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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
RULES LAID DOWN
Civil Service Commission Certi-
fies Regulations to Governor.
Only Persons OF Good Charac-
ter Eligible to Examination.

Members of the new state civil SER
vice commission this afternoon certi-
fled to Governor Capper the classifi-
cations of offices and departments
under civil service rules and an
nounced their first rules regarding
examinations and applications. No
person who is not OF good moral char
acter, good habits or who is addicted
to the use of intoxicating liquors will
be considered by the commission in
appointments.
Temporary appointments may be
made by departments for periods not
exceeding IS days. All applications
for tests must be filed not less than rs
hours before the test is held. The ser
vice is classified by the commission
ers-W. L. Burdick, James i. King
and j. E. Caton-as the unclassified,
exempt and classified service.
No applications will be considered
except from persons of good moral
character, of good habits, and who are
not addicted to the use of intoXicat-
ing beverages. No question in any
test shall relate to political or religious
opinions or affiliations.
All applications for tests shall be
made in writing on forms prescribed
by the commission, and addressed to
the secretary of said commission, not
less than forty-eight hours before the
test is to take place.
In cases of necessity and emergency,
appointments may be made
for a period not to exceed seventy
five days. An emergency shall be con-
to exist only when vacancies
have occurred, or unforeseen condi-
lions arise which require additional
service of any character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

"Ob dear mel But I do hate rain!
cried Sue as she puckered her pretty
face into a hard knot. ooh sec
why it ever has to rain
e;wav. Sue, dear" exclaimed her
roazed mother, what ever is the
matter with you? You KNOW Pc
fact1v well why it rains. You know
oil about how thirsty the little flow
srs would get without water; you
ooh YES. mother interrupted sue
r,de1y Il do know all about that, so
please don't tell it all over again ohiy
knowing that don't make me hke ram
INV hetter-so there" And she puck
aI.sd ber face into a still tighter knot
and looked sternly out OF the urip-
Her mother looked at her thought
fu1Iv for minute, then she said, Il
know what is the matter with you,
Sue: YOU have a very severe trouble.
81 know I have, rephed sue.
want to play out"
Mothers eyes twinkled. Yes, /
1,noD, Won do. And because you can't
MAY as you wish this sickness has
come"
asked Sue. beginning to get interested
in snite of herself. There is nothing
the matter with me.
YES there is" said mother, serious
" You have had a bad attack OF
mot hing to- dO-1t1S- m really qulte
alarmed about you. 1 wonder if cook
ing something in the kitchen, all by
Yourself. would help cure it?'
"Oh. mother may II" cried Sue,
happily, and Immediately she forgot
all about playing out of doors and
about the rain and-everythlns-
want to make something like grown
ND folk do. I want to make something
all by myself
..AlI right, you shall" replied mother
good naturally, and she folded up her
darning and started for the Kitchen
"You shall make anything you want
to- Now. what is it going to be,
Sue, thought a minute, then decided.
Il mean to make gingerbread man
for father He told me just the other
day about the ones his. little sister used
to make. and I want to show him
can make one, too
"AII right" said mother, laughing
ly: that's a good plan, and L know he
will like the one you make if you do
it we'll Now, here is the cook book;
and, before l go back to my work, let's
see if you know how to measure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
BIG RUSH FOR TAGS.
The Motor Car License Business Is
Lively Today.

More than 1000 applications for
motor car license tags were registered
today with Curtis Myers in charge of
automobile department in the secre-
tary of states office. when the first
assignment of tags was made. Nearly
1000 applications We're received in
the first mail this morning and the
county treasurer of Saline sent the
first big installment, consisting of 46O
applications.
Senator Walter Wilson of Washing
ton county received license tag No. 1.
Senator Wilson was author of the
state motor license law, passed by the
1913 legislature. 1t is probable that
the state department will handle an
average of at least 1000 tags a day
during the next two months. The big
rush for tags will end September l.
Until the heavy work in the depart
ment is disposed of, a dozen extra
clerks and stenographers will be en-
ployed.
The first ten licenses issued today
were as follows: No. 1, Senator Wal
ter Wilson, Washington; No. 2, J. R.
BurrOw, Topeka; No. 3, w. w. Webb
Topeka; No. a, J. Q. Howes, Wichita;
No. 5, Ellsworth Case, Pence; No. g.
E. M. Carson, Pence; No. Z, Pat Camp
bell, Topeka; No. 8, B. C. Rough,
Pence; No. 8. w. S. Bush, Smith Cen
ter; No. 10, William Overmiller, Smith
Center.
Automobile and motorcycle owners
must secure new tags as the old tags
went out of style this morning. An
owner who does not display a new
to arrest and fine under the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
RECEIVER FOR A TOWN
New Record Set in Attempt to In
tanSle Municipality Troubles.

Los Angeles, July IA petition
was filed in the superior court We'd
nesday by Ben s. Hunter, formerly
city attorney of Santa Monica, asking
for the appointment of a receiver for
that city. This is the first instance in
the history of jurisprudence that such
relief from a municipality tangled
affairs has been sought.
The petition, which will be consid-
cred today by Judge Shank, will be
opposed by Mayor Dudley and the
councilmen of Santa Monica. They
maintain that they are legally in Of
flee despite recent opinion by At
torney General webb that charter
amendments adopted by Santa Monica
and approved by the legislature abol-
ished all city offices except those of
attorney, engineer and police judge.
The amendments established a COM
mission for moi government, provided
for an election in December, but fail
ed to provide in the meantime that
the present city officers should eXer-
else the functions of government until
the commissioners were elected and
in allied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
THE STORY OF A KISS.
Woman Ribbed to Husband and He
Killed Her Admirer.

Chicago, July 1.-When pretty Edna
Roberts complained to her husband,
Amos E. Roberts, that Stanley Hague,
a neighbor, had come into her home
and Rugged and kissed ner against her
will Hague and Roberts quarreled and
resorted to the. ancient ordeal of COM
bat to determine which was in the
right. They were to meet in Roberts
yard in the presence of their wives
and fight with their fists until one
was beaten.
They met Wednesday night, their
wives present, but the battle had
scarcely begun when Roberts, disre-
garding the rules, drew a revolver and
shot Hague through the heart He
died in a few minutes.
The police later declared that under
close questioning, Mrs. Roberts con-
feSSed to them that she and Hague
have been friendly, and that when her
husband returned home unexpectedly
she was frightened and told him the
story of the stolen kiss to shield her
self
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
FAVOR The LAW.
''Knock" Only on Its Discrimina-
tionS.

In connection with the meeting of
state bankers held in Topeka last
week, the Kansas state bankers want
it distinctly understood that they are
in favor of the federal reserve law
but are opposed to the Determinations
made under it favoring national banks
and not favorable on the same terms
to state banks, savings banks and
trust companies
In order to make the position of
the state bankers exactly clear, Will
Wayman, secretary of the association,
has written to the State Journal a
letter in which he says:
The state bankers position is this
He believes the federal reserve law
should have been made broad enough
for all banks and trust companies
alike, instead of just for one certain
class of banks, and that class repre-
senting only one-fourth of the coun-
try's financiAl business.
ITO remedy this the federal reserve
board has made rules, which. under
certain restrictions, are supposed TO
make it possible for the state bankers
and trust companies to become MEM
berS. The state bankers feel it woul1
not be safe. fair or equitable to join
on these terms, as the rules might be
changed. -
They feel the law itself must be
and broadened to admit aV-
cry good bank and trust company in
exactly the same terms. The federal
count for all banks alike, no matter
whether chartered under state or gov
eminent and no matter what their
ca DifaI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

Hawkes., assistant attorney general He
ADVISED me as General Coleman had
advised Secretary Martin and myself.
l did not make the laws governing
the State Historical society's collee-
tons. The legislatures of Kansas did
that, and they did good work. The
laws are good ones, and are like those
of most states on the same subject.
intend to be governed by these laws as
long as they remain in force, even if
they are sneered at by others as hav-
ing been passed as far back as 1879.
When this matter came up 1 knew
from the construction of the laws as
given by General Coleman that the
pictures could not be taken to San
francisco. The statement that I de-
sired to have my expenses paid or
those of any employee to take the col
iect1ons Of the Historical society there
is entirely unwarranted. No one ever
suggested such a thing to me, nor I to
any person. L never thought of such
a thing. I never heard of such a thing
until | read it in the article in the
State Journal.
WILLIAM E. CONNELLEY.
Topeka, Kan, JULY l. 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

and employees would be moved from
Topeka to Kansas City.
Asked today why he had not moved
MIR. Robertson explained that he had
been given no authority to incur the
expense of moving. Neither have
l been given any orders to move. All
nave received is a statement from
the department that my official resi-
dence is now in Kansas City Moth
ing whatever has been said about
moving the office. although of course
there is the implication that my Of
flee should be where my official resi-
dence is I have received no order to
move to Kansas City nor have 1 been
given authority to do so,' said Rob-
ertSOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
new LINKS OPEN
Shawnee Golf Club Will Inau-
gurate Play Monday.
Special Car Service Will Be
Provided to Grounds.

ToLeka golf enthusiasts will witness
one of the biggest events Of the game
in the history of the city Monday, July
5, when the Shawnee Golf club VIII
officially open its grounds with nine
hole course completed.
Special car service to the grounds
over the Highland Park line will be
run every thirty minutes from noon
until II o'clock il. the evening.
Beginning at 2 o'clock in the after
noon a program of contests will be
held In the evening big basket dim
ne~ will be served. An orchestra Will
furnish music during the dinner.
Friends of the 30 members are in
vited to be at the grounds on the
opening day but owing to the crowd
expected the members of the club ana
their families only will be allowed to
play.
Following are the officials who will
be in charge of the grounds and pro-
gram: j. Z. Spalding, pres dent; W.
Z. Bulls secretary; Robert Fullerton,
chairman of the grounds committee;
Z. E. Sallee, chairman of the house
committee; Charles Mitchell, chair
man of the membership committee.
The Program.
the afternoon program so far as
has been completed follows, with
list of the prizes:
Amateurs three hole conteSt-FlrSt
prize. a set of three clubs: second, a
an livery faced driver; third, masi1ie
club.
Beginners three hole coIrtest-First
prize, a set of three clubs, second, a
set of two clubs; third, brassie club
Longest drive-An ivory faced
driver.
Ladies' one hole contest-First
prize,a set of three clubs; second, a
set of two clubs; third, one brassie
club; fourth, three golf balls; fifth,
two golf balls; sixth, one golf ball
For the best score in all events the
BOBBY prize, a spoon clul.. Will be
given.
Arrangements are being made to
have all members of the club present
for the opening affair. The Shawnee
club grounds are among the finest in
the state and they promise 10 furnish
a golf bugs paradise during the fol-
lowing summer months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
PAIR EvADEs REPORTERS.
Hotel Register Near as Writers Get
to NewIy-Weds.

Chicago, July IA dozen wedding
guests alighted from the st. Louis eX-
press train at the Union station TO-DAY
with perplexity written on their races
where's the bride?" inquired one
wedding guest. ..
And where's the bridegroom :?
asked another.
Aren't Mr.. and Mrs. James NC
Ilhany Thomson with your" impor-
tuned a chorus of newspaper men.
The cars were searched and porters
and conductors consulted, but there
was no trace of the missing pair
Mrs Thomson, daughter of champ
Clark, who was married to Mr.. Thorn
son at Bowling Green, Mo, yesterday,
and her editor husband were not to
be found.
The mystery was not explained UNI
til the bridegroom's signature was
found on the register of a fashionable
hotel That signature was all the re-
porters saw of the principals in yes
terday'S big wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
INCREASE THREE DOZEN
That Many More Arrests in June
Than in May.

The fair white pages of the docket
at the police station were soiled by
lust SO more arrests during the month
of June than during the, preceding
month In June 221 arrests were
made The number for May was 1856
The increase for June is the result
of numerous newly inaugurated cam
paigns of the department, including
operations of the motorcops against
reckless driving and the efforts being
made to make the city too hot to hold
certain undesirable citizens. num-
Der of extraordinary raids on gam
bling dens and joints were made in
June The amount of the fines as
sessed during June was $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
NO LAW FOR II.
Secretary Says Cannot Remove Pic
lures to Coast.

Concerning the news item in the
State Journal on June 80 in regard to
the pictures of the Historical society
in connection with the Kansas build
ing at San Francisco l wish to say
that the laws on the subject are as
follows:
The State Historical society heretofore
organized under the incorporation laws of
the State. shall be trustee of the State, and
as such shall faithfully expend and apply
all money received from the State to the
uses and purposs directed by law. and
shall hold all its present and future colIee
tons and property for the State, and shall
not sell, mortgage, transfer dispose of
in any manner or remove from the capital
any article thereof, or part of same.-Ses-
page 80.
In order to have the benefit of the
records of the society in the courts
as evidence and to enable the courts
to exercise power to secure their use
as such evidence, and to aid literary
and historical research in all parts of
the state the legislature passed this
law:
The Secretary of the State Historical
Society is hereby prohibited from permit
ments records of said Society to be
taken away from the building where it's
office and rooms are or shall be located
provided. that the Secretary in person, or
by duly authorized deputy. clerk en-
plOyee of his office, may take any of said
files. documents records away from said
building for use as evidence or for literary
tody of said Secretary: deputy. clerk, or
1901 Chaper 226, page 402.
Secretary Martin had occasion more
than once to consult the attorney gem
eral on these laws when people wished
to borrow the collections of the society
for advertising and exhibition pur-
poses. 1 once went with him to con-
suit Attorney General Coleman. We
We're told by General Coleman that the
law meant what it said, and that un-
der no conditions could the property
of the society go out of the capital
except as provided by law; and that
it was his opinion that it could not be
taken out of the state for any purpose
whatever
When the question came up as to
the use of the collections of the So
ciety at San Francisco 1 consulted Mr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
CATTLEIN RECORD PRICE
Texas Quarantine Stock Sell on Kan
sas City Market at 50.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 1.-Two diff
ferent classes of cattle-pulp fed from
Colorado and quarantine from Texas
brought record prices on the local
market today. The quarantine cat
tie equalled the highest price ever
paid on any market in the United
States, local stock men said, selling for
$500. There were seventeen head in
the shipment, which arrived from
Tenbrook, Texas, and they averaged
1878 pounds.
The pulp fed steers were from Fort
Collins, Colo, and sold for $9.35.
Twenty-Five head avera ging 1903
pounds brought this price. The local
market has been unusually active this
week Local dealers say this is caused
by the growing shortage of well fed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

that frightened and then dinmed with
tears at sight of him.
q aS-only-looking' she fai-
tered.
AT our house," asked Philip softly.
She trembled beneath his touch
AT our house?'' he repeated Our
house, made any old way-with the
front door in the cellar-morninc-
glories on the chimney tops-the stairs
on the roof-are you looking at our
house. Rosamond?''
Her hpe quivered. She tried to
smile and couldn't
NO answer required" said Philip
as he kissed her on the lips.-(Copy-
right, 1915, by the Mcclure NewsDa-
per Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

What fun Sue had mixing and stir
ring. you will have to find out for
yourself by trying. She thought bak-
ing the most fun she had ever tried
in her life. When the gingerbread
man was ali made and put carefully
in the pan, mother was called Tor the
oven ceremony. "You surely have
made a pretty one" mother said. as
she looked at his currant buttons and
his cocoanut hair. I'm sure father
will think so, too. Now we must bake
it our best"
They both watched carefully. and
when the gingerbread man was baked
to a turn they took him out of the
oven And, would you believe it, at
that very minute in walked father.
rs ii time for you so SOON" cried
Sue. This is the shortest afternoon
L ever knew. See what l have made
for you" Father decided the ginger
bread man was the best he ever saw or
tasted, and Sue was happy as
princess (Copyright-Clara Ingram
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
OFFICIALLY IN K. C.
But Fred Robertson Continues to Live
in Topeka.

Officially Fred Robertson. United
United States district attorney, is liv-
ing in Kansas City, Kan, and has been
for several days. If anyone has any
doubt in the matter Mr.. Robertson
has an official statement from Uncle
Sam SAYING that his official residence
is Kansas City, Kan
AS matter of fact, Mr. Robertson
is continuing to live in the residence
he recently purchased at 1106 Tyler
street, Topeka and he is making no
plans to move to Kansas City. An
nouncement was made several days
ago that the office of the district at
torney. including assistants, library,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
IN A SPECIAL CAR.
Governors Party Will Leave for Frisco
on the Rock Island.

Details for the trip to San Francisco
by Governor Capper and his party
were completed today and arrange
ments made for a special car over the
Rock Island from Topeka July II.
MI and Mrs. d. w. Mulvane of To-
peka, and Mr.. and Mrs Henry J. Allen
of Wichita, were today included in the
list of members of the governors
party.
The trip to Pueblo. Colo, will be
made over the Rock Island and from
Pueblo to Salt Lake City over the
Denver & Rio Grande. July 16 will
be spent in Salt Lake CITY. where a
celebration will be held by the Kansas
colony, under direction of Glen Miller,
a former Kansan. Official Kansas
Day at the big fair is July 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

Some news from Mexico that comes
by way of Galveston reports that "a
pata mas removed the archives of the
Mexican government from the City of
Mexico And the likelihood is that in
Mexico the government archives ia
clude all of the government money and
other negotiable FUNDS IN sight Still.
the Mexican treasury has been looted
so often in the past three or four years
by the several patriots who have been
able to get near it, that the haul made
by Zapata is probably not a rich one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
PARENTS LARGELY TO BLAME

In the final analysis. parents are
pretty much to blame for the killing
and manning of the children who are
Knocked down in the streets by auto
mobiles The streets are danger
zone for children in this day of the
automobile and motorcycle, and pa
rental authority should be directed to
seeing that the children keep out of
them. This is not suggesting, how
ever, that the utmost of care and eau
ton should not be practiced by every
variety of motorists in their use of the
streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

James w. Davis, age 20, died last
night at his home, 1106 West Eighth
street. The funeral will be held at
2:30 o'clock, Saturday afternoon from
the residence. Mr.. Davis is survived
by his wife and seven children, Miss
Elizabeth Davis, Mrs. J. P. WahIe, and
Mrs. w. F. Bowen of Topeka. Mrs
I. G. Kennedy of Junction City, Mr.
J. r. Davis of Savannah, Ga, Mr.
Leonard Davis of Chicago and Mr.
Walter Davis of Pueblo. Colo.
j. w. Davis was born in Wales in
1915 He came to Kansas in 1869 and
settled on farm near Reading. He
came to Topeka ir 1874 where he has
been in the employ of the Santa Fe
for number of years. He was
member of the Odd Fellows lodge No.
40, which will have charge of the fun
eral services. He was a life long
member of the First Congregational
church.
Mrs. Nettie Berg, age 90, died today
at her home, $50 Park street. Fun
o. "a rra MT 1a n %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

A glarirg exception TO the well
known rule is to be found in the sui
eide of a Texan who was deprived of
the pleasure of going on a picnic be-
cause girl broke an engagement with
him to dc so. Indeed, there are prob
ably any number of males CT the spe-
cies who would contemplate suicide il
it were the only way in which thew
could escape going on a picnic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

Present indications are that the en-
ergy which Topekans will not have to
use this summer in swatting flies will
have to be devoted to scratching CHG
ger bites. The chigger may not be the
disease carrier that the house fly is,
but one lone healthy chigger that is
glutton for work is more annoying to
human being than are countless
flies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

Anyhow. Mr.. Bryan did not have to
fork over an expensive wedding pres
ent to Champ Clark's daughter, which
undoubtedly helped lot because of
the numerous Chautauqua engage
ments that the Nebraskan's erstwhile'
duties of office compelled him to can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal away
from home during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day to any
address at the rate of ten cents q week or
thirty cents month (by mail only. Ad-
dress changed often desired. While
out of town the State journal will be to
you like n daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested these
short time subscriptions. to save bOokkeep-
ing expenses,