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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
The Laws Delays.

Judge Taft has hit upon theme wh1cn
should lead to his popularity with large
class of people in his plea for speeoler
justice. One of the greatest evils OF the
day in this country is the difficulty ana
the expense attending the use OF the
courts by individuals as means OF re-
dressing wrongs and securing adjustments
in business and personal affairs. You
have a good case at law" the poor man Is
told; hire an attorney and sue for dam
ages" The advice is good, but 1t Is I'M
practicable in many cases. Usually the
man who sues has such slender means
that he is easily tired out by the other
side. He shrinks from undertaking the
costly institution of suit. He has heard
all his life of the large fees earned by
the lawyers, and he feels instfnctively
that if he goes to law. even though he
may secure damages and costs, he will
| be out of pocket for many months. He
has not, in fact, the capital necessary to
enable him to prosecute his case. In
some cities this condition has been cor
rectly studied by sociologists and philan-
thropists, with the effect of organizing
legal aid societies the services of which
are available to the poor man who has a
righteous claim for prosecution. There
should be such an organization In every
city of the United States, SO that the
poor man may feel no longer afraid of the
court as a place of great expense. but
may regard it as a refuge.
It has been said that we are litigious
people, and the argument has been ad-
vanced that anything that encourages the
individual to go to court is unwholesome
in that it tends to accent a disposition to
dispute claims, to evade responsibility. to
take issue on tecnicalities. Probably there
is no basis in this for apprehension of
evil effects flowing from efforts to make
the courts of greater use to the class that
needs them most. Judge Taft's hope is
that the delays in the courts may be
lessened. SO that the inequality which now
marks the administration of justice in
favor of the claimant or the defendant
with the longer purse may be eliminated.
He would have the system amended so
that it Is no longer possible for wealthy
! corporation to wear OUT a petitioner
for damages. He feels that the right of
appeal given to him is. in truth, detrimen.
tai to his interests, as it must also be
given to the other and weather. party.
Therefore he thinks one appeal should
suffice for all purposes of the laws sat
isfactory administration.
This is vitality important matter.
worthy of the most serious consideration
of legislators. both state and federal. It
is not an issue of the campaign, but 1t
might profitably be discussed at length
on the stump during the next few months,
with all candidates and their spellbinders
urging upon the state legislatures and
upon Congress some method of revision
which will grant to the poor litigant a
fair chance to secure prompt justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Judge Parker on Trusts.

Judge Parker at the close of the Den
yer convention started on a tour of the
west sightseeing. He has reached Call
fornia. and at Los Angeles Wednesday
night improved an opportunity to deliver
a political address. He spoke up loyalty
for Mr.. Bryan, and among other things
said
You should send to Washington a
President who is in favor of turning
down the trusts, and with a Congress
back of him who will help to do 1t.
This sentiment may be all very WELL but
is it impressive as coming from a man
whose intimate associates are trust mag
Mates and whose practice as a lawyer
comes largely from corporation sources?
His present travelling companion is De-
Lancy Nicoll. the attorney of Thomas F..
Ryan and a corporation lawyer through
and through. BY a mans cronies We
shall know him. Is 1t likely that Judge
Parker. with his income derived from
corporation and trust sources. and his
friends picked from the same circles. can
really be fierce. or even ordinarily sim
cere. in his public addresses against
trusts? Can he be pining for a President
and a Congress militant on the subject
of turning down the trusts?
world. consulted his personal fortunes
when after his disastrous race for the
presidency he moved to New York city
and opened a law office in the neighbour
hood of corporation practice. When the
corporations and the trusts need legal
advice they want the best obtainable. and
are able and willing to pay high for it.
Here was a good opening, apd Judge
Parker as good lawyer improved it. 1t
is the common report. too, that he has
prospered in his new field. and financially
is better off than had he realized his po-
litical aspirations.
But it is not the square or convincing
thing for Lawyer Parker to serve the
trusts and the corporations In court, and
for Statesman Parker to lambaste them
in public before political audiences. The
lawyer should cease his labors, or the
statesman change his topic. The DR..
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde business is altogether
too plain.
Four years ago when Mr.. Bryan was
canvassing for Judge Parker he was ac-
cused of speaking "out of line with the
candidate and the platform. Is Judge
Parker now returning the compliment?
Surely there can be no votes for Mr.
Bryan in an appeal by a New York cor
poration lawyer based upon the PROPOSE
tion that trusts are bad and should be
turned down." When Judge Parker re-
turns home shall we see him take the
stump In New York-in the city particu-
iarly-and thunder against his friends and
the sources of his professional income?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Rights Of the Child.
porfsmouth (Va.) Star.


We strongly believe that the inherent
right of the child is to grow. physically
and mentally, and unless growth in the
young is to be stunted, play is as essential
as sunshine to flowers. Therefore. we are
enrolled with the advocates of play
grounds for children who are compelled
to live in cities, and we do believe that
the city which shows indifference or hos
tility on grounds of expense alone to
such projects is backward and lacking in
more ways than one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
England's Old-Age Pensions.

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
The passage of the old-age pensions bill
by parliament is splendid example of
the new spirit in which both the great
English parties approach the solution of
the social and economic problems which
confront the government. II is an ex-
ample that might well be emulated by the
republicans and democrats in this coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Handsoneness.

There's no doubt about it," said the
promoter; when that mine does pay 1t
will pay handsomely"
I'm sure of it," answered the patient
investor. Judging by it's prospectus and
its certificates, its dividend checks ought
to be works of art. The company can al
ways be relied on to use pretty station
cry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

No expert accountant will ever be able
to figure out for Mr. Bryan whether his
editorial advertisements of his campaign
have been as valuable as his campaign
advertisements of his editorials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

1t may be remarked that Mr.. Wu's de-
termination to reach the age of 20 years
implies that he expects to remain on good
terms with several administrations in the
Chinese government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

TIN order to avoid delays on account
Of personal absence letters to THE
STAR should not be addressed to any
individual connected with the ONCE. but
simply to THE STAR. or to the Editorial
or Business Department. according to
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Mr.. Taft on the Laws Delays.
nm, ho Novv Work Trihune.

New
Mr.. Taft's speech at Hot Springs on the
laws delays is full of practical sugges-
tions for making the processes of justice
quicker and less costly. Simplify the
codes Of procedure. recommends Mr.. Taft.
state of New York is staggering in the
number of its sections" 1t is a familiar
observation among members of the bar
that no lawyer, however wide his expe-
rience, ever really knows the New York
code of civil procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Mysteries.

~''Do you expect to make money out of
your big railway deal?'
mot exactly answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. MY purpose is to expand my cred
it so that I can get still further in debt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Gratuitous Endeavor.

"The task Of the historian is at best a
thankless one said the literary man.
YES" answered Senator Sorghum. 1.-The
historian is a sort of press agent who is
not in a position to claim compensation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Rivalries concerning subordinate party
positions prevent the campaign smile from
being made unanimous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Announcements of campaign Of edu-
cation may constitute something of an
appeal to multi-millionaires whose leaning
has hitherto been toward college dona-
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Observations that Castro ought to be
spanked exercise absolutely no moral in
tluence over that obstinate dictator. Soon
er or later he will have to be hit with a
pile driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

People who used to talk disrespectfuly
Of wireless telegraphy are naturally ex-
pected to be absolutely confident that
anything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Occasionally a political economist as
serts himself who believes that business
men open or shut down their factories
solely with view to influencing elections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Smoke !!
Rrooklyn Standardization.

From the Brooklyn Standard Union.
The smoke Of battle is getting dense
now that the Bryan panatela, the Wat
son stogie. the Hearstite cigarette and
the Taft invincible are all drawing
finely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Tammany cannot have much regard for
the methods of Mr.. Gompers in suggest
ing how men ought to vote instead of I'M
dertaking to deliver the vote outright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Ant-Roosevelt republicans may feel
that the elephant hunt in Africa can be
made the means of temporary radiance
of something of an elephant here at
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

Presidential candidates are almost as
numerous as possible nominees before the
republican convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Candidates at Church.

From the New Haven Journal Courier.
The presidential compaign is doing
wonders in one way at least It is
compelling the various candidates to
attend church every Sunday, and to let
the fact be advertised, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
A Great Discovery

Have you made any important dicov-
| cries this year,"
| Il have" answered the scientific search
er; II have discovered a new financial
| hacker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

The Campaign Of Good Humor.
Photographers are here once more
To show us off in style;
The glee clubs warbling at the door;
What can we do but smile?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

MI Hobson has demonstrated that he
can be quite as courageous in defending
an opinion as he was in naval warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

All the parties overlooked the chance
to incorporate mosquito determination
blanks in their platforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
Forest Destruction

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
What the lumber barons are unable to
do to the American forests the fires ac-
complish in about as rapid time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
To Politicians.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Claim any old state you like; it costs
nothing, and it's lots Of fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07

A lot Of Women's Corset Cove
made Of splendid quality nainsoo
neatly trimmed with lace, embroi
cry, ribbon and beading;
sizes 36 to AZ. Slightly <N
soiled. Regularly $1.OO to OV
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Mother Whips Grown Son.

While a large group of people
looked on approvingly Mrs. George
Eberhock, ST.. living five miles north
east of Goshen welded a blacksnake
whip over the shoulders OF her son,
George, aged nineteen, as the son
danced lively on the porch of the
Griffith residence in Goshen ON
Thursday afternoon.
The incident had another unusual
circumstance: Eberhock had called al
the Griffith house to see Mrs. Crit
hth's daughter, Mrs. Lottie Day
Mary Pennington. who claims to be
his financee, came along, recognized
his buggy standing in front of the
place, climbed into the buggy and
awaited developments, in the mean
time sending word TO Eberhock' S
mother. When the boy and Mrs. Day
came out to go riding Miss Peming-
ton resolutely and successfully re-
sisted any efforts to get her out oil
the buggy. Then, when Mater arrived
on the scene George stepped lively
to vigorous music, which was stopped
only when Mater considered she had
inflicted sufficient punishment. but
she warned him that he would get q
similar dose every time she found him
IN Mrs. Days company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
End of a Celebrated Case.

The Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern Railroad Co. on Tuesday paid in
to the Office of the LaPorte county
clerk the sum of 800 and the costs
of the suit which was threshed out
last spring in the LaPorte circuit
court between the sand company and
the railroad company. The appeal TO
the supreme court was dismissed.
1t is understood that in addition to
paying the entire judgment and the
costs, the Lake Shore railroad COM
pany, which in this instance reallV
means the Gary Land Co, agrees to
buy certain other lands of tn. sand
company at price previously agreed
upor
In the construction of its new rail-
road yards at Millers, the railroad
company was forced to bring condem-
nation proceedings against the sand
company for possession of forty-nine
acres. Appraisers fixed the value OF
tn land at s27.O 900 from which the
sand company took an appeal. The
railroad company contended that the
land was worth only $4,000, while the
sand company fixed value OF $780,
900 on it, The trial took place in the
LaPorte circuit court last spring, the
jury Bringing in a verdict of 5000
for the sand company. but Judge
Richter cut down the verdict to $35 :
$50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

MFRS. EARNEST HOCHMUTH, 17O1
1V1 Maple St., Des Moines, Iowa,
writes: 1.-TWO years ago our little boy,
Herman, was taken down with scarlet
fever. He took cold with it, and in
stead of the eruptions coming to the
surface they affected his lungs and
stomach. For weeks we watched by
his bedside, hardly expecting him 70
live from one hour to the next.
"Finally he became a little better and
was able to sit up. Then he commenced
to cough, and in spite of everything we
could do he seemed to get worse all the
time. His coughing spells would last
until he was completely exhausted, and
his lungs hurt him great deal. Every.
body thought he had consumption.
"One day, while at the drug store, my
husband saw a Peruna almanac and
brought it home. We read in it per-
feet description of his case and we
thought we would try Peruna. We
bought bottle, quit everything else,
and began giving him Pefuna.
"By the time two-thirds of the bottle
was used the cough had almost gone.
After he had taken two bottles he was
perfectly cured. He has not seen a sick
day since and is o hearty, healthy boy.
eve shall always praise Peruna, for
1t saved our boys life."
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
INDIANA FOURTH
in DIVORCES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA AND
COLORADO LEAD INDIANA
IN SEPARATIONS.
During Past Twenty Years 60,721 Di-
vorces Were Granted in This
State-Large Annual Rate.

The statistics ON marriage and di-
vorce, issued by the Census Bureau
Friday, show that only three States,
Washington, Color ado and Montana,
exceed Indiana in the nunroer of di-
vorces granted in proportion to popu-
latiOn The bureaus statistics cover
"a period of twenty years, from 1887
to 1906, inclusive During that 20
year period, 6O.721 divorces were
granted in Indiana This is at the rate
of 142 divorces annually for each
1000 of population. In 1880 the di-
vorces IN the State were at the rate
of seventy for each 100000 OF popula-
ton.
A compilation OF statistics for lndi-
ana shows. first, the number OF di-
FORCES granted IN each county for the
twenty-year period, from 1887 to
1906, inclusive; second, the number
of divorces. granted IN each county in
1906, and third, the number of di-
vorces granted in each county in the
year 1887
The figures show that 1906 was the
baner year for divorces in Indiana
Only in fourteen counties do the fig
ures show fewer divorces in 1906 than
in 1887. In Dearborn county TWEEN
ty-one divorces were granted in 1887
and in 1906 nine were granted. The
)-oportionate decrease in the other
thirteen counties was not so large
From 1887 to 1906 1885 divorces were
granted in Marion county. In 1905
Gil divorces were granted, and IN
1887 24O were granted. In Madison
county 2,441 divorces were granted
from 1887 to 1906 In 1905, Gil di
vorces were granted, and in 1887 24C
divorces were granted.
Desertion Commonest Cause.
In the entire United States, from
1887 TO 1906, there were 1888, O44
marriages and 945,625 divorces
against 32s,716 divorces for the pre-
cedng twenty years. Divorce is now
two and half times as common
compared with the married popula
| ton, as il was forty years ago. Utaf
| and Connecticut are the only tw
| States showing decreased divorce
rate. Desertron caused $50 of tn,
| total divorces In the twenty years
almos; half of the divorces be:nI
| granted TO the husband for this cause
and one-third to the wife for the sam
cause
Drunkenness was the ground in j.;
| GER cent of the cases in which tn,
wife brought suit, and in IL per cent
of the cases in which the suit wa.
brought by the husband
The above percentages represen
those cases in which the specific;
cause was the sole ground on whic:
the divorce was granted Very fire
| luently, however, divorces are grant
ed nat upon one ground only Blu
upon Two or more in combination
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Don't Wait For Coroner.

Many people still entertain the fool
ish idea that in the event of a death
which requires the presence OF cor
oner, the body must remain where it
has fallen until that official arrives TO
make his investigation as TO the cause
of death. Instances are known of bod
les being allowed to lie on a railroad
track and other penlous positions
Undertakes state that their work in
caring for bodies of persons meeting
sudden death has often been hamper
ed by the absurd notion that the bod,
les should not be touched until the
coroner has viewed" the remains. 1t
was reported that the body OF Mrs.
Giants, who was accidentally shot and
killed by her husband recently, at
their home, near North Webster was
allowed 10 lay where it fell, with the
blool streaming from the wound.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
POSTAL SAVINGS
LAW SEEMS SURE
BILL WILL COME UP IN THE
SENATE ON DECEMBER
14TH.
1t is Thought That Measure Will
Go Through Without Any
Opposition.

Congress, in the three short months
OF the regular session which will open
next Tuesday, will write at least one
very important law upon the statute
books. There is hardly any room 10
doubt that the bill OF Senator Thos.
II. Carter of Montana, establishing
a system OF postal savings banks, will
De enacted into law
DEBATE on this measure will begin
n the senate Dec IA, when it comes
up as a special order 1t is not ex-
pected there will be any protracted
discussion, for both national plat
forms in the last campaign approved
.he project, and there is a unaniimity
II sentiment in favor which paves the
way for speed.
In view OF the probability that gov
ernmental postal savings banks soon
VII be established, a word as to the
system may be of interest. Every
postoffice in the United States that is
authorized 70 issue money orders will
become a postal savings bank Office.
Any person who is 10 years old or
more may become a depositor by
placing 81, the minimum amount nee
essary to open an account A mar
ried woman may enjoy the privilege
IF the system free from any control
or interference by her husband.
Depositor Given Pass Book.
The depositor will be given pass
ok with the amount of his deposit
duly entered and with his name on
the back for identification. After an
account has been opened deposits of
10 cents and multiples thereof will
Re received, but no one shall be per-
mitted to deposit more than 5000 in
any calendar month.
No deposit shall be allowed TO ex-
ceed $1,000 and no interest shall be
paid on deposits in excess of $500
On deposits of $500 and less interest
at the rate of 2 per cent per annum
shall be allowed and entered in the
pass book TO the credit of the depos-
itor and shall become a part of the
principal
Funds from the various postal saw
ings bank Offices shall be deposited in
the nearest national banks that are
government repositories, where they
shall draw interest at not less than
IA per cent per annum, so that the
government can always depend upon
margin OF at least one-quarter OF ]
per cent. to pay the cost of the postal
savings system. Funds deposited i'll
postal banks will not be subject to
taxation by the United States or By
| any state Such funds shall also be
| exempt from attachment and garnish
ment
There are 6O,624 postoffices in the
United States and of this number 4O,-
900 do money order business These
10000 postoffices will become postal
savings bank offices under The new
| law There are LIZA money order
postofices in Indiana, and under the
law there will tie many postal savings
banks in the Hoosier state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
AN ELECTION BET.
Students at Valparaiso Caught Steal
ing Turkeys for the Banquet
Which Was Not.

There was an unusual bet made by
college students in Valparaiso on the
recent election. A Turkey bar .quet
was waged and one of the condi tons
was that the losers steal the turkeys
for tie spread The Bryan crowd
started out the other night 10 steal
the turkeys and made good their bet
They went to the county poor farm,
where one of the party espied large
men roost. They entered in the dark
ness of the night and bagged most of
the fowls when big rooster made a
cackle that could be heard for miles
around. This aroused the superinten-
dent and his son, both of whom re-
sponded armed to the teeth with
fighting irons of various kinds of an
tiquity The result was that each of
thieves vas fined SO and costs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Thanksgiving Feast for Old Soldiers.

Veterans of the Marion Soldiers
Home on Thanksgiving Day enjoyed
feast of turkey, cranberry sauce
and the many viands wrldch go to
make a good Thanksgiving dinner.
The quartermaster's requisitfon call
ed for $50 turketys. A concert pro-
gram was rendered by the Soldiers
Home band In the mess hall at the
noon hour. By reason OF general
order issued by Governor Steele all
work not absolutely essential was sus-
pended at the home during the day
The adjutant's report shows that
there are now enrolled at the home
2,141 members. The pensions OF the
home veterans for the November
quarter were paid by Treasurer J. w.
Sanderson Thursday, there being paid
out in cash 1,56s.ss, and in checks
SCI ,3ol &c, a total of $72,s7o.09.