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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

that public interests or the preserva-
ton Of the property demanded such
additional bonding, and that such
should not exceed 80 per centum of the
cost of the property. The corporation
commission shall ascertain the ex-
penditures for the road, equipment and
cost of replacement, etc, and report
same to the secretary of state. and this
shall be the basis of the issuance Of
bonds and subject to correction on
proper showing.
judicial sales of railroad property,
which term includes electric interur-
bans, shall cancel the claims of all
stockholders to any shares of stock
The purchasers thus acquiring It clear
of incumbrance may issue stocks and,
bonds subject to the permission of the
corporation commission and the pro-
visions of the act.
Should a railroad in process of con-
struction desire to issue bonds before
completion it may do so with permits
sion of the corporation commission and
after proper showing to the extent OF
100 per cent or less of the cost of the
road. No railroad shall increase its
stock unless all existing stock shall
have been paid for in full. or unpaid
shares have been forfeited under the
law. The stocks and bonds issued and
outstanding shall not exceed $50 per
centum Of the property and its fran
chises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
GARDEN TRUCK FROM TEXAS.
Railroad officials Expect Large ReVe-
nue. From shipments North.

Austin, Tex, March SIT is estimated
by traffic officials of Texas railroads that
spring shipments of garden truck will ag-
gregate more than 1900 cars. This is an
enormous increase over last years move
ment William Doherty, traffic manager
of the ST. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
railroad, says that his line will handle
more than 1,500 cars of truck out of the
lower Rio Grande Valley. Several hundred
cars of cabbage have already been ship
ped 1t is expected that the Bermuda
onion shipments from South Texas will
aggregate about $500 cars. The different
roads are preparing for the heavy move
ment of early garden and farm products
by providing an adequate number of re-
frigerator cars The onions will be moved
from Laredo and other points by special
trains.
The prospects for a bountiful yield of
fruit in Texas are very bright. 1t is
stated by the peach growers of East
Texas that their orchards went through
the winter in fine shape and that they
are in prime bearing condition. In the
tonato growing districts around Jack
sonviile preparations are being made to
In basing the estimate of 1000 cars of
early truck shipments the railroads do not
include the tomatoes and potatoes that
will go on the markets in May and June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
NEW LINES IN OKLAHOMA.
Funds Assured for MiSsouri-F'air-
view Line-Denver-N Memphis Plans.

Guthrie, Okla, March S.-Announce-
ment has been made at Pawhuska and
other cities along the proposed line in
Oklahoma that all financial assistance
will be forthcoming when wanted to
complete plans for construction of the
Oklahoma & Golden City railroad,
which was organized in July, 1907. The
company was chartered for the purpose
of constructing standard gauge road
view, Okla, $40 miles, with branch
from Climax Springs to Linn Creek
Mo-, to Sylvania, making total dis
lance of AZ miles. The route of the
Golden City main line is from Jefferson
City, Mo-, southwest via Eldon, Climax
Springs, Preston, Pittsburg, Humans
vile, Stockton, Golden City, Carthage,
Joplin, entering Oklahoma south of
the southwest corner of Kansas,
through Miami, Centralia, Bartlesville,
Pawhuska, Fairfax, Enid and on to
from Climax Springs south, via Ur
bana, Buffalo, Fair Grove to Spring
field; the Linn Creek branch east from
Climax Springs to Linn Creek, and the
Sylvstnia branch north from Golden
City to Sylvania.
Clcrence Walters, general manager Of
the Usage Western railroad, which was
recently chartered with 81 100000 capt.
tai stock, announces that contract
for grade between Nowata and Vinita
has been awarded, and that men have
been ordered to begin work at Vinita.
The required bonus has been raised by
Vinita, Nowata, Bartlesville and Paw
huska. To the west the road will pass
through Ponca City and Enid. The ul-
innate intention is to build from Dem
yer to Memphis, Tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

and his life in the open air of his KAN
sas farm, where he has spent the off
season for many years, has helped to
keep him rugged and in the best of
shape.
Hughey Jennings says that the first
training for his Tigers will be in foot
ball, not in baseball He will pur-
chase a dozen or more soccer footballs
and will let the players kick these
about the field for a few days. He says
it is an excellent way to timber up the
men, make them fast on their feet
and improve their wind. without hurt
ing their arms.
Manager Griffith has let a contract
for a pitchers target, to be used by his
twirIers at Hot Springs. 1t is a sort
of shooting gallery with moving
swings, in which two disks hang from
wires and are made to swing. The
pitcher takes his stand at the regula-
tion distance and tries to hit the spot
on the target. An arrangement has
been perfected whereby the balls will
roll back to the pitchers. He says he
will have a scorer watch the men and
make a daily report showing the num-
Der of strikes and balls.
Is the Sioux City management go
ing to be confronted with a few hold
himself this question, but he is not
worrying any about it. Signed con-
tracts have not been received from
Red" Andreas, Outfielders FenIon
and Neighbors and Pitchers Chabek
and Jeff Clarke. The fact that these
players contracts are not tucked away
in the desk of President Tom does not
necessarily signify that all are hold
outs, but it may be presumed that they
are holding back for an increase in the
sic of the pay check. Red Andreas
has put in a request for more money,
and he is making no bones about it.
me clever second sacker, whose classy
work for the Packers in the past has
won for him a warm spot in the hearts
OF the fans, believes that he is entitled
to more coin. Evidently the manage
ment doesn't think so, for it is limited
that Andy will play at his old fig
ures or not at all with the Sioux City
team. Nothing has been heard from
Fenlon recently. He was mailed a con-
tract, but its terms evidently didn't
suit, for it has not been returned with
his signature. Fairweather is counting
on Fenlon to greatly strengthen the
team. President Fairweather isn't
worrying about Clarke and Chabek. He
thinks they will come into the fold be-
fore long, and will be found on hand
when the season opens. The Packers
will report about March 20.
Omaha Bee: One thing Don Des-
pain is to be congratulated on, and
that is his selection of Antelopes as the
title of his team. Nebraska is known
as the Antelope state and Lincoln is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
MILEAGE DECLINED 3. PER CENT
Railroad Construction Fell on I'm Past
Twenty Years.

Washington, March 8.-Railroad con-
struction in the United States during the
last twenty years has been greatly cur
tailed as compared with the similar period
prior to 1890, statistics showing that ITO. $50
miles of road were built from 1870 to 1880
and about 800 miles from 1880 to the
present time. which indicates decrease
of nearly 81 per cent in mileage OF road
Constructed during the latter period The
actual revival of railroad building came
with more prosperous times during 1888,
and from 1899 to 1909 about $500 miles,
or So per cent of the roads projected dur
ing the twenty years were constructed.
Construction progressed rather moder-
ately throughout the northeastern and
middle western states. but was carried
ern and northwestern states In the eigh-
teen years from 1880 to 1907 mileage. OF
railway capitalization, including stocks
and bonds, increased disproportionateIy
70 per cent; capital stocks, 668l per cent
ana bonds 90.74 per cent. Total Capitalize
ton per mile of road operated advanced
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
AS TO FREIGHT CAR SERVICE.
Conditions and Rules in All Countries
for INTERCHANGE.

The conditions and rules under which
freight cars are interchanged between
different railways and under which
this service is paid for, and demurrage
subject of a note by w. +. Allen, sec
rotary Of the American Railway asso-
citation. which has been prepared for
the next session of the International
Railway congress, and is printed in the
Bulletin of Congress.
Mr.. Allen has gathered data from the
managers of 100000 miles of railway,
using 100000 freight cars, of which
100000 miles of the line and 100000
cars are in North America Gncluding
Canada and Mexico)- In this North
America territory there are so, 900 towns
and the freight cars belong to 900 own
ers, though four-f1fths of the cars are
owned by 56 companies. From one
fourth to one-half the cars are at all
times away from home; that is to say,
on the roads of companies other than
their owners.
The problems connected with the car
service seem to be the same through
out the old world that they are in the
new. Elaborate regulations have to be
made to compel railways to deal in per-
feet fairness with each other, and the
shipper and consignee who take an I'M
reasonably long time to load or unload
car are found in every cline.
In some countries borrowed cars are
paid for by combination of mileage
and per diem rates and again rates
sometimes vary with the tonnage ca
paci, :. In Great Britain the mileage
rate for cars running over 27S miles Is
less than one-half the rate charged FOR
So miles or less. In some parts OF
Europe cars are charged for by twelve
hour periods or even one-hour periods,
though in general the day "a hours is
the unit. Since April last, general
freight car pool has been in effect in
Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
FREETOTHE
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
TO CONTROL ISSUE OF BONDS.
Legislation Proposed in Oklahoma tc
Regulate the Railroads.

Guthrie, Okla, March S.-To put in
the hands of the state the power to
regulate the issuance of railroad stocks
and bonds is the purpose OF an admin
istration bill introduced in the Okla
homa house by Mr.. Castel of Cimmaron
county. The corporation commission
he would give power to require proof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
Sarage,s Horses.

BY the purchase Of : Geo. Gano,
2:O3A, the champion, money-winning
PAGER of 1909, for $4,000, NJ. w. Saw
age of Minneapolis, is now the owner
of three of the greatest horses in the
world. He owns Dan Patch, 1855 " !,
for which he paid 100000. and Minor
Heir, 1:59A, which cost him $4,000,
making the cost of the trio $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
piles Cured i'm 6 to IA DAYS.

Pazo ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case Of itching, blind bleeding or protruding
piles in to Il days or money refunded. Soc ]
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

t John T. Brush of the New York
t in the Giants seldom shown by a
frequently out at morning practice
ounded into shape.
e and has been mixed up in baseball
me interested in the game in Indiana
natl and then succeeded Andrew
rk Nationals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

Marlin, Tex, March S.-Presider
Nationals is taking a personal interel
president of any league team. He il
and watches the team as it is being
Brush is a great lover of the gan
for number of years. He first bee;
polls. From there he went to Cincil
Friedman as president of the New V
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
billiard ExDerts.

The new crop of billiard experts will
make things interesting for years to
come Hoppe, Morningstar, Cline. Cut
Ter, Sutton, Demarest ard Slosson are
the best American players today, and
of these Demarest and Cutler should
improve Billiardists are deploring the
lack of ''boy wonders There is no
clever boy like Hoppe being trained to
the balkline, but it is possible that
there is budding talent yet uncovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

Omaha Bee: One thing Don Des-
pain is to be congratulated on, and
that is his selection of Antelopes as the
title of his team. Nebraska is known
as the Antelope state and Lincoln is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

The Yankees signed another battery
recently in big Ed Sweeney and Pitcher
George Upham. Sweeney will fight 1t
out with Mitchell. secured from To-
ronto, for a regular berth among the
backstoppers. Upham is tall, wfry
fellow, who was a side partner of Dick
Carroll on the Akron (Ohio) club last
year Carroll speaks very highly OF
Uphams abilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

Great things are expected of Roger
Bresnahan's Cardinals this year, and
his team is being picked to beat out
the New York Giants.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
MONTE CHRIsTos.
Klank Here for
Zbyszko Match
Manager of Gotch Says Frenchman
Has Improved, but is Not as
Good as the Pole.

Three cracking prellminaries have been
arranged by Manager Gillian to proceed
the Zbyszko and de Rouen match at the
Auditorium tonight.
Two little chaps, Thorwald Lauretson
and Eric Anderson, will clash for the first
20 of the evening. The combatants are
tiny juveniles, but fast Kid Jensen and
McCabe will meet in the second and
schwager and Jack Myers in the third OF
the preliminaries. A fourth even IL planned,
but details are yet to be decided upon.
Emil Klank, manager for Frank Gotch,
is in Omaha and will remain over for the
prosperous looking gentleman who has
struck Omaha for some time. He has not
been accompanying Gotch on his trip
across the country with J~effries, but has
been doing some wrestling around Chicago
and arranging future dates for Gotch. He
leaves Saturday for South Dakota to ar
range for some dates to be filled by Gotch
at the conclusion OF the Jeffrles engage
ment.
'"You can bet your last dollar the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight will be pulled off in
said Emil, who is a wise forecaster. "They
may be doing a little press agent work, but
1 am quite certain that the bout will be
held in the Mormon city.
"De Rouen will show the people Of Omaha
that he has improved since he was last
here, but he is not as good a wrestler as
zbyszko. 1 think they will give you an
interesting match"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Has Your Mail
Gone Astray?
Earl Darling, Arrested at Fremont,
Accused of Calling for Other
Mems Letters.

Earl Darling, young, smooth and dapper,
has invented a new confidence game, &C
cording to the allegations Of postmasters
and postoffice inspectors.
Mr.. Darling, according to the charge, has
been calling for the letters of other people
at various postoffices in the smaller towns,
notably Fremont, and when arrested there
day before yesterday had, It is said, be-
tween 600 and 700 letters belonging to other
people In his possession.
1t requires no great ingenuity to go to
a postoffice and ask for someone's else
mail, but Mr.. Darling had the system down
a little finer than this. He even had for
warded to him, according to the statements
or postoffice men, the letters Of the men
whose names he gave and whom he repre-
sehted himself to be. at various times and
pie ces.
still he must have drawn a good many
blanks, so far as 1 have learned about the
case" said Deputy Postmaster Woodland,
who has been informed by telephone from
Fremont about the case. II suppose he got
his from hotel directories and
called for the mail Of transients in a town.
He would never have dared ask for the
letters Of local residents, particularly in
small towns where everyone is known to
postoffice employees" tn-r
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
WILSON TITLES r INVALID
Land Referred to by Mr.. CLAWS
Reverts to Government.

Reverts to Government.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 27.-United States
District Judge Cornelius Hanford has de-
cided that title to 1,024 acres OF valuable
coal lands in Lewis county claimed by p. C.
Richardson and several members of the
X. A. Wilson family, all of Seattle should
revert to the government.
This is the lahd referred to by L. r.
CLAWS in his testimony before the Ball
inger-Pinchot committee this afternoon.
Litigation and negotiations over these
lands have been in progress for eleven
years.
In February, 1899. r. A. Wilson and his
son, George b., filed a declaratory state
ment on the northwest quarter of section
10, township IA, Lewis county, and about
two years later Wilson conceived the idea
of obtaining title to 1.040 acres of coal lands
in the vicinity.
Various declaratory statements. were filed
by other members of the Wilson family
and legal action was instituted to obtain
title. Half a dozen members of the Wilson
family filed claims. Then they sought to
buy the land from the government and in
order to raise the necessary funds they
interested P. c.. Richardson OF Seattle, who
invested $500, and the Wilson's and
ANiCnhruSOn organized the Sterling Coal
company. The claims were and
the land office was paid for 800 acres of
the land.
The Wilson's, according to sworn testi-
mony, put the money received from
Richardson to their own use, and after a
meeting in Portland. held there because
the Sterling company was an Oregon cor
poration, and attended only by r. A. Will
son and George Wilson, another company
called the Wilson Coal company was
formed which left Richardson out in the
cold.
Richardson entered suit against the
Sterling company for his share, but the
action was dismissed in 1905 by Judge Han
ford on the ground that the Sterling COM
pany was an Illegal combination. 1t was
held that a combination made by in
dividuals to acquire coal lands In excess of
800 acres for an association is unlawful
any any patents obtained through such
means are invalid and can be cancelled by
the government In a suit of equity.
The government officials Investigated the
whole case, held up the applications pend
ing for the requirement of title to the
remainder OF the 1,CiO acres, and eventually
entered suit for the recovery of the original
800 acres.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Somebody Giving
Iot Air-Lafean
Representative from Pennsylvania
Says This of Congressman Hitch
cocks Charges.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga tilt between
Representatives Hitchcock Of Nebraska and
Lafean of Pennsylvania, in the investlga-
tion Of the formers charges against the
Administration of the land office. enlivened
Tuesdays hearing before the house COM
mittee on expenditures In the Interior de-
partment.
1T is quite apparent" said Mr.. Lafean,
a member Of the committee, after Commits
sioner bennett of the land office had
given his testimony, that someone has
been giving out a lot of hot air in this
matter, as these charges seem to be gen.
eral in character and based entirely on
rumor. 1t seems to me we should deal
eharitably with the matter"
A sharp colloquy ensued. but Chairman
Mcclure interposed with the suggestion
that the committed await an executive ses-
sion before framing conclusions.
Commissioner bennett testified tina when
Secretary Bailinger was appointed commits
sioner Of the general land office he stipu-
lated that there should be an executive
order to permit him to have the selection
of a private secretary. This was done and
he appointed Jack Ballinger without re-
%striction Of the civil service rules.
MI. bennett said he did not believe that
young Ballinger, when he lert for the coast,
would retire from the government service.
When he got out to the coast he completed
bis assignment, took O vacation, during
which he made up his mind to resign. and
received no return travel allowance.
That Judge Wright, an employe, was
denoted for any reason except feebleness
that prevented him from doing sufficient
work Mr.. bennett denied, adding that he
gave Wright a months salary when Wright
was on his death bed. The hearing will be
continued Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
COAL MINERS MAY STRIKE
Workers in BituminOus District VIII
Demand General Ad-
vance,

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. N.-"Stand or fall
together!' That was the sentiment of the
convention of the United Mine Workers Of
America, when it closed discussion of the
prospective strike of the bituminous coal
miners yesterday. The resolution will not
be formulated definitely until the wage
scale committee reports.
In the speeches of the unions officials 1t
was declared that the bltuminous miners
are to demand an increase of
wages Of 10 per cent or more, tina no one
district organization shall sign the uniform
wage contract till all districts shall sign
and IL a strike is inevitable in one or
more districts, all shall strike.
The basic contract for the whole coun-
try is to be negotiated next week at Toledo,
though specifically the conference between
operators and miners representatives is to
adjust the differences only of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and indiana. The
present contract in these three states ex-
pires March 81. Several delegates from
other districts advocated in the convention
today that the whole delegated body should
go to Toledo for the conference, since its
conclusions will pattern the contract 90 be
signed in all districts If a contract is signed
In any.
NotlOhd FTeSluSnJ LeWlb, president NC
Donald Of the Illinois district and other
leaders urged upon the convention unity
Of purpose and action. If the miners make
a uniform demand for an increase in wages,
and all throw down their tools at once,
IL the operators in any districts refused
to yield, the nonunion miners Of West Vir-
ginia and other fields, now hard pressed
by the higher cost of living and lower
earnings, probably could be rallied to the
standard OF the United Mine Workers of
America, said the speakers.
The delegates from the nine locals in
central Pennsylvania, over whose status
there was a long wrangle yesterday, were
refused seats by a vote OF 1927 to 1,O99.
The convention voted $1,000 to the striking
garment makers Of st. Louis, $1,000 to the
strikers Of iron, steel and tin workers, and
$1,000 to the Switchmens' union.