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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17
STUDY OF TREES.
Government Men of the Depart.
ment of Agriculture
In Reno County Looking Into
the Uses of Windbreaks.
WANT MORE PLANTED
To Protect Orchards and Fields
as Well as Homes.
Is Ground in Timber More VAL
liable Than i'm Corn!
WANT MORE PLANTED

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 11.-Carlos
Glazier Bates. forest assistant in the
forest service of the United States
department of agriculture. with
party from the department.. is in
Hutchinson. He and the others. who
are Prof. F. j. Phillips T. r. Cooper,
C. r. Morrison, w. w. Morris and A.
G. Hamel, are looking into the mat
ter of the uses of the windbreaks
through Kansas. Nebraska and other
states. They are studying to ascertain
the value of trees to the farmer and
the farms They have been on the
treeless plains farther west and are
surprised to find such forest of trees
as is found in the. neighborhood OF
Hutchinson and the central part of
the state.
There are many windbreaks in
Kansas. They are planted for the
protection of orchards and fields. as
we'll as homes. The department
wants to find out whether the trees
are of as much value as they cost the
farmer in the ground occupied. In
some instances these projections are
not needed for years but Mr.. Bates
says that their use once in ten years
will often prove their value for all of
their cost to the farmer.
The party is also getting facts re-
garding the value of the forests as
material for sale in the form of fire.
wood or lumber. They find that
trees are a good producing crop in
Kansas in many places. paying for
their cost in use of ground and in
planting and growing in the added
value they give as a produce, besides
forming an excellent protection from
wind storms to crops and especially
to orchards.
The government is making very dill
gent inquiries with the view of teach
ing the farmer the vaIue of growing
timber for the wood itself, as well
as for protection. The government
wants more trees grown and ii is get
ting at the facts in every possible
manner so as to be able to give all
facts through the forest service to
parts of the country that need the
information.
The members of the party are in
speeding the orchards and the tree
protection in the vicinity of Hutchin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17
a QUESTION OF DISCIPLINE.
IAckawanna VIII Take Firm Stand
With EnDlOYes

Chicago. Aug. lin the interest
of discipline on American railways.
the officials of the Delaware. LacKa-
wanna & Western road declare that
they will. if necessary. stand a general
strike of switchmen on the entire sys-
tenn. The management claims to be
making a decided stand for thorough
discipline and is prepared to fight it
out on that line. either with or with
out the help of public opinion, but
prefers bly, with its help. 1t is be-
lieved by the officials of the roaG that
the dictation of the labor unions IN
matters of discipline should cease and
that railroad company. in the inter-
est of safer operation of trains should
be permitted to discipline Its men
whenever the occasion is presented.
1t appears that switching crew re-
fused to work in the Buffalo yarcs
when it became short-handed by the
illness of one member. which occurred
after all its extra men had gone home.
Ordered to proceed with their work.
they quit and went home. Two mer
were discharged and the union threat
ems to strike unless the men are REIN
stated.
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MADE IS OUT OF 81 BILLS.
Serious Charge Upon Which Two Men
Are Arrested.

Fredonia, Kan, Aug. 17.-Sherin
Timmons has arrested and put in jail
two persons here charged with rails
ing silver certificates one dollar bills to
the denomination Of fives. One, NJ. E.
Schultz, about % years of age, lives
at Fall river. and by occupation is g.
photographer The other is Clarence
Cass. about %, living on a farm six
teen miles west.
Some of this money was passed
here during the fair. The secret SER
vice officers at st. Louis were notified
and l.. I. Philpot promptly appeared
and after making an examination OF
the case considers 1t the work of anna
tours. The United States marshal at
Fort Scott has been notified and upon
the arrival the parties will be taken
before the United States commissioner
at Sedan for examination.
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PIONEERS ENJOY REUNION.
Marshall County Old Settlers Hear
Congressman Calderhead.

Marysville, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE last
day of the Marshall County Old Set
tiers reunion was not as well attend
ed as the two previous days owing 10
the rain of the previous evening. Half
an inch of rain fell here and at differ
ent parts of the county the rainfall
was fully an inch
In the forenoon was the election or
officers of the association for the. en-
suing year. George Delaney and John
X. Livingston, both of Axtell were
chosen for president and secretary. 1t
was decided to hold the reunion at
Axtell next year.
The afternoon session was presided
over by F. E. Kinney of Oketo. Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead of this
city delivered the address of the day.
The ball game between Blue Rapids
and Frankfort teams, the third of the
series. was a spirited one from the
start and was won by Blue Rapids by
a score of to 4.
In the evening programme con-
s1sting of speeches by many Marshall
county residents was given as were
also camp fire "reminiscences of the
earliest days of the county
large number of the earliest set
tiers of the county were present and
many who arrived in the county in
the early sixties came to the reunion
from their homes in different states
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AN ARIsToCRATIC FARMER.
Hauls a Spotted Pig to the Market In
an Automobile.

Wichita. Aug. 1.-THE sensation OF
Saturday at the Wichita stock yards
was the arrival of Farmer Wilke with
spotted hog in an automobile for the
market.
Commission men, hog drivers,
clerks, buyers, everybody about the
yards quickly heard of the hog that
came to market in an automobile. So
it was before a goodly crowd that Mr..
Wilkie pulled up to the unloading dock
and dumped off the crate with the
squealing spotted pig in 1t.
who wants to buy the first hog ev-
or brought to the Wichita market in
an automobile ?" cried Charles Smith,
salesman for Paugh & Co.
"I'll take him." yelled Bill Garry.
hog buyer for Cudahy, before the
squealing animal had been unloaded.
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Roads Are Compelled to Incrim.
mate Themselves.
Must Furnish Evidence of ViOke-
tfon of Limited Hour Law.
ERIE LINE PROTESTS.
Other Roads Also Aroused Over
Com missions Order.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

Whether the interstate commerce
commission has power to compel the
railroads to provide evidence against
themselves of attractions of the law
limiting the hours of service of train
men is to be determined in the courts.
The railroads are aroused over the
commissions order making this re-
quirement, which was issued after the
new hours of service law became eff
fective. last March. The order calls
for a detailed report. under oath, with
in 30 days after the end of each month
of all instances where trainmen en-
ployed on the railroads have been on
duty for longer periods of time than
allowed by the law. The roads have
agreed to fight the order, and bills
seeking to restrain the commission
from enforcing it have been fled
Proceedings have been begun in the
name of the Erie railroad in the fed
eraI court at Trenton, n. j., while SIM
liar suits have been begun by the
Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and
the Philadelphia Reading railroads
at Philadelphia. The result of the
suits will be of Importance to every
railroad in the United States.
The railroads contend that the COM
missions order is in violation of the
fourth and fifth amendments to the
constitution. 1t is also claimed that the
purpose of the commission in requiring
the reports is to enable it to obtain
evidence of infractions of the law, in
order that such information may be
lodged with the United States district
attorney and suits entered to recover
the penalties. This would compel the
railroads to furnish evidence against
themselves for breaking the law, and
it is set forth that, as it will be i'm
possible for them not to break it at
some time, it is jeopardizing the rights
of the compliments under the consti-
tuition.
In addition to objecting to the order,
the railroads find fault with the treat
ment they received at the hands OF
the commission. They declare the COM
mission passed the order without CIV
ing them an opportunity to be heard.
Subsequently a request for hearing
was made, but this, it is said, also was
refused.
The compliments in the suits that
have been filed ask that preliminary
injunction be issued against the COM
mission restraining it from proceeding
on the order until the case is finally
determined and that then the court
grant a perpetual injunction annulling
the order entirely. The commission
has until October to file an answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17
AN EMPORIA TRAGEDY.
Guy Linsca Kills His Wife, Then
shoots Himself

Emporia. Kan. Aug. 17.-Guy Lin
sea. laborer, Saturday afternoon
shot and killed his wife and then
turning the weapon upon himself In
flicted a fatal wound. The couple had
much trouble of a domestic character
since their marriage in February,
1907 and Linsea had frequently
threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Lin
sea has been living with her parents
since Wednesday.
Linsea was in police court few
days ago charged with drunkenness
and abusing his wife. In statement
made an hour after the shooting Lin
sea said:
MY mother-in-law was the cause or
II all. She kept after my wife. causing
me worry and expense. l was tired of
living"
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WIFE SLAYER TO BE FREED.
Good Behavior Wins Liberation for an
Oklahoma Convict

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug. 17.-Thos
P. Queenan, an Oklahoma life pris-
oner. under sentence of death, receiv-
ed official information today that his
sentence had been committed to fifteen
years. Acting Governor Bellamy of
oklahoma committed the sentenced
and asked w. H. Haskell warden of
the Kansas penitentiary, to inform the
prisoner.
Queenan is one of the three convict
BARRIERS who shave the warden and
other officers of the Kansas peniten-
tiary. When informed of the good
news and congratulated by Mr.. Has
kell. Queenan seemed dazed. He turn
ed very pale and was unable to speak.
The unexpected news conveying hope
of liberty dumfounded him. He sank
in a chair and it was some time before
he could recover the power of speech
to ask a few questions and thank the
warden.
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LOST IN LITIGATION.
Mexican Southeastern Projects Cost
One Million.

One Million.
Santa Fe. N M, Aug. lin the
matter of the Mexican Southeastern
Railroad company receivership. pend
ing in court here for more than ten
years Judge John r. McFie today
approved the final report of the receiv-
er, Henry w. Leman, discharged the
receiver and Cancelled his bond, this
terminating litigation of unusual in
terest and importance in legal history.
The Mexican Southeastern Railroad
company was organized in 1896 in
New Mexico with a capital Of ten mill
lion dollars. to build road in Mexico
from San Geronimo to Guatemala as
a part of the proposed intercontinental
raiload system. The Spanish-Ameri-
can war came on. the company could
not sell its bonds and Its concession
from the Mexican government became
forfeited, but large amount OF con-
struction had involved the company in
more than a million dollars of net
liabilities
Samuel W. Allerton, the widely
known capitalist of Chicago, was
charter director and large stakeholder.
Various test suits were brought against
Allerton and practically all litigation
was the result of an organized effort to
make him pay all the company's ia
bilities The cause has been bitterly
fought on both sides. In his exnaus-
tive final the receiver regretfully in
forms the court that If he had been
successful in the contest with Alierton
he would have had enough assets in
his hands to pay ell the creditors IN
full. but, as il is. he has nothing.
w. D Washburn of Chicago. Mr..
Allerton's lawyer who has conducted
the defense in all this litigatfon. said
here today that the discharge of the
receiver ended the whole matter
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WOMAN's MISSION SOCIETY.
The Southwest Kansas Branch Meets
i'm Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Aug. 1.-THE annual
convention of the Woman's Missionary
association. especially its southwest
Kansas branch, begins here Monday
evening. The sessions will be held in
the First United Brethren church.
1t is expected that about 60 dele
gates will be here and the church wo-
men will take care of them at their
homes. There are supposed to be at
least two delegates from each local or
ganization. This society has a color.
and it is lavender.
These are the officers of the asso-
citation: President, Mrs. j. S. Rees.
Winfield; vice presidents. Mrs. J.. Z.
Wilson, Wichita and Mrs. M. E. Will
sted. Wichita; secretary, Mrs. e. r..
Myers. St. John; treasurer. Mrs. D. H.
SILL Winfield.
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GO 20 MILES TO VOTE.
Cove County Will Try and Mako
Townships Smaller.

Cove, Kan, Aug. 16.-The neces-
sity OF more townships in Cove coun-
ty was demonstrated at the recent
primary election. and an effort is now
being made to have two more town
ships organized. and IL successful they
will be Center and Castle Rock. The
townships from which these new ones
are expected to be made are SO large
that some of the voters are compelled
to travel as much as twenty miles to
vote and 1t is q difficult matter to get
out the vote on election day. The eff
forts in favor of Center township
have been before the commission for
two or three months and will no doubt
be favorably acted upon by that body.
The petition for the organization Of
Castle Rock township Is just now be-
ing published and Will be before the
commissioners 1t the next meettnG-
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MACOVIC MOVES UP.
Succeeds George w. Taylor as Master
Mechanic at Newton.

Newton. Kan. Aug. 17.-Mr. Z. Z.
Macovic. at present general foreman
of the Santa Fe shops at this place,
has been appointed master mechanic
of the middle division in piace of G.
w. Taylor. who has resigned effective
this date to become superintendent of
motive power of the G. r. & S. A
railroad at San Antonio, Texas.
Mr.. Macovic has been with - COM
pany for a number of years and his
promotion is one that is we'll deserved.
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Here is a curious fact:
Your demand for Van Camps has raised the price Of
the best Michigan beans 25% In three months.
Common beans cost about what they did cost. The
advance has been in those hand picked beans-those
white, plump, full grown beans-whch demand for
Van Camps.
Never before did so many people want such grade of
beans Yet with all this advance, we've not raised the
price to you.
There is reason when dish like this springs into
such demand And that reason applies to you.
We now baking more beans-by several times
than any other concern in the world.
That is solely because baking the best beans,
and millions of people know it.
short time ago, large part of the people bak
ing their beans at home.
They knew baked beans a homely DISH mushy and
broken. The top beans crisped-the middle beans
less than half baked.
That because you baked in dry heat and did not
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MONEY FOR WILLIAM HILL.
Friends of Alexander's Slayer Con-
tribute Towards Lawyers Hire.

Coffeyville. Kan, Aug. 17.-That
William HILL slayer of David Alexan-
der. is not without friends, was evil
denced Saturday when s19s was raised
by public subscription for his defense
A man passed through the brick
plants where Hill was formerly en-
ployed and solicited funds for the pur-
pose of hiring lawyers to defend him.
Nearly every employe threw dollar
into the hat. Hill is still in the county
Jail. having been unable to furnish
bond of $4,000.
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Pittsburg. Kan. Aug. 1.-The
Frisco handled over this division for
the Kansas City market a train load
of bananas being shipped through
from the gulf
The cars are valued at $500 each,
that is. the cargoes are listed at this
This makes a total of $4,000 worth
of bananas that passed through. The
fruit train didn't stop here more than
two minutes, but whirled northward
to its destination.
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An Amusement Resort R,rus

Coffeyville. Kan, Aug 1.-THE
Clyde White City, an amusement re-
sort at Deering five miles west Of
here, was damaged to the extent Of
several thousand dollars by fire Satur-
day night. The fire started in the en-
trance. two story affair. and soon
reduced IL to ashes
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THEY CLEARED OVER 1000.
Clay Centcr's ChautauQua. Which
Closed Sunday. a Big Success.

Clay Center Kan. Aug. 1.-THE
Chautauqua closed here Sunday with
an attendance of 1000. The receipts
were $500 more than in 1907.
The association will make $1,000 to
$1,000. This is the fifth session and
the association has one of the finest
auditoriums in the state which with
it's other improvements cost $1,000, all
of which will be paid for from profits
made in the five years. This speaks
we'll for the cooperative plan. there
being some 900 stockholders who pay
81 a year. getting season ticket in pay
mert.
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Stricken With Heart Trouble.

Parsons, Kan, Aug. 17.-Dr. c. B.
Kennedy, one of the oldest and most
widely known residents of Parsons,
died Saturday afternoon at Erie, Kan,
where he went to attend the funeral
of Judge j. L. Denison. He had been
to the cemetery where his old friend
was buried. and. returning to the
house, he was stricken with heart dis
ease dying within two minutes.
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EMPORIA BOOMERS FOR TOPEKA
Nit white Going to Bring Two Cars
of Elks to Our Sunday Game.

Nit" white, the great ball fan of
Emporia and all around good fellow,
writes the State Journal as follows:
Il will bring about two car loads OF
Elks and ball fans up to Topeka next
Sunday on the excursion. For the first
time in the history of our town we
are going to boost for Topeka and We
really mean it. l will drill the gang
on the way up. and everybody up there
will know that We are from "a live
town..
I'm case the hot weather becomes too
severe. and should make up my
mind to commit suicide, 1 will ask to
umpire the game. Death by up to date
method"
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TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
New Bill of Lading Ruling Not Eff
fcctive Until November l.

Washington. Aug. 17.-An order
was issued by the interstate commerce
today extending it's order
with respect to the date when the new
bill of la ding shall go into effect from
September 1 to November 1. 1908. The
in the original order
was that the bill should be adopted
September 1, 1905. 1t has been repre-
scented to the interstate commission
by both shippers and railroad COM
panies that because of the many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17

Ed Huntley, 20 years of age, received
an injury that caused the amputation
of his right limb at the knee joint. 1t
seems that the young man was at
tempting TO board a through freight.
and in. some way slipped and was
pulled under the train and his limb
crushed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17

administrative it would be necessary
to dismiss the case.
If, on the other hand, the federal
court is pronounced competent to deal
with the question the supreme court
will take up the merits of the case ana
will undertake to say whether the 2
cent rate is confiscatory and therefore
unconstitutional. as claimed by the
roads. Both the state and the roads
have asked for an early hearing.
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The National Dish
Van Camps Beans called dish Thousands Of
begin day. and nobody Perhaps will find
half the homes of the people Van Camps

have heat enough The beans heavy and hard to
digest. They would fer1nent the stomach and fer
mentation formed gas.
You did not eat such beans often
Now have shown you how different beans are, when
they are baked with all our facilities.
We bake in live steam so that all beans baked
alike. No beans crisped, are broken. They
baked until they mealy yet they nutty because
they whole.
We have shown you that beans digestible when
baked as we bake them. Our ovens heated to 245
degrees The particles of the beans separated by
heat that the digestive juices can get to them
The result is, Van Camps are light and digestibe.
They do form gas because they do not femen They
digest.
We have shown you, too, delicious blend-secured by
baking the pork the tomato and the beans all to-
gether.
Thus we have given to millions of people idea
of beans.
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Wellington. Kan. Aug III. NJ
Harper. president of the Bank of Con-
way Springs. a leading member of the
Kansas Bankers association and one
of the wealthiest men in Sumner cour1-
ty. died quite suddenly of acute indi-
gestion. His family was visiting In
Colorado az the time.
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Injured Canning Fruit

Salina. Kan. Aug. 17.-While can
ming fruit, Mrs. Charles Conrad of
this city was painfully burned by the
explosion of the fruit cans. Hot seal
ing wax and the contents of the cans
were thrown with great force into her
face. Doctors say her eyesight may be
saved
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changes in the new bills. one nego-
table andsthe other not, the extension
of the date will lead to better UNDER
standing of its effect and insure its
acceptance by the shippers generally.
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purchased pair of fine English blood
hounds. There is a large territory adj
jacent to Concordia and with his fin0
hounds Mr.. Moore expect to capture
criminals when necessary.
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ROCK ISLAND Disseminated.
Evidence to Be Presented Before COM
mission September IL.

Santa Rosa n NJ, Aug. 17.--An
important suit will come up for hear
ing here September IL in which Noise
Brothers of this city charge the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
company with discrimination In
freight rates against Santa Rosa. Ell
Paso and other cities. Judge Harmon
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion is expected to arrive here to take
the evidence at that time. The case
will be watched with great interest
by the merchants of this city.
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Bloodhounds for Concordin.

ex-sheriff of Cloud county, returned
last night from Nebraska where he
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ell Under the ('nrs.

Alta Vista. Kan. Aug. IA sad
accident happened in the Rock Island
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for Them

but will recommend them as the
best articles of their kind in do
mestic use. They are the leading
havors in America and should be
on the shelf of every grocery.
Enquire for them and dc not take
substitutes.