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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

her; why she knew not. She began
| TO speak swiftly
| You need not be ashamed of &C
| cept1ng help from one who is in a
! Posltlon to give it. 1 would never
nave sung before the public had 1 not
oeen helped. Everything L possessed
In the world was sold so that could
study, and even then 1 would have
Ia1led had I been unwilling to accept
| thousands of dollars and much influ-
ence from wealthy and philanthropic
friends Lena stopped speaking for
moment and her eyes met those of
the man. 1t seemed as if he grown
suddenly taller, more commanding.
nave everything to offer you-many
friends who will appreciate your work
many who will want portraits, and
great rooms where we can hold exhib-
us VIII you do this-for me?" The
singer was conscious of heat in her
cheeks and a tremor in her voice.
Some undercurrent in the air was
WORKING marvels- The man, too, and
the boy, seemed born of a new happi-
ness
silence pregnant with prophecy
held the two in it's grip.
Inc artist put his hand into that of
Lena ASHFORD, and he held her really
nearer to him than he was conscious
Of
II always told papa he was a great
paInler a treble voice chimed
through the silence.
Yes, but it takes A great woman
10. make great man." the artist said.
and two of the trio at least knew that
the greatest thing in life had come
suddenly to -(Copyrighted
1918. by the Mcclure Newspaper syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
EVENING CHIT
One Way to Rise.
NJ RUTA CAYGERoN.

Ihere are some things which one can
take from ones neighbor without robbing
MIN, and yet thereby make ones self the
richer.
Outspoken advice is one of these things
another, vastly more important, is that
slieht ADVICE witch a good mans charac-
ter or success vi mans acts always give
10 MN who is a. .rt to receive it. All sue
cess1ul men nowadays are asked by
eager lnterv1ewers to tell exactly how
they made their successes. None of them
can do that. But a few manage to give
some useful suggestions. certain we'll
to dizzy heights in his profession in L.
very few years, said that he thought
what small success he had attained chow
hard these big men-tr to be modes)
was by doing just what the inter
viewer was doing-that is, finding out
how other men had succeeded.
only l didn't say anything to them
about it," he explained. II studied it out
for myself. From the time 1 was cub
/ made it my business to study the man
ahead of me until 1 found out the quail
ties that boosted him along, and then to
do what L could to copy these qualities.
My first city editor wasn't an all-around
managing men. He didn't know it, but
1 elected him my professor of psychology
and studied under him for six months.
Another editor that L worked under
later was no good at handling men, but
he had that sixth sense that all good
newspaper men must have-the news
sense-to the nth degree. made him
my professor in the art of recognizing
news, and his job was eventually offered
to me because had his good quality plus
the other mans ability to handle men.
Every successful man has one or more
qualities that have put him where he is.
Any young man who will study his en-
ployer to find out how he got to the top,
instead of envying him, has good
chance of getting to the top himself if
he has any brainS.
1 think 1 would make this mans state
R-.@@ 1r,1r
cessful man, but every man or woman
has somea dmirable quality, some peculiar
ability AS we pass through life, each
of us in the different relations existence
home business, society, school. ETC.
comes into close contact with a great
many people. Let's remember that each
of these is capable of teaching some
thing If we will only be humble and wise
enough to learn it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
TT CAN'T GO ON FOREVER.

The arbitration board which was ap-
pointed under the Erdman act to pass
upon the demands of the locomotive
fremen who are employed upon the
railroads operating east of the Miss1s-
sippi and north of the Ohio rivers has
granted the men increases in pay which
amount to between 10 and IL per cent
and changed various conditions of work
in favor of the employees 1t has re-
fused. however, to order two firemen
permanently on the big locomotives
though provision is made for two fire
men in case of necessity.
Whether or not this award is salts
factory to the firemen is not known,
but they can have no cause for com
plaint as their leaders settled the k1nd
of hoard of arbitrators which shouIo
l,aor tho case. There is no doubt that
the award is not satisfactory to the
railroads No award which Increased
wages and put other financial burdens
on the carriers at this time could be
satisfactory. The railroad managers DO
not like to see the cost of operation IN
creasing at the same time that earn
ings are relatively decreasing
The nroblem which is confronting the
managers is not an easy one to solve.
IT will be made even more perplexing
nv the demands which Lave just been
officially presented by the conductors
baggagemen and brakemen. Higher
wages and changes in working condl-
tions are asked for
Some time ago it was reported that
the railroads would make a fight
against paying these workers any more
money, but they cannot, of course, be
permitted to make a fight that VIII
bring on a strike. If the country will
not countenance a conflict of this kind,
and if it will not permit the railroads
to increase freight rates, says the Buff
falo Express, what does it purpose to
do to break this endless round of de-
mands for higher wages? The rail-
roads cannot be imposed upon forever
in this way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
BRYAN IS IN WAY
Legislators Worry
Over Presence of Secretary.
Will Pay No Attention to Alien
Bill Opposition.

Sacramento, April 29.-How long Sec
rotary Bryan expects to remain in Sac
ramento as the active opponent of alien
land legislation is the question with
which the majority leaders in the Cal
ifornia legislature are wrestling today
in an effort to decide what course to
pursue in carrying out plans for the
enactment of the particular kind OF
landholding law that the majority lead
ers have in mind.
Secretary Bryan is opposed to the
majority plan, but that his arguments
against it came to naught in the secret
conference with Governor johnson ana
the legislators yesterday is now ap-
parent He announced that he had
said all he came to say but, in the
in the language of a leading progress
Sive senator, He is still here" and
the belief is current that he will re-
main until the bill is passed.
The administration leaders are not
disposed to allow a fillibuSter to check
them even one conducted by the sec
rotary of state of the United States,
and unless Mr.. Bryan in the conference
that he is ordered to call late this af-
ternoon presents urgent reasons for
further delay the opinion is expressed
today that the legislature will take
hold of the situation at once and pass
the bill prohibiting ownership by for
eigners ineligible to citizenship while
the distinguished visitor looks on.
Adjournment has been set for May
3, but it is planned to extend the
date to May 10. Even this extension
allows less than two weeks for the
legislature to wind up its affairs and
the majority leaders feel there is no
need to waste time with thu alien land
bills when other matters of vital inn
portance to the state are still on the
files.
Although several messages in secret
code were received by Mr.. Bryan to-
day from President Wilson, Mr.. Bryan
declined to discuss the contents of
his kilograms. Their possible bearing
on situation in Sacramento is the sub
ject of wide spread speculation among
the legislators. Both houses turned
to their routine work today as if
there had been no interruption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
BY TIE WAY
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

we should worry and acquire a pink
p1onoscls; why name said United
states as party to the litigation!
Calforny can whip her own Japs.
Inere are about three Japs in Topeka,
and they are peaceful expert hash mix
ers- We couldn't whip our Japs be-
cause the ladies wouldn't permit it
Jap he-housemaid being worth half
dozen girls, and not given to singing
popular ballads or chewing gum
According to Ernest Tucker, the re-
form school has lost the bottom to
It's Wei. AS Ernest's paper is new and
the circulation is poor, let US hasten
TO reprint: if anyone finds a perfectly
gooo WeIi-bottom straying around,
pledse return in good condition to the
reform school and receive reward.
The cens-s report for Cheyenne town.
snip, Barton county, shows $50 people
and 191 dogs. That is about a dog and
2I-one- hundredths per capita. and it
chlne is in general use, the division of
dog is not properly equalized. Social
lists should view with alarm.
1t is alleged by our Lunnon cores
pondent that the English Press is Bit
lngly Sarcastic about the Bryan grape
Ju1c1ng incident. The English Press
may not approve, but we contend that
the English Press could not be Bitingiy
sarcastic about anything.
We are to have female cuppers on our
busy martS of trade. And the powder
puff will replace the powder cartridge
as part of the police equipment.
But it will not be long before the
hopeless evildoers will learn to carry a
pocketfull of mice
A Missouri Pacific train caught up
with an auto in Mcpherson county,
and wrecked the machine. We careful
ly neglect to print the name of the
machine, for fear the manufacturer
would sue the paper for libel.
Friend Pick Smith has rhyme in
the current number of Golfers Friend
Pick is, to the best of our memory,
the first Kansan to ever break into
Golfers with anything but knock.
But here's hoping that the bony bard
of Topeka will not go so far as to
break into the Lunnon Punch
Because, Lunnon Punch is about as
innocuous as grape juice.
With the county and city both work.
ing for 'drier Topeka" the chances
are good that the tailors will receive
fewer orders for full quart pockets"
with spring suits
But, of course it is but a matter of
time when the city and county auth
critics will fall out because one or the
other is getting more than half of the
publicity; SO the summer suits may re-
quire the big pockets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

turn within ten days. If you should
still neglect to make the return or IL
you should make a return which the
collector thinks may contain an under
valuation, he will summon you to ap-
pear before him with your account
books and be examined under oath
and he will then make a return for
you according to the best information
he can obtain and will add 100 per
cent to your tax as a penalty for your
neglect or attempted evasion. And if
you fail to pay by June 80, after being
duly assessed, the collector will add to
the amount of your tax per cent and
1 per cent additional for each month
that you allow the tax to remain I'M
paid.
II you make a return and the col
lector or deputy thinks it is too low,
he may increase it by the amount
which he thinks it has been under
stated. In that case you have a right
of appeal to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington, but not
apparently, to a local court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
PUT AWAY THE HAMMERS.

The Taxpayers league of this city
appears to be under the impression
that campaign promises are made to
be fulfilled. Some of the members of
that organization have been in politics
long enough to know better.
A little deliberate thought, unin-
fuenced by the clamor of those who
wanted the offices, might have shown
them that they could not hope that
new men could manage the city's at
fairs at first any better than those
who had been on the job two and three
wears. But the fact that many are
disappointed because they have not
got what they voted for should not
be charged up to the commission form
of government The new plan is all
right, is vastly superior to the ola
and has come to stay. Whatever
faults it may develop in its workings
are due to the voters themselves.
If municipal affairs are not carried
on to their liking, they have the recall
but it should not be invoked hurriediy.
Of more .1portance than the recall Is
the election of proper men and the re-
tention in office of those who prove
themselves faithful to the trust placed
in them. To failure to observe the lat
ter part of this formula is due much
of the existing dissatisfaction.
Candidates for Office frequently
promise more than they can POSSIBLY
perform, although their intentions may
be of the best. Any failures along this
line will not be remedied by knocking
on the commission form of government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
.AYHAWKER .JOTS

Manhattan claims to have two of the
swiftest mailing clerks in the state.
Girard AS solved Sunday baseball by
changing the municipal boundry line so
as to exclude the park.
The Wichita Beacon extracts consoIa-
ton from the fact that the Jobbers'
percentage is asily calculated.
Anna Carlson says a WIFE should
get up and cook the breakfast but
makes no mention of building the fire.
Ottawa is to have a five story office
building and the Herald gives the an
nouncenent a top head on the first
page.
The Leavenworth Times heads an
item: He's a He Angel" 1t is gen.
orally understood that the real ones
were all that kind.
to fill up his yard and found a pint
of whisky. Nov all his neighbors
want to know where he got that dirt.
Except that her husband OCCASION
ally shoots at her, slaps and "cusses"
her and drives her from home, an
Independence woman, who has sued
her husband for a divorce, thinks
that perhaps she would be happy
with him.
There is some talk around Topeka of
running Charley Sessions as ''har-
mony" candidate for governor next
year. A better selection could h-rdly
be made. Mr.. SESSIONS could certainly
come as near uniting the Republican
party as any man in Kansas could
Independence Reporter
A Tyro woman was visiting the Of
flee of the probate judge recently when
the judge remarked: We'll, now that
the women are in control of the gov
eminent of Tyro, 1 presume they will
at once proceed to abolish the pool
halls, and clean up the town generally"
II don't know about that was the
Unexpected response. For my part
I'm for letting the pool halls alone.
There is only one in Tyro and it is so
situated that I can tell nearly every
hour of the day where my husband is.
If it should be abolished 7 would lose
track of him."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
LET CONTRACTS TODAY
For Marble Interior of the Memorial
Building.

Contracts for marble and other ma
terials to be used in the completion of
the new Memorial building will be let
late this afternoon by the Memorial build
ing commission which is in session today
in Topeka. There are many bidders for
the work and these bids are being COM
pared before final contract is let.
Members of the commission held a short
session this morning in the governors
office and adjourned until 4 o'clock this
afternoon. One of the important contracts
to be let today is for the marble to be
used in the finishing work. Bids from
the Georgia, Vermont and Colorado mar
BILE plants have been received. Contracts
for plastering and other work will also
bet let at today's meeting. OF the SIZE, 900
appropriated by the 1913 legislature for
the completion of the building about s125.-
coo will be spent this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
HUHOR OF THE Day

Yes; I know he's wild. But I am go
ing to marry him to reform him." We'll.
it's an interesting experiment. Been tried
by millions of girls. and now and then one
succeeds. '-Washington Herald.
w hat the man spent for flowers and
candy before his wedding was quite some.
But not a red afterwards. Accordingly,
the florists and confectioners filed a bill
in the federal court. This merger" they
protested, lis restraint of trade!'-Life.
PA, what's a pedant?" "A pedant my
son, is the sort of man who sees a little
boy about to cry, and asks, Young man,
why this lugubrious face?' Then the little
boy is almost frightened into a spasm by
the thought that something terrible has
happened to his ace.'-Birningham Age
Herald.
Whats the matter?' She has reject
ed me again. She says this is final
did she how final?' inquired the older
and more experienced man.-Washington
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE.
Held Interesting Meeting to Discuss
City Matters.

Investigation of the waterTates and
the matter of the deposit for water,
which City Commissioner Frank NJ.
Newland promised before his election
would be returned to the depositors.
will be made by a committee of the
Shawnee County Taxpayers league by
the time another meeting is held. This
action was taken by the league at a
meeting last night. The committee is
composed of w. J. Stage, T. d. Hum
phreys and DR.. A. A. Raub.
At the request of the league the
president and secretary prepared and
presented a statement of what the
league has accom- plished since it's In
ception Much credit for the reduc-
ton in taxes from SLIT in 1911 to
$1.67 in 1912 was declared to be due
to the work of the league, and the
hope that the figure would be reduced
to $3.50: the levy in 1910 was express
ed for the levy this year. The pass
age of the county officers fee and sal
airy bill in the last legislature was
pointed to, and the league reminded
that every candidate for any office
from this county last year was asked
to sign a declaration of support for
the measure.
The statement declares that the
league is not organized to knock but
to make inquiries and to criticise
where criticism is needed. 1t reiter-
ated the declaration affirmed some
lieve in niggardliness, but only in real
economy, and that it proposes to keep
a watch on the expenditure of public
and do what it can to see that
the most possible is obtained for the
expenditures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
THE VARIED CALL.

The voice of God speaks in a thousand
ways;
To some of self-denial, some Of pain
Uphfted into patience, or a chain
or joys successive and flute notes of
praise.
Yet every call is music; And our days
or joy or sorrow may bring sweetest
gain,
Even as earth transmutes each silver
rain
Into soft greenness or blossom blaze.
The soul must listen. AS when singing
seeks
To enter hearts, great silence must con-
troll.
Fen whispered murmurs-so when Heav-
en- speaks
We stand entranced, so perfect in the
whOlei
Nay, scarce draw breath, lest, unreceptive
still,
will
Caroline D. Swan, in Living Church"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

of exhibition as early as 1894. Two
years ago it was estimated that in
single year the country paid over
s1O0, DOC, 900 in admissions. There are no
definite figures available, though the
census officials contemplate gathering
such statistics this year. 1t is probably
safe, however, to place the present rev.
-nue from admissions close to $500, 0o0,-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
OPERATION FOR COTCH
Champion Wrestler Had Growth Re-
moved From Nose.

Marshalltown. Iowa. April 29.-Frank
Gotch, champion wrestler, underwent an
operation in a hospital here today for the
removal of a growth of the turbinate
bones in his nose The unnatural growth
is said to be the result of accident
sustained in wrestling match several
years ago. 1t has become so large that
Cotch has lately experienced difficulty in
breathing, and 1t is said, has begun to
affect his hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

Mr. Edison first showed the WORTH
his completed invention, the cinema
tograph. at the Worlds fair in Chi
cago, in 1898; but it was nearly 1900
before this infant industry could be
said to be fairly started, though one
enterprising manager. says writer
in the Century, had a regular place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

If the Michigan men who voted
against equal suffrage are wise they
will say as little as possible about it.
The women may put them on a hum
ger strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

Minnesota has repealed her prohibit
ton law directed toward cigarettes and
passed a regulation measure in its
stead. The old law is said to have
been dead letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

The constitution provides that man
shall not be arraigned twice for the
same offense, but the principal of the
Pittsburg schools who was acquitted by
a jury will be tried again by a com
mittee of citizens on the old charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
Oil Company ruling An orders.

Reports TO the effect that the Uncle Sam
Oil company has suspended shipments OF
oil and gasoline pending the rebuilding
today by ]. L. Longshore, Topeka man.
ager for the Uncle Sam interests Re
Gently the Uncle Sam company's plant at
Kansas City was badly damaged by fire
Since the fire, however. all orders have
been taken care of by the company and
the Topeka plant was not affected as q
result of the blaze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

Washington amateur MINISTRIES per-
formed at an insane asylum and great
ly delighted the inmates. And that
troupe seelIs to be proud of it, which
is further evidence along the same
line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

If the Democratic administration will
put a man at the head of the weather
bureau who will not work in conflict
with the baseball schedule, all will be
forgiven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

The attorney general has dismissed
the coffee suit and the Boston
Transcript suggests that it is because
he could find no grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29
u. s. Steel Quarterly Dividend.

New York April 29.-The United States
Steel corporation today declared its regu-
lar quarterly dividends of IA per cent on
the common stock and l per cent on the
preferred stock. The earnings of the cor
poration for the quarter ending March
81 were s14. 426, sol: the net income for the
quarter IS, Ss6,599, and the surplus 81
369,.D0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

The department of agriculture says
that lightning sometimes strikes twice
in the same place. But Secretary
Bryan could have told it that a long
time ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

steamer loaded with 1889 tons of
whisky. stout. etc. from Dublin has
Just reached New York. Yet Mayor
Gaynor says the lid is on in Gotham
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

Revising the tariff may not reduce
the cost # living, but it is affording
a whole lot of entertainment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

OF course Mr.. Carnegie would not try
to evade paying his share of the in
come tax, but still it is just as well
that it will be paid by the steel trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

The latest novelty in dresses is one
that has only two hooks in the back
Cheers by overworked husbands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

President Wilson ought to get hi:
opium trade legislation easily enough
no local issue being involved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

A Vermont mob has introduced an
innovation in methods of lynching It
threw the victim in the river and
drowned him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

This is the time of year to be thank
full you saved the screen door screws
last fall and to wonder where you put
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-29

A college professor makes the pre-
dictiOn that this will soon become a
noiseless world. Does he mean that
baseball playing is to be abandoned?