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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-22

FOR RENT--lioom. 35xsO, facing
alley In business sccsion. sultaole lor
plumbing or tin shop. OF storage:
head and wntel 'uclndcd. Apply this
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

crease $1,S85,794, or 81 per cent?,
$53. SIS; net operating revenue
increase $3S6,253, or 2.3 per cent? i,
~$17, 426,2T4; taxes and uncolIectable
railway revenue increase $50,110, or
Is per cent?, S3,3S6,379; operating
income, $14,039, 1874; miscellaneous in
come, $1,367,916. Total income, $751;,
407,S11. Interest and rentals, $16,-
142,487 Balance of income carried
to profit and loss (deficit), $734,6
The funded debt underwent a net
increase of $1,O11, $40. The 1000 steel
freight cars ordered recently are ar
irving and delivery will be complete
by the end of the year. The field
work of the governments physical
valuation of the property is S5 per
cent complete.
The report directs attention to an
increase of $4,243,22O, or 1882 per
cent in freight revenue. This was due
almost entirely to the heavy wheat
movement. The wheat tonnage was
2,253, $50, compared with the previous
record of 1902, $40 tons in 1913. 1t
was nearly three times the average.
OF the economies practiced, men
ton is made of a reduction of SIS, 900
in salaries of general officers, and of
$25. 600 in the New York office, while
the safety first bureau, comprising
most of the operating officials of the
road, is credited with reduction in
personal injury claims. Operated
mileage was 1928, an increase of
124.79 miles.
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TO HIKE The RATE.
Kansas Railroads Will Apply
for Freight Increase Soon.
Santa Fe Lost $4,000 on
Freight Business Last Year.
ROCK ISLAND SHOWS DEFICIT
Missouri Roads Will Refuse to
Accept Rate Increase.
Other Items of General Interest
in the Traffic World.

Scott, City, KAN, Nov. 1S.-At a
meeting of the Scott City Commercial
club for the Santa Fe harmony Wis
ltors this morning, J. R. Koontz, gen
sass railroads, which lately asked for
an increase of passenger rates in this
state on the ground that the present
rates are not remunerative, shortly
would seek an increase in freight rates
on the same ground. He made the
statement that the Santa Fe last year
, lost $176,000 on it's Kansas freight
business, and said his company had
ready for submission to the commits
sion.
Il ask the business men of this city
and county if they want the Santa Fe
to nave that kind of treatment" Mr..
koontz said, in appealing for a square
deal for the transportation companies.
L urge you as citizens interested in
the development of the resources of
Kansas, to investigate my statement
and, if you find it to be true, to give
us your support
Mr.. Koontz declared that all mer-
chants manufacturers and farmers
were in the same boat with the rail-
roads in the matter of increased cost
of everything entering into the opera
ton and maintenance of business, but
that the manufacturers, merchants
and farmers are permitted to even
up bit by advancing the selling price
of products, while the only commodity
the railroads have to seIl-service-is
constantly forced downward.
Mr.. Koontz spoke of the pleasant
relationship existing between the
Santa Fe and it's patrons generally,
and expressed the hope that it would
continue to improve. He wanted all
business men and farmers who have
not acquired the habit of confiding
their transportation troubles to the
Santa Fe to do so without delay.
"AI shippers and travellers who
have tried it are pleased with the re-
suit" he declared. 1.-The fact that
less than one-tenth of one per cent of
the grievances against the Santa Fee
find their way into court proves the
value of the plan suggested. 1 cite the
great disaster at Ardmore, Okla,
where gas from car of gasoline on a
Santa Fe track exploded, killing "A
people and destroying property valued
at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
termine the liability, our president,
Mr.. E. P. Ripley, announced that the
company would settle the damage in
cash, and offered to leave contested
claims to a committee of Ardmore
business men. The claimants. num-
boring 1900. accepted the proposition
and a committee was appointed by the
mayor. But the committee has not yet
been called upon in a single case More
paid in full. and the indication is that
those outstanding will be settled in a
few days. Not a lawsuit has been
filed; none is expected. One lawyer
with AT cases advised all his clients to
settle with the Santa Fe rather than to
go to court, for, he urged. claimants
can trust the Santa Fe to be fair"
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MADE A GOOD SHOWING.
More Than 81 500, 600 Saved by Rail-
roads and Shippers i'm Six Months.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-More than ST.,
100000 was saved shippers and rail-
road companies during the first six
months of 1915 by efficient and care
full packing and handling of freight
shipments, according to reports made
at the Semiannual meeting of the
American Railway association at its
closing session here. Reports also
were also made of the decreased
number of injuries and fatal accidents
during the year, attributed to safety
first appliances and regulations in
operation on the railroads of the coun-
try.
The committee on nominations for
officers to be elected in 1915 was
named, consisting of c. w. Galloway,
general manager, Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, and w. B. Storey, vice presi-
dent, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad. The annual meeting will be
held in New York. Nav IL 1916.
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ROADS WILL NOT ACCEPT.
Missouri Lines Object to Conditions
Imposed i'm Rate Increase.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-FolIowing
an informal meeting of the traffic
officials of railroads whose general
offices are in st. Louis it was said
authoritatfvely, though -unotficia1ly,
last night that the railroads probably
would not accept the half cent in
crease in passengers rates authorized
by the Missouri public service COM
mission a few days ago. The so
called evils of the mileage book sys-
tenn which is restored by the com
missions ruling is responsible for the
proposed rejection of the rate in
crease railroad officials said. No OBJ
lection to the increase in freight rates
granted by the commission was voiced
at the meeting today.
No definite action was taken but
the consensus of opinion seemed to
be that so far as passenger traffic
is concerned, the increase would do
the railroads more harm than good.
The advance from to 21z cents a
mile, it was said would be more Jba n
offset by the 1000 mile interchange
able mileage books which would be
transferable and purchasable at the
rate of two cents a mile.
Accounting expenses between the
various roads in connection with mile
age books would be enormous it was
said at the meeting. The increased
cost of accounting, one official said,
would be greater than the additional
revenue which might be derived from
half cent per mile increase on one
ride tickets. Fear also was expressed
that mileage books would tend to-
ward the restoration of ticket scalp
ing agencies such as flouriShed
years ago and were eradicated at
great expense to the railroads. The
opinion was expressed that methods
for the distribution of mileage books
tickets would become SO general that
few persons would travel on 2 Il cents
tickets. The traffic men will meet
again in a few days to decide upon
while all roads operating in the state
will be consulted. The railroads rep
resented at today's meeting were the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas; Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain, st. Louis &
San Francisco, Burlington and the St.
Louis Southwestern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18
SANTACLAUSG GOVERNOR
Rob Nj. Campbell, of Topeka. Issues a
Clever Christmas Story.

Rob Nj. Campbell, of Topeka, Issues a
Clever Christmas Story.
One of the Kansas-made books for
the Christmas season also happens to
be a Topeka product.
In size, it is unpretentious. Paper
covers enfold it. But it is daintily
printed and bound and follows the
well known rule that some of the
smallest and neatest of packages. 1.-The
Santa Claus Governor is the name
of the book, and that is the name of
the story it contains; a short story,
too, and one that is as impressive as
1t is interesting. Fiction it is, but it
Is the fiction that is founded on fact,
as the basis for the story is an episode
that had its setting and was worked
out in the executive chamber of the
Kansas state house. during a COVER
norship of not so many years ago.
Rob NJ Campbell is the protector of
the book and the autohr of the story.
Mr. Campbell is well known in Topeka
where he has made his home for a
number of years, several of which he
devoted to newspaper work. Many of
the stories that he wrote for the local
newspapers during the ordinary run
of newspaper work attracted more
than the usual attention that is given
to such things.
Two or three years ago he issued a
book of sketches of Kansas life that
were exceedingly clever, and the edi-
ton of which was entirely sold out.
He has written some excellent verse as
well as prose, but 1.-The Santa Claus
Governor" is the best he has done in
either. The book is on sale in the
Topeka stores for modest sum, and
is just the kind of Christmas present
or remembrance that everybody who
enjoys a good short story would like
to receive. So favorably does one To-
pekan think of this effort of Mr..
that he has sent a CODY of
"The Santa Claus Governor" to liter
airy friends in Paris
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ROCK ISLAND REPORT.
Road Shows Deficit of S734,676 fol-
Fiscal Year.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-While the 35th
annual report of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway company
and proprietary lines made public
here today shows defifit of S734,
the analysis in foot note remarks that
operating revenues were reduced ST.
561,5SS on the books by increasing de-
probation charges, formerly one quar-
ter of l per cent. to a minimum of
two and one-half and a maximum of
three per cent. Additional note is
made of the unprecedented" floods
of May, June and July. 1915, which
caused damage of 100000.
The report covers the fiscal year
ending June 80 last and includes two
months of the receivership under ia
cob NJ. Dickinson and Henry Q.
Nudge. It's issuance was delayed by
absence of many of the books which
were in the hands Of J. w. Kendrick.
who made a special report on the
needs of the property last week
The report shows:
The total operating revenue Gin
crease s2,272, DAT, or 3.3 per cent?.
s7O,e47,Ss9: operating expenses Gin
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EVEN MONEY PROPOSITION.
Harvard Coach Admits Crimsons Have
Nothing on Old Eli.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov 1S.-A few
hours after Coach Haughton of the
Harvard football team had learned
that Enright would not be aVailabl
for the game with Yale because of
scholastic difficulties, he told mass
meeting of students that next Satur-
days game was an even money propo-
Sition.
'e1These two to one bets are all
bunk" he said. 81 want to tell you
that the facts do not warrant such
Odds 1t is an even money PROPOSE
ton Yale has had a poor team this
season but the Bulldog has come back
with a rush and they are all right
now, be sure 1 have a wholesome
respect for Tom Shevlin and his
works.
Enright's loss was an unexpected
one and came after his name had
been prominently mentioned the
third member of the Harvard back
field.
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OBJECTS TO HUsKER GAME.
X. U. Chancellor Opposed to Nebraska
PLAYING University of WASHINGTON.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 1S.-That the
University of Kansas will not give it's
consent to post-season football games
by members of the Missouri Valley
conference was the substance of an
answer sent by Chancellor Frank
Strong to the athletic authorities of
the University of Nebraska who had
asked consent of the different schools
of the conference for game between
the University of Nebraska and the
University of Washington at Pasa-
dena, Cal, on New Years day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18
INDIAN DRILL AT GAME.
Haskell Will Put on Special Feature
at TOmofrow's Lawrence Battle.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 18.-Every
Haskell student will participate in the
festivities connected with the Haskell
Oklahoma Aggie game here Friday
afternoon. Between halves 500 Indian
students will march on the field and
execute several difficult drills. The
girls will be dressed in blue and white
and the boys will wear their regula-
ton blue uniforms.
Coach Kennedy continues to drill his
Redmen in preparation for the coming
contest. The Oklahoma Aggie squad
will arrive in Lawrence today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18
NEARING The END
Many ElevenS Finish Their
Schedules This Week.
Last Games for WaShburn,
Baker and the Aggies.

The weekend football games of this
week are the final games for many
gridiron eleVens and by Saturday
night the schedules of all but few
teams will have been completed and
releGated TO the realms of athletic rec
ords. Today and tomorrow were the
big days of the week for Kansas
teams, and the Saturday games that
viii attract all OF the attention VIII be
the Yale-Harvard game in the east
the Nebraska clash at Lincoln,
and the big Nine" clashes.
Among the Kansas teams that close
their season this week are: Wash
burn, the AggieS, and Baker univer
sity. Games remaining to be played
Thanksgiving in the Kansas confer
ence are: Emporia normal against
Z. of E., Cooper against Kansas Wes-
leyan, st. Marys against Doane, and
Friends against Paramount.
Cooper's Big Game.
The most important game from
conference standpoint this week is the
Compartments game at Wichita.
Cooper has won seven straight games,
and it was conceded that if the Ban
tams could win today they would be
entitled to the conference champion
snip. However, the Cooper team has
been dreading today's game more
than any other since they defeated
Washburn and Coach Weede stated
several weeks ago that he would not
be greatly surprised II MS eleven went
down in defeat.
Games of statewide interest will be
played tomorrow at Lawrence and
Manhattan. The Haskell Indians will
take on the Oklahoma Aggies at Law
renee, and Coach Benders Aggies face
the momentous task of meeting Ben
ME Owens's Oklahoma Sooners at
Manhattan. Most of the football en-
thusiasts of Topeka will go to one or
the other of these games. the ma Ority
going to Manhattan to see the Won
derfuI Sooners.
IA. Us Off Week.
X. U. has no game this week, and
the Jayhawkers are devoting all their
time to preparations for the Missouri
Tigers. whom they will play at Column
bia Thursday. The Thanksgiving
game between the Haskell Indians
and the Henry Kendall team will be
of especial interest to Oklahoma fol-
lowers. Kendall has played the Okla
homa Sooners their closest game this
season, and since the Indians meet the
Oklahoma Aggies tomorrow and the
Aggies and Sooners play Turkey day,
there is a possibility that the Okla
home championship may be doped
from the AggIes-Sooner-H Haskell
Kendall scores.
The game at Lincoln Saturday be-
tween Nebraska and Iowa is expected
to result in a victory for the Huskers,
tip-top condition and they will prob
ably play their best game of the sea-
son. Fearing this. Coach Stiehm is
said to be working his team just as
hard as he worked it before the K. U.
clash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

their victims" United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge said Wednesday.
He delivered a memorial address on
Charles Francis Adams, before the
Massachusetts, Historical society, and
after a reference to Mr.. Adams part
in bringing to light conditions in the
management of the Erie railroad, he
turned to railroads in general
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Up to the Minute q -
SPORTINGNEWS& yE@ - e
From Everywhere. Zl
from EV9IyWhere

Louisiana State university team, 6 to
0, Wednesday in a football game fea-
tured by frequent marches up to the
goal line on each team, where a stub
born defense would prove impreg
nable. Rice outplayed the Tigers and
used but thirteen men in the game,
keeping the ball mostly in L. S. U.
territory.
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Ad WoIgast Wins Fight.

La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 1S.-Ad VOL
CAST, former lightweight champion,
had little trouble in defeating Jimmy
Murphy of Chicago in a ten round.
no decision boxing contest here last
night. Wolgast took seven rounds
while three were even.
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Teams 6 and A Win Again.

c. A. volleyball league won easy vic
tories from teams and 2 in the
games on the "Y' court Wednesday
afternoon. Both victories won three
straight games from their opponents.
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Jayhawker Half Injured.

lespie, doped to play left half against
Missouri Thanksgiving. suffered an in
iured knee Wednesday afternoon in
scrimmage, which may keep him out
of the game for the rest of the season.
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Too MANY Commissions.

Boston, Nov. 1S.-"The railroads of
the country from being a peril and a
corruptive force in politics have now
become the helpless subjects of gov
eminent commissions and too often
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Friday Football,

Oklahoma vs.. K. s. A. c. at Man
haitian.
Lawrence.
Baker VS.. ottawa at Baldwin.
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Houston, Tex, Nov. 1S.-Rice insti-
+,,fe of Houston, outweighed 3 pounds
to the man, defeated the heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18
AN EASY VICTORY
EmpOria Teachers Won From
Pittsburg by % to 0 Score.
Hargis's Players Made a Touch
down in Each Quarter.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 1S.-Coach
"BilP' Hargiss' Normal team won an
easy victory over the Pittsburg Nor
NAL team here Wednesday afternoon
| by the score of 2S to 0. The first
score was made early in the first
quarter, and after that the Emporians
took things easy and were satisfied
with making one touchdown in each
quarter.
After making three first downs on
fast end runs, Betting plunged through
for the Teachers second score in the
second period, and goal was kicked.
Coach HargisS sent in a number of
substitutes at the start of the second
half and a pass and long tackle swing
by Monypeny scored the third touch
down. Three passes carried the ball
to the five yard line and Ladner
caught pass across the line for the
last score in the fourth quarter.
Pittsburg threatened to score at the
end of the first quarter but lost the
ball on downs on the five yards line.
Pittshurg tried seventeen passes and
made seven first downs and were
penalized fifteen yards. The Teach
ers completed five passes out of nine
for so yards, made Is first downs and
Emporia. Position. Pittsburg.
gaylord 80. L. E. 3. I. ...'.. Gibson
Monypeny L. t.. Hart
Smith -. L: G. j.. $3.50. Mckee
A6dTS y 1IOul
Lauver r. G. -. Andrews
Hartwig Co. R. T. Burton
Sharp -. r. E. johnson
Cutter $500. q: Tanner Co
Ladner IL. H. -. .Cockrill
shupe -. r. H. .. Chamberlain
Betting F. b. Proctor
Summary: Touchdowns-Ladne 2,
Betting, Monypeny. Goals from touch
4. Officials-E. Nc.
Quisley, st. Mary's, referee; Hoover,
Baker, umpire; Brueckner, Iowa,
headlineSman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

why does Jigge drink so many alco-
holic beverages? - Guess he's trying to
preserve his Observation-Disclosures Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

Captain "Pinky'' Beals is one of the
few Washburn football players who
has been laid out, or taken out of a
game this season. 1T was said that K.
U. tried to put him out, and he got
some hard bumps in Lincoln, but they
couldn't get him. The Aggies last
Friday conferred their attentions on
"Pinky'' whenever Washburn had the
ball, but ut that he sifted through
rather often.
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Sport Wheezes
BY CLUG-

Raus nit the dog meat. Away with
the prune pies AVaunt lemon sand
witches. This column now boasts re-
spectacle head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

Contrary to the general belief, all of
not hail from Beatrice Cham berlain
gets his remittanceS from Blue
Springs, Abbott is from David City;
Corey claims Green Bay, Mich, as his
home;s Moser is from Oberlin, and
Otoupalik also is a David City product.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

The Kansas Collegian announces
that the need of being able to speak
Spanish is becoming felt more and
more throughout the United States.
Yes, with Mexico about to become af-
filiated with our baseball leagues, it
is. Also, some football teams might
find it advantageous to call their
signals in Spanish.
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Also. there is possibility that Don
Billings will again wear the moleskins
for WaShburn in Kansas confer
ence games. There is. some question
as to whether or not Don will be grad
uated this year, and if he doesn't get
his sheepskin, he will be back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

Henceforth everything that savors
of sausage, sour bellied sandwiches
and the like is to be taboo. The col
umn has got to be respectable.
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Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

copyright. 1913. by ii. c. Fisher.
Trade Mark Reg. q. s. Pat Qff.l
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Glen EIbe, who showed brilliant
form in the only game he played in
this year and who Sustained a broken
ankle in practice that put him out
for the season, announces that he will
be back in school next year. With
"Old Tar Heels at quarter the Icha-
bods ill at least be sure of one star
next year
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7 gu may wonder why this refOrma-
ton. Well, here is the pathetic appeal
that brought it about, quicker'n Sun
day or Salvation Nell ever converted
a sinner: f'E
Dear Sir: Every night my wife in
sists upon reading your abominable
sport page, and every time she reads
that dog meat head she gets sick.
CENT you have fellow feeling and
cnf it ont 2-C'la11d ----''
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Evidently Mr.. Yost isn't considering
giving no the $4,000 he receives from
Michigan for 60 days work a year
coaching the Wolverines. 'Give me
the twenty men 1 want for the Michi
gan team next year and 1 will make a
clean sweep of the 1916 season. Hur-
ry Up said recently.
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Also, the Ann Arbor mentor recent
ly let it be known hat hen he sew
cred his connection, with Michigan he
would retire from the game forever.
Several eastern schools have been re-
ported after him. asa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

In every. game but one taht the G.
of E. has won, the Presbyterians have
piled up several touchdowns. Against
Kansas Wesleyan they made % points,
against Ottawa so, and against Fair
mount 90. They failed to score against
Friends or Cooper and made only three
points in their Baker game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-18

Washburn was insured the squarest
of square deals in today's Emporia
game when it was announced that E.
c. Quigley would carry the referees
whistle. "Quig'' handled the Normal
game at Elnporia Wednesday, and he
will work in the -Aggie- SoQner game at
Manhattan tomorrow. He is booked
to handle the JeweH-Drury clash at
Kansas City Saturday.