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TTU2 TOPESA DAILY CTAT3 JCv -7L
RAILRO AD HEV7S
Australian Hallways f. : Hike
Freight and Passenger Bates.
Adopt Increase That Would
Mean $169,000,000 In U. S.
HIGHER YHGESTHE MUSE
Sharp Contrast In Rates of Pri
Tate and State Systems.
Other Items of General Interest
in the Traffic World.
Increase- in freight rate- of 10 per
een? and in passenger fares ranging
om 5 to" 60 per cent, are the mean.
which the government railway- of
New South Wales. Australia, have un
dertaken to combat the world-wide
aTance In the cost of
tion The annual report of these ran
ways" Just received in this country hy
The bureau of railway V
tlstirs present- detailed outline- of
most wnoiiy i."
and costs of materials.
This is looked upon as the . most
-t-ikinir recent Instance of the iac,,"
vtars in operating expenses, and Js in
railways have een refused a nve pe
y the European war the roads hae
portatlon placed In effect bj ' the New
South Wales government roads ere
uniformly 10 per cent, and with the
SSSed annual increase in revenue
are as follows:
First and second els- relSM$s-0 000
Class A. B and C mileage rates 23000
Live stock rates 300,000
Xotal $880,000
Advances have been made In pas
senger fare- despite the fact that
"cheap excursion fare-" already were
on a basis of four cents a mile first
class and two cents a mile second
class, while special cheap excursions
occasionally cut down both figures by a
ouarter-cent per mile. This should be
compared with the average of two
cents per mile received for all pas
senger traffic by United States rail
ways in 1918.
The total new yearly revenue from
both service- is estimated at $1,780,
000, or more than 5.8 per cent of tire
gross operating revenue in 1913. A
similar increase In the United States
i J . n mtmnmt 1 ft 9 000 000.
WUUIU WHVMUt fcv ...... ' '
In explanation of the increase, the
minister of government railways points
. 119 AAA In
out mat espciMwv nw .
the last year, of which $2,704,000 was
. irh Anai4lnn patlA TOM
III V.--d
from 68.8 per cent in 1913 to 69.9 per
cent in in. vr wu "t
of every 1100 revenue In 1914 as
.gainst $48.80 In 1918.
FARMERS AID "SAFETY FIRST."
Are Assisting Roads In Keeping Stock
Off Right of Wax Over Country.
"Saffftv First" has become a common
expression throughout the United
States. Manv railroads and large in
dustries maintain permanent Safety
First organizations at considerable cost.
"Safety First" Is taught our school
children and in some parts of the
country large signs have been erected
Informing motorists of dangerous cross
ings. Farmers and stock owners adjacent
to the railroad are gradually becoming
interested in the Safety First idea and
are lending their assistance to prevent
stock from getting onto the right of
way by keeping private farm crossing
gates closed and in good repair. A
large stock raiser recently remarked
that he desired to co-operate with the
railroads by taking every precaution to
keep his stock off the right of way,
because In doing so he was preventing
possible serious accidents and loss of
life to passengers. Someone dear to
him or even he himself might be a
passenger on a train which struck his
own stock due to a gate having been
left open by himself or employes.
Many farmers and stock owner- are
discontinuing the practice of permitting
their stock to graze and roam on pub
lic thoroughfares and property, as the
animal- frequently reach the railroad
track- and were struck by passing
trains, sometimes causing serious de
railments. Town authorities are also taking a
great Interest in the movement to pre
vent accidents from this source (which
costs 19 western railroads about two
million dollars per annum) by the pas
sage of stock ordinances prohibiting
stock running at large in town limits.
The railroads are also constantly In
structing their employes in train, sta
tion and section service as to their duty
towards keeping stock off the right of
way.
FALL WHEAT IS PLANTED.
Kansas Fanners Are Believed to Be
Holding Most of Spring Crop.
Reports to the freight department
of the Santa Fe railway company are
that from 75 to 90 per cent of the fall
wheat acreage of Kansas has been
planted, and most of it is up, and do
ing well. In the western part of the
state the farmers were kept back with
their work on account of the harvest
rush, and by the dry weather late in
the summer which made plowing dif
ficult. However, with an open fall.
farmers can plant wheat in the west
till near the middle of November. The
Santa Fe reports indicate that the
Kansas wheat acreage will be about
what it was a year ago:
J. R. Koontz, general ireignt agent oi
the Santa Fe. gives it as his opinion
that at least 60 per cent of this year's
wheat crop In Kansas still is held by
the farmers much of it in the stack.
Farmers will be threshing In Santa Fe
counties till the end of December, he
-ays.
FRENCHMEN THROUGH STATE.
Santa Fe Hauled 10O Fighting Men
Going Home to name.
iranMa xtram romfttplv eonnected
with the European war today. The
Santa Fe railway company hauled 100
French reserve- through the state, en
route from California to New York
whence they will sail for a French
tvio rnmtwem traveled in three
special cars. They were a lively
bunch, lull or conversation iw u""'
Their talk sounded like a hotel menu
card. ,
The reserves have been residing m
rilv. Most of them
are farmers, cooks and waiters. A few
are tourists homeward bound from a
trip around the world. A lieutenant
in the French army is in ensrso vu mo
party. ,
FILM REELS BURI1.
Many Movie Houses May Be Without
Pictures Today.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct 14. An explo
inn in ttiit thaTlne cloture film storage
vaults of the Universal Film and Sup
ply company, Twelfth and McGee
streets here, endangered the live- of
raaultMl In a fire
damage estimated at about $50,000.
Four hundred reels of film, valued at
$100 each, were destroyed and thousands
of costly theatrical lithographs were
burned up. No one was injured.
Half the picture shows in Kansas
City may be without film service today
as a result of the fire. Hundreds of
other theatres In Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma will be similarly inconven
ienced. Big Farmers Meet at Alma.
Alma, Kan., Oct. 14. The Wabaun
see county farmers' institute will be
held here on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week. Expert- will
be here from the Kansas State Agri
cultural college and from tHe Kansas
State Normal school and will give ap
dressea. First Snow of the Season.
Junction City, Kan., Oct. 14. The
first snow of the season, a light flurry,
lasting only a few moments, fell here
Tuesday.
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Mrs. George Thaeher Guernsey.
Mrs. George Thaeher Guernsey of
Independence, Kansas, will be a can
didate for president general of the
National Society of Daughter- of the
American Revolution in 1915. She
has been endorsed for this high
honor by the D. A. R. of Kansas, and
has been urged by many prominent
members of the society in all parts
of the country to enter the contest
for this office. -
FOR SISSY DOYSrf
K. U. Professor Says Mollycod
dles Should Play Football.
Adrice to Male Butterflies and
"Mannna" Lads.
BAPTISTS AT OTTAWA
Prominent Topekans on Program at
Annual Convention This Week,
Ottawa, Kan., Oct. 14. The annual
meeting of the Kansas Baptist conven
tion opened Tuesday night here with
an introductory sermon by the Rev.
Robert Gordon, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Topeka. The ses
sion will end Thursday.
The ministerial meeting was ad'
dressed by Mrs. Jennie Blinn of To
peka on "Hymnology." Frank Neis
wonger of Wichita also spoke to the
Ministerial association delegates In the
afternoon meeting.
Miss Mildred Shaw of Topeka, dis
trict secretary of the Home Missionary
society, made an address before that
society Tuesday.
PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET.
Fourth District Convention at Scran
ton Was a Big Success.
Scran ton, Kan., Oct. I. The Fourth
District convention of the Pythian Sis
ters of Kansas, held here, was one of
the largest ever held in this section of
the state and 170 delegates were in at
tendance from all parts of the state.
The convention was opened with the
regular' ceremonies and the address of
welcome was made by Sarah Jolly of
Scranton and waa responded to ' by
Maude V. Loy, Grand Chief of Chap
man. Interesting addresses were made
on temple duties, the importance of de
gree work and Arsula Jones, of Topeka,
read a very interesting and entertaining '
paper on "Altruistic Work."
The city of Scranton exerted every
effort to give the visitors a royal en
tertainment and a cordial Invitation
was given the delegate- to make a re
turn visit to the city.
HOPPERS EAT WHEAT.
Smith Center Farmers Have to Re
plant Crops Because of Grasshoppers.
Smith Center, Kan., Oct. 14. The
Injurious work of grasshoppers on the
newly planted wheat crop continues in
a number of sections and farmers are
earnestly hoping for an early frost
that will put a stop to the pests.
The hoppers eat off the wheat to the
level of the ground and it does not
grow again. Many of the farmers
have been compelled to replant cer
tain portions of their fields.
Lawrence, Kan.. Oct. 14. "Mollycod
dled boys should play football." is the
opinion of Dr. James Naismith, head
of the department of physical education
of the University of Kansas, in a state
ment made Tuesday afternoon. j
"Not that the pampered boy would '
make such a good football player," con-,
tinued Dr. Naiamith. "But he Is the
one who most needs that kind of phy
sical education. Of course the boy who
is sickly should not go In for football,
but it is not often the case that the
sickly boy la the mollycoddle,"
Dr. Naismith has other ideas than '
this about how a football team should
be built if it were to exist for the good
of the men Dlavine the game. "The
wiry little man should play in the line." i
oeneves the doctor. "He Is already de
veloped in speed and needs the work
that the line would give him. The big
. ivi.u, iruwvne wouiu lie given m, cnance
to develop the slow part of his body."
Football material for the K. U. team
goes through the physical education de
partment to be looked over, some of
it weeded out, some of it selected. Some
men are advised to stay out of football;
others are sent to the coaches at once.
"Two types of men are unfit for football-
according to Dr. Naismith. "One
class of men are abnormally built; the
other class has been too slow in its de
velopment, for good football material."
HANDSOME NEW EDIFICE.
Christian Church in Phmipsbtirg IS
like a Palatial Residence.
Phllllpsburg, Oct 14. The new
Christian church here, built at a coat
of about $10,000, including the fur
niture, will remind visitors of a pleas
ant home occupied by an entertaining
and happy family.
The building is of cement blocks,
and stands 48 by 60 feet. There are
no spires to Indicate that It Is a house
of worship, and In passing visitors will
ask "Whose residence is this?" The
seats are of oak, circular . in the seat
ing arrangements, and elevated. The
inside style is mission finish. The
basement Is full one story, Oomy, is
modern In every way and has a hot
air furnace and hot and cold water.
The largest window In the church has
this Inscription: "Presented by the
Rock Island railroad employees." Rev.
C. C. Atwood, former pastor of the
church in Troy, is the pastor here.
BURNED UP IN FIRE ?
Two Junction . City Young Men's My
terloos Dteappearance Investigated.
Junction City," Kan., Oct. 14. Ira
Brott, a Junction City young man and
another man whose name ' Is not
known, have been missing since Sun-
aay ana it is reared they were burned
to death in the fire that destroyed the
H. W. Puch barn on that night. It
became known Tuesday that thev had
slept in the loft, of the barn on the
uigui oi : we tire. A saarcn.- or the
debris was started -but tne heat was
still too -severe t permit thorouch
s.mlntin . v ... .
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Health First
In buying food articles we must consider
several things economy, results, conveni
ence, reliability; but the mpst important is
Health.
Health means everything. If one gets
cheated in buying dresses, shoes or bonnets it
is provoking, but the harm is chiefly loss of
money. In buying food articles, if imitations
or poof stuffs are supplied, there is a loss of
money and probably an injury to health also;
end good health is beyond price.
Remember these facts when buying baking
powder.
Absolutely Pure No Alum
KANSAS G. A. R. HONORED.
Capt. McDowell of Smith Center on
. . uen, uardners Staff.
Smith Center, Kan.. Oct. 14. Capt.
National G. A. R. Commander Gard
ner wno nas appointed him a member
of his staff. The national reunion was
held this year in September at Detroit,
Mich., nt -which nlara MTVwl1
would have worn the souvenir if he
couia nave oeen present, it la a tok
en of worth and esteem to be highly
prizea ny a soiaier
HOSPITAL IS TOO SMAIili. .
Applicants for , Admission to New
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Are Many.
Norton, Oct 14. Although the
state tuberculosis hospital at Norton
will not be opened before November
15, applications' for admission to the
new institution are four times as great
as the total capacity of the hospital.
In view of this situation, it is prob
able that the tuberculosis sanitarium
will become one of the most popular
institutions in Kansas, and that the
1915 legislature will be asked to make
appropriations for immediate exten
sions.
Walt Mason Holds Celebration.
Emporia, Kan,, Oct. 14. Walt Ma
son celebrated the eleventh anniver
sary of his arrival in Emporia here
Tuesday. A reception was given to
intimate friends of the poet at the Ma
son home. Eleven years ago Mr. Ma
son drove into Emporia in a buck
board and went to work on the Gasette
as telegraph editor at a small salary.
xoaay ne nas an income or $800
monthly from ftis prose poems and is
building a beautiful $10,000 home on
one of the main residence streets.
A PATHETIC STORY.
A Mother Unwittingly Asks Wounded
Son to Walk.
Bordeaux, Oct. 14. Here la a story.
poignant in , its misery. A mother
went to see her son at a hospital. He
was lying comfortably tucked in bed.
his head wrapped in a bandage.
"You do . not suffer much?" she
asked anxiously.
"None, petite mere." replied the
soldier, "pas trop.
"The di7 is fine," she continued.
"Let us go for a little turn in the
garden: your head will be all the bet
ter for it." And she - pointed to his
bandaged brow.
"Excuse, mother dear." he said. "I
am a little fatigued."
"Well, tomorrow?"
"Yes, perhaps tomorrow," and she
departed happy in the thought of see
ing her son -the -next day. When it
came and the invitation was renewed
and it was again declined, with a lit
tle less assurance the maternal heart
became suspicious.
"But you must bet wounded more
seriously than you said," she said
anxiously.
"Bend near. , mother, and X will
tell you." ;- - - -' -.
"My two legs and my left arm have
gone."
The shoc was terrible: her be
loved boy, so handsome, so charming
In his nature! , No, no, it could not
be true! When the truth could no
longer be 'denied, -on evidence a
frightened glance, she rushed a de
mented creature from the ward, cry
ing out her misery.
- , - Rugs Washed and Repaired
l If you have any Oriental or Domestic rugs of the finer grades that ,
have become dingy looking, it is good policy to ; have .them washed by one
who thoroughly understands this sort of work. It frees them of all dust
and dirt as well as the liability of becoming moth . eaten. Mr. Bogosian
an expert in this branch of business will be glad to confer with you as re
gards the advisable thing to do. Mr. Bogosian's charges are extremely
moderate for the class of work he does. .
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Many Rugs Are Available
at Reduced Prices
The, high quality of the rugs we carry, the lowered prices we name
here, the extra inducements we offer to have you trade with us should make,
this store your objective shopping point nine times put of .ten..' In this
particular instance nearly all kinds of rugs, in nearly all sizes are included.
Measure your rooms and come to store tomorrow so that we can show
you how nicely we can suit you and how much money we can save you.
: Room Size Rugs -
10-9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs;
regular $11 qualities, at each $8.95
12 Axmlnster and Velvet Rugs
in sizes 7-6x10-6, 9x10-6 and 9x11,
all specially priced at $10.95
5-9x12 Axmlnster Rugs; slightly
mismatched patterns; some with
borders on ends only. If perfect
would sell for as high as $27.50.
Take your -pick for ..$11.95
20-9x12 Axmlnster Rugs fac
tory seconds; imperfections are
hardly noticeable. $21.50 and
$23.50 values at $16.95
2 9x12 Axmlnster Rugs; regu
lar $22.50 qualities at $17.80
2 9x12 Axmlnster Rugs; regu
lar $25.00 quaUties at .$21.50
5 9x12 Axmlnster. Rugs; regu- '
lar $30.00 qualities at .$23.5
6 8-3x10-6 Axmlnster Rugs;
$22.60 values for $19.50
4 8-3x10-6 Velvet Rugs; regu-' i
lar $25.00 kinds at .$21.00
" 29x12 Velvet Rugs; -. regular
$25.00 kinds at .$19.50
7 9x12 Velvet Rugs; regular .
$27.50 kinds at ............... . .$22010
111-3x12 Velvet Rug; regular
$27.50 value for .... ......... . . .$2SJM
1 9x12 Wilton Rug; regular
$39.00 value for , ....$33.50
2 9x12 Wilton Rugs; regular
$41.50 value each $34.50
1 9x12 WUton Rug; regular
$47.50 value for $33.75
9x12 WUton Rug; regular
$52.50 value for $46.75
Small Rugs
IB 27x54 in. Axmlnster Rugs
in assorted patterns; regular $2
qualities, at each $1.5$
22 36x63 in.-Axmlnster Rugs in
a large vraiety of desirable pat
terns;. $3.60 values at $2.39
36 18x36 In. Axmlnster Ruga
in $1.36 qualities at each ...08c
15 27x54 in. Velvet Rugs; reg
ular $1.26 values for $8o
35 27x54 in. Velvet Rugs; reg
ular $1.75 values $lJt
20 36x63 In. Velvet Rugs; reg
ular $2.76 kinds for .$t.8
16 27x54 in. wnton Rugs; reg
ular $4.76 and $5.60 values, special
at each
12 36x63 in. extra quality WU
ton Rugs; regular $11.00 grades at
each .$5
. Fibre Rugs K ,
2 6x9 Fibre Rugs; regular $6
kind at each $4.50
26x9 Fibre Ruga; regular
$7.60 kind at each $6.00
2 8-3x10-6 Fibre Rugs; regu
lar $8.50 kind at each ..,...$6.50
2 8-3x10-6 Wool and Fibre
Rugs; regular $12.50 quality, each $10.00
3 9x9 Wool and Fibre Rugs;
regular $9.00 kind at. each $6.95
5 9x9 Wool and Fibre Rugs;
regular $12.50 kind at each.. $9.95
29x12 Fibre Rugs; regular
$9.00 kind at each. ......$.
6 9x12 Fibre Ruga; regular
$12.60 kind at each
8 9x12 Wool and Fibre Rugs;
regular $10.00 kind at each. .... . .$7.98
7 9x12 Wool and Fibre Rugs;
regular $13.60 kind at each . .$10.98
4 10-6x12 Wool and Fibre
Rugs; regular $12.50 kind at each $8.88
2 10-6x12 Wool and Fibre
Rugs; regular $16.50 kind at each $1SvB0
112x12 Wool and Fibre Rugs;
regular $19.00 kind tor.; ..$15.00
1 12x16 Wool and Wbre Rug:
regular $24.00 quality for ....... .$18.85
Rugs Made from Carpet
Ends, Some Bordered
18-9x10-6 Tapestry Brussels;
regular $16.25 value $10.00
1 8-3x8-9 Velvet Rug; regular
$16.00 value for . .....$10.00
1 8-3x10-11 Velvet Rug; regu
lar $31.00 value for . ..v $18.50
1 9x10-2 Body Brussels; regu
lar $24.50 value for $15.75
1 8-3x13-4 Body Brussels; reg
ular $31.60 values '...$17.85
1 9x13 WUton Rug; regular
$30.00 value for $17.85
. 1 10-6x12 Tapestry Brussels;
$27.60 value for ,.$18.00
Linoleums?
60 cut lengths of Printed Lin
oleums in pieces measuring up to
80 ft. long. at per square yard. .... .858
26 cut lengths of Inlaid Lin
oleums in pieces up to 34 ft. long;
$1.00 quality at per square yard 85c
' 16 -cut lengths of best Inlaid
Linoleums, worth .up to $1.76 per ,
square yard for............ ........ $5e
25-pcs. Floor Oil Cloth In pieces
1 yards square; Just -the thtng
for under stoves. Choice per piece. . . .SSo
1000 yds. best quality. .4-yard
wide Printed Linoleums; slightly
imperfect 75c qualities; Imperfec
tion hardly noticeable, at per sq.
yard . 48o
Window Shades
We have quite a quantity of 36 inch wide by 6 and 7 feet long
window shades ; principally in dark green shades ; values 1 Q
up to 50c each for Xi7C
Wa Ara the Only Topeka Store That Closo ea Sstntjay at Six Cloek All tie Year Hoead
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A vlcorous Stomach, perfect working
Liver and regular acting Bowels Is guar
anteed If you will use Or. Klng New
utm Pills. Tn Insure sood Ducestion.
correct constipation and have an excel
lent tonic effect on tne wnoie sysiom
Purify your blood and rid you of all body
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