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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
START A SURVEY.
Interurban Construction Com
pany of Lawrence at Work.
To Locate Route for an Electric
Line to Topeka.
LAY OUT THREE WAYS.
Take the One That Offers the
Most Feasible Grade.
Hope to Begin on the Roadbed
in Thirty Days.
LAY OUT THREE WAYS.

Lawrence. Sept. 22.-The Interur-
ban Construction company, composed
of Lawrence men, starts work today
at No. school house. on the prelim-
mary survey of an electric line route
between Lawrence and Topeka. AS
soon as this survey is made the
same party will start work immediate
~ and lay out line between here and
Kansas City.
The Interurban Construction COM
pany is the. name given the local
street car men who are asking for.
a franchise. Prominent members of
the company are C. E. Sutton. w. E.
Spalding. ]. E. Stubs, w. E. Bromel-
sick and others. 1t has at present an
ordinance before the city council, but
whether it gets the local franchise
or not, it intends to go ahead and
Sutton, who is managing the company.
says they have plenty of financial
backing to push their line through.
The surveying party will be headed
by Dana Templin, one of the chief
engineers in the laying out of the
Orient. He will have eleven men I'M
der him and will push the work rapid
~. The start will be made from the
No. school house southwest of town.
According to the present plans the
company intends to lay out three lines
between here and Topeka and then
take the one that offers the most feas-
ible grade and the cheapest and the
right-of-way most easy to obtain. One
of these lines will follow closely the
grade of the Orient through here.
AS Mr.. Templin surveyed this he is
thoroughly familiar with the country
and will probably locate the proposed
line on about the same right of-way
as he did for the railroad company.
Another line will be run out the Cali
fornia road here and the third follow
ins the Santa Fe tracks closely.
Whichever one seems the most feas-
ib}e and can be built with the least
tole and can be built by the Inter-
urban Construction company.
Mr.. Sutton says that if he can OBJ
tain the necessary right-ofway, the
company can start grading on its line
inside of thirty days and will have the
entire line in operation in two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbeta
was revelation to the prize fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the Jaw,
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown in to worry and
weary the fighter, but If scientific man
had told one OF the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region Of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce is bringing
hope to the public parallel fact; that
thd seomacA Is the most vulnerable organ
out of She prize ring as well as in it. We
protect Pur, hNaGs, throats, feet and lungs.
but theNAs9nSob\Ye are utterly indiffer-
ent TO, until GiseASA finds the solar plexus
and knocks us out. Make your stomach
sound and strong BY DIE use Oh Doctor
Pierce,s Golden Medical Discovery, and
You prQtect YQurself in YOUR most Yplner-
able SPOT. "Golden Medical Discovery
cures weak stomach" indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver bad, thin and inn
pure blood and other diseases Of the or
gans Of digestion and nutrition.
The Golden Medical Discovery has q
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage it
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it
is well to cleanse the passages with DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the Discovery as constitutional REM
edy. Why the "Golden Medical Discov-
cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as OF the
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain to you Il you will
read booklet Of extracts from the writ
ings of eminent medical authorities, en-
dorsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. 1t is mailed
free on request. Address DIR. R.V Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DR.. Pierce's
medicines from which it will be seen that
they contain not drop of alcohol, pure,
triple-refned glycerine being used instead.
DIR. Pierce's great thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
Will be sent free. paper-bound, for 81 one
cent stamps, or cloth, bound for 81 stamp2.
Address DR.. Pierce as above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
FOR PIKPLEs, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema and
Graduates Minor Skin Troubles
Over Night.

New Discovery Cures Eczema and
Eradic0tes Minor Skin Troubles
Over Night.
few months ago the dispensers Of
posiam, the new discovery for the cure
OF eczema, decided to allow the drug
glsts of the country to handle it. Pre-
vious to that time it could only be
obtained direct from the laboratories.
since this change in the method of
distribution, poslam has met with the
most phenomenal success of anything
introduced to the drug trade in the
last 80 years. All leading druggists,
including Fred A. Snow. in Topeka
are now carrying the special 60-cent
size recently adopted, also the 50 Jar.
Inc great success is not surprising
when 1t Is remembered that. in eczema
cases, poslam stops the itching with
first application, proceeds to heal i'm
mediately, and cures chronic cases in
a few weeks. In minor skin troubles,
such as pimples, bIackheads. acne.
herpes. blotches, rash, etc, results
show after an overnight application.
Experimental samples of poslam are
sent to anyone by mail free of charge,
by the Emergency Laboratories, 80
West Twenty-f1fth street. New York
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
ENROLMENT is GOOD.
Wichita Schools Show a Gain of 1000
Over 1907.

Wichita. Sept. 22.-There are nearly
5000 students enrolled in the public
schools, colleges and academies of
Wichita at the close of the first week
of school. This is an increase of
nearly a thousand over the enrolment
at the same time last year.
In the public schools the figures for
the enrolment at the end of the first
week can not be given with accuracy.
as the monthly reports alone are kept
on record. But even at the close OF
the first week this year there is an
increase of fifty-four over the total in
the public schools at the end of the
first month last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Official Valuation Roads Is
Sought by Prof. Adams.
Will Urge Congress to Give Him
Authority to Act.
IMPROVE REPORTS
Statistician of Commission Gives
List of Points to Be Gained.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

In his annual report as statistician
for the interstate commerce commits
sion, Professor H. c. Adams lays par
ticular stress upon the necessity for
legislation providing for the official
valuation of the railroads of the United
States.
He points out that the uniform sys-
tenn Of bookkeeping prescribed by the
interstate commerce commission, based
on section 20 of the Hepburn act, makes
1t doubly desirable that such a valua-
ton of the physical property of the
companies should be had with the least
possible delay. and he believes that
congress at its next session should not
fail to make an appropriation sufficient
TO meet the expenses of such valua
ton by a body of experts. In urging
this matter he points out that the in
PRODUCTION into operating expenses of
a set of depreciation accounts. as pro-
vided for in the commissions system
of bookkeeping. brings prominently
into view an added necessity for an in
ventory of all railroad property.
This is the only means which sug
Gests itself to Professor Adams where
by the investor in railroad securities
can be protected against the deprecia-
ton of his property by In underState
ment of the cost of maintenance. and
through which the public can be pro-
tected against the perpetuation of I'M
duly high rates by charging improve
ments to the cost of transported ton.
Professor Adams has satisfied himself
that these accounts, which serve so i'm
portant purpose, require for their
proper and safe administration COM
plete and accurate information relative
TO the value of the property to which
they apply. and this information can
only be secured by a formal appraisal,
embracing all classes of railroad pro-
perty.
Professor Adams insists that from
whatever point of view this question of
valuation be regarded. whether of rea-
sonable capitalization, a reasonable
schedule of rates. effective administra-
ton of the depreciation accounts, or
of the correct Interpretation of the
balance sheets, one is forced to con-
clude that an authoritative valuation
of railway property is the next import
ant step in the development of gov
ernmental supervision over railway ad-
ministration.
In thus insisting on the necessity
for such a valuation of railroad pro-
perty Professor Adams is but vocing
the views Of the commission itself on
to be the mind of President Roosevelt
in the matter.
The subject is by no means a new
one to receive official attention. and
congress already has been urged to
provide the means for making such a
valuation. Until it is accomplished, it
is held. there must be a great deal of
opinion. even among the experts them
selves. on the questions of overcapital-
ization and the justice of the existing
basis of railroad rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Big Losses Shown on All the Gould
Lines.

Dig Losses SHOWN on All the Gould
Lines.
New York, Sept. 22-Railroad earn
ings:
Denver & Rio Grande, week Sep
TENDER, $467.100; decrease, $4,000
From July 1, $4,25s.2OO decrease,
$669,000
Missouri Pacific, second week Sep
TENDER, $85S,000; decrease, 100000.
From July 1, $s,106,131; decrease, ST.
222346.
Central branch, second week Sep
TENDER. $4,000; increase, 1900.
From July 1, $351,713; decrease, $27,-
616.
st. Louis Southwestern, second week
September, $199,952; decrease. $14,-
$50. From July L $2,002,115; de-
crease, $214.243.
Texas & Pacific, second week Sep
TENDER, $241.7S7; decrease, s26. 64s
From July 1, $S,44S,O15; decrease,
$2,95O,1O3.
Wabash, second week September,
$554,445; decrease, $2,145. From
July /, $S,49O,o4o; decrease, $6o7,63O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
OPERATING EXPENs Es.
Much Attention Being Paid to This in
Annual Reports.

<AHHudI ASepOrtS.
One feature of the annual reports
large numbers. to which particular
attention is being paid is that of
operating expenses. Since the de-
preston set in last fall this has be-
come to all the roads a matter of
paramount Importance. and investors
economical efforts of the managers of
railroads with great interest.
Marked success has attended most
of these efforts and railroads as a
whole are being operated at con-
stderably less expense than appeared
possible in more active times. In dis
cussing this phase of the subject the
Wall Street Summary says:
AS the annual report of the rail-
roads come to hand the wonderful
work done in the way of economical
operation during the last eight months
of the fiscal year ended June 80 be-
comes impressive. OF course, the
maintenance Of property has in some
cases been curtaiIed. but the
stronger companies have been able to
introduce economics that have hardly
been possible for great many
years.
LAS has been we'll said by some
railroad men. the years imm ediateIy
preceding the fiscal year just ended
necessitated the bending of every
effort to move traffic no matter what
the cost of such movement might be.
With slackening of traffic railroad
operating officers have had oppor-
tunity to devote all their energies to
economical operation.
1T is our opinion that, in this
respect. the fiscal year ended June
30. 1908, will mark an era in Ameri-
can railroading. The arrangements
of the railroads have in most cases,
through the economies referred to.
saved sufficient money to make
dividends reasonably safe for some
little time to come. -
"Of course, we believe that it will
be necessary. as the years go on. to
increase freight rates. for the simple
reason that the cost of materials,
supplies and labor will not decline.
AS matter of fact, these costs have
already started to advance again. so
that the unit of cost on the railroads
pursueS their managers like an
avenging nemesis. We have already
pointed out that this is due, in our
opinion, to the great force Of gold
depreciation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
LOWER OF LRATEs.
Mo. Pac. Grants Reduction to Ne
braska Towns OH Kansas Product.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.-On No
vember the Missouri Pacific will re-
duce the rate on petroleum and its
products from the Kansas oil fields
to % cents per hundred weight from
the present rate of 25 cents, thus max
ing the Lincoln rate the same as that
to Omaha. This was one of the rates
asked for in a general way by Lin
coin in a complaint filed last year
with the interstate commerce COM
mission. The reduction will amount
to about SIS per car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
BAD ORDER CARS.
Santa Fe AccImuiates Large Number
at Chanute.


Chanute, Kan, Sept. 22.-There are
so many bad order cars in the yards
of the Santa Fe railroad here that
they are in the way. 1t is said that
more than 200 such cars are stand
ing here awaiting their turn on the
repair track. The number is so great
that the ''Y'' was blocked today and
the passenger train from Emporia
and the one from Pittsburg came
in head first instead of turning around
and backing in, as is customary. The
trains were turned by switching the
cars. The railroad company's equip
ment is crippled because of the re-
trenchment orders issued last winter.
Since July the company has en-
ploved ali the car carpenters that it
can get in an effort to catch up and
get its rolling stock in shape for the
fall business, but there is much yet
to be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
Boston secures Two Stars.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept. 22--The Bos-
ton Nationals have secured two Of the
most brilliant stars of the Three Eye
league in Outfielder Fred Beck and
Catcher Mike Simon. Beck played his
first professional ball with Blooming
ton, being resurrected from the brush
of his home city of Havana, q small
place west of here. He was induced to
Join the team here three years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
IS WANTED AT FORT RILEY.
A Negro Suspected of Murder Arrested
at IIeaVenWOrth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept 22.-Geo.
Redman. negro, suspected of COM
plicity in the murder of Private Hirsh
of the Eighteenth infantry in 1900 on
the reservation at Fort Riley, and be-
lieved to have been the man who shot
and fatally wounded two soldiers in a
fight at Junction City in 1904, was ar
rested here last night by the police
department. officers from Junction
City will arrive today to take Redman
in charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
I'LL AND DEsPoNDENT.
An Usage City Woman Jumps in "a
Well to Her Death

Usage City, Kan, Sept. 22.-In a fit
of dependency, Teresa Ramersa COM
mitted suicide Monday afternoon by
drowning. She was about 20 years of
age. With her mother, she came from
Italy to this city two years ago. Her
affianced. a young Italian, left earlier
in the day for his native land because
of i'll health. She also was suffering
from consumption. 1t is thought that
in her despair because she could not
go with him, she cast herself into a
well, where she was found after sew
eral hours search.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
AccidentaIly I1iIIs Himself.

Rurlingame. Kan. Sept. 22.-While
guarding his grandfather's water
melon patch while the rest of the fam
lily was at church Sunday morning,
Joseph Kirk Brown accidentally shot
himself through the heart and was
found dead in the patch on the fam
ily's return from church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
MOTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM.
viii Run Through Best Territory in
Oklahoma

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 22.-The Ho-
bart Motor Railroad company of Ho-
bart, Okla. capitalized for 100000.
was granted a charter by the secre-
tary of state. 1t is proposed to build
q number of rail lines. One extends
from Hobart northwest through
Kiowa, Washita and Beckam counties
to the Texas Panhandle, which Dor
ders Roger Mills county, distance
of eighty miles: another passes
through Kiowa and Tilman counties
to the state border in Comanche
county rs miles; a third through
Kiowa. Washita. Caddo and Canadian
counties to Oklahoma City, 125 miles.
and fourth through Kiowa and
Jackson counties to the town of
Altus So miles.
All the roads originate in the town
of Hobart. The estimated cost of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
Sullivan Sold to Cleveland.

Cleveland. Sept 22.-"Denny' Sulli-
van, formerly center fielder with the
Boston American League club, has
Joined the Cleveland team. The Fans-
fer was concluded last night and Sulli-
van remained in Cleveland for imme-
date duty, while his former team
mates proceeded to Detroit. The pur-
chase price was not stated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
KILLED WHILE CoAsTING.
Leavcnworth Boy Meets Sudden Death
on a IeaVenworth Grade.

Ieavenworth, Kan, Sept, "a
Andrew Larkin, 15 years of age. was
instantly killed last night when he
with four playmates were thrown
from the vehicle in which they were
coasting down a steep grade on a
paved street One of his companions
tainted at the death of the boy and
was unconscious for three hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
DIED OF LOCKJAW.
A Pine Splinter in His Heel Causes
the Death of Fred Fleming.

Concordia. Kan. Sept. 22.-Fred
Fleming the 10-year-old son of
Charles Fleming, an engineer at the
city water plant. died of lockjaw,
twenty-four hours after he had run
large pine splinter in his heel while
at play. Physicians used $4,000 units
of serum in the effort to save his
life, but the boy died in extreme
agony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22

maintaining a joint. The property
seized consisted of a barrel nearly full
of bottled beer, a gallon of whisky and
a barrel of empties. The hearing for
the disposition of the liquors will be
held Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
before Police Judge Parker, and Carl
sons trial is set for Thursday after
nnn7 a A ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
An Emporia Joint .Raided.

Emporia. Kan. Sept. 22.-Acting
Marshal Eli Raymond and Officer
Andy Armstead raided the house at
213 Constitution street, occupied by F.
Carlson, seized quantity of liquor
and arrested Carlson on the charge of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
Summers.

would present calamity to the coun-
try
He charged the Standard with being
the most ancient of the offenders
against the law and morals" and ac-
cused 1t of employing every form of
oppression and having been a con-
splcuous corruptor both of officials and
of public opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22

construction and equipment is SIS
600 per mile. The incorporators are:
II. H. Hoover r. E. Nye, Arthur
Johnston, A. B. Wey. j. H. Mont
gomery and Jacob Slanor, all of Ho-
bart.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-11
How Thinas Went.

Elliott II, Peabody is one Of the
~best.known men at the Worcester
county courthouse. At one time he
and a few others were interested in a
business deal which they expected to
put through on a certain day. He
was unable to be there, so the next
day telephoned to a Mr.. H for par.
ticulars. A lady answered the phone,
and said that Mr.. H--was not at
home. Mr.. Peabody ,supposing II to be
Mrs. Ii, said: We'll, perhaps you
a tell me what | want to know. |
only wanted 20 inquire how things
went last night"
The lady, in a cheerful. reassuring
tone, said: "Oh, aicely! Mrs. H
is doing fine, and the baby weighs six
and u half pounds. I'm the NURSE
L~ippincott's.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-11
AGAIN DECLINED WITH THANKS.
Wovld-se Contributor "up Against"
the Misanthropic Editor.

The editor looked up as the caller
came forward, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Sir" said the latter, you OBJ
jected to the meter of the spring
poem | submitted to you the other
day. Because of this | have for the
present dropped poetry and turned
my attention to the art of the essay.
list. Here, sir, is a paper on Woman
and Her Defects which | trust you
will find to your liking"
The editor stared hard at the title
OF the essay.
woman and Her Defects" he
repeated. Are you a married man,
sir?"
mo" replied the caller, II am not
married"
The editor laughed harshly.
you should choose subjects" ~
said, with which you have had an
opportunity to become familiar"
And he handed back the essay on
Woman and Her Defects"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

The browning desire in the life of old
B~aumgartner, a Pennsylvania German, is
TO obtain possession of the beautiful
meadow which lies just between Baum
gartners property and the railroad sta
tlon. The property in question was in
herited by Sarah Pressed, very pretty
and athletic young girl, and belonged
solely TO her. But old B~aumgartner had
longed for ii so many years and en-
deavored to purchase il from Sarah's
father so many times that the property
became known as 'Baumgartner's
yearn." At the v~icinage gatherings on
the porch of the store old Baumgartner
always declared that the property would
some day be his. At length Baumgartner
came to realize that his only hope of
obtaining the property would be through
the marriage of his son Sepheniiah to
Sarah Pressed. In a mock auction "Seffy,"
as Sephenijah p. B~aumgartner, Jr., is
popularity known, is raffled off by his
father to Sarah for 81. ''Seffy" is a meek.
slow-going youth, who is never. first in
the race for anything. He is fair haired,
docile, always led by his father. OF a
rather angelic disposition is he-a gentle
and kind youth who seems not to under
stand anything about strife and compe-
tftion. Thus he appears utterly %incapaci-
tated to win in any contest of love or
life. Sarah Pressed is quite the opposite
of Seffy. Her hair is nearly red. She is
all life and animation and can jump
fences like a wild colt and she is grace
and color itself. Her one fault is a very
nigh temper. Baumgartner gives Seffy
some lessons in cOurtShip.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-11

ly surrender. She got his hand--to
lead him. Only that!
You care a lot for-your hat, don't
you, Sef-Seffy? And you want toto
-see"-he couldn't see a thing-"that
THAT I-put it at a safe-place?"
Still by the hand further into the
darkness!
And Seffy honestly tried to prevari-
cate for her a Yes" But he wasn't
thinking of the treasured hat at all,
only the hand-that it was deliciously
warm and soft and electrical. Sud-
denly she stopped very close to him.
Only he was SO dull! He did not
know! Heavens! when a girl waits
for a youth to cOme close to her in the
dark-what else can she mean? But
Seffy actually did not know.
SANS over there! I-I-wish-he
wasn't
To whisper it she had to put one
hand on his shoulder. How else could
she whisper it? And she laughed a
low bubbling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
half-defiance-all invitation!
Seffy stopped to whisper back to her.
Sally waited.
Il know"
Only that!-Sally was disappointed.
For it was the custom in that day and
vicinage and in such circumstances to
kiss a girl without fail. And could a
girl do more than this by way of in
vitation? You must have perceived
that Sally was learned in these mat
ters, And you may be sure she did
not forget Seffy's b~ashfulness and his
inexperience. But surely any one
would understand that much-in the