The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-06

Kansas and the largest walnut log in
the world came from the prafries OF
Kansas. Kansas is not western state.
Our state is the great central state of
the Union, the hub of the Union, If you
please. The state after all is not to
be measured by length, width or
people. We have over 25O,OO0 of
young people in the state who have
never seen saloon, and a capital city
without a saloon. Kansas is not sell
fish; it is interested in everything, in
the army and in the navy, even though
it is an interior state. Kansas wants
the greatest fleet in the world and ir
we had had this fleet in the Pacific
among them, the Japs would not have
acted up. Kansas is proud of its bat
tleship and 1 hope that while it never
will be compelled to fire gun, but if
in the exigencies of fate such should
be the case that gun should be fired,
we trust that famous message will be
carried back we have met the enemy
and they are ours.
''I am glad to honor the comman-
der of that battleship this evening who
came here to visit his aged mother. He
exemplifies the great naval officer in
coming to see that old mother of his.
For, ladies and gentleman, the bravest
are also the tenderest.''
Facts About the Kansas.
Every time that a 12-inch gun of
the Kansas is fired it costs a little over
swer to the toast, 'fThe Battleship and
Our Navy" I'm target practice $4,000
is spent for ammunition for the 12-
inch guns. 1t occurred to me that you
would like to know why this amount
of money is spent.
mo matter how strong we build our
ships, no matter how costly the install
lation of the guns, that ship is useless
if we haven't the men to train the
guns correctly. 1t seems like an enor-
nous expenditure of money but it is
absolutely necessary.
your navy is not worth a cent un-
less it's men can shoot and to hit" An
interesting explanation was then given
of the manner in which target practice
is carried on board a battleship.
Hughes Talks About Army.
Adjutant General J. w. F Hughes fit
tingly responded in a brief manner to
the toast "Our Army"
THE army of the United States is
very small; regular standing army of
but 10000 and national guard of 112,-
900, with little Denmark having an
army that is one-fourth larger in size.
Yet Kansas alone can supply enough
men, when the call of war comes, to
equal the army of Japan, 100000 strong.
The army of our country has made his
tory such has never been made before"
Mrs Nellie Drew-Spalding followed
with a reading in negro dialect which
was happily received and Chas. H. Cur
tbs of Usage City. in witty manner re-
sponded to odds and Ends"
The following are the guests that sat
down to the banqueting table:
Mayor F. E. Schenck and Mrs.
Schenck, Captain c. E. Vreeland, Gov.
E w Hoch, Miss Anna Hoch, General
J. w. F. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes, Cen
eral c. P. Drew, Mrs. Drew-Spalding
Chas H. Curtis and Mrs. Curtis, Usage
City; Geo. NJ. Hart, Overlook; J. p.
Hart. ensign u. S. N; H. B. Pratt and
Mrs. Pratt. Irving Haller and Mrs.
Haller,J. p. Slaughter and Mrs. SIaugh-
ter, c. A. Stodard and Mrs. Stodard,
Max Carnaveaux and Mrs. Carnaveaux
c. F. King and Mrs. King, F. NJ. Nelson
and Mrs Nelson, Mrs. John G. Justice
Edna, Kan: L. P. Robenson and Mrs
Robenson, Chas. Lyons and Mrs. Lyons,
A. NJ Miner and Mrs. Miner, S. A
Smith and Mrs. Smith, A. S. Marrs, Mt
Vernon. Ind; E. T. Price and Mrs. E.
T. Price, DR.. Goldman and Mrs. Gold
man. Jas. Charlton and Mrs. Charlton,
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