The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-22

ARE ZOO NERVOUS.

Those having the care of prisoners are
too nervous concerning their keep. 1t IS
right that they should be treated humane
ly and induced, If possible, to reform. But
where sane prisoners threaten to do them
selves bodily harm their keepers ought
not to become too greatly exercised con-,
corning the matter.
There comes a story from Paris of a
notorious anarchist who had committed
many crimes and who kept the authorities
of the prison in which he was confined,
the judge of the court and great crowd
of other people begging him for two hours
not to jump from the roof of the jail, and
finally he jumped.
Now, in the first place, probably the
best thing that fellow ever did for the
world was to take himself out of it and in
the second place. he probably would not
indifference instead of becoming SO ex-
tremely solicitous and gathering crowd
before whom the volatile Frenchman
could make a sensational exit.
And the same is true of the militant
suffragettes in England. II their attempts
difference by their keepers and the sensi-
BILE people of the country there would be
very little starving. Once let them know
that that sort of thing won't excite the
public and they will not do ft--Leaven-
worth Times.
MAKING 1T WHITE"
The prediction that 1--WE will make the
map of the. United States white in a few
years" made by opponents OF the saloon
system of the country, is rapidly being
fulfilled. AS the count stands after a
number of rounds have been fought 1t
shows a slight majority for the folks who
more than half the population of the
United States now live under prohibition
laws. And the area is being rapidly ex-
tended.
To be sure there are reports from here
and there that the per capita consumption
of liquor is on the increase, but II that
is true someone is raising quite a howl.
And it isn't the anti-liquor people who
are doing all the bowling, either The
saloon forces know they have been going
some and know they are not fighting
child.
Prohibition as a legal measure is work.
ing into the laws of many state. In
some it is in the constitution and in others
laws make liquor an outlaw altogether
or in certain sections. Counties and mu-
inequalities where liquor is legally sold are
growing fewer in number with each cleo
ton test and ''the map of the United
States is growing whittier each year. The
Hutchinson News.
THE DAWN is BREAKING.
An ex-congressman, Harry Nj. Coudrey,
of Missouri, has been sentenced to four
years in the federal penitentiary at Leav-
enworth for using the mails to defraud.
The law provides either a fine a peni-
tentiary sentence OF both fine and I'M
pr-sonment and the court gave him both
Everyone regrets that a man who has
been honored and who enjoyed the confi-
dence of his fellows should have fallen,
but the fact that he occupied the place
he did. given the confidence OF the peo-
pie of his district, added to his power To
defraud. The exultation in this is the
fact that disregarding his position. his
wealth and influence, the court gave 10
the only ex-congressman the only punish
ment that such men fear This is the only
way to strike terror in the hearts of these
financial buccaneers who fly the black
flag, regardless of law. fine means
nothing to these offenders. The fine is
promptly paid, and the price raised
enough to get it back in twenty-four
hours, and then the robbery goes on as
before.-Parsons Sun.