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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

the use of fire in any form except in
cases of necessity, This will not only
be ban on bon-fires started by chill
dren and the throwing away of half
lighted matches, cigars and cigarettes.
but 1t will also prevent the use of can
dies on Christmas trees. That is GER
tainly taking a few strides along
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

If the business men of the city do
not subscribe the paltry amount OF
$1,000 which is needed to assure the
commencement of the construction OF
the Topeka Southwestern it will be a
case of their taking a nibble at their
own noses. The operation of such a
railroad into this city will mean a ma
terial increase in business of all kinds
that is done here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

The Chinese have their failings un-
doubtedly, and so have other people.
but no one will have the temerity now
10 call them stingy or 70 point to
them as being deficient hosts. Their
government has appropriated $780,
900 to entertain the officers and the
men of that portion of the battleship
feet which is scheduled to visit the
portS of China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31
> 49, tak 49,
FROA OTHER PENS
BRAZIL ENCOURAGES AUTOS.

Brazil affords a notable contrast
with Canada in the attitude of the
public toward the automobile. In this
country there Is a constant and pei
s1stent agitation for the restraint of
automobile traffic on rural highways;
in the chief country of South America
this sort of traffic Is ENCOURAGED by
government subvention.
The subsidy amounts to about ST.
200 mile to corporations or private
individuals which will build roads and
organize a service for the carrying of
passenger and freight traffic in sec
lions not covered by steam railways
Similar aid is granted by the federal
government to states or municipalities
performing a like service. Not only
this, but the concessioners are to have
exclusive use of the roads built by
them, this provision being modified by
the fact that highways may revert
to the federal government at the end
of certain period.
Conditions in Brazil are, however,
vastly different from those prevailing
in Canada There are in that country
vast stretches of fertile territory with
out means of communication by or
binary railways and through which
steam roads would not at present
prove remunerative. In such sections,
fic is possible the year round, the auto
may be made to serve the same pur-
pose and at less cost that an electric
suburban line serves in parts of Can
ada.-Toronto Star.
wOMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
Nature has made man the pursuer
and woman the sought, so when a
woman has sinned 1t seems to her
that her whole life is irretrievably
lost. How complete is the resultant
overthrow of the womanly nature is
a matter of incontestable and pain
full certainty to all reformers who
less and hopeless of all fields.
The reason why. man will pick
himself up after a fall and why So
ciety will help him. though it is
reluctant to help woman. is be-
cause his nature, as experience amply
proves. is not so wholly wrecked and
vitiated by one false step as a
woman's nature is. 1t seems as if a
woman's nature is so much finer
and higher than mans that once 1t
is shattered 1t is wholly ruined like
some rare and fragile vase which is
beauty. while an object of some
coarser material can be mended and
again put in use.
History is not wanting in sug-
gestions as to the effect that is
wrought upon society by the as
sumption of an equal standard of
morals by women and men All that
makes the home sacred spot, ever
calling its male members up to higher
thoughts and purer living is lost Even
in our own day the circles of the idle
rich and the unframed poor present
many such a spectacle. 1t is the
woman who makes the atmosphere of
the home, the social standards of So
ciety, the higher level of moral con-
duct and spiritual aspiration to which
Il l. la
ionship, forever aspires, but seldom
reaches. Is it any wonder that manly
men and womanly women instfnctively
recoi1 from the lax standard OF morals
so ardently championed in the fieshy
school of fiction, the drama, art and
life, on the ground of securing for
woman an equality with man p
Indianapolis Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Mr.. Bryan says that Mr.. Taft drew
the inspiration for his speech of &C
ceptance from the doctrines of the
Democrats. If this is true, Mr.. Taft
was so skillful in dressing up the ideas
in his own way that the average per-
son would fail to recognize them as
political propaganda promulgated by
the Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Topeka dogs will have to stand
hitched for another month at least
when the ordinance prohibiting them
running about will expire. But from
the way dogs. supposed to be mad, are
being killed off, there won't be many
of them left in the city by that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Rev. Sam Small's thought that this
country cannot remain half drunk
and half sober" is a good one. He.
with other thinking persons. sees that
the prohibition wave will spread
throughout the entire country in time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31
KANSAS COHAENT
BONI'S MODESTY.


bonfs great love FOR his children,
wnlcn ne alleges has caused him to
pesin an action to recover their GUS
eouy because the Prince de Sagan is
not worthy of the charge, and will
.eaIn tnem to dislike their father, is
sApiained now that we know that he
las asked the court to require the
Princess de Sagan or Anna Gould,
Mnlcn ever You wish to call her, to
pay TO him $4,000 yearly for the
dren.
How Boni does. long to give his
poor children his loving care and pro-
lection and example for that 100000
per year. Some rather pointed things
nave peen said of Boni, nut the whole
"orio VIII now take them back, and
aumire MIN for the love he bears his
cnioren. Think of it. It is no mean
S SasR 70 love and protect three chill
ing IN his love for his children to I'M
year. ~'"'000 pei
Whiie the Americans will admire
pom Tor his offer OF self sacrifice,
pI,ley reel that he has been too modest.
~ opte IN america who contribute to
sne fortune of the Princess de Sapan
reel that Boni should not attempt to
oale LOT MS children for 100000 per
year. He should have asked more.
Ooes ne expect to raise his children
anlio squalor and poverty? Surely he
eeannoI aHord to keep them in com
iortaple surroundings for the beggar-
" sum Of $4,000 per wear Whv
snat won't buy cigarettes for the
youI gsters Any housewife knows
that 1t will prove impossible for Roni
90 properly cloth and feed his chill
aren Tor this sum. Boni is cutting
sle rates. He did not ask enough. He
go Soi9 IN nave asked at Ieasr 100000 per
year LOT each. of the three children
inen Americans might have felt thai
ne should win his case Admirinp hin,
as they do, the Americans feel that
ne mas undertaken to do the ioh too
Sneap and should not. Poor Boni.-
SWEARING.
.. swearing never helped matters, so
taI an anyone knows. And besides
ne1nS senseless and vulgar accordsr .
" common consent, swearing is fire.
quently great waste of time. Men
VINO swear under stress of pain or dis
appointment, will tell you it relieves
lHelr FEELINGS, perhaps. As a matter
I'll I'll iact, II does nothing of the kind.
Inc more you swear, if the profa nity
is prompted by anger, for instance.
, .he nader you get, and if the ours
ing comes from failure great or small.
peter be trying again than foolish
canning the luck which had moth
ing to do with the case. II you swear
because or bodily pain, it is fully as
little use. A working knowledge of
frst aid to the injured, or a few of
those Christian Science Thoughts ~
optimism. will be of greater worth.
And every man who swears knows
there is nothing smart about II. AL
though he probably began it with the
idea That there was at about the time
his voice began to4change There are
pIenty or men who can do an artistic
job of swearing, who are pretty
worthless in other particulars, If YOU
haven't learned to swear, don't. be-
cause it is a foolish and vulgar habit
which you will later come to regret
All of which is the opinion of man
sshamedI Of ft.@ ocJssa5nsgy' a,o ana Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

It's pretty hard work to convince
most people that there has been hot
ter days around here this year than
were Wednesday and Thursday, regard
less of the official registrations of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Nan Patterson must be a little be-
yond the limit. She has been told by
the authorities that her presence in
Pittsburg Pa, is not desired. But
maybe they're getting good in Pitts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31
A Crab Habit.

Catch a fresh crab, mash the end
of one of his claws and watch with
what fierce wrath he will tear off the
mutilated member. Is it pride that
causes him to do this bit of surgical
work? Or is he afraid of blood
poisoning? Or is it because the
manned claw might obstruct his
speed. or entangle him in the sub
marine botany? The crab is an in
teresting creature. and like his big
cousin, the lobster, is as scrappy as
q game bantam, often losing limb
in a scuff1e-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Jack-The horse / backed for the Bel
mont stakes led for hah the course and
then turned around and bolted for the
starting post.
Eva-But why didn't you back him both
ways?-Town and Country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

There's one thing that I like about
those ssheath dresses" said the husband.
Whats thatf' asked the wife.
There don't seem to be q lot OF buttons
to do at the back."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

starts.
Geraldine-I don't want you to have a
| fit, but wish you'd start.-Pfck-Me-Up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Bings and Bangs do a Brief Turn
Hey. Bangs! What s doing these days?"
New business. Bangs. It's a ctnch.
Telling hair-raising stories to bald-headed
men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Fred-I had q fall last night which rem
dered me- unconscious for several hours.
Charles-Really! Where did you fall?
Fred-I fell asleep.-Philadelphia In
Quirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Horan-Is O'Brien a good bluffer7
Doran-No: whenever he gets a shpad,
ne splits on his hands.-Illustrated Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

They tell me your 1o-year-old son is
really a prodigy"
Yes He can name all the candidates
who ran for the presidency and the vice
presidency in 1904. and he has already
memorized the names of most OF those
who have been nominated this year.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

Scott-Funny how different people act
when they get mad. Ever notice II?
Mott-Sure thing! The gas man flares
up. the dentist grinds his teeth the fire
man gets hot. the miller turns white and
the beer drinker froths at the mouth
Boston Transcript.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
LILLEY'S CRIME
,..rsssman Who Caused Investigation oil Submarine
Graf Is Being Slowly Tortured for Disturbing Cor
peadon influence.

looking at what I Was writing
What does Il mcane / went out
FOR walk afterward. and dlsc0y,
erred ! Was being followed
LtlleY Is being punished. there
h no doubt about that For what
one daY i1lley was sitting In his
office when manufacturer of
bridgeport. Conn. walked into hlu
office lie said hts firm was prac.
ideally elaaed down aud needed an
order badly. lie said he had n
promise of an order from the Flee.
trie boat company. formerly Hol.
land lieat company. u he could set
Liliey to vote right" ON the sub.
marine boat proposition.
What sliced order would you
set = asked fiiicy.
Twenty thousand doliarA.s
What would be- your profitf+
About s. 0a0-
"lsct me see II understand YOU
correctly" said IAiley. Yen arr
asking me ~ vote three aud a half
million aollara Of other peoples
money. Of which I am one Of the
trustees. for the sake Of giving You
a tso.o order on which you are
Eoing to make a profit Of $1,000 |
would prefer 10 pay you the o. 600
myself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
DIRT STREETS TO
5E IMPROVED

Every block OF graded dirt street
In M city viii be- shaped zap.
amaqlhed OFF and put Ia flfal.elaaa
condition for the spring aud sum.
mef traffic by u force Of men and
teams soon 90 be pat To- work by
Street Superintendent NJ. I Ma
lonsy. A dozen or more teams
aud some nifty men Will be EN-.
ploYsd IN this work. which will
take six weeks CO.. two months
This work will be- done chiefly
with road graders operated with
teams. with which all dirt streets
will be rounded up aud amoothed
off au ha 60 make them drain
readily. but there will be much
work TO be done hy hand labor,
such a. cleaning out CUTTERS. re.
moving stones aud filling In minor
dapreHulonn.
In order Tor this force OF men
20 get over all the streets In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

city before II gets too dry 10 work
them Ia advantage. II viii be nee.
oaaary Tor them 10 repair streets at
the rate Of from three 20 five miles
n day Since this work was dome
last spring many miles Of add
t!oual dirt streets have been an.
neXed To the city with the neH
suburbs and these VIII, wherever
practicable. be given tho same
treatment OF the downtown dirt
streets.
Ia some places suburban streets
are only partially graded. or have
distractions 81 atumpa OF large
stones which will prevent them
being readily rounded up except at
considerable expense but even IN
these cases the roadwayH viii be
amoothed over aud depfesai0ns
filled IN 30 an 20 render them easily
maintained for the rest Of the
season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
tsy United pressl

WASHINGTON. March % by a
ruling handed down the Interstate
Commerce Commission decides that
Il has no Jurisdiction over oceanic
cargo fatea. The opinion. which
was written by Commissioner Lane.
u very yolnniiBous. and holds that
when shipments reach the seaboard
thsY pass out OF the jurisdiction Of
the commission. II says
This ruling 10 the only one
which Il consistent xith what
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
HAS NO JURISDICTION
OVER OCEANIC TRAFFIC

seems 90 be the policy OF the Law.
via. that while restrictions and
control are essential 30 the Inland
carriers of foreign commerce, the
ocean carriers Of such commerce
should remain unrsstrainsd and
free.
There Is not today and never
has been such a thing aR stability
Of rates upon the water Perhaps
Il IL not desirable that there should
be- The ocean is a highway free
20 all No franchise II needed 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

sail the seas. nor IL the establish.
ulent Of a line of ships founded
either IN law OF economies upon
the theory Of 4 public service
monopoly which uuderilea the re-
lailon Of the railroad 10 the state.
~ may we'll be. therefore. that
without regulation and by reason
Of natural competitive conditions.
tho public VIII be best served. aud
leaving the water carriers 20 for.
eiEn lands entirely unhamperod b.
legal restrictions such as the pee.
pie OF this and other lands have
found u necessary 10 impose upon
the railroads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

.,smNcroN. March s3~kor
..,e'ns the calm Of the sistie'h
ss Rep. Geo L lilley 81
ss,.s,eus Is helng pat threnEh
~, a.s,icai execution Hts pun
- ps, 4 % BE- an everlasting lcs'
q ether congressman ~, 70
- . y intimate the possibility
~ NJ corporations Influence les
sAllca. =, ht.. Il n "a.
~ xhsspsred expression as
So s,a~' rssses Few shake his hand.
s .,,s' TIE corporation lobbyists
sha' me-, nv hooks out Of hia office
. - a detective. II he walks
: ne end Of the corridor and is',lAs
.ms lhe corner. he Hss's Two
- 4 detective fellows him 70
=. As,sl There Mrs. Lilley IN
- hlm Of a peculiar hapi"h'nS-
Mn LIllsy watched
-. IA she writing Feosn. she
..al.,rs halt Historically. when
- s,srk warned ne man had
se~u ieaning over my saealavt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

bill FOR which the Electric Roat
company lobblad dictates that Hob
land submarines shall be- pnr-
chased There can be mo competii
ton among submarine boat COM
panter Tor the contract n the
bill PASSES the house elght obsoleH.
cent Holland boats must be pun
chased from the Electric lioat com
pany al whatever price that CON
cern deHlrca to charge.
Lillcy believed NJ inysailgatipn
should be- made some Of the atrlhi
lug things that followed were;
A committee OF i've was Rp,
pointed
Lllley Humlllated,
This committee Inundated Lilley
In every way possible
lie was treated aa Il HE was on
trial II would appear from the
transcript Of the hearings l.illey
had committed SOME arievoua
crime and was being himself IN.
vestisated. Instead OF the Electric
Hoat company. lie asked that va
riona officials OF the boat company
and others be called as witnesses.
and that their testimony be con.
nidered on iih merits The com.
nittee insisted HE Was the i'm.
poftant witness.
Rep. Hobson OF the naval affairs
committee practically uuhntantiatcd
Iilley'a charges IN every way.
"A representative OF the Electric
Boat company came to me last No
vembar." testified iIobaon. and
said Ee understood ! wanted 10 get
on the naval affairs committee. lie
sald II ! would assure him | would
stand rikht on the submarine CUES.
ton he thought the company had
enough influence Ia have me put
on the committee"
IlohAon then reluctantly admitted
be was told that the sinfiuencs"
vas with Speaker Cannon himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
WESTERN THEATRES
ON DOUBLE CIRCUIT
(ey United Press)

PORTLAND. March 29.--The an
nouncement was made here last
night that arrangements had been
completed by the Northwestern
Theatrical Association By which a
double circle OF Western theatres
has been formed which will offer
the sO-cailod syndicate" attrac.
lions after next September. This
means that many attractions here.
toforc offered for an admission OF
1850 will be seen at popular prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

60 favor a bill providing for a large
number of submarines i.illey
learned a powerful lobby Was betting
maintained by tho submarine buAt
company. members of which spent
large sums dining congressman
Two newspaper men admitted hav.
ting received money for writing
Mandatory articles on submarines
The bill that passed the naval
affairs committee provides for
eight submarines and two battle.
ships. The navy department and
president recommended four sub.
marines and four hattiaahipa. Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

SAN FRANCISCO. March "a
Resting his head ON a car rail In
San Bruno nv. and awaiting death
Fred Pollok was Instantly Killed
when a car rushed b. In the dark.
ness last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

Later attorneys Cor the Eleetrie
tioat company. and persons who
helped Illiey 60 come To congress.
urged him Professionally as \ mem.
Der Of the laval affairs committee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

A poll Of the state Of Montana In.
dieAtee that that state may fall In
limo for Taft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23
no,ahla.ta Att.na.

Lord Alyeratone. lord chief los
tiee Of England. aud several other
Of the chief dlgnltafiea Of the hug'
llah bar will probably attend the
annual session Of the American liar
Association la Seattle next August.
A large number 0f prominent Nom
beers Of the Canadian bar viii also
be here 70 attend the meetings.
q. Ala. the slayer Of the Denver
priest. has been placed In solitary
confinement, awaiting the exccu-
ton Of death sentence. July 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-23

PORT ORCHARD ROUTE.
Boats leave ton times daily frpm
.ief : for the 4. ! nsfs yard go
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND, Nov. 19.-Norwcgian tramp
steamer Admiral Borreson is due to arrive here
tomorrow from Victoria, B. G., in ballast under
charter to load a cargo of lumber for Shanghai
Steamer Alesia of the Portland and Asiztic
line will leave here for Vladiyostek direct to-
morrow morning with full cargo of freight
consigned to merchants there.
The Open River transportation company's new
steamer Inland Empire will be launched at
Cello Saturday.
evening for San Pedro and way ports
Steam schooner Yellowstone cleared for San
Francisco this morning with 100000 feet of
lumber.
French bark Joinville which reached Astoria
today. brings a cargo Of structural steel and ce-
ment from Antwerp consigned to Meyer Wilson
ASTORIA, Nov. 1s.--steamer Breakwater left
for Coos bay this morning with freight and pas
sengers.
oil tanker W. s. Porter arrived down river
today in ballast and will leave at the first op-
portunity for Point Richmond.
Steamer Eureka left this morning for Eureka
with freight and passengers
Tank steamer Roma left for California this
morning.
Norwegian steamship Admiral Borreson is dpe
TO arrive this afternoon from Puget sound to
load lumber at Lnnton for China.
British steamship Uganda. due to arrive Fri
day. is under charter to load lumber for the
orient.
American ship E. NJ Phelps. on Puget sound
has been ordered 10 the Columbia river to load
grain for Europe.
Word has been received that the French bark
Nantes sailed from Hobart. Tasmania for AS
toria in ballast three days ago, but so far as
can be learned it has not been chartered.
The German training ship Herzogin Cecilia Of
the German Lloyds steamship company is of
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
s59,O75 BID WINS
SEAWAIL CONTRACT
Gray Brothers Are Lowest Com
teStants and Work Is Award
ed by Harb0r Board

The seawall commission. consisting
the three harbor commissioners. yes
for building a new section of the sea-
015 was the lowest of the five pre-
sented. Governor Gillett was not
present at the meeting and Commits
sioner Stafford occupied the chair.
After the sealed bids had been opened
1t was found that Gray Brothers bid was
S2,909 under that of the HealyTib-
bits company. the next lowest bidder
and the chairman proposed that the
contract be awarded.
1t was decided that a surety bond
for $4,000 would be required as a
guarantee from the successful firm
until the work was completed. The
specifications demand that the work be
completed in 50 days after notice from
the engineer, q penalty of $50 a day
being attached after the specified time
A bonus of $50 will be awarded for
every day less than the S5 days should
the contractor complete the work under
time
The contract will be signed by the
commission next Thursday. when Gray
Brothers will present their bonds for
$4,000
The section to be built extends from
the line of Bluxome street to the Main
street wharf, and at the latter point
the wooden dock will be torn down.
The preparations will consume about
80 days, at the end OF which time the
new work will begin.