The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-17
FRON OTHER PENS
NOT READY FOR TRIAL.

The Panama libel suit against the
editors of the Indianapolis News was
called at session of United States
court, at Indianapolis, last Thursday,
when an effort was made On the part
of the prosecution to move the case
to Washington, but the court refused
to grant the motion and ordered the
trial to go on.
But the government. of course,
wasn't ready and asked a continuance.
Then the court plainly told the govern
ment counsel that they should have
and there was really no good reason
for continuance. The old gag of
absent testimony was urged, and it
was discovered that about everything
they wanted to prove by these wit
nesses was either of immaterial mat
tiers or what would be admitted by the
other side. So it seems. these govern
ment attorneys were only trif1ing. 1t
is pity they couldn't have been fined
or superseded by someone who would
get the cases ready
There was novel feature to this
case, however. The judge seemed SO
irritated at the attorneys failure to be
ready that he would have continued
the trial to a very early date. but he
was so busy before his vacation began
that he would have to continue it un-
til October 11.-O1lio State journal.
THE HAY FEVER PEOPLE.
There is national hay fever asso-
citation which meets up in New Hamp-
shire in August. OF course it will lis
cuss the causes of this aristocratic dis
tress and one of the causes that will
be considered relates to the effect of
various plants. Among these are the
| golden rod, the rag-weed and the
Indian corn. all of which are accused
of this grievous assault on the human
race.
This discussion is particularly inter
| esting because each of these flowers
has it's sturdy advocates for the hon
or of being called the national flower
and against them all, the hay fever
association is preparing to utter its
people have no candidate for this hon.
| or. for they look with suspicion upon
all flowers while the dog-star RACES.
| Some affirmative action they will
| doubtless take, and that is in favor OF
| putting on the free list all manufac-
tured handkerchief and all raw ma
/ teria1 used in their production. A long
account which tells of these things
and many more, says the association
will open with the singing of the an
wild echoes flying"-Ohio State Jour
nal.
SONGS OF THE RICH.
| The growing tendency to give some
consideration to the tribu1ations OF
| the rich is a very encouraging sign
| We can remember a time when the
rich were absolutely neglected by the
| general public and philanthropists
/ alike. No one seemed to care If the
son of the rich man was SO badly cir
| cumstaneed that he had to hitch his
private car to a train of ordinary
| passenger coaches
We are now in danger of going tc
/ the other extreme. Instead of worry
| ing about the poor, we worry about
/ the rich. Instead of sympathizins
with the daughter of a poor man who
| makes an unfortunate marriage, we
/ express our coincidence with million
aires whose daughters have married
dukes. Many of us have even gone
so far as to evince our grief because
/ men like Mr.. Rockefeller are over
| burdened with wealth, and others. out
| Of the kindness of their hearts. have
offered to relieve him Of some OF it,
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