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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-17

We dSSl.lCSA SNSAoA hAA''
sceeden king the county the
ut in sn stions.
s a runleven counties have
NE he's al to the dry" list.
ire ar ne dry counties in the
1t Out oftal of 119.
md this iltucky the home of the
ut 5ulep,and of whiskey dis
tries corably more than half Of
w,h is tolnder prohibitory law
bhe volu action Of its citizens.
iauestie the cause Of practical
telerancaking rapid Roadway
all ,er thirty. There could be
no rongef of this fact than
Irent da;ditions in Kentucky
whe Gov Beckham has won out
in h sen; contest purely upon
the rengiis temperance record.
1t GEMS that there has been
a disositidaine to regard the re-
sultSf TINT election, as to some
exter, a triumph for the liquor
interests. should regard it rather
as ar endnt of the principle Of
the ,efer The right Of a
sovereign to pass upon any
matter of policy is not to be
questbneds a right that is in
herent in r government. The
friends ofrance will make a la
mentable if they undertake to
question cat it. This right the
Journal hys recognized. 1t has
felt, howat it was necessary to
show a al desire for a
referendum the Legislature Of
the State be justified in order
ing it. ca former hearings be-
fore the I've committee on tenn
perance hit developed any such
desire on It Of the people of
Maine. Use of resubmission
has conspt lacked both petitions
and adyod The showing it was
able to mi not justify its de-
mands. Il matter of legislative
record.
The reaction, however. did
show a yetral desire on the part
of the vottMaine to have this
question atssed upon by the peo-
pie. This a matter Of record
If this dea been confined to the
Rum Trusts satellites it would
have merite attention; but, as a
matter of Mas not so confined.
It had thebken and active sup
port Of th$ Of practical tenn
perance md believed that the
cause OF prbn would be strength
ened. and agitation done away
with for " come if this whole
question wterred back again tC
the people Is upon at the polls
In their raire many clergymer
and othershave been leaders ir
the iemperR use and whose genu
inc devotio} is not to be ques
The JourIts not believe that the
State Of Md ready to go back tt
he open sabr that the people
If this Stattd fail to reaffirm the
b rousing majority
At the samk We believe it to bt
he populark ment, plainly ex'
,ressed at tcent election that al
ur laws shtbe honestly and i'm
artially emf by the officials
,hom the p{ elect for that pur'
ose and VIII directly accountable
D the peopl} the manner in whicf
ney discharleir sworn duties.
We do mott ve that the cause o
over stronger in thi'
nnntry thanh today. There ma!
occasional kward swings of thu
ldulum, aaEew Hampshire ant
Nmont. but general trend o
stiment isi@ rd and upward. A
thame tim{s important that tn
frils of ten Pnce do not take un
ten lie positil Tor permit theories t.
ohithem I'd hard and fast fact
OF SydaysI Dreamers and ideal
. lists va the;, zee in the world. The,
help create p standards; but tn
resultant for the bettermen
, OF a c,nuni1 enerally come throug
the ef &ctical mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-17
Daily Kennel sccurnal
ESTA1l lsH.En2g

Ne aot'es Whatever Will taken -
unsigned communication
The Journal cannot b hs'esponsibls
for the preservation or r<n Of r..
lected communications.
Address oil eommun'eat'eno!atins 70
subscriptions and advertkants to
BURLEIGH 4 TLYNT, Alishara
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-17

Min"t st. Clair Francis appears to be
rapidly surrounding his pursuers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-17
HOTELS

Gives vigor. strength, vitality to your
nerves, stomach and every part Of your
body. It's easy to take; swallow .
little HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea:
1t does the business. Tea or Tablets.
IS cents. Bowditch. Webster q Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-17
AUGUSTA
SAVINGS
3 A N K

Organized Sept. 90, l84S
- l..
Deposits 1hly 11.1sos. V.s4a,ss47s
Reserve fund and un-
divided profits. 80. 44O,850.76
Total ...........$7924,253.51
Market value Of re-
sources above la
bilities ........... $s57. 361.s2
Deposits received on or before the
10th draw interest from the LIST OF
the month. Interest compounded
February and August.
TRUSTEES:
LESLIE c. CORNISH. Pres.
LENDALL TITCOMB, Vice Pres.
Benz. +. PARROT, Treby johnson.
Samuel G. Manley.
CHARLES r. WRITTEN. Treas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
ANOTHER BONUS Topped OFF.
Burlington VIII No Longer Pay Grain
SINNERS Elevator Charees.


Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 27=An-
nouncement has been made By the
Burlington that hereafter it will refuse
to pay to the shipper Of grain the usual
IA cents per hundred pounds elevator
charges for the transfer of grain from
elevators to cars. Hereafter the Gus
tomary charge Of 1 Z cents viii be paid
to the elevator company or the Arm
leasing the elevators for the actual
service performed. This ruling viii be
taken up by the other railroads and
become the established method Of ele-
vator charges.
This step taken by the Burlington
will to a certain extent force the grain
trade from Kansas City to st. Louis
and is viewed with considerable alarm
by Kansas City shippers. It has been
the custom, it Is said by members Of
the board of trade, for railroads TO
make a charge Of a cents TO the
shipper when the grain is received at
the elevator. When some other road
wishes to ship the same grain from
Kansas City the shipper is again paid
1 a cents by the railroad over which
the grain is shipped. This extra 4
cents amounts TO a bonus paid by the
railroad to the shipper. This has been
the practice by shippers for over q
year
About a year ago the matter was in
vestgated by the interstate commerce
commission. A complaint was made
by certain grain dealers OF Kansas City
that they we're being Disseminated
against by certain railroads. The re-
suit of the change IN payment for els-
vator service is said to be the result OF
the Investigation of the interstate com
merce commission. All railroads have
been in the habit of paying the elevator
charges to the shippers with the ex-
ception of the Milwaukee. That rail-
road alone paid its charges TO the eie-
vator for performing the service
This brought about the charge BY
certain grain men who wanted to ship
over the Milwaukee that they were be-
ing Disseminated against. The com
plant was laid before the interstate
commerce commission. An official or
the Milwaukee told the reason why his
road would not make the payment to
the shipper and declared that q bonus,
which amounted to rebate. was being
paid the shipper by other roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27

cultivated with earnestness. The more
things thou learnest to enjoy the
more complete and full win be for thee
the delight Of living.
The study subject of the club for
the year is the Bay View reading
course on France and Austria, and
books ON art.
In place of one of the regular meet
ings of the club recently. a public ex-
hibition of the Kansas Travelling Art
gallery was given for three evenings.
The object of the exhibit was two-fold.
to create Il fund for the establishment
Of a public library, and to give the
club members and the public a chance
to see the works of the great masters
of painting.
Five prizes were offered. two to the
Hoxie schools for selling tickets to the
exhibit and three to the country
schools for the greatest representation
a t the exhibit, and work in map draw
ing and penmanship. The exhibit was
a success in every particular. The
hall was well filled each daygand much
interest in art was awakened one of
The most pleasant surprises was the
number of pupils from the country
schools and the pleasure they seemed
to derive from the exhibit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
sIIcKNEY NoNCoAlA1IT.rAL..
Refuses to Disclose His Hand in Dry
Goods Rate Efght.

Chicago Jan ga committee Of the
vice presidents of the western railroads
Stfckney, president of the Great Western,
yesterday and tried vainly to find out
| rates on dry goods traffic to the Missouri
river points. Beyond admitting that he
was considering a rate of about s. cents
per lU0 pounds, Mr.. Stlckney refused to
be communicative. He told the officials
OF competing lines that for three years
the Great Western had suffered losses in
revenue OF account of the Burlington and
other roads granting rebates, in the form
OF commissions paid to G. L. Thomas, and
that he proposed recouping those losses if
ne could md a way 50 TO do " hetner
securing a contract with certain Mis-
souri, river 5obbers was the best way to
accomplish this, he had not determined
After the conference Mr.. Stickney eN-
planned the situation as follows Did
you ever see Two fellows get a sucker IN
between them in poker game, and keep
I on raising him back and forth until the
/ poor chap had lost all of his money, just
anteing away? Well. if you have, that IL
| Illustrates the position of the Great Vest
ern for the last three years with respect
to the dry goods trade. They We been
raising US between them until we have
anteed away all our money, but now
We've got some more and we're going to
90 some raising on our own account.
When the federal injunctions were issued
we thought all railroads had stopped pay
/ ing rebates, but we were rudely awaken
I ed, and We don't see any way to recOup
/ ourselves, except to make a contract with
| the jobbers, and put in a rate of about %
per cent OF the present rate winch WOula
be the rate the jobbers have been secretly
| receiving for three years, or until Thorn
as Indictment
How do you know that rebates were
paid in this manner?'' was asked.
oh, it was admitted in the conference
today"
IF the Great Western makes the con-
| templated deal with the jobbers on the
! Missouri river, viii it not injure the other
commercial interests2''
ooh no; not at ALL If we do that, don't
you think the other roads viii make a
! similar rate for the wholesalers on less
than carload lots? OF course they WILL
why should it hurt now more than for
eight years paste
/ The revenue involved in the controversy
! is about S600. nla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
STEEL RAILS CHEAP HERE.
Price of Them in England Has Been
Advanced.


New York. Jan 27-Steel experts
figure that the United States is now
the cheapest market in the world for
that recently sale of rails was made
in England on a basis OF $29. 40 a ton, as
compared with S2S d ton, the price
which has prevailed in this market for
the last few years.
As a result of the advance in prices
abroad the selling price of American
rails in foreign markets is gradually be-
ing raised. The difference in the price
here and in Europe has practically
eliminated foreign competition for the
time being.
The iron and steel business abroad is
exceptionally strong in all lines, when
accounts for the action of steel plate
manufacturers in removing rebates on
steel plates destined for Pacific coast
The demand for steel rails in this
country shows no signs of abatement.
Mail orders are coming in in larger
ever before. The railroads are laying
more rails tina nthey figured on last
wear. and this has resulted IN suDstaIl-
fial increases in specifications from the
original amounts.
Manufacturers report an unprecedenI-
ed demand for rails from the Northwest.
More mileage will be constructed in that
part of the country this year tnan IA
any previous year in history.
The big rail mills of the country are
still taking orders for rails, but their ca
Dacitv for the entire year has been pref
ty well sold W.
If there is no setback manufacturers
believe the production of rails this year
will reach 100000 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
PREPARING FOR FLOODS.
santa re Has Army of Men Ballast
ing Coast Lines.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Jan. 29-Close to
A thousand track laborers are now At
work on the coast lines Of the Santa re
in New Mexico finishing up the work OF
rebaIlasting the track with eindefs sans. anu
gravel. The track in places IS IaliIy
So. -.i+1, men and the company is max
inc the most of the temporary mildness
Of the weather. Two hundred and sew
entv-five men We're yesterday trans
farfe5 from the west end to the first dis
trict, At Armijo station, fifty-tNo
miles west of here there are 10 men az
work and at Cubero, seventy miles west,
Tn The new ballast. which has been
gradually replacing the OLD all aI9 3,.
tined ene il ana d damaged BY the floods Of the
early Winter and it Is the int dnteq ndsgi to
49, - ~ lz,if17stsnd the freshets which
are expected when the phenomenal
snowfall in the mountains neits n the
T7alrav spring time. In spite Of the great
55ff5eIl1ties under which the coast lines
management has Iabored during the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
MIDLAND VALLEY NOT SOLD.
vice President Holden Says 1t Is tc
Be a Trunk Line

Muskogee. I. T.. Jan. 27.-''The
Midland Valley railroad has not been
sold to the Rock Island Railway
company as has been reported said
J. H. Holden the new vice president
of the former road, who was here for
a short time yesterday. so far as I
know the Midland Valley is not for
sale. It is the intention of the com
pany to make it trunk line running
from the northwest to the south. We
already have 200 miles of this line
built which runs through one Of the
richest sections of the United States.
With the opening of the Panama
canal there will be great volume
of traffic from the north and west to
the south and we expect our road to
get its share of this business
Members of the Midland Valley
party who visited NIuskogee were: J.
H. Harris. general superintendent; J.
M McLoud general solicitor; J. F.
Elder. general traffic manager. These
officials We're in conference with
members of the Muskogee Commercial
club in regard to the establishment of
the Midland Valley railroad shops
here. It is believed that Muskogee
will secure the shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
over ACRAzY GIRL
Lively Battle Between Officers
and an Eccentric Father.
Revolver and Shotgun Figured
in a Running Fight.
THE BRAVE OFFICIALS
CrOuched Behind Daughter
While Shots " histled Around.
Story of a "Spirited Engage
ment" Near Independence.
THE BRAVE OFFICIALS

Independence, kan. Jan. 27.-SheriH
Pruitt. accompanied by Under Sheriff q.
n. Paxson and Officer Walters, went to
the home of John E'etzer, near Sycamore
this afternoon to bring his daughter
Mary who has been adjudged insane
and for whose admittance TO the asylum
an order has been received A desperate
fight ensued. The whole family is con-
sidered eccentric and Fetzer, it was be
Heved by the officers, would shoot on
sight The women Of The neighborhood
had become badly frightened by the
crazy girl. The officers reached the
Rouse by a back way and succeeded
in getting in without attracting the at
tenucn OF Fetzer who was upstairs. one
OF the girls called to her father he
shouted down orders to the officers to
lea-a-
Pruitt and Paxson drew their revol-
vers, threw open the door to the stairway
and started up. 1t was a winding star
way and they had gone only few
steps when a double-barreled shotgun
vas pOcked into the face of the sherlII
and he was ordered to throw up ms
hands. He attempted to argue and III
reply the old man cooked his gun ana
raised to shoot. Pruitt fired and the balI
from 45-caliber pistol struck Fetzef
IN the left wrist and knocked the gun
from his hands. The officers sprang
laLh anu eAetllAillcQ lLlE t~1A smut 2 AAe-AA
the two men seized one of the girls and
ran. Fetzer stepped out upon the
portico and called to them to halt.
They continued running and he emptleu
a barrel at them. The men kicked the
woman's feet from under her and they
all went down in a heap, slightly pro-
tected by knoll. Then they used the
daughter as "a protection while Fetzer
took several shots, but he nlisjudged and
overshot In the meantime the second
daughter had become frenzied while
watching the struggle between her sister
and captors and ran at them and tried
TO scratch them.
The officers succeeded in getting
away with both of the women, who We're
brought to this city and placed in jail
Both will be sent to an asylum. Fetzer
asserted that he was shot in the breast
and was bleeding to death doctor
viii be sent to the scene if one hardy
enough can be found. Fetzer became
imbued with the idea several years ago
that he was Gods commander and, it is
alleged, wanted to marry one of his
daughters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
NO CIVIL SERVICE.
City Attorney Dreaming Says It Can't
Be Adopted.

No civil service commission can be
appointed under the existing provisions
of the city charter act. This is the
opinoin which the city's legal depart
ment expressed today.
The city council had instructed F.
G. Dreaming. the city attorney, to look
up the matter and make report to the
city council upon the possibilities of
creating a civil service board which
should formulate d plan Of civil. ser
vice to govern all future employees of
the city.
Il don't care to discuss this" said
the city attorney. when pressed as to
what opinion he had come to concern
ing the legality of the creation of a
civil service board. Il intend to make
report to the city council under their
instruction at the next council meeting
prior to that about what decision
have arrived at. [ can't see though,
to be frank about it, what possible
chance there can be for the creation of
such a board under the existing stat
utes. The mayor under the city char
ter act is given the whole responsibility
and power to make appointing
There is no restriction upon this power
of any particular consequence.
81 think the best thing the city coun-
Gil could do would be to secure the
right kind of legislation along this line
by having an act passed empowering q
city council to create such a board.
There is no doubt but what civil service
regulations would greatly enhance the
effectiveness of the various depart
ments of the city. They have proved
of considerable benefit in other towns
where they have been introduced. If
the right kind of pressure is brought
to bear at the next session of the leg
islature it IS possible that some such a
law as this may be passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
CHARGE A CONSPIRACY.
shiel & Co. Claim Railroads Are Try
ing to Ruin Their Business.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-H r. ShieI & Co,
of Kankakee, Ill, a stock shipping con
Germ, have charged before the interstate
commerce commission that nine rail-
roads have conspired to ruin their BUSH
ness by charging excessive freight rates.
The roads named in the petition are the
Illinois Central, Chicago & Alton, the
Burlington, the Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
New York Central and Boston & Al
bany, Delaware, LackaWanna & West
ern and the Lehigh Valley.
It was claimed toNthe commission by
attorneys that because of the geographi-
cal position of Kankakee, the company
is able to save SO miles of hauling and
many hours of time in the transporta-
ton of stock for the eastern packing
houses. II was charged that the con
spiracy among the railroads which the
Shiel company claims to exist was di-
rected at it alone and that the roads
had singled it out for oppression in the
interest of the Chicago packers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
MACHINIsIss LEG CRUSHED.
Engine steam Chest Falls on Alfred
Hennessey.

Alfred Hennessey, a machinist en-
ployed in the Santa F'e shops, had both
of his feet and legs badly mashed from
the knees down, while at work yester-
day putting steam chest on an engine.
He was raising the steam chest with
small chain pulley. He was directly
under the hest when the chain broke
and the chest fell on him, pinning down
his legs and crushing them badly
Fennessey was removed to the COM
pany's hospital where. his wounds were
dressed. It is possible that it may be
necessary to amputate his legs but the
surgeons hope that they will be able to
save them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
THE FoRTNIGHTLY CLUB.
The swell Ladies' Organization Of
Hoxie Prospecting.

The swell Ladies' Organization of
Hoxie Prospecting.
Hoxie, Kan. Jan. 27.-The Fort
nightly club of Hoxie. organized in
1901 is one of the progressive ladies'
clubs of northwest Kansas. It's officers
are. President, Mrs c.. +. MOntgom-
cry. vice president, Mrs. $. c. Higgins;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Hazel
Smith
The club was federated in 1902.
ITS colors are green and yellow. OF
its members, Mrs. j. H Chambers
filled the Office of president of the
Sixth district WOmen's club in 1905.
She is q member of the law firm of
Chambers & Chambers of HOxie. and
she puts I'm an average of eight hours
TO law Her husband. NJ. A Cham
beers. who is also senior member OF the
firm. has often been brought forward
by his ardent friends for congress, and
as often has declined entering the
race
The members of the Fortnightly
club are as follows: Mrs Regina
Chambers, Mrs Minna CumpstOn, Mrs.
Mary Crum, Mrs. ClarabeIl Lupton.
Mrs. Rosalia Decker, Mrs. Lima Hig-
gins, Mrs. Alberta Keller, Mrs Fife
Montgomery, Mrs. Mae Mckinney
Mrs. Lille Mueller, Mrs. Mary McIvor,
Mrs. Matte McCallum, Miss Bertha
Peterson. Miss Hazel Smith and Mrs
Lucy Wilson.
The motto Of the Fortnightly club
for the year, which commenced in
October last, and ends in May, this
year. is "A talent for any art is rare.
lit is given to nearly everyone to cult
vate a taste for art, only it must be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
YOUTHS LEG AnlpurArED.
Elmer Strickland Fell Under Train
He Tried to Board.

Elmer Strickland, sixteen years old,
a son of the Santa Fe agent at Turner
had his left leg so badly crushed
jump a train, that it was found neces-
sary to amDutate it. Strickland was
attending the high school at Argen-
tine. While walking along the Santa
Fe main line on his way to school
yesterday train No. 80 came along
He thought he would save a little time
and exertion by riding. In his at
tempt to board the train he slipped
and fell under the cars and his left
leg was crushed.
hospital at Topeka where the doctors
found it necessary to amputate the
leg just above the knee joint. It Is
thought that he will recover. Young
Strickland is a nephew of H. H. Strick-
land. who is chief clerk in the office
of the general freight auditor of the
Santa. Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
a Newspaper Man Missing.

Kansas City. Kan. Jan. 27.-T. J.
Walsh, of sos Ferry street, a newspa-
per man, has disappeared. Walsh writes
for the Illustrated World and has been
out in Missouri writing up towns" His
wife received a letter from him a week
ago bearing the postmark of Tarkio. Mo
In the letter he said he was going from
that place to Rockford Walsh was seen
on the streets OF Rockford a week ago,
but no word has come from him since
and his wife fears he may be in serious
trouble. He is As years old. weighs 1876
pounds. and wears q heavy mustache.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Philadelphia Thinks Coal Carrying
Roads Need Attention.

Philadelphia. Pa, Jan. 27.-In letters
addressed to President Roosevelt and
mebers Of congress, Logan NJ. Bullitt,
prominent attorney of the city and pres
ident of the Red Rock Fuel company of
Tpshar county, West Virginia, has ask
cd for a sweeping investigation of all
bituminous eoal-carrying roads reach
ing Atlantic ports. their relation to each
other and especially The question of
whether they are interested in coal prop
critics as wei as serving the public as
carriers Mr. Buliitts action is directed
particularly against the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad.