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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-01

state west of Ohio and Michigan. not
withstanding that you have only Is
people per square mile, while Illinois
has S6, Iowa 40, Missouri 45?
Do you know that many passenger
trains in Kansas are run at an actual
loss and solely for the accommodation
of the public2
do you know that while the people
of Kansas would individually save but
little money by a reduction of passen-
ger rates. the effect of such reduction
would be keenly felt by the railrOa DIS,
because 1t would reduce nearly all in
terstate rates, SO that for every dollar
saved by a citizen Of Kansas the rail-
road company would lose several thod-
sand dollars?
IF you know all these things to bs
true, what reason or excuse is there
for demanding that your legislature
pass law demanding to reduce the
passenger rates?
I'VE think we can demonstrate to any
court or other tribunal that a reduction
in passenger rates is unjust, and is
equivalent to eonfiscation Of our proper
ty, but we do not want conflict with our
patrons; we do not want to be contin-
ually litigatfng IN the effort to preserve
our rights We believe that when the
people knew the facts the misrepresen-
tations of denagogic politicians and a
sensational press viii not be regarded.
The Santa Fe desires to conduct its
business fairly and with due regard to
the rights of the public; it raises no OBJ
lection to public supervision and rea-
sonable regulation; it desires above all
things to keep out of politics, yet, when
attacked it must defend itself, and when
the sole platform Of 3, candidate is that
that he is 'agin the railroads. we are
fully justified in protesting against his
election. That is what every man and
every interest in the state would do If
attacked.
IF my statements are true you can
not believe that the agitation for two
cent-rate bill is justifiable; If you doubt
the statements, or any of them, I can
prove them correct.
''I do not desire to be drawn into a
newspaper controversy with politicians
or den1a gogues, but should this fall into
the hands of any honest voter. who
doubts my statements. or desires further
information, I hold myself in readiness
to answer any communication addressed
in good faith. (Signed)
e P RIPLEY,
President Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway Company.
Chicago. Aug. /. 1906"
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Low Rates via Union Pacific.

$500 to Colorado and return, Septen-
Der 19 to %, inclusive.
$3.50 to Colorado and return, every
day. to September 30.
S26. so 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 go
S34. 80 to Helena and Butte and return.
FIRST and third Tuesdays. June to No
vember. inclusive
$50. 90 TO Yellowstone Park and return.
luclucing rail and stage, daily to Sep
TENDER II.
5000 to Portland. Tacoma. Seattle. or
to San Francisco, Los Angeles and san
Diego, and return, daily to September
10. Limit October 81.
$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 Il sket agent, SIS Kan
sas avenue or J. C Fulton. depot azenL
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scoTTY's SECRET OUT.
Money of Long Ago Dates said to Mean
a Robber Cache Discovery.

Tonopah. New, Aug. The secret
of the wealth of ''Scotty," the Death
valley miner, has been discovered.
"Scotty" has found an old cache of
robbers who held up the transcoutf-
mental stages in the early days. Dozens
of Wells-Fargo treasury notes that
were dragged from the coaches were
never heard of again until now. A
party Of fasteners were travelling in
the Death valley region in an automo-
bile recently when they met a pros
pector.
See Scott - he was asked
He explained that ''Scotty' was
som ewhere ali cad of him, because he
had stopped in the shade of his mule
to rest, while ''Scotty' pushed on. He
showed me some high grade ore and
he's goin' out to realize on it. He finds
out I'm broke, pulls out a lot of gold
eagles and he stakes me to two hun
dred, said the prospector.
In the light of the lamps he held out
some gold eagles The date was 1910
on each one. with a mint mark of D.
In 1910 there was no Denver. but a
mint in Delganus, Ga, coined money
for time.
They have had detectives after
scotty," said the prospector These
ore samples he carries are a blind. He
gets to town. dumps the sand in his
bags and turns up with legal money.
He's got the old stage coach cache and
he's slick enough to keep it, too"
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DAYHoFF HAS A PLAN.
VIII Recommend a Law Providing for
Separate Race Schools.

A recommendation viii be made to the
next legislature by Insley L. Dayhoff,
state superintendent of public instruc
ton, for the enactment of a law sep
arating the races in all the public schools
Of the state where the conditions will
Justify the erection of separate school
buildings for the negroes.
I'm my biennial report, soon to be is
sued,' said Mr.. Dayhoff in discussing
this matter, Il shall suggest to the leg
isIature the enactment of a separate
school law. I would have a law that
will provide for the separation of the
races where there is 25 per cent of
negroes in the school district l think 4
smaller percentage of negroes than this
might be allowed to attend school with
the white children. There are hundreds
of school districts in the state where
thew are not more than two or three
negro children, and it would not pay the
district to erect separate schools for
them In the places where the races are
noV separated the negroes seem as Wei
pleased as the whites, and 1 think We
ought 10 have a general law on the sub
ject."
There are number of negroes
throughout the state who are not salts
fed with the laws separating the races
in the public schools. and who will op-
pose a general law on the subject next
winter A large delegation of negroes
called on Governor Hoch and requested
him not to sign the measure separating
the races in the Kansas City, Kan,
schools. ard the negroes who were lead
ers in that movement are expected to
oppose general legislation on the subject
next winter.
Although Mr. Dayhoff favors the sep
aration of the races in the schools. he is
opposed to keeping negroes off from the
school district boards He is also op-
posed to the method of carrying the
school district fights into political par
ties and electing a board all of the mem
bers of which are of one political COM
plexion A bill on this subject was kill
ed by the legislature of 1906.
Mr. Dayhoff will also recommend the
enactment of a minimum salary law.
making the smallest salary which a dis
trict may pay a teacher so a month.
The state will assist districts where the
maximum tax levy Is made and the
amount Of revenue still insufficient to
pay the expenses of the school The
same bill viii also provide for a min
inum school term OF eight months a
year
Another bin favored by the superin-
tendent viii provide for a teachers pen
sion fund This has been tried in other
states and it is found that it eneour-
ages teachers to remain in the service.
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STILL SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS
Nearly Every Section of the State Re-
ports They Are Scarce.

A third bulletin has been issued by
Insley L. Dayhoff, state superintendent
of public instruction regarding The
number of teachers needed in the Kan
sas schools and the surplus teachers in
few localities. The bulletin shows
greater shortage in school teachers than
there was a month ago. There are 329
schools still in need of teachers and
there is a total surplus of only 172
teachers. These surplus teachers are
not in the counties where teachers are
needed and Superintendent Dayhon is
using all efforts to get the vacant
schools and the surplus teachers to-
gether.
There are several special requests
made known IN this bulletin. Sharon
Springs wants a principal for three
room school. A principal is wanted at
Elgin, ChautauQua county, and a male
teacher is wanted at Ottawa to teach
two years of high school work. A teach
er Of science is also wanted at Ottawa.
Chautauuua county lacks 40 of h3V-
ing sufficient number of teachers.
This county shows a greater shortage
than any other. Rawlins follows with
a request for 40 teachers. The county
asking for the smallest number of
teachers is Morton, which reports
shortage of three. Nearly ALI of the
shortages occur in western Kansas
counties. Bourbon county - has tha
greatest surplus Of teachers. having e
more than it can accommodate In its
own schools. Nemaha county has 10
surplus teachers, all of whom want TO
teach in western Kansas
Following is a list of counties want
ing teachers and the number wanted in
each:
Allen Is. Barber 1920. Barton Is.
Chautauqua 40, Clay 10. Ellsworth IS.
Finney 6-S, Graham 1920. Lane TO- Nor
ton 3, Montgomery r. Ness 10. Osase
1915, Pawnee IS. Phillips 20, Rawlins
40. Rocks %, Scott Is.
Following is list of the counties
number in each:
Bourbon %. Brown 20. Cherokee 20.
Coffey 4, Greeley 5. Hodgenan l. John
son 20. Miami 1920. Nemaha 10, Usage
II, Pottawatomie 10, Pratt 10. Shawnee
10, Saline 1920.
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Total
Tennis at Chicaeo.

Chicago, Aug. Nat c. Emerson
of Cincinnati defeated L. H. Waidner.
the Illinois champion. in the finals of
the Western tennis championship
tournament at Kenwood Country Clue
The score was So, 81. ga. BY win
ming from Waidner. Emerson gained
the right to challenge Kreigh Collins,
western title holder for several years.
and the match viii be played this
afternoon.
After five years of playing in the
Western tournament. r. G. Hunt Of
California has attach ed a western title
to his name. With Mrs. r. B. Neff,
who won the women's championship
in singles. as a partner, Hunt scored a
victory In the mixed double, winning
az. 81 from Mrs. W. T. Hayes and
Barnes The final round in wome en- s
doubles was won by Mrs. r. B. Neff
and Miss C. B. Neeley, who defeated
Miss Miriam Stever and Miss Parker
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RIPLEY HAS WORD
President of Santa Fe Addresses
Letter to Ksnsans.
Makes Argument Against Pro-
posed Two Cent Fare.
EaNHmEO MANY EACT0
RECITES MANY FACTS.
Seventeen Millions. Invested in
Kansas--Earnings Low.
Claims Reduction in Passenger
Fares VIII Work Hardship.

The recent agitation in Kansas for
action by the next legislature looking
toward the enactment Of a two-cent
passenger fare law, has caused Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe
railroad. to address a letter to the peo-
pie Of the state Of Kansas.
In his letter, Mr.. Ripley sets out the
facts as regards the Santa F'e railroad
in its relation to the state of Kansas,
and declares that a reduction of pas
senger fares in Kansas will work an
unjust hardshlp==.on that road He
shows that the Santa Fe railroad has
over II millions Of dollars invested in
Kansas, and that in ten years last
past. preferred stockholders Of the
road have received less than 3 per
cent per annum on their stock and
that holders of common stock have re-
ceived but per cent per annum-
Mr.. Ripley makes his arguments
clean cut and to the point. and con
cludes by announcing his willingness
to prove the statements to any non
ssfIv inclined voter in the coming cleo
tions. Mr.. Ripley says.
'"To the People Of Kansas:
THE company now owning ana
operating the Santa Fe railway is a
little more than ten years old
Do you Know LLAaL III tllalt Ten , oc-A .
the road has been largely rebuilt and
largely re-equipped2
DO you know that the track on the
main lines is as good as any IN the
country and better than most, and
that the branches have also been i'm
proved in condition and services as
fast as men and money could be OBJ
tanned for the purpose2
DO you know that in order to &C
romplfsf1 these results the Santa Fe
company has spent IN these ten years
ln Kansas alone not less than II nil
lions Of dollars, part Of which was ia
ken from earnings that might have b9en
distributed to stockholders, and the rest
borrowed
s0o you know that the road is fully
worth today the amount of its total
capffalizat1on3
DO you know that in these ten years
the preferred stockholders have receiv-
ed total dividends Of only 2S% per cent.
. or ZS7k per cent per annum, and that
common stockholders have received but
2l1k Der cent, or a little over 2 per cent
per annum7
Does It strike you that these pay
unents are excessive. or that those who
risked their savings in the enterprise
nave received too great reWard2 How
the farmer OF business man on his IN
vestments2
do you know that in Kansas the
passenger train mileage Of the Santa
Fe has about doubled in the last ten
years and that its trains are as com
Portable and luxurious as those run any
where IN the world?
DO you know that the passenger
rates are as low as they are in Any
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wooden shoes are cheaper than leather
shoes, and other things the same way
The crop season must be snort
only ninety days IN most of Sweden, I
am told The days now are long, from
about 3 a. m. to after 10 o'clock p. m.
It has recently been decided to cele-
brate as a national holiday the oath Of
June, the longest day in the year &C
cordlng to our Swede friend, who can
talk English. He said the oath of last
month the people of Helsingborg be-
gan with the daybreak and never went
TO bed for twenty-four hours, and that
it was the same way all over Sweden
This is to be their Fourth of July l
am not SO sure that a twenty-four
hours long Fourth of July is good
thing In America We generally get
in plenty of celebrating with our me
dunn sized day. But once upon time
/ would have rejoiced exceedingly over
twenty-four hour Fourth of July,
and guess it is all right if the Swedes
want it.
have a kick coming on the Swedes-
Their mile" is about seven of our
miles long. This is an old style mile
as the French "kilometer" is now gen
orally used but when you read the
word mile in Swedish you don't know
whether 1t is an English mile or
Swedish mile and it makes heap OF
difference I also found out that IN
Sweden the rule OF the road Is turn
10 the lett. 4 l0dIiieO Ills ~
and nearly running over two or three
big Swedes when I turned to the right
and they to the left. There was no col
lision, but I suppose ! frightened them
as in each case the man was only
about six foot tall and weighed at least
zoo.
We are going through Sweden to
Stockholm and then by boat across the
Baltic sea to Finland and into ST.
Petersburg. The car does not know
we are coming. If he has heard any
thing about it he is probably looking
for US on the train from Berlin. But
some day we will surprise him by
snea liking in the side door of Finland
and be in St Petersburg before he
realizes what has happened. | hope
this road to Russia through Finland
will not be our finish.
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SCHOOL BEGINS.
Camp of Military Instruction at In
dianapolis Is Open.

Fit. Benjamin Harrison, near Indian
apolis. Ind, Aug. with the arrival
of the TWenty-seventh infantry regi-
ment from FIT. Sheridan today the
camp of instruction for the troops Of
the United States army in the depart
ment of the lakes. commanded by
Brigadier General William H Carter,
was organized and final arrangements
for the summer maneuvers were COM
pleted in detail.
The Michigan national guard will
arrive August 5. to remain one week.
camp August IL. and will also ma
neuver with the regulars for a week.
The Second Illinois regiment and the
Second Wisconsin regiment national
guard will come later.
In camp are the Twenty seventh
United States infantry, the Twenty
eighth United States infantry, the
third squadron of the Second United
States cavalry, the Fourteenth and
Twenty-drst United States batteries,
field artillery, composing the Tenth
battalion, two battalions of the Fourth
United States infantry. company B.
United States signal corps and a de-
tachment of the United States hospital
corps.
The Michigan national guard will
consist of three regiments Of infantry.
one battery of artillery. one troop of
cavalry and one company each Of the
signal corps, the hospital corps and
the engineer corps. Brigadier Cen
eral Charles ". Harrah will be in
command.
Immediately after the arrival of the
Michigan troops BriEadier General
Carter will begin the work of instruc-
ton as fixed in the sch eduIe prepared
by the general staff. All officers who
have been assigned here for duty as
umpires and instructors will have ar
rived by that time.
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Boston. Aug. William A. Larned
or Summit. n. J.. won for the second
time in the Longwood cup by defeating
Karl II. Behr of Yale, IN the challenge
match of the Longwood Cricket clubs
annual tennis tournament, three sets to
one. The scores were SIS. 3-6. So. 6-3
It was a contest in which the steadi-
ness of the veteran won against the
brilliant but erratic play Of his oppo-
nent.
Larned's victory gives him two legs
In the third challenge cup Of the Long
wood Cricket club. the second cup be-
ing already in Larned's possession.
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HE cHoKED THE APOSTLE.
Atchison Man Weary of calls from
Travelling Preachers

4AtSH3SOH WAN weary OF CANS from
Travelling Preachers.
Atchison. Kas., Aug. 1.-The Globe
says:
This morning two preachers Of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints called at the residence of Al
Sears, the railway mail agent, and
said they desired to talk to him about
his spiritual condition. Mr. Sears
promptly ordered them out of the
house. Il am a minister of the gos-
pei said one of the men, land am
not accustomed to being treated in
this manner To which Mr. Sears
replied: you are big enough to
earn an honest living" At am earn
ing an honest living. the preac cher re-
Piled You are q LIAR retorted Mr.
Sears, and taking the man by the
throat, he backed him off the porch.
These men are sent out by the Utah
church, and have been in Atchisor
several weeks. Mr.. Sears dislikes the
Utah church because he lately re-
ceived a call from Dan Hiliman. who
worked under him years ago in a
printing Office al Beloit. Hillman went
to Vernal, Utah, where he married a
Mormon's widow. The widow had a
good printing Office and seven hun
dred acres of land. Hillman says the
Mormons in that section practice
polygamy on the sly, and claim to
have a revelation showing that polve-
amy is necessary to salvation"
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Milling Company Wants land

An order was issued by the state
board Of railroad commissioners Tues
day giving the Howard Milling com
pany of Wichita authority to condemn
a strip of ground near the mills for
side tracks. The milling company
tried to condemn the land in the dis
trict court, but the owners Of the land
contested and have delayed the case
until the fall term of the court The
milling company already has a side
track but it is used Jointly with the
Missouri Pacific, resulting in a con-
slant moving Of cars. It desires and
viii construct a private side track.
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A GOOD AFTER-DlNNER CIGAR
stansheld Says the ohicos Just Fill
the Bill.

The time to enjoy real good cigar is
after a good dinner. There is no better
time to test the quality of Wadsworth
Bros Chicos than to light one right af-
ter a hearty meal says Geo. ". STAINS
field. 1t just fills the bill for a good af-
ter-dinner cigar.
Il Is clear. long Havana filler of supe-
rior quality, and the size is exactly
right.
stansfeld says that he has sold more
Chfcos since ne introduced this brand
In Topeka than he ever sold before of
4nv brand Ia four times as long. This
shows how well it pieases the smoker
who enjoys a good cigar.
Considering its superior quality the
price at which it sells, five cents straight,
Is a surprise.
stsD into Stansheld's drug store, 6s2
Wsnsas avenue. Topeka today Mr.
Enoksr, and get a pocket fun Of Wads-
wcrEh Bros Chicos.
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Burrow Makes Appointments.

J. r. Burrow. secretary of state, has
appointed H E. Morrison. chief clerk
in his Office to succeed A. E Cornell
who has been appointed assistant sec
rotary of state Mr.. Morrison has
been employed in the office as charter
clerk during the Burrow administra-
ton. Mr.. Morrison will be succeeded
as charter clerk by William J. Stage,
of this city, who was talked of for sew
eraI days as the successor TO Mr.. Cor
nell These changes in the secretary
of states Office took place today
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New York. Aug. President Harrs.
c. PuIliam of the National sBaseba Il
league has announced his finding in
the cases of the players, Pietz of Pitts
burg and McGinnity of New York, who
recently engaged in an alteration al
the Pittsburg ball park. McGinnity is
fined 800 and suspended until August
s. Pietz IS fined $50, but his suspan-
sion is lifted President PuIliam also
Unexpectedly fined Umpire O'Day $50
for not preventing the disgraceful af-
fair,
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C1eared - so. 0n0 On q Race.

New York. Aug 1.-One OF me best
executed and most effective coupss per-
petrated since the days of Queenie
Trowbridge and Joseph A. mark
ed the running of the final
race at Brighten Beach Tues
day. when group of insiders. eaded
by Charles Gates. John A Drake and
whitley Langdon. cleaned up all Of
$4,000 on the winning of Proposer.
They backed him from 90 to to to l.
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CoIorado CeIebrates afImfseionl

Denver, Aug. Annual celebration
of the admission of Colorado the cen
tenniaI state" to the Union, which took
place thirty years ago. was inaug1s-
rated here today. Governor Mcdonald
and Mayor SpeeF declared the after
noon a half holiday and appropriate
exercises, including the presentation Of
a flag pole. were held in the city park
by the Sons Of Colorado.
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Mcpherson. Kan, Aug. The long dry
spell that has prevailed over Mcpherson
county was broken Tuesday Afternoon.
The rain fell in torrents for half an hour
and it is believed from appearance that
It spread all over the county. The corn
crop was badly in need Of rain. especially
in the north part of the county where a
great many of the farmers have made ar
rangements to cut up their corn for fod-
der before 1t became too dry In the
south part of the county it has not been
so dry but the corn there was beginning
to show the effects of the drouth.