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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08
First Published in The Topeka State
Journal Saturday, June S. 1921
PROPOSALS."

Sealed proposals will be received by the
board OF Education of Usage City, JKans
until 1:SO p. m, July 1st, 1912 for the
furnishing of all labor and materials and
the erection of a High School building in
said City, also for the installation OF c
system of steam heating with fan ventila-
ton. and plumbing, separate bids will be
received upon the various work and eacn
proposal shall clearly state what part OF
the work is being bid upon.
Proposals will be addressed to Chas. G.
Messerley and each bid shall be accom-
panied by certified check for three 90
per cent of the amount bid, said che *
to be made payable to w. d. Nesbeitt.
Treas. of the Board of Education, And
the same will be forfeited to the Board IN
case the successful bidder fails for seven
days to enter into contract and furnish
the required surety company bonds after
award of contract has been made.
Copies of plans and specifications may
be seen on file at the City Clerks office,
Usage City, and at the office of John f.
Stanton, A-ch't.. Topeka. Kans., on and
after June 18th, 1872
The Board reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Usage City. Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08

Section q The city clerk shall make a
certified copy of this ordinance and de-
shawnee County, Kansas, who shall place
the several amounts mentioned in Section
l of this ordinance upon the tax rolls of
said county to be collected as one tax IN
the same manner as other taxes are col
lected. -, -,
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
n,1hiication in the official city paper
Passed the Board of Commissioners,
June 5, 1912.
Approved, June 5, 1872
rSaai1 J. B. BILLIARD,
Mayor.
Attest: c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08

AN ORDINANCE levying a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces of
ground in the City of Topeka, Kansas,
to pay the costs of cutting noxious weeds
by said City, during the year 1911.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Topeka:
Section l. That there be, and is hereby,
levied a special assessment upon the fol-
lowing lots and pieces of ground in the
City of Topeka, Kansas, to pay for the
cutting of noxious weeds by said City, to-
wit:
RRnnKS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08
Attest: G. B. BURGE. city Clerk.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
June s, 1921
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08
First published in The Topeka STATE
Journal June 5, 1a12l

THIRTY DAY NOTICES OF APPLIcA-
TON OF BUSINESS COLLEGES FOR
A PERMIT TO CANVASS IN
THE STATE OF KANSAS
Topeka, Kansas, June 1912
Notice is hereby given that the
Hutchinson Business College. Hutchinao,
Kansas
mas MADE application to me- for a permit
m canvass in the State of Kansas Tor III
purpose of selling tuition in advance ana
contracting or securing notes for tuition
from students before their registration ar
the business college herein named
satisfactory proof is furnished that
the above named college is incompetent m
furnish such a course of instruction as he
advertised, or that the moral surround
ings OF the institution are not good or that
the premises are kept in an unheaifhv
condition or that the agents of said in
sutution use misrepresentation or fraudtI-
lent methos in securing contracts. notes
or cash from prospective students. in such
ease permit will not be granted to such
BUSINESS college
E. T. FAIRCHILD,
state superintendent of Pubic Instruction
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of 8. 121s TT. of w. so TT. OF 467. and
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Add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q
WEST 9TH ST. Mulvane Add.
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EGAL
ORDINANCE NO. 4142.

Published in The Topeka State Journa
June s, 1921.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01

These figures may be more or less inexact, Of
course. The point is, that Japan seems to be just
about as badly off in the matter of rice and tea as
we here in the matter of eggs, butter and beef.
The alarming situation is being freely discussed
by the Japanese press as our own.
Interesting also is the fact that there is no at
tempt to lay all the fault coIdstorage people, on
middlemen or on the beef barons and other trust
demons. Anxious, according to well-known human
tendencies, to find the nearest home, the Nchi
Nchi sweeps aside the general rise as due to over
production of gold, but ascribes that in Japan to
local cause the increase in paper money and taxa
ton.
Perhaps this is true. Perhaps every country
and State and city has its particular little
reasons for the state of its markets. and the City,
Wide Congress of Baltimore is as capable of getting
at the root of the trouble President Tafts Inter-
national Commission would be.
But one editor in Tokyo takes broader view of
the situation.
The high cost of living" he says, lis due to the
extravaganza of wealthy people, whose habits those
with limited means too eager to initiate"
His philosophy may be founded on Oriental in
stances; but it has most Occidental ring to it. Only
two three days ago the Christian Science Monitor
raised this very pertinent question: What has be.
come of the calicoes of twenty years back?" They
made very satisfactory dresses once upon time.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
ALLOWING" THE CITIZEN HIS RIGHT.

Colonel Roosevelt made good point when he
discussed Mr.. Tafts hope that the New York organi-
zation would ALLOW" folks to vote who were entitled
to do so. The President, on the eve Of the primary
in New York. wrote to Chairman Koenig about the
situation, and among other things took occasion to
express the hope that all the enrolled voters would
be allowed" to vote.
AS all enrolled voters are specifically entitled to
vote, under the law; and as the organization has
right whatever to interfere with their doing So the
kindly suggestion that Mr.. Koenig ALLOW" the peo
pie to exercise their right is at least highly sugges
tive of the Taft attitude toward the participation Of
the people in public affairs.
AS it turned out, the enrolled voters we're not
allowed" to vote. The primary was a hopeless
farce. 1t was so bad that it has given black eye
to the whole primary idea in New York. Over there,
they know nothing about real primaries; they don't
understand how Wisconsin, North Dakota, or Ore
gon primary works, or how certain it is to produce
reflection of the peoples wish. The New Workers
merely know that they have something that is called
primary law and that at its first operation it didn't
operate at all
So there will be forthwith an effort to abolish
the whole thing instead of amending it into the
form of an effective measure
Mr.. Tafts plea that the voters be allowed" to
vote, was easier understood after the voting than
before. The actual operation of the so-called pri-
mary developed plainly that there was ample ma
chinery to prevent the voter exercising his right,
and most of him duly prevented.
The thing took place in the Denver city
primaries, where the bipartisan machine turned in
and selected Taft delegation which save the Colo
rado convention for the President. Indianapolis
machine did just the thing: Indiana, also, was
saved in part for Taft by the theft of Indianapolis
In each of these two States, the metropolitan city
was big enough to cast the decisive weight into the
scale, and in each the city, under machine domna-
ton, threw its force the side of the Adminstra-
ton.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
THE FRUIT CROP SAVED.

Somewhere between pride of opinion and real
love for our feow-man lies the why we call
attention to the prompt fulhllment of recent
prophecy. 1t is in the matter of the annual anniha-
ton of the fruit crop.
Taking a text the gloomy foreboding sent
out from the keystone State, which set forth that
the peach crop had been destroyed-utterly, hope
lessy, irremediably-we made bold to take heart of
grace and say that this sort Of thing occurs every
year. The fruit crop seems to thrive so much bet
ter after it has been killed early in the year that
fatal frost is looked upon the best of harbngers
1t has sort of tonic effect 1t builds up the system
and nvigorates the sap of the orchard nurslings.
The more timd souls are more or less uneasy
until the actual comes that there has been
mistake and that the fruit has not been injured The
more hardened students Of killing frosts have no
such fears, but they delight in passing along these
annual recantations
From the Fort Valley district Of Georgia, that
garden of the queenly Elberta, comes the frank
avowa that the crop is in fine condition" and that
we may expect "a bumper crop" In the most
shameless manner, if nothing to the contrary had
ever been said, we informed that "the trees have
not been damaged in the slightest" In few weeks
may expect the parician fruit itself come rid
ing through refrigerated to the tables of
wealth in the East.
In discounting this cry of "wof" we have rem
dered a public service and contributed something
toward keeping the price within reach of the plain
people.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
LET WHITES PROVIDE
INDIVIDUAL TOWELS

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The efforts of Kathleen La Varra and
z. T. to assist in raising the moral ard
social atmosphere in departmental cir
cles of Government employees Is COM
mendable. We all sympathize with
those ladies" of the prescribed type
mentioned in the letter. The Govern
ment Is showing its sympathy in that 1t
Is giving, In many cases, the best posi-
lions in the local service to the repre-
sentatives of those who sought to de-
stroy as we'll as corrupt this great
country. II intelligence and culture
were as prominent as you make them
there would be less negroes in de-
partmental service as laborers and gen.
eral utilities and great many familiar
faces of those refined ladies" would be
missing. Whenever Il man or woman
white or black, in any circumstance
gets to the point where ne considers II
humiliating to earn his or her bread
honestly(D, even II not fairly. and by
the sweat. partially, of his own brow.
right to talk about refined culture oil
intelligence. Now, where there Is ar
objection to the present methods of the
Government as regards the Jim crow
towel, ] believe that Kathleen and Z. T
would find that the Government WoulC
raise no objection to such persons pro-
viding themselves with their Owl
towels. The two departments mentioned
as being most eager for this change have
which Is far more degrading and shame
full to negroes and whites than that o
washing and wiping on the same towel
GOVERNMENT.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
IN THE COAL FIELDS.

Somehow or other, nobody has been willing
thus far to believe that great and long-continued
struggle between the miners and operators is going
to be precpitated in the anthracite region. Perhaps
all guesses will prove erroneous; perhaps the srug
gle is coming, determined and ominous as that
in England But until after April 10, when the two
sides are to hold another conference in Philadelphia
there will be general expectation of some adjustment
which will avert the disaster of long struggle
The specific justification for this general conf
dence in an early and satisfactory settlement would
be hard to explain There is no doubt that the Brit
ish situation has reflected strong influence upon this
country; there is more and more disposition among
workers the world over to regard themselves as
something like solidarity. A sentimental commun-
ity of interest is conceived to exist between the Brit
ish and the Pennsylvania anthracite miners; and
there is doubt that this very sentiment adds great
ly to the effectiveness of every extensive labor move
ment and to the danger which is involved to the
interest of the general public.
But yet there is feeling that we shall nc have
a long and desperate struggle in this country; and
probably the explanation is in the fact that better
than ever before, the community understands that
society has rights which dsputants can be compelled
to regard.
This country will never again consent to shver
through winter in order to accommodate
miners and operators who want to fight to a finish
Ii will never consent to the prostraton of business
and the inflction OF rrepaable losses on all classes
of people, merely because side of joint debate
wants the union recognized and the other side will
not consent.
More or less vaguely, yet quite conclusively, the
leaders on both sides in the present situation know
that this is the countys attitude of mind They know
better than to arouse the sleeping dog of real public
interest. The possibility OF the Government taking
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
INDUCES CRITICISM
OF OFFICIAL BROMIDES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
What would the official class of this
city do II they were compelled to fore
go their hackneyed phraseology? In
view of the numerous Investigations
pending. this is an interesting question.
Let us imagine the Congressional in
vestigators compelling the officials on
the stand to say just what they really
mean in plain English, calling a spade
a spade. The average official, II called
upon to explain many of his actions
on orders, and, at the same time for
hidden to fall back on any of his regu-
lation, routine expressions, would be
instance. imagine a bureau chief floun-
dering about on the stand without the
aid and comfort of the time honored
phrase, 'the good of the service" what
a multitude of dark deeds this has
served to cloak. And the word dig
cipllne." a phrase which works over
time-think of the petty tyranny that
subordination." also, is a handy. elias
tic phrase which may be made to At
any occasion. And there Is the good,
old word. "demoralize," which always
Ats in somewhere These expressions
are. one and all, trotted out to explain
and justify everything, for they all
have the remarkable capacity OF
stretching miles. Yes, II would GER
tainly be an interesting experiment IL
mittee would put the ban on all these
expressions. and force the officials to
get along without them; II is just pos-
sible that under those circumstances,
some Of the truth might slip out un-
awares. VERlIAS'
The Washington times., 1912-04-01

our eyes lately, by the whipping of a
pupil in the Gales School.
Now, / think that IL a child has to
be whipped, II should be done at home
and not by an outsider with the help
of a man and whip. There are other
ways of correcting children than by
goes long way. II we were to whip
a child with a whip we would be called
to answer for Il by the law, so why
should these people be let out. The
statement of the Janitor that he held
the boy In fear of losing his position
not remove the fact that a child Of the
public schools was whipped with a
whip, while being held by a man. Now,
why did this boy play "hookey?" May
be that he had to come eight squares
to school and pass two on the way.
know a friend that bought a house
near school so that his children would
the advantages he thought he was get
ting, but his children only went there
two years, and now have to travel a
distance OF eleven blocks both ways. II
you do not send your children to school
you are liable to arrest, so you must
submit to their being vaccinated q
must say this is a very polite way OF
telling you that you have to be vacci-
nated), also that you must send them
any distance they care to designate.
through rain, snow and slush. Let the
children attend the nearest school to
their homes, do away with compulsory
vaccination Ohe Catholic schools have
] understand, and also do away with
the whipping post and the schools of
Washington will be better In every
way. Let us hear the views Of others
on this subject. THE TURK.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
EDITORIAL WAS TIMELY
AND SIGNIFICANT
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
One of the most powerful, most
timely, and most significant news
paper editorials which 1 have ever
seen in a Washington paper was one
in The Times of March 2S, headed,
''Mr. Tafts Recall of Decisions"
1t seems strange to a layman that
a President of the United states
could nullify by the fat of his own
will the decisions of seven Federal
courts on a matter of universal pub
lie Importance as The Times shows
Mr.. Taft to have done.
BY what method of reasoning has
1t become a prerogative of the Chief
Executive to set aside the decisions
of courts in this wholesale manner.
or, indeed, in any manner not pro-
vided by the Constitution or the
laws?
On its face the whole proceeding
appears to be a most fagrant usurpa-
tion of powers which are not vested
in the President, and as one of the
common people" ask The Times TO
Taft and his advisers by what proc
ess of reasoning he is thus enabled
to nullify the decisions OF American
courts. II there is any warrant in
law for such an action by the FIX
ecutive, the people should be made
cOnversant with IT in order that they
may institute the recall as one Of
their own prerogatives, so that they
may possess in this respect. at the
least as much power rs the Chief
Executive. STUDENT.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912.
THE RECALL OF SENATORS.

The Honorable Charles E. Townsend, Senator
from Michigan, has been getting some pointers
on the operation of the recall of Senator'S
Mr.. Townsend lives at Jackson, Mich He was
elected to the Senate as progressive. He con-
WINGED good majority of the Republicans that he
was more advanced than Julius Caesar Burrows,
and got the toga
He has been, ever since he got it, just re-
dictionary Burrows was, and the Michigan progress
sives have finally realized it.
So the other day they held primary in Jackson,
and Senator Townsend was a candidate for dele sate
to the State convention. In his precinct fireman
was opposed to him.
The fireman was elected delegate, and Senator
Townsend was left at home, by about three votes
to one.
Is it any wonder that politicians of the old
school regard this primary thing with dstrust!
Or that the recall looks exceeding dangerous to
them
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
WOOL MILL CRITICISMS
ARE QUITE TIMELY
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The adverse criticisms OF the Ameri-
can Woolen Company that have ap-
peared In the Mail Bag are timely.
The men behind this have not only
tied up their competitors, through Iegis-
lative trickery, but they lowered the
standard of the American people. We
have no honest woolens now; all our
clothing is thin, slick, schrimp. and
shiny. 1t Is not pure wool, only doc
tored. shoddy-like cloths. like people.
Compare our present goods with the
thick. soft, warm enduring British
cloths. BE what you seem" Is a good
motto for people as we'll as a textile
fabric. Send the protective 90 Stariff,
born in fraud and nursed In oppression,
to Halifax, or some other remote place!
Get the recall and work It over time
until the political puppets of Congress
are replaced by men who will under
stand they are public servants, owing a
duty to the American people; men of
opinions and convictions, not fence
walkers or repairers; just plain, honest.
intelligent, efficient Americans, who are
not afraid to think. and then put their
thoughts into words and stand to them.
Such men we can trust although we
may not always agree with them.
EXTAFTIST.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
MANY SIGNATURES IN
DEFENSE OF PENSIONERS

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
II would seem i waste Of time to
reply 20 an article appearing in these
columns a short time since over the
signature Of &c. c. T." attacking the
speech of Senator Kern on the pension
to mind vividlv expressions heard back
yOndGr, fifty years ago, when the war
clouds were gathering fast over this
country, and from every school dis
triCl in the North the boys were rally
ing To 10 and to die, il needs be. for
the Union. The creature that would
imagine for one moment that such ex-
preSsiuns of sentiment as are used by
The writer, will give him preference OF
standing in any community, in .this,
broad land, is certainly to lie pitied
rather than condemned for the error
Evidently the writer has d grouch
he would not deluie himself with the
ioea that sucn expressions as "Tapu-
cious pension sharks and other OF
fcnsive terms applied to TIL, men who
could be accepted with r1uch grace
but rather condemned as false accusa'
tiuns.
unworthy should be placed on tho rol
Cf honor, we would advise &c. c. r.
to take steps to cleanse the roll OF
mcrCenacy characters.
tEc man who. when in 1861. war seemed
Inevitable, stood on the public highway
ard proclaimed loudly his loyalty T.
country and nag. encouraging the boys
to 60 forth tn battle while he found il
convenient to remain at home, dodgf
the draft nv pretending. afflictinn. anC
using attcr diShonOrable methods t.
avoid service in the army.
L., ] Fl. w, II, w. p. l. IL. NJ.
J. w. X.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
ARMY FLIERS LEAVE
FOR NORTH TONIGHT
May Make Flights At College
Park BY Thurs
day.

Final preparations for the return Of
the army aViators from Augusta, Ga,
on Wednesday morning. will be made at
College Park. Md, today and tomorrow.
Lieut.. Thomas Dewitt Milling, who re-
turned to the city last Tuesday, is in
charge OF a force of laborers and work.
the hangers in condition.
The fliers leave Augusta tonight on a
special train. and will reach College
Park early Wednesday morning The
machines and supplies will be immedi-
ately unloaded. and by Thursday after
noon fights will be made here.
Lieut.. Harry II. Arnold and Lieutenant
Kennedy will be absent. The former is
in Fort Leavenwortn, Kan, where he Is
to stand examination for a first lieu6en-
ancy. Lieutenant Kennedy Is at his
home in Illinois, resting up from a fall
he received three weeks ago. They
will pc at the grounds, however, by
April 10.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
COMMON LABORER"
DISCUSSES DISCRIMINATION

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
am classed as a common laborcr,
and even IL I do not occupy a very eX-
alted position I suppose I am entitled
to air my views with others who use
the Mail Bag as n vent to their feel
ings. l have put in several long and
back breaking years working for the
Government at $3.50 per day, and after
paying my rent, grocery bill, insur-
ance, etc, ! find myself always
in the hole after paying my creditors.
] refer to the men working IN the diff
ferent parks about the city, who are
working for starvation wages. These
employees have neither sick nor annual
leave, and when II rains are compelled
to knock off work and lose day 5
wages.
House receive $L75 per day and are
classed as skilled laborers." They get
no sick or annual leave, and their duties
are to wax floors, hang portieres, put
down and take UP carpets, sweep gut
ters and sidewalks, handle garbage In
the kitchen, rake, spread compost, etc
These employees received 80 cents per
hour working for social functions up to
a short time ago, when they were ill.,
formed that they would have to take
their time of during the day, and they
would not receive any money for their
hard nights work. Some of the men
who reside outside of the city have been
known to lose the last car. and 1t was
either to remain in the city or 10 walk
IN their homes The writer, who adVo-
Gated people shedding their lids" in
honor of the President as they pass the
White House. would confer an everIast-
ing favor upon the executive mansion
employees II he would step into the
house as he passes by and ask Bill ii
he could not raise the wages of the
men who are trying to make both ends
meet and are struggling hard to make
q living. A COMMON LABORER.