The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23

|
ers' Best Friend, the ladies' Judge
Silas Porter, of the supreme court
passed out bouquet after bouquet to
the wives, daughters and sweethearts
| of the Kansas bankers and Won a place
| in their heart, at least forever. ut is
| not general knowledge" he said, but
| once I was a banker, or at least a d.
rector in a bank and 1 know what it
means. This was during the panicky
days during the later part of the
eighties, and 1 know that it was a
good thing for was permitted to bor-
row of the banks funds and pay but
IS per cent interest when the rest of
the patrons were paying &c per cent
J. w. Marley, of Oswego the retir-
ing president, and his successor, ]. W.
Bergman, of Ashland, were introduced,
though not on the programme, and each
made short addresses in which they
eulogized Topeka and the city's bankers
for their hospitality in entertaining the
association.
subjects assigned them were: E. r.
Lights Go Out" J. T. Bradley, re-
ceiver of the First National bank of To-
peka, was among the guests and was
called on but refused to speak on ac-
count of the lateness of the hour.
The acoustic properties of the Audi
forum were never the best and since
electric lights have been done away
with and 40 or so gas burners of the
buzzing heat distributing variety in
stalled, the place is anything but com
Portable during summer meetings The
continual noise which they emit min
giles with the voice of the speaker and
unless seated in the front portion of
the building it is nearly impossible to
hear.
At numerous times during the speak
ing last night the speaker was inter-
rupted by cries of louder" from vari-
Gus parts of the building, though most
of them were trained speakers whose
voices could have been easily heard if
it had not been for the continual buzz
zing of the gas lamps. The room was
intolerably hot, though all of the doors
and windows were thrown open imme-
diately following the banquet.
Bergman Is President.
At the election of officers held We'd
nesday afternoon, J. w. Bergman.
president of the Stockgrowers National
bank of Ashland was elevated from
the position of vice president to that
of president of the association. w. NJ.
Peck of ConcOrdia, was elected vice
president, w. w Bowmen of Topeka,
secretary, and J. r. Lindburg of Pitts
burg succeeded themselves as ssecre-
tary and treasurer.
Group vice presidents were elected
as follows: First Charles Snyder,
Leavenworth; second, F. M. Shiras,
Ottawa; third, L. S. Camborn, Erie;
fourth, D. B. Harrison. Downs; fifth,
c. NJ. Branch. wichita; and sixth, NJ.
L. Mclean, Wellin gtOn.
The place for holding the next meet
ing was not decided but was left to
the executive committee which viii
make the announcement later. Many
of the members of the Kansas Bank
ers' association took advantage of the
invitation extended to them by the
Missouri Bankers association which
is now in session in Kansas City and
are attending the meetings in that city
today.
Senator T. A Noftzger of Anthony,
spoke at the meeting yesterday after
noon on Law Which Kansas Banks
and Kansas People Need" and after
a discussion of the acts of the recent
legislature which he defended said:
Much dissatisfaction has recently
been expressed with our methods in
this state of initiating political action
and much criticism made of our politi-
cal parties and as remedy it has been
suggested that all candidates for politi-
cal offices be chosen by direct vote
of the people.
while / am confident that the sit
uation is misunderstood and that this
sentiment is neither deep seated nor
wide spread the conditions existing
can undoubtedly be improved. One
to the members of this association is
the improvement of our system of jul
dicial procedure.
1--WE have attempted to provide le-
gal means by which disputes and con-
troversies may be settled between
parties who feel themselves aggrieved,
but it is much the same now as it was
during the period when our forefath-
ers harvested their wheat with sickles
and made their Journeys by means of
stage coaches.
Now we have the railroads, the
telephones, the telegraph and a thou
sand and one improvements along 9TH
er lines but the Improvement in the
r11 ,,-fr1 raY,fc 1,n- ~
with the times and justice is encum-
bered with the slow expensive and un-
certain methods of a decade ago.
"A suit Is filed in these times and no
one gives it much thought as the solu-
tion is yelled in the dim distance and
it may be months if not years before
a decision is reached and there are the
appeals which may then be taken if
the case is of sufficient Importance to
warrant it.
IAN alarming preponderence of the
suits now in the supreme court do not
involve the question of the justice of
the decision but whether the case was
tried right according to the practice of
the courts. A modern law suit is
merely prize fight between the law
yers in the case and the interested
parties acting as bottle holders while
the judge is merely an umpire. the
Jury as referee and the sheriff as time
keeper"
Professor H. L. Hausman of Hutch
inson spoke of 'The Commercial Value
of Penmanship." Among the resolu-
lions introduced by the committee on
resolutions was this one:
I'VE earnestly and urgently recon-
mend to the bankers of this state the
strfctest observance of the laws of the
United States and the state of Kansas.
establishing and regulating the bank
ing business. and desire to emphasize
the fact that 40 years experience has
demonstrated. that strict adherence to
this policy will practically eliminate
bank failures"
According to a resolution introduced
and adnnted Yesterday com rnancire q