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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
IMPORTANT COURT RULING.
Texas & Pacific Road Sustained by
Federal Judges.

Dallas. Tex. June 27.-Federa1 Judges
Mccormick and Meek, sitting in Dallas,
have decided an important case regarding
rate regulatcnis which has been filed in
the circuit court. The case is that of the
Hope Cotton Oil company against the
Texas G. Pacific Railroad company, and
was brought to collect the sum of s., $40
in damages awarded by the interstate
commerce commission TO the plaintiffs.
The court decided the case in favor of
the defendants. An appeal is to be taken
to the United States supreme court.
Plaintiffs allege that they purchased At
cars of cotton seed along the Shreveport
branch of the Texas & Pacific railroad for
consignment to Hope, Ark, and that the
company, TO avail itself of the local rates,
desired to ship the seed to Texarkana and
thence to Hope. Ark The rate from
Shreveport and common points to Tex
arkana to Hope was cents. while the
through rate from Shreveport points to
Hope was 81 cents. It is alleged that the
Texas & Pacific railroad refused to han
die the shipments, and the plaintiffs went
to the Interstate commerce. commission for
relief. and on April a. 1905. were awarded
damages in the sum of S224
Briefly, the federal court held that the
railroad had to live up to its interstate
rate. otherwise 1t might have been liable
for violation of the Interstate commerce
law The court held that the rate in ques-
ton need not be posted in its offices so
long as it was fled with the interstate
commerce commission This was consid-
cred as constructive notification
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

$500 to Colorado and return, July 10
to 16, inclusive, and September - to q.
inclusive.
$3.50 to Colorado and return, every
day to September 30.
$3.50 to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return, first and third Tuesdays, June
to November. inclusive.
$50 so to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return, every day, to September 80.
49,. 80 to Helena and Butte and return.
first and third Tuesdays, June to No
vember. inclusive.
$500 to San Francisco or Los Angeles
and return, June IS to July Z.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and return,
including rail and stage, daily to Sep
tember IT.
$4,000 to Portland. Tacoma, Seattle. or
to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San
Diego, and return, daily to September
Is. Limit October 81.
s64. 80 to California. returning via
Portland, June % to July z.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and return.
including rail, stage and hotels in Park
beyond Yellowstone for five and one
half day trip, daily to September II.
Also very low round-trip rates. every
day to September Is. to many other
Oregon. Washington. Montana, Idaho
and British Columbia points Inquire Of
F. A. Lewis. city ticket agent 525 kan
sas avenue. or J. c. Fulton, depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
SANTA FE news AND NOTES.

Engine 1882 was taken out for its
trial run yesterday afternoon.
General superintendent F. c. Fox
returned last night from Newton.
John Prank of the Santa. Fe at EN-
poria visited at the shops yesterday.
Conductor Hewitt returned to work
yesterday after several days lay off.
Archie Pavey Of the ticket ONCE is
going to Kansas City next Sunday on
business.
Men were at the depot ali day yes
terday securing harvest hands TO send
to Larned-
1uy Hill, FIRE man, was sent to the
hospital yesterday to recover from his
recent injuries.
Fireman Dozier. who has been of
for few days, returned to his run an
the fast mail yesterday morning.
Malonoy and Cram, who have been
braking on an extra crew, we're yes
terday transferred to regular work at
Argentine.
Claude Blake, the assistant secretary
OF the Railroad Y. N. G. A., viii leave
tomorrow for visit to his old home
In Canada
L. swearingen, who has been or on
q vacation, returned from a short visit
at Centerville, Iowa, and has reported
for duty as fireman
Fireman William Swearingen WIS
sent to the hospital yesterday. He
strained his back quite badly the other
night while firing at the switch
Alfred Lowell. superintendent OF
motor power. stopped OF IN Topeka for
few hours yesterday on his way from
Albuquerque to his ONCE in Chicago.
Engine No. s22. one Of the giant
mountain climbers. was taken out on
its trial run yesterday after having re-
ceiyed a general overhauling IN the
shops.
The old gasoline engine has been
placed in It's former position IN the coal
chute and is now furnishing the motor
power for running the cars up the
incline.
The telephones at the passenger
depot have both been out OF order
since the storm last Friday night,
causing much Inconvenience TO the
passengers
Carl Schramn, foreman OF the Santa
boiler shops at Childress, Texas, has
returned to his home after being in the
city for a few days on account OF his
brothers funeral.
E. E. Miller. the evangelist who is
holding meetings IN the Parkdale
Methodist church, viii address the men
In the coach shop during the noon
hour tomorrow. He viii sing several
solos as we'll
Gordon Grifath. night man at the
round house, ran a nail In his foot the
other night. The injury has become
so painful that it has necessftated a.
Law off for a few days. During his ali
sence Quincy Eddy is taking his place
as foreman
Herman Schramm, who was recent
" called to Topeka by the death OF his
brother, Walter. has returned to his
home in Chanute, where he IS employ
ed as a timer on the Santa Fe. He is
thinking quite seriously Of resigning
his position there and going to work in
the shops at this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
the RIGHT MEDICINE
FOR PELVIC TROUBLES
FOUND ~ PE-RU-NA

Mrs. Caroline Kramer, Fort Collins.
Colo, writes:
The majority OF women who are
suffering from disordered periods and
other pelvic troubles. have such strong
faith IN doctors that they allow them
to experiment on them for kidney, liver
or stomach troubles until they be-
come completely discouraged ard their
money is gone.
This was my unfortunate experience
for nearly two years when my attsn-
ton was called to Perma.
II hardly dared believe that at last
I had found the right medicine. but as
kept on using It and war finally
cured, I could only thank God and
take courage
II have had most satisfying results
from the Use OF your medicine and
have advised dozens OF women who
we're suffering with womeHs Ills to use
Peruna and let the doctors alone.
Those who followed my advice ara
better today and many are fully re-
stored to health
Mrs. Vida Mooexs. r. T. D.. ffs. 1,
Lents, Ore, writes;
For the past four years vag a
wretched woman, suffering with So
we're hacixaches and other pszna. 1saH-
ing me 50 weak and weary that e was
only with difficulty that I Vfaa able to
attend to my household duties.
IT used different remedies. bat found
no relief until had tried FsEunm.
Within two weeks there vas q
change for the better and In iezs than
three months was 3 well and happy
woman
''Ali the praise Is que to Psruns-~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
'KATY's" MOTOR A SUCCESS.
Attains speed of F'orty-nve Miles an
Hour.

Parsons, Kan. June 27.-The motor car
built by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas at
the company's shops here was tested last
week in a trip over the Oklahoma division
of the system. 1t was pronounced a COM
plete success by the experts and officials
Invited to witness the test which fully
demonstrated the pracficabilfty and eff
cheney of the design. It embodies a num-
Der of improvements not heretofore ap-
piled to this type of equipment The pow
er is furnished by a six-cylinder gasoline
engine mounted on four-wheeI trucks and
everything except the operating mechan-
ism is located beneath the floor of the car.
Spurts of speed Of IS miles an hour were
attained on many portions of the line
The management of the Katy will intro
duce the motor cars for service on the
branch lines and for interurban service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
SMALL BOY MUST WAIT.
Newton's City Marshal VIII Not Allow
Fireworks Until July L

Newton. Kan. June 27.-The popping
Of hrecraekers has commenced unusual
~ early this year much to the disgust
of the city marshal, who issues a state
ment that he will arrest and prosecute
all boys and men reported to him as
firing hrecraclzers or discharging pis-
tolls in the streets or alleys of the city.
A couple of runaways. both starting
from the f1recracker nuisance, were
narrowly ayerted last Saturday evening
on Main street and the reports of these
accidents, along with several others
from time to time, has led the marshal
to determine that the firecrackers must
not pop before the day set apart for
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
JoINTs FURNIsH BoNF4RE.
Arkansas City Citizens Destroy Liquor
and Bar Fixtures.

anu T<4E T AAAAAACS<
Arkansas City, kan, June 27.-Forty
cases of wine, whisky and beer were
smashed and the bars and fixtures
from three joints burned here last night
by the state officers. This action is the
result of the joint war which was start
ed q month ago. The joints of the
city were raided and the contents seized.
The Jointkeepers were found guilty
and their goods were ordered destroy
ey by the county justice before whom
the cases were tried. AS soon as the
order was given the joint men sought
replevin action and secured their stuff
This was later taken from them, the
temperance people putting up re-
delivery bonds and the destruction was
carried out according to the pro-
gramnae.
The goods were hauled to town and
were met by a large crowd of the tenn
pearanee workers who helped the Off
GERS with the work. The workers seized
the bottles and broke them against
trees. After the bottles were all de-
stroyed the bars and fixtures were
piled up and burned. The value of the
goods destroyed viii reach 81, 800. There
are several other cases pending and
other goods and bar fixtures will be
destroyed as soon as the time limit ex-
pires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
WAS THE AMERICANS DAY.
Do Better Work Than the Englishmen
at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon. Eng. June 27-In the
second round of the lawn tennis cham
pionship games here today Raymond
D. Little tAmerican) beat P. T. G.
Ripon in three straight sets. 81, Ga.
rs.
In the third round (sfngles) K. Pow
ell beat Kreigh Collins (American) by
three sets to two after hard fought
tussIe- The scores were: Cd, SO, ga,
4-6, g.
In the first round of the doubles.
Kreigh Collins and Raymond in the
Little (Americans) were given a walk
over. Little was also given walk
over in the third round of the SINGLES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
sTTcRNEY sTANDs FTRaf.
Refuses to Withdraw Low Grain Rate
on the Maple Leaf.

Z
ON the Maple Leaf.
st. Paul. June PA. B. stickney of
the Chicago Great Western railway,
told a committee of executives of other
/ lines yesterday that the Maple Leaf
would not agree to advance its grain
rates eastbound from Kansas city and an.
/ Omaha. He was waited upon at St
Paul by committee composed OF
Darius Miller of the Burlington; ]. M
Johnson of the Gould liness ". S. Bid
die OF the Rock Island; George T.
Nicholson of the Santa Fe. and Marvin
Hughitt, jr.. Of the Chicago & North
western.
Mr.. Suckney recently took the in
itiative in canceling the allowance OF
\ cents elevation charge at the Mis-
souri, river, at the same time announc-
ing reduction In grain rates east
bound of 4 cents, which equalized
the revenue to be obtained by the
road. IN a speech at Omaha, MT
Stickney declared the payment OF ele-
walton charges was Illegal, and round1y
criticised the Union Pacific, the only
road that refused to agree with Mr.
Stickney to cancel the payment OF this
elevation charge
The executives Of other lines who
visited Mr.. Stickney yesterday. inform
ed him that all the Omaha roads ex-
cept the Union Pacific would agree TO
cancel elevator allowances July 10 ana
that all the Kansas City lines except
the Union Pacific would cancel these
allowances July IS. They urged the
president OF the Maple Leaf to rescind
his notice Of a reduction IN rates on
the ground that decentralization must
surely follow its continuance
Mr.. Stickney replied that he could
not consent to a restoration OF the
grain rates unless the Union PACING
would agree to abolish the practice OF
paying elevation charges. The other
executives told him that all Of the
lines which came into competition with
the Union Pacific had agreed to dis
| continue the practice. allowing that
road to continue it. and sugg rested that
as the Great Western is not a com
petitor Of the Union Pacific it should
not be the one road to hold out IN this
matter Mr.. Stickney refused TO agree
with this view of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
FLAWS IN STEEL RAILS.
Cause Lake shore Wreck and OmciaI.
Alarmed Over Them.

Alarmed Over Them.
Chicago. June 27@Assastant Chief
Engineer Cleveland and Assistant Cen
eral superintendent Bernet of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Central have com
pieted their investigation as to the
cause of the accident to the Twentieth
Century limited on Saturday. June 10,
and find It was due to a broken rail,
supposed to have been caused by
structural flaw in steel.
This notice base been issued by the
management Of the Lake Shore as an
explanation Of the recent wreck. and
1t is the belief of many railway operat-
ing managers that steel rail manu1ac-
turers are putting an Inferior article
upon the market, with the result that
the danger attending the operation OF
heavy and fast passenger trains IS
greatly increased. This question of In
ferior rails has been bothering railway
operating officials. manufacturers or
plants, and also the American associa-
ton Of maintenance OF way Tor some
time.
The Hartman lines have adopted a
new standard rail, which differs ma
terially from the standard in use on
other roads. It is thicker in the base
and a trife thinner at the head, there
by strengthening the girder section
One expert has this to say about
rails:
All u tHO Ot2t1iAS4A S-1oe -
ern process of rolling steel rails is the
cause of their apparent increased brit
tieness Formerly a big furnace could
run not to exceed 700 to 1000 tons Of
steel rails in twenty-four hours. Now
the big furnaces run from $500 to
8 900 tons daily. Accordingly, the rail
or the metal is not so long in process,
and unquestionably the slower process
serves to tougher the rail more. 1
can't say that we are getting more
broken rails to the number received,
but we are receiving more, and the
FREQUENT breaking Of rails has become
serious problem to every big railway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

rupt1on Of trahac caused By the san
Francisco catastrophe. will show a
greater improvement even than those
OF April. Gross earnings for May ara
expected to indicate a gain Of $3.50. O00.
as compared with the same month last
year while the increase shown IA April
was only 100000 over the correspond
ing period IN 1905. While San iran
cisco traffic has fallen OF considerably.
the loss there has been more than
made up in ether directions. Traf1c'
prospects on che road are excellent
Crop conditions are highly satisfactory
and everything points to prolonged
Prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
WANTED no DIE BADLY.
-AIarysville Physician Makes Two Bad
Cuts In His Throat.

VA SRAAAc 94A1AdA wakes AttO Df4tA
Cuts In His Throat.
Marysville Kan. June &c w. Smith.
a veterinary surgeon of this place,is lying
in the county Jail IN a critical condition
as a result of an attempt to commit sui
eide early yesterday. He made two bad
cuts in his neck with a pocketknife, one
cut penetrating the Jugular vein. He is
believed to be temporarily insane
About s o'clock he went to Sheriff Bar
rett and asked to be locked in the jail for
protection from imaginary enemies. The
sheriff took him to the jail and before
locking him up took Smiths knife from
him. Shortly after midnight the sheriff was
called by one of the prisoners to look af-
ter Smith. When he entered the cell ne
found him lying on the floor in a pool Of
blood. He had concealed two knives inside
his socks before asking the sheriff to lock
him up and had taken one and bored q
hole in his neck, then cut back toward his
ear.
The sheriff placed him on q cot and
went into another room to telephone for a
physician. Before he returned Smith had
taken the other knife and made another
cash in his neck. He appeared to be "a
tional now and the physicians say he has
chance to recover. Smith is unmarried
and about IS years old. He has no rela-
tiveS here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
SEA LEVEL CANAL.
South American Republics Plan to
Dig One at Darien.

New York. June 27-Lazemena. a
Spanish weekly news bulletin pub
fishes a report from Colombia that the
Bogota government has in contempla-
ton a project for an inter-oceanic sea
level canal through Darien. modif1-
cation Of the original plan of the Atrato
Truando route. According to the adj
vices which bring this information,
Colombia has been assured of the co
operation of various sister republics Of
America.
The plans for the canal DO not pre-
sent any new engineering problem.
More than half of the total cost. which
it is estimated viii be about s70.O .000
would be for labor. The 1aborers will be
soldiers of the Colombian army and
contingents of soldiers from the other
republics interested in the project each
country to pay its own men as if they
were in actual service. This co-opera-
ton is to be paid for by shares Of the
stock Of the canal and by certain fran
Cnfges
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A Bankrupt Refinery.

The Chanute-Austin Oil Refining COM
pany was adjudged bankrupt by Judge
Pollock of the federal court this week.
This Is the independent refinery which
was started about a year ago at Cha
mute and of which the Star recently
made mention as being defendant in
a bankruptcy proceeding The concern
was started by some Chicago people
and it was claimed by them that they
put into the company about 20 to 80
thousand dollars in the purchase of
lands, tanks. watts. boilers, engines and
other material used in the refining
ess.-Independence Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
HER WATCH RETURNED.
Mrs. Hester's Timepeace. stolen six
Weeks Ago, Mailed Back.

Arkansas City. June 27.-The Trav-
eler says: Mrs. A. W. Hester was not
surprised this morning when Mail
Carrier John Copeland left a package
at her home containing the watch
which was stolen from their home at
70S South B street some six weeks ago.
Last night Mrs. Hester dreamed that
her watch had been returned to her
through the mails.
There is no clew to where the watch
came from. The pOstmark on the
package is so blurred that the mailing
place cannot be made out and it is not
known whether the package was
mailed on a train or at some nearby
pOstOff1ce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

j. c. Gafford. state accountant. has
organized a new bank with 10000
capital at Oak Hill. Clay county. and
Will give the place of cashier to his
son. E. r. Gafford. who graduated
from the state university this month
j. G.. Gafford viii be president of the
institution The bank will be started
about July s. oak Hin is about half
way between Clay Center and Mime
apolis, and has had no bank uD to this
time. IT is said to be an active BUSH
ness town. and has a number Of
stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
SUNDAY PROGRAMMES.
VIII BE Held Next Year at the Ottawa
ChautauQua.

Ottawa. Kan, June 27.-After a con-
test which has lasted through many
years of stockholders meetings in the
ot5awa Chautauqua assembly, it has
leen voted by the stockholders to put
on a Sunday programme next year and
charge admission to the park. Hereto
fore the assembly has had the quiet
Sunday. The directors in session last
evening reelected the Rev. c. S. Nus
baum of independence president, 0. G.
Markham of Baldwin vice president and
J. J. Whitestone of Pomona second vice
president A secretary will be chosen
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
PAYs MoNEY BUT con Nc RoAD
Van Buren, Township Clears on a
Hard Debt.

Kansas City, No, June 1.-THE last
step in the cancelling of the bonded in
debtedness of Van Buren, township. Jack
son county, took place at Independence
Yesterday when a draft was forwarded to
John B. Henderson of Washington. D. c.,
in payment of the last $1,000 bond. and
for the hrst time since 1870 the township
is without bonded debt. In that year the
people voted an issue of $4,000 in per
cent Bonds to aid in the building of the
Lexington Lake and Gulf railroad through
the township. The bonds were issued. but
the road. although graded and bridged in
places. was never completed
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az hi. hi. .. PICNIC.
Coden Is to Have a Big blowout on
August 2-3.

Coden. Kan. June 27.-Coden is still
improving. The recent rains put corn
in fine condition and very large ac-
&c is planted this year.
The Woodmen are still alive. CodeIl
has about 60 members and a feature
of the lodge is the annual picnic The
picnic this year will be on August ?
The camp at present is mailing to their
neighboring camps the following circu-
lar: THE CodeI camp Will hold their
fourth annual picnic in the grove here
on the I'd and Sd Of August, 1906 We
extend to you all a cordial invitation
to come and spend these days with US
Nothing viii be left undone to make
this the banner picnic. We will have
plenty Of amusernents including a
number one merry-gc-round and free
entertainments each day'ySSome speak
ers of prominence will be. present.
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a Reanerv for Moran.

Moran. KAN. June ia force Of
S or 8 men have been put at work put
ting up the oil refinery for the Eastern
Kansas Oil company of Moran. The
refinery is to be located Just outside of
Moran and is to be used for refining
the oil produced in the Moran field.
The refinery will have in the neighbor-
hood of capacity of 100 barrels a
day. Mr.. Ernest Holmes. local man
ager of the company. Is experimenting
the building Of the plant.
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A Prospective Cement PIant.

Independence June 27.-Options
are being taken on land east of this
CITY for another prospective cement
plant There is yet nothing definite
about the proposition. but SO long as
there is a nibble there is the possibility
Of landing fish. Those in touch with
this enterprise believe something will
come of it. Some fine cement lands
are being tied up.
This makes three prospective plants
at the present time.
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GROWING ms OWN TIES.
Louisville & Nashville Experiments in
Raising CataIpa Trees.

An interesting experiment in tree
culture has been undertaken by the
Louisville & Nashville. It has pur-
chased 1,eze acres IN Baldwin county,
Alabama, and has completed the plant
ing Of $50 acres with catalpa trees
Nine hundred have been planted to the
acre So far, every one OF them is
doing we'll. The company viii plant
the remainder Of the tract in the fall.
If the plan proves successful the culti-
walton Of catalpa trees will be under
taken on a much larger scale in the
south When fully grown the trees
viii be used in making fence posts and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

Adjutant General Hughes today ap-
pointed Lieutenant Carl W. Crump Of
Manhattan first lieutenant and bat
talon adjutant and Second Lieutenant
James W Gray of Chanute as com
missary and quartermaster, both on
the staff Of Major Butler of the First
,aa inn sraf