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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
Conference at Kansas City De-
cides to Request Raise in Wages
Conductors and Trainmen Have
Reached Decision.
THREE DAYS SESSION
There Have Been No increases
Since Four Years Ago.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Kansas City, Nov. 17.=After hav-
ing been in session here three days
the meeting OF the Western Assocla-
ton Of Chairmen Of General Commit
tees OF the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and the Order of Railway
Conductors composed OF one dele
gate from each order from every rail-
road west of Chicago, was closed last
night 1t was decided to recommend
to the members of the association that
they ask at once for an increase in
pay, though just how much was not
stated.
The meeting has been in session in
the Woodmen of the World hall at
1928 Grand avenue since Wednesday
morning There have been in atten-
dance about ninety delegates, repre-
sentinG $4,000 railroad employees
from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
Among those present were A. B. Gar
retson, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, grand
chief conductor of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors and P. H. Morissey,
OF Cleveland, o., grand master of the
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of discussing the wage question
as applying to the members of the
two organizations and was the result
of deliberations which have for some
time been held uncficialIy. Many
eastern roads have already granted
their employees an increase in pay I'M
solicited and requests for the same
concessions have been made of the
others. Employees OF western roads
have for long been more or less dis
contented with the present schedule
of wages. Four years ago an increase
of Is per cent was asked for and
granted by the railroads, but since
that time no changes have been made
in the working agreements
Each of the chairmen of general
committees who attended the meeting
here will report the action taken to
his local order and steps will be TAX
en- Immediately to present the request
of an increase formally to each indi-
vidual railroad company It is the
be granted though there is no official
information to that effect. The meet
ings have been held behind closed
doors and If any provision was made
for the action to be taken in the event
of a refusal of the demands by the
railroads, it was not SO stated by of
hcials of the association.
we have for some time known
that we would soon ask for an in
crease in wages" said Mr.. Garretson
at the Midland hotel last night 1.-THE
meeting here was simply to get to-
gether on just what amount OF in
crease We would request. We will not
make public the conclusion we reach
ed in regard to this matter. The meet
ing has been an entirely successful
one and I am confident that we have
plished ends which would have
otherwise been Impossible
Most of those who attended the
meetings left for their respective
homes last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-17
Failed to Send His Boy, Of Prop
er Age, to School.
WOULD NOT PAY FINE.
First Case of the Kind on Rec
ord In Allen County.
An lola Parent Fined for Not
Sending Daughter.

lola, Kan, Nov. 17.-H. c. Elliott,
Of Gas City, has the distinction of be-
ing the first person in Allen county to
go to Jail for violating the state tru-
ancy law. Mr. Elliott was sent to Jail
after he had been arraigned before
justice G. s. Potter. He admitted
that his son Alec is of school age
and that he had not sent him to
school. He professed to have an un-
Outstanding with County Attorney
clifford to the effect that he did not
nave TO do SO. The case was brought
by Deputy County Attorney Peterson
on complaint of Truancy officer Glib
son OF Gas City, while County Attor-
ney CLIFFORD was out of the city. Mr..
peterson did not know Of any such
understanding and the county attorney
could not be found at the time. There
was nothing for Judge Potter to do
hut compel Mr.. Elliott to pay his fine
OF 80 and costs or go to Jail.
Mr. Elliott refused to either pay the
fine or let his son, Police Judge FL
lott of Gas City pay it. Judge Elliott
onered to do so. but the elder Mr. Ell
lott would not permit it so he went
to Jail.
Truancy Officer Lemaster of lola
had Joseph Yasseick brought before
Judge Potter for not sending his four
teen-year-old daughter to school. He
was fined IS and costs. The fine was
RENTED, however, upon his promise
to put the girl in school at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-17
Illinois Central Anaira.

At the regular meeting of the d.
rectors of the Illinois Central railroad
in New York Wednesday the follow
ing officers will be elected:
First Vice President-William J.
Harahan. He is now fourth vice
president, and a son OF President
Harahan.
Second Vice President. G. Rawn.
He has been general manager OF the
railroad for the past two years. The
title of J. T. Harahan prior to his
election to the presidency was second
vice president.
Third Vice President-A. J. Hack
staff. He has been secretary of the
company since 1883. In 1901 he was
also elected third vice president.
There will be no change in his title or
duties.
Fourth Vice President-Josepb L.
Titus For several years he has been
local treasurer of the company. A
few days ago President Harahan as
signed to him the duties of the late
John c. yelling, who, as first vice
president, was in charge OF the finan-
cial affairs of the company. Mr.. Well
ing was an uncle of Mr.. Titus
Excepting Mr.. yelling and Mr.
Hackstaff, all officers OF the company
were appointees of Mr. Harahan
when second vice president. There
fore there was little reason for I'M
easiness among minor officials and
employees as to their retention. It will
now be clear to them that their POSI-
tons depend solely upon the manner
In which they discharge their duties.
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DOBiphan County Has Disposed
Of Many Carloads.
much Of the Fruit Went to
Waste in the Orchards.
BUSHELS FED TO HOGS.
Low Prices and Scarcity of Help
Against Farmers:
Cyrus Leland Shipped Eleven
Cars to the Market.

The harvest Of Doniphan county
big apple crop is fast drawing 10 a
close. says the Troy Chief There are
only a few more carloads to be shipped
and it viii be a thing of the past Inc
crop has been a good one but BY rea-
son of the bumper crop OF apples all
over the United States, il has not been
a very profitable one for the growers.
Because of the low price Of the fruit
the high price and the scarcity of help
and barrels, many carloads have gone
to waste in the orchards. Some Of the
growers fed their apples to the hogs
rather than bother with them at the
small profit it was possible to make
Practically all of the apples sold in
this vicinity were handled by local
buyers, but a few of them were
bought by outside men and two of the
growers slipped their own apples
Mrs. E. s. Castle picked her apples
and stored most of them in the base
ment Of her barn.
There were six firms dealing in APP
pies in Troy this season and an esu-
mate from the number of carloads OF
apples EACH firm shipped, causes the
total shipment to pass the three hum
dred carload mark. There are from
160 to 200 barrels of apples in car.
Jonathani apples went through the sea-
son selling at $1.35 a barrel but all
the other varieties sold from so to
IS cents. It is estimated that this year
1t cost the grower 65 cents to put a
barrel of apples on the car, which
leaves a very small margin of profit
compared with former years. All of
the large orchards in this vicinity were
sold, but several of the small ones con-
tanning from so to 100 trees, were not
picked at all The apples were culled
very close. In cases where only what
is known as Cold Storage Pack was
taken apples, as a rule, culled about
one-half but in what is known as
Commercial Pack, they culled about
one-third. An estimate of the mum.
Der of apples that were wasted in thi1
years crop is hard to get, but it is
generally agreed that it is somewhere
in the neigh borhood of 80 per cent.
An estimate of the number of car
loads of apples shipped from Troy and
this immediate vicinity by Troy buyers
follows: A B. Zimmerman, 120;
Stone & Babcock, 100; ElwoOd Bros.
II; J. w. Mcclellan, 20; Wilman &
Co, 20: T. w. Kotsch, 20: c. Leland,
Jr, and r. H. Montgomery, growers,
their own apples. Mr. Leland
IL cars and Mr. Montgomery
cars
The money-making apple crops of
former years sold for from S1.OO,
$1.25 and $3.50 and at those prices the
barrels and help were much lower,
giving the grower a larger margin for
profit This year everything scared
skyward except the price of apples
Barrels reached the highest price at As
cents each, pickers started the season
at $1.75 a day and the latter part Of
the season raised to $500, the highest
price ever paid in the history of apples
II Doniphan county.
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NEW HEAD OF Two RAILWAYS.
H. I. Miller Elected President OF @. &
f. 1. and e. & L. III.

H. I. Miller Elected President of @. 6
+. 1. and f. & Il. Ii.
Henry Irving Miller was elected pres
ident of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
and of the Evansville & Terre Haute
railway companies to succeed A J.
Davidson, who resigned in order to give
all his time to the Frisco system, OF
which he is president
Mr.. Miller who was formerly the gen
eral manager of the Rock Island Sys-
tenn, has been vice president of the
Eastern Illinois and Evansville roads
since March 1, 1905. As president he
will continue to make his headquarters
in Chicago. He is A years old and has
been a railroad man all his life.
All of the directors of the two roads
representing the controlling Rock Is
land interests We're reelected at the
Besides the president, the officers of the
Eastern Illinois board for the next year
are:
Chairman-D. G. Reed.
First vice president-Robert Mather.
Second vice president-O. S. Lyford.
Secretary. S. Ford.
Assistant secretary-J. J. Duck.
Treasurer c. w. billiard
Assistant secretary and treasurer-T.
H. Heed.
The newly elected board of directors
of the Evansville and Terre Haute rail-
road consists of
Chairman-B. f. Yoakum.
First vice president-Robert Mather.
Second vice president-D. G. Reed.
Treasurer-C. w. billiard.
Secretary and assistant treasurer
Gilbert S. Wright.
Assistant secretary-T. H. Heed.
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MAN FOR HARAHAN's JOB.
OmciaI to Be Named by Illinois Gen.
trel Directors.

When the Illinois Central board Of
directors holds it's next regular meet
ing on Nov. 81 the position Of second
vice president, left vacant by J. T.
Harahan's recent elevation to the
lines presidency. will be filled by the
ction of a traffic man who has been
closely identified with the Hartman
interests, and the new official, who
will have the title of ''vice president
in charge of traffic. will be, except
only Mr.. Hartman himself. the chief
connecting link between the Illinois
Central and the other Hartman lines.
This prediction was made yesterday
by a Chicago railway official who is in
close touch with the Hartman system.
Mr.. Harrirnan's adviser in regard to
all traffic matters, J. c. Stubs. traffic
director of all his lines west of the
Mississippi river, is in New York, and
it is stated he was called there to
counsel with Mr.. Hartman regarding
the selection of a vice president in
charge of traffic for the Illinois Cen
trail.
Three men are said to be under con-
sideration for the place-P. c.. Stohr
assistant traffic director of the Harri-
man lines, in charge Of freight; Will
liam Sproule, formerly freight traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific and
now traffic manager for a large smelt-
ing concern; and T. NJ. Schumacher,
traffic manager Of the United Fruit
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company, who was formerly traffic
manager of the Oregon Short Line.
J. T. Harahan, as second vice presi-
dent, was in charge of both the oper-
ating and traffic departments of the
Illinois Central. His promotion did
not leave the line without a vice presi-
dent in charge of operation, as W. J.
Harahan has that title, but 1t did leave
it without vice president in charge
of traffic. As Mr. Hartman avowed-
ly ousted Mr.. Fish in order that he
might make better arrangements for
the interchange of business between
the Central and his own lines. It ia
considered natural that he should
choose to have on the Central as his
personal representative a traffic man
If he had any at all. This was what
James J. Hill did in the case of the
Burlington, Darius Miller, the Bur
lington's vice president in charge OF
traffic, being understood to be closer to
the roads owner than any one else
connected with it. President Harahau
is now in New Orleans.
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afoRLAND's BOoM1s GROWING.
Graham County Town Showing Marked
improvements.


Morland, Kan, Nov. 17zFew towns
the size OF this are making more business
stir than is Morland. The reason of
this is that her people will tell you
that the town is located in the best
part of Graham county, and so far the
visitor has never disputed the claim of
A1orland people. Business is growing
to such an extent that another bank,
Stober, president, will open for trade
on or before the new year comes in
while the firm of Hill & Jamison have
started the second hardware and i'm
plement business
It takes three elevators with a com
bined capacity of $4,000 bushels, to take
care Of the grains usually harvested in
the territory tributary to MOrland.
There are rumOrs that the fourth one
Will be built in connection with the
milling plant.
TO be prepared to meet the demand
for but. ling aterlal B. w. St. John has
expended about $1,000 in improvements
in mis- lumber yard, and will from now
to the opening of spring carry a stock
OF SIP. goo to $4,000.
To meet the necessities of the travel
er and boarder Ira F. Conner has re-
built the Conner hotel at a cost OF
about 1000.
The Moliand Milling company has
changed hands, the interests of A.
Nichols who built the plant having
passed into the hands of George w.
Stober, who will own not less than
cost Of SIS, 900. 1t has a capacity of
not less than 100 barrels of flour daily.
The Morland Mercantile company
have had to build on for more room,
and are doing trade in building 3Ox10O
feet. In 1905 the firm did a business
aggregating $4,000, this year they ex-
pect to increase it to not less than
SIS, 900. H. w. Cunningham and H. Ell
lis are the Morland Mercantile COM
panx.
The Farmers Supply store, started in
the days of Populism, has gone out of
business, the MOrland Mercantile COM
pany having bought it out. 1t hung on
for years, there being only one more
store of that kind in existence in the
Sixth congressional district, at Osborne.
For several years there were q dozen or
mora of them.
One Of the necessities of MorIand is
public hall. The town has three gen
eral stores, two hardware and imple
ment houses, drug store, furniture, two
banks, lumber dealer, two hotels, news
paper, real estate dealers, Touring mill,
three elevators, liveries and black
smiths, good school and churches, and
it wants public hall as bad as any
other progressive town.
The wheat raisers are authority for
the statement that the crop prospect is
the best, and the ground wet down
farther al this time of year, than has
ever been known in this locality.
MOrland has grown more this year
than in any year of her history. The
prospects are good for continue ton
of her building activity during 1907.
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WILL BE A MILD WINTER.
Prediction of a GaIva Weather Pro-
phet of Some Standing.
GaIva las a weather prophet VA

Galva has a weather prophet whose
predictions are closely observed by
people of that vicinity and strange
to say, they very often come true
Philip Dielman each winter makes a
statement of the way the conditions
appear to him. His predictions for
this winter are as follows:
"Our winter is commenced but l
don't look for a severe one. 1t is go
ing to be tolerable even temperature
until about the middle of the winter,
then we will have a break in the
weather. 1t don't seem to be cold, so
it will taper off toward spring. We
will have one of the earliest springs
we have had for years. The people
that are not near fuel or a railroad
had better lay in a weeks supply Of
fuel and food for fear I am mistaken
Mcpherson Republican.
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WERE ROLLED oF SEQ.
Three Greeks Held Up at Fort Scott
by Five Unknown Men.


Fort Scott, Kan, Nov. lit be-
came known yesterday that on Satur-
gay morning before daylight three
Greeks, whose names are not known
and who are employed as track labor
ers on the Katy were robbed of $3.50
by five unknown men. The robbery
was committed about 4 O'Clock in the
morning and did not become known
until yesterday, when the secret ser
vice men of the Katy were brought
here and put to work on the case. The
Greeks were lettering about the switch
shanty waiting for a train to take them
from the city when they were sur
rounded by the robbers, who took all
the money they had. They are not
able to give a very clear description
of the men who assailed and robbed
them, but it is hoped and believed that
the malefactors will be apprehended.
This is a pitiable case indeed. The
Greeks deserve every right of protec-
ton that is enjoyed by any inhabitant
Of this country SO long as they behave
themselves and as a rule they are
quiet, industrious people. They havs
been the target many times of grafters,
interpreters who swindle them out of
their salaries. and hold-ups. This
time the robbers made a good big
haul.
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A LINCOLN MILL PAYS
FIGURING Plant Is Making a Fortune
foT. the Isees Family.

Lincoln, Kan, Nov. 17.-One of the
most successful Touring mills in north
central Kansas is the Lincoln Roller
mills A new management takes hold
Of the plant the first of the year.
The owner, L J. Rees, leased the
mills to his son. Elias Rees. five years
ago, and the lease is about to expire.
In the five years the son has made q
nice competence. having secured and
paid for several hundred acres of Saline
valley land to show for it. Now l. J.
Rees has leased the mills to his son,
Howard Rees and his son-in-law. Thos.
Brann. Jr. for ten years. He will give
each child a chance to make a little
fortune out of the mills, and they viii
pay him for the use of them, too. At
the time the other son took charge of
them he was working in the mills for
s35 a month. 1t is a great paying pro-
pcrts.
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THoUsANps OF GEEsE.
Blinded by Electric Lights, lowered
for a Time Over lola.

Between ten and eleven O'Clock last
night the heavens above lola seemed
TO be alive with vii dgeese. That is
one would judge so by the incessant
"honk "honk" that was heard for
nearly an hour. As matter of fact
there were not so many geese in the
flock but the birds seemed to be re-
luctant to leave this vicinity, and
scared around over the city It is
supposed that the glare of the cleo
trio lights blinded them, checking for
time their migratory fight. Keen
cared sportsmen who heard the flock
are today expressing much regret that
the night spoiled some good fun for
them The flock last night was about
the first Of the vast migration to the
sOuth.-IOla REGISTER
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sNEEzED ARM OUT OF JOINT.
Queer Accident Which Happened to a
Franklin County Man.

Ottawa, Nov. 17.=Dr. John Davis
was called to the Charles Crimes
place to attend a queer accident which
had befallen a young man named
Dana Henderson employed at the
place. Mr.. Henderson was standing
at the rear end of a wagon with both
hands catching the top of the endgate.
In that position he suddenly found
himself in the clutches of a coming
sneeze. Without taking his arms
down, he sneezed. The next instant
he was in great pain. and it was found
that he had dislocated his arm at the
shoulder. The bone of the arm had
been pushed clear up on the shoulder.
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FARMERS ARE JUBILANT.
Corn Yield for Marshall County This
season Is s.fe8. 200 Bushels.

Marysville, Kan. Nov. 1.-THE
average corn yield in Marshall county
this year is forty bushels to the acre.
The highest yield yet reported is fifty
five bushels and the lowest is thirty
three. The latter figure is reported
from sections where hail visited the
fields and striped the stalks to a Ger
tain extent.
Assessors returns at the county
clerks office show that 204,155 acres
of Marshall county land were planted
to corn this year which will make the
yield for the county S,1662O0 bush
els. This ia worth S2,449.86O at the
present price of thirty cents a busheL
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sas-Abnene, route S. James A. Van
duyne carrier, John Vanduyne substi-
tute; Burns. route 2, George s. Sayre
carrier, Edwin Partridge substitute;
CodelI route I, William R Powell
carrier, s. L. Reynolds substitute;
Liberty. route 1, Edgar Dudgeon car
rier, Kearney Kessler substitute;
Plainville, route 1, Isaac A. Ordway
carrier, Guy c. Ordway substitute
Stockton, route 4, Charles A. Burton
carrier. Earl G. Howe substitute;
Upton, route 1, Avery F. Chamber
lain carrier, Frank NJ. Chamberlain
substitute.
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ARE AFTER TILE JOINTS.
State Temperance Union Secures In
functions at Washington.

Washington, Kan, Nov. 17.-Injunc-
tions from the district court have been
served on thirteen Washington county
jointists. The orders forbid them to
sell liquor and also forbid liquor to be
sold in the buildings. The orders are in
force until the next session of the dis
trict court in March. This number in
cludes all Washington county jointists
so far as known. e.tfs-
The State Temperance union is be-
hind the movement Only three of the
injunctions were served before the
election
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To Eli Three Pnlnits.

Ottawa. KAN. Nov. IN. S.
Franklin of this city, a minister of the
Christian church. has been extended
and has accepted a call from the
Christian churches of LeLolp, Nor
wood and Centropolis for next year
He Will preach three sermons every
Sunday during the coming twelve
months-at Norwood every Sunday af-
ternoon and alternating morning and
evening at LeLoup and Centropolis.
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HE FoUND TWO PoLIcIEs.
Owner of the Destroyed Nelson Build
ing 1000 Ahead by Opening Safe.

Ottawa. Kan, Nov 1.-THE big
safe in the Nelson esta blishment was
opened by Mr. Nelson. The contents
were in good condition and in fact
were not damaged at all. The safe
contained the account books, valua-
Bile papers. insurance policies and
numerous other valua BILE possessions.
Among the Insurance policies from
the safe were found two policies which
Mr. Nelson had forgotten about and
which raised the whole amount of in
surance on the whole esta blishment
to a total of $31, 50O-an increase Of
$4,000.
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ROOT NOT TIIE MAN.
Senator DoIIiver Says the Secretary Is
Too Close to the Trusts.

Mcpherson. Kan, Nov. 17.-"Secre-
tary Root viii not do for presidential
candidate. He sits in the inner coun-
ellis of the trusts, is Thomas f. Ryan's
right hand man and for several years
past has been chief counsel in every
nefarious scheme that has been foisted
on the Am eriean people"
The above sentiment was expressed
here yesterday by Senator Jonathan p
Dolliver OF Iowa. 1t was occasioned by
personal choice for the presidency.
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Arrangements are about completed
for holding the Franklin County
Farmers Institute in the courthouse.
The dates are November 22 and %.
the feature of the first day The boys
are urged to send in their corn by the
evening of Wednesday, November FL.
Ottawa Republtc.