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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
TENNESSEE IN LINE

tennessee is now wearing the white
ribbon. This land which once made a
bid for fame with the manufacture
of "sour mash" whisky that it was
claimed could not be equalled. flung
the prohibition banner to the breeze
on July 1. She is heartily welcomed
to that ever growing company of sis
ter states which have placed the ban
on the manufacture and sale of
liquors and beers within their confines
and which are prospecting accordingly.
The law under which Tennessee has
come within the folds of the prohibit
ton flag is not of the straight out
and-out prohibitory variety 1t pretty
effectively accomplished this purpose,
though. by providing that no saloon
shall be permitted to do business in
the state within four miles of a school
house. Thus far, only one spot in the
state has been found where a grog-
shop can be established under those
conditions. This is some fifteen miles
from a center of population and in an
almost inaccessible place. It is not ex-
pected that a saloon which is to be
operated there will do much business.
So if this Tennessee law is enforced
to its letter, the state will, to all
practical purposes, be prohibition
territory.
Already there is lots of talk in
Tennessee about testing the constitu-
tionality of the new law. But those
interested in the liquor traffic there
are really hoping against hope of
success. The matter of a state pro-
hibiting the sale of liquors has been
threshed out from every possible
view point in the courts of this land,
even to the court of last resort in the
federal government, and the decision
against any kind of a liquor prohibit
tory statute, have been insignificant.
So it viii really be a waste of good
time and money for dissatisfied
Tennesseeans to fight out this subject
again in the courts. They should
submit to the inevitable and speedily
adjust themselves to the new con-
ditions.
And they'll find in time. that
prohibition is wonder worker, if
the laws providing for it are honestly
and intelligently enforced. That's
been the experience Of Kansas and
her people. 1t would be interesting
to have the question of prohibition
resubmitted to the votes of the people
of Kansas for the simple purpose OF
ascertaining just how strong the
prohibition sentiment is in the state.
It would certainly surprise the friends
of liquor, the foes of humanity.
Tennesseeans viii be feeling the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
THE FOOL WISE MEN.

A submarine warship sank in Rus
sian waters the other day, with TWEEN
ty men on board. Two divers were
killed in trying to rescue the bodies
of the crew. This is a very common
sort of accident; a good many sub
marine crafts have gone to the bot
tom, and the others will go. The
submarine is not of the slightest use,
and never will be, yet how the fool
wise men continue to build them and
experiment with them! And how the
fool wise men experiment with war
balloons" A submarine boat is in
tended to slip up on a warship, ex-
plode powerful bomb, and sink the
warship: a warship costing 1o,000.-
600 to $15,0O0,00O. The crew of a
warship is usually composed of from
500 to 700 men; the idea of subma-
rine is, of course, to kill these men,
too The idea of a war balloon" is
to drop explosives from the clouds,
and murder men. Yet how the fool
wise men are attached to the war
balloon and submarine idea! What a
pity it is that the active men of the
time do not devote their energies to
the good of the plain people, instead
of trying their best to bring on disas-
trous, foolish and unnecessary wars!
-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
Cunning For Balloons.


About the queerest and most in
comprehensive of human instincts Is
that which leads so many people to
fire guns at any balloon they see float
ing In the air over their heads. In
stinct it must be, and not mere male
1t is shown by a considerable fraction
of the inhabitants of every country,
and nowhere, SO far as known, has
there been until very recently anE
measurable antagonism to balloons OK
their passengers. OF late they have
hostility when they drifted across Eu-
ropean frontiers, but that is only
part of the general war scare in that
nervous part of the world, and no trace
of such a feeling exists in this coun-
try.
everywhere, in the annals of aeronau-
tics, 1t is the commonest Of experiences
for the occupants Of balloons to hear
bullets and shot Of assorted sizes whiz-
zing through the air near them.
An obscure primordial Jealousy OF
persons who have raised themselves
so high above common humanity may
lie at the roots Of the problem. The
upformulated purpose may be to show
that the aeronauts are not so differ
ent from other people after all. and
that they have not escaped from or
binary human chances by mounting
into the heavens. There may be, too, an
sense that no harm will be
done by the firing. None ever has been
that we recall, and small perfOra-
ton Of the balloon itself would cause
nothing worse than slow descent, but
some day one of these gunners will
kill an inoffensiye sky-traveler II the
practice be not stopped, and It is.
therefore. well that the efforts to pun
ish and suppress it be vigorouS--NeW
York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser. vOt
SIS in cOldt storache

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser, vot
iss in coldt storache.
Merry Xmas, Looie. I wroten ad
you, Looie, pecaus i'd ISIS a duty. und
nod pecaus I vandt to. Id iss too hot
to wroten a ledder In feet i'd iss hotter
den dot. Derefore, hating did my
duty. will close, remaining eseffer
yours, HANS.
B. Son second thought, dere ISIS
someding else uf importance vot I wish
to dell you. Id ISIS dis: A woman in
polyticks ISIS like sugar in a bucket
uf oysters. Elder Won uf dem iss goot
in DER blaze, but es a mixtoor dey iss
holy fright. und dot ISIS no mis-
statemendt Uf you tink q. woman iss
a success es a politicianizer, you haf
dree more guesses, und any Won Ut
dem iss besser den dot Won. Vot calls
i'd so viffidly to my tink-tank ad dis
time, Looie, iss der sdory Ut der Club
Voman's convention oud ad Seaddle.
Dey vas holding a election, er trying
to, ven some woman knocked on der
leading candydates bonnet, und den
Leavenwordt vas oudt fer noon. Tears,
fedders, cuss-vords und oder tings vas
shed in profusion. Und in der man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate OF ten
cents a week or thirty cents a month
(by mail onIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While ont of town
the State Journal will be to you like
a daily letter from home
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions. to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
LFrom the New York Press.I

IFrom the New York Press.1
When people can be genuinely char
liable it is to themselves.
The faster a girl can run away from
a man the sooner she can catch him.
The reason a girl Is sure a man
would like to marry her is some other
girl also thinks she's the one.
If a woman rides a block in a tax
icab she can talk about it afterward
as when she was on an automobile
tour.
A woman dresses pretty much the
same way to go outdoors in summer
as she does to go to bed in winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

San Francisco is evidently trying hard
to wipe out the conditions which have
existed in that town for evil. Nickel
in-the-slot machines of all kinds have
now been placed under the ban. And
the city used to get an annual income
from the licensing of them of 100000.
Such reforms as this are of the right
sort. There is some hope for a city
that will toss away a revenue of $780,
coo a year in the interests of a higher
morality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

The national civil service commits
sion is formulating a plan to ask
congress to make radical amendments
to the federal civil service law to in
crease its efficiency and thereby the
efficiency of government service. This
plan should receive favorable atten-
tion when 1t gets to congress. The
day of "to the victors belong the
spoils'' in the political life of this ma
ton is of the past, or should be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
morality

There's nothing small or stingy about
the state Of Mississippi. She not only
vents to Gust the Standard Oil COM
1lany from doing business within her
confines but she would like to collect
penalties from this trust for law viola
tons which amount to mere trifie of
$11 ,000. 900. If Mississippi is entitled to
sny such recompense, here's hoping she
gets 1t. But she should not set her
hopes in this respect too high. for while
a goose is hard to pick, the oil trust
is harder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

body. Such a thing is almost an i'm
possibility as regards to freight rates.
But in the main they ought to be of
material benefit to the shippers of the
state and there is no indication that
they are going to bankrupt the rail-
roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

General Bell. chief of staff of the
L. S. A. must either be set down as
a pessinist or else he has some inside
Information with which the public is
rot acquainted. He says the day of
peace is far off and intimates that this
is particularly true as far as the United
States is concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Senator Cores plan to have each tariff
schedule IN q separate bill, so that SEN
ators and representatives might have an
opportunity of voting directly on every
detail of tariff legislation and also in
order that the president might have a
chance to veto such schedules as he
d'd not approve of. should strike most
people as being a generally excellent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

New freight rates. as provided for by
q law enacted at the recent session Of
the legislature. have been put in erect
ny the railroads in Kansas. They are gen.
sralIy in the nature of a Is per cent
reduction IA the freight rates that have
existed Of late. It is not to be believed
that they will be satisfactory to every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

There is little satisfaction hereabouts
in the thought that Topeka's loss by
the removal to China Of George e.
Lerrigo. who has done so much for this
city through the magnificent develop
ment of tho Y. NJ C. A, is China's gain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

It is the opinion of the st. Paul Pho
neer Press that the leadership of
American life in the future is to belong
to the farmer who has stuck to the
farm Ten be a sensible and sound
leadership too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

That suggestion to make the dome
of the state house blaze each night with
electric lights is a fine one. 1t should
be accomplished forthwith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Some of Topeka's friends throughout
zhe state express skepticism over the
announcements from time to time that
this city is enjoying an unusually
healthy growth nowadays. VIII they
please ponder for moment over the
building permits which have been is
sued here during the past six months.
For the mcEth OF June they reached the
dgure of s154.76T. making a total for
the first six months of the year of $685.
seq. Further comment is unnecessary.
These figures tell their own tale in IN
ar.istakabla language.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

1t occurs to a judge in the state of
Washington. who was called upon to
interpret the new law IN that state for
bidding cigarette smoking that a Gig
arctic is properly defined as a little
cigar and that tobacco rolled Up in
PAPER can scarcely be termed a cigar
cite. This decision will be a little 100
technical to suit even the most ardent
advocates of Orthographical precision.
But that's the trouble with many of
the courts in this land. They're alto
gether too technical in all things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Among der proonsipual incidents uf
dis week. ISIS der special session scare,
der inquisition scare und der hot we'd
der. Der hot vedder ISIS a fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Dey say Missus Voodill had "greadt
attraction fer men," Hating seen sefer-
deem alleched pictoors uf her. no two
uf vich vas ANGLING alike, 1 chudge
dey 1oafed her fer her infinite var
riety." According to her pictoors, she
could dake der blaze uf whole
harem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

while-time, es Swinnerton sayss, !
makes a guess dot deir huspands vas
home trying to pay der rent und rock
der baby NIT der same foot. Uf course,
Looie, ven der Enklish parliamendt
hearss uf dot Seaddle female conwen-
ton, id will fall all ofer itselluf vorser
den yoosual in ids hurry to grandt
equal suffermendt to dem suf-
fragettses.
Also, Looie, dey way vimmins ISIS
running alder Chinnymans und oder
insekts, ISIS no alarming boost fer DER
untelligences. To be sure, Looie, der
men ISIS running alder der Chinnamans
a few, also too, but ven dey catch dem,
der anser ISIS someding else. Der
Chink yoousally finds hisselluf kicked
der same, remain egzactly like vas
ven I remained in der feirsd para
graph, egspet hotter, as effer. HANS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Recently a box uf fireworks egsplod-
ed ad Lawrence. Und again We remark,
i'd iss shame to wake EN- oop so sud-
den.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
FRON OTHER PENS
BEING A TRAMP.

1t is well for any man to be tramp
occasionally. The king of England
loves to put his crown in the safe, his
robe in the corner and his dignity out
of sight. while he wanders around with
the boys: our only criticism on the per-
Torrance grows out of the bad taste
that prefers Paris to the woods on such
occasions, and the sidewalk to the deck
of a boat. The kaiser is a born tramp,
except that he doesn't leave his crown
off his head too long for fear he might
lose the habit. The car would dearly
love to be a tramp all the rest of his
life, but others might dog his steps too
closely. The deposed sultan begged
permission to take to the road, and was
deeply hurt when refused permission;
poor Mehemmed V. is not consoled for
his close quarters by hundred empty
titles and hundreds of wives.
The season is here-be a tramp if you
possibly can. You needn't be a bad
tramp, and no effort need to be taken
to prove yourself a good one-just
tramp and let the Lord look after his
world for time, while you live forgot
ten in a world forgot There is sense
and health in such world and bust
ness. too, if you expect to do any work
before you die. All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy-beware lest you
grow sick and weak as we'll as dull.
Just tramp and plead the example of
the president of the United States, who
should be wise as we'll as good and
great.-Florida Times-Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Und I bet uf dem oldt fellers hat
guessed how We would celebration der
efendt, dey would neffer hat signed i'd.
Uf dis column ISIS vorser den yoosual.
charch i'd to der heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

ALI over der Oonited Stats. der bo-
licemans ISIS chasing Chinks. But To-
peka bolicemans hat der besd egscoos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

Secretary Wilson hat fired Harms.
der Teller vot bawled oudt der packing
haus sysdem. But fer Wy dit he fire
him? Vot Harms ne done, anyway?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

fer nod catching any uf dem. Towit:
Dere ISIS no Chinks in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

And why beholdest thou the mote that
Is In thy brothers eye, but considerest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
THE CONSUMER ABOLISHED.


The chairman of the senate commit
tee on finance has proclaimed that what
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander lie pledged himself and his
party that the protective system shall
cover the south as with a mantle, and
the senator's appeal in this behalf was
as nearly the pathetic and the senti-
mental as q remarkably practical man
is capable of. 1t bore fruit, though they
call it down south for revenue" and
iron ore, with the aid of the intrepid
II was restored 70 the dutiable list, not
ysithstaudi1g a house of representatives.
presided over by Joseph G. Cannon,
and led by Serene Z. Payne and John
.DaIzeu, had put it on the free list.
This mantle of protection covers the
whole west The duty on barley Is 80
cents a bushel; on buckwheat IL is Is
cents a bushel; on corn it is Is cents
busheI, and of that cereal We imported
last year to the value of SIS, 4S3. Wheat
enjoys a protection of % cents bushel,
and of that cereal we imported in 1908
to the value of SIS, 824, most of 1t seed,
and thus was the farmer hoist by his
own tariff petard. The entire importa-
ton of breadstuffs IN 1905 amounted in
value to $5,190,353. OF which 50, 1896. 1856
" as charged to the account of macaroni,
vermiceIIi, and the like.
Now let US come to cotton, another
farm product It is on the free list.
and the pauper planters Of Egypt and
India sent to our markets in 1908 I'M
manufactured cotton to the amount of
20. 994, 96S pounds. valued at $14, 1854 400,
ard waste. or hocks," to the amount
of 10, T2S, 26S pounds. valued at s446,-
Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
PROGRESSIVE LEHI GOING
IN FOR WATER WORKS
lspecial correspontlence

~ Especial Gorresponuence.)le "a
LBHI. June II. Practically an ALL
night session of the city council was
held last night at which bids for pipe
for the waterWorks system We're re-
5ceived and considered. Quite num-
Der OF companies We're represented. Tie
Utah Fire Clay company WAS the sue.
cessful bidder and will furnish enough.
lvttrified pipe to carry the water from
tho Schoolhouse springs at Alpine to-
the settling tank north of IAhi, O. dis
lance of about six miles. The pipe will
be s to ~ inches In diameter. Work on
digging a trench and laying this pipe
will commence In 10 days The piping
to be laid through the town will be
part wood and part iron, and bids are
now under considera ton from firms for
TINT pipe.
f The city council has set July IS for
another bond election to vote for city
bonds of SCI 900. as the last city bond
election, according to q ruling Of the
supreme court. was not legal. At the
first bond election, on a vote for sci 600
waterworks bonds. the state land board
took up the bonds and the money is.
available to get the water system un-'
der way. The bonds to be voted for
July 20 will take care of the present in
sdebtedness of the city. SIS 900, and leave
IS, 900 tosSapp1y on 'waterworls. The
balance of tile money needed to COM;
plete the system will be furnished by
private individuals. 1t is expected to
have the system in good working or
.txr.f y y
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12


The Young folks are among the highly
respected OF this CITY,
sS Burton futile of this city and Miss
Nina, Jolley of AIoroni We're united In
marriage al the temple Wednesday last!
A sreception was held at the home of
the BRIDES parents in Moronl the same
evening. 5s Eva
Miss Alice Farnsworth of this city
and Ralph Belliston of Nephi will be
married at the temple in this city June
f16. The young people will make their
home in Nenhi.
8 The marriage OF Miss Jane Farms
worth of this city and William Gott-
fredsen of Sigurd was solemnized In the
Salt Lake temple Wednesday of last
week Miss Farnsworth is the daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Loyina Farnsworth OF this
city and the groom the son of Peter
EGottfredsen. also of Manti
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs L.
f. Anderson last week. All5is glorious
at the Anderson residence 81
William II, Clement of Fairview and
Miss Artrie Jensen of. Cilenwood were
married atisthe temple in this city
Wedne ay last by, President Lewis An
derson 81
Russell Sloan OF Cardston, Canada.
is In he city. his birth place, Visiting
relatives and friends after several
years absence.
George E. yNoolley and Miss Elizabeth
Anderson, both Of Forest Dale were
united in marriage at the temple
Thursday last by President Lewis An
Gerson. 5s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
|OL|D TI|MPAhOGOs
ON TIKI RAMPAGE
The Mater Of Controlling the Waters
Receives Consideration in
Mass Meeting.
! CspecIal CORRESPONDENTS

PRO June II S. Pursuant to the
call of Ma Or q, b. Decker, bout SO
city and county OF ieials and owners Of
property adjacentit to Provo river assem-
blel at the courthouse last evening for
the purpose Of consid ering ways and
means fort pc rmanent control Of the
waters OF Provo river.
Mayor Decker was elected chairman
and William RoYiarce secretary
Considerable q iscusslon took place
relative to the necessity of systematic.
permanent work In connection with the
liver and the best inct hotls OF proceed
ure In securing the same
The following committee was APP
pointed to devise way and means OF
controlling the waters Of the river:
Mayor q. n. Decker, County Commits
sioner &. I'll. Yard City Atty. y III.
ThoInas County Atty Jacob Evans,
Councilman Albert Carter. II. ] w.
Goddard, James Clyde, ] Ohm r. stubbs,
w. wv. Goodrich and Andrew knudscn.
An Adjournment was taken till June
"a; when the committee is; to submit a
I report fis VIZ s.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL B
NOTES FROM sANPETE
especial Correspondence

MT. Mt, June 11.--A PARTY
was held last evening at the nome 3oI
DE-. A. j. Stewart, who resigneu s Te-5
Gently as superintendent of the sun sun e
day school Of the South ward, the htIair
being given by the Sunday school. peo-
pie in token of his good work, Ne, mere
were present both ward and stak Of
fcers. ss3t. q U
The sunday school of the south wari
has been reorganlzed with HI. a.. ] acobs
as superintendent and JOSEPH y o q y
as first and Ray Monsonf as second
counselor. 5i W. {, 4.
The announcement Is made tina MISS
SEphia Bird and MelIoy Kjar. two OF
Mantis prominent young people, are 70
be married on Wednesday, June ~
1903. .
obed Nelson left Mt. Pleasant Mon.
day for Salt Lake City, where he VIII WI
be set apart for mission to the sout III
$ern states i. !.
y Elder Adolpll Mera returned to MS us
homo town Wednesday, from q MISSION
to Europe. He returned to Sail Lake
some time ago because of Ill healtf,
and remained there until now. HIS
health is much improved.
SPRING CITY BIRTHS. VI
Born to the wife of Ross Alfred, y. q
daughter Saturday, June 5, 1909. g
the wife of Ben Stalker, daughttee 1
June 6, 1903. To the Wife of tAverett
griffith, daughter, June 8, lso9. = 70 70
the wife OF James Nielsen, q SON. June i
10, 1909. TO the wife of Easton hsi-
sey, son, June II, 1908. s.i3