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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
THROUGH CANAL IN '13
Only Culebra Cut Remains to Be Com
pletcd.

New York, Jan. 3o.-An ocean-going
ship will pass from one ocean to the
other through the Panama canal be-
fore the end of the year 1913. This was
the promise that Colonel George w,
Cocktails, chief engineer of the Panama
canal made at a dinner in his honor
given by the, Lehigh University club
last night.
THE question of the completion of
the canal" said Colonel Cocktails sis
question of the completion of the
Culebra cut and the lock gates. There
was some delay in the matter of the
gates, but the contractors have assured
me that the Gatun gates will be ready
by April 1 aid those at Miraflores by
June of this year. This will enable us
to admit the water.
IF ship is to pass through the
canal this year, Culebra must be flood
ed in the present wet season. I expect
to put a ship through in the latter part
of 1872
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the Philadelphia Record. ]

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
1t is much easier to keep up a light
heart than heavy liver.
It's all right to take things as they
come, but it's surer to go after them.
Any man is apt to slip up, especially
on a pavement of good Intentions.
It's the unexpected that often happens,
even when we bring it on ourselves.
some men are so sensitive that they
laugh at them.
From a woman's point of view. to be
compelled to suffer in silence takes al:
the pleasure from it.
Possibly we close our eyes to our own
faults on the same principle that the
ostrich buries his head in the sand
Sillicus-"A man is soon forgotten after
he is dead Cynicus-.'Yes, unless You
happen to marry his widow
Blobbs-'Even with doctor practice
doesn't always make perfect" Slobbs-
mo. but it may make him rich
Wigg-'Why do we need such big
navy?" Wagg-s-Wen, suppose Uncle
Sam realizes that it's about time he
should paddle his own canoe
sBelie-"I understand Gertie Gotrox is
going abroad to have her voice culti-
vated.'' Ne1l-'I rather fancy it's her
imagination. and not her voice.
Hoax-"Dress may not make the man,
but it generally makes the woman" Joax
IT don't know about that. You can't
always tell typewriter by her ribbons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
THE MAN OF GENIUS.

The reason that people set the genius
to one side, and do not try to COM
pete with him, is that he has more
and better machinery than they have,
writes Gerald Stanley Lee in the Feb
ruary Atlantic. 1t is always the first
thing one notices about a man of
genius-the incredible number of things
that he manages to get done for him;
anparently, the things that he never
takes any time or, like the rest of us,
TO do himself. The subconscious, auto
matte, mechanical equipment of his
senses; the extraordinary Intelligence
and refinement Of his body; the way
his senses keep his spirit informed
automatically and convey outer know
ledge to him; the power he has, in
return, of informing this outer know
ledge with his spirit, with his will, with
his choices, once for all, so that he
is always able afterwards to rely on
his senses to work out things beauti-
fully for him, quite by themselves. and
to hand up to him, when he wants
them, rare, deep. unconscious knowl-
edge-aIl the things he wants to use
for what his soul is doing at the mo-
rnent-it is these that make the man
of genius what he is. He has a larger
and better factory than others, and
has developed a huge subconscious
service in mind and body. Having all
these things done for him, he is natur-
ally more free than others, and has
more vision and more originality, his
spirit is swung free to build new
worlds, to take walks with God, until
at last we come to look upon him
upon the man of genius-a little super
Stitiously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
THE |. and R. TODAY.
Debate on in the House Over This
Resolution.

The initiative and referendum is oc-
cupyfng the attention of members of
the house this afternoon. This pro-
posed constitutional amendment came
up for consideration this afternoon I'M
der special order and it is proba BILE
that the remainder of the day will be
assigned to arguments for and against
the measure.
Recently the resolution for the /.
and r. was drafted by the Judiciary
committee and was reported for pass
age. Two years ago the resolution was
adopted in the house, but failed of a
two-thirds vote when it was considered
IN the senate Last fall both the Re-
pubicans and Democratic platforms
declared for the amendment and an
effort will be made to adopt the reso-
luton as the redemption Of a Demo-
cratic party pledge.
The first test of strength was on
the Orr amendment denying the right
of any state court to declare uncon-
stftutional any action Of the people on
matter referred to them in the cleo
ton Brewster Of Doniphan made a
light to have the clause stricken out,
but the Orr following was strong and
Brewster's fight on the clause was
buried by vote of SO to 4S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
HEARS DOC CRIES
Girl Who Fired Barn Forced to
Confess
Tired of MonOtony, She Burns
Dog to Death.

New Brunswick. N. J.. Jan. 30.-The
death cries of dog in barn she
had fired. has led Julia Schlosser, q
Is year old orphan, to confess that
she started the fire which destroyed
all of the farm buildings of Mrs Anna
Schoops' estate at Monmouth Junction
last Sunday at loss of $4,000.
ST can't keep the noise of that poor
dog out of my ears" she repeatedly
told Mrs. Schoops, who had recently
adopted the girl.
I'm tired of hearing you say that,
the foster mother said. ''for you talk
as though you had a guilty conscience
and sent the poor dog to his death. !"
In a torrent OF remorse, the girl
then confessed, according to the
authorities, who have removed her to
the state home for girls, where she
had formerly been committed as an
incorrigible. The only reason Julia
gave for starting the fire was that she
wanted to see some excitement and
was tired of the monotony of farm
life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
BRYAN IS PEEVED.
Objects to Story That He VIII Enter
the Cabinet.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 30.-Declaring that
Henry E. Alexander, of Trenton, N. f..
did not call upon him on political bust
ness, William j. Bryan today replied to
reports sent out from Miami that he had
given assurances he would accept the
portfolio of secretary of state in the VIII
son cabinet. Mr.. Bryan dictated the fol-
lowing:
No attention whatever should be paid
10 such reports as sent out from Miami
last night. No friend would presume to
speak for me in such a manner and no
man who would assume to speak for me
can be considered a friend.
Il take 1t for granted that President
eject Wilson will give out anything lie
wants published and 1 will give out any
thing / want published. Neither of Is
should be held responsible for what any
body says. Mr.. Alexander did not call
upon political business and our conversa-
ton was about an entirely different mat
ter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

should be. Colonel Bill will have to
devote all of his attention to other
matters as soon as the time comes for
Woodrow Wilson to appoint a new in
ternal revenue collector for this juris-
diction. Presumably there is not a
Democrat in the state who is not sup
porting Colonel Bill for this job, unless
there happens to be an unusually self
ish one who would like the place him.
self. And there will be many Republic
cans, too, who will be glad to see such
valiant but decent political fighter
get a reward worth while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

woman's idea of good location
is house situated so she can see all
that the neighbors are doing.
+
When boy from a small town
!1rst searches for work in a big city
ne looks for position. Later, he
hunts a job.
= = 4.
A man has at least this advantage
over woman. He doesn't have to
abuse his pet corns for hours while
some one else fits clothes on him.
- j.
whenever a bachelor returns to his
oio nome town after long absence,
MS friends and others always surmise
ne mas come back to get married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
vIRTUEs WILSON NEEDS.

Consistency, honesty, and good faith
are the same after election that they
were before. A president, great as is
his power, can do nothing without the
respect and confidence of the people
and there is no surer way for him to
gain and hold them than by resolutely
maintaining in office the attitude he
assumed before office was won. Look
out for that man. Mirabeau is re-
ported to have said of rising young
Frenchman, "for he means every
word he says" Woodrow Wilson can
follow no wiser course, says an edi-
torial in the February Century, than
to strive to prove in the presidency
that he meant every word he said
during the campaign
Government is not successful by
means of "sfoolery,'' as John Selden
phrased it in his ''Tabie-TaIk," but
sane and standard qualities of hui
man nature. The plain and simple
things wear best in responsible office,
as everywhere else. There will al
ways be critics and always a body of
the dissatisfied. Gouverner c'est me-
CONTENDER, is the French saying, and
there is obvious point to it. Presi-
dent Wilson will not be able to please
everybody. If he did, he would be a
failure. But his friends can hope for
him nothing better than the success
of the long run and the sober second
thought-the success finch is sure to
come to the president who does not
seek to dazzle the land by grandiose
policies or spectacular actions, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
ONE EVERY TEN DAYS.
Brooklyn Court Is Filling Jail With
Bank Presidents.

New York, Jan. 30.-Every ten days
since New Years bank president has
been sent to Jail from Brooklyn by
Supreme Court Justice Crane. The
third man he has sentenced this year
is William c. Damron, former presi-
dent of the Home bank, who was to-
day given a term of one year in the
prison. His bank closed its doors in
January, 1908, and Damron was found
guilty of misrepresentation of $500 OF
its funds.
The two other bank presidents SEN
fenced are David A. Sullivan, presf-
dent of the Mechanics and Traders
bank convicted of the larceny of $780,
600 and B. r. Shears, president of the
Borough bank, found guilty of misap-
propriating s., 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
.AXHAWKER JOTS

Editor Thrall, of the Mound VALLEY
Herald, advises: The wise man bottles
ms wrath and then proceeds to lose
the bottle.
"A man will not believe it, says "A
Woman in the Dickinson County
views but making over dress is as
great a feat as rebuilding a house.
question for debate, suggested by
EDITOR Kelley of the Toronto Republi-
can: Resolved. That Ieaky mouth
causes more damage than a leaky roof
Dan UT, of Axtell, is another who
Uusht 10 get prize or honorable men
test. oo'i-
They say that beer produces
Brlghts disease, brandy ruins your
Ridneys, burgundy brings on govt and
absinthe destroys the brain. notes E,di
tor Roberts of the Herndon NonpareiI.
and he adds: We all know that
typho1d and malaria turks in water
and tuberculosis in milk. Then the
question is, what's fellow going t..
drink?
Also, remarks the Toronto Republi-
can with evident pride, which is. in
oeed, entirely pardonable, we come on
deck with the first snake story. OF the
season: Last Wednesday, January Is.
Mrs. J. W.. Buchanan, who lives two
miles west of town, went to the Wen tn
draw bucket of water Returning
TO the house she found a snake in the
path about three feet long. She called
for one of the boys to come and kill
the snake but while she was WAITING
self. '0' Aie'
one of the trials of the rural editor
who makes it a practice of hiring girls
TO set his type is that almost as soon
as they become proficient in their work.
they are led away from it by lucky
Fellows who march them to the matri-
monial altar. The Junk Editor of the
moline Advance calls attention to this
Iaet in a preface to his announcement
or the establishment in his office of a
type-settfng machine, which he does 8
follows: The training of a new and
untr1ed girl for the work; ah! there's
the rub! The only feasible solution for
the problem that appealed to the Junk
list was to find a girl whom, while
being capable in her work and pleas
ant to look upon. none would want
to marry. The problem was a difficult
one until the idea of securing one made
OF unresponsive iron and steel was
presented and the result is mabel"
the new hired girl in the Advance Of |
flee. Willing she is and capable, tire |
less and efficient, pleasant obedient to |
the demands made upon her. interested
alone in her business and irresponsive
to the firtatious> attentions of the |
strong sex. Come in and see Mabel. |
but do not expect her to become ia
rniliar with you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
HUNOR OF THE DIP

The Doctor-But. my dear sir. Won mus,
masticate your food What we're voI,,.
teeth given you for? The Sufferer feaino-
ly)-They weren't given mel bought ,eTn
Sketch.
Bacon-Burned but few years ago ne
useless rubbish, there now is a yyorIdvvj5a
demand for the waste from SPANS cork
factories. Egbert-I never use IT. sTTsa
what?" breakfast food" = Yonkers
statesmao.
Does my automobile scare your horse?,
asked the motorfst in a mud road mo
replied Farm Corntossel. lies The
tamest, most intelligent animal you ever
saw. What makes him act that way Is
that he's tryin' to back around to be
hitched up to your veehickle; cause he
knows you're a-goin' to need him. -
Washington Star.
The detective had Just Congratulated the
housewife for bringing about the arrest
of noted sneak thief. "Oh, 1 knew he
was a crook the minute he opened his
mouth" she replied. smilingly. How did
you spot him so quickly" why, he told
me the gas company had sent him to ex-
anime our meter and see IL we were not
entitled to a rebate.'-Buffalo Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
WOMEN TAKE PLEDGES
Never Again VIII They Wear Bird of
Paradise PIumage.

New York. Jan. 30.-PIedges never
again to wear the much priced plum
age of either the bird of paradise. or
the afgrette, are being signed by many
women prominent in society here. Mrs
H. Fairfield Osborn. wife of the presi-
dent of the American Museum of Nat
urai History, started the pledge taking
at a club meeting yesterday, when it
was resolved that everything possible
should be done to protect from extinc-
tlon the two birds whose plumage has
been much sought by women of fash
ion.
The women pledge takers are mere
ly members of the ladies auxiliary of
the New York Geological society. By
formal resolution they Endorsed the
principle of federal protection of birds.
fore congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
FORTUNE NOT CLAIMED
Deaths Leave New York With More
Than S250,OOO.

New York. Jan. S0.-More than $3.50, 700
has been left unclaimed by relatives in
cases of persons found dead under pecL-
the last year. The public administrator $
report just made public is filled with
tragic stories of hardship loneliness in
the maelstrom of a great city, told in tell
ing of bodies picked from under trains
and street cars, dragged from rivers aud
ponds, discovered as suicides In hall bed
rooms and hotel suites, or revealed in
desolate places as the victims of mys-
terious murders.
me unclaimed estates left range from
one cent to STAT The penny estate"
that of Frank Dehm and notwith-
standing it's insignificance, legal tones
were made out to administer it The
larger amount was that left by Alfred
Rulling. q baker born in England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
Raised $500 for Social Survey.

Announcement was made by DIR. Row Y
Guild at a meeting of twenty-five social
survey enthusiasts held at the CONNER
has already been raised as part of a fund
of So, 500 for carrying on the work OF rnair
ing survey of Topeka.
w. T: Luce, president OF the Topeka In
dustriai Council. stated that the labor
organizations of the city will give a non
ular entertainment in the auditorium Feb
ruary q for the purpose of raising money
for the survey.
THE survey is a co." said DR.. Roy p.
Guild "a campaign of education win he
started for the purpose of making n
clear to the people of Topeka precisely
why we wish the survey made MANY
people still have the idea that II will sim
ply be muck roking affair. When fine
people are informed in regard to the plan.
then it will be time to push the camnairn
for necessary money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
DAFFYDuS
BY q. roALL.

If the roof of tall building was
covered with snow would the sky
scraper?
ooh, say, Mr.. Janitor, Please
turn on a little more steam.)
If Boswell was de fren' of DR..
Johnson was Daniel De Foe?
(And he never took a lesson in his
Hfe.)
Is woman justified in saying that
the rain is too familiar when it be-
gins to patter on the back?
(Where do you get that stuff, any
how?)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
LOCAL MENTION.

DICK Heitman was arrested by the po-
lice wednesday afternoon for disposirg
OF stolen chickens. He sold nineteen Rim
OTpington chickens to the Cope Commits
sion company which had been stolen from
Mr; and Mrs. L. q. Fennimore, who live
at rs Adams street. The chickens were
stolen Saturday night and Mr. Heitmar
sold them to the commission firm Tlle--
t tag' nney were in lot which were IN
Two crates. Mr.. Hoffman told the police
that he bought the chickens from a farm
er. II SO the police win compel him t.
produce the farmer or prosecute him on
the charge. The police do NOT susnect
him of stealing the chickens but thew re-
leve That he received the chickens from
person or persons who did steal them
Gilbert BurkIund. william Rupp and
Roy Trimble failed to appear in police
the charge of disturbing the peace and
were arrested by the police this morning.
The three boys and Louis Charawhas
were arrested about ten days ago FOR
theater.
Three young men who are charged with
having stolen various articles OF wearin9
apparel from Karnival Knights during
April, are being tried today in the second
division of the district court before JI1ge
George n. Whitcomb and jury. Accord
ing to the evidence the stolen proper1v
was found in the possession of the prison.
ers some time after the robbery The de-
PENDANTS are Joe Higgins. George Bennett
ana Cnar1eS Anderson, all white.
large and appreciative crowd attended
The annual play given by the senior class
OF the Mashburn academy at the college
CHAPEL Tuesday evening. The cast was
exceptionally well trained and baIanc4d
Tor an amateur performance. The play
developed number of young material
that undoubtedly will be seen AT the
Grand in Wasbburn Dramatic club pef..
formances in the future. 1.-The JtJnIor
Partner" was the name of the produc-
Mr. r. v: Lesson. chief engineer of the
topeka Bridge q Iron company, gave the
practical talk at Dougherty's business
college yesterday.
Rev. John W. Waldron gave his Iectt1re
The Man of the Hour" last evening st
Business college, this being
one of the series of weekly entertainments
given by the Dougherty Success club.
The Moose ladies dance Friday night at
Moose hall.-Adv.
Razor blades machine sharpened better
than new, Sc-30c doz Brunt Drug Co
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
COOP MORNING.. LIFE.

Good morning, Iife-ard all
Things glad and beautiful
My pockets nothing hold,
But he that owns the gold,
The Sun, is my great friend
His spending has no end.
Hail to the morning sky,
Which bright clouds measure high;
Hail to you, birds whose Threats
Would number leaves by notes;
Hail to you, shady bowers,
And you, green fields of flowers.
Hail to you, woman fair,
That makes a show so rare
In cloth as white as milk
Be it calico or silk;
Good morning, Iife-and all
Things glad and beautiful.
w. H. D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
Street Car Kills a Horse.

In attempting to turn across West Eighfh
street near Taylor in front of a street car
a morse driven by d. Boyd lila Taylo :
street. was struck and fatally injured at
noon today. Later Humane Officer Kill
maurs King was called and put the ami
NAL out of It's misery by shooting it.
Street car men in charge of the car de-
clared the driver of the horse was on the
wrong side of the street, which accounte1
for the accident. He was going west on
the south side of the street, they SAID.
Boyd owned the horse and places rs
value at $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

1t is to be hoped that before any
committee of the legislature takes &C
ton on any state fair proposition, it
will make an inspection of the fair
grounds and their equipment in the
way of permanent buildings and i'm
provements at both Hutchinson and
Topeka. Then nobody's word outside
the legislature and from among the
interested parties would have to be
taken as to which city has the bet
ter proposition to offer the state. or
the better nucleus for a real state fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

Let the people rule" is one of the
favorite slogans of former Governor
Stubbs and his friends And yet
three of the four legislators who saw
fit to go counter to the expressed wish
of the people in the matter of the Sc
lection of a United States senator. are
followers of Mr.. Stubs, and voted for
him for the office which the people
said he shouldn't have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
better.

From the vote that William H.
Thompson received in his formal cleo
ton to the United States senate, it is
more apparent than ever that those
concerned in the plans and plots to
defeat the will of the people in this
particular were not members of the
IeViSfafrre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

Presumably, the men in the Colo
RADIO legislature are standing around
in fear and trembling. The first thing
the two new women members did
when they met officially was to kiss
each other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

Ben Tillman goes back to the United
States senate for the fourth term, and
by the unanimous vote of the South
Carolina legislature. And this time he
won't have to carry his pitchfork with
him. He can send It by parcel post,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

who displays In the nations business
the elemental virtues. holding his rud-
der true. come calm, come storm, and
In times when the political tempest
beats upon him, borrowing the motto
OF the Prince of Orange, "Tranquil1us
saevis in undis'' ("Calm amid the
raging waves")
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

DR.. Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard, says there is no hell. But
every young man who has discovered
that he has left both tickets and money
in his other clothes after arriving at
the theater with his best girl, knows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

Another disadvantage of this pre-
mature spring weather is that it is
likely to encourage the would-be poets
to become active at once. This will
result in a season of spring poetry of
excessively agonizing length
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

II Mr.. Bryan becomes the secretary
OF state in the Wilson cabinet, as the
political wiseacres insist, he probably
will not only continue the dollar d.
plomacy' inaugurated by Secretary
Knox. but he is also liable to estab-
lish the dollar dinner in Washing
toms diplomatic circles. Then there
will be something "didding," as the
comedians saw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

1t ought to be all right with Kansas
If they GUST the Natural Gas company
from Missouri. Such action would
come pretty near assuring many Kan
sas towns an adequate supply.