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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

The Interstate Commerce commits
sion is evidently of some account. Mr.
Hartman said he would take over
the Santa Fe tomorrow" If the Inter
state Commerce commission would let
him. If the commission restraints Mr..
Hartman frcm cornering all the rail-
roads in the country it is worth the
price of admission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Things are gradually coming the
peoples way. Pretty soon there will
be an actual revision of the tariff, and
the great protected trusts will have to
lower their prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

In some senatorial districts it is the
practice to pass the senato-ship on
from county to county. allowing no
county to have it more than a single
term at a time. Perhaps that is why
some senators appear to be so careless
of the wishes of their constituents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

pair of suspenders worth thirty-fve
cents. How much is the great man out
of pocket, and how would the scho oil
house have been built if the whole of
his speech had been delivered?" That
depends somewhat on whether there
is a cold-storage plant accessible in
which he can store the balance of the
speech for future use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Senator Aldrich lis arranging to
spend the summer in Europe Inc
knowing ones regard this as sure
sign that there will besIlo extra session
of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

A Missouri editor springs this prob
lem: IAN alderman pays a reporter
SIS to write him a speech favorfng the
erection of new school house, but af-
ter delivering twelve cents worth of
the speech he is told that there is no
question before the house and asked to
sit down. In doing SO. he breaks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

If government highway is to be
built from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
Riley, it will be q wonder If Kansas
City does not insist that 1t must go
through that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

tor Murdock's proposal to reduce the
expenses of the railway mail service
$s,0OO,000. there must have been some
thing radically wrong with Victor's
nroierf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
THE SANTA FE TRAIL.

1t winds DER prairie and DER crest,
And tracks of steel now glance
w mere It once lured men to the West
The highway of romance.
Its burrows now are overgrown
With snowdrift or with flower:
Lost are the graves so thickly strewn
In this long, crowded hour.
But when the night has drawn Its veil
The teams DIod, span on span,
And one sees Ger the long dead trail
Denver Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Incidentally, is anything being done
TO abate the robberies perpetrated by
express companies in the guise OF ex-
Dress charges?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Nebraska has a flat two-cent pas
senger fare Kansans who wish to ride
for two cents can go to Nebraska and
do 1t, If their own legislature fails to
nrovide a way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Much of the interest in the Thaw
case has died out since Evelyn Thaw
completed her evidence. People do
not care for the testimony of mere ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Senator Bailey has hurried to WASH
tngton. taking his bright, new vtnd1-
cation with him. 1t isn't every sena-
tor who can show such a vindicalon
q that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

You won't guess very far wrong if
you guess that this paragraph is from
q Kansas City railroad organ: From
the unanimity with which the Re-
pubIicans of congress turned down Vic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Mr.. Holman, the husband of the
mother of Evelyn Thaw, has issued a
statement in defense of Mrs. Holman.
But Mr.. Holman evidently has had no
great experience as a press agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

"a governor who Hughes to the
line" remarks Roy Tapley. appears
to be something altogether novel in
New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

The Kansas City Star wasted some
good space in noting that it wasn't
Kansas senator who inserted the Muir
dock mail-weighing idea in the post
office bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Judging from its actions on the anu
pass bill, the Kansas senate Is Amos
As chaugeable as the kansas weaIner'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

'~This much" comments j. L. BIS
tow. "can be said for the Noftzger two
cent fare bill: 1t does not increase the
present three-cent rate"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
FRON OTHER PENS
ONLY CHARITY FOR THE GIRL.

L
Poor Evelyn Thaw! Ignorant, with
out any standards of morals, having no
home training, holding as she testified,
the monstrous theory that chastity in
women was an unknown virtue, is 1t
surprising that there appeared nothing
revolving in the thought Of following
in the wake of her sex, which she SO
unnaturally misjudged? But, while Dis
trict Attorney Jerome has skilfuly laid
bare her weaknesses of intellect, her
lack of standards, pity increases for the
sixteen-year- victim of her despotl-
er's Inst. in the same ratio that con-
tempt for her degenerate husband is
augmented.
Let us not forget 1T is Thaw, the ut
terly reprehensible scion of wealthy
house who is on trial for his sins, and
not the girl, whom he appears to have
loved. after his blighting fashion, know
ing full we'll of her previous Affiliations
with Stanford White. Yet, in a morn
ing paper, appears htdeous cartoon,
having the ignorant, unframed chorus
girl for the central figure, whose grim
ming skull is presented, shorn of Its
comedy locks and fair covering of flesh
by the ruthless hand of Jerome. Behind
her figure croouehes the pallid form of
the wretched Thaw, to save whose
worthless neck the frightful story of
mans unholy desires, and woman's pitt
able weakness, has been recited, with
out sparing a single detail.
We repeat, 1t IS not Iile uiltduSAl, Ue-
nighted but pretty chorus girl. that
should be held up to scorn, but the men
who are responsible, after her mother,
for her hideous errors. They are the
ones on whom the cartooniSts should
center attention, revealing their duplfc-s
ity, their cupidity, their disregard for all
that is pure and wholesome in life. For
the girl. only pity, only charity; for her
seducers, her tempters. execration.-Los
Angeles News
WATER.
If2 x equal Y, do railways extermin-
ate most by collisions, or by contamin-
ated drinking water, lack OF vent1la-
ton, aisles lined with tobacco and SIM
ilarly expectorated substance, dry
sweeping and plush upholstery? The
secretary of the Minnesota state board
of health announces calmly that the
frequency of deadly drinking water IS
well known. Speaking generally, the
answers of the railways about safety
are very weak. Nearly every argu-
ment in the final analysis, comes down
to this: That our railways can not af-
ford to do what the railways IN
European countries do, and for this
can be but one reason, and that reason
is H2O.-Collier's.
MERCYi
The coal man is now washing his
hands preparatory to shaking hands
with the ice man. while the plumber
sends his pass book to the bank to
have it balanced up.-Boston Advertis-
er.
CLASS TFGISLATION.
The tax on bachelors is another vio-
lation of the democratic precedent,
which allows a man to marry or not as
he sees fit.-Memph.s Commercial APP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Id vas wrong fer the house uf rep
resendtatifs to bar Myra. Der arch
tect vich designed der big house ad der
end uf der Sixth streed line hat vise-
ly profisioned fer der case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

The country will now stand anu
sing the doxology.s The snip SUBSIDY
graft was beaten in congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
THE DIFFERENCE.

Two boys started in to work in an
office. That.-was several years ago.
One of them now has a business of
his own and is doing well. The other
one is still working by the week-when
he can get any work. The boys were
equally well equipped mentally and
physically and people are wont to re-
fer to them now as an Illustration of
the inequality of men and the unfair
ness of the world. Those who have
followed the history of the two boys
now men, closely, know that their diff
ference in position at present is not
due to any unfairness that can be
charged up to their fellow men. One
of the boys took an active interest in
his work. His employers interest was
his interest and be worked just as
hard when no one watched him as he
did when the boss was overseeing the
work. His reward has come to him not
only in a successful business venture
but also in the experience and train
ing he received while striving to be
faithful in little. things The other
boy was an eye-servant. He worked
when the boss was around and loafed
whenever opportunity presented. itself.
He laughed.dn his sleeve and thought
he was cheating his employer. when
in fact he was also cheating himself.
He still pegs away and incidently loafs
when he can get "a 5ob-and. grum-
bles because the isn't y appreciated
Lndsborg News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
BRINGING IT ON.

Friday to beat back the wave: of
Populism." The senate has lost. the
opportunity to.rdo that, however. 1t
has been bringing 1t on as rapidly as
the roll was calIed.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Dis row bedween Cherome und der
craZyhouse dogters may be endertain
ing, but fer mine, I moot der precious
kvesdion. hat a bedt dot der vic
tim will nod be electrolley-cuted, ind
1 need der money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

What will Senator Bailey say ABOUT
It when he gets up TO speak III coii-
gTess?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

dis depardtmendt desires to vote fer
der adoption uf dot resolution, but al
der same time We musd remember dot
der Cuban candt hellup id. He vas
Matched so,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Der life uf a noos-writer is nod Won
long dream uf pie und pretzels, und der
prunsipual pest uf hiss egzisdence ISIS
der man vich dells him vot HE will nodt
stand for. Der only difference Id makes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

A Moo York millyunaire addempted
to gedt a diforce on der grounds dot
he vas drunk ven he married her. Uf
dot iss any grounds fer diforce mosd
uf us hat a goot case. A machoridy
uf us vas "intoxicationed NIT choy"
ven der obertation vas pairformed.
Senator Curtis thinks i'd would be
right und proper to hat a Injun rep
resendt Oklyhony in congress. Ber-
habps he iss right. Der comon, er gar
den variety uf Injun ISIS noted fer hiss
abiiidy to keebp hiss face buttoned.
Id might also be in order to moot dot
der untire congress would be unproof-
ed uf i'd vas compositioned uf real
Injuns only.
Der headline uf a recendt article
sayss i'd: "Cubans are Ugly" Haflng
seen seferal Cubans der enchineer uf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Der oldt saying, You candt sit down
on a harrow allreatty, und know in ad
vance, yet, vich tooth will stick you der
deepest" should be kvite popularious
NIT der boos-selling fraternidy uf To-
peka. Mosd uf der members uf said
fraternity voted fer Schenck pecaus dey
vas affraidt uf Foster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

to der reporter ISIS dot it makes him aw-
full tired, yet, und leafs him on to write
someding more poisonous aboudt der
kicker. Being nonpoisonous insekt at
heart, der reporter frequently runs
oudt uf material because uf constandt
nagging.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
CLASS LEGISLATION.

The tax on bachelors is another vio-
lation of the democratic precedent,
which allows man to marry or not as
he sees fit.-Memph.s Commercial APP
peal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
a sATURDAY SERMON.

Enter not into the path of the wicked,
and go not. in the way of evil men.
For they eat the bread of wicked
ness. and drink the wine of violence
Proverbs Ala, II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Anser to correspondence: No, Maude
dear; der two Porters uf der senate arr
nodt rekvired to remoof der cuspidorei
und wash windows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Some uf der bitzy political booster:
seem to be uffraidt der peoples will gedt
tired uf der Greene-Svendson disturb
ance und dake day ouf-a Holiday
as i'd we're.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
KANSAS COMMENT
A list nDGE.

~
Reporters who read to learn have
always been great admirers of Judge
Jonn w. Wofford, of the Kansas City
criminal court who died yesterday
brought before him, couched in home
~ language, were the acme of human
wisdom, and were always meat Tor
newspaper men. He possessed won
derfuI fund of common sense, and
While harsh at times in pronouncing
sentence, his words were more often
softened by a kind heart. One of his
theories was that penitentiarles 90
not, as rule, reform men, and he
drew sharp distinctions between the
criminal intent of the weak, and the
hopelessly hardened. His feelings
just naturally revolted at the imprls-
sands starting on the down grade to
whom he offered opportunity to turn
back towards a better life Instead OF
sending them to Jail he gave them a
parole, and required them to report
to him a t regular intervals. In many
instances he made honest men and
women of them. Judge Wofford nao
theory that a man or woman, VINO
at the age of Is, deliberately commits
crime, is past hope of reform
Judge Wofford never took much stock
in the hereditary theory; he doubted
if a criminal nature was born, except
ing in the Farest cases. He held that
some men are weaker than others, ana
more easily led away from the pain
of virtue, and he always dealt gently
with Them One day a sorry specimen
of humanity was before him. JAN,
penitentiary. or parole; meant the same
to him, and it was with difficulty that
he could be induced to take any in
terest in the proceedings With much
questioning the court elected the IN
formation that he hadn't a relative on
earth more closely related to him than
his wife's mother. His wife was dead
Judge Wofford sat back and looking
at the ceiling. said: Poor, unfortu-
nate, penniIess, miserable, God-for-
saken halfwitted wretch. No money,
no brains, no sense, no home, no moth
er, no father, no kin-nothing on COO 5
earth except mother-in-law. You
are entitled to- mercy. "-Atchison
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Berhaps der railroads. tink dey hat
peen stang, but it might hat peen worse.
Dey should be glad Stubs didn't get
der anti-railroadt bug two years. ago
ven he really cut some ices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
WATER.

MERCY!
The coal man is now washing his
hands preparatory to shaking hands
with the ice man, while the plumber
sends his mass book to the bank to
have it balanced up.-Boston Advertis-
err
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
IMPORTANT MINING DECISION

In the United States Circuit court
of Appeals at San Francisco last Mon
day, Judge Gilbert decided that one
may make an original location Of a
mining claim upon the land marked
and occupied under an attempted prior
location if such prior location is void
by reason of failing to comply with
the laws as to location notice or re-
cording the same, but he cannot make
a relocation of such a claim. Such
land. if mineral, is, notwithstanding
the prior proceeding, unappropriated
public land subject to location. Re-
location is authorized only for forfeit
ure or abandonment of prior location.
By making a relocation the locator
makes admission o. the validity of the
r~ior location and precludes himself
from contesting it. The decision was
rendered in the ejectment suit on the
Eddy claim in the Searchlight mining
district.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
CQ3Df|ELD 'TOWNs|IE CASE
SUBMITTED
NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE. SU-
PREME COURT FOR A FINAL DE-
CISlON

The case OF George S. Phenn
.-ga4nst A. Z. Frampton, was SUI
mitted to the Supreme Court today
The cause was lengthy argued by
Judge J. K. RedingtOn for Frampton,
and Senator II. V. Morehouse for
Phenix.
Redington took the position that
a townsite could be located over min
ing locations, while Morhous held
that a valid mining location segregat-
ed the mining claim from the public
domain and gave the exclusive posses
sion Of all the surface ground to the
mining locator, and the same was not
subject to a Townsite entry and cited
many authorities to that effect, from
Montana and tn Supreme Court of
the United States. The hearing was
to dissolve an injunction issued ty
Judge Murphy Of the First Judicia al
District Court, restraining Frampton
from building permanent building
upon the MOnteZuma lode mining
claim of Phenix. A motion was made
before Judge Murphy to dissolve the
injunction, but he declined to do SO,
holding that a valid mining location
was excluded from the operation Of
the TOwnsite law because Sec. 1892
r. S. of the u S. says: No title
shall be acquired under the Town
site law to any valid mining claim or
possession held under the existing
laws" Thereupon F'rampton appealed
to the Supreme Court.
The matter now stands submitted
and in due time tn Supreme Court
will pass upon the question.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

oner and believed him to be thorough
ly penitent of his crime.
Lieutenant Governor Dickerson tes-
titled that he had signed the petition
mostly from the knowledge of the
fact that Senator Graen was willing
that pardon be granted.
Attorney Woodburn who appeared
for Dolan introduced in evidence =
written version of the killing by the
prisoner but Judge Talbot called at
tention to the fact that it was not
sworn to and that under the new rule
of the court made last summer it was
not admissible. The attorney said
he had not heard of such rule and
the Judge stated that while it had
been agreed to it had not been pub
lished and that under the circumstan-
ces he favored giving the attorney
time to secure the affidavit
Mr. Woodburn was allowed to pre-
sent other evidence with the under
standing that the case would be con-
, tinued for a sufficient time to allow
him to secure the required affidavit
The application of O'Doane was con-
tinued until July.
Ralph Johnson who was pardoned
| last summer was restored to citizen
ship.
: The application of Cantry for grand
larceny and Carlton for forgery were
continued.
w. 3. Spiker, burglary. denied.
some disposition made in the case
of Hawlev.
! So'gmiller, the Indian, murder de-
MED.
The Dolan case will be resumed at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
.F|ST|C CARNIVAL FOR TO.
NOPAH MARCH 4

TONOPAH, Jan. 9.-The great pug
ilistic tournament to take place here
on March II, St. Patrick's S Day, before
the Casino Athletic CLUB, will be the
biggest thing in the history of the
ring since the celebrated meeting at
new Orleans fourteen years ago when
Jack McAuliffe fought at his best and
the one and only John L. Sullivan
went down to defeat before Jim Cor
bett and booze.
Manager Michael NJ. Riley of the
Casino Athletic Club tonight made
public some of the attractions that be
will offer to the sport loving public on
that occasion.
Il have matched" he said, Joe
Cans and Jimmy Brit for one thing
Then | have finally matched Honey
Melody and Jimmy Gardner and
Young Corbett and Kid Herman. .
Il have a heavyweight contest UP
my sieve. too, in which Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien is one of the principals
am not in a position yet to name the
other man, but l will give his name
to the press in few days and it viii
come as surprise.
There will be four first class pre-
liminaries with good men in then
all. The total amount that the Casino
| Club will hang up in purses on tha
| day will be 100000"
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
PARDON jOARLy IN Session

The Board Of Pardons met this
morning to consider the grounds that
various people had for desiring clem-
ency On the part of the state.
The list of applicants follow:
w. D. Carlton forgery
Charles Coutry, grand larceny.
Patrick Dolan, second degree MUIR
der.
F. Fina, house brealaing
Patrick Hern, murder second degree
George HenSler, forgery.
Joseph Hawley, burglary.
Ed. Hoff, Burglary.
R. Johnson, liquor traffic.
J. c. Logan, forgery.
Dan ODoane bigamy.
M. B. Spiker, burglary.
Coche Segmiller, murder, life SEN
tence
A. A. Schole, manslaughter.
Tim Shea, assault to kill
T. B. Treadwell, robbery
w. B. Yates. bigamy.
The principal case before the Board
this afternoon was that OF Patrick Do
Ian, who on the 7th day of November
shot and killed Patrick Green the
brother Of Senator Green, in White
Pine county, He was convicted If
murder in the second degree and sen
fenced to life.
The application for pardon was
backed by a petition signed by about
eighty citizens of White Pine coun
ty. No oposition to the pardon was
made by any members of the Gre n
! family.
| Father Garland testified that he hat
been the spiritual adviser of the pris
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
FUEL RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR
RENO SUFFERS

RENO, Jan 9.-Everybody is suffer
ing for the lack of fuel and all the
old refuse and boxes in the town is
being broken up for wood. The
Chinese have cornered the wood sup
ply and have raised the price to $25
cord and are in no hurry to sell
what little they have at these prices.
The only thing that tends to relieve
the situation is the assurance from
the railroad company that three car
loads of coal will reach here on next
Friday. There is considerable suffer
ing among the poorer classes in the
city
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
HY. DOWNS |NVENTS
NEW DECOY
Remarkable Invention Of Hy. Downs
Of lakeview.

No man has put in more time study
ing the habits of animals than Hy
Downs of Lakeview. Years ago he
hunted geese by getting inside Of a
bulls hide and stalking up on them as
natural as you please. He has been
for some time working On a scheme 20
circumvent the duck. He has discov
cred that the wooden imitation of the
duck used by the Carson Gun Club 20
longer beguiles the warey bird. They
have fully sized up the fraud and looll
upon it with contempt.
Downs has however rigged up a con-
traptiOn that fills the bill and gives
the duck a new problem to solve. He
initiates the interior of the decoy with
air and connects the air chamber with
a long rubber tube to a place of con-
cealment on the bank. By putting the
air into the tube he causes the decoy
to twist its neck and flap its wings.
The result is that real ducks asso-
ciate themselves with the sham affair
without suspicion and are moved
down by the heartless pothunter,
which the same is Downs. By this
method Hy has been able to bag more
game on Washoe Lake than any one
else His decoys have been so like
the real thing that other sports have
been deceived Rumor has it that
nothing pleases Hy so much as to
plant a decoy near the shore and then
lay low and watch people shoot at it.
Possibly this may be an unkind ru-
NOR as Hy seems hardly capable Of
such work.