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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04
WILL CHARGE THREE CENTS.

Topcka. Kan. oct. tine Kansas rail-
-oads today withdrew their request 20
he state board Of railway commissioners
to Be allowed 20 charge three cents
80 m h assumed that the railroads
intend 10 take tho matter into their own
hands and charge the three cents TO-
-ardless.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04
FRACTURED ms SKULL.

vancouver. p. c.. oct A-Herbert r.,
Morton. Australian millionaire. slipped
on the steps OF tho vancouver Opti n
House last night fractured his skull and
Win probably die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04

Who would have thought of 200
children drawing Dutch figures. 1t is
equalled only by the way McDonald's
Dutch chocolates draw-just taste and
then every one is drawn to them.
} and SOC halfan pound
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04

diclous handling the power of our
streams may be made 90 pay for an the
works required for the complete devel-
opmcnt ana control OF OUT inland wa
terNaVq
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04
UNUSED WAFER.

Hitherto such opportunities for using
water Goo double purpose have not al-
ways been seized. Thus 80 has rec
Gently been shown that water enough
is flowing unused over government
dams. built to improve navigation, 10
produce many hundreds of thousands
uf hlfsspoWs No is computed that
tha annual value of the available but
unused water power ln the United
states exceeds tho annual value of the
products of al our mines Further
more NJ is calculated that under iu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
Less Delay in Settlement of
Freight Damage Claims.
Roads Far More Prompt Now
Than a Few Years Ago.
USED TO FORGET THEM
When Damages Were Rebates
They We're Promptly Paid.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.

A local freight agent is authority
for the statement that railroads are
now more prompt in the payment of
claims arising out of loss and dam
age to freight in transit than they
were a few years ago, He declares
that all claimant has, to do now is to
prove his claim and the railroad will
act promptly, either allowing the
damage claimed, setting the amount
that will be allowed if the payment is
accepted or rejecting the claim en-
tirely 1t is said that a few years ago
the railroads would hold UP claim
indefinitely and that it was sometimes
difficult for the claimant to find out
whether the claim would be allowed
In handling the business in this way
many claims were actually forgotten
by the men who made them, and in
some cases the railroad was the win
ner. In any event, settlement could
not be expected inside many weeks,
unless the shipper happened to be one
favored by the road and one whose
business was well worth retaining.
Now it is said that promptnesS in
handling claims has been ordered by
heads of the operating departments,
and that claims can be adjusted in
short order.
An inspection of a claim book kept
over two months old. and it is ex-
planned that where claims have been
allowed to run this long, the road has
asked for additional proof from the
shipper and the latter has been slow
in furnishing it. Some claims are
shown to have been settled within ten
days from the date of filing.
1t has been alleged that in the old
days of rebates and commissions the
damage claim was used as means to
hide the lower rate. Goods would be
billed through at the regular rate, and
this the shipper would pay. Then he
woul / make out a claim for damages,
equaling the difference between the
rate promised and the one actually
charged. These claims, it is alleged,
were paid promptly in most instances,
with no request for additional infor-
nation. The o. K. of the contracting
freight agent was enough. Now this
same o. K. is of ttle'value on a dam
age claim, unless there is evidence to
show that actual loss was sustained.
At the beginning of the present
year it was announced that the rail-
roads would handle their damage
claims with more promptness in the
future, thus giving the shipper an
opportunity to know whether he must
sue to get his money! Where claims
are allowed the vouchers are sent out
promptly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
ALTON CASE UP ON TUESDAY.
Decision Over ''Immunity" VIII Then
Re Announced.

washington. Sept Judge Lands
will convene the United States district
court in Chicago Tuesday morning and
at that time will direct the grand jury
whether it is to proceed with indict-
ments against the Chicago & Alton road
for giving rebates to the standard On
company.
When Judge Lands several weeks
ago had the matter of directing the
grand Jury to consider returning lnd1ct-
rnents against the Chicago & Alton road
before him he was informed OF an
a agreement of the government to grant
immunity from prosecution to the rail-
road if the road should furnish tesll-
rnony against the Standard Th1s the
road asserts to have done. Judge Lam
dis would not agree to call the IN
dictments off, though. until he had com.
municated fully with Attorney General
Ronaparte. He adjourned the grano
jury until September 8.
About ten days ago Mr.. Bonaparte
had a prolonged conference with the
United States attorney, Mr.. Sims or
Chicago, Special Attorney Morrison IN
charge of the Standard Oil cases and
representatives of the Chicago & Al
ton road. He listened to what was said
as to the agreement and has notified
Judge Lands as to the attitude of the
government. Mr.. Bonaparte left Wash
ington a week ago and went from here
to Oyster Bay, where he consulted the
President and a decision was reached as
to the instructions. to be given to Judge
Lands. These instructions, together
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
WAS A HARD TASK MASTER.
Even in Early Days f. III. Hartman
DisDIayed an Iron VIII.

"E H Hartman is a hard task mas
ter" said Andrew E. Williams, a rail-
road attorney of Chicago, says the
Washington Herald.
His iron will and promptness to act
were shown early in his career as
railroad man. Mr. Williams continued.
Some 20 years ago President Osborne
of the Illinois Central, gave Hartman,
then a young man and unknown in the
railroad world, the job of disposing of
some Illinois Central bonds. Hartman
sold them advantageously and kept
climbing UP. He was made vice preS1-
dent of the Illinois Central, and on one
occasion when the president of the road
was away, Hartman was acting presi-
dent.
1.-The Illinois Central at that time was
practically run by it's general manager,
Jeffries, now Gould's right-hand man.
Jeffries was all-powerful and ran af-
fairs Just as he wished. He was known
among his SubordinateS as the great
Jeffries,' and even his superiors would
not think of questioning his acts. When
he became acting president Hartman
went to Chicago, and INTO the office of
General Manager JeHrfeS. He asked
permission to make his headquarters
there, and although Jeffries probably
did not like it, he could not do other
than acquiesce. The presence of Harri-
man did not abash Jeffries, however,
and he continued to do as he liked. One
day when Hartman was present he
heard Jeffries debating a letter to his
stenographer, which outlined some pol
icy of the general managers.
g Why, Jeffries, don't you know that
is in direct opposition to a resolution
passed by the directors?' said Hartman.
"'I can't help that, replied Jeffries.
If the l. c. is run in the way the di-
rectors would have it run, it would go
to smash. If they want to do that,
they may have my resignation
a. Write it out quietly remarked
Hartman Jeffries was surprised and
nonplused, but he at once complied, and
handed the paper to the little vice pres
ident. Hartman took pen and wrote
across the face of it Accepted touched
a button, and sent for the general SUI
perintendent. When the official arrived
he said, simply:
Mr.. Jeffries has resigned; you are
Amounted general manager
land thus was Jeffries. the great per-
emtoriIy dismissed. He went out of the
office and never returned"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
WORK ON T. n. TO BE RUSHED.
Contract for Grading Work Let to
KiInatriclx Brothers

Onaga, Kan, Sept. 2.--According to
official confirmation received here the
contract for the completion of the grad
ing work on the extension of the It. e
N between here and MarysvilIe has
been let to Fitzpatrick Bros. of Beatrice,
Neb.
r. ]. fitzpatrick, head contractor. and
w. s. Woodwork, Union Pacific resi-
dent engineer of the Kansas division
at Kansas City, and about ten sub-con
tractors arrived here yesterday and
looked over the route of the proposed
extension today. The party drove from
here TO Frankfort and inspected the
right of way. They will go from Fra nix
fort to Marysville. The purpose of the
trip is to make an estimate of the work
necessary to finish the grade so that
the contractors can bid for the work.
Arrangements are also being made to
establish grading along the line from
here to Marysville. This route viii he
covered with a force of 200 men and
teams at different intervals who will
begin grading work in about two weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
POWERS WILL TELL.
He Promises to Name the Man Who
Killed GOebeI

Georgetown, KY, Sept. 2.-Goaded by
the statement here in the opening
speech of Judge s. w. Harger, Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, that he
would not pardon Caleb Powers if con-
victed for conspiracy in the murder of
Governor William Goebel, Powers has
issued a written statement saying that
he had at last learned the name of the
man who murdered Goebel and could
point him out.
No previous statement made by Pow
ers has created so profound a sensa-
ton, for it is believed at last the name
of the real murderer of Governor Goe-
bel will be learned. Power says the
man who killed Goebel is not Jim How
ard, who is serving a life sentence in
the penitentiary on that charge.
THE time has come" said Powers,
when my name must not be dragged
into political campaigns to be used to
aid one candidate or prove a disad-
tage to the Other''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
WILL FEED BEET PULP.
Some Six Thousand Cattle to Be
Located at Garden City Factory.

Garden City, Kan. Sept. General
Manager Gillispie of the sugar com
pany has made a contract with Ben
Kemper, president of the Denver Live
Stock association. for feeding cattle
south of the factory. The contract as
made provides for the sale of the beet
pulp to Mr.. Kemper and this will mean
a new enterprise for Garden City.
The contract provides that Mr.. KEN
per is to purchase the surplus pulp
after this year for four years.
Arrangements have already been
made for locating the feeding pens
south of the factory close to the reser-
voir built for storing the surplus pulp.
Some sixty ore seventy acres will be en-
closed in the pens for this purpose and
thousand cattle will be fed at the pens
all the time during the sugar making
campaigQ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
MRS. NATION AsTIR.
Has Attentive Audiences at Delphos
and GlaScO.

Glasco, Kan. Sept. 2.-The people
OF DelDhos. Glasco and Bethel had the
pleasure of hearing Carry A. Nation
speak this past week. Monday night
at Delphos a very enthusiastic crowd
heard her speak on Spiritualism. On
tuesday night and Wednesday after
noon she spoke in Glasco and
Wednesday night at Bethel church.
about eight miles from that town, and
was the guest of ex-Representative
EVERY and family. The people at these
places listened to some very plain
facts and wholesome truths, and Mrs.
Nation left many warm friends and
VIII be welcome any time she may re-
turn.
She has suffered much for what she
thinks is right and has been held up
as an object of scorn by those whose
business she condemns as destructive
to our boys and the home. She does
not mince words, and calls a spade a
spade, handling delicate subjects
without gloves. proving her points ac-
cording to Gods word with which she
is very familiar, and makes it the rule
of her life to live as it commands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
A TALL AND A SHORT MAN.
Garden City Cafe Is Robbed by Two
Bold Burglars.

Garden City. Kan. Sept. Erred
McFadden. who is the night man at
the Garden City cafe. says: Il was
sitting at the table in the dining room
about 2 O'Clock in the morning, read
ing, and 1 heard two men come down
the walk from the east They passed
the window and 1 thought they had
gone on west when the door opened
and the taller one said. Throw up your
hands He had me covered with
gun and I said. We'll. old timer, you've
got the drop on me- and put up my
hands. The little fellow then went
around the counter and got the change
IN the drawer Then they went out.
As soon as they left the door I got my
gun and started after them They
turned the corner at the lumber office
and I shot at them once before they
reach ed the alley. Then shot at them
twice as they went UP the alley. They
we're hugging close to the shadow of
the building and do not think hit
Them
the drawer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
BURLINGTON INTO BIG HORN.
Road Has Been Extended to Coal
Deposits and Hot Springs

Worland. Wyo, Sept. 1.-The Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy new line
which penetrates the eastern part of
the Big Horn basin has been extended
twenty miles from Worland to Kirby
on the west bank of the Big Horn
river. where there are immense coal
deposits. At Thermo polls, a few miles
south are the Big Horn hot springs.
The extension to Kirby is a continual
ton of the line from F'rannie to Wor-
land, 81 miles. which was Completed
in record breaking time to handle a
rush of homeseekers to the Shoshone
Indian reservation. immigration Is
progressing rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
AN ESIPoRIA DAMAGE SUIT.
j. e. Kincaid Alleges That He Was
De1rauded in a Sfnrf. Prnrchase

n"uUeU IN Store Purchase.
Emporia, Sept. 81. E Kincaid AL
leges In a petition filed in the district
court here by his ATTORNEYS. ]. G.
Hutchinson and L. B. Kellogg. that he
has been damaged to the extent of
S12.25O by hardware firm once doing
business in Emporia. at 612 CONNER
cial street, under the name of Low.
McDill & Company.
Mr.. kincaid alleges that no inven-
tory was made of the stock of goods
when he purchased it July 16. 1905
for $14,So0; and that although it was
represented to be worth S14.SOO. he
alleges that its real value was only
$4,000. In his petition he also alleges
that he gave his promissory note for
$4,000. due in one year from date. as
part payment for the hardware and
to secure themselves, Loy.s McDiI q
Company were given a chattel mort
gage on the stock.
The allegations in the petition con-
tinue by stating that 10y. McDill &
Company later notified ]. E. Kincaid
that unless he paid his promissory
note by January 1. 1907. the defend
ants would take possession of the
store. Mr. Kincaid alleges in his pc
tition that he believed the defendants
would do as they said; so. rather than
lose the goods, he sold the stock for
$4.OO0-thereby. he claims. losing
$4,000. He also alleges that ne should
have had $3.50 profits. which makes
a total damage, he alleges, of $12,25O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
LUMBERNIEN WIN OUT.
May Recover a Big Aggregate Sum
From Southern Roads.

Macon, Ga, Sept. Fudge Emory
Speer has rendered decision touching
the famous lumber rate case of the
Georgia Sawmill association against
the Southern and the other lines of the
Southeastern Tariff association. Judge
Speer holds that Iumbermen who have
suffered from the extra two cents per
hundreds pounds on Ohio river points
and the west are entitled to recover
from such lines as they have been
forced to pay to under the increased
tariff The decision let's in all the lun-
bermen who were expecting an adjust
ment of claims. More than $1,OOO,O00
is involved and much time will be re-
quired for a full hearing of all claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
INCUBATOR BABY.
Child'S Foster Mother Tried to
Kidnap the Infant.
8
A Free Fist Fight Followed IN
4 Which Citizens Joined.
s
REAL MOTHER WON.
EAL MOTHER WON.
Officers Guarding the Child
Until Case Is Settled.
Sensational Happening at Elgln
1 Over Worlds Fair Baby.

sSedan, Kan, Sept. Am attempt TO
kidnap the famous incubator baby
was made in the town of Elgin, TINS
county, late Saturday. when Mrs Stella
Barclay, the foster mother of the Swear
old child, tried to get the little one away
from her mother, Mrs. Charlotte +.
Bleakley.
Mrs. Barclay arrived in Elgin in the
morning with a detective named Nc
Anally from Kansas City. They secured
the services of Eugene Hayes, wealthy
cattleman. The three proceeded TO me
home of Mrs Bleakley. who moved mere
last week from Chautauqua, where sno
has been living for the last six months
They found the child at the nome u
Mrs Bleakley and carried her away
The mother fought them and followed
them to the station where crowd
gathered. The mother end friends tired
to take the child away from the captoTS.
A fight followed in which several ploWs
were struck Hayes was bitten severely
on the hand by Mrs. Bleakley in the
fight Citizens grabbed the BABY ana
she was placed in the hands OF James JAMES
Scott of Sedan who is guarding her with
offcers until the tangle is Strengthened
HAYES brought Mrs. Barclay and the
defacffye to Sedan at night in his mo
tor car 1t is reported that Mrs. BLEAK
lev will swear out a warrant Tor Mrs.
P3rcIav and the detective. Mr.. Hayes
said that he took part in the case un-
der the impression that he was resculhs
the child from kidnappers. A Irleno VI
his in kansas City connected with
detective agency there had written MIN
to that effect. . g.
The incubator baby was born IN 81
Touis in 1904 and was placed In an lhcu-
bator at the Worlds fair under tne
name of Edith Brown. by a ST LOUIS
nurse who said Mrs. Bleakley was tns
mother. Mrs. Bleakley had been TOTO
that the child was born dead Mis'
Rarclav took the child from the exhlpIl,
and telling Mrs. Bleakley that she
wanted her to sign papers for name
less wsif' secured release from the
mother. Mrs. Bleakley all this Wniie
aid not know the child was hers Sne
supposed she was merely aiding IN GET
ting an orphan child home.
Later she learned that the baby was
her own. She brought suit in Illlhols
where the Barclays were living ana Sc
cured the baby and fed to Kansas
where the district court gave the chlto
hack to the foster mother. The kansas
Supreue court reversed the district
court and gave the child again to IT'S
real mother. Mrs Bleakley. Mrs. Bleak
lev then took her baby girl and moved
~ ChautauQua.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
SPANKING PROVES DISASTROUS.
Mother and Child Victims of a Dyna-
mite Explosion.

Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. Mrs. Fred
Williams living at Bear Point on Crook
ed lake, near this city, was severely
injured, and her 7-year-old son was
probably fatally hurt, when dynamite
cap in the boys hip pocket exploded
while the mother was spanking him
for minor offense. The little boy had
been out in the field where his father
was using dynamite to blow up stumps
and had slipped one of the caps which
Mr. Williams was using in his pocket.
He later returned to the house where
his mother called him to be punished
for some childish fisdemeanor Mrs.
Williams used a shingle as the instru-
ment of punishment. The first blow
from the shingle exploded the cap in
the boys pocket and the explosion tore
a large hoIe III ms mp from Whch ne
lost two fingers and received a number
of minor wounds about her face and
body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
MAYOR GOES THREsHING.
McI'herson's Chief Executive Will En-
JOY a Harvest Vacation

Mcpherson, Aug. 31.-At least for
two days Mcpherson will be without
its chief executive for that individual
will spend his time knee deep in
stacks of golden grain.
Il must reduce flesh" said the head
of the city's department, land when
Herman Shaw offered to give me two
dollars and a half a day to pitch
wheat and in addition to pay for the
opinion ten years in advance if 1
kept it up for two days, L thought 1
would take him up"
Anyway it will be an ideal vaca-
ton for a newspaper editor, who
OF busy town, juggling type and
turning a big hand press, knows not
the strenuous side of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02

ton he spent considerable time study
ing operation, construction and man
agement of railroads in the United
Kingdom, in France and in Germany
and was for time an officer on an
ENGLISH railway. He then spent a year
in the United States making a compar-
ative study of the railroad systems of
this country with those on the CONT
nent. Three years ago he was brought
to this country permanently by Presi-
dent Harper of the University of Chi
cago to take charge of the railroad
courses at that university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
PROF. DEWsNUP CHANGES.
Goes to University of Illinois as PROBES.
sor of Railroad Administration

Champaign. Ill. Sept. Edmund
j. James. president of the University of
Illinois, mas announced the appoint
ment of Prof E. r. DewsnuD as pro-
fessor of railroad administration and
engagement at the University of Illi-
nois Prof. Dewsnup was born in
England of American parentage, and
got his education at the University of
Manche tester and at the Royal Technical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
Ahc Keener Dead

After suffering five weeks from the
injuries he received when his thresh-
ing machine engine went through the
simmons bridge with him on July 22
Abe Keener died at his home in this
city. Mr.. Keener was said to have
been the tallest man in kansas
Chase County Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
DEFIEs THE COMMISSION.
Union Pacific VIII Issue

Omaha, Sept. again the gauntlet
of defiance has been thrown down to
the interstate commission by a Harri-
man line. The Union Pacific has issued
a circular to all agents, superintendent
and conductors, instructing them that
in case of the illness of a holder of
ticket or an accompanying member of
the family of the holder of ticket, when
such illness is authenticated by the
written certificate of a reputable physi-
clan, a stopover will be granted. The
commission has held that this is con-
trary to law and forbidden it.
The road will grant stopovers or ex-
tensions of the limit of the ticket or
make such exchange of the tickets as
may be necessary, regardless of the
printed conditions of the tickets or tar
ifs to the contrary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
MAYOR AND EDITOR LOST OUT.
Tried Harvest Threshing but Pitched
Grain Like a School Girl.

Mcpherson. Kan, Sept. 2.-Mayor L.
c. CrIner, who Joined Herman Shaw's
threshing crew, did not make good.
Instead, he returned home today tired
and sore with bitter feeling in his
heart, truly believing that things are
not always what they seem.
Mr.. Criner Joined the threshing crew
on a wager. He was to receive two
dollars and half day for pitching
wheat and if he kept it up for two
days, was TO receive payment for the
Opinion ten years in advance. His
miserable failure to make good result
ed in his receiving only two dollars
and a half and five years subScrip-
ton to his paper. Several members
of the threshing crew said he pitched
wheat like a school girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
WEBB M'NALL RECEIVERS.
The Smith County Statesman Out of
the Hospital.

Webb McNall who has been in ST.
JoSeph's hospital for six weeks taking
treatment for paralysis, was able to
return to Gaylord this morning and
can walk and talk again as well as
anybody. This will be good news to
his many friends over the state.-Con-
cOrdia Blade