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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
BIG STRIKE IN SIGHT.
Boston Team Drivers to Number OF
5000 Ready to Quit.

Boston. March 25.-With a strike of
5000 team drivers in and about Bos-
ton, pending, the executive committee
of the General Truck Transfers I'M
ion No. IL has been given full author
ity to act in the matter.
A unanimous vote to this effect was
taken at a meeting of the union last
night The trouble grew out of the
refusal of the Master Team Drivers to
sign the working agreement of 1907
and 1908 presented to them by the
Team Drivers union. The new agree
ment calls for One-half hour less in a
days work and a relief from SUNDAY
and holiday work which will necessi-
tate the employment of additional
Stablemen.
The new wage demand is for an in
crease of 81 a week for all classes of
teamsters, the wages in the seven
classes to run from $12 to SO weekly.
The present agreement expires April
8. and as the great majority of the
teamsterS have agreed to stand by the
union in case the new agreement is re-
jected it is believed that a strike can
not be avoided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
Barney was Valued at $4,000.

The hide of Barney. the man-killing
elephant, which has been on display
in the show window of ]. NJ. French
at us kansas avenue for the past two
weeks. has attracted a good deal of
attention.
The elephant Barney was formerly
owned by the Sells & Downs shows
and died in Topeka about three years
ago. While he was one of the most
treacherous elephants in captivity, he
was a highly educated animal and was
valued at $4,000.
Mr. French has just commenced a
set of harness for an eight-horse team
for the Cole Brothers circus. He has
made all the harness used by the Sells
& Downs shows from their first organ
ization. and is still making harness for
their successors, the Cole Brothers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
ZELAYA'S AMBITION.
He Is Suspected of Planning Central
American Union.

New York, March 25.--The news that
the forces Of President Zelaya of
Nicaragua had defeated the Honduran
army at Choluteca and that President
Bonilla was in flight, was not cheering
news to the Central American colony
in this city. The Central Americans
suspect Zelaya of cherishing the hope
that some day he may be able to es-
tablish a powerful Central American
union over which he will be the head,
with the ether states subsidiary.
The opinion was, expressed that Pres
ident Bonilla, who was in command of
the Honduran forces, had fed to San
Lorenzo, which is on the mainland, and
thence by boat to Amapala, an island
on the Pacific.
from Amapala, the principal Honduran
sea port on the Pacific, which is said to
be uEfortified. 1t is probable that the
Nicaraguans will now attack Amapala
where it is believed little or no resist
ance will be made. In case President
Union, Salvador, in four hours.
Choluteca has been the objective
point of the Nicaraguan forces under
General .AUrelia Estrada and General
Ortiz since the beginning of hostilities.
PortiIlos de Namasique, where the al
lied Honduran and Salvadorean forces
were defeated a few days ago, is on the
frontier 80 miles from Choluteca. The
latter town is IS miles from Tegucigal-
pa the Honduran capital The distance
unlikely that the Nicaraguan expecta-
ton to capture Tegucigalpa today will
be realized.
When informed of the news from
Managua, Pho Bolanos. consul general
of Nicaragua in this City, said:
II am sure that 1t means the end of
the war. with another victory for our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25

912 tons, with an increase in the aver
age haul of Ali miles. All classes of
freight traffic show an increase of 2
mills in revenue per ton mile, with an
increase in the average haul of ia
miles.
Revenue derived from local freight
traffic has increased from $3,000,531
in 1903 to $3,7O6.267 in 1906, while
the revenue in local passenger traffic
in the same time increased from ST.
739,956 to $2.525,996. This improve
ment in local traffic Mr.. Gould re-
CARDS as feature that promises we'll
for the future of the line. Prevailing
industrial activity in all avenues of
trade contributed largely to the result,
but permanent Improvement in local
conditions, particularly in western
Texas, has marked effect in stimulat-
ing traffic over the entire line.
OF the $1,644.757 increase in oper-
ating expenses 81 per cent was for la
Dor and fuel. The labor question in
the Southwest, Mr.. Gould says. con-
tinues to present a serious problem,
as it does all over the country, and the
demands of labor are a growing bur-
den which is more difficult to carry
from year to year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
BUSINESS GOOD IN TEXAS.
Gould Says Texas & Pacific Is Making
Money.

DEVELOPMENT in Texas is very mark
ed. according to the views expressed
by George j. Gould in his annual re-
port to the stockholders of the Texas
and Pacific road. The yield OF cotton
in the sparsely settled territory west
of the ninety-eighth meridian has in
creased from 44,05s bales in 1902 to
1918 bales in 1906, while the area
and the cultivation expanded In ike
States. is receiving a large accession of
farmer settlers.
Competitive traffic of the road dur
ing the wear Increased by 354, 342 tons
Tha increase in the number of tons
carrfed ore mile was 1o7,967,661. The
average haul Increased s-45 miles. Lo-
cal freight traffic increased 22S,059
tons. The increase in this class OF
freight carried one mile was 3s,s1s.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
ABDUCTED HERSELF.
Girl Missing Since March IA Has Been
Located.

Chicago, March 25.-A girl, sup
posed to nave been abducted, has been
found, where she had been hidden by
the wife of the alleged abductor. Both
wife ana young girl profess to love
the man, and will make an effort to
shield him from punishment.
The girl is Is years old. Goldie May
Walters, for whom the police have
been searching since March IA. She
friends of John H. Clark, who is in
jail on charges brought by the girls
mother She was found in Mrs Will
lam McKenzie's fiat at 5S7 Oakley ave-
nue. by detectives.
Mrs. Clark, wife of the man in jail
Is under arrest at the station on a
charge of abduction, and the police
arrested Thomas E. Lynch. a civil en-
gineer and a friend of Clark's on a
similar charge last night
Mrs. Mckenzie is a friend of Mrs.
Jennie A. Kieft, the mother of Mrs
Clark, and the police say it was
through the agency of Mrs. Clark and
Mrs. Kieft and Lynch that the girl had
been kept in hiding. In spite of the
fact that the girl, by her own admis-
sion. had been the means of alternating
the affections Of Clark from his wife,
Mrs. Clark befriended her. and both of
them have endeavored to shield the
man. Mrs. Clark is 90 years old. and
the mother of a 3-year-old boy. Both
she and the Walters girl still profess
their love for Clark
The fugitive girl told her captors
that she did not regret leaving her
home and her parents. who were near
ly Frustrated by her absence; and that
she had no intentions of returning
home so long as her absence would
save Clark from punishment. She said
she had not been taken away forcibIy
but that her abduction was the result
of plan worked out by herself. the
pXaRDfinn r4rnc III oh
by Lynch and Mrs. Clark at her re-
quest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
SELLS OUT TO PABST.
Jordan Disposes of Plymouth Hackney
Stud of 121 Horses.

Boston, March 25.-Eben D. Jor-
dan of this city has sold to Fred
Pabst, jr., of Milwaukee. 121 head of
horses comprising practically the en-
tire Plymouth Hackney stud. which
his been one of the leading breeding
Establishments in the country devoted
to the production of high stepping
harness horses.
The horses will be shipped to Mil
waukee Immediately. Mr.. Jordan's
horses have won scores of blue rib
bons at various horse shows in New
York. Boston, Philadelphia, Newport
and Chicago.
It is understood that the stud was
DISPOSED of on account of the i'll health
of Mr.. Jordan. Two famous breeding
stations. Gentleman John and Delham
Prime Minister. are included in the
sale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
WILL BE NO PANIC.
FURRY Is Caused by Fear of Rooseveit,
RothschiId Says.

London. March 25-"There is absolute
ly no danger" was the reply of Lord
Rothschild. when questioned today by
the Associated Press in respect to the
fears that the stock exchange settle
ment would result in trouble.
There may be small failures" Lord
Rothschild continued. but the reports
that a big financial house is in Difficult
ties or that serious troubles are antici-
pated are mere inventions. The London
holders of American securities have
been induced to sell through fear that
President Roosevelt contempIates TAX
ing steps toward Matchmaking the rail-
ways or at least enacting legislation
that may curtail the roads earning ca
pacities.
For the same reason some German
holders of American securities have
been selling in London. Then, of course.
there are great demands for money
from all points but I have every conf
dence in the ability of the market to
bridge the difficulties One thing n
certain, there is no panic and there n
no danger of a panic in London"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
PREFERS A PRISON.
Hartman says Rather PenitentiarS
Than the Poorhouse.

New York. March 25.-E. H Harrl-
man was asked What he thought OF
Senator Cul1o1n's remarks concerning
him. Mr.. Hartman said;
Senator Cullom, I am sure does not
really wish to put me in the pen1ten-
tiary He simply regrets that am
not in the poorhouse. Eight years ago
we found the great railroad OF his great
state of Illinois in a moribund and de-
cadent condition. 1t had accumulated
over series of years a stockholders
surplus but was unable to get any pen
eft therefrom except through a fur
Their expenditure of more than 20 mill
lion dollars. The capital of the com
pany at that date was about y million
dollars. A syndicate of more than
hundred men, represented by four man
ayers. bought the road at the going
market price of $175 and $500 a share,
investing therein nearly 40 million dol
lars, and 8 million dollars for So addi-
tional miles.
las investors in Chicago & Alton at
this high price we could have remain
ed quiet and even seen our property
shrink by the millions and tens of mil
lions under the 80 per cent reduction in
railroad freight rates which has taken
place in the last eight years in that ter
ritory, and the road and its owners
might have been on the way to the
poorhouse.
Now, l prefer the penitentiary, if
that is the reward for the upbuilding of
the railroad properties of this country,
rather than the poorhouse, which is the
reward of unprogressive railway man
agement.
More than % million dollars addi-
tional has been expended in the build
ing up of the Alton, besides our original
investment of AZ million dollars, and the
total dividend and interest disburse-
ments have not been increased by more
than q of a million. or less than per
cent on the new money. Today the
road is handling nearly three times the
business it did eight years ago, and the
territory served by it has been allowed
10 expand in that proportion.
This was accomplished solely by the
sale of low rate bonds at a discount
and the chopping up of the capital into
three different classes of securities, viz, =:
bonds, preferred stock and common
stock, where substantially one existed
before and in place of per cent and S
per cent bonds and shares there is Moth
ing now bearing higher than per cent
on the preferred stock and the largest
security is a bond paying per cent.
The people of Illinois and the Chi
cago & Alton rad had the benefit of
the lowest rate ever named upon rail-
road bond in this country, and it had
the benefit of the value the speculative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
WAR IS OVER.
Defeated Honduren President Leaves
His Country.

Washington, March 25.-President
Bonilla has fed from the battlefield
and the Central American war has
practically ended, according to cable
dispatches received In Washington by
the Nicaraguan minister, Mr.. Corea.
The fall of the Honduras capital. Tegu-
cigalpa, today is predicted by the Mica
raguan secretary of foreign affairs, Mr..
Gomez.
The cablegram from the secretary
of foreign affairs follows:
"Choluteca taken. Salvadorean and
Honduran combined forces defeated.
President Bonilla hidden in San Lor
EMO with 200 men. Sent steamers to
capture them. Tegucigalpa will be
taken at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
RUFF GIVES UP.
Withdraws Writ of Error and Will
Face Trial.

San Francisco, March 25.-Abra-
ham Ruef's attorneys have, it is said,
withdrawn their writ of error filed
with the United States supreme court
and state that they are now anxious
to proceed at once with the trial on
charge of extortion.
ATTORNEY Frank Murphy said: eve
have instructed our representative in
Washington to withdraw the writ of
error filed by US. This decision was
reached on account of the decision of
the state supreme court to the effect
that the participation of an incom-
petent juror does not affect the val
idity of an indictment. We will pro-
coed without further delay with the
trial of Abraham Ruef-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
DEATH OF Mr.. DRISCOLL
He Was Commissioner of the News
paper Publishers Association.

Chicago. March 25.-Frederick Dris-
coll, commissioner of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, died
in Chicago Saturday night The body
will be taken to st. Paul tonight. II
Will be accompanied by his children,
Arthur D., and Walter ]. Driscou. and
Mr.. Hobart H. Kirk of Cleveland. The
funeral will take place in st. Paul to-
morrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
MAJOR PENRosE ACQUITTED.
A Court Martial Finds the Commander
of Brownsville Negroes Innocent.

San Antonio. Tex. March -25.-Major
c. w. Penrose of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry has been acquitted of the charge
of neglect of duty preferred against
him at the instance of President Roose-
welt for alleged misconduct in connec-
ton with the shooting up of Browns
Vile, Texas. by negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth infantry last August
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
Lord Charles Beresford Arrives.

New York, March 25.-Lord Charles
Beresford has arrived in New York
and will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Thompson until April 2,
when he will sail for home. His
daughter, Miss Kathleen. Beresford,
has been with Mrs. Thompson for sew
eral month";
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
Boston Herald Man Dies.

bury Haskell. one of the proprietors
OF the Boston Herald and formerly
editor-in-chief of the paper, died at
his home in Auburndale early today of
angina pectoris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
Won BERGMAN IS DEAD.
Famous Surgeon Victim of Operation
for Appendicitis.

Wiesbaden. Germany, March U.s.
Prof. Won Bergman, the famous sur
geon, died here this morning. He was
operated upon yesterday for appendi-
citis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25

markets place upon common stocks
whose main asset is hope in the growth
of the country, the just laws and just
administration thereof"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25

Made of a good grade of soft,
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
Silk PeAicoats
$500

Choice of a line of black and
colors; all silk, made with a g.
inch plated and ruffled f1ounce
to give it the desired fare; silk
dust ruffle. Another style has a
12-inch f1ounce with cotton
InderlaV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-10
WHO "INFORMATlON" IS.

The Information" operator is one of
the most important persons In tele-
phone exchange. Not only is she a
compendium of all useful knowledge
and great convenience to all tele-
phone users, but she Is indispensable
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1t was as means to quick and effic-
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subscribers should be called by num-
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as to the numbers of the new STA
tions" added to the lines day by day
and as to changes In old numbers. The
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Every change means considerable
Encouragement of circuits in the cen
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outside wiring; besides, It complexities
"Centrals" work just so much until
people become familiar with the new
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For instance when a man moves his
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the same circuit, it.may be possible to
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so as to avoid altering the line num-
Der. Also, in rearranging the wires
to accommodate growth, or in expand
ing the central office plant. It is some
times necessary to change line mum
bers. And as the use of the telephone
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-10
EAST ARLINGTON

earle Hendee and son of Benning
ton were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Shaw OF Man.
chester spent Sunday In town.
Several from here took advantage OF
the excursion to New York the past
week.
A. N. Shepherd of North Bennington
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. j.
F. Shepherd.
Miss Nella Cole of North Adams re-
Gently visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cole.
The carpenters have nearly finished
work on the Hale apartment house. and
it will soon be occupied by several
families.
The Congregational society will
hold harvest supper at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nichols Wednes-
day evening, October l6. All are cor
daily invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-10

| increases there Is all the time an In.
creasing number OF people who, find
Ing that they need more facilities than
formerly. progress from party line
service to special line or from line
on which there are several parties to
one on which there are only two. In
such cases. naturally, new numbers
must be assigned since entirely differ
ent circuits must be employed.
Thus there Is an increasing stream Of
queries coming to Central and the
regular switchboard operators neither
can have conveniently available all the
information required to answer these
questions nor, II they did have 1t, could
they without seriously interrupting
traffic, stop their work Of handling
regular calls to answer inquiries There
fore, the New England company has In
all It's offices of any size an "informa-
ton desk" where are kept in the most
easily available form lists Of all sub
scribers connected with the exchange
lists arranged by name, by number
and by street addresses, so that how
ever o subscriber is asked for he can
! be identified and his number given i'm
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Every operator at the switchboard in
an exchange has the means of connect.
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calls with Information" To 'lnfor-
nation" is referred every request from
a subscriber that goes beyond estab-
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phone the number Of which is given
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-10

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