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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
MUCH RIVALRY IN TEXAS.
Many Lines Being Built Through
western Part OF State

Austin. Tex. March 27.-There is
more railroad building in progress and
in prospect in Texas at this time than
at any time IN the history Of the state
Besides important extensions which
several of the large systems are max
ing. q. number Of Independent lines are
being built Of the 10000 miles Of
railroad in Texas, more than 5000
miles are in the eastern half Of the
state. During the past few years,
however, the agricultural development
has. broadened. until it now extends far
into the western portion, encroaching
upon what was formerly considered to
be fit only for cattle grazing purposes
Thousands Of new settlers have opened
I'D farms in western Texas and the big
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
NEW SAFETY SIGNAL DEVICE.
Pennsylvania Investigates New Instru
rlenf Called q Signagraph.

Pennsylvania Investigates New lnStru-
meBt Called Signagraph-
Chicago, March 27.-The management
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg is Investigating a new safety Sig
nal device called the sigma graph. BY
means Of this little instrument, which
resembles a telegraph instrument, the
dispatcher is enabled to stop train,
although 100 miles away from him, and
to communicate with the train crew
through a telephone It is said to place
the dispatcher in full control Of a train
at auv point on his division, and there
BY enable him to prevent such wrecks
as the Denver & Rio Grande, or wrecks
caused by mistaken, misread or unde-
Iivered train orders. BY means Of the
instrument. the dispatcher can throw
any semaphore on his division, thereby
stopping the train, and can then tele-
phone the crew By means of phone
kept in 2. storm-procf box at every sta
ton. The stations are not more than
three to FIVE miles apart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

sell any nontransferable ticket or any
which obliges the purchaser to i'm
persOnate another person or to false
y or fraudulently sign or subscribe
the signature of another person or
any ticket which has conditions max
ing it void in the hands Of any but
the original purchaser.
The broker IS required to give every
purchaser q certificate Of purchase
and also to keep a record OF every
ticket sold, with fun description, sub
ject to the inspection of any police
officer at any time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

Baldwin. kan. March 27.-The stu
dents and citizens gave a reception to
Rev. Mr. Pulliam and family, the oc-
casion being the 25th anniversary of the
wedding Of Rev. and Mrs. Pulliam AS
a material expression of love and es-
TEEN for the pastor and his family gifts
Of solid oliver amounting to S95 were
presented them.
The new modern residence of s. Lake
has been purchased by the Methodists
for a parsonage. Consideration $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
ADVOCATES DOUBLE SYSTEM.
Equipment Fails 10O,O 900 Where HUI
mainly Does Once.


Discussing the recent accident on
the Denver & Rio Grande a vice presi-
dent of leading western line said;
THE double order system, which IS
approved by the American railway as
ISOLATION as being the most modern
and entirely safe method for handling
trains on a single track, provides that
the order shall be addressed to each
train Interested simultaneously and
shall be sent to stations each side Of
the projected meeting point, and pro-
vides that the train of the superior
class or the one which has the right to
the road shall receipt for the order be-
fore the inferior train is permitted to
proceed.
'sThe personnel of train and station
service on railways is inspected with
the same care that its equipment is in
spected. and, Notwithstanding the very
rigid and frequent inspections of
equipment, if any statistics were kept
they would probably show that equip
ment fails 100000 times where hui
mainly does once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp Root the great kidney and
bladder remedy is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp Root will set your whole sys-
tenn right, and the best proof of this Is
a trial.
So Cottage ST.. Melrose, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Ever since I was in the Army 7 had
more or less kidney trouble, and within
the past year it became so severe and
complicated that I suffered everything
and was much alarmed-Tny strength and
power was fast leaving me saw an ad-
vertisenent OF Swamp-RoOt and wrote
asking for advice. I began the use Of the
m eddcfne and noted a decided improve
ment after taking Swamp-Root only a
short time.
7 continued its use and am thankful
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It know that your SWamp-Root IS pure
" vegetable and does not contain any
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complete recovery and recommending
Swamp Root to all sufferers, am, very
truly yours. I. c. RICHARDSON.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
wants the Car Line Extension.

Kansas City. kan, March 27.-The
Mercantile club Will make an effort to
secure the extension of the street car
system to this city. on motion of E.
S McAnany last evening the meeting
of the club April 9 was set as a date
for a general discussion of the matter.
The club VIII ask all citizens interested
in securing extensions OF the street car
lines to attend the meeting. Under
the Metropolitan franchise in Kansas
City, Kan. the street car company
may be required to build two miles Of
double track each year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

Arkansas City. kan. March ~
Monday afternoon while trying to
board a moving Santa F'e freight train
here. A. N. Waggoner. aged 18 years,
fell under the wheels and was so badly
crushed that he died soon afterwards.
He had been a switchman at Gains
Vile. Tex. and was here visiting his
mother and brothers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

Leavenworth, Kan. March 27-Prf-
vate Empie. of the First infantry,
awaiting trial at Fort Leavenworth for
desertion escaped from his armed
guard and took the latter's Krag-
Jorgensen rife and ammunition. The
sentry reported that he slipped in
rut and fell. and the prisoner seized
him before he could get UP and took
the weapon from his and fed. Empie
started toward Atchison. He is re-
garded as a desperate man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

ranches are rapidly being divided up
All this development makes traffic for
railroads. and there is now a rivalry
among the different existing railway
systems to extend their lines in order
to obtain a share OF the new business
that awaits them. Eastern Texas has
kent progress with the general march
of development. and the need Of add
tfonaI railroads in that portion Of the
state is being filed by the building Of
number Of new lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

Winfield, Kan, March IA 3-year-
old son Of ". S. Miller, who lives near
New Salem, Kan. this county. was
accidentally killed by the discharge OF
q rife. An older brother left the gun
lying on a box. The little fellow
caught it by the rnuzzle and pulled It
toward him. The hammer pulled back
and was discharged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
FORT WORTH TO THE FORE.
Has Ordinance on Ticket scaIDing
Which Looks Good to Railroads.


Which Looks Good to Railroads.
It is the opinion Of an experienced
passenger official that the ordinance
recently passed by the city council Of
Fort Worth, Texas. covering the IL
censing and regulating of ticket
brokers, is one of the best, legally and
otherwise. ever enacted, and It is ex-
pected to obtain the desired results.
The ordinance imposes license fee
of $50 a year and the license shows on
its face that it viii be forfeited for
any violation Of any provision of the
ordinance
A bond Of $3.50 is required from per
sons to whom license is issued, con-
ditfoned on khe broker. scalper or
dealer not selling any bogus. forged
or otherwise invalid or worthless rail-
road ticket. the sale of which the or
dinance prohibits. Should this be vi
oIated the seller is required to give
the purchaser a penalty Of four times
the amount paid for the ticket. In
addition, a penalty OF from $25 to
500 IS imposed for each such ofTense.
The ordinance makes it unlawful to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

and
kidney permitted
to follow
they most ands tou dhaveat attention FIRST.
to
v,fIco anyone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
NlonId go AEarEial Adiourns.

Leavenworth, Kan March 81
The general court martial called to try
Lieutenant w E. Mould upon the
charge of duplication Of pay accoun Is
adjourned last evening after hearing a
list Of dispositions and summonlng a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

number of witnesses. 1t will meet
upon call of Major Andrews. president
of the board. It is said that the
duplicated pay accounts in question
were for $125. and that one of them
was given to J. L. Clutton, a Detroit
broker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

for everything but it promptly cures
kidney, liver and bladder troubles the
symptoms Of which are-obliged to
pass your water frequently night and
day. smarting or Irritation in passing.
brickdust or sediment in the urine.
headache, backache, lame back. dizzi-
ness. poor digestion. sleeplessness.
nervousness. heart disturbance due TO
bad kidney trouble, skin eruptiona
from bad blood, neuralgia. rheuma-
tisrn, diabetes, bloating, irritability,
wornout feeling, lack Of ambition, may
be loss Of flesh. sallow complexion, or
Bright's disease.
If your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours. forms a sedi-
pearance, It is also evidence that your
kidneys and bladder need immediate
attention.
Swamp Root is pleasant to take AID
is for sale at drug stores the world
over in bottles Of two sizes and two
prices-hfty cents and one dollar
Remember the name, Swan proof.
Dr. KEmer's Swamp-Root. and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, n. r. ors every
bottle.
we the wonderful merits OF swamp
nd a book Of valuable information.
lie book contains many Of the thousands
IS received from men and women
are SO well known that
Iple bottle IN sending your address to
he sure to saw you read this generous
he genuineness Of this offer IS guar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
LOSE AT TWO GENTS A MILE.
Railway Passenger Service Unprofit-
able Now. 1t Is Asserted.


able Now, 1t Is Asserted
Chicago. March 27=Upon the auth
ority of the General Managers associ-
alton of Chicago. Slason Thompson
has issued a statement to show ,hau the
passenger service of the country IS not
self-sustaining. Although the railroads
have not received more than an average
of 2.058 cents per passenger mile for IS
years, it would not be possible to adopt
q maximum Of 2 cents without forcing
the railroads to seriously cripple their
service. It is shown that the cost of
locomotives has increased 104 per cent
since 1893 the cost of coaches 66 per
cent, mail cars g. baggage SO, wages
of engineers 1876. of fremen 17.2. of con-
The entire gross earnings of the pas
senger service, including mail and ex
press. do not exceed 27.43 per cent Of
the total gross earnings Of the rail-
roads. Passenger earnings proper do
not come within 70 million dollars of
meeting the expenses Of the service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
sANTA TrE,s &c EARNTNas.
Roads Gross Business VIII Exceed
a75. 600. 600 This Wear.


s75, 100000 This Year
New York, March 1.-THE net earnings
of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road IN February were 100 per cent great
er than for the corresponding month OF
1903 The report for the month. made puD--
lie yesterday. shows an increase that
probably was never before equaled by any
The February earnings for two years pasr
are here shown
February. 1895 ..---.----ss, 81 600 Sz.5a. GO
Increase ...... a,s18ooo u.s40oo
The remarkable gain is due in part TO
the fact that the earnings IN basoruarss
1905, were greatly curtziied by stormy
weather which impeded traffic, but last
months figures as compared with those CE
600 in gross earnings, and gain OF more
than $500, 600 IN net earnings.
For the past eight months ethe gross
earnings Of the company have been 81
ss1. eco, showing an Increase OF 81, $40. Geo
| over those Of the corresponding time Of
the preceding. year, and net earnings for
the same period were s1s.6zs.ooo. showing
Il is expected that the total earnings for
the year ending June 30 1905. viii be
above 70 million dollars and that the net
on the common stock
The years gross earnings viii be almost
double those OF eight years ago and thu
/ net earnings almost three times as large
as in 1878.
The figures are interesting not only az
| showing the astonishing development OF a
| great western railroad system. but also
\ as an evidence Of the expansion Of trade
! and the prosperous business condition IN
the west
! The Atchison system has sos miles or
road IT'S bonded debt is 245 millions
/ preferred stock IA millions. cDmmoE
stock 102 millions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

J. c. Stubs. traffic director of the
Hartman lines, recently told the busi-
ness men of Portland. Ore, that speed
in travel is not the first consideration
of a first class railroad. Regularity Of
service is paramount To that end. the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

Union Pacific has spent millions of dol
lars in the improvement Of the tracks
from Chicago to the coast
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12

The biennial convention Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers opened at Memphis,
Tennessee May 9th with an at
tendance of more than six thou
sand delegates. 1t is expected
that the convention will last
about four to six weeks. Pres
idenr Roosevelt will proba bly,
go from Washington to address
the convention at one OF the
sessions. Many matters of
great Importance will come up
for COnSiderat ton. Among the
the delegates are members rep
resenting every state and terri
tory in the United States, as
we'll as some members from
Canada and Mexico.
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12
Reward.

| will give $50 reward for in
fol nation that will convict the
parties who cut the fence on my
ranch. H A. PERKINS.
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12
Post Office Hours.

Hereafter the post Office hours
will be as follows:
Week days: s a. m. to p. N.
Sundays: Il p. m. to p: m.
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12

AcOO' q IACo al SCiOo. l. VI lulo
occasion we will sell tickets
from the east to both San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles at half
rates or one fare for the round
trip.
For the meeting Of the Ma
tiOnal Educational Associa ton
to be held in San Francisco
July 9th to 18th, 1906, tickets
will be sold at rate of one fare
for round trip. Tickets will
also be sold to Los Angeles
at the same rate.
Aside from the rates already
announced for the big COnven-
tions in California his year, we
will provide additional oppor
/ tunitieS for fasteners to visit
! California at low excursion
"a ties during the entire summer,
June LIST to Sept. 18th, inclusive.
We will sell tirst-ClaSS round
trip tickets to San Francisco.
Los Angeles, San Diego and re-
turn at
$50 90 from Chicago,
SO 90 from st. Louis.
90 90 from Kansas City,
and other points on the same
basis. These tickets will be on
sale daily with a return limit of
October 81, 1906. and as afOre
stated will be in addition to
those authorized for the COnven
tons of the National Educa ton
al Association. Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine and National
Baptist Convention. Complete
details will be announced later
Back East Excursions:
For these excursions tickets
will be on sale July %, August
IS 8, September s and 10. Good
for 90 days
Summer Excursion Rates to
California from WinslOW.
Excursion tickets to California
will be on sale every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday during
the months of May. June, July. 7
August and September, 1906.
Continuous passage east OF Bar
stow in each direction. Stop
overs will be granted either
east or west bound at Barstow
and points west or south there
of.
From Winslow to
San Francisco via Bak
erSfield .S45 90
San Francisco via Los
Angeles .... .... 80 90
Los Angeles, Redondo. >. 80 90 |
Santa Monica Long
Beach, East San Pedro
via Los Angeles $50. 80 90
Avalon, Catalina Island 80 % |.
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12

NJ. l.. Human, the only living
man of the company OF men that
in 1869 organized the Brooks
Locomotive Co, now known as
the American Locomotive Com
pany, of Dunkirk, New York.
passed through here this week
en- route east from Pasadena.
California. where he and his
family have been spending the
winter. The Brooks Locomo-
tive Company became a thing
of the past about four years
ago, and the old plant is now
being operated by the American
Locomotive Company. They
are working about three thous-
and men and are turning out
two locomotives a day A large
number of engines are being
sent to Mexico. as that country
is developing rapidly.
The Winslow mail., 1906-05-12
Reduced Rates.

The National Baptist Conven-
ton will convene September Is,
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-22
THE ISSUE WITH JAPAN.

The conditions which confront the
people OF San Francisco are but
another phase OF the ever recurring
iSSue-the race question: clash be.
tween natiOnalities. There is nothing
specially new about it. 1t has been
so from the early ages. What i'm
mediate cause provoked the present
situation on the Pacific coast we have
not seen explained. Secretary Met
calf, OF President ROosevelt's S cabinet,
has personally investigated affairs in
San Francisco, and i'm report made
to the President on the 18th, he
states that altogether there are not
but ninety-three japanese children in
the public schools Of the entire City OF
San Francisco and that out OF pOpu-
lation OF 35O,OOO for the whole city,
there are only 5000 Japanese. He
states that the feeling against the
japanese is intense and that the labor
unions have attempted to boycott
japanese restaurants and other places
where they are employed, and further
that both of the political parties Of
California have declared for the ex-
clusion OF the japanese as has already
been done with the Chinese. The
school authorities Of San Francisco
show no disposition to recede from
their position to exclude the Japanese
children from the white schools. What
is called an Oriental public school has
been established in the city for both
Chinese and Japanese children, but it
is claimed that it is inaccessible to a
large number.
The federal government is powerleSs
to deal with the matter because the
State unqueStiOnablY has Jurisdiction
over its own schools. The President
states that he will use all the power
vested in him to protect the japanese
in their rights Of liberty and property.
What will be done is hard to conject-
ure. 1t is already matter of diplo-
matte consideration between the Off
cialS OF United States and Japan.
Japan is feeling the situation keenly
and some Of her newspapers are
out some frOthy statements.
Let us hope that there will be no war.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-22

When the vote is counted in thu
primaries to nominate a governor
next year, the editor Of the Biloxi
Review, who is supporting Scott, viii
be the worst surprised man in the
State. Horseback rides and wild pre-.
dictions, made d year in advance,
about this and that candidate sweep.
ing the State, is all wind-but-Some
newspaper men are all wind anyway.
Mt. Olive Tribune.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-22
CHRISTMAS AND THE CHILDREN.

Nearly everybody is ready to cry out
against the Staurnalia of gifts that
the Christmas season uSherS in, and
pretty soon there will be an uprising
against it. This will be because
Christmas has become distorted and
twisted. 1t is not the Christmas OF
the oden days. The Christmas of
those days was a children S day, and
that is just what it should be now.
The grown-ups should butt out of it
just as freely as they have butted into
it without rhyme or reason.
This is not to say that the elders
should not exchange gifts. If they
are minded, let them send gifts on
birthday or wedding anniversaries, or
on any other old anniversary that
comes along. There will be oppor.
tunitieS enough.
1t is the concentration of gifts upon
that day that should be devoted to
children that works all the mischief
that readers the Nativity dread and
burden. Let the grOwn-upS take
themselves out of it except as they
serve the children. Hand the day
over to the children altogether, and
add to it all the poetry that goes with
but none Of the stuff that
goes with grOwn-ups to participate in
the gifts of Santa Claus? That fam
Gus gift distributor does not know and
does not want to know any but chill
dren. Give us back, in other words,
the Christmas of a hundred years ago,
and take away the one that wealth |
and extravaganza and luxury has
sought to fasten upon as.-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-22

made our great civilization and the
peace aud contentment OF our people,
possible.
May the Christmas of 1906 be
properly observed and when we all
answer to the roll call at that bar
from which there is no appeal, may
the recording angel bring no charge
against us for unSeeming conduct or
improper relationship during these
days.
Grenada has much to make her feel
especially happy this Christmas and
may the coming days inspire US to
nObler works.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-22
THE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.

The people of the State want to
know where the candidates for COVER
nor and the legislature stand on the
various public questions. The plat.
form of candidate means nothing
more or lesS'than what he will do il
elected. The candidate who has no
platform goes into office without
knowing what he will do if questions
come up. The people ought to know
what each candidate will do if elected,
what side he will take on various is
sues which will come up for action.
Those candidates who have no plat
form will not succeed. Mr.. Bryan is
a man with platform, and it is his
platform which gives him the strength