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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
CITY HALL NEWS.
City Council Wages War on
Transient Merchants.
Christmas Grafters Will Have
to Pay $25 a Day.
MILK AT s CENTS.
City Milk Inspector Says There
Is No Fear of Raise.
Other Items of Interest From
City Building.

Topeka will not tolerate any "some-
thing for nothing sales just before
Christmas this year unless the tran
sient merchants conducting these sales
deposit $25 with the city. treasurer
every day during their stay in the city.
It is the opinion of the members of
he city council who have caught the
Commercial club fever that the Topeka
merchants who conduct permanent
business in this city and who pay taxes
on their wares should have, the privi-
lege of selling their goods without the
competition of travelling grafters.
City Attorney Ralston was directed
by the city council last night to draw
Cd an ordinance making it necessary for
the city license collector to make a
financial visit to such merchants every
cay of their stay in Topeka AS
penalty the merchants will be taken
down to have a chat with Judge Urmy.
1t has been customary every year for
large corporations in the larger cities
of the country to ship out carloads OF
cheap goods to the smaller cities ana
send with them man to do the selling
and the talking. He hunts up some
store room, gets out a few red and
purple handbills, and after painting
up his windows he launches his bust
ress in the city.
Needless 10 say The Stull 10 SOiAiS-
thing that very few people desire
but a lot of people buy. Being just be-
ore Christmas everyone is flush and
ready to buy. The transient merchants
conduct their business on a half-sane
basis as long as business keeps up and
hen a few days before Christmas they
ship in a big lot of goods from a
terrible railroad wreck" "a failure in
one of the big eastern houses "a fire
at HEADQUARTERS" and fallen to bank
ruptcy" Auctioneers are stationed
here day and night. Christmas eve
.ong after the city has fallen asleep
waiting for the arrival of Santa Claus
Mr.. Merchant fills his travelling bag
with good Topeka money, boxes up the
remainder of his stock and skips the
city He has paid no taxes and has
made clear profits.
The city officials have it figured out
that the Topeka merchants might as
we'll have this trade and then the peo-
pie will know that these merchants
are paying taxes, making improve
ments and spending their money in
this city.
However, if the said boomer" mer-
chants still wish to come to Topeka
Kan and Win. they will have TO show
the city officials that they have twenty
FIVE dollars a day to turn over into the
city treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Supply Your Underwear Needs
During Our Thanksgiving Sale
Warmer, Heavier Knit
Underwear

Here, Too You Have Excellent Values
Ladies' Csc Cotton Ribbed Fleeced
Vests and Pants, broken sizes, more
Pants than Vests; sale price, 2. for .25c
Children's 25c Ribbed Fleeced Shirts
and Drawers, broken sizes .12Kc
Children's 25c Flat Fleeced Shirts and
Drawers, broken sizes... 19c
Children's 25c Derby Ribbed Fleeced
Vests and Pants, natural or white, brok-
en- sizes, more Shirts than Drawers, sale
price, ioc; for-.. -......... Z5c
Children's Soc Pants, wool ribbed. both
natural and white, 35c; for. ISL 90
Ladies' SOC Ribbed Cotton Fieeced
Vests, size 4 only, sale price, 8 for. 81
Ladies' regular Soc Ribbed FIeeced
Union Suits. all sizes, sale price. .42c
Misses 75c tsMerode'' Cotton Ribbed
Union Suits, sale price. ............5 Soc
Misses CSC "Merode'' part Wool Rib
bed Union Suits, very special ..i.....7 Use
Sizes and of same, was S1.25 suit,
Ladies' S1.OO s'Merode" Cotton Ribbed
Union Suits, all sizes, Fleeced, sale
price, SUIT. S9c
Mems S1.98 part Wool Union Suits,
Jersey Ribbed, all sizes, sale price $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

DR.. D. M Campbell. city milk in
spector, has assured the people OF To-
! peka that they will not have to pay
| over s cents a quart for milk TINS
| winter The recent increase in Wich-
tia, Kansas City, Chicago and New
York has caused a feeling OF concern
! ir. Topeka but DR.. Campbell is sure
that the people of this city will not
witness another price this winter.
| The milk delivered to the consumers
| in this city is undoubtedly the best in
the country, according to DR.. Camp
| hell: The stringent milk ordinance re-
emily passed by the city council makes
it impossible for adulteration. Milk in
| other cities selling for % and II cents
is not as pure as the milk sold in To-
I eka today milk in this city is re-
rparkably clean" said Dr. Campbell.
1t is estimated that there are 5000
gallons of milk sold in Topeka daily.
This does not include the milk used by
the 800 families in the city VINO own
cows. DR.. Campbell stated this morn
ing that he did not think one OF the
1900 cows supplying the milk sold
! n the city had trace of tuberculosis
1T is rare thing to find COW OF
this kind now said the milk inspec-
tor 1--WE have cleaned them out
thoroughly and the results of the re-
cent tests show that all are healthy
DIR. Campbell will start out next week
and make series of tests.
The radical milk ordinance caused
considerable trouble when first pre-
| sented to the city council and was
hammered from all sides but it has
! roven q great thing for the health of
the city and has given to the people OF
Topeka the best milk that can be found
| in any city today.
Mayor Green sent out today about
fifty circular letters to cities all over
the country from the north to the south
and the east to the west. asking for in
formation concerning their policemen
and firemen, salary scales. The an
swers to these letters will be used in
the action on the petition of the fire
| men of Topeka to have their salaries
raised SIS a month.
| 1t has been the general opinion that
Topeka was paying much less to her
| f1remen than other cities. Four hun
dred taxpayers of this city petitioTed
the city council for a raise in the pres
ent wage scale and in order to make
thorough investigation the mayor will
| ask for the salaries paid in other cities
| The meeting of the ways and means
committee Tuesday evening will either
| recommend or file the matter for the
consideration of the city council.
annual report of the city officers fo-
the last fiscal year The bids were
opened last night and F. NJ Stoves &
Sons received the contract at the above
mentioned price. Their bid was about
$50 below the bid of any other printer
on the job.
IT can't understand this printing bid
business" commented City Clerk Burga
this morning. I'm every bid for city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Muslin Underwear at x Price

One special lot of Muslin Underwear
that sold at $3.50 per garment and up
ward. will be closed out at one-half
regular price.
One lot of Children's 100 and 25c
Drawers will be sold at 2 for. .25c
We find we are overstocked on ST. SO
Long Skirts. To reduce the quantity
we will reduce the price for this sale to,
each Observation-Disclosures. SIPS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Special Priced Stationery

sc Pencil Tablets, &c each, or for sc.
sc Package GA in pkg.) of commercial
size Envelopes in this sale. Sc pkg, 2 for
sc.
zoe Box Stationery for f5c-Broken lots
of several kinds, including Cobweb Lawn
Laxandra, Victoria, etc.
25c Kilkenny Linen for zoe ib-one of
the very best; contains 80 sheets of cores
pondence paper.
Souvenir Letters OF Topeka-A book of
Topeka views that originally sold for r.
Ice each-thiS sale, SC each, for O(
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

Tooth Brushes, 25c quality .....15c
Nail or Scrub Brushes, 35c and 25c
Celluloid Dressing Combs, zoe ones 1Oc
Wire Hair Brushes, 25c size, 15c;
loo size ... 1Oc
Graves Tooth Powder, 15c size 1Oc
La Ment ho-For chapped hands,
keeps the skin soft and smooth,
nice after shaving, 15c size. 90. 1Oc
Peroxide of Hydrogen-4-oz bottle
don't pay Poe Tor it when you
can buy it here, SC; OF 3 bottles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Umbrellas at Special
Prices

Lot 1.-women's 26-inch size, steel rod and
ribs, fast black cotton taffeta cover, with tape
edge, handles the new clean and neat ten
inch Mission styles; excellent dollar value.
Enough only for few days selling ECc
Lot 2-Women's 26-inch size; steel paragon
frame, Union serge tapped edge cover; great va
riety of silver trimmed Mission horn, Dresden,
imitation ebony, gun metal and pearl handles:
@ o0riaT and quarter was the prl'e $1.OO
Lot 3-Women's 25-inch steel frame. with
silk, and silk and linen serge covers colors are
blue red, green. fancy borders; Ct 1E
s2.25 and s1.75 qualities for. .P 40
Lot 4-women's 24-inch paragon frame.
colored silk (navy and red) serge covers; only
1 ne Of these-were sa.s6, $1.75
Lot 5-Womens 2s-inch steel frame. close
rolling tape edge taffeta cover. extra nice box
wood (princess) handles; nice tassel and
This is $3.50 special NUMBER 90 pr
in this sale at. YSsAO
Lot 6-Women's, 26-inch size, all silk covers
plain red. plum. brown. green and black; all
with borders; $500. $3.50 and 60 M
Lot. 7-women's, II of these fancy novelties
of various color combinations; $3.50, %2 M
$4.75 and $500. reduced to. ......... pow
Lot s--women's, few fine black Silk I'm
brellas; beautiful handles of silver and pearl
gold and pearl. gold and ivory, and gun metal;
$500 was the price &E M
tomorrow -: .YOsOO
Lot 9-Mens 2S-inch paragon frame. fast
black American cotton taffeta cover. Congo and
lockwood handles dollar values, or
Tor.
Lot 1O-Men's Sample Umbrellas; the COW
ers are exceptionally nice, handles buck
horn, ivory and pearl, silver and gold trim
med
$1,000 and $500 ones, for. ......... $500
$3.50 and $500 ones. for $3.50
$3.50 and $500 ones, for $3.50
Children's Umbrellas always in stock. IS. 90:
% and 24-inch sizes; prices are soc, Cd 0E
sec, csc, 75c, S5c, 800 and on up to. P<'Ho
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-09
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial G Sugar Con
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
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a bad smell but the fresh breeze OF
Capitol Hill does not let the odor lin
ger
He tries our patience, but he is al
ways good-to laugh at. Thank hea-
ven for the things that make us laugh!
Without them we might easily become
raw, untamed Anglo-SaXons, making
much of Magma Charta, believing
about an effete Bill of Rights, or even
ready to fight for freedom of thought
freedom of speech, and freedom of the
press, as did our uncivilized ancestors
at Lexington and Bunker Hill.
The beginnings Of the Mammoth jo-
cularity which has driven dull care
away for more than seven years, the
imposing gargoyle grinning above the
entrance of our national temple OF
place and power, have a humor all
their own.
A cowboy in his youth, he has never
altogether grown out of that.
An unimaginable assemblyman, with
preposterous notions in his early man
hood.
A candidate for mayor of New York,
running third, with Henry George sec
ond.
A police commissioner, soaring the
members of the force with Sherlock
Holmes exits, entrances, and perambu-
lations.
A national Civil Service Commission
err, engaged in a bitter war OF cores
pondence with the editor of the Wash
ington Post, a man whom Arthur had
delighted to honor and whose character
was to his own-well, as Hyperion to a
satyr.
An Assistant Secretary of the Navy
knitting his high-minded chief in the
back.
A warrior "alone in Cuba" saved at
San Juan Hill by black soldiers.
A signer of an insubordinate round
robin which any dignified war depart
ment would have punished with sum-
mary court-martial.
A candidate for governor Of New
York, victorious by mere tiuke' when
the false halo of San Juan Hill was
above his head.
A nominee for Vice-President against
his will.
The beneficiary of assassination
MR.. HUGHES of West Virginia. Mr.
Chairman, l rise to a point of order
The gentleman is out of order. He is
going out of his way to villlfy and mis-
represent the President Of the United
States, something that the House is
not interested in and the country is moi
interested in. He is not speaking tc
the matter before the House.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
will proceed in order.
MR.. WILLETT. Mr.. Chairman, and
last and browning piece of luck, the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-09
Speech Congress
Refused To Hear

The following is a record of Con-
| gresham Willett's speech, in part, up
to the point where Congress refused
to hear any more of his abuse OF
Roosevelt, following this action later
by expunging the whole business from
| the Congressional Record:
MIR. WILLETT. Mr.. Chairman, last
week when a resolution was before this
House tabling the message from the
| President, because of imperative duties
elsewhere, was not permitted to cast
my vote on that occasion, and l take
this opportunity of expressing the SEN
timents that would have prompted me
in voting on that occasion My true
sentiments could only have been ex-
pressed by voting in the affirmative,
and for fear there might be some ques~
ton as to my true attitude on that sub
ject l at this time give this notice, and
while l am on my feet, / desire to ex-
press a few general observations on
the subject of THE passing of Roose-
velt'
Mr. Chairman, we strengthened and
keen-figuring Americans are people,
patient to the point of pestilence, me-
gligent to the point of nausea, self
confident to the very border of slavery;
and saved from pestilence, nausea, and
slavery alike only by universal sense
of humor which mocks at microbes,
scorns sickening smells, and touches
with a carnival ticker the tyrant' S
threatening lips in the very nick of
time.
We make a laugh the substitute for
sanguinary deeds; let jests joust for us
in the arena of human liberty, and
prefer the caustic satire of the cartoon
to the sword, the rifle, and the torch;
having found, up to the present time
that daylight movement of the ma
chine guns of popular ridicule is suffi-
cient to rescue the essence of freedom
without the aid of secret organization,
without the bullet that fiyeth by night
or the guillotine that worketh at noon
day.
To such people, it must be confess
ed, a Chief Magistrate who has himself
no sense of humor, moving like horse
tedder over the bayfield, of American
activities; stirring up every drying
blade of once green grass, to let it fall
drier than before; quarreling one day
with the practical politicians, then with
the Observation-Disclosures re-
formers, then with the socialists, then
with the great industrial corporations;
wrestling in agony Of spirit with Noah
Webster and our glorious English ton
que; taking a fall out of nature takers;
exhorting our women to avoid race sui
cide-can not be an unmixed nuisance.
He plays the tyrant, to be sure, but
he is a tyrant who fears the carnival
ticker. He sees things that have
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nominee for President when all the
aggressive elements of the opposition
wanted to see their own candidate de-
feated, the mammoth POPULARITY has got
q laugh with every appearance; the
gargoyle has been funny from the hour
it left its native quarry. loud ap-
plause on the Democratic side)
MR.. HUGHES of West Virginia. Mr.
Chairman, insist on my point of or
der.
The CHAIRMAN. Will the gentle
man from New York yield to the gem
tleman from West Virginia?
MIR. HUGHES of West Virginia. l
do not ask the gentleman to yield, Mr..
Chairman. l make a point of order.
The gentleman from New York is not
addressing himself to the matter be-
fore the House and is going out of his
way to villify the President of the
United States.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
man from New York will yield for a
moment. We are in Committee of the
Whole House in the state of the Union,
and as the Chair understands the rule,
gentlemen are not required to address
themselves to the bill which is under
consideration. Furthermore, we are
in general debate, and it was agreed ON
Saturday last that debate should con-
tinue, each gentleman speak one hour,
and it was not stipulated as to what
subject he should speak upon.
MIR. WILLETT. And, Mr.. Chairman,
should the gentlemen who view this
curious figure with feigned admiration
ask me how any son of Adam can be
at the same time hay tedder, a jocu-
larity, and a gargoyle, / can only an
swer that this particular hero is an &c
centric exception to all rules, a sole
cism sui generis, a miXed-metaphor vi
want, an impossibility, a comet that
roves at will regardless of the limita
tions of ordered law that apply to
earth and moon, to stars and planets.
We have a king and a court now, as
good an imitation of a real thing
known to the nobility of monarchical
countries as the scion of family of
trading Dutchmen can concoct. | will
weary your patience long enough to
quote the words on this subject which
Day,G Graham Phillips puts into the
mouth of a western Senator's wife, be-
cause they stand for the real idea most
az US have of this intole able monkey
business:
The CHAIRMAN. VIII the gentle
man please suspend. 1t is entirely
within the rules of the House, es-
lablished by precedent, that the official
conduct of the Presiden; may be criti-
clzeG or commended. Will the gentle
nan please not extensively refer to the
President of the United States? CAP
plause on the Republican side.)
MR.. HUGHES of West Virginia. Mr..
Chairman
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will
state to the gentleman from West Vir-
ginia that the gentleman from New
York has the floor, and the Chair sim
ply suggested to the gentleman from
New York the precedents of the House,
which are that a Member in discussing
the official acts of the President shall
abstain from language personally often
sive.
VIII the gentleman from New York
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yield to the gentleman from West Vir-
ginia?
MIR. NlLLET. l decline to yield
MIR. HUGHES of West Virginia. l
make the point OF order that the gem
tleman IS usins .-... suage that he is not
permitted to use III a debate of this
nature aud therefore that he is out of
order. Y
THE CHAIRMAN. The Chair has
ruled and has suggested to the gentle
man from New York that he shall pro-
coed in order, within the rules and
presidents OF the House.
MIR. HUGHES of West Virginia. Mr..
Chairman, then | make the point that
the language that the gentleman has
used, and which the Chair, | am sure
will rule is out of order, should be
omitted from the Record.
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has the
authority to direct that remarks made
out of order shall be omitted from the
Record. The Chair will consider the
point of order raised by the gentleman
from West Virginia when the Chair has
an opportunity OF examining the re-
marks that have been made by the gem
tleman from New York.
MIR. HUGHES of West Virginia. That
is all | ask, Mr.. Chairman.
MIR. WILLETT (reading)-
How they would rear round at home
If they knew what kind of a place
Washington is! Why, l hear that, up
at the White House, when the Presi-
dent leaves the table for a while, dur
ing meals, all the ladies-women, |
mean-his wife and all of them, have
to rise and stand till he comes back.
Yes
The social secretary remarks
he's started that custom. like cere-
mony, don't you?
No
Drawls the Senator's wife
| can't say that | do Out home all
the drones and nokes and nobodies are
just crazy about getting out in feathers
and red plush aprons, and clanking and
paving round, trying to make out
they're somebody. And I've always
noticed that whenever anybody that is
a somebody bankers after that sort OF
thing it's because he has got streak
of nobody in him.
And in the SAGE story, the novel
you know, is merely a picture of life
and customs, the view of genuine visit
ing aristocrats from abroad is so Gle
verify stated that l must quote again
/ know they laugh all day long at
the Presidents queer manners-but
then, so do we, for that matter. And
it's quite unusual for Washington,
where each President is bowed down
to and praised everywhere and flatter-
ed till he thinks he's a sort of Cod
and forgotten as soon as his term is
ended. l suppose there's nothing dead
er on this earth than an ex-President
with no offices to distribute and nc
hopes for further political career.
You know, Mr.. Chairman, as well as
anybody can tell you, how your con-
stituents and mine look at the develop
ment of such bogue court. You know
how your constituents and mine laugh
at imitation royalty. They do not un
derstand it and do not want to under
stand it. And you know, as | know
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ALEXANDER I BALDWIN LTD

OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
H. P. BALDWIN. ...........Pr President
]. B. CASTLE. ..... list Vice-President
w. M. Alexander. End Vice-President
j. P. Cooke. Bird Vice-Pres. & Mgr.
j. Waterhouse. ...........Tr Treasurer
e. E. Paxton. ................S Secretary
w. o. Smith. ...............D Director
]. R. Gait. ................... Director
w. r. Castle. .................D Director
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C, BREWER & co., LTD,
QUEEN STREET.
Honolulu, T. H.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agrictrcural company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
Ookala Sugar Plantation Company,
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Kapapala Ranch,
Charles M. Cooke. ...... President
Geo. H. Robertson. V-Pres. & Mgr.
E. Faxon Bishop. -. Treas. e. Secy.
F. w. Macfarlane. ........ Auditor
P. G. Jones. ...............D Director
G. H. Cooke. ..............Dir Director
]. r. Gait. ..............D Director
All of the above named constitute
the Board of Directors.
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-representing-
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co. F.,
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works of st. Louis.
Blake Steam Pumps.
Westons Centrifugals.
Babcock & Wilcox Boilers.
Green's Fuel Economizer.
Marsh Steam Pumps.
Matson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
New England Mutual Life Insur-
9nce Company of Boston.
Aetna Insurance Co.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Citizens Insurance Co. (Hartford
Fire Insurance co.,
Protector Underwriters Of the Phoenix
of Hartford.
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