The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-05

for an increase to $40 per month I'M
ance for those over rs. Further in
Vestlgatlon IN the pension office dis
| Gtosed the fraud and that Albert
Reece was an imposter.
If President Taft should offer YOU
a posltlon OF responsibility at Wash
J ihston or abroad don't mention the
! Iact until your nomination has been
| sent 10 the senate. If you talk about
II ana the news gets into the news
| papers II VIII make the president
| angry, ana the chances are You will
Iose the appointment. They say that
no ns- SO ruffles the big president
as TO nave laxative friends gossiping
ABOUT what he proposes to do. He
mas SHOWN his displeasure toward the
sarrulous ones in several instances.
a WeII-knoWn politician would right
now pc drawing pay as Il bank ex-
aminer if he had not let the fact slim
out that he was to get the Job. a
western Republican of note was told
Ina eIdt ne could have fat plum in The
lorelSn service. While making I'D his
mind whether he ought to take the
place ne sought advice from 2 num-
per OF friends, and very soo1 the
incident was printed in the news
papers. Before he had a chance to
drawn. as III
Still another case was that of a
man VINO thought he had been
promised the Job of assistant most
master general He was telling his
frlends all about his good luck when
one day, he got a sharp letter of re-
Prlinand which stated that there had
been too much discussion of the in
cident and the slate had been altered
Inc Washington Herald SAYS: eff
Congressman Calderhead wins at the
primary over the Square deal crowd
foI
Will expect help from their candidate
from the square dealers at the cleo
ton, said William S. Cumming, of
Kansas City. who was seen at the Ma
tionaI
IF Calderhead is beaten at the
primary then the Democrats will ex-
pect some help from his crowd of
Republicans. Still It is giving no
secrets away to say that the Demo-
Gratis hope Calderhead will win at the
primary, because they believe there is
more of a chance of the square deal
ers boiling at the election than the
regulars. Party lines lie mighty
loosely on the square dealers, for the
reason that many of them so many
years ago belonged to the Populist
party.
1.-THE same situation exists in the
Sixth district" continued Mr.. Cum
mind. 1.-THE Democrats want Con-
gresham Reeder to win out at the pri-
mary. They came within $50 votes of
year, and if he is nominated again |
they believe they can floor him.
In the First district Representa- !
tive Anthony, no doubt. will win at
record so far. and will receive the |
support of many Democrats to go
back to congress for another term"
In reply to inquiries from various
parts of the country. the postof1ce de- |
partment announces that while it has |
no legal authority to require the estab- |
lishment and use of private mail boxes, |
experience shows that the general en- |
ployment of such boxes greatly would |
facilitate the delivery and receipt of
mail, especially in the large cities. In
the smaller towns. pOstOf1ce patrons
selves with private receptacles for the
receipt of mall after having learned to
appreciate their convenience and the l.
1xtent TO which they insure the prompt
ieffvery of mail sPffe postoffice depart
nent recognizes the fact that private
ooxes, particularly in the large cities.
would mean the saving of much time
est by carriers now compelled to ring
esponses to their calls. It is estimated
hat in some cities carriers lose from
me hour to an hour and half each
Law bv being forced to wait when de-
ivering mail. This loss multiplied in
of cases spells a vast sum of
rooney. Private mail boxes retail at
small price.
Rural mail route No 1 out of ITIys-
ses, Grant county, Kan, has been
to New Ulysses, Kan, and
as route No. 1 out of that
own. The route has a length of 321a
niles.
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Samuel g. Lewis
II Thinker: Roy L. Kennedy at Coffey-
lille.
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