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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
RATES ARE TOO LOW.
Interesting Witness Examined by
Interstate Commerce Commission.

Chicago, Nov. IA. c. Bird, third vice
president of the St Paul road, took d
bold stand before the interstate COM
merce commission yesterday when that
BODY began an investigation into rates
on cattle and packing house products
between Chicago and the Missouri river.
Mr.. Bird was the first witness of i'm
portance before the commission, and
when asked if he desired to defend the
reasOnablenesS of the ST PaulS live
stock rates. he declared that they were
not reasonable.
Not only are our live stock rates
unreasonab le'' he declared, but all our
freight rates today are unreasonable
because the-- are entirely too low to
compensate for the service rendered.
All freight rates should be raised,
and l am surprised that the railroads
do not make a combined effort and raise
them -
This statement surprised the members
of the commission, and they immedi-
ately started to ascertain Mr.. Bird
reasons. The witness stated that it was
unfair to take the past two years as d
basis from which to Judge the fairness
Of rates and the fairness of the remu-
neration derived by the railroads, for
getting that The Volume Of ira fflc- had
greatly increased, whereas before that
period railroading had not, as a general
proposition, been remunerative. With
respect to cattle rates, Mr.. Bird assert
ed that cattle did not now and had not
for years paid their just proportion OF
transportation charges. and that to fur
Their reduce the rates of cattle would be
to make a bad situation worse. When
asked what governed tie scientific maxi
ing of rates, he replied that he had not
seen the time in twenty-five years when
rates could be made ON a scientific
basis. On the contrary. rates are al
ways based upon competition, cOmpart,
son and com promise
The present inquiry is at the instiga-
ton of the Chicago live stock exchange
which claims that the lower rate on
packing house products which exists be
tween Chicago and Missouri river points
relative to the rates on cattle. operates
against the Chicago market. Under pre-
vailing rates packers can better afford
to convert the live stock into packing
house products at Missouri river points
than al Chicago.
While on the stand Mr.. Bird explained
that he had always deemed it wise pol
icy to make as low a rate on the raw
material ON the finished product, bur
that when rate the latter which
was not remunerative was forced upon
the roads he did not believe in also fore
ing down the live stock rates to main
tain the relation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Dickinson Elected Third Vice
President of Orient.
Annual Meeting of the Directors
Of the Road.
STILWELL PRESIDENT.
Sylvester Also Retained as Sec
Ond Wee President.
Purchasing Agent 1. C. Hubbell
Back From the East.

Kansas City, Nov. Edward Dlckin-
son. the new general manager Of the Ran
aas city. Mexico & Orient railroad, was
elected third vice president OF the OIleie
at a meeting of the board of directors heid
in the company's offices in the New Eng
land Bank building Thursday. The
meeting was the annual one held Tor the
purpose of eIecting officers of the Orient
with Mr. Dickinson as third vice presi-
dent the new officers Of the Orient are
President. A. f. stnwel. Kansas City
First vice president Enrique C. Creel'
Chihuahua. Mexico.
Second vice president, W. W. sylvester
Kansas City.
Third vice president, Edward DICKINSON
Fourth vice president, II. H. Melville.
Boston.
Secretary. Neal s. Doran, Kansas City
Assistant secretary, J. Crosland Taylor
london.
Treasurer. w. A. Rule Kansas City.
General counsel, Judge J. Med Trimble
Members OF the executive committee
were chosen as follows
E L. Martin, chairman; Edward Dick
inson. W S Woods, W. A. Rule, A. E
Dtilwen and w. W. Sylvester
The election and the transaction of rou-
tine business occupied the entire time of
the meeting.
Ira C. Hubben general purchasing
agent for the Orient railway. arrived at
the Coates house this morning from St
Louis He came here to confer with Mr.
StilweH
"The Orient railway is buying rails and
locomotives i'm both Europe and America. -
said Mr. Hubben this morning There
have been few delays in shipping during
the last few months. We are buying some
rails In Enrland. but there is very little
difference in cost between American and
foreign made rails"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Leeds Is President of Rock Islands
st. Louis Line.

St. Louis. Nov THE board of di-
rectors of the St Louis. Kansas City.
and Colorado railroad. the Rock IS
lands st. Louis-Kansas City line, have
held their annual election of officers.
The old officers were reelected with the
following exceptions:
William B. Leeds, president, was Sc
lected to succeed David r. Francis, as
chairman of the board Mr. Francis is
still d director.
Robert Mather. second vice president
and general counsel, was elected to sue
coed George L. Sands. as vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Sands was general manager
of the Colorado. which Office has been
abolished for the office of general sup
erintendent. now filled by w. E Morse.
F. Z. Hayne was elected treasurer and
George H Crosby, assistant secretary.
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DELIGHT TO HIT QUAY.
Reading Railway President Resented
Politics in Strike

Reading, Pa, Nov. President George
F. Baer, of the Reading railway lives IN
the First precinct of the Sixteenth ward.
He cast his vote early.
He remained in the booth an extraordi-
narily long time. which convinced the
spectators that he was cutting his local
ticket; but it is known that he voted for
the Democratic state nominees, headed by
Ex-Governor Pattison.
Mr. Baer has been ever since his resi-
dence here a red-hot Democrat, but he
bo1ted Bryan. Since then he has fallen in
line with his party.
Mr.. Baer took particular delight In vot-
ing the Democratic state ticket this year,
in resentment of the efforts of the Re
publican politicians headed by Senator
Quay, to settle the coal strike.
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NEW SOURCE OF POWER.
Glacial Water from Mt. Rainier to Be
Used.

Boston,. Nov 7.-Engineers are being:
sent from this city to Tacoma and
Seattle to begin work on a project
which has for its chief aim the harness.
ing of the waters of the Puyallup gla
cier on Mount Rainier, state of Wash
ington, for commercial purposes. 1t is
claimed that if successful this will be
the first instance where glacial waters
have been used directly 10 provide
power Stone and Webster of Boston.
who have installed great many street
railways in all parts of the country are
undertaking the work in order to pro-
vide the cities of Tacoma and Seattle
with electric light and power. The plan
is to concentrate from the glacier
flume fourteen miles long through
which a head Of water will flow sufn-
cient to generate 1000 horse power. The
water in running through the fiume will
drop 600 feet and through Penstocks
will be diverted into turbines connected
with electric generators. A three phase
alternating current will be transmitted
at high voltage to Tacoma and Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
FATED CONGRESS- SEAT.
Three Representatives From First
Texas District Have Died.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. THE most fatal
congressional district in the United States
is the new First Texas. commonly known
as the Texarkana. and Jefferson district.
No man who ever represented the district
in congress is alive D. B. Culberson, John
Crawford and John l. Shepherd have died
within the last four years, the two latter
dying while serving their terms.
Mr. CuIberson, who served twenty years
continuously was recognized as one of
the leading constitutional lawyers of the
house When he died he was on a COM
mission to complete and codify the laws of
the United States John Crawford sue
ceeded him,and his health was immediate
" shattered Culberson and Crawford
died within a few months of each other.
John l. Shepherd. who succeeded Gran
ford, died about a month ago. He is TO
be succeeded by his son. Morris Shepherd.
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MAY GET oDELL. TOO.
Orient Now After Northern Pacific
Assistant General Manager.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. ii. T. Oden
formerly assistant general manager of
the Northern Pacific railroad. may be-
come officially connected with the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient railroad. Mr.
Odell arrived in Kansas City yesterday
morning from New York He was in
conference during the day with A. z
Stilwell president, and other officials of
the Orient line. A person closely asso-
ciated with the Orient interests said last
niSEt;
Il think there is a probability that Mr.
odell viii be connected with the Orient
There is a oronosition under considera-
tion which may bring him to the
Orient"
Mr. Odeu IS person Of scarcely less
reputation in railroad circles than z.
Dickinson. the new general manager of
the Orient railroad. Twenty-four wears
ago Mr.. Odell was superintendent of the
Kansas Pacific railroad before the Kan
s2s Pacific was absorbed by the Union
Pacific. Since leaving Kansas City
nearly quarter OF a century ago. Nh
Odell has been active in railroad work.
REACHING the position Of assistant gen
eral manager of the Northern Pacific
railroad Mr. Odell may occupy a sim
liar position with the Orient railroad
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speculation as to who the new president
would be- Several prominent railroad
men in the west have been mentioned
in this connection. but who the new
man VIII be cannot be said for certain
until the chairman of the board official
~ announces Mr.. Harriman's successor.
In talking to an Ell Paso Herald man
a prominent Ell Paso man who is in a
position to know a good deal on the
subject said;
Il am certain Paul Morton, vice pres
ideat of the Santa Fe, stands al good
show as any man to get the presidency
of the Southern Pacific system, if he
wants it. He is in very close touch with
Mr. Hartman, both personally and in
business way. and I believe Mr.. Harri-
man has asked him if he would accept
the position
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Thus. while the Santa Fe has lost $2S2. 0C0
in gross, Union Pacific has gained nearly
$1,000 O00; and while the Santa ITe's net loss
indicates a loss of 1 per cent en- its COM
mon stock. Union Pacifc's net gain was
equivalent to 06 per cent on Its common,
although. of course. the accurac CIV of the
comparison of net results may ue impaired
by other considerations.
Some comment mas been made to the ef
feet that Union Pacific's net earnings this
year are, in proportion TO the gross. un-
duly large. For example. the increase IN
net earnings for the above four months
amounted to considerably more than one
half the increase IN Gross. it must be~re-
membered. however. that N the last few
years Union Pacific has spent enormous
sums for the Improvement of its property
and that consequently, operating expense .
should require less Than formerly. Since
1895 when the present company TOOK
charge of the property. more money has
been spent for improvements each milo nj
road on Union Pacific than Gn any other
tIanScontiuental railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
STOLE PAGER TO FLEE WITH
At One Other Rosemont House Rob-
bers Also Jared Well.

Rosemont, Pa, Nov. Three resi-
dences at Rosemont were entered by
burglars early this morning and plum
der to the amount of about $3.50 in cash
and a gold watch was secured.
After making the haul the thieves
went TO the stable of Israel H. Supplee,
Rosemont's Republican county commit
teeman, and selecting from his stock of
horses a racer valued at $1,000 and a
runabout wagon, drove off.
At IL O'Clock today the team was
found in Philadelphia. 1t had been
abandoned. The horse was tied to a
post along the road at Sixty-ninth street
and Haverford road, showing that the
rig had only been employed to make a
bastv departure from the scene of oper-
atoms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
HANFORD GROCERY TRUST.
He Will Return to Detroit in About
Thirty Days

Detroit Mich. Nov. THE Free Press
says that George B. Hauford of New
York, who arranged a conference of whole
sale grocers of eight middle and eastern
states in Detroit, has gone to Chicago to
endeavor to interest the Western Grocers'
association and the National Grocers' CON-
pany in his proposed grocery combine ana
get them to enter the deal At the Detroit
meeting Hanford arranged withs those
present to make out statements SHOWING
the liabilities. assets and earnings of their
respective concerns and forward them to
him within 30 days. the basis on which the
conc ems can enter the combine to be de-
ternined from these statements.
The Free Press casts considerable doubt
on the probability of the two combines
which have headquarters in Chicago TAX
ing up Hanford's project Hanford is cx-
pected to visit Detroit again in 80 DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

Has II ever been your unhappy lot to
be 'Old by your physician that you must
go to Il hospital and submit to an oper-
atom Ii so. YOU remember with What
dread and shrinking you awaited the
day when you must endure the knife
The present day surgeon appears TO he
possessed by a mania for operating. es-
pecially iE cases of hemorrhoids or plies
and while the greater number of the
profession do not recommend this s1ast
resort" unless they honestly believe If
necessary, the fact remains that much
needless operating is done and the Da-
tient put TO much expense and suffering
for What2 To obtain a .lossible tom
porary relief: these words are used ad-
visedly because in nine cases out of ten
the atiiictiOn returns and the patient is
just where he started from Oftentimes
he could be cured much more simply
and easily by the use of such a remedy
as the Pyramid Pile Cure: this has come
to be recognized as the best remedy on
the market for the painful disease nam
ed, and the druggists now sell more of
It than all other pile remedies combin-
ed. The writer personally knows people
who were afflicted with the worst form
of bleeding and protruding piles and
who were permanently cured by the use
of Pyramid Pile cure IN every one of
these cases the attending physician had
assured the sufs erer that only by an on
GRAFTON could he rid himself of the dis
ease: SO much for the infallibilitv of I'M,
doctors. This remedy. which is sold bv
all druggists at the low price of fifty
cents. is in suppository form. is applied
directly to the parts affected, and per
forms its work quietly and Dainlessly.
The Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall. Mich.
will mail free 10 any address a book
telling all cbout piles or her,orrhoids.
their cause -nd cure.
suggestion is offered that if the
reader is afflicted. or knows anyone who
is. this book b. sent for. as it will be
found invaluable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
TRUNKS LEFT BEHIND.
Rush to California Too Big for Santa
Ee to Handle.

Emporia Kas.. Nov. Last Wednes-
day 9 bout hundred trunks belonging
to passengers who had gone through on
numerous excursion trains to California
were put off here and remained until
yesterday. In the meantime passengers
have wired for their baggage until the
wires almost melted. The fact is, none
of the baggage cars would take the
trunks because tSe cars were already
filled, so there was nothing to do but
leave the trunks here till a baggage car
happened along that would take them
The trunks were sent west yesterday
The owners of them reached their desti-
nation some time ago. Such a thing sell
dom ever happens on the Santa Fe and
the situation but demonstrates how
many passengers are going west to Cali
fornia to spend the winter.
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PEPPER AT A DANCE SHOT.
Boy Wanted to Witness Festivities
Through Window.

Altoona, Pa. Nov. AT dance
which was given by Mrs. Rachel Brodie
in this city last night 15-year-old Am
brose Gehl was shot in the back and
killed Blaine and William Dodson
aged 16 and 10 years, respectively; Mrs.
Lizzie Shambaugh and Mrs Brode are
under arrest, charged with the murder
The three former are cousins. The lat
ter is their aunt.
1t appears that a crowd of boys had
been peeping in at the windows and
that shortly after the women and the
Dodsons had gone outside iyonng Gehl
was shot so severely that he died within
an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
RECEIVE LOAN EXHIBITS.
South Kensington Museum Will Have
Room When Repairs Are Completed.

London, Nov. THE report that the au-
thorities of the South Kensington museum
have notified art collectors that the loan
of their collections is no longer wanted
is exaggerated and untrue A prominent
official told a Sun reporter today that
during the rebuilding some galleries had
been forced to close This left insufficient
room. and one or two collectors, notably
Mr. Morgan, had been asked to remove
their exhibits simply to supply space for
government articles. Otherwise these COL
Iections would have to be stored in the
cellars.
When the new building is completed, if
Mr.. Morgan and the others desire it, the
authorities will be able to restore the col
lections to proper places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
OIL AT DODGE CITY.
Strong Indications of a Find on the
SaWlog.

Dodge City, Kan. Nov IA b Reeves
is firmly convinced he has found strong
indications of oil and gas on the Sawlog
north of town A public meeting is called
for tonight to take action toward develop
ing the find.
It is hoped Dodge City will rival Boul
der and other Colorado towns of lnucn
higher altitude
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
FORMER KANsAN PROMOTED.
b. Kern Made Trainmaster on Santa
Fe's Colorado Division.

The Newton Republican says: 81. W.
Dean trainmaster of the Colorado division
of the Santa Fe, has resigned to take a
similar position with the D. & r. G-where
ne has prospects of something better. H.
Nern, chief dispatcher at Pueblo has been
promoted to the position vacated by Mr..
Dean The position of chief dispatcher
at Pueblo vacated by Mr.. Kern has been
offered to Newton dispatcher and it is
quite probable that he Will accept it. Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
Anti Trust Law Sustained.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov THE Nebraska
supreme court TODAY gave decision
sustaining the constitutionality of the
state antitrust law, which had been at
tackled by the Nebraska Retail Lumber
Dealers association as defendant in a
suit for damage for forcing retail
dealer out of the business. The law ex-
empts laboring men. The court holds
the association to be unla wful. but dis
misses the suit as to the association be-
cause it is not incorporated. The MEM
bers of the association are held liable
for dana ceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
Large Sale of Hops.

Portland, Ore. Nov THE sales of
hop in this market today We're the
largest ever made in one day. The
transactions included 1000 bales of
Washington and 5000 bales of Oregon
hops at prices of 251z @2515 cents per
pound About three-quarters of the
days sales were taken for shipment to
London. There are still in growers
hands $4,000 to 10000 bales of Oregon
and 5000 bales of Washington hops, The
total crop this year was 10000 bales in
Oregon and 10000 in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
ONE FARE FOR CHRISTMAS.
Santa Fe Announces Low Rate for
Holiday Trave'.

It is announced by the Santa Fe pas
senger department that a one fare rate
will be made to all points within 200
miles for the Christmas holidays The
tickets will go on sale December "a and
%. They Will also be on sale December
81 and January l. The final return
limit on all of these tickets is January 3.
Last year the railroads made a one
fare rate for holiday travel and it
proved to be a successful venture
Usually. the rates are slightly higher
than one fare
There will be no rates in the vicinity
of Topeka for Thanksgiving day. as
far as announced up to the present time.
1t is not unlikely, however, that rate
will be put In for the football game at
Kansas City and for the Washburn-
Ottawa game at Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
DIED OF STARVATION.
Lost Man Wandered in Circle fol
Three Days.

FL Paso. Tex. Nov. AFTER wandering
three days in the desert. James Williams
of FL Paso, a we'll known sporting man.
formerly of Pueblo, Col, died of starva-
ton, hunger and exhaustion and only
three miles from Yseleti, FL Paso county
He had wandered for 80 miles. travelling in
a circle. He strayed from hunting par
ty seeking antelope Sunday. His COM
panions came to FL Paso. thinking Will
lians had gone home by rail. When lie
failed to return they employed an old
chief, who trailed on the lost mans course
until his body was found in the sage
brush
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
TOO MANY TICKETS.
Denver Brokers Have Over 1900 on
Hand UnsoId.

Denver, Nov. 1T is said by the va
rious ticket brokers that over 1000 tour
lists tickets expiring tonight will leave
numbers of people stranded in Denver
with no means of paying board bills
and other necessities.
The people had left their tickets to
be sold and counted on using the mon
ey resulting from the sales. but on ac-
count OF the over supply of tickets the
Loo were not disposed of. leaving the
owners with neither tickets nor money.
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UNION PAcIFIc SHOWING.
Chicago Post Takes Another Shot at
the Santa Fe.

In the summer months the Union Pa
cific's statements have shown consistent
gain in earnings which is all the more
notable since the company has had to con-
tend with the shortage in cora resulting
from the crop failure in 1901, says the Chi
cago Evening Post.
An idea of how successful Union Pacific
has been in securing traffic to make up for
the corn shortage may be obtained by
comparing its results for the summer
months with those of the Santa Fe:
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Private Contributions Declined.

Laredo. Tex. Nov. "A special from
Mexico City says: In a personal letter
10 p.srties in Cordoba. President Diaz
has declined a proposition to accept
money raised by public subscription for
the payment of the Plus fund claim.
The presidents letter was in reply to a
letter from Cordoba suggesting that the
amount be raised through an appeal to
the people and stated that Mexico will
adhere to even the technical points in
the decision of The Hague court and
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Throws out Red Hot Stones.

Mexico City. Nov. An American
mining prospector who has arrived from
the vicinity of the volcano of Colima
says it is in unusual activity. During
the day the crater sends forth dense
volumes of smoke and by night there is
seen the glow of interior fires lighting
up the whole sky. At times there are
sharp internal explosions and red hot
stones are thrown to a great height
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-07
Silver Chasers Strike.

New York, Nov. 7.-An the organized
silver chasers, who were not already
out of the shops in which is progressing
the strike of silversmiths for nine hours
day instead of ten. left work today
It was reported at the strikers head
quarters that all of the fnishers would
go out