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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
SUBLIME OR RIDICULOUS?

1t is difficult to tell whether the
proposition made by Senator Fred
Dumont Smith to refund to F. E.
Grimes the money which he recently
paid into the state treasury to replace
a portion of that which was stolen
from the treasury during Mr.. Grimes
administration as state treasurer, is
the more ludicrous or sublime in it's
colossal nerve. 1t is but step from
the ridiculous to the sublime anyway,
and in this case they may overlap.
Senator Smiths proposition is both.
The amount paid over by Mr..
Grimes, nearly $4,000, is that which
Attorney General Coleman contended
he could prove in court was missing
under Mr.. Grimes administration, and
Mr.. Grimes settled for this amount
without its being brought into court.
Two sets of accountants, who made
Investigations Independent of each
other, say the sum missing is much
greater, and from present indications
the state will have to bear this loss
anyway. Now it is proposed to pay
back to Mr.. Grimes the money that it
is conceded was stolen while he was
state treasurer.
The state as a whole does not be-
lieve that Mr.. Grimes is himself guilty
of the theft, but the shortage occurred
while he had charge of the funds, and
he is legally responsible for the acts
of those under him. The state paid
him salary to care for the funds,
and it is the height of absurdity now
to make the state pay to Mr.. Grimes
this amount that was stolen while he
was treasurer.
Why not also return to Roy Richie
the money that he advanced to make
good the Abilene shortage? Why this
discrimination?
If the legislature desires to help Mr..
Grimes, why does not some member
start an investigation to find the real
thief and make him pay Mr.. Grimes
this money?
Why not find out just Who Got the
Money?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

Toilette of Wisconsin, and a number OF
southern Democrats.
The list also shows that there are
sc lawyers among the 80 MEM
bers of the senate, not counting Till
man, whose occupation is set down as
planter and cornfield lawyer" Nine
members are scheduled as business
men," including Aldrich. Plat and both
of the insurance senators. There are
two manufacturers. Crane of Massa-
chusetts and Dupont of Delaware. The
latter is the head of the powder trust
that sells the government a great
amount of powder at high prices. There
are two editors, Carmack of Tennes-
see and Hansbrough of North Dakota.
Alec of Delaware is jeweler; Ankeny
of Washington, Nixon of Nevada and
Millard of Nebraska are bankers; Clark
of Montana is mine owner, Ellxins of
West Virginia is a promoter, Gallinger
of New Hampshire is a doctor, Lodge
of Massachusetts is set down as a his
torian, and Money of Mississippi is a
planter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
TWO SPEECHES.

If anyone thinks the agitation for the
regulation and control of corporations
is dying out-that the movement to
! make them be comparatively decent
has stopped moving-he has only to
note two speeches recently made in
Topeka and he will discover his mis-
take.
At the Kansas Day banquet William
Newlin, of Hutchinson, made a few
extremely pertinent remarks about cor
porations in general, and Attorney
General Hadley of Missouri addressed
the State Bar association about corpor-
ations and their lawyers. Both of these
speeches have attracted unusual atten-
ton.
Mr.. Newlin's address was naturally
political and it had the right ring to it,
1t was stirring plea for that which is
right and just in government. Right
eousness and justice he places above
party fealty, and his praise of La Fol-
lette and others who stand for such
things will meet with a hearty response
in Kansas.
Attorney General Hadley's remarks
naturally took on a legal turn. His
criticism of corporation attorneys who
devote their talents largely to devising
ways and methods whereby their
clients may violate laws made to
regulate them, coming from the source
it does, must command attention. 1t
is a well-known fact that many able
lawyers command high fees and SAL
aries from big corporations for finding
loopholes by which practices may be
carried on that the law intends to pro-
hibit. Yet a lawyer is supposed, the
oretically, to aid in enforcing law in
stead of in helping in it's violation.
The movement to make the big bust
ness interests obey the principles of
right and justice is just getting we'll
started instead of abating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
KANSAS COMNENT
A GOOD LAW OR NONE.

GOOD LAW OR NONE.
The journal congratulates Hon. w.
T. Morgan and the six members of the
railroad committee of the house for
the strong stand they have taken for
an effective anti-pass law. 1t is the
only consistent course to take. The
Policy bill would be an anti-pass farce.
No law at all would be more desir-
able. When we get a law it should
have something to it. The minority
of the committee are right and the
Journal hopes they will fight it out
and make no compromise. What the
people want is an effective law that
Will cure the evil which a half way
measure Will not do. The people might
as well know how their representatives
stand on the railroad question now as
any time. Let these men go on record.
-Ihe people want these special privi-
leges stopped and if the members or
the legislature carry out the wishes of
their constituents as they should the
Stone bill. reported by the minority or
the committee, will pass the house
tnree 10 one. If we are trying to cure
TINS evil and place every man on the
same footing invthes matter OF the pay
ment OF passenger fare let us start
right, 1t is to- be expected that the
men VINO nave passes will complain
and that the railroads which have used
passes as political perquisites will OBJ
1ect, but the people who support these
great transportation lines have some
rights and the legislature is supposed
TO represent the people and carry out
their will and this it should do without
heSitatiOn.-Salina Journal
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AYHx WKER JOTS

"One touch of the grip says the
Leavenworth Times facetiousIy,
makes US all achin'.''
lola is also trying to abate the gun
toter 1t cost man 500 a trimmings
to be caught carrying a gun down there
recently.
y card club was recently organized
in Erie, and according to the Record,
more wire pulling and lobbying was
necessary in effectinE. the organization
United States senator at Topeka.
Holton Signal: The reason some
men don't like a church is because
they can't get drunk in it.. $50. A
woman who has a reputation of being
a good cook, never receives many re-
the way women sharpen lead pencils.
Did you ever Nsee a man thread a
needle?. "A grass widow may be
as charming as a real-for-sure-one
but men are more apt to sidestep
away from her because they don't
know but that it was a case of throw
ing fiat irons.
Deacon Walker: One of the deacons
of our church who refuses to get his
mail on Sunday because it is wicked
recently spent an entire Sabbath day in
trying to sell friend from the east
quarter section of upland for $50 an
acre that was worth about $22 .
Politics in Kansas is a good deal like
an automobile. You can't tell when the
blamed thing is going to break down in
the country and leave you at the mercy
of the farmers. Deacon" said
a man to me the other day, you have
missed your calling. Nature intended
you for a statesman What makes
you think 500" 1 asked. Because"
replied he, you never practice what
you preach
Belleville Freeman: The state pa
pers are telling about a clever piece
of work by a Kansas boy who is now
in Oklahoma. 1t seems that William
Reynolds went down from Lawrence
to Oklahoma and bought a farm from
an Indian for a mere nothing. The
farm grew in value and one day a
deed to the same piece of land turned
up in the hands of another white man.
1t was made prior to the time Rev
nolds' was made. and as the Indian
was now dead. it looked as though
Reynolds was left to hold the sack.
Had you ever known Billy you would
have no fear. He went to the grave
of the Indian. possibly to give vent to
his wrath there. but he discovered
from the inscription on the marble
shaft, which was reared over his head,
that the first deed waS made before
the Indian was 81 years old Billy
just hired a team and wagon and haul
ed the monument OF with him. He is
now holding it as evidence to intro
duce in court Billy Is Clay Center
boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.J

LFrom the Chicago News.J
The revolving fy-wheel gathers no
flies.
1t takes a smart woman to look
pretty when she isn't.
Many a man has landed in Jail by
taking things easy.
Ignorance ceases to be bliss when
you begin to realize it.
Money talks-and it usually gets the
best of an argument.
If you are ashamed of your calling
hire a boy to call for you.
At the age of 40 a man is either an
old bachelor or pessimist-
Any man is apt to feel down in the
mouth when he is on his uppers.
About all-sthe average man kills
when he goes hunting is lot of time.
After hearing some men talk you
are surprised at the small hats they
Money talks, but there is.not enough
of it in the world to take the place of
a woman.
Feminine faith-cure advocates
souander a lot of money on so-called
complexion beautifiers.
Somehow the average man doesn't
feel called upon to worry over the loss
of his neighbours money!
Baldheaded men would be satisfied
If they could even make one gray hair
grow where two others grew before.
with her first proposal a girl is con-
WINGED that she will need a large blank
book in. which to keep the record of
her. offers.
The eternal fitness of things gets an
awfulsjolt when one encounters a wO-
man clerk in a hardware store or a
man clerk in millinery shop.
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sWErTENHAM.

The tyFaHt's heel is on thy shore,
SWettenhana!
His help is at thy ruined door,
Swettenham!
Avenge the earthquakes awful gore,
And never come back any more,
Swettenham! O Swettenhan1!
Thou wilt not cover in the dust,
Swettenhami
And take the Yankees help, we trust,
y SwettenhamI
Jamaica'S cracked and trembling crust,
The dead I'm burning buildings thrust
The looterS and the hooters lust
Are scarcely. things to be discussed,
Sweftenhami O. Swettenham!
Thou wilt rot yield the Yankee toll,
SWettenhani
Thou wilt not crook to his control,
Swettenhani
Better the earthquake be thy goal,
Better the fire upon thee roll.
Than softening of the British soul,
Swettenhafal o Swettenham!
The killed in Kingston now are dead
Swettenhaml
The injured blood has all been shed,
Swettenham!
The hungry. ones need not be fed
The leaderless need not be led,
The houseless. homeless need no bed
The British standard, flying red,
FLOATS proudly DER Jamaica head,
z Swettenhanli o Swettenham!
w. ]. L., in the New York World. /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

turned toward the girl abruptly.
elizabeth, why did you come?r
Because" the girl looked up. at
him, bravely. 81 wanted to see you
again and" she paused.
'-And?" suggested Darrell.
and when you asked for Winston
1 was glad to come. always sign my
work Winston. 1t is my middle name.
you know"
Darrell drew her close to him. But
your art p" he questioned.
tt wanted to see If a. woman
could she, whispered.
And a woman always SHALL" he
said. " winston shall illustrate all
my booksi"- (Copyright, 1907, by NJ.
NJ. Cunningham q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The poet chap who said, MAN
wants but little here below evidently
was not acquainted with the trust
magnate.
w. L. Taylor appears to have de-
veloped all the anxiety of real Rail-
road Magnate.
The legislature will certainly have
to discipline Senator Haskell. He re-
fuses to draw his per diem as state
senator because he also holds the job
of warden of the penitentiary and is
drawing a salary for that. This is
certainly an extremely dangerous
precedent that Mr.. Haskell is estab-
fishing.
-
Speaking of the great interest in the
Thaw case. even the snow thaws roc-
casionally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Does the living skeleton escape the
ills that flesh is heir to? ---
The trouble with the average bread
winner is that he wants cake
A minister's vacation is one of those
good rules that work both ways.
1t is easier to swim in salt water
than in fresh, but it is harder to swal-
low. ~.
The one thing that is never too big
for a man to carry is his good opinion
of himself. ~.
The most irritating thing about a foo
is that he seems to be enjoying himself
so.
Moses is said to have been the meek
est man, but he wouldn't be in it with
a henpecked Mormon.
A man should always be considered
innocent until he is proven guilty, I'M
less he is in politics.
The difference between a rumor and
a truth is that one lacks confirmation,
the other contradiction,
No, Maude, dear; there is not the
slightest similarity between those who
are in the swim and those who are in q
dive.
He-"If you refuse me I shall blow
you had better begin practising at q
larger target?
Blobbs-"It is his proud boast that
he has never INDUCED in profanity"
Slobbs-''Well, that's the sort of fellow
who inspires the most in otners''
Wigwag-"What's the matter with
Bjones? He looks as though he didn't
have a friend in the world" Guzzler
Maybe he's still keeping his New
Years resolutions"
"One-haIf the world doesn't know
how the other half lives" quoted the
Wise Guy. Perhaps not" said the
Simple Mug; but at least the half that
is overworked realizes. that the other
half is overpaid."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
HUMOR or THE DAY

Say. old man do You think ,5od insan dSo, T.
doiar from re SoTr ompkns ana ii he OFpea
Hold on It's on the increase ,1 al right.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
First Commuter-what do you do with
commuteTf taRe the SOS train from Smiths the
city.-Puck.
Look herei You advertised this auto
YOU; y9u sold me to 20 from four our +. to sixty
Fou. miles up hills and sixty down.
Life. -f-.-t
..,r II will confess to RAGS. REsjudice; ;:
Well. you bet on as many sure tips as
have and see how you feel about it,
Philadelphia Ledger.
oldbeau-,Darling. would die for you.
our MedXS Hn 9am Miss ne png
IIelgyih-No; for your funeral Chicago
Wylkyns.-Smythe was telling me a
while ago that he really didn't know what
to do with his income, but he is all right
nal.
hep" What makes you think so?'' why,
you remember his campaign pronlises7"
Yes WELL he meant 'em. ''-Philadei-
phia Ledger.
Here's a letter from the Boss said the
machine leaders henchman. He said
the merchant. 81 have absolutely nothing
for you to do here" That's all right. I
won't mind that SO longs git my pay
regular. "-Philadelphia Press. -
Driver of Overloaded Dray-That boss too
old? Why, bless we koind heart, lady!
he amt day older'n I am, an amt
but hfty-one. Old Lady-Dear mel you
don't say SO! beg your pardon.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.J

from the Atchison Globe.J
We never longed very much for
hairless dog.
A woman on a party line telephone
can get enough fun out Of it to make
up for any Inconvenience that at
taches to that system.
Notions of art are so limited with
most men that they size up picture
with a good deal of regard for the
kind of frame 1T wears.
Every child is doomed. to disap-
pointment: They all imagine that as
soon as they are twenty-one they will
do as they please"
A man may be pretty well satisfied
with his own children, but he is going
some if he raises them in a way that
is satisfactory to the neighbors. sts
Every keeper of a small shop where
cigars are sold, quietly complains to
his friends because of the manner in
which his customers steal matches.
Long after a man has forgotten he
once had schoolboy admiration for
some girl she is Dragging to her grand
children that he was an old lover Of
hers.
A woman likes to change her
clothes every day. What would a
most men. and was compelled to wear
it two or three years?
Sometimes people say a man is
crazy to marry certain girl, and after
mits that public opinion was not so far
wrong; he was crazy, all right.
Women are not credulous enough
to believe everything a man tells
them, but they never doubt the un-
pleasant things he says about another
woman.
Some one asks what makes Daysey
Mayme Appleton so tired at night?
1t is carrying around the largest, heav-
lest muff in town all day. and wearing
on her neck the largest, heaviest
1ocket.
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THE sENATEs AFFILIATIONS.

The Boston Herald publishes long
article on the Affiliations of the mem
| bers of the United States senate-that
| is, to what trust or railroad magnate
they owe allegiance, and what interest
is supposed to control them
Forty-six senators are named as be-
ing affiliated with railroad and corpor-
alton interests. In a number of in
stances the power behind the throne is
named in person. For instance, Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, is scheduled
Rockefeller, r. r." indicating that he
represents Standard Oil and it's rail-
roads. ,
Hartman is credited with owning
five senators personally. They are
Clark of Wyoming. Fulton of Oregon,
Willard of Nebraska, Nixon of Nevada,
and wetmore of Rhode Island. Jim
Hill is given one more-six-as follows:
Ankeny of Washington. Clapp of Min
nesota, Hansbrough of North Dakota,
Kittridge of South Dakota, McCumber
Of North Dakota, and Piles of Wash
ington. 1t is suspected that some of
the Hartman senators, however, are
not branded with the owners name but
are simply marked "R. r." or ''Corpor-
alton" There are a considerable num-
Der CT such.
To Lucius futile, president of the
Boston & Maine railroad, is conceded
the ownership of both New Hampshire
senators.
Clark, of Montana, is merely marked
Corporations although he is president
of one of the principal railroads of the
Hartman system and is at the head
of some of the great copper interests.
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, is labeled
4I-I-
Senator Longs name is this: "(?) r.
r." indicating that he is a railroad
senator but that it is doubtful to which
road he owes his greatest allegiance.
Dryden of New Jersey and Buckley
Of Connecticut are both branded I'm
surance. r. r. as both owe allegi-
arce to their insurance companies
ahead of the railroads.
Some of the other Affiliations given
are follows: Depew, Vanderbilt"
Dupont of Delaware, Powder Trust,
r. r.. Elkins of West Virginia, wall
Street, r. r. Foraker of Ohio, Cor
porate Law, r. r." Foster and Nc
Emery of louisiana. Sugar interests"
Smoot and Sutherland of Utah, and
Hepburn of Idaho. Mormon, President
Smith" Hopkins of Illinois, John w.
Gates. r. r." Knox of Pennsylvania,
III. c. Prick. r. RI" Proctor of Yer
mont, Marble trust" Platt of New
York, "R. r., Express trust" Spooner
of Wisconsin, Smith, R. R."
Nine senators are marked doubtful.
They are Cullom of Illinois, Lattimer
of South Carolina, Lodge of Massachus-
etts. McCreary of Kentucky, Money OF
Mississippi Patterson and Teller of
Colorado, Simons of North Carolina,
and Taliaferro of Florida.
Bailey of Texas is scheduled, ''R r.,
corporations
Among those who are not branded at
all are Beveridge and Hemenway of
Indiana. Blackburn of Kentucky, Bur-
kett of Nebraska, Carmack of Ten
nessee, Crane Of Massachusetts,, Gull
bertson of Texas, Dillingham; of Yer
mont. Frye and Hale OF Maine. La
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

There is this to say for Foraker! He
was smart enough to play up the
Brownsville affair and get the atten-
ton of the country conferred on that,
thereby directing it away from further
railroad regulation in the present con-
gress and shutting off tariff revision
agitation for the present. The Brown
vile row served .'the interests excel
leritly in. keeping the senate from con-
uicering more important matters that
the people want. Foraker must be al
most as foxy as Thomas T. Kelly.
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Why the women Didn't Vote.

Maiden recently decided to take as
much interest in politics as the law al
lows them, namely, to vote for school
committee. In order that none of their
number might be misguided a meeting
of the society was called for the after
noon of election day for the purpose
of thoroughly discussing the merits OF
the respective candidates. The meet,
ing was held and in due season a de-
cision as to who should be supported
was reached, then the party set out for.
the polls to cast their ballots, but, alas!
they had taken so long for their dis.
cussion that the polls had been closed
a full half hour before the women ar
rived. A telephone petition to Mayor
Warren requesting that he reopen the
polls was, of course, without effect
and, well-the women didn't vote. Illus.
bands are forced to wait for women
but the polls will not.-Boston Herald
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.1

CFrom the New York Press.l 4
A girl calls her love affair failure Il
her parents approve. y
: Ask man for a contribution and he
will offer you a letter of introduction.
When q woman doesn't get bad news
she can be sad thinking she is going
to.
A man calls 1t training his child when
he gets mad with its mother because il
cries. -, =
Inc more Of his own money he has
IN his pocket the less use 1t seerna -
his wife to be married to him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

Mr.. w. L. Taylor says that Just as
we are about to realize our ambition
some one jumps up in our midst and
tries to get the legislature to pass an
arbitrary and unjust railroad law" If
some one is jumping up in Mr.. Tay-
loF's midst it is no wonder that he feels
sore about it, but people in general
find it difficult to get excited over the
matter
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WORK, AND FATIGUE.

what fatigues the motive power is
getting to work. Once the mind is
fascinated and the field of conscious
ness restricted to single object the
brain works without exhausting itself.
Let US apply ourselves for a good tirnG
to whatever we do, and have several
hours of sustained labor. By quitting
the task to dream. to smoke a cigar
cite or to watch a fly one becomes ex-
hausted.-Paris Revue.
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If congressman save all of their sal
aries it will now be possible for them
to become millionaires in 1913 years
and 4 months, since their salaries have
been raised. 1t is suspected, however,
that some of them have discovered
speedier way than that of becoming
I,1iilfonafres
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ADJUSTMENT TO FLATS.

Scientists are basing calculations on
a skull discovered in Nebraska to
was seven feet. This is interesting. If
people continue to shrink at the rate
of a foot and some inches every 200,-
900 years, in the course of time the
average fiat will be abundantly roomy.
-WaShingtOn Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

The purchase of the Wichita Beac-
on. by Henry Allen marks the passing
of the largest Democratic paper in
Kansas. the only one of more than To-
cal circulation, in fact. The Beacon,
while a good newspaper, has always
stood for the Democratic party in
partisan way. Mr.. Allen will undoubt-
eddy make it Republican paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
TILLMAN OF GERMANY.

An item going the rounds of the ex-
changes states that Kaiser Wilhelm
carries his own fork with him
wherever he goes. Doesn't this entitle
him to be called the Tillman of Ger
many ?-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

These damage suits against jointists
that are brought by women whose
husbands have been made drunkards
by the jointists' liquor, are becoming
so frequent of late that they may take
all of the fun out of violating the law.