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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
The Decline of the Greenroom.

In her "reminiscences of 1.-The Green
ROOM" in Everybodys Magazine for
September. Ellen Terry says:
I'm those days (1859 or there
abouts) the greenroom was preserved
for the principals only. Many of the
humber members of the cast were
better educated in their work than in
their photography, and his were
dropped by a great number. The
principals were exceedingly naughty
and there was a strong line drawn be-
tween Ariel and the third fairy. In
these days when the third fairy is
often a young lady of quality, and the
first soldier a nobleman in disguise, it
would never do to keep them out of
the greenroom, so perhaps it is just
as well that the greenroom no longer
exists. I welcome the change in gen
eral education, manners, and appear
ance which has come over stage as
pirants, but at the same time 1 think
we are too apt to forget that what an
actor is on the stage is of much more
Importance than what he is off We
hear too much now of the charm and
amiability of this actor and that, of
his skill at golf, or his proficiency as
painter or musician. The actress
beauty is more discussed than her
talent 1t would be better for the
stage if there were a little more of the
spirit abroad contained in a contem-
porary appreciation of Garrick off
the stage a miserable reptile, an AFRO
CANT little rascal but on the stage
oh, wonderful, wonderful"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
Too Much for Him.

Passengers on an early morning Boyle
Heights car had a little excitement
thrown in with their ride yesterday
A garrulous watch repairer, who rides
down town on the back platform every
morning, had been engaging the atten-
ton of an unwilling auditor by his
opinions on the Russo-Japanese eon-
flict.
Suddenly he struggled around the
narrow space in the rear of the car as
If something had stung him. He ap-
parently wanted to speak and could not.
Whats the matter with him?" de-
manded the conductor.
Must have swallowed q fishbone''
returned a platformite.
Something more serious than that, !"
said another. Maybe he is getting the
New Orleans yellow fever"
Bet he's touched a charged spot and
got a shock. That's the way a man al
ways acts when he's full of electricity"
Perhaps he has a fit. Unloosen his
collar
After a dozen more theories had been
advanced, the garrulous watch-repairer
suddenly recovered his speech.
There's nothing serious, gentlemen -
he fastened. 81 was going to tell about
the peace meeting today and was try
ing to say peace pl-pl-pl-'
Peace plenipotentiaries? ?" asked a
sympathizer.
That's it; but I'll never tackle it
alone."-Los Angeles Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
A Strange Con1munitv.

A community which closely APPROX
mates Bellamy's Looking Backward
is Cosme, a little settlement near Asun-
cion, Paraguay, described by Wilhelm
Lacmann in the Leipsic Grenzboten.
Equality, democracy and community
of wealth and work are the principles
on which it was founded in 1894 NV
a split in a colony of Australian immi-
grants to Paraguay. 1.-The houses of
the settlers lie together and from a
small village, and are small, pretty and
clean; they have only one story, and
are built Of boards and shingled or
rooted with mazega grass. The roof
hangs far over the side walls and is
supported by posts, a detail which al
lows for a wide veranda-a most well
come adjunct in the hot weather. On
one side of the house is a small OUT
building which contains the kitchen,
and every house has its garden. Little
plantations of sugar cane lie between
the houses and the gardens.
up to the present the dwelling
houses cover only a quarter of the
space which has been reserved for the
village, and when Herr Lacmann visit
houses occupied and 10S in course OF
erection. In time the buildings will
form great square, which will lie
about larger open square. In addi-
ton number of smaller public places
have been provided for, which will lie.
as those already in existence. between
the houses. There is an absolute COM
munity of goods in Cosme, the only
exception being that objects of house
hold or personal use-furniture cook
ing utensils, clothing and food-re-
main the property of their users.
When one enters the colony he must
bring his entire property in with these
exceptions. When, however, one wish
es to withdraw he does not receive
back the amount of his contribution.
but only the amount which corresponds
to his share for the last working
period
Everyone must go through a proba-
tionary period of one year, and before
this period is completed no member
ship is obtained nor any contribution
of goods made. Every applicant upon
entering must pay into the treasury
$25 for each adult member of the fam
lily, and half of this amount for each
child. If then the probationeYs decide
not to remain in the colony their ex-
penses to Buenos Ayres are paid, but
this is not done unless the applicant
remains in the colony three months.
The only requirements are that the
applicant be strong and healthy. ''Un-
der no circumstances are colored per-
sons admitted '-Chicago Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
ANOTHER RAKE OFF FOR 10.
Creeks Must Be Paid Twice for Kan
road Right Of Way.

Muskogee, /. t., Sept. 5.-An opin-
ion has been filed in the court OF tne
western district by Judge Raymond IN
the case of the Creek nation against
the Fort Smith & Western railroad
that is interesting and important.
The government, on behalf OF the
Greek nation, filed @ suit to force the
railroad to pay, fifty dollars per mile
permit for the privilege OF bulldlng us
line through the nation as provided by
law. The railroad dem gid ;ad on fhs
allottees for the right of way through
a part of the nation and that they
should be held debtor to the Creek
nation for the sum of fifty dollars per
mile only for such portion or their line
as was through public domain
The court reviewing the case says
that under the law it appears that the
nation is entitled to collect the fifty
dollars per mile for each mile the rail-
road runs through the nation, regard
less of whether or not the individual
ailottee has been paid for his damage
or the right of way through his allot-
ment. and that the Fort Smith & West
ern must pay fifty dollars per mile for
the SO miles of it's road built in the
Creek nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
RAILROAD news.
Wholesale Thefts OF Tickets at
Santa Fe Stations.
Two Operators at Colorado
Points Have Been Arrested.
LOSS WILL BE LARGE.
All Offenders to Be Prosecuted
With Severity.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

officials of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe are worried not a little over
what appears to be a systematic scheme
of robbery that is being practiced in
Colorado by operators acting as ticket
agents proper. Several thousands of
dollars have been lost by the railroad
in the past few months from the theft
of tickets.
James Foster, night operator at La
mar. is now under arrest on charge
of stealing tickets and a night operator,
said to be Charles Jennings, is under ar
rest at Las Animas on similar charge.
Travelling Auditor w. Foster is out in
Colorado checking up the condition
of affairs in all the ticket offices along
that particular part of the road and he
has said that the thefts are on the IN
crease. While all the operators ana
ticket agents are under bond, the Santa
Fe is having difficulty in keeping tap
Their method of theft is to remove
tickets from the bottom of the ticker
packets and sell the tickets ana qestroy
the stubs. The proceeds from the sale
of these tickets is pocketed of course
Generator Foster is said to have Sc
cured several hundred dollars tnae
should have gone to the Santa Fe- his
recent arrest is due to the fact that the
revenues from the Lamar office have
been lower than they should have been:
An investigation showed that severai Oh
the ticket packets were short OF tlckets
that mad not been accounted for. Fos-
ter could give no satisfactory explana-
tion as to the wereabouts of these tick
cts and so he was arrested.
The officials of the road say that they
viii prosecute all offenders with severi-
tv. The practice of stealing tickets has
become so general, not only among the
Colorado operators. but also among the
eastern agents of the Santa Fe, that tn ne
railroad is determined to put stop to
il An officer of the road says that
fever of dishonesty seems to have be.
come epidemic among the employees OF
the road who are handling tickets ana
that drastic remedies are to be appheo
to cure it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05

Tired, nervous and irritable, the
mother is unit to care for her chill
dren, and her condition ruins the child's
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed, a.
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache, headache, bearing-dewn pains or
displacement, making life a burden.
Lydia E. Pinlxham's Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailinR cure for this
condition. 1t strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements and irregularities.
Such testimony as the following
should convince women of its value:
"Iwant TO tell you how much good Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound bas done me.
! suffered for eight years with ovarian
troubles. was nervous, tired and ir-
ritable, and It did not seem IS thought could
stand it any longer, as had Eve children to
care for. Lydia 3. Pinkhaxn's Vegetable
Compound was recommended and It has en-
tdrsly cured me. cannot thank you enough
for your letter Of advice and for what Lydia
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done
for me.-Mrs. Ph. Hoffman, 100 Himrod
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.p
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women
tree. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
TO OPERATE ROAD BY PHONE.
Hello System Planned From st. Joseph
to Kansas City.


Preparations are being made by the
Burlington railway to give a practical
test of the operation of trains by tele-
phone. Work has begun stringing
additional wires between Kansas City
and ST. Joseph, and by late fall every
station between those points will have
been equipped with a complete tele-
phone service. The phones will con-
meet with system of wires which lead
to the dispatcher's office in st. Joseph
and to the superintendent of terminals
Office in Kansas City. When the ser
vice is started trains will be operated
on the block system, using the
manually controlled signals for train
orders. Burlington officials believe
that the telephone service will give
better satisfaction than the use of the
telegraph.
A T. Perkins, of st. Joseph, super
intendent of the line between there and
Kansas City, had this to say about the
new system the other day:
Material for construction of the
additional telephone service is on
hand, and the lines are being built.
We have never made an effort to block
trains by telephone, but we believe it
a good plan, and will give it a trial at
least. We do not propose to do away
with the telegraph; those wires are al
ways busy, and will frequently be used
telephone wires are busy. We believe
the telephone is just as safe, or even
safer than telegraph. Neither instru-
ment records its messages, but plain
talk is often better than the talk of
telegraph key. We hope to have the
wires strung and connected with all of
the sixteen stations this fall"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
CANADIAN ROADS WIN OUT.
Are Permitted to Compete Tor Trans
rortation of Naval Supplies.

Washington, Sept 5:-Under a re-
narte of the navy department, the
Canadian railways are given an equal
chance with American lines in bidding
for transportation of navy supplies to
the Pacific coast. This order revokes
the one made by Secretary Morton con-
fning the transportation OF THESE sup
plies to American railways
A Canadian railroad complained to
the secretary of the navy that it was
barred from competing by the restric-
tive clause in the specifications sent
out by the department. Secretary
Bonaparte thought this an unnecessary
restriction and issued an order that
shipments by the navy department
should be made over the line which
would do the work cheapest. This
seems hardly fair to railroads of the
United States as the Canadian lines
have the advantage over American
comDetitors in being unhampered by
railway laws as to rates. Secretary
Bonaparte has not thought this to be
a sufficient reason to induce him to
change his decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
is WIFE GUILTY?
Mrs. James F. Caldwell Is Placed
in the Salina Jail.
COroners Jury Think She Knows
of Husbands Death.
SAYS SHE is INNOCENT.
Declares Her Husband Was
Killed While She Slept.
Ak Found Near the House, In
Mud a Small Footprint.

SaIina. Kan, Sept. 5.-Mrs. James F.
Caldwell, whose husband, a wealthy
stockman of Saline county, was muir
dered in his bed at midnight Sunday
night. was arrested last night and
placed in Jail in this place. The arrest
followed the investigation of the coro-
ner's jury. the verdict holding Mrs.
Caldwell for the crime. The coroner
probably will continue his investigation
today, however. There is much ex-
element throughout the county be-
cause of the crime. Mrs. Caldwell in
sists she is innocent and that her hus-
band was killed before she awoke.
The Caldwells live on farm about
three miles from Menter and about
nine miles from Salina. They are we'll
known throughout the entire county.
The people are waiting for word from
the coroner's jury, expecting that its
verdict will develop a sensation such
as this county has not known since the
early days of Kansas.
Asleep in the house when Caldwell
was killed were three hired men, a.
daughter 1 years of age, and a son IL
years old. Mrs. Caldwell says she was
sleeping with her husband and clings
to the story that the blows from an ak
upon her husbands head. which sent
the blood in streams and ugly blOtcheS
all over the room. did not awaken her.
The bed is literally covered with
blood, but upon the night clothes worn
by the sleeping woman there is only
the trace of bloodstain. The ak
which was used for the deed was found
leaning against the barn, and near it
was the track of a Barefoot small
foot. The ak had been carefully wash
ed and wiped dry with a towel. The
towel was found near the kitchen door.
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell slept down.
stairs, the rest of the family sleeping
upstairs. Mrs. Caldwell says tht when
she heard her husband gasping for
breath she called to him to know what
was the matter and he did not answer.
She arose and lighted a lamp and call
ed the hired men. The hired men say
that when they came down stairs Mrs
Caldwell was fully dressed.
The coroner's jury was in session at
the farm house the early part of the
night and the session may continue on.
There IS no evidence that the house
was burglarized or that anyone had
entered it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
Labor Day at lola.

lola, Kan, Sept. 5-Twenty thousand
people attended the celebration here OF
the Southeastern Kansas Labor Day
association. Big delegations were pres
ent from Fort Scott, Parsons. Corey
Vile, Chanute, Humboldt, independence,
Altoona and other towns in this vicin-
ity. The parade was about two miles
long.
In the afternoon, at Riverside park,
Mayor Dresbach delivered a welcoming
address, and was followed by Judge
Oscar Foust. w. B. Robinson, of To-
peka, deputy state labor commissioner
delivered the principal address of the
day. After the speaking, there was
horse racing and a ball game between
the Parsons and Chanute teams. Cha
mute won by the score of to 0. The
town was brilliantly illuminated with
an elaborate electrical display.
It had been agreed that Fort Scott
should have the next celebration, but
she failed to come up with her per cap
ita tax, and the committee decided to
hold next years celebration in Parsons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
Blues Transforming Trip.

Kansas City, Sept. 5.-The barn
storming trip which the Blues will
take at the end of the season will be
quite protracted one. They will
visit many towns in the Missouri val
ley and should win some games. The
first of the post-season contests will
be played at Pittsburg, Kan, on Sep
TENDER 10. The towns to be visited
follow: Pittsburg, Kan, Webb City,
Mo, Parsons, Kan, Winfield, Kan,
Wichita, Kan, Wellington, Kan, Cald-
well, Kan, Enid, Okla, Lawton, Okla,
Oklahoma City, Okla, South McAles-
ter, 1. T., Muskogee, I. T., Tulsa, I. T.,
Bartlesville, I. T., Fort Smith, Ark,
Ottawa, Kan. The team will return to
Kansas City October 8 and the players
will then leave for their respective
homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
NO SUNDAY FREIGHT TRAINS.
Proposition to Stop That Traffic in
State of Georgia.


A bill has been introduced in the
Georgia legislature to prohibit the run
ming of freight trains in Dade county
on Sunday. Some years ago the legis-
lature passed a law making it a mis-
demeanor to operate freight trains
within the state of Georgia on Sunday.
subsequently the law was modified so
as to allow freight trains to be run to
the extent of three miles, if the ship
ment of goods originated beyond the
borders of the state. This was intend
ed to fit the case of Dade county, To-
Gated in the extreme northeast corner
of the state, through which the Louis
vile & Nashville passes for three
miles The Southern railway trav-
erses the country for longer distance
and the legislature subsequently in
creased the distance for the operation
of freight trains on Sunday to 80 miles
provided the shipments originated out
side of Georgia. This makes it possible
to operate freight trains fromS Chatta-
lnooga through Dade county to Birm-
ingham. The proposed bill would stop
Iall freight movement through that
county on Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
LOTS OF BUSINESS ON KATY.
Road to Be RebalIasted on Shawnee
Branch.

Shawnee, Okla, Sept. 5.-Business
on the Shawnee branch of the Katy
has grown SO great in volume that the
present track is inadequate to haul the
heavy freight trains. Cars are set
aside at Shawnee every day because
they cannot be handled. In the pas
senger department the service is alto
gether too limited to do the business
which comes to the road. These facts
have led the officials of the road to
look about some and they have deter
mined to put on adequate passenger
equipment and plans are under consid-
Grafton for the rebaIlasting of the en-
tire track from Oklahoma City to Col
gate, /. T. The necessary improve
ment will be commenced at an early
date. When it is accomplished it is the
purpose of the company to put on a
couple or more passenger trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
OPPOSE RATE LEGISLATION.
Canvass of Shippers and Business Men
Attains Surprising Results.

Canvass of Shippers and Business Men
Attains Surprising Results.
A canvass of seven states and five
territories is being made by Vice Presi-
dent E. D. Kenna of the AtchiSon, To-
peka & Santa Fe with a view of as
pertaining the sentiment of the ship
pers and principal business men to-
ward the proposed legislation giving
the interstate commerce commission
added power over railway rates. Al
though the canvass has not been COM
pleted some surprising results have
been attained. The average number of
answers, thus far, have shown that
fully 20 per cent of the interviewed
shippers located in the states and ter
ritories served by the Santa Fe are not
in favor of granting the commission
further power over freight rates. The
question put to the shippers in every
case is: do you favor giving the in
solute power to fix all interstate rates,
and to establish the relation of rates
between all localities %
The circulars were sent to the Santa
Fe agents in every town and city with
instructions to make thorough can
vass. The results of the canvass thus
far are shown in the following list:
Arizona, SIS per cent for and As
against: Colorado. 27 for and 70
against; Illinois, At for and So against;
Indian territory, 81 for and SO against:
Iowa, IS for and "a against; Kansas,
and 81 against; New Mexico, 46 for
and 81 against: Oklahoma, 20 for and
II against; Texas, 20 for and 80
against. In the states where the great
er number of shippers have been in
terviewed the percentage against legis-
lation of the character proposed is
greatest. Texas and Kansas are strik-
ing examples of this. Perhaps the
strangest part of the story told by the
figures is the opposition of the Texas
SINNERS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
RAILROAD NOTES.

BurreIi +. Wilson, Rock Island flag
man, was run down by an extra freight
near EarlSbOro on Saturday and, was
instantly killed.
General Superintendent I. L. Hubbard
of the Santa Fee coast lines, is on a tour
of inspection Of the roads under his jur-
isdiction.
Mr.. E. L. Lomax, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Union Pacific
railroad at Omaha. Neb., has published
a picture of considerable historic inter-
est. 1t is a reproduction of a photo
graph of General Grant and party at
Fort Sanders, Wyo-, in 1857 while the
Union Pacific was under construction.
The railway casualties for the week
ending August Is were 10 killed and n
injured. The week before that there
were 10 killed and Ill injured.
A fiery arraignment of quarantine re-
strictions against freight is made by the
Harlequin, a New Orleans publication of
weekly issue. The entire last issue of
the paper is devoted to the subject and
the pages are bordered with cuts of
stegomyia mosquitoes. The paper says
it is authorized to offer $4,000 to any
one who can succeed in catching yellow
fever in any way other than through the
yellow fever mosquito.
The Santa Fe Central is preparing to
establish large scales at the stockyards
at EStancia, New Mexico, for the con-
venience of the sheep men of that dis
trict.
The Arkansas Western, which extends
from Waldron to Heavener, Ark, a dis
tance of SO miles, has been absorbed by
the Kansas City Southern and the jur-
isdiction of the officials of the latter
has been extended to cover the former
road.
1t is reported that the Baldwin Loco
motive works expects this year to break
its 1903 record when it turned out 2047
locomotives. During the first six
months of the present year. 1000 loco
motives were built, and it is expected
that the production for the entire year
will be 2100.
Trygve Negaard. member of the
army engineering corps of Norway, and
Professor Kjolseth, an instructor at the
Skienttordets Mechanical and Electro
cal Institute in that country, are in the
United States making an investigation
for the Norwegian government as to
best kind of engines for use on the gov
ernment railroads.
A jury at Wheaton. ILL.,, last week
awarded the Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chi
cago & st. Louis railway. damages to
the amount of 100000 for freight cars
burned by strike rioters in 1894.
Mart Mcdonald, a switchman employ
ed in the Santa Fee yards at Wichita,
was crushed to death between two cars
on Thursday of last week.
Terrible plaques, those itching. Fostering