The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
CHATTER Ky
Political and otherwise. ]


nothing seems to be ready as vet for
publication. Perhaps the matter is
held back for the Sunday papers. The
evening papers are getting too much
news anyway, according to early day
views.
Speaking Of favorite authors and
anent a suggestion that Spalding's Base
Bail Guide is coed steady reading, this
department would throw out the an
nouncemen- that probably Spalding,
just now. might be set aside until next
season, and a couple of other volumes
J pulled out from the FIVE foot shelf, say.
Harvard on Football or Pole on
| Whist"
BY the way, have you readers of the
younger generation read THE Con
queror." by Gertrude Anterior? If
you get this book from your home
shelves, or from one of the many Ii
braries in Topeka, you Will find a
thrilling story which will give you
much valuable history. In this book
is probably the greatest description
ever written Of a tornado. or cyclone
The book is largely the life of Alex
ander Hamilton, and tells of the for
nation of the Constitution of the
United States on horseback and on
close votes You can read a thriller,
and at the same time, absorb much
valuable United States history. The
Conqueror" is really a romance, and
speaking of romances, which are sup
posed to be based upon historical facts,
but not spelling a good story to vary
slightly the accuracy of history, young
people can profit greatly by reading,
through buying, begging or borrowing,
several of the works of Miss Mulbach,
and find the books just as interesting,
and far more instructive and enter
tanning than many of the unseasoned
novels of today. Try tomorrow Victor
Hugo's waterloo" for a half hour
out of Les .A1iserables.'
Through these romances you can
read about Napoleon, about Josephine,
about Frederick the Great and other
characters in history. and be fully as
we'll entertained as if you read one
! of the present day six best sellers.
When you get through one of these
books you would have something for
your money and your time. If you
like paragraphs, epigrams and bits of
philosophy, you can pick up Marcus
| Aurelius'' and ''Epictetus' and derive
great comfort and while away an 9TH
erwise idle half hour by reading these
authors who wrote years ago, and
whose writings are classic, that is as
good today as they We're when written,
possibly better in some respects.
Speaking of politics again today, why
do the Insurgents mix so much hypo-
crisy with theirs? For instance, our
good friend Governor Stubs. who is
one of the chief reformers in the IN
surgent ranks, tells in his public
speeches that he is proud of the bust
ness record of his administration. Well,
he has done some good things; saved
some money and developed certain de-
partments wonderfully.
For instance. Governor Stubs urged
the adoption by the last legislature of
q new grain inspection law. which was
intended to raise the fees of grain in
spection to such an extent that the
fifty or sixty grain inspectors in the
state would get larger salaries. The
law did almost double the cost of in
spection. and may have some good
points in it; but it is expensive to the
grain dealer and essentially to the
farmer who produces the grain.
For instance. another law which
was supported by Governor Stubs.
who means TO be a reformer of course,
to the effect that no relative of the
chief grain inspector should be en-
ployed in the grain inspectors depart
ment. Governor Stubs found a grain
inspector scandal on his hands through
the appointee of a former governor,
and was obliged to prosecute a man
named Radford. The prosecution was
not a legal success, however.
Testim ony in a recent case shows
that while there is apparently no rela-
tive of the Chief Grain Inspector, D
L. Gordon, of Junction City, in the de-
partme nt, there is a near relative of
Governor Stubs himself there; name
~, E. NJ. Stubs, who is a weigh
master at Kansas City, Kan, and
cousin or nephew Of the Kansas exc
cutive
Now the reader must remember the
chief grain inspector does not make
the appointments in his department,
but that the governor himself makes
them: that is. he does, to all practical
intents and purposes.
Now when the Governor urges a re-
form law, why doesn't he practice it
himself. in his own grain department,
and not evade one of his own reform
laws by appointing one of his own rel
atives against the spirit, at least, of
the law.
This inspection law has now been in
force nearly year. We are wonder
ing # the Governor is getting any sat
isfaction out of it
Continued in Chapter XVI Monday.)
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