The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-10
BITS OF NEWS FREAKS
Chicago Has Corner ON Out of
the Ordinary Actions, as Shown
by a Few Samples"
fRv the Associated Press


Chicago, July 10.-Governor Edwin
p Morrow of Kentucky. has pardoned
more than 500 persons indicted on the
charge of failure to pay a dog tax.
The pardons were conditional on the
payment of the tax.
Governor Morrow is a lover of the
dog. During his campaign of 1913
"Old Ring figured prominently in his
speeches. At the last session or the
general assembly he was called upon
loosely for an address on old Ring
He responded, and before he had fin
ished he had swung a hostile Demo-
cratic house of representatives into
line TO pass a bill repeating the state
law. under which dogs are taxed tor
the benefit of persons whose livestock
may be killed by canine marauders-
The senate, however, refused to vote
on the bill to repeal, and the act re-
manned on the statute books since
then county attorneys have become
more active in its endorsements, and
have indicted hundreds of persons
charging failure to pay. They reck-
oned without the governor as friend
of "OId Ring and his owner.
Three hundred and ten persons in
Russell county were the first to re-
ceive the pardon; then $40 were par
doned in Monroe county. The gov
ernor said that owing to the publicity
given the efforts to repeal the law
many people believed it was no longer
in effect; that others are so poor that
81 means food for several days; and
that Furthermore the law was needless
provided little revinue and meant lit
tie He added, however, that as long
as it was a law the fees must be paid
and he admonishedl the indicted per-
sons to pay and avoid penalties, which
run up to $40.
William Carter, alias William
Burns. up for sentence for forgery at
Lacrosse, Wis. was questioned in the
district court about his past life. His
record seemed clean up to the time OF
the forgery, until he quietly re-
marked:
The last job did was at a bank
at Black River Falls, Wis"
The auditors in the court room
leaned forward with renewed inter-
est The judge looked grave.
What kind of a job?'' the Judge
asked sternly.
Garter replied meekly: 81 cleaned
the bank chimney"
A neighbor and friend of former
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin,
Mrs. Maggie Smith Hathaway of Mis-
soula, Mont, Democrat, has filed
candidacy for nomination to the ma
tional house of representatives Mrs.
Hathaway has served two terms in
the Montana house of representatives,
and last term was the Democratic
floor leader.
A municipal garage, three stories
high with 27O, 900 square feet of floor
space, is expected to be ready for use
at Detroit, Mich. within the next
three months. 1t will cost about $780,
600, and will be storage place and
repair shop for 700 motor vehicles
owned by the city. Three gasoline
tanks. each holding $4,000 gallons.
will be placed underground outside
the building, and will be filled by
pumping from railroad track a block
distant.
Leon (Red) Ames, Jr., 15-year-old
son of Leon (Red) Ames, major
league pitcher for fifteen years, to-
day is pitching to perpetuate the fame
of his father.
Young Ames has been the star
twirler of the Warren. O., Orioles
and Athletics for the last two seasons
letting the opposition down with one
and two hits on many occasions He
is considered the biggest sensation in
Warren baseball circles since the days
of his father, Dode Pacl1ert and Terry
Turner starred on diamonds at that
place.
The youngster has the same style
of delivery that enabled his father
to remain in the big leagues for so
many years. He looks like his father
and has red hair