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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
GOSSIP FROM ELLIS.
Union Pacific Employees Are Making
the Town BOOM

Ellis Oct 29-The promotion Of Harry
Richards from conductor to train mas
ter of the Union Pacific, with headquar-
ters at Ellis was a deserved recogni-
ton Of the merits of this young man
Mr.. Richards grew up on the Union Pa
cifc system from brakeman to passen-
ger conductor, and for many years has
been in the passenger service on the
Sallna and Oakley branch. The promo
ton takes effect November /.
w Z. VOse, proprietor of the Union
Pacific hotel here, is on a trip to Colo
rado, where he Is looking after his min
ing interests Mr. Vose was formerly
connected with the Union Pacific rail-
road.
The Union Pacific pay roll continues
to leave not less than $4,000 monthly
with the employees of the road, who live
in Ellis. many of whom live in their
own homes, surrounded with every lux
ury tending to make home, wife ana
children contented.
The Union Pacific shops in Ellis are
working a fun force nine hours day.
Not less than 100 men find employment
F. 1. Merrill is district foreman. a posi-
ton he has filed with credit to himself
and the employees under his jurisdiction
as we'll as satisfactory to the railroad
company.
". H. Peterson. who has been assist
ant SUPERINTENDENT of the Union Pacific
Z
division, has rendered his resignation
effective November I. He has accepted
! a position in the engineering depart
ment of the Rock Island system, with
headquarters in Chicago.
Chas. Rippey, freight and extra pas
senger engineer, is erecting q $1,000 resi-
denCe in Ellis.
on the Kansas division from Ellis to
John Mcmahon, passenger engineer
on the Kansas division from Ellis to
Junction City. is chairman of the Ellis
county Democratic central committee
C. E Engle. freight engineer on the
Colorado division between Ellis and
Cheyenne Wells is the father Of boy,
who will grow UP in time to succeed
his father in the railroad service. Mr..
Engle IS chairman OF the Order of
Brotherhood of Engineers a position
he is qualified to fill. He will erect
a modern residence in Ellis in the
spring.
Union Pacific shops In Ellis. is also
director of the Ellis state bank, the
deposits of which reach about S11O,-
600. or these deposits. Mr.. Merrill
says the Ellis railroad boys have close
to $4,000, earnings the railroad men
have saved for a rainy day.
John Mcmahon, passenger engineer
between Ellis and Junction City, Is
proud Of his new engine, No 1903, re-
built and just from the shops. Engi-
neer Mcmahon has been in the rail-
road service for a quarter of cne-
fury
The Union Pacific railroad men are
getting along splendidly in Ellis. It is
said that not less than two-thirds OF
them own their homes. And many Of
them are modern and surrounded with
everything to make home and family
happy. The railroad company has 3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29

had occasion to make thorough in
curry and find that the merchants and
bankers who entertained such fears
are now enthusiastic supporters OF law
enforcement, and say it was benefited
instead OF hurt. The business OF the
banks has increased and deposits have
been augmented one-half million in
three months. The tImekeepers and
managers OF the packing houses tell
me that the eIect IS miraculous. That
II the saloons are kept closed they
could afford to pay increased wages
because of the increased efficiency of
Inc men. Every merchant reports COL
lections better.
Last week ex- Mayor W. A. Coy. the
proprietor of large department store
IN the Sixth ward, the storm center of
me light, stated to me that scores of
women were trading with him. pre-
seutlng the pay checks of their hus-
bands and stating to him that they
never saw a pay check prior to the
closing of the saloons. The Judge of
the juvenile court tells me that prior
to the closing of the joints there were
from 20 to so dependent children to
be assisted monthly and that since
the closing Of the saloons there has
not been single application.
IN an interview the other day the
police judge of Argentine stated that
IN his city, his docket would show
there was not one case now to where
there were Is when open saloons
retgned- The police judge in Kansas
City, Kansas, also in an interview in
one of our daily papers. stated that his
business had almost ceased and that
for the first time IN a quarter of a
century the docket had been called on
two consecutive days without single
case. Last May our city officials were
figuring how they could spare the
money to build an addition to our city
jail. Today the doors stand aiar and
not a single occupant.
The police sergeant stated the other
day that in Argentine, the storm cen
ter. there was not only no saloons but
not a single blind tiger.
We have just closed a week of car
nival in our city. From 10000 to So
600 men and women were on the
streets In the center of our city daily.
There was no drunkenness, no dis
orders, and no roWdyisn.
The merchants who had the carni-
val in charge told me that in their
judgment the carnival could not have
been held without being a disgrace to
the city, had the saloons been open.
You may talk to any merchant. or any
citizen other than ex-joint keepers and
they will tell you that the greatest
marvel of that week of marvels, was
the total absence of drunkenness
The great question, "Can prohibition
be enforced" has been fully and COM
pletely answered. We can today hold
up our heads and proclaim that the
state of Kansas is a sovereign state.
That the law reigns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
5NKBSFoTs.

Ladies will be admitted free at the
rink tonight.
The Midwinter exposition this year
will be held January IA to January 26
inclusive.
The Jackson Walker Coal company
viii soon build a $500 addition to their
coal sheds on Washington street.
Mrs. Marie KilIilay. who is chief clerk
in the Office of Probate Judge r. F.
Hayden is in Kansas City on a visit Of
q few days.
The council which fell into the
habit Of meeting every Monday even
ing will meet this evening at an adj
journed session.
Several Topeka people will see Mrs.
Fiske who begins a weeks enga cement
theater in Kansas City tonight
A beautiful imported Halloween
souvenir will be given to every skater
in costume attending the masque car
nival at the rink next Wednesday
night.
An approaching Halloween event
promises to be well attended. It Will
be Buster Brown party in which the
boys and girls will wear the dress Of
childhood days.
The new $4,000 switch board of the
Bell Telephone company was placed
in position Saturday, the change from
the old to the new board requiring less
vice.
The contract for the meals for the
judges and clerks of the Novemb Der
election was awarded to the Ladies
Aid society of the First Christian
church last Saturday by the board of
supervisors of elections.
A force of men worked all day Sun
day tearing up the old pavement on
Kansas avenue preparatory to the re-
surfacing the blocks between Sixth
avenue and Seventh streets on the east
side Of the street car tracks.
The work of improving Willow park
is about to begin. The first work will
be to grade the grounds. Bids for this
work were received Saturday by. the
park commissioners 1t is expected
that the grading will cost $1,000.
There is a spring bubbling from near
the curbing of Kansas avenue between
Sixth avenue and Seventh street which
Indicates that there is a had break in
the water main which will necessitate
the tearing up of a section Of the new
pavement
The east bleachers at the Washburn
park will seat nine hundred and the
opposite seven hundred patrons which
indicates that there were in the neigh
borhood Of fifteen hundred in attend
ance at the Washburn- Manhattan
game Saturday.
The crowd at Saturdays football
game was the largest of the season up
to date. However it is expected that the
crowd at the game a week from next
Saturday viii hold the record for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29

Of the common people is to prevent
any representative Of any trust being
elected 10 public Office.
Shrewd men have seen tremendous
power for themselves if they would
play the workingmen of this country
by appeals to join the Labor Trust and
by controlling the supply (limiting ap-
prentices) and stopping the industries
they could thus absolutely govern the
common people and force them to
obey any order Of the trust managers.
The plan includes domination of
the common members Of the trust Gall
labor union mem and forcing them TO
obey and strike even if it takes bread
from the mouths of the family.
The danger is in placing too much
power IN the hands Of the trust man
ayers. They seek to control and die
tate even to the L. S. govt, the PEG
pies govt and safeguard.
Therefore when any political candi-
date announces himself as q repre-
sentative of any trust, or even if he
fears 10 come out openly as a repre-
sentative Of the Labor Trust or any
other trust put Is known to be a tool
of that trust, there is only one safe
plan for the independent man who
seeks to preserve his personal liberty
and that is vote against him.
Vote only for the man who honestly
intends to represent the interests of all
the people. not of one class against an
other.
The people feel that this is an anti
trust period when the citizen must
protect himself at the polls.
Therefore demand Of candidates that
they agree to stand for the peoples in
terests. that of the masses. and oppos-
ed TO any measure which gives power TO
some organizations to rule the balance
of the citizens
The Labor Trust has gone into poll
tics TO elect tools to enact an anti-in-
junction law to prevent the courts from
protecting the independent common cit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29

us almost funny and almost tragic
..- &C. interesting

Irs almost funny and almost tragic.
ANYWAY it's interesting.
The people have been lawmaking to
nrotect themselves from a lot of hun
- Capital trusts and are just fairly
Getting in safe shape when along
comes a huge Labor Trust wanting TO
fatten off the common folk.
The Express Cos. and some 4. ~
COS. kept their advocates in the Y. :.
Senate for years.
The people finally awokes
These men can stay at home now ana
,-orlx for their class interests but no
more under the mask of public repre-
sentatives.
Agents Of special interests elected
bx those interests must serve their
masters and when a conflict arises Viii
vote against the people at large sure.
When you read that you thought it
referred to various Capital trusts
Read it over and see f it don't apply
to the Labor Trust
A modern trust either Of Capital or
Labor is a combination Of men to
control the production and sale of a
thing and to force extra money from
the common people to fatten the trust
members.
Apply that to any Capital Trust.
then apply it to the Labor Trust.
The Labor Trust has labor to sell.
The public Is the buyer. inasmuch as
IT has to pay for al labor that is PUT
into any article and also for the ma
terial. A loaf Of bread costs so much
for -four and SO much for labor. IN
crease the cost of either and the peo-
pie must pay the excess. The Flour
Trust viii naturally raise the price as
high as It can ana the Labor Trust do
the same. Both trusts are fed BY the
pubic.
Both trusts fight for power over the
pubic and are only held in check by
the people 81 large. Hence the safety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
RIPLEY LIKES THE SOUTHWEST
Says santa Fe VIII Make Improve
nents There.

Guthrie, O. T.. Oct. 2s.-Santa Fe off
Gals, including President E P. Ripley,
are making a trip of inspection over the
main lines Of the Santa Fe in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. The party of off
ciaIs visited Guthrie and spent two hours
looking over the city.
Il note your town is improving con-
stantly,' said President Ripley. Il like
your brick paving and the solid character
OF your public and business buildings The
prosperity of Oklahoma Is the talk Of the
whole country. 1t has been brought for
chilly to the attention of the Oklahoma
railroads by the unprecedented demand
for equipment 1t is Impossible to get cars
enough to handle the business.
Speaking of proposed railroad construc-
tion in Oklahoma. Mr.. Ripley said THE
between. Oklahoma City and Woodward.
Just when construction work viii begin
am not now able to say, as labor Is
very scarce IN. Oklahoma. The first con-
struction work on the three new lines We
are now planning to build in Oklahoma
will be done in Northwest Oklahoma and
will be the building of new line forty
or fifty miles in length from point near
Woodward in an easterly direction
Mr. Ripley stated that the work of lay
ing double track between Kansas City
and Chicago will be completed before any
further effort will be made to lay double
track on the main line west Of Kansas
When asked if the Santa Fe is back Of
the candidacy of Henry Asp as delegate
to the constitutional convention, Mr.. Rip
terest in his campaign. We never inter
fere with one of our private employee
business and are not backing Mr.. Asp, "
he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
FISHER 10 TOPEKA.
Several Changes Result From Promo.
ton of Walter Knovd.

Changes will occur in the tele-
graph department of the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa F'e railway as a result of
the promotion Of Walter Knowd of To
peka 10 be telegraph manager of the
Santa Fe Gulf lines to succeed H D.
Teed who went to the Frisco as super
intendent Of telegraph. The changes
are:
E. r. Fisher, wire chief and manager
of the La Junta relay office since 1902
has been appointed to succeed Walter
Knowd at Topeka.
J. H. Brennan, wire chief and man
ager at Las Vegas, is transferred to La
Junta vice f. r. Fisher.
r W. Warden, night wire chief at
Shopton is transferred to Las Vegas
vice Mr.. Brennan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
SEVEN MEN BREAK JAIL.
Pig Delivery From the Cherokee
County Pen.

Columbus. Kan, oct. 2s.-seven
prisoners. all charged. with serious
crimes. broke from the Cherokee
county jail some time during Saturday
night. by smashing four Yale locks
and then cutting their way through
the iron bars on the windows. crawling
through and making their escape in
the crowd attending the carnival.
The seven prisoners who escaped
are: P. II. CrumIey. of Stone City
charged with impersonating internal
revenue collector; Charles Frondreau,
of Galena, for horse stealing; Robert
Bonner, Galena, burglary and larceny:
Joe Barber Weir City. serving so days
for burglary; Crappy Couch. Weir
City. burglary; Frank Anderson, Ca
lena, burglary; John Myers, Mineral,
burglary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
Pass Agreement for 1907.

Chicago. Oct. 2e.=Western execu-
tive officials met today with a view 10
rearranging the western pass agree
ment for 1907. Owing to the new law
it is stated it will be necessary to
make many restrictions in the agree
ment which governs the interchange
of passes among railroad and trans
portation companies. The purpose fs
to further restrict the issuance or
passes and to make the agreement
come fully within the provisions of
the law. A general meeting OF execu-
tive officers has been called for No
vember Il, at which the questions in
voived viii be considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
PadereysI<i Is Not Ready.

New York. Oct. 29-Paderewski. the
Polish pianist. will not come to America
this winter. This was settled definitely
by cable and the reason given for the
postponement of the American visit is
the fncompleteness of his symphony, on
which Paderewski is still working.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

Arrangements are being made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society to appoint General
Agent with exclusive territory at Topeka
Applications for this position will be considered
from men Of ability. energy and responsibility.
For particulars write Gage E. TarbeIl. Second
Vice-President, 40 Broadway. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
SAWYER DIDN'T SAY n.
Norton Banker Denies statement
Printed in Kansas City Paper.

Charles N. sawyer of Norton, one of
the prominent Sixth district Demo-
Gratis. says in a letter to the State
Journal:
IN the Kansas City. Journal of Sat
urday. under q Norton date line, I am
quoted as criticising the speeches made
BY Governor Folk in Kansas during
this campaign. The article is a lie
made out of whole cloth. ard 1 would
appreciate it if you would do me the
favor of printing this denial.
CHARLES NJ. SAWYER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29

reading room where magazines and
papers are to be found; the employees
have about $4,000 Of their earnings
deposited and one of their number is a
bank director, and Mr.. and Mrs W. e.
Vose are operating the Union Pacific
hotel. one of the best on the entire
system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29

Naples. Oct. st V. Powderly. OF
the United States emigration Service,
who is in Europe on a special mission.
is now inspecting the emigration condi-
tions at this port. especially with the
view OF ascertainfng whether the United
States regulations on the subject are
enforced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
sugar Prices Drop.

New York, Oct. 29.-AH grades of re.
fined sugar were reduced 10 cents
hundred pounds today.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-15
Meat Inspection In Paris

There are in Paris three principal
abattoirs, the largest of which, LA
Vilette,' is in the northern quarter of
the city; "Vaugirard," which was
opened in 1898, and replaced the old
slaughter-house of Grenelle; and evil
lejuif," where horses are slain for
food. Any butcher may slaughter ami
mails at these abattoirs on payment of
a tax of 2 francs Gao cents) a hundred
Kilograms (220 pounds) on the meat
so prepared. Butchers of the more
important class and specially licensed
are permitted to sell the meat which
they have thus provided directly to
the smaller dealers who keep retail
meat stores throughout the city. In
spectors are in constant attendance
and any meat found infected with dis
ease or otherwise unfit for food is sat
urated with petroleum and condemned.
Prior to the year 1910 the butchers of
Paris slaughtered animals in the
streets and public squares, but at that
time municipal slaughter houses
"abattoirs"-were established where
animals intended for human food are
inspected and the whole process Of
slaughtering and disposal of the meat
and ofCal are kept under official sur.
veillance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-15
Fininq CORPORATIONS,

Does anyone believe that the New
York Central railroad would have con-
tinued to pay rebates, and the Stand
ard Oil Trust have continued to re.
strain trade by illegal combinations,
if the laws had been enforced and the
trust and corporation managers had
been prosecuted instead of the corpo
rations? The conviction of the man.
ayers of the New York Central rail.
road and of the managers of the
Standard Oil Trust under the criminal
section of the law would at once set
other trust m~aiyDates to thinking,
Filming a corporation is not the effect.
i've way to stop the l~aw-breaking but
one trust magnate in stripes would do
more to deter the others than If all
the corporations in the land were
fined to the extent of the law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-15
A Quick Breakfast Dish,

We all know about French toast,
where slices of bread are moistened
in beaten egg and milk, then
Drowned in butter, but here is a little
different Armenian way of prepar-
ing toast for breakfast that is nour-
ishing and exceedingly tasty. For half
a dozen slices of bread, put three eggs
in a shallow bowl and beat. Have
ready in a frying pan a generous lump
of butter or a couple of tablespoon
fuls good drippings. When hot cut
the slices of bread in halves, dip as
many as will fit into the pan in beat
en- egg until both sides are covered
and brown in the hot pan. AS fast as
colored a crispy deep gold, pile evenly
on a hot plate and serve with maple
or any fruit syrup preferred. Ten
minutes %sufices to cook enough for a
family, a great desideratum when an
early breakfast Is necessary. The
cooking of the eggs and bread togeth-
err in this way v extra cooking
dishes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-15
Washing Knitted Goods,

To wash knitted or crocheted wool.
en- articles, make a strong suds of
white soap and warm water, to which
a little ammonia has been added. SOAP
and squeeze the shawl or other goods
gently in this, but do not lift the
articles whose weight would stretch
them too much. Pour off the suds
and pour on fresh rinsing water of
the same temperature, doing this
twice. After the second rinsing,
squeeze all the moisture possible out of
the goods by pressing against the
edge of the vessel in which they have
been washed. Now set the pan with
the article in it, or turn out on to a
large, clean platter into the warming
oven of the range, turning over and
over until perfectly dry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-15
CAN BLEED TRUSTS.
SECRETARY coRTELYoU IN HIS
NEW POSITION.
Is Well Prepared to Make Trust ano
Corporation Magnates "cone
Down" Handsomely in Con-
tributions to Republican
Fund,

Postmaster General Cortelyou, who
Is also chairman of the Republican
national committee, is to be secretary
of the treasury. He has previously
been secretary of commerce and la
Dor, the department especially sup
posed to investigate the trusts and
corporations. This being a reform
administration, of course, there could
have been no purpose of secretly in
vestigating the trusts with a view of
bleeding them of some of their plum
der for the Republican campaign fund,
under threat of publicity, or penal
prosecution. Still we know, that with
all the facts in his possession, Mr..
Cortelyou in 1904 did make the cor.
%porations come down." especially the
life insurance companies. Having
now, after two years, had every oppor-
tunity of obtaining all the information
about the secret graft of railroads and
others in the postal service, Mr.. Cor
telyou will be better than ever pre-
pared to threaten the trust and cor
%poration magnates and make them
come down" to fill the ever open
nav of the Republican campaign
fund.
AS the Wall street and other ma.
tional bankers have over $3.50, 0O0, 900
of the public money on deposit, with
out interest, and Secretary Shaw, the
ever ready Wall street c%oadjutor, is
concocting schemes with the Rookie.
Teller agents to further aid Wall street
it is notable that Mr.. Cortelyou has
been paying visits to New York and
that Immediately the Republican cam
paign fund seems to have received
large sums, judging from the great
expansion of expenditures.
What could be more natural, from
the Republican machine point of view,
Mr.. Cortelyou having been given the
position of secretary of the treasury,
than that the frenzied financiers of
Wall street should be anxious and
willing to donate literally to the Re.
publican campaign fund, if assured by
the future secretary of the treasury
that the Shaw policy would be con.
tinued.
No other administration has ever SC
boldly mixed up the public business
with its partisan political machine op.
erations, as to combine a member OF
the cabinet and the chairman of the
national campaign committee in one
person. Even Hanna and Quay would
have baked at such a VIGOROUSLY un
fit and unpopular proposition, but this
administration, which would be known
as reformers of the clean and safe
and sane stripe, are thus openly de,
flying public opinion and in the evil.
dence brought out in the life insur.
ance scandal were proven to be secret
blackmailers Of corporations whose
trust funds they diverted from the
widows and orphans of policyholders
to which the money r~ightfully be-
longed and no restitution has been
made.