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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
SPENCER ON RATE QUESTION.
Regulation by Commission Would
Mean Commercial Lynch Law.


Mean Commercial Lynch Law.
Newark, n. J., Oct. 12.-That govern
ment regulation of railroad properties
as proposed in the Esch-ToWnsend bill,
which was considered at the last session
of congress is unfair, unjust to the rail-
roads, opposed to the fundamental prin-
ciples Of Anglo-SaxOn jurisprudence and
is equivalent to providing by statute for
the enforcement of commercial lynch
law, is in substance the reply of the
railroads to the agitation for railroad
rate legislation as outlined by Samuel
Spencer, president of the Southern rail-
way in his address last night before
the Newark board Of trade. Mr.. Spencer
said in part:
Up to the present time shipper and
carrier have been free to work together
without political interference, to facili-
tate the establishment and development
Of new industries. to reach out for new
markets for our farmers and manufac-
turers, to create new communities and
maintain the prosperity of those already
established, and to cooperate to the
fullest possible extent to enlarge the
volume of both our domestic and foreign
trade.
1T is now proposed to change this
system and substitute for it one in
which artificial bureaucratic methods
will take the place of the natural laws
of trade and commerce which have
been the controlling force and evolution
of the present system. And 1t must be
borne in mind that it is proposed to
give those enormous powers to a body
on whom no responsibilities rest or can
rest for the preservation or maintenance
of the railroad property or for the dis
charge of its financial obligations, or the
fulfllment of its duties to the public as
an efficient common carrier.
IF it were proposed that the govern
ment should acquire the ownership of
all the railroads of the country, and
assume the responsibility for their obi
cations and the protection of the cap
itaI invested. entirely different ques-
tons would arise. But that is not the
plan proposed by the legislation now
being urged It is proposed to grant
power over the earning capacity with
out imposing corresponding responsible
ity for the necessary expenses and risks
of conducting the business
ITO place these powers of rate making
in the hands of one tribunal, which is or
may be prosecutor, jury and Judge, and
at the same time executioner, is equiva-
lent to providing by statute for the
enforcement of commercial lynch laws -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
onING ROAD.
Actual Work Now Under Progress at
Hutchinson.

Actual Work Now Under Progress at
Hutchinson.
Hutchinson. kan, Oct 1.-THE
actual work of making a section of oil
road in Hutchinson is under way.
Professor Albert Dickens OF the State
Agricultural college at Manhattan, is
N the city. He is overseeing the work.
ne state appropriated enough money
IoF the experiment of making oil
roads SO that about $500 is available
for building and keeping the section of
road IN this city in condition for one
year. Professor E'airchiId who is one
OF the board appointed to have charge
OF the experimental work, selected
Hutchinson as a point at which a test
should be made. He made arrange
ments with Superintendent Marshall
of the state reformatory, to Cooperate
with him in the work Mr. Marshall
secured the cooperation Of the city.
A stretch OF East E avenue, extend
ing from Cleveland to Severance
streets, was chosen. This is about a
quarter Of a mile, or some 1900 feet,
stakes and the reformatory farm force
have done the most of the work in
grading the road. After the dirt was
moved the city sent the grader out and
rounded the street to the center. The
section of road was put into first class
condition. After that all that was
necessary. was the rolling and harrow
ing OF the surface, to be ready for the
oil.
The state purchased a car of crude
oil and had it shipped to Hutchinson
in a tank car. It is now on the track.
waiting to be used.
Professor Dickens stated to a re-
porter that the work viii be now COM
pleted at once. He was asked if the
street selected is a good place to make
the experiment. YES answered Mr.
Dickens. cit is a first class place for
the test. With the specifications used
in California we should be able to get
a good street there. It viii likely take
about a half car of oil to properly oil
this quarter mile Of road. We will
use whatever is necessary to put it in
proper condition, and then take the
rest somewhere else for another ex-
pertinent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
MACHINERY LAYS TRACKS.
Big Derrick Like Affair Does Work OF
Many Men.


Laying tracks ny machinery is a new
thing in western railroad making, and
the sight Of rails being laid by a great
derrick like machine between Dakota
City and Ashland is one of the features
of the Great Northern construction
work on the new cutoff.
The machine in operation does the
labor of many scores Of men, saves
broken backs and hastens the construc-
ton OF the road, besides being far
cheaper than the older methods.
If pressed rapidly the machine will
lay six miles Of track per day, and
even this record has been broken with
it. It is the plan of its operators to
manipulate it at the rate of about five
miles a day on the Ashland extension.
The speed will be determined largely by
the ability of the men to keep it sup
piled with rails, ties and the other ma
terial needed in the construction work.
The track laying machine consists of
several fiat cars. with a complete sys-
tenn of chutes, derrtckS and strong ca
bleS and a large gas engine. One OF
the chief parts of the mechanism is a
switch engine, which pushes the trucks
The gasoline engine is for opera ting
the chutes and pulleys which play the
ties and rails out to their places.
A long chute projects from the me-
chanism about 40 feet in front. This
is the tie carrier. Hundreds Of rollers
placed close together convey the ties
from the fat cars in the rear along the
chute to the front, where two men
swing them crosswise and place them
in proper position. This projecting
chute gives the tie placers a good start
of the rails, which follow on other
chutes, one on each side. When these
have been placed by ten men for each
rail- a very few spikes are driven in
to hold it temporarily and the machine
moves along the rails just placed to
the next position. A gang Of spikers
follow who put in the necessary num-
Der of fastenings and finish up the
work Men with gauges govern the
space between the rails and others with
spikes and bolts fasten the rails to-
epther
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
ABANDON EXTENSION.
Santa Fe Not to Build Gulf and North
western Line.

nounced here officially that the Santa
Fe has abandoned the proposed extern
sion of its PecOs Valley line from
TexicO. on the New NeXicorTeXas bOrd-
branch of the Gulf system. This short
and direct outlet to the Pacific coast
for the Texas lines of the Santa Fe
has been talked of for years and a
month ago a new company was char
tered to construct the new line under
the name OF the Gulf Santa Fe &
Northwestern. Orders had been placed
for materials for the 400-mile extern
sion and preparations made to com
mence work The change of plans is
charged to the fight of the railroads
against the commission, the roads hav-
ing agreed to suspend further con-
structiOn until the contest is settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
IiveIv Blaze at Powbatan.

Powhatan, Kan, Oct. 12.-Fire
broke out here Wednesday in Wash
Stewards bakery and destroyed $4,000
worth of property before being
checked. Mr.. Stewart lost $1,000. w.
L. Forbes had $500 insurance on his
butcher shop. but lost $500 about that;
G. B. Moore, who owned the building,
had insurance covering his loss. DR.. R.
stewards drug store was destroyed. his
loss being $4,000, with $500 insurance.
In S. T. Holcomb's buildings, r. L.
Smith, general merchandise, lost 81, 600
about $500 insurance; Mr.. HoIcomb
lost $500. Five hundred men who
turned out from the town and sur
rounding country, formed bucket bril-
gades which saved Powhatan from be-
ing wiped out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
swITCII0IAN's BIG vERDICE
Harry PangIe Awarded $4,000 From
Kansas City Southern.

Nevada, No, Oct. 12.-In the dam
age suit of Harry Pangle against the
Kansas City Southern Railway COM
pany, which has been in progress in
the Vernon county circuit court for
the past four or five days the jury
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff
giving him judgment for $4,000.
Pangle was a switchman in the yards
of the Kansas City Southern at Pitts
burg, Kan. where he received injuries
on April 1 6, 1906, of a permanent ma
tlEfe, the lower part of his body and
limbs being paralyzed. He alleged that
his injuries were the result of negli-
gence on the part of the railroad COM
pany, as the accident was due to a
hand-ra1 on q. cabOOse giving way as
he attempted to board the caboose
while the train was ia motion. The
plaintiff, through his attorneys, filed
suit in the circuit court here for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 and secured
a Judgment for the amount mentioned
above, the jury being out a compare
lively short time. The case viii be ap-
pealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
FOR BrrULT1HIO PAVEMENT.
Hutchinson Lets Contract for Nine
Blocks OF It.

Hutchinson KAN, Oct 12-The
Kansas Bitulithic company has been
awarded the contrast for the paving
of Avenue A from the east side of
Main street to the west side of Bis
-marck street a distance Of nine blocks
The price at which the contract was
let is 80 cents per cubic yard for ex-
cavating. As cents per lineaI foot for
the curbing and $2.10 per square yard
for the bitulithic paving This bid
was accompanied by a certified check
for $4,000 on the First National bank.
A bid was presented by the Granite
Bituminous Paving company of St
Louis. making a price of 3 IS cents per
cubic yard for excayating, SO cents per
lineal foot for curbing and S2.1S per
square yard for bitulithic paving. This
bid was accompanied by a certified
check on the National Bank of Com
merce of St Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
TEXAS STRONG on TAKES.
Has Three Different Levies for the
Railroads i'm State.

Has Three Different Leyies for the
Railroads in State.
Concerning the manner in which the
railroads in Texas are taxed and re-
taxed the Railway Age, in its current
issue, has this to offer:
The revenues of the state of Texas
being insufficient for its growing needs,
ana the people being averse to paying
larger taxes on their increasingly val
liable properties, the last legislature
adopted the most popular expedient of
applying new methods of taxation to
the corporations engaged in transDor-
tat1On-railways, express and sleeping
car companies, etc. Already the rail-
ways We're paying taxes like other pro-
perIy owners, under the ad valOrem
system, based on the assessed vaIua-
non OF their entire property. In addi-
uOn, they were required to pay spec
lal tax Of 1 per cent on their Dassen-
ger earnings. To these the legislature
added two other tribute-exacting de-
ewes applicable to railways, the Will
Jams intangible tax law, or franchise
tax, and the Love bill, placing a tax
OF per cent on the gross receipts of
eacn line of railroad from every source
Whatever" Assuming the earnings of
the railways in Texas to aggrega te
some Sl0,000,O00, the legislature figured
that the Love bill would add about
SfuOVUO to the revenue already received
from the railways and put the finances
OF the state on easy street.
Although protesting that the burden
should not have been wholly laid upon
their backs, the railways probably
would have submitted to a trial of the
law, which they considceed unjust and
/ unconstitutional, if another branch Of
the state authority-the railroad COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

mission-had not proceeded to reduce
the taxpaying resources OF the rail-
ways by numerous and severe redue-
tiOns Of freight rates.
Moreover, investigation developed in
conSistencies in the Love bill in rela-
ton to existing laws A considerable
share Of the earnings of Texas rail-
ways variously estimated at from 40
to 70 per cent, is derived from divis-
ions with other roads on interstate
business. Can the state collect a tax
on such earnings-that is, can it lay
tax on interstate commerce. The
attorney general answered in effect that
the state of Texas could and would
collect its tax on 1.-The gross receipts
from every source whatever state
and interstate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Piles Years
Terrible Case Cured Painlessly With
Only One Treatment of Pyramid
Pile Cure.
wree Package in Plain Wrapper Mailed
to Everyone Who Writes.

TO Everyone Who Writes.
81 have been a terrible sufferer of
piles for fourteen (14) years and dur
ing an this time you can have an
idea of how many kinds of medicine I
tried But / found no relief whatever.
/ felt there must be something that
could cure me without having to un-
dergo an operation which might kill
me.
"Now, after trying but one treatment
of your pyramids / am free. free to
tell all sufferers of this dreadful dis
Pile Cure. 1t Will cure when all 9th
ers fail. Sincerely yours, George Bra
neigh, ScheHburg, Pa
Anyone suffering from the terrible
torture, burning and itching of piles.
viii get instant relief from the treat
ment we send out free, at our own ex-
penSe. in plain sealed package to
everyone sending name and address.
Surgical operation for piles is sui
eide, cruel unnecessary and rarely a
permanent success. Here YOU can get
a treatment that is quick easy to an
ply and Inexpensive, and free from the
publicity and humiliation you suffer by
doctors examination.
pyramid Pile Cure is made in the
form OF easy to use" suppositOries.
The coming Of a cure is felt the mo-
ment you begin to use it. and your suf-
fering ends.
Send your name and address al. once
to Pyramid Drug Co, 1916 Pyramid
Building, Marshall. Mich, and get. by
return mall the treatment we will send
you free in plain. sealed wrapper.
After seeing for yourself what it can
do, you can get regular, full-size
package Of Pyramid Pile Cure from
any druggist at so cents each or on
receipt OF price, we viii mail you same
ourselves IL he should not have it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
NOT PROMOTING TOWNsTTEs.
Passenger Agent Hilton Says Frisco
Has No Such Schemes.

Passenger Agent Hilton Says Frisco
Has No Such Schemes.
st. Louis, Oct. 12-Referring to a
dispatch from Kansas City announcing
the arrest of two men claiming to
representing the Frisco Development
company. General Passenger. Agent
Hilton of the Frisco system states that
the Frisco railroad has nothing what
ever to do with the exploitation of
toWnsite schemes. He states that a
number of statesmen are travelling
around in the Central States selling
lots in new towns on the Frisco in the
Southwest. and in some cases are rep
resenting that the Frisco railroad is
behind these towns and actively pro-
noting them. Statements Of this
kind are false" said Mr. Hilton, ''as
the Frisco system is not engaged in
promoting any tOwnsite on its lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
ONE MORE FOR OKLAHOMA.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 1.-THE Texas.
Tulsa & Gulf railroad, capitalized at
S1O,OOO,0O0, was granted a charter
here yesterday The road will cover
territory from Tulsa. to MatagOrda
bay. Texas. and eventually connect
with Kansas City. The directorate is
L. Howard Lee, Oklahoma City; M.
H. Smythe, Gainesville, Texas; H. W.
Pentecost, Guthrie; J. W. Helt, Okla
bona city; NJ. S. Lee, Oklahoma City.
D. B. Merry, Roswell, n. NJ, and
Warren Snyder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
BILLINGS AFTER SANTA re.
Wants Damages for Failure of Com.
panY to Erect Cattle Guards.


Independence, Kan. Oct. 12.-Lewis
Billings the banker of Liberty, has
filed a suit agains the Santa Fe for
damages. This is the second suit Mr..
Billings has instituted against the rail-
road company. the first one being for
damages for false arrest. It will be
remembered that the Santa F'e had Mr..
Billings arrested last spring on a
charge of stealing railroad ties. The
jury i'm the case exOnerated him and
the suit for damages for false arrest
followed.
The new suit is based on entirely
different grounds. 1t is alleged in the
present petition that the Santa Fe road
crosses the plaintiffs land and the
company has neglected since October,
1902, to erect cattle guards as re-
quired by law. Mr.. Billings alleges by
reason Of this neglect, refusal, failure
and omission of the company to com
ply with law as requested, both oral
~ and i'm writing, he has been dam
aged in the sum of $4,000.
The petition sets forth the fact that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Woodmen Celebrate.

Hiawatha, Kas., oct. 12.-Oak Leaf
camp No 957, Modern Woodmen OF
America, held its sixth successful log
rolling here. One thousand Woodmen
from all over Brown county assisted
the crowd of 10000 people to cele-
brate. There was a big parade, sew
eral hundred dollars in cash prizes
being given for features, and various
contests in the afternoon. Head Con
sui talbot, of Minneapolis, was the
nrincipal speaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Hutchinson Daylight Holdup.

Hutchinson, Kan, Oct. 12.-Mr. c.
o. RamsIey of 316 West Fourth ave-
nue., was held up and robbed of $13 In
cash at 4:S0 o'clock in the afternoon,
while going down by way of the Santa
F'e yards. He was walking towards
Main street, being just west of Adams.
hind the box cars standing there and
at once attacked him. When he was
overpowered the thieves went through
his pockets and took out S13 in money.
They boarded. local freight No. "A,
which was pulling out west and got
aWav.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Iefnds an Cd ANN Relic.

Leavenworth, Kan. Oct 12.-Martin
Husey, a pioneer of this city, was de-
lighted last evening on finding an old
lost more than a quarter of a century
ago. Mr.. Husey was q soldier in the
First Kansas infantry in the civil war
and when hostilities ended brought
home the gun he had used for nearly
four years. He lost track of we musket
many years ago and only discovered it
when members Of his family were
cleaning out a loft over the kitchen of
his home. Mr.. Husey is 81 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
BAPTTsTs Ar PARSONS.
Over Three Hundred Delegates Attend
Annual Meeting.

Parsons. Kas., Oct. 1.-THE annual
state convention of the Baptist church
is being held here with more than 800
preachers and delegates in attendance.
The address of welcome last evening
was by the Rev. J. T. Crawford, of
this place, and the response by C. L.
Chandler, of Medicine Lodge. The
annual missionary sermon was
preached by the Rev. G. w. Cassidy,
of Wichita The Woman's Baptist
Home Missionary society of Kansas
also is holding its annual convention
here. Miss Emma E. Anderson, of
Chicago, who returned recently from
India. made the principal address in
the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

Mr.. Billings is in the business of stock
raising and has 24O head of cattle,
horses and mules in his pastures. By
reason of the eompany's refusal and
neglect to erect cattle guards he has
been put to great trouble and expense
to keep his stock within the enclos-
ures. Hence the damage suit.
Mr.. Billings also prays the court to
grant a mandatory injunction COM
peuing the defendant corporation to
place adequate cattle guards on Mr..
Billings property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
MnnlcinaI OmnersIlIn for ZOE.

Paola, Kas., Oct 12.=At the spe-
cial municipal election held here to
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
to buy the water plant at $4,000 and
to build an electric light plant not to
exceed a cost of $4,000, both ques-
tons carried by good majorities. the
women not voting Pour per cent
bonds viii be issued to buy the water
works and bonds not to exceed 4 Z per
cent. per annum will be issued for
the electric light plant Each propo-
sition was separate. The water plant
has been in operation twenty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Mrs. Frank Carroll Dead.

Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. 12.-Mrs.
Frank Carroll, wife of the assistant
cashier of the Leavenworth National
bank, died suddenly yesterday after
noon. She was down town and on re-
turning home was stricken with a
hemorrhage of the lungs. Mrs. Car
roll was a daughter of Dennis Ryan.
Aside from her husband she leaves
two small children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Odd FelInMs, sac Home.

wichita. Kas, Oct. 12.-The grand
lodge of Odd Fellows has decided to
make the matter of establishing a
state home in Kansas special order
of business at today's session. There
is little doubt that such a resolution
will be adopted, but there may be a
sharp contest over the location Wich-
tia and Manhattan are candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
Colonel Ioornis at the Hospital.

Winfield Kan, Oct. 12.-COIOneI II.
c. LOOMS was operated on at St.
NIary's hospital for diabetes and a foot
removed. He is a past department COM
mander of the Kansas Grand Army of
the Republic and a past grand master
Mason of the state. He stood the
operation remarkably well and gives
promise of early recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

When you feel a sense
of weight and Oppress-
ion after meals 1t means
indigestion. HOIliste r $
Rocky Mountain Tea
positively cures indigest-
ion, con stip alton and
stomach troubles. IS
cents, Tea or Tablets.
GATLIN DRUG co,
T02 Kansas Avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
An Opera House for CofeyviIIe.

Coffeyyille, kan. Oct. ia second
opera house proposition was launched
here when the Tackett Auditorium
Stock company, a home concern, Of
fered to build a $4,000 opera house
for a bonus of $500 in tickets for the
opening night. johnson, the st. Louis
started out to build a $50. 600 house
for a bonus of $4,000 in tickets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12
COHevviIIe After a Factory.

Coffeyville, Kan, Oct. 12.-Denver
parties want to come here and put in
recentlv erected by w. P. Brown. This
building is so by 12o feet, two stories
high and one of the handsomest in
the city They agree to put in $50
machines to start with and asked a
$500 bonus. The Commercial club is
considering the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

and is said TO be badly out of repair.
An expert engineer who was q. short
time ago hired to come here to look
It over reported that it was not worth
more than $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

For a short time the State Journal
will sell at rate of sc bundle guam
tity of old exchanges which have ac-
cumuiated. When these are gone this
price will be Toe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-12

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-25
Delinquent Tax List
OF
Marshall County, loWa, for 1904 and Previous Years
Treasurer's office, Marshall County, Iowa.


following described lands and lots Marshall County
will be offered for sale Monday the h day OF
will adjourned
provisions
Given under my handthis O A. 1905
j. P.C
Treasur Of Marshall
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