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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
Aurora.

1.-THE Redemption of Red Rube-" An
outlaw is pursued after shooting sher-
iff in the arm The outlaw finds the
sheriffs child which has been abandon
ed by its Indian abductor. Although
h, risks lynching by return to civiliza-
ton, he brings the little one back home.
The child intercedes for him as the
Iynchers are placing the rope about his
neck.
1.-THE Shepherds Flute" A mount
aineer enchants rich girl visiting the
mountains by his playing on the flute.
The girl goes back home and forgets
about the boy. but he does not. He goes
to the city to hunt for her. While there
he becomes famous through his playing
meets the girl in time to save her from
the fate of becoming a foreign noble
mans wife, and marries her. THE
Part he Servant Played" is another
strong dramatic feature film.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
DO NOT LIKE IT
Commercial Club Criticises Ac-
ton of Commissioners
In Matter of White Way Con-
tract Let Out of Town Firm.

Secretary 7. Will Kelley of the
commercial club in an interview takes
slap at the group of taxpayers and
members of the city board of com
mlssioners who are responsible for let
ting the contract for East Fourth
street white way poles to an out of
town firm in order to save a few paltry
dollars.
1.-The action of the committee of
taxpayers and the commissioners who
voted for the installation of the King
Manufacturing Co.'S white way poles
on East Forth street instead of a pole
said Mr.. Kelley, "is a direct rebuke
at the work of the Commercial club
through its officers in the past year.
THE Comm club has been
spending time and money to instlil
into the minds of the people of. To-
peka that Topeka institutions can and
do make as good goods in respective
lines as can be made anywhere else.
Topeka has two foundries that had
bids in together with very good de-
signs. Both came under the estimate
of the city engineer. If this same
course is to be pursued by the citizens
and the city commissioners it is abso-
lutely useless for the Commercial club
to attempt to build up industries in To-
peka.
1t Is Common Practice.
"It has been a common practice not
only of the city at large, but of indi-
V1QQalS, TO go OulSlue the city 10 guy
things used in everyday business. thus
taking out of the pockets of the To-
peka workmen and the businessmen
who live off the Topeka workmen
money that should be left here.
"a few days ago my attention was
called to the fact that leading financial
institutions have all of their lithograph
work and a great deal of their print.
ing done outside. Topeka is one of
the greatest printing centers in the
entire country. Thousands of people
are employed i'll this industry; yet it
seems that they cannot interest the
local purchasers of goods.
cit is certainly discouraging, to say
the least to try to make an organ1za-
ton such as the Commercial CLUB pop
ular as an advocate of patronizing
home Industries when such action is
taken as was the case when few
taxpayers and city commissioners a1o
should be selected
Tt will be remembered that MAYOR
]. b. Billiard and Commissioner f.. y
Stotts voted against the foreign poles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
For So Years Kansan Has
Found Comfort in Tobacco.
Aged 81, Fears Tt Injuries His
Health.
He WANTS TO FIND CHILD
Girl Born While He Was Seek
ing Indians.
Vaccinated Indians but Left Be-
fore Soreness Resulted.

Canton, Kan, July 27.-F'or IS long
years DR.. ]. A. Hedinger, of this city,
has found comfort and happiness IN
the cares of My Lady Nicotine. But
fections and his first love is cast
aside for Ambition. The use of tobac.
co has been sacrificed as result or
his desire to live 100 years.
Looking back upon 81 years hlleo
with life as few men are allowed tc
see it Dr. Hedinger wants to reacn
the century mark. He has lately de-
cided that the use of tobacco lessenec
mis- chances to reach the 100 year line
To him that meant that tobacco must
be cast aside. AS a result he will DEM
onStrate whether habit or amb1tlon Is
the ruling passion. Beside, ne con-
fesses some curiosity as to whether OF
not he will be able to stop the use oil
the weed.
Few indeed are the Kansans who
have seen life as it was given Dr.
Hedinger to see it. His mind is clear
and he recalls every detail OF countess
adventures in what is now the central
west but which was then beyond
Gods Jurisdiction" And while he Is
fighting the habit which brought him
comfort for so many years he IS trJ-
ing to locate a child born in Kansas
in 1864.
At the time the child was born (the
doctor believes it was Crib. he was
at the head of a body of IL cavalry
men of the Second Colorado regiment
seeking a band of Indians who were
being rapidly killed by smallpox. he
had camped that night near the juno
ton of two Kansas streams where now
stands Arkansas City. After making
camp he found a small log house near
by and Daniel Slime, the owner, al
lowed the soldiers to get water from
his well. Later the camp was moved
nearer the cabin
Sometime after midnight DR.. Hedin-
ger was awakened by man scratching
on the tent flap. He inquired what
was wanted and was told that Slime.
his host the evening previous, wanted
him. Dressing he hurried to the house
in time to act as usher to the stork
And it is to find the girl born that
night that the old physician is working
in his declining years.
Next morning Slime told the doctor
he had no money with which to pay
for his services but going to the loft
Of his barn produced one of the best
buffalo robes Hedinger had ever seen.
He insisted on making Hedinger pres
emit of the robe.
After several days travel Hedinger
found the Indians who belonged to the
Sac and Fox tribe. They were in a
rrightful condition. Smallpox had
claimed many victims and evidently
was to claim many more. When the
white men promised immunity from
the scourge they were almost worship
ped. The red men readily consented to
nave their arms scratched.
The soldiers didn't wait to see the
result of the vaccination. They didn't
Indians began to develop sore arms.
So they put back for Fort Leaven-
worth where their command was To-
Gated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
RAILROAD NEWS
A S5,OOO,OOO Rail Experiment
Shop Is Planned.
Station to Try Out Car and
Locomotive Construction.
ARE INTERESTED IN IT
Rail Lines Appoint Committee
to Look Into 1t.
Other Items of Interest in the
Traffic World.
ARE INTERESTED IN IT

Chicago, July GA $5,00o.o00 ex-
pertinent station to try out the best
methods of car and locomotive con-
struction and to show the way if pos
sible to eliminate an estimated daily
waste of $1,000,000 in car shops was
advocated by w. 7. Gale in an ad-
dress before the convention of the IN
ternational Railway General Fore
mans association.
Mr.. Gale is demonstration for the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
His subject was specialization in rail-
way shops and the application of the
principles of scientific management TO
American railroads.
1.-The idea suggested said Mr..
Gale, would have for its foundation
the joint establishment and equip
ment of cooperative experiment
station, shops, etc, at an estimated
output of perhaps $5,000,OO0 for ma
chinery, tools and supplies, with an
annual appropriation of some $1,000
600 for running expenses;
The plan suggested has arouseo
consid BILE interest among officials
and shops, and it would seem that, In
order to try out to satisfactory con
clusion the greatest efficiency OF the
project a committee consisting OF at
least one practical representative or
every first class railroad should be
selected together with the proper rep
resentation of the national government
and the originators of the scheme:
These men, with the proper kind OF
materials and facilities, could demon
strate the practicability of the plan.
1.-The plan also deals with the estab-
fishing of right relations between en-
ployers and employees. These, with
GOOD anagement, are important FAC
fors in the amount of work the en-
nloyer receives from his employees.
1--WE are also taught that scientific
MANAGEMENT does not necessarily. mean
that standard method or system is to
be followed, irrespective of conditions,
but it is a principle that may be APP
piled in a great variety of ways, so long
as the basis ideas are not departed
from"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
GRADUAL STOP AIRBRAKE HOSE
New Appliance, Nonbreakable. to Avoid
Serious Freight Wrecks.

Norwalk, o., July 27.-The New
York Central Lines -ast night expert
mented with a new airbrake nose
through which it hopes to avoid seri-
Gus accidents by the hose breaking and
wrecking freight trains. The apph-
ance consists of the usual hose connec-
lions with a flexible inner tube with
eyelets through which the air is al
lowed to escape slowly. allowing the
trains to be brought to gradual stop.
The appliance was tried on local pas
senger train between this city ana
Cleveland after the completion of the
regular run. The first experiment
worked perfectly, but on a second trip
the experts in securing the hose or
outer tube punctured the inner tube,
standing everything n end. No dam
age was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
Be A BIG One.
j. L. Lee Is Enthusiastic Over Draft
Horse Exhibit for State Fair.


That Topeka will have the greatest
ever held in the west is the opinion of
J. l.. Lee, of Harveyville, Kan, super
intendent of the draft horse depart
ment of the Kansas State Fair asso-
citation.
IF you wish to do so you may in
form your readers that Topeka will
have the greatest draft horse show
ever held in the west writes Super
intendent Lee. Entries are coming
to me every day or two asking me to
hold from six to twenty-five stalls.
never made the Kansas State fair of
Topeka, before will be with US this
year with large exhibits.
II made a trip through Illinois to
see the different horse men, and they
all speak well of the Kansas State
fair of Topeka, Kan.
THE outlook is great for a big
show and a great fair, and with the
crop prospects we have in Kansas I
hold the people. The fair is being adj
vertised stronger and better than ever
before in the way of fans, posters, bill
boards, newspapers and auto remnants;
all of them will do great work in keep
ing it before the people.
ANY time you can say a good word
for the fair helps Topeka, and also
helps your paper.
1--WE have added several hundred
horses and have also added a beauti-
full lot of trophy cups for specials that
were given by the Topeka Jewelry
stores.
Look out for bumper fair in
1912"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
ROCK ISLAND INTO EFT. SMITH.
Subieco Line Is Purchased and Exten-
sion Will BE Built.

Fort Smith, Ark. July 27.-The sale
OF the Fort Smith. Subiaco and Eastern
Railway to the Rock Island will be an
nCunced within a few days, according
to a statement made here today Ne
gotiations which have been pending for
several weeks, have reached SUCH a
sta ge as to insure their consumma ton.
The Subiaco road runs from Paris to
Subiaco via Scranton Recently both
the Subiaco and Rock Island made sur
veys to DardenelIe to connect with the
Rock Island at that place. AS soon as
the road is sold the extension to Darda-
nellie will be built by the Rock Island
which will enter this city over the Ak
kansas Central tracks connecting at
Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
BUSINESS BOOMING.
Not a Discordant Note in the Weeks
Trade Report.

New York, July 27.-Bradstreet's
says:
This weeks reports furnish verit-
able budget of good news. Practical
ly every crop prospect pleases, cur
rent trade is of seasonable volume,
buying for fall and beyond is expand
ing, the iron and steel industry is
oversold, labor is scarce, the railroads
are preparing for a heavy traffic in
the autumn, gross earnings are i'm
proving; just now no one seems to be
much concerned about political mat
tiers and although retail dealers have
to cut profits in order to move
stocks, business has been stimulated.
Expansion in trade is most visible in
the northwest and sections adjacent
thereto.
Print cloths are firm with staple
goods showing activity. Deliveries of
dress goods and mems wear are so
far behind as to cause clothing manu-
facturers some concern and mill
agents reserve the right to advance
prices at any time. In the knit goods
and hosiery line, business for next
spring is expanding.
Railroad buying of cars is more lib
eral Pig iron is higher and in the
west it is more active.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending July rs
were 252 against 2S3 last week, 241
in the like week of 1911, 200 in 1910,
Wheat, including flour, exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week ending July %, aggre-
gate 2,O56,95S bushels against 1884,
456 last week and 2, 514, 204 this week
last year. Corn exports for the week
are 99,262 bushels as against 44,594
last week and 35O,O9S in 1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
RAILROADS HUNT HARvEsTERs.
Great Northern Says $4,000 Men Are
Needed in Northwest.

Railroads in the northwest are taxin e
decided action in an effort to bring in
to their territory sufficient labor to
take care of the harvests. Assured of
what they believe will be one of the
greatest crops they ever have been call
ed upon to move, the problem confront
ing them as much as the farmers,
whose grain is to be garnered, is how to
get into the fields the immense number
of men necessary to do this work.
The Great Northern railway. through
its immigration department has made
a complete canvass of the situation
throughout its immense grain-produc-
ing territory and estimates that
twenty-five thousand men will be
wanted in the Northwest to harvest the
crop The statistics gathered have
ben tabulated, showing towns where
help is to be conferred, the estimated
wages to be paid per day with board
and the date on which the harvest viii
commence.
This information has been embodied
in an appeal which the road is sending
out to every city of more than $4,000
inha bitants throughout the central
West anC the East.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
NEW UNION PACIFIC BRANCH.
Short Cont West From Kansas City Is
Roads Plan.

Lincoln, Neb.. July 27.-The Union
Pa .ific railroad will build branch
line from Hastings to Gibbon. How
soon work will begin and when the
line will be completed are facts UNI
known at the present time What is
known is that the company contem-
plated constructing the branch road
in the name of the Grand Island COM
pany, and that the recent accounting
and receivership suit brought by mi
nority stockholders of the Grand
Island road stopped execution of this
plan. Now the officials of the Union
Pacific have organized new company
TO be known as the Hastings & North
western, to build his bit of road.
When constructed the line will be used
as the tap of the main line of the
Union Pacific with the Grand Island,
giving a short cut to the west from
Kansas City, and a better routing for
freight, via the junction at Gibbon. a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27

left Ostend before the robbery was
committed.
The Scotland Yards officials say
the person robbed at Ostend was a
russian princess. who was staying at
the Grand Palace hotel. Their story
is that the princess, who possessed
Jewelry worth $28O,000, was followed
from Russia by a gang of thieves who
engaged an adjoining room and en-
tered her apartments during her abb
sence. They secured a case contain
ing jewels valued at $4,000 but over
looked a larger case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
PRESIDENT TAFT FAvoRs 1T.
Agrees With Railways in sSee-Amer-
ica-Ffrst' Campaign.

Chicago, July 27.-President Taft
has signif1ed his interest in the See
America First association, organized
recently by the railroads. At a meet
ing of the association a letter from the
president was read in which he said
referring to the coming mass meeting
of the body:
81 should think that a convention
or an exposition for the purpose of
educating Americans to the glortes of
their own country, oh as you speak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
sTENoGRAPHER TO VICE PRES
In Ten Years w. A. Webb of Katy Has
Made RaDid Rise

Denver July Eft is reported here
that W. A Webb, formerly assistant to
A D. Parker, vice president of the
Colorado & Southern railroad has
been made vice president and general
manager of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, a part of the Hawley system
Ten years ago he began railroading on
the Colorado & South ern in Denver as
stenographer to Receiver Frank Trum-
bull
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
Hanson sues for Fees.

Lindsborg. Kan, July 27.-Attorney
John F. Hanson of this city, who has
become famous and known over the
state on account of his many suits, has
filed another suit in the district court,
of Mcpherson county, asking that the
court reverse a former judgment and
that he be allowed attorneys fees for
$3.50. This is for the time and expense
during the time he acted as his own
attorney in the insanity trial before
Probate Judge Walker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27

of in your letter to me. would be high
ly desirable.
81 am glad to say that, should it be
possible for me to be present at the
opening of the convention, I shall be
glad to do so. Should it be within my
legal power to aid the convention by
the cooperation of the government
departments, L will do what can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
Good Oats Crop Expected.

Lindsborg, Kan, July 27.-McPherson
county has raised a bumper crop Of
oats this summer. Some oats were
sown in the wheat fields this spring and
every farmer will have from one to ten
thousand bushels and a fine lot of
bright straw for feed. The crops now
growing are doing nicely, but good
soaking rain is needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
POLE BREAKS: roy browns.
Boat Capsizes With Son of Bonner
Springs Farmer.

Kansas City, July PA pleasure
boat capsized Thursday near Kansas
City and Allen Vier, IA years old, son of
H T. Vier, a farmer who lives near
Bonner Springs was drowned Thomas
Chaplin, who was with the boy tried
to save him with a pole, but it broke
under the weight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
KID MCCOY IS HELD.
American Fighter Charged With
Theft of Jewels.

London, July 27.-According to
Scotland Yards authorities, kid
Mccoy, the American boxer, who was
arrested here today, is suspected of
being implicated in jewelry robbery
at the Grand Palace hotel Ostend
They admit, however, that the only
evidence against him thus far is that
Mccoy has been seen in the company
of suspects. McCoy's friends say he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
Santa Ee car I.oadings.

In the week ending July 20 the
Santa Fe handled 2O,565 cars on the
system rails. or 3,126 more than year
ago. OF cars received from foreign
connections there were 1852, an in
crease of 4S4 making a total of 24,917
cars handled for the week, in com
parison with 21,3o7 last year. This is
an increase of $3.50 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27

-R. V. Lesson RepubicanaCandidate forARepresen-
tative from the Saith District Comprising the End,
Bird and 4th Wards of the Cityrof Topeka
favor of rigid antipooling law relatingsto
public contracts
will support fee and salaryabl for alspublic Of
ficias
I for thorough business methods in alHAdepart-
of municipal and state and opposed
to useless offices and boards to political debts.
will support a measure giving closer cooperation
between counties and cities for thepurposessof equal
izing taxation.
will favor measure placing all'the counties of
the state under uniform government for thetpurpose
of economy in administration.
I in favor of looking to theAimpuOVe-
ent of the public highways by drag roads, rock and
gravel roads and permanent bridges well assthe in
tellgent supervision of same.
1 am favor of raising the widows and childrens
exemption of the inheritance tax law.
I am committed the policy of Home Rule ''This
is a fundamental principle of government. If
selected the Representative of the people of the
District will be the of the people of this
district. .yi try to know the will of my consttu-
ents and do all in my power and to the best of my
ability to vote in accordance with their wishes
r. " Lesson.
Oil HuntOon Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
Bank ClearIngs.

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending July %, shows an aggre-
gate of 49, S25 1886 900 as against So 1853, $50 00G
last week and s., 953. 93S 900 in the CORE
spending week last year. The following is
list of the cities: Pct. Pct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27

Everybody read the State Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
POLICE WITH THEM.
But We Won't Rely on Thin In.
tirely," Says Mr.. Doolev.

II wisht me Uncle Mike was alive. How
he'd inj'ye it! He'd be over there now
dhrillin' tn boys says 'tMr Dooley" in
his article ''On the Orange Revolution
in the special feature section of The Sun
day Star. ''He always said he got more
good out iv fightin an Orangeman thin
wanoiv tn right sort, because he niver
felt sorry FIR it tn day a.ther. TIL only
regret he'd have about tn prisint ruction
is that he'd have tn polls on his side.
He wudden't like that much, an it might
make him lukewarm. But / don't mind
1t at all.
''Fr five hundred years, more or less,
ye an me. Hinnissy, have had tn mer-
cinary polls an sojers tai<in' hand
again us in our neighborly rows. an now
thin Splindid bodies Nv men ARE goin'
to be with us. Think Nv it. me boy! We
won't rely on thin intirely. dye mind
We're goin' to have some fun out iv this
triumph afther five cinchries iv oppris-
sion. Twill be with US as it was with
thin whin they had tn right.
First throw tn rock an thin say:
Officer, in tn name iv tn knight may
choke me, but I'll say it If it's only f'r
tn Observation-Disclosures, in the name iv
tn king. arrest that man! His father
dhropped a monkey wrench on me I'M
cle's head in tn year forty-two. Won't
he go quietly? I'll help We. Come, me
good fellow. Ye won't? Thin, Sanderson.
take that, an that an also theseI 1t
makes me young man again to think Nv
ffp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Hospital Cares for Fifty-One.

The hospital took care of fifty-one in
jured persons yesterday, of whom twenty
were discharged before pm. 1t is ex-
pected that at least dozen more will
be sent away today. Nurses from Har-
risburg, Altoona and Tyrone are assist
ing the local nurses in caring for the
injured. All the physicians in this Sec
ton have also volunteered their services
but they are not needed. -: -z..,, s..sz
Hundreds of persons visited the scene
Of the wreck today. The heavy steel
cars still lie On their side on the river
bank. Railroad men from all over the
state and from railroads in other states
are inspecting the wreckage.
The Pennsylvania Limited embodied all
the latest ideas for safety in the equip
ment of the steel cars. Railroad men
declare that it was due to the construc-
ton of the steel cars that many lives
were saved. An ordinary train Of the
old style construction running fifty
miles an hour and stopping suddenly
must necessarily have gone to pieces.
In such an event, dozens would have
been killed.
The Pennsylvania railroad and the
state railroad commission are carrying
on investigations,