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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

1906 show a gross capitalization of
SI2IO9 3SO57S This covers only
166.4S3 miles of the 206.960 miles of
line operated. but it includes $2,4S5.-
4S369S in stocks and bonds owned.
This latter sum is practically Offset by
$2.322, s99,560, the capitalization at >
per cent of the rentals paid by the 31S
Capitalization of S11, 1885, ,440. This
amounts to nearly $5S,00O Der mile
The number of passengers reported
as carried by these 313 operating COM
panies in 1906 was 1885 59. against
3S,834.667 for all the railways DUR
ing the preceding year
Gross Earnings Increased.
The gross earnings of the 313 oper-
ating roads in 1906 were $2,246s421.-
166, being $163,s3s.76O greater than
from all the roads in 1905 Their
334, or S9O,933,664 greater than in
1905.
OF the gross earnings $494.955,235
was passenger revenue. $1.5S4.652,3 99
freight revenue and $166.S13,532 from
mail. express and other earnings from
passenger and freight service.
The net earnings from operation
were S764272S32 and income from
other sources, principally from stocks
and bonds owned. was $14o,15s.736-
An Army of LabOrers.
The number of persons reported on
roads on June 80. 1906. was 1,46O,7O7,
which is EQUIVALENT to 707 employees
per 100 miles of i.ne, and shows an ex-
cess of 1881 over the total pay roll
for 1905 and indicates a total pay roll
approaching 1,550.0OO employees
Of these employees $685. were en-
ginemen, 59.643 fremen, 41.6s4 con-
ductors. 1889 other trainmen, 3S.-
199 section foremen, 27.467 other
trackmen. 47,13e switch and crossing
tenders and watchmen, 1882 tele-
graph operators and dispatchers. 49,
517 machinists. 61.432 carpenters and
194,523 other shopmen.
The total amount of wages and SAL
aries reported as paid to employees of
was $500, s2s.S0S. or $60.SS3,52S more
than was paid all the railway en-
ployes in the United States in the pre-
ceding year. The wages and salaries
in 1906 absorbed 1910 per of the gross
earnings of the 313 roads and the ag-
States will approach $4,000, 900,
which is more than double the total
pay roll ten years ago.
The totals of killed and injured in
railway accidents in the United States
during the year ending June 80. 1906,
was found to be as follows:
Killed. passengers, AIS; employees,
1907; other persons. 5,935; total.
10,160.
Injured passengers, 11.1s5: en-
ployes. 55-524; other persons. s,531;
total, rs. 240.
The total of all fatalities in 1906 was
457 greater than in 1905 and ia
greater than in 1904
OF "other persons" killed no less
than 5.13s. or more than half the total
Of all fatalities were classed as tres
passers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
SPOONER QUITS.
6enior u. s. Senator From Wis
consin Resigns.
Says His Time Is Required by
Private Business.
HE WRITES A LETTER
Explaining Fully Motives Lead
ing TO His Action.
HIS Term Lacked Two Years of
Completion.
HE WRITES A LETTER

Washington March 4-Senator
Sponer has written a letter TO Cover
nor Davidson of Wisconsin rendering
his resignation as senator of the
United States 70 take effect May l
next. His action created great sur
prise and the Wisconsin senator al
once found himself the subject of
many anxious inquiries. To all he re-
piled that his mind was fully made up.
He had found. he said. that to con-
tinue in his present position would re-
Quire a sacrifice on his part that he
could not justify himself in making.
In reply to questions he said he would
resume the practice of law. but de-
clined to say whether he would be To-
Gated in Wisconsin. He did say, how
ever. that he would continue to be a
citizen of that state as long as he
lives
Senator Spooner in his letter to the
governor of Wisconsin says;
Il hereby resign the office of sena-
tor o< the United States from WiscOn-
sin, this resignation to take effect on
the first day of May 1907 Both by
law and custom the foregoing formula
suffices. but I can net bring myself to
surrender the trust with which Wis
consin has so long and so highly hon.
ored me BY a curt sentence. which in
cludes no word either OF explanation
or of gratitude
ION the 18th of March. inst, I shall
have served in all sixteen years as
senator This is a long time for one.
neither willing nor financially able
permanently 10 abandon ii, TO take
from his profession 1t has been
taken from mine. for I have not
thought it ompatible with the full
End uninterrupted discharge of public
duty to pursue It and I have. therefore,
during my service. with two or three
trifiing exceptions. purely local. abso-
lutely abstained therefrom.
For years private duty has plainly
demanded of me an early return TO the
practice of my profession. and I have
never since 1 last took the oath of Of
flee wavered in the determination TO
retire from public life on the expira-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
Ell RENO DIVISION POINT.
Rock Island VIII Maintain Offices and
Terminals There.

Ell Reno, Okla. March 4.-B. F.
Wincheu, president of the Rock
Island. and party visited Ell Reno on
their tour of Oklahoma and southern
cities. 1t is the purpose of the COM
pany to maintain at FL Reno hereafter
the division headquarters and offices.
and one of the largest freight termin-
ais west of Moline. Ill The contract
with the CITY is also to construct a
round house of thirty-six stalls. which,
of course will carry with ii some
shops for repairs and care of power
The work of rebuilding the main line
Of the Rock Island Is being rapidly
prosecuted. and crews are now at
work in baIlasting and laying new IS
pound steel in place of the lighter
rail, which has heretofore been used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

device to be tested is the one owned by
number of prominent citizens of
Kansas City and known as the Borne
Electric Automatic Brake Device The
electrical appliances for this great test
are now being placed on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad near Washington on
the exact spot where that fearful col
Iision occurred only a few weeks ago,
and where many people lost their
lives. There is no question but this
device will prove itself capable of au-
tomatically preventing any sort of
railroad collision without the aid of
any human agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

ton Of my present term. March 3, 1909.
1 might well content myself with a
public declaration of my purpose so 10
retire If it were not for a like declara-
on made on former and similar oc-
caSion. and what followed IT In the
year $500 1 announced through TIE
press over my signature to the Repub-
Hcans of Wisconsin that / had -unal-
terabIy determined to retire from pub
lie life at the expiration of the term
ending March, 1908. unless I should
deem it my duty to resign earlier. 1
justified the announcement upon the
ground that the people. and those who
might aspire to the office were enti-
tied seasonably to know from me that
would not accept a reelection. De-
spite that declaration circumstances
with which the people are familiar,
seemed to make it my duty to accept
a reelection. pronered as it was in a
manner which rendered it at once a
command and a finer honor than any
which 1 had ever dreamed would come
to me; one. indeed, which ought to sat
fsfy the pride and ambition of any
man. A similar declaration by me at
this time. however strongly phrased.
would, 1 am persuaded. prove unavail
ing to withdraw my name from con-
sideration during the next two years
as did that which I so publicly and
unreservedly made in 1900
Term Ended March 8, 1902
"A senator will be chosen for the term
and there will be, and should be, during
the next two years, grave and wide
consideration among the people as to
the person upon whom the honor shall
be bestowed. After much thought 1
deem il to be my duty. all things con-
sidered to the people of the state and
to the party, to whose partiality / am
Indebted for the highest honors within
its gift to take myself now, beyond re-
call from the field of possible choice
I am therefore impsIled not only for
the reasons suggested, but also that 1
may be free to devote to the discharge
of private duty too long neglected the
remainder of my term, to resign the
office at this time while the legislature
is in session to choose a senator for the
unexpired portion thereof.
I avail myself of this opportunity to
say, albeit 1 am sure it is not needful,
Republicans of Wisconsin for the gen
erous and abiding confidence which has
led them three times to elect me to the
high office of senator"
On being informed of Senator
Spooner'S resignation the president
made the following statement:
I can not sufficiently express my re-
greet at Senator Spooner's resignation
We lose one of the abIest, most eff
cient. most fearless and most upright
public servants that the nation has
had
Secretary Taft said:
The country suffers great loss in
Senator Spooner's withdrawal from
public life He is concededly the great
est parliamentary debater of his day
and really deserves the title, so much
of a great constitutional
lawyer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
MONEY FOR PORT ARTHUR.
Kansas City Southern Route Will
Spend II Millions on improvements.

Kansas City, March IL. F. Loree,
chairman CT the executive board of the
Kansas City Southern railroad, said
this morning that II million dollars
will be expended on betterments on
that railroad. OF this sum, million
dollars will be spent this year. The
betterment will include cutting down
grades, laying new track, adding to
the freight and passenger facilities and
a number of other improvements along
the system. Mr. Loree is guest at
the Hotel Baltimore. He will begin
a two weeks trip over the Kansas
City Southern system tomorrow
THE territory west of the Mississippi
ing twice the growth of any section of
the country" Mr.. Loree said this
morning. This means. of course, that
Kansas City is keeping pace with the
rapid development of the territory It
supplies.
forth the same efforts to keep pace
with this rapid development this city
is making. Millions of dollars are be-
ing spent in developing a country
which is the richest farming country
in the world. While the railroads are
trying to treat the public fairly some
disposition has been shown to be I'M
fair to the railroads The money the
railroads are spending is borrowed
money. They will have to borrow
millions more to carry out their pans
for improvements
IF the people in this territory
through which we pass are unreason-
able in goniZing the interests OF
the railroads it only makes 1t harder
for us to borrow money to carry out
these vast Improvements. II the people
would only try to find something good
to say about US instead of searching
for things to criticise it would be bet
ter for US and for the people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

agitation has already greatly affected
raiiread~buiIding. and 1 think 1 can
say that the Onion Pacific will do very
time to come Regarding the demand
of the men for higher wages I don't
know what the proba biIities of a strike
are The railroads are willing to come
TO an equitable understanding with the
men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
Orient Places Large Order.

Kansas City. March 4.-The Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient Railway com
pany has placed an order with the
United States Steel corporation for
O.oGO tons of steel rails. The delivery
of the rails will begin in March. The
company has also PLACED orders for
LOG. COO ties in Texas, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.

Baltimore 8 Ohio Being Equipped Tor
q Big Test.
Washfng ton. d. c., March 4.-The
bill appropriating $4,000 for the in
terstate commerce commission to test
the automatic devices to prevent rail-
road collisions finally passed the SEN
ate last Tuesday and reached Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his signature. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR Up.
General Manager MohIer Says His
Road VIII Abandon Improvements.

Omaha. March 1T believe this
antiraiIroad legislation will shortly
produce a panic said Vice President
and General Manager E. H MohIer of
the Union Pacific today Mr. Mohler
has just returned from the Chicago
conference with labor leaders. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
Annual Report of All Roads
Shows Enormous Death Rate.
Over 10000 People Killed I'm
Past Year by Rail Accidents.
EARNINGS INCREASE.
Gross Receipts Increase OverOne
Hundred and Sixty Millions.
Other Railway News OF Interest
TO Railroad People.

An abstract of statistics of railways
of the United States compiled for the
year ending June 80. 1906. shows the
gross earnings of the 313 operating
roads for the year were $2.246,421.-
/ 166. being s163. s3s.76O greater than
for all the roads in 1905.
The total amount of wages and sal
aries paid employees of these lines in
1906 was ssOO.s2s. 2Os. which is an in
crease of s6O.sS3.52S over 1905. There
were 1,46O.7O7 on the pay rolls during
1906. which is an excess of 1851 over
1905.
According to the report 1O,16O per-
osns were killed in railway accidents
during the year ending June 80, 1906.
and of this number AIS were passen-
gers and 3.sO7 employees. The list of
injured reached the astounding figure
of 1920. of whom Hiss We're pas
sengers and 55.524 employees The
total CT all fatalities in 1906 was 457
greater than in 1905 and Ia greater
than in 1904
The figures in this abstract are
based on summaries from duplicates
of certain pages of the reports made
to the interstate commerce commits
sion.
on June 80. 1906, the 3I3 roads re-
porting to this bureau operated 216,-
SoO miles or single track railway mile
age, or approximately "a per cent of
the total track mileage of the United
States The aggregate mileage, in
GLIDING tracks of all kinds. was
297,72O.
Protected by Block Signals.
A total of 53,133 miles of track is
protected by some system of block
signals as follows: Automatic 9,743
miles; manual telegraph, alps miles;
manual controlled telegraph, 1,941
miles and staff or tablet. 221 miles.
Against a gross capitalization in
1905 of 13.SO5,25S,121, or $65.926
per mile, reduced by the elimination of
$2,63S,15 of stocks and bonds
owned TO $11.167.1O5.992, the reports
of the 313 operating companies in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Knicke-what is the difference between
4 flat and an apartment
Bocker-A flat has no elevator. while an
apartment has one that doesn't run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

The country suffers a great loss in
Senator Spooner's withdrawal from
public life He is concededly the great
est parliamentary dsbater of his day
and really deserves the title, so much
misapplied, of a great constitutional
lawyer"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
RETORT COURTEOUS
PASSES AROUND

The scathing speech of Chairman
Hustace of the Board of Supervisors
on Tuesday night, directed against j.
a. McCandless for his efforts to secure
the defeat of the awning ordinance,
produced a variety of sensations yes
terday. The remark reputed to have
been made by McCandless that he
would see the Sheriff regarding the
non-enforcement of the ordinance, if
passed. has aroused that official, who
stated yesterday that he would enforce
any and all of the ordinances passed
by the Supervisors, regardless of the
seeing of any one. NO person or per-
sons can make me forgot for one min
ute my honor as a man and as an Of
ficer of the law" he declared.
In the meanwhile Mr.. McCandless
denies most emphatically that he ever
said that he would see the sheriff in
the matter at all. He denounced as an
absolute falsehood, uttered knowingly
by Hustace, any charge that he had
said any such a thing. And the false
hood, to quote McCandless' signed
statement, is absolute and unquali-
fed"
To which Chairman Hustace remarks
that If McCandless says that he never
crate and cowardly untruth. He made
this statement and as God is my Judge
l say again that he tells an untruth.'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
To REMOVE SIMS
AS GUARDIAN

William H Charlock. by his attor-
ney, A. g. NJ. Robertson. mas fled a
petition for the revocation Of the let
ters of guardianship issued to W. r.
Sims for the care and custody Of the
person and estate of W. H. C. Sims.
issued May %. 1905. and an order made
by the court at Sims request, July 80.
1907.
The petition alleges that the Pc
titioner and his wife with the consent
OF Sims adopted W. H C. Sims as
their own child December 80. 1895. and
that he has since been known as VIII
liam H Charlock 3rd. That the evil
dence of the adoption is a deed which
is recorded in the office OF the Regis-
trar of Conveyances. by which the
child's father, W. R. Sims. consents to
the adoption and reIinquishes all claim
on him. and by which the foster pa
rents agree to provide for the child "a
their own. and as dutiful parents
should, and to clothe and educate him,
which they have done.
1t Is then alleged that without notice
to the petitioner. W. r. Sims procured
an order OF court May q, 1905, appoint
ing him guardian of the persons and
the estate Of his three minor children
including W. II. C. Sims. On July 30.
1907. w. R. Sims procured an order
authorizing him to borrow $500 on a
policy of Insurance on his life in which
the children have an interest. because
he alleged that the money is needed
for the care and custody of the child
rem.
Charlock in his petition alleges thar
there is no need whatever for the bor-
rowing of money on account of W. H
C. Sims and he therefore asks that
the order permitting the loan be re-
voked.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
CHOCOLATE AND COCOA.

Chocolate and cocoa are not likely
to GUST coffee and tea in the national
affections, but th<y are pushing them
hard. We are spending a million dol
lars a month for cacao, which is the
raw product from which both cocoa
and chocolate are obtained.
During the last ten years our i'm
portations of cocoa have increased 200
per cent, while those of coffee have in
creased only 80 per cent. and those of
tea have decreased IA per cent At the
present time, cocoa is gaining on its
rivals at a more rapid rate than ever
before.
Most of the cocoa consumed in
America comes from Brazil, the British
West Indies and the West Indian Is
lands.
1t is during the last three years, ac-
cording to What to Eat" that the in
crease in cocoa importations has been
most marked. Manufacturers have
been forced to make addition after ad-
dition to the capacity of their plants,
to increase their working forces to
SAoiAiOuS pIopOTllOHS, dHu sui II mas
been almost impossible for them to fill
all orders on time.
Importers of raw products from the
tropics are doing the most rushing
business of their lives, and importers
of prepared cocoas from Europe must
get busy to keep from being trampled
under foot by American enterprise in
feeding the chocolate tooth" Uncle
Sam has cut.
The cacao bean possesses more nitro
gen than wheat flour, and about twen-
ty times as much fatty matter as
wheat flour. One-half of the weight
of cocoa is cocoa butter and one-third
starch
In Central America cocoa constitutes
the principal ration employed by river
expeditions; in South America cocoa
and maize cakes, comprising a large
amount of nourishment in very small
bulk, are USED as food for travellers on
long overland trips; a case is reported
of man who attained the age of a
hundred years who ate nothing but
chocolate and biscuit for thirty years.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
REAR RANGEL|GHT
SITE IS SETTLED

An agreement has been reached be-
tween Governor trear and Captain OF
we'll representing the War Department
and the Lighthouse Board as to the
location of the rear range light for
finding the entrance to the harbor.
Captain Slattery, Captain Otwell's pre-
decessor, had selected a point on Fort
street and the esplanade as the loca-
ton and the front range light had
been located and its construction be-
gun in accordance with this. Governor
Carter objected to this positin in the
street and offered site on a lot Just
mauka of the Oceanic wharf. This
was objected to as it would be behind
the wharf shed, and vessels at wharves
to the seaward of it would interfere
with its usefulness.
The site agreed on is approximately
twenty-five feet from the outer end
OF the Fort street wharf on the Wal
Aki side. The light will be supported
on tower about eighteen feet square
and will stand in the center of a rec
tangle about thirty feet square.
Territorial Surveyor Wall, who was
with the party when the sites were
visited yesterday morning, will send
men down this morning to survey off
accurately and mark the position of
the site chosen. The work on the front
range light will be resumed at once.
1t was stopped pending the settlement
as to the rear range light, as it might
have to be moved to conform with the
site to be finally selected. The new
site, however, does not require any
change in the location of the front
range light and SO work on it can
proceed as soon as approval of the new
site of the rear light is approved.
Both Captain Slattery and Captain
Orwell were much impressed with the
original site in Fort street. Captain
Orwell had prepared plans for the sup
porting tower to be highly ornamental.
1t was to be built not solid structure
but structure of four columns so that
teams could drive beneath it, thus re-
ducing the obstruction it presented to
the use of the street, and it was pio.
posed that the $4,000 balance of the
Mckinley fund should be used in max
ing it artistic and a memorial.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
GOOD WIRELESS.

The Thomas left Manila July 18th,
July 22d. and Honolulu Au-
gust 5th. A large number of messages
were sent and received by the wire
less apparatus on board The longest
distance to which a message was de-
livered was $50 miles, to North Head,
Wash. The intelligence received
Through the medium of these kilograms
was much appreciated by those on
board and a daily paper containing
current land news was published on
the way out The Thomas Is due to
start again for Manila September It'll
$. F. Call.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-23
A FAIR EXCHANGE.

Large sums of money are no
doubt realized from simple spec
ulstion, but the great fortunes
are derived from legitimate and
honest business-where the goods
furnished are worth the price
they bring. Certain famous bust
aess men have accumulated their
millions wholly in this way.
Prompt and faithful in every
contract or engagement they en-
Joy the confidence Of the public
and command class of trade
that is refused to unstable or
tricky competitors. In the long
run it does not pay to cheat or
deceive Others. A humbug may
be advertised with a noise like
che blowing Of thousand trum-
pets, but it is soon detected and
exposed. The manufacturers of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
have always acted on very differ
ent principles. Before offering
it to the public they first made
sure of its merits. Then, and
then only, did its name appear
IN print. People were assured of
what it would do, and found the
statement truthful. To-day they
believe in it as we all believe in
the word of a tried and trusted
friend. 1t is palatable as honey
and contains all the nutritiVc
and curative properties of Purs
God Liver Oil, extracted by us
from fresh cod livers, combined
with the Compound Syrup of
Hypophosphites and the Extracts
IF Malt and Wild Cherry. Il
z6as digestion, drives impurities
from the blood, and cures Ane.
mia, Scrofula. Debility, Influenza,
Throat and Lung Troubles, and
Wasting Complaints. DIR. Louis
w. Bishop says: 'I take pleasure
in saying l have found it most
efficient preparation, embodying
MI of the medicinal properties
of a pure cod liver oil in a most
palatable form" 1t is a scientific
remedy and food with deli
cious . taste and favour. Zone
sottle convincee. "You cannot
be disappointed in it." Sold By
chemists here and everywhere.