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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
Car Shortage Attributed to Car
Builders.
Eastern Official Says Inability
to Fill Orders Makes Famine.
CONDITIONS SERIOUS.
Said That 5000 More Cars Are
Needed Daily in Chicago.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago, Oct. 1S-The inability of car
building concerns to fill their orders for
equipment within the agreed time was
given as the cause Of the present car
shortage by Captain G. J. Grammer,
vice president in charge of traffic of the
New York Central lines west Of Buff
falo, in an interview yesterday after
noon.
Captain Grammer said that the rail-
roads are up against stone wall in
the matter of equipment, and estimated
that the shortage in Chicago alone
amounts to 5000 cars daily at the pres
ent time. He also believes that condi-
tons are as bad or worse in many
other sections of the country.
If the various car building compan-
les could have delivered the equipment
ordered at the agreed time there would
be little trouble. Our lines alone have
livered, which should have gone into
service October ]. These conditions are
duplicated elsewhere, have no doubt,
and il the builders could have delivered
the ears On time there would have been
no shortage now, am sure
Captain Grammer said that it was an
unavoidable condition that tied up the
equipment companies. He said that
many Of these concerns had found that
after they had taken the orders the
price of materials had Increased, and
some of them were waiting for better
prices in order to come out even on
their contracts.
1.-The car shortage naturally would be
felt in some other centers more than
it is in Chicago. This is the natural
terminus Of most of the railroads OF
the country, and a car loaded into the
city is soon ready for reloadfng and
naturally is loaded here instead of be-
ing sent light to some other place for a
load"
Captain Grammer said that there is
little trouble with package freight, al
though some of,the. roads are behind a
day or two in handling this class OF
commodity because of congestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
Nfax Paint 80 YeIIow.

Some time ago # was announced
that the Union Pacific would change
the color on all its depots and other
buildings. At present they are all
painted q dull red color and the
change announced was that gray was
to be the new color.
Since that time it is said that the
Union Pacific has decided on yellow.
The Lincoln branch traInmen state
that the work OF painting the build
fngs yellow has commenced on the
branch.
Some of railroad men do not believe
this change Is to be made and point
to the new coal chutes IN this city
which are now being painted a dull
red color.
It is said that the cabooses VIII
again be painted yellow as they were
formerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
Catarrh Canaot Be Cored

vith I.OCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
car not reach the seat Of the disease. Ca
farrh IS q. blood or constitutional disease.
and in order TO cure It you must take M
fernal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure j.
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
faryn Cure is not a uuack medicine It
was prescribed by one Of the best physi-
clans in this country for years ana is a
regular prescription It is composed Of
The best fonics known, combined with the
hest blood purifiers acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect comblna-
tor OF the two Ingredients is what pro-
f]l1ces such Hzonderful results in curing
catarrh.. Send fog testimonials free
r j. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists. price &c
Take Hairs Family Pills for constiPs-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
REDAIEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Close Their work at Arkansas CITY
To Meet Next at Emporia.


Arkansas City, kan, Oct. 18-Ths
twenty-third great council of the I'M
proved Order Of Redmen adjourned here
last night. The following were the Off
GERS elected: T. E. Ross, Burlingame
great sachem; E. J. Haughey, Paola
great senior sycamore; o. J. Nugentam
Eiawatha, great junior sycamore; Geo.
w. Steam, Winfield, great prophet; c.
A. Wolfe Atchison, chief of records; w.
c. Beck. Pittsburg, keeper of wampum.
The degree of Pocahontas elected the
following officers: Great prophecies,
Mrs Dora Georgian, Leavenworth;
great Poeahontas, Mrs Mary Cooling,
Usage city; great Wenona. Mrs. Jennie
Wilcox, Topeka: great AIinnehaha, Mrs.
o. J.. Nugent, Burlingame; great keeper
of record, Mrs. c. c. Carmony. Pitts
burg: great keeper of wampum, Mrs.
Amanda Mckay, Galena. Emporia was
chosen as the next meeting place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
COLUMBUS PU1IPKIN STORY.
a Great Year for That Vegetable in
Cherokee County. es@

Columbus Kan. Oct. 1s.-Cherokee coun-
ty this year will establish record-break-
ing year in the growth Of mammoth
pumpkins. It is not an uncommon sight
to see samples of the great golden fruit
Weighing in the neighborhood Of hun
Up to this time from the reports sent
in John Allen. who lives a. short distance
west of Calena, IS the champion pumpkin
raiser On one vine, 50 feet long, he rails
ed 90 pumpkins 2 of them. fully ma
tured, were harvested last week and the
other 10 are about. ripe. The p gathered
averaged SO pounds each, and the other
10 are equally as large.
The vine from the original hill took root
every 10 feet for 20 feet. when 1t reached
a fence: climbing the fence, It ran along
the fence a number of feet, then dropped
to the ground and proceeded along the
fence for a distance of 30 feet more The
unusual length of the vine and its guam
tity Of mammoth beauties made a most
interesting sight.
Last year A. T. Lea. who lives at Co
lumbus had single vine which he estl-
mated yielded a ton Of pumpkins and he
gave out the seed promise that the
largest pumpkin be brought in competi-
ton for cash prize he offered
Two pumpkins have been taken to Mr..
Lea which were grown from the seed OF
his wonderful vine. One of them by A C.
Johnson. was foot thick and as broad
as a tub, Weighing about 50 pounds, and
the other by NJ. Y. B. Bennett, a large
one Weighing 81 pounds.
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A sKYsCRAPER FOR PARSONS.
To Have a Modern six Story Building
OF steel Construction.

Parsons, Kan. Oct. 1S.-Within the
next twelve months there will be erect
ed in Parsons one of the largest as we'll
as finest buildings in the state This
Will be a six story steel building which
Will be erected on the corner of Broad
way and Eighteenth street by the
Broadway Building & Realty company.
In addition to the six stories above
ground there will be a basement, max
ing in fact a seven story building. It
Will be what is known as a steel struc-
ture, built upon the same plan as the
Long building now being completed in
Kansas City, and will be fire proof in
every particular. The building will be
constructed of buff brick and will be
modern in every way, fitted through
out with electrical elevators and all the
appliances for an up to date office
building. The first story will be for
commercial purposes while the five
stories will be composed of office
rooms, each one of which will be an
outside room, we'll ventilated and
finished up in the most approved man.
ner. The company hopes to have the
building completed by spring and
ready for OCCUPANCY
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Piles IA Years.
Terrible Case Cured PainIessIy With
Only One Treatment Of Pyra-
mid Pile Cure.
Free Package in Plain Wrapper Mailed
to Everyone Who Writes.

Free Package in Plain Wrapper Mailed
to Everyone Who Writes.
Il write to thank you and also praise
YOU for the good your medicine has
done me. Oh. I can't find words to ex-
press my thanks to you all for such q
wonderful and speedy cure. felt re-
ueved after using your sample so I
sent right on to a druggist and bought
a soc box which I believe has cured
me entirely. I feel more myself now
than I have felt IN over year: Tor |
have been bothered about that long
with the piles have told all my
friends about this wonderful discovery
and will recommend it whenever I can.
You can use my name anywhere you
choose. Respectfully, Mrs. Chas. L
Coleman. Tullahoma, Tenn.
Anyone suffering from the terrible
torture burning and itching Of piles,
will get instant relief from the treat
nnent We send out free. at our own ex-
pense in planned sealed package, to
everyone sending name and address
Surgical operation for piles is unnec-
essary and rarely a permanent success.
Here you can get treatment that Is
and free from the Publicity and humili-
alton you suffer by doctors examina-
pyramid Pile Cure is made in the
form of easy to use suppositories
The coming of a cure is felt the mo-
ment you begin to use it. and youl
suffering ends.
Send your name and address at once
to Pyramid Drug Co.. 5S Pyramid
| Building Marshall Mich, and get. By
return mail, the treatment We viii send
you free. in plain. sealed wrapper
After seeing for yourself what II car
do. you can get regular, Iuil-slz'
/ package of Pyramid Pile Cure from
any druggist at 50 cents each, OF. OF
receipt Of price. we VIII mail YOU SAM
? ourselves If he should not have it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18

Hutchinson seems to be on the verge
of another internal fight As usual the
water and light company is in It. It is
the outgrowth of the attempt on the
part of A new company to put in an
electric street railway to disDlace the
mule cars and help to make Hutchin-
son an up-to-date town Tt is said that
the new company did not accept the
offer Of the. old company to furnish
electricity to run its cars, and as q re-
suit the old company is going to give
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
Cashed santa Fe Pay Checks.

Emporia, Oct. 1S.-Notice has been
received in Emporia of the arrest of
George Ka1ogeroplon in Milwaukee,
for cashing Santa Fe pay checks here
and appropriating the money for his
own use. About year ago KoIo-
geraplon. while working with a gang
of. Greeks on the railroad near Read
ing, was sent to Emporia by his COM
rades to cash their pay checks and
bring them the money. He carried out
the first part of their direction to the
letter, but after obtaining the money,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
railway SfaiI clerks Named.

Washington. Oct 1s.@Railway mail
clerks have been appointed as follows
for Kansas:
Earl F. Nye of Mound Valley: H J.
Keifers of Rosalia; 1t. Hurt of Wei
lineton; c. J. Coleman of Mound City,
F. D. Flora of Manchester; w. Everts
Of Liberty. Arthur Corpe of Olathe.
and A. c. Evans Of Conway Springs.
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CAMPAIGN MUST BE QUIET.
FsmpOria Sends Out a story of a Four
Million Inheritance.

Emporia. Kan. Oct. 1s-G. w. Nc
Graw, who has been peddling soap and
patent medicines in Emporia for the
past few days. received word here that
he is one of three heirs to a $4,000 600
estate left by his uncle, Thomas Nc
Graw. a banker who died recently in
Detroit, Mich Mr. McGraw took the
news calmly and when asked what he
expected to do when he receives his
fortune says he would continue to trav-
ell around and sell his snake oil.
AfcGraw is Sc years old and a. veteran
of the civil war, having served in the
One Hundred and Furty-second New
York regiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
4 salina wedding.

salina Kan. Oct. 1s.-Adiss Margaret
WooIey. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
T. Wooley, of this city. and Mr.. John
A. Wilson, Of Kansas City, traffic
freight manager for the Western Mil
ers' association, were married here last
night IN the Presbyterian church by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18

amounting to. about $500, forgot to
retHE1Hefo 1R ead1l9g. sJRRd incidentally
kept the $500. County Attorney Rob-
erts, who sesInscto he the only per-
son in town who knows anything
about the affair, says that Kalogero-
pIon will doubtless be released owing
to the fact that there are no witnesses
to appear against him, the gang OF
Cracks having long. since scattered.
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WAITS 5000 DAMAGES.
Result of a Fight Between Farmer
and p Real Estate Dealer.

Council Grove. Oct. 1s.=Olof Nell
son, prominent farmer near White
City. has sued David Mickey, a real
estate man of White City, for 5000
damages in district court at Council
Grove. In the petition for damages
Nelson charges that he was assaulted
by Mickey a short time ago in the
White City bank in dispute over a
mortgage. Nelson's left shoulder was
dislocated and he alleges that ne was
permanently disabled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
INro A SINK HOLE.
santa Fe Tracks Near BeIvidere Have
Sunk Fifteen Feet.

sax+v feet of track on the Engiewood
branch Of the Santa Fe, d. short dis
lance west of Belvidere, has fallen into
a sink hole fifteen feet deep.
All trains are held up and will be
until men can be gotten to the scene
and build around the sunken portion.
Fortunately the damage WAS discov-
cred in time to prevent a train from
going into the sink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18

grand jury in the United states district
court at Minneapolis Tuesday next with
the books and records OF their respec-
tive departments. This action is said
to have been taken as a result of an
investigation by the government OF the
giving OF rebates in connection with
spfprneufS of freight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
FINE FOB WELLINGTON.
santa Fe Plans for improvements Have
Been Announced.

wellington. Kan. Oct. 1s.-A civil
engineer for this division will be sta
toned here January 1.
within a few months the Wellington
wards of the Santa Fe Will be greatly
enlarged and practically reconstructed
A new coal chute is to be built soon
The depot will be extended west
sixty feet.
depot on the east and run to Main
street. probably three stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
7lbev Rolpted tho Veteran.

I.eavenworth. KAN, Oct. 18-William
Gibbs. Lee Laboda and Frank Price,
three coal miners, have been Identified
by an old soldier. George Gangloff as
the men who held up and robbed him
Of s110 in gold late last night. The men
were arrested after midnight while
spending money freely in a saloon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
work on I.akin sugar Reservoir.

A number of excavating outfits arrived
from Colorado the latter part OF last
week and began excavating for the Sugar
company.s reservoir northeast OF this city.
If il said that there are in all $50 such
outfits It is a big job and VIII require
many teams and men TO complete it be-
fore winter begins in earnest.-lsakin Adj
Nocate.
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SENATOR LONG ar ATCH1soN.
Opened the County Campaign With
Two Good Speeches.


Atchison, Kan, Oct. Ex-senator
Chester I. Long spent Wednesday in
Atchison county opening the Republic
can campaign with two speeches He
visited about town during the forenoon
and then was taken to Effingham,
where he addressed in the afternoon an
audience of 800 persons, making an en-
tertaining and convincing speech. Sen
ator Long returned here late in the af-
ternoon by automobile, without en-
countering in the eastern part of Kan
sas, the experiences he recently had on
his contemplated motor car campaign in
the "semiarid' southwestern Kansas
region.
Senator Long addressed a large crowd
in the opera house here last night. He
spoke of party loyalty, touched in pass
ing on the railroad rate bill and SEN
ator La Toilette and testified abund
antly- to the excellent record that was
made in the last session Of congress.
Senator Longs next speech will be at
Leavenworth tonight.
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There are $50 acres in the tract ana
the twelve heirs interested viii receive
about $1,000 each. Mrs Rigg will
divide the farm in four. tracts. OF eighty
acres each, and offer them for sale
one at $50 an acre, two at $40 an acre.
and the tract on which the house is
located at 500 per acre.-Atchison
Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
PASS. AGENTS ELECT STONE.
I. &. n. Official Chosen President of
Association at Atlantic City.

Il. &. n. Official Chosen President OF
Association at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, n. J., Oct 1s.-The
American Association of General Pas
senger and Ticket Agents. represent
ing the important railroads of the
country, are holding their f1fty-first
convention here, and are talking over
business matters in secret session. the
rate bill being one of the topics
John J. Byrnes of the Santa Fe, as
sistant passenger traffic manager, said.
in his address, that 10 per cent of the
people travel for health, 40 per cent
for business. and SO per cent for pleas
ure. France travels 20 per cent more
than America.
Talking about class passengers. he
said some Americans wanted to pay 2
cents a mile, and others were willing
to pay 50. The duties of railroads
are plain: First, giving in the service;
second, share the existing traffic SER
vice; third. create new traffic.
At the election of officers held, c. L.
Stone of the Louisville & Nashville,
was the unanimous choice for presi-
dent; o. H Taylor. of the New Eng
land Navigation company, was elect
ed vice president, and c. NJ. Burt, of
the Boston & Maine. was reelected
secretary. Atlanta, Ga, was chosen as
the next place of meeting in 1907.
The following new members were
admitted; w. H Taylor. Southern
railroad. and J. F. Farlamb, New
York Central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18

Hutchinson, Kan, Oct 1S.-It is
possible that work on the new Santa
Fe hotel, at Second and Walnut streets,
will start soon. The surveyors have
been here and the stakes for the foun-
dations for the structure are all set.
The railway. people are not given to an
nouncing plans ahead, but the con
struction people go ahead without con
sulting local people. The work is be-
ing directed from Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
A NEwsPAPER sYNpIcATE.
All Of the Linn County Journals in One
Organization.


La Cygne, Kan, Oct 18.-A news
paper syndicate has been formed in
Linn county and all of the newspapers
of the county are controlled by the or
posed of the leading business men and
politicians Of the county They have
recently acquired possession of the Linn
County Republican of Mound City, pur-
chased from Scott Baughlin; the Pleas
anton Enterprise, purchased from J. r.
Holmes and C z. Craig; the LaCygne
Journal, purchased from Bruce Dennis,
and the Kansas Standard. of LaCygnes
The LaCygne newspapers have been
consolidated.
All of the papers are under the di-
rection of Holmes and Craig. who are
members of the new company. The
other members are: Harry Evans. Sena-
tor 3. F. Baker, T. ]. Blakey and John
A Hall. Evans is a cousin of Charles
F. Scott, congressman-at-lar and has
always been friendly to Mr.. Scott in
politics.
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a Concordia welding

Concordia. Kan. Oct 1S.=Richard
T. Warner, agent here for the Missouri
Pacific railroad, was married last even
ing to Miss Blanche Shippee, daughter
Of a train collector of that road.
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I1ollz and Atwood al Elnporla.

Emporia. Kan, Oct. 1s.-Governor
Folk, Of Missouri; John H. Atwood, ma
tiona1 Democratic committeeman for
Kansas. and J. ". Moore. candidate for
congress on the Democratic ticket. are
billed to speak in Enporia October %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-18
Railway Omcials subpoenaed.

ST. Paul Oct. 1S.-Subpoenas have
been served here on the comptrolIers.
treasurers and heads of the claim de-
partments of the Great North ern,
Omaha. Minneapolis & St. Louis and
the wisconsin, Central railroads direct
ing them 10 appear before a special
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Wellington, Kan. Oct. 1s-Miss
Ollie E. Jordan, daughter of the late
w H. Jordan, and Mr.. Perry L. Dor
sey. a leading merchant OF Houstonia,
No. were married here by Rev. A NJ
ReitzeI
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s. E Cave has on exhibition IN his Of
nee a red beet raised by Henry Cave that
weighs 49, pounds. The Garden CITY del
eeafion took of their hats and said they
had nothing 70 equal il. It's 3 daisy
Santa Re Republican.
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DeatIl 81 Isaac Beers.

Hutchinson, Kan, Oct. 18.-Isaac
Beers. 30 years old, born in Connecti-
cut, Is dead here He had lived here
for twenty years and was a prominent
Mason. His son, Herman Beers, is in
the horse and mule business in Kansas
(tirIs
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Preparing for Horse TTlieyes.

Wichita, Kan. Oct 1s.-Six hundred
delegates are here attending the an
nual meeting Of the Kansas Antihorse
Thief association. They were wei
coined to the town by Mayor Ross after
which they took up the work of the
meeting behind closed doors.
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Bishop Hennessey Omciated.

Wichita. Kan, Oct 1S.-The corner
stone of the new Catholic cathedral was
laid here Wednesday with Impressive
ceremonies. Bishop Hennessey ohiciat-
ed and John Henry Then delivered the
grafton. The new Cathedral will cost
s125O0O.
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nish electricity for lighting for five
cents per kilowatt, instead of seven
teen cents as heretofore. It will now
be up to the new company to supply
electricity free.-Wichita Eagle.
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Large Farm sold at S65 Per Acre.
Mrs. Tom Rigg yesterday bought the
Colonel Taliaferro farm, one mile
north Of bingham. at sos an acre.
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Increase in r. r. Earnings in August.
The Wall Street Journal has compiled A
striking list Of the increases in August
earnings of A railroads which have so
far given out their figures for his period
In the. following table the gross earnings
of each road have increased as much as
or r1aara fhan the fse-1lras erin.ar,.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
Expect Heavy Tourist Business

AT Los Angeles, Wednesday. Third
Vice President George T. Nicholson
of Chicago, who has charge OF the
traffic interests of the Santa Fe syS'
tenn, stated that the railroads ha
spent more money In advertising the
southwest and California than any
other section Of the country, and tina:
the travel this year will break al:
records.
As one of the heads OF a system
which cannot begin to get the loo y
motives. coaches and cars 1t needs
because Of enormous business and
has done much . build up California
Mr.. Nicholson talks as an expert
by the time | get back to Los An
geles In January | expect to see the
largest movement In the history OF
r~ailroading out this way" said he.
with election year here. fairly,
good weather In the east and the ma
tnral desire OF most people to spend
Christmas at home I do not look for
the real rush to begin until after
Christmas. Then watch out"