The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

1 well "a II III NY GLASS; Out l. ndQ WORKED
very hard. In my junior year I be-
| came acquainted with Miss Julia A
Bradley. a student at Wellesley Col
lege, and the sister of one of my class
mates. DR.. w. P. Bradley, now pro-
| fessor of chemistry at Wellesley col
lege. We were married after I was
admitted to the bar"
| Were you financially prepared for
such an important undertaking he
| was asked
piled, "but lots of nerve, plenty of en-
| ergy, and decidedly hopeful view OF
| the future. Getting married, however
was the best thing that could have
happened to me and 1 gladly say that
| the assistance and companionship of
Mrs. Ballinger have contributed more
to my advancement in life than all 1
| have done for myself"
One of the most interesting ques-
tons that will come up in the senate
in the consideration of the administra-
tive features of the tariff bill will be
the matter of tariff commission or
board.
A commission of one hundred ap-
pointed by the Indianapolis convention
to urge upon congress the necessity
of creating tariff commission is rep
resented in Washington just now by
Herbert E. Miles, of Wisconsin, chair
man of the executive committee; Elk
Senator William A. Harris of Kansas
Henry Rosenberg of Indianapolis and
Ex-Governor Curtis Guild of Massa-
chusetts. They will be given a hear
ing before the finance committee to
submit their views
Differences in taste as to the height
and general characteristics of a back
yard fence involved distinguished
counsel and two prominent citizens in
maze of explanation and legal YER
biage before the police court yester-
day. Charles L. Marlatt, of Manhat-
tan, Kan. assistant entomologist in
the department of agriculture, and
Abraham D. Price furnished the diff
ferences of opinion on which the case
was based.
Mr.. Marlatt recently built a house
at 1440 Massachusetts, avenue. almost
across the street from the residence
of Senator Chester 1. Long. He did
not like the fence which separated his
lot from the property of Mr.. Prince,
next door. Mr.. Prince rather liked
the nine-foot fence. as it gave the
washlady plenty of room on which to
hang the family wash. Mr.. Marlatt re-
quested Mr.. Prince to reduce the
height of the fence. but the latter de-
clined. Then Mr.. Marlatt requested
permission to repair the fence, and in
making his repairs cut it down to five
feet. Mr.. Prince protested and then
secured a warrant for the arrest of
Mr.. Marlatt. charging him with de-
stroying private property.
1t so happened that since the con-
struction of that particular fence the
building regulations have been
changed making the maximum height
of party-fenceS seven feet. Judge
Kimbail dismissed the case on the
ground that it involved no criminal act
in that Mr.. Marlatt had a right to
make the change to comply with the
new law.
By the emphatic statement that his
appointments to the federal bench will
be determined by himself with ref
erence only to the fitness of the men
selected, President Taft associates his
once more with the vi
tai idea of judicial reform. He has
noted the wrongs that follow
in the train of excessive delay and
cost in the administration of justice. |
An important step toward improve
ment in these respects is taken when |
judicial appointments are removed |
from the sphere of political rewards. |
Long a judge himself, no spokesman is |
in a position to advise Mr.. Taft as
to the merits of a candidate. Party |
service, indeed, is probably the worst
qualification that a man seeking a |
judicial career can urge.
One of the new senate office build |
ing that is attracting a good deal of |
notice is the fact that there are two |
doors from the corridor into the suite 1
of every senator. This makes it posi- |
BILE for a senator to quietly make his |
escape from one room while a host of |
callers wait in the next. In the old |
offices in the capitol proper this was
not possible. Now, it frequently hap
pens that if the stress of visitors be-
come too great the senator grabs his
hat and vaniSheS down the corridor |
and through the subway. while his
secretary is telling the callers how
busy the statesman is.
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Charles A Hawk
and Delbert G. Hawk. at Brewster;
Reed 3. Bryant and Floyd r. Machin
1T Dorrance.
William F. Mosher has been COM
nissioned postmaster at Huscher,
Kan.