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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Effect of Unjust Freight Rates
at Wellington.
Big Flour Mills Will Be Forced
to Close.
CLOSES THE MARKET.
Millers Unable to Ship Products
at Profit.
Urged That Legislature, Force
Railroads to Terms.

Wellington. Kas., Dec. 26-"We will
be compelled to shut down the mills I'M
less there is a vast change in our favor,
and believe the Aetna mills will meet
the same fate" said George H. Hunter
of the Hunter mills today He was
speaking of unfair freight rates adopted
by the railroads of Kansas against her
towns and in favor of Kansas City and
other Missouri towns.
Since December 49, continued Mr.,
Hunter, 1--WE have been compelled to re-
dUce the price of corn from SO cents to
% cents a bushel. showing that the rates
are exerting an injustice to the farmer.
1t is an outrage and something that thu
incoming legislature should take cogni-
zance Of. It's a matter that should be
remedied or the ultimate outcome will
be the closing down Of every jobbing in
tereSt in the state, including the mills
We will have to close down our mills,
for we cannot operate under the prevail
ing circumstances and from talk 1 have
had with Kramer Bros. today l am in
clined to believe they look at it in the
same light. It's a bad state of affairs.
Mr.. Hunter stated that wherever the
local flour output cannot be shipped
Texas and Louisiana, as well as other
southern states, into which a great deal
of Wellington flour has always been
shipped, are now closed to il.
From Wellington to Gainesville, Tex,
the rate is 3115 cents a hundred on corn.
From Kansas City to Gainesville, 247
miles farther away, it is 2215 cents a
hundred. The rate to Kansas City from
Wellington is IL cents. All stuff must
be sent by way of Kansas City because
of discrimination which the railroad
people lay to river competition
There is no proportional rate between
Kansas City and Kansas points. Be
cause of the distance the rate to New
ton from Kansas City should be less
than it is to Wichita, yet it is the same.
So it is between Anthony and Harper
and Wichita 1t costs 20 cents more a
hundred to ship from Wichita to An
thony than it does from Kansas City.
Wellington is on the same schedule and
is being oppressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
MILLIONAIRE's ORCHESTRA
In Addition, Chicagoan Has Private
Dentist and Thirty Servants.

Lakewood has a. new sensation in
James Hobart Moore, Chicago mill
lionaire He arrived in a orivate train
of six cars, with a retinue of thirty sery-
ants, a stable of twenty-six horses,
most Of them blue-ribbon winners. and
four-in- hands. brakes. victorias and
traps galore.
He sheds a shower of gold wherever
he goes, and everyone in Lakewood is
trying to get under. He never gives d
tip less than SO. The bell boys at the
Laurel house, where he occupies a mag
nificent suite of rooms, are getting rich
Whenever his bell rings their rush fairly
shakes the building.
He brought with him an orchestra to
which he took a fancy at Hot Springs,
Va. He had the toothache the other
day, and the next there appeared on the
scene a dentist and a private dentist 3
chair from Chicago.
Mr.. Moore carries his physician, DIR.
H. l. Knight, of st. Louis, with him.
He offers the use of his horses to his ac-
ouaintances. and when one took a spe-
cial fancy to an animal Mr.. Moore gave
it to him. He went to New York the
other day and brought home an $50, 900
emerald. surrounded with diamonds, for
his VITA
Mr.. Moore is a member of the firm Of
Moore Bros, of Chicago, which pro-
NOTED the tin plate, match and other
trusts. His wealth is estimated at any
where from 20 to so millions.-Lake wood,
N. j.. dispatch in the Philadelphia North
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
MAY EXTEND THE T. P.
Denver Rumor Says Big Changes Are
Contemplated.

Denver, Colo. Dec. 26.-The Times to-
day says that the announcement comes
from an apparently authentic source
that the branch of the Texas & Pacific
railroad from Weatherford. Tex, to
Mineral Well, Tex, is to be extended to
Trinidad. Colo, where connection will
be made with the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, thus giving Denver another di-
rect road into Texas and the sc2th. 1t
also says that the Denver & Rio Grande
viii expend something like 81, 900, 600 in
proving its rOadbed between Denver and
Pueblo in conte1n olation of increased
traffic a result OF the new extension
of the>Texas Pacific. Further improve
ments are contemplated from Trinidad
and Walsenburg. Colo. The road from
Weatherford to Trinidad will be about
$50 miles long, and will form a link
which will give the Gould system its
own road from. New Orleans to Ogden
Utah. It will form an outlet from all
of the northern Pacific ports to the lead
ing gulf shipment points and give the
Gould system new connection of it's
own interest west. It will also be the
following out of Mr.. Gould's policy of
making himself independent of the
Hawley-Harriman interests in the event
of an extension of their fight, as it will
be parallel road for Mr.. Hawley's
Colorado and Southern Texas road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
DEMANDS A NEW JOB.
Per Diem System Results in Creation
of New Kind of Position.

A new office has been created on some
eastern roads-that of travelling car
mantle duty of which is to see that
the fullest effect is given to the per
diem system of handling borrowed cars.
Division officers, superintendent, train
masters, agents and yard masters have
lived so long under the mileage plan of
handling cars" said a member of the
railroad transportation committee at
recent meeting, that they have not yet
awakened to the fact that they are pay
ing SO much per car per day and that
time IS a factor. One system of roads
has appointed five travelling car men,
assigned to different divisions, reporting
to one of the leading transportation Off
Gals. The duties of these men are to
canvass a certain district and note the
delay OF cars foreign as well as those
of their own road, and they send a let
ter or telegram calling attention to cars
lightly loaded or to cars that are de-
layed- When they find cars without
cOnsignees held beyond the car service
limit they report to the car service man
ager and see that he keeps them NOV
ing according to the rules of the bureau
Iney also see that cars are prOp2rlS
loaded. Although these men have been
in service but short time it is found
that in week they earned a great deal
more than their salaries for the entire
month. 1t is not what they earn now
from a per diem standpoint, but the
taking care of the business, which has
necessarily been brought about by the
per diem. and the desire of the man
agement to take care of the business oc
the line"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Chilly Mr. Pearv.

One of the officials of the war depart
ment is responsible for the following
story on Lieutenant Peary of Arctic
fame: 1T was during one of those chilly
days" said that gentleman, which visit
ed Washington about ten days ago.
came out of the office at o'clock and
boarded an avenue car with a score of
my co-laborers. among whom was Lieu
tenant Peary A few of us who were
smoking remained out on the platform
of the car to enjoy our cigars. and, in
cidentally breathe in some of the fine af-
ternoon ozone. It was just cold enough
to be invigorating to a man who has
spent twenty winters in Washington, as
[ have
But that is diverting from my story
Mr.. Peary. who boarded the car, with his
heavy overcoat wrapped snugly about
him, and his collar turned up to pro-
tect his neck from the breeze. Much to
my surprise he looked really cold. ard
immediat ely went inside the car, looked
under the seat in order to locate the
heater. then sat down right on top of it,
and buried himself deep in his coat collar,
as if he feared a chill or two. The worst
of it all was that ne only went two
squares, hurrying out at Fifteenth street
iH order to catch a Fourteenth street car.
Here I was, out the platform all the
time with my coat thrown open so as not
to miss any of the good weather. And
that was Peary, of Arctic famer'-Wash-
ngtOu Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Rank in the Army.

The highest possible rank in the army
of the United States is that of general.
The next grade is that of lieutenant gen
eral. These grades are not attained in
the ordinary course Of promotion, but are
conferred only by special act of congress
merit The highest rank that can be at
tanned in the regular course of promotion
is that of major general During the
revolutionary war Washington was, by
the continental congress. commissioned
general and communicative chief of the
Army of the Colonies That, of course,
was before the adoption of the present
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy. During our threatened trouble
with France in 1928 congress commission
ed Washington, then ex-president, a lieu
tenant general and he died with the rank
on Dece uber IA of the following year. The
first officer with the rank of general IN
der the present constitution was Ulysses
5. Grant. that rank having been confer
red upon him by congress in 1854 Upon
Grants becoming president in 1869, VIII
liam Tecumseh Sherman was made gen
eral. Upon Sherman's retirement in 1888,
Philip H. Sheridan made general
These are the only officers that have held
the rank of general. The only officers
upon whom congress has conferred the
rank of lieutenant general were George
Washington, as above stated: John NJ.
Schofeld and Nelson A. Miles. George
Dewey is now the ranking officer of the
navy. with the rank of admiral. This
rank and that OF vice admiral are con-
ferred only by special act of congress
There is at present no vice admiral This
highest rank in the navy attainable in
the regular order Of promotion is that of
rear admiral.-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

is likely to spend the most time the Met
ropclitan of Washington, at $50 a year
the Philadelphia, in the city of that name
SIS annually, and the Somerset of Boston
at $75 year. There are likely TO be three
or four golf and hunting clubs. f he IS a
sportsman He may make 4 choice of ten
q dozen of these organizations alreastg
mentioned without being extraVa CANT and
possibly without being described as q
well known club man. should misf)r-
tune make him a target for the newspa-
pers-
But when he has paid his initiation fees
and his dues, his club expenses are not end
ed. even if he does not use them There
are Christmas boxes for the club servants
to which he is expected to subscribe and
an occasional subscription for other pur-
poses. 1t would be fair to put his annual
club expenses, exclusively of his restau-
rant and bar bills at 81 900 a year. If he
uses one or two of his clubs frequently
his restaurant and bar bills easily aver
age him 5000 year A distinguished
member of one of the clubs mentioned
died two years ago and curious steward
who went back through his accounts with
the club found that his bar bills alone
amounted to 900 and at that time the
club was less than thirty years old. It
is only fair to say that this mans case
was an exception. There is very much
less hard drinking in the best New York
clubs now than there was twenty years
ago. and in most of them gambling is
prohibited.-G. b. Mallon in Ainslee's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
MAY OWN a RAILROAD.
Indiana Likely to Buy One in Self
Defense.

That the state of Indiana should own
and operate railroad within the next
two years is within the range of proba-
bilities-
The board of audit consisting Of the gov
ernor, secretary of state and auditor of
state. met in the governors office with
w. A. Ketcham, ex-attorney general, to
consider the future policy of the state in
relation to the Vandalia litigation in which
the state recently won a Judgment, with
interest, of little over 100000.
The board considered the question of
whether legislation is needed this winter
to gut the state in a position should the
need arise. to bid on the T. II. and 1.
(Vandalia) railroad in case it should be
sold by the receiver, Volney T. Malott.
The receiver is an appointment of the
United States circuit court The Pennsyl-
vania railroad holds mortgages on the
property, and the question may arise
whether the lien of the state IS Junior or
not to these mortgages. If the states
lien is second, the Pennsylvania might he
able to bid the road in at low figure
without rival bidders, and the state would
have to whistle for its million. Hence the
need of authority for the state to bid.
The board did not decide what course
to pursue, but is preparing for emergen-
cies. The situation is rendered complex
because the receivership is in the federal
court and the judgment for the million
was rendered in a state court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
TRAVELLED 37,5e1 MILES.
Big Rebate Transaction by Western
Passenger Association.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-The largest refund
payment ever made by the Western Pas
senger association 4 credenlal mileage
certificate was one of the transa ctions of
this department of the associations work
this week
The certificate turned in showed that the
holder had Travelled during the past year
81 ,591 miles on the credential book and that
the amount of expenditure had been ST.
1926 The amount of the refund made to
him was S349- 80.
The extent to which these credeutial
tickets are used by travelling men is well
illustrated by this mans refund checks.
Usually the holders of the books turn in
their refund checks as soon as they have
enough of them to show that they have
Travelled 1000 miles. the minimum on which
the refund is allowed. In the case in point
the holder preferred to hold his checks
until the end of the year, and when he
was winding up his other yearly business
he sent in the whole batch at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
NOBODY IS EXEMPT.
A New Preparation Which Everyone
Will Need Sooner or Later.

Almost everybody's digestion is disor-
dered more or less and the cornmonest
thing they do for it is to take some one
Of the many so-called blood purifiers.
which In many cases are merely strong
cathartics. Such things are not needed.
If the organs are in clogsed condition,
they need only a little help and they will
right themselves. Cathartics irritate the
sensitive Innings Of the stomach and
bowels and often do more harm than
good.
Purging is not what is needed. The
thing to do is to put the food in condi-
ton TO be readily digested and assimi-
lated Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets do
this perfectly They partly digest what
is eaten and give the stomach Just the
help 1t needs. They stimulate the secre-
ton and excretion Of the digestive fluids
ana relieve the congested condition of
the glands and membranes. They put
the whole digestive system in condition
70 do its work. When that is done you
need to take no more tablets. unless you
cat what does not agree with you. Then
take one or two tablets-give them need
ed help, and you will have no trouble.
It's a common sense medicine and a
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w z nave testimonials enough to I'LL a
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Il have taken all the Tablets / got OF
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
SKELETON OF FEMALE.
Bones Found in Mansion May Have
Belonged to Two Doctors.

Trenton, Dec 26.-Painters at work re-
pairing the mansion built by former
Mayor Frank A Mcgowan were startled
on Saturday to find wrapped in a bundle
in one of the closets the skeleton of an
adult female The workmen notified Coro-
ner Disbrow who made an investigation
and found that the bones had been boiled.
1t was then recalled that the mansion.
after Magowan's fight from Trenton, had
been occupied as a sanitarium by two
doctors, and the presumption is they left
the skeleton. The mansion for couple
OF years has been occupied by pupils OF
the state schools as a dornlitory. The
skeleton was found on the top floor of
the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
CARTHAGE ACCEPTS.
Will Raise $4,000 to Buy Right of
Way for Rock Island.

Carthage. Mo, Dec. 26.-At citizens
mass meeting here it was agreed to ac-
cept the terms of the proposition made
oby the Oklahoma Central & St. Louis
railway. the proposed branch of the
Rock Island, to build to Carthage, Presi-
dent w. r. McCaun o. the road. stated
during the day to a committee of Garth
age citizens that the proposed line will
be built through Carthage if the people
will furnish the right of way for a dis
tance of Is miles from Carthage. 1t is
estimated that such right of way will
cost $4,000. Carthage win undertake at
once to raise the amount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
VALUABLE RELIC.
An Ivory "Christ" Which Figured at
MaximiIian's Execution.

Manager Herman Switzer, of the
Harvey curio collection, returned last
in the northern part of the territory
says the Albuquerque Citizen Mr.
Switzer was looking up old relics and
curios to add to their already valuable
and rare collection. An ivory Christ"
used in worship was bought by Mr.
Switzer on this trip, and he considers
the relic one of the most valuable of
their collection. He has papers certi-
flying that this Christ" was used in the
execution of Macmillan It was for
many years used in several missions in
Old Mexico. being only recently brought
into New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Baltimore and Rittsburg by at least so
miles and, in connection with cutoffs
to be built west of Pittsburg, will bring
Chicago 80 miles nearer Baltimore so far
as travel by the Baltimore & Ohio is
concerned. In the construction of the
new line the old south Pennsylvania
route will be utilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Southern and Rio Grande Western roads
of the Gould Rocky Mountain system.
The change becomes effective January /.
The office which Mr. Edison held will be
abolished and B. F. Dickson. now super
intendent of maintenance and ways, will
take up the duties of general manager
in connection with a promotion to the
title of general superintendent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Gets AM Orient Attorneyship.

Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 26.-L. M. Keys. of
Hobart, former assistant United States
attorney for Oklahoma, received as
Christmas present the appointment OF
general attorney for the Mexico. Orient
& Gulf railroad for the southwestern
Okla bona district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Good Thing for Fallas. o. T.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec 26.-It is announced
here today that the NJ. K and T. ard FIT.
Smith and Western Railroad companies
have agreed to make a joint town OF Fall
lis, Ok. where the former viii locate its
division and terminal building and the lat
ter erect a large plant for the purpose of
burning gumbo for ballast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
SANTA FE CHANGES.
New Man Comes to General Manager
II. U. Mudge's Office.

Walter Merriheld, formerly chief train
dispatcher at Dodge City, has been APP
pointed trainmaster with headquarters in
that city Mr.. Mortified succeeds R. D.
Fowler. who has accepted a position in
General Manager H. Z. Mudge's office as
transportation clerk. Mr.. Fowler was off
on leave of absence this summer ard Mr..
Mortified performed the duties of the
office as acting trainmaster-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Contract for 5o Miles Let.

Guthrie. Okla. Dec. 26.-The NJ. K. &
T. railroad company has let the con-
tract for so miles of the extension from
Coalgate. I. T., to Oklahoma City, this
contract covering the distance between
Coa1gate and Ada, I. T. The line will
strike both Violet and Shawnee. Okla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Holiday Rates via Santa Re.

Tickets on sale to points within 200
miles of Topeka. one fare for the round
trip, December q, 25, 81 and January /,
return limit January 2 Rates east of
Missouri river one and one-third fare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Edison SUCCEEDS Herbert.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec 26-J A. Edison,
general manager of the Kansas City
Southern railroad, has resigned and will
succeed ]. NJ. Herbert as manager of the
Denver & Rio Grande, the Rio Grande
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Appraising orient Right Of way.

Cottonwood Falls. Kan, Dec. 26.-Jer-
ry Madden, o. H Lewis and J. P. Kuhl.
appraisers, started out last Monday to
appraise the land on the proposed right
of way of the Orient railroad in Chase
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Save 80 Miles ofTravel.

Baltimore, Dec 26-The Baltimore &
Ohio railroad officials in this city made
the announcement today that the COM
pany VIII undertake the work of build
ing a new railroad some 200 miles long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Containing no lead. lime or poison.
Satin-Skin Powder is safest for your
complexion. Use is proof; Csc. At Model.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-04

ditions are better in the north, and the
negro has a better opportunity of Sc
curing employment at higher wages
than he has in the south. The cOlored
people have their eyes on Iowa. col
ony from the south is about to locate
in southwestern Iowa. There are COM
paratively few negroes engaged in ag-
ricultl,re in the north, however, while
in the gulf states. east of Texas, most
of the farm work is done by the coored
people.
Wonder if those Des Moines doc
tors will swoop in upon the legslat-
ure with vaccine virus? The Iowa
statesmen will do well to put up extra
bars.
AT last Des Moines has been aroused
to the serious character of the smallpox
situation there and twenty-four physi-
clans will be employed to vaccina.e by
oompulsion all who have been exposed.
Judging from the talk heard about the
great number of cases there, the peo-
pie outside have been more solic!tous
about Des Moines' welfare than her
OWE citizens