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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
RAILROAD news.
What Rock Island Has Done in
Kansas This Year.
Fiscal Calendar Shows 81, 5OO,-
900 in Improvements.
POLICY IS NOW SET
acknowledgement Is Building
Up the Many Lines.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

In the fiscal year that ends June 80
the Rock Island Lines have spent or
ordered expended in Kansas nearly 81
500, OO0 A large part of this money has
been placed in the improvement of the
road in this state. The rest of it has
been spent in maintenance work
OF this amount nearly a half million
dollars has been spent Tor Dalast alol'c.
Official information at the headquarters
of the road in Topeka states that 80
miles of track in this state has been
ballasted or reballasted in the fiscal
year ending this month.
In addition to this 108 miles OF ad-
ditionaI telephone dispatching has been
ordered in the lines in Kansas MOST
of this has been installed The Iele-
phone dispatching system on the ROCK
island in this state now extends over
every line from CaldWeh TO Herlilgt On,
to Topeka, to Belleville, including the
branch lines out of the important ter
The telephone construction has
amounted to nearly $4,000. For every
new line it has been necessary to
Stretch two solid copper wires from
pole to pole This alone has cost
tremendous amount of money
Terminal work has been another eX-
pensive feature of the roads improve
ments in the state TINS year. ~ s " 900
tia alone the Rock Island spent 500, OCo
in new yards, freight houses and add
tional roundhouse accommodations
The other work has been the build
ing of stations, water facilities, coal
and fuel stations. sidetracks, and sta
ton improvements.
Considering the recent decision OF the
interstate commerce commission pro-
Knitting the railroads from raising
their freight rates and the declarations
of the roads that on account OF TINS
decision they would cut down on al
; - the expenditures of the
peck island in Kansas are a surprise
to the railroad world.
Trne. the Rock Island does not lead
some other roads in mileage ana IN
inonortance in Kansas, but 1t has been
oonstantlv improving and building IN
+fig state since it entered the borders
more than "a years ago. The ROCK
IsIand has been unfortunate in one re
snect-its nanag cement has changed ana
with each change has come shlIt III
policies. But under the piesenI ~ ~
Ioinistration with such a man as Il Y:
Nudge as president and such neads OF
+bo onerating departments as f. y.
Me1cher as vice president and A n;
sweet as general nanager-the foau
has established a fixed Improvements
noIicv that has done wonders with the
systems standing in the west IN me
is Probably the Rock Island Lines to
day employ 1000 men in TINS state.
some of it's richest territory ana one
of its largest shops are located IN Kan
&c Fsch wear the road is laying
heavier steel, installing more block sig
1als and spreading more ballast. II
has come to a point where the ROCK
island in Kansas is standard Wen
hallasted. block signalled' heaVy ssee1-
ed road in this state. All it needs Is
1910 double track-and the officials
..,.or,o;sa mat this will come in the next
budget
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
HE FALLS 500 FEET.
Aviator Breaks Telephone Wires and
SmasIles "BaclSstOp."

Chicago, June 29.-John J. Joyce,
an aviator, fell 500 feet in a biplane
at Hawthorne park here and escaped
with only slight injuries. He broke
through five telephone wires, one troll
ley wire and a heavy wooden back
stop for a baseball diamond. The
backstop was wrecked and the biplane
was literally ground to pieces, but
Joyce escaped with only a sprained
ankle, q scratched face and a possible
minor fracture of one of the small
bones of the leg.
Joyce fell in the course of an in
structiOn flight he had undertaken for
several pupils who were at the park.
He was operating his 60 horse power
biplane and had been in the air only
rev minutes when his engine went
dead. The audience saw him clutch at
the levers regulating the planes, but
in the traction Of a second it was ap-
parent that the machine was beyond
control.
After the first sharp drop of perhaps
40 feet, Joyce succeeded in righting
the machine and starting to volplane
to the ground This is a vancouver
familiar to aYiators and joyce had
given many lessons in its ACCOMPLISH
ment. But the angle was too sharD
and the b1plane refused to respond.
Swoopink like a hawk, the machine
dashed upon the telephone wires and
cut them as if they had been so many
pieces Of string. 1t then feel at a
changed angle upon the trolley wire.
through which no current was RIM
ming. Just before the biplane hit this
wire Joyce jumped.
His body fell upon the trolley wire.
swapping 1t in two and this broke The
force Of the fall and twisted his bodv
so that he alighted squareIy upon his
feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
ARE RAILROADS ovERPAm2
postmaster General Hitchcock says
Mail Contracts Are Wrong.

Postmaster General Hitchcock IS
ouoted as saying, after investigation,
that the distribution OF compensa1tlQln L
e.. +ransnorting the mails should be
readiusted. incidentally saving about
nine million dollars annually to the
government A summary of his re-
--ajI,vavs of the country are being over
naid for Transporting the mails. I be
Iieve that a saving of approximately
SO 600, 900 a year to the government
can be made without injustice to the
carriers by readjusting the pay on a
basis of a six per cent profit to all rail-
ways carrying the mails Several Of
the great trunk line syst ems are re-
ceiving a lions share of the excessive
comDensation The payTn ents to them
will be reduced considerably, wnile
some of the smaller lines will receive
a material increase in pay. While
MANY of the railways are carrying the
mails at a large profit, others are fur
nishing the service at a loss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
HOW WRECK STORIES START.
An Incident on Santa F'e That Explains
Many False Rumors.

Many False RumOrS.
A few nights ago the whistle on the
locomotive Of the Santa Fe plug
blew off between Weaver and Eudora.
glneer was able to pull his train to the
latter town and take a siding. An
other engine was ordered and there
was delay of several minutes.
While the train was waiting, a pas
senger went into the depot at Eudora
and, calling up a friend in Kansas
City by telephone, informed him that
his train had been wrecked; said he
could give no details, and expressed
fear that they would not get away
from Eudora before morning.
In due time a fresh engine arrived
and the train proceeded on its way,
arriving in Topeka fifty minutes late
H B. Leutz, assistant to the general
manager of the Santa Fe, was on the
train. About o'clock that evening he
was called up by phone at his home
by newspaper reporter who said he
had message from Kansas City that
the Plug had been wrecked at Eu-
dora. Mr.. Lautz told the reporter
about the whistle blowing off, which
was the nearest approach to a wreck"
that he knew of. The reporter said
the incident was without news value
and nothing appeared in the papers
about it.
But there was a CHARGE for a big
story, if the wrong kind CT newspapers
had heard about the message tele-
phoned to Kansas City by a thought
less passenger. If that report had
gone into the papers, the public would
have said off-hand that the Plug
was badly wrecked, and that the rail-
road passengers telephone message, if
given to the public at that time, would
have alarmed a great many people
unnecessarily, put the railroad COM
pany in a bad light and created preju-
dice against it.
Asked why he gave his Kansas City
friend the misinformation quoted, the
passenger said he wanted to explain
why he did not arrive IL Topeka on
time. II got out of it the best way
could" he said. He admitted that
he made no inquiry about the cause
of the delay, but gathered from the
talk about the whistle blowing off that
there had been a wreck" so he re-
ported It as such.
The first report of a railway acct
dent always is exaggerated, coming in
vaFiably from some person who is not
in possession of the facts, as in the
case of the whistle incident at Eudora.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
SEVEN CENTS LEFT.
That Is All State Has in the Stationery
Fund.

At the last meeting of the executive
council it was found that the contingent
funds for various purposes have dwindled
away to sums ranging from so cents to
s.. The fund for stationery is down to
seven cents and the departments have had
to get along as best they could for some
time past. The ice fund, the furniture
and fixtures fund and the freight fund.
all these are down and out and the most
rigid economy has been necessary for
some time in order to get through until
the end of the fiscal year, June 30, when
the new funds will be available.
The melting away Of these funds illus
trate the fact that even with close econ
omy they are not large enough to meet
the increasing expenses of the state de-
partments. Modern methods and greater
accommodations to the public, more
publicity, all these things cost more
money and they all give value received
many times over to the taxpayers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
The Kind You Have Always Bought.

THIS the applied the public has
manufactured under the supervision Of Ghas Fletcher for
90 vea- genuine CO We respectfully call
mothers purchasing CaOa that the wrapper bears his signature
black When the removed the signature appears both sides
Parents who used
hast wears warning against limitations present
u the attention younger generation great
ducing into their families spurious medicines
regretted that there in
neous putting and selling all
properly be termed oontert for medicinal preparations only for
chns medicines
sze closely gives child Adults can do that themselves
but the child o rely the mothers watohfulness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
CARL FLETCHER AS AN ACTOR.
Novelty Theater Singer Appears in
Stock at Airdome.

Carl Fletcher. the boy tenor. last
night took the boy part in 1.-THE Girl
of the Sunny South" presented at the
airdome by the Big Eastern Stock
company. It is part of IA sides. US
ually it is played by the 3-year-old child
of Maudenea Hubbard. the leading wo-
man, but owing to the Kansas child
labor law it was necessary for another
to take the role.
Fletcher, who is known over Topeka
because of his singing at the Novelty
theater, appeared for the first time in
drama He previously has been IN
vaudeville but never before in any play.
Large numbers of Topekans turned
out to witness the work of Maudenea
Hubbard, formerly trap drummer in
the orchestra at the Majestic She ap-
pears opposite M A. Reid, both of
whom work to an advantage not often
seen in the average airdome show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

Indianapolis. June 29.-The Indiana
members of the Associated Press have
made plans for holding the annual
banquet here September 21. 1t was
decided to invite Colonel Henry Wat
terson Of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal to make the principal address. In
Vitations also will be extended to other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
The cam, Is Recolrmended.

washington, June 29.-The dismissal
of United States Consul William Il
rison disbursing clerk of the state de-
partment, as the result of the recent
investigation of the Day portrait
voucher, is recommended in a report
which a subcommittee of the house
committee on expenditures in the state
department viii present to the full COM
1nittee tomorrow. Mr.. Michael formerly
was chief clerk Of the department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

leading newspaper men closely identi-
fed with the Associated Press, among
them being Frank B. Noyes of the
Washington Cd. c. Star. president of
the Associated Press; Melville E.
Stone, general manager; John P. Dav-
lit of Chicago, acting superintendent
Of the central division; Victor F. Law
son of the Chicago Daily News;
Charles W. Knapp of the st. Louis Re
CITY Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
RAmRoADED SIS YEARS.
John NJ. Whitman of Chicago Resigns
After Long Service.

Chicago, June 29.-John NJ. Whit
man, vice president in charge of con-
strl1ction of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad, and one Of the oldest
railway officials in the country, is to
retire from the service Oh Friday. Mr..
Whitman is "A years of age and has
been engaged in railroa ding and en-
gineering work continuously for So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

years. of which the last thirty-one
years have been devoted entirely TO the
service of the Northwestern. Mr..
Whitman said he had no definite plans
except TO enjoy himself from now on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
MILL USING ELLSWORTH GAS.
Fifth We'll Being Sunk by Central
Kansas Promoters.

Ellsworth, Kan. June 29.-The Ellis
worth Mill & Elevator company has
commenced to use the gas from wells
Nos. l, 2 and 9. This is the first time
it has ever used any fuel save coal.
Work on well No. Is progressing
rapidly. It has been heavily cased sc
that water flows will not interfere with
the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
STRIKERS ARE WINNING.
Several Steamer Lines Have Yielded
to Demands of Seamen.

London, June 29-The situation re-
sulting from the seamen's strike was
much involved today but standing out
boldly was the fact that the strikers
measures for obtaining increased
wages were effective in many places.
The Canadian Pacific railway and the
Allan Line yielded this morning. The
Cunard line is expected to follow suit.
The stewards of the Empress of Britain
have returned to work and the loading
of the Tunisian has been resumed.
The stewards of the Arabic of the
White Star line, due to sail for Boston
on Saturday, and the Bowie and Suevic
of the same line quit today and have
picketed their ships.
iceland Unable to Dock.
Liverpool, June 29.-In he absence of
the shore gang Who are on strike, the
steamer iceland of the Red Star line
from Boston, was unable to berth at
her landing stage today and her pas
sengers were landed from a tender
The men due to relieve the Zeeland's
crew at Mersey lightship refused to go
on duty.
The strike has had a serious effect
Canadian foodstuffs. The quays are
Uttered with huge quantities of bacon,
cheese, lard and butter, which the dock
hands prevent the carriers from hand
ling The merchants are much per
turbed as their stocks in hand are lin
tied. The trade in Manchester is equal
" disorganized- From 40 to so ships,
including many Transatlantic vessels.
are tied up as are a number of fruit
laden vessels and those having other
perishable cargoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22

Cincinnati before be removed to che
Southwest 70 engage III railroad
building.
All signs point 10 a hot q BIT in
Texas for the seal Of United States
senator Joseph " Bailey Among
those who are expected 20 get into
the rare are former Governor Thomas
III. Campbell. Congressman Morris
sheppard and g y. Randall, anI
Governor o. D. colquitt.
A spirited senatorial contest Il IN
prospect Ia oklahoma Senator
Oven, whose term Wi end q year
from next March. will be candi.
date for reelection. flis CHIEF 81.
ponent will be former Governor Has-
kell A third candidate Is Justice
williams Of the Oklahoma supreme
court, who believes ,fat the fight
between oven and Haskell will BE-
% bitter that j third candidate viii
have good chance % capture The
tUga.
The governor u the new state Of
New Mexico viii receive salary II
5,1a0 . year, while the governor
d the sister state of Arizona piil
draw bnt $500 a year The gov-
ernoF 81 New Mexico will be elected
for four years. while the governor
Of Arizona viii hold Office bot two
years The Arizona executive
..oveyer. may re-elect for a seeond
term. while the constitution " Nea
Mexico makes the governor and
other state oiiicialg ineligible for ri
election.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22

been boiled for a period Of about fif-
teen minutes. it Is taken out, rinsed
in clean water, and dried with a clean
white cloth. If the desired affect has
not then been obtained, the tone IS
again subjected to the boiling process.
Sometimes when the above method
proves unsuccessful and the expert
fears to subject the gem to another
boiling. another curious method IS en-
ployed. There Is procured a small
loaf Of bread, in which, before the loaf
is baked. the pearls are laid. strung
upon a silk thread; or they may be
closely wrapped in a piece OF gauze.
The bread is then allowed to bake
thoroughly, but not 70 become brown.
When the loaf 10 taken from the oven,
1t is allowed 10 cool. after which Il Il
broken and the pearls removed.
Pearls 10 be perfect must possess
these special qualifications. frs. hey
must be perfectly spherical, just as
though they had been artIhcally fash.
ioned; secondly, they must b. slightly
translucent and free from spots
spects. or blemishes; and thirdly. thes
should have the peculiar I-<sc. char
acteristic OF the gm.-IIarper's
Weekly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS


The first election Of state officers
IL Arizona viii be held December ~.
John !. Tobin, Of Montrose, ii
mentioned 81 the Democratic nomi-
nation fof governor u Colorado.
Lleufeuant Governor Burdiek 81
North Dakota Is expected to become
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor neu year.
Chicago boasts u the hrst club
formed III the West 70 further the
candidacy 81 Governor Woodrow
Wilson II Nez Jersey Tor the Demo
cratic presidential nomination.
Representative George " NOrris,
Of the FIFTH Nebraska district. one
~ the lnsurgent leaders II the house
has begun his fight ~ supplant
Norsrls Brown 10 the senate.
Congressman Andrew 3 BarchielJ
vh0 represents the Thirty second
district Of Pennsylvania. Is the choice
81 the regular" Republican or
ganizaii0n for mayor Of Piitsburg.
Governor Hoke Smith n Georgia
has announced his intention - re-
tire from Office early IN November.
70 a. 70 be ready 10 assume his duties
a. United states senator when Con-
gress eonsenes
Friends of Dr. David jayne Hill,
who has Just retired for the Amer
can Enthusiastically ~ Berlin. are
said 10 be urging him 70 become q
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor Of New York
neat year.
james Hamilton Lewis. who was
a member ~ Congress form the State
Of Washington some years ago and
who now besides In Ceieago. has an
nounoed bis candidacy f. rthe =
Of shelby y. cullom IN the Tinted
states senate
william II. Andrews, Who q likely
70 be- one of the FIRST United states
senators from New MEXICO. vas a
prominent dry goods merchant 10
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22
Treating aslelr Pearls.

Paris the most esprlfioJs of al
gems. are curDusiy susceptible - a.
rerse influences. they being affected
even 81 the physical condition 81 those
who wear them. When q pearl be-
comes sick or sad, Il is necessary
70 take measures 70 restore 20 its for
mer lusier and briillsncy. aud MA d
doue ID q number 81 ways.
one method il n boil ne sick gem
ID fresh cows milk IN which soap has
been dissolved. When she gem has
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22

ON the new shoe styles viii be easy
at our shop. We are showing most
Of the late models in n MS. women's.
boys and girls foto0ear for Fall
and Winter. IL you want good
idea Or the new shoe ashions. come
here b all rneansa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-23
COUNCIL TO HAVE
SPECIAL MEETING
Proposed Paving Of North d
Street Will Be Consid-
cred Tonight.

Council! viii meet tonight to con.
slider the paving OF North ID street, fol-
lowing the inspection OF that street
Saturday afternoon. There seems lit
tie doubt but that the Improvement
viii 60 through council. as recon.
monded BY the Board OF Works
Whether the street will be- widened is
. matter Of smrmise.
Besides the recommendation that
North ID street be paved. the Board
win ask council TO pass an ordinance
for tho paving Ut North Third. from
the G. 4 O. station TO North d street.
Also the paving Of slorth Sixth from D
street to Washington avenue. and of
Washington avenue from North Sixth
to the Pennsylvania railroad will be
considered. Mayor Zimmerman says
al these streets need paving badly.
TIE yearly report OF N. II. johnson,
superintendent OF the municipal light
plant, will be submitted at tonight's
meeting and will show that the plant
bps passed through the most success.
fpl year OF its existence. Mr.. Johnson
viii make no recommendations re-.
eardiug the Improvement OF the plant
this year. He says that the present
cQuipmcnt will be. able to handle the
1911 business without great deal OF
difficulty but that new unit In 1912
10 essential. BY this time, the surplus
earnings OF the plant will have reach.
Cd an amount. outside OF the sinking
fund to purchase q unit without Dor
rowing . largo sum OF money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-23
NOTED AUTHOR IS
FATALLY WOUNDED
David Graham Phillips Shot
by Unknown Man, Who
Then Suicided.
american News Service,


New York, Jan. 23.-David Graham
Phillips, a we'll known author, was
shot and probably fatally wounded in
front OF the Princeton club. this aft
erno0n by a strange man who imme-
diately committed suicide with the
same weapon. The stranger was poor
ly dressed. His motive is unknown.
Phillips was on his way into the
Princeton Cub. where he lives. He
was taken to Bellevue hospital. No
motive could be advanced by friends
Of Mr.. Phillips for the attack. except
that the assailant was probably In
sane. Phillips was only q few steps
away from the entrance to the club
when the stranger approached him
and opened fire. One shot was fired
and the bullet lodged near the heart.
Phillips fell to the sidewalk. The
man then shot himself in the head and
died within a short time. Doctors said
there was small hope for the recovery
OF Phillips, who is native of In
diana.