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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
RAILWAY VS.. AUTO ACCIDENTS.
One Taken for Granted-The Other Is
Investigated

Investigated.
This from the Railway Age Gazette:
Another class of automobile items in
which railway men take an interest
is Illustrated in the following:
'Nahant, Mass, Sept. 11-AIbert Z.
Hanna and Mrs. Fannie Reed were
killed when an automobile, in which
they were riding, crashed into an cleo
trio light pole on the Nahant road
wheels burst, and Hanna lost control
of the machine while it was travelling
at high speed
If prominent citizen was killed by
the derallment of a passenger train
the publicS demand for information
would cover all questions that the re-
porters and editors could possibly
think Of Imagine these questions an
piled to this case Cor to the case of
the president of the United States if
he had been killed on that 75-mile fast
mountains to Beverly: What was the
quality of those tires? Did they come
from the shop of the best makes? Had
the proprietor of the car been so pc
nur1ous as to let them become too
much worn? Were they carefully in
spected at every stop? Was the steer
ing gear in good order? Had he a
hrst-claSS record for Sobriety exneri-
ence, cautiousness and all the other
virtues? Was he strictly complying
with the bylaws of the town through
which he was passing? Was he sleepy
from having worked long hours? Was
the proprietor of the car an oppressor
of labor? And so on. 1t will, in
deed, be a considerable time before
automobile travelling will be as safe
as railway travel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
More Than $4,000 Men Repre-
scented in Demands.
ARE OF ALL CLASSES.
Trainmen $4,000 and Engine.
men $4,000 Are There.
Other Items of General Inter.
est in Traffic World.

Demands for increased wages for
$4,000 railroad employees of western
railroads will be presented within the
next two weeks. A committee repre-
senting $4,000 locomotive engineers,
employed on sixty-two railroads, will
arrive in Chicago next Monday, pre-
pared to go into conference with the
railroad general managers.
referendum vote on the demands
to be presented is being taken by
trainmen and conductors. The vote
is returnable Oct. l, and the demands
of these employees will be presented
within day or two after that date.
More than $4,000 trainmen and con-
ductors are involved.
Committees OF the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and of the Order
of Railway Conductors will act Jointly
in pressing the wage demands for
these classes of employees. Trainmen
include brakemen, baggagemen. and
other employees in the train service
outside of firemen, engineers and con-
ductors.
Want is to IS Per Cent Raise.
The demands of the engineers range
from 5 to is per cent increase over
the present schedules, and a raise
will be demanded for all switch en-
gineers in the Chicago terminals. De-
mands of the trainmen and conductors
will average about the same.
Wages of engineers under the pres
ent contract range from $125 to $500
month, the passenger service being
the better paid. Most of the men are
paid on mileage basis. It is esti-
mated that the railroads will have
added $100,000,000 to their pay rolls
annually if the engineers, conductors
and trainmen receive an increase in
wages equal to the increases granted
other employees during the last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
IS = ~
Humphreys Seventy-Seven
Breaks mp Grip and
COL )S
The First Feeling

The ''first feeling of Cold is
IasSitude and weakness, as If some Sc
rious illness was pending, the strength
seems to give out and you wonder
what is coming. You have had this
nize it as a precursor of a Cold. Don't
wait till your bones begin to ache,
take Humphreys ''Seventy-seyen" at
once, and break up your Cold.
Handy for Sightseers, fits the vest
pocket. All Druggists CSC.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co., Cor.
william and Ann Streets. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
TO HAVE BIBLES IN HOTELS.
Hutchinson PuIpits Also VIII Be Filled
by Travelling Men.

Hutchinson, Kan. Sept 24.-The
churches of Hutchinson will be turned
over to the travelling men one week
from Sunday. On that day statesmen
who are prominent members of the
Gideon Band, an organization of Chris
tian travelling men. will speak in the
various pulpits.
fund will be raised to buy enough
bibles to place one in each room at
every Hutchinson hotel. This is a
special work which the Gideons have
undertaken all over the country.
William E. Henderson. of Chicago,
national secretary of the Gideons will
be here and address the afternoon
mass meeting. Others who will be here
as speakers are Chas. D. Lusby, of To-
peka, state secretary; b E. Cooking
ham, of Topeka, state treasurer; and
c. L. Parker, of Topeka. chairman of
the state bible committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
HOWARD HEADS THE FTREMEN.
BeIoit Man Is Elected President of
Volunteer Association.

Eureka, Kan, Sept. 24.-The Kansas
volunteer fire departments are in ses-
sion now in Eureka. At the election
of officers DR.. Howard Of BeIoit was
elected president for the coming year;
Charley Weiser, Of Eureka, first vice
president; Harry Helser, of Seneca,
second vice president; George r. Mohr-
bacher, of Marysville, treasurer, and
K D. Doyle, of Wamego, secretary.
City, Clay Center. Marion. MarysviIle.
Peabody, Empor1a, Ell Dorado, Russell,
Seneca lola, Beloit, Wamego. Linds-
borg, Mcpherson, Caldwell, Belleville,
Ellsworth, Junction City, Manhattan,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
TWOLOVE ONE Man
Four ElOps But Blonde Turns
Down Her Fiance.
Jealous, Great Bend Youth Has
Party Arrested.
ALLINTENDED TO WE'D
They Reached Kansas City on
Sunday, Last.
Rented Light Housekeeping
Rooms After Arrival.
SUNDAY.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 24.-It Car
RE Mote. a dark eyed elocutionist, II
wears old, and Mona Sheehan. 20,
handsome blonde soprano singer, had
not fallen in love with the same man
when they eloped with two from
Great Bend, Kan, their home, the
four might not have been arrested and
held by the Kansas City police.
If jealousy had not been greater in
William Meacham's heart than his af-
lection for Miss Sheehan, still the
girls might have escaped arrest
The girls eIoped Sunday with
Meacham, whose home also is in Great
Bend, and with Fred Taylor, whose
home is az 1888 Askew avenue.
Meacham is only 8 years old and Tay-
Tor is "a. Both the girls are daugh-
tiers of widows who live in Great Bend.
All declare they came here with the
intention of being married They
rented light housekeeping rooms at
1906 Oak street. Then Miss Sheehan
decided that she didn't want to marry
Meacham. So it became a question as
to which should have Taylor.
Asked Arrest of All.
This was the condition when tele-
gram to Chief of Police Griffin from
Charles Mote of Great Bend, Carrie
Notes brother, asked that the four
be arrested. The police did not know
where the clippers were living, but
finally found Taylor and Meacham
on the street last night near the Hotel
Baltimore. They had been trying to
sell some automobile tools, and no
tel detective, suspecting something
was wrong. notified the police.
o. E. Trent and c. W. Riggle, plain
clothes men from No. 4 station, ar
rested the young men and took them
before Lieutenant D. c. Stone. It was
ed itself Taylor would tell nothing
about the girls, but Meacham saw a
chance to get even" He gave the
police the Oak street address, and
soon the four clippers were together
in the station.
Doesn't Want Blonde.
All were taken to central station
and are being held there for the ar
rival of Miss Notes brother. who
wired the chief this morning that he
would be here tomorrow.
Both girls declare they will not re-
turn to Great Bend. Miss Mote says
she would kill herself first. Both ad-
NIT that they are in love with Taylor,
and that they were debating as to
which should marry him when the po-
lice found them.
Taylor says he intended to marry
Miss Mote, but that he doesn't like
Miss Sheehan well enough because she
is a blonde.
Young Meacham's father, William
Meacham, is said to be a wealthy
stockman. Frank Henry, a carpenter
of 1888 Agnes avenue, is Taylor
stepfather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
Sticky Sweating
Palms

after taking salts or csthartic
waters-did you ever notice that
weary all gone feeling-the palms
of your hands swaziland rotten
taste in your mouth - Cathartics
only move by sweating your bowels
DO a lot of hurt-Try CASCA-
RET and see how much easier the
Job is done - how much better
you feel. 6
CAScARETS roc box for q weeks
treatment. all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes IueatAs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
DRAW PAY FROM UNION PACIFIC.
But That Is All Mcpherson Surveyors
Know.

Mcpherson, Kan, Sept "A force
of fifteen surveyors are busy at work
surveying the proposed line between
Mcpherson and Arkansas City. This
line will be 1915 miles from the point
the stakes We're driven to the terminals
of the Midland railroad in Arkansas
City.
According to the statements of the
officials in charge of the work the pre-
liminary survey will be completed in
three weeks. No definite idea could
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24

raising of prize-winning poultry, tells
in interesting story of seven pullets
which are record-br breakers when it
comes to laying eggs. In 80 days these
seven pullets produced 262 eggs, hav-
ing laid So eggs in the first five days
and in II days had laid 1O7 eggs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24

Parsons, Gypsum City and Yates Cen
ter.
1t was voted to hold the meeting at
Wamego next year. The weather has
been fine and the races were splendid
No accidents of any serious nature.
Ex-State Senator George Tucker
managed a home talent play at the
opera house for the special benefit of
the association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
PORTER AND HIS ROAD
Actual Construction Work as a Result
of Paris Money.

Baxter Springs. Kan, Sept. 24-Sen-
ator Porter of Caney, Kan. has financed
his railroad project, and is now ac-
lively engaged in construction work.
The present line is to run from Caney
to Vinita, Ok, a distance of 81 miles.
From Vinita the line will be built to
Sloan Springs, Ark. and will run
through the Spavinaw hills to get
there. When that line is finished he
will build a road from Cherryvale to
Geary, Ok, a distance of 231 miles.
Senator Porter is an old man, but he
is a hustler, and deplores the Populis-
tic doctrine his party is preaching
these days. He raised the money for
his road in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24

Sec j. THOMAS JUMPER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-.
EactureS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
PuIlets Prove Record Breakers

Pullets Prove Record Breakers.
Belleville, Kan, Sept 24.-Julius NJ.
Beecher, Sr., one of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of this city,
who, although upwards of so years,
works at the painters trade constant
ly, and is also much interested in the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26

ed growth and has forged ahead until a
few claim for it an average crop. But
| think they have. been looking through
borrowed eyes, or | have. The truth
is that the crop has made such phenom-
email growth that they expect it to con-
tinue, but when these people see the
plants hanging on the poles they Will
find more space between the tiers than
than has occurred in many form
years.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Feeding Hills, Mass. Tobacco is
looking well, most of the crop looking
better than last year at this time, not
withstanding the dry weather of July. 2
Agawan, Mass, Aug. u: 'FThe tcbac-
co crop is looking well, the drouth has
not hurt it much, if any. We had light
showers, just enough TO keep it grew
ing. Harvesting has begun this week
in small way, more will begin aext
week. North Hadley, Mass, Aug.
Is: 'The late rains have pushed to-
bacco very fast an@ the prospects now
are favorable for ore of the best crops
we have raised for years. A few be-
gan harvesting last week, but cutting
will be lively this week. = North Hat
field: Cutting is quite general in this
locality this week and the tobacco
looks good. - Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 1910

NEW ORk, Aug. ~, 1S1U.
To Judge from the numbers of buyers
that have at last focked into our mar
ket, the season should be believed to
have started off very auspiciously. But
all reports are to the effect that these
buyers are just nibbling at the bait of
the New England crops, which are jnst
now the chief attraction of the market.
And it is being further CLEANED that
there is rather disappointing lack of
enthusiasm for these crops. Last year
at this time the market was already
cleared of most of the desirable lots of
the Connecticut broadleaf. And then
the rush had only began to set in for
cleaning out the broadleaf at almost
any price. Nothing, however, like it
is perceivable now. An Indifference
foreboding very slow market in that
type of leaf seems to prevail generally
amongst the would-be buyers, and it is
not difficult to guess the cause or causes
of this Indifference. In first place the
craze for the broadleaf, which seems
to have reached it's highest pitch last
year, has apparently moderated from a
lack of increased or even sustained de-
mand. And secondly, the crop as a
whole has turned out inferior to that
offered last year. 1t is ever the same
with the domestic wrapper leaf crop.
Whenever the yield of such crop is
attractive enough to induce the manu-
facturer to make more extended use
of it, the succeeding crop is likely to
fail him in sustaining the use. And
when the manufacturer then turns par
TALLY even his back on such crop, the
packer is left in the embarrassing posi-
tion Of having a high-priced wrapper
crop on his hands. Of course the crop
will not altogether go begging. For
any number of broadleaf brands have
been introduced, and any number of the
larger factories even made a success
last year with the broadleaf wrapped
cigars. But swing in the movement
is evidently missing this year, which
means that sales will not be effected as
swimmingly as last year nor will they
command the prices and realize the
profits of last season. But the market
should nevertheless become active as
the cigar industry at large is credited
with an advancing trade during the last
fiscal year, as witnessed by the Inter
nal Revenue returns. journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, Aug. 26, 1910.

EDGERTON, WIS, Aug. 26, 1910.
A violent storm which swept over
the state Monday night brought suf-
ficient water fall to see the tobacco
crop safely through to the harvest.
But the heavy wind and accompanying
strip of hail have wrought considerable
damage to the standing fields. In some
localities large sized tobacco plants
have been wind whipped and Frustrated
to the ground, and nearly everywhere
in the track of the storm some injury
has been sustained. 1t has been a
week, however, of tremendous devel-
opment in the later fields which are
fast assuming a satisfactory size of
leaf, and about all that is needed is
suitable weather to mature, and some
fair sized binder leaf is assured.
The harvest has been started in a
limited way and dealers have COM
menced to ride the growing districts,
keeping close tab on the most promis-
ing fields and noting the condition of
the crop as it goes into the sheds.
There is but moderate movement
in the old leaf market as yet. We note
the sale of 250cs packing of 'O9 put
up by S. Martin at Mt. Horeb to A. S.
Flagg. George Rumrill received a car
load of '09 of growers and dealers in
this market Monday.
The shipments out of storage reach
715 cases from this market to all points
for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 16, 1910.

LANOAOl l. A., mug ~, 1O4V.
The late copious rains have had the
effect of fairly booming the growth of
the new tobacco crop of our county,
which could not be finer. Here and
there may be found fields which for To-
cal causes do not appear to much adj
vantage, but taken through and through
the crop will be splendid one, a regu-
lar bumper. Worms have not been
greatly in evidence, except in few To-
calities, and nature appears to be doing
her best to make up for last years S
backward crop. Some cutting has al
ready been done in various localities,
although cutting will not be general for
a couple of weeks yet. There is good
deal of fine growing weather ahead, and
the growers will not be too quick In
cutting. So far not single crop has
been reported as having been sold on
the field. Growers and packers prefer
to have the selling wait until the to-
bacco is stripped.
The 1909 tobacco continues to go
through the sweat in good condition.
Inquiries regarding it are numerous,
but our packers refuse to put any fg-
ure on their holdings, as they do not
care to sell before fall
The cigar industry continues hold It's
own. and the main trouble appears to
be the difficulty ngetting hands. New
Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 1910.

In spite of the fact that many west
ern dealers have been in the city the
past week or so, very few transactions
out of the ordinary have taken place.
Most of the dealers visited Connecticut
before or after coming to New York
and their purchases from local agents
have been more sparing than usual.
Connecticut tobacco constituted the
bulk of the sales. s.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26

''In these days, when the question of
the conservation Of the natural resour-
ces is occupying such prominent place
in the minds of the people, it might be
well for some of them to stop for mo-
ment to consider the loss which they
themselves cause in little ways, said
local cigar dealer to a Recorder re-
porter. "For instance, did you ever
think of the loss resulting from the de-
struction of cigar boxes? The Law de-
mands that when box has been emp
tied of the cigars the revenue stamp
shall be destroyed, together with
the factory and district humber. The
latter, by law, has to be imprinted on
the box, either by stamping or burning
deep enough to leave an impress on the
box. Now the easiest way of course
to get rid of all this and to comply with
the law is to smash the box over the
knee. And that is what the majority
Of dealers do But when you stop to
consider that in Wisconsin alone over
5000, 900 feet of timber is used annual
ly in the manufacture of these boxes,
according to the report of the state
forester. you can see the loss that re-
suits. Basswood and soft elm are the
woods that are used most for this pur-
pose, and by far the greater portion OF
the amount consumed is grown right
here in the state. 1t is safe to say that
80 per cent of this is a total loss by the
destruction of the boxes by dealers:
Of course some use has been obtained
from this wood, but there are num-
Der of other things for which the boxes
might well be used after the cigars
have been taken out and at the same
time comply with the law. The. wood
used annually in the making OF these
boxes in this state is valued at over
S184, 900. If this number be multiplied
by the number of states that manufac--
ture cigar boxes, the loss is observed
to be enormous. 1t seem The dealer
has no way of disposing of the boxes
with profit to himself and he smashes
them.''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-26
New England.

During the past week ! think that the
tobacco crop has made an unprecedent-
The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05
J. w. COLVERT,
AUCTIONEER

AUCIlONEER.
 Offers his service to the people of this and adjoining counties and will cry sales reason able. Don't fail to see him before closing your date. Telephone IS. CARLISLE, ARK.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05

A remarkable feature in the development of the Southland ill the past few years has been the growth of the rural telephone. A few years ago there were no telephone lines in the country, but now the country is net work of wire and most all of the better farmers have telephones in their homes. And the work is not local but extends over the entire south. With the tele- phone comes improved conditions of all kinds, better homes, better farmers, better gardens, more flowers, better social conditions and a more contented people.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05
their influence to a worthy man

their influence to a worthy man to achieve yet greater success.
 Strange as it may appear, there are in the city of Little Rock a few of the tribe of knockers"
 Coming from other sections of the country greatly less favored than is Little Rock and Arkan- sas, they apparently are much disappointed by reason of the fact that they have discovered that the people here have a degree of intelligence which protects them from the rain. and they are not able to fleece them of the com potency they have gathered, and instead of applying themselves to honest labor or business and make for themselves a place in this land of opportunity they prefer to vent their disappoint- ment upon the community in which they are privileged to abide fo a time.
 There are many trains leaving Little Rock every "A hours, and the man who finds that his spe- cies of greatness is not correctly appreciated in Little Rock may speedily rid himself of that sit uation, and the sooner he does so the beoter will it be for the city, although it loses one individual who passes the census enumera- tor as man.
 The individual who will delib- erately berate the community upon which he is infiicting his presence, no matter whether it is deserved, may be a qualified elector in a state where univer- sal suffrage has not yet come, but there are few people who will be convinced that he is, or ever has been a man.
 It is fortunate for Arkansas that there are only a few of this measley tribe within hers bor- ders.
 And may the day speedily come when within this fair com monwealth the face or voice of one is not to be forced. Ar kansas Democrat.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05
Boost or Remain Silent.

If there is a creature more loathsOme than the dog who bites the hand which caresses him it is the resident of locality who continually berateS that section, praising some other and making odious comparison at the expense of his home community or State.
 If there is creature who is entirely without the pale of com mon decency it is the man who consistently knocks" his place of residence and does all within his power to breed discontent in the minds of his associates, wei come or enforced.
 If there is a creature upon whom all the plaques of Pharoah might with justice fall it is the man who insistently informs un- willing auditors of the great sue cess he made elsewhere, and planes his present abiding place for his failure to make an ex- ceedinglv good living for himself and his family by loafing about places, boasting of his former greatness instead of making an honest effort to win for himself a a place in the esteem of those Wno are in a position to lend
The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05

When the pencil pushers come here next month and are shown our big strawberry fields, large potatoes, canteloupes and tomato acreage, our beautiful hospitable homes, our well kept city, our handsome ladies, lovely flowers, etc, they are sure to go to their homes sounding the praise of the metropolis of Conway county
 Morrilton Democrat.
 The editor of The Independent for one, is sure going to attend