The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-22


pointments have been confirmed by the
senate; Eli A. Baum, Burden; Orlando
A Cheney. Fort Scott; Frank s. Nc
apolis.
The postmaster general has appoint
ed Isaac E. Matthews postmaster at
Bo1court. Linn county, Kan, to sue
ceed u u Matthews, resigned
congressman p. P. Campbell has IN
troduced relief bill for Dora E. Atkin-
son, of Kansas Congressman Anthony
mas presented a bill to increase the
pension allowance of Jonathan Hull
r. E. Money of Coppersville, Kan, is
registered at the st. James hotel. He
is here on a trip combining business
and pleasure.
Congressman Dan r. Anthony of
Kansas is radically opposed to pet"
army promotions and has introduced In
the house bill which provides that in
the future, all vacancies in the grade
OF brigadier general shall be hlled oy
selections from the colonies of the me
of the army, excepting in time of war
Although Dams bill doesn't mention
any names. it is understood that he has
his Ratchet out for Major Hugh L.
Scott, superintendent and Capt. ROD
ert Howe, commandant of the west
Point military academy. who Mr.. An
thony has heard are to be promoted
soon.
Mr.. Anthony recently put himself on
of Colonel Scott, saying there was
nothing in his service to merit such un-
due recognition. The Kansan is mem
Der of the committee on military al
fairs, and promises to become proml-
nent member of the house on military
affairs.
Kansas farmers will probably have
an opportunity to obtain a good price
for their corn stalks in the future. A
bill has been introduced in the house
to enable the secretary of agriculture
to conduct experiments and determine
the practicability of making paper ma
terial out of corn stalks.
Three Kansans are out with state
ments on their views concerning need
ed tariff revision. NJ. NJ. McCutchan or
Parsons writes that the tariff should be
revised in the direction of making the
necessities of life cheaper All dutles'
he says. are higher than necessary. The
duties on lumber should be reduced. as
this country has no lumber to spare.
J. M. Doubleday of Caldwell says
that no tariff is needed on farm
products in Kansas unless IL Shoulo
be sugar beet in the western part OF
the state This should be encouraged.
he thinks, by a bounty from the state
or nation directly to the grower. An
honest revision of the tariff is wanted
in the interest of the whole people,
but not such a revision as will reduce
honest revision he means one that
will be fair and just to the consumer
as well as the manufacturer.
w T. Davidson of Abilene, thinks
the duties should be reduced on lum-
Der hides tobacco, etc. Probably it
would be better to remove them al
together for at least three or four
years. Aside from the foregoing he
would not make much change and he
does not think that the reduction of
duties would be followed by reduc-
ton of wages.
The merit roll of the first section
of the class of 1907 of the naval
academy, at final graduation, fFls been
announced at the navy department.
Three Kansas boys are included in
the list Felix xerxes Cygax of Os-
borne. ranks in twenty-seventh posi-
ton; Roy LeClair Slower of lola In
thirty-fifth place and Charles Clifford
Gill of Junction is accredited with
forty-third position The list num-
bers seventy-eight- f..
A. r. Talbot of Lincoln, Neb.. head
consul of the Woodmen of America,
and Ed M Murphy, supreme director
of the order. of Leavenworth, KAN,
We're entertained the other evening at
a theater and dinner party by the To-
cal officers.
Edward F. Brown of Lawrence,
Kan, is a delegate to the fourth an
nuaI conference of the national organ
ization of superintendents of inspec-
ton of weights and measures of the
United States now in session here.
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