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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
BAILEY EX0RERATED.
The Texas House Also Voted the Ac-
cused Senator Not Guilty.

Austin. Tex, Feb. 2S.-By a vote of
20 to 40. Senator Joseph W. Bailey
was exonerated by the lower house of
the Texas legislature of any charges of
irregular acts in public life as alleged
by Representative Cooke January IA.
This action concludes six weeks of in
vestigation that has necessitated Sena-
tor Bailey's constant presence in this
city.
Monday, by a vote of 5 to II, the
senate exonerated Senator Bailey with
out waiting to hear the report of the
investigating committee The house
acted on the recommendation of q
majority of the committee for COM
pIete exoneration without submission
of the evidence Senator Bailey's op-
ponents pleaded TO have the evidence
submitted before being asked to vote.
but the Bailey forces. slightly in the
majority, forced a vote.
Senator Bailey appeared before the
house after his exoneration- He
strongly criticised the element starting
the investigation and expressed in
emphatic language his opinion of the
whole proceeding
Senator Bailey will leave at once for
Washington to be sworn in as senator
March 4.
The action of the Texas house puts
Bailey was acting as an attorney for
the Standard Oil company while a
United States senator The charges
involved the Waters-Pierce company
and Ex-Governor David Francis of
Missouri
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on the methods and conditions of the
time
Mr. Hartman during his testimony
again invoked the question of prfvat.
business as against interstate com
meTce and refused to answer fnterro-
cations as to his Individual stock deals
and Mr. Kahn refused to divulge any
thing specific as to the business trans
actions undertaken by his firm in be-
half of clients in or outside of the Union
Pacific directorate. He and his counsel
Paul D. Cravath, urged the same OBJ
lection made by Attorney Milburn in
behalf of Mr.. Hartman and added the
special plea of the confidential privilege
between a banker and his clients
The commission ruled against all OBJ
jections. and the record was in each in
stance properly completed for reference
to the courts
William H. Moore and Daniel G. Reid.
directors of the Rock Island testified
as to the contracts with Mr.. Hartman
and his associates for joint control Of
the Alton. and that there was no other
written or verbal agreement. Mr.
Moore said that while the contract was
still being fully observed, it's effect was
nominal He and his associates had
expected benefits from the arrange
ment that had not materialized. and
their earlier plans in connection with
the project had not been carried out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
AIR WAS MORTGAGEO.
Railroad Pledged for Money Before 1t
Was Built.

New York Feb. 2S.-Counsel for the
government renewed their attack on
the financial methods of the Hartman
group in the Chicago & Alton rail-
road before the interstate commerce
commission when they called Charles
W. Hilliard comptroller Of the road,
as a witness.
billiard testified that he became con-
troller in October last when, under the
joint arrangement for the manage
ment of the property, the Rock Island
took its turn. HilIiard said his first
task was to find money to carry on
the Improvements under way. There
was money in the treasury for current
expenses, but not enough TO carry on
the improvements, which included a
cutoff of "a and one-half miles of road
from point near Murrayville to
Springfield. There was not enough
money to complete the building Of this
line, said the witness.
Il looked into the question of rails
ing money by mortgages he contin-
ued, and 1 discovered that it had al
ready been n1ortgaged.''
DO understand that this road had
been mortgaged before it was buIlt2'
asked Commissioner Lane.
Yes, I was told that it was covered
by the mortgage of 1900, and there was
nothing that could be done except to
put a second mortgage on il, which
would have been poor security" said
Hilliard.
l.
to show the line had been covered by
it. and the witness said:
"AI the bonds were gone. 1 found
from the books that the 1000, coo had
stock, that the 100000 had never
been paid to Stanton for the road, but
that the so, 100000 in bonds had been
turned over to the syndicate, which
delivered the stock and the road
through the Intermediary, Mr.. Stan
tom
The commission wanted to know
what the books showed had been act
ualIy expended in connection with the
handling of the property, but While
the witness was searching for the rec
ords the session was adjourned
Edward H. Hartman concluded his
testimony at the morning session ana
his examination brought forth nothing
of special Importance. He was succeed
ed on the stand by Otto H. Kahn, one
OF the leading members of the firm OF
Kuhn, Loeb & Co, which had financed
many of the important deals OF the
Hartman party, and a former director
of the Union Pacific. Kahn remained on
the stand until mid-afternoon and un-
der examination of c. A Severance. OF
counsel for the government, told or the
reorganization of the Union Pacific
There was a special inquiry as to the
commissions paid TO Kuhn, Loep & %,
and the inter-relations of the firm, the
witness and Jacob Schin with the
Union Pacific. The witness said the
firm had received a commission equal
to per cent on the purchase Of South
ern Pacific and a commission of Per
cent dividend with other underwriters
on +nA issue of Union Pacific converti-
HE bonds at a reduction of per cent
The witness spiritedly defended the
acts of his firm. and cited instances
where il has sold stocks to the Union
Pacific at a figure below the current
market Mr.. Kahn made an extended
defense Of the Alton transaction based
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
WILL ABANDON IMPROVEMENTS.
Hostile Legislation Caused St PnuI to
Adopt Retrenchnlent Policy.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Owfne to hostile
legislation and the increasing difficulty
OF raising money. as well as the In
creased cost OF labor and material. the
St Paul railroad has abandoned for
the time being Improvements and ex-
tensions for which il expected to spend
between 100000 and $s.OOO.OOO.
Besides this retrenchment the direc-
tors seriously considered the tempo
rary abandonment Of the Pacific coast
extension This proposition was de-
oated for some time. and il has not
been decided yet beyond recall The
only reason that the work on the ex-
tension has not been discontinued is
the advanced progress of the under
taking The directors decided that the
work had proceeded too far to halt it
without great loss in certain directions.
1t was also decided. however to re-
trench everywhere possible and TO
put the house in order" as one of
them expressed il, for what may hap
pen if the present agitation and cru
SADIE against railroads does not cease
Immediately
1T is true" declared President
going to do any work this year that is
not necessary We are doing what
every other prudent railroad company
is doing, and what must be done in
view of the tendency of the times. We
would stop the building of the Pacific
coast extension were il not for the
fact that the work has proceeded to a
point where il could not very we'll be
stopped. I am not alarmist. but
when the prudent mariner sees
squall coming he will trim his sails
And it seems to me there are plenty
of squalls on every side for the rail-
roads lust now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
TO USE OIL FOR FUEL.
Frisco VIII Use Kansas Product on
Passenger Engines.


Beginning May 1, all passengers en-
gines of the Frisco system between
Springfield and Kansas City, will be
equipped with Oil burners The freight
engines will continue to use coal for
fuel
The company has started work on
an oil repository at Springfield and
as soon as the work has peen cc1n-
pleted the engines on the main line
division will be equipped for oil IN
stead of coal and the liquid viii sup
plant the mineral as fuel A great
many of the roads of the country
have taken to this method OF running
their trains and find Il very satisfac-
tory. One thing certain, II does axay
with the hard shoveliRg that the fire
men have TO do, s1oveIiEg from six 10
ten and eleven tons of coal on his III
vision, and many times more On The
roads where the ell burners are in use
the fremen have about $ easy 4 time
as the engineer as far as real manual
labor is concerned. 1t IS their duty TO
see that the motive power of the en-
CINE is IN tiptop shape but beyond this
they have little else to perform.
While the oil buruers->at first Will
be confined to passenger service from
Kansas City to Springfield, there is
little doubt but that inside of a year
oil will take the place of coal on every
engine the Frisco operates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
FOR NEW ROUND HOUSE HERE
Contract for Thirty Stall Structure on
Union Paciac Has Reen Let.

Arrangements have been made by
the Union Pacific railroad for the con
structfon of a new modern w TO date
80 stan roundhouse.- the construction
of which will commence August I and
will be ready for use by the Union
Pacific January I, 1905 The contract
has been awarded to NJ. a. blanchard
a North Topeka contractor who is row
engaged in a large contract with the
Rock Island
The new building will be enc story
high and built of Nebraska stone. The
stalls will be large enough tc accom-
mediate the new engines which the
Union Pacific is now using on their
Kansas division and which are the
largest in use on any part of the line.
Each stall will be so feet deep and
will average about 25 feet in width.
The pits Will be concreted-
Under the present plans this will
be a division point for the trainmen
and several of the train crews now
handled from Junction. City will be
transferred to Topeka When the line
to Marysville is completed several
train crews will be brought here for
service on that line as there viii be
several more trains used on the Onaga
cutoff than at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
MONEY WAS STOLEN.
The Report OF the Subtreasurer on the
Chicago Mystery

Chicago. Feb 2s@The subtreasur-
er, Mr.. BoldenYeck. announced today
that the deputy ASSISTANT treasurer,
Mr.. Bantz has com D1eted his examina-
ton of the books of the teller, George
W. Fitzgerald and had proved be-
yond doubt that the $4,000 which
is missing. was stolen There Is no
rr1fsfakesSin Fitzgerald's accounts and
the error can not be accounted for
through any mistake in the bookkeep-
ing.
Fitzgerald has been given an In
definite leave of absence by the sub
treasury authoritiez- II is said that
Fitzgerald has worried SO much since
the shortage came to light that II was
considered best to relieve him from
work until he has in a measure recov-
cred from the nervous strain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
BIC INCREASE N BUSINESS.
Santa Fe is Prospecting at Gardel
City.

4
City.
Garden City, Feb. 2S.-One of the in
dications of the prosperity of Garden
| City is the ever increasing amount OF
| business transacted by the railway
taken the trouble to investigate it that
immense amount of business and a
great deal more than it has ever done
here before, at least since the days of
the big BOOM in the early eighties and
il is doubtful If the real business of the
town then ever amounted to as much as
1t is now The business of the company
is not only large but it is rapidly in
creasing as the figures of the company
show
Cashier Johnson said this morning
that since October the business had
been increasing a. the rate of 80 1-3
Der cent a month regularly. He did
not give the figures on the business as
this is out of his province but he said
at the present rate of increase it would
amount to nearly four hundred per cent
increase each year. Already since the
end of October the business has in
creased one hundred per cent
January and February are our dull
MONTHS said Mr.. Johnson. land the
increase in business during these
three months would be even larger than
a big increase over January.
When Superintendent Austin was
here few weeks ago he indica ted that
the compaay's business here amounted
to about $4,000 during the month of
January
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
TAX LAW Is UPHELD.
L. 5. Supreme Court Decides Against
Nebraska Roads.

Washington, Feb. 2s-Eforts of the
Union Pacific and Burlington roads to
get a readjustment of the tax rate on
their properties in various counties in
Nebraska were vetoed today by the
United States supreme court when it
upheld the levfes made by county treas
urers The action involved the admins
tration of the Nebraska state tax law
The decision means that the railroads
must paw into the treauries of the six
ty-one counties interested an aggregate
of about $500. 600 of taxes now due, in
Guiding penalties. This includes the
taxes for 1904. 1905 and 1906. The-rail-
roads had rendered about g, 200 900 as
the proper amount of their taxes, so
that the amount really involved was
about $500, 0eO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
A SPECIFIC FOR GRIP.
the T1ncture of Fresh
Root, the Thing.

The Times advises its readers not to
let the disease run its course" but
when they feel the oncoming symp-
toms of influence to consult their ply
sicians A writer in the Medical Rec
ord of February % has announced
that both prophylactic remedy and
practically specific for almost every
step. stage and variety of Ia grippe,
when free from serious early compli-
cations" are now a part of the medi-
cal armament The specific is gelse-
MUM. the tincture of the fresh root
The fresh plant tincture only is en-
dowed with medicinal virtue. the ordi-
nary fluid preparations of the dry root
being quite valueless in cases Of in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28

fuenza. The plant is highly poison
Gus, and the disease requires careful
dosa ge, which must be reduced as the
patient improves Of course, any at
tempt at decentralization of this
drug would be criminal folly. The i'm
portant fact to the lay mind is that a
specific exists. and that it may be sue
cessfully administered by a competent
physician.
Immunity to patients who have pre-
viously suffered from repeated attacks
of influenza is given by a like cautious
treatment with arsenic as a prophy-
Tactic Sometimes the dosage of this
powerful agent must be suspended at
Intervals for not a few patients be-
come more sensitive to its action than
to the disease; but it rarely falls, and
il conQuers the miasn in more than %
per cent of cases
epidemic Influenza. says the writer
in the Medical Record, invaded the
United States 'in pestilential wave
from the overlooked banks of the filthy
Neva and other open sewers in Rus
STA" That must have been long
time ago In the days of President
Jackson and his opponent, Tyler, the
infectious catarrh was known as
"Jackson's itch" and the Tyler
grippe by their respectice partisans-
The Russians call it Chinese catarrh,
the Germans name II the Russian pest
the Italians refer its origin to Germany
and in France it is known as the 1taj-
ian fever and the Spanish catarrh- The
Doubtless we shall be afflicted with
the epidemic so long as immigrants
continue to pour in from European
countries or until our public SANTA
ton shall be perfected Meanwhile II
is comforting 10 know OF the an
nouncement in a reputable medical
journal that a specific has been found.
New York Times
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ON DELUSIONS.
Cross Examination of DIR. Ii. ID.
Evans Is Continued
At Wednesday Afternoon Session
of ThaW Case.
JEROME HEADED OFF
In Every Attempt to Entrap
Witness of Defense.
Expert Says He Does Not Con-
slider Prisoner Insane Now.

New York, Feb. 2s.-The cross-ex-
animation of DR.. B. D. Evans was con-
tinued by Mr.. Jerome at the Wednes-
day afternoon session of court in the
Thaw trial
when a man is dominated by an
insane delusion " asked Mr.. Jerome,
ARE his acts logically related to the
dclusions2'
They may OF may not be- In a
mental explosion the decisions might
lose their focus"
-.But would they not be logically
related Ia the focal deiusion p.
..Insanely logical perhaps, this may
be suggested by delusion. but not
impelled by it
IF person suffering from an in
sane 5felusion believes he is being
prosecuted. does he kill the person re-
sponSible for the persecution, or does
he kill some object of his anecuon
whom he does not believe is persecut-
'.The person responsible for the
persecution usually becomes the VIC
tim
In uelancholia, DR.. Evans said, that
generally speaking, the person suf-
fering from that form OF insanity
seeks self destruction or the killing OF
some person dear TO him in order 10
take them from world of suffering.
Mr. Jerome questioned the witness
closely as to irresistible impulses He
declared each case of irresistible i'm
pulse had to be considered by itself
s.Do YOU know that the irresistible
impulse to kill is not form OF IN
sanity recognized by the statutes Of
this state?" asked Jerome.
Delmas objected to this and was
sustained.
Jerome read portions of the doc
tors testimony in another case in
which he stated the stages of insanity
could be classed under five grand di
these divisions
up one at a time and asked him If
Thaw now or at any time suffered
from that particular class Idiocy. i'm
becilfty and dementia were dismissed
When ii came to melancholia. DR..
Evans said he was of the opinion that
at one time Thaw suffered from an in
sane condition Of the mind. which
might be classed under the grand d.
vision of melancholia.
Have you an opinion as TO his pres
ent mental condition."
Il have
You have been in court here every
uA yes
And you have talked with him
every day2''
You have carefully scrutinized
him -
Il have not"
Have you designedly RETAINED
from doing SOP
Not desiEnedIy- I had no reason
for scrutinizing him and was not re-
ouested to do So I have an opinion
but il is inadequate
The question is. do you consider
Thaw demented today -
No replied DR.. Evans
IN your opinion was he ever de-
mented7 mean your own general
definition of it,
No" said DR.. Evans
AT what time did Thaw suffer from
insane melancholia 20
You tried TO get me to say 1t was
melancholia." replied DR.. Evans. but
! said il was in a melancholic state of
mind II was a depressed state but not
O distinct or fixed form of melancholia :"
AT what time was he so suhering2''
II should say about the time of his
marriage and the making Of his WILL
You believe then that he was insane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
II. j. SIifer Says Wrecks Are
Due to High Rate of Speed.
Engineers Forget Safety Of Pas
sengers i'm Making Time.
TRACKS ARE INFERIOR
Rock Island Man Discusses Rail.
road Casualties.
Other Items of Interest t,
Railroad People.

Chicago, Feb. Safeguarding the
cause for derailment of passenger
trains. H. J. Slifer, formerly superin-
tendent of the Northwestern, and later
general superintendent of the Rock
Island, declares that they are due pri-
marily to excessive high speed In a
recent address Mr. Slifer said:
"A high-speed train is usually
handled by well seasoned men, who
by their daily contact with the spirit
which surrounds the safety of such
trains become fearless and who will
at times make up lost time success
fully Then later, in a spirit of emula-
ton, others will endeavor to do better
and will have the unexpected derail-
4 ment-
ON the eastern lines there are
roadbeds which will allow of eighteen
hour trains to be safely operated be-
tween New York and Chicago, and
doubtless this record could be i'm
proved without any Inconvenience to
the patrons.
Competition is the life of trade
and the passenger traffic manager or
supervisor of mails does not like to see
the other fellow reaping all the har-
vest. and therefore appeals to his su-
per1or, possibly to the president for
limited train Next comes a new time
table from headquarters Then it Is
up to somebody to get busy.
again Tor instance. JOHNNY Jones
or Billy Brown makes certain time
with a special train of magnates. when
TOT gays In advance everything was
lined up hmm ediately there is no rea-
son in the minds of the general officers
why the time should not be made
daily And we all know there are
many 'Johnnys' and 'Billys' who Will
make the run or bust something.
SO / say that we are all to blame
ooth employers and officers. for the
nigh speed that causes most of our de-
ra1lments, but most of all at fauI-
the dear public and our good old
Uncle sam. vino demands for pas
sengers and mails such speed that
even steam will soon be a back num-
Der and eighteen-hour limited trains
will appear to be running backward
We are literally living too fast
Inere are few officials and employees
but they don't advertise-who will
decline to emulate their competitors in
TINS matter of speed. but it is in the
blood. and it is hard to eradicate. We
trust that some one with authority
VII! give the subject of the danger of
high-speed trains careful Thought ana
originate campaign for correcrfor7
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NAGGeD To DEATH.
Cause Given for the Suicide OF S. G.
Booth at Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 2s.-Because his
wife a few days ago sued him for di-
vorce and alimony. Samuel G. Booth.
a wealthy retired farmer formerly Of
Valley Falls. Kan. yesterday commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid at
HIS home here. The body was found
by his wife's attorney who had called
to serve some papers upon him.
Booth. who was g years of age. left a
note charging that he had been
''nagged TO DEATH
His wife, who is 40 years Of age
was formerly a school teacher IN
Joplin. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
B$||7EnurdorS

Los Angeles. San Francisco. and
many other California points SIS. 90.
Tickets on sale March, April, Septem-
Der and October.
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and other
points In the Northwest, SIS. 90. Tick
cts on sale March, April, September
and October.
Homeseekers' Excursion tickets on
sale first and third Tuesdays Rate in
many cases less than one fare and limit
twenty-one and thirty days, according
to destination.
Winter Tourist tickets on sale daily
Very low rate Limit June 1st.
For further particulars apply to
T. l. KING, c. p. & ia.
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WILL RETIRE AT sixty.
So Says Mr.. Hartman the Union Pa
cffic President.

New York Feb. 2s--The session of
the interstate commerce commission
yesterday was on Mr. Harriman's fifty
ninth birthday anniversary and this
brought from him for the first time a
definite prophecy of his retirement from
the railroad world. At the close of the
day he begged leeway for this moraing.
remarking that he had "a birthday
party on Somebody asked him what
birthday anniversary ii was
The fifty-ninth,'' said Mr.. Hartman
when I'm 60 I'll retire.
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KNOX BOOM LAUNCHED,
Push 1t Along at Din
ner to Delegation.

Washington, Feb. 2s-At dinner
given TO the Pennsylvania delegation
last night by Representative Deemer,
of Pittsburg, a retiring member, the
boom of Senator Knox for president
was launched Representative Burke,
of Pennsylvania, showed the available
ity of Knox as q presidential candi-
date. and several other guests also
pushed the boom along
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for the round trip. Hereafter the
same rate of Il cents a mile for the
round trip viii lcontinue in force. For
smaller conventions and meetings of
teachers. etc, the rates will be cents
mile for the round trip as hereto
fore.
There will be no change in the com
mutation rates. which range from
To cents q mile.