The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10

ton and urged that the farmers be
encouraged to build private ponds for
their fish and the preservation Of the
great amount of water which the state
loses each year. He urged law al
lowing the SEEMING of large fish, which
he declared were a detriment to the
streams on account of the thousands
OF small fish which they destroyed. The
fish and game expert declared for a Is
days open season on quail to substi-
tute for the present law and recon-
mended that the number of birds to
be killed in one day by a hunter be
reduced from 20 to II.
Then Dyche talked about the skunk
but he did not allude to his former
statements that roast civit cat, brown
gravy and baked sweet potatoes made
a most excellent meal Instead Dychel
talked of the public duty to the meek
eyed. humble skunk WHO is a law abid
ing citizen and prefers to attend strict
1y to its own business. He advocated
legislation to protect the large fat,
striped skunk, even at the possible sac
rIfice of q few chickens and perhaps
the banisllment of the family Thomas
cat.
"A skunk may kill a chicken now and
then" admitted Dyche, but so does the
shield the SKUNK and if necessary let
the cat out of the accounting. A cat
will kill more birds and chickens than
a skunk and is not nearly as valuable
Dyche' said the trouble with skunk
hunting had been the tendency to kill
the animal too early in the season
when their furs were worth 20 cents to
90 cents. instead of waiting until later
when the furs would bring $3.50 to 81
He pointed with regret to the neg
lect of ambitious law makers to frame
a bill to protect the song bird and said
all of the eastern states were ahead of
Kansas in this respect. A large croWG.
attended nd
women We're in the galleries.
The same township in Grant coun-
ty, Wisconsin, produced three mem
bers of the 1911 senate and those
members represent the three radical
political faction which contend for
recognition in the upper house. Just
how the three members came from
the same township, in the same county
and state, landed in Kansas and at
tanned political prominence in three
distinct districts at the same time,
none of the three will explain. The
three members are George H. Hodges
the minority leader and defeated Dem
ocratic candidate for governor; ]. H.
Stavley, of the reactionary and stand
pat faction of the Republican party;
and Fred H. Quincy, an original advo-
cate of reform and advanced govern
ment, who camps well within the fir
ing lines of the administration.
IN6SdTQ1eSS OI THIS WlQO DIVERSITY OF
opinion, the sentiment of the Grant
county memories or some inward con-
victions frequently bring these mem
berS on an equal plane and they see
things in the same political light.
Thursday the three fighting factions
harmonized in these men and all three
voted for the initiative and referen
dunn.
At home in Olathe, Hodges is mer-s
chant and has laid away good per
cent of the profits from single nails
and country butter He knows every
voter in his district by the first name
and bears the confidence of his con-
stituents.
Down in Usage City. Stavely is
member of the bar and hard propo-
sition on the opposite side Of a law
suit. He deals in politics as a side is
sue takes care of Usage county's in
terests in the senate.
Quincy is a fat, good natured bank
er in Salina and he plays politics be-
cause he likes it. He is one of the
present landmarks in the upper house
and replies to any member who ques-
tions the sincerity of the administra-
ton.
When Hutchinson received the news
Thursday night that the senate COM
mittee of the whole had gone on rec
ord for that town for the official state
fair, it knew that Emerson Carey,
the salt pdckeFs street car AldShdtS dlid
senator, had turned the trick. The
senate decision was not due to pref
erence for the Kansas salt town, but it
was kindly feeling for Carey and an
appreciation of the four weeks of con-
sistent hard work which carried with
it a reward.
Topeka and Wichita threw into the
fight every ardent friend i possessed
in the upper house. but to no avail.
Carey fought back at the remarks of
Hamilton and Stewart. He met Stan
nard on his own ground and downed
toned the Hutchinson sincerity were
received with q smile. Once when
STANDARDS amendment called for a
dollar for o1lar reciprocation of state
aid, the millionaire salt producer