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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
GRAFT Is DENIED.
Director Says Geological Survey Mem
bers Owned Magazine Stock.

Washington, Aug. 16.-In response to
published charges that officials of the
United States geological survey have
used information belonging to the gov
eminent for the benefit of the Mining
World, a magazine in which certain
members were said to hold stock, Direc-
tor Charles D. Walcott teIegraphed to
Acting Director H. c. Rizer an ex-
PLANTATION from Drummorid, Mont,
where he is in camp. The explanation
follows:
Mail and newspaper clippings were
received by me in camp August II.
The geological survey or its members
has not and does not own OR control
the Mining World. No information has
been sold or given in advance of gen
era1 publication to any journal or. in
dividual to my knowledge. The re-
quest to nominate competent writer's for
the Mining World, made to DR.. Day,
for the purpose of making a first-class
western mining journal, was approved
by the director, subject to the survey
regulation that the Mining World was
to be treated exactly as all other jour-
nails in all matters pertaining to the
survey. A fraction of the stock of the
Mining World was subscribed for as a
business matter by some members of the
survey. Popular articles based on tech
nical papers. first published by the sur
Vey have the approval of the director
whether written by members of the sur
vey or others.
''All information and illustrations are
as free to the outsider as to the sur
vey members. The director has the
most cordial relations with the editor
of the Engineering and Mining Journal,
and invites criticism from this and 9TH
er sources, as constructive criticism inn
proves the service. If anyone has evil
dence of wrongdoing or injudicious ac-
| ton on the part of any member of the
geological survey, the director asks that
it be sent to the president, the secre-
| tary of the interior, the chairman of
the committee appointed by the presi-
dent to investigate the business meth
DDS of the government, or to the d.
| rector.
CHARLES D, WALCOTT''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
DENIES BEING A TRUST.
A. Booth & Co. File Answer to Attor-
ney Generals Suit.

Columbus. O.. Aug. ia. Booth &
Co. of Chicago, a corporation, popu-
larry designated the fish trust"
against which a suit in custer was re-
Gently filed by the attorney general on
the ground that it was organized in re-
straint of trade, has filed an amended
answer in the circuit court.
The answer admits that the defend
ant is a corporation Incorporated I'M
der the laws of Illinois, with a capital
stock of $5,50O.O00, and that it has
purchased twenty-four fish companies.
The answer denies it is a trust in re-
straint of business, and names several
hundred fish companies still doing an
independent fish business. 1t also
names 393 corporations in Ohio,
among them the Standard Oil com
pany, which are organized in the same
way and doing business without being
molested. 1t says that company is
properly incorporated under the laws
of Illinois and is entitled to all the
benefits therefrom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
WILL FINE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Kansas Boards Ruling Has Been
Ignored by That Railroad.

Kansas Boards Ruling Has Been
Ignored by That Railroad.
The Missouri Pacific railway has not
complied with the orders of the Kansas
state board of railroad commissioners
in building a station at Chicopee and
in repairing the. track and improving
the condition of the Lenora branch.
The time for the road to show reasons
why ii has not compiled with the order
has raised without any explanation
from its representatives. The law pro-
yides that in case the road does not
comply with the commissioners re-
quest or does not appeal the case. it
shall be liable to a fine of a hundred
dollars a day. The fine is to- extend
from the day that the order was filed
with the road and the money is to be
collected by civil action. Notice was
served Saturday against the legal de-
partment of the Missouri Pacific by
Carr Taylor, attorney for the commits
sioners, that unless that road attended
to the matter Immediately he would
start to collect the daily indemnity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
HOW TO CREDIT PITCHERS.
Rules Governing Cases Where Two
Pitchers Are Used in a Game.

New York, Aug 16.-There is al
ways a lot of discussion among the
fans as to which pitcher gets credit
for winning or losing a game when
twirlers are changed in the course of
action.
In compiling records of the games
won and lost by pitchers no account is
taken of more than one man being
used N each game. To one twirler or
the other the game officially belongs,
and the other pitcher does not appear
in the official record of that game at
all. The rule generally followed is to
credit the first pitcher with the victory
or defeat, provided the relative posi-
tons of the two teams are not changed
after his retirement-that is, if his
team is behind when he leaves the
game, and is eventually beaten, the de-
feat is credited to him. If his team
was ahead at the time of his exit and
remained in the lead at the finish, he
gets credit for the victory. If the
relative position of the teams changes
after the substitution, the game be-
longs to the second pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
CAN'T CHANGE LAW.
But Secretary Wilson Promises to
Modify His Order.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson held a conference
with about fifty cattlemen at the stock
yard exchange on the subject of live
stock transportation. The cattIemen
made it plain to the secretary that
they were opposed to the law which
requires shippers to feed and rest cat
tie every "a hours on the journey east.
They wanted it extended to SO hours.
The ranchmen argued that it dis
tresses cattle more and does them
more harm to take them from the cars
every "A hours, prodding them with
poles and banging them against the
sides of the doors and cattle pen
chuteS than it does to allow them to
remain in a car for a day and a half.
Secretary Wilson told the stockmen
that he could not change the law, but
he agreed to modify the order which
now limits the number of cattle in cars
when they are fed en- route.
'As to feeding the cattle on the
cars" said Secretary Wilson, there
are not enough of the right kind of
cars to make that general. The stock
men represented that the recent order
limiting the number of cattle in cars
that are so arranged that feeding is
possible was a hardship, and I agreed
to modify it,
The railroads also contend that I'M
loading once every 36 hours is often
enough, and committee of operating
and traffic men was appointed to join
with cattle shippers in presenting the
matter to Secretary Wilson. The gov
eminent. at the instigatfOn of the sec
rotary, has filed 1900 suits against
railroads for violation of the statute,
and the railroads are anxious to have
the whole matter settled on condition
that they live up to the law in the
future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
Rock Island officials to Chicago.

General Manager Dan E. Cain OF
the Rock Island, Frank T. Dolan, gen
eral superintendent of the southwest
district, Engineer of Maintenance ]. G.
Bloom and Thomas Roope, superin-
tendent of motive power, left for Chi
cago last evening, where they will meet
in conference with the transportation
ard maintenance officers and also with
H. U. Nudge, second vice president.
The assignment of locomotives to
the various divisions is said to be one
of the most important matters to come
before the conference The purpose OF
the officials is to assign each engine to
a certain division, giving to the division
the kind of locomotives which 1t could
make the best use of. In this manner
each division can look after its own
motive power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
NOVEL SLEEPING CARS.
Diner, Sleeper and Chair Car All IL
One.

Diner, Sleeper and Chair Car All in
One.
st. Louis, Aug. 16.-The newest
thing in a sleeping car, dining car and
parlor car combined is owned by the
American Palace Car company and is
named the Columbia
At day the interior of the car is fur
nished as a standard chair car. with
Iuxuriously cushioned wicker chairs.
At night the berths, with springs and
hair mattresses, are raised from a steel
box under the floor of the car and
placed into position in one and a, half
minutes. The chairs are placed in the
steel box before occupied by the berths
and the car is transformed into a
sleeping car.
A kitchen and pantry are at one end
of the car. and at meal time. by a
process as quick as the transformation
into a sleeping car. the interior is
made into a dining car, with tables
and linen.E Little cabinets at the sides
contain complete silver sets.
The advantages of the car are that
it will do away with hauling diner
or chair car 1t is furnished and
Palace Car company is now negoti-
ating to supply the Canadian Pacific
and the Intercolonial roads of Canada
Representatives of the company who
accompany the car say there is at
present no inclination to fight the Pull
man company or to operate the new
cars on trains where Pullman cars are
used. The company proposes to equip
lines operating their own sleeping cars,
such as the Canadian Pacific. Inter-
colonial st. Paul, New Haven ana
others.
The company is building cars for
celebrities who travel much. One is to
be delivered to Sara Bernhardt and an
other to Julia Marlowe this year: me
Canadian minister of railways is also
f0 have one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
Two Young Girls Found Living a Box
Car Life.

Car Lie.
Leavenworth, kas., Aug. 16.-Two
16-year-old girls. bearing the vagary
of being pretty through all the CRIME
Of their faces. living the lives of
tramps or knights of the road in an
empty box car, formed the startling
discovery made by Officers Joyce and
Evans in the Missouri Pacific yards
near the Home mine yesterday morn
ing about o'clock. Their homes
have been found to be in st. Louis.
After the policemen had conducted
the Misses Pearl Marquette and Avis
Dixon (such were the names) to po-
lice headquarters and accorded them
soap, water and a lavatory it would
not have been stretching point to
have declared the two girl "hoboes"
positively pretty. So at least several
of the officers thought.
The girls have been placed in the
hands of the officers of a protective
home on Walnut street for keeping
until their parents may be communi-
Gated with.
Despite all the p1easantries about
the innovation of girl tramps that
were exchanged at police headquar-
tiers, the two girls were the nucleus of
a somewhat pathetic scene in the
on each others shoulders over the
fate that had led them out. They
soon were ready to tell their story,
which in most respects was quite the
usual thing: frequenting the parks
of a great city, staying out a little
later night after night, finally not go
ing home at all, and awakening in the
connection of home and its protec-
fi00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
Rheumatism

Like Neuralgia, is now known
to be a nervous disease. The
kidneys become weak through
lack of nerve energy, and fail
to filter the uric acid from the
blood; this acid attacks and
burns the nerves and muscles,
and consumes the oil in the
joints, producing Inflammation,
fever, swelling-pain.
To cure Rheumatism, then,
you must restore the kidney
nerves and muscles, and neu-
tralize the effect of the acid
upon the joints and tissues
with DIR. Miles Restorative
Nervine, a nerve medicine,
which has made many cures of
this painful disease. Nervine
strengthens the kidney nerves
and increases the circulation,
and relief is assured.
"Before 1 took DIR. Miles Nervfne.
had been looking for a cure for
time I was laid up for several months,
could not get out of bed or set foot
on the floor. tried remedies to rub
in, to drink, doctors prescriptions,
etc, but none of them had any effect.
One day / read about DR.. Miles
Nervine and got a bottle. After the
first dose I had q good nights rest,
and after taking half a bottle the
pains disappeared, and went out and
walked all around the town. In a week
went to work, and was perfectly
cured. but continued to take the
medicine for q time. to make sure the
pains would not come back.
THOS. LONG, s.
s1S N. Chatham St, Racine, WIS.
DR.. Miles, Nervlne Is sold by your
druggist, who viii guarantees that the
first bottle will benefit. II 1t FALLS he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
HE BLAMEs THE GIRL.
Married Man With Eight Children
Listens to Pleas of a Maiden

Independence, Kas-, Aug. 16.-
Locked up in the county Jail. one Andy
Hankans is meditating on the folly of
man and the wiles of woman. Accord
ing to his story, it is the old, old tale
of "the woman did tempt me and I
did eat
One week ago last. Saturday night
Hankans and a girl named Jenkins
left Coffeyville together, and since that
time the officers in this section of the
country have been on the lookout for
the erring couple Yesterday the
sheriff's Office here learned that they
were under arrest in Chanute and
Sheriff Pruitt went there after them.
He brought Hankans back to this city,
but the girl was turned over to her
father.
Hankans is man probably 40 years
old. and has wife and seven or eight
children. The girl in. the case is a
mere child, about Is years of age.
Hankans told the officers the girl
coaxed and pleaded with him to elope
with her until he finally consented and
they left together.
Sheriff Pruitt learned they had been
living together in Chanute as man and
wife. The man was locked up in the
Jail and will be formally charged with
abduction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
None Can Locate Christening
Waters Fountain Head.
OLD SETTLERS DENY.
Say John Brown Never Owned
"Celebrated' Spring.
But an Old Barn That He Built
Yet Stands.

Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 16-The "knocker'
has begun his deadly work on the SEN
timent that attaches to the water chris
tening of the battleship Kansas. His
protest takes the form Of a declaration
that there never was a John Brown
spring.
Franklin county has never taken
much part in the occupation of furnish
ing John Brown traditions, but there are
old-timers here in plenty who knew
John Brown as well as they know their
daily associates and they say that in
spite of the glory that has been carried
off by Linn county as the only original
home of oJhn Brown, Brown spent no
more than part of one winter in Linn
county. previously to going east to Har-
per'S Ferry, and that so far as a
John Brown spring. on his old John
Brown farm, John Brown never owned
or claimed foot of ground in the Kan
sas territory. Brown is said to have
spent more time at Rantoul, in Frank
lin county, than he did at any other
one point Mr.. Day, pioneer settler
of the present oil town, was brother
ln-laW OF Brown, and H. H. Day, a pres
ent well known citizen of Rantoul, is
nephew of the Kansas emancipation
An old barn that Brown built with his
own hands one winter while he made
his home on the Day claim still stands.
one of the most remarkable, and erud-
est, examples of architecture in eastern
Kansas. Probate Judge Crittenden, was
a settler in what is now Franklin coun-
ty, in the days of Browns activities in
the territory, and there are number
of others in the county who knew
Brown we'll In all the inquiries that
have been made since the christening of
the Kansas no one has ever been
found among the former associates of
Brown in this county~who knew that
Brown ever had a spring that he called
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
MONUMENT TO LELAND.
Donipl1an County Court House Classed
That Way.

Troy. Kas., Aug. 16.-speaking of
the new court house, Mr.. Stewart said
that the contract has already been let
to Henry Wagenknecht, of Wathena,
for $39,95O not including the plumb
ing, heating and lighting cost, and is
an example of the way in which peo-
pie of Doniphan county "do things
The court house is called by Mr..
Stewart Doniphan county's monument
to its most distinguished citizen, Cyrus
Leland, jr., a man of national fame.
In the legislature of 1903 Mr.. Lee
land, who was then a representative,
introduced a bill for the erection of
the new court house, which provided
that the aggregate cost of the build
ing shall not exceed $4,000" and that
not more than three mills on the dol
lar shall be levied for it in one cal
endar year, the first levy to be made
in 1903, and annually thereafter for a
period of not to exceed four years.
The bill also provided that any sur
plus, after all the running expenses
of the county have been provided for,
may be used exclusively in the cree
ton, equipment and furnishing of the
building.
AS an example of how Doniphan
county does things, Mr.. Stewart says
that after two of the four years of the
taxation have about run, it is shown
that the total amount now in sight, on
a conservative estimate, according to
figures of County Treasurer Robert H.
Larzelere, is $45,126.03, accounted for
as follows; In court house fund, $22,-
1868; estimated surplus in county
general fund November 1, $4,000;
estimated collections to December 20,
$1,000 Amount to December 20,
1903, $41,126.03, with balance collec-
lions December 20 to June 20, 1906,
$4,000, making the total more than
$4,000. With the large amount now
in sight it is believed that it will be
possible to cut out the assessment of
the fourth year entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
DUE TO MELANCHOLY.
Garnett Woman Ends Her Life With
- a Pistol Shot - -.

Garrett, Kan, Aug. i 6.-Miss Ida
Peters, As years DID,, for. some time
employed as a waitress in the hotels
here, committed suicide by shooting
herself through the head in her moth
er's apartments over a millinery store.
Ill health is supposed to have been the
cause.
Last winter Miss Peters was taken
with smallpox and soon after her re-
covery she suffered with an attack of
rheumatism. Since then she has been
in poor health and while subject to
melancholy periods she was never
known to threaten suicide. She re-
turned early in the morning from Cha
mute and went to her mothers rooms.
Asking for a drink of water she en-
tered one of the rooms and closed the
door. A few minutes later the pistol
shot which ended her life rang out and
when the mother entered the room her
daughter was lying across the bed in
pool of blood. She lived an hour after
the shooting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
MISS ROOSEVELT WILL STAY.
Presidents Daughter Will Not Return
With the Taft Party.

San Francisco Aug. 16.-Advices re-
ceived by the liner Mongolia, and cor
reiterated by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company, state that Miss Alice
EcoseV cit will not return here with
Secretary Taft and party, scheduled to
Miss Roosevelt, it is said, has been in
vited to visit the family of Minister
w. w. Rockhill at Pekin, and will
leave the Taft party upon her return
to Japan from Manila. Accompanied
by her companions Miss Mcmillan
and Miss Boardman, she will proceed
to Pekin, later returning to Japan or
Shanghai, where she will board the
steamer Mongolia, arriving on No
vember g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
The President

OF the Lewis and Clark exposition,
Portland, Ore, telegraphs as follows:
ST congratulate and thank the Union
Pacific in behalf of the directorate for
the superb Lewis and Clark folder. It
is one of the most elaborate and COM
plete of any issued in connection with
the exposition" Those who intend to
visit the Oregon country will ind in
this publication a rare fund of infor-
nation. 1t tells you of the shortest
way to reach the exposition city, what
is to be seen en- route, and of the re-
turn trip through California. Free on
application to E. L. Lomax, G. P. and
T. A., Omaha, Neb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
eO,Oss FALSE REGISTRATIONS.
Philadelphia Director of Public Safety
Probes Election Frauds.

Philadelphia, Aug. 16.-According to
a statement made by the director of
the department of public safety, based
on canvass made by the police, there
are 60.0S3 names on the voting lists of
this city which, under the law, have no
right to be thereon. The assessors in
all the voting divisions of the city will
be asked to strike the alleged fraudu-
lent names from the list.
Two other agencies-the city party,
a reform organization and city en-
ployes, exclusive of policemen-are
making an Independent canvass of the
CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
NEW MEXICO RAILROAD.
Will Cost When Completed Thirty MIL
lion Dollars.

Mexico City, Aug. 16.-The depart
ment of communications has granted
to ]. A. Naugle, as representing the
Southern Pacific railroad, a concession
for the construction and operation of
railroad between Guaymas, the
southern terminus of the Sonora rail-
way, and Guadalajara, or some other
point on the Mexican Central railway.
The Sonora railway is one of the
Southern Pacific or Hartman proper
ties. The new line will extend some
1850 kilometers and will carry a sub
sidy of $4,000 per kilometer- Ac-
cording to the terms of the charter it
must be completed within seven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
EsfPoRIA WEARY OF MALT.
Refreshment stand Keeper Fined for
Selling "the Stuff

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 16.-Police
tie, a refreshment stand keeper who
had been selling malt mead" guilty
of violating the prohibition law. This
drink is sold as nonintoxicant in
several dry Kansas towns. 1t tastes
and looks like beer, but is claimed to
contain less than the illegal per cent
of alcohol. Knittle was fined 500 and
sentenced to thirty days in Jail. He
gave bond and will appeal the case to
the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
An Attorneys Hard Luck.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 16-About the
smallest judgment that has ever been
awarded in the courts of Crawford
county was awarded to L. H. Phillips
an attorney of Girard, in suit in pro-
bate court. Mr.. Phillips sued the heirs
of J. B. Frazier for SIS attorneys fees.
The case was heard in probate court
as the probate judge had charge of the
estate. Judge Jones today decided that
the plaintiff was entitled to but one
twenty-fourth of the amount claimed.
That amount was awarded him, which
would be s1.04 and a fraction, as judg-
ment. He refused to accept it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16

This new line will open up the states
of Sonora and Sinaloa and place them
in direct communication with the rail-
way system of the republic as well as
the. United States. Surveyors of the
field have run several lines, and it
now remains to make choice among
them for construction work. The new
road will cost $3O,0OO,0OO, and it is
announced work will be rapidly
pushed. The strategic value of the
line has long been evident. An ex-
tensive section of the rich mineral
country will be opened up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
Rate War Settled.

According to the reports of the Chi
cago papers the western roads have
agreed to use the revised rates sub
mitted to them by the eastern roads.
The conditions under which this ar
rangement was made is as follows:
Where rates are made on the gate
way through which the business or
dinarily passes they shall be divided
on the usual basis. Where rates do
not make on the gateway through
which the business passes, the lines in
western territory shall receive as their
proportion not less than the amount
which accrues to them by the same