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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Lack Of Funds Holds Examination

Denver.-With no money for cor
respondence or advertising, the civil
service commission is in quandary
as to holding three examinations for
important positions. Examinations
for state boiler inspector and ward
ems of the state insane asylum and
penitentiary have been postponed
for several months.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
State to Support Normal Schools.

Denver-State Treasurer Leddy
and State Auditor Kenehan have ar
ranged to provide funds by which the
Gunnison normal school and the Fort
Lewis agricultural school near Du-
range may be kept in operation. Gov
ernor Ammons has approved this
course. The business men of Gunni-
son will carry the present Indebted
ness of the school for a time while
the state will furnish money for the
schools operation. The Fort Lewis
school has no indebtedness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
1houahtfuI Papa.

"I don't'think your father feels very
kindly toward me-" said Mr.. Staylate.
You misjudge him. The morning
after you called on me he seemed
quite worried for fear had not proper
courtesy"
Indeed! What did he say?"
He asked me how / could be SO
rude as to let you go away without
your breakfast"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Buffalo Bills Case in Court.

Denver-Employme is being found
for the 500 tentmen and other en-
ployes of the Buffalo Bill Wild West
and Pawnee Bill Far East show who
were left penniless and stranded when
the show was closed under attach
menf suits filed against it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Fix Blame for Wreck Near EIdora

Denver.-The wreck of the Den
yer, Boulder & Western excursion
train near Eldora, in which twenty
three were injured, one of whom may
die, is attributed to carelessness OF
Engineer C. w. Bent and negligence
of Conductor r. J. Reed, in report
submitted by the state railroad COM
mission. An investigation of the
wreck was made by Commissioners
Kendall and Anderson. who say 1t
could have been avoided.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
State Get. Trout Eggs From Park.

Denver.-The State Fish and Game
Commission received 100000 eggs OF
black speckled trout from Yellow
stone park for distribution in hatch
cries. The eggs were placed in the
hatcheries at Buena Vista, Uneva,
Lake, Summit county and Fort Col
lins, the latter receiving 100000. Col
orado is the only state in the Union
to receive eggs from Yellowstone
park this year. Four million eggs
have been received by the commits
sion this year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Girl of Five Fatally Burned.

Fort Collins.-Leta Schmunk. five
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schmunk. died at the Fort Col
Inns hospital as the result of burns
sustained when her clothing caught
fire and was burned off while she,
with other playmates, was playing
with matches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Senator Thomas Son Gets Job.

Denver.-Hubert S. Thomas, son of
Senator Charles S. Thomas, has been.
appointed deputy bank commissioner
by Commissioner Emil Pfeiffer.
Thomas has been connected with
various banking institutions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
IrrItatIno skin Troubles,

SO prevalent in summer. such as
hives, poison oak, chafing. sunburn,
eczema, ETC.. are quickly relieved when
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder is used.
Csc. at druggists or sample sent free
by ]. s. Tyree, Washington. D. C.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Turner's Thank Governor and Mayor.

Denver.-Letters of thanks for the
interest they displayed in the recent
German funniest in Denver have
been received by Governor Ammons
and Mayor Perkins from Theodore
Stempfel, president of the North
American Gymnastic Union, in which
the visit of the Turner's is referred
to as "a pleasure that will live in
their memory for all time to come
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Local Expert.

Summer Boarder (Gust arrived
from Boston)-What are the six best
sellers in this locality?
Farmer Stubblegrass-That depends
on whether you want to store perta-
tiers or cider in em.-Puck.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Man Cured OF Broken Neck.

st. Josept. Mo.-Glen Lenher. sew
teen years old, of Humboldt, Neb., was
discharged from a local hospital 81
cured nf : broken neck
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
When a guests boasts of his hon
.sty keep an eye on your spoons.

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All Rrocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07
Fire Destroys Big Flour Mill.

Montrose, Colo.-Fire almost en-
tirely destroyed the flour mill and
other buildings here. Loss probably
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-08-07

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
slsastar. ssssa ,ss Of ZX2ZzZu
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

for three full minutes every day for
the purpose of comparing time with
the master clock located in the gem
eral watch and clock inspectors office
at Topeka The number of seconds
Standard clocks are in error each day
is recorded and at the close of the
month a report is sent to the general
watch inspector showing him just how
much variation each clock showed
during the month The master clock
in the general offices at Topeka is
conceded to be a real masterpiece in
the clock makers art. This clock is
fitted with pendulum which carries
thirty-two pounds OF mercury in d
large steel alright jar and is guar
anteed by the makers to show not
more than six seconds variation IN a
whole year CT One-half second in a
month. This clock is connected with
the main switch board in the general
telegraph office and automatically
sends time" daily from 1887 to IL
a m. Central time) to every telegraph
office on the entire Santa Fe system.
To Chicago, Galveston. Denver, Ell
Paso. Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The cost of such a clock is S1,250. and
the Santa Fe system is probably the
only railroad in the world owning
such an instrument Thousands of
men are listening to the beats of this
wonderful clock on telegraph instru-
ments in as many offices. watching
their watches or the office clock to see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

show. He stated today that 154 per
. sons are carried by the company in
this production and that two hundred
and seventy-five others will be en-
ployed in Topeka and trained to take
the minor parts in the performance.
{ The cost OF the entertainment to the
state fair management is $500
The Otidcst Job.
The man with perhaps the oldest
job on earth will be in Topeka week
after next. He is a smoker from
Snokersville, and yet he has never
had a bit of tobacco between his lips
When you attend the big spectacle,
old MeXico-1S41" keep your eye on
the top OF Mount Popocatapetl.
The Pain management carries i man
who does nothing except TO smoke
Popocatapeu. He is an artist in his
line His bushes is to cause thin
spire of smoke to issue from the crater
as the spectacle begins
As the pantomimic drama advances
in interest it is his weIl-salaried duty
to cause the volume of smoke to in
crease from a spiral to a bigger show
ing: and as the various scenes of the
play are hurried along. he guides his
actions by the scenes on the stage,
many feet below. and smokes up"
His ability is apparent to all as Pop
ocatapetl is soon smoking at q rate
that would defly all the smoke con-
sumerS in the world. but the MeXicans
far below, are too engrosSed in their
teRtion to the big mountain. which
just before the eruption is throwing
smoke and flames hundreds of feet
into the air.
Is 4 TickliSh job.
Those behind the scenes who may
be watching the snokemaker at this
period. see him come down in 4 hur-
ry- He slides down on a pole as do
firenen, in obedience 10 a hurry
CALI and when he has touched terra
firna he works the machinery and
puts into the operation the explosives
that cause the wonderful effects as
though PopOcatapetI were in actual
eruption and about to doff her head
covering before proceeding with the
tragedy of burying the city below out
of sight. This man has a ticklish job
to perform and his exhibition of skill
in contributing volumes of smoke of
d varying degree Of thickness. color
and activity, is really wonderful bit
of work II IS said OF him that he can
do anything in the smoke line he
pleases. and he has worked the Popo-
racket in all the principal
cities of the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

Everybody read the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

what variation there may be. The
eastern end of the line hear these
beats, the last one at II a m. From
western Kansas, at Dodge City &c
Seligman, Arizona. at 10 a m. and
west TO the coast at 9 a. m. although
the beats are flashed instantaneously
from the big clock over the finest tele-
graph lines and instruments possible
TO build It is interesting TO pause
and consider that the final click of the
instruments is
u noon eastern time) in Washing
ton. D. c. and as far west as Detroit
Mich.
Il q. N. Central time) from Michi-
gan TO western Kansas
10 a m. mountain or western time)
to western Arizona.
. a. m (Pacific tine) west of Selig-
man. Ariz.
Watches With Four Hands.
Train crews running trains through
points where time changes have
watches fitted with four hands, or one
extra red hour hand This saves the
necessity of setting watches ahead one
hour eastbOund CT backward one hour
on their westward trips. One hundred
and TWEEN ty-Seven local watch inspect
ors are required by the Santa Fe sys-
tenn 10 inspect the watches of four
thousand seven hundred and seventy
two men These men. engineers. con-
duCtors. switch engineers. yard mas
ters. enginee forenen of switch en-
zines. pilots. switch tenders and hos
tiers must present their watches. to one
Of the local watch inspectors each sew
en- days that they may be inspected
and its performance recorded and Ger
titled to by tho inspector. The exact
variation Of the watch is recorded with
the date OF inspection and four such
INSPECTIONS are required each month.
In addition the men must compare
their watches with a standard clock
and register. over their signature in .
Book known as Watch Register the
exact number of seconds watches are
in error before starting on each trip
or before starting the days Cor nights
work.
Conductors must compare watches
with those OF engineers and certify to
eacn other their watches are sufficient
y wound TO run twelve hours or longer
before starting.
That 12-HOur Three Position Test.
Each year the watch must undergo
a seventy-tsvo hour three-position test
by travelling watch inspector Each
employee is provided with a new
watch. standard in every respect. to
use during time required by the trav-
eIng watch inspector TO make test
watches are compared, in such test.
Dy fine ships chrouometer and are
tested "A hours in each of the three
positions required by the rules: PEN
Gant UP position in which carried in
employees pocket) dial up and dial
down. the positions placed in when
laid down and not in use. Watches
must ran within 4 variation not ex-
ceedins six 90 seconds between any
OF the three positions Thus IL will be
noted all watches are certified to by
their owners daily. By local watch in
Spectors weekly. by local watch inspec-
tors monthly and by general watch in
spector or travelling watch inspector
annually.
When all these things are considered
II connection with the block signal
system and the urtiring efforts of the
safety commissioner department. all
for the purpose Of protecting the lives
that the Santa Fe spares no expense or
effort in safeguarding their trains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
LABOR DAY AT GARFIELD
Mar>ItaII's Band VIII Play at Park
at Night.

Monday. Labor Day. will be cele-
brated in Garfield park At 1880 there
will be an address by the Rev. H.
J. Corwfne. He will be followed by
". H. Kemper, VINO will explain the
small debtors court At $50 o'clock
there will h.. a concert by MarshalPs
band. \ hall game is scheduled for
the morning, beginning at 10 O'Clock
and between two teams OF the Kids
league.
The sport events of the afternoon
begin at O'Clock There will be
union mems race. race for boys
under I years of age, and n free-fer-
all. There will also be a ladies' free
for-alI race and one for girls under
IA years of age and a ball throwing
contest for girls. There will also be
ball game in the afternoon begin
ming at $50 between the plumbers
and 4 picked team. one OF the most
interesting features of the day VIII
be a baby show in the band stand
at 4:50 o'clock for all babies not over
5 months old.
The committee having the ceIebra-
ton in charge is E c. Cavanaugh,
c. O Tresner. W. T Luce, J. r
Woodruff, w. Schneider, J. kiernan
and George Holmgren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

among the best of the entire week
For the special benefit of the children
there will be special daylight fire
works in the afternoon This is the
day on which the management is urg-
ing the women of Topeka to turn out
in force. The displays will be fresh
and there will be a chance to see them
to advantage as there will not be the
number of people on the grounds from
out OF town that will be there later in
the week.
Tuesday will be Topeka and Kansas
Derby day. Tuesday afternoon the
stores will probably all be closed in
order to give employees an opportunity
to attend the fair.
Wednesday will be Home Coming
day 1t will also be the day on which
the fraternal people will get together
on the grounds.
Thursday will be Kansas day and
Kansas City day. Thursday is almost
Invariably the big day for out of town
attendance This year larger at
tendance from Kansas City is expected
than ever before.
Friday will be Parade day and "a
big fair all day. The exhibits will not
be removed from the grounds before
, o'clock
Much has been previously said about
the amusement features of the fair
The concert music will be furnished
by Marshalrs band The Knights and
Ladies of Security band will play at
the races The Patterson shows will
be the attraction on the midway"
and they are said TO be unusually good
for attractions of the kind. A num-
Der of free acts have been booked by
the management. Best of all will be
Pains great night spectacIe-"Old
Mexico-1S41"
Edward y. Connor. representative
of the Pain company, is now in the
city making arrangements for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
The Master Clock.

IN every office where train orders
are handled or where telegraph lines
are connected time signals are struck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
is HEAVY DEMAND
Realty Men Are Renting Many
Topeka Houses.
School Advantages Are Bring
ing Families Here.
REPAIR WORK Is IN PROGRESS
Renters Call for Strictly Mod
ern Class of Homes.
News of General Interest i'm
Building Circles.
REPAIR WORK is IN PROGRESS

The busiest realty men in Topeka
at the present time are those who
make u speciality of renting houses.
There is heavy demand for rental
properties on the part of families that
are arranging to move to Topeka on
account of the educational advantages
a number of retired farmers and 9TH
ers are contemplating buying property
and moving 20 the capital city.
w. a. Neiswanger, of the firm of
Wilson & Neiswanger. that makes 4
speciality Of renting and selling homes
in the neighborhood of Washburn col
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

peka. is a common topic of conversa-
ton among the people who say they
will he here TO take in the show H
l.. Cook. secretary OF the fair estl-
mates that there will be an aggregate
attendance of $50. 600 September S-12,
provided that weather conditions are
favorable. The fair has been adver-
tised more extensively than ever be-
fore. The railroads entering IoPeka
have put out flyers and arranged to
run special trains and the newspapers
have published large amount OF
news matter concerning the fair.
Mammoth Cattle Display.
The entries in the cattle depart
ever before. there having been more
than 100 up 10 date. The problem of
housing the displays has been per-
picking the management. but arrange
n1enrs will be made Tor temporary ac-
commodations- There viii be an over
flow of cattle from the stock pavilion
which will hold 500 head to the big
concrete horse barn.
The entries in swine have broken
records for numbers. and the display
of draft horses will he much larger
than a year ago according to present
indications. There will be large
poultry exhibit
The machinery display VIII he a
real education in itself for those who
wish 10 keep up with the latest i'm
proVeuents in farm implements mere
will be big snorting engines IN actual
operation on the grounds aside from
other machinery. The auto show viii
be well worth seeing \ dozen motor
car concerns Will have the latest mod
els of their respective machines on eX-
hibir.
While some classes in the agricuI-
tural departm will not make as
good showing as usual due TO the
drouth there will be other features
that will make up for this shortage in
entries. The three state displays
should prove of interest and the dozen
county collective displays that have
been promised will attract the atten-
ton OF the crowds.
special Days at the Fair.
Monday. September 5. viii lie p big
dax of the fair. Old soldiers
and their wives will be admitted free
of charge "a will children under l t
wears OF age The races will be Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
READY FOR FAIR
Train Loads of Exhibits Will
Arrive Next Week.
State Fair and Exposition Will
Open September s.
EfpEcT 4 cREAT nQnWn
EXPECT A GREAT CROWD
lit Is Believed Attendance Rec,
ord Will Be Smashed.
Special Trains Will Be Run on
All Roads.

Things are astir on the state fair
grounds. The work OF preparing for
what is expected to prove the greatest
fair and exposition ever held in Kan
sas is in progress at Topeka. BY next
Thursday there will be at least forty
car loads of exhibits on the grounds
and force of approximately 1909
persons to put them in place. \ week
from tonight four solid train loads of
displays are due to arrive from the
Nebraska State fair at Lincoln.
Persons who have been in outlying
towns and farming communities re-
Gently. report that the State fair. To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
The Last of
August

Here we are at the end of
the last summer month
and, although we may not
realize that the early fall
season is at hand we have
only to look at the stories
told in the advertising sec
lions of The Topeka State
Journal to see that others
have realized the date, have
planned ahead for it and
are now beginning to offer
US the results of their fore
sight.
In order not to miss
knowing about anything
that may be of value to US
in the first cool days, we
had better begin thinking
ahead a little, so that when
we make our purchases for
the change of season we
will know what there is for
our selection.
1t is important to make a
practice of reading adver-
tisements at all times, but
it is especially necessary
when the season changes
and the shops are filled
with new things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

in the various offices shops. cars. on
locomotives and even steamships. y
corps OF watch and clock makers IS
employed by the railway company to
care for these delicate pieces of ma
Chiuery in keeping them properly
cleaned and oiled. one hundred and
IWenty-siN Of these clocks are known
a. STANDARD clocks and are of the
$500 regulator variety such as are
found only in the finest jeWelry estab-
Hshments for the timing OF their Gus
toners watches. on the Santa Fe
these clocks We're purchased for the
operation of trains, that employees
watches may he compared with an ac-
curate clock before starting on their
trips. This means 4 big Investment
To the railway company one hundred
and five are designated as time re-
cording Instruments and are installed
in the various shops where they are
used for the double purpose OF show
ing workmen the time and for record
ing the exact hour and minute IS well
a. the month and the day of the week
men go in and out Of their respective
shops.
The beautiful ferry boats plying be
tween Ferry Point and san Francisco
must he fully equipped with time
pieces in the pilot house. as well as
engine and boiler rooms. For this
purpose as we'll as officials business
cars etc. q particular style OF clock
must be Used-one without a pendu-
lun. which is fitted with balance
wheel and halrSDring- closely reserD-
bling an enlarged watch movement.
Clocks must also he used in tho
electrical time detector systems in re-
cording the rounds of the night
Natchmeu. Another, portable style. is
carried in a leather case over the
watchman's shoulder as tourist car
ries a kodak.
Split seconds watches. called horse
timers or chro1ographS. are also a
necessary part of the chief chemists
laboratories and the engineer Of tests
has number Of such instruments
necessary in making numerous tests
Electrical department also require
number Of these delicate watches
Not Over 50 seconds Off.
Few passengers riding the trains
:, allie that large sum of money
the company has invested in time
pieces Tor the safety Of passengers.
train crews and equipment All these
clocks must he cleaned and oiled
every twelve months and in some
. places more frequently The Standard
clocks are never permitted to become
more than thirty seconds in error.
either fast or slow. and phenomenal
records have been made by some Of
ti4ose regulators Several have run for
ninety days with absolutely no Varia-
ZION others for thirty ard sixty days
The Master Clock
In every office where train orders
are handled or where telegraph lines
or" connected time signals are struck