The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-03
ELECT SENATORS.
Bristow Will Father Resolution
in the Senate.
Understood That Curtis TooWi
Favor Measure.
STATES ARE IN LINE.
Twenty Eight on Record as
FavOring the Reform.
Mr.. Anthony's Charges on Hay
Shipment Answered.

house has passed a joint reSOIuIlOn LOT
this purpose several times. the senate
took action on the subject but
once, when it voted last year on the
question as to whether it would pass
the resolution or refer it to the COM
mittee. In this instance the resolution
was sent to the committee for consid
Grafton and report and there died a
natural death.
Senator Bristow says there are %
states in the union which have al
ready taken legislative action propos-
ing that senators be elected by direct
vote of the people, and that four adj
ditional states had adopted the prin-
ciples by way of primary election
laws.
Senator Curtis is strongly in favor
of this legislation. When a member
of the house he served on the commit
tee which unanimously reported SIM
liar resolutions during four different
congresses, and says he will use his
influence in the senate to pass such
resolution should it be considered.
During the recent hearing of Brig.
Gen. J. B. Aleshire, quartermaster
general of the army, before the house
committee on military affairs an al
legged disclosure was made by Con-
gresham Anthony that the quarter
masters department had purchased
10, 900 tons of hay for shipment to
the Philippines at cost of s32 a ton
in Seattle, when the same hay deliv
cred at the same place could have
been obtained for So ton, the trans
action, according TO the estimate, rep
resenting loss of 100000.
Official statistics were promptly
furnished by General Aleshire showing
that Mr.. Anthony did not take into
consideration. the correct freight rate
and other expenses for bringing the
hay from Kansas, where It was alleg-
ed the material could have been
bought for the less amount. The
showing was to the effect that there
was a net saving on hay bought at
Seattle of nearly $4,000 over that
bought in Kansas and shipped to
Seattle.
Gambling in futures win form a
feature of the coming message of
President Taft to congress. Legisla-
ton will be recommended to prevent
an unnecessary amount of stock mar
, ket trading in future deliveries of
wheat, cotton, corn and other pro-
ducts. A bill recently introduced by
Congressman Charles F. Scott, chair
man of the house committee on agri-
culture, will probably be recommend
ed by the president.
Mr. Scott framed the measure along
the lines of the law that was effective
Scott bill places stock gambling trans
actions on the fraud list, and empow-
ers the postmaster general to issue
orders excluding persons, firms or cor
| from the use of the United States
mails. 1t has been suggested further
| that the use of the telegraph and tele-
| phone lines should be denied stock
gamblers, and this will likely be made
| a provision in the bill.
'The farmers of Kansas who own
| motor cars" said John b Wilson OF
| Colby, Kan, land they are particular
ly heavy buyers, perhaps get as much
or more pleasure out of them than
anyone else.
In the past when Kansas farmers
desired to visit relatives or friends at
distance and wished to combine a
pleasure trip with it, they fitted up a
prairie schooner with all the necessary
cooking and sleeping paraphernalia
and made the journey by short stages
Today not only the wealthy owners OF
motor cars in the city take their vaca-
tons with the ear, but the humble
motor to their friends of fifty or a
| hundred or more miles away. 1t is
| not always the enthusiastic young man
either who INDUCES in the luxury of q
| motor car out our way
f"The insurgents in congress have
! got to make fine large noise, and II
| they do, they will get the whole coun-
| try to turn out and help them,' said
! Congressman Victor Murdoch of Kan
sas. ''The country is with them,'' he
/ continued, "but it needs in some sec
tions-not mine-to be aroused.
guess it will he. The Importance OF
an alarm makes me think of the story
about the two travelling men who went
into booming Kansas town and
couldn't get into the hotel.
But We've got to sleep here they
explained. Can't we get the billiard
table to sleep on?'
i 1.-Two chaps from Kansas City
sleeping on it. replied the clerk.
Nor the bar?' protested the wan
derers.
"sBut the bar doesn't close till !
O'Clock. and four men have hired i
sports, and I believe I can fix you
Come along
s'The clerk got down huge key
led them across the street, unlocked {
big door. and pushed them in. 'Thi
is the Methodist church, he said
Spread out on these fine wide pews
and you'll getsa good nights Sleep
"And with that he locked the doc
and went away.
eat 1 a. m there were three un
certain taps en- the big bell of tn
Methodist church.; then a terrific up
!. roar; the bell turned a somersault, an,
the changing woke the town. Peopl
hurried down the main street to fin
fire or hank robbery. The bel
, was still doing gymnastics, but nobod
knew why. The mayor came along, an
pounded on the door. No answer
Then he broke in. It was dark a
Egypt. He pushed his way CAREFUL
81 in, and shouted
Il "sWhat's this row all about? In tn
name of the law order you to com
out Then he stepped back and wait
ed nervously for a reply. It came, on
. of the cavernous. in1penetrable dark
ness
1.-Two dry Martins for pew thirtee
md bring EN- quick 2
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