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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-10

more durable and more economical
In the finished tire. On the contrary
thousands OF dollars in various ways
10 bring about a greater tire eff
cheney at n less mileage cost. Motor
racing is by all odds the severest
test a tire can have. as lit is a
scientific fact that high speed shows
up all the strength or weakness OF q
tire"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-10

To burn ont his magnetic two hours
after the start OF the .e0-mile race and
TO have 10 run the car on dry cell for
the remainder OF the contest was the
novel experience o; Farmer Bill En-
dicott in the Cole Wizard. But des.
spite this. the farmer race pilot say.
l was still among the cars that was
running at the finish and was going
some"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
VOTE ON LORIMER.
Indications That 1t VIII Be Taken
Tomorrow.

Washington, Feb. 21.-A vote prob
ably will be taken tomorrow in the
senate on the resolution calling for
the vacating of the seat of Mr.. Lori
mer of Illinois. Just before Senator
Beveridge of Indiana began a speech
today to close the argument against
Mr.. Lorimer's retention of his seat,
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
announced that he would ask for
vote tomorrow after the conclusion of
a speech that Senator Lorimer is to
make in his own behalf.
Mr. Beveridge faced a large au-
dience when he took the floor. He
contended that a sufficient number
of members of the Illinois legislature
had been tainted to render Mr.. Lori
mer's success the result of corruption.
''It is the integrity of the election
and not of the member that must de-
termine our votes" said Mr. Beve-
ridge land We must decide the ques-
ton on it's merits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
COLD and HUNGRY.
Mexican Federal Army Is Having a
Hard Time.

Ell Paso, Feb. 21.-Soldiers on both
sides of the struggle in the Mexican
insurrection are suffering today from
the rigors of winter as the result of
the fall of snow and sleet throughout
this section yesterday and last night
General Navarros army is absolutely
without food and supplies at Guada-
lupe east of here and the Mexican SOL
diers, with only sandals on their feet
and used to the warm climate of
southern Mexico are suffering keenly.
The insurrectos south of here are
harder, but are short on provisions
Mail advices from Parral say that
the insurrectos have taken the town
of Naica, near Santa Rosalia, Chihua-
hua, and that one native merchant
was forced to give four thousand dol
lars to the cause. Six hundred fed
erals are operating near Parral. Last
week they captured four insurrecto
prisoners.
Correspondents of Mexican papers
complain that their dispatches reach
Mexico entirely changed. An Ell
Dario correspondent declares he filed
his story to Mexico City Sunday night
saying that Navarro had lost 80 men
in the fight with E. Flores Magon,
and the report as printed in Mexico
said that the insurrectos lost go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21

of the parties who were to receive the
$500 for personal services" Mr.. Bad
ders declined to give their names
Charles Blood Smith. who appeared
an attorney for several local concerns,
stated this afternoon that he was not
in on the proposed $1,000 fee and
knew nothing about it.
In statement made by member
of the firm of Ferry, Doran & MagaW
they stated that they represented
some ten or twleve corporations in
many of whose service they are IN
constant employment and that their
firm knew nothing of the proposed
arrangement for a special attorneys s
fee to be collected from the outside
corporations. These were the only
Topeka legal firms represented before
the committee.
Badders' Second Letter.
The letter mailed Monday afternoon
by Mr.. Badders is as follows:
Gentlemen: Several letters have
been sent over my signature relative to
House bill No. 263 and Senate bill No.
ISL, providing for a tax oe three-twen-
tieths of one per cent on the capltal
stock of corporations and of other bills
affecting corporations. This matter
was brought to the attention of the
club and it was thought advisable to
bring the attention of several hundred
corporations to the provisions of the
bill. Many corporations OF Topeka
thought it was proper to ask the cor
porations over the state affected by
these bills to contribute a portion of
the expense to be used in the employ
ment of attorneys to present their side
of the case before the senate and
house committees in open session and
for other legitimate expenses, such as
printed petitions, circular letters, pos
tage, etc. Some of the members of the
legislature came into the possession OF
some of these letters and seemed to
think that the corporate interests OF
the state might believe that this money
was being collected for the purpose OF
corrupting members of the legislature.
while do not think that any of my
letters justify such an Interpretation
desire to emphatically disclaim any
such intention on my part or the part
of the Topeka Commercial club. The
money was only intended for legitimate
use. The responses to these letters
brought very little money and fearing
my motives in the matter may be mis-
understood it has been decided to re-
turn all money received from every
source and you are requested to disre-
gard any letters you may have re-
ceived from me asking for contribu-
tions. The corporations in Topeka will
pay the items of expense mentioned.
The bill was finally defeated in the
house after being discussed upon its
merits. Yours very truly,
LEO. S. BADDERS,
Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
President Ripley Sends Annual
Message to Stockholders.
Santa Fe Will Go Slow on I'm
prOVements.
7 FINE CONDITION.
Road in Good Shape Financially
and Physically.
Interesting Report of Condition
of Santa Fe.

The annual message OF President
Ripley to the stockholders of the
Santa Fe has just reached Topeka. 1t
is an interesting report of the work
Tor the last year and the president
seems well pleased with the condition
of the road and the manner in which
it is running at this time.
The most significant feature of the
message is the fact that President
Ripley gives the stockholders to un-
derstand that while the company is
in excellent shape financially and ply
improvements in the immediate future
owing to disturbed economic condi-
tions.
His message in part:
Your property is in excellent con-
dition physically and the company
has made provision for it's present fin
ancial needs. However, in view of
the unsettled economic conditions of
the country and the impossibility of
accurately forecasting the trend of
current events, especially as applied to
the railroad interests, your directors
feel that it is necessary to proceed
with caution even as to those improve
ments and extensions which are most
desirable from the standpoint of the
public welfare and which are impera-
lively damanded."
In his report for the year just closed
ures regarding the Santa Fe's busi-
ness. For instance, the following aver
ages are deduced from tables printed.
The average tons of freight per
loaded car mile increased in the year
from 1885 to 1908, or S.9S per cent.
The average tons of freight carried
per freight train mile increased from
366.O6 to $3.50 or 6.21 per cent.
The average freight revenue per
freight train mile decreased from
$3.05 to $500, or 1.64 per cent.
The average passenger revenue per
passenger train mile was $1.21, or the
same as in the previous year.
The average passenger train revenue
per passenger train mile increased
| from $1.52 to $15S, or sc per cent
The tons OF freight carried one mile
(revenue and company increased 1,
532, 785, 80, or, 1889 per cent, while
freight car mileage (loaded and empty
increased 94,604,75 or 1886 per cent
and freight train mileage (freight and
mixed) increased 2,711, ,479, eor 1888 per
cent.
| The number of passengers carried
one mile increased 128, ,971, ,624, or 11.6
per cent, while passenger car mileage
increased 1884, S61, or 10-55 per cent
and the passenger train mileage (pas-
senger and mixed) increased 2,220, ,209
or 11.83 per cent.
The average mileage operated during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910
was 9,916.33 miles, being an increase CT
121.47 miles as compared with the aver
| age mileage operated during the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
In addition to lines covered by this
| report there were completed on June
| 80, 1910, 211.7S miles of additional line
| of which 1857 miles were ready for
operation on July 1, 1910.
| The company also controls, through
! ownership of stock and bonds, other
lines aggregating 263.23 miles and Is
interested jointly with other companies
in 563.02 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
VETOES PRIMARY BILL.
Governor Carroll Holds That 1T Is an
Evasion of the Constitution.

Des Moines Feb. Ex-Governor Car
roll today vetoed the Oregon primary
plan bill which had passed both houses
of the Iowa legislature. The governor,
in his veto message read to the joint
assembly, characterized the measure as
IAN attempt to Indirectly accomplish
something that cannot be done direct
ly," and declared that it was an
evasion of the constitution of the
United States.
He said the measure abrogated that
section of the constitution providing
that legislatures shall elect United
States senators. The governor holds
that the measure has no bearing on a
proposed amendment to permit the
election of senators by the direct vote
Of the people since one is a contraven-
tion of the constitution while the other
is a change in the constitution itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
DUE TO BROKEN RAIL.
Twenty-Five Persons Injured In q
Southern Pacific Wreck.

Reno, New. Feb. 21.-Twenty-two
women and men are in a hospital at
Elko, Nevada, being treated for in
juries received last night when six
cars of Southern Pacific passenger
train No. 10 left the rails one mile
west of Palisade.
Three of the passengers, two wom-
en- and a man, are said by the rail-
road officials at Sparks to be seriously
injured, although their injuries are not
expected to prove fatal The other
passengers sustained injuries of
minor nature.
Railroad officials here have as yet
been unable to obtain the names of
the injured passengers.
The wreck was due to a broken rail-
caused by a flaw in the manufacture.
The flaw was not detachable on the
surface of the rail. The crash came
Just as the passengers in the sleepers
were preparing to retire. Two coach
es a smoker and a chair car were
hurled down the enbankment. turned
and twisted several times over and
nearly went into the Humboldt river.
The fact that the scene of the wreck
is considered one of the most danger
Gus pisces of track on the entire
Southern Pacific system prevented a
most disastrous wreck as all trains
are driven at a low date of speed
through the canyon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
LONG IS RETAINED.
Former Naval Secretary to Help
Break the Eddy Will.

Boston, Feb. 21.-Former Secretary
of the Navy John D. Long has been
retained to represent in the Massa-
chusetts courts the interests of George
w. Glover of Lead, S. D. and DR.. Eb-
enezer ]. Foster Eddy of Waterbury,
VT. son and foster son, respectively,
of the late Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
the founder of the Christian Science
church.
1t is understood that Mr.. Long will
cooperate with William E. Chandler
of New Hampshire and his associate
counsel who have asked in New
Hampshire for construction of Mrs.
Eddy's will, alleging that she had not
the power to give nor the Christian
church to receive so large a bequest
as the $2,0OO,0OO residuary estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
bud" MARS AT MANILA
The Aviator Makes First Flight Ever
Seen in the Orient.

Manila, Feb 21.-Manila's annual
carnival opened today. Thousands
came in from the provinces and as
usual there were many visitors from
China and Japan.
The most novel feature was the
first flight in the Orient. made by ]. c..
(Bud) Mars, the New York aviator,
who sailed aloft in a Baldwin biplane.
The exhibition excited the keenest in
terest.
The spectacular military and civic
pageant has never been surpassed
here. The industrial exhibits are
creditable to the promoters and the
illuminations at night were on large
scale and pleasing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21


The house today took up the consid-
GRAFTON of the three bills amending the
primary law in regard to the election
of United States senators by the peo-
pie One of these bills is by Stone of
Shawnee, one by Matson Of SedgWick
and one by Davis of Bourbon.
The Thompson bill nroviding for an
independent primary election was rec
commended for passage in the house this
morning by vote of 81 to 40. This is
bill of general Importance, as it tends
to break down party lines at primary
elections. By its provisions, a voter is
given all the tickets to be voted at the
election when he enters the booth and
he can go inside and take his choice
instead of having to declare his party
allegiance and then receiving that
single party ticket.
The ways and means committee Of
the house reported adversely today on
the bills creating branch experiment
Malone. of Rawlins, saved his bill from
death by getting a minority report on
it. He will make a fight for his sta
tion when the bill comes before the
house.
The house passed a resolution today
urging congress to pass the bill for the
improvement of the elementary schools
of the country. This bill is in line with
the national aid plan for agricultural
colleges and state universities and car
ries with it an approximation Of 81 for
each person Of school age in the vari-
GUS states.
The bill by Davis, of Kiowa, clear
ing the title of certain western mort
cages has passed both the house and
senate and is due to soon become a
law. 1t is a most important bill for
western Kansas. In the early boom
days of 20 years ago many mortgages
on western land were defaulted Specu-
lators bought these mortgages for a
song and when the land became valu-
able the profits were enormous for the
money lenders. One man in Boston
is said to have made a million out
of a business Of clouding titles His
agents are particularly obnoxious to
western Kansas people. The Davis bill
provides a remedy for the property
owner SO that he may go into court
and clear his title from the incumbrance
of mortgage 20 years old. 1t is esti-
mated that the bill will be worth a
half a million to western Kansas land
owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
More spade-Grown Tobacco.

Hartford, Conn. Feb. 21.-About
tobacco growing section of the state
will be devoted to spade-grown prod
uct this year, it is estimated by the to-
bacco men here, as against 500 acres
so cultivated last season. The grow
ers say the expansion is a case of sup
plying the demand for such tobacco,
which has increased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
ReIations Are Strained

Pittsburg, Feb. H.-Whether Pitts
burg is to have a street car strike
probably will be decided at a meeting
of the union officials to be held in La
Dor temple tonight. 1t is admitted
that relations between the men and
the Pittsburg railways company are
strained to the point of breaking. The
trouble resulted over the dismissal Of
139 shop employees at one Of the local
barns last October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
TRY A new PLAN
House Adopts Oregon System for
Nominating Senators.
Provisions of the Davis Bill in
Measure.
HAD A WIDE MARGIN.
The Vote Was Sixty-Five to
FOrty.Six.
AID A WIDE MARGIN.
Provides fOrInstructiOns to Rep
resentatives on q. s. Senator.

The Matson bill providing for the
Oregon plan of election of United
States senators was recommended for
passage in the house this noon, but it
was the Matson bill in name only. The
body of the measure is composed of
the sections of the bill by Davis of
Bourbon. All after the enacting clause
in the Matson bill was stricken out
and the Davis bill substituted in it's
entirety. The vote on the substitute
was 90 to As. The Democrats cheered
when the vote was announced indicat-
ing that they had passed another i'm
portant platform pledge.
The Davis bill is practically the
same as the Matson bill, printed in
another column of this issue, in the
essential details. Both were fashioned
after the Oregon plan and provide
that the candidate for the legislature
shall go before the people either
pledged to carry out their will in re-
gard to United States senator or open
ly stating that he will not be bound
by the popular vote for senator. This
declaration appears on the ballot op-
posite the candidates name as fol-
lows:
For q. S. senator from - district.
(Vote for one.)
John Doe promises to vote for peo-
pies choice for U. S. senator
John Doe will not promise to vote
for peoples choice for o. s. senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
shin SUBSIDY Bin Is Favored.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The ocean mail
subsidy bill which already has passed
the senate was ordered favorably re-
ported today by the house committee
on postofices by a vote of to 6. 1t
was amended SO as to to omit trans
pacific lines making it apply only to
South America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Russia and China Are Massing Troops
Near the Frontier.

St. Petersburg, Feb. PA dispatch
from Harbin says Russian troops are be-
ing concentrated at kiakhta, settle
ment in Siberia, close to the Chinese
frontier and opposite the Chinese town of
Miamachin orders have been issued to
STRENGTHEN the watch the frontier.
The Chinese residents of Mongolia have
received orders from Pekin to mobilize
the banner troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
Trains Are Many Hours Late.

Albuquerque, Feb. 21.-The snowstorm
which has been sweeping over the
southwest since Friday is still raging
North of Albuquerque in the noun
tains the drifts are piling faster than
the railroads can clear them and all
trains from the east are many hours
late. Santa Fe westbound passenger
No. is IT hours late and No. g. due
here this morning will not arrive until
foh<
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
BUSY Time AHEAD.
Receptions and a Banquet for the
Colonel at Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Thirty-six busy
hours have been arranged for Theodore
Roosevelt who will arrive here this af-
ternoon. Today ne will attend two re-
ceptions in his own honor and deliver
an address az the fifty-fourth annual
banquet of the Harvard club. A re-
view of the boy scouts and four speech
es are on his program for tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
SUTHERLAND is DEAD.
Theatrical aMnager Was Found in Bed
in His Apartments.

New York, Feb. 21.-Albert H. Suth-
erland, the theatrical manager and
husband of Julia Ring, the actress, was
found dead in bed this morning at his
home on Upper Broadway.
Mr.. Sutherland was about so years
old and was widely known both here
and in Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
MORNING WAS COLD.
Mercury Touches Seven Degrees at ]
O'Clock.

The weather was cold this morning,
a minimum Of seven degrees being
reached. The mercury hovers about
five degrees lower today than Monday.
Fair weather is predicted. The lowest
Temperature last night was 5 degrees
above zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21

For representative from - district
(Vote for one.)
John Doe promises to vote for peo-
pies choice for u. s. senator.
John Doe will not promise to vote
for peoples choice for q. S. senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Forecast for Kan
as: Fair today, Wednesday increasing
clou6iness. continued cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21

Mayor Brown was reared on the
North side. He graduated from the
Topeka high school in 1885. He work
ed in the Santa Fe offices here and
studied law at Ann Arbor. Mich. Be
fore being elected mayor he practised
law in Kansas City for several years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
MAYOR OF X. C. HERE.
Darius Brown, Formerly of Topeka,
Visits Topeka CrematOry.

Mayor Darius A. Brown of Kansas
City, a former North side boy, is a
Topeka visitor today. He is looking
over the city crematory with members
of the health and hospital board of
Kansas City and others.
The party were entertained at the
ElkS club this noon by Mayor ]. B.
Billiard, City Commissioner M. c. Hol-
man, ]. Will Kelley and Charles Wolf.
Besides Mr.. Brown the Kansas City
visitors are G. w. Arman, A. j. Mart
ley and C. A. Stowell of the health
and hospital board, DIR. w. S. Wheel
er, health commissioner, c. A. Burr
ton member of the upper house of the
council of Kansas City and F. G.
HorSeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21

The Avery live stock bill was passed
on third reading this morning without
opposition. The bill creates a live STOCK
registry board composed of the board
of regents of the State Agricultural
college and makes provision for the
breeding of thoroughbred animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
$2z.5O
Tailored Suits at $35.OO

That we had made along the lines of our $45.O0 suits. Hard twisted serges, rough mixed oxfords, chevron di- agonals and mems wear fabrics con- stitute the various materials. The coat is 2S inches long; long, broad revers: some plain; some faced with satin, trimmed in buttons.
 our stock of serge dresses, afternoon cing dresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Co1ored Cotto1s. Outings and F1annels

1C1hc-Kmono fannels in neat floral designs, 1A 'IC Persian and Japanese figures, fast coors, with borders.
 1Qc-Galatea suitings, fall weights and patterns. 1CC fine for skirts, early fall suits and dresses, boys blouses and suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Annou11cjnQ

RT really tried itself when produced the magnifi A cent display of fancy linens that will go into this @4@ sale.
 It is sale not promoted in day. but that has required weeks of planning weeks of deep thought and the result will far eclipse in magnitude anything this order attempted by this progressive institution fact attempted in the city of Birmingham.
 Over $O000 of Art Linens of the highest order be sold at a total reduction of $40000O.
 Real cuny Cenerpeces Table and Bureau Scarfs G. and 12 inch Doyes, beautiful Batenburg pieces with hand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-15
Juusns's Firs, ssiy,.

i.r Hiie Princess Juliana % Hob
.and Dr. said Pep b. growing into a most
l'fie girl. simply and sen.
sihiy BROUGHT NO. and well ana vfronr
pretty little story vas told os re-
If-t appearance in public. 70 vas this
ben ehe was nraf taken out 10 4
ln iHe palace gardens the paascrsby
a" only q nur0nmsid and a baby ana
nn special notice was taken of her
non p young sentry on duty sudden.
realized that his same babv ar.
Hf" con'ained Her Royar HIabneaa
lflnceFH Juuana Louise Emma wsre
NH.rlmIna. he'ress fo The ftrore -
h2Iiand Ha saiufed soiemnly. ana az
u happonef mo Tiny r~rin~ogsa fatber
.' I,oklng OFT end saw the frst -.
.i'' given 'o DIE small dauehter The
young sentry uae sent for ans -
Nt'1 Nth a Riff ~ a souveniir n
iho ocra~'1n The little pr.neass -
b9rn IN inn spring % 1908. 20 she h.
h'A nearly 3 years old -UarDera IA