davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

communion for the exchange Of ideas
and lettering Of conditions.
NO man wants 70 be dishonest ard
have the public know We can edu-
cate much Of the Cro0keduess out of
the business Those We can't get out
that way We VIII have TO dispose Of by
elimination Make II so UNPLEASANT
and hard for every crook in the game
that he VIII either reform or quit To
DO these things We must educate the
public that advertising * legitimate
method Of securing business-that It is
not the grafter's short road 70 wealth
We must cause L 70 feel that the pro
fessiOu as whole IS com posed Of men
OF integrity and ability 70 10 big things
h0u0rabIy-
No matter what * being afver-
ttsed- let Il be genuine. give it the
ring Of truth and back u I'D with facts
When the public comes 70 the point
where II has confidence in the adver-
CIsemeEts It may read. the millions
which viii De saved from cost Of dis
rrI51rIOu VIII 60 4 long way toward
aIevla z1ug the sociological evils Of IA
tons
Eleven new mem hers we're taken
INTO the organization making 4 total
OF 125- They are Judge z. P. 81
mon, Herbert s Putney Mr.. Turbusf.
Geo BurroUgh- Seward A Jones ! :.
Thomas. H H Hunt. Ralph Mitchell.
Harry Hargrave, Ernest J Hughes an
P O. Wales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
FOR FEWER DELEGATES.
Representation to Presbyterian As
semoiy VIII Be Reduced

Atlantic Cir y =, May 24-The
question whether the representation
III the general assembly shall be re-
duced was taken up today by the Pres
byteriau commissioners. the matter
having been postponed from yester-
day It is generally agreed among the
leaders in the assembly that the rep
resentation should be reduced but
there is a wide difference OF opinion
as TO the methods Of reduction
The report Of the board Of missions
for freedmen expresses qualification
that the receipts of the board for the
last year are the largest in its his
tory The local receipts were s297,799
an increase Of s22,2S5 over the pre-
vioUs year
If the report Of the executive COM
mission Is adopted the assembly viii
appropriate more than two and a half
million dollars for the boards and
permanent agencies The approprIa-
tons recommended are as follows
For union missions s1166-3S2-
home missions STG3-16T- freedmen
s15g.6Tg+ Sunday school work s154-
SIS, ministerial relief s123, 5g7;
church erection sTs-612- education
s64451. college board S60,371; tenn
perauce s17,T6S-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
EXPRESS CASE IS UP.
state Railroad Commission May De-
eide Matter Today.

This Is decision day with the state
railroad board and it Is expected that i
decision VIII be made in the express
rate case this evening favorable 70 the
CONTENTION for reduction in rates As
20 now mUCh this reduction viii BE- l.
-oC known the schedules Of PROPOSED
lower rates VIII have to be worked out
The suit was brought before The
board by John Dawson its attorney IN
winch G petition was made for reCfr1c-
llons averaging . Per cent The rate
On certain articles is 80 Per cent too
nigh. according TO the ARGUMENTS Of
Nj Dawson while on other articles no
reduction at al was asked II was
especially urged that & considerable re-
duct1ou Be made upon repairs for aert-
cultural IMP leUeuts which IN most
cases nave to De rushed TO the factory
and back TO the farmer by EXPRESS
II IS expected that the EXPRESS COM
panIes VIII appeal this case to the
higher courts as they did in the suits
brought for lower rates BY Oklahoma
Texas, Nebraska and Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

fact that the Memorial commission
spent the time from March 1903 10
December in buying a site Thus the
six summer months were wasted and
work was not begun on the foundation
until the middle Of winter Somebody
IS 70 blame for the work On Memoirs
building being delayed a wear il II Is
found II the meeting this afternoon
that there IS no way TO use the money
on hand under the law providing for
the building The legislature allowed
more than 4 years time for the ex-
pendfture Of s150.G00 On this building
and another year for the slower work
Of finishing up the interior work ard
decorations Who IS 70 bIame2 The
meeting Of the commission this even
ing ought to clear the situation or fur
nish food for war talk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
NEARING A VOTE.
The Senate Has the Railroad Bill
Under Consideration

Washington. May 24-When the SET
ate took up the railroad bill today
there was general expectation On both
sides Of the chamber that the vote
would be reached during the day On
the CJ1ur1fns amendment requiring al
fncrea ses in railroad rates to have the
approvaT of the Interstate commerce
commission before taking effect Both
the advocates and the opponents pro-
fassed faith IN the outcome ContIuu-
Ing his speech which he had begun On
IaSr THURSDAY. Mr. Cummfus presented
4 number of petitions from traffic ass1-
Citations in support Of the provision He
said that since the passage of the act
Of 1906 there had been general de
uand for the legislation contemplated
bv this amendment
IN connection with proposition TO re
qUire the advance approval by the in
terstate commerce commission Of rail-
way rate increases q compromise re-
curing the commission to pass on rates
within six months was sprung TINS
afternoon
Most regular Republicans and Demo
Gratis and several Insurgents were fav-
cradle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
CAN SEE COMET TAIL.
Blair Tells of Findings With Wash
burn Telescope.

@Rubbe-ing" at the comet IS stu II
orGer.
HaIey's gzdab1zL viii be a target for
the naked eye during the next three
weeks.
Prof. G. B Blair. Of WaShburu college
is making astronomical hay while the
monster Is IN view The big telescope. 81
the college Is pressed into service nightly.
by Prof Blair When seen today b.. said
The comet can be seen in the heavens
at this time with ease During the next
two or three weeks IL viii be possible 10
witness it without trouble The head Of
the monster is triangular at present and
Is rising higher and higher in the sky II
Is moving ii a souLheaSEerIy direction
The eclipse Monday night eua bIeG ms
to study the comets tail more closely The
tail does not seem to have lost any OF trs
power and appeared brilliant through the
tzIeSCCue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
FISH IN THE NET.
Police Gather Up Three Men Accused
OF Burglary.

Three alleged burglars were arrested
by the police last night and that the
draguet did not result IN d larger catcn
was not the fault Of the officers. In
all six houses where IT was believed
burglars would De found we're searched
by officers The search was fruitIess-
Probably the biggest catch was made
when the officers uAbbed James EIg-
gins. charged with stealing a S150 dia-
noud ring. the property Of c. R Swift
Both Swift who list the ring. and His-
gins. charged with stealing it, we're in
mates Of the Santa E'e hospital SwIf1
IS said to have left the ring in the
washroom- Higgins got It from there,
according to the police
After q search which lasted all day
the police finally located the ring n
the Van Lay pawn shop at 422 Kansas
avenue. Higgins had sold the ring there.
It Is charged, for 30
The police believe they have an all
round bad man IN Everett Johnson
johnson was arrested for passing q bad
check on Mrs. Annie Trap. The checks
were signed by the proprietor Of the
National hotel. according to the name
written on them and made payable 70
Edward Johnson He tried TO use a
check On Gordon Bros N payment tor
q Loan he had secured BY paving Z
watch While the p4wubrOkers were
calling up the National hotel to Learn
Il the check was good Johnson seized
the watch and ran out
-OT1usou also had three men work
ing for him securing advertising for 4
7 NJ c a booklet They were to re-
ceive IS per day for their work but
Johnson had only $3.50 when arrested
He IL also believed TO have robbed the
boarding house OF Mother" Hull on
Monroe street last week
Charles Johnson who did not answer
the questions asked about his occupa-
4 n to the satisfaction OF the officers
Is in the lookup and the charge Of
wa grancy'' is opposite his name He
IS being investigated by the officers
on the theory that he has burgIed'' L
little during his stay in Topeka
G. H Matthews IS under arrest ou
the charge Of petty larceny It *
charged that he stole a bicycle belong
ing TO Walter Cramer- The wheel was
taken from 4 building IN the Rock
Island yards
IN addition to this Sergeant Garden
recovered SIS On 4 board bill owed IT
St Marys by z young man named Ar
fersou The police we're asked to catcl
him as he PASSED through Topeka and
the Union Pacific morning train Car
den caught the young fellow. got he
money and mailed II to the St Marys
landlord
Chief Jenkins says the police viii
continue to work ar Kidding the town
Of crooks All SUSPICIOUS characters
viii be chased promptly. according .
his statement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
TALK BY WIRELESS.
Many school Boys in Kansas Use
Then-Topeka May Have One

Kansas City. Kan, May 24-9Iany
sehoo boys in Kansas and MIsSot-r1 are
abIe 70 talk to each other BY wireless
telegraph With the station n the kan
sas city Kan. high school which was
efIIfu1ed bT the boys al their own expense
the hizh school operators have found tnzaL
schoOIbovs in many ether parts Of the
state and in western Missouri have wire
less Instruments \ station IN St Joseph
IS able % pick Up the message from kan
sas CITY kan but cannot send back be
cause It's instruments are not pow erLIII
enough Every day the kansas city.
Kan students talk with those at Manual
il This CITY The station al LaavelWCrr1
has been IN correction with the kansas
CrTrv kan station A station IS TO be
asfsbIish=1 at the University OF Kansas
T0Deka high school may install wireless
Instruments Soou-
Henry D1uavan OF Fort Scott who has
a wireless telegraph station OF MS owl
visited The Kansas City. kan, high
school yesterday
The Kansas city. Kan, wireless club
has tweurv-ffve members Four OF the
members have stations IN their homes
Thev are Arthur kepIiuEer- $50 state
avenue Donald Waters. IS South Seven
tsenth street: Joseph Cary so State ave
ma and AF1@r- ETH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
AIRING ALASKA ROW.
Senate subcommittee Opens Up an
Investigation

Washington, May 24-An investigation
which Is expected To disclose TO a grea ter
A feeling in the Republican party n
Alaska was begun today before 4 sub
committee of the senate committee on
judiciary Il IS being held n connection
with the protests made against the con
rI-ua ton Of Joan RzSEEEru and Herbert
L Faulkner, appOinCed by President Taft
as United States attorney and United
States marshal respectively 10 succeed
John G BOyce and Daniel 4 Sutherland
VINO were removed At the request Il Is
understood Of Governor Walter Z. Clark
Senator Nelson IS Chairman Of the sub
committee and associated with hI1 are
Senator's BOr21 and OVerTnA1- Inc pro
eeet1t1gS today were highly SenSa C1O1aL-
representatives OF the opposing factions
we're present and listened 70 the charges
each side made against the other The
principal speaker today was Delegate
James WickershaU- who made charges
H0gzaC ard Louis ShzckaIford. the
member Of the Republican national COM
Utttse from Alaska The Alaskan dele
gates sought TO connect these men Win
the GUggenheIEu interests
As 20 the exact testimony given today
little could be learned
Senator Nelson after an adjournment
had been ordered until Thursday caution
ed the Witnesses against revealing the
executive proceedings Il Is expected how
ever that Senator'S BOrah and Overuan
viii recommend public hearings The con-
troversy Is said TO De chIeEly between
factions opposing the activities Of the
Guzgenheims n Alaska and that which
faTors the rapid Development Of the ter
rILory
The men VINO we're removed from Office
charge that Governor Clark h4s become
affaa ted with the Gugge1heIu faction
and that he Joined with National Commit
Ceeuau S1ackaLtoru N RECOMMENDING l1e
appointments OF RustgsTd and Faulkner
Just before the committee adjourned to-
dav Z young man named Douglass. VINO
had been an auditor II the employ Of the
C+Trrzeuh efr1s was called 10 the stand He
testified that $1,000 had been expended
pri0r and during the Etazey trial and ne
Charged that the expenditures had been
u7afs for the entertainment Of Jurors and
otherwise as a corruption fund 70 defeat
the prosecution by federal of11cers-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

TO De in danger and third by driving
on the left side Of the street.
There promises 20 be q legal battle
worthy of consideration when the case
comes to trial Tom Doran and Henry
Scandrett VIII appear for Langley and
City Attorney RaISt0u and his assist
ant, Clark. Will be assisted by Ed Nc
keever for the prosecution
The charge brought against Langley
shortly after the accident was speed
ing, but the police declare he Is guilty,
not only of speeding but of the other
TWO 0fFeuSeS- Plain clothes men have
been daily hunting witnesses since the
accident The complain was sworn TO
by Chief of Police Morris Jenkins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
TO ARREST LANGLEY.
Warrant Is Out for Man Who Ran
Down Boy

The complaint formerly lodged
AGAINST Fred Langley. that Of exceed
ing the speed limit in al automobile
growing out Of the serious injury Of
Ralph Kendall. has been dismissed and
a warrant charging the violation of
the law governing auto driving. on
three counts. has been issued for his
arrest The hearing Of the case IS set
for May g
AGAINST Langley he violated the CITY
ordinance by driving at q speed in ex-
cess Of 8 miles an hour also By drfv-
ing in q reckless and careless manner
which caused the lives Of pedestrians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
THEY WILL FIGHT.
Bankers TO Appeal Case to United
States Supreme Court

Kansas City. No May "a nun
Der Of Kansas bankers were IN con-
ference today in formulating an appeal
10 the United States supreme court
from the decision of the United States
court Of appeals which declared the
Kansas bank guaranty law valid
If Fred Jackson attorney general
of Kansas. faucied the bankers were
going to accept the decision Of the
United States court Of appeals he was
mistaken. said Charles : GIeed of
Topeka, who participated IN the COZ
fareuce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
BY ANOTHER ROUTE.
Tawney Gets His Tariff Board Amend
rueuE Before the House

washington May Z-Chairuan Taw-
ney's amendment approprla-Iug sz59-eGe
q permit the president to obtain fufor-
nation bearing On the tariff was today
decided by REPRESENTATIVE Mann II
IT the chair to be OFT OF order
Chairman TaWuey offered stiH auoth-
q amendment appr0prIatIng SD. GO To
enable the president 10 gather Tariff in
formation to guide him in enforcing the
law. which the chair declared 70 be
n order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral Of Mrs Effe Hepkins
who died Monday Of tuberculosis. viii
be held from the late residence SIS
Jefferson street. tomorrow afternoon
The futerment viii be IN the Topeka
cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Native Riots IN China

Shanghai, May 24-NaCfve riots &C.
Cured at Chuau-Chiz. 30 miles north
Of Chang Sha- last Saturda-. A con
siderable portion OF the city was
burned The Lutheran church was
destroyed by fire The general unrest
and auti-foreign sentiment are spread
Ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

London May 24--Leutenant Boyd
Alexander, the noted traveller, has been
murdered by natives near Wadai II
/ the French Congo This bare fact
reached the foreign Office today No
details are obtainabIe vet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

GaIesburg. Ill, May 2-John Jacobs
and Bud Miller were killed early today
IN a fire which destroyed the City h0-
tel Of Monmouth Other guests hal
narrow escapes but II i believed al ara
accounted for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Suspend Work

50 unless the commission can manage
to spend s135. 600 within the next 81 days,
it looks as though all work on the Me
mortal building must e SUSPENDED IN
til the next legislature meets The let
ting Of q contract to spend the money
does not so. under the law The money
must be actually spent
The foundations for the new build
fnE are IN and ready for the super
structure No work is being done On
the building at this tine
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald,
member Of the commission. who IS in
the city today to attend the meeting.
does not hesitate TO gpeak his mind
freely in fixing the blame for the delay
and dfIIy daIIyfuE OF over q year IN
making 4 start On the building He
thinks that Governor Stubs and J. y
DOIIev and their friends on the COM
mission are responsible for the delay
According to Fitzgerald he and Sec
Rotary Martin have tried TO hurry up
the letting of contracts and the be
ginning of work without success
If the $4,000 that should have
been speut on the building this year is
held up another year II goes back into
the general fund and makes Just that
good showing for the present admin
istratiou- This IS the way the machine
men figure it out in making the
supervision OF the construction Of this
building d part of politics.
Whether they are right or not II Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

See J. THOMAS LUMRER CO. for
lUr1be and DEW ET PORTLAND c.
MENT- Guaranteed the best mz1u-
featured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Judge J c. Wood was appointed Re
ceTTEr Of Public Moneys Years ago Nav
% The nomination mentioned above Is
for the third term He vas wei kno WI
here having previously served as probate
Judge OF Shawnee county He was first
told OF his appointment today BY 4 STATE
Journal reporter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
TOO LATE To CLASSIFY.


Furnished rooms for light housekeepfng
small sleeping -oous. SIS up 80 z 18th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
WOOD AGAIN NAMED.
Topeka Man Nominated for Receive,
OF Land Office

Washington May 14-Noruinztfons sent
oy the president 70 the senate today in
Guided
Receiver Ct public moneys, Topeka
Kan Joshua G Wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
The Topeka postorfce

The Topeka postofice paid out
s1305S6.50 TO rural carriers for the
month Of April according TO a state
ment compiled by Postmaster Rodgers
today. -Four carriers did not get their
pay because Of improper vouchers be-
ing sent in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Ready TO Sign the scale.

Springfield. Ill, May 24--Operators
Z the BeIIsviLIe district and other Hi
nois operators are hare TO sign the
scale with the union miners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

John c Richardson aged 3. Topeka
and cora 3 Woods, aged "a. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

County Attorney Schenck has given
I'd hope of trying Mrs Matte Troy
At this term Of court The woman IS
IN a wretchsd mental and physical
condition and growing worse daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Ella Sipes is seriously III at
her home, 1915 Garfield street.
George SharItt has returned from z
business trip to Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
MEET WITH STUBS.
independent Telephone NIagnates See
the Governor.

There are two meetings in progress
il the governors office this afternoon
The first was composed Of a gathering
OF the attorneys and officers q several
Of the larger independent telephone
companies Of the country, some OF them
from the east, who went to lay eVl-
denee before the governor to show thaI
the Bell Telephone company Is v11 al
IEg the states antitrust Avs the
Bel has bought Up the independent tel
ephone plants al Wichita and Hutch
inSon recently, and the independents
are becoming a-armed for their very
existence Tie loss of each local COM
pauv futerferes greatly with the long
distance facilities of the independent
ines.
At $50 the board Of directors Of the
Memorial building convened TO consId-
er most important matters IN connec-
-tcn with the bt1fHdiny Of this structure.
When the legislature made approprla-
ton for the Memorial building II pro
vtGed that SIS. 0G0 should De available AT
once for the purchase OF the site That
sun has keen spent The SUN OF sl39--
Geo was appropriated to be used dur
ing the fiscal year which ends June 80,
tsfa. The balance. OF $4,000 was TO
be used during the fiscal year ending
June 80, ISL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

IN MADRAS Special lot of curtain madras
lUc shown in the window-good material printed
in attractive colored designs copied from imported
madras. ....
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-12
CONTRACTORS Of THIS CITY
DEMAND THAT CARPENTERS
DO NO INDIVIDUAL WORK

small or big. themselves, which would
result in the carpenters entering INTO
competition with the contractors who
employ them.
IL seems tl,at the contractors con-
tend that frequently carpenter will
contract to build "A residence, u barn
or an addition To house, etc, that.
the contractors contend, should be-
their work and not the work of the
carpenters.
As IL result the following contipc-
tors have notified the union c,irpcn-
tiers of the city that they do not en-
pect them TO compete with the con-
tractors in this way and do not expect
them to take contracts that might
otherwise go to the contractors: j. j.
Lumsden. Ed. Winterburn. BOYER *
Hawkins, L. A. Matthews, Russell
johnson. Campbell a Carrick.
IL is said that the contractors have
asked the carpenters To make an
answer and to notify the contractors
of their intentions, on or before jan
uary IS.
The matter is being discussed pro
and con in II most forceful manner
and the outcome is awaited with in
terest.
IL develops that some days ago the
contractors sent a communication TO
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-12
The Fair

the carpenters union demanding ete,s
the union bodily reject from its tokkks
those members who We're doing nss-
tracing work on their own respoasi-
bility and il is said that the ccmSr=sr-
tor declared ia .his communicative
ii this radical step was not taken tsssy
would not recognize union Labor T.zis-
demand the carpenters union refus<xx
To comply with. The Trades & la1hxs.
Assembly took the matter up- SAT-
contractors were notified that stss
carpenters union and Trades Il lns,xsr
Assembly were ready To have - csss-
ference on the matter but this sucs.Ha.-
ton was not needed by the contrsSN
tors, and now the matter stansS ~
stated in the opening paragraphs
Some OF the carpenters declare ttaxs
unless the contractors agree e, ksa-f-.
the carpenters in steady employ yu,sps
they should not demand that NC susa-
pentcr be allowed to build harn. ssEs
addition to "A house, etc, il he * sirrfr
the opportunity.