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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Fl. L. Resting Makes a Statement
About GrOcers' Rates.
Does Not Think Schedule He
Presented Far From Wrong.
PROVED HIS POINT.
Claims Discrimination Against
Interior JObbers.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
PROVED HIS POINT.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 21-H. L. Resting,
secretary of the commercial club, has
been criticized considerably during the
past week because of some mistakes in
the rate schedule which he presented to
the state board of railroad commission
ers during the hearing of the grocers'
rate case. Mr.. Resting has returned
from Topeka and in telling of his work
before the commission has this to say:
The purpose of my statements was
to show the discrimination against in
terror jobbing towns in favor of Mis-
souri, river towns. For this purpose I
prepared figures from Wichita and
from the Missouri river to SO interior
towns, giving the mileage and rate to
each on sugar, canned goods, coffee,
beans, sugar and syrup in less than car
lots.
The sugar statement is the one at
lacked When railrOaded the sugar
tarlts from the Missouri river read
from, but since then, on last April
they were made to read between.
Now, among the many rules of rail-
roads is one in regard to the higher
missouri river rate, but is not usually
carried in the tariffs, and is not now
carried IN their sugar or commodity
tariffs. This rule provides, for example.
mat on between tariffs. while the ra te
on sugar from Wichita to Strong City
might be 23c per hundred pounds if the
rate from the Missouri river to Wichita
happened to be 20 cents, that rate would
apply as maximum from Wfchito The
IacI as said, of the change in the tar
III to between tariff recently was
what misled me and caused only a
slight change in the result, for which
the statement on sugar was intended
Ihe actual figures are as had them.
showed Wichita to pay IS mills per ton
mile to those SO towns while kansas
CITY pays but 20 mills. After the cor
/ recuons IN my statements were made
1 IN the general Offices of the Santa Fe
/ the result was shown to be As mills
| from Wichita, while no change what
/ ever resulted in the Kansas CITY basis
OF 20 mills. The distances I used were
/ also severely criticized. Those I used
were largely taken from railroad fold
ers, which they themselves do not guar
antee as to correctness. and which, OF
| course, are not so authentic as their of.
fetal tables, but the most reliable
had.
THE discrepancies caused by this
however, made no measure bic differenc,
IN the reseut-not even one mill, anu
| therefore, OF no consequence.
| ''Of course the railroad attorneys Wht
were laying for me seized upon this Cd
portunity to hold me up before the peo
pie as little less than a crirninal.They ais.
charged me with being the cause of al
their troubles with the shippers ant
people generally of the state, and
presume held me responsible for the en-
actment of last winters railroad law
OF this the people and the shippers ma,
be left to judge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
Is the Decision of Judge Still
we'll on Gas Leases.
Can Be Sold for Taxes When
Lease Owners Fail to Pay.
REVENUE FOR STATE.
Amounted This Year in NeoshO
County to Nearly $4,000.
Court Says Law Applies to On
developed Lease Rights Also.

Erie, Kan, Nov. 21.-Gas and oil
leases can now be taxed under the Kan
sas statute providing for taxation of
mineral reserve, so Judge StillweH of
the NeoshO-Wilson county district, has
ruled in three test cases brought by the
Kansas Natural Gas company and the
p. c. c. OIL and Gas company. The de-
cision is one of great interest to Kansas
oil and gas companies.
Several counties have listed leased
lands for taxation, but until this month,
none of them, with the reception of
NeOsho, sold any of them for taxes
when the lease owners have refused to
pay the taxes. The commissioners of
this county took the initiative and near
~ all of the leases of the county were
sold for taxation, most Of them being
bid by the county. The leases. of
course may be redeemed and viii be if
the supreme court sustains Judge Still
wells decision. The fight viii be car
RED TO the highest court.
The taxation of leases will produce a
large source Of revenue to Kansas
counties. 1t amounted this year in Ne
osho county alone to nearly 100000 In
giving mis- decision Judge Stillweu sta
ted that he at first thought the law
concerning the taxation of mineral re-
serve could be applied to the taxation
Of OIL and gas leases only where devel-
opment had been made and oil and gas
had been discovered, but Investigation
had led him to conclude that it anDIied
also TO undeVelOped lease rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
INTERURBAN PLEDGE.
Deposit Made That Kansas Oklahoma
Road Will Be Built.

Arkansas City, kan, Nov. 21.-H-
E. Ahrens of Pittsburg, Pa, has de-
posted $1,000 in the Farmers State
hank of this city as an evidence of
GOOD faith on his part that he and his
associates win finance Kansas Okla
nom interurban railway. Ahrens was
here a. short time ago and went over
the ground with the members of the
companv. He then went back to his
home in Pennsylvania and consulted
HIS associates with the result that 1t
was decided to finance the road. pro-
vided- some concessions can be obtain
ed from the city. These, it is believed,
viii he obtained without trouble and
tbe road is assured. The matter has
been presented to the Commercial club
and win 90 before the city council at
the regular meeting tomorrow night
The road as planned now extends from
V5inf5eId to ChiIoceo, through Arkan-
sas CITY. with street car systems In
WinfeId and Arkansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

That the extension of the pneumatic
tube service is contemplated is shown
by tn fact that tn estimate carries
1922, 600 more than the current appro-
priation.
The deficit Tor the fiscal year ending
This amount, the difference between
the expenditures and the revenues Of
the department. it is officially announc-
ed, may be said to represent the actual
cost OF the postal service to the people
If recent calculations are as accurate
as they have been frequently in the
past they afford good reason for beIfev-
ing that the deficit for the year ending
June 30, 1906, viii be considerably less
It IS an interesting fact that the total
revenue for the fiscal year 1905. exceed
ed the total expenditures for the fiscal
year 1904, by nearly $500 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
JOKE CAUsED a DEATH.

A Soldier Accidentally Shot a Seven
teen eaF-Old Boy Near NIarysvilIe.
Marysviue. Kan, Nov. 21-Orrel War
rem II years old, was accidentally shot
and killed here by S. ]. Goldberg, a
private in the United States army.
Goldberg was a member of a civil en-
cheering corps that had been in the
neighborhood for a month, making
maps of the county In fun Warren
leveled an unIoaded shotgun at Gold
berg, who caught the end of the barrel,
at the same time drawing his army re-
volver. The supposition is the hammer
of the revolver caught on Goldberg s
blouse and exploded the cartridge The
ball entered Warren's left side.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
Of accidentally killing. Goldberg left af-
ter the inquest for Fort Riley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
PRESIDENTIAL SPECIALS.
roosevelt Is Said Not to Have De
cIared He Would Pay for Them

cIared He Would Pay Tor 1hell-
s.There has been lot of talk in and out
of the newspapers about the preSluell ~ ,
sDecial trains, and the fact that Ihey az
silpplfed practically free of charge say
tle Washington correspondent OIL LIZ
RAILWAY Age zone New York paper o.
influence is advocating pers1Stently ne
massage of legislation by congress max
ing an appropriation for proper trsns-
is one of which more is likely TO pc heSbiu.
President Roosevelt IS not lnteresleu -
far as the immediate future is concerneu-
He does not contemplate making any
more extended trips during his term OF
office. He will, of course, go as usqaA
ia his home at Oyster Bay. and, no douDt,
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad OFFICIALS VIII
continue TO extend the courtesy , wllagil
has become the custom, but the fecellt
trip through the south winds up the pres
identiaI iunkets- tz
that President Roosevelt never author
lied the announcement that he would 10
the future pay his own railway fare he
saws frankly that he does not approve
should take steps to see that the ran
roads are properly COMPENSATED TOT al
services they may render the chief exec
utive but until they do correct the sys-
fem he will follow the custom OF his pred
ecessors and accept the special trains
which the roads are good enough to ten
der for his comfort. The special trains
are necessary for such trips, and neithel
he nor any president should be calIel
upon to defray the enormous cost Whlcl
their use entails. The presidential saIar,
/ is not sufficient to cover such extraordl
nary expenses and no man not very rlci
/ could do so out of his own pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
Smileys wei known in Atchison.

Atchison, Kan, Nov. 21-Mr. and Mrs.
George Smiley, who were killed in a
wreck on the 500 road at Detroit, Mich,
were both we'll known in Aiehison. Mr..
Smiley was a freight conductor on the
Missouri Pacific many years, and quit
two years ago to engage in the livery
business at Kansas City, Kan. Later he
returned to railroading. and was con-
ductOr of the freight train with which
a passenger train collided on the 500.
telegram from Detroit says that his
granddaughter, Mabel Smiley, was bad
ly injured in the wreck, and that it has
been necessary to amputate one Of her
feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
a Tvon county prairie Fire.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. N-Emporia
was reminded of the early days in Kan
sas by runaway prairie fire yesterday
in the northern part of this county Hay
and grain were destroyed, and, although
no buildings were burned, several were
threatened. This is the first big prairie
fire that has run amuek in Lyon county
in some years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

IF you want the family
to be healthy, strong and
active, give them Hollis.
ter's Rocky NJ @ untain
Tea, this month. Makes
rich. red blood, bone and
muscle. IS cents, Tee
or Tablets.
GATLIN DRUG CO.,
5O2 Kan. ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
CAR BUILDERS sWA8TPED.
orders Are in for at Least 10000
for 1906.

New York, Nov. IA man closely
Identified with the car manufacturing
sf least 10000 railroad cars now
nending. The car builders, he says,
are swamped and they would not be
sorry to see a temporary cessation in
the urgent demand. Some OF ne
counsnies are booking orders to be
deliyered in 1907. but the bulk of the
business in the books now is for de-
livery the rest of this year and in 1906
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
BREAKERS ON sALToN SEA.
Tracks of the Southern Pacific Are
Washed Away Again.

- ANGELES Nov 21.-InfOrmatiOn has
Los - - fbe Southern Pacific headquar-
f fers that the gale which blew inland
Yesterday morning dashed, the waters OF
Jsmared the railroad track and cut OF
feiegraphic communication along this
route The railroad had just finished ex-
tensizre works to protect the track from
fha encroachfng waters that flowed in
from the Colorado river and believed that
II had finally overcome the dimicuIty:
Yesterdays Winds however. caused great
breakers to wash over the tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
Atchlson Hnnters Plentiful.

hunters licenses have been issued in
Atchison county. Eight were issued to
Potter parties in one day. George
Scott, an Atchison colOred boy, who
took out a license early this week,
rushed into the county clerks Office
with a large sized VOLTS head today,
and said: Gimme back ma dolla-"
There is a bounty of a dollar each on
wolf sealns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
SOLD BooKs OF PASSES.
Son of a Prominent Railroad Official
Said to be Implicated.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 21.-Clarence
Riddle. the youth formerly in the en-
ploy of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
roads office, who was accused in three
indictments of conspiracy In disposing
of railroad passes, has entered a plea
of mo defense in the criminal court,
and two of his pals are yet to be ar
raigned.
It is said that the son of a promi-
nent railroad official is also implicated.
and that he used sold books of passes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

were appointed by the mayor and coun-
ell to readjust the taxation schedules
of the city preparatory to next year s
assessment, have now been at work five
days. They have visited several portions
of the city and are now going over the
books in the county clerks office. The
work now being done is with a view to
an equalization Of the real estate assess
nnant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
WILL ABSORB TEXAS LINES.
This Is the Programme When Hill
Gets the Katy.


Gets the Katy.
Austin. Tex. Nov 21-The present
tour which H. c. Rouse. chairman of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas execu-
tive board, and other officials of that
system are making of the Texas lines
is more significant than is apparent
upon the surface.
1t is. stated that Mr.. Rouse will re-
main with the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas when it is taken over by J. J.
Hill and associates as the representa-
tive of the Holland bondholders. The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas under its
new ownership will absorb the Gulf
& Interstate and will extend that road
north from Beaumont to a connection
with its Colmesneil line. This Will give
direct entrance to Galveston via
Port Bolivar from the east. The Col
mesneil line will be extended west to
Granger, on the main line of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas. Mr.. Rouse in
spected the Gulf & Interstate on his
present trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

Wichita, Kan, Nov 21--Burglars en-
tered the store of the Ri5geley Credit
Clothing company here Monday. They
secured a large amount of clothing by
breaking the lock on the front door.
There have been a number Of burglars
here during the past few weeks and as
yet the police have been unable to secure
any clue as to the identity Of the marau-
ders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
HIS FINE FIRE FORCE.
Division Foreman Turns in Alarm and
Men Go to Dinner.

A good story is going the rounds on one
of the division foreman on the southern
swing of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe. He had been telling the division su-
perintendent what u splendidly trained
fire department he had among the shop
and round house employees, and to prove
his assertion he took the superintendent
over near the works and turned in an
alarm, which was blown on the shop
whistle. The men certainly did fall out
of the shop and roundhouse, but instead
of going to the hose station they went to
the block window and dropped their
blocks. It happened to be only a few
minutes before dinner time and the men
took the whistle as the noon hour signal.
The foreman has now changed his sig
nails and the superintendent smokes ev-
cry time he sees him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

York, it is treated to a gas bath. the
principal ingredient Of which is for
maldehyde. The cars are made air
tight and treated to this gas bath for
about half an hour. At the end of
that time it is said that every germ
imaginable that might have been in
the car is exterminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
railroad Unions to Form Body.

Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 21.-Repre-
sentatives from railroad unions of
Oklahoma. Indian Territory Texas,
Missouri. Kansas and Arkansas will
meet here Thursday for the purpose of
forming a central body with its mem
bers selected from all the unions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

H. H. Bradley, of Girard, retains his in
partner of Mr. Abbott. The C4irard Coal
company owns about 200 acres of land
three miles southeast of Girard. and has
shaft now in operation. A switch
has recently been built connecting with
the Santa Fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

Plttsburg, Kan, Nov 21-B S. Alb
bot a well known coal operator Of Weir
City, has purchased a controlling in
terest in the Girard Coal company. and
VIII move to Girard this week and take
charge Of the operation OF the property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
Attempt TO Rob the Nrovor

WindeId, Kan, Nov. 21-An affam0f
was made here to rob Mayor Pages
office, where he kept whisky taken in
5oint raids which he personally helped
make to use as evidence in the district
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
Fort Riley Troops Marching south.

Wichita, kan, Nov. 21-On its 1000
mile march from Fort Riley to Fort
Sam Houston. Texas, the Sixth battery
of field artillery continued its journey
south from this city Monday. Captain
George ". Gatcheu, commanding, ex-
poets to meet the battery which is
marching from Fort Sam Houston to
Fort Riley at Caldwell, Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

Concordia. Kan. Nov. 21.-William
Dalton. a young horseman of Scots
Vile, Kan, while intoxicated Monday,
fell down the areaway in the rear of a
saloon. He is totally paralyzed. His
case is regarded as hopeless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

Winfield. Kan. Nov. 21-Judge
Swarts of the district court sent Rosio
Robinson, a negro, to jail here and fined
another negro 81. for talking in the
presence Of jury while a case was on
trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

independence, No, Nov. 21.-AIrs. Annie
Particle, wife of Mai. J. NJ T. Particle
I.yventv-hfth infantry u. S. a, stationed
at Fort Reno. was awarded $40, 600 dam
ages last week in the circuit court
against the Missouri Pacific railroad for
INJURIES received in a wreck in the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards on October 9, 1904
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

A new method to kill germs in day
coaches has been adopted by the Erie
railroad. On the arrival of each car
at the terminals in Chicago and New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
AN EVIDENCE or FATTH.
mterurban Road Promoters Deposit
$4,000 at Arkansas City.

95,UOO at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, Kan, Nov. 2I-H. E
Ahrens & Co. of Pittsburg, Pa. has
deposited $4,000 in local bank here as
an evidence of good faith on their part
to finance the Kansas Oklahoma Inter
urban railroad. Some concessions will
be asked from the town and these will
be submitted to the council tonight The
road is planned to run from the Chloe
co, Ok, Indian school to Winfield, with
a spur to the gypsum fields of Kay
county, Oklahoma. This spur is to
transport material for a cement plaster
plant to be located here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
SANTA Fe Enploye Run over.

Arkansas City, Kan, Nov. 21.-Roy
Anderson. "a years old. employed by the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe: was run
ms MESSENGER train. His injuries are ser
io1s and he will lose one foot If he re-
covers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21

Winfield. Kan, Nov 21.-William
Cogman, a negro, convicted of boot
Logging in Justice Earhart's court, was
fined 500 and sentenced to serve six
months in jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
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