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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-10
ABOUT THREE CENTS.
Actual Cost of Carrying a Passenger
on Street Railways.

Cleveland, Dec. 10.-Two prominent
labor leaders of Cleveland, J. H.
Sciences, financial secretary of the
United Trades and Labor Council of
Cuyahoga county, representing $4,000
wage earnerss and Robert Bandlow.
treasurer of the same body, have, after
many weeks of hard work, compiled a
report which may have much to do with
settling the fare. question on Cleveland
street railways, which has been widely
discussed especially by politicians.
The report will be submitted this week
to the low fare committee appointed by
the United Trades and Labor Council,
of which committee Fred B. Hobby,
president of the Walters union is chair
man. Tire low fare committee, in turn,
will probably submit the report at the
meeting of the United Trades and Labor
Council.
1t was reported last night that the
sub committee had found that the act
ual cost of carrying a passenger, taking
all the expenses of the street railway
companies into consideration, was in the
neighborhood of three cents. If this is
true, it is said, three-cent fare is out OF
the question fer the Cleveland street
railway companies.
Several months ago the United Trade.
and Labor Council appointed special
low fare committee to ascertain If pos
sible the actual cost of carrying passen-
gers on the cars of the street railway
companies. The committee conferred
with senator danna, PRESIDENT Oh the
Cleveland City Railway company, and
officials of the Cleveland Electric Rail-
way company, all of whom expressed
entire willingness to have representa-
tives of Cleveland wage earners go over
the books of their corporations as far
back a they desired.
Messrs Sciences and Bandlow were
selected to do the work. and they at
once entered upon the task. They went
over the books of the two companies
for seven years back in careful and
thorough manner, taking into considera-
ton all of the expenses and earnings OF
the two railroads. Not only did they
investigate the street car companies in
CleveI2nd, but they have obtained val
va BILE data from many other cities in the
United States in regard to the actual
cost of carrying passengers, wages paid
to employees. miles of track, and other
matters connected with the operation of
the street car business.
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IRRIGATION WORK.
Experim Made at the Fort Hays
Branch Station. -

Hays. Kan. Dec 10-Ar. c. T. johnson,
assistant chief of irrigation of the depart
ment of agriculture, visited the Fort Hays
branch experiment station last week with
a view of arranging some cooperative
work in irrigation. Mr.. Johnson is con-
nected with the western branch of the
service with headquarters at Cheyenne.
Wyo., and thinks that the prospects for
some good work are very promising. On
the branch experiment station there IS
about 1,0e6 acres of bottom land along
Big creek that is underlaid with an album
dance of water at depth of about thirty
five feet. Plans and estimates will be
worked out for putting down wells at con-
venient places for taking out this water.
The department will send surveyors to To-
cate and lay out bitches. and supervise
the work The station will be expected to
furnish The apparatus. which viii consist
of q traction engine, and four inch
rotary pump. The engine will be needed
for other work. The pump will cost per-
haps not more than $50. The bottom land
lies almost perfect for irrigation, SO there
will need to be but a very small outlay
The station has twenty-five acres OF alfaI-
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TWO TEAMS FOR MILWAUKEE.
The Western League Has No Inten-
ton of Quitting the Beer City.

Milwaukee. Dec 10.-There is no doubt
now that Milwaukee will have two base
ball teams next season. Manager Duff
fly had been so quiet regarding his
movements that MANY of the fans sup
posed he had left the city for good.
However, he has been east.
Merle Adkins, the star twirler of Duff
fy's staff last season. was in the city
and confirmed the report that he will
be with the New York club in the
American league next season. He also
stated that the Western league club
would be here, as he had been approach
ed by Manager Duffy to look after a
couple of youngsters whom he wanted
for the Angels.
From what 7 learn" remarked the
Beloit boy, the Western league has no
intention of quitting Milwaukee. Duffy
said much to me. and further than
that, he has asked me to sign two play
ers for him. They are good men, one
Mcnamara of Amigo and Kelly of Ra-
cine. Most of the men who were with
Duffy last season told me they would
return in 1903. Lewee told me yesterday
he would sign with Gear this week"
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RAs RESIGNED FROM THREE I
President Sexton VIII Devote All His
Time to the Western League.

Denver, Dec. 10.-President NJ. H. Sex
ton of the Western and Three l Base
ball leagues announced that he had ten
dered his resignation as president OF the
Three I league that he might give more
attention to the Western league. The
resignation is to take effect next month
President Sexton said:
Not one of the old Western league
umpires win start out with us next sea-
son. We are going to have better ones
although it means much bigger salaries
Our umpires last season were about the
limit, but nothing could be done, for
they were as scarce as hens teeth af-
ter the leagues all got to work. 1 have
already secured two good ones for next
season and am about TO sign two more
Three OF them are eastern men and one
is from California
Mr.. Sexton is now at work on the
schedule for next season. and 1t Will not
be announced until March. President
Sexton announced that the season will
probably open between April Is and 20.
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BIG-HEARTED FIRM.
They Will Send Sick Employe South
in Palatial Car.

Cleveland, Dec. 10.-The firm of Corri-
gan, Mckinney & Co., of this city, proves
that it has a heart
It has ships in large numbers, ore mines
that are the richest and most productive
in the Lake Superior district,splast fur
naces, and other accessories of great
value. Yet with all of this rush of busi-
ness and with all of the hurry and noise
of the conduct of big industries, the mil
lionaires have stopped to save one of their
men who has been immensely valuable to
them.
T. F. Griffin has been manager of the
ore department of that concern for a
number of years. In that capacity he has
watched the growth of the business. the
increase in the T4unber of ships, the en-
largement of the output of iron ore
mines, the swelling of the tonnage of the
blast furnaces, and all of the develop
ment of a big concern.
The years Of work have told on him,
and his health has egun to fail. 1t has
been decided by his physicians that he
ought to go south for the winter, and they
have arranged that he shall spend the
next few months at FL Paso. Texas.
AS soon as this determination was
reached the firm of Corrigan, Mckinney
& Co. arranged for the most luxurious
and comfortable trip that could possibly
be made They have sent east to the
Pullman company for the finest hotel
private car that can be had This car is
equipped with three private rooms and a
couple of berths 1t has a dra awning room,
a dining room. and a kitchen, and always
carries with it cook. a waiter, and a
porter. three of the best men that can be
had in their line of work. When that
car goes out it is equipped with every
delicacx that the taste could crave and
with everything that would administer
even to a casual need of the travellers
The Pullman company in the meantime
makes sharp demands for the of
such car It charges as primary cost
$50 day for the use of the alone
The rules of the Central Passenger as
ISOLATION are that in addition to the mile
age the road making the charter of the
car shall charge for eighteen full fares
The charges made this car are the
same as that given the president of the
United States when he goes abroad.
The is the very latest development
| in railroad luxury, and has been used by
but few persons. either high dignitaries
of state or affluential private citizens.
This car, which is the expression of
/ luxury in railroad equipment. will be
turned over to Mr.. Griffin for his comfort
on his southern trip and the big hearted
firm of Corrigan & Mckinney will stand
the EXPENSE. The car is coming from
New York. and will not reach the city
until Monday night. and the party will
start south on the Big Four railroad at
a. m. on Tuesday. The only occupants
of tho car will be Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin
and Mr.. F. S. Burke, Jr., and the two
nurses. The car is the famous hotel
private sleeper. the CLEOPATRA
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FORGED SCHOOL ORDERS.
F&i9'z Arrested at Winfield While
Trying to Sell One.

Winfield, Kan, Dec. 10.-A smooth look
ing. well dressed chap by the name Of w.
D. Wilson was picked up by the sheriff
Tuesday afternoon while attempting to
sell a school district order at the Winfield
National bank The order was a forged
one from district south. of Cowley coun-
ty, and called for the payment of S116. It
was only one of three which he had with
him, all of the same amount
1t is a new game of forgery for this
section and so far as known has only been
worked at one place, at Arkansas City,
where an order for SIG was cashed. The
fellow, by some means, gets the sigma
of the rural school district which he at
taches to the order before presenting at
the bank
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THIS POST PRosPERs.
Concordia G. s. R. officers for 1908
Are Selected.

Coneordia, Dec 10-W. T. Sherman
post No. 113 G. A. r.. has elected the
following officers for 1903:
Commander, S. c. Wheeler: senior
vice commander, P. P. Way; junior vice,
L. w Wilder; surgeon, James Reeves:
chaplain, James Day; quartermastar. D.
w. Ball; officers Of the day. I. c. Moore:
officer of the guard. ]. D. Trimmer;
guard, Dan Moreland: delegates to state
encampment. V. A. Brown. F. NJ Pool
w. Z. Sherman post has a member
ship of Ill, all active and in good stand
ing This is probably the most progress
sive post in northern Kansas. Thev
have a large commodious hall lighted
by electricity and beautifully decorated
The w. r. c. also meet in the hall
and to them is due a great deal of the
credit for the cosy and comfortable con-
dition of their hall.
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TOP WEIGHT FOR HERM1s.
He Will Probably Be Assigned Limit
in Big Eastern Handicaps.

New York, Dec 10.-Entries for the
Brooklyn and Suburban. handicaps to
Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay spring
meetings, respectively, will close on
Monday. January 5. when the nominal
tons will be made public.
Six weeks later Handicapped W. 8.
Vosburg will allot the weights. Turf
men who have been figuring on the
Brooklyn and Suburban candidates for
some time past are ready to concede
the weight in both events to l.. v Bell's
great 3-year-Old colt Hernlis, who was
regarded as the champion of his age the
past season, although he did not meet
McCheSney, the western flyer, who
swept all before him. S. S. Browns
Hyphen, if he is entered. also will prob
ably be asked to carry weight, for he
showed that he was one of the best g.
year-olds of the year, particularly when
he defeated Major Daingerfield in the
Brighton derby.
Sombrero probably will be among the
nomina tions, while the older horses, Ad-
vance Guard, Blues, Herbert, Mono
graph, Reina and others are sure to be
the name of PentecoSt, the colt that
ran second to Gold Heels in the Sub
urban, and also will nominate River
Pirate, the 2-year-old that did so we'll
during the fall end of the recent sea-
son. There will be q large number of
3year-olds in the list, including Irish
Lad, Grey Friar. Skillful. Hurstbourne,
Savable, Blue Ribbon, Mizzen, Lord OF
the Vale, Fire Eater. Eugenia Burcn,
Africader, WhitechapeI. Golden Maxim,
Merry Acrobat, Melotonian and others
that already have won their spurs.
There has been some talk that tho
value of the Brooklyn and Suburban
handicaps might be increased to $50, 600
in added money. According to the. no.
tice regarding the closing of entries sent
out by Secretaries H. D. Mcintyre ana
Cornelius F'ellowes of the Brooklyn and
Coney Island Jockey clubs, respectively,
the added money for each event will re-
main $4,000, as in the past, the handi-
caps being estimated to be worth S17.-
600 each, with subscriptions and forfeits
counted in. The Ccney Island Jockey
club, however, has decided to increase
the value of the Independence steeple-
chase and the Rockaway cup, with the
idea of stimulating the interest in races
through the field. The June handicaps
and the Great Trial stakes also will
close on January 3
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SPORTING NEWS.
Owner of Lord Derby Will Cut
Out Bets Hereafter.
e. E. Smathers Says He Has
Made Last Money Wager.
DISLIKES NOTORIETY.
Exaggerated Reports of Win
nings Have Disguised Him.
Nothing Larger Than a Basket
or So of Champagne.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 10.-E. E.
Smathers. the wealthy New York stock
broker whose achievements on the trot-
ting turf with Lord Derby and other
crack PAGERS and trotters. and whose
tremendous operations in the betting
ring were the subject of considerable
newspaper comment from the start OF
the grand circuit at Detroit to the finish
at Memphis made the private an
nouncement while here recently that he
had made his last wager on a horse
race.
'Henceforth,'' said Mr.. Smathers
nothing but bonbons. cigars and bas-
kets of champagne possibly viii form
the limit Sof my bets on the harness or
running horses
To too much notoriety in the daily
press is attributed Mr.. Smathers' de-
termination to withdraw from the DIG
ders on auction pools AT the Hartford
harness meeting SmatherS said that ne
bought $685. 900 worth of tickets on Lord
Derby in the match race with Boralma,
Thomas w. Lawson's crack. Reports
reached the public to the erect tina
Mr.. Smathers had won $3.50 600. Al
ReadeVille he was also credited with
winning or losing fabulous amounts and
he says that in each instance he placed
insignificant sums with the layer on his
choice in the race.
The climax was reached, according to
Mr.. Smathers, when he arrived in Mem
phis and was credited with wagering
500 900 against $33, 900 with Andy
WEIGH, the Hartford boolxmaker, the day
that Ida Highwood, Smathers' fast
mare. won from an ordinary field Of
horses.
Il like the game, I like to bet, I like
to drive, but if l am to be advertised as
plunger 1 am going to- stop all cash
betting and in the future confine my
wagers to little things Mr. Smathers
ie cd nc
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DANGEROUS ULCERS


them A o 0
be Generous Ulcer
Apparently difference between and Common Ulcer when
fir make
m all healing
pout dn its until
in
the
to the sore.
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A YOUNG GIRL TAKES POISON.
Drank Laudanum in the Alley Behind
Her Lovers Home in Armourdale.

ArmourdaIe, Dec. 10.-Annie Whilsey.
a 17-year-old orphan girl, was found
unconscious IN an alley back of $685.
South Fourth street, Armourdale, earlv
Monday night. She had swallowed the
contents of an ounce bottle of laudanum
and near her was found another ounce
bottle of the drug which had not been
touched. She was taken to No police
station and revived. She was taken to
the Orphans home yesterday afternoon
ron.
James Daley % years old, and Geo.
A. Leland, aged 81 years, who room to-
gether at 5eo1A South Fourth street.
were arrested and locked up at No. 3
station yesterday They are held for
investigation because of their connec-
ton with the case. Daley was the girls
lover
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the right side OF my
nose. 1t grew steadi-
ly in spite of aileforts
to heal itup; the pain
was not very severe
at first, but increased
when the sore began
to inharne and dis
charge matter. At
times the place would
scab over and appear
to be getting well,
but the scab would
drop off, leavin G a
red, angry look in e
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Operated on shedd.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 10.-A surgical OPP
GRAFTON for the relief of Charles Shedd.
left end on the Nebraska university
football eleven, was performed at a local
hospital last evening. Shedd was in
jured in the game against the Haskell
Indians. on November 1, sustaining "a
bruise in the groin which has kept him
on bed Of pain. The surgeons decided
that an abscess had developed. The
diagnosis was correct but the result of
the operation is in doubt, from the fea,.
that it may be tubercular. in which
event Shedd's chances are slim.
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Star Pointer May Race Again.

New York, Dec. 10.-Star Pointer,
:595l may race again. The first light
harness horse in the world to beat two
minutes has been improving steadily
since his breakdown at the Empire City
track, three years ago, and his owner,
W. B. White, now entertains the belief
that when spring rolls around he win
be as sound as ever he was
When Star Pointer was first turned
out his legs were puffed- These puffs
would go down. only to fill again. but
now the fast fellows legs are as smooth
and hard as could be desired.
White will shortly make a choice
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among several trainers, whom he has
in mind, to conpaign Star Pointer.
Meanwhile, Star Pointer is running
around in a roomy, glass paddock, on
which grass grows the year around
This connection with his spacious stall, SO
that he goes from the one to the other
without encountering a breath of chilly
air. Star Pointer is probably the only
ern territory, who can Craze in mid
winter off fresh. sweet green grass.
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<. U. Athletic Board Meeting.

Lawrence. Kas.. Dec. 10.-The athletic
board of the University Of Kansas held
a meeting Tuesday. heard the report Of
M. w. Sterling to represent the institu-
ton in the conference of state colleges
at Topeka on January II, and discussed
the question of managership in gem
eral manner. Another meeting will be
held today, at which time a general
manager and team manager for foot
ball will be elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-10
A SMALL SORE CAME G
INSIDE OF HIS LIP.

About the first of February, 1899,
noticed a small lump on the inside of my
lower lip. 1t annoyed me considerably;
the doctor cauterized it and in a few days
it dropped off, but shortly after another
came and broke into an open sore, and in
spite of the large number of remedies
tried, it would not heal. 1 then went to
another, and he gave me something to
put on the sore, saying if it did not cure
he would cut the sore out. 1 used his
medicine, but received no benefit I de-
cided a blood purifier was what needed,
and began to take S. S. S. The ulcer was
growing rapidly, with some pain and a
crawling, creeping feeling. At first S. S.
S. seemed to make the sore worse, but
this soon changed, and after I had taken
seven bottles the place healed entirely !;
my general health improved and I am as
well now as ever and no signs of the dis
ease have been seen since.
Hollands, S. c. w. P. BROWN.
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official Skating Inspector.

skating on ponds and creeks in Leaven-
worth before the ice is thick enough the
city council is considering the appoint
ment of an inspector to make thorough
examination and announce when the ice
is ready for skating. This was caused by
the drowning of Private Harry Hall. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-10
Wild Foxes Plentiful.

Hiawatha, Kan, Dec. 10.--J. w. Wilcox,
a farmer, who lives near Muscotah, bought
several young foxes for pets. The little
animals grew up and finally escaped.
With few natural enemies they soon null
tipiied. and now there are any number OF
them to be found in the neighborhood of
the Wilcox home. Mr.. Wilcox has ken
mel of dogs and frequently organizes hunt
ing parties
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A CORN HUsK1NG MACHINE.
Great Labor Saving Machine to Be
Tried at Federal Prison.

The officials of the federal prison have
received something new in thc way OF
farm machinery and if the corn huskar
and shredder works successfully it will be
of great benefit to farmers generally. Not
only will it be a great labor saving article,
but it will do great deal more work than
several men could perform in a day.
All who are interested are invited by
the prison authorities to visit the govern
ment farm any time after today for the
next two weeks.-LeavenwOrt Times.
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Major Taylor Goes to Australia.

New York. Dec. 1O.-Major Taylor is on
his way to Australia, where he will take
part in ten races, among which ls the Al
stralian race cup, worth about $1,000 to the
winner. Taylor will receive 5000 for the
ten exhibitions; this is stated by his Paris
manager, Victor Broyer, who published
the cablegram from Australia giving the
figure. After the Australian season the
ma jor will sail directly for Paris, where he
intends to ride the greater part of 1905.
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Low sleeping car Rates.
S. W. p. A.. 1913 Main ST..
Kansas City No.

To st. Paul and Minneapolis. The Chi
cago Great Western railway has three
tourist sleeping cars per week to St.
Paul and Minneapolis. Rate for double
berth only $3.50 For particulars in
quire of any Chicago Great Western
agent. or J. P. Elmer G. P. A. Chicago.
Illinois.
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San Francisco, Dec. 10.-The< ma ority
of the races at Ingleside were run in the
sport. Three favorites Won. Ned Denis
a II to shot. scored in one race.
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and 20 minutes given for a new book.
On account of unsatisfactory riding,
particularly on If You Dare in his last
two starts, the stewards have recon-
mended that Jockey I. Walsh be allowed
to accept no more engagements &C
Dresent.
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years AT I I'm c S the
pains were d eep and
shooting. Til e ulcer
discharged yellow and
rather offensive mat
ter. I had given up
all hope, as the doctors
gave me no relief.
Ny Mother, two
'aunts and an only sis
ter died of Cancer of
the breast, and I am
salts f ed that I, too,
would have been gone
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sad death seems to have been an object
lesson to the young people who have per-
sisted in skating before the ice was thick
enough to hold them.
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RACING at New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 10-Scorpio was the
only winning favorite at New Orleans
In warming up for the third race ST
Cuthbert ran into the fence and was
cut badly. He was ordered scratched
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Was an Atchison Man.

Atchison. Dec. 10-Charles Walz. who
on November IS was murdered and rob-
bed near ella Bend. Ariz., was today
fully identified as Charles Wall of
Atchison, who had invested in land near
ella. Walk owned business property in
AtchiSon
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but for S. S. S. Ifelt some better after the
first bottle, and after using only seven bot
ties, was cured This was several years
ago but have seen no signs of the Cancer
since. I would urge all who are suffering
from the disease to give S. S. S. a trial.
Bolton, Mo. MRS. JAMES CAssELL..