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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
TROOPS TRANSPORTATION.
This Matter VIII Be Investigated by
Commerce Commission


Washington, July 6.-The war depart
ment is irritated because of the poor
accommodations certain railroads of
the country have been furnishing in the
transportation of troops, and threatens
to take the matter up with the inter-
state commerce commission. 1t is Of
ficially charged that the riffraff of rail-
road equipment is supplied for the SOL
diers, despite the fact that the first
class rate is paid under contract.
Last fall certain railway companies
supplied such inferior cars when Uncle
Sam was rushing troops to Cuba that
the commanding general of the depart
ment of the Missouri complained to the
war department. When the time for
settlement came the railroads would
make no deductions from the regular
rate, claiming that the company has no
second-class rate, and that the inter
state commerce act precluded special
rate, Notwithstanding that the accom-
modations were below the standard.
1.-THE position of the railway company
in this matter is untenable," says the
judge advocate general of the army in
an opinion just rendered on the sub
ject. THE statutes forbidding special
rates for like and contemporaneous
service under substantially similar cir
cumstances and conditions" It is well
settled by numerous decisions that diff
ference in rates is not forbidden, I'M
less the circumstances are similar; and
that inequality of conditions justifleS
inequality of rates The law can not
be invoked in this case to relieve
the carrier from liability in damages
for it's failure to provide proper service,
such as it's contract with the shipper
requires to be furnished for the rates
charged.
TT is not believed the opinion says,
that any consideration of policy re-
Quires the acceptance at regular rates
of the riffraff of carriers equipment
for the movement of troops. On the
contrary, it is the duty Of the carrier
to supply adequate equipment, taking
the same from the regular equipment of
the road, although such action may to
some extent interrupt the commercial
business of the road"
With this show of temper the depart
ment has decided not to bring this
particular alleged discrimination before
the interstate commerce commission,
but recommendation is made by ofh-
Gals that this be done the very next
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Too Much of a Good Thing.

The late Ian Maclaren, on one of his
last visits to Philadelphia, told at din
ner at the Bellevue-Stratford a salmon
story.
Just as" he said. '1n the south, it
was Illegal once to feed slaves on can
vasback duck and terrapin more than a
certain number of days in the week
just as duck and terrapin were plentiful
to the point of disgust once with you,
so with US, in certain parts of Scotland,
salmon is SO plentiful that every one
gets sick Of 1t.
ION a walking tour in search of local
color and new dialects, my Scottish land
lords gave me salmon, salmon, salmon,
for breakfast, lunch and dinner, till my
gorge rose within me.
II remember coming down one morn
ing in the Highlands, and seeing on the
table only a huge salmon and a pot of
mustard.
is there nothing else for breakfast?'
I asked my host.
Nothing else?' cried he. Why,
there's salmon enough there for DOZEN
1T know, said I; but don't like
salmon
a wen, then said he, pitch into the
mustard"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
MISS SUTTON VICTORIOUS.
Wins English Tennis Championship
From Miss Douglass.

London. July EN- the a1I-England
tennis championship ladies' singles at
Wimbledon Friday afternoon. May
Sutton of California defeated Mrs.
Chambers in the championship round.
Miss Sutton thus won back the title of
British champion, of which she was
deprived last year by Mrs. Chambers,
then Miss Douglass. The American
won easily by 20. The score was:
81, 6-4.
Miss Sutton received a remarkable
ovation from the crowds in the stands.
The band struck up See the Conquer
ing Hero Comes" the committee pre-
scented the American girl with a huge
bouquet of flowers and there were loud
calls for a speech. Miss Sutton, how
ever, was overcome by the warmth
with which her victory was greeted
and was only able to say:
''I have won twice and I am going
to try to win a third time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Can you use a Strong,
Sturdy Set of
BRAINS
Eat
.Grape-Nuts
A man said:

A man SAID.
ct don't believe you can arrange
food so that it will go to rebuild and
nourish the brain. Grape-Nuts is a
most delightful tasting food, but I
can't understand how you expect any
certain food to be appropriated by any
certain part of the body"
A good earnest skeptic and well
worth attention.
Actual results are better than any
theory pro and con. Grape-Nuts food
is being eaten by millions of people
all over the world and any interested
person can satisfy himself by ques-
tioning his neighbor as to the result of
the use of Grape-Nuts. The testimony
is given over and over that after 10
days use there comes feeling OF
strength, sturdiness. clearness of intel
lect and mind that is unmistakable.
There's a Reason
Thinking uses up each day parts of
the filling in the cells in brain, and
Nature dema nds albumen and natural
phosphate of potash (not from the
drug store j to make new the soft jel-
ly-like substance (gray matter) which
is used as the filing of these brain
cells.
Grape-Nuts contain these elements
direct from Mother Nature and pre-
pared in the form of a most delicious
and dainty food. practically pre-di-
gested and quickly absorbed into the
system.
The hard stubborn facts are that
Grape-Nuts does build brains Read
THE Road to Wellville,'' In pkgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
AN "APPETIzING" MEAL.
Mexican Railroad Workers Are Not
Particular About Cooking.

Hutchinson, July 6.-Flour and
water mixed and cooked on the top of
rusty stove in a dugout! wouldn't
that make an appetizing meal?
Out in the east part of town along
the line of the Santa Fe is dugout,
which for a long while formed the
habitat of Mexicans who were work
ing here for the railroad. 1t was in
this hole that the "greasers' cooked,
ate and slept.
to call Just at meal time. Over in one
corner was a rusty stove in which was
fire made of old railroad ties. The
stove was old and rusty but that did
MT keep the Mexicans from cooking
their "frijoles,'' made of plain flour
and water mixed and cooked on top
of the stove. Perhaps they liked the
flavor created by the addition of the
rust.
A Mexican "greaser' doesn't know
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
UPPER AND LOWER BERTHs.
A Little Dissertation on Them by Rails
way Age.


How far may the prohibition of dis
elimination" between it's patrons by q
carrier be urged without becoming
facical? says the Railway Age. In a
complaint brought against the Pullman
company before the interstate COM
merce commission by aitraveling man one
allegation IS that charge for an upper
berth, which is equal to the charge for
a lower berth, is discriminatory and
unfair.
Nearly everybody will admit, sleeping
car owners included that the lower
berth is more desirable than the upper
although except in the matter of eleva-
ton there is no appreciate difference
in the character or the cost of con-
struction and equipment of the beds Of
fered.
If the sleeping car agent or conduc-
tor through favoritism or bribery, as
signed to one applicant a lower berth
and to another an upper, while lowers
still were untaken, his action would be
discriminatory, unfair and punishable.
But the accommo dations are offered to
the public simultaneously on the same
terms, first come, first served" and
those who do not apply in time to get
the best places have the option of taxi
ing or declining what is left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
COWS ENJOY IT.
Milking "Bossies" by Machinery
Proves Big Success.
An Ottawa Mans Experiment
Beats Old Way by Hand.
BIG TIME SAVER, TOO
Can Milk the 26 and Separate
Cream in 80 Minutes.
Would Take an Expert Three
Hours in Former Times.

Ottawa, July 6-The Republic says:
THE new milking machine is asuccess,"
declared Henry Van Leeuwen this morn
ing on his return from his Anderson
county farm, where for the last ten days
he has been bossing the installing of a.
milking machine plant and testing its
operation
Mr.. Van Leeuwen owns 541 acres
eight miles from Garrett and four from
Bush City. The latter place. which Is
on the K. N. 6. D., is his shipping sta
dairy farm. He has a herd of thirty
six mich cows of which twenty-six are
now being MIXED.
my milking machine is operated
by a three-horse power gasoline en-
gine,' continued Mr.. Van Leeuwen.
1T is a two unit machine and milks
four cows at once. The same engine
which drives it also drives the power
cream separator that 1 have put in.
1.-The best possible time an expert
milkman could make in milking my
twenty-six cows would be two hours
and a half. Then he would have to
from the cream with a hand power
separator. Three hours would be the
best time he could make. and he
couldn't keep that up. morning and
night, day after day. very long.
IT find that with the power plant
one can milk the twenty-six cows and
separate the milk in an hour and a
half-just half the time-and do it
night and morning, day after day. with
ease.
THE most surprising thing to me
was that after the COWS got used to
the milking machine. which they did
after two or three milkings. they liked
it immensely. Young cows that
would not stand when MIXED by hand
were absolutely quiet and content
when being MIXED by the machine.
After ten days experimenting, 1 am
pretty we'll satisfied that the power
milking machine is an entire success.
cit cost between $500 and 800 to
install the plant, but 1 am convinced
that the investment is justified"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Way a State Journal COrre-
spOndent Sees Graham Co.
Wheat Will Average at Least
rs Per Cent Crop.
HAVE NO SALOONS
Plenty of Money With Improve
ments Going Along.
One Hill City Paper Puts in
Typesetting Machine.

Hill City, Kan, July 6.-Graham
county has been favored this year so
far as the wheat yield is concerned.
All reports tend to the pretty unani-
nous opinion that Notwithstanding the
frosts in May and the subsequent dry
weather, there will be at least IS per
cent of a wheat crop. and that of the
best quality ever harvested in the
county. Farmers are in town daily
watching the trains and all the moving
vehicles inquiring for harvest hands.
An unusual large acreage was sown to
wheat, and the crop of 1907 will no
doubt exceed the yield of 1906 by con-
siderable. The berry is plump and
sound.
Considerable speculation has been
INDUCED in both pro and con relative
to the effect the death of J. P. Pom
eroy will have upon the future of Hill
City, who owned large real estate in
terests III the progressive county seat.
For many years he had been closely
Identified with the growth of Hill City
In a very material way Nothing def
mite is known as to what the son-in-
law and manager of his estate will do,
consequently the large amount of talk
being INDUCED in is mere conjecture.
The opinions from either side are as
wide apart as the poles; there is no
foundation for any of the reports,
there is any amount of imagination.
A. L. Daniels Of Boston, son-in-law of
Mr.. Pomeroy, and husband of the only
surviving heir of the estate, has had
entire control in directing the man
agenIent of the affairs of Mr.. Pomeroy
for the past year. He appears to be
the right man in the right place, and
in all probability will use good judg-
ment in settling up the affairs of the
estate. including those in Hill City and
Graham county
Hill City is one town in northwest
Kansas where there is always some
thing doing. A place where there is
always something going on that will
build up trade. and this is what the
business men have done for Hill City.
Her model or experimental farm ad-
joining the town has been a great adj
raised on this farm during the years
1905 and 1906 were generally sold for
seed a $1.25 to $2.25 per bushel. The
demand was always larger than the
supply Many orders came from
Idaho, Texas. Colorado and other
states.
The Touring mill recently built in
Hill City has proved a good invest
ment. The product of the mill has as
good sale as any of the foreign f1ours
shipped in.
One of the Hill City newspapers, the
New Era, is branching out, having
added a typesetting machine, which
makes the second one in the Sixth dis
trict, the Goodland Republic being
the first. while several of her wealthy
citizens including the editor and pro-
prietor of the Republican, have pur-
chased costly autos.
Speaking about Hill City newspa-
pers, the Peoples Reveille is going to
take on a longer title. For several
years it has been known as the Peo-
pies Reveille; it has taken out char
ter for the Peoples Reveille Publish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
A BAND FOR MINNEAPOLIS.
Has Thirty Members and New Instru.
ments and q Grand Stand.

Minneapolis, Kan, July 6.-Through
the strenuous efforts of Mayor McMiI-
Ian. Minneapolis has once again a good
band of about 80 members They have
good instruments and new bandstand.
They give regular concerts every Fri
day evening.
Frank Blake, of this city, has gone
to Newton where he has a position in
the railroad shops.
A very tame Fourth of July passed
by here. Three ball games between
Minneapolis and two clubs of the sur
rounding country and the band play
ing few selections was the summary
of the celebration.
Mr.. I. P. Norris has bought and will
open up the Burns hotel Mr.. Norris
was formerly from Tescott and kept a
hotel there for many years.
The farmers are all busy trying to
save what wheat they can, but report
comes in that there will be a poor av-
erage crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
A STRANGE FISH TRAP.
Boys Capture Two Enormous Cats i'm
an Old Sunken Boiler.

Will Henry. Emil Teichgraeber,
P. E. Arthur and Ed Gibson were at
the river just below the dam fishing
for crawfish. In their hunt they ran
across an old steam boiler that was
rolled down the bank some years ago
to keep the bank from caving in. E. P
Gibson stuck his hand into an opening
in the boiler, and as he did SO a big
catfish tried to make a meal of his
hand and then the fun was on. The
boys soon managed to get the big fish
out and in SO doing they discovered
that there were two of them. The larg-
er one weighed twenty-eight and a
half pounds and measured three feet
and eight inches, the other one weigh
ed twenty-four pounds.-Lindsborg
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Boy Runs Two Miles in 1904.

Boston, July with excellent
weather conditions prevailing, Daniel
Doheny Grace, a young Irish runner
in practice spin here smashed all pre-
vious worlds records for the two mile
run by doing the distance in 1904. He
made his trial at the Charlesbank
gymnasium under the eye of Super
intendent Hugh c. McGrath and sew
eral other athletes. who held the
watch on him. The best previous
mark was 9:11N, held by w. Lang, g.
professional.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
$4,000 TIES TO Ell DORADO.
Orient Makes Preparations to Begin
Work There.

Wichita, Kan, July 6.-The Orient
railway has just sent a consignment
of $4,000 ties to Ell Dorado, to be used
in the construction of the new road
from that point. The ties are a fore
runner of a large lot of steel rails that
will soon be shipped to Ell Dorado.
Work at this place will commence as
soon as possible.
A work train has been ordered to
go to San Angelo, Texas, to help in
the work of construction there.
Railroad la,borers are scarce now on
account of the harvest being on in
full blast. Almost all of them quit
and went to work in the harvest fields
AS soon as the crop is harvested they
will return to work for the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
CAN NOT USE FREE PASSES.
Some Texas Railroad Men Are Placed
Under the Ban.

Austin, Texas, July assistant
Attorney General Hawkins has deliv-
cred an opinion holding that public
officer of the state, even though he be
an officer of the railroad, may not
lawfully, under the anti-free pass act
use free transportation of any railroad
in the state. This was in reply to a,
question of the general attorney of
the Texas Midland at Terrell, Tex,
who stated that one of the city coun-
cilmen, H. H. Allen, was also assistant
treasurer of the Texas Midland, and
asked if the fact that he is city
councilman will prevent his accept
ance of and riding on free Transport
tation on the Texas Midland railway.
According to Judge Hawkins, he will
have to give up his seat in the council
if he wishes to avail himself OF his
pass over the road by which he Is en-
DlOyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
GREAT DAY AT H1LIsBoRo.
Immense Crowd Enjoyed the Fourtla
With Frank Grattan as Orator.

Win FRANK OrdILAn as Orator.
Hillsboro. Kan, July 6.-Hillsboro cell
ebrated the Fourth in the regular old
fashioned style. BY 8 o'clock people
came to town from all directions and
by 1890 the city was crowded. The
monster parade led by Uncle Sam"
and the Goddess of Liberty on horse
back attended each by a Knight of
olden times At 1870, in a tent erected
for that purpose, Frank Grattan of
MCPHERSON, delivered the grafton of the
day to about 5000 people. Mr.. Graf
tan is a fine speaker. Singing and
music was INDUCED in. All kinds of
sports were had to the delight of the
small boy and the crowd in general
After dark a display Of fireworks was
given.
The Hillsboro Twentieth Century
band furnished the music. Considering
that most of the people here are of for
eign birth and that this is their home
by adoption, the patriotism displayed,
speaks in no uncertain manner of their
loyalty and devotion to our government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
TOPEKA MAN SECURES TT.

Contracts for Santa Fe Buildings in
Argentine Let to II. G. Douglass.
H. G. Douglass, a Topeka contractor
has been awarded the contract for
building a storehouse, oil house and
master mechanics Office for the Santa
Fe railroad in Argentine. The contract
for the machine shops probably will be
let in a few days. The shops and store
house were destroyed by fire a few
weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
H1LISBoRo DEPOT ENTERED.
Agent Had Taken the Money Home, So
the Loss Was Slight.

Hillsboro. Kan, July 6.-The A. T.
& S. F. depot was broken into Thurs
the agent. Mr.. He'll. had taken the
funds with him. In the morning on
going to his Office Mr.. He'll found one
of the windows broken. and the money
drawer on the floor. 1t is thought that
a novice in the business perpetrated
the offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Burch Goes to BROOKLYN.

Altoona, Penn, July al Burch,
outfielder of the st. Louis Nationals
who has been recuperating at his
home here. has been notified that he
has been sold to the Brooklyn team,
and ordered to report to Manager
Donavan. 1t is understood he will be
PLAYED in the inf1eld
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
MUST REPORT ALL PASSES.
Texas Board Ordered All Railways
There to Do So

Austin. Texas, July 6--The railroad
commissioners have issued notice to
all railroads, street cars, interurban
and sleeping car companies directing
that reports be made to that body of
all passes or franks issued by those
companies. The commissioners or
dered that the reports be made separ-
ately Of all passes issued to employees,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Death of Spencer Cooper.

Galena, Kan, July Spencer
Cooper, original discoverer of lead ore
in Cooper hollow at this place, died
here Friday at the age of 10. He was
born in Cincinnati, served through the
Civil war and located in7 Kansas City
in 1866. The following year he moved
to Galena and shortly afterwards made
the first ore discovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Boy Killed by a Train.

Junction City. Kan, July 6.-Union
Pacific passenger train No 107 struck
John Eubank, an 1S-year-old boy, as
it was coming into the yards here. The
train threw the boy ten or twelve feet
and as he fell it struck him the second
time. No bones were broken, but the
boy suffered a conclusion of the brain,
from which he died later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06

all passes issued in exchange and OF
all passes issued to others, and that
the papers must state how many miles
were travelled on each pass on rail-
ways, street cars or interurban lines,
and the value of each Pullman, tele-
graph, telephone, or express frank or
other frank used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
Giving Leach a Try-Out.

Boston. July 6.-The Boston Amer
leans are giving a try-out to Pitcher
Leach. of Buckuen University, of Lew
isburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06

what a bed is. so of course the dwell
ers of this hole in the ground slept on
the dirt floor. Cleanliness is a thing
absolutely out of their line, and these
men were no exception to the rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06

rates on a shipment of oil for the
Standard Oil company. A motion for
a new trial was denied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06

N. II. =. Is TIIIGU %IOsOOO.
Rochester, N. Y, July 6.-The
New York Central Railway company
was fined $4,000 in the federal court
yesterday afternoon for failure to file
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I. oF$RossYs ROCK
WRECK,

WHEELING, May S.-The follow.
Ing statement concerning the wreck
at Rosby's Rock yesterday was issued
from General Superintendent ". E.
Loree's Office:
AT 4:45 a. m. train I collided with
1886 at west switch, Rosby's Rock
There were no passengers seriously
injured; few were slightly iRjur-.l
by glass, etc.
The following employees were Killed:
Fireman H. A. Christie, Fireman W.
Thonen, Baggageman C. T. Warner
Messenger ]. Painter.
The following employees were scrl.
onsly injured and taken 10 hospital:
Engineer C. W. Riley, Engineer E. A.
Perkins. Messenger n. A. Hill.
The baggage and express cars de.
rallied with this exception the wheels
of engines and cars remained on rails,
Relief trains from Benwood. Came.
ron and Grafton were Immediately
called, with the necessary equipment
ana rendered every assistance.
A train was made up at Benwood
and run to accident and No. rs pas.
sensers sent 10 destination.
The accident is being fully invest.
gated.
Preliminary inquiry indicates that
train 20 broke In two about one mile
west of Roshy's Rock on account Of
coupler breaking. The damaged car
was taken 10 Rosby's Rock station anil
set OF, at which point hagman was
left against train No. :. Ninety.sjx's
engine then moved back to It's train,
coupled on and was ready to proceed
TO ROseby Rock siding TO clear for No.
/, when that train colIided with them.
Account Of Engineer Riley Of train :
being injured. we have not been able
to ascertain how he moved by flag.
Weather foggy.
Names OF passengers injured on
train ! at Roseby Rock this morning
are as follows:
Ralph W. Whikehart, ticketed Cum.
berland to GAINESVILLE. shaken up.
Mrs. Sarah f. Summers, residence
Mulllca Hill. N. j.. holding ticket for
Port Costa, Cal, forehead cut.
Charles Cappell, ,icketed Keyser 10
Wheeling, left hand cut by glass, legs
bruised.