The Washington herald., 1917-01-23
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

Never in my twenty years of law prac-
tice have | known of as many vitality i'm
portant decisions of the Supreme Court Of
the United States as recently" said Har-
ris L. Kenyon, an attorney of Stamford.
Conn, stopping at the Raleigh Some
of these decisions have been very faI-
reaching. and of all these decisions tn >
ruling on the Mann white slave act has
been the broadest. Now 1t is up to the
various police departments in the country
to put stop to very pernicious prac-
tice.
But 1 have my doubts II It will have
an appreclable effect on the doings OF
the real white slavers.' What the human
Will do for money you will not find In the
law books, the dictionary or the encyclo-
-pedia- l do not think the penaIties on
white slavery are severe enough. or
course lawyers are expected to make a
living on the misfortunes Of others, but
there Ia a limit nowadays to the kind Of
r case That some attorney will handle.
personally know of several lawyers who
will not touch a divorce case, because
they have made enemies on both sides OF
the fence. While l have made a speciality
of title cases. ! have undertaken to defend
several slavery cases and a few divorces
Since many people believe the two
white slave cases that originated in Cali
fornia and involved some very prominent
young men were really political Job, the
effect of this ruling Is not what II might
nave been on certain class of people
Another far-reaching decision was made
Oh the Webb Kenyon law. All these de-
Cisions are but r prelude. believe to a
season of other decisions and rulings Just
as .ar-reaching"
one reason for the high cost OF furs is
that very few people are raising fur
bearing animals" said A. H. Price. of
shamokin. Pa. who is stopping at the
Ebbitt For fifteen years l have been
experimenting with animals and 1 have
reached the conclusion that any intelli-
gent farmer can profltabIy raise a few
or great many fur-bearing animals il he
will take the trouble. Near my home are
two boys that have been raising 'Satchet
kittens commonly known as the skunk
and they have made a great success of it.
They 'deodorize' the animals at an early
age and they become as tame and inof-
fensive as a house cat. A skunk is the
best ratter in the world and are the
greatest destroyers OF harmful insects
In the world.
Mink is another animal that has not
received the attention that 1t should. They
are getting scarcer and scsrcer. Musk
rats can be raised cheaper and more
prontaDly than any other rur-bearing ami
NAL Fifty acres will support about 1000
rats, and when the skins are sold the
meat will find a ready market among the
negro population of the South. Opossum
and raccoon, the animals that hunters
are doing their best to exterminate, are
now very expensive. All these / have
mentioned are easy to raise are prolific
breeders, and should receive some atten-
ton from every farmer with waste land.
have raised and sold nearly $1,000 skins
and l have supplied other breeders with
propagating stock to such an extent that
I have had to refuse orders this year.
"A great many people are starting the
same thing that have been doing for
years and their success depends on wheth-
er or not they pay attention to the ma
tural laws of selection and to market
conditions. The government has plenty
of literature on these subjects and no one
need to complain of lack OF information" "