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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-17

No. 20.216
Alma L. Herrick, Appellee.
VS..
The National Council Knights & Ladies
of Security, Appellant.
Appeal from Anderson County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Johnston, c. J.
Upon the question in controversy, did
the insured In his application for insur-
ance give false answers to questions re-
garding his physical condition., there was
conflicting evidence, and sufficient to sus-
tain the finding of the trial court. That
finding is conclusive.
All the Justices concurring.
A true copy
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE.
tSeall Clerk Supreme Court
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d. A. VALENTINE.
Clerk Supreme Court.
No. 20,0S7.
Cahill- Swift Manufacturing Company, APP
pellant.

No. 20,0S1
CahilI-Swift Manufacturing Company, Ap-
pellant.
I. Z. Hayes. Appellee.
Appeal from Sedgwick County. Division
No. Two.
Opinion Denying a Rehearing.
Syllabus. BY the Court Dawson, J
1. Where the jurisdiction of city court
having judicial powers like those of a JUS
tice of the peace has lawfully attached, the
ordinary rule of law that all official acts
are presumed to have been rightfully done
prevails; and there is no presumption
that by repeated continuanceS the court
lost Jurisdiction of a cause pending before
it.
,. The burden is on the party who
challenges the legality of official actor
to prove the irregularity of its exercise
and he must meet and overcome the pre-
sumption of its regularity and Legitimacy
otherwise his challenge cannot be sus
tanned
All the justices concurring.
A true copy.
Attest: d. A VALENTINE,
[Seal.l Clerk Supreme Court
No. 2OO57.
A. V. Angel and Emily J. Angel, Ap
pellees.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail
way Company, ct al, Appellants.
Appeal from Meade County. Rehearine
Opinion Denying Rehearing.
Syllabus. By the Court Mason. J
A judgment against joint tort-feasors
which is reversed as to part of them who
ruling, may be affirmed to others witt
respect to whom the error was non preju
dicial.
All the Justices concurring.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE,
ISeal.I Clerk Supreme Court
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No. 20246
Gus Autem and Mary Autem, Appellants
Mayer Coal Company, Appellee.
Appeal from Cherokee County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus BY the Court West, j.
l. The amended petition set forth an
option contract for the mineral reserve
under certain land underlaid with a coal
vein of thirty -four inches in
thickness and the tender of deed con-
veying only the one vein mineral reserve
Hereunder and the defendants refusal to
accept. Held that a demurrer to such
pleading was rightly sustained
2. The material alteration by oral agree
ment of a contract for the conveyance
of land is void under the statute of
frauds
3. Rule followed that evidence of the
construction placed upon a written CON
tract by the parties thereto is admissible
only when such contract is ambiguous.
All the Justices concurrinS.
A true copy.
Attest: D. A VALENTINE,
[Seall Clerk Supreme Court
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No. 20.37s.
W. T.. Woodbridge. George Stewart and
Charles Woods, Plaintiffs
The Board of Education of the City of Ga
lena. Kansas and X. +. Long, as Super
intendent of the Public Schools Of the
City of Galena, Kansas. Defendants.
Original Proceeding in MandaInus.
Peremptory Writ Allowed.
Syllabus BY the Court. Marshall. ].
l. In an action for 4 writ of man,lamuS
to compel the superintendent Of city
schools and the board of education of Il
city of the second class to admit colored
pupils to the grades to which they were
assigned at the opening of the term of
school, to refrain from requiring such col
ored pupils to attend separate school
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No. 20.2ZS-
w. I. Mathews, Appellant.
W. Z. Hogueland and Frank F. Hoguo-
land, Appe1lees.
Appeal from Woodson County.
Syllabus BY the Court. Mason, J.
l. The evidence examined and held 10
have no tendency to show that one who
sold bank stock under a representation
that it was worth double its face value
had any knowledge that the bank was
insolvent
?. An owners representation of the val
ne of property he offers for sale is not
actionabIe if made in good faith. even
where by reason of facts unknown to him
its ownership is q liability instead of an
asset.
All the Justices concurring.
true copy.
Attest: u. A. VALENTINE.
ISeaLI Clerk Supreme Court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1916.
LOOKS LIKE \ BREAK


the rights of American inspired desire
necessity TO do something bolster
influence has
his
BY honest cooperation with
and his band but with villa
than he did with the Pershng
cornered uhroat
washington authorities He has been
II there to be he has all
hn and not Mexico II exceedingly
anything American. and GU soldiery
nostiues break out will he the
citizen to stand by the President
troops in Mexico It will
ation with its shosighed policy treat
OF the deporable years The
question is Intervention
cruz stand by President" coaty Of that moral
will depend stands b the
stand he has taken and how well he the
righteousness Of ourc
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THE ISLES OF YOUTH.

ar out on memory's throbbing sea
or cherished hope and lost emprize.
Or strang led faith. chained liberty.
The golden isles Of youth arise
IhfN wear a glory on their crest
Their valleys all are wales Of peace
Their lowered fields that WOO 20 rest
The fragrance OF the spring release
Time tlots them from the magic page
That memory holds for me to read
Time steals away this heritage
That toll and sorrow ruperSede:
But Ftill sometimes I catch a CLEAN
~ sun Kissed crest, Of cioudiefs sktes,
And In nv Wcaricd fancy seem
To sec the isles 81 youth arise
on happy dream oh radiant land
~ love and faith and innocencef
The sad years pass and In their land
krinE nauEht your loss can recon
pense
Yet times. when uiernory's kindly art
strips customs bandaKe from my eye
] see with wildly beating heart
The golden isles 81 youth arise
-Richmond Times Dispatch
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Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads had agreed upon certain recon-
mendauons regarding rural delivery
service and railway mail pay. Mem
bers of Congress had been flooded
with protests against the policies the
Department has been trying to put in
practice in the rural service, and. in
an effort TO meet the demands of the
patrons Of the rural delivery service.
the Committee proposed certain re-
strictive regulations which would pre-
vent the Department from further de
moralizing the service.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Blakeslee. who has supervision OF
the rural delivery service. Immediately
sent out number OF kilograms and
letters TO postmasters directing them
10 start propaganda against the pro-
posed legislation. The language he
suggested 10 them was not at all com
plimentary 10 the members OF the Sen
ate Committee In fact. il reflected
upon their fitness for seats in the Sen.
ate. Postmaster General Burleson de-
MED having anything to do with me
propaganda work. so the Committee
called Blakeslee on the carpet and re-.
primanded him in no uncertain terms
The most serious disclosure Of the
whole affair ia that the kilograms
sent by Blakeslee were paid for by the
Government While the cost Of the
kilograms vas probably not great. the
! principle Is the same II Il is lawful
for an Administrative officer 70 expend
hundred dollars directing an admin
istrative machine In campaign
against legislation pending IN Con.
gress. 10 Is lawful for him 10 spend a
/ hundred thousand dollars With "a
practice such as this once established.
bureaucracy would have no limits Re-
cogniuon Of this had much ~ do With
/ the determination ~ the senate Com
mittee 20 rebuke the Department in
a most emphatic way
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WHERE THE SHOE PINcHEs

Tho President has been very keen
." condemn A. "p1rniciOus lobbyists"
tnose persons Who appealed 90 Con
aress 20 be fair with their Interests.
but has considered 81 TO b. all right Tor
member ~ HE administration. i1ciud.
NIX himseif. ~ hector Congress fo Do
heir vii. Several times Congress has
emitted grovi about this ir'erfer
eacs. A notable instance ~ re5uke
~ This character Vas In connection
Tih postal legislation. The senate
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crai fund OF the Treasury jump from
Al.oOO.oOO. September 30. 1918. 10
Sl2S.0oo.000 on the following DAY.
With a simple twist of the wrist he
produced $S7.0Oo.oOO out Of The thin
air. and he has tried 90 hallucinate
the public ever since. Recently he
was down in North Carolina practic-
Ing his political ledgerdcmain on the
Chau- Der OF Commerce OF Raleigh In
an address before that body he said:
I'm the face Of the greatest prosper
i'N ever known Don tI' history Of the
IRON and steel industry. Ih. Uro. p,rtty
brought about under th" Democratic tar
Jul Jaw enacted in 1913. and with the
ccncrS or every iron and steel industry
IN tho country Overlooking with plenty.
Judge Cory seriously asks tho people
or this country 10 restore tho hi gh
protcctiv" policy and subsidy system OF
'nc Republican party"
u may not be an elegant expression.
but the most forccful term 10 apply to
such sophistical chatter. D. rot" The
war does not get even the courtesy OF
honorable mention D. Is easy to re-
flute McAdoo by consulting the latest
available statistics IN regard 10 our
exports Of iron and steel manufactur-
-. Ihey We're known 10 Inc Secre-
a'' -. me '''"su'S NHen ne maze
'''' ''"ie'-N s'e''"' 3" '"e'' j. no eN-
Cuse Ior hIs misrepresentation OF
- 'Ne 10, "''n'"lS summary lot
March. 1916 During The nine months
pe''o' e''ue" u" N'''n' We exported
IRON ana ''ttI manufactures TO the
Naiue OF Sfi'.4''0o'- For tho nine
months peHod ended March, 1914. six
I"oh'hs OF "nlch was under The oper-
ation OF The Democratic tarin Law. and
three months Of general business stag
nation beeau-" OF Democratic tinker
ing, our exports OF thesc products was
valued az but S1s- 600. 900. which was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19
WORLD GREATEST FAKIR

Tho greatest lurgler ~ facts and
finances. known TO any age. ls 'hr
partisan faklr who is At The head o.
'ho Treasury department Tho feat
~ me Indian magician Who climbed a
rope rIepended in the air. drew tho
rope up after him and disappeared De-
ama'u"rish work con pared f1 a Data.
fear ~ Secretary WcAd1o WIN "a
-ur.'rIe ~ tho pen this wizard NJ ar
ance made tho not balance In tho gen
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19
BROOKE FOR GOOD ROADS

Brooke county has chosen patriotic
season TO vote on bond issue for road
improvements, tomorrow. Tuesday
June goth, the birthday OF the State.
II ought to be an inspiration to the
progressive citizens of that forward
looking county TO see 10 IL that the
question IS decided fayorably at the
polls. Brooke county is now under
going wonderful development. indus
trially and otherwise. II IL expects To
keep up with the procession II must
not only have roads. but roads that
shall be passable at all seasons OF the
year, and enduring roads. not make
shifts. This the proposed $500. 900
bond issue proposes 10 accomplish.
Brooke county is amply able to sus-
tain such an issue. The bonds are 10
run % years. of the serial class, bear
ing 5 per cent. interest. which will
make them an attractive investment.
The general plan OF the road i'm
prosement contemplates paving the
river road running from Short Greek
TO he county line at Holidays Cove
and TO improve the four arteries run.
ming east TO west. This includes the
short Creek valley. Wellsburg to Beth
any. up the Buffalo Greek valley. the
Washington pike TO the Pennsylvania
line, and the Cross Greek valley "a
tho same State line. placing all parts
Of Brooke county in quick and easy
communication with the business cen
ters.
N the farmer is wise he will Al
once see the advantage TO himself and
the consequent appreciation Of has
land values in giving an easy and safe
outlet 20 the products Of the farm
Tho burden OF the tax levy will also
be considerably lightened by these i'm
provements. The Intelligencer conh
IDENTIFY looks 20 see Brooke county give
good account Of herself tomorrow
In lining up with other progressiv,
Counties who haze already deter
mined TO pull Themselves out o. me
mud.
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ern Reserve University

Application OF mind TO knowledge
Is a duty. memorizing important
facts Is an obligation. The pos
session OF a method of intelhc-
tual appropriation Is imperative.
The ruler that used 20 punish
laxiness and disobedience has
been burned. But the rule OF la
Dor and OF service Is 10 be con
served
IL is also said that children are
soon 10 become workers in a
world OF work. They should early
learn that work is not a soft Job
and that duty has not the charm
OF sensual delights. They should
bear the yoke in their youth In
order that their shoulders may be
strong for the bearing OF the
same yoke OF toll made more
heavy in their mature age. Such
rs a second Interpretation Of force
educational
Between the two wherein lies the
truth? In this matter. as in most
matters. each Interpretation has
some truth and each some error
The child is to have freedom. but
also the child is TO recognize the
Limitation OF law The child Is 10
be happy. but the child also Is
10 find happiness in the doing OF
duty. in the performance OF tasks
The child is TO play. but the child
Is 50 10 play as 10 be made strong
for service. Either Interpretation
without the other is a half-truth.
the worst OF all errors. Each in
depreciation with the other gives
an education whole and whole
some. cultural and efficient.
The necessary and essential
force for making the proper I'D
iustments for securing the right
union is found in the teacher
Given the teacher wise. respect
ing the child. symDathiZing with
life. and all Is we'll Given the
teacher Indifferent 20 what either
he child or life. grabbed. con
fined. and all Is 81.
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vas really invented and projected hy
ne Republicans who preceded &C.
The truth "a tho geographical cor.
Tor of gravity 81 tho Democratic
party ia somewhere an the dense fast
nesaes Or The ozark Mountains Den
orraLic solidarity b. greatest where
OFT tho attributes Of modern civilira
ION material and spiritual. exist in
ff" smallest dcgree The causes o.
fhie. ~ must DO said in fairness are
partly historical partly due ~
economic crimes that 80 hack fuf
many generations
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states through Republican leeisls.

statoa through Republican Ieeisis.
lures
President Wilson alluded to tho
now currency measure ar Demo
cratic idea. This would o. pardouahIo
huf b. not rardonablc ir historian
Ih' hlIrlch Nroolanf act. under which
fN.. country rurcf-.fuflv defended
it.rf traIraf fhr emergency OF war.
va. passed hF Republican Con.
crfsa. moreover fha present haukrA
and currency Hrf which happened Go
UD na..0l bE Democratic Congress
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

Foo7o. a Keats Will perish Dol fI-
youth. while some old rra. -.4a.
bard. fnraooth. viii live Two hundred
years horse dies early. sr rlI..
huf Tor century mo mule will War
iH mish' ears Tho COW That gives aI|
kinds ri milk. whose butter FAD Is fu.
fF rIIF uIl cock fhe railway track
and there she'll stand and chow bon
fumH. In'. I'd locomotive comet. and
feIrsrupfF Dor bach WITH fH0uahf
IFn 'roan stand and spray mr DIVING
r1.'nIHI every f4r and know .fs .||
.-." ~. r.rrsffInF Thar. ...r..
N... and man ram lrI. .Haf Dbl. f...
n SORROW and .n pain
.orEr Naf.1eu Afansy
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ocratic party. Tho direct rrimarIcs-
indeed. 400 The movements toward
rreater and more effective T1ruc'pa
lion ~ 'ho people Ir publ. affairs
have como from Republicans Tho
idea ~ conservation was Invented uy
Republican and sIver Ha first
impetus hV Republican president
and Republican COnErrH. Tho
afo regulation of railroads and other
PUBLIC utilities came from Republican
sources and haH made practically a1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19
WILSON'S FLING
~ the Republican Party 10 Not
Verified by the Facts


Golfers weekly
% is difficult 10 be- patient when
man who De- acceptable a. a scholar
and historian lspses into such ine1act
a 'r'lons az The President did whom
no said In one Of his socalled land.
mark" speeches that tho Republican
party hasn't had a new idea Tor 70
years
" wo arc ~ faIk iu such broad
g'ncralifiea a. this Of an. 30 would b.
much nearer fhe truth 90 say that tho
bnmor ratio party has not had a new
Il'a Tor TT year. Tho one now idea
~ Dos had was financial horcsy. and
mae 'dea vas PROMULGATED by the man
whom Mr. WILSON appointed a. chief
Of bic cabinet Maybe resistance 10
public fThonesfy is not nov idea
.n VIZ WiI.nn'a sense but tho re
publican partyA succeaaful resistance
Too hr Hryan'R FREQ silver plank in
1890 was propably the most I'm.
por,art moral achievement NJ recent
civilization
Turning to other now ideas which
have come into political discussion
during fhn last 90 years. some az
which have been capitalized into
f.HiI'N.. what ones have been con
rlhuirf hy the Democratic rarfy7
What .fafes have been most sd
vfh'ff ir fin prevention o. child
labor Boo compensation fo Injured
hNrFf ~ iu nU kinds of protection
'n .fHf inpubIlcan states or Dom.
..rtfr efrfsaF
'N. w.e vivid HH iHaf cola tho
rI''e u'rrT .n detail 'a that tore arc
IN.. Civ. t.1frr .r fho Union which DO
no' 500 Paw. compulsory rru.afiOr
.Hur rlI.I .aF. NOT got come f, fre
' .
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UNCLE WALT Ripping Rhymes.
THE RosEBUsH

Tho bush wherein The bIurtine r1-e.
When things are favorable. Frou.. De-
looking sick and blue. f1 terp ftr
nush from going dead. ] give o. arson
sts of lead. and London purple. too
wash The stem ufh kerosene. aur
dops the leaves with paris green. and
yther compound Feirf and aa nee
he poisoned dope. j flrl tho aNrIspI
ng NJ hope. and tears stream down
ny board And fa trf wonder arEr
he lovely things m.r aIuaFa DID,
UifhOuf good rr.HHr IHn "mU..r
and The MULLEN thrive. tho rnfFIfhHr.
are aull alive you cannot cook fEffr
tCopyrfEhL 1910. ~ %
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Freedom is a political word. lib
erty a civil shibboleth. Both
words are becoming educational.
Give the child liberty. Let him
play. Let him play the FIRST ten
years OF his lfe." Il is urged.
Freedom We know is a Character.
isuc or element of play. The
gospel Of the education OF free
nature Is heard in the land. Rous-
seau returns IN the progress OF
The educational cycle. Happiness
Tor the child Is proclaimed with
me earnestness with which John
stuart Mill preached happiness
as the standard OF the worth OF
education In the Victorian age.
The child should be as free in his
choice OF vocation and avocation
as he Is free from. the limitations
IN the simple clothes be wears
Give him piles OF sand. pals OF
paint. Jumps OF clay. blocks OF
wood. Let him build. let him set
tables. keep house. make factor
les. Let him have life-life with
out LIES burdens. letters,
weights. limitations Thus. h is
said he will develop into a self
respecting citizen. into an efici-
- ~ ~ AAAAb n ~ hNfA ArNNAA-
ate in all LIES concerns. Such is
the Interpretation OF one side Of
affairs. educational
On the other side. n Is said that
the child should be n conscious
and conscientious learner tg-
norance Is not only an Intellectual
lack. II H. also a moral deformity.
weakness az will \ certain
quantity Of knowledge. large in
amount. important In substance.
necessary IN relationship. forma-
tive IN force. is 10 be apprnIriai-
ed. Assem- bled and duty applied.
its worth Is 80 great that 10
should 10 possessed az all haz-
ards. Children fail 20 appreciate
us worth They are however 10 no
compelled 'u make II their own
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

The voters OF the country know that
the Republican party Is competent to
govern. The last three years have shown
conclusiNcly that the Democratic party
is not competent. That Is one issue on
which many thousands % Intelligent
American citizens arc going 10 declare
themselves at the polls next November.
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paying OFF debts before going very far
In declaring dividends. This Is the part
OF wisdom and shows that the boom
spirit IS not dominant TO the degree that
earlier seemed possible. 1t does not
pay 90 lose sight OF possible hazards Of
the future
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

Anyhow Robert Emmett Burke had the
courage OF his convictions and that is
more than many Of the delegates to
the -. Louis convention showed.
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While tho band o. me Democratic con.
vention vas bleatinR out Onward chris.
tan -Dldlers.' common American ....
di'rs we're being KILLED by Mexican raid.
'rs on American soil
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

Whatever President Wilson Ia the
Democratic party - not whatever the
Il, mocrauc party Is the President IS
not.
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Who can put trust In the So. Louis
pledges OF the Democracy when they
look back on the wreck and ruins OF the
Baltimore platform?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

Bryan says the Bible IS for the Demo
Gratis. on. yes. the devil was quite an
accomplished scriptural scholar IN
pinchcs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

There rs a possibility or being drawn
into the European vortex by way OF
Mexico
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

A. ~ - the putting Up season the
women have put up the suffrage question
to Congress
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

General Bonds l.sOO West virginians
are ready 10 spring at the sound OF the
tocsln
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West Virginia will be So years old to-
morrow. and age cannot wtther nor
custom stale her infinite variety
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Boys
EIkSkin
Scout Shoes

our Boy Elhsklu Scout
Shoe will staud many miles
of wear over the toughest
road Ihcy arc just Right
Shoe for 20 long hike.
Every boy should own "a
pair of these sturdy Foot
Soldiers.
They are tine very best of
foot protection during the
Summer months. cool and
easy and will -tand "a number
pairs Of o. -oIo-.
1925
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THE TWO TYPES OF EDUCATION. 20

What Has Your Child Gained By This Years Work.
BY CHARLES F. TIMING, LID.
President of Western Reserve University