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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Therefore to him that knoweth to do
good, and doeth it not, to him 1t Is SIM
James " II.
Much of the crime committed in this
world, much of the sin INDUCED in, is
the result of ignorance. And while
there is no good reason for its pardon
in the eyes of the law or Of mankind,
it may well be looked upon, however,
with less adherence, as it generally is,
than sin and crime which is perpetrated
by those of sufficient intelligence and
education to know better. The number
in the latter class is far larger than it
should be.
Many of the most successful crinli-
nails, if it is possible to characterize the
commission of any crime as a success,
and many of the most pernicious of
sinners, are men and women of high
intelligence who have enjoyed the adj
vantages of varying degrees Of educa-
ton. some of them of the largest. 1t
is generally the case that the craftier
the crime, the larger it's proportions, the
greater is the sense, the understanding
and the abilities of it's perpetrator. In
fact, if such persons would turn their
energies from hayward directions and
living, they would acquire more sub
stantial rewards and more real pleas
ures than they possibly could achieve
by pursuing evil and unlawful paths
which lead them ultimately to destruc-
ton.
Take the counterfeiter for instance.
A man who is clever enough to counter
felt a piece of paper money so that it
will readily pass for the real thing
among ordinary people, and will often
deceive the eyes of experts, could make
an excellent living and dwell in peace,
pleasure and plenitude, by following
the honest trade of an engraver which
calls for exceptional skill. Other ex-
ampleS of similar sort might be cited.
But they are not necessary. Most peo-
pie are familiar with them and are well
aware that if the activities of sinners
and criminals, who are intelligent
enough to know the right from wrong,
were directed in proper fields of en-
deavor they would occupy prominent
and honorable places in society. They
would be the recipients of merited ap-
plause instead Of the righteous condem-
nation which is their portion.
To know what is right and good and
then to do the opposite is the most
grievous of shining. An individual may
pursue such a course for quite a con-
tinued period before his methods of life
are discovered. But such a period of
time is of generally short rather than of
long duration. AS murder will OUT so
will all crimes and sin eventually. Dis
grace, dishonor, penal servitude, and
worst of all. the borrowings of a strick-
en- conscience, are the lot of every in
dividual who has been so misguided.
And because he was intelligent enough
to know the right and the good from the
wrong and the evil, there will be few,
If any, even among his former friends,
who will extend a hand of help or a
word of sympathy when the structure
of life he has builded on false founda-
tions falls about his head and brushes
him down. Nor is help and sympathy
due this sort Of a sinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Times are changing, indeed. Under
a court order, one of the large insur-
ance companies will have to divide a
surplus of S2O.O0O.0OO among its de-
ferred dividend policyholders. Here
tofore. most of the melons in the fnan-
cial world have only been sliced up
for the favored few.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Just incidentally, William H. Lewis.
one of the best known and most sue
cessful negro lawyers in the United
States, who has been appointed to be
an assistant attorney general in the
federal department of justice. was also
one of the best football players that
ever stepped on a gridiron. There are
some people, you know, who insist that
a, college boy who is q good football
player never amounts to anything else
at college or in his subsequent career
in the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.J

It's so easy to tell the truth that
most people want to lie.
A girl gets a very rich complexion
coming out of a dark room with a
man
You could tell a woman a hundred
secrets without her failing to tell 200
of them
The most sorrowful thing about a
joke is when some other fellow gets
it off ahead of you.
The way to make your conscience
quit bothering you is to take it out for
an evening of fun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

The ways of the expert alienists are
marvellous. Robin, the wildcat finan-
cier, who finally got into the clutches
of the law for wreeking a couple of
New York banks, slammed insanity
to escape serious punishment. But he
got tired playing that game, told the
court he had been fooling, and said
he wanted to plead guilty to the
charges against him. Still the alien
lists insist that the fact that Robin
says he isn't crazy is the best evidence
IN the world that he is insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

An attractive invitation to die has
been put out by the management of
the Indianapolis motor speedway. It
offers a purse of s25, 100 to be divid-
ed among the winners of a 500 mile
automobile race to be held on its
course on Memorial day. That is also
the occasion when graves are deco
rated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Not much trouble seems to be ex-
perienced by the local police in run
ming down "crap-shooters'' and other
petty misdemeanants, but when 1t
comes to running down a murderer
we'll. comparisons are as futile as they
are Odious. or odorOus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Wonderful victories are being won
by a band of 500 Mexican insurgents
who are armed with modern 5000
rifles. They are capturing unprotected
railroad bridges and burning them,
and occasionally they catch freight
car and burn Ii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

If the members of the United States
senate had played less politics and
J ID little more attention to the bust
ness of the nation which reached their
hands, there wouldn't have been any
need for an extra session of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Among those who are probably not
viewing with alarm the extra session
of congress that now seems certain
are the boarding house keepers and
hotel proprietors of Washington. It's
an Ill wind. etc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

No legislative body on the face of
the earth can compare with the United
States senate in its faculty for staying
in continuous session for many hours
without transacting any business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Canada also has a few troubles of
her own. And among them is the
possibility that its parliament will sit
all summer. The continuous legisla-
tive habit seems to be contagious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

If the Mexican rebels succeed in
capturing Chihuahua the finest thing
they can do is to change it's name or
appl- some of the elementary rules
of simplif1ed spelling to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

A pertinent inquiry from the Kansas
City Star: With the advent of woman
suffrage will the rooster, long the en-
blem of political victory, be succeeded
by the hen?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Slowly but surely is the Kansas leg
islature descending to the levels of
congress. The fisticuffs INDUCED in
the other day on the floor of the Kan
sas house are evidence of this fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

The needs of higher education are
multifarious. Among other things the
University of Kansas will need a new
first class quarterback next fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

There is this satisfying condition of
affairs to look forward to. A city
election will not be held in Topeka
next spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
ganizadon for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received In The State Jour
Eal building over wires for this sole pur-
poge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

President Fallieres of France ought
to be something of an expert carpen-
ter when he retires from office. He
has had a lot of experience in making
hirnfc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
The Fear of Success.

In a notable address on MiScOn-
captions About High Finance before
the finance forum of the Young Mems
Christian association in this city, Mr..
Paul D. Cravath set down as the great
economic and human problem of the
day in this country "the solution of
the fierce conflict between the people
and the government on the one hand
and the great corporations on the
other" And one of the great difficult
ties impeding honest and effective dis
cussion of the problem is found, he
said. Gin the deliberate exclusion of
the great leaders of finance from any
recognized part in the government"
This is not the case in other countries,
and is something of comparatively re-
cent origin here in the United States.
Imagine James j. Hill being a can
didate for United States senator from
Minnesota-what a howl would forth
with go up all the way from the st.
roadizing'' and "corporationizing" the
senatei Storm signals would be run
up by thousand newspapers, the
magazines would call iE all their
undertaking pennyaliners, and forth
with set to work. and from hundreds
of pulpits would go out to the people
the dictum that they and their coun-
try had seen their best days-that the
money power" was in the saddle and
the oppressed masses must prepare to
De 11QOen over TOuSH-SlO0 anu NC
tranpIed to death. Nothing too dire
in the way of a prediction could be
devised. And If the andidate escaped
without assassination he would be for
tunate.
Or let some fearless president Of the
United States, feeling the need of a
strong hand at the helm of our ma
tional finances, invite ]. Pierpont Nor
gan to take the treasury portfolio, and
let the latter accept-the air would
ring with protests at this gobbling up
of the government by Wall street, and
myriads of otherwise sane and sensible
men and women would see the end of
free government in American right
then and there.
And yet both these m en- are infin-
itely better equipped for the positions
suggested than are nineteen out OF
twenty men who ever held them
There is in this country silly fear
of business success and business in
fuence or power that is big factor
in keeping the reins OF government IN
unskiIled hands-New York CONNER
cia1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Once in a while things happen in
real life like they do in the melo
dramas on the stage. Now you can
lower your hands and put them be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
GOODRY.

fou let me hold you close, beloved, and
That you will love me-forever and a
And yet. I hesitate,
Ere I put my lips to yours,
picture comes to me-through half
All Cod # only I had been too late.
I saw him hold you there-closely to his
And as you two stood. from the world
apart,
I moved on-with head bowed low.
The light that never was on sea or shore;
All God. love you so.
And let me hold you close-and I look to
In your eyes that light. beyond jewels
Or anything in the world; twas there
And, as look. the world grows dim;
All God! 1t is not there!
And if he should cross our path again
Could you turn from him-bid him go?
Ills fate. beloved good-by!
William Sanford in the Widow.
Went Broke in Europe.
c. Pulliam. who went abroad a short
time ago with $4,000, returned on the
Hamburg-American liner President
Lincoln peeling potatoes.
Pulliam, who says he is a cousin Of
the late Henry C. Pulliam, for years
president of the National Baseball
league, is 5 feet II inches in height,
broad of shoulder, and ruddy checked.
with cap in hand waiting outside the
purser's door to be paid off. About %
cents was coming to him.
II went to the other side with plenty
of money! he said. II did the usual
thing that Americans do when they
visit Europe. I visited London, Paris,
and other cities on the continent. Then
1 took in some of the small places.
will never go to Germany again. When
was in Hamburg went into place.
very poor portrait of the kaiser hung
on the wall. looked at some time,
and then, in doubt, I turned to a Ger
man.
rs that the kaiser?' I asked.
"'It is he replied, very short.
when I went outside the man was
standing there. He came up to me.
THAT wa my kaiser, he said to
me- What did you mean to insinuate,
you American swine?'
I'm a minute we were in q fight. l
got the best of it and managed to get
away.
ct did not go to Monte Carlo. I found
losing much money playing American
games-dice and poker. Though the
men in charge of the bank are Italians.
the Americans never seem to get ahead
of their own game"
When Pulliam got near the end OF
swapping his $4,000 for experience he
determined to come home, but before
he could put his determination into
practice his money was gone. He did
not want to write to his father, who he
said is a shoe manufacturer in st.
Louis, so he applied to the United
States consul in Hamburg.
The consul might have helped him,
but Pulliam says he changed his mind
and decided to work his way back to
the United States. The President Lin
coin was in port, and he found that
there was need of strong young men TO
peel potatoes.
MY homecoming is certainly differ
ent from my going away" he said,
looking down on his shabby OUTFIT.
when 1 left had a good cabin on the
Cunard liner Lusitania.'
Pulliam's companion as a potato
peeler on the President Lincoln was a
thin youth, who admitted he suffered
from wanderlust. He said he lived in
Madison, Wis.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
KANSAS COMMENT
BEAUTY AND VALUE.

The time for Arbor day and the
painting OF trees is close at hand. If
al the people, town and country.
would take an interest in this work it
would add greatly to the material
value of the land and personal prop
erty around us.
"A country road can be made
beautiful highway by the planting of
trees along the sides. Every passing
traveller will remark the beauty and
every would-be purchaser will see en-
hanced value in the places. The plant
ing OF these trees and the caring for
them at first will not require much
money and they will add to comfort,
looks and value. What better invest
ment can be made of time and a little
work
The people of the towns will be
urged by their mayor to observe Ar
Dor Day and plant trees. Let the pro-
gresslve township boards and road
oVerseers through the country take
the lead and call on their people to
JON IN day of tree planting. And
the school boards in the country can
utilize that great force of school child
rem and beautify the usually ugly
school house yards which now are
the almost universal custom.
Tree planting will do lot for town
and country, for the people and for
the land. Let's not put it off another
year but get together and make this
section of Kansas more beautiful and
more valuable.-Atchison Champion.
WEARING DOSTER'S OLD SHOES.
Do you remember when we used to
laugh at Judge Doster for claiming
that 1.-The right of the user was para
mount % the right of the owner - OF
course you do, but you can't crack
smile about it now. Every mother 5
son of you has crawled up onto Dos
ter's platform. You are demanding the
service of all corporations at rates to
be fixed by the users, regardless of
what may happen to the owners. You
want that kind of legislation and will
get as mad as flock of wet hens
whenever corporation lawyers asks
court whether or not it is good law. II
you are hungry for a real good story
don't bother anybody else about it,
Just sit down and write out your own
former reasons for laughing at Doster
and your present reasons for wearing
his old shoes. If the judge should
meet you with them on today no doubt
he would laugh at you as heartily as
you laughed at i'm when the shoes
were his and were interchangeable
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Tall Sophomore-O'Frat is making all
kinds of money writing jokes. Flat
Junior-Writing Jokes? Tall Sophomore
Yes; in his letters home he tells his father
he leads his cIass.-Chlcago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

DO you think genius and insanity al
ways go together?" "Oh, no, am con-
WINGED that my husband is half crazy
most of the time, but I've never seen him
give the faintest CLEAN of genius. Chi
cago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

On Bargain Day.-Gentleman Er -
where can l find the silk counter? Floor
walker-Third battle to the right.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
A SATURDAY SERMON.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do
good, and doeth it not, to him it is SIN
James " II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

No LOST am sorry, Mrs. Mahany. to
hear of the loss of your husband"
Don't ye be sorry for me, ma am. Sure,
it's no loss to get thousand dollars in
surance for S0-cent husband.
nah News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Johnny-Grandpa, do lions go to heaven?
Grandpa-No, Johnny. Johnny-Well, do
ministers? Grandpa-Why, of course.
Why do you ask? -Johnny-Weil, sup
pose lion eats minister life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

A Weakling.-"Yes," said the woman. Il
believe we should have the vote" Wild
tinued, 81 also believe a wife should vote
the way her husband advises her is best -
Here shrieks of "Hussy!'' and groans Of
derision drowned out her further speech
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

AS Others See Observation-Disclosures
mum, I amt eaten nouthin' but dry bread
for q week Stout lady (who is trying tc
reduce NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1 wish l had
your will power.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
HUNOR OF THE Day

Ready for a Bargain-Pat (readins
sign, Umbrellas 75c Up')-What will
yez charge me for one of THIN closed p
Judge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Dissatisfied Patron-Gentle disposition.
Why he wants to bite the head off every
dog he meets. I've been swindledl Dog
Merchant-You didn't ought to keep dogs
at all, mister The animals you ought
to keep wiz your temperament is silk
worms Punch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22
INDICT ARMOUR OFFICERS.
Indiana Pure Food Law Violated, Pros
eoutor Allepes,


Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 16.-After
ten days investigation by the local
prosecutor and agent of the Indiana
pure food department it is announced
that something like 400 violations of
the pure food law have been commit
ted by the Armour Packing company
of Chicago, and indictments have been
secured against the officers. The in
formation on which the indictments
are based were gained from local deal
ers when confronted with the sale of
impure food or food not labeled ac-
cording to law.
1t is said that during the last few
weeks more than 10000 dozen of stor-
age eggs have been shipped into the
local market by outside firms and cor
porations and have been sold as the
fresh article at enormous profits. Two
local dealers have pleaded guilty to
selling unlabeled storage eggs and paid
fines.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22
Sporting Notes.

Baseball statistics just compiled
show that during the last nine years
American league teams have won 1873
games in interleague contests to ITO
for Natioaal league teams.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, one Of the
greatest golf players in the world, will
reside in the United States and take
up newspaper work this winter Miss
Campbell has won ten gold medals for
championships in various countries.
Uhlan's feat in trotting a mile In
2:O2% over half mile track is in some
respects the most wonderful perform
ance that has ever characterized the
American trotting turf. One-quarter
of this great mile was trotted in 30
seconds by the son of Bingen, two
others in 81 seconds each and the final
one in 30A seconds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22
Pert Personals.

Judging by the pictures of Tsen Chun
Hsuan, the gentleman is no rosebud
Detroit News.
DR.. Cook might now prepare a new
aud more exciting lecture upon his new
Gnd old adventures in Copenhagen
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Abroad j. p. Morgan is always the
honored guest of the most illustrious.
At home it is proposed to give him the
third degree.-Washingt Star.
We trust John D. will not trace his
ancestry so far back that he will run
up against the fellow who got his name
working on the rock e-Washington
Post
We prophesy that during the coming
winter season Mr.. "Home Run" Baker
and Christy Mathewson will not col
laborate in vaudeville sketch or run
hing saloon.-Denver Republican.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22
THREATENS ACCUSER.
Italian Named by Companion as Slayer
Would Be Revenaed.

Italian Named by Companion as Slayer
Would Be Reveneed.
White Plains, n. Y, Nov. 16.-It took
only five minutes for District Attorney
Winslow of Westchester county to ar
raign the five Italian robbers who have
been indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Mary Hall at Croton Lake on Nov. 9
last before Justice Tompkins, and each
one pleaded not guilty. AS they had no
money, Justice Tompkins assigned law
yers to defend them, and then they
were remanded back to jail until a
date for the trial is fixed It is under
stood that the five men will be tried
Jointly on Nov. 81.
Santa Zanza, who is accused directly
by his companions of having stabbed
Mrs. Hall to death, as he was being led
out of the courtroom said in Italian to
Angelo Gusto, who confessed that
Zanzo had committed the murder, 'If
could get at it 1 would tear your
heart out"
Gusto gave Sheriff Harnett addi-
tional facts concerning the Staying of
Mrs. Hall. He said that he gagged
Mrs. Hall and that Zanza stabbed her
three times with dirk. He also told
the sheriff where this knife was thrown
In the woods on Turkey mountain, near
Croton Lake.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-22
WOMEN WOULD BE SLEUTHs.
indianapolis Mayor SwamPed by Fair
Applicants.

Applicants.
Indianapolis, Nov. 16.-Twenty-two
women, the majority Of them young
and unmarried but several the moth
ers of two or three children, applied to
Mayor Shank for positions on the po-
lice force as detectives. The mayor had
offered to appoint two of the police
matrons to act as detectives, but they
declined, and notice of this caused the
rush to his Office
The idea of appointing women de-
tectives grew out of the supposed MUIR
der Of Helen Knabe and the inability
of the male members Of the depart
ment to find the murderer Sugges-
tions from a number of women that
female detectives would be better
equipped in such cases than males led
the mayor to suggest such appoint
ments. But the rush to his office was
so great that he slipped out by back
door and told his secretary to send all
inquirers to the police superintendent