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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
HE MAY VETO IT,
Governor Undecided About the
Regent Bill.
Utilities Measure and Inheri.
tance Still Unsigned.

The governor is seriously consider
ing the board of regents bill today. He
has not yet made up his mind to sign
the measure consolidating all the edu-
cational institutions under one board
He may yet veto the bill, not because
he opposes the principle, but the de-
tails by which the principle is work ed
out. 1t is understood that the gov
ernor has wired to a number of edu-
cationa1 authorities throughout the
country asking their opinion in re-
gard to the matter.
The legislature met this morning at
IL o'clock, but transacted no business,
received no messages and Immediate
ly adjourned to o'clock this evening
Besides the board of regents bill
there yet remain the utilities bill in
the governors hands and the amend
ment to the inheritance tax law to dis
and again he may veto the entire
batch However, it is believed that
the regents bill and inheritance tax
are the only two he is considering with
any degree of doubt.
The legislative halls Icok like the
morning after the night before The
janitorS have days work ahead to
clean up the muss. A score or more
OF senators and representatives were
assembled in the halls this morning to
talk it over. Most of them left at noon
today.
Any house member who presid ed
over the committee of the whole will
testify willingly as to the worth and
wisdom of Will Montgomery, secre-
taly to the speaker, who sat constant
ly day and night by the presiding of
ficer's chair and coached all of them
on parliamentary practice and proce-
dure. Always cool and confident
Montgomery was lot of help during
the tumultuous debates. He kept tab
on all the routine business of the
house and was referred to by the
speaker throughout the session as one
would refer to an encyclopedia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
SPENT OVER A BILLION.
Aggregate of Appropriations Made by
the Last Congress.

Washington, March 11-Appro-
priationS at the last session of con-
gress aggregated $1,O25, ,4S9,662, ac-
cordfng to the statements issued by
ex-Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa, and ex-Representative Living
ston of Georgia, who were respectively
chairman and ranking Democrat of
the house appropriations committee in
the last congress.
Mr.. Tawney says this is less than
one million dollars in excess of the to-
tai estimates of President Taft on
which the appropriations are based,
pays high tribute to the executive for
good faith in ScrutiniZing estimates
and computes that the surplus of rev.
enues next year will not be less than
$26, 1000 which, with any part of
the treasury cash balance, may be ap-
piled to the sinking fund.
Against this Mr.. Livingston says, the
last session record demonstrated that
when the Democratic party comes into
complete control of the government,
this billion dollar mark for a ses-
SiOnS appropriations established four
years ago at the first session of the
Sixtieth congress, cannot be substan-
TALLY lowered, if lowered at ALL
Mr.. Tawney renews his recommen-
dation for the consolidation of the ap-
preparation jurisdiction of the house
under the single committee of suffi-
sections of the country and of all
branches of the public service. Eight
committees now consider the report
appropriation bills and Mr. Tawney
says no reform is more important.
The committee on appropriations
which reports more than half of the
total appropriations of congress, re-
ported at the first regular session of
the last congress SIG, ,933,925 less than
the estimates, while the appropriations
by all the other appropriating COM
mittees, according to Mr.. Tawney were
$27, ,402 in excess of the estimates.
Mr.. Tawney asserts that if this con-
solidation reform had been effected 1t
would have saved 62 million dollars
at that session alone.
Declaring that the Democrats de-
sire to save the people of this coun-
try from the danger which threatens
them because of the rampant expen-
diture of their money, which has been
going on for the last IL years." Mr..
Livingston contends that militarism is
menace and that Democratic acces-
sion will prevent national bankruptcy.
He says it is a superhuman task to
restore expenditures to a normal level
because of the enormous liability fas-
tened on the treasury 'by. the statu-
tory increase of the enlisted strength
of the army and the navy fourfOld
since Mr.. Roosevelt was so unhap-
PLY called to the executive office of
the republic"
Sounding a note of alarm against
a "threatened onerous" direct tax with
all it's inquisitorial features, Mr.. Liv-
ingston says that if that day comes,
.'the people will rise in their might
with cry that will be heard to the
remotest corners of the earth and
shake from themselves and their pos
terity the manacles of burdensome
taxation fostered by the Republican
party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
SEAS WERE BOISTEROUS.
High Waves Do Damage to Barber
Line Steamer.

Boston, March lit is tale of un-
usually bo1sterous winter seas that the
Barber line steamer Suruge, from Ma
Mia and Singapore brings to port here
today. accounting for extensive dam
age to the vessel. Waves more than a
hundred feet high swept the decks on
March Z, Captain Best said, and he
pointed out the lesults in the loss of
deck houses and ventilators, smashed
wood work, battered 1ifeboats and ruin
in cabins and quarters. Even the sa-
loon bulkhead, constructed of heavy
steel, gave way under the heavy on
slaught.
Captain Best was four days and
nights without sleep, on duty contin-
ually in the pilot house.
The vessel has cargo of 1000 bales
of hemD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
A TELEPHONE MERGER.
Over Five Million Dollars Is Involved
by Consolidation.

Utica, N. Y, March 11.-Over So
600, 900 is involved in a telephone
merger, announcement of which is
made here. The Friendship Telephone
company, acting for the New York, or
Bell company, has made an offer to
purchase the outstanding stock and
bonds of a system of independent tele-
phone lines operating throughout
western and central New York, in
cluding sycstems in Rochester, Syra-
cuse, Utica, Rome and other cities.
The proposition has the endorse
ment of the board of directors of each
company and circular notice to the
holders of these securities of the sew
eraI companies involved stating the
terms of the purchase will be mailed
in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
BIGGEST IN THE WORLD
New York's New Postof1ice Will Cost
Five Million.

New York, March 1.-THE contracts
just awarded for New Yorks new gen.
eraI postoffice assure the metropolis
the largest and inest postoffice build
ing in the United States, if not in the
world. The total cost will exceed five
and a quarter million dollars, and the
structure will be the biggest govern
ment building in New York. 1t is to
be completed in February, 1913, and
will have a frontage of 575 feet with a
depth of 335 feet.
-7he site adjoins that of the new
PENNSYLVANIA railroad station at
Eighth avenue and Thirty fourth
street, and the architecture of the two
buildings is similar. Nearly two thou
sand men will be employed in the vari-
Gus departments. The Pennsylvania
railroad will run it's mail trains direct
L. into the basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11

in his case an effort to gain public pity
is suggested.
The priest who once obtained Erri-
cones freedom by telling the author
tiles that another man had confessed
the murders under the seal of the con-
fessional, was allowed, when the pro-
ceedings opened to sit outside the pris-
oners' cage. Abbatemaggio was per-
mitted the distinction of being the
only one of the prisoners to go from
prison to court without handcuffs.
The court entered at 10:15 o'clock
and the selection of the jury was be-
gun at once. Twenty-four men were
chosen, twelve for the jury proper
and twelve as substitutes in case OF
the illness or unexpected incapacity of
the regular jurors.
Defendants Are Questioned.
When the jury had been sworn
President Bianchi questioned the pris-
oners closely, concerning their ca
reers. This examination concluded, a
mass of documents was presented by
Cavaliero Sanford, the kings prosecu-
tor, who has charge of the prosecu-
ton. These included the testimony of
more than four hundred witnesses.
The most interesting paper was re-
port from the New York police de-
partment concerning the arrest of
Erricone in the city and what the
to learn about him and his associates.
The report was signed by Joseph Pet
rosino.
The defendants originally numbered
AZ. OF these three are fugitives. two
have been released under surveillance
and one, Giro Alfano, a brother of Err
ricone, died in prison.
Six hundred witnesses were offered
for the defense. The court ruled that
only $50 should be called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
FOR The COMMISSION.
Colonel Roosevelt Endorses New Sys-
tenn of City Government.

Birmingham, Ala, March 11.-Ap-
proval of the commission form of gov
ernment in municipal affairs charac-
terized Colonel Roosevelt's address to
the citizens of Birmingham, who a4e
about to experiment with the commits
sion system.
You are the first city of the size
that has the commission form of gov
ernment in your municipal affairs.
Now, 1 believe in the commission sys-
tenn and I am glad you are going to try
the experiment. You are going to try
an experiment which think is fraught
with infinite promise for good. I be-
lieve in the short ballot and I believe
in efficiency, in responsibility and W.
have a right to look to you to see
that you do your duty and make tha
form of government work WE'LL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11

mailed to the morning paper at the
box at the transfer station on the
southwest corner of Eighth and Kan
sas avenue, between and 10:30
o'clock last night.
The bulk of the mail taken last night
at 1O:30 by ]. w. Fisher, the collector,
was from this place. According to Mr..
Fisher. who also collects at Prudential
Savings bank, the National hotel, the
Throop hotel, and the Glenwood hotel
and the Fifth Avenue hotel, no mail
was taken from the boxes at the latter
two hotels, very little at the Throop
and National and only one card from
the Prudential Bank box.
The postmark is dated 1880 p. M.
on the envelope received by the morn
ing paper. 1t was addressed with a
biiihead of that paper. The coins were
wrapped in a piece of a Kansas City
neMSpaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
MORE COINS RECEIVED.
Morning Paper Gets Four of Plat
Gold Dollars


In addition to the State Journal re-
ceiving eight of the coins owned by
Benjamen Platt, who was murdered in
his store at S19 North Kansas ayenue
the night of February %, another en-
velope containing four of the coins was
received by the Daily Capital about
midnight last night. However the
identity of the murderer is still a mys-
terry. The coins are good dollars dater
1861. 1873. 1874 and 1904. The 1904 coin
is souvenir of the Lewis-Clark ex-
position and bears a likeness of the
face of Lewis and Clark on its faces.
also the words. United States of Amer
lea, on the front and Lewis Clark F,x-
position Portland, Ore, 1904 on tho
back.
This is the third package of these
coins to be mailed to Topeka peopie.
The first was received in the mail bv
DR.. H. H. Keith, county coroner. Tues
day afternoon.
The second one mailed to the state
Journal had been mailed in the bo,-
on the northeast corner of Eighth anr;
Kansas avenue, between 9:45 Thursda V
night and $40 Friday morning. Al
Ferguson, city collector, who gets +hs,
mail from that box, remembers coIlect-
ing it. He makes his last collection a:
that box at 9:45 p. M, and his 5rst
at $40 a. m.
The third package. it is believed. was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
POISONED BY CANDY.
School Children Warned to Abstain
From Eating 1t.

Paterson. n. J., March 11.-seven-
teen hundred pupils in the Paterson
public schools have been warned by
the school authorities to abstain from
eating candy until an investigation has
determined the cause of the death of
William Bider, a pupil of school No. 4.
Circumstances indicate that he was
poisoned by candy purchased near the
school Within the last month several
children attending the school have been
compelled to remain at home on ac-
count of illness, their symptoms in
most cases indicating ptomaine pois-
oning.
Samples of the suspected candy have
been seized and it is expected that sew
eral arrests will follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS.
Is Sent to a Little Girl by Mayor
GaynOr.

New York, March 11.-Mayor Gaynor
gives a recipe for keeping happy in q
letter to a little girl who wrote him
thanking him for a small favor grant
ed at her request Says the mayor in
characteristic vein:
"'I am glad that you are as happy as
you say. Everybody ought to be happy.
1t does no good to be any other way.
When anything discouraging or annoy
ing happens, just say to yourself well,
it will be all right The next time
something good will happen. Then
you will feel bully
Sincerely yours,
ssWILLLAM 7 GAYNOR-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
NO MORE ORDERS.
Border Army Will Not Be Increased
Except by Recruit.

Washington, March 11.-No addi-
tional troops have been ordered to
Texas or California, nor are such or
ders in contemplation at the present
time, according to General Leonard
Wood, chief of staff. His statement
was in answer to the report that the
war department was preparing to
send another division to the south
ern frontier
1t is made clear officially in army
circles that the forces in process of
m mobilization at San Antonio, Calves
ton and San Diego, are adequate for
the time being.
The war department however, is re-
cruiting the infantry regiments
of Major General Carriers divi-
sion at San Antonio to their full
strength. The division now numbers
about 10000 enlisted men. 1t is ex-
pected this total will be increased to
16, 600 men by the addition of recruits
in the ordinary way. This division
at full war strength should consist of
nine regiments of infantry composed
of three brigades of three regiments
regiment of 1900 men, a brigade of
two regiments of field artillery num-
bering $3.50 men; one battalion of
engineers numbering 500 men; two
companies of signal corps with 200
men; four ambulance companies of
31S men and four field hospitals with
230 men.
At the rate the mobilization of the
troops in the department of Texas is
proceeding the soldiers from the other
departm ents which were ordered to
Texas should be at their destinations
by Monday morning at the latest.
From Fort Monroe it was reported
that the big transports Fitzpatrick, Nc
Cle1lan and Sumner had sailed for
Galveston this morning with "a COM
panies of the coast artillery from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
SUPREME COUNT DECISIONS.
RY JOHNSTON. G. T.

BY JOHNSTON, G. ].
F. J. Feight. appellee, VS.. o. L. This
Ter. appellant; appeal from Republic
county. Affirmed.
Ray Hull, appellant, VS.. B. d. Allen,
appellee; appeal from Sedgwick coun
ty. Affirmed
Martha Overly ct al, appellants VS..
from Lyon county. Affirmed.
William Lewis, appellant, VS.. Cher
okee & Pittsburg Coal and Mining Co.,
corporation. appellee; appeal from
Crawford county. Affirmed.
J. B. Bertrand, appellee, VS.. the K. {.
NJ. & o. Ry. Co.. appellent; appeal FROM
Sedgwick county. Reversed and re-
manded for a new trial.
u. S. Banking Co., appellee, VS.. Anna
Wilson Veale, appellant; appeal from
Shawnee county. Affirmed.
BY BURCH, J.
J. E. Smith ct al, appellants, VS.. The
Chicago Lumber and Coal CO., appel
lee; appeal from Cover county. AT
firmed.
H. c.. Mayse, appellant. VS.. Jerome
Clark county Petition for a rehearinS
denied.
In re, NJ. G. Gardner; original pro-
ceeding in habeas corpus. Petitioner
discharged, judgment against respond
ent
George G. Griffin ct al, appellants,
VS. The Fredonia Brick Co, appellee;
appeal from Wilson county. Reversed
and remanded for q new trial.
The State of Kansas ex rel, appellee,
VS.. The state Bank of Circleville, ap-
pellant; appeal from Jackson county.
Affirmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
TAFT TO TAKE A REST.
He Will Play Golf and Ride in ar
Automobile.

Augusta, Ga, March n.-President
Taft reached Augusta early today for a
brief period of rest before returning TO
Washington. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen
Taft will join the president tomorrow.
Mr.. Taft will play golf every morn
ing and motor during the afternoon.
A private telephone has been set up
direct from his room to the White
House.
John D. Rockefeller is a fellow-guest
with the president at the hotel and
there is much speculation as to wheth
er or not :. golf match might be ar
ranged between the two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
WEATHER IS STILL WARM.
Mercury Again Near the 20 Degree
Mark.

This is the warmest day of 1911
thus far with the exception of Feb
ruary 3 when the mercury climbed
slightly above the II degree mark.
The highest temperature today was
recorded at 1915 o'clock-seventy
and sixth-tenthS degrees.
Eleven years ago on March IL the
temperature stood at 80 degrees.
Ninety-three degrees is the high mark
for March. according to the govern
ment weather observer. Fair and
cooler weather is predicted for tonight
and Sunday, with possibly a slight
shower late this afternoon. The hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
BIG SLIDE OF EARTH.
Three WorIkmen Killed at the Gatun
Dam.

Colon, March 11.-There was a big slide
of earth at the north end of the Gatun
lock of the Panama canal last night. The
mass buried steam shovel and caught
a gang of workmen, killing two Spaniards
and an italian and injuring several 9TH
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
weather Indications.

Chicago, March 1l-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair and colder to-
night and Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11

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The Detroit times., 1911-11-29
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
PERJURERS Is STARTED

Prosecutor Shepherds campaign
against perjurers resulted in the ar
rest. Tuesday afternoon, of Christian
Christensen aged 80. OF No. sos Fort
ST. east. Christensen obtained a di-
vorce from his wife. last September,
0y means of perjured testimony, It is
charged
He testified in Judge Hosmers
court that he had not seen his wife for
five years. and expressed the belief
that she had returned TO her home In
Norway. On the strength of this testi-
mony he was given a decree. with the
custody OF their child. In her effort
to recover her child Mrs Christensen
called on Prosecutor Shepherd and
told him that she had seen her hus-
hand frequently. that he had called on
her. had taken her to theaters and
had given her presents. The first Mrs.
Christensen knew OF the divorce was
when he husband showed her a clip
ping from a paper.
When taken before the prosecutor
Christensen at first denied her story,
but when showed photograph of him
self. on which he had written his sig
nature, together with the date. April.
1911. he confessed that his testimony
was false Dr. ]. Screnson. No. 353
Brainard-st.. also told the prosecutor
.hat Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen had
been In his Office together several
times last summer.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-29
YOUTH MEETS DEATH
IN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT

n. Menzel, 8 years old. boarding
at No. $50 Fort-st. east, was killed
Tuesday afternoon. in the plant Of
the Anderson Forge and Machine
Co., Jefferson-ave. and Connor's s
creek. The youth was running the
freight elevator and while it was
in motion, he stuck his head out
and II was crushed against one OF
the floors. Coroner Burgess decided
an inquest unnecessary. The boys
home was in Cleveland, where mis-
parents reside.
SUPPRESS
A highly colored picture of the
Beattie electrocution, used to ad-
vertise a musical comedy attraction
booked in Detroit next week, was
ordered removed from the window Of
the confectionery store in the
Lyceum theater building, by Capt
Alphonse Baker, of the central po-
lice station. Tuesday afternoon.
The picture represented Beattio
bound TO the chair, with the execu-
tioner about to press the button that
would release the electric current
Underneath the picture in big red
letters, was printed the words Let
George Do IT,, which is the name OF
the attraction booked for the Lyceum
theater next week Detective Black
confiscated the picture.
I'VE want no pictures of the Beat
tie execution shown around here"
said Capt. Baker. I'm this case, IL
seems to me that the advertising
agents OF that show are displaying
very poor taste. There are lots of
legitimate ways OF advertising the
atrical productions.
Several moving picture companies
want to give portrayals of the Beat
tie execution in this city, but / want
them all TO understand they will not
be tolerated in Detroit. / think the
sensational newspapers with their
splashy headlines have given the
public all they care to hear, see or
read about that Beattie case"
The Detroit times., 1911-11-29
ADVISES COMMITTEE TO
END ALASKA INQUIRY
Louis d. Brandeis Says Taft
Has Reversed His Policy In
Favor of LaFollette Plan.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-Announc-
ing that the new Alaskan policy of
Secretary OF the Interior Fisher. in
Gorsed by President Taft, marks a
Revelsal of policy" on the Alaskan
problem and brings the administration
in this respect into accord with the
I.aFollette. POindexter and Robinson
Works bills, I.otffs d. Brandeis. in a
letter made public today by Chairman
Graham Dem, Ills), of the house
committee on expenditures in the in
terror department. advised the discon-
tinuance of the Controlley Ray in
vestigation.
Brandeis acted as counsel for the
committee and was assisted by Amos
Pinchot, counsel for the National
Conservation association, who con-
Cured in his recommendation to the
committee. After an exhaustive in
vestigation, Brandeis says that the
elimination of a large tract of land
in aid of the Controller Railroad 4
Navigation CO., was opposed TO the
best interests of the people" but that
he found mo evidence of illegality or
bad faith on the part of any govern
ment official"
The Detroit times., 1911-11-29
THIEF CARRIES OFF JEWELS
WORTH OVER TWO THOUSAND
While George Rau's Family Is
AT Dinner, Adjoining Room
Is Looted.

While the family of George Rau, No.
% Forestave. east. was at dinner.
tuesday evening a daring thief entered
the front door and stole from Mrs
Rau's room on the first. floor and ad-
joining the room where the family was
eating, jewels valued at 5000. The
robbery was discovered about o'clock
and was Immediately reported at po-
lice headquarters. Detectives have
been at work since, but no trace of the
thief has been discovered.
Mrs. Raus niece heard noise in
the front part of the house, while din
ner was in progress. but paid no at
tention TO il. as she attributed it to
some other members Of the family.
who were not at the table. The front
door had been closed, but was not
locked and the thief walked in through
the door.
The jewels. as listed TO the police,
included pair of diamond earrings,
valued at $500; a two-carat diamond
ring, $500; one and half carat dia-
mond, 5000: a one-carat ring. $3.50, one
guard ring set with small diamonds,
s35; turquoise ring. set with a clus-
ter of diamonds, $275; one brooch, $50,
and an evening ring, set with Is dia-
monds, 5000.
All OF the jewelry is the property
Of Mrs Rau and is highly priced by
ker, not alone for the value of tho
Jewels. but for The associations that
surround them.