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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14

Panama, March 14.-All the members
of the congressional party headed by
Speaker Cannon, expressed great sur
prise at the work that has been done
on the Panama canal. The party visit
ed both La Boca en- the Pacific and the
famous Culebra cut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many kind friends and
neigh bors during the illness and death
of our mother. for their sympathy and
especially for the beautiful floral Of
ferings.
Mr. J. w. HOWARD,
MR.. and MRS. H. B. HOWARD,
MISS MYRTLE HOWARD,
MISS EDNA HOWARD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14
Mr.. Baker Is Appointed.

Gov. Hoch has reappointed John
B. Baker as state live stock commits
sioner. Mr.. Bakers second term will
begin April 1. A. L. Davis was named
as probate Judge in Linn county, to
succeed the regularly elected Judge
who died recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14
Eight New UP Date Pianos Sold the Opening Day
Also Number of Used and Second Hand
Pianos and Organs

Your Choice of the Worlds Best Pianos at Greatest
Price Reduction Ever Known. Your Credit Will
Buy as Close as Cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14

Two constitutional amendments will
be submitted at the next election. One
is the proposed raise in pay for mem
bers of the legislature to $500 for reg
ular sessions and 800 for special ses-
sions with no limit on the length of the
sessions. The other is the amendment
disqualifying judges from holding GER
tain offices.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
A Peace Conference that Worked.

The Central American Peace Confer
ence, which closed its labors last week
and departed without bIare of trumpets.
was a notable example Of what a peace
conference may be made-in this regard
it offered a striking and refreshing con-
trast to its elder brother OF The Hague.
Eight clauses or conventions were agreed
upon by the delegates, and have only to
be ratified by the Central American re-
publics to assure peace in a zone from
which prosperity has been held back
largely on account of its revolutions and
the unsettled conditions OF its govern
ments
The several conventions Of the treaty
to be submitted are all practically aimed
toward the prevention and discourage
ment of revolution and the eighth. the
last convention adopted. will do as
much as any to this end This provides
that none of the powers signatory to the
treaty shall recognize any one as a ruler
of any one of the republics unless he is
the choice Of the whole people of his
country and has assumed the office OF
ruler under the existing constitution.
This is a shrewd and telling blow at the
dictator business. and will do more than
anything TO put a check on the ambitions
of those adventurers who, securing a
few daring followers. have been able to
unseat the constitutional ruler and usurp
the place. Hereafter such a soldier Of
fortune will. instead of being recognized
as the head of the state by the sister
republics. be treated as a usurper and
will find that his revolution. however
temporarily successful. has come to
naught
Another blow at the dictator game is
to be found in another convention.
which binds those republics which have
no anti-second-term clauses in their. con-
/ stitutions to incorporate such articles and
so make Presidents ineligible for re-elec-
ton. Nothing Is said however. as to
the length OF the one term the President
may serve. and it is probable that the
present law in this regard may remain
unchanged. AT present in all the Cen
trail American republics the Presidential
term is five years, except In Costa Rica.
where 1t is four
One other discourager OF revolutions is
the convention which stipulates that no
republic signatory to the treaty shall
take part in any internal instruction or
revolt In one of the sister powers. Up
until now there has hardly been a revolt
in one Of the republics in which the revo-
lutionists could not look confidently for
aid from the choice spirits OF neighbour
! ing republic, and with this help abso-
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
PROTECTING A SUBSCRIBER.
Newspaper Loyalty Illustrated by an
Extreme Example

The otner night al a little gathering
OF ma gazine writers the talk centereG.
says the New York World. around Mr.
Bryan's charges against the New York
newspapers. I have worked for many
newspapers" said Robert H Davis. OF
Munsvy's. and I never knew one yet
that wasn't true 70 its readers. When I
was a cub I worked on the Carson AP-
peal. out in Nevada Late one night
when we were pulling of the 80 eircu-
lation on a Washington hand press a
half-dressed man with a stubby black
beard slipped in through the door and
asked II We had a suit Of clothes VT
could let a teller have There We're al
ways a lot OF old clothes hanging behind
the press that anybody was welcome TO.
We told him 10 help himself. Pretty soon
he was well rigged out. He started TO
leave, but hesitated. watching the print
ing. What does the paper costg he
asked. We told him $. He dug I'D the
money. Where should we send it, III
let you know when I sit settled he said
I'm travelling
With that he went out In about half
an hour We heard the clatter Of hOOfs
and the changing OF weapons. and look
ing out into the moonlight We recognized
the sheriff and four heavily armed depu-
ties. They came in. Had we seen a
/ half-dressed man with a stubby bIack
beard? We had. Which way did he go.
l started 10 tell them that he had gone
around the corner. through the side street
toward the hills. The foreman nudged
me 20 keep quiet. III attend 10 this
he said. Then he went on 10 say that
the man had gone down the main road Z
the canon. They mounted and rode away
In the wrong direction.
our visitor was Black Bart. the high
wayman, who had just escaped the pen
/ itentiary.
q" What did you do that for? I asked
| the foreman with some indignation.
HUH he said, you wouldn't 90 bach
| on a subscriber. would your "
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
GREETINGS TO STICK.

Tie Big Stick received Christmas
greetings nom many quarters. Mod
esty prevents the reproduction Of all
Of them, but here are a few:
EDITOR Johnston 20 Houston Post
geets you. Strawberries arc ripe.
Frank z. Adams-Gotham Gazette
sends It's best 20 Stick. 'Rah for
Bill Taft!
John Temple Graves-A bumper 20
The Big Stick. Long may it be
welded for the public veal
Robert J. Wynne. London-A
health 10 youl Rush hundred more
copies containing LoWden's tribute
10 American navy.
Editor CcsgroTe. EveTybody's -
More power TO You In COOlidge's
Floating Florence" you pulled Of
the literary sensation Of the year.
William Horace Lorimer-Saturda
Evening Post wishes The Big Stick
Merry Christmas. Appreciate gen
erous recognition our Moody scoop.
o. Romeo JOhns0n-Aiay you ever
merry be- indianapolis News ed
vices indicate that al Western adj
vcrtisers are keeping an eye on The
Big Stick
Charles X. HarTis-Entire Japa-
nese nation rapt in admiration up
to-date journalism as seen in The
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thronged VITA readers. Marquis Ito
ardent subscriber.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
webster.FrankIin Controversy

A closer reading Of Senator Knox's ad-
dress before the New England Society OF
Philadelphia discloses that he did not
overlook, If he did not satisfactorily
explain. the fact that Benjamin Frank
lin was the author of the Articles OF Con-
federation which are destitute of the
great political ideas the Philadelphia
philosopher is alleged TO have invented
a number of years before and which are
claimed for Pelatiah Webster by DR.. Han.
mis- Taylor.
Senator Knox did not assert that the
great principle was the original creation
Of Frankllns brain. but said it was most
likely evolved out OF the conditions of the
period. which demanded some form OF
nationality. and perhaps was the result
Of the interaction Of those mighty intel
lects which were not the product of the
time. but which produced the age II
which they lived; it's impulse and it's pur-
pose" The colonies, he pointed out. had
promptly and unanimously rejected the
Albany plan, doubtless because Of this
wholly novel idea" of a central gov.
eminent operating upon the citizens. Tn,
local feeling at the time was too strong
And Franklin. realizing this, abandoned
the idea and expiessrr provided that the
general treasury sholld be supplied
through taxes lesied and collected undei
the laws of the respective colonies.
The strongest point made in Senator
Knox's address, indeed, by way Of con.
troverting the claim on behalf Of Pelatial
Webster was that there had been an effor
70 bring about a federation Of the Ameri
can colonies. in which the principle n
question was embodied as early as 1854
or Twenty-Five years before Webster
pamphlet OF 1888 was issued. This was IT
the Albany convention. called by direction
Of the Lords of Trade, which proposed IL
addition to governor general a CRANE
council which was to be endowed witt
legislative authority and which was L
operate directly upon the people of tn,
colonies and not upon the colonies them
selves as political units OF the federation
As already stated. the Albany plan wa
rejected by the colonies
At this juncture In our affairs. vixen
growing importance attaches to the Con
stitution. the origin OF that great docu
ment becomes Of absorbing interest. w
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
The PhilIppine Tariff situation.

Secretary Taft has returned from the
Philippines full of optimism with respect
70 the political situation in the islands.
Up to the present time. the Philippine as
sembly has not passed the resolutions for
independence which Mr. Taft originally
feared would be the first business trans
acted by the new legislative body. and
recent provincial elections have shown
relative increase in the vote OF the Pro
gressist party as compared with that Of
the Nationalist party, the organization
standing for immediate Independence
The assembly has shown tendency 10
be moderate in action and to devote itself
solely to matters affecting the internal
welfare Of the islands
The cloud upon the Filipino future may
be discerned not in the Orient, hut I'm the
Occident. II arises from the unwilling
ness Of the American Congress to admit
to our markets native rice, tobacco. and
sugar. Philippine agriculture has not vet
fully recovered from the disastrous ef-
fects OF the rinderpest. and is badly in
need Of some such stimulus as would be
given il by permitting the free entrance
Of the products mentioned to American
markets. In spite of the efforts OF Secre-
tsry Taft in both sessions OF the last
Congress 10 secure the passage OF the
Philippine tariff bill, that measure was
scotched by a hostile Senate committee.
To afford some relief 10 Philippine agri-
cultural depression. without touching our
sacred tariff, a bin was enacted at the
1.e
bank, with authority TO make loans to
planters upon terms much more favorable
than those they are accustomed to re-
ceive from money lenders. No capltal
has been forthcoming, however. for the
establishment Of the bank. notwithstand-
Ing the government guarantee OF 4 per
cent on the investment. So that the gen
erous intention Of Congress In granting
this boon to the Filipino has been de-
feated.
a new Philippine tariff bill, admitting
TO this country free Of duty all imports
from the Philippines except sugar. to-
bacco, and rice, on which a duty OF o
per cent is provided, has been introduced
in the House. This measure, Of course.
will excite tie strenuous opposition OF
the interests affected. and it may be
found necessary eventually to limit the
amount Of the sugar and tobacco that
may be imported annually at the lower
rate of duty. a proposal which was Of
fered by Secretary Taft when at Manila,
and which is regarded there as better
than nothing at all. Unfortunately for
the prospects of the new legislation in
the Senate, the new Philippine committee
contains many members hostile to Philip
pine tariff legislation, and the situation is
further complicated by Mr. Taft's Presi-
dental candidacy. Thus the material
prosperity Of the Filipinos bangles at the
end or our Presidential controversy. In
addition to suffering from the short
sighted craftsmanship Of tariff extremists
The two Philippine delegates to Congress
will find an extremely interesting study
in American politics awaiting them on
arrival here.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28


didate for governor. his Republican oppo-
nent was Alfred A. Taylor. his brother.
The campaign was called - war Of the
roses. Senator Bob Taylor having as his
emblem the red rose and his brother
All the white rose. The fiddle handled
by Bob played a prominent part. Again
In 1906, when he sought the nomination for
the Senate against Senator Carmack. the
primary election was a war of the
feathers" Senator Carmack being the
exponent Of the red feather and Bob
Taylor Of the white feather He didn't
show the white feather" however. but
fought TO a finish, winning the primary
and later election 60 the United States
Senate
William II. GaIlinger, who is. connected
with the District OF Columbia Committee
Of the Senate. closely resembles his
father. Senator Ganinger. of New Hamp-
shire, chairman of the committee. He is
popular around the Capitol and partic-
ularly so with the young folk, who coca
sionaily ind their way into the District
Committee room in company with their
parents
Young Gallinger is-although he would
not admit is if you asked him-an ANA
teur art connoisseur Of no mean ability.
he is particularly Interested IN artistic
homes, and will gladly fOregO his lunch
con FOR the time being If friend Of sim
liar tastes drops IN 10 discuss Let's
XIV drawing-rooms, japanese bedrooms.
Turkish deas. Dutch hatlis. Old English
dinlng-rooms, and other curious and
beautiful domestic hooks ana corners. He
/ has a little home in a New Hampshire
hamlet in which he has let his good taste
In such matters run riot. ard. If you've
new idea In interior decoration. cal
culated 10 add 10 the attractiveness OF
home, he'll welcome you with the glad
hand.
Pitman Pulsifer. chief clerk to the Sen
ate Committee on Naval Affairs. receives
nearly as large a compensation for his
labors IN behalf Of this imperial republic
as does a United States Senator. Each
year he complies the Navy Yearbook. for
which he receives an annual compensa-
ton Of 5000 His salary as clerk 10 the
Naval Affairs Committee is 800 a year
and. under resolution OF the last ses-
sion OF the Fifty-ninth Congress. he. as
well as the other employees OF the Sen
ate drew an additional months salary
SIS, so that his total income FOR the year
WAS S7.l05-Se5 less than the salary OF &
| Senator.
Business with the Capitol guides is
picking I'D since Christmas Yesterday,
one OF them had a party. mostly ladies
showing ITEM around Stopping in from;
Of the robing room Of the Supreme Court
/ he said.
Here is where the judges put on their
silk robes"
silk robes?" asked one young miss.
/ Yes. silk rebes-prior TO their march
/ to the court room"
silk robes-say. Mr.. Guide. how ar,
/ they cut. empire or princess; have they
a long train; have they ruffies; do they
] have boys carrying the train; do they wall
straight: are the robes
Pardon me- gasped the guide, 1--WE
will now pass this way and see the
! Supreme Court chamber"
The disappointed young lady subslded
and trailed along.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Here's Happy New Year our brave Theodore,
Who served his and any more.
At least. that's what he and at last 1t
That his second I won't is pop what he
wishing Loeb a Happy New Year,
And with toast such as this drop silent tear;
May he always be ready
To keep folk from Teddy
And to whisper strange tales into CortelyOus
Here's Happy New Year to our friend William TAT
FOr a merry old Is he;
May his boom and his girth-
Just for mirth-
Grow large he wants them to be.
To Charles Warren Fairbanks, Happy New Year.
Though his heads in the clouds may without fear;
The lightning strike him, he
II bis country should call himi He'd anywhere.
Mex Years greetings bring to Charles Bonapate
tiny little lawyer close 10 great big Teddys heart
May his affection for the trusts constant be tue
Let him know that even naughty trusts do nice things fer you
Speaker Cannon. snopg smiling happy the New Year,
Msy no blatant Congressman get" the Speakers
May the black cigars hold out-feet still cock w high
Missy we You President long before die.
Happy New Year wish. indeed. Washington D c.
May rich and yourg old be happy free
Whatever blessings IN the that's gone gait
The Big Stick hopes they'll doubled be NneteenEight
P. s-(Neary forgot it,
Here's Happy New Year Gotham Gazette
May its columns funny and funnier yet;
We're jealous a mite,
Cause pages bright
To fight for the right land taught may forget
tLEen Il II doesn't stay put in politics)
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
REPORT ON JENA DISASTER.
Refrigerator Powder Room Pro-
posed for Battle ships.

Refrigerator Powder ROOm4 Pro-
posed for Battle ships
Paris Correspondent London Times
The report Of the special committee ap-
pointed by the Senate 70 inquire into the
causes OF the explosion which led 10 the
destruction OF the French battle ship lena
has just been issued. II IS in three parts.
The first gives the views expressed by the
committee, accompanied by plans Of the
vessel and the conclusions Of the reporter.
NJ. Monis The two other parts are de-
voted 10 the evidence taken at Toulon.
Paris. and AngOuleme.
The reporter D-sas the necessity OF more
rulCt sUi '1iiisHce over the roenr,fa,t,,,a
OF the powders employed IN order 70
secure greater h0mogeneity and stability.
both from the standpoint OF safety and
from that Of their palllstic qualities. He
proposes the use OF freezing apparatus
to keep the temperature or the powder
magazines under seventy-seven degrees
Fahrenheit.
The reporter further dweIs upon the
necessity OF greater precautions in the
handling Of the different powders, sug-
costing that the black powder should. II
possible. be excluded from the ships. II
that be found impracticable. then It should
be kept isolated and removed from the B
powders. which. according 20 the commit
tee 81 the senate, were the cause OF the
disaster 10 the lena
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
TARIFF AND LABOR.
High Duties an Excessive stimuIanf
LeadinE 10 Reaction.

Leading 10 Reaction.
From the Charlotte (N CT Observer.
In the United States and Germany, ex-
cept that conditions are greatly helped
here and greatly aggravated there by
persistent return flow OF emigrants, the
present industrial and labor situations
are pretty closely analogous. This
marked resemblance IS noted by The
Washington Herald, which makes the
point that both countries are on a high
tariff basis. Day by day" remarks The
Herald, additions are being made 10 the
mass Of conclusive proof that there is
no basis for the silly argument that stin
import duties necessarily insure pros
perity-or at least the kind OF prosperity
which benefits the man who works for
salary or wages. II, at the first opportu-
nifty, the people OF the United States. at
least, 90 not show by their ballots that
they have a proper appreciation Of this.
We shall not only be surprised. but shall
begin 10 incline to the belief that, certain
authoritative statements 70 the contrary
Notwithstanding. il is not only possible.
but easy, 70 fool all Of them ali OF the
time"
Such a belief would be almost war
ranted. 4 high tariff Is an artificial in
reference with the laws Of trade which
acts as an excessive sdmulsnt and in
vites the reactions attending the use Of
al stimulants wnen taken in excessive
quantities. Tariffs formed along impartial
/ business lines and having no boodle-con-
/ tributing trusts 10 maintain or any other
AK 70 grind are a decidedly different mat
/ ter from our present article. even when
| they scale too high. Likewise. II is the
clear duty Of legislators 70 adapt tariffs
TO changing trade conditions The Ger
man tariff may be unwise. but the Ding
/ ley act as il stand to-day Is positively
vicious. How much longer viii the people
tolerate such a thing upon the statute
/ books? II for many sessions Of Congress,
we shall go further than The Herald and
declare our conviction that 10 other peo-
/ pie in history have ever been more easily
/ exploited, not 20 mention that the AmeTi-
| can people are likewise being selhshly
barred out from worldwide opportunities
which are Justly theirs.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
An APRON STRING.
/, a foolish little apron

I'm foolish little apron
Lawn and lace. you know the kidd
With blue bowknots on my pockets.
And pert strings thss tie behind;
But ! Wrcak the deadliest havoc
That the heart Of maid could wish.
When she wears me. experimenting
Rarebits IN a ehafng dish
Be st boys Of CAV and twenty,
Or grave widowers. tNoscore,
Be IL benedict, or even
The elusive bachelor
When they meet my ways hegIiling,
Oh. ckuckie While I Winl
Fer they I'll say she Is. somehow,
80 intensely feUiDile.''-
She has given mp athletes;
It's no longer worth her while
To acquire tan and freckle5-
Golf meart many a weary mllei
In a foolish little apron
BRIT there's nothing that can sis
In mans heart With such combine
As that chahng dish and I.
elizabeth Payne u HaIps1
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
CANNON AND HUGHES GAIN
O'DienAn Sws; Ticks, Second Choice
Of Peansylvania.
Big Political Deal Celebrated By Party
Leaders Of Keystone State.

Big Political Deal Celebrated BY Party
Leaders Of Keystone State.
Special to The Big Stick.
Pittsburg. Pa. Dec 26.-If Phil
arder Chase Knox cannot be nom
mated FOR President. Pennsylvania
viii promptly transfer its support
in convention 70 Cannon and
Hughes. This IS now practically set
tied.
ODigman Swat, Of Schenectady.
y. Y. father Of the Cannon and
Hughes boom. who sacrificed his
Christmas holidays tc effect this
important arrangement, has been IN
conference with party leaders ali
week az the Hotel STANLEY.
Congressman Dalzell was the last
70 fan into line. He argued that
Knox's candidacy would suffer if
the State even intimated that il
had a second choice. and he was
fearful. also. that the cause Of tariff
reform, 70 which he IS committed.
would be imperiled with Mr.. Can
non in the White House.
Alr. Swat finally furnished posi-
tive assurance-based upon q long
distance telephone conversation with
Mr.. Basbey at Washington-that
Mr.. Cannon. after 1905. would con
sent to a revision Of the tariff by
its friends" and Mr.. Dalzen there
upon yielded and entered heartily
into the arrangement.
The cOus1mmation Of the deal was
celebrated yesterday at Hon. Joseph
Sibiey's country place. where poll
ticians gathered nom all parts Of
the State. O'Digman Swat was the
guest Of honor. He spoke enthusi-
astically OF the progress Of the Cau-
ron and Hughes movement.
An inspiring message from Speaker
Cannon was read
Mr.. Swat viii leave tomorrow for
Ohio 10 spend q week looking into
the situation in that State.
Senator Knox Is still being pushed
vigorously as the States first choice.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28
TO A HOUSTON RoMANCER

Bailey. Bailey. George n Bailey.
You're our Joy and trustees. daily
Booming Houston: lauding Texas.
With tail tales that do not vex Us;
You are a ggm OF ray serene.
Greatest ever on old Sabine.
Are we with you. George NJ. Baileyi
With you heart and sou.-yes. gaily.
Plug your gameg OF course ven dc
it.
Plug IL hard. and then ne'er rue It.
You're our paragraphic daisy.
With your yarns that make us hay.
But. wise friend. your scheme We
ferret.
You've design, like old Bin Ster-
ett-
Sing gladstone song Of State and
town.
Extending thus your own renown-
Soon to Congress youu want TO
come
And leave the Lone Star on the bum.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-28

lutely withdrawn there is much less like
lihood of trouble.
1t would seem, in short, as II the peace
conference has rounded up the revolution
business and has put it wSere an eye
can be kept upon IT, II the treaty should
be duly ratified by all the republics, and
there is no reason for doubling that it
Will be, it means an assurance Of peace
in Central America for long term And
with peace will come development, the
influx Of outside capital. the establish
ment OF industry and prosperity.