The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-30
Would Never More Fight Miller
on One Condition.
Is That He Secures Federal
Building For EmpOria.
HIS WISH REALIZED.
Appropriation Already as Good
as Made.
Senator Plumb Started This
Work Long Ago.

Washington, April s0.-Coincident with
the appropriation for a public building
al Emporia, an interesting story is be-
ing told here on William Allen White.
The site Of the new Emporia postoffiee
IS in the vicinity of the Gazette Office,
and the fact that no public building has
ever graeed it has been a source of
much irritation to White He has often
gone out in front of the Gazette office
and looked at that site, overgrown with
weeds, and each time he has steeled his
heart against the Fourth district con-
gresham. He wanted Miller to show
that he was great man by getting the
appropriation through. A few days ago
he wrote to his friend, Representative
Lands. Of Indiana.
Help Miller get that appropriation
through, Charlie" said White I have
been against him. and have fought him.
which may or may not have been in
strumentaI in his denomination; but if
Miller gets public building for EN-
poria, I promise to lay down hence
forth, and viii be for him or against
him, whichever in his opinion will do
him the most good"
Representative Miller has been sue
cessful, which will probably go a long
way toward recOnciling White.
A public building for Emporia, by the
way is one of the things Senator Plumb
started out to get, but he died before
he accomplished that end. Shortly be-
fore his death the citizens of Emporia
subscribed $4,000 toward the purchase
of a site and Senator Plumb induced
congress to appropriate $4,000 addition
al The site was purchased, but the ap-
preparation for the building has been
hanging fire ever since.
Henry Shindler. of Leavenworth. has
a member of congress to influence legls~
latlon. He is the author of an amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
which provides that all enlisted men Of
the regular army who served as COM
missioned officers of United States vol
unteers organized in 1898 and 1899. or
who have served or may be now serV-
ing as such in the Porto Rico provision
al regiment or in the Philippine scouts,
who upon their muster out have return
ed or may return to the ranks of the
regular army, shall have such period Of
service counted as if it had been rem
dered as enlisted men, and that they be
entitled to all continuous service pay
and to count in computing the time
necessary to enable them to retire. Mr.
Shindler IS a LeavenwOrth newspap per
man, who has given considerable study
to army affairs. The adoption of the
amendment was secured by Senator
Harris
Representative and Mrs. Scott. who
spent several days at the Charleston ex-
position, have returned to Washington.
S. s. Ashbaugh. a lawyer of Wichita.
is here.
J. E. Junkin, editor of the Sterling
Bulletin, is in Washington He will
spend a few days in Philadelphia this
week. He is accompanied by Mrs. Jun
kin.
Byron Game, editor of the Sumner
County News, at Belle PLANE is a Wash
ington visitor. He is returning from
the Charleston exposition, and is ac-
companied by his mother.
Charges have been filed at the post
Office department against Ewing Her
bert, who expects to succeed himself as
postmaster at Hiawatha. It is not ex-
peeted that the charges will result in
defeating his appointment