| lanes I Hill ............,........ 150