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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
BRISTOW DENIES 1T.
Senator says He Hasn't Withdrawn
Opposition to Bone.

! Washington. July Ex-senator Bris-
tow was asked regarding the story
sent out from Washington that he had
Withdrawn his opposition to the reap
pointment of H. J. Bone as United
States attorney for Kansas.
| THE report is a mistake" Senator
| Bristow said 81 have not and 1 shall
not withdraw my opposition to Bone.
[ have recommended William Higgins
of EmDoria for United States district
attorney. and shall insist on his APP
pointment because I believe he is the
best fitted man for the place and will
make an efficient official"
Senator Bristow would have nothing
more to say about the matter. His
friends are not SO reticent, however.
They say that a deliberate attempt has
been made to embarrass Senator Bris-
tow. And they attribute the informa-
ton on which the story was based to
the same source which has given out
other stories later denied.
It is made to appear that Senator
| Bristow, in return for the appointm
as United States marshal Of J. R. Har-
rison, the man recommended by Bris-
tow, had Withdrawn his determined
opposition to Bone and also to Ere
mont Leidy as collector of revenue.
and A. w. Smith as pension agent for
Kansas. Leidy's appointment was con-
f1rmed Saturday. That oe Mr.. Smith
was confirmed Monday.
The appointment of Mr. Harrison
was sent to the senate along with that
of Charles S. Finch as postmaster in
Lawrence, Kan. In connection with
the appointment of Finch a story was
given out at the White House that the
appointment was made in accordance
with the dying request of the late
Alexander Mitchell, representative,
from the Second Kansas district. The
story contained the statement that the
president had called both Kansas SEN
ators to the White House, had ex-
asked them if they would oppose con-
firmation and had been assured by
them that they would not.
That part of the story, at least SO
far as Senator BristoW is concerned, is
incorrect. Senator Bristow was not at
the White House Saturday. He has
not been at the White House and has
had no communication with the presi
dent since last January. At that time,
it is asserted, Mr.. Taft p-orlised SEN
ator Bristow to appoint Harrison mar
shall The appointment was not sent
in, and Senator Bristow has had no
communication with the White House
In regard to it, say his friends.
He told friends last Saturday that
he was as much surprised as anybody
in Washington or Kansas when both
the Harrison and the Finch appoint
said he had no idea what had moved
the president to act on his recon-
mendation at this time after a delay
of six months.
Progressive friends of Senator Bris-
tow say that apparently an attempt
has been made to make it appear that
he has resumed friendly relations with
the White House, when as a matter of
fact, he has had no communication.
with the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25

needless accidents which have occurred
on its lines, the vast majority of which
could have been prevented by the ex-
ereise of due care and caution on the
part of the employees.
Among the measures now being
adopted for bringing about a material
reduction in the number of railway &C
cidents which occur, it does not appear
that any general plan for the be-
stowal of rewards to employees who
may distinguish themselves in the pre-
ventiOn of such accidents has suggested
itself to railway managers. Such
plan might well be worth their most
serious consideration. On the principle
that prevention is better than cure It
might prove much more economical to
make liberal expenditures in the be-
stOwal of such rewards than to meet
the losses incurred in the accidents. OF
course employees should remember that
they really have more at stake in the
prevention of accidents than have the
companies. The losses of the latter are
usually of a pecuniary nature only.
while those of the former may involve
life and limb, and on that account may
be considered irretrievable. If by a
judicious system of rewards. however.
the number of railway accidents could
be materially reduced, the result would
undoubtedly be worth very much more
than it's cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
ENTIRE TOWN IN COURT.
Glen Echo. Fined ST 500, Will Observe
Sunday Closing Law.

Washington, July 25.=Practically
the entire population of Glen Echo. an
amusement place just beyond the Dis
trict of Colum bia line in Maryland,
ran afoul of that state Sunday and
last night appeared before Judge Jo-
seph Reading of Rockville and paid
fines amounting to $1,000. Glen
Echo boasts a population of lis. OF
these, SO were arrested for violating
the law designed to preserve the Sab
bath.
The judge and his court officers ap-
peared at the amusement park, con-
shutting the chief feature of Glen
Echo, procured the names of every
employe man, woman or child, issued
and served warrants and hailed the ac-
cused before the bar of justice tenn
porariIy established in a ticket office.
As the judge measured out justice
with one hand he took in fines with
the other. For three hours he work
ed, and then with the treasure loaded
in an automobile and guarded by the
court officers, made his way back to
Rockville.
The amusement park authorizes
said after the visitation that the Sun
day law would in future be observed
strictlr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
600 ESCAPE DEATH.
All Inmates saved When Winfield
Asylum Burns.

Winfield, Kan, July 25.-Fire, start
ing about $3.50 o'clock Monday night
completely destroyed the central or
main building of the State school for
feeble minded, which is located on the
bluffs about three miles east of this
city. The fire, at 1:30 o'clock, was I'M
der control.
There were about 600 feeble minded
children quartered in this building, but
they and their attendants made their
escape without injury.
The fire is supposed to have been
started by electric wires. When dis
covered it was under considerable
Roadway. The fire fighting force of
the institution could not check it ana
were forced to devote most of their at
tention to preventing its spread to 9th
er buildings. In this they were sue
cessful.
At 1 o'clock in the morning the fire
had about burned itself out, after hav-
ing completely destroyed the main
building.
The building which was burned was
four stories high and the largest one
included in the institution.
The school for the feeble minded was
filled to its capacity before the fire.
The number of inmates is said to have
been in excess of the intended capacity
of the institution.
It is expected that it will be possible
to house the inmates of the burned
building in the other buildings connect
ed with the school, although this will
cause overcrowding, until other pro-
vision can be made for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
TT ALL LOOKS BETTER NOW.
President Ripley Was Pessimistic over
Corn Last Week.

President Ripley said to the Rail
way Record Saturday: Santa Fe
annual report will show between 8 y
and 10 per cent on common. Twenty
five per cent of corn in our territory is
in critical condition and half of this
rs per cent is already damaged. There
have been showers for week, but the
ground is so dry it absorbs them very
rapidly. If rains come, this damaged
corn can be used, but will be low
grade.
Most Kansas corn is used where
grown so our corn tonnage is mostly
short haul. Last year we carried 534,-
600 tons of corn and 471,0OO tons of
wheat, which is mostly long haul
1.-THE farmer is prosperous, but 1
haven't changed my views of the men
ace of underlying conditions. Political
conditions I consider most dangerous
to business. Regarding French hold
ings or Santa Fe stock, 10000 shares
are booked. That is taken from mar
ket and paid for and put in French
investors names, but there is also a
large amount held on margin BY
American and French brokers'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
RAILWAY NOTES.

The New York Central's latest de-
partment, a bureau for the prevention
of accidents, is in charge of George
Bradshaw, and aims to educate en-
ployees and the public so as to minim-
lie the dangers to which they are ex-
posed as we'll as the possibilities of &C
cident. MT. Bradshaw says that if en-
ployees would take more of personal
Interest in their work and be cautious,
there would be fewer accidents.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
will build in Pittsburg the largest stor-
age houses in the world. at a cost Of
$50OO,OOO. The new houses will cover
two blocks in Penn avenue in the pro-
duce yards district. This property is
now owned by the Pennsylvania rail
road.
There was a decided improvement in
the equipment market last week, both
/ in orders and inquiries Tor new rolling
stock. That is believed to be the be-
ginning of a general increase in de-
mand on the part of the railroads for
| cars and locomotives.
In order to avoid accidents. the Big
Four road has forbidden its employees
to get on or off the pilot of an engine
while the engine is in motion. They
are also forbidden to go through the
| cab door and to the pilot over the
running board to throw switches
The Missouri state board of agricul-
ture is planning an agreement with
the railroads in the state to furnish
10000 cars of fertilizer each year TO
farmers of Missouri. The fertilizer
will consist of waste from st, Louis.
Kansas City and other cities and with
in a comparatively short time. the
board believes. the tillable land of the
state will be made much more produc-
tive and will stand drouth much bet
ter The railroads will be paid in The
increased hauling they will have to do
after the land IS enriched and the
crops increased.
Santa Fe shop and shop-office young
men who want to earn money in rhe
evenings Will call Ind. telephone qe2
in the daytime or Bell telephone III
in evening. and an appointment will he
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
Fa117XS
9zE:;S7O1CQ

Every woman'S heart responds to
the charm and sweetness of a baby S
voice, because nature intended her for
motherhood. But even the loving
nature of a mother shrinks from the
ordeal because such a time is regard
ed as a period of suffering and danger.
Women who use Mothers Friend are
saved much discomfort and suffering,
and their systems, being thoroughly
prepared by this great remedy, are
in a healthy condition to meet the
time with the least possible suffering
and danger. Mothers Friend is
recommended only for the relief and
comfort of expectant mothers it is in
no sense a remedy for various ills,
but its many years of success, and
the thousands of endorsements re-
ceived from women who have used it
are a guarantee of the benefit to be
derived from its use. This remedy
does not accomplish wonders but sim
ply assists nature to perfect its work.
Mothers Friend allays nausea, pre-
S Z s ss sss'@: ID q Mothers
ssas I'M ss:,t5 Z &f'ii1gnid
motherhood. Mothers Friend is sold
at drug stores. Write for our free
book for expectant mothers.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. AtEazsa. &c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
LOWER FREIGHT RATES.
Commerce Commission Orders 8i,
Reductions in West.

commerce commission orders Big,
Reductions in West.
Washington. July 25.-In what are
known as the Spokane-Reno Pacific
coast cases, the interstate commerce
commission today ordered material
reduction in freight rates from the
east to points between Denver and the
western terminals Of the great trans
continental railroads.
For many years the railroads have
exacted from shippers to interme date
points, such as Spokane and Reno,
higher rates on eastern freights than
We're charged for the much longer
hauls to Seattle, San Francisco and
other Pacific coast points.
The theory has been that the rail-
roads must meet water competition to
the Pacific coast. The higher rates to
intermediate points. arbitrarily fixed.
have been defended by a comparison
with the coast rates, plus a theoretical
back-haul from the coast to the in
land stations along the line.
The commission recognizes the right
of railroad to meet water competi-
ton to Pacific coast points, but prac-
tically wipes out the back-haul rates
to inter- Rocky mountain territory
It lays down what it considers
would be fair and just rates to various
freight zones in the west and gives the
railroads until October Is to adjust
their tariffs accordingly
The commission also lays down the
important principle rnar hereafter
railroads will not be permitted to fix
arbitrary market limits and that here
after commercial conditions rather
than the Will of railway traffic mana
gers shall control rates on transcon-
tinental transportation.
The decisions are of far reaching
Importance. They affect directly al
freight rates between the Atlantic
ocean and the Pacific coast. Particu-
larly they affect the rates in the terri
tory lying between Denver and Pacific
by shippers will be governed by strict
| Interpretation of the long and short
| haul clause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
King Alfonso sails for EneIand

Santander, Spain, July 25.=King
Alfonso sailed for England today
aboard the royal yacht GiraldO. The
yacht was escorted by the Spanish
cruiser Reina Regente.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25

alone. This has been suggested be-
cause of the great number of empty up
per berths to be found on the 5000
sleeping cars operated in the United
States and Canada.
The rate for a lower berth, for exam
pie, between Chicago and Cleveland, is
81. For so cents extra should the pro-
posed system be adopted, one could get
the entire section for himself Under
the present rate it would cost him $3.50.
Ticket agents for both east and west
roads say they have not observed any
change in conditions since the recent
ruling of the Interstate commerce COM
mission, reducing the price on upper
herths 20 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
SMALL Loss IN JUNE.
Decrease of is Per Cent in Gross
Earnings of Lines.


Railroad gross earnings continue in
fairly Northumberland volume, the total
of all United States roads reporting to
date for the full month of June, &C
cording to Dun's Review, aggregating
So, O99, 275, a loss of only 1.5 per cent
as compared with the earnings of the
same roads for the corresponding per-
iod last year. In very few instances
is the loss reported by any single road
at all pronounced, and many that for
some time past have been making more
or less unsatisfactory comparison are
now showing indications Of a reviving
volume of business. particularly those
in the south, west and southwest.
Among the leading systems which re-
port larger earnings for the last week
in June than last yeare are Chesapeake
& Ohio, Seaboard Air Line, Cincin-
natl, New Orleans & Texas Pacific,
Southern, Mobile & Ohio, Chicago d
Alton, Missouri. Kansas & Texas, Mis-
souri, Pacific, St. Louis Southwestern,
and Wabash.
In the following table are given the
earnings of all United States roads re-
porting for the full month of June and
the loss as compared with the earnings
of the same roads for the correspond
ing period a year ago; also for practic-
ally the same roads in the two preced-
ing months, together with the percent
ages of loss compared with last year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
a GOOD SANTA F'E SHOWING.
Increase of 8 Per Cent in Passenger
Revenue for Eleven Months.

Large increases in passenger earn
ings are shown by the Frisco and the
Santa Fe. The passenger revenue of
the Santa F'e during the eleven months
ending May 81. increased 81, 521, S74 or
per cent, as compared with the earn
ings during the same months of the
preceding fiscal year. With the Frisco,
passenger earnings increased 81, ITO, 80,
or Is per cent. during the eleven
months. Freight earnings on the Frisco
increased $313,00O, or IA per cent. Pas
senger earrings On the Frisco are now
80 per cent of all transportation reve-
nue.. this being a considerably higher
percentage than that Of most railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
A Peek Into His Pocket.

would show the box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve that f. S. Lopez, a carpenter, of
MarilIa, n. Y, always carries / have
never had cut, wound, bruise, or sore it
would not soon heal" he writes. Greatest
healer of burns, boils, scalds, chapped
hands and lips, fever-sores, skin-erup-
lions, eczema, corns and piles sc at
Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
CAR ovERrURNs: DRIVER HURT.
Deak Hammond May Not Recover
from Internal Injuries.

Pratt. Kan, July 25.-tDeak'' Ham
mond and three other young men were
motoring PAST the Rock Island stock
yards here when the machine turned
turtle and Hammond was caught under
it and badly injured. His jawbone was
fractured and a bad cash in the back
of his head will probably cause more
trouble as It is a very deep cut. His
head was bruised all over and there
is fear of internal injuries. The road
is muddy where the accident occurred
and If is thought that the car -slidded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
AeropIane Passenger Is killed.

St. Petersburg. July 25.@The aero
plane piloted by NJ. Slusarenkos in the
St. Petersburg to Moscow race fell
near Tsarskoe-Selo today. The air
mans passenger. NJ. Shimansky, was
killed and Slusarenkos was badly in
Jured, both legs being broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25
UPPER BERTHs STILL LOWER.
No Demand for Uppers at Present
Price

Price.
Chicago July 25.-There are so many
empty upper berths in the Pullman
sleeping cars, ever since the law went
into effect reducing the rate, that a
proposition is now under consideration
to reduce them still further on a COM
bination plan. The new idea, which has
been submitted for the approval of the
Pullman company, will give a traveller
both the upper and lower berths for
so cents added to the price of the lower
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-01-13

must be limited to patrons of
the postoffices in which the sys-
tenn is established, and it will be
necessary to return this money to
these applicants until they apply
IN person. When the system gets
in working order the Montpelier
postmaster expects considerable
business from Barre, six miles
distant, where there is large
floating population, most of them
earning large wages at granite
cutting and many of whom are
distrustful of savings and ma
tional banks. The work of the
postal savings bank department
will be done by the present force
until the business of the postoffice
assumes much larger dimensions.
Secretary of State Guy w. Bail
ely, has sent to every town and
city clerk of the state a copy of
the act passed by the present le-
gislature requiring town clerks to
transmit birth, marriage and death
records to the secretary of state.
This new law will entail no little
additional work on the town and
city clerks of the state, and their
pay for doing this work will be
small. The law provides that these
returns must all be in the office of
the state not later than October
1 next, and for such records, tran
scribed, certified and transmitted,
the town clerks are to receive five
cents for each record. In the let
ter sent out, the secretary of state
asks the town clerks to inform
him how many certificates or cards
they may require. These records
are all for births, marriages and
deaths prior to 1857 and since
that year for all records that have
not been previously returned. The
number of these certificates prom
ises to be very large. For instance
the city clerk of Montpelier has
made requisition for 10000 cards
in all, 10000 for marriages, 5000
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there is so much notoriety in ev-
en- little wealth. The total value
of his estate is about 65,OOO,OOO.
Says the Concord Monitor: at
is to be hoped that the first
sentence written in many 1911
diaries may be: Went to church. "
Yes, and equally I'd be hoped
that that is not the last time the
same sentence appears in the
diary of the year.
We had almost forgotten Ches-
ter Jordan, but his appeal has been
denied and some time the death
dentence of the court for the
killing of his wife will be carried
out.
More Democratic governors than
usual took their oaths of office the
first of January. This is a Demo-
cratic year and the country is
watching the outcome with inter-
est.
No wonder the oyster choked
that Pittsburger. Twelve pearls
would be quite mouthful for
any one. Five of them are said to
be valuable.-
And they say not one of these
ten resolutions made New Years
day has survived to this day. The
good die young.
Wonder how that proposition
submitted to the house to pay the
legislators a lump SUM of $500 a
session would affect its length?
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-01-13

WOman's suffrage came up in a
new guise at the close ~ of the
session. There seems to be an i'm
preston that the women, if al
lowed to vote on the liquor ques-
ton, would vote for prohibition,
wanted to pass a bill allowing
women to vote in this matter as
well as in school matters, without
giving them equal suffrage. 1t is
true that women seem not to be
enough interested in this voting
business to turn out very large
Iy to vote at school elections so
perhaps they would not for pro-
hibition, but if the women were
given the privilege of the fran
chise in this matter, it would seem
that it should extend to all 9TH
er matters. At present, in the
eastern states, this is govern
ment of the men instead of the
people, and the majority of wo-
men seem to be willing to leave
it so, regardless of the right or
wrong of the question. Some day
the problem will be worked out
and worked out right, but until
that day is reached it would seem
foolishness to grant the fran
chise piece-meal for the self in
terest of someone with a hobby. !
Just why those who wish for |
statewide prohibition should care
to enfranchise women in the be-
lief that it would work out that |
way on the issue is something of
a mystery. The women, undoubt-
eddy, feel more strongly in favor
of prohibition than do the men,
but prohibition that is arbitrary
and not backed by public senti-
ment is good for nothing, and To-
cal option gives just this chance
for prohibition because the ma
jority want it, which is the logical
way of bringing about this regu-
lation of the liquor traffic. The
women of the country read more
widely than in our grandmother's
day, and a considerable per cent.
of them are less sentimental and
more practical than formerly,
without losing all their high ideals
either. Prohibition under local OPP
ton is a rational solving of the
problem and it seems to be work
ing out that way in Vermont,
where license is largely confined
to the larger centers, where it is
more natural that the demand for
liquor will be strong enough to
defeat an enforcement under the
old prohibitory practice.
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for births, and 5000 for deaths.
Rutland has asked for $500 birth
certificates, LOO for deaths and l.
200 for marriages. The fee of five
cents for each record is to be
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paid by the towns or cities, and
rot by the state, which will mean
considerable of an additional ex-
pense to the several towns and
cities.