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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

F. W. Thomas, engineer of tests for the
tended business trip in the east
r. y. Downic has been employed as a
clerk in the office of W. J. Healy, freight
auditor for the Santa Fe. He began work
Friday
H [. Nudge. general manager of the
Santa Fe. returned Saturday from Chi
cago. where he has been on business for
the company
Nat Black of the Santa Fe passenger
department returned yesterday from s.
Louis. where he has been on business for
Roy D. johnson. Indian agent for the
Santa Fe, is expected back today from
Oklahoma. where he has been on business
for the company
Henry Scott. an empIoye of the Santa
E freight anditpg depaTeefn R nhS PeH 6
will spend in California.
C. V. Spencer. milk agent for the Santa
Ee, with headquarters n Cnlcago, was N
officials of the road
Charles c. Gish. an employee of the San
ia Fe ticket auditing department, Is a9-
of Illness He is said to have a slight at
tack of German measles
c. H. Gaunt. superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe. left Saturday af-
ternoon for an extended inspection trip
over the company's lines in California
He will be gone about three weeks
l. E StansfeId. who lately resigned his
position as a clerk in the santa re
freight auditing department left Sunday
for California. where he has secured a
better position with another company.
Frank E Banks. clerk in the Santa Fe
ticket auditing department. has resigned
his position in that Office and will COM
mence work this week in his fathers Of
fee at Lawrence The change is effective
April l.
Jesse Young. an employee of the Santa
Fe ticket auditing department, has re-
signed his position in that office and gone
to work as stenographer in the office of
John Purcell. superintendent of the local
Santa Fe shops
B. E. Lahman has been employed as a
clerk in the office of the Santa F'e ticket
auditor. Mr.. Lahman will assume the
duties of his new position April l.
He is at present in the service of the gov
eminent at the local postoffice-
s c. Canady, a clerk in the Santa Fe
freight auditing department has returned
to work in that office after a ten days
absence. due to an attack of the measles.
During Mr. Canady's absence he was con-
fned 10 the company's local hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
VALUE CUT DOWN.
Famous Condemnation Case of Claim
No. l at Lawton L. Settled.

Lawton. Ok, March 2s.-The celebrated
Woods condemnation case, involving the
famous claim No in the land drawing,
has been concluded and the jury has re-
turned a verdict as follows:
Value Of right of way actually taken
and appropriated. IS. 10. or a value Of
s34 per acre for the % rs acres appropria-
ted; damage to the remainder of the
quarter section, s1.T44.se. or a value of s13
per acre: total, sl0,6SS 96, all costs of suit
to be paid by defendants.
The appeal of both Mrs. Woods and the
Okla hona City and Western railway from
the award of the board appointed by the
supreme court Of the territory to the dis
trict court was styled o. c. and W. Rail
way Co vs. Woods. and was docketed in
the nature Of suit The award by the
board for the first right of way over the
land was $50, 90. which was alleged by the
plaintiff to be more than the value OF the
land taken and the damages to the re-
mainder of the tract, while the defend
ants claimed it was less than the value
and damages
The plaintiffs took up the line of evil
dence that the building of the railroad
across he land enhanced the value almost
twO-fOld. while the defendants attempted
to prove that the value was diminished
The value of the tract previous TO the
occupation of a part of it by the railroad
company was variously estimated at $751;
600 to 800, 00o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
DUE TO STATE LAWS.
Railroads Say They Are Obliged
to Issue Passes.
Will Cause Satisfaction to All
Cattle Shippers.

Chicago. H., March 2s.-The agree
ment of the western railroads not to
give return passes to shippers of live
stock has proved a failure. All the
lines. by their executive officers,
pledged themselves not to issue any
free transportation for the return trip
Of shippers of live stock after jan
nary L
1t has been ascertained that some of
the roads have never stopped theprac-
rice. During this week detectives have
obtained evidence that watchmen at
the gates Of certain depots have pass
ed without question persons holding
passes issued on account of shipments
OF live stock At one depot the other
day the ticket inspector at the gate
conhscated a pass given TO a shipper
OF live stock and lost by him. The
person presenting it said he bought it
from a Clark street scalper.
The laws OF Missouri and rulings of
the Iowa railroad commission require
the railways to furnish free return
transportation to persons who have
accompanied shipments of live stock to
market It is expected the railroads
found guilty Of violating the agree
ment Will make the excuse that they
had 10 do so in order to comply with
the law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
IT BROKE RECORD.
Largest Indoor Athletic Event
Ever Given in the West.
Topeka Auditorium Nearly Fill
ed Saturday Night.
HOME PLAYERS WON.
Nebraska and Missouri Basket
Ball Teams Defeated.
Interest Conferred in the Girls
Contest.

About the biggest basketball-fest
ever seen in the Missouri valley took
place at the Auditorium Saturday
night when the girls team from the
Topeka high school defeated the girls
team from Lincoln high school by a
score of &c to u. and the boys team
from the Topeka high school van
pushed their ancient enemy, Kansas
City Central, by the crushing score OF
30 to r. They had trouble all morning
at the big educational institution at
the corner of Eighth and Harrison
streets to keep the students at their
work, for the spirit of jollificaion has
not even commenced to work of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
IrALIANs ARE EMPEoYEp.
Santa Fe Puts Gang of Excavators
at Work.

Chanute, Kan, March 2S-Roadmas-
ter Hadden of the Santa Fe got a car
load OF Italians this morning to be
used III widening the cut north of the
depot and making an extensive fill
near Village creek There were 80 or
the Italians and they will be used for
working dirt, while the gang of Greeks
that have been here for two or three
months are track layers The Greeks
were sent to Girard this morning to
put in new rails on the Girard branch
A big gang of men has been at work
several days widening the road bed
near Village creek preparatory to ele-
waiting the track about four feet. A
large steam shovel will be used on the
cut and the dirt that is taken out will
be taken to the fill north of town. The
steam shovel will be started Monday
morning as a crew of worknen have
been putting the derrick and engine in
working order
This is the beginning of an immense
amount of construction work that will
be done on the Southern Kansas divis-
be rock ballasted and elevated, neces-
stating raising bridges on the greater
part of the division. The widening OF
the cut will serve a two fold purpose;
allowing room for more tracks in the
yards and furnishing dirt for the fill
north of town.
This move means that the Santa Fe
realizes the Importance of good service
through the oil fields and are confident
of a prosperous future for this terri
tory. It also means considerable to the
levee owners near the places where
the grade is to be raised for the levees
have been about IS inches higher than
the road bed allowing the water to
flow over the tracks and get past the
levees. When the levees were built 1t
was understood that the railroad COM
pany would raise their tracks at least
as high as the grade that had been
esta bIished for levee work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
THREE WISE MEN.
Santa Fe Boys to Take a Camping
Trip for Six Months

Albuquerque, N NJ, March ga E.
Gage, machinist, W. P. Burt and Ferd.
Grow, machinist's helpers. yesterday
started on a six or eight months fish
ing. hunting and prospecting trip
through New Mexico, Colorado and
Wyoming Their route lies by way Of
Jen1ez Hot Springs, thence to Alamosa,
Colo, across Colorado TO Wyoming and
return. They are fitted out in the finest
style and have wagon, guns, dogs, am
munition and the most complete camp
ing outfit that could be purchased in
the city. They have an outfit of miners
tools and some powder and should they
find anything that looks good they will
stop and prospect it The boys say that
as business will be dull for a few
months and as they believe they can
make money on the trip by locating
and selling property. that they took this
time for going. They have ample
money and they can go through the
several months without making a cent
They are a jolly crowd and will no
doubt have a good time They will re-
turn to the city late in5the fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
THEY ACTUALLY
Do THE WORK.
Food Eaien is Worthless Unless Digested Some
Stomachs Must Have Help.

Food taken into the Stomach which
from the nature of the food or the con-
dition of the stomach, is not digestej,
is worse than no food at all. This
is a true statement as far as it goes
and a great many dyspeptics go only
this far with their reasoning Thay
argue with themselves that because
their StOmachS do not do the work
given them, they must be given less
work: in other words they must be
starved. It would be just as sensible
for a business man who is unable to
do all his own work to cut down his
business to his own capacity as it is
for a man to starve himself to relieve
man employs help and goes forward
with his business. Likewise the sensf-
BILE dyspeptic will employ help for his
stomach and give his body proper
nourishment.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets actually
do the work assigned to them. They
relieve weak and overburdened stoul-
achs of great portion of digestive
action Their component parts are
identical with those of the digestive
fluids and secretions of the stomach
and they simply take up the grind and
carry on the work just the same as Il
good, strong, healthy stomach would
do it.
Tablets are perfectly natural in their
action and effects. They do not cause
any unnatural ore violent disturbance in
the stomach or bowels. They them
selves digest the food and supply the
system with all the nourishment con-
tanned in what is eaten and carry out
Natures plans for the sustenance and
maintenance of the body
How much more sensible is this
method than that employed by many
sufferers from weak stonachs. BY this
means the body and brain get all the
good, nutritious food they need and
the man is properly nourished and
equipped to carry on his work and
perform his duties. He could not pos
sibly be in proper working condition
by starving himself or employing some
new tangled insufficient food that
does not contain enough nutriment
for a year old baby. A strong man do
ing strong work must be properly fed
and this applies to the brain as well as
the body
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, by re-
1ieving the stomach of its work, en-
able it to recuperate and regain its
normal health and strength. Nature
repairs the worn and wasted tissues
just as she heals and knits the bone
of a broken limb, which is of course
not used during the process of repair.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale by all druggists at so cents a box
and they are the one article that the
druggist does not try to sell something
in the place of that's Just as good. =
Their unqualified merit and success
and the universal demand for them has
placed them within the reach of every
one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

oranges, was held yesterday afternoon
in the private Office of a. H Naftzger,
president of the California Fruit agen-
cy. in the Chamber of Commerce build
ing.
The result of the meeting was that
the representatives of the railroads re-
fused to make the reduction OF 20 per
cent on the freight rate on oranges re =
quested by the fruit men, pleading tina
the railroads could not afford to haul
the fruit for less than s1.25 per 100
pounds, the rate now prevailing.
The railroad representatives partici-
patingNin the conference were. South
ern Pacific, J. c. Stubs. traffic direc-
tor; William Sproule. freight traffic
manager for California; George A.
Parkyns, assistant general freight and
passenger agent, and E 0. McCor-
mick. passenger traffic manager. For
the Santa Fe, Paul Morton, third vice
president; ". B. Biddle. freight traffic
manager; Mr.. Chambers general
freight agent, and ]. L. Leeds, mana
ger of the Santa Fe Refrigerator Dis
patch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

1t would be hard to pick out the
players deserving of special mention
for they all deserved it But Louise
McNeal, captain of the Topeka girls,
and her team-mate, Mabel Skinner, did
exceptionally fne work For Lincoln,
Vera Barger got the special honors.
The crowd was greatly amused by
the appealing phrases used by the girls
whenever the game was especially fast.
One would hear cries of: "Oh Mabel"
Vera, Verai'' Here. Maudei" "Quick
Mossie." and a lot of kindred express
sions. usually punctured with a plen-
tiful supply of obs and 'tOh mysi"
The audience laughed uproariousIy at
these earnest. but funny sounding ex-
pressions, which were heard contin-
uously throughout the game. But the
girls are all right-they played basket
ball and a mighty good quality of it.
The lineup was as follows:
Lincoln Topeka.
Woodwork Il Forward. Skinner
Barger ..-.-...Center- .McNeaI (Capt.l
Hunt -........R. Guard ......... Grimes
Watt (Capt) Il. Guard. HeaIy
The boys played second fiddle so far
as position on the programme was
concerned They furnished a quality
of playing which had all the ear-narks
of football While quite rough. the
fouls were few. The Topeka team is
probably one of the strongest hves in
the west. not even excepting the col
lege aggr5gations. Those who have
seen Nebraska university play, say
that the Kansas youngsters could give
Benedict's famous squad plenty to do
to pull out anything that might be
called a genuine victory. The Kansas
Cityans were practically pygmies in
comparison to the size of the Topeka
boys. Further than that, the Missouri
basketball chasers did not begin to
show the first signs of having as good
a knowledge of the game as the local
five, nor were they in a physical con-
dition to wTestle over the floor for 20
minute halves with the Topeka boys,
who were in reality the big stars of
last years famous Topeka High school
football team Right from the start
the local lads led. and finished the first
half with a score of Is to in their
favor The boys who tackled Misery
on to the end of their yell braced up
somewhat at the beginning of the Sec
ond half. but their squirt fell under the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
LOSS WAS S41, $50.
Will Have Larger and
Better Shops Than Ever.

Albuquerque, N NJ, March 28.-The
loss to the Santa Fe company in the
fire which destroyed the car department
in this city on last Saturday night. to
machinery and fixtures is S33 739- This
does not include the building which
originally cost IS 1000. The losses to the
carpenters and patternmakers was very
large, as each of them had large
amount of tools, and none of them had
any insurance. The temporary car
shops are now up and are being en-
closed. and today the work of hanging
the shafting will begin. The master
mechanic in this city has made a re-
quest for a much larger building and
separate building for the car shops Of
flee. A fine list of tools have been or
dered and will be here in a very few
days. Chief Engineer Burns of the
coast lines will be here Monday and he
viii be met here by one of the engineers
Of the parent line from the east. They
will look over the ground with Master
Mechanic 5. L. Bean and will decide of
be just what magnitude the new shops
will be. The new car shops will be
great improvement over the old ones
and they will contain all the finest i'm
proved machinery and will be strictly
I'D to date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
ALL BUT ONE LET OUT.
Frisco Discharges Its Car Repairers
and INSPECTORS at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. Kan. March 2S.-The
Frisco discharged all but one of its local
force of car repairers and inspectors
Saturday. Six men were let out 1t is
reported that a similar cut in the force
was made at Cherokee. Some time ago
the car men made a demand for an in
crease in wages An increase was
granted. after the men had made prep
arations to go out on a strike Imne-
diately one or two men were cut off the
force at every point.
This morning Foreman Brutin re-
ceived a notice to cut down the working
force here one-half A few hours later
another notice came to cut the entire
force down. leaving but one inspector.
The bookkeeper is the only man left on
the force besides Inspector Lewis. 1t is
not known what the idea of the COM
pany is, as the car men declare that it
is impossible for one man to inspect all
of the cars that accumulate in the large
yards here. Some of the men are en-
deavoring to secure positions with the
Kansas City Southern. Missouri Pacific
and Santa Fe. Others will engage in
other business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

siderable fear among their friends
about the outcome of the game. But
near the close of the first half they
got together and by we'll organized
team work succeeded in not only get
ting a lead, but maintaining it safely
until the end of the contest. At the
close of the first half the score stood:
Topeka, 10; Lincoln, 10. In the second
half the battle was much harder, but
the ToDekans had shaken off their
stage fright and were playing a pretty
game Few fouls were made. The
Nebraskans, too. braced up and began
a series of fast long passes which
netted goals with a frequency for
time tantalizing to the Topeka rooters.
But the Kansas girls worked all the
harder and closed the game with the
score IS to 81 in their favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
MEN LET OUT BY FRISCO.
General Reduction in Force at Fort
Scott Shops.


Fort Scott, Kan, March 2S.-A gen
eral reduction in the working forces of
the Frisco system is being made and
Fort Scott is coming in for her share.
An order has been issued TO reduce
the force in the car department and
at the round house in this city. As Il
result Master Mechanic Evans laid off
about ten men last night and A NJ.
Irvine. master car repairer, laid off
eight and reduced the hours of work
10 eight hours This affects about ten
men more Many OF the old day men
were compelled to take the night shift
when the order was received to reduce
the working force. Master Mechanic
day and il is reported that even a
greater reduction is to be made, al
though this is not expected by the
heads of the departments in this city.
It is said that orders have been sent
out from the head offices in St Louis
10 reduce the forces all over the syS-
tenn In the shops at Kansas City and
Springfield it is said that sweeping de-
crease was made.
The reduction is not accounted for,
but it Is attributed to the duh busi-i
ness that the company has been doing
for the past month. However. the fact
remains that the business for this
month is not as bad as it was a year
ago and no reduction was made at that
time 1t would not come as a surprise
II the cut was made at the close of
the fiscal year. This is made once .
year but after the business of the year
has been compiled the men are put
back to work. However, this comes in
the middle of the fiscal year, and no
EaesOn has been assigned for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

of the entire rate charged The disclosures
which will be made when the commission
shortly investigates the matter in Chi
cago will be of a sensational nature and
will probably result in a report by the
commission to the attorney general,
charging the wholesale payment of re-
bates by a device within the meaning of
the word. as used in the statute.
J. s. Marchland. special counsel for the
commission has been in Chicago for some
time quietly gathering evidence and data
for the coming investigation. and it is
said that he is assisted by man recently
high in the traffic department of one of
the southern railroads. a man who knows
from experience all the details of the de-
vice by which the rebates are paid The
favor1te plan of evasion Is to construct
switching track. give it a high sounding
title and pay it as high as SIS a car
..sWitc hing charges"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
aMR TAms'n LITTLE BLUFF.
Ticket scalper Tried to Inpersonate
a Railroad Chief Clerk

Mr.. r. F. Malone, assistant general pas
sengcr a gent of the Chicago Great West
ern, is earning a reputation appre-
bender of ticket SharperS, says the Rail-
way Age. 1t was he that secured the ar
rest of c. F. Gaines and H L Scott, who
were recently found guilty of swindlfnS
railroads out OF transportation Now ne
who presented card reading: Wv. H
Tams. chief clerk, passenger department,
Southern Railway. st. Louis and asked
Mr.. Malone for transportation. While the
ticket was being prepared the caller was
questioned casually as to matters in his
Office and his replies soon convinced Mr..
Malone that the man was an imposter.
a detective was summoned and Mr..
''Tams' now awaits a hearing before the
grand jury From papers discovered upon
MS person and from other evidence it is
believed that he was the regular rep
resentative of a broker in St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
HosTLER rURNs RANCHMAN.
Santa Fe Man at FL Paso Leaves
Railroad Work.

Louis C Dennis. night hostler for
the Santa Fe at this point. after about
20 years of service with the line here,
resigned his position last night and
VIII leave in few days for the Sac
ramentO mountains of New Mexico,
where he and Charles Pattison. black
smith for the FL PasO & Southwestern
have a ranch which Mr.. Dennis will
look after. says the FL Paso Herald
About 20 years ago Mr.. Dennis came
to FL Paso in search of health. and
finding the climate was doing him good
he concluded to remain here. He soon
secured employment in the Santa F-e
roundhOuse AT this point and was put
on the night shift as engine wiper
which position he held for a number
Of years. until about two years ago he
was made night hostler, as a mark Of
appreCia ion for his many years OF
faiLhful service 1T this point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
SHOP SITE IS READY.
Santa Fe Will Give Employment to
400 Men at Shawnee, Ok.

Shawnee. Ok, March 2S.-It is stated
today on the best authority that the
Fe shop site, which is now almost
completed was greatly enlarged from
its original specifications before it was
let
It is believed here that the contrac ct
for the building has been let Just
who the contractor is. els not given out.
but it is stated that the buildings will
consist of the big roundhouse. the boil
er shops, power house, machine shops,
carpenter shop, and a store room COM
bined with either the carpenter shop
or the machine shop. The dimensions
of the buildings will be of sufficient
size to enable from 800 10 400 men to
work at the various machines.
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Orient to Use Santa Fe Gang.

Emporia. Kan. March 2S.-The big
grading outfit here from Kansas City.
now busy on the extension to the SaE-
IA Fe yards. may begin working on
the Orient grading as soon as they
finish the Santa Fe job. Some of the
men working on the new Santa Fe job
say they will This could be done with
advantage to both the contractors and
the Orient. As they are here, the ex-
pense of transporting them would be
saved. The Orient is having good luck
in getting funds and the report is gen
eral that it will grade between Wich-
tia and Kansas City this summer.