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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
JUST AS EASY.
r. C. Rawlings Writes of Pro.
posed Electric Line.
All Topeka Needs to Do Is to
Raise 6 1885,
OTHER TOWNS, TOO.
Each will BE Asked for Proper
tiOnate Amount.
Explains That 1t Is Small
Thing to Ask.

R. c. Rawlings, a promoter who IS
booming the Kansas City-Topeka-Cof-
feyville-Lawrence-Iol electric line. has
written the following letter to Secre-
tary Poole of the Topeka Commercial
club:
Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. %.
AS you are we'll aware, many plans
have been made to build an electric
road from your city to Kansas City
and to other towns in your vicinity.
Up to date all have failed, but am at
last permitted to make to your people
through your Commercial club. a COM
plete and positive statement which, If
accepted by the different cities along
the route, as shown on the back of this
sheet, will result in the immediate con-
struction of the road. A large bond
house in New York offers to take bonds
for 70 per cent of the cost of the road.
providing we can raise the other rs per
cent. The road will cost to build
and and equip ready to operate in
bonds and preferred stock, $4,000 a
mile, or a total of $7665.000 in
bonds and $2,555,000 in prefer
red stock. Some western capitalists
have agreed to take one-half of the
preferred stock if the other half can be
sold along the line of the proposed
road. thus showing their faith that the
road will pay. By proportioning the
amount which must be sold along the
route according to the population of
the various towns, we find the amounts
are as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Two Cent Fare Has Come
to Stay
According to Passenger Agent
OF Pennsylvania Lines.
LET PEOPLE KNOW.
Publicity of Accidents Has
Helped Hartman Lines.
Rock Island Protests Against
State Railroad Commissions.

General Passenger Agent Moody of
the pennsylvania lines west delivered
an address at the Toronto convention
or the American Association of General
passenger Agents on cent fares and
took the position that few, If any.
roads on this continent could afford to
make reductions below that figure for
special occasions. He pointed out that
the railroads had raised the class of
service by putting on vestibule cars
ana better equipments throughout,
while the state and other laws made
the cost of operation heavier by new
regulations such as that regarding
smoke nuisances. elevated tracks. etc.
He thought it was the general impress
sion that cent fares had come to
stay. and. this being the case. the
roads should begin to educate the pub
lie that no less fare than cents
mile can be made for delegate and
organization meetings. When the rail-
roads made low fare to the national
Republican convention at Chicago
through business from commercial
centerS was light for a week before and
after. showing that those who would
otherwise have Travelled at regular
rates postponed or advanced their trips
to take advantage of the cheap fare.
In granting such fares the roads were
educating the public to believe that a
less fare than cents mile was pro-
fitable to them. At some of the po-
litical gatherings which railroads made
reduced fares the legislative candidates
and other speakers villified in every
way possible the corporations and es-
pecially the railroads. He further ad
vocated the discontinuance of reduced
fares for the Christmas, New Year,
Fourth of July and other holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
HENRY CALLS AIRsHIP ENGINES.
They Have Been Received at the
Yards in Girard.

Girard Kan. Oct 6.-Inventor
Henry Laurens Call arrived from the
east early Monday morning and on
the afternoon train arrived one OF
same time he left Hammondsport, N.
Y. The other was shipped two or
three days later, and VIII be on the
grounds in time to be set as soon as
the first one is taken care OF at the
hands of the workmen. They are an
exceptionally fine pair of motors, the
manufacturer declaring them the
finest he has ever put out and those
who have visited the yard will not dis
agree that such may be the fact.
Mr. A. D. Cook, who for four years
has done nothing else but install and
start machines of this kind for this
same manufacturer, has been on the
grounds all the week and will remain
until the engines are started.
There is an evident revival of in
terest throughout the community, and
everything is conferred on the ship yard
accompanied by the usual inquiry:
when is it to start?" AS far as can
be ascertained the engines will be
ready to work early this week This
does not mean however, that the trial
flight, as 1t is generally understood,
will take place that soon. 1t should
be understood that gasoline engines
are a peculiar sort of animal" They
REQUIRE much practice ere they are
SuppOSGu 10 Oc ACdOy " w bAAC WI n
they are constructed to do. making it
necessary for more or less trying out,
and it will be no surprise If the ship
would remain in the yard for a week
or two ere 1t is deemed advisable to
take it to the open field for trial.
An idea has gone out that the pro-
pellers are to be changed. This is
true in one respect; that in event the
present ones do not perform satisfac-
torily a new model has been provided
which can be installed on very short
notice and tested out.
Mr.. Call received great encourage
ment from the experts in the east,
notably Curtiss and Baldwin, that he
had adopted some new principles in
his machine which all the others lack
and which they believe would prove a
success when backed with sufficient
power, as he believe he has in the
new engines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
ACTS LIKE CHARM
Commission System i'll Leaven-
worth a Success.
Judge Hacker Says It Is Here
to Stay.
1T CUTS DOWN TAXES
Old Political Town Rows Are
All Forgotten.
Not Long Until Other Cities
Fall in Line.
7 CUTS DOWN TAXES

I.eavenworth. oct. 6.-The Post
points the following:
Judge L. NJ. Hacker. in speaking
of Leavenworth and the commission
form of government today said:
II knew of the hopelessness of a
mayor who is controlled by politicians
and this was one of the reasons why
/ took an active part In advocating
the commission form of government.
THE mayor and commissioners
have been in office less than six
months and the changed conditions of
the city in that time confirm every
statement made by the advocates OF
the new government; in fact, the re-
suits are away beyond expectations
Confidence has been completely re-
stored. Our Own people, not outsiders,
are building a new cry. The conf
dence is general. 1t is not confined
TO one particular class or any par
ticular part of the city.
II have talked with lumber mer-
chants, contractors, business men
and laboring men and everyone l
have talked to is investing money in
Leavenworth. 1 find that while a
few outside people have invested in
the city. their investments are very
small compared with the amount of
property that has changed hands and
the number of buildings that are going
up and are being paid for by our own
people.
Twenty years ago Leavenworth had
a boom. 1t was started by outside
spectators and a great many of our
people suffered by that boom. They
bought property at prices that were
never justified by the conditions. The
present boom is a very different affair.
Our own home people are doing the
buying and every piece of property
that is owned by outsiders and can
be bought at a reasonable price is
being bought by Leavenworth people.
"All of our manufacturing institu-
tions are charging their plants and
increasing their capacity Every man
who wants work in the city is en-
ployed If any man doubts this state
ment let him try to hire man for any
class of work.
1.-The reduction of the taxes will be
appreciably felt by every property
owner, and the new buildings that are
being put up will pay their proper
ton of taxes and in this way will fur
Their cut down the tax rate.
zone of the best results is the good
feeling that exists in the city. The
old political rows, that kept Leaven-
worth down, are thing of the past.
If Leavenworth had had commission
form of government twenty-five years
ago and the commission had accom-
plished as much every six months as
this commission has done in the last
six months. Leavenworth today would
be city of 100000 people.
THE commission government is
here to stay and it will not be many
years until every city in Kansas will
follow the example of LeaVenWorth.
I'VE are fortunate in getting five
good business men for our mayor and
commissioners. The commission form
of government is having a fair trial
and it is making good. There is more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
Taking a Straw Vote.

James ]. McGrath. travelling repre-
sentative of the st. Louis Republic is
in Topeka today in the interest of a
straw vote which is being taken in all
parts of the United States by the four
great newspapers. the st. Louis Re-
public, New York Herald, Cincinnati
Enquirer and the Chicago Record
Herald. Blank ballots on which are to
be indicated the choice of the voters
for president and the state nominee
for governor are furnished. The bal
lot also includes column in which
the voter is asked to indicate his
choice for president in 1904 and his
choice for governor two years ago. 1t
is thought that the work will be COM
pleted within the next three weeks
when the result will be announced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
Commission VIII Act Anyway.

Announcements come from WASH
ington that the interstate commerce
commission has decided to follow up
vigorously all infractions of the hours
of-labor law. notwithstanding the OBJ
jections made by the roads which
have entered suits in the courts to en-
join the commission against requiring
reports from the railroads of cases
where men have worked more than
the number of hours permitted by law.
Detectives are to be employed, If nee
essary, to secure evidence of cases of
excessive work on the part of train
men and telegraph operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
PROTEST FROM ROCK ISLAND.
President Winchell Declares State
Commissions Hurt Roads.

B. L. Winchen, president of the
Rock Island. according to an inter
view given while in Portland, Ore, on
a vacation trip a few days ago, declar-
ed that state railroad commissions
should be done away with and that the
public suffers most when adverse leg
islation cripples the railroads. The
alleged interview is as follows:
IF the railroads are hurt, the peo-
pie have a right to know where the
responsibility lies, for when the rail-
road interests are hard hit, the peo-
pie suffer. The railroads are the big
gest purchasers in the country and
when they cannot spend large sums
Of money, the people are the worst
hurt. With the slap-bang, Inform miss
regulations the railroads are getting
in the states whose laws differ as
much as the various patches of a quilt,
the railroads are being hurt.
1.-The various state railroad COM
missions should be done away with
commission. That body should be re-
sponsible to the people for the con-
troll of transportation in this country.
With a federal commission in charge,
the railroads and shipper alike would
know just what to expect. The sooner
the whole matter Sits down to one
commission the better it is for rail-
roads, shippers and consumers.
you take people who live fifty
miles from a railroad and what they
want is a transportation line, not
more fussy railroad regulation. But
how are these people to get a rail-
road? People are not going to invest
in new construction unless they are
assured of security for their invest
ment.
ct have not gone into details at all.
but how many questions there are
raised that never need be brought up
at all. So far as the Rock Island is
concerned, our line is a conservative
one. 1 say conservative for we oper-
ate in a conservative territory. 1t is
seldom that we have anything but reg
ular traffic. Conditions are stable in
our territory and no new resources are
being opened up. We can say, there
fore, that if there were one interstate
railroad commission we would know
at all times just where we stood"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
SIGNED THE BONDS IN INK.
SaIina Board of Education Follows
Both Letter and Spirit OF Law.

The president and secretary of the
Salina board OF education must have
plenty of time to spare. Today the
Salina board of education sold to the
state school fund $4,000 worth of Sa-
lima school bonds. There were 100
bonds in the lot. Each bond has 40
coupons on it. Each coupn is signed
with pen and ink by E. p. Cravens,
president of the board, and w. p. Cra-
vens, secretary, which makes 1000
signatures for each one. Usually the
coupons on bonds are included in the
printing of the bond.
There was some delay in getting the
$4,000 bond issue legally transferred
to the state. They had to be register
ed twice. and it was found that the
bonds did not bear the board of edu-
cation seal. The Salina board of
education. It was discovered. didn't
have any seal. So the man who
brought the bonds to Topeka went and
had a seal made. and sealed them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
THIRTY YEARS
A Slave to Coffee

Many persons do not realize that
coffee drinking may become a power
full, enslaving habit.
They are not aware that coffee con-
tains a -caffeine-which ought
never to be taken into the system ex-
cept Tor certain diseases and then only
when prescribed by the doctor.
The coffee habit grows on most Ms
ers and is more harmful to some than
others. But a drug that acts upon
the heart and nerves in the way caf-
feline does, is not without greater or
less harm to all who drink coffee.
For thirty years." writes a Wash.
fee drinker. I wanted 1t at every
meal.
But 1 would have sick headache
most of the day. and throw up my
food. really suffered awfully from
coffee, yet thought I never could stop
il.
Then I heard how good Postum
was for such cases, and began to use
it. At first 1 did not care for Postum.
l felt sleepy and had headache. I soon
found that this was because of the
hold coffee had on me, for in about
three days after I quit coffee and be-
gan to use Postum the headache left
me, had no more nervousness and pal
pitation. In about a week felt like
a new woman.
''I have used Postum three years
and when 1t is made according to d.
rections (boiled Is minutes)-it is as
pleasant as coffee and don't hurt any,
one. 1 ought to know for I was as
bad off as anyone is likely to get from
coffee drinking. Now I am we'll"
There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the little booklet
1.-The Road to Wellville.'' in pkgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
PUBLICITY OF ACCIDENTS
Has Reduced Their Number on the
Hartman Roads

Chicago. Oct. Publicity is credit
ed with having decreased accidents on
the Hartman system between 20 and
so per cent during the sast three
years. This result is indicated by
report which has been made by j.
kruttschnitt, director of maintenance
and operation, to President Edward H.
Hartman, of a novel plan which has
been tried out on that system of roads.
Besides decreasing accidents publicity
has served, it is stated, to improve dis
cipline and increase efficiency and it
has also protected the roads against
newspaper Misrepresentation and hos
tility on the part of communities.
When the plan of giving the fullest
publicity to a wreck was first preached
by Mr.. Kruttschnitt it received a cold
bath on all sides. Finally he succeed
ed in getting 1t tried on the Union
Pacific. and now all of the Hartman
lines are using it. The new method
depends for its success upon speedily
finding out the cause of the accident,
placing the blame where it belongs
and then letting the public know all
the newspapers care to tell about it.
When an accident occurs oil any of
the Hartman roads the superintend-
ent, master mechanic and engineer of
the division go out to the scene of the
wreck and organize a board of in
quiry, composed of themselves and
one or more of the leading citizens of
the community. If this board fails to
ascertain the cause of the accident a
second board is formed of the general
superintendent. general superintendent
of motive power, engineer of main
tenance of way and one or more citi-
zens of the community. Should this
board in turn fail, then third board
is formed with the general manager at
its head. In only one instance has
the general manager thus been called
upon since the plan was adopted.
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crease be defeated later. While the
case is being fought out shippers must
pay the increased rates. The hearing
in st. Louis of the Texas rates affords
an example. These rates were made
effective August 10. The hearing has
now been adjourned until late in No
vember, and it is not thought the COM
mission will render a decision before
January, perhaps later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Making a total of $1,275,OOO. or only
12H per cent of the total cost of the
road.
Eastern investors claim it is only
right that If they risk the greater pro-
portion of the investment in building
the road, the local people along the line
should make at least small invest
ment in the project as a matter of good
faith. The preferred stock will draw 3
per cent per annum and will carry with
it as a stock bonus one-haf as much
common stock. which it is estimated
will pay not less than to per cent
dividends from the start, thus max
ing the preferred stock profitable
and safe investment for all concerned.
The inclcsed statement of estimated
earnings was based on an issue of $lO,-
600 900 in bonds with fixed charges at
$500, 900; while under the present plan
the charges will amount to $536,500. or
lust $36, $50 more per annum. This
amount deducted from the net surplus,
as estimated in the statement enclose
of S423, SIS. would leave $3S6,966 avail
able for dividends from the first year.
1t is now up to the people of the
various towns to decided whether or
not they want a road built. and If they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
TEMUS'SHNGEE
z "a! y. % ss.s!1x BINDER
SlRl6Hl JvCI6Ak ALWAYS RELiARLE1
ALE LEWIS FACTORY Peoria, IN

Geary to Ell Reno goes into effect to-
night. putting into operation the ter
minal which the company has been
building here for more than a year
The company has spent nearly So
100000 here, and has the largest ter
minal on the system except the one at
Sylvis, I'LL The change will transfer
about $50 railroad men. This yard
will facilitate transportation greatly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC LEAGUE.
VIII Consider Legislation to Increase
Powers of Commerce Commission.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-One of the chief
topics to be considered by the Ma
tional Industrial Traffic league at its
annual meeting in this. city next
Thursday will be an effort to bring
about legislation which will enable the
Interstate commerce commission to
pass upon the proposed advance in
rates before the new tariffs are made
effective. 1t is proposed to carry this
matter before congress and urge
speedy action enlarging the powers of
in this respect
Under present laws. If shippers de-
sire to prevent an advance in rates
they must wait until the rates are eff
fective, and then file complaint. The
laws do not permit them to anticipate
the increased rates. and much time is
lost and damage done even if the in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Idaho Senator Given Three Dates by
State Committee.

The Republican state committee has
announced the following dates for
Senator Borah of Idaho:
Oct. S-Colby, afternoon; Goodland,
night.
Oct s-Clifton. afternoon; wash
ington, night.
Oct. 1O-Seneca, afternoon; Hia-
watha, night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

do. let them give pledges for subscrip.
lions for the amount named for your
city, the money to be deposited in your
local bank and to be used only in
building in your localities and even
then only as the eastern investor puts
up the remainder of the amount neces-
sary for work In that locality.
This letter is sent to each town
named, and an early reply is requested
R. C. RAWLINGS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

home pride. more harmony and more
in Leavenworth today than
in any other city in the state of Kan
sas and the mayor and commissioners
are entitled to the credit for this con-
dition of affairs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
New Ruling of Rock island

The Rock Island has decided to re-
quire passengers to buy tickets before
entering trains at all stations (where
tickets are sold) in the states of Iowa,
Missouri. Nebraska, Arkansas and Ok
lahOma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Yonkers. N. Y. Oct. 6.-Mrs. Robert
Cummings and her two grandchildren,
Harry, aged years and James, aged
10. were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed Mrs. Cummings cottage to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
Some People
Compromise

When they think hard to quit coffee at and
shift straight compromise the by using
Postum with little coffee Of that isn't "stricy
business and will quickly from coffee
ais if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
Roolx Island at EI Reno,

Ell Reno Ok, Oct. 6.-The order
changing the terminals of the Rock
Island from Chickasha, Shawnee and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-05
CHARGE REPORTER
WITH EXTORTION
Minot Newspaper Man Placed
Under Arrest

Minot, N. D., Sept. SO. b. Gran
um, representative of The Minot Daily
Reporter, was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon on charge of extortion, pre-
fered by Mrs. Nellie Markham moth :
er of Adelaine Markham, with whom
G.. L. Knapp was charged with run
ming away from Northfield, Mimi.
Granum is charged with attempting
to get $40 out of Mrs. Markham In
return for not publishing her name in
The Minot Reporter and the city pa
pers that he corresponded for Mr..
Clark, publisher Of The Reporter,
heard on the streets that one of his
men had tried to extort money and
he promptly began an Investigation.
Mrs. Markham says that Granum
approached her and said that unless
she gave him $40 he would publish
her name in connection with the story.
Granum this afternoon made the
following statement:
Mrs. Markham told me that she was
willing to give anything if her name
was kept out of the papers. told
her that as far as / was concerned
did not want anything, but / said
that ! might make arrangements with
the other local papers. and did not
know whether they wanted any money
or not"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-05

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fidelity to a party name, itself betray-
ed. supported the republican, or rather
the national, cause. Then ensued q
great popular victory, the vindication
of. the conscience and intelligence of
the electorate, and the people ruled
in the election of William Mckinley
Four years later. after the surprises
of the. Spanish war. with it's entail
ment OF unexpected obligations, that
administration was triumphantly vim
dicated in popular support. President
Mckinley, q victim of fnsensate pas
sion, laid down his life trusted and be-
loved BY All the people To the Diff
cult task then tievolved upon him with
the problems created by an unparal-
leled prosperity, came a new leader
dear to the peoples heart. He entered
upon his work with courage and deter
mination, and four years ago he re-
ceived an overwhelming vote of popu-
lar confidence. For seven years, with
lofty aim and unconquerable spirit he
has labored for the people, and today
by virtue of his sincere devotion to
their welfare, his valiant attack upon
evil in high places. his zeal for the