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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Webster, of the Humboldt Refinery,
Gets Standard Oil Rates.

Kansas City. March &C. d. Web
ster. proprietor of the Webster oil re-
finery at Humboldt, was here yester-
day. He is preparing to open an OIL
station here at the request OF Kansas
City grocers. who have been using his
oil since the plant at Humboldt has
been in operation. In discussing his
plans Mr.. Webster said:
''I have been contemplating putting
in a station in Kansas City for a long
time. but freight rates have been
against me. Now, thanks to the cam
paign of publicity and the Kansas leg
islature, freight rates are as favorable
to me as to any one else. The old
rate to Kansas City was II cents. The
new rate is 8 "A cents
Mr.. Webster talked enthusiastically
of the prospects of the independent re-
fnery people in Kansas. For twenty
seven years" he said, Il have been
fighting the Standard Oil company.
The day I have looked forward to for
years has arrived, and now I can
make money if the Standard does. on
March I shipped a car of oil under
the new maximum freight rate law
The old rate was 1854. The new
rate is $3.50, a saving of $5O-74. We
are now shipping barrel lots every day
at from 16 to IS cents, where we for
merly paid from so cents to 81 per
barrel.
Nov that we are to be allowed to
live and have an equal show in the
matter of rates. am going to increase
the capacity of my plant from 1000 to
900 barrels per month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
COSTS MORE.
Appropriations by Last Congress
Nearly Billion.

Washington. March 9.-Statements have
been issued for publication in the Con-
gressional Record by Mr.. Hemenway. late
chairman of the house committee on ap-
preparations, and by Mr.. Livingstone, the
ranking member of the minority on the
same committee, relating to the appro-
priationS by the session of congress Just
closed. The statements as to the total ap-
preparations for the session agree, being
1918, 914, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1906. as against $7S1, 172,375 for the pre-
vious year.
Mr.. Livingstone makes a comparison of
the four years of the last Cleveland ad-
ministration and the four years of the ad-
ministration just closed, showing that in
1S93-1S96 the appropriations were s. ,016.343,-
l55, and during the years 1903-1S06 they
were So, 153, 1884, 292.
In addition to the statement made by
Mr.. HemenWay in the house on Saturday
he submits additional figures and COM
ments on governmental expenditures. He
says:
''Under the operation of the latter stat
ute and the provisions of the sinking fund
law the public debt has been reduced
since August 81, 1865, at which it reached
its highest point, g. 756, 431, ST. to 81 $50 255-
997, at the close of February, 1905 or more
than $416, 100000 in excess of the liberal re-
quirements of the sinking fund law
During the four fiscal years G893-1S96)
of President Cleveland's last administra-
ton there was applied to the sinking fund
only $13, 40oO47, or an average of little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09

more than SO, 0OO,0 900 per anrun.
During the eight fiscal years 1S9f-1SO4 OF
the administration of Presidents -Mckin-
ley and Roosevelt the aggregate amount
applied to the sinking fund was $237, 5l6,-
$50, or an average of nearly $50 100000 per
annum-
Another permanent annual appropria-
ton which does not affect the ordinary re-
CENTS and expenditure of the government
is for the redemption of circulating notes
of national banks that are retiring or re
made out of deposits of national banks
required by law for that purpose and the
estimated amount that VIII be PAID OUT OF
these deposits for these redenpllonS OuE-
ing the fiscal year 1906 is $SO,0040O0.
Speaking of the appropriations Mr.
Hemenway says:
to judge that the deficiency in the reVe-
nues of the government for the current
fiscal year will not exceed $1eOOVsOVO- L MS
deficielcy is brought ABOUT by unforeseen
expenditures in two directions, namely;
$500 coo on account of new ships for the
navy, and also in the probable excess OF
five or six million dollars of expenditures
for the postal service over the postal re-
Mr. Livingstone, after giving various ex-
"Contrasting Mr.. Cleveland's second ad-
ministration as to appropriations with
that of Mr.. Roosevelt, we find That
strenuous government dominated py ms Ine
policy of a big stick costs under MI
Roosevelt 500, AZ, 1923 more for the army
S258, 1874, 157 more for the navy, SIS, All, 563
more for fortifications and for the three
more than did the same objects under Mr.
Cleveland's last four years Of offlce, a
sum large enough to erect public build
ing in every city and town IN the country,
with enough to spare to improve every
harbor and waterway, so necessary 1or
the promotion of our commerce, or IL
would have been sufficient to construct
200. 600 miles of perfect roadway through
out the whole land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
MANY School Children Are SiskIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, Break
up Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, Move and Regulate the
Bowels, and Destroy Worms. Mrs.
Emily Maronn, MeriGsa. Ct, says :
1T is the best medicine = the world
for children when feverish and consti
pated. . Sold by all Druggists or by
mail. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. r..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
OPENS HUGE FREIGHTHoUsE
Baltimore & Ohio Completes Extensive
Additions to Terminal Facilities.

Baltimore s. Ohio Completes Extensive
Additions to Terminal Facilities.
As a part of its general scheme COM
pretending the expenditure of many
millions of dollars in improvements on
it's lines, the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
has opened its new freighthouse on
Fifth avenue, between Polk and Taylor
streets, in Chicago.
This house, designed for the recep-
ton of out bound freight, is 500 feet
long, with continuous doors so arrang-
ed that the entire street side of the
warehouse is available for the accom-
mediation of drays for discharging their
packages, while the continuous doors
on the track side form a clean sweep
the full length of the house for the
freight handlers to get at the cars for
loading.
This arrangement obviates any delay
to teams that deliver freight for out
bound shipments, thus eliminating a
serious source of expense and annoy
ance to shippers in the delay of their
teams.
The new warehouse is equipped with
all modern improvements for the
prompt handling of freight, and in
cludes a large cooling room for the
protection of package shipments of per-
ishable property
Among other improvements which the
Baltimore & Ohio has under construc-
ton in Chicago is an electric crane
piece weighing up to $4,000 pounds, at
the team tracks located at the Twelfth
street viaduct. This is for the purpose
of handling such shipments as struc-
tural iron, heavy machinery, and other
articles of great weight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
EEWEC'SENGLE
s4sAIoAT e c cIo4s BINDER
AssxSgISsl y @ @ o. 90

not be my only. son If you didn't want to
get even with EN-"
Jim took a walk through. the railroad
yards with a view of making a bonfire
out of a few freight cars, but the sight
of a watchman drove him away. Then
he followed the double track over the
bridge and out into the suburbs until he
came to a switch on which stood . or %
freight cars. The switch was at the up
per end and by throwing it over he would
send the IL 80 Blue Line crashing in. That
would be a glorious getting even. The
switch was thrown and Jim walked up
the track full mile to prevent being seen
when the catastrophe came Off. Hardly
was he out of sight when a track-wall<er
came along and found things wrong and
righted them and cursed the carelessness
of a brakeman.
Standing on the west bound track and
peering and listening, Jim presently
caught the rumble of the Blue Line. He
had forgotten the passenger train due at
midnight AS he moved from one track
to another to avoid the heavy freight, he
was picked up by the flyer and tossed 50
feet away and next day when the body
was found every bone seemed to have
been broken. Jim had failed to get even,
and when the loafers gathered again at
the Red Star saloon they said it was still
another case of injustice being heapeo
upon njustice.-(Copyrtght 1905. by I. Q.
McCIure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
ROCK ISLAND COAL LANDS.
Railroad to Develop Coal Fields In
Colorado.

1t is reported that thousands of
acres of undeveloDed coal land in the
Trinidad, Colo, district are to be ex-
plotted by the Rock Island railroad
That corporation is the owner OF the
land, and the first step toward its de-
velopment is now being taken and viii
be one of the most important move
ments for the section that has been
made in recent years. T. E. Coon OF
Toledo, O., and J. A. McPhee OF An
thony, Kan, went to Trinidad recently
and commenced making preliminary
arrangements for a survey of branch
line of the Rock Island from Anthony,
Kan, direct to Trinidad.
McPhee is chief engineer of the
Denver. Kansas & Atlantic railroad,
while COON represents eastern capital
lists who are investing in the proposed
line. COON is also interested person
ally in the new railroad up Sugar1te
canon from Ration to San Isidro- N. M.
A year ago a survey was made by
McPhee for the first 800 miles of the
Denyer, Kansas & Atlantic. which is
chartered under the laws of Okla
bona. and grading was completed to
Greensburg in that territory.
COON had the route changed to
connect with the Rock Island at Buck
land, and a survey to cut the Colorado
& Southern from that point takes the
line to Trinidad.
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pany, is promoted to the place va
Gated by General Manager Tower. Mr..
Crawford has been with the local Of
fee several years, as contracting agent
and afterward as travelling freight
agent.
The changes were announced by
General Manager J. H. Kerr and Cen
eral Freight Agent H H. Purcell Of
the general offices at St. Louis. who
have been in Kansas City the past
two days. Railroad men who know
Mr.. Tower and Mr.. Crawford are
pleased to learn of the promotions of
each. Mr.. Crawford has already as
sumed the duties of general agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09

Jim Cudahay attended the meeting
at Racket hall. There was an audi
ence of a hundred and fifty, and the
speaker was a well-known agitator.
He was down on railroads in partic-
ular, because he had once been dis
charged from one of them for incom-
potency. He was a fluent talker, and
he held up the wrongs of the work
ingman in a way to bring tears to the
eyes of all present.
When he had worked his audience
up to a certain point he began to de-
mand certain rights for the oppressed.
One was that of hitting back. He
didn't say so in so many words, but
the gist of his remarks was that the
unjustly discharged workingman had
the birth born privilege OF getting
even with the individual, company or
corporation that discharged him. He
and not they was privileged to say
whether the discharge was unjust or
not. There were Wlnks and mods and
nudges, and the speaker was cheered
for a patriot as he closed his address,.
Jim and his friends sought the Red
Star saloon after the meeting, and
when they had put away round OF
beers the Ioafer who had done most
of the talking in the afternoon wiped
off his mouth and said:
"I wanted to ask Jim the question
this afternoon, but thought I'd better
wait and let him hear that talk. I'll
ask him now if he proposes to put
up with the injustice that's been done
ssI;II have to, won't I?'' queried Jim.
you'll have to if you've got the
backbone of a fishworm- It's a
mighty good thing for the S. & p.
road that they haven't got me to deal
with
sAnd what would you do?''
DO? Isn't there freight cars in
the yard to touch match to? Isn't
there switches to be left open and
smashups to be brought about? jim
Cudahay, I took you to be a man."
"And so I am-and so am, and
I'm telling you that before this night
has passed TIL be even with the COM
pany that bounced me. The injustice
of it is sinking deeper into my heart
every minute"
Two hours later Jim appeared at
the cabin to say to his mother.
keep your mouth shut and say
nothin', but I'm startin' out to get
even with them that bounced me to-
day"
I can't say, but you keep STILL
las still as a mouse, Jimmy. and you
be careful to leave no tracks. You would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
REST MADE EASY.
There Will Be Less SIeepIessness When
Topeka People Learn This

Topeka People Learn This.
Can't rest at night with a bad back.
A lame. a weak or an aching one.
DOan'S Kidney Pills are for bad
backs.
They cure every form of kidney ills,
From common backache to diabetes.
They are endorsed by Topeka peo-
pie.
d. T. Taylor, of 432 East Eigh-
teenth street. veteran member of Co.
H. 33rd Ind. Vols, says: Il had at
tacks of kidney trouble ever since the
Civil war. The pains across the small
of my back at times were SO severe
that 1 could scarcely walk, could not
sit still or rest al nights but rolled and
tossed for hours with the awful grind
ing pain in my back. I doctored a
great deal and took nearly every rem
edy ever heard of but without being
permanently relieved. l had been off
work for some time when / learned
about Doan's Kidney Pills and pro-
cured a box at Rowley g. Shows drug
store. A few doses relieved me and
by the time had disappeared. Doan' S
my backache had disappeared DOan's
Kidney Pills are the only remedy
which ever helped me-
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
Rebuilding Gulf Terminals.

Vice President Harahan and other
officials of the Illinois Central railroad
have returned to Chicago from New
Orleans They say the company is now
prepared to promptly handle all its 10
cal and export traffic at New Orleans,
other docks, warehouses and elevators
having been secured. The work of re-
building the property destroyed by fire
has been commenced. The capacity Of
the new elevators and docks will be
about one-third greater than that of
those destroyed by the fire. The new
terminals will be completed by fall
Officials of the company now believe
the loss at New Orleans by fire will
not exceed $1,000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09

superintendent, who was down on me
because I wouldn't lick his boots.''
And what did the engineer do?'
He piled the cars at me so fast that
1 got confused in my head and threw
the wrong switch and brought about a
smash-up.''
'And was that all?"
That's all, mother. but the five years
1 had put in went for nothing
Its enough to make my blood boil,
Jim, and you so sober and hard work
in but I was sayin' to myself only
this mornin' that this was no world in
which the poor man would ever get his
rights. What we are to do for meat
and taters don't know. but I hope you
won't beg of 'em to take you back
MOT if they get down on their knees
to me and I'm thinkin' of something
else, too. I'll tell you when I get home
this evening""
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
HOW TO KEEP WELL
Strengthen the stomach With NIi-o-na
and Get Perfect Health

The source of health is the stom-
ach and the digestive system. When
acting as Nature resigned they should,
the organs of digestion do their work
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Those who use Mi-o-na do not have
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breath sweet and the step elastic In
short, the users of Mi-o-na have the
Maximum of good health and are
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Nine-tenths of all sickness comes
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heartburn. sick headaches, backaches,
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bles. and general weakness and de-
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Even if a weakened stomach has
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out pain, do not despair. Mi-o-na will
effect a cure if the simple directions
In each soc box are faithfully fol-
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Read the guarantee given by Row
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every package of Mi-o-na they sell.
They pledge themselves in this guar
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09

IgUTES TEUTGsEIIL
purchased from territory beyond a
limit of approximately $50 miles from
St Louis Within this limit by far
the greater part of the business to St
Louis originated, and for its protec-
ton the railroads were dependent
upon the ordinance of the city of St.
Louis restraining ticket brokers from
handling nOntransferable tickets.
For the convenience of visitors who
desired t. spend every minute avail
able in the Worlds fair grounds, as
well as for those who resided at the
hotels in that vicinity or were con-
nected with the various exhibits or
concessions. and to relieve as much as
possible the city ticket offices and the
ticket Office in the union station. the
Office in the Transportation building
was esta blished for the sale of rail-
road tickets and Pullman tickets, for
the valuation of round trip tickets
and as a bureau of information. This
action was justified by the business
handled at that Office, which included
ticket sales amounting to $6O.504.14.
Pullman sales amounting to $1O1,-
O34.5O, in addition to 1905 valida-
tions and. a very large bureau of in
forma ton business. A conservative
statement would show that this Office
was a convenience for about 100000
people.
The Record Month.
Joint Agent Norton says: The
heaviest business was during the
month Of October and in that month
we handled over 10, 600 tickets each
day. The number of questions an
swered by our people during that
month exceeded those of any other
month, and the largest days business,
including our bureau of information
work. required that We attend to the
wants of about 10000 people. The
maximum force of seventy-tWO men
was employed during October. BY
working these men in different crews
and calling upon them for overtime
during the heaviest days of the week,
upon US in a satisfactory manner
BY careful scrutiny at the counters
where tickets were presented for vail
dation, and by inspection at the gates
when tickets were offered for admission
to the trains we were able to detect
lifted. These tickets represent in one
way rides at tariff rates $102, 674.46. In
addition to these 1855 tickets were ia
ken from the offices of ticket brokers.
through attachment proceedings on ac-
count of which the offices were raided.
These represent, in one-way rides at
tariff rates, about S100, 600 additional
To passengers from whom we lifted
these tickets. the brokers were obliged
to refund thousands of dollars paid by
said passengers. In most cases this
money was used to purchase regular
one-Way tickets from an authorized
railroad ticket agent.
The sales of one-way tickets both in
to and out OF ST. Louis. during the
Worlds fair. shows a heavy increase.
This fact indicates clearly the effect of
the restrictions thrown around the re-
turn portions of excursion tickets
through the validating agency. It is the
opiniOn that these restrictions resulted
IN saving of revenue to all lines inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
a. ii. Crawford Is Promotcd.

Kansas City. March 9.-Several
changes have been announced at the
local offices of the American Refrig-
orator Transit company, to be effective
March 20. n. d. Tower, who has been
with the company nine years, has re-
signed to become traffic manager of
the Agar Packing company at Des
MOines- Two years ago MI. Tower
came to Kansas City as general agent
for the company. He was formerly
general agent at Cedar Rapids.
A. H. Crawford. who has been trav-
cling freight agent here for the COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
Is Appointed General Manager.

Cincinnati, March &C. E. Schaff,
general manager of the Big Four and
Cincinnati Northern systems, has been
appointed general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern road also. Mr..
Schan succeeds ]. A. Barnard as gem
eral manage of the Peoria & Eastern,
that gentleman retiring on account of
i'll health Mr.. Schaff appointed J. Q.
Van Wrinkle. general superintendent;
H. F. Houghton, assistant general su-
perintendent of motive power, and, G..
w. Kittredge, chief engineer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
Are Absorbing Burlington Offices.

The passenger department of the
Burlington railroad is losing its iden-
THY in the Twin cities through the
carrying out of the policy defined by
J. J. Hill. Last month the Burling-
toms Office in st. Paul was transferred
to the Northern Pacific's Office, and on
March Is the Burlington's Office in
Minneapolis will be transferred to the
Great Northern's Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
New Directors of Pere Marquette.

The following new directors of the
Pere Marquette road have been elected:
Thomas H. Tracy of Toledo, Alfred
Skitt, Arthur Turnbull. r. N. Young,
Redmond Cross. S. L. Eldridge. George
M Cumming, and ]. N. Wallace, all of
New York. They represent the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton interests
which now control the Pere Marquette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
Over a Million Tickets to Worlds
Fair.
Report of Joint Agent Shows
Volume of Business.
NORTON'S SUMMARY.
Ticket ScaIping Was Kept With
in Bounds.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railway Circles.

The report of the St. Louis joint
validating agency covering the period
of the Worlds fair. April Is to De-
cember 81, 1904, was issued yesterday
by Joint Agent Norton. The figures
are of general interest, showing the
enormous volume of passenger bust
ness handled during the fair season
on tickets deposited for stopover priv
ilege or for extension of return limit
TYcl-afs Validated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
H. H. Everett Is Promoted.

H. H. Everett, who has been in the
city ticket office of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois in Chicago for several
ern passenger agent of the company.
with headquarters at st. Louis. The
appointment is effective March Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
TWO HUNDRED HoNIEsEEKERs
Santa Fe Taking Party to Pecos Val
lev and the Panhandle.

c. L. Tallmadge, who is doing col
onization work in the Pecos valley and
in the Panhandle in connection with
the Santa Fe road, left Chicago We'd
nesday night with nearly 200 home
seekers. who travel by special train
from Kansas City. They are going
into the Pecos valley with a view to
settling upon arid lands which are
CAPABLE of irrigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling mortality from
apnendicitis and peritonitis. To prevent
and cure this awful disease there is Just
one reliable remedy, DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. NJ. Flannery of "a Custom House
Place Chicago, says: They have no
equal for constipation and biliousness
25c at Arnold Drug So, 81 North Kansas
avenue