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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hartman Makes Traffic Al
lance With X. G. Southern.
VIII Connect Union Pacific ana
Southern Pacific Lines.
A MILLION EACH YEAR
Port Arthur Road Will Profit
Financially Through Deal.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 20.-Negotla-
lions for a traffic agreement between
the Kansas City Southern, the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific rall-
ways were practically completed Tues-
day in New York The closing OF TINS
deal will again make the Kansas CltS
Southern the connecting link between
Kansas CITY and Galveston for the
Hartman roads, as it was few years
ago.
Kansas City Southern common STOCK
rose 11k yesterday and its strength was
attributed directly to the current re-
norris OF the agreement. 1t IS sa1o thal
the ARRANGEMENT between the SoutheIn
and the two most important daFrll III - 4
fines win add a million dollars year ear. 70 70
the gross earnings of the Kansas N4''
Southern. 1rorsas
]. A Edison, president OF the h ~ So
CITY Southern railway, is out OF tn .7
civ and is not expected to return until
II can say nothing about the SUB,
+ect said s. W. Moore, general counsSI
To- the railway, when the dlspatcn
from New York was read TO MIN last
HAD you heard of the negotiations?
he was asked.
IT cannot discuss 1t now ne an
swered. 49,. Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific lines. was
ousfe5 several years ago from the Kan
sas C,ity Southern, after it mad peeh
charged that, as chairman Of the eA-
ec11tiye committee, he had misman-
aged the property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
FOUR AT BIRTH.
Mother Found Living in SquaIor and
Deprived of Her Children.

Chicago, January 20.-Mrs. Charles
Ormsby, mother of the famous quad
ruplets, has been deprived by the
juvenile court of her seven children,
who Will be sent to charitable institu-
tons. The family was found living
in squalor in tumbledown shanty in
Harvey.
From the descriptions given in court
it was apparent that while the Orms-
quite the proper place in which to
bring UP a family. According to one
officer it had all the outward sem
blance of junk heap. Rags, bottles,
old shoes Uttered the floor. and in
corner was very dirty bed in which
the seven Ormsby offsprings slept
The mothers grief at being deprived
of her brood was affecting. The father
is at present living in Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
Pleasant Reading for the FaI

What a simple and inexpensive solving
of the fat Tvoman's problem the AIarmola
Prescription Tablets provide. She takes
one of these harmless, pleasant, little tab
lets after each meal and at bedtime and
loses from II to 16 ounces of fat each day,
and yet suffers no harm, creates no dis
turbances inwardly, and produces no
wrinkles This elegant preparation (made
exactly in accordance with the famous
Marmola Prescription has rendered exer-
cfsing and dieting for the reduction of ex-
cess flesh as superfluous as a fifth wheel.
A further recommendation is that it is the
least expensive fat reducer on the mar
ket a large case Costing only 10 cents
from any druggist or by mail from the
Marrnola Company, Detroit, Mich.,) con-
tanning a. quantity of tablets large enough
to give very decided results in most every
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
Constipation Caused
By Indigestion
Is Cured by Helping the Stomach Do
Its Work as 1t Should.

All forms of constipation. bowel or
intestinal trouble owe most of their
origin TO the improper digestion of
food The bowels measure so feet
The inside walls or surfaces are wound
tightly about with millions of nerves.
These nerves give life and control
millions of little mouths or suckers
which are supposed to take nourish-
ment from the food as it leaves the
stomach aud passes along this 30-foot
human canal.
When indigestion, dyspepsia or
stomach trouble occurs, the food be-
ing undigested, passes over these mill
lions of mouths. it is a fermented de-
cayiEg mass and holds no nourishment
as it should.
The little mouths suck 1t up. i'm
part these impurities to the blood, i'm
pregnate the little nerves with poison
and so the work of constipation and
bowel trouble begins
A natural juice or secretion belongs
normally in the little cells and glands
along the mucous embrane of the
3O-foot canal or bowel. When indiRes-
tion occurs this Juice is lacking and
so the mass of waste matter can not
pass along as it should and is piled
up and caked in the bowel thus bring
ing pain and misery.
After a while the nerves and nerve
centers which give vigor and life to the
bowel become paralyzed, thus forever
prohibiting the bowel from performing
its natural duties.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, when
taken after meals. digests the food
properly even though the stomach is
sick and 1t passes to the bowels nour-
ishment and Juices, which help the in
testines not only to do their work at
once, but builds them up, restores vi
tality to the nerves, brings new secre-
ton to the glands and cells, helms
bowel action and enriches the blood
The stomach is the cause. Common
sense and sc1enct are one on this point.
You see it yourself. One little grain
of Stuart's DYSPEPSIA Tablets will ner-
fectly digest 5000 grains of food. The
assimilation of meal by one of these
tablets is an easy matter and 1t keens
the stomach clean and sweet so that in
a brief time this organ is restored
Every druggist carries them in
stock; price soc. Send US your name
and address and we will send Won a
trial package by mail free. Address
F. A: Stuart Co, $50 Stuart Bldg.
Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
THE FIRST TO DIE.
House RuthIessIy Claims Its
First Victim.
Phillips Bill Referring to High
Schools Falls.
THERELL BE OTHERS
Only a Few of the Hundreds
Ever See Light.
Lower House Clips Letter Off a
Widows Name.

1t Is with profound sorrow that this,
the first death notice of a bill of the
1903 session of the Kansas house, is
written The judiciary committee was
the assassin, committing the deed in a
silent room in the dark watches of
Monday night. Yesterday afternoon the
chairman of that committee. with bra
zen hardfhood, announced the fact of
the tragedy, and with shame be it said
the story of the passing of that in
nocent bill from the field of its active
endeavor fell on cold ears, failing to
excite one sigh of compassion from the
hard hearts of the representatives or
an expression of grief on their stolid
faces. There are men so dead to every
tender thought that the signs of angels
could not move them.
The subject of this sketch, or rather
the victim, was born Jan. IA 1909. in
the city of Topeka, and was the eldest
child Of Phillips Of sumner. After a
quiet life of six short days was snuffed
out just as 1t was about to issue a
batch of school district bonds in the
far off county of Sumner.
If that bill had lived 1t might have
built stately school houses on the prai-
ries of western Kansas and gathered
youths and maids in company at the
fount of wisdom. A Socrates, a DR..
lost to Kansas and the world in the
death of this bill, yet the members of
the house judiciary committee will go
on eating and sleeping and laughing
over the vanities of life like unto the
wicked in the time of Noah
Yes, house bill No. 20 by Phillips Of
Sumner, an act providing for the is
suance of school bonds, has gone with
the chaff instead of into the hopper.
Sumner, thy glory at the will of the
judiciary committee, has failed to ma
teriahze. Yet another two years must
thou mourn But there'll come a time.
some day. In the meantime watch and
listen. The blessed seals that close the
pestilence will soon be broke and other
bills will die. Already two hundred and
fifty have been born in the plague
stricken air of representative hail.
Many will call and few be chosen. They
will pass under the sickle of second
reading like ripe barley and wither in
the field at MONDAY. These tender
bills of hope will fall one by one and
cover the ground.
Bill 90 was the first to go. Come, 1t
was an honest bill, hence this epitaph.
It will not travel alone along the
melancholy sands of oblivion Over
the pigeon hole where Bill 20 lies buried
they will, on March Is erect a tomb
stone which shall bear the inscription:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
NEW ALTON TERMINALS.
Will Be Built in Kansas City at Cost
of Nearly a Million.

The Chicago & Alton Railway COM
pany has appropriated one million dol
lars for the construction of new
freight terminals in Kansas City and
Joliet. III. Three-fourth million dol
lars will be spent in Kansas City This
action insures the execution of a long
contemplated plan for the revision and
extension of the freight terminal facl-
titles of the Alton in Kansas City.
The plan includes the construction
of general freight yards on a forty
acre tract purchased in 1904. The
tract is in the east bottoms and ex-
tends from the junction of the st.
Louis & San Francisco and the Alton
tracks east half mile to the Chicago,
milwaukee, & st. Paul tracks. It In
cludes all the land between the st.
Louis & San Francisco tracks along
the bluffs and the Alton main track.
The Alton now has three yards, in
Guiding the Twelfth street yard, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
WOULD STOP SUNDAY WORK.
Oklahoma Senator Would Eliminate
Labor on That Day.

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. Ex-senator Red
wine of Oklahoma proposes TO intro-
duce a hill in the legislature providing
that railway employees occupying cler-
icaI positions in that state shall not
be required to perform work on sun
day, excepting those who have TO 90
and their baggage, and the actual time
they are so employed is to be consid-
cred and laid for as overtime Those
who are compelled to handle perish
able freight may work, but no labor
in excess of four hours per day is to
be allowed. The bill also provides that
clerks shall have a nine hour working
day, excepting in cases of emergency
when they may work overtime, not
exceeding four hours. Violations OF
the provisions of the law are to be
made punishable by a fine of from
800 to $500. each day being consid-
cred a separate offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
All About the smeads.

The Penwell bill to change the name
of Rachael and Elisha Smead of To-
peka to Mead, occupied the attention
of the house most of yesterday after
noon and before it passed developed a
story as strange as any ever written by
the most sensational author of current
fiction.
Westcott. of Cherokee. started out to
kill the bill for the reason that 1t was
a matter for the district court and
therefore unconstitutional if enacted by
the legislature, but at this point sentl-
ment crept in and pushed aside with
her small but irresistible hands the
strongest barriers. that the cold and le-
gal mind could erect.
Penwell defended his bill by declaring
that Mrs Smead was a. widow, who
with her son, was trying to avoid the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
sHoPMEN REsUME WORK.

Machinists and BoiIermakers on Rio
Grande Reach Agreeemnt.
Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 20.-Machinists
and boilermakers of the local shops OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
have returned to work after being out
on strike ten months. Those who
have remained in and about Pueblo
took their old places, while those who
have gone elsewhere are given fifteen
days in which to return From what
can he gathered on the outside the adj
Justin emit of differences is a compromise.
both sides making concessions. There
are intimations, however. that the
Denver &. Rio Grande is no longer in
nosition to be altogether Independent
on any question. being now practically
a link in the Missouri Pacific chain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

yard at Grand avenue and the big yard
at lydia avenue There are two
freight houses, one in the Twelftn
street yard and another at Grand ave
nue. The three present yards are TO
be remodeled and a new yard for the
handling of passenger equipment is TO
be built.
Among other facilities at the new
ward will be grain elevator. About
ten miles of switch and storage tracks
will he built The contemplated i'm
provements in Kansas City will cost y
million dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
Nze NzEl7NenzdoZ
HzaMe1jzmoMkA7

As well ask Are all doctors quacks Are all Av-
yers shysers7 We all know there ignorant quacls;
does that prevent anyone calling in his good old family
physician in of need and trusting him? There are
shysters but there also honorable lawyers whom we
confidently trust our lives and fortunes.
There fake medicines advertised; but they are not
fakes because they advertised good thing worth
advertising; all want to know about it. The more
bad thing advertised, the for it in the end
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is no fake;
yet is advertised it advertses itself and those who
have used its best advertisers and that free of
Lydia E. PinI<hams Vegetable Compound has
proved its merit by than thirty years general
This simple, oldfashoned remedy made from and
herbs has become the standard medicine for ailments pecu-
liar to women its fame is worldwide.
Read this plain honest statement of what the medicine
did for woman her words if you doubt, write
and ask her.
Chester Ark.-"I o 1 had no patent
medicines and would not advertisements think
from female trobIes for t1vntv ears and s1,sa 81
Life came Grew rvose cot 80 t 49,
nights and could hardly get suffered agOnies
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
a person My
all suffering Lydia Pnham's
COmpOund"-MrsE Ella
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound have thousands of such letters they tell the TRUTH
else they could have been obtained for money
This medicine plausible stranger it has stood the
test of years.
Compound been standard remedy 1JT~S%%NSR
S SSsSs WIZ ~ZH
has thousands of to It's II ~ =
-. If the slightest trouble appears which AsxSS IN
Pinkham at Mass, for her adVice-itis CyHSSaS
free and always helpful. SfSaz S766aSSzS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

Boston, Jan. 20.-Jem Driscoll, the
English champion featherweight, was
given the decision over Grover Hayes
of Philadelphia in the bout of twelve
rounds last night. Hayes showed up
superior in only two rounds, the sec
oIld and fifth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20
NEW CHIEF DISPATCHER.
j. A. Blackburn Succeeds Beeth at
Dodge City

Dodge City, Kan, Jan. 2O.-Train-
master J. d. Coffee of Dodge City an
nounces the following changes in this
division: ]. A. Blackburn. formerly of
Arkansas City, has been made chief
dispatcher, headquarters at Dodge
city, vice Dick Beeth, resigned. J.
Haas has been made roadmaster of
Santa Fe east of Dodge City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

what sort of a memory have you got?"
Rather peculiar. At times 1 remember
the slightest detail. Then, again, all is
blank 81 see. It's sort of a Rookie
feller-R yan-Archbold Hartman Rogers
memory. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

Here Hes Bill 90
and six hundred other
Bills.
They were born of the fervor
of Ambitious Statesmen
and carried with
them
The Hopes and Prayers
of thousands of expectant
Constituents.
Legislatures and Committees
May Pass Away Like a Torrent,
Party Faction Like a Flame,
But the
Fate of these Bills
VIII Be Remembered
By
angry constituents
until their Authors
Have Been Buried, Too,
Beneath the Ballots
of a November yet to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

A bill by Matson of Sedgwick pro-
vides for the protection and safety
of street car employees by requiring the
street car companies to equip their
cars with enclosed vestibules and seats
for the motorman and other appli
ances and conveniences for the train
crews
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

The only contest now being consider
ed by the house committee on elections
is the one of Broiller VS.. Stout from the
stevens Morton district, Broiller being
the only contestant to put up the $500
bond required by the house.
The other two contests in the house
were: Finley VS. Crosby from Cheyenne
and CandilI VS.. Jackson from Comanche
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-20

Matson of Sedgwick, is driving his
San Jose scale appropriation bill down
the legislative course like a barrel roll
ing down hill. After getting a favor
able report on the measure from the
horticultural committee he yesterday
had it referred to the ways and means
committee in order to get the necessary
10. K. on the $4,000 appropriation that
goes with it. Matson introduced three
new bills yesterday.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-11
EDITORIAL POTPOURI.

Another heresy trial imminent for an Episcopal
preacher and if his congregation able to sufficiently
recover from their establishment and surprise long enough
to do little thinking, DIR. Crapsey will soon have excel
lent company 1t is reported that Rev. Dr. Cheeseman,
recently installed pastor of the Episcopal Church at
Mt Carmel ILL.,, has completely annihilated the divine
origin divine inspiration, and infaiby of the bbe lie
quoted saying: Who told you that the bble is OF
anv more authority than what Dickens, Tennyson, or
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-11
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

assmilated the most progressive thought of the day. and,
feeling it to be their duty carry the religious and po
htica truths to their counrymen, they returned Japan
and entered upon of propaganda which very speed
lily attracted the attention of the government. As
prospers through persecution will Freethought triumph
in Japan The public mind is more less affected
by the agitation that opposition naturally Creates and
the other hand the friends of the brought closer
together for mutual support and defense Although
Christian Japan is among the religious nations of EARTH
and every religion, having the power of the secular
at its command has resorted persecution of those who
dare oppose it. The advocates of Freethought
scious of his intellectual strength, alter in the path
of duty though all hells hyenas bark and howl in his
wake.
In this new japanese movement find earnest and
capable advocacy of Freehougt against all forms of
religious superstition The Buddhist superstition well
the Christian, find here a foe that be reckoned
with. This is really the first gun fired i'll a campaign for
intellectual liberty and the of teaching the millions
in Japan, their relations their feow-man, and to
Nature 1t is duty to encourage the movement and
to this end suggest that all Blade readers
who cam write friendly letter Of comadeshp and cheer
to ID. KotOku, 903 Sendagaya, Toxic, Japan.
AS incentive to such proceeding we here publish
the letter written by this sterling japanese patriot and
sent by him, to Friend Johnson. 1t reads:
Toxic, May 25.
Dear Friend and Comrade
How you? How your eyes. Forgive me my
negligence in writing you. Having been moving from
place place owing to barbarou persecution. could not
get time to write YOU
| translated and printed Kropotkins Conquest of
Bread" two month ago, and its sales prohibited
Kropotkins' claw Of Authority also translated and
secretly printed The officials vehementy researching
its translator and printer
| newly started a Freethought paper first number of
which enclose here ask you that if you have time and
if you have time and health you will write article for
my paper
Comrade Sakai and other eight comrades still III
prison. Ny health is recovering by and by In hurry,
Yours fratemay,
d. KOTOKU
9O3 Sendagaya, Toxic
The Blade requested to forward the above letter to
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-11

In the new Freethought paper is column printed in
English which reproduce that readers may and
understand just how this advocacy has been received
by the japanese government At the time it will
suggest the necessity for such assistance able
to give that they may keep up the fight Men confined in
prison. no matter the cannot do muc and friends
outside must be relied upon render all the help they
One thing is sure, they must need money wage such
war; and few dollars will 90 long way in Japan. Should
any friend feel like sending a contribution aid in the
defense of the imprisoned and the propagation of
their work. the Blade will gladly forward the same it
may be sent direct The article which is really initial
editorial, reads follows:
The JNU-Smso.
The "Jiyu-Shso" is issued by japanese Free
thinkers and FreeC Communists.
The word "JiyuShiso" literally "Freehought,"
but intend use this word the title of paper
only for the feethought in religious belief but for
broader Indeed japanese society at present not
deeply poisoned by the evils of Christianity the west
ern nations are. On the other hand, pressingly
urged by daily life to think that it most important
work for propagate the feeought against the false
doctrine in political economical sexual and all other prob
lens So have decided the publication of this journal
organ of our
The japanese Government however, always cndeavors to
suppress any advanced thought and especially the present
Cabinet which is known most reactlonary one is using
its all powers for the prosecutions Every group dis
solved any meeting is not allowed and all revolutionary
publications also are suppressed Thus in Japan there is
no socialist paper existed but IA mild MARKHAM monthly.
Under such circumstances, not know how long
our paper will be allowed exist here At any rate we
will do earnestly duties as long as we can.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-11
9O3 Sendagaya, Toxic.

903 Sendagaya Toxic
The Blade requested to forward the above letter
Mrs Josephine X. Henry but deemed it Of sufficie
interest print and Mrs. Henry will be able to read
in these columns.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-25
his present trouble is the outgrowth
of alleged reckIessness and disregard
for the banking laws of Colorado.
JEFFRIEs TRAINING FOR
FIGHT WITH JOHNSON

New York, Oct. 25.-It has become
evident from his actions since his re-
turn to America, that James ]. Jeff-
ries expects little delay In signing
articles for fight with Jack Johnson.
The big boilermaker is doing road
work regularly every day and goes
through gymnasium stunts upon the
roof of his hotel. 1t is also said he Is
dieting strictly.
Promoter Coffroth arrives to-
day and meeting between
ries today and meeting between
Jeffries, his manager, Sam Berger,
Coffroth, johnson and his manager,
George Little, is scheduled for tomor-
row night. 1t is known that Coffroth
is prepared to offer a fifty thousand
dollar purse, or 70 per cent of the
gate receipts.
Other bids are rapidly looming up.
j. G. Miller of the 101 Ranch at Bliss,
Okla, has offered purse of 100000
Sid Hoster at the Mission Athletic
club of San Frarcisco, has made an
offer of $4,000 and bids from Jack
Gleason and other promoters are ex-
pected
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-25
GOVERNOR CURRY DECLINES TO
DISCUSS DISCUSS RlJN'OOR|EED RRlUJINE'OOR|,ED RESIGNATION

distance telephone
authenticity Of special
Sunday Fe line,
stating the territory within
nothing governor
telephone. have
headlines of then
his that he did not make
patch he heard of It.
Pressed a had read the
Post the said:
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"Then governor?" he asked.
nothing the
statement"
All Absorbing
Post, Currys probable
the all absorbing
to give credence the at the time there
believed might
of
The of its which
ed and prominently displayed under scare" head the first
page, L.
the
health be
resigns Others mentioned
The Post Governor Miguel A. A.
Walter Mexican, Hughes
believed inside
friend having
been appointed the postal department the recommendation
= Mr.. Taft when the president secretary of
preferred
Jackley, Alamogodo
which
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