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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

When we were not filing wagons
or picking down more dirt, we were
supposed to be building a road around
the pit so that the wagons could travel
in a circle and not get in one another 8
way or become stuck in the mud.
To do this, huge rocks had to be
dug and pried loose and then rolled
or carried to the center of the pit.
tell you, those were sad, sad times for
the green hands,
On one side of the writer worked
a big Irishman who said he was born
with a shovel in his hands, and on
the other side was a fellow about as
big, who, if he was not born with a
shovel in his hands must have been
given one pretty soon after his ad-
vent into the world. But the little old
man just kept digging right along.
Not the least of his troubles was to
keep the handle of his shovel from
poking out the eyes of one man and
its blade from cutting off the hands
of the other. They were kindly souls.
however. and bore all the poking and
cutting with true Christian fortitude,
and many were the helpful hints and
encouraging words they gave.
What time is it % Half past ten"
says some one. Half past ten. What
a lie Why We've worked four hours
time is it now? Pretty near noon.
amt it? What's that? Only twelve
minutes past eleven, Let's see--ten,
twenty thirty, forty, forty-eight min
uIeS I'LL we quit. on
Come on, boys, it's time to eat"
sings out the boss.
But lucky the man who has any
thing to eat. For many thinking dim
ner was to be furnished brought moth
ing weth them. These had to trudge
to town or go hungry, though one kind
woman in the neighborhood did fur
nish dinner to six.
During the noon hour the governor
and a few statesmen arrived on the
scene and cheered not little by their
preSence-and help.
Having gotten their second wind,
the amateur toilers renewed the at
tack with only slightly abated vigor,
though a few did some resting when
there were no wagons around to be
filled.
About o'clock we were serepaded
by brass band and RECALLED on grape
juice furnished by. a party of good
fellows from town.
The small man was not sorry to
quit when o'clock came but he
thinks some bigger and fatter fellows
were quite as ready to quit as he.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
WAS A BIG CASE.
Union Pacific the Winner in Ogden
Gateway Decision,

The interstate commerce commits
sion settled one of the most impor-
tant passenger rate controversies
which it has ever been called upon to
review when it handed down its de-
cision in the Ogden Gateway case. In
1914 the Union Pacific system an
nounced its intention to discontinue
the interchange with the d. 4 r. G..
at ogden of passenger business to or
from points on the Oregon Short Line,
a part of the Union Pacific system.
The D. & r. G. contended that as
these rates had been IN effect about
eighteen years, they should not be
cancelled. The Union Pacific stood
upon what it regarded as its legal
right to retire from an arrangement
which short-hauled its own lines, and
contended that it was entitled to the
long haul on passenger traffic to and
from territory served by the Oregon
Short Line, the principal reason as
signed being the large expenditures
made by the Union Pacific in the
construction of branch lines, particu-
larly to Yellowstone Park and in Ore
gon Short Line territory. the testi-
mony indicating that in recent years
$109,0O0,0OO was expended in the
construction of branches for the pur-
pose of enabling the Union Pacific
to serve Idaho and adjacent terri
tory, while the d. & r. G. on the 9TH
er hand, had not invested a dollar in
Oregon Short Line territory. Com
majority opinion of the commission,
says: In addition to the shorter
mileage, the service of the Union Pa
cific in point of time is much su
perior- The fastest train over it's
rails from Omaha reaches Ogden in
eighteen hours and fifty-five minutes
less time than the best train between
the same points over any route in
ction with the ID. & r. G.
The situation before US is a very
practical one. The Denver and Rio
Grande route as herein before point
ed out, is longer by nearly 400 miles
and is nineteen hours longer in point
of time. Under such circumstances
if no through route. were now open,
order based the record before
us, requiring the Union Pacific sys-
tenn to short-haul itself by establish
ing the present parity of fares over
the Denver and Rio Grande would
be illogical and arbitrary in the high
est degree. 1t would be no less SO
should we undertake to exercise our
power under the same provision of
law by compelling the Union Pacific
to continue a rate adjustment which
we could not lawfully require it to
establish as an original question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

Recent experiments with mems nave
shown that their egg-laying faculties
may be stimulated. 1t has now be-
come a fact of science that a hen if
properly tended and treated will make
greater use of her well-known gift
and provide eggs than had been her
wont.
1t may perhaps be unreasonable TO
demand more than one egg day,
figuring an oight-hour day, from the
average, hen. There are many hens
who lefusc to work every day ana
these are the ones that require the
stimulation. Alcohol has been found
TO be one of the most powerful stimu
lants and the hens are few that will
not Jay each day if given the alcohol.
Before trying to accelerate your
hens egg work by the application of
alcohol it would be best to give her a
physical examination and sec that her
constitution would sustain it. If there
is any evidence or hereditary alcohol
ism you had better turn to another
hen. If a hen is found to be predis-
posed to excuses in strong drink or
any other drug she might later take
to 1audanum or the pill.
The farmer who is kind to his hens
will be awarded. He will be seen
every morning trekking down to the
hen-house with a tray of high ba lis.
He will step back to the house that
evening with as many eggs. But Un-
til the price of eggs soar again per
haps it would hardly be worth it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

Railway company's good service COM
mittee of the eastern district of tie
eastern lines in the office of General
superintendent r. J. Parker, the
chairman, Thursday, August 20, at 8
a. m Operating, traffic, mechanical
and accounting officials from Chicago
to Emporia will participate in the
meeting.
Among the subjects on the docket
are: Better packing for long haul
freight shipments, improved method
of handling unclaimed freight, switch
ing cars at terminals, slowing stoves,
construction of boxes for canned
goods. egg shipments, live stock ship
ments and unnecessary correspond
ence and reports
This campaign for better freight
handling is carried on ocer the Santa
F'e system, and the cooperation of
shippers has been secured in most
cities, for they are equally interested
with the railway company in the
movement. AS a result of the work,
the loss and damage payments of the
company have been reduced in six
years from per cent of the earnings
to less than 1 per cent The COM
pany's object, as explained by Chair
man Parker, is not to get out of pay
ing loss and damage claims, but to re-
move the causes for such claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
HE WAS Thin;
HIS HANDS SOFT
y Trials of One Days Toll for
Good Roads.
Someone Smiled-But He
Signed to Work.
LAB0RED IN A GRAVEL PIT
Dignified Statesmen Helped
With Their Presence.
LABORED IN A GRAVEL PIT
Hours Long as MOslem Dream
of Paradise.

Now in the eighth month of the first
yeer of the reign of Arthur Camper
decree went forth that every able
bodied male inhs bitant of Kansas, re-
gardless of race color. occupation,
lack OF occupatic n. or of past condi-
ton of servitude, should go forth
supplied with shovel, pick, axe. or
hoe and, under appointed captains,
fix or mix the highways of the state.
Said operations To begir on the morn
ing of August l S.
Where Upon the narrator OF this tale
began to be much troubled in mind
He had read daily in the public prints
of the thousands eagerly rushing for
first place in the line of civic duty
He had time and gain ridden mo-
torcycle over the humps and bumbs-
through the mud and sand of Shaw
nee county. and was filled with sin
cere com Da ssion for his brother traV-
eler.- But also, he was little, he was
thin, his hands were soft, shovel full
of wet dirt is heavy, many shoveltuls
are heavier still, and pickEandle
rubs griavouS blisters, and the sun Is
hot. and the rain is wet, and mos
quitoes do oite-and-and-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
Harmony Theory of Santa Fe
as Seen by Chicago Tribune.
Held as Example of Intelligent
RailrOading by Press.
TO RUN FARMERS SPECIAL
Railroad Labor Receiving Lion
Share of Revenue.
Efficient Freight Handling Up
for Probe in Topeka.

Under a heading, Successful Rail-
reading" the Chicago Tribune makes
the following comment on the policy
of the Santa Fee railroad:
1t is not unlikely that the present
success of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad is in some way con-
nected up with campaign begun by
President Ripley five years ago to en-
list the sympathies of the people liv-
ing along the line. General managers,
general freight and passenger agents,
financial and accounting officers at
torneys, superintendent were called
to a general meeting where definite
plans were outlined for frequent and
regular visits to the cities and rural
communities of the various states for
the avowed purpose of getting &C
quainted with the railroads customers
and, incidentally, its regulators.
1t was a master stroke in manage
ment. The Santa Fe has become a
living organization, run and managed
sponsibilities to stockholders, ship
pers, and the general public. in the
minds of the all powerful merchants,
manufacturers, farmers, stockmen,
throughout the west. After meeting
a general passenger agent or a vice
president the small town merchant is
not likely to be so sure that the big
railroad has unlimited money making
or spending powers He also learns
that the operating men have not been
responsible for the raids in the stock
markets except in few isolated cases
President Ripley was undoubtedly
correct in saying that the hostile pub
lie sentiment against the tranSporta-
ton companies was largely a lack of
understanding. The same might also
be said of other big business. But if
public opinion is less militant today.
it is more because big business has
Invested itself of it's righteousness
than because the voter is repentant-
Such movements as have been fos-
tered by the Santa Fe and other en-
lightened offices are the modern pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
HOLDS SPECIAL RECORD.
Farmers Train to Pass Through To-
peka October Is.

The Santa F'e Railway company has
beaten the record this year with spe-
cial trains for organized business to
the California eXpositiOns, and the end
of the campaign is not in sig-t. Per-
haps the most widely known special
trains of the season will be the one
that carries farmers and others iden-
titled with agricultural pursuits, leav-
ing Chicago the nightvof October Ia
going through Topeka about noon the
following day.
invented by Charles l.. Seagraves,
general COLOMBIA ton agent of the
Santa Fe. who is we'll known here.
Mr.. SaaGraves was in the city today
working out the details of the trip
with the passenger department. Mr..
Sea graves will accompany the train
across the country, showing the farm
ers the sights, and helping them have
a good time. The trip will include
several automobile drives through the
country sections districts of Califor-
mis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
PAYS GOOD WAGES.
Railway Labor Receives 66.O4 Per
Cent of DiVisibIe Income.

The National Civic Federation has
made public a report on the division
of the peoples income, which contro-
verts the assertion frequently made
that labor is receiving an insufficient
share of the product of industry, and
particularly the increment in such
product According to the report, la
ton Of the product of industry, and
that 1T the present time, practically
two-thirds of the product of manu-
featuring Industries go to labor and
one-third to capital.
Of the Invisible railway income. la
boz is now receiving $685. PEI cent
whereas ten years ago it received
5S.73 per cent, leaving 33.96 per cent
for capital and other purposes now, as
compared with 41.27 per cent ten
years ago. The return to capital
represented All per cent upon rail-
way investment in 1914, against
4.99 per cent in 1904.
The statement shows that public
services rendered by the railways in
creased during the ten-year period
60.S3 per cent as to passenger service,
vice, for which the railways received
54.27 per cent additional gross reve-
nue.. paid out 5S.62 per cent more for
operating expenses, other than wages.
but paid in wages 67.9S per cent more,
and for taxes 1918 per cent more.
the result of the undue increase in the
latter items being to reduce the in
crease returned for capital purposes
to an increase of only 22.90 per cent
expected, and they claim that is en-
tirely inadequate to reimburse them
for the increase of Alb per cent in
investments in road and equipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
RIGHT o. WAY RUMBLINGS.

the Santa Fe general office building
will go into effect September 1. Rail-
road mail-that is, mail which is car
ried as baggage-win not be delivered
or collected as at present. Incoming
mail will be distributed in boxes at the
Santa Fe building pestoffice, to be
called for by messengers from the sew
eral departments. All outgoing mail
will be sent to the postoffice through
chutes. Incoming United States mail
will be delivered by the postman, as
at present. Outgoing United States
mail will be sent to the potoffice
through chuteS and stampe there by
the mailing clerks. 1t is figured that
the new system will save both time
and postage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

and a cake of resinol soap. These
are not at all expensive. With the
resinol soap and warm water battle
the affected parts thoroughly, until
they are free from cruStS and the skin
is softened. Dry very gently spread
on a thin layer of the resinol oint-
ment. and cover with light bandage
if necessary to protect the cloth
ing This should be done twice
day. Usually the distressing itching
and burning stop with the first treat
ment. and the skin soon becomes
clear and healthy again Sample
free. Dept. 2S-R, Resinol, Baltimore,
Md.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

- But at last civic pride or conscienee
or something else got the upper mana,
and hieing to the shop OF "Colonel
NagIe he signed up for one day of toll.
The audible smiles of the bystahd-
ers where he declared his int>ntIon.
their giggli1g comment that ne had
done well in signing up for but one
days work, hurt his manly pride anu
aroused his slGn'bering ire, so he re-
solved to stay with the job as long as
the biggest man in the bunch, even II
it cost him Il subsequent week in bed.
The morning of August IS dawned
cloudy and cherries, the heart CT the
little man was cloudier still. But
something kept whispering ''plker,
.'piker." So he oonned what old
clothes the harvest hands had not tax
en- and filled his pockets full of pea
nut sandwiches and hard-bOiled eggs.
Then shouIdering a shovel with
four-foot handle he slipped across lots
and through alleys to the appointed
rendezvous.
Made Late Start.
1t was fifteen minutes after tine ap-
pointed time. but where. oh where
were those thousand of eager pa
triots? Where were. the hundreds of
them? Yea where were the tens?
-Four empty automobiles stood along
the curb; their drivers lounged on a
railing near by two of them dressed
IS for a Sunday joyride.
Soon three men appeared with
shovels and dinner buckets They
proved to be laborers hired with diff
Guilty Mt So day Next the county
engineer arrived armed with two
axes. and by o'clock enough Volun-
teers were on hand to fill two autos
Then the party started.
on we went-across the river
across Soldier creek, turning now to
the right. then to the left and now
to the right again, passing en- route
wagon after wagon filled with in
trenching tools enough for the Ger
man army. These tools, we were
told. were for our special use.
At last our autos brought up at a
corner where a number OF laborers
and a few of the nearby farmers were
already at work with teams ana
scrapers. We were told to go to the
gravel pit on the hill just ahead, ana
to the gravel pit we went
This gravel pit is hole about SO
feet deep. 1t has narrow opening
on one side for ingress and egress, and
the bottom is mostly clay of about the
color and consistency of summer but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
OLD AGE A CRIME!

Some people are young at 6O-red
old at 4O-joints beginning to stiffen up
a bit; step beginning to lag and lose its
springiness; occasional touches of pain
in the back: feel tired without cause and
possibly a twinge of rheumatic pain.
signals to warn you that the kidneys
are not promptly doing their work of
throwing off the poisons that are always
forming in the body. To neglect these
natural warnings is crime against
yourself. If you have these symptoms
you can find prompt relief in GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. For more
than 200 years. this has been the recog-
nized remedy for kidney and bladder all
ments
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil CAPSULES
are imported direct from the laboratories
at HARLEM, Holland. Prices are 25c SOC
and S1.00. Get them at your druggists
Do not take a substitute.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
Esperantists of World Meet.

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-Leaders of
the Esperanto movement from the
principal nations are here today in
the eleventh International Esperanto
Congress which will be in session for
one week under the auspices of the
Panama-Pacific exposition. This con-
gress is regarded as the most truly
international gathering of all of the
$40 odd congresses and conventions
which will be held during the exposi
ton year, in or near San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
CoIorado Miners, Gases.

Boulder, Colo, Aug. 2s.-when the
cases of five coal strike leaders
charged with murder in the Hecla
battle more than a year ago were
called for trial today a further post
ponement was expected. There were
rumorS that on account of popular
disapproval of expense for old strike
cases the indictments might eventual
ty be quashed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

ter. 1t must be fierce place to work
when "Old Sol' is on the job with all
the stops pulled outI But luckily "Old
SoP' did not appear that day
Our job was to dig the red pebbly
earth out of the hillside and shovel it
into wagons, which hauled it a half
mile and dumped it on the road where
it was spread around by another party
of workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
Foresters in Convention

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-Four hun
dred representatives of the Forosters
of America are here today to attend
the biennial session of the supreme
court of that order. A general recep-
ton to the delegates will be held to-
day and the opening of the supreme
court will be held tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
How to Heal
Skin-Diseases

A Baltimore doctor suggests TINS
simble. but reliable and inexpensive
home treatment for people suffering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
OVER 500 A DAY
Contributions for Belgian Relief Have
Been Picking Up.

Contributions for relief of the Bel
g!ans totaIed s621.25 for the last
week according to a, report made by
the Belgian relief commission. The
amour. is the largest that has been
raised in a single week for many
months Following is a list of dona-
items received during the week
Douglas County Belgian Re
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

The celebrated Holsters that are
served in some of the finest "lobster
palaces" in the country are supplied
by the only woman lobster dealer.
She is Mrs. NJ. C.. Pickett of New
York who is shown here with one of
her monster crustacea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
DISCUSS FREIGHT HANDLING.
Santa Fe Good service Committee
Here August 26.

To make plans for increased eff
cheney in handling freight will be the
purpose of a meeting of the Santa Fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

with eczema, rInS-
worm. raSheS and
similar i t C n l n g,
burning skin trou-
bles.
At any reliable
druggists get a jar
or reSinol ointment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

Cash buying is modern, up to date
and sensible, but you must select the
right store. Phone Orders Abs.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-09-30
.l4O BUSHELS CORN
G|LM0RE'S RECORD
SURPASSES THE HIGHEST
YIELD SHOWN BY MANY OF
THE GREAT CORN STATES OF
THE UNION.

This paper printed in Last week.
issue that Mr.. Bert Gilmore, who
had already gained the honor of be
ing the king Of potAto raisers, ha6
received from the Panama-Pacific Ex
position management notification
that he had been awarded first prem
ium for the greatest yield of corn
per acre shown by any exhibitor in
the State of Idaho. We are pleased t.
again refer to the matter this week
by reproducing the following addition
al facts, printed in the Statesman
OF Wednesday morning:
w. B. Gilmore of Payette is the
grand champion corngrower of Idaho,
with record of 140 bushels to the
acre. Word to that effect was receiv-
ed Tuesday at the governors office
He has been awarded the title and
the medal for Idaho through the Ma
tional Top Notch Farmers club,
which conducted a corn competition
at the San Francisco exposition and
made an award to each state in the
Union.
In its letter to the governor, in
forming him that Mr.. Gilmore had
won the Idaho championship, The Top
Notch club said that the medal
would be sent to the governors of
flee, and suggested that the presen-
tion of it be accompanied by some
sort Of ceremony, to be observed at
one of the fairs held in the state.
Arrangements for some such observ-
ance will probably be made.
CREDIT TO IDAHO.
Mr.. Gilmore's record for corn
was such as to place Idaho
ahead of number of states, some
of which have for years been noted
as corn producers. Even the records
of Kansas and Missouri were sur
passed by Idaho.
States whose records were exceed
ed by Idaho in production per acre
were Ohio, Minnesota, Massachusetts,
Kansas, Missouri. Oklaho-
ma, Washington, New jersey, Indiana
New Mexico, Vermont, Delaware,
New York, North Dakota, Arizona
ind Rhode Island.
The best records were made by |
l. IL 4
of the United States
was won by Czech Adams of Ala
,sma, who produced 23s bushels to
he acre.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-09-30
Dance at Dunn's Hall, Friday, Oct
OBITUARY..

Elmer Austin Anson was born in
Leadsville, Iowa, March 29th, 1882
He came to Idaho and was married
to Miss Florence Moss, Oct, %, 1906
During the nine years of their
married life they have lived in Pay
cite and other towns of southern Ida
no. He learned to be skillful chef
and worked successfully at his trade
at various places. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anson were the parents of six chill
dren, all boys, the youngest of whom
are but ten days old. Only four Of
the children are living. He was taken
sick but a few days before his death
and passed away Saturday evening
at 10:30. Besides the children and
wife, he leaves one brother, one
sister; father and mother, and
other relatives and friends to mourn
his departure.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Frank Moss
home. -