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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
e-FooT GAUGE INIPRACmCABLE
OFFICIALS Do Not Agree With Hartman
and show Defects in Plan.

Engineering and operating officials of
the railroads do not agree with e. H. Har-
rirnan that there should be- a universal
change in the standard gauge to six feet
they think such p change wholly JIM
Practicable If possible Of accomplish
mef1t ct Ell it could be only under g f,.o
country, or if al the roads were under n1.1ls1
were it attempted to make the change
without interruption to traffic. the work
could be done only by laying "a third raj
outside the present tracks and complfca-
tief1s would be certain to arise The eN-
listing distance between parallel tracks,
where there is a doubie-track road, is not
great enough to allow of two parallel
broad-gauge tracks, as the proposed new
and wider cars could not pass without
collision ~ 7rsF II a
TTe cost involved in making the change
would amount to many billions Of dollar >
and at a time when it ia SO difficult for
fhe roads to get money enough to equip
themselves properly to handle all the
freight that is being forced Upon them
with anything like reasonable prompt
ness The tfe-supply question, would be
forces hayeztrouble at presentsin obtain !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
ISSUE ULTTMATUNf.
RoflermaI1ers on Hartman Lines VIII
Strike If Necessary. =. u.

Cleveland, March 21.-A meeting of
the executive board of the Information
al Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders
was held at Lorain. Ohio, yesterday
afternoon and after the. meeting a re-
port was given currency thatlthe COM
ruittee, had issued an ultfmatum to. E.
III. Hartman. and his associates of the
Hartman lines. rer7 IS, sis. .a.z
The parties to the conference as
given out from Lorain were g.. f
Dunn, Kansas City, president; J. A.
dent; Louis Weyand, Cleveland, sec
ond vice president; J.. K. Calvin. In
dianapolis, third vice president; Ed II,
Grant. Sparks, Nevada; j. H. Dobney..
Chicago: James Spear, Boston. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21

not in position to pay the salary that
the New York club. is after winning a
championship and running one, two.
But as long as have contract calling
for. the big money! am entitled to it.
or else should be given my ten. days
release. Then I would be free to sign
anywhere. -
Mertes looks thin in the face and has
discarded all of the fat he carried dur
ing his last year with McGraw. He is
fit to play a fast game of ball as ever
in his career, and if he has retained his
hitting eye after last years slump, Bos-
ton is expected to have a strong recruit
for her outer gardens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21

ing ny; sufficient supplies to meet their re-
qulrenents and the price is steadily ris-
ing; The The change suggested would in
VoIVe the abandonment of all ties now on
the ground because they would not be
long enough to meet the necessities of the
broader gauge. Every bridge would have
to be reconstructed and all tunnels would
have to be widened. All present equip
ment would have to go to the waste heap
and every road in the country would have
10 be re-equipped. 1t would take years
TO refurnish all the roads with a sufficiant
supply of rolling stock, and the plants TO
make it would have to be constructed for
those now IN existence are not sufficient
TO keep up the everyday supply
BESIDES all this, broad-gauge roads Of
the type suggested have been tried al
ready and found wanting. Experience in
raflroadfng so far it has gone has
demonstrated that for all practical pur-
poses the present standard four feet eight
and a half inch gauge is the most salts
factory Six foot gauge lines which were
built when railroading began have been
discarded as wholly unsuitable or at least
greatly inferior to the present standard
which has been adopted after trial and
experiment in all civilized countries The
majority of roads will be content to let
wei enough alone, and the present gener-
ation will have passed away before there
will be any more hope of Mr. Harriman's .
idea being generally adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
sCHNECK STILL IN JAIL.
There Are No New Developments in
CentropOlis Murder Case.

Ottawa, Kan, March 21.-Frank
Schneck, arrested on the suspicion
that he was connected with the mys-
terious death of his wife and two chill
dren at Centropolis recently, is still in
the county Jail. He is being held on
the charge of embezzlement of prop
erty.
Sheriff Ccday said today that
Schneck will be held until his examin-
alton, when the question of bail will
come up. Schneck, it is understood,
hopes to arrange for a bond.
There are no new developments in
the Centropolis murder case" said the
sh eriff. I'VE have obtained a great
deal of new information, but it is all
of minor importance and there has
been no direct evidence to tmplicate
anyone in the crime so far brought to
light" -t-f-tf=
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IMPRISONED ON CLIFF LEDGE.
New York Man Taken From PeriIous
Position on Catalina Island.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 2O.-Imnris-
oned for two days and two nights on a
narrow ledge of crumbling rock on
Catalina island, and unable to COM
municate his danger to boating parties
almost within sound of his voice, E. L.
Sand, a tourist from Ardsley-on-the-
Hudson, New York, was rescued by a
party OF fishermen in a condition ap-
preaching collapse.
Climbing down the face of the cliff
to battle at the mouth of an unfre-
quented canon, Sand found himself I'M
able to retrace his steps because of the
crumbIlng character of the rock above
During the hours of daylight beating
parties We're almost constantly in sight,
but his predicament was not observed
and he remained unrescued until TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
PITCHER FROM WICHITA.
indianapolis Releases One of Their
TWirlers to Kansas.

indianapolis Releases One of Their
TWirlers to Kansas.
Wichita, Kan, March 21.-The Beacon
says:
There is possibility that Pitcher
From will play with the local team
again this season. Manager Holland
received word from the management of
the Indianapolis team in the American
association this morning that the pro-
position pitcher had been released to
the Wichita club.
Although he has nothing against
Wichita or the Jobbers' nagement,
From does not wish to return to this
city. He wants to play with a team far
Their east in order that he will be nearer
his family, who reside in Plymouth,
Ohio.
President Breese and Manager Hol-
land sent From'S contract to him. 1t
was accompanied by a letter telling the
Indianapolis twirler that he need not
report here this season, if he could
trade himself to some club for good
catcher or could purchase his release for
the same price the local management
paid the Indiana team for him.
Manager Holland said this morning:
1T is possible that From will pitch for
to negotiate some kind of a trade for
catcher which will give US a good
backStop and will allow him to play
farther east as he desires"
From was considered as good pitch
er as ever wore a Wichita uniform Be
sides having twirling ability he was a
fine batter and fielder. He is ball
could make good in high company if
given a chance. From has never had
the opportunity to show what kind of
timber he is made Of
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President Davidson Optimistic.

Birmingham, Ala, March 21-President
A j. Davidson. of the Frisco system who
is here today, sees the bright side of the
present railroad agitation. II do not see"
trouble that some people see, and be-
lieve that It will adjust itself for the best
interests OF the people and the railroads
some mistakes have undoubtedly been
made, they should be corrected. and the
fair and right by the great body of the
American people, who are the powers that
be. The railroads should get together and
try to adjust everything to the perfect
satisfaction of all concerned"
Headaches and Neuralgia From Colds
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the world
wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause
Call for full name. Look for signature E.
w. Grove. 25c.
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NATURES WARNING
Topeka People Must Recognize and
Heed It. r

Kidney ills come quietly--mysteri-
ously,
But nature always warns you
through the urine. .,s} ed
Notice the kidney secretions.
See If the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment,
Passages too frequent, scanty, pain
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off Brisht's disease or dia-
betes
Doan's have done great work in To-
peka.
Topeka, Kansas, says: six years ago,
or in the spring of 1899. Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought me such great ralief
that 1 was glad to tell the people of
Topeka what means to employ IL they
suffered from weak or overtax4d kid
neys. In my statement I said that for
two years or more 1 had a slight kid
ney disorder which at times was quite
annoying. There was not much back
ache, but the kidney secretions were
disordered, too frequent in action and
at times accompanied with pain The
use of Doan's Kidney Pills quickly
cured me and left no unpleasant after
effects. I have no inclination to re-
tract anything I said, but instead can
add that the cure then effected has
remained complete. Not trace of the
complaints has ever returned 1t ar
lords me pleasure to recommend a
remedy of such sterling merit as
Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
A TWO MILLION GAS WE'LL.
DrilIers Think They Have Struck 1t
Rich at ElnpOria.

lola Kan, March GA small flow
of oil has been struck at the deep we'll
and the drilIers are now piercing the
gas sand. The flow of oil although
very good, will not prevent the work
from continuing as rapidly as possible.
The drillers expect to get a two million
gas we'll. Then the flow of gas will
be shut off by casing and the work
will continue as before.
The fact that the drfllers have
reached a depth of $50 feet carrying
the 16 inch hole is remarkable. In
most wells in this country the sides
have caved in long before this time.
Good fortune seems to favor the work
regardless of the fact that it looked for
a time as if luck was against it.
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WILL STRIKE IF NECESSARY.
Western 9Trafnmen Overwhelmingly
Reject Advance in Wages.

/ Chicago, March 21.--Trainmen and
conductors on all railroad systems rum
ming west of Chicago have by an oyer
whelning majority rejected, the. e
ardT have voted to -stJiI1e If necessary
to erforeet their demands. -, ,, :,
This information reached the city
last night in advance of the official
on. Thursday, but will not be officially
announced before the beginning of next
weak -Ulless the railroad managers
recede from their position and make
further concessions a strike appears
imminent. When the conferences be-
tween the railroad managers and the
representatives of the trainmen and
conductors terrai1 ated February ~, it
other conference would be neld after
the men had taken vote on the offer
made by the ger eraI managers. This
conference it is. expected, will take
place here next week. -
AnticipatiT g an unfaY orabIe vote, the
railroad managers offered to submit
the entire controversy to arbitration.
The men arc not in favor of arbitration,
and have made no secret of their posi-
tion in that direction, but whether they
can call strike that would paralyze
traffic in the face of an offer to arbi
trace, is something which they must
determine next week.
The offer made by the railroad man
ayers before the conference broke up
was fat increase of 10 per cent to
men in the freight service of all the
roads. In the passenger. service the
conductors were offered an increase of.
SO a month; the baggagemen. Sc a
month and the brakemen and f1agmen
So Overtime on the basis of @15 miles
an hour at the rate of 35 cents an hour
for conductors and 20 cents an hour
for other trainrae was offered. On
work trains, which cons titute n small
portion of the men in the service, the
increase offered amounted in some in
stances to. as much as IS per cent. -
Originally the men demanded anoin-
crease of Is per cent with. an eight
hour day on all through freight trains.
which means a speed of 121s miles an
hour, instead of. 10 miles, the present
basis. During the negotiations these
demands We're modified to II per cent
wage increase and a nine hour day, or
a speed of IL miles an hour on, through
freight trains. - r.
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M'GRAW PUZZLED
Who Will Cover Second Base LIS
BothersOme Problem.
Young Infielder Hannifin Is
Hammering the Ball.
VERY FAST SHORTSTOP
For Three hears Ranked in the
Nutmeg League.
COrc0ran, Shay and Mullin Are
Other Aspirants.
VERY FAST SH0RTSTOP

Chicago, March 21-Accordins to re-
ports from the Giants training camp.
at Los Angeles, the question of who
viii cover second base for the Giants
has not been decided by Manager Nc
Graw. A few days ago it was report
ed that Jack Hannifin, the young in
delder McGraw secured last fall from
the New Haven club, of the Connecti-
cut League. would be farmed out to the
Newark Eastern League team. Since
then Hannifin has been clouting the
ball at the rate of two, three and four
hits game, and he looked very sweet
to McGraw as batsman. There never
was any doubt as to Hannifin's ability
as an inficlder- For three years he
ranked rs the best shortstop in the
Nutmeg State league. He also did
good work as a second baseman. When
Hannifin Joined the Giants last fall
McGraW gave him several chances to
play After shaking off the natural
stage fright young player goes
through when he gets into fast COM
pany, Hannifin did some work that
made a hit with the fans. He is a
arm of iron. He lines the ball across
the diamond like a rifle shot.
Hannifin, Tommy Corcoran, Danny
Shay and Mike Mullin are now in the
running for Billy Gilbert's old job at
second base Hannifn is the youngest
player of the quartet. Concoran has
spent many years at shortstop and has
also done considerable work, around
short and second since he has been in
baseball and MUllin has covered sec
ond for the Manhattan college team,
the Athletics, Washington and Balti-
more
Frank Burke. who came to the Gil
ants with Hannifin from the New Ha-
ven club, led the Connecticut League |
in batting last season with the fine |
percentage CT $40. He-took part in the /
outheld, playing in lis, games. Burke
has been numbering the ball in the
practice games on the coast. No man
with the team has done any better
stick work McGraw figures that if
Mike Donlin continues to hold out for
that $500 raise that Burke will be
good man to have around as substitute
outfielder if he doesn't work his way
In as a regular member of the team.
Burke was formerly a catcher. He
caught Ed Walsh, of the worlds cham
Dion White Sox. when, that noted spit
ball artist pitched his first professional
game. It was played in the mining
regions of Pennsylvania and Burke and
Walsh We're each playing for S45 a
month. Before joining the New Haven
.eam Burke caught for the Hoboken
team and the Meriden
League team.
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WILL RUSH CONSTRUCTION,
Orient VIII Be in Operation Between
Wichita and ElDOradO August I.

An official from the general offices
of the Orient railway in Kansas City
says: Material is ordered and will
rushed to ElDorado as fast as possible
to complete the road to Elinor ana 10
Wichita which they hope to have done
by August. 1, ElDorado to be the dis
tributing station for the material"
The bridge across the Arkansas,
south of Wichita is half way across
the river, and it will be. f1nls9ea IN
f f9ePin II the Orient will use the
Frisco depot jointly with the Frisco
company - ..sz
OkIahorna is progressing rapidly, and
the material for building between the
various towns is arriving without De
law so that the workmen are expert
encing no difficulty in work.
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Actions of Santa Fe Indicate an
Expectation of Strike
Are Breaking in ,"Students'' for
/ Brakemen and Conductors.
OFFER is REJECTED.
Employees Refuse to Accept
Compromise Increase.
Other Items of Interest: to
Railroad People,

Kansas City, March 21.-Many- ex-
ira brakeme en-, known on the road as
ployed by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company About
twenty-five new names have been
placed on the extra board" at, the
shops in Argentine. New men are be-
ing added to the working force at all
the division points the Santa Fe
system.
Employees believe that the. railroad
company is employing the -''student
brakemen" in anticipation of a strike.
The new men are rapidly being "brok-
en- in, so that, in case of a strike, they.
would know something about the
management of trains.
Z 1t has been customary for only one
new man at a time to be sent out with
a train crew. The Santa Fe; however,
is now showing some. haste in having
the Students learn the work.
The crew of local freight train No.
20, which left Argentine. for the west
at 8: 80. o'clock last night. had two
students" under w. f. Douglas, the.
conductor, an experienced man. ~
The trainmen in Argentine were
laughing this morning about the try
ing experiences that Douglas is hav-
ing in managing his train with two
green men. It was reported that the
local freight. had lost seven hours in
going from Argentine to Lawrence
the distance of forty eight miles. Reg
ular brakemen attributed this to the
presence of green men on the. train.
1.-THE Students" a brakeman said to-
day, do not belong. to the brother
hood and are not eligible until they
have worked a year. So the company.
could depend on them in case of. a
strike. But 1 don't think they would
be of much use. They get their sig
nails mixed. They learn them from
the book and stand the examination
all right, but they get ratified when it
comes to the actual work"
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men asked for an eight-hour working
day and other. concessions about
month ago. The railroad officials Of
fered to compromise with 10 per
cent increase in salary. The union has
the offer and it is thought
that perhaps a strike will be ordered.
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HE SUES THE DOCTORS.
George Fouch of Columbus Thinks He
Was WronefuIIY Treated -

Pittsburg, Kan, March 21-George
Fouch of Columbus is today. through his
attorneys, Oyler1 & Barnes, in the dis trfct
court of Crawford county, suing Drs- Mo-
berg & Gibbs, physicians at Mt Carmel
hospital of Pittsburg- for the sum of $15,9q0.
Mr. -Fouch was injured about the first OF
last May by falling from ladder while
working for the powder works near CO.
lumbus.. He was taken to the Mount Car
mel hospital for treatment. He suffered
complete fracture of the thigh bone, which
he claims in his petition, that the doctors
failed to locate and reduce in the five days
for him to leave the hospital and go to
Columbus for successful treatment. The.
fact that he had to wait so long for treat-
ment caused his left leg and left hin tc
be permanently injured, for which he asks
$4,000, and IS, 600 for mental distress. ~
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INCREASE IN DIVIDENDS.
Earnings on Great Northern Increase
4 Per Cent in Ten Years.

Chicago, March 21,-7H. A. Gray, comp conn !,
company appeared before the l rnreTsta nd
e Hr Harlan, today to supplement the in
s0Ination given yesterday regarding, tS.e
value of the railroad properties he1u W
n when ssked for the valuation ct Of the en-
said' tbat he estimated II as being worth
So. SIS. 4s6 on June 30, 1906. Inquiries re.
garding the earnings of the ROAD prougI NJ
n,,}e,r. to 1896 the yearly earnings on the
outstanding capitalization amounted to Is
oS ? 1er cent but IN the year ended Sep
ten1ber l. 1906, the earnings were 40 per
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MERTEs TO SEE HERMANN.
Has Claim Against st. Louis Club on
His 1901 Contract.

Chicago, March 21.-Sandow Mertes,
outfielder, has gone to st. Louis to lay
his baseball case before Garry Herr
mann of the National baseball commits
sion. Mertes left the New York Giants
to go with the Cardinals in st. Louis.
He displays a personal letter signed by
the leading official of the club which
agrees that his salary for 1907 shall not
be cut below that of the 1906 contract,
which was $4,000. When st. Louis sold
him to Boston, George Dovey sent Mer-
ties a contract calling for s2,400, a little
over so per cent cut.
Mertes says:
I'm willing to play in Boston and I'm
willing to acknowledge that Boston is
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MISS RUSSELL TO SELL HOME
When ''Barbara's Millions Failed the
Actress Guessed Shed Sell.

New York, March 21.-The Fifth ave
nue. real estate firms are advertising for
sale Lillian RusselPs three-storv brick
house at 161 West F'ifty-seventh street
Miss Russell bought it from Mrs Mary
A. Fruitnight for SCI, 900 April 1, 1903
and has since lived there while in New
York
When "Barbara's Millions failed last
fall and Miss Russell started west
with THE Butterfly" she announced
that she guessed she'd sell her home"
The Butterfly is now in Missouri. A
price of $4,000 is set on the house.
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william Killas. New Haven. Conn.

William Killas, New Haven. Conn.
President Dunn was quoted as say
ing TIL at a strike of ,boilermakers on
within forty-eight hours, in the event
favorable action is, not taken between
now and that time, on the demands
made some time. eago by, employees Of
the Chicago g. Alton railroad and
which are still pending. The members
Of the executive committee which met
at>Lorain, where a strike is in progress
at the. ship yard, left that city last
night fol. Cleveland, according to re-
ports, and it has been impossible so
far to obtain an authoritative state
ment from any of them.
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SIGN WITH MEXICAN TEAM.
AItrOcl1 and Hart VIII Play Ball There
Next Winter.

Chicago, March 21.-Nick Altrock
and Hub Hart next winter will don
sombreros. talk Spanish and wear red
sashes. That was the conclusion
which local fans drew when it was
learned that the pair had signed with
Manager Byrne of one of the Mexico
City teams for a winter term CT SER
vice.
The Chicago American Ieaguers
were billed to arrive in San Antonio
at noon Tuesday, while half Of the
team stops off there with President
Comiskey for exhibit III games, while
clle rest of the big party proceeds 20
NV Orleans.
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Lucky Dog Is Burned to Death.

Memphis, Tenn, March 21-The thor
oughbred stallion Lucky Dog, by imp.
Darebin, donated by G.. c. Bennett re-
Gently to Governor Vardaman for breed
ing purposes in the Mississippi bureau.
was burned to death during a fire which
destroyed stables at Oakley farm in
Mississippi. Lucky Dog had been
rescued, but broke from his groom and
dashed back into the building
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DEATH SAVED KANSAS INTEREST
Frank b. Lawrence, Who Sold Land to
University. Dead in Philadelphia.

Lawrence, kan, March 21.-word
has been received in this city of the
death of Frank B. Lawrence in Phil
adelphia- Lawrence was a nephew of
Ex-Governor Robinson and was deed
ed forty acres 1of land adjoining the
university by, his uncle.
When the regents wanted the land
he gave them ten acres, provided they
would buy the remaining thirty acres
for $4,000, the state to pay him 6
cent interest upon the amount as long
as he lived. The agreement was made,
three years.