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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
CHAINED TO A CORPSE.
DOJegul Punishment of the Ancients
Duplicated in Our Modern Life.


The Romans used to punish a muir
derer by claiming to his body the
corDse of his victim. Wherever ne
went he dragged behind him the debris
of his crime, the sleazy eadaver, re-
voting thing that was once man.
Every day you see people dragging
a bout with them the corpse OF their
sins. They can't get away from them.
And many of them have become so in
innate with these corpses that they
become corpses themselves. The mis-
erv Of these poor unfortunates has be
come constitutional with them. It fits
them like an old shoe. They have be-
come accustomed to it.
And there are thousands of humans
who are walking the earth today with
corpses attached to them,-dyspep
s+ornachs they can't get rid of. They
have to get along the best they can
with the stomachs they have. And the
owners Of said dyspeptic stomachs are
to be found in every walk in life, SUI
fering from some form of indigestion,
first cousin to dyspepsia.
They wear that forlorn appearance,
their energy is at zero. nothing inter
ests them. and they interest no one,
their faces are shrunk, their nerves are
wflted and their shoulders sag Are
YOU one of the myriads who dandle
and crafty their palates, at the sac
rifice of their stomachs? Are you one
of those who allow their senses to run
riot. eating too much, drinking too
much, eating at the wrong time, eating
the half-cooked, the queer and the i'm
possible
Are you bIoated after eating and
imagine that it is your food that fills
you? Do you have nausea when you
look upon this or that, rebel at one
thing and be hungry for It, too. at the
same time? And have you got a whole
lot of other things the matter with
your stomach that you know about
but nobody else does. and can't ex-
pIain2 If so. you have dyspepsia.
real dyspepsia. And the chances are
you have had it long time.
Your stomach is overworked. abused,
tagged out. The gastric and digestive
juices are weak. the muscles of the
stomach are faded, and the whole
business needs new life. It needs
something which will take hold of the
food as it comes in and do the digest
ing, and let your stomach take a rest.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do that
very thing. They contain a most pow
erful ingredient which helps the stom-
ach in the process Of digestion. cures
heart burn, eructions, acidity or fer
mentation. They invigorate the stom-
ach. increase the flow Of gastric juice,
and do two-thirds Of what the stomach
would have to do without them. That
gives the stomach some rest and a
chance to get right again.
You will feel the change first in
your whole body. You'll feel rosy and
sweet. That's the object You can
get these effective little tablets almost
anywhere on earth for SOC a package.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
All Kinds Of Railway Traffic
Unusually Heavy.
Officials Have NeverSeen q Time
When It Was Better.
1T WILL CONTINUE.
HOmeseekers aud COlOnists Add
to the Big Movement.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Railroad business is as good as I
have ever seen it, declared a railroad
official yesterday, "and there appears
to be no danger OF a decrease"
That expression is a common one
about the railroad Offices these days,
and Is reflected in the earnings and re-
ports that are made public from day
to day. In every direction the volume
Of business is heavy and the railroads
are as prosperous as they never have
been before.
This Is particularly true Of the trunk
lines running through Kansas. The
Pacific coast business is unusually
heavy this season. and exceeds the ex-
pectat1ons of the traffic officials because
of the mildness of the winter. Every
train from the east is comfortably I'LL
ed, If not crowded, and few of the
transcOntinentaI trains fail in being
good money makers
All Of the lines reaching the south
west have enjoyed the heaviest traffic
OF any of the roads in the country.
Enormous crowds of hOmeseekers have
invaded southwestern Kansas, Okla
hOma and Texas and other parts Of the
southwest looking for new locations
and the one way colonist travel which
has just started promises to be heavier
than ever before. Reports from pas
senger officials and from the districts
invaded by the HON eseekers and col
onists say that this years movement
breaks all records.
While the passenger business has
been OF immense volume, the freight
officials have nothing to complain of.
Ever since the grain crop started NOV
ing last fall there has been shortage
of freight cars, and while conditions
are somewhat improved, yet few roads
could handle any more business than
they are now. In fact several of the
western roads in the conference over
the division Of freight rates on export
grain, which was held in Chicago last
week, declared that they had plenty of
business for their cars that was more
profitable than hauling grain from the
Missouri river to Chicago for 81 per
hundred pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
ENTRIES FOR INDOOR MEET.
Kansas City Athletic Club VIII Have
Many Good Contests.

Kansas City. Feb. 28.-An the en-
tries for the Kansas City Athletic club
meet in Convention hail next Friday
night have been received. There will
be $50 contestants in the nineteen
events that are scheduled. The larg
est team Will come from Nebraska.
Fifteen Cornhuskers will compete. st.
Louis university sends nine men. Mar
tin Delaney received a telegram from
the University of Missouri yesterday
stating that, although the men are in
poor condition, relay team will be
sent and the men entered in the mile
and half mile races.
A new relay race has been added to
the programme. It will be between
four clubs of young athletes in Kansas
City; they are the Young Americas,
Junior Athletics, Trinity Cadets and
Hyde Park Athletics. Word has been
received from Parsons. the Wisconsin
speed dispenser. who has a record of
8 4-5 seconds in the 1O0-yard dash
that he will show up Friday morning
to run in the 50-yard dash against
Moulton, who has also done the cen
fury in Is, and Murray. the fast
man from St. Louis. These three will
be the scratch men in this event
The Kansas City Athletic club will
have good men in the meet. AS the
regular events are handicaps It will
be hard to pick winners until the
handicaps are announced. The fight
between the K. c. A. c., University of
Nebraska and St Louis University for
the cup given the team making the
most points should be hotIy contested.
The relay race between Kansas and
Missouri will be exciting. The same
teams will run against each other a
week later on the same floor. Experts
say that If track dope counts for any
thing the kansas-Missouri meet in
Convention hall. March 16. will be
won by the team that wins the relay
race. The race in the K c. A c.
meet should therefore give some idea
Of the relative standing of the Jay
hawkers and the Tigers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
Colnrnbin Baseball Dates.

New York. Feb. 2S.-Columbia s
baseball schedule for the coming sea
son has been announced by Oliver K.
Doty. '07 science. manager of the
team. There are q games in the list.
Among the new colleges taken on this
season are George Washington univer-
sfty Annapolis. Johns Hopkins, which
viii be met on the southern trip in
April; Seton Hall and Lafayette.
Games with Harvard, Brown. Andover
and the Xavier A A. do not figure on
the schedule this time. but the game
with Wesleyan has been allowed to
stand. The list was approved by Pro
fessor II. G. Lord. chairman of the
university committee on student or
CARNATIONS. The game with Yale will
be played at the American League
park. There are two games each with
Cornell and Pennsylvania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
IT'S INADEQUACY PATENT.
Commerce Commission Finds Abuse
But Can Oner No Relief.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The inter
state commerce commission in an
opinion by Commissioner Prouty has
announced its decision in the cases of
the Fred 6. Clarke company against
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway company and others and the
Waverly Oil works against the Penn
sylvania Railroad company and others
In these cases the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company
was the principal defendant. The com
mission holds that the combination
rates on petroleum and its products
from Cleveland and Pittsburg to points
reached by the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad company result in
unreasonable and unjust rates; that
the refusal of the New York New
Haven & Hartford company to consent
to participate in through rates in that
traffic is unjust and unreasonable and
the situation is such as to operate
greatly to the advantage of the Stand
ard Oil company. The commission,
however, is without authority to grant
relief in those cases and the petitions
therefore are dismissed.
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CUT THE VERDICT $4,000.
Attorneys for Mrs. Particle Satisfied
With $4,000 Damages.

Independence, Kan, Feb. 2S.-After
having Won a judgment OF $4,000 for
their client in Judge Gates court at
torneys for Mrs. Annie Y. Particle.
voluntarily have RENTED $4,000 of that
amount. The original judgment was
considered excessive and Judge Gates
intimated as much.
The judgment was against the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company, and
was based on injuries received by Mrs.
Particle IN a wreck in the West bottoms
on October 9, 1904 while on the way
from Kansas City to Fort Leavenworth-
Her husband, Major Joseph ID. T. Par
tello commandant at Fort Reno /. T..
and her daughter, Florence, were with
her at the time and were also injured.
though not so dangerously.
Mrs Particles suit was for $50, 0G0.
1t developed In evidence that Mrs. Par
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tel1o was a woman of active habits It
was stated that after riding horseback
IN company with her husband all day
she could lead the lance tor the greater
part of the night. II devolved upon
her, as the wife of the commanding Off
Ger, to take a leading art in the social
functions which are q feature of life
at an army post, and that her injuries
mad forever debarred Ter from such
social leadership.
In the proceedings in court when the
judgment was reduced there was no in
timation given that the railroad com
pany had agreed to a compromise at
$40 600. On the contrary, It is under
stood that the company will continue
to fight the case in the higher courts,
even with the judgment so materially
lessened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
BIG ELECTRIC LINE DEAL.
Nearly 200 Miles of Road in California
Purchased by Hartman Interests.

los Angeles. cal. Feb 2s.-Reports are
current that the Los Angeles Pacific rail-
road and affiliated properties comprising
the electric lines between this city and
santa. Monica. Hollywood, Sawrel Re
dondo. Plano Del Rey and other points
along the southern coast. has been sold
and that the probable purchasers include
E. H Hartman. president of the South
ern Pacific company; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
of New York. and Standard Oil interests.
It is also stated it may possibly develop
that the Gould lines are the purchasers,
but this is unlikely The present owners
of the Los Angeles and Pacific are g. M
Sherman and E P Clark. The price is
given as Sc. 600 600.
It is stated, with what purports to be
positive authority, that H. r. Hunting
ton has no interest in the sale and that
on the contrary. it is a hostile move
against the Huntington lines.
President E P. Clark did not deny the
sale of the property wslen asked about it.
The Los Angeles and Pacific company
owns 1875 miles of track.
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NATURAL GAS MEN MEET.
Kansas and Missouri Interests Incor-
porate at Kansas City

Kansas City, Feb. 2s.-At a meeting
of the Natural Gas association of
America. held in the Midland yester-
day, J. H Dunkle of Lawrence, Kan,
was appointed secretary-trea c.
H. Pattison of Kansas City, who had
acted as treasurer, resigned to make
way for the new appointment The
organization of the association was per
fected and bylaws adopted. An EFFORT
is to be made to include all the natural
gas operators of America in the asso-
citation.
The association is being Incorporated
under the laws of Missouri and the
next meeting will be held at a place to
be decided on later, March 20. The
following original members of the as
ISOLATION have become charter mem
bers:
K NJ Mitchell. St. Joseph; NJ. NJ
Sweetman, Kansas City; c. H. Patti
son. Kansas City; H NJ. Seigfried.
Atehison, kan. NJ. w. Walsh, Ottawa,
Kan; E. A. Becker, Ottawa Kan;
John Maloney and E. s. Springer.
Leavenworth, Kan; William NJ. Walsh,
Columbus. O.; c. L. Bullock, Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
WANTS CASE REFERRED.
Would Have Master in Chancery Hear
Maximum Tariff Suit.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb 2s.-Attorney
General Hadley of Missouri has filed a
motion. in the federal court here asking
that the testimony in the injunction suit
brought by IS railroads to restrain the
state from enforcing the maximum freight
rate law. passed by the last legislature,
be taken before a master in chancery. Mr.
Hadley asked this to facilitate the hear
ing of the case. Judge John F. Philips
took the matter under Amusement. but
told the attorney general that he did not
believe such action would facilitate mat
ters. and that he thought the whole case
should be heard in open court.
1t is contended by the railroads that the
maximum rates provided for in the law
are not compensatory; that the roads can
not be operated under them and that the
law amounts virtually to a conhscation Of
nrOnerfY-
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TO RELAY MS sTEEL.
Santa Fe Officials Inspecting Tracks
for This Purpose.

wichita, Feb 2S.-R. J. Parker,
general superintendent of the western
grand division of the Santa Fe, with
headquarters at La Junta. Col, accom-
panied by E. A Austin, division super
intendent with headquarters at Well
ington. arrived here yesterday from off
the Wichita & Western branch. Mr..
Parker is taking a trip over the Santa
sas.
Mr.. Parker is out looking over the
lines that need new steel. The main
line of the Santa Fe west of Hutchin-
son to Great Bend viii be relaid with
heavy steel and the rails now on that
part of the line viii be taken up and
transferred to the Wellington division.
1t is likely that the Wichita & West
ern branch will be improved with some
of this steel The bulk of it, however
will be used on the Panhandle line in
order to fit that road for the heavy
California traffic.
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MONEY WON AT NEW ORLEANS.
Captain Jim Williams and p. Dunno
the Leaders.

New Orleans. La. Feb. 2s-Captain
Jim Williams increased his lead over
the other owners racing at the fair
grounds in the amount of money won
by the victory Of Rams Horn in the
Boston club handicap on Saturday
last ". II. Snyder is a close second.
Bemay's success in the Martha wash
lngton stakes boosting him up in the
list Of winning owners. The fifteen
stables which have won the most
money at the old track are:
W S. Williams &
W II. Snyder & Co...... 1872
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VERDICT ALARMS GROWERS.
Fruit Industry of California Threatened
by Courts Ruling.

by court EEu1lIlB.
Los Angeles Cal. Feb. 2S.-The decision
of the United States supreme court in ia
vor of the railroads in the celebrated
fruit shipping case has caused a sensa-
ton throughout southern California where
it is feared 1t will mean the loss of mil
lions of dollars annually to the fruit
growers
H Call who acted as special counsel for
the government in the case, said: This
decision will perpetuate the railroad pool.
It gives legal sanction to the companies
and probably mans that citrus fruit
growers of this section will be driven out
of business in greater numbers than here
tofore.'
L. H Valentine said: This states In
come of more than 500 900. 900 annually IS
Inenaced. Expediency is also demonstrat-
ed IN the matter of a law which will pro-
tect growers against the railroads.
Under Judge WellbOrn's decision said
]. A. Woodford. manager Of the Califor-
mia Fruit Growers Express, citrus fruit
growers have enjoyed two prosperous
years. Now they are deprived of the right
to select their own routes and delay IN
getting fruit to market means great loss.
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SUES MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Wichita Man Wants $4,000 for Injuries
Received.

Wichita Feb. 2S.-H L. Gray has
brought suit against the Missouri Pacific
Railway company for 5000 damages He
asks for this amount for injuries he re-
ceived October 30. while crossing the
tracks at Tenth street, when his horse
was frightened at q passenger train and
threw him from the buggy.
Box cars were standing on the tracks
and prevented him from seeing the main
tracks, he saws. A westbound passenger
train was late that day and was going
rather fast. Neither the horse nor the
driver could see the train until It was al
most upon them. It caused the horse to
run away and overturn the buggy. Mr..
Grey was severely bruised two ribs were
broken and his spine was injured.
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WITNESSES NlUsT ANSWER.
Court Says Commerce Commission Has
Power to Compel Them.

Chicago, Feb. 28-Judge K. NJ. Ian
dis, in the United States circuit court,
has given a decision in favor of the
interstate commerce commission in
which he declares the commission has
powers to compel witnesses TO answer
questions. The decision was made in
the case of Frank J. Reechmann, vice
president of the Streets Western Sta BILE
Car line. who refused at a recent hear
ing before the commission to answer
the question. What part of the mile
age from whatever source have you
given up to shippers during the last
six months -
An appeal will be taken to the
United States supreme court.
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So VEestern Postmasters-

washington, Feb. 28.-These western
postmasters are appointed: WE'LL. vice
William Wells, resigned Milo, Ashley
county, George c. MaHoy, vice J. J.
White, resigned.
Indian Territory-Rubottom district
90 John ?. Plank, vice H. J. Sorrels,
resigned.
Kansas-DeSoto, johnson county, Geo.
A. Wyland, vice L. c. Dow, resigned;
Springfield, Seward county, Archie z.
Lutes, vice II. c. Meade, resigned.
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Hasken Indians ID PIav.

Kansas City. Kan. Feb. 2s.@The
Athletic club viii line up against the
Haskell Indians crack five Thursday
evening. March 1, at the Auditorium.
The Wyandotte boys have practiced
faithfully for this game and are con-
fdent of giving the Indians a good.
hard game oliver, Falls and Hauser
are playing at Haskell this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
A BURLINGTON SCHEME.
WIN Build 100 Miles From Worland
to NFuskrat. MYo.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Feb. 2S.-The Big
Horn Railroad company has awarded
contracts for grading 100 miles from
Worland to Muskrat Wyo., the road,
1t is said. is to be part of the Bur
lington system. which is now extend
ing to Worland. Contracts for grad
ing are considered an indication of the
Burfington's intention to extend its
line across Wyoming and Colorado to
Denver, making a through line to con-
meet with the Northern Pacific in Mon
tana
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Jarbers to the soldiers Home.

Leavenworth Kan, Feb. 2S.-Martin
Jarbers. one of the Oldest prisoners in
the state prison at Lansing was Teieas-
ed under communication of sentence
and is now an inmate Of the Soldiers
home. Jarbers has been in the prison
longer than any other prisoner AMI has
an exceptionally good record. lie az
tered the prison in 1878. when he was
Is years Of age. He expressed great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
GETS A BIG CONTRACT.
Newton Concern to Ice santa Fe Cars
for Fifteen Years.

Newton, kan. Feb. 2s--A 15-year con-
tract. has been secured by the Newton Ice
company to ice all of the refrigerator cars
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
which go through Newton. IN order to
fulfill the contract it will be necessary
for the ice company to build a new arti-
fetal ice plant and plans for such struc-
ture have been decided upon. With the
machinery and equipment it will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000
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RADIO, Texas & Mexico railroad. has left
here for Mangum Okla. to locate the
line of his road from Mangum, south
to Red River and to Chillicothe, Texas.
Mr.. Blackburn says that as soon as the
line is located active construction viii
be begun at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
DEPOT OPENED WITH BALL.
santa Fe Ohicials Help to Inaugurate
FL PasO Station.

FL Paso, Tex Feb 2S.-The new
quarter million dollar union depot was
opened formally last night with a series
Of festivities when concluded with a
ball. James F. Hurley, gereraI man
ager OF the Santa Fe and a party of
officials of the line were conspicuous
gusts.
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st. Louis. Feb. 2s=Matthew Kelly,
suspended chief Of police. on trial be-
fore the board of police commissioners.
stopped the trial by obtaining a tempo
rary injunction to prevent the board
of police commissioners frSm con-
tinuing the proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

City; c. NJ. Sears, GAINESVILLE. O.; ]. F.
Owens. Baldwin. Kan; G. E. c. Lloyd,
w. H. Mckenzie, N. w. Moon, Kansas
City, kan; ]. S. Wealch and G. s. Bar
rows, Philadelphia; ". L. Pattison,
Topeka, and Edward Cadman, Rose
dale, Kan.
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At City Park,

At city Park P. Dunno still leads in
the amount of money won. E. Cor
rigan is now second. The latter's
horses have just commenced to round
to, and during the past week they won
four races, three of which were cred
tied to him on Wednesday. The lead
ire o--7ovs at f1oFe A~aoL~
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BUSINESS STILL KEEPS UP.
Financial Report of Santa Fe Shows
Big Gains.

According to the financial report of
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company for the month of
January the business handled by the
road was far in excess OF what it was
during the same month a year ago.
The gross earnings for the month were
S6,536,9S5; an increase of $1.129.244;
net earnings, s2,286.437; an increase
of $718,O27 These figures bring the
gross earnings of the company for the
last seven months. which are the first
of the fiscal year, up to S45,137,777;
an increase of S5,114.949; net earnings,
$17,194.SO6; an increase of .S9.O16, O33.
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&c. y. Ray. Assistant.

surprise at the appearance Of tire out.
side of the prison, for when he entered
It % years ago the big shade trees thae
linQs
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Abilene. Tex. Feb. 2s.=John NJ
Blackburn. chief engineer Of the Colo