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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
Promotion of w. e. Lawson
of the Santa Fe.
Accepts Position With C. i. &
l.. as Chief Claim Agent.
C. D. HART SUCCEEDS HIM
Santa Fe Pushing Double Track
to Coast.
Oil Improves ROadbed on Kan
SaS Line.

W. z. Lawson, at present chief
clerk of the freight claim department
under H. c. Pribble, freight claim
auditor of the Santa Fe, will sever his
connection with that railway May 81
to accept the position of freight claim
agent of the Chicago. Indianapolis &
Louisville railway, with headquarters
at Chicago.
Mr.. Lawson came to the Santa Fe
as head loss and damage investigator
in the freight department in June,
1908, from which position he was later
promoted to be chief clerk He is very
popular with his associates in the
Santa Fe offices, and all of his friends
will be glad to learn of this well de-
served recognition of his attainments
as a freight claim man, much as they
regret to see him leave Topeka.
Mr.. Lawson will be succeeded as
chief clerk by Clinton DeLosS Hart,
and Mr.. Hart will be succeeded as
head loss and damage investigator by
John W. Harper. These moves will be
followed by numerous other moves in
the freight claim department, which
will bring joy by way of the promotion
route to a lot of the boys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
SOME RAILWAY EXPENDITURES.
Amount Invested by Carriers $3.50 Per
Capita.

As there are 9O,OOO.00O persons in
the United States and 100000 miles
of railway line, it follows that every
mile of railway meets the needs of
about 375 persons. AS the capitaliza-
ton of the railways of the United
States averages about $4,000 a mile,
it appears that the railway companies
have made an investment of about
$4,000 to meet the transportation
needs of every 375 persons, which is
equivalent to an investment of about
$50 to meet the transportation needs
of every man, woman and child in the
United States
The freight trains of the United
States move for the 100000 inhab
itants of the country very nearly ev-
erything that they eat and wear, the
materials of which their build
ings are constructed, the arti-
cles with which they are furnished
and the various things of use. AS
there are over two million freight cars
in the United States, it follows that,
roughly speaking, one freight car is
required to supply the needs of every
forty-five persons. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
MAKES RHEUMATISM
PROMPTLY DISAPPEAR
Chronic, Crippled-up Sufferers
Find Relief After Few Doses
of New Remedy Are
Taken

1t is needless to suffer any longer
with rheumatism, and be all crippled
up. and bent out of shape with its
heart-wrenching pains, when you can
surely avoid it.
Rheumatism comes from weak, mac
tive kidneys, that fail to filter from
the blood, the poisonous waste matter
and uric acid; and 1t is useless to rub
on nniments or take ordinary remedies
to relieve the pain. This only pro-
longs the misery and can't possibly
cure you.
to remove the cause. The new dis
coyery, Croxone, does this because It
neutralizes and dissolves all the pois-
onous substances and uric acid that
lodge in the joints and muscles, to
scratch and irritate and cause rheu-
ems the stopped-up, inactive kidneys,
so they can filter all the poison from
the blood, and drive 1t on and out of
the system.
Crozone is the most wonderful medi-
cine ever made for curing chronic
rheumatism, kidney troubles. and blad-
der disorders. You will find it different
from all other remedies. There Is
nothing else on earth like it. 1t mat
tiers not how old you are, or how long
you have suffered, it is practically i'm
possible to take it into the human sys-
tenn without results You VIII 11nd re-
lief from the first few doses, and you
will be surprised how quickly all your
misery and suffering will end
An original package Of Croxone costs
but a trif1e at any first-class drug
store. All druggists are authorized to
sell It on a positive money-back guar
antee. Three doses a day for a few
days is often all that is ever needed to
cure the worst backache or overcome
urinary disorders.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
SCHOOL PATRONS TANGLE.
Forces Divided at Buclxlin - Courts
May Settle Dispute.

irons here may bring a mandamus
suit against the school board and Sc
cure the removal of the members. c.
D. Jennings opposed Mr.. James, who
was formerly clerk of the board, at
the last election and was defeated
James later resigned and the board
appointed Jennings to fill his place.
This angered the former opponents of
Jennings, the James supporters. The
climax came when the board refused
to levy sinking fund tax to pay for
the new school building here James
supporters blame Jennings. The mat
ter of a mandamus suit has been
placed in charge of a committee of
patrons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
Give THEIR IDEAS
Kansas Women Anxious for
State to Know Wants.
Good Citizenship League
Adopts Resolution.

Lawrence Kan, May 2S-"Kansas
women, having full suffrage, now are
what they are interested" said Helen
n. Eaker, state secretary, at the meet
ing of the Kansas Good Citizenship
league, which is a reorganization of
ISOLATION. The declarations of the
women were made plain. They want
chiefly to secure the enactment of
laws in the interest of the home and
the children.
A set of resolutions adopted follow:
THAT the women Of Kansas should
work and vote together for the follow
ing propositions:
''To promote the welfare of moth
ers, widows and children who are
without sufficient means of support.
That we demand the enforcement
of the prohibitory law, the anti-cigar-
cite law and all laws for the suppress
sion of vice.
''That we regret that the legislature
failed to enact into a law the house
bill requiring applicants for marriage
to pass a mental and physical ex-
animation before a certificate of mar
riagc can be issued.
THAT there should be women physi-
clans in all our eleemosynary state in
stitutions where women and children
can be cared for and that it is espe-
cially desirable that a woman phys1-
clan should be in the receiving ward
in all such institutions where a phys
zeal examination is required for adj
mission.
THAT we heartily approve of a
mothers pension law and pledge our
best efforts to secure the same.
THAT we go on record protesting
vigorously against the statue of ex-
Governor Click in statuary hall in
Washington and that the press be
given a copy of this resolution.
'"That we commend the work of the
travelling libraries in sending books to
every part of the state and that we
are opposed to any curtailment of the
appropriations of this department. We
recommend that the book appropria-
ton cut down by the last legislature
be replaced to the amount of the 1911
legislature.
'"That this meeting urges the senate
committee on woman suffrage to make
favorable report Immediately on SEN
ate joint resolution No. 1 proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States extending suffrage to
women.
THAT we believe the boys and girls
of Kansas are entitled to the best of
education from the common schools
to the highest institution of learning.
We regret the fact that financial in
ability has compelled our state to lose
the service of some of the greatest and
best teachers. We call upon the board
of managemen to use every means in
their power and every dollar in their
control to maintain the highest stand
ard possible in our state institutions
and thus give our boys and girls the
greatest opportunities"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
ALFALFA CROP IMPROVES.
Greeley County Raisers Take Figures
and Learn Facts.

Tribune, Kan, May 2s.-J. w. Rob
inson, one of the big Greeley county
alfalfa raisers, believes the alfalfa
crop this year will exceed that of last
season To support his contention he
has placed on display here samples of
last years harvest taken at the time
OF the first cutting and samples of this
year just cut from the fields, with the
first cutting two weeks off. Last
years samples measure 29 inches; this
seasons p inches. He believes the
plan will reach So inches before the
first cutting this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
Commencement at GoodIand.

Goodland, Kan, May 2S.-The Sher-
man county high school graduated a
class of fourteen, the largest class yet.
Following are the members of the
class: Ruby Evelyn C1aXton, Mabel
Sherrod, Gwendolen Glasgow, Lois
Amelia Murphy, Audrey Sarah john
son, Mary Mona Stewart, Opal Alice
Piper, Ida Katheryn Derby, Mamie
Frances Sherrod, Helen Bowman,
A1zuma Reed, Emerson Ralph Tegt-
meyer, Frank Wesley Millisack and
George Albert Thompson. Rev. Chas.
Finch of Topeka gave the commence
ment address which was an eloquent
and inspiring one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
MORE FULL CREW BILL TALK
Chicago Paper says Organized Labor
Should Drop 1t.

The Chicago Tribune stated edito
rally in a recent issue that the So
called full crew bill, agitated in several
states, is essentially harmful legisla-
ton. 1.-The public as well as train
men, the Tribune says, "are inter
ested in having enough men in service
on all trains. There will be ample
support for that. But the full crew
bill is the wrong way to insure it. 1t
is a measure bad in principle and it
will be bad in practice. 1t will dis
credit regulation of public utilities and
establish a wrong precedent for regu-
latory legislation. 1t should be dropped
by organized labor and the influence
misdirected on it's behalf turned into
better channels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
FIND NEW WATER LEVEL.
Scott City Farmers Encouraged With
Irrigation Prospects.

Scott City, Kan, May 2S.-An mex
haustible supply of water was struck
on the George Spangler ranch near
here at a depth of 81 feet in drilling
a pumping irrigation well. The well
was sunk 90 feet further in profuse
water bearing strata, 81 feet of which
was coarse gravel. When the gravel
was reached the water level raised to
within Is feet of the surface. The
we'll is thought to be one of the best
for individual pumping plants in this
section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28

gers. The roadbed has been oiled to
prevent dust, and to keep down the
weeds. Only one coat of oil has been
put on. but that is sufficient to prevent
dust The roadbed is as free from dust
as a street after a rain Two more
coats of oil will be put on this year.
After that one coat a year will be suf-
fcient. The oil is sprayed on from a
car especially designed for that pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28

gives Immediate relief for sore bunions,
sweaty, smelly and aching feet. A
twenty-five cent box of Calocide is said to
be sufficient to cure the worst feet 1t
works through the pores and removes the
cause of the trouble. Don't waste time on
uncertain remedies. Any druggist has
Calocide compound in stock or he can get
it in few hours from his wholesale
house. It is not patent medicine but Is
an ethical preparation.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
FARMERS IN STAFFORD COUNTY.
Reports Show But One-Third of Pop
ulation in Cities.

st. John, Kan, May 2S.-Compila-
tions of assessors reports just complet-
ed in the Stafford county clerks office
show a total population for the county
of 11.752. OF this number 7,463 peo-
pie reside in the rural districts. while
4,269 live in the four incorporated
towns of the county. St. John leads
with population of 1,769; Stafford,
second, with 1,574; Macksville, third,
with $50, and Hudson, fourth. with
237. ST. John gained 100 in popula-
ton during the past year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
DOUBLE TRACK TO COAST.
Santa F'e Pushing Work West of Al
buquerQue. n. Nj.

The Santa Fe railway is pushing its
double track work rapidly west of AL
buquerque. The company's plan is to
have a two track railroad from Chi
cago to the Pacific coast in time for
the Panama exposition. The two
tracks now run side by side from Chi
cago TO Newton, a distance of 654
miles. From Newton the lines divide,
one going by way of Colorado, the
other by way of the Panhandle of
Texas, coming together at Rio Puerco,
n. M, near Albuquerque, a distance of
753 miles. More than 500 miles
of double track construction on
the coast line already has been COM
pleted, and with good luck the job will
be finished by January 1, 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
SURVEYS LAND FOR TAXES.
Edwards Will Put Thousands of Acres
on County Tax Lists.

Kinsley, Kan, May 2S.-County
Surveyor Roberts has been busy for
several weeks plating the made or
accredited land along the Arkansas
river in Edwards county and is now
but half through. The work is being
prosecuted in accordance with a law
passed by the last legislature. the OBJ
ject of which is to bring thousands
of acres of this valuable Land into the
tax rolls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
stockton Harmony Delegates.

Stockton, Kan, May 2S.-A mass
meeting was held here and the follow
ing delegates were elected to attend
the harmony meeting June 8: J. H.
Miller, P. D. Scott, A. L. Bonebrake,
c. R. Neal, R. T. Gump, c. J. Brod-
erick, Frank Dorr, w. r. Powell, F.
G. Ziegler, l.. L. Marshall, Mrs. c. w.
Smith and Mrs. J. L. Parrish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28

this for full fifteen
minutes, gently
rub bling t h e sore
parts" The effect
is really wonder
full. All soreness
goes instantly; the
feet feel SO good
you could sing for
j o y. COrnS a n d
callouses C a n be
peeled right off. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
MASONs TO DENVER.
Dodge City Members Arrange for
Special Car.

Dodge City, Kan, May 2S.-Dick
Evans, a leading Mason here, has
made arrangement for a special car
to go to the national conclave in Dem
yer in August. The car will be at
tached to the grand commanders spe-
cIal train when it stops here for sup
per August 10. 1t will be parked in
the Denver yards for the Dodge dele
cation to use as sleeping quarters, as
1t is feared Denver hotels will be
crowded. A large delegation of Knights
Templars is planning to attend the
Denver Celebration from here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
MISSOURI PACIFIC BUILDING.
Extension From Iuka to Olcott and
Pratt.

Pratt, Kan, May 2s.-Work is now
in progress on the Missouri Pacific
extension from Iuka to Pratt. The
new road will connect this point with
the branch from Iuka to Olcott and
give the Missouri Pacific direct route
over the Larned-Conway Springs
branch, via Conway Springs to Wich-
tia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
BACK TO OLD SOD.
Peter Metcalf of Smith Center to Visit
Childhood Scenes in England.

Smith Center, Kan, May 2S.-Peter
Metcalf, for twenty years resident of
Smith county, left yesterday for his
old home in England, where he will
visit the scenes of his childhood for
several months. 1t has been 60 years
since Mr.. Metcalf left his boyhood
home, and he hardly expects to find
many familiar objects
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
ST. JOHN POLITICIAN DEAD.
r. B. Gates, Kansas Pioneer, Sue
cumbS in Nevada, Mo.

ST. John, Kan, May 2s.-Word has
been received here of the death at
Nevada, Mo. of R. B. Gates, one of
the early pioneers of this city. Mr..
Gates was a leader in Stafford county
politics during the early days. having
been n delegate to every Republican
convention held in the county for over
veteran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
DON'T NEED HELP NOW.
Smith Center Once Sought Aid-Now
Can Return Favor.

Smith Center, Kan, May 2S.-Twen-
ty years ago the more fortunate peo-
pie of the east were shipping aid to
the sufferers in this county. This year
the county assessor found in the coun-
ty $40 automobiles, practically all of
which are owned by farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
PUT TRIBUNE ON MAP.
Citizens Preparing for Auto Transcon
tinental Drive.

Tribune, Kan, May 2s.-Because
they want the ocean-to-ocean auto
travel to come this way that "the
world may know Tribune is on the
map" boosters and road enthusiasts
here are planning to build two bridges
on the most travelled road east of this
city. 1t is probable the bridges will
be built by donation without asking
the county commissioners for help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
SOLDIER SHOOTS SELF.
Dependent When Reduced From
Sergeant to Ranks.

Leavenworth. Kan, May 2S.-David
Boring, a private in Troop E, Fiji
teenth cavalry, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a pistol on the
street here.
the rank of sergeant for an alleged in
fringement of army regulations and
this made him respondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
AGED GLOBE TROTTER,
Tom TAFT Thompson on Way From
Pacific to Iowa

Smith Center, Kan, May 2S.-With
his long gray hair hanging about his
shoulders and carrying small pack
of clothes on the end of a staff, an old
man giving the name of Tom TAFT
Thompson passed through here, claim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28

ing to be walking from California on
a wager of $1,000. He wore a Mexican
som orero and attracted a good deal of
attention on account of his peculiar
actions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
Gives Quickest and Surest
Cure For All Sore Feet

The following is absolutely the surest
and quickest cure known to science for
spoonfuls of Calocide compound in
basin of warm water. Soak the feet in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
OIL KEEPS OUT DUST AND WEEDS
High Glass Roadbed From Kinsley to
Hutchinson.

HutCh1nSOn.
People who travel on the main line
of the Santa Fe railway from Kinsley
to Hutchinson are greatly pleased with
the latest improvement made for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-28
Around the World
On A Drop Of Oil!

Did you ever stop and think
what a wonderful little piece OF
mechanism a good watch is?
stance One mile of this wire
weighs less than half a pound.
The balance wheel makes 49,
900 vibrations an hOur-157,-
100000 year. 1t moves 1858
miles a year on less than one
tenth of a drop of oil. But it
needs that little drop badly.
If a locomotive, having six
foot driving wheels, were start
ed at the equator, and should
run until its wheels had per-
formed the same number of re-
vOlutionS that a balance wheel
does in one year, it would make
more than twenty-eight COM
plete circuits of the earth. You
can imagine how much would
be left of a locomotive If it were
required to do this without fire.
quent cleaning and oiling, yet
this is precisely what the ordin-
ary individual requires of his
watch.
LET Us CLEAN YOUR WATCH
The least increase in friction
on the bearings alters the mo-
tiOn-the movement becomes
sIuggiSh-the watch becomes
sick-it needs a doctor.
Don't take chances. An in
Let us clean and oil and put
your watch in order. 1t will both
pay and satisfy you.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
GIANTS YOUNG PITCHER
ISM CRITICAL WAY
Promising Recruit Has Slight Chance
Of Recovery from Operation
for Aapendicitis.

Dallas, Tex, March S-Pitcher Tom
Hanley, a recruit who showed much
promise in his early workout with the
Giants here, is fighting for his life to-
night in Marlin with only a slight chance
to recover from an operation for ap-
pendicitis, which was performed this
afternoon.
Manager McGraw tonight received a
telegram from Wilbert Robinson stating
that the doctors had practically given
up hopes of saving Hanleys life,' and that
his parents, who live in Marietta, Ohio,
had been notified Of his condition. Han
ley has not rallied from the operation
which was performed by DR.. Ainsworth,
a Waco specialist. Hanley has been
ailing for ten days. Local physicians at
first diagnosed his case as appendicitis.
but later treated him for ptomaine
poisoning. Last Tuesday Hanley was
able to come down to his meals and
seemed to be recovering He suffered
relapse the same night. and has since
been seriously i'll. This morning his
condition became alarming, and the spe-
cialist was summoned. His examination
disclosed the fact that acute appendicitis
had set in and that the only chance to
save his life was by operating immedi-
ately. The operation revealed a gangre-
nous condition of the appendix, and COM
plications of intestinal trouble Physicians
remained with him tonight and say If
he can survive the shock he has a fight
ing chance. Haniey is a right ha nder.
six feet tall, about twenty-three wears
old and unmarried. He was a member
of the Newark team. of the Ohio State
League last season.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
CHASE SPRAINS ANKLE
INPRACTICE GAME
Premier First Sacker Put on Hospital
List for at Least, Two
Weeks.
YANKEES REALIZE THE SETBACK

Hamilton. Bermuda, March s.-Chase,
the crack Yankee first baseman. sprained
his ankle in the first game Of the season
to-day and had to be carried to the club
house. Manager Chance and the other
players feel great concern over the in
jury TO the star first sacker. as he had
been doing great work and was counted
on as ono of the mainstays of the 1918
team.
The accident occurred toward the close
of to-day's contest between the Yankee
regulars and the Yannigans. the scrub
team. The Yannigans won, by score
of to ]. Chase was covering second
base when Haskerson slid into the bag
lust as Hal caught the ball. Chase went
sprawIing and was unable to rise.
The club physician says the injury will
keep Chase out of the game for at least
two weeks.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
LOCAL GREEK ATHLETE
MEETS SAM ANDERSON
John Kilsais Matched with Fast New
England Grappler for Thur
day Night.

John Kilenis, the Greek middle-weight
champion, has arranged with the man
ager of the Lyceum Theater for his bout
with Sam Anderson. the well known
New England grappler. which will take
place on next Thursday night after the
regular performance. Anderson's reputa-
tion and ability Is well known in this
locality, and, as the aggressive Greek is
not In the best of shape after his bout
with John Lobark. his followers may
see their ideal of the mat game fall at
the hands Of this cracking good North
ern middle-weigit.
These men have met before and in
the last meeting they went for two hours
and forty minutes to no decision. and
as there is an old score to settle be-
tween them. the spectators are promised
grand setto when they clash.