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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

TO the weakness of his mind Why
should not a man pay his taxes just as
gladly as his grocery or tailor bin
The taxes give us schools. roads.
bridges and protection OF life and
property. Struggle as we may We can
not believe that a man can be alto
gether honest in everything else and
dishonest in the payment of his taxes.
"A congressman is elected to do the
work OF craftsmanship, to assist in
making laws and to promote justice
and to secure a higher civilization
That is what he is form theory. In
practice he IS to see that the party
managers have Office and to see that
his community has its share of the
bounties OF the government. The
peril in this instance is the Indifference
of the people themselves or at the last
analysis selfishness. and the successful
officer is the one who helps them to
possess especial privileges and wealth.
THE possession of vast fortunes whose
increase defes the most lavish expendi-
lures tempts not only to luxury but to
princely gifts, sometimes for education,
sometimes for philanthropy and some
times for Christianity itself. One peril
may here be expressed in the question
whether this VIII not inevitably make
the recipient the ally of the doner and
all the ways in which his wealth is Sc
cured for the benefaction. Can the
hand which receives ever be nerved to
strike down the system that so Law
ishly bestows? Millions held aIluringly
before the gaze of men who are so abb
sorbed in a good cause that they are
una bic for the time 70 comprehend the
truth the end does not justify the
means. 1t is this blindness that has
prompted a noted educator to say An
archism in the White House is the most
perilcus anarchy that ever threatened
our country
1.-THE people of the nation are too
busy raising corn and cattle selling,
buying and working and have no time
for the caucus where public officers
are potentially selected. But the politf-
cal whipper in is always on hand with
his healers and his passes which with
strange perversity the managers of cor
pOrations bestow upon politicians and
refuse to their largest patrons and so
the real viii of the people is constantly
thwarted by the apathy of the voters
and the persistency of the fxers. The
peril here is the Indifference of good
people. The sleepless vigilance of the
heelers and the bosses can be overcome,
not by one good effort or a dozen, but
by the continued sacrifice of time and
effort by a devotion to the things best
in government, equal to the persistence
to those who represent the worst in
government. Laziness in the duties Of
citizenship is a menace to free institu-
tons"
A paper on IAN Honest Confession
Of the Weaknesses in the Church" was
read by w. c. Wheeler of Wellington,
clerk and registrar of the association
and discussed by the delegates attend
ing the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
HITSSTRAIGHTOUT
Judge A. ". Benson Raises
Voice in Protest.
Forget Ourselves In Criticising
Other Nations.
WHAT LIQUOR COSTS.
Amounts to More Than Receipts
of the Tariff.
Tax lodging of the Wealthy
Almost General.
WHAT LIQUOR COSTS.

The dfty-second general association
of the Congregational Ministers of Kan
sas convened this morning at eight
o'clock at the First Congregational
church. Seventh and Harrison streets,
and the session will close Friday even
ing. The major portion of the morning
was devoted to the organization and
business portion Of the program and the
reading of paper on An Undaunted
Scrutiny of Our National Perils,'' by
Judge A W. Benson, of Ottawa. The
paper was devoted largely to a discus
sion of the political evils OF today which
are usually limited at and let go at that.
Judge Benson among other things
said: 1T is not my purpose to discuss
the remedies for the national perils for
they blend in their malign work and
overlap one another.
These perils affect primarily the
social state but must have an influence
over the health and morals of com
munity as well. We declare against the
atrocities of the Turk in Bulgaria, the
Boxers In China and the white rulers Of
the Congo and petition congress to In
tervene; yet our so-called best citizens
with unspeakable ferocity MAIN and
torture and burn other American cfti-
zenS under the very folds of the flag
and hang them to the statue of liberty.
We murder Cinnamon in Wyoming,
Italians in New Orleans and negroes in
both the north and south without in
dictment or trial Governors proclaim
and presidents warn but juries of good
American citizens acquit the perpetra-
tors of these outrages.
New York spends more than one
million dollars a day for liquor, most
of 1t bad, which is more than one-ha1f
of what it costs to run the government
for the same time. The annual liquor
bill of New York amounts to more
than the receipts of our tariff and the
which parties are aligned, but the
1900 millions spent annually for
liquor in this country IS not an issue
excepting for temperance cranks.
Our fundamental law requires an
equal and uniform rate of taxation,
and that all property shall be assessed
for taxation at its true value. How
just the law is-every man thus bears
his own burden. and that equality
which is the clearest equality prevails.
Does it2 There are millions on de-
post in our banks and only tens of
thousands find place on the tax rolls.
first of March each year are so nearly
paupers- that if we consult only their
returns to the assessor we might be
tempted to put them on the regular
list Of charitable objects. Men who
would resent any intimatiOn of IN
faithfulness to truth in ordinary bust
ness do not hesitate to make false re-
turns to the assessor. The man who
does state the truth suffers great loss
and is often regarded with pity and
the fidelity of his conscience is charged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

city under the same conditions at the
same rate, namely, 10c per thousand.
they to give us the same percentage OF
the gross receipts as we are receiving
in all of the towns above mentioned,
and we now stand ready to do this,
but we can not consent to supply the
Topeka company with gas at a lower
rate than we are receiving from other
companies distributing in the cities I
have named. We can not afford to do
it and it would be both inconsistent and
unfair to the other companies to do so.
The failure of the manufacturing
plants in your city to be supplied with
natural gas at this time at 1oc per
thousand lies solely with the Topeka
Distributing company which demands
a much larger remuneration for dis
trfbuting the gas to the consumer than
the companies in the other cities re-
ferred to are well satisfied to receive.
Yours respectfully.
J. c. MCDOWELL.
General Manager Kansas Natural Gas
Company.
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is IT A HOLD UP.
High Price for Gas Up to Topeka
Company.
j. C. Mcdowell Places the Blame
on Local Management.
DEMAND MORE PAY.
other Towns Satisfied With Ten
Cent Rate.
Doesn't Understand Why TOpe-
ka Concern Isn't.

J. c. Mcdowell, general manager OF
the Kansas Natural Gas company,
checks up the failure of ten cent
manufacturer rate for gas in Topeka
20 the MANAGEMENT of the local gas
company.
In letter received today by j. W
Ripley, Of the Topeka Laundry com
pany, in reply to a letter which was
sent to him, MI. Mcdowell says: It he fail
ure Of the manufacturing plants in your
city TO be supplied with natural gas
at this time at ten cents per thousand
lies solely with the Topeka Distribut-
ing company which demands a much
larger remuneration for distributing
the gas to the consumer than the COM
panies in other cities referred to are
we'll satisfied to receive"
Il don't like to say anything in reply
to that letter because it was not re-
ceiVed by me-" said c. K. Holiday,
president of the gas company. But
much of that statement is not true
though I don't like to throw any queS-
ton on mans word. Mr.. Mcdowell
wants 70 per cent of the ten cent bust
ness instead Of the 66 % which Is the
agreement on for the other business.
I doubt whether Lawrence has agreed
to this Is per cent, I know when L
was talking with Mr.. Helm a month
ago he would not agree to it. If they
are making ten cent rate it must
be that they are making 1t without
coming to a settlement with Mr.. Nc
Dowen. But we are going to get ten
cent rate here. We are going to get 1t
and get 1t right away
1T looks a great deal to me like a
hOldup, said NJ. c. Holman, chair
man of the manufacturers committee
of the Commercial club. I'VE haven't
heard from Mr.. Brady, who owns the
gas company, vet. And I presume I'M
til we hear from him we won't do any
thing. If we can't get any coal and we
have to stay with these rates we shall
be forced to be held up
Mr.. Mcdowell is mistaken about
the price paid by laundries in the other
towns which he mentions" said Mr..
Ripley.
The letter follows:
independence, Kan. May IA 1906
I am in receipt of your letter of the
10th enclosing your last bill for gas,
and calling my attention to a promise
made at the Commercial club that
we would supply gas at Topeka at as
low rates as would be made in Kansas
towns relatively situated as regards the
gas fields. You state that manufacture
ers are being supplied in several cities
at Toe per thousand while you are com
PEELED to pay 15c. Beg to advise you
that the rates for laundry purposes in
Lawrence. Leavenworth AtchisOn and
Ottawa are zoe net per thousand
cubic feet. It is true that gas is being
supplied to consumers in large quanti-
ties for manufa curing purposes in OF
taWa. Lawrence, Kansas City, Leaven-
worth and AtchisOn at 10c per thous-
and and we have for the past three
months urged your local company to
supply manufacturing plants in your
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
OId Negro Who sod Iiouor.

One of the old time negro jointists
was fined 800 and 80 days in Jail last
evening. It was Jim" Miller, a negro
who has been keeping and maintain
ing in southwest Topeka for years. He
has been arrested under every police
administration for years, but owing to
faulty evidence this Is his first convic-
ton. Miller was caught at 926 Centre
street with key of beer on tap. His
attorney raised the question of dwell
ing house" at the trial. but the police
proved that the key was in part of
the house separated from the living
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

ular will dull the senses ana make one
feel lazy and stupid after the first ef-
fects of the cup have worn off an hour
or so after drinking it.
was lover OF coffee. says a New
York man. 1t seemed to me breakfast
was nothing without it but I noticed
an hour or so after breakfast a dull,
stupid feeling came over me accom-
panied frequently by nausea.
Thinking perhaps It was caused by
eoHee wanted to make sure OF It so I
80 ~ &c 80 re cofree ard 7re-lE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

Postum In its place. Ny old trouble dis
appeared and learned to look forward
to my Postum with as much eagerness
as I used to look to coffee and instead
Of being bad in its effect. Postum is
very healthy and feel "ht as a LORD
right along. Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
There's a reason why Postum helps
toward fame and fortune when used in
place of coffee, the drug drink
Look in each package for the famous
's"+se book The Poad to Wellvilte- -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
Low Rates to Boston and Return,
Santa Ee.

For the dedication of the FIRST
church fScientist) at Boston June 10th,
and annual meeting American Medical
A association. the Santa Fe has made
the extremely low rate of one fare plus
q. loo for the round trip, tickets on sale
Nav 31st to June 9Th. final limit of
June 18th, but by depositing ticket and
navment of S1.00 can be extended to
leave Boston as late as July 18th, stop
over allowed at New York on return
at slight additional cost on tickets
routed that way
For full information address.
T. L KING,
c. f. & I. A.,
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
Peace Move in Strike.

Kansas City. NO. May 16.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Southwest
ern Coal Operators association is
meeting in Kansas City today to con-
slider the strike situation in this part
of the country. Several district presi-
dents of the miners also happened in
the city and called upon the operators
1t is believed the meeting will accom-
plish something in the move for peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
VALUE OF PARKS.

The people are realizing more than
ever the benefit of fresh air and the
necessity of taking a draught of ma
lures tonic whatever the weather. New
York's Central park has become a
place of resort even in winter. We
shall come to this in time Just now
the parks are looking their best and
week day and Sunday alike will fulfill
their mission of refreshment to mind
and Pittsburg Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
New york Money Market.

New york. May I6.-MONEY- Money on
call easy, 3d31s per cent. ruling rate 81,
closing bid 3 and offered at 5 per cent
Time loans steady. Sixty and 80 days.
45B04zf per cent: months, 4s4GI5 per cent
CLOSE. Price mercantile paper, 5I53z
ner cent. sterling exchange soft. at 81 85A
"a SEQ for demand and at 81 82d4 sos for
81 dav bills: posted rates. 81 50 and S4.S61zs
commercial bills, S4S14z IA SIS
sIIsVER-Bar silver, es5sc; Mexican dol
F5lNTSs- Government bonde steadv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
SfARsHALL's TO TURN OUT.
VIII Play for the BAH Team on
Saturday.

MarshalPs band will head a parade
of the Topeka Webb City baseball
teams Saturday afternoon down Kan
sas avenue. Just preceding the calling
of the game. The band will also Oc-
cupy seats in the grand stand and play
a number of selections during the inter-
walls between the innings. The offer
comes as courtesy on the part of the
band to the baseball management.
Efforts were made to secure a band
for the opening of the baseball season
here last Saturday, but MarshalPs was
in Wichita and no band could be
secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
OPPOSE BIG BATTLEsHIP.
Congressman Williams Would Call It
..skeered O Nothing

Washington, May 16-In the house
today Messrs. Tawney and Burton op-
posed building a battleship of the
Dreadnaught type and Mr. Williams
presented a satirical amendment pro-
posing that the rival to the British
ship should be named the -.Skeered o.
Nofbinc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
weather SIN Threatening.

There is no new story in the weather
department today; it is the same as it
was yesterday, and has been for days
before. Plenty, OF clouds hang threat
eningly low and a scarcity of sunshine
with the sign of the weather depart
ment floating in a twenty-four mile an
hour wind indicate showers and a
lower temperature. The temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
RAILROAD AGENT IS INDICTED.
Charles T. Vienna Is Charged With
Embezzling $4,000.

Chicago, May 16.-Charles T. Vienna,
formerly agent for the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad company in this city, was
today indicted on tn. charge of embez-
zling s51, 600 belonging to the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
40 PLAcE
Inc Lazy Ones Must stand Aside.

The dull heavy feeling from coffee
It's q great obstacle in the v-av of
fame and fortune for it kills ambition
and makes one lazy and finally sick.
The successful men or women must
drst conquer themselves. The wav n
conquer that dull. stupid feeling .
times out Of 10 is to pay a little at
fentf~7 r. r,~r-~r fo~s c~frea n, -c,-tss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
cost So to Shake his Fist.

James Hogan was lined IS in police
court last night for assauIting Tim
Durkin. an old-time North side resi-
dent It came out, during the trial,
that Hogan's assault consisted of shak-
ing his fist under the nose of the
ancient Mr.. Durkin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Word has been received by George
NJ Kellam announcing the death of his
brother. Charles G. Kellam, at Los
Angles Cal, Tuesday morning. Mr.
Kellam was rs years of age at the time
of his death and was for years a resi-
dent of this city, being actively identi-
fed with the church and lodge affairs
Of the city. as well as one Of the earliest
business men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

washington. May 15.-The comptToI-
Ter of the currency has approved the
conversion of the State Bank Of Stock
ton. Kan. into the National State
To~--s- ~ efoe4rtor with $50 mn eanital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

S. c. Garrard of 1856 Tyler street
received word this morning of the
death of his mother at their old home
at New Castle. Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
Bishon of Fxeter Is Dead.

London. May 16.-The Right Rev. Ed
ward Henry Bickersteth, D. D.. bishop
of Exeter, died here today He was
born in 1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
Can You
Cut Out
the "Yell0w" Streak?

All got
makeup the less yellow gold
Is your yellow streak the coffee habit9 Does reduce working force kill
push
blood you have
It does that thing
with stomach and bowel hardly you
coed under such fearful handicap
for the best efforts keen people.
Try leaving off coffee for 10 Build back carcut healthy
body by Postum Coffee That's
berant health Energy plus
Valentine Democrat., 1906-06-14
WORLDS SUPPLY OF PINS.
Complicated Machine Has Greatly
SimpIffied the Manufacture.


Though the demand for pins the
world over is enormous, the mills of
the United States practically supply
the entire demand, says the New York
Herald. Formerly pins were expen-
sive, but now they cost mere trifle.
In 1905 the 100000 people in the
United States used 6O,OOO,OOO gross Of
common pins, which is equal to $780,
100000 pins, or an average Of about 126
pins for every man, woman and child
in the country. This is the highest
average reached anywhere in the use
of pins. Ten years ago we used only
about seventy-twO pins each.
In a single year the total number OF
pins manufactured In the United States
was 6S,SS9,260 gross. The total num-
ber of pins manufactured in the Unit
ed States during 1900, the census year,
was 6S,SS9,260 gross. There are forty
three factories in all, with 1858 en-
ployes. The business has grown rapid
ly during the last twenty years, for
although there were forty factories in
1880 they produced only half as much,
employed only about half the capital
and only LOTT hands.
There has been a considerable in
crease in the number Of women and
children employed in pin factories of
late years, which is an indication that
the machinery is being improved and
simplified and that it's operation does
not require so high an order of mechan-
ical skill. Hooks and eyes are a by
product Of pinmaking and are produced
at most Of the factories from material
that will not do for pins. The output
of hooks and eyes in 1900 was 1,131, ,S24
gross.
The automatic machines which turn
out pins and hooks has minimiZed the
cost of their manufacture till the cost
is practically only that of the brass
wire from which they are made. A
single machine does the whole business.
Coils of wire, hung upon reels, are
passed into machines which cut them
into proper length and they drop off
into n receptacle and arrange them
selves in the line of Il slot formed of
two bars. When they reach the lower
end of the bars they are seized and
pressed between two dies, which form
the heads, and pass along into the grip
of another steel instrument which
points them by pressure. They are
then dropped into solution of sour
beer, whirling as they go, to be clean
ed, and then into hot solution Of tin.
which is also kept revolving.
They here receive their bright coat
of metal and are pushed along, killing
time, until they have had an oppor-
tunity TO harden, when they are drop
ped into a revolving barrel Of bran and
Valentine Democrat., 1906-06-14
Bridge Has Longest Span.

There is now under construction
across the st. Lawrence at Quebec a
cantilever bridge which when COM
pleted will contain the longest span of
any bridge yet erected, not even ex-
Guiding the great cantilevers of the
Forth bridge in Scotland.
The structure is of the cantilever
type, and consists of two approach
spans of 21O feet each, two shore arms,
each 500 feet in length, and q great
central span, 1900 feet in length. The
total length of the bridge Is 1920 feet,
and although in extreme dimensions it
does not compare with the Firth OF
Forth bridge, which is about one mile
in total length, it has the distinction of
having the longest span in the world
by ninety feet, the two cantilevers of
the Forth bridge being each LILO feet
in length.
The total width of the floor is eighty
feet, and provision is made for a dou-
ble-tracked railway, two rOadways for
vehicles and two sidewalks. In a eau
tilever of this magnitude the individual
members are necessarily of huge pro-
portions, the main posts, for instance,
being 325 feet in length, and each
weighing $50 tons.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-06-14
INJURY TO WATCH FROM FALL.

Breaking of Spring.
do many persons allow their watch
es to fall" recently asked q customer
Of well-known jeweler.
Half of those brought dn for repair
have suffered in that way" was the re-
ply; ''it is the most frequent accident
Accidents of this kind happen most fire.
quently to men, on account Of their
having the watch attached to q fob.
The number of watches injured by falls
increases when this fashion comes in,
and it declines when the mode iOf at
taching watches Is In vogue. But there
are many other ways of allowing
watches to fall"
''Who handle their watches most
carefully, men or wOmen?"
Il cannot say, but women are more
accustomed to attach their watches to
their clothing or to- chain worn
around the neck, so tnat they are in
less danger Of falling"
How is it with children?'
"Girls are more careful than boys,
and their watches fall less frequently.
Some boys will allow a watch to fall
three, or four times day; others seem
to play with it as with d football"
Does a fall always harm watch?"
"Most assuredly, and little fall
may be as injurious as a great one
Moisture is very bad for q watch; at
times 1t penetrates where it could
scarcely be expected. More than once
d caressing father, who has allowed his
child to play with his watch, finds that
1t begins to rust. The breatA of the
child has affected it, or perhaps 1t has
been taken into the mouth. A frequent
case for repair is the breaking of the
spring, which will happen to the most
careful person" Neurological Review.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-06-14
Spoke Apache,

when l was serving my time as
'house' on the surgical side at Dun
ning,' said an active physician. ''the
county sent a man over to us to have
badly cracked skull patched up. The pa
TENTS card was a blank except for the
one detail of the injury. Just what ma
tionality the man might be none of US
could imagine. When we had lifted
the piece of bone that was pressing on
the brain he made an address ten min
utes long, and not ore word could any
body comprehend. During his recovery
he must have been seen by 100 visitors
first and last, and no one could under
stand q word he said. One day we
had an army surgeon visiting us who
was going to show us ali operation that
was his particular stunt. After the
operation we showed him through the
wards. AS soon as he came near our
convalescent mystery the patient began
his customary address You can i'm
agine our surprise when the Colonel be
gan to jabber back. 1t then was learn
ed that our patient was an Apache, the
jetsam of some Wild West or medicine
show"