The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-16
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Mrs Fred Keplinger. a member of the
| association.
Those who attended the banquet wer,
Congressman and Mrs. c. F. Scott
| Congressman Calderhead, Mr. and Mrs
| l. J. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Ford
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Belts. Mr.. and Mrs
t. J. Butler, James M. Drysdale, Miss
Audrey Goss, Miss Miller Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Keplinger, Prof. and Mrs. W. r
| Manning, Lieut. Commander and Mrs
| Daniel G. Nutting, F. c. Shrader, Mr..
ana Mrs. j. G. Swayze, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Wells, DR.. E. r. Gentry, DR..
J. r. Mount, Robert Kent H G. FL
ledge, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. v. McCullom and H. S.
Bailey
Lieut.. Col. J. A. Watrous retired,
gave out the following interview:
a Kansas member of congress has
held UP the bill passed by the senate to
give Confederate soldiers the use of
government tents during their annual
reunion at Mobile, in April, on the
ground, it is claimed, that his Grand
Army constituents are opposed to the
measure.
Ever since the war southern sena-
tors and representatives, hundreds of
them in the aggregate, Confederate
soldiers. have Joined in voting billions
of dollars in pensions, the Kansas con-
tfngent greatly benefiting thereby, I
am glad to say. Now, when few thou
sand old AmemricanS down South, who
own as large an interest in government
tents as the Kansas Grand Army con-
stituents do, ask for the use of a few
hundred of them at their annual meet
ing, the Kansas constituents demand of
their representative in congress that he
help in preventing the loan. Can such
a demand receive too indignant denun-
citation?
what would those Kansas constitu-
ents do if a band of old Confederate
soldiers should demand that their rep
resentative in congress should do what
he could to block a pension appropria-
ton? That would be no more unpa-
triotic, narrow and shameless than the
demand made upon the Kansas con-
gresham.
Invitations have been extended to the
war department to have the army rep
resented at equestrian competitions to
be held in May of this year at Brussels
and Buenos Ayres, and officers have
been given opportunity to signify their
desire to attend them. Selections from
those officers who wish to attend will
be made upon recommendation of the
commandant of the mounted service
school at Fort Riley.
The fact is pretty certain to find its
way into the minds of the people of the
West that the point recently made by
Congressman w. A. Calderhead of
Kansas regarding the abolition of the
duty On cattle hides is sound.
Judge Calderhead showed that as
result of placing hides on the free list.
this country did not get hides cheaper.
but the foreign exporter of hides to the
United States raised the prices. Re
suit: Hides and shoes no cheaper to
the American consumer. and Uncle
Sam out of pocket just the amount Of
cattle hide duties which were cut off.
Somebody mentioned the other day
to Victor Murdock-the only genuine,
self-adjusting, four-ply,
insurgent in congress-that President
Taft had called at the capitol about
time the evening before
and taken Speaker Cannon for 20
mile joy ride in the executive auto.
Huh said Victor, they'll be tax
ing a chew off the same plug next,
Amt. he the unreconstructed and ir-
reconciIable thing!
The house has passed bills granting
the following Kansas war veterans pen
sion allowances: John S. MoSier. $50
per month; Allen Rhodes, $24; Abner
B; Gorye4 $40; Oscar Madden Mad en-, 81;
in the Twenty-first Kansas volunteer
regiment, war with Spain, $40; John
A. Rafter, late major and surgeon in
the Twentieth Kansas regiment, war
with Spain, $40.
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing presidential postmaster APP
pointm ents in Kansas: Delmar- E. Dep
uty, Manhattan: William H. May, Wal
nut; John w. Nyce, Caldwell; Arthur
F. Dunbar, WelIsville; Harry E.
Glenn, Kio-va; Lair d. Hart, West
William E. Hogueland,
Yates Center; Clinton o. Kline, Alma;
James B. Morris, Scott; Pror A. Ros-
Usage City; Clement o.
Smith, Burlington.
other Kansas postmasters appoint
ed: Harry Ross, Bronson; Alvin M.
B1ankenbecker, Buffalo; George Chris
tolear, Otto; Oscar S. Anderson, Man
ming.
Miss Margaret Leymann of Wichita
is visiting in Washington, the guest
of Mrs. c. c. Pratt, wife of Congress
man Pratt of Pennsylvania.