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THE WESTERN INDEX The Western Index Entered at the postoffice at Topeka, Kansas as second class mail matter. Published every Friday at Topeka, Kansas. One Year 75c. 6 Months 50c. JAMES ARTHUR HAMLETT, EDITOR 1880 Van Buren Street Ind 'Phone 2342 White Office 410 Kansas Ave.

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Rev. G. W. Guy preached a rally day service at Manhattan, last Sabbath. Brother Guy is retired from active service in the pastorate, but not as a student of things conducive to the growth of the cause of rightcousness.

He is a friend to young men who try to be something. Miss Anna V. Cooper, assistant music teacher at the M. I. College, Holly Springs came home this week to spend vacation with her people.

Dr. T. P. Martin has recently purchased a beautiful home on Buchanan St. He ha: been in the city not quite three years, but he has built up a lucrative practice.

Out of his earnings he bought this home. His succes: here has been phenomenal. He is efficient and well experiened in his work. He is affable and sociable and has many friends of both races. Mr.

Thomas Vaughn acepted the janitor. ship at the office block, last Wednesday Vaughn is an old janitor, a steady, trustworthy man and demands a good salary. Mr. Henry Blackburn has been very sick at his home at Pierce addition. He is some better now.

Miss Pearl Anderson has been on the sick list for the past week. The Knights and Daughters of Tabor through Mr. Grant, paid the endowment of Mr. Spires to his widow, last Sunday morn ing, at Lane Chapel. The amount was $120 This is one order that does what it promise: to do.

It is strict and prompt in the settle ment of all just claims. Chief Grand Mentor Wilson was present. He should be proud of the fact he has built up an order that i so popular with the people because it pay: its claims. Bishop Isaac Lane, D. of Jackson.

is visiting in the city. He preached ar able sermon at Lane Chapel, Thursday evening. The "trip around the world" entertainment by the Williams Club was a grand affair. Rally at St. Mark, next Sunday.

A. Hamlett will preach at 3 p. m. Miss Senora Oden, the cultured daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

M. E. Oden, was quietly married last week. Mr. Bennie Fields was the lucky fellow.

Mrs. Fantleroy left a few days ago for Garden City, to spend a few weeks. Mr. Wiley Phelan, who has been working in Omaha, came home last week to greet his new son. Come to Lane Chapel, Sunday morning.

Band concert at Lane Chapel, Thursday evening, May 25th, by the Jackson's Band. AND AGAIN NICK CHILES IS DEFEATED. He Could Not Substantiate His Charges In Court and Therefore Could Not Be Discharged From a Criminal Libel Suit. To Our Members: Nick Chiles was unable to convince the jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Wyandotte County that the charges of "Robery" made by him in the Plaindealer against this Order were true, and, therefore, will yet have to stand trial. The testimony of Dr.

Taylor disclosed the fact that Nick Chiles and Childers, the editor of the Plaindealer at that -some five or six years ago--secured his (Taylor's) signature to a note for $125 at the Bank of Toueka, and upon which note they obtained the money, pretending it was for the payment of the "Ellen Foster claim" on the death of one Moxley, her father. Over and against this testimony, the company showed that the treasurer, Mr. Groves, had sent the money from his office to the secretary of the company for the payment of the very same claim, and that the same was paid by the secretary's check drawn on the Merchants National Bank of this city, on the very day the treasurer sent the money, and for which Mr. Treas. Groves received the acknowledgement of the Sec'y.

That Taylor was "held up," there can be but little doubt. But by whom Certainly not the Company. as the evidence showed it had nothing at all to do with the transaction, nor was the money used for its benefit. What Nick Chiles and his companion, Childers, did with the money that Taylor helped them to get from the Bank of Topeka, no one knows better than Nick. Those who know Nick, however, will bear witness to the fact that any time his name goes to paper, and money is raised thereon, he will have his share if not all of it.

The evidence is conclusive that not a dollar nor a cent of the money raised on the note (which Taylor says was signed only by Chiles. Childers and himself), went to the use of the Company. Please remember, dear reader, that this transaction was about six years ago. And also please remember that Nick Chiles at that time was a member of the Company and member of the Executive Committee. The evidence disclosed that Dennis Hope.

some five or six years ago, signed a note with J. M. Mason and P. C. Thomas upon which $50.00 was raised, but not a cent of which went to the Company, but the evidence was that it was a personal loan and that Mason Rev.

J. and Thomas each received $25.00 and that Mason has paid his part less $8.00. As to Mrs. Effie Porter, the record in this office is. that the claim was paid four or five years ago, and that she signed a receipt in full satisfaction of the same.

All of these matters were shown to have been transacted under the administration of Nick Chiles as a dominant member of the Executive Committee, so long ago as to have been forgotten. Not a sentence or line of evidence was produced to show any irregularity in the management of the affairs of the company within the past three years and more, under the present management. Under the evidence and the instructions of the court, why any jury should hesitate for one moment to convict, is a question. But when we consider that in libel suits such as this one, that the jury is the judge of Itoth the law and facts, and can do as they please, there is not SO much at which to wonder. For what bearing these old transactions could have on the present charges we are not able to see.

Nick claims the company is now a robber -is now robbing the people--and yet he goes for proof way back five and six years ago when he was a member of the Order and dictated its management. That Nick Chiles made the charges against the Order for the sole reason that he lost his suit for $200.00, which the jury found the company never received, but found was -used by Childers--at that time the editor of the Plindealer, in his own private business. is so plain that a blind man can see it. Nick evidently knew of the Taylor Hope and Porter transactions--they happened under his administration. He had a paper then as now, and why did he not sound the 'note of warning" then? Why did he wait till he lost his suit against the company a little over a year ago, before saying a word, if Ho had in mind the transactions that he now seeks to use in defense of himself? It is not our purpose to try out the ca in the newspapers, and would not have said a word but for the false statements in the Plaindealer-that the editor had won his case.

And why in the face of a court record to the contrary, this false statement should be made, we can not tell, unless he thinks the people are a lot of fools and will belive anything they see in the Plaindealer. We are reliably informed that th jury stood six to six from the beginning to the endand were out two days. Nick Chiles will never be able to prove to a fair and intelligent jury that the charges he made against the company are true--never while his name is "'Old Nick." Now. dear member, let us say this: Be. fore you think of believing anything you see in the Plaindealer--no matter whether it be about this Order or anything else-investigate first.

We don't think Nick Chiles can tell the truth any longer, if he ever could. Nick was able to show at the trial how Taylor was duped under his administration, and now we challenge, dare and defy him, or anyone else, to show that anyone has been duped under the present management. He did not, nor can not do it. We throw down the gauntlet! Let him take it up. This company repudiates the charge of a "Get Rich Quick "robbing the people," and feel sure that it will yet have justice in vindication of such false accusa-.