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Evening journal., 1909-09-17
COUNCIL FAVORS
MAILING DEVICE

City Council last night put itself on
record as favoring the street car mall
ing service which has been in use on
the Delaware avenue line Of the Will
mington City Railway for some time.
The inventor of the new device
brought the matter TO the attention
of Council on last Thursday night and
last night a favorable report was made
and the clerk instructed TO notify the
general at Washington. Of
Councils action.
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
AIaard : Walker.

Harry Z. Algard and Miss BESSIE NJ.
Walker, both Of this city. were married
at the brides home at Sit North jackson
street on Wednesday evening. The Rev.
Thomas E. Vandyke, pastor Of Wesley
NJ. L. Church officiatod at the ceremony.
The bridesmaids were Miss Anna Money
and Miss Louise jackson, a niece Of the
groom and the best man was Dallas
Walker. a brother of the bride The we'd
ding march was played by Miss Ida Ap-
pleby Following the ceremony reoep-
ton was held. those present being MI and
Mrs. George D. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs
Herman .. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs John
Walker. Hudson Walker. Finley Walker
Mr.. and Mrs. V. g. Algard. Of Charles
town. Md: Haser Algard Of Charlestown'
Nd; Florence Algard, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Alesrd. Of Thurlow, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs
II. b. Jackson John V. Jackson, Herman
A. jackson. Reba Jackson. Rhea Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 4. Day, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Parke
Doeip. Of Phoenixville. Pa; Alma Beale.
OF Phoenixville, Pa; Olive Beale' Of
Phoenixville, Pa; Mr. and Mrs Joseph L.
Haines, OF Philadelphia, Pa Edith
Haines. Philadelphia. Pa, Fannie Clary.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Powell, Mr. and
Mrs John Darrell. Elma Darrell, Will
lard Darrell. Mr.. and Mrs John Lafferty,
Misses Elizabeth Lafferty, Mary Lafferiy,
Harry Lafferty. Frank Lafferty. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Hewlett. Rhoda Hewlett, VIII
lena Hewlett, Clara Powell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Megginson. Bessie Reed, Edward
woerner Leroy Craig. Mr.. and Mrs. q.
w Russell, Mr.. and Mrs r. l.. Keane.
Mr. and Mrs. W II. Blake. J. H. Bott
After a brief wedding tour they win
make their home at 1925 North Adams
street after September p.
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
HEAVY FINE ON
CRAP" SHOOTERS

Charles Hess white and John Dud-
ley. colored, we're each fined so and
costs in City Court this morning by
Deputy Judge Joslyn on the charge
Of playing crap.
Charged with corner lounging, JOS
eph Unidouski was fined s. and costs.
Charged with the larceny Of suit
OF clothes belonging TO Dominco Cas-
telineo, Louis Febrazino was held for
court under $500 bail.
Evening journal., 1909-09-17

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
Two men were out with runner on sec
ond base. The batter knocked a ball to tho
shortstop who threw to first to put him
out. The first baseman thought the batter
was out and held the ball, allowing the
runner TO so from second home The UNI
pire called the man safe at first base.
Would you give tho first baseman an err
ror on this? Respectfully, A Fan.
lNol
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
MORE MONEY FOR
FIRE OFFICIALS

According to an ordinance presented al
isst nights meeting of City Council that
pody Will at its next meeting, probably
increase the salaries of the officers OF
the Fire Department II is proposed to
increase the salary OF the chief from
5000 to $500 a year and the salaries OF
the two assistants from $500 TO 500
year. In addition, each officer is to re-
ceive the accustomed SIS month for
the keep of a horse.
The measure was referred 10 the law
and finance committees.
II is pointed out by friends Of the frc
officers that Wilmington fire officials are
among the poorest paid in the coun-
try.
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
PASTOR CANDEE
TO BE INSTALLED

The Rev. Charles L. Candee will be
installed as pastor Of Rodney streea
Presbyterian Church next Thursday
evening. The new minister succeeds the
Rev. W. F. d. Lewis, d. D., who is now
stationed in Kansas City, Mo. He will
preach in Rodney Street Church on sun
dav
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
considereJ New Bv.Laws,

New by-laws were considered last
evening by the Epworth League of
Scott NJ. +. Church. A pleasing social
program was presented later.
Evening journal., 1909-09-17
Must FiIe Health statisties.

Secretary Wigglesworth Of the
Board Of Health who is City Registrar
lis sending out notices for all reports
of births TO be filed at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
NOT UP in THE LAW.
But Gompers Says He Knows Labor's
Rights and VIII Maintain Them.

New York. April 3.-President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor defended the use of the boy
colt before the New York council of
the National Civic federation. He
was not on the programme as a speak
err, but he had been invited to be pres
ent. and addresses by Professor Fred
erick J. Stimson of Harvard and Pro-
fessor John Bates Clark of Columbia
stirred him to speak.
Professor Stimson referred to the
recent proceedings against Mr.. Com
pers and others in Washington. "a
black list is unlawful he said, "but
white list which commends is law
full In the Gompers case there was a
proved combination by a number of
persons to influence the public not to
trade with a stove company. Most
jurymen would decide that these facts
showed a primary intention to modest
the stove company"
Mr.. Gompers said in reply:
st am not a lawyer and the quib-
bling of the lawyers as to the legality
or iilegality of certain acts by the
labor organization is not for me to
deal with But as to what is funda-
mentally right think am qualified
to speak. If the laws do not properly
safeguard the fundamental rights of
the laborer then they should be
changed.
LAS a representative of labor I know
that the laborer has mora1ly-and
should have under the law-the right
TO organize and protect what he pos
sesses which is the power to work and
to give or withhold his patronage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
THE ERIE \ GREAT ROAD.
Public Service Commissioner Pays 1t
Fine Compliment

New York, April 3.-The opinion of
the New York public service commits
sion of the second district, in the mat
ter of the application of the Erie rail-
road for permission to issue $4,000
600 in bonds, has been made public.
Commissioner Decker, who wrote the
opinion, says in part:
1T is entirely possible that the COM
pany might continue to get along per-
hapS fairly we'll for a considerable
period without relief of the character
here shown. The volume of traffic
and revenue may be SO great that it's
net income would be surprisingly
large. The board of directors may be
able to meet pressing debt payments
or secure extensions, and gain foot
holds of financial advantage through
unremitung economies and constant
composition of debt obligations which
would enable the railroad operations
to continue without putting in force
the arrangement here contemplated.
Erie a Great Property
THE Erie is great property; o
large revenue producer. Its ability to
secure and handle very large traffic
under adverse conditions has been
astonishingly great, and with such a
property in the hands of it's present
competent management, successful
operating and financial results, not
withstanding its large and varied debt
burdens, would not be surprising. The
showing of the company'S operations
upon the whole system for the six
months ending December 81, 1908, in
dicates considerable improvement of
revenue conditions. For that period
the gross operating revenue was $685.
20S, 1886, the operating expenses and
taxes were $19,23S,69322, the operat-
ing income was 5000, 1894. After
adding income from all other sources,
and deducting all interest, rentals,
etc, the net corporate income. was
$1.902, 51S.19. The ratio of operating
expenses to income from railroad
operation was $3.50 per cent as
against 1902 per cent for the year
ending June 80, 1908. On this basis
the gross revenue from operation for
the year ending June 80, 1909, would
be $50, 1852. and the net income
after all deductions for that year
would be $3.S05, 036.3S"
Possesses Large Earning Capacity
This whole situation of the Erie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
WAR ON BONUS SYSTEM.
National Brotherhood of Engineer.
Adopts a Protest.

San Antonio. Tex, April 3-War on
the bonus system in use on the coast
lines of the Santa Fe railroad and the
hidden threat of strike unless the
practice is abolished, was declared in
a resolution adopted by the National
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
me charge is made that the Santa Fe
is trying to install the bonus system
over all it's lines.
This tender of bonus,'' reads the
resolution, sis in the nature of a
bribe to one employee to outdistance
by fair or foul methods his fellow
workers and is therefore a reflection
upon the honesty and industry of ALL
The brotherhood also resolved in
effect to continue the fight against the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
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can be well stated in short para
graph. Possessing large earning ca
pacity, in normal business years Its
condition is prosperous, its large net
and other sources enables it to pay its
large fixed charges, and project ana
pay the cost of large additions to the
railway property, and in view OF It's
debt burdens its financial credit IS
good. But because of its large fund
ed debt and annual interest charges it
shows quickly the effects of great
business depression in its financial
statements and in the condition of Its
credit; and in the absence of any large
available surplus at such times, the
company faces conditions which pre-
vent the carrying on of new or par
TALLY completed necessary improve
ments, and which may render it in
capable of meeting all of its annual
charges and maturing miscellaneous
obligations, thus creating a necessity
for permanent or temporary extension
of certain classes of debt
1T is very evident that the remedy
for such a situation lies in a financial
readjustment that will enable the
company to increase largely the value
of the property by paying from in
come during a period of years the
cost or numerous additions and i'm
provements, which will have the eff
feet of largely decreasing operating
cost While increasing the efficiency of
the service, and will also enable the
company later to build up a surplus
sufficient to carry it through recur-
ring times of business depression. The
present great earning power of the
company must be increased by addi-
lions and improvements that will re-
suit in enlarged service and decreased
cost of operation in order to satisfy
the demands OF existing debt charges,
meet those additional charges which
the improvements themselves may in
cidentally and necessarily create and
permit sufficient working surplus, to
say nothing now of prospective divi-
dends. In that way only can the
company Is organized come to a con-
dition where the common expression
of decentralization may not be in a
broad sense justly used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
TO SPEND THE SUMMER ABROAD.
Lawrence Professor to Accompany His
Pupils to Italy,

Lawrence Kan, April 3.-Prof. c..
Edward Hubach, head of the voice de-
partment of the University of Kansas,
will take party of his students to
Florence, Italy, this summer for ten
weeks of study with Madame Benz
berg Barrachia. grand opera singer
and teacher. The party will consist
of eight of Mr.. Hubach'S pupils, the
professor and Mrs. Hubach, who will
chaperon the party, and the three lit
tie sons of Prof. and Mrs. Hubach
Prof. Hubach will assist Nine. Barra-
CHA in all the lessons that his pupils
take of her, and besides, the party
will study Italian. The party will con-
sist of Agnes Husband, Mcpherson;
Florence Heller, Usage City; Mary
Sellards and Kate Sellards, Cherokee;
Louise Fitch and Charles Barkdu1l,
Lawrence; Nita Abraham, Kansas City
and Kate Reynolds, Clay Center. If
the trip is as successful as the profess
sor hopes, it will be continued every
summer for four or five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Wells Fargo May Run Extra
Express Train on Santa Fe.
Business Is Large Enough to
Warrant Special Service.
THIS is NOT NEW PLAN
Has Been Worked Successfully
in the East on Erie Road.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
THIS is NOT NEW PLAN

1t is probable that, in short time,
a regular express train, carrying only
Wells-Fargo cars, will be put in ser
vice on the Santa Fe. running from
Chicago to Pacific coast points. There
has been such a growth in the express
business in the past few years and 1t
is still growing to such an extent that
1T may be necessary to do this rather
than to handle the express business as
1t is handled at this time.
Often there are more than seven
cars in Santa Fe train No. 8. Lots OF
times it handles as high as ten and
dozen and, a few days ago. there were
13 cars in No. 5, in addition TO the
coaches and sleepers hauled. Nearly
always there is a big passenger busl-
ness for this train. When that and the
extraordinary express business comes
at the same time, it is necessary to nave
two and sometimes three sections OF the
train.
The Wells Fargo has a regular eX-
press train running from Jersey GIty
to Chicago, over the Erie lines. me
train from New York carries nothing
but express matter. there being no
passenger. baggage or mail business.
This business, for the west coast, Is
all transferred to the Santa Fe train
at Chicago and No. is hardly any
thing more than a big express tram
from Chicago to Kansas City, there be
ing no sleepers. But at Kansas CITY
sleepers are put in the train and 1t pc
gins to look little more like a pas
senger train.
TIE business has grown to such an
extent that all of the Santa Fe trains
which carry express matter have about
all the express cars they can easily
handle. The plan that is being talked
about so it is said. is to combine the
larger part of the through express Dus-
mess and run the larger amount OF
these cars through on special tram,
on a passenger schedule.
The growth of the express business on
the Santa Fe comes because of the fact
that so much fruit Is handled over this
system. The California business, the
Grand Junction fruit trade, the Rocky
Ford cantaloupes and the Sacramento
asparagus take lots og cars and en-
gines to properly handle. And this fruit
business is growing all the time. East
bound trains No. 2 and No. have a
big express business and it would be
good plan to run an express section on
one of these trains, during the fruit
season, as is sometimes done.
The local business on the line of the
Santa Fe railroad, from Kansas City
west, is better than any other road that
urally has more business because of this
fact and the local, as we'll as the
through traffic, requires many cars.
But, If the special express trains are
put in service as a regular proposition,
Il. will be proof that Kansas and this
part of the country is growing more
rapidly than many other parts. when
such service is demanded by the in
crease in trade.
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Topeka MAY BE BENEFITED.
Kansas Natural Gas Company to In
crease Capacity.

Ottawa, Kan. April 3.-The Kansas
Natural gas company has let contracts
for sixteen-inch piping with which to
lay new connecting line from the gas
fields to Kansas City. The cost of the
new pipe is given as three-quarters of
a million dollars. Pittsburg, Pa,
dispatch says:
The Kansas Natural Gas company
awarded a contract today of "a mil
lion dollars for sixteen-inch piping
to be used in making the extensions in
the Kansas City district. Additional
contracts for supplies will be awarded
shortly. The company announces that
it expects to have the extensions fin
ished by October 15
1t is assumed that the new Kansas
City connection will run from the
heart of the gas field to Ottawa, where
it will connect with the second line to
Kansas City. The pipe line company
now has two lines from here to KAN
sas City, but only one from the gas
fields through here to supply Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
MISSOURI PACIFIC BUSY.
Reports From Various Points Show
Unusual Activity.

Ottawa, Kan, April 3.-Requests
were received this morning to start
ten teams to work on the Missouri
Pacific ballasting campaign. The
request was directed to Ransom &
Cook, through Agent Scott. but as
A. L. Cook is out of town it is not
known whether or not the local COM
pany can furnish the work. Ransom
& Cook have already taken a large
number of railroad contracts for the
summer. 1t Is understood here that
work gangs started out of Osawatomie
today on the Missouri Pacific i'm
provement campaign. 1t is reported
that the rock crusher at Rantoul is
to start Monday.
Salina. Kan, April According to
what information obtained from the
local Missouri Pacific authorities,
there is nothing definite about the
number of work crews or trains
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which will soon be placed at work I'M
proving the line between Kansas City
and Pueblo, or when they will begin
work.
Agent w. S. Boughton stated this
forenoon that there was already one
big extra gang at work near Gypsum
City, but 1t is the only one he has any
knowledge of. This is a bridge car
penter gang and Mr.. Boughton says
that it is his opinion that the work
for time at least will only be re-
pairing bridges.
Yesterday it was reported that fif-
teen work trains would be sent out
today, to be scattered along the line
between Kansas City and Pueblo, but
the report cannot be confirmed today
from local sources.
Joplin. Mo-. April 3.-closely fol-
lowing the announcement that the
Missouri Pacific railroad will spend
100000 improving it's roadbed.
comes the unofficial report that it is
the intention to install heavier power
on the Joplin division. extending from
Pleasant Hill to Joplin.
Engines heavier by many tons than
those now in use on this division will
be installed. They will require
heavier rails, and consequently many
miles of the light rails will be re-
placed by heavier steel. While the
rails are being changed the roadbed
VIII De ISDdlldSlCQ Will iIi1Ac td4ilA6o
from this district. Five hundred
thousand dollars of the five million
appropriation was set aside for i'm
proving the roadbed of the Joplin
division. This amount was deemed
necessary before it was decided to in
crease the size of the engines and in
stall heavier rail steer. The con-
sequence of the latter decision, it is
said, will be to give the Joplin
division a much greater portion of
the appropriation than was at first
contemplated.
Kansas City, April 3.-Ten work
trains. the advance crews of one of
the biggest railway improvement
projects in the United States at this
time, were put into commission in the
Missouri Pacific yards this morning
They will be started out on the line
between this city and Ottawa this af-
crews viii be put out and by the
middle of April the work of ballast
ing the track from this city to Denver
will be under way.
Rock is to be used the entire dis
lance and the improvement will cost
several million dollars. This is the
first of a scheme of general rehabilita-
ton of the Missouri Pacific from ST.
Louis to Denver. New steel rails
have been laid from this city to the
Colorado line within the last two years
and other improvements are to be
carried on simultaneously with the
ballaSting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
BoNDsMEN MUST PAY Ss,2ss.
An Echo of the Fort Scott National
Bank Failure.

Fort Scott, Kan, April 3.-City Attor-
ney S. ]. McWilliams has served Off
cial notice on Grant Hornaday, F. A.
Hornaday, E. L. Penniman and Chas.
Love, bondsmen for the city's deposits
in the First National bank, that they
must at once make good the amount the
city had on deposit when that institu-
ton closed its doors, minus the divi-
dend received some time ago. The
four men are responsible for the full
amount, either singly or collectively,
and they were notified that unless
settlement was reached soon a suit
would be instituted against them for
the collection of the amount.
At the time of the closing of the
bank, on November Goth last, the city
had on deposit s12,75O.sO Since that
time dividend of 35 per cent has
been declared and paid amounting to
81 ,4627S and leaving sS,2SS.02 remaining
due from the bank. Several weeks ago
the council instructed the city attorney
to make aademand on the bondsmen for
the amount, and this has now been
done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
WICHITA MAS0NS STRIKE
Demand Seventy-five Cents an Hour
for Brick and Stone Work.

Wichita, Kan, April 3.-Brick lay
ers in Wichita, who went out on a
strike, have reached no agreement
with the contractors although two
meetings have been held. The brick
layers demand that the request of rs
cents per hour or Sc for an eight hour
day be met and say that they will ac-
cept no compromise. They have been
drawing 20 cents per hour. About 100
men are out on the strike and the
work on buildings at the Cudahy and
Dold packing plants and on two large
hotels, besides other business blocks, is
suspended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
DROPPED THE WRONG BOX.
Express Messenger Released Colony
of Mad Bees.

Wellington, Kan, April 3.-Wells-
Fargo expressmen were on the hop
last night at the Santa Fee depot, all
the result of loose bottom to a bee
hive in shipment. 1t was being
tossed about with the gentleness that
characterizes such work. And 10! the
bottom was rotten. In the melee
Robert Camp got a bee in his glove
and when he drew it on he gave a
rather impromptu dance. Roy Hart
zeT found something maneuvering on
his neck Some of the bees may have
been lost, but the hive was finally re-
stored.
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NEW DEPOT FOR GREAT BEND.
Santa Fee Will Expend $4,000 to
Build New Structure.

Great Bend, Kan, April Sword
has been received that the Santa Fe
has decided to build a new depot and
instead of giving Great Bend s15,-
900 structure, will put at least $4,000
in the building and half as much more
in changing the yards.
This is to be the reward of Great
Bend in waiting patiently for several
years for the new building.
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IMPORTS CHOLERA PROOF HOG.
Hiawatha Farmer VIII Raise Pork in
Spite of Disease.

Hiawatha, Kan, April 3.-Charlie
Scott has laid the foundation for a
sensation in the Laus Creek settle
ment. A hog crate came to the depot
from Indianapolis. Ind, and inside of
the crate was a black hog; but it was
not either a Berkshire or Poland
China. 1t was new breed that
Charley proposes to introduce in the
county, the popularity of which is
that the animal is a genuine hog in
every respect, but has mule hoofs,
they not being divided, as in the old
style and now obsolete breed. They
are said to be immune to cholera.
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FREIGHT RATE HEARING.
Missouri Roads to Meet Commission
era in X. c., April o.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 3.-The
railroad commissioners of Missouri
have ordered a hearing of all rail-
roads of the state at Kansas City,
April %. on the question of the pro-
posed reduction of freight rates on all
classes and comm ODDITIES including ar
ticles named in the maximum freight
rate cases. The railroad commission
ers plan to reduce the rates of freight
to point just above the rates named
in the maximum freight rate law
which the state was recently enjoined
from enforcing.
The commissioners are acting on
the advice of Attorney General Major.