The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-12

see that this law is complied with. A
heavily penalty is attached for any viola
ton Of these safeguards against fire
protection.
This law also provides that all doors
| in public halls, theaters and other places
that there shall be fire escapes on IL
the floors above the ground for every
| 80 people.
After reading through the opinion Of
! Attorney General Wickersham which
take part in the Kansas scheme of
| guaranty of bank deposits, Attorney
| General Jackson is of the opinion that
| national banks cannot devise scheme
| to guarantee their own deposits. The
| WickerSham opinion in full has only
! just been received in Topeka.
| When told that the national banks at
| their meeting in Kansas City had de-
| vised plan to guarantee their de-
! poSits through an insurance company
along the same line that the banks are
protecting themselves from loss by rob-
! berry, State Bank Commissioner Dolley
| said: Il hope that they can do So"
| Mr.. Dolley refused to commit himself
further on the question. He had done
| all he could to get the permission for
! national banks to enjoy the benefits of
| the Kansas guaranty law. The matter
| is now beyond the province of the COM
| missioner and up to the banks them
| selves to handle.
| The question of whether or not wo-
| men are allowed to vote for the candi-
| dates for the offices of clerk and mar
| shall of the city court of Kansas City,
| Kan, may yet have to be settled by
| the courts. James Fee, defeated Re-
-. ID 60 Iz0l Nf "a
| north city court of Kansas City: j. P.
| Corcoran, who was defeated for the
| same office in the south city court, and
= Lee Holm, who ran for clerk OF the
| north city court, are seriously consid-
/ aring conteSting the election of their
| opponents. Speaking of the matter, the
4 Kansas City. Kan, Gazette says:
| According to the present count Fee
| was defeated by Richardson by 80
/ votes Corcoran lost by IL and Hobin
/ lost to Smell by 1911.
| If the women's votes for these OF
| fees were counted the results would be
| reversed. Under the law women have
i no right to vote for county or town.
| ship officers. Heretofore the female
| vote has not been counted for offices of
the city courts, but owing to the fact
| that in previous cases the results would
not have been changed the question has
never been tested in court.
The contestants claim that officers
of the city courts are city officers and
| therefore the female vote should pc
counted. II this is done they will win
easily.
This morning Judge John T. Sims
| expressed the opinion that they had
cause for action. He said that the act
4 of the legislature governing city cleo
| tions specified that the marshals ana
| clerks of the city courts should De
voted upon by the qualified electors OF
the city at the time of the city election;
This being the case the offices Wouid
| naturally be classed as city offices.
F. H. Stannard of ottawa, chairman
of the ways and means committee OF
the house in the last legislature, mas
been appointed by Governor Stubbs as
a member of the state entomoioglcal
commission. Mr.. Stannard is a nursery
Imam He was a member of the state
senate before his election to the house
last fall.
That a good name is worth more than
riches was emphasized in the recent su-
preme court decision when David Z
Bowden. chief of police of Kansas City
was retained in his office In the race o.
an custer suit. The decision favored
lBowden almost wholly upon the grounds
that he was an honest official and
strai ghtforward man. Attorney Genera
jackson filed suit some months ago u
! Dust Bowden and several members Of
the Kansas City police force from ofnct
for the alleged reason that they hao
failed to report violations of the pro
hibitory law to the county attorney. A
special master was appointed by the
court to take testimony in the case
: His findings were filed some time age
. and upon them the court decided the
case in favor of Bowden. The couri
| held that while Bowden had not Off
: Icially notified the county attorney a:
the law provides he had had severa
t talks with him on the subject. The de
cision in part is as follows:
There is no finding Of corruption OIL
lwillful disobedience of the statute Tht
: defendant, it seems, has been ready ant
willing to do his duty. but the attitude
lof the county attorney in certain case!
of bootlegging misled him. All the cir
cumstances of the defendants situa
ltion may be considered in connection
with his motives, which plainly enough
, are not dishonest and SO many influences
= the discretion which the court may eX
! ercise over the extraordinary remed!
! of quo warranta. 1t is difficult to sa!
what will best satisfy the demands o
Justice in the premises, but under thu
/ facts the court is of the opinion tina
; judgment should be rendered in favo
! of the defendant and it is so ordered
TT is the first time the suprem
q court has shown any leniency in ouste
r cases against officials in connection witt
: the violation of the prohibitory law ant
' the only thing that saved Bowden wa
E Ibis good name
: Congressman Anthony writes from
Washington that he has received
i communication from Cigarmakers Lo
Q cal union No Sc of Topeka signed by
I committee consisting of Messrs- w. II
] johnson. John Curry. and Frank Curry