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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

For absolute indecency in politics,
some of Colonel -Roosevelt's campaign
managers are in a class by themselves.
Senator Dixon's impertinent letter to
Mr.. Taft in which he accuses the
president of the United States of being
G 'fence,'' "a receiver of stolen
goods" in the matter of certain
southern delegates, is one of the most
outrageous performances that has
ever been perpetrated in the. Ameri-
can political arena Such ungracious
and uncaIled for political methods as
Dixon and his allies are pursuing have
been responsible in the main for kill
ing off much of the Roosevelt senti-
ruent that existed throughout the
country a few months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Something good may come through
the adoption OF that resolution, which
has been presented to the house Of
representatives directing every member
of the house to disclose his business
and corporation affiliations. Perhaps
it is unnecessary. Most of the mem
bers of the house of representatives
are exclusively engaged in the business
of politics. However. that classification
is a trifle indefinite, there are so many
kinds of politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

If the Democrats of Oklahoma had
the selecting of their delegates to the
Baltimore convention to do over again,
it is likely that Governor Wilson would
come out at the little end of their horn.
In his luggage that was stolen the
other day was a dress suit and Mr.. Will
sons first act on reaching a town where
they had ready-made dress suits for
sale was to buy a new one. A dress
suit has the same effect on the aver
age Democrat in Oklahoma as does a
red rag on a bull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Even if President Taft is as active
as Colonel Roosevelt charges him to be
N the use of federal patronage TO OBJ
tain delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention. which he probably
isn't, it comes with pretty poor grace
for the colonel to have a word to say
on this subject He INDUCED in the
same practices, only on a far more
extensive scale, to bring about the
nomination of President Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

An excellent move in the right direc-
ton is the proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Stubs designating April II as
Fire Prevention Day. 1t is the gov
ernor's suggestion that on this day
Kansans generally cleanup their premises
of combustible trash, the most fruit
full source of costly fires. Nor is there
anything to compel anybody to wait
until that date to do this. Losses from
fire are a dead waste, even if the pro-
perty DESTROYED is insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11
KANSAS COMMENT

SALVO TO SALUBRIOUS SPRING.
When wild geese no longer honlx
nigh Of nights, when the robins come
IorIn from their winter retreat in the
WOODS ana when women without new
Easter oonnets grow kind to their hus-
oanus, us sure sign that Spring is
Spring is truly come. ANY grave
oounts on the subject may be dis
manac.
The gentle breezes have blown. the
puoS on the trees have commenced to
SVEN, the green sprouts of newly be-
sotten grass have sprung up with as
great rapid1ty as the opposition to
governor Stubs; and each person
ana peast has commenced to show a
; ;tTw interest in Theodore Roosevelt's
IDEAS on race suicide.
EVERY creek, rivulet. and river has
peen swollen-probably with pride
out mas already ceased to pretend that
1t can maintain the same batting av-
erage as the Mississippi
Caretul residents are careful rak-
ing up dead leaves and grasses and
burning them, incidentally filling the
spring zephyrs with a delightful Fa-
TINA aroma, closely resembling the
salt.
The season is here. The winds are
blowing dust, and skirts, and hard
put its the season that we raved about
and eulogized. Raise the kitchen win
cow let the dust blow in your eyes
and the wind muss your hair until
your eyelids droop and your hair re-
semples that of Harry Kemp. With
TINS true poets expression. effuse
gently and subscribe at once to the
peautl1ul spr1ng.-Concordia Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Undoubtedly, the trusts which
consider themselves above and beyond
all laws, will issue invitations soon
for big barbecue and frolic. A re-
port emanates from Washington that
Attorney General Wickersham will not
serve in the presidential cabinet after
March 4, next, in the event of the re
election of President Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11
FROM OTHER PENS
DEvAsTAr1oNs BY FLOODS

The immediate need in the Mfssis-
.sippi Valley is relief from the sweep
OF the swollen waters. The greater
and lasting need is for a remedy
which VIII prevent future repetition
of this recurring devastation. The
engineering skill which has turned
great rivers from their courses in the
farther west and southwest and has
watered desert areas, and which is
training the waters of the oceans to
run up and down a flight of steps in
Panama, might well be called upon to
devise some means of Harvesting the
Father of Waters, and with reasonable
expectations of success.
There is no greater opportunity
for speculative appreciation of the
positive and negative value of scien-
tific storage and utilization of flood
waters than is offered in the Missis-
sippi valley, and although the task
is gigantic one, the possibilities
ahead of its achievement are a sufi-
cient incentive to call forth all the
genius and enterprise of a national
vernment.-Philadelp Bulletin.
THE SEVEN FALSE PROPHETS.
The humiliation which is rapidly
oVertaking the Seven Governors and
their Presidential candidate is INTENSE
fed by their preliminary trumpeting
about the will of the people. The little
group of Executives were pointedly
characterized in Mr.. RooseVelt's letter
to them as the men elected by popu-
lar vote to stand at the heads of gov
eminent in their several states" Vox
gubernatorum, vox populi That was
a bare six weeks ago, and where DO
these representative men stand now2
Unless all signs fail, Governor Osborn
is destined to witness Michigan declar-
ing for the colonels opponent; Gov
ernor GlaSScock has lost his grip upon
the popular vote of the Republicans of
West Virginia; Governor Aldrich has
been deceived in Nebraska; Governor
Stubs misread Kansas; Governor Bass
did not understand New Hampshire;
Governor Carey will have to apologize
for Wyoming, and Governor Oddie,
who came in as a belated eighth in
carnation of the peoples desires, must
feel like moving out of Nevada into,
say, Oklahoma. Only Governor Had
ley is left as a governor who may
partly make good" That the people
of these various states should not have
been flattered into supporting the colo
mel by such touching condolences in
them, is disappointing. Perhaps they
had objections to being grandiloquent-
ly delivered in advance, even by
such governors to such a candidate.
What is clear is that the voluntary
expression of the wishes Of a majority
of the Republican voters" instead OF
being awaited by the governors and
their candidate in calm certainty, is
being sought for in fight OF extraor-
binary bitterness and deportation
New York Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Kansas seems to have lost another
championship medal. This time it is
in the matter of hail stones. Texas
appears to have knocked down this
persimmon. Hail stones of sufficient
size fell with sufficient force in the
Lone Star state recently to kill angora
goats. Or, at least. so says news
paper report from that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

It is safe to assume that the Virginia
detectives who have failed to locate
Sidna Allen and his nephew were
among those who turned up their noses
in disgust at the lack of ability display
ed by the eastern detectives in their
unsuccessful hunt for Dorothy Arnold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Under present conditions, when the
Mississippi develops into something
real as a deep-waterway, there is nc
reason for enthusiasm on the part of
the people who live along it's banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11
HERE'S A NEW ISSUE.

kansans can look back twenty wears
ana recall a time when the hosiery or
lack of hosiery of a certain candidate
was one of the important issues of a
congressional campaign. Great crowds
listened to the speeches made at that
elme ana the whole country was talk
ing ABOUT the sockless statesman from
the seventh Kansas district and the
references made to his lack of hose
VIII be long remembered as one OF
the humorous features of the Alliance
ana Popul1st movement in this state.
NOW comes Oklahoma with an issue
almost as burning, one which has
peen injected into the senatorial con-
test by former Governor Haskell, who
asplres to succeed to the place now
nlIed by Senator Owens. It Is that
the senator is shining too much
IN washington society that he
wears evening clothes with too much
grace for an Oklahoman, who, accord
ing to all rules of current fiction and
eastern ideas of the new state, should
appear to best advantage in a pair of
chaps. Governor Haskell insists
that Oklahoma's senator need not be
a social lion and he is trying to win
his fellow Democrats to the same
opinion.
1t is a question whether the claw
hammer coat issue will ever assume
the proportions that the minus hos
lery incident did. yet the galleries
ever ready for excitement are
awaiting the result with unfeiRned
lnterest.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

full, LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

The world Is too much with us. late and
soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our
powers Wordsworth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

the Acts OF 1910 ratified by the peo-
pie at the November election OF 1919.
50 as to extend the time for the or
ganization Of the steamship companies
1916.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each branch thereof con-
curing, That at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in this State on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November. 1912, the following
amendment to the amendment submit
ted by Act No. 27s of Acts OF 1910. rati-
fled by the people at the Noverneer cleo
tion of 1910. shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State. to-wit:
The time granted for the organiza-
ton OF the steamship companies under
shall be extended from January !, 1913,
to January /. 1916"
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed there
on the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution extending the time for the
organization Of steamship companies
proposed by Act 279 of 1910 from jan
uary 1. 1913, to January /, 1916"
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment 20
the Constitution extending the time for
the organization of steamship compa-
MES under the Constitutional amend
ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910,
from January 1. 1913. to January 1.
1916"
And each elector shall indicate on said
ballot as provided in the general cleo
ton law whether he votes for or against
- L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
L. e. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
ACT no. lss.


House Bin No. 2es. BY Mr. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article sos
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana relative TO pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. T3 of the General Assembly
Of 1909. and Act No. liz OF the General
Assembly OF 1904. and Act 26e OF the
General Assembly Of 1908, and for the
purpose of providing a sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out OF this Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
Section 1. Be Il resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana.
two-thirds Of all members elected to
each House concurring. That Article
303 OF the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana, as amended by Act No.
70 of the General Assembly OF 1900.
and Act No. liz of the General Assem-
General Assembly of 1908. be 50 amend
ed az to read as follows:
Article 500. A pension not TO exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date OF his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or un-
til he was discharged or paroied. in
some military organization regularly
mustered into the Army or Navy Of
the Confederate States. and shall have
remained true to the Confederate States
2. He shall not own property Of
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn q lfveiiheod by his own labor
3. He shall not be salsried or other
wise providnd Tor By the State Of Lou
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
approved: July M 1914
Governor Of the State Of = I s aA1l>
A true copy. -oal1a q
ALVIN f. HERBERT.
Secretary OF State
ACT NO. aso

ACT NO. 13o.
Senate Bill No. 1ss. By NJ
JOINT RESOLUTIoN
Proposing an amendment 4, 49,
tuition OF the State OF Loofri-,- lfI
viding for the exemption f-,. plp
ton for period of ten (fo) pe--- 41.-
the date of its completion. AZ 81 .'lt
reaos or parts OF railroads co6-.......r
Section I. Be Il enacted bv -,
eral Assembly OF the State a. . 4t'>
ana, two-thirds Of all fhr I'-'s
elected to each House Co... 81
therein. That the following a,e-.'. ~
20 the constitution OF the Stafe N (.
isiana be submitted to fhe &C., w.
the State at the next electioe ~. 4
resentatives In Congress- 10 H.
on the first Tuesday after ~. ~
Menday in November, 1915 ~.
There shall be exempt from ,,5..t
for = period Of ten years from ~ .'
Of its completion. any railroad -
q railroad that shaft have ~, '
sructed ana completed a.Ihr,-. ~.
t. June l. 1912. and prior Ia 49,. ~
1877. This exemption shan sne1r@.
apply TO ell rights Of wap ~ az
sidings. rails and other suDsrstrs,..'.
upen ouch rights OF way. roaSs.>
sfaings; and to all depofe
houses. buildings. erections "a
lures appurtenant to snda r.,,,.'
and the operation Of fhe &c.. ~
shall not include the deoofr -
houses. station houses ana o1Set 49,
lures and apPurtenances nor Re ~
upon which they are erected A. ~.
nal points. and for which frs,..''t
have been granted ana ,(,-I.
whether same remain the ors,s<,.
the present owner OF oWnar9 ~
transferred or assigned 10 a., ~
ration or corporations. person 4, ~
Their that this exemption shan -. =.
ply to double tracks. sidinga n<s,.<.-
depsts or other Improvements z.
terments which may be oonatrnrI.. m
railroads new In operation With, i.
State, other than extensions q, NJ.
lines constructed by such rsiiro,s'
heretofore been or which nav ~.
after be voted by any parisR. n.-< =
municipality 10 eany railroad rrn[ -
road shall not be entitled te AZ. p
srption from taxation herein r.a6,|.-
ed
Section 2. Be Il further e.,<,., u.
That the official ballots at ssI ~.
tisn shall have printed fhereos g.
words: Fer the proposed an1nf&.-.
10 the Constitution Of the State ~ T--
isiana relative to exemption from -.
ntien for ten years from the AL. (.
its eempletion, o. All ranrosds Or fa,6
TO January /. 1918" ana ~ ma.
Against the proposed amendmest
the Constitution OF the State 81 -.
isiana relative to exempt,on from a..
atisn for a period Of ten Year, III.
date Of its completion Of a. rs'if>1ii
quently to January /. 1919 ana -
elector shah indicate as provided "a
the gsneral election laws Of The s..,.
whether he votes for or AGAINST f.
amendment.
L. r. TFI01u8
Speaker Of the House of Reprosenlai|I..
THOMAS c. BARRI,t
Lieutenant Governor ana PressdsaI q
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th. 1919
Governor Of the State q Los,s'.ts
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary OF State
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

thereon determined. which court ~
hereby given jurisdiction for that pur~
pose.
This jurisdiction shall extend not
only to the determination Of The mere
legal liability OF the State on any OF
said claims. but also to the determine
ton Of any equitable liability Of the
equitable liability. Appeal shall lie in
ali cases, irrespective of the amounts
involved. on the original record. 70 the
supreme Court Of the State Of Louist.
courts shall not have the effect OF judy
ments against the State or the board
OF Liquidation Of the State Debt. The
Board Of Liquidation OF the State Debt
shall have the exclusive Npower to set
tie the claims. thus approved by the
courts Of the State. out OF the sinking
fund above provided for as funds are
a ats but they shall not be paid
Nothing in this amendment shall be
construed as recognition by the State
Of any liability. whether legal or equi-
table. TO the owners or the holders OF
any Of the said above designated bonds.
warrants or claims. and the burden Of
proof shall rest throughout on each Of
such claimants to show such liability.
IN. ou sn e sns suns 5st ,s surpgs s
fun the amount of principal ana inter-
est due on the bonds Of the State the
face values of which aggregate Thirty-
0cftu uoQ1anu OoilIrbs and which
are held by the United States as truss
tee for certain Indian funds
This article. as amended. shall be
deemed to be self-actfng and directly
70 confer the power and authority
herein granted without an enabling act
OF the General Assembly"
Section 2. Be Il further resolved
by the General Assembly OF the State
Of Louisiana. two-thirds OF all the
members elected TO each house con-
curing. That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have printed
thereon the words:
Tor the proposed amendment 70 Ar
ticle IS OF the Constitution Of the State
OF Louisiana. relative to the rsfundinT
and settlement Of the Indebtedness q
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment 20
Article 4e Of the Constitution OF fhs
State OF Louisiana. relative 20 the re-
funding and settlement Of thc indebt-
edncss Of the State"
And each clector shall indicate on
said ballot. as provided In the General
Election Law Of the State. whether he
votes for or against the proposed amena-
L. &. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Represent. tives
THOMAS c. BARRET
Lieutcnant Governor and President cf
the Sonata
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. lao.

House Bill No. ESQ. BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 167
of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana relative to the filling Of
vacancies In offices In the Parish Of
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF Lou-
isiana, two-thirds of all members elect
ed to each house concurring. That Arti-
OF Louisiana be amended SO as TO read
Article 1871 Vacancies occurring
from any cause n any Of the judicial
City of New Orleans or in any elective
office in the Parish or Orleans, where
the unexpired term - for a longer Pc
Rod than one year. shall be filled by
special election to be called by the
proper legal authority and held within
sixty (60) days OF. the occurrence OF
the vacancy under the general election
laws OF this State Where the unex-
one year the vacancy shall be. filled for
the remainder OF the term by the .-oy-
ernor with the advice and consent Of
the Senate.
Section 2. Be II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of tie
State at the next election for Repre-
1EAtLtfN11 III (en8IC1o U Do nQlOGn on
the first Tuesday after the first Nom
day In November. 1o1z, and on the Of
fetal ballots to be used at said election
shall be placed the words Tor the pro-
posed Amendment to Article 1857 OF the
Constitution Of the State OF Louisiana"
and the. words Against the proposed
amendment TO article 157 Of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana and
each elector shall Indicate. as provided
In the general election laws Of the
State which of the propositions, "for"
or against" he votes.
L. Z. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July nth. 1912.
Governor of the state Of = L anlss;
true copy:
ALVIN Z. HEBERT.
Secretary Of stat&
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

der the provisions OF said Paragraph l
of this Article
Where bonds OF any subdivision have
been heretofore issued for any of the
Purposes specified in Paragraph l Of this
Article. and such issue has been author
ized by the vote of a majority in mum
Der and amount OF the property tax
payers qualified to vote under the Con-
stitution and laws of this State who
voted upon the proposition TO issue such
bonds at an election held for that pur-
pose and where such bonds have been
issued and sold b. such subdivision for
not less than par value thereof the
said bonds or any refund issue bonds
or renewal or refunding bonds issue1
in novation or renewal OF bonds issuei
for said purposes specified in Para.
graph l of Article two hundred and
eighty one (2S1) are hereby validated.
ratified and confirmed: provided that
such bonds did not at the time of their
issue exceed ten per centum OF the as
such subdivision. and such bonds here.
by ratified. approved and confirmed
shall be deemed to be the valid and
incontestible obligations OF such sub
division and a tax for the payment of
the principal and interest thereof and
to create a sinking fund for the redemp-
ton shall be levied and collected in the
manner and within the limits prescribed
by said Paragraph i Of this Article.
This entire Article is TO be considered
a full grant Of power to the subdivisions
of the State as set forth therein.
Section 2 Be II further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to Ne held in
November. 1919. and. IL adopted. the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter.
Section 3. Be It further resolved. etc
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed
the words For the proposed amendment
to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one
of the Constitution of Louisiana" and
the words Against the proposed amend
ment- 70 Article Two Hundred and
Eighty{he OF the Constitution Of Louis
lana" I'D each elector shall indicate.
as provided in the general election laws
of the State, which OF the propositions,
For or Against" he votes
l.. Il. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July eth. 1912.
L. Z. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN K. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
ACT no. lac.

Senate Bin No. ia. BY Mr.. voegtle.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting TO the people of the State
OF Louisiana at the Congressional
election held m November, 1919, an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State as amended BY Act No 9fs OF