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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FEBRUARY 17, 1912 i i RAILR0AD NEWS llarriman and Hill After Su premacy of Xorth. Low Grade Lines in Nebraska and Wyoming. HEAVY TdMGE THE RESULT Necessary to Minimize All 5 Carves and Grades. Other Items of General Interest in Traffic World. The battle between the Hill and Ilar riman interests for the railroad su premacy of the Xorthwest is showing no signs of abatement, says H. E. Ev erett, the railroad expert on the Kan fas City Journal. By the time the Hill roads have completed and placed in operation their low grade freight line to the north coast by linking up their j resent ilnet, in central Wyoming, the t'nion Pacific will have completed a, t rmiiar low grade freight line, over which a neavy tonnage may be carried. The new Harriman iine will be the present line along the Platre river to tiering, Neb., which will oe extended until it again connects with the main line at Medicine Bow. Wyoming. Plans fcr this cutoff and low grade lines were made by thi late E. H. Harriman, and are now being carried out by his suc cessors. The looati. .n of the new cutoff follows a war of many years ago. when the Hill ir:d Harriman interest? fought for a right of way through Nebraska. The Burlingtcn made a survey lrom,Kcar ney, Neb., west. Subsequently there was a contest for a right of way west of the P.arlii gton survey,- and the Vn ion Pacific won. The Burlington pull-t-d out of the field then, hut not until it had bought right of way along the 3'lattc- river, had completed its suiveys snd the annc unepment had been made that its low grade line would be con structed. T e Burlington transfer-ed Its activities to Wyoming. It is the in tention later, it is understood, to ut;I izf the Platte river right o way, and build a low grade line. The cf.n'est between the two lines .us become so heated and th demands for iirofit on investments in modern rail roads so strong that it is now neces sary to haul heavy tonnage in single trains. And to do this curvatures and grades must be minimized. The Hill system has been extending tind improv ing its lines in the western and nortk- T.estern states. The Union Pacine iiH'i wise has poured millions into the Im provement of Its old properties, and Is si ill maintaining such a policy, while ts engineers are kept brsy studying the topography of the country, seeking lor new low grade lines. D. & R. G. NEEDS $15,000,000. Will Take Three Years to Put Road in Good Shape. St. Louis, llo., Feb. 17. Rehabili tation of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, it is estimated by President Bush will reo.uire about $15,000,000 in the next three years to place it in first class condition both as to track and equipment. Of this, between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000 will be need ed in the current year, to he applied tcj the double tracking, terminal grade reduction and equipment needs. Be tween Denver and Salt Lake consider able double track will . be laid, al though the mileage to be laid has not yet been determined. Attention will be paid to reducing grade, and par ticularly over Soldier Summit, the backbone of the Rockies, the chief ob stacle to heavy train loading. At that point grades are 4 per cent and it is impossible for one engine to haul more than three cars at a time. When im provements in contemplation are com pleted the Rio Grande will have con structed a new route around the sum mit, which will lengthen the line about seven miles, but will give a maximum grade of 2 per cent on the western slope and 1 per cent on the eastern slope. In order to keep lis traffic moving the management is Cnder the necessity of hauling be tween 400 and 42 0 cars a day over this divide. Mallet locomotives will be provided which, aided by reduction In grade, will obviate the necessity of breaking up trains. Improvements at Soldier Summit will cost in the neigh borhood of $1,800,000. Standardizing of the narrow gauge lines also will come in for attention. FARMER FAVORS FAIR PLAY. Representative Carnahan of Clay Cen ter Has a Railroad View. J. W. Carnahan of Clay Center, a member of the house of representa tives, does not take any stock in the political attacks on the railroads. "I have found no railroad in -politics," he says. "The railroads were as ab sent from the deliberations of the house last winter as the average far mer, which can't be said of all cor t Vnorations." ' Referring to a recent magazine ar ticle in which the charge was made that the railroads are fleecing the people. Mr. Carnahan says: "The magazine writer made a very good argument, with some palpable un truths, about taxes, etc., from his point of view, but his point of view, like Gov. Hadley"s is that the rail- numphrevs' Seventy-SeTen Breaks up Colds and Don't wait till your bones lie gin to ache, take "Seventy-seven" at the first feeling of a Cold and the attack will not be prolonged So much, depends on the first few doses to get best results, that you should keep "Seventy-seven" handy. In the pocket when possible; surely in the house, A email -vial of pleasant pellets, fits the Test pocket. At Ihrug Stores 25c or mailed. Humphreys' Homco. Medicine Co., Cor. William and Ann Streets, New York. roads are a tax upon the people. Thia should be combated. The railroads are as much producers as the farmer, and when we go to Clay Center to day and find potatoes from Minne sota, cabbages from Wisconsin, ap ples and potatoes from Colorado and oranges from California at a cent apiece, it certainly is an object lesson in railroad usefulness. "I am a farmer on my own land; have no financial interest in any rail road, but I like to see fair play." KANSAS CITY TO HELP ORIENT Will Aid Stilwell in Procuring Money for New Line. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 17. Arthur E. Stilwell, president and promoter of. the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient rail road, may be having his troubles with what he terms the 'money trust," but his project to build a new railroad into Kansas City has been given the approval, of the members of the ways and means committee of the Commer cial club. The interests which Mr. Stilwell says are interfering with his plans for financing the road also are threat ening the investments of 4,000 sub scribers, a large percentage of whom live in Kansas City. M. V. Watson, chairman of the committee, pointed out the advantages that would accrue to Kansas City when the road is built. It will open up a large agricultural territory, he said, and besides will tap the rich mines and timber lands in Mexico. "Kansas City's railroad interests contribute largely to her prosperity," Mr. Watson said, "and if Kansas City hopes to grow and maintain a high rank in the commercial world, she must become the headquarters of some large railway system. The Orient headquarters will come here, if the road is built, and on that ac count Kansas City business interests should take a greater interest and help the railroad as much as possi ble." It was the sense of the resolutions that the present projectors of the line, who have built a large section of it, should have the aid of Kansas City in pushing it to completion, and that the railroad can and will be complet ed without asking the consent or sat isfying the greed of those opposing it. ORIENT HI NTING A BOND SALE. Offers $10,000,000 for Extensions to Stotkliolciers at 5 Per Cent. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 17. The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient is of fering to its stockholders $10,000,000 ten-year 5 per cent first mortgage col lateral trust bonds at par. The pro ceeds of the sale of these bonds wil! be used to pay for building the main line from its present terminus at San Angelo, Tex., to Chihuahua, Mexico, where connection with the National Railways of Mexico will he made. The company at last reports had outstanding $12,500,000 referred stock, $12,264,135 common stock and $18,199,000 first mortgage 4 percent bonds of February 1, 1901-51. I RAILWAY' NOTES. ! The Santa Fe has authorized an ex- ' penditure of $794,000 to complete the double track work between Sibley and Floyd, Mo. This is one of the few re maining short stretches of single track on the Kansas City-Chicago line. The Rock Island is in the market for (00 all-steel general service cars. An appropriation of $201,000 has been made by the Santa Fe to cover the cost of changing out old rail. switches, frogs, guard rails, joints, etc., in connection with the new 90 pound steel renewals on the Valley division. A state welfare commission has been formed in Texas by the Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's association. The commission is made up of fifteen public spirited busi ness men known for their ability and integrity. No railroad ever did a more intelli gent thing than the Santa Fe is doing with its agricultural demonstration train touring every county in New Mexico. Outside of the newspapers, the railroads are doing more work for development, publicity and colon izing in the southwest than all other agencies put together. The Santa Fe is one of the leaders in this sort of work. El Paso Herald. Representative Lamb of Virginia has introduced a bill to license all locomotive engineers and place them under the indirect supervision of the interstate commerce commission. An other bill introduced by Representa tive Lamb provides that after January, 1915, all cars on passenger trains shall be of iron, steel or some other noninflammable material. .TOST BEAUTIFUL Ottawa, Feb. 17. The selection by Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson of the ten most beautiful women in New York city led a representative of this paper to ask her husband, the famous il lustrator, whom he considered the ten most beautiful women in the world. His answer marks Gibson as not enly an illustrator but a diplomat. "I dare not," he replied. "1 can, WITHOUT WORK Surprising Demonstration Put on at the Noyelty. Shows the Art of Keeping House Without Work. AN 1MTE1SELY PRACTICAL WAY Theater Goers Are Immensely Pleased With the Film Shown This Afternoon and. To night; Worth Remembering. The bill at the Novelty this week has been a hummer, every feature has been bang up and beyond the expectation of Topeka folKs but the genuine surprise came last night when the closing novel scope reeled off the trials and aggrava tions of the household when the hus band takes an active hand in affairs in an old fashioned way. It is a pictorial story of a black cook, a sulky old coal stove, sad soggy bis cuits, cold coffee, a huffy husband, a weeping wife, a meddlesome mamma-in-law all transformed into tranquility itself by following th-3 advice of a well Scene From 'Oliss known man and a touch of electricity. "The Husband's Opportunity." has a touch of trouble, a plenty of breath taking humor and instructive incidents innumerable, showing how to "make electricity your servant" when old methods, young maidens and antiquat ed equipment fail to meet the require ments of a well directed household. A man may make peace with "hsr moth er," so the pictures teach, if the worthy wife has the necessary equipment in her home to hook on an electric coffee percolator, make coffee in two minutes, serve warm, keep warm, attach an elec tric range, bake biscuit, toast bread, prepare a meal in a few minutes. The motion pictures show the con venience of the motor driven sewing machine, the electric iron in use, the beautiful transformation of a home, poorly lighted, into one of radiant bril liancy. The film will be shown at the Novelty matinee and evening today. The General Electric company, the largest electrical manufacturing com pany in the country, has reproduced this film and has courteously extended the use of it to the various vaudevilla WOMAN IN WORLD. 325 & 2i' I P 'J 3b ' .jfl ...- ... .. .fiiliHT however, name one whom I know to be beautiful. She is Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. I name her and no other be cause it puts me right at home. Con sequently it puts me right with the other 44,999,099 beautiful women of the world." Mrs. G'bssn was one of the beauti ful Langhorne girls of Virginia. One of her sisters is Mrs. Waldorf Aster. i C - - -' " -r I - I 'A sr-- fairw 1 1 - Jf i . - 1 l'fl houses throughout the country. No doubt Topeka folks will appreciate the opportunity to see the demonstration of this most modem method of apply ing electricity in the home. BUSINESS IS BIG, Indications Point to a Better Year Than the Last. New York, Feb. 17. R. G. Dunn & Company's .Weekly Review of Trade says : Conditions are still favorable to the realization of a year of wider activity than 1911.f The severs cold weather has, to some extent held this promised de velopment, in . check. . The volume of business, however, is very large. The cotton goods markets have strengthened materially and the de mand is broad and seasonably active. Many mills making brown- staple goods, print cloths and heavy colored cottons, are now under order for two or three months ahead. Men's wear and worsted yarn markets are influenced somewhat by the labor difficulty at Lawrence. The New England footwear market is still rather quiet, but new business is coming forward. The recent lull in the leather trade seems to have been broken and buyers, after finding that concessions were not obtainable, have entered the market and liberal sales have been made. Further activity has developed in hides. Bank Clearings. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending February 15 shows an . if t i s - ? t v ? f -t - - Z U f i.' -V '.v f - Nobody From Starland" at the Grand aggregate of $2,893,224,0" as against $3,461 - 6:3,000 last week and $2,803,501, corresponding week last year. .000 in the The foi Pct. Pet. Inc. " dec 1.2 6.6 3.0 .... 1.8 i.i 2.4 1.3 24.0 14.4 6.9 10.6 41.6 3.2 4.1 13.5 4.5 10.0 20.6 26.0 29.3 21.4 31.2 .5 32.3 2.3 46.2 6.3 64.1 6.6 4.4 23.3 5.1 26.0 6.7 66.9 .... 4.7 lowing is a list of the cities Cities- Amount. New York Chicago .. $1,626,660,000 267.220,000 167,5X2,000 128,412,000 74,229,000 63,437.000 42,600,000 62,373.000 23, 696,000 19,1G0,0)0 18,704, 000 18,871,000 15,497,000 17,699,000 9,i8,000 7.908,000 Boston . . Philadelphia St. Luis Kansas City Pittsburg San Francisco .... New Orleans Cleveland Detroit Omaha Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Denver Washington, D. C. Oklahoma Chattanooga Little Rock Knoxville Lincoln TOPEKA Memphis St. Joseph Salt Lake City.... Fort Worth Nashville Des Moines Duluth Macon Wichita Sioux City Muskogee, Okla. . Houston Gaiveston 7,520,000 1,62,000 2.34S.000 2.367,000 1.954.000 1,746,000 1.541,000 9.376.000 7,742,000 7,665,000 6,764,000 6.287,000 3.9H7.000 2.170,000 4,3ri4,000 3.313,000 2.81S.O0O 1.069.000 43,737,000 17,783,000 First Mortgages on Improved Okla homa Farms. The following is a partial list of those we have on hand, subject to prior sale: (S No. location Examr's Amt Acres County Valus $300 160 Woodward $1440 325 160 Beaver 1900 330 157 Jackson 2700 400 40 Comanche 1150 500 160 Beaver 3200 500 160 Woodward 1800 500 160 Comanche , 4800 600 80 Comanche 3200 700 160 Ellis 2210 800 160 Jefferson 2100 900 160 Harper 3200 900 80 Harmon 2300 1000 SO Harmon 2800 1000 160 Harper 4700 1200 160 Jackson 4000 1400 110 Jefferson - 3500 1500 322 Harper 4010 1600 156 Harmon 4800 1800 160 Comanche 4700 1800 160 Comanche 5600 1850 160 Comanche 5000 2000 160 Jackson 5400 Further list and full partic ulars upon request. The Pioneer Mortgage Company MULVANE BUILDING TOPEKA Coming to the Grand. February 22 Miss Nobody from Starland, matinee and night. : February 23 and 24 The Mystery of the Maine, moving pictures. February 27 Lombardi Grand Opera. Novelty. Vaudeville. Majestic. Bros. In All-of-a-Sudden North Peggy. Moving Pictures. Cozy.. iris. Crystal. v Best. "Miss' Nobody from Starland," which comes to the Grand on Wash ington's birthday, for both matinee and night was produced by the suc cessful producer of musical comedies, Mort H. Singer. He also . produced "The Flirting Princess,'' "A Stubborn Cinderella," "The Goddess of Liberty," "The Golden Girl," "The Time, Place and the Girl," "The Girl Question," "The Honeymoon Trail," and many others. Mr. Singer has imbued "Miss Nobody from Starland," with a epirit of action and novelty which promises to make it one of the most enduring musical comedies .in stage history. The book and lyrics are the combined efforts of Messrs. Hough, Adams and Mitchell ,and the music as furnished by Joseph E. Howard, America's 51 1 February 22. most prolific writer of song hits. In the title role will appear the popular prima donna, Olive Vail. "Miss No body from Starland," in addition to plenty of good music has an excep tionally interesting plot, and many novel features. The principal feature, is, of course, the muoh-talked-of-dress rehearsal scene, in which the entire company is shown rehearsing a mu sical production. The antic's of the stage manager, and the mishaps com mon to the preliminary work in stag ing a big show are unusually funny. This scene has been a tremendous hit wherever seen, and is easily the most popular ever introduced into musical comedy. "Remember the Maine." The moving pictures of the raising of the ill-fated battleship "Maine" are having not only an extensive run in New York city and Washington, D. C, but in every city of any impor tance in the United States. They were taken and are being exhibited by spec ial permission of the United States government. Private exhibitions of these pictures have been given be fore the navy department, the presi dent and his cabinet, the Yacht club of New York and numerous other or ganizations, where in every instance they have been received with great enthusiasm and occasioned much fa vorable comment. As an event in his tory the films are of International im portance, and as an engineering ac complishment, the work done in rais ing the ship is credited as being one of the greatest achievements known. We prophesy that Manager Crawford will be well reimbursed for his trou ble in securing this feature of nation wide interest. They will be shown at the Grand for two nights, February 23-24. The Lombardi Grand opera will play the Grand, February 27. This company is meeting with big success this season. Baily and Austin will play Topeka early next month in their success, "The Top of the World." At the Majestic Realizing that the patrons of the Ma jestic demand comedy the management has secured for next week's play "All-of-a-Sudden-Peggy." This comedy was written for Henrietta Crosman and is conceded by all critics to be the bright est and most sparkling laugh-provoker she has ever used. With the principal comedy parts in the hands of Mr. Spurrier, Miss Goodwin, Mr. Sayles, Miss LeRoy and Miss Fulmer, some hearty laughing may be expected. "A Little Brother of the Rich," the satiri cal comedy which will b played for the last time tonight has proven one of the best plays ever produced at the Ma jestic. Although the play had never bean at the Grand and was therefore unheard of by most Topeka theater goers, it was without doubt the most fascinating play of the present season. "All-of-a-Sudden-Peggy" may prove just as big a surprise. It has all the ear marks of a ripping comedy. For the weak following Blanche Walsh's greatest success, "The Woman in the Case," is underlined. A 6pecial matinee of "All-of-a-8udden-Peggy" will be given on Thursday, Washington's birthday, at 2:30. At the Novelty. The bill to open the Novelty theater matinee February 19, will have all new acts for their first appearance in To peka. all having played what ia known as the "big" time in vaudeville. Doro thy DeSchlle & Co.. wu- appear in a comedy-drama playlet entitled "The ATkTIP Matinee Washington's birthday IMiLP Night THURSDAY, FEB. 22 MORT H. SINGER'S Original and Only uimutuiy rrrscnuiis tlie 3Iost Talked of show in the World. BIG MUSICAL REVUE A THE UIILUO V REHEARSAL enrwr UUL.II L. OF THE HANESOMEST CHORUS IN -AMERICA 50 Prices: l?llll,x. n Any Seat 25 Cents WITH MISS 50 V20 Special Matinee Thursday Washington's Birthday NORTH BROS. Present ' The Always Successful Comedy uiddesi Elaborate Scenery and A DOLLAR SHOW "SB NOVELTY WHERE THEY ALL GO STARTING MONDAY Miss Dorothy De Schelle &Co." . In a. Comedy Playette. "THE OCT AWAY." Bootblack Quartette Exponents of Harmony and Fun MOVING PICTURES WASHEVGTOVS BIRTHDAY MATIVEE. Thursday, Feb. 22. Prices: Ixwer Floor, 20c; Tlalcony, 10c. BEATING THE GAME1! is the subject on which Rev. Robert Gordon will speak at the First Baptist Church, Sunday Night The Men's Club Invites You Money Saved AJwrnya np4o iatat plnlMt reliable mad thm largest dant&I eoocarn ia Kao Popular Prices Best Mt f taeth M.4 Good set of teth ....a... (.00 Gold crown. UK ....-..... 1.00 Porcelain crown 4.00 Bridge work, per tooth t-00 Qold fillings $1.M and up DES. IilTON $z Office Rstabllshed over Sll Kanaaa Ave., Topeka, Kan. Ov Get Away," a pretty little story and Interesting j lot dealing with the life of an actor and actress In a New xork boarding house, showing the trials of the actor folks while trying to fret an engagement. The Bootblack Quartette styling themselves as "exponents of har mony and fun." Tiryan Lee and Mary Cranstan, the Chaunoy Alcott of vaudeville and vaudeville's moat beau liful. comedienne. Alberta, tne marvel of flexibility, presenting a spectacular novelty, "The Alligator." This act car ries special scenery, special music and electrical effects. Moving pictures will as usual close the bill. Try a State Journal Want. Journal Ads Get Results. With RFXVRI HfX OP SOO JKK FOKMAXCKS At Ue I'rtnoess Theater, Chicago , ' int. w sijii,j .GETS A PEEP " fr BEHIND . s,. J I Till- Jingley Tinkling1 Musical HITS Sale Seats Tuesdaj 9 A. . TTTifl Week of ii Feb.l9th ,-Qii Sl1 Costumes Entire Cast FOR A QUARTER PRICES Nights 10-2 0-3 Oc Matinee 10c Performances 2:30 - 7:45 - 9:15 MATINEE, FEB. lOth Bryan Lee and Mary Cranston The Fashion Plntfs of Vaw1r111 ALBERTO The Human Alligator DAVE VINE Oomdlan. 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