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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
MUST STAND LOSSES.
Rate Clerks of Burlington Are Advis-
ed OF New Rule.


ed OF New Rule.
Railroad rate clerks will be in de-
mand in all parts of the country If
the lines adhere to the position taken
that the clerks must make good from
their salaries all losses to the roads
occasioned by incorrectly quoting
rates. Instructions to this effect have
been sent out by at least one line hav-
ing headquarters in Chicago, and the
clerks are already beginning to rebel
Other lines are expected to take SINH
lar action.
The first intimation the rate clerks
received that they would be held re-
spoHsible for losses came from a cir
cular sent out by George H. Crosby
freight traffic manager of the Burling-
ton, which stated that on August %
the new law goes into effect. The cir
cular states that, under the new law
the railroad must account for every
cent of earnings under the published
tariffs, and that if an error has been
made in quoting the rates, some one
must make up the loss out of his own
pocket.
The new statute provides that the
government may check up the books
examiner should find that the road re-
ceived less than the proper amount
for performing a service, the railroad
must make explanation. The officials
nOlQ Lhar the only way to adjust this
satisfactorily is to make the man who
committed the error pay out Of his
own personal funds
Hitherto when a, rate clerk made an
error in quoting rates, the railroad
charged the mistake to profit and loss,
and dismissed the matter with per-
haps only a reprimand to the employee.
But under the new rule, the profit and
loss account, so far as these trans
actions are concerned, will be abolish
ed, and the railroad will get tariff
earnings for every service performed
The rate clerks are a sick lot. They
know that mistakes are bound to hap
pen, and that, despite all the care they
are able to exercise in the rush of
work. they are sure to quote some
rates too low. This will mean that
they will have the error charged to
they may find at the end of the month
that. instead of having a pay check
coming. they will actually owe the
company.
One thing has not been mentioned
in the circular. and that is what is to
become of overcharges. The clerks
are wondering If they will receive a
portion of the money that is collected
in excess of tariff rates because of
their errors.
Rate clerks, as rule, are paid from
SIS to $3.50 per month, and if the rail-
road companies persist in charging
likely that some of them will quit the
service. AS It is. the margin between
salary and living expenses is so small
that one or two errors per month
would wipe it out and leave them with
nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
CAUGHT AN THE sPARRows.
Wellington Man Rid of a Pest by Aid
OF Rat Trap.


of p Rat Trap.
Aaron A. Richardson is now enjoy
ing CD the results of fame. Several
weeks since he dropped a rat trap be-
side his barn. a day or two after
wards he discovered that fourteen
sparrows had been caught in the trap.
Changing the position of the trap he
caught a larger number the next day.
He then borrowed Mrs. Vineyards rat
trap and caught as high as thirty-five
sparrows day and kept it up until
sparrows became a rarity in that part
Of town.
In the meantime accounts Of his
sparrow catching got into the local
newspapers and thence into the state
newspapers and now it is being pub
lished all over the country. The re-
suit is that a food of letters has start
ed to come to Mr.. Richardson asking
all sorts of questions about the kind Of
trap he used and similar questions.
These letters have arrived from as
far east as New York and before they
cease he is liable to have to hire a
secretary to answer them
Mr. Richardson has ceased his spar
row catching for the very simple rea-
son that there are no more sparrows
in his neighborhood to catch He is
very confident that any one else who
is bothered with sparrows can clean
them out in the same manner he did.
Wellington Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

through the winter months. when cold
weather has practically discontinued
building operations in the east The
California winter is warm and sun
shiny, permitting outdoor work every
day
The low second class colonist rates to
California, via the Santa Fe, author
lied from September Is to October 81,
will enable the trip to be made at
minimum cost.
The work of cleaning up the debris
in the burnt-over business district is
progressing quite satisfactorily. The
principal retail trade is now on Fillmore
street and Van Ness avenue, where
many small structures have been put
up
In the old business center several big
office buildings are partially repaired
and occupied. All around them may be
seen temporary stores, which will soon
be replaced by permanent structures
There is considerable activity in China
Basin, where many laIsse warehouses
are being built.
The street railways are nearly al
running (using trolleys instead of ca
bles) and doing an immense business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
RAILWAY TELEGRAPH SCHOOL

Santa Fe Auditing Department. Of
ffciaIs Launch Training School.
The Santa Fe Railway and Tele-
graph school viii soon be opened at
No. 521 Quincy street, Topeka, for the
purpose of Secruiting students to be
trained into suitable employees to take
charge of stations along the Santa Fe
railroad. The school has been organ
lied under the direction and approval
OF the management of the Santa Fe
railroad by several members of the
auditing department. among whom
are G. F. Pfundston, W. J. Healy. e. L.
Moon, H. c. Short and H. w Myers
It is thought the average student will
have to put in about six months time
in the school to qualify for a station
position. The tuition will be $50. The
regular Santa Fe telegraph wires will
be cut in at the schol and students
will get the benefit of studying from
the actual work which they will be
expected to do after they leave school.
All students will be given positions on
the Santa Fe after completing the
school work which will embrace a
study of station work and station ac-
counting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
SHE FELL FROM A BALLOON.
The Parachute Failed to Work for
Mrs. Napier at wichita.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 28.-Whfle trying
to perform aerobatic feats on the bar
of parachute, Mrs Napier, an aeron-
aut, became entangled in rope attach
ed to the relief knife and fell headlong
$50 feet. The parachute did not open
and Mrs. Napier's fall was unbroken.
Physicians say she cannot live.
A thousand people saw the accident.
Four times before ordering her assist
ants to release the balloon. she made
the remark. Il feel that something is
going to happen.
Mrs. Napier was in the employ of
Prof. c. ]. Laperl. who sustained a bro
ken arm and dislocated shoulder less
than a week ago as the result of a fall
from tree while making an ascent
here. Last Saturday night Mrs. Napier
made an ascent and landed in ten feet
of water above a mill dam across the
Arkansas river. She was rescued by a
fisherman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
SHE SCARED THE NEGRO OFF.
Leavenworth Woman Used a Buggy
Whip vigorously.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 28.-The fourth
Of a series of recent daylight hoIdups in
the vicinity of Leavenworth was frus-
trated Monday by the plucky wife Of a
farmer. George Wiltse. Mrs. Wiltse was
passing along a stretch of roadway skirt
ed by a hedge when a negro stepped out
from behind a brush pile and seized the
reins. He commanded the woman to throw
up her hands. Instead she grasped the
buggy whip and beat him so vigorously
about the head and shoulders that he ran.
So also did the horse and Mrs. Wiltse.
Mrs. Wiltse came to town and told her
story She could give no description of
her assailant, except to say that he was a
negro.
This is the second holdup of women to
occur within two weeks. In the first the
highwayman. a negro. got SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Atchison, Kan. Aug. 2S-E. S.
Wills. for more than twenty years SUI
periutendent of the Atchison Water
company, died here aged Z g years. Mr..
Wills was Atchison's first railroad tick
ct agent, having opened an Office here
for the old Hannibal & St Joseph in
1856. Later on he was general freight
and passenger agent of the Central
Branch railway, continuing in that po-
sition until the road passed into the
control of the Goulds. Mr.. Wills was
born in Norristown. Pa. and came west
in 1852 as a civil engineer, working on
the Quincy division of the Burlington
before locating in Atchison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
THE BAPTTsTs AT EslPoRIA.
The Neosho Valley Association Holding
Four DAYS, Session.


p Four Days Session.
Emporia, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Tha Neosho
Valley Association of Baptist churches,
which embraces all of the Baptist
churches in Lyon county and eontlgu-
Gus counties, have convened here for a
four days session. Fifty or 90 delegates
are already here. William Miller of
Emporia is moderator and prestdes at
the meetings.
The meeting last evening was devoted
to a praise service and an Introductory
sermon by Rev. Roy Banks The wo-
mems missionary meetings viii be held
Tuesday morning. the afternoon being
given to a business meeting. Wednes-
day afternoon will be an evangelical
session and the young peoples session
will be given to reports from committees
and unfinished business. Rev. n. Clark,
D. D., OF Kansas, Mrs. c. G. West of
Emporia, MIS-. William Gray of Cha
mute and others will give addresses dur
ing the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
A FINE Vegetable EXHIBIT.
A Window in the Harveyvine state
Bank looms IN

Harveyville. Kan, Aug 2S.-J. NJ Lee
of the State bank is exhibiting some
vegetable prodigies. A peach twig Is
inches in length has grown 16 fine large
peaches. one Of which is ~ inches
around SeV eral stalks of corn are over
Il feet in height with the first ears Of
corn II feet up the stalk. The corn was
full growth.
Double cucumbers triple tomatoes
and enormous apples indicate the fruits
We're never so fine and plentiful as this
year. California land agents and fruit
growers are securing photos of the Kan
sas marvels for use in their descriptive
matter on the resources of California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Barr on the charge Of being mpIica-
ted in a murder Of an old man at Bar
tlesvflle in the spring of last year The
woman was indicted at Vinita and was
traced here by a secret service agent
from Dallas. It is charged that she was
aided by three men who killed an aged
farmer and robbed him OF about $780,
The woman will be kept in the county
jail here until her trial comes up in the
federal court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

OsaWatOmie. kan-.- Aug. 2S--Two troops
Of cavalry. under command of Maj Geo.
Morgan, ordered here by the secretary. Of
war from Fort Riley to take part in the
celebration of the fftieth anniversary Of
the battle of Osawatomie, arrived today
by train. The celebration will begin to-
morrow and continue for three days. On
Thursday Vice President Charles ". Fair
banks will deliver an address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
CAUSES A ROW AT ELDoRADo.
The Orient Road Objects to the City
Building a DAM

FL Dorado. Kan. Aug. 2s.-The city of
FL Dorado owns the water plant and is
going to build dam to secure better
water supply. The Orient railroad claims
the. putting in of the dam is for boating
and other sporting purposes, and will
raise the water so that during the floods
the railroad property would be damaged
The company asks an injunction against
the city which Judge Altman has refused
Ihe road lied notice Of aoDeal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

How to keep OF periodic attacks of bill
io11sness and habit1al constipation Was q
mystery that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
solved for me writes John N Pleasant
Of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that are
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction tn
everybody or money refunded. Only e5a
at the Arnold Drug Co. 81 n Kan ava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
WAS GONE FIFTY YEARS.
James Lille Back to Leavenworth on
Brief Visit

Leavenworth. Kan, Aug. 2S-Jas.
Lille Of Kankakee. H.. arrived in
LeavenwOrth Monday, after an alb
sence of half a century. He found only
one man whom he knew and who re-
menbered him. That man is Judge H.
Miles Moore. who has recently written
a history of the early days in eastern
Kansas
Lille is a veteran of the border ruff
nan conflicts. He fought under John
Brown. His departure from Kansas
was enforced by body of the border
Tuhians." who, enc night in 1856. killed
one abolitionist and shot another on
Shawnee street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
ChanccIIOr Stronp Returns

Lawrence. Kan, Aug. 28.-Chancellor
Strong of the University Of Kansas and
Mrs. Strong returned from Colorado,
where they spent the summer. DR..
Strong has completely recovered from
his recent attack of typhoid fever and
will assume his duties Immediately upon
MS arrival The university opens here
two weeks from Wednesday and mem
bers Of the faculty. are returning daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
-Four Fen Through a I3ridge.

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug 2e.=Mat-
thew Wagner. his wife and two chill
dren, while driving across a bridge,
were precipitated a distance of sixteen
feet through the structure, together
with the horses and vehicle. No mem
Der Of the family sustained any dan
gerous Injury. but all were badly
scratched and bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
increases Order for steoI Cars.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe has iE-
creased to SO cars the order for 81 steel
underframe baggage cars given to the
American Car & Foundry company in
April The Santa Fe has also ordered
200 steel underframe tank cars and 20
eabooses from the American Car &
Foundry company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

smashed all previous records for fast
running on the middle division.
It covered the 1872 miles between Har-
risburg and Altoona in exactly lie min
utes. which is eight minutes faster than
the record made some time ago by No.
~
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lost his head when the train failed to
go in the ditch and was seen by one Of
the crew as he started to emerge from
his hiding place. He was armed but
made no fight. Considerable feeling
has been aroused against the prisoner
at Hobart, where he is in jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

persons to his dead master. For many
years Mr.. Connors was a Waterman at
the Missouri Pacific railway shops at
Armstrong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
AN OIL FIRE At ATCHIsoN.
The Uncle sam Refining Company Lost
Over 1000 Gallons

Atchison. Kan, Aug. 2s.-The tanks
of the retail station of the Uncle Sam
OIL company caught fire Monday after
noon and 1920 gallons of oil burned.
The oil had been unloaded from a tank
car two hours before the fire started.
As far as can be ascertafned the IRE
started in oiled rags lying on top of
one % the tanks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
OLD RAILROAD DAYS.
Changes That Have Come in the La.
TMentx-five Years.

Changes That Have Come In the Last
Twenty-Five Years.
]. H. Bowser, a Santa Fe fireman.
of a quarter of a century ago, was talk
ing to a Gazette reporter today about
the changes in the method Of conduct
ing a railroad since he had held the
bell rope on an old time Baldwin, says
the Emporia Gazette. THE ten wheel
Baldwins were new then and we
thought that they were as large and as
fine as they would ever make them,
but they do not show up very we'll now
a-days with the big moguis.. The rails
in use did not weigh half what they do
now and they were of very poor ma
teriaI Why I have seen rails that were
not laid over year with the fanges
worn down to quarter of an inch and
in some places entirely gone, yet we
used to make as high as 60 miles an
hour with a good sized train behind US.
That was between here and Newton,
from Newton to Nickerson we had to
suoW up on account of bad rOadbeds.
We used to use old style link and pin
that some of the boys did not get a
pinched finger or worse.
There are few of the old boys here
now; some were killed or hurt, others
have been transferred, but the most of
them have quit the business. Bert
Moody is one of the old timers. He is
running an engine now on the Howard
branch. The Santa Fe in those days
with an Office in Topeka. He was one
of the best railroad men that I ever
knew; a real worker and a man who
was just as familiar with the mechani-
cal workings as he was with the Office. .
Captured WouId-be Train Wrecker.
Guthrie. Okla. Aug. 2s.-A state
capital special fro mRed Rock, Okla.
says the crew of a Rock Island fast
passenger train captured the man who
attempted to derail the train by plac-
ing loose ties across the track. The
engineer saw the obstruction in time to
bring the train to a stop within a few
feet of it During the excitement a
clue was found and the crew. assisted
by several passengers caught a strang-
er, who it is alleged confessed to the
attempted deraiIment. The man was
taken to the Red Rock jail.
The name of the man under arrest
for attempting to derail the Rock Is
land passenger train. between Hobart
and Goetabo last night is Charles
Combs. ALIAS c. H. Boggs. After he
placed the ties on the track. Combs
hid in the woods which adjoin the
railroad right of way. He apparently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Runs 1872 Miles in 11o Minutes.

Altoona. Pa. Aug 2s-The fast mail
over the Pennsylvania railroad. with
Engineer John Haley at the throttle,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
RaiIrnnd Aroident Id PanIa

Paola. Kan. Aug. 2s.-Two cars Of the
train of a carnival company on the way
to Baxter Springs were ditched at the ST
Louis and San Francisco station here
Monday. The train was delayed three
hours The passenger coaches remained on
the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Kansas City. Kan, Aug 2S-Maurice
Connors. "A years old. died in the garden
at his home go Tenney avenue, yesterday
afternoon. Mrs COnnors was away from
home and Mr.. Connors was alone when he
died. except for his Newfoundland dog.
Lad" The dog ran to houses in me
and attracted a number Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
SIC is Cllarged va Alurfler.

Junction City. Kan. Aug. 28.-U. S.
Marshal ". u. MackeY arrested Nell
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Price soc
Over S12, COO worth of these rem
edies have been sold in Topeka.
FOR SALE AT DRUGGISTS.
ARNOLD DRUG co.
Wholesale Dlstrl butors.

SPECIAL NOTICE-These Rene
dies are sold only by druggists. No
agents are employed anywhere in
Kansas. If such appear they are i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Korak
Oil

Cures rheumatism, sore throat,
removes corns and bunions,
stops all pain in man andbeast.
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The bee., 1906-08-23
WHAT DEWEY is DOING
THE ADMIRAL PREFERS HARD
WORK TO LIFE OF EASE.
Rank Makes Him Independent Of
President or Secretary of Navy
lis Known as a Well
Groomed Man.

New York.-"What has become OF
Admiral George Dewey and what is
be doing now?"
This inquiry, sent to st. Louis
newspaper, elected the following in
formation:
Taken all in all there is perhaps no
man in the United States in the serv-
ice of the government or out of 1t who
is in a more enviable position than
is Admiral Dewey. Congress has
given him the rank, pay and allow
ances of an admiral of the navy, re-
viving the rank for his benefit. He is
absolutely independent of the secre-
tary of the navy and of the president
of the United States.
He cannot be retired and he cannot
be disciplined by reduction In rank
or any of the other usual means en-
ployed. The place gives him an an
nual income of s15.500.
If he chose to do SO he could close
down his desk. go home and never
turn his hand over in the way OF
work, either for the navy or anyone
else, and his pay and allowances would
go on as long as. he lives; but the
admiral prefers to work and to work
hard.
He is at the head of the navy gen.
eral board, charged with the duty oi
devising general plans for improve
ment of the navy. the management OF
the ships, the handling of officers anf
men, and the control of the great gov
ernment shipyards. Every day wher
he is not at sea for the maneuyer'
he is at his desk in his Office orl at
tending to the meetings of the board
Admiral Dewey is much loved anC
much respected. He is dapper lit
The bee., 1906-08-23
For Sale.
New baled straw.
BARNETT 4 SON.

Anticipating the arrival OF Ed
ward r. Salter's "Ikey and Abey "
Company, it may not be amlss TO
announce that the production VIII
surpass all previous presentations
of funny musical farces. The most
novel, intricate, and bewltching
music will be introduced, while the
songs which will bs sung for the
first time in public are sure to be
whistled by every lad in town after
the show takes its departure. The
scenic accompaniments are rich In
color, elegant in design, and blend
in perfect harmony and the rich and
beautiful costumes worn by the
many dashIng women who compose
the chorus, which by the war is one
of the features of the production
The first performance will be given
at Morton's Theatre on Aug. 27.
The bee., 1906-08-23
No Rellef as Long as we submit.

If we were engaged in war IN
which during the last year over 10,-
900 people had been killed outright
and nearly $4,000 wounded, it would
equal the casualties of any year of
the civ:I war on either side, and would
not only be the principal topic of in
terest, but would fill the land with
mourning; and there would be intense
anxiety and unremitting effort to bring
It to an end. When, however, we are
officially informed that between June
3. 1903, and June 30, 1904, 10,046 per-
sons were killed and s4,l55 injured in
railroad accidents in the United States
it secme 10 make no more impression
on us than an idle t&le. +
The bee., 1906-08-23
ROBINSoN-PETTET CO., Gnc.)
Louisville, Ky.
RUSSIAN FAMINE FUND.
Internal Loan of s27, 100000 to Stay
Suffering.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1S.-The credit
of s7,5OO,OOO voted by the late parlla.
ment for famine relief being already
exhausted and the commission revis.
ing the budget having L~raped the
last possible kopeck to raise $4,000,
900, it is reported that the government
has determined to have recourse to
an internal loan of s27 100000 to pro
vide the further sum urgently needed
to prevent starvation and provide seed
for new crop The loan will be Sub
scribed" by the state savings banks