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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
ROAD LEGISLATION TANGLE.

To bring about revision of state road
laws along lines that viii insure SIM
plicity. efficient management. and.
where desirable. uniformity. is the task
undertaken by afspecial Joint committee
appointed at the Third American Road
Congress and representing the American
Bar association and the American High
way association. The magnitude, in
tricacy and political and technical diff
ficulties Of the undertaking are dis
cussed in an article prepared for the
Engineering Record by J. E. Penny
hacker, chief of the division of road
economics Of the United States office of
public roads,
comprise existing road legislation in the
several states. according to the estimate
Of officials in the office of public roads.
This great wilderness of words would
make up an edition of thirty fair-sized
volumes. In view of statutes, according
to Mr.. Pennybacker, is scathing COM
mentary on the constructive statesman
ship Of our legislators for many gen.
erations. There is scarcely a doubt that
at least SIS per cent of the legislation is
superfluous, and that, entirely aside
from the matter Of reform. exactly the
same purposes contemplated in the ex-
listing legislation could be accomplished
with greater effectiveness with one
eighth of the existing statute laws.
The compilers have found legislation
still in effect almost identical as to
form and substance with the old Colon
ial read laws. which were in turn based
upon English precedent. extending back
to the time of Queen Elizabeth; they
have found statutes SO hopelessly in
conflict as to make efficient and re-
sponsible administration utterly lmpcs-
! sible. AS an example OF the bewilder-
ing confusion Of existing legislation, the
compilers came across in the statutes of
one Of our most progressive states re-
cent enactment amending a road law
| which was repealed two years before
the amendment was passed, and yet ap-
parently none of the legislators have
thus far become acquainted with the
situation,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
Kansas Comment
THE pEMAooGUE.

Whenever you hear politician
exclaiming In stentorjan tones that he
believes in placing the man above
the dollar" you may depend upon It
that he II . demagogue ppre ana Sim
pie. There In not . cFeASed being on
earth today possessed Of = normal in
tellect who n not in favor of placing
the man above the dollar; and when q
politician attempts to make the public
believe that he was the originator and
inventor Of that virtue you should
shun him as you would pestilence.
What we need u statesmen who take
q decided stand on live issues. Sen-
timental ideas over which there is no
difference OF opinion cannot be con.
troverted-in fact, no one wants to
controvert them-and when. q public
man attempts to defend them with ex-
panstve vocabulary and grandiloquent
peroration. he II simply expanding his
energies In pummeling q man OF straw.
Unfortunately. however. there are still
q few people who call that statesman
|ship.-Phillips County Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
~ ROY K. NOULrON.

MY Baby.
"a poem for every father)
I've heerd a lot Of babies squall,
I've heerd 'em east and west.
But after hea.:n' of 'em all.
like my kids yell best.
1t doesn't worry me bit.
Fer every time I hear
Him tune up TO his hearts content,
It's music to my ear.
Your own kids voice is always sweet,
No matter what the key;
In all the world no one can sing
So charmingiy as he.
You think it's cute when your own
Cuts loose with might and main:
1t always is the neighbor's kid
That drives you half insane.
Uncle Abner.
Anse Judson missed his silk UNI
breller case the other day and found
skirt.
Vacations always seem foolish
after you have had EN-.
Politics is SO uncertain these times
that it amt safe to run for anything
but train.
Hank Tu.nms says they have SO
much breakfast food at his house that
he has learned to eat out of a nose
bag.
There amt nothing that sounds
more suspicious than mice little
friendly game"
Elmer Jones says business is pow
erful bad. People don't seem to be SO
keen after crayOn portraits to hang in
the parlor as they used to be.
And-It's Coming Back.
I'm thinking of the old hoop skirt that
mother used to wear. When she
Ent h
made him swear. because that old
hoop skirt. filled up the buggy so,
there was no room for him to sit,
when mother had to go.
When father saw a woman coming
comes a load of hay that have got
to meet" He'd turn out to the
fence and heave an awful sigh, while
: that load of hay went tripping
lightly by.
The old hoop skirt has served it's time,
twas many years ago. and other
styles have come and gone, Tar
worse to me I know; but of all the
new-fangled fashions, for them dc
hoop skirt that mother used to wear
Musings of q Pessimist.
A lying woman can cause more trou-
BILE in two minutes than an honest per-
son can clear up in two years.
About nine-tenths of the actors in
this country ought to be back on the
farm.
A lot of statesmen never took any
money from the Standard Oil Com
pany-because the Standard Oil Com
pany never offered them any.
There are worse habits than drink
ing whiskey, but not very many OF
them.
This country is full of people who
fill up on a lot Of green salad and then
wonder why they are sick.
Early to bed and early to rise
makes a man healthy. wealthy and
wise-in some cases. But I know sew
eral men Ehp DON'T get up till 8
o'clock and den3 &p-to bed until mid
night and they have made several mil
lions apiece
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
Journal Entries

False pride is tho biggest human
handicap.
Any number Of folk return from va
cations In need Of q rest.
If every man could do INST as he
pleased there'd be much more trouble
in the world.
2 = .
In tho score kept on tho game Of
life. the error column must have the
most marks in it.
. . =
The fool that IL 80 easily parted
from his money was. at least. clever
enough to have gotten hold of some.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Although Henry NJ. Ziegler. a Gin
cinnati millionaire. is authority for the
story that the Parisians have been
rioting against the Germans in their
city and numbering them in cold
blood. 1t might be well to take 1t with
q grain of salt Perhaps Mr.. Ziegler
got his information from some one
who had taken a little too much alb
sinthe. 1t il difficult to believe that
Frenchmen. excitable though they are,
would show such little sense Of the
proprieties. o. that the French au-
tssoAsies would permit any such acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Although the goose-bone weather
prophets have not announced as vet
just what kind Of q winter is in store
Tor Kansas. the wise householder
while hoping for the best, should pre-
pare Tor the worst. And he won't put
any reliance in natural gas for fuel
purposes during anything that savors
In tho least of being cold weather. 1t
has been tried and tested during these
many years Ind found wanting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

And the vagueness of party platforms
which helps to make them such worth
less things IL exampled in the pro-
nouncement in the Republican platform
just adopted relative to the initiative
and the referendum. It favors the SUBJ
mission to the people OF an amendment
to the constitution providing for the in
ftiative and referendum such az was
supported by the Republican members
of the last Legislature" Just what does
this mean I the average vote in the
state. How many of them can state
offhand J t what the attitude Of the
Republicans in the last legislature was
on this issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
LITTLE LADY.

The Little Lady was very cross
big ladies are cross sometimes" she
said when Ter mother told her she
was not ladylike.
You must go upstairs with nurse, u
her mother said, land stay in your
room until you can look pleasant
The Little Lady was taken away,
but at the door she looked back at her
mother. II do not love you any
more she said, her eyes flashing an
grily as she spoke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

0ubscs1berp OF the STATE Journal
away from home during the summer
0och day 70 any address 1t the rate
e. tan cents q week or thirty cents
. unonth (by mail only).- Address
0hanged - oleen - desired. While
0ut Of town the State journal VIII be
. you IKE . daily letter from hoaae.
AAvnnco payment 10 requested ON
Sbeoo short time subscriptions, to save
boohkeeDtng expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

What is being said by the political
wiscacres who insisted that Henry Alien
hadn't the slightest intention of taking
his Bull Moose gubernatorial candidacy
seriously. and that he had little or no
intention Of waging q vigorous CAM
paign? A reasonable forecast is that
the political fur will fly in Kansas this
fall as it never has before, and that
will be going some.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Whoever put the lease" in Blease did
not arrange things SO that the more or
less distinguished governor Of South
Carolina would have a permanent one
on political preferment. The defeat of
his candidacy for the United States
senate reflects great credit on the good
sense OF the people in the Palmetto
state. They appear to be a folk who
profit by their mistakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

All speed to favorable congressional
action on the resolution that's been
offered by Representative Underwood
which proposes to withhold pay from
absent members and cancel all leaves
Of absence. Regardless Of the needs
Of his political fences at home, a
member OF congress should be on the
job while that body is in session, or he
should at least be deprived of his pay
unless his absence is due to sickness,
or some other real emergency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
The Boat Race i'm the Air.

Already one feels the first thrills of
the Oxford and Cambridge boat race
in the air, and one IL reminded Of
Lord Ave5ury's story OF the small
child in an east end school:
The class had been having some
instruction in elementary science, such
as that air is composed of oxygen and
nitrogen, and SO on. The examiner
put this question:
What is the air comp. off,"
Please, sir" replied the child,
Oxygen and ridgen.'-Pearsonis
Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Now that he party councils have
cleared the decks for action, the big
guns of the Kansas political campaign
will begin to boom with vigor. Their
firing will be continuous unfit Novem-
Der 3. And more's the PHYS If ever
a people were justified in being sick
with politics. they are Kansans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

One Of the British newspapers comes
out with = warning against any move
which might cause an embodiment be-
tween England and the United States.
Surely there is not the slightest occa-
sion for any,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.1

lr rom the chicago NeWS.J
Too many lazy men pose as martyrs
A lot of opportunities come at inoppor-
tune times.
Fancy prices please the seller more
than the buyer.
Also the dental student takes lessons
in the art of drawing.
1t is far easier to live within your
income than 1t is to live without it.
Solomon would have drawn the color
line at painting towns red and feeling
blue.
Growing about today's clouds never
makes the sun brighter tomorrow.
Some peoples curiosity is as crooked
as the Interrogation point that goes
with 1t.
Most people have too much of what
they don't want and too little of what
they do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

or war. it seemingly makes no differ
ence with the French cabinet. 1t Ii
dissolved and reorganized with the
usual regularity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
fEL.EPHoNEe.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tho STATE journal n . member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
tslegrap report OF that great news or
ganfaation for the exclusive afternoon
solicitation In Topeka
The news II received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole DUR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Then the Little Lady went upstairs
with nurse. but she was not happy,
and by and by she fell asleep When
she awoke there was q sound In the
hall Of people hurryfng back and
forth. but nurse would not let her go
to the door. and her supper was served
In her ROOM
When Nurse undressed her She
asked:
Where is my mother? have not
kissed he goodnight Nurse did
not answer, and Little lady asked
again: Isn'ts mother coming to kiss
me goodnight -
Not tonIght" nurse replted II .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Senator Thompson's recent severe ar
Saignment in the senate OF trusts and
combinations did not. Of course. include
those OF the political variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28

Virginia, Mimi, is considering the in
stallatiOn OF a municipal heating plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
JUSTICE SIGNS FOUR
UMPIRES FOR 1914
Only One of the Arbiters for Coming
Season Worked Here Last Year
-GienaIvln Returns.

President Justice has completed the
business Of signing UP umpires for the
1914 season and gave their names out
this morning. OF the four officials
signed only one of them, R. j. Glen
alvin, was in this league last year.
The others are ] F. Gennis of st.
Louis, who comes here under the
recommendation of Eddie Herr; Jack
Kennedy Of Detroit, and Chas. r.
Krause of New Haven. Kennedy
who worked last year in a small Mich.
igan league, comes here under the
recommendation of Glenalvin. Krause
worked in this league once before
several years ago, and is known to be
a good man. Last year he worked In
the South Atlantic league.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
HOUGH AFTER TWO
PITCHERS FOR CLINTON
Hope Baseball Guarantee Fund will
be Completed This Week.
Clergyman Contributes.

CLINTON, Ia, Feb. 4.-DNpecting
that Clinton fans Will complete the
guaranty fund and relying on his ten
tative contract here, Manager Bert
Hough, who expects to place Cen,
trail baseball association team In Clin-
ton, has sent out all the contracts for
the season and Is now trying to buy
couple of good pitchers. He also
has a trade or two under way, he
writes. and is making every effort to
add further strength to the strong
team reserved from Monmouth.
He has not yet booked exhibition
games but expects to bring some
strong, teams here for the exhibition
season. Incidentally there Is pos
stbihty that the Chicago Cubs or 50,
will be brought here. Manager Hoslgf
has written for game with them.
Several hundred dollars In sub
scrtptions are still needed to com
plete the guaranty fund hlsre but 4
L. expected that the money will b.
forthcoming this week and the tenta
tive contracts closed Among the con
trfbutors to the fund Is prominen
local clergyman who subscribed $40
which he paid In cash, saying that NJ
likes baseball and is glad that Gin
ton may have Central association bal
shts season. On account of the Brigl
] Spot league games being played onl,
On Sunday he was unable to atteni
/ the contests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
-. I(ZIG1RXX7VG
llassg4 y NEWS q
MOTOR BOAT CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Meeting Of the Organization
Held Last Evening Wilkinson
Elected Commodore.

The election OF. officers and the Sc
lecting of delegates to the Chicago
motor boat show in March WAS the
principal business transacted at the
annual meeting Of the Keokuk Motor
Boat club held last evening in the
Offices Of the Decker Manufacturing
company.
Members OF the club are strongly
consfd ering the proposition Of build
ing club house during the coming
summer, but no formal action was
taken on the matter at the meeting
last night. The proposition was In
formally discussed among the mem.
beers present, and It is thought THAI
most OF the club members will be In
favor OF building the club house.
The officers elected for the comins
year are as follows: Commodore
Burton Wilkinson; vice commodore,
Ira Spang1er; feet captain, Colling-
wood Tucker; commisary, A. ]. Seth
er; secretary, !. F. Coombs; treasurer,
e. R Cochran; directors, H D. Flem-
Smith; auditing committee. Colline>
wood Tucker, b. D. Fleming and
Joseph Lofeck. The delegates to the
Chicago convention wers named after
the men chosen had expressed their
intention of attending the show
whether selscted as delegates or not,
and are to pay their own expenses.
They are: DIR. F. G. Smith, Ira spans
Ter and G. A. HaIback.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

START TO RAISE MONEY
Raise $500 at Mass Meeting Hold on
Tuesday Evening and Think ST.
600 Can be Raised
Easily.

MiARSElAILTOWN, Iowa, Feb. -
Only one thing stands In the way OF
Marshal ltown securing berth In the
Central Baseball association, and that
Is an option for the purchase OF the
Kewanee franchise, by Moline. Ill.
(which must be exercised, II at all, be-
fore February 6. The Moline situa-
ton, however, Is not such as to cause
any fear OF MaTshalltown being block
ed Ia It's purpose to obtain a place in
professional ranks.
Seventy-five men met Monday even.
ing at the Marshalltown club rooms to
consider the situation. and it Yves al.
most unanimously agreed to organize
and 60 after the franchise. The meet.
Ing was an enthusiastic one, and there
was little doubt expressed that this
city would meet the requirements OF
the league In taking over the fran.
chise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

divide, plat and improve the same for
purposes of sale or otherwise; to grow,
raise, and deal in grains and other
farm products. including live stock
OF all kinds. To have all rights, priv
ileges and powers granted by the laws
LOT the states OF Iowa, Montana and
elsewhere. Also to construct, erect,
and operate thereon, houses, buildings,
| light and power plants, machinery
and appliances; to erect, construct,
operate and maintain telegraph and
telephone lines; to furnish water pow
er and electricity for power and light
ing purposes, and to sell and use the
same; to construct, operate, and main
tain roadways, tramways and railways
| 3. The amount Of the authorized
capital stock of this corporation Is
the sum OF one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars divided into fifteen
hundred shares, each of the par value
OF one hundred dollars. Not less than
fifty thousand dollars Of the capital
stock Of this corporation shall be paid
lin in cash, before the corporation
Itransacts business, except the bust
ness incident to its organization. The
remainder Of the capital stock OF this
corporation shall be issued and paid
for in cash from time to time as tho
board OF directors may direct.
4. This corporation shall commence
on the 10th day of November A. D.,
1913, and shall continue for the term
of twenty years thereafter, with the
right OF renewal as provided by law,
unless sooner dissolved by vote OF
mot less than threelfourths of the
stock then outstanding.
s. The affairs OF this corporation
shall be conducted by board of not
less than three, nor more than five
directors. The officers OF this corpor-
alton shall be: A president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer
The directors may appoint cashier
and executive committee and sucn
other officers as the convenient trans
actions Of it's business may require.
6. The highest amount of indebted
ness to which this corporation shall
at any time subject itself shall be an
amount not in excess OF two-thirds OF
its capital stock then issued and out
standing.
Z. The private property of the
: stockholders of this corporation shall
be exempt from corporate debts.
s. H. FERRIS,
d. A. COLLIER,
f. F. KIRCHNBR,
GEORGE w. BRILEY
- Incorporators
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Diplomatic Service Of Austria Scored.

Diplomatic Service Of Austria Scored.
VIENNA, Feb. 4.-The Austrian
diplomatic service is practically mo.
nopolized by the aristocracy, aecrn-
ing to official data published here to-
day. The ambassadors to foreign gov
ernments include one prince, seven
counts, one baron, one won" and only
one commoner- the representative at
Washington. OF the twenty minis
tiers, one Is prince, seven are counts
seven barons, four. "vons," and one
commoner.
Among the, secretaries and attaches
there are four princes, thirty-one
counts, twentythree barons. five
knights, eight "voms.'' and one com
moner. In the Vienna foreign Office
there are thirteen counts. twenty
three barons, ten knights, Twenty-Five
"vons" and only eight commoners
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
WILL PROPOSE NEW RULES.
Stage Takes in Meeting of Football
Rules Commission.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-With a grip full
of suggestion for new rule changes,
Coach Stalgg OF the University of Chi.
cago left for New York today to at.
tend the annual meeting of the foot ball
rules commission Friday. Stages sug
gestions are the aggregate offerings
OF the foot BAH coaches of the middle
western schools. Six of them dea,
with forward passes, including psnal
izing ten yards the team that makes
an incomplete forward toss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
cIymer After Fred Beck.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Manager Bill
Clymer Of Buffalo was to meet Fred
Beck here today and endeavor to get
Beck to jump back into International
league society. Beck Is former Bos-
ton National league player. who re-
Gently signed to play first base for
the Chicago Feds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Interest In Game .sark.n.

The attendance at the meeting, and
the interest shown, were much great,
er than had been expected, and re.
moved all doubt as to the sentiment
for professional baseball. It was de
terminsd to go ahead with the plans
of Organization without regard TO the
Moline option.
a. P. Strub acted as chairman OF
the meeting and IT. NJ. Wilbur as sec
rotary, Another meeting win be held
at the club rooms next Monday even
ing, at which tins 1t wall be known
definitely whether Moline can or wi.
exercise its option.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE SWEET GRASS COUNTY
LAND COMPANY.
Notice.


Notice is hereby published that I'M
der the provisions OF Chapter 1, Title
Tx, of the Code Of Iowa, and acts
lamendatory thereto, articles of incor-
poration have been formed as follows:
/. The name Of this corporation
shall be: Sweet Grass County Land
Company. The principal place of bust
ness of this corporation shall be at
the city OF Keokuk, in the county of
Lee and state OF Iowa.
2. The general nature of the bust
ness to be transacted by this corpora.
ton shall be: To acquire by purchase,
lease, own, hold, sell, mortgage; and
acquire both improved and unimproyed
real estate in the States of Iowa, Mon
tana or elsewhere; to survey, sub
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
CAN BUILD WOODEN STANDS.
Building Inspector Rules In Favor Of
indianapolis Feds.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
INDIANAPOLIS, nd, Feb. A.
Building Inspector Thomas A. Win
terrowde ruled today that the In.
dianapolis Federal league club Is not
compelled by law to build a concrete
and steel grand stand. though the
new park is located within the down
town fire limits. Work on the new
stand had been begun but property
owners threatened injunctfons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sEcuR.
ITY KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. mo
meets the first and third MONDAY Of
each month at A. o. o. W. hall, at 8
o'clock. DR.. 9. A. Jenkins, president:
Ernest Best, hnancier: Mrs. Ralph
Muse, secretary.