The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10
Ask California Papers to Pub
lish Reply to Slander.
TALK CITY'S GROWTH
Development of Topeka Dis
cussed by Members.
More New MEMBERS Added to
the Rolls.


Inercial club a congenial location Tor
him last night. He was bitterly scored
in a set Of resolutions which were in
troduced by a committee appointed es-
pecially for the occasion. The resolu-
tions which were adopted were passed
by a rising vote with all in favor of it
excepting two members. They will be
sent to the San Diego papers. The res
olutions follow:
Your committee appointed to consider
the attached alleged Sterne interview
In a recent San Diego paper, and re-
port to the Topeka Commercial club to-
night, beg leave to submit the following
resolution and suggest that 1t be pass
ed and spread upon the records and
sent to the papers of that city. and
published here giving the number OF
those present at this meeting tonight,
so that Mr. Sterne and Topeka may be
placed in a proper light before the peo-
pie of San Diego.
The attention of the Topeka CONNER
cial club has been called to an article
recently published in the San Diego
Union of San Diego, Cal. purporting
to be an interview with w. E. Sterne,
who last month left this city for Cali
fornia, regarding business and social
conditions in Topeka. The statements
attributed to Mr.. Sterne are so absurd
ly false, as is we'll known to every resi-
dent of the city. that it is difficult to
believe that he made them. If he did
make them, it is only charitable to
think that since leaving us he has been
afflicted with a mental alteration which
has led him wholly beyond the regions
of truth; for when he was here we had
no reason to believe that he had sue
cumbed to the alleged dire influences of
the prohibitory law, which he says
has created an army corps of liars"
We emphatically and unequivocalIy
characterize the article as false and
afa1a fF1r frnr1 &
When any facts are attempted to be
stated, they are told in such exaggera-
ted form as to convey a false impress
sion Topeka is today a clean city.
practically free from the contamina-
tion of whisky saloons, joints gamb-
ling rooms and houses of prostitution.
The population of the city has increas-
ed more than 30 per cent in the last
eight years. Business of all kinds has
been fourishing. and the growing de-
mands for city property have caused a
marked increase in real estate values
The county assessors records show that
during the last year nearly one million
dollars have been invested in new build
ings. excluding public buildings
This prosperous condition has existed
in Topeka for ten years, and never more
than today have property owners and
business men had reason to be proud of
their city.
However they may differ about the
policy of state prohibition, they have
no dlfterences When it comes to resent
Ing the false and baseless libel unon
their city which is given currency bv
the publication in question.
T. F. CARVER
DIR. L. M. POWELL,
l.. w. WILSON,
ID. H. BRENNAMAN,
VIM. MACFERRAN.
Committee.
Holidays Hot Shot.
Cnarles X Holiday made an elo-
quent ADDRESS in favor of the resolu-
tions. THE Sterne interview he
said, Shows what a superb and noo1 o
umental ass man can be when he de-
votes his whole time to it, This inter
view is an objectionable crime Who
Eyer mus topeka. hits me. and I will
applauded my
A w. Ward, young Santa Fe shop
empIoye also made a speech in favor
OIL OF tne resolutions He had been in
young machinists in PhiIadeI-
phia, who were intending to come
to Topeka. They had seen this inter-
view and were just about decided not
DR.. ]. E. Minney, who had seen Mr.
Sterne in California few months ago
said, II saw Mr.. Sterne in CaIifor5io,
last winter, He has been sore and dis
gruntled at Topeka ever since he vvas
dethroned in fight for office bv ris9
ing young man. 1 did not think M
Sterne could turn against +o11-,
which had favored him, allowing him
to make over $15O,000 without ever
doing days work of manual labor.
He is modern Judas Iscariot.'
OF the two men who voted against
the Sterne condemnation, j. M. pad
gett explained his vote. He said he
did not favor it as he and Mr. Sterne
were life long friends.
Two Hundred Men Present.
over two hundred of Topeka's wida
awake business men and members of
the Commercial club met in the cIuh
rooms last night in the first regular
business meeting held since the club
has taken on its new lease of life II
was certainly an enthusiastic gather
ing and if numbers and enthusiast,
baspeak anything, the Commercial
club as well as Topeka has a new era
of growth just dawning
The meeting was primarily for tho
purpose of receiving suggestions from
the different members as to the most
feasible plans to be adopted for the
work of the club in the future. Let
ters had been sent out beforehand
asking that suggestions be offered at
the meeting and the result was a largo
number of good wholesome suggeso
tions.
The meeting was rather informal
and was sort of good fellowship af
fair. Before the meeting was called
cigars were passed around and the
new members were made acquainted
with each other. so that everyone was
made to feel at home before the meet
ing was called.
City's Growth Discussed.
Before the suggestions which had
been called for had been received sew
oral short addresses on differa1+