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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
No Provision Made to Pay Elk
penses of County Engineer.
Delegation From Commercial
Club Seeks His Service.
HAMPERS THE WORK.
Private Engineer viii Have to
BE Hired.
Next Legislature viii Be Ex-
pected to Correct Oversight.

There are complications in the con
structions of the law ana the attitude
of J. A. Campbell, county engineer,
and Campbell politely refuses TO be
come enthused over a job that is
without profit In the statutes there
is no provision for the engineers ex-
penses and Campbell declines to visit
the rural precincts and pay his own
livery hire and hotel bills from the
Ineager Zee of s a day
A delegation from the Comm ercial
club visited the county board TINS
morning TO engage campbeli's serv-
ices=at county expense-in the new
road work. Campbell was anxious
for the job. but his ardor was cooled
by the limitations of the law. The
club members wanted the road grades
property established. The county
board was willing for Campbell to do
the work, but between Campbel's pay
check stood the law and the blue pen
Gil In the hands of the county auditor
County Attorney simon was APP
pesied TO. but he could find no relief
in the several thousand pages of KAN
sas statutes. Then J. VIII Kelley,
who helped make a few of the laws,
spoke feelingly of the oversight OF the
CampbelI's troubles in the least
When Campbell was appointed to the
Office of county engineer. he believed
that by capitalizing the new JOB win
that of county surveyor. he would be
able to pay handsome dividends. He
soon learned otherwise. A thoughtiesS
legislature nad not looked kindly on the
office of county engineer and its
needs in the community were not fully
appreciated. That was before the good
roads movement took root. Now the
engineer is a busy perSon-or- would
b. if the law was fixed-and the pres
emf law compeis him to stand still
and watch uerfectly good fees 90 BY
The present law says that the coun7
" engineer shall have for his services
the sum of 81 a day But the law also
says that his compensation shan not
exceed 5000 a year. Even the $500, com
bined with the earnings OF the survey
or's office would make a fair income,
b1It the law backs up and takes away
the profit of the job. It makes no pro
vision for expenses or help and these
rnllst he met by the engineer himself
from his "a income The men who in
terpret the law at the court house,
declare that Campbell is no more on
titled to his expense claims for help,
livery hire and instruments than IS the
county attorney to an appropriation
with which to buy law books
lust at this time It is an embarrass-
ing situation. There Is much road Work
on the program in Shawnee county
Campbell wants the job but refuses to
work without pay. The road builders
need his help and the only way to get
if seems to be to reach down IN the
individual pockets and pay the bills
AT the present time arrangements
are being made for work on the South
rToDelxa avenue road. but an engineer
must be employed before the legislature
meets and fixes the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
DAWSON SAYS NO
Declines Invitation to Arrest Supreme
Court Judges.

Attorney General John s. Dawson
today respectfully but firmly declined
to accede to the request Of John f.
Hanson to cause the arrest of the
members of the Kansas supreme
court. Mr.. Dawson wrote Mr.. Han.
son to this effect. He stated that
while the court had left him but few
powers of discretion after the decision
IN the Stubs case, yet he felt that he
would not abuse these few he has left
Hanson will be bitterly disappointed,
but then disappointment is the com
mon lot of man.
because that body did not agree with
him in his opinion of the probate
judge of Mcpherson county. This pro-
pate Judge, be it known, sent Hanson
to Jail for contempt of court. Han
SON latest brief in the last of his
treason indictments against the su-
preme court dWelt at length on the
proposition, Has a white man any
to respect?''
Dawson's letter today to Hanson, in
which he declines to arrest the hon
orable court, is as follows:
Dear MI Hanson:-I am in receipt
OF your favor of December 49, do
not think the decision in the case of
Stubs VS.. Dawson has swept away
entirely all the discretion which has
heretofore been vested in this Office
although / confess that it is yerv much
curtailed. However, I am going to
use what little discretion I think the
attorney general yet retains and in the
exercise of it I most respectfully de-
cline to cause the arrest of any Of the
judges of the supreme court of fine
state of Kansas for deciding against
you in the case of in re Hanson. so
Kansas. 7S5- Furthermore, I am in
clined to think that since the opinion
was filed on October 9, 1909, that any
such action would be barred by the
statute of limitations seeing that more
than two years have elapsed since the
decision in that CASE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
JUDGES AT LOGGERHEADS
Attorney General VIII Sue to Have
Them Agree.

John Dawson, attorney general, is
looking DIP the authorities preparatory
to writing his brief this week in the
nandamus suit he has brought in the
supreme court to compel Judges
Fischer and Hutchings of the First
and Second divisions Of the Wyandotte
courts to agree upon a successor to
former County Attorney Joe Taggart.
Mr. Dawson is convinced that the law
provides remedy for this deadlock
1t Is not judicial question, for if it
We're the supremeA court would have
no power except in case of regular ap-
peal But it is a question of compell-
ing a judge to do the duty he was
elected to perform.
After Taggart'S resignation follow
ing his election to congress-, Judge f.
L. Fischer of the first division of the
Wyandotte district court appointed
James r. Meek to the place. Judge
r D. Hutchings refused to concur in
the Meek appointment, and aa, he has
an equal voice with Fischer in the ap-
pointment of an attorney for th9ir two
divisions of court, there was a dead
lock. The state INTERVIEWED and
through the attorney general filed an
custer suit against Meek, who is not
recognized as county attorney at all.
as it takes the affirmative vote of
both judges to appoint him
Judge Hutchings has filed his brief
in the supreme court in this case. Ha
narrates the fact that he had, upon
receipt of the attorney generals re-
quest to try to agree with Judge Fisch-
er upon an appointee, written to Judge
Fischer asking that a meeting be ar
ranged al which they might agree on
a county attorney. The meeting was
held and Judge Hutchings presented
the names of the following attorneys
Of the Wyandotte' bar, any one Of
whom he was willing should have the
appointment: George r. Allen. e. 8.
McAnany. G. A Miller, Henry Meade,
J. L. Smalley, W. G. Holt, H. L. Aid
en-. w. B. Sutten, jr.. James F. Getty,
E. c. Little, L. c. True. w. L Wood.
But Judge Fischer would agree to
none of these attorneys, holding out
for Meek alone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
COULDN'T FIND BOOKS.
Journals OF District Court Stay Out
Over Christmas.

Two of the journals in the office of
Richard L. Thomas. clerk of the
court, were taken from the court
house Sunday night without permits
sion of the clerk and in violation OF
an order from the court, and were not
found until ? o'clock this afternoon.
In search made this afternoon. the
books We're found in the rooms of
Auditor Sangsters in the Manspeaker,
Tenth avenue and Harrison street.
1t is the second time that the books
in the clerk office have been carried
from Thomas office since the order
the first time that Me books were
ever removed from the court house.
When Thomas opened his office this
morning, two the of the journals, con-
tanning court records, were missing
A demand was made on County Attor-
ney Simon for the missing documents,
but he denied any knowledge Of their re-
moval from the building. Members Of
the county board also denied that they
were aware that the books had been Ia
ken. The auditors do not carry keys to
Thomas office and it is a puzzle to the
clerk to know how the books were Sc
cured On several occasions the special
accountants have worked in his office at
night, using a, key furnished them by the
county attorney.
Late Saturday afternoon Auditor
Sangster called Thomas over the tele-
phone and requested that the two journals
be left where he could work on them in
the office that night. Thomas complied
with this request and left the books on
one of the tables in his office. When he
opened his office this morning the books
were missing.
AN search was made for the three
special accountants, but none of them
were found until noon. j. H. Wharton,
one Of the auditors, denied any knowi-
edge of the removal of the books
Neither did he know where to find
Sangster. This afternoon Wharton went
to the Manspeaker, where he was given
the keys to Sangster's rooms There he
found the missing books. At = O'Clock
they We're returned to the clerks Office.
In a recent case in the supreme court
specific instructions were given to the
effect that none of the books in Thomas
office should be removed. A few weeks
ago Thomas began his own audit of the
books and recently the records were re
moved by the special auditors to another
office in the building, The taking of the
books Sunday night is the second time
that the supreme court orders have been
violated in less than a month
Sangster was not in town this after
noon It is believed he has gone to Kan
sas City for 8. conference with members
Of the auditing firm. His explanation OF
the matter may not be ha until some
time Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26

According to those who have seen it
on its native heath, and that, includes
all the friskily inclined tourists who
visit Honolulu. the hula hula exceeds
the speed limit of repositories
achievements, Even in its denatured
form, the ''mumbo-j jumbo makes the
turkey trot" and the grizzly bear
seem quite tame.
7 can assure you" says genial
Prince Cupid that the new dance is
worth whole course of Muldooing to
those who want to take off avoirdupois,
but [ am told the Americans like any
thing unique It's unique, all right.
The native dance was not considered
risque. until the Americans demanded
something with local color. Then / am
told the native dancers added good
many trimmings to their original gyra-
tions.''
ventionalized form the dance is .all
right" However. since fashionable
Washington has frowned on the stur-
key trot" and the grizzly BEAR par
t1sans of the new dance hardly expect
it to obtain widespread popularity.
There is no prospect that It will sup
plant the said waltz and two-step at
debutante affairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
TODAY'S EDITIONS.

This is the regular carrier eol1to'i
the state Journal issued about o'cioeN-
The Postscript Edition viii be print
ed tonight. as usual, between anu =
O'Clock and be on sale, as always Ds
newsboys and at news stands
Any important news. Associated Press
or local. which comes very late IN the
afternoon viii be found In the Post
script Edition. You should be aole 20
buy this edition at the nearest heMs
stand in any part Of the city every
evenIng-if YOU want it. Some days us
news is very impcrtaut-cther days not
much more than the regular carrier
edition contains. 1t all depends on
whether ANYTHING important hoPPe"'
late in the evening
The Postscript edition Is not aeiiN-
cred but goes in the evening mails,
being issued between and O'Clock
and is on sale by newsDoys az GENTS
and at news stands at cents.
The State Journal is sold at the loi-
lowing news stands;
Pinney's drug store. 18th and Kan
sas Ave. l.
JOslin's Pharmacy IWeiAlh anu
Edeiblute. druggist. Potwin station.
Shoafs drug store, 10th and Motifs
Corbin's drug store, 4th ana KEN
Petro's drug store. 6th ana buch-
Hobarts drug store. Tenth and To-
peka avenues.
Shows drug store. Tenth and To-
peka avenues.
Rosser's drug store. sos Kansas ave
Weightman's drug store, Ninth ano
Kansas avenues.
Commercial club.
Rigby's.
& National hotel
p Fifth Avenue hotel.
Santa Fe depot.
Rock Island depot.
Cremerie restaurant
CIayton's drug store, Sixth ana
Chandler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
new AERO CLUB
Principal Cities of West to Be Organ
lied at Once.

Plans are being laid to form an
aero club in the west Independent
from the Aero Club of America. This
club will be organized from the pres
ent balloon associations in Topeka and
Kansas City and will include the fol-
lowing cities: Topeka, Kansas City,
Denver, salt Lake City, Peoria, Chi
cago, st. Louis Cincinnati and Omaha.
New ballooning rules will be made and
the contests viii be under the supervision
of western men. Beginning early in the
spring it is planned to hold races every
two weeks and attempt to break all long
distance records. With the principal cities
in the west, as far as ballooning is con-
cerned, the new organization VIII be the
chief factor in ballooning this con-
tinent because long distance racing can
be held only in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
IT MEANS REPUBLIC
II Manchus Accept the Proposition of
the Premier.

Picking. Dec 26.-Premier Yuan Shi
Kai has submitted to the more promi-
nent Manchus here the proposal ema-
natinG from Shanghai for the meet
ing of a special national assembly to
decide on the future form of govern
ment which shall be adopted for China.
This step by the premier practically
means that he asks the court to decide
its own fate. because the members of
such a national assembly would decide
in favor of a republic. If the Manchus
agree to adopt the suggestion their de-
cision to do so viii be promulgated as
an edict, which in all probability viii
be made public in the course of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
CAN FIGHT AT RENO
No Law Against Flynn and johnson
Meeting There.

Reno, New. Dec. 26-From a legal
standpoint there is nothing to prevent
the staging of the proposed Flynn
Johnson battle on Nevada soil. The
law enacted in 1897 for the benefit of
the promoters of the Corbett-F itzsim-
mons bout is still in force.
The announcement from Salt Lake
win be received with mixed feelings
by Nevada people. Many believe that
fights remain in force interference
should not be tolerated. On the other
hand, there are many who are of the
opinion that public decency would be
violated should the fight be allowed
and there is no doubt but what there
would be a strong demonstration of
disapproval in case the promoters en-
deavor to bring the men together in
Nevada.
Can ETghs in Reno.
Later Johnson was positive in as
sertfng that he would not fight Flynn
for less than 100000 purse.
IL am willing to meet Flynn any
where in the world he said, but the
offer is for ten rounds and that looks
pretty good, to say nothing of the
Australian proposition
johnson VIII Not Accept.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-Jack Johnson to-
he would accept the offer to meet Jim
Flynn.
1T is doubtful if I do" he said.
Tom O'Rourke of New York has Of
ferec me a $25. 900 purse. my opponent
to be picked later, and am consider
ing an Australian trip which will net
me even more than that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
SUES FOR INJURIES
Edith Griffin Asks $4,000 for Being
Beaten by l.. w. Smith.

For injuries which she received
when attacked in her home May /.
Edith Griffin filed suit in the district
court this afternoon in which she asks
$4,000 damages from Lincoln w.
Smith. The defendant is charged with
brutally beating and wounding the
woman, who was unable to defend her
self.
Details of the attack are not given
in the petition which the woman filed.
She merely charges that Smith en-
tered her home, assaulted and beat
her and that her injuries are perman-
ent. For these injuries she states she
is entitled to $4,000 damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
1T WAS A CONSPIRACY
Two Negro Children Murdered to
Obtain Their Property.

Muskogee. Okla, Dec. 26.-Court in
quiry into a conspiracy that resulted
in the death of two negro children,
Herbert and Castella Sells, who owned
oil lands valued at $25O,O0O, went for
ward rapidly here today. D. c. Allen,
the negro accused of having killed the
children. pleaded guilty. He was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment
Others accused of having had part
in the conspiracy will be placed on
trial later.
One white man has been convicted.
It was charged he promised the negro
Allen $1,000 to kill the children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
T. R. NOT in POLITICS
The Colonel says Nobody Expects Him
to Take Part.

New York, Dec 26.-Theodore Roose-
welt announced today he was taking
no part in state politics and that not
a single human being had asked him
to lend in influence to the support of
any candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor next year.
Il have not been, asked because L am
not in politics, and nobody expects me
to he in politics." ne said.
Colonel Roosevelt today had an hours
conference with Darwin P. James, Jr.,
president of the Young Republican club
of BROOKLYN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
TO CUT OUT PRESENTS
Railway supply Concerns Omit Buying
Business.

Chicago, Dec. ga crusade start
ed some time ago against the practice
of certain railway supply concerns of
giving expensive Christmas presents to
railroad officials who are in a position
to influence the granting of contracts
resulted this year in q marked falling
off in the number of these presents
According to information from sew
eral of the roads running into Chi
cago, the protests made against the
practice caused many supply concerns
to abandon the practice altogether.
Other concerns this year distributed
only Christmas cards or other mex
pensive remem branceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26

business organization expects to en-
ploy the experts to do the necessary
blasting
Work will commence as soon as
the grades are established" said W
ssTen teams and 20 men have been
prom ised to do the work of filling up
the ravines and putting in cuiverts.
Another item of interest to the
good roads enthusiasts locally is that
logs of the north and south and east
and west roads leading in and out of
Topeka have been com pIeted and will
be sent this week to the publishers of
the Automobile Blue Book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26

forgotten what 3. b stood for said
Mr.. Mcleod this afternoon. 1T was
an organization of girls and eventually
we fellows We're fortunate enough to
marry them
Original members of this husbands
auxiliary organization of the B. B. club
who were present We're: James E. Nc
Leod, c. D. Skinner, X. L Nesbaum
and James A. Troutman. E. L. Cope
land and H. E. Overholt were present
but were not among the original mem
bers. A number of others attended the
meeting who were friends of Mr. Nc
Leod and Mr.. Overholt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
IDEAL BAKERY

Tho Place That's Different.
A~A sees1 SiAln 81 Phone lao
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26

New York, Dec. 26.-NONEY-Mone on
call steady, 31503% per cent: ruling rate.
3sz per cent; closing bid 35s per cent: Of
fered at 354 per cent Time loans, easier;
60 days and 80 days, 444A per cent; six
months, 4d4Iz per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper F4G41z
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4S325 for
90 day bills and at $4.S620 for demand.
Commercial bills $4-S21z
SILVER-Bar silver, sac; Mexican dol
lars, dec.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
1T STARTS TONIGHT
WhirIwind Campaign of the Insur-
gents in Taft's State.

Columbus. O., Dec 26.-The whirlwind
campaign of progressive orators in Ohio
starts tonight.
Senator C1a;pp. one of the original
LaFollette presidential advocates opens
the campaign with a n address at Salem.
Senator LaFollette viii, invade President
raft's home state tomorrow, opposing
the denomination of William Howard
Taft and setting forth himself up as
the logical leader of the party next
year.
Clifford Pinchot will deliver two ad-
dresses in behalf of the progressives
and Senator Poindexter one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
LEE WILL is FILED.
Estate of Horseman Amounts to
Twenty-Five Thousand.

Az inventory of the will of Robert
Ives 9Lee, entered for probate this
afternoon, shows an estate valued at
$25, 900, which is to be divided among
four heairs. The property includes
real estate valued at $4,000 and per
sonal property to the value of SIS, 900.
Lee died at his home in Shawnee
county. December II. this year In his
will be bequeaths his property to his
widow, Addie K. Lee; his son. Thomas
A Lee. and two daughters, Helen and
Anna Lee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
MIN Sen FieIds Pronertn.

Pre- bate Judge Schoch today granted
permission to William A Fields. as
guardian, to sell certain Taylor street
property, valued at $4,000. The property
belongs to Byron Fields, who formerly
lived in Topeka. A few years ago
Fields was adjudged to be of unsound
mind and his brother was appointed
as guardian. Recently arrangements
were made to sell Fields property and
it was necessary to obtain an order
from the local probate court to dispose
of the Taylor street home. Fields is
now living in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
JURY SUMMONSES OUT
State Is Preparing to Try Richeson al
the Time Set.

Boston. Dec. 26.=That the state is
in earnest in its intention to try the
Rev. c. v. T. Richeson on January IS
for the murder of Avis Linnell is still
farther shown today when summonses
were issued for 800 citizens of Suf-
folk county to serve on the special
jury panel. 1t was stated today that
Richeson's recovery from his self-in-
flicted wounds continued satisfactory
and that he was allowed to walk
about his cell during the forenoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
900
Annual Increase i'll Pensions by Pass
age of Sherwood Bill

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Fisher informed President Taft today
that final adoption of the Sherwood
dollar a day pension bill as it passed
the house would increase the govern
ments annual pensions at least $75,-
000, 600. Pension Commissioner Dav-
export will send a detailed report to
congress. Mr.. Taft has refrained
from stating definitely that he would
veto the Sherwood bill if it came to
him, but close friends believe that he
would.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
JOHN JACKSON DEAD.
He Had Previously Suffered Two
Strokes of Paralysis.

Emporia, Kan. Dec 2s.-John L.
jackson, living near this city, was
found dead at his home. He was SO
years old. He was last seen alive Fri
day night Neighbors not having seen
him for two days feared he was sick.
Entering the house they found him
dead. He had suffered two strokes of
paralysis. He came to Kansas. so years
ago, settling first near Abilene. He
hved there until IS years ago, when he
moved to Lyon county. He leaves a
vile and four Children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
GIVES A LADIES DAY
Fair Fans VIII Profit by Mrs Britton's
Gift.

St. Louis. Dec. 26.-sLadies' day" at
the National league park here was an
nounced as a Christmas gift to the
women of St Louis by Mrs. Helen
Hathaway Britton, owner of the st.
Louis Nationals
Mrs Britton. it is announced, will
select Thursday of each week as the
DAY when all women will be admitted
free to baseball games next season.
Heretofore women have been charged
an admission of so cents to all games.
while the regular admission for men
has been rs cents