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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11
ON THE SPUR
OF THE AOMENT
RX ROX Z NHOITI Tom


Natural Gas.
Those campaign speeches that we hear
Along about this time of year
Are surrey music to the ear;
We simply cannot help but cheer
The talker when he's through.
He makes us think that black is white
Down at the town hall every night
He demonstrates that wrong is right;
We join him in his dreamy flight
Into the azure blue.
Before we fully realized
He has us finely hypnotized
And lulled to sleep and mesmerized,
And put to rights and catechised,
He's nailed us to the mast.
He's got us in a state of mind
Where we are deaf and dumb and blind
To argument not of his kind,
To stick to him we are all signed
To stick until the last.
Another Teller comes along
Next night and sings another song,
He shows US where his rivals wrong
And how we simply can't belong
Unless we change our views.
hes got the other skinned a mile
He's keener than a rat-tail file,
BEFORE he's through we simply pile
Into his wagon in great style,
And gladly spread the news.
We listen to a dozen more
Who upset all we've heard before
we analyze 'em to the core
Down at the corner grocery store
When we are at our ease
Ihey may as well not have begun
Iney'V We not convinced a single one.
VI course 1T gives us lots of fun
But after all is said and done,
we vote as we dang please.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

It's lucky thing for the Sultan of
Turkey that custom does not compel
him to issue a Thanksgiving procla-
nation at this period of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IL g member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
gantRAtion for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The State Jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Presumably certain people in the
south have noted with more or less
satisfaction that there was a lynching
the other day in North Dakota, even
If the victim did not happen to be a
colOred man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Inasmuch as the weather bureau
has predicted that the fine weather is
to continue for a spell, there are sure
to be any number of careful people
who will Immediately prepare for the
OthaP kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Army aviators claim to have invent
ed a noiseless aeroplane. But what ii
needed more is one that will stay RICH
side up,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

That report in circulation to the eff
feet that the Topeka Railway com
pany may extend it's line to Gage Park
next spring sounds good, anyhow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

If many of the towns that have fall
len in the Balkan war have also
broken their names beyond repair, it
may be eosier in the future for ordi-
nary folk to speak of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

It wouldn't be hard to persuade q
portion of the public that Madero is
the sick man of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Nor will there be any difficulty in
following DR.. Wiley's advice to "avoid
useless fat The butcher keeps it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Certainly the Turks have indicated
their pronunciation of Scutari. which
is ''Scutaree.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

it lovingly in that of her daughter
Again little child has led to love and
happiness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

There will be nationwide enthusi
asIn over the prediction made to the
Kansas teachers by DR.. Reuben Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

MY uncle only left me 5000! Wonder
ct understand your boy has the max
ings of a champion pugilist-" Il really
believe he has. He positively won't fight
with anybody he isn't sure he can whip. -
Washington Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11
News Notes in the IOntn,.n-

WhlIe waIking along Main street yeg-
terday. Mr.. Erastus Hanks picked up a
piece or anthracite coal ore as large as a
goose egg, which was evidently dropped
by some rich person. The curiosity has
been on view at the corner drug store all
day today and has attracted much atten-
ton. The party who lost the coal can
secure the same by describing property
and paying for this ad.
At the reception last evening, Mrs. L.
Wellington Butts dazzled the multitude
with an anthracite necklace. some of the
larger pieces being almost as large as Q
Decent piece. Mr.. Butts has been very
successful in his business enterprise re-
Gently.
Miss Maize Binks is wearing solitaire
anthracite ring on the third finger of her
left hand. Wedding bells are heard in the
distance.
Mrs. Avery Nudge. wife of our well
known banker has been arrested IN New
York on her return from Europe for try
ing to smuggIe rope of anthracite ger
through the customs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

Sons of Rest, in regular session,
passed the following resolution: RE-
SOLVED: that this club heartily en-
dorses the words of the visiting teacher
who advocated teaching the woman OF
the house to tend the furnace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

The styles for next years women's
garments will include vest with each
suit. As the ''mannish'' fad started with
mannish'' hats, and seems to be pro-
crossing downward, it behooves mere
man to hide his pants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

A woman who left her kids at the
local provident association, specified
that they should not be beat or wash
ed" OF two evils she chose neither.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08

which he had tampered with earlier in
the evening. This danger was In the
electrical attachment which would have
given him a shock when he opened the
safe, shock that might have proved
fatal, and so he expressed heartfelt sat
isfaction at his lucky escape when Mr..
Callahan told him of what would have
happened in case he had opened his
safe
This device on Mr.. Callahan safe
suggests also the practicabihty of n
like device on other safes which would
hatten out the safecracker Just when he
supposed himself TO be succeeding.
Such a device as that attached TO every
safe and switched on when the safe is
locked for the night, would be such a
terror TO safecrackers that their opera
tions would be pursued in fear and
trembling. and would be far more re-
luctantly engaged in than now, Every
device which would have the effect of
deterriug a burglar or safecracker from
his criminal work is commcndable. And
so the electrical device which would
give a safecracker a shock. no matter
how hard, is earnestly to be commend
ed, IN the interest of the safety Of
property and the surety Of making the
way of the transgressor hard.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08

| committee. Whatever advantage TINS
will give to tho President VIII, of
course. he used in sound -eason and
fair practice The committee cannot
afford, nor would President Tart wish
II, TO strain any points in his favor.
1t will decide all the contests which
are presented, according to merit, and
| according to the rules OF practice and
precedent that have been so fr~lly es.
tah]ished in the past. These rules
| have been accepted, in fact, by Mr..
McHarr, acting for Col. Roosevelt in
this respect There would be no rea-
son to urge against their acceptance,
because these rules are perfectly fair
TO all parties, and 1T is as sure as any
thing can be that the committee will
decide with impartlalitv and on sound
principles every contest presented, The
decision will be so perfectly open and
fair that there will be no reason other
than n contentious spirit TO oppose that
ruling. This will necessarily be the
case, because the committee is com.
posed of gentlemen who would scorn to
practice, and who have too much at
stake both for themselves and in the
interest Of the Republican party, TO
allow them to deviate hair s breadth
from sound practice and iuJt. decision.
The hearings on the contested cases
began yesterday, with the necessary
Limitation of time in which TO present
each case, and in every case the deci-
sion was prompt, sometimes unanimous.
The contests are very numerous, but
the principles that Will govern in each
case are pretty thoroughly established,
and precedent guiding any one case
Of class will be practically Il ruling
as to all the cases that come within
that class. Delegates from conventions
held out of order and ON irregular
,alls, which comprise d large fraction of
The contests, will, Of course, be decided
upon the general principle of regular
ty. Whenever there is anything diff
[erent from the ordinary brief in any
given case, that variation Will be heard
md decided upon its special features.
We have full confidence in the high |
ability and sound discretion Of the |
and believe that 1t Will |
teer the party ship through the tu-
nultuous seas with such skill and !
ound Judgment as will attract the ad- |
niration Of the public, and will com
mend itself to the fairness and just |
pirit Of all Republicans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
PARKS AND FAIRGROUNDS,

The official opening of the Pioneer
Park Fairgrounds this afternoon at
o clock under the auspices Of the Park
and Playground Association of Salt
Lake City should be a notable occa-
sion, if the weather permit and the pub
lie grasp the full Importance Of this
movement.
it represents an effort on the part of
well-meaning people to carry out in a
practical way theories that no one has
ever questioned. 1t is an effort to pro-
vide a safe and natural outlet for the
normal energies and activities of youth
which, if misdirected through indiffer-
ence or ignorance, often drift to devil
ment and dissipation, individual cases
of which sometimes entail more pub
| lie expense than would the maintenance e
of Fairgrounds for hundreds Of chill.
dren.
Public Fairgrounds mean great deal
to the children who enjoy their priv.
ileges, but they mean even more to the
public into which those boys and girls
will eventually merge They will there
learn to respect each others rights, to
observe certain essential restrictions, to
obey the law, to show consideration for
the weak and helpless. to enjoy decent
surroundings and pleasures and to shun
vice and those things which inspire the
contempt Of their fellows.
Considerable credit is due to Com.
missioner Geo. D. Keyser Of the De-
partment of Parks and Public Property
for the splendid work accomplished in
his division Of municipal responsibility.
He has had able assistants and has ia
ken a great deal of commendable in
terest in his work.
There is no other department. of city
government which presents such op-
portunities for winning public appro-
val untinctured with fault finding as
exists IN this particular department.
Whole neighborboods may arise in
wrath against the street department,
for or against contemplated improve.
ments; the whole city may be in arms
against the water department before
The end of August, no matter how
earnestly the commissioner in charge
may strive to conserve the supply and
distribute what he is able to save from
the water hogs; and the whole world
may 1eer at our police department for
failures, no matter what average of
success may be malntained; but the
parks and Fairgrounds are things of
beauty and Joys forever. Tourists will
be impressed by their beauties, and
residents will enjoy their shades and
lawns while time will but add to their |
glory
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
OPTIMISTIC TALKS

The Tribune YESTERDAY morning had
two first.class optimistic boost inter.
views. The one was by special wire
from Los Angeles, and conveyed the
enterprising talk Of President W. A.
Clark of the Salt Lake Route with re-
gard to improvements at San Pedro
and improvements all along the line.
He spoke of the ability of his company
to provide whatever is necessary in tho
way OF coal storage. additional wharves,
warehouses, in fact, any and everything
10 meet the increased commerce ex-
pected at Los Angeles. He gave ex-
preston to the sentiment that "busi
ness has increased tremendously during
the past few months, both in the freight
and passenger traffic, this by very
| large percentage and he considers
this increase barometric Indicator OF
gains in business conditions locally
everywhere. He spoke of the large ore
shipments from mines that have been
producing. for years, and also from
mines that have been dead for years.
He mentioned the increase of agricul- |
ture on the direct line and the new
branch Just completing from Moapa |
to St. Thomas, which twill mean this
season at least 800 carloads Of melons
from that region and an immense de-
velopment immediately Enthusiastic
Salt Lakers yesterday attended the
driving of the copper spike which
marked the completion of this line to
St Thomas He spoke of his branch
from near Ajax to Ophir, to give tran
sportation to his ore production at his
Ophir mine. He spoke Of his railway
extensions in Arizona, and, in fact, was
evidently in the most optimistic humor
There is no doubling the fact that Mr..
Clark is well qualified to speak on all the
matters upon which he gave expression
to as to his doiugs and intentions, He
is n man of very largo interests all
through the Western country and, in
fact, both East and West, and is in
lose touch with the activities and pro.
luction OF the country,
In direct correspondence with Presi-
lent Clark s fine talk was the similar
interview with Mr.. Lewis j. Spence, d-
ector of traffic of the Hartman lines,
While in this city on Thursday, He
poke OF the demand, complied with, for
increased railroad service. of the ex-
client agricultural outlook, Of the
hortenlng OF time of trains, Of the
oublc-trscking of the Union Pacific
'etweeu Omaha and Ogden, more than a
alf Of which is already completed, and !
f the excellent conditions throughout '
he country where the Hartman lines :
enetrate. In agriculture, in industrial I
ctivities, and in development gcner- c
lly. Mr.. Spence was extremely opti-
listic e
These expressions of opinion by men
o competent TO speak and to Judge
nust put new heart into every one in
u this region. Everything is encour- :
ging for year of prosperity. espe-
ially all through the West; and every n
ne IN all this region may well take on 0
ew hope and cheer in the splendid D
respects thus developed. '
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
POPULATION OF CITIES.

a current item aAoat in the newspa
pers is that statistics of the Census Bu.
reau show that the twenty largest cit
les of the country with their suburbs,
contain 2l,OOO,000 of the population, OF
about two-ninths of the total, and the
| comment is made that ''the great cities
| and their suburbs between them seem
TO be destined to swallow up most OF
the country S population.
This statement, however. is an exag.
geration, and the deduction from it is
futile. The twenty largest cities OF
the country contain less than 10000
900 population. There are three cities
OF the Union with more than a million
population, New York with 4,766, 1888,
Chicago with 2,lS5,2S3, and Philadel.
phia with l,549,00S The population of
these three cities aggregates S,501 ,l74,
There are two cities OF upwards OF
100000: st. Louis with 1929, and
Boston with 670,5s5. Three cities
range over 100000, three over 100000,
and seven over 100000. The eighteen
total l5,204,774. Add the two next
largest. 267,779 and 24S,3sl, respective
y, and we have 4 population of lj,-
I2O,934 for the twenty largest cities in
the country. which Is oue-siXth OF the
total population in place Of two-uinths,
and a difference Of over 100000.
we must take note that the call Of
the cities upon the general population
OF the country .is because the cities con
centrate .iu themselves immense ener-
gles, industries. and work done and 10
DC done. We cannot forget, either, that
the present tendency by reason Of the
nigh price of farm products Is back
TO the soil, so that we do not see
ANYTHING alarming in the growth of
city population IN the United States
The city population doubtless does bet.
ter IN the cities than il could do else.
where. Just As soon rs the fact be.
comes hXed that the dwcllcrs in cities
could do better elsewhere, thev will 90
elsewhere. The laws of supply and de-
maud and of economic forces GENERALLY
can be depended upon to regulate mat
terS Of tins kind, and Just now we see
a powerful incentive TO the drawing
away OF population from the cities IN
INC immensely y-lncreased profits Of ag-
riculture, fruit growing. and the pro
ductIon of vegetable and dairy market |
stun. just rs soon as the population |
OF the cities becomes too crowded and /
the advantages and profits Of acricuI- !
tural iIfe become known. there will bo /
an exodus from the cities compared !
with which the drift 10 the cities of |
the psst will appear small and OF no ac
count.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ALERT.

The National Republican Committee
is proceeding in its business in busi-
ncsslikc way that is assuring Of sound
and fair conclusions. In naming Mr..
Victor Rosewater as chairman of the
committee until the new National com
mittcc is made up by the convention it.
self, the committee has practically de,
cided the question Of the admission Of
new members prior to the meeting of
the Convention, according TO precedent
and 10 the only rule of common sense
and fairness that can be applied. As
we have shown heretofore, the Ma
tlonal Committeeman have always held
until the National Convention itself re-
celyes and ratites the names of the
new committeeman, this always after
the nomination of the President and
Vice President. As we have shown. if
the actual selection of National Com
mitteemen were left to the States
alone, the States could he con-
stantiy changing the National
Committeeman, and there would
be no stability about that body.
Besides, TO undertake TO change the
committee before the National Conven-
tion itself makes the change, would re-
suit IN confusion wherever there arc
contesting delegations These contests
have TO be settled before it is ascer-
tained which delegation will sit in the
Convention. AS rule, each of the
coniesting delegations has its own nom
Inee TO present for National Commit
teeman. The selection of National
Committeeman. therefore, will be de-
termined in all such cases by the deci.
sion as to which delegation shall be ad-
mitted. 1t is evidently, therefore, inn
possible 10 allow the new committee
men to come in prior to the settlement
OF the contests, and since precedent
and reason agree that the National
committeeman must serve until The
National Convention .tself ratihes the
names of the new committee, II is clear
that no exception can he made in the
case OF National Committeeman who
i elected by a state primary. That
committeeman will simply have 10 wait
his time 10 90 on the National Com
mittec. that time being when the Ma
uonal Convention itself is ready to rat
tiy the names presented from all the
States. Accordingly. tho rule Of rea-
son, practice and precedent shuts OF
Mr.. Howell the new National Com.
mltteeman from Nebraska. and he did
not even present hi- claim IL vvnuld bc
impossible for the committee 10 allow
OF his being seated until he takes his !
place with the now committeeman that
viii be ratified bv the Convention in |
due order
II appears that the National Com
miitee on such test vote as has been |
had Is three TO one in favor Of Pres- |
dent Taft. the vote being SO in the |
TAFT interest TO - IN the Roosevelt in.
terest. thIs test coming on the question
Of publicity of the proceedings Of the |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
THE PRICE OF COPPER.

The situation in the copper market
at present is encouraging TO the copper
producers, a situation that will be OF
very great advantage to the copper
producing concerns Of Utah We ac.
| cordingly rejoice to see this amended
| copper situation and the rise in prices,
| for these increased prices will mean
enlarged profits to Utah's mining men,
and will bring to this State very large
amounts of money.
While rejoicing in these increased
profits, and in the money returns that
viii thus come to Utah mining men, We
may be permitted TO say that we do not
believe that an unduly inflated copper
market is best for the copper industry
When copper rose some two years ago
above twenty cents n pound, there was
"A crash and n recession TO some twelve
cents and a fraction per pound This
was too low for copper, and we ex-
pressed the opinion at the time that
when the market adjusted itself prop
erly, the price would be along from l6
to IL cents a pound. At these figures,
copper mining can be done at good
profit, and consumers can afford TO pay
that: so we should be glad to see a
stable market at about that figure To
press the price up above 20 cents is all
well enough as long as the real demand
for copper iustites that price. and, as
we say, we are glad to see the Utah
a In c. l..
creased price: but we fear a specula-
tive move that would run the copper
price up above what the market condi~
tions Justify, and that would invite a
recession to lower prices than what
ought to be paid, as was the case be-
fore.
The copper mining industry can
thrive best with steady. strong mar
ket, with prices firm and fixed at about
10 TO IL cents a pound, as the world s
markets Justify, with such variation as
the stress of the market might call for,
At present, there is a considerable de-
pletion in copper stocks, and there is
something Of a scramble TO replenish
those stocks. Here is where the spec
ulator gets in his work, to the detrl. |
ment AT once of the copper miner and |
of the copper consumer. Each suffers |
the consumer by being made 10 pay an |
immediate price beyond what the real |
market lustifes, and the copper miner |
in the subsequent recession of prices !
below what is a fair figure
Thus We believe that the real inter
est of the copper miner and the copper
consumer alike is against undue spec
llation in copper and the fictitious
boosting of prices beyond what the ac.
tual market would call for. Just now
IS critical point in the copper situa-
ion, and the market should be handled
with care so as TO avoid imitation with
rs subsequent and consequent break in
he market We trust that the big cop.
per men Of the country VIII take the
situation well in hand, and will work
Tor stability rather than for an imme.
hate and perhaps disadvautageous adj
rance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
A NEW PERIL IN CRIME

The ease of the burglar, Richard
Merrill, alias Jimmy Valentine - il.
lustrates two prominent points. ono in
the facility Of crime and the other in
the danger Of It, This burglar. it ap-
pears. is extraordinarily expert in tho
opening of safes. He has his fingers
saudpapered down Ia extreme scnsibil-
ity. so that he l. able 10 manipulate the
combination and ascertain from the
feeling and Jar Of the tumblcrs as they
drop into place what the combination
OF the safe j. and thcrcfrom bc able 70
open II. IL was thus that ne was able
TO open the safe in the Fife building
where nc was caught.
But there was a danger to him that
he little expected in the Callahan sale