The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.
That Has to Do Mostly With Kan
sans It the Capital.

washington, March 4.-CongreSs-
man Phil p. Campbell of Kansas Wig
who vote for SIS, 100000 road pork
barrels to benefit their own districts,
and then foam At the mouth because
the government contributes a few dol
lars toward street and sidewalk con-
struction in the national capital"
Mr.. Campbell said he noticed a.
growing disposition in congress to
make Washington the target when
there is nothing else for congressman
to lambast.
II hope this is not done to make
cheap campaign material back home"
You will find at home men who are
not engaged in that species Of pea
nut politics."
Congressman Campbell told the
house he believed in beautiful cap
italEa city more attractive than Lon
don. st. Petersburg, Berlin or Paris.
But you cannot make it that kind
Of city by standing here in the house
every week and advocating legislation
that will retard its growth
Senator Joe Bristow introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary OF war
to donate one cannon or fieldptece to
Post 3O5, Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, Towanda, Kan. The senate pre-
sented also memorial OF local union
union, OF Kansas City. Kan. remon-
strating against the adoption OF an
amendment to the constitution to pro-
hibit the manufacture. sale and I'M
portation of Intoxicating liquors. "A
petition of the Industrial Council of
Topeka, praying for a law to be passed
to further restrict immigration. was
also presented.
Senator w, II. Thompson introduced
a bill in the senate relating to fees and
mileage Of United States marshals;
also, a bill to correct the military rec
ord of George w. Gathers.
Petitions presented in the house by
Congressman Dan r. Anthony: Petit
ton Of officers Of Iron Molders.
against national prohibitions: petition
signed by C. D. Lamme and other
bankers of Hiawatha, suggesting an
amendment to the income tax law;
citizens Of Morrill,, Kan, protesting
against the passage of a law to make
October IL a national holiday known
as Columbus day: petition signed by
Henry Brueggen & Son and other shoe
merchants of Leavenworth. protesting
against the enactment of the pure
fabric bill.
Congressman Guy Helvering pre-
sented a petition of Farmers & Mer-
chants bank of Scandal, Kan, favor
ing d Cndn&0 IH6 income TAX law
relative to collection at source.
Frank T. Oakley. former well
known Topekan, now Of San Fran
cisco, was recently appointed by the
interstate commerce commission as a
structural engineer under the physical
valuation OF railroads and other inter-
state carriers, now being made by the
commission. His salary is $4,000 per
annum.
Mr.. Oakley attended Washburn COL
lege in Topeka, and graduated at the
Kansas State university at Lawrence
in the engineering department. He
is a son of Rev Walter Oakley, for
merly a Methodist minister Of Topeka.
While in Washington Mr.. Oakley
spent several days visiting his close
friend, Judge Arthur J. McCabe of
Topeka, now a special attorney in the
department of justice.
DR.. William A. McKeever. professor
of sociology in the University of Kan
sas and well known as a lyceum lee
turer and welfare worker, gave a lee
ture to young men yesterday after
noon in the Y. M. C. A. building. DR..
McKeever appeals to social, moral and
civic interests. His subject was "Sci-
ence and Salvation"
r.. w. Carter, superintendent of the
public schools Of Union, Kan, attend
ed the National Teachers convention
held at Richmond, Va. He stopped
over in Washington a few days to visit
the public schools.
Kansas postmasters appointed:
Samuel p. Reser. Hartford; George w.
Ne'AA' ->-@He-e 0.