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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
WEATHER HELPS TRADE.
Retail Business Is Best 1t Has Been
Since Last Spring.

New York, Nov. 4-Bradstreet's says:
Retail trade, which now occupies the
center of the stage as regards distribu-
ton, has been greatly stimulated by
colder weather over a wide area Of
country. In fact, reports regarding this
branch of business, display a better
tenor than they have since last spring.
THE turn over has been especially
marked in such lines as dry goods, rub
bers, boots, and shoes, furs, clothing
and furnishings, and the long deferred
breaking I'D of stocks seems to be now
under way. Jobbing lines report d
fairly good volume OF orders, though it
is still too early to expect much bene-
fit from recent cold weather. Road
sales sent to wholesale houses show
little improvement, and ii is significant
that wooden goods, especially for mems
wear, are in much better request for
spring shipment, and advances are no
Led on several lines. But in a general
sense, wholesale trade. outside of holi
day lines, is relatively light. Thus coun-
try merchants continue to buy in
very conservative way
The low price Of cotton is having a
depressing effect on trade and collec-
tions in the south. This means cheap
supplies for the textile mill industry
and consequently more activity later,
while the size of the yield pressages Il
good export trade. Sales of coffin goods
for future account are hampered by
the belief of consumers that the price
- $4,000
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending November
2 were 200, against Isl last week, 179
in the ike eek of 1910, 2l2 in 1909
205 in 1908 and 226 in 1907.
For the week business failures in
Canada number Is, which contrasts
with 81 last week, and % in the COR
responding week of 1910.
''Whes t, inclcding flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending November 2, aggregate
1858, 500 bushels, against 3,7s0,016 last
week and 3,S77,367 this week last year.
For the is weeks ending November ?,
exports are 55,0377e9 bushels, against
81, 305. 713 in the corresponding period
last year.
Corn exports for the week are 32S-
613 bushels, against 526,110 last week,
and 622.922 in 1910. For the IS weeks
ending November 2, corn exports are
10, 1860, 91S bushels. against 6,6S2.414 last
year"
Bank Clearfngs.
Bradstreets bank clearings report for
the week ending November 2 shows an
aggregate Of &c. 295 721, 900 as against 81, 952.-
S37, 900 last week and S. 329, 800, 900 in the
week last year. The fol-
lowing is a list of the cities:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
New York Writer Tells of Nov
ing of Santa Fe.
ParsOn Carries Dsmijehn Cev-
cred With Wicker.
JAIL STAYS BEHIND.
What to Do with Prisoners
Puzzles Sheriff.
Prison and Cyclone Cellars
Alone Are Left.

The Metropolitan rewrite man is a
wonder. He does things in a way, all
own, that makes the world marvel
Below is sample of his work.
The story was probably based on a
short telegraph item saying that the
town of Santa Fe would be moved.
Following is the New York account
of moving the town:
This town OF Santa Fe-wfth a small
population of eleven hundred and thirty
eight not including nine that are in Jail
has literally taken to hitting the ties, =
like so many hobo actors, only actors in
those parts don't often have houses to
tote along with them.
Santa F'e is the county seat of Haskell
county. It's moving-court house, town
hall, opera house, churches, schools and
dwellings because the railroad has moved.
Where the railroad goes the town goes.
long as the tracks stay somewhere inside
the county limits.
ing it's line from Dodge City to Colmar,
n. M, still crosses Haskell county about
six miles due south across the prairie
from the deserted townsite- So every
thing is on the move except the cyclone
cellars and the county jail.
Jail Is NIarooned.
The Jail is still marooned, along with
the cyclone cellars, on the old townsite-
That is because Sheriff Bill PIunkett is
living up to his reputation as the most
obstinate man in Haskell CONTEMPORARY
in the whole state of Kansas At the
town meeting when the move was voted
for, Bill buclzed, claiming the whole idea
was unconstitutional And when Mayor
Cal Spurrier sent the fire department
around to jack the jail up on skids ready
for moving Bill ordered EN- off the
premises with Colts in each hand.
Most of the citizens walked along be-
side their houses carrying heirlooms and
things. Deacon Bascom had an old wick
er-covered demijohn under his arm, ex-
planning it had been in the family for
forty years.
Preacher Is "Kidded.'
whats in it, Deacon?" yeIls Lon
Pike, whose side pockets all bulged out
with poker chips. "Give US a SMELL,
says Lon.
Furniture polish" says the Deacon
solemniy, and catches up with a grand
fathers clock that's walking off with
Elder Jones.
Joe Bulger-who won't be twenty-one
until November-grouched along because
his father made him carry mothers
clothes horse. Jed Larlxins led his prize
bird dog and carried the house cat under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
KATY IS SPENDING MILLIONS.
Investing Ten Millions Yearly for Bet
terments in Its Properties.

The Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way is now investing approximately
$40, 600, 600 a year to improve its prop
critics and furnish the best facilities to
the southwest AS a result of the en-
ergetic policy of betterment, the an
nual expenditure on new equipment
roadbed, track and terminals promises
to keep at a high total.
The money put in the roadway and
equipment for maintenance and bet
terment, amounted to S14.332, S44.39,
and for expenditures on the freight
terminals at St Louis S4.O53, 9O3.11 for
the fiscal year just closed. This enor-
nous sum is in addition to the capital
employed towards expanding the sys-
tenn
For additions and betterment to
road and equipment the company
spent sG,SS1,SOS.29. for maintenance
of way and structures. S3,9OO,643.24,
and for maintenance of equipment So
0,392.s6.
New equipment cost S3,S4O,42OSS,
which. added to the expense of main
tanning equipment. brought the equip
ment expenditures to $7,790.S19.74 In
addition to that there were $S76.691.47
of equipment purchased to replace de-
Stroyed cars
The large expenditures to better the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
OAR SHORTAGE IN CANADA.
Roads Could Use 5000 cars If They
Had Them

st. PAU, Mimi, Nov. "A car
shortage is imminent in the Canadian
northwest, according to advices from
that section. Winnipeg messages
claimed that the Canadian Northern
could use 5000 more cars for grain il
1t had them. Complaints of a scarcity
of cars are more general and insistent,
and several of the line elevators in
Saskatchewan have been forced to
close their doors and refuse to take in
more grain, as they are filled and can
not get cars to move their grain. Re-
quests for cars from seventy-five points
in Saskatchewan We're ignored in one
day, and there are $4,000 bushels of
wheat held in wagons awaiting the re-
opening of the elevators, a good part
having been hauled forty to sixty
miles 1t would seem that there is
plenty of room for expansion in Cana
dian railroad building and that the
country is badly in need of more facili-
ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
And is
powder.
RICE'S

Powdr Paint is made on the
cement principle therefore it
is the most durable paint pig
ment made. So do not confuse
Powdr Paint with the many
worthless water paints where
glue is used for a binder
which will rot and rub off.
POwdr Paint is one hundred
times better for any purpose
than kalsomine, alabastine or
white wash, as it will wear 5
to z years for outside use,
while for inside use it will
wear for all time. Powdr
Paint dries with flat velvety
finish, therefore l do not place
it in competition with pure
lead, zinc and kettle boiled oil,
when a high glossy finish is
desired on the more expensive
homes, although Powdr paint
is a much better primer for
new lumber. But l do say that
Powdr paint besides saving
you $1.25 per gallon is more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

Everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
MAY BUY CARRIER AN AUTO.
Farmers Who Want Quick Mail De-
livery Make 1t Possible.

Hiawatha, Kan, Nov. 4.-Some of
Carrier Weyer's mail route people
want him to have an auto so as to
give them quick service. Carrier Car
ter and Carrier Ball have autos and get
around in half Weyer's time. They
NAV buw Viewer a car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

condition of the properties and to buy
and maintain cars and locomotives ex-
emplify the special efforts of the man
agement to render satisfaction to the
public in the territory which the lines
traverse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
Don't Be Misled--- Don't Be Deceived
R1cE,s b0W1RAMz IS E Ez!A 29 &z2z
In the powdered or dry form that is absolutely
Weather-Proof, Sun-PrOOf
and F'ire-ProOf
And is spelled [POWDR-PAINT] and not
powder.
IS THE ONLY
PAINT M ABE
6OWDRR4MS
FRAosrARr

durable and will give better
satisfaction than rs per cent
of the ready mixed paints that
is sold today.
And for water proofing and
preserving brick, stone,
cement block buildings, con-
crete work, and old weather
beaten houses, barns, sheds
and fences, Powdr Paint is SUI
periOr to the best lead and oil
and is much more durable.
AS an inside finish for tint
ing plastered and sand fin
ished walls and to put on over
wall paper that is on tight
and smooth Powdrpaint has
no known equal, as it is wash
able and will not fade.
There is only one Powdr-
paint, and only one place to
buy it, that is from John L.
White, the Sole Agent, 72O
Polk ST., and the price for any
color is only 75c per gallon.
Sample Free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

wouldn't let a doctor cut nv foot
On. SAID H. ID. Ely, Bantam, Ohio cat
tnough horrible ulcer had been m
plague OF my life for four years Trstea.t
used bucklen's Arnica Salve and me-
foot was soon completely cured. Heais
Turns, Botls, Sores, Bruises. Eczema
FSlnpies;, Gorns Surest Pile cure 25c a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

| the other ARMAND there were others
| Most of the women folks went on ahead
\ with the lunch baskets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

way over the prairies to the new town
site beside the new railroad tracks, the
Jail was left behind. with the sherin
sitting on its front steps cutting of an
other chew from his plug Maybe, when
Santa Fe is duly settled on its new site,
somebody will rise in town meeting and
solve Sheriff Plunkett's problem for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

Herman Hochschmidt the genial sa-
loOnkeeper, personally toted the new
sign painted for him by Claude Hopkins
study for the mood" as he says, in New
York this winter. Herman said he
couldn't take any chances with that sign,
considerin' how valuable it will be when
Claude has worked up an eastern repu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04
ETY. to attract capital for the develop

ETY. to attract capital for the develop
ment of transportation business.
Some of the signs are these:
1.-THE number of laws passed directly
dealing with the carriers was cut down
in two years So per cent, or from Sol
in 1909, when Al legislatures were in
session, to 276 in 1911. with 40 legisla-
lures.
States Increasing Restrictions.
THE states which passed a great
many railway laws, mainly restrictive,
are Arkansas, California, Indiana Min
nesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota and Wisconsin,: and of these
Arkansas reduced the number from 80
in 1909 to 9 in 1911; Minnesota from
81 to II; North Carolina from so to
8; oregon from 20 to 10; South Da-
kota from 81 to 8; Wisconsin from
"a to IL Michigan. although reducing
the number of railway enactments from
81 in 1909 to in 1911. passed mainly
new restrictions, including reduction of
freights and fares and the taxation of
securities in the hands of holders. New
Jersey, in charging the power of the
public utilities commission, enacted
certain novel restrictions, though pass
ing but seven railway laws, as against
eleven in 1909. Connecticut passed eight
laws as against nine in 1909, the most
important creating a public utilities
commission with plenary powers over
rates and service, and other acts chief
" restrictive"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-12-19

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PROTECT
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Family.

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gress and it was literally applaudei
by members who favored the bill
on Democratic and Republican sides
of the House. He was also warmly
congratulated by many members ut
the close of his remarks
Mr.. Hamilton as q member Of the
Committee on Invalid Pensions has
seen the difficulty Of passing bills
to pensions even the most deserving
Of old soldiers because of the vast
number of them and is an earnest
advocate Of the Sherwood system
which will aboli>h private pension
bills and pay Of soldiers in proper
ton to the time they served in the
army.
Congressman Hamilton has in
troducod bills to increase the pen
sions of Jacob Conlle Parkersburg;
Peter A. Burdettc, Toppins Grove;
Martin Mallov Donsyille; JAS. r
Barrett, Eliz lbeib; John p. Overton,
Parkersburg and Sarah Ann viii
hanson and daughter, e Ina May,
Parkersburg.
Congressman Hamilton has also
introduced a bill to pay the heirs Of
John B. Leavitt of Braxton County
for property destroyed by Union
soldiers during the Civil War.
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A MILLION MORE IN DESPERATE PERIL.

1t would startle you, wouldn't
it? Undoubtedly. But the SEN
c1Gonal expression of the fact
itself, would administer The jolt
to your faculties. For the fact
is constantly before us all. and
startles nobody. Two hundred
thousand Americans died last
year of consumption. One mill
ION more are now beset by the
same peril These, in turn, are
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given nationally. At the same time
, Mr.. Montgomery stands very close
to the President, his Secretary and
tie Postmaster General, and doubt
less in spite of his progressive ten
denotes will have the support of the
administration for the nomination.
Mr.. Teter visited the White House
while in Washington and was cor
daily received, but it is believed
that the influence Of the administra-
ton will be thrown to Montgomery
rather than 10 Teter.
Former Senator Scott spent the
greater part of last week in West
Virginia and it was reported here
that he went to look at the ground
with view Of becoming a can didate
for the governorship. But, it is
stated by close friends of his here,
that nothing would induce him to
Renter active politics in West Yir-
ginia To do SO he would have to
give mp his Washington business
and return to West Virginia, and as
an evidence that he has no intention
of doing so, he is now trying to es-
tablish q new bank here with a
million dollars capital.
The passage of the Sherwood bill
will place the Dem cratic party be-
fore the old soldier in different
light from any in which it has been
recorded by the Veterans hereto
fore. Thousands Of old soldiers all
over the country and many hun
dreds of them in West Virginia
have been trying to have private
pension bills passed for their rel lief.
So many thousands of these bills
are before the Committee on Invalid
Pensions that its work has been
clogged, and they cannot receive
proper consideration. This Demo-
cratic measure will put an end to
private pension bill if it becomes
law, as now seems probable, for it
will nix the amount of pension which
every old soldier will be entitled to
draw and will fix it so that they
may draw full pay a! once.
Congressman Hamilton, who is 4
member Of the Committee on In.
valid Pensions made speech in
favor of the bill while it was under
consideration in the House declar-
ing that while he did not mean to
detract from the reputation of
Robert E. Lee Oh cast reproach up
on the name of Stonewall jackson he
felt at the same time that the time
had come when the Government
sh ould properly pension all the old
Union soldi,rs He made the
statement that he believed the SEN
timent in West Virginia was unani-
nous in favor of giving justice to the
old soldier.
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29th Year, Whole No. 1853.
County Oi~ecto~y.

~>-~--<N-~~~-~~~~~~~~~
Judge, w. A. Parsons.
circuit Clerk, G. G.. Starcher,
Deputy, Evere, Starcher.
Prosecuting Atty, A. G.. Mathews,
Assistant, :. T. Bell.
Sheriff, g. 4. jarvis,
DEPUTY, J. s. Jarvis.
Assessor, Bob Knotts,
Dcrr,ios George Hays
Boil Mollohan.
Supt. or Schools, Wheeler Chenoweth.
Com'r Of School Lands, Bruce Terrell.
ZaCk Stump,
County Court 6. L. Lynch,
Gran johnson
Clerk, S. w. McClung,
deputies Ira uardman.
Circuit Court convenes 3rd Tuesday, in
Amil. August and November.
County Court meets LIST. Monday in JAN
nary, April, July and November.
Commissioners in Chancely, Daniel
Stutler, Albert Smith, AiL,S.G. Mathews
aud Elliott Chenoweth.
Commissioners OF Accol l.. w. Hall
Amoldsburg, and S. I. Wal O. Grantsville
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-12-19

Senator Watson was one of the
guests at the banquet given in
Baltimore recently Friday night to
the train load of Western Governors
who were touring through the
East.
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Injecting or will infect their hun
dreds of thousands Of others.
All needless: ali preventable:
all a sheer and terrible waste of
life.
Possibly you yourself will be
one of the hundreds of thousands
stricken. There Isl at least one
chance in nine of it. Probably
someone near and dear to you
will be a victim. There is more
than an even chance of that.
What are you going to.do about
it?
What can you do about it?
Buy Red Cross Seal.
Sounds absurd, doesn't it? In
the face Of the cost potent
scourge of the. human race, dev-
astation'more sweeping that that
of war or earthquake, you are IN
vited to do your part with a
penny stamp. Well a stamp
isn't much in itself, but it may
typify mighty forces. 1t was a
stamp which, typifying tyranny,
lashed this country into the
struggle for nationality. And
now these stamps typify the
struggle against the nations
mightiest foe Of today. Every
one of these little squares means
a cent for the campaign. Sixty
million of them have already
been issued and distributed over
the length and breadth of the
country. You can get them
from your church, from your
local anti-tuberculosis organiza-
ton, from the Y. NJ G.. A.: or
failing these, write to the Nation
al Association for the study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. at
1O5 East 22d Street, New York
City.
Fifty million seals means
$500, 000 What can $500, 600 do
| towards saving a million con-
sumptives? Not much it is true.
But it can do miracles toward
preventing the further spread of
the disease through eighty mill
ion Americans. Every warning
may mean a life saved Educa-
ton and education only, persist.
ent, unremittent letting in Of the
light that and that alone will
wipe out the Great White Plague.
So, whether you buy one of
the gay little red and green seals
to put on the back of tn envelope.
or ten thousand wherewith to
papera room, you will be doing
your part in the great campaign.
A million for tuberculosis is its
battle cry, and the red cross hao
on the seal, its banner. 1t is tho
war Of one and all upon a com
mon enemy Get into the fight
though il be only cents worth.
SAMUEL, HOpKTNe ADtnse
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Congressman Hamilton has shown
a very great interest in the Sher-
wood bill granting pensions to old
soldiers of the civil war graded ac-
cording to their term of service. He
has been in favor Of tho bill since
it's introduction. voted for it IN the
Committee and made a speech in
favor Of it in the House. It was
his first speech since entering Con.
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Senator Watson's time has been
largely taken up recently with hear
iDgs before The Interstate Commerce
Commission of the Senate, of which
he is a member. He has familiarized
himself with the details of every
bill now before that committee
whether they have been up for con
sideration or not.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams Makes
Strong piea lOf Holiday
StickerS.
EOL1~O1IO0OOO0OLN-O1

Suppose, in your newspaper
you were to sec this headline
vy-typed across the middle oil
the page.
DEAD 100000 AMERICANS
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