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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

Every national convention held this
year will approve the federal legislation
of the past four years on railroad rates.
This is unanimous legislation. It is
without a precedent in this respect. 1t
is the only legislation on a subject so
important ever enacted In our history,
which both parties approved as whole
and in each and all of their national
state conventions. Every state conven-
ton approved this legislation last year
AS they meet every state convention
has this year. All the national conven-
tions will indorse these laws for both
the two leading parties and for the var
ious third parties.
A Republican administration proposed
this legislation, a Republican congress
passed it and the Republican party as
a whole approves and supports these
laws. There the Republican party
stops. 1t proposes no more traffic legis-
lation. 1t urges no more railroad rate
laws. Its national platform will pro-
pose, as state platforms already urge,
a period without agitation or 1egisla-
ton, in which these new railroad laws
can be tried and tested and the rail-
roads accommodate themselves to new
conditions.
The Republican party, now as always
the party of a true conservatism, OF a
wise protection of all interests, both of
labor and of capital, of consumer and
producer has no disturbing legislation
to propose. Railroad rebates had to be
ended. It was an act Of justice Fair
play required equality of rates for every
shipper railroad tribunal to decide
whether rates were fair or not was
equally an act of justice. Every rail-
road property in the country Is the
safer for these acts of justice and this
assurance of equality to all shippers,
all places and all commodities. This
done, nothing more is to be done as far
the Republican party is concerned.
Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
KANSAS CONAENT
sToEssEL,s DOOM.

General Stoessel. .'the hero of Port
arthur, occupies a more or less
cheerful dungeon in a fortress, and has
begun to serve his ten year sentence.
He was found guilty of cowardice in
surrendering Port Arthur five minutes
sooner than was absolutely necessary.
Up to the last moment he expected
a pardon from the Little Father, but
the pardon didn't come. Instead of
extending clemency to the unfortunate
general. the Little Father rather in
creased his humiliation by issuing an
address of thanks and appreciation to
the soldiers who had fought under
him, praising their heroism, and de-
mander, whose weakness robbed all
their noble work of it's effect.
At this distance General Stoessel
looks a good deal like a martyr, and
the Little Father of Tsarskoe-Selo
strongly resembles small potatoes and
few in a hill Stoessel admits that the
fortress was surrendered shortly be-
fore it was absolutely necessary, but he
gives reason for it; reason that
will appeal to people in civilized coun-
when presented to the autocrat of the
Russians.
StoesseI was sick of seeing his men
uselessly slaugh tered; the fortress was
bound to fall; nothing but the direct
interposition of Providence could save
IL, anu 1i0 tAiOdSAlL II SiSC anu AiACiSi-
full to anticipate the event by a brief
interval than to see his soldiers
butchered in droves. The survivors
who were congratulated by the car
as Stoessel went to prison owe their
lives to him.
The quality of mercy appeals to the
Romanoff as it would appeal to a rock.
Stoessel may rot in his dungeon with
out sympathy; a scapegoat was neces-
sary to retrieve the military t'honor''
n rf a a
fills the bill exactiy.-Emporia Ga
zette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Generally speaking. Frenchmen can
always be depended upon to do thing
most properly. This applies to all
fields of endeavors. and especially in
the successful practice of fraud An
exemplihcation of this is found in the
recent arrest of Henri Rochelle, a
promoter. He has been floating some
mining enterprises and he is accused
OF swindling the unwary out of no less
q sum than $12roOO,0OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

In their exuberance over formulat-
ing plans for the meeting of the State
Editorial association. the Emporians
announced that a prize of 800 would
be offered for the best ten words about
Emporia. This was mistake. A prize
of 500 is to be divided among the
writers OF the ten best articles on
Emporia- Although the limit for these
articles has been fixed at 500 words,
time is too valuable and life is too
short for us to enter this contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
MURDoCK's GOOD WORK.

The Kansas congressman most talk
ed about and admired in Kansas is
Victor Murdoch. The people think he
has done things. They see actual re-
suits of his work. The other day Con-
gresham Griggs of Georgia, one of the
minority leaders of the house, said in
speech that Congress sman Murdoch
had saved the taxpayers of this nation
four million dollars this year. And
the work has not yet well begun; his
mail weighing proposition will save
the American people five million dol
lars year from now on. He won his
point fighting Speaker Cannon.
What other Kansas congress man,
trucking to Speaker Cannon has done
half as much? 1t doesn't pay to
knuckle down to Cannon. He is a
vain, stupid, arrogant old mossback,
and if congressman from Kansas
think Cannon is bigger than the -eo-
ole, the time has come to change the
congressman from Kansas. Congress-
man Murdoch has proved himself a
real man. And he has made 1t pay
pay for the people if not for Congress
man Manifestation Cannon will not
speak to, because Murdoch is honest.
What a gorgeous compliment What
other Kansas congressman ever had as
much honor ?-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
corresnondents
American

French newspapers seem to be get
ting all the swell interviews with the
big men in this country these days
The latest is one with Frank Wander
lip in which the banker says that Mr..
Roosevelt was something of a factor
IN causing the late financial panic
Mr.. vanderlip declares in this inter
view that Mr.. Roosevelt is not fin
ancier but is a preacher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

has Instituted libel suits against sew
eral English newspapers for attack
ing him and his antecedeuts. He
takes particular exception to the
stories printed to the effect that his
father was a blacksmith and the
keeper of a beer saloon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Perhaps Japan could land a large
army on the Pacific coast in short
order. But how long, pray tell,
could it maintain an army there? Re
cent reports declare that it costs at
least $40 a day for man to live
properly in that locality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Steadily. If somewhat slowly, the
county fair fund is creeping up to the
$4,000 mark. 1t is around the So
900 point now. That the entire sum
desired will be realized is almost GER
tain and the contributors to It are to
be congratulated for their generosity.
But then they are bound to get big
returns for a county, or state fair in
this city will be of inestimable bene-
fit TO the business interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

[FroTi the New York Press.1
Ideals are very valuable except yor
use.
can talk it in a cabbage patch.
The more Ivings a man can earn ~.
more he has to for others. -'e
A woman's idea OF hero would cat
him plackballed by every club in tow
Girls vino have to ask their mofh-
low. les-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

A real Cinderella game is being
played in Chicago just now. A gentle
man found a petite slipper in one of
the large buildings there. He adver-
tised the fact and what do you think :?
No less than four girls claim it and it
fits them all. It is too bad Solomon
is not on hand to render decision in
Afc rornrrnfSnc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
President Roosevelt's latest

President Roosevelt's latest mes
sage to congress urging legislation on
the subjects of child labor, employ
ers' liability. labor injunctions and
notifications of the antitrust law, is
a mild tempered document compared
with some that have gone before it.
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt has arrived at
the conclusion that he can catch
more flies with little sugar than he
can with food of vinegar or vitriol.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
ductors.

Spencer Compton Cavendish, eighth
Duke Of Devonshire, is dead. He be-
came famous by refusing the premier
ship of England because he considered
England's grand old man, Gladstone,
An ADLER statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

We suggest a twenty-four foot ring
and a set of boxing gloves for Dave
Mulvane and w. R. Stubs. They
can then settle differences in de-
cisive fashion. These names that they
are calling each other will never re-
suit in anything definite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

There are many cities in the coun-
try that would do well to follow the
lead taken by Chicago in adopting an
ordinance making more stringent the
regulations concerning the public sale
of firearms. And Topeka, is one Of
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
A LEAP YEAR pRoposar.

Inlnk not that I am overboId.
AND look not on me with disdain;
But We're not arms made to enfoId
Within them what the heart would gain?
In I,n not that there is any breast
save thine against which I would care
10 let myself be fondly pressed
AS you might sweetly fold me there.
Think not that I would be. dear sir
your darling if you chance to. know
another maid whom you prefer
6uI tell me-, please. if it be so
e. ala riser IN the Chicago Reeord-Her-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

In view of the fish stories that have
some from Cottonwood Falls no sur
prise VIII be expressed over the dis
scUverx of natural gas there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Uncle Sam is entitled to all the
medals due to sanitarians. There has
not been a case of native yellow few
er on the Panama canal zone for two
YearA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
Rockefeller's Eagle Stone.

John D. Rockefeller pretends that he
is not and never was superstitious;
still it is asserted by one who has
known him for years that he carries
in his pocket an eagle stone. It is a
perforated stone of great antiquity,
found in an eagles nest. and is sup
posed to be a charm against disease,
shipwreck, and other disasters. 1t is
of a brownish tint and about the size
of a. pigeon egg. When shaken 1t rat
ties as if another stone were Enclosed
within it. A ribbon passed through the
perforation is said to possess more vir-
fues than even John D. himself. When
the old gentleman wants to confer a
nartic11lar favor upon some one he
gives a few inches of this ribbon-New
York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news Or
ganiZation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received IN The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Imprisonment in China is declared
to be worse than death. Wed like
to- know who has solved this problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

New Yor1x's street railway company
Is to experiment with nfckel-in-the-
slot machines for collecting fares.
This surely will be tough on the con-
v7rsrforA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27

Richard Croker never paid par
ticie of attention to the scathfng at
tacks that were made on him in the
newspapers of this country while he
wss boss Of Tammany hall. But he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
A Lesson i'm Imnoieration


Dressed in their best clothes. the
Cinqui family, who have sold yeeeta-
Dies ana fruit to many families on the
upper West side for a dozen years. sail
cd Tor Italy on Saturday. The depart
ure OF Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Cinoui was
accompanied by the sincere regret of
tnelr customers, to whom Mrs. Cinoui
of Saturday was merely "Rosie +" Tonv
ana Rosie came to New York when they
We're bride and bridegroom They sail
ed away with $1,000 and six children.
Inc little shop in which the money was
made was in Amsterdam avenue near
Eisnty-Iourth street, where also was
the nome In which the family grew
The final ascendancy of the Cinouis
was gradual. First they started with a
push cart bearing grapes. cherries,
oranges, pineapples and pears. Then
they leased a little stand in Amsterdam
avenue wedged between a tinshop and
laundry. The personalities of Tony
and Rosie attracted trade, and they
hourished. Then the children came
The next stage in the progress of the
couple was the leasing Of the little shop,
where their business expanded. Wo-
men left the more pretentious places
in Broadway for Rosie, for with her
they were certain of a glowing smile
and fair treatment
On Saturday morning the cry was
heard in Amsterdam avenue "The
Cinquis are going away Women who
had traded with the Cinquis for years
stopped in for final farewell and an
Introduction to their successors Neigh
bors with shawls on their heads and
with various cakes and wines as part
ing gifts called. But Rosie, quite
Americanized, was making astonishing
preparations She discarded the hum
BILE calico she had worn in the shop.
She appeared in a bright shirt waist,
lavishly embroidered and finished with
red ribbons. Her hat was a pink straw
and a flower garden bloomed on the
crown. New shoes, new gloves, a new
belt and new skirt completed the out
fit. They were going back to the father
land with a halo of prosperity, apprec-
lated throughout the world.-New York
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
Huge McCue, you mick, you,
You mick, you.

at did not choose my name, ana 1
wouldn't take advantage or a woman
if I were great DIG Hail. "oAiou g
voice in the tree.
The man curled up at the foot of the
tree and leisurely shook the ashes from
his pipe and proceeded to ref1li IT; 90,
'eWhat do you think of that, Mick
Ia vent on. Here we have found
r,onierfuIly be ,ut:tul tree-i- must
hc a lady tree cause 1t can talk---you
know ladies can talk, Mick, ana
sometimes they can say, on, SUCH
nasty things. Well. this tree doesn
care for her name. I don't see that a
name matters much. Poets have been
sghting that out for years. What's
| in a name and "A rose by any otneF
name and all that sort of rot"
Mick,s little eyes seemed to searcn
| those of his master.
"Now. my name is a very good one
| I rather think-Josiah FreIlnghuysenI1
Rather long and bit formidable,
admit, but wit1hal good name, YET
Mick, give you my word that 1t was
| e,.orned last night. I offered 1t to a
certain young woman along with al
| nv worldly goods-and, WE'LL TO put
it mildly. Mick, to spare your Iee s,,nss
You and I can chum for while yet
! Without fear of any interruption from
| a third party ~.
soliloQuy and had doZeo OIL. ieiIae
huysen lighted his pipe and puned
awav with an air of satisfaction. me
| leaves rustled. A sigh and some PINK
netaIs were waited down with the
| next breeze Another breeze ana
then a slipper hit Frelinghuysen on
the head. He surveyed 1T rather
| critically.
"Rather a neat little foot that,
| Mick. we will take the slipper nome
/ and nut It on the mantlepiece. ana
some day maybe-who can tel!-
| Cinderella. my Cinderella, you I'M
darstan4. not the one in the fairy
hook will come along and claim IT.
! Eer1in ehuvsen rose and puffed at MS
nine He glanced up in the branches
fthe tree with his head on one side
| A shower of pink petals almost
nEsh little Cinderella" he said
| pood-naturetqy. "what say you!
Hyvhat say II" she mimicked.
| GOV that when really-truly falry
Since comes along I'll go with him
ND change NV horrid name from Nc
| Cue To-
@Frelinghuyser," he suggested.
| The second slipper hit him danger
ouslv near the tip Of his nose
| "c,uess YOU and better pc on 10
the cover of our family roof, Mick.
T1n;nps for which we-yeu ana +
/ have no immediate use seem 70 De
| coming our way.
As the TALL broad-shouldereo form
| tod around the corner, Moran re-
ianted and a tiny scream came from
| fhe ta1kine tree. Josh went back and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
Why Billiard Tables Are Green.


Billiards is one Of the oldest
games I know off, said a sporting
man. SIT is older, even than croquet,
which was played by French kings a
great many hundred years ago. But.
while billiards is so old, I'll bet none
Of the devotees of the worries and the
cue can tell me why a billiard table
covering is green? The billiard table
is always green. Well, the answer is
simple enough. Billiards is merely a
corruption Of the good old English
game of bowls, which was played on
beautifully green lawn. On rainy
and winter days. however, your Eng
lish sportsman couldn't enjoy his
bowls, so some clever Johnny con-
ceived the scheme of playing bowls
indoors on his imitation green lawn.
1t was too much Of cinch, however,
Plying this game with the hand in
such close quarters, SO the cue was
introduced to put skill at premium
That's how we got billiards and why
billiard tables are green. "-Philadel-
pfia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-27
One Woman's Ingratitude.

Talk about ingratitude," said a
fireman, cit would be impossible to
sharpen any tooth belonging to a SER
pent or anything else so it could bite
like the ingratitude of a woman
whose house caught fire last week. 1t
was an ivy covered house and very
pretty.
''The fire had got a fine start be-.
fore the alarm was sent in, and 1t
took some pretty lively hustling on
our part to keep the whole place
from going up in smoke. However,
we managed to save the house, the
people living there and most of the
furniture, not to mention a few pet
dogs and a canary, SO we hattered
ourselves that We had done about all
that could be expected under the cir
cumstances.
But we found that we were mis-
taken. The day after the fire the
woman who owned the house gave US
a call. We supposed she had come
to thank us-people do those things
sometimes. you know-but she had
MT; if you will believe me, she had
come to lambast US for tearing loose
all those ropes of ivy that it had TAX
en- her so many years to train over
the walls of the house. "-New York
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-17
BOOSTS AND KNOCKS.

Chicago News: Mr.. Bryan insists that
providence and not the republican party
gave Nebraska its bountiful crops. Victor
Rosewater should hasten to oppose this
political heresy.
Indianapolis News. In thanking the re-
publican press for the splendid work dur
Ing the campaign, Mr.. rather
leaves it to be understood that he does not
believe The Omaha Bee did any real harm.
Ord Quiz: Whatever the result of the
election may be The Omaha Bee deserves
much credit for the able work 1t has done
In this campaign for the cause Of republic
canism. Its editorials have been brisk and
to the point. 1t is the only daily in the
state that has lone its whole duty.
Fullerton News-Journal (~dem.)-The cleo
ton returns in Nebraska will do one
good thing. 1t eliminates Vic Rosewater
as the leader OF The g. o. p. this very
presence has been obnoxious to the big,
brainy men of the party and they are
ashamed TO follow in his wake They are
secretly rejoicing in his overthrow and
downfall.
Weeping Water Republican: The Omaha
Bee was the only state paper that gave
loyal support to the republican ticket. The
straddle-the-fence papers of Lincoln as
sisted as much as anything else in turning
the votes to the democrats. Yet even their
Influence would not rave made the change
had not the railroads.. against whom Gov
ernor Sheldon had turned his batteries.
passed out the word to slaughter him. The
distillers and brewers controlled a big vote
and it could safely be counted against
Sheldon.
Wahoo Wasp: Whatever the enemies of
young Mr.. Rosewater may say to the con-
trary The Omaha Bee was the state paper
that gave encouragement to the republi-
cans at all lines in the campaign Just
closed. The talk about the breweries, cor
porations, etc, causing the defeat of the
republicans in this state is well enough,
but the attitude OF the three daily papers
in Lincoln, had more to do with the Ne
braska Landslide" than all other causes
combined.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-17
PosTOFFICE COMMON SENSE.
Special Local Parcels Post Service OF
Rural Routes.
New York World

w" 30
The postoffice deficit for the fiscal year
was SIC, $1,000. Part OF the falling off is
due TO financial depression. part to the
fact that the rural free delivery does not
yet pay.
Postmaster General Meyer urges a spe-
cial local parcels post service on the rural
routes 10 make them self-sustaining as
well as TO be a boon to the farmer and
the country merchant. He suggests as a
rate 5 cents for one pound and 2 cents for
each additional pound up 10 eleven. All
the rural carriers use horses or automo-
biles to save their legs, An average bur
den OF only fifty-five pounds a trip would
mean an annual business OF SIS, 600, 900,
Eearly all profit. Would a man in private
business hesitate to act on such a show
ing?
Mr.. Meyer is known to be favorably dis
posed toward a general parcels post. Pre-
sumably 1t is because he despairs of get
ting It that he modestly suggests a half
loaf measure. The four reasons why we,
unlike every other civilized nation in this
world, have no parcels post still hold as
they did when John Wanamaker first
stated them.
Those four reasons were and are the
American Express company, the Adams
Express company. the Wells-Fnargo Ex-
press company and the United States Ex-
press ompany They are not good rea-
sons. but they are strong ones.