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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Direct Line From Gal
weston to San Francisco.
Will Do Away With DetOur of
Traffic Through Kansas.
COMPETE WITH S. P.
Cut-Of Will Give Santa Fe an
Advantage Of ~ Miles.
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Announcement has been made that
the Atchisen, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road has commenced grading between
San Angelo and Pecos, Texas, which
Will close the gap that will give a direct
Santa Fe line from Galveston to San
Francisco and Southern California, by
way of Roswell. Clovis and Belen, New
Mexico.
1t is now necessary to route all cars
for the gulf through Kansas but with
the completion of this gap, through the
state of Texas. San Bernardino and
other California points, on the Santa
F'e, will be brought many miles nearer
Galveston, over that road.
The 31O-mile cutoff which the Santa
Re is building across western Texas to
give its transcontinental line a low
grade connection with its gulf system
scope of territory. Its completion viii
establish the Santa Fee as a direct COM
petitor Of the Southern Pacific almost
from coast to coast.
The cutoff will give the Santa Fe a
line between Galveston and San Fran
cisco n miles shorter than the South
ern Pacific between those two places.
At Somerville, Texas, about 125 miles
northwest of Galveston. a line of the
Santa F'e branches off and runs to
eastern division of the Santa F'e has
already invaded Louisiana from point
north of Beaumont and is headed in the
direction of New Orleans.
BY filling in this gap new through
transcontinental line between San
Francisco and New Orleans will be es-
tablished. The 310-mile cutoff which
the Santa F'e is now building will con-
meet with the socalled Belen, New Mex
leo, cutoff at Texico and with the gulf
system at Coleman. Texas. Contracts
covering 200 miles of the new line have
already been let and construction work
is in progress at several places along
the route.
No engineering or construction diff
culties stand in the way of a quick
completion of the line. When the Be
len cutoff was finished several months
ago a new link in the transcontinental
line was established over it and via
Amarillo. Texas, and Winfield, Kansas.
All traffic to and from the gulf by way
of the Santa Fe must now be routed
via Winfield, which is nearly 800 miles
longer than the new route which will
be established when the Texico- Cole
man cutoff is finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
BRIDGES FOR DOUBLE TRACK.
santa Fe Preparing for Big Work in
the West.

San Bernardino, Cal, Feb. Isl. F.
Parker. general foreman of the Santa
F'e bridge and building department,
will start a gang of men within the
next ten days on the work of prepar-
ing the bri 1ges and arches between
Barstow and Cottonwood for double
track.
There are a total of sixteen steel
bridges and arches on the stretch OF
twelve miles between Barstow and
Cottonwood and an equal number of
new structures must be built to pro-
vide for the double track. 1t will re-
quire some months to construct the
new bridges and arches to duplicate
those now ii place.
Contractor West, who is doing the
grading for the second track, is max
ing good progress with a large number
of teams and men.
The Santa Fe civil engineers are
working on the problem of double
tracking the main line through John
son canyon. east of Ash Fork. Ex-
tensive surveys have been made north
to avoid the tunnel and plans have also
been considered for blowing up the
tunnel and double tracking the old
grade. Still another scheme is to use
the old tunnel as it stands and run a
single track north a couple of miles,
avoiding the tunnel altogether.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
The Beautiful Hair
of English Women.
(Annie BLY, in N. Y. Graphic.)

(Annie Bly, in N. Y. Graphic)
The long, abundant and glossy tresses
of English women are not due to hair
tonics and heroic shampooing. There Is
a general belief over there that the les=
water put on the hair, the better it is:
they say wetting takes the life out"
and leaves the hair dull brittle and col
orleSs.
English women with hair rich II
color, clean and wholesome-and plenty
of it-have told me they attribute it TO
dry shampooing two or three times a
week. They mix four ounces of therox
with four ounces of orris root and
sprinkle a tablespoonful of this mixture
on the head; then brush the powder
thoroughly through the hair. They thus
also avoid the danger of catching cold
and the discomfort that accompanies
washing, rinsing and drying the hair.
This treatment keeps the hair light,
fluffy and lustrous, and is the only
thing 1 know that will actually produce
the growth of hair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
LOTS OF WORK IN WEST.
California Santa Fe Shops Doing Big
Business.

San Bernardino, Cal. Feb. 15-The
Santa Fe shops are at the present
operating on a more generous basis
than at any time during the past two
years. During the month past full
time was worked the entire month, the
machine shops not once being closed
to reduce the operating expenses. Next
week the employees of the machine
and car departments and the round
house will receive pay checks totallng
$55,00O for their work last month.
1t is thought by mechanical officials
that the pay roll will now be gradual
~ enlarged. In this event, however,
the hours will not be heightened. 1t
has been found that the men, who are
now working nine hours five days a
week and five hours on Saturday, do
not desire longer hours. Additional
men will be added to the force as the
appropriation is increased.
At the present time there is a large
amount of work in the shops. In ad-
dition to the regular repair work. a
number of engines are being altered,
which necessitates vast amount of
additional labor.
Both employees and officials of the
mechanical department are much
pleased with the present conditions
and prospects for the future, as it is
believed that better times are in sight
for the shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
BRAKENIEN PLENTIFUL
Annual Spring Drop in Business on
Roads Has Begun.

There has been slump in business
somewhere said a train man yester-
day. How do 1 know? Why the
boomer brakeman is beginning to ar
rive. He is moving about now look
ing for job. The roads can now take
their pick of the men in the train
service and let out new men who have
not made a good record.
"When business is heavy the rail-
roads have much difficulty in getting
sufficient number of trainmen. Almost
any man who offers himself for work
will get it The boomer brakeman
then is indepedent He will work if
he wants to. Usually he wants to
work part of month to get stake
so he can move on in more comfort.
Now he is beginning to stick to the job
until he must be pried loose when the
time comes for someone to go. The
boomer is known to the man who
hires trainmen and he is pried loose
with the first reductions
Business has held up remarkably
well through the winter and there
will soon be another bulge. Then there
will be a slight drop again and the
normal spring and summer tonnage is
looked for.
lone thing will be lighter says a
freight traffic man. THAT will be the
hog movement. The high prices have
thinned out much of the stock and the
early spring crop won't be as large as
it usually is"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
STILL A NEED FOR COAL CARS.
Traffic Conditions Practically Same as
They We're Two Weeks Ago.

- oAAAS NOHUltiOIS 1fdctICdIly Same as
They Were Two Weeks Ago.
Chicago, Feb. 15.-Traffic conditions
in the United States and Canada, as
indicated by the report of car SURPRISES
and shortages issued today by the
american Railway association, are in
practically thu same state as was evil
denced by the report of two weeks ago.
The greatest shortages in equipment
seem to be felt as a result of recent
lmped1mentS due to weather condi-
tons. There is an insignificant reduc-
tlon In the total SURPRISES reported in
the entire country, and the increase
in shortages amounts to a little less
than 1000 cars of all kinds.
The territory of greatest car short
ages is that comprised by Ohio, Indi-
ana. Michigan and western Pennsyl-
vania, where the total is S,035. Of this
over 1000 are box cars. Traffic Off
GERS of the road attribute this to the
delay in return of cars for distribu-
ton owing to weather conditions, as
the movement of commodities from
this territory was good before the
blockades set in.
In the coal regions there is still re-
ported ned for cars, the great ma
Jority of equipment lacking in the
states of Pennsylvania. West Virginia,
Virginia and other eastern states be-
ing coal, gondola ard hopper cars.
The greatest curpluses are reported in
the grain producing states, especially
in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin Minnesota
and the Dakctas, where the total sur
plus is 1862 cars, most of them being
box
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
START ON THE CENTRAL BRANCH
More Than 600 TracI<men Getting
Ready for Repair Work.

Atchison, Kan, Feb. 15.-More than
500 trackmen have been placed on the
Central Branch and Kansas City
Northwestern divisions of the Missouri
Pacific, and will begin improving the
tracks as soon as the weather will per-
NIT. AS soon as spring comes several
hundred more trackmen will be sent
to these divisions. For the last month
one work train has been unloading
ties and cinders on the Central Branch
and occasionally two work trains were
at work.
A Salina dispatch says that J. E.
Snedeker, superintendent of the CEN
trail division of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, was in Salina last night and
assured the merchants of that city that
the work of improving the roadbed and
buildings would begin Immediately and
would be pushed as rapidly as men
could be employed to do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
NERVOUS WOMEN
WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS WELL
I1NGT0N WOMAN's CURE.
Nervous Collapse, Bordering on Par
alysls, Thoroughly Cured by the
Tonic Treatment


alysIs, Thoroughly Cured by the
Tonic Treatment.
There is absolutely no way of reach
ing the nerves with medicine except
through the blood. The nerves receive
all of their nourishment and support
from the blood which, under healthful
conditions, carries the elements needed
to rebuild wasted nerve tissue.
Let the blood become deranged and
deficient in these elements and the
nerves will be badly nourished and head
aches, neuralgia, sciat1ca, functional
paralysis and host of other nervous
troubles may result Build up the blood
with q tonic that contains the elements
necessary to restore and revitalize the
nerve tissue and the great danger is
removed. With pure blood to build with
nature will effect cure that will be
lasting.
The cure of Mrs. Clara A. Winget, of
No. I'll L. Lincoln avenue, Wellington,
Kans., well illustrates the direct action
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills in nervous
troubles. She says:
"Some years ago was suffering with
nervousness which came on me during
= critical time of my life. had no use
of my right arm and leg. My entire
right side was affected but there was no
pain and not particle of feeling in it.
My head ached a great deal. had but
little appetite and my stomach was dis
ordered. Twas very restless and could not
do my work. I was almost in a state of
nervous collapse. was often forced to
stay in bed for two or three days alta time.
II was then living at Woodward,
Okla, where 1 was treated by different
physicians. They pronouncedmy trouble
nervousness, with a slight stroke of
paralysis. received but little relief from
their treatment and began taking DR..
Williams Pink Pills after had been
sick for about two years I found in
the pills cure for my trouble. had
taken them only a short time when the
numbness left my limbs. 1 am still in
good health and am glad to recommend
DR. Williams Pink Pills"
Every nervous sufferer should have a
copy of our booklet Nervous Disorders,
a Method of Home Treatment"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
Rll druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for So so, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. Y.
They are guaranteed to be free from
Dpiates or any harmful drug and cannot
lnjure the most delicate system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15
Perine & Sons
500 Quincy St.
Get Our Estimates on Fire Escapes,
Anchors, Joist Hangers and Light
Structural Iron Work.

York. After luncheon, we all went up
town, where the Kingston people
pointed out points of interest in con-
nection with the earthquake. At one
place, their uncle was killed, and his
body lay under the debris three days
before it could be recovered. The
passenger who looks like Bryan went
by.
Ever hear of w. J. Bryan?" 1 ask
ed our Kingston friends. But they had
never heard of him, so 1 could not
finish the story.
There is no race problem in ia
maica. The 100000 whites get along
well with the $780, 900 blacks. and it is
wonder that intelligent negroes in
the United States do not emigrate to
jana lea: the blacks seem to get along
so well here. There is plenty of wild
land in the island, which may be had
on favorable terms.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, we depart
ed for Colon. Every steward On the
ship checked up his passengers, and
when all were on board, the ship
steamed away for the south with the
band playing. We found the sea a
little rough, after getting outside, and
a good many did not appear at dinner.
z. w. H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

Rock Island to Make Improvement
From Salina to Herington.

From Salina to Harrington.
Harrington, Feb. 15.-It is given out
as authority that ballast will be used
on the Rock Island roadbed between
Herington and Salina and work will
begin shortly.
According to Mr.. Davy. the ballast
pits west of Solomon will be opened
again in few weeks and this time on
a larger scale than before
1t has been several years since the
old ballast camps or pits We're last
used. The flood of 1903 almost ruined
some time. Then they were resumed
at intervals. but for short time only.
As announced last week. the Rock
Island is going to double track from
Topeka to Harrington. A great amount
of ballast will be necessary in build
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

a fire insurance company which was
interested in the extent of many hun
bred thousand dollars. 1 was asked for
an opinion, and I said: The fire was
a result OF the earthquake of course;
everyone knows that. but we must pay.
The judges will hold against us, al
though we are right. The newspapers
will clamor against US, knowing we are
right. We are being .wronged, but we
can't help it. We are in the situation
of an innocent man who is about to
be executed by an excited mob. We
must pay And we did,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

| ing this track. Until the track work
begins, which will be about April L,
the ballast will be sent to other parts
of the system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

There is a tree here known as the
"red tree" 1t is covered nearly all
the year round with a bright red
flower. For miles today we travelled
through tropical gardens surrounding
houses, and the red tree was very
noticeable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

Mob law IS very common: mucl
more common than any of us realize
If you have not been the victim of mol
lucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

A cactus beige is very common here
and rather attractive. This hedge
used instead of fencing around prob
ably half the houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

When we mad the guests from
Kingston at luncheon today, the Atchi-
son women said: This is the poorest
lunch we have had since Leaving New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Ltd,
Battle Creek. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

We encountered a Yankee notion
store today. Nothing over six pence
sign read. A sixpence is IL cents,
SO this store IS about the same thing
as our ten cent stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

The Misses Eranday say there was
a slight earthquake shock last night,
but we did not notice it. They have
experienced hundreds of slight shocks
in addition to the big earthquakes.
When they feel a shock, they say:
"God protect u.s. and pay no further
attention to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

While at luncheon, 1 learned a good
many interesting things from the
Misses Branday- Mattel and Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

Street car fares here are four cents,
but if the distance is great, two fares
are collected. The motormen and con-
ductors are all negroes. The motor
man sold us tickets, and we put them
in a small iron box he carried: an en-
tirely new idea, SO far as I am con-
cerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

Whites and blacks may intermarry
here, if they wish, though the custom
S not very common. Negroes seem to
De much better off here than with us.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

There is no Jamaican language: the
negroes all talk English, changed so
much in many instances as to be I'M
recognizable by an American. The
negroes have invented many words of
their own, and these have spread to
the whites.
The negroes seem to be exactly like
those we have at home. On the dock
this afternoon a negro man engaged
in war of words with negro woman.
The man claimed the woman had in
suited him. The man said frequently
to the woman: you're a niger;
you're a Niger" Two black police
men. gorgeously uniformed, tried to
stop the row, but couldn't. A good
many of the ship passengers stood
about, and laughed at the wit of the
two parties to the quarrel. The man
had trinkets for sale, but the woman
seemed to be an idler. The man &C
cused the woman of putting in He
also said: ''I'll stand for a joke, but
I'll resent an insult
There are several regiments of ia
maican soldiers, and their uniform is
the most gorgeous I have ever seen.
The officers are Englishmen, and one
regiment has an excellent band of sew
enty men, which gives frequent con-
certs in beautiful garden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
CHIEF SULLIVAN CHARGES
(contInued from page one.)

proper conduct with his adopted
daughter, when the truth and fact
was. and had been brought to the
attention of the said John T. Sullivan
In his official capacity while the said
Glider was a police officer under the
orders and directions of the said John
II. Sullivan. that the said Glider bad
sustained unlawful relations with one
Rose Elliott, an unmarried female.
the adopted daughter of the under
signed, and did aid and abet the said
conspiracy by circulating defamatory
reports about the said undersigned,
charging him with improper relations
with the said female, and the said
John T. Sullivan did further aid and
abet said conspiracy by refusing 20
entertain charges against the said
Glider, and did so proceed tc aid
and conspire with the said Glider
until a criminal operation was per-
formed in the city Of Spokane at
the instance Of said Glider. upon the
said female. rendered necessary by
the Improper relations heretofore
existing between the said Glider and
the said female. after which time the
said Glider was arrested after tam
pering with the witnesses of the
prosecution. who were ready 10 fes-
fify In the said case as to said oper-
alton. That the said conduct OF the
said Glider with the said Elliott girl
Has opep and nstoStous, and yss well
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
BIG FAIR OPENS ONE
week FROM MONDAY

The seventeenth annual Spokane
Interstate fair will open one week
from Monday. The great growth Of
Spokane during the past year will
be fairly reflected in this great ex-
position of an empires resources.
Residents and out of town visitors
to the fair may confidently count on
seeing something out of the ordi-
nary. both in the splendid AIRY Of
exhibits in the live stock, fruit, az
ricultural, educational and fine art
and amusement divisions. In addi-
ton to the great night battle, Chief
Joseph and the Battle of the Clear
water" and the sensational daily
aerOplane flights by ]. G.. Mars of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
HELP WANTED!

y For the benefit of those de-
= string government jobs and
. that Uncle Sam may have a
= larger selection of applicants
. from which to choose, The
= Press will print Uncle Sans
. want ads" on this page. APP
= plicants should at once apply
= to United States civil service
. commission.
. WANTED-Land law clerk,
= experience and knowledge of
. land laws needed; salaries
= range from 5000 to $1400; ex- 4
= aminations held Oct. 1920.
= WANTED-Draftsman, bu-
= reau Of soils, department of 4
= agriculture; salary $1,000; ex-
= animation Oct. 10.
. q . 49, 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24

the Glenn H. Curtiss company, fair
visitors will see exceptionally
well selected program in front OF
the grand stand in connection with
the races in the afternoon and pre-
liminary to the battle in the even
ing.
Heading the program are the
Five Flying Banvards, Americas
most celebrated aerialists. This at
traction, for many years the leading
attraction with Barnum & Bailey's
end Ringing Brothers circuses,
have but recently returned from a
trip around the world. Their APP
pearance at Spokane will be their
second in America for the past four
years