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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
PLAN UNION AUTO LINE.
Street Railway Men to Operate One
Where They Lose Strike.

chicago, OCT. L Ie-AuEOTlOD1ie lines
to compete with local transportation
companies in cities where their or
ganization has lost strikes will be put
in operation by the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Elevated
Railway Employees of America. This
venture was determined upon by the
executive board of the national asso-
citation which held a meeting at the
Briggs house here recently, and nego-
tiations were begun for the investment
of $4,000 in automobile buses and
traiIers to be operated as soon as pos
sible at South Bend, Ind.
It is the purpose of the union lead
ers to send representatives to South
Bend at once to enlist the support of
all the local unions and central bodies
in that city in their retaliatory trans
portation scheme, directed primarily
against the transportation company
there, with view to forcing the cor
poratiOn to recognize and enter into
an agreement with the South Bend
local union of the amalgamated asso-
citation. ts
When the union people Of South
Bend have been enlisted to the sup
port of the project new automobiles
will be put in operation, manned by
union men, running in competition
with the street car companies all over
the city, charging the regulation 5 cent
fare. The profits of the business will
go into an automobile fund and more
machines Will be purchased to
strengthen the national organization
whenever it enters uponsa fight against
traction corporations,
The Amalgamated association re-
Gently lost a strike at South Bend.
Retaining many Of the union men in
that CITY in spite of the lost battle,
the national union now proposes to
force the street car company to rec
ognize the local organization.
There will be no trouble what
ever" said w. D. Mahon, president of
the Amalgamated association, yester-
day, lin securing a license to operate
automobiles in South Bend. We do
not propose to instigate any further
strike against the. traction company
there. The fight is over and we lost,
but the automobile viii furnish US an
opportunity to demonstrate that the
Ia boring people of that city are not
-dependent upon the corporation sys-
tenn of transportation The same
method will be put in operation in
other small cities where strikes have
been lost or where trouble may occur
in the future"
after the south Bend venture is in
operation the union leaders propose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
mcKENNA TALKS ABOUT RATES
Says That Governments Regulation
Would Be Blow to Shippers.

Kansas City, No. Oct. He. ". Nc
Kenna, who was elected last week as sec
ond vice president Of the Chicago, 1filwau-
kee and st. Paul railway, was visitor
here yesterday for short time. He left
last night over the Santa F'e for Chicago.
In speaking of the proposed rate legisla-
ton Mr.. Mckenna said:
This is a question that the shipper is
now investigating for himself and the
more he looks into the rate question and
government control of the same, the more
he becomes convinced that 1t is a blow at
his interests as well as at the railroad com
panies. There is a commissioner of trans
portation here and IN every city OF 1npor-
tance, who IS also a member of the boards
of trade. He adjusts differences IN rates
every day, these matters being referred to
him daily, or when they come up, and the
shipper and railroad company are given
quick action in these adjustments.
Suppose 1t is made necessary to refer
all of these complaints and differences to
the interstate commission or any other
bureau located at Washington. D. CO It
would take years to reach a decision, while
under the present system one day is all
that is required. I think the people will
find that If the rate legislation is made a
law it will be but the wedge for the gov
eminent to step in and regulate any other
kind of business, the railroads not alone
being the sufferer, and this will be found
out if the proposed legislation is carried
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
A Letter to state Journal
Readers.
So Cottage St, MeIrose. Mass.
T1-----.---- ennf

January II, 1904
Dear Sir; Ever since I was in the
army. I had more or less kidney
trouble, and within the past year it
became 50 severe and complicated
that I suffered everything ana was
much alarmed-my strength and
power was fast leaving me. I saw an
advertisement of Swamp-ROot and
wrote asking for advice. 7 began the
use of the medicine and noted a de-
cided Improvement after taking
Swamp-Root only a short time.
I continued its use and am thankful
TO say that I am entirely cured and
strong. In order to be very sure about
this, I had a doctor examine some of
my water today and he pronounced it
al right and In splendid condition.
I know that your Swamp-Root is
purely vegetab bic and does not contain
any harmful drugs. Thanking you for
my complete recovery and recon-
mending Swamp-Root to all sufferers.
am. Very truly yours.
I. c. RICHARDSO
You may have a sample bottle of
this wonderful remedy. Dr. Kflmer's
swamp Root, sent absJlutcly free bv
mail, also a book telling all about
Swamp Root. If you are already.
convinced that Swamp-Root is what
you need, you can purchase the reg
ular 5O-cent and one dollar size bottles
at the drug stores everywhere. Don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, Swamp Rotor. Kiimer's
swamp Root, and the address. Bing-
hamton, n. Y, on every bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
HznlDlaFgretMerkley /


1t is because most women suffer from
some arrangement of their delicate
organism, the discomfort of which is
less trying when they are in motion
than when standing.
In some states laws compel EMPLOYERS
70 provide resting places for their fe-
male employees.
But no amount of law can regulate
the hard tasks Of these women. Thew
must get the strength which this work
demands or run the risk of serious
diseases and the surgeons knife.
Read about the experience Of Miss
Margret Merzley, 275 Sd Street, Mil
waukee, Wis:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Gradual loss Of strength nervousness
naarlng-doWn pains and extreme irritation
compelled me to seek medical advice The
doctor said had ovarian trouble and ulcer
anon OF the womb. and advised an operation
s. wanted to get well I objected to ibis
and decided to give Lydia .. Pinkham1s Veg
esable Compound a trial. soon found that
al the good things said about this Great
medicine were true. The liberation soon
healed bacA-ache, headache and nervousnesr
disappeared and in a short time vgae
strong vigorous and perfectly well wish
every working girl who suffers would try
Lydia e. Ftnkham's Vegetable Compound. .
Lydia 3. Pinlxham's Vegetable Com
pound IS vegetable tonic which inyip-
crates and strengthens the entire fe-
male organism, and viii produce the
same beneficial results in the case ~
euy sick woman IS with Miss Merlzlev-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
HARTMAN RIVALS sCoTTY.
Railroad BIagnate Wants to Make
Record From Ocean to Ocean.


Record From Ocean to Ocean.
E. H. Hartman. railroad magnate
and chum of the Nikado of Japan, is to
rival the efforts of Scotty and his yellow
dog in time destroying trip across the
/ United States from ocean to ocean. MI.
Hartman is to 90 Scotty d few hun
dred miles better for while the myster-
ious miner went after the record from
San Francisco to Chicago. Mr.. Harri-
man is to try and make a record from
San Francisco to New York, and one
that viii stand a long time. Seotty
Travelled on a Santa Fe special from
the coast to Chicago in dfty-six hours.
Mr.. Hartman wants to cover this dis
lance in fifty hours and then he wants
to go from Chicago to New York in
fifteen hours, making the complete run
from sea to sea in sixty-five hours.
Mr.. Hartman is now on a visit in the
far east and is not expected to arrive at
San Francisco for two or three weeks
yet But in compliance with his desires
the officials of his railroads have COM
1nenced arrangements to give him a rec
ord run across the continent.
we hope to have Mr.. Harriman's
special train make the trip from say
Francisco in fifty hours fat said one
of Mr.. Harriman's officials in Chicago
yesterday. THAT would beat the record
to date by six hours. His train viii
run over the Southern Pacific, Union
Pacific and Northwestern roads to Chi
cago. From here to New York it viii
go over the Lake Shore to Buffalo, and
by the New York Central probably, to
New York. understand that the best
time ever made between Chicago and
New York is sixteen hours, the time
of the Twentieth Century Limited, June
Is, last. We hope to arrange a fifteen
hour trip, making the whole time sixty
five hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
CRUSADERS LOSE.
Prosecution of Liquor Trials in
Kansas City, Has, a Farce.
Jury in Every Case Declares
Victim Not Guilty.
CHEER THE VERDICTS.
seGOOd Boy Yells Spectator
When One Case Ended.
Nearly Every Juror Declared
Himself 'sPreiudiced.
CHEER THE VEBDICTS.

Kansas City. Kas., oct. IA series
of farces is being played in the court
Of common pleas in the trials of liquor
selling cases. Robert Stevens. who
was on trial yesterday. was acquitted
by the jury; being the second Joint
keeper to 90 free in the last few days.
Persons interested in the war on the
joints say It looks very much like the
cases against the joint men were be-
ing made as weak as possible in order
to head of closing crusades and custer
suits by furnishing evidence to Gov
ernor Hoch that sit is no use to try to
enforce the prohibition law" They
declare that it was a matter of com
mon comment among lawyers and
others yesterday. Judge Holt is said
to have privately expressed dissatis-
faction at the way the cases have been
handled.
In the case against Charles Dyerson,
who was acquitted last week, three
days were spent in securing a jury
and the trial of the case. probably cost
$500. The state was very careful in
that case to Secure jurors who were
not preiudiced against the prohibition
law Then the complaining witness.
and sWore that he did not buy any
liquor of DyersOn- The jury had moth
ing to do but bring in a verdict of
mot guilty" A day or two before
Foster was called he told friends what
his testimony would be. Several law
yers have since criticised the county
attorney for going on with the exami-
nation of Jurors when he had means
of knowing what Fosters testimony
would be-
Stevens was tried on a charge of
selling liquor to two girls in a room
over a joint at 800 Kansas avenue.
The case against Stevens was weak
and the jury brought in verdict of
mot guilty about o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The court room was
crowded, and a friend of Stevens said
Good boy!" The court raped for
order.
The case Of John Gable, a bartender
for Charles DyersOn, recently convict
ed on a charge of robbing James H.
Foster, was called. Gable is charged
with selling liquor. In the trial of the
case Foster testified that he
bought liquor from Cable 1t could
be noticed yesterday afternoon that
the states attorney was not so par
icular in examining jurors as he was
in che Diversion case, where there was
no direct evidence. Nearly all the
jurors said that they were prejudiced
against the prohibition law, but said
that they could decide. the case ac-
cording to the law and the evidence. |
Those who made such answers. We're \
not challenged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
FIGHTING UNIoN PACIFTc.
Iowa Manufacturers Protesting Against
Arbitrary Rate.

Omaha, Neb., Oct Iowa manu-
facturers and jobbers have opened up a
fight against the arbitrary rate charged
by the Union Pacific on freight sent
over its Missouri river bridge at this
point to points west Of the river. The
Omaha jObbers several years ago, after
fifteen years fighting, succeeded in hav-
ing the eastbound arbitrary abolished.
The action of the. Iowa manufacturers
in forcing the fight is stimulated by the
recent stand which President Roosevelt
has taken against monopolizing the
bridge and ferry business at st. Louis
When eastbound rates from Omaha
were readjusted two years ago, west
bound rates were untouched, and today
eastbound freight pays cents per hun
dred pounds less than do westbound
freights. Freight from Omaha to Fort
Dodge costs 30 cents per hundred, while
from Fort Dodge to Omaha costs 81
cents per hundred. This arbitrary rate
has kept Iowa manufacturers from
competing in Nebraska Territory, while
it has given the Nebraska jobbers an ad-
vantage of cents per hundred on
goods shipped into the Iowa territory.
Manufacturers have called a meeting
at DeS MOineS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11

lola, Oct. 11.=With the present sale
Of lecture course tickets the associa-
ton stands to lose 5000. The talent
for the course and the rent for the
u and theater amounts to something
tickets has not exceeded $780, The
members of the association undertook
the work of supplying lola with a
mertorious lecture course for the
oehent OF the city. 1t was planned
tnap what money might be cleared on
the enterprise should be applied TO
giving an even better course the sue
ceedlng year. It is in no way caIcu-
lated TO be money making enterprise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
KANSAS PIPE LINE RUNS.
Field Production Is Averaging $4,000
Barrels Daily.


Independence, Kan. Oct 1.-THE pipe
line runs for the first week Of October
have averaged 49. $50 barrels day. This
IS an increase of 9,578 barrels a day over
the September average, and will sur
prise the pipe line people. This is by
far the largest amount of oil ever run
IN the west in the same number of days.
and is running within 10000 barrels of
ne daily production Of Pennsylvania
The big rush this month is account
ed FOR by the fact that the pipe line
company, since cool weather began, has
been able to get more tank builders. and
the tank builders themselves have been
been the completion Of more storage
tanks, and the taking of practically all
the oil offered. These figures, it is be-
lleNed, represent pretty nearly the set
tied production OF the field, but since
this field has been one of constant sur
Will reach higher notch. in proof OF
the contentious OF those who insist that
the possible production is $1,000 barrels
day. The estimate OF conservative
and competent judges, however, is that
the runs have nearly reached the set
tied and reliable production.
The total amount of oil runs so far
this month is S47. S32.S4 barrels. OF this,
been delivered to the refineries and 9TH
er consumers. This has left for storage
276.26717 barrels, or 80, 528.S8 barrels a
daz.
Some idea of the rapid increase in the
runs of this field is gained by a glance
over the runs of other months. In Feb
ruary the runs were only 10000 barrels
a day; in April, $1,000 barrels, and in
May, $4,000 barrels. During the first
seven days of this month more oil was
run from the field than during the en-
tire year of 1902 and more than in 1900
and 1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
ROCK ISLANDS BIG BUSINESS.
Handled Nearly 1900 Cars in and Out
of Kansas City Sunday.

According to the reports received in the
office of Frank T. Dolan, general superin-
tendent of the southwest district of the
Rock Island, the freight business on that
division of the road has never been so
heavy as 1t is now. The company handled
69S cars of live stock into Kansas City on
Sunday and in addition to this it handled
500 car loads OF other freight east of
Kansas City, and 1850 car loads of freight
west of the same place.
This makes nearly 1900 cars of freight
handled within "A hours and is the record
business for this division of the Rock Is
land. Oricials in charge Of the district
have more freight being offered to them
than they can ind ears to put it in and
then they are troubled not a little by a
shortage of engines to handle the many
freight trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
SANTA FE BRANCHING OUT.
Condemning Land Near Tulsa for
Division Purposes.

Tulsa, L T., Oct I.-Condemnatfon
proceedings are being carried on by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe for forty
acres of land adjacent to Tulsa for di-
vision purposes. The appraisers have
been named by Judge Gill Of Vinita
and they viii inspect the property
shortly.
This is believed to be preparatory to
the Santa F'e entering the Territory as
an active competitor to other western
roads. With the taking over of the
Midland Valley, and the completion Of
a local road to a Kansas point, the
Santa Fe viii be formidable candi-
date for business in the Territory, and
VIII have lines in five directions out of
Tulsa.
This viii necessitate extensive hold
ings for trackage and terminals. and
the condemnation adds testimony to the
rumor that the road has its eye on
business in the oil fields, the present
line owned by the road in this district
terminating at Tulsa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
CASES BEFORE COMMISSION.
Body Disposed Of Much
Business in 1904


Washington, D. C., Oct 11-According
to the eighteenth annual report of the
interstate commerce commission, which
has Just been made public, 81 en-
plants were fled for consideration and
action during the year 1904 although tho
number Of tons of freight carried by the
railroads was in the neighborhood of
], 300, 000, 600. The commission, in its re-
port, states that these cases included
both formal and informal complaints.
as web as proceedings and investigate
instituted on its own motion and two
cases submitted to the commission by
agreement of the parties for investiga-
ton and determination Of the questions
in dispute.
The number os formal cases and in
vestigations instituted during the year
was IS, involving directly the rates and
practices of 302 railroads. Fifty-eight
hearings have been held in different
parts of the country. Besides disposing
of large number of complaints through
informal investigation and deciding
numerous questions arising in relation
to the publication and observance. Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
COOK STOVE sFoR CABOOsEs.
Santa Fe Trainmen win Have Chance
to Get Warm Meals.

An innovation is being made by the
officials Of the Atehison, Topeka & San
ia Fe in the equipment of eabooses used
on freight trains which will add a meas
ure of JOY to the life of the train crews.
Hereafter the brakemen and conductors
on Santa Fe freights viii be able to
broil their steaks and boil their coffee
right in the cabooses.
A new kind OF stove is being placed
in all the cabooses in use in the road.
There are at least seven hundred and
fifty of them and the stoves are being
put in them at the rate of about sixty
a month. These stoves have a top for
the accommodation of a coffee Dot of
generous proportions and within and
next to the Goals is a broiIer on which
meat can be cooked. So these new stoves
will not be like the old ones in the ca
beoses for heating purposes only but
will give. the trainmen an opportunity
to have warm meals no matter where
they may be stalled or held for orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
CHILD IN A CIsTERN.
Mother Jumps to the Rescue and Both
Are Saved

At Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hofman's
lowing accident happened: Mrs. Hoff-
man had been drawing water out of a
cistern and had returned to the house
and did not close the trap door on the
cistern that contained nine feet Of
water. Her little child was playing
near the cistern and accidentally fell
into it. Mrs. HOFFMAN witnessed the
accident and she jumped into the els
tern and saved her child, by gathering
1t into her arms and holding on to the
pump rod until her screams brought a.
woman to their rescue. The baby was
drawn up to safety and then the wo-
man went for help. Some men were
soon summoned The mother and
child have fully recovered from the
shOck.=Hope Enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
MRS. 3IcHENRY IN Jam.
scolds a Wichita officer for Not Stop
ping a Beer WAGON.

Wichita, Oct. 1.-THE Beacon saws:
Mrs Myra McHenry. in her rambles
about the city, discovered what she be
lteved to be a load of beer which was
being unloaded at some saloon, and
Woman-nke, she could not keep the
secret, so she told Officer Cradle about
It., Cradle did not seem TO be over
whelmed with surprise By the an
nouncement and Myra began to up
braid him and to make remarks about
the police At this she was arrested
by Cradle. who took her to the station
and placed a charge OF disturbing the
peace against her. Upon orders from
Chief OF Police Cubbon, however, she
vas soon released on her own recog-
nizance to appear for trial in notice
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
NEOsHO GETS BIG FACTORY.
Puts Up Cash Bonus of $4,000 and
Donates so Acres.


It is all over as far as the 100000
wagon factory the Dealers Manufac-
turing association contemplates build
ing and Parsons doesn't get it, She
made a strong fight through her rep
resentative, J. F. Steele, and stood a
close second to Neosho the successful
town. when the final vote was taken.
On the last vote which decided, Neosho
got i've Parsons two and Coffeyville
one, of the nine votes cast. This of
course gave the factory to NeoshO.
j. F. Steele returned yesterday after
noon. He reports that Neosho simply
offered greater inducements than any
other competitor, and that the ma
Jority of the committee couldn't over
look the overtures made and had to
accept Neosho offered to give a tract
of eighty acres of land and cash
bonus Of $4,000 if the. factory would
locate there. Parsons Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
I.ands 4 &c Ponnd e.

A fishing party consisting of e. @.
Gavitt, Paul Hubner, W. F. kaufman
and Cameron Young went fishing IN
the waters of a small creek, g branch
of the Whitewater, yesterday. They
had a fine run of luck, catching four
teen nice bass. Cory Gavitt has the
distinction of landing the biggest fish,
a big fellow weighing five pounds
strong and measuring % inches in
length.-Newton Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
SETTLED AFTER II YEARS.
Mrs. TomIinson Finally Gets S22, 1888
From the Iron Mountain.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 11zAfter
eleven years of litigation. the celebrat-
ed case of Mrs. Regina Tomlinson
against the Iron Mountain railroad has
been settled. Col p. D. English. clerk
of the supreme court, this morning re-
ceived a check from d. S. H. Smith,
local treasurer of the Iron Mountain.
for S22. $50, IS, the largest check that has
passed through the hands of Mr.. Eng
iish in settlement of a railroad dam
age suit in his twenty-four years ser
vice. It includes the judgment for $50
900 with interest at 6 per cent from
February a. 1903, to October S, 1906.
S3,170 less costs of ss94.10. The suit
was for $4,000 on account of the death
Of Lieut.. T. A. Tomlinson of the Wash
ington fencibles at the union depot in
Little Rock, July 8. 1894, due to being
struck by an engine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11

Abilene. kan, Oct 11-Frank Faron.
a a, farmer worth $4,000 was fined $500
tuesday for whipping his wife and
chlIdfen. Mrs. F'arOn also sued for di-
under bond for threatening her life r.
IS alleged that he drove the family
from home recently and the children
hid in cornheld all night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
10 ID Prosecute an

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 11.-Mayor Muir
OF Harper, who was shot by J. J. Akin
shooting gallery proprietor, was
brought to a hospital here. 1t was
round that 22-caliber bullet had pene-
rated his body just above the groin.
put the surgeons do not consider the
wound dangerous. Although Akin is
under arrest, Mayor Muir said that he
would not proseeute him.