Show A from los angeles to chicago in less than 45 hours chicago july it alth every car blackened by a delirious record break ing run from los angeles to chicago the walter scott special on the santa fe railroad arrived here at 1154 a m baring beaten all previous records by hours as well as bettering the special trains own exacting schedule consisting ot a baggage car diner and private living car the train which left los aagenes at 1 p m sunday came into the polk street station today almost at top speed having made the run of 2 aniles injo hours and 64 minutes this is twenty three hours and fire minutes faster than the time of the regular santa fe limited it is three hours and six minutes faster haa he original contract called tor which was as hours and beats even the later schedule of 45 hours by sue atutes the best previous time for this run was made by the peacock special in 1900 in a race against death but the record of this train by the performance consummated today is beaten by seven hours and fifty five minutes extraordinary tra ordinary lime was made eastbound from dodge city kans where the train arrived 35 minutes late last sight at but a good road bed clear track and expert work by the engineer and fireman not only enabled scott to regain the lost time but to beat his closest and most hopeful calculations by six minutes the train was in excellent condition nhen it arrived save tor the coating of dust and grime the crew was smiling and happy although showing traces of the strain they had under gone eliminating stops or dead time thich aggregated 69 minutes the made the run in 43 and 65 minutes or an average for the entire distance of 2244 12 1 2 miles ot miles per hour the fastest time rt the run was made between chillicothe Chilli and coal city III a distance of 71 miles which was covered at the rate of miles per hour TWO MINUTES LATE Shop too iowa july 11 running at a remarkable speed considering that ranges of mountains lay across the route the scott special on the santa fe railroad reached here today at 62 a m only two minutes behind the revised schedule arranged to oring the train to chicago from los angeles in forty five hours and thirty nye minutes judging by the progress IP to this point the expectation here as that the train might reach chicago by noon making the total run in i hours flat the distance from los aggeles to chicago is 2265 miles alch is practically on a par with the speed of the famous 18 hour trains between chicago and new york the scott special on the santa fe cone ats of an engine baggage car sleeping car and dining car i 1 AT ARGENTINE kansas city mo july 11 the ott special on the atchason Atch lson topeka santa ee railway racing for a record between los angeles and chicago ached argentine kansas in the est bottoms at this morning d departed for the north at ae train was due here at and s thus one hour and 63 minutes ahead of its schedule after leaving argentine one ol 01 the liveliest iv eliest clips on the trip was main the special covering the lies between kansas city and fort madison la in four hours and alno minutes this according to santa fe beats all records for tho stance and makes it possible w reach chicago on a forty five hour schedule from los angeles FOURTEEN MINUTES LATE streator july scott special on the santa fe passed streator at 1009 a m 14 minutes behind a forty five hour schedule ELKS IN convention those who are slated to take office buffalo N Y july ll 11 the elks attending the annual reunion of their order today began to combine business with pleasure the opening session of the grand lodge at the teck theaters and the preliminary contests of bands for rich prizes were the features of the day attorney At torne general jules M mayer representing tha governor welcomed the delegates to the state mayor erastus c knight and wallard H ticknor ex acted alted ruler of the buffalo lodge also made addresses of welcome wm J obreen len jr of baltimore grand exl acted alted ruler responded following open meeting the grand lodge went into executive session to receive the reports of officers and elect new officers for the ensuing year walla several spirited contests are on slate makers regard the following as the winning ticket grand exalted ruler robert W brown louisville ky grand esteemed loading knight C F tomlinson wenston Wl N C grand esteemed loy al knight charles W kauffman Kaufl man hoboken N J grand esteemed lecturing knight edward mclaughlin boston grand secretary fred C robinson dubuque la grand treasurer john K tener charleroy Char lerol pa grand trustee three years john D oshea lynn mass grand trustee one year dr W H haolland Hav lland butte mont the report of grand secretary fred robinson contained the following the success of the past year has exceeded all expectations and has been most gratifying fifty three new lodges leave been added to the long list and chose lodges already in existence have been materially strengthened by large accessions in membership we have made an increase of in membership giving us today lodges and a total membership of with quantity of membership is coming quality the successful year just passed is the result of harmony now existing throughout our wide domain last year there were six lodges with a membership of over a 1000 now we have seven such lodges louisville dropped below the thousand mark while cincinnati and spokane were added to the list the numerical strength of the seven lodges Is brooklyn no 22 new york no 1 1404 detroit no 34 1185 philadelphia no 2 1164 chicago no 4 1078 spokane no 1013 cincinnati no 5 1020 the cash on hand may was to total assets the liabilities only the total surplus was in 1904 OUSTING STANDARD OIL rebates that had to be kept under a choak kansas city mo july 11 the taking of testimony in the suit of attorney general hadley who seeks to oust the standard oil company from missouri for alleged violations of the i antitrust anti trust law was resumed hero today the cae having been transferred from st louis A H gardner a former agent of the national oil company an independent concern with officers at kansas city described how the standard oil company had granted rebates to customers to take the business away from the national and how officials of the standard came from cleveland and new york to see him and fix up the trouble mr gardner told frankly how he and a representative of the standard talked over the rebates and other things which they agreed the wit ness said must be kept under a cloak BANKER GIVES BAIL boston on july 11 C C may form of the big bend nation bank of davenport wash under indictment cament of the district court of washington charged with of the funds of of lation tion pr bank and making false returns to comptroller of the curancy cu rency appear before united states judge dodge 1 furnished ball 0 as se DESERTER miscalculated detroit july 11 george baker who arted from the 1 united states army S neuling snellon minn in july 1903 fort surrendered eldered en himself to the officers detroit it is said that wayna anc port baker faces it miscalculation nils sentence for deser i ind and a the impression was s under surrender ender would be followed trial hiir by hv a perfunctory 1 large basing his expectancy upon a law that when leniency passed after the ex haap ye n deserters AO enlistment it living in the united nu own name no sen imposed baker made the thinking enking that the two years the alnio airn of his desertion n expiration of his from rom ati the the he two years from the will not enlistment of his another month he suri month too soon to benefit rl vi which he depended immediate release 11 attorneys lor first national bank i failed july ard 3rd ap re judge J S be athe united cd states district and ann announced announce a postpone out hero ased attempt to ansti proceed enss here against charles J devlan who owns two thirds of the stock of tho topeka bank judge bethea had previously announced that bankruptcy proceedings would not be considered by him unless a showing was made that devlan has property within the jurisdiction of the federal court of this district it is said that devlan owns property in a number of illinois mine counties and an effort will be made to appoint the same receivers tor this property as for the property in kansas |