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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
IS GIVEN SEVEN YEARS.
Although None of Four Shots lie
Fired Took Effect

Vienna Dec. 1.-Njegus. the Dial
matian who fired four shots at Herr
Herchenburger. minister OF Justice
during the session OF the Austrian
reichsrath on october ., was sentenced
today to seven years at hard labor.
The trial lasted two days
Njegus had gained admission to the
public gallery of the lower house Of
the reichsrath on October during "a
debate on the severity of some SEN
fences imposed on rioters who had
protested against the high cost of
food. He fired deliberately at the
ministerial bench. where he and
Count Stuergkh were seated. but the
bullet did not strike anyone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
KANSAS COAGNENT


IMPOSTORS IN PUBLIC OFFTCF.
Among The impostors from whom the
public suffer, are the fellows i'm office
VINO excuse their poor work. incapacity,
Iazlness and even downright dishonesty
by saving that the place does not pay
enough This excuse is made all the way
from the lowest school district and town
snip officer and city appointee through
out the land up to men in congress and
on the federal bench, Wen as ambassa-
doris and ministers abroad. In most cases
All the Weaknesses and vices they now
show would be present if they were bet
ter paid. No one is obliged to take an
office, and if the pay does not Justify
whole-souled honesty and industry to the
extent Of the incum6ent's capacity, he
should not accept the job-Judge Rup-
penthal in the Luray Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
SMOOTH RUNNING.

The State Journal is about on time to-
night New machinery and facilities
will enable the paper to soon be pro
perly and promptly issued even if six
teen or twenty pages are printed every
day-one in colors: Ten cents a week by
carrier; by mail one hundred days one
hundred cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
TFrom the New York Press

TFrom the New YOrk Press
Lots of people think they're Ight-heart-
ed when its only their heads
What a girl likes about mems athletics
is how exciting it can be when it's 50
dull.
If man has to hear a sermon he
sleeps through it. and if he has to read
1t he mislays the paper
You can tell when a man is engaged TO
a girl by how he tries to please her in
all the things he won't after they are
married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

What has become of the trial of the
Camorrists@ Maybe it has been merely
crowded out of the lmelight by the
Mcnamara trial. the Hyde trial and
the various other trials that are on
the boards in this country. But the
Camorrist trial viii have to continue
on its way indefinitely if it hopes to
make sure of winning the longevity
record. They seem to be farther away
than ever from getting a jury in the
AIcNarnara case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
DAFFYDHS
BY I. NOALL.

If a rat gnaws does the catsup?
tPut on the soft pedal, pleased
If a hard rain should fall in Brown
county would it Wetmore?
Somewhere the sun is shining)
Is it true that Carnegie made all of
his dough through forging and steele
(Kin the umpire. That man was safe.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Did anybody really expect that Mrs.
Patterson would not be acquitted2
Not only did it appear that she was
thoroughly justified in killing her dog
of a nus band. bue when has it hap
pened in this country that pretty
woman has been convicted for the
murder of a mere man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Acute appendicitis seems to be en-
titled to lightweight pugilistic cham
lionship Of the world Certainly it
put Al Wolgast down and out for the
TIM. 1aint- in short order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Every once III a while something is
heard OF remarkable boy in the east
ern section of the country who gradua-
ted from one of the big universities
there with high honors at an age of
IA or Is years Kansas can point with
pride to a lad out near Mankato who
raised lob bushels Of corn on one acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Representative Mann. of Illinois. is
of the opinion that the coming session
Of congress will be Of the "do-noth-
ing" variety. If this is the case it
won't be establishing anything in the
u-av of a nrecedent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

It will be well to suspend judgment
concerning the charge Of malfeasance
in Office which has been lodged against
Mayor Seidel Of Milwaukee. At that,
though, Socialists are human.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
PROMPT, EARLY DELIVERY

If you do not receive your paper to-
night by carrier before 6 o'clock tele-
phone the state Journal business Of
fee. 1O7, Saturday morning and say
what time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Vermont towns are chiefly without
open saloons, though there is said to be
a great deal OF bootlegging going on. Be
this as 1t may, these towns look lots bet
ter to me than those that have open sd
looms believe il is no exaggeration
that more liquor was drunk over the
counter Of the bar in the hotel where L
stopped in a town about the size of Marion
during the few hours l was there than
IS drunk In Marion in three months. A
stream of thirsty fellows We're going in
and ont Of the hotel bar all the time /
was there. And the shabby sidewalks
and crossings and streets illustrated the
fallacy of the old contention that saloon
revenue is necessary TO keep up improve
ments. The devil never invented big
ger lie than that.-E. W. Hoch, liz the
Marion Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

There seems to be some hope for
Georgia A white man suffered the
death pen4.ty there the other day for
the murder OF negro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
STILL HOLD NANKING.
Imperial Troops Remain in Possession
Of the City.

Shanghai Dec. IL "A. MAN
king remains tonight still in the pos
session Of the imperial troops under
the command Of Lieutenant General
Feng kwo Chang
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baron Gustave Samuel James De
Rothsehild. of Paris. who died the
other day. had almost as much name as
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Speaking Of reforms in roads and
parks ana other things. this county
needs reform in remuneration for its
county officers. Why should the pro-
bate judge and register of deeds re-
coive six thousand or more dollars net
annualy-not 20 mention the sheriff
and Judge Dana and Judge Whitcomb
three thousand and County Clerk
Zimmerman the same. but the clerk of
the same court. of which the judge re-
ceives $4,000. several times as much?
Why The county ought to pay its re-
corder, its clerk Of the court and its
other officers good fair salaries such as
competent men require, and then take
the fees and extra perqusites running
up into thousands: and put that money
into better roads. and parks and
bridges and other things needful to the
joyous life all good hard working peo-
pie deserve
IChapter XXXVII Tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Speaking of parks and to change the
subject somewhat. Topeka should have
one of its very best parks over on the
East side This reminds the writer
what has become Of the movement
started some months ago for such
park? There is no part of the city that
needs a good big. fine park more than
does the East side. Nowhere would a
park be more greatly patronized nor
be greater pleasure ground and recre-
alton field. nor prove more essential to
good citizenship. well deserved. than
a park somewhere over near the Santa
Fe shops on one or both sides of the
railroad tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

There is nothing more important to
Kansas just now than this move for
the Improvement Of roads. Many bad
roads may be made good at practically
no expense, simply by dragging; other
roads need macadam and culverts and
special drainage. If the money now
wasted on roads could be put into
them and value received therefrom.
every important city in the state
would soon have good roads leading
into it. and be connected with every
other prominent city by hard. smooth
roadways.
The good roads movement is one.
upon which both city and country peo-
pie may unite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
CHAPTER XXXVI.

CAbout Good Roads, and Bad)
The most important "Reminiscences"
that Topeka people are thinking abouc
today is the bad roads in Kansas
There are many good roads. of course.
but not enough. Topeka has some
splendid thoroughfares in certain di-
ge"tions. but in other directions the
roads ere abomnable and disgraceful.
one of the largest and most enthusi-
astic delegations which ever left Topeka
on an important mission LEFT over the
Santa Fe at $50 this morning to go
to Usage City to discuss good roads and
take some action that will secure good
thoroughfare through Topeka on the
proposed coast-to-coast highway known
as the Pan American road.
On the first page of this paper will
be found a news article covering this
remarkable train with its banners and
boosters"
Word by telephone from the state
Journal people at Usage City this
afternoon says that the meeting is
wonderful one. In the town are prob
ably 1900 visitors. all interested in
the one subject: good roads.
The train of seven coaches from To-
peka when it arrived at its destination
held nearly seven hundred passengers
The cars We're crowded, people stand
ing in the aisles. General Manager
Kouns of the Santa Fe was one of the
people on the train who went to the
meeting in the interest of improved
highways. Another train from OF
tawa and Immediate points took five
hundred people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

In regard to automobiles there are
probably more farmers who own auto
mobiles in this state than there are
city people, SO q good automobile road
benefits one fully as much at it does
the other; and a road that is good for
an automobile is good for a team.
French farmers on their good roads
haul six times as much as many Kan
sas farmers can haul on their roads.
We in Kansas ought to have just as
good roads a. they do in France.
a movement like the one under
way at Usage City today is a move
ment which is in the right direction,
and which viii secure us the best
roads possible, if persisted in and ac-
ton taken along the lines discussed.
Good roads and good parks go to-
gether Modern cities have many
parks Topeka has nine Every park
should be connected with every other
park by q good thoroughfare In Kan
sas City 10 millions Of dollars have
been spent upon parks. driveways and
bouIevards. All this money goes into
practicany one estimate. Pleasant parks
and smooth streets and driveways are
inseparably connected. or at least
ought to BE-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

A girls idea of the proper way to
/ keep her feet warm is to wear a new
FIR h0a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Hobo Kemp, poet. has a job as CO.
respondent. 1t is the only job, ac
cording to reports, that he ever held
over Il hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01

Anyone who agrees with you has
opinions, anyone who doesn't has de-
Iusions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
ASUICIOE FOR REPUBLICANS SAYS SENATOR M'NEIL AS
 THE EXECUTIVE VETO FALLS
Votes to Take Removal Power fro mGovernor Case
 of Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald 2 Party Vote IT to 12-F enn Votes with Democrats

who Is not incompetent and who has been filling his office to the satisfac- tion of : the taxpayers and electorate of the State, then the responsibility and censure will rest upon Governor Baldwin and the Democratic party. It is not necessary for the Republicans in this Legislature to pass an act to keep any one official in office, for if his work is satisfactory and eff cient, Governor Baldwin will never turn his hand to remove him from office.
 It seems as though it has been the one effort of certain men during this to retain Highway Commissioner Mac donald in office.
 A clever move was made yesterday in both Houses by a certain Republi- can Senator in advising the Governor of Washington, who so ably addressed us, to mention in his few remarks some few words of praise for our state highways. This was a clever move, but I notice that our disting- uished visitor merely said that Con- necticut in the opinion of those com- ing from his section of the country was noted for it's good roads, but he cleverly concealed his own views on this question after reaching this state and inspecting our roads.
 1OFCIuOT DdluWln ndS' ClodTiy pOluL- ed out in his. veto on this bill the un- constitutional features of this amend ment, and if he says this amendment is unconstitutional, T have no doubt that it will never become an effective law.
 Some years ago in the City of Bridgeport, we experienced a similar situation to that which is about to take place.
 The Mayor of Bridgeport was of the opposite political faith to that of the State Legislature and through their majority in the Legislature, certain politicians put through a measure which deplved the Chief Executive of our City of his rights of appoint ment. The result at the next elec- tion was the reelection of this Mayor by an over -whelming majority. and I feel confident that many of the thou sands of votes he received were cast for him principally because of this act on the part of those desiring to take his rights and power of remov- al from him.
 History is very apt to repeat itself in this case before us. and if the Re- publican. members of this body insist on taking this action at this session through force of numbers. the defeat of their party at the next election must rest upon the heads of those who engineer and force this iniquitous measure through this Legislature.
 Senator Woodruff made the lead- ing address in support of Macdonald.
 God grant that the Republicans shall always have as good an issue to stand on" he said
 Senator Halloran, of New Britain, supporting the veto, asked:
 Are we to insult one of the great est 0nvernn-s cnnrAn+in-,t ~.->- L->1o''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
Special from United Press.)


 Hartford, Sept. 21-Highway Com missioner James H. Macdonald is safe from removal by Governor Baldwin. The Senate. today, concurT:ng with the House, passed over the executive veto the highway appropriation bill carrying the rider which puts Mac donald's removal up to a superior court judge. The vote was seventeen to twelve
 Those Senators voting to uphold governor Baldwin's veto were: Spell lacy. Fenn. (R), Halloran, Mitchell, Shanley, Lawler, Mahan, Avery, (R), McNeil, Jr., Paddock, Donovan and Meara Those Senators voting against Governor BaIdwin's veto were: Hook CT, Alsop. Bailey, Dickerman, Mars den. Parker, Woodruff, Platt, Louns- bury. Bartlett, Peck, Hammond, Eali- ott, Barnum, Frisbie, Wright and Senator Marlowe, of New Haven, Democrat and favorable to the veto, was paired with Senator Judson, Re- publican and opposed to the veto. MT. Judson was absent on court work in Bridgeport.
 Senator McNeil. Jr, of Bridgeport. made the leading speech in support of the veto He said in part:
 This attempt to deprive the Cover nor of this State of his constitutional and statute right of removal in the case of incompetency of any appoin- tive state official, contemplated by the members of the Republican ma jority of this body, is one of the most bare-faced and deliberate political and partisan outrages that has ever been perpetrated upon the people of Con- necticut
 It doesn't seem possible that Re- publicans in this Legislature, who have been so fair and honorable on other important matters, would stoop to this political move at this late day in the session.
 I am creditably informed that a caucus of the Republican members of this body was recently held, and after some debate it was agreed to stand by this resolution which deprives Governor Baldwin of his constitu- tional rights. 1t must be said to the credit of at least two Republican Sep- ators in this body, that they protest ed against this move not only ons the grounds of fair play but in behalf of the Republican party in this State, and agree with them that this step spells suicide for the Republican par- ty at the next election, as fair-mind- phatically this move to deprive an honest Governor of his rights.
 The people of this State. by their votes. chose Simeon E. Baldwin as their Chief Executive, and to him they look for the proper administration of States affairs: to him they look fd the removal of incompetent offi- cials eff there be any) and if he should remove man for political Dnrposas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
Special from United Press.)

New York, Sept -Opening-The industrials were weak at the opening of the stock market, today. Steel Common fell to 62 3-8 and the prefer red dropped over five points The railroad list was steady for a time but was soon influenced by the weak ness in steel. At the end of 15 min- utes the tone was feverish and unset tied.
 II a. m.-Steel Common declined to 61 and the preferred to 105 IA. Oth- CT industrials were weak. The rail- road list became strong during the last half of the hour.
 Government bonds unchanged other bonIs irregular.
 Noon-The downward movement con- tinued uninterrupted and Steel Com mon was down to 94 1-2
 D. m.-After the sharp declines, a steadier tone developed and some moderate rallies from the low levels occurred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PreSs.)
 Grand Rapids Mich. Sept. 21.--A chill drizzle of rain prevented any ex- hibition of wild enthusiasm for Presf- dent Taft when he reached Grand Rapids. today.
 A few hundred people lined the streets as the party hurried in autos to the country club for breakfast. On the way the President left his auto- mobile at St. Johns Orphan Asylum and standing bareheaded in the rain, erected the white clad nuns and novices, led by Superior Anastasia,
 Senators Smith and Townsend were with the President, today, his final day in Republican Michigan.
 Michigan is solid for Taft in 1912 said Senator Townsend. today. T think the reception he received in this state showed that quite plainly"
 The President, himself, was well satisfied with his greeting in the Vol verine state. He talked golf to the country club at breakfast and spoke In happy vein.
 After breakfast, he was led upon the golf links in drizzling rain and handed bag of golf clubs. Throw ing ,of his coat, the President lined up before battery of cameras at the Tee. SeieclIHS ciuUs ue CouIueutcu. :.
 ssThese clubs are too short for me"
 But he squared off, swung easily and the white ball scared far down the course The crowd cheered and the President drove another further down the first green.
 -That's so easy in the morning" declared Taft. and the performance V1D Qver-
 A detailed defense of his vetoes of fhe Democratic tariff bills was deiiv- cred here today by President Taft on the last day Of his visit to the split Republican State of Michigan.
 The President rested his entire case on the foundation that his admfnfstra- ton is committed to the revision of tho tarif, scientifically, through tho farin board. He criticised the meth odg of campaigns in fighting the bills. using the wool bill, making recom- mendaticns to the free list and revis- ing the cotton schedule To prove fhat the Republican party is commit ted to the tariff board policy, the President reviewed the history of the movement for a tarif board He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
TORRINGTON'S TYPHOID EPIDEMIC CAUSED BY
 BAD DRINKING WATER
FIGHTING CONTINUES.

4.t :. z Torrington, Sept, 21-Unmistakable signs of pollution have been found in the samples of water. portions of the city. supply sent Friday and Saturday to the State laboratory at Middletown for analysis. The State chemist. Prof Newlands, has returned to Torrington from Middletown and. with the health officer Dr. George Streit, and Warden William H. Dayton, he wentFto Goshen to looK over the bodies of water that supply Torrington, and from which the samples had been taken.
 a Prof Newlands has not given out any statement yet, but the report from Middletown comes from an authorita- tive source. The unmistakable signs of pollution will be isolated from the water proper, and within a few days the analysis will tell whether or not typhoid germs are contained therein.
 With the number of typhoid cases
 mounting toward the 200 mark, today,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
FEW PEOPLE GREET
 TAFT IN MICHIGAN;
 CHILLY RAIN FALLS
l Speech Takes Ground That Administra. iion is Committed to Tariff Revision, Bul Scientifically, Through
 Tariff Board

quoted clauses endorsing the policy or the Republican State convention of Ohio, New York, Winconsin. Iowa and Kansas, the very States whose insur- gent Republicans voted for the tariff bill. The measure, the President de- clared, did not represent a proper measure of protection of the indus tries affected and was, therefore, not good Republican legislation.
 eff [ had allowed the wool bill to become a law" he said, 'the progress toward a better revision of the tariff would have been entirely lost and the policy thrown to the winds.
 The President declared also that the hasty framing of important tariff bills at an extra session of Congress called for another purpose was unnecessary as the tariff board had been instruct ed to report particularly on wool in time for the action at the regular ses- sion this winter.
 In conclusion. the President defiant ly outlined his tariff policy and de- clared that he would pursue that pol icy at all hazards.
 "I insist" he said, that we have now reached point when everyone ought to realize that the tariff ought not to be changed and business dis turbed, except upon information which will allow us to pass bills that will disturb it least The natural opera tion of the tariff under such condi- tions, with American ingenuity, is done to reduce the cost of production, and that in itself, if we adhere to that policy, a reduction of tariff rates from time to time. But to cut them now with 'blacksmith's tools is to invite. in the next two or four years. a revolution of feeling and then a re- currence of higher rates and the old system of high tariffs I propose to stop such movement so far as can and to secure a reduction in Ac- cor1ance with the Republican plat form and on information accurate and impartial. If that policy. is not ap- proved by the electorate, then. of course. those of us who are now in office must give way to those who will carry out different policy. But while we are in office, our duty ought clearly to be understood because we believe it. is right and because we be- lieve that a fuil discussion -andfaclear perception on the part of the people will convince them ultimately to ap- prove and adopt it.