The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-13
AT The CAPITAL.
senator Curtis Introduces Bill
for Topeka Girl.
Asks Allowance for Miss Lou
jain Account Father.
ASKS FOR BACK PAY
Congressman Anthony Seeks Al
lowance for LeavenwOrth Men.
APPROVES Presidents Attitude
Separating Sheep From Goats

washington; D. c., Jan. 1S.-Sena-
Gov charles Curtis has introduced
bill in the senate authorizing ana a.
recting the secretary of the treasury 10
nav to Miss Lou jain OF Iopeha'
daughter of William jain, late OF DAT
terv A. second Missouri light artillery
the sum of $500 as veteran oounS
due Miss Jal1n's father, VINO was ui,
charged on account of disapllly coi
tracted in the service. rms aInon aid
is the balance due or account P"i"
the deceased.
CONGRESSMAN Phil Pitt Campbell mas
a bill before the house dlrect.hs o.
postmaster general to cause the a.
counts of C. E. Moore, former posi-
master at Cherryvale. Kan; 70 ,,,ch
credited with the sum of $13O' MhIct
amount was made good by MI. Mo N2a
in the failure of the Cne5I sSsle -e,.e-
sented a bill granting an increase VI
pension to Washington A. Palmer
CONGRESSMAN Anthony has present
ed a bill to allow back pay Ior LIE
overtime of government employes a.
Fort I,eayenworth and other arsenals
and military posts throughout the
country who worked more than eight
hours a day after May, 1853. me
object of the measure is to give the
claimants a standing in the court OF
claims and to waive the statute OF
limitations in these old cases.
Mr.. Anthony recently saw President
Taft regarding the political sltuatlon
in Kansas. When leaving the Wnlte
House the tall sycamore from the KaW
valley said: at wanted to wish strength
IN the good right arm of the president
in separating the sheep from the goats
in Kansas and aiding in maintaining
a real Republican party in the state
CONGRESSMAN w A. Reeder intro
duced bill for the retirement of gov
ernment employees in the classified SER
vice.
A bill presented by Congressman Hull
of Iowa. chairman of the military COM
mittee of the house, authorizes that
hereafter positions vacated by officers
on the active list of the army detailed
at Forts Riley and Leavenworth, whose
detail is now not less that year, snail
be not to exceed go days.
Congressman Calderhead introduced a
bill for the relief of Adam Earn; also
bills granting increased pensions to
John J. Hair and John S. Myers.
Judge Madison has a bill granting a
pension to Andrew Falkner.
In commenting upon the Dismissal of
Mr.. Pinchot, government forester, Con-
gresham Charles F. Scott of Kansas,
chairman of the house committee on
agriculture, says.
IT can say still. as 1 have often said
before, that L have the highest personal
regard for Mr.. Pinchot, and that 1 con-
slider the work he has done in organic
ing the forest service and in bringing
public sentiment to the support of the
great conservation policies with which
his name will always be associated to
have been of inestimable value to the
country. I regret exceedingly, there
fore, that his sense of public duty has
led him to pursue course which left the
president no self respecting alternative
but to terminate Mr. Pinchot's official
relations with the government service.
fortunately the forest service is
so we'll organized and SO efficiently
manned that it's work will go forward
without serious interruption"
The Satsuma orange, one Of the man
DARN class, introduced from Japan, is
the earliest and at the same time one
of the hardest oranges. grown. Owing
to these qualities. it is gaining consid-
cradle popularity in the south. But one
popularity of the Satsuma orange is
that it is worthless as a fruit bearer
unless grated or budded on Trifoliatt
orange stock. Walter T. Swingle o.
Manhattan, Kan, one of the famous
fruit experts of the department of ag.
riculture, says:
1T is no exaggeration to say that h