The San Francisco call., 1910-10-28
BURGLARS BREAK
UP MOVING PLANS
Railroadman Had Everything
Packed UP When Theft
Was Accomplished

4 FTER having carefully planned to
~ move to another hotel by packing
and locking his trunk and notify
Ing an expressman to call for them
yesterday morning, c. Benjamin Con-
don. said to be a representative of
several eastern railroads. among which
Is the Chicago and Alton, returned to
his apartments Wednesday evening to
find that his trunk and room had been
ransacked by burglars.
Condor resides at the Doric, Post
street near Hyde, with T. Alexander
Smith, travelling freight and passen-
ger agent for the National Railways
of Mexico. According to the story
told to the police yesterday by Condor,
he was ready to move yesterday morn
ing and would have done so but for
the loss of certain pieces of his ward
robe
Besides losing a dress suit-railroad-
men are wondering where he got it
Condor reported several scarfpins and
other miscellaneous jewelry as having
been taken by the burglars. A MEM
Der of the local detective force has
been detailed on the case and he has
already found clew that may prove
to be important.
Passenger trains began running reg
ularly through the Michigan Central
tunnel under the Detroit river Octo-
Der Is.
E. o. Mccormick, vice president of
the Southern Pacific, in charge of traf-
fc, returned yesterday morning after
trip of inspection through the San
joaquin valley.
The Utah press association has
passed resolutions to the effect that a
state railway commission is undesir-
able. 1t says:
What Utah needs is further railroad develop
ment in order that she herself may expand and
develop. and this association desires to indorse
the policy Of the present railway management
and to encourage rather than to retard railway
building. What want is more railways in
Utah. We are opposed to the creation OF a
railway commission for this state regarding II
not only as wholly unnecessary from a business
point Of view. but also dangerous because of
the probability that it will become a political
machine capable of great and unreasonable op-
preston in the hands of designing or unscrupu-
lous politicians.
The officials of the Western Pacific
are planning to make the trip on the
first new Oroville train. the new sched-
uie going into effect October so.
e. V. Musselwhite, city ticket agent
for the Canadian Pacific at Los An
geles, passed through this city yes
terdag en- route east.
The Rock Island recently sent what
is called Better Hog Train" through
Iowa. 1t. was at once nicknamed the
Breakfast Bacon Special" which
seems to be a popular designation
The special aroused so much interest
among hog raisers in Iowa that it is
now to be sent through Missouri. Kan
sas. Nebraska and Minnesota The
train consists of seven cars, and on it's
trip through Iowa carried lecturers
from the Iowa agricultural college,
who in less than two weeks. it is said.
addressed more than 10000 people on
hog culture and the use of hog prod
ucts.
James Purcell has been appointed
transportation inspector of the Santa
Fe, with headquarters at Guthrie,
Okla.
w. NJ Jeffers. division superintendent
of the Union Pacific at Ogden, has
been transferred with his staff to
Green River, Wyo. The Offices here
tofore used by the Union Pacific will
be used by the Southern Pacific officers
only.
Fred G. Stehle. city Passenger agent
of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cihc at Pittsburg, has been promoted
to travelling passenger agent, succeed
ing w A. Golden, recently transferred
to Los Angeles.