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New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
DIsRURsEs $2OoOOoOoO a YEAR.

"The Postal Commission will devise new
method of accounting, for. though it seems hard
ly credible it is impossible TO take off trial
balance under our present system. The diff
culties of conducting department along bust
ness lines under such circumstances are obvious.
l have urged the commission carefully To inVeStt-
gate the new system of accounting which Will
be installed in the Treasury Department on July
l. as il would obviously, he of the greatest ad-
vantage if these two largest departments under
the government employed uniform system of
accounting The Importance of proper sys
tenn of accounting may he the better apprect-
ated when il is recalled that the PoStofhce De-
partment disburses S2OO.OOO.OO0 q year.
THE promotion of the efficiency of the postal
service is my first aim" said the Postmaster
General in reply To a question. The economy
of the service / regard 4 secondary con-
much chance of making the service self
sutannS," he added. Look at the increased
expense of the rural free delivery, Tor instance
Congress has added S2.UOO.OOO year to the eN-
pense of maintaining 1t by its increase of the
compensation of rural carriers That will be
the increase next year, and II must he neces-
sarily greater the service grows. OF course,
to the broad question how nearly the postal
service pays no Intelligent answer can be given
until there is a proper system of accounting and
credit is given for all the work performed"
Postmaster General Meyer is breaking all
labor organization rules in the number of hours
he works He is at his desk at o'clock in the
morning and seldom leaves IL until 4 in the
evening. In order to keep himself i'm fit phySi-
cal condition he rises each morning and rides
horseback for an hour before coming to the de-
partment. He is finding his lorg experience
with the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
and the Old Colony Trust Company and other
large financial institutions I'm New England in
valuable i'm the consideration of the large prob
lens which confront him in the reorganization
of the postal service.
The Improvement which he expects to work
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
Country Property to Let.

NTORRISTOWN. N ITO let or lease. with opuo
III 10 buy, 70 desirable party only furnished ~
cottage IN Morristown y. j. Has modelh.rrf
Provement; seven bedrooms, two baths. gas Sron.
Rht. city water stable for four horses one 81 aa0
depot half mile from pOstOflce: acres ren' s-'-
Address OWNER. Box X. MorrtstOwu. n j.
NEW ROCHELLE. n. Y.-Bonnie Bras. onO one ~ acres
y most beautiful and attractive homes there; ~
OF lawn; $1,000 per year Address Owner as "ooNe
THOUSAND ISLANDS St Lawrence River: u rS1 Az.
Il house 10 rent furnished. bath each ne''i II.
place, broad pazzas; reasonable Address o.
HOWATT. Clayton. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03

the apparent discrimination against the govern
ment postal card. We engrave and sell card
on which only the address may he written
one side and which nothing may be pasted.
while a private individual may print or engrave
a postal card on which the message may be
written the face the back being devoted TO
a picture for instance or 10 which a clipping
may be attached. I hope to be able TO straishten
this out without appealing to Congress. You
know II is permitted to write more than the
address the face Of foreign pCstals.
Il hope we can materially simplify the regu-
lations governing second class matter, in the
interest both of the government and the pub
Usher. Mr.. Dawshe, the Second Assistant Post
master General. is addressing himself 10 that
subject with great industry and good judgment,
and I sure he will devise profitable improve
ments In far as that is possible within the
statute. which IS narrow.
The subject OF parcels post l am studying.
AS yet l have discovered little that can be done
to increase the usefulness of this branch of the
service without revision of the statute but I
not yet through with the subject. and shall not
give it up until l have exhausted the matter.
1T is gratifying that Congress has seen ht TO
establish the Postal Commission, and am con-
fdent much good Will come of its Investigations.
l am anticipating much benefit. too from the
special Weighing of the mails which Congress
has authorized. You know, under the old sys-
TEN. we weighed all of the mail. In bulk, only
In four years. That Is we divided the
country into four sections and weighed the total
mail carried by the railroads on one section
each year. That basis for the COM
pensation of the roads. Now Congress has au-
thorized weigh not only all of the mail
but each and every class of mail for period
of six months. BY this means will be able
To ascertain the cost and the respective profit
or loss of CARRYING each of the several classes.
including the franked mail of the government,
members of Congress and so on. Then the de
partment can be credited with the work il per-
forms free for the other branches OF the gov
ernment. No would expect railroad 10
carry the material for constructing an extern
sion. for instance. without its being credited on
the books of the company for the work. and
why should the POstoffiCe Department do So
much work for the other departments and re-
Ceive no credit? With the information which
this special weighing will give us we can act
intelgently i'm any changes that may be pro-
posed.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
Furnished Houses to Let-Country.

IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS
Il II house. furnished. all modern coTveniences
Newly repaired hardwood floors bathroom set tuoS
Iarge pazzas House supplied with Shsfield waie
finest IN the state Good barn place. Fis
minute walk from Sheffield r r, station eni P. u
Rent 500 per month or $3.50 for Apply 70
W. u. FRENCH. sheffield. Mass
NINE ROOM COTTAGE furnished 10 rent or sun
~ borders with all modern improvements pas'
water In the Catskins- j. Z. GRAHAM South NOT
right. Delaware Co., " Y
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
City Property for Sale.

UVvO-FASIII.T HOUSES. improvements: heated. ard
Il $50 and $50 month. 81 900 and 81 2nO
cash required o BRIEN. Cook and Gay St Elm
hurst
~ Csretazer IN charge Address OWNER z. SSt
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03

INOR SALE OR To IET-5 room cottage; barn. 4
II 30 minutes from city. : TO Sound. price sis0
\. FISCHER. 243 Hopkins ST. BrooSlyE
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
Furnished apartments to Let.

NEST 5TTH ST.-Ten outside exposure
w WJ-NDElR. Room 5OT. 2T William
New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
Country Property for Sale or to Let

oOA CHOICE LOTS at DonEan Hills. Staten Island
cOO $500 New York Office. 50 Broadway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
FORTY NEAR DROWNING.
New Sewer in Which They Were
Working Was Flooded.

New York, July 24.-Forty laborers
ran, swan and fought for their lives
when the new sewer in West Forty-sIxtIl
street was flooded last night, and but for
the GOODNESS of Foreman Ben Corners
all would have persisted.
The men We're working in the tube
which is eight feet in diameter. a block
In length and 40 feet below the surface,
Suddenly break occurred in the old
sewer above them and the escaping wa
Ter poured into the open end of the tube.
me only exit was at the opposite end
where an air shaft led to the surface.
a moment after the stream first trick
led into the tube the flood came and
when the men turned to run the water
was at their knees and rapidly rising
Then the men, panic stricken, ran for
the smart and in running fell over each
other- g When they were half way to
the shaft thtswater was at their waists.
Screaming and fighting, the men wedged
themselves into a helpless mass. Then
Corners, VINO had led the way to the
shaft, took "a, hand and swinging All
ugly club threatened to brain every man
of mem il they did not obey him. Then
he ordered them to form four abreast
and march. Some marched, but more
swan, as by that time the water had
reached. the necl1s of the taller. while
those of lesser height had been swept
from their feet.
One by one they gained the shaft and
climbed the ladder to the street. Con-
ners was the last to leave the sewer,
and when he did ne rose from six feet of
water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
FELT THE NJ. P.'s AXE.
Wholesale Discharges Were Made at
COTeyviIlc Recently.

Coffeyville, Kan, July 24.-G. w.
Bill, division foreman of the Missouri
Pacific at this place for the last four
years, was notified yesterday that his
services had been dispensed with
z. w. Hartough, car foreman;
Alex. Hume, car clerk; Al McNeal,
timekeeper. and the night clerk. night
foreman and storekeeper, all went out
with Mr.. Bill.
J. c.. Dole. formerly with the Great
Northern is the new division foreman
here. H. A. Bundy is the new car
foreman. ]. G. Grimes the new car
clerk and Wakefield. the new time
keeper.
A big corporation makes changes of
this sweeping character suddenly and
without giving cause or reason for its
action. The men let out are all COM
petent railroad men who have made
good in their positions and are re-
spected citizens of this place.
G.. w. Bill, the retiring foreman, has
had charge of the mechanical depart
ment of the Pacific at this place for
four years and there is not a better
division foreman on the system. He
not only has the rare faculty of deliv-
ering the goods to the company
promptly and efficiently in all things.
but he is popular with the men. His
retirement will be keenly regretted by
every one of the 21O men in the Pa
eific yards at this place and by all the
trainmen.
Mr.. Bill is master mechanic of
splendid ability and will have his
choice of many tempting offers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
Tow Rates via Union Pacific.

$3.50 to Colorado and return every
day to September 80. 1907.
$4,000 to Ogden or Salt Lake City
and return; every day to September
80, 1907.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn including rail and stage, June Z
to September -.
$4,000 to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle.
San Francisco, Los Angeles or San
Diego and return, daily to September
Is, 1907.
$3.50 Circuit Tour via San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland. every
day to September Is, 1907
$1,000 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn including rail, stage and hotels
i'll Park for regular tour, June to
September II.
Also very low round trip rates, June
to September Is, to many other Ore
gon, Washington. Montana, Idaho and
British Columbia points via Union
Pacific. Inquire of F. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent SIS Kansas avenue, or
J. c. Fulton, Depot Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24

Louisville, July, 24.-Wm. J. Sc
n1onin, retiring county clerk, has been
arrested on a charge of embezzlement,
1t being alleged that he is short in his
accounts as clerk of Jefferson county
In a sum approaching from $4,000 to
$50, 900. The arrest was made at the
instance of Mayor Bingham and
caused q great sensation Mr.. Sc
monin furnished bond in the sum of
$4,000 within short time after his
arrest. Semonin was one of the Of
hcials whose Office was declared va
cant by the court of appeals in decid-
ing the election contest cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
RAIDED THREE JOINTS.
Hundreds of Bottles of Beer and Malt
Secured in Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, July 24.-The Trav-
eler says: a.
Constable James Barker, aided by
members of the police force, whom he
swore in as deputies, pulled three al
legged violations of the prohibition
law. George Eastin and wife were
arrested and their place in the Mid
land hotel searched and seized. Two
hundred and thirty-six bottles of wet
goods were captured there. Part of
the bottles were not labeled. Some
are said to contain malt, while it is
said others contain beer.
J. F. Johnson, who operates place
of business in the old Central Avenue
hotel, was arrested and one hundred
and fifty bottles of malt seized.
F. o. Thomas was arrested and his
drug store searched. The officers
found one hundred and fifty bottles of
malt and a jug, said to contain
whisky.
The defendants, with the exception
of Mrs Eastin, who was sick, were
taken out to Judge Drehmer's court
Thomas gave a bond of $500 for his
appearance for trial next Thursday
The cases against Eastin and johnson
were set for August 1. and their bonds
fixed at $500 each, which they could
not give. They We're put in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
WILL PROBE THE WRECK.
Safety Appliance Board of Commerce
Commission to Get Facts.

Washington, July 24.-Officials of
The Interstate Commerce Commission
IRE authority for the statement that
II all proba bility the wreck on the
Pere Marquette railroad near Salem,
Mich, last Saturday will be investi-
gated by the safety appliance board
now operating by authority of the
commission. Mortimer E. Cooley,
dean of the department of engineer
ing of the University OF Michigan, is a
member of this board, and is expect
ed to bring to its next meeting the
facts regarding the Salem wreck.
Correspondence on file with the In
-erstate Commerce Commission has
llready esta blished the fact that the
Pere Marquette road does not oper-
ate the block system. BY the admis-
sion of its own officials, it maintains
no continuous mileage of signals. In
the opinion of the commissions Of
fciais, the Salem wreck might have
been mitigated, if not prevented. en-
tirely, if the block system had been
in operation on the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
MAY EXTEND TO BEAUMONT.
Oklahoma and Gulf Line Has Plans
to This End.

Beaumont, Tex, July 24.-In con-
nection with the construction south
ward of the Missouri. Oklahoma and
Gulf railroad from Dustin, I. T., to
Denison, Tex, it is said the road will
be extended to Beaumont and Port
Arthur. The road is the property of
William Kenefick of Kansas City. The
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf will
traverse a territory rich in coal and
other minerals and which is also rich
in opportunities for the farmer and
stock raiser. In building from Deni-
verse one of the wealthiest sections
of Texas and at the same time would
open up a country that for a consid-
cradle portion of the distance is with
out railroad facilities of any kind. At
present the line is being constructed
from Dustin. I. T.. TO Pittsburg Kan,
through Wage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
Federal Court Upsets North
Carolina Ruling.
Southern Ticket Agents Re-
leased From jail.
STATEMENT BY FINLEY
Makes an Appeal for Justice in
the Courts.
Other Items Of Interest to
Railway People.
STATEMENT BY FINLEY

Ashevile. n. c., July 24.-Federal
Judge Pritchard has discharged Ticket
Agents Wood and Wilson of the South
ern railway on habeas corpus proceed
ings and declared the penalty clause of
the new rate bill unconstitutional.
Wood and Wilson were recently SEN
fenced to so days on the chain gang
for violation of the law.
In his decision Judge Pritchard said
the penalties inflicted by the statute
would close the doors TO a judicial hear
ing and would amount to s2,5OOOO a
day II the penalty was enforced on the
sale of each ticket, which is eight
times more than the amount involved
in the original suit 1t would do vio-
tween the state and federal courts.
While not imputing any improper mo-
tives to officials or the state courts,
Judge Pritchard remarked that if such
1t would have the effect of defeating
the Jurisdiction of the United States
courts.
President Finley of the Southern rail-
way has addressed a circular to the
public explaining the position taken by
the management in the North Carolina
passenger rate controversy. The presi-
dent says in conclusion: suits similar
to these have been proceeded with to
final judgment, and are now pending in
large number of states in the Union
In these instances no eHOrIS were mace
by the state authorities to hamper or
interfere with the orderly course of ju-
dicial procedure. If ours is to be a
government of law, and not of man.
then surely no litigant should be de-
prived of a fair opportunity of going
into the courts to protect his rights.
The Southern Railway company is
bound 10 protect it's property. not only
in the interest of it's owners and credi-
tors, but also in the interest of the
whole public. 1t has a right and
duty to appeal to the law for its pro-
lection.
1T is not in the right or interest of
the people Of North Carolina that the
a bility of the transportation companies
TO perform the public service and tc
enlarge and increase the means of serv
ing passengers and shippers shall be
destroyed and diminished. 1t is a con-
tradiction in terms to say of any per-
son or corporation that fling a suit in
court and asking for an orderly and
judicial determination of the very right
OF any matter. is itself a violation OF
defiance of law. If an appeal to a
court of justice is a violation of law. |
then all our courts should come to an
end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
BOYCoTTs ALL STUDENTS.
Railway TcIegraphers' Order Seeks to
Get Better Pay for Men.

Get Better Pay for Men.
The Order of Railway Telegraphersi is
making every effort to prevent the
railroads from securing a sufficient
number of operators to comply with
the new law cutting down the hours of
service. H. d. Perham, president of
the order. and L. w. Quick, secretary,
have sent out from headquarters a
long circular to every member of the
organization, urging them TO refuse to
teach boys the art of telegraphy. 1t is
stated that the railroads, which will
need at least 5000 operators within
eight months. are offering small sums
for the telegra pliers to teach students:
in some cases are requiring them to
DO so. and in others are trying to have
it made a condition of their schedules.
The object of the boycott which the
order has started against student
telegraphers is to force the railroads
to increase telegraphers' wages. 1t is
asserted that the railroads are paying
unskilled and ignorant immigrants
better wages than they pay willing,
we'll educated, skilled and responsible
citizens of the United States who have
chosen telegraphy for their profession.
Every member of the order is asked
to give information regarding the
number of telegraphers whom he
knows to have left the profession,
how many would return if the rail-
roads fixed a minimum of $50 per
month, how many students there are
on his division. and how many sta
tons there are where but one oper-
ator is employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
FLOOD OF POST CARDS
Campaign startedito Induce Roosevelt
to Run Again.

New York, July 24.-From all parts OF
the country President Roosevelt has
during the last few days received pos
tai cards asking him to reconsider. his
declaration of 1904, and accept another
nomination for the presidency. They
are rather deliberately printed, contain
ing a picture of the White House, I'M
der which is the inscription Uncle
Sam will renew the lease"
Printed in Philadelphia, the CARDS
have come from many states, and the
growing flood of them indicates that
some one has started a campaign to
induce the president to change his
mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
ABE KEENER INJURED.
Cottonwood Falls Man Goes Through a
Bridge With Threshing Machine.

Cottonwood Fails. Kan, July IA.
L. Keener. who runs a threshing ma
chine crew in this svicinity was fright
fully injured about noon yesterday while
attempting to cross bridge west of
this city, which gave wayc under the
weight of his engine. In the fall Mr.
Keener was pinned under the machine
which crushed the ribs of his left side
forcing them into the left lung and
partly severing, the left bronchial tube
He also sustained other internal injuries
and his recovery Is doubtful. re-
Mr.. Keener is fish warden and probably
the tallest man In Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
THE FACTORIES NEED MEN.
Cherryvale Industries Are Badly
Handicapped by Lack of Helm.

Handicapped by Lack of Help.
Cherryvale, July 24.-The factories
of Cherryvale are in need of many
workmen now. This statement ap-
plies to the brick manufactures and
the snelter. The shortage of help is
mostly in the departments of unskilled
labor. man thoroughly conversant
with the Industrial affairs of this city
said that at least $50 men, unskilled
laborers, could secure employment in
Cherryvale today and even then it Is
doubtful whether all factories would
DO full up.
The wages paid to the kind of
workmen most needed would vary
from SITS to $500 per day This it
win be admitted is top wages for the
kind Of work. Many of the factories
have work done by the piece" such
as loading brick at sosmuch per thou
sand. Good brick leaders, it is said,
can make 81 per day at the schedules
paid for loading brick in the car
One of the local brick plants is said
to have several million brick ready
for shipment but cannot be moved
because of shortage of leaders. Or
ders piling up, plenty of cars, brick all
ready to ship but no men to load them
is said to be the predicament of at
least one of the biggest brick plants in
this field. -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
HEB, CHECK FOR 100000.
Mrs. Russell Sage Remembers Teach
ers' College at Syracuse.

Syracuse, N. Y, July 24.-Mrs- Rus
sell Sage has sent her check for 500.
600 to Chancellor J. r. Day as glIt
to the teachers college of Syracuse
university.
This college occupies IA acres of land
and a large castle of Norman style OF
architecture, adjoining the campus
which was the home of Mrs. sage IN
her childhood She has expressed
desire, for this reason and her great
interest in the property, that it: shah
be the permanent home of the teacn-
ers' college, and that women shall al
ways be admitted to its privileges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
Shipments of Fine Cattle.

big shipment Of cattle will go out
of Saline county this. evening. Thos
Irwin Will ship from the Shipton sta
ton "a head of white faces. They
were fed on corn and alfalfa all win
ter and this spring were turned onto
grass and corn also. They are three
year-old steers and are very fat, it is
said. Mr.. Irwin expects to get about
1925 per hundred for them.
The other bunch was purchased by
AL Edwards of the Carlfn Bros. There
are 80 head of them and are known as
big feeders 1t is said they sold for
$4.70 per hundred. The Irwin cattle
will bring about $4,000 and the Carlin
bunch about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
: CORNER in kentucky Blue Grass.

Paris, KY. July "a Syndicate COM
posed Of JGS Wilson and E. F. Spears
and sons of this city and D. S. Gay of
winchester, Ky, today closed a deal
by which they become the possessors
Of about 700, 600 bushels of Kentucky
blue grass seed, practically all there is
one party holding about 10000 bushels.
It is estimated that it will take 100000
to finance the deal. The seed is to be
delivered by August 1, the market OPP
ening on that day. The annual de-
mand averages about 900 bushels, a
large part of which goes to Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
RECLAssIFYING THE RATES.
Western Committee Is Making a
Thorough Revision of Tariffs.

A meeting of the western classifi-
cation committee is being held at
Charlevoix, Mich, to make thor
ough revision of all outstanding tar
ifs. Many radical changes are being
made. the effect of which, it is claim
ed, will be to increase rates substan-
TALLY on a great number of commo di-
ties On the other hand, many reduc-
tons will be made, so that when the
work is completed it may be found
that the increases and the decreases
nearly balance.