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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05

don't want to fight. I have signed
five-year contract with a prominent
manager, who is looking up play to
me that 1 have ability, and that am
due for better work on the stage. My
friends do not want me to fight again,
and, once for all, will not do it under
any conditions. 1 lost the champion
ship fairly, although I was unlucky
but am making a great deal more on
the stage than 1 could ever make at
the fighting game.
81 dare say that Fitz and I are as
good as any of the young fellows, be-
cause there are no real phenomenons
among the heavy weights at present.
But aside from that, it is ridiculous for
F'itz to want to fight me now, nine
years after he declared he would never
fight again, and nine years after I Of
fered him $25, 900 to fight me. OF
course, man is privileged. to change
his mind after nine years, but my
mind is made up.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
New Folder Issued.

An attractive folder has just been
issued by the Union Pacific and Ore
gon Short Line on the Lewis and
Clark exposition. The cover is an ar
tistic piece of work in subdued col
ors, showing Lewis and Clark dis
cussing their dream of the then I'M
known northwest and exhibiting their
plans of exploration to President JEFF
ferson. A brief personal history of
the two famous pioneers, something
of the Indian woman who helped
them, and an original map of the
country, form the first part of the
pamphlet The rest of the publica-
ton is devoted to the exposition and
points of scenic interest about Port
land. The book may be used as a
guide to the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
EASTERN RATE WAR OPENS.
Grand Trunk and Erie File Their
New Rate Sheets.

Chicago, July By working
nights and Sundays, the rate clerks
of the Grand Trunk and Erie roads
have been able to get out complete
rate sheet, to take the place of the
rates withdrawn from the Chicago
rate sheet, and they have been fled
with the interstate commerce COM
mission. They have made good their
threat to maintain their differential
over the Michigan Central, which yes
terday began selling tickets to New
York at SIS and Boston at SIC. The
new rates of the Grand Trunk and
Erie are SIG to both Boston and New
York.
1t looks as if the rate war really
had started, and it is not beyond the
bounds of reasonable possibility to
presume that before it is finished, one
may buy a ticket from Chicago to
New York as low as Sc. 1t will cost
more to come back, however, unless
the war wakes so hot that it spreads
to the west bound rates, for there
has been no change at all in west
bound rates.
Railroad men declare that because
of this rate war, the whole question
of standard and differential fares in
Central Passenger Association terri
tory is likely to be rearbitrated. 1t is
said that the New York Central lines
some of the differential lines are will
ing to have a readjustment It is
only fair to the Michigan Central
people to say that they do not intend
to force the issue, now that the fight
is on, and it was positively stated by
Mr.. Daily yesterday that they would
not cut any other roads rates.
eve are not fighting any road"
said Mr.. Daily. I'VE are simply tax
ing what rightfully belongs to us.
We were given the right to differen-
tiaI fares by arbitration. but we don't
want to cut anyone's rates. If the
Grand Trunk makes d SIC rate, we
will not cut it. I cannot say at this
time whether we will meet it. I am
not crossing any bridges until I come
to them"
Reports are beginning to be circu-
lated that if the rate war reaches any
great proportion, the whole ques-
| ton will be taken up to the interstate
to abolish all differential fares on pas
senger travel. Differentials do not
exist in freight rates as between rail-
roads, and for some time past there
has been tendency among some rail-
road men to question the legality of
passenger differentials.
Then again, in case the war in east
| bound rates reaches such proportions
| that the roads are obliged to sell tick
cts to New York for SIS, the manifest
unfairness of it all will appeal to the
traveller when he is obliged to pay
SIS or $40 for ride over the same
men declare that it is almost GER
tain that the interstate commerce
commission would rule that such
fares were unjustIy discriminatory, and
of course they would not order the
low rate increased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
STRIKE ON SALT LAKE LINE.
Switchmen in Los Angeles Yard Want
ed Higher Wages.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 5.-Switch-
men employed by the San Pedro, Salt
Lake & Los Angeles railroad in this
city, San Pedro, Las Vegas, Nevada
City and Calientes went on strike
Tuesday. The railroad company de-
clares that no more than a dozen quit
work but the strikers claim more than
80 switchnen walked out.
First Grand Master Heberling of the
union, who is in this city, gave out a
statement in which he says the union
duce the road to pay the standard sal
airy for switchmen. but the company
refused. Finally, he says, the union
decided to call out the men without
notice, which is contrary to the usual
rule.
General Manager Wells declares the
road has not been inconvenienced by
the strike and the strikers places
have been filled. The trouble does
not extend beyond the Los Angeles
Yards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
Digest of Santa Fe FinancialRe-
port Shows Interesting Facts.
Maintenance Costs 500 Per
Mile Per Month.
1904 FUEL s1,OOO,OOO.
Car and Locomotive Mantle
nance $1O,OOO,OOO in 1904.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
inRaiIrOad Circles.

Net earnings of the Santa Fe for elev-
en- months ended May 81 We're the light
est for the same period since 1902, says
the financial writer in the Chicago Post.
Gross earnings were heavier than those
for 1902 or 1903, but were 100000 less
than in 1904 The loss is due almost en-
tirely to natural causes. All things
seem to have conspired to reduce net
earnings. Hardly a month has passed
in which expenses could be kept in
hand. March and April were very good
months in gross, but net was cut down
by the heavy cost of carrying the BUSH
ness and maintaining the railway.
This is hardly the company's fault.
The Rock Island and Missouri Pacific,
the only other big systems similarly To-
Gated, have Jared at least as badly.
The winter hit all three very hard. So
also did the light wheat crop. Floods,
snowstorms and months of very bad
weather were important factors on all
three throughout the winter.
The Santa, F'e can do better. The an
nual report will show probably the
heaviest maintenance charges in the
coInpany's history. This condition is
caused by the fact that the company
rains on all portions of the line from
Chicago to California, than ever before.
On the roadway the corporation is
spending nearly 800 a month per mile,
OF 100 a year. This is heavy on a
road whose traffic density shows less
than $50, 900 tons one mile per mile of
road. It could very easily be cut 20
per cent to save about 81, 800.0 900 in net.
Similarly the $9,772 per locomotive,
1878 per passenger car and 1913 per
freight car in maintenance of equip
nnent charges could be cut down great
deal. The Santa Fe need not spend
more than SIS, 900, 900 on equipment, in
stead of over 100000 900. AS a matter
of fact, the equipment inventory on the
present maintenance basis is being en-
HANGED in value at least 10 per cent per
annum cut of net earnings.
There is no doubt, however, that the
principal cause of the trouble has been
the transportation department. 1t SIM
ply encountered conditions that inevita-
pense. In weather such as prevailed
during the winter the fuel bill. train
service accounts, loss and damage ac-
counts and many other of the import
ant items will expand in spite of all
that careful officials can do. In 1904
the fuel bill ran up $1,000,000, or 20 per
cent OF slight increase in cost per ton
Santa FTe people are not cast down OF
dismayed by the record of the year
They say that the increased charges or
the new convertible bonds will not cut
down the surplus to anything near the
danger point. They emphasize the fact
that the road is not being operated on q
hard time basis" but is going ahead
with its maintenance policy just as Wig
orously as ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
SUGAR RATE FIGHT.
Slash in Rates Benefits Only the
'Sugar Trust"

Chicago, July 5.-Another sugar rate
war Is on. Failing to reach an agree
ment with the gulf lines as to differen-
tlaIs, the eastern trunk lines announced
that on July they would put in effect
a rate of 81 cents per 100 pounds on
sugar all rail from New York to Mis-
souri, river points, a. cut of 10 cents, and
would also make lake and rail rate
cents lower, or 81 cents
The gulf lines have always contended
that the rate from New Orleans to Mis-
souri, river points should be Is cents
lower than the rate from New York to
Missouri river points. In order to main
tain that differential of Is cents the ILL
nois Central announced that it would
make rate on sugar of % cents from
New Orleans to all points on the Mis-
souri, river between Kansas City and
Sioux City, 25 cents to st. Paul, % cents
to Cedar Rapids, 80 cents to Wichita,
"A cents to Sioux Falls, and rs cents to
Lincoln Neb.
The only beneficiary of a sugar rate
war is the sugar trust and all the
loss is sustained by the transportation
lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
BUILDING TANKS.
Standard Oil Company Capacity
to Be Increased.
A Renewal of Work on Their
Buildings Has Begun.
INCREASED LINE RUNS.
For Month of June Daily Aver
age Was 1000 Barrels.
Prairie Company Now Has Barrel
Tankage of 100000.

Chanute, Kan, July SIT has not
been officially announced, but there is
a well defined rumor to the effect that
the Prairie Oil company will increase
its storage capacity in the Kansas and
Indian Territory fields beyond the ex-
pectations of any of the producers. This
belief receives further impetus from the
fact that a renewal of work at all the
tank farms in the past week or two has
been on much larger scale than an
ticipated, and the progress unusual.
Throughout the fields last week there
were seven tanks completed, adding
thereby tankage for a quarter of a mil
lion barrels of oil. At the tank farm in
the Humboldt district, which suffered
most by the curtailment order of last
spring, there are fifty men at work, and
while one gang is finishing tanks, COM
mencing this week on the eighteenth,
another gang is building a power house
and installing additional machinery.
This week the monster triple expansion
engine, which it took seven cars to haul
here, was placed on its foundation and
the electric light department of the
plant started.
The Humboldt field, being the prin-
cipal heavy oil district, suffered greatly
by the loss of a market during the past
Six months, and many companies were
unable to weather the storm. Sheriffs'
sales have been no uncommon thing,
and many choice properties have gone
under the hammer This week two
eheriffs' sales have been held. The Ohio
and Kansas company, which went to
the mortgage, at less than $4,000; and
the Big Creek company, whose property
went to satisfy a drilling contractor.
The Owl Greek company has relaid
lateral lines, and will commence pump
ing again this week, for the first time
in three months. over one-half of their
oil will be disposed of to Wichita par
ties.
The Prairie Oil company statement
of pipe line runs for the month of June
issued today, shows an increased daily
average over the statement issued two
weeks ago for the half month. Daily
average for the entire month was
about "a, 900 barrels, over 1900 of which
went each day into tankage. The Prairie
has now in tankage over 100000 bar
rels of Kansas and Indian Territory oil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
OLD OFFICERS CHOSEN
With Two Exceptions by Woman Suf-
frage Association.

Portland, Ore, July 5.-The National
Woman's Suffrage association unan-
imously reelected the old officers with
the exception of vice president at large
and second auditor. The board stands
as follows:
Hon. president, Susan B. Anthony,
New York; vice president, Florence
Kelly, Illinois; corresponding secretary,
Kate M Gordon. Louisiana; recording
secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell, Massa-
chusetts; treasurer, Harriet Taylor Up
ton, Ohio; first auditor, Laura Clay,
Kentucky; second auditor. DR.. Annie
Jeffreys Myers, Portland.
The delegates voted to change the by
laws requiring alternate conventions to
be held in Washington and made it OPP
tional. Invitations were received from
Baltimore Chicago and Detroit, extend
ed by various organizations.
Addresses were made by Miss Flor
ence Kelly, general secretary of the Ma
tional Consumers league. on 1.-THE
Young Breadwinners," and by Henry
B. Blackwell, editor Wonan's Journal,
Boston, on Necessity of Woman Suf-
frage for Perpetity of Republican In
stitutions."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
INJURED TWO SOLDIERS.
A Premature Explosion of Shell on
Governors Island. N. Y.

New York, July By the premature
explosion of a shell in the open breach
of five-inch gun, when a Fourth of
July salute was being fired at Castle
William on Governors island, Cornelius
Harrington, a private of Company H,
Eighth infantry, was so badly injured
taht he may die. One arm was torn off,
the right eye was blinded and he was
terribly burned on the head and body.
Sergeant Frank Webb of the same
company and regiment also was badly
hurt and it is feared will lose the sight
of one of his eyes. He is expected to
recover Both men were removed to
the hospital on Governors island and
the firing of the salute was continued.
An inquiry to determine the cause Of
the accident will be made at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
CoRBETTs STRONG TALK.
Tells Why He Will Not Quit Stage to
Re-enter the Ring.

New York, July 5.-James ]. Cor
bett sat in his dressing room in Proc
tors Twenty-third street theater when
a reporter dropped in. The former
champion, in the course of converse
ton. told in detail why he would not
fight Fitzsimmons or any other man.
"Ill begin in the beginning" said
Corbett, but let me say right here l
do not want to have it thought that I
am sore or that the matter troubles
me, but the thing might as well be un-
derStood. You remember my fight
with Bob Fitzsimmons in Carson City,
in which I was beaten and lost the
championship of the world. He land
ed a punch that knocked the wind out
of me. That won him the champion
ship. do not say this to be egotistical,
but facts are facts, and the newspa-
pers said at the time that Fitz was
beaten in reality, but landed a lucky
punch. I was on my knee for 0 or IL
seconds, and when the decision was
given Fitz was out of the ring. I went
to him and wanted him to come back
in the ring and finish it out, but as the
decision had been given to him he
wouldn't. Then I challenged him to
a fight and he declared he would never
fight again. tJim,' he said, you've
given me the worst licking 1 ever had
and I'll never fight again. / went to
San Francisco and challenged him to
fight again. I do not mean to say that
the fight was won unfairly. On the
contrary, it was fair and square, but
Fitz was lucky.
"Now you we'll remember the affair
in Cincinnati several years ago that
was to have come off for the benefit
of the Saengerfest association, and
which the then governor, Nash, stop
ped by threatening to turn on the
militia. You know all about it, be-
cause you came to me about it before
the public or any one else knew any
thing to have me arrange fight there.
You know that I tried in every way
to get Fitz on with me. I then had a.
reputation to re-establish, as you
know, and 1 promised him everything.
I offered him S25, 900 to fight me. 1t
was guaranteed. There was no secret
about that You know F'itz would not
accept, and on that account I lost
what then appeared would be to me a
brilliant opportunity for me not to win
money, but to again get in the swim.
Well, the chances passed me, to go to
Jeffries. Governor Nash stopped him
I continued on the stage. Last year
took a show on the road and now
am making as much money in vaude-
VILE as any of the high-salaried per-
formers that make long runs. l get
all the work I want. 1t is nine years
ago since L fought F'itzsimmons, and
now when he is an old man, and my
last thought is fighting, he wants me
to go into the ring with him.
ct consider it a disregard for my in
teIligence for him to ask me to go into
the ring and fight for the champion
ship of the world when neither of US
has any claim on the title Then
again, there is no money in the fighting
game I'm making plenty now, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05

three, recently announced. Edward
Shelah, engineer of maintenance of
way of Decatur division, known as the
middle, will have his Jurisdiction ex-
tended to that of the Springfield d.
vision. E. NJ. Merriweather, who has
been in charge of the Springfield d.
vision, is transferred to the western
and st. Louis divisions as combined at
Moberly, No, succeeding W. w.
Greenland and the latter to the Detroit
division under Mr.. Woodward. James
K. Howard, who has been engineer of
maintenance of the western division,
retires from the service. The abolish
ment of three positions with a further
consolidation of clerical force and Of
flee expense generally will effect a
large saving for the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
HOW THEY DO IN KANSAS.
No Wonder Harvest Hands Wanted to
Come West.


Under a Topeka date line of July
the Cincinnati Enquirer publishes the
following:
In order to save her fathers crop of
wheat from ruin by the rains, which
were threatening Friday, pretty Mabel
Huston, the 1S-year-old daughter of a
Saline county farmer, distributed kisses
and hugs freely among the harvest
hands.
Miss Huston went into the harvest
field Friday morning after her father
had announced that he was afraid the
wet weather, which had been predicted
for that night, would catch him with
his crop unprepared. and, calling the
men about her, made unique proposal.
She offered prizes in the form of kisses
and hugs to the laborers who would do
the most work in the day. While the
men pretended to regard lightly the Of
fer of prizes they worked harder than
they had worked during the harvest
season, and when night came the wheat
was out of danger from the rain which
shortly followed.
Miss Huston made good her offer and
freely distributed kisses among the
eleven men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
WITHOUT HOMES.
Citizens of Pierre, S. D., Driven Out
by Floods.

Pierre, S. D., July 5.-Half the citizens
of this town are without homes on &C
count of the flood which has been rag
ing in the Bad river. At least Is build
ings went down the stream. Many mar
row escapes from death are reported,
but elthough several persons are miss
ing. it is not certain that any have per-
ished One family was swept ten miles
by the torrent before being rescued. The
steel bridge across the Bad river was
carried out and sunk in the main CHAM
mel of the Missouri. 1t is the worst
food ever known on the stream. The
waters are receding at present and it is
thought that the worst is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
FALLING HAIR STOPPED.
Badness Cured by Destroying the

Badness Cured by Destroying the
Parasite Germ That Causes 1t.
Badness follows falling hair, falling hair
suit of a germ digging its way into the
scalp to the root of the hair where it saps
the vitality of the hair To destroy that
ruff. falling hair, and, lastly, badness.
There is only one preparation known to do
that Newbro's Herpicide, an entirely
new scientific discovery. Wherever it has
been tried it has proven wonderfully sue
cessful. 1t can't be otherwise because it
utterly destroys the dandrun germ. Y on
destroy the cause, you remove the eff
feet" .
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sarn2Ie to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit Mich J. P Rowley, special agent.
Successor to Rowley & Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
POLICEMEN BARRED.
They Cannot Join Industrial Workers
of the World.

Chicago, July 5.-Militiamen, police
men, deputy sheriffs and other officers
of the law are to be barred forever from
mebership in the Industrial Workers OF
the World as the socialist leaders have
STYLED their new labor organization.
Resolutions declaring against the ad-
mission of police officers into the new
union were adopted unanimously at the
convention. In addition to adopting the
resolution barring militiamen and 9TH
ers from the new organization the dele
gates selected a name for their union
and preamble for their constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
SANTA FE CHANGES.
Promotions in Mechanical Depart
ment Announced.

Galveston. Tex, July 5.-Superin-
tendent T. D. Coppage, of the Gal
weston division of the Santa Fe, and
Master Mechanic E. F. Dunlop were
here yesterday, from Temple, and it
was stated by certain officials that
their visit had something to do with
several promotions in the mechanical
department.
The promotions announced were as
follows: c. A. Snyder, general fore
man of the mechanical department
at Galveston, will on or about July 1,
succeed F. L. Carson as master me-
chanic at Cleburne. who recently re-
signed to go with the Texas and Pa
cific. Raymond Bell, of this city, is
slated to succeed Mr.. Snyder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
LAND OF SUMMER PLEASURES
Among the Lakes and Rivers of Mich-
igan Fruit Belt.

The cost is small for stay of a
week or a month at any of the resorts
in the famous Michigan fruit belt.
There is splendid fishing. The bath
ing is unsurpassed. Sailing or canoeing
is pleasure. Golf and tennis
grounds everywhere. The hotels are
Justly famed for first class entertain
ment In fact-but the many attrac-
lions are best set forth in the book
lets issued by the Pere Marquette
Railroad.
A request addressed to H. f. Noel
Ter, G. P. A, Union Station, Detroit,
Mich, will bring you this literature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
ATcCormick-Ruhlin Match.

San Francisco, July 5.-"Jimmie"
Mccormick signed articles to meet
Gus Rubin before the Colma club on
August IL, the winner to take rs per
cent of the purse. Billy Madden
Ruhlin's manager, has wired his ac-
ceptance from New York, and will
leave for San Francisco at an early
date. Marvin Hart said yesterday at
Reno that he would meet the winner
of the Rubin Mccormick fight in San
Francisco on Labor day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
Celebration at Abilene.

Abilene, Kan, July abilene en-
tertained the largest crowd in her his
tory at the Fourth of July celebration.
Visitors were in attendance from all
parts of central Kansas. Colonel E. c.
Little made the address of the day at
the Seeley theater. In the firemen's
tournament Clay Center took first
place in both the dry hose tests, beat
ing the state record by almost a sec
ond. A racing matinee was held in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05

Butte. Mont, July 5.-fBuddy''
Ryan of Chicago in his battle here
with George Herberts of California,
knocked out the Californian in the
eleventh round, after a grueling battle.
Herberts had the better of the battle
up to the eighth round, having Ryan
groggy several times. Ryan knocked
Herberts down twice in the first round