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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA sur
State Is Trying TO Collect an Old Tcr
ritoFiaI Debt.

While most people are interested is
the lawsuit between Kansas and Col
orado, it is not generally known tina
there is a Kansas-Oklahoma lawsuit
about to be heard in the supreme
court of Oklahoma which means abou
$1,000 to the Kansas school fund.
The school fund owns bonds issued
by Day county. Oklahoma to the face
value of over Sc, 600. The interest on
these bonds was paid up to 1903, when
the payments stopped, and some time
later, Kansas discovered that Day
county had repudiated the bonds
Kansas brought suit in the DAY
county district court to recover on the
bonds. and also s1.100 interest. The
Day county district court rendered
judgment in favor of Kansas, and the
county appealed to the Oklahoma SUI
preme court
John s. Dawson, assistant attorney
general, has had charge Of the prose-
cutiOn throughout, and he has Just
completed the preparation OF his brief
in the case. Attorneys say that It is
one of the most thorough expeditions
Of municipal bond law presented in a
brief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
HOW LAHNI WON.
Knowledge OF Air Currents
Caused Them to Keep Near Earth.

Paris. Oct. Lieutenant Frank P
Lahn. Sixth cavalry. U. s. A., winner
Of the international balloon contest,
and Major Jersey, his companion, ar
rived here from England this morning.
Much OF the Americans success is at
tributed to Major Hersey's knowledge
Of meteorological conditions, obtained
as the result of long service in the
weather bureau at washington. Before
the departure of the United States, the
winning balloon, Major Hersey closely
examined the latest weather reports
and knew instantly that the heavier
and faster outer currents would be at
the lower surface and that the wind
revolving about the center, from left
to right. would inevitably change their
direction and carry the balloon north
ward toward England. Consequently
while the rivals of the Ani-ficans were
vainly testing the upper strata, the lat
ter remained close to the earth, their
guide rope touching much of the time.
Their Judgment was indicated by the
fact that although the United States
was the twelfth balloon to start it was
the first to reach the English coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
WILL BE CONTINUED A MONTH
Western Union and Pullman Contest
Over state Fees Goes Over.

The quo warranto proceedings against
the Western Union Telegraph company
and the Pullman company, which were
set for hearing and argument on We'd
nesday in the supreme court, will be
continued for the term, and set down
for argument at the November ses-
sion.
This continuance was agreed. upon
owing to the fact that Attorney Gen
eraI Coleman leaves. this evening for
Washington. D. c., to participate in
the Colorado-Kansas lawsuit argu-
ment, which. will take place before the
supreme court Of the United States.
The quo warranto proceedings against
the Pullman company and the Western
Union were brought to compel these
two concerns to pay to the state the
big fees which the state demands from
all concerns which do business under
state law. The Pullmans and the
Western Union have refused to incor-
porate under the state law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
AN OIL FIGHT AT ENTPoRIA.
Standard Tries to Drive Out Independ-
ent by Cutting Prices.

Emporia, Kan, Oct 3.-The Gazette
says: Ff
Lewis Powell. the local dealer in In
dependent oil, says that the Standard
Oil company is beginning one of it's
periodical fights against independent
oil in this town. During the past week
according to MI Powell. an agent has
merchants. requesting them to allow
him to place some advertising matter
in their show windows. The matter
is in the form of cards bearing the in
scription, Perfection oil sold here 10
cents per gallon" The agents idea
of oil, which the merchants would be
compelled to handle II asked for by
their trade.
Mr.. Powell told a reporter for the
Gazette today that this was none other
than the same old dodge practiced by
the Standard Oil company every year.
The Standard endeavors, by forcing
down the price Of oil, to compel the in
dependent dealer to quit business,
when they would again raise the price
higher than ever before. Many of the
stores refused TO handle the advertis-
ing matter to be left-On the premises,
and there are but few of the signs
to be seen in the windows up and down
the street. Mr.. Powell says that the
same man who is introducing Perfec-
ton oil here, made the boast that in
Sioux City, Iowa. he had sold oil for
six cents gallon on one day and so
demoralized the Independent competi-
ton as to be able to raise the price to
Is cents the following day.
To show how Mr.. Powell has forced
the Standard to come to time. he cites
the fact that during last February their
price for gasoline was Is to 20 cents.
while now it is I41z cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
new ELECTRIC LINE.
BIeriden People Would Utilize Old
Roadbed to Topeka.

An agitation has been started by the
people of Meriden for the construction
of an interurban line between that
town and Topeka. Although
the matter has not been pre-
scented formally to the officers and
members Of the Commercial club, Ma
for Tom Anderson, the secretary Of the
club said today that there was no
doubt that the club would lend its
support in every way possible to Sc
cure the construction Of such line.
Meriden people believe that the old
grade of the LeavenWOrth & Topeka
railroad from Meriden to Topeka, a
distance of about ten miles. should be
utilized for the interurban line. The
route of this old grade taps a terri
tory which Is thickly populated with
prosperous farmers and growing towns
and there IS much trade between these
people and Topeka, which would be
stimulated greatly by the construction
Of an interurban line.
The abandoned grade of the old
LeavenWOrth and Topeka railroad, be-
tween AIerfden and North Topeka, is in
the possession of farmers, who would
doubtless donate it to any. company
that would run a trolley lire, or one
of the. new motor car systems, out that
1t is believed by the Meriden people
and also by several Of the prominent
Topekanss who have been talked with
about such a line, that no route out OF
Topeka for an interurban line would
pay as we'll as this one which has been
suggested.
s'This is a fine scheme said Major
Andersen of ~the Commercial club to-
day. 1.-The Neriden people are right in
saying that a better paying line could
not be built. Outside of morning and
evening trains to Meriden there is nc
railroad service between the towns,
but the proposed route would take in
rich and thickly populated country
which is not now touched by railroads
1t is certain that the Commercial cluE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
An AMERICAN OPERA.
One Is Planned by Leoncavallo the
italian Composer.

New York, Oct. 3--With new mares
called Viva rAnerica" in his port
manteau, composed in comalemoration
CT his visit to this country, Ruggiero
Leoncavallo, the composer OF = Psg-
nacci.v i Medici," and other operas.
who is considered one of the Creates
Of living writer's of musical scores, ar
rived late yesterday afternoon on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. A man
of universal artistic renown and Of an
attractive personality, his coming Is aH
event of great Importance to the mus
following public.
The Maestro as he is known
wherever italian opera is heard, is TO
make a tour of the United States and
Canada at the head of the Scala Or
chestra of Milan.
Mr.. Leoncavallo is a democratic man.
trimming over with good humor. and
was lionized all the way over by the
passengers. Speaking of his visit. he
saids
my visit to America has more sig
niflcance to me than mere tour. It
is my purpose while here to get the
material for at least one opera based
on American life. I want to go to the
theateEs, to see the people and meet
and talk with them, to learn their ideas
and ideals, and see If I can write them
into words and music. ] have not
studied so much of the American liter
allure as I could wish, but believe af-
ter all that it will be better for me to
learn at first hand by meeting the pee
pie"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
ELECTION CONTEST POSTPONED
Legality of George NJ. Knighton's
Nomination to Be Decided Later.

State Auditor Seth Wells and Attor-
ney General c. c. Coleman, as mem
bers of the state contest board met
Tuesday al the office of the third mem
Der. the secretary of state who was
abenst. for the purpose of taking up
the contest against the nomination of
George NJ. Knighton of Ness City, and
decided that the hearing should be
postponed until October IS. At that
time it is expected that Mr.. Burrow
will be home from his trip and that
Attorney General Coleman will be
home from Washington, where he goes
today.
Knighton was nominated by the
Democrats for district judge in the
Thirty-thfrd district, over which Chas.
f. Lobden is now the presiding judge.
He is an editor by profession. and a
protest against the legality Of his nomi-
nation was filed by z. P. Rochester, a
Republican. and by G. Polk Cline, a
Democrat. 1t is claimed that the con-
vention which nominated Knighton was
not legally called. and that it was at
tended by only seven socalled delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
4 RUSA OF Gas.
Causes Death of -Four Men and Injury
of Eight.

Baltimore. Nd, oct. s.-Four men
were killed and eight others injured.
two perhaps fatally in an accident at
the works of the Maryland Steel COM
pany at Sparrows Point today. Three
of the dead are negroes.
The victims were overwhelmed by a
rush of flaming gas and coke from a
hole in one of the blast furnaces.
caused by the forcing QUITO its socket
of a casting whiehsholds. tlle1conapress-
ed air pipe. The men had Just put in
a new air pipe and the blast had been
turned on about ten minutes. when the
accident occurred. The officials of the
company. after an investigation. de-
clared that no unusual conditions
caused the accident They were at a
loss to account for it. No explosion
occurred and the furnace was not
damaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

Rouen, Oct. 3.-A large number of
posters were placarded on the walls
here during the night. signed by the
antimifitary association. summoning
the new recruits to desert from the
army if they believed they were "un-
able to endure the insults, punishments
and vexation Of barrack life and con-
GLIDING with an invitation to the
women of Rouen to form an sinterna-
tionaI society of mothers to resist the
despots of the government. which IS
still thirsting for human blood" The
police tore down the proclamatious
shortly after daylight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
he Gave Each 81 .O0O. 600.

Chicago, Oct "a dispatch to the
Inter- Ocean from Milwaukee says:
That Captain Frederick Pabst gave
each Of his children $1,0O0.00o prior to
his death because he wanted to be re-
IIeved OF his business cares to a GER
tain extent, and because he wanted to
see what the- would do with. It and
how they would bear the RESPONSE
bility, was the testimony of Henry
Fink, collector of internal revenue.
before Judge Carpenter in the county
court yesterday. The proceedings
we're instituted to determine the
amount Of inheritance tax due the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
Postnasters in Convention.

st. Louis, No. Oct. 3.-About 100
postmasters of the first class met in
annual convention here today and will
consider subjects of interest TO the
mail service during the three days
sessions. United states District Attor-
ney D. P. Dryer made an address of
welcome and Mayor Wells extended
the hospitality of St Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
Patents for Kansans.

Washington. Oct S.-The following
patents have been issued:
Washington. Thomas c.
Baker, washing machine; Pratt, Ri
naldo Galbeek, table supporting rack;
Rosedale. George w. Hart. milk strain
err; Topeka Harry L. Johnson, system
Of railway signaling; Wathena. Adolph
A Rullman. washing machine; Wich-
tia John ". Shuts. collar button !:
lola. Lewis E. Vanatta, machine for
forming clay condenser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
will do everything possible to further

will do everything possible to further
construction of such a road.
A suggestion was made by promin-
ent business man in town that it was
about time the Topeka Railway COM
pany extended its lines along inter
urban routes that could be operated
protitably and which would be a great
boon to the city. He suggested that
the company might build on this old
Leavenworth & Topeka grade and con-
meet it with their proposed line to
ShOrev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

washington, oct 3@These postmas-
ters have been appointed:
Indian TerritOry-C GAINESVILLE. Dis
trict Z, James P. Hampton. vice H. J.
Gray, resigned.
Kansas=AchilIes Rawlins county,
Hiram Z. Gilbert vice A. NJ. Fox, re-
signed.
Oklahoma-Rice, Beaver county,
Dudley T. Boston, vice c. L. Spradlin.
resigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

New York. Oct 3.=The city of
New York now has one telephone for
each fourteen persons The New
York Telephone company announced
yesterday that IN September it placed
1884 new telephones in service which
is 600 more than any previous
months gain There are now 5000
telephones in service. The company
declares that New York is now the
best telephoned city in the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
First Ambassador to ;Jsnsn

Paris Oct. -3--Although no flnal de-
cisiOn will be taken until the mex
meeting of the cabinet. it is considered
almost certain that NJ. Gerard. at pres
ent minister of France at Brussels viii
be first French ambassador to Japan
NJ. Gerard IS intimately acquainted
with the far east. He negotiated the.
Pekin-Hankow railroad concession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

gE-oU TOT EtULIIII IT'D VA ol7ElLa he
Kansas City and return $3.50 via
santa Fe. Tickets on sale Sept. 80 tc
Oct. 6 inclusive, good returning as late
as october g.
The arrangements for the Priests Of
PaIlas parade this year are on a most
elaborate scale. twill be worth going
miles tozsee.
Ten trains each way daily T. L
King Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

1850 to Ogden or Salt Lake CITY aal
return. first and third Tuesdays. june
10 November. inclusive.
5000 to Ogden or Salt Lake City a. I'd
return, every day. to September so.
s34 80 to Helena and Butte and return.
arst and third Tuesdays. June to No
vember. inclusive
INQUIRE of F. A. Lewis. city ticket
agent. SIS Kansas avenue. or J. G. Full
ton. depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
$3.50
Omaha and Return. via Rock Island
Lines.

Tickets on sale October 2 to S. in
elusive. limited for return October 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

California Point S25.O0-Sanfa re.
Tickets on sale daily commencing
AUGUST 27th to Oct 31st. Good in
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

every
the adds saving
Of winter nothing reserved but everything great
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
NEW LAWS HELPFUL
RAILROAD EARNINGS
HAVE BEEN INCREASED.
Contrary to the Assertions of Rail
road Senators the New Rate Bill
Has Not Checked Railroad Cow
struction Nor Diminished Incomes
Railroads Are Now More Pros
porous Than Ever and Regulation
is Improving.

That the railroads of the United
States have been benefited by the
laws just passed by congress regulat-
ing rates, is shown by the recent re-
turns from several Of the larger sys-
TENS.
1t was said by the railroad sena-
tors during the discussion of the rail-
road rate bill in congress that the
passage of such a stringent measure
would decrease railroad earnings and
stop railroad construction.
The contrary is true in both phases
of the situation. Earnings have in
creased and railroad construction al
over the United States, and especially
in the northwest, is going forward as
never before.
The Weekly Wall street letter from
Henry 6ews, the financial authority,
gives the returns of four of the big
systems and sums up the general ST.
uation as follows:
Railroad activity continues on re-
markable scale. This week not less
than four of our prominent systems
made most gratifying reports for the
fiscal year ending June 30th. South
ern Railway, for instance, showed an
increase Of $5,496,000 in gross earn
ings and 100000 in net.
The Rock Island reported an In
crease of S7,1SO.OOO in gross and an
increase of nearly S3,0O0.000 in net.
The san Francisco system reported
an increase of $3,59O.OOO in gross and
! S1.400,0 in net. and the Atchison a
gair Of s9,66S,000 in gross and So
100000 in net.
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
increased dividend rumors should
multiply. Some of these were doubt
less put out for the purpose of stim-
ulating speculation, and have nc
| foundation i'm fact.
Nevertheless. stockholders have 9
right to share in these better returns
considering that the railroads have
| already given labor a share of theil
| prosperity, and expended very consid
| erable sums for improvements out o
earnings.
This leaves the railroads in an ex
/ cellent condition not only PHYSICAL!
but i'm their relations with the public
strengthened also by the fact that re
cent laws have brought all roads alik,
under the control of the government
which seeks only to prevent a stop
page Of abuses that were a loss to tn
roads and demoralizing to shippers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Twelve sites are offered for sale up
on which to erect the new federal
building at Eugene.
Four hundred men of the. third in
fantry have arrived at American Lake
from Alaska, and will remain during
the mpment.
w. II. Hoffman, an old man. was
run over and killed at Wallace, Idaho,
Apparently the old gentleman faint
ed as he was crossing the track.
C. C: Smith, owner and discoverel
of the Big Blossom mine near Sparta
Baker county, has sold it to Isaac
Mayler, of Pennsylvania, for $4,000.
Littell postOffice, four miles west ol
Chehalis, Wash, was burglarized. Al
the stamps, money and much merch.
andise from Postmaster Iittell's stor,
We're taken.
While cooking dinner in camp Mil.
waukie, Mrs. Edward Kehn's clothing
ignited from fire and she was burn
ed to death. Mr.. and Mrs. Kehn came
from Kansas City last April becauS
Ol 'leI Httltflt Sll'' Dtlll6 dlllltN'h VIII
pulmonary consumption. She had beer
greatly benefited by the climate.
The entire plant OF the Winlocl
Lumber company's sawnlills at Che
halls, Wash, burned, Fire original
ed in the furnace room. Loss, $50,
900; insurance, $4,000. The plan
was entirely new and had been In op
Grafton but few weeks. Twent.
thousand dollars worth of lumber ant
several cabins occupied by employe
were also burned.
Upwards of so square miles of for
est reserves in the Columbia & West
ern grant, between Cascade and Bull
dog tunnel, British Columbia, are ol
fire, and II is estimated that severa
hundred thousand dollars loss has al
ready been occasioned. At Farron tn
station buildings, roundhouses, tanks
company boarding house, etc, wer
burned with loss of 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
UNION BoYCoTTS UNION.
Boycott Spirit Runs Riot in Boise City
This Week.

The Boise Statesman comments as
follows on a peculiar boycott just in
stituted in that city:
The boycott placed by some of the
unions of Boise. and tacitly indorsed
by the others, on the Idaho Brewing
& Mailing company, is an unusual
step. The company is putting up a
building separate and apart from its
plant. to be used as a hotel, and the
contract was let to non-union con-
tractor. For this reason the COM
pany's beer has been boycotted. not
withstanding the admitted fact that
it is produced from start to finish by
union labor In other words the
unions have boycotted a union pro-
duct, which is quite contrary to the
custom as we have always understood
it.
So far as the merits of the contro-
versy with the non-union contractor
is concerned, we do not propose to
discuss them. The unionists and the
non-unionists are capable of handling
the subject without outside interfer-
ence. The boycott by unions of a
union made product. however, seems
SO inconsistent as to justify criticism
on the face of. it the situation is
absurd. While the brewery is knowr
as a local concern, as a matter of fact
it is owned by outsiders, principally
Spokane men. We will suppose tha'
the owners in the Washington city
have their shirts laundered by non
union help. Word to that effec
reaches Boise. Now. would not the
local unions be just as much war
ranted in boycotting the company''
beer for that reason as they are for
boycotting it on account of the build
ing controversy?
If the company employed non-unioI
help in producing its beer we coull
understand the theory of the boycott
but under the circumstances we arr
of the opinion that the participating
unions have placed themselves on tn
hated unfair" list.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
LOST PROFESSOR FOUND.
Professor Oscar Eckstein of Chicago.
r Located i'm Boise.

Professor Oscar Eckstein, the IA
nous University of Chicago chemist
and mining expert. was yesterday dis
covered in Boise by a Statesman re-
porter working at his new method of
gold extraction, says the Boise States
man. He came here some weeks ago,
and has been living a lone, but happy
hermit in a little cottage on Warm
Springs avenue, near the flume.
With all the unconventionalities of
his bachelor quarters surrounding him
and with the mass of laboratory
equipment necessary in his work, at
hand. the noted scientist. who has
penetrated every gold mining region
on earth. from the interior depths of
Africa and Siberia TO the best known
of the Rocky mountain gold fields and
mining camps. in his patient pursuit
of the method which he declares will
simplify placer mining, is eagerly at
work on his theory.
The greater part of his time DR..
Eckstein spends zig-zagging through
the ranges in the vicinity of Boise,
while his friends and colleagues at
the University of Chicago have been
searching the country for him and
speculating as to his whereabouts. II
was reported that he was in Colorado
not long ago in one of the Chicago
newspapers.
He was given six months leave OF