The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-09
FROM OTHER PENS
CURLING THE INJUNCTION.

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More material benefit undoubtedly
will come from such reforms in judicial
procedure as are intended to simpllty
and facilitate equity proceedings IN the
federal courts than from the restraint
of the injunction process reported by
Chief Justice White. although the for
mer will be less appreciated, because
less understood by the mass of the peo-
pie. The new rule on injunctions mere
ly puts into definite form what has been
recognized as the best practice in the
federal courts for some time. The sum-
mary process never had good stand
ing other than as a last resort in ex-
treme circumstances to prevent damage
or inequity, pending more complete
investigation and adjudication of mat
tiers. Its adoption as a convenient and
common process in labor troubles gem
orally has been recognized as a dis
tortion of it's original purpose, and the
majority of judges have used it sparing-
ly and some have refused to make use
of it except under extra ordinary cir
cumstances. Public opinion has been
opposed to it's reckless use for such
purposes, leaders in congress and at the
bar have counselled the steps which
now have been taken, and in the gen.
eral practice in the federal courts the
reform already has been accomplished,
affording a reminder that even the
courts are responsive to public opinion.
The necessary power of the courts to
issue a summary mandate has not been
taken away, providing circumstances
warrant its use. There is no discrimina-
ton between industrial classes and
other matters in their standing before
the courts. The abuses of the injunc-
ton have been cut away and its proper
use conserved, in contrast with some of
the sweeping anti-injunction legislation
which has been proposed. which would
have cut away entirely this right arm
of the courts.-Philadelphi Bulletin.
SOARING FORTH HAIR.
Long has it been & recognized fact that
the greatest of discoveries may come, not
through long conducted and fatiguing
an accidental moment. Such a discovery
now halls from Murfreesboro Poke coun-
", Arkansas. A resident of that village
entered his woodshed in the gloom of a
March evening to split an arDlfui of wood
for the fire for the next mornings break
fast. AS he did so he was met with a
demoniac cry that froze the genial current
of his blood and at the same moment a
strange animal sunk it's claws deep into
been made by the vicious animal
most vicious animal of the cat kind,
bob-cat further west. The man in de-
scribing this attack while not using the
Sha-espearean words in his description
not saying that each Individual hair stood
on end like quilts upon the fretful porcu-
pine-told of the freezing effect upon his
scalp: He succeeded in fighting off tie
varmint. Following this came the discov-
cry. 1t seems that he was quite bald.
with no hope of any return of hair but In
appear healthy hair follicles. and succeed
ng this he has had a marvellous return or
hair This reappearance Is accounted TOT
Oy savants. The hair of the Murfreesboro
nan had been hiding and something was
needed to scare it out The catamouTt
lid this. There are doubtless others who
would like to try this heroic remedy, but
zeal catamounts are not within the reach
If everybody.-Indianapolis News.