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The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

yesterday, and was found to be salts.
factory in every detail. The car was
tested by driving spikes for consid-
cradle distance on the main line be-
tween Topeka and Tecumseh. The
test was conducted under the direc-
intendent of motive power of the San
ta Fe, George E. Rex, assistant super
intendent of the tie and timber de-
partment, and Hermann Won
Schrenck, consulting timber engineer
of the Santa F'e at St Louis, and who
also acts in a similar capacity with
the Rock Island and the United States
government.
This invention is right in line with
the other policies Of the Santa Fe
which have been adopted for the pro-
longation of the life of railroad ties
The tie problem is beginning to as
sumo serious proportions and the
Santa Fe is taking every precautfor
threatening If the present consump-
tion of tie timber is not lessened.
The Santa Fe has let contracts for
large shipments of ties from Ecua-
dor, Hawaii and Japan. Mr.. E. O.
Faulkner, superintendent of the tsc
and timber department is abroad al
at the present time and has but re-
Gently left Australia where he closed
contracts for large deliveries of euca-
lyptus ties
Tie treating is another method
which is being generally resorted to
for the preservation of ties. By chem
ical solutions the tie is partially
guarded against decay and It's life OF
service prolonged. Tie plates have
been placed between the des and the
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

Mrs. Dora Nedt of Fort Scott is the
guest of Mrs. M. Urban of 1876 North
Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Frank Breitenstein of Paxico
vii! come here in a few days to re-
main permanently and will make his
home with his father. Mr.. H. Breiten-
stein of SIT North Van Buren street,
Mr.. Edward Graber has returned
to work after being off on account of
illness.
Mr.. Carl Nau. Catechist in charge
of the Church of the Good Shepherd,
left Sunday evening for England,
where he will spend three months
with his mother who is failing in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jaques of Ell
mont were in town yesterday on bust
ness.
Ralph, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Fisher, is very sick.
Mr.. Haynes of North Monroe street
left yesterday for Long Beach, Cal.
The class for teachers training will
meet tonight at the Christian church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Kansas Avenue M E. church will meet
tomorrow.
Mr.. Landis of Kiro was in town to-
day on business.
George w. Williams has returned to
work on the Frisco at Kansas City
after being off a few weeks.
Harmony Rebekah circle will meet
with Mrs. F. S. Ernest at her home,
1881 North Monroe street, Friday
afternoon, February 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolary of Kansas
City, Kan, are visiting their uncle. o.
M. Capron, 154S Logan street.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Kansas Avenue Epworth
league will be held in the church
Tuesday evening, March g. All mem
bers urged to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Marshall spent
Monday in Maple Hill the guests of
Mr.. Todd.
Mr.. John Hill of Berryton was in
town on business today.
Edison monographs and records at
Pratt Bros
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
BIG BANK LOOTED.
Money Taken Was New and Can Be
Traced.

Ell Paso, Tex, March "a special
to the Herald from Chihuahua gives
details of the robbery of the Banco
Minero. When the bank opened yes
terday it was discovered that two hun
dred and ninety-fve thousand pesoes
in bills Of the denominations of 1000
loo, SO and 25 were missing The
document valut had been entered by
breaking the lock and the money
vault by taking out stone masonry
The work is supposed to have been
done Sunday afternoon and night.
Several suspects are in Jail. The bills
taken are new and can be traced.
The bank was capitalized at five
million pesoes. It was backed by Gen
erela Luis Terrezas, ambassador md
Governor Enrique Creel and Ynocente
Ochoa, wealth men. It has a reserve
of one million, seven hundred thous-
and and eighty-seven pesoes. The
robbery causes no fear a sto the bank q
soundness kilograms have been sent
all over Mexico and to the American
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Items for the East Topeka column may
De telephoned tc Ind. phone 621.l

Mrs. Howard Pierce and Mrs. W. L.
Stark were the guests yesterday of Mrs.
j. H. Runyen, 701 Chandler street.
The missionary class will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Darby, Wednes-
day. evening at their home, 911 East
Eighth avenue.
Mr.. o. Purdy Of ia East Sixth street
is reported better today.
Mr.. Flora Elliott is reported to be
doing We'll after undergoing an oper-
alton at Christ hospital yesterday.
Mr.. Nat Shook, who has been suffer
Ing from stroke of paralysis for the
past week, is getting better.
Mrs. William Wilkins, of Emporia, is
the guest of Mrs. E. J. Smith of S34
Madison street.
Mrs. Matte Parker of 317 East
Twelfth street, is improving after sew
era1 days illness.
Mr.. George Porter and Mr.. James
Davidson of Madison street left yester-
day for Los Angeles, Cal, to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Porter's sister, Mrs.
Jack Boulware.
Mr. and Mrs. t. F. Brown are the
guests of her sister, Mrs w. F. Parker,
of 317 East Twelfth street. Mr.. Parker
Is a delegate to the Republican state
convention.
Mr.. Asher Smith is expected to ar
rive here in a few days from Kansas
City to be the guest of Mrs. E. J. Smith
and family.
Mr.. ]. B. Prickett of 72S Lawrence
street is improving after being i'll for
several weeks with a severe attack of
blood poison.
Mrs. Joe Miller and son Paul of
North Topeka, spent Friday with Mrs.
Mike Miller of 1116 Lawrence street.
A cottage prayer meeting was held
this afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inets 1920 East Eighth street.
Mr-C of T
street entertained the following guests
Friday evening: Mr.. and Mrs c. A.
Maus, Miss Myrtle Clarke, Miss Kittie
Wilson, Mr.. Roy Deever and Mr. E.
Minnard.
Rev. Mr.. Neil of the Free Methodist
church is improving after several
weeks serious illness.
The birthday reception of the ladies
of the Methodist church was we'll at
tended at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Wilmot, 521 Leland street. Wednesday
afternoon. The music was furnished
by Mrs. Hattie Snyder and daughter.
Margaret, and Miss Audrey Stevens,
Miss Corda Sanders sang. In the games
Mrs John Reihl won first prize Mrs.
Orenberg. second and Mrs. Frank
Stevens third. There were about Al
present Refreshments were served and
all reported fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, of Le-
compton, came here today to remain
permanently.
of Mrs Jack Boulware of Los Angeles
Cal, who died Saturday night. She
leaves a husband and one child, Flor
ence age 10 years Mr. and Mrs BouI-
ware formerly lived here but went to Col
orado about six years ago and from
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

'The officers of the Commercial club
are busy Everybody is busy, and it is
to be hoped that many business men
will subscribe to this fund without be-
ing personally solicited.
prospective subscribers are asked to
telephone the amount of their subscrip-
ton to the editor or the city editor OF
this paper and to confirm same by let
ter to H. w. Robinson, chairman OF the
entertainment and advertising commit
tee of the Commercial club. We hope
that a great deal Of money Will be add
ed to the present subscription In TINS
way during this week, and next week
active solicitation will commence by
members of the Commercial club. In
the meantime we suggest that the vari-
ous interests. such as the grocery as
sociation, the real estate men, the
bankers, and the professional men go
- Worlx among themselves and do their
share toward raising this money.
"This is the most effective and the
most substantial step that has been ta-
ken vet for the promotion of a large
county and state fair and must nave
the support of every citizen in To-
Deka'
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Homeseekers, Fares

Are now in effect to many points in
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho. Mon
tana. Oregon and Washington. Both
irrigated and unirrigated land may be
bought cheap in all these states. No
other part of the world has greater or
more valuable opportunities to offer to
infeI1fgent and Industrious seekers for
homes and competence than have the
above states Every first and third
Tuesday of each month during 1905
these low round trip tickets will be on
sale via the Union Pacific.
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Good for Everybody,

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter. a prominsnt sa i
H. .oiSco saws: ..I fully endorse all that
has 'iS been said of Electric Bitters as ton
ic medicine. 1t is good for % eTeTybodSy;i S;sor It
dors in a nronnpt and efficient manner and
buiids up the system Electric Bitters is
the best spring medicine eyer sold oyer s,ss !,
Hi i 'Sneen,1a1ed 5Oc at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
New Western Postmasters

Washington, March 3+-These post
masters have been appointed: Kansas
-F'airland. Thomas county, Maggie
Peacock vice P. A Pjork, resigned.
Oklahoma-Keys. McCurtafn county. M.
Butler, vice R. Young, resigned; Mich
olson, Muskogee county, G. H Harris,
vice G. W. Geague, resigned.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
WI Starts for Washington.

San Francisco, March 3.-Wu Ting
Fang, the new Chinese minister to
Washington, left here this morning at
o'clock for the capital. He was ac-
companied by his secretaries, the Off
cials of the party and servants. The
officers of the six companies, accom-
panied him from the Fairmont hotel
to the ferry.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
WILL NAME ROSSlTER.
The President Decides on a Successor
to Stillings.

Washington, March St is UNDER
stood the president has decided to ap-
point w. S. Rossiter of New York to
be public printer, to succeed Charles
S. Stillings of Massachusetts,. Mr.
Rossiter has been for several years
chief clerk of the census office and
recently was detailed by, the president
to make an examination into the con-
duct of business at the government
printing office.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
BRYAN IS AT HOME.
He Will Remain at Fairview Until
March 16.

Lincoln, Neb.. March 3.-William ].
Bryan arrived in the city today and
with the exception of a trip to Omaha,
to attend the Democratic convention,
March 5, he will remain at Fairview
until March 16. Mr.. Bryan has been
suffering from a severe cold. He de-
clared he was much better and spent
the day in answering personal letters
which have accumulated during his
absence
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Portland. oregon.

Every night at 1885 Pullman tour
list sleeping car leaves Topeka via tn
Union Pacific R. r. which goe
through to Portland Oregon, withou
change. There is no better way Il
reach all of the great Pacific north
west.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Los angeles. CaIirornia.

Every day at 1850 noon a Pullman
tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for
Los Angeles, Cal. without change via
the Union Pacific r. r. This car
stays in Salt Lake City through one
daylight hours of one day. giving the
tourist an opportunity tc visit the
many points of interest in the city by
the great inland sea.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Land Fraud Gases Dismissed

Roswell, n. NJ. March 3.-In the
United States district court today.
upon the motion of the government
attorney, all the indictments against
c. L., z. r. and B. H. Talmadge,
brothers, charged with land frauds.
were dismissed by Judge William e.
Pope. Several cases heretofore tried
on pleas of abatement and on their
merits had been decided In favor of
the defendants.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Bradley Is for Fairbanks.

Frankfort, KY. March 3.-Senator-
elect w. o. Bradley has given out a
formal statement announcing hims elf
in favor of the nomination of Vice
President Fairbanks for the presidency
by the Republican national conven-
tiOn
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
SAVE THE TIES.
Santa Fe Tests New Machine for Fas-
tening Rails.

The Au-tra-kah, the newly invented
spike driving machine, which win
doubtless be placed in general use on
the Santa Fe was given its first test
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
REAR ADMIRAL cApps, WHO DEFENDS OUR wARsH1ps


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The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

there to California. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Porter of Third
and Lawrence streets.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

The Prudential Trust company offers
for sale high class. carefully selected
and inspected Kansas municipal bonds
nontaxable.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03

Kansas municipal bonds. nontaxa-
BILE, in sums of $500 and up. for sale
by the Prudential Trust company.
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|NWTn TOPEKA NEWS

Items for the North Topeka column may
be left at the Petro & Woodford drug
store, $50 North Kansas avenue, or call
the North Side reported at her home,
Ind. phone GILL
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-03
Good START MADE
Nearly Four Thousand Dollars
Subscribed for a Fair.
Effort Will Be Made to Raise
Twelve Thousand Dollars.
HELPTHE WORK ALONG
Appeal by President Jensen OF
Commercial Club.
Asks Citizens of Topeka to Con.
tribute to Enterprise.

1t is now a settled fact that Topeka
will have a county and state fair next
fall. 1t will probably be held the
first week in September. The man.
agement Of this fair will be held by
the executive committee of the pres
ent Kansas Exposition company. The
president, Mr.. M. A. Low. will soon
appoint the executive committee. This
tors of the Commercial club and the
board of county commissioners, and
arrangements will be made.
Plans are now being made so that
a new fire proof building, con-
structed of steel and brick, will be
erected in time for the fair. The
county commissioners have agreed to
levy tax that will produce between
twenty and twenty-five thousand dol
lars-whatever will be necessary to
erect a modern building. This new
building, with the buildings now on
the ground and perhaps temporary
sheds and some big tents, will accom-
modate fine exhibit of live stock
from other states and from Kansas
and Shawnee county. There will be
room for agricultural products of
every character. as we'll as fancy
work and work of arts. A display of
farm implements will also be
planned. In fact, the fair will be gem
eral in every respect, including horse
racing and amusement features, and it
will be a credit to the city and the
county. President Jensen of the
Commercial club, said:
''The present fair grounds are
splendidly situated within the city Of
Topeka and can be reached by street
car and are also within easy walking
distance. This will be a start, and we
hope that year by year new buildings
will be added so that we will have a
creditable county and state fair that
will display the products of Shawnee
county and the state at large and at
tract the finest kind of live stock and
other exhibits. Before long it's ad-
ministration will be organized and
work begun.
"The fair grounds are owned by
the county, and new buildings will be
furnished by the county in the future,
until such time as the state feels the
necessity of stepping in and making
larger appropriations. When that
time comes the state may find it nee
essary to spend as much as half a mil
lion dollars on permanent buildings.
eft is to be hoped that the fair will
pay it's own way, and it will no doubt
do so If the weathersis. favorable, but
pany against loss, the Commercial
club is raising a fund Of $4,000 which
will be used for the purpose of guar
anteeing premiums and guaranteeing
the fair association against loss. All
of this money may not be needed, and
if So the subscribers will not have to
pay it. So far the Commercial club
has received the following subscrip-
tiOnS:
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border describing the bills and asking
all bonks and officers to be on the
lookout for the money and the rob-
bers.
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THE IRON INDUSTRY.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 13.-The
Iron Trade Review says:
Although some reports of shading OF
prices of plates, sheets and some other
products are heard with increasing fire.
quency, the sentiment in favor Of main
tanning prices of finished materials Is still
strong. it being clear that concessions
made by small concerns have resulted in
bringing out very little new business. A
heavy tonnage Of plates-probably from
1900 to 5000 tons-will be needed for
the steel pipe line to be built in connec-
ton with Long Island water works i'm
provements. A contract involving about
1000 tons Of sheet piling will soon be
awarded at Buffalo. The temporary ex-
element due to shading of prices on small
lots of billets has subsidized. Specif1ca-
tions In iron and steel bars are coming in
more steadily.
1t is now estimated that about 10000 900
tons Of iron ore are on docks and In the
furnace yards, and conservative lake in
terests are using their influence to pre-
vent starting of the boats until about
June 1. 1t is generally recognized that
the lake movement will be small as COM
pared with recent years. and that early
activity will probably result in a reduc-
ton of freight rates and a lowering of
wages of all employees on the lakes re-
suit which both employers and employees
are exceedingly anxious to avoid.
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Money at SO
LOANED ON b. c. REAL ESTATE
Heiskell & McLeran.
an4n.tf 1lna n NJ.
l%O2 81 Ut.

all leases, contracts, agreements and con-
solicitations of or between said agencies
before said leases, contracts, agreements
or consultations shall have force and
effect; and any lease. contract. agree
ment or consolidation entered into with
out the approval of the commission shall
be invalid and unlawful.
Section TO- That it shall be unlawful I'M
der penalties in this act provided for any
public service agency to offer, grant, or
give any concession respecting commodi-
ties or service supplied ~ 1t: and 1t shall
be unlawful under the penalties in This
act provided for any person or corpora
ton to solicit. accept or receive any con-
cession respecting the commodities or
service supplied by said public agencies.
Section II. That all charges. rates.
compensations. or service of any public
service agency shall remain and continue
to be lawful until changed by the COM
mission hereby created or by lawful au-
thority.''
1t is expressly provided by section Il
that nothing in the act shall be held to
deprive the commission Of any former
power already vested in it, and this
same stipulation is made with regard to
the interstate commerce commission.
The act is made effective after July /,
1908.
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MANY FREIGHT CARS IDLE.
Unprecedented Stagnation in Rail-
NAV Rusiness-Coke Collanse

BALTIMORE, March 13.-Because Of
general business depression the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad has Is, 200 idle
freight cars standing on yard and
side tracks and in shops over the
system, which includes the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern railroad. out of
81, 500 cars. Never before in the history
of the Baltimore and Ohio-the pioneer
railroad of the country-was there near
so many cars out of service It one time.
At a valuation of $1,000 per car this rep
resents $19,oOO,OOO of the company's
money that is not earning any revenue.
The volume of traffic carried by a rail-
road serves as a good barometer of bust
ness conditions. When a wave of pros
perity sweeps over the country the equip
ment of the railroads is tried to the
limit in handling the tonnage that natur-
ally comes to them. So when mills shut
down and there is retrenchment in all d.
rections the volume of traffic moved by
the railroads correspondingly declines.
Coke is one of the principal revenue
producing commodities carried by the
Baltimore and Ohio and it is surprising
to note the sudden collapse of this bust
ness. In what is known as the Connells-
vile. Pa, and lower ConnellSville regions
shipments of coke slumped from ia, 6j6
carloads in October last to $3.50 carloads
during December In tonnage this
amounted to 1.s05.367 tons for October
and only 677,657 tons during December
In December. 1908. coke shipments out of
that territory amounted to I'll 1881 carloads
or 1855, 2S3 tons and about the average
for the other eleven months of mat year.
The tonnage of coke sent out last Decem-
her was the smallest since December.
1909. when the shipments aggregated
80 nj
mills or curtailment of work is cause of
the heavy decline in this business.
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Ask Injunction on D. & n. Dividend

ALBANY, n. Y. March 13-Applicatjop
was made to the public service commission
second district today by attorneys for Hy-
mans e. Zoon Of Amsterdam. Holland.
and John T. Keegan of Milwaukee to in
vestigate the Delaware and hudson rail-
road with reference to the question of the
impairment of the capital stock.
1t is further asked that the commission
intervene in the suit of Hymans and
others against the Delaware and Hudson
and take such further proceedings as are
necessary to prevent thte payment Of the
contemplated dividend of o per cent
NEW YORK. March 13.-The stock ex-
change firm of Probst. Wetzlar & Co, the
New York correspondents of Hymans &
Zoon of Amsterdam, Holland. today issued
a statement In which they say they have
been authorized by that firm to state that
Hymans & Zoon never consented to the
use of it's name in requesting an injunc-
tion of payment of Delaware and Hudson
dividends in suit which has been in
stituted at Norwich N. Y.
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AGAINST THE MENNoNITEs.
Believed They Are Victims of Incen
diaries.

LANCASTER, Pa. March 13.-The
burning of the barn on the farm of Bishop
Abram B. Herr. at West Willow. Tues
day. through which loss of $4,000 was
entailed, has developed what is believed
to be a conspiracy against the Mennonite
clergy and other members Of that faith in
Lancaster county.
Wednesdays fire was the ninth of a
series within a short period of time in
Pequea and West Lampeter townships,
and all the structures destroyed were of
unusual value for farm properties. In
the last eighteen months the barns of
five Mennonite ministers, all but one of
whom live in the same section. have been
burned. and this is believed to be ample
ground for the suspicion that there is a
peculiar enmity existing against the min
listers of this faith.
The Mennonites of the county are
greatly exercised over the numerous fires.
many dreading to go to bed at night for
fear that some of their property might be
burned. The Mennonites do not seek JUS
tice or redress in courts. the faith being
opposed to such proceedings
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DALZELL'S DENIAL.
No Significance at Yale Banquet at
Allusion to Taft.

Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
one of the big five' of the House of
Representatives. today made an emphatic
denial of the story published this morn
ing that at the Yale alumni banquet last
night he had admitted the certain
ty of Secretary 'Taft's nomination for the
presidency. Mr.. Dalzell's statement fol-
lows:
THE declaration the newspapers at
tribute to me as made at the Yale BAN
quet last night. in connection with the
candidacy of Secretary Taft. Is gross
eXaggeration. | did not use the Ian
guage that the newspapers have published
1T Is absurd to give political signif-
canoe to a complimentary allusion made
at a college banquet regarding fellow
alumnus.
THE utmost that can be said of any
reference that l made to Secretary Taft
presidential candidate was that II
he should happen to be nominated and
elected by the people it would be source
of pride to Yale University and Yale men.
Il expect to go delegate to the
national convention i'm the interest of Sem
atOr Knox. Pennsylvania has no other
choice than Senator Knox for the presi-
dency.c I Ia Il k~