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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12
SOME INTERESTING DETAILS
OF THE WALES TRIAL

As the case progressed Wales sat
beside his counsel without the least
] expression of any emotion ON his coun-
tenance. Stolid. unmoved. uncaring
he looked straight ahead during the
testimony of the prosecutions Wit
nesse~, appearing not to hear 0r take
any heed of what was being said, ana
certainly not appearing to be con-
cerned in the least in the outcome of
the trial When, however District
Attorney clancy asked the ctier Ia call
Gabriel Romero. and that witness im-
mediately stepped in al the back door
and took the witness stand. the pallor
OF fear was plainly evident ana his
countenance became ghaatly through
his dark skin lie ahuffied his feet
nervously and slipped down in his
chair. Romero. however testified 10
nothing that would in any way harm
the defendant. rather, his testimony
was favorable to him, He had been
brought from santa Fe, whore he Is "a
convict in the penitentiary 60 testify
10 statements made 10 several parties
Ia he effect that Wales had admitted
10 him that he tNalles) had killed
Colonel ChaVcs When he was asked
II he had made the statements he re-
fused TO testify to, he said he had. but
that when he made them he He'd, that
the truth was. Wales had told him
he was prosecuted by friends of Col
onel Chaves and that his confinement
IN the penitentiary was unjust. He
was vigorously questioned by the dis
trict attorney but was not shaken. liH
was returned TO Santa Fe on the after
noon train in custody of Captain For
noff
Jacobo Sedillo was another adverse
witness. Since the times OF making /
his varied confessions. he has had "A
lapse of memory. He could not re-
member doing anything, or writing
anything. or saying anything In con-
nection with this case. He Is NOR
tally afraid OF the defendant. so IL II
said by those In a position to know.
and after taking the stand he kept his
eyes on the floor. If perchance, he
raised them for a moment, he found
The black, giittering orbs Of the de-
fendant fastened upon him and imme-
iiately betrayed confusion and help
essness. As his adverseness and per-
9erseness became apparent, the dis
rict attorney presented him written
md signed statements. one after ar-
lther to the number of four or FIVE.
md asked him II he had written and
igned same He admitted writing the
irst two but could not tell why he
wrote them nor whether or not they
we're true. The statement made %
Judge Mann. and Captain Furnoff al
he Central hotel last February. and
aiken Ia shorthand by R a. Prentice
ne epurI af4uyDf4FHar aud IufpTNTt- q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
TWO NEW LINES.
Are Being Built to Frisco on the Gulf
Coast.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 18.7The
Frisco's operations on the coast OF the
Gulf of Mexico will assume a more
formidable aspect after two new lines
which are now under construction. are
completed. One of the lines is really a
part of the Rock Island, the extension
from Winfield to Crowley, La. but the
other, which is of extraordinary I'M
portance, is strictly a Frisco property
This line is the Colorado Southern,
New Orleans & Pacific extending from
Houston, Tex, to New Orleans.
The Colorado Southern, New Or
leans & Pacific runs along the quiz
coast. 1t affords the Frisco an en-
trance into New Orleans on the west
side of the Mississippi river, and gives
New Orleans new line from Denver
and the northwest by both the FRISCO
and the Colorado & Southern, which is
a Hawley line.
The new line from Houston to New
Orleans will be completed about July
/, when it will be in operation over It's
entire length. The Frisco has track
age rights over the Trinity & BrazoS
Valley from Houston to Dallas and
Fort Worth.
Delay in completing the New Or
leans & Houston road is due to the Diff
f1culty of building the bridge across
the Atchafalaya river in Louisiana.
This bridge will be the longest in the
southwest The construction Is oner.
Gus on account of the pecunarltleS OF
the land in the valley. Were 1t not TOT
the delay necessitated by the prldse
building. the new road would be COM
pleted before July 1.
The New Orleans and Houston line.
paralleling the coast of the Gulf or
Mexico strengthens the position of the
Frisco in Texas B. F. Yoakum, chair
man of the executive committees of
the Rock Island and the Frisco. is
president of the st. Louis, Brownsville
& Mexico, which parallels the gulf
coast from Houston and Galveston to
Brownsville, on the Rio Grande- With
the Colorado Southern, Ne Orleans &
Pacific which is owned by the Frisco,
and the Brownsville line, which is af-
fliated with the Rock Island and
Rock Island and Frisco interests, the
Yoakum system has a route along the
gulf coast from New Orleans to
Brownsville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Figures Show Railroad Charges
at Low Level.
Costs Less in Comparison With
Hauls by Farmers.
S ERVICE REASONABLE.
Charge for Short Distance
Greater in Proportion.
Other Items of Interest to
Railroad People.
) ERVICE REASONABLE.

peculiar side light is thrown upon
the question of the reasonableness of
existing railroad rates by a report
just issued by the department of agri-
culture at Washington, showing the ex-
pense to the raiser of moving his
products from the farm to the nearest
shipping point. Investiga tions con-
Quoted by the department on this sub
ject go to show that the average cost
of transporting grain from the farm
to the nearest shipping point on the
railroad is cents per 100 pounds, the
average distance hauled being "a
miles. Cotton costs an average of 16
cents for moving it an average dis
lance of lis miles.
Wool seems to be the most expen-
sive article for the farmer to handle
so far as transportation charges are
concerned. He has hauled it an aver
age distance of 39.S miles to the near
est shipping point at cost of "A cents
per 100 pounds for the entire distance
The lowest cost for any one product Is
for hemp. 1t has to be hauled an
average distance to the nearest ship
ping point at the rate of cents per
100 pounds. Reduced to terms of cost
per ton per mile, the rate for wheat is
10 cents and for cotton 81 cents.
A comparison of these rates with
those of the railroads will show that
the producer pays the railroads con-
sidera bly, less for hauling his crop halr
way across the content than 1t costs
his own barn to the nearest point on
the railroad tracks. Surely this very
fact should be taken into consfdera-
ton as an element of arriving at de-
cision of the reasonabieness OF the
railroads charges for the services rem
dered. The fact seems to have been
lost sight of entirely. generally speak
ing that the railroads are private
property. They have been built by
private capital. They are maintained
by private enterprise. and frequently
at a cost of much individual loss,
amounting in many cases to individual
ruin. Perhaps If the thing were thor
oughly investigated it would be found
that more private fortunes have been
lost than gained by investment In rail-
road properties. At least this much Is
certain: No railroad can be construct
ed, equipped, maintained and operated
without private capital, and the capital
thus invested is as much entitled to
protection and the right to reasonable
returns from its use as that invested
in any other private enterprise
All things considered, the railroads
have contributed more to the develop
ment of the country. to the advance
ment of its,enterprises and the enrich-
ment of it's people than any other SIN
gle source, and the rewards reaped by
them in the large majority OF cases
has been only villif1cation ana con-
demnation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
STUCK TO 1T
For Years But Finally Had to Give Up
Coffee.

Our habits of eating and drinking
stick to us like a hungry pup to a bone
We can't always break loose even
when we know we ought to.
Coffee does certainly hurt many per-
sons. and they know 1t. But it is one
thing to know it and another to devise
some way to change the habit and still
have warm beverage at meal time.
Thousands of persons all over the
world have found it easy to quit coffee
because they use Postum Food Coffee.
For years I've felt the harm of
drinking Coffee writes an Iowa wo-
man, but I liked 1t SO we'll stuck to
it until about two years ago I quit
coffee. and tea, too, and began to drink
Postum.
IT made it. not like coffee, but
boiled it according to directions on the
package. and the first time we had it
we all liked it. We have it now, morn
ing. noon and night, and all feel
healthier and happier for the change.
81 never have heartburn nor indi-
gestion any more. though my husband
and 1 used to suffer that way and with
nervous headache a great deal of the
time when we drank tea and coffee.
We cant say enough in praise for
Postum. and for the good it has done
u.s." Name given by Postum Co.. Bat
tie Creek. Mich
Get the book, The Road to Well
ville.'' from the pkg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
WILL NOT VISIT PRESIDENT.
Railway Magnates Decide Not to Fol-
low Suggestion of Morgan.

New York, March 1S.-Messrs McCrea,
Mellen, Hughitt and Newman, the four
railroad presidents, for whose visit to the
White House ]. Pierpont Morgan arrang-
ed before his departure for Europe, met
here today. canvassed the situation and
decided not TO go to Washington. 1t is
understood that the four gentlemen in
volved did not feel that they had any
proper mandate from the railroad corpor-
atoms tos represent them. They felt that
they could not assume the position Of a
self-constituted- commission to formulate
or present the views of the hundreds of
railroad companies owned by millions of
share holders. They recognized that the
railroad managers of the United States
are not themselves in perfect accord, and
for securing a consensus of opinion, a
visit to the president would be idle At
the conclusion of the conference the V2ri-
Gus presidents left for their homes.
Thomas F. Ryan, when asked today his
opinion about the meeting arranged by Mr..
Morgan, said:
Il believe that if Mr.. Morgans visit to
the president is followed up it should
be by all of our great business interests,
1t will do much good
Il also believe that the presidents atti-
tude toward corporations is much miSun-
derstood by the general public. 1t is I'M
fair to assume that it is his desire to
hamper the business interests of the coun-
try. am, however, convinced that he
proposes to enforce the laws he finds
them upon the statute books and think
the sooner the business interests of the
country conclude to aid the president in
solving the problems that confront him
every day the sooner confidence will be re-
stored and the business of the country
move on without interruption. So far as
fault to be found with it is that it is too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
FOR GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Gov. Hol<e Smith of Georgia Claims
This Is Only Solution.

Cincinnati, O., March 1s.-Governor Ho&e
Smith of Georgia in a speech at the Re-
ceivers' and shippers associations annual
dinner advocated government ownership
as the ultimate solution of the transpor-
taticn question.
Left without restraint" he said. "the
railroad companies can fix the value of
lands They can determine the profits of
merchants. They can control the business
of the manufacturer. They can make and
unmake towns and cities.
"A few years ago the transportation
companies were controlled by many md
varied interests Nov, they are largely
owned by Hartman, Morgan and Hill, the
Vanderbilts, Moores, Gould, Pennsylvania
and Rockefeller. While they conflict at
times, their struggles are in the matter
of acquiring properties. not in the opera
ton of properties, and their conflicts re-
suit not in better or cheaper transporta-
ton, but in more watered stocks upon
which the public must furnish money to
pa.- dividends.
THE control of the railroads has passed
from trained operators to bankers, who
speculate in stocks. A notable result CT
this condition is the withdrawal of at
thority from the local management and
local superintendent, and the reduction
of salaries of those actually doing the
work To this is due the recent tendency
toward a less efficient service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
TEMPERANCE INSTITUTE.
Women of Shawnee County to Meet in
Walnut Grove Tuesday.

The following is the programme OF
the Shawnee County w. G. T. .. In
stitute which will be held Tuesday in
the Walnut Grove Methodist church:
MORNING, $50 A. NJ.
Devotional service-Mrs. E. Stafford.
Organization-Appoin of report
ers committees on cOurtes1eS, member
ship, Union Signal etc.
Conference of county WorkerS-Mrs-
Clara Currie.
Reports-(a) Change in reports; (b)
model union report; (c) outlook for law
enforcement.
Eta Gilmore.
Chief Hindrances to Our success
Mrs. Anna Smith.
superintendents Hour-Miss o. P.
Bray.
Cb) County Superintendent Plan OF
fc) Best Method of Securing Reports
(d) Systematic Way or increasing
Department Finances
As Superintendents, How Can You
Best Promote the Interest of Your De
partment? zone minute given eacn
Superintendent to present her PAM
Memorial service-Mrs. Mary Bunker
Noontide prayer-Mrs. Clara Parks.
AFTERNOON, 1870 P. M.
Praise service-Conducted by Mrs. +.
Lynch. - %1rs
study of Plan of Work-Mrs. Clara
Park. ~, oIo++
cabbath Observance-Mrs. Clara Ba-
Paper. Scientific Aspects of the Ii
o1or Ouestion-Anna NJ. Henry, M: D.
our Young Peoples Work-Mrs. LOT
tie A. Case
Politics in Temperance-Rev. H T.
Duet-Miss Ethel Davis and MISS
Marie Jordan.
EQUAL Suffrage-Miss y. r. Bray
RenedictiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

I?!x-!-- Cranky and ?!x-- d! Because
!--!--x Don't Digest K -

There are many people who can see
nothing good in doughnut except the
hole. For them there is nothing in this
world but calamity. Their greatest
trouble is to have to eat three times
day. The stomach is in rebellion, and
this is Immediately shown in man
face. A man to be successful must
have sunshine inside. The world al
ready has too many dyspepsia faces
that breathe disaster and gloom.
Stomach trouble is the most COM
mon cause of discomfort, sour face,
reckIessness. disgust and lack of am
bition A bad stoma ch-there is the
secret of many a failure. Anyone can
have a good stomach, a strong stom-
ach, a stomach that can take care of
anything and everything that is put
into it, no matter whether 1t Is very
bad stomach or not.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this
very thing One ingredient of these
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quotations, loss of vim and energy.
bad memory, and dyspepsia and indi-
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No other little tablets in the world
can do so much. You should carry
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets around with
you wherever you go and take them
after meals. Then only will you real
ize what it is to enjoy a meal, and
what perfect digestion means. Your
whole body and your mind will feel the
effects; your vim will increase, you
will. be more satisfied with what the
world does, you will think happier and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
HUGS AND TEARS.
Speech on Self Government for Porto
Rico Arouses Much Feeling.

San Jpan. P. r.. March 1S.-The
house of delegates today unanimously
adopted a resolution introduced by
Luis Munos Rivera. leader of the
Unionist party. demanding self gov
eminent for Porto Rico. The resolu-
ton which is to be forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt is to be printed in sew
eral languages and mailed to foreign
countries for distribution tn ere.
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Ri
vera made a long. patriotic address,
voicing the ambition of the Unionist
party and when he read the text of
the resolution there was an enthusi-
astic demonstration on the part of the
delegates, who embraced its author.
The latter was so stirred by emotion
that he shed tears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
ADOPTS MAN 50 YEARS OLD.
Wealthy Woman Rewards Faithful
Service of an EmplOye.

Chicago. March 1s.-The story of
how fortune smiled on a Portuguese
peddler boy was related yesterday in
the county court when Pedro J.
Teixeira, SO years of age, was adopted
by Mrs. Jennie L. Hutchens, 81 years
old.
Mrs. Hutchens said Pedro had lived
at her home nearly twenty years, and
since the death of her husband, three
years ago, has conducted the whole
sale and retail cigar business left by
Mr. Hutchens.
Mrs. Hutchens told the court that
her property amounted to more than
100000. Judge Pond recommended
that with so large an estate it would
be wise for her to make out a will.
designating Pedro as sole heir. Mrs
Hutchens said she would do this.
Pedro ran away from home among the
hills of Portugal twenty years ago.
when I crawled out of the hold of
the steamer and made my first jour
ney through the dismal quarters of
New York city the dreams I had had
about American liberty and the free
country vanished" said Pedro. 81 was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
RATE WAR PROBABLE.
Difference in Tariffs on Eastern Roads
May Result in Difficulties.


New York, March 1S.-Another rate
war between the eastern railroads may
result from their policy of permitting
certain roads to maintain lower passen-
ger fares than their competitors. Tho
war may be percmptorily stopped in its
early stages by the presidents of the
railroads because of the acute stage
reached in railway affairs.
With hustle legislation directed at
them from all sides. higher wages, big
ger prices for cars. locomotives, and
supplies, urgent need of vast sums of
money, and no market for their securi-
ties, railway heads are not likely to
permit passenger departments to in
dulge long in the luxury of rate war.
There has, moreover, been so little
warrant for the rate wars that have
occurred that it would not be surprising
If one resulted from the dispute as to
whether the Michigan Central railroad
may have a larger differential on party
business carried at reduced rates than
1t has been awarded on first class indi-
vidual tickets.
The Central Passenger association
wrestled with this question all day yes
terday, but could not reach an agree
ment. The differential lines having a
first class Individual rate of SIS to New
York declared they would not consent
to the Michigan Central having as low a
rate for party busineSS-ten or more
persons travelling on one ticket-because
It's nrSt- class 1nQ1VlOudI rate 10 NEW
York is S19, or 81 higher than theirs.
In vain the Michigan Central shovel
its request is in strict accord with the
custom of making rates in effect for
years at st. Louis, Cleveland, and other
centers, and also in accord with the
rules adopted by the joint passenger
committee the Eastern Trunk Lines
association, and concurred in by the
Central Passenger association at its
meeting last month. The differential
roads admitted they voted so as to con-
cede to the Michigan Central all its
claims. but didn't realize what they
were doing, and insisted on revoking
their action.
After spending several hours in heat
ed argument the Central Passenger as
ISOLATION finally agreed to refer the
question of party rates for the Michi-
gan Central railroad to a special meet
ing of the joint passenger committee,
to be held in New York at an early
date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
WILL SPEND MILLIONS.
GouIds to Make Improvements ON
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain.

St Louis. March 1S.-The manage
ment of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain systems purposes investing
about 100 million dollars, possibly more,
on its various lines in the next re"
years This vast sum will be used for
achievements on all divisions, particu-
Iarly those in the southwest.
Tho Significance of this assertion,
which emanates from one of George j.
Gould's chief advisers, is that the man.
apement has determined upon lnaugu-
Eating new era of internal develop
Gouid lines. The policy of expansion
or extension has virtually been termi-
mated. and, in its stead, one OF progress
sive and general betterment has been
adopted. 49,
been reaching into new territory Ine
Western Pacific, running from Salt
Lake City and Ogden to San francisco.
is now under construction, and II
should be finished about the middle or
next year The entrance OF the wa
bash into Pittsburg brought into
prominence the movement Tor extenolnS
the Gould system to the Atlantic coast
A gap of about $50 miles still separates
the Wabash from the Western Mary
lend but this will be covered as soon
as funds are available for building the
Connecting link through the mountains.
The completion of the White river di-
vision of the Missouri Pacific and iron
Mountains systems about year and a
half ago provided the long desired short
line between the west ana northwest
and the south and southwest The wa
fer grade line from st. Louis to New
Or1esns is finished, but work is now in
nrograss on a cutoff between Eudor4,
AK and Gilbert, La. Many improve
noents will be made IN Missouri ana
Arkansas, particularly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
MEN FIGHT 1000 RATS.
Cornercd i'm Granary Room the Drove
Attacks Its Executioners.

Waterbury, Conn, March 1S.-With
tl-eir backs against the wall and their
clubs flying like fails, Charles Wheeler
and William Wesa fought for their lives
with thousand big gray granary rats.
The men had planned a slaughter of the
rats, but when the animals were cor
nered they came precious near devour-
ing the men. Wheeler and Wesa killed
two hundred rats in the brief but dead
ly combat, which ended only when 9TH
er men went to the rescue.
A horde of greedy rats infested H:
R. Stone & Co.'S grain warehouse at
Woodbury. and devoured much grain
Wheeler and Wesa. clerks there. deter
mined to exterminate the pests. For
days then plugged various rat holes,
then by Sprinkling grain temptingly
they finally lured the rats into a small
room where bran is stored. While the
big drove ran here and there the men
plugged the rat holes in the little
room and attacked the rats with clubs.
But the rats, cornered. did not wait
to be dubbed No sooner had Wheeler
ana Wesa slammed the door behind
them than a great lean rat, squealtng,
jumped at Wheeler's face. Behind 1t
came the rest of the drove They
writhed at the mems feet. swarmed
up their legs, bit savagely at their
shoes and sprang high in the air In an
effort to get at their unprotected hands
The men welded their clubs like
mad and yelled for help, but the
souealing animals only attacked them
the more furiously. One worked his
savagely at his ankle. Another sank
his teeth into Wheeler's hand The two
might have been eaten alive had not
another employe heard their shouts
and thrown open the door. The rats
scurried out of the building and the
two executioners dropped exhausted