The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
Rhode Island

South Carolina 2 on
South Dakota ...........-......... 5000
Tennessee ...........-................ $500
Texas ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1000
Utah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Vermont ....................... 5000
Virginia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Washington ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1000
West Virginia ............. - 400
Vrvor1ireS $4,000 80 -
In Massachusetts each Justice receives YES
in addition $500 annually for travelling
expenses
In Missouri the justices of the courts
OF appeals, and intermediate appellate
court. receive $500.
In New York each Justice receives in
addition So, 700 annually for expenses.
In North Carolina ea$h justice re-
ceives $3.50 annually for travelling ex-
penses.
In North Dakota each Justice receives
$1,000 annually for expenses.
In Rhode Island, after a service of ten
years, and having arrived a the age OF
90 years, the justices retire on full pay.
In Vermont each justice in addition
receives 5000 annually for expenses.
w. A. Johnston, chief justice; Justice
Graves, Justice Porter and Justice
Burch are the only ones who would be
benefited by the legislature raising the
salaries before the new official terms be-
gin These were elected November 6. The
other members of the court would have
to wait until their present terms ex-
pfred and new term began before they
COulu pGOnE py any increase.
One of the chief arguments presented
as a reason for increasing the salaries
of the justices is that the best lawyers
in the state will not accept the positions
on account of the low salary. Many
lawyers in Kansas who have wide rep
utations are able to make much more
than the salary of a justice in their
own private practice. and these men
will not accept the appointments to the
supreme bench or accept the nominal
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that if good salaries were offered jus
tees OF the supreme court it would then
be possible for the state to secure the
services of the best attorneys in prac-
tice in the state.
DR.. A. A Raub of this city has been
appointed house surgeon at the State |
Soldiers home at Dodge City. The ap-
pOintment has just been announced by I
the board of managers Of the home in
letter to Governor Hoch.
DR.. Rauh is well known in Topeka |
and Shawnee county. having been
prominent in local and state politics for /
years. He has taken part in several |
state conventions as a delegate, and has |
always been an active worker. He was !
been one of the pension examiners for |
Shawnee county for several years.
When ". H. Haskell became warden |
of the state penitentiary, DR.. Raub was
one of the leading candidates for the |
position of surgeon at that institution |
It was thought for a time that he |
would land the place, but the appoint
ment went to another man. Since it |
became known that there would be a |
va ancy at the Soldiers home DR. |
Raubs friends have been busy in his !
behalf and have succeeded in getting |
the appointment. DR.. Raub is an old |
soldier.
An effort viii be made to have the
coming legislature pass a bill which.
approval, will specifically prohibit |
baseball on Sunday, theaters being |
open on that day as we'll as other |
forms of public amusement. The To- |
peka Ministerial union has inaugurated !
the movement to have such a bill pass
ed A similar bill was up before the |
last legislature but it died in the com |
mittee.
Circulars have been addressed to all |
the churches and ministerial unions
of the state by the local organiza ton |
asking them to appeal to the repre- |
sentatives and senators from their dis |
tricts to secure their favor for the |
passage of the bill. These circulars are |
follows:
ITO the Ministerial Unions of Kansas:
Many are deeply concerned because |
Of the growing dissertation of the I
Lords day especially along the lines
Of Sunday baseball and Sunday thea |
ters. Our present state Sunday law I
does not cover these things. The Min |
isterial Union Of Topeka, being located /
at the center of legislation. has thought |
it would be considered appropriate II |
we should undertake to start a move |
ment looking toward additional legisla-
ton covering these lines.
With this end in view we are COM
municating with the pastors of the |
various denominations throughout the |
state asking them to secure the pledge |
of several of their most influential |
men. to personally interview, or visit /
the representative and senator of their /
district. urging favorable action on |
such legislation when presented this |
winter
In order to make this plan more |
effective we would like to suggest that |
you, as a Ministerial union, duplicate
our action within your own territory. |
Locking for favorable response, we |
remain,
ct. S. YOUNG,
IS. S. ESTEY,
H A. OFT,
IF. Z. MALLORY,
u. p. WHITE,
Legislation Committee. Topeka Min
isterial Union"
Washington. Dec. 1O-The latest
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