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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

the registration books for the last
municipal election closed at 10 O'Clock
p. m. March %, 1850 voters had reg
istered. About 500 of. this number
were women who are not entitled to
vote at the coming election. Sub
tractng TINS humoer from the total
registration for the last city election,
it is found that SIS citizens. entitled
to vote either neglected to register or
did not care to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
A CAR OF SALT DAILY.
Wichita Packing Houses Require
Much Seasoning"

Wichita, Aug. Twenty tons,
forty thousand pounds. or one car
load, is the quantity of salt that is
used every day at the two Wichita
packing houses for the curing of
meats, hides and marketing of pro-
ducts.
1t takes twenty trains Of fifteen cars
each to bring the salt from the Hutch
ineon mines to this city during the
wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
WICHITA BUILDING PERMITS.
Much Larger for July Than Several
Previous Months.

MUCH IdIEtT IOT July II1HH S6VeTdI
Previous Months.
Wichita, Aug. July has been a
banner month for building in Wichita.
The building permits which have been
Issued by Fire Marshal Walden for this
month, exceed by several thousand
dollars the permits issued the last
three months. The grand total of the
$153,150. For June they amounted to
$500. 900 and for May, $4,000.
Only one large building IL included
in the list. The ]. N. Haymaker build
ing Is to be three story, yellow brick
structure and will cost $4,000. The
majority Of the buildings erected were
homes, averaging in cost about $1,000
apiece.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
A $1,000 Check for a College

Winfield. Aug. IA check for one
thousand dollars was received from
Col. ]. NJ. Alexander this morning by
Andrew Wilson, to cover the coloners
subscription to- the new college build
ing This with the subscription of the
Bell Telephone company and Of Mr..
D. H. Siggins. who owns the street
the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
CAMP AT VALLEY FALLS.
Cavalry With Band and Ball Team m
jefferson County,

Jefferson County.
Valley Falls, Aug. six companies
Of cavalry from a Des Moines, Iowa,
regiment are spending the day here.
en- route to Fort Riley. The heat has
caused the death Of ten horses and the
prostration of as many men, and as a
consequence travelling IL done at night.
Yesterday was spent in Cummings.
and Sunday they will camp in Meri-
den where the FIT. Leavenworth troop
and artillery will join them. The regi-
ment carries a good band and ball
team and games will be played here
and at Meriden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

read and considered by every intelli-
gent voter.
Thanking you in advance, I remain
Very respectfully Your Candidate
for Representative of Chase county,
J. M. CLAY,
Strong City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
Iola.s Registration 500 Short.

lola, Aug. There are just 1874
voters in lola who are legally entitled
to vote at the primary election to be
held on Tuesday August f.. When
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01


had a contract with the Kaw Indians
to prosecute their claim before congress
and the court of claims for 10 per cent
of any amount found by the court of
claims to be due the Kaw Indians.
Mr.. White referred to the said bill with
suspicion. AS stated before the bill
was introduced by Senator Long by re-
quest and sent to the committee OF In
dian affairs and referred to a sub
committee of which the able and ag-
gressive Senator Robert L. Owens of
Oklahoma was chairman and / don't
think Senator Long has ever heard Of
the bill since.
1 would say to Mr.. White that these
are everlasting chunks of frozen truth.
Always hew to the line and be just.
Truth crushed to the ground like a
tabled bird will rise again. Stick to the
facts and give us a square DEAL You
seem to be more suspicious of the
courts than Mr.. Gompers.
H. c. LINN.
Topeka Kan. August l. 1908
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

Death Of j. w. Hinton.
wichita, Kan, Aug. flames H.
Hinton, SO years of age. a resident of
Wichita since 1871, died here Friday.
Death was due to old age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

Topeka, Kan, August 1. 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
GoUernnent BY Injunction
May Be Dangerous Measure

such powers involve a combination OF
legislative and judicial functions is
not safe ground for permitting public
service corporations to run loose and
exercise an unbridled power of tax
alton. Congress and the legislative
bodies everywhere have recognized the
imperative need OF delegating these
powers to properly constituted official
boards. The public service corpora
tions on their part declare that they
are above and outside the law and
that no power exists by which they
can be regulated. That is an impos-
sible attitude, says the San Francisco
Call.
In the other class OF suits where JUS
tice of rates as fixed Is denied the po-
sition of the attacking forces appears
more reasonable, and would be the
less subject for criticism If 1t were
not that the practice of the courts Is
almost uniformly to strain every in
tendment of Aw and every power of
the court to nullify or weaken popu-
lar rights. This is what the blind re-
sentiment of the common people means
when they talk of government by
Injunction 1t may not be disputed
that the injunction powers OF the
courts are necessary. but 1t Is an ex-
treme remedy, and should only be re-
sorted to In extreme cases. Justice
to all parties demands that action
should not be hasty except In cases of
obviously imperative need or emer-
gency, Action by the courts before
hearing on the merits is dangerous.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
NAMES ARE NOTHING; FACTS,
AND FACTS ALONE, DECIDE

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 4-lEditor
HERALD: AS final word on this sub
Ject will you allow me to point out
that I have stated just two proposi-
tions? The first was that as scientinc
fact there are only two forms or Coop
Grafton possible-the compulsory ana
the yoluntary-and that all human IA
bor is conducted under one of those Two
forms. That is a scientinc 1act tnat ue-
fies contradiction. Calling names can
notAaffect one such fact one Jot. II
is A law of nature, entirely Independent
of parties and creedS. My second con-
tention was that the basic principle on
which the political affairs of this coun-
try are run is that one mans vote Is
lust as good as another's, regardless OF
the intelligence or moral rectltuue OF
the man who casts 1t, and pointed out
that this is the delusion at the pottom
of our democratic institutions.
THE argument is that our politics,
run on this basis, Is notoriously cor
rupt, and that the extension OF tnls
nrinciple to the management OF all In
dustry is not likely to have good re-
suits.
The outside world. looking at the evil
features of our national llre. says:
"Democracy in America has broken
down; the rule of the majority does not
work"
I think the outside world Is right.
The political Socialists, on the other
hand. think that you have only to ex-
tend the majority principle on which
our political affairs are run and all
will be lovely.
It does net matter what the Social
lists or myself think. The only ques-
tion is how the facts are working out
and will work out. 1t 10 democracy-of
course not the Democratic party-that
is on trial. ECONOMIST.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP IS
WRITER'S REMEDY FOR EVILS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-[Editor
Herald: / have read Mr. Warmers let
ter asking President Roosevelt about
combines. It is easy to ask questions
but 1t is another thing, and not so
easy, to answer then All this talk
about controlling AMI regulating the
combines, the great corporations, and
busting the trusts Is all political bosh.
It can't be done, for the reason that the
combines, ETC., are in +he saddle. They
are in control of this government di-
rectly and indirectly. They are the
makers and the executors Of all the
laws. Can Mr.. Warner. or anybody
else, tell the people where and hoy
many combines or great corporations
in this country have heen regulated or
controlled In the interest of the peo-
pie and for the benefit of the people?
I don't believe there Is a single one.
Has there been any trust busted by
law and the government? Who can
name one? There is Zone What, then,
is the remedy, the solution? / answer
1t is government ownership and opera
tion of all transportation by and for
the people in the interest of the peo-
pie How can conblne be controlled
without ownership? Those who own
and possess the railroads and other
combines do the controlling and run
things in their own interest.
The railroads are n,w talking about
raising rates. They can IL they want to;
they have the power. If they do, 1t
will then cost The people of California
more than $25,G00,0OO Annually.
To say that the government can't
run the railroads, ETC., is mere bosh.
Other governments own and run rail-
roads, etc. Wien the railroads get in
trouble in this country and ask for and
have receivers appointed, the gov
ernment steps in, runs the roads for
the time being and succeeds In
strengthening them out The govern
ment runs the postal department. The
people run the schools, etc. Our city
and many others the water works, ETC.,
the success of whic.. is positive proof
that public ownership is the remedy.
This control and regulation business
Is a failure; has been tried and don't
work worth copper cent.
J. d. BAILEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
Modern Hero Worship Might
Go to ExfrdUdgdnt Lengths

good many more roads. Also, 1t occurs
to me that the steel corporation has
become a necessary adjunct to my
business. Mr.. Morgan, I'm sorry the
Judge is not here to receive orders; in
form him he will report to- me in
future. The American Locomotive
company and the Car and Foundry
company can also be utilized by me;
have arranged for their transfer to my
name. Colonel Coffin Is doing we'll
enough with the General Electric COM
pany; I'll leave him alone for the pres
ent. Now. for more serious business
1.-THE Erie, Mr.. Morgan. has been
frightfuily bungled. You may consider
yourself relieved of any further respon-
sibllity. Mr.. Vanderbilt, I'm sorry you
are the only one OF the family on duty.
My investment in New York Central
has not fulfilled expectations. How
ever, have decided to increase 1t con-
iderably-considerab you under
stand $50 that you, too, may go to
Europe next summer IL you have
mind to. I shall henceforth manage
the Central. Now. MIR. McCrea, you
will be glad to learn that / have not
included the Pennsylvania In my list.
/ intend to wait until you have finished
your extensions-or until they finish
you; / have doubts on this point. The
Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna will
probably receive my attention next
year. Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Schiff will
please remain for instructions regard
ing the new financing to be done. The
rest of you bid good by"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
POINTS OUT THE LuDtcRoUS
POSITION OF REPUBLICANS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2.--[Editor Her,
adj: That short paragraph entitled
seWhy?" reprinted in this mornings
Herald from the bakersfield Californl-
an shows the exact attitude of Taft
and Roosevelt toward the Foraker mat,
ter. If it had not been for the Standard
Oil expose Foraker would now be cam
paigning for Taft, in spite of the. fact
that Taft and Roosevelt both knew
Foraker's real record. The spectacle,
therefore, of Roosevelt in his letters to
Bryan pointing righteously toward
Taft's refusal to compromise with For
aker on the senatorial question be-
comes highly ludicrous. This. together
with the stand of both Taft and Roose-
Welt against publicity OF campaign
funds before election, even If there
were no other issue, shows how great
a folly it would be to support the ne Re ..es
publican ticket In saying TINS lel ,Le
publican and staunch admirer OF
Roosevelt. My vote goes for the great
commoner, William Jennings Bryan.
e. H Johnson.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
WE'RE ALL RIGHT!

NJ o ONE should be worried over the
fact that the annual report of
~ Los Angeles Clearing House as
sociation showed falling off in totals
as compared with the preceding twelve
months. In twenty-one years there
have been only tv greater totals than
that of this year, and this years de-
crease is undoubtedly the result of the
Republican adversity' conditions
which affected the United States. and
from which Los Angeles has suffered
less than any city in the land.
The percentage of decrease in this
city is much less than in other great
cities, and this is in some measure due
to the fact that in addition to manu-
featuring, Los Angeles has many ways
of making money, ard her citizens
have many sources of revenue. A huge
amount of business is transacted here,
and with the greatly increased facili-
ties which will be afforded by the San
Pedro harbor maritime service, it Is
certain that in few years Los An
geles will be the greatest city in the
west, and In all respects. as it is al
ready in many, the most important.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05

~ HE right of the federal courts TO
review the acts of local and ma
= tional administrative bodies or
commissions must be conceded, al
though, in fact, the result Is paralysis
OF government and confusion worse
confounded. In San Francisco, for in
stance, three suits are pending today
which tie up and suspend the action
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion and of the board OF supervisors.
The power of the interstate commis-
sion to fix railroad rates is challenged,
and the water and gas companies at
tack the action of the board of super
visors in fixing prices for these com
modities.
In the railroad suit the attack is
radical and denies the commission
power to fix rates on the ground that
this involves q combination of legis-
lative and judicial functions. In the
local suits the rate fixing power Is not
directly attacked, but the justice of
the schedules Is denied. The result,
as we have said, is paralysis of gov
ernment and confusion that work to
the unjust advantage of the powerful
and wealthy at the expense of the
weak.
Congress and the constitution maxi
ers of the several states are agreed
that rate fixing powers must be vested
In some official body as a matter of
public self-defense That necessity
will scarcely be disputed on ground
of public policy, and the fact that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
UNNECESSARY RISK

TTy OIJRISTS and colonistS are flock
ing to Los Angeles. They bring
u their powers of observation with
them. They do not leave their critical
faculty behind them. indeed they are
all agog and their blame is as ready
as their praise. We should do all we
can to attract and merit their praise,
all we can to make Just blame impos-
sible. Yet what must be said of the
condition of some OF our streets? II
would be bad enough If they were
merely in an unsightly condition. But
when they are il such condition that
under easily imaginable circumstances
they could cause death-dealing disas-
ter, it is surely time to protest. We
would much rather run the risk Of being
called trouble makers than walt until
injury to some Of our fellow citizens,
or perhaps loss of life. invites urgent
attention to conditions which might
we'll be dealt with now, before the in
evitable accident
The Main street and Moneta car line,
above Thirty-fifth street, runs for a
considerable distance on what Is prac-
tically an elevated track. The car
platforms are far above street level.
Passengers board and leave cars at
great risk, and thera is also unusual
risk to automobiles Either the car
line should come down or the street
level should go up. For once, let those
responsible SCI good example by TAX
ing time by the forelock, instead of
until car accident, an
automobile smashup, with its possible
attendant loss of life or something of
that kind, makes acticn to amend con-
dItinrnc ir1rnnra tive
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
SAYS TRUSTS SUPPORT c. o. p.
AND LEVY TAX ON THE PEOPLE

ALHAMBRA, Oct. 2.-[Editor Her
add: Trusts contribute to the Repub-
lican party. : Every man, woman and
child contributes to the trusts. Wipe
out the great party that makes 1t
nossibIe for their existence and you
destroy the trusts. Give your vote to
that great party great because it rep
resents the trusts) and you destroy the
rights of the masses of working people.
Protect the trusts and the taxes you
pay for building. jails and peniten-
fiaries are multiplied. These large
thieves will not be captured. They
have met with the misfortune of hav-
ing the lights turned on them, but 1t
did not remain SO very long. They, OF
course, know now that very large con-
tributions must be turned in and IL
thew are elected they soon get it back
from the people all alike, Republicans.
Democrats, Independents, Socialists
and all.
Such a fine investment--only have to
contribute to one party in order to
control theJworld. Yes, they have the
brains, of course they have, but are
not honest. W. l.. WILLIAMS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
ERo worship has gone to such alb
surd lengths that Wall street

p" ERO worship has gone to such abb
surd lengths that Wall street
~ would not be surprised to read
something of this kind In the morning
newspapers, says the New York Jour
nal of Commerce.
Edward H. Hartman, commander
in-chief of American railroads, reached
his office at $3.50 yesterday morning
after his triumphal procession across
the continent.
"Send for Morgan. Hill, Gould, Van
derbilt. Rockefeller, McCrea, Ripley,
Harahan, Underwood. Have krutt-
schnitt on hand"
Eyes, sir" :.
"Also summon Gary. find shall
want the steel corporation. Not back
from Europe yet? Didn't he know !
had returned? How dare he squander
his time that way? One month does
me, but--I shall see Morgan about
this"
"what hour shall / name?"
"What hour? Why, at once, of
course. If I'm busy, let them wait.
Order the out-of-town men to jump on
special trains instanter. Have all lines
cleared. Go. Did I mention Schin
Very well, notify him, too"
"Sit down." grunted Hartman. as
they all stood at attention on entering
his presence. Without further ado
Hartman began az have drawn up
my program for the next twelve
months. / am not at all satisfied with
the way things have been running.
find I shall be obliged to take over a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05

Kansas had rousing festival in Los
Angeles. We cannot believe there Is
anything the matter with Kansas.
"She's all right" Shs, turns out fine
men and lovely women, and when they
do us the honor to come and live among
us and say California is the finest
state in the Union--finer even than
dear old Kans-(hush, hush)-we take
off our hats to them and ask them to
write home and advise their relatives
and friends to come here. The popula-
ton of Los Angeles is growing rapidly
but there is always room for more.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
SILLY CAMPAIGN CRY

NTO well-balanced, well-informed
~ American citizen will be scared
IN or affected in any way by the
silly Republican cry of DOGGY by the
assertion that Bryan's election will be
a menace to prosperity and will hurt
business. Huge financial interests
which, in the language of the day, have
Everything fixed to suit them," are In
such terror of an unfixing which would
suit the interests of the country that
they may attempt to produce unfavor-
able business conditions. We say they
may, but we hardly think they will
dare. Before the panic they have dared.
and perhaps would have dared, but
having seen that a panic is not man
aeeable and may not be used at will
for political purposes, 1t is far from
likely they will tempt fate by giving
the American nation something equiva-
lent to what horsemen would call
taste of the whip.
Though fools rush in where angels
fear to tread, it is equally true that
burned child breads the fire, and the
Republican panic had one salutary
effect: 1t removed forever outside of
the pale of practical politics that absurd
fantasy of the hectic political or
frenzied financial brain, put up job
in the way of panic. That kind of
Job is too risky for the nation. 1t is
dangerous.
| Some of the most sincere friends of
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt have al
ready expressed their modification over
finding Taft prepared to countenance
and encourage a Republican hue and
cry that business will be disturbed by
Democratic success. To be sure. sew
eral varieties of business" will be dis
turbed. The business of gamblers will
| be interfered with. Gamblers on a
large scale will be told they have no
more right to practice their calling
than have gamblers on a small scale.
The police suppress the latter; the
big national police must suppress the
| former.
Under a Democratic administration
the big stick will be national police
mans club. All kinds of holdup men,
no matter how respectable" all kinds
of get-rich-quick schemers, no matter
what high-sounding names they may
give to their schemes, all kinds of lot
terry company swindlers, no matter
what title may be substituted for lot
terry company, all kinds of thieves anf
all kinds of law breakers will be deall
with nationally as cities deal with
minor law breakers.
The theory of national, social com
mercial, political life which will be H.
lustrated by the Democratic party vii
be the opposite of the trust theory
That theory was illustrated in a tall
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
DEMOCRATIC GAINS

DEPORTS and investigation indi'
X cate great democratic gain
-1U from the laboring classes of the
United States. Many honest, hard
working people who have been in the
habit of voting for TIE Republicans
are expressing distrust of the g. o. z.
There is not only widespread feeling
against Mr.. Roosevelt. whose popular
ity was never question ed and never
threatened until he plunged headlong
into the campaign AID tried to use
the prestige of his exalted position to
influence voters in favor of his Repub"
lican candidate.
There can be no question of the un-
popularity of Carno.l and Foraker, and
there is a strong current of intense
feeling against Congress under Repub-
lican methods ana control. The work.
ers of the nation suspect that after
the Republican government had won
their votes by assuring them of unin-
terrupted good times, they sold them
out to the trusts.
The Democraticaly proposed national
guarantee OF bank deposits and the
plan for the establishment of savings
banks are so obviously helpful to wage
earners that they are meeting with
great favor among the poorer classes.
The recent action OF the National
Bankers convention i'll expressing OBJ
jections TO these features has helped
the cause of Democracy by bringing
many citizens to a realizing sense of
the fact that Democratic principles
stand for the interests of the people
as whole and not for the handlers OF
money as a class, and, indeed. not for
any class.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
THE ROSEWATER JOKE

VTICTOR ROSEWATER, who has
u earned sudden fame by mistaking
q part of the trust plank of the
Republican platform for an extract
from one of Mr. Bryan's speeches and
gravely pointing out and commenting
on it's economic error affords an apt
illustration of the fact that Republic
cans are awayed by prejudice and not
by reason. 1t is wonder they can
indorse the Declaration of Independ-
ence, since it is under suspicion of hav-
ing been written or prompted by a
Democrat.
Label any man or measure "Repub-
lican" and a Republican claque leads
the applause of the party. Label any
man or measure Democrat" and the
Republicans hoot dutifully. Mr.. Rose
waters experience may teach Repub-
licans they should think before they
hoot.