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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
Thompson and Sugar.

A Washington dispatch reports that
Senator Thompson of Kansas was one
of three senators who called on Presi-
dent Wilson to protest against the pro-
posed removal of the tariff from
sugar. Senator Thompson lives at
Garden City, where the chief industry
is a beet sugar factory. The question
of his probable attitude on the sugar
tariff was interestingly discussed dur
ing the campaign in which he was a
candidate for the senate. There was
no suspicion that the sugar interests
prompted or promoted his candidacy,
nor that he feels under any political
obligation to them. 1t is but natural
that he should be inclined to encour-
age the beet sugar industry. The
whole question of his responsibility in
this matter lies not in the relationship
of the beet sugar industry to the sugar
trust, but in the question of whether
or not to remove the tariff from
sugar would have the effect of max
ing sugar permanently cheaper to the
consumer. If, as Senator Thompson
contends, the removal of the sugar
tariff would cripple the beet sugar
industry, that is not in itself a reason
why the tariff sould not be removed.
But if the Gripping of the beet sugar
industry would strengthen the grasp
of the sugar trust on the sugar mar
ket, as he contends, that might be
urged as a sufficient reason for con-
tinuing a small tariff, as Mr.. Thomp-
son uggests.-Fort Scott Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
WHY THE TARIFF WALL STANDS

The tariff has frequently done duty
as a campaign iscue and the voters
have cast their ballots for the Re
publican or the Democrat candidate
in accordance with their views on this
important economic problem. But
when tariff bill appears in congress
it is noted that party lines, to a con-
siderable extent, disappear.
The average senator or representa-
tive affords a reminder of Artemus
Ward, who was so anxious to end the
war that he was willing to send all
his wifes relations to the front. Every
tariff reform member wants protec-
ton for the products of his own state
and a reduction of duties on the
products of the other states.
For instance, there are the socalled
sugar senator's from Louisiana, Cali
fornia, Colorado and Michigan who
declare that the cane and beet sugar
industry of the country will be ruined
if sugar be put on the free list or the
duty even be reduced greatly.
California members are positive that
American lemon growers must quit
business if any reduction in the rate
on that particular fruit be made. And
so it goes throughout the list. Advo-
ton to apply to what the other man
has to sell.
The United States grows annually
about 100000 tons of beet sugar. The
principal producing states are Cali
fornia 100, 900 tons, Michigan 116, 900
tons, Colorado $4,000, Utah $4,000,
Wisconsin 1900, Idaho $4,000 and
Ohio, Nevada and all others about
$4,000. Most of these states have Re
publican senators, but Colorado has
two Democratic ones and Ohio and
Nevada one each
OF sugar cane Louisiana grows more
than 100000 tons. Mississippi is also
a good producer. Here are four more
Democratic senators, making a total
of eight. This is enough to balk the
Administrations tariff plans if the
work together.
If Massachusetts, had two Demo-
cratic senators, says the Boston Globe,
they might be boot and shoe and
fish" senators if they followed the ex-
ample of the sugar men. Being Re
publicans they probably will oppose
the administration program as a mat
ter of habit. If General Hancock
were alive it would be his time to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17

this question, is better able to place
suitable regulations upon the railroads
than is the governor or the legisla-
ture.
The practical effect of this bill would
be to give employment to number of
railroad men without increasing the
efficiency of the service, and would be
supplying positions for three men to do
the work that can be done by two. 1t
is in entire harmony with the principle
that has prevailed in this state of Great
ing an army of officials to do the work
that ought to be done by half that num-
Der of men. This legislature has t
itself to the task of reducing the num-
Der of officials drawing salaries from
the state, and a Herculean task it is
proving. 1t is certainl. inconsistent,
while trying to curtail the number of
useless public officials, to increase the
number of appointed employees, who in
the end must draw their subsistence
from the same source that is now
drawn upon by these useless public
employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
A VETO MESSAGE.

In vetoing a full crew. bill passed
by the legislature of Oklahoma, Gov
ernor Cruce said some things worthy
of the attention of legislators every
where and of the voters as well. He
lays special emphasis on the fact that
for legislation benefiting any one class
or injuring another the general public
must pay.
His message follows:
1 have studied this bill from every
angle, and the more I have studied it
the more 1 have become convinced that
it should not receive my approval In
the enactment of this bill it is only
the railway companies and their en-
ployees that have been considered The
thousands of people in this state who
travel upon the railroads and ship their
products and merchandise over
same have not entered into the dis
cussion. This fact, however, must re-
main after all has been said, for every
dollar of expense placed upon railway
corporations in Oklahoma will ulti-
mately be paid by those who patronize
the railroads. The cost of putting this
bill into operation is estimated by the
corporation commission at something
like $3.50. 900, while the cost is estimated
by the railroad companies at more than
$500, 900. But whether it be 800, 900 or
$500. 900. that amount in the end will
be paid by those who use the railroads.
Another thing 1 have learned to be-
lieve is that those who have made a
lifetime study of railroad operations
are better judges of the proper method
of operating them than I am. and I
believe that this is equally true when
applied to a majority of the members
of any legislative body. The trouble in
Oklahoma is and has ever been that in
dealing with public service corpora
tions We have assumed to know more
about how properly to operate them
than those who have given the matter
careful study. Public service corpora
lions need to be regulated and need to
be controlled. Oklahoma has under
taken to do this by the creation of a
eorporation commission, and has
clothed that commission with unusual
authority in dealing with such matters.
The commission, after having studied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
SAYS THEY'RE BLUFFING
Attorney General of Missouri Not
Afraid Fire Insurance Companies.

Kansas City, April 17.-John T. Bar
ker, attorney general of Missouri.
while in Kansas City on business to-
day gave out a statement of the posi-
ton of the state in its present con-
troversy with the big fire insurance
companies which are threatening to
withdraw from this state because OF
legislation which they contend is ruin
Gus to their business.
Mr.. Barker said the insurance COM
panies were bluffing, that they had no
intention of quitting business in this
state; that what they wanted was to
maintain their present excessively high
rates, and that they were plainly in a
conspiracy to keep up rates, and that
the proof of this conspiracy was the
recent meeting of representatives Of
100 insurance companies in Philadel-
phia in which it was agreed that all of
them should withdraw from Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
WIN AGAINST FLOOD.
Forty Farmers Fighting Day and
Night Save Missouri Homes.

Richmond, Mo-, April ia fight for
four days and nights against the flood
by forty men whose homes and farms
were threatened probably has resulted In
a victory for the defenders. Sunday the
Missouri river threatened to break through
the half mile levee protecting about seven
teen thousand acres, known as the Sun
shine district, ten miles south of here.
The levee along there is about four feet
high. When the river began to lap over
the crest a call was sent out to all the
farmers in the district.
They rallied with horses and ScraperS.
The river steadily rose and the men work
desperately. The entire dixie was raised.
in some places several feet. The fight
was carried on continuously. Many of the
men have gone almost without sleep.
Today the river seems to be at a crest
and the fight is believed to be won.
At Napoleon, north of here, the river
broke through the levee and several thou
sand acres were flooded. No damage has
been done to houses The current is so
swift at Camden that the river in places
has cut in more than hundred yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
ONE CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.

| The bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture has received
Ireports from its correspondents and
agents concerning the losses of live
| stock from diseases and from expos
ure, and their relative condition on
April 1. 1t shows a loss in hogs of
12O head out of every 1000, about 80
per cent of which was due to cholera.
The loss for the entire country is
estimated at 11O.1 per thousand as
| compared with S9.2 the preceding
year, and $40, the average per thou
sand of the past ten years. The loss
of 11O.1 per thousand, if applied to
the estimated number and value of
hogs on January 1, would indicate a
total loss of approximately 6,7S6, 600
head, valued at $3.50 per head, or a
total of $66,417. 200.
The states in which losses this year
were heaviest were: Missouri IT'S per
1000, Florida 10, Georgia 165, Iowa
$50, Arkansas $50, Mississippi 154,
Indiana $50, Illinois 14O.
Losses of cattle from disease during
the past year in the United States are
estimated to be 20.5 per thousand
head, which compares with 21.6 SINH
larly estimated last year and 2O.S, the
leu-yedr average OF Sucn LOSSES
Losses from exposure are estimated
to be 14.1 per thousand, which COM
pares with 21.5 similarly estimated
last year and 17.5, the ten-year aver
age of such losses. The total losses
per thousand, from both disease and
exposure, if applied to the estimated
number and value of cattle on Janu-
airy 1, would indicate a loss of about
1,956,0OO, at $33.12 per head, a total
of $64,7S3,OOO.
These figures show an aggregate
loss in cattle and hogs of 100 million
dollars in one year from causes which
should be in large measure prevent
able. If some way could be found to
stop the ravages of disease among
hogs and cattle it might go long way
toward reducing the high cost of meat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
A PLACE FOR PUGH.
Chief Hughes Appoints Him Guard at
City Prison.

Chief of Police ]. w. r. Hughes this
morning announced the appointment of
John L. Pugh, until recently sanitary
sergeant, as guard for city prisoners. This
afternoon rock pile will be provided
and from now on those who fall into the
clutches of the police and have no money
to pay their fines will be put to work
1t will be better for the health of the
prisoners, and will keep them occupied
besides being of service to the city, the
chief says, and he expects to keep the
guard on duty every day. In case of need
he will have an extra officer he can use,
and will be able to find plenty for him
to do in the event that there are no pris-
oners to be guarded.
Prisoners also will be used in the work
of cleaning up the city prison, and there
is enough to do there to keep some of
them busy for quite awhile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
THOSE OPEN MUFFLERS
Police Really Trying to Abate the
. Nuisance.

Several arrests of violators of the
driving ordinances have thrown a
scare into autoists, motorcyclists and
bicyclists in the last few days. Rid
ing a bicycle or motorcycle on side
walks will be discouraged, the police
say, and persons found violating that
portion of the ordinances will be ar
rested and prosecuted.
Last night Clarence Woods, for a
second time in few days, was arrest
ed for running his motorcycle with the
muff1er open. He also was riding on
a sidewalk, the officers say. Bruce
Manner and Richard Burke were ar
rested charged with riding their bicyc-
les on the sidewalk.
John Ash was booked at the station
for driving an automobile without a
number upon it. Violators will be
picked up wherever they are found
and prosecuted, the police say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
FIFTH ANNUAL BANQUET
Norden Benefit Association Will Feast
Friday Night.

The fifth annual banquet of the Nor
den Benefit association will be held
Friday evening in the Scottish
Rite hall. Sam P. Nygreen will act as
POSTMASTER. A number of guests from
various Kansas towns will be present.
Toasts will be responded to by c.
J. Peterson, of lola, Miss Edith Peter
son, John Oslund and Professor c. H.
Peterson. A paper will be read by o.
car Carlson, of The Norden News
A number of musical numbers have
been arranged The Norden orchestra
will play several selections. Miss Eva
Ekstrom will sing the Boat Song"
Miss Amanda Isaacson will render
''Nechem.'s Arthur Soderstrom will
render on the piano two selections A
quartet composed of Messrs. John o.
lund, Cannon Sholander Carl VicIund,
and Axel Osterhol, will sing. Miss Tulin
will give a piano selection.
Oscar w. Carlson is chairman of the
banquet committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Charles C. Stolpe, aged "a years,
died of heart failure in New York last
night. He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Stolpe, who live at 204 Topeka
avenue. The body will be brought to
Topeka and the funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Mrs. Halle Middaugh, aged 90
years, died this morning at her home
at 500 Chandler street. The body will
be shipped to Amarillo for burial.
Edna Manson, aged "a years, died
this morning at her home at 1914
Grand avenue of tuberculosis. Flu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
AYHAWKER JOTS

The Ottawa Herald suggests that
Codding should be given the job of
rebuilding the penitentiary.
The Emporia Gazette advises those
who would point with pride to the
Kansas Climate, to do their pointing
early.
Walt Mason is authority for the
statement that a lantern is necessary
when it is desired to find a street
lamp in Emporia.
According to the Coffeyville Journal
Charlle curtis is down in that country
buying oil property. Is he preparing
to operate political machine?
After paying all its debts the little
town of Altamont finds that it has
Sz.445.4o in the treasury. This probably
VIII bring out long list of candidates
for office at the next municipal cleo
ton.
The Arkansas City Traveller is
booming Charlie Sessions as the har-
mony candidate for governor in OPP
position to the Democrats next year.
He probably could count on the sup
port of most of the newspaper boys.
The Lawrence Journal has discovered
that Andy johnson favored election of
United States senators by popular vote
fortunately for the success of the
amendment the discovery was not
made public until after the amend
ment had been ratified.
The editor of the Lawrence Gazette
names no names" but it is easy to see
what he had in his mind when he wrote
the following: by the way is it any
worse for a poverty stricken editorial
man to accept a free pass on a rail-
road tnan it is for a president or vice
president to accept an engraved free
pass to all the ball games?'
It's cinch, says the Fort Scott Tri-
Dune, it's not the fellow who suspended
the publication of a Democratic daily
at Joplin who is figuring on starting
one at Topeka It ought to be plain to
anyone familiar with the newspaper
business that the day of the Demo
cratic Daily or any other kind of a
political daily has passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
WILL Be PARADE
Rioters, Club and Marshall's
Band at Head.
Opening Baseball Season to
Be Gala Event.

The opening baseball game in the
Western League at Topeka FRIDAY ar
ternoon, will be preceded by an auto
mobile parade given by the Topeka,
Boosters and Rooters club. an organl-s
zation which originated at the Com
mercial club. The parade Will form
on Kansas avenue in the vicinity OF the
Throop hotel at 1:15 o'clock and VIII
be headed by Marshalrs band.
All auto owners in the city are asked
to join the cavalcade in order to make,
a good showing. The line OF cars VIII
move in the direction of the North
side. From the other side of the kaW
the march up Kansas avenue to Tenth
avenue with music playing and stream
ers waving will be made Then the
procession will head towards the ball
park.
Several empty autos will be required
to carry the ball players in the parade.
The winning team in the Y. M. g. A
"baseball'' membership campaign Will
occupy two machines in the line or
autos.
The weather man has promised an
excellent, although somewhat cooler
brand of atmospheric conditions for
the game. There is every reason to
believe that the attendance will be OF
a record breaking character.
There has been some misunder-
standing in regard to the price of adj
mission to the game on the part OF
some persons who got the impression
that Friday would be "booSter day
and that the tickets would be one dol
lar. This is not the case. Booster day
will not come until some time in May
when the Sioux City team is here. The
regular price of admission will be
charged for the game Friday.
+ George Godfrey Moore is the chief
rooter of the Topeka Boosters and
Rioters club. and J. Will Kelley is the
treasurer. Charles Joslin is one of
the right hand assistants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
Ottawa County Wants sunday Trail

Members of the utilities commission
returned last night from Minnea polls,
where they heard the application of OF
tawa county citizens for Sunday train
on the Solomon branch of the Union
Pacific So intense was the interest
in the fight for Sunday train service
on the Union Pacific that the commits
sion was compelled to hold the hearing
in the court house, where 200 mer-
chants and farmers waited for an OPP
portunity to tell of the necessity of
better train service.
Lack of Sunday train service on the
Union Pacific has made it impossible
for Ottawa county people to spend Sum-
day in Salina, Topeka or Kansas City.
Business men in Minneapolis told the
commission that the town would
patronize a Sunday train literally, but
the Union Pacific did not feel that
Sunday service over the Solomon
branch would prove profitable. The
commission will decide the case some
time this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17

New Jersey is not SO slow. The
legislature has passed Mothers
Pension law This act permits
widows with children under 16 years
of age to apply to a state board for
assistance and graduates the relief ac-
cording to the number of children, So
a month being the minimum for
single child, with So additional for
the second child, and "a additional for
every other child. This seems much
better plan than the customary one
of allowing the children, through
poverty and neglect, to become public
charges of a different kind later in
life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
BY TIE WAY
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

In the report of kansas City hide
market, green salt deacons" are quoted
/ at from 40 to 90 cents each So, if
you have any occasion to skin dea-
con and salt his pelt, you know where
to get the best market price. There
is no quotation on fresh preachers
In recent street accident, an auto
mobile was wrecked by pop-pop bike.
and our favorite contention-that the
j motorcycle is a dangerous weapon, is
further substantiated.
Society note: Officer Dave Leahy
was in our midst this week, looking
for a chance to pinch some anti-Stubbs
newspaper man.
Comes now the early spring liar with
a story from Columbus, Kansas. about
a pretty Indian GIRL Hoop snake
and baby-grabbing eagle stories will
be along soon.
There is a chance that the Pope will
recover from his illness. He is disre-
garding the orders of high salaried doc
tors.
New York suffragettes will dance in
pajamas. Pajamas chosen as cos
tune. no doubt. because they are one
step nearer to the pantaloon.
And, according to the half-tone cuts,
there must be a few peaches among
the suffragettes. However, the pre-
dominance of the prune will prevail for
a while.
Ty Cobb may be greater than the
game, but it is safe to wager that a
few minor leagues, as well as sandlot
games, will be played should the i'm
mortal TVruS n Detroit.
In other words, Ty may be the
strongest Limburgher on the job, but
he is not the entire cheese.
A number of X U. students are en-
tertaining the pink eye but accord
ing to testimony, Lawrence is so
blamed dry that no one can get red
eye" in that town unless he is To-
peka preacher.
The report from Birmingham about
the pistol duel in which both partici-
pants were killed, is easily explained.
Down south they include pistol shooting
in the elementary courses of educa-
ton. The southerners have many
faults, but wasting ammunition is not
one of them.
Our opinion of that mo hit, rum
game in Beerwaukee will be reserved
until we get the official scorers vote.
The opinion of some wooden-headed
umpire anent the official score, which
is none of his blamed business, cuts
but little concealed moisture with this
department.
There are various ways of making
a barrel of money, but the quickest
seems to be to spend half barrel of
it in advertising.
AS a rule, the man who hollerS loud
est about being oyerworked, spends his
nights and early mornings in batting
around on the Brilliant Boulevard.
Speaking. of peryersity, or cussedness;
why is it that q fountain pen feeds
freer when it is pen-end up in your
vest pocket than it does when pen-end
down on sheet of paper?
A successful legislature is one that
does no particular damage
No woman will ever make a success
as a. chauffeur. It is male faculty.
cussing long enough without repetition
when a tire blows out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

Kill a falsehood by letting it lie.
Weddings are generally choice affairs
1t is easier to tell a fortune than to
make one.
Hard luck is often due to an effort to
avoid hard work
Would men care to drink champagne il
it was as cheap as beer?
There have been enviable regulations
due to what other people don't know.
woman always has great faith in a
man Judgment the day he marTies her
The village postmaster can nearly al
ways be found at the old stamping
ground.
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Expected Malone VIII plead Guilty.

A F. Malone, railway mail clerk
who was indicted by the federal grand
jury here on a charge of taking money
from letters he handled, is expected to
plead guilty this afternoon before
Judge John c. Pollock. and take what
ever sentence the court imposes. Ma
lone was brought here from Kansas
City last night and is awaiting tudg-
ments in the county Jail He has told
the officers. 1t is said, that he desires
to plead guilty. and will be arraigned
before Judge Pollock some time this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17

A SAILOR ASHORE.
I hear clear voice mailing,
The rapt voice of the stars;
see swift ship sailing,
Slant masts and leaning spars.
Vague hills iuplift around me,
Dusk slopes above, below:
Stern circumstance hath bound me,
may not rise and go.
This is my bitter hour,
And yet-and yet-meseems,
There is no mortal power
Can rob me of my dreams!
Clinton Scotland, in New York Sun.