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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
SPORTING news.
An Outbreak Is Threatened in
Baseball World.
Between Major Organizations
There Are Hard Feelings.
JOHNSON'S HOT LETTER
Writes to Garry Hermann in
the Case of GrifRths.
The Warm RepIyAssails Johnson
Most Severely.

Chicago. April 5.-''War between the
two major leagues may be declared this
weeks. Amicable relations are now prac-
tically suspended, and the outbreak of
hosulities may come any day"
This startling declaration was made
by an authority very high in the base
bah world. His connection with one Of
the major leagues is so important that
there is no question but that he speaks
from personal knowledge. While, under
pledge, his name is not given, what he
says may be taken as absolutely relia-
BILE.
1T is no secret he continued. that
President Ban johnson has for some
time been dissatisfied with the action of
the National moguls in matters where
the two leagues are concerned. Ere
quently there have been bitter clashes
between Johnson and Garry Hermann.
and much personal feeling has cropped
out at times.
This state of affairs has been inten-
sified by the case of Howard Grifiths.
whose explosion from the National
Agreement johnson has asked for. The
excuse for an open declaration OF war
fare will probably be based on a letter
received by President Johnson from
Hermann in the past few days This
letter is now under consideration by the
authorities of the American League. In
this communication Hermann not only
assails Johnson as being insulting and
ignorant, but makes other allegations
which the president of the American
League cannot suffer to pass without
peremptory action.
What course Johnson will pursue
is now under consideration. and it may
be taken for granted that the answer
to Hermann will be strenuous ano
startling.
ut is not going too far to say thai
the two major leagues are now or
the verge of open hostilities, and that
the American officials have about
with the National should be severed
at once"
Howard Grihiths of the Eastern
league some weeks ago made a trip
to the south trying to start a revolt
against the American league because
President Ban Johnson has refused to
concede to his demand for a change
in the draft rule for Glass "A leagues
Grfiths and several of his followers
met in secret against the wishes OF
President Kavanaugh of the Southern
league, who does not approve of the
way Grimths has been acting John
son, fearing Grifiths' campaign might
some day bear fruit appealed to the
National commission for the expulsion
of the Jersey City lawyer. Chairman
Hermann of the commission was not
at all pleased with the tone of John
sons letter and sent a hot reply to
that gentleman. 1t is this letter that
may cause the outbreak between the
two big leagues.
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Certain Relief

The secret lay in a wonderful chemical
found in Germany. When I found this
chemical I knew that could make a
Rheumatic cure that would be practically
certain. But even then, before made an
announcement-befor I was willing to put
my name on i'll made more than ZsU0O
tests! And my failures were but 2 per
cent.
This German chemical is not the only
ingredient I use in DR.. Shops Rheumatic
Cure-but it made the remedy possible
made possible an achievement which, 1
doubt not, could have been made IN no
other way.
This chemical was very. expensive. The
duty too. was high. In all 1t cost me S4S1
per pound. But what is 1870 per pound
for a REAL remedy for the worlds most
painful disease 2-for 9. REAL relief from
the greatest torture human beings know? ?
don't mean that DR.. Shops Rheu-
matte Cure can turn bony joints into flesh
again-that is impossible. But it wiz drive
from the blood the poison that causes
pain and swelling. and then that is the
end of the pain and sWelling-the end OF
the suffering-the end of Rheumatism.
That is why I can afford to make this lib
eral offer-that is why I can AFFORD to
spend the FIRST dollar that Rheumatic
sufferers, the world over, may learn Of
nv remedy
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Crystalized Poison !

Your blood is always full OF poison-the
poison you eat and drink and breathe into
your system. 1T is the purpose Of the
blood to absorb and carry Off this very
blood filters are expected to cleanse the
blood and send it back through the sys-
tenn clean, to gather more poison which,
they in turn, win eliminate.
But sometimes the kidneys fail. And
sometimes from some other cause, the
bleed gets 50 fun of poison that they can
not absorb it all This is the start of
Rheumatism. The poison accumu1ates
and crystalizes. The crystals look like
little grains of sugar or fine white sand.
The blood carries them and they increase
1ntstze- Then, when it can carry them no
longer, it deposits them in a joint-on a
bone-anyWhere
your arm on a rainy day-these are the
outward signs of the unseen crystals. And
the twisted limbs and unspealable an
Butsh OF the sufferer who has allowed his
symptoms to go unheeded and unattend-
60 Tor years-these are the evidences of
what Rheuuatis neglected. can do.
rheumatism includes lumbago. sciaffca
neuralgia gout-for all these are the re-
suits Of rheumatic poison in the blood
Flalnly the first thing to do is to re-
move the poison But this is not enough
1he FQHMAIION of the poison must be
stopped, so that nature may have a
chance to dissolve and eliminate the crvs-
4als which have already formed. Unless
mis- Is done there can be no cure-no per-
manent rehef.
I searched TIE whole earth for a specific
Tor rheumatism something that I or any
physician could feel safe in prescribing
something that we could count on not on
~ occasionally, but ALWAYS For the
Mild cases are sometimes cured by. a sir
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HAs FoUGHT 4se RoUNDs.
Battling Nelson's 6s Fights Include az
Wins and Nine Defeats.

Wins and Nine Defeats.
Battling Nelson has been fighting since
1896 His first Battle was with the Wal
lace Kid. The scrap took place IN q paIn
at Hammond, Ind, on September 3 1890,
and Nelson put him out in less than one
round. During 1893 he met and defeated
Ole Olson in three rounds at his home
town, Hegewich, Ill The following year,
1885, he met and defeated Freddy Green
and Soldier Williams at Sioux Falls: The
former was defeated in seven rounds ana
Williams he knocked out in the third
round During 1880 he fought IA times
ana lost but two battles. one being on a
foul He fought 10 times in 1901 and lost
the decision IN five battles. During 1909
he fought a dozen times and lost but one
decision, and that was to Charley Berry
after eight rounds of hard fighting Last
year was Nelson's busiest season, as he
engaged in 10 battles. losing but one de-
elsion, and that was to Charley Neary, or
Milwaukee, This year Nelson met such
men as Art Stmms. Jack O'Neil, Spider
Welsh, Martin Candle, Eddie Hanlon,
Aurelia Herrera, Young Corbett, and
Jimmy Britt. He defeated all these men
save Britt, whipping Young Corbett twice.
Altogether Nelson has fought GO bat
ties during his career. OF these he won
49, including 16 knockOuts and 26
referees decisions and one foul He has
lost nine fights by decisions one by foul,
and had L drawn battles, besides three
exhibitions Altogether he has fought ass
rounds. Record.
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u the Ennds of q Receiver.

Independence, April So r.
Lyngar has been appointed receiver Of
the Chicago Crude Oil company of
Chanute. one of the Oldest companies
in that field. The company owns %
wells on a $50 acre lease. Most of
them are said to be good. There is a.
mortgage of $4,000 against the prop
erty 1t will probably be three months
before the receiver can ascertain
whether the company will be able to
clear itself of the SIS, 900 indebted
ness, or whether the sheriff's hammer
viii be necessary to satisfy the judg-
ment
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just as Wen.

"I was talking with a merchant in
his store in a southern town when a
colored porter. He was told that Jim
had been sent to a town about five
miles away and would not be home I'M
til after dark.
rs it anything special?" added the
merchant.
Mighty speshual, sab"
@'Cant you tell it to me?"
Yes. sab. I reckon it will be jest de
same. When Jim comes home you tell
him dat you have sot a, spring-gun on
your smoke-house doah, and dat if he
goes foOlin' around dar' tonight, dar'n
be a 'sploshun dat will abolish his dis
arrangements so quick dat his prevari-
cashun won't know what hurt inn"
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A Strange Oil Case.

New on f1elds bring out some
strange cases. A unique action has
been brought in Allen county over a
point raised in regard to Zine drill
ling" a much discussed subject in
most fields. In this instance the kan
sas and Texas Oil company is operat-
ing on land, a portion of which it has
leased from Mr.. Stewart. The greater
part Of the development has been
made upon that part which they own
IN fee simple Mr.. Stewart sets up the
claim that the wells which have been
drilled next to the tract which he owns
are exhausting the oil from it and
therefore he is entitled to a royalty.
He asks the court to make an account
g.-Independence Reporter
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HOW ABOUT PERMIT?
Britt and White Sign, But Club Mo-
Selected.

Selected.
San Francisco, April 5-Jabez
White and James Edward Britt have
been matched to fight April Is. But
there is no decision as to where the
battle will be pulled off.
Cofforth engineered the affair and
expected to have it as an attraction for
his club. which would mean Me-
chanics' Pavilion. But Cofforth is not
in good standing with the powers that
rule prize fight affairs just now, and
prospects point to his being unable to
secure the April permit.
The row created by Battling Nelson
and Britt when the latter discovered
Conorth was trying to give the Cali
fornian the better of the money end of
it aroused much feeling at the city
hall.
Then came open charges by Nelson
and his manager that Britt had asked
Nelson to fake" A lot of people be-
lieve these charges, and this has added
to Coforth's trouble.
If Cofforth is unable to secure the
April permit the White-Britt battle
viii have to be pulled off at Colma, a
small and not easily accessible club.
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Suicide ut wellington

Wellington, Kan, April 5.-The
body Of Glenn Loufbourrow. a. Young
man aged y years. was found in a
slough near here Tuesday afternoon.
He had evidently waded out INTO deem
water and shot himself through the
head. He was cashier of the First
National bank of Mount Sterling. o..
and was here visiting relatives. De
spondency over the recent death of his
mind
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Dr.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy

and driven to the barn. The rest of
the sheep died that night, but the
baptized sheen lived. It was a clue to
the successful treatment afterward
followed in that neigh borhood, never
falling TO effect a cure. Last week one
of Johns cows was so bIOated after
gOrging herself on alfalfa that John
carried water to it and poured it upon
her spine; the COW was shortly cured.
It is an easy remedy-try it.-Logan
Republican
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Parsons sun Does Ifs nntr

The story published in Saturdays
sun regarding the transaction between
Judge Nicely and a negro gambler in
which the gambler paid the police
Judge twenty dollars for protection of
his gambling house was not street
r.lmor or a campaign story. It was
simply the sworn testimony given by
witness under oath in court The
Sun regrets that its duty as a newspa-
per that prints the news compelled it
to publish the item. even though it
reflected upon the official integrity of
its candidate for police judge.-Par-
sons sun
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Chicago, April 5.-Walter Mueller,
a pitcher. has reported to Joe Can
tillon. Mueller's case went to the ma
tional commission. He played at
Sharon. Pa, after jumping Milwaukee.
SeIee tried to get him from there. but
failed. From Sharon Mueller went to
Jersey City and Brooklyn drafted him.
The Commissions decision is expected
to sanction Cantillon's claim to him.
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Atchison Shoot Ends

Atchison, Kan, April 5.-The Atcbi-
son Target tournament ended Tuesday
at Forest park. A strong wind was
blowing across the traps both DAYS,
making the shooting very difficult.
However, in spite of the unfavora HE
conditions the scores made on HON
days were very fair. For the profes-
SIGNALS w. R. Crosby was big gun.
breaking 1853 targets both days. Ed
ward O'Brien led the amateurs.
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Simply Write Me

This offer is open to everyone, every
where, who has not tried my. remedy. But
you must write ME for the free dollar
package order I will send you an order
On your druggist = Mich re Will accept -
gladly as he would accent dollar lie
will hand you from his shelves A stapdoI q
sized package and be- will send the bill 10
ne. There are no ~cndiriO ls-no require
n ents. All that I ask YOU - do IS 10
Write-Write today. 1 viii sen1 you my
hook on rheumatism 5esid9. it is free.
1t viii help you 10 understand your ca se.
Address DR.. Shoop, BOX CTS, Racine, Wis.
lie nacka &c On sale at 40 600 drra. stores
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NAME FOR BALL TEAM.
Here's a Chance to Get a Season
Ticket Free.

To get a suitable name for the Topeka
baseball team the Topeka Baseball asso-
citation has offered a season pass for all
Western association games to be played
in Topeka this summer, to be given to the
person who offers the best selection.
The contest runs until April Is, at which
time a committee viii be selected to can
vass all the names submitted and select
the most suitable one. Everybody is ex-
pected to vote as often as he likes. All
that is necessary for you to do is to clip
the blank form printed herewith and fill
in your suggestion, a reason for it. your
name and address and date. Address,
Baseball Editor, Topeka State Journal
Mail or leave at State Journal office
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Kansas Patents Tssned.

Washington, April 5.-These patents
have been issued:
Kansas-Farmer, Charles c. and J.
]. Stuckey, Leavenworth anDaratne
Tor conveying mall David F. Hutton.
Piper combination column support
and sill fastener; John E. Morgan.
Enporia, dental engine attachment
Jay 3. Tremaine, Iuka, wagon body;
John l. Wall. Newton, railway safety
appliance; John A. Wentz, PaoIa, corn
husking implement
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St. Louis Nationals win.

st. Louis, April although outhit
IL to 9. the st. Louis National league
team won its first game of the Ameri-
can-National local championship
series Tuesday by a score of 10 to 5.
Nichols was effective until the last in-
ming. when the Americans solved his
delivery and passed four runs over the
plate. Errors by the Americans ac-
count for their defeat. Batteries
Americans, Morgan and Sugden; Ma,
tionals, Nichols and Zearfoss. Attend
ance. 6.h00.
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Syracuse. Kas, April 5.-Countv Treas
Hrer GT-ssom IS advertising for sale to
tne highest bidder Saturday. April s. al
nus oftlce mere five sections of school lands
appraised at 81 % per acre They will be
sold IN lots of 50 acres each. and vii
a1Iord excellent proflts to investors
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To Cure sheen Bloat.

John Urshel when a young boy in
Ohio, rode with a farmer who had a.
load Of sheep very sick after having
eaten too much clover; they were fear
fully bloated. In driving through a
creek they had to ford, one sheep fell
into the water: it was saved from
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life. Il believe JefEries is man can
land on says the big fellow, land if
do viii prove to the sporting world that
still have punch. I have been taking
the best Of care of myself and have not
been drinking a drop. I weigh only 269
pounds, and I am taking or one or two
pounds a day. To tell the truth, am
stronger today than when I fought Cor
bett
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lar to a large number of newspapers
and prominent western people asking
them to give their honest opinion of
us as an editor and a man. and it
gives us great pleasure to print the fol-
lowing replies:
Blue Grass Herald:@"Our opinion
of you is that you are an unhung
scOundrel, and you can put this in your
pipe and smoke it.
Lone Jack Recorder.-''Why the
people of Arizona have not risen in
their wrath and hung you to the near
est tree is a mystery to US. We stand
ready to head a lynching party any
day
Pine Hill Tribune.-"You ask for
our opinion of you. Very well. You
the bars years ago, and your Kicker
is the most contemplate sheet ever
published for general reading Ponder
on that for awhile and then come
again
Colonel John Green.-''In reply to
your circular. would say that you are
a liar thief, gambler, robber, perjurer,
arsonist, burglar and murderer and
if I was not a cross-eyed man would
have had a shot at you years ago.
Yes, sir, you are all I name, and what
are you going to do about it?"
Jim O'Brien.-''It is my opinion that
you can't be hung too speedily for the
benefit of the world at large. We
can't understand why people like you
are allowed to live out half their days.
We haven't time to visit the
Gulch and bring away your ears, but
they will be worth S100 each to the
person presenting them"
whitewater News-.'That villain,
thief, scoundrel, liar and Wind-bag,
Jim Hellso. of the Kicker. wants to
know what we think of him. Well,
he's got it
Captain Jim Hennessey.-"O three
separate occasions during the last three
years we have felt it our duty to re-
move from the face of the earth the
scoundrel who runs the Kicker. but it
happened each time that he escaped
US to live on. He has no more right
to exist than the rattlesnake. Avaunt,
foul fiend!'
Deep Valley Citizen.-''The thug who
runs the Arizona Kicker has the i'm
pudence to send US circular asking
US what we think of him. We think he
/ ought to be rolled in the mire for a
month or so, and then burned at the
stake We will pay 800 for his scalp
any time during the next year. Great
Scott, why do the people of Arizona
permit such vultures to live and grow
fat on them!''
Fx-Judge Baker.-"It is our opinion
of you. sir, that the sooner you are
chozed to death with a hangman's rope
the sooner this world will be rid of the
meanest man since the days of Nero
You wanted a candid opinion and we
have given 1t.
Grow Hill News-e'Are there ten men
living in this territory of Arizona-men
who have the slightest care for her
| reputation. and who have eyes to look
along the barrel of a gum If so, let
them gather at this office and accom-
pany US to the gulch to put a Quietus
! on the career of that monstrous villain
who runs the Kicker and abuses every
living thing for a thousand miles
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california $500 via santa Fe.

During March and April tickets win
be sold to Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, and other
points in California and the Northwest.
Through tourist car service at slight
additional cost. Free chair cars all
the way and only three nights out to
the above points
Santa F'e all the way.
Write for literature-free for the
asking. Address T. L. KING. c. P.
& T. A. Topeka
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Clark 10 Captain NIilwauIzee.

Milwaukee. April 5.-Harry Clark
will be captain of the Brewers. Clark
is a hard worker and a player who
knows inside baseball. His one
drawback is that he is quick tempered.
but Cantillon believes that added re-
sponsibility will give him balance.
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A Dollars Worth Free
To Any Rheumatic Sufferer

1 ask no deposit-no reference-no secur-
1ty- There IS nothing to risk-nothing to
pFoIn1se-nothing to pay either now or
4ater- Any Rheumatic sufferer who does
not know my remedy may have a full dol
lars worth free to try
i willingly make this liberal offer be-
cause know that DR. Shops Rheumatic
Remedy may be relied upon ALWAYS to
Drlns the utmost relief that medicine can.
ears before discovered this remedy
studied the nature of rheumatism. For
rheumatism Is really
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around him. It is a solemn duty we owe
to ourselves and to posterity, and it
should not be delayed"
Big Ranch Cowboys Nothing on
this earth would please US so much as
to get a halter around the Villains neck,
but somehow he always manages to es-
cape US. Only a week ago we run him
for six miles and fired so shots at him.
but he got home smiling. If the people
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New York April 5.-John L. Sullivan
writes from Green Bay. Wis, asking why
Jim Jefrries ignores his challenge. Sull1-
van says he firmly believes that he can
whip Jeffries, or at least give him the
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TAYLOR Has Pneumonia.

St. Louis, April 5.-Jack Taylor, the
Cardinals crack Highlander, has
been confined to his home in the Ham
ilton hotel ever since Saturday night.
He was in bed all day Sunday and
Monday, and his wife stated that she
feared her athletic hubby would be
unable to OfHciate again until the
LEAGUE season opens. april Il.
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Colorado 40 Return. s21-6n-

Colorado and return every day to
April 80, 1905, inclusive, with final re-
turn limit June 1. 1905, via Union Pa
cific, $3.50 from Topeka Be sure
your ticket reads over the Union Pa
cidc. Inquire Of J. c. Fulton. Depot
Agent: F. A. Lewis City Agent, 525
would be for an eastern state
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CantiIIon After Holman.

Milwaukee, April manager Can
tillon. of the Milwaukee club, is hope
full of getting Arthur Holman from
Manager Selee of the Chicago Ma
tionals Selee has a big bunch of in
ielders and Cantillon is hopeful of in
dueing him to part with the st.
LOuiSan.
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ravages of Rheumatism are everywhere
and genuine relief is rare.
I spent twenty years in experimenting
before felt satisfied that I had a certain
remedy for this dread disease remedy
which would not only clean out the poison,
but one which would stop its formation.
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The Gulch Era--aJust think of it
The miserable scoundrel who runs the
Kicker, and at whom we have shot up
yards of 200 times, and who ought to
have oraamented a limb years ago, has
the cheek to ask US what we think of
him. We are not a profane man, but
1922 - - I'm
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WESTERN KANSAS Boo11s.
Sugar Beets, Cattle and Wheat Pros
pect Are Bright.

pect Are Bright.
Syracuse, Kan. April 5.-Conditions
for sugar beets and for cattle were
never better at this season of the year
which is a month in advance of the
usual time. A huge sugar factory al
Holly, on the state line. and extensive
irrigation experiments by the govern
ment near Garden City are encourag-
ing to all western Kansas
Heavy rains have been soaking
western counties weekly
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The shortest line from Kansas City
to st. Louis is the Wabash Best
trains day and night. Ask your local
AGENT Tor tieIzets vie the Wabash.