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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09

Rock road are now all upon the
ground and were 1t not for the scar
city of rails the work would be pro-
crossing rapidly. The rails being
used are the 6o-pound rails formerly
used on the Washington division.
Lives Strenuous Life.
Aside from the work on the UNA
tilla Central, Mr.. Brandon is also in
charge Of the depot construction In
eastern Oregon and upon the WASH
ington division. He came over from
, La Grande yesterday and this even,
/ Ing will leave for walla walla to att
tend to matters in connection with
the construction Of the new depot
there. Owing to the large territory
he has to cover he is forced to ira
vel much of the time and during the
past month slept aboard trains on 40
out Of the 81 nights in the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
FAIR WHEAT CROP
Lyon County Farmers Say the
Prospects Are Good.
w. L. Spencer to Have 25 Bush
els Per Acre on Upland.
HAD PLENTY OF RAIN.
Creeks Filled and the NeoshO
River Up Six Feet.
The Corn Is a Trifle Late But
in Excellent Condition. =

Emporia. Kan. June 10.-"I have
thirty-five acres of upland wheat that
will yield twenty-five bushels to the
acre, without any more rain," said w.
L. Spencer of near Admire. Saturday.
Mr.. Spencer sold 900 bushels of last
years wheat for 81 cents per bushel
Friday. Mr.. Spencer further said
that the crops in north Lyon county
are in excellent condition. A heavy
rain fell in the north and east part of
the county Thursday night. This rain
filled all the creeks in the north part
of the county, and the Neosho river
was up six feet.
Although the corn is late it is in
excellent condition. and the ind1ca-
tions seem to point to big crop.
While this part of the county received
none of the rain that fell over north
and east Lyon county. the corn is not
suffering for rain, A few of the
farmers say that good hot wheather for
a week, is what the corn really needs
They say that the soil has never been
warmed thoroughly and on account OF
this the vegetation has been growing
slowly
A few of the county's biggest wheat
growers say that they will realize as
much from their wheat crop this sea-
son as last, If the price remains around
the dollar mark. Last year farmers
received between SIS and so cents for
their new wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
GOOD YEAR FOR X. S. A. c.
A Glass of 1873 Pupils Is to Be Gradu-
-4- ated, Beginning June 10. 5,ft-


Manhattan. Kan, June 1O.-The year
Kansas State Agricultural college. The
enrolment, not including thirty-five stu
dents now taking the Domestic Science
Teachers course is 1887, a gain of PAT
over last year. This is the largest increase
in the history of the college.
There are twenty-four postgraduate
students.T The senior class includes eighty
class 100 boys and forty-nine girls.
The completion of the new buildings.
the added scientific equipment and the
raising of the standard of work required
have had telling effect upon the school.
The number of graduates will be greater
than for any preceding year. The senior
class represents forty-six counties Out
side. of Riley county. which furnishes
furnishes five. Brown Jackson. Jewell.
Lyon and Mcpherson, each furnishes
four.
The senior class officers are:
May Umberger, president; May Grffing.
vice president; Mary Kimball, secretary;
Flora Hull treasurer; Lulu Rannells,
marshal; Ella Hanson, assistant mar
The programme for commencement
week follows
June 16-Baccalaureate sermon.
June 17-Music department recital
June DENOMINATION and senior play.
June determination and reception to
alumni.
Hamilton, Department of Agriculture of
Washington; presentation Of diplomas;
Cadet band concert; military drill; base
bali Haskell VS.. K. S. A. C.; presidents
annual reception.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10

from Waco to Rotan, the route being
northwest and southeast through a
part of Central Texas. it's action can
hardly have any actual effect AS no
competitive road operates in the ter
ritory occupied by the Texas Central
there is no road in such a position that
it can be forced to meet the Texas
CentraPS rate.
But for the very reason that there is
no competition for the Texas Central
between Waco and Rotan, the app1-
cation for permission to make lower
rates than those prevailing on the
Pullman should become moral IN
huence. If the Texas Central can pur-
chase and operate sleeping cars OF its
oWn,- and if it can make lower rates
than the Pullman, even without com
petition, the members of the Railroad
commission and the public are likely
to hold that larger and richer compa-
MES can do the same.
The st. Louis Republic published,
some time ago. an article stating that
the st. Louis Car company was build
ing new type of car, being COM
bination sleeping and parlor coach, for
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
The company which controls the pat
ents on this coach is endeavoring to
become a strong rival to the Pullman
company. and it is putting cars in
commission on several eastern roads.
The electric interurban lines oper-
atinga out of st. Louis have sleeping
sleepers are lower than those on the
Pullmans.
The movement inaugurated In Texas
may result in the railroads owning and
operating their own sleeping cars. The
Canadian systems do this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
\ TRAVELLING PRESIDENT.
Harahan Covered $4,000 Miles on In
spection Trips in One Year.

President Harahan, of the Illinois
Central, has been for rs years an in
veterate inspector of his road. While
he was vice president and in other Of
fetal capacities his specially was go
ing over the road. This constant rid
ing the rails on the part of so prac-
teal man has kept him in close
touch with every mile of this great
system. 1t has long been the COM
ment of railroad men that Mr.. Hara-
han was probably the leading in
spector of the country 1t was thought
that when he became president he
would take things somewhat easier
and devote less time to beating over
the ties, but he has shown no DISPOSE
ton to curtail his continued inspec-
ton trips.
Last year Mr.. Harahan In actual
work connected with the road COW
cred $4,000 miles. In three months he
went over $4,000 miles of his road,
consuming two-thirds of the entire
time in travel and one-third at his
headquarters in Chicago. He covers
his branch lines side tracks and
every possible field that he may be in
touch with all angles of the road. 1t
is the exception rather than the rule
to find the Illinois CentraFs president
in his office in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
Chicago 4, Philadelphia ?.
SIS p Of 1 MAE 11sIzA

Malaria Is atmospher poison which unconscusly breathe
destroy the eoPuses of this vital fluid
system and disease gets foothold Then the symptoms of Malaria
asP saloW weak vitality
ana perhaps Ghs and fever show that the trouble affecting
of
ness and often long spell of fever follows when the blood fully
pains and skin OF various kinds often result from this insidiu
Titles Malaria must from the systenn through the
into blood and drives out all microbes and poons
with the healthfu properties that instead Of
h red Hu noushg the body and enabling it to resist disease
entire system the blood of the Malaria
suits produced the and take
1niue
kind blood
who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA GA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
REPORT ON BROKEN RAILS.
Hartman officials Find a Lot OF
Them.

q New York, June 10.-Following the
last meeting of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific directors, E. H. Har-
riman made public a letter from j.
Kruttschnitt, vice president and d.
rector of operation and maintenance,
stating that on these lines during the
month of February last 449 rails had
been fractured in service, and that of
these 179 were of ninety-pound Sec
ton, and had been in track for six
months or less.
At the same time it was announced
that the Hartman lines had placed an
order with the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company for 10000
tons of open-hearth steel rails for
1908 delivery.
In an interview E. H. Gary, chair
man of the United States Steel cor
poration, replied to the criticisms of
the quality of rails made by the
Bessemer process. saying the need
was for heavier sections. He also said
that when a contract for rails Is
placed "the steel company receives
exact stipulations and specifications as
to their composition" but neglected to
add that the specifications used call
for the product the steel company is
willing to furnish and not what the
railroads wish to buy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
AGAIN ASKING QUESTIONS.
Commerce Commission After Informa
ton on Pay of Solicitors.

Commerce Commission After Informal
ton on Pay of Solicitors.
Local railroad men declare they are
at loss to understand the motive be-
hind the latest move of the interstate
commerce commission in asking ques-
tons as to the commissions paid solicit
tors for securing business. Circulars re-
QueSttng answers to a number of QueS-
ions along this line have been re-
ceived by the roads, and replies must be
in the hands of the commission by June
Is. A hearing will follow, after which,
it is understood, a ruling on the subject
will be made.
How any commission paid to an out
slider for securing business can be con-
strued as a rebate is what puzzles the
railroad officials. and unless the governz
ment expects to prove that such a conn
mission is a rebate, they can. see no
particular reason for making it the sub
ject of an inquiry. Besides, the point is
made that SO far as the passenger bus
mess is concerned, most of the roads
long ago gave up the practice of secur-
ing business through outsiders.
I'm the old days." said a prominent
local official yesterday, cit used to be
the custom to pay commissions to an
extensive scale to many people. But the
practice has been abandoned by all the
big roads,
The questions asked by the commits
sion in regard to the passenger business
are as follows:
what commission does your company
pay to solicitors of passenger business
who do not act as ticket agents, but
who devote their entire time to the SER
vice of your company?
What commission does your company
pay to solicitors of passenger business
who do not act as ticket agents, and
who do not devote their entire time to
the service of your company?
What commission does your company
pay to employees of other carriers as
compensation for soliciting or routing
passenger business over your railway or
any portion thereof? =-s. +--y-
DO you compensate any persons en-
gagged or serving as ticket agents with
a commission on business or tickets
sold?
''Give full information as to any other
commissions paid by your company on
passenger business"
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SANTA FE At HUTCHINSON.
Much Money Being Spent in Many
Improvements There.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 10.-When
the work now being planned In the
Hutchinson yards of the Santa Fe
company is done the capacity will be
little more than doubled. This will
mean that the extensions that have
been going on here for years have
failed by half to keep up with the
growth of business in Hutchinson and
on the Santa Fee road.
When the new freight house is built
and is ready for use 1t is probable
that there will be less reason for a
kick about the Main street crossing
being blocked than for a great num-
Der of years. When the new yards
and the new freight house are ready
for use the switching across Main
street will amount to very little, for
there is to be room enough to do this
work both in the east and west ends
of the yards.
Superintendent Aver who was in
town yesterday, says there is to be a
new track built aout from the junction
this side of the round house nearly to
the Missouri Pacific crossing, west of
town, on the Kinsley branch. This
will make a Head to the switch
yards west of Adams street and prac-
tically all of the work in those yards
will be done with the switching crew
at the west end. When the new freight
house is put in use the "lead". reach
ing to its tracks will not come in from
Main street but from the west, thus
keeping the SWlCcnlnS OF the local
merchandise cars to the freight plat
forms in the other direction and away
from Main street
There is to be a double track built
from downtown all the way to the
Rock Island crossing, in the east end
of town. This will later be connected
with the double track that is being
built in from Newton to Hutchinson.
This will make the meeting place
farther east, and away from the bust
ness downtown.
The new yards. to be built on the
thirty acres of land acquired in the
east end OF town. east of the Rock
Island crossing, will be big thing to
facilitate the rapid movement of all
classes of trains, All of the through
freights. eastbound especially, will be
stopped and switched there. There is
to be telegraph station there for the
big freight business and the road will
also have a station there for the
transaction of the business Of han
ding these trains. The yard room will
be made big enough to make it pos
sible for Hutchinson to take care of
well on to 1000 cars in the entire
yards. This is needed, too, with the
big freight business being done by the
road now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
Eighteen States Passed Low
Rate Laws This Year.
TO SUPREME COURT.
Question to Be Determined in
One Fell SwoOp.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.

the most popular form of railway
legislation in vogue with state legisla
lures in the sessions just closed or
about to close was the reducing the
rates of passenger fare. A summary
OF such legislattons shows that eight
cen states in all have reduced the pas
senger rate to two cents a mile.
These states are: Alabama, Arkan-
bsas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota. Oklahoma, West Virginia and
Wisconsin,.
The bills either have gone into eff
rect when signed by the governor or
within sixty days after their passage.
In many states the bills were passed
In spite OF strenuous opposition on the
part OF the roads and with the enact
ment OF the measures the fight against
the roads has only half been won.
The Representatives of the roads
VIII oppose in the courts every 2-cent
fare law that has been passed in west
ern states. If the roads win in the
United States supreme court the east
ern roads will take steps to upset the
2-cent fare laws OF Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana and other states.
Some of the railway managers be-
lieve that the best plan is to appeal to
the Interstate commerce commission
against the application to through
traffic of the 2-cent rate in the various
states. The attorneys for the roads,
while agreeing that the commission
would rule that 2-cent fare was I'M
reasonably low, particularly in the
western states, believe that too much
time would be consumed in reaching
a final decision in the matter if it
were taken up first by the commits
sion. - ~:
The roads straversing Indiana and
Michigan have agreed to make eff
fective without delay the 2-cent rate
on state traffic, but will not reduce
their rate on interstate traffic to a
basis of two cents until the courts
nave ruled that they must do so. Such
ruling would cost the railroads be-
tween Chicago and the Atlantic sea-
board millions. of dollars. Some of
the attorneys for railroads believe that
the supreme court will decide that the
state laws are unconstitutional be-
cause of their effect on interstate
traffic. In signing the -2-cent fare law
in Illinois, Governor Deneen said that
he did so in the full knowledge that
extended litigation in the courts
woulds be necessary to establish or dis
prove the validity of, the measures. p
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USES IT'S OWN sLEEPERs.
Texas Line Also Reduces the Rates for
ReTfhs

Dallas. Tex. June 10.-The Texas
Central has given notice to the State
Railroad commission that it has
bought its own sleepers, to be deliver
ed July 1, and consequently applied
for authority to adopt rates of $3.50
for lower and 81 for upper berths be-
tween Waco and Rotan. 26S miles.
There is keen qualification in the
Railroad commission, and the rates
applied for will undoubtedly be ap-
proved in the hearing to reduce the
rates. Other Texas rail-
roads asserted that they could not Sc
cure sleepers, and went into the feder-
al courts at Dallas and Austin, Joined
by the Pullman company. and prevent
ed the commission, several months
ago, from enforcing the rates now
adopted by the Texas Central.
As the Texas Central has no COM
petition over it's entire line, extending
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
Topeka at Joplin.
Wichita at Oklahoma City.
Springfield at Leavenworth.
Webb City at Hutchinson.

Both games played in the Western
Association yesterday afternoon were
shutouts. Fleharty beat Webb City by
score of 5 to and Mcfarland of Okla
homa City beat Wichita by a score of
to 0. And these same two pitchers are
going to be playing some ball before the
season is over and in fact they have al
ready got started. Mcfarland is an old
head at the business and has a good as
sortment to work in connection with his
head. Judging from his records he is
the most consistent pitcher in the as
ISOLATION today and his work with Ok
lahoma City demonstrates the fact that
he is good head at managing teams.
Fleharty of Hutchinson is a find for
which credit should be given to Spencer
Arthur Abbott of our own team. Abbott
when managing Hutchinson last season
picked F'leharty from the bushes He
was nervous last season and the Hutch
inson management raised rumpus with
Abbott for paying two hundred dollars
for him. 1t would take several checks
of two hundred dollars to get him away
from Hutchinson now He is known as
The Pride of Saltville, . ~--.,--s -,~---,.,-
Since joining the team about ten days
ago Bunton has won five games for the
White Sox. Halla is also pitching great
ball.
Oklahoma Post: There was much re-
joicing among the supporters of the
Nets yesterday afternoon when 1t de-
veloped that the board of directors of
the local club has decided to turn the
entire management of the team over to
Mcfarland.
The Hutchinson Independent has at
last found a reason for the release of
Forester by the Topeka team. Accord
ing to their reason Forester has been
going the pace that kills. This is but
another of those malicious assertions
concocted by the sporting editor of that
paper against the members of the To-
peaka team. Forester, as a matter of
fact. is temperate and such assertions
as these are Hbelous, -e-
- Es4-
Ernest Quigley. the new manager of
the Leavenworth team seems to in
spire some enthusiasm into the ranks of
the Convicts.
Jack Henry returned from Oklahoma
City last Saturday night. His foot,
which was spiked by Bill Rapps on a
play at the plate, is, in bad condition
and will possibly keep him out of the
game for several days. In the meantime
Tonneman late of Pueblo, is performing
on the receiving line for the Champs.
Springfield, the team that trounced
Topeka three out of four in the series on
the home grounds early in the season,
Is now going down the toboggan at a
rapid rate while Hutchinson and Webb
City are fighting it out for second place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10

Chicago and return $4,000. ST. Louis
and return $12.70 on sale daily June
LIST to Sept. Goth. Final limit Oct 31st.
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sale first and third Tuesdays of each
month. Rate in many instances less
than one fare and limit twentv-one
and thirty days, according to destina-
ton.
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THEY ARE NOT SCARED.
Fort Scott Preachers Are Going Back
to Crawford County.

Fort Scott, Kan. June 10.-Rev.
J. w. Primrose and Rev. Berkstresser,
of Fort Scott, who were beaten by a
mob at Frontenac while collecting evil
dence against Crawford county joints,
state that they are going to return
to Crawford county Tuesday and con-
tinue their work for the state temper
ance union.
backed I'D by the attorney general
this time, and it is limited that the
state official may call out the militia If
any further violence is threatened
against the reformers.
Mayor Beitsinger, of Frontenac, as
sures Rev. Mr. Primrose that he will
do all in his power to bring the guilty
parties to justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
GAMBLER STRIKES AN EDITOR.
Geo. Harrison, of the Garden City Tel
egram, Is Assaulted.

Garden City, Kan, June 10.-BiIl
McCarter. a local gambler, made. an
assault on George D. Harrison of the
Evening Telegram here Saturday,
wounding him in the face with a piece
of iron. The Evening Telegram had
been vigorous in it's efforts to clear out
a small company of gamblers which
has been operating in town. McCarter
took offense at an article telling of
the attempted suicide of a young man
who had lost his money in McCarter's
rooms. Harrison was talking the mat
ter over with him when McCarter
grabbed the piece of iron and struck
him. The better element has been
aroused by the assault, and declares
the gamblers must go.
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n. C. Is AFTER THE D. s. H.
VanderbiIts Will Then Have Great
Coal Business.

According to current rumors, the Del
aware and Hudson road is to pass to the
control of the New York Central. ne
gotiations for the transfer now being
in progress Should control of the Del
aware and Hudson pass to the New
York Central the latter road Will become
one of the leading factors in the anthra-
cite coal business. The Delaware and
Hudson company owns 148 miles of road,
holds or leases 632 miles and operates
total of S42 miles. 1t has an authorized
capital stock of So, 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10

Canadian and Northern New York
Resorts-Toronto, Montreal and many
other points on sale daily, June to
September 80, at rate of one fare plus
81, limited 80 days from date of sale.
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THE CITY MAKES 5000 GAIN.
Population of Kansas City, Kansas. Is
Making a Remarkable Growth.

Kansas City, Kan, June 10.-The
Hoye Directory company estimates
that the population of this city has in
creased 5000 since 1906.
In 1906, according to the figures of
the directory company, the population
was S9,655, an increase of about 5000
over that of the year preceding. This
wear the directory company says the
population is about $500. and may
reach $4,000. The statistics obtained
by the directory canvassers. although
they have not been compiled, also
show a substantial growth for that
city in factories and homes.
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Nelson Enroute to Frisco.

Kansas City, June 10.-Battling Nell
son, he with the corrugated map and
caulifiower sails, was at Union depot
yesterday morning for a few minutes
en- route to Frisco. Battling is going
to the land of earthquakes and much
graft to renew hostilities with James
Edward Britt, a native son who fell a
victim to his prowess two years ago.
The battle will probably take place on
the night of July 3, a day in advance
of the highly advertised Squires- Burns
championship match.
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American Association standing.
SATURDAY BASEBALL GAMES.
Western Association.
AT JOPLIN.

Topeka won Saturdays game 10 to 9
in game that Swerved from the first I'M
til the last innings. Hard hitting was
feature.
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Commencement at @. of E.

Emporia, Kan, June 10.-The Col
lege of EmDoria's nineteenth annual
commencement will be held next
Thursday morning. The address will
be made by Charles F. Scott Of lola.
Commencement exercises began last
Saturday evening with President Gull
VERSIONS reception to the students in
honor of the seniors.