The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-31

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| an officer mileage and it appeared that
! in most of these military rides some
/ of the participants Travelled long dis
tances. For instance. a large body
| of army officers came to Fort Myer,
| Va, from Governors Island, n. Y,
and others came here from Wyoming.
In editorial comment upon the sub
| ject, the Washington Herald said:
| lone of the members of the military
committee expressed the view that
these rides could be held at places
adjacent to the stations of the Of
| fcers taking them; that there was no
need of officers travelling from New
York to Virginia to take a horseback
ride which might be taken nearer
Governors Island. This member, Mr.
Anthony, of Kansas, did not exag-
gerate the situation in the least when
he described the incident as a use
less expenditure with which view, it
is gratifying to note Congressman
Slayden. also a member of the mill
tary committee, agreed.
There are periodical inquiries
made by congress concerning the eX-
tent and occasion of the drafts upon
the army mileage fund. In other
years certainly there was little or no
methodical disbursement of that
appropriation and little or no attempt
made to regulate the official travel
which required payments for mileage.
The system has been improved in the
last year, but it is capable of further
economical treatment in the direction
suggested by Con gressmen Anthony
and Slayden. There would really
seem to be little reason for extended
travel by rail to take the army horse
manship test"
Postmasters must not solicit the
mailing of matsor at their offices by
persons living or doing business with
in the delivery of another postoffice,
according to a recent order of Post
master General Meyer, amending the
postal laws and regulations. The or
der further says:
All pOStmaSterS at offices of the
fourth class are hereby instructed not
to claim credit for the cancellations
of postage stamps on matter delivered
from other postoffices to their post
port to the department all such cases
coming to their knowledge. Viola
lions of this regulation will be re-
garded as cause for removal
1t has been alleged from time to
time that certain fourth class post
masters whose compensation is regu-
lated by the amount of postage sales
annually have sought to have the
class of their office raised by soliciting
outside" business, such as is re-
ferred to in the order. Many Off
Gals have, it is said, profited in this
way. Then, again there are cases in
which patrons of an office do not like
the postmaster personally or political
Iy and satisfy their despite for him
by throwing a great deal of business
to the officials of a neighboring town.
OF freak legislative bills which will
be submitted to the Kansas legislature
when that body convenes, the one
which will enable people to know to
a certainty that a person is dead be-
fore they bury him, is of more than
passing interest, according to H. D.
White of Kansas City, who is at the
Ebbitt house.
Senator Cooke. who is going to
submit that measure, it is said, was |
near being buried" said Mr.. White. |
He gave a signal just as they were
screWing the coffin lid down on him |
and now lives to tell the story. His |
tests to be made, but will require low |
ing relatives or some dear friend, or |
heartless undertaken, to keep the body |
a week or so until it is perfectly ap- |
parent that life has passed away.
"A bill making it a prison offense
for a man to treat another to any
thing whatever while running for Of
fee is also to be introduced. The ban
on treating is to commence the mo-
ment the man thinks of becoming a
candidate and is to run until after the
polls are closed on election night. The
law is also to apply to the primary
campaign for a nomination as well as
the campaign for election afterward.
Representative Brighton con
the bill. says that there are a set of
ward heeIers infesting every town who
depend upon candidates exclusively
for their booze and cigars, and he
wants the candidates protected by law
against them
Ernest S. Miller of Kansas. discuss
ing politics in the Sunflower state, said
that the state is to have a ''salt rising"
administration for the next two years; |
that that was the official title fastened
onto the incoming administration of
Governor Roscoe w. Stubs
cit all came about over Mr.. Stubs |
campaign for salt rising bread" said
Mr. Miller. I'm making his canvass
for governor, Mr.. Stubs wanted to be
different from other candidates. He
eliminated political questions from a
portion of his speeches and talked
about salt rising bread He told how
fond he was of it, and how he longed
for salt rising break like his mother
used to make Then he would branch
out and tell how people should rear
children, and always wind up by say
ing that the girls should be taught
how to make salt rising bread.
1.-The new governor says the staff OF
life at the executive mansion for the
next two years will be salt rising
bread No other kind will be permit
ted on the premises. 1t is to be home
made, and Miss Lenora Stubs. his IS
year-o1d daughter. is to bake it."
Colonel Benjamin f. ChaSe or k1nS-
ley, Kan. has been elected a member
Of the executive committee of William
F. Barry garrison of the Army and
Navy union of this city Colonel
Chase is a clerk in the pension office.
Mrs. Belle C. Harris of Emporia has
been elected vice president for Kansas
Of the American Woman's Press as
ISOLATION an organization comprised
entirely of the Relief Corps of the :
Grand Army.
Charles Hoff has been appointed
postmaster at Turkville, Ellis county,
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