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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Still After Harrin<Gn

NEW YORK, Nov 1.-THE Inter-
state commerce commission will take
up on Wednesday at session here the
question whether Il. II. Hartman shall
be required to answer questions to
which he declined to reply during the
inquiry into the affairs Of the Chicago
and Alton railroad last spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

MUSKEGEE, l. r.. Nov. 1.-THE
Patterson Mercantile company has re-
ceived $1,000,000 in currency from New
York by express. The money will be
paid for cotton to relieve the financial
situation. Officers Of the company say
that much more money is now on the
road from the east. Up to this time
the banks have been unable to procure
nirrnncy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

LONDON, Nov IL. - The maiden
trip to New York of the new Cunard
line turbiner Mauretania. sister ship
Of the Lustania, is scheduled to begin
next Saturday. Her builders expect
that the new vessel will eventually
capture all records for Transatlantic
voyages. They base their expectations
On the steamers performances on trial
Trims
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
walked on His Hands to Win $500.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-MaX Duff
Eek Of Munich. Germany, walked on
his hands down all the steps of the
Washington monument and won a
wager of $500. He tainted on reach
ing the bottom and was afterward or
Tered of the grounds by the watch
nan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
LeonoId May Ahdicnte.

LIEGE, Belgium, Nov. "a news
paper of this city declares upon the
authority Of high official that King
Leopold may abdicate rather than give
in to the Belgian parliament on the
question Of the Kongo Independent
State.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Frnry and wife Killed by Train.

ASHTABULA, O., Nov. 9.-Charles
Frary and his wife, an aged couple Of
Saybrook, o., were killed by Lake
Shore passenger train near here. They
were driving home and We're struck
while crossing the tracks. Both Frary
and his wife were over eighty years
Aid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 90
cent bottle of Green's Warranted Sy'
rup of Tar II it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
% cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Hyde's Drug Store, j. M. Ayres,
ID. A. Ward, B. A. Quinlan
Bennington.
c. II. Houghton, A. S. Hathaway
North Bennington.
c. r. & A. B. Hawkins, So. SALISBURY
O. E. Adams, Arlington,
Il. C. Woodwork. o. e. Adams & Co.,
East Arlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Weak
Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point 10 weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. like the Heart. and the
Stomach. find their weakness. not in tho organ
itself. but In the nerves that control and guide
and strengthen them. DR.. Shops Restorative Is
o medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves To doctor the Kidneys alone.
Is futile. 1t is o waste Of time. and Of money as
well.
II your back aches or is weak. II tho urine
scalds or is dark and strong II you have symptoms
of B<ights or other distressing or dangerous kid
ney disease, try Dr.. Shops Restorative month
Tablets or Liquid-and see what 1t can and will
do for you. Druggist yecommand and sell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

We have secured the agency for Or
inc Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new lax
alive that makes the liver lively, puri-
fies the breath, cures headache and
regulates the digestive organs. Cures
chronic constipation. Ask us about it.
Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
hank of Germany Raises Rate,

BERLIN, Nov. 9.-The rate of dis.
count Of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many was raised from 61a to ~ per
cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
AsRS;:aE'yoLarnp

u,eoualied for its bright and steady light, sim
ME construction and absolute safety. Has la
test Improved burner. Made Of brass through
out and nickel plated, Every lamp warranted.
write 10 nearest agency II not at your dealers.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY or NEW YORK.
tlAc0RpoaAIIn)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
EAGLES ARE SHUT OUT.
Club Must Quit Handling Liquor in
Empofia. " 9'N

Emporia, Kan, Aug. S1.-The city of
Emporia won a complete victory in its
fight against the Eagles conducting a
buffet in their room. when the lodge
and the individual members against
whom cases had been brought accept
ed the terms proposed by the city for a
settlement of the cases this morning
This included written agreement
from the lodge signed by G. f. Sinclair,
president, and Frank Hill and John
Perrier trustees, to pay all costs in the
conviction in police court, to dismiss
the appeal to the district court, and to
agree not to keep liquor on the prem
ises of the lodge. In addition, each of
the seven men. with the exception of
T r. Gray, who replevined for the re-
turn of property and were afterward
convicted in police court of abett1ng
the nuisance and appealed to the dis
trict court, agreed to dismiss his re-
DIevin suit at his own cost, pay the
costs of his case in police court and
the cost of the city in answer to the
replevin in district court. to allow the
destruction of his beer seized, and to
agree to refrain from aiding or abet-
ting in the maintenance OF nuisance
in connection with the Eagles club
rooms On the other hand, the city
agreed in each case against the indi-
viduaI members and against the lodge,
in the person Of its president, to sus-
pend the enforcement of the fines and
administered in police
court so long as the contracts are kept
by the lodge and it's members.
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GRADE CONTRACT is LET.
Ransom & Cook VIII do Work on
Santa He Yerts ct Clnanute

Chanute, Aug. 31.-The Santa Fe
Railroad company has let the contract
for the grading Of its new yards here
and that necessary in the remodeling
of the old yards to Ransom & Cook.
The contractors moved a gang of men
and teams to the company's land
south of the city today and will begin
work at once.
]. NJ Mead of Topeka, engineer of
- -Astern grand division arrived
yesterday to look over the ground and
returned today. He approved the pre-
liminary work which has been done
and gave the word for work to be-
gin. There will be an immense
amount of it to do.
Harvey Stivers. who has the con-
tract to build the new round house
and the buildings in which the Santa
Fe will install its new shops, also
arrived yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Stivers' men, who have been here for
some time, will begin work as soon
as they can, so that the neighborhood
of the "Y''' will be busy place from
now on until the first of the year.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Mead
went out on the Pittsburg branch as
far as Shaw to visit the place where
the water was deepest at the time of
the overflow last winter. 1t is pre-
suned that the railroad company will
raise the grade along the Pittsburg
line so as to place it where the water
will not hinder the running of trains
The Santa FEES Pittsburg branch
made an excellent record at the time
of the winter food, the passenger
train not missing run. although the
water was over a long stretch OF
track and was quite deep in several
places. Assistant superintendent J.
F. Mentally worked like a Trojan to
keep the branch open. riding the pi-
lot of the engine when it passed
through submerged track and push
ing driftwood and other obstacles out
of the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
NINE-HOUR WORK DAY.
Concessions Made to Machinists by
Some Northwestern Roads.

Chicago, Aug. S1.-Through an agree
ment which becomes effective September
all the machinists. boiler makers and
other mechanics in the shops of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad
are granted 81 nire-hour workday. Tile
order affects about 1900 skilled work.
men. The management of the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific rail-
roads also conceded the machinists a
nine-hcur workday and a wage increase
of 81 cents an hour, making the new
scale 40 cents an hour on the eastern
end of the reads and AZ cents on the Pa
cific coast.
the machinists and the arrangements If
all the railroads in the northwest for
the nine-hour workday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
FOR REFUSING A DRINK.
A Farmer Called From His Bed And
Given a Beating.

Leavenworth. Aug. S1.-George w.
Cline, farmer living seven miles
south of Tonganoxie, was called out
of his house and attacked by three
men. He received a severe wound
over the right eye, apparently inflicted
with a club or slungshot. His assail-
ants were later identified as Tom
Brunk of Tonganoxie, and John Kee-
Ian and S. c. Paine of Linwood.
At II o'clock at night Brunk and
his companions stopped and called
loudly to Cline. He recognized
Brunk's voice and being innocent of
any suspicion of trouble went out.
The men asked Cline to take drink
and upon his refusal Keelan struck
him. Dazed and staggering he es-
capped to the house and the roisterers
went their way.
The following morning Granville
Stringfellow, constable, arrested the
three men at Linwood. They were
tried before Justice Coolidge. Keelan
and Brunk were fined $40 and costs,
a total of $23 each. Paine, who took
no active part in the affair. was dis
charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
is A PARADISE.
Hutchinson Man Returns From
Bermuda Visit.
SAYS the Climate on the Islands
Is Delightful.
BEEN AWAY IA YEARS.
At No Time in July or August
Was Temperature Over So.
His Wife to Remain Over Winter
When Lilies Bloom.

Hutchinson, Aug. 81. Former
County Attorney J. U. Brown returned
to Hutchinson last evening from a six
weeks trip to his old home in the
Bermuda Islands. Mrs. Brown, who
accompanied him, will remain on the
islands several months and maybe all
winter, which season of the year Mr..
Brown says is the most delightful. The
lilies and roses are in bloom then and
the climate is all that could be de-
sired.
Mr.. Brown left Hutchinson the mid
die of July and sailed from the Ber-
mudas last Wednesday, August FL.
During that period the weather was
at no time warmer than IS degrees.
1t has been fourteen years since he
mas visited his old home. His mother
and two brothers, one a doctor and
the other u farmer, still reside in the
Islands. He found all of his relatives
well and things in the Bermudas very
prosperous.
friends of his trip today. one man said
that his wife was anxious to know
what kind of language was spoken in
the Bermudas. why, English" Mr..
Brown replied. 1.-The very best Eng
lish in the world"
Referring to the climate again, he
said: THE summers there are nice
enough for people who don't want to
go to heaven right away
The distance from here to Mr.
by way of New York, from which port
he took the steamer. With all his
travelling he says that Kansas looks
more beautiful than ever to him, and
that he is glad to be back to Hutchin-
son. AS evidence of his visit he wears
a fine new Bermuda Panama and
a coat of tan that will remain for a
few days at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
GRAFTERS BUSY.
Parsons People Still Paying for
Past Folly.
Bought Book and Township
Map of Chicago Firm.
NOT AS REPRESENTED.
Promised to Give Purchasers a
Write Up of Business.
Attached the Cow of One Farmer
But Settled for $40.

| Parsons, Kan, Aug. 31.-Over g
year ago several agents appeared in
the county to represent firm of pub
fishers and engravers of Chicago. Thei1
plan was to get out a superb atlas OF
| the county. Also were to appear sew
| eral descriptions and pictures of the
| leading business men and politicians
| of the county, and these gentlemen
were to pay SIS for the atlas, and the
write-up would go in. 1t was a great
| thing at the time, and the suckers
were many. They bit hard and fast.
| When the agents were not busy in TAX
| ing orders for the aliases they went
out and prepared maps of the town
ships to go into the book. 1t was
found later that the agents were either
drunk or crazy when the maps were
prepared, for the lines and names are
inaccurate, and they are worse than
no maps at all.
After a considerable time other
agents appeared and started to de-
liver the aliases. The plan was to
get the book in the possession of the
purchaser and then go after the
money later. A large number of peo-
pie "coughed up" without a murmur.
Others took a look at the books.
Then it was discovered that the af-
fair was a graft. 1t was seen that the
Chicago company wanted the money
without giving adequate compensation
for it.
Many of the purchasers refused
point blank to pay for their books
Many of the volumes were returned
The Chicago company is a persistent
affair, however, and it's attempts
at collecting are still going on. A
farmer who lives near the Neosho
county line refused to pay and his
COW was attached. A service was
given and his COW was taken from the
farm. When the officer was leading
the animal away, the representative of
the Chicago company offered to settle
the matter, and for a $40 bill the COW
was returned.
Others also compromised. Some
times the agents would take SIS, some
times they would extract $40, and a
few times they got SIS.
The case of L. A. Walker is an IL
lustration of the methods used by the
Chicago firm. Mr.. Walker was con-
Quoting a grocery store in Parsons at
the time the willy agent came along.
The agent agreed to put a picture
of the store in the atlas. with a write
up of the business, and for this Mr..
Walker was to pay SIS for the copy
of the book when it was delivered.
Upon the delivery of the book, Mr..
Walker took squint at the contents
and found that his picture had been
left out, and the only recognition made
of his business was the bald statement
that he was in the grocery business
in Parsons.
He refused to pay and then the
firm started in to collect for the book
still the letters come to him. They
want the money. The latest thing con-
nected with the affair is a notice to
Mr.. Walker that he will be sued for
the amount of the order. He is wait
ing impatiently for the suit to start.
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FRISCO ENDS EXPANSION.
Will Use New Money to Improve Exist
ing Mileage.

New York. Aug. 31.-The approval by
rhe stockholders of the Frisco of a S115.-
100000 bond issue, authorizing an in
crease of about SAT .000. 900 in the roads
bonded debt, has given rise to an i'm
preston that the management conteu-
plates extending existing lines and in
creasing the mileage by acquiring indie
pendent roads According to one of the
officers of the company there is no
foundation for this idea.
The Frisco" said this cofficer, has
been reaching out farther in all direc-
tioEs. like the Rock Island. Ever since
Mr. Yo1kum began to develop the prop
erty. it has been growing rapidly, and
1t is. at the present time. one of the
greatest systems in the United States
But the era of expansion is past.
From this time on the management will
concentrate its efforts on the improve
ment of the lines and properties which
1t controls The mileage may be in
creased from time to time, but principal
ly by the building or acquisition of ex-
tensions and branches, or what might
appropriately be called feeders 1t is
unlikely that any long roads will be
built, purchased or leased.
1T is worth while observing that the
expansion which has been effected. es-
peciaily in the past few years. has been
profitable. A large percentage Of the big
increase in earnings in the fiscal year
1ust ended may be ascribed to traffic
branches. The feeders have been benz
fetal
I'VE have had the officers at St. Louis
study out plans for improving the lines
and property. From now on there will
be a period of betterment.
Double track will be constructed be-
tween St Louis and Monet and be-
tween Kansas City and Springfield, as
we'll as on other sections of the road
wher the traffic is heavy or converges-
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Shippers League Urges I'M
pOrtant Amendment of Law.
Would Let Traffic Associations
Agree Upon Rates.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS.
Modification of Some Rulings by
Commission Thought Wise.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS.

chicago, Aug. 31.-Amendment of the
sherman antitrust law so as to permit
associations of common carriers in a
given territory to effect agreements for
the establishment of rates and CLASH
neations under the supervision of the
interstate commerce commission was
urged by the National Industrial Traffic
league, representing 10000 shippers, at
It's meeting here yesterday The league
also went on record as favoring the
ADDITION to the interstate commerce
commission of a practical railroad man
cial affairs
Suggestions for the modification of
certain rulings of the commission which
We're declared to be. prejudicial to the
Industrial interests of the country will
be presented to the commission later by
a special committee. Among these was
one looking to relief on the part of the
shipper from possibility for the &C
ceptance of Illegal rates. The commit
tee in presenting its report asking for
the amendment of the Sherman law
sustained its action by pointing to the
press accounts of President ROosevelt's
attitude, indicating that the admins
tration favors such notifications as will
allow the roads in a common territory
to adjust rates and classifcations I'M
der supervision.
The resolutions on this subject read:
Resolved, That this league favors an
amendment to the Sherman antitrust
carriers in a common territory and
agreements between them for the es-
adjustment of rates and classified tons,
providing that such associations. COM
mittees or bureaus shall be subject to
the supervision of the interstate COM
mrece commission so that the rights of
individual action by any carrier are
preserved and that the shipping public
is protected against arbitrary action on
the part of such associations
More heated discussion developed over
the subject of the responsibility of ship
pers than any other topic. The inter
state commerce act in this respect was
characterized in the committees report
as contrary to equity" and the COM
mission will be urged to make railroads
absolutely responsible for rates quo
ted to shippers. 1T is absurd" said
F. T. Bentley, Ito expect the shipper to
be able to decipher a railroad tariff even
if it is on file where he can find it. A
large proportion of the railroad COM
pany's own employees are unable to do
so with any accuracy"
On the other hand, the league ex-
pressed itself as opposed to the ruling
of the interstate commerce commission
that complete files of all tariffs made or
cOncurred in by railroads should be
kept in every station on the line. The
next meeting of the league will be held
at Washington early in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
AUToIsTs' GOOD WORK.
Discover p House Affre and Help Elk
tinguish the Flames.

While returning from Osborne in an
automobile about 1890 a'clock Tues
day night, Ernest Kobler. Roy Mills,
Ralph McCracken and Arthur and r.
vim Skinner noticed flames bursting
from the second story window of Will
Tommy's farm house. When they got
there the entire upper story was
ablaze, and all hands were turned to
saving the household goods on the
first floor. which they succeeded in do
ing. The explosion of a lamp in a
room where a badly was very sick
sick caused the fire.-Downs Times. :.
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Passing track will be laid at many
places, in order to expedite the move
mert of trains and the transportation of
freight
Terminals will be enlarged and i'm
proved at practically every center. The
track and roadbed will be improved
wherever necessary. The general policy
VIII be to make the roads and property
Detter, poth to facilitate the handling OF
freight and to effect permanent economy
in operation and maintenance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
He Earned His Vacation.

John Scott of this CITY, representa-
tive of the Fowler Packing Co. today
received word that he had been
awarded the prize for doing the larg-
est amount of business for that firm
during the past eight weeks of
any of their twenty-one representa-
tives. Mr.. Scott will be sent to Chi
cago to attend a meeting of the Ma
tionaI Packers association, all ex-
penses on the trip being paid by the
Fowler's. Mr.. Scott will leave for
Chicago in the morning.-Junction
Citv Union,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Durham Vicl1ers Run Over by Mis-
souri, Pacific Train at Reloit.

BeIoit, Kan. Aug. 31-Dunham
Vickers the 7-year-o1d son of Charley
Vickers of this city was run over and
instantly killed by the east bound Mis-
souri, Pacific train as it pulled into the
depot, about 10 O'Clock in the even
ing. He was standing on the track
and was knocked down and dra gged
under, the wheels of the engine pass
ing over, completely cutting the body
in two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
TO DOUBLE IT'S CAPACITY.
More Business for Chanute Refinery
Than 1t Can Handle.

Chanute. Kan. Aug. 31.-The Chanute
Refining company intends to double the
capacity of it's plant. just south of the
city, and for that purpose has ordered
a second still. The still will arrive soon
and will be set in place ready for bust
ness by the time the fall trade begins.
1t will be a duplicate of the one now in
use having a capacity of $50 barrels.
The company will also install anoth
er agitator-the tank in which the re-
fined OIL after it comes from the still,
is washed and treated with acid to
bleach 1t and deodorize it.
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Horse Frightened to death.

Chanute. Kan. Aug. 31.-John Splarie
while attempting to hold a team of
horses from running away this morn
ing was bruised about the right leg.
The team was the property of w. w.
Stanf1eld, who resides about two miles
southeast of Chanute. The team sue
ceeded in getting loose from MI
Splane's hold, and run away from Car
ter's grocery where Mr.. Stanf1eld was
unloading watermelons. They turned
north on Grant and reached the rear
OF the Bank Of Commerce building
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After an Offending Autoist.

Wichita Kan, Aug. 31.-Two peace
officers left the city Friday for Larned
to bring back a business man of that
city who is said to have driven his
motor car over William Henricks of
this citv and caused his death. Hen
ricks was run down three weeks ago.
Injuries caused his death three days
after the accident. Motor drivers of
this city offer a reward of $500 for the
eIIiltv person,
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Hiawatha Starts T,aft club

Hiawatha, Kan, Aug. SO. J. Mug
ent, chairman of the Republican county
central committee, is passing about a
paper for the signatures of the men who
are for Secretary Taft for president. A
big county club will be organized. The
first signer here was Ex-Governor E. N.
Morrill,. Charts H. Browne, editor of the
Horton Headlight; Ewing Herbert, edi-
tor of the Brown County World, all of
the county officers. the majority of the
merchants and all of the politicians are
on the roll.
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FISH Is STILL SILENT.
Refuses to Make Any Reply to Hara-
hans Statement

New York. Aug S1.-President
Harahan's statement respecting his
relations to Mr. Stuyvesant Fish was
shown to the latter gentleman yester-
day and he was asked if he desired to
make any reply. He said:
THE Harahan incident was closed
when I left the Illinois Central office on
Wednesday. What he may now see tit
to give out after his return to Chicago
does not interest me nor will it lead
me to break the silence which 1 have
maintained