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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
MASONS HERE IN FORCE
Grand Chapter Elects Charles S. Bixby
Grand Master.

The grand council and the grand
chapter Of -MasOns held the first meet
ing in the newly equipped lodge rooms
in the Masonic building Monday.
There was a short session in the morn
ing which adjourned until the after
noon when they met again and COM
pleted the installation of the officers
who were elected at the morning
meeting.
The officers elected at the meeting
Monday morning were: Charles S.
Bixby of Osawatomie, grand master;
Alexander A Sharp Of Larned, deputy
grand master; w. Frank March, Law
renee, grand principal conductor;
Aaron H. Connect of Great Bend,
grand treasurer; William NJ. Shaver of
Topeka, grand recorder.
The appointive officers, who were
also installed, were: A. J. Applegate
of Wichita, grand captain of guard;
Perry M. HoisingtOn of Newton, grand
conductor; Thomas L. Bond of Salina.
grand marshal; Charles A. Conklin of
Hutchinson, grand custodian; William
L. Maxwell of Paola. grand steward:
Spencer P. Wade of Topeka grand
sentinel
Tonight Topeka chapter NO. will
confer the Mark Master degree and the
most Excellent Master degree and for
the first time the new scenery which has
been but recently added to the nara
phernalia - the Topeka lodge WI be
used. The degrees lonight will be con-
ferred by S. ]. Hodgins and W. c. Chat
fee. The officers of the Topeka chapter
Az
Anton Demuth, Jr. high priest.
Chester B. Reed, kirg.
Owen J. Wood, scribe.
John Sargent, treasurer.
Harry F. White, secretary.
Pardee A. Howe, captain of the host.
Horace D. Miller, principal soJourner.
Harry ". Hammack, royal arch cap
tain.
Peter Couture. master third vail
Carlton l. Sawin, master second vail.
George Young, master first vail
Spencer P. Wade, master of proper
William NJ. shaver. organist.
James Moore, chorister-
Robert Edwards, sentinel
At the meeting held last night Zabud
council conferred the Royal Select and
the. Super Excellent degrees under the
directions of T. 3. Jennings.
The officers of the Zabud council
WIN c. Chaffee. thrice fnustrious
master.
william H. Wilson, principal conduc-
tor of the work.
John Sargent, treasurer.
Harry F. White, recorder.
Evan Davis, captain of the guard.
Homer L. Larsh. conductor of the
". c. F. Reichenbach, master Of
properties
Spencer P. Wade, marshal.
Milton A. Scott, steward.
Robert Edwards, sentinel
The Super Excellent degree was con-
I ferred by Hutchinson council, with the
following officers:
c. A. Conklin, king.
c. H. Rogers, gadalia-
J. NJ Kinkle. third keeper of temple.
William Pells, second keeper Of tenn
/ pie.
]. c. Bigger, first keeper of temple.
/ Clarence Payne herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
GEORGE IN RACE
Hutchinson Man After Position
on Railroad Board.
Carr Taylor Acts as His SpOkes
man Today.
HIS FUNNY STATEMENT
Tells Of a Meeting With N. IL.
LOOmis.
w. Y. Morgan Says Mr.. George
Is Prejudiced.
HIS FUNNY STATEMENT.

Carr Taylor, attorney for the state
board of railroad commissioners,
arrived in Topeka today from Hutchin-
son. bringing with him the official an
nouncement Of the candidacy of J. S.
George, of Hutchinson, for member
of the state board of railroad commits
sioners.
Mr.. George will make formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy today at
Hutchinson, said Mr.. Taylor he
will offer to both the Hutchinson
News and the Hutchinson Independent
a statement Of his reasons for being a
candidate. I don't know whether
either Of these papers will print our
statement. as they are both lined up
for Ryker. Morgan's paper is color
less; it is afraid to say word against
the railroads, or against the ring rule
or against the joints. [ wish we had a
paper Ike the StateJournal in Hutch
1nson-a paper that isn't afraid to say
what 1t thinks. The other paper,
nominally owned by Sheridan Ploughe,
Is controlled, I am informed. by Dave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
new BUSINESS HOUSE.
six Thousand Dollar Building on Lower
Kansas Avenue.

Plans have been drawn and the con-
tract will be let this week for the cree
ton of two-story building 25 by IS
feet at 2O9 Kansas avenue. The build
ing will be constructed by w. NJ
Forbes for Thomas HOrsfeld, who will
occupy the lower floor with a grocery
store and meat market, While the up
per rooms are to be use dior offices.
The building is to cost 5000 and
will be modern throughout and will be
the only building in that part Of the
city with a modern plate glass front.
It is expected that the contractors will
commence the work of excavating by
the first of the month if the weather
Will nerr11if-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

and able man, and we believe that he
Will get the delegation. J. S. George
told me that he would not be a candf-
date, and for that reason we decided
to put Ryker in the field.
T do not see how anybody can claim
that George would be a fair and un-
prejudiced member on the board. George
is a jobber himself, and his interests are
all hostile to the railroad companies.
He might try to be fair, but it would
be hard for him under the circum-
stances. I think that Mr.. George knows
a great deal about the rate problem
and so far as the city of Hutchinson
is concerned, it would be all right to
have him on the board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
NEWS AGENT IS ARRESTED.
Was Selling Bad Literature, and
Fought the Detectives.

Thomas Russell. a news agent on a
Rock Island train. was arrested by
R. I. Detectives Carver and Morweiser
this afternoon on a charge of selling
obscene literature.
Complaint was made to the detec-
tives that the news agent was peddling
the stuff, an dOhieer Morweiser APP
preached him on the subject just as
the train left the Topeka depot. A
fight followed. in which both the de-
tective and the news agent received
black eyes, and when the train stopped.
at North Topeka the man and his
literature" were taken from the train
and brought to the police station. The
detectives also preferred a charge of
disturbing the peace against Russell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
to EXTEND IT..
Catholic ParoclliaI Schools VIII Be
Enlarged.

The ParochiaI school attached to the
Church Of the Assumption viii be in
creased by the addition Of wing on the
west. The new wing will be built of
stone in accord with the remainder of
the building and will be two stories
high, the cost viii amount to 50, 900 The
dimensions OF the new wing will be &c
feet by 43. The building permit was
issued this morning
George W. Patterson viii erect q
dwelling to cost $1,000 on lot 41s Grand
avenue W. c. Hunt was granted
building permit for the erection of a
dwelling to cost $1,000 and a Barn 10
cost 800 on lot 3s9 Reno avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

man living in Parkdale, was arrested
last night by Chief Goodwin and De-
tective Pavey for carrying a danger
Gus weapon The police claim that
Bennett has made threats against
them for arresting his son and turn
ing him over to the juvenile court.
Chief Goodwin had been notified that
Bennett was armed, and when he met
the shop man, asked him if he had a
gun. Bennett said that he did not,
but the officers searched him and
found an tp-to-date magazine pistol in
his pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
SUES FOR DRY GOODS BILL.
sBilIy" Sells Asked to Pay Nearly
Four Hundred Dollars.

Suit was filed in the district court
this morning by the Warren N. Crosby
Dry Goods company against Billy
Sells and Mrs. William Sells for
$37754, charged to be an unpaid dry
goods bill
The petition recites that the mer-
chandise was purchased between Feb
ruary "a, 1905, and January Is, 1905,
but that the defendants have failed
neglected and refused TO pay for it,
Six per cent. interest since January
Is and the costs of the case is also
asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

good showing was made BY the three
members of the Topeka Gun club who
participated in the big shoot at Kansas
City last week. L. Biscoe made a score
of 267 out Of 800 blue rocks, breaking 92
out Of 100 Friday and tying that score
Saturday. Kleinhans got 81 out Of 100 and
Otis Hungate finished with score OF so
out of 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
Nominations sent to Senate.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-The president
today sent the following nominations
to the senate. Examiner in chief in
the patent Office. John NJ. Colt. South
Carolinai assistant secretary of the
treasury. John H. Edwards. Ohio. Also
promotIons in the army and navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

Gold filed eye glasses or spectaeles.
$50, fitted by Chas. Bennett, reg
istered optieiansu and. satisfaction guar
anteed.~ $50 Kansas avenue. No ped
dlers employed or glasses sold away
from the ofdce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
BARRACKS BLOWN UP.
Explosion at Khartoum Causes Loss of
Life and Much Damage.

London. Feb 20.-The Evening News
this afternoon published a dispatch
from Cairo, Egypt, announcing that a
great explosion had occurred at the
British barracks in Khartoum.
Considerable loss of life and much
damage are reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20

New York. Feb. 20.-Joseph Arthur,
the playwright died here today, aged
81 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
New Low Record for Wheat.

New YORK. Feb. s20."AIay wheat In
New York sold under 8Se today, thus
making a new low record for the sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

windy outside yet I've been down
TO the AstOr and looked over the
register, and IL seems that your
friend in the remarkable suit of
clothes with the queer taste for
drinks is really Packingham Smith.
the head of the Beef trust, I've a
couple of men outside with sub
poenas for him.
He has gone" said Miss Van
court. Really, Jack, you should
not cast your eyes about the room
that way. You had my word If you
prefer l will awaken Auntie and
have her corroborate it."
NO, no." said Vance hastily
your word is sufficient, OF course"
He turned to go, but paused at
the door
If it will interest you at all 10
know" he said, L will add that al
though Packenham Smith is want
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ed because he alone holds the Sc
CTets of the Beef trust, he is him
self almost a pauper. His entire
fortune has been lost in stock spec
ulation."
When Jack Vance had gone Miss
Vancourt sprang to the cozy corner
and tore down the curtains. Her
eyes blazed with hate and rage.
out of my apartment" she cried
to the astounded Jackson Out into
the storm and the slush, and stuck
subway and the snares of the sub
poena servers. You have broken my
heart. You are Paclingham Smith,
and not Bill Jackson. the man |
saw at Atlantic City and loved Out
/ say, officers are on your trail
But even If you were the head of
twenty Beef trusts I could still love
you-but for one thing-yOu de-
ceived me about your wealth. 1
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lar way What / do object TO is the
unusual tip that is exacted from me.
whether or no.
"A short time ago. travelling in a
drawing room car. I witnessed the ac-
tive distress of a young couple who were
at the mercy OF one OF the porters-
They had been married about ten min
utes before they boarded the car. and
they sat down blushing and conscious
Every once in while when one or the
other turned a few grains of rice would
drop from some of his or her clothing.
Each time il happened the porter
would appear with a brush and dustpan
and sweep up the unoffending particles
and each time the bridegroom would
make a pass, and the porter would go
away with his mouth looking like the
Amazon river. which is. 1 believe. the
largest ono known to Eeographers- This
happened five times. and then / lost
count. The last | saw of the bride and
groom they were turning around while
the porter was searching for more rice
and making them think he had re 7cued
them from living death of humilia-
ton
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might have known you were poor
by he kiss you gave me-a million
aire would have been kissed too
offer. TO have put up such ar ANA
teur performance. Out with you ard
hasten TO secure the $3.50 that the
serving of the subpoena will bring
to your empty pockets. Out with
you. or I will awaken Auntie" f"
Dumb with establishment Jackson
moved toward the door.
Il beg pardon" said Miss Van
court, recovering herself. for using
such language But even we of the
socially supreme set sometimes give
way to our feelings But. dear Mr.
Jackson, you surely understand
that the hospitality of our apart
ment can no longer be extended 10
you. There has never been a mesal-
lance in the Vancourt family.
Goodnight"
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The policeman recognized me and in
a moment the whole of the street stop
ped moVing-rucks. victorias. COupes.
automobiles, men. women. and messen-
ger boys II was just as il he had pro-
nounced a spell to which everything
in sight had succumbed.
Il wish you could have seen her face
] was very nonchaIant about it, l said
that while we lived humbIy. 1t IS true.
stin husband was well known and I
was quite accustomed to these little
evidences of respect
Never before did l get so much for
30 cents. l might have spent hundreds
of dollars on walters and not received
cne-millionth part OF the rapture of that
moment
Believe in tipping? Why. OF course L
do, but not tipping walters when there
are policemen aboG,."
Another phase was discussed by d
young business woman who was on her
knees before a carved trunk looking for
some of the new fabrics for decorating
rooms.
The only tipping that a woman really
objects to-" she said, lis the tipping
that she is forced to do when she is
invited for visit to the home of a
friend who may keep a large establish
ment and whose servants are practically
made contented with their places by the
forced generosity of the guests. Nova
days when a woman of moderate means
is invited to visit she has to jot up the
accounts and see whether she can af-
ford the tips.
Il know of two young women artists
who were invited to spend week end
recently at a country house. and. al
though Invitations there are eagerly
sought. they found after addins up rail-
road fares and tips that the amount
of money could be spent in town with
much more enjoyment and so they de-
clined. 1t was not done simply because
they were poor 1t was simply that
their business faculties were developed
10 the extent that they wanted their
moneys worth of fun and strenredsly
objected 10 paying other peoples ser
wants"
''I don't object" said another woman,
ito paying the regular tips in the regu-
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waiter would take a tip unless he need
ed the money. do yOu2'
Against such an argument further pro-
test seems useless. and the marcel wave
riDples along undisturbed
AT the other end of the line a woman
of social position with a large house
and many servants laughs merrily at the
question
What do 1 think of tipping? Why,
think IL is all right I always feel so
sorry for people who have to take tips
1t must be so humiliating TO be a little
CRATER in a pond Of big ones.
Now, don't assume because my hus-
band makes a good income and 1 have
plenty of spending money that 7 am
taking a foolish viewpoint, and one that
the average woman cannot have Not
at all. Ny experience is simply the
same as that of every person who takes
into consideration the fact that when
you are dealing with human nature you
have got TO take its weaknesses into
account
Naturally the ideal servant is the
one who simply performs every duty for
which he is hired as well as every ad-
ditiOnal one without protest, but where
can YOU find the ideal servant? / know
of the tip question.
Now. 1 will tell YOU a secret I tin
nv own servants l always have even
in the days before my marriage, when
had very simple home with one maid
II find that it pays every time. When
something has gone wrong in the house
hold affairs when additional work has
to be done. I find that a small piece Of
silver makes all the difference in the
world.
Il don't make I a payment for any
special thing. Rather IT is largess out
of my abundant ,Dod nature. for they
must not be trai ed 10 expect extra
money for every b. of extr;. work That
is a deadly mista e, but the other is
diplomacy, and tie wheels will run
smoother by its U.S.
Servants have 4 great deal of the
child in them. as We all have. and il is
a notorious fact that the average child
values his relatives for what they give
him. In England the piece of silver that
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the visiting uncle presents 10 his nephew
or niece is always spoken Of as q tip.
and you will hear English children ask
each other. Did he meaning the depart
ing relative, give you a tip?' and il he
didn't he is not welcomed in that hOlsse-
hold
Servants are just like children and
If you remember that. why. you get
along with them all right"
Between the woman who stands at
the two ends of the line of feminine tip
pers are a vast number Of other women
who have formed their own ideas, who
have some amusing experience to tell
or some argument for or against the
custom They are women who know
the value of money, either because they
earn II or because they are sympathetic
with those who earn money for them
Said one woman:
Il discovered that I could get more
satisfaction from tipping policemen than
1 could from tipping walters Policemen
don't take tips? You just try It.
II chanced to be walking downtown
with hnancier of Wall street. He is
accustomed to walk to his Office and
always crosses at the s4-me place.
when we reached it I thought the
traffic of the entire city had stopped.
/ felt like royalty and tripped across
as if I owned the entire city My friend
chuckled and explained that every once
in a while he shook hands with his
policeman and left something when he
took his own hand away.
81 tried it on a policeman uptown at
crossing l use a great deal 1t worked
like a charm. [ had been taking friend
from the West about for a little trip
and she had been rather patronizinS be
cause / lived In a small fiat and wore
ready-made clothes, and she said to me
that she would not care to live In New
York unless she had plenty of money.
You know the kind.
She further added that New York
made you feel insignificant. especially
when you lived in a place where every
body made way for you. If had ar
ranged the scene IL could not have been
more apropos. When she reached this
part of her speech we were nearly at
this crossing and 1 hurried on without
answering
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Scarcely had Jackson been gone
ten minutes when there was a loud
noise and confusion downstairs.
Shouts rang through the halls, and
the sound of hurrying feet Somc
one came rushing, and pounding on
the Vancourt door. Miss Van
court opened it. In staggered
Jackson, almost falling 10 the floor
Hide me" he gasped. Yes, 1
am Packingham Smith; I admit It.
a fellow jumped out Of a cluster
Of palms in the hall and tried TO
to serve me with a subpoena 1
will be ruined if they catch me"
Miss Vancourt seized two handles
of a handsome chiffonier and pulled
IL open A folding bed was display
ed. She motioned to the trembling
Smith who crawled quickly into the
folds of the mattress. She closed the
bed again
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He quickly concealed himself be
hind the draperies of a Turkish cozy
corner. But before he did so he
took Miss Vancourt in his arms and
kissed her. She flushed a rosy red
She had not been kissed by a man
since a week before, when Bobby
Van Timer had had too many cock
tails.
She opened the door and Jack
Vance, with his cool. malignant
smile entered, and removed his silk
hat
Il hope you viii pardon what
seems to be an intrusion, Miss Van
court he said, icily, but my visit
happens to be a professional one
this time. It's beastly bore, of
course. to be a district attorney, but
all the chaps seemed TO be going in
for politics and reform and the like.
so accepted the nomination. Rather
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A FEW THINKS.

l have known some good things to be
said by barber.
The most unendurable man is the one
VINO is continually whining
Let your boy select the work that is
congenial TO him. He will succeed.
A person is not attractive who al
ways has a senseless grin on his face.
1 have known two men 20 call each
other liars when both OF them were
telling the truth
You can't force five gallons into a
three-gallon jug Don't try it if you
want 10 keep the jug
No matter how much time ana labor
YOU eNpend, 1t Is not work 10 do a
thing you like to do.
No. you are mistaken A trust COM
pany Is not place whore you can get
trusted You trust IL.
A trust Is a most undesirable thing
TO have other men running but not SO
bad if you run II yourself
One OF the most effective ways TO in
su't a person Is not 10 answer his Ques-
tion, or show him you are Indifferent 10
what be says-Robert z. Frazer, in
Cstroit News
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HY WOMEN HAVE BECOME CONVERTS TO THE TIPPING GRAFT"
WHY

A BOUT every five years there is a
~ wave of protest against the tip
n ping system. At the present
time new life is given to the
opposition to tips by the anti-graft SEN
tmcnt that is keeping everybody busy
watching everybody else.
Five years ago if you asked q woman
what she thONght of the tipping system
ten to one she would be eloquent in de-
nOunCing IL as an abuse of personal free
dom and a perniciOus practice that men
were afraid to protest against in an or
ganized way. She attributed its pre-
Valence entirely to the latter cause, for
at that time she had lot to say about
the weakness of men and the superiority
of women.
In fact. she was so busy with her wo-
mems clubs and her stagless teas and
luncheons and her woman suffrage
meetings that she had no time to right
things. OF course. she tipped. but she
explained il on the ground that being
new TO the business of running the uni
verse she had to take over a few Of
the OLD ills until she had time to re-
adjust matters.
Today, when you ask women what
they think of tipping. you will find that
their tune has changed completely In
a long inquiry conducted among women
of all sorts and conditions not one was
found who objected to the general sys-
TEN OF tipping. There were many pro-
tests against tips. but they were all
based on some special grievance rather
than the general idea.
At one end of the line Of the question
ed the hairdresser. as she marceled a
crested ripple paused with iron in hand
and q meditative look on her face as she
gazed at the gas stove.
''Tipping2 Why shouldn't the walters
be tipped? The poor things" she said.
But is protested. while there is i'm
minent danger of scalp and hot iron
meeting. "they don't need It. They are
all wealthy men and put away more
money in one week than you see in a
year
Now. don't you believe that she
says. soothingly. as she sizzles the iron
again. You must have been reading
the newspapers. You don't suppose a
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Copyright, 1906. by the Press Publishil
Company, New York City.)