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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
RAILWAY Loss CLAIMS LARGE.
One Road Paid Out Over One Million
Dollars Last Year. 7ris

Washington Feb. 14.-Representa-
tives of the claim departments of some
of the big railways have been before
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. One of them tes-
titled that last year he settled claims
amounting to more than a million dol
lars against his road.
isn't it a fact asked Representa-
tive Townsend (Rep.) of Michigan,
that some roads never pay a claim
until thew have top
Eyes, it is" admitted r. L. Calkins,
claim agent of the New York Central
road. But that sort is getting less all
the time. The railroads are beginning
to realize the sooner a claim is paid,
the better it is for both the road and
the claimant
Mr. CaIki1s said occasionally the
roads were asked to pay damages on
freight never received or improperly
billed or invojced.
ST remember enc claim for 'valua-
BILE oil paintings that had been
shipped over our road as rabbit
SKINS he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

Arthur Johnson of the machine shop is
laying off on account of illness.
Ed Smith of the upholStering depart
ment was laying off yesterday
A E. Roberts, county work secretary on
c. A. workers, spoke to the men in the
T. E. Prout, general secretary of the
man of the convention committee in
convention now in session.
Holton; B. Woodbury., Newton; Ralph
Thuma, Holton; Charles Walker. En-
poria; Gus Rowden, Parsons; NJ. A.
of East st. Louis, have all returned to
their respective homes after spending the
past few days here, attending the con-
Vention and guests of the local associa-
ton.
E L. Sheehan. travelling passenger
agent for the Canadian Pacific Steamship
lines Atlantic service, with headquarters
at Chicago, was a Topeka visitor Satur-
day.
Charles strayer of the car sheds was
laying off Saturday.
Conductor Dehony of Argentine has
been assigned to runs los and los.
Clarence Reser has been regularly as
signed to runs 40.
Fireman Folin of Streeter, Ill, is here
spending several days on business trip
L. H Toben, brakeman from FIT. Wayne
Ind, is here spending several days on q
business trip. e,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
A GOOD THING
When 1t Comes Along Don't Let 1t Get
Away From You.

81 really feel that it is hardy posi-
BILE to say too much in favor of Grape
Nuts as a health food" writes a Chi
cago woman.
For or 10 years I had suffered
from indigestion and chronic constipa
ton, caused ny the continued use of
coffee and rich, heavy, greasy foods.
My ailments made my life so wretched
that 1 was eager to try anything that
held out a promise of help. And that
is how 1 happened to buy a package
of Grape-Nuts food last spring
"That ended my experiments. For
in Grape-Nuts found exactly what
wanted and needed. From the day
began to use t 1 noticed an improve
ment and in a very few weeks 1 found
my health completely restored.
my digestive apparatus now works
perfectly and my chronic constipation
has been entirely relieved have
gained in weight materially, and life
is a very pleasant thing to me SO long
day. 1 have found by experiment that
if I leave it off for a few days my
ehalth suffers.
"a physician in our town has great
success in treating stomach troubles,
and the secret of it is that he puts his
patients on Grape-Nuts food-it al
ways brings back the power of diges-
ton
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Ever read the aboye letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
J interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

tan Endeavor Society of the Christian
church, in the church Wednesday evening.
February It, Miss Ceora Lanham will
give the program
Mr. Oscar Waters is able to be at work
again after being i'll several weeks with
an attack of rheumatism
Mrs. w. B. Wilson of 2O1 Chandler
street has gone to Emporia to spend sew
eral days the guest of her sister, Mrs
J. H Ranscher.
Mr.. Clarence Peacock has returned to
his home in Stafford after spending sew
eral days here attending the Y. NJ. G. A
convention. While in the city he was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hoover of LILA
East Sixth street.
Mrs. VIM. Ravens of 30 North Lake
street entertained several guests at her
home Friday In honor of her guest, Miss
Mrs. H. B. Edwards, who has been quite
ill at her home at 613 Liberty street, Is
much improved
Mr.. Arthur Brentna1 has returned from
McAllister Okla, where he spent the
past two months with his sister, Mrs. j.
Robertson.
Mrs. George Ready of North Topeka is
spending several days here with Mrs. A.
Meakin on Hancock street.
Mrs Harry Stafford of Kansas City is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. Russell Har-
rison on East Sixth avenue
home in New Albany, Ind. after spend
ing several days here with her sister,
Mrs. Wilson. of 2S1 Chandler street.
The Ladies' Aid Society or the CHRIS
tan church will meet Wednesday after
noon at the church.
| of the Seward Avenue M. E. church will
| be held Thursday at the home Of Mrs:
Stout, 1210 Seward avenue, instead OF
Wednesday,, the regular meeting day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
PALATLAL TRAIN IS DESERTED.
Costly Equipment Abandoned After
Meadow Valley Floods.

San Bernardino Cal. Feb. 14.-The
Salt Lake has deserted a palatial train
in Meadow Valley wash, the scene. of
the disastrous washouts of the first OF
the year.
When the great wall of water swept
down the valley it left the eastbound
Los Angeles Limited isolated, with the
roadbed swept away. on each side OF
it. The passengers were taken over
land to the. nearest point to which
service was maintained and then into
Salt Lake City The brakemen were
left to guard the train, but now they
have been. called in.
Guarded only during the leisure
hours of a nearby rancher, who of
fered his services when the company
sought to reduce the expense of main
tanning the -brakemen as watchmen'
the palatial equipment stands on the
track, in the midst of an almost de-
serted country. The sleepers. have
been locked to prevent the entering of
hoboes who might chance to brave the
perils- of the abandoned railroad
A freight train is also stranded in
the valley, but 10 of the cars that
once were included in it, are missing.
1t is said that parts of these cars are
scattered, with their contents, over a
stretch of 90 miles in length, along
the river course.
The train crew of the Los Angeles
Limited went into Salt Lake City and
returned via San Francisco. Brake
man Brown, one of the men who was
on the train, passed through San Ber-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
TRAVELLED ON SANTA FE PASS.
Prominent Women of Colorado Ar
rested for Law Violation.


Las Vegas, n. M, Feb. 14-There
Santa Fe station the other night upon
tire arrival of train No. 9 from the
north when L. E. Cartwright, special
officer for the Santa Fe. arrested and
detained at the station. Mrs. Ledoma
Proxel and daughter. Miss Minnie
who were passengers on the Ell Paso
train for that city. Cartwright, act
ing under instructions from higher Of
hcialS, took the women from the
train charging them with violating the
Interstate commerce law by unlawfully
accepting and using free pass over
the Santa Fe road. Their act. it is
said, is unlawful in that neither Mrs.
Proxel nor her daughter are in the
employ of the Santa Fe company, rel
atives of an employe or dependent on
an employe of the railroad. as set
forth in the complaint.
The person securing passes for Mrs.
Proxel and her daughter was. it is
company at Colorado Springs. He
was taken into custody at that place
this morning. Mrs. Proxe1 and her
daughter pleaded ignorance of any
wrongdoing in accepting and using
the passes, and are very indignant at
being arrested and detained. Mrs.
Proxel says that she will fight the
will bring suit against the officer ar
resting her and the Santa Fe Railroad
company for false imprisonment. She
and her daughter are prominent in
Colorado Springs and are quite
wealthy. They were detained at quar-
tiers at the Castaneda hotel last night
and not taken to jail, it being agreed
the secret service department of the
Santa Fe would watch their rooms
during the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
WILL LET EN- YELL.
Taft WIN Pay No Further Attention
to Knockers.

Washington. Feb. 14.-President
Taft returned to Washington to find
that his speech before the Repubh-
can club of New York at its Lincoln
dinner had kept the national legisla-
tors busy talking the whole day long.
The president had planned the speech
a week or more ago. It was one Of
the longest he ever made and covered
his attitude on practically every issue
that is pending in congress or that
has come up since his administration
began. Mr.. Taft felt that a statement
of his views was wanted. Now that
he has had his say it is declared his
purpose is to get to work on congress
in the interest of the measures he has
recommended; in fact, it is said that
in connection with this speech and
his plans for the Immediate future,
the president quoted saying by Jew
EFT, head master of Ballot at Oxford
when he advised young man:
Don't excuse; don't explain; get
it done, let 'em yell"
So far as he can, the president said
he was going to get it done and in the
meantime would '1et 'em YELL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
FIGHTING TO GET INTO DENVER.
c. & s Sighted in a Conference and
They Prepare to Build New Line.

Denver, Colo. Feb. IA hurried
exodus for the east has revealed plans
which may precipitate at any moment
one of the fiercest construction con-
tests ever witnessed in the history of
Colorado. Horace w. Clarke. vice
president and general manager of the
Dencer & Rio Grande, was called to
Chicago to attend a conference of
Santa Fe. Rock Island and Denver &
Rio Grande officials regarding the
operation of all tracks between Den
yer and Pueblo under joint agree
ments. The Colorado & Southern and
Burlington were not invited to partici-
pate in the negotiations.
The Colorado & Southern. in antici-
patton of any sudden severance of the
existing joint track agreements be-
tween that road and the Santa F'e. has
surveyed, located and secured final es-
Inmates on a new line between Denver
and Pueblo and is prepared to throw
1000 workmen into the field on f1f-
teen days notice, to build a road of it's
own, should necessity arise.
The situation is peculiar one and
may result in the Santa Fe. the Rock
Island and the Denver & Rio Grande
making a deal to use joint terminals
in Denver and to operate the southern
lines under a joint agreement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
Over-Eating Worse
Than Starvation
Seven Deaths Arise From This Cause
To One of Lack of Food.
A Trial Package of Stewards Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.


An English medical observer claims
that for one death to starvation there
are seven from over-eating.
His investigation is appalling and
leads one to believe that among the
Anglo Saxon race over-eating is a ma
tional crime.
This investigation proves over-eating
to be the cause in ten cases out of
twelve of dyspepsia, Indigestion and
stomach trouble.
These diseases bring on decay and
decline Of the other organs and death
ensues because of an inability of the
system to furnish proper nourishment
to the dying and afflicted parts
When one Over-eats. one exhausts
the gastric fluids, throws undigested
food into the intestines where it Gre
ates poison and germ life and Is finally
absorbed in a rutrid state or thrown
from the system in decaying form.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will over
come the i'll effects of gluttony and ir-
regular eating. They will digest an
abnormal amount of food and will not
leave the stomach until everything has
been digested.
A single one-grain ingredient of
these tablets will digest 5000 grains Of
food and in this proportion is seen how
even gluttony can be overcome or at
least it's most harmful effects removed.
Make up your mind to try Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets for one week. Take
q tablet after each meal and upon re-
firing at night. Every druggist carries
them in stock; price SOC. If you have a
druggiTt friend ask his opinion. Send
us YOU. name and address nd we will
send yeu trial package free by mail
Address F. A. Stuart Co., 80 Stuart
Bldg. Marshall Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
ERIE MAKES FRIENDS.
Trains Arrive on Time and Employees
Are Courteous to Passengers.

The manager of theatrical COM
pany, who routed his stars over the
Erie at time when other lines were
reporting late trains by reason OF
snow and cold weather, has written
the following letter in appreciation of
the service:
Il feel eager to say a few words of
praise in relation to the railroad
movement and journey of my theatre
cal company on Sunday from Cincin-
natl to New York. One of the most
the journey was the agreeable sur
prise on the part of most of the
members of the company of the arri-
val of the train at Jersey City on
time. When the notice of departure
was placed on the call that the move
ment to New York would be made via
the Erie railroad, a dark cloud SEEM
ed to lower on the little stage world
of the unpleasant anticipation of a
long and tedious journey and hours
late on arrival at destination. All this
has been disilIusionized and it is safe
to say that all who were at first dis
inclined to travel by the Erie railroad
are now the Erie's most loyal sup
porters.
Il would like to add a word of
praise for everyone connected with
the Erie railroad for their exceeding
kindness and courtesy in their en-
deavors to make the journey pleasant
and comforta ble-conductors, porters
than eager to anticipate the wish of
everyone in the party.
II shall always look back to this
railroad journey with the most de-
lightful membranes, and wish to
renew my thanks to ALL"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
CARS FOR AUTO TRAFFIC.
Union and Southern Pacific to Have
Double DecIxers for Shipments.

The Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific are having constructed $50 cars
for use in automobile traffic.
The Union Pacific has placed or
ders for $50 box cars. now being built
at Hammond, Ind. These care will be
40 feet long. 9 feet wide and 10 feet
high, with S-foot diagonal doors. 1t
is expected that these cars will be
ready to be placed in service this
month.
The Southern Pacific is building 500
standard box cars for the same traf-
fic. They will be 40 feet long, 8 feet
2 inches high and feet inches
wide. They will have staggered"
side doors and one end door. The ar
rangement of these doors makes load
ing and unloading of automobiles cas-
lily accomplished.
A new feature of the cars. both of
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific, is to be the provisions made
for double-decking. With the two
decks the cars will be able to hold
eight small automobiles each. thus
permitting the loading of cars of mini
mum weight of 10000 pounds, now
provided for on automobiles.
1t is not as yet definitely known
when the cars of the Southern Pacific
make will be ready for service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
Railways Are Anxious to Settle
Wage Dispute.
There Is No Disposition to Re-
sort to Methods of Force.
WANT LOYAL SERVICE
Some Companies Have Increased
Wages OF Men Voluntarily.
other Items Of General Interest
i'm Railroad Circles.
WANT LOYAL SERVICE

1t is an interesting and signihcant
fact that while the relations of the
railways of the country with their en-
ployes. with respect to the conditions OF
EMPLOYMENT, are in an unsettled state,
and there are still pending differences
as to wages, the disposition on both
sides at the present monument is to seek
an adjustment by amicable negotiation
rather than by methods of force, says
the Philadelphia Ledger.
The very exceptions to this condition,
which could be pointed out, only en-
phasize the temperate spirit in Whlcn
the matter is being discussed almost
everywhere and increase the hope that
the settlement which shall be reached
will be upon basis rnutuany, recoS-
nized to be creditable.
The unions of the railway men nave
thus far shown no desire to press their
contentious without giving due weight TO
the actual traffic and commercial con-
ditions which are the governing FACTORS
i'm the case and on the other hand.
there has been a marked absence OF
that arbitrary spirit on the part of ra1t-
way officials which so often increases
the difficulty of arriving at amlcaple
adjustments
Another evidence of an improved
spirit which will be welcomed by every
one who still retains faith IN the ulL-
mate attainment of industrial peace Is
furnished by the recent instance or the
voluntary action of railway companies
in increasing the pay of employees ana
in adopting welfare measures tend
ing to make more permanent the tenure
of employment and more secure the de-
clining years of faithful employees. The
action of the Interborough RAPID
Transit company of New York, in vol
UNFAIRLY increasing the compensation OF
its trainmen and in following the wise
example of corporations like the Penn
sylvania Railroad company in the d.
rection of pensions for old employees,
will go a long way towards the attain
ment of that faithful service which
makes for efficiency.
These corporations make no pretenSe
of altruism, but they have learned that
whatever contributes to contented ana
loyal service on the part of employees,
or eliminates a feeling of distrust ami
discomfort in the ranks, directly bene-
fits the shareholders. Such measures
are in the nature of an insurance
against industrial unrest, and If admin
istered in the right spirit will go far to-
wards checking the rising tide of social
istic unsettlement> ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
BORN ON a PULLMAN CAR.
An Illinois Heir Sees Light on U. p.
Train just Out of Topeka.

Kansas City, Feb. 14-While a Union
Pacific passenger train bound from
Denver to st. Louis was speeding
through Kansas today a shrill little
wall from the drawing room of the
Pullman car "Limon'' heralded the
presence of a passenger who was not
in the counters count. A moment later
the whistle of the engine welcomed into
the world the new born heir of D. II.
Stiles and Mrs. Stiles of Sandwich, Ill.
1t is a boy
Mr. and Mrs. Stiles boarded the train
at Denver. When Topeka. Kan, was
reached Conductor Harry Nelson left
the train a moment and returned with
the company's physician. Half an
hour before the train reached Kansas
City Mr.. Stiles, jr., was born. Conduc-
tor Nelson collected five dollars from
the passengers and this was presented
to Mr.. Stiles to start q bank account
for the boy.
Mrs. Stiles and her baby were taken
to hospital here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
HOUSEHOLD CARES
Tax the Women of Topeka the
Same as Elsewhere.
Hard to attend to household duties
With constantly aching back.

hdTQ 10 dllcilQ TO nOuSSuOlO UulloS
With a constantly aching back.
A woman should not have a bad
back.
And she wouldn't if the kidneys
were well.
Doan's Kidney Pills make well kid
neys.
Here is a Topeka woman who en-
dorses this claim:
Mrs. G. B. Mannis, a17 Jefferson
street, Topeka. Kan. says: Il first
used Doan's Kidney Pills about ten
years ago. At that time I was suffer-
ing from a weak and aching back and
pains across my kidneys. I also had
headaches and dizzy spells and was
caused much distress by painful and
scanty passages of the kidney secre-
lions. had often heard of Doan's
Kidney Pills and procuring box at
Rowley's drug store, I began their
use. They cured me and 1 had no re-
turn of the trouble until recently 1
then took a few doses of Doan's Kidney
Pills and was soon rid of the attack. :"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents 81 the United
States.
Remember the name - Doan's = and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1To1.1
w. S. Hunter, phys. and surg, Office
ard res. 1909 E. 9Th Ind 1868. Bell 2795.
Mr.. w. A Lewis of 40s Leland street
has received word of the death of his
brother Mr.. Alfred Lewis of Los Angeles,
Gala. Mr.. Lewis and family went to
California about five weeks ago for the
benefit of his health. The funeral will be
held in Los Angeles and interment in the
Los Angeles cemetery, on account of Ill
ness in the family e-s
Miss Marie Conklin left yesterday for
a few weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Oklahoma.
Miss Ruth Patterson is improving after
several days illness with an attack of the
grip.
will be given by the members Of the Chris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

Olcott ant lula as originally planned
This was ceciIed at a meeting of the
directors OF the company. held at
Kinsley.
The original plan was to build from
Kinsley % Tuka. then leasing or buy
:cg the stretch of track from 1uka
to Olcott. build on again from tlcott
due east through Pretty Prairi.. to
Andale, connecting there again with
the Missouri Pacific and on INTO Wich-
tia over that company's track.
The nev route will follow the old
survey through Reno county. but in
stead of running to Andale will miss
that town and run to the town of St.
Mark, in Sedgwick county, and then
into Wichita. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
EDWIN S. JEwETr IS DEAD.
General Passenger Agent of Missouri
Pacific Passes Away.

Kansas City. Feb. 14.-Co1 Edwin
S. Jewett, general passenger agent for
the Missouri Pacific Railway company.
died at his home here. aged II years.
Heart disease was the cause.
Colonel Jewett was active until the
end. He attended church Sunday
morning. Two sons Charles c. Jewett
of Los Angeles and Thomas G. Jewett,
paymaster in the Brooklyn navy yard,
and a daughter, Mrs. Albert E. Holmes
of this city survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
CHANGE ROUTE NEW RAILROAD
Kansas Southwestern Has Dropped
Missouri Pacific Negotiations.

Hutchinson. Kan. Feb. 14.-The
new railroad through the southern tier
of TOW nS!Irs in Reno county will be
h,,iit through Turon. instead OF us
ing the Missouri Pacific track between
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

once. r. H. Rhoades came to take
the agents place. Mr.. Fairhuart has
been with the road for many years.
Mr.. Miller has accepted a position with
the Central Kansas Milling company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

nardino a few days ago for Las Vegas.
where he made his headquarters be-
fore the flood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
RESIGN THEIR POSITIONS.

f. j. Fairhuart and Roy Miller Quit
Rallroading.
Lyons, Feb 14-E. ]. Fairhuart,
agent at the Santa Fe. and Roy Miller.
freight agent for the same road. re-