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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
BOOST FREIGHT RATES.
Railroads File Notice of Increase in
Grain, Coal and Iron.

Chicago, March .21.-A dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Washington
says:
In retaliation for the action of state
legislatures in providing for 2-cent
fares, and the public agitation against
tnem, the railroads of the west have
served notice on the interstate COM
merce commission of an increase of
freight Ig rates on grain, coal and iron
RMS Will result in test of the con-
stltutionality of the rate law. The
roads will endeavor to show that they
are now unable to carry these COM
modities at a profit under the rate
which has been in effect for the last
two years, ard that an increase is nee
eSsary
Notice has been sent to the commits
sion by all the trunk lines out of Chi
cago that the rate on grain from Chi
cago to New York will be increased
after April 1 from 171s cents a hum
dred pounds to - II cents. Coal mine
been before the commission for two
days protesting against a proposed in
crease In the rate. on COAL and the
same is true on iron. One of the
causes assigned by the railroads for the
increase is that theysf1nd it difficult. on
account of the public agitation against
them, to borrow money with which to
make betterments. and that they
can get this money only at high rates;
added cost of money, together with the
increased cost of labor and material,
and general increase of operating ex-
penses leave nothing to be done but to
increase freight rates. In the repre-
sensations SO far made to the commits
sion not a single road has taken into
consideration the increase in its reve-
nues because of the cutting off of re-
bates and free transportation, a most
important item, according to the rail-
road presidents who appeared before
the interstate commerce commission
of the senate and house.
f. H. Hartman, during his recent
visit to WASHINGTON, in explaining the
increased cost of borrowing money,
said it was due entirely to the public
agitation against the railroads. which
had 50 frightened the money lenders
that they demanded from rs to 80 per
cent more than ever before.
The determination of the railroads
to increase rates all along the line has
been apparent to the Interstate COM
merce commission for several weeks. ]
With the increase the test of the
of the new rate regulation law
will come. The commission will then
be compelled to decide what "a just
and reasonable rate is. Members of
the commission believe that any de- |
cision made lowering the rates fixed !
by the railroads will be Immediately |
taken into the courts to test the con- |
of the act. Already the |
is planning to get quick |
action by the supreme court should |
the roads desire to test the law. The |
department. of justice will ask that a |
decision be had at the very earliest |
moment.
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TRIAL OF SCHOOL BOY.
Emil Thomas Charged With killing
James johnson at Pratt.

Pratt, Kan, March 21.-The district
court is in session here and the trial of
Emil Thomas, charged with the murder
of James johnson of this county, is
now in progress. The regular impanel-
led jury was soon exhausted and 80
extra men were called, out of which a
jury was selected.
This case is creating no small amount
of interest as Thomas. the defendant,
was pupil of the high school here
come time ago and was well liked.
Mrs. Johnson, the widow of the muir
dered man, appeared dressed in black.
holding her infant, born since the death
of the father. Mrs.aJohnson is come
ly looking lady with a face that shows
emotion easily. She wept while At
torney Crawford was making his state
ment to the jury, telling them evidence
would prove that Thomas knocked
Johnson down and that a large scar
was visible tc tire eoroner's jury, which
correspondent identieally with the club
that was found near the dead man.
Witnesses ara here from all over
western Kansas and the case promises
a hard fight on both sides. -
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GIRL BALKS AT ALTAR.
Miss Mccormick, Aged 10. Refuses to
Wed After She Had Eloped.

Chicago, March 21.-"No, I won't;
1 won't get married. I've changed my
mind. Take me back to mamma.
love you. Arthur and I'd Ike to, but
Miss Geraldine Mccormick, s years
old, refused to carry out her part of
the program at Crown Point, Ind, to-
day, in a drama in which Arthur
Rupp, % years old, living lin Chica go,
was cast for the heros part. The
couple went to Crown Point from Chi
cago to get married. Miss Mccormick
had defed her parents, who OPP
posed the match, and had announced
that nothing would prevent her from
becoming Mrs. Arthur Rupp. On the
strength of her assurance Rupp had
invested in a new tie and a marriage
license. When the justice was about
to make them one, the near bride re-
belled.
what did you come down here
for, then ?" protested Rupp.
But I'm afraid. I'm afraid to get
married" replied the heroine.
No amount of pleading and argu-
ment could induce Miss Mccormick to
alter her mind. Neither would she
explain further her reason for the ac-
ton.
Rupp is keeping the license in a for
lorn hope.
"They would not give me my 80
back, anyway" he said.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak on tho
Lower Cables.
Same Conditions Also Make Corn
Easier.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Arc Steady Natives
Bring $500 to $3.50.
Hogs Are Weak to Five Cents
Lower.

Chicago, March 21.-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened weak because of
lower cables and reports received by var
ious commission houses declaring fall
own crop to be in excellent condition.
The strength of corn and oats was a bull
iSh factor. May wheat opened B@Ac- to
ss@1zc lower, at 743zQT5c, sold at ,147sc, and
then rallied to 75Ac- Minneapolis duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of 311 cars.
Later the market became strong on re-
ports of hot weather in Kansas and Okla
homa. May sold up to 752zc, and closed
strong, at 75sse, ssQ18c above yesterday S
close.
CORN-The corn market opened easier
because of lower cables. but quickly raj
lied on buying by commission houses
which was based upon the fact that local
receipt today were more than 100 cars be
low the estimate. May corn opened a shade
lower, at 4614c. sold at 461s@464c, and then
advanced to 461ac.
The close was firm, 1sQAc higher, at
46ssG46Ac.
OATSEThe oats market opened easier,
but rallied in sympathy with corn. May
opened unchanged to nc lower, at 4l7z9
415sc ard advanced to 423sc-
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was weak because of sc decline in live
hogs. Trading was very quiet May pork
opened 121z61715c lower, at $l5:50Q1 5.5o.
Lard was down 5@121sc, at IS. 70qS. TIA.
Ribs were 121e@15c lower, at s.
WHEAT-Cash: No. ? red, 14@741ac; No;
hard 65@74c; No. northern, S0G86c; No.
northern, S0GS5c; No. spring, 75QS3c.
CORNING 3, 4S1z@44c.
OATS-No 2. 42c; No. 8, 412c.
RYE-Cash: 6S@69c.
sBARLEY@Cash: 62G71c.
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Ncv York StocIks.

Wall St, New York, March 21.-STOCKS
The stock market opened rather fever
ish and Irregular. Some stocks followed
London to q higher level, but there were
sharp declines in other prominent issues
American Smelling fell pa points. Union
Pacific and Erie 15s points, Southern Pa
cific III points. Amalgamated Copper rs
points and Pennsylvania. Reading. North
western and Northern Pacific a point.
Operations Were limited.
Supporting orders checked the decline
before the opening losses had been much
extending. Smelling was the principal
weak feature and only managed to make
up half of it's former loss, although other
stocks scored pretty full recoveries. The
market fluctuated nervously after the re-
covery and dealings were small.
An advance in Union Pacific to ~
points over last night pulled the general
market u with 1t. Prices were unstable
at the advance and fluctuated constantly
on tight dealings. st. Paul preferred &C.
cHned points, Canadian Pacific and Kan
sas City Southern preferred point. st.
Louis and San Francisco second prefer
red rose "a points, Great Northern pre-
ferred 21k points, General Electric IL
Bonds were heavy.
Continued absorption on light scale of
Reading and Union Pacific gave a set
back and Union Pacific gave a further up
ward impetus to prices but the demand
was not sustained after the western
stocks began to get strong. Business WIS
Dra ctically at 2 standstill and prices were
dropping at L o'clock. Great Northern
nreferred's rise reached points. Reading
and Union Pacific IA points. Kansas and
Texas preferred IL points, Northern Pa
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LAWS ENOUGH NOW.
Hartman says All That Is Needed Is
Enforcement.

New York. March Pc. H. Har-
rlman, in an interview published to-
DAY In the American, replies to the
statement credited to John D. Rookie
Teller. in which the latter declared
against overca pitalization of railways
and other corporations, and in favor of
government control of railroads. Mr..
Hartman was asked what he thought
OF MIR. Rockefeiler's statement that
there should be federal control of rail-
roads. and replied:
There is federal control now That
arm of the governm ent to which is
delegated the power for supervision of
railroads is equipped with enormous
responsibility. There are laws enough
on the statute books now-more than
enough. All that is necessary is to
nave them judiciously and wisely adj
ministered. There is no need for sup
Elemental supervision
Mr.. Hartman declared the roads are
not overcapitalized for the country and
it's capabilities.
Take any road, say the Pennsylva-
nia-you have been over 1t. Did you
ever notice the miles and miles of
abandoned tracks? You have seen them
stead of that you will now see the
straight lines, the wonderful ballasting.
In counting your capitalization think
of the money that has gone into the
nails. They must be considered a part
of the constructive cost and when you
take that in you will find that you have
not over-capitalized
Now take the dividend matter. There
are not. great many roads in the
country paying 6 per cent dividends.
Look at the matter in this light: A man
who takes a preferred security must
be contented with smaller interest re-
turns. Suppose your bonds return 8
or 315 per cent-your preferred stock
4 or 3. Now take your average divi-
dend and you will find that you have
not ox-er-ca
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BITES FINGER OF A RoBBER.

New York. March 21.-Attacked by
two highwaymen in the hallway of her
daughters house, 279 East Third
street, Mrs. Beckie Tuster got one of
the fingers of her assailant between
her teeth and held on while he
screamed with pain. His yells brought
out the tenants of the house. and both
men fled. Mrs. Tuster lost two of
her front teeth.
Mrs Tuster wore a pair of diamond
earrings and the man whose finger
she bit strove to get them, but in
grasping for her cars in the dark hall
wav his hand went into her mouth.
Mrs. Tuster lives at 81 Seventh
streets. She is short and stout and
on her daughter Mrs. Tillie BienStock,
at the Third street address.
She entered the vestibule of the tene-
ment and at the same instant two men
sprang at her. One man threw his
arm around her head and face to
stiffe her cries. and the other caught
her around the waist. Together they
threw her to the floor. One man tried
to seize her cars to tear out the dia-
der the grasp of her captors, moved
her head about so quickly that the
right forefinger of the robber went
into her mouth. Her teeth closed on
it like a trap, and he was held fast
He strove fiercely to get his finger
free and with his other hand he
struck Mrs Tuster in the face. but
scream the robber jerked his finger out
of the woman's mouth and fied with
HE com panion. When Mrs. Tuster was
carried into her daughters rooms she
FOUND two of her teeth were gone, but
she had her earrings.
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habit of killing the valuable animals
and realizing a profit upon their hides.
Colonel Jones did not talk very long
as he was not able to do so. He could
have told of his experiences for hours
and held the attention of his audience
at all times but after a brief talk he
had the lights turned out and a large
number of slides were projected upon
the screen.
These views showed the great trou-
BILE he has had in preserving his game
and accustoming them to domestic
life. Views of the coyotes. bears, rat
tlesnakes and other animal life of the
great west was shown.
Moving pictures of Yellowstone
Park were shown and the lecture
closed with a moving picture of rop-
ing contest on the 101 ranch at Bliss,
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SAYS HE'S CRAZY.
CONTINUED from Page one3

that his insanity was such that he was
incapable of knowing his act was
wrong as required by the statute.
ct believe the Thaw case and the
Taschkian case to be be exactly par
alley District Attorney Jerome said
today. Both are insane, and both are
suffering from paranoia. The trial Of
Thaw is an outrage. He should be
sent to an insane asylum. But under
the law I have not been able to show
that he is insane. I am bound by the
legal aspect of the case and the moral
side of it. 1 am not allowed to forge
into it. My very experts, who have
testified that they do not believe that
Thaw's mental condition was such that
he did not know the nature and quality
of his act and that it was wrong, are
ready to testify that they believe him
to be insane. 1 have tried throughout
this case to bring in this moral aspect,
but I have been baked at every step.
Therefore there has been nothing for
me to do but to conduct the case along
the strict legal lines. 1 believe Thaw
is insane. and 1 believe the insane hos
pital is the place for him. Not one
of the alienists who has been on the
stand has examined Thaw since Octo-
Der, and not one work of testimony re-
garding his mental condition since
that time has been put in evidence"
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however, does not mean that attention
will not be directed to still other sub
enumerating the several measures
which are to be considered, says and
ito consider any other subject that
may be submitted by special message
during such session.
Nothing can be learned as to the
probable nature of special messages,
should there be any under considera-
ton at this time. but it is believed that
county supervision of schools will be
one.
Home rule. dramshop legislation.
the recall or quo warranto" and the
suppression of race track gambling
features of the proclamation, which,
in full, follows:
by virtue of authority in me vested
by the constitution of the state of Mis-
Missouri, do hereby convene the
Forty-fourth general assembly of the
state of Missouri in extra session, at
the capitol in Jefferson City, on Tues
day. April 9. 1907, at IL o'clock noon,
for the following purposes:
'First-To enact such legislation as
may be necessary to provide for the
regulation of the rates of public utility
corporations.
''Second-To enact legislation regu-
lating and controlling dramshops.
''Third-To provide legislative en-
actments for the enforcement of the
dramshop laws throughout the state.
''Fourth-To provide for the re-
moval or recall of derelict officials.
"Fifth-To enact laws relating to
the police systems of cities of this
state of 100. 900 inhabitants or over
''Sixth-To provide an enactment.
with emergency clause. for the sup
preston of race track gambling.
"Seventh-To consider any other
subject that may be submitted by spe-
cial message during such session.
''Eighth-To make an APPROXIMATION
for the expenses of this extra session
of the general assembly"
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FOUND PLAYING WITH WOLF.
Animal Had Escaped From Its Cage
and Killed Two Dogs.

Beaver, Pa, March 21.-Discovering
that the cage within which it was con-
Wilson Watterson has had in captivity
escaFed and terroriZed the town and
it's suburbs, killing while it was free
two large dogs.
On the afternoon that the animal was
at large. Mrs. -Binge, resident of the
lower part of town. went out to look
for her daughter Nina. years old,
who had been sled riding, and found
the tot standing by the big gray wolf
in the center of the street patting him
and gurgling Nice doggie, nice dog
gie!"
The mother almost tainted She cali
ed to her child to come away from the
nice doggie who might bite and with
tears the little one obeyed. She had
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Buffalo Jones Talks of Ex-
perience With Wild Animals.
Passing of the American Bison
Graphically Told.
VOW OF SKIN HUNTER.
Would Save the Noble Beast
From Extinction.
Moving Pictures of Game in
Yellowstone Park.

A large crowd listened intently last
night to the lecture delivered by Colonel
Charles ]. Jones' or Buffalo Jones as
he is better known in his address on
the subject. "A Lifetime Spent With
Wild Animals which he delivered at
the First Christian church.
Mr.. Jones is not a finished lecturer
but he is an interesting speaker as ev-
erything he says comes from a lifetime
of earnest and devoted work among the
wild animals of western America Mr..
tones in order to lecture last night was
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Another TranscontinentaI Iine.

San Francisco, Cal, March I'll
The Brock syndicate of Philadelphia.
has it is said, purchased the Mono
Lake railway in Mono county, this
state, together with 100 million feet
of standing timber in that section
The road is 80 miles long. 1t is to be
broad gagged and will be connected
with the Tonopah and Goldfield road.
which the Brock people own, by filling
in the 50 mile gap between Tonopah
Junction. New. and Bod, Cal. 1t is
expected that by connections with the
Sierra railway and thence by new
lines contemplated via Manhattan, Ely
and Salt Lake, another rranscontinen-
tial railway will be established
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Knuecs civ lrmiucc Afnrkct-

Kansas City, March 21l-Close-WHEAT
chansed with hoa auotations as follows May
69skc; July, Tic; Sept. 71Mc: Cash; NO: z
hard 7O173c; No. hard, 67G72c; No. 2 red
741sG75c; No 8 red, 6S@T3c.
CORN-Market unchanged to nc higher
MAY, 411hc; July, 417sc; Sept, 421ac. Cash:
No. 2 mixed, 41a4q42c; No: 3 mixed 41c;
white. 420421kc No. 2 mixed, 4014@40zc.
RYE-Market steady, 62Q6Sc.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
S14, 50615 90; choice prairie, 81. 25Q12.O0.
BUTTER-Market firm to higher. Cream
eery, PC; packing, zoe.
EGGS-Market higher. Fresh, 1512c.
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New yorl, Produce Market.

New York, March H.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket firm. Western imitation creamery, ex-
tras 26027c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State full cream
colored small October best, 14g141zc; same
white 1885, @14Ac; same good to prime, 800
131sc; winter made average best, -31sc;
large Ceptember fancy. 14Ac; same Oc-
tober best 13skM1414c; same good to prime,
i2sIG13Ac; inferior. 111z@1zc; state full;
cream Small September fancy, 15c; same
white, 143.c.
EGGS-Market firmer. Western frstS
1Sa1SNc; official price. 1SAc; seconds, 171s
SPOJTIITRY-AIive poultry steady West
ern chickens, 11612c; fowls. lie; turkeys,
13c Dressed poultry steady. Western
chickens, 1O1zc; turkeys, 10Q15c; fowls, il
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CALLS EXTRA SESSION.
Governor Folk Tells the Legislature
What He Wishes 1t to Do.

Jefferson City, March 21.-Governor
Folk has issued his proclamation call
ing an extra session of the Legislature,
with April as the date for its recon-
vening. April 2, the date originally
contemplated, being abandoned be-
cause on that date municipal and
school elections will be generally held
over the state.
The matters to which the governor
calls attention include all those which
have been mentioned in forecasts, with
several Others, making seven, in all,
one of which is an appropriation for
the expenses of the session. This,
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GETS A PRIZE. AND DIES.
Town Belle Expires After Skating
Fou- Hours in = Rink.

tired" gasped Miss Mary Hixon, 20
years old. the belle of the town. last
midnight after she had skated four
hours in a roller rink without missing
a number. Miss Hixon fell back into
the arms of her escort Roland Will
liams. and was dead in a few seconds.
A physician said that the nights ex-
ertion had affected the girls heart.
Miss Hixon recently adopted the roller
craze, and had become a proficient
skater An hour before being stricken
she and her partner had been awarded
the prize for the most graceful couple
on the floor.
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Legal Battle in three states

Los Angeles, Cal, March ia le-
gal battle for possession of the two
minor daughters of. Mr.. and Mrs. God
frey which has been waged in the
courts of Indiana and, Ohio and Cali
fornia, was decided yesterday by
Judge Bordwen of the superior court.
The court awards permanent possess
sion of the two daughters to the
mother.
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Kansas City Mo, March 21.-CATTLEsono
Receipts today, 1900 head, including fU
tive steers. $450G6. IS; southern steers. g IS
Q5.25; southern cows. S275Q4eo; native i've
feeders, SO. 1885. %; bulls, S3.0o@4. .; calves
So. 25@760; western fed steers, S4-OOIo-1o'
western fed sows, $300@450.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head M ar
ket weak to &c lower; Bulk OF Sales'
S. 1905 40; pigs and light. $5.5Oq640-
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1000 head.
Market steady. Muttons. s.. 204S co. LAMBS;
s7.25075O; range wethers, $559q6.7o; fed
ewes, $500@5. IS.
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stepped but a short distance from the
big wolf when the crack of a rifle and
the whistle of a bullet sounded the an
imars death knell.
Watterson and another man had been
nearby trying to get a shot at the wolf
when the child ran up and began to fon-
die it.
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New York Money Mnr-kec.

New York, March 21.-MONEY-Money
on call steady. 31z@414 per cent; ruling
rate per cent closing bid 31a per cent.
and offered at per cent. Time loans
strong. Sixty and 80 days and months.
per cent bid.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 6961<
per cent; sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tdal business in bankers bills at "a. SSL9
1880 for demand and at 81 7S60GD4 1855 for
GO day bills; posted rates 81 s0q4; SO1k and
SILVER-Bar silver, 66ssc; Mexican dol
lars, 51Ac
RONDS-Governmen bonds steady.
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C,,c.co Profruce Market.

Chicago, Ill, March 21.-CHEESE-Mar-
ket firm. Daisies, BIC; Twins, 1419Qi5c;
Young Americas, 151s@16c.
FoULTRY..zAllive poultry y, steady d. Tur-
BTTTER-Marlzet steady. Creamery, p
@29c: dairy, 20027c.
EGGSIMarket steady. At mark. cases
included 16c
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A. F. WILLIAMS SCORES.
Gets a Street Railway Franchise at
Sulphur. /. T.

Sulphur. L T., March ~21-City coun-
Gil Monday night granted franchises
as follows Electric Street railway to
Archibald F. Williams, Topeka, kan;
T.; second telephone system, E. J.
Hines. Tulsa. l. L.
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JDs-Government bonds steady.
SUGAR and Gomez NIartet.

New York, March 2L-SUGAR-Raw su-
gar firm. Fair refining, &c; centrifugal, 81
test. 31kc; molasses sugar, 2Ac. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $40; powdered.
$3.50; granulated. $40.
COFFEELMarket steady. No. Z Rio.
TIC; No. Santos, SIC.
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FURNISHED by the City Hay Market. k,s
Quincy street,
PRAIRIE-Baled. H1Ooa1s.oo; loose, s11
ALFALFA-Loose, s14oo
Topeka Hide Market.
tPrices paid In Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations.
c9ErD- Topeka, March 81
NO 1 HORSE .....--.- 20 z Eo say1SSo
NO. 1 TALLOW Observation-Disclosures ''soi y. ~