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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
JAYTIAWKETx IOTs.

Lyndon doesn't want a saloon bad
enough to allow an alleged drug store a
permit.
Since the river has frozen over at
Bellvue Mr. Fish has been laid up with
a severe cold.
The tramp who stole the Troy off
GERS gloves viii probably get the icy
mitt the next time he comes along.
According to the Hiawatha World a
drug clerk belongs to every lodge in
town except one and that is a woman's.
Atchison makes a good deal of fun
over the Missouri Pacific but accepts
with thanks the $4,000 monthly pay
roll.
This is almost as good as running the
state treasury. A Brown county doctor
made p visits in a half day at $3.50 per
visit and all were cash.
The White Cloud Globe society editor
exclaims: John White is out on
crutches again, the result Of trimming
one Of his corns too Closely
The wheat has been saved all o. X.
but how many thousand skeletons of
frozen cattle can be counted on the
Kansas plains with the passing of the
SHOWS.
With the opening of the spring sea-
son the teacher of the Highland school
starts to play ball for st. Joe. Now he
is getting SIS monthly, then he will get
S175. Brains vs. muscle
The editor of the Usage City Free
Press IS trying TO tell his readers how
to raise corn AS matter of fact
Charley wouldn't know an ear of corn
if he met one in the road.
Ewing Herbert is to be commended
upon his manly stand in the county
printing matter Although given the
printing by the majority of the com
missioners over the lowest bidder he
said nay
1t was decided that Ex-Governor
Bailey had no rights to the money he
spent entertaining. Wonder what these
same parties would say if the state
treasurer was entitled to the wad of
interest given him off of the states
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Proved His Case.

Its funny how misfortune follows
some people" said the man with the big
watch chain. Twenty years ago went
into the clothing business. At the end
Of two years I burned out. started up
again. but in the course of a year and q
half there was another corfla grafton. As
n matter of fact, 1 burlei )us nine times
IN eighteen years and then became salts
fed that misfortune was on my trail and
1 went out of business"
Il fail to see where the misfortune
comes in" said the man who mad tcen
reading a pamphlet.
Why. I burned out nine times.
Il know you did, as I happened to be
connected with two CT three fire insurance
companies which had risks you, and
l presume that in every case you got
full insurance ~
wen, of course. but
And after the ninth fire you were ablei
to retire and live on the interest of your
money!"
Certainly, but You see"
~ don't see the misfortune.
But ] do. ] ought to have burned out
once more, and then I'd have had money
enough to buy a gentleman's country
seat and bought my way into congress-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
PRIVATE CAR LINES.
Business Is Given an Airing Before
Commerce Committee.

Washington, Feb. 13.=George B.
Robins, president of the Armour car
lines, was questioned at length today
by the subcommittee of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, regarding the details of
the business of that company.
Mr.. Stevens, chairman of the COM
mittee, brought out in answer to ques-
lions that the Armour car lines COM
pany is a separate organization from
the Armour Packing company, al
though both are owned by practically
the same people.
Mr.. Robins refused to state what
was earned on the capital of the com
pany, explaining that he had no OBJ
lection to furnishing the information
in confidence to the committee. Mr.
Stevens emphasized the necessity of
having the information. Mr.. Wagner
lPa) said that it should be furnished.
He wanted it understood that the con-
hdence imposed would not deter him.
after receiving it should he deem It
advisable, from making an effort to
secure the Information in another way
for the public. Mr.. Robins said the
Armour car line company was cap
italized at 100000, that it had
$4,000 cars, representing of this cap
italization $14,OOO.OOO. He said that
the capital was al a low basis and the
debt of the company large.
Each year over 81, 900 900 was being
put into new equipment and this repre-
scented the earnings and an increasing
debt. The company employed a total
of 80, 900 persons. The charge of the
roads for these cars is three-quarters of
a cent per mile. The daily average of
miles q car will make Mr.. Robbins re-
fused to state for publication. He said
that should it appear that the company
was earning more than six or eight per
cent on it's capitalization it might be
used by the enemies of the companies
and at the same time the uncertainties
of the business would make that show
ing less than it would be in a banking
business.
Eight thousand of these cars are
fruit cars, the balance being refrigerator
cars for the carrying of meats, butter
and eggs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
HUNTING FOR A LOCATION.
Members Of FraternaI Congress Go to
New Mexico.

DR.. H A. Warner, medical director
of the knights and Ladies of Security,
and formerly an officer of the Fraternal
Congress, a body representing the two
million holders of fraternal insurance
in more than 60 fraternal insurance
companies, left Topeka Sunday with a
dozen representatives of the Fraternal
Congress to spend two weeks in New
Mexico and Arizona, in search for a
suitable location to establish national
sanitarium for consumptives-
Dr. Warner has been working along
lines looking to the establishment of
such a sanitarium for several years,
and indications now point to an early
realization of his plans.
The plan includes the securing % ing e
the St. Louis worlds fair for the pur-
pose of removal to the site selected 1or a
sanitarirm. $50 -
the committee upon which to locate the
sanitarium. At La Juntd, COLO, the santa
Fe railroad places at the uASpoSai OF the
committee a special car IN Whlcn 10 make
the trip of investigation or the various
sites offered The cal viii first take the
party TO all the sites ON the Sdnld e
railroad and afterWard to all the sites on
the Rock Island and the Southern Pacihc
in turn -,
The sanitarium when established will be
a big institution. IL VIII pc supported
by levying an assessment o. one cent d
month upon all members OF ualeTHeh IN
surance companies.
Holders of fraterna1 insurance polcles
who become invalids or afflicted with con-
sumption Will be cared for tree at Inc
recommend them as being unable to pay
for treatment. Those VINO can alloro 10
pay half rates will be expected to pay
half the regular price Of care and treat
n
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he added, he was compelled in defense
of himself, Ito define the character of
men who had made their attacks upon
me-" 1t was, he said the duty of a
newspaper. when such men were in
public life, to refer to their past charac-
ter. At this juncture Speaker Cannon
noting the effect on the house, of Mr.
Hearsts charge, interrupted and de-
clared that IAN accusation of homicide
against a member seems to fall within
the parliamentary prohibition, calculat-
ed to provoke disturbance and disorder
and to bring the body itself into con-
tempt and criticism"
The speakers admonition caused Mr..
Hearst to cut short his remarks with a
statement that he was proud of the hos
tility of such as Mr.. Sullivan and that
he wouldy continue to incur the hos
tility of that class of Individuals so
long as he was in journalism or in con-
gress.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideratiOn of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Senate Cuts OF Pension Bills.
Washington, Feb. 13.-When the
senate convened today Mr.. Kean had
read a memorial from the export as
ISOLATION of New York, against the
Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill and
Mr.. Clapp memorial from the Min
neSOta legislature praying for the en-
actment of a law for the regulation
of railroad rates. The New York pro-
test presented the view ltldI TIE MUSE
of representatives had acted hastily
and that the bill passed was imper-
feet.
In presenting reports on a number
of private pension bills, Mr.. McCum-
Der, chairman of the committee on
pensions, stated that the committee
would not be able to give any further
attention this session to pension bills
by senators.
Senator Bacon introduced resolu-
ton reciting the agreement between
the diplomatic representative of the
United States and the Dominican re-
public. of January 81, 1903, and call
ing upon the president for information
it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

A variation Of the old Blacksmith cal
culation by which the progressive doub-
ling of sums, beginning with a cent for
the first nail. brings the price of shoeing
a horse up to a stupendOus sum, IS used
by an Arch street grocer to advertise his
displays a sign reading IF one grain OF
our coffee was placed on the FIRST square
Of a checker board, two on the second,
four on the third, and so on, doubling
throughout the whole Ga squares, the total
number arrived at would be Is, 80, 744,075,-
551. 615 coffee beans, or 1860 9iB, 1874, 5S4 col
pounds of coffee. This would represent
331, 7O4. sos, 1O7 car loads, and q freight train
to carry it would be 1851. 81, $50 miles in
length 1t would reach around the earth
313 times and would extend q times
the distance between the earth and the
sun. The quantity would make 13,3IA337.-
So 902. 100 gallons of coffee and would cost
at IS cents a pound Ss72 407, 300 So, 1870. If
each person In the country drank three
lation of the United States 2f42 81 years
to consume it "-Phfladelphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13


Buffalo Express: The action of the
Kansas senate on Tuesday in passing
the bill providing for a state oil re-
fnery makes it almost certain that the
state viii have such an institution
There is baking in the lower house,
but this will be overcome in a day or
two. It is probably true, as the Kan
sas senators declare. that other states
will follow the example set by Kansas.
Already there is talk of government
refineries in Texas and Arkansas. A
state refinery Will not help the inde-
pendent oil producers, but they would
have no success anyway in competing
with the Standard Oil company. The
state refinery proposition is similar to
the state ownership of salt wells.
which was a comparative success in
New York for many years. Many
other comparisons, to be found espe-
cially in foreign countries, will occur
70 most persons The principle of
such ownership is sound, though its
application may not always be good
policy. In the case of Kansas and the
other western states in which the
Standard Oil company has been Of
Tending the application appears to be
we'll made.
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MEDICAL LEGISLATION.

Medical Talk is making a strong
! fight against most of the legislation
| originating with the doctors. In the
February number it enumerates some
of the measures to which it is opposed
as follows:
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed TO give them the right forcibly
to enter the homes and vaccinate the
people against their will.
The doctors are trying to get laws
that will permit them to enter the
farmers herd of cattle and kill as
many of them as they imagine are in
danger of having tuberculosis
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed to prevent regularly graduated
physicians from practicing medicine
except as they pass an examination by
a board of political examiners appoint
ed from among the doctors themselves.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed that prevent osteopathic vitae
pathic and magnetic healers from heal
ing the people according to their Pc
cuiiar methods.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed which would make it illegal for
water-cure doctors. or doctors who
use electricity exclusively. to practice
the healing arts.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed through which a medical ex-
aminer shall be appointed for each
school in the United States. compelling |
the school children to submit to an ex-
animation. and reject from school any
one the medical examiner may see fit
to reject.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed which viii effectually prevent I
hi
cept such cases as are attended by a
regular physician approved by them
selves.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed which will compel the people
10 submit to NEGOTIATIONS of diphther-
tic serum whether they wish it or
lot, although the doctors themselves
cannot agree as to its efficacy.
The doctors are trying to get laws
passed that will compel every one de-
'irous of getting married to submit
o medical examination before a
marriage permit shall be granted.
The doctors are trying TO get laws
passed which would effectually pre-
rent the people from buying or using
my patent or proprietary medicine
UGH as has been used by our grand
athers and our Observation-Disclosures
or many generations.
The doctors are trying to get laws
lassed giving them the right to use
riminals for experimental purposes,
them to torture and suffer-
ng in order to demonstrate the truth
II falsity of some of the doctors
heories.
The doctors are trying to get laws
'assed which will prevent all medical
dvertisers using the mails, and also
0 prevent them from advertising in +;
newspapers and other periodicals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

Uncle Sam may be a little slow but
he u.s. ally arrives at his destination in
course of time. Captain OberIin NJ
Carter has been Arrested, tried. convict
ed and has served a. term OF five years
in the penitentiary for swindling the
government. Through all this period,
the authorities have been trying to get
hold of his partners in the transaction
who fed to Canada The question of
extradition has been carried before the
British privy counsel in England and
has just been decided in favor Of the
United States. If Gaynor and Green
live long enough they will yet be made
to pay the penalty of their misdeeds.
The federal machinery for overtaking
and Furnishing evil doors is relentless
and untiring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
IS ELECTION DAY.
Vote ON Branner Street viaduct I'm
Progress.

Incomplete returns from the special
bond election being held today appear
to indicate that thus far the vote is
against the issuance Of the bonds Of
$4,000 for the Branner street via
duct. The vote which is being cast
is very light, and from the present
aspect of things It looks as If not more
than one-third of the entire registra-
ton will be polled on the proposition.
The greater interest is being shown
of course in the Second ward where
the viaduct will be built on Branner
street. Up to $3.50 this afternoon a
total vote of some 400 had been cast
the first precinct the majority Of the
vote was against the bonds, in the sec
ond precinct OF the ~ votes cast about
% were in favor, in the third pre-
cinct out of a total of los votes cast
some so were against, in the fourth
precinct out of the total of 121 votes
cast about 20 were against, in the
fifth precinct there was a majority IN
favor of the issue in the 43 votes cast.
In the remaining wards the vote Is run
ming fairly even, though it is stated by
the election boards at the various pre-
cincts that a Majority appears to be
against the issuance of the bonds.
The votes registered in the remainder OF
the wards runs from % to IS each in most
instances only equivalent to the woman
registration Io1 those precincts.
The total registration at the time the
was 1850, and of this number 1,1s7 were
credited to the voters in the Second
ward.
The severe weather prevented a great
many from voting who otherwise would
have cast their vote. This factor has op-
the women voters and but a very slight
woman vote will be polled. In the Sec
lister was 23S; probably not one-fifth OF
this number will have cast their vote
when the polls close at 6 O'Clock this
evening.
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ANOTHER STOVE ACCIDENT.
Kitchen Of r. b. GinuIy. 11as Polk,
Is Wrecked.

The third accident reported for to-
day in the list of stove explosions was
from the residence of r. b. GiiIuly of
112S Polk street.
The incidents leading up to the acct
dent are similar to those already re-
corded, the same attempt to thaw out
pipes IN a hurry with a hot fire. The
stove IN this instance was wrecked
completely in addition to blowing ont
all the window oanes in the kitchen
and plentiful supply of pIasterinr
brought down in ruins. A servant girl
Julia johnson who was in the kitchen
at the time. was slightly injured bv
flying stove particles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

The New York chamber of COM
merce by a unanimous vote, has
adopted a committee report urging the
improvement of the country roads as
indispensable to the economical con-
duct of the internal commerce of the
state The chamber of commerce in
adopting this resolution approved the
proposed amendment to the constitu
ton of the state of New York. which
provides that a debt or debts of the
state may be authorized by law for
the improvement of highways. the ag-
gregate of the debts so authorized not
70 exceed s50,OOO,OOO at one time. It
IS recommended that the legislature
pass an enabling act to submit this
amendment to the people at the cleo
ton next fail. It is estimated that the
farm products raised for market in the
state of New York annually weigh
12.0OO.0O0 tons. All of this vast ton
mage has to be hauled over the public
roads to the railroad station or to the
nearest market town. The average
distance is not less, probably. than
three miles and the cost of handling
that tonnage over bad road is not
less than % to SO cents a ton a mile
or an aggregate of 100000 a year
and up. "A good road saves nearly
half this cost. and hence the cost of
bad roads is one of the heaviest bur
dens the farmer must bear. Of course,
good roads improve the whole state
and every citizen is more or less bene-
ated- But the farmer is directly bene-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

" r Lake versus A. Newman, county
clerk, which was decided in favor of the
county clerk by the supreme court Sat
,,rS5ax Is that the decision does not affect
Lake in any way. He brought suit to
compel the county clerk to issue him
refused him a permit. Although the. dis
trict court sustained MIN and ordered
Neyvrn1n to issue the blanks. the county
clerk appealed the case. and was sus-
tanned by the supreme court. But W. T
Ialre Is now acting under new permit,
vnich is in no way affected by the case
lust decided in the supreme court The
3iisf11rf5ance was over the issuance of q
permit perm to sell Intoxicating liquor during
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
GUARDS MEET HIM.
President Roosevelt Arrives in Jersey
City.

New York, Feb. 13-President Roose-
welt arrived in Jersey City at 1920 p. m
The presidential party was met at
the railway station in Jersey City by
Police Commissioner McAdoo and In
spector Cortright of New York city and
Chief of Police Murphy, of Jersey City.
The party was escorted to the ferry
boat by a squad of 30 Jersey City po-
licemen and crossed by ferry to Twen-
ty-third street. this city, accompanied
by a number of secret service men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
ON TWO DAYS VISIT.
President Roosevelt Leaves Washing
ton for New York.

Washington. February 13.-President
Roosevelt left here this morning in a
special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad for a two days visit in New
York. The president arrived at the sta
ton a few minutes before the scheduled
time for departure and he and Secre-
tary Taft and Emlein Roosevelt re-
NAMED on the observati ton platform of
his car chatting. The president was in
excellent spirits in anticipation of his
brief relaxation from official cares. A
small crowd of spectators was at the
station and the president bowed to
them as the train pulled out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

chief Of Police Stahl stated this az
ternoon that he had discharged his
nephew James Dickson from the police
force. on account of the latter's intox-
ication at the Midwinter fair last Fri
dav night Hereafter VIM. White will
do all of the driving, and be on both
day and night duty. Work is slow,
seid the chief" and we win get along
with one driver"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

When we formally charged the mos
quito with responsibility for spread of
yellow and malaria fevers We thought
We had discovered something new. But
now comes the British governor of
Ceylon with the statement that Sin
ga1ese medical books Of the sixth CEN
fury describe 81 different varieties of
mosquitoes and 424 kinds of malariaI
fever caused by them. Surely, there is
nothing new under the sun.
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the year 1903. All the trouble and legal
investigation does not AFFECT the present
case, the decisions OF the district court,
the probate court and the supreme court
concern the 1903 permit only. Lakes at
torney, G. c. Clemens, threatened to take
the case to the United States supreme
court If he got a chance. The decision
given by Justice Smith gives him no
chance to appeal, but the status of the
case IS such that no decision of any court
can affect the druggist, and no appeal is
necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

''Harold." began his wife in furious
temper. my mind is made up"
Mercy interrupted her husband. lis
that so? 1 had hoped that your mind,
at least, was your own.'-Detroit Free
Press.
Frfend-"You must enjoy your new posi-
ton. SO much honor. dignity. and pres
tiget" University Presideut-''Yes but I
don't get so much money as the head
coach of the football team. '-Somerviile
Journal
''I can't take this" said the street car
conductor. as nc looked at the plugged
dime I'm sorry" reioined the pas
don't want it give It to the company
Chicago Daily News.
Young Husband-"I shall be away two
whole days really. Isabelle, you seem to
be rather glad I'm going" Young wife
How can l help it. Jack2 This is the
first chance I've had to get a letter from
you since we've been married. Life
Tom-'sYes. I think III ask him to-
night" Ellsie-"Oh, not tonight. Papas
awfully cross. He lost don't know how
much in Wall street today" Toni
know il and that's why I'll ask him.
He'll cut out the lecture about saving and
taking care of money. Puck.
Have you any objection to giving a
full in public life. said the magazine ed
itor None whatever" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. GO ahead and have It
written up. I don't care what you say,
but I'm mighty particular about what
you leave out. w ashinRton Star.
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sheep Herder dies From cold.

Lewiston, Mont. Feb. 13.-John
White, a sheep herder employed near
Utica has been frozen to death.
Warren Draper, a well known
Lewiston merchant, was nearly frozen
to death on the road from Kendall to
Lewiston. He was walking ahead Of
the stage to keep warm when he be-
came confused by the intense cold, lost
his way and was nearly dead when
found, his hands. face and feet being
frozen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

Once more senatorial dignity has been
saved from outrage. The presidents
suggestion that one word in a pending
measure be changed was resented as
strongly as though it had been an at
tempt to regulate a trust or revise the
tariff. 1t is a queer sort of dignity that
SHES at a request from the president
and yet tolerates the presence of hood
Iers f~-
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VerlIict Agninst sweet.

In the Shawnee county district court
this afternoon the jury returned a
verdict for $2,163 for the Montpelier
Savings bank against T. B. Sweet OF
this city. The Controversy concerned
money paid for a loan, belonging to
the bank. in trust of the Trust Com
pany of America, of which Mr.. Sweet
il president