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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
PREDICTIONS TOO GREAT.
Scarcity OF Labor and Material VIII
Handicap Railway Projects.

Operating officials Of some of the
western lines say that the early predic-
tions of great increase tc the railway
mileage of the west during the year viii
re only partly fulfilled. This Will not
be on account of any lack of willingness
or the part of the promoters Of the
various projected enterprises to go
ahead with their undertakings. but be
cause of their inability to provide them
selves with The necessary material to
carry out their plans. N'ot only is there
a great scarcity of abor, but an alarm
ing insufficiency of everything that en-
tiers into railroad construction. Ties,
rails. construction cars and other equip
ment cannot be had on any terms. The
supplies have been exhausted, and the
capacity of the manufacturing plants
Throughout the country is wholly made
quate to meet the demands. 1t is esti-
mated that there is a shortage of 25,000
men to carry out all the plans adopted
for new construction, and there IS no
hope of securing anything like this
number to undertake the work pro
iected Many of the enterprises uncer-
taken will have to wait a more favor
able opportunity before they can be
pushed to completion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
PRESIDENTS FIRM STAND.
Will Not Permit senate to Emasculate
Rate Bill.

Washington Feb. President
Roosevelt has rejected decisively the
ultimatum of the senatorial trium-
virate Aldrich, Elkins and Kean, with
reference to the amendment they de-
clared must be made to the Dolliver
railroad rate bill in order to bring
about its passage by the senate. The
president did not mince words in de-
scribing his attitude.
7 will not accept it" he said, en-
phat ically, under any circumstances.
This amendment appears at first
blush to be a compromise; it made
what to the senators named was a
great concession-gav the interstate
commerce commission power to fix
rates. but it destroyed the value of
this concession by giving the railroads
the right to appeal to the courts in
case of 'any injustice. In other
words, the interstate commerce COM
mission might fix a reasOna BILE maxi
mum rate but it's decision would not
be final The courts would have the
reviewing authority. The commission
would be in this case merely an OBJ
stacle in the way of a prompt decision
of any complaint of unreasonable
rates. It would be a hindrance which
would better be out of the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
DIAMONDS CONE
Woes of Kansas City Married
Woman in Lea7enwOrth.
She and a Companion and Two
Actors i'm the Plot.
AT SOLDIERS HOME.
A Quiet Filtration Has a Sorrow
full Close.
Valuable Jewels of the Husband
Are Missing Somewhere.
AT SOLDIERS HOME.

Leayenworth. Kan. Feb. THE
Times says:
A little incident involving two mar
died women of Kansas City. two young
actors of the Marching Through
Georgia" company and some 5000 in
diamonds. has just made the old fell
lows at the Soldiers home sit up.
blink their eyes and take notice.
The company aforementioned played
at the home theater Monday night
thing i'm itself neither remarkable
nor scandalOus had it not been for the
appearance of the two women. They
came to the home early Monday after
noon--nice looking. modestly dressed
women with nothing about them to
indicate that anything clandestine or
resem bling tryst might be possible
They went to the show and enioved
the efforts of the stage heroes i'm
lnensely- Afterwards they were seen
ne the lunch room of the hotel with
the sons of Thespis. But here the
curtain has discreetly to be drawn for
the span of many hours
The old men were sitting about on
the porches at the home yesterday
afternoon enjoying some of the un-
usual winter sunshine, and it is pas
SADLY certain that talk drifted to the
Two women and the young actor men
who cut such stunning sWath the
afternoon before.
AS usual there Wss nothing doing
at the home when the two young ac-
tors suddenly made their appearance.
They we're supposed to have gone to
81. Joseph the night before and their
sudden ObtruSiOn ON the placid scene
caused some apprehension at once
One of the women had lost bubbles
diamond stud and her own diamond
ring, which were eucased in her chate-
laine which also had money i'm it. She
q tn
home without her valua bles- The vet
Grams heard about it and Joined in the
search. but the sunset gun was fired
last evening leaving the veterans much
animated over their new discovered
scandal and the diamonds still UNI
found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01

ury as result of the fight between E.
H. Hartman and ]. J. Hill for control
of the Northern Pacific railroad and of
its Southern Pacific deal. are causing
dispute among the directors of the CONF
pany as to the proper way of distribut-
ing the money Tt was learned, semi
officially today that one faction, led by
E. H. Hartman, insists on an immed-
late distribution and wants the extra
dividend given in the shape of so per
cent distribution of preferred stock.
It has been rumored for several days
that something of this kind might be
attempted, but now the matter has been
taken up seriously and some of the larg-
est stockholders believe that i will be
done The proposed stock dividend
would not be without value. for the
company has actual assets in its treas
ury for every dollar of it, and can turn
them into spot cash at will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
Lectures for Farmers on Corn
and Wheat Culture.
Arrangements Completed by
Santa Fe for Number of Them.
ITINERARY MADE OUT.
Professors From Agricultural
College to Make Trip.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Arrangements have been completed
and an itinerary mapped out by J. NJ.
Council, general passenger agent OF
the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe, and
the officials of the State Agricultural
college at Manhattan for a series of
lectures on the modern culture of
wheat and corn, which will be deliv-
cred by the professors of the college at
various points in the state under the
auspices of the colonization depart
ment of the Santa Fee.
Within the past three months a
couple of tours have been made by the
professors of the Agricultural college
under the auspices of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific and the Missouri
Pacific through different portions OF
the state where lectures were given on
these topics and in these instances the
roads ran special trains, the cars of
which were fixed up so that the lee
lures could be given in them.
But a different plan is to be follow
ed on the trip which has been arrang-
ed by the Santa Fe. Instead of run
ming special train and giving the lee
lures in the cars the colonization de-
partment of the Santa Fe, working
with the various commercial clubs and
other civic bodies where the lectures
are to be given. have secured the serV-
ices of halls in those places and the
lectures will be given in these halls
These lectures have been widely ad-
vertised and it is believed that under
the plan of holding them in halls
larger crowds will be attracted to them
than would be if they were given on a
train.
President E. R. Nichols of the Agri-
cultural college. and Professors j. H.
Miller, J. T. Willard and A. NJ Ten
Eyck will deliver the lectures on the
trip and they leave here Sunday after
noon next and deliver lectures at If
teen different towns. Their itinerary
follows: Burlingame, Monday, Feb
ruary 5. in the morning; Emporia.
1:4O p. m. same day, and Peabody,
1880 p. m. same day; Florence, 4:25
p. m Wednesday. February Z; EDO
RADIO, 5:2S p. m. same day; Arkansas
City. 7:4O p. m. February g; Winfield,
$3.50 p. m. February 9; Burden. 9:45
p. m. same evening; Moline, 1855 p.
m. February 10; Howard, 7:4o a. M
February u; Eureka, a m Feb
ruary 10: Colony, 1910 a. m. February
IA; Ottawa. 8:45 a. m February IS;
Lawrence, 9:4O a. m. February Is, ar
irving back here in Topeka on the
same day
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COURSE IN RAILROADING.
school for Railway Instruction .Eseab-
lished at Urbana.

Urbana. Ill Feb. President James
of the University of Illinois has an
nounced the esta bIishment at Urbana of
a new school OF railway engineering and
administration, said to be the first of
the kind in the world. It viii be opened
for work in September of this year. The
school will have three departments, IN
tended to cover the entire range of rail-
way work. The problems of construction
and maintenance of way, including
track for both steam and electricity viii
be treated in one division. The subject
Of power and its application and all that
is ordinarily included in mechanical and
electrical engineering as applied TO rall-
way problems Will be treated in another
division. The problems of operation OF
organization, of financing rate naahlng
and everything which has to do with
the actual formation and managing OF
a railway company will be treated IN 8
third division. Aside from the special
faculty to give instruction in the various
departments, prominent railway oIfl-
Gals will give special courses IN order
to emphasize to students the value and
the practical features of the curriculum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
MAY NOT QUIT c. H. & D. ROAD
PeFe Marquette STOCKHOLDERS to De-
eide February %

Cincinnati. Feb. 1.=Secretary ]. 7.
Walsh of the Pere Marquette has is
sued notices calling for a meeting of
the stockholders of that company for
February p at Detroit. The meeting
will be one of the utmost Importance
inasmuch as it viii determine whether
or not the stockholders win permit the
separation of that company from the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail-
road.
A month ago the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton & Dayton stockholders voted to an
null the lease of the Pere Marquette.
It is believed that the Pere Marquette
stockholders may not take that view
of it. The situation is rendered the
more interesting from the fact that
Pere Marquette stock is scattered
around among several thousand hold
ers. and from there being two factions
The receiver of the two lines, Judson
Harmon has no direct interest in the
meeting February %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
IT DROVE HIM INSANE.
Peter SmyIOvensky Had Four Acc
Beaten in a Poker Game.

Peter SmylOvensl1y Had Four Aces
Beaten in a Poker Game.
Kansas City. Kan. Feb. because
he was beaten in a poker game and lost
$500, Peter Smylovensky, Russian,
worried himself insane. He was sent
to the Kansas asylum at Osa watomie
yesterday by Judge Winfield Freeman,
of the probate court.
SmylOvensky was working in a Union
Pacific railroad camp near Edwards
vile, Kan, Tuesday evening, when he
became maniac, and seizing a knife,
tried to kill everybody about him. He
believed they were all card sharks
and had cheated him in a poker game
1t was with great difficulty that he was
OVerpowered.
At the inquiry into his sanity before
Judge Freeman yesterday many of
SmyloVensky's fellow labOrers were wit
nesses, including his 2O-year-old son.
Michael An interpreter was used, as
none of the labOrers could talk English.
Father was moody for several days
after that game and seemed to lose all
interest in life, testified the son in the
uRssian language, which was interpret
ed into English. The stranger who got
the money disappeared the next day and
we have never seen him since"
Four days after the poker game Smy-
loVersky sent a bullet through his
breast. It made a dangerous wound
but after carful nursing he was finally
borught back to strength. The ply
slelans at the hearing yesterday opened
the insane mans shirt and saw the ugly
scar where the bullet had DasSed.
He recovered from the gunshot wound.
but he could not forget that he lost $780,
and With 1t all hopes of seeing his wife
ana children soon. He gradually WOr-
RED himself into insanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
PERHAPS TTvs NOT A MYTH.
Announcement to Be Made Concernin,
Kansas City Union De1,of

Announcement to Be Made Concerning
Kansas City Union Depot
Kansas City. No. Feb. An "offi-
cial'' announcement is anticipated in the
next few days of the selection of a site
for the proposed new. union depot Ac-
cording to the latest rumor a first pay
ment is to be made within the next five
days upon two tracts of ground. one of
nine ard the other Of four acres. as a
nucleus for forty acres which are spread
along o. K. creek from the Grand ave-
nue. depot to Pennsylvania avenue. A
general officer of a trunk line. who was
| in the city yesterday from Chicago, as
serted that by Monday everybody
would know where the depot would be,
and that it would be on the South side
with the main entrance at Wyandotte
street.
There are five sets of plans prepared
for buildings. three of them drawn by
craftsmen in the Belt line offices and
one by Union Pacific engineer. Any
one of them or none of them may be
selected. The question of buildings is
about the last that will concern the
railroads 1t is enough to realize that
S15,000,000 is being raised for the enter
prise, of which sum $500 600 is to be
spent on the buildings for depot and eX
press purposes. When the official"
announcement comes one of these five
sets of plans will be handed out for
publication, to encourage the populace.
but without any real intention of put
ting uD the building
Various plans are on exhibition in Mr.
Winchell's office in Chicago. They relate
to the South side depot backed by the
Rock Island. Santa Fe. Frisco. Milwau-
kee. Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Chi
cago & Alton. This combination has
been working for a depot leaving the
other roads to go to the North end or
remain where they are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01

road to sell lands along the right of
way. These agents would sell the land
only Of the parties giving them the
largest commissions. At other times
they would make tho scheme merely
one of obtaining free transportation for
themselves and could not be caught IN
til it wass too late for the road to do
anything in the matter.
The colonization bureau viii have ia
cilities for looking into the references
and previous records of any real estate
man. He will have to make that his
exclusive business, and when he has
gained a standing with the association
he will be given a pass if it is required
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
IN MATCHTOWN.
Fortunately No Faith Was Required,
For She Had None.


81 had no faith whatever, but on the
advice of a hale hearty old gentleman
who spoke. from experience, I began TO
use Grape-Nuts about 2 year ago. =
writes an Ohio woman living in Bar
berton. who says she is 40, is known to
be fair. and admits that she is growing
plump on the new diet.
I shall not try to tell you how I SUI
fered for years from a deranged stom-
ach that rejected almost all sorts of
food. and assimiIated what little was
forced upon it only at the cost of great
distress and pain. I was treated by
many different doctors and they gave
me many different medicines, and even
spent seven years in exile from my
home. thinking change of scene might
90 me good. You may judge of the
gravity of my condition when / tell you
/ was sometimes compelled to use NOR
phine for weeks at a time.
For two years I have eaten Grape
Nuts food at least twice a day and
can now say that I have perfect health.
I have taken no medicine in that time
Grape Nuts has done it all. I can eat
absolutely anything I wish, without
stomach distress. I am a business wo-
man and can walk my or 3 miles a
day and feel better for doing so.
have to use brains in my work. and
it is remarkable how quick, alert and
tireless my mental powers have be-
come" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book.
THE Road to Wellville," in pzgs.
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It is strongly. suspected that Mr.. Stick
ney never seriously contemplated max
ing carload rate. but as long as the
negotiations We're opened with him by
the Missouri river jobbers he saw the
possibilities of using that as a big
stick" to strike at his enemies, and to
give the other railroads a scare.
1t would have been disastrous to the
interests of the Chicago jobbers, who do
not sell in carload lots to Missouri river
buyers, if the Great Western had put in
a carload rate of SIS cents. as he declared
he might do. The representatives of the
jobbers here talked with Mr.. Stickney
yhen he was here, and while he would
Alot give them much satisfaction at the
time, it is thought that their arguments
struck home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
SECOND FALL FROM ENGINE.
II. p. Policy, Hurt IN December, Had
Another Accident Yesterday.

For a second time within a month
and on his first trip after the other ac-
cident H. r. Policy. engineer on a
Santa Fee freight train running be-
tween Kansas City and Newton, Kan.
fell from his engine yesterday after
noon. He was so badly injured about
the head and left shoulder that he had
to be brought to the companys hos
pital here for treatment.
When Mr. Policy fell yesterday his
train was moving at the rate of about
FIVE miles an hour He is unable to
explain how he happened to fall. Policy
fell from his engine in the ash pit in
the Santa Fe yards in Argentine De
cember Is and was in the hospital
here for three weeks. as a result Of
that fall Policy lives at Argentine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
HYDE is SUED.
Equitable Will Try to Get Back His
Share Of Syndicate Rake-on.

New York, Feb. President Paul
Morton of the Equitable Life Assurance
society announces that suit has been
started against James H. Hyde for the
recovery of approximately So. GOO repre-
seEting Mr.. Hyde's profits in syndicates
which sold securities to the society. Nj.
Morton also announced that suits were
in preparation against various men who
had profited by leases of the spaces in
building owned by the Equitable TO the
socalled subsidiary company and that
these and other claims of the society
growing out of the acts of old Equita-
BILE administration were being pushed a IS
rapidly as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
HEAVY SHIPMENTS STILL ON.
Great Amount of Grain Is Yet to B.
Moved.

Great amount Oh AutdAH Is HI ~ dc
Moved.
Chicago. Feb. 1-While the movement
of grain over the western roads has not
been so heavy since the beginning of the
year as it was previously, traffic Off
Gals claim that there is still much more
in the west to bring to market than ex-
listed at this time last year. The move
ment, they say, is normal this year,
whereas last year unnatural conditions
existed, and the movement was highly
abnormal. Last years movement soon
ran itself out. This years will be con-
tinuous for months. to come, and will
be governed largely by the question of
supply ard demand Growers are IN
easy circumstances and will feed the
market in such a way as to secure the
highest obtainable price for then. pres
MINNEAPOLIS mills are grinding only
spring wheat from the Dakotas and
Minnesota. and there is plenty OF II
everywhere. In the southwest there are
still large quantities of winter wheat to
be moved to market. The size OF the
rev crop probably viii be fully deter
mined before this years surplus IS Who'll
~ marketed. There are still large guam
titles of corn in the west but the bulk
of it is taking the Gulf route to foreign
markets. The Gould roads expect that
their corn tonnage this year Will be
double that of lest year, and the IN
crease on other southwestern roads VIII
be in about the same proportion
Shipments of merchandise and west
bound business generally is very much
greater than at this time last year.
Westbound traffic is growing even at a
more rapid rate than eastbOund. The
movement of what in former years
would have been considered luXuries in
the west has become large, and as it
carries the highest rate is 1t profitable
TO the roads. The percentage of empty
cars which the roads have to carry in
either direction is continually decreas-
ing. a fact which reduces expenses ma
terially and at the same time adds to
revenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
REFRIGERATOR PARAGON.
Cars Are Used TO Keep Produce Warm
as Well rs Cold.


Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 1-"RaiIroads
use their refrigerator cars in the winter
time to keep things from freezing" said
H. A Alexander. chief clerk of the Rock
Island freight offices, the other day
Fruits and vegetables can be trans
ported through frigid climate in re-
frigerator ears without freezing. Just
now the Rock Island is using large
number of its refrigerators to ship pota-
toes out of the Dakotas. About 100 ear
loads of potatoes a day are being ship
ped out of the Dakotas on the Rock IS
land. They would freeze solid in open
cars, but the cold air is kept out of re-
frigeratOrs in winter the same as the
warm air is kept out in the summer After
4 carload of potatoes has been started
day from Dakota an oil lamp is placed
inside the car and allowed to burn a
few minutes This heats the air in the
car so the potatoes can be shipped for
twenty-four hours again without dan
ger of freezing. This makes a demand
for refrigerator cars the year around"
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Mrs. Addie Harding.

Probably every case of consumption
begins with cold.
Consumption is generally classed as
hereditary disease. but consumption
is not hereditary.
A constitutional weakness is Inherit
ed which renders one liable to con-
sumption.
Even people who have strong lungs
may acquire consumption from a cold.
Mrs. Addie Harding, 121 w Brigh-
ton ave, Syracuse, n. Y, writes:
Il have been a user of Peruna for
the last twelve years and can truthful
ly say that there is no better medicine
on earth.
with me it is a sure preventative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
Convicted Nan Locked out.

Leavenworth, Kan. Feb Gus
taNe A. GOnzman. ex-cashfer of a ma
tional bank at Terre Haute. Ind. SEN
fenced to serve eight years in the fed
eral prison. had hard time getting
into his cell when he arrived here late
Tuesday night. He was taken to the
old prison. refused admittance there,
brought to Leavenworth and then to
the new prison. Prisoner and guard
went to the east gate. found it closed,
but at last got in at the south en-
trance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
COLONIZATION BUREAU.
Western Passenger Association Will
Try to Handle Land Agents.

Members of the western passenger as
sociatfon are planning the Organization
of a colonization bureau to handle all
land agents doing business with any Of
the roads in the association. It's pur-
pose is to issue to each legitimate agent
a certificate which is evidence of his
connection with tbs road. and which
will save any investigation when he
desires to obtain a pass. Most of the
roads in the assoc alton have already
signifed their intention of supper ting
the plan when it is brought up al the
next meeting.
For many years the western roadS
have been annoyed by many so called
real estate men who have obtained free
transportation for themselves by pre-
tense that they were employed by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-01
y SURE
PreNenfatiNe. y

three times year I am troubled with
my throat
Il always had to have the services of
my physician two or three times in
each case.
Although a user of Peruna. I never
thought of taking it for my throat I'M
til about two years ago.
Il tried Peruna to check it, and to
my great delight I was not troubled
with the snoth cred and choked feeling
End never have since.
= can check it every time with
Pe~una.
Il certainly would not be without
Peruna one minute.