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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
TURNER'S TO TOPEKA.
Kansas Missouri Nebraska funniest
VIII BE Held Here June 2.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 28.-The
annual district convention of the Tur-
ner societies of Kansas. Missouri and
Nebraska was held in Leavenworth
Sunday, the exercises continuing until
late last night. Seventy-fve delegates
from Kansas City. st. Joseph, Topeka,
Marysville, Lawrence, Fremont, Neb.,
Summerfield, Kan, Bern, Kan, Fort
Scott and Hanover, Kan. and Platts-
mouth, Neb. The total membership of
the Turner's in this district is 2.059.
The meeting here was purely of
business nature and similar to grand
lodge meeting. but there were num-
Der of gymnastic events and a social
side to the meeting to make it enjoy
able for the visitors. Sunday night all
the classes of the Leavenworth Turn
verein gave an exhibition for the Wis
itors and during the afternoon the
young Turner'S from other points gave
exhibitions. The exhibition last night
was followed by a dance and later by
a commers, or social session which is
a characteristic feature of all Turner
meetings.
The object of the meet was primar-
lily legislative and to determine the
date and place of the next annual
funniest. Lawrence. Kan. had it in
1905, and Leavenworth in 1905. To-
peka was chosen as the place for the
next funniest, June 2. when officers
will be elected. The turnfests are al
ways big affairs and are attended by
several thousand Turner's and their
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28

owned by the Pennsylvania, Wander
bilts and Baltimore & Ohio. The all
most impregnable position in which
Mr.. Cassatt has placed the PennsylVa-
mia had made it exceedingly difficult
heretofore for independent railroad
ventures to secure financial backing In
this country, but the precedent Mr.
Cassatt established himself by going to
Paris has opened that way for others.
and interesting incidents are now looked
for in this direction. 1t is quite evident
however, that the directors of the Penn
sylvania lines have no idea that it will
ever be a serious handicap to that sys-
tenn that it's lines do not extend beyond
the Mississippi valley. They have been
negligent in providing against 1t at
least, and it is quite evident that they
consider the territorial position of the
Pennsylvania impregnable as it stands.
Whether they do or not the door seems
to have been shut against them at Chi
cago. There is not a western road of
Importance left with which it would
seem they could enter into alliance, I'M
less, as supposed, control Of the Santa
F'e is being sought, and. none at all that
would extend their line west of the Mis-
souri, river, The Hill, lines are. there, It
is true, but the outlook for a union be-
tween them and the Pennsylvania cam
not be said to be promising or probable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
FOR A FUEL TEST.
Three Touring Auto Cars to
Make an Experiment.
Kerosene, Denatured Alcohol
and Gasoline Are Used.
NEW YORK TO BOSTON.
Scorers Accompany the Crews
to Keep a Check.
No Attempt at Speed VIII BE
Made OIL the Run.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Three Maxwell
touring cars, headed for Boston' ie1I
New York city early Saturday morning
for the purpose of making test OF the
comparative economy and utlilty OIL
kerosene. denatured alcohol ana saso-
line Each car will be driven the entlre
distance by one or the other OF these
three hydrocarbons named scorers
from the Automobile Club or America
the New York Motor club, the daily
and trade papers will accompany the
cars and keep an accurate record or the
cost and quantity of fuel used by eacn
machine and at the completion OF the
run resume of the entire trip Will De
given to the public.
This will be the first public test OF the
results of experiments that have been
conducted for several months past by
J. D. Maxwell, and II. A Grant OF Tar
rytown N L. It has been stated that
on account of the peculiar construction
of the Maxwell carburetor that the
motors of the same make can be OPP
Grated with either gasoline, kerosene or
denatured alcohol, without any read
justment of the stock equipment 1t IS,
of course. understood that the motor
will turn wit varying success IN the
case of alcohol or kerosene, but the
mere fact that it will turn with sufrl-
cient power to drive the vehicle is a
fact worthy of comment. 1t is promised
that doubters will be shown the Verac-
ity of the Maxwell statement by this
run to Boston.
One of the twenty horsepower cars
to be used will be driven by H A
Grant who has given considerable stu
dy to the utility of various hydro-car-
bons for automobile motors; another
car win be driven by &C. w. Kilsey, who
has achieved no little reputation at the
wheel of Maxwell cars. The, driver OF
the third car has not yet been an
rounced The route to be followed will
probably be by way of Worcester, Mass,
to oBston- No attempt at speed will
be made. since the tour will not be an
endurance or speed test in any respect.
1t is solely a fuel test, from which it
is possible there may be far-reaching
results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
Wells of Great Power Being
Discovered at Elmdale.
Flow Is Struck at the Average
Depth Of 200 Feet.
in MANY BACK YARDS.
Cheap Fuel to Bring "a Cement
Plant to Town.
Pine Line Will Furnish Fuel to
Adjoining Points.

Elmdale, Kan. Jan. 2S.-In this terri
tory there is remarkable gas Held.
This field is being developed in part by
Messrs. Shaw, Jennings, Roudebush
and those connected with them, but as
a matter of fact, many residents there
have producing gas wells in their back
y:.rds, and everywhere in the town one
sec gas pipes filed with this cheap and
convenient fuel. stretched along the
walks and across the streets
The hotel where your correspondent
stopped was no exception in that
unique gas town, the whole house be-
ing heated and lighted by gas, from a
well in the back yard.
This field is remarkable, chiefly in
two particulars, first because of its
large extent and second, because of the
ST. llowness of the wells. Such. con-
dition exists, we believe, no where else
in Kansas. These wells range is depth
from $50 to $50 feet, yet the pressure
seems to be even continuous and fairly
strong
AS to the extent of this gas field Mr..
w. A. Kearney of Tecumseh, Kansas,
a man whose word is Of value in these
matters, said after visiting the field,
that in his judgment the width of this
gas pool is more than three miles, while
of it's length --e would not hazard
guess. He regards the covering of this
blanket of gas as most unusual for the
slight depth. There are six strata of
alternate shale and lime rock, then
layer of granite six feet thick, very
hard, next forty feet of joint clay, after
which the gas sand is encountered,
which is 20 to 25 fee in thickness. Mr..
Kearney adds that there is a great fu-
ture for Chase and adjoining counties
in the development of their rich de-
posits of gas and oil.
There are two movements on foot in
connection with the opening of the gas
field that promises to bring wealth to
the town. One the building of a cement
plant which will require many men and
much more capital to operate and the
other the piping out of gas to Cotton
wood Falls, Strong City and Emporia
for lights and fuel and perhaps to Flor
ence and Newton on the west.
H. F. Gillette, c. M. Gregory and 9TH
er capitalists of Cottonwood Falls have
an interest in wells here, also a fran
chise to furnish fuel via pipe line for
Cottonwood Falls as has j. G. Earring
ton the rights for Strong City.
1t is stated that the pipe lines will be
laid in the early spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
FOOTBALL PEACE CONTRACT.
Michigan, Chicago, Wisconsin and
Minnesota Quit Fighting.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Complications
surrounding football among the col
leges forming the big Nine which
were brought about by the efforts to
reform" the game, were swept away
by a peace contract signed by the Of
fetal representatives of the Univer-
stiles of Michigan, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Chicago. All athletic quarrels
among these institutions are thus
buried and football relations have been
re- esta blished
With the new treaty also came the
announcement of football games
among the four schools for the next
four years. Michigan and Wisconsin
are to renew their old time rivalry
with Chicago, while Michigan and
Minnesota resume friendly relations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
BAKERS COLT IS A WONDER.
Goes Three FurIOng Distance in Fast
Time of 0:36 1-2.

Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2S.-H. r.
Baker, the veteran st. Louis turfman
who has developed Broomhandle, La
Sorciere, Holscher and other fast
horses, believes he has the fastest 2
year-old at the local course, and Bub
May, former trainer for Paul Rafney
and the man who developed Pulsus.
Highbau and other good s ones, also
holds the same sopinion. =
May, in fact. has. offered to bet any
part OF SIS, 900 that Bakers colt can
trim any local Juvenile in training for
the coming Hot Springs races, but no
match has yet developed and it Is
most likely that none Will be made.
The Baker wonder is a son of Box
His dam is Para disc Won and he has
reeled off the three-furlong route from
the three-e ighths pole to the judges
stand here in O:36 r. which equals
any mark made in private or public
by any youngster in former years. Lo-
cal horsemen remember of Hamburg
and Endurance by Right covering THIS
distance in exactly the same time, but
so far as is known no other colt or
flly has ever stepped so fast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
LIMIT PLACED ON EXCURSION
Tickets Good for More Than Thirty
DAYS Considered ..Tourist,, Rate.


At last through a decision of the
interstate commerce commission, a
technical word s'excursion," as ap-
piled to round trips offered at reduced
rates by railroad companies, has been
interpreted to mean a round trip to be
made within thirty days from the time
a ticket is sold. Any length of time
longer than month and being in
cluded in the time limit of a reduced
round trip rate ticket is termed a
tourist" rate, as contradistinctiye to
the excursion" rate.
These are the fine interpretations
which the commission has placed on
the words in response to requests by
the railroad companies for enlight-
ment. Joseph HELEN, general passen-
ger agent for the Texas & New Or
leans, is authority for the statement
taken to mean any time less than a
month, it may also be any period of
time, no matter whether encompassed
within the twenty-four hours of one
day.
1t was two months ago that the
railroads propoundedTth the question to-
the commission, asking them fatty
what constituted an excursion" be-
cause excursions were the subject
matter of special regulations designed
to prevent discrimination against 9TH
erS. The roads wanted to know
whether or not their regular summer
rates for seacoast and mountain re-
sorts would be menaced under the rul-
ing. The commission has answered
and now the roads are in possession
with respect to the word. In the COM
pilation of the rates for summer
tlc this year the rates will be called
tourist rates instead of excursion"
rates, as in years past. This is so be-
cause the rates go on early in the year
and continue in effect until October 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
swAN1PED WITH FREIGHT.
Eastern Roads Behind Over 1000
Cars in Meeting Daily Orders.


Chicago, Jan. 2S.@The railroads OPP
Grating eastbound from Chicago and
st. Louis are not entirely free from
car shortage and they probably never
will be until their car compliments
and motive power supply are built up
to the requirements of business.
The large systems have all added
about all the rolling stock the manu-
facturers of this country could supply
during the last year and a half, but
their capacities have been inadequate
to furnish all that could be used.
Business has simply outgrown even
the most strenuous efforts of the rail-
road world to cope with it.
Under the present circumstances the
cars that have been added have been
swallowed up in flood of freight
without the increases being noticeable
and only since-the turn of the year
have the big carriers been able to
make any Roadway in offsetting the
communications of freight. There is
not an eastern railroad today that can
come within thousands of cars of
meeting the daily orders for equip
ment Merchandise has been about
the only class of freight to show a
falling off, and this has been on ac-
count of unfavorable winter weather,
but other kinds of freight readily take
the place of these deficiencies.
Southern railroads are still crowded
with tonnage and all officials complain
about the embarrassment attending
the conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
looks GOOD FOR TULSA.
May BE in the Kansas Oklahoma
League This Season.

Tulsa; / tt Jan 2s-,Billy'' Rupp, who
gotiating for the ease IF Athletic p;lrk
for the season of 1907. which, if secured.
lahoma-Kansas league. This league, which
succeeds the old Kansas State league, will
consist of eight clubs, of which two will
be from Oklahoma, Tulsa and BartIes-
vile. The latter town was a member of
the Kansas league last year and finished
5he season high up. Tulsa was a member
CT the South Central league last year and
of the Missouri Valley the year before.
1t is one of the best baseball towns in the
new state. For that reason the promoters
of the new league made an effort by post
ing money to get this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
FOOTBALL RULE CHANGES.
The Committee Makes Some Turns to
Aid Referee and Umpire.

The Committee Makes Some Turns 10
Aid Referee and Umpire.
New York, Jan. 2S.-Sorne important
changes in the rules governing football
were decided at a meeting of the new
joint rules committee. The conditions
will come before the joint committee
for final deposition probably in Marcn.
Among the rules is the frightening OF
the halves from 80 to 35 minutes each
The new rules In refernce to the for
ward pass provide instead OF a penalty
of loss OF ball on IN unsuccessful pass
a 15-yard penalty on the first and sec
ond downs. When a foul is commit
ted it counts as a down. The proposed
substitution for the present form for
ward pass rule is as follows If a for
ward pass before reaching the ground.
or a kicked ball, either before or after
reaching the ground goes out of bounds,
the ball shall belong to the opponents
at the point where it crosses the side
line.
Another important change is the Gre
alton of a new official. the field umpire
The new game, it was stated, often
made it difficult for the referee and the
umpire to settle contested plays, so the
new official was created to be on the
field in the defending territory and close
to the scene of the play.
Rule 10 of last year was changed so
that on kick-out after a touch-bac
or a safety opponent may not come
within ten yards of the side having a
freekick.s
In the present on-side rule a provis-
ion was inserted that a, line player is
permitted to carry the ball, provided
he does not leave his position in the
line, until the ball is put into play. 1t
was also decided that a player may at
all times pass the ball to another of his
own side who is behind him.
A new section to Rule states that
the player shall be considered as hav-
ing opportunoty to make a fair catch
if he is in such position that it would be
possible for him to reach the ball be-
fore it touches the ground. To the same
rule was added:
In case signal for a fair catch is
made by any player who has an OPP
portunity for AFFAIR catch, another play
er of his side who has not signaled for
a fair catch catches the ball, no runs
shall be made and a fair catch shall not
be allowed, but the ball shall be given
to the catcher's side for down, at the
point where the catch was made"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
ATTELL MAY TIGHT SULLIVAN.
Manager McCarey Negotiating Bout
for Near by Date.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 2S.-Brook-
lyn Tommy Sullivan, now instructor Of
the manly art in the Missouri Athletic
club, st. Louis, will probably be the
next man to battle with Abe Attell for
the feather-weight championship.
Manager McCarey is now negotiat-
ing with Sullivan and has offered him
a match with Attell. Abe is anxious
to sign, but stipulates that Sullivan
must make the feather-weight mark
On Oct. 10, 1904. at st. Louis AttelI
was knocked out in the fifth round by
Sullivan. this is the only knockout At
tell ever received ~ -.--.
After the Baker-Atte1I fight a few
days ago Sullivan announced to the
press that he was the legitimate feath-
er-weight champion. McCarey will
assign a date as soon as Sullivan and
Atteu agree to terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
DOWN WITH THE TRUSTS.
Kinsley Merchants and Shippers to
Organize for Protection.

Kfnsley. Kan. Jan. 2S.-The Graph
ic says:
Realizing that practically all of the
manufacturing interests of this coun-
try are thoroughly organized into cor
porate trusts and combinations. and
especially the transportation COM
panies, and the combination of these
interests have and are so transacting
their business to the detriment of the
farmers, local merchants and indie
pendent shippers by taking unfair ad-
dealings with the people, therefore
we, the undersigned, representing the
farmers, merchants and shippers of
Edwards county, call mass meeting
at the Kinsley Commercial club rooms
Monday, January %, at o'clock D. m,
for the purpose of organizing club to
be the Farmers Merchants & Ship
pers' club of Kansas.
G. P. KETELSON,
WALLACE GIBBS,
]. G. SIMPSON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
FOR FAIRNIoUNTs LIBRARY.
Carnegie's Gift to Wichita College to
Be Paid at Once. rz

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 28.-A-R. Il.
Holmes, treasurer of Paramount col
lege, has received word from Andrew
Carnegie's representatives that his
$4,000 gift to the proposed college Ii
brary would be forthcoming at once.
President Morrison. who has been in
the east several months raising an ad-
ditional $4,000 in order to fulfill the
terms of Mr.. Carnegie's proposition,
has succeeded in procuring that
amount. He has not yet returned
home 1t is announced that work on
the building will commence at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
UNDERTAKINGS TO MEET.
A Session of Representatives From
Three States for Hutchinson.

, Three States Tor HutchinSOn.
Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 2S.-The
undertakers of Central and Western
Kansas, eastern Colorado and north
ern Oklahoma will meet in Hutchin-
son for q weeks session beginning
Tuesday, February IL and ending
February 10. A large number of un-
dertakers and students will be here
during that week The sessions will
taking parlors on West Sherman
street.
The principal feature of the meet
will be school of instruction for
both undertakers and those studying
for that profession. The school will
be conducted by the Barnes school of
anatomy and several members of the
faculty of that school will be here to
give lectures and demonstrate new
theories At the end of the sessions
examinations conducted by the state
will be held. 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
Death of Colonel T. d. Fouts.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 2S.-Thomas
Dugan Fouts died here Saturday at the
age of 80 years of pneumonia. Colonel
Fouts was one of the old timers il
Kansas. He came to this state in 1859
and to Wichita in 1874. He was COL
onel during the civil war, having been
mustered in as a member o. the One
Hundred and Thirty-sevench Indiana
volunteers. Colonel Fouts was the pro-
prietor of a hotel in this city when
Wichita was frontier town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
FIRE Ar EDGERToN.
Destroys Milling Property and Feed
of Kelly Brothers.

Edgerton, Kan, Jan. 2s-The PhoeEix
roller mill and elevators, zoo barrels
daily capacity, of. this city, owned by
w. H. and NJ. J.. Kelly, were totally
destroyed Saturday evening BIZ fire,
entailing a loss of $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. Besides the mill
and elevator. about 100 carloads of flour
and feed and between $4,000 and $1,000
bushels of grain were destroyed.
The proprietors of the mill and eleva-
tor are brothers of ex-State Treasurer
T. T. Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
POSTMASTER MISSING.
j. NJ. Kavanaugh of Blaine Said to BE
Short in His Accounts.

Washington. Jan. 28.-The postof-
flee department has been notified that
J. NJ. Kavanaugh, postmaster at
Blaine, Pottawatomfe county, Kansas,
has disappeared and that the postor-
flee is in charge of his bondsmen A
postoffice Inspector has been sent to
Blaine to make an investigation. A
new postmaster will not be appointed
until Kavanaugh's accounts have been
Strengthened out.
j. ]. Evans will be reappointed post
master in Hartford, Lyon county,
Kansas. Representative Miller today
Endorsed him for another term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
Oil for FueI in Northwest

The Northwestern railway has con-
cluded the experiments which It has
been carrying on for the past three
months with oil burning locomotive on
it's western division and orders have
been issued to prepare all locomotives
in Wyoming for the use of oil for fuel
instead of coal. pOrders have also been
given to bore a number of oil wells on
the right of way of the Northwestern
near Casper, so that the road may
have it's own oil instead of buying from
others. The coal used by the North
western in Wyoming is hauled 900 miles
from the Iowa coal fields and 1000 gall
Ions of oil has been found to do the
work of $4,000 pounds of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
Wichita Wants State Fair.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 2S.-At a Joint
meeting of members of the chamber
of commerce and Commercial club, a
resolution was adopted in which SEN
ator Stewart and Representatives
Husey and Davidson were urged to
vote and work for the bill establishing
a state fair at Wichita. While not put
into the resolution, it was stated that
$4,000 would be raised for that pur-
pose if the state would appropriate
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
A Salesman Fen Dead.

Cherokee. Kan, Jan. v2S.-C.. ".
Digges, travelling salesman, of Mo-
berry, Mo, died at the Frisco depot In
this city. He registered at the LIN
dell hotel and left n early call. but
during the night he came down stairs
and complained of feeling badly but
did not think it necessary to call a
physician. He walked from the hotel
to the depot and fell dead at the door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28
Comiskey'g New Battery.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 2S.-Comiskey re-
ceived the signed contracts of a young
battery today for his worlds cham
pions baseball club. Jay Towne and
Buck Freeman are the two youngsters
Freeman was with the Evansville
team last season, and he comes to the
south side team highly recommended
by such authorities as Jimmy Ryan.
Jay Towne was with the White Stock
ings last fall, and will be remembered
for his size and backstopping ability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-28

l, Albert G. Grimsley. carrier; John A
Grimsley, substitute. Oklahoma
Driftwood, route 1, Claude NJ. Prev
EFT, carrier; Grace Prewitt. substitute.
tIeteher, route 1, Joel Williams, car
rier; William F. Berry, substitute.
Reed. route /, Samuel H Kesler, car
rier; Nora E. Kesler, substitute. Route
2, o. d. Pruett, carrier; Oda NJ. Pruett
substitute. Willoth. route 1, Len A.
Davis, carriers, Julius A. Powers, sub
stitute.