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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
RAILROAD NEWS
Receivers Control $4,000 Miles
OF American Railways.
Record Reaches High Mark
Made by Roads in 1896.
ROCK ISLAND LARGEST LINE
Under Receivers Control at the
Present Time.
Other Items of General Interest
in the Traffic World.

The total mileage of railroads in the
United States in the hands OF receiv-
ers Is at present almost exactly the
same as the total June 80, 1896,
which was the highest ever recorded
IL the history of the country, says the
Railway Age Gazette. OF course the
proportion of mileage in the hands of
receivers to total mileage operated is
much less than it was in 1895, because
OF the much larger mileage now oper-
ated
The comparison is rather startling,
because on June 80, 1896, the railroad
situation was distinctly on the mend.
Most of the larger roads then in the
hands of receivers were practically
already out of the woods. On the
other hand, at present not q single
one of the important systems being
operated by receivers is nearly in the
clear. 1t is true that the Wabash has
announced reorganization plan, and
although it is drastic and has been
TO show materially better earnings
than il did last year to insure the
eventual success of the plan.
At present there is approximately
sos miles of railroad in the hands
of receivers. The total mileage in
the hands of receivers on June 80,
1896, was 30,415. The total par value
OF securities outstanding of roads be-
ing operated by receivers in 1896 was
$1,195,90O, 600. The par value of Sc
curities outstanding for the roads now
being operated by receivers is APP
proximately $1,S15,9 100000. The fact
that the capitalization of the roads
now in the hands of receivers COM
pareS so faVora bly, with the capitalize
ton of the roads being operated by
receivers in 1896 is apparently a CO.
incidence. although, of course, it might
be possible to point out some general
truths which this fact probably illus
trateS.
The Philadelphia & Reading, which
xx-.a I, II do Of tn
has outstanding securities per mile
much in excess of the roads power to
earn a return for them. The same
is true of the Wabash at present. The
larger systems which are now in the
hands of receivers are the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, with S,32S
miles of road; the St. Louis & San
Francisco, with 4,747 miles of road;
the wabash, with 2,514 miles of road;
the Pere Marquette, with 2,322 miles
of road: the Chicago & Eastern llli-
nois, with 1882 miles of road; the
International & Great Northern, with
11O6 miles of road, and the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton, with 1,015
miles of road.
The principal roads that were in
the Northern Pacific, 4,533 miles; the
Union Pacific. 1886 miles; Union Pa
cific subsidiaries with an additional
mileage of approximately $500; sub
salaries of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, with approximately 1000
miles; the Baltimore & Ohio, with
2,O73 miles: the Norfolk & Western,
with l ,571 miles, and the Philadelphia
& Reading, with SS4 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
ROAD GRAFTERS SCORED
Inscriptions Expert and Hopeless
IgnOramus Menace to Highways.

Independence, Mo, June S.-The
grating expert and the hopeless ig-
noramus'' are menace to better roads
in America, William H. Seed of Ne
vada. Me. told the OZARK Trails assO-
citation today.
I'VE are spending S1S,000,O00 an
nuelly in this country to maintain two
million miles of dirt roads and only
10 per cent of these roads are efficient
~ maintained" declared Mr.. Seed.
1T costs every county in the United
States an average of $4,000 annually
for the spring and fall blowing of the
highways. because we turn loose upon
the roads men who forget all the prin-
ciples of nature and expect to make
q dirt road compact and travel-fit by
blowing and narrowing it till it is as
soft as the field on the other side of
the fence.
Dirt roads are joke. There are
two people we must eliminate if we
are to get our moneys worth-the
grating expert and the hopeless ig-
noramus. They bring us the loop
the-loop, roller-coaster, high-dive,
crazy-house highway
A. K. Batter of Rogers, Ark, asked
that the next meeting be held in his
city.
]. r. Hodgdon of Joplin declared
the time is coming when main thor
oughfares will be built on the same
principles as the steam roads are and
all the ross-rcads will be feeders for
and to them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
DIET ON DINING CAR.
Specially Selected Foods on Canadian
Pacific Boosted by Wiley.

The Canadian Pacific railway has
issued an interesting booklet, "The
Why of Dietetic Blended Food -
which gives extracts from articles by
w. A. Cooper. manager of the dining
car service of that road, and DR. Har-
vey w. Wiley. former chief of the
United States bureau of chemistry.
In their dining car service, the Ca
madam Pacific has made this a spe-
cialty. Their plan is to make the dys-
peptic i'll particular and the traveller
in general, enjoy meals while on Ca
madam Pacific trains.
Following is a part of DR.. Wiley's
view on the subject: THE dietetic
blended foods on the Canadian Pa
clfic dining car service menus have
been arranged so that the ira veler in
choosing one of the suggested meals
will secure ration which is dietetic;
that is, nourishing and wholesome,
and at the same time properly blend
ed. Thus each of these blended ra-
tions will supply all the nutritional
need of the traveller and not burden
the digestive apparatus with any ex-
cess of the essential elements of food.
AS a result, the traveller will he bet
ter nourished, will suffer less discom-
fort and be in less danger from in
jury by overeating than he could pos
sibly be if, without expert knowledge
of the nature of foods. he should Sc
lect a meal for himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
REPORT ON ACCIDENTS.
Decrease in Fatalities Reported for
Final 1914 Quarter.

Steam railways reporting to the in
terstate commerce commission for the
quarter ending December 81. 1914,
show that during that period IS per-
sons were killed in train accidents and
223S injured; other than train acct
dents including accidents to en-
ployees while at work, to passengers
getting on or off cars, to trespassers
and others) 2,002 were killed and
1882 injured. In industrial acct
dents 80 were killed and 24,44O were
injured.
Comparing these figures with the
corresponding figures for 1918, train
accidents show a decrease of 11S in
1,4SS in those injured; for other than
train accidents a decrease of 1872
killed and 1881 injured is seen, while
in industrial accidents there was a de-
making a total falling off of all classes
of $40 in the number killed and 9,746
in those injured.
The total number of collisions and
derailments of steam railways report
ed for the quarter was 1857 (931 col
lisions and 1855 derailments), of
which 112 collisions and 143 derail-
ments affected passenger trains. The
damage to cars, engines and roadway
caused by these accidents, including
the cost of clearing wrecks, amounted
to S19S1517 These figures show de-
ported for the corresponding quarter
of the preceding year. There was a
decrease of 1, 156 in the number of ac-
cidents for the last quarter of 1914
as compared with the same period in
1873.
Defective roadway and equipment.
together caused 1913 per cent of all
the derallments reported. OF derail-
ments due to defective roadway more
than 24S per cent were caused by
broken rails and of the number due to
defective equipment zo-4 per cent We're
caused by defective wheels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

here Sunday afternoon by special train.
The shows will be assembled in an at
tractiVe formation on the grounds OPP
posite Garfield park on North Kansas
avenue. Hand carved wooden fronts
are used by each of the various shows
and attractions. The company carries
powerful electric light plants and each
front is studded with hundreds of cleo
trio lights.
Among the big features which are
offered by Mr.. Brundage this season
is Leon w. MarshalPs Happy Days in
D1Meland. This is claimed to be one
Of the best minstrel Orga nizations
touring the country with a carnival
company Others presented are one
of the largest portable motordromes,
the Miracle. three side-shows, the
Palace of Mirth. Abbey's zoo, the
Mexico Revolution and others. A
$4,000 carry us-all, Ferris wheel and
other riding devices make the Brun-
dage shows one of the most complete
that has ever visited Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

the development of the agricultural
resources of Kansas. Any obstacle in
the way of the farmers progress af-
fects the railway company adversely
1t is business proposition. therefore
The interest of the railroad and the
interest of the farmer are mutual, so
far as the Hessian fly is concerned.
THE Santa Fe regards itself as
highly fortunate in having in this
campaign the close cooperation of
the State Agricultural coIlege-your
college-one of the most useful edu-
cational Institutions of its kind in the
world. The men from Manhattan
have come here to give you first hand
Information regarding the best meth
cd for putting the Hessian fly out of
ommission-informat to which
you are entitled as of right by pur-
chase, having paid for it in taxes lev
led for the maintenance of the college.
These men not only are book farm
ers. but they also are practical farm
erS, spending their lives in your SER
vice. carrying on experiments in the
field as well as in the laboratory, and
their report of what they have found
out about the Hessian fly will, we ali
hope, enable you to get rid of the pest
for all time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
DOES THE SAMBO ACT
State Hospital Patients Funny
Noise" Got Him Into Trouble

stephen Lawson of Russell was an
inmate of the Topeka state hospital.
Lawson insisted making strange
noises when some of the inmates of his
ward wanted to sleep. The inmates
appealed to the attendant and the at
tendant tried to persuade Lawson to
change his noise schedule. But it
didn't do any good.
A few nights ago the attendant was
called from the ward few minutes to
assist with some work in another
ward. Lawson was making his
strange noises and from the beds of
fellow inmates came occasional adj
monitions to postpone his evening en-
tertainment Lawson never stopped
But the minute the attendant left
the ward. an inmate slipped over to
Lawson'S bed and with two fists used
n new line of argument. Lawson is
so years old and was severely beaten
Mrs. Lawson, who was staying at
III Lime street, was notified by the
hospital authorities and at her request
Lawson was permitted to be returned
TO mis- home at Russell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
Filed in Federal Court Against c. w.
Harlow. Broker.

Petition that c. w. Harlow, former
" a broker of stocks of merchandise
in this city, be adjudged bankrupt was
filed today in the United States DIS
trict court with Mort Albaugh, clerk,
by the Ellett-Kendall Shoe company,
the Reiman-W Woodbury. Hat company
and the Model Hat and Cap company
The petition alleges that on or ABOUT
Nav %, 1915. Harlow committed an
act of BANKRUPTCY when, the petition
states, he turned over to the Sherldan-
CLAYTON Paper company a part OF MS
property in payment of dept
amounting TO about s100. The pet.
ton charges that this was an act of
preference over other creditors. other
acts of bankruptcy are charged In
the suit the following claims are made
by the complainants: Ellett-hendall
Shoe company, s3,54S.63; Reiman-
Woodbury. Hat company. s25l, and the
Model Hat and Cap company. s99oo
Harlow lives in Topeka. According
to a statement made today over the
telephone by relatives he has not been
active in his brokerage business re
Gently on account of i'll health. He is
now confined in an eastern hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
THE HEssIAN FLY SPECIAL.
Santa Fe-Aggie Train Began Its
Wheat Belt Tour Today.

Wichita, Kan. June S.-The Santa
Fe-Agricultural college Hessian fly
special arrived in Wichita at 10
o clock this morning. The towns Wis
tied this morning included Putnam,
Sedgwick and Valley Center.
The plan suggested by college men
includes both disking and deep plow-
ing in the preparation of ground for
seeding. Hessian fly eggs are laid in
volunteer wheat and disking before
blowing. two or three times if pos
sible, will destroy the volunteer
wheat and when that4is done. the dan
ger of the fly is eliminated.
J. F. FARRELL, publicity agent of the
Santa Fe, opened the meeting this
morning. explaining the object of the
train. Prof. E. G. johnson, superin-
department, has charge of the pro-
gram:. ~ = f'aGi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
BRUNDACE IS COMING.
Big Carnival Company Will Open in
North Topeka June IA.

In the S w. Brundage shows, which
are to exhibit here during the week
of June IA. Topekans will be given an
opportunity of seeing one of the most
complete carnival organizations on the
road this season. The Brundage
shows are a Kansas institution and
during the past sixteen years the com
pany has exhibited in this state almost
exclusively. The headquarters are in
LeaVenworth. Each season for sew
eral years the Brundage shows have
opened in Leavenworth under the
auspices of Abdallah temple, Shrine.
Mr.. Brundage boasts that his shows
have passed the pure show laws" and
are moral in every respect. No con-
fetti or noise making devices are al
lowed On the midway
The Brundage shows will arrive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
THIEVES IN MOTOR RAID
Auto Bandits Get $500 in Bold Day
light Holdup.

New York, June Smother day
light holdup, this time by automobile
bandits who robbed two men on their
way in a buggy to deposit money in a
bank, took place in New York today.
The robbers got away with a satchel
containing $500.
The victims were George A Lis
tardt, cashier. and Thomas J. Boyd.
superintendent, of a branch Office of
the Borden's Condensed Milk COM
pany, who were being driven through
a sparsely settled district of the Bronx
to deposit collections.
They were. held up at revolverS'
points by three men who. after beat
ing them and securing the Satchel,
ran across a footbridge over the rail-
road tracks, entered an automobile
and escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
NEED $4,000 HANDS.
Harvest Requirements of Kansas Set
Forth by Counties.

Twenty-Five Kansas counties will
need more than 1000 harvest hands
each to gather the 1915 wheat crop,
according to Information gathered by
the state bureau of labor A statement
showing the number of teams and men
required to handle the new wheat
crop. shows that 5000 harvest hands,
$500 teams and 1,e4O cooks will be
needed.
This is the harvest demand from
the big wheat producing counties of
the state:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Liberty Bell July 8.

The Liberty bell, from Philadelphia
to the Pacific coast, will be here on the
morning of July s. The bell is trav-
cling on a Rock Island special train.
1t will be here from either 1880 o'clock
or $3.50 o'clock that morning until 10
a. m. The exact time has not yet been
decided upon. The bell is on a steel
gOndola car and will be on exhibition
at the Rock Island depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

Putnam, Kan, June S.-The Hes
sian fly special opened up it's cam
paign here this morning. In open
ing the meeting, J. F. FARRELL, of the
Santa Fe, said:
The Santa Fe railway company,
which / represent, is running this
train and paying the incidental ex-
penses of the trip because it realizes
that the Hessian fly is a menace to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Mrs. Thorpe Appointed.

Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, for many years
police matron, has been appointed
matron of the Rock Island depot.
This is position just created. With
her wide experience in that line of
work, Mrs. Thorpe probably will have
an opportunity to fill her new posi-
ton to good advantage.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

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make special effort to get "a ssprayer and
save it ready when the bugs make their ap-
pearance you will be in position to give
him battle3to a finish, and save the potato
crop.
A. L. DcAN Farmer.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28


The cow on the farm of the Northern
Wisconsin Farmer is fast becoming the
most important III tneslive stock industry.
AS you go from place to- place, over the
Northern part of the state, you will notice
at the railroad stations fromla half dozen to
dozen or more milk cans full of cream
| ready for shipment, to some of the nearby
creameries, which goes to show very clear
ly that the Wisconsin dairy cow has come
to stay, and that she is playing an import
ant part relative to the income of the farm
ers of this part of the state is evident.
1t would seem that this ought to be en-
couraging to ohr Indian farmers and they
should be able TO take advantage of the
opportunities now offered with the rich!
pastures and plenty of water you are in al
position to- make the start with but small
expense. 1t is necessary to have a large
herd TO start will. but if you can start with
small herd of four or FIVE cows it will be
seen that there will be profit if the COWS
are managed properly. During the sum-
me- months it will not be, necessary to feed
much but to allow the cows TO have free
range. in the pasture and Sc that they htave
salt thrre or four timer " eek and plenty
of clean, pure water to drink. This being
the case, you must not lose sight of the fact
that some provision should be made for the
winters feed supply. Those of you who
haue cows should raise some of tie grain
that will be ted this winter as these feeds
can be raised much Cheaper than TO buy
them. Clover, hay, oats, barley and bran
make good ration for the winter dairy cow
and all of them can be raised on the farm
except the bra and there should be enough
more of the grains raised to buy what bran
is needed. The oats and barley should be
ground to get good reeults. For cow
that weighs about nine hundred poun!s,
giving four per cent milk the following ra-
ton should give good results. One apound
of abe ground OATS, barley and bran mixed
together to each three pounds of milk Civ
en- by the cow with about eighteen pounds
of clover hay, or If there is no clover hay,
clover and timothy mixed, can ce used at
the rate of about twenty pounds per day,
not forgetting tSat the cow must have her
salt and water reglarly.
Suppose for examply this cow is. giving
twenty rounds Of milk per day, then she
ought to have from eighteen to twenty
pounds of hay and seven pounds Of the
grain mixture this will give her plenty of
nutriment to produce twenty-one pounds OF
milk and leave enough for maintenance of
her body.
From the above it viii be see that the
advice aften given to the dairy farmer to
keep record of his cow as to what they
produce, amount of milk per day, and what
the test is from butter fat, is of important
ce, in arranging the feed rations mettioned
above. In shprt time well have tester
and be able to supply those who wish to
know what butter fat test of their cows will
be and with the aid of pair Of spring bal
ance scales each farmea will know that his.
cows are doing and be able to- adjust his
feed rations accordingly.
A. L. DoAN, Farmer i.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-04-24

order to get another. I'll have to go.
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the
warning letter which is sent the victims,
signed with a "clutching hand" The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin is
Taylor Dodge, the insurance president,
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective. to
try to unraVel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, a newspaper man, Enraged at
the determined effort which Elaine and
Craig Kennedy are making to put an end
this strange criminal is known, resorts to
al sorts of the most diabolical schemes to
put them out of the way. Each chapter
of the story tells of a new plot against
their lives and of the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pretty
girl and himself from death,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-04-24

"FolSoneu MISS rnotoS'apho'
placed his ear quickly to her heart.
His face was study in astonishment,
The minutes sped fast.
To us outside who had no idea what
was transpiring in the other room
the minutes were leadenfooted. Aunt
Josephine, weak but now herself
again, was sitting nervously.
Just then the door opened.
| shall never forget the look on the
young ambulance surgeons face as he
murmured under his breath, Come
here-the age of miracles is not
passed-look! "
Raising his finger to indicate that
we were to make no noise, he led us
into the other room.
Kennedy was bending over the
couch.
Elaine, her eyes open now, was gaz-
ing up at him. and a wan smile fitted
over her beautiful face.
Kennedy had taken her hand, and
as he heard us enter, turned half way
to us, while we stared in blank won
der from Elaine to the weird and
complicated electrical apparatus.
Its the life current" he said sim
ply, patting the Leduc apparatus with
his other hand.
(To BE CoNTINUEpl