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The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

the Observation-Disclosures railroads.
Despite these rumors and the fact that
they were credited in some good QUAR-
terss it Is interesting, If not significant,
that they failed to stir the market into
the speculative activity expected.
A report was also circulated in Wall
street today that President Cassatt, OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, would pres
emily join the New York, New Haven
81 Hartford board of directors and that
following its usual custom In such
cases, the Pennsylvania has acquired
a certain stock ownership in New
York, New Haven & Hartford
Banking interests, having closed I'm
anciaI relations with both the Pennsyl-
vania and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroads, said that they
knew nothing about the report and
that they doubted its truth. It was
stated by one banker that he did not
see how the Pennsylvania could have
been able to acquire any considerable
block of New Haven stock in view of
the close way in which this stock is
held.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
railroad Y. M. c. A. Notes.

The annual report of the committee Of
management is published in pamphlet
form; any one can secure a copy by
sending to the association. The past
years report shows a remarkable
growth.
The New Years reception was as
large as a year ago when the building
was opened; 1000 visitors inspected the
building, the ladies served LOO with
lunch. All had good time and many
could not get in in the evening.
A musical viii be rendered Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 p. M 1t Will De q
praise service. Solos viii be given by
the Messrs. o. A. Beach, Geo. Adarnson,
Elmer Fox and Harry Little. The new
association hymn book which is written
for mems voices Will be used The ser
vice will be held in the large room up
stairs.
The Personal Workers Bible class
viii study Gods method Of training
workers at 2:30 D. m. Sunday in the
parlor. Subject. adam, Eve, Cain and
Abel"
classes will all commence on Monday,
January g. All the classes will hold
from January 9 until April Z, when ex-
aminations will be held Only one-half
Of the tuition fee will be charged for
the second term of 13 weeks.
On Friday evening, January 13, Rev
D. NJ. Fisk will give a popular lecture;
the topic will be "An Hour With the
Great Men of America" This lecture
will be illustrated by stereopticon.
The young mems Bible class meets at
7:3O every Tuesday. Harry Little. the
night assistant, will be in charge.
The committee of management elect
ed the following officers at their an
nuaI meeting: President, H. B. Lautz;
vice president, J. M. Greene; treasurer,
Richard Wilson; secretary, W. q.
Boon The committee of management
have decided that smoking must be re-
stricted to the rooms set apart for this
purpose. and any violation of this rule
will forfeit a mans membership.
There are several names on the walt
ing list men who have made applica-
ton for regular rooms in the building;
80 of the rooms are occupied permanent
ly and 10 rooms are for transients. This
shows that the rest rooms are popular
with the men.
The floor of the gymnasium has been
repaired and polished and the ceiling IN
the lecture room is being replastered.
The regular meeting of the member
ship committee will be held on Tuesday
evening, January 10, at 6:l5 p. M sup
per will be served by the ladies. This
will be a very important meeting.
On Sunday, January 15, the associa-
ton will commence a series Of special
meetings. illustrated by stereopticon-
The room will be darkened and a pow
erful lantern used The finest slides on
the life of Christ have been secured.
An enjoyable praise and song service
was held in the coach shop Thursday,
led by Prof Tracy. New hymn books
have been. provided for these popular
shop meetings, and an aveIag of $50
attend regular.
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Another Hartman Story.

New York, Jan. There was no
Iull in the recent rumors of a compre-
hensive adjustment of the western and
northwestern railroad situation which
centers in the Northern Securities con-
troversy. New York Central was the
main factor in today's talk, and with
some very positive statements that
Union Pacific Rockefeller interests
have acquired large holdings.if not act
ual control; that E. H. Hartman and
other representatives of these inter-
ests will be elected to the Central
board, and thaA the ultimate plan is to
join the Union Pacific and New York
Central roads into one big dominant
transcontinenta1 system. With this
object achieved it is also held that the
Hartman Rockefeller interests would
gladly come to a settlement with the
Hill Morgan interests. In this humor-
ed settlement the st. Paul is also held
to play an important part, and as it is
a Rockefeller property it would join
the Union Pacif1c-New York Central
combination. It is also claimed that,
although Morgan interests are power
full in New York Central, they would
not oppose such a plan If the Harri-
man fight for Northern Pacific was
ended and the Northern Securities
controversy ended in their favor.
The rumor was also circulated that
the Hill-Morgan interests were not to be
outdOne by the Ockefeller
combination, as they had planned an
eastern outlet to their western sys-
TENS IN the form of the Erie railroad,
which would do for them what the
New York Central would supply for
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

gard to the proposed legislation. The
witness admitted that after the revised
Elkins bill was agreed upon he had
Mann then spoke OF a banquet given at
the Union League club in Chicago at
which he said an attempt WAS made to
bill.
7 laughed at them,'' said Mr. Mann.
when they read the pooling clause of
the bill I said it has as much a chance
as a snow fake in hadeS.
1t now appears that the Santa Fe may
not be prosecuted on account OF the al
legged payment Of rebates in the famous
Colorado Fuel and Iron case. G. A. Prou-
ty. member of the interstate commerce
commission, was asked:
Are there any ameliorating circun-
stances that would prevent prosecution Of
this case?'
yes, in a way he replied. .sVhiIe this
gross violation of the law continued for
four years more the road has aban-
doned the practice. 1t did SO before our
hearings began. On November q the San
Ia Fe made its published rates agree
with its secret rates and reduced all
freight rates to that granted to the Col
words, the company ceased to violate the
law, and the office Of the interstate COM
merce commission is to enforce the law.
not to go back and seek to punish for
past ofenseS.''
So there is an opportunity for the Santa
F'e to escape prosecution for its secret re-
bates because it has abandoned the prac-
the damaging character Of Mr.. Biddle's
testimony
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

As a large number of workmen are
going west to build the government
irrigation projects along the lines of
the Burlington, Santa F'e, Southern
Pacific and other roads through the
arid belt, the association decided to
make a half rate to such workmen,
when going in parties of five or more.
It is anticipated thousands of laborers
will be taken west during the winter
and early spring.
Half rates were made for those go
ing to the inauguration ceremonies at
Washington on March 4. The ticke IS
VIII be good for returning within ten
days.
The Central Passenger association,
at its meeting next Wednesday, will
be asked to follow the western lines
in making rates for parties of ten or
more The western lines have grant
ed these reduced party rates, which
are around 80 per cent below regular
fare, only to companies 'for public
amusement for hire"
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
SANTA FE ABANDoNs PURCELL
Special Train Moves Belongings OF
RaiIroad to Shawnee.

Oklahoma City. o. T., Jan. To
day all the switch engines of the
Santa Fe at Purcell, T. T., and all
freight cars, coaches and machinery,
together with the sixty y-eight employees
of the machine shops and car inspec-
ton Shops Will be made UP into one
train, the employees and their families
loaded into the same and after a dra-
matte farewell. the train will start for
Shawnee. Thus will be removed all
division facilities from Purcell to
Shawnee, making the terminus of the
second division at the latter city. After
this all through freight will be taken
by the way of the Shawnee division
from Arkansas City to PauPs Valley,
only local freight and passenger trains
will pass Oklahoma City. The line
from Arkansas City to Pauls Valley
was chartered under the name of the
Eastern Oklahoma and constructed
with the purpose of reducing all the
grades in order that larger trains
could be handled over that line. This
will be accomplished. There will be
nothing left at Purcell of the Santa Fe
except the usual passenger car in
SDectOrS.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient dis
infectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize it's value when taken into
the human system for the. same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestineS and carries
them out Of the system
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal ffectlally clears and i'm
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eTninently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of cataTTh-
Ali druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuart's Charcoal 1oZengeS; they
are composed OF the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics in tablet form or rather IN
the form of large, pleasant tasting
Iozenges, the charcoal being mixed with
honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell in a. much improved condition
of the general health, better complex
ion, sweeter breath and purer blood,
and the beauty of it is, that no possible
harm can result from their continued
use. but on the contrary, great bene-
fit
A Buffalo physician in speaking of
the benefits of charce Il. says. Il ad-
wise Stuartss Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; I also believe the liver is great
" benefited by the daily use of them;
they cost but twenty-five cents 4 box
at drug stores, and althouf in some
sense a patent preparation. yet be-
Iieve get more and better charcoal
in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in
any of the ordinary charcoal tablets.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

same road on which their stock came.
Presidents Of the western lines re-
quested the appointment of a commit
tee by the passenger association to see
what could be done. The freight men
were instructed to confer with this
committee. which has just presented
its report. Tt recommended that
tickets for the round trip be issued at
the point from which shipments are
made. Before being good for the re-
turn, these tickets must be stamped
by the joint agents of the lines, sta
toned at the various stock yards. If
the scheme works as wen as the COM
mittee expects, few return live stock
tickets can be used by the ''scalpers."
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
Freight Business Punk.

Freight business is very punk on the
Central branch and there is a reason for
it that people do not understand, says the
Atchison Globe Anyway, this is the talk
among Central branch tra1nmen They
say that corn from the west end is being
given to the Union Pacific at Beloit and
that the Union Pacific is hauling it from
Beloit to Salina, where 1t strikes the Mis4
souri, Pacific again From Salina- it goes
south via CoffeyviIle and misses Atchison
and Kansas city entirely The congestion
in the Kansas City yards is said to be re-
sponsfble. A car of corn is liable to be
anywhere from a day to a week getting
through Kansas City. The only way
Atchison is affected is that the trainInen
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
OFFERS TO REBUILD BRIDGE.
Rumor Has 1t That Union Pacific
WIN Repair Damages.

RumOr Has Tt That Union Pacific
VIII Repair Damages.
Rumor has it that the Union Pacific
Railway company intends asking the
Missouri Valley Bridge company's
permission to replace the spans torn
out by a wrecking crew under Super
intendent J. o. Brinkerhoff at Lin
wood recently, says the Leavenworth
Times. 1t was reported that the road
had asked permission of the board
of county commissioners, but as the
bridge was not completed, therefore
not accepted by the commissioners, it
is, as County Attorney Wendorm says,
purely a matter between the bridge
company and the railway.
It is further reported that Superin-
tendent Brinkerhom exceeded his or
ders in tearing out the span of the
bridge over the Union Pacific tracks.
He was ordered to tear out the span,
it is said, but his order was to wait
until the Rock Island mail train had
passed by before commencing work.
Had he done so the span would now
be intact, as a message was received
about the time the Rock Island train
arrived to delay the wrecking pro-
cess. The first span over the river is
said to have been sprung so badly by
wrecking the overhead span that this
also will have to be replaced.
If the railway company has asked
permission to rebuild the damaged
span it would appear that the roads
attorneys have come to the conclusion
that the action was too hasty and that
the bridge company could recover
heavy damages did it take the matter
into the courts.
Another rumor in circulation
among railway officials is that the
company has put it up to Superin-
tendent Brinkerhoff to stand all of the
blame and that he will have to make
good the damages that his seeming
disobedience of orders caused
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Ticket brokers are to be deprived of
their supply of tickets from stock
men if the plan of the Western Pas
senger association works as well as
the railroad men at yesterdays meet
ing of the association believed it
would For years men going to Chi
cagO, Kansas City, and other points
with stock have been in the habit of
selling the return part of their passes
to the ''scalpers" when they did not
desire to return home directly by the
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
Santa Fe Operator Missing.

J. 6. Galloway for thirteen years a
Santa Fe operator. left Blue Rapids six
weeks ago for the home of his parents. in
NississirJpi and for five weeks nothing
has been heard from him. Up till two
months ago he was Santa Fe agent at
Kent Kan but as it is alleged, his mind
beginning to fail him, he moved to Blue
Rapids with his family and remained only
a short time before he started for Missls-
sippi. He was last heard from near To-
peka and his wife fears his life has been
taken
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
Princefon to Have q IlaIke.

New York, Jan. 7.-Contracts have
just been awarded for the construc-
ton near Princeton, n. J., of an arti-
fetal lake four miles long to be used
principally as a rowing course for the
university students
A number of wealthy men con-
tributed to the fund for building the
lake, which will have a uniform depth
of eight feet, will be formed by
damming the Milestone river and will
extend along the Delaware and Rari-
tan canal.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

~ VVaverIy, Tex, writes: .Of a morning
when first rising often ind q trouble
some collection Of Phlegn, which pro
lodge: but a small quantity of Ballards'
Horehound Syrup viii at once dislodge it
Tnedicine that is equal to it, and it is so
nieasant to take. I can most cordially
recommend it to all persons needing a
medicine for throat and lung trouble 25c,
Soc md 500. Sold by Rowley & Snow
and w Miller
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Mrs. Clement Smith entertained the
West Side Reading club at its meeting
Tuesday. Mrs. w. A. Myers read a
Christmas story and the program was
limited to this one number on account
of the illness of Mrs. Smiths mother
There will be an evening meeting of
the. club Wednesday of next week at
the residence of Mrs. E. H. Anderson,
1101 Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
New ward Master at Denison.

Jack Cover, who has been general yard
master of the NJ K. and T. at DeniSon
for several years, has resigned the posi-
day. James MCGEE of South 1IcAlester
has been appointed general yardmaster at
DeuiSCn
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Alta Vista club met last Mon
day with Mrs. Frank p. MecLennan,
who will be the hostess for the rest
of this month. At this weeks meet
ing the club read Emerson's Nature.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Western Sorosis had a meeting
with Mrs. J. C. IcCIintock. the presi-
dent, last Saturday afternoon. The
paper was by Mrs. F. w. Watson on
Attila the Hun Mrs. Watson will
be the next hostess the last Saturday
in January.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Mrs. Speed Hughes was the hostess
of the Vignette club Wednesday. Roll
call was answered by New Years s
resolutions and the subject of the
afternoon was Henry Drummond,
Mrs J. W. F. Hughes. Mrs H o.
Garvey and Mrs. Frank Bonebrake
contributing papers or readings. The
club will have an evening meeting
for the husbands of the members
Wednesday, January 1s at Mrs. Elon
S. Clark's house on Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

might If the grain came this way It
can't be more than IS miles from Beloit
70 Salinas but it is brakeman talk that the
Onlon tactic gets 81 a car for the haul.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Miss Bess West viii entertain the La
IxotaI club Monday afternoon
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Good Government club viii meet
with Mrs c. H. Guibor, 1015 Harrison
street next Thursday afternoon The hour
fs O'Clock and a good program IS an
nounced.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Topeka Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will meet
next Saturday afternoon, January Il, with
Mrs r. w. Harrison.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Even the fat man doesn't rejoice
when he discovers that his hair is get
ting thin.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

Mrs. c. D. We1ch, q member of the
Portia. club whose expected departure
next week to a new home in Coffey-
vile has been the occasion of a good
deal OF entertaining by her Topeka
friends the past few weeks was the
guest of honor at an afternoon given
for the Portia club Thursday by her
mother, Mrs. r. B. Welch. The regular
club program including a paper by
Mrs. F. G. Slater on the Jew in Art,
Literature and Music was supplement
ed by piano and vocal numbers by two
of the guests, Mrs. 3. D. Clithero and
Mrs. Burton Homer Pugh. Besides the
club members these guests were pres
ent: Mrs. Pugh, MIS-. Burton Homer
Pugh Mrs. L. L. Kiene, Mrs. Thomas
F. DOran, Mrs. N. N. Neher, Mrs. E.
D. Clithero. Mrs Eby, Mrs. Fred Welch
of Cody, Wyoming and Miss Elizabeth
Davis.
Mrs. Welch leaves Monday for Cof-
feyville where Mr.. Welch has preceded
her.
The Art club had a meeting with
Miss Mary Harrison Thursday after
noon. The program included a reading
Be1thazer Denner, by Mrs. Lawrence
Chamberlain paper on Anton Ra-
phael Mends and Angelica Kaufman by
Mrs. A. W. Dana; a paper on Frederick
the Great by Mrs. H. L. p. Hillyer and
one on Berlin by Mrs. W. L. New
conner. Roll call was answered by
current events and there were two pi-
ano numbers, a Chopin prelude by the
hostess and a Chopin impromptu by
Mrs. Robert Diller Carver. Mrs. Mar
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The ChaIitso club Of Highland Park vii
meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs
George NJ Stone, instead OF with Mrs. p
o. Popenoe. as first announced
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
e. Cnrlisle ?. B. NTartin. LID

The Ca1idorean club will meet Monday
with Mrs. G. c. Foss, 900 Topeka avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Ninde C. L. S. c. will meet
Tuesday evening, January 10, with
DIR and Miss Wester1eld. 420 West
Tenth street. Programme: Roll call;
reports on civic improvements; Ger
man Master Musicians A O. Beach;
seThe French Revolution" chapter
xviii. DR.. ]. M. Westerfeld.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07
Women's
Club News

Amiel-The beautiful souls Of the
world have an art of sanity alchemy
by which bitterness is converted into
kindness; the gall of human experience
into gentleness; and the transforma-
tion SO habitual as to seem to the look
ers-on natural and spontaneous
Mrs. F. B. Hine of Kinsley. CORE
spending secretary of the Kansas Fed
Grafton Of Women's clubs In the FEEDER
alton Book of Quotations.
number of matters which will
come up before the city federation of
at Unity church next Wednesday af-
ternoon at half after 2 o'clock were
discussed by the executive board of
the federation which met with the sec
retary, Miss Gertrude Barnes, 1878
Clay street, Friday afternoon. Princi-
pal among those, of course, was the
per capita tax amendment to the state
constitution which the clubs will vote
board paved the way for the adoption
of the amen dment, to which all indica-
ton point, by reporting favorably up
on it. A donation of books to the
Christ hospital library was discussed
by the board which will recommend it
to the clubs. A letter from the presi-
dent of the General Federation of Wo-
mems clubs asking the assistance of
the federation in support of civil ser
vice reform and the adoption of the
merit system for all federal employees
was read. The appointment of com
mfttees to prepare for the annual
meeting of the state federation in To-
peka next May was discussed. The ex-
ecutive board will compose the prin-
cipal committee but assistants will be
appointed by the president, Mrs. Hor-
ton, later.
Mrs. Horton requests all delegates
to be prompt in their attendance at
Unity church for the business meeting
Wednesday afternoon at half after
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

garet Wiggin will entertain the club at
its next meeting January 16.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Ladies' Music club win meet Tues
dav afternoon, instead Of Wednesday,
with Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Ceramic Art club will meet Wed
nesday, January 1s, with the president
Mrs. G. o. Knowles.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The chaldean club is meeting Mondays
Of this month with Mrs. Warren NJ. Cros-
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The Atlantean club will meet Mon
day with Mrs. H. I. Cook. on Tyler
street.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The RambIers' club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. c. D. Skinner
The Topeka state journal., 1905-01-07

The clio club meets Monday with Miss
Rarnes, 1878 Clay street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-08
TITLED X
x WRITER'S

A curious list might be made of the
names of European notables whose
ancestors mighty swords are rusting
in some dark corner of the palace
while they WELD the still more mighty
pen. King Oscar of Sweden frequently
contributes to the papers of Stock
holm, and has more than once taken
up his own cause, defending his acts
against criticism and censure. The
scientific works of Duke Charles Theo-.
dore of Bavaria are considered as au-
thoritative The Queen Of Roumania
is best known under her pen name of
Carmen Sylvia. Were it not for the
large salary that he received from an
American paper for his gossip of high
life in England, the Duke of Manches-
ter would have felt keenly the pressure
of his many debts. Lady Sarah Will
son, aunt of the Duke of Marlborough,
distinguished herself as a war cores
pondent in South Africa. In the inter-
walls of speech making Kaiser William
INDUCES his fondness for writing plays
and poetry. Even King George of
Greece. and the portly, prosaic king of
Portugal have tried their hands at
translating Shakespeare. The Duchess
of Sutherland, as maker of books
shares honors with Carmen Sylvia The
clever sister of Earl Rosslyn and of