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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
"REDUCE The SPEED. "
IRy a Railroad Mani

Today the world is in mourning, lives
lost, widows in the veil of sorrow, chill
dren orphans, whole families Destroy
ed by the watery grave which opened
and closed when the steamship Titanic
passed out of sight, carrying its cargo
of human freight with the exception
of a few hundred) to death and de-
struction. A calamity of horrors-a
grave where no stone can ever be erect
ed to mark the resting place, except the
sorrow of aching hearts that time Will
never eradicate. What was the cause,
and what the future remedy? The in
satiable desire for speed. the greed
for supremacy, improper protection for
lives, carelessness of management and
employees, are all welded together
bringing about the disaster. Legisla-
tive bodies may investigate, laws enact
ed, but the mischief has been done.
We notice our congress has under dis
cussion the passage of laws to reduce
tn speed of ocean going vessels. The
people of our government today are
speed crazy. The start and get there
craze has compelled our railway man
agements to strain every mechanical
nerve to make speed. Is this saving
of time worth the risk? We doubt 1t.
The chronological calendar of acct
dents on our railway lines records in
its columns SO many accidents in which
the investigation shows the proximate
has power to reduce the speed of YES
sells, why has it not the same author
ity over our railways, especially those
of an interstate character. There GER
tainly must be a place where the pen
dulum of speed can strike an equil-
brium that will be safe to the pu---c
and the employee.
In life we at times are compelled
to close down the valve Of safety and
reduce our mental and physical speed.
Haste makes waste, and waste in speed
impairs thoughtfulness, increasing the
risk. 1t is true, especially in railroad
work, that to rush the train through
to destination, order upon order is piled
up to get it over the track with the
least possible delay-which is proba-
bly, all right, and in accordance with
the rules in the government of trains
and employees-but is it worth the risk
Is there not a resting place where the
law or humanity should stop and say
Reduce the Speed" If our railway
arrangements could be brought to-
gether and agree upon some maximum
rule of speed, then we would at least
be in the rays of the sunlight of care,
that would be the means of preserv-
ing lives and preventing the destruc-
ton of property.
An observance of a safe law or rule
is essential to doing the work well, and
disobedience creates heart aches and
distress We all know employees are
criticised at times for either a dis
obedience or violation of a rule. Every
rule should be obeyed. A violation that
is permitted TO exist makes the rule
worse than no rule at all. If an en-
ployee does q careless act once and
avoids a reprimand. it is only an in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

Cimarron river, near Ell Reno. Ok,
in September, 1906. A shipment con-
tanning $1,000 in currency which was
consigned by a bank at Anadarko,
Ok, to the Fourth National bank
of Wichita, was lost in the wreck. The
mail car plunged into the swollen
river. One of the mail clerks was
drowned and the other swan a dis
lance of six miles before being res
cued.
This is the first case of the kind to
be tried in the United States. The
government is greatly interested in the
results, as it will decide whether Uncle
Sam can recover damages from a rail-
road company when one of its trains
is wrecked and currency of the realm,
as well as mail, carried on the train,
is lost or destroyed. The railways
are also concerned over the outcome
of the case as it will set a precedent.
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G. A. Morse, Chief Engineer of
Santa Fe in Topeka,
Gives One of Main Reasons for
Rail Failures.
DUE TO EXCESS LOADS
Investigators Spend Time on
Rail Quality.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Railroad men all over the country
are talking about the steel rail failure
Investigations. Not only the railroad
men but the public is interested in
what has been declared one of the chief
causes of wrecks and loss of life on
railway travel
c. a. Morse, chief engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in To-
reka has written an article for the
Railway Age-Gazette in which he points
out a new rail failure feature-that OF
too heavy loads
Here is what Chief Engineer Morse
says in part;
very live one at the present time, and
is naturally the subject Of investisa-
rion by every railway and by all rail-
way associations interested in main
tenance- 1t has perhaps been natural
for railway companies TO feel that the
quality of rail furnished in the larger
sections was not equal to what had
formerly been furnished In the smaller
sections.
This has caused the manufacturers
to investigate the quality OF steel rails
being made at the present time. Acct
dents due to broken rails, such as that
on the Lehigh Valley, have started the
national government investigating the
same subject, and some OF the state
railway commission have also begun
10 the Interstate commerce commission
on the I.ehtgh Valley accident, James
u Howard, Of the United States bureau
OF standards. intimates that the limit
of wheel loads for steel rail has been
reached.
Apparently. however, the investiga-
lions and inquiries are all pointed solely
to the chemical composition of the
steel in the rail and to the process OF
manufacture. Little. if anything, has
been said, or apparently done Wlthln
the late decade looking to improved
design of rails and wheels, except the
adoption of the American Railway as
ISOLATION rail sections and a little
change in the radius Of the fllets for
car wheel f1anges.
In the transactions of the American
Society of Civil Engineers for Septem-
Der, 1889, D. 7. Whittamore, past presl-
dent of that society, and the then
chief engineer of the Chicago, MilwaC-
kee & St Paul. wrote an exhaustive
article on he subject of Cylindrical
Wheels and Flat Top Rails for Rail-
ways At the time this paper was
written, axle loads were only ABOUT
half what they are now and rails were
very much lighter, but Mr.. Whittemore
called attention in this paper to the
fact that even under the wheel loads OF
that period, owing to the small area
of contact between the wheel and the
rail- the elastic limit of the metal in
the rail was exceeded. If that was
true at that time what must be the
condition at the present time with TO-
900 pound wheel loads on "a inch wheels
and 10000 to $4,000 pound wheel loads
on So to 70 inch wheels.
''One point which Mr.. Whittemore did
not bring out in his paper. as the
trouble from it under the wheel loads
at that time was not acute, is the &c
centric loading of the rail-
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more perceptible, and finally devel-
ops into a rocking volse melody. The
mother clad in a fancy white ball
dress awakes, arises from her sick
bed, glides along gently and silently,
gesticulating anna bly,, while keeping
time with the waltz rythm, gradually
her strength fails her, she succumbs
overcome by exhaustion. The music
comes to an abrupt end, and the pur-
pie light disappears with flicker.
At the height of the Bacchanalian
Orgie, q knock is heard at the door.
1t suddenly springs open a shrek
of the mother is heard who stands
horror stricken, the phantoms disap-
pear, the music ceases, death has
entered through the door.
Vocal quartette "Rigoletto' Verdi
Curtis, Mylott, LaBOnte, Janpolski.
Russian Dance .Rubinstein
Mile. LoDoukowa.
March Sardar .Ippolitow-Ivanow
The oriental note that pervades the
Caucasus made a deep impression
upon this composer in the years he
spent in Tif1is as conductor of the
opera. In TIE first of these sketches.
solos for the muted viola and the
English horn are used like answer
ing calls from one rock or cliff dwell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

her husband in a recent divorce case.
When the Hagaman case was filed,
Dreaming acted as the wifeS lawyer.
Mrs. Hagaman was given judgment for
$1,762 with which to clear the title to
the Hagaman city property and per-
manent alimony in the amount of $50
a month. The court also allowed
Dreaming $50 as attorneys fees, which
was paid by Hagaman.
The $1,762 judgment was paid into
court and receipted for by Dreaming,
who is charged with refusing to turn
over $40 of the amount to the plain
tiff. She then filed suit to recover the
amount.
Dreaming contended that the money
was due him as balance on his fee and
several lawyers were called by the de-
PENDANT to testify concerning the sum
which would be a reasonable fee in
such cases. The case will go to the
jury late this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
RAILROAD MEN ORGANIZE.
Object for Consideration of Tax Prob
lem in West.


Chicago, April PA national or
ganization to be known as the Railway
Tax Mems association, composed of
a membership of tax officers and at
torneys of twenty-five railroads enter
ing Chicago, has been formed here.
The object of the organization is
for the consideration of the various
taxing problems which arise in differ
ent states with the purpose in view of
devising accurate and adequate meth
DDS of determining the accessible
value of railway property. In the case
of interstate roads methods for ap-
portioning the ascertained view of rail-
way property to the different states
and lesser taxing bodies will be de-
viSed.
The following officers were chosen:
President, Frank p. Crandon, Chica-
go & Northwestern; vice president. w
w. Baldwin, c., B. & Q. railway; sec
rotary, Alfred E. Patten, c., B. & O.;
treasurer, ]. w. Mulligan, c., r. L. q
P. railway; executive committee, G.
G. Tunnel, Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway system; M. T. Sanders,
Northern Pacific, and the above named
officers.
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RAILWAY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Illinois Central VIII Teach Both Pub
lie and EMPLOYEES.

Chicago, April 27.-A department of
health has been established by the
Illinois Central Railroad to educate
not only its employees, but the travel
ing public aSwel1 in regard to methods
for keeping we'll and treating them
selves in the event of sickness. In a
statement issued to its employees, the
management says: "a step in advance
but along the lines of the national
progressive ideal, comes the policy of
a railroad system to educate its en-
ployeeS and the general travelling pub
lie toward keener appreciation of a
knowledge of these things. This is
evidenced by the recent appointment
of health officer by the Illinois Cen
trail and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroads Sanitation and right living
is a modern science and comparatively
new 1t will be the purpose of this
department to try to educate en-
ployees along these lines, both in mat
ters pertaining to benefits to be deriv-
ed by them. also by the travelling pub
Hc.' DR.. A. f. Campbell is in charge
of the department.
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FREE TICKETS.
SO Book Given by state journal on
Standing Kaws July A.

The State Journal will give $40
book of admission tickets to the per-
son first guessing the standing of the
Kaws July 4th. This means the per-
centage the team will have on that
date after the playing of any games
on July 3rd. Last year the Kaws had
a percentage of Alp on July 4, having
won % games and lost 40.
If no guess is correct, the one nearest
will receive the book of tickets. In
case of tie the first one received viii
be awarded the gift. The contest will
close May 16 and no guess received
after that date will be considered.
Send your guesses to Baseball Edf-
tor State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

Prologue "Pagiiacci' .Leoncovallo
MI. Janpolski.
Dance ..............Dr igo
Mile. LopoukoWa.
(a) Dance of the Fairy Dolls.
(orchestra) .Tschaikowsl<y
(b) Dance of the Millions ...-....
Valse Triste OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES belius
Nile. Lopoukowa.
Vaise Triste. in its sombre coloring is
a suberb piece of extraordinary
charm. 1t forms a part of the music
to Jaernfeltz drama, ''Kuolama'
(death) and pictures the following
scene: IA dying mothers deIirious
dream it is night. overfatigued
from continuous nursing the son has
fallen asleep at the bedside of his
mother. A purple simmer of light
appears; distance music is heard, the
increasing light becomes more and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
HOPE FOR A SETTLEMENT.
Government Commissioner Hopes to
Avert Eastern Engineers Strike.

New York, April 27.-United States
Commissioner of Labor Charles p.
Neill and Judge Martin A. Knapp of
the United States commerce court be-
lieve that their negotiations woth the
representatives of fifty railroads in the
eastern territory and the engineers
over the question of increased pay will
not prove unproductive but decline to
discuss the present situation other
than to say that progress is being
made. The two mediators conferred
again this morning with the subcim
mittee of railway managers and on
Monday will meet the committee of
engineers
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CASE INTERESTS UNCLE SAM.
Can Government collect Currency Loss
From RaiIroadSP

Wichita, Kan, April 27.-F. 7. Kent
formerly postoffice inspector with
headquarters in Wichita and now in
Chicago, has collected data on a Sc
600 suit, the trial of which in Chicago,
in June, will be watched with interest
by all the railroad companies in the
country.
This is a suit brought by the gov
eminent on account of losses sustain
ed when a Rock Island passenger train
crashed through q bridge crossing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
SAYS TOGO KEPT S14O
Former City Attorney Defendant in
Suit by Former Client.

In Judge Garver's court Friday, a
jury heard the evidence in a case
brought by ETA G. Hagaman to re
cover a money judgment from Frank
G. Dreaming, Topeka lawyer Dren-
ming is charged with keeping $140 ali
mony which was due the woman from
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At the Novelty.

The vaudeville show to open the Nov
city theater Monday matinee, April %,
will have as a feature act LIE White, the
protean specialist. presenting his great
one act play, 1.-The Vendetta" corkinS
good dramatic feature requiring seven
characters and thirty changes. The plot
of 1.-The Vendetta is simpIe,-the old
story of a young man infatuated with
maiden-the appearance of villain VINO
tries to capture the girl, and an Italian
organ grinder who recognizes the latter
as the despoiler of his home in sunny
Italy long years before. The Italians
stiletto ends the rogue's career and the
playlet ends happily as all good playlets
do. LIE White portrays every character,
male and female, to perfection, his pow
ers of ventriloquism being in constant
play. The most striking feature of the
skit is his remarkable swift changes of
costume. Faster work in this line has
never been seen. AS an added attraction.
the Garden City Trio, comedy singing
and talking act. Kalinowski Bros, Euro
pean clever acrobats and balancers. Edna
Whistler. Kentucky's classiest singer.
Clever Clark, wire juggling equilibr1st.
New moving pictures will as usual close
the bill.
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aster will be shown at the Best We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Today Bangs Burglar Alarm"
in which a patient nearly wrecks the
inventors home is one of the features
The famous legend Of Sleepy Hollow
taken from the book of Washington
Irving, will also be one of the inter-
esting pictures. "Driftwood." a story
of Texas life is another thrilling photo
play today.
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] % AT 5THE. 6D |
II ATR'ESE

Following is the program for the
Russian Symphony orchestra. Modest
Altschuler, conductor, which will be
at the Grand opera house Thursday
evening, May 16:
Overture, ''Mignon" Thomas
Per Gynt Suite. Cries
(a) Morning.
OBJ Asa's Death
(c) Anitra's Dance.
I'D In the Halls of the Mountain
King
LaBoheme LaBonte ............ Puccini
Two movements from Symphony No. 4
Observation-Disclosures. Tschaikowsky
(a) Scherzo Pizzicato Estimate.
(b) Finale.
Intermission.
DulIS1hy SHOPlll
Mile. Lopoukowa.
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Cozy.

"rLove Is Blind is the title of one
of the films at the Coy today. 1t
tells how poor young artist falls in
love with his patroness, a wealthy
widow His landlady's daughter, Bet
ty, is in love with him, without his
knowing it. It develops that when the
artist falls heir to a fortune and de-
cides to propose that w. W., he learns
that she is already engaged, but fin
ally falls in love with Betty.
Remuneration" deals with a rich
club man who has no aim in life. How
ever through loss of oars of boat,
and unconscious from hunger and
thirst he is rescued by a lighthouse
keepers daughter The lighthouse
people, not knowing he is rich offer
him a job and he accepts it He mar
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What is a thermometer, Willie?" 81
know. It's a thing they have for measur-
ing temperance. Boston Transcript
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Aurora.

Beginning with Mondays bill the
Aurora will have an occasionally
strong bill throughout the week. The
Death" a drama, is one which appeals
to everyone.
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At the Majestic.

That delightfully."- refreshing farcical sue
cess, "Charley's Aunt" will be the offer
ing at the Majestic for the week com
mencing Monday, April %. Mr.. Orval
theater loving public one OF the most
amusing character creations that is al
most irresistible. it will be remembered
by the patrons of this popular playhouse
as one of the best liked of his many
comedy parts during this and the previous
seasons. Miss Bronaugh, in the role Of
Ella Delahoy, appears to exceptional adj
vantage and the supporting company is
most happily cast.
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Everybody read the state JournaL
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ing to another, and the resemblance
is made strikingly apparent.

The best description ever written of
1.-The Balkan Princess was a COM
parison which spoke of the play as a
.'musical Prisoner of Zenda.''
The title role-that of Princess
Stephanie-is not unlike that Of
but apart from the love affairs of the
royal ladies all similarity to the An
thony Hope story ceases.
| 1t was in London that 1.-The Balkan
| Princess was first brought to light
and that it has proven one of the most
successful musical plays on the Amer
lean stage today is due to William A.
Brady and the Messrs. Shubert. 1t is
after a run of six months at the Ca
sino theater, New York, that the orig
inal company, headed by Miss Louise
Cunning, will be heard in this city at
the Grand May IS.
"KindIing," in which Miss Margaret
Ellington is starring, is booked for
the Grand on May %. Charles Ken
yon, the author, seems to have struck
a new note in his theme as it wildly
represents a condition in every large
| city which the poorer classes are con-
| fronted with and it has aroused seri-
Gus comment and praise from literary
| and educational bodies.
The Oxford theater, formerly run
by Mr.. Campbell, has changed hands.
THE Palace Theater." Mr.. F. c..
| Smith, who is proprietor of the Tope-
ka Film exchange, has bought out Mr.
| Campbell and is going to remodel the
| theater throughout. Mr.. Smith has
| been connected with picture shows for
the past ~ years and is one of the old
est and best picture men in this part
| of the country. At am going to put
| the Palace theater on the picture show
| map said Mr.. Smith, cor know the
| reason why. 1 expect to put in
| very expensive front, one that Will
help this particular part of town and
| expect to put in two arc lights, in 9TH
| err words to make the place a blaze
| of light. I won't take a back seat for
| any one
The change in management was
shown by the crowds which attended
Thursday and Friday to see THE
Blazed Trail" The theater was packed
both nights. Mr.. Smith also is for
Law of the North which is featured
| Monday and Tuesday gives very ap-
pealing story with the mounted police
| of Canada as a background. Comedy
| will also be shown, in which a butler
| and a maid have some exciting laugh
able experiences. The scenic film is
one depicting Central park, New
York, in winter and is very pictur-
| esque, besides showing the animals in
singer, Fern Snyder. who. by the way,
| is a Topeka product. All his pictures
have never been seen in Topeka be-
fore as it as all brand new stock.
Mr.. Smith has also been able to Sc
cure for Monday and Tuesday, the spe-
cial Titanic Disaster" feature.
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WANTED - Experienced hardware
man from 25 to So years old to
corporation, located in North Dakota,
county seat town, handling hardware,
harness and furniture; must be sober
and industrious, and will have to buy
from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of stock
in corporation; will buy back stock
at end Of year If not entirely salts
fed; give at least five good references,
state salary expected and how soon
you could come; no trades consider
ed; do not answer unless you have
the cash, and lean business. Adj
dress 2S6, Forum.
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NORTH DAKOTA N

LAND FOR sALE-At a bargain,
forty acres high class farm land,
u~nimproved, about ten miles north Of
the main line Northern Pacific, near
Medina, surrounded by farms under
cultivation. A bargain for someone.
Address Box 76. Fargo, N. D.. for price
and terms.
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MISCELLANEOUS

COMMERCIAL pen and ink drawings
for letter heads and Illustrations for
reproduction drawn TO your order;
state your ideas ana purpose for which
cut Ii to be used and viii submit
sketches for your a~pprovals prices
right. Call. phone or write. Forum
Advertising Dept.
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SUMMER
FoR ILL.

FOR RENT-Store building, brick, SIS
x76, cement basement, light and
heating system. warerooxn. on house,
all necessary fixtures, very desirable
location in Red river valley on main
line N. r. Address 25s, care Forum
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pooL AND glLLlAaD rAgLEs.

POOL AND BlLLiARD tables; large
stock of new and secondhand biz
lizard and pool tables: aiso bar fixtures,
show cases. tables, chairs and refrtS-
orators: time payments. Write for
catalogue. Merle & Heaney Manu-
featuring Co, 521-Ez3 Third HtreeE
aQSths MsnneanoN@e
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statesmen WANTED.

SALESMAN with experience selling
sheet metals, pipe and trough. tin
plate and ceilings, for Montana, North
and South Dakota. and Minnesota, by
manufacturer and jobber; state age,
experience, reference and salary re-
CURED; men of proven worth in
selling these lines will be given prefer
ence. Address 800, care Forum.
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80 wANTED-FEMALE.

SEWING GIRLS wanted. Miss Krog-
stad, il Pioneer Life building.
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CHANCES.
SAT- saw it in The Forum" 80.

FOR SALE-Two-chair barber shop;
good location; will sell cheap. Ad-
dress 900, care Forum.
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WANTEB-Young lady for training.
Norgaard hospital. 1905 Fifth avenue
south.
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ARKANSAS LAND.

ARKANSAS FARMING land, $40 acre
up; big crops fruit and corn; ideal
stock raising. Timber land S15 acre
up. List free. Hubert Hall, Waldron,