The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-09

wonderment at such boast. Mayor
Green, above all other men, is in sight
of the reelection goal and it would
take a wonderful organization to wrest
him from the throne. But when they
voted for their favorites at the pri-
maries the Democrats were under the
impression that any kind of a vote
would nominate them-just so they re-
ceived more votes than the man run
ming against them on their ticket-and
there were no party opponents. But
since it has been declared that they
must have at least five per cent of the
vote for attorney general at the ma
been raised to a legal pedestal and
there they balance today-uncertain
upon which side to fall.
City Attorney Dreaming said this
afternoon that it was admitted that
there a few minor flaws in the primary
law but this was customary with all
new and sweeping laws which had
been tried before by the municipalities
and it took experience to correct
them. He did not think that the in
surgent party would have any show
in the courts and he was under the
impression that they would not try
and make any showing. 1t looked
more like an ''excuse-me-for-l living at
titude-and then drop out of sight,
OF course it would be necessary to
circulate petitions in order to get on
the ballot as Independents and this
has not been tried by the unfortunate
party. There are only four more
weeks before election and these petit
tionS will have to be~circulaIed very
soon or they will receive the same
treatment as the candidates-also as
the petitions that were circulated be-
fore the primaries-and fell under the
scrutinizing hands of the city clerk.
The hearing for the injunction case
IN14rnr 1T rir,e-% - Rf% h 1wrrNT
the State Journal and several others
has not been set. The people in the
southwest district of the city succeed
ed in getting out the Injunction but
they did not fix date for the hear
ing. 1t was first thought that it would
be Saturday but City Attorney Dren-
ming denies this
The results of the anti tuberculosis
crusade have been bounding around
fight has increased as the tine wore
on but finally one of the echoes sue
ceeded in hitting Topeka direct from
the exhibits. This morning Mayor
William Green sent a communication
to Chief Of Police Eaton which reads
as follows:
''My attention has been called to the
frequent and fragrant violation of sec
ton 1889 of ordinance No. 2615
which reads as follows:
Section 1889. Splitting on floors,
sidewalks, etc. Sec. SO. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to spit upon
the carpet or floor of any street car,
church or other public building in the
city of Topeka, or upon any Of the
sidewalks in said city, and any person
violating any of the provisions hereof
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanOr and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than three dol
lars nor more than twenty-five dollars
for each offense.
Squirting saliva on walks and on
floors of public buildings is a filthy
and unsanitary habit
IF men must spit when on the
sidewalks, common decency would
suggest that they step to the curb and
spit in the gutter. Public health de-
mands that the splitting nuisance be
abated. You will therefore take such
action as your best judgment may
deem practicable"
The street car window box nuisance
and the incessant splitting upon side
walks and in public buildings is grow
ing worse every day and the mayor
has found it necessary to start a cru
sade in earnest. The police are watch
ing out for the "spitters'' today and
the above mentioned fine or imprison-
ment will be enforced to the letter. 1t
is a good move and one that will meet
with the hearty approval of the citi-
zens of Topeka.
w men tHe Joyful news came TO the
city hall that Topeka now has a popu-
lation of over $4,000, Mayor Green
went to the statute book at once and
commenced on a research of the laws
governing a city of this class. Of
course, since the official census has
not been taken the new population
will not come under the law by the
directory census but Topeka has con-
siderably over 0,000 and the city Of
hcerS have realized it for some time
But there are any number of state
laws concerning cities over the $4,000
class, these laws being constructed es-
pecially for the benefit of Kansas City,
this city formerly occupying the whole
stage above the $4,000 mark One Of
the biggest laws will be. the elaborate
park rules and laws as stated in the
statute books. This will be a great
thing for Topeka and the matter will
be looked up at once. Then there
comes the laws governing the co1lec-
ton OF paving tax. Instead of the city
collecting the taxes and paying the
contractors the contractors them
selves will find it necessary to do their
own collecting. Then the city will
have to issue bonds to pay judgments
when there are any-there being
none at the present time. And the