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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
THE CHOICEST QUALITY PAS
TRIES AND DAINTY BAKED
GOODS

Our reputation for the c1eanest-
most wholesome finest quality baked
goods possible. is what fills our store
daily with enthusiastic, delighted Gus
toners. We have no delivery wagons
not even to the grocers-so it must
be quality alone which makes so
many customers for our store.
Just make a little excursion around
to this bakery and see for yourself.
1877 varieties of good things to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
Rainy Weather Develops Play
Ground Sentiment.
Need of Proper Outdoor
Exercise.
GRANT SCHOOL SETS EXAMPLE
North Side and South Side
Horseshoe Game Tonight.
Tell Absent-Minded Story on
R. R. Baer.

The weather today which keeps the
children in the house is the kind
which is developing a sentiment for
public play grounds on the North
side. With the air full of rain and
the ground covered with s1ush and
mud, outdoors is not attractive. The
presence of the little folk in the
homes makes their parents realize
that something is needed for them in
the way of public recreation grounds
Considerable money is spent by par
ents and the city for the mental train
ing of the school pupils. An Invest
ment of several thousand dollars in
intellectual education is not thought
a large sum. Lately, however, First
ward people have been talking up the
play ground movement. This is eSpe-
cialIy true since the pupils of the
Grant school, by their own efforts,
have bought and paid for teeter-tot-
tiers and other game material for the
school grounds. This materialiZed
idea has been so successful that the
First warders in general are wishing
that their children might enjoy the
same privileges. So it is not unlike
" that in the near future steps Will
be taken to put the proposition on a
practical basis.
The North Side Horse Shoe club
will play the eighth of a series of
eleven games with the South Side
team at the North side alleys 50
North Kansas avenue tonight And
thereby hangs a tale.
Now R. r. Baer, who is pro-
fessional arbitrator of hen strikes
which control the price of eggs. and
who is said to understand fowl Ian
guage, is ''a man of parts" Besides
having on his mind the troubles OF
his feathered flock, he is also treas
urer of the North Side Horse Shoe
club. With so much on his mind 1t
is not strange that he should be alb
sent minded. But the strangest story
is told on him today. This morning,
it is said that while he was planning aiming
his evening. he was drying his face
on rough towel He e. was ais hq fade t hs
he was rneditating on why Roosevelt
accepted the nomination 1 and how Ss the the
North side would win tonight, ne pc
gan to stroke the towel with one
hard. Mrs Baer. it is said. heard
him remark as he stroked the furry
side of the towel: Gee. but l got
a bum shave this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
Regular Owl Prices

White House Flour. (none bet
ter at any price, $500. S1.35
Good Flour. (the grade bakers
use) As lbs. .$1.25
Pineapple Preserves, 15c glass
Tor ---------- Itfc
Pure Fruit Jelly. glass. 49,. SC
II lb. Loredo Cut Plug Gin
handsome boXl .22c
kentucky Blue Grass, clean, III
for .---.-. -. -. 32c
(Now is a good time to sow
Fine white Northern Potatoes,
peck Is lbs 3Sc
Fancy Ben Davis Apples, pk33c
2 pkg. 10c Seeded Raisins. 15c
Finest Japan Tea. sold. lb. 4Sc
CDo not class this with some
of the tea sold for SO or soc
tea! This is really a fine tea~)
A SOC Coffee. -----. ...-..- 29c
s loaVes Bread foe
zoe pkg. Sea Foam Washing
Powder .15c
It you have not tried us, do
so at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11

LOST-Ladies' gold watch with fob. hun
ter case, Elgin movement. Reward. $50
Polk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
LOST and FOUND.

LOST-Small open face gold Swiss watch,
with long chain. liberal reward for
return to Mrs. Josephine Webb, National
hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11

MERCHANTS Transfer Co.. offers a
Reward for piano cover and straps
which ''strayed' from their van. Phone
1S6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
FOR SALE-HORSES. COWS.

FOR SALE-15 head OF high grade 2-year-
old Holstein heifers, heavy springers.
F. B. Croker Phones Bell 3843-R 3. Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
WANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-500 men and boys daily to get
free shaves and hair cuts at Schwartz
Barber College, III East 9Th. In the shop.
shave SC; hair cut 10c.
WANTED-Man and wife TO work on
farm Ind. s1O6-Ring II.
1 MADE $4,000 in five years with a small
mail order business; began with IS. Send
for free booklet. Tells how. Heacock
6l8 Lockport, N. Y.
RAILWAY NAIL CLERKS WANTED
5000 month. Topeka examinations May
4th. Preparation free. Franklin Insti-
tute. Dept 126 N, Rochester, N. 7.
MEN WANTED to know that the United
Doctors cure all the special diseases OF
men. cheaply. surely and quickly, 2nd
floor, $40 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
WANTED FURNITURE

We pay highest cash price for second
hand furniture. Exchange new goods for
old. w. H. Stations Furniture Co., 41s
Kansas ave- Ind. phone 1924.
WANTED TO BUY Power Emery grinder
head with buffer attachment. w s.
Isham company, 221 Kansas ave, To-
neka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11

FOR SALE-7-year- mare, weight
about 100, city broke, we'll bred. Ind.
2447 White or 3031-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11

4 GALLON COW. just fresh; big black
horse. 26O1 Black.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
FOR RENT-ROOMS.

SMALL. nicely furnished room: also 2
| basement rooms, extra good; very rea-
\ sonable. 2242 White.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
1AEr aAlhlha eRouNp.

Former Governor e. w. Hoch OF
Kansas declares that President Taft
is gaining ground with the people as
the campaign progresses. "Ameri-
cans are fair people says Gov. Hoch.
'~rhe more they study the administra-
ton Of President Taft the more they
will like it. Between now and Novem-
Der they will give consideration to
questions involved In this campaign.
look for an increasing tide Of public
opinion favorable to Mr.. Taft. During
my travels as lecturer I have found
this tide already setting in.
''Taft has never had a square deal,
especially from the one who talks the
most about this great virtue. | be-
lieve the American people will prac-
tice what the alleged champion OF this
doctrine so vociferously breaches and
they will indorse Mr. Taft's admins
tration as 1t deserves to be.
This campaign will be repetition
or the one in 1896. II the election that
wear had occurred thirty or sixty days
after the convention Mr.. Bryan would
have been elected. But the people
got down to thinking then. as they will
this time"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
WILSON As A HUMoRisT.

sThere Is one thing that was proved
At Baltimore" said Gov. Wilson in q
campaign speech yesterday, "and that
Is that the people Of the United States
choose their candidates and the bosses
do not"
The governor, evidently, must have
his little joke, for certainly he can't
expect Champ Clark or Champ Clark's
friends to concede that the people
pdcked Wilson. Clark secured the big
majority OF delegates in fair fights in
primaries and conventions all over
the country. In the. early ballots at
Baltimore Clark had the majority vote
Of the convention and would have
been nominated If it had not been for
the two-third rule. The majority Of
the people had spoken for Clark,
however, that point is plain. Wilson
was nominated by coterie Of demo-
cratic bosses, led by Big Boss Bryan.
and after great many delegates had
been Influenced by those bosses to
violate the Instructions given them by
the people Of their own states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
GRADUAL TARIFF REDUCTION IS
RUlNOUS.

Woodrow Wilson says that he is in
favor OF a gradual reduction Of the
tariff. He believes that graded de-
crease in the tariff schedules can be
brought about without any perceptible
effect In the way of throwing people
out of employment and stopping in
.yestment In new industries.
The history of the country does not
bear out that theory.
Andrew Jackson was elected presi-
dent In 1928 imm ediately following the
enactment of protective tariff law.
This law only remained in force five
years but the good effects of it are
apparent In message submitted to
congress by Jackson in December,
1882.
He said: "Our country presents on
all sides marks Of prosperity and hap
piness unequalled perhaps in any por-
ton OF the world
In 1888 he signed tariff act which
provided for a reduction every two
years sufficient to reduce all duties in
excess of twenty per cent to a tariff
OF twenty per cent at the expiration OF
ten years. In other words, the reduc-
ton OF the tariff was to take place
every two years for ten years at the
end Of which time there would be no
duty of more than twenty per cent on
any article coming into this country.
Only two of these reductions had
been made until we were in the panic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22

of 1887, which panic continued until
after the passage of the protective
tariff law in 1912.
Gradual reduction Of the tariff is the
worst form of tariff reduction that can
be put into practice. Business can
finally adjust itself to any fixed tariff
law. Some institutions may be ruin
ed altogether some crippled and some
others may succeed; but In the swing
OF time, business will become adjusted
to conditions. That adjustment may
necessitate decrease of help and
lowering Of wages but it will become
operative to some extent on any fixed
plan Gradual change In the tariff
would keep every one continuously
uncertain. No manufacturer would
lay in material in advance because no
one could tell at just what point the
tariff would cease to protect. When
the tariff did cease to be high enough
to protect, the home industries would
be ruined by the arrival of goods manu-
featured in foreign countries. En-
ployers and employees would alike be
kept In a state of uncertainty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
THIS IS THE SAME PARKER.

What has happened since the
Baltimore convention to restore Alton
B. Parker to the good graces Of the
progressive democracy? During the
Baltimore meeting Parker was held
up as an example Of everything that
was vicious In politics. Selected by
the national committee to preside as
temporary chairman of convention
where his sole, duty was to deliver
speech, which had been carefully
edited and labelled harmless, he was
nevertheless fought tooth and nail by
Bryan and only won out on the floor
OF the convention after the bitterest
kind OF q fight Parker, Mr., Bryan
alleged, was in league with Murphy.
Belmont and Ryan and the nnanclai
wing Of the democratic party and could
not be the recipient OF any honor from
Z progressive democracy.
That was less than two months ago,
vet In those Intervening weeks mir
acles must have been performed in the
regeneration Of Parker. For today we
And him the chosen ambassador OF
democracy to break the news to Gov.
Marshall Of his nomination.
Isn't this more or less of an adm1s-
sion that the fight ON Parker at Balti-
more was simply sham battle? Or
Is Parker made more acceptable now
by the fact that the campaign has
reached the stage where funds are
needed. and the Parkers. the Murphys,
the Belmonts and the Ryans must be
given a new baptism SO that there be
no faint to the money the Wilson man
ayers hone to secure from them?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22

civil service employees to seven years.
There may be much Justice In the
contention that the commerce court
deserves to be abolished. We should
not have held 1t against the presi-
dent had he signed a bill which abol-
ished this tribunal. But the pas.
sage of a measure limiting the ten.
ure Of Office Of civil service employees
would be an unmixed calamity. We
have been at pains enough to get
the merit system established in our
public affairs The old spells sys.
tenn still fingers in too many in.
stances, but 1t is going. not coming
back.
It is claimed that this reform" 10
needed to make for better efficiency
In the government service. Certain
ly there is marked lack Of effi-
cheney In many departments of the
government service but any meas
ure which will put government en-
ployes at the mercy of q political wire
pullers every seven years can scarce
ly be regarded as remedy. The
civil service, the service Of the gov
eminent, should be maintained as an
attractive and secure profession for
serious and earnest young men and
women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
Purlolned From tho Pops.

Purloined From the Pops.
Topeka Capital: The way the chair
man of the populist party figures it,
the progressive party has stolen IL.
the democrats and the republicans
4 Of the pop planks, leaving that
original party only that 1t retains
in it's possession. This is probably the
fact. But the populist party has no
kick coming" in consequence Of the
theft of it's clothes. That party, in the
first place, ought to be patriotic
enough to congratulate the country
that the other parties have sufficient
gumption to appropriate anything
good in the way Of platform planks
they see lying around loose. And in
the second place, it Is a fortunate
thing for the country that some other
parties can use anything good In the
populist confession Of faith. Certainly
the populist party has been unable to
do much with its discoveries in polft-
ical science.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
AGENCY


There will be meeting in the town
hall Tuesday evening to elect the offic-
ers for the Homecoming Picnic associa-
ton. The officers to elect are a presi-
dent, vice president, second vice pres
ident secretary and treasurer. 1t 10 de-
sired that there be a large attendance
at this meeting. Every one who is In
terested in the home coming Is entitled
to vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Wing of Eddyville
attended the home coming and visited
friends here.
Mrs. Kate Wolf Of Udell visited her
daughter Mrs. w. II. Rodabaugh here
last week.
Lloyd, Russell, Georgia and Donna
Manning are visiting in Mt. Pleasant.
J. NJ Bohlander has purchased the
Reynolds store and will take immediate
possession.
S.. r. Foster Of Ames 10 visiting here
with friends.
owandandi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
Hasn't Made Up His Mind.

From an interview with DR.. g. w.
Eliot: am waiting for developments.
am not a standpatter in the ordi-
nary sense Of the word. Neither am
ready to believe that this great pros.
porous country will go to the dogs
unless new and radical policies are
inaugurated.s
Mr.. Roosevelt is commanding fig
ure. Mr.. Wilson is great scholar and
a capable administrator. Mr.. Taft is
a most admirable man. All are fine
fellows. But don't know which
want to vote for.
think Mr.. Taft has been badly
treated by his party and that he has
suffered for lack of devoted follow
ers. Mr.. Roosevelt used to be sin
cere well wisher for the public good
when knew him. But at present he
seems to have been very busy play
ing politics He handles his cards
we'll, too.
Mr.. Wilson know very we'll, his
work and ability. But have no rea-
son to be fond" OF him. simply be-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
Favors the Recall.

Manchester Press: Amid all the
noise and clamor Of the campaign, it
should not be forgotten that the Roose-
Welt party has come out fat-footedly
in favor Of the recall Of judges.
If you believe that our judges
should be thrown of the bench If they
make a decision that doesn't suit
somebody, you should vote the bull
moose ticket If you believe in an in
dependent and fearless judiciary
which will render decisions in accord
ance with the law and the facts and
thus give protection to the humblest
citizen, you will vote for Taft
This is question which overshad-
ows the tariff and the trusts. It will
determine whether this Is to be gov
eminent based on the law and the
constitution, or whether it Is to be one
in which the opinion Of the man on
the street will count for more than
the verdict of the jurist on the bench.
No voter should lose sight Of this
fact.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
Z. r. and Nick.

Colonel Roosevelt was appraised of
the fact that progressive had been
nominated against his son-in-law,
Nicholas Longworth, In the Cincin-
natl district which Nick now repre-
SCENTS in congress, he remarked, with
sort of q far away expression, $50
hear" And, as he carelessly toyed
with one of his volumes containing
an essay on the wisdom of rearing
large families, it was painfully ap-
parent that. in the mind of Colonel
Roosevelt, Nick's failure to come
across" politically is not the only
field in which he has failed to make
good"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
PRESS COMMENT.
Credit for Farmers.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Just now
the political parties are doing some
talking Of making 1t possible for the
farmers to get more credit. But they
need not worry so much about the
farmers. Most of them have more
credit than the fellows In the cities
and the bankers are always willing
to let them have money when they
want it for improvements, or for
buying additional acres. Agricultural
credits, so far as we know anything
about 1t In Iowa are strictly first
class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
The Third Party.

baltimore Sun: The third presi-
dental candidate of importance Is IN
the field and the third party Is TACT.
Whether it will be fact longer than
this campaign remains to be seen, but
for the next few months it will certain
" he in the running, as far as the
regular republican organization 10 con
cerned, at least. The history OF tniro
parties does not encourage the behel
that both the republican and the Hoose'
Welt organization can long survive the
November election. One Of them Will
be swallowed up by the other. Which
will do the swallowing will depend
mainly on the result in November. Al
though the test of every primary cleo.
ton has been against Mr.. Taft, and
Colonel Roosevent seems stronger with
the republican rank and the file than
the president, It is too soon to lay any
heavy betting odds on either for sec
ond place in the race. Mr.. Tart mas
powerful political organization behind
him and tremendous business interests
at his back. But Colonel Roosevelt Is
not lacking in this sort OF support
either. and for every conservative
whom he frightens off by his radicalism
he counts on attracting three pro-
eressives by his profuse and glitterlne
promises. While the democratic party
cannot afiord to underestimate the
Roosevelt movement, there Is no rea-
son why 1t should feel any alarm with
such a candidate as it has in Governor
Wilson and with such an intelligently
progressive line OF policy as he and
it's other leaders have marked out
with all of Mr.. Roosevelt's crusadfng.
there will be no appreciable demo-
cratic detection, north or south, and
his strength, when all Is said and done,
will come principally from former
republican voters. The socialists here
and there may give him some votes
hut in general they will be likely to
stand by their own nominee. The
votes which he will gain from the
women in western states will probably
he more than Offset by the alienated
negro votes which he would have got
but for his recent declarations with re-
gard to the colored brother Con-
siderfng the campaign from every point
Of view, the democratic situation is not
altered for the worse by Colonel Roose-
velt,s entrance on the field. The demo-
cratic marty still holds the whip hand
of both the others, and 1t can appeal
With confidence for the support not
onlv Of its own members but to the
great mass Of the independent voters
Of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
PEANUT POLITICS.

III the warfare that Is being carried
on by congress against the president
continues it will defeat It's own pur-
pose" the Chicago Record-Herald de-
clares. 1.-THE object, of course, Is to
secure every possiblee political ad-
vantage from the plan Of campaign.
It is assumed, in the first place, that
any attack on the president must
arouse popular sympathy. and, in the
second place, that, this being 80, no
attention will be paid to methods or
even to the subject matter of legislac
ton as to which there is disagree
ment. The disposition, therefore, Is to
resort to mean tactics, while there Is
a manifest yielding to the temptation
to work into bills questionable provi-
sions that would have little support
under normal conditions.
'It is all very small and very dis
honest, too, and its natural effect Is
seen now in the encouragement the
president is receiving In certain OF the
disputes. Many critics who censure
him on other accounts are with him
in his opposition to the cheap game
Of peanut politics.
"The newspapers generally condemn
the trick of attaching riders to appro-
priation bills. Congress itself has
backed down with its civil service
spoils rider to theslegislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, but the
house insists on the provision for the
abolition of the commerce court, and
in spirit of revenge has struck out
from the bill matter that properly be-
longed there merely because 1t was
understood that it had the presidents
earnest approval. This is neither
magnificent nor war. 1t is contempt
ible child's playa pop-gun fusillade.
II the president stands firm he will
have the country with him In the con-
test. Meanwhile, congress is cam
paigning for Mr.. Taft.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
May Use His Double.

Des Moines Capital: If Col. Roose-
welt keeps the speaking dates an
nounced for him he will break all
records. He is announced to be in Yer
mont August % and Des Moines Aug
ust 20. He Is announced to speak all
day in Illinois September 10th and
in Seattle, Washington, on the even
ing of the same day. It would seem
that the campaign committees might
be compelled to work in the colonel's
double, who created such excitement
at Chicago in June.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22

It is fact that has been demon
strated that in proportion as the COM
merce of country has prospered, land
has risen in value. That iss to say,
the way to increase our natural wealth
is to so legislate as to keep our fac
tories working and people employed.