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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
RAILROAD news.
Seventeen Roads DISCHARGED
100000 Employees.
Figures Compiled by General
Managers Association.
Is PER CENT. ARE IDLE
Same Ratio Applied to All Lines
Would Mean 3O5, 900.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

On seventeen representative railroads
of the United States constituting one
third of the mileage Of the country the
total number Of employees is Is per cent
smaller than on June 80, 1907.
This statement is based on authori-
tative figures just obtained by the Chi
cago General Managers association for
the information of it's members.
The railroads from which reports
were received traverse practically all
sections Of the country and the figures
are said by railroad managers to be
fairly typical Of railway conditions
generally. The percentage of men laid
on IS much the same among all the
INES, running from Is to Is per cent
OF the number employed last June. On
one or two instances the figure is
larger.
The seventeen railroads contributing
nsures are: The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy. Chicago & Northwestern,
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, Chi
Southern. Michigan Central Baltimore
& Ohio, Erie, New York Central New
York. New Haven & Hartford, South
ern, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Missouri Pacific. Chicago. Lake Shore
& Eastern. Chicago Terminal Transfer,
aiiu the chicago junction.
On some of the roads not included in
the list the percentage of men dis
charged is known to be as large or
larger than on those reporting. Among
those is the Pennsylvania.
The total mileage of the seventeen
railroads amounts to 71,872 miles. On
June 80, 1907. the number Of men en-
ployed on these roads aggregated $751;
lib. At present the number is 476,947,
decrease Of 104,766. or 1s per cent. A
considerably greater number than this
have actually been laid of because the
number Of employees in last October
was greater than in June, the time
with which present conditions are COM
pared.
Eighteen per cent Of all the railroad
employees in the United States last
June 80 is 305, 900. There were approx
imately 10000 more men employed on
all the railroads in October than in
June. Making allowance for this fact,
the number Of idle employees at present
Is probably in the neighborhood of 345,-
0OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
KATY SHOPS REOPEN.
Business Picks Up at Parsons and
Sedalia.

Business Picks Up at Parsons and
Sedalia.
Parsons, Kan, April 3.-The Katy
shop whistle will give its usual signals
tomorrow morning and the men will
return to work on the eight-hour
schedule that prevailed before the
shops closed down week ago. This
is true in all the departments of the
shops, and it is understood that all the
men who were at work when the shut
down bulletin was posted last week will
resume work tomorrow morninr. There
is plenty of work in the shops, and
while the heads Of departments will
make no statement, 1t Is understoo
that the shutdown was the result of
the appropriation for March being ex-
hausted. The shops are full of en-
gfnes needing attention and these will
Increase, or at best keep the men busy
for several weeks to come. During the
month of January twenty-nine loco
motives were remodeled, besides sew
era1 new machines were received and
February also witnessed an average of
one locomotive turned out each day,
and there is no lack of work in any OF
the departments. The freight business
senger traffic, everything pointing to a
prosperous year for the road. and it is
to be hoped that the resumption Of
work tomorrow means that it will be
the last shutdown even for short
time.
While the Katy shops at this place
have been closed during the past week
and there was one shutdown previous
to this, the Katy shops have been
operated much more continuously than
any other road in this part of the
country. The Kansas City Southern
shops at Pittsburg have been closed OF
and on for six months and are now
closed. only a few men being retained.
and there is no promise of an early
resumption there. At Sedalia and
other places on the Missouri Pacific
the shops have been closed for some
when they viii resume. The Katy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
"A SOCIETY Event
The Biddle- O'Brien Bout to Be q
First Glass Fight.
70 Be Held at the Exclusive
Merton Cricket Club.
kELATED FOR 5 ROUNDS
Millionaire Grandson of A. ].
Drexel Is In Earnest.
Told O'Brien to Slug From the
Go and Jack to Do So.

Philadelphia. April s.-'Tony Biddle
/ IN one corner, Jack O'Brien in the
other; five rounds under Marquis of
Queensberry rules"
This Is the announcement that will
be made at the exclusive Merton
Cricket club, in Haverford, Pa, on
Saturday night when Philadelphia
society athlete, Anthony J. Drexel-
Biddle, dons tights and gloves and I'M
dertakes to battle down philadelphia
jack OBrien, the conQueror of Bob
Fitzsimmons.
Invitations to the bout, which has
ret the social world agog, were issued
to the members of the Pennsylvania
Main Line club and read as follows:
Founded 1856
THE MERTON CRICKET CLUB
Haverford
CLUB SMOKER
Athletic Night
Saturday April 4, 1908
The third Of the smokers will be
held on the above date. A table
d'hote dinner will be served promptly
at 6:45 p. m. Price, S1.50. There will
be music during dinner.
An exhibition of billiards will be
given by Messrs. J. E. Cope Morton
and T. M. s. Rolls between and $3.50
O'Clock.
In the Casino, at $780, series of
boxing bouts will be held. There will
he three preliminary bouts of four
rounds each, and the wind-up Will
consist of five rounds between Mr.. A.
L. Drexel-Bidd1e and philadelphia
Jack O'Brien.
Songs will be sung between the
I bouts, with orchestra accompaniment.
It is probable that the evenings en-
xertainment will conclude with a wrest-
ding match.
1 Please be particular to note on the
Enclosed card If you expect ~ to at
tend the dinner, % If you will be
/ present at the smoker. BY returning
cards at once you will greatly aid the
committee.
EDWARD s. SAVERS Secretary.
"A record attendance is promised.
The Invitations had been out only a
few hours when requests for tickets
began pouring in. At first there was
doubt as to whether the sheriff of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
WASHINGTON 6, Wichita O.

Wichita, Kan, April 3.-Washing-
ton defeated Wichita Thursday. to
o, in an even hours play. Falken-
berg held the locals safe throughout
while bungles were costly for the To-
Gals. Freeman's home run and first
base stop were a feature. Cantillon
Clymer and Pickering were absent
having gone on a hunting trip.
Score by innings: r. II. f.
Wichita .......... 90 o 100000
Washington .......O 3 1 OF OIL 0-6 IL
BatterieS@Clark, Hendrix, Speer
and Stringer and Nichols; Falken-
berg and Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
DOUBLE TRACK UNION PACIFIC.
Hartman Main Iane I'm Nebraslra to
Improved.

Omaha, Neb., April 3.-The Union
Pacific began today receiving a con-
signment of SEQ cars of steel, which is
to be used in double tracking that line
a distance of ninety-five miles GEN
eral Manager Moh1er stated today that
the steel would be stored at Kearney
for the present. He thinks the road
VIII De able to commence the grading
for second track during the Drasenf
summer. although it may become
necessary to delay the work until next
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Injured by a Powder Explosion.

Minden, April 3.-Herb Miller, a
young man employed in the strip coal
works OF the Lasley Coal Co., north
of here, was terribly injured by a
premature explosion Of blast last
evening. He was engaged In reload
ing a shot while shooting slate in
the strip pit, when the blast went off,
The explosion caught Miller while he
was over the blast, and he was ter
ribly injured. both eyes being torn
out, and his face and hands terribly
burned and lacerated. It is doubtful
IL he can recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
BIG DAY FOR GARDEN CITY.
w. j. Bryan Will Draw Tremendous
Crowd to Town.

Garden City. Kan, April 3.-From
present appearances William J. Bryan
will bring here the largest crowd the
city has yet seen. Eastern Colorado
and western Kansas will be well rep
resented. Excursion trains will be run
from both directions. 1t Is hoped Mr.
Bryan will spend Sunday here. There
is no politics in his reception, for those
who differ from him in party name
recognize in him the author of many
Of the good Roosevelt policies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
HOW THE CASH WAS SPLIT.
The Draw Gave Nelson and Abe AT
tell About $4,000 Each.

San francisco, Cal, April 3.-Nel-
son and Attell put up one of the best
contests ever seen here and in spite
of numerous reports that the fight
was fixed sporting experts are
unanimous in the belief that the fight
was on the square. The contest drew
between $4,000 and $4,000.
According to articles Of agreement
the fighters were to take so per cent
and as it would be cut evenly, In
view of the draw. each mans END
would be in the neighborhood of ST.
500. If there were side agreements
with the management these figures
might be changed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
The Noted Racer st. Simon Dead.

London, April 3@The Duke of
Portland's famous race horse, st.
Simon, died Thursday. The horse
was originally bought for $4,000 and
held an unbeaten record throughout
his racing career.
ST. Simon was the sire Of Diamond
Jubilee and Persimmon, which re-
spectively won the derby In 1900,
and 1895, racing under the colors of
the then Prince of Wales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
An Old BAH Player Dead.

Newark, N. J.. April 3.-Charles ].
Sweasy, who played with the famous
Cincinnati Reds" under the man.
agement of Harry Wright, died in the
City hospital at the age of 81 years.
Sweasy also played with the
Olympics, of Washington; the Forest
Citys, of Cleveland; the Boston Red
Stockings and the Cincinnati and
Providence National league teams.
He retired from baseball in the early
eighties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
GOING BACK TO WORK.
Four Hundred Rock Island Men RI
employed at Shawnee.

employed at Shawnee.
Shawnee, Okla. April 3.-Fouy
hundred men who were thrown out
of work when the cut was made and
shops shut down by the Chicago
Rock Island & Quincy at Shawne9
last month. took their old places in
the shops this morning. W. s. Tins
man, general manager of the south
ern division, was in Shawnee yester-
day and said that work of the re-
ballasting of the line between shaw
nee and McAlester would begin soon.
giving employment to several hum
dred men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Southwestern IS, Chilocco 0.

Winfield, Kan, April 3.-The
Southwestern baseball team defeated
the Chilocco Indians here Thursday
afternoon by a score of 10 to 0. The
Southwestern club made thirteen hits
with two errors and Chilocco three
hits and five errors. Batteries-South-
western, Woodell and Wallingford;
Chilocco. MARITIME and PaSchal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Chicago, April ED Smith.
the sporting editor or local news
paper, has been chosen to act as
referee for the Gotsch-Hacken-
schmidt worlds championship wrest-
ling match here tonight. Smiths ap-
pointment was approved by Hacken-
schmidt and by Jack Herman, who
is acting as Gotsch's representative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
lola IMMIGRANTS FOOLED.

UISSHLISl6Qa "
pico and Threaten a Lynching.
lola, Kan, April Sword has
reached lola that the immigrants who
left here for Old Mexico two weeks
ago to settle on land Of a land and
emigration company were dissatisfied
with the conditions and after yainly
attempting to get their money back,
threatened to lynch the land agents.
The Mexican government and national
agents.
The new town, which is Just east of
Tampico. is being patroled by the
troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

ness who saw Carr cross the street
from the Santa Fe depot the morning
that No. lis arrived, and go to the
stairway leading to the Simmons
rooms, where 1t is known he spent the
rest Of the night. This witness says
Carr had a large package under his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
CLIFFORD Durham q Suicide.

Wellington, Kan, April 3.-C1ifford
Durham, aged 20 years, son of S. T.
Durham, a Santa Fee train dispatcher,
committed suicide at his home Thurs
day by shooting himself in the mouth
with a 38-caliber revolver. Despond-
ency due to prolonged ill health is sup
posed to have been the cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Death of Mrs. Julia Gebhard,

Death Of Mrs. Julia Gebhar6lt.
Salina. Kan, April 3.-Mrs. Julia
Gebhardt. 68 years old. is dead at her
home in this city. Mrs. Gebhardt was
one Of the first women in the county,
coming here in the eos when her f1us-
band settled on a farm, which is now
a part of thi scity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
ST. Paul 6. Oklahoma City. 5.

Oklahoma City, Ok, April 3.-Al-
though very cool, and witnessed by
small crowd, st. Paul defeated the
Nets here Thursday afternoon by a
score of to 5. This is the first game
here this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Fruit or Candy. Rengo Co., 1924 Rengo
bldg. Detroit. Mich. The company viii
gladly send you a trial package free by
mail If you will write them direct to De-
troit; no free packages at drug stores. For
sale and recommended in Topeka by q.
w. Stansfield, $50 Kansas ave-. Gatlin
Drug Co.. zoe Kansas ave.; r. A. Snow, 623
Kansas ave.: A. w. Lacey, 81 North
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
New Rural Carriers.

Washington, April 3.-William E
Grove has been appointed regular and
William r. Keith substitute rural car
rier, route No. 8, at Riley, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

EREE TSGf Those wishing to try Or. cald.
NE Ed wells Syrup Pepsin before buy
Ing can have fres sample bottle sent to ther home BY
Addressing the company This offer Is to prove that the
remedy VIII do as we claim, and Is only open to those
VINO hare never taken It. Send for It II you have any
symptoms OF stomach, liver or bowel disease 6cntIest
yet most effective laxative TOT chlldren women and old
folks. A guaranteed, permanent home cure. THE
PUBLIC VERDICT: mo Laxative So Good and Sure
| 90 Or. cALDwELl'S SYRUP PEPSIN." This product
bears purity guarantee No. II. Washington q. c.
PEPSlM SYRUP co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

1t attacks abnormal It's
sue with unerring accu-
racy, and causes a grad
ual, harmless but effective
reduction in weight, and
without leaving wrinkles,
which are nearly always
present after taking drugs
and other dangerous ma
terials commonly called
"anti-fats".
There is nothing "just
as good" as Rengo. For
sale by all druggists at
H.0 per full sized box, or
by mail prepaid. by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
How to Get
Rid of Fat
Remarkable Discovery That Can
Reduce Fat Harmlessly at the
Rate of a Pound a Day.

Send for a Free Trial Box. 1t May
Save Your Life.
quick and harmless reducer Of fat,
called Rengo. has come into popular use
which far eclipses any method of treat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
\ Spur to Regularity

shops at Sedalia will resume ton1or-
row, when nearly 700 employees will
return to work at that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

from october to May. Colds are the most
frequent cause Of Headache. LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE removes the caxao Il
W. Grove on box &c. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Death From "Fatty Heart Comes at
the Most Unexpected Moment.

Rengo is perfectly harmless, pleasant to
take. and 1t is chewed like candy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02
OUR PINEAPPLE TRADE THREATENED.~

Hawaiian pineapple producers and packers would appear to
have the exclusive call the Pacific market which had
generally supposed An article length the Retailers
Journal Pneappes Their Character Production
the following passage:
Hawaii produces fine fruit and much Of it. the pneappes
used the Pacific Coast of this country coming largely and
until recently exclusively, from these islands, but of late
improvements packing and transportation have enabled the
Cuba and Florida growers ship their product successfully
to the Pacific seaboard being but matter of but eight
ten days between Cuba and California points
This looks serious If there any margin of improvement posi-
Bile in the Hawaiian mode of packing which leaves advantage
the packers of Florida and Cuba should be bringing
the Hawaiian mode up the best standard.
stronger campaign of aggression the part Hawaiian
also demanded by the situation This should include the
banana trade besides for the sake of that effort
proverbaly killing birds with That pineapple
growers basng feeling of security which deceptive would
appear have had proof their lack of taking
vantage of splendid opportunity for promotion of their
the mainland market Reference the request by
McCandess carload of pneappes, which he offered without
charge to distribute at the Shnrs Concave St Paul.
elsewhere his with the object creating
product Divided between all the large pineapple planters the quantity
would have been only light eXacon upon any individual plantation
would have been the cheapest advertising
effective willal Vet the offer accepted.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02
OUR BASEBALL SEASON.

The baseball opens today The great American national
game leads all other sports here 1t universal game here
than is anywhere else in America, for play it all the year
round Alike July December youths free play
practice and there months the twelve in which the public parks
do have their rival struggling for victory Except that the
establishment of season time for the final for
supremacy among the players who make the real local de-
of the SPORT there would be need of here
The opens today with players Honolulu than
before In all districts parks have been opened
where leagues enjoy their contests 1t only the most
lar but also the best sport have taken all ALL for all con-
cened In years Honolulu should be able regularly
of the bigger Mainland leagues But short time play
though weakened by the departure of their champion team for
Japan made credabe showing against winning team and
in the meanwhile the absent Honolulu champion its games
against the champions of Japan Honolulu has sent players who have
aures in the big Mainland games From the multiplicity of
local leagues the fact that there is closed here and the gen
ea enthusiasm here for the game would that Honolulu is
likely develop playing standard that will ene her to meet the
big year after We should like with outside
leagues regular affair." and the showing made last year the
California visitors proves that local players not far from being
a worthy class to meet the best
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02

$1,000 ferryboat for teams and a $751;
600 fire tugboat at Seattle. 1t is soon
to award a contract for the building
of a $275,000 ferryboaU for passengers
and an $4,000 modern steamboat to ply
on the Sacramento river and the bay.
More than $1,000 VIII be distributed
in trophies for athletic events during
the two weeks entertainment to, the
fleet in San Francisco There is to be
handsome prize for the winner of the
Army and Navy championship boxing
match. In the wrestling tournament
prize will be given to thew inner OF
each class. Various trophies for win
ming tug-of-war teams, baseball teams
and track events have been arranged
for.
Professor George B. Foster, of the
University of Chicago Divinity School,
in an article on 1.-THE Religious Basis
of Ethics" expresses the opinion that
Christianity is undergoing a crisis
which may destroy it, to make room
for new faith. Professor Foster de-
clares that Christendom is witnessing
the death of the traditional Christian
ity, and that the deepest doubters have
been forced by their cOnsciences to
question Christian ideals. Many think
ers are coming to look upon the orthO-
dox ideals as "grinning and grotesque
ideals" he believes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02

identical is needed in Honolulu There is noticeable
stocks here comparatively speaking which proving
advantage to the town with general business Merchants
finding the story former speculation periods repeated
apprecaby retarded collections People living and fixed
comes are g and scrang dollar they and
people having small holdings of poperty-contutng practically
entire stake they have made for their fames-are trying
money on mortgages all for the purpose of buying sugar stocks
the rising market Had they had the foresight buy period
sagnaon when gtedgd low many of these present
Woudbe investors would have working margin now which
enable them to avoid the standing off of creditors the
of subsistence which, taking this aggregate hurting
the town at time when general prosperity gmay the
business community at large. . -."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02
BUSINESS RECOVERY SLOW.

Financial conditions appear display great
existed before the panic of last Henry
hnancier in his special circular of April 10, says:
The financial situation continues labor under> conflicting
and in than any since the
panic. Within the precincts of the financial district
ever, the tendency continues towards ecupeaon The
favorable feature perhaps, is the increasing money
This tendency always noticeable after a panic when slack
ened trade and lower prices the accumulation
idle funds and being stimulated by the of
from the interior well by the gdty of currency
tenn which does permit of adequate contraction
of extreme stagnaton. Until the crop demands begin we
practically of abnormay easy money; the only
offset being gold exports and the withdrawal of public
from the banks, 1t has been rmored that the Treasury
would shortly make call for about $5ooooooo opera
ton which would have little effect upon this
because the Government already has about $oooooooo de
posted in the banks and the withdrawal would probably
made at points where congestion greatest It likely
therefore, that Treasury operations will much disturb
market
Concluding the circular Mr. Cews gives following advice
Referring the disposition of the big financial interests now that the,
have png back them, market
stocks he says: Whether they will ignore general business
conditions remains to be Upon their side they apow
er factor of easy money and with improvement business
situation they will probably be less The out
come however uncertain that but caution
in stock market operations Purchase should made on eoot
reactions and until the outlook considerably brighter pro
fits should be taken all reasonable advances"
Some caution in the regard although the are moi
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-02
IwAKAN1I &, CO..
SAN FRANCISCO COMPLETES HER
FLEET ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

o OF . q 000 UU1UUU o o
90 o.
Wednesday,
officers Fairmont Hotel illumination of feet band
Thursday al 8 in
m. Paramount
p. band
Union afenoon athletic
Francisco banquet Secretary
Francis, 1880 band
9hOakand childrens
band
OhSpecial
breakfast correspondents, II a.
athletic
ball, Farmont Hotel, p m. concerts.
Tuesday Vallejo
Dreamand Rink, $3.50 concerts excursion
Alto officers
woods officers
Park 20
boxing tournament Dreamland Rink $50 p m,
Thursday
Friday
Golden boxing
Auditorium evening; M L. L. and
NJ. O. IA
16thTrip to Tamapais
athletic
afternoon chldrens stadium
but in the
D of the programme. c
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