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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
RAILROAD news.
w. L. Park Of Union Pacific
Calls Wrecks a Blot.
Urges Rail Men to Help Wipe
Out the Disgrace.
POINTS TO PUBLICITY.
DeplOres Whitewashing of Acct
dents-PeOple Should Know.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Chicago, March 2S.-"As railroad men
we must admit that the long list of
appalling accidents, accompanied with
fatalities and personal injuries to pas
sengers and employees, many of which
were avoidable,. is a blot on our es-
cutcheon which must be wiped out be-
fore we can return to the full confidence
of the greatest of earthly judges-public
sentiment y
This statement was made by w. L.
Park, general superintendent of the
Union Pacific, in an address before the
Western Railway club, Fine Arts build
ing, on Publicity for Railroad Acct
dents.''
Many prominent railway men who are
interested in the new method which the
Hartman lines inaugurated some
months ago of investigating accidents
Immediately by means of a board upon
which the public is represented, were
among the listeners.
Mr.. Park said the best way to reduce
railway casualties is to take the public
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
Interesting Data Secured by Chicago
T Preacher.

Chicago, March 23.-The efficacy of
corporal punishment in the public
schools has again been brought to the
front as topic of discussion by the
Rev. NJ. P. Boynton, Baptist minister,
who, though declining to express his own
views on the subject, declares that he
has written to asnumber of teachers and
has found only one who believes that
the abolition of such punishment has
One letter made public says:
There is a spirit of lawlessness and
diSrespect in the schools. a spirit of It II
do what I please and a disregard for
the rights of others that is appalling.
When other methods of discipline have
been used and found wanting. 1 believe
that the refractory pupils should be
given a sound trouncing by the princi-
pal"
Another says:
seIt would help matters if the sterner
methods of discipline were revived.
do believe that they could be dispensed
with in most cases, but there are some
children that simply must have corporal
punishment in order to behave"
Still another teacher asserts that a.
large percentage of refractory pupils
would be under control If they merely
knew that the teacher or principal had
power to punish them"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

branch line for tests during June OF
July, 1909, and that if the tests are
satisfactory to the officials the car viii
remain permanently in the service on
this line.
The Santa re road has been watch
ing closely the tests which have been
made on other roads, principally east
ern lines, with view to using the cars
on the Santa Fe lines if the tests are
satisfactory.
One of the new cars will be sent at
once to California and still another will
be tested on Texas branch lines The
cars are fifty-five feet in length, weigh
about $4,000 pounds, and are built en-
tirely of steel. They are propelled by a
200-horepower motor mounted on the
forward trucks, are capable of high
approved and up ito date passenger
coaches. They are designed to carry
seventy five passengers, besides some
freight and express matter and will be
capable of making the same speed as
most Of the fast express trains. No
trolleys or other overhead or under
ground equipment will have to be in
railway tracks, the cars generating
their own motive power.
The Santa Fe line has many short
branches over which passenger and
freight trains are now being run at an
expense greater in proportion to the
business handled than is the case on
the main lines. 1t is said that a great
the new motor cars, and that if the
present tests are a success the COM
pany. will. at once place orders for q
large number of the motor cars. to take
the place of the passenger accommoda-
ton trains now being operated.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
POLITICS WARMING UP,
Clay Center Municipal Election Fight
for Mayor.

Clay Center, Kan, March 23.-
Politics is warming up in Clay Center
and before April 9Th there will be
waged in this town the hottest cam
paign in years for the office of city
mayor.
Monday night a meeting was held in
the skating rink by the friends of
municipal ownership and renominated
George w. Hanna for mayor. Mr..
Hanna has already served two terms
termer was not mentioned by those
present at the meeting. The fight
between the city and the Clay Center
Electric Light company is well known,
having been appealed from the district
court of Clay county to the supreme
court of Kansas and from there to the
United States court where it was
thrown out for want of jurisdiction.
The case however is still in the fed
eral court on an Injunction brought
by the assignee of a mortgage given
by William Williamson, father of the
Williamson boys who are actual own
ers of the plant. The municipal
ownership supporters are on their ear
and don't pretend for one moment
to lose what they have. The meet
ing at the rink was very harmonious
and was presided over by w. G.. Robin
son, one of the leading merchants.
with S. w. Engler as secretary. All
of the old councilmen were re-
nominated; G. P. Randall from the
First ward, w. D. Vincent from the
Second, and D. E. Hartwell from the
Third.
John Mckee, president of the
Union State bank. is the nominee for
mayor against Mr. Mamma and is a
strong man. Both of the gentlemen
have been honored by Clay county
politically and have. until a year ago
been associated in the banking bus1-
ness.
Politics is, however, a strange bed
fellow and these two old cronies of
Populist days are on opposite tickets
and scarcely speak as they pass by.
The registration so far is light but
before Friday night the voters may
rest assured that they have registered
and are entitled to vote or it won't be
the fault of the candidates and their
supporters.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
HE HELD THE SACK.
Interesting Snipe Hunt Stunt Enacted
at Ottawa.

Ottawa, Kan, March 23.-Another
young man IS the wiser for having
visited Ottawa. Some of the college
boys introduced a visitor to the secrets
of the snipe hunt.
After the basketball games at the
college gymnasium four Ottawa uni
versity boys proposed to George Bond.
who is canvassing the school to secure
book agents, that they go snipe hunt
ing Mr.. Bond admitted that he had
never been snipe hunting but agreed
to go when the boys promised to see
that he got a nice college girl for the
snipe roast which they would have
tonight.
After the boys had explained to
him all the secrets of the chase and
described fully what snipes looked
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
SANTA FE MOTOR CARS.
Are ordered for Use on Colorado
Branch Lines.

Are ordered for Use on Colorado
Branch Lines.
. Pueblo, Colo. March 2S.-The Santa
Fe railroad company has during the
past week placed an order for several
of the latest types of gasoline motor
cars. and it is the purpose of the COM
pany to give the same a thorough test
with view to placing the cars in SER
vice on the branch lines over the vari-
Gus parts of the road
The cars ordered last week will be
given tests first on the eastern di-
visions of the Santa Fe. following g
which one or more will be brought to
Pueblo for tests on the branch line be-
tween this city and Canon City, a dis
tance of about forty-five miles.
It is understood by railroad men in
this city that the new car will be
placed on the Pueblo-Canon City
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
LONDON TO VISIT KANSAS.
Globe Trotter to Become Guest of
Independence Family.

Independence, Kan, March "a
Jack London, the globe trotter, is to
visit in this city upon his return to the
states He and his wife will spend a
time here with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Johnson, the parents of Martin John
son, who has been with the pair on the
Shark Martin Johnson states in a
recent letter that Mr.. Londons S
health has been greatly improved by
the trip over the waters, but it is ex-
pected that he will not fully regain his
former health and strength until he
reaches California again He will go
to California soon and Martin John
son will take the Shark to Sydney,
where it will be offered for sale. and
will not be brought back to San Fran
cisco at all.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
EVANGELICAL ASSIGNMENTS.
Big Conference at Jewell City Ends
Sessions.

Jewell City, Kan, March 23-The
forty-fifth annual SESSION of the Kan
sas conference of the Evangelical as
sociation adjourned Sunday evening to
meet in Yates Center next March. DIR.
j. H. Lamb of Cleveland, o., preached
the final sermon. The conference
raised $4,000 in just twenty minutes
for endowment fund of the Northwest
ern college at Naperville, the Rev.
Umbreit, college representative, max
ing the plea.
The officers of the past year inc1ud-
ing the presiding elders and auxiliary
officers were reelected for the en-
suing year. The following are the pre-
siding officers: w. F. Walthausen,
Holtin district; D. Swart, Kansas City
district: c. E. Platz, Newton district,
and A Solt Abilene district
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
TABASC0 SAUCE.
Flies in Eye of New York Waitress
May Lose Her Sight.

New York, March 23.-Aida Hilton.
waitress, may lose the sight of heI
right eye because she was too hasty in
uncorking bottle of tabasco. sauce in
popular Brooklyn restaurant A
drop of the. burning fluid struck her
in the eye and although she was
rushed to a hospital, physicians are
afraid that the sight is destroyed. The
pain was so excruciating that the girl
tainted. seS3M
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
FROM STORE TO FARM.
Larned Man Reverses the Usual Order
of Events.

Larned, Kan, March 23.-H. H.
Reed, the pioneer groceryman of this
city, who has been in business here
for more than thirty years, has sold
his business to ]. H. Troyer of Hal
stead and H. E. Melchert of Geneseo.
The new proprietors are brothers-in-
law and they will move to this city
at once and take possession of the
grocery on April Is. Mr.. Reed has
made money in this city and it has
mostly been invested in farm lands,
to which Mr.. Reed will devote his at
tention in the future
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
SKATING Kinks HELP.
Serve to Keep Young Boys From Bar
Rooms.

wausau, wis. March 23.-Accord-
ing to Chief of Police Thomas Malone.
the roller skating craze.which overlook
the city last fall, has developed into an
effective antidote to intemperance. It's
attracting power is decidedly stronger
for young men. than saloons, hence a
large majority of the youths who used
to frequent bar rooms before the sport
came into vogue can now be found at
fba rfaka
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
Neither Side Willing to Give in i'll
Winfield WaterwoTks NIuddIe

Winfield, Kan, March : 2S=At a
mass meeting of the citizens of Win
field the proposition to sell the old
waterworks plant to the city for $60.-
900, plus the back hydrant rental, was
rejected by decisive vote. Then mo-
$4,000 and $4,000 were in rapid
succession voted down. 1t appeared
to be the overwhelming sense of the
meeting that the fight between the
city and old waterworks people be
carried on to a final finish at any cost.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
APPEALS TO BANKERS.
Governor Haskell Wants Boycott of
NJ K & 7. Ended.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March pa
After a conference between Governor
Haskell and Attorney General West at
Guthrie. Governor Haskell issued a
proclamation calling on bankers of
Oklahoma to demand of their Kansa
CITY correspondents that they use their
efforts to end the boycott Kansas City
has instituted against the M, K & L.
Railroad company, and asking the
people generally of the state to stand
back of the railroad.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
GAS AT TONGANoXIE.
Arrangements Are Completed for
Further DevelODment.

Tonganoxie, Kan, March %
Natural gas has been discovered at
Tonganoxie and the Commercial club
has decided to investigate the matter
further and make plans for drilling
wells. A big meeting was held when
the arrangements were completed for
the prospecting. An expert from the
southern Kansas fields has been hired
and when he arrives the prospecting
will be taken up in earnest in hopes
of finding a supply sufficient for the
town.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

like and the noise they make. SO that
he would know them when they came,
they took him about two miles south
of town and left him holding the sack
while they went out to round up the
snipes.
Mr.. Bond got to his room about
$3.50 o'clock in the morning. He says
that he heard the snipes :cooing''
several times but none of them came
close enough to be seen.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
NEW TICKET AGENT.
Harry King Will Succeed "Jim"
MoriaritY in Wichita

Wichita, Kan. March 2S.-Harry
King of Kansas City, who has been ap-
pointed city passenger agent of the
Santa F'e, vice J. E. Moriarty, resigned,
has arrived here with the travelling au-
ditor, who will check up the accounts
and turn the office over to him.
The clerical force will remain the
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
ONCE IN KANSAS PEN.
j. S. Gale Now Serving Time in New
Mexico Prison.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, March 2S-J. S
Gale. an escaped convict from tht
Kansas state prison at Lansing, who
IS at presnt serving term in the New
Mexico penitentiary at Santa Fe undel
the alias of Josiah Wilson, has con
feSsed to his identity to Captain
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

Gale was convicted of burglary in
1906 and was sentenced to the Kansas
state prison at Lansing, from which
institution he escaped a year later.
He will be handed over to the Kansas
authorities upon the completion of his
term in the territorial prison at Santa
Fe
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
KERMIT ROOSEVELT WHO GOES WITH HIS FATHER ON HUNT
AND SHIP THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO AFRICA

Kermit Roosevelt the
has made several rather
his father the hunt lions
New
York to faaze himself with the
the Africa Kermit
where he will
Roosevelt hunting
ship Admiral
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
JOHN ]. SHEA INJURED.
Theatrical Agent in Automobile
smashup in New York.

New York, March 23.-John ]. Shea.
manager Of the Bijou theatrical booking
agency, is in a serious condition after
having been in. a carriage smash-up.
He was in. a runahout with his brother,
Maurice A Shea, who was injured but
not severely. j. j. Shea had five ribs
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
WAR OVER PEST HOUSE.
Citizens Resent Its Establishment in
Center of Park.

Manhattan. Kan, Marcn 23.-A law
suit was filed in the district court by
John Z. Hessin against the mayor
and council of Manhattan, enjoining
them against using the old floral hall
in the city park for a pest house.
Mr. Hessin alleges that it endangers
the public health to have a pest
house located there and that the city
park is used for the pleasure of the
general public and that people would
not care to go into the park if
pest house were located in the center
of 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
DRUGGIST FINED.

NIaHIIdIIaH N1II sIOIHUOU 4 UHO EUOI
Law.
Manhattan, Kan, March 23.-Geo.
B. Harrop, a local druggist, was found
guilty of violating. the pure food and
drug act by adulterating drugs by
Justice Porter on three counts. He
was given the minimum fine of 500
per each count and costs.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
APPROPRIATION RUNS OUT.
Hence Katy Shops at SedaIia Are
Closed

Sedalia. Mo-, March 2S.-The M.
K & L. railway shops here will
close tomorrow until April The ex-
PLANTATION is the months appropriation
for the plant is exhausted. There has
been a reduction of working hours in
all of the shops, but the heaviest cut
is in SedaIia.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
APPLY FOR PROTECTION.
Kansas League Magnates VIII Adopt
Schedule.

Salina, Kan, March 23-The Cen
trail Kansas baseball league applied
for national protection. The league
is composed of Salina, Abilene, Mime
apolis. Beloit. Junction City, Manhat-
tan, CLAY Center and Ellsworth The
schedule committee Will meet in Sa-
lima to adpot a schedule, the season
to open June IA. The teams are or
ganizing for exhibition games.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
DOG PoIsoN EPIDEMIC.
Police Are Receiving Many Complaints
at Salina.

Salina, Kan, March 23.-There has
been sufficient evidence during the
past two or three weeks to show that
many dogs have been poisoned in
Salina. The police have been called
on to shoot a dog every day the past
week which had been poisoned.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
ST. JOE STAR sUsPENDs.
Publication Ended With Its Monday
Issues.

St. Joseph, Mo, March 23.-With
Iished bv F. W. kellogg, suspended
publication kellogg announces that
the plant will be dismantled and with
drawn from st. Joe, where it has been
published three years as an afternoon
penny daily.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
YOUNG COUPLE DEAD.


Chicago, March 23.-Ebart and Jennie
Reinertson, 1S ana u years old respec-
lively, and but two months married,
were found dead in their room yester-
day. They had been accidentally as
phyxiated:
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
vETOED CONTRACT.
Mayor Graham Says 1t Should Be Left
to Commission.

Wichita, Kan, March 25.-Mayor
Graham last night vetoed the $S49, 900
contract for a municipal water plant
awarded by the council a week ago
He gave as his reasons that the mat
ter should be left for the commission
which, goes into power next month.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

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j. Nj. BENT DEAD.
He Was Former Proprietor of Salina
Hotel

Salina. Kan, March 23.-James NJ.
Bent who for twelve years was the
landlord of the National hotel in this
city, is dead in Denver according to a
telegram received by his daughter,
Mrs ]. c. Fritchie of Salina. The de-
ceased came to Salina II years ago
from Anthony, and was II years old
at the time of his death. For the last
five years he ran the Graymont hotel
in Denver,
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

same as. heretofore, except that George
Heimberber, the juniOr clerk will be
transferred to some other point
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23
LOOsENED BUGGY WHEELS.
Ugly Charges Brought in lola Divorce
Petition

lola. Kan. March 23.-Because he
took the taps off her buggy and thus
caused the wheels to run off when sht
went driving, Mrs. Lizzie Shearborr
yesterday fled a suit for divorce from
Charles F. Shearborn, who is employ
ed at the cement plant.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-23

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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-22
RAPID STRIDES OF
TUBERCULOSIS
Great Need of Immediate Testing
by Farmers Strongly Urged
40 Check Disease.

by killing four healthy looking cows
which had reached to the tuberculin
test and by killing a pig that had
oeen fed upon the quart OF milk from
4 tuberculous COW. Dean II. /. Rus
sell. at Madison, Wis, demonstrated
% 1000 farmers at the farmers course
the ravages of the disease in animals
which its presence ordinarily would
be unsupported. The tuberculin test.
Dean Russell declared, was the only
reliable method of determining the
presence Of the disease, since the ap-
pearance Of the animal and physical
:aminations have been demonstrated
be untrustwoTthy. The great need
,or Immediate testing by farmers
themselves or by qualified tests was
strongly urged.
The loss consequent upon disregard.
ing the value of the tuberculin test
was illustrated by the experience of
the farmer in whose herd of 40 COWS
IL reacted to the tuberculin test
made by shortcourse student. AS
result of neglecting to take the
precautionary steps to eliminate the
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-22
EXPERIMENTS WITH FEED
FOR FATTENING CATTLE
Faons Used Consisted
and Glover Hay-OIder Animals Making
More Rapid

During the past three years the An
imal Husbandry department OF Pur-
due university, Indiana, has been con-
Quoting series Of tests to determine
the influence of age on the economy
and profit in fattening cattle, in which
three lots OF cattle, one of calves, one
OF yearlings and one of two-year olds
were used last year. This year the
ration used consisted of shelled corn,
cotton-seed meal and clover hay. The
results were similar to those secured
IN previous years and published by
the station in Bulletin 129. The old
er cattle consumed more feed per
head, made more rapid gain, at
tanned higher finish, increased more
In value per pound while in the feed
lot and returned a greater profit for
feed consumed, writes w. A. Cochel,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-22

the sole roughage consists of corn ST.
lage. without dry feed in any form
except in concentrates. While these
results were secure .nder normal
conditions and indicate that silage
may profitably be used in Barge yuan
titles for fattening beef cattle, the
work will be duplicated next winter
before final conclusions are drawn.
This one test has shown a decided
advantage in the use of silage In the
place of clover hay where corn and
cotton-seed meal are used as concen.
trates, followed very closely by the
use of ration where one-half of the
clover was substituted with silage.
The points of advantage indicated by
the work are in cheaper and more
rapid gain, smaller necessary sell.
ing price and larger actual value,