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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10

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]. c. Bobo. of Texas. has come to
Iopeka to remain permanently. He has
accepted position in the boiler shop.
Engineer Robt. Brentnall Is improv-
ing after being ill several DAYS with
an attack of the grip
Swltchman B. F. Williams has re-
turned to work after being off a short
time on account of illness.
John d. Powell. of Kansas City, is
here spending several days on a bust
ness trip. He will go to Newton and
Arkansas on business before returning
home.
Z. M. Johnson has returned to work
In the machine shop after being off sew
eral days on account of illness.
Gus AWes, scale inspector has re-
turned from Chicago where he has spent
several days on business trip.
Fireman j. M. Herson. of Argentine
Is IN Topeka unable to be at work on
account OF illness.
Walter T. Goodman of Marceline, Mo-,
Is spending several days here in the
city on a business trip.
arthur Green, of the coach shop, was
laying on Saturday afternoon,
Archie Alexander. of the steele car
sheds has returned to work after being
on short time on account of illness.
CHARLES Miller. of the machine shop,
who has been unable to be at work
en- account of illness is reported to be
steadlly improving. He is suffering
with an attack of rheumatism.
The regular meeting of the Employees
and investors association will be held
C. a.
Robert Rhodes. moulder in the brass
foundry, has returned to work after
Delng on several days on account of
illness.
Mr.. Rice, general storekeeper, has re-
turned from two weeks business trip
to Texas.
A new shop telephone has been in
stalled In the electrical department at
the depot
William Walter has returned to work
IN the blacksmith shop after being off
Tor short time
Charles VanCleave. blacksmith in the
steel car sheds has returned to work
after being off for a short time.
Rev. Mr.. Johnston will speak to the
men in the coach shop at the Tuesday
noon meeting
Andrew Hill porter at the r. r. Y.
M. G., Is able to be out and around
after a weeks illness. with an attack
OF rheumatism
Lester Shields has returned to work
IN the steele car sheds after being off
. short time on account Of illness.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
No More Wooden Station Plat
forms in Kansas.
CinderS Are Both Cheaper and
Safer to Companies.
BIG DAMAGE SUITS.
Railroads Have Been Held Re-
SpOnsible for Accidents.
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

An Improvement which has been
made by nearly all railroads within
the last few years is the substitution
of the cinder for the old wooden de-
got platform. Seldom are the old plat
forms r-ade of planks seen in Kansas
row.
The new depot platform is simply con-
structed and easily kept up. There Is
TO. item of expense connected with Il
save the throwing of a few shovelfuis
hole is worn in the surface. And there
is less danger of accident to those
boarding trains than was formerly the
case.
When railroads were first built in
Kansas the depotS in the smaller towns
were surrounded by a high wooden plat
form from which passengers climbed
onto trains, and on which freight was
Unloaded. AS time passed on there
were accidents. People leaving missed
the platform, fell between the train and
the wooden planks and were seriously
hurt. Others in trying to board trains
missed the steps and were injured in
falling under the wheels. Many a dam
Age suit has the railway company paid
because of the old wooden platforms.
Within the last few years, however,
some railroad man evolved the idea of
using cinderS from the engine as ma
terial with which to build platform
for the depots in the smaller towns.
NV mower he WAS LnaI man SnOuld De
we'll rewarded by the railroad compan-
les, for he has saved them thousands
of dollars, nos only in damage suits but
money which was previously expended
in keeping the wooden platforms in re-
pair.
With the cinder platform there is lit
tie danger that those leaving or en-
tering the train will fall under it.
The platform does not have the worn
and dirty appearance it formerly had.
The agent does not have to spend a
portion of his time each day sweeping
it. There are no damage suits result
ing from accidents. And there is no
danger of fire from the accumulation
of trash under the platform.
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HEARING ON GRAIN RATES.
Industries Object to tIn Transit Priv
ilege'' Restrictions.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 10. F.
Moore, representing the board of
trade and the transportation bureau,
left today for Washington. where he
will attend a hearing of the interstate
commerce commission when the Tin
transit privilege" will be discussed.
Representatives of the industrial in
terests of Oklahoma City, Fort Worth,
Topeka and Kansas City will be pres
ent.
Under the Sin transit privilege" the
railroads permit grain to be shipped
from one point to another where 1t is
milled or stored and then shipped to
another point at the balance of the
true rate. The commission has put
restrictions on this privilege and it Is
to induce the commission to set this
restriction aside that the representa-
tives of the Industrial interests are
going to Washington.
If the restrictions remain, the mill
ing and elevator business of the west
will be greatly embarrassed.
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$4,000
CHEYENNE MAY LOSE SHOPS.
Report That Denver VIII Have Big
Union Pacific Institution.

Denver. Colo, Jan. 1O.-Cheyenne is to
be taken off the main line of the Union
Pacific's transcontinenta1 route to the
northwest and also off the route from
Denver to the coast, and the immense
shops of the company, now located at
Cheyenne, are to be moved to Denver and
located in the shops now occupied by the
Pullman company, at Fortieth and VIII
liams streets, according to a report crcu-
lated here in connection with the visit of
A. l.. Mohler. vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific has been arranging
for some months to move its shops from
Cheyenne to Denver, and now al "details
are about complete. If the entica shops
are not located here the greater portion
will be and this will add $4,000 per month
or nearly a million dollars a year, to the
Union Pacific payroll in Denver.
The plan to take Cheyenne off the main
line has been exposed through filings just
made by the railroad company for the
construction of cutoff which will short
en- the main line to the coast fully forty
miles. and save a 1.O00-foot climb te the
grade crest of the Black Hills, in Wyom-
ing.
These filings and maps cover an extern
sion of the Northport, Neb., branch to a
junction with the main line az Medicine
Bow, and additional construction to build
new main line from Chappell. Neb.. to
Medicine Bow. This will leave Cheyenne
Laramie and several other towns consId-
erably to the south of the new main line.
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The demonstrators for The Quaksa
Oats Company are in town. They are
travelling all over the West making
demonstrations of the proper way to
prepare. and serve cereal foods. The
talks they give are interesting and
profitable and every woman who at
tends one of these demonstrations will
learn some valuable things about the
most popular foods in the world.
Every year the consumption of cereal
foods i Increasing; largely due to the
fact that people are learning their great
food value and how to prepare them.
Be sure to see at least one of these
demonstrations now being given at the
stores Of
The shawnee Grocery, III East
Sixth st.
Geo. G. Reach, sol Topeka. Ave.
Gem Grocery and Meat Market, 502-
504 w. Tenth Ave.
Morns s. Myers, 300 N. Kan Ave
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SUGAR MAKING CAMPAIGN ENDS
Garden City Mill to Shut Down for
Season This Week

Garden City. Kan. JAM 10.-The
sugar mill discontinued slicing beets
Saturday night. Sugar making will
probably be concluded today or Tues
day, after which the mill will tenn
porarily close down.
It is hoped that the 5000 tons of
beets that are still in the ground can
be used in the near future. In the
event that a sufficient quantity can be
brought in and provided they have
not been injured by the alternate freez-
ing and thawing the mill will be open
ed again.
To prevent a recurrence next year
of the beets freezing in the ground
the company has planned to silo all
that can be hauled in at the mill. In
this way farmers will be relieved Of
SLIDING their own beets and the COM
pany will be able to complete their
run no matter what the weather con-
ditions are.
The figures just turned in on the
beets sliced so far this year are 900
tons in excess of last year. This makes
a gratifying increase. The amount of
sugar produced can not be definitely
estimated until next week.
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SANTA FE SURVEY COMPLETE.
Lines Into Brady, Texas, Are Almost
Ready for Construction.

Brady, Tex, Jan. 10.-The Santa
Fe surveying party has completed the
locating survey from San Saba to the
corporation line of Brady and have
gone to Eden to run a locating line
from there to Brady. AS soon as this
is completed this party will be placed
on the construction work This will
be about the first of the year. This
will indicate that the active work of
grading from Lometa to Brady will
begin in less than a month and that
the road will push on as rapidly as
possible to the westward
The Miles-Paint Rock line will be
extended to Brady, thus giving Brady
q westward outlet by the Santa Fe to-
ward Eden and the vast undeveIoped
country beyond, and a line to the
northward through Cow Gap and the
Lohn Valley to Paint Rock and San
Angelo. At least such are the present
Indications.
The Frisco is now grading west
ward toward Eden and also toward
Menardville to the southwest, Rradv
will evidently have in a very short
time at least four outlets to the west
ward, as well as several outlets fo
the north and east.
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GRABS LEOPARD'S TAIL.
An Attendant Saves the Life Of an
Animal Trainer.

New York, Jan. 10.-The sharp
teeth and claws of Clayton, trained
leopard, nearly cost the life of Mrs.
Pauline Russelle, his trainer today
but the length of his tail saved her.
Clayton was ugly and would not per-
form. Mrs. Russelle prodded him with
an iron bar and called to her assist
ant for aid. In the instant of turn
ing her head to call for aid, the leop-
ard leaped. He bore his mistress to
the ground and. stood over sher growl-
ing and lashing his tail. It was then
that the quick witted assistant. reach
ing into the cage. grabbed Clayton's
tail, took a double hitch around the
bars of the cage with it and rescued
Mrs. Russelle in safety.
The woman was badly torn and at
the hospital it was said that her re-
covery is doubtful. The attack occur
red in private training quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
For Constipation
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Relief

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his room for few moments he arose
and secured a shotgun crawled back
in bed. placed the muzzle of the gun
against the side of his head and pull
ed the trigger with his toes.
About a year ago the young man
shot himself in the chest with small
rifle while at home alone, but the bull
let struck a rib and made only a flesh
wound. He explained the occurrence
by saying that the rifle had gone of
accidentally while he was cleaning it,
but it is now believed that he tried
To kill himself and that he repeated
the attempt Friday night by taking
poison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10

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after having dictated ..The Morning
without stutter.
This one is The Orphans PRAYER.
The Orphans Prayer.
Inc morning sun, with all its splendor
was peerlns through those pepper
And decked my room with Thousand
fringes. 0so-iis
Peaween the rows a bunch of beads.
1 could not close my eyes no more
FOR that beautiful morning show:
AZ usic combined with different birds
An orphan child had been.
HVeo IN my own world all within.
None found who could understand
Inc mysteries of my soul. I have not
Only in the higher land
10 speak to me with wireless teleg-
The words this sound from within
T., uis OF music, love and peace.
AS l was listening to that soft and
murmuring wind
II sounded like fairy land.
me flowers did bow their blushing
head.
The globe rolling on aside:
Inc tide went out SO far and wide.
me sea birds flying in the air.
queen Mermaid sent her last farewell.
VINO can solve the mysteries that sur
round US here invisibly?
me element of water has its oueen
It's leaders into everything.
Me, poor. orphan, has none
ihat understand my humble song.
A humming bee just now flew by.
IM non seemed to be on the spy.
VIII they understand the orphan
child?
No; they all go about their own
affairs
None seem to understand the orphans
prayers. =
Il felt this one day at San Pedro
Where I was living
The sun reflected the branches of a
pepper tree in my room, and the ocean
was in sunlight, and 1 had an inspira-
non, and wrole the poem. My husband
did not like this onei
Anyone is to be pitied, I think. who
IS blind to all the glories of beauty
that are about US all the time; but he
was.
and when have an inspiration I.
cannot help writing: the words come
right to my mind. and I simply must
then and there write down what
feel
This is not uncommon among poets
though they differ. Shelley could write
an ode between dreams. while Milton
had to take years to produce his grand
est efforts.
Milton Behind in Poetry Game.
So Shelley has nothing on Mrs. Young
and she is ahead of the game with Mil
ton.
Yes, I write usually in English"
Mrs. Young explained though some
times I write in Swedish and being
an amiable lady. a Swedish version of
her poems could have been had, but
1t was thought that the English would
answer the purpose desired sufficient
ly. as well as for the fact that poetry
in English looks better than Swedish;
the rhythm is more perceptible as will
be observed in the verses printed here
with.
Now that she is free, Mrs Young does
not intend to stop writing poetry, for
there will be no one to kick her out
of bed, nor will she rudely be requir-
ed to cook breakfast while her eye in
fine frenzy is rolling under the domi-
nation of the muses.
She has that excellent thing for a
poet, property. and she is perfectly will
ing that Mr.. Young shall continue his
profession of measuring lumber in his
yard at San Pedro. while she measures
hexameters and dithyrambs and fas-
tens those beauties she sees in this
lovely world, in glowing iambics.
Yes. they are all used impartially by
her, and all can be found in the Morn
ing"
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IMPLEMENT DEALERS TO MEET
Twenty-First Meeting Will Open in
kansas City Tuesday.


Kansas City Tuesday.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 1o.-The
twenty-frst annual convention of the
Western Retail Implement and We
hicle Dealers association will convene
here Tuesday for three days ses-
SION
Attendance at former sessions has
exceeded $500, and indications point
to a larger crowd this year than ever.
Not only implement, vehicle and hard
ware dealers are coming to town but
a great number of farmers are arriv-
ing to see the improved farm machin-
cry, gasoline engines, ETC., and this
year every foot of available srace has
been taken, which indicates that the
displays will be more attractive than
ever.
The dealers are greatly interested
in the subjects which will come be-
fore this convention. The officers
reports will treat of the following:
Better Methods of Figuring Costs
of Doing Rusir eks;'' "Jobbers' Branch
Retail Stores 'sVehicle Warranty:''
Complete Bills of Lading;" Parcels
Post" s'More Equitable Contracts
When the manufacturers and job
bers discovered that thirty to forty per
cent of, the retail implement concerns
were changing hands annually on ac-
count of the unproftableness of the
business, they were forced to admit
that the. situation was serious and
effort to find the cause for this I'M
usual state of affairs. It looked seri-
Gus from credit standpoint and was
causing them great expense checking
up new customers each year. After
discussing -he matter in their conven-
lions and in conferences with the Off
Gals of dealers associations they sat-
isfed themselves that the great trou-
BILE was due to the fact that the aver
age retail implement dealer is not con-
Quoting his business along business
lines; this is, he is not using the
proper methocs in figuring his costs
and taking proper care OF his expense
account.
A joint committee consisting of
representatives of all branches of the
trade. was appointed at conference
held during the last convention, and
this committee has gathered sufficient
data to enable it to make very COM
prehensive report. 1t has had expert
accountants "a work on simple sys-
TENS of cost accounting and of book
keeping. The dealers are taking great
interest in this subject, for if experts
can devise ways of making their
business more profitable they want to
know it.
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BUILDS AN "EDIsoN" HOUSE.
First One of Kind in Kansas Con-
structcd By Ravens Man.


Ravens, Kan, Jan. 10.-As usual it
is a Kansan who reads of the inven-
tons of the fasteners and puts them
into practice. Learning of the great
invention of Thomas A. Edison, his
latest achievement, cement moulded
house on a steel frame. Charles w.
Peckham of this city decided to put
to practical use his investment in a
cement company.
Mr.. Peckham recently finished his
cement house, built on a strong steel
structure, and is delighted with it. He
has a basement with a furnace ar
ranged to purn coal or gas and has
found that by heating the house we'll
he can turn the fire off at 8 o'clock in
the morning and turn it on again late
in the afternoon, the cement walls re-
tanning the heat in the rooms for q
great length of time. At the same
time the ventilation is all right. Also
in the summer the house will always
be cool, it is claimed
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MISSOURI Is KICKING.
Will Petition State officials to Make
Demands on Missouri Pacific.

Higginsville, Mo, Jan 10-If a move
ment started by the Higginsville Jeffer-
sonian .is@ successful a; petition soon will
be presented to- the railroad and ware
ing that they take immediate action tc
compel the. Missouri Pacific railroad to
put the track and roadben of the licking
ton branch in safe condition and give
efficient passenger and freight service
Blank petitions will be furnished to per-
SONS IN any community along the branch
who ask for them. The Lexington branch
runs-or rather crawls-from Sedalia to
Kansas City.
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FARMER BOY A SUICIDE.
Pulled Trigger of Shotgun With Toe
and Blew OF Head.

Larned, Kan, Jan. 10.-Roy Hea-
ton, the 19-year-old son of Theodore
Heaton, a wealthy farmer of Pawnee
county, committed suicide at his faith
er's home, northwest of Larned. by
shooting himself.
The boy had been sickly for some
time Friday night he became vio-
lently i'll and when doctors were sum-
moned they declared he had been
poisoned in some way. It was sup
posed the poisoning was accidental.
Saturday afternoon when left alone in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
COAL FAMINE REACHES IOWA.
Railroads Asked to Abandon Passen-
ger Service for Two DAYS.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 1910 serious has
become the coal famine in Iowa that the
state railroad commission at a meeting
today wired the presidents of all railroads
operating in the state to aoanGon their
passenger service for a couple of days
and devote all their energies to hauling
doned passenger trains in some parts of
the state where the suffering is greatest
and other roads have indicated willing
ness to follow suit if necessary.
At Missouri Valley this afternoon citi-
zens organized committee and con-
fiscated several cars of coal for fuel for
the Central Heating Plant which heats
the city. The plant had been out of fuel
for twelve hours
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WHY WICHITA GROWS.
The Birth Rate Is Nearly Double That
of Death.

Wichita, Kan, Jan 10.-According
to the report OF the city health depart
ment given out here, the birth rate
in Wichita for the last year has been
almost twice as great as that of the
deaths.
The number of births for 1909 is
given as 900 and the number of deaths
$50.
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woMAN's INJURIES ARE SEVERE
Edith Pinxerton Injured in Union Pa
cific Wreck Still at Ellis.

Ellis, Kan, Jan. 10.-Edith Pinker-
ton of La Grange, Oregon, who was
injured in the wreck of the Union Pa
cific's Colorado Limited train, is still
in this city under observation to deter
mine the extent of her injuries.
The others who We're injured have
gone on to Denver except one mail
clerk and the baggageman, who are to
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TO TOPEKA FOR TREATMENT
Brakeman o. M. Muffin Brought to
| Santa Ele Hospital.

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 40. M. Muf-
fin of Arkansas City. the Santa Fe
brakeman who was seriously injured
who was brought here for immediate
treatment, has been removed to the A.,
T. & S. F. hospital at Topeka.
Mr.. Muffin was on the end of a car
when it was struck by an engine and
he was caught between the brake beam
and the pilot. A hip and ankle were
injured
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DEAD TO SLEEP IN PEACE.
Atchison People Have Settled Dispute
About Their Cemetery.

Atchison, Kan, Jan. I0.-The Mount
Vernon cemetery trouble here, which
has attra cted attention because of ru-
mors of exorbitant profits and a GEM
etery trust, has come to a peaceful
end.
The former stockholders have turn
ed over the books and all profits on
hand to the newly elected directors,
who will conduct the cemetery on the
mutual plan, having no stockholders
or profits.