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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
SYRACUSE is HIGHEST.
Has Distinction of Being at Loftiest
Elevation in Kansas.

washington, D. c., Aug. THE
United States geological survey is pub
fishing a series of reports containing
the results of spirit leveling in all
parts of the country; these give the ex-
act elevations or attitudes of a great
number of points, and in part take the
place of the Dictionary of Attitudes
formerly issued by the survey. One
of these reports-bulletin 473, Re
suits of Spirit Leveling in Kansas and
Nebraska, 1896 to 1909" compiled un
der R. B. Marshall, chief geographer-
has Just been published. The report
gives the exact elevations above mean
sea level of about $50 points in KAN
sas and more than 800 points in Ne
braska-
BY mean sea level is meant the level
that the sea would assume if the in
fluence of tides and winds were elimi-
mated: it is the average height of the
water, all stages of the tide being con-
sidered, These elevations have been
determined by the geological survey in
connection with its topographic sur
veying, and they afford a starting
point for a survey of any kind that
may be contemplated. The informa-
ton contained in reports of this kind
is of obvious value in connection with
any surveying or engineering project,
and they are in great demand by sur
veyors and engineers. The surveys
Topographic maps show a large num-
Der of elevations, but these are ap-
proximate only, being stated only to
the nearest foot; in this bulletin the
elevations are given to the third deci-
NAL place. For instance, the highest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
RAILWAY NOTES.

An inexhaustible source of editorials
for southeastern daily papers has been
a comparison of the methods of the
Canadian Pacific and the Southern
railway in colonization work
The Missouri Pacific has created a
publicity department in charge of Jno.
w. Kearney. whose headquarters will
be at st. Louis, Mo.
In addition to the Pennsylvania
approximation and pension disburse-
ments. the latest reports of the sys-
TENS relief funds show that since 1885
there have been paid in benefits a to-
tai of $31, zoos, 116. This amount repre-
sents benefits paid to members who
were incapacitated for work and also
to the families of those who died.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
has reduced its first and second class
rates from FL Paso, Tex, to points be-
tween Belen, n. M, and Clovis by IS
cents: its third class rates by IT cents;
its fourth class rates by 10 cents; its
fifth class rates by cents, and it's
class A rates by IL cents per 100 lbs
The American Hawaiian Steamship
company has leased about three acres
of water frontage at Los Angeles from
the Southern Pacific, and it is sur
missed that hereafter the company will
make Los Angeles port of call. At
present freight for Los Angeles is de-
HVered to the AtchisOn, Topeka &
Santa Fe at San Diego.
It is understood that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the St Louis
& San Francisco have made an ar
rangement by which a through passen-
ger train is to be run beginning in the
latter part of this year between New
Orleans, La, and Los Angeles, using
the Frisco out of New Orleans and the
Coleman cutoff of the Atchison, Tope-
ka & Santa Fe. This would bring the
Santa Fe in competition for passenger
business with the Southern Pacific's
through trains from New Orleans to
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Roughly the distance from New
Orleans to Los Angeles by the Santa
Fee Frisco line would seem to be 2,202
miles. as compared with 2,0O3 by the
Southern Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Big Increase in All Steel Pas
senger Equipment.
OF All Coaches in Country 5.3
Per Cent. Is All Steel.
GAIN IN LATE YEARS
Nearly 20 Per Cent. Built Safely
in Last Year.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

OF the 81, 500 passenger coaches in ser
vice in this country, December 81, l9lo,
2,927. or SO per cent, were of all-steel
construction, and 1,481, or 81 per cent
were equipped with steel underframes,
says the Railway Age Gazette Bulle
tin No q. issued by the special COM
Inittee on the relations of railway oper-
alton to legislation. contains the first
complete data which have been compiled
on the number of all-steel and steel
underframe passenger cars in service
and also under construction. The rapid
rate at which cars are being IN
troduced is shown clearly by the tact
that "A per cent of the 1000 passenger
cars acquired in 1909 were of au-steel
construction. while q per cent were
equipped with steel underframes. or
the g, 1888 cars acquired in 1910, 80 per-
cent we're all-steel and IA per cent had
steel underframes. Of the 4.074 cars
which will be acquired during the pres
ent year, 60 per cent will be all-stel ana
"a per cent will have steel underframes,
leaving only "a per cent of new cars of
wooden construction. At the close Of
1908 only O.S per cent of the passenger
ent year, g. per cent viii be all-steel and
struction while at the close of 1911
fully go per cent will be so built II
the same time the number of cars with
steel underfrarnes will have increased
from l to 3.5 per cent. or at a lower
ratio, while the percentage of wood
cars in service viii have dropped from
So to 87.2 per cent The cost of re-
placing all the present wooden cars
with steel which would be required If
some of our legislators had their way,
IS estimated at $3.50, 4S9, 400
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
CEDAR HOLDS A JUBILEE.
First Smith County Town Celebrates
It's Anniversary.

Cedar. Kan, Aug. Fer some years
a harvest jubilee and picnic has been
held in Cedar. This year the crops
haven't been large so far as the wheat
yield was concerned, but the prospects
for a hamper corn crop is good. So
the Jubilee has come and gone, and
it was a magnificent success. 1t was
held two days.
Cedar was the temporary countyseat
Ct Smith county, but at the first cleo
ton Smith Center won out The jubi-
lee was held on the banks of the North
Solomon, in a large grove of cotton
woods grown up since 1875. That year
a great flood in the Solomon washed
the field of corn stood the grove or
cottOnWe-ods grew up.
One farmer brought his family to the
jubilee. While some of the visitors
were deploring the partial loss Of crops
this happy farmer said: IF we raised
big crops every year in this part of
Smith county our people wouldn't --now
one another; they would be so indie
pendent"
John Johnston located in Cedar in
1871. and on April 20 of that year he
started in business with a wheelbarrow
full of goods. He is the Oldest bust
ness man in Smith county in continuous
service. At one time h. was postmaster
and deputy county clerk, besides gen
eral merchant.
In the early days here IN CEDAR WlIo
turkeys were plentiful Mr.. Johnston
had a trained dog, and one day he
saw a flock of them headed toward his
camping ground on the Solomon. He
started after the wild turkeys with his
dog, and tefore they got away the dog
had caught two of them.
The first newspaper printed In Smith
county was in Cedar. 1t was booster
for the countyseat, and 1t was at the
tins when there was more buffalo in
the county than there were settlers.
Cedar has been on the maps ever since.
Today there is a thrifty state bank,
newspaper. lumber yard, -four mill ele-
vatOr, hardware and implements, four
general stores. drug store, and other
smaller businesses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
AUTOMATIC STATION LIGHTING
Southern Pacific Scheme TO Signal APP
preaching Train.

Southern Pacific Scheme TO Signal APP
preaching Train.
One of the best examples of the ben
efits that may be derived from the
adoption of ideas of employees is be-
ing demonstrated on the coast division
of the Southern Pacific lines, where
the employees of the signal depart
ment have invented and installed with
great success an automatic lighting de-
vice for stations. The arrangement is
most simple. The signal supervisor of
the coast division has made the state
ment that a saving of rs per cent in
the cost of lighting is made at the
stations where the device is in opera
ton. The invention, which was ap-
proved by T. Ahern, superintendent of
the coast division, is worked entirely
by means of the block signal system,
which system is in operation through
out the Hartman lines. 1t has been
found so successful at six stations on
the coast division that it will soon be
adopted at other points along the line.
With this automatic device the lights
at a station are burning only when a
train is approaching, standing at the
station or departing therefrom. The
length of control depends entirely upon
the distance between the blocks at the
station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
CHINESE GIRL ENROLLED.
She Comes from ChinIiang to Enter
Southwestern College.

Winfield. Kan, Aug. Professor
J. F. Phillips of Southwestern college
has received a telegram from Mrs. F.
E. MOssman from Boulder, Colo, ask
ing that some one be sent to Kansas
City to meet Miss Mei-iiou Chung. the
Chinese girl who is on her way to Win
field to enter Southwestern college.
Professor Phillips telegraphed to the
Kansas City Training school for dea-
connesses to have some one meet Miss
Chung and put her on the train for
Winfield.
She graduated from the Mission
school at Chinkiang, China. this last
spring and made such a brilliant
showing as a student that Bishop
Lewis. who has supervision of the
school, decided to send her here to
pursue advanced work. She sailed
from Shanghai on the steamer Mont
eagle on July 1. and reached Seattle,
Wash, the first of last week. IT is
expected that the two young ladies'
societies at Southwestern will have
considerable rivalry in seeing which
one can pledge Miss Chung for mem
berShiD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
KIDNAPPED THE GROOM.
But Wealthy Indian Girl Bride Came
to His Rescue.

Caney. Kan. Aug. 7-Sixteen promi-
nent y-lung men of Caney were today
arrested on a charge Of kidnapping Dale
Williams, who was married Saturday
to Pauline Canary, who has a monthly
income Of s., 900 Her income is deriv-
ed from the Canary oil pool which is
located on her land allotment in the
former Cherokee nation three miles
of here.
Among the young men arrested are
two brothers of the bride Their sister
caused the arrest of the entire party.
The kidnapping party took the bride
groom from the home of his parents
at IL o'clock Sunday night and gave
him q wild motor car ride across the
country, bringing him home at O'Clock
in the morning with Ills clothes badly
torn. The city marshal had been noti-
fed by the bride but his frantic efforts
to stop the speeding motorists were in
win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07

point in Kansas determined and noted
in the report-a point in the Syracuse
quadrangle-is described as follows:
T. 25 s., r. AZ w, northeast corner
of sec. 4; iron post stamped &c. C.
34s9" 3,489.429 feet.
The highest point in Nebraska thus
far determined by spirit leveling is in
the Browns creek quadrangle, and is
described as follows:
T. 81 N, R. 49 w, near north side
of sec. 26, forks of road; iron post
stamped "437O" -- 4,370.150 feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
L,otus Rlooms in w1sconiin.

Maiden Rock, Wis, Aug. 7.-Lotus
seeds, surviving, it is said, the wreck
of a steamer carrying them on board.
have grown into q large bed of lotus
lilies at the head of Lake Pepin, fur
nishing, It is thought, the only speci-
mems of the Egyptian lotus, the royal
flower of the Nile, that are to be found
in this country. Scores of people from
many places are gathering the fragrant
blossoms and large quantities of them
are being sent to the cities of the
northwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
BIG DECREASE m TRAFFTC.
Western Territory LOSES $1,OOO,OOO
COMPARED With July Last Year.


Compared With July Last Year.
Estimates made by passenger traffic
officials indicate that final reports on
passenger business in western territory
for July will show a deer ease of fully
$1,000 900 on five of the leading
roads, as compared with earnings in
July, 1910. The unfavorable situation,
1t is declared. is due chiefly to a gen
eral slump in business conditions. De-
spite special efforts put forth months
ago to prepare for what was expected
TO be an unusually successful summer
season, the results, it is asserted, are
very substantially below the mark that
It was thought would be reached.
Officials of a few of the eastern
lines say their July business was salts
factory, while others declare their pre-
liminary reports indicate a drop of
fully 10 per cent in revenue from pas
senger travel from the tota, for July
year ago. Passenger business is far
from what it should be at this time of
the year" said an official of a western
line. I'VE ought to be handling an
unusually heavy business JUS now, but
the fact is. we are not. I can assign
no special cause for the situation ex-
cept the general unsatisfactory condi-
ton in business circles"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
MARsHALL's PLAY TONIGHT.
Ninth Concert Will Be Given in Ches-
ney Park.

The ninth of the series of summer
band concerts by Marsnalls band will
be given in Chesney park tonight COM
mencing at o'clock. Program as fol-
lows:
March-'The Topeka Daily Capital
... Marshall
Overture "Neptune's Carnival" -.
......... Stinson
Song--'The Rosary (by request)
Nevin
Italian Nights 800. Tobani
Dance Hermann
Selection-''The Prince of Pt1sen''
(by request) Ladders
Romance-''A Tale of Two Hearts
Roberts
Mazurka-s'La Czarine'' $3.50. Came
Marchz"Col. Estey''. ......B agley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
ST. PAUL REACHING TO CANADA
Planning to Capture Reciprocity Traf-
fic in Future

Chicago, H., Aug. THE Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway is be-
lieved TO be contemplating an invasion
Of Canada for the purpose of placing
itself in a position to handle some of
the big increase in traffic moving be-
tween the two countries as the result
Of the possible Canadian reciprocity
agreement. This is reported to be the
object of a trip now being made to the
northwest by A. J. Earring. president
of the st. Paul road. and Percy Rookie
Teller, one Of the directors. Mr.. Ear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
-Four want TobdeII,s PIace.

There are now four candidates for
the appointment to Judge Charles
Lobdell's place as judge of the Thirty
first Judicial district. Judge Lobdell
has sent his resignation to the COVER
nor to take effect October I. These
attorneys are applicants: William H.
Russell and J. Andrews, Lacrosse; Al
bert S. Foulks, Ness City, and L. Rodg-
ers, Larned. Governor Stubs will
make the appointment in the next few
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07

ling has been away from his office
for over week, and, although his rep
resentatives decline to discuss his
whereabouts or the purpose of the trip,
it is understood that he and Mr..
Rockefeller are inspecting a possible
route from Fargo, N. D., TO Winnipeg.
This route would require an extension
$50 miles long of the branch from Or
tonville. Mimi, to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
Chicken Fanciers convene.

Denver, Aug. with from $50 to
400 delegates representing twenty
state associations and a total combined
membership of 5000. the thirty sixth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
42O
OVERLAND co.
Ind. 429

annual convention of the American
Poultry association opened its session
here this morning. Addresses OF well
come and responses and reports of Of
ficers occupied the morning session.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Personal.

Democrats of the house had quite
a set-to over the rules committees
powers.
The contempt charges against Com
pers. Morrison and Mitchell may be
revived.
London is filling up with visitors for
the coronation festivities.
Hot weather is causing congress to
consider taking an adjournment.
Vice President Corral says the res
ignation of Diaz will bring no lasting
peace to Mexico.
The Washington Times thinks Nor
ris Brown will have hard fight to
retain his seat in the senate.
Mr.. Bryan says the Standard oil de-
cision is likely to revive the whole
trust question.
Emperor Menelik's grandson, Prince
Lidji Jeassu has been proclaimed EN-
peror of Abyssinia
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25

0CnGTdis
People of modest means are able to
buy Panama canal bonds.
Hermosillo, Mexico, was evacuated
by the federals without battle
1t is given out officially that Diaz
will resign before the end of the
month.
The house ways and means commit
tee is still debating the question of
free wool.
Foreign diplomats at Mexico City
have taken steps to safeguard resi-
dents.
President Taft sent the report of
the tariff board on paper-making to
the senate.
The Prussian diet passed the sec
ond reading of the governments bill
legalizing cremation.
Earnings of express companies are
being scrutinized by the interstate
commerce commission.
The Pennsylvania forest fires, check
ed last week by rain, have begun to
burn with renewed vigor
The Jail sentences of Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison was declared
by the supreme court to be illegal
Attorney General Wickersham
brought suit at New York for the dis
solution of the alleged lumber trust
The general synod of the Reformed
church of the United States elected
r. James l. Good of Dayton, O., presi-
dent
President Taft formally nominated
to the senate Henry l.. Stimson, of
New York, to be secretary of war, and
C. S. Wilmington, of Herkimer, to be
assistant treasurer of the United
States at New York.
President Taft withdrew from all
forms of disposition 1850 acres of
land in Wyoming to be reserved for
examination and classification with
respect to their coal value.
A resolution urging Philippine neu-
trality on the ground that the people
of the islands are being exploited by
nonresident grabbers, was introduced
in the house.
The navy department made public
the names of the lucky SO out of a
C1dSS VI LOO Iu1uSlllpl1Su WHO
ated from the naval academy in 1909,
who, after two years sea service
have managed to pass the examina-
lions that will entitle them to COM
missions as ensigns.
Thomas Davis was executed in the
Nebraska penitentiary for murder
Prof. Hebberd of the mathematical
department of the Newton (Mass.)
Technical High school makes his pu-
pills figure baseball batting and field
ing averages to teach them mathemat-
les.
The recall provision of the Arizona
constitution, to which President Taft
objects, was discussed in the house
at Washington.
Colonel Henry o. Seixas, a widely
known ffnancier and a director in
many prominent industrial corpora
tions, committed suicide in New
York.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25

ss. w.sh;nr+on -
To enable John Hays Hammond TO
carry out his commission as special
ambassador of the United States at
the coronation of King George, Judge
Barnard Thomas, of the district court,
ordered the postponement until NO
vember of further proceedings in the
case of John D. Sully against Mrs.
Hammond
The proposed treaty Of arbitration
by the United States and Great Bri-
tain, upon which rests the hope of the
English-speaking peoples for per-
manent peace between the two ma
lions and which probably will be a
model for peace pacts with other ma
lions, has reached the stage where ii
is to be presented to the British gov
eminent for approval.
Governor Shafroth, of Colorado, is
in Washington to protest to the presi-
dent and the war department against
the abolition of the department of the
Colorado, with headquarters in Den
yer. Even should the heads of the
department De mdluLdlu0u DIT DSuNSI
under the new scheme of organization
it would mean an Office force of only
seven men, it was explained.
The monetary commission has ex-
pended between June 5, 1903, and
March 81, 1911, $2O7, 13O, according to
figures submitted to congress by
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh in response to a house resolu-
ton. Former Senator Teller and For
mer Representative Bonynge of Colo
RADIO, on the commission since its
creation have drawn in salaries
$15,562 each.
Seventy-seven mail bags filled with
invitations to the public to bid for
Uncle Sans new bonds left Washing
ton. Every one of the $4,000 national
banks, state banks and trust compan-
les of which the treasury has record
will receive one of the official circu-
lars and bidding slips. The man who
wants to lend $100, $500, $4,000 or
more to the government at 3 per cent
interest can learn all the particulars
by dropping around to see his banker.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25

maintained when the Payne tarif law
was under consideration, Mr.. Nelson
declared that at one time he had be-
lieved that farm products did not need
protection. This is not the case now,
he insisted, because of the diminish
ing exportable surplus and the tre-
mendous increase in production of
grain in the Canadian provinces, all
of which conditions have arisen during
the past few years and make protec-
ton for the farmers of the Northwest
now actually necessary.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.

Minneapolis, May 23.-Wheat, July,
961sc; Sept, 905sc; No. 1 northern,
$3.50; No. northern, 974sc; No. 1
durum, SSkc; No. 8 corn. SIC; No.
3 white oats, 32Ac; barley, mating,
94c; No. 2 rye, sec; No. 1 fax, $234.
Duluth, May 20. - Wheat, July,
9S1ac; Sept, 915so; No. 1 northern,
CSC; No. l durum. 871kc.
South st. Paul, May IS. - Cattle
Steers, $5.Oo05.25; cows, $3.2693.85;
calves, $3.65@6.oO; hogs, $b.40@5.80;
sheep, yearlings, $3.50@4.50.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Badger Crops Look Good.

Crop conditions throughout Wiscon-
sin are about normal, with slightly
better prospects than in 1910, accord
ing to the spring farm crop report is
sued by the state board Of agriculture
through Secretary R. w. Rowlands.
More favorable weather conditions
than existed last year are forecasted
for this spring and corresponding
good effect is expected on the sum-
mer produce.
Prospects for fruit never were
brighter than this year The late
spring, so different from that of last
year, when all the buds we're out be-
fore the heavy snowfall and frost late
in April, has proved boon to the
fruit growers of the state in that the
trees have not blossomed until prac-
tically every fear of another frost has
passed.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, May 23.-Steady to shade
lower; beeves, s51o@6.4O; western
steers, $4.S0@5.60; stockers and feed
ers, $3.90@5.75; cows and heifers, $2.40
$40; calves. $4.750725.
Hogs-Generally 10c lower; light,
S5.70@6.05; mixed, $4,000; heavy,
$5.50Q5.s5; rough, s5.50@5.s5; good to
choice heavy, s5.65Q5.95; pigs, $500
6.
Sheep Strong to 10c higher; native,
S3.25G4.S5; western, S3.50@4.90; year
lngs, $4.6005.65; lambs. native, s4.75
Q7.10.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
PORTUGUESE SEEK MONARCHY.
Rising Against President Braga Said
Sail to be Hourly Expected.

Paris, May 23-Private letters re-
ceived in Paris from Lisbon predict
that an attempt to restore the mon
archy will soon be made in Portugal,
probably before the elections are held.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Shooting in Chicago Labor War.

Chicago, May 23.-William Gentle
man, who recently was arrested as a.
labor slugger," in the war of build
Ing trades unions, was shot and killed
while in saloon in the loop district.
One arrest has been made by the DO.
lice.