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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
CURE FOR LEPROSY.
Officer of Medical Service in India
Makes Important Discovery.

New York. July 1S.-Capt. E. r.
Rost, of the Indian medical service,
has succeeded in cultivating the bac-
illus of leprosy, according to dis
patches from Rangoon, Burmah, says
a Times special from London He
has made a substance from the Gull
lures which he calls leprollin, and
when when injected into lepers has
marked beneficial action, alternating
the symptoms of the disease
The method of growing the bacil-
Ius is to extract the salts from the
nutrient media, and Captain Rost has
discovered that the bacillus will not
grow in the presence of the salt. In
order to make such nutrient media he
distills beef extract soaked in pumice
stone in current of superheated
steam, and obtains a medium in
which the bacillus of leprosy and also
that of tuberculosis grows with the
greatest ease.
over 100 cases of 1eprosy are being
treated in Burmah by injections of
this substance, and the treatment is
also being tried in thirty places in
India Already four cases have been
reported cured, and in the great ma
jority of those under treatment the
Improvement is said to be marked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
5000 OUT IN NEW YORK
1t Is Feared That Meat Cutters in
Retail Shops Will Strike.

New York. July 13.-When the
hour for opening the big meat pack
ing plants in this city had arrived, the
strike of butchers and meat handlers
inaugurated in the west yesterday was
on in this city and before many
hours it was estimated that nearly s.
900 men had quit work. The men that
went out were the butchers, packers,
carriers and cutters, members of the
greater New York locals of the ANAL
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of America.
The men made no demonstrat ton.
From the managers of the beef plants
it was learned that the beef supply
is very low, some of the dealers hav-
ing only enough to last Is minutes
when the daily purchasers arrived.
Within a few hours the price of beef
had gone up 2 and cents a pound
with indications of advancing further
in another few hours. None of the deal
ers had a supply sufficient to last long
err than a week, and it is the opinion
among the meat men that if the strike
continues a meat famine is inevitable.
The possibility of a sympathetic strike
of the Benchmen's association is fear
ed. These men represent the cutters
in retail stores and such step would
completely tie up the retail trade, and
directly affect families.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
SANTA FE TIME CARD CHANGES.
Nearly Every Train in Southern Kan
saS Gets New Schedule.

The Santa Fe railroad today an
nounced a wholesale lot of changes eff
fective in the time tables of the South
ern Kansas division beginning July II.
The most important change was in
trains No. POI and POP. 1t has been de-
cided to temporarily run this train over
the Benedict branch between Chanute
and Longton, instead of running them
over the main line. The new trains
(Nos. 221 and 222) between Chanute and
Independence will give passengers be-
tween the points named the same ser
vice as if Nos. POI and POP were to con-
tinue running over the main line.
Minor changes have been made af-
fecting practically all trains on the di-
vision. The supplement to the time ia
Bile, covering all the changes made on
the division has been sent to station
agents and trainmen in the territory
affected, and patrons of the Santa Fe
at various points may readily secure
the information of the changes as ii
affects each station, from the station
gent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
JOHNSON CAN'T HAVE 1T
Supreme Court Refuses to Give Him
Divorced Wife's Estate.

The supreme court today handed
down a decision in the suit of William
Johnson against J.. S. Wolverton, as
executor of the estate of Johnson's
deceased wife. The court makes a
final decision that Johnson is not en-
titled to any interest in the estate.
This is a case which has aroused
considerable interest locally. Johnson
abandoned his family and his wife Sc
cured a divorce from him. They had
two children and she made a will be-
queathing her property to the chill
dren, or. in the event of their death,
to her brother. John Olson. She died
just few hours before the six
months from the date of the divorce,
and under the Kansas law a divorce
is not binding until six months from
the date it is granted.
The children also died and Johnson
entered a claim to the estate. alleging
that he was still the husband of his
former wife at the time of her death,
as the divorce had not become abso-
lutte. Judge Hazen held that this con-
tention was good and gave the prop
erty to Johnson. In another case de-
cided some time ago a partial reversal
of the case was secured in the SUI
preme court, and today the court
handed down a decision in the john
son case itself. reversing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

The interstate commerce commission
has announced it's statistics of the rail-
ways in the United States for the year
ended on June go 1908. They show that
the par value Of the railway capital
then outstanding was S12.599 $50. 25S,
which represents a capitalization of
$63 1s6 per mile The number of passen-
gers carried was 6s4 491, 535. an increase
of 45.033.050 over the previous year;
freight carried. 1904. 1874. 1928 tons, an in
crease of 104.Oss.5S6 tons. The gross
earnings from the operation of a total
of 205,31S miles of railway line which
is the aggregate single track mileage
were 81, 800 sac, 907, an increase of $174,-
466.640; operating expenses. $1.257. $685.
$50. an increase of $141. 2e0 los; net earn
ings. $64S. s0S O55. an increase of S33, 49,
5s5; income from other sources than
operation. $2O5, SCI. $50: net income avail
able for dividends or surplus. $296, 276,-
o45. Total casualties were Sc, 1913, of
wnich $50 represented the number of
persons killed and 1855 injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
LOEB EXPLAINS.
WHY lie Didn't Admit Labor Delega-
ton to the President.

oyster Bay. L. L, July 13.-Secre-
tary Loeb explained today why he re-
fused to allow the delegation of
miners from Pennsylvania to go to
Sycamore Hill to see President Roose-
welt when they came here. Mr. Loeb
said that there is a rule here that no
delegations shall be received by the
president unless they have arranged
an appointment with the president.
This rule has been strictly adhered to
during the stay of the president, and
it will be enforced during the re-
mainder of the time the president is
here for the summer.
Mr.. Loeb said the labor leaders came to
Oyster Bay and took him unawares when
they demanded to see the president. Had
would be here on Tuesday, Mr.. Loeb saws
an audience with the president might
have been arranged for the delegation.
but under the circumstances Mr.. Loeb
says he could do nothing but refuse to
allow them to see the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
NEW BALL PLAYERS ARRIVE.
Three Were Added to Saints Lineup
Today.

The Saints have three new acquisi-
lions today, Core, a catcher just releas-
ed from the regular army at Fort Riley,
Varbaugh,an outfielder from the Three
1 league from Bedford, Ia, and Church,
a third baseman from Bloomington. III.
also Three-I Lacquer. Core was sche-
duled to catch today's contest and
Church supplanted SINNERS on the
third sack. Varbaugh will not be tried
out until Thursday. Archiquette, Linn
ing and Cole were lined up to do the
fielding. The Indian will probably be
taken out tomorrow and Varbaugh CIV
en- chance and the better of the two
kept, for Cole and Lining are excellent
felders.
Core was recommended by Pitcher
Jack Root of lola, whom he used to
catch while both were in the army.
Varbaugh was brought here at the in
Stigation of HOWE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

Newport News=to which the natural
gateway is ST. Louis. In equally
strong competition are the north and
middle Atlantic ports of Portland.
Boston. New York. Baltimore and
Philadelphia. to which the natural
gateway is Chicago. Through the Du-
luth. St. Paul and Chicago gateways
also the Canadian port of Montreal is
each year securing more of the grain
from the west and northwest Last
year Montreal. for example, exported
a total of 21,0O0.0O0 bushels of grain.
an increase of over 1000. 900 during
an off year for exports.
Montreal is peculiarly favored by
easy water routes from the grain
fields, as the Gulf ports are favored
by proximity to them. Inland the
Chicago, St. Louis. St Paul and Peoria
gateways are contending for the lions
share of the grain traffic which is
rapidly being diverted to the south A
few years ago the Gulf ports were not
sufficiently developed and were un-
provided with facilities to handle and
export a sufficiently large quantity of
grain to menace eastern supremacy
Today the Gulf ports have splendid
facilities, they have the ships, and the
so great as it is in New York and other
seaboard ports.
To add to the muddle the Atlantic
ports are quarreling over the question
of differentials. to be allowed over
New York. Grain interests in the lat
ter city are contending for an aboli-
ton of the differential rates in favor
of other ports. which are as eagerly
coptepdinp for their retention. In this
turmoil the traffic men of each group
of railroads leading to the various
gateways are battling for a preserva-
ton of or an increase in the revenue
derived from the grain traffic. Add
to this the fiuctuating ocean rates
which are caused by a demand for
tonnage today and lack of it tomor-
row. and the grain situation apparent
ly presents one of the most hopeless
puzzles of the entire transportation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
FELL OFF A CHURCH.
James Cume Overcome by Heat and
Is Badly Hurt.

James Cume. a laborer employed
in the building of the new Baptist
church at the corner of Ninth and
Jackson streets. was overcome by
heat Tuesday afternoon while at work
fitting the large iron fiues which are
being erected.
He fell through the joists of the
floor into the basement, a distance of
about twelve feet. His scalp was cut
open for a space of five inches from
his forehead to the middle of his head
and a small piece of the skull Clipped
out. He was taken to DR. w. s. Lind
saws Office and the wounds were
dressed, after which he was sent to
his home at 617 Lime street. DR..
Lindsay says that the injuries will not
prove serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
KEARNY COUNTY PRISONER.
Lansing Gets an Inmate From There
After All These Years.

James Campbell, sheriff of Kearny
county, came to Topeka today on his
way home from Lansing, where he
has been to take a prisoner to the
penitentiary. He stopped off here to
collect his fees from the state for that
service.
Although he is serving his third
term as sheriff. this is the first time
Campbell has ever drawn any money
from the state in this way, and he did
not know how to go about it. In fact,
he says, it is the first time in the his
tory of Kearny county, so far as he
knows, that man has ever been sent
to the penitentiary. There probably
is not another county in the state with
such a record. The prisoner just sent
up from Kearny county is William
Donnelly, and the charge against him
is only the theft of a suit of clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
MYSTERY is SOLVED.
Identity of L. NJ Gardeners Benefactor
Is Established.


Chicago. July ia dispatch to the
Tribune from Milwaukee, says: The
mystery which a New York banker S
family have been caring for L. nj. Gard
ner OF this city, the young trapeze per-
former with a broken back who arriv-
ed at New York from London, has been
solved. The Gardeners, mother and son,
have reached here from the east with
nurses and with them came a report
that the banker will build a home for
the boy to insure his comfort as long
as he lieves.
An explanation of the generosity of
the banker is given iIPthiS story: While
walking down principal street in New
York one day Gardner was attracted by
a runaway. The Swaying coach contain
ing a child came down the street drag
ged by two frightened horses. The
young man dashed out, grabbed the an
imals, and brought them to a standstill
The mother of the child offered Gard
ner a reward. He refused it. Then she
gave him her card, telling him if he
ever needed assistance to call upon her.
Gardner refused to give his name and
disappeared. When he came to read the
card he found it bore the name of the
bankers wife.
Soon afterward Gardner returned to
London. 1t was there he fell, missed
the net and sustained serious injuries.
News of the accident appeared in the
New York papers, and with it came the
story of Gardeners act in rescuing the
bankers child. Seeing the report, the
bankers wife took the first boat for
London. Upon arriving she engaged
the two best physicians in the city, en-
ployed competent staff of nurses and
did her best to make Gardner happy in
his trouble.
Meantime Gardeners father died.
Hearing the news, he asked that his
mother might come to London. The
ments, and since that time Mrs. Gard
ner has been with her son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
GRAIN TRAFFIC OF THE WEST.

TFrom the Chicago Record Herald.
The rapidity with which traffic and
commercial conditions change is illus
trated by the present grain situation.
Ten years ago the arrangements of
roads east of Chicago laughed at the
suggestion that the time would ever
come when the seaboard ports and the
seaboard lines would have to fight for
a fair proportion of the export traffic
in grain and grain products. Today
the eastern roads are fighting a des-
perate battle to secure and retain one
half of the grain tonnage originating
west of the Mississippi river. As the
center of production moves farther
and farther west the struggle for this
tonnage is bound to grow sharper, and
the time has apparently already come
when eastern roads must relinquish
their supremacy in the grain traffic.
At present various routes are avail
able for grain and -four which is con-
sumed abroad. Within 500 miles of
the largest wheat producing area in
the United States are the Gulf ports.
whose bid for the traffic is growing
stronger each year. In competition
with these ports are the south Atlantic
ports-Savannah, Charleston and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

H. S. Jones, aged 81 years, died of
Tuesday night, after a sickness last
ing for a month. The body will be
shipped to Fails City Thursday noon.
Mrs. Lucinda S. Snyder died this
morning at $50 o'clock at the home
of her daughter at 523 Van Buren,
street The funeral arrangements
will be announced later. The deceased
was Sc years of age. Three months
ago a broken hip resulted from a fall
and sickness followed. She lived in
Topeka 20 years, and came from
Springfield. Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
STATE BOARD IN SESSION.
Considering Charges in Assessment of
Kansas Counties.

The state board of equalization is be-
ginning its annual session today and -he
county officers of a number of counties
are here to keep the board from hiking
the valuations in their respective coun-
ties. At the morning session OF the board
the county clerks from Sumner, Ellis
worth Riley. Marion Barber, Lincoln
and Hodgeman counties appeared.
A. A. Richards of wellington is here to
help along in the effort to keep Sumner
county from being raised. Incidentally
Mr.. Richards admits that Sumner county,
the banner wheat county of the state, has
lost so per cent of its crop within the last
says the Arkansas river has been two
feet higher than ever before and that
Sumner county has lost about go, Geo
worth of township and county bridges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Prom St. Louis

Through to Petoskey and Mackinac.
Sleeping car leaves ST Louis daily
12:45 noon over Vandalia-Pennsyl
vania Lines via Richmond and G. r.
& l. raiiway-'The Fishing Line
running through to Petoskey, Bay
View. Roaring Brook, Wequetonsing,
Harbor Springs and Mackinaw City.
Season tourist tickets at special fares,
also excursion tickets with return linn
il of fifteen days. Detailed Informal
ton will be given upon request to A.
B. Richie, Travelling Passenger Agent.
Kansas City. Mo-. or j. NJ Chesbrough,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, St.
Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Train Strikes a Blackboard.

San Bernardino, Cal, July 13.-The
Santa Fe passenger train from Orange
struck a blackboard containing four
people at a grade crossing in Arlington.
below Riverside, while running 40 miles
an hour. The occupants were Frank
Mazzoni, rancher, his wife, son and
daughter. The son, 10 years old, was
instantly killed and the body was
thrown 20 feet from the crossing. The
father was injured internally. Mrs.
Mazzoni sustained a broken leg, while
the little girl was badly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
LOWELL GOES EAST.
Santa Fe Man Is Transferred to
Chicago.

Alfred Lowell, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power whose headquarters
have been at Topeka, has been trans
ferred to Chicago, effective July Is. He
will take his entire office force with
him.
Mr.. Lowell is a Santa Fe system Off
Ger and all system officers are being
modified at Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may nave
the paper mailed regularly each DAY
TO any address at the rate OF thirty
cents a month Address changed as
often as desired While out OF town
the State Journal Will be to you like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

Subscribers to the State Journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address in St. Louis at the rate
of thirty cents a month. The last
edition of the State Journal reaches
ST. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building, IL desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
"Reminiscences from State journal.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

The state of Kansas filed suit
against fourteen New York fire in
surance companies for amounts ag-
gregatfng $4,000, this sum being the
insurance tax imposed upon all COM
panies doing business in the state.
The Kansas Mutual Life association
was admitted to do business in Mas
sachusetts-
Service on the Auburndale horse
car line was reinstated with improved
equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

day to Chicago's list of Fourth of July
victims. Four died in agony from
lockjaw, while the fifth succumbed to
wounds caused by the explosion of
toy cannon. From other cities in the
county two deaths from injuries and
five from tetanus were reported maxi
ing the total of lives lost in the "patri-
otto celebration eighty-four.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Another Boodler Pleads Guilty.

ST. Louis, July 13--John H. Schnet-
tier, former member of the St.
Louis municipal assembly, today
pleaded guilty in the st. Louis court
to a charge of bribery in connection
with the passage of the city lighting
nill Sentence has not yet been i'm
posed. Schneider was a member of
the famous combine" of nineteen
which practically controlled all legis-
Iation during several terms of the
municipal assembly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Low Rate to Indiana via the Maple
Leaf Route.

The Chicago Great Western railway
will on July % and rs, inclusive. sell
round trip tickets at one fare plus
$500 to West Baden and French Lick
Springs, Ind. account of the annual
convention Commercial Law League
of America, July 25-29. Tickets good
for return until August IL. For fur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

The story from Esopus that Judge
Parker got up at one o'clock in the
morning to catch a horse that had
escaped from the barn indicates that
the Democrat nominee for the presi-
dency has a press agent who under
stands his business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

The thing which upset the calcula-
tions Of the conservative Democrats
at St Louis was the fact that Col.
Bryan refused to stay in the coffin in
which they had placed him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

Are western Democrats going to en-
tnuse over an Atlantic sea-board ticket?
-Des Moines Capital.
The Republicans haven't much to
boast of on that score. The head of the
ticket is a New Yorker and Indiana is
not so far from West Virginia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Rock Island System Is Best

Line to Colorado points also tc
GIenwood Springs, Salt Lake City and
Ogden, one fare plus soc for the round
trin. Good all summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
Pastor S. 70. PendIeton Dead.

Baldwin, Kas., July 13.-Rev. Sam
uel e. Pendleton, a pioneer Methodist
minister in Kansas and a trustee Of
Baker university. is dead here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

The Washington Post notes that one
of James K. Jones predictions has come
true. He said Bryan would not bolt
and he has not bolted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

That private wire which Cleveland
had run into his house before the St.
Louis convention assembled wasn't
needed after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13

The floods are on in Manchuria. Now
is the time that Funston would score
If he were on the fighting line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
LOCAL MENTION.

4 Mrs. F. E. Smith, who has been de-
tanned by the high water, left today for
Denver and other western points.