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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
RooseveIt's Candidacy.

The Tribune regrets that Colonel
Roosevelt is again seeking the Repup-
lican nomination for the presidency:
His candidacy, because of personal
relations formerly existing, can hardly
fail to engender unusual political bit
terneSs and create a breach among
Republicans wider than rival cand1-
) dacies ordinarily produce, and IN a
wear when the party will need it's full
strength to win. Colonel RooseVelt
would have served best the party that
has often honored him generously by
remaining in the background.
No public eXigency drags him into
the arena. There are no principles
whose service requires this candidacy.
President Taft is denied the title of
Progressive only with monstrous
disregard of the facts. The difference
between him and Colonel Roosevelt
is one of temperament and methods
rather than one of ends. And Mr..
Taft's methods have the justification
statute books an unprecedented
amount of progressive legislation and
has carried forward extraordinary
the ideal of equal rights for all. Nor
is there any halt in the work. The
latest act of the administration, rec
ommending to congress workmen's
. compensation bill of a drastic char
acter, is that of courageous Pro-
sressive. This bill, which is expected
to pass congress is as thoroughgoing
and progressive q measure as the New
York law in behalf of which Mr..
Roosevelt makes his sweeping con-
domination of our court of appeals.
It is a tremendous advance upon any
labor legislation secured in the seven
years of Colonel Roosevelt's own in
cumbency and it measures the real
itv of progress under Mr.. Taft.
Social justice is as much Mr. Taft's
aim as it is Colonel Roosevelt'S. The
president is sanely Progressive, unless
to be Progressive one must be willing
to abandon the safeguards of a writ
ten constitution. AS a candidate for
denomination he has no reason to fear
the issue raised by Colonel Roosevelt's
scheme for the recall of judicial de-
cisions in the name of progress.-New
York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

The way this last announcement
has been received by the chief organs
of his party must be as great a shock
to Mr.. Roosevelt as the announcement
itself, as the climax of his recent con-
duct has been to sober-minded men Of
the party and to all who have chung
to a faith in his integrity of charac-
ter which made such a thing seem
impossible. 1t is clear that IL he is to
accept the nomination for president
it must be from some other power
than the national Convention of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
Tn Ananias Club.

Thus Theodore Roosevelt, on the
evening of November 8, 1904, upon
being elected to a second term:
The wise custom which limits
presidents to two terms regards the
substance and not the form. Under
no circumstances will be a candidate
for or accept another nomination.
Thus Theodore Roosevelt, on De
cember IL, 1907, when the second
elective termers'' had become over
enthusiastic:
IT have not changed and shall not
change that decision thus announced.
And thus Theodore Roosevelt, in
letter dated February "a, 1912, and
addressed to seven governors:
ST will accept the nomination for
president if it is rendered to me, and
I will adhere to the decision until the
convention has expressed it's prefer
ence."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

Continued on Page So
Evening star., 1912-07-07
SENATOR JACOB II. .GALLMGER OF N. II
SPONSOR FOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
O1uek kA-~Z BILE IN THE SENATE

1882, while in recent years it has half a
dozen times received favorable attention
by one house or the other.
The project almost became a reality in
the opening years of this century, when
Andrew Carnegie was looking about for
some means by which he might endow
an institution to be devoted to the ad-
vancement Of knowledge. He had serious
intentions Of endowing a federal universe
ty, to be chartered by Congress and nam
ed after George Washington and himself.
and had so informed the friends of the
federal university plan. but at the last
moment he changed his mind and instead
created the present Carnegie institution.
Since Washington's time the national
university plan has been recommended TO
Congress by Presidents Adams. Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams,
Evening star., 1912-07-07

jackson. Grant. Hayes. Garfield and Ben
jamin Harrison. Madison esteemed the
project so highly that, like Washington.
he strongly urged ii upon Congress three
times. Grant, Hayes. Garfield and Har
rison thought. as have other statesmen.
that il Washington'S dream had been
carried into actuality. there would have
been no civil war.
The Chief Justices Of the United States
who have approved the plan include John
Jay, John Rutledge. John Marshall, Sal
mon p. Chase and Melville w. Fuller.
Among the Secretaries of departments
who also advocated the university are
Timothy Pickering, Albert Gallatin.
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, William NJ.
Evarts. William II. Seward. George 8.
Boutel, John Sherman, Carl Schurz l.
Q. C. Lamar and Oscar S. Straus.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
OLD ObsERVARroRY SITUATED on UNIVERSITY SARL

testament he makes the following eX-
PLANTATION of a bequest which he left to an
institution of this sort, when founded:
1T has always been a source of serious
regret with me to see the youth of these
United States sent to foreign countries
for the purpose of education, often be-
fore their minds were formed, or they
had imbibed any adequate idea Of the
happiness of their own; contracting too
frequently principles unfriendly to re-
publican government, and to the true and
genuine liberties of mankind, which,,
therefore, are rarely overcome.
For these reasons it has been my ar
dent wish to see a plan devised on a
liberal scale, which would have tend
ency to spread systematic ideas through
all the parts of this rising empire thereby
to do away with local attachments and
state prejudices. so far as the nature of
things would, or indeed ought to, admit,
from our national councils.
~
Looking anxiously forward to the ac-
complshment of so des;ra BILE an object as
this is Tin my estimation), my mind has
not been able to contemplate any plan
more likely to effect the measure than
the establishment Of a university in a
central part of the United States, to
which the youths of fortune and talents
from all parts thereof might be sent for
the completion of their education in all
the branches of polite literature; in arts
and sciences, in acquiring knowledge in
the principles of politics and good govern
ment, and (as a matter of Infinite inn
portance in my judgment by aSsociating
with each other, and forming friendships
in Juvenile years, be enabled to free
themselves in proper degree from those
local prejudices and habitual jealousies
which have just been mentioned, and
which, when carried to excess, are never
failing sources Of disquietude to the pub
lie mind, and pregnant OF nischievous
consequences to this country.
Although the ideas of what university
ought to be have grown vastly since
Washingtons day, and the reasons for
establishing such an institution at Wash
ington have changed in the same time,
nevertheless his fundamental proposition
that American students are better off
when working in an American atmosphere
is regarded by macy If not most thinkers
as sound.
Arguments of a historical character are
also advanced for the establishment Of
a national university. When the Consti-
tuition of the United States was being
drawn up. Charles Pickering and James
Madison, supported by George Washing
ton Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and
others, submitted recommendations that
Congress be given express authority to
establish national university.
The recommendation was defeated on the
representations Of Gouverneur Morris, who
Evening star., 1912-07-07

SCOT, cllnkers, Old newspapers. nitrogen
in bituminous coal. AS concerns the last
item alone, last year we recovered but
$500, 600 worth of the $1G0 0OO. 600 worth
vast unsalvaged fraction, which applied
as fertilizer to the land would have
added hundreds of millions of dollars to
the value of crops, is irretrievably lost.
The destruction of noxious insect life.
The transmutation Of solar heat into
electricity.
In its researches the national university
would have the advantage of all the great
government scientific collections, which
are estimated to be worth from 1000 900
to S6OOO0,OOO and on which more than
100000 is expended annually for addi-
tons. 1t would also have, to begin with,
as more or less formally constituted
faculty members. from 1000 to 1000
scientists in government employ many
of whom are among the foremost special
lists in the world in their subjects These
men, 1T Is argued, would welcome oApor-
tunltles to supervise research work which
the immediate pressure of government
duties would now forbid them from un-
dertaking personally They would also be
glad to give lectures if called upon and
any compensation which might accrue
would furnish additions to their incomes
which would go far toward solving some
very pressing fiscal problems for some of
them.
There are today about fifty government
branches which could work in co-opera-
ton with a national university with re-
suits which, according to the university's
friends, would aid greatly in the advance
ment of science, scholarship and dis
covery and at the same time would raise
even their present standard of admins
trative efficiency.
Washington contains all the materials
for great university except for the
structure and the central guiding force,
which would be supplied by the bills now
of which, it is claimed, will receive mark
ed impetus from the approval of the Ma
tiOnal Education Association.
Aside from the importance of the enter
prise TO American scholarship, science
business, industry, arts and the problems
of everyday living. the advocates of the
national university project point also to
patriotic considerations for its establish
ment. As matters now stand, some 1,OOO
American students, the pick of our edu-
cational system, go abroad every year to
complete their training. They have re-
ceived the best that America can give in
that their preparation for their life work
is sufficient. So. for the reason that
America still lacks crowning institution,
they sail for Europe and finish at some
great university in Germany, Austria or
France.
And once abroad they are apt TO get out
of touch with America It was especially
upon this ground that Washington urged
the establishment of a university in this
country which should be the equal of the
most advanced in the world. In his last
Evening star., 1912-07-07

seat of the government would reach the
object" As President and afterward
Washington continually advocated the
plan. both in annual messages and in an
address to Congress, in letters to the
Commissioners OF the District of Colum-
bia and in correspondence with John
Adams. Edmund Randolph. Thomas JEFF
ferson and others.
tions for government institutions in the
District of Columbia, Washington set
aside something more than nineteen
acres of land for a national university.
This land lies between what is now 23d
and 18th streets, E street and the Po-
tomac river northwest, and for many
years the tract was known, and referred
to officially by Congress. as University
Square"
In lS42 the depot for charts and in
later it became the site Of the old naval
observatory. At present, the Naval
Medical School. the Naval Medical Hos
pitai, the Hygienic Museum and the
hygienic laboratory are all located upon
it, One of the most interesting of its
monuments is a statue to DR.. Benjamin
Rush. signer Of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and delegate to the constitu-
tional convention, one of the foremost
physicians and scientists OF his time, and
a leading advocate of the national uni
Versity
X
Although Congress did not act upon
Washington's repeated pleas for the es-
tablishment of a university of the United
States, nevertheless the father Of his
country was so confident that the institu-
ton would be creation Of the near fu-
ture that in his will he left $4,000 par
value Of the stock Of the Potomac Com
pany. a navigation enterprise at that time
in high favor, with directions that the
dividends be reinvested till the university
was established. At compound interest
this original endowment, IL capitalized at
par, would today amount to a sum In the
neighborhood of $6.OO0.OOO.
Several times, indeed. the prospects for
the national university looked more than
bright Thus, in the nineties of the eight
eenth century the University Of Geneva,
at that time one of the great centers of
learning. proposed to move bodily to
America il given proper support. Tho
proposition was favored by Thomas JEFF
ferSon, who wanted the institution trans
planted under government auspices, but
after mature reflection he was overruled
by Washington for reasons of policy.
Again. in 1905 Samuel Blodgett. author
economy, reported to the House OF Rep
resentatives, of which he was a member,
that no less than 1900 subscriptions had
been pledged for the university, with
$4,000 paid in as a beginning of endow-
ments, to become available when Con-
gress should grant the charter.
Such q measure also received support
in the form OF resolutions adopted by the
entire Congress -in-182O.- 1923. 1925 and
Evening star., 1912-07-07

LANS for the es-
tablishment OF a
university which,
its promoters as
sert, will mean
more happiness, Ia
progress and In
hard cash, TO hu-
manity than any
other institution of
higher learning
that ever existed
will be discussed
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
LONDON, June 2S, 1912.
TIE one feature of exceptional in
terest in the otherwise deadly dull
list of birthday honors handed out
by King George v was the elevation to
the peerage of a native of the United
States in the person of Sir Francis Allston
Charming, who was born in Boston,
Mass. and married a Boston girl, and
who thus becomes baron, and Will duiy
take his seat in the house of lords.
This new and distinguished honor to
Sir Francis-who is a baronet already
as a stanch upholder of liberalism In TINS
country, will cost him a pretty penny,
will oblige him to do some pretty nara
thinking on several points. ana aireauy
has entailed a lot Of unrollinSs, and VIII
entail a lot more, of that inolspehsapie
Rrtt,sh commodity-red tape. The latter
process begins as soon as the prhne mn
lister. who really does the peer-ihahiis'
though the king gets the creoit-oI AZ
como isolated cases the discredit-of H.
Sos decided who the next batch of "cre-
ations,' shall be- The king. as the ioun-
tain NJ honor" used to make these ap
nointments off his own bat, Out IN tIess
days he gets list OF nannes, ms 81 %
uyh
,ast;c., services to the party in power,
and is supposed to 20. K It Wnedner n dnsr
no &C.. ;reh or two of the yards or RED
tape that stilI have to be unwound.
When the king has approved the names
san, nm TO him by the prime minister he
notines the home secretary of his inten-
ton to elevate so-and-so and Whats-His-
Mama to the peerage. The home secre-
tary passes the information on to the
clerk of the crown. who takes nice
large sheet Of thick paper and makes out
the official warrant for the peerage in
question This warrant Is sent to the
home secretary. who passes 1t on to the
king. The king signs the warrant and re-
turns it to the home secretary, who adds
his own signature before scooting the
document back to the clerk of the crown.
When the warrant finally gets back into
the hands of the clerk. he carries 1t to
the-lord chancellor, who must-add his
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Costs American a Fortune
to Become British Peer

fist to the others before the warrant
is finished The lordly document Is then
complete for sending TO the stationery
office. where the letters patent are pre-
pared. This consists of an elegantly ems
blazoned piece of vellum containing the
title, and SO on, of the peer-a pretty
tri1e for which the new member or the
house of lords has TO pay SIS.
lie begins to lose money right from this
time So far as Sir Francis Channings
pocket is concerned, he is lucky in hay-
ing been made a baron, and not a duke.
marquis. earl, even a viscount. for all
these titles come lot higher. The max
ing of duke, for instance. costs $4.O45.
of which the inland revenue takes 81, $50
for the stamp duties, the crown ONCE fees
account for 81 ,S75-odd, and the remain
ing trife goes to the home office. A mar
quisate is less costing only S3,455-odd
Even viscount has to pay s., 1856 in OH
cial fees for his peerage, while for the
privilege of being created baron Sir
Francis Charming will have TO fork out
81 ,S39. 20.
In Sir Francis case the fact that ho
has no son (only two daughters). Will
make rather an awkward situation. Nat {
urally man does not like the idea OF
being the first and last peer Of his name.
so sometimes, at the request Of a new
peer, what are called special limitations
in remainder are granted. By this
means the peerage can be held by some
selected person, persons, on the death
of peer. But IL liz costly process and
adds pretty considerably to the other In
cidental expenses. For instance, when
Lord Roberts was boosted to the peer.
age he had two special limitations In re-
mainder prepared-one for each OF his
two daughters, and possibly Sir Francis
will copy his example. II he does, how
ever. it will cost him more than 5000.
Then the new peer from the United
States will have to have a coronet-un- !
less he Is content, as some members o. !;
the house of lords are. to hire one when;
II has to be sported-and the coronet toI
which Sir Francis new rank entities
him will consist of golden c!rclet with
six silver balls placed at equal distances
from the rim, worn over cap OF GRIM
son velvet turned up with ermfne and
topped with the gorgeous gold tassel. The
cost Of such a coronet Is often as high
as 81, 900, and, of course. there will have
to be a second one for Lady Charming.
who will be a peeress for the rest Of beg
life.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
qSNATTONAL UNIVERSITY - n

M EETING of National
lHx Education Association
and Two Bills Now Before
Congress Bring Old Project
Again Into Linn e G h t.
George Washington Really
Father of the Idea-A Uni
versity in Every Sense of the
Word With a Work World
Wide in Scope-Some of the
Problems 1t Might Attempt
to Solve-Many Great Men
Have Favored Project.
Evening star., 1912-07-07

The recommendation was defeated on the
representations of Gouverneur Morris, who
said that it was unnecessary to put this
in the organic act. since the fact that
Congress had exclusive. power at the
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
SHORTER BUILDING WELL FOR
THE FUTURE.

The Easter services of Shorter
church are really the beginning of its
financial awakening. The revival ser
vices have brought it to high stand
ard spiritually, about % being fellow
shipped in the services Sunday. So
large a number is highly gratifying to
the pastor and members. The wave
of enthusiasm rolled high, so that it
is easy TO foresee the success of the
rally n few Sundays hence. This is
the last year of service of Rev. Ward,
and since Shorter has an enviable
,eputation among all the churches of
the Methodist denomination. the ef-
turts of all are bent on seeing that he
makes report to the general confer
ence of the work he has done, such
as was made in the old days under
Rev. Phil Hubbard. who made this the
Mile High church indeed. number
of the most prominent men of the
connection are being mentioned for
Rev Wards successor and the high
resolve of the church will be an inn
portant factor in the selection of
sWitable man for the work.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
J. n. B. Anderson was down from
his ranch in Weld county this week.
NOTICE..

A 80 days dispensation has been
granted TO the United Order of True
Reforvers of Denver division. Old
members can return, ages l6 to 80
years, for one dollar ts1.00). From
35 TO 43 years, two dollars and fifty
cents (s2.50); from As to 54 yers, five
dollars and ten cents (s5.l0). All de-
linquents of Rose Bud children can be
reinstated for ten cents G0c). New
nurseries of 20 members or more viii
be made for ten cents u0c) per mem
ber. For further information. see A.
c. Cash, chief. Residence, 2S3S Cal
ifornia street Phone Champa LAG.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
TRINIDAD NEWS.

The w. NJ. NJ. society was enter.
tanned on Monday at > p. m. at the
residence of Mrs. y. F. Steele, 81.
b Walnut street, where II lad es
were present. This was pronoun ced
TO be the best of any of the previous
meetings. Mrs. Steele knows how TO
make sunshine IN her home, and how
to share with those who come into
her home. The refreshments We're
OF the nature that all were feasted
and returned TO their several homes
filled with new vigor and inspiration
The third quarterly conference
was held in Grace Chapel Monday
night and the reports were up to
standard time. The p. f. passed
high compliments on the pastor and
officers of the church
The social given at the residence
OF Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Garth on Boul.
evard avenue, Tuesday night, for the
benefit of A. NJ. E church which was
quite a success.
The Easter services at the A. NJ. Z
church We're a high day in Zion. The
program at the evening service was
looked upon as rare treat for all.
The house was taxed to its utmost
capacity, The choir sang as every
body knows they can sing Some OF
the members took advantage of the
time and went to Ration. n. NJ. but
were grieved on return to think what
they missed.
MIR and Mrs. Carrie Kraig Sey
mour from Rawlins. Wyo., are visit.
ing his brother and family in this city
for a few days.
Rev. j. II. Brown is setting up the
order of L. b. Fs. Their first meet.
ing showed bright outlook.
Mrs. Lee Jones was visiting in the
city from Dawson. N NJ, and re
turned home Tuesday
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
DENVER PEOPLE MARRY IN
BOULDER.

very pretty wedding was solem-
nized Sunday evening in Boulder at
the residence of Rev. and Mrs. ]. NJ
Clay at . p. m. when he united in
marriage Mr.. Edward Wilson and
Mrs. Lizzie Z. Holmes of Denver The
ceremony was witnessed by a few
friends. Miss Leila Williams. Mr.. Rad
ford and Mrs. Gussie Cary of Denver
all being intimate friends of the con-
tracing parties, also by II. T. Stevens
of Boulder. Mrs. Clay served a de-
licious lunch to the bridal party. The
party went to Boulder on the $40
train and returned on the 10: As. They
will be at home in Denver at 2121
Arapahoe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Seymour were
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Clay on Fri
day and Saturday. On Tuesday they
entertained Major Vince of Victor,
Mrs. L. Richards. Mrs. w. w. Bryant
and Mrs. Carrie Tourtalltalt.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
ALMOST A MIRACLE.

One of the most startling changes
ever seen in any man. according to
w. Il. Holsclaw. Clarendon. Tex, was
effected years ago in his brother He
had such a dreadful cough. he writes.
that all our family thought he was
going into consumption. but he began
to use DR., Kings New Discovery, and
was completely cured by ten bottles.
Now he Is sound and wcll and weighs
us pounds. For many years our fam
lily has used this wonderful remedy
for coughs and colds with excellent
results" It's quick. safe, reliable and
guaranteed. Price so cents and $1.00,
Trial bottle free at all druggists.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-13
DIES SUDDENLY

Death claimed Mrs. Cora Joseph
early Friday morning, after long
life of usefulnes. For some time she
has been ailing with heart, but has
been up and about. Now she has
gone to join her illustrious husband,
who departed this life several years
ago. She leaves Ave daughters re
siding in this city. Mrs. Ellender John
son. Mrs. Wm. Sprague, Mrs. P. f.
Spratlin, Mrs. VIM. Parks. Miss Mo-
zella Joseph. and one son. Miss Car
rie Joseph is a teacher in Kansas
City and will come home to the fun
eral. The Douglass Undertakers
have charge of the funeral arrange
ments. They are not complete at
this writing.