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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
IT DEFENDS THE WHITES.
Railroad Must Keep Negroes Out Of
Texas Dining Cars.

The Texas railroad commission has
sent the following communication to
the general manager of the Fort Worth
& Denver City railway:
Dear Sir-I deem it a duty to call
your attention to a complaint with ref
erence to a practice on the Fort Worth
& Denver City railway. which, if con-
tinued, will no doubt reduce the travel
on your road. 1t is officially complained
of that the proprietor or manager of the
dining car service on your line permits
negroes to dine in these cars with white
people. and that number of white peo-
pie left the tables and car on that &c
count, declaring they would not again
travel on that road when other routes
are available.
I'VE do not claim jurisdiction for the
railroad commission on this subject.
Technically speaking, the revised stat
utes may not include dining cars, but
undoubtedly the spirit of the law would
seem to demand separate dining car ser
vice as we'll as separate chairs and
sleeping car service.
I'VE are aware that it may be said by
the manager of that service that no
train or in that car. This is also true
of the chair and sleeping car service,
and yet people leave home desiring and
expecting to avail themselves of the
comforts of this service. and are not
therefore prepared with lunch baskets
or possibly with a few extra quarters
to pay persons to serve them in the
sleeper or chair car.
Passengers generally are informed
that they cannot be served with meals
except in the dining car, but generally
an extra quarter revokes this rule. This
is the first complaint of the sort that
has come to US, and it is a verbal and
informal one, and we think it is of Suf-
ficient importance to call your attention
to it. Unless the practice is discontin-
ued the commission will take up the
question as to whether it has power to
correct the abuse Very respectfully,
l. J. STOREY, Chairman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
San BernardinO Wants Santa Fe
Hospital.
Unions VIII Begin a Systematic
Campaign.
PAYS $500 A MONTH.
Town Makes Large Contribution
to Hospital Support.
Place Needed for Use in Emer-
gency Cases.
PAYS $500 A MONTH.

san Bernardino, Cal. Sept. 2.-The
Santa Fe employees in San Bernardino
are to make determined fight for
local hospital service. The campaign is
to be started among the several railway
unions in this city and it is the purpose
of the men to know no such word as
defeat They are positive that they are
in just cause and will use every effort
in their power to prevail upon the Santa
Fe officials and Santa Fe Hospital as
sociation to grant permission for a
service in San Bernardino.
1t is proposed that a building be
rented in the city suitably located and
properly fitted up. This is to contain
at least six beds and all other appoint
ments necessary in an emergency hos
pital The services of one or more
surgeons and as many nurses Will be
secured. so that there viii be no chance
of a patient lying unattended for an
unreasonable length of time owing to
the inability of the doctor to attend
him 1t will not be necessary to go TO
the expense of paying surgeons exclu-
sively to look after Santa H'e men. but
rather hire them with an option on
their services, so to speak.
Some have raised the question as to
whether or not the hospital associa-
ton would consent to such a PROPOSE
ton, owing to the expense attached. 1t
has been estimated that the local en-
ployes pay over $500 into the associa-
ton treasury every month. What could
not be done in the way of maintaining
a suO-hospital service with that sum
It their disposal each month?
The move now on foot should not be
confused with an attempt to prevail
upon the Santa Fe to build its proposed
Coast line hospital in San Bernardino.
Although no official announcement has
as yet been made to the contrary, it is
not thought that the new building will
be built here. The men are satisfied
that they have lost on that issue. They
are therefore the more determined that
a branch building be located in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
DIRECTORS CAN'T AGREE.
Will the Katy Declare Dividend on
Preferred ST ockP

The annual statement of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas shows that the sur
plus after charges win show "a per
cent on SIS, 900. 900 of preferred stock as
compared with 81 per cent last year.
1t is said that the directors of the COM
pany are divided on the question
whether the declaration of a dividend
on preferred stock would be a wise
measure 1t is also sta ted that interests
in the board think it is time to recog-
nize the stockholders, in view of the
fact that the Katy has spent a great
pa TT of its income during the last three
years in improvements, additions ana
equipment. The general physical con-
dition of the property is good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
GANGS OF FoReERs.
Ticket Manipulators Doing Big BUSH
ness at Denver, Colo.

Ticket scalpers have had a harvest
in Denver this summer as a result of
the extraordinary heavy travel inspired
by the cheap excursion rates The Re-
publican says that since the beginning
of the summer travel Denver has been
made the headquarters of gang of
ticket fOrgers who have simply made
life miserable for their victims and the
railroads as well. Fully 500 complaints
have been lodged against these men. and
II Is the plan now to drive them out of
the state. The Republican continues:
The holiness of some of the operations
has staggered the credulity of the oldest
scalpers. As an instance, one of the
brokers' sold woman who was too sick
TO do anything but keep from fainting
a ticket over the Colorado Midland line
for Cripple Creek. The ticket was the
return part Of one issued from that
station at least six years ago. When
presented to the conductor he was about
taken off his feet The woman had no
money and was too sick to be removed
from the train. The plan of operation
is to take unexpired tickets and by a
sklltul manipulation make them appar-
emily legitimate tickets. Erasures are
made of their destinat tons and where the
dates and other details are punched in
the tickets, the places are fixed up in
the same way that checks are fixed and
new punches and destinations made on
the tickets. An instance of this style of
forgery was complained of by a passen-
ger on the Midland road recently. An
unexpired ticket. the return part of a
ticket from Colorado City to Denver,
was made to read to LeadvilIe from
Denver. The punchmarks were cIeverly
filled up with pulped paper, colored to
match, and the destination marks erased
with chemicals and forged to the desti-
nation desired. In this case the passen-
ger lost his ticket and was forced to
pay his fare. In most cases the victims
selected are people whom the brokers
know will not have the means to return
10 Denver and make a claim for the
sstundlng OF their money. When it is
done. and there are several instances of
this. the money has been returned to
avoid trouble. A harvest has been reap
ed by the gang"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
TEAR IT DOWN.
Old Missouri Pacific Roundhouse to
Be Replaced at Cofeyville.

Coffeyville. Kan, Sept. S.-This week
will see the demolition of one of the old
Missouri Pacific landmarks-the old
roundhouse.
The work on the new roundhouse has
been pushed rapidly and though tenn
porarily tagging because of a shortage
of material will be much farther along
toward completion at the end of the
week.
Two cars of steel beams were un-
loaded at the yards Tuesday and sew
eral more car loads are to come. The
steel is coming from the east and is
hauled in big stout steel cars that carry
100000 pounds at each load. Sand is
the scarce material and though two car
loads came in Monday it lasted but
very shoEt while.
This week when the old round house
goes out, the engines will have to be
handled and cared for in the yards.
The new turn table is being put in and
in a day or two the old one will have
to be dismantled and the engines will
have to be turned on the .Y'' in the
yards 1t will be a sort of hand-to-
mouth existence for the rolling stock
in the yards until the roundhouse and
turn table are finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
GOULD VS.. HARTMAN.
Great Railroad Rivals Will Clash on
the Pacific Coast.

Chicago. Sept. at was reported to-
day that the Gould interests have COM
pleted all their arrangements to reach
the Pacific coast The plans adopted
are now said to be much more compre-
hensiVe than were at one time SUP
posed and will offer keen competition
to the Hartman system at all points
now covered by 1t. The GouIds, it is
now stated. will not be content with
reaching San Francisco and being COM
petitors for California traffic. They
will have lines reaching up to Coos
Bay. Ore. and other north Pacific
points now touched by the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation company and
the Oregon Short Line
Should these reports prove true the
action will. it is believed. create great
er antagonism between the Gould and
Hartman interests than now exists
though It IS reported to be quite keen.
The Hartman interests are likely to
resent any attempt to invade their ter
ritory that may be made and may
show their resentment indirectly by an
tagonizing the Gould interests in other
directions where they are not them
selves so directly interested. With a
big fight on with the Pennsylvania in
terests ct one end of their system and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
ADVERTISE NEW MEXICO.
Rock Island to Distribute Territorial
Reading Matter.

Albuquerque, N. NJ. Sept. 3.-John
Sebastian, passenger traffic manager
of the great Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad system, has requested
the territorial bureau of immigration to
furnish the general immigration agent
of that road and the passenger depart
ment hundreds of copies Of the bulletins
published by the bureau on the coun-
ties of Leonard Wood, Quay, Valencia,
Union, Lincoln and Otero tributary to
the road for distribution and use. Mr..
Sebastian finds the bulletins gotten out
by the bureau of great value and just
the right thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
TAKE CHARGE AT TOPEKA.
Union Pacific to Run Its Own Depot
Hotel Here,

Omaha. Sept. 3.-Beginning October 1
all the eating houses along the line of
the Union Pacific railroad will be oper-
ated by the railroad itself. The Pacific
Hotel company, owned by ]. E. Markell.
which has fed the passengers of the
Union Pacific for thirty-two years, will
go out of existence. Three years ago
the railroad ended its contract with the
Pullman people and began operating it's
own dining cars The new change will
place the entire hotel department direct
ly in the hands of the road There are
eleven stations where meals are served,
two of these being Topeka and Ellis,
Kas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
Fearful odds against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such,
in brief was the condition of an old SOL
der by name of ]. ]. Ravens. Versailles.
O. For years he was troubled with kidney
disease and neither doctors nor medicine
gave him relief. At length he tried Elec-
trio Bitters 1t put him on his feet in
short order and now he testifies: II am
on the road to complete recovery" Best
on earth for liver and kidney troubles
and all forms of stomach and bowel COM
plants. Only soc. Guaranteed by Arnold
Drug Co. sol North Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
ROCK ISLAND GETS THEM.
Machinists Quit the Santa Fe for
Better Paying Jobs.

Emporia. Kan. Sept. 3.-Machinist
Dix. who used to work in the Emporia
house was here on a visit yesterday.
He has been out along the sands, work
ing at Dodge City and La Junta and
has decided to follow the suit of most
of the machinists and go to Rock Is
land for the sake of better wages. He
is on his way to Harrington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
wheat Blockade at Junction olty.

Junction City, Kan. Sept. 3.-The rail-
roads have seldom experienced as great
a rush here as they are having at pres
ent and not infrequently are the Union
Pacific yards in a blocked condition with
cars of wheat. For more than week
the road has been making up extra
trains that take east more than 200 car
loads of wheat each day. On account
of the increased traffic many trainmen
here have been promoted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
Katy WIN Use Santa re Depot.

Guthrie, o. t. Sept. 3.-H. U. Nudge,
general manager of the Santa Fe, To-Day
announced that the Missouri, Kansas u
Texas railroad would have the privilege
of entering the Santa Fe passenger sta
ton at this place. A number of roads
already use the Santa FEES terminal ia
cilities at Guthrie. 1t is expected trains
over the Katy will be running in here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
Bo1LERMAKERs' CONFERENCE
Santa Fe Coast Line Employees After
More Paw.

For the past ten days a committee of
boilermaNers from the local shops has
been in Los Angeles in daily conference
with General Manager Wells and Act
ing superintendent of Motive Power
Lowell with regard to the formation of
a new contract, says the San Bernar-
settled at the shops a contract was
drawn up between the company and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
Old Conductor Let Out.

Emporia, Kas., Sept. 3.-One of the
oldest Santa Fe conductors in the serv-
ice was let out few days ago for
running ahead of orders. The train
dispatcher's schedule was too slow for
him. and he started out on his own
hook There was no wreck as a result,
further than wrecking the conductors
Cob.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

with the Hartman interests at the
other, the Gould interests will have
their hands full. and it will require all
--.e ability they can command to main
tain their ground against such form
liable ODDS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
WORN OUT, DRAGGED OUT,

Mrs. Tressie Nelson, 422 Broad
St., Nashville, Tenn, writes:
"As Peruna has done me a world
of good, ] feel In duty bound to tell
of It, in hopes that it may meet the
eye of some woman who has uf-
fered as have.
''For five years ] really did not
know what perfectly well day was
and IL did not have headac he, !
had backache or pain Somew here
and really life was not worth the
effort ! made to keep going.
"a good friend advised me to us
Peruna and ! was glad to try any
thing, and I am very pleased to say
that six bottles made a new woman
of me and ] have no more pains
and life looks bright agar" Mrs.
Tressie Nelson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

DR.. Adam Rupin, ST.. homeopath, 106
East Sixth avenue. Same location for
eighteen years. Consultation in English
and German
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03
JOSEPHINE MORRIS.

JOSEPHINE MORRIS, 236 Carroll
St, Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:
'Peruna is a fine medicine to take any
time of the year. but L have found it
especially helpful to withstand the wear
and tear of the hot weather. have
taken it now for two summers and feel
that it has kept my system free from
malaria, and also kept me from having
that worn-out, dragged-out look which
SO many women have.
Il therefore have no hesitancy in say
ing that 1 think it is the finest tonic in
the world. Josephine Morris.
Peruna is frequently used as a miti-
cation of the effects of hot weather.
What a bath is to the skin, Peruna is
to the mucous membranes. Bathing
keeps the skin healthy. Peruna makes
the mucous membranes clean and
healthy. With the skin and mucous
membranes in good working order, hot
weather can be withstood with very lit
tie suffering.
Frequent bathing with an occasional
use of Peruna is sure to mitigate the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Constipation,
Bilonsness, Heartburn, or Nausea can
be quickly cured if YOU will only take
.1ostetter's Stomach Bitters at the first
symptom. There can be no disappoint-
me1t because it contains only those in
gradients as will strengthen the stomach
and cure these ailments. We urge you
to try 1t next time your stomach gets
out OF order. The genuine must have
our Private Stamp on neck of bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

horrors of hot weather. Many ladies
have discovered that the depression of
hot weather and the rigors they have
been in the habit of attributing to
malaria quickly disappear when they
use Peruna. This is why Peruna IS So
popular with them. Peruna provides
clean mucous membranes, and the clean
mucous membranes do the rest.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
wise gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarius, Columbus, o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
NOT BARRING OUT. The Birmingham Age-TIerald in it's Cor. man strenuosity, asks:

After all, is 1t best in these piping times of peace and absence of hitter partisan ship to bar out in such ruthless manner a Democrat whom Democratic Senators and Democratic leaders confide in and earnestly seekr
 This because The Advertiser does not believe that Mir. German is an available candidate. We are not engaged in the barring out business. There are many millions of Democrats in this country and they all have a right to their opinions. The Advertiser does not believe that MT. Germans chances are advanced because Democratic Senators and Representatives are urging his selection. It cannot be forgotten that the sentiment of Demo- cratic Senators and Representatives was almost solidly against Mir. Cleveland in 1892, but the Democrats of their States fin face of their bitter and relentless opposi- ton went ahead and sent delegates to Chicago favorable to his election and he was elected in spite of Senatorial and Representative croalSings of defeat. The judgment of the ordinary citizen is just as good as that of the average man who spends most of his time in Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
WHAT IT COST.
The Followers of Sam Parks in New
 York Strike.

The Followers of Sam Parks in New
 York Strike.
 New York Times.
 through blind obedience to the dictates or Samuel J. Parks and his colleagues during the last summer of idleness, at the ironworkers will be idle all winter. Though Parks is in Sing Sing and his colleague, Mccarthy. is on Blackwelrs s Island. the effects of their influence on the union still remain.
 It Is certain that but for the obduracy or this union thousands of It's members would have been working overtime all tnrough the summer, as if this union had signed the arbitration agreement at the start and it had every chance to do so, the other unions would speedily have Lallen In line, and work would have been resumed within d month or six weeks after the first arbitration agreement was issued.
 Overtime is paid at double rates. The regular wages of the ironworkers are $45O day for working day of eight hours. By working four hours overtime in addi- ton, or twelve hours a day, as is usually done by the building trades in any busy OuIidiing or6i,g e. season. they would have been sundays or legal holidays they would have been paid double rates all through aST;a Local NO: is put at an additional dis George A. Fuller Company has severed all connection with It.
 An attempt will be made to rush to completion the buildings now in course of erection with members of the House smiths union of New York, which now includes 150O members, or possibly 2,0OO Who seeded from Local No. 2.
 :, It is estimated that. counting the over lost between 8. 900 and S, 500, 100 du. ing the summer. That allows overtines for about th1ee-fourlhs of the summer sea son. How much overtime will be lost by the union, if any. during the yx,iD+aI would be pure speculation, as there are several buildings on which work was tS my nave h been end done all winter, but which will not De touched now until the spring.
 NO estimate could be obtained as To the loss of the other trades through the shut doWn. which was heightened out mainly owing to the obstinacy of Parks union. to $4O,00O GOO in wages has been lost coTInf- ing prospective work, and some estimate the loss as over $500O0, GOO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
Don't Want It.

blImlnSnam Ledger.
 Birmingham would only consent to the removal of the capital to her corporate line on condition that none of those wick ed politicians come with it. We used to want that capital because we needed 1t to help Birmingham grow That need has long passed, and Birmingham has ceased to want the capital. This is a practical money making town, and 1t doesn't like politics. So much is this true that all the politics of the city and county is turned over to a few men, and please.
 This talk about buying the old State house and turning it into the Southern University, which is to be moved from Greensboro, is not started by Birming- ham. In fact this city would oppose any such scheme if 1t were seriously pro- posed There are sentimental reason why that grand building at Montgome ry should stay forever as the capitol of the State It has become hallowed, and it should not be given over to any other purpose even a school.
 It Is amusing to hear these discussions but when it comes to any overt act con- corning the old capitol Birmingham will claim the right to voice and a vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12

Bells pealed, stars. ribbons, and titular
 name
 These, though his rightful tribute, he can
 spare;
 His rightful tribute. not his end or aim, Or true reward; for never yet did these Refresh the soul or set the heart at ease. What makes a hero?-An heroic mind, Expressed in action, in endurance proved. And if there be pre-eminence of right, Derived through pain we'll suffered, to
 the height Of rank heroic, 'tis to bear unmoved Not toll, not risk, not rage of sea or wind, Not the brute fury of barbarians blind, But worse-ingratitude and poisonous Launched by the party he had served and
 loved: This, with a free, unclouded spirit pure, This, in the strength of silence to endure A dignity to noble deeds imparts Beyond the gauds and trappings of re-
 nown;
 This is the hero's complement and crown; ; This missed. one struggle had been want
 ing still
 One glorious triumph of the heroic will, One self-approval in his heart of hearts. |"
 B. Dudley Williams
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
CANYONS STRENGTH.
a Presidential Candidate.

| &Ab G1C&AuCht4d4 Shn0AouSSs Washington Special to Brooklyn Eagle.
 If all this anti-Roosevelt agitation is being worked up in the interests of Sena- tor Hanna, those who are responsible for 1t will be greatly disappointed in the out come, provided 1t should succeed in de- feating Theodore Roosevelt for the presi- dentia1 nomination." re marked a shrewd politician today. II do not believe that Hanna could get the nomination If 1t should be out of the reach of Roosevelt. Neither would it so to Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, who has wistful eyes on the prize. I believe that the people would turn to Cannon of Illiniis as their stand ard bearer should anything happen to prevent the naming of Roosevelt for that place. Cannon possesses many of the qualities to make him an ideal candidate. He is absolutely honest and fearless Is chock full of sand and cannot be brow beaten, as witness his treatment of the labor leader who tried to frighten him into appointing lAvernash as a member of the Committee On Labor. Cannon Is es- sentially a man of the people and it would not surprise me to see a great pop ular demand for his appointment in the event of any great revolt that might de- feat Roosevelt for nomination. certain ly doubt very much whether the people would accept Hanna"