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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
HUNOR or THE Day

This hotel speaks highly of the
salt air and the sunsets" "I think.
we'd better try the other house II
gives fuller details as to meals. -
Washington Herald.
She Ito husband who feels seasick-
ness coming on)-"Can get Won anv-
thing, dear?" He-''No; just tell me
how to keep what I've got.'-Boston
Transcript.
"They talk about LAWYERS dishon-
est Accommodations, but look at doc
tors Whats the matter with doc
tors?" Are not all of their earnings
iLl-gotten gains ?-Baltirnor Ameri-
can.
Edna What do you think of these
eugenic weddings?" Edith-"Td rather
marry one of those rich old fellows
with only one lung"-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
KANSAS COMMENT
THE BEST TIME OF LIFE.


Every little while there comes TO tile
surface an enthusiast Win u i..1s
like that which lured the SpanlaIus
when America was young-the dream
of perpetual youth. The latest was
westerner who promised himself pS
rea son of a certain regime OF ulet 49, na
exercise, a life span of at ieast -VV
years, with a sneaking hope or eter-
nifty. Far be it from us to belittle int
Importance of living carefully, anu
long. But why put so much emphasis
on youth, as if only the morning OF
life were worth living? Dent you sup
pose that white-bearded grandpa
snoozing on the porch in the shade, OF
watching the infants play, has as much
fun out of life as the giddiest lad OF
maiden? To be sure. it's of dinerenI
kind which happily is one OF nature
ways of insuring interesting variety.
But, his rough work done, as the sun
slowly goes to meet the far horizon, ne
lives anew in the young life about MIN
and. out of passions ashes, builds a
ripe philosophy. Every time in life is
a good time to be alive, for always you
can feel. see and learn. We're not at
all convinced that ripe old age isn't the
best estate of all: for then the heart is
mellowed, the mind matured and the
spirit seasoned, while in the treasury
of memory are stored innumerable
joys, the better for the enchantment
which distance lends.-Wichita Beacon.
PRAYER FOR RAIN.
People who scoff at the possibility and
reality of prayer ignore vast array OF
personal experience as well of recorded
and well authenticated facts. Whether
the currents of spiritual influence flow
direct from one human mind to another,
or touch the all encircling sea of The III
Vlnity around and above us, or both, IS
another question. Persons of robust and
circums tantial faith will perhaps question
the action of Governor Hodges OF Kansas
on this matter. When a petition was
handed to him asking for the appoint
relief of the drouth in the corn country,
Governor Hodges declined. while still al
flrming his belief in the power of prayer
No doubt it would often be highly con-
thus governed by human petition. But
the Almighty would sometimes be EN-
barrassed if simultaneously the farmers
were praying for rain, while the baseball
er. Verify the heavens seem to many
people to be of brass. when human hearts
are lifting up their desire for relief from
heat or storm. Still one should consider
how the tasks of men would be aggra-
waite were il not for the. stern uniform
ity of nature. If it was necessary to hold
a prayer meeting in order to make fire
burn. railroad and factory operation
would be irregular. knowing nature
fixed and unalterable laws. the eneineer
match to inflammable material, fire must
result. All human enterprises are built ON
this uniformity and move forward with
order and security. Similarly the great
produce storm and sunshine. Some day
these will be better known, and perhaps
man can then better adjust himself-Win-
j field Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
SUFFERS WEAK MOVE.

| Governor Sulzer and his friends are
now attempting to block his trial on
| impeachment. They are asking for
| the indictment of members of the
! legislature who assisted in the insti-
| CATION of the proceedings and other
| Ia mmany leaders in New York City
| for participating in an alleged crimi-
nal conspiracy against him. They in
sist that when the evidence on which
| they seek these indictments is made
public, it will cause the Court of APP
| peals to decline to join the senate in
! the trial and that this will result in
the whole matter falling to the
ground, as the senate is without
power to proceed alone with the trial.
And in this move, Sulzer seems to
be failing miserably to meet the de-
mands of the situation. 1t is certainly
no way to disprove the charges that
have been made against him. The
charges are either true or false. They
are definite and specific. They ac-
cuse him of swearing falsely to the
amount of his campaign receipts and
expenditures; of diverting money that
was given to him for campaign pur-
poses to gambling in Wall street, and
moment. They hold him up to be a
man unworthy in every way of serV-
ing in the high office TO which he
was elected. They brand him as
demagogue of demagogues. AMI
until he absolutely and emphatically
shows them to be false, the great ma
jority Of the people of New York and
the nation will have every reason to
believe they are true.
1t is a mistake to consider the
source and the motives of the inn
parchment as an important issue in
this remarkable case. Every one
knows that Tammany is rotten.
Every one knows that Tammany
would not have made move OF any
kind against Sulzer had he been
amenabIe to the dictates of its bosses.
That he broke with Tammany is to
Suffers credit. But regardless of all
these things and the spirit of spite and
vengeance that prompted Tammany to
begin the Impeachment proceedings,
the paramount fact will not down that
the charges against Sulzer paint him
as man who is morally unfit to
hold any position of trust and espe-
cially one of public trust.
If Sulzer is innocent of the grave
accusations that have been made
against him, it ought to be an easy
matter for him to present convinc-
ing proof. Regardless of how per-
sonally biased against him any of the
Tammany members of the New York
senate may be, it would be political
suicide for them and Tammany Hall
to find a verdict of guilty against Sui
ger upon his presentation of such
proof. But Sulzer will not be able
to prove his innocence by merely
blocking the impeachment proceed
, ings and showing up some of his enc
mics to be the political blackguards
they undoubtedly are. In fact. his
efforts to stop the impeachment pro-
ceedings savors of a confession that
the charges against him are true.
Suffers first duty to the people is
to prove his innocence in unmistak-
able fashion. If he can do this, the
pursuit of his tra6ucers should be re-
lentless and he can depend upon the
people helping him with it in every
possible waV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
Likes Prison Best

Saving she has no friends and free
dom does not mean anything to her,
Marie Rappa. whose number is 1440 IN
the Auburn prison for women. pleaded
with Judge Tiernan, in the Brook! Il
supreme court, to send her back TO
serve out her sentence of As years for
KIDNAPPING. The woman was granted a
new trial by the court of appeals, winch
reversed the sentence against her
Marie Kappa was convicted in 1919
with Stanislaus Pattenza. They were
charged with kidnapping Joe Longo add
Joe Rizzo, both 8 years old. Recently
attorneys for Pattenza obtained the re-
versaI of the sentence against their
client, and counsel for the Kappa We
man Immediately asked for similar
order which was granted.
She said she had been appointed as
sistant TO the :natron il the prison and
liked her so we'll she never wanted ID
leave. She insisted she was not guilty
of kidnapping, but said she had no place
outside the prison walls Judge Herman
refused to grant her request, and she
will be tried again.-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

be built quickly, the average time for
the construction of each dwelling in
one group of o having been five days.
In. any locality where the materials
for concrete are readily available, they
cost less than houses built by any
other substantial method of construc-
ton. They are fireproof, have no
cracks or crevices to harbor germs,
are easily cleaned by removing the
furniture and washing down with a
hose, and, therefore, more sanitary
than buildings constructed with plaster
walls and wooden floors and trim"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Practical jokers seldom appreciate
one that is played on them.
Most promises appear to be made
for the purpose of being broken.
I. + +
Every reformer can find plenty OF
material in himself on which to work.
= T. j.
Neither can you convince the chau-
tauQua lecturer that silence is golden.
=
One good rule to follow is never to
angry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
Woman in Council.

E. To-day, chief of the British Mu-
scum expedition that recently explored
the Congo river, says that in the conn
ell of Bushango there is always one
woman. He found that her opinion
seems to carry more weight than thai
OF all the men combined. There can be
no war unless she is willing. 1t all
came about through the popularity of
the princess. who learned how to start
fire by friction She beguiled the
only man who knew her into telling
her and was rewarded by seat in the
council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
IRON OTHER PENS
MEN AS TEACHERS

In response to the familiar complaint
| that men are being forced out of the
teaching profession to the grave injury
of the young. Mrs. Young makes fiat
denial and adds some sensible COM
ment. Several factors tend to keep
men out of the elementary grades" she
said. THE majority of women who
can toll with children INCREASINGLY for
days and years at time is Tar greater
than the corresponding proportion of
men. Women enjoy the care and direc-
ton of the children where the men
soon become bored" On the other
hand men are more ambitious to get
into college faculties or into admins
trative places or into business Wheth-
err these are distractions more serious
to teaching efficiency than the equally
national and prevailing ambition of the
young Schoolma'am to get married is
to be doubted. but it is probably true
, that for the lower grades, at least. the
Influence of women, say on boys, is
not the effeninizinG charged by some
critics, but is the needed refining OF
boyish violence and disorder. But il
the CRITICS who complain of the fem
imitation of our public instruction in
sist upon a change, they would do Wen
TO direct their zeal against the real
obstacle in their path. Ii is impossi-
BILE to attract or hold men to teaching
without paying them more than is Of
fered. In many districts the pay OF
women teachers also is shamefully in
ADEQUATE and the ratio of pupils to
teachers so great as to make anything
but the most perfunctory instruction
impossible.-Chicago Tribune.
%
A TRUE AMERICAN IN FAR EAST.
The spirit of Ethan Allen is abroad
in the Far East 1t upholds the dig
nifty of the Stars and Stripes and the
hest traditions of our national valor.
The blood of every true American is
stirred by the news of the heroic con-
duct of the governor of Jolo, Vernon
L. Whitney, who, single-handed, to
preserve the life of his Interpreter.
attacked by treacherous Moros, killed
two of the savages after desperate
and dramatic struggle. Governor
whitney received five barong wounds
but will probably recover. The
pIucky governor had just completed
an inspection of the scout camp at
BuaI Loco and had sent his inter
prefer to order his launch. The ma
tives bounced upon Whitney's aide
and were about to dispatch him when
the American, hearing the comrno-
ton and seeing the interpreters dan
ger, ran to save him. He shot one
of the big Malays dead, and, wrestling
the long, serrated bolo-lilxe knife
from the other, finished him with II.
This nations history is full of the he
them surpass in simple, fearless gran
deur the act of this brave and un-
selfish Iowan.-New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Announcing that he will be n cam
didate again for the governorship of
Massachusetts,, this time as an indie
pendent. Mr. Foss expresses the opin-
ion that he will be victorious and
adds: II have always secured any
thing I went after in politics. Let's
see. Didn't Mr.. Foss make a consid-
cradle start after the Democratic
presidential nomination that went to
Mr., Wilson?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

4 picture recently published of a
couple of Kansas fishermen and their
catch is not so interesting and re-
markable on account of the number
and size of fish displayed as it is be-
cause it shows the men standing in
water in Kansas that is knee deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day TO any address at the rate
al ten cents a week or thirty cents
u month (by mail Oniy)- Address
changed as often as desired. While
out of town The state journal Will be
TO YOU like daily letter from nome.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Attention is called by the Chica go
Tribune to the fact that no sooner does
the kaiser announce his conversion to
teetotalism. as the result of careful
and convincing experiments upon him
self than the newspaper correspon-
dents trot out an old man in Indiana.
aged 1O7, who boasts of having used
LIQUOR all his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news IL
Eanizatfon for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole p1r-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Ambassador Page will dig out of his
own pocket a large annual rental for
an official residence in London that is
just three doors removed from a sim
liar residence that Japan has purchas-
ed for the use of its representative at
the Court of St. James. Generous, in
deed. are these limited States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Parisians have reversed things
again by going from the ridiculous to
the sublime. They have substituted
the stately quadrille for the tango.
grizzly bear, bunny hug and other
American terpsichorean novelties that
they welcomed with such acclaim not
lnnC ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

In his brief speech in Chicago, Col
onel Roosevelt indicated that as far
as he is concerned there can be har-
mony between the Republicans a.
the Progressives only when the Re
publicans make up their minds to
sing the Bull Moose song
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

1t is the opinion of the lawyers in
terested that the legal fight over the
return of Harry Thaw to Matteawan
will be a long drawn out affair. Nat
urally. New York state is wealthy
and can afford to pass out large sums
to such special counsel it needs in
the case. And the Thaw family is
in a like position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Another peculiar kink in the make
up of the baseball fan is that he will
Jeer at the umpire when the latter
gets hit and injured by a pitched or
batted ball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

WAS that man ever a lobbyist ?''
He may have been" replied Senator
Sorghum. He had a way OF saying
Good morning. senator, in a confiden-
tial tone that was calculated to give a
casual observer an idea that we were
quietly discussing matters or great i'm
portance. washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Cheering news for the dove of
peace. Tho supply of torpedoes for
naval warfare is in no way common
surate with the demand for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Probably from now on the life in
surance companies will list lobbying
in Washington among the hazardous
1nrnfasSinna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28
Machine Made Houses of Low Cost

Macnlne Made Houses OF Low Cost.
The project of building houses in a
day or two by pouring concrete into
forms so set up as to make a mold
for the entire building is now being
realized both in this country and in
Europe. Several groups of these
buildings are shown in illustrations in
the September Popular Mechanics
Magazine. An article states:
These poured concrete houses can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Colonel Roosevelt insists that noun
tain lions make fine eating. The same
should be true of domesticated cats.
Ergo. Likewise. eureka. The solution
of the meat problem is to be found on
eVerybody's back fence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

William d. Haywood declares that
four hours a day is enough for any
man to work. But how did he find
it out?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Secretary Bryan's associate editor,
recent events considered, will prob
ably find it easier editing the Panama
Canal than the Commoner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

incidentally, the hot weather is
most discerning. 1t likes Kansas
Else why should it returns so soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Porter Charlton has been sent to
Italy. despite his desire to see Ameri-
ca first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Marking is the Juarez of China.
has fallen again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-28

Is this another yellow peril? China
is exporting knit goods to this coun'
try.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-17

Suppressing the Press

If the everyday people of this country desire retain
tree press neorruptble, uncommercazed instrument
for the defense OF popular rights and promotion OF popular
progress, they will soon have fight for it. Tor Big Bust
ness and Big Society are Enthusiastically the saddle
terrorize or destroy what remains OF such press.
Two notable instances may be cited showing TO
what lengths the hgherups OF finance and society viii
Mt Philadelphia there is daily newspaper named the
NewsP which has been getting along without adHers-
Ing roasted high society folks personally for their de
grading banquets vicious ddoes and when John
Wanamaker a heavy advertiser. seemed likely to escape
publicity in the OF sneakng goods past the custom
house, roasted Holy John To have newspaper men
unovey things about lovely OF newspaper adj
vertising space John shocked Philadelphia and act
broherly love- her police slapped the NewsPos ereula
ton manager into jail-for minute.
L In Chicago is a daily newspaper named the Day Book
run by Neg Cochran and Neg refused to publish adver
Using endeavor give that eesspool OF ungodiness
and journalistic corruption paper that nobody save he eg
Neg didn't unite with the Chicago newspaper trust in
srppresng the testimony in the recent OHara vice inveS
CATION and thpse department promoters OF high profit
and low prostitution feel that the Day Book is responsible
for the regular advertising sheets having make mention OF
the investigation. So they have the police on Neg.
Why they didn't Jail him after the Philadelphia fashion
we don't know Perhaps because they thought that
Neg would be too hot a thing handle that How
ever the police orders from somebody higher up issued
stand should sell the Day BOOK
A free press, Human liberty depends on it. But the
time when fight for its life Money force
judicial force force surely attacking never be-
fore in the history nation and rule the attack
insdious and hence the vicious and dangerous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-17
Best Short
STORIES
Of the Day

Here's a Scotch story told by the
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tho class at kirk had been read
ing tho story OF Joseph and hts
brethren. and Il came 10 the turn
% the visiting minister to examine
the boys The replies to all his
questions had been quick. iniclli-
gent and correct. Such as:
what great crime did these sons
OF Jacob commit"
"Thoy sold their brother Joseph. "
Quite correct And for how
much ?"
Twenty pieces o. siller."
And what added TO the cruelty
and wickodness Of these bad broth.
era7"
tSo answer)
what made their troachery even
more dctcEtable and hoinous -
Then a bright little fellow
stretched out an eager hand.
We'll. my little man"
Please, sir. they sellt him over
cheap"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-17

Alfred Noyea--in an probability
tho next poet laureate OF England
% the only poet on record. living or
dead, who maios poetry PAY
He earns n comfortable NVell-
hood. maintains a country resi-
dence IN England and supports an
American wife exclusively from The
sale OF his published works.
lie confeaseH 20 this amazing
state OF affairs without the suGges-
ton OF blush Tho secret. this
greatest living writer OF English
poetry affirma. is much a matter OF
personality and appearance.
Being human and NOT long.
haired or moody" II a large share
OF the financial success OF a TWEEN.
tieth century poet. no says When
II lnowa you 20 be ono ~ ~, the
public n already half converted TO
your writings" this wise young
man AYERS.
Alfred Noyes IS n thoroughly
NORMAL man. lie is over six
feet tall. a genuine blond. bluo-eyed
and prominently practical Con.
trary to tradition no doesn't look
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-17
Watch Us GroW!

The real estate furry is matcrazng in substantial I'M
provements for the future.
Seatte's bank cearings taken big strides. gaining
IL DER cent in the past month Los Angeles only
the Pacific
There is an evident marked, healthy spirit OF activity in
Seattle Business has been actually growing Dyspeptic
people long ago been inclined to the opinion that
Seattle has reached its high-wacr mark But the Seattle
Spirit is as much alive and the Queen City OF the
West is drawing people here in large numbers
II will draw more when the Panama canal is ready for
business 1t drawing people who have money to invest
is bringing people hustle and energy begin at
the bottom and work up.
Seattle is far from being overgrown product 1t is
growing, growing growing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-17
THE BIG MOVES IN POETRY! HE'S ONLY
HFGHBROW POET WHO MAKES 1T PAY

DO you write poetry because
you lile 10. because you cant help
IL OF because there ls money In IT,
bee was asked tho other day. while
staying az an American hotel
Certainly not because there iR
money ia f.. although there 49," he
answered quickly. for ! have writ
ton poetry over since ! waB years
old. So thlnh II must be because
/ Ike f. 40 one can do anything
we'll that they do not LIKE 20 do.
The brilliant English poet Is an
oxford man. an allround athlete
and d crack tennis player.
I'm not a longhalred. out.at.
elbow. moon-gazing creature" he
frequently admoniahos new &C
qualntance. And don't make me
look too ridiculous" Is his fayorite
parting iniuhe'io 20 tho American