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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Bank Burglary Dead.

There are small picktngs these DAYS
Tor the professional bank burglars and
other criminals who prey upon the
banking interests. In days of old the
field was fruitful one, but now most
OF the prominent bankers of the coun-
try are members of the American Bank
ers' Association and this association
claims the protection of the Pinker-
tons.
The reason why the skilled bank
craftsmen of old have gone to other
parts, turned their attention to crook
ed channels where there is more pros
pect of getting away with the goods,
to use colloquialism, or retired alto
gether, is not hard to find. The Ameri-
can Bankers association. with the aid
OF its detective ally, never let's up on
a criminal
Though the thief flee to Kamtchatka,
though he disguise himself, though he
take every precaution to obliterate his
tracks, the relentless power behind him
keeps ever following.
The report which has been made to
the Bankers Association by it's detec-
tive police shows that the "yegg' burg
lar, a most desperate type of criminal
who first commenced operations in the
east in 1895, has been driven beyond
the Mississippi which plays the part
that Byrnes' dead line at Fulton street
used to play years ago. The yeggs do
not dare cross the river to the east
ward.
this eternal vigilance of the American
Bankers association. The former pro-
fesstonal bank sneak thief has deserted
the banks as a bad and improbable
job. He has now turned his attention
to residences, hotels. and sleeping cars.
The one-time professional bank
"holdup'' robbers are either in Jail or
making tracks out of the zone presided
over by the association. Some of them
have gone to the Argentine Republic.
In the Is years. from December, 1894,
to September of this wear justice has
seldom miscued. More than five out
of every six bank forgers arrested have
been sent away for long terms OF years.
In that time 631 forgers were arrested.
537 have been convicted, and 30 are
awaiting trial, while SO were released.
The aggregate number of years of those
who have been sentenced is 1927. OF
272 burglars. PA have been convicted,
20 released, and 5 are awaiting trial.
Eleven out of 16 sneak thieves have
been punished. IS out of "a holdup rob-
oers, and 8 out of 8 who are classified
as plain robbers New York Evening
sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

History would be more interesting
if so much was not eliminated from it.
X X
Too many people waste a lot of
valuable time in talking about their
troubles.
The more a person likes thing it's
generally the case that the less it
agrees with him.
n X
Some people seem to think that be-
cause they once had lots of money
they are forever entitled to undue
consideration.
. "
Many folks are now trying to figure
it out why they were so foolish to
spend the good money they did on
their vacations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
wIRE-wOUND GUNS.

Although our naval experts have
been more disposed to follow than to
lead in the construction of ordnance,
they have always showed a marked
Discrimination to adopt the wire-wound
gun. 1t has been considered and re-
iected several times, although that
type of gun is steadily adhered to by
the British navy as well as the jap
anese naval service.
The principal points in favor of the
wire-wound guns, their superior ten
sile strength, the breaking stress of
the best gun steel being 8 to A tons
to the square inch, compared with
breaking stress of 80 to 100 tons for
wire. Lastly, the wire-wound guns are
less subject to undiscoverable flaws,
owing to the small cross sections
It is claimed that should the inner
tube of a wire-wound gun fail the
gun could still be fired without risk.
and that even the explosion of she'll
in the gun would do much less dam
age than in the case of the ordinary
steel guns British guns are admitted
ly efficient, hence If wire-wound guns
have been successful in the British
service there is no reason why they
should not prove equally seryiceable
in the American navy.-New Orleans
Picayun@N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

No finer move has been made by the
state board of health than that which
authorizes DR.. Crumbine, it's efficient
secretary, to use a portion of the
emergency health fund for the purchase
of diphtheria anti-toxin for distribution
among the people of the state who are
so unfortunate as to have this disease
develop in their families and who have
not the money to purchase this eff
caoious remedy. It is in line with the
action of boards of health in many of
the larger cities and most progressive
states in the nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

The weather just now is delightful
in these parts and a welcome relief
from the long continued period of ex-
cessive heat which prevailed, but, just
the same, the warm days and cold
nights are responsible for many colds
in the head and sore Threats which are
making life miserable for lots of peo-
pie. All of which goes to show that
most things which are enjoyable, even
unto the weather, carry their little
penalties with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

assist the directors of the Y. w. C. A.
in securing the funds to put up the
building that their fine institution
needs. 1t will be money well spent.
The returns from it will be just as
large as have been those from the
money which was invested in the Y. M.
c. A. building. And it is safe to say
that no one who contributed a nickel
to that cause has had any reason To
regret his gift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.J

The exact truth is always either
boresome or brutal.
The more conceit a man has the
more a clever girl can make him
think she doesn't see it.
When a girl will let you tie her
shoe string she knew it was going to
happen and dressed for It.
A woman can keep on believing in
her husband just to be able to hope
some day it will come true.
There's mighty little use in being so
good that everybody will wish you
were horse thief SO you could be
tolerated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Arrested Pig, Cow anu Monkey.

If Policeman William Slattery. of
the Flatbush station, in Brooklyn,
doesn't watch out, comic artist will
catch him for a colored Sunday sup
plement. He has been shifted from
post to post, in that stretch of lawns.
houses, and trees, simply because he
can't resist an almost uncanny inclin-
alton to place animals under arrest.
First he arrested a pig, from Pig
town, a place of tumble-down shan
ties, where the pig often strays into
the parlor. When the pig was placed
in cell beside a vagrant, Slattery
was blamed and transferred to Denox
road. There he found COW which
was browsing on a rosebush, and
promptly led the animal to the sta
ton, giving the charge as disorderly
conduct.
Yesterday it was a monkey. The
animal-hating policeman found the
sinian at Bergen Beacn, and said that
a crowd collected around the beast
and Nico1ay Aigoly, the organ grind
err. Magistrate Nash grinned at Pa
trolman Slattery when the latter
brought the queer prisoners before
him. "Take that thing out of here
he directed, in dismissing the charge.
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Lost. Stolen, or Strayed.

A story is told of certain man liv-
ing in New England village who lost
horse one day, and, failing to find
him, he went down to the public
square and offered a reward of five
dollars to whoever could bring him
back A half witted fellow who heard
the offer volunteered to discover the
whereabouts of the horse, and sure
enough he returned in half an hour
leading him by his bride. The owner
was surprised at the ease with which
his half witted friend had found the
to him, he said: TELL me, how did
YOU find the horse?'; To which the
man replied: 'fWaalJ thought to my
don TELEGRAPH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

From the extensive plans which are
being made for the purpose, those
voters of Topeka who are not awake to
the Importance of the special election
to be held on November on the ques-
ton of a commission form of govern
ment for Topeka, will soon be reused to
their civic duty. And the first thing for
them to do when they do wake up is to
go and register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Those folks who got the idea that
President Taft was opposed to the con-
servation and development of the
natural resources of the nation must
have received an awful jolt when they
read that sreech of his in which he an
nounced that he was going to ask con-
gress for a $40, 200, 900 bond issue to help
along the irrigation projects already
begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
KANSAS COMMENT
THAT CALIFORNIA WEATHER.


California weather will drive a man
to drink. This statement can be moth
ing but true because it is made by
the Los Angeles Times, a paper which
has told for years of the delights of
the California climate and has not
knowingly said a thing which would
lead one to believe there was a min
ute when the sun did not shine during
the day. In discussing the matter of
the railroads building club houses for
employees with the object of keeping
the men away from saloons the Times
inadvertently tells something of the
climate which evidently escaped the
climate editor l. says:
1T is not surprising to learn that
these club houses have been most sue
cessful. AS frequently suggested in
these columns, the good people who
are continually roaring about the
rum fiend' and doing impossible poll
tiles could accomplish vastly more
good if they would only establish sub
stitutes for the saloon. Think or say
what you will about the poor mans
club, that saying is absolutely true, all
the same. Take. for instance. the
gloomy, sloppy weather that we often
have in Los Angeles early in the year
Where shall a man go of an evening
who is unmarried and whose only
home, perhaps, is a cold 1Ox1Z bed
room in a cheap lodging house? ~
So you see they have gloomy, Stop
py and disagreeable weather In the
Land of Sunshine" and it is so dis
agreeable it will drive a man to
Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Youthful Globe Trotter.

A remarkable story of his adven-
lures was told by Michael Ellis, the
15-year-old son of a former British
secret service agent at Cairo, Egypt,
who was arrested last night by Police
man Peterson, at Twelfth and Lom-
bard streets. The lad was sent to city
hall and will be turned over to Will
fred Powell, the British consul, to be
deported.
Young Ellis, who was born in New
York, his mother being an American
woman, was anxious to see the Ameri-
can. fleet and ran away from his home
in Egypt on January % and made his
way through the Suez Canal to Port
Said.
He was so delighted with the mann
moth warships that he attempted to
enlist, but on account of his youth was
not accepted. Returning to his home
he found that his father had been
transferred to Assouan, 500 miles
away. Fearing that he would be
forced into the drum corps the lad
made his way to Adana, where he
procured position as an interpreter
in a hotel. He witnessed the horrible
massacres and then was obliged to
fee to A1exandretta for refuge.
There he became acquainted with
E. L. Beach, the commander of the
Montana, and Gunner's Mate Hyman,
both of whom took an interest in the
boy. Lyman and Ellis went to Genoa
and came to this country on the We
roma, arriving in New York several
weeks ago. Since then the lad has
been wandering around trying to find
came here on a freight train yester-
day. The boys father was formerly
a New York newspaper man.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

A Brooklyn man is alive and we'll
after an operation which relieved him
of his stomach. AS might be expected,
though, a rather distressing predica-
ment confronts him. He can take no
food unless it is of the predigested
variety. That would make life we'll
nigh unbearable for many people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Making money at the rate of $7S0,00O
a day is certainly going some but then
it doesn't amount to so much in view
of the fact that 1t is being done by the
bureau Of engraving and printing of the
federal treasury department which is
turning out 100000 81 and 100000 50 bills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Sarah Bernhard has now a married
granddaughter but probably this will
not interfere with a few more farewell
tours and the announcement by her
press agents that she is as youthful and
vigorous on the stage as she ever was.
But they won't be able to fool Topekans
again if she should ever come this way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

DR.. Durand, the new director of the
census, has many excellent ideas con-
corning the accomplishment of this
huge task; such as it's elimination from
politics and the prevention of fraudu-
lent use-of the statistics gathered. 1t
is to be hoped that they will be put in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

In the exciting debate which is going
on over the state taxes between Gov
ernor Stubs and Senator Curtis honors
appear to be about even. THE gov
ernor lodges the ISSUE" insists Mr..
Curtis. Senator Curtis avoids entirely
the whole issue involved" is Mr..
Stubbs' view of the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Harry Whitney's word in the big
polar dispute, seems to strengthen the
case of DR.. Cook. Mr.. Peary will have
to produce something besides theories
to prove that his rival did not beat him
to the fartheSt north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

St Louis will celebrate next week it's
one hundredth anniversary as an in
corporated town. And it will be able to
report considerable progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
COURTESY is PROFITABLE.

Have you ever noticed that the fell
lows who run most of the big con-
Germs of the country are the ones who
always return courteous answers? If
you address the president of railroad
he will listen attentiVely and make a
decent reply. But you ask a civil ques-
ton of the cub at a depot in coun-
try town and you will get smart
and flippant reply. Go into big city
store and ask for the manager. He
will talk pleasantly ana give you the
desired information But happen to
get in the way of the bright young
fellow who is washing a window and
he will hand you a package that will
make your blood boil. But drop
around twenty years later and the cub
in the depot may have advanced un-
til he is a brakeman on the local
freight and the window washer will
likely be driving one of the delivery
wagons for the store. The president
of the railroads and the managers of
big concerns are the fellows who in
the flowery days of their youth ac-
CURED the habit of returning soft and
courteous answers. This is one of the
reasons they became railroad preSi-
dents and managers of big concerns.
The cub who knows more than the
president of the railroad will always
be q cub, and the alecky window
washer will still be polishing glass in
the autumn of his days.-Osborne
Farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Some more encouraging news for the
local consumers: The price of milk in
Topeka is soon to be boosted to 1-3
cents a quart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

There will be no holding Kansas
City, Mo-, now. In her midst is a lilac
bush which is blooming in the open
these DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

AS has usually been the case since
the territory was admitted to state
hood Oklahoma has a peculiar way of
doing things. Executive clemency has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Up-to-date boys will probably call the
Bnow-houses they build this winter
lRioos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

"An trains on time" is the new war
cry in Kansas and it is strictly in order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

"Tourist-Why is 1t that your villagers
never open their windows? Native-Be-
cause they never play the piano
Filegende Blaetter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Talk is cheap" quoted the moraIizer
Huh! re1oined the demoralizer You
just wait till your wife begins to explain
why she needs the money."-Chfcago
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

mo- Mr. Sparks, 1 can never marry you.
You have no consideration for the feelings
OF my mother" '''Why, what makes you
think that?" You hung your hat over
to me."-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

| Judge-This lady declares that you hug
ged her at the baseball game. The Ac-
cused-Couldn't help it. Judge. She was
sitting next to me when one of our boys
swatted a homer over left-field fence!-
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Employed want raise. Boss-Why,
everybody says your work is rottenl EN-
ploye-That's just 1t. 1 can't afford to
have my feelings hurt for nothing
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Caller-Snip & Co. have employed me to
collect the bill you owe them. Owens-You
are to be congratulated, sir on securing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Am L the first girl you ever loved?'
Your question pains me" Forgive me"
Yes; had flattered myself that there
was nothing amateurish about my love-
making. louisville Courier-JournaL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Nell-Mr. Saphedde has more money
than brains. Belle-Why, never knew
he had much money. Nellie HASN'T
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Cynic-She knows his footsteps a mile
off in the midst of a hundred others, sees
him coming from the corner of her eye,
pats her hair and smooths her dress and
jumps a foot with surprise when he
ascends the piazza steps. Clinic-Who?
Cynic-Au of 'em,-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Editor-I hear you referred to nowadays.
too often, as a Cheap humorist." Humor-
ist-Thank you, sir? Editor-Why thank
about to make my salary such that the
taunt would be no longer just.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

why do you call him effeminate?'' He
Detroit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Hixon-Did the operation on your wife's
throat do her good? Dixon-It did us both
good. She hasn't been able to talk for six
weeks.-Boston Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

He forgets that he owes me his life"
owes me $5"-Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Il am convinced" said the proprietor of
the jewelers. shop, as the plateglass win
dow shivered into a million fragments and
the chauffeur and his machine began to
nestle behind the counter, that the taxi
cab has come to stay."-London Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Diogenes was looking for an honest
man. Il want one who will tell a summer
girl he is a ribbon clerk" he explained.
Herewith, none wondered at his failure
Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

Does an automobile help you to forget
your troubles?' Yes answered Mr..
Chuggins, thoughtfully; my other trou5
bles. '-Washington Star. "a
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-02-04
LABOR NOTES

y battle between striking miners and
five United State, mar,hal- took place
at Stcarns. coal-miniu9 town sixty
niles south of DInvillc, ny. ON Dec
25th. and resulted in the death Of two
men and the Wouudmg of several other,
Daniel j. kccfc, recently appointed
,omn'-~ioncr4Grn of immigration,
mas resigned Il, president OF the Inter
national Long>horcmcn'~ Association.
More thn 2.0Oo cab driver, and
chauffeur, employed by liyclic- and cal
concerns went on strike at New York
ON De-. u, and LOCO more are awaiting
the call of he union to Join in the move
mcnt.
The trades union movement ha, done
moro toward the elevation OF mankind
than all other agencies combined This
ha, been accomplished lby increasing
the wage, of the worker, thereby cotab-
fishing a higher standard of living, and
by shortening the hours OF labor, giving
the worker an opportunity for mental
improvement. And still greater good
will have been accomplished when we
shall have abolished the system Of child
slavery and of discrimination against
the female workers.
In the city of Baltimore women arc
,n,l,;ro .h;t. ,t u cont. mon. dozon
that they are WORKING from ) o'clock in
the morning until II o'clock AT NIGHT in
thoir .o-c,IInd homo uorl,.hons fen, six
days each week and then receive - for
their weeks pay. I'm Il cigar factory at
Perth Ambov. y. j.. women are work
inG fiftV-fom hours per week for So
and their product, brought into direct
,omnot ion with thc nrodun of thc
union ,hon,.
The Hebrew trade, in New York have
,ormcd 4 label lcaouc which will meet
onco evc,v week rho organization will
issue a monthly paper under the super
vision of Max Pine. which will be de-
voted to the interest of the Hebrew
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-02-04
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

I'm the Superior Court of the state of
Washington. in and for Snohomish
County.
Winfield :. Woolcvcr. Plaintiff.
Clara Il. Woolcvcr. Defendant.
lou are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty (G0) days after the date
of the first publication of this sum
mons. to-wit; within sixty days after
the 18th day of January. 1909, and de
fend the above entitled action in the
lhovc entitled court and answer the
amended complaint of the plaintiff and
serve copy of your answer upon the
attorney for the plaintiff at his post
office address below given; and in case
of your failure so to do. Judgment will
be taken against You according to the
demands of the amended complaint.
wnich has been filed with the Clerk of
the above entitled court.
The object of this action is to obtain
a divorce from the bonds of matrimOnN
and YOU are referred to the said amend
ed complaint and other files of this
said cause in the office of said Clerk.
VIM. SHELLER
Attorney for Plaintiff.
u. O. and office address: No. 5000
Stokes Bldg. Everett. Washington.
Date of first publication, January H..
1909. It.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-02-04

Demand the Union Label
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-02-04
For Good Printing, call up the
Labor Journal, Both Phones 271

Lest we forget: All Butterck Pat
terms, including the Delineator, Design
err and New Idea, are unfair. Ditto the
Ladies' Home Journal and Saturday
Evening Post. Shun them!
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-02-04

Buy union made brooms that are
made in Everett, and if your merchant
does not have them, ask him to get
them and help to boost home industry