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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Villa denies that he desires to be
president Of Mexico. And the previous
news that this was his ambition was
rather inexplicable. From the millions
and millions OF dollars worth OF prop
erty that he has confiscated, he has
surely been able to feather his own
nest sufficiently for all time. That be-
ing the chief desideratum Of would-be
Latin-American rulers. there was no
particular reason why Villas aspira-
lions should point In that direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21
Kansas Command
HunRrA n NO Foor.

You know John D. Archbold. the
brains Of the Standard OIL company,
now that the real John D. has retired?
Wen. this man Huerta put one over
on him the other day. Mexican silver
dollars are at Z heavy discount in
New York just now. while IN MEXICO
thsy are required by law to pas 1t
par. Tho Standard employs : ereat
many men In Mexico and % III. Arch
colo conceived the nhroWd idea Of
buying up = lot of Mexican dollars IN
New YORK and oh1pping them to Mex
leo 70 be used ct their fun face value
N dischsrging Standard debts It
somsthtng IKE e3S,eoo. % the money
Wa hought, put into barrels, and
shipped 70 Mextco. But the Old In Inn
IN the palace heard Of it, ana when
the silver arrived at it, deefinotion
MI. ,ArchboA discovered that me
Mextcan customs ofnciAIs had been In
strncted to collect duty upon Il to the
extent OF el0.o00 on the plea that It
was manufactured silver" The
Standard protested. Of course. hut Il
paao. Cen Huerta may be q tyrant
ana an assaastn and things Hike that.
but man who can beat Standard OH
az the money game = no fool.-IoIa
TIE TARIFF AND THD FARMER
Once In : while you meet = farmer
VINO says tho Underwood tariff bin
VIII not hurt the American farmer.
but the Canadians take Z different
view OF the matter. They are sure the
recent tariff law will prove beneficial
to them and, Of course, that means
they expect to share In the markets Of
tnie country. which rightfully belong
to the American farmers and uh,~6
the latter would have under the pro-
lection policy of the Republican par
~ Read what . Canadian paper.
tho Toronto Sun. says: The moment
the Amertcans removed the duty on
CATTLE that moment q stream Of hul-
locks began pouring toward BuffaIo
along every hne of railway in vest
ern Ontario and cattle prices in
toronto advanced from q top of Sc. 85
immediately before the removal of the
duty to top OF 80 on Monday. of last
week. We have had q bite Of the
American market in the form of free
cattle. More pie, please."-Cherrv-
vale Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Pleasing President Wilson appears to
be the paramount necessity Of the
times. at least as far as the Democrats
Of the country are concerned. Those
controlling the Indiana state conven-
ton went on record as endorsing a
statewide primary system, just be-
cause he so ordered, even il 1t was
against their better judgment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Cloudy weather for Friday. was the
weather bureaus prediction, and the
sun. of course. shone brightly all day.
This boasted 800 per cent. batting aver
age Of the governments forecasters
seems to have all the elements OF a
vvaUtt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Among the more superstitious Of the
Topeka fans there IL likely to be much
Joy because the Kaws lost the first
game they played this year. A bad be-
ginning makes a good ending, or 80
saith the soothsayers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

The STATE Journal II . member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fuI day
TELEGRAPH report OF that great news NJ
ganixat1on for the exclusive oftefooon
Dublication In TOPEKA
The news II received IN The STATE jour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

New Workers. to the number Of $780,
900 have signed petitions urging the
state to discontinue it's efforts to have
Thaw brought back. Maybe the petit
TONERS figure that the states funds
could be devoted to purposes more adj
vantageous to its people than provid-
ing William Travers Jerome with a de-
sirable location on Easy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Everything Is done on a large and
expensive scale in New York city. No
less than 5000, 900 tons of snow fell there
this winter and it cost the city 81, 400. 900
m reynova II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21
Euening Chat
Indiscrimiuate tsavan~.
By RUTH CAMERON.

IndiscFiminato Gavine.
A girl who was walking with me gave
a dollar the other day to an old woman
who approached her on the street with
a pathetic story.
When I suggested that this woman
might not really be needy she answer
ed: IT would rather give a dollar to
ten unworthy than refuse help to one
who really needed it. I.
Az that used to be my own argument,
and az circumstances have convinced
her the answer which has been given
to me. Yes. but wouldn't you rather
have ten times as much to give to the
one who needed tt?''
There is no question but that indis-
criminate giving without Investigation,
by such generous. but thoughtless, peo-
pie does harm. And yet the idea Of
refusing to feed anyone who 10 actually
hungry Is terrible to those Of US who
sometimes pause in the course Of our
own well fed lives long enough to shud-
der at the sickening thought that there
are thousands of men, women and chill
dren in this country who don't even get
enough to eat.
What IL the answer?
Well. I used to consider the Associat-
ed Charities heartlesB organization
which would let people die while It was
investigating. But a painful experience
in which indiscrfminate giving on my
part did harm rather than good brought
me into closer touch with them. Then
l learned that their present policy IL
70 reneve immaculate want without hes
ltation. out to investigate the case be-
fore giving farther.
II seems 10 me that that IL . wise
policy for you and me. too.
II anyone STOPS VI ON the street OF
comes 10 our nome with the plea OF
poverty ana munger We must reed
THEM But before We do more than
tnat think we ought to investigate.
and not interfering and ask the name
ana aoores.. Wnen you have that you
can PROBABLY nnd out from some
a&ency, sucn as the Associated Chart-
ties or the Salvation Army or the
nearest settlement or parish house.
something about tho person. II not,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Senator Bristow and a number Of
other Kansans who once stood so
valiantly at Armageddon probably
can't find much solace in the news that
Clifford Pinchot has called Ex-Governor
Hadley Of Missouri a traitor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Another most successful year has
been experienced by the University of
Chicago. It gathered in donations to
the extent Of 81, 307 .929.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Parents are 80 unreasonable. Along
comes Connie Mack Of baseball cham
pionship fame with an insistence that
his son give up baseball to study the
1,io1fn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

There is nothing now to prevent the
country from pursuing it's routine way
undisturbed. The woman's indoor ten
mis- championship for the year has been
settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Those who dislike waste are probably
bemoaning the fact that the recent
snowstorm wasn't needed to save" the
Kansas wheat crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Evidence Is at hand that even the
Scandinavians are alive to their oppor-
tunities. 1t is to the effect that mack
crel trust is in the process Of formation
in Norway and Sweden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Rabid baseball fans are undoubtedly
enthusing because a major league UNI
pire has been forced to submit to the
surgeons knife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Bully, by George! The snort and
ugly word has been given increased
dignity by its use in the House Of Com
rnonas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

More trouble for the lady cops. Ont
Of the swans in Central park has de.
voloped most vicious propensities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

II It had foot-and-mouth disease. OBJ
serves the New York World, 1t waa
surely Mr.. Bryan's llama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

THE DEGENERATE soU1RRE1.

THE DEGENERATE SQUIRREL.
Bitzzards in the northern cities in
v9rtably call forth those comments Of
tender-hearted persons concerning the
s,quirrei: IN the parks. which show
now little they know of-sQuirrels. The
latest we have seen IL q protest against
the ordering OF q CARLOAD of roasted
peanuts. the writer claiming that this
ground nut 10 unsuitable to the squir-
rel. in that It does not give him the
exercise and gustatory delight follow
ing on the use Of his strong front teeth
In boring for his meat. Possibly Of
all creatures the squirrel in q state OF
nature has less cause to worry about
has the provident habit. He has the
instinct OF comfortable quarters. He
makes hay while the sun shines and
lays up nuts enough to more than keep
himself during the worst that winter
can send him in the way of climate.
As to the park squirrel. after one or
two generations he becomes q differ
ent sort Of animal. Like the man
found in the bread line. he comes to
depend on an easy source Of proven
der. Like the man in the bread line.
also, he takes what is charity as q
matter Of right. When the winds
howl and there is no possibility Of get
ting a berth in the open. and food
Of the moment. the casual citizen is
shovel. In the summer, work insults
him, and it is so with the easy-going
crack. and who is happy with q su-
perior wisdom on his oily peanuts.
There Is no more sense in plying q
wild squirrel than there ever was for
condoling with q wild Indian in the
foolish to talk Of black walnuts for a
park squirrel Is 1t would be to tell a
typical city hobo to 90 out and snare
hares for his keep. Civilization has
more crimes to answer for than the
men it produces.-Columbia State.
TlaE FOUNTAIN PEN.
Surely it IL not beyond human in
genuity to devise asHorm Of fountain
pen that will write what you want. the
whole of what you want. and nothing
but what you want. It IL claimed for
many kinds Of pen that they are thus
perfect, but I have been unlucky in
possessing specimens In whose barrels
original sin still turked. There IL. I
know, the pen that will contain itself
IN any position. but there is also the
pen which will contain itself in no pO-
sition. There may be. somewhere. .
az 1t is required. but there II in my
hand at this moment q pen subject
to alternate periods OF drouth and
Hood. which writes invisible words.
followed by blots. There is the pen
that weeps ink. and there is the pen
that sweats ink. There is the pen
to which the letter "e'' IL an ire
sistible temptation: It makes the 'e''
blind and the rest of the word a lake
Of ink There II the pen which nils
itself in q Hash. and there Is its ter
rible counterpart, the pen which
empties itself In q flash, do not asa
for q pen that will write. merely
for a pen that win allow me to write.
without first making my plotting pad
look like q fox terriers back. These
humble paragraphs are written with q
fountain PEN, and they would be bet
ter written IL could give more atten-
ton to the subject and q little less to
the pen.-Fflson Young. In the Pail Mail
ia xoffe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

According to the man who took all
the trouble to make the calendar.
Spring. Gentle Spring arrived officially
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Nervous LADY fin whose street there
have been several NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. often
I'm coneantiv about. but never see yen .
Polieeman-ssAh. very likely sees you
when you don't rec me, mum. It's q
polfceman's business to eocreto sDoel1s' .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Don't BE . Crab.

Don't BE q Crab.
Boost and the world boosts with you,
Knock and you're on the SHELF
For the world gets sick Of one who'll kick.
Boost and the world boosts with you.
II you happen to fall don't lie there and
baw1,
But get up ana boost again.
Boost for your own advancement,
Boost for the things sublime,
For the chap that's found on the topmost
Is q booSter every time.
'.Sort Of Relative"
The lawyer eyed the woman in the wit
he beasn I'll. ssy
Is sort of = relative OF yours. win you
pIease explain what YOU mean by that?''
bcaming upon the court. His first wife
cousin and my second COUSINS first wife's
aunt married brothers named Jones, ana
Then again, bis grandfather ON his moth
er,s eide and my grandfather on my moth
stesn soaS ware 5ecpnn cousins: and his
father after his father and my mother
died, and his brother Joe and my husband .
Amt ever fix6ered out just how close re-
lated We are. but I've always looked on
him as sort of cousin" We guess she
Uncle Abmer.
Miss Lutte Bibbins has taken a course
In cookin' school. She made q lot of pan
cakes the other day and her father Is
goan' to keep her right at It, as he can
sell them Tor asbestOS stovelids.
While Mrs. Lem Higgins was DOING her
washing the other day the wringer busted
and she had to run the clothes through
Mrs. Chef whinle has been practicinr /.
dimfcult piece on the. slide trombone called
Tine Cavalier and Rustic Anna" and
property In that vicinity has deprecated
In value 20 per cent In two weeks
II the gentleman who stole the editor
pants from the clothes line In the rear Of
the sanctorum win return the same, no
iicult to get out and gather news. ees
type. turn the press and deliver the pa
pers wrapped in horse blanket.
Sometimes there Is an excuse for eeof-
Ism. You can't blame q Teller who vg0rEs
In . glue factory for bein' stuck up.
Your candidate II making some won
derfulIy clever and amusing speeches. .
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum, thought
fully; but this country IL workins
around to q point where there isn't neaI
as much enthusiasm about elecfine &
man simply because he Ii good COMPANY. -
How well the lawyer acquitted hfuneel1
with that speechv' But IT'S more thar
he did for mis- client with the jury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

How well the lawyer acquitted hfnnself
with that speech!' But IT'S more than
he did for mis- client with the iury."-
Baltimore American.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21

$500 Stieff piano for s275 is in, my
opinion, the best bargain on the page.
for the reason that | know from ex-
perience that the Stieff people are posi-
lively a reliable firm and would not
misrepresent anything. and | also know
from self experience that the quality
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21

and mechanism of Stieff piano are
not marred by being slightly used, but
rather improved. Therefore, you get
at bargain price an article just as
good as new.
''Yours truly.
Mrs. A. A. Poist.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
FIRST AWARDS IN
BARGAIN CONTEST


lots OF ! or ? pounds, costing 9 cents
per pound, or 10 pounds for S1.35.
Thus on the ABOVE bargain saving S5
cents on one purchase, which is quite
an item for the workingman. Again.
sugar Is not luxury, but is essential
to every household. 1t does not spoil
in one or two days. but viii keep until
used by a large or small family, so
there can be no loss of your bargain
by waste through time.
Yours truly.
.'E. P. Ochs.
Letter Winning Third Prize
: Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir
'Stief''s bargain of slightly used
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21

"stieff's bargain of a slightly used
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19

state treasurer to turn sucn notes back
to Mr.. Brown, who, following out al
most timelong custom, has been turn
ing these funds over to the state treas
urer. Treasurer Kay declined to COM
ply With the order Of the board on the
ground that il would be q violation Of
the law of the state and, therefore, an
evasion or shirking Of his duties as
state treasurer and member of the state
land board, and insisted upon keeping
all funds under his faithful guard and
keeping under direct control and,super-
vision all funds received by him in
trust for the state or for any of the
institutions.
No Irregularities, with the exception
of the legal techncality involving the
question Of custOdianship are charged
in the proceedings, but Treasurer Kay
insists that he will not turn over the
notes to Mr.. Brown until the question
is definitely settled by the court, and
he claims to have Secretary of State
Olcott with him in his position, while
Governor West is equally as insistent
that Mr.. Brown embrace a statement
of the notes in question in his biennial
report as though he were the legal Gus
todian of the same and entitled to their
nossession
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
RITCHIE- WELSH BOUT
IS STILL In THE AIR

San Francisco, Nov. l9.--Negotia.
tious were at q standstill today so far
as the proposed 20 round match here
in December between Freddie Welsh
and Willie Ritchie was concerned
Promoter james W. Croffroth, however
was expected home tomorrow from Los
Angeles and It was believed he would
submit new proposition TO Ritchie.
Ritchie still insisted today that he
must have some sort Of guarantee
with boxing soon TO stop In Cali.
fornia," he said, "the lightweight title
is not nearly SO valuable as would have
been the case with the game continuing
here. Under ordinary conditions l
would jump at the chance to regain the
title. As matters stand, however, 1t
would mean less income TO me than be-
fore, aud therefore want TO know
what | am going TO be paid, before |
stem into the ring.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
CUSTODY OF FUNDS
STILL UNSETTLED

Whether or not Clerk G.. G. Brown,
of the state land board. shall embrace
T. tho hionn;oI ,onor. 81 h;a ose;ao 90,
~ 'ne Ole"li'i iepOt' ~ ni' ViAi'1 IO'
the tWo'year period just closed, state
menV OF tne mortgages, ponds ana notes
Delohging 10 the state sehool tunds ag'
gregatlng Detween $9'o0o,ooo ana 80
VVoooV, OF whlen runds STATE treasurer
nay clalihs 70 pe the iegal CUSTODIAN
Is 10 De lougnt out Dy governor "est'
secretary OF state olcott ana treasurer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
JACK JOHNSON WILL
MEET JESS WILLARD
Trouble Anticipated When 1t
Comes to Selecting Place
On the Fight
(By Hal sheridan.)

New York, Nov 19.-NOw that Jack
Johnson, negro heavyweight champion
Of the world, and Jess Willard, the
monster white hope, have signed arti-
cles for battle, interest is centered in
the probable battlefield. 1t is Of
course, impossible to stage the affair
either in Paris or London on account Of
the European war,
Who will stage the contest is another
angle of speculation. Tom Jones, repre-
senting Willard, is said to have guar
anteed johnson 100000 for his end,
win, lose or draw. In addition the
negro is to be given so per cent Of the
moving picture rights The articles,
London reports say call for bout Of
from 90 to As rounds. Representatives
Of each fighter have posted 1000 each
to guarantee his appearance at the
ringside, The contest will take place
during the last two weeks in March at
some place to be chosen February Is.
Tom Jones has suggested that the
bout be staged either at Juarez or at
Tiaiuana. ,Iuare2 lies just across the
boundary from III Paso, a good fight
town, aud Tiaiuana is only n few
miles distant from San Diego, Cal 1t
was not believed here. however, that
Johnson will care to fight so close to
the United States, where he stands
convicted on charge Of white slavery
He might be unable to resist the temp.
tation of again setting his foot on his
native soil and then he would be liable
to arrest by federal authorities John.
son has expressed preference for
Buenos Ayrcs and the bout may be
staged there. However there is certain
to he a wordy battle between Jones and
the negro when the time arrives for
naming the battlefield
James w. Coffroth, San Francisco
fight promoter may stage the bout for
the principals. Now that California
had adopted an ant.boxing amendment,
Coffroth will have plenty of time to
arrange the contest and he has ex.
pressed several times desire to stage
the negro In bout against Willard lf
Coffroth handles the match It most
probably win be staged at Tiaimana,
across the California boundary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
CANDIDATES FILE
STATEMENTS OF EXPENSE

Two lady candidates for representa-.
tive upon the progressive ticket at the
recent election were among those who
filed statements Of campaign expenses
with the secretary OF state Yesterday
Mrs, l., Gee claimed 20 Aayc expended
$40 in the interest Of her candidacy,
and Lora Coneln Little states that
she jpont S2225 in the race for seat
In the house of representatives They
are both of Portland. Arthur l.. Moul
ton, progressivc.prohibition candidate
For congress in the third district, ex.
pended si0s,l5 during the campaign.
John A. Jeffrey Of Portland, spent
$500 in his candidacy for attorney gen.
eral, and G., U. Gautenbeiu, Of Portland,
spent 500 in his campaign for Judge OF
the sixth department Of the circuit
court Tor Multnomah county, the valid.
ity OF the act OF the last session Of the
legislature which created the office be
ing in doubt h, NJ. Orton, Of Portland,
also states that he expended S267.60 10
promoting the candidacy of W. $.
U Rem for governor
Some men are az proud OF what they
do "a others are Of what they can avoid
doing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
WAIT FOR WORD FROM
CRUISERS CAPTAIN
No Serious Trouble Antici-
pated Over the Firing on
the Tennessee

Washington, Nov. l9.-Explauations
from Ambassador Morgenthau, Ameri-
ca g representative at Constantinople
and from Captain Decker, of the Unit
ed States cruiser Tennessee, concern.
ing the Smyrna incident of the firing
by Turkish shore fort on the Tennes.
see . launch, were still awaited at the
state and navy departments today.
In the meantime it was announced
in President Wilson'S behalf that the
administration would not permit the
country to become involved in wal
through clash with Turkey.
In official circles it was generally
expected that the Constantinople gov.
ernment would refuse to uphold the
Smyrna military authorities even if
the latter should prove belligerent.
More than this, much reliance was
placed on the influence of Germany,
which is dominant in Turkey and on
the friendliest terms with the United
States.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
still trying this afternoon to communi.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
LADIES WILL SERVE
LUNCH AT CORVALLIS

On account Of the football game at
Corvallis, saturday, November 2lst,
University Of Oregon vs. Oregon Agri.
cultural College, the ladies Of Corvallis
under the auspices Of the Commercial
Club, will serve lunch In the big new
Armory Of the Oregon Agricultural
College,
II should be remembered that the
big game commences at p, m, sharp,
The schedules Of tho Southern Pacific
special trains, with the exception Of the
Eugene train, are so arranged that pas
sengers will reach Corvallis Ia time to
permit them 70 procure lunch before the
game commences.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19

Men who take things easy are apt
TO let them slide the same way.