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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Throwing rings at canes and knives.
one of the pastimes that is incident
to street and county fairs, may be a
test of skill as New Yorks state at
torney general has averred in a de-
cision he has rendered declaring such
activities not to be gambling, but no
one on the outside has ever been able
to develop enough of it to ring a knife
or cane of any value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Tracts of government land in Ore
gon, Washington, Montana and Wyom-
ing, aggregating 17O,O26 acres have just
been designated for settlement under
the enlarged homestead act by Mr..
I2allinger, the secretary of the interior
People Who have a mind to settle on
government hcmesteads should get
busy. 1t won't be many years now be-
fore they are something of a scarcity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Even with IS per cent of the wheat
acreage planted last fall abandoned,
Kansas has 4,O27 900 acres remaining to
be harvested. The state with the next
largest acreage to be harvested is In
diana with 2,6270OO acres. And so the
Kansas wheat crop for 1910 is not going
to be such a puny one, after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Mileage and swiftness considered,
there are no safer railways in the
world than those of the United States,
rightly says the Troy Press. In Can
ada, for instance, last year there were
ATS person killed and 1.4O4 injured in
railroad accidents. Canadian passenger
traff is very small compared with
that Of this country, and relative NOR
tally here from the same cause would
mount up into big figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Men will be more reluctant than ever
to accompany their wives on shopping
expeditions. One of their brethren, who
had the temerity make such a trip in
indianapolis, dropped dead of apoplexy
as result of being jostled around by
crowd of pushing women who were
making merry at bargain counters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Barney Oldfeld has just Travelled a
mile in an automobile in sc seconds. He
made this record on a track specially
constructed for automobile racing.
This leads to the conclusion that it is
possible to make much faster time on
ordinary street pavements. At any
rate, it seems that certain Topeka au-
tomobilists go faster than that without
much trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
"sPOTrING. OF WRONG SORT.

Railroad companies are doing no
more than right by themselves and
their many employees who are thor
oughly honest when they take such
steps as are necessary to discover
their dishonest employees so that they
can be weeded out of service. Among
the latter class are those conductors
who have formed the habit of pocket
ing cash fares. But to get on the
trail of such untrustworthy men. the
railroads should not stoop to methods
that can only be condemned.
Just how far some railroads will go
in this despicable direction was re-
vealed the other day in a newspaper
story It told how the suspicious of
a railroad were directed at a certain
conductor. A spotter was placed on
his trail. This man may have done
some clever work but it was a kind
of cleverness that is of the abominab Bile
sort. He formed the acquaintance of
the conductors family and made ar
dent love to one of the attractive
daughters of the house. She recipro-
Gated the affections lavished upon her
The members of the family were
pleased with the prospective match.
The spotter was welcomed to their
home and entertained in handsome
fashion. Finally he so shaped things
| that he and his sweetheart took a lit
tie trip on the railroad employing her
! father. They caught the train he had
charge of. He told them that he
would carry them free of charge. The
sutton demurred to this and insisted
| on paying half fare at least and after
he had pressed the money on the con-
ductor he suggested that he keep it
And the conductor did so. A day OIL
two later the sutton disappeared and
the denouement was the discharge o.
the conductor for stealing on the
proof furnished by the spotter. o.
course. the conductor did wrong
There is no desire here to plead an!
kind of extenuation for him.
But the deceit and treachery prac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

What's this? Has Senator Bristow
got in the Richmond Pearson Hobson
class? He told a convention of Ep-
worth Leaguers at Washington the
other day that there are possibilities of
a great conflict between America and
the Orient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

From the rumors going around, 1t Is
likely that the work of the census
numerators will be decidedly unsatis-
factory to nearly every city in the
country. But that is always the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Reports from the Johnson and JEFF
fries training camps would seem to in
dictate that about the most undesirable
Jobs extant are those held by the
sparring partners of the big fighters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Kenosha, Wis, has shown wisdom in
following the example of Chicago by
placing a woman at the head of its
public school system. Other cities oughc
to wake up to the desirability of such a
change before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

II more policemen are needed on the
local force to patrol the city properly
they should be provided by all means,
and at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Among the latest doves of peace &c
be turnel loose is the United States bat.
tleship Florida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

To some politicians November seems
to be coming faster than the comet,
thinks the Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
KANSAS CONNENT
ne 60 THE RATEs.


As announced in Saturdays Journal,
the railroads have filed with the inter
state commerce commission notifiea-
ton of an increase in freight rates.
This increase. it is said. is to apply
especially between Mississippi and
Missouri river points. The changes
are intended to apply especially to
jobbing rates.
Is this the answer of the railroad
companies to the suit filed recently by
interior Kansas iobbers for an honest
adjustment of jobbing rates to interior
Kansas points?
At the present time the rate for
hauling ton of goods one mile east
or the Missouri river is less than 1t is
for hauling a ton of goods one mile
west OF the Missouri river
In other words. Missouri river job
bers are protected by the railroads in
such way that they can send their
goods out into the territory west of
Sallna Just as cheaply as Salina can
send out goods.
Salina and other interior Kansas
Jobh'Lg points have asked the inter-
state commerce commission to read
just these rates. not that interior job
hers may be given the best of it. but
50 that interior jobbers will be on
equality with Missouri river JObberS.
The railroads are apparently pre-
pairing to contend that they are will
ing to raise the rates east of the Mis-
souri, riyer to match the Kansas rate,
instead of lowering the Kansas rates to
match the Missouri river rates.
1t will be the general impression
that, having made their own bed. the
railroads should be compelled to sleep
| in it
The railroads themselves fixed the
rates east of the. Missouri river. They
seemed to haul business profitably at
| those rates. Now let them give Kan
sas jobbers the benefit of the same
| relative difference. Let them give the
same per ton per mile to Kansas
that they give to Missburi.-Salina
Journal
| PLAIN FACTS FOR THE FARMER.
The farmer of Kansas is delighted
| to have big prices for his products.
He thinks $1.0O wheat and 10 cent
hogs are Just what he needs and he
is making money faster than any class
Of persons in the state.
But he cannot have higher prices
for everything he sells unless some
! body pays higher prices for the pro-
| ducts when they are consumed.
| To allow the eastern workingmen to
pay good prices for Kansas products
they must be employed at good wages
| To keep them employed American
! industries must be protected and the
mills kept busy.
| That is all there is to the tariff
question and when a Kansas farmer
| talks for low tariff he talks for low
prices for his products.
| 1t is not possible for everybody tc
sell high and buy cheap.
The Kansas farmer sells more thar
he buys and 1t is business for hin
to get big prices for the things he
| produces.
The policy of President Taft and
the workings of the new tariff bill are
in his interest and the attacks on Taft's
ideas or the tariff bill are attacks or
the Kansas farmers prosperity which
exceeds that of any period in his his
tory.-Abilene Reflector
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
THE BOOK AGENT.

BY day, by night, he comes yet once
again;
The dark recesses of my den he treads
To find me to my neck in work,-per-
But wots not of the same. wot does
he carer
For when he throws my coat from off
the chair
My other chair,-and breaks cigars
He simply smiles, and springs some an
cient gag
Anent the day; then from his Kit re-
moves
Some samples of the publishers near
In vain whine of stringent times and
make
Suggestive cracks about the Easy
Mark
Whose office room adjoins mine by
Does this book-agent beat it thence?
Not he.
I am his Meat. With subtle grace he
His vile prospectus in my eye and
yawps
OF binding, print and deckel edge. for
sooth,
And dollar down-and- fifty cents-a-
month";
A Snap. oh. Croitsl I would that
some big stiff
Some one who follows crime for sport
| And swat this duffer with mighty
| swat,
And lay him out for keeps and then a
| while.
I am defenceless, and 1 cannot fly.
And if could that agent would pro-
duce
A bi-plane from his grip and chase
| me to
A stand-stin. So I sign his blank and
A while until his brother crooks ap-
pear
For he has passed the word to all the
And they rush in where angels fear to
tread.
He comes. he goes, he gets your goat,
Then sends along his brother,
! And if you have another goat,
The brother gets the other.
Oh, Cheese.-Oh, Prunes, oh, Croits,
Oh Woe:
oh Squash. Oh. Torpid Liver:
For men may come and men may go,
But HE goes on forever.
Another fv in the molasses: we can't
have long life without old age.
lf-possession is nine points of the
lawyer.
Variety may be the spice of life. bu-
the old-faShioned man sticks to cloves.
A married man may visit the dentist
to have an acher pulled without excit-
ing comment, but when he goes to havo
his teeth filled, it is a sure sign of pros
perity.
, And sometimes there is a point to L
blunt remark
THAT BREATH.
| Man bv nature is gregariOuS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
THAT BREATH.

And sometimes there is a point to L
blunt remark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

A married man may visit the dentist
to have an acher pulled without excit-
ing comment, but when he goes to havo
his teeth filled, it is a sure sign of pros
Derity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Variety may be the spice of life, bu-
the old-fashioned man sticks to cloves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
a SATTrRDAY SCRANTON.

He that is without sin among you, let
him first cast a stone at her. st. John
VIII Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Another f1v in the molasses: we can't
have long life without old age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

lf-possession is nine points of the
lawyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Man by nature is gregarious,
Like the hed--bug or sardine,
But when near jag hilarious
Wants a little space between.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

Stella-Are they wealthy? Bella-They
gave baby an auto tire to cut it's teeth
Harper's Bazaar.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
PARIS HEARS ROOSEVELT

PARIS, April 23.-Theodore Roose-
welt delivered his eagerly awaited lee
ture on citizenship in Republic" in
the Sorbonne this afternoon His au-
dience was composed of all the mem
bers of the French Cabinet, students
selected from the University of Paris.
end many distinguished guests. In
the course of his address he made
reference to the subject of human
rights and property rights in the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
"My position as regards the
moneyed interests can be put in a
few words. In every civilized coun-
try society property rights must be
carefully safeguarded. Ordinarily
and in the great majority of cases hui
man rights and property rights are
fundamentally and, in the long run
identical; but when it clearly appears
that there is real conflict between
staoin, human rights must have the
upper hand; property belongs to man
and not man to property
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
LAND WITHDRAWAL REVOKED.
Eose-Payette and Klamath Acres Re-
stored to Settlement.

Eoise-Payette and Klamath Acres Re-
stored to Settlement.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury revoked the Or
der to his department Withdrawing
from entry 10000 acres in the Boise
land district, in connection with the
Boise-Payette irrigation project, the
lands to become subject to settlement
July 2 and entry August l. He has
restored 100 acres in the Burns land
district, Oregon, withdrawn for this
project, these lands to be subject to
settlement July 8 and entry August 8.
On June 2, 257,OOO acres in the
Blackfoot and HALEY land districts,
withdrawn, for Minidoka project, will
be opened to settlement and to entry
July 23.
About $4,000 acres included in the
Klamath irrigation project, withdrawn
in Southern Oregon, will be opened
to settlement July 2 and to entry
August /.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
Weller MAKES
FULL CONFESSION
SLAYER OF MoTAER.lN.LAW
TELLS OF CRIME.
DID NOT INTEND 70 KILL
Prisoner Says He Desired to Per.
suado Mrs. Schulz to Aid Him In
Getting His Children.
DID NOT INTEND 70 KILL

TACOMA. Wash. April 25.-Charles
]. Weller, the Portland novelty ad-
vertising solicitor. captured in San
Francisco and brought here to an
swer for the brutal murder Of Mrs.
Fredericka Schulz, has made com
plete confession to Sheriff Morris
and Prosecuting Attorney McMurray
Mrs. Schulz, mother of Welzer's di-
vorced wife, was shot to death April
on lonely country road leading
from Gig Harbor to sisters home
near Artondale, whittier Mrs. Schulz
had been lured by a fake letter sent
her by Weller. Supicion was at
once directed by the family to Weller
Prisoner Weeps as He Talks.
Weeping Historically while he
talked, Weller insisted that he did
not intend to kill Mrs Schulz The
family, he said, had threatened his
life if he came to their house He
says he sent the decoy letter only tc
get Mrs Schulz out where he could
talk with her in safety, and that he
wanted her to bring her daughter
Emma along, believing Emma's good
influence would help persuade the
mother to aid him to recover his tive
children.
He walked along the road a mile
or more talking with Mrs Schulz
Weller says she demanded, he pay
his divorced wife $4,000 alimony anC
that then everything would he al
right, otherwise his wife was goins
TO Alaska and Mrs. Schulz was goinl
to take the children. When she re
| fused to recede or argue further, h,
says he lost all control of himself
| drew the revolver and shot her.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
BIG SCANDAL IS AIRED
Register of Idaho State Land Board
Resigns.

BOISE.-A state scandal is brew
ing in Idaho, the first intimation of
which came to light after the resigna-
tion of M. l. Church, register of the
State Land Board, rendered by him
to Governor Jas. H. Brady. Church
resigned to forestall the threatened
demand of the chief executive for his
removal by the land board, by whom
he is appointed.
The immediate cause of this ac-
ton, it is alleged, was the acceptance
by Church of contract, by which he
was to receive $25OO in case Carey
act project pending before the land
board should "go through"
That there is to be a general house
cleaning of appointive subordinate of.
ficers in the state CT pital is intimat
ed by Governor Brady. When Mr..
Church presented his resignation 1t
was after an aA-day session with
Governor Brady, during which the
register broke down and cried like
child, confessing, it is alleged, to his
part in the deal and to other trans
actions. 1t was the understanding the
matter was to be kept secret, al
though Governor Brady AYERS he was
not party to such a plan.
The man from whom Church re.
ceived his contract for $2500 is A. A.
Shaw, of this city, chief secretary of
the Senate during the recent legisla-
tive session, and he has contingent
contract for $500 given him as COM
pensation for his services in bringing
the original promoters into touch with
| the agent of Eastern financiers. This
agent is w. L. David, a prominent
attorney of this city. Ex-State SEN
ator Mcbride had the project origin
| ally. Through Shaw he met David,
and the latter closed deal with the
Eastern financiers.
Church, it is alleged, demanded that
! $2500 as his fee to see the project
was approved by the state board, of
which he is confidential adviser. He
also admitted to the Governor of be-
ing attorney for other projects which
came before the land board
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
VIu.-Useful Labor
Saving Devices.
BY EDITH G. CHARLTON,
In Charge Of Domestic Economy. Iowa
State College.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

OUSEKEEPING has always
been hampered to a certain ex
II tent by tradition and some su-
perstition. Until recently few
women thought of making investiga-
tions for themselves regarding ques-
tions in general housekeeping. the
word of some great-grandmother being
usually sufficient. The fact that the
grandmother had no opportunity to
study the laws of nature as seen in
the ordinary process of living did not
disturb the average wOman's faith in
her opinion. But now a change is
gradually moving across the country,
and the up to date housekeeper is
alive to anything which suggests i'm
proved and easier methods of work
She will investigate new plans and
try practicable suggestions which seem
to offer greater facility in her work.
But there is yet in our midst the con-
servative housekeeper. She is slow to
adopt new methods or to provide new
and better equipment for her work.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
COMMISSION WILL MEET
Matters Pending Involve Transconti
mental Freight Traffic.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-A nota-
BILE conference will be held by mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Thursday and Friday. These
days have been set aside by the com.
mission for the consideration of the
Pacific Coast cases heard by the COM
mission on its long trip last autumn.
The cases involve not merely freight
conditions local to the Pacific Coast.
but questions affecting the transconti-
mental traffic in its entirety. The
cases include the rehearing of the
Spokane rate matter, the Portland
and Seattle back haul cases, the San
Francisco cases, including rates into
the intermountain territory and the
Reno rate case
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
Clark Joins Hill in Work.

CHICAGO, April 25.-William A.
Clark, former United States Senator
from Montana, and James j. Hill are
said to have joined hands with a view
to a combined railroad invasion OF
Washington, Idaho, Montana and Cal
ifornia, according to an article in the
Record Herald.
Senator Clark is said to be inter
ested with Mr. Hill in the construc-
ton of the Gilmore G Pittsburg Rail.
road and in the North Coast Line,
which Robert Strahorn, OF Spokane,
is promoting.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
THE MARKETS
PortIa

Wheat-Track prices: Club, SEQ
SIC; blustem, 90c; red Russian, S5c.
Barley-Feed and brewing, $24.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$18@20 per ton; Eastern Oregon,
$23; alfalfa, s17; clover, SIG.
Butter-Extra, zoe; fancy, 29c;
ranch, zoe.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, 25c.
Hops-1909 crop, 1S@16c; olds.
nominal.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 14@17c per
pound.
Mohair-32 @33c.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29


There may be and often is another
reason besides conservatism which
makes her hesitate to change her
mode of work. 1t is because the men,
who are generally the money earners,
are often ayerse to spending any sum
of money for house equipment. Not
being familiar with the details of do
mestic work and having larger inter-
ests in their own business. they are
very apt to think women can get along
with almost anything or. rather, they
think that housework can be accom-
plished with any sort of tools.
Occasionally a woman dislikes to ask
for what she needs, or sometimes she
will not accept modern inventions
when they are offered to her. and now
and then we find one who will not
use them when they are actually i'll
her possession. 1t is not always easy
to tell just where the fault lies or
what it is, but one thing is certain,
there has been less advance in house
keeping during the last twenty-five
years than has been made by any
other industry. Agriculture as it is
carried on at present is no more like
farming twenty-five years ago than
truck gardening is like ranching. II
the same interest had been taken in
household affairs there might have
been similar advancement in that
most important of all industries.
There are numerous inventions on
kvac ysI- Co Id,
easier. Some of them are valuable,
and others are worse than useless
Unless an implement after it has been
given a fair trial is found to be a
saver of both time. labor and energy
II is NOT worth house room.
The Handy FireIess Cooker.
Among the most useful articles that
have been brought into the kitchen
within the last five years is the fire
less cooker. or. as it was fiAt named.
the HAY box" The conception of the
fireless cooker is a very old one. as
about and practiced the art of cooking
after this manner. But it was forgot
ten or neglected by civilized people
until few years back. Now the hay
box" has proved itself so useful as an
economy of energy and fuel that it
has come to stay. There are some
handsome fireless cookers on the mar
ket that can be purchased for the
moderate price of from So to SIG, and
SO complete and perfect are they that
freezing, steaming and roasting can
be ACCOMPLISHED at the same time in
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-29
BURLINGTON TRAIN DITCHED

NORTH YAKIMA, April 25.-While
running at a speed of 80 miles an
hour past Selah station, six miles
northwest of North Yakima, the Bur.
lington passenger train No. Al, over
the Northern Pacific railroad, was
wrecked Sunday Engineer William
Gordon, of Ellensburg, and Fireman
Meyers, of Pasco, were instantly kill
ed, and R. Pratt, of Seattle, mail
clerk, and William Brogan, of Seat
tie. mail weigher, slightly injured.