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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14
|SAN1AFE NOTES

There will be no meeting of the
Young Mems Social club held this
evening at the Y. M C. A. on acc
count of the meeting OF the En-
which will be in session. Hon. ]. d.
M. Hamilton, claim attorney for the
Santa Fe will be present and give an
interesting address. All employees
and their friends are invited to attend.
Firemen F. Ashwe1l, M. McLeay, J.
Burgwess, Ed Stewart, s. Smith and
Enginemen F. r. Williams, Mccoy.
C. e. Ross, E. Craig, f. Cullen and E.
Lang, all of Argentine were in Topeka
yesterday on business trip.
Charles Oberer of the coach shop
was laying off yesterday.
Adam Etzel1 of the machine shop
was laying off yesterday.
Wednesday evening the regular
classes in electricity will meet, also
the rate clerks class and the union
Bible class will meet for study. Rev.
w. H. Scrivner, pastor of the Chris
tan church will teach the Bible class.
George Paterson. special appren-
tice in the machine shop. who has
been unable to be at work for a num-
Der of weeks on account Of illness.
left last evening for points in Min
nesota to spend several weeks with his
parents and other relatives. 1t is
hoped by his many friends that he
will. be greatly improved in health on
his return to Topeka.
J. d. Howard of Chanute- is here
spending several days on a business
trip.
Engineer Robert Brentnall is
spen ling several days in ST. Joe on
a bu siness trip.
Great interest was taken in the
Bible class for beginners, which was
organized last night at the Y. M. q.
A. and taught by the general secre-
tary. A large crowd was present and
it is thought that this class will he
come one of the popular classes Of
the association.
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DEATH FOR WEIR CITY MINER.
Shot Firer Suffocated by Gas at Weir
CITY

Weir City, Kan, Dec. 14.-Louis
Dowdle, was suffocated to death at
mine No. A where he was employed
as shot firer. Dowdle was in the
mine when the explosion of gas &C.
Cured, being overcome by the fumes
before he could signal to be hoisted
to the surface. He was about 45
years old.
Other miners had left the ground
after finishing their days work and
Immediately after Dowdle was lower
ed into the shaft to fire shots for
breaking. dirt, this. work being done
after the men who dig coal are out of
the ground. He carried a lighted
torch with which to light fuse to put
off shots.
Dowdle had not been in the ground
for more than ten minutes when a
terrific explosion was heard by men
yet near the mine on top. They en-
tered the shaft to find Dowdle's body
lying lifeless near an entry to room.
The torch he had took in the ground
was several feet from where the body
lay. He had been only slightly burn
ed denoting that he was not in a
place where the flames had flashed.
1t is believed that the explosion
was caused by gas catching fire and
that Dowdle was suffocated before
assistance could. reach him. It is
thought probable that he became I'M
conscious Immediately after the ex-
plosion rendering him unable to reach
the shaft and signal to the holster
man.
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PREACHER AS A PEDESTRIAN.
Train Service Was Poor So He Walk.
ed Despite Age.

Asherville, Kan, Dec. 14.-Rev.
eastman, paster of the Baptist church
of this city need not step aside for
any veteran walkers who recently
have occupied the attention of the
public. Rev. eastman IS past sixty
years of age. He returned home
feeling none the worse for wear after
The pastor intended coming to the
county seat, but the local train ser
vice on the Union Pacific has been
mighty inconvenient for the people of
this city of late, so Mr.. eastman took
his good walking stick, tied up his
ears in an old fashioned comforter,
and started out afoot.
On the road live number of fami-
lies who attend his church, and he
seized the opportunity to pay them a
social call on the way. He says he
enjoyed the exercise immensely, and
he expects to repeat it often.
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ENGINE WHISTLE FROZEN.
Chanute Railroad Man Has Strange
Experience on Road.

Chanute. Kan, Dec. 1.-two stories
told by railroad men tell far more elo-
quently AMI wildly of this cold wealth
er than the mere government reports.
Frank Heneman, who works at the
roundhouse at night, said it was SO
cold out there night before last that
even the air pipes were frozen solid -
That's nothing hooted brakeman
Charles Cook. 81 went out on the
Girard branch yesterday and all the
way we never heard the engine whistle
single time. We couldn't understand
it. but coming home the sun had
warmed things UP bit and every few
minutes we would hear the engine
whistle.
1--WE wondered what he was wasting
all that steam fer, but when went for
ward, I found the engineer wasn't pull
ing the whistle cord for single cross
ing. Don't need to- he said. Those
I turned loose this morning are just
thawing out in time"
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BROKE HIS NECK FOR RABBIT.
Kansas Man Fell From High Cliff in
Oklahoma.

Bartlesvile, Ok, Dec. 14.-Clarence
Bond, of Hillsboro. Kan, was instantly
killed here when he fell from a high
cliff near Nelagoney, landing in tree
far below and falling headforemost to
the ground, breaking his neck in
stantly.
Bond was hunting rabbits with a
friend and had stopped to poke a
rabbit from hollow tree. AS he
arose to his feet he slipped on the
snow and ice which covered the sur
face of the cliff and went over the
edge. His companion saw him fall
but was powerless to render assis-
lance.
The dead man was "a years old and
leaves a divorced wife and two child
rem, aged and 10 years, at Hills
boro. He carried heavy insurance, it
is said.
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BABIES BENEFIT By
NEW SKIN DISCOVERY
Stops Itching Immediately, Soothea
and Comforts the Little Ones.

stops Itching Immediately, Soothea
and Comforts the Little Ones.
A demonstration of the efficacy and
entire harmlessness OF poslam, the
new skin discovery. is AFFORDED when
~ Is applied to the tender skin Of in
rants who are tortured with rashes,
cnahngs, scaly and crusted humors
ana other skin aggravations. It's
enect Is soothing, the itching stops at
once, the skin heals and Is quickly re-
stored to normal condition.
In the various forms Of skin
troubles in both infants and adults
posiam produces beneficial results
from the first application. Eczema,
acne. herpes. rash, letter. etc, yield
feaoiiy to its remarkable curative
properties. Occasional applications
VIII quickly Danish pfmples biotches
and complexion blemishes and will
relieve and cure itching feet, scaly
scalp. humors, etc.
Poslam can be had for fifty-cents
at any reliable druggists particularly
the Rosser Drug Co., 523 Kansas ave-
nue., who make a speciality of it. Or
the Emergency Laboratories. No. go
West 25th Street. New York City,
will send a trial supply free by mail
to any one who will write for It. This
is sufficient to show results In "a
hours.
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DREW REVOLVER ON HIS BOSS
Gun TOting Farm Hand Tried to En-
force His Demands.

Goodland. Kan, Dec. IA youth
about II years of age looking for
work, hired out about a month ago to
Henry Kizer. living ten miles north
west of Goodland, to do chores. care
for stock and other work. He gave
his name as Harry Teeters and the
wages promised was SIS per month
and the board. Henry Kizer. ST.. has
been sick for two months. and Henry
Kizer, jr., who was engaged with a
threshing outfit, hired the boy.
Returning home from work, his
father reported that the boy refused
to do as he was told, and shirked
work that needed to be done. He
had been there about a month and
claimed a months wages. He was
paid 81 and discharged. He went to
the house and with a drawn revolver
demanded of Kizer, sr., his money for
the whole month. The door was
slammed in his face and locked. He
went to the barn and repeated the
demand to Henry Mixer, jr., who
grapp1ed with the boy and took the
gun away from him.
Kizer, jr., came to town and swore
out a warrant for the boys arrest.
Sheriff Reed went out to make the
arrest but the offender was not to be
found.
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HORSE SHOW AT LEAvENwORTH.
| Event by Polo Club and VIII Be an
Army AFFAIR Exclusively.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 14.-Om-
GERS at Fort Leavenworth have almost
completed arrangements for the morse
show to be given by the Polo clup IN
the new riding hall On next Saturday
under the direction of Captain Z. Z.
Stodter, Ninth cavalry. Already a
number of entries have been MADE
and it is believed that the show will
be a success, as many of the oncers
have some fine mounts. 1t is to be an
almost exclusive army AFFAIR, aithougn
a few entries may be accepted from
planned for the officers at the garrison
and their families.
No entry Zee is to be charged, the
object being to increase interest," III
horses and horsemanship, ana the
prizes being ribbons. seven events
have heen announced and it is expected
that there will be NUMBER OF COLI
testants for each event. I. =
E,irsf-The best child rider at a
walk, trot and canter. Open to girls
and boys under IL years. -.
Second-Ladies' riding class. Best
lady rider at walk, trot and canter.
omen to all ladies' in the garrison.
Third-Polo pony class. Open to all
officers. Conformation will count 20
ner cent. craftsmanship % and per-
Torrance of mount so per cent
Fourth-Oficers' chargers, mounts
to be ridden by owner at walk trot
Fifth-Ladies' driving class. no re-
strictions as to horse or vehicle. Best
lady driver. ga
Sixth-Counted potato race for Off
GERS.
Jumping class No re
strictions will be made as to mount or
equipment.
class will be added.
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STAND ASIDE FOR CHENEY.
Santa Fee Oficia1 Responsible for
| Orders to Hold Trains.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 14.-Just
who 7. Cheney of New York is nobody
seemed to know, but he was supposed
to be something way up in Santa Fe
circles. At any rate he was coming in
on a Santa re private car hooked onto
the rear of Rock Island train NO =,
eastward bound His car was to be
switched here to the eastbourd Santa
Fe No. 6 at noon. When the Rock
island train became delayed by snow
and was running four hours late a
"Hold No. 6 at all hazard for
Cheney"
Holding Il Santa Fe main line train
four hours is a serious matter, but Mr..
Cheney made his connection, and NO
6 didn't have to be held- Inat train
was four hours off, also.
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PACIFIC EXPRESS MAY QUIT.
Rivals to Get Railroad Business Under
New Contracts Nav 1.

There is rumor af1oat that Topeka
is going to lose enc of its express COM
panies, the Pacific, after May 1 of next
year. This rumor has been gaining
strength until it seems that the ex-
press company IS probably doomed.
The cause of the rumor is the fact
that the Wells-Fargo gets the business
on the Union Pacific railroad next May
1. It is almost certain that the United
States Express company will get the
business of the Wabash railroad. At
present the Pacific company has these
two roads. When this transfer of
business occurs, the Pacific will have
only the Missouri Pacific railroads
business, from Kansas City to st. Louis
and Kansas City to Geneseo.
The Wasbash railroad and the Mis-
souri, Pacific road are both Gould
lines, and according to the rumor
Gould will not split his business be-
tween two compa mics. If such is true
the Pacific Express company will lose
the only business it has and will be
forced to retire.
The employees of the Pacific here
know nothing of the plans for the dis
continuance of the office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14

right on the temple. He fell as If he
were shot. face downward, his mouth
in the line of whitewasli. He was all
out, and the players carried him to the
bench.
For fully five minutes Brouthers did
not know what was going on, but lib
eral applications of cold water finally
opened his eyes. He slowly tottered to
his feat, and at about the same time
that mouthful of lime he had got when
he fell began to trouble him. He start
ed to spit
Danny he said. turning to Dunlap,
who was standing near, Z told you that
tobacco was on the bum
"Brouthers had borrowed a chew or
Dunlap and thought the burning sensa-
ton caused by the lime was due 70
Dunlap's favorite brand of tobacco.
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ADOPT THE NUDGE MOTTO.
President of Rock Island Gives Out
Secret of His Success.

H. U. Nudge, asked how he had won
his way from track laborer to railroad
president, said lie could point to no
one factor. His conclusions were ex-
pressed in these aphorisms: Overwork
never killed anybody. It Is the work
a man leaves undone and worries over
that kills. Opportunity may knock
several times, but it is the man who
recognizes his opportunity the first
time it presents itself and is ready for
an emergency who wins. The man
who is taking the proper interest in his
work is not waiting for the clock to
show quitting time. He is so busy
that it comes before he wants it to. I
used to be telegraph operator out
in Kansas myself, and I believe it is
a good thing for a man to remember
his own experience when dealing with
the shortcomings of others.
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scandal GIRL ALMOST FROZEN.
Wandered All Night With Temporal
ture Near Zero Point.

Scandal, Kan, Dec. -14.-Miss Mary
Jensen, young woman, residing
southwest of here, was badly frozen.
She had been at a neighbor's and
started home about o'clock in the
afternoon, but for some reason be-
came lost and wandered about all
night.
Finally, about g. o'clock the next
morning she managed to reach the
home of her brother, George Jensen,
but not before her feet and hands
had been very severely frozen. A
physician was summoned and for a
time it was feared amputation would
be necessary, but it is now thought
she will recover without an operation.
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WILL GO IT ALONE.
No Community OF Interests for the
Frisco and the Katy.

st. Louis. Dec. 14.-"There will be
no community of interests between the
Frisco and the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railway systems
This statement was made today by
James Campbell when he returned
from New York where he helped con-
summate the separation of the Rock
Island and Frisco systems and sew
eraI other important financial deals. He
was elected to the Frisco directorate.
There could not be any community
of interests between the two roads,"
said Mr.. Campbell, because at many
points in Kansas and Oklahoma they
are competing lines. Their relations
will be harmonious but this could not
we'll be otherwise in view of the way
rate regulation is handled by the in
terstate commerce commission
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DECLARE WAR ON WHISKY.
Railroad Officials Consider 1t EN-
nIoy,,s. Greatest Enemy.

Strenuous efforts are being put forth
by railroad officials of all roads to
abolish the use of intoxicating drinks
among the railroad employees, especial
watch being kept over the employees
while operating trains. A prominent
official expressed himself in this wise
the other day:
"The greatest amount of good judg-
ment is necessary on the part of en-
ployes on trains, especially So in win
ter time, while On duty, and employees
can not act with good judgment when
their brains are befogged with cheap
whisky or alcoholic stImulants of any
kind"
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A ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
smoker Turned Over and Twenty-FouT
Persons Were Injured.


Persons Were Injured.
st. Louis, Dec. 14-A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Little Rock
says:
Twenty-four persons were injured and
several others bruised when the sr1ok-
ing car in 4 passenger train, No. 43,
over between the Dixie Oil mills and
Creosote plant, east of Argentina. The
chair car and sleeper behind the
smoker left the track but did not turn
over. The passengers in these cars
were only shaken and bruised.
Eight Of the injured were actors
and actresses who were to play here
tonight. The seriously injured are:
Mrs. c. G. Rogers, Little Rock; in
jured internally.
Mrs. George Wanna, actress, injured
internally.
o. K. Bradford, Devalls Bluff; in
jured internally.
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VANDERBILT ADMITS ALL.
Confirms Rumor That He Has Becon
Director of Missouri Pacific.

Director of Missouri Pacific.
Wichita. Kan, Dec. 14.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt announced here that the
Vanderbilts have become financially
interested in the Missouri Pacific
railroad and confirmed the rumor
current some time ago that he has
been made director of that COM
pany. Just when this change in the
directorate of the Missouri Pacific
was made he declined to state, but
specified that he had become a di-
rector of that road very recently
Wichita, Kan, Dec, 14.-whether
or not this means the elimination of
EFFORTS of the VanderbiIts to obtain
control of the Gould lines, neither
vanderbilt nor members of his party
would state. They declined to dis
cuss TO what extent the Vanderbilts
nave become interested in the Gould
lines, but Vanderbilt himself and C.
=. Clark, vice president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific minated their holdings
to be of vast Importance.
vanderbilt and a party composed
OF Z. >; Clark. Of st. Louis vice presi-
dent, c. H. Middleton, st. Louis, as
slstant vice president; Nj. C. Markham,
st. Louis, second assistant vice presi-
dent; c. L. Steve, st. Louis, traffic
manager; A. W. Sullivan, st. Louis
general manager; ]. w. Higgins, st.
GOurS' assistant general manager, M.
L: Byers, st. Louis, chief engineer:
w. ]. Mckee, Kansas City. general
superintendent and 8. r. Pryor. st.
Louis purchasing agent, are spending
the night in Wichita. The party has
just inspected the Iron Mountain out
OF st. Louis and are now going over
the Missouri Pacific. Pueblo is their
western objective point.
vanderbilt expressed himself as
being pleased with what he has seen
OF the line and country and intimated
numerous improvements are to be
made on both the Iron Mountain and
Missouri Pacific system
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HUTCHINSON Y. NJ. c. A. WON.
Campaign Closes With $4,000 Pledg
ed for New Building.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. IA cam
paign instituted ten days ago for
funds to build a Y. NJ. c.. A. has been
waged and the end came with ST.
600 pledged, $4,000 more than was
sought.
With w. Y. Morgan as chairman.
about, fifty business men lent their
personal efforts to the campaign. The
money was raised without any pledges
beforehand. Many voluntary out-of-
town donations were received.
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OF railroading considering their risks
ana work. This is just little exam
pie of the duties of switchrnan, The
railroad side can be seen every day by
q glance at the news columns sent out
from HEADQUARTERS.
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morning by farmers who wished to
ship hay, but nothing except small cars
could be found. All farm products are
selling for highest prices and farmers
are beginning to feel that it is time
for marketing. The Christmas holt
days will relieve the scarcity some
what, as thu shipping in freight later
decreases. Cars will be more plenti-
full at that time and railroads are hold
ing off what traffic they can until then.
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RAILROAD APPOINTMENTS.
Rock Island Promotion-Judge Be
comes NJ. p. General solicitor.

comes NJ. r. General Solicitor.
Chicago, Dec. 14.-George H. Lee,
formerly general passenger agent of
the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf rail-
road with headquarters at Little Rock,
Ark, has been appointed general pas
senger agent for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway at st. Louis,
according to announcement made to-
day. This IS the first time the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
has placed general passenger agent
at ST. Louis.
st. Louis, Dec. 14.-Wilson E. Hem
ingway of Little Rock, former judge
of the supreme court of Arkansas, will
become assistant to the vice president
and general solicitor of the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
company January 1. The appointment
was made today by Vice President
Clardy
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CARS NOT LARGE ENOUGH.
Farmers Want Big Cars for Hay But
Can't Get Them.

The local Offices of the railroads are
beginning to become worried over the
prospect of shortage of large freight
cars. At present there are hardly any
cars that cen be used, as all of the
large cars are constantly in demand.
1t is hard 20 procure them for the
transportation of such crops as hay.
Several cars were wanted here this
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"A funny thing happened back in the
Sos when 1 was manager of the De-
troit team" says w. H. Watkins. of
The Indianapolis club. Dan Brouthers
was the central figure. and the trouble
was caused by the fact that we were
using whltewash to run Cur lines in
those days instead of painting them.
'Rrouthers was at bat during a game
at Detroit, swinging his bat like a
gladiator. The pitcher sent I'D a high
fast one that caught Dan unawares,
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BENDER to Coach Nebraska.

Lincoln, Dec. 14.-Leroy B. Tenn
pie. right tackle has been elected cap
tain of the Nebraska football team
John F. Bender, coach at the Haskell
Indian institute was elected Nebraska
baseball coach.
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Democratic Papee ssfnrs Usage City.

Usage City, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
Democrats of this county have financ-
ed weekly newspaper and the first
issue of the paper Will be issued at
Lyndon, the county seat, about the
first of the year. Sylvester Fowler
of Topeka is to be the publisher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14
EMPoRIA MARSHAL DEAD.
Tom Fleming Caught Horse Thieves
During Early Days.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. 14.-Tom
Fleming, city marshal of Emporia for
twenty years, died here at the age of
20. Fleming was known as one of the
shrewdest detectives in the west and
in the years when horse stealing was a
business, captured many thieves.
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wilmington Captains Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 14.-Loth
rap Wilmington, of Honolulu was to
night elected captain of the Harvar
football team.
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and served with an Iowa regiment in
the Civil war. Fleming was freighter
between here and Leavenworth in the
early days. and for thirty-five- years
was in the livery business here.
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MARTY l.. POTTER DEAD.
Was Democratic Member of Legisla-
ture From 1887 to 1891.

Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 14.-Marty
L. Potter, a Democratic member of the
Kansas 1egislat dRessfIqTn Dickinson
county from 1ss to 1881. died here,
aged Sc years.
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Col. McAleer of the Washingtons
has decided to use Virginia as his
spring training ground.