The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-01
KANSAS CONNENT
THE SPECULATIVE BANKS.

THE SPECULATIVE BANKS.
There Is nothing in present cond1-
tons that would justify anything OF the
uncertainty. Banks whose officers are
not speculating are experiencing no
trouble In New York banking circles.
The people who had money in certain
banks feared that it would be diss1-
pated and they rushed for it. The
cure for disasters of this kind is to
make 1t penitentiary offense for bank
officials to speculate with bank funds.
and then enforce the law. A few
spectators of this kind put where they
couldn't speculate any more would do
more to restore confidence and do
mon. Luckily for kansas, her banks
are full of money, and her people are
confident and the runs that destroy
business enterprises of all kinds are not
headed for points west of the Allie
gheny mountains. For banks that do
banking business in the east also
there is no suspicion. It is only those
other than legitimate banking. in pro-
noting outside schemes, like copper
mines and other such enterprises, that
are in trouble. All other banks are
safe. and the people will trust them
Hutchinson Independent.
MRS. BLACKBURN'S PUMPKIN PIE
There is need OF quarter section
of pumpkin pie to top off Thanks
giving dinner, so we give recipe that
has pleased an Anthony family for ths
past ten years; no other has been
found to equal tt. Here 1t is:
remove seeds, bake in a dripping pan
(skin side of pumpkin downward) /
with a slow fire until pulp can be
readily scraped from skin; mash fine,
and while hot add to each quart OF
pumpkin two tablespoons butter; when
cold sweeten to taste; add one pint
cream or new milk, yolks of three eggs
we'll beaten and strained; cinnamon,
a mr. oil no n
glass of brandy; stir well, and just at
the last add whites of eggs well whip
ped. The brandy may be omitted and
a tablespoon of lemon extract, and less
spice, used. Bake in deep pie tins in
a quick oven. One quart pumpkin will
make two large pies.-Anthony Re-
publican.
NO CERTAINTY.
The talk of a special session of the
legislature for the purpose of passing
a primary election law seems to have
practically died out This is not be-
cause the people do not want a pr1-
mary, but they are afraid of the legis-
lature. A primary would be worth the
cost of a half dozen extra sessions but
there is no certainty that the present
legislature would pass such law II
convened. Kansas will have other
legislatures and it is to be hoped better
ones, and the people would rather wait
a year than to trust the present legfs1a-
not call a special session unless he can
secure a majority of members sigma
lures to an agreement to pass prf-
mary law, and the agreement should
also designate what the proposed law
is to contain.-Abilene Chronicle.
TREAT ALL ALIKE.
There has been. great fuss stirred
up over the failure of a few specula-
tive banks or trust companies in New
York Why should the secretary or
the treasury deposit millions of gov
eminent money to save the New York
banks from failure any more than he
should in any other city In the United
States to save the banks? A bank in
Topeka, or Salt Lake, or Memphis. is
entitled to just as much consideration
as a bank. in New York Any bank
might be saved by timely deposits by
- .SssaliIaa IaIlEnal