The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-11

good wife. =(Copyright, 1911. by As
sociated Literary Press).
The steel Cooperation.
In the public statement made by the
directors of the United States steel
corporation and signed by Mr.. Morgan
and Judge Gary, it is expressly denied
that the competitors of the steel cor
poration or the purchasers of its prod
ucts have ever complained of its bust
ness methods. If the conduct of the
corporation toward its competitors had
been unfair and oppressive they would
have been loud in their complaints.
Assuredly the public would have heard
something of II. If its prices have been
extortionate, the buyers of it's products
would have complained, and the public
would have heard of that. The state
ment of the directors says:
THE corporation was organized for
business reasons, and purchased its va
rious plants to promote such business
and not to restrain trade or obtain
monopoly. In all its operations the
company has scrupulously observed the
law and recognized the just rights of
it's competitors and the consumers of
it's products. So far as its directors
are aware, no complaint has ever been
made against it by either of these in
terests."
Competitors and purchasers having
suffered no injury, there is still an
other question to be answered. What
injury have the people of the United
States suffered at the hands of the
steel corporation? If the attorney gen.
eral should bring O.. suit to destroy the
corporation, the real complainant in
the case would be the people. What
Woulud be their ground of action I'M
der the law? We may leave out of
account tn unsupported charges of
professional assailants of corporations.
No attorney general would put his
name to a brief based upon the
harangues of Mr.. Bryan or of Jeff
Davis of Arkansas. But what injury
to the people capable of being set
forth in the counts of an Indictment
can be charged against the steel cor
pOration? That is now the vital Ques-
ton. If the attorney general has evil
dence of such wrongs, if he has evil
dence that the law has been violated it
will be his plain duty to begin a suit
Nobody can complain of that But 1t
is evident that the indictment will
have to be made UP of new matter.
The directors deny that the existence
or the methods of the corporation are
in violation of law; they affirm that
the operations of the company are of
public benefit The public is not at
present advised of any facts on which |
these statements could be refuted If |
the attorney general knows of any such |
facts he will, of course, not keep them |
to himself.-New York Times. i
VentriIoquists SwindIe.
Having been informed by a taxicab |
chauffeur that the policemen at the /
East Fifty-first street station knew all /
about everything, including parrots, a |
citizen who looked al though he knew |
all about distilling and brewing went |
there last night dragging by the collar !
another person who looked as though |
he had seen better days.
Il have saved you the trouble of /
arresting this man. he cried land all /
you need give me is advice
Don't take another drink for a |
year." replied the lieutenant prompt
~.
MY wife gave me better advice
than that before 1 left home" said /
the visitor. She said two years.
about parrots"
Proceed
Thank you, I will. About a week
ago I met a friend
Skip the intervening chapters and
get to the end
This morning 1 thought my wife
would appreciate it if I bought her a
parrot. She has wanted a parrot a
ong time, so l went to this persons
Interval while the person alluded
% explains he was not always a bird
store proprietor, but was once an
actor like Booth.
- and I says to him, Gimme a
parrot; one that can talk And he
'ays he has six fine parrots and that
hey can all talk, but that the only
hing they can say is Good morning,
papa, which is all he has had time
o teach them, because he has only
been in the bird business a little
while. Then he walks along the row
If parrots and makes a motion with a
tick before each parrot, and each
parrot says Good morning. papa and
fall for the cheapest parrot and pay
lin s15."
.''WeII?"
When got the parrot home, it
urns out to be parrot that can't say
! word, and it was then my wife gave
ne the advice about the two years.
What do you want us to do2"
"Lemme show you what kind of a
notion he made when he wanted the
'arrots to say Good morning, papa
t was just like this"
AS the visitor seizes a policeman's
Tub and waves it every one except
he bird store proprietor, who was
nee an actor, is startled, for the ex- 1
'ression Good morning. papa" ut
cred in a sepulchral tone, rings q
through the station house, and no
'arrot is in sight.
Tableau, as all realize that the ut
erer is a ventriloQuist, who is also so
much an artist that he was unable to {
ontrol his powers of subterranean |
ltterance when he saw the club 7
move.
And as the complainant realizes ii. ;
lie apologies for ever having COM
'lained at all. saying that the fact .
hat all his money has been spent is all |
hat prevents him from giving the
ird store man second s15 to 6u+ fn c
is bank besides the first.-New York r
Herald.
OF A BACHELOR. :
IFrom the New York Press
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