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Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15

While watching the passage of fu- neral Saturday. morning, Mary Leprez, age IS, received horrible injuries that may prove fatal She was employed in the weaving department of the White Rock mill, and, with two other girls went into the wheel pit to get a better view of the funeral. This wheel pit is a small room and only such op- eratives whose work calls them there are supposed to go into this room. This precautionary measure is taken, owing to the dangerous conditions, so the girls were there in violation of rules.
 The shafting in this room is about
 five feet from the foor and the girls
 had to stoop to pass under the shaft to get to the window. Miss Leprez was the third to enter, and as she stopped under the shaft her heavy hair was caught in the shaft and in an instant her entire scalp, from the back of her neck to the forehead, and the skin of the forehead to the eyebrows, was completely torn off, as was also the upper portion of the left ear.
 She fell to the floor in agony and was assisted into the machine shop by her companions, and then taken to the Bouilet boarding house in the company store wagon. She never lost conscious ness and heroically endured her terri ble suffering.
 Dr. John Champlain, physician for the White Rock Mills company was called and, assisted by Dr. Russell B. Lewis, gave the injured girl attention. The physicians after treating the in- jured head. cut the hair from the scalp and then carefully replaced the scalp, with the hope that 1t may grow back in place, should Miss Leprez be so fortunate as to survive the shock.
 The LepreE family formerly resided in White Rock. but moved from there to Canada about two years ago, Mary and another sister returing to White Rock about six months ago. Mary was 8 pretty girl, of excellent reputation, devout, and general favorite with her acquaintances.
 Sunday afternoon Miss Leprez's con- dition was as favorable as the attend ing physician expected. The girl will have the best of medical treatment. and nursing, representatives of the mill company having made provision to that effect, although the company is in no way responsible for the accident.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15

There was a meeting of the Rhode Island Connecticut Baseball league in the office of the president, Dr. John being present from the Westerly, Ston- ington, Mystic. White Rock, Carolina and Hope Valley clubs. The resigna- ton of John NJ. Ryan of Stonington as secretary was accepted and John Chamberlain of Stonington substitut- ed The committee on revision of bv- laws made report and the schedule committee was requested to make re- port not later than April 29.
 Local Laconios.
 City Missionary Alexander Smith was the chief speaker at the Potter Hill chapel, Sunday evening.
 ID. Barrows of New London spoke on The Good Shepherd of Palestine in the Congregational church. Pawcatuck, Sunday evening.
 Lemuel King. a negro student at the university of Richmond, supplied the pulpit of the Calvary Baptist church Sunday evening.
 The British bark Ladysmith, which
 
 since. Wednesday, was hauled off on Sunday morning and lowed to New London.
 Gods Sympathy was the subject of Rev. John c. Dutton's sermon in the Broad Street Christian church Sunday morning. His evening sermon was on Gods Time.
 The members of Division No. 1, An cient Order of Hibernians, received holy communion in the church of the Immaculate Conception Sunday. They marched from their hall to church in a body.
 At the annual meeting of the Caro- lima Baseball association Friday eve ming, these officers were elected: John c. Tucker. president; William McVay, vice president: Herbert L. Barber, see- rstary; Fred Kenyon, treasurer.
 Potter Hill is knocking for admis- sion into the Rhode Island-Connecticut Baseball league. A year ago when the league was formed the objection was on the ground of lack of transporta- ton facilities, but now adequate troll ley service prevails.
 Rhode Island legislators receive s5 per diem for actual attendance for period of sixty days. Should the gen. eraI assembly continue beyond that period, the members receive no pay for overtime In the Nutmeg state. the total payment is the same, but with pay work or play, and overtime thrown in just the same.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15

Chester, complimenting the efficient
 work done by the department, at the l fire on her property, one week ago last Saturday morning. Mrs. Chester en-
 closed a check for $25 and requested Chief Cottrell to distribute that amount to the companies of the de- partment. The letter also comments the chief upon his ability in building up the department to the present state of efficiency.
 Many experiments have been made by the Rhode Island board of -ubIic roads towards the securing of a dust preventive to use on the state high ways. A report of the board tells of these experiments, including the Mixing Method-With the exception of the addition of the bituminous mix ture, the method of construction is similar to that employed in the build ing of an ordinary macadam road After the sub grade has been thor oughly rolled, the No, broken stone, varying in size from l IA to 1-2 inches in their longest dimensions, is spread to depth of six inches and rolled to inches. The No. stone, varying in size from l 1-2 to l IA inches in their longest dimensions. is next deposited on dumping boards and thoroughly mixed with hot bituminous mixture with the aid of rakes and shoVels. This mixture is applied on the No. 1 course to a depth of three inches and rolled to two inches. A thin coat of dust which will pass through a 1-2-inch mesh is spread on the surface and rolled into the No. ? course to fill up the voids and pro vide smooth surface.
 Penetration Method-The penetra- ton method of construction of bitunai- nous macadam road consists in the formation of the No. 1 and No. 2 courses, as in the construction of an ordinary smacadam road. On the No. 2 course, before it is rolled, the hot bituminous mixture is spread by means of dippers and allowed to pen citrate. The No. ? course is then rolled and covered with thin coat of screen ings. which are also rolled, thus com pleting the smooth surface.
 Caldwell System-The Caldwell system of constructing bituminous macadam consists ill spreading on the No. course, after rolling, a bitumi- nous mixture and chippings to a depth of three -fourths of an inch. On this is deposited from two to three inches of No. 2 broken stone which is thoroughly rolled. thus forcing the mixture into all the interstices of the No. course. The upper surface is sealed by painting with tar.
 Several experiments with different dust preventiyes were made by the board in 1905 and 1906, primarily to test their value as road preservers. While each of the ingredients used was found to be an effective dust pre- ventive. only one was found to con- tain to any measurable extent any val ue as a road preserysr aud be entirely
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15
Frank AverilI, employed in tho Smith

Frank Averill, employed in tho Smith Granite company, was seriously injured just before noon Saturday. While as sisting in quarrying out a block of granite, a large piece fell from the side of the quarry, struck Mir. Aver ills right foot and held him until the big rock was removed by fellow work men. The foot was crushed and there was a compound fracture of the an kle. The left foot and leg were also cut and bruised. MT. Averin was con- veyed to his home. in No. S7 Oak street where he was attended. by Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, upon the call of the Smith Granite company.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15

At the annual meeting of the Caro- lima Baseball association Friday eve ming, these officers were elected: John c. Tucker. president; William McVay, vice president; Herbert L. Barber, see- retary; Fred Kenyon, treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-15

Potter Hill is knocking for admis- sion into the Rhode Island Connecticut Baseball league. A year ago when the league was formed the objection was on the ground of lack of transporta- ton facilities but now adequate troll ley service prevails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

The first announcement of a change
in big league management came last
week when Jimmy McAleer, manager
of the st. Louis team for several sea-
sons and lander of the club in various
places from eighth to second, an
nounced that he would accept the Of
fer to lead Washington in 1910. 1t
has been known for some time that
there would be a change at Washing
ton, but it was not until the talk with
McAleer that there was anything def
mite.
McAleer was at one time the great
est outfelder in the national game and
played with Cleveland. Since he has
been managing he has been known as
one of the craftiest of leaders. 1t is
said that few managers will make a
trade with him so rare is his judg-
ment of players. But this season has
been a bad one at St Louis and Nc
Aleer was glad of the chance to get
away.
1t was understood that an effort
was made to get Fielder Jones at
Washington, but the hitch came be-
cause Jones wanted a controlling in
terest in the club. McAleer is to be
given a block of stock for taking the
managership. The fact that President
Noyes of the Washington club would
not listen to Jones' proposition brings
out just how baseball has developed
in the past few years. When Fred
was taken over by the league because
no one would invest in it. In order to
get local men Interested it was sold
to Moves and his associates for about
100000, and of this but a small
amount was paid down and the ball
ance was cared for with notes. That
year the team made enough money to
retire the notes, and only last season
100000 for a half interest was re-
fused. It is understood that Jones of
fered $125,000 for 81 per cent of the
stock,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
HIS OLD TIME SPEED.
Reports From Jeffries' Quarters Also
Indicate Reduced Weight.

Paris, Sept. 30.-James J. Jeffries, the
American heavyweight fighter, is doing
his work at Jim Pratt's quarters at
Neuwilla- Seine, a suburb of
Paris, preparatory to his meeting with
Jack Johnson, the negro champion.
Jeffries' training, which began soon
after he returned from Marienbad, has
been interrupted by a cold, contracted
while he was attending the races. and
for two days the pugilist was confined
to his room. His wife, however, says
that his illness was not serious and it
is expected that he will take up his
training again in a day or two.
Jim Pratt, who has followed the
fighters for years, considers Jeffries in
the pink of condition and ready to enter
the ring with Johnson.
''Jeffries is as quick as lightning" he
said today. The treatment which he
underwent at Marienbad has reduced
his supertiuous fat and his waist line
has fallen away practically to normal
His weight is about 225, pounds. All
that Jeffries needs now is to get his
muscles in TRIM and I am sorry that
his training, which was confined large
~ to punching the bag and skipping
the rope, has been interrupted"
No definite arrangements have yet
been made for a fight-with Johnson al
though Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian
fight promoter, has offered 900 for d
contest between these two heavy
weights in Paris. Jeffries has refused
the offers Of several music hall man.
ayers to give sparring exhibitions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Kansas Reform Is Gaining Head.
way Over Country.
Eastern Roads Jein State in
Abolishing Drinking Cups.
BURLINGTON IN LINE.
No Public Cups on Chicago
Denver Trains.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
BURLINGTON IN LINE.

Kansas reform that will not die
III Kansas limits. seems to have been
started by DR.. S. J. Crumbine, secre-
tary or the Kansas state board Of
| health, Who is responsible for the
movement which resulted in the Kan
sds railway commission aboIishing the
use OF a common drinking cup on all
TRAINS within the boundaries of the
state itealizing that all the arguments
u MODERN science are against the pro-
intsouous use OF the common drinking
cup on passenger traics, in depots and
olner places where the general public
has recourse to their use, the rail-
ioaos OF the country are entering wide
~ into a movement looking to the uIti-
recommendations made by nubIic
boards of health in all parts Of the
country.
The roads the country over are act
lEg PRINCIPALLY at the suggestion of
the conference of state and provincial
boards of health, held recently in Wash
tngton, d. c. At this meeting the sub
ject was referred to the COMMITTEES on
ra1lroad sanitation. which. after con-
sheraton, sent out a general letter to
railway managers in the United States
and Canada recommending action on
their part.
Kansas of course has taken the lead
IN this movement among the individ-
ing the state have complied with the
provisions of the law. At first some
OF the roads put paper cups in the
h9nds of the neWsboys who sold them
five for five cents. but as they could
not afford to make arrangements for
their sale on branch lines and night
trains, 1T was not a success, only on
the bigger trains.
A scheme which many of the roads
have adopted is a vending machine
placed beside the water cooler, holding
100 cups, the shape of drinking
tumble- though made of sanitary pa
per treated with parrafine. The pas
senger deposits a cent. pulls a lever
ard receives a cup which lasts indefin-
itely, or at least as long as it is
handled carefully. This method is now
in use on many of the trains operat-
ing through Kansas.
This method has also been installed
or is being installed in the Illinois
Central depot in Chicago, the Grand
Central depot, the Union station and
the Dearborn station in Chicago. The
burlington road which operates but lit
tie in Kansas has installed these vend-
ers on the through trains from Chicago
to Denver and has entirely done away
with the public drinking cup. The IL
linois Central is using them on most
OF its through trains, and the Chicago
& Northwestern, which has this far
met with no agitation to speak of is
making a voluntary test.
In the east the Pennsylvania, the
New York Central, the Baltimore &
Ohio, and the Boston & Maine have
discontinued the public drinking cups.
The Pullman company is considering
the installation of vendors in the dress
ing rooms of sleepers. And the Penn
sylvania has gone SO far as to have
special niche built for cup vendors In
the new steel coaches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
ECHOES OF The SEASON
Kansas City Sport Writer Compile
ments Cooley anG Holland.

E. w. Cochrane in the Kansas City
Journal: In the greatest fight ever
known in the history of the Western
league, Des Moines, Ia, won the PEN
nant. And not until the last games
was that pennant won. There were
three double headers and one single
game to be played. Sioux City had
a commanding lead a week ago, but
suffered a slump, and Des Moines
went to the top. Up to the last day
the Sioux City club was in the lead
and had to lose two games while Des
Moines won one, to lose the pennant.
ing wonderful baseball and hitting the
Sioux City pitchers hard Omaha won
two games from Ducty Holiness team
and Des Moines trounced Lincoln
This gave Des Moines the rag.
From the very start of the season
this race has been lively. The teams
changed places a great deal. At one
time Topeka was up at the top and at
another time Wichita was at the top
with a nice lead. Nearly every team
was in the first division and making
a fight some time during the year. At
about the middle of the season the
league settled down to a good hard
fight. From then until the close there
The second division teams soon fell in
to a second division battle with little
hope of getting higher. So the season
ended. There were just 100 points
between the top and bottom of the
first division at the close last night
Des Moines had lead of but two
points over Sioux City and Omaha was
about sixty points behind the leaders.
The two clubs which have made the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
KANSAS CITY's NEW DEPOT.
Railroads Accept Ordinance and Work
Will Begin at Once.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-The directors of
the Kansas City Terminal company,
the corporation that is to build and
operate the new $20,000,000 union
passenger station and terminals in
Kansas City brushed aside the remain
ing clouds hanging over that project at
a meeting here in the office of Presi-
dent Winchell of the Rock Island by
accepting the ordinance ratified by
popular vote at a special election IN
Kansas City, September 9.
This action by the directors is be-
lieved to make it a certainty that dirt
will be flying on the project within
sixty DAYS, and sooner if the necessary
details of acquiring about 100000
worth of property in the vicinity of
the site chosen for the station, award
ing the contracts for the terminals and
approving the plans being redrawn by
Architect Jarvis Hunt of Chicago for
the building can be carried out with
out delay.
To expedite matters President Har-
mon of the depot company was au-
thorized at the meeting to arrange for
several committees to handle various
branches of the work. thus obviating
the necessity of calling a full board
meeting every time a detail presents
itself for approval. These committees
will be appointed within few days.
In all probability the number will not
exceed three. These, with the finance
committee, which is to have charge of
floating the bond issue of $50,000,OOO
authorized, President Harmon thinks,
will enable him to push the work
right along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

rs years old. I've been running an
engine on this road for twenty-seVen
years and 1 can run ii just as we'll now
as when began. My hearing is good
and my sight is unimpaired."
There are few, if any, engineers in
active service in Kansas who have had
as many years at railroading as Mr..
Buff1ap. He started in the business
fifty-two years ago and has been at it
ever since. He began as a waterboy
in the shops at Little York, Pa, in
1857. Two yeras later he became a
wiper and after two years in the
roundhouse he became a fireman. In
1865 he was switched to the other side
of the cab as an engineer and he has
been running an engine ever since.
His first run was on the Northern Cen
trail railroad in Pennsylvania. For a
while he had a run on the Reading
railroad and then he came west to the
Union Pacific. Twenty-seven years az
he entered the service of what was
known as the Ka.aszs Central, a mar
row gauge road running west from
LeayenWorth to Miltonvale. About
twenty years ago the road was
changed to a broad gauge and when
the Union Pacific was reorganized the
Kansas Central WAS renamed the
Leayenworth, Kansas e. Western.
In all his long service Mr.. Buffiap
has killed only two men, both of whom
deliberately stepped in front of his
engine with the intention of commit
ting suicide. He has never crippled q
man that he knows of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
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NOTES

w. r. Rowe, machinist of Sedalia. NO.
IS hee spending few days on business
Miss Ethel Miller. stenographer of
Amarillo, Texas, has returned home after
spending two weeks vacation here with
The Union Bible class, taught by Mrs
RICHARD Wilson Il son, in the 7; M, c, A. last
The. R. R. 7. NJ C. A. library has been
greatly benefited by the addition of two
Library. The books contained in the sets
are THE Worlds Great Scientists, Up
to-Date Business Methods, Arthmetic;
american Literatnre. study Of Ancient
'Worid's Greatest Musicians, and the
Worlds Greatest Artists
Fred Anderson has gone to work in the
J. NJ Becker of sedalia is here spend
ing few days on a business trip.
Fireman w. P. Caldnel of Kansas City
is in Topeka on few. days business.
Fireman Gus Lundquist is unable to be
at work on account of illness.
who was injured while. discharging his
duties at the Santa Fe shops in this city
amputation of portion of his right arm,
has been discharged from the Santa Fe
eea a at in at tRat
or three weeks, and is now at the home
of his parents. in Argentine where his
for the Santa Fe. Fred is feeling fine
casionalIy he feels. pretty blue. over the
be helped now. and he is already. planning
for his future. While there has been
cupation he will engage in for the reason
that F'red's parents are financially able to
take care OF him but FEed IS indu Jus io4
something that he can 90, and it is very
likely that. he will do 50 in the near flu
of friends in this city.-ArkauSaS Traveller,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30

most remarkable showing in the West
ern league this season are Wichita
ana Topeka. The Cooley aggregation
finished fourth and Hollands team
was at the top of the second divislo
Had these teams been old members of
the western league the showing
would not be so remarka BILE. Wichita
and Topeka entered that organization
nearly year ago. After the close of
the Western association season of
1908, in which these clubs had made
considerable money, Cooley and Hol-
land decided they wanted to get into
a bigger organization and give their
patrons what they believed would be
better baseball. The two clubs were
sold to the Western league for SIS, 900.
Before this sale was made Cooley and
Holland had disposed of a great many
OF their star players. Louisville, Chi
cago, Kansas City and other clubs
bought the best players they had. The
best OF these were Olsen and Selby of
ISOLATION, Hetling of Kansas City, and
Scott of Chicago. They realized that
to make good showing in the West
ern association for another year they
must get busy and buy a lot of new
men, but they had no idea that they
would finish high in such a league as
the Western, which is a Glass A Or
ganization. But they took a chance
and strengthened as much as possible.
When the Denver team was here in
the spring it looked much stronger
than either Wichita or Topeka, but
the kansas teams sent the Grizzlies
down the toboggan. Cooley and Hol-
land have proved to be great leaders
and have made such a good showing
that they expect to put the 1910 pen
nant of the Western league in Kan
sas. Wichita was strengthened by
Brennan, Aitchison and Westerzill,
whom they got from the Blues in the
spring and who would have helped
the local team a great deal this sum-
mer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Rheumatic
Pains

my mother is a great suf-
ferer from rheumatism, and DIR.
Miles Anti-Pain Pills is the only
remedy that relieves her."
MRS. G. DAVENPORT,
Roycefeld, N. J.
The pains of rheumatism are
almost invariably relieved with
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They
also overcome that nervous irri-
tation which prevents sleep be-
cause they soothe the nerves. To
chronic suffers they are invalu-
able. When taken as directed,
they relieve the distress and
save the weakening influence of
pain, which so frequently pros
trates. Many sufferers use them
whenever occasion requires with
the greatest satisfaction, why
not you? They do not derange
the stomach nor create a habit.
Why not try them? Get a pack
age from your druggist. Take it
according to directions, and if
it does not benefit he will return
your money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
MADE TWENTY MILLIONS.
Santa Fe Spends Much of Its Profits
for Improvement.

Chicago, Sept. 3o.-The annual re-
port of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway company for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1909 made publi3
here shows incomes from operation of
$94,265,716 and from all sources
$95,424,091.
Deducting from this expenses, in
Guiding taxes, rentals, etc, of $61,-
45S,019, and fixed charges, including
accrued interest on adjustment bonds
of $1354S,081, a balance for the year
of $2O,417.990 is shown.
From this remainder dividends of
s5,O0O,690, on the preferred stock and
$5,152,550 on the common were paid.
For additions and petterments se,-
100000 was appropriated, 100000
of which was expended during the
year. The surplus carried to profit
and loss is $39s.520 for the year.