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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-21

the Journal made that editorial statement. nv
hrst impression was that the act of taxpav
ing registered me-
That is the exact meaning of the word Eau
tomato" In that connection.
"Automatlc" means self-acting. Thus we
speak of the automatic feed of a machine:
the automatic action of certain revolvers: the
automaSlc car-coupler, etc. We ''touch the
button and the mechanism does the rest.
The Journal virtually said, ''You pay the
tax, and the law itself registers you"; ali YOU
have to do is to touch the button" by paving
the collector That the Journal did mean to
be SO understood is proved by what it said
about the collector going his rounds, collect
ing taxes and registering voters"
"A private letter informs me that the col
lector of the writer's county does 90 his
rounds collecting taxes. The law does not
contemplate this, and the practice is full of
danger. In this day of held-up trains, rob-
berry of banks and individual citizens in broad
daylight, the tax-collector who goes to the
various country precincts to gather up money
takes a very great risk. We do not do it that
way in our part of the State. With us, Mat
thew sits at the receipt of customs at the
courthouse and we go to him with it, as cheer
fully as possible, and part from it.)
When the Macon Telegraph called atten-
ton to the Journals error, it began to twist
and squirm and spit like a vicious cat-in-
stead of manfully admitting that it had made
laundering mistake.
Worse still, it claims that it meant to say
that the taxpayer is automatically" or econ
currently" Afforded the opportunity to regis
ter a0hen he pays his tares! Oh, my what a
wriggle-and fib.
But the two words are not synonymous
Concurrent" means the same as coincident,
accompanying, co-operating-a very different
thing from "automatic".
No sane man Or woman expects human per-
lection; and no editor loses anything by
frankly admitting, II made mistake there
Am glad to stand corrected"
Such a course raises him in the estimation
of right minded people. It does more than
that it creates confidence.
Whoever wrote that original editorial had
simply been misinformed about the law.
AS to Mr.. Smiths written statement in the
Union Neacs, it is harder to understand He
certainly knows that the registration lists
can not be touched after June 9Th, yet he says
that they took aaoay at least ta0O months Of
opportunity to register, in order that the reg
istrars might have time to purge the lists.
Whatever may have been the motive, the
fact remains that Messrs. Boykin Wright and
Hoke Smith have been plotting and planning
for several gears to enhance the pOoOer of the
t0acnS and cities at the erpense of the ruraz
uOters.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-21
PAGE NINE
Here Comes President Mclean

treat me 'real nice" See what comes of set
ting a good example, Had / lost my tenn
per as some of them did, and published angry
editorials as some of them did, we would all
now be at the boiling point and some pugna-
cious people might be fighting. Ours is a
peppery country, you know, and | saw in the
papers few days ago that two men mot in
the Asylum) "fell out and fout' about the
North Pole
When you live among people who do things
of that sort you have got to be careful As
for me, I've reached the stage where | want
peace-as you can see for yourself by read
ing last weeks paper.
But to come to my subject, DR.. Stephen j.
Corey has written me a comparatively civil
communication, enclosing with it the Mclean
article, which he declared refuted me ''point
by point" in the matter of Foreign Missions
While President McLean's essay is very long,
very commonplace, and contains nothing but
repetitions of what they all say, it is pub
lished in full, according to promise, on page
two.
DR.. Corey asks: Odd you publish DR.
Wakefeld's reply to your editorial?"
HE JEFFERsONIAN has informed its read
ers OF DR.. Wakefield's reputation of the re-
ports of his Charlottesville lecture and is
publishing in this issue a letter from him to
our friend Barge, of Atlanta
Ii either DIR. Corey or DR.. Wakefield has
any reply to make to my editorial of last
week, The JEFFERsoNIAN will promptly pub
fish it. The title of the editorial is:
SWAT KIND OF MAN IS DIR.
COREY?"
Reader, glance through the Mclean article
recall to mind the immense array of facts that
this paper and JVats0n's Jefers0nian Maqa-
zine have presented to you; then decide for
yourself whether DR.. Corey was warranted
in publishing the statement that President
Mclean had refuted me "point by point
He starts out with shot at Charles Dick
ems, and then coolly assumes that Christ com
manded all this houseboat summer home
muslc-lesson, secular education, fne-college
asylum and free board business He then
calls attention to what the Lord told his home
mission disci piles to do but he is careful not
to quote the plain, positive orders which He
gave to the fOrelg mission disciples. Then
at great length he dwells on the hardshps of
missionary work.
Then endeavors to defend those bio bills
for damages which the missionaries filed at
Washington after the Boxer uprising. But
he fails to state that Congress scaled those
bills because they were obviously excessive;
and he makes no reference to the fact that
the missionaries confessed that they had
aided an arbitrary One-third to the total
amount Of the damage as computed By them
selves! This involved moral turpitude; the
ownership of jewelry did not Why did
President Mclean deny the luxury and leave
the dishonesty undefended or denied?
While he was on the subject he might have
told us something by way of palliation of the
conduct of those missionaries a0hO joined the
soldiers IN zooting Chinese houses But he
didn't.
Then President Mclean devotes much
space to the medical work of the MISSIONS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

Claimed Coach Coles Team Played
'Possum in Doane Game.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 3-Were the
CornhuskerS playing posSum against
the Doane collegians last Saturday or
was their rank exhibition of football
the result of disorganization and in
ability to do any better? Did the Ne
braskans purposely stull, on instruc 3
lions from their mentor, King Cole, or
did they exhaust all of their energies
by scoring only two touchdowns on
Doane a secondary aggregation?
These are questions decidedly peril
nent in the Nebraska camp this week.
for the Kansas game, toward which the
Cornhuskers have been pointing all
season, is only a few days distant, and
on the answer hinges all of Nebraska
chances for the victory.
There are loyal boosters in the Ne
braska camp, and they are not slow in
declaring that Cole and his pupils had
purpose in tightening the checkreIn
in the Doane game; that Tub Reed,
former Kansas guard was in the
stands, watching every move the Corn
huskers made, and that the Kansas
scout may play into Nebraska's hands
by returning to Lawrence with tales of
weakness in the Cornhusker ranks, in
Spring the Jayhawkers with an over
confidence which may prove disastrous
TO the Kansans when they face Ne
braska next Saturday on the gridiron.
Meanwhile Cole is saying nothing not
even admitting disbursement over
tainty with reference to the true sit
uat1on in the Nebraska camp. Taking
both theories into account, weighing
one against the other, here is the done:
If the Cornhuskers turned their best
trick against Doane they will be worst
ed by the Jayhawkers by an over
whelming score, but if they were hang
ing back under wraps, the Jayhawks
will have on their hands their stiffest
battle of the year.
Ex-Captain Harvey Coles assistant
saw the JayhawkerS in action against
Washburn in Topeka last Saturday and
returned to Lincoln with his pockets
bullying from notes on the Kansas at
tack. These plays have been adopted
by the two freshmen teams and are be-
ing used by them in the scrimmage
with the varsity. Harvey relates that
the Jayhawkers have another superb
football machine, fully as formidable
and husky as a year ago, and that the
Cornhuskers. if they are to win, must
show better football than in any pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

the quarterback job. Bennett. last
years star, is slower than usual, on
account of broken ankle sustained in
sliding into first base during the st.
Mary's college Nebraska university
game here last spring. Roach, Manley
and Capt. Kistner the regular left half,
are all being tried out and there is a
feeling that new man will drive the
team Friday.
Drury comes here with a record.
They defeated the fast and heavy st.
Louis university team at ST. Louis by
the score of 6 to and although they
were defeated by Arkansas, the team
which is coached by Bezdek, the form
er Chicago star, it might be we'll 70
know Arkansas score was IL to and
Arkansas also defeated Oklahoma 2S
to 5. Thus putting the Drury team up
in the football world.
Topeka followers of football will have
an excellent chance to witness this
game as the game will be started about
2 p. m. The game will be over in time
to get home on the local plug which ar
rives in Topeka at $40. The Drury
manager has asked that the game be
played so that they will be able to leave
on that train, which request has been
granted by the local management.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

items for the East Topeka coiunn may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1761.l

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stewart of Olathe
spent Sunday here the guests of rela-
tives and friends
Mr.. Paul Miller is improving after
being i'll several weeks with an attack
of rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas and fam
lily of 12S North Lake street, returned
Monday from Pittsburg, Kan, where
they were called by the death of Mr..
David Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs L. L. ConwelI of Smith
Center came here Wednesday to spend
several days visiting relatives while
on their way to Winfield where they
will spend a month visiting relatives
and friends.
Miss Julia Snow came today from
Wellington to spend three weeks with
Miss Helen Brown.
Mrs. Jessie Renley, of Kansas City, is
here spending three weekS with friends
while On her way to Salina where she
at the Wesleyan university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Richerner, of
Overlook, spent the day here yester-
day visiting friends and on a business
trip.
Mrs. Albert Metzsker is improving af-
ter being seriously i'll for several weeks
at her home on Emmett street.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Chris
tan church met at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. W. H. Scrivner of 1921 East
Sixth street, and gave Mrs. Scrivner
a pleasant surprise. A large number
as present and a fine time was en-
joyed.
Miss GolGie Moneypenny, of Vinewood
park, entertained last Friday evening
at Halloween party. The following
guests were present: Miss Julia Natsen,
Miss Anna Peterson. Miss Iva ConweM
Miss Effie EIetzsker. Miss Elizabeth
Lowrey, Miss Moneypenny, Mr.. VIM.
Rick, Mr.. Harry Jones. Mr.. HIGH, Mr..
Vern Helming, Mr.. Frank Amel, and
Mr. Hollis Jones. A fine time was en-
joyed by all.
Miss Laura Souders, of Rich!and,
came today to remain until Saturday
the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. r.
Mischke of 236 German avenue, and at
tend the teachers convention.
The regular missionary meeting of
the Third Christian church will be
held Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. w. Tracy of PA North Lake street.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lawless ard fam.
lily, of $3.50 Lake street, left yesterday
for San Antonio. Texas. where they
will remain for the benefit of his
health.
The officers of the c. W. B. NJ. and
Young Peoples circle of the Christian
church will hold a committee meeting
Friday evening at the home of Mrs. c.
E. Jewell, of $40 Jefferson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
"The Safe Road to TraVeI''

young people are cordially invited to
attend. Everything is free.
Chicken and hot biscuits will be
served at the Kansas avenue M. f.
church parlors at noon Thursday,
Nov. 4th. Price Csc.
J. J. White and family are moving
from Wichita and are locating on the
North side. They are members of the
Holy Sanctifed People," travelling
religious organization, which has re-
Gently located here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Taylor of 500 Van
Buren, street, celebrated their second
wedding anniversary at the home of
Mrs. Tay,or's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb Wyatt of 1903 Harrison street:
Dave Wyatt. of Stockton. and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Wyatt of Dodge City spent
the day with them
L. E. Detlor of Galveston. Texas, is
visiting friends here. :
Mrs. John Lumpkins has returned
from a visit with friends in Rossvile
w. H. Smith. of Kansas City. is here
on business.
Mrs. Mary Hohberg, of West Gordon
street, returned yesterday from visit
OF several weeks in California and other
western states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

for the meeting of the Kansas State
Ieachers association. BY tomorrow
noon 1T is expected that there will be
teachers in the city
Inc Mutual Ice & Cold Storage
company has waged war against the
railroads blocking their new nave
m men, ar First and Quincy streets
for relief-and they will get it.
Inc freshmen and the sophomores
engaged IN their annual scrap at the
college last night. The sophomores
w ~oa ou.: Inc scrap was in the form
CID pep of the famous cane rush.
Nj. V. Kistler and C. w. Monroe the
former salesman. and the latter a
student. We're arrested late yesterday
charged S:ng with exceeding the speed
limit IN an automobile Both will
probably have a hearing in notice
court this afternoon.
Mayor Green, Councilman Jordan
and Councilman Hughes are all like
able candidates for mayor under the
commission plan. Probable there are
no other men in Topeka wbo are &C
Well acquainted with the munfcinaI
government as these three.
A scandal at the Santa Fe offices is
arousing the Indignation of the girls
IN IN me me car accountants office. A man
az the head OF desk fired one of HIS
eIri clerks because she had a petty
quarrel with another girl on the desI
with whom he had fallen in love.
1t might be an interesting human
nature study to stop at the State Jour-
nal corner for a few minutes and hear
the enraged comments of the pefIes-
TRANS as they walk by and witness fhe
mutilation of the Eighth avenue nav
ing which Is being done by the Edison
company.
Mayor VIM. Green says Street Com.
missioner Frank SNYDER has been
done an injustice in reports on the
street 1t was told that he used the
street force to fight the Commission
plan on election day. AS a mater If
fact Mr.. Snyder did not leave his
duties during the day and only one
member of the street force was OF
and he was a judge of election.
Four and one-half million doilars
will be paid out at the local pensio,
office in the federal building he
ginning Thursday noon This is tha
quarterly payments allowed veterans
AT the Topeka agency there has haa,,
a decrease of 500 pensioners flurine
the past year. There is no decrasse
in the amount paid out here. howevar
the increase in amounts having Eent
up the figures. AeP'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

The women of the city aided con-
siderably in carrying the election for
the commission plan.
About 65 per cent of those who We're
registered voted at the polls in con-
nection with yesterdays election.
There were 10 persons present this
morning at the superintendent con-
ference held in Representative hall.
Now is the time to act if you want
to get your name in the new d1rec-
tory of the Independent telephone.
Aaron Brown. aged 81. and Mary
marriage license in Kansas City
Tuesday.
An informal reception was CIV
en- last night for Senator Gore. of
Oklahoma, directly after his address at
the Auditor I'm.
Apropos the announcement made by
the State Journal about week ago the
Union Pacific is preparing to route two
new trains through Topeka
Councilman Miller: I'VE get our paw
ing 40 and so per cent cheaper than they
dc in Wichita-and Wichita is under the
commission form of government
Malon Burgett. was the only Topeka
man who firmly believed that the COM
mission would carry. He now predicts
that William Green will be mayor.
The Y. W. C. A. fund has reached
the $4,000 mark and is quickly leav-
ing ii behind. The people of the city
are donating literally to the cause.
Eric Erickson didn't draw a large
crowd to the Grand last night. But
at that the production received all it
deserved. The music was the best TEA
ture of the company.
The new city garbage crematory
will cost the city about $4,000. The
plans have been sent to the city coun-
ell by the city engineer and will be
approved Immediately.
The fire department have received
many calls to extinguish burning leaves
and miniature prairie fires. The fire
men say that more care should be taken
during this dry weather.
Dr. Eva Harding's new park west of
the city limits on Sixth avenue has
been named "Children's Park" This
announcement has been made to the
CITY officials for approval
The North Side sewerage pump has
been approved by the council at last
after lying in wait for almost year.
1t will be built as soon as the new
commissioners get in power.
There were several persons who for
with the forces working for commits
sion government, although on the side
they were talking against the plan.
The board of railroad commits
sioners has started a campaign
against the "bob-tail'' cabooses. The
next move is to call a halt On the
bob tail jump the-track" street cars.
And the next thing is the selection
of a mayor and four commissioners
out of a possible forty candidates. But
by time the aspirants are boiled down
Topeka should have a mighty good set
of head officials.
The teachers have begun to arrive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
DRURY Will: TRY.
Strong Missouri Team Will Meet
st. Marys Friday.
Catholics Will Have One of Their
Hardest Contests.
CHANGES In LINEUP
New Material Showing Up Well,
Says Quigley.
BrOsnan Has Been Replaced BY
Byrnes.
CHANGES IN LINEUP

st. Marys, Kan, Nov. 3-The Local
squad has been put to the limit in the
past three days as it is known here
that the Drury team is no small pump
kins in the southern portion of the Mis-
souri, valley and the locals are out to
make a good showing against the
southerners. This is the first time
that a team from so far south has in
vaded the Catholic camp and it is the
intention of the local coach and the
squad to have them leave with the ut
most respect for the brand of football
played by the Kansans.
That there may be no slips in the Of
Tense of the Catholics they are being
worked morning and evening and yes
terday the days work was topped Off
with a fast jog around the mile and a
half track, where the speed of the local
team is developed.
Yesterdays work consisted of
mornings signal work and in the
afternoon there was a regulation game
of two 30 minute halves with the re-
serves, in which the varsity scored "a
points, during which time their goal
was not crossed. in fact the reserves
could not gain at all.
Changes in Lineup.
There have been many changes in the
lineup since Kansas was played at
Lawrence just IIlOHIH dSO ID
who was the big man at the pivotal
Job, has been replaced by Byrnes. the
big high school boy from Emporia
Malone and Catalan, the two heavy
weights in the squad, are still at the
guard positions, while at tackle several
changes also have been made. For the
Drury game Routh, a fast tackle, has
been put behind the line at left half
and the way he is showing up would
make most any coach smile at the ut
terance of his name. This man who
was not even thought of at the begin
ming of the season, first made a tackle
lose his job and after having the
tackle position laid away showed such
form in carrying the ball that Quigley
Immediately saw that he was a find
and started to make a backfield man
out of him. That he has made a good
one goes without saying as he has
been at that position in every scrim-
mage
Mooney and Byrnes, who according to
Quigley, have no equals in the entire
Missouri valley, are at the ends and
are showing their usual good form.
1t is simply guesSwork to predict who
will call the plays in the Drury game as
the coach does not seem to be satisfied
with the playing of any of the men at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Vernard of Hol-
ton, Kan. are here spending a few
days the guests of relatives and friends.
VIM. Vardy is unable to be at work
on account of illness. He is suffer
ing with a dis1ocated shoulder.
Harry Shaw of Wichita is here
spending several days with friends
while on his way to Kansas City,
where he will remain.
Mrs. David Smith and two sons left
this morning for st. Louis, Mo-,
where she will make an extended visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Hattie Taylor and children
went to Lawrence yesterday to spend
two weeks visiting relatives.
Miss Edith Allison of West Topeka
is spending a few days in Oakland
the guest of Miss Harriet Hummell of
Michigan avenue.
Mr.. Dave Miller is spending a few
days in Emporia on a business trip.
c. Hinton is improving and will be
able to return to work in few days
after being i'll two weeks with an
attack of neuralgia.
Miss Grace Fiske went to Wanna
maker this morning to remain until
Sunday the guest of friends
Mrs VIM. johnson and son Floyd,
have returned to their home in
Eudora, Kan, after spending several
weeks with relatives here.
Morris Porter has returned to his
home in Lawrence after spending
three weeks here with friends.
Mrs. A. J. Dodge who has been i'll
for several days at her home on Nor
ris avenue, is rapidly improving.
Floy Van Horn of Portland, Ore,
arrived here last Saturday to remain.
Mr.. Van Horn spent eight months
here, the latter part of last year and
early part of 1909 which was his first
trip to Kansas. He grew homesick to
return to Oregon state. only to return
to Kansas four months later to re-
main. There is surely mo place like
dear old Kansas"
Smoke Union Made cigars, they're
better
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vious encounter this fail. Cole antici-
pates that the Jayhawks will introduce
a full share of the hitherto unused
plays and is merely guessing that the
Kansans will switch from the line
plunging game to the open style, in
Producing new variations of the onside
kick and forward pass. The bulk of
the coaching at Nebraska this week
will be directed toward combating the
open style football it is presumed the
Jayhawkers will unfold.
Fordham-G Georgetown Game a Draw.
New York, Nov. 3.-The annual
football duel between the elevens OF
Georgetown and University of Ford
ham college was fought Tuesday at
American league park before 5000
spectators. The game ended with
draw, neither side scoring. George
town was once in striking distance of
a goal from the field in the first half.
The opportunity was neglected, how
ever. and the ball was lost to Ford
ham. In the second Georgetown made
an ineffectuaI- attempt to overcome
the weight advantage of their oppon-
ents by forward passes, two of which
netted gains of forty yards, but the
Fordham college were superior in line
work. Captain Daley of the George
town team was hurt and had to retire
from the game.