The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-21
by THE WY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

Hon. E1lnng Fuller, now private c1t1-
zen' put formerly political leader OF
the Steenth ward, who won fame and
space in eastern magazines as a pro-
moter of the Pure Sardine bill, which
passed the legislature two sessions
back, is in trouble He stated that a
dimes, and now the wretch is suing
him for an overdue grocery bill.
Whereupon the patriotic and public
spirited Mr.. Fuller sounds the tocsin,
calling all friends of the pure sardine
bill to arms. Mr. Fuller feels that the
suit is a direct attack on the pure
sardine bill, and that the measure
should be defended to the last drop OF
blood and the last leaf in the check
books of all friends of that excellent
measure. Mr.. Fuller's touching APP
pealS follows in part:
AN attack has been made in the
courts to destroy and set aside the
statute known as the pure sardine bilf'
in this state. Tins statute has be-
come law in many of the states OF
the Union, and is doing splendid work
where properly administered for the
protection of the investing public,
which has been paying toll, good money
ct cetera to dishonest, unreliable pro-
motors of the infantile herring and
other spurious limitations of the pure
Sardine.
The Kansas pure sardine law was
enacted by our legislature because it's
members were convinced that thou
sands of OUR people were being sold
worthless sardines.
Il have been threatened many times
with lawsuits, injunctionS and manda-
mus suits, and during the past few
days have been sued for 1857 for the
reason, 1 suppose, that 1 have been
too active in the administration and
defense of the pure sardine bill dur
ing my incumbence as sardine inspec-
tor of the Steenth ward.
1T is now up to the people to defend
the law. I believe that there are
sufficient number of friends of this
law to raise a fund for it's defense.
believe this is a good suggestion, and
appoint Hon Jab Jingle as treasurer
to defend the measure is to
defent this insidious dealer in
sardines, who is attacking the meas
ure by suing me. the parent and guar
dian of the BILL
made to give detailed report of the
B. P. picnic in Atchison. We had
some telegraph news and lot of adj
vertising that day, and to tell the COM
plete story of Uncle Bales little
birthday party would have crowded a
full weekend edition.
Topeka has gained another distinc- |
ton. We had strike, and didn't cali
out the militia.
1T found, upon my recent visit to
Atchison,'' saws Hondo Murphy, that
things are not always what they are. |
Main street in AtchiSon, is not.
Today, we OFFER this refreshing |
thought under the regular caption:
1t Might Be Worse!
IN THE SAHARA DESERT, SEW
ENTEEN DAYS IS NOT A SUMMER !
DRY WEATHER RECORD
"The king of the Bulgarians." says |
Jack Supp, must want a divorce.
see by the papers he is suing for |
peace" -...-
Another reason men are against ex- |
cessive suffrage. When a woman |
throws her hat in the ring, some man
will have to buy her another one.
New York burglars according to dis
prefer to perform in the vicin-
ity of a police station; on the theory,
no doubt, that armed assistance will !,
be close at hand in the event of their
being attacked by the owners of the
pinchable property.
If Bryan can't live on $4,000 a year,
what is a newspaper man doing? Is he
existing in state of coma?