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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Question by Frank farrell: Every
day or two the daily newspapers report
that Attorney General Coleman is go
ing to do something. Ever hear of him
accom- pIishlng ANYTHING ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
KANSAS COMMENT


The action Of Attorney General Cole
man IN beginning suit against T. T.
Kelly will be commended by every hon
est voter in the state and they will
watch events closely to see that the
prosecution is bonaf1de and not turned
into a farce If the prosecution proves
the charges against The state treasurer
the next work it should perform is to
send the guilty ones to the Ienitentiary
-Salina Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The editor Of the Holton Signal, who
knows a thing or two, believes all dan
ger Of trouble in China viii soon be
past. AS soon as the State Journal con
tanning the news that Colonel Hughes
As anxious to go over there in case of
war reaches Pekin. the Chinks will
hurrv up and be good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

John ID. Rockefeller is said to be back
at his desk at No. Is Broadway. we
might have known that the news that
the Standard Oil dividend was waiting
for him there would bring him hack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

We cannot help wondering what
would happen If the trust magnates-or
some public omcials-should steal a
LOAF Of bread when they are hungry
when some poor starving Individual
steals a loaf OF bread he is made to
suffer for It: Would 1t work the same
way If bigger thieves did the same?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

that's different, and the Union ought
to realize it. The Chanute boy did
not help to finance the boss buster
movement and he had no pull. Some
people are mighty unreasonable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
WHAT MONEY WON'T DO.

John Mccall, president of the New
York Life Insurance company, died
on Sunday at his palatial residence
in the country near the city, a thor
oughly broken hearted man. He had
accumulated millions of dollars, many
of them no doubt by questionable
methods, but what did they all
amount to in the closing years of his
life? His life closed more miserably
to himself and family than if he had
been a poor but honest and upright
section hand. Then there's John D.
Rockefeller, the richest man in the
world, who dares not go out on his
front porch, day or night, for fear an
officer of the law will get at him to
make him tell how he got his money.
There's a whole lot of things that
money viii not buy after all. It does
not buy a contented mind nor a clear
conscience Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

roy King, OF Channte.' says the
Pratt Union. has beer. sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary for
snatching q purse containing one dol
lar and seventy-five cents from a lady.
Tenn Kelly is still state treasurer and
they permit him to pay back what
ehsv prove he has Ia his pocket" But
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
IN OKLAHOMA.

Since Capt. Frantz was appointed
governor of Oklahoma principally on
account of the great success he had
made hunting wolves, every poll
tician in that territory has been or
ganizing hunting parties. So far the
only game lbagged has been cotton tail
rabbits-bHt rabbits don't go in
Washington. Teddy wants something
with more fire and ginger.-Coffey-
vile Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
Women Gamblers.


The painful stories revealed in a recent
correspondence in the Daily Mail of
gambling among the women and young
girls who frequent some of the modern
bridge-playing clubs, are illustrated by
the following very human advertisement:
Americans and Bridge Players-A
Young girl of birth and position begs for
so pounds to pay Off debts incurred secret
" before November "a; will promise not
to play again; great distress. Address
J. @ R., 01SS2 Morning Postoffice, Strand,
w. g.
It is plainly easy to imagine the efforts
made by the young player to obtain mon
ey before she was reduced to the desper-
ate expedfent of this advertisement. to
which we do not doubt that the weakly.
merciful human nature of more fortunate
gamblers will readily respond
If J. r. Q.'s cry for help is a genuine
one-and the advertisement has q. very
real ring about it-severaI people will
probably recognize the case and feel
heartily ashamed Of themselves, chiefly,
perhaps the photographers who are re
sponsible. for their young companions
straits Tt may surely soon become a
question whether the increasingly numer-
Gus and openly-esta blished gambling clubs
of England are really outside the pale of
English laW.-LondOn Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The fact that the Hepburn railroad
rate bill viii be reported by the senate
committee without any changes leads
the country to suspect that perhaps it
isn't what is wanted after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

1t is very plain that we will have to
learn all over again next winter how
to shovel snow. We have not had
enough of it te do this winter to keep
ln nractfee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

At a teachers meeting IN DOniphan
county one young woman played a cor
net solo and another young teacher a
violin solo. Then a learned professor
discussed the Psychology of Corporal
Punishment And yet" exclaims
the Brown County World, some peo-
pie wonder at the increase of crime. -
Leavenworths Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

A good many senators believe the rail-
road rate bill is Unconstitutional. but
they viii doubtless try to make it so
for sure before it comes up for final
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

objection to the primary election is
that it makes Candidates bore the peo-
pie twice during a campaign instead of
only once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The official designation of the Hep
burn bill is House Bill No. 1881"
That comes uneomfortably close to be-
ing No. 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Next time the Harvey. county Repub-
hcan committee should not ask the
state to hold a primary election unless
It is willing to have one of its own for
a county ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The man who invested in snow
shovel last December is entitled to get
his money back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Sometimes you notice incompatible
fly given as reason for divorce. That
means that the family qUarrels are al
ways a draw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Mr.. Welfelt Is running for sheriff of
Corey county. and perhaps the joint
lists down there wonder if he viii make
himself that way if he is elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

There IS some curiosity as to wheth-
er Mr.. Stubs ambition to abolish rail-
road passes will last until the legisla-
ture meets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The Holton Signal rises to remark
that the resignation of Senator Burton
has not yet been reported. And 1t is a
long time overdue. too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Perhaps France does not feel SO bad
about her failure to di gthe Panama
canal since she has seen how much
valuable time the United States has
consumed in doing nothing in that
direction.-San Antonio Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The Leavenworth young woman
who announces her determination to
marry Lieut.. Sidney Burbank upon
his release from the federal prison at
Fort Leayenworth should be wakened
up. That is not faithfulness; it is
idiocy. Burbank sembezzled company
funds; he married a Filipino girl, and
then deserted her after their child
was born. There hasn't been a re-
deen1ing record in his history in the
past ten years. If the Leavenworth
girl has parents, they would be JUS
tilted in locking her up. Burbank
has wrecked one woman,s life, and
she intends to let him wreck hers.
That word romance should be
taken from every fool girls vocabu-
larry and stripped that she. may really
see what it stands for.-Atchison
Globe,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

It is to be hoped that the mass
meeting Monday night will not ex-
pend all of its force In passing reso-
lutions-and then stopping at that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
HARMONY IN THE FIRST.

The Endorsement of Congressman
Curtis by the Leavenworths commit
tee is the largest chunk of harmony
that has yet been thrown into the po-
htica1 pot, and ought to prevent any
boiling over in that district.-Parsons
sun. s5Dss5 aH ssll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
PA sSEn At ST.

The Chinese who are hot against the
American people because congress
won't repeal the exclusion law should
consider the time the American people
are having trying to get congress to
pass a pure food law.-Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

It seems that Henry Aliens speech
at Lawrence last night satisfied his
friends, and he really could not ex-
pect to satisfy ". r. Stubs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

This is the time of year when about
thirty per cent of the men in every
community have a burning desire to
make a noise like a candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

There is some curiosity as to whether
the Longworths took along 80 or 30
duplicate silver sugar bowls to trade off
for hotel bills in Florida and Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

elected justice of the peace 50 his
neighbors can call him Square" Deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

The principal thing in Washington
this week begins with &C." but 1t is
cupid. not the Capitol.-Baltimor
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
GOVERNMENT BY MAGAZINE.

If some of the professional magazine
writer's were in the senate they could
tie or no time-Knoxvil1e Journal and
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
CAN'T BE FOUND.

They haVen.t Vet begun OTIerIng re-
wards to the man who finds John D.
Rockefeller Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
CHARM OF SAFETY

One of the chief charms of the city
of Paris at present seems to be the alb
sence of American gand juries.-Hous-
ton Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Now that the Wedding Is over the
American woman will skip no more
lines in the bargain advertisements
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
REREIII0N -CRUsHED.


general strong, has surrendered in
Santo Domingo Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
u sATURDAY sERNFON.

Wine is a mocker. strong drink is rag
ing; and whosoever is deceived there
by Is not Wiss.-PrOverbs 20:1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Visitor (from Upcreel6) Don't you peo-
PIE get tired of the everlasting toot of Ghe
automobile horns2
CitimaH-They don't say "toot'' to me.
Ihey say .scootn.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

FULL T,FsAsED WIRE REPORT
or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Magistrate-You say you didn't steal tn
Watch. Then where did you get it?
Prisoner-Bought it, your worship.
agistrate-W here?
Prlsoner-In Regent street.
Magistrate-YYhat did it cost2
soner-Really, your worship, I quit
forgot to ask.-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

Tommy, I'm going to punish you Sc
verely."
What for, pa?"
Now. don't try that innocent game I
know all the bad things you have done to-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30

From CormsTcfoi Fisheries Of ALASKA.
This mammal. commonly known as the beluRa
IN Naska, Is quite abundant In the summer along
the Alaskan coast north Of the AIeutian chain
being particularly nuMerous about the mouths OF
rivers and frequently ascending the larger streams
far above Underwater. II Is migratory and its
movements are regulated by the ice. The numer-
Gus tidal creeks along the low. fat coast from 81.
MichAcls to the Kuskoauim River. in which tom.
rod arc abundant. are the chief resort OF the beIuga,
which comes in to feed on the nsh. The Es1uimaux
catch them with strong. large meshed nets. heavily
weighted, set on outlying points. In rough weather,
when the animals cannot see the nets, many are
taken. but In clear weather the catch Is small. Some
are speared. some shot. but unless the shot goes
through the spinal column these generally escape.
The flesh or a young beluga Is tender and not un
palatable, but is rather coarse and dry. The fat.
or blubbcr, is clear and white. and Is highly valued
by the natives. who extract the oil from Il and use
Il In barter with the interior tribes. The intestines
are made into waterproof garments or floats, and
the sinews are very much priced. The small ivory
teeth are carved into toys or ornAmenta pendants.
while the skin r. made into strong lines or very
durable boot soles. The epidermis. which IA nearly
half an inch thick. when well cooked is considered
choice eating, having a flavor somewhat resembling
rheStnutR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30
The Fisheries TanRIe.

Among the many matters which occupy
the time and attention Of the Secretary
of State it is probable that few if any
are quite as p%erplexing as the ever
lasting question Of our fishing rights in
Newfoundland waters. 1t is one of the
oldest OF our international questions,
settled and exceedingly difficult Of
satisfactory ADJUSTING. 1t goes back
to 1888, when by the .ireaty of Peace
the people of the United States were
granted the same fishing rights on the
banks and coasts Of Newfoundland and in
the Gulf Of st. Lawrence as those enjoyed
by the subjects of King GEORGE.
This right continued until the War OF
1872 made a new arrangement necessary.
A new treaty was made in 1918, and that
is still the basis of our rights and privi-
leges in Newfoundland waters. By it
our people were granted certain rights
and subjected to certain restrictions.
Temporary conditions were created by
the treaties Of 1880, 1854 and 1871. By
the termination of the last of these, in
1885, the rights of American fishermen
again rested entirely On the treaty Of
1918. A new adjustment was essayed in
1898, by the Bayard-C Chamberlain treaty,
which was rejected by the United States
Senate. Various other attempts have
been made to reach an understanding,
among them the Hay-Bond treaty, which
was defeated in the Senate a year ago
last spring as a result Of the activities Of
a little group Of selfish interests. New
foundland retaliated by passing and en-
forcing some exceedingly stringent laws
which have seriously affected the opera
tions Of our fishermen. As a result Of
complaints submitted to the State De-
partment the matter was once more
taken up with the British Foreign Office,
through which all negotiations are car
ried on. A modus vivendi has been
drafted and ratified. By its terms some
of the most stringent features Of the
acts of the insular Parliament are either
modified or removed. The Americans
are the gamers by the arrangement and
the Observation-Disclosures are highly dis
pleased.
Sooner or later this matter must be
adjusted. We believe that the senti-
ment Of the country was strongly in
favor Of the Hay-Bond treaty, and we
think it doubtful il there a be found
any other basis 80 generally acceptable
to both parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30
The Heart Of Duke CANDIDA.

FrOW inc TrnT.
The viii NJ Thomas Charles Gandoln Hornyold:
DUKE Gandoln OF Genoa, OF BlAckrore Park,
Worcester. and the villa Gandoln. san Reno. who
died last February. has been proved and the I'M
settled estate valued AZ fic2. oOt.
Precise Instructions for the removal and exam.
ination OF his heart were left by the Duke. To this
end he beaueathed SOS to the Vice Consul or Consul
at San Reno, desiring that n he died at San Reno
the Consul should attend while the ~testator's usual
medical attendant and another medical man held
a post norton examination over his body and took
out his heart. which he directed should be done, In
the frat place 10 see whether life was extinct, and
secondly 70 ascertain the cause Of the pains he
had suffered since the age Of II years IN and around
the region Of his heart. and which the doctors had In
his life been unable 10 discover the cause OF, and
when such examination had taken place his heart
was to be replaced. With regard to the duty In
posed upon the Consul. the will declared he need
not actually witness the removal OF the heart, but
must be no further away during the operation than
the next room. the door of which must be left open.
The heart a. an Org an may be deprived by physl-
oloEy OF some OF the prerogatives popularity as
signed TO II, but 10 will always stand as q ymbol,
II not q seat, OF the affections: and the mention of
II In Wills may. as here, be more.materialisticfwith
the times, but IL still made. All the same an
o'connell might stn leave his heart TO Rome, and
II IL not long since the late Lord Butte gave his 70
the Holy Land.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30
THE AMATEUR EVOLUTIONIST.
His OmnIscient Ignorance RebuNed by q
Habitual IdeaIlst.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: Any
confirmed evolutionist can easily tell your
correspondent how it happened so. 900 years
ago that the women OF to-day are afraid OF
mice. The average evoiutionist one meets
in society knows little about botany, less
about zoology and least about geology. but
he can inform you positively when and where
your innocent little baby got his monkey trick
Of ~clasplng his mothers fingers.
The other day | visited a young friend OF
mine who has a nice little home, a nice little
wife and a nice little baby. The healthy
%youngster was bouncing up and down on his
mothers lap. Both were worth looking at
and made me feel in that cosey parlor as II
life was worth living. Suddenly my wise
friend remarked with a wise face: ID you
sec the firm grip that kid has on his mothers
fingers? My wife often wonders how a baby
of his age can hold on with his little hands
but she gets mad every time ] tell her that
science proves that il Ia inherited from our
climbing fOrefathers, the monkeys"
swallowed painfully a lump in my throat
which WAS forming into an unparllamentaTy
expression and said mildly; You big fool!
Science has proved nothing or the kind, IL
based on ascertained facts and on Newton's
principle, hypothesis non fBOo Il always
scare my friends with my Latinl. Why are
reputable fake ancestry? This eternal look
ing backward to the beasts, instead Of look
d cGE sI'M Mnisap Sa" and hfindrance "'fi0 ann not
much Of a Christian. hut. for a mans life,
seven times seven monkey PHILOSOPHERS do
not weigh One-seventh part OF the Ten Com
two granite blocks will last long after our
great-grandchildren will have had their
laugh al our physical theories and solutions
of the riddle Of the universe. Meanwhile.
you know very web that your delightful little
baby IL neither a beast nor an angel. hut just
n human being. made Of the same stun as
Socrates. and. wherever he came from, some-
body says
When at the bllthe end Of our journey At last.
Who the devil ever thinks Of the road he has pastf"
There would no doubt have followed a lon 2
and hot argument. "fOr cen though van
qjished. he Imy friendl can argue still, I" but
his Young wife, always tactful., called over
for a while. and 7 will sing you that hne old
song Mr.. s.. liked 40 well the other night"
NEW NoR October 20. IDEALIsr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30
Publicity in Divorce Proceedings.

The delegates Of the interstate asso-
citation for promoting the enactment Of
uniform divorce laws have recently re-
ceived from their committee IN resolu-
lions the draft Of a statute which Is to be
submitted to the association for con
sideration at a meeting to be held in
Philadelphia next month.
One Of the most notable features Of the
proposed law is a provision for insuring
publicity in matrimonial suits, whether
the divorce desired by the plaintiff be
opposed or not. The statute provides
that all hearings and trials shall be before
the court las distinguished from referee)
and shall in all cases be public"
OF course, there are certain well recog-
nized objections to publicity in a divorce
proceeding where, as in this State, the
sole cause for the absolute dissolution OF
the marriage tie is the infidelity of one Of
the parties. The proof necessarily in
wolves facts Of a disagreeable nature,
which must be extremely unpleasant,
even to the innocent party, to have made
the subject Of public disclosure. Never
theless, we believe 1t to be the opinion Of
those lawyers and Judges whose expert
ence has enabled them TO give the most
careful consideration to the question
that the advantages Of publicity in such
cases far outweigh the objections arising
from the unpleasant character Of the
proof. Court hearings before referees
furnish great facilities for c~ollusive suits;
and a Judge who is called upon to act on
written evidence only, such as the testi-
mony in the form of dispositions annexed
to a referees report, is deprived Of the
advantage in the exercise of his judg-
ment which is afforded by the personal
presence Of the witnesses and an oppor-
unity on his part to observe their ap-
pearance, demeanor and manner Of
t~estifying.
Furthermore, it is to be noted that the
rule in favor Of publicity is no new thing
in the State Of New York. 1t was first
established locally twenty years ago in
Kings county at the instance of Supreme
| Court Justices EDGAR NJ. CULLEN and
WILLARD BARTLETT, who were then
Trial Judges in Brooklyn, and who are
now both in the Court Of Appeals at
Albany, Mr.. Justice CULLEN having been
elected Chief Judge Of that tribunal
two years g upon the united nomina-
ton Of the Republicans and Democrats.
The rule adopted by the Supreme Court
in Kings county was in these words:
Hereafter, unless special aso for a
I different copee are shown in the moving
papers, orders Of reference will not be
made in undefended divorce causes tri-
able in Kings county, but the testimony
in such cases will be taken before one Of
the Justices Of the court at a special