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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
FOR FEDARAL CONTROL
Railroad Situation Discussed at the
White House Conference. ~

washington, March 2S.-An impor-
tant conference was held at the White
House last night at which the railroad
situation generally was discussed.
Present were Secretary of the Treas
ury Cortelyou, Secretary of Interior
Garfield, Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon, Chairman Knapp and Special
Counsel B. F. Kellogg, of the inter
state commerce commission and all
the members of that commission ex-
cept Messrs. Prouty and Cockrell, who
are out of the city. The conference
lasted two and half hours.
Marvin Hughitt, president of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
arrived in Washington, and will call at
the White House to discuss the rail-
road situation with President Roose-
Welt.
After the conference adjourned 1t
was stated that the meeting was called
to outline a scheme to be presented to
the next congress for the federal regu-
lation of the railroads. The plan pro-
posed By Jacob H. Schiff for remedy
ing the railroad situation, which has
attracted a great deal of attention, was
not taken up at the conference. Mr..
Kellogg. who has charge of the Har-
riman investigation. denied that this
question was brought up at the con-
ference.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak on Liberal
Receipts.
Trading in Corn Pit Quiet
Prices Steady.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Quoted Strong to
Ten Cents Higher.
Hogs Also Are Up About Five
Cents.

mo Market tomorrow-Good Friday.1
Chicago, March 2S.-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened weak because of lib
eral receipts in the northwest and an Of
holders sold freely at the opening May
Wheat opened 14Q2sc lower. at 754sQ7512c,
sold at 751z@755sc, and then reacted TO 1913
@D7512c. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 531 cars =
The market became firm in the last half
of the session on reports that the green
bug has worked his way into Missouri.
The high point for May was 75Ac. The
close was steady, with May shade low
er. at 755sQ752zc.
fCORN-Tradi ding in the corn pit was very
quiet and prices were steady. May corn
opened 7sQAc lower, at 457sc, and sold up
to 461sc.
The market was dull all day and show
point for May was 46Ac. The close was
steady, with May &c lower, at 457sQ45c =.
OATS-Oats opened firm with a fairly
active trade. Shorts covered freely in the
houses were fair buyers. May oats open
ed unchanged, at 1850, and sold up to 1875
@42Ac.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was steady on a 5@10c advance in the
price of live hogs. Later prices weakened
somewhat on realizing sales, many trad
ers seeming disposed to take profits May
pork opened 21ac higher, at $780, and sold
at SIG. 10; Lard opened sc higher at SS95,
and declined to SSH Ribs were up TIC,
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. 756751ac; No.
red, 73Q7412c; No. 2 hard, 7312@76c; No. 8
hard, 651z@1411c; No. 1 northern, S0GDS4c
No. northern, s0qS213c; No spring, 1914
CORNING. 3, 411a042c.
OATS-No. ., 41Ac.
RYE-Cash: 6855e.
BARLEY-Cash: 60d70c.
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CLASH Is AvERTED.
Interstate Commerce Commission In
terveneS Successfully.

washington, March 2S.-Prompt ac-
ton by the interstate commerce COM
mission has averted what night have
developed into a serious clash between
the coal shippers and the railroads of
Indiana and Illinois.
On the 18th instant, the Indiana rail-
way commission, the United Mine
Workers and representative coal OPP
orators of Indiana and Illinois COM
planned to the commission that the
carriers had given notice of an ad-
vance of two cents ton on coal from
Indiana and Illinois points to Chicago.
Such an advance they pointed out,
would seriously affect both opera tors
and miners. The question of Hing a
formal complaint against the railroads
was considered by the delegation with
the commission. An intimation also
was made that proceedings would be
instituted against the carriers for VIC
lation of the antitrust law. Since that
time the commission communicates
with the presidents of all the railroads
interested and in the words of Chair
man Knapp, certain suggestions" We're
made to the railroads. 1t was announc-
ed by the commission today that re-
plies to the communications had been
received from the interested lines and
that the determination to make the
proposed advance in the coal rates Lad
been reconsidered and abandoned.
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He SAYS GO SLOW.
Winchen, with Other Railroad Presi-
dents, Advises Illinois Legislature.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2S.-President
B. L. WincheH of the Rock Island rail-
road advised the railroad committees or
the Illinois house and senate to be
conservative in the matter of railroad
legislation. If the judgment ct legislss-
tors is influenced too much by the press
ent outcrv against railroads, asserted
Mr. Winchell, measures might easily
be passed which would endanger the
prosperity of the country. -
Mr.. WinchelI was one of a number
of prominent railroad officials confer
ring with the committees on the sub
ject of important measures pending IL
the assembly. The primary purpose of
his address was to ask the committees
carefully to study the situation before
acting on the administration bill pro-
viding that the state railroad and ware
mouse commission control the issuing Of
stocks and bonds by railroad corpora
tions.
There are 500 bills in IA states thai
we are interested in calculated to tell
US what must be DONE said Mr.. VIM
chell Some 10 odd of these have bee1
introduced in Illinois. and 1 want to
ask you if all the legislators in all of
the IA states really know the conse-
Quence of these 500 bills"
D. r. Willard, second vice president
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, argued against the passage OF
the reciprocal demurrage bill.
j. Hiland, vice president of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & ST Paul, in oppos
ing the 2-cent fare bill, produced flg-
ures to show the average passenger
rate received by the railroad compan-
les is slightly under 2 cents a mile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
TORNADO HITS CHANUTE
Seven Houses Damaged But No One
Seriously Hurt.

Chanute, Kan, March. 28.-This city
experienced a tornado last night at II
o'clock which was accompanied by Sc
we're thunder storm and heavy rainfall.
No lives were lost but the damage to
property was considerable. The tail of
the twister dropped for a few minutes
IN the southeastern part of the city on
Central avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth Streets, Seven houses were
damaged, two of them seriously. Sew
eral barns were demolished. Wooden
sidewalks, porches and outbuildings
also were destroyed. Wholesale break
ing of window panes caused much dam
age to furniture because of the accom-
panying rain. The path of the storm
described semicircle, taking two houses
on one corner. skipping several more
adjacent and taking a number just be-
You'd Then it crossed the street, strik-
ing two houses on the corner a block
below where the destruction began.
Nearly all the residents of the neighbor-
hood were asleep in their beds when the
tornado struck. Several were thrown
out and slightly injured. none of them
seriously. One house was turned over
with the occupants in it. The rain
amounted to about three inches. The
electrical storm was heavy, resulting in
the tornado not being generally known
in the city until this morning The rain
has been general around here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
FOOD INSPECTORS ARE READY.
Receive Final Instructions and Will
Go to Work April 1.

The four newly appointed Kansas
FOOD inspectors, appointed by the state
board of health under the pure food
law. are in Topeka getting their instruc-
lions preliminary to active work in the
field beginning April l. The inspectors
are John Kleinhans, Topeka; Harry
sBei,kansas City Kan; =A.zG. Pike. Fort
Scott, and A. H. Roby, Stafford. Roby
Will have charge of drug inspection, ana
stores.
This afternoon the inspectors are
studying the samples of aduIterated
food stuffs on exhibition in the office
or Secretary S. J.. Crumbine, and MAX
ing themselves familiar with the rules
OF the state board of health concerning
the Interpretation of the pure food law.
Wednesday Professor E. H. S. Bailey
and Professor L. E. Sayre of the State
university, for the board, will come to
Topeka, and talk matters over with the
and Saturday, the inspectors will go to
work on the grocery stores of Topeka.
1t is expected that a number of gro
Gerry jobbers, food manufacturers and
others will come to Topeka to partici-
pate in the conference. One is here to-
day. 1t is William p. Harrop, a soda
water manufacturer of Manhattan. Mr..
Harrop wants the board to allow the
use of coal tar dyes in coloring soda wa
tiers. He said today: ~
Some coal tar dyes are Objectionable
because they contain arsenic. but. there
are other coal tar dyes which are harm
less. We want the right to use the
Harmless dyes. Vegetable dyes will not
do for our use because the acids which
we use affect them, and they don't hold
their color"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
KANSAN HELD IN MEXICO
A. D. Hayworth, Conductor of Train
From Which Shoes Were Stolen.

c. d. Hayworth, of Whiting. Kan,
came to Topeka today and appealed to
Governor Hoch to help him secure the
release from Jail of his son, A. D. Hay
worth, conductor on the Mexican
Central, who has been locked up with
the usual high handed manner of Mex:-
can officials. Hayworth's offense con-
sists of the fact that he was in charge
ken open, and five boxes of shoes sto-
ler.s
Governor Hoch said this morning: al
will do everything possible to get this
young man out of Jail. or at least to
have him given a speedy trial. I had
some doubt as to whether it would be
best to take the matter up with the
American consul, or with the state de-
partment, but in order that my official
action may not appear hasty, 1 have
ton about the matter with Paul Hud-
son, who will be in town in a few
days"
1t appears that A. D. Hayworth, the
young man who is locked up, was in
jured while working for the Mexican
Central some years ago by having his
fingers on one hand cut off. The rail-
way company settled with him by CIV
tor. The following is the letter which
young Hayworth wrote to his father,
which caused the elder Hayworth to
come to Topeka
con- OIQvh MEXICO, Marcn Il.
Dear PareHts:--I will drop you a
few lines to let y0a know that I am
well, but in ansawfui bad place. I am
in Jail at Torreon. I have been work
ing out of Jifnilcos for the last eleven
months as conductor on the Mexican
Central, and the night of the 14th Of
this month had a boxcar broken into
and five boxes of shoes stolen out of
the car. They put me in jail the 18th
of this month andsi 1t looks as though
they intend to hold me responsible for
the shoes. 1 do not know how soon I
will get trial. 1 can not get out to
get a lawyer, or to see anybody. 1 am
in here with about 200 men. Some of
them have been here for Is months or
two years waiting a trial, and haven't
got one yet. This is the awfulest place
in here. They only 4giye me some beans
and boiled corn for breakfast, beans
and soup for dinner and beans and
boiled corn for supper. Can't get tow
els or soap. Lay on the brick floor at
night with coat for cover. have about
$500 coming to me from the company,
paycar. If 1 only had someone on the
l would be out in 10 or Is days, but
as it is 1 am liable to stay in here
two years. Pa,<if you will come down
here and get me a lawyer and get me
out, will go back home with you and
help you on the farm. will pay your
expenses down. and back.
BE sure to write as soon you get
this, and come to Torreon right away.
Get the American consul and come to
the Jail. Address my letter, Carcel
Municipal Torreon.T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
MORAY IS NED.
Governor Hoch Appoints Him on Text
Book Commission.

Governor Hoch has settled the
question as to whether D. o. McCray
would keep his place on the state text
book commission by reappointing Mr..
AcCray and all the other old MEM
bers of the commission except Presi-
dent ]. H. Hill of the State Normal
who resigned
Charles Vinsonhaler of Troy was
appointed to succeed President Hill.
Frank Nelson of Lindsborg was re-
appointed, though he will soon leave
for Minnesota to become president of
a Swedish college.
The text book commission is now
made up as follows:
Frank Nelson. Lindsborg; George
w. Winans. Hutchinson; w. B. Hall,
Abilene, now of Kansas City; A B.
Carney. Concordia; S. NJ. Neese, indie
o. McCray, Topeka; Charles Vinson-
haler, Troy
Governor Hoch is said to have. re-
appointed the present text book com
mission as a vindication. He was bit
rerly attacked durin the last cam
paign for placing d. o. McCray on the
board. 1t being claimed that McCray
was the paid agent of the American
Book company Governor Hoch de-
Tended McCray on the stump, and de-
clared that he was not sorry that he
appointed him. The reappointment of
McCray demonstrates that the COVER
nor wasn't bluffing.
Mrs. Ella G. Burton is the one who
has kept the fire burning under Nc
Cray, and her attacks have been un-
gparing and unceasing. She has con-
tended that Governor Hoch did not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
LOOKING INTO PASSES.
Federal Grand Jury Has Begun an
Investigation at Chicago.

Chicago, March 2s-The federal
grand jury today began an investiga-
ton into the workings of the new rate
law and it's relations to the issuing of
railway passes and express company
franks.
Several of the superintendent and
other general officers of the various
express companies have been sum-
moned to appear before the jury on
Friday and have been requested to
bring with them all records showing
the names of persons to whom franks
have been issued since the passage of
the rate law.
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Now York Stocks.

wall St.,New York. March 2s.-STOCKS
The movement of prices of stocks was
very irregular in the opening dealings. but
fInctua tions were not SO violent as usual
recently. a rise in Great Northern pre-
af tbe Minnesota supreme court upholding
the legality of the new stock issue
Northern Pacific rose IA points Cleve-
Erie Frie and Northwestern l point. American
Smelting declined ~ points, Atchison IL
stock prices displayed a uniform ten
dencv upwards after business had been
.1n1er way for few minutes. Buying of
reading, the principal stocks and the Hill
and Hartman groups impaired strong
nreferred rose 49, Northern Pacific and
Reading 81, Northwestern 3. U: P. ~.
Amalgamated Copper VA, American
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FIGHTING FOR HIS RELEASE.
Kirlman Believes He Is WrongfulIy
Kept in Prison.

ST. Louis. March 2S.-A petition for
writ of habeas corpus was filed yes
terday in the U. S. circuit court of ap-
peals on behalf of G. w. Kirkman,
formerly captain in the Twenty-fifth
u S. Infantry, who Is now serving a
two year sentence in the penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth. In this petition
Kirkman alleges that his detention is
unlawful
According TO the petition Kirkman
was tried by court martial during
June, 1905, on a charge of unbecoming
conduct, convicted, dismissed from the
service and sentenced to two years in
the prison His original petition for
a writ of habeas corpus was heard by
U. S. District Judge Pollock of Kansas,
who denied the petition The action
is against r. w. McClaughrey, warden
of the vpenitentiary.
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CALL ON ROOSEVELT.
Manufacturers Urge President to Allay
PanicIzy Feeling.

Washington, March 2S.-A commit
tee representing the Illinois Manufac-
turers' association called on the presi-
dent by appointment and extended to
him an urgent invitation to address. at
Springfield, Ill, at the earliest posi-
bic date, a convention of representa-
tive manufacturing and mercantile in
terests of Illinois and the middle west.
After the conference the committee
gave out the following statement:
The committee submitted to the
president that the present railroad
financial situation was creatin a feel
ing of timidity and apprehension to
such an extent that it threatened an
immediate curtailment of banking and
business credit, which had heretofore
been extended to the business interests
of the country at a time when the
greatest possible demand for the fur
Their extension of credit prevailed for
the development of the increasing de-
mands of the manufacturing and mer-
camille Industries of the country.
1T was shown to the president that
the manufacturers in the ejoyment of
tn cir unprecedented credit, had largely
extended their business in the making
which require many months for their
completion; that the manufacturing
and mercantile interests were appre-
hensive that a feeling of distrust was
getting a foothold which would lead
to financial curtailment. and to such
restriction of credit as TO threaten
dangerous results to the great pros
perity that now existed in all avenues
of industry.
at was urged upon the president
that very great good would come to all
interests alike if he would signify his
Willingness to express, in a public ad-
dress, as soon as possible, the keynote
of his creative and constructive policy.
The president was informed by the
committee that, though the .country's
prosperity was very great. it soon
would become seriously i'm paired by
the creation of an uneasiness on the
part of banks and investors and would
lead to such distrust as to prevent the
supply of the necessary moneys to sat
isfy existing wants, as well as to meet
the unparalleled development of the
and transportation in
terests of the country.
THE president inquired carefully
into the prevailing mercantile condi-
tions, and expressed himself most
anxious and determined to do all in his
power to protect. preserve and encour-
age all legitimate business interests Of
every kind.
1.-The president thanked the commit
tee for it's frank statement of the ex-
listing conditions as they appeared to
the committee. and promised that
within a few days he would determine
whether his present engagements
would permit him to accept the COM
mittee's invitation, which he expressed
himself anxious to do If he possibly
could"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
DROPS INTO SLOUGH.
Embanlxment Under Tracks of B. & o.
Drops Out of Sight.

Cincinnati, March 2S.-The embank-
ment under the two main tracks used
by the Baltimore &. Ohio 'SouthW tern
and the Big Four railways under the
Eighth street viaduct early today dror-
ned out of sight into the slough left by
the waters of Mill creek, after the re-
cent flood. Other roads which ente4
the union station in this city used these
tracks or have tracks of their own
alongside the embankment, that has
been washed away. 1t may be neces-
sary to stop trains at Brighton in the
western end of the city. The Eighth
street station is also in danger of be
ing carried away. Hundreds of car
loads of sand and cinders will be nee
essary to fill up the embankment al
ready caved in.
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x vorI, Produce Market

Draw York. March 2S.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket firu. Western factory, common to
rsts Isa2les weste Tgts im asafto cream
q fZiiIEES F-Market firm. State full cream
coiored small September fancy; 15 S::+ same
white. 14zc same coloreqb sGnai1 1s Gi4Sc
ses5; lt good to Prime Isa1$14c winter
made, average best, 121zc; large Septe ID
r. "a ncy l44ac; same, October, best, LIZA
@14Hc: same, good to prime. 12AqlS14c;
Interiors. 1l1z@12hc. o.. ersts
17HGT1bc; official price, 11AQ1I1sc; sec
onds, lie. ,,,+-,, -,.,d>, West
1ac Dressed poultry easy, Western
Chickens. 1O1ac; turkeys, 10q14c; fowls, II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28

A full blood Indian squaw attired in
the regulation costume of a we'll bred
society woman in Indian life-brightly
colored blanket and skirt with beaded
leggings and moccasins, with the latest
approved Cheyenne cciffure. which is
the same they have been wearing the
past hundred years-was recently seen
to walk into the Ell Reno state bank
and fill out a check in a full round
hand. which she. presented at the pro-
ner window and received her pin mon
,ey. supposedly. The officials at the
hank saw il is a common occurrence,
bI1t to the average citizen it seemed a
singular proceeding.-EI Reno Aneri-
can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
GREAT NORTHERN WINS
State Can't Stop the Issue of $50, OOO,-
900 in Stock.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 28.-The
state supreme court today upheld the
Great Northern railway in it's conten-
ton that it had the right to issue the
$50 100000 of stock authorized by the
board of directors some months ago
and which was enjoined by Attorney
General Young, who claimed that the
company should first come before the
state railway and warehouse commits
sion and submit to an examination to
show the necessity and the purpose of
the issue. This contention of the state
was upheld by Judge Hallam in the
Ramsey county district court, who or
dered an injunction to issue. The su-
preme court today reversed that de-.
ciSiOn
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WILL SEND MORE MEN.
American Delegation to The Hague
Conference to Be Enlarged.

Washington, March 2S-President
Roosevelt has concluded to increase the
number of American delegates at the
second Hague conference. a pro-
ceeding which will not have any effect
however, upon the disposition of the
various projects that will be considered
at that gathering, because each nation
represented is entitled to but one vote
But because of the complexity and i'm
portance of the programme it is felt
by the president that the American
delegation should be enlarged to permit
of a subdivision into committees if need
be.
When +he announcement was made
last June of the intention to hold
second conference, it was also stated
that America would be represented by
General Horace Porter, formerly am
bassador to France; Joseph H. Choate,
formerly ambassador to England, and
Judge U. NJ. Rose of Little Rock Ark,
formerly president of the American Bar
association. The president and Secre-
tary Root have selected the additional
delegates, but 1t is not deemed proper
to announce their names in advance of
formal notice that the second confer
.ence actually is to be held. For not
withstanding the fact that scarcely
this date and the date suggested by
the government of the Netherlands
suitable for the beginning of the con-
ference at The Hague, possibly through
some oversight the formal invitations
to the nations to participate have not
been issued. This fact may cause some
embarrassment, to the nations remote
from Europe which would find it diff
cult to select their delegations and send
them to The Hague by the first of June.
In the case of the United States its
onlv effect is to delay the announce
men of the names of the additional del
egates and deprive them of the oppor-
tunity to give proper preliminary study
nrOrraT0no.
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appoint the text book commission dur
ing the session of the legislature be-
cause he was afraid the senate would
not confirm the appointments. She
made out a pretty good case against
McCray and had documents which ap-
peared to sustain her.
Mr.. McCray was charged with
crookedness in investigating insurance
companies and there was an investiga-
ton by the last legislature with the re-
suit that he was exonerated. His con-
duct a member of the text book
commission has never been officially
investigated.