The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-30

Before he came to the government
bureau Of chemistry DIT. Bigelow was
connected with various educational in
stitutions throughout the west. He
was a graduate from the agricultural
college at Manhattan and the Kansas
university at Lawrence. His brother is
one of the wealthy farmers and prom
ineut Republican politicians of john
son county
Correspondence between DIR. Rigelow
and DR.. Carl Alsberg, chief of the
bureau of chemistry. divulgeS that DR..
BiEelow is to become chief chemist of
a research laboratory to be establish
I'd in Washington by the National
Gamers association. DR.. Alsberg's
letter declared DR.. Bigelow's resigna-
ton was accepted with regret by the
department.
The resignation leaves a vacancy on
the pure food board. that of chairman.
Dr. Bigelow was one of DIR. Wiley's
chief lieutenants and always sided with
him in the various questions which the
bureau of chemistry was called upon
to decide.
ed upon to decide.
DIT. Bigelow figured prominently for
the Wiley succession. but the vigorous
opposition of Wileys enemies in the
agricultural department and on the
outside prevented his appointment as
chief chemist. His new position, it is
understood. will pay him a larger sal
AIRY than that paid the chief chemist
of the bureau.
An order of particular Importance
TO commercial people has been issued
by Postmaster General Burleson which
provides for the return to the sender
of all domestic postal cards and post
cards deposited for local delivery which
are unpaid. unavailable and unclaimed.
when such card bears the address of
the sender. This arrangement will re-
duce the number of cards sent to the
division of dead letters annually by 12-
600 600. and it is claimed will result in
an economy of $4,000 in transporta-
ton alone.
All other undeliverab BILE domestic cards
will be held for reclamation two weeks,
and then if not delivered will be de-
stroyed or disposed of as waste by
postmasters. except those that might
be obscene and scurrilous or bear I'M
Cancelled postage stamps. including the
reply half of double postal cards. which
will be sent TO the division of dead
letters. Before being disposed of as
waste the written communications on
unbelievable cards will be cancelled or
mutilated so as to prevent its impro-
per use All unbelievable postal cards
and postcards of foreign origin will
be sent to the division of dead letters
Here is an interesting story of Kan
sas pluck. Howard Pinkerton of OIathe.
Kan. has just been appointed profess
sor of civil engineering at the Univer-
sity of Manila. He will sail for the
Philippines on May 3, to take the posi-
ton. which is for three years
Young Plnkerton worked his way
through three years of school at the Kan
sas State university, after graduating
from the Olathe high school in 1909. Al
though this took considerable time ne
nevertheless made excellent grades and
received from time to time complimentary
notices
threshiug outfit and also did Job wor6
over the state for the state government
and while at school in the winter, he car
ried Stars and washed dishes in q club at
keep him In school. He paid all his ex-
penses and saved 800 besides.
The perseverance and success Of young
Pinkerton recalls to memory the hard
boys in early DAYS who attended the State
university In those days the farmers
were poor and could not well afford to
paw the necessary tuition fees for their
children at this institution. 1t was not
uncommon for the boys to employ as
walters in Lawrence hotels and restau-
rants or do any odd jobs about town to
raise enough money to pay their way
through school. Oatmeal mush or milk
and Corral crackers generally Furnished
the basis for their two meals a day.
President Wilson has nominated Hugh
NJ Smith TO he United States commits
siouer of fisheries DR. Smith was deputy
commissioner under the Bower regime OF
the bureau. Dr. L. l.. Dyche. state flsh
and game warden of Kansas. was prom
inently endorsed by many state comInls-