The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-29
Representative Mitchell Issues
a Statement.
Does Not Believe Home Rulers
Defeated Utility Bill.
HE CAN HAVE A PLACE
BE Attorney for Railroad Board
if He Wishes.
Generally Believed He Will De-
cline the Honor.

A C. Mitchell Of Lawrence, mem
ber of the last house of representa-
tives and one of the administration
leaders on the floor. has issued a
statement setting forth the objects of
the utilities bill and giving the rea-
sons for it's defeat in the legislature.
Mr.. Mitchell does not believe the home
rulers in the house who defeated the
bill were sincere in their idea of con-
troll of utilities. He closes his state
ment with the following words: 1.-The
home rule talk was made for the pur-
pose of defeating the public utilities
bill and it accom- plished its purpose.
MIR Mitchell was in Topeka last
week and had a long conference with
Governor Stubbs. 1t is reported that
Mitchell can have the place of attor-
ney for the railroad board If he wants
II. but that the Lawrence lawyer can
not afford to leave his law practice
for that job. The latest report has it
that Mitchell will run for congress
from the Second district against Scott
with the support of Governor Stubs
behind him. Robt. Stone of Shawnee.
also a member of the last house, is
spoken OF as a candidate in the First
district against Anthony. stone was
last house and introduced Stubbs'
utilities bill. If Stubbs supports
Mitchell for congress in the second
district how will he explain ms
stone in the First district?
Attorney General Jackson has de-
cided that a woman or man can
change their names without an act
of the legislature and gives some
curious facts in this connection IN an
opinion handed down In the case OF
n woman who was notary pupilc
and who afterwards got married. She
wanted to know if she could still serve
asa notary under the commission
granted her in her maiden name. The
attorney general held that she could.
but thought that since she was mar
ried she should drop the notary busi-
ness and attend to her househoIo
duties. The opinion is as follows;
The taking of the name of the
husband by the wife seems to be a
matter wholly of custom and not OF
law. but IL seems to be general Gus
tom throughout the whole OF the uni
verse and one that has prevailed Tor
centuries."
authority as follows
Srhe husband. as the head of the
ranffv. has the right to fix the
family names the wife, by cUsVofeH
takes the surname of the husbands
flIf since bN common law a man may
legally change his name there seems
10 be no legal objection to his aaopS-
sne his wife's family name should ne
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