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The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
NEW LINES IN OKLAHOMA.
Active Work Is Reported on Several
Projects.

Guthrie, Ok, April 13.-Graders
have arrived at Talequah to begin
work on the st. Louis & Oklahoma
Southern, new road which is build
ing from Monet. Mo-, to Honey Grove,
Texas. The original survey was made
from Monet 40 Muskogee, but it has
been since changed and, instead Of
going to Muskogee, the road will pass
through Weber Falls, it is stated on
good authority.
Texas & Mexico Railway company to
extend it's road from Mangum, and a
proposition has been made to Sayre
by NJ. r. Locke, the promoter. Sayre
will raise the necessary bonus. The
company recently filed mortgage in
Greer county. Oklahoma. and all indi-
cations point to an early construction
of a road.
A bonus of $4,000 has been guar
anteed by citizens of Durant to the
! Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf Railway
company, which is building line from
Muskogee to the Gulf. The railroad
will open up rich trade territory for
Durant.
The Oklahoma Central railway has
established passenger service between
Lehigh and Chickasha. Heretofore all
trains have been operated only as far
as Blanchard. This practically means
a completion of the railroad. large
force of men are loading shale from
the mine here for ballasting the road.
Agent Pennell of the ST. Louis, Ell
Reno & Western and eight business
men went out to the new town of Ca
doria twenty-three miles southwest of
El Reno today, to work upon a protect
of building railroad southwest from
Ell Reno. by way of Cadoria, to juno
ton with the Orient at or near Hobart
1t is proposed to have a local COMPANY
build the line and then turn it over to
the Fort Smith & Western.
Regarding the prospects of the ST
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hauling Empty Cars Has Been a
Costly Necessity.
February Report of Rock Island
Shows Big Decrease.
DUE TO FALLING OFF.
Car Repairs and Settling Claims
Swell Expenses.
Other Items of Interest In
Railway Circles.


The heavy losses which the rail-
roads of the country recently have
sustained because of the falling off
of traffic and the detention of cars by
non-owning roads is forcibly illus
trated by the great increase in empty
car mileage on the Rock Island sys-
tenn, which may be regarded as rep
resentative of others. Last February
this system had an increase of "a
per cent over the same period in 1907.
which increased operating ex-
penses $171.107.
Empty cars were sent back in train
loads by roads west of the Rock
Island lines. Having originally sent
them forward under load the Rock
Island had no choice but to haul
them home. There were. in fact.
what are known as ABUSED" cars
cars which had been held by foreign
roads in their own service, because
that was cheaper than buying new
equipment, or possibly because their
own cars were being similarly de-
tanned.
In being compelled to haul back its
cars empty, a road like the Rock
Island, on which there is a great cross
movement of through freight is
placed at pronounced disadvantage.
If there were business enough in the
west to fill the cars they would come
back loaded, and the movement of
tonnage on the Rock Island lines
would balance as before, but when
they come back in large numbers
empty the balance of traffic is sud-
denly upset, because 1t costs almost
as much to haul empties as loads
There is another feature of this
abnormal empty car movement which
adversely affects the Rock Island.
When an intermediate road receives
a load in a foreign car to be delivered
to a third road. that foreign car is in
the service" of the intermediate road
so long as it remains on its lines. and
any damage that may happen to it in
transit it debited to its account. If
the damage does not arrest its move
ment the car goes on through bear
ing a tag indicating that repairs are
to be made when convenient either
by the intermediate road or at its ex-
pense. When these empties began to
be dumped down upon the Rock
Island lines in great numbers, the
management had to choose whether 1t
should make at once such repairs as
were chargeable to its account and
acuuit itself of the obligation or pass
them on, leaving the repairs to be
made by the owners of the cars and
charged to the Rock Island The
pairs. Repairs of freight cars in
February, therefore, were nearly
100000 greater than in Febru-
ary, 1907.
The Rock Islands operating ex-
penses in February also were in
creased more than 100000 by the
settlement of a lot of old claims. In
order to obviate friction the Rock
Island management has adopted
new policy. Local agents are en-
powered to settle at once all reason
able claims. The immediate effect of
the change of policy was to cause
operating expenses for the month of
February to be charged with an
accumulation of old claims
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
TO GROW BEET SEED.
Men Around Lakin Will Try to Do
Without Importing From Germany.

Lakin. Kan, April 13.-William Lo-
gan has a five year contract with the
government to run sugar beet test
farm. He is planting 81 quarter acre
lots, with 81 varieties of sugar beets,
to ascertain which kind is the best for
this soil and climate. He is setting out
a large number of roots to produce
seeds for next year, and next year will
grow seed from all the varieties grown
this year. The object is to ascertain
whether the sugar content can be kept
up with home grown seed.
There is a deeper significance. how
ever than this. At present all our beet
seed is purchased from Germany.
Should any complications arise stop
ping these importations every sugar
factory in the United States would have
to close. The growing of the seed at
home would also create large home
industry that would add to the ma
terial wealth and prosperity Of the
country.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
MERGER is POSTPONED.
Mexican Lines Will Combine Next
Fall.

Mexico City, Mex, April 13.-It is
announced here that while the merger
of the Mexican Central and the Ma
tional lines of railway has been effected
in so far as the financial requirements
are concerned, the physical blending of
the two systems will not take place un-
til next September. They will be oper-
ated as separate properties until then,
it is said, and it is considered unlikely
that there will be any important
changes made in the present force OF
officials of the Mexica Central, with
the exception of the retirement of S.
NJ. FELTON, from the presidency of that
company. Mr.. FELTON, has given up his
residence here. and is now in the
United States with his family. E. N.
Brown, president of the National lines,
as already announced, will be pro-
NOTED to the position of president of
the new government merger company,
which has just been incorporated in
Mexico under the name of the United
Railways of Mexico. This company is
authorized to acquire or build addi-
tional lines of railway if it should
see fit.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
EARNINGS BIGGER.
Delaware & Hudson Reports Increase
of $1,667.331.

New York, April 13.-Net earnings
for the year which ended December
81, 1907 of $S,046,713, an increase of
$1,667,331 as compared with the pre-
ceding year, are shown by the annual
report of the Delaware & Hudson
company, just made public. The
statement of gross earnings shows
$20,175,793 for the year, an increase
of $3,125,764 over 1906. OF this in
crease $2,415,932 was from coal
freight traffic, the income from which
was $9,081,644, as compared with &c.
665,732 in 1906.
To partly offset the increase in gross
earnings. however. there was an in
crease of $1,459.451 in operating ex-
penses. After paying all charges and
interest, with the exception of divi-
dends, there remained a net income of
$6,466, ,173.@ This is an increase of
$1,310,035, as compared with the pre-
ceding year.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
PAwNEE ROCK TO THE STATE.
The Kansas WOman's Day Club Will
Preserve Historic Landmark.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 13.-By a
contract signed by Mrs John S. Sim
mons of Hutchinson. president of the
Kansas WomaE's Day club, and Ben
jamin P. Unruh, Pawnee Rock. that
historic landmark, will pass into the
possession of the state of Kansas when
the conditions which the contract calls
for are complied with
Pawnee Rock, in the little town Of
that name. in Barton county. is one of
the surviving natural marks of the old
Santa Fe trail. Its head is reared high
on the edge of the Arkansas river val
ley and it was a favorite camping place
for many years when the old trail was
the only pathway across the plains
from the Missouri rive to the Rocky
mountains.
Pack trains and their ACCOMPANYING
outriders with soldier companies or
platoons often fingered here. for it was
an outlook where hostile Indians could
be seen approaching and where the
early settlers of that barren country
could foresee possible danger. General
Miles and other famous Indian fighters
nave made the spot memorable by their
associations with it before the country
was settled, and it is one of the vastly
important places the entire length of
the old trail.
The contract calls for Mr.. Unruh 20
deed plot of ground of five square
acres surrounding the rock, to the
state of Kansas. He agrees with the
Woman's Day club to do this, provid-
ing that organization raises the sum to
maintain it. There is to be a forest
acre. driveway through the park, a
monument with suitable inscriptions,
the whole enclosed by a decorative
metal fence
Mr.. Unruh, who gives the land, came
| from WolinskoM, Russian Poland
where he was born on January Is. 1850.
He came to the United States in 1879
and settled near Pawnee Rock two
years later He has amassed a fortune
as fortunes go in Kansas. He is a
preacher. the sect over which he pre-
sides being known as the New Jerusa-
lem church.
Plans have already been made by
Mrs. Simmons and the club for RAISING
about $4,000 and the people in the
vicinity of Pawnee Rock will take care
| of the remainde of the money
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
PROFESSOR BUsHoNG INJURED.
Explosion of a Tube of Nitric Acid
Blows Glass in His Face.

Lawrence. Kan, April 13.-By an
explosion of oil or nitric acid which
had been enclosed in q heavy glass
tube "bomb," F. w. Bushong. profess
sor of chemistry at the State univer-
sity, was, late Saturday afternoon,
seriously hurt. Professor Bushong
was sealing the tube preparatory to
placing it in a furnace when the acci-
dent happened. Fine particles Of glass
were blown into his face in many
places and even through the clothing
which he wore. None is believed to
have lodged in his eyes.
Professor Bushong was knocked
down by the force of the explosion
and by the keen pain resulting from
the myriads Of pieces of glass. but an
assistant rush ed to his side, got him
up, called a member Of the medical
department and had his injuries cared
for.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
NEW SKIN REMEDY
Creates Big Stir; Drug Stores Crowded
With Su6erers.

Creates Big Stir; Drug Stores Crowded
With Sufferers.
For several weeks past Shows and
other leading drug stores in this city
have been crowded with persons de-
string a supply Of poslam. the new
cure for eczema. This 10 the drug
which has created such a stir
throughout the country since its dis
covery one year ago.
For the convenience Of those who
use poslam for pimples, blackheads,
blotches. red nose, acne, herpes and
other minor skin troubles, a special
60-cent package has been adopted, In
addition to the regular two-dollar
jar, which is now on sale at the lead
ing drug stores.
In eczema cases, poslam stops the
itching with first application and
proceeds to heal. curing chronic cases
in two weeks. In minor skin
results show after an over
night application. For a free ex-
perimental sample. write direct to the
Emergency Laboratories, 81 West
Twenty-ffth Street. New York City.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
FOR THE BANDS BENEFIT.
A Home Talent Crowd Give q Comedy
at Jewell City.

Jewell City, Kan, April ia home
talent crowd of young people gave a
three-act farcical comedy, "A Cheerful
LIAR at the opera house Friday night
for the benefit of the band. 1t took
the place of the annual spring concert
by the band. The participants all dis
played talent and kept up the interest
to the last.
Dr. Groome's parody on WALTZ Me
Around Again Willie." sung by George
McClung and Irma Nixon, made a hit.
Miss Gladys Blankenship also sang
we'll. The following young people of
the Jewell Dramatic club gave the
play: DR.. H. R. Groome, C. L. How
ard, F. H. Frey, L. M. Osborn, w. w.
Schumacher. Agnes Bevington, Gussie
Hutchiso on, Lenora Wheeler.
The band boys made a pocketful of
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
NORTON GROWING.
The Business Men Organize .
Social Club of 100.
Have Fitted Up Suite Of Rooms
All Strictly Temperate.
ARE SELLING STAMPS.
POst0ffice Receipts for the Year
Considerably Over $8, 900.
Rock Island Finally Completes a
Pumping Plant.
ARE SELLING STAMPS.

Norton, KAN, April 13.-Norton con-
tfnues to keep pace With the rest of it's
neighbors in social way at least. The
business men have organized the Nor
Ion club for purely social purposes,
with L. H. Thompson president and r.
B. Graves secretary, and has men,
bership of about one hundred They
have fitted up suite of rooms in the
new auditorium building in first class
style. 1t will be ::trictly temperate IN
all things.
w. r. Fisher who came here from
Holton few years ago and organized
the National Eank of Norton and be-
came its heaviest stockholder has sold
an interest therein; and will give his
attention to the farm loan business,
The reason for selling was principally
on account of his wife's health. They
will spend part Of the time elsewhere
hoping that Mrs. Fisher may be bene-
ffted
Whitaker Bros. of Topeka will prob
ably erect a business house in the near
future in order to handle their whole
sale fruit and produce business. Mr..
r. B. Brown will relieve Mr.. Davitt for
a short time as manager here.
John Brown, chief clerk at the peni-
tentiary, spent a few days in town this
week. He says there was no politics
in 1T, but came up to see old friends
and look after the farm which he still
owns in north part of county.
James w. Vining returned this week
from California where he had been for
some time. Mr.. Vining is one Of Nor
toms business men that are prosperous
and able to own a home in the Golden
state, where he will spend the winters
with his family.
The Norton Light company have just
a prosperous year the receipts being
considerably over $4,000, and will be-
come a second class office after July /.
The Norton Ligt company have just
let a contract for sinking a we'll to be
at least 1000 feet deep; the purpose be-
ing to furnish pure water for their ice
plant.
The Rock Island have just completed
a pumping plant at this station; it is
located about one-fOurth mile west OF
the depot. The city has been furnish
ing them water continuously since the
advent of the road in 1887.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
Small Fire at St. Marxs-

st. Marys. Kan, April IA small
fire that might easily have been SER
ious, occurred here Sunday afternoon
in the Novelty theater, a new ten cent
theater, that was to have opened for
the first time last night. The manage
ment was trying out the set of films
which had been provided for the NOV
ing picture machine, when a spark SET
fire to them. The four or five persons
In the house had trouble in escaping.
The building was only slightly dam
aged, but all the draperies were burn
ed. The fire will considerably delay
the opening.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
CARNEGIE 10 AID EMPoRIA.
VIII Give the NJ. E. Church 81 500 b
Help Pay for Its Organ.

VIII Give the NJ. e. Church $500 70
Help Pay for Its Organ.
Emporia, Apil 13.-Andrew Carnegie
has promised the Emporia Methodists
$500 for their new pipe organ. In q
letter received by Rev. W. c. Macur3y.
pastor Of the First Methodist church,
Mr.. Carnegie said that he would give
the money for the organ.
In June Of last year, the First N. e.
church of Emporia celebrated its semi
centennial and during the anniversary
celebration, w. ]. Means, a member Of
the church, suggested that sufficient
money be raised to buy q pipe organ
and pay the deficit in the church debt
The organ is to, cost not less than $1,000.
according to a resolution adopted by
the church board. Some time after the
anniversary celebration, the Methodists
decided to build a parsonage as well as
getting pipe organ and paying the
deficit in the church debt. To do all
this it was decided to raise 10000. The
parsonage was to cost approximately
5000, the pipe organ $1,000 and the
church debt was $1,000.
Not enough money was subscribed to
raise the necessary $4,000, and for this
reason the pastor made application t>
Andrew Carnegie for $500 or 5000.
Mr. Carnegie made a number Of In
quiries and required large number OF
questions to be answered, after which
he sent word to Mr.. Macurdy that he
would contribute $500 to the pipe or
gan fund.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
THE X. U. MISSOURI DEBATE
The Orators VIII Clash on Tuesda,
Night, April %.

Lawrence, Kan, April 13.-The de-
bate between the University of Kan
sas and the University of Missouri
was set for Tuesday night, April 2S,
by the debating council yesterday.
This will be the only Interstate de-
bate held at Lawrence this year and
will be the last of the four in which
Kansas participates this year. The
question is:
Resolved, That all elective state,
district, county and municipal om-
GERS should be nominated by direct
primaries held under state regu1a-
ton"
The Missouri debaters, upholding
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
FLATS OF COTTONWOOD.
A Wichita Man Is Building From
Lumber From His Farm.


Lumber From His Farm.
Wichita, Kan, April 13.-To the
manifold industries in which Wichita
and Sedgwick county leads the south
west, has been added that of the
manufacture of lumber. J. II. Will
| lfams a farmer residing at 1048 Waco
avenue, has cut $4,000 feet of dimen-
sion lumber from cottonwood trees on
his farm between the rivers on Mer1-
dian avenue. He is unloading tne
lumber on ground at 418 and 422
North Market street. Besides the
lumber he has 100 cords Of wood for
sale.
Mr.. williams has let the contract
for the construction of two two-story
modern flats in the fourth block on
North Market street. All the dimen-
sion lumber, sheeting, and rough
boards used in the building will be OF
cottonwood from Mr.. Williams farm
first modern buildings in which cot
tonwood lumber has been used for the
frame work
1--WE had two long rows Of huge cot
tonwood trees on our farm saao MI. MI.
busiIy engaged in unloading a wagon
load of two-by-four scantlings we
cut the trees down to get them out
Of the way We sawed the lumber.
Then. the idea came to me. why not
buy ground in Wichita and use the
lumber in building a fiat?"
Mr.. williams has purchased Tor
1000 75x140 feet of ground In the
fourth block on North Market street.
The two story frame houses on the
ground are being moved on and the
ground cleared. Mr.. Williams VIII at
once begin the erection of one OF the
dats which will be 80 and 81 feet and
two stories high. It will be construct
ed of brick veneer, contain four suites
of six rooms each.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
A BIG FUND FOR COFFEYvILLE.
The Citizens Subscribe 100000 To.
wards New Factories.

The Citizens Subscribe 100000 To-
wards New Factories.
Coffeyville, Kan, April 13.-Coffey-
VILE is celebrating the completion Of
the work of raising the public sub
scription fund of 100000. which will
be used as gifts in securing new in
dustries for this city. The stores
closed for an hour Saturday after
noon while men representing the
stores. offices and factories marched
through the streets carrying banners
suggestive of the general joy over
the end of the undertaking. A band
led the procession and the parade in
cluded several hundred men. while
5000 school children brought up the
rear.
Coffeyville feels very proud of her
achievement, for she has raised by
public subscription in the time of
financial panic, fund equal to much
more than SIS for every person living
in the city. The full 100000 is sub
scribed and even more than that can
be shown, for the soliciting COM
mfttee continued the work a week
longer than absolutely necessary. be-
lieying that it would be wise to have
enough more than the desired amount
to make good any loss in collection
that might follow during the three
years in which the fund is to be
spent. The amount subscribed is a
little more than 100000.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
A CASE OF JEALOUSY.

Wichita Woman Draws a Revolver
on Her Husbands Stenographer.
Wichita, Kan. April 13.-Mrs. r.
G. Olson, a prominent society woman
Of Wichita, created quite a Stir in her
husbands grain Office by drawing a
revolver upon Miss Elsie Hall, stem
ographer Misplaced affection on the
part of Mr. Olson is said to be the
cause. A clerk in the office prevented
a tragedy by taking the weapon away
from Mrs. Olson.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

here, was killed almost instantly Sat-
lar saw. The fly wheel broke and .
piece struck him in the side, breaking
his shoulder. Another fragment frac-
tured his skull. He was 45 years Of age
and had lived in Bigelow for twenty
five years.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

the negative, are D. A. Smith and
Henry Elliot. The Kansas debaters
are Frank E. Tyler and F. w. Brink
erhoff. Missouri debates the same
side of the question with Texas and
Colorado before the clash with Kan
saS.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

Leavenworth, Kan, April Ia
Christian Meeth, member of the city
council, died suddenly at his home on
Arch street Saturday. He was about
as usual Friday night and attended
the farewell meeting of the old coun-
Gil form of government
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

Louis, Bartlesville & Pacific railway,
president Overlees said: 1.-The St.
Louis, Bartlesville & Pacific will be
built this year. sure, from Joplin to
Bartlesville, and will probably be COM
pIeted the entire distance"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

money. Courtney Howard is manager
and George McClung leader in the
band at present.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
Spelling Reformer for X. U.

Lawrence, Kan, April 13.-Prof.
Calvin Thomas of the department of
German language and literature at
Columbia university will spend two
busy days at the University of Kansas
this week. making his first appear
ance Thursday afternoon. He will
lecture on subjects in his line and also
will talk on spelling reform.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

is a Denver man. Several new cars
have been purchased and the work
will begin at an early date and will
be completed in sixty days.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
An ArmourdaIe Joint Raid.

Kansas City, Kan, April 13s-A
"joint'' in the rear Of dance hall at
S1S South Third street, Armourdale.
was raided at IL o'clock Saturday
night by A. E. jackson and Jchn
Canary, patrolmen. Frank Donne1ly.
proprietor of the place, and seven
frequenters were arrested. A case OF
beer was taken for evidence.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
We Will Buy
For You Can Of Van Camps Tomorrow
nd the below to your grocer He win
'cent of Van Camps We viii pay the grocer omselve
let show expense how good baked beans

For weeks in these columns have told you good
Van Camps Pork and Beans.
But must do For your good and ours, must
all to them. So going to let the beans
themselves tell you their story tomorrow.
It's Please serve, with compliments, one
1ocent can. Then hear what your people say.
Let them compare with mebaked beans-compare
them with other brands Then let folks decide what
beans you'll serve
The question of beans is important. For beans
Natures choicest food when they right.
They 23% nitrogenous- nu,Insent They supply
afood value equal but fraction much
They appetzing and hearty; all people like Them
They should be daily dsh-not occasional
But the trouble is this: Homebaked beans heavy
and hard digest for lack of sufficient Your
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13
Electric Cars for SaIina.

Salina, Kan. April 15.-The street
car line in this city, which is now
operated by gasoline power, will be
equipped with electric power at once,
the contracts for the equipment hav-
ing been signed by the president. who
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-13

How 1 envy F'lora-if 1 were onlv half
as beautiful as she,''
But you are"
You hateful man. n.'-Meggendorfer Blat-