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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
HoCH IsN.T a TURK.
He Could Not Read Iazar
COsta's Endorsements.

Lazars Costa, son of Kerdan, priest of
the Armenian Greek church, called upon
Governor Hoch Saturday and wanted a
letter of endorsement. Priest Lazar
wsich is his official title, is in this
country trying to raise money to build
a church and school house in Armenia.
He can talk but mighty little English
and what he does talk is SO saturated
with Turkish, Greek, French and tobac-
CO that it is hardly recognizable
Priest Lazar calls everybody Broth
err" and seems to be quite successful
He has a stack of official looking doc
uments IN Turkish, stamped with freak
ish looking seals, and plastered all over
with Turkish revenue stamps. He want
ed Goeernor Hoch to look over the for
efgn documents, and then stand for hiS
in a written communication to the peo-
pie of the state. Governor Hoch has
forgotten most of the Turkish he learn
ed while living at Marion, and declined
to go bond for the priest.
How much have you got for your
church so far2" was asked of Lazar.
1T all go to bishop; I no keep; all
gone" was his reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

passenger traffic manager. After
working there a year he came to the
Topeka offices where he acted as rate
clerk for two years. He return to
Chicago and spent three years in the
ticket Office there. For the last five
years he has been the assistant chief
clerk in the passenger department
here.
Mr.. Donaldson, the new assistant
chief clerk. started work in the pas
senger department here in Topeka in
1891. After twogyears' service he quit
for the purpose of devoting a couple of
years to study at military school.
On leaving school he returned to the
passenger department and took a desk
in. the rate room. He has been in the
city ticket office and has served as a
travelling passenger agent and for the
last year has been the transportation
clerk.
Mr.. Sturges' record with the Santa
Fe has been an enviable one. He
started in as an Office by under c. W.
Kouns when the latter was in charge
of the car accountants office. He was
quickly promoted to more respon-
si5le position, but he did not conhne
his early years with the Santa Fe to
work alone. He attended night school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
NEw oRI.EANs 3 PAcIFIo.
Line to Parallel Southern Pacific Is
Planned by Yoakun.

New Orleans, Oct 21.-L. S. Berg,
president of the New Orleans Term
inaI company, has made the an
nouncement that the Frisco and the
Colorado Southern roads, by a joint
agreement, will open a new line from
New Orleans to the Pacific coast,
paral1e1ing the Southern Pacific. Mr..
Berg said in connection with athis plan:
1.-THE time has come when I can ad-
nit that I am interested in the con-
struction of the Colorado Southern
New Orleans and Pacific line, but
can not say that it is an exclusively
Frisco proposition. I can, however,
say that it is one of the plans of Mr.
Yoakum, and that it has now been so
arranged that New Orleans will, with
In a little over a year, have another di-
rect line to the Pacific coast. Con-
struction work will begin within a few
weeks on the line from Baton Rouge
to De Quincy. The line OF the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley will be used from
New Orleans to Baton Rouge. All the
material for the line between Baton
Rouge and De Quincy has already been
ordered"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
Men Who Have Earned Promotions Faithful Service

as transportation clerk. The men were
appointed to these positions last week
by James NJ. Cornell, the new general
passenger agent of the road, and the
appointments were made necessary be-
cause of the elevation of E. J. Shake
shaft from the position Of chief clerk
to that of assistant general passenger
agent.
All three of the new appointees are
deservedly popular and since their
promotions have been the recipients Of
congratulations on al sides.
Mr.. johnson began his railroad ca
reer with the Illinois Central in Chi
cagO. Prior to entering the railroading
business he was journalist. He enter
ed the service Of the Santa Fe eleven
years ago, taking a position in Chi
cago under W. F. White ush9 was then
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
STRENUOUS BILL CURTIS.
First Travelling Passenger Agent to
Whip a Man to Get Business.

Strenuous BnI' he is called now
For long time he has been known
wherever the Santa Fe runs as
Smiling Bill" and this name fitted
him to perfection for the nonce. And
While he undoubtedly will continue to
smile his way into the affections of all
whom he may meet and incidentally
into business, he viii be known in the
future as the strenuous one" and
bad men had better watch out
Few thought it was in him. His
suavity and courtesy of manner is of
the CASTOR and AlphOnse order, and
while one might pick him out of
crowd as a matinee idol, he would
never be selected as IL mixer" or,
more properly speaking in this in
stance, as a wrestler of crafty ways. as
well as ability.
All this relates to William J. Curtis,
a travelling passenger agent Of the
AIchisOn. Topeka & Santa Fe, who
makes his headquarters here in To-
pelza- All the men in this class of rail-
reading are supposed to be versatile,
but surely none of them have dis
played the versatility of Mr.. Curtis. It
is we'll known that travelling passenger
agents perform all kinds of stunts to
get business. but Curtis has performed
one recently that entities him to
place in the railroad hall of fame, and
one that viii make his rivals blush
with shame when they think of Sheir
acts in The pursuit of trade which they
have been wont to look upon as brill
liant
Up along the line of a small Kansas
railroad is an agent of ponderOus pro-
portions and as full of jokes as he is
big. but this time the joke was turned
on him. He had some business he
could turn over to either the Santa Fe
or the Union Pacific. Curtis who
through telepathy or a wireless tele-
graph system OF his own, gets word Of
possible business, often it is said before
1t develops was on hand, and as bad
/ luck would have it the travelling pas
senger agent of the Union Pacific was
I there too. He is also a genial soul and
the local agent was at a loss to know
to which one of his friends he should
give the business.
A bright idea struck him. Throwing
out his massive chest and swinging his
mighty arms he said: 'Ill give the
/ business to the fellow that puts me on
my back on the floor" The Union
Pacific man smiled in a sicl0ly way, but
( Bill Curtis
Wen. in a second his hat and vest
/ were flying to a corner of the room
and he was graphing with the big
agent They struggled for awhile and
] 1t looked as though Bill was getting
! the worst CT it, but right then was
when his craftiness came in play.
1 There happened to be a chair IN the
/ middle of the room, and Bill gradually
/ worked his antagonist over to it. Civ
ing him quick shove the fellow fell
over the chair, rolled on the floor. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

ton, Ind, where the Southern crosses
the Evansville & Terre Haute road
From the starting point the road will
run eastward through Gibson, Pike
Dubois, Crawford, Harrison and Floyd
counties to New Albany. where it would
cross the Ohio river into Louisville,
over the Kentucky and Indiana bridge.
A branch line is contemplated, leaving
St Anthony on the Southern road in
Dubois county, and running south to
Cannelton, Ind, thus covering the
block coal territory. which has never
been developed for lack of transpOrta-
ton facilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
PULLMAN CO0IPANY's BIG MONEY
It's Profits Last Year Increases Surplus
to So, 100000.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-There was no
melon" cutting at the annual meeting
of the Pullman company yesterday af-
ternoon. The directors declared a reg
ular dividend Of 81 per share but made
no announcement of anything extra,
but they evidently have the money for
an extra dividend if they wish to de-
clare one
The financial statement submitted to
the stockholders, covering the opera
lions for the year ended July 81, made
even q better showing than that for the
creased 81, 133, 900 to a total of $26,922, 600,
and the net earnings, after deductions
for depreciation. increased 1892, 1852 to a
total of s10O54,0 900. This amount figures
IS. 50 per cent on the capital stock The
cOmpany's surplus earnings of more
than 81, 600, 600 for the year raised its
total surplus as of July 81 wen above
$22, 000, 600.
In his supplementary report to the
stockholders RObe1t T. LINCOLN, presi-
dent of the company, announced that
the value of the manufactured product
of the company's car works during the
year was $16 512,3S7 and of rentals $3.50,
10s a total of 6,S01 ,495, as compared
with a total of $23,142, $50 in the pre-
ceding year. During part Of the period
covered by the report the company
car shops at Pullman were closed down
partially, but in full operation later, as
they are now, working on a list of heavy
orders. Mr.. Lincoln said further:
1.-The number Of passengers carried
during the year was "A 969, 219, and the
number of miles run was 444, $50, 296.
During the previous year the number
of passengers carried was 1892 .66S and
the number of miles run was 4O8,234, 3S2.
This year, therefore, shows an increase
of over u per cent in the number of
passengers carried, and over 9 per cent
in the number Of miles run. The total
mileage of railways covered by con-
tracts Cor the operation of this COM
pany's cars was 1s4,147. The average
number OF names on the pay rolls at
Pullman for the year was 1851, and
wages paid 1861. 995. 90, making an
average of S645.65 for each person en-
ployed. The total number of persons in
the employ of the comnany, in all de-
partments, was 1S1S6,19964. The num-
Der of employees for the previous year
was 20.355. and the wages paid during
that year 81, $40 1885"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

and became a proficient stenographer
and secured a position in that capacity
in the general superintendent office
when Mr.. Nudge was in charge there.
For the past four years he has been
private secretary to Mr.. Black, the
new general passenger traffic manager
of the road. and Mr. Black would have
liked to have had him continue in that
capacity when he moves to Chicago,
but Mr.. Black considered him a valu-
able man for the transportation desk
and waving his personal feelings in
the matter. he suggested to Mr.. Con
nell that Mr.. Sturges be given the
position and this was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

when he opened his eyes Bill was sit
ting on his chest. He acknowledged
that he had been thrown. and Bill
promptly let him up and the agent as
promptly gave Bill the contract for the
business he had to dispose of. Then
Bill did the proper thing by taking the
agent and his Union Pacific rival out
to dinner.
So far as is known this is the first
time in the history Of the Santa Fe
when it was necessary for a travelling
passenger agent to whip his man in
order to get business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
Will TAP NEW COAL Fields.
Rock Isiand-Frisco System Branching
Out in Indiana.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 21.-It is re-
ported that the Rock IsIand-Frfseo
system which controls the Evansville &
aeIfe dauIe railroad viii extend its
line through the southern part Of Tnf7i-
ana TO New Albany. Ind, and IoI1isviIIa
Ky. The survey of the road is being
made, and the proposed line has now
been run into New Albany. The line
would almost parallel the Southern
road to Louisville.
The object is to open up the coal
fields of southern Indiana The new
line viii probably be started at Prince
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
TYPE OF ENGINE NEW TO WEST.
Southern Pacific Places Orders for
Balanced Compounds,

The Southern Pacific has ordered re-
Gently new type OF engine never he
fore seen on western roads. It is called
balanced comDound, and has an ex-
ira cylinder in the middle of the 500
die of the engine. This ARRANGEMENT
gives working steam all the time and
obviates any dead point in the working
of the engine The locomotive has been
used with great success by the Penn
sylvania and New York Central in max
ing long runs with their limited pas
senger trains, and 80 miles an hoI1r I7se
been made without the least dffffc1lltv
in long distances. The locomotives win
be used first on the California divis-
ions. probably on the coast. and win
be sent all over the system if satisfao-
tory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
PROMOTED FoR Cause.
A Trio of Santa Fe Men Who Have
SteDDed FOrKard

During this week Roy Johnson
Harry W. Donaldson and Frank L.
Sturges will enter on their new duties
in the offices of the general passenger
agents department of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Johnson will take the chief clerks
desk, Mr.. Donaldson will take Mr..
Johnson's old place as assistant chief
clerk in charge of the excursion and
theatrical business of the road and
Mr.. Sturges will succeed Mr.. Donaldson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

$4,000 damages for personal injuries
sustained while working at the new
Missouri Pacific shops. The George
H Griffin Construction company of
Kansas City is the defendant and it is
alleged that through the carelessness
of the company's employees the plain
tiff received his injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
NIrs. Withers sIowIy Dzlne.

Wichita, Oct 21.-Mrs. Withers.
who was shot and seriously wounded
by her husband, who afterwards
killed himself, at Coats, Kan. about
two months ago, has been brought to
st. Francis hospital and is in serious
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
FIFTY MEN DISCHARGED.
Santa Fe Getting Rid of Undesirable
Men in San Demanding Shops.

San Bernardino, Cal. Oct. 21.-Not
less than so men were paid off and
discharged from the Santa Fe shops
here the other day They We're from
nearly all of the departments, though
most of them were metal workers. No
explanation of the move was forthcom-
ing from the officials other than that
they desired to cut down the force for
a time and laid off the least desirable
men on the rolls.
While it is not officially stated, it is
understood that the cause for laying
the men off is that the company has
been carefully investigating the shops
and has determined on a policy of get
ting rid of the most undesirable and
least efficient of the men, thus improv-
ing the class OF men employed here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
ELLIOTT WANTS a SWITCH.
So Anxious for II That He Has APP
pealed. to Railroad Board.

Robert Elliott, owner Of a 24O-acre
tract of rich coal land on the Santa Fe
between BurIingame and Scranton
called upon the state board of railroad
commissioners Saturday and had a
talk with Carr Taylor about the lOea-
ton of a switch to his mines. The
santa Fe refuses to build a switch, be-
cause they say they do not want to
break in on their main line track at
that point.
Another obstacle in the way is an
effort on the part Of Chappelle and
other operators who own land between
Elliott and the railroad to obtain a
very high price for right of way
through their land. They ask very
much more than the land is worth, ac-
cording to Mr.. Elliott.
Mr.. Taylor viii take the matter up
with the railroad company. and try to
get the company to give Mr.. Elliott
the desired switch. Mr.. Elliott agrees
to ship from one to four carloads Of
coal every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

Lumber Yard LEM hain't seen Weary
Willie around lately.
seven League Saunders-No; he's dis
gufsed himself as a college professor an
livin' as one O. DEM. He's goin' to write
a magazine article on DER lives an hab-
itE.2Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

Furnishings
Mems Covert Work Coats. ................ SI.45
Mems Covert Work Coats. 40 inches long, Ct R0
extra heavy, price -... ..--...-.....S p' s'SO
Mems Work Shirts, price. 4Oc
Mems Heavy Tennis Flannel Shirts, all RfAn
sizes, price ...--....-.. VOO
Mems Heavy Flannel Shirts. ISL 90
Mems Medium weight Ribbed Underwear. 35c
Mems All Wool Underwear a garment 49,. 75c
Some special values in Mems Dress Shirts at Soc
Don't pay $3.50 or 81. Is elsewhere See what
we are showing for s 90
We sell Union Made Overalls, with or without Bib
Tor -. sue
We sell .'Breadwinner Overalls. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

Mems Cotton Wash Pants, any Size. $l.OO
Mems Dress Pants. well made, with Union Label,
price. $3.50. IS and $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

Wants $4,000 Damages.
SedaliA Oct. PIE. F. Parsons has
fled a suit in the circuit court for
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05

Walter Walsh, residence, Centralia borough.
RESTAURANT. situate In Second Ward bounded
north Dy Catherine britt, east by an alley,
South py owen Cain EST. west by Locust
avenue.
Montelius Yeager and LANES Yeager, resi-
dence, Locust township, Hotel, situate on tue
west Side OF the public road leading from Nu-
miuia 10 Centralia In the township OF Conyng-
nam, bounded north by land formerly OF John
L. Kline, east bv said public road and on the
west ana south by lands OF your petitioners
Dora Yost, residence, Bloomsbury Restaur-
anu, situate In the 4th Election District of said
town, on the east side OF East street, bounded
north by Filth street, east by Rescue Hose Co,
south oy william iost, west by East street.
. Boyd X. letter, residence, Main township.
hoteI, situate In village ri Mainville on the
west SIDE OF public road ieaClng from Manville
10 Catawissa, bounded on the west by Cata.
wlssa Creek, north by Isaac Yetter, south by
u 5. Richart, east by public road.
Lloyd Yeager, residence, Catawlssa borough.
hotei, situate In said borough, bounded east BY
lot ol John Haley, west by Railroad street.
nortb by Pine street, south by other land OF
your petitioner and known as 'Raliroad Hotel"
wellington Yeager, residence, Locust town
snip. Hotel, situate IN said township on public
ROAD leading from Catawissa TO Num ia and
ROAD leading 20 Millgrove and Known as
national Cross Keys Hotel"
G. NJ TERWILLIGER,
Clerk OF Court OF Quarter Sessions,
Clerks OfIlce Bloomsbury, Pa, Dec. 26 1901
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
State Grange Meetings.

The places and dates Of the various
state meetings are as follows: Califor-
mia, Oakland, Oct. 81; Colorado, Den
yer, Jan. 10; Illinois, Springfield, Dec.
13; Indiana, South Bend, Dec. 13; Iowa,
Des Moines, Dec. 13; Kansas, PaOla,
Dec. 1915; Kentucky, Cynthiana, Oct
1920; Maryland, Baltimore, Dec. 49,;
Massachusetts, Greenfield, Dec. 1915;
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Dec. 49,;
Maine, Lewiston, Dec. 2O-22; Michigan,
Lansing, Dec. 1877; New Hampshire,
Concord, Dec. 20-22; New Jersey, Tren-
ton, Dec. 14-18; New York, Ogdens-
burg, Feb. 81 Oregon, Forest Grove,
May %; Pennsylvania, Erie, Dec. 1917;
Rhode Island, East Providence, Dec.
14-16; South Carolina, Bishopville, Dec
IA; Vermont, Bellows Falls, Dec. 1916;
Washington, Toledo, June g. West Vir-
ginia, Charleston, Jan. II; Wisconsin,
Appleton, Dec. 1915.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
KANSAS GRANGE STORES.
An Example of Successful Co-opera.
tiOn of Farmers.

The largest grange store in the Unit
ed States is located at Olathe, Kan.
1t has been in successful operation for
twenty-nine years, and 1t has distrib-
uted to its patrons more than $500,0O0
In dividends. In Olathe is located also
the Patrons Cooperative bank, with a
capital of 100000 and surplus funds
Of $4,000. Both of these institutions
are owned and managed by members
OF the grange. About one year ago the
store building and all the merchandise
were burned, causing loss of about
$4,000. 1t was insured for 100000,
which was promptly paid, and with
the surplus fund of 100000 the store
was rebuilt and restocked immediate
ly. At Cadmus, Kan, there is another
similar enterprise. The store occupies
a stone building 40 by 100 feet in size
and three stories high, with well suit
ed and tastily decorated grange hall
on the third floor This cooperative
enterprise invoices $4,000 Of machin-
cry and supplies in addition to the
building and real estate owned. The
Cadmus grange has about 800 men,
bers,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
Road Law hanees.
v ould Compel Supervisors to Sign Petitions
For Improvements.

Sta Highway Commissioner
Hunter will make an effort in the
coming Legislature TO Sc, ure a law
the road law OF 1903 so
as to make it obligatory on the part
oI suptrvi,ots to give their approval
when majority of the property
owners along a proposed road have
petitloned for the improvements.
Under the present law the super
vlsots OF township can use their
own judgement in approving an
tppllcation for stretch of good
road, and unless they do so the
road cannot be constructed. Gov
crnor Pennypacker is said to favor
the change, and it is expected the
law will be among the first to be
passed and signed by the governor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. DARROw. Chatham. N. r.,
Press Correspondent Ne,p York state
Grange
COMPETITION FOR PRIZES.
A Plan That Works SUCCESSFULLY In
New Hampshire.

A Plan That Works Successfully In
New Hampshire.
Governor Bachelor, when master Of
the New Hampshire state grange In
1908, remarked that a few years ago
q system of prizes was established by
the state grange for promoting and
perfectlng various features OF the
grange. When this policy was first
suggested II was regarded with sus-
picion by many, but has so thoroughly
accomplished its purpose and so effec-
lively contributed to the success Of
grange work as to dlspel doubt as to
its value. There must be some in
centive to action beyond the bare sense
Of duty In order to succeed in any I'M
dertaking or enterprise. The incentive
may not be the real value or useful
ness of the prize when obtained so
much as the spirit of competition
aroused in working to secure II. This
principle Is recognized in many ways
and made effective in securing en-
thusiastic effort in many directions.
The prizes in the grange have been
used for increasing the membership,
increasing the attendance mt meetings.
perfecting the ritual work and improv-
Ing the literary exercises. A prize be-
ing offered In each deputy district
renders the competition fierce on ac-
count of contact and knowledge of
progress being made by competitors
and enables the award to be made by
a deputy familiar with all the condi-
tlons. The decoration of grange halls
with trophies won In these friendly
contests-for competition Is between
oranges rather than between individual
members-affords an interesting ex-
hiblt to visitors and an inspiration for
more Jealous work on the part Of
members In future years. No enthu-
siastic sportsman decorates the walls
of his rude camp in the forest or his
elegant home in the city with trophies
of the hunt or the chase with greater
satisfaction than do the members OF
victorious grange decorate the walls
OF their grange home with evidences
Of victory in the mental race stmulat-
ell by well arranged and appropriate
system of prizes. The cost of prizes
offered annually is about $500.