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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-05
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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
Business on Western Roads Is
Good This Fall.
But Officials Do Not Look for
Flush Year in West.
GRAIN TRAFFIC LIGHT
Decrease of 32.2 Per Cent for
the Last Week.
Other Items Of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Chicago. Sept 2S--Business with all
the railroads moves along in a remark
able even tenor for this season. There
has been little change in the volume
of traffic for several weeks, but opin-
ions as to the Tutrue vary. A few of
the traffic officials who have been opti-
mistic, particularly those operating ex-
tensively in the southwest, say that
they do not look for a flush year for
the railroads west of the Missouri river.
They anticipate a fair tonnage, and will
be surprised if there is a big rush.
In the mercantile situation there is
nothing to make one blue, the volume
being about equal to last years, both
for immediatH and spring delivery. The
feature of the jobbing trade is the con-
serVative buying by interior merchants,
who are in the market almost constant
ly for small lots, the desire being to
keep stocks down.
Retail trade has improved and COM
pares well with last year. One good
feature is the Improvement in collec-
tions.
Grain traffic last week was the light
est in three months, decreasing 1885,
600 bushels, or 1922 per cent from the
previous week: 551. 600 bushels, or 1O.6
per cent, from last year, and ]. .604, 600
bushels. or 25.S per cent, from the five
year average. Wheat receipts decreas-
ed 436 600 bushels from the previous
week, and $4,000 bushels from last year.
Corn deliveries were below the aver
OCSA CeA'1A1s3 LFV't'N0V Jo74AOA7 ~ ~
week and 1.126, 900 bushels as compared
with last year Oats fell off $4,000
bushels for the week, and increased
35S.OOO bushels over last year.
The Northwestern retained it's lead
of the grain carrying roads last week
with 90 per cent. and was also ahead
of all roads a year ago. as well as two
years ago. The st. Paul did fairly,
getting 13 per cent for the past week,
the Illinois Central u per cent, the
Burlington, Rock Island and Great
Western each had II per cent. The
Chicago & Eastern Illinois secured z
per cent. the Wabash 4, and the Alton
and Santa Fe 3 Der cent each.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
ALL PRICES UP.
Much Bull Sentiment Appears
in the Wheat Pit.
Large Firms Support the Mar
ket i'm Liverpool.
CORN is SYMPATHETIC
Despite a Selling Movement by
Southwestern Houses.
Provisions Share in the Effect
of Grain Strength.

Chicago Sept 28.-WHEAT-Wheat to-
day showed a disposition to rally. The
TACT that large firms were supporting the
market in Liverpool had considerable in
fluence. There was a good deal of SYM
pathetic bull sentiment as a result of the
more cheerful development in Wall Street.
Talk of lighter Russian shipments this
week contributed in some degree to the
return of confidence. Bearish crop reports
were reported from India and the Argen-
tine.
Opening prices were 1s@Ac lower to sc
higher. December started at 971zc to 97szc,
varying from 1s@14c off to shade up and
then rose to 977sc.
The TripoH disturbance had a. tendency
to help values Continued rain and snow
in the Canadian northwest acted also in
favor of the bulls and there were reports
of frost in Argentina. The close un-
settled, NC higher at 9S1sq98Ac for Decem-
Der.
CORN-Selling on the part of the south
west houses weakened corn little at the
outset but the market later advanced with
wheat. December opened unchanged to
1sc down at 639sc to 631ac and then rose to
Unsettled weather interfering with
shipments kept the market rather stiff;
the close was steady with December $50
15c net higher at 631sQ64c.
OATS-Because offerings were limited
oats recovered without difficulty when
other grain displayed ffrmness. Decem-.
ber started 1sc to Ac lower at 471sc to 47Ac
and rose to 1850 with sellers only scat
tered.
VISIONS-Provisions shared in the
effect of the grain strength. First sales
were 215c off to 10 chigher and for jan
uary went at $14.80 to $l4.8212 on pork;
$870 to $8.771z for lard and $7-775 for ribs.
BARLEY-7OcQ$1.25
TIMOTHY-$12. .50114.75.
CLOVER-$10. 0Od19O0.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
TRAIN SCARED A HORSE.
Mrs. Sidney Jones Injured in Runaway
Which Followed.

A Missouri Pacific special, consisting
of an engine and waycar, sent south
about IL O'Clock this morning, caused
an accident which might have been
fatal. Mrs. Sidney Jones, with her ?
year-old daughter, was driving west
on Sixth avenue when the train ap-
preached the crossing. The train
missed the buggy by eight or ten feet,
but the horse became frightened and.
running, threw the rig onto the curb
ing and into a guy wire on a telephone
pole.
The child escaped without an in
jury, but the woman was hurt Ed
Crocker, a grocer at 601 East Sixth,
saw the accident and hurried to help
carry her into a nearby house. Her
husband, who is a stone cutter working
in a factory near the scene, was noti-
fled and DR.. A. F. Harrison was called.
The injured wman was taken in the
doctors automobile to the home of her
mother at 223 East Tenth avenue,
where she is reported to be only
slightly injured
The Jones family lives about six
miles east of the city. Mrs. Jones
was bringing eggs and chickens, pre-
sumably to her mother, when the ac-
cident happened. Chickens and eggs
were hurled every way and the buggy
completely demolished
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
STEEL CAR SPANS A RAvINE.
Bridge Gives Away but Massive Car
Saves Passengers' Lives.

Fayetteville. Ark, Sept. 2S.-When d
fast northbound Frisco passenger tram
broke a bridge across a branch near
here, one of the big sleeping cars ex
actly spanned the gap.
The steel frame work of the car held
and not a life was lost. If the car had
been of wood it probably would have
broken in two and its passengers killed
or seriously injured.
The train was making up lost time
on a level stretch of track when, it is
supposed, the tender jumped the rails.
The first cars thumped- the bridge be-
meath them until it gave way, but
dropped their trucks and got safely
across.
Those which got across slid over the
ground for 300 feet, all of their trucks
having been knocked off. Afterwards
five sets of trucks We're found in the
ravine- The engine ran up the road 400
yards, tearing up the track for that
distance.
One end of the first sleeper had got
ten across when the entire trestle col
lapsed. leaving only a small section Of
the bridge work under the rear wheels
of the car. The forward wheels touched
the embankment on the other side,
thus making an exact span-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
SANTA F'E ROBBED MANS sLEEF,
Peculiar Complaint Filed by California
Man Against Railroad.

San Francisco. Sept. 28.-Railroads in
the United States have been accused
of nearly every variety of plunder, but
not until the other day had they been
formally charged with robbing a man
of his sleep. That was the complaint
that reached the railroad commission
from Ludlow, a town on the desert.
The Santa F'e is the alleged culprit.
1t appears that some 80 trains pass
through Ludlow every night and that
they pause there long enough to change
engines.
The engine Is cut off from the train
and is switched to the water tank, ="
writes the man with the kick" I live
just across the track from the water
tank. AS soon as the locomotive reach
es the tank it blows out the steam.
There is hiss. an explosion and a
roar under my window. Every half
hour l am awakened in this fashion.
So great is the shock that my wife is
hysterical half the night.
when the weather was hot l tried
sleeping on my porch. The locomotives
came alongside the veranda. exploded
like a cannon and then rained hot
steam all over me. 1t seems to me
I am entitled to some relief from this
intolerable condition am a peaceable
citizen and I ought to be protected in
the right of every American citizen
to sleep at night"
The matter was referred at once to
the Santa F'e and orders were instantly
issued that the slumbers of the Ludlow
citizen were henceforth not to be dis
turbed.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
..PLEAsE HANG MY FATHER. ;,
Boy Writes judge that His Mother Is
Dying.

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-Judge Latshaw of the
criminal court in Kansas City, should
receive a letter today from three children
in Chicago, asking that their father, John
Buhrfin, either be hanged or electrocuted-
The letter follows:
kind Friend, Mr.. Latshaw, Of the Grim
inal Court:
My name is George Buhrfin and am
IL years old never seen my father but
one time that remember, and that was
when he had my mothers tongue hanging
out against the wall. Father Doing told
me to write you and put that man away
for all time and eternity for my mother
is dying in bed.
Doctor Freedman said she could not live.
This last shock has killed my mother. He
has already married four women and had
children with them all Please have him
hung or electrocuted, SO all our troubles
will end. Your loving friend, George
Angeline and Arthur I6uhrfin.
''P. S.-My mother is dying in bed Kind
ly please notify me as to the position of
my father the Dutch dog there your
prisoner Resp yours
A second letter written in scrawling
children's style is addressed to the judge
and also has a line two for the jury,
asking them to hang their father for the
murder of their mother.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
PORTER MADE ROCKEFELLER.
Urged Him to Get Into Oil Refining
Business.

Cleveland, Sept. 28-Following the thank
full celebration of John D. Rockefeller, on
the fifty-si1th anniversary of getting his
first and only job, the story of how Rookie
feller was inspired to his financial career
by a porter in a st. Louis store became
public 1t was at the urging of Samuel
Andrews, the porter, that Rockefeller en-
gagged in the oil refining business, invest
ing 81. 600, the whole of his fortune
Mr. Rockefeller, having received an in
crease in pay to SIS a month at the end
of his first year as a bookkeeper FOR
Hewitt & Tuttle, decided that he could
not make or save much money working
for others In order to get chance he
went to St Louis
There in 1858, with $500 he had saved, he
engaged in the commission business with
M r. Clark, an Englishman, forming the
firm of Clark & Rockefeller At the age
of 30 he had accumulated 81, 600.
1t was then he met Andrews, the porter,
became interested in his stories and event
uallv in the oil refining business on the
mississippi river above St. Louis, under
the firm name of Andrews, Clark & Co.
II was not long before Mr. Rockefeller
began to broaden the business personally,
one of his first moves being to gain an
Investment of $50 600 from Henry NJ Flag
Ter.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28

Wall St, New York, Sept. 2s-STOCKS-
strong tone prevailed throughout the
morning session the stock exchange
Gains were rapid but the advance was
orderly and there was an absence of yes
terday's disquieting fluctuations The
financial district was flooded with rumOrS
to the effect that some sort of state
ment reassuring the corporate interests
of the country would emanate from the
administration sources before long. This
induced considerable short covering and
no little speculative buying of steel In
the second hour there was a frantic
scramble by the shorts to cover Virtual
ly every stock of moderate activity rose
from 2 to 21A and with Reading showing
a rise of points United States steel S12
Smelling 35s and Union Pacific 3A-
Bonds were firm Wabash fours sold
at 81 compared with 513z, yesterday s close.
With a much smaller volume of trading,
the stock market moved in an irregular
manner at the opening today. The spec
ulative leaders developed considerable
strength United States Steel opened
with block of 1900 at 561z to 81, compared
with yesterdays close of 56s4 and in the
first few minutes of trading it rose to
57% to 57%.
The preferred stock gained Il Union
Pacific advanced 2 and Reading, St. Paul.
Amalgamated Copper, Northern Pacific
and American Smelling 1. Lehigh Valley,
which sold III below yesterdays close,
made a net gain of 5s. Western Maryland
lost a point and Southern Pacific q.
The market showed a great deal of ir-
regularity. This was due to wide swings
on professional operations rather than to
such nervousness as existed yesterday
Following the brisk rise after the opening
the market sank back to the extent of a
point in st. Paul, Lehigh Valley, Union
Pacific and Amalgamated Copper, then
another heavy demand set in which car
ried the whole list higher than before.
United States Steel reached 5S1a and gains
of / to ~ were general in other important
stocks. The Gould issue moved in a hesi-
tating way and there was persistent pres
cure against the Wabash stocks The
common fell to 1O1k, a new low record,
after opening y higher at 1115 and the
preferred went down to 20A.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
sUPERHEATERs ON BURLINGTON
Economy in Power to Be Practiced by
That Road Soon.


Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 2s-The Bur
llngtons motive power department is
fitting all of its large freight and pas
senger engines with superheaters. This
is making a considerable amount of
work in the shops of the system and
is adding a considera BILE expense, but
the expense is said to be justified by
the economy in power made possible.
Superheating is a process by which
saturated steam from the boiler is
run through pipes which run through
the fiues and is dried" or heated. Heat
ing the steam in the fierce white heat
of the fues gives it great expansive
power, makes it quicker in it's action
in the cylinders, and consequently
transmits a greater amount of power
to the drivers.
To fit a large engine with super
heaters involves a considerable amount
of expense. Larger f1ues must be
placed in the boilers, f1ue sheets must
be changed and the superheating pipes
must be added On some engines it
is necessary to enlarge the cylinders.
Only the larger classes of engines are
being thus fitted, but the large num-
ber of these insures that the work
will not be soon finished. The work is
being done on the engines when it be-
comes necessary for them to go to the
shops or when they can be spared from
the service. With a large number OF
engines now idle because of the slack
run of business, it is possible to keep
shop men employed in this work fair
ly regularly.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
ERECTING a NEW POLE LINE.
Rock Island Has Big Gangs on Her
ingtOn-Pratt District.

Mcpherson, Kan, Sept. 2s.-A gang
of Rock Island Hnemen are busy on the
telegraph lines running along the line
through Mcpherson rebuilding and re-
pairing it. The old posts are to be re-
moved and the wires removed to the
new poles which are considerably
longer and stronger The gang at Nc
Pherson is only one out of half a
dozen working on the Herington-Pratt
division Before winter opens the en-
tire line will be in first class order.
The new poles are placed for the at
tachment of the arms that will hold
the wires already running. But more
than this will be done 1t has been un-
officially stated that the Rock Island
will in the near future install it's own
telephone system on this division, the
same as it has further east This is
the new way of handling the COM
pany's business. Instead of the slow
telegraph work. the station operators
use the telephone and receive orders,
o. K. shipments, and the like. Much
time is saved and the great system
made more efficient. Telephones are
placing the telegraph instruments on
many of the leading roads.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
GALLsToNEs SELL s1OO A POUND
,Japs Buy Them for Chinese Who Use
stones as Charms.

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-The market quo
tation on gallstones is unchanged today
at 500 a pound at the Union Stock
Yards. where the article is sold as
Chinese devil chasers. A. J. Little. head
of the selling department of one of the
large meat packing firms said his con-
Germ marketed about eight or nine
pounds a year from the cattle slaugh-
tered. Some of them are as big as wal
nuts, but most are no bigger than peas.
They are light and few beeves have
any.
All of them are bought by japanese,
who don't use them. They ship them
back to Japan to be manufactured for
the Chinese trade. The Chinese beset
by devils carries a piece of carved gall
stone in his pocket He believes no
power can withstand the gladstone once
it has been fashioned into a sufTi-
GENTLY terrible shape.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
TO-DAY Is A DAY OF GRACE.
Time for Calling Strike Is Put OF
Until Tomorrow

Chicago Sept. 2S.-Today is a day of
grace in the threatened strike of 35, 600
mechanical employees of the Hartman
railroads, including the Illinois Central
road. several hundred of whose clerks are
already on strike. It had been intended to
call the men out a noon today unless a
conciEatory reply to the latest demands
were received from Vice President Julius
Kruttschnitt, who is in New York City,
but the time for final action was put off
till tomorrow following a conference last
night of officers of the international
unions concerned
The ultimatum sent TO Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt yesterday was not made public and
no reply was received from him last night
The demand in substance is that the Har-
riman lines recognize the federation of
various unions of railroad employees in
the same way that the railroads now
deal with the individual unions.
]. w Kline today said, for the first
time since the agitation began, that a
strike would be called unless the demands
We're complied with by the railroads He
said that he did not expect any reply
from Mr.. kruttschnitt.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
FIRE LOSS is $4,000.
Cause of Fatal Wichita Blaze Remains
Unknown.

Wichita. Sept. 2s.-The fire in the
wholesale district Wednesday night in
which Fireman w. G. McFan was
killed and George Smith, Fort Smith,
Ark. and Earl Smith, Coffeyville,
Kan, were slightly injured, caused a
property loss of $132,000.
The losers are:
Fred G. Smyth, and brother owners
Of three story buildings burned, $780,
600; Empire Cream Separator Co.,
$40, 900; G. n. Matthews. broom corn,
$4,000; Port Huron Thresher Co.,
$1O,000: American Steel Wire COM
pany, s10,000; Manufacturers Ware
house Co, $4,000; Hauser Garrison
Dry Goods Co., $4,000; American
Seeding Machinery Co, $4,000; Cuda-
ny Packing Co., $4,000; DR.. l. W.
Hodge, one story building. $4,000; c.
w Rails, Broom Corn. $500; Boyle
Commission Co, stored goods 5000
Two-thirds of the losses are COW
cred by insurance
The cause of the fire is not known.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Sept. 2S.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000, including 800 southerns. Mar
ket 10c to 15c higher. Native steers, S. 25Q
500; southern steers. $3-50Q550; southern
cows and heifers, $3-O0Q4-50; native COWS
and heifers, $2.65Q7.00; stockers and feed
ers, S3.5Od600; bulls, $30004.50; calves,
S4. .501S. 90; western steers $3-90Q7.25; west
ern cows, $275Q4.85.
HOGSHReceipts 5000. Market steady to
SC lower. Bulk of sales, S. -25q6.45; heavy,
Sc. 3006. 40; packers and butchers S. -25G6-50;
lights S. -25Q6-50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to weak. Muttons, So 25Q4-25; lambs, 81 750
$40; range wethers and yearlings, So ESQ
4s5; range ewes, $2.5OQ4.O0.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
YOU MAY RIDE FREIGHT TRAINS
Conductor seprirnanded for Not Al
lowing Kansans to Ride.

Grinnen, Kan, Sept. 2s.-When train
No 155 or any other freight train not
composed principally of cars contain
ing live stock, is stopping at the sta
tions between which you wish to travel,
you need feel no hesitancy about
climbing on and riding, so Assistant
superintendent S. r. Toncey says.
When Jimmy Smith, Sam Carroll and
Ralph Eaton were fired off 155 on Au-
gust 80. several others who wanted to
ride the same train on later days were
afraid to tackle it. The company has
denounced Conductor Chapman's ac-
ton in refusing to let passengers ride
and he has been reprimanded.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
New york Money Market.

New york, Sept. 2S.-NIONEY-Noney on
call steady, 2G2ss per cent; ruling rate,
pa per cent; closing bid 21s per cent; Of
fered at 2Z per cent; time loans, steady;
go days. 3Q3H per cent, and 37zdSA per
cent for 80 days; 6 months, 37s04 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 43z per
cent.
Sterling exchange easy at actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at S4. 10 for 90 day
bills and at $4.S6.45 for demand Com
mercial bills, $4.82ss.
SILVER-Bar silver, 525sc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
BONDS bonds steady, rail-
road bonds firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28

Chicago. Sept. 2S.-BUTTER-Marlx
steady Creameries, 211kQ367zc; dairies, 1e
EGGS-Market steady Receipts. 5127
cases. at mark, cases included, 15418c;
firsts, 19c; prime firsts, zoe.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 14c;
Twins, 1916; Young Americas, 14c; Long
Horns, lac.
OTATOES-Market firm Choice to
fancy, 65Q70c; fair to good, 60d62c-
POULTRY-Marlxet easy Turkeys, 15c;
chickens, 1Oc; springs, 111zc.
VEAL-Market steady. so to so 10. wis.,
SQ9c; so to IS ID. WITS, 91kq10c; IS to 110 lb.
WITS, lie.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
Cotton Market
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 2S.-COTTON-
Market steady, 10 9-16c.



Chicago, Sept. 2S.-CATTLE@Receip
estimated al 1900. Market strong. Beeves,
81. .75Q815; Texas steers, $430d6.10; western
steers, $4.15G710; stockers and feeders,
So. S.15Q560; cows and heifers, $200q6.20;
calves, $6.O0Q9.5O.
HOG3Receipts estimated at 18, 900.
Market steady. Light, Sc. 65Q6.70 mixed,
Sc. .O0Q670; heavy, $5.9O@665; rough. 5000
6.1O; good to choice heavy, $61OG6.65; pigs,
So. 3.5OQ6.O0; bulk of sales, $6.15Q655.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 10000.
Market steady. Native, $2.50Q4.15; west
ern, 81. .756J4. 20; yearIings, $3.S5d460; lambs,
native, $4.O0QI6-00; western, 81 450Q6.10.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAT-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; ship
ments, 124 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, 500 bushels; ship
ments, BIC, 200 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 80 cars, with
10 of contract grade; corn, 290 cars, with
81 of contract grade; oats, 134 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 977 cars.
compared with 737 cars last week and $50
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES.
New Tariff from Eastern Points to
Pacific Coast

Chicago, Sept 2s.-Managers of trans
continental railroads have announced a
general increase in all class freight rates
from eastern points to the Pacific coast
in line with plans formulated at the time
of the hearing by the interstate commerce
commission of the intermountain rate
cases. The new rates as announced is
effective November L
The increase will not effect commodity
rates, under which the greater part of the
freight business is handled. Class rate
shipments amount to about per cent of
the total traffic.
At present the first class rate from all
points between New York and the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific coast is 50 per