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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
SEES INTERIOR MOTIVES.
Passenger OfaciaI Doubts Legitimate
Purpose OF Weekly Excursions.

Chicago, April 4.=Covert charges
were made here yesterday that the
three northern roads, the Northern Pa
ciffc, the Great Northern and the Wis
consin Central are insisting upon a
weekly sale OF horseseekers' excursion
tickets for other reasons than to give
legitimate HON eseekers q low rate and
better accommodations. One pas
there is evidence that the real motive
behind the position taken by these
roads Is a desire to give the people a
regular weekly first class excursion to
all parts of TIE northwest no matter
what might be the object of q visit to
that section.
The official who expressed doubt as
to the legitimate purpose behind the
stand for weekly excursions pointed to
the fact that the new plan for home
upon the roads just at a time when
farmers are beginning their spring
work and when every one will be too
busy to go land seeking, no matter
how attractive may be the rates. He
said that most farmers have already
made their arrangements for the year,
and that those who will explore new
sections will wait until there is a lull
in the work of the farm.
From now until after harvest the
bulk of the homeseekers' traffic will
not be of the bona f1de class" de-
clared the official. fsThere is no rea-
son under the sun why there should
be more frequent low rates than there
was through the season just past, when
farmers had plenty Of leisure to inves-
tigate the opportunities of the newer
sections Of the country. It appears to
me that he northern lines are manifest
ing desire to give their patrons the
advantage of low rates every week
and are willing to sacrifice earnings to
do SO. Under the weekly plan there
will not be any more people moved
than under the seni-monthly plan,
while there will be q material differ
ence in earnings owing to the diversion
Of regular commercial traffic to the
lou rates -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
WORRYING on NEW YARDS.
Missouri Pacific to Make Big Improve
ment at Wichita.

Wichita, April A force of men
and teams under the foremanship of
Henry Boyles started work on the new
yards of the Missouri Pacific in the
north part of the city yesterday morn
ing. Twelve teams were on hand when
the work started. More will be added
as soon as the weather warns up for
good. E. T. Simons, assistant division
engineer. is on the ground superintend-
ing the grade levels and stalking off the
work.
This puts at rest All doubts as to the
future action of the Missouri Pacific in
regard to the construction of the new
yards and other terminal facilities.
Many doubts were expressed even after
the Missouri Pacific officially an
nounced that it would build the round
house and yards.
The yards alone will cost s65. 900 and
added to this the cost of erecting the
roundhouse, machine shops, light plant
and other smaller structures the com
pany will expend over $3.50, 900 in i'm
provements during the present year
The improvements will not be restrict
ed to the district in the north part of
the city. A double track will be con-
structed from the bridge across the
Arkansas river through the city to the
new yards. A block signal system will
also be installed.
1t is the intention Of the company
to rebuild nearly every track in the
city Practically none of the present
switches viii be torn up except those
now used to store the dead engines on
There will be no better road in the
city as far as terminal facilities are con-
cerned than the Missouri Pacific VIII en-
the improvements are completed. All
danger of collisions will be done away.
Every crossing will be lighted by the
company's own electric lighting plant
and the noise and confusion Of switch
ing will be confined to the suburbs Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
nEAIH LuRKS IN SICK KlDNEYS

The kidneys are the weak Ink in the
chain of life, and are daily carrying thou
sands of victims to untimely graves; 80
men and women in every 100 have kidney
troubles and don't know it, because it's
only when the trouble reaches an advanc-
ed stage that it's recognized as kidney
disease.
we imagine we have dyspepsia. heart
disease. nervous prostration and 100 and
Ills. but times out of 10 the real trouble
IS that the kidneys are 50 weak and dis
eased that they are utterly unable to car
~ the waste matters out of the body and
the uric acid accumulates in the system.
and slowly but surely paves the way for
Bright's disease, diabetes. blood poison
ing and a horrible death in commissions
Ask your doctor if this Is not good. solid,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE.
Rock Island Building one Over south
Canadian River.

Chickasha. [. IT, April 4-Work has
begun on the new bridge which the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way company will build across the
South Canadian river just north Of
here. It will cost about 100000,
and 200 worknen viii be more than
a year completing it. The bridge con
sists of five spans built on concrete
abutments. the steel work alone cost
ing $3.50 600. A months preliminary
work will be necessary before con-
struction proper can begin. Forty
men are now on the ground putting up
tool houses, an ice house, dining hall,
and other necessary buildings.
The length of time required to COM
piete the bridge itself will depend
upon the action of the river, which in
time of high water is sometimes three
miles wide at this point. If the spring
rams are frequent, work will be Sc
rfously retarded. Many big rises are
looked for also. because of the unusu-
ally large amount Of snow on the
mountains this spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Three Grain Elevators to Be Erecte
There This Season.


There This Season.
Dodge City. KAN April 4.-This city
has been without grain elevators but
this year will have three.
The Farmers Elevator company,
which is being organized. got down to
business at their meeting the other
day.
The site owned by Mr.. Hoover was
examined and accepted, and the work
of raising the subscription was con-
tinued.
Santa Fe officers were looking over
available elevator sites with a view to
granting building places for elevator
and milling companies who have sent
in applications.
The Walnut Creek Milling company
of Great Bend expect to begin work on
q large elevator here within a week or
two, and the location of their site Is
to be determined within a few days.
The elevator business established by
this company is to be in charge of L.
R Miller.
Martin Brothers. who secured a site
some time ago. will begin next week
to move their building. and they expect
to have everything in working order
before harvest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
WAGE WORKERS FEEL Strike.
Five Hundred Men Employed in C. 81
E. /. shops Laid on.

Chicago, April 4-Wage workers
have begun to feel the first results of
the coal strike. The Chicago & East
ern Illinois Railroad company, consld-
cred to be one of the biggest coal
carrying roads entering Chicago. laid
off 500 men employed in the car and To-
connective shops at Danton, Danville and
Oaklawn yesterday. Several hundred
train and yardmen engaged in hand
ling the coal traffic have also been
temporarily dismissed. Other coal
lines intimate that a great number of
employees will be laid off should the
strike continue for any considerable
length of time.
Ofncials of the Illinois Central rail-
road said their future course would de-
pend on conditions as they developed.
Ninety-s9x coal mines are located on
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road and
its tributary lines, and they produced
75o COO tons of coal in February. The
total yearly output is estimated at
close to 7,000.0 600 tons. It is estimated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Are to Be Found In Books for Govern
nent of Esn1EaIclves

are to Be Found In Books for Govern
ment of Employees.
4 perusal Of the average book OF
rules Tor the government OF the en-
proves OF the transportation depart
ment is disappointing, says the Railway
Age This most important official
communication 10 the men, their daily
railroad creed, should be carefully and
usually manifested much care but little
comprehension. Back III the period
when the memory of man runneth not
10 the contrary, some official issued q
notice or regulation ostensibly to cor
rect a Tancfed grave general condition,
but in reality TO relieve his own mind.
II the pronunclamento sounded we'll
sound is not always sense=it reached
the dignity OF incorporation in the next
book of rules Then its future was as
sured. Time brings d sacredness to all
things. Rule after rule is copied into
subsequent newNbooks, not on account
Of its merit, but because it has a famiI-
lar ring to the compiler.
One of the ancient rules is that en-
ployes will not engage in other bust
ness. Strictly construed no country
agent has right to raise chickens and
egges for sale. The conductor should
not trade horses or breed fancy dogs.
The highly paid engineman should not
put his savings into real estate and buy
village property as an investment at
his home terminal. Men are usually
0EtICA S1L1ZSA1S ana peLESE servants OF
the company for doing these things.
Far preferable are they to those who
loaf around the caboose track and the
switch shanty and agitate against the
company Common sense is a pretty
good guide in all these matters The
superintendent who does not learn in
an open and above board manner what
his men are doing when off duty
should be assigned to other duties
Another old guardian of the past is
FV-nfc 4~raf ION
to be out on top when approaching sta
tons. Even in the days of hand brakes
the rule never had a literal enforce
ment Now that braking by hand is
almost unknown the rule is practically
a dead letter.
The list might be extended to great
length, but these examples serve to
show the direction to be taken by re-
discipline of the present day is the re-
suit of unwise regulations. When
some rules are not enforced, men be-
come careless about all rules. The re-
tanning of rules in the book to spring
on men when disaster occurs is wrong
and 1ndefensible- Law and regulation
to be effective must be respected. This
respect can only be inculcated by
thorough enforcement of rules con-
celved in a spirit of fairness Men
must be trained in and taught the
railroad trade as any other through a
practical apprenticeship. No rule tells
the engineman to open the throttle to
start the locomotive or to shut off
steam when descending heavy grades.
No regulation instructs the brakeman
to start down a side ladder by sitting
faced outward and swinging his body
toward the car. Similarly it should be
unnecessary to tell him what he shall
do and what he shall not do when off
duty. Results are the sum of indi-
vidual efforts. The more an individual
Is trusted, within common sense limits.
the greater the results
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
A REMARKABLE SHOWING.
Traffic on Pennsylvania Doubles Each
Ten Years.

Traffic on Pennsylvania Doubles Each
Ten Years.
Records in the case show that traffic
on the Pennsylvania railroad doubles
every ten years. In the last six years
the growth of low class traffic has been
II per cent, while there has been an in
crease Of n per cent in high class
traffic In 1899 the road carried 4.537. 900
tons of grain, flour and mill products.
In 1905 it carried Of these products A.
498, 600 a decrease Of $1,000 tons. or
mine products it carried IN 1899 65.195,-
600 tons, while in 1905 it carried of this
freight 9S,255.000 tons, an increase OF 33,-
100000 tons.
The totals of these lines were So. 1872
600 tons in 1899 and 102. 600 in 1905.
an increase Of 33021, 600. OF high class
products, including hay, tobacco, cot
forest products and manufactured ar
tie1es. the road carried in 1899 1922. 600
ions and in 1905 IS, $50 900 tons. The
high class products in 1899 constituted
300 per cent of the whole. and the low
class products 69.7 per cent. In 1905 the
high class products had risen to 34-4 per
cent. while the low class freight consti-
tuted but 65.6 per cent. If the COM
parison were made with 1885 instead of
with 1892 the growth in high class
freight. as compared with low class.
viii be still more conspicuous. as. ow-
ing to the depression which prevails in
1895. the quantity of high class traffic
WAS very small in proportion to the
heavy traffic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
DISCUSSES CATTLE CROP.
". P. Anderson of Santa Fe Says Grass
Is Slow in Starting.


Wichita April 4-W. P. Anderson,
special live stock agent for the South
ern Kansas railway Of Texas. which is
a part of the Santa Fe system, was IN
the city yesterday on his return from
the east TO his work in the cattle coun-
try in the Lone Star state and New
Mexico In speaking of the condition
Of the cattle business and grass crop,
Mr.. Anderson said.
There will not be so many aged cat-
tie come to Kansas pastures from the
Panhandle. the Texas spur and our part
of New Mexico, but will about equal
last seasons shipments In numbers.
More cattle viii come over the Santa
Fe from western New Mexico and
Arizona than for several seasons. the
demand from this direction being SEEM
ingly better than that from the coast
country.
THE grass in ms ny Of the Kansas
pastures has only been burned within
a week, the cold weather and snow put
ting the coming Of grass back at least
ten days. The bulk Of the trading and
the contracts for Kansas pastures win
occur at the meeting Of the Panhandle
Livestock association from the 18th 70
the 10th inst People from all parts Of
the country viii be there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Farmers Institutes for Dickinson.

Manhattan. Kas., April 1.-THE
State Agricultural college has an
nounced special series of farmers
institutes to be held in Dickinson
county next week. The subjects will
be corn Breeding and 1.-The Farm
Dairy" The itinerary follows.
Monday. April chapman.
Tuesday, April 10.-Abflene.
Wednesday, April 11.=Hope.
Thursday, April 12.-Gypsum.
Thursday evening Holland.
Friday. April 13.=Solomon.
All the meetings, except the one in
Holland will be held from O'Clock
to o'clock in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
ALL QUIET Ar PITrsBURG.
Miners Are stiu Out Showing No Ten
6ency to Sign Up.


dency to Sign Up.
Pittsburg. Kan. April At is stated
a miners headquarters that none Of
the coal companies of this field have
as yet signed the contract There was
no resumption of work at any place in
the field Tuesday and no attempt is
made by the operators to operate their
mines
Several of the operators have noti-
fed US" stated Robert Gilmore of the
miners board. that they want to sign
the contract SO as to resume operations
this week, and I expect that by the
last of the week the contract will be
signed by some of the operators. Many
Of the miners are anxious to resume
work. but there is no break in the
ranks and the 10000 miners Of district
No IA are laying off work until such
time as the operators decide to sign.
The convention Of this district which
viii be here next Monday, will attend
to the details of the scale and arrange
the matters pertaining to the differen-
tiaI and other minor matters
The national convention, stated
President Richardson. ATTENDED only
to the general basis of settlement. The
details were left to the districts to ad-
just. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
INNS CANADIAN PLANS.
VIII Build 500 Miles of Road West of
Winnipeg.


St Paul. Mimi. April 4-The report
that President James Hill of the
Northern Pacific, is building through
Canada a third transcontinental line
with which to enlarge his present sys-
tenn of pacific railways was confirmed
today In effect by Vice President Louis
" Hill.
THE report is what might be called
approximately correct said Mr.. Hill
CAUTIOUSLY st contains more facts
than are usually found in newspaper
stories of that sort"
Mr.. Hill agreed that the ney trans
continental line would probably be COM
pIeted sometime before the Grand
Trunk Pacific is built through to the
ocean. Our line" he said, includes
only 800 or 900 miles that are still to
be constructed west of Winnipeg. The
Grand Trunk Pacific has done nothing
yet in that region.
It has been stated that the Grand
Trunk Pacific must take four or five
years to flush their line. but we could
complete ours within two, or at any
rate within three years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
NO NEW BUSINESS EAST.
Few Results From Differential War
started by Grand Trun.z

Chicago, April 4.-Pfssenger officials
of roads interested in the differential
rate war are agreed that the cut of 81
TO the east made by the Grand Trunk
and met by the Wabash has not created
any new business. It's tendency has
been In the other direction, because it
has created the impression that rates
generally will go to pieces and all the
roads become involved. Those who are
contemplating a visit east are postpon-
ing It, where this is possible. until they
are sure that rates have reached the
lowest point. Officials say they find a
general impression among prospective
travellers that rates will go to at least
So The only effect the reduction on
the two roads named has had thus far
has been to divert some business to
them that might have gone over other
roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
10 Navieate tlle Neosho.

George Miller, A. F. Randolphs. Mike
Pancoast and Jake Holloway will go
to lola tonight for the purpose OF
bringing down the river the hull of
boat which viii be fitted with motor
power after it reaches Chanute and
used for navigation the waters Of the
Neosho- The boat is % feet long and
eight feet wide. It viii be fitted out
with a screw propeller and a 6-horse
power engine. and viii be kept in the
river near the city park, east Of Cha
mute where it viii be hired for ex-
cursions of various kinds.-Chanute
Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
OIL DIP KILLS CATTLE.
Animals Shipped Into Usage Country
Can't Stand the Treatment.

Arkansas City. Kas-. April Am
unusually large number of Texas cattle
are dying in the pastures of the csare
country this spring. the result Of din
ping In oil. This statement was made
by Eugene Hayes. q large shipper who
also owns the government dipping vat
at Elgin. Kas-
There have been few shipments this
season. but the per cent. Of deaths
that has resulted from the dipping is
alarming to the cattlemen. out Of
one bunch OF 500 seventy-fve died
The reason given for this is that the
cattle are poor. having passed a hard
winter in Texas. and are unable To
stand the oil. A number OF. cattleren
who had intended to pasture in the
Usage country are throwing up their
leases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
% KEEP PREAcHERs oFF.
Thought That None WIN Be Allowed
on q Neodesha Case.


on q Neoe1esE1a Case.
Neodesha. Kan. April The third
trial Of the case Of state Of Kansas VS..
E. n. Demoss charged with the viola
ton OF the prohtbftory law, has been
set for Thursday OF this week The
state in this case is represented by AS
sistant Attorney General 3. d Nike
sell. 7. J. Hudson and Howard Scott
Of independence have charge OF the
defense In the information Denoss
is charged with the violation of this
law on 81 counts. which means. if he
is convicted. that he will get probably
the minimum sentence, so days and
800 fine for each and every count. This
would make 8 fine of $500 and frnpris-
onment in the county jail for a period
Of nearly six years.
The trial viii probably last the re-
matnder of the week and if the jury
which hears this case have the same
impression as the ones preceding them,
1t win be out many hours before a YER
dict is reached.
At the last trial the jury hung with
nine for aequittaI and three for convic-
ton It is possible, however. that at
this trial no preacher VIII be allowed
to sit as a juror.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Young Afan and &C. NLissing.

Leavenworth. April &c. A. Per-
kins a stenographer in the office Of
the Great Western Manufacturing
company, is missing as are also two
blank checks of the company. Three
others have turned up: all being made
out fer SIS and having been passed by
Perkins on local persons: the other
two are still untraced but 1t Is thought
they will turn up shortly The checks
were numbered from 1910 to 2s,144,
inclusive. The police Of Kansas City,
Mo. and Leavenworth have been
asked to look for the young man and
his checks, but so far he has escaped
detection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
1905

sustained by Judge Wolverton in the
federal court yesterday. Suits under
this law were recently brought against
the Southern Pacific, oregon Railroad
& Navigation company, Northern Pa
cffic and Northern Pacific Terminal
company. The latter is the first 10
contest the case, and having lost the
first point will now be given time to
file another answer before final action
will be taken. It the answer filed the
company commended that it was not q
common carrier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Examine Your Urine

It's the infalIible test of kidney trouble.
If your morning urine, on standing still
"a hours. contains a sediment. is cloudy
or shows floating particles, your kidneys
sre seriously diseased and must be treat
ed at once.
There is only one remedy that can be
used with absolute safety and confidence.
Warmers Safe Cure. put up for years at
Rochester, N X..by the Warner Safe Cure
company AID sold at ali drug stores. 50
cents and 81 a bottle.
Warmers Safe Cure is used by leading
physicians and in hospitals as the one
certain cure for al diseases Of the kid
news, liver, bladder and blocd-the rene
dv that cures when all else fallsz ana
leaves no bad after effects. Get q bottle
today: it will save you wears of suffering
Safe Pills move the bowels gently
and aid q speedy cure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04

that the loss in wages to the employees
of this road will reach $4,000 a month.
An additional sum of $4,000 per month
will be saved to the company in mater
ial and repairs. making total OF
$10e 600 a month
Second Vice President H T. Miller of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois said
that about 35 per cent of the employees
IN the car, locomotive and repair shops
were affected. Three hundred and If
ty mines in Illinois were or the list of
those closed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
SHE WEIGHS 600 POUNDS.
Largest Woman In the state Resides
at SabetEla

sabetha. Kan. April 4-sabetha
points with pride" to the fact that it
is the home of the latest woman in
the woTId-Mrs. J. H. Larabee. Mrs.
Larabee is known to fame as Annie
Redline and when she is not on the
stage she lives quietly at her home in
Sabetha or spends the season in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Larabee is undoubtedly the
largest woman living. Her obesity is
astonishing, tipping the beam at 900
pounds.
At the Chutes in San Francisco Mrs.
Larabee was on exhibition ten straight
weeks and was visited by over 1000. 900
persons. Mrs Lara bee was reared in
Kansas. J. II. Larabee, her husband,
is her manager.
Mrs L4arabee will start out before
long on her seasons tour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Leavenworth Miners Firm.

Leavenworth, Kan. April 4.-The
miners union of Leavenworth held a
secret meeting last night and 1t is said
that they decided to stand firmly for
signing an agreement on the scale of
1908. So far none of the mine operators
have signified a willingness to sign on
this scale None of the miners expect
to return to work this week and there
are indications of a strike that may
last for a month. When in operation
here in the summer months the mines
do not run more than one-third of the
time.