The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-16
Railroad Commissioners Work.
ing on a Schedule.
To Be Submitted to Interstate
Commerce Commission.
LILLIS WILL DECLINE,
Catholic Bishop Not to Accent
Text Book appointment.
Expected Action by Methodist
Conference Fails.

The state railroad commissioners are
working hard this week preparing the
schedule of revised through freight
rates along the lines of the White reso-
luton which was passed by the last
legislature. AS soon as this schedule is
finished the board will present it to the
Interstate commerce commission and
ask for such relief from the present
high rates as the terms of the schedule
make apparent and just
Every shipping center in Kansas will
be materially benefited in the matter of
through freight rates to southern and
eastern points if this schedule is favor
ably considered by the interstate COM
mission.
The towns of Oberlin and Norcatur
nave petitioned the board to order the
Burlington and Rock Island roads to
construct a connecting track between
their lines at a point near Norton. The
board will ask the railroad companies
to join issues with the complainantS
and if the statement of facts warrant
Will set hearing of the case at an
early date.
The greater Atchison association has
applied to the railway board for a re-
hearing in the case recently decided
whereby the Burlington was required
to establish another train to the Mis-
souri, line. 1t is not known why the
Atchison people should ask for re-
hearing of this case as they won their
point at the last hearing. Commission
er Ryan will go to Atchison this week
to Investigate the matter.
The board of examiners to pass up
on the examination of applicants for
the places of pure food and drug in
spectors have set March 25 as the date
for holding the examination. There
are two places to fill and a dozen men
have already fled applications. These
w11r - - i
vice rules. Pure Food and Drug
ANALYSTS Sayre, Bailey and Willard
and DR.. Crumbine form the examina-
tion board.
from politics via the appointment
route and setting the qualifications of
the applicants as tho test may be
good idea and should result in secur-
ing the best men for the places.
The row which an ex-member of
the state text book commission hoped
to precipitate at the Clay Center
Methodist conference over the ap-
pointment of Bishop Lillis as his Sue
cessor failed to materialize. It did
receive some casual comment but the
Methodist divines refused to dignity
the attempt to inject religious phase
into the political appointment of the
Catholic churchman.
One of the Methodist ministers who
attended the conference called upon
Governor StubbS today and said that
while the appointment of Bishop Lii
lis might meet some individual criti-
cisn, yet the big men of the Methodist
church sincerely appreciated the gov
ernorS appointments as earnest
attempt to secure an incorruptibIe and
unpurchasable text book commission.
Then he added with a twinkle in his
eye:
I'VE Methodists have one of our
own big men on that commission
President L. H. Murlin of Baker uni
versity, an educator of the broadest
and most practical type, as well as of
the highest standing a Methodist
minister. With President Murlin sit
ting across the table from the great
Catholic churchman at the letting of
contracts for school textbooks, a
square deal is assured and the best
books that can be had for the prices
fixed by the statutes are assured
80, yes" said another caller who
was present, Bishop Lillis can watch
the school book crooks and Dr.. Muir
lin can watch the bishop"
At this sally the crowd laughed
heartily and the audience broke up.
However, even though the contro-
versy over the appointment of Bishop
Li1Iis had no foundation, the an
nouncement that the Catholic church. |
man will decline the place offered him |
on the school book commission should |
set at rest forever any further talk on
the subject The announcement may
be taken as authoritative, though it |
does not come directly from the gov
ernor'S office