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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
ORDERED june Is, 1906.
Inventories for Assessors Have Not
Vet Been Delivered.

Austin, Tex. The following is
statement by j. w. Stephens, control
Ter:
MANY assessors of taxes are max
!. ing inquiries as to why this office does
not supply inventories, as the law di-
reefs, SO they can begin assessing tax
es.
"Replying to these inquiries, will
say the order for these Inventories was
placed with the secretary of the print
ing board June Is, 1906, with a re
quest that they be delivered by Nov.
/, 1906,
THE secretary OF the printing board
and the board slave made repeated eff
forts, at the request of this depart
ment, to have these inventories de-
liyered in time to get them to assess
ors by Jan. 1, but all efforts have
been IN vain
Upon receipt of these inventories
they will be Immediately forwarded
to assessors"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
poland,s PltlabIe Condition.

The situation of Poland today is
pitiable. Business in Warsaw has
fallen off so per cent. and more; the
fashionable boulevards are partly de-
serted; the restaurants are but half
filed, and the leading hotel is running
at loss. The city swarms with
troops. but martial law brings only
oppression, not security Hardly a
day passes but officials are killed or
wounded by the terrorists, while sus-
pected persons are arrested, dubbed
or shot to death by the authorities.
The terrorists are strong enough to
defy the government, while the gov
eminent is strong enough to crush a
general revolt, and the result is an
archy. When 1t will end no one can
tell But some day. says G. H. Blakes-
lee in the Outlook, peace will surely
come, for Poland is to have autonomy.
The Poles demand it. The great ma
jofity of the Russian Duma has prom
ised it, and Russian liberalism must
eventually win.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
HOT SPRINGS, ARK FLOODED.
HEAVIEST RAIN EVER KNOWN
a THERE.
Bridges and Houses Washed Away,
Railroad Track Under six Feet of
Water-street seething River.

Hot snrinpe Ark, rho heaviest rain
ever known fell here Tuesday night
and Wednesday and bv reason of tbe
washing awav of bridges and bouses
in tbe northern mart of tba citv tbe
merchants along central avenue were
damaged to The extent of at least AK
600 Central avenue which 10 ne
prineinal thoroupbfare Of tbe citv was
for hours seetbino river Tho wa.
fer was waist deem nm man and M
one attemnted to cross tbe street ex.
cent IN . ,,abicIe
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
BLOODY NEW YEAR.
Ten Dead and Forty-one Injured in
and About New Orleans.

New Orleans, La: Ten dead and
forty-one injured is the net result of
New Year crimes and casualties in
and around this section. OF the ten ia
talities, three occurred in New Or
leans, six in Louisiana outside of this
city and one in Mississippi. OF the in
jured, thirty-ive are placed in New
Orleans, four in other sections of Lou
isiana and two in Mississippi Be-
tween midnight and 10 p m. Tuesday
thirty-five cases had been brought to
the Charity Hospital, this city, sew
eral of them serious. The last case
brought in was that of w. A. Lipsey,
a grain broker, who was stabbed in
the neck by an unknown in saloon
at the corner of Baronne and Julia
streets. His condition is serious.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
Aarleultural Exports.

The calendar year is closing with
every indication that the remarkable
volume of exports will remain at the
food. A bulletin from the bureau of
statistics at Washington is testimony
to this effect The bulletin deals with
the exports of domestic breadstuffs,
meat and dairy products, food animals,
cotton and mineral oils for November
and for the II months OF the present
year ended with November. The total
of these exports for November was
$1O5,311,O 900 against s99,341,O0O in 1905,
and for the IL months $7SS,2570O0
compared with s7O3,569,OOO last year.
The December returns are not likely
TO show any relative decrease, and the
entire year is fairly certain to show a
large advance over last. Several
features of the bulletin showing com
mand special interest Though there
was something of a falling off in this
class of exports for the month, our
shipments abroad of meat and dairy
pTOuuClS anu VI iOOu CdttlS Welc PSVo,-
$4,000 in 1906. or more than $2O,OOO,-
900 in excess of these of the same IL
months of 1906. Legislation by con
gress and the steps taken by the ad.
ministration in accordance herewith,
aiming at safeguarding the purity OF
the output, have increased foreign con
fidence. The figures are of value as
proving that while we sell abroad less
barley, oats and corn, we are disposing
in large quantity of what may be
called the finished products from such
raw material. The Americans are
feeding more of the grain to live stock
and selling more cattle and meat to
the old world This is really an
economic advantage, as finding a mar
ket for the higher valued product al
ways is. The bulletin accentuates the
predominance of this country as a
source of food supply, while the com
plete returns are pretty certain to
prove that it has been big year for
exports of manufactures also
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

Mexico winds up its year with a re
markedly satisfactory financial show
ing. She reports exports of s271, OO0,.
900, an increase Of nearly $4,000, 900
over the preceding year, and imports
of $22O.6510Oo. gain of over $42,eOO,-
600. But what is still better is the ad.
vance along all the lines of domestic
development. Mexico is literally llv
ing in peace and plenty, with the most
efficient of governments under the
wise directing hand of President Diaz
The day OF upheavals and factional
disorders, resulting in general demon
alization, seems to be past forever
Mexico has learned the secret OF wise
eelf.goscrnment
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

Brentwood Tex: Brentwood for
many months has gone without street
lighting with the exception of few
little incandescent lights here and
there until the city council has either
decided to turn over a new leaf OF are
ashamed of the place after dark New
ertheless from fifteen to twenty OF the
1000 candle arc lights will be distrib-
uted over the city in the places which
are in need of lights the worst
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
Died From Blow.

Sherman, Tex: Ed Mason, colored,
died at Whitewright, from what the
physicians said was the effect of a
blow on the head with some blunt in
strument- Tom Logan, colored, was
placed in Jail upon the charge OF muir.
der, lodged in Justice Campbell's
court 1t is alleged in the complaint
that he struck Mason with hammer
They were fellow employees at a mill.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

Hearne, Tex: Deputy Sheriff Baker
Larsin came in from Mumford Mon
day and reported that a Mexican, Flu
gio ARENA, had been shot and killed
near Mumford Saturday night Rob-
berry is supposed to be the motive.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
TENEMENTs ON FIRE.
Ten Buildings on Fire in West 5srd
Street. New York

street, new YORK
New York: A serious fire broke out
on West 5Srd street Wednesday morn.
ing, and at 2:15 o'clock ten buildingl
had been destroyed or were in flames.
The fire at that time was gaining rap
idly, threatening the entire block. Sew
eral engines were deserted, as the fire
men could not get within 100 feet OF
the fire. Tenants within a radius OF
half a dozen blocks we're ordered out
to avoid possible DANCER to their lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
SCHOOL FOR RAMROADERs.
One Has Been Started to Supply Short
age of Hands.

One Has Been Started to Supply Short
| age of Hands.
| Chicago. Aug. 6.-"The railroads OF
! the United States need 100000 more men
to enable them to conduct the operating
| and the transportation departments as
| they should be conducted.
This statement was made by r. s.
Mordaunt the other day and 1t accounts
| for the establishment of the National
| School of Railroading, with headquar-
| ters at 2941 Michigan avenue. A dozen
| of the biggest railway systems of the
country are back of the school, and 1t
| is to have the hearty support of every
road. Its purpose is to try to supply the
100000 shortage which Mr.. Mordaunt de-
clares exists in the supply of men for
the railroads of the country.
In order to do this the most complete
facilities are to be furnished by corre-
spondence solely, for the young men of
the country to acquire the rudiments of
railway operation necessary to enable
them to. secure a railroad position and
also to furnish the means whereby rail-
road employees may fit themselves for
promotion in the operating and trans
portation branches of the service.
The plan of organization is elaborate
and, although the institution is not of
an elcemosynary chapter, arrange
ments have been made whereby deserv-
ing students may be taught free and
those who pay their tuition may have
main with any railroad company for the
space Of one year
In carrying out the plan, the railroads
are to spend several hundred thousand
dollars annually and their sole hope is
that the supply in the railroad labor
market eventually may be made nearly
commensurate with the demands. An
effort has been made, also, to placate
the labor unions for this invasion of the
labor market This is sought to be ac-
complished by rules which will give the
unions the right to assist in examining
graduates of the school before they are
marked 20. K" and sent to some rail-
road.
From the standpoint of the young
man who desires to enter the railroad
service the National School of Rail
reading presents an assured future, for
If he passes his examinations with a
mark Of rs or better he will be guaran-
teed an instant trial for ten days by
one of the railroads, and an immediate
position if the trial proves satisfactory
There is no halfway measure about
1t, the jobs are there for the men of 20
or better, and they will not
have to search for them.
Among the men who were instrument
tai in tablishing the school were T. P.
Shonts, formerly at the head of this
Panama Canal and now of the Inter
borough of New York; George H. Ross,
vice president of the Glover Leaf; F. D.
president of the Erie; E. P.
Ripley. president of the Santa FHe; Mar
vim Hughitt, president of the North
western, and B. L. Winchell president
IF the Rock Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06

mayor and council that the fine and
imprisonment be not enforced, If the
city won the case against the Eagles
If the city lost the case in police
court, or won in police court and lost
in an appeal by the Eagles to the dis
tract court, Attorney Firth said the
city would continue to raid the
Eagles rooms till it won. If the city
is victorious, that will give the county
grounds for getting out a permanent
injunction against the lodge rooms
Mr.. Sinclair when seen this after
noon said that he did not know of any
plans the lodge had made for con-
Quoting it's side of the case Later it
was learned that the Eagles had re-
tanned I. E. Lambert and w. n. Smell
ser as their attorneys, and will fight
the case.
A number of false reports were be-
in circulated on the street this morn
ing One was that the police had
seized the money drawer, containing
about $50, in the raid Saturday after
noon. The police took nothing but
the beer empties and the refrigera-
tor. Another report was that some OF
the individuals whose names were on
the lockers from which beer was TAX
en- were going to replevin their prop
erty and that the officers did wrong
in brea king into the private lockers.
This report shows ignorance of the
law. Goods which are legally seized
can not be secured by replevin, which
is for the purpose of getting posses
sion of goods illegally seized or held.
The officers only did their duty when
they broke open the lockers and re-
the beer. They had a search
and seizure warrant for getting pos
session of all of the liquor on the
premises, and were not supposed to
know which. If any, was private stock
If the beer taken from the private
lockers belonged to individuals, the
owners can secure it only by appear
ing in court Thursday morning when
The trial for the disposition of the
liquor is held. and swearing under
path that the beer is their property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
Have Trouble
with Your Food {
Try
.Grape-Nuts
Perfectly Cooked,
Ready to Serve,
Perfectly Cooked,
Ready to Serve,
Delicious and t1earthfuI.

THE ordinary breakfast cereal
cooked a few minutes in a half-heart-
ed way will in time weaken the stom-
ach of anything short of an OK.
ANY preparation of wheat or oats
put into water that is below the boiling
point and cooked as mush is usually
served. remains a pasty, indigestible
mass. The cells are tough and I'M
opened. In addition. the stomach of
a person sensitively constituted re-
fuses to do anything with the pasty
mass. 1t is sent into the second stom-
ach, the Duodenum. whore in conse-
quence of the long time of the first
process of digestion. is fermented and
sOured. As an eminent medical man
pertinently states. the stomachs of
half the people going about the streets
are about in the condition of an old
vinegar barrel.
Intestinal dyspepsia is the direct
consequence of such feeding"
knowledge of these facts and wide
experience in the preparation and use
of cereals brought out the product
known as Grape-Nuts, manufactured
heterogeneous and starchy parts of the
grains, of which the food is composed,
perfectly and scientifically cooked at
the factory, ready for immediate use
and therefore not subject to the man
iDulations of any cook, good or bad.
The starch of the grains, changed to
can be seen glistening on
the little granules. and gives forth a
delicate sweetish taste. very palatable.
Children and adults obtain fine re-
suits from the use of Grape-Nuts food.
1t is SO perfectly adapted to the wants
of the human body and so easily di-
gested that many cases are on record
OF nursing babes being fed very sue
ceSSfully on it. There's a Reason"
Made at the pure food factories of
the Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville,' in
pkgs. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
COMPLAINT AGAINST NJ. P.
An AtchiSOn Grain Company Makes
Charges of Discrimination.

Washington. Aug. "a proceeding
instituted yesterday before the inter-
state commerce commission by the s.
r. Washer Grain company of Atchison,
Kan, against the Missouri Pacific rail-
way involved charges of discrimination
and unfair regulations respecting the
operation of grain elevators along the
defendants line. By an arrangement
with the defendant the grain company
erected an elevator at Atchison. the
alleged understanding being that the
road would give that elevator a fair
share of its business. Instead, however,
as alleged in the complaint, the defend
ant, owning elevators at Kansas City,
and at Leavenworth and Coffeyville,
Kan, operated them free of charge, yet
refused to perform such free service for
the complainant at Atchison, thus dis
eliminating against the Washer COM
pany in an unreasonable and unlawful
manner and seriously damaging its
business. The complainant asks dam
ages in the sum of $54,419 and reason
able attorneys fees and requests the
commission to make such regulations
regarding elevator service as will in
sure to the Washer Grain company "a
square deal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06

via Ottawa. Kan. From wichita
south 1t will pass through Ponca City,
Gutnrie and Oklahoma City to Dallas,
tnence south to Galveston, where con-
nection Will be made with gulf steam
me stock of the company is in the
hdhos OF the Northern Securities
company of Minneapolis, which is act
ing as the fiscal agent for the COM
Pany- c.. b. Holmes, former presr-
dent OF the Chicago City railway, is
chairman OF the board of directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
MOTOR CAR PERFORMS WE'LL.
Has No Trouble in Keeping Up With
Overland Limited.

Omaha, Aug. 6.-Motor car No. 10 left
Omaha at sos a. m, August 8. as sec
ond section of overland limited train
Omaha to North Platte in eight hours
p minutes The time of the overland
limited as scheduled is hours 80 min
utes. The run from Omaha to Denver,
$50 miles, was made in q hours %
minutes, being delayed west of North
Platte hours and "a minutes by wash
outs.
This car will go into regular service
between Carr and Denver on August 8
and is expected to perform a daily SER
vice of 172 miles. There is no longer
any question as to the ability of these
cars to do the service required.
This car at one time attained a
kpeed of SIS miles an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06

Actual Profits Enormous.

Based on the figures of actual profits
given by Secretary Pratt for three
years, 1t is estimated that these divt-
dend distributions represent about so
per cent of the real earnings of the
corporation. On that basis the actual
profits in the past ten years or more
strictly, the past nine and half years
reached the stupendous total of
$3.50, 371,000.
Though the Standard Oil could east
ly pay the $29,240,000 out of its sur
plus fund without diminishing Its
debtedness to stockholders. the ex-
tremely conservative policy it has al
ways pursued in the matter of parting
with its profits may result in its hold
ing back all dividends until the un-
usual demand upon its resources have
been made good by fresh profits.
The men in the Standard OIL who
are hardest hit by the big fine are the
large stockholders. These men, with
the percentage of capital stock they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
PERKINS ESTATE.
Executors of the Lawrence Pro-
perty File List of Assets.
The Estimate of the Value Is
Shown to $242,OS5.
CASH LEFT WAS $S,436
No Trace Found of Large Hold
ings in Alberta, Canada.
Court Will Soon Name the APP
praisers for Property.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 6.-The ex-
ecutors of the will of the late L. H.
Perkins, who died after falling off the
| roof of his residence here June 1, have
filed in the probate court a list of the
assets of the Perkins estate. The total
| amount is placed at $242,0S5.67.
This amount is made up of the esti-
mates which the executors have placed
| upon the securities. There is no trace
of the big estate in Alberta, Canada.
which Mr.. Perkins was generally
credited with being the possessor.
The attorneys of the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York.
which is contesting the payment of a
policy of 100000 which Mr.. Perkins
held in that company, being part of
more than half million dollars of in
surance he took out. are much inter-
ested in this statement regarding the
Perkins estate. They have asserted
that the income from the Perkins es-
tate was not sufficient to pay the huge
annual premium that such an amount
of insurance would require.
The probate court will at once ap-
point appraisers. The item of cash
and cash items is made up as follows:
Mr.. Perkins had in cash at the time of
his death $8,436. The firm of Perkins
& Co., of which he was half owner,
owed him $4,000 His brother, F. M.
Perkins, owed him personally $3.50.
BY the terms of the will this amount
counted as an asset in listing the prop
erty. The item. stocks and credits. in
cludes an oil property near Peru
which is of uncertain value, but which
A. Whitman, one of the executors
says is all right for the amount at
which it is put in the estimate. The
other items speak for themselves. The
sch edule is as follows:
Household furniture and fixtures,
library and horses. cattle, carriages,
tools and utensils used in and about
the homestead. estimated value, $10,-
636.
Law library and office, $4,000.
Mortgages, notes and other securi-
ties, $3.135.
Stocks and credits. estimated. $780,
900.
Cash and cash items. $43,164.67.
Homestead, $4,000.
Other real estate in Lawrence, $10,-
900.
Half interest in Perkins & Co. real
estate holdings, 100000.
Third interest in Wisconsin home |
stead, cash value. $4,000.
Farm in Jefferson county, $10,0
Cherokee land. SIS acres, $4,000.
Seward land. 160 acres, $4,000.
Bourbon county land, Is acres, |
$4,000. sx..,....--
Morris county land. $50 acres, $1o.-
600.
Seven lots in Falkner. $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
MINNEAPOLIS TO THE GULF.
Company Chartered in Oklahoma to
Build Great ELECTRIC Line.

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 6.-For the pur-
pose of building an electric line be-
tween Minneapolis, Mimi, and the
gulf, double-tracked, a company has
been chartered with 5000. 900 capt.
tai stock under the name of the Min
neapolis Kansas City and Gulf Rail-
way company. with headquarters at
Minneapolis. The proposed route is
via Des Moines, Kansas City, Wichita,
Guthrie, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Wa
CO, Houston and Galveston, with
branch lines connecting Topeka,
Omaha, st. Joseph and Lawrence,
Kan.
me main line, as routed, runs d.
rect from Minneapolis and ST. Paul
10 DeS MONIES. Ia. thence on a bee
line to Kansas City and to wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
r.. rs BUSINESS GROWING.
This Is Shown by Number of Freight
Cars Loaded.

During the three months ended
June 80 last the Rock Island lines
loaded 316.759 cars, as compared with
251.066 cars for the corresponding
three months in the previous year, an
increase of 65,693 cars. As compared
with the previous quarter. the in
crease was 1923 cars. Traffic on the
lines shows no signs of abatement and
the probabilities are that the tonnage
handled during the current fiscal year
will be considerably in advance Of
that transported during the last fiscal
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
GRAVITY LINE IN MISSOURI.
Trains Run Its Entire Length on Down
Hill Grade

Hill Grade
There is at least one railroad, and that
in Missouri, whose motive power during
part OF its daily operation is wholly
gravity. The Cassville and Western
railroad. from Exeter to Cassville. in
Barry county, is four miles long. 1t has
two engines, three coaches and two
freight cars as equipment. All trains on
Ihe Frisco at Exeter are met by this
line One of the passenger coaches is
left at Exeter when the other coach with
the engine goes to Cassville, after meet
ing the north-bound train. A. few min
utes later the Frisco south bound train
arrives at Exeter, and the single coach
takes its quota of passengers to Cass-
Vile by the force OF gravity entirely
The engine returns to Exeter with the
two coaches and the same operation is
again gone through. The line is very
profitable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
HE DIDN'T CARE TO LIVE.
HI. NJ. Parker of Lenexa Shoots Him.
self Through the Head.

Lenexa, Kan, Aug. 6.-H NJ.
Parker. owner of racket store here,
killed himself in the rear part of his
store room Monday by shooting him
self through the head with a revolver.
He was As years old and unmarried.
He had brother in Kansas City
and another in Omaha. He left a
note saying he had nothing special to
live for. He had been resident of
Lenexa for several years and was do
ing well. Parker had been in Kan
sas City since last Tuesday, and 1t
was not known he had returned until
his body was found by his clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06

rock road were filed with the court
commissioners Monday for Shawnee.
Monticello and Lexington townshipe.
A delegation from each township ap-
peared for the road. The commits
sioners took the matter under advise
ment and will probably pass upon it
the first of September.