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The National tribune., 1911-01-05
CHAMP CLARK AS A CONFEDER-
ATE

The Harrison co.. News says that
DR.. kilgour, Of that town, was in the
Confederate army, and that ne remem-
bers having met in Kentucky an officer
by the name of Champ. He wrote to
Champ Clark to ask if it was he. Mr..
Clark answered:
House of Representatives. U. S.. WASH
ington, D.. c., Dee. 21, 1910.
DR.. J. c.. Kilgour. Harrison, o.
Dear Doctor: l have your letter of
Morgan at Cyuthiana l regret to say
that 1 was not To those who admire
the dashing kentuckian no boast could
be prouder one than that he rode
with Morgan. I would as soon have
served in his command as to have rid
den
with Spotswood round the land,
And Raleigh round the seat"
The truth is that was born too late.
l was only IL when the war broke out.
1 tried to get into Morgan's cavalry
when was II, but they would not take
me, tho I stood on my tiptoes and
swelled out my chest. I was working
for John Call near Mackville when
Morga ms cavalry came down the road
with their accouterrlents shining In tho
morning sun. / was on the back of q
splendid chestnut mare, taking the
horses to the woods, when l saw seven
Home Guardsmen charge the whole OF
that splendid command. Afterward
learned that the seven were drunk
Yours sincerely-Champ Clark.
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regarded as good politics to do so,
and good politics in this country al
ways consists in getting the Govern
ment's hands into the peoples pockets
to support class. And the larger the
class, the better the politics.
The National tribune., 1911-01-05
NOTICE.

When you send IN your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address es we'll.
When change of address is desired Gs
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1911-01-05

Having elected DR.. Woodrow Wilson
Governor of New Jersey, the Democratic
politicians of the State are seriously
considering how much better off they
would have been with Republican vic
The National tribune., 1911-01-05

The only thing that Gov. Dix prom
.sed definitely at his inaugural last Mon
day was an unalterable discrimination
to compel the most rigid economy In
the business conduct OF State affairs.
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Total. .2,62

This would make only a little over
$500 original claims on file by civil
war veterans. OF course, a large por-
tion of these are really dead claims.
since the claimants are either dead or
have abandoned their claims. We have
undeniably reached the end of the civil
war eligibles to pensions. and now all
figures must go the other way. Even
while the statisticians go over their
calculations 100 men will die, and there
will be that much deduction to be made
from their totals. No one can say that
any pension bill will cost more than
the actual figures appearing in the re-
port while everyone must say that it
will cost a great deal less. This fact
cannot be kept too strongly in mind in
all computations. The sexton is more
industrious than the computers with
their pencils. and his spade is every
hour somewhere relieving the Treasury
of hundreds of dollars of obligations as
he lays the pensioners away beyond
the reach of the Nations justice and
the Nations gratitude.
The National tribune., 1911-01-05
COST OF THE PENSION BILLS.

1t is estimated that to pass the Ma
tional Encampment bill will cost the
Government SIG 900 the first year.
crease from the great death rate among
the veterans, who are passing away
now at the rate OF 5000 a month, and
the mortality will greatly increase each
year.
As to the cost of the Sulloway bill
the estimates differ very markedly. The
information furnished to the Invalid
Pensions Committee of the House of
Representatives made it appear to cost
the first year s45,4S9,460. This esti
mate has been sharply attacked by a
number of statisticians Crandal j.
North, Brooklyn, n. Y, in the New
York Tribune, figures that the cost of
the Sulloway bill for the first year will
be less than s26, 200, 900. He says:
Remembering now that the average
soldier of the Union army was very
young. and that when the war closed
As years ago there were tens of thou
sands in the ranks who, after terms
of service ranging from three months
to three years, were yet hardly of the
military age of Is years, and remem
bering also that the younger soldiers
of that day constitute the large pro-
portion of the surviving veterans Of
the present, we may safely conclude
that the 62-year class is more numer-
Gus than any other. For ease in COM
putation the 300, 600 veteran pensioners
may, with liberal allowance for fair
hA o-tit Tod Foil
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Entered at Washington, D. c. Post once
second-class matter.
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Survivors of the civil war. -. 1854
Survivors of the Mexican War. 2,91
42S,814

Based upon this table we find I34 S25
at the ages of 81 and So, who would
come under the SIS rate. an increase
of $50 per annum; 117,973 at the ages
of Ga to G8, who would come under the
$50 rate, an increase of $96 per an
mum; 11,148 at the ages of So to 73.
who would come under the $25 rate, an
increase Of s120 per annum; CASA at
the ages of IA and above, who would
come under the $36 rate, an increase
of s19G per annum. A careful computa-
tion based upon these figures gives the
following results:
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WASHINGTON, D. c., JAN. 5, 1911

oaise: 18th and e Streets Northwest.
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JOHN McELROY. Editor.
The National tribune., 1911-01-05
Total for 100000 men. .s25, ,92O, ,OOO


According to this classification, which
cannot be far out of the way, the al
legged increase of S45. 100000 diminishes
by the sum of s19.080,000, or 43 per
cent of its own bulk.
Even if the 100000 were divided
into four equal classes of rs, 900 men
each, the average increase would be
1925 a month for each man, or Sill
a year. giving a total increase of $780,
800, 1000. and this obviously unfair meth
cd would still disclose an error of $11,-
700, 900 in the estimate of the Commits
sioner of Pensions.
The Tribune editorial stated that the
increase arising from the McCumber
act was nearly s24,000,000, advancing
the total amount paid by the Govern
ment for pensions to s161,973.7 .703, and
that since the year 1908-09 there has
been an annual decrease of about ST.
O00,O0 a year. If that be true, the de-
crease is already about 1900, 900, and
the pension outlay of the next year
should be about $148,000,000. The
House Committees bill, if it should be-
come law, would add about $4,000
900, making the expense for the first
year about s174,000,o00. an increase
over the cost of pensions in the year
1906-07 of only about s12,000,000.
Now, if an annual pension outlay of
S14S, 1000. 900 decreases at the rate of
, 5i,UVU.UOU a year, III TOunO numbers
five per cent, an annual outlay of STA
100000 would decrease by the same
cause the decrease of pensioners, SS,-
zoo, 600 a year. So in three years time
the terrible increase of $4,000, 900
would entirely disappear.
May ii not be that a careful analysis
of the figures of the Commissioner of
Pensions, and some little regard to the
fact that the old soldier is not exempt
ed from the increased cost of living.
would account for the House Commit
tees action? And would not the same
consideration greatly allay the aston
ishment expressed in the Tribune Cd
itorial that such bill should have been
reported for the benefit of the veteran?
asrin-old2For. SOFA ishsT. igeslyr. fan
Another able statistician furnishes US
the following:
On page IA of the Commissioners
Report for June 80, 1910, he gives a
table showing the ages of all surviving
soldiers of the civil and Mexican wars,
June 80, 1910. as follows:
Survivors of the civil war. 425,94O
q. n
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ali the time what was termed the 'un-
known army That is. a number Of
veterans not sin sight under existing
laws WHO would appear and take ad-
vantage, of any greater liberalization.
1t was this unknown army" which was
such aEbugbearilfor a long time in any
legislative project. No one knows to
a certainty how many individuals served
in the Union army and navy. The GEN.
sus report for 1900 gave more than
10000 men who claimed to have had
service. but this report was never col
lated, Congress having refused to ap-
propriate the money for the purpose.
and it could not be told how many
Implications and other errors had gone
to swell the number. The age order
and the passage of the McCumber bill
sifted out this unknown army" very
thoroly, and Commissioner Warmers
commendable policy in clearing the files
of his office and bringing the business
up to date by adjudicating all pending
claims made an end of this bugbear.
Commissioner Davenport has continued
the practice of keeping the Pension Bu-
reau's business current. and at the close
of the last fiscal year he reported the
original claims pending of veterans who
had served in the civil war as follows:
General Law SUl
Act of June 81, 1890. o............. 500
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
ON EXHIBITION: A NAsTFRPTFCE
OF BAKING ART

You who will attend the State Fair
this week will see the most remark
able exhibition on record in the annals
OF Kansas history, but there are many
Things of interest to see in the city
itself and it's stores.
If you will come down to this bak-
cry, you will see in our display window
wonderfully constructed, monster
cake; the production of one of our ex-
perts. This cake stands some three
and one-half feet high while it's diam
eter at the base is probably as large.
The main construction of this ex-
hibition cake is of macaroons, sugar
filligre and cocoanut. 1t is so intri-
cate and delicate in many parts, that
one wonders how human hand could
produce such work The piece is done
by Frank Mehrdorf, one of the regu-
larly employed experts of this estab-
lishment. He is a baker and pastry
worker of national reputation
The aim of this story is to show you
the abilities of this bakery. You can
not fail to be interested in such a
cake. 1t is worth seeing. Don't fail
to come and inspect it. The exhibition
is free.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
TOPEKA BIGGEST BAKERY
RANKS FOREMOST In MIDDLE WEST

the counter. The owners took a bold
step when they attempted to elimin-
ate the delivery custom, but were firm
in their belief that quality and clean
liness above all else and the goodlv
use of printers ink would win out
The Wisdom of their convictions has
been proven by the success of their
Famous Weston Bread and the enor-
nous retail business in pastries.
cooked meats and delicatessens
The two men at the head of this
concern are enthusiastic believers in
the use of publicity. Some three years
ago when the baking of Weston Bread.
the famous 10c wrapped loaf, had it's
beginning, they advertised it truth
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
STATE FAIR PATRONS: LET Us
PUT UP A BIG LUNCH FOR AN
ALL DAY GOOD TIME

All you out of town people as we'll
as home folks should take advantage
of our splendid lunch service. We are
splendidly prepared to provide almost
anything you could wish for in lunch
con eatables.
Each day when you start for the
Fair grounds. come to this shop and
select a delicious and appetizing lunch
from the scores and scores of fresh,
tempting, -things-to-eat, we'll
have ready When you get to the
grounds. check your basket and enjoy
yourself till noon. Then when lunch
time comes and you're good and hun
cry, get your basket and cross the
bridge to the cool grove and enjoy a
quiet and appetizing lunch. You'll
find this plan. not only very econ
omicaI way to get your lunch, but far
cleaner and more satisfactory than
Just anybody's cooking
We will prepare your sandwiches
from any of the following cooked
meats and dainty. fresh sandwich
buns: Baked ham, roast beef, cold
tongue. roast pork, meat loaf, etc, be-
sides fried chicken, chicken salad and
roast chicken with dressing.
Delicatessens include such goodies
as potato salad, spagetti. baked beans,
rice and tapioca pudding, cottage
cheese, creamed mashed potatoes,
macaroni and cheese, beef dressing.
cold slaw sliced cucumbers and many
others.
Everything for an outdoor lunch
may be procured here, such necessities
at tin spoons. paper plates. napkins
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

fully on billboards. electric signs and
especially strong in the local newspa-
pers. They went even farther than
to advertise the bread-they actually
made it the best bread possible 70
make. The success was tremendous
and rapid.
The next department featured was
cooked meats and delicatessen and to-
day. it is said that the variety of pre-
pared eatables is the largest between
Chicago and Denver.
If you would like to visit the busi-
est retail concern in Kansas. call at
this store any day between the hours
of II and 10 O'Clock or Sand Z Wis
itors are always welcome.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

Above is picture of one of To-
peka's foremost industries, the Ideal
Bakery at Sixth and Jackson streets
Not only is it the largest in Topeka,
but among concerns of it's class, it is
unequalled in the Middle West.
From a very unpretentious begin
ming, Messrs. He'll and Schaefer, an
enterprising team of young businss
men, have built up this remarkable
business which now aggregates more
than $65, 900 a year.
One of the remarkable features of
this concerns success is the fact that
the business has been built up with
out the use of any delivery system
whatever. All it's goods are sold over
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

SANTA F:E NOTES

Ernest Carter has returned to work
in the blacksmith shop after being off
several days on account of an injured
hand.
Frank Jolley, who has been working
in the blacksmith shop during the sum
n1er vacation, went to Chicago today to
make arrangements for attending col
lege there this winter.
N E Wolf, secretary of the R. r. Y.
NJ c. A. at Argentine, spent the day
here yesterday the guest of T f.
Prout, while on his way to Newton. to
attend the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
taries' conference.
Joseh Duffey of the Southern Pacific
railroad at san Francisco came here
Monday to remain permanently He
will make his home with his parents
on Jackson street.
Miss Alberta Wells returned to work
in the general offices Monday after be-
ing off several days on account of i'll
ness She was suffering from an at
tack of rheuma tisn-
Everett Miller spent Thursday AMI
Friday with friends in Williamstown
and on business trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

Covert Garden, London: while for sew
eral years he was a member OF tho
Metropolitan opera company, New
York His repertoire includes nearly
fifty operate roles. in English. French,
German and Italian. Mr.. Bispham
was the first to advocate English for
opera singers. His programs are an
given in the English language. His
coming to Topeka depends upon the
number of advance subscriptions
made. Mr.. Dana i. Parkhurst. 909
Tyler street. chairman Of the commit
tee. is conducting the canvass The
recital will be given i'm the high school
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

cago and Philadelphia, has sued the Phil
adelphia club for 5000.
Arnold is alleged to have called Pitcher
Mordecai Brown, of Chicago, yellow y
Brown, it was said, requested the removal
of Arnold. Umpire KLEIN stopped the
game and had policeman eject Arnold
Arnoid's complaint is that he was not
allowed to see the game, to which he paid
admission.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
Card of THANKS.

Mrs. w. r. Fisher and family ex-
tend thanks to the kind friends. neigh
bors and fraterna1 orders for the, as
sistance and beautiful floral offerings
given during the sickness and death of
our beloved husband, father and
brother
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
EXCELLENT ICE CREAM AT 2Oc
PER QUART

This ice cream is rich, pure, deli
cious and hard frozen. If you have
not bought it before because the price
is cheap, just try some of it tomor-
row. You may buy it in any quantity
Per pint 10c per quart, zoe
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

We want thank our friends for
their kindness and sympathy and also
beautiful floral offerings during our
bereavement over the loss of my wife.
CHAS LARSON AND CHILDREN.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
DR.. Frederick A. Cooks
my Conquest Of The North Pole" "
AT the Auditorium, Topeka,
Monday Evening, Sept. 25th

DR.. Cooks lecture will be illustrated with pictures thrown
many of them beautifully coored and all
markable scenes of Arctic Life.
DR.. Cook has been officer in six Poer expeditions
Arctic and Antarctic and the his thrilling
adventures afford delightful entertain
ment. Hear him
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON

You doubtless know that your high
heeled shoes tire you much more than
your common sense walking shoes: -
you, of course, meaning the sex that
wears these instruments of torture.
Y ou probably realize that the reason
you were so abominably tired the
other night was not because you had
done anything especially strenuous but
because you wore those French heeled
shoes while shopping.
But do you realize that high heeled
shoes may do much more than tire you
may actually injure you?
If you know anything at all about
your internal organism you know that
it is a very delicately balanced affair.
Now the high heeled shoes throw the
weight of the body forward, and if this
position is held for too long time,
doesn't it seem quite natural that this
delicate equilibrium might be dis
turbed?
If you don't believe me, ask your
doctor. III wager he'll talk more for
chilly than I have.
Yes, I know those dainty. patterS
little high heeled shoes are much
more attractive than the big clumsy
kind 1 just love them myself.
And 1 grant you that they are all
right for occasions when you are going
to be sitting down most of the time.
But for occasions when you will
have to stand or walk a good deal
well, is the daintiness worth while at
the price of certain exhaustion and the
risk of physical injury?
Do you know of anything more NOR
tifying than to have someone with
whom you have been talking over the
telephone for five or ten minutes final
ly acknowledge that she has company
or some pressing engagement from
which you are keeping her?
I don't.
!. The agony of looking back and
thinking And she's been squirming
and trying to get away all the time she
was talking
Whereas if anyone courteously tells
you the moment that you call up that
it is not just convenient for her to talk
just then and that she would like to
call you up later you are not in the
least disturbed or ehagrined-
As was passing a public dump the
other day a gust of wind threw half
dozen letters at my feet.
A few of them were torn in two or
three fragments. Many of them were
whole
The subscription of one of the let
ters which lay at my feet was, your
loving sister,
Anne"
Presumably such letter would con-
tain intimate family details And there
it lay-and its companions-ready for
him who runs to read
I didn't read the letters but 1 don't
think I should have blamed anyone
who did.
CareIessness like that which put
those letters untorn into a waste
basket to be thrown into the litter bar
rel and thence to be carried to the
public dump richly deserves such pun
Where do the letters you throw into
your waste basket go2
Perhaps you think they are burned
up, but are they? Surely not in the |
months when there is no fur |
mace FIRE
On the whole I think it behooves
you to be sure your cast off cores
pondence is going to be burned up, or
else to tear it into mighty fine shreds- |
can assure you 1 shall in the
future.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

Powers Recognize New Republic
Lisbon Sept 1.-THE republic Of
Portugal was formally recognized yes
terday by Great Britain. Spain, Ger
many. Italy and Austria
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
FAN ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.
Demands $4,000 for Being Elected
from Grounds.

Philadelphia, Sept 12.-SamueI Arnold,
a baseball fanatic, who was elected from
the Philadelphia National league grounds
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

spreads, baskets, etc, are sold for your
convenience.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
BISPHAAf MAY COME.

Effort Being Made to Bring Famous
Singer 10 Topeka.
An effort is being made to bring Mr..
David Bispham here for recital Octo-
Der 2. This famous musicale artist is
coming west soon and an effort is be-
ing made to induce him to include
Topeka in his schedule of recitals. For
ten successive seasons Mr.. Bispham
was a member Of the Royal Opera
company, singing each summer at
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
IDEAL BAKERY

The Place That's Different.
I21 w. 9Th st. Phone 100.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Alice Noble of Keokuk, Ia. is
visiting Miss Dorothy Scott and Miss
Ruth Wilson.
Mrs. c. w. Hull and her daughters,
Miss May Hull and Miss Bertha Hull,
returned today from Prophetstown, Ill,
where they spent the last three weeks.
Miss Edna Hopkins returned today
from Atchison, where she visited
friends.
Miss Rachel Coston went to Law
renee today, where she will be a stud
ent at the Kansas university this year
Miss Alice Noble of Keokuk, Ia, ac-
companied her to Lawrence and will
be the guest of friends during the rush
ing season. Miss Noble was student
in X q. last year.
Miss Leona Glenn, who spent the
summer in Excelsior Springs, has re-
turned to Topeka.
Dean Horace Whitehouse will return
the last of this week to resume his
work in Washburn college. He spent
the summer abroad
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith returned
today from a trip to Niles, Mich.
Mrs. Clifford Dodge, of Salina, ar
rived today to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Rickenbacher.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank A. Lewis re-
turned last night from two weeks
trip to Detroit and Cleveland.
Mr.. Charley Brown of Atchison is
spending the day in Topeka.
Professor and Mrs. Wilm of Wash
burn college will be in the east this
year, where Professor Wilm will have
special work in Harvard university.
Their house on College avenue will be
occupied by Rev. and Mrs. William H.
Sanders and their family. Rev. San
ders is a brother of President Sanders
of Washburn, and has been mission
ary for twenty years in Africa.
Mr.. Harry Curtis will leave next
week for Ann Arbor, Michigan, to re-
sumo his work at the Michigan uni
versity.
Miss Margaret Garvey returned from
Pennsylvania today.
Miss Clara Guettel of Emporia is
visiting Mrs. Ben Diment.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

AS was passing public dump the
other day a gust of wind threw half a
dozen letters at my feet.
few of them were torn in two or
three fragm ents. Many of them were
entirely whole.
The subscription of one of the let
ters which lay at my feet was, your
loving sister,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

An article appearing in a recent Gar
oen city paper, which will be of in
terest to large number of Topeka
people, was the announcement of the
eLga cement Of Miss Ruth Severance,
OF that place, to Mr.. Otto W. Foberg.
formerly of Topeka, but now of Naper-
vile, III. Miss Severance and Mr..
Foberg were students together in Wash
burn college, The marriage will take
place at Garden City, Tuesday, October
the Sd.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

Edna Youngbloon, Miss Eugenia Rod
deH, Miss Edna Haglunds Miss Elsie
miller, Miss Jennie SohI Miss Clara
Miller, Miss Ethel Rodde11. Miss Es-
ther Peterson, Mr. Kurtz Calson. Mr..
sam Nelson, Mr.. John Isaacson. Mr..
arthur Roddell Mr.. Walter Roddell,
Mr. George Honn, Mr.. Siegund Carl
son, Mr.. Dunnard Christensen. Mr..
Harry Hanson and Mr.. Albert Han
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

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