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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
FOR CLOSED THEATRES.
Topeka Local Union Adopts Resolu-
ton on Subject.

The regular bimonthly meeting of the
Topeka Local union which represents a
membership of something like 1,50O
young people was held last night at the
Second United Presbyterian church,
Guy NJ Withers, editor of the En-
deavorer," published in Kansas City,
giving a humorous and helpful address.
During the course of fhe. meeting this
resolution was adopted: r.sThat we, the
members of the Topeka Local union,
assembled in mass meeting, do hereby
request the mayor and commissioners
to maintain and enforce the present
labor ordinance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

be regulated. 1 believe they should
be closed at O'Clock in the evening
instead of being allowed to stay open
at night. Stolen goods of all kinds
are pawned in the hours of the night.
If the shops were closed at an early
hour there would be less of this work
in the city of Topeka.
"Also, I think the street car COM
pany should be required to pay rent
for the use cf the streets in the city
as well as we have to pay rent for our
houses or our land. They collect the
nickels from the people of the city but
do not pay cent for their privileges.
IF you commissioners would hire
few more men in your city depart
mentS to work while a day of rest is
given the other men. more men would
happiness in the families. The rental
from such companies as this street car
company would pay for the expense of
giving these men their deserved rest"
Mr.. Gilberg gave an excellent talk
and enlivened the meeting of the
commissioners. No action was taken
on the suggestions. All of the employees
receive Sunday off except the fremen
day in each nine days-eyen though
the day is split in two halves.
An ordinance was introduced before
the board of commissioners this morn
ing making an amendment to the reg
ular fire limit ordinance of past years.
1t excepted, as buildings to be con-
structed in the limits. the so-called
''air-dome" -theater houses. If this
ordinance passes. it will be possible
for a company to construct an ''air-
dome" theater of frame within the
fire limits, if they follow out the reg
Ulations prescribed by the ordinance.
1t will be necessary to cover the
stage walls, the sides of the theater
With steel and the roof with steel or
rubberoid. The ordinance comes up
for final consideration at the ad-
journed meeting of the commission to-
morrow.
The bonds for the construction of
the city garbage crematory and the
Fillmore street bridge were sold to the
c. E. Dennfson Bonding company of
Cleveland this morning. This company
offered large premium-$1, 145.75-
for the bonds. This was the highest
premium offered and the best offered
in years. The next nearest bidder was
VIM. r. Compton of st. Louis. This
company offered a premium of $4S2.
The total bond issue is for S61,21241
at four and half percent. maturing in
1880.
The other bidders were Seasongood
& Mayer. Cincinnati: VIM r. Comp
ton, St. Louis (premium $4S2); D. H
Martin, Topeka: N. w. Halsey & Co.
of Chicago (premium $416 24)
Everybody reads the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

of the fair association is meeting at 5
o'clock at the Commercial club to make
arrangements for carrying on another
active campaign for funds on Thurs
day. In order to make the fair next
fall an unqualified success it will be
necessary to materially increase the
subscriptions. Every loyal citizen of
Topeka should take a part in making it
possible to put Topeka ON the map in a
state fair way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
TO LIVE rs YEARS YET.
And Have Good Time at 1t, Is Uncle
Joe's Plan.

Washington, April 19.-As he was leav-
ing the White House Speaker Cannon was
asked if the retirement of Senators Aid
rich and Hale would have any influence
on him or other members of the house.
influenced wholly by considerations OF
health. Political considerations, he be-
lieved, did not enter into their determine
ton
As for himself the speaker. after taking
a fling at muck rakers' declared he
was going to live % years longer and
have a good time while doing it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

ion where the present Pullman rate is
So, the upper berth rate should be in
the neighborhood of $2.25: where the
present rate is $3.50. the upper berth
rate should be $1.S5; where the pres
ent rate is So, the upper berth rate
should be $3.50. and where the pres
ent rate is $3.50 the upper berth rate
should be about $1.10."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
PORK PRICES DOWN.
Decline of 81 in Live Hogs and So in
Mess.

Decline of 81 in Live Hogs and So in
Mess.
Chicago, April 19-Recent heavy
arrivals of hogs are reflected in a de-
cline in prices of 81 in the last two
days.
A few weeks ago hogs sold at the
highest since the civil war, thus at
tracing heavy shipments, in view of
which the present reaction is not con-
sidered remarkable.
Salt pork on the board of trade re-
Gently underwent decline of about
3d. but the market steadied today on
buying by packers who were able to
purchase the cured product on a basis
of Skc a pound as compared with 9
cents for the live article.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
Sick at NIuskogee.

Muskogee, April IL.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
L wish to announce through you paper
to my friends in Topeka that / am crit
ically ill at the Muskogee hospital and
will undergo a very serious operation
Tuesday for appendicitis. The surgeons
have given me very little encoura cement
However, / am trying to be brave.
Respectfully,
MRS. GRACE VILLA MSON.
Graduate Nurse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
Specialties

ORANGES, small size, thin rind, doz 15c
Dill Pickles, jumbo size, zoe value,
Country Sorghum. very fine quality,
special, per gallon soc
Grape Juice Monarch and Royal
Purple, Y pints, 15c; pints Csc, and
quarts -. 4Vc
HG aHniit9 ne IF ia fancy 712c
Olives, full quart jars. 35c and CSC
Pickles, full quart jars Bismarck
Brand, Melon Mangoes, Sweet Rel
ish, Chow Chow. Sour Gherkins.
sour mixed, etc per jar Csc
Monarch Grape Juice, at. 40c
Round Steak cut from corn-fed
Premium quality beef. 2 lbs. 35c
Sirloin Steak cut from corp-fed Pre-
MUM quality beef, lb. $780,. zoe
Pink Beans, nice for chilli, lib. .7%c
Rib Roast, cut from corn-fed Pre-
MUM quality beef. Ib- .15c
Lima Beans, No. 1 quality, pounds
Hamburg Steak, just enough lean.
and just enough fat to make it
good, H. .,-.-.--- -1Oc
Cranberries, fancy quality, per Id. 1Oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
5 s:: ::sss: $1.OO
with $500 order.)

with $500 Order.)
Herring, in brine, fancy. quality.
Ior .2J
Sausage (our own make), lib. Use
Coffee CFraser's Club, put up in lib.
sacks, Csc value, for ..... zoe
Jonathan Apples, fancy. large apples.
Il IDS. 49,. soc
Grape Fruit, Florida, each .1Oo
English WaInuts, zoe value, lib. .1Sc
Breakfast Bacon, small strip sugar
cured per 10. $500. -..--.- .17o
Flour, Issue Patent, 4s-lb. sack $40
Flour, White LILY, high patent. As
10. sack -SI.OO
Flour. Best Yet, the finest flour sold
in Topeka, 4S-lb. sack. $3.50
Breakfast Bacon, by the side, lb 23c
Butterine, "Buttercup Brand" 2-lb.
brick Tor -.-.-.--..-, -35c
Tomatoes and Corn, loo cans. SC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
LOSS WAS FTFTY-sIx CENTS.
Small Shed in Rear Miller Home on
Eighth Avenue AbIaze.

To state matters exactly and give the
real facts-a fire at 1913 this afternoon
did Sc cents worth of damage to little
shed measuring 10x12 feet and one-thfrd
of story high, behind the residence own
ed and occupied by John Miller at 521
East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Thelrna Stapleton, the 1S-months-ofd
daughter of MT. and Mrs James Staple
ton, died last night at the family home,
$40 Brooks avenue The funeral win be
held from the residence at o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all friends and neighbors
who extended their sympathy and
help during the sickness and death of
Mrs. Williams-
DIR. c. L. WILLIAMS AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

Visiting opticians: See display ,.of
Universal Lens Co., Atchison, kan
and Waverly, Kan, in Hayden's win
dow, 727 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
YORK. Nfoney Marker.

New York, April 19.-MONEY-Money
on cal. steady. 2s46J3 per cent; ruling rate
27s per cent, closing bid 234 per cent of.
fered at 27k per cent. Time loans very
dull and heavy; so days 1904 per cent
80 days 4q4A per cent; six months, 4Q414
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

The famous bifocal and trifocal
lens, manufactured by Universal Lens
Co., Atchison and Wayerly, Kan, on
display at Hay5en's, 727 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
IT WILL PAY YOU
Your Trading at Fraser Bros Centrally Located NJ

Pure Hog Lard, lb. lee
Honey Cup Cakes, dozen. Sc
Best GranuIated Sugar, Is lbs S1.O0
No. 10 pail Table Syrup 32c
Soap, White Rose, 10 large bars. ESQ
Green Onions, 3 punches SC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

Everybody reads the state Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
TRIBUTE TO NERO.
lucrezia Borgia Was Not All to
the Bad.
SQUARE DEAL FOR CYRUS II.
Q. Hope Jones' Fifteen Cent Lecture at
Huoklsbsrry Hill Shows That There
Is Good Side to All Badnsss-His-
toricaI elemishes Toned Down.
BY M. QUAD.

copyright, 1910, by Associated Literary
Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Seventy-nine building lots. be-
tween Newport News and Hamp-
ton. Price $1,000 lot, if taken as
a whole. These lots can easily
be resold at $4,000 and $500 a lot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Fifty feet on Jefferson avenue,
corner and inside lot. Price $500
front foot. Good business stand,
splendid future.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

own and Offer for a quick sale
the following desirable properties:
One hundred acres, valuable tim
Der and farming land, in James
City county, large water front.
Price $1,000 per acre.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Every working man, some time or other,
gets into positions where he Is squeezed
tight, financially. Very often II is hard TO see
how TO get out good growing deposit ac-
count I'm our bank helps amazingly. 3: =:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

them properly vouched for, but the
price OF admission to my lectures has
remained at the old figure of 10 cents.
That is the cost of admission to any
hall to see trained hog, and. COM
pared to the performancerof asfrained
hog. my lecture is as corn to the husks-
Q. Hope Jones belongs to no trust, and
because he has got good thing he Is
not going to be selfish about it
"For hundreds of years. my friends,
the name o. Nero has been held up to
scorn and detestation because he I'D
died when home was burning and
because he had a little way of slaugh-
tering from 5000 to 10000 prisoners
in a batch to save army rations. Nero
also had a trick of wiping out towns
and depopulating farming communi-
ties, and We have sead of his putting
out eyes and shaving of toes and I'm
gers. Historians have gone at 1t and
made out that he was never so happy
as when slicing up orphans or Suck
ing old women full Of pins
1--WE are down on Nero because we
have heard but one side Of his char
acter. It's Just another case Of Stand
ard Oil brought down to date. When
Mr.. Rockefeller raises the price OK
kerosene a cent a gallon we are down
on him: when he gives 100000 to
beat the hookworm we haven't word
of praise.
The Coed That Was In Nero.
"Who was Nero? Has any man or
woman In Huckleberry Hill asked the
question? No. You have gone right
along not caring a durn who or what
he was, but ready to believe the worst
of him. As a kid Nero was one OF
the best of the bancb- A little sugar
tied I'D in an old rag contented him
As youth ne was never charged with
stealing eggs or stoning the school
house windows. He drew water for
the washing. and he moved the lawn.
and he took all the prizes in Sunday
school. Industrious. honest and truth
full. he was a living example 70 be
pointed out TO others have been told
that Nero and ! are alike in this re-
spect-
~such was the prObity OF the young
man when be reached his majority
that you might have searched his
rooms from top to bottom without
coming across the photo OF chorus
girl or q love letter from the cashier
of a restaurant. This evidence alone
ought to be sufficient TO satisfy you as
TO what sort Of a young man he was.
but It has always been rigidly sup
pressed by historians
~Nero was twenty-tbree years old
when the blow fell-that Is. he fell IN
love with a female trainer OF lions
We have all been there The thing
IS bound to happen We have done
1ust rs Nero did when the chance
came. That yaiier haired young man
on the back seat viii do It. think
Nero would have done better to fan
in love with n stenographer. but I'm
not going to cri;icsse. As Il turned out.
the female trainer was after bis cash
and didn't care a turk for him TX
that Young woman had not toyed with
Nero's heart and busted his bank &C
count be would have married hap
MIS- and been taken on rs keeper OF
the elephant and driver Of the band
wagon. But she toyed. aud when be
discovered that she was toying be be
came n terror on wheels. have been
told that 7 am Ike Nero about ibat-
let woman toy with my beart and I
should become a raging Hon He went
40 to SLAM things arouad from that
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
Seeking les Irus Level.

'sThe theme failed as book. and now
II fails as q play. Yet the central idea
Is good"
"Quiie right ] think you could bon
II down into an anecdote and get $40
for it-"-Washington Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Borelcigh-Ah. good morning, Wig
wag. How do find you this morn
ing?
wizwag-Your finding me this morn
ing was purely accidental. I assure
you.-PhIisdelphia Record
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Caller-T say. old man. doesn't that
woman IL the next Cat annoy you BY
her singing and piano thumpingg
Homer-Not in the least I'm a
bookkeeper In boiler foundry, you
know.-Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

81 wonder IL Nero really fiddled when
Rome burned"
Maybe be did Maybe 1t was his
first opportunity to hold an audience.
He did his speciality while they watch
ed the sre"-Louisville CourierJour-
nal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
Chilled.

out % ire house he hurried.
Scoitinz without = rest
Down % the ca he scurrfcd-
Anger within his bre1rt.
Why was - chilled and vvorriedf
Cause he forgot bis vest
rlleyeland F,sir ceslcr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Press.l
"A 10y DEAR FRIENDS-After
/" hard tramp over the
IN railroad ties Of twenty-five
miles have reached Huck-
leberry Hill and am standing before
you and observing that among the
nineteen people In the hall eight are
deadheads. That fact will make no
difference with my lecture, however,
the subject of which is, The Good Side
Of Badness Before / have finished
hope TO make you feel more tolerant
toward certain people whose memories
have been jumped on with both feet
for several generations past.
at has cost me mArh time and
money to gather my statistics and see
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Desirable renting property on
Twenty-seoond street, between
jefferson and Madison avenues.
Price St,100.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23

Vacant lot on Marshall avenue,
between Twenty-third and Tween
ty-fourth streets. west side. Price
$3.50. APPLY TO
The Appeal., 1910-06-11
kiss Not" Buttons, Style for Girls

power.
"Why not stop kissing?" is the
question asked in a circular issued
by this latest of health fad organiza.
tions. 1T is a me-honored custom
and one person cannot stop it. It is
only in unity that sufficient strength
can be gained to convince the civilized
world that kissing is pernicious and
unhealthful''
The rumor that campaign was to
be Instituted in the public schools of
Chicago to enroll pupils and teachers
in the new organization was met with
denial by Superintendent Ella
Flagg Young. 81: -:
Il think more harm is done by cali
Ing children's attention to disease
than can be offset by the new ideas
advanced about kissing she said.
"As to the merits of the scheme to
stop the practise of kissing, I cannot
say. | am not doctor. Anyway. I
have heard nothing whatever about
the plan to introduce the pledges in
the schools" ill., .@-.. .<' - -s5 +.
Mrs. Rechtin, 1928 East Mcmillan
street, Cincinnati, is the president of
the anti-kissing organization.
The Appeal., 1910-06-11
Cop" Thought 1t Was Raining kids

ever. she saw him totter and, before
she could reach him, fall over the rail.
Her shrieks aroused Policeman
Buckley, who was standing in the
street below idly twirling his club and
watching the children dance to the
lively music of a piano. His eye took
in the situation in second. He saw
white bundle descending rapidly.
The cessation of the music made the
scene almost theatrical. Buckley
caught Willie" in his arms as in a
cradle, much to- "Willie's" surprise.
The baby received scratch from one
of Buckley's brass buttons, but he
was otherwise uninjured. He hugged
the policeman and laughed just as
though it was all in the game.
Mrs. Brown ran down from the
third floor and rushed out of the door,
way prepared for a tragic spectacle.
When she observed her baby on the
policeman's shoulder she nearly faint
ed from JOY.
Buckley was heartily complimented
by Captain Dooley of the Bedford ave-
nue. station, who was informed of the
policeman's catch by several eye wit
nesses. some of whom are still won
dering whether they should call '"Wil.
lle''> "out" or call him "safe."
The Appeal., 1910-06-11

To enforce their right of admission
to theatres, hotels and other public
places, Afro-Americans of New York
have organized and incorporated a So
ciety known as the Manhattan Pro
tective League.
The promoters of this league say
in their articles of incorporation that
their object will be Ito obtain legal
redress for Afro-American citizens
who are denied the full and equal en-
joyment of all rights and privileges in
hotels, restaurants, theatres and pub
lie conveyances and other places of
public accommodation and amuse-
ment"
This certainly is a laudable move,
as it seems outrageous that decent
citizens who desire to enjoy the rights
of citizens and taxpayers should be
Disseminated against solely on ac-
count of color.
There is no question of social
equality in the matter only one of
civil rights, one in which the dollar
should be the passport for any one.
We hope they will be successful in
checking the unfair, unchrjstian, in
human determinations.
The Appeal., 1910-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1910.

HIS SOUL GOES MARCHING ON.
A Southern journal, not one of the
idiotic, backwoods class, but one pub
Hshed in large, progressive and
tlourishing city, prints the following:
''In accepting an invitation to de-
liver an address at the dedication Of
the John Brown battlefield at Osa-
.watonie, Kan, next August, Mr..
Roosevelt says in his letter to Gov
erDor Stubbs: That is all occasion
on which I shall really be glad to
speak in Kansas Southerners who
are long on Roosevelt admiration
might do well to sell about August T.
A high-toned Southerner can see
nothing heroic in John Brown and
still resents what he did half cen
tury ago. Time has made no abate.
ment of that resentment Still the
Southerner is very indignant because
the North cannot be convinced that
Wirz was an amiable Christian gen
tleInan. It makes a great difference
The Appeal., 1910-06-11


Washington, D. c.. claims to have
been organized primarily for boys ot
poor or unfortunate parentage who
have heretofore, in many cases, beer
accustomed to spending their evenings
upon the streets or in resorts of cues
tionable character" but if an Afro
American boy were presented for
membership the entire board of direc
tors would drop dead.
In their recent literature the pro
moters boast Of the fact the club is
composed of boys of American, Irish
Russian, Syrian, Italian, Jewish
Scotch, Bohemian, Austrian, Hunga
rian, Roumanian, Danish, German
Swiss, Chinese. Spanish, English and
French parentage. The scum of the
earth is welcomed provided it has no
Negro blood. p
No AfroAmerican child is permitted
to enter. That is Christian phjlap.
thropy in the capital of the land of
the free.
The Appeal., 1910-06-11
THE ACELUAMA OF NATIONS.

The st. Louis Republic says: "The
lawless and brutal blackman, in his
crime against an Individual, does harm
to the entire white race, but that harm
is much less than that which he does
to his own.
Negro opinion against criminals
ought to make itself felt in an organ
lied and systematic way"
All of which is true except the evi
dent implication that the Afro-Ameri
can has done nothing or very little in
that way. But the Afro-American pull
pet and press have, without exception
protected against and condemned
crime of all kinds. They have done
nearly all in their power.
We might retort and perhaps prove
that the Caucasian-American has done
very little better in suppressing law,
lessness. The so-called superior race
has allowed the United States to be
the Aceldama of nations, excelling all
others in the number of brutal mur.
ders. What has Kentucky done with
her night riders, Tennessee with her
thugs? Simply told them to go in
peace and sin no more-until the next
time.
The Appeal., 1910-06-11
DON'T ~ ~
I M;600S M;60S,clRK72 SS5AE TO iAGllO
n9lNeRE e L A.

Il ANSAs CITY. MO.-"Cigarette
u smoking is just cooking the brains
OF the majority of our high school
boys" said Prot. e. D. Phillips, prin-
cipal Of the Manual Training high
school. i believe Is per cent. of the
boys Of high school age in the city
smoke either pipes or cigarettes.
And It shows in their school work.
The only remedy for this condition
among the high school boys lies with
the girls. Every normal young man
wants to please the girls. II the
girls who now permit young men to
smoke In their presence would tell
the Offenders In a pleasant way that
it was offensive to them, nine boys
out Of ten would throw away the
cigarette.
Girls have q powerful influence for
good over the boys II they choose to
use their influence In that direction.
The high school girls Of Kansas City