The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-17
QUEER CONTRACT.
r. Cameron of CORTLAND Regis
ter Comes to Topeka.
Brings More Evidence Against
Wilson, the Land Agent.
GOT A FREE NOTICE.
Claims That He Can't Collect
for Advertising Furnished.
Investigating Committee to Re-
port Next Monday Morning.

r. Cameron. editor of the CORTLAND
Register. arrived in Topeka early yes
terday morning and Immediately
sought David P. Taft, 1.-THE Land
Man" and presented a bill for $25
which he claims is due him for adj
vertisements run in his paper at the
request of A. P. Tone Wilson, who
acted as an agent of some kind.
In speaking of his business dealings
with Wilson. Mr.. Cameron said:
Along in the earlier part Of Septem-
per received a letter from A. P. Tone
wilson who has Offices at 413 Kansas
avenue on the same floor with Taft,
stating that he wished to make some
advertising contracts with my paper.
knew that Wilson had been
mixed up in considerable trouble with
MS cllents and patrons, but I had also
peen informed that could collect a
dept against him and for that reason
dld not hesitate to make a contract
After went to the office of Mr.
IAN this morning and was informed
Ply MN that he could not pay his bill
Immediately sought A. p. Tone Will
son, for it was he who made the con-
tract with me, and demanded the pay
ment of the bill and was laughed at
he claimed he was not responsible for
the account and was in no way con-
nected with the Taft firm, and sug-
gested that I place the account in the
hands of collection agency.
Il then asked him what he would
give me for the account. as I did not
care to leave it for collection with
him, and he said as he laughed, I
wouldn't give you ten cents for it. 1
intend to place the matter in the
hands of an attorney
I feel that I owe this to the news
paper men of the state. Their plan is
best explained by the following letter
which I received from A P. Tone
Wilson on September 4.
7 Lott 7
posed that 1t was from a firm who were
using it to get reduced rates in the
papers of the state and accepted the
contract for that reason. The letter
The Register, CORTLAND, Kansas.
Gentlemen: I am now in position
to hand you some business for your
paper providing that you will accept
the following proposition at once:
II would want two 20 inch ads in
your paper every issue for ten weeks.
'One of these ads would be for my
self and the other one would be real
want to do is this: Double the rate
of the other fellows 20 inch ad and
run my 20 inch ad free for 10 weeks.
you can prepare the contracts and
have them semitic me for his signature,
or let me know how much the ad Will
amount to and I will prepare the con-
tracts and have them signed and sent
to you.
der which I will run the ads and I
must know at once If you wish to
handle the business as the party only
intends to run the ad in about 100
papers and I will soon have the 100
contracts filled for him.
Awaiting your immediate reply,
together with the contracts and prices,
beg to remain yours very truly.
"a P. TONE WILSON, JR-'
The Wilson's have been investigated
by the government, though they have
never been prosecuted for their acts as
far as known, though they have been
before the local courts in several in
stances where matters have been tried
and they have been compelled to dis
gorge Complaints were preferred
against them some time ago and a COM
mittee from the Topeka Bar ASSOCIATION
has formulated charges against them
which will be presented to the bar as
ISOLATION next Monday morning IN open
court Disbarment proceedings will re-
suit from the report of the committee
If it proves the charges which have
been made. Taft told the committee
which investigated the charges against
the wilson's who formerly owned the
land business which he now conducts
that he is law proof and that accounts
against him cannot be collected by
law.