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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
The Manicure
Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

NT HERE was a queer old bug up
to our house last night" said
the Manicure Lady. 1T seems
that he and father used to go to
school together, and the old gent ran
into him by accident yesterday after
noon. He didn't know that his school
chum had changed so since boyhood
and before he got wise to the change
he asked his friend up to the house.
Il was kind of surprised at the gen.
eral appearance of Pas friend. He
was one of them tall, slim college
professor looking kind Of chaps, and
when anybody spoke to him he gave
q little jump sideways like a scared
Ftten. His manner was that timid
and gentle you would have swore,
George, that his wife had a dozen
kind Of Indian signs on him. 1t
seemed kind of funny to the folks to
have Pa cumming around with such
like, because goodness knows most
of his intimate friends are big necked
and copper lined enough to make
their way in this speedy world of
ours. After knowing Bull McCabe
and Marty Regain and the rest Of Pas
husky comrades, it seemed funny to
entertain q shrinking violet like this
gent Of which I am speaking Of"
A Long Story Teller.
Wen, come to the point" said the
Head Barber, land don't be puttering
around all the forenoon. You are
worse than one Of those long story
tellers."
81 wouldn't converse with YOU at
ell, ever, II I didn't have to- George"
declared the Manicure Lady. Most
of the time you are awful uninter-
esting anyway. But I might as well
finish this yarn, anyhow.
We was all setting around the
parlor like we used to when we was
kids at a party, all waiting for some
body else to speak first, when the old
man that father had brought home
spoke up and said something about
believing explicitly in the theory Of
incarceration
That amt the word" said the Head
Barber. Il don't know the word
either, but it's something that ends
up with the name of a fiower-carna-
ton, l think"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
SOUTH SIDERS FAVOR IT
Action of Commissioners in Turning
Down Gage Park Line.

There was mincing of words in the
discussion of the extension of the street
railway on South Kansas avenue at the
meeting of the South Side Civic Improve
ment club at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Klopfer, 217 East Seventeenth
street, last evening. The mayor and COM
missioners were commended in a strong
resolution offered by Captain C. H. Titus
for their action in declaring the bond of
the railway company forfeited It was
made clear in this resolution, which was
adopted by unanimous vote, that the club
was not disposed to favor the building up
of a one-park proposition to the exclusion
of the needs of a built-up community Ev-
ing within the city. The resolution stated
that since the railway company had failed
to comply with its promise it should be
taught that it is not bigger than the city
of Topeka, and cannot dictate its terms
without let or hindrance.
The matter of cutting low limbs from
trees was taken up and referred to the
civic improvement committee. Many
limbs are low that they interfere with
pedestrians, and spoil the trimmings on
the ladies' hats.
Another matter referred to this com
mittee was the neglect of the city street
force to cut the tall weeds in the streets,
which in some places in the city obscure
the handsome lawns that have been made
on private property. If the same growth
of weeds was on the private property the
owner would be charged six bits for their
removal.
The usual program of high class musical
and literary numbers was enjoyed by the
members and ice cream and cake was
served by the host and hostess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
The HOYES RECEPTION
Be Given at Y. NJ. G. A. Next Tuesday
Night.

The reception in honor of George H
Hoyes, the new secretary of the Central
Y. NJ. c. A, which will be given next
Tuesday night at the Central building,
will be the first of a series of joint social
occasions given by Christian associations
of the city
The entire Central building will be open
for inspection and the privileges will be
extended to the guests for the evening
The members of the Young Women's
Christian association will have charge OF
the refreshments. A short program will
be given in GemmeH hall. The knights
and Ladies of Security band will furnish
music during the entire evening.
The general public is invited to attend
the reception. The guests will be met at
the door by E. L. Copeland, vice presi-
dent of the association. The following
will be in the receiving line: David Bowie
president of the Central Y. NJ. c. A; Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hoyes, Mrs E. L. Cope
land and Mr.. and Mrs. EIon s. Clark
Short talks will be made by David
Bowie, J. B. Larimer, former president of
the association; Miss Dice, secretary of
the Y. W. c. A; T. e. Prout, secretary of
the r. R Y. NJ. c. A, and Secretary
HOyeS
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FACES FIVE WRITS
Does Mayor COfran, and Each
One a MandamuS.
Five Discharged Policemen;
Five Writs for Reinstatement.

Five writs of mandamus have been
served upon Mayor r. L. Cofran, who
will appear in the district court before
Judge George H. Whitcomb this after
noon. The mayor will be instructed to
reinstate the five discharged policemen
Otto Anderson, Rufus Frazier, w.
H Wilt, Dan Garden and o. F. Haney.
1t has been generally expected that
the mayor would prefer charges i'm
mediately-but he won't. He main
tains he has a legal right to discharge
patrolmen with or without cause. He
declares the test case in the supreme
court is not compatible with the To-
peka instance.
The mayor opened his legal notices
this morning, and laid them at one side
of his desk; they commanded him to
reinstate the five policemen before
o'clock this afternoon.
III M" said the mayor.
John Schenck has been employed to
assist City Attorney Ralston in the
matter. T. NJ. Humphrqies and A. j.
Bolinger are representing the patrol
men.
The mayors police troubles are not
confined to the discharged officers He
declares some of the present force are
lazy and inefficient.
Ornamental" said the mayor, "rath-
err than useful"
Mayor Cofran issued the following
statement to the Topeka policemen
this morning:
Eternal vigilance is the price paid
for enforcement of laws and ordinances
of the city. We expect every man on
the force to do his whole duty. If
there is any man who feels his duties
too burdensome. 1 advise him to hand
in his resignation. We want no drones
on the force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
THE COLD MEDAL
Members ParOchiaI Graduating
Glass Wonder.
The % of Them Will Try for
Father Hayden'S Medal.

Each of the % members of the AS
sumption parochial school, to be grad
uated next Tuesday evening at the
Grand, is wondering who will secure
the heavy gold medal annually pre-
scented by Father f. NJ. Hayden to
the pupil standing highest in schol-
arship. The medal which is donated
each spring by a Topekan who has
not made his name public, is already
engraved with the name of the win
ner. Father Hayden is guarding it as
a state secret.
The class to be graduated this year
is an unusually large one. All but
two of the % members expect to en-
ter the parochial high school next
year.
We're pleased with the class" said
Father Hayden, land with the prog
ress the school is making"
The graduation exercises, unusual
ly interesting ones, will be held at the
Grand on Tuesday night. Tickets can
be procured at the Majestic box Of
flee. Father Hayden will address the
class on The Importance of Higher
Education"
A college comedy in three acts,
The Senior" will be presented by
the Masque Dramatic club under the
direction of Miss Lima Bresette and
John Meyer. After the first act the
closing exercises of the year will take
place. The program Will be opened
by a chorus from the Assumption high
school pupils. A silver medal, will be
presented to the student having the
highest grades in each of the seven
classes; the gold medal goes to the
eighth grade graduate. The music is
to be under the direction of Mrs.
Kate Griley, organist of the Assump-
ton church. The program will close
with a chorus entitled THE Gradu-
ate's Farewell"
Following is a complete list of the
eighth grade graduates: John Edgar
Hartley John Michael Janlowski,
Vincent Andrew Bauerlein, Charles
Thomas Connors, William Emmett
Dougherty, Virgil George Fleisch,
John Francis Fenimore, John Michael
Marshall. John Paul Moore, John Ed
gar Morrissey, James Adrian Steph-
ems, James William Wall, Teresa Ber-
nadette Berger, Ruth Lillian Coughlin,
Mary Agnes Holford. Elva Wade Har-
dy, Jane Margaret Lannan, Mary
Elizabeth McAndrew, Monica Berna-
dette Mcdonald, Ruby Marie Rhodes,
Alice Jane Sullivan, Anna Delphine
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SET THE STAKES.
Officials of International Cattle Co.
Select a Site.

The officials of the International
Cattle Co. together with several mem
bers of the promotion committee of the
Commercial club went out this morn
ing to the property of the company
north of the Western League ball park
to decide upon the sites for the big
cattle barns that the company will
erect this summer.
One of the barns will be particularly
for beef cattle and the other for dairy
breeds. The space between the two
barns will probably be rooted in,
forming an immense stock building
where it will be possible to hold win
ter livestock and horse shows The
Santa Fe will run a track to the
buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
winton Pleaded Guilty.

George Winton entered a plea of
guilty this morning in the Court of
Topeka before A. c. Bartell, clerk OF
the court. Winton is charged with
passing bad checks on the Shawnee
State bank and the Palace Clothing
company. Winton was brought from
Wichita by Sheriff L. L. Kiene
Winton is only sixteen years old and
is said to have passed checks in several
Kansas and Missouri cities. He is
charged with forging an Endorsement of
Floyd Uhl, a street car conductor
Winton has a sweetheart in North
Topeka who knew his address in Wich-
ita Uhl told the girl that he was Win
toms cousin and got the address in that
way. The Wichita authorities were
Immediately notified and at present
Winton is in the county Jail here He
will probably be sent to the Reform
atory at Hutchinson.
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10 S915 or the State Journal office.l
The birthday party which was postponed
on account of the serious illness of one of
the members of the Win One class of the
Oakland NJ. E. Sunday school will be
given next Monday night al the home OF
Mrs. Hall, 461 Ohio avenue. Mrs. Hall
and Mrs. Damon will be hostesses and
every member of the class and their ram
lilies are invited.
The Vesta Embroidery club will meet
next Friday afternoon with Mrs. T. F.
Allen, AIS Forest avenue, and all mem
bers are requested TO be present as ar
engagements for the annual picnic are to be
made.
arrive Monday TO spend a few weeks with
the E L. Jones family 456 Freeman ave-
nue. and the Frank Self family on Liberty
street.
Mrs John worstell and daughter Goldie
and sister, Mrs. G.. r. Weaver of Elmont,
called by the serious illness of both of
their parents. Their father will be "a
years old on the Fourth of July and their
Mrs. H. P Temple of Wichita returned
home Friday, after a weeks visit with
Mrs. G. F. Jordan and family on Oakland
The Standard Bearers class of the Oak
land NJ. E. Sunday school are making ar
rangements for picnic which they eX-
pect to have next week.
Miss Helen Jordan, 166 Oakland avenue.
spent Friday in Lawrence, the guest of
Mrs. II. L. Shipman and children of
Kansas City arrived today to spend few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Reaugh and
family of 244 Oakland avenue.
The new pastor of the Oakland Chris
tian church, Rev. Mr.. Fuller, will have
charge of the services tomorrow and the
choir will furnish special music, Mr..
Mackey, director. Everybody welcome.
The Daisy Embroidery club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Albert Checks
field on Emmett street Those present
were: Mrs. ]. Gates, Mrs. NJ. Claypool,
Mrs. George Metzger. Mrs. ]. E. Living
ston Mrs. H. E. Moody, Mrs. F. A, Paint
er, Mrs. NJ. Stump. Mrs n. Schwerdtseg-
CT. Mrs. P. Linn, Mrs. W. Brit, Mrs. A.
Cheney, Mrs. A E. Bland, Miss Dorothy
Haines, Miss Stella Balm, Miss Catherine
Bland and Miss Dorothy Schwerdtseger.
Inc Topeka union of the C. w. B. NJ
met yesterday with the ladies of the Oak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
il just Judge.

One morning as the Cadi had opened
court to dispense justice with as liberal
a hand as if it didn't cost over 10 cents a
pound a citizen stepped forward and
tearfully said:
20 thou son of wisdom, I want mine
own and no more. A Teller in the town
owes me four plunks and refuses to set
tie up. He has even threatened to put
head on me if dun him again."
MY subjects must not treat one anoth-
er thus said the Cadi, his face grew
stern. He who contracts a just debt
must pay it, even though he sells the
shirt off his back. By what name is this
shirl1er and reviler known"
He Is called Green, and he is in the
ice business, o Cadi!'
What! A man in the ice business re
fusing to pay his honest dues! 1t seems
incredible. Hast made no mistake about
Mr.. Green?"
None whatever, Cadi. He owes me
81 and he will not pay it,"
Then 1 will make him eat a ton OF his
own ice, and it shall be honest weight at
that! Thou canst spread the news that
1 will do this. By the way, what IS
your name and business?
'I am called Consolidated, o Cad1' and
l run gas plant"
And the ice man owes you for gas
consumer"
That is the Indebtedness. See! Here
is the bill. know that you were just
man and would see me"
''Begone, catiff-begone,' reared the
Cadi, as he threw up his hands las l
told you before I on this earth to see
justice done, and when gas man COM
plains of an ice man it is carrying things
too far. The plumber has overcharged
me always, and the ice man has given
me short weight, but the gas man has
billed me So for the month my house was
closed up tight as a drum. Go to, thou
man of CALICO TOM. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

land Christian church. Seventy-five were
served at dinner but over one hundred
and fifty were present in the afternoon.
The business session was held in the
morning and Mrs. Menninger gave a taltz
in the afternoon on Bible study which
was greatly enjoyed by every one that
heard her. The Central Park church had
the largest number of members present
The next meeting of the five churches
which compose the c. w. B. NJ. union will
be held with the ladies of the North To-
peka Christian church and will be in
September,
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himself to come west and be a cowboy.
THE first thing he is to cultivate is
boiler that can be heard a mile away.
The next is an appetite for whisky
that would burn the hind legs of a woIT.
Then get two guns and practice on the
draw daily three months Take three
more for target shooting. Then put in
about the same time in riding the fly
wheel of a big engine, and six months
at casting the rope. then, equipped in a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
A. O. u. w Attention.

Memorial services will be held al
No. II hall, Sixth and Jackson, Sun
day, D. m. Address by Rev. H ].
Corwine. All A. o. U. w. mem bers
and family invited.
IRA w. BURDICK. NJ. w.
(AdYertisement.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

A Montana paper charges us with be
ing madly ambitious man and thinks
we ought to be curbed. Madly nothing
Why, man, we could hire a hundred
newspapers to mention us as a candidate
for the next presidency, but we are not
making a move. We intend to be governor
some day, but there is nothing madly
aoout that That is only the reward Tor
virtue. We wish the press of Arizona
would come to understand as we are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

sombrero, leather leggins and a red shirt
he can come out to this country and DC
on the job "a hours a day and receive
half the pay he could get for carrying the
nod at home.-(Copyright 1913, by Asso-
ciated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

the trouble and expense of buying
postal card and writing to the effect
that he will soon arrive in this town for
the purpose of plunking us. Mr.. johnson,
come along; come along and PUNK w.
and let US PUNK at you. Bring your
funeral expenses in your hind pocket
conscience and make such reparaion as
you can When you. arrive in town, Mr..
Johnson, don't lose time in calling De
laws are dangerous. Come in with a gun
in either hand and begin blazing ava T.
and leave the introductionS till afterward-
You will find US at home and in oLr
usual good-natured mood If we PUNK
YOU We pay for your headstone- II you
punk us the sheriff will give you ten
miles the start.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Then you weren'
Sheep" mo, mum,
as a Wall street
Herald
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t always a black
! started my career
lamb."-Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Mayor Roph driving last horsecar in San Francisco
Wearing Rolph of San
AS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Charley Hardupp-"So your father
thinks 1 am brick, does he?' Ethel Got
besf of it etherhe thinks h '5 yours gold
one."-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Colonel Drake, now in Indiana, says
that we drove him out of the Gulch at
vention on Judas Iscariot, and because W z
didn't like the cats-green color in his
eyes and that every human being in the
town lives in daily terror of us. The col
onel was thought to be the boss liar when
here but the climate of Indiana has i'm
proved him He left here in the night
after borrowing $50 of various suckero,
and we have to plead guilty to being one.
Colonel Hilton, of the Two-Bar ranch. Is
one of the best fellows in the world, bu-
he annoys now and then Two weeks
ago he sent in a poem of his own n
vention on Judas Iscariot and becaue we
refused to publish it he came to town yes
terday and before we heard of his pres
ence he was banging away at us from the
sanctum door. OF course, he didn't MT
u.s. but we don't like smoke and noise. We
are down on Iscariot in a general way,
the same as the world, but we are not
going to rub it into his memory at this
late day. Let him woulder in peace As
for Colonel Hilton, We may have to shoot
one of his thumbs off some day.
We have letter from young man IN
Connecticut asking US how to prepare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Last Tuesday afternoon a man calling
himself Grizzly Bill got into a dispute at
the Red Trout saloon with individual
who has been generally known around
town as Terrific Tom. Both drew their
guns and stepped to the sidewalk and be
| gan shooting. Twelve shots were fired,
and the only thing hit was Major Gala
hans bulldog, who died an hour later.
When the parties were arrested and
brought before us as mayor we fined
each $25, and in default they went to Jail
for three months apiece. The fine was
not imposed so much for infraction of the
ordinance as for the poor shooting they
did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

The Mosehead Tribune says that we set
fire to school house in Michigan when
We were only 10 days old. Thanks, that
We were never in the state of MicEiga,
and at 10 years old we were taking Sun
day school prizes for our meek and lowly
behavior The Tribune means well, but
it does get things mixed up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

We had forgotten to lie about our ed.-
toria1 staff, and hasten to make good at
once. 1t comprises 100 editors and re-
porters, and not one of them receive less
than 800 per week They consume LOG
bottles of champagne per day, which is
the greatest newspaper record in the
known world. By sending in your adver
tsements a year ahead you are sure IF
an insertion. We take the advertisements
of all fakes and leave the fools to look
out fO- themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

John Hammer, of a town in Illinois,
writes that he will soon arrive in the
Gulch to set up dentist, and he in
closes a dollar and asks to give him
puff" In order to earn the money we
will say that Mr.. Hammer will be lynched
within two hours of his drawing the first
tooth in the town. It's a way We have
had with the last four dentists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
OAKLAND NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phoned
10 1915 or the State Journal office.]
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Our esteemed contemporary came OUT
last week with an announcement that we
were loafing in the Red Front saloon or;
a certain evening to the detriment of our
dignity. His statement lacks truth. AS
editor of the Kicker he went in for a
nip. As mayor, after the nip had been
disposed of, we took a look around to see
if any of the ordinances were being vio-
lated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Mr.. George Frayne, of Lone JacL
cooled Mr.. Jim Harper, of the same towr
with a bullet in the shoulder the othe
day. Cause of the shooting unknow
and no particular interest
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Some of our friends want to launch
our presidential boom ~ once and get
the people used to the sight of the bar
rel, SO that they will not be Shy later on
We thank them kindly, but we refuse to
be killed off that way. Any candidate
doomed in advance of nomination is
dead duck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

Editor Blackman, of the Blue Hills
Banner, called US a liar in his last issue.
and last Sunday we rode over to pay him
friendly call and see how his cucum-
Der plants were getting on. We were
still six miles from the town when he
mounted his cayuse and left for the
mountains at a pace that left the trail
smoking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14

The editor of the Kicker, who is our
self, and the mayor of this town, VIII
is also ourself. are in receipt of invita-
clio poker rooms next week AS edito
of Kicker we shall accept the invita-
ton, but as mayor we shall decline il
This will probably give us a chance as
private individual without hurting any
body's feelings.
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Henry Ruby, of indianapolis, trav-
cling man and a guest at the Royal
Hotel last week, found unnecessary fault
with the number of cockroaches IN evil
oence, and was so persistent that min
host Sanders was compelled to shoot him
through the shoulder. After having the
bullets extracted and lying by for three
days the gentleman departed. He ex-
p4ained that there were times when lie
was off, and at such times he had
been known to find fault even with the
color of his own hair.