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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
MAY Dissolve THE BUREAU.
Trans1nissouri Freight Institution Can
Not Enforce Edicts.

A dissolut ton of the Transmissoud
Freight Bureau is one of the possible
ties. The Oregon Short Line has
placed itself in contempt of the rulings
of the organization, which. being I'M
able to enforce it's edicts, will be unable
to make cause for its further continu-
ance apparent. The trouble has arisen
over the transportation of the years
wool crop. 1t has been the practice in
previous years for the roads to assist
the wool clippers in loading their pro-
duct. Last year an attempt was made
to put an end to this practice, and
questions regarding its legality were
raised. Certain of the roads paid no at
tention to these, but persisted in their
course. At the beginning of the season
this year the question was raised again.
At meeting of the bureau in Kan
sas City the whole subject was discuss
ed, and the decision reached was that
no road should load or assist in loading
wool on the cars for buyers or growers
of wool. The Oregon Short Line de-
INJURED, and has announced its inten-
ton of taking independent action in the
matter. Its traffic officials have de-
clared that the road will continue to
weigh check and load wool, and give
to a shipper a clean bill of lading on a
shipment.
Opponents of the practice declare that
under the law the road, before doing so,
must set forth the arrangement in its
tariffs. and that any one road taking
this action will force all the other roads
to similar course.
OF course all the growers and ship
pers of wool are enthusiastic support
ers of the Oregon Short Line in the ac-
ton it has taken. They were loud in
their protests against the decision
of the bureau, and the Independent ac-
ton of the Oregon Short Line has great
ly increased the prestige of that road
with them.
For ten years or more these growers
and shippers have been accustomed to
having the railroads send men to re-
ceive wool at the different shearing pens
along the roads. 1t was the duty OF
these men not only to receive the wool,
but to weigh and check it, mark the
sacks, make out the invoice and pay
the grower with a blank signed check.
left him for that purpose by the buyer.
This system enabled the grower to dis
pose of and realize on his clip whenever
he had it ready for shipment.
The decision of the bureau If enforced
would have done away with all this
convenience, and would have compelled
growers to wait for returns on their
wool until it had been received by the
buyers. and it was convenient for them
TO make remittance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
soU1REs MAKES AN IMPRESSION
Australian Boxer Is >"Sized Up by
Fight Fans at Frisco.

San Francisco. April 22.-Bill
Souires, who has started training at
San Rafael, has made good impress
sion on the local sporting men who
unite in declaring him tough nut"
Squires was kept busy posing for
camera men yesterday. He stood it
for some time, but reached the end of
his patience when one of the artists
asked him to smile. This drew the
protest:
II say, old chap, are you not spring
ing it a bit strong? Do you think I'm
a comic actor?',
Squires appeared in the sunlight in
his fighting toys and was looked over
with critical eyes by Billy Delaney,
veteran handler of boxers, and by Otto
Floto of Denver Jack Cribbins, man
ager of Jack O'Brien, Jimmy Britt T1v
KreIing, Jim Coffroth and other ex-
perts Billy Delaney's dictum was
brief and to the point.
Hes a fighter, or the best counter
felt 1 ever saw" was the way Squires
was sized up by the man who guided
Jeffries through all the dangerous
places and landed him worlds cham
pion.
Souires would be considered grace
fulIV built were it not for great sloping
shoulders. Squires weighed 1874
pounds stripped and carried little
superfuous flesh. From the waist
down he has the legs of powerful
Splinter He moves quickly and
gracefully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
LYNDHURsT SECRET TOLD.
Five Years Ago o Woman COMMITTED
Suicide in the Thaw Home

Pittsburg, Pa, April 22.-After be-
ing suppressed for five years, story or
Lyndhurst. the Thaw 1amlly man
sion. became known today through an
a omission made by an ex-coroner,
McGeary. Mrs. William Thaw has re-
fused several times to live in the
house Five years ago kentucky
r,on1an tha wife of Presbyterian
minister. committed suicide by hang
ing in one of the bath rooms of the
house. An inquest was held but the
facts We're not reported so 1ar was
The work of SURPRISING the details of
the crime of self-destruction carried
that the Rev w. L. McEwan, pastor
of the Third Presbyterian church OF
Pfttsburg, Mrs. Thaw's congregation,
was sent with the body to Kentucky
where he preached the funeral SER
mon. but said NOTHING about the sui
eide. 1t i said that the kentucky
raIatfves of the woman are to this day
in Ignorance of the fact that the wo-
man took her ousn life at Lyndhurst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22

greater rate than that for any other
commodity.
It is stated that j. j. Hill has decided
not to build any more steamers for the
oriental trade, and the great ship Da-
kota, which was wrecked on the Osana
reef near Yokohama, will not be re-
placed. Mr.. Hill, 1t is stated, will try
to arrange a good working traffic agree
ment with the Japanese Line for his
transcontinentaI roads. and 1t Is be-
Heved this can be more economically
carried out than an independent line
can be operated. AS part of this ar
rangement the Minnesota ultimately
may be sold to the Japanese Line
The decision of Mr.. Hill to abandon
operation of his Pacific Ocean line is
said to have been reached in conse-
quence of the failure of congress to pass
any ship subsidy measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
TEXAS LINES BACK DOWN.
Withdraw Claims for Demurrage on
Cotton Cars.

Galveston, April 22.-The steamship
companies have forced the railroads to
withdraw their claims for demurrage
upon 400 cars of export cotton. The
steamship companies refused to pay the
demurrage and defied the railroads to
enforce the rule and the cars were re-
leased. The steamship lines submit
statement TO prove that they have en-
tailed losses agrgegat ting over $4,000, 900
by the detention of steamers in port
waiting for cargo. Ships were held in
port from to % days for cotton which
had been delivered to the railroad four,
five and six weeks prior to the arrival
of the vessels in port.
1t cost from $3.50 to $500 per day for
every day the vessels were held. over
SOC. 900 bales for export We're five weeks
getting from the points of shipment,
less than 200 miles from Galveston, to
this port Cotton shippers claim the
railroads of Texas have cost them over
81 900 900 by reason of the delays in
movement which resulted in contracts
being broken and the market prices af-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
TAKES OVER SANTA FE LINE.
Southern Pacific to Operate Phoeniz
& Eastern Railroad.

An official of the Southern Pacific is
authority for the statement that the
Southern Pacific has taken over the
Phoenix & Eastern railroad, a Santa
Fe construction line now running from
Phoenix west to Winkeiman, Arizona,
100 miles, and projected to join the
Santa Fe lines in New Mexico. From
Wfnkelman east for some distance the
road must pass through the box can
yon of the ella river. which is wide
enough for only one line The South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe will use the
branch Jointly, the former from
Phoenix to Deming, N. M, and the
Santa Fe from the Colorado river to
Bengal, Arizona.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
RETURNED TO PRISON. !,
An ex-Convict Who Escaped From
Ieavenworth in '9s Is Recaptured.

Kansas City. April 22.-William jan
.uary, who escaped from the federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, nine
years ago, after serving three years of
a five year sentence for robbing post
office in a small Oklahoma town was
arrested here Friday under an assum-
ed name Saturday he admitted his
identity and was returned to the penI-
Tertiary January had lived in Kansas
City the past eight years under the
name of Charles w. Anderson. He had
married, raised a family and was re-
spected.
cilIars scattered broadcast over the
country by the officials of the prison.
His captor will receive reward of
$50.
are to be circulated among his friends
today. Bruce E. Phipps, grocery
man: J. w. Butler, cigar maker. and
Frederick A1tergott, a tailor, who have
stores within block of Anderson
home. 1117 Holmes street, met yester-
day and agreed to prepare the petitions
this morning and procure signers. All
are friends of Anderson, say he is an
honest, upright man, and that he de-
serves a pardon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
TO MAKE SECOND APPEAL.
Middle West Wants Tariffs to South
east Adjusted.


Chicago, April 22.-After vainly
knocking for nearly 80 years for ad-
mission at the doors of the markets of
the southeast, Chicago, st. Louis. Gin
cinnati and the commercial middle west
are going to take their grievance sec
ond time before the interstate COM
merce commission The executive COM
mittee of the Chicago Commercial as
ISOLATION has passed a resolution de-
claring that the present adjustment of
rates as between the seaboard cities and
the southeast and Chicago and the
southeast Is unjustly discriminative
against the business interests of this
city. The committee has also author
lied the freight transportation COM
rnittee to institute and conduct proceed
ings before the commission for the de-
termination of the questions involved.
This action was taken only after the
reading of letter from President w.
w Finley of the Southern and w. w.
Smith of the Louisville & Nashville, to
the effect that they could not reduce
the rates from Chicago to the south
east 1t was stated that any reduc-
tions which they might make would be
followed by corresponding reductions by
the lines from the seaboard to the
southeast, and that the entire west
would expect reductions in rates if the
petition of Chicago was granted.
In view of the fact that Chicago and
St. Louis alone have been losing BUSH
ness at the rate of probably $4,000. 900
annually. 1t was decided to appeal to the
commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
MUST REVISE SCHEDULES.
Wisconsin Commission Orders Bette,
Service to Public,


The common practice of railroads to
arrange their schedules of passenger
trains so as to make 1T impossible for
passengers to make close connections
at junction points with trains of COM
peting railroads has been strongly
condemned by the Wisconsin railway
commission. In several cases it has
peremptorily ordered the railroads to
change their schedules so as to AFFORD
satisfactory service in that respect to
the travelling public
In one of its recent orders on this
subject the commission thus outlined
its policy, which several other state
commissions are considering and may
adopt:
'It should be beneath the dignity of
any railway management to deliber-
ately arrange train schedules in such
a way as to cause one train to depart
from a station at the moment when
another. carrying passengers for the
former, arrives, leaving it to the dis
appointed passenger to while away
tedious hours of waiting and incur
unnecessary EXPENSE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
AN ALL STEEL MAIL GAR
One Has Just Been Completed at Union
Pacific Shops.

An all steel mail car has just been
completed at the Omaha shops of the
Union Pacific. It weighs 117,OO0
pounds, $1,000 pounds more than
wooden mail cars. has an oval roof
with exhaust ventilators. Is lighted
with electricity, and the floor is of
monolith, making it fire proof.
An entirely new feature. and one. of
the most important for safety, is the
cast steel truck frame. This is the
idea of w. r. McKeens superintendent
of motive power and machinery, I'M
der whose supervision the car was
built. He has become convinced that
in the future all trucks should be
made of steel. Practical success in
using steel shapes, he says, will make
this easy and he looks for their rapid
use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
One Cent More a Bushel for
Wheat Growers.
1t viii Cost Them Considerably
Less to Ship.
M. P. TAKES THE LEAD
Announces a New Grain Tariff
Effective May 1.
Other Items OF Interest to
Railway People.

Effective May 1 the Missouri Pa
cif1c railway announces a reduction of
z cents per hundred on grain carloads
from points in Kansas territory 10
points south and east. This reduction
in rate applies on wheat moving from
all Kansas points for both domestic
and export trade. The domestic mar
ket includes all points in the United
States. while the export trade includes
the wheat that moves chiefly via Gal
weston to foreign ports.
In some cases. the reduction VIII
exceed 2 cents per hundred. and IN
others 1t will be less than cents. but
the average decrease in the rate. 1t is
said. Will be 2 cents.
AS there are sixty pounds Of wheat
In bushel. a reduction of cents per
cents a bushel in the freight. This
means an increase of 1 cent busheI
in the price the farmer will receive
for his wheat. An average car OF
bushels. AT the reduced tariff the
freight on a car of 1000 bushels or
wheat would be $12 less than before.
Most wheat IS sold Free on board
cars at destination: For instances;
farmer in western Kansas. in looking
for a market for his wheat. decides
he will sell in Kansas City. he as
poses of his wheat on that market he
does not prepay the freight, but sells
the commodity (. o. b. cars in Kansas
City, which, however, really means the
same thing, as the shipper pays the
freight. With the rate reduced 2
cents per hundred pounds. there Will
be saving to the farmer of L cent
bushel which means that he Will get
1 cent more a bushel for his wheat
than heretofore.
As there IS a good deal of wheat
moving for domestic and export use,
to Texas and points both east and
south, the earnings accruing to the
farmers by reason of this reduction in
the rate will be considerable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22

a railroad contractor formerly OF
Strong City. Kan, but. now living in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
THEY GO WITH c. S. JoBEs.
Calvin Hood and c. j. Lantry i'm the
New Trust Company.

Kansas City. April 22.-when c. s.
Jobes goes from the American Ma
tfonaI hank to the Pioneer Trust COM
pany he will take with him two and
perhaps three of the bank directors
who will be elected to similar posi-
lions with the trust company. They
are William Kenefick, the railroad
contractor: Major Calvin Hood of
Emporia. Kan, and Charles ]. Lantry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
ORIENTAL TRAFFIC. BETTER.
It's Beginning TO Get Back to Normal
Conditions

Traffic officials of the Burlington road
report a revival Of oriental traffic. Since
the cessation of the war between Russia
and Japan there has been a marked
falling off in this traffic, but the turn
seems to be assured. Traffic is now
considerably greater than it was be-
fore the war began The demand for
American cotton by the people of the
Orient appears to be increasing at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22

fected and the roads refusing to ac-
cept cotton which had been sold for
time delivery. The railroad commits
sion has ordered the roads to increase
their trackage facilities 20 per cent at
Galveston.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
Want PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Bismarck Commercial Club Will
Make Overtures for Location
of Institution.

Bismarck Tribune: The Commercial
club directors are investigating a pro-
position toward an effort to secure
the location of Presbyterian college
at this place. It appears the Presby-
terians are looking for location for
such an institution in this state and
have made tentative overtures to the
Commercial club regarding a bonus.
A number of business men have inter-
ested themselves in this matter and
already several have offered handsome
subscriptions to fund to secure the
college.
Such an educational institution
would prove an excellent thing for
this section of the state as there III
no college of higher education in this
part of North Dakota, and Bismarck
being the pivotal point of the Missouri
slope the Presbyterians naturally
made overtures to our people first
The directors of the club will make
preliminary canvas to see what the
sentiment OF the people on this sub
ject is and hope that all will look at
the matter in the light it's Importance
demands.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25

Umpire to raise his right arm for
every strike.
The alterations that will probably
be part of the playing code of next
season are now in shape for consid-
GRAFTON. 1t has been several years
since any changes have been worked
in the rules. and it is time that some
alterations are made, now that weak
points have been laid bare.
The most radical change proposed
is the proposition to score time at
bat against a player every time he
should have been retired, but is saved
by an error. At present, when bat
ter's time at bat is prolonged by an
error, such as a dropped foul fly, an
error is scored against the fielder,
but the batter gets an extension at
bat without any penalty. Under the
new rules an additional time at bat
will be recorded against batter ev-
cry time he would have been retired
but for fielding break.
The foul tip rule will probably be
more strictly defined. as there is some
confusion at present in this respect,
especially regarding the stealing of
bases on foul tip strikes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
BASEBALL RULES MAYBE
CHANGED COMING SEASON

Following are the important chang
es in the baseball rules which will
go before the joint rules committee
of the two big leagues for considera-
ton soon:
Scoring wild pitches and passed
balls as errors.
Scoring time at bat against a
player every time he should have
been retired but is saved by an error
Giving the umpire power to call a
ball when batsman tries to evade
a wild pitch which is about to hit
him, and which hits his bat.
Doing away with giving stolen bas-
es 20 runners on whom there is no
play.
Prohibiting batsmen from stepping
from one side of the plate to the
other while the pitcher is making his
preliminary motions.
Altering pitching rule so as to pre-
vent pitcher from bouncing the ball
over the plate for strike, something
perfectly proper under the rules at
present.
To more strictly define the foul tip
rule: also the blocked ball rule.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25

There are many holders in
our neighborhood, but not one settler
out of twenty-five has taken advantage
OF the committing law, which permits
claim-holder to leave his homestead
for three months during the cold spell
of the year.
1.-THE rural carrier who takes mail
overland three times a week, a dis
lance of S5 miles out of Williston, has
not yet missed trip this winter. We
laugh at the stories which we have
seen in the daily papers, for this win
ter has not been exceptionally cold,
and land still maintains its price In
our community"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
GIANTS ARE OFF FOR
THEIR TRAINING
FIELD
New York Team Will Leave
Today for Los Angeles
Where They Do Stunts.

Associated Press to The Evening Tines.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-The New York
Giants of the National league met in
rendezvous at the Victoria hotel today
for their trip to Los Angeles, CAL,
where they will do their spring train
ing stunt. In the party here are
Mathewson, Christy, Dahlen, Hanni-
fan. Seymour, Burke, Corcoran, Bow
erman, Bresnahan, Wiltse, Ames, Dom
lin, Mccain, Strang, Brown, Fftzger-
aid, Ferguson, Burke, Mullen and
Trainer Harry Tuthill, together with
F. M. Knowles, the secretary-treasur-
er of the club, and several newspaper
men. Luther Taylor will board the
train at Kansas City and Iron Man"
McGinnity has promised to join the
party at Newton, Kan. The trip will
be made over the Santa Fee and on
Wednesday the party will enjoy a
day of sightseeing in the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado, arriving in Los
Angeles on the afternoon of next
Friday.
Manager McGraw has been in Los
Angeles for some time, together with
Shannon and Devlin, and in a tele-
gram he stated that he is now in good
condition to put the rest of the crowd
through at merry pace from the
start. All of the players are pleased
with the prospect of training in Cali
fornia. Last year out of three weeks
spent in Memphis there were but
eleven days when the weather allow
ed the men to work. The Giant will
return from Los Angeles on the south
ern route, playing the ST. Louis Amer
leans in San Antonio on March % and
the Philadelphia Americans in New
Orleans on March 81 to 81.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
IS THE LANO OF PLENTY
DR.. Geo. II. Thomas Says Williams
County Hard Times Stories Arc
Fabricatl0ns of Distorted Minds.

DR.. George H. Thomas coroner of
Williams county has been in Mime
apolis since early last week, and
while there has been conducting an
educational campaign to disabuse the
mind of the people who think that this
state has been in the grip of frosts,
hunger and fuel famine.
When seen by press representa-
tive, DR.. Thomas says the reports
sent out to Twin Cities and eastern
papers have been greatly exaggerated.
"In my county and the neighbor-
hood, there has been no suffering, and
lack of fuel is unknown. Only one
man has been frozen to death during
the winter in the county. That man
was caught in a blizzard, near the
Canadian border, and he did not die
In his house. It is true we do not have
to depend on the railroad company for
fuel, for our county affords enough
fuel, both wood and coal.
People there have clothes to burn
and coal is delivered to the consumer
at $3.50 per ton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
G. \. EARNINGS ON DECREASE
Figures for Month of January Show
Falling OF of 80 Per Cent
Amount Was $2,548,OOO.

The earnings of the Great Northern
railway during January, 1907, amount
ed to only $2,546,0OO, the smallest
amount reported for many years.
These figures show a decrease of 30
per cent over the earnings of last
year. The explanation is that a large
part of the system was blocked by
snow many of the days and it was i'm
possible to carry on operations. If
the net earnings were published, they
would unquestionably show greater
decrease, relatively, than the gross
earnings. If the weather continues
fair during the balance of February,
however, this loss should more than
be made up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-25
THORPE WILL ENTER
Fargo Roller Skating Expert
is to Compete for Cham
pionship.

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 25.-Al Thorpe,
the speedy local roller skate racer,
left Saturday evening for Minneapolis,
where he will enter the tournament
for the championship of the northwest,
including participants from all parts
of the country. The races will begin
early this week. Mr.. Thorpe has been
notified that he is eligible to entrance
into the events of the tournament by
virtue of the excellent showing he has
made in races this year. During the
past week Mr.. Thorpe defeated some
OF the fastest skaters of the northwest
and easily maintained his claim of
northwestern champion. His friends
are confident that he will make a
good showing at Minneapolis and some
go so far as to express the opinion
that before long North Dakota will
have two worlds champion skaters.
Norval Bapie of Bathgate is the recog-
nized worlds champion ice skater
and Al. Thorpe of Fargo may become
the worlds champion roller skate
racer.