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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22

be "a cents. Isn't it a fact that the
correct rate is 20 cents 20
IF you apply the higher Missouri
river basis, yes, sir
To Caney, Kan, you show the rate
to be % cents, when the correct rate
is 20 cents, is it not?''
1T may be-"
ITO Greensburg, you show the rate
to be Al cents. Isn't 2S cents the cor
rect rate?"
1T may be. don't know.
''Twenty-eig cents is the correct
rate and you failed to apply it,
Mr.. Koontz to the board:
There is no use taking up the time
OF the board further along this line.
simply desire to state that out of the
SO stations shown in this statement
prepared by Mr.. Resting that the re-
suits in 81 of them are in error as
shown by a careful comparison with
our published tariffs y
Upon application of Mr.. Helm, at
torney for the complainants. to allow
Mr.. Resing to revise his schedule of
rates, the board said:
1T seems to the board that before
witness is put upon the stand to
place figures before the board in
tabulated form to help them in ad-
Justing rates for the shippers of this
state, that such witness should certain
ly be competent and ought to be able
to take from the published rate sheets
the figures as they appear there. A
statement like this one offered by Mr..
Resting win mislead the board and not
help it in the least, and unless Mr..
Resting does better in filing his revised
figures than he did in the compilation
of these the board would not be safe
in considering them.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
A RUBBER PLANT.
Independence Secures the
Promise Of Such Factory.
VIII Employ $50 Men in Shifts
of Eight Hours Each.
GOOD MARKET FOR OIL
To Also Buy the Residuum From
NeOdesha Refinery.
Expected to Use 1900 Barrels
of Crude Oil Daily.
GOOD MARKET FOR OIL

Independence. Kan, Nov. 22.-That
the rubber plant is coming to this city
at last, is due to remarkable public
spirit and enterprise of d number of
men to whom the city owes much.
Z. G. Leszynsky. during the course
of a conversation, gave out number
Of facts of great interest. Mr.. Leszyn-
sky is the general manager of the new
plant He stated the plant here would
be run with three shifts of eight hours
each with about 10 men employed
for each shift. This would mean a
pay roll of over 500 names. The
nature of the work is such that eight
hours is the maximum time any one
man is asked to work.
This number of men includes chem
lists and employees in the laboratory OF
which there viii be nine. OF this list
of workmen about thirty are high
priced men drawing salaries of from
$500 to $500 per month. These men
viii come here with their families and
will comprise a handsome addition to
the social life of the city. The office
force viii require about eleven per
sons, including stenOgraphers.
A pipe line viii be built to Wayside
from which place will come the bulk
of the raw material used in the plant
About 1900 barrels of crude oil are
used every day in the plant.
A gentleman made the statement to
a reporter the other day that the new
plant would probably meet with OPP
position from the Standard in the pur-
chase of the necessary oil. Mr.. Les
zynsky was asked concerning this
feature of the enterprise. He laughed
as he replied.
THE Standard Oil company has
made it possible for this territory to be
developed. They have built pipe lines
and in other ways handled the prOduc-
ton of the mid-continent field. They
are the largest buyers of crude oil in
the world and have made the market.
We being comparatively small buyers
viii follow their prices and buy oil in
the open market at the prices set by
the Standard"
"Can you use any of the Standards
by-prOducts manufactured at Neode-
sha ?" asked the newspaper man.
I'VE expect to use all of their by
products" was the unexpected reply.
"Au the residuum of the refinery at
NeOdesha. we expect to use right here
In Independence"
R-r. LesZynsky further stated that a
force of draughtsmen and engineers
would be here in a few days to begin
the preliminary work on the erection
of the plant.
The statement made above by MI
Leszynsky to the effect that his com
pany would use the residuum from the
Neodesha refinery offers foods for
thought. Tt is right along the line of
q statement made recently that the
Frisco road would build into Independ-
ence should the rubber plant be estab-
fish ed here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
FREIGHT CARS RANsACKED.
Seven Men Arrested at St. Joseph
Charged With Big Theft.

St Joseph, Mo- Nov. 22.-Seven men
have been arrested here by the police on
a charge of having stolen more than 81 600
worth of merchandise from Burlington
route freight cars They are Elmer
Critics, Claude w. Hudson, John Agees
Thomas Lyle, Samuel D. Phillips, Chas
Peterson and r. Thorpe.
About 81, 500 worth of merchandise was
recovered in the basement of Phillips
store on the Dug Cut road and was iden-
titled by Burlington detectives.It included
a barrel Of whisky and $50 caddies of to-
bacco. The gang would board train as
such goods as they could while the train
was pulling out of town. Later they gath
cred it I'd.
The police believe that Andy AIcWil-
liams, who is charged with the murder of
James Stanfield November Il, is a mem
Der of the gang and that Stanfeld was
killed to prevent his informing the au-
thOrities of some robbery it was believed
he witnessed. MeWilliams is still at
large.
The freight car robberies have occurred
frequently for the past year, and today
the various railroad officials declared
that the total losses of the railroads en-
tering St Joseph amount to at least S.
900. It is believed three different gangs
have been operating. Herman WenzeI
and two sons, Carl and Rudolph, were ar
rested several days ago and are now
awaiting trial charged with robbing the
st. Joseph and Grand Island and Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe freight cars.
A large amount of stolen goods was
found at the WenzeI home. Phillips made
a confession last night concerning the
Burlington robberieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22

turns from Old Mexico. J. E. Hurley,
general manager of the Santa Fe, has
offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the guilty persons.
The wreck occurred a mile east of
Emporia, the morning of May IA. Evil
dence was found indicating that a wo-
man and three men were responsible for
it, and Santa F'e officials and detectives
have worked on the theory that tGe
three men were ex-employes, seeking
revenge because they had been dis
charged. @Near the scene of the wreck
in a pool of water, were found a track
wrench and crowbar that had been
stolen from a nearby section Toulouse.
The spikes and fshplates of two rails
on the inside of a curve had been re-
moved.
Detective Kenney left Kansas city
last Wednesday night. Chief Hayes re-
fused to say last night where Kenney
went
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
MISSOURI PACIFIC LIBERAL.
Pays Mrs. Jones $1,000 for Death O
Her Husband.

Pays Mrs. Jones $1,000 for Death of
Her Husband.
Fort Scott, Kan, Nov. 22.-Officials
of the Missouri Pacific railroad have
been liberal with Mrs. j. A. Jones, whose
husband was killed in the company's
shops here in an accident some months
ago. Mrs. Jones is to be paid 81 900 by
the company. In paying this informal
claim the company assumes no liability
for the accident but the circumstances
surrounding the case were such that the
officers of the company desired to deal
literally with the widow of an old and
trustworthy employee. It is the policy
of the company to pay $500 in case OF
death of all employe by accident, where
the circumstances are such. Mrs. Jones
presented no claim, but was in cores
pondence with the company officials,
stating that she had no lawyer, did not
intend to have one, and would not go
into court under any circumstances,
and relied upon the honesty of the COM
pany to deal justly. Col. Richards de-
Iivered an opinion in the case, which
was submitted to Mrs. Jones, in which
he called attention to the company's
rule to pay but $500 in such cases, but in
appreciation of the deceased's valuable
services to the company during the last
twenty years. he recommended that his
services be rewarded by increasing the
regular amount, and an allowance of
81, 600 will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
HOW TO RECOGNIZE LAWRENCE
Look for Town Where You Can
Sleep in DaYtime.


There was a fussy little old gentle
man on the Santa Fe train that
brought me in from the west, via To-
peka the other day, who furnished US
with a great deal of entertainment, .
said Bony Bean. who has recently re-
turned from the state of Washington,
says the Ottawa Republic.
This little man was ticketed for
Lawrence and was nervous with fear
that he might be carried by. Every
little while he would appeal to the
conductor with Amt we a gettin' close
to Lawrence?' Finally the much pes
tered official blurted out. Look here,
my friend, I'll tell you what to do. You
lust climb out on the platform and
pipe off the towns as we come to
them. When you see one that looks
so quiet and easy like that man could
go to sleep at midday without fear of
being disturbed, you get off. That's
Lawrence
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NEW ELECTRIC LINE
Out of K. c. to Connect Chanute,
COneyyiIle and Independence.

Out of K. C. to Connect Chanute,
COneyviIle and Independence.
Chanute. Kan, Nov. 22-The sun
says
The Sun is informed that the Kansas
City and Central Kansas Construction
company, through local representative
viii in the near future, possibly two or
three weeks, ask the city council of
the city of Chanute for franchise for
the installation and operation of a
street railway system here and for a
franchise to instou and operate a trunk
electric line through the city of Chanute
to connect with the local system.
Kansas City and New York capital Is
back of the K. c. & C. K. Construction
company. The company's central Office
is the New York Life building, Kansas
City, Mo. Other offices are in New
York and Phoenix, Ariz. In Chanute
there are two men connected with the
company-G. N. Roster and H. P. Far
reilly. Mr.. Roster went to Kansas City
this afternoon on matters pertaining to
the electric railroad business and on
other matters. He said that the cities
Of Chanute Oofeyville and Independ-
ence would be asked to grant franchises
to this company for the operation of
lines in the city. These three cities are
considered the most important of the
number that will be connected by the
proposed trunk line from Kansas City
south through eastern Kansas. The
trunk line of the electric system viii be
the nucleus of it all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
DOES NOT TRUST CONDUCTORS.
Alton Expects to Save SIS, 600 a Month
Through Train Auditors.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-President FELTON, of
the Chicago & Alton railroad has decid-
ed to employ train auditors to protect
the company against further pecula-
tions.
The order has been promulgated which
will place upon every Alton passenger
train next Sunday two men in charge
instead of one. One of the men will be
the regular conductor of the train, while
the other will be the collector. The col
lectors, or train auditors, are paid a
salary of 800 month, and are regarded
by the conductors as spies. The return
to the system by the Alton has aroused
the animosity of the men. who declare
that the charge of stealing is unfounded.
In the presidents office, however, it is
insisted that the employment of collect
ors will save the company at least $4,000
every month in addition to the salaries
of the men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
THESE GIRLS CLTPPERs.
salina BIaidens Walk -Four Miles and
Earn a WAGER.

saIinas Kan. Nov. 22.-On wager laid
by w. w. Watson, president of whole
sale house in this town, Miss Clara
Hageman, Miss Mildred Hageman and
Miss Ada Harris, society girls here,
Mr.. Watson, at the table of a fashion
able boarding house, declared that it is
impossible for woman to walk four
miles in one hour unless she is a trained
athlete. The three girls Immediately as
serted that they could walk that distance
in less than one hour. A wager of five
pounds OF candy was made with each
girl and at noon the party went to the
race track at the fair grounds. Each girl
won box of candy, two walking the
four miles in 5514 and two in 55sz min
utes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
SOUND SLEEP
Can Easily Be Secured.

up to two years ago" woman
writes. 81 was in the habit of using
both tea and coffee regularly.
II found that my health was begin
ming to fail, strange nervous attacks
would come suddenly upon me, max
ing me trembIe SO excessively that
could not do my work while they last
ed; my sleep left me and I passed long
nights in restless discomfort. I was
filed with a nervous dread as to the
future.
"a friend suggested that possibly tea
and coffee were to blame, and I de-
cided to give them up, and in casting
about for a hot table beverage, which
I felt was an absolute necessity, I was
led by good fortune to try Postum
Food coffee. For more than a year I
have used it three times a day and
expect. so much good has it done me
to continue its use during the rest of
my life.
'sSoon after beginning the use of
Postum, I found, to my surprise, that,
instead of tossing on sleepless bed
through the long, dreary night,
dropped into a sound, dreamIess sleep
the moment my head touched the pill
low. Then / suddenly realized that all
appetite, which had fallen off before.
had all at once been restored so that
ate my food with a keen relish.
"All the nervous dread has gone. I
walk mile and a half each way to
my work every day and enjoy 1T. I
find an interest in everything that goes
on about me that makes life a pleas
ure. All this I owe to leaving off tea
and coffee and the use of Postum, for
I have taken no medicine" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE - in plkgs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
DIPHTHERIA AT MOUND VALLEY.
Death of Child Causes the Schools to
Close.

Parsons. Kan, Nov. 22.-Mr. w. G.
Perry, principal of the Mound Valley
schools was in the city today spending
an enforced vacation caused by the
closing of the schools in Mound VAL
ley on account of a panic caused there
by diphtheria.
When it became known that child
had died of diphtheria, several of the
parents kept their children out of
school, although the child had not been
to school and none of the school child
rem had been exposed to the conta-
gion. DR.. Bennett the health officer,
says that he has the condition well in
hand and a strict quarantine will be
maintained on all places where the dis
ease makes itself known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
ATCHIsoN's COAL MINE.
Condition of Affairs Not Encouraging
Lately.


Lately.
Atchison, Kan, Nov. 22.-People who
visited the coal shaft yesterday did not
find a very encouraging condition Of
things. Accidents continue to occur.
Last week a heavy iron ring broke and
let another water box into the east
compartment of the shaft. That makes
two water tanks and a cage in the bot
toTq of that compartment. This wreck
ge has sprung the partition between
the compartments until it is out of line
u inches. There is no wreckage in the
west compartment. but the water tank
can't reach the bottom of the shaft on
account of the partition being pushed
over. The tank tightens on the guides
10 or Il feet above the bottom. The
wreckage can't be removed until it is
uncovered.
A new scheme has been devised to
lower the water. Two of the old iron
buckets used in sinking the shaft are
being converted into a water tank. They
viii pass the narrow place at the bot
tom of the shaft. and may afford means
of getting the water down below the
wreekage, so that it can be cut UP and
taken out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
nIED OF LOCKJAW.
An Arkansas City Mans End Comes
From a Nail Scratch.


From a Nail Scratch.
Arkansas City. Nov. 22.-The Traveller
says:
William T. Murphy died yesterday
afternoon at 1855 at his home at 20S
North Sixth street, of Iockjaw. About
a week ago, while he was doing some
repair work on his chicken yard, he
ran a nail into his hand. The wound
was sore for a few days. but little was
thought of it. He was up town as usual
on Friday and did not take to his bed
until Saturday morning, when his jaws
began to set and the physicians pro
nounced it a case of 1ockjaw. He SUI
fered untold agony. having severe con
vulsions every few minutes until he died
Saturday night the physicians sent. to
wichita for some anti-tetanis serum
and that arrived yesterday morning. An
injection was given the patient, but it
was too late.
The deceased was 50 years of age and
has lived in this city for a number of
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
EAIPoRIA IS PLEASED.
Proud of the Pipe Organ Presented by
the TOpeka Church.

Emporia, Nov. 22.-The Gazette
poria college BY the First PRESBYTERIAN
church of Topeka has arrived and is
being taken out to the college today.
It filled a car. The organ will be set
up between now and the holidays. The
expense OF setting it up will be $3.50.
There will be an additional instructor
in the college for the organ, who will
be selected this week. Several Pres
byterian churches IN Topeka wanted
sWeetest-toned organ in Topeka, but
the interest and good will of the To-
peka First church for the college is
such that there was no division of vote
when the question of giving the organ
to the college was decided. Interest
and enthusiasm among the students of
the college is at its height on account
of the good prospects of the school and
it's present condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
JOINTS STILL RUNNING.
Little Effort Being Made to close the
Kansas City. Kan. Places.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov. 22.=There
are more than fifty places in this city.
It IS now charged, where liquor is be-
ing sold in violation of law. The po-
lice are making no effort to close the
places. W. II. McCamish, the assistant
attorney general, says he is calling
witnesses to appear before him in an
effort to obtain evidence of the viola
tons, and expects to proceed against
some of the places.
At one place near Fifth street and
Minnesota avenue fifty-two cases of
beer We're sold Sunday and Monday.
On North Fifth street. North Third
street James street, Central avenue,
Kansas avenue and Usage avenue it is
easy to obtain all the liquor a person
wants. The policemen say they have
knowledge of the existence of places
where liquor is sold.
The proprietors of some of the
places are making more money now
than before the law movement began.
The jofntkeepers do not have to pay
the city now for the privilege of run
ming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
STRUCK THRAsHING OUTFIT.
Santa Fe Express in Wreck and En-
gineer Badly Hurt.

The Santa Fe Atlantic express from
California. due in Topeka at 2:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was three hours late
because Of a slight wreck which occur
red 70 miles west Of Hutchinson, in which
the engineer, Jack Miller, and the fire
man, James Cross, both of Newton, Kan.
were injured. Miller and Cross jumped
the former sustaining a fracture of the
arm and internal injuries, and the latter
receiving severe bruises.
The train V as running about 40 miles an
hour when it crashed into a big thresh-
ing engine that was crossing the track
There was quite a. fog and Miller did not
see the thresher on the track until he
was d couple Of hundred feet away. He
threw the reverse lever and applied the
brakes. and then with Cross jumped The
thrcshing machine was totally wrecked
but none Of its crew were injured. The
locomotive was not damaged very much.
and Cross, the fireman, brought the train
into Hutchinson after an hours delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
BoYs for de Penitentiar-r-

Leavenworth, Nov. 22.-The record for
the admittance of young prisoners in
the state prison was broken when two
boys, IA and Is years of age. were
confined in the penitentiary. The young
er of the two is Sampson Young, color
ed sent from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
territory, to serve two years for bur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22

Tonopah railroad held. their first meet
ing. They voted to increase the direc-
tory from five to seven and the follow
ing were elected: W. A. Clark, W. A.
Clark jr., ]. Ross Clark, c. o. white
more, f. A. Waters, R. c. Kerens and
". H. Comstock.
The directors awarded a contract for
construction which is to begin December
and be finished by April 1. 1t was
announced that the company had Sc
cured eleven miles of grade finished by
''Borax'' Smith upon which steel can
be laid at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-22
Sues Brother-in-Law for $4,000.

Concordia, Kan, Nov. Pc. L. Mar
tin one of the propriet0rs of the Racket
store and an old merchant here. has
brought suit in the district court for
$4,000 for damages to his character,
because of charges made by his brother
in-law, A. NJ. Gosselin, merchant, and
postmaster at Aurora, this county
Martin managed Gosselin's store for
few weeks this fall while the latter was
east, and Martin alleges that to many
persons Gosselin accused him of stealing
81, 900 from the store.
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Patents for Kansans.

Washington. Nov. 22.-Patents have
been issued as follows;
Kansas-Charles A. Ackenhausen,
Leavenworth, breeding; Stephen A.
Atkins, Chanute, coupling; John W.
Allkire and J. Orndorff. Wichita, feed
trough; James r. Edge Sterling, moth
trap: Frank H Fay. Hoxie. two bolt
door lock; William H Jordan, Hays,
hand operated pump; John P. Poynter.
Topeka. voting machine; Walter n
Sanders, lola, concentrating ores; Jesse
T. Sappenf1eld, Milan, facing for pull
leys and the like: Edward B. Witers,
COfeyVille, cultivator.
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Nervous
Worn-Out

1t you are in this condition.
your nerve force is weak-the
power is giving out, the or
gans Of your body have
slowed up, and do their work
imperfectly. This failure to
do the work required, clogs
the system and brings distress
and disease. When the nerves
are weak the heart IS unable
to force the 1ife-giving blood
through your veins; the stom-
ach fails to digest food; the
kidneys lack power to filter
impurities from the blood, and
the poisonous waste remains in
the system to breed disease.
Nerve energy must be restored.
DR.. Miles Nervine will do it,
because it strengthens the
nerves; it is a nerve medicine
and tonic, that rebuilds the
entire nervous system.
Several years ago I was al broken
down was nervous, WORKOUT could
not sleep. and was in constant pain.
I doctored for months, and finally the
doctor said he could do nothing for
me. began taking DR.. Miles
Nervine, and used altogether eight
bottles, and became strong and
healthy, and now weigh ITO pounds
H. c. CUNNINGHAM
1oS Ellsworth Ave, Allegheny, Pa
Or. Miles Nervlne Is sold BY your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. II It falls, ne
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co, E1khart, Ind