The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
AT The CAPITAL.
Gossip About Senator Hodges of
OIathe.
Not Expected to Enter Race
for Governor.
ARE OFF ON A TOUR
Congressman Anthony Motoring
Through New England.
Will Ship Their Automobile and
Come Home by Rail.

Washinton, Aug Tt is the belief
of James H. Yates of Kansas. who is
in the city, that George H. Hodges of
Olathe will not be inveigled into the
gubernatoriaI race on the Democratic
ticket in Kansas, nor would he. in his
opinion, accept of the Democratic
nomination for congress in the Second
district. In an interview given to the
Washington Herald, Mr.. Yates is
quoted as saying:
James H. Yates of Kansas City,
Kan, who is at the National, discuss
ing Kansas politics, said that there is
nothing in the talk of Senator George
Hodges being a candidate for governor
on the Democratic ticket. THAT is,
he will not be if he can avoid it, con
| tinued Mr. Yates. However, the
democratic leaders ARE talking him
strong, and they may draft him. In
\ that event he will have to run. 1t IS
| giving no secret away to say that
Senator Hodges doesn't believe that
| Governor Stubs can be defeated 1or
| reelection. Stubs will put up the
| fight of his life. He knows that defeat
at the election. or even greatly re-
duced majority, would practically put
| him out of the race for senator against
! Curtis, and he would jar loose all the
money necessary to make successful
campaign.
some OIL the interests WHICH, Id 20 II
| in for Representative Charles f. Scott
| are trying to inveigle Hodges into the
congressional race in the Second dis
| trict, but 1 don't think that Hodges
will fall for the bait
Congressman and Mrs. Dan R. An
thony are on their way to Beverly,
Mass, in their touring car. Congress
| man Phil Pitt Campbell is in their
party. They are equipped for a long
| and rough journey, and expect to visit
! New York, Boston and all OF the New
England towns of importance. They
will ship the car from New England,
| and return to their Kansas homes by
rail. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony took a
similar trip at the close of the last
| session of congress.
| Owing to the multiplicity of tying de-
vices which are being received at the
| postoffice department for examination
| in compliance with the circular of July
| "A addressed to all known inventors
Thereof, and of communications from
persons in distant states who desire to
submit devices. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has directed an extension of
the time for receipt of models or sam
pIes by the department until August 10,
| in order that ample opportunity may
| he given to all concerned. either in the
submission OF devices or commumca-
lions bearing upon the subject.
| When tho date of August l was fixed
Ias-that upon which all devices should
reach the department It was peheVed
that the devices submitted to the COM
n.ittee appointed about a year ago, and
which are still on hand. represented
most of the inventions of the character
| involved, but time has developed that
such belief was erroneous
| From the rate devices are reaching the
Office of the fourth assistant postmaster
general, the indications are that by
| Nonday morning the subcommittee of
experts who are making preliminary eX-
/ ?
| them upwards OF l. 600 devices.
| Some of the models are lmpracucable
while others are novel and attractive
They are presented in every concelF-
| able form or shape, ranging IRON
small device resembling q dime or
| nr1neraI. to large wire frames. NO less
Than a thousand patents have been ia
ken out on tying devices, many OF re-
The government now expends between
5000 600 and S225,OOO a. year for tWine- 1t
| is, estimated that If a sultable ueNlce
can be substituted without atectlng the
facility with which mail matter IS now
handled, the expense Would propap-y DC
| reduced to less thar $4,000 year
| When the work of examining devices
shall have been completed, those SeIecI-
cd as the best adapted to the uses re
01ired will be thoroughly tested IN post
/ 0ff7ces Throughout the country and N
1.-THE railway mail service
1 ON molten OF .SGudlOI N0A LIS tlAC
ate ordered the printing of 1000 copies
of a document on the beet sugar indus
Itrv of the tinted States for the use
OF the senate document room.
wv r. Holland. a city letter carrier
lin the Arkansas City postoffice, has beer
promoted in salary from $500 to 500 pei
annum.
Alvin NJ Blankenbeker has been ap-
lpointed postmaster at Buffalo, Wilson
i county, Kan, to succeed q. II. black
wood, resigned.
TIE star mail service between Rus
IseIl and HaWIey. Kan viii be dScon'
lt!nLed he last day of the present month
and superseded by rural tree delivery
In order to obtain an estimate of the
amount of postal business transactef
on rural routes, the postoffce depart
ment ordered a count to be kept on a
rural routes of the number OF pieces o
, mail delivered and collected, the num-
Der of money orders sold, the number
of pieces of registered mail handled
r the value of postage on all mail matter
collected. and the value OF stamps .
stamped envelopes. postal cards ant
| stamped paper sold, during the months
of March, April and May, and repor
thereon to be submitted to the depart
ment. Practically all of these reports
have been received and are being com
Postmaster General Hitchcock wa
today advised bv the fourth assistan
postmaster general that such of the re
ports as have been examined indicat
q very large increase over the last com
pilatiOn made several years ago, ant
that patrons of the rural service thor
oughiy appreciate its value and utility
In order to secure the earliest possibl
delivery of mail on rural routes, al
| CARRIERS whose reports show five thou
sand or more pieces of mail delivers
and collected during each of tn
months Of March Anri1 and Nav. Wi