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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
FLOOD LAW UPHELD.
Recent Legislation Subject of Quick
Action by the Court.

Kansas City, March Elm a decision
filed in the United States circuit court
in Kansas City, Kan, today Judge
Smith Mcpherson of Red Oak, Ia. up
held the constitutionality of the Kan
sas law enacted less than a month ago
giving the governor the right in the
name of the state to take possession Of
lands needed for flood protection i'm
provements.
Judge Mcpherson vacated a temper
ary restraining order secured three
weeks ago by certain Wyandotte coun-
ty property owners against the kaw
valley drainage board and denied an
interlocutory injunction asked by the
land owners.
The effect of the decision is to permit
the Kaw valley drainage board to pro-
coed under the law to acquire lands
needed to widen the channel OF the
Kaw river, leaving the question OF
COMPENSATION in case of dispute to be
decided by the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
IItems for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind phone I751-1 -,=

Miss Weeks of PaXico is here spend
ing several days visiting her brother,
John Weeks, of 405 Lake street.
Clarence and Frank LUthey of East
Fourth street are sick with the
mumps.
Mrs. C. A. Lambert entertained the
missionary society of the Christian
church at her home Friday.
Mr.. Pat Weekly of Lawrence spent
Sunday here visiting friends. He came
to attend Ben Hur.
Mrs Achille DeBacker and Miss
Mary Gassman of st. Marys spent Sat
urday and Sunday here visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Malone of PIT German
avenue. They came to attend Ben
Hur.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Jewell, Mr. Roy
YewelI and Miss Jane Murphy spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Wilson in Lawrence.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Christian church
will be held in the church Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. F. F. Dawdy and Mr.. NJ. c.
Wright spent the day today in WarGe-
go duck hunting.
Miss Anna Malone is improving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
FreCkles
Maybe You Can't Prevent Them, but
You Can Easily Remove
Them-Quicl<ly, Too.

1t is far better not to wait until the
hot Spring and Summer sunshine
brings out your freckles in all their un-
welcome ugliness. There's a simple
freckles as If by magic, or money back.
remedy = Kintho that removes
freckles as if by magic-and it's guar
anteed to remove them, or money
back. Get a two-ounce package at
Geo. w. Stansfield's 632 Kansas Ave,
or wherever toilet goods are sold and
see how quickly and thoroughly
Kintho will remove your freckles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06

daughter Alice, who
was re s tore d to
health by Lydia E.
'Pinkham'S Vegeta-
BILE Compound. She
was pale, with dark
circles unde r her
eyes, weak and irrf-
table. Two different
doctors treated her
and called it Green
sickness, but she
grew worse all the
time. lydia f. Pink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
CUTTING DOWN FORCE.
Missouri Pacific Discharges Men at
AtchiSOn.

Atchison, Kan, March 6.-FoIlowing
retrenchment orders from the Missouri
Pacific, % men were laid off at the
Central Branch shops here Saturday,
al but two of them skilled mechanics.
No one knows how long the men are
to be idle, but it is believed the re-
trenchment order is the result of pres
ent dull business.
A number of men in the train service
and several switchmen also were laid
off recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06

every former student in this work and
must be able to rely on our legislature
to the utmost for financial backing"
I. D. Graham, who was formerly a
member of the faculty of the college,
spoke, and number of others were
called upon for short talks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
FIRE LOSS $1,000, 900.
BIG Business Block Destroyed by Fire
in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March Gone of
the most disastrous fires this city has
ever known, destroyed the Syndicate
block on Nicollet avenue, between Fifth
and Sixth streets. The total loss is es-
timated at $1,000,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
Federal Judge Lowell Dies.

Boston, March 6-Judge Francis
Cabot Lowell of the United States cir
cult court died suddenly today at his
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06

Purity Baby Chick feed. purest and
best. Prompt delivery. Zimmerman
Seed company. 62S-625 Quincy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-06
MY
DAUGHTER
WASCURED
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md send you here
with the picture of my fifteen year old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

RESOLUTION No. 1oTo.
Proposed Anrnsins No. 4

A RESOLUTION and proposition 70
am@nd Section 81 Article VII
OF the city Charter. and provtd-
ing for the sub mission OF such
proposed amendment 60 the auali-
fled voters 81 the CITY % Seattle
at the next general election.
BE u resolved ~ the City Council
OF the cry Of Seattle.
That section ? 81 Article VII %
TIRE city Charter BE- amended 80 as
Section 2 The Mayor shall ap-
point The chief Of police after OK
animation nuder civil service rules.
as provided BY Article XVI % this
charter. and may remove him IN hts
discretion upon filing statement
IN writing 81 his reasons therefor
with the secretary % the civti EerN
Ice commission The rify eouneii
may remove the chief % police for
cause In the same manner a- u pro-
vfded In this charter for the r~ua"s ri
by she city council % elective Off
GERS All subordinate police officers,
Detectives and regular poiiee,iei,,
shall be appointed By the chief OF
police under said civil service rules.
except az otherwise In section one
Of this article provided. In case the
chief Of police shall be appointed
from the classified civil service.
and shall not be removed for cause,
he shall. upon retirement from the
office Of chief OF police, resume his
former position In the classified
civil service.
AND BE IT FURTHER RE-
SOLVED that said proposition be
submitted TO the voters ~ the city
OF Seattle at the general election
TO be held in said city on the TIN
day OF March, 1911
Passed the city council the 1rd
day Of January. 1911, and signed ~
me IN open session IN Authorization
. OF rs passage this srd day Of jan
uary. 1911. ........,,.,
President Of the city Council.
filled the ard day ~ January, 1871.
WIN j. boutwell,.
City Comptroller and ex-officio CITY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

Proposed Charter Amendment No. :.


A RESOLUTION and proposition %
amend Section II Of Article ~ o.
the city Charter. and providing
FOR the submission o. auch pro.
posed amendment 70 the qualified
voters q the city 81 Seattle al the
next general election, =,
Re n resolved BY the city Council
Of the city Of Seattle;
That Section II 81 Article TX or
the city charter 81 the CITY yi -
attic be amended 20 reaa - i t,.,., J,
Section n Fixing rate; leyying
faNss The City Council shall, on
or before the first Monday ~ De
cember in each year, ~ 9rh inane
fix the rate OF taxes 10 pe levi e..
ard levy the taxes upon al taNab II
PROPERTY both real and personaly In
the city, needed 10 raise sui clen. !.
revenue 20 carry on the dtifefeht
departments u the munlcipai bos-
eminent for tho ensuing fiscal year
No revenues raised by tax levy shali
be appropriated for any other put
pose than that specified N such
levy. except the city Council. may
BY ordinance passed BY three
f0urths vote o. all members eiecten'
appropriate any nece9sary poitloii
Of such revenues for the preserya =
tlon Of the peace. health and satety.
which ordinance shall declare an
emergency, shall state therein the
facts constituting such emerFene
r,erebv created which shall be pro-
vided for in the next succeeding tax
levy a..
That said proposition be and the
Same rs hereby submitted 10 tse
voters Of the city Of Seattle at the
general election 10 be held ~ said
city on the seventh day OF March
1911.
Passed the City Council the third
day Of January, 1911, and signed ~
ne IN oprn session 81 authorization
OF rs passage this third day OF
January. 1911. ,
VIM r. MURPHY.
President OF the city Council
FILED tho third day Of January
1911
WM J boutwell,,
CITY Comptroller and ex-officio city
Clerk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES.

Electioni The city council shall
thereupon provide fer submitting the
said ordinance of section, item OF
part thereof, Go tho vote OF the quail
ified electors Tor ratification OF re-
lection. either AZ the next regular
municipal election, or at special
election. as the city council Ia its
discretion may provide.
Notice aud Conduct Of Election
CRITICAL publication shalt be made,
notices of election given. aud the
manner and conduct OF election. tho
preparation OF the official ballots.
the counting and canyasalng OF the
votes. ana the certifying 81 the re-
turns OF the election. shall be done
substantially rs provided Ia the ease
% submission Go vote Of the people
OF Amendments 60 the city charter.
n Ordinances approved. When 20
Take Effect II tie ordinance thus
submitted 20 the referendum shall
1 receive Ia ita faVar "A majority Of
an the votes cast Tor and against the
same. II shall be IN fuii force aud 81
feet from aud after the proclama
ton by the mayor, which shall be
made ana published ia the city Of
llelai Newspaper, within five CD
DAYS after the election, Provided.
however that tf the ordinance Itself
anali designate a subsequent date
Tor taktng effect. the prociamat lion
shall name the said date as the time
Tor taking effect II tho ordinance
shall fail Go receive the majority
vote In itH favor IL shall be couaid
cred as rejected. aud shall be OF no
force and effect
Charter Provisions Superseded
Any provision In this charter aud
particularly any provisions In Sec
tion IL ana paragraph Forty first
Of Section IS Of this article. Insofar
as they ate Ia conflict with the pro
visions OF this section. are hereby
aunerHrded
AND nE IT FURTHER RE.
SOLVED. that said proposition be
submitted Go voters % the city OF
Seattle al tho general election 10 be
held March Z, 1911
Passed tho city Council tho third
day - January. 1871. and signed ~
mo Ia open session 10 authenticatian
% ita passage this third day Of Jan
nary. teit
WN ~ MURPHY
President OF the city Council
Filled the third day OF January
teti
WM ! nOTHWEf.f.
city Comptroller and eN.officio city
Clerk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15
BE 1T ORDAINED by THE CITY or
~ A TIL n As Irnf i lAANGL

I tNfaA 4 LIT - I1AaA9tfNN
Section /, That there be and Is
hereby granted 20 the National Dis
/ tricf Telegraph Company OF Seattle.
Washington. a corporation created
unucf the laws Of the state OF Wash
lington. and having its principal place
iof business IN the city OF seattle. and
/ to its successors and assigns. under
| the conditions and limitations pre-
scribed In this ordinance. up 20 and
until the aiat day Of December. 1884
unless sooner terminated as by this
lordinnnco provided. the right, privi-
I lcEe and authority TO establish ana
conduct In the City OF Seattle, n sys-
tenn OF electrical protection. and TO
THAT end to lease electrical wires or
lconduits for wires I'm tho streets and
public ways OF the city OF Seattle
from persons or corporations now or
thereafter having or maintaining the
connection with such wire or wires,
conduit or conduits and TO construct
/ and maintain wires upon poles
owned by any corporation or person
upon obtaining the consent OF such
corporation or person.
Section ?. There Is also granted
20 said company, its successors and
assigns the right TO operate said
electrical protection system for the
| following specific purposes. to-wit;
l for burglar alarm, combined night
/ watch and fire alarm, temporary
burglar alarm, manual fire alarm.
lRutomatic fire alarm. and sprinkler
supervisory and valve alarm, and
generally for other similar forms Of
/ protection service now known or
/ thereafter TO be discovered or devised.
Section 3. That said company. its
successors and assigns. Is also grant
ed the right. at It's own expense, TO
connect it's central office with the
! headquarters OF the fire department
| OF the city OF Seattle with such de-
vices and Installed In a manner sat
isfactory 10 the superintendent OF
Public Utilities OF the City Of Seat
tic but only upon permit from the
/ Board OF Public Works, and by such
connection to transmit TO the head
quarters OF the fire department OF
! the city OF Seattle all signals OF fire
| received by said grantee over its cir
cults or from it's signal devices here
after established within the City of
| seattle For the service so rem
dercd, however. the grantee. its sue
cessors or assigns, shall receive no
compensation Whatsoever from the
| city Of Seattle.
Section 4. That said company. its
successors and assigns. Is also au-
thoriged to connect It's central office
In the City OF Seattle with the head
quarters OF the police department of
the city OF Seattle. and to transmit
| to such police department any
alarms OF burglary received by IL
over its said circuits or from its said
signal devices hereafter established
within the City of Seattle, which
the police department but without
lcompensation FOR so doing from the
City OF Seattle. The aforesaid con .
lnection with the police headquarters
shall be made under the directions
land subject to the control OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15
President Of the CIV Council


hereby certify that the foregoing
by the city Council, was duly pre-
scented to the Mayor. and having
been by him disapproved and re-
turned by him TO the City Council
with his objections thereto In writ
ing. the said objections OF the Mayor
thereto were duly entered at large
on the journal OF the Council. and
published in the City official news
paper, and thereafter the city Coun-
1908. the same being not less than
five go days after such publication.
and within thirty (SQ) days after
said bin had been so returned. duly
reconsider and vote upon said Goun-
ell Bill. and that upon such recon
sideration said Council Bill was. on
said last mentioned date. again duly
passed by said Council by the affirm
alive vote of more than two-tlirds
Of all the members elected to said
city Council. and ] hereby certify
said facts upon said Council Bill
signed by me in open session as
aforesaid In authorization OF It's
passage this Sth day OF September.
isos. 90,
Prcsideu, OF the City Council
Filed by mo this Sth day OF sep
tcm5er' 1908 II. w. CARROLL.
city Comptroller ana eN-offieio
Pnhnshcd September IL. 1908
IL w CARROLL
city Comptroller and eN-officio
0" ny r. l. wARsoN,
Deputy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

National District Telegraph Company
Of Seattle. It's successors and assigns,
the right 90 establish and conduct In
the city OF Seattle. an electrical pro-
tpction system. and TO lease from
other persons or corporations. wires
or cuuduite for the operation OF such
system. and 10 construct and main
tain wires upon poles owned BY any
corporation or person upon obtaining
the consent Of such corporation or
person. and TO operate such system
for the assistance OF the fire and po-
lice depa rtments OF the city OF Seat
tie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

President OF the city Council
Approved by me this aist day OF
December. 1910.
II. C. GILL.
Mayor.
Filled by me this 3ist day OF De-
cember. 1919
Attest
WA y boutwell,
city Comptroller and Er-Offlcio
city Clerk
fSeail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

Ak ORDINANCE regulating the In ].
atnlbatiam. maintenance. uHn Ana
operation % electrical wires. az
plimucsa aud apparatus 10. upon.
along over. across or about tNe
buliAingH. streets alleys and pub
Wr places fm the city 81 seattle
aHa pneglainE a penalty for the
ssfa4atte4s thereof
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

ar my AScE No gsnGg. PASSED hf
farltK tfTY COUNCIL. ASu sun.
MfrTED UNDER AUTHORITY Oh
SECTION ! OF ARTICLE " 81
TffE tsfTY CHATTER TtiK SAM
HEfSu a DIFFERENT MI Ash II
DEALING WITH THE SANE HUH
IEcr As a PROPOSED NNnl
NANCE SGT FORTH IN tNfTtA
TINE PETITION CITY CLERK 9
All b. Ma aHfe4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

THE FOLLOWING Is AN oRDf-
NANCE PASSED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL AND SUBMITTED UN-
DER AUTHORITY or SECTION
or ARTICLE ~. OF THE CITY
CHARTER. AND PURSUANT To
REFERENDUM PETITION CITY
~ A. ~ y EFFV Nn ngrg-
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16
Great Britain's Five Nations. !"

The imperial conference which has
been called to meet at London this
month is destined to mark an inter-
esting and important stage in the his
tory of the British empire 1t was an
epoch-rnaking moment when the House
of Commons began the discussion of the
relations of the overseas dominions to
foreign affairs. This far-reaching SUBJ
ject was but the forerunner of greater
and more significant things to come.
The outcome of the discussions of the
present conference will be a reorgan-
ization of the British empire, so far as
the relations of the dominions to the
mother country are concerned, on the
basis of FIVE nations. .-
The British colonies first were under
a board of trade and plantations" but
later the plantations" were transferred
from the board of trade to the secretary
for war. The British colonial Office,
as it exists now, dates from 1854, and
it still discharges duties of a va
ried character. These had to be di-
vided into departments, but under one
and the same secretary for state, with
whom concerned alike are the most i'm
portant dominions and the smallest
crown colony or protectorate. That
the deminions do not relish such an ar
rangement is notorious, and their feel
ings find expression in the subjects
which have been offered for discussion
at the conference. New Zealand, for in
stance, proposes scheme for reor-
ganization of the foreign Office and for
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16
The Case of Mr.. Gompers.

Divested Of its legal iechnioalIueS and
expressed in plain. every day English,
the decision OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States. in the case OF Mr.
Samuel GomperS and other officers OF
The American Federation of Labor, SEN
fenced to Jail for contempt of court,
means that il is still within the province
OF the Supreme Court of the District
10 punish them. if they are found to
have disobeyed the mandate OF the
court.
The judgments Of the lower courts are
not affirmed because the proceedings for
contempt were instituted by the Bucks
Stove and Range Company as supple
ment to bill filed by it in the Equity
Court for relief from the action of the
defendants in continuing its alleged boy
colt. Under these circumstances, the
Supreme Court of the United States
holds that it was wrong to impose
criminal sentence While it does not
express the opinion that the contempt
proceedings should have been instituted
by the government or by the court, it
specifically declares that the Bucks Stove
and Range Company prayed for relief,
and when this phase of the question was
determined it did not require and was
not entitled to any compensation or re-
lief of any other character"
So now the case is returned to the
Supreme Court of the District without
prejudice to its power and right to
punish by a proper proceeding con-
tempt, if any, committed against it
Without discussing the merits of this
particular case. it is safe to say that
public sentiment will steadfastly approve
the maintenance of the dignity and
authority of our courts.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16
The New War Secretary.

The new Secretary of War is not only
good lawyer, but he is in touch with
the drift of the times He will be an
active force in the administration
We trust that Mr. Stirnson will be
what we call positive Secretary of
War. The army should have a depart
mental chief. who, while perhaps not a
master of detail, should be capable of
understanding war policies and should
possess enough military knowledge to
be immune from cabals and influence.
otherwise he may become the secretary
of the General Staff without knowing it.
Since we must have civilian at the
head of the War Department, it is i'm
portant that it should be one to whom
the profession can appeal with the as
surance that it will not have to teach
him the alphabet of every important
military question. The public, which
supports the army to the figure of about
SIoo!oooooo annually in time of peace,
has a right to ask that the War Sec
retary be more than mere politician.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16
The Growth of Washington.

1t is pleasing to every citizen of the
District to note from statistics pre-
pared by local real estate operators and
builders that the number of persons
buying homes in this city and in the
immediate vicinity of Washington dur
ing the past twelve months is consider
ably larger than for the preceding
similar period The report also shows
that the percentage of home owners in
this city is steadily growing.
With the progress of the nation
Washington must develop. At the same
time, the facts prove that this city
Is something more than a governmental
workshop. 1t is enlarging along bust
ness lines, and it has a population
which would be considerable even if
the government employees were elimi-
mated. As residence city it possesses
exceptional advantages, and it is not
strange that many citizens of other
municipalities are attracted here 1t is
not necessary, however, to analyze the
causes which lead to Washington's
growth. We accept the fact and feel
assured that the city is really only on
the threshold of its future greatness.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16

use the boycott would be full of danger
to the government and the republic, and
he cites the experience of the French
government when the government en-
ployes held it by the throat His posi-
tion will, we believe, be generally up
held throughout the country, for no one
desires to see the distribution of the
mails or any other government business
interfered with or suspended by reason
of strike among the government en-
ployes. If the latter have any substan-
tial grievances they will be certain to
find a remedy in Congress. They can
make their appeal and it will be heard.
If the railway mail clerks should
form a trade union. the clerks in the
departments. the soldiers in the army,
the patrolmen of the Life-saving .Serv-
ice, and. in fact, everybody in every
branch of the government service could
do likewise This would be an unwar-
rantable situation, and demonstrates the
wisdom of the public policy which
draws a distinct line between a govern
ment employe and private workman.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-16
BOWER LEAVES
ACADEMY OFFICE
Capt. Gibbons Becomes New
School Superintendent.
ipeci.l to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Annapolis, Nd. May 15-His resignation
rendered and accepted two weeks ago,
Capt. John NJ. Bowyer to-day stepped
down from the office of superintendent
OF the Naval Academy and the reins Of
government were formally turned over
to this successor. Capt. John H. Glib
bons. The change in administration was
marked by the usual official courtesy.
Bidding good-by to the officers and in
structors with whom he has been asso-
ciated with. Capt Bowyer introduced
Capt. Gibbons.
Capt. Bowyer resigned because Of Ill
health. feeling that he could not partici-
pate in the Forthcoming official exercises
Of commencement week in the capacity
that his position demanded.
His administration, covering little less
than two years, has received strong COM
mendation from the Navy Department.
He has materially raised the standard
both in military efficiency and conduct
Accompanied by Mrs. Bowyer. Capt.
Bowyer left for Washington this after
noon. He has been assigned to special
temporary duty in connection with the
Navy Department