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The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

John Carol Porter is in very poor
health. Following the advise of his
family physician, DR.. A. L. Bennett,
he underwent an operation at Mercy
hospital
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Don't worry, they are coming.
Who? The Elks, April 18th. Largest
Easter entertainment ever been given
in the city of Denver, at East Turner
hall.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

oh, yes, you will get your moneys
worth and over. We start at 8 p. m.
and close at o'clock a. m. Orchestra
of eleven pieces, best in the city, APP
riI 18th, East Turner.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

oh Joy! wish April 18th was to-
night, don't your oh, we'll, just be
patient and you will enjoy it better.
The Elks know how.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Mrs. Annie M. Gray and daughter
Mrs. Henry Clacke. are expected to re
turn to the city from Moberly, Mo.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08
FOR RENT.

2345 Ogden. room, upper flat with
bath and electric light and furnace
Apply 2417 Ogden.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

o. T. Jackson has moved this office
from 91S 10th street to 2100 Arapahoe
over Elite Drug Store.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Little Goldie Mcpherson is on the
sick list this week. Mrs. Jennettee
Bailey is out again after a brief ILL
ness.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

For rent, modern furnished rooms
Apply to 2. Hooper, 2507 Lafayett
street.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

The goth Century Whist Club is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Franklin
tonight.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Nicely furnished rooms in modern
house; gentleman preferred, 221S
Clarkson street. Phone York 6121.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

For Easter candy go to West Bros,
2741 Welton. They have the finest as
sortment in the city.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Mr. and Mrs. George Ingram enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin at a
six course dinner last Sunday.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08
sFoR SALE.

Four choice lots at a bargain on
corner 26th and Gaylord; reasonable
terms apply 1924 Curtis, Room %.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
For sale, so acres, good house, barn.
chicken house,15 acres plowed; four
miles from Delta; center of fruit belt.
Inquire at this office.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Brickler's New Barber Shop is To-
Gated at 22o8 Larimer street. Shave,
1oc. Hair Cut, Csc; Children. 15c.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Charles Astwood of 1916 E. 35th
avenue, who had his hand seriously
injured a few weeks ago, is able to
be at his work.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Nicely furnished front room TO
rent at 1895 Marion street.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Nicely furnished roomsN for rent a
2034 Arapahoe street. Telephone
Champa 1888.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

A furnished rooming house for sale
at 2O24 Champa street.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08

Rain or shine, sIeet or snow, don't
you fail to go to East Turner haiI
April 18th. Big Easter doinss.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-08
"For Sweet charity's Sake" May
Flower Carnival May 4, 1911.

Mrs. T. E. McClain is having a very
enjoyable visit in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
NEW LINES IN oKnAHOMA.
Proposition to Absorb Denver, King
fisher and Gulf Project.

Guthrie, Ok, March So.-William
Kenefick of Kansas City, builder or the
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf, Colo
RADIO Southern and other lines and
former Gov. Charles n. Haskell have
made a proposition to the stockhold-
ers and promoters of the Denver King
fisher and Gulf for the latter COM
pany'S interests, including right OF
way, bonuses and other property, ana
charters for building road northwest
from Oklahoma City through King
fisher, Okeene and woodward into
the Texas Panhandle country. Messrs.
Kennefick and Haskell visited Okla
homa City during the past week in re-
gard to the proposition, and also dis
cussed with the chamber of commerce
there the matter of bonus. The Dem
yer, Kingfisher and Gulf, which was
chartered several years ago. follows
practically the same route as was
mapped out for the state-built rail-
road, for the construction of which a
bill was introduced in the recent leg
islature. The bill failed to carry, how
ever, although backed by Mr.. Has
keil and others, and it is understood
such a project has been abandoned.
The announcement came last week
from the Golden City, Mo, that half
of the capital has been secured neces-
sary to build the Oklahoma and
Golden City railroad, which was char
tered in February, 1909 to build from
Jefferson City, Mo-, through Brazito,
Climax Springs. Humansville, Stock
ton, Golden City, Carthage, Joplin, in
Missouri, and Pawhuska, Miami, Bar
tlesville, in Oklahoma, and westward
to Fairview, on the Orient line.
The survey of the Salina, Winnipeg
and Gulf road, which is building
southwark through Kansas from
Omaha to Alva, Ok. is being pushed
westward into New Mexico on the eX-
tension westward from Alva through
Beaver and Guymon. Another survey
is being run southeast from Alva
through Okeene toward Oklahoma
CitV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
BIG MOVEMENT TO THE WEST.
Nothing in History Equals 1t, Says
Jerry Black.

One of the marvels in the railway
traffic world is the phenomenal in
crease in the movement of passengers
to the west, according to w. ]. Black,
passenger traffic manager of the Santa
Fe, in Los Angeles the other day.
Nothing in the history of trans
portation anywhere in the world
equals the rapid, growth of passenger
traffic to the Pacific coast" said Mr..
Black.
More than ten years ago we 5ex-
perimented by putting on q limited,
first class train between Chicago and
the Pacific coast, running 1t twice a
week. Later. we were forced to run
it daily This year we have been COM
PEELED to run it four times a week In
two sections and frequently. in three
sections. In addition we have four
other fast passenger trains between
Chicago and Los Angeles. There has
been a tremendous increase in an
kinds of traffic.
Decidedly favorable rates have
been made this year. The rates from
and to the east will be on a basis ia
vorable toA the movement of heavy
traffic in both directions Liberal
rates to the various conventions to, be
held here and in other Pacific coast
towns will also bring many people
west"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
EMERY OLSON LOSING REASON.
Brooding Over Misplays at Louisville
Brings Battling MelanchoIia.

lola, Kan, March So-When the sea-
son of the American association opens
next week one of the brightest stars Of
the baseball armament will be missing
from the diamond. Emery Olson, the
brilliant little second baseman, whose
rise from the corner lot clubs was SO
sensational and rapid, has been strick-
en- with an affliction which probably
means hisloss to his relatives and
friends as well as the baseball world,
forever.
Brooding over the few misplays he
made while a member of the Louisville
baseball club and suffering from Sc
we're arrangement of the stomach, Oh
son has become a victim of melancholia
that defies the most expert physicians
and specialists. This condition, existing
for the last six months, seems to grow
worse as time passes and despite every
effort to prevent the necessity of taking
the young athlete to a hospital it ap-
pears that it will be futile to attempt to
care for him in his home any longer.
Probate Judge Smith will go to
Savonburg, the home of Mr.. Olson,
Thursday, to hold the usual inquiry re-
quired by law. If the players mental
poise is found to be as seriously af-
feeted as it is represented to be, the
court will make an order committing
him to some hospital, where proper
treatment may be administered. Many
of Olson's friends over the country are
anxfously inquiring about him and are
hopeful that with the treatment he
may receive in a hospital equipped for
the care of such cases the young athlete
may regain his normal health. Olson
was particularly conscious of any mis-
play he made during game of baseball.
1t gave him constant worry and he was
unable to dismiss it from his mind. 1t
seems clear that brooding over these
errors has played a large part as con-
tributory cause in the wrecking of his
mind if not wholly responsible for his
condition. Olson was the idol Of the
teams and fans and his affliction comes
to them as deep source Of sorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
HUTCHINSON HAS A FIGHTER.
G. w. Hatch OFFERS to Meet Any Man
His Weight.

Hutchinson, March S0.-George w.
Hatch, the champion featherweight of
Colorado, who has recently located in
Hutchinson, offers to meet any man be-
tween the weights of 126 and 1873
pounds. He is willing to meet any man
who can make this weight and the
challenge is open to everybody. He
does not bar anybody.
Mr.. Hatch is one of the leading
featherweight fighters in the country
He has an excellent knowledge of the
game and has had enough experience to
put him in class with the best Of
them. He will accept any reasonable
terms.
Jake Dempsy is the only man who
ever won decision over him and that
was in 1896, when Hatch was just start
ing in the game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
BUSH FOR s'MOP'' PRESIDENCY.
President of western Maryland Has
Been Offered Job.


Baltimore Md, March 30.-The re-
port has reached Baltimore that the
directors of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road had at their meeting in New
York discussed the offer of the pres
idency of the road to Benjamin F..
Bush, the president of the Western
Maryland Railway company. Mr..
Bush has had most of his railroad eX-
perience in the west where he was for
considerable time in charge of the
coal interests of the Missouri Pacific,
and in that capacity became thorough
~ familiar with the conditions and
needs of the road. He is looked upon
as being one of the most aggressive
and capable railroad operators in the
country and it is generally considered
that the directors of the Missouri Pa
cihc could not do better than secure
his services.
Mr.. Bush was in New York during
the meeting of the directors of the
Missouri Pacific and upon their adj
journment he refused either to con-
firm or deny. the report that he had
been offered the presidency of the
road, but there is not the slightest
doubt that he has had the position
rendered to him and but little that he
will accept. It is said that Alex. Rob-
ertson, vice president and general
manager of the Western Maryland will
succeed him as executive head of that
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Tonnage of Western Roads Be.
low 1910, But Above 1909.
Coal Shows Heavy None
Held Back This Year.
GAIN FOR SANTA FE.
This Road Alone Shows Gain in
Years LOadings.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

Chicago, March 30-F'rom an equip
ment standpoint western railroads have
seldom been in better shape for moving
an immense tonnage at this season
without any delay. But in regard to
tonnage, they are all shor of last year,
the same as they have been for many
weeks.
Only one railroad, the Santa Fe,
showed an increase in loadings last
week, as compared with. year ago, but
the gain was small, while other roads
reported losses which largely offset the
increases. The Rock Islands loadings
are 1900 cars behind last years for the
first three weeks in March. The Illinois
CentraPs traffic was better than last
year, and is now about normal, while
its earnings are less than year ago.
This, however, Is attributed to the
fact that a year ago the road was
cleaning up an immense tonnage of de-
layed freight, particularly coal, While
this year nothing has been held back,
and traffic conditions are so good that
freight reaches It's destination within a
remarkably short time. The increase or
1854 cars, in the surplus, the past two
weeks illustrates the traffic conditions
better than any other factor.
Merchandise movement to the south
west is increasing, and sales of goods
for future shipment to all sections are
of fair volume and about the same as a
year ago. Merchants and manufactures
look upon the trade situation, for the
summer and fall as favorable for LID
eraI volume, although the disposition is
TO buy in a hand-to-mouth way, under
the belief that there will be plenty OF
goods to be had on short notice, and
there is nothing in the outlook. to cause
a material advance in prices.
In the face of declining prices deliv-
cries of grain at Chicago last week
were ,024, 900 bushels, or 1872 per cent
more than the previous week 1t was
explained as due to the grain having
been put rolling in the preceding week,
Or before the lowest prices were made.
The increase was due to an enlarge
rnent of $4,000 bushels in the deliveries
of corn, and $4,000 bushels of oats. the
gain in wheat being only 1000 bushels,
while barley decreased 24,OOO pusnels-
The latter since September, 1886.
As compared with last year, aggre-
gate grain receipts decreased 292,0OO
bushels, or 6.6 per cent less than the
five-year average Receipts OF corn IN
creased ], 0lG, 900 bushels over last year,
while wheat decreased III 900 bushels,
oats $4,000 bushels, and barley 900
bushels. r,~ -,-r~ -.-a-s,--.
The Illinois Central moved to. the
front in the grain traffic last week.
bringing 20 per cent. of. the aggregate
into Chicago The Northwestern had
II per cent, the Burlington and Rock
Island each had u per cent, the ST.
Paul 10 per cent, the Alton 8, the East
ern Illinois Z, Wabash 8. Great Western
4. and Santa Fe per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30

ing the full quota of men on shorter
hours. The men were taken from the
boiler and other shops. Freight ham
dlers and others have also been laid
off temporarily where the men could
be spared.
L. B. Kelley, passenger division
clerk of the Union Pacific railroad in
Omaha, has rendered his resignation,
effective April 1. to accept similar
position with the Atchison, Topeka &
from the Louisville & Nashville. whose
headquarters are located at Louisville,
KY, five years ago.
The Union Pacific has begun the
construction of a twenty-five mile
piece of track between Fort Collins
Col, and Dent. A track-laying ma
chine and one hundred men have been
put to work, and this work, it is I'M
derstood. will cost in the neighbour
hood, when complete with terminals,
100000.
The Rock Island is raising the
grade and changing conditions in a
food threatened territory in the Platte
valley bottoms east of South Bend,
Neb. There the grade is to be raised
from one to five feet for a distance of
five miles, involving the moving OF
perhaps 100000 yards of dirt.
New train service between Memphis
and Tucumcari has been announced by
the INOCk ISldnQ PdSS1ASCA 0CPoA IAAACAS
in Topeka, effective April 2.
H. I. Miller. receiver Of the Buffalo
and Susquehanna railroad, Buffalo,
and first vice president of the New
Orleans, Great Northern Bogalusa, La.
one of the Goodyear properties, will
set out on physical examination or
the Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain
lines in the interest of the company.
A general strike of the telegraphers
employed by the Illinois Central rail-
road will be called on April l. if the
demands of the men for 20 per cent
increase in wages is not granted.
special meeting of the western
lines called in Chicago developed the
fact that the railroads have been VIC
torious in their controversy with the
army department over the granting of
rates for transportation of government
troops and freight.
Plans for taking one of the biggest
inventories in history was discussed
yesterday by the engineers of rail-
roads of the Hartman system. A
complete valuation of the entire sys-
tenn, involving the listing of everything
from bolts and steel rails to cars,
5000 miles of tracks, will be taken.
The task probably will require two or
three years.
A rehearing of the famous Missouri
river rate case, in which western roads
seek to restore rates between the Mis-
sissippi and the Missouri rivers re-
duced by the commerce commission,
has been taken up by Commissioners
E. E. Clark in Chicago. This case,
known as the Burnham-Hanna-Mu Mum
ger case, has been before the courts
and the commission for more than
three years and involves traffic from
the seaboard to Missouri river points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
WINNER WILL MEET GorCH.
Abyszlko and Koch, Heavyweights, at
Grand Tuesday.

Manager Crawford of the Grand
opera mouse has gone to a great deal
OF expense to have one of the best
Wrestling carnivals that has ever been
pulled off here in Topeka for Tuesday
nights program. Zbyszko, the Polish
champion, and Koch. the German
catch as catch can. best two out of
three falls, and that alone will be one
or the greatest events that has been
pulled off here in Topeka Two men
that weigh over 24o pounds and have
the reputation that they both have,
Will be worth going miles to see.
Zbyszko is a fierce mat artist and the
match will be one of the liveliest of
the season. Zbyszko and Koch have
an old grudge against each other and
the winner of the bout Tuesday night
VIII be matched again against Gotch
after his Pacific coast tour. zbyszko
realizes that he is going up against the
hardest man of his career when he
meets Koch. There will be several
preliminaries with men who have ma
tional regulations
Election returns will be announced
from the stage and Spencer Abbott
Will referee the match
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
FIRST WOMAN CLUB PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Helen Britton Now Is President
of the ST. Louis Nationals.

Cleveland, March so.-Helen Hath
away Robison-Britton, niece of the
late M. Stanley Robson. principal
owner of the st. Louis National league
club who died here last week, will be
the next president of the club, she an
nounced here. Mrs. Britton inherits
ner uncle's stock under his will, pro-
bated Tuesday. She is uncertain
whether she will retain her interest in
the club. Her futre action will de-
pend largely upon the altitude of the
ether National league owners. The
present situation is unprecedented in
Britton is 80 years old and the mother
OF two children, a boy and a girl. In
til recently she was a frequent attend
ant at the ball park and understands
the game thoroughly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
CALL DOWN FOR DIES MONIES.
National Commission Find Club Guilty
of Pernicious Speculation.

Cincinnati, March 30.-"The at
tempt of the class A Des Moines club
to place this player with the class C
Elgin club at a monthly rental of $50
is one of the pettiest and most PERM
cious acts of speculation in players
ever called to the attention of the ma
t1onal commission" said the commits
sion yesterday in a decision declaring
Player Penfold free agent and nulli-
tying his 1911 contract with Des
MoineS.
The evidence showed that PenfoId,
whose home Is in Chicago, had signed
to play with Des Moines at $125 a
month; that on May 8 last he was or
dered to report to Elgin with instruc-
tons to sign an Elgin contract for
S175 month and remit $50 a month
to the Des Moines club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
X. U. HAS DARTMOUTH COACH.
r. w. Sherwin EIected-WiH Get
1000 a Year.

Lawrence, Kan, March S0-The K. U.
regents last night chose r. w. Sher-
win, formerly of Dartmouth, to coach
the football and baseball teams of
Kansas next year. Sherwin will report
at the university by September 1. He
will be given the title of associate pro-
fessor and his salary will be $1,000 per
year Sherwin has never done any
practical coaching but has been left
tackle on the Dartmouth eleven for four
years. His work there won him consid-
cradle fame in college athletics. Ee
was Walter Camps choice on his 1910
all-American team and 1t was Camp
who recommended him to the univer-
sity authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
RAILWAY NOTES.

A spirit of retrenchment unusual at
this time of the year has tied up the
work on the million dollar freight de-
pot which the Burlington is building
in Omaha. The Union Pacific laid off
$50 men at the shops on Saturday
owing to the objection against work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30

Railroad Ohlcials and Expert to Sub
NIT Reports to Gould

Atchison, March 30.-A party of Of
ftci=te, including H. L Miller of the
Buffalo &. Susquehanna and first vice
president of the New Orleans & Great
Northern; c. H. Middleton, assistant to
First Vice President C.. S. Clark of the
Missouri Pacific and Assistant General
Manager Mcpherson of the Missouri
Pacific, passed through Atchison en-
route to Omaha yesterday evening.
Thew will return to .Atchison about
noon today and probably will remain
here several hours before beginning to
tour over the Central Branch.
These officials are now making an ex-
pert physical examination of the Mis-
souri, Pacific & Iron Mountain proper
ties at the request of George Gould, to
whom they will submit their reports.
They are accompanied by a staff of ex-
perts on physical valuation of railroad
properties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
BRAKENIEN WILL BEWARE.
Don't Throw Torpedo-Notes to Your
Sweethearts.

Iowa City, Ia, March 30.-Graee
Johnson is suing the Rock Island
railroad for $4,000 in the Johnson
county district court, as the outcome
Of a love affair with one of the COM
pany's brakemen. She alleges the
brakeman threw a torpedo from a
train attaching a note, supposedly to
her, to it. She used a Ratchet in ex-
perimenting with the torpedo after
wards and the resultant explosion tore
one Of her eyes out and damaged the
other The company denies respon-
sibility, alleging that the young wo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
J. r.. Koontz Is Better.

J. R. ,Koontz, general freight agent Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in
Topeka, has recovered sufficiently from
his late sickness to be considered out
of danger by physicians Mr.. Koontz
was taken sick suddenly in Chicago
more than a week ago and he was taken
to his home in Topeka at once. He has
been confined to his room since that
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
F,vans. President Moffat Road.

Denver, March 30.-W. C. Evans,
president Of the Denver City Tramway
company, was elected president of the
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific rail-
road (Moffat road) to succeed the late
David H. Moffat. Fred G. Moffat was
elected vice president and Gerald
Hughes was named as a director of the
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30

Summary: Three base hits-McConnell
rfayne Two base hit-Katz. Sacrifice
fiy-Moore. Stolen bases-Zeider. Gala
three innings: off Syfert, in two in
nings; off Walsh in three innings; off
Young, in three innings; off Lange 8
Eugate, 1; off Syfert, 2; off LANCE, q
Struck out-By Leak, 8; by Fugate, 1; by
SyIert' 2; by Walsh, 6; by Young, 2: by
Large, g. Umpire-Abbott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30
Lii Arthur Is Back in Jail.

San Francisco, March 3O.-Ordered
into the police court. Prize Fighter
Jack johnson was again sentenced to
serve twenty-five days in the county
Jail by Acting Police Judge Treadwell.
Judge Treadwell said that he took this
action to forestall any question of the
legality of the original sentence from
which he has appealed to the superior
court. An additional charge of auto
mobile speeding against johnson will
be heard on April f.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-30

man was responsible for her own ac-
tons, and especially since she caught
the brakeman's eye and permitted him
to respond TO her greeting with note,
and did the hatcheting without in
structions from him or the railroad
or any of its agents.