The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28
Miss Tufts of AtchisOn WEEDS in
Washington.
Bread and Eutter Delegation
Is Washington.
THEY WANFA TARIFF.
Ask for Duty CT One and Half
Cents on Zinc ImportationS.
Calderhead Says There Is No
Tafi-Cannon Controversy.

Washington, Nov 2S.-Miss Clar-
issa B. Tufts, daughter of Judge and
Mrs. James F. Tufts of Atchison, Kan,
was recently married in Washington
to Clayton L. jerks. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
bride in the Wyoming apartment
house by Rev. Donald c. Mcleod. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church.
Relatives and few close friends were
present.
The apartment was handsomely dec
GRATED with fall blossoms and palms
and ferns. The double parlors We're
in white and green, white chrysanthe-
NUNS being used. The large recep
ton hall was in yellow, with chrysan-
themums predominating. and the
dining room was in pink, with pink
roses and chrysanthemums. A small
orchestra played the wedding march.
The bride, who was unattended,
wore a charming gown of embroider-
ed white Chinese crepe, trimmed with
duchesse lace. Her tulle veil was held
with lilies of the valley, and she car
ried a shower of bride roses and lilies
of the valley. Mrs. Tufts wore
and lace The bride and bridegroom
left Washington on an evening train
for their wedding trip, the bride in
gown of London smoke cloth with hat
to match.
Among the out of town guests were
DIR. NJ Walker of New Bedford. Conn;
Mrs. Shietz of Atlantic City: Mrs. Geo.
A Swartwout, her daughter, Miss
and her son, Robert Swartwout, all of
Baltimore.
The brides father, j. F. Tufts, is an
assistant attorney in the department of
the interior. He was for many years
private secretary to former First AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior ThoS.
Ryan of Kansas. Judge Tufts was a
prominent lawyer and politician in
70 TTo l,iI
ton.
George L. Rains of Galena and w.
L. Apple of Baxter Springs, Kan, are
members of one of the most earnest
delegations appearing before the ways
and means committee representing the
zinc miners and operators of Kansas
and Missouri. 1.-The bread and butter
delegation" they call themselves. for
they claim that is what they are fight
ing for in asking that a duty of II
cents pound be placed on zinc ore
importations.
Attorney ]. H. Atwood of Leaven-
worth came to town in response to
message from the Interstate commerce
commission, calling him into confer
ence in connection with the injunction
suit filed by the twenty-eight railroads
doing business between Kansas City,
ST. Louis and Chicago, to prevent the
enforcement of rates recently fixed by
the commission in the case pending
between the roads and the Missouri
valley shippers.
at is reasonably certain that there
is no controversy between Judge Taft
and Speaker Cannon at this time and
that there will not be-" declared Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead, who is
a member of the house committee on
ways and means.
1.-THE ways and means committee is
striving hard to, make preparations
for a satisfactory tariff bill and wants
the views of everybody interested"
that bill will be passed that will
satisfy the great majority of the peo-
pie of the country"
Mr.. Calderhead recently introduced
w H Haskell, warden of the Kansas
state penitentiary, to President Roose-
welt.
Secretary straus contributed the
joke at the last cabinet meeting.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf
thought it was so good that he asked
Mr. Straus to repeat it to the news
paper men.
"I have discovered that the rea-
son the fathers of this republic fixed
March fourth as inaugural day was
because they meant that on that day
many oficehoIders should get orders
to march forth-see, march forth
into retirem emit
B. L. Short. assistant postmaster of
the Kansas City, Kan, postoffice, at
tended recent meeting in Washing
ton to effect a permanent national
organization of assistant postmasters.
Joseph Vedder has been appointed
postmaster at Andale, Sedgwick coun-
ty, Kan, to succeed I. Wentworth,
resigned.
Forest is the name of a newly es-
tablished postoffice in Barber county,
al nh adj
postmaster.
WHY doesn't Smith call in his family
physician? Has he lost confidence in