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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-21

The form of city government and
the manner Of conducting city elec.
lions were, both changed by the last
legislature.
As to the form of government. The
government now existing in Logan
City, as is generally known. consists
of ten councilmen, one from each
municipal precinct. and mayor ell
ected at large. making eleven in all.
Under the new form Of government
the city council is completely done
away with, and in its place the mum.
cipal affairs of Logan City under the
new law. will be conducted by three
commissioners and an auditor. One
of the commissioners is called may.
or" but Is voted with no more
authority than either of the other
two. The commissioners, as well as
the auditor. are elected at large. The
business OF the city. outside of du-
ties of the auditor, will be divided be-
tween the three commissioners. each
taking his share, and each being di.
cectly responsible for his particular
part
New Method Of Election.
As to the change in the method Of
election: In the past the tickets TO
be voted upon at the polls have been
made up at political conventions held
by the various political parties. Tn.
der the new method of election the
political convention is entirely done
away with, and the tickets to be vot
ed upon at the polls on the regular
election day are made up at what is
called a primary This primary takes
place on Oct. cath, next Tuesday, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22

ferent churches. it was not intended to
cover. It was intended to cover those
people who go out themselves and send
out emissaries throughout the state
begging funds to sustain their snide in
stitutions only and for the purpose.
mainly of furnishing themselves job.
We think in giving. the board such au-
thority as We did that it is ample pro-
lection to such institutions that should
not be molested and in fact unless some
complaint is made the board will have
notice of any violations OF the law
The churches and the various cfarit-
able organizations with benevolent
work are the ones that are causing the
trouble to the board now. If they do
solicit funds and do not have the GER
tificate 1t may mean a heavy fine to
them, when they were not intended to
come under the law at ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
ALL Is MADE CLEAR.
Real Significance of the Army Move
ment to the Border Explained.

Washington, March 22.-The So
called Mexican situation has cleared
considerably. The attitude of the
United states government has been
MADE plain and there need no longer
be any doubt. it was said by adninis-
tration officials, regarding the presi-
dents policy
Mr.. Taft has announced he will do
everything possible to maintain the
friendly relations existing between
this country and Mexico. Any rup-
ture must come as the result of some
overt act on American soil. The
United States has no desire to interfere
IN the Internal affairs of Mexico and
Presldent Taft will not recommend
any such interference to congress un-
less circumstances permit of no other
possible course
The American troops were sent to
Texas and prepared for any emergency
on the strength of reports which in
dlcated that conditions in Mexico were
approaching such chaos that at any
time might threaten American lives
and property.
These reports were of such a ma
ture that President Taft felt he could
not fail to heed them. He acted quick
ly and hoped the threat of danger
would be stayed. He believes this has
been accomplished and that the pres
ence of the army in Texas, within
striking distance of the Mexican bor-
der, has had a SOLDERING influence and
that Americans and American prop
erty will be respected.
There will be no move toward the
Mexican border unless outrages SO fla
grant as to call for the presence of a
protecting force occur. Even in the
Taft would not think of acting with
out the consent of congress.
Reports Anuse President.
| The limitations upon the power of
the president to commit an act that
might be interpreted as an act of war
are so well defined that Mr.. Taft has
been amused at many of the reports
as to what he proposed to do with
the army after it was mobilized
The president felt that it was his
duty as commando -in-chief of the
army and navy to prepare for an
emergency so that if congress should
be called upon to act its orders could
be carried out with the greatest pos
Sible speed
How long the troops will remain in
Texas will depend entirely upon devel-
opments in Mexico. The United States
government has determined to give
President Diaz every chance to restore
order. President Taft has determined
that this government shall fulfill its
| international obligations in stopping
the smuggling Of arms and ammuni-
ton across the border
Jne enforcement OF the neutrality
| laws called for the presence of many
additional troops and was one of the
causes of the recent arrnv movements
Mexico has made no protest against
the presence of troops in Texas. Such
a protest would be regarded as undip-
lomatic inasmuch as the troops are or
American soil and must remain or
| American soil until congress shal
| otherwise direct.
There is every reason to believe
that the troops will remain in Texas
for at least four months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
AROUND GREAT BRITAIN.
Aero Club Has Received Official Con-
ditions of 1,OOO-NIiIe Flight.

New York. March 22.-The Aero
Club of America has just received the
official conditions of the 1,000-nile
aeropIane race around Great Britain
for a prize of $4,000, which is to be
held next July. The contest will COM
mence on Saturday, JULY %, and fin
ish at the latest on August s.
The race is open to competitors of
any nationality holding an aviator's
certificate from the International
Aeronautic federation. An entrance
fee of $500 is required of each COM
petitor toward the expenses of the
Royal Aero club in conducting the
competition.
The course is divided into five Sec
tions:
1-Brooklands to Hendon 20 miles.
2-Hendon to Edinburgh. 343 miles.
Edinburgh to Bristol, 3SS miles.
4-Bristol to Brighton. 214 miles.
5-Brighton to Brooklands, 40 miles.
'The object of the contest it is
stated. ''has been to impose conditions
to spur inventors and designers to the
production of a thoroughly practical
and efficient flying machine. No gim-
crack freak is likely to survive the
severe test, which is not so much de-
signed for swiftness as for strength
and endurance"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
HANSON FACES INQUIRY.
MCPHERSON Lawyer Himself Arrested
on Insanity Charge.

Mcpherson, Kan, March 22.-While
coming from the Union Pacific depot
yesterday Sheriff jackson served a
warrant on j. E. Hanson, the well
known Lindsborg attorney, to appear
before Probate Judge Walker.
The complaint was sworn out by
A1tel Waller, and charged Hanson
with being insane. The complaint
names Drs. Arnold. c. E. Bergreten
and z. o. Smith as physicians whom
the court can refer to substantiate the
charge.
The warrant asks that Hanson be
committed to some hospital for the
insane, and that a guardian be ap-
pointed over his estate. The probate
Judge set Hanson'S case for trial this
afternoon.
Hanson is the attorney from Linds-
borg who has caused SO much trouble
within the last year by his conduct in
court and his suits against officials.
He sued the supreme court for $780,
900 damages for what he considered
sIanderous matter in their decision
against him. He has also created
more or less excitement by his suits
to have patients released from the in
sane asylum.
Hanson fled In the supreme court to-
day an application for writ of ha-
cas- corpus to secure his release from
the Jail He asserts that he is not
legally held and also that he is per-
fectly sane and thinks that the COM
plaint of insanity is a trumped up
matter. He cites his petition as one of
the matters in support of his sanity as
written document and that no insane
man cOl1Id preDare such an instrument.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
TRYING TO STOP RUMOR.
President Taft Calls Japanese Ambas-
sador to Conference.

Washington, March 22.-President
Taft invited Baron Uchida, the jap
anese ambassador, to a conference at
the White House this afternoon The
presidents object in doing this is to
personally set at rest the various ir-
responsible stories that have been
published to the effect that the army
man neuvers in Texas and California
were in a vague way directed toward
Japan.
President Taft has been greatly an
noyed by the persistent reports that
Japan had negotiated a secret agree
ment with Mexico for coaing station
on the Pacific coast and that the
United States was menacing Mexico as
protest.
Denials from the Japanese en-
bassy and from the ambassador him
self as to the coaling station story as
well as denials from tho state depart
ment as to any connection of Japan
wit hthe maneuvers have failed to
stop the reports which the president
regards as malicious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
HITS THIN HARD.
Law Passed by Legislature Puts
Curb on Soliciting.
Much Mere Far Reaching Than
at First Supposed.
O.K.BOARD OF CONTROL
Must First Have Approval of
State Officers.
Applies to Churches and BeneV.
Olent Organizations.

1t has just been discovered that one
of the laws passed by the recent leg
islature is going to cause a heap of
trouble for some people. The law is
intended to regulate the work of some
snide charitable organizations that
were organized and are operated for
ths benefit of a few persons But in
making it possible to regulate this one
organization the law was made so
broad that it catches the churches,
charitable and benevolent organiza-
ticns and the parochiaI and private
schools which depend for their sup
port upon the contributions of the
friends.
The law is Senate Bill 295. 1t was
introduced by Senator Stewart of
Wichita at the request of ]. E. How
arc, president of the Associated Char
tiles and Corrections society of WSHhi-
ia. The bill requires that all chari-
table and benevolent organizations
which wish to solicit funds outside the
county in which the institution is To-
Gated must be incorporated in Kansas
or i'll another state and have author
ity to do business in Kansas under the
corporation laws.
The law continues:
THAT before any such institution
by its officers, agents or solicitors shall
solicit such funds within more than
one county of the state of Kansas its
charter and it's general standing and
purposes. shall be carefully examined
by the state board of control and a
certificate granting the privileges of
so soliciting throughout the state of
Kansas issued by said board, but said
board may refuse in its discretion to
grant such certificate if in its judg-
ment there is no necessity nor gen.
f-r- .o1- f&rrf fr1r1
or for any other reason satisfactory to
said board.
Each and every officer. agent or
solicitor of such institution shall
when soliciting funds within the state
of Kansas exhibit to the person solicit
ed either the original certificate issued
by the state board of control or eer-
titled copy thereof.
That by the word institution in
this act shall be meant any aggrega-
ton of individuals, whether two or
more. working for a common pur-
pose"
The penalty for violating the law -
a fine of from ten to one thousand dol
lars.
H. C. Bowman, chairman of the board
of control, when he first saw a copy of
the law thought that it would make
churches and the church organizations
come under the provisions of the act.
ne WIOIG IO NIL IIOWdIO5 clSh1ilS WllSA
the law came from and what it was in
tended to apply to. Mr. Howard has
written the following:
1--WE have no knowledge of any other
law in any other state that covers this
particular problem and we drew it on
our own fund of information as to the
necessity for such a law and endeav-
ored to cover our troubles in Wichita.
1T is quite possible that this is too
broad and covers, if strictly construed,
some charitable work done by the diff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
TO RAISE MO. P. FUNDS
Directors select Executives to Procure
Millions.

New York, March 22-Directors of
the Missouri Pacific Railway company
interested themselves today in the Sc
lection of an executive committee
which will devote itself in the next five
years to raising the necessary millions
to rehabilitate the road.
The office of chairman of the board
is to be created and George ]. Gould is
slated for that position, while the Of
flee of president will be filled later.
E. D. Adams, representative of the
Deutsche bank, will be elected to the
executive committee, which will con-
sist of Messrs. Adams, Frederick Gates,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the new presi-
dent, George J. Gould, E. T. Jeffery and
Kingdom Gould. Until a chief is chosen
G. S. Clarke. vice president. will serve
on the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
THEY HIDE OUT.
Two Members Of California SEN
ate Can't Be Found.
Call OF the House Has Existed
Since Yesterday.

Sacramento, March 22.-After a night
of failure upon the part of the sergeant
of arms, local police and deputy sheriffs
to locate them the two state senators
whose absence is blocking the work of
the upper house were still missing this
morning. The senate has been under
call Of the house, the official summons
for the presence of all members, since
$50 p. m. yesterday. It is under agree
ment to remain SO until noon today or
longer if necessary to bring to its bar
Senators Cassidy and Hare, both of
San Francisco At $50 a. m. the call
had exceeded in duration any in the
history of the state except one.
The senator's presence was demanded
on the final roll call on a motion to re-
nsider the vote by which an anti
injunction bill was passed. Senator
Cassidy was absent when the call of
the house was made. Senator Hare
was present but later he climbed out Of
a window.
The sergeant-at-arms was ordered to
use his entire staff and to call upon the
chief of police and on the sheriff of
in the two senator's All night auto
mobiles loaded with men flashed
through the darkness in search of the
senators. The capitol itself was cx-
plored, the town was combed and par
ties went out along the more frequent
ed roads as far as sixteen miles, but
without result.
Plans for adjournment next Monday
are considered thwarted or imperiled by
tn delay, and what effect the situation
will have on general legislation is not
vet determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
DR.. ASHLEY IS DEAD.
Young Physician q Victim of His
Fight Against Spotted Fever.

New York March 22.-Dr Edward
F. Ashley, a bacteriologist, died on
Swinburne island in New York harbor,
last night, a martyr to his fight against
the entry in this port of cerebral spinal
meningitis through infected Greek
immigrants Inoculated in handling
the cases, he became i'll or Sunday and
was treated with serum by DR.. Simon
Flexner, it's discoverer.
DIR. Ashley was a graduate of Yale
and of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons. New York City. He had
been assisting DR.. A. Fl. Doty, health
officer of the port. for about nine
months.
ssHis case was exceedingly malig-
nant." said DIR. Doty, land a previous
attack of bronchitis increased its Sc
verify and had largely to do with the
fatal result In this DIR. Flexner con-
ours
DR.. Ashley was 80 years old and
had been engaged in taking the suf-
fering Greek immigrants from incom-
ing vessels. Sixteen were removed to
Swineburne island, victims of menin-
gifts. Six had died and in each case
an autopsy was performed. While en-
gagged in this work the young physi-
clan became infected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
HARNESS THE RIVER.
Commercial Club Will Have Expert
Look 1t Over.

H. Won Schon of Detroit, Mich, who
is said to be one of the greatest hy-
draulic engineers of this country, will
come to Topeka with the object Of
making report on the possibility OF
utilizing the Waterpower of the Kaw
at Topeka for commercial purposes.
1t was decided at meeting of the
board of directors of the Commercial
club held Immediately preceding the
$50 1fnner Tuesday night to send for
this expert. and at a later date have
him before a special meeting of the
club and give talk on Hydro Elec-
trio Power for Topeka"
N B. Burge and other business men
of the city have interested capitalists
in the proposition of furnishing power
for manufacturing firms. and If the
report of the engineer is favorable it
is not at all unlikely that Topeka will
eventually have a power plant which
will be capitalized at two million of dol
lars.
The idea is bv no means new one
but I'D to this time no expert lnforma-
ton has been obtained, the flood OF
1903 and the panic of 1907 having had
much to do with the temporary aband-
onment of the project.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
FOOD CUT OFF.
Mexican Rebels Surround a Num-
ber of Towns.
Will Permit No Provisions to
Enter These Places.
FLEE TOWARD BORDER
Hundreds of Refugees Making
the Journey on Foot.
Real Reason for q. s. Army
TOWARD BORDER
Real Reason for q. S. Army
Movement Given Out.

FL Paso, March 2-News from the
interior Of the war zone" today
states that the Mexican insurrectos
have surrounded many small towns ana
nave notified the inhabitants that they
will allow no provisions to reach them
IRON the surrounding country. The in
surrectos have determined that tile
supply of provisions shall remain in
their hands and it is feared that non
com batants will be subjected to still
greater hardships by the blockade.
Hundreds OF refugees are reported to
be fleeing toward the border, many Of
them attempting to make the journey
on foot
Colonel Samuel Garcia Cuellar. of
PRESIDENT Diaz's military staff. is still
lncapacitated by his wound at Casas
Grandes. Colonel Rabago is Thought
to be marching to Casas Grandes to re-
1eve him as it is known that Presf-
cent Dlaz has sent a personal courier.
with instructions that Colonel CueIIar
be escorted to some point where ne
may receive adequate medical atteL-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
GLASS FOR MAYOR.
MarysviIIe Nominates Him as Peoples
Candidate.

Marysville. Kan, March 22-At a peo-
ple's convention held here last night a
high compliment was paid Judge w
S. Glass, the citizens of Marysville
showing their appreciation of his in
tegrity as q citizen by unanimously
nominating him for the office of may
or Of this city, Notwithstanding the
fact that he had recently been deposed
from the state tax commission board
by Governor Stubbs-
1t is Judge Glass Intention to re-
turn to Marysville with his family and
resume mis- practice of law which he
discontinued to assume the duties de-
yolving upon him when chosen as a
member of the state tax commission
board by Governor Hoch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22

Keith envelope at all and that per-
haps the police have been on the
wrong trail
Sheriff Norton quite agrees with ST.
mon. 1t is the opinion of the sheriff
that the state should keep it's hands
off until some day perhaps it will get
real sure enough clue and enough
evid ence to send man to the peni-
tentiary without further investigation.
81 talked the matter over with Mr..
Simon," said Norton, ''and we agreed
that we couldn't convict on our pres
to Spencer to look up Lolley's actions
when he was there. We will keep right
at work on the case
Chief Jenkins appeared to be just Il
bit peeved because Lolley was released,
as is natural. The county officers are
proceedings are made farce.
I'VE think we have been dealing with
the right parties declared Jenkins,
but of course we didn't have as much
evidence as we might. The boys are
still at work on the case and we will
do our BEST
That is as far as the officers desire
to go. Of course they admit that the
loss of the newspaper clipping was un-
fortunate. They regret that Iolley got
word to the Berrey woman and sent
messages to his friends. Further they
regret that LOlley kept posted on the
officers actions and was allowed TO
read the newspapers while he was in
jail.
It as just four weeks ago this after
noon that Platt was murdered in his
little store across the river. A dozen
clues have been offered to the public.
But the one that seemed to connect and
showed a bit of class. was the one THAI
indicated LoIley had some knowledge of
the crime Several of the out of town
detectives have returned to their
homes. Local officers admit they have
no further clues. In few days the
Platt murder mystery will probably be
a matter of criminal history. The Of
ficers have blocked their own game,
There is little hope that an arrest will
be made. It is little short of public
disgrace. The police seemed to be on
the right track and petty jealous'es
should not be permitted to interfere
with the administration of justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
NOT To GO ON BALLOT.
Judge Owen Refused to Allow Propo-
sition to Merge Chicago Into Village.

Chicago, March 22.-Chicago citi-
zens sat up in astonishm ent yesterday
when petition signed by $50 voters
of the city and asking that the ques-
tfon of annexation of Chicago to the
village of Morgan Park be submitted
to the voters on election day, was filed
with the county clerk
Judge John E. Owens refused to al
low the unusual proposition to merge
Chicago into the village to go on the
ballot
your petition is all right Judge
owens told the attorney for the petit
TONERS, 'sbut 1 can not allow the ques-
ton to be put on the ballot for this
coming election Probably next fall
| might do so, but the city must have
more time in a case of this kind
Chicago and Morgan Park have vot-
ed five times during the last three
years on the question of annexing the
suburb to the city. Each time Nor
gan Park voters have turned down the
proposition.
Subsequent investigation brought re-
sponsib1lity for the petition squarely
home to Charles G. Blake of Morgan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
DROWN FROM RATS.
Seventeen Members of an Exploring
Expedition Perish.

Melbourne, Australia, March 22.-
Seventeen native policemen, mem
bers of the party which accompanied
Staniforth Smith, British administra-
tor of Papua, or New Guinea on his
exploring expedition into the interior
of the great island, were drowned
from RATS in the Strickland river.
The expedition cut it's way through
800 miles of dense jungle and for five
DAYS was without food or fire, the ex-
plorers' sustepance for many days
subsequently being sago roots.
Mr.. Smith, who was by mistake re-
ported murdered by natives, has re-
covered from his privations. His dis
coveries are VaIua BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
The Weather Is Cooler.

The cool weather this morning did
Mt mean anything. The weatherman
says it was joke. For the next 4s
hours the temperature may not soar
so high as Tuesday afternoon, but il
won't be necessary for the gas meter
to work overtime. The temperature
at 7 o'clock this morning registered
43 degrees. This afternoon the wind
is blowing 20 miles an hour from the
northwest. The rainfall Tuesday night
amounted to .04 and the weather de-
partments says it was very accept
able. In western Kansas this morn
ing, the temperature was below the
freezing point, but little damage re-
suited. Sunshine and pleasant
weather is predicted for Thursday.
The readings TODAY were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
HE LIVED 11O YEARS.
Daniel Bartlett Used Neither Tobacco
Nor Liquor.

SedaIia Mo-. March 22-DanieI Bart
lett, reputed to be the oldest white man
in Missouri. died at his home here to-
day aged no years. He was born in
Boonville, Mo-, shortly after the in
auguration of Thomas Jefferson as
president He remembered the trial of
Aaron Burr in 1907.
Bartlett was temperate in habits. He
used neither tobacco nor Intoxicating
liquors. Five children, four grand
children and two greatgrandch1ldren
survive.