The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
Who HE IS.
Something About the Judge Who
Made Today's Decision. ,


Four members of the Lands family
met their death on southern battle
ueios' acclaimed Charles B. Lands of
INDIANA IN a speech on the floor of con-
Yes" drawIed John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, but four of them remain
TO serve their country in offices of public
| trust
Mr.: lands had the floor, but it was
Mr.. Williams who brought down the
mouse. .There We're four Lands brothers
IN federal offices when Mr. Williams
made his sharp retort. They were the
Lands upon whom Williams landed, who
| represents the Ninth Indiana district
his younger brother, Frederick Lands
who represented the Eleventh Indiana
district at the time; Judge Kinesaw
Mountain Lands of the United States
district court for northern Illinois, and
Walter Lands, in charge of the Porto
Isican postal service. With the exception
of young Frederick, who was defeated
for reelection in 1906, the Landises are
still in office AS a matter of fact, four
Lands brothers still serve Uncle Sam,
for DR.. H. Lands of Cincinnati acts
as medical examiner for the pension
office
These five Lands brothers form one
of the most interesting family groups
in America. Just now Judge Lands is
most visibly in the public eye, because
Of his recent rounding up of John D.
Rockefeller, whom he compelled to tes-
tify before him as to certain matters
concerning the Standard Oil company,
and because of his decision today as
sessing a fine of over $29,000.e00-
Judge Lands of the peculiar given
names is only 40 years old. Obviously
he was born later than June q, 1864,
the day of the battle after which he is
named. His father was Federal sur
geon and was seriously wounded in
that engagement. The next boy In the
family was born November %, 1866,
and his name, foreordained, was kene-
saw Mountain. In his Doyhood ms
brothers called him Ken, and the
Judge is Old Ken to his brothers now,
though he is eight years younger tnan
Charles. Some one askeG
the latter why he called ms prother Olu
Ken, and the congressman replied that
1t was because Ken was the eldest IN
wisdom, that he knew more than all the
other brothers and deserved the t1tie-
Kenesaw Mountain and CharleS p.
a native of Seven Mile, o. The Ian
dis family removed to LogansPort,
Ind, when the boys were small: nat
town is still the family home, GA Dr. |
up to work have distinct ad-
vantage over boys raised in fdleness;
He made his boys work and encouraged |
hem in such a way that they loved /
heir work. Every member OF the
1uintet has made a success IN life
The man with the battle name, the
present jurist, went to Chicago early
and began the practice of law Pres1-
dent Cleveland made Judge wafer u.
Gresham his secretary of state. The
secretary had been comrade OF Dr.
lands and had fought with him at
Kenesaw mountain. He observed that
<. NJ lands was a rising young law
yer of the right sort and made the
7outh his private secretary Land1s
ierved two years in that position at
and won high praise for
his ability and tact.
st have met lawyers of all ages, re-
marked Secretary of State Gresham.
ANY man who has been a Judge for
lumber of years necessarily comes In
contact with them. Lands is the
brightest and soundest lawyer for his
ears and the quickest lawyer for his
ears and a man who has the most
AVE ever known ~
Kenesaw Mountain returned to Chi
ago and resumed his law practice.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt appointed him
Judge is said to be very democratic.
lie likes to call men by their front
lanes, and when a name can be abb
'reviated 1t suits him best. When the
ederal judges in Chicago were Chris .
ian c. Kohlsaat, Peter s. Grosscup
aat once said sternly to Lawyer Lam !
is: Is
st understand that you have been ,
eferring to me as Chris Kohlsaat."
I'll bet know who told you that {
Lands. cit was either Pete /
trosscup or Jim Jenkins
When counsel for Standard Oil in I
erests sought to have Mr.. Rockefeller
REUSED from appearance as a witness IL
Judge Lands uttered some democratic {
inguage- The trust attorney dila ted | t
pom the fact that Mr.. Rockefeller is !