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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
OAKLAND NOTES.

Items for this column may be
telephoned to 1915 or State Journal
office
The Missionary society of the Oak
land Presbyterian church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. ]. Cation
on East Belmont avenue. An interest
ing program has been prepared and
visitors from the First Church of To-
peka are expected.
The place of meeting of the Pris-
ella club has been changed and they
will meet with Mrs. Charles Suit. 1927
North Jackson street, Friday after
noon.
Mrs. J. A. Jessop of 172 AFTER avenue,
of the death OF her brother. J. T.
Hutchinson of Abilene. Kansas.
The ladies of the Oakland Christian
church will have a food sale Saturday
afternoon in the church.
The win-One class of the Oakland
NJ. E. Sunday school will hold it's
regular business meeting. Thursday af-
ternoon at two o'clock with Mrs. Sam
uel Ray. 259 Forest avenue.
Mrs. Heller's class and Mrs. Good
wins class in the Oakland Sunday
school will have their social Friday
evening on the lawn of the church.
Rev Nicholas will again preach at
the Oakland Presbyterian church next
from Oklahoma where he has spent the
past few days.
Choir practice Wednesday evening at
the Christian church and every one in
terested will be expected to be present
at eight p. m.
The I. o. o. F. lodge of Oakland in
stalled new officers last night and the
Noble Grand, Mr.. Wilson had sur
prise for the members after he was in
stalled. He had invited the wives of
the members of the lodge to meet at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Lingo,
PSI Oakland avenue and served all pres
ent with ice cream and cake. Plans
were made to organize a Rebecca lodge
which will be instituted soon.
The Ladies Aid society of the Oak
land Christian church will meet Thurs
day afternoon in the church.
Mrs Robert Overton of Guthrie, Ok
Iahoma. spent the day Monday with
her cousin. Mrs. ]. A. Jessop, 1T2 Ar
ter avenue.
Miss Ella Jack of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia will arrive the last of the week
to visit her sister Mrs. J. \. Graft of
Thomas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Mrs. c. z. Shaffer, wife of DR.. Shat
fer, of Mankato, is slowly improving IL
Christ's hospital, where she has been
sick for the past week
Mr.. ard Mrs. Swab, of Pennsylvania,
are visiting A. V. Ritts and family of
1104 East Eighth street, for a few
weeks.
daughters and son of Newton, have
been the guests of their sister. Mrs.
William Minor. of 4O5 East Eighth
street for the past few days. on their
way to visit relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Georgia Pringle and daughter
Jeanette and nephew, Harry French
and niece, Eliza beth French, of 1873
East Tenth street, have returned from
CEillicothe, No, where they were called
some time ago on account of the sick
ness and death of Mrs. Pringle's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trotten aud
daughters, Vina and Geraldine, of ITO
East Eighth street, have gone to juno
ton City where they will make their
future home.
Miss Verna Long, 1414 East Eighth
street. entertained the Philathea class
of the East Side NJ. E. church at her
home last night.
Mrs. Daugherty and daughter Inez
have moved into the house at HOO East
Eighth street from the one at 923 East
Eighth street which they sold to MIR.
and Mrs. W. T. Brit.
The Jolly Four club met Monday af-
ternoon with Miss Alice Orback, 705
Chandler street.
On account of the death of her broth
er. Mrs c. E. YeweIls Sunday school
class of the Third Christian church viii
postpone the picnic which it expected
to have tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. c. E Yewell, of 500
les ctr 1nfT n fr,er -
Mayetta 20 attend the funeral of Mrs.
YewelFs brother, William Boydston.
who died Sunday night after linger-
ing illness.
Miss Ve1ma Wolf, of 30 Emmett
street, and Miss Elizabeth Meyers, of
7o5 Jefferson street, have returned
from Osawkie, where they have been
visiting relatives and friends for the
past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. William Holliway, of
421 East Eighth street, entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Hertz, of Kansas
City. at dinner Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
Hertz were married in Kansas City
Monday morning and came to Topeka
to spend the day and left last night
for St. Louis where they will visit a
few days and then go to New Oh
leans. From there they will go to New
York by boat and expect to sail for
London the first of August, where they
will visit MIR. Hertz'S parents. Mrs.
Hertz was before her marriage Miss
Mamie Holliway. Mr.. and Mrs. Hertz
will make Kansas City their future
home and expect to return there about
the first of November.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Goddard, of ArgeI--
tine returned to their home last night
after spending the day with friends
here, and will come back Thursday
morning to stay until after their broth
er. David Goddard, is operated on at
the Santa Fe hospital
The Bellvue Literary society has
postponed their meeting one week 20
July 16. It will meet with Mrs. J. W.
Gilliard, $50 Highland avenue, instead
of with Mrs. Gilchrist, as has been an
nOunced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
started the erection of four new dwell
ings.
Philip Kreager and Conrad MetzgeT
are being held awaiting trial on the
charge of assault
A competitive examination for the
position of clerk and carrier in the To-
peka pOstoffice will be held NoVeIn
Der at 9 o'clock Applications may
be obtained from Leroy Powell SUI
perintendent of mails.
A petition for writ of habeas corpus
for the release of William Shireman'
convicted in 1910 to serve for seven
wears in the penitentiary at LeaTen-
worth, was presented this morning 10
District Attorney Robertson.
Bert Peckham was fined So this
morning for riding his bicycle on the
sidewalk. Judge Huron said that
those who wanted to ride on the side
walk had better do it while the fine is
still SO as he will raise the fine before
long.
F. Scott Davis has let the contract
for a new $1,000 residence at 1116
Tyler street to Mason and Sheldon.
The house Will be attractive IN design.
1t will be a two story structure 3Sx34
feet in size. Frank Squires is the
architect
A wedding license was issued this
morning TO Ben Triton, age 80, and
The city clerk this morning certified
to the county clerk checks in the sum
of S104, 227 for special paving and sew
er assessment for 1913
Frank SomerIot was fined for the
third successive time in the police
court this morning for being drunk.
He was assessed SIS by Judge Huron.
and owes about $40 for back fines
which he has to work out on the rock
pile. Somerlot claimed that he bought
-
Over twenty young men are sleep
ing on the fourth floor OF the Central
Y. NJ. c. a. building each night while
the dormitory rooms are being re-
decorated. They do not mind the
slight inconvenience as they claim that
a cool breeze is always blowing
through the big rooms.
Russell Maurer. one of the State
Journal messengers, has lost a five
dollar bill. part of the wages he re-
good loser. There are rich men in
Topeka who would make a bigger
wall than he has over the loss of a
FLYER. But if the finder wants to
bring joy TO a stout heart he can re-
turn the bill to the State Journal Of
flee or 1929 North Harrison street.
Herman Kleuer and several other
people were discharged in police
court this morning on the charge of
maintaining nuisance. There was
no one 10 pEOQuCe evidence against
them and the police said that every
thing was orderly when they made the
arrests. The officials were notified of
the alleged disorderly house. by a per
son who said he was Ed c. Moore
Moore denies that he sent in the call
and the defendants were released.
The annual camp for boys conduct
ed by the Central Y. NJ. c. A. was
opened at the old Stone Bridge farm
on Wakarusa creek three miles south
of Berryton today. Twenty boys ac-
companied by Joseph Reisner, physf-
cal director, left this morning over the
Missouri Pacific for Berryton They
had to cover the distance from that
town to the camp on foot An adj
vance guard composed of the boys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
GETS STONY STARE.
"Gratitude'' for Rescuing Drowning
Woman.

Washington, July S.-Andrew P. Tai
madge of Washington, expert canoe
ist and waterman, has a crouch against
wCmankind. Last summer TalmaGge
Jumped overheard. clothes and all, end
gallantly rescued young woman af-
ter she had gone down for the second
time In the rescue he was obliged TO
put his arm about her. She gave him
an awful glare at the time but he Put
it down to excitement. He met the
young lady on the street and instead
of beaming a smile of gratitude, she
turned her head haughtily away and
did not speak as she passed by Mr..
Talmadge said succinctly, That Is what
I call gratitude"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08

After Shot Out of Cannon and Drop
ped From Balloon.

Hackensack. n. J.. July s.-Rodman
Law, after being shot out of a cannon,
dropped from balloons and airshi2 s,
dumped into the ocean on a speeding
motorcycle and escaping unharmLd
from a score of other dangerous feats,
came to grief in a three-foot fall from
a wagon. His shoulders were sprained
badly and a finger SO lacerated that
he will have to have it amputated- AL
though not serious, the injuries are the
worst he ever had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Get Marriage Licenses Any Time.

Chicago, July s.-Suitors who pop
the question during the evening need
not wait until the next day before Sc
curing the necessary license to wed.
Cock county, in which Chicago is stu
ated, will open a night marriage license
h11reau heginuing tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Carry Ice to Arctic Lands.

New York, July 8-The Croker
Land expedition which sailed from
here last Tuesday night forgot its ice
box Why arctic explorers want re-
frigerators was a mystery TO the dock
hands. who by some mistake failed to
get it aboard but the chest was for
warded today to Sydney, c. B., where
it Will be awaiting the explorers on
the arrival of the Diana, the latter
part of this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08

secretary, De Witt Lee and two of the
boys went out to the camp on Mon
day oput it in readiness for the main
contingent today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
New Kansas Postmasters

Washington, July S.-The follow
ing Kansas postmasters have been
appointed: John 3. Johnson, Aetna,
Barber county; Grant Robinson, Con-
quest; Mervin Rakestraw, DeSota,
johnson county.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
The ClairvOyant
az HOWARD L IA


The claivoyant is person who informs inquir-
they are going to it. most successful clair
voyants are ladies whose ancestors foretoId every
great event in human history from the fan Of man
to the Johnstown flood. and their mission is to let
people in one the ground floor There is and
animated rivalry among cIairvoyants il is getting
50 that no great disaster failure in corn crop
rise up in 48-joint Cheitenham and claim they
it first Every once in while some cock-sure prog
nosticator will fail to and beat patron
out Of his wheat margins. and this operates To
duce the attendance The eIairroyant who is a
graduate Of some correspondence school can tell a
a glance whether patron expects to lrl into
future with 81 bill is willing pay price
for diagram of the stock market week from
Tuesday Whenever clairvoYant looks into some
body's hand and toretells a boiler explosion or an
attack of love at first sight and delivers article
specified, the price of admission goes up Some
clairVoyants are quite matter fact their
tons and get doWa to business the of-
fering has been taken, While others Turk behind
japanese screen in sable kimono and into
sulphurous trance before projecting themselves
the week after next The highest priced ciairvoy-
ant in the market is the seventh of seventh
son, who wears Turkish trousers and f7r-ayly
look and Will contract forecast anything from fall
ing hair TO the outcome of the presidential election.
No clairVoyant win read than three four
days in the future for nIbody who & sordid
and grasping nature and comes the studio with
small change and a skeptca mind If You
action take along a large, yellow bill and expose
carelessly the light o day.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
TO PROHIBIT ABsINTHE DRINKING.

French drinkers absinthe may be deprived
Of their favorite glass by the French government
Haute, Ind, a globe trotter. who has passed
best part of fifteen years travel. Mr. Montagnier
has been living in France and Italy the last
two years He has villa in Italy Reyiera
The French government seriously
considering the passage Of law prohibiting the
said Mr. MOntagnier.
France, of course, is the largest consumer of
absInthe OF any nation in the world. Switzerland
probably came next until the government prohibited
its manufacture and sale This a few wears
ago, and since that time there has been very little
absinthe drinking in Switzerland. When this law
was passed it provided that the manufacturers
Of apslnthe should have ample time dispose Of
thelr stock, and they also Unidentified for
their loss. Many of them received enough money
one manufacturer of absnthe Switzerland
now engaged in making champagne which is a
most the equal of the French product 1t cannot
be sold IN france as champagne however. he
reason that the French government has restricted
the manufacture of champagne the district known
as the champagne district. Quite as wine can
be made outside this limited area, very natur-
ally there is lot of protest by the grape growers
outside the champagne district.
'Absinthe drinking in France would be a
menace to the nation were it for it's cheapness
The better class of Frenchmen rarely take more
than drinks absnthe day. is
generally before dinner in this country take
our cocktail Usually the Frenchman will
an hour in slipping glass of absnthe
The danger of absnthe lies the abuse of it by
quart, and instead drinking it in guam
titles the poorer people drink it whisky
in this country by those who become addicted
habit. l believe that within year France will pass
that country, and it will be a good thing for the
nation"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
A Sixteenth Century office-seeker

Now and then Arizona democratic aspirant
office rises from his bed of despair and ia
spires the nearest democratic editor to reiterate
complaint o unceIerity with which the pres
dent is revardng the faithful. Here than
half year elapsed the federal offices be
came the right of the democratic party. and that
right has not been in the of half Of
them.
It was Lincoln who declared that the nation
could survive half slave and half free. No
more waiting office-seekers believe in ha'c
half; this ale and porter business il
theirs. How, asks the unsatisfed democrat
be a successful democratic administration with
half the offices occupied by persons in
pathy with Jacksonian principles?
How different the world seems now, from that
blssfuI period beginning with the second Tuesday
November and ending gradually after March
Of the present year, when became evident that
the president intended away his time
Mexican currency matters, negIectng
the perfection of his administration machinery.
Hope gradually turned anxiety. anxiety ripened
into dread and dread matured into despair the
days went by.
The disappointed may console themselves with
the knowledge that they the first victims
Of unfufed expectations They the first
who spent their time and money journeying the
of the powerful and returned empty handed.
It have been Of a disappointed office-seeker
Edmund Spenser sang in Prothalamton three a
half centuries ago:
(whome suIlein care.
Through discomfort of my long. fruitlesse
In Princes Court, and expectation wayne
or idle hopes. which fly away
Like empty shaddowes, did affect my brayne)
Walkt forth to ease my payne"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
Why We Should Register

There many reasons why voters should
register the charter and bond elections one Of
them is that an extremely light registration for
and vote at election would be fatal to the
proposed bond issue as its defeat would be.
There is we believe very little opposition to
bonds. is generally recognized that they are
necessary; the best interests Of the taxpayers
an citizens viii be served Consequently, there
is little danger of their defeat.
the voting bonds does always pro-
duce proceeds Sometimes they be sold.
Buyers Of bonds look into several things before
they submit bids. and of these things is the
attitude of the people toward the bonds If the
is very small indicates that there is not
a strong public sentiment behind bonds,
Buyers lurking danger litigation. attempted
reputation.
The bond market is strong. If are
going TO put issue $250ooO we should
put them with push that would be convinc-
ing bond buyers that public sentiment heartily
approves the If expression October
II is halting and uncertain, the bonds might
well be voted
Register today.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
Made Their Own Bed

Chickens have home o thinks Har-
pers Weekly. in the person of the detestable Cole
Blease. twice elected governor Of South Carolina ana
candidate the United States senate with the prob
ability OF his election. Cole Bease riding til.
crest of the political because there is more
ignorance than intelligence in South Carolina. who's
political leaders statesmen.
The cotton factory operatives. constituting
fourth OF the population of the state all faith
full followers of Blease. They much more illit
crate than the white citizen
because they drafted into the factories chill
dren when they ought TO- have been in school. Thu
interests which have prevented child labor lgisla-
ton in South Carolina for than generation
hold Bease in especial horror. Yet. they have
trbuted to his political growth. They respon-
sib!e for his powerful constituency of ignorance
which. joined other ignorant vicious eIe-
ments, has swamped intelligence and responsibility
in South Carolina
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
JUST so.

Il like to see city employees busy all the time"
= nrefer saoing tha lire denartment idle.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26


and Timothy Foley.
Twenty thousand loyal friends Of Big Tim" Sullivan
where Sullivan from newbo to political leader there
the BOSS"
Murphy Tamany Hail. who honorary pabearer
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
The Removal of the City Manager

Some citizens think they see in charter
way by which the city manager may make his
control perpetual. It is in the that, though
appointed for definite he may be removed
only for cause" The fearful foresee the diff
Guilty. if not the impossibility. of establishing
sufficient cause.
This matter gone over very thoroughly
by the board of freeholders. Some o the mem
bers desired to give the commission the power Of
arbitrary removal but it urged successfully
that would be in many ways a dangerous
power Armed with that. commission could force
q city manager collision with Again,
fearless city manager in the his duty
might incur the dispIeasure of powerful interests
which would exert their influence with the commits
sion for his removal Here. the people would feel
the hand of the invisible government without
ing it. A faithful and efficient servant would be
discharged from office without the right appeal
L. the people, the proper wielders of power
The subject cause for removal" is by II,
been many times defined
by the courts. while decisions regarding
in form they have the general meaning. The
following definition cause" regarded as perhaps
the best, quoted from Minnesota case, was
copied by the New York supreme court:
Cause" insufficient cause legal
cause and cause which the city council may
think sufficient. The cause must one whica
specially relates and affects the administration
of the office and must be restricted to something Of
touching the qualifications Of the officer, his per
Torrance his duties, showing that he is not fit
and proper person hold the office. An attempt
the officer for affecting
his competency fitness would be OF
power and equivalent arbitrary removal in
ne statutory specification the suf-
ficiency the should be determined with
reference the character of the office and the
qualifications necessary fill it.
In the foregoing case the officer had been APP
pointed for definite thereby holding his Of
flee by a stronger than if he had been ap-
pointed for an indefinite The rule laid down
above would not be applied s. rigidIy the com
mission in the of the city manager. who would
he appointed for definite
one decision holds that sufficient cause for
removal Of an officer a community opinion that
he is incompetent unfit to hold office longer
Nearly all the opinions handed down, reduced 10
their lowest terms, when officer does
not make good. that for his removal IN
the case city manager. whatever the reason
for his failure to effect results whether his own in
competency or that his assistants for whom he
responsible, he could be promptly removed BY
the commission action would be sustained
by the courts
But, should be making good and should
be satisfactory people, his removal by the
commission acting upon pique caprice or under
the influence sinister interests. would not be
sustained by precedent by the courts. If the peo-
pie should desire the removal an unfit incom-
petent city manager a commission should refuse
remedy in the application Of recall to the com
mission.
Thus. we see that the city would
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26
A WAY TO WOO SLEEP

The following method is described as one which
is almost certain to WOO slumber with success:
on going to bed YOU assume a comfortable atti-
tude in which every muscle is relaxed but not the
attitude in which you accustomed to to
sleep, though. something resembling it. Every
movement. coughing. yaWning. strictly represscd
especially the desire turn over. The same atti-
tude is maintained without change, constantly re-
sisting the longing to
AS a rule, by the end OF fifteen or twenty min
utes of this persistent maintenance of the same
attitude you viii find yourself growing very droWsy
and then. just the desire turn over becomes
absolutely uncomfortable. turn with the least
possible effort ard assume the position in which
you habitually go sleep and natural sleep fol
lows at once. This method. is claimed seldom
and should be given thorough trial at least
resOrtng 0 q drug to bring sleep
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-26

The abolition by the San Francisco government
Of the Barbary Coast is the removal Of old and
unsightly sore Yet, very many persons al
parts of the though quite respectable yhan
AT home have riskcd their pocketbooks and even
their lives to gaze upon that fostering niquity We
do not know whether the surgical operation will
he successful SO mucn w1ckedness as had grown
up there under encouragement may not he wiped
out by an edict. 1t is likely break a