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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
OBJECTS TO STATE COURTS.
Santa Fe VIII Test NIissouri's Corpora
ton Law.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept 1.-THE
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e Railroad
company has gone into the federal court
to ask that John e Swanger, secretary
of state, be enjoined from revoking its
license to do business in Missouri. The
Santa Fe doesn't wish the secretary of
state to- enforce the Missouri law which
gives the secretary the right to revoke
the license of foreign corporation that
files an application in a state court for
the removal of a suit filed by a citizen
Of Missouri to the federal court. The
Rock Island recently filed a similar pro-
ceeding.
A temporary restraining order was
issued by Judge Smith Mcpherson of
the United States circuit court on the
Santa Fre's application The order will
be heard in St. Joseph, Tuesday, Oc-
tober s.
In the proceedings filed this morning
the Santa Fe says that 1T will file an
application today in the circuit court of
Macon county to remove two personal
damage suits from the state courts to
the federal court. The Missouri law pro-
vides that on the filing of such an ap-
plication for removal by a foreign cor
poration the secretary of state shall at
once have the right to revoke the license
of the corporation to do business in the
state. Regardless of this law the rail-
road company says it will continue to
file such application. for removal of suits
from the state to federal courts
The railroad company contends that
the Missouri law Is unconstitutional in
several particulars. The specific ale
cations are that t violates article 2,
section 8 of the Constitution of the
United States. which gives the United
STATES courts their powers and jurisdic-
ton in all cases arising under the con-
stitution and in cases between citizens
of the states. It also violates the COM
pany says, section 10, article of the
federal constitution. which provide
that no state shall pass laws violating
the obligations of contract and the
fifteenth amendment in that the Ms
souri, law discriminates against ths.
Santa Fe and in favor of domestic cor
porations. The railroad company's
principal objection to the new law is
that it gives the secretary of state the
power to pass upon questions of remov-
al from state to federal courts,
province which, they say, belongs alone
to the courts themselves. The Missouri
law also interferes with Interstate COM
merce the railroad charges.
The railroad company took this pro-
cedure to head of any act of the secre-
tary of state in revoking the license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
STRIKE SEEMS TO IMPEND.
Engineers on Missouri Pacific Not
Satisfied With Things.

Kansas City, No, Sept 1.-THE
Kansas City Star says
The Brotherhood of Engineers in
Kansas City assert that as result of
a vote recently taken. ninety-seven
per cent of the membership on the
Missouri Pacific railway favor a strike
because of the company's refusal to
make certain concessions involving
the round housing of locomotives at
the end of runs 1t is said by the
railroad engineers that the strike of
the engineers on the Missouri Pacific
system will also involve the engineers
Of ali the Gould lines including the
Iron Mountain. the Denver & Rio
Grande, the wabash, the Texas Pa
cffic and the International and Great
Northern There are 1900 engineers
employed by the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain alone
Representatives of hremen and
railway trainmen were in Kansas City
Yesterday canvassing the situation
with a view to joining with the en-
gineers in the proposed strike. A
conference of the engineers order
and the railway officials will be held
in st. Louis this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
A NEW MOVE IN TEXAS.
Effort to Force Railroads to Become
Owners of Sleening Cars.

The railroad commissioners of Texas
are making a strenuous effort to force
the railroads of that state to become
owners of the sleepings cars in use on
their lines. This move is made with a
view to giving the commission jurisdic-
ton of sleeping car rates within the
state. Thus far the Pullman company
successfully has resisted all attempts of
the commission to regulate sleeping car
rates If Texas, and the commission has
about given up the attempt as hopeless.
On the statute book in Texas there is
a law which provides that all railroad
companies operating in the state shall
supply the transportation accommoda-
tions necessary for the performance of
the service which the roads offer to per-
form as an inducement to the public to
travel over the lines of the roads re-
spectively. The commission has adj
vanced the theory that this law author
ICES it to compel each road to own it's
own sleeping cars. The roads resist any
such Interpretation of the act.
The commission has arranged for 4
hearing Of arguments on the point for
October 8, the outcome of which will be
awaited with a good deal of interest by
all parties concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
HoUNDED BY LOAN SHARKS.
Their Victim Finally Resorts to MUIR
der to Get Free.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-John W. Miller a
railroad clerk, who was arrested Sat
urday night on the charge of attempt
ing to kill and rob Edgar NJ. Crumb. a
diamond broker. confessed the crime to
the police yesterday.
Desperation. caused by the bounding
of horde Of loan sharks was given by
Miller as the reason for the crime for
which he may hang.
In his written statement of the man
ner in which he lured Crumb to the fiat
for the deliberate purpose of attacking
and robbing him, Miller, who is slim
dark faced man, SO years old. revealed
one of the most shocking plots that the
police have dealt with for years. Miller
beat the diamond broker over the head
not only with a stove poker, which
broke in three pieces by the force of
the blows, but with meat cutter.
Crumb is lying near death at the hos
pitaI as a result of the terrible beat
ing he received
Miller said that for a year sharks had
threatened him and swallowed up his
salary and cost him one good position.
His wife, he said, was a good. saving
lived far beyond his clerk salary An
original loan of $50 increased to debts
of $500. The interest was 10 per cent a
month and he had to borrow from one
man to pay interest on his first debt to
another man. Thus the little cloud
threatened to ruin his whole life and
drive him from home.
With some it would have been sui
eide, but Miller began to plot to get
money in some easier way than Dor
rowing it.
Finally he answered an advertisement
inserted in a newspaper by Crumb, who
desired to dispose of some diamonds
Crumb went to MilIer's apartments to
sell the gems. and the attack followed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
TO HAVE A LOG ROLLING.
Chase County WOOdmen to Have an
Outing at Cottonwood Falls.

Cottonwood Falls. Kan. Sept IL
The Modern Woodmen of this county
are making extensive preparations
for the county log rolling which will
be held at this place Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 25 The event will be the
largest of its kind ever held in Cot
tonwood Falls and will be attended
by Woodmen and their families from
every part OF the county
The log rolling program which Is
being made up by the mana ging COM
mittee has not yet been completed
but the celebration will be held in the
Bates grove on the Cottonwood river
where ample accommodations and
provision for every Woedman in
Chase county will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
GIVES AGENTS SIDE OF 1T.
Missouri Pacific Agent Says They Have
Too Much to Do.


Too Much to Do.
A v. Laniborn, agent for the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Blue Rapids, Kan. has
prepared a statement for the State
journal In regard to the bulletining of
trains as per the recent order of the
tells of the troubles of a station agent
and claims that they are not RESPONSE
Die Tor the incorrect bulletins which
appear concerning the lateness of
trains His statement is as follows:
The general public seems to form
the opinion that nearly all station
agents are discourteous and inconsid-
crate. However, they know very lit
tend with to say the least, or they
would not make such assertions as
they do. The office work of the station
agent has doubled in the past ten
years The installing of the telephone
in the ticket office has added to his Ia
bors. A telephone system with 500 sub
scribers must be prepared to answer all
sorts of questions, some of which are
unreasonable. If perchance a station
agent is busy and cuts the party at the
other end of the line off suddenly he is
considered cross and gruff. The agent
is supposed by the public to know tick
ct and freight rates to every little town
and hamlet in the United States and
be prepared to tell all possible con-
nections at a moments notice over the
phone.
Of trains the. agent is at a disadvan
tage. He has to get into communica-
ton with the chief dispatcher before
he can definitely know. At one time
certain train may be Is minutes late
and then make up five minutes in the
next half hour. or it may lose 15 or
20 minutes more and an agent to be
informed as the railroad commissioners
would have it, must be continually
calling the chief dispatcher for infor-
nation. Oftentimes this too is not in
fallible. As an example, we have a
local freight which is due in Blue Rap
ids at a m. There is a small spur
about a mile from this station. Some
times it completes the work there in
Is or 20 minutes and at other times it
requires couple of hours. / think
that l get reported about once a week
on an average for the delay at this
spur when I have no possible way of
knowing how much the train will be
delayed If the railroad board would
with their request to companies to bull
letin the time of the arrival and de-
parture of trains also suggest that the
companies furnish sufficient help to the
agent, they will have the gratitude of
a large number of poorly paid station
agents. They will also find that when
the public learns to treat agents as
men and not as servants they will
have no occasion to complain of the
courtesy Of station agents"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
UNION PACIFIC BONDS.
Underwriting Syndicate Divided Up
$4,000, 900 of Them.

New York, Sept 1.-THE Union
Pacific syndicate which was formed to
underwrite the S75.00O.O0O converti-
Bile bonds, dissolved yesterday and
the unsold bonds which amounted to
about SO, 900, 900 were distributed to
the Syndicate participants The syn
dictate underworld this large issue of
bonds at 90. the same price at which
they were offered to stockholders.
less a commission of two per cent
The stockholders took up about four
per cent of the total issue and the
syndicate manager sold two per cent
of the bonds The bonds were quoted
at IS today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
wICHITA's BUILDING BOOM.
Twenty-Five Permits Taken Out ir
One Day for Residence Houses.

Wichita, Sept. 17.-An previous
records for the number of building
permits issued in one day in Wichita
were broken yesterday. when Fire
Marshal Walden issued twenty-five
permits With one exception. these
permits were all issued to parties who
are building homes. The only excep-
ton Is a small store room.
The largest permit was taken out
by A H Dickinson. who is building
a fine residence on College Hill. The
building is to be two stories high,
with a large attic. It will be con-
structed of frame and stucco. and will
contain eleven rooms and three bath
rooms. The cost of the building will
be $1,000
The total cost of the buildings for
which permits were taken out is $47.-
500 This, taken together with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
ASKS FOR $50, 900 DAMAGES.
Leavenworth Man Sues Bridge Conn
panY for Injuries.

Leavenworth. Kan. Sept 17.-Henry
NJ Currey filed suit Monday in the dis
trict court against the Missouri Val
ley Bridge and Iron works to recover
$50, 600 damages. Currey alleges that
he was employed by the company
building a bridge over the Canadian
river in Texas in April when a defec-
tive guy rope broke and a derrick fell
on him. breaking his hip and infiict-
ing permanent injuries. He says that
he spent $1,000 in doctor bills, and asks
for the remainder as damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
Killed in a Scume.

New York, Sept 17.-Peter Burger
IL years old. of Middle village. in the
borough of Queens, was killed by his
chum. Hermann Wehle, Is years old
m struggle for a small rifle with
which the boys and two companions
had been playing Young Burger was
laughing over his friends efforts to
wrest the weapon away from him
when it was discharged and a bullet
entered the younger boys abdomen.
He soon died Wehle was overcome
with grief He was arrested on a
charge of homicide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
Potatoes 200 Bushels Per Acre.

Atchison, Sept 17.-H. T. Keats.
southwest of town. has two and a half
acres of potatoes that will average two
hundred bushels per acre The varieties
are Harvest King" and Rural New
Workers" Mr.. Keats has twenty acres
of corn that he believes will average
eighty bushels per acre. He has finished
sowing his wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
SAND HILL POTATOES.
FTnney County Farmer Has a Crop of
About 800 Bushels

That this territory is in the potato
belt was shown today when H. C.
Hammond who lives four miles north of
Garden City brought In two wagon
loads Of the finest quality of potatoes
The grade was much finer than many
that are shipped in.
Mr.. Hammond has about three hum
bred bushels.
He says the potatoes were frozen
down twice and then the vines Were al
most totally destroyed by hail--Gar'lcn
City Telegram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
LEAvENWoRTH NOT DRY.
The Atchison Globe Tells a Little
Joke on the Attorney General

A travelling man was in Atchison to-
day, and told the following story: He
was at the National hotel in Leaven-
worth Friday night. A show company.
after the evening performance. were
taking lunch and at every plate there
was a bottle of beer. Attorney General
Jackson entered the hotel, saw what
was going on in the cafe. registered and
took the elevator to his room, and rode
up with six empty beer bottles in the
elevator Leavenworth ism I dry and
doesn't care if the attorney general
knows it-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

the Fort Worth & Denver City from
Washburn to Amarillo.
In accordance with an act passed by
the last legislature of Texas. it is pro-
posed to take uD that portion of the
track between Panhandle and Wash
burn, and build new line from near
Panhandle to Amarillo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
FILES CHARTER AMENDMENT.
santa Fe Subsidiary Line in Texas
VIII Extend.

Austin. Tex. Sept. 1.-THE South
ern Kansas of Texas has filed an
amendment to its charter for the pur-
pose of building a line from a point
about one mile southwest of Pan
handle to Amarillo, about thirty miles.
The road, which is part of the
Santa Fe system, extends from the
Oklahoma state lima TO Washburn,
Tex. us miles, and uses the tracks of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

pure roots and herbs that have a direct
action on the kidneys 1t was the Sc
cret 76 years ago of an old. Quaker
lady. 1t was given to the public by
James Doan, druggist. and is now
known and recommended the whole
world over.
Home cures prove the value of
Doan's Kidney Pills to our readers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
CAN YOU INSPECT HULIs?
This Is One OF the Jobs Which Uncle
sam Has to Offer

The following civil service examina-
tions will be held to fill vacancies In
the service The examinations will be
held on the dates named and Informal
ton of a more detailed character can
be obtained by applying at the post
office: Foreman mechanic. September
is, $1,000 per annum. quartermaster's
department at large: local and assistant
inspector of hulls. 81. 400 per annum;
stenographer and typewriter, male. Sep
TENDER 16. $500 per annum; mineral
clerk. IS per day. September IS; plum
Der and steam filter, September IS. $500
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sHALE FOR BALLAST.
Burlington VIII Use That Taken From
Leavenworth Mines.

LeavenEorth. kan3o Sept. 1.-THE
Burlington has arranged to me- ire
shaie taken from the Leavenwortf,
coal mines for ballasting track in this
section of the country. The shaleT is
mostly slate mixed with sulphur rock
and coal When taken from the mines
and thrown on dump it burns ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

Stacks from spontaneous combus-
ton There are large quantities of 1t
at the mines here. and should this be
used, il will first be burned in kflns as
taken from the mine 1t costs the
mine owners II cents a ton to lift and
dump it. and if they can realize this
amount from it there will be that
much gain in operating the mines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

per annum. quartermaster's depart
ment; mechanical craftsman, Septem-
Der 1870, ordinance department, $1,000
20 S1-zOO per annum; nautical expert,
1900 per annum, September Is: manu-
featuring cement chemist, $125 per
month. reclamation service. September
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Monument to MASSACHUSETTS Soldiers.

Winchester, Va. Sept. 17-With in
teresting ceremonies in the presence
of Gov. Guild and half hundred other
prominent citizens of Massachusetts,,
a monument commemorative Of Mass
achusetts soldiers who fell in the
Shenandoah valley during the civil
war was dedicated here today. The
monument was erected under an ap-
preparation of the Massachusetts, leg
isIature -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
LONG WAYS TO SCHOOL.
Honolulu Lad Comes to Atchison to
Attend College.

Fred Mage of Honolulu is expected
to arrive this evening and will spend
the winter at the home of his grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. Charley Maagc.
and attend Midland college. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs Fred Mage who
moved from Atchison to Honolulu eight
years ago. and his father is manager
of the OIaa sugar mill there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
osawatonie Postmaster Named.

Washington. Sept. 17.-Congressman
Scott of Kansas has recommended the
appointment of Edward H. Wilson as
postmaster at Osawatomie. Kan. 10
succeed s B. Walthall. resigned. The
appoiptu,ent will be made Immediately
WalthaIl proposes to leave the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

$32.6 which is the total amount of
the permits issued Friday, gives a to-
tai of sS0.5OO recorded in the fire
marshars office in two days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
EWIS'SENGEE BINDER
RusuSSas.R You pay1O:
for-CisaPs not SO GOOD


HoltOn Woman = Suicide.
Holton. Kan, Sept. 17.-Mrs Newton
Reeves of Whiting. Kan, committed
suicide by jumping into well Her
i'll health was the cause. She waa -
years old and leaves a family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

published by Authority of the India
and CeyIon Commissioned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-21

Thur. sun, mon. 8 mo.
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Munkacsy's Customer.

It is not generally known that the
nrst patron Of Michael Munkacsy,
known to the world as the painter Of
"Christ Before PLATE" was an Amer
lean, a gentleman from Philadelphia.
who passed through Dusseldorf when
Munkacsy was q young and struggling
artist. The American became convinc-
ed that the young Hungarian's pic
lures had merit. He bought one, took
It to Paris and sent 1t to the SALON.
where it was promptly placed and at
tracted a great deal OF attention.
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to learn barber trade,
few weeks completes, 60 chairs con-
stantly busy, licensed instructors,
tools given, diplomas granted, wages
Saturdays, positions waiting. Won
derful demand for graduates. Write
for catalogue. Moler Barber College,
Cincinnati o.
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Wsrnea ~ a Thistle.

1t was thought by the Danes TO be
cowardly to attack an enemy after
nightfall, but on one occasion they de
Waited from their usual rule On they
crept. noiselessly and unobserved, in
their bare feet, upon the unsuspecting
Scotchmen. When near the camp one
Of the Danes trod upon a thistle and
In his pain cried out This aroused the
sIeeping Scotchmen, and they gave the
alarm. The Danes were defeated with
terrible loss OF life. and ever since
that time the thistle has been the in
sigma of Scotland. with the motto,
memo me impune lacessi.S
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Ear Piercino.

Miss Skremer-Papa says IL l give
up my singing lessons he'll give me
pair of diamond earrings. Miss Sharpe
you've never worn earrings, have
you? Miss Skremer-No; I'll have to
have my ears pierced. Miss Sharpe
oh. 1 see his idea! He wants to pay
you back in your own coin.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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The Incomplete Letterist.

Hubby Wife, dear, why are you
frowning so over that letter you're
writing? Wifey-Oh, carelessly said
everything / had to say before / sign
ed It, and now 1 can't think of thing
for the Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
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WANTED-We want your Music Ord
ers. Routh Music House, SO Main.
Tel SCI 19-7t
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Farmer-So you've had some expert
ence, have you? Youth-Yes. sir. Farm
er-well. what side of a COW do you sit
on to milk? Youth-The outside.-Lon
don Tit-Bits.
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FOR SALE.
NOTICE.
A WISE MAN AND HIS MONEY ARl

A WISE MAN AND HIS MONEY ARE
SOON PARTED
This is not just according to the old
adage, but it describes the present sit
uation here exactly. When a man
can make his money pay thirty or for
ty per cent, isn't he wise to part with
IT. Buyers, who are now taking adj
vantage of our Great Reducing Sale
are DOING THIS VERY THING.
It's the end of the season for us, but
not for you. We want to carry over
no stock. We can use the money to
good advantage. We want room for
Fall Stock, etc. Our prices almost
blush at their cheapness.
HALL MERCANTILE CO.,
21-12 The.Outfitters
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WANTED-Painters. Richmond Mfg
Co. 1927
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Recollection is the only paradise
from which we cannot be turned out
Richter.
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FOR SALE-Good bicycle. nearly new.
Cheap. 126 S. 18th street. 21-It
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hundred old feather
beds, highest price cash paid. Will
be here only few days longer. Send
orders to the Indiana Feather Co.
Windsor Hotel. North Sth street.
Bell phone AR. 21-2t
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PROPERTY listed with me, either for
sale or rent. will receive careful at
tention. j. S. F1tzgibbons. Phone
1910, Ninth and Main. 21-1t
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-The famous South Bend
Malleable Range. not the cheapest,
but the best range made; see them
at Seaney & Browns Hardware
store 915 Main ST. 21-1t