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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

pensation to its employees in the postal
service injured or killed in the per-
Torrance of their duties.
In the event of the death OF an en-
ploye as a result of injuries, employers
would be required to pay an annuity
equaling per cent of his average
monthly earnings to his family or next
of kin Fifty per cent of the employees
maximum monthly earnings would be
paid in case of total disability, not ex-
ceeding six months. Beyond that
length of time the injured employee
would receive two-thirds of the amount
of his earnings.
detail in regulating payment for in
The measure goes into the minutest
juries, specifying how much shall be
paid for the loss of an eye, an arm.
a finger, a toe, loss or impairment of
sight, hearing or similar injury and
including medical. surgical and hospi-
tai treatment. The loss of toe is
fixed at per cent the loss of both
eyes at 70 per cent. the loss OF the right
hand at so per cent.
The bill would establish court to
be known as the federal commission
of injury awards. The court would
consist of three members appointed by
the president at a salary of $4,000 per
year, and would have full authority to
il uuire into and prosecute claims and
to employ necessary assistants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12
ROCK ISLAND OPPOSES BILL.
Robert Walker Tells Interstate Com
mission What He Thinks.

Washington Feb. -. - Robert
Walker, general counsel and chairman
of the executive board of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railway and
son of the first chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission. vigorous
ly opposed the administration railroad
bill ir a hearing given by the senate
committee on interstate commerce.
This railroad is practically the first to
condemn in any decided way the ad-
ministration policy of controlling the
issuance Of stocks and bonds by rail-
roads and preventing the acquisition OF
new lines
what would you advise the govern.
ment to do if all of the railroads OF
the country should propose to COM
bine as one great corporation ?" was
asked of Mr.. Walker during the course
of the hearing.
Legislation should be enacted
which would insure fair and just rates
for the benefit of all Of the people and
then consolidation should be encour-
aged in every way it could be accom-
p;ished,' he replied.
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5. What other Canaanite giants
were there beside Anakims?
6: What heather king had an iron
bedstead?
z. What was Moses unanswered
prayer?
8. What other prophet used the
words of Misses in speaking of the
bondage of Israel?
9. In what two books are the COM
mandments recorded?
10. Where were the words spoken
by Moses to be kept?
IL. How many nations greater than
Israel did God cast out for them?
IL. With whom was Israel for
hidden to make covenant?
13. On what was man to live be-
sides bread?
IA. What miracle concerning Is
raePs raiment in the wilderness?
Is. How many times did Moses fast
forty days?
16. Where did Aaron die?
II. How was family religion to be
taught?
IS. Where was Israel especially
commanded to write Gods words?
10. Who was the
1. Child of promise.
2. Father of the faithful.
8. Father of the Jewish nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12
INDIANA TRACTION MERGER.
All Interurban and Street Railway
Lines Under the MurdOcks.

South Bend. Ind. Feb. 12:-With
the intention of bringing all interur-
ban and street railway lines CT In
diana into one gigantic system, the
Murdccks OF Lafayette are reported to
be ar Cling for competing and noncom-
pettng lines in northern Indiana. ana
It is said that before the passing OF
tho present winter the Murdocks Will
have absorbed the Southern Michigan
connecting Sorth Bend with St. Jo-
seph, Mich, via Niles, Berrien Springs
and Chaplin Lake. Progress will have
been made toward the purchase OF
stock in the Chicago. Lake Shore &
South Bend.
The Murd ocks are heavily interested
in the Union Traction company and
several other lines in the southern part
OF the state being associated with
Hugh McGowen and Ex-Governor Dur
bin in the control of the 1nterurban
lines running out of Indianapolis.
In the event of the successful con-
summation of the deals now pending
the Indiana magnates will be able TO
run through cars from Chicago to In
dianapclis, Dayton and Cincinnati VIA
Michigan City South Bend. Goshen
and Warsaw. It is understood that
when through service is established
cafe and sleeping cars will be installed
on the lines of the company.
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COAL COMPANIES SEPARATE.
Last Action i'll Rock Island-Erisco Di-
vorce Carried Out.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE separation of
the Rock Island-Frisco combination
has been made complete by the par
tition of the vast coal properties which
were Jointly owned by these COM
panies. Official announcement of such
separation has just been made. and 1t
is stated that the Consolidated Indiana
Coal company. with headquarters here,
has taken over the sale of its own out
put. which previously was handled by
the Brazil Block Coal company
The Consolidated Indiana company
is owned directly by the Rock Island
railroad and it's enforcement from the
Brazil Block Coal company is incident
to the recent separation of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois and the st. Louis &
San Francisco roads from the Rock
Island. The coal properties represent
ed by the Frisco and Eastern Illinois
now are under the direction of Edwin
HaWley, who has become interested in
the B. F. Yoakum properties.
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CHICKEN FREE WITH FARE.
ID. l.. & n. Gives Dinners to Thos
Travelling on Lot Excursion.

Denver, Colo Feb. ia chicken
dinner with every railroad ticket. This
is the new wrinkle in land and lot ex-
cursioDs in Denver.
iris striking innovation originated
with the Denver Laramie Realty COM
pany, owning the townsites and garden
tracts along the line of the Denver,
Laramie & Northwestern. Co1orado's
new railroad through the irrigated sec
tons Of northern Colorado.
The special train runs to Milliken,
the new town in Weld county, and the
purchaser of a ticket gets a coupon
that gives him his chicken dinner, and,
what is more, if he buys a lot he gets
back his S1.50. In the language of
Chat IS going sOme'
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CLEAR-HEADED
Head Bookkeeper Must Be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper in a large
business house in one of our great
Western cities speaks of the harm cof-
fee did him:
My wife and I drank our first cup
of Postum a little over two years ago,
and we have used it ever since. to the
entire exclusion of tea and coffee. It
happened in his way:
About three and half years ago
1 had an attack of pneumonia, which
left a memento in the shape of dys-
pepSia, or rather, to speak more cor
rectly, neuralgia of the stomach. NV
cup of cheer had always been coffee
or tea, but I became convinced, af-
ter a time, that they aggravated nv
stomach trouble. 1 happened to mem
ton the matter to my grocer enc day
and he suggested that I give Postum a
trial
Next day it came but the cook
made the mistake of not boiling it
sufficiently, and we did not like it
much. This was, however. soon rene
died, and now we like it so much that
we will never change back. Postum.
being food beverage, instead of a
drug, has been the means of curing
my stomach trouble, / verify believe.
for I am a well man today and have
used no other remedy.
My work as chief bookkeeper in
our Cos branch house here is of a
very combining nature. During my
coffee-drinking days I was subject to
nervousness and the blues in addi-
ton to my sick spells These have
left me since 1 began using Postum
and I can conscientious1y recommend
it to those whose work confines them
to long hours of severe mental ex-
ertion."
There's a Reason
Look in pkgs. for little book, "The
Road to Wellville.''
Evct read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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STATISTICS OF SAFETY.
Erie Holds the RecOrd-Not a Fatality
in Five Years.


Our esteemed contemporary the Erie
Railroad now submits it's record for
safety in the transportation of passen-
figures with those of the Lackawanna
and Pennsylvania systems.
The new exhibit, as it comes to us from
an authoritative and serious quarter, is
contained in the announcement that
1.-The Erie transported 125, 000, 900 passen-
gers-in doing which it ran S,750,OOOO 600
passenger miles-without fatality; not
in one year or in two years. but f1ve
years, on a railroad with large
amount of single and main line one
thousand miles in length
When We consider that the Fries
white total of distance achieved, re-
duced for statistical purposes to pas
senger miles," is equivalent to the
TRANSPORTATION of a single through pas
senger for a nonfatal ride to the mean
of the planet Venus and back almost
seventy-three times; and when we con-
slider, further, that it represents the
safe short hauling of a mere commuter
to the moon and home again every
business day for twenty-six years and
two months, not only is the imagination
staggered, but also the imperative need
of a common denominator becomes ap-
parent.
We shall welcome other statements of
a character so reassuring to the traVel-
ing public and SO gratifying to the
patriots pride in the triumphs of
American railroading. However, If the
noble competition is to end in
definite award it may become necessary
to insist that all returns shall be MADE
on blanks of the Suns own formula
tion.-NeW York Sun.
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BUSINESS SLOWER IN WEST.
President EARRING of G. NJ. & st. p
Says Merchants Cancel Orders.

New York, Feb. 12.-President AL
bert J. Earring of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul is authority for
the statement that business is notably
slower in the west than it was a month
ago. Here is President Earrings state
ment:
Il have just learned that the west
Is cancelling ORDERS Merchants who
have right along been buying in large
quantities are slowing up on their COM
mitmentS and those who have ordered
shipments of manufactured goods for
delivery during the spring are coun-
demanding them. A business recess
sion may be on the way and it may
not, but certainly no favorable con-
struction can be placed upon the fact
of cancelled orders"
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BUSINESS Is NORMAL.
Conditions Are About as Usual at This
Time of Year.

New York. Feb. 12.-Bradstreets says:
TRADE maintains the quiet undertone
previously noted and not unusual, by
the way, at his season of the year,
when buyers are gathering at leading
markets in preparation for the open
irg of the spring campaign. Reports
of buyers being numerous but of buy
ing being conservative come largely
from the leading northern and central
western markets. prominent in this re-
spect being New York. Boston, Phila-
delphia and Chicago. In the northwest,
southwest, the south and on the Pa
cific coast. reports are still highly opti-
mistic and liberal buying for spring is
noted.
Among the leading industries it
might be noted that iron and steel are
quieter; that there is weakness in pig
iron and that high prices Of some
kinds of cotton goods repress dealing.
In other lines of cotton however, and
in wooden goods there is good move
ment. Fears of a coal strike in the
bituminous regions have led to heavy
buying by railroads and manufacturers.
The January movement of prices of
commodities fails to show much effect
of the agitation for lower prices of
meats,
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SHORTAGE OF COAL CARS.
Fear of q Strike Causes Railroads to
Value Equipment.

Coal cars are becoming scarce and
are at a premium just now. due to the
fear of a strike and the efforts of the
railroads and all heavy consumers to
store all the coal they can get hold of.
Although the Rock Island, Union Pa
ciflc and Santa Fe had an ample sup
ply of cars previously they are being
diverted to other lines of late and a
scarcity is reported. Several mines in
the country have only been able to
work half time because of the short
age. The railroad officials are making
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SLOW TRAINS KILL CATTLE.
1t Is Said That 100000 Are Lost An.
nuaIly in This Way.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Slow han
ding of live stock by the railroads
causes the loss of 100000 head an
nually, according to witnesses before
the house committee on interstate
commerce today. A bill is before the
committee, fixing minimum rate of
16 miles an hour at which railways
may transport live stock shipments.
F. w. Gooding, president of the Ma
tional Growers association, also testi-
fed that overlooking caused slow time
and a consequent great loss to ship
perS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12
Bible Study XVIII.

Text: Deuteronomy Ill; obedience
memory verse, 5:33.
l. Who rehearsed the wilderness
story to Israel?
2. What was given the children of
caleb for an inheritance?
8. What three nations was Israel
forbidden to meddle with?
4. When was water sold for milk
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PREPARING FOR STRIKE.
Rock Island Commences Coal Storage
Along Line.

Peoria, Ill. Feb. 1.-THE Rock
Island began the work of unloading
the $4,000 tons of coal which is being
stored in the upper yards at this point
in preparation for the coal strike
which may be called on April 1. The
local section men are doing the I'M
loading, and as soon as they have emp
tied the cars they will be returned to
the mines and refilled with coal to be
stored somewhere on the system. The
men at Kingman's and the Peoria
Strawboard works are also unloading
and storing large quantities of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

every effort to accumulate the cars
and send them down the line, but other
roads are hiding them away and it is
impossible to procure enough. The
| shortage of cars promises to be an
annoying feature of the anticipated
strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

"For instance the Post-
Office Department is charging SIS 100 of the cost of
rural free delivery against the second-class mail Now.
rural free delivery established matter of Govern
ment policy and believe in it, but it is not fair to charge
dollar of this expense against the magazines 1t is
undoubtedly of benefit to the daily newspapers, but the
Department is trying to exempt them from increase
rate. The magazines do not need want day
twice day deliveries these rural routes
"Page 256 Postmaster's Report 1908 says: Franking
privileges weighed 4,555,634 pounds They certainly
cost the average price of all mail in all ways. And
Governmental matter for Departments other than the
Post-Ofice weighed Is, 644, 010 pounds
This report says that if the matter charged at
postal rates it would yield revenue as follows:
Second-cass 531,5 "a
frankeo maCtI $3.50, o4o "A
government maCCG Ioooz,1o15o
Total credit due Department $20,581, 239 SO
"And that awful deficit disappears.
should not offer opportunity for savings.
And business like that of great Postal Depart
ment with endless ramifcations must offer endless
opportunities.
"No Postmaster-General
entering his position to-day with all the duties Detailing
Cabinet official besides running his Department, no
matter how great his intelligence how fine his training,
grasp the details of this business before he
disappears. There time given to him to find these
opportunities to expense The affairs of the Depart
ment must for the most part be administered by those
under him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

First Church of Christ Scientist. cor
ner Huntoon and Polk str%ets. Services
at II a. m. Subject: Soul" Sunday
evening service at o'clock.
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Central Park Christian church, Alberr
T. Fits, pastor. Bible school at S:45 a
m. Preaching at IL by a representative
of the Y. NJ. c. A. At night the Chris
tian Endeavor render a program at 1880
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and West, Rev. Harry L. Nelson, pas
tor All the regular services during the
day with preaching in the morning by
Y. NJ. C. A. delegate, and in the even
ing by the pastor.
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Third Presbyterian church, Rev. Jay
c. Everett, pastor. II a. m. and 7:S0 D.
m. pulpit will be supplied in the morn
ng by one of the visiting speakers at
the State Y. NJ. c. A. convention Even
ing sermon by the pastor, 1.-THE Chris
tan Life (ifth or last in a series); The
Goal"
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First Wesleyan Methodist church
Rev. T. J. Pomeroy, pastor. Services
at IL a.. m. and 1880 p. m: Morning
theme: 1.-THE Promised Refuge" Even
ing subject: 1.-The Sin Of Neglect
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4. First gardener.
5. First Clan to get mad.
6. First tempter.
Z. Friend of God.
8. Meekest man
9. Prime minister.
10. Servant of God.
IL. Father of the twelve tribes.
IL. The slave boy
10. The liberator and law giver.
IA. The wisest man.
MRS G.. f. MENNINGER.
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Rank CIearings.

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending February 10 shows an
aggregate of So, ST., SS3 900 as against So, 70S,
2S1,000 last week and $2,S9O5S7. 900 in the
ing is a list of the cities: Pct Pct.
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North Congregational church, c..
Marion Murphy, evangelist. Special
meeting Sunday II a. m. and Z: 80 p. m.
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Second Church Of Christ Scientist
corner Sixth and Harrison. Services /.
a. m and 7:30 p. m Subject: "Soul.'
Reading room 10S West Ninth street.
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increase.
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Spiritual Society of Truth will
hold a meeting at Lincoln post hail
Sunday a. m Lecture by Mrs. May
Stanard.
First Presbyterian church, Stephen
S. Estey, pastor. Preaching at II a.
M In the evening the congregation
will unite in the union meeting at the
Auditorium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

business economies more than the alleged
deficit of ST., 10000
We ask Congress to give us a
Director of Posts-as recommended by the
joint Congressional committee of 1907, an
officer who shall be non-political, and whose
term of service shall not be subject to
political changes, and who shall conduct
the workings Of the Post-Ofice Depart
ment with the efficiency, economy and
business-like methods which distinguish
high-class American business enterprise.
The Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

German NJ. E. church, corner West
Fifth and Tyler streets. Services al
10:45 a. m. John Koehler pastor.
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Get our estimate on that LUMBER
bill. ]. B. Whelan & Co. e. Fourth
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weekly Eank Statement.

New York, Feb. 12.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week. five
more than the requirements of the Is per
cent reserve rule. This is a decrease of
81, 549. S25 in the proportionate cash reserve
as compared with last week. The state
nj
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First Unitarian church. 912 Topeka
avenue, Rev. J. II. Jones. pastor. Ser
vice II a. n. Music, solo, (selected) by
Mrs. Thomas, accompanied, Miss Anna
Morrison
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First Methodist church, corner Har-
rison street and Sixth avenue, Rev.
Frank n. Lynch, D. D., pastor. Mr..
A. ]. Elliott of Chicago, a famous Y.
NJ. c. A leader and one of the promi-
nent speakers at the convention, will
deliver an address. No service in the
evening. Our people will join in the
great mass meeting at the Auditorium.
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Church OF St. Simon the Cyrenian
(EpiscopaD Western avenue and Sew
enth street. the Rev. H. B. Brown
priest, 7:30 a. M, celebration of the Holy
Eucharist; II a. m. choral mathis and
litany with sermon. subject, "The
Beatitudes- in spirit and the
clue to its blessedness:" 4:30 .. M,
choral evensong with sermon, subject
1.-The Judgment of Fire"
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Second Presbyterian church, corner
of Jackson and Gordon streets, Rev.
]. S. Glendenring.'D D., pastor. Chris
tan Endeavor $50 p. m. A delegate
to the Y. NJ. C. A convention will oc-
cupy the pulpit at IL a. m.
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Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, John W. Waldron, pastor.
Special service at II a. M, entitled
Lincoln Anniversary Service or Let
My People Co." Sermon by the pas
tor at 1880, subject, 1.-The Greatest
Love-"
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Edition 1,575,OOO Copies

you will find it clearly proved from the
Post Office Departments own reports, that
it is totally unnecessary to put any addi-
tional tax on magazines and periodicals,
and that deficit Of 17,5O0,O00 is not
chargeable to the periodicals.
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German Baptist church, Second and
Madison streets, Paul A. Scheuk, pas
tor. Preaching at II o'clock. Evening
services at 7:30. Subject: Goods Love
Compared With a Mothers Love-
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Quinton Heights chapel. Twenty
fourth and Lincoln streets, Arthur D.
Phelps, pastor. Preaching at IL g. m.
and 1880 p. m Morning subject, "Con-
quest of the Kingdom" Evening, $50
cial Side of the Kingdom
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Lowman chapel, Eleventh street and
Morris avenue, c. z. Holcombe, pas
tor. Preaching at IL a. m. on Saliva
ton, Full and Present" and at 6:15 ..
m. on THE Wise Choice
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CoURTSHlP IN PORTUGAL.
Tho Way the Young People Begin
Their Lovemakino,

The most important event in the life
of Portuguese woman is marriage.
Next in Importance are the early days
Of courtship for Portuguese court
ship is the essence Of romance, and
the ways Of the Portuguese lover are
singularly picturesque. Here Is lit
tie drama in which Cupid is stage d.
rector. If a young Portuguese sees in
the street u pretty girl with whom he
would like to become acquainted he
follows her. Chaperons are not i'm
possible distractions. He follows her
right up to her very door and notes
the address. Next day he comes again.
and if the young lady approves of him
for she certainly saw him the day
before-she is on the lookout.
Sometimes hard fate in the guise of
an angry parent prevents her, and
then the gallant youth is kept waiting.
Sooner or later she leans over the ball
cony and smiles at him. The happy
youth ties a note to cord which the
fair lady drops from the balcony. The
next day the young man comes again.
This time he rings at the door. If the
Inquiries which the young lady's elders
have made prove satisfactory the
swain is admitted to make the ac-
quaintance Of the young lady. After
that courtship in Portugal is about
the same as it is in Kankakee or Kala-
pazoo.-Leslie's Weekly.