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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
Difference IS CENTS.
Between Shipping Lumber East OF
Shipping 1t West.

Chicago, Feb 22.@There is diff
ference Of 35 cents a hundred weight
to lumber shippers of the middle
west between hauling carload of
lumber from Los Angeles to Mfsso uri
river points and hauling the same car,
refilled with lumber, from the Mis-
souri, river to Los Angeles.
This difference was considered yes
terday by Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Prouty in the complaint of
turers association against all the Pa
cifc coast and middle west railroads.
G. w. Luce, general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific, and c. G.
Burnham, assistant to the first vice
president Of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy were the chief witnesses for
the railroads. Both maintained that
there is no necessity for q lower west
ern rate because the coast competi-
low eastern rate is made because the
east-bound traffic Is much heavier
while the west-bound shipments OF
other commodities than lumber
eliminate empty car movement west
ward The hearing will be continued
next week.
Commissioners Prouty and Harlan
Yesterday heard testimony In the
complaint of is creameries Of Neb-
raska and Kansas against Ia railroad
and 5 express companies, charging
Illegal combination to raise freight
rates. In August, 1907, the rates or
shipments Of creamery products were
raised. The railroads and express
companies claim added cost Of labor
and operating expenses necessitatee
| the increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
WANTS ATTORNEYS FEES.
A. E. Crane Seeks Authority to Sell
Imprisoned Indians Farm.

Washington, D. c., Feb. ga. e.
Crane. an attorney of Ho1ton. Kan,
wants the Indian office to give author
ity to sell an eighty-acre farm belong
ing to Harry Witchewah, an Indian,
on the Pottawatomie reservation in
Kansas Witchewah, while with the
101 Ranch Wild West show killed a
woman at Newport, News, w. Va. His
trial for murder begins on March g.
Crane expects to defend him and
wants the farm sold SO he can get
some money for his fee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
MORE CASH THAN EVER.
Deposits In Chicago National Banks
Largest In History.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Depos1ts in the
National banks Of Chicago are now
the largest in their history. The
money panic, so far as the banks are
concerned, is completely over, and
confidence has been re-established
among country institutions. The de-
posts have poured in from banks In
the western country.
Deposits Of the National banks al
the beginning Of business February
Is, were s345,0 51,S24 The last pre-
vfous high mark was made May 20
1907, when the total was $S4O,496,-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
r. e q. Tra;n Wrecked.

Connellsville, Pa, Feb. 22.-Train
No. 9, from New York to Pittsburg.
on the Baltimore & Ohio railway,
was wrecked at Salisbury Junction 40
miles east of here at O'Clock this
morning. With the exception OF the
mail car and baggage car. the train
was derailed and one passenger,
Rudolph Leonard Of the University of
New York, was injured slightly being
thrown from his berth and all on
board were severely shaken up. The
cause of the accident is not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22

Manhattan. Kan, Feb. 22-The Axsies
won their first basketball victory Of
the season here. The game was good
IN all respects. The Aggies were fouled
10 times while Glasco was fouIed IA
times. Glasco's weak point was in
throwing goals. Glasco was in the lead
at end of first half but Aggies were de-
termined to win and the game ended
"a to % in Manhattan's favor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
Attempt to Burn a Hotel.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. IA
disnafcb from Muskogee says a das-
tardIy attempt was made to burn the
scales hotel of that city early this
morning. while about 100 delegates to
tha Democratic convention were
asleep In the building. Oil was
poured over the floor OF two vacant
,,oons and pet on fire, but the flames
were extinguished before any great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
Train Of Big steers for Chicago.

Last Saturday twenty-five car loads
of cattle were picked up in Pottawa-
tonne county for the Monday Chlcago
market. The shipments were made
from St. George, Wamego and Belvue.
In the consignment were some fine
FLOODED stock. Louis Ebert, of this
Mace. had two cars OF Herefords that
were exceptionally fine. One car av-
eraged 1872 pounds and the otner car
average ITO pounds.-Wamego
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
Poisoned From Licking stamps.

New York, Feb. 22.-For the second
time in two years Miss Myra Silver
naile of Norfolk. Conn, Is In New
York hospital suffering from a dis
ease of the tongue which is said to
have been contracted through contact
with postage stamps while she was
engaged as an assistant in the Norfolk
postoffice. The disease is exceedingly
painful and the hospital and surgeons
are at loss to account for it, but be-
lieve it to be the result of poisoning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
schaefer Wins From Cutler.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-The 1900 point
1871 ba1k line billiard match between
Jake Schaefer of Chicago and Albert
Cutler of Boston, which has been in
progress here since Monday, ended last
night with Schaefer for a winner Total
score, 1,500 to 1,224.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
BRYAN speaks to ia. 0na

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 22-Ten thousand
people crowded the state arsenal last
night and heard VIM. J. Bryan discuss
the political issues of the day. A state
federation Of Bryan clubs was organ
ized-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
New kansas Carriers,

Washington, Feb 22.-These rural
carriers have been appointed: Kansas
|-Bentor, route 2, Joseph Nichols,
carrier; Hugh C. Nichols, substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
Manhattan pa. GIasoo aa

damage was done Great exciten>n
prevailed for q time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
AFTER THE ANN ARBOR.

A dispatch from Cincinnati indi-
Gates that the relations between the
Ann Arbor and the Detroit. Toledo &
Irontcn railroads have become very
acute. with the chances for other
powers getting hold of the Ann Arbor.
The ID. I. & |. purchased the Ann
Arbor few years ago for five and a
half million dollars. payable In five
per cent collateral trust notes. with q
big bunch of common and preferred
Ann Arhor stock. The ID. T. 81.
went into the hands of a receiver last
February, and on June default was
made on the interest on the notes.
Now there Is fight on between var
ious action holding Ann Arbor secur-
tiles to obtain possession of the road
The sale of certain of those securities
is supposed to be in progress in Gin
cinati TODAY. Possibly now the old
rumor that the Grand Trunk system
was anxious to get the Ann Arbor all
may prove true.
-Owosso Argus June 26.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of Alma Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the
Kidneys,

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick Backacbe and many
kidney ills follow;
Urinary troubles, diabetes
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all
Alma people endorse our claim
Mrs.W II Smell. living on Gratiot
avenue, Alma, Mich. SAYS: my hus-
band has used Doan's Kidney Pills.and
found them very beneficial For years
he had great deal of trouble with
his back, the pains were intense and
extended into his shoulders. The
action of the kidn eys was also weak,
and it was always worse whenever he
caught cold. 1t was hard for him to
bend or lift anything. and at times he
suffered so severely that he was un-
fitted for any kind of work. He pro-
cured Doan's Kidney Pills at the
George Sharra-'s Pharmacy with the
result that he was entirely.s cured.
We have informed many people of
this remedy and are always pleased
to do So
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
Sole agents for the United States.
Remember the Named oan's-and
take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

to stack the lumber on. Unless the
lumber is particularly green. it is us
nally left in dry kiln about week.
After taking treatment in the dry
kiln the lumber goes into the planer.
machine which planes it on both
sides If it is desired to make floor
ing board of it, it is run through what
is called a flooring machine This
planes. notches and tongues it so that
it Is ready TO be laid.
Manv orders call for cut material
such as sheathing, etc. For this
purpose there ARE three rip saws
which slice the lumber ur in any de-
sired-sizes.
Perhaps the most interesting piece
of machinery is the sticker or mould
ing machine. This is machine
used to saw mouldings, foot boards,
and fancy frame work. 1t has an
adjustable set of dies with which any
desired pattern can be cut.
This completes the preparation of
the lumber it having gone through
what might be called the preparatory
department. 1t is now ready for the
finishing department where it is made
up into the various orders for frames.
sashes. doors. blinds. etc.
With the projections of the planning
department TODAY a man can have a
plan drawn for house. send ii 10
the planning mill and have every piece
of timber in it cut in exact size
ready to be fitted into place. By 20
doing he saves all the loss of waste
which would occur If he bought his
lumber in bulk and had il cut as he
came TO IL in the building.
One of the greatest money savers in
up-to-date planning mill is the saw
dust collector. This is an immense
pipe which extends across the build
ing from ore end to the other. From
this pipe. extending to each machine
is smaller pipe with fan like
mouth opening directly under the
machine. Into This mouth the saw
dust drops. An immense fan operat.
ing at one end of the big pipe creates
suction which draws up all the
sawdust into the big pipe. and car.
lies IL to the fire room where it il
used for fuel A few years ago all
this sawdust was allowed to 20 70
waste unless some one wanted II
badly enough to come and haul II
away. It often collected about the
shop and was q constant source for q
possible fire through the danger of its
becoming ignited-
The manufacture of lum Der seems
small today when compared with the
figures of q few years ago, vet the AL.
ma lumber mill puts out over I. 200. 00(
feet of prepared lumber every year.
In addition to this 1t buys and sell,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Alma Still Shows New Evidence
OF Rapid Growth
HOUSE BUYERS ARE IMPROVING
Over Fifty New Houses Built Since
Last Year-Thirty More to Build

There are indications of the rapid
growth of Alma to be seen every day.
The total number of buildings in the
city, exclusive of the business places
on Superior street between the Arcadia
hotel and the Alma Roller Mills. is
now 700. A year ago there were only
64s. Recent school census reports in
dictate an increase of 400 in the city s
population. Carefully collected figures
on the number of new families NOV
ing into Alma also bears out the above
indication
Recently, that is within the last
two months, business has been more
than good. The claim that local Cd
tion would make Alma dead town is
being refuted on every hand. Even
many of those who made the above
predictions are now freely admitting
they we're wrong. 1t is the money
that was once being recklessly spent,
hut is now going into legitimate chan
nels of trade that il producing all
this change. And Judging from re-
ports from other towns in Grstiot
county similar change for better
times is being felt everywhere.
Building operations in Alma are
booming this summer. No less than
twenty-five new houses have been built
or are in the course of construction
since March ist and fully fifteen more
are planned for before the snow flies
Most of these buildings consists of
frame dwelling houses for the average
sized family. They represent cost
of from $1,000 to $500. One notice
able thing is that in every case these
houses are either to he ready for i'm
mediate use for the builder OF they
are already leased by renters to be
occupied as soon rs completed. There
are only nine empty houses in the
city. These are mostly inferior build.
Alma Heights Is the section of
ings.
the city that is booming The build
Ing sites on the Heights are well
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

Some interesting Facts Cleaned From Visit TO the Lumbe
Department Of the Alma Grain & Lumber Company.
A WONDERFUL SYSTEM WHICH SAVES EVERYTHING
Methods Applied Manufacture of Lumber Cut Off the
Loss in Woae.-Sowdut Shavnss Bill n

the South by rail or by boat from Ca
madam lumber forests to Bay City or
Saginaw. and thence here by rail.
II is shipped all cut and sorted where
even Ave wears ago it was shipped in
bulk and the sorting was left to the
buyer. After delivery at the mill il
quickly finds its way into various out
let's but so closely is il taken care OF
that less than five percent of the bulk
is wasted.
IL is manufactured into various build
ing materials like house-frames. clap
boards, lsthes, shingles, sash and door
frames. inside fixtures. flooring etc.
Among the company's many orders the
Record man found one for furnishing
the inside fixtures for the five new
state buildings at Lap. or. Mich. which
will be a home for feeble-minded An
other was for the inside furnishings for
the new addition to the state normal
at Mt. Pleasant
The reader will appreciate what a
saving is effected when he pauses to
consider that the sawdust and shavings
are sufficient TO supply fuel for the en-.
CINE room seven months out of the
year. In cash this means a saving
close to s. a dsv or about 800 wear.
Recently the company began usina
waste pieces of wood I'm msking pc
tato crates and rustic benches and
chairs. This not only saves the money
represented in the waste, but also
returns good profit.
The cheaper waste is made into
lathes or where not available for that,
II is sold for kindling wood.
To eauip a modern planning mill re.
auires large outlay of capital. There
are manv pieces of machinery in the
equipment costing from $3.50 upwards
to $1,000.
Then there il a drying room. called
q dry kiln where the lumber IL
thoroughly dried before IL goes out
into the mill. This il a large room
heated by hot air. In 10 are platform,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

direct each year fifteen carloads of
shingles and seven of lathes.
While engaged in the manufacture
OF lumber the Alma company also
handles coal. wood, tile, lime, cement,
roofing fertilizer. fence posts and brick.
It's coal business represents half the
coal business done in this corner of
Gratiot county. Its cement and lime
business is overtaxed at all times and
so is the tile business. With the latter
il is often hard to keep up with the
normal demand Since farmers gener-
ally have seen the good results OBJ
tainsble from draining and irrigating
their farms they have taken hold of
the thing proposition with both hands.
There are very few of the improved
farms of this section that are not
drained with tile. or that have not
been converted into fresh green lands
through tile irrigation.
Since the Alma Grain and Lumber
Company was fol med il has built ar
extensive cement retaining wall at the
foot of the dan on State street to pre-.
vent the inroads the stream was max
ing against the north bank of Pine
River. 1t has also erected several sheds
for lumber storage and large coal
sheds. It's business however. is grow
ing so rapidly that further additions
will have to be made soon.
The planning mill employs about IL
men ana several more are kept busy
on wagons or on other various duties
connected with the lumber branch of
the company. Edward Hannah. for
merly one of the partners of the Tinker
and Hannah lumber company is super
intendent of the mill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

The evolution in the manufacture of
lumber or in the manufacture of lum-
Der into building materials has been
brought ABOUT partly bv good business
sense of the lumbermen and partly bv
the decreasing supply of lumber in
the United States. Many of the older
residents of Alma, and in fact of any
section of Michigan can recall the
time. not long ago, when only the best
lumber was used. The seconds and
waste ends were thrown into scrap
pile and either used for firewood or al
lowed to lie and rot Today modern
machinery. an increasing demand for
lumber and a decreasing supply of the
material for lumber, has resulted in a
saving of every particle of waste ma
terial even to the sawdust
With modern equipment and a well
organized system the lumber depart
ment of the Alma Grain and Lumber
company has kept step with every new
Improvement Organized hut year
ago. when the present company took
over the Tinker & Hannah Lumber
company. it is TODAY pushing forward
into every Michigan market aud not
only holding its own. but entering new
fields every day. It's reputation fol
fair dealing is well established and tC
this reputation the COMPANY is contin'
uslly adding. The lumber department
Is managed by W. N. Naldrett. vice
president of the company, and to his
able executive ability il due much 81
the company's success.
Lumber. like many other materials
has advanced rapidly In price in the
last fifteen years. and IL may he fairl,
said. has doubled in cost This !,
due TO the decrease in the supply.
When the firm of Tinker & Hannah
was first organized in 1894 most OF
the lumber used was obtained from
Michigan. Cadillac and Saginaw were
the principal points from which 1t wa,
shipped. Today II comes either from
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

located and seem to attract the II ost
attention among prospective property
bnvers.
While rents are quite normal in AL
am only averaging from $40 to $25
there is growing sentiment among
workingmen TO own their.own homes.
This sentiment is being encouraged by
the business men of Alma as ii is
rightly understood that home owners
make up the backbone of any com.
munity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
GOES TO CHINA

An Ann Arbor dispatch to last Sun
days Detroit Free Press saws: Paul
j Allured, assistant director of the
Y. NJ. G. A.. has left his position.
In the fall he will enter Princeton
seminary to prepare for the ministry
and has. this far in advance. L. ade his
plans to go to his chosen work with
Chenting Wang. when that celebrated
Chinese student returns home after he
has spent three years more In the Uni
versitv of Michigan.
Allured is a graduate of Alma COL
lege and has been the last year the
efficient director of the bows depart
ment of the Y. M. G. A."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
CITY PAYS$300 DAMAGES

Miss Harriet Baker. of this city.
who had the misfortune to fall and
break her ankle near the Wright house
last April will receive $500 from the
city of Alma In settlement for her
claim for ds images. Several DAYS ago
her attorney. G. L. Goggin filed a
claim of $500 for damages against the
city on the grounds of defective
sidewalk. After taking the matter
mp the CITY council authorized City
Attorney Kress to offer $500 In settle.
ment of the claim. This offer Miss
Baker. on the advice of her attorney.
has decided TO accept
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

Miss Emma Smith, of Ithaca, and
Mr.. Rowland Clark Burdick. of Utica
N. Y, were married ut Buffalo. June
IL. Miss Smith will be remembered
as having been bookkeeper for Lee
Mercantile 90. in this city last win
ter. She also was a teacher in the
Ithaca Public schools. She has an
uncle here. Joseph Seaver who resides
on Wright avenue. They will make
their future home in Utica, N. Y.
where Mr.. Burdick is In business
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

Edmund Moffatt. dog warden, has
collected about three-fourths of the
dog license taxes TO date Mr. Moffatt
is anxious to have all delinquents pay
I'm their license fees before July list
as June is the only official month for
renewing of same Dogs without liz
cense tags will be dealt with severely
If found running at large
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

John Msrchmont. who is attending
the summer school at Ann Arbor will
return to Alma for two or three weeks
in September before leaving for Col
umbia. University in the fall.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01

Mr. and Mrs Alfred Secord. of
Kingston, Ont, who have been the
guests of the formers brother. John
secord and wife In this city for sever
al days returned TO their home last
Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-07
DELAVAN SMITH
 ANSWERS LETTER

Cleveland. O., December e.-Delayan Smith tonight made the following reply to President Roosevelts letter:
 "The Presidents comments on the Panama editorial are based on state ments made by a prominent New York paper, not the New York Sun, which the Indianapolis News printed at the same time, with many other papers. giving full credit to the source from which they obtained 1t. In making the editorial comment to which the Presi- dent takes exception, the editor of the News credited it's information to the New York paper making the charge and distinctly disclaimed any responsibility for it's accuracy. This editorial was published in the ordinary course of the daily routine of the editorial depart ment at a time when I was absent from Indianapolis, and therefore could not have been inspired by any personal motive. During the campaign informa- ton reached me that MT. Foulke had in his possession letter of the nature of the one now made public and I was further informed that it was left by the President to Mr. Foulke and his judgment whether the letter should be used in the campaign. When this in formation reached me I at once tele- phoned Mir. Foulke extending to him the use of the columns of the News for this purpose, but MT. FouIke did not see fit to avail himself of the op- portunity during the campaign. So much for the personal criticism of nie. The News will deal editorially with the Presidents explanation in due time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-07
LAFFAN REPLIES
 TO THE PRESIDENT

New York, December 6.--Mr. Laffan lows:
 "The editor of the Sun presents his compliments to Mir Roosevelt and &C., knowledges his active sensibility in respect of the attention which MT. Roosevelt has been good enough to pay him in his letter to the Hon. William Dudley Foulke of Indiana.
 Notwithstanding the directness of his challenge, the editor of the Sun declines a controversy with MT. Roose- welt. He Is by no means indifferent to the implied compliment discernible in MT. Roosevelt's tirade. but Mir. Roose- vet las l5Ep in his frequent eellis- ions with various persons of distinc- ton that he has an overwhelming ad- vantage over any respectable antago- mist in his, MT. Roosevelts complete freedom from any sense of personal obligation in respect of the truth. The editor of the Sun is fully alive to the extremity of the inconvenience which attaches to a personal controversy With a man who has shown himself capable of suppression and perversion of in dividual correspondence, an act which in ordinary life would, in the cog nizance of any club or association of elf-respecting gentlemen, entail his prompt expulsion.
 Tn saying these things we cannot disguise our chagrin and humiliation that the person who is addressed is also the President of the United States.
 Tt Is curious that MT. Foulke is a preferred repository of these condolences of the President. It was to him that MT. Roosevelt wrote his memorable let ter denying that he was using the fed eral patronage to aid MT. Taft's can didacy, a letter which at once took It's place among the most valued in cunabula of veracity."