The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22

mileage during the past two congresses,
| was not reappointed to this chairman
ship for the Sixty-frst congress. He
| has been succeeded by Congressman
Kennedy Of Ohio.
Attorney General Jackson of Kansas
| has arrived in Washington to represent
the state in the case before the United
States supreme court in which the
state of Kansas seeks to oust from its
| borders two corporations, the Western
Union Telegraph company, and the
Pullman Car company. for nonpayment
of charter fees.
In this case the state applied to the
state supreme court for custer against
these corporations for nonpayment of
their charter fees in the sum total of
about $4,000 apiece and won the suit.
The corporations appealed to the
United States supreme court. If Kan
sas wins its case these charter fees
under the law of 1907 will amount to
over 100000.
Upon motion of Attorney Charles
the case has been advanced on the
docket, and will come up at an early
time. Attorney General Jackson was
admitted to practice before the court
last Wednesday.
Arthur P Davis, of Junction City,
chief engineer of the reclamation SER
vice, has returned to Washington from
L
has been examining the irrigation
plans of the Porto Rican irrigation SER
vice. Mr.. Davis speaks enthusiastically
of the great beauty of the island, the
Hciency of it's people. He said to the
State Journal correspondent:
Porto Rico has an area of about
1000 square miles, or considerably
smaller than the state of Connecticut,
and although most OF it is mountain
Gus, it contains over a million people.
These are engaged mainly in the cul-
tivation of coffee and sugar cane.
Although the major portion of the
island is rough, it is, nevertheless, Gull
tivated, the coffee tree growing on
slopes so steep that it is difficult for a
person to stand on the side of the hill
to gather the coffee. There has been
great revival of the sugar industry
since the American, occupation, and
this business was very prosperous until
the last two years, which were excep-
tionally dry ones, and which led to the
passage of the law under which So, 000,-
900 in bonds have been issued and sold,
and the money is available for the con-
struction of irrigation works.
The silk hat habit is virulent among
the members of the new administra-
ton Nobody knows that there is any
official requirement that cabinet MEM
Der shall wear the polished tile, but
certain it is that they do. Report hav-
strong for the proprieties in sartorial
effects, the callers who trot up to the
White House these days to see the
chief executive about postoff1ces and
revenue collectorShipS, etc, are getting
into the habit of putting on their stove
pipes. OF course, a sewer pipe lid can't
be worn without the frock coat; and
that means the correct trousers with
the modest stripe in the grayish body
Well, they're fairly trooping around
these nice mornings; the very pinks of
elegance The Taft regime has done
more for sartoriaI reform in Washing
ton than anything since Chester A. Ar
thur. the best dressed president since
Van Buren, made it clear that he ex-
pected callers to be immaculate in as
pect. >,
Curtis. Campbell, Anthony and Madi-
son are the only wearers of the stove
pipe in the Kansas delegation, so far
noticed.
Congressman Anthony presented a
petition in the house of the Shawnee
Breeders association and the Kansas
State Swine Breeders association, fav
highways commission.
William D. Petty, postmaster at Lor- |
ing, Wyandotte county. Kan, has been |
from the service as a result |
of charges. Miss Sadie Force was
named to fill the vacancy.
c. E. Lukenbill has been appointed |
postmaster at Fuller, Crawford county, |
kan, to succeed Lee White, resigned. |
Alexander J. Caldwell and Charles S.
nOCTOR SAID