The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
GROUND FOR LIBEL.
Publishers of Jointist's Directory May
Have to Pay.

Libel suits may grow out of the pub
fishing of the list of joints and disor-
derby houses which were reported to
be verified and which were submitted
to Councilman Green.
The talk of libel suits comes from
those who through mistake were
placed in the list as being engaged in
the joint business.
F. e. Bates, who runs a restaurant
at 1t6 East Sixth avenue and whose
name appeared through mistake IN
the list, said: 81 have been thinking
for some time of consulting an attor-
nev. but 1 have been putting it off until
the first of next week because nave
not had time to attend to 1t as yet.
] think, however, that l viii not delay
that long. 1t is a mighty serious pusi-
ness to go to work and publish a man s
name in connection with thing OF
that kind If it were just your place
of business it would not be so bad.
N. B. FriSbey, who runs restaurant
at 412 Kansas avenue, is another Dusl-
ness man who has never been accused
before of being in the liquor business,
but who had his place of business in
cluded in the list given out to the pub
lie Frisbey said that he did not think
that he would agitate the question any
further. ST called I'D Mr.. Green and
told him of the error that had been
made said Frisbey, land though l
naturally felt rather warm about 1T at
first. I have concluded not to do any
thing further. He apologized to me
and I thought that was sufficient 1t
has hurt me because have never had
the least suspicion of that kind ever
directed against me-"
John Worley, manager of the Capt.
tai City BottIing works at 213 Kansas
avenue, was caught in the Swoop of the
net. The bottling works manufactures
nothing but soda pop and has never
the Temperance union. Mr.. Worley
said: "If it were possible to get the
mans name who got up that petition
1 would be in favor of starting dam
age proceedings. l presume that 1t
would be impossible to secure this. Mr..
Green has always been a friend of
mine and think very highly of him.
/ think that it is unfortunate though
that he should have secured a list
which was inaccurate. 1 was pretty
mad at first when that list came out.
I have been in business here for the
past five years and the place has all
ways been open to anyone who cared
to go through and see for himself what
we are doing here. 1t is still open for
that matter. 1 called up Mr.. Green
about it when 1 saw that our number
was down. l thought somewhat of
asking that a denial be printed but
then I thought that it would not be of
any particular use. 1t hate to get into
any controversy. 1 don't think that I
shall do anything but just simply let
the matter drop now. If my name had
been published it would have meant a
mighty serious thing to me and 1 would
have done something"
THE people here in Topeka don't
realize, I believe, just what position a
mayor is put in said Mayor Davis
today. Il wish they could know just
how the thing is sometimes. I had a
woman come up to me and complain
that her sons and her husband were
spending all their wages on drink. She
asked me if 1 wouldn't close the place.
I said, Certainly, we will be glad to do
anything of that kind We will want
you to act as a witness together with
your sons. 1 presume that you will
be willing to do this?' I of course
thought she would be only too willing.
Well. do you know that she refusedl
She Just simply threw up her hands
and said that it would be impossible
Tor her to do that. She did not want
her sons to appear, it would be too
public. That's just the trouble l
have any number of people come up
mere and complain and when I ask
them to furnish some of the evidence
TO convict by appearing on the witness
stand, they rear back and refuse. They
don't want the publicity.
Il see Councilman William Green
claims that Chief Goodwin is at fault
II is mighty trying place for any man
10 NIL l believe that Goodwin is
about as good man as 1 can find 1t
is hard to give satisfaction
introduced that resolution. =" said
Councilman Hughes with reference to
the resolution which caused Comment
because business man came TO me
and complained that his heir
were getting drung all the time
and that he could not get them to
work He wanted me to Introduce the
resolution. just sat down then and
introduced it, 1t is certainly a biz
thing and is mighty big in its scope
the resolution is disregarded II ie
broad enough for that