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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
A GAP BETWEEN RATE LAWS?
The Santa Fe Holds That for so Days
There Was No interstate Statute.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 29.-In try
ing to secure the quashing of two in
dictments containing sixty-eights counts
against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fee Railway company, recently re-
turned by the federal grand jury, at
torneys for the railroad company have
set up a claim which, if it should be.
sustained by the court, would prove of
far reaching consequence. They assert
ed that for sixty days last year, be-
tween June S0and August 80, the
country was without any interstate
commerce law whatever.
They argued that by the passage of
the Hepburn law all existing laws were
annulled. and by the suspension of the
operation OF the former act for sixty
days the country was deprived of any
interstate commerce law for that per-
iod. Judge Welborf took the matter
under AMUSEMENT one week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
TWO AND A HALF CENT RATE.
Western Lines Would Meet Popular
Agitation by Voluntary Reduction.

%A5AtottAOn n.y. NOftkHItSaEy RCuuCtlOAA'
In order to head off legislation provid-
ing for fiat 2-cent passenger fare, the
western railways will submit to the leg
islatures of Iowa, Wisconsin and Miu-
nesota and to- either the legislature or
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission of Illinois, a proposition looking
to the voluntary adoption by the roads
of a 279-cent rate in these states. They
may make a similar proposition to the
lawmakers or commissions of some 9TH
er western states, although this is not
now considered proba BILE.
Well-informed railway officials are
practically agreed that it will be futile
uncompromisingly to oppose the popu-
lar agitation for a 2-cent fare, at least
in the states mentioned They do not
concede that such a rate would be re-
munerative. On the contrary, they con-
try not now having a 2-cent rate in
which it would be fair, are the more
thickly settled parts of Indiana and
Illinois. 1t is maintained that even a
214-cent rate will not be generally
rof1table-that, in fact, even the pres
ent Scent fare is positively Improbable
in a great part of the west.
One argument used in favor of p
cent fare laws in western states" said
a passenger official, sis that such a law
was passed in Ohio, and the roads ar
cepted it without a fight in the courts.
The fact is not considered that Ohio has
most as much as Wi-consin, Minnesota
and Iowa combined. Passenger rates
must correspond to density of traffic to
be fair, and the amount of traffic de-
Ponds on the number of people living
along the railway"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
RedfieId Will Gather Up Pupils In
Wagons and Haul En- In.

Fort Scott, Kan, Jan. 29.-The little
town of Redfeld is planning to make
the first experiment with the new
Barnes High school law to be MADE IN
this section. The plan is to unite sew
eraI country districts about the town.
collect the children in wagons ana
take them, home, and have all OF them
attend the graded schools OF Rednelo'
where additional teachers will be en-
gagged to instruct them. The expert
ment will be watched with consider
able interest in this county.
The city of Redfeld employs two
teachers in the grades at present. but
providing the plans of the board are
successfully carried out the city Will
in the future employ six teachers, IN
Guiding the principal. The members
of the board have carefully considered
the matter and think that with the as
sistance of four of the adjoining schoo.
districts their plan could be carried
out successfully by consolidation ihey
will employ four men with teams to
make a round trip daily over each as
trict gathering up children ana at
night take them home. The wagons
will be covered and through a heating
process will be comfortably warm.
The plan of the board will be carried
out according to the Barnes high
school law which was recently put into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
SECOND .sACKER NOT WANTED
But an Omtfielder Could BE Handled
bv the Reds.

| Cincinnati Jan. 29.-"The idea thar
any deal could be made with the Gin
| cinnati club to bring Hoke Ferris here
is preposterous," said President Herr
mann yesterday '.We have man to
play second base who is aDIe to de-
liver the goods in every respect, and
we do not care to add another player
/ of that position to our list may,
however, have a talk with President
VogIer, if he comes to Cincinnati,
about another man on his team who
would make a strong addition to our
lineup"
was learned that John L TAYLOR. OWL
er of the Boston Americans, was on
his way hither. and the suggestion was
made that he might be willing to talk
over. a. possible deal for his crack sec
ond baseman. Ferris got into trouble
last season by having fight on the
field with Outfielder Jack Hayden, of
the same club, whom he kicked in the
face during the progress OF gentle
argument and put out of the business
for several days. This act did not tend
to increase Hobe's popularity with
either players or fans,1and there is. Ut
tie doubt that Mr-ssTaylqr would be
willing to dispose of his services. if he
could obtain value received. Ferris is
a grand 1elder, but not much Of
hitter and il would be absurd for
club which has Miller Higgins in its
lineup to consider him for moment.
President Hermann, however, is
willing to talk business with Mr.. Tay-
Tor on the question of outfielders, but
any possible deal will be in the nature
of cash transaction, unless Bob
Ewing should figure in it, There is an
excellent chance for something to be
doing along this line, if the two club
owners get together.
President Taylor is coming to Gin
cinnati to sign Catcher Charley Arm
bruster and Pitcher Jess TannehiH.
Like Charley Ebbetts, of the Brook
lyns. he is making a swing around the
circuit to get his players into line, and
iS meeting with good success
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NEW SCHEDULE SOhH4lHH1-
Oklahoma City Team Manager Doesn't
Want to Pay So Much FIRE 80

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 29.7Dr. R. R. Walk
of managers of the Oklahoma City team
in the Western association, advises that a
new system be applied this season IN
making the schedule. 1t is suggested that
instead of providing six-game series in
some of the towns that not less than nine
games be played at any place, Dr. w ak
er's plan is to- divide the clubs into sets
of four instead of two. designating them
as western and eastern halves. When
the start is made let one of these halves
play the other and clean up a series with
all before going back to home territory.
pense list big" said the doctor, and there
is no use of giving all the money to the
railroads.
IA schedule can be arranged, L am
pretty sure, along the line L have sugee
Tesfed that will solve the problem of
inne ilInnns and railroad fare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
SOLDIERS TO CUBA.
Three Companies VIII Leave Leaven-
worth On Saturday.

Fort Leavenworth. Kan, Jan. %
The battalion of engineers have arrived
from Fort Riley on a special train. The
four companies went into their old
quarters, which had been prepared for
them. One company, K, will remain
here and the other three will leave Sat
uruay for Cuba. They will go by way
of Newport News, Va. The members
of the three companies will spend three
months in Cuba making maps of the
island. Major T. H. Rees will have
command of the battalion and superin-.
tend the work of map-making in Cuba
Each Of the artillery officers in sta
ton here, whether with a battery or a
student at the military service schools,
has been requested to send in his pref
erence for permanent assignment to
either the field or coast artillery. The
officer is also to state any special quail
fications and aptitude he feels that he
possesses for the line of service he de-
SireS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
CAMBRIDGE TO AMERICA.
Harvard Would Gladly Arrange Race
With English.

to the world says it is believed there that
the Harvard varsity crew will row re-
turn race with Cambridge in TINS county
Boston yesterday that Cambridge is plan
ming to send over a crew to compete IN
The Canadian and National regattas and
that the English university will open ne
gotiations for race with Harvard, either
before or after the two regattas- Har-
ward men are unanimous in the opinion
that Harvard will gladly arrange for a
race for any date in the summer.
B. C. Johnston. president of the Cam
bridge University Boat club wired the
tive to the report from Boston that Cam
bridge contemplated sending an eight
to America during the summer to row
against Harvard.
IT have had no word from an American
university challenging Cambridge to
row. -
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MATCHES IN SIGHT.
Plenty Are Mentioned But Some of
Them Look Pretty Shaky.

New York, Jan. 2s.-These are busy
hands for a living. Matches and rumors
of matches fill the air in all directions.
Here are some of the notable matches
made or may be made.
Jim Jeffries against Bill SQuires or
somebody else, with guarantee of $50, 900
for Jim.
Jack O'Brien against Joe Cans.
Young Corbett against Tommy Murphy.
Bob Fitzsimmons against Tommy
Burns.
Tommy Ryan against Dave Berry.
Joe Cans against Jimmy Britt
Tommy Murphy against Spike Robson.
Tommy Sullivan against Abe AtteIl.
Out of 1t all should come come scrap
ping. and doubtless will. Just who and
when it will be is a question.
Matches between fighters seem to be
easily made and as easily broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
GOTHAM SWIMMING MEET.
Daniels VIII Try for All Worlds Rec
ords In, the 5OO-Yard Event.

New York. Jan. 29.-An open handicar
swimming meet will be held at the New
York Athletic club on Saturday even
ing, February 2. The events will con-
sist of a novice race at so yards. a
100-yard handicap, a 500yard handicap
and a game of water polo between the
New York A. G. regular team and one
made up of the best players. in the
metropolitan district.
Champion Daniels will try to annex
all the worlds records in the 50o-yard
event, all of which he now holds up to
the 800, with the exception of the So
yard figures. This night had originally
been scheduled for the dual meet be-
tween the teams of the New York A. c.
and the Chicago Athletic association,
the date for the meeting now being
definitely fixed for Saturday evening,
February g.
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CHEAPER RATES.
Considerable Complaint Is Be-
ing Made at lola.
Citizens Say They Pay Entirely
Too Much for Gas.
A REVENUE OF $4,000.
Think Greater Reduction
Could Well Be Made.
Some Facts and Figures Are
Given in the Case.

lola, Kan. Jan. 2e.-It is impossi-
BILE yet to figure the exact saving TO
the people of lola by the new gas rates
which the Record has been insisting
should be put into effect. The counclI
finally reached a conclusion to put
these rates into effect February l and
after the first of the month when al
establishments have been made 1t VIII VIII
be possible to tell exactly now nu lS;
new rate. From figures which the
Record has complied it can safely pc
said that at least $4,000. year VIII
be saved to lola by the new gas rates
and there is reason to belleve tnat q
further reduction could be made with
out injury TO the gas plant. There are
now stoves and lamps used as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29

ita. This accounts for the fine Harvey
eating houses being built at -Emporia
and Wellington Topeka, Newton and
Hutchinson have Harvey eating
houses. 1t is but an hours run from
Newton to Hutchinson and but two
hours run from Emporia to Newton.
And the question arises, why an eating
house at Emporia when it is but two
hours to Newton? But the California
trains will not pass through Topeka
and will not go to Newton. Hence
the need Of an, unusually large Harvey
eating house at Emporia. The Cali
fornia trains Will not go through
Hutchinson, hence the. need of q good
eating house at wellington -
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NOLAN GETS BUSY ABROAD.
Manager of Battling Nelson Promotes
Eight Carnival i'm London.

New York, Jan. pa cable dispatch
from London says: Billy Nolan, man
ager of Battling Nelson, is trying to
arrange a carnival of championship
fights. He proposes to. match Gunner
Moir against an American heavyweight.
Nelson against the best English light
weight who will sign and the best
American feather-weight available
against the best England will produce
He has posted $1,000 with the Sport
ing Life to cover the matches and TO
be used as a side wager. If his plans
succeed he has agreed that he will en-
large the side stake to suit any chal-'
lenge to Nelson for a ffteen-round bat
tie.
Pedlar Palmer has issued challenge
to Nelson for a fifteen-round battle at
100 pounds Joe Fletcher has also chal-
lenged the American fighter at 1913
pounds for a side bet of $1,000 and the
best purse that may be offered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
WANTS A HIGH SALARY.
CIevcIand's ShortstOp Turner Thinks
More Money Is Due Him.

New York. Jan. pa dispatch from
Cleveland says that Terry Turner drop
ned into the Cleveland ball club office
to talk over his contract for 1907. Terry
thinks that, being one of the best short
stops in America, he is worth a little
more money than he got as an expert
ment at short. The club thought so,
too, and offered him substantial in
crease over his last years figure. The
figure was not up to Terry's expecta-
tions, however, and he declined to sign
the contract
II do not think my demands are ex-
orbftant, and 1 have hopes that the
Cleveland club will give me all that |
ask. 1t is only natural that 1 should
wish to continue to advance in my pro-
fessiOn"
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Impossible to obey 16-Hour Law.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-According to
officers of the Rock Island, that road
has conducted a long series of expert
ments which prove that the proposed
sixteen hour law for trainmen and OPP,
Grating men is almost impossible to
obey. Some time ago the company is
sued an order in line with the provis-
ions of the new law, and it was found
that repeatedly trains were tied up
within a short run of division head
quarters, and the men have protested
bitterly against the enforcement of the
rule, saying they win not obey it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
ANOuarter Section Sells for $4,000.

A quarter section OF land one mile
south of Bayard in Usage township
occupies the distinction of bringing
nrohably. the very top price for farm
ing land in this county. The north
west quarter of II. "a. 20 owned by g:
q. Miller, of Enid, Oklahoma, was sold
Yesterday to John Paul and his broth
er, Fred Paul, for $4,000. quarter sec
tions in Allen county have sold for
very much more than that sum be-
cause of having oil or gas under them.
but this land sold purely as farming
Iand.-Iola Record.
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coal rates reduced in Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, January 29.-The new
tariff reducing the. rate on coal from the
Arkansas and indian territory mines to
points in Oklahoma have been filed with
Attorney General Cromwell. and will go
into effect according to Judge Cromwell.
about February 20, under the terms Of
the Hepburn bill unless his request is
granted to put them into immediate eff
feet. Tariffs have been prepared by the
Rock Island and the Frisco applying to
all points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
THE EXCURSION PROGRAMME.
Each Of Five Roads Will Have Two
Sundays During the Season. 4

Kansas City, Jan. ga meeting was
held yesterday morning in the general
passenger offices of the Kansas City
Southern arranging a definite program
of excursions for the coming summer.
The meeting was attended by local
passenger representa- tives of the Kan
sas City Southern, the Frisco, the M
K. & T., the Santa Fe, and the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Only those roads partici-
pated in the meeting which tap South
eastern Kansas and southwestern Mis-
souri,.
1t was decided to run excursions from
this territory on ten Sundays during
the season and that each road should
have two Sundays without. competition
from any of the other lines.
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nnnlicates a Pastor.

I,eayenworth, Kan, Jan. 29.-Laura
ackson-Robison, a negress, held on the
recommendation of the coroner jury
abarged with the murder of her p
Weeks-old babe, swore to a written
statement for the county attorney in
which it is said she duplicates Rev.
Jesse Harris, a pastor or local negro
Pantist church, who was arrested on a
ct ate warrant.
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Farmers Want Receiver for R. I.

Watonga, Okla Jan. 29.-Two impor-
tant petitions Were adopted at the meet
ing of the Farmers union of Blaine coun-
President Roosevelt advocate the removal
of all tariff on lumber, and the other pc
titions' that a receiver be appointed for
the Rock Island railway system, on the
ground that the property, is not properly
administered by the present management.
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Mrs. e. w. ODER Dead.

Salina Kan, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Aseneth
Matilda Ober wife of z. w. Ober, d
leading merchant. died here after an
illness of less than an hour, of heart
disease. Her husband is in Old Mexico,
having gone there to be present at the
institution of an order of the Mystic
Shrine in the capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
Their Tenth Child Dead.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 29.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Williams, living in Cambria town
ship, have just lost their fourth child,
this winter, of dfphtheria. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are the parents of thir-
teen children, six of whom have died
from dipftheria, and four from other
diSea SeS
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L
sequence is in the price paid for
stoves Heretofore two, stoves nave
cost the consumer $3.50. Under the
new rate it will be $3.50 or reduc-
ton of ST. But there are one-fourth
of the people in lola who use but one
stove. One thousand consumers have
nothing but cook stove ana the re-
duction to them is but so cents a
stoves about 1900 are cook stoves at
S15O and the other half stoves ana
CRATES at 81 a month.
= Under the new rate the smaller rate
named for stoves are for bed rooms.
The size of the bed room has been
taken into consideration in fixing
rate, Now there will be but one rate
of SO cents The number of these
stoves are so small that the reductlon
from this item is inconsiderable NO
reduction at all has been made on the
lights, which figure into a, lot of money
and are the most profitable thing the
CITY has They use less gas for the
price charged than any other source
of income.
Of the 4,04e stoves in use reduction
will be made in all of them. At pres
ent there are 1000 stoves in homes
where but one stove is in use and the
saving there would be but so cents
month OF the rest the reduction will
he from $3.50 for the second stove to
81. Rut of the 5000 stoves in homes
with two or more one-half will, pay
$1.5O, and the other half viii come In
for the 81 rate. If the council puts
into effect the expressed intention OF
allowing the size of the room to gov
ern then raises can actually be made
in some instances and total saving will
be decidedly small. From the very
nearest figures the Record has been
able to get the total saving will not
exceed $4,000 year. It is likely
that the total will be between $4,000
and $4,000.
In a plant that brings in a revenue
of something like $4,000 a year and
for which the people have paid, this
saving is entirely too small. The
plant has turned over a large sum Of
money to the city since it came into
operation by the city. Yet of the
$4,000 and more which the city has
received their cash balance at the last
report only slightly exceeded $4,000.
The council profess to believe that.
they. can make no further reduction in
the price. If this is true they owe to
the people to tell them exactly what
has become of the money the people
have paid in on the plant and why
further and deeper cut is not only pos
chile but wise.
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district No. IA, was run over and killed
Monday afternoon at Central Coal anu
Coke company mine No. 81, by string
Of cars. While crossing the switch
tracks one of his feet caught in frog
and the cars ran over him before ne
could extricate himself. He was single
and about Is years Of age. -
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Death ofW III. d. Brown.

Galena. KAN. Jan. 29.-W. II. d.
Brown, aged Il years, one of the pioneer
mine operators of Galena, died last
night. After several years service in
the army Mr.. Brown located at ST.
Louis in 1861, and served in the volun-
teer medical department in Missouri
during the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
A soldier charged with Bigamx.

Junction City, Kan, Jan. 29.-C1aude
Walton of the Second battery field ar
tillery at Fort Riley has been arrested
on a charge of bigamy. On Saturday
Walton was served with papers in. a
suit brought by an alleged wife in Bax-
ter, Tex. He was married here a year
ago to Celia Sanders. William Sanders,
his father-in-law, is the complaining
witness.
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VICTIM OF BLOOMFIELD.
Sheriff Welfelt, of Winfield, Shot In
the Abdomen. Is Dead.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 29.-Lewis Bloom
cold who killed Jesse Steissel, at Leon,
Kan, last September and dangerously
wounded another officer, is indirectly
responsible for the death of Sherlu
Welfelt of Winfield. News of the deatn
of WeIfelt was received from Winheld
last night He received a severe wound
in the abdomen while arresting Bloom
field at Ponca City December through
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An Unknown Body Found.

L.eavenworth, Kan, Jan. 29.-The bad
ly mangled dead body of boy about
II wears of age was found on the Mis-
souri, Pacific track near the Riverside
coal mine here Monday. The body was
cold and the probabilities are the youth
was killed some time during the night.
The coroner took charge of the body.
He found nothing on it by means of
which it can be identified.
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TO PREVENT THE FLOODS.
Commissioners to Blast Drifts Out of
Cottonwood River.

Emporia. Kan. Jan. 29.-John
Johnson of Pike township, said today
that a number of interested men in
Pike township will try to have the
county commissioners of Lyon, Chase
and Marion counties, blast all the
drifts in the Cottonwood river in these
three counties, thus doing much to
prevent the almost annual June flood
in the Cottonwood bottoms. Those in
terested believe that this will do much
to relieve the flood situation.
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ECKERsALL Is REBUKED.
Mildly Roasted by the Judge for Being
Late in Court.

Chicago. Jan. 29.-Walter Eckersall, the
football player, better known as ''Eckie,''
the hero. was treated like a common, or
binary individual when he was rebuked
by Judge Maxwell for appearing two
hours late in court. Eekersall is charged
with obtaining an oyercoat by false pre-
&anses and when the case was called the
football player failed to appear.
This is not a football affair."" said the
court when Eckersall sauntered into the
court two hours late. when people are