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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
EVENING CHAT
When Explanations Are Due.
Ell RUTN CAMERON

|
| There is such a thing as doing too
much explaining and apologizing.
| There is also such a thing as doing
| too little.
The man who is always justifying
| himself loses our attention and our re-
spect; the man who is always too
proud to justify himself. often loses
| his chance for justice.
A man was telling me the other day
about a misunderstanding which oc-
CURED at his business office. Two
young men, of whom he was one, were
blamed for a mistake. The fault really
lay with the other man. He, himself,
was bIameless, he said, and as he is
| an exceptionally fair minded man
even about things which concern
himself. believed him; But the 9TH
err man went to their employer
and made explanations which threw
the blame on my confidant. 'And so,
you see,'' he continued his story. I'm
in bad
But wouldn't your employer believe
your side of the case ?' l asked.
He threw back his head proudly.
ST didn't give it to him. he said. eff
he couldn't believe in me without my
coming to him with explanations, he
viii! have to disbelieve.'
Now that is what / call a very un-
fair attitude. And yet it is the point
of view which proud people often take.
They go through the world demanding
that they shall be understood and ap-
preciated without any effort on their
part. They regard such an effort as
lowering themselves. They do not
realize that this is a very busy world,
and if people are going to be under
stood and appreciated, they've got to
come half way.
To withhold an explanation as that
man did is to deliberately lay ones
self open to misunderstanding.
If one of the two parties fails to
appear in a court of law, after due
warning, the case goes against him by
default. The presumption is that he
did not have any case, and that is the
natural presumption against any man
who fails to present his side of such
misunderstanding.
A thoroughly nice young girl was
once caught in a combination of cir
cumstances that looked decidedly bad.
Had she been one of those people who
think their friends ought to believe in
them without explanation, she would
have been badly misjudged. But she
was more reasonable that that. She
said, 81 wouldn't blame my best
friend for being suspicious of me I'M
der such circumstances. We never
really know what anyone will do, and
it certainly looks bad on the surface"
So. instead of waiting for people to
talk, she went to one of her most Cos
thing, with the proof. The gossip, de-
lighted to have inside information,
spread the explanation abroad, and a
scandal was averted.
Implicit and unquestioning trust is
a rare quality, even among friends.
Since we seldom give it, we have no
right to expect to receive it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

That the business of the country is
in a prosperous condition is indicated
by the fact that April interest and
dividend disbursements are $1S,0OO,-
900 greater than those of a year ago.
The dividend payments will be about
&12, 10000 greater than year ago,
almost entirely due to the industrials.
But the steam railroads will divide
over half a million dollars more than
a year ago, and so will the street rail-
roads. Interest payments are in
creased on account of new bond issues.
The New York Journal of Commerce
shows that the total disbursements by
industrial corporations for the first
four months of the calendar year will
exceed s165, 100000, which is more
than ss0,O00,000 in excess of last year
and two years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
There Are Many Ways.

A young man writes us to the eff
feet that he is tired of the eternal
grind of work. He wants to know
how he can get out of working. There
are several ways, any of which will
insure him against ever working again
and they may be enumerated briefly
as follows:
Take one-half pint of carbolic acid.
Sit on the railroad track in front of
the Twentieth Century limited.
Take passage for Europe and jump
off the boat.
magazine.
Eat a hot mince pie at midnight and
go to bed.
Step on a loose trolley wire.
Put the thin one on now.
Tickle a mules hind leg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
From the HickeyviIle Clarion.

Lem Higgins says as how he hopes
the new Democratick administration
will make the pustal cards bigger and
give the public their moneys with.
A Teller can't write more'n half what
he wants to on the kind we git now.
A Teller has got to go a long ways
than buckwheat pancakes. After eat
ing about Is or 20 of 'em a Teller kin
worry along until noon, anyhow.
It seems as though a Teller never
gifts enough money to take a vacation
until he is too old to enjoy it, and
would ruther stick around home.
A woman kin wear thin Isle stock
ms and low summer shoes all winter
and still be very comfortable if she
has got a 5000 set of furs.
A good baseball player kin make
more money than a college professor
and have lot more fun while he is
doin' it.
One way to git ahead is to drink a
lot of champagne before retiring.
The trouble with most brands of
soup is that they don't match a fell
1er's shirtfront.
Uncle Bushrod Peeler, aged 90, is
over to our town from West Hickey
vile, visiting his grandfather, who is
not in a very robust state of health
just at present having been knocked
insensible by large log which he was
putting on top of pile the other day.
The old man is always glad to see
Bushrod, as the latter is his favorite
grandchild. although he often says he
don't know as he is bringin' Bushrod
up right. Bushrod has got II grand
children of his own. The old man
never found out that Bushrod smoked
until one day last summer and he was
so sore about it that he knocked Bush
rod down three times with neck
yoke The oldc man said kids like
Bushrod are mighty onmanageable
these days. No member of the Peel
er family has died a natural death in
Is generations and the old man is
afraid Bushrod will learn to smoke
cigarettes. It must be fierce to have
so much longevity as the old man has
got when the cost of Twin is so high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

Friend CASTOR cops a wheeze from
our reference to the presidents mess
age, and readers are entitled to an
explanaton: The presidents message
is proof-read before it reaches a news
paper office, and reading" it consists
or taking slant at the first line of
each paragraph to determine points for
sub-headlines.
Exit Norris Jenkins-real Chief of
Po1ce; medium sized, hard-winged
man who feared no human being.
physically, no is almost a freak; he
mas handled and incarcerated danger
Gus fighting men without breaking the
skin on them. He faced a desperate
murderer and disarmed him. He was
1mperV1ous to bribery. He has a little
money in the bank, and every cent of
1T was earned honestly. With a little
d1nky police force which is a discredit
to a city of $4,000 on account of it's
slze-CTopeka holds a worlds record
for having the smallest police force)
Morris jenkins has made good
Mayhap Morris Jenkins is not IA
m1l1ar with the cowboys motto. but he
lives up to it. He lives each day so
that he can look every ding-donged
man in the face and tell him to go
south.
We have added to our household
menagerie two perfectly good foxes.
That makes grand total of: one dog
on which taxes have been paid; two
katzes-the CoaI-dust twins; (no
taxes), two white rabbits with pink
eyes and bone heads, 'steen pigeons
and said foxes. The foxes were digged
out of a hole last Sunday. This morn
ing they tried to climb our limb for
the purpose Of looking into side
pocket. We suspect that they will be-
come tame animals
The lure of rural life has appealed
to a number of old policemen. They
feel a call to go forth and cultivate
mother earth. They have a bunch that
they are needed to pinch the spiffli-
Gated watermelon and raid the ossified
Hubbard squash without a search and
seizure warrant. They will approach
the bossy-cow with view of acquir-
ing milk 1-dch as they approached the
lady shop-Iifter with three bushels of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES junk in her clothes.
They are all good old scouts, and here's
to them, whether they farm or turn
crooked and go into business
The English parliament is debating
the advisability of, deporting militant
suffragettes. Tar be it from US to OBJ
ject unless they send them over here.
Sir Tommy Upton is going to cha1-
lenge again. Challenging is one of the
cheapest of ir door sports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

The beet sugar industry which
had it's beginning in France in 1912
has had b remarkable growth. The
earliest experiments in the United
States were in 1890. The actual be-
ginning of the industry in this coun-
try as a successful enterprise was
about 1880, when the census reported
four factories in operation, two in
California, one in Delaware, and one
in Maine. All except one California
plant failed, and the census of 1890
reported only two establishments, both
in California. In 1900, 80 factories
were reported in IL different states.
The latest report shows 73 factories
scattered between Pennsylvania and
the Pacific coast. Michigan, Colorado
and California being the leaders, with
Ohio, Wisconsin and Utah as a second
group. Others are located in states
having. most of them, only one plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

The governor of New Jersey has
Just issued a proclamation repeating
and annulling the charters of about
fourteen hundred corporations in that
state. This leads the New York Trib-
une to remark that if she is the
mother of trusts she fails to rear all
of her children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

Webster Davis has been heard from.
He is running for mayor out in Los
Angeles. Probably we shall soon hear
that he has sprung that old hat full
of shot holes on the Californians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

Production has increased from a re-
ported 1900 tons, in 1890, to 10000
tons in 1900, and to a present output
estimated at $4,000 tons. or little
more than one-sixth of the total sugar
requirement of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

Enough men have declined diplo-
matte appointments at the hands OF
President Wilson, to organize a society
and hold reunions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

1t isn't likely that the grounding
will be considered when it comes to
selecting a new head for the weather
bureau. Only one who is a hog for
work and trouble is available for that
41A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

A Los Angeles judge refuses to al
low witness to testify while wearing
a veil. Looks like a move to encour-
age bare faced lying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

President Wilson might appoint
Colonel Watterson to the ambassador
ship to England. But come to think
about it, mint does not grow over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

The Omaha Bee seems to be the
first to remark that Mr.. Morgan could
not take it with him. If there are no
other claimants we shall give it to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

In these modern days when so many
old institutions are giving away before
the march of progress, the horse car
still holds it's place in New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is member Of the
Associated Press and receives the ruh DAY
wanizatfon for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

We seem to be getting on fairly wei
without any representation at the
court of st. James.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

It is said that President Wilson's
tariff message will be but 1900 words
long. This is revision downward 'for
fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

An interesting experiment for the
purpose of creating immunity against
tuberculosis is being tried in Pitts
burg under the direction of the
tuberculosis league of that city. DR..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

An exchange prints an article telling
''How to Meet a Cyclone" But who
wants to meet a cyclone?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

II the supply of stamped envelopes
should run short, you will know why.
They are made in Dayton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04

Dollar diplomacy has been marked
down to 80 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
RYIRE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

One of the disadvantages of suicide
is that it doesn't take you out of be-
yootiful Topeka. The Village of Epi-
taphs is merely a suburb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-04
KANSAS COMAENT
GO=RuT WHERE2

BLANK, blank this weather. If I'm
living this summer I'm going to clean
out of Kansas said a disguised citi-
zen this morning. as he noticed the
snow falling through the air and the
wind blowing.
He should think better of it. True,
the spring isn't as desirable as it
might be. The worst season in Kan
sas is spring. But if this man wants
to leave Kansas, where will he go?
Will he travel to surrounding states
where tornadoes work annual havoc
and claim hundreds of lives7 VIII he
journey to the east, where every year
the people must flee for their lives to
the valleys? Will he travel to the far
west, where one single frost means
the ruination of a years crops or
where there is nothing but sand? Will
he travel to the south, where the
swamp lands are rich in fever and
where tie climate is inductive to lazi-
ness? Will he go to the north, where
half of the year is spent in tunneling
holes through the snow to reach the
stock in the barn? It's one thing to
another to find more desirable
place.-Salina Union.
MAY NOT BE SO BAD.
The great trust man of Dayton,
president of the National Cash Reg
lister company, who was recently
sentenced to prison for building up
his big business, opened the doors of
his factories to the homeless, built
boats for rescue work, headed parties
to do rescue work; the
great railroad corporations, the most
abused of all the business organiza-
lions of the country, at once offered
free transportation for supplies to the
flooded districts of Indiana and Ohio;
the telephone and telegraph trusts
offered their lines for the free sending
of emergency messages carrying money
to the districts; the banks the country
over, abused as instruments of the
awful money power, have undertaken
to collect and send without cost the
money contributed for the stricken
sections. All of this again leads to the
conclusion that big business interests
and the trusts are not so heartless as
many would have it appear.-Lawrence
Gazette.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
BALL PLAYER TO TEST
LIFE LEASE IN COURT.
Red Sox Pitcher Brings Suit
Against Club Claiming He
Couldn't Get Discharged.

The nrst test Of q baseball players
so-cslied iron dad LIES lease" will b
made In the case Of Casey" Hageman.
pitcher for the Boston American Base
ball Club. the national champions
Hagsman. through the Baseball Play
erv' Fraternity. = players union or
ganixsd by Dave Fuitz. former member
Of the Yankees and now . practicing
ATTORNEY at No. Il Wall street, has
brought suit against the Boston club
for $3.50. which Hageman says IL due
him after he fell out with John ]. Tay-
lor and Jimmy McAiesr In 1911.
The complaint states that Hsgsman
has assigned his claim to tho fraternity
for collection. Hagsman entered into
contract with the Boston club for the
season Of 1919, between April Is and Oct.
Is, At 140O Q month. He says that the
club refused to allow him to continue
performing his duties under his contract
and that Mr.. Taylor arbitrarily refused
to give him his release from the con-
tract and club. although he demanded It
The papers were served on May q on
Robert II. McFoy. secretary OF the club.
At the Hotel Breton HsAl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
Jumbo" WELLS,
PUc|l|ST, DYING,
SHOT IN GANG ROW
Wounded Twice in Fight Be-
hind Taxi, Then Hit by
aPoliceman's Bullet.
TWO MEN ARRESTED.
One Has Bullet Wound-An-
other Said to Have Thrown
Away Revolver.
TWO MEN ARRESTED.

Several mon had apparently ended .
quarrel amicably early to-day IN Thirty
eighth street near Seventh avenue. I'M
der the windows Of the Hotsi Navarro.
whom one Jumped behind . taxicab and
began sheotinS.
In IN instant II sounded IKE Q bonn
bar0msnt. and Policeman xvsts and
Fred Menninger. . special deputy shsr-
IN and connected with q patrol com.
pany. ran around to SEE what Il Va.
Charles Hubbard. twenty-five years old.
Of No. N Eighth avenue . pusliist
known a. Jumbo weils. WAS one OF
the combatants. and 10 alleged TO have
turned and fred two shots ct Msnnin-
ser. Both came near striking Policeman
kunts. who was . little In the rear.
Jumbo" then started 70 run and Q bull
let sad to have been aysA ~ xunts
struck him.
IL was found then that he had been
shot twice already. and when taken TO
the New York Hospital II was seen he
had bullet In his back, IA his abdomen
and ais lett arm. The doctors say he
viii die
james Connolly. thirty. q iasorsr. Of
Ne ~ West One HunArsA asA Forty.
axth street. 10 said to b the man at
whom Jumbo was shooting. The po-
lice say Connolly threw . rsvolvss In An
Ash can. ana he 10 held at the West
htftysseventh street station
Vincent 0iaiamo. twsnty-nins. . bar.
Der. Of No. ~ West TAirty-sighsh street.
who ~ no vas emily pAssins. y in
Bellevue. shot In the right lsg. The
police say ne was In the hSht and threw
q policsman's club In an ash can.
Ruth Adams Of No 81 West Thirty.
hfth street and Trancis White Of the
New England Hotel. In the Bowery. are
detained - witnesses. and the police
are looking for man known ~ Ola.
mond Charlie" 10 ind out what he
knows about the eun Aght The latter
had lsfi the girl and White In . chop
suey place after taking them there N .
taxicao the gunmen used ~ . breast
works In their battle. and the police
think Diamond Charlie was not u,
away while tho shooting WAS going on.
Tie police say they found In "Jum-
bo's" pocket . revolver with thres
empty shslls. Connolly Siedvto 20,
away during the excitement Of jun.
hos" capture and Kussts hrsd at ntca
bus missed. Connolly was caught BY
Policeman Wagner.
All the police could hnd out about th>
shooting was that II was over . woma .
Connolly and william Ncvitty. who 4
another one Of the men implicated Il
the fight and rounded up after the BATH
by Policeman Steele. were held BY Ma
gistrate Appleton IN West Side Cour
without bail for examination on Mon
made against both men BY Policeman
| Kuntg.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
ONE SLAIN, TWO WOUNDED
IN FIGHT OVER CARD GAME.
One Brother Is Killed, the Other
Shot Twice by Mariana Doriacco,
Who Is Cut Himself.

Rafao ceratone, thirty.six years old.
lies dead IN the williamsburg morGus
to- day with Q bullet In his heart. HIS
brother. James. II In St Gatherings
Hospital. with two bullets In his body.
and Ramos murderer. Marian Doriacce,
twenty-ssvsn years old. 10 also In the
hospital. with knife wound In his arm
and another In his chest. Doriaoco was
charged to-day with homicide.
The murderer and the two brothers,
with two other men. were playing cards
early this morning. In . saloon st No.
CIT Lorimsr street. Williamsburg. when
Raiio Csratons accused Deriacco Of
cheating. The accused man sprans to
his feet. drew . revolver ana nrsd on
Rafio, who fell back dead.
james Cerstone Jumped for the muir
dersr with . knife and slashed his left
arm. Doriacco fred. wounding the
brother In the right arm. James made
another lunEs and sIashed the murderer
in the chest. The pistol again spurted
firs and James fell back. with . nssh
wound In his right side.
Doriacco ran from the saloon and up
Lorirner street to Devoe. whore he was
captured by Detective Commisky Of the
Clymer street police station.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
GRIEF FOR DEAD HUSBAND
DRIVES HER 70 SUICIDE.
Young Widow Dies BY Gas. With
Bible Opened at "Whlther Thou
Coest | Will Co."

Grief over the death Of her husbaa1
caused Mrs. Amy Anderson twenty.
seven, Of No. So Thirty.niukh street
Brooklyn. 10 take her life yesterday.
She was found dead 10 bed. gas tpbO
ciutched In her hand.
On the bed was q Bible opened ct the
Book Of Ruth. The passage. WEATHER
thou goest. I will 30: and whsee Nheu
iodssst. will lodge: thy people sAaii
be my people. and they. God ny oe1."
Wa heavily underlined with psneiL
Tenants In the house smelling sAs.
traced II to Mrs.. Andsrson's apartment
Policeman Fry summoned DR.. Philiips,
OF the Norwegian Hospital. VIE said
the woman was past aid. Z. tt.l
Nrs. Andsrson's husband died last
January and since his death the widow
has been inconsolabiA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
THE $1,000, 900, 900 MAN!

$1,000, OOO, 900 YVES lost right here In
New York-lost. stolen under the very
noses OF the watching police.
$1,000, 100000 That's 4 billion dol
lars. II "money talks" what q story
lies behind that stolen billionl
A New York story, The kind one a.
ways wants to rtad-and gets chance
to about once In ten years.
1.-THE MAN WITH A BILLION" That's
the name OF the story.
II Is by John A. Moroso. And II will
get hold OF you from the very first
chapter. -.
"irHE MAN WITH A BILLION will
begin serial publication in next Wednes.
DAYS Evening World. June 4.
Remember the date. And read thu
story.
"THE MAN WITH A BILLION" viii
grip your attention with both hands.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
SWEDISH RUNNER WINS
LONDON MARATHON RACE,

LONDON. May M.--Jnternasional In.
terest was aroused In the Polytschnis
Marathon race run to-day from the
grounds Of Windsor Castle to STANFORD
Bridge Athletic Grounds London, ow.
ing to . number OF Foreign runSeis
competing.
The event was won by Alexis Aht
srsn Of Sweden in : hours = ainutss
SIS seconds. making . record for this
course. Tasu Kolehmainen. . brother
Of Hannes and Willie Koishmainsn Vi
Finland. was second In hours II min
utes = seconds. wahtls J. C. Pristsnsen
Of Denmark wac third in hours 4,
minutes 50 seconds.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
FOUR SAVED FROM RIVER.
steamers wash Upsets Best In MD.
Gle Of HuasOu.

Four campers IN the rntsrstats Parry
established through the interest a Nfs.
Z. II. Hartman on the west side Ct the
Hudson, are wondering to-day just what
they can do to reward Richard Harrans.
ton Of the Manhattan Yacht Club. at tins
foot Of Two Hundred and First street,
and Capt. Cox Of Cox's ferry. near W.
for saving their lives. o.. I,
Their boat was upset by rhs waah OF
the steamer Clermont. The steamer
slowed down. bot there was delay In get :
ting Q boat from her. Harrington and
Cox. In motor boats. warned BY shou0
from the float Of the Dyckman Yacht
Club. sped to the middle Of the river and
managed to get al, the men out Of tts
water.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31

There was surprise In the second
rst whom on the nrst half Grenviils
Kane had James II. Hyde. the long
driver. down for the hrst round. Kane
q. one time had f,vs hoiss lead. He
took 50 strokes.
on Watson. He was up ct the turn
and twice six holes on the homsward
journey. Tiffany made q. O-n, and
Watson u. SD.