The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-21

also offered to let them have the sun
day Capital for one cent per copy, and
let them make what profit they could
by selling the paper for five cents
! The temptation was too great for
! two of the boys@and a dollar day
additional is a great temptation even
for grown men, and for men who have
had better advantages and surround
ings than these newsboys have had
so two of the boys. Pearl and Conley,
suddenly went into the enemy S
camp" This was week ago last
Monday.
These two boys are still selling for
the Topeka Capital, one at the trans
fer station and the other at Sixth and
Kansas avenue. They are live news
boys and understand their business.
This paper was sorry to lose them. If
they had given this paper the chance,
they would have been paid at least as
much in wage as the Capital offered
rather than the State Journal should
lose them as it did at this critical time.
Two of the four young men, Harry
Miller and Paul Murdoch, refused TO
go to the Capital. although they had
been offered the dollar day addition
al inducement.
AS soon as the State Journal heard
of this nefarious business. SC greatly
was it pleased at the action OF Harry
Miller and Paul Murdoch, that this
paper agreed to pay them, While they
are needed in Topeka, $500 per day
But the state Journal needed two
additional boys to properly educate
the Topeka newsboys, and that IS what
they are here for. and to handle the
noon and other editions: so communl-
cation was set up again with Kansas
City, and two more newsboys. expert
enced in the sale of papers, We're
brought down here at our expense
These two boys are named Morris
Goldstein and Ike Wachman-
These boys arrived in Topeka either
during Tuesday night before, or early
Wednesday morning; but before MI
Wolf. circulation manager, or anyone
connected with that department OF the
State Journal could see them, they
were approached by this same man
Wilson of the Capital, who offered
them money to induce them not to sell
State Journals, but to sell Capitals.
Mind you, these boys had only ar
rived a short time before, and had not
yet had their breakfasts, when they |!
were approached.
After the boys got their morning
meal, they came to the State Journal
business office and reported for duty;
also reporting what Mr.. Capper's cir
culation man had said to them.
Both of the boys. however, declined
to be influenced by the Capitals
money or Establishments
Therefore. the state Journal felt dis
posed to treat these boys a little bet
Ter than had been agreed upon, so I'M
der the circumstances it raised their
salary part of the agreement from
$3.50 a day to $2.00 day, paying in
of course for their room and
board and guaranteeing their return
railroad fares; it had paid their fares
coming to Topeka.
These two boys are still selling State
Journals. soc
The expense is heavy but the com
petition is heavier.
Now the reader is asked if this sort
Of practice is not deplorable? The
writer does not mean to. in the least
reflect upon Arthur Capper, the pub
Usher, because Mr.. Capper may have
been entirely ignorant of the ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain as Bret Harte would say, of
the transaction But he knows it
now, and the boys themselves can
confirm every word which is herein
above set forth.
The writer thinks that Mr.. Capper
should read the riot act" to any of
MS people who are disposed to do this
sort of thing, and stop the practice.
All the newsboys. those who went
% the Capital, as well as the others
Who remained faithful under duress,
nave shown traits more commendabIe
han did the party who deliberately
md with malice aforethought, set a
Dad standard of morals before those
7oung men.
Honor and shame from no condition rise;
Act well your part there all the honor
lies Pope.
(Chapter XVIII tomorrow
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