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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
LEGION OF H0NOR1TELlS Of The IAN
State Administration John Bswso Attorney
to Inausurae Novel Plan General A{yises Butchers.
Sons They Should
and Daughters. Fair Profit, He Says.
Certificates OF Merit STATE LICENSE FOR BUTCHERS
Recognition Given All Favor Restrictions
Lines of Endeav0r. Committee Appointed.
New Institution Will Resemble Annual Meeting Close To-
Nobel Prize Commission. night With Luncheon.
State Board of Administration
to Inaugurate Novel Plan.
Kansas to Honor Worthy Sons
and Daughters.
Certificates OF NE
Recognition To Be Given All
Lines Of EmdeavOr.
New Institution VIII Resemble
Nobel Prise Commission.

The state board Of administration, In
charge of the Kansas educational In
situations, has proposed the granting
Of Certificates Of Recognition to thoss
Kansans who have been Of peculiar
service to the state. The legion OF hon
or and the Nobel prizes are granted to
effort along a particular line OF en-
deavor.
Kansas has no fund by which it could
offer a prize and the granting Of an
honorary doctor degree in a school
would not exactly fit some Of the things
for which the board proposes to issue
its certificates. The certificates are to
be granted direct from the state
through the board and while they may
be delivered by the university. Agri-
cultural college. Normal school or the
branches, the certificate will be directly
from the state. M
Merit Recognized.
There is a class of men and women
who are doing things worth while in
Kansas that we are seking to honor
through the granting Of these certifi-
Gates" said Ed. Hackney. chairman OF
the board Of administration. Several
Kansans who have developed certain
grains, like s. G. Trent OF Hiawatha,
and Mr.. Gilman Of Leavenworth, and
J. K. Freed Of Scott City.
u. w. Tough has demonstrated the
feasibility Of pump irrigation in west
ern Kansas and there are numerous
stock breeders in the state who have
developed animals Of special adaptable
ity to Kansas that have made these
men famous throughout the country
Miss Mary Best who has q fine farm
in southwest Kansas is known the
country over for the wheat she Grows
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter and vii.
liam Allen White have advanced Kan.
sas literature and Miss Anna Arno1t
has helped to make a Kansas history
For some Of these the ordinary hon.
orary degrees Of the Kansas school.
would be a fine honor but for others II
would not fit at all. So the board hal
developed this plan Of granting Certifi
Gates OF Recognition to them for thu
work they have done'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
Destroyed by Own Mines.

London. Oct. IA dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company from Ostend says
the survivors from the sunken British
steamer Ardmount on arriving at the
Belgian port today declared that their
vessel was struck by English mines.
The Ardmount they say, did not sink
until she had struck a third mine. At
the first explosion a lifeboat took off
the crew Of IS. The Ardmount. which
was z.24o tons, left Galveston September
.. arriving at Falmouth October 4. She
was then ordered to Antwerp. but soon
after sailing she ran into q mine field
in the North Sea and was sunk.
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SHIPPING.
CONTINUED from Page one.1

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crush the envelOping movement which
has been closing around General Won
Kluck. the commander Of the German
right. for the last three weeks.
AustFians Claim Victory.
London, Oct. lit il officially am
nounced from Huszt, Marmaros, Hun
heavily engaged with Russians since
Monday, at a point near Tecsoe. tele-
graphed the Amsterdam correspondent
Of Reuters Telegram company. The
Russians retreated. The battle came to
an end near Koerossalva, with complete
victory for the Austrians.
1.-THE latest official Paris communi-
cation ignores this movement. 1t de-
clares that the situation in this local
ity remains the same but admits that
the fighting along the left wing north
of the Disc is becoming more and
more violent. Calm prevails in the
center. with the allies gaining q little
ground in the northern part Of the
heights Of the Meuse. Count Zeppelin
Is at Wflhelmshaven on the North sea-
where his staff is working day and
night preparing a great German air
fleet, presumably for q raid on Eng
land.
Following England's lead in the
North sea, where she felt compelled to
initiate the German procedure of
mine laying, France has announced a
several trading ships have been
blown up recently by Mines"
On Hungarian Soil.
The only positive news made public
in London up to the present time from
the eastern arena are reports that two
Russian columns invading Hungary
are converging on Hossunezso and
Huszt, towns about $50 miles from
Budapest. These reports set forth
that the RussfOns are attempting a
junction with Servian troops reported
to be advancing from Semlin, but this
seems hardly likely because of the
enormous distance to be covered be-
fore these armies can hope to get in
touch.
Indirect reports current in London
make the declaration that the Rus
slams still are pushing the German
forces back in the direction Of East
Prussia. The Germans are declared
to be greatly handicapped in this -e-
firing movement because of the enor-
nous number of horses which have
died in the swampy country around
Suwa1ki. AS a consequence much Of
this artillery has had to be aban-
doned.
Another whisper Of peace has been
heard as a result of the efforts of the
German Peace association, whose
president has been at The Hague "a
bring about q meeting OF international
pacif1cists. This meeting, however, II
said to have failed because Of trans
portation difficulties. The same rea-
son has led to the abandoning OF the
attempt to convoke Tho Hague Peace
Bureau.
The only other political news OF i'm
portance il q r1mor that the French
government shortly will move back te
Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
MEMBERSHIP CANVASS
Commercial Club After More Worker
for Topeka.

Decision was made today at a meet
ing Of the membership committee of
the Commercial club to hold . two
day membership campaign Tuesday
and Wednesday, October 20 and 81.
Each member Of the committee and
each member OF the board of direc-
tors of the club will be expected to
serve as chairman OF q committee of
three persons.
The workers-one hundred strong
will take breakfast each day of the
campaign in the "Ad club" room at
the club quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

to strong. Prime fed steers, @10.0o@a0So,
dressed beef steers, 47.75@oW: western
steers. $7.0009.5; southern steers. 5000
us: cows. $42607.8: heifers. 250S.26;
stockers and feeders, 3S.9O0A25; bulls,
$60066.60; calves, @e6061050
SHEEP-ReceiptA 1900. Market steady.
Lambs, $7.0067.40: yeariings. Is 25@e.X:
wethers. $500G5.76: ewes, 9l.26@5OO: stock.
ers and feeders. @4.0@7.0o.
Chissigs, Live stock Market
Chicago. Oct. 7.-HOGS-Receipts 14Oeo.
Market slow, 1Oc lower. Bulk OF sales.
8: 4oQS.10; light. $S.O0Qs.4s; mixed. S7.4O0
$50: heavy. $7s0s.2s; rough. $7.1s07.sO;
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Market firm.
Beeves $6.50011.00: steers, 1e15@9 %:
stoc<ers and feeders. 36.36A6; cows ana
heifers. $S.00091o; calves. $75091116
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady,
Sheep. N:x@6.90; yearlings. @ksoQS. %:
Kansas City 1--we stock sales.
| Tine following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal By
| Gay, Robinson Z Co.. i've stock com:
mission merchants. with offices at All
Kansas City. Oct. Receipts
| u.OOO head. Market steady; strong.
| HOGS-Receipts II. 200 head. Market l0c
| to 1oc lower. Bulk Of sales, &7.60@7. g:
sHEEP-Receipts 12.eoe head. Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
HEAVY POLICE FINES.

The September fines in the police
court under Judge George A. Huron
were the heaviest since May, 1913. ac-
cording to q report in the hands of
r. L. Bone. commissioner Of finance.
The money collected, including back
fines and collected costs, aggregated
$S90.36. Nearly one hundred fines
were imposed in the month.
Fines for September were in the
sum Of $S86.26; old fines, $685., and
collected costs, $14.z5.
Partial blame for the large num-
Der Of fines was attributed to the fair
which brought many tranzients to To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

jumped or fell to his death today from
q window of the firms office on the
fourteenth floor of a downtown sky
scraper. Mr.. Walcott was IS years
old He was a member of many clubs
and had, it was said, lucrative prac-
tice. He was married three years ago
to Miss Annie E. Goedkoop Of this city.
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FALL FASHION SHOW,
CONTINUED from Page One.1


most a glance what's what" in any
individual line. In the time it would
take to read a long, detailed account Of
the downtown displays one could see
them for himself.
All Topeka will be there. Kansas
avenue was all astir today, and will
have a true metropolitan aspect until
the show closes Friday night. AS Sat-
urday is always a big day for out-of-
town shoppers. many of the merchants
will undoubtedly keep their window
displays intact until that day.
It's q Shopping Center.
That Topeka compares well with any
city of the country as a shopping center
Is well demonstrated today. The styles
are the very latest and the prices are
right. There is now no excuse for To-
pekans buying away from home: in
fact the number who do SO is now small
and the reason that these persons insist
on purchasing elsewhere Is that they
got into a rut long years ago and out
Of which it is difficult to climb.
The displays of the leading stores are
all good. 1t would be doing an injus-
tice to pick out any one exhibit as be-
ing superior to the others. Not only
are the windows in the big dry goods
houses and furnishing establishments
attracting attention but the displays OF
the furniture stores are holding the at
tent1on OF the throngs on the avenue
AS large number OF the stores par
ticipating in fashion week are members
Of the Topeka Rebate association,
scores of the shoppers from other towns
are taking advantage Of the arrange.
ment whereby the railroad fare Is re-
funded or partially so. The money re-
funded is in proportion to the amount
OF purchase. Special attention is being
paid to the out-of-town visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
Kills Wife and Then Himself,

Galena. Kan. Oct. 7.-FoIlowine a
quarrel Tuesday Charles Isley, a
hunchback, killed his wife and ended
his own life, when officers closed in on
him. while he was attempting to e.
cape. Wounds on Mrs. Isley's body
Indicate that Isley first used a knife
before shooting her in the head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
IODlY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. Oct. 7-wHEAT-Higher prices
at Liverpool led to an advance today In
the wheat market here: the European
visible supply showed substantial de-
crease, and there were unfavorabie re-
ports as to seeding in France. Belgium
and other countries. Pit offerings were
very light. The market opened NC to &c
above last night and after some reaction
turned again up grade.
A pronounced break occurred later,
largely because statements that negotta-
tons for large amounts OF flour presum-
ABLY for the French and Belgian govern
ment were without authority. The close
was unsettled at the same as last night
to Nc up.
CORN-Corn quotations tended to hard
en- on account Of prospects Tor rainy
weather, = condition likely to delay re-
ceipts. Absence OF selling pressure acted
also as q help to the bulls Tho opening.
which ranged from shade on to 16Q1Ac
up, was followed by q slight setback and
then q little rally.
THE market subsequently eased OH
when sentiment had turned bearish re-
Earding wheat. The close though was
firm, A@4lc to HQssc above last night
OATS-F1rmness developed In the oats
market. 1t was q current opinion that
liberal export orders were about to be ex-
ecuted.
PROvIsIONB-Provisio sagged in con-
sequence Of lower values for hogs; At
first however, the market was held steady
by tie strength OF grain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
Druppcd Fourteen Stories.

New York, Oct. Phillip K. Wal
colt, junior member of the law firm of
Hawkins, Delafield & Longfellow,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

spanish-American. $500. 900. 900: Austro-
German, $340, 0oo, 900; Italian In 1859.
$500 000, 900, and Chino-Japanese. $780,
900, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations Of the Unit
ed States weather bureau for the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock Monda,
morning..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

Chicago Grain Market.
THE range Of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board OF Trade a. reported
by Tho0. J. Myers, Broker. ColumbiAn
Bldg.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

Topeka Marke4.
Furnished BY chas. woln Packing Cal
Tcpsk:. Kan. Oct T.
LIED AND BUTCHERS......e7.4o 07.s7,k
ROUGH AND HExvY:.......::.:.. scS$7,s
Light 7.a6(n8
Topeka ssut r. Eess and usouisry.
tsurnGssned ~ the Topssa recking Ca.
Topeka. Kan, Oct. ?
FOULTRYIHens. lie: springs ovtr Z
TURKEYS. l4c: ducks. &c: geese. Sc: al
sg Elsss: iss: ducka 10: sess. q.
BUTTER-1sc
Topeka 0raSu laarkea
g. ~ sv !. .nd H, s:4s': s 60 xss
co,r Topeka. Kan. Oct. Z.
OATS-35@3sc.
WHEAT-Ss0soc.
Topeka Fruit and Produce 1a.rke&.
'Ss'' sale s FrSi. sna rr e. In3 whole
rrAr,Ar ppr,I Icpeks. Kan. Oct. Z.
BuRREI GEN cAErAGGr ots; S1:@:
HoMExarsr y rack e.s. sam
CAxA1H OkSNxA Ac04ON8-Ea~v
. VALENCIA oRANoEs-Fer bog. 8 ~
0RAPEs-Per basket, NJ
TOKAY GRAPES-Per hasAe~
NEW oNIONs-Red. pr bu.' q
M Nan JFErRERs-Psr b.:I::t' e
EGG PLANT-LAr.e. Der doS -,
NEW BEETS-Per bu., -.
NEW CARROTSLPer bu.. "a
GREEN BEANS-Per hSsii.:<
l WAX sEANs-Per 6asfes "a
G.W %vn AISCWe dox. Sc.
SWEET PorAroEs-per
GoEoH1bo sSSEunAssHIfr Is. iHc.
-. TEAS "A ToMxToEs-ss M. e,im.x s..
cR RsEsRIsa lI;; = Dbl. sm.
Dbl. $s.2s: per h.. eye naH
H13gM9AAT rH ~ APPLEs-Psr bbl. Am
PPAGKAGE F1cs-Per bog. ~.
0UINCES-Per box. 500.
,n H0bo ssc CELERY : Jumbo psr
pIANoND BAsKErs-Half su.. - ~.
ne so csrHs; Ssr rS %s1 IS;
&c Beet: per bu.. &c. cerrots' r. n ps-.
Nc: parsnips. per bu.. Sc SsS ~
G GoRsEs3pfAsa2ssFIoesS s solr , ss Ma
Ru.sev ana e~..
- c e T r. Ssonsis:nssi rssamsrs
cx,r~.oo ccIopeka Kan. Oct. .
NEW YORK EGGS-1561Sc
STORAGE EGGS-131x6l4xc
>,CREAMERY BUTTER-Ch,c.~o
&c. A's'n' Ne; Topeka wholesale:
ropeka Hay Aans6es-
ssfnasess ~ Eeek am. . o..
NEW PRAIRIE g xs... OF
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KsueAa -lty Grain Adar1ge2.
THE range Of prices for grain futures on
the Kansas City Board Of Trade ~ re-
ported BY Tho6. J. Myers. Broker, Co
lumbar Bldg.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07

Topeka Graiu ninrkea
Furnished BY J. 3. BILLIARD corns>
oas ave and Curtis Ell
CORNING ~" %
OATS-&Q3Sc.
WHEAT-S6@ooc
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g. ss'-s.''h = = 90
ST. Joseph, Oct 7.-HOGS-Recaipts
5000. Packers bidding z0c lower.
CATTLE-Rece!pts 1900. Market steady.
Steers, S6.5c010.26: cows ard heifers A&0
SEQ; calves, 9e.O061a50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5, lcO. Market 1061sc
higher. Lambs, $7.O0@7.e 60.
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Wif.fl,sH I've -Is,~.k ,sMr.~e
Wichita, Oct. 1-HOGS-Receipts 2,5oO
Market lower. Top. $7.70; bulk OF sales
$7.45@z65.
CATTLE-Receipts &c., Market steady
Native steers, @e.O06S2 .; cows and heifers
$6.OO@200; stockers and feeders, $6eO67 Is
stock cows and heifers. $4.506675; bulls
&. 100000; calves, $7.00@100o.
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S-hisNxs 1sr..isr Market
Chicago. ct. 7-BUTTER-Market higher.
Creamery, 2A@2S1zc.
EGGS-Market UNCHANGED.
POTATOESNMarket unsettled. Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, 40@60c: Minnesota
and Dakota, 45@50c.
POULTRY-Alive, higher: springs, 1Ac:
fowls, 14@1l1xc.
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Topeka, Kan. Oct. T.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS n An<D7 en-
4AEA " ss...ssss...s.. 1.4O07.8
ROUGH AND HEAVY. e0Sk7 II
AAaaT 1a6(16
, 1914-06-20
IT. S-EInsAl.5IEr.

stibsafsfter uireies for Ll1meude % Ulgoaenle, som toIrr
l. Futojer of like over Net" R~@St@ I"S p''stslel SOM @~@
g g ,1dg 9e.Ie "' l ~ T r@ ~ 9T /" '"'""o ~ =
. P"g5gr IS o Ven men Ike oy 20 Ngao Register Tons som ro~~o
tIs,mmen # Futjets h@e y a-tighcl pr Register Ton IN.
g. shHbe If over %, men under 50 Motto Register Tons betae for hFer
Ton Iossvt ener adet Gods. r. p BIT.
4 shbe af 50 Netto Register Tons Dagsash%J % delo'ef bo.'e On
liver Ton losset ellen hdet Gods FIR so Bit.
a. Futojpr pa 20 Nsto Register Tons a" dero"ler "Ier do"Sk
Flag Fart melem de dn-k vyetn}1~5c oa. byI.o, ~aI."' 3e
losse eer lae / Ton Gods e'r Iero1ef, tNbng iemc Fart y
mage ,. Register Ton 10 Bt.
b. Fptojel over 20 Nyto Register Tm- under dan~k Flag Frt
+ S Slbe .% ngynte under Nr l. som lozse Br@pdsol~oio I'll NasNubug
oIps stgaLai' eicr fra h1be der oveIos,e~ B.aulsy-oly II Ma
sknnus eHer stenkus hvnEe betoie for h"e1 LEICESTER Ion som, oset
d slioe. n@vneo mIsr ruohtrr4e 3 o. T. I'll aMg fri 1<d1y aoieo
Lalnng end Braudsesohe til M9sbnbrng og StrnboI oTrr,os~es
dir,lte ha ellen til andet SIKH. AvaAo bo'"e ia liver on o'erIo'set
l. F a@jo sa "lia5e b]aeolr.o0e Il! N"-4snoros eli" s'@AoI fra
oMer StcnluI fra lmdet Skill. for san vmt de n@ynte Ymer ongn@r.
2. Fmlojr, hiemmeloenie pa" de donsk E'sind'1Ee Q Jt MAJ" ae
omtuIer ST. lLomas % 81. Jn med de tai disse horenIe mn''e
3 s@raudede Fartoior smt Fmtajer som fnme3esf MolvIn5, So
sLaie ener andre UbeldstiffIde "nohe H"@nep ro"'eI Tor Inc. son
for Udgmende, for 4o vtt mSool det Gods der @enodioIes ~d
samme Ski. hvomed Diet indEm. Dog e. veoho"m'l| ~ Ion
senet med Hensyn I'll Ladnugeos 0pIo-nne oS S@ReLe ni"l"S
anser for fouolle. og til at udrede de dermed mu1s75 toroa"dne
0r@ss o. anule Begefug~frtoj@ sbacIaoe ely ON de like ere
Rec m4~~bye. SAINT LN@yocAtor Tor 81" y"t De 'khe 'rn5"es
: BrEa a5" for -o vdt Rmuet under Dpabet n fadt best"vet med
yue. Lyoru sNbsefstt bet'Ie~.
raInrge hvoraf sbI~af4ut bcegnes oosete~ /! MaaI4- eMr
vpotTong efter Fohodet j Ton = Kubfmeter eer l Ton 1000
Hva au as " To"l1ntnIef efte7 TosI,a,ene5, sbou. Hg.som Diet olnd
a 7yer@ ToIdyasenet at ofsore, hvorvrlt yest eler MaoI ~kd onvendes
e 4en net gi 1fg5 Ivor yner iodndes fra Land, emr losses til Land,
SAINT hvor B,eudsel-oie til M"skinbus ear Stenl4I losses ~ in5
ener oyeIlosscs til andet SIKH kan ct Store Iops'n"I DelcSne' enc
SkO1 J.i 9 T5pa l 4 til T E""ss rcsuc- Ton og Store Brokdae a c Ton
s. I Ya. unlr / Ton bOrtk0SteS ,
, 1914-06-20
Lar Christian He weg-Lars en-,

Gurcru0r Tor he doIuE ccltlndlSLe or,
Ridder of Da,uJrog o. DoDudrogSotand,
01J0R V~ITTERLIGT: l Kraft If Kollonialloven at Gte
Ill Aorl 1906 ) har itg f~orelobi4cn -~tadfa-tet fol-'nde
af Kolonialraadet for st Thomas o. st jan v~edtagne
Anorlning ON Told % Skib~atgitter pa st Thomas o4
st. Jan;
, 1914-06-20
ansIation
Translation.
L2Ts Christian He1weg-Larsen

Gorcruof ot Hc Dtulh West Iu{a Islands,
Knight J D2u~brog and Da4ebyo nalood.
AlAKES KNOWN: by virtue OF 3 Of the Colonial Law
jJ3 OF 9Th \Irl 1906. have professionally sanctioned tine
following Ordinance concerning Custom House and ship
Dues m st. Thomas and st Jam adopted by the Colonial
Council Of st. Thomas and st. Jam:
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500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased tc learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical frternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease requires a con-
'ttutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
IS taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease, and giving the pat
lent strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton Advertisement.
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ization of business and the eternal
ruin of the thief? Isn't it money
which many a time should be used in
mans payment of his honest debts
or in the needed comforts of his wife
and children? Is any of it money
that has been honestly earned by the
people who rake it in or for which
they furnish any honest or adequate
return. Isn't is money which fills
their pockets by pure gambling and
which they hope to continue filling
their pockets by buying up commun-
ity or State with small portion of
their ill-gotten gains. Has Maryland
come to this that she can be inveigled
or bought into paying for her public
improvements out of the gamblers
till? Have we sunk so low that a
moral and humanitarian question can
be bought out of the judgment of our
peoples conscience? We do not want
to think it.
We are not under the least delusion
as to this fight. We recognize per-
fectly well the powerful political and
business interests that are massed be-
hind this great gambling game. 1t
was hardly necessary for the daily
press to say "In this fight Senator
Williams will be making big mistake
if he overlooks the strength of John
]. Mahon." Senator Williams has NOT
overlooked that strength. Any man,
even though blind of one eye and see
ing badly from the other, could yet
perceive the grip which "Sonny" Ma
hon has on this Legislature and there
by on the State of Maryland. But in
all the days of his public life Senator
Williams has not been trained to bow
before the forces of evil because they
are BIG. There is something bigger
"a long ways bigger-than the big
gest political boss that ever lived. The
biggest thing in all the earth is the
Eternal Righteousness. Will you fight
against the stars in their courses?
Will you strive to stay the swing of
the everlasting tides? What happens
to your little handmade dams, when
Nature awakes and shakes herself and
puts on her strengthened all her
giant forces get into play? We are
comfortably complacent. "Sonny"
Mahon doesn't even irritate US. He is
so certainly ephemereal. He, of course,
may beat Senator Williams and all
the Senator's efforts. But that doesn't
count He can't beat the Eternal
Righteousness. The only thing for
Mr.. Williams, or any man, to do is to
be sure that he is lined up with the
Eternal (and not the infernaD, with
the Highest land not the lowest), with
the Moral Certitudes land not the
shifty quibblers).
Whose world is this? If that ques-
ton is too big, limit it: Whose State
is this? "Sonny" Mahon's? No, by
the Eternal, NO! He's got fine, large
grip on it, just now, we must admit.
But wait till the State wakes up.
Wait till the people shake themselves
and put on their strength, and get
their giant power into play. But
when will the waiting end? When will
the people arise and smite? 1t is not
for US to "reckon times and seasons"
They will do it, because they are the
forces of the Eternal Righteousness,
the way by which the Moral Certitudes
come to consummation.
Believe that or accept chaos.