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The amuuut oi transformation that people acquire Is truly marvellous, how ever ii we take into account the utter lack oi accuracy on the part oi the writers who iu the newspapers oi the country which are the main source ot information ior most people, u Is not Co lc wondered at.
 ln this paIcr there appeared las, week au editorial reprinted from the l"s Angeles Saturday Post iu which the Editor ot that paper either seeks to mis- inform lcoplr ur Is himself tea ignorant c. inform others correctly.
 ln t.r article referred to headed Yuma Project" appeared the following sentence; "Our people through the possession oi the maximum of personal liberty aud its consequent high indi' vidual initiation l-n>svs u far greater productive power than any ot the ol, S,,cialisms aud patvrualisms ut tn, EuphtatrS. and the Nile" Any of th, old Socialism of the Nile and the Flu phratc~c anyone not knowing before hand Wuuld Is. lci io believe tha; Social ism-tlip ali absorbing political topic o tuday--had b,-vu repeatedly tried 1T ancient times and as often passed away when the truth about the matter Is tha Socialism never has been established n any former time iu human history Tue writer has often heard the remarI Jesus was Socialist" Which l. amusing im the light of what makes socialism possible and necessary amc what Socialism really k.
 What. theu. k Socialism? Brietl' stated We will put 1t this way. It i the collective ownvrship,i ali the mean, oi production and distribution manage, by the workers by majority rule. Equa opportunity auJ constant employmvn guaramtee,I fo all and the worker shal receive his full product. What ther has made this necessary at the prrseu tme-Aud why was U impossible he iore2 The one great oyersiladuwiui cause the single great factor making i not only possible but necessary t' establish Socialism at the present tim, is the devel pmemt oi labor saving ma chiuery which ha- displaced indiyidua production and established social pro ductiom instead Machinery SO stupeu diOus that instead oi one man operatln, il, there are often =evera! hundred au, sometimes thousands employed to oper ate a single plant which covers acres Q ground and towers high in the air, II, single part or parole of which can b, separated from the rest. IL require, the whole to make the machine com plete.
 Socialism could never have becr established so long as the labor of pro duclion wa- performed by indiyidual with simple hand tools. Socialism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-23
CAMPAIGN OPENS.
British Premier's First Speech Causes
a Fail in Kaffirs.

London, December 23.-The announce
ment of Premier CampbeIl-Banner-
man in speech in Albert hall Thursday
night at the opening of the electoral
campaign, that the government has
given instructions for the stoppage of
importations of Chinese coolies to
South Africa, caused the Kaffir mar
ket to open weak today. Leading
shares fell 3-16 and q. The Con-
sentative papers refer to the step as
being the most serious taken by a
responsible government since the at
tempt to impose the stamp duty on
the American colonies"
The possibility of Lord Selborne,
the high commissioner in South
Africa, resigning is discussed.
The premier's reference to Indian
affairs in which he said 1--WE shall
make ourselves a party to no step in
volving an invasion of the sacred
principle of subOrdination of the mill
tary to civil authority" is taken by
many military men to imply either
the recall or the resignation of Gen
eral Lord Kitchener, the commander
in-chief in India, who successfully ap-
pealed to the late government in his
disputes with the late viceroy, Lord
Curzon of Kedleston.
While the premier had little to say
on the Irish question, the Conserva-
tives will take his announcement
that those domestic affairs which
concern the Irish people alone and
not US should be in their hands," as a
reiteration of the policy of home rule.
and this will be the battlecry of the
Unionists in the impending cam
paign.
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TITUS IS AN AUTO EXPERT.
Former Cycling Champion Aspires TO
BE Hill Climber.

New York. Dec. 23.&Fred Titus,
the old-time cycle champion. has as
pirations and is DESTROYS or becoming
famous as a hill climber With this
idea in mind Titus made a trip to
Wilkesbarre for Harry Houpt this
week, and While there gave the
Wilkesbarre mountain road a trial.
This road winds up the mountain side
for a stretch of nearly a mile and at
times is nearly "a per cent. averag-
ing about 90 The road surface is so
good that it has been proposed to
hold national hill climbing contest
there in the spring.
Up this steep grade Titus drove the
huge fifty horsepower Thomas auto
car and upon his return he insisted
that were a hill CLIMB promoted he
would take a chance for considera bic
money that the Thomas would win.
There are a number of others who
have tested this hill and a good entry
list is expected in the spring, pro-
viding the contest is arranged.
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English championship. He had won
eighteen straight contests over there. He
vert back to England and met three Of
their best heavy weights and defeated
them in easy fashion. Most of his bat
ties were fought in Philadelphia, MS own
town, where no decisions are given, the
public depending on. the opinions of the
newspaper men as to the verdict.
In the first part of January a dispute
came up on who was the middle weight
champion, he or Tommy Ryan. After
considerable wrangling the pair were
induced to come together in a six-round
contest at the Quaker city. But before
this battle was over it was said to have
been a mere boxing exhibition instead OF
a real battle.
his attentions to securing a combat with
Fitzsimmons, which was fought July %
1904. In this battle OBrien proved the
faster and more clever boxer, but It
seemed as if he lacked the power to DO
anv. effective work In this go both did
the best they were capable of, and it
was even I'D to the final round when the
old man worked his shift on the phil
-adelphian, which put him down for the
count It was claimed by F1tzslmmons
that in this go when Q, Brlen. was put
down there was still thirty-hve seconds
in which to fight, but instead OF that the
time keeper rang the bell When Fllz
was about to put On the finishing
touches.
When he had fought this battle he
kept on meeting all the men he could
be matched with in six-round battles at
Philadelphia, but later all the good men
faded away and he took a trip to the
KIondfke and California. Here he fought
Twin Sullivan a draw and. deteated
ANY Rates After these trays he went
to California and met and defeated Al
Kaufman in seventeen rounds in ms
last bout until he met and defeated
7, ot.evt TTit1siv71474OTE
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the high 3O-frame. Several match
games will be played during the holi-
Sporting Notes.

Terry Martin and Arthur Cote have
been matched to box in Portland, Me- on
Christmas day as5
Seeker football has gained one adher-
ent from the Brooklyn schools, and that
is Adelpfi Academy.
It has been stated that, according to
the will of the late Captain ). s. Brown,
the Kentucky association course viii be
operated by his estate for ten years.
The Latonia Jockey club has closed a
deal for a race track site at ROSedale, two
miles from LatOnia to keep the Western
Jockey club from building a track near
Cincinnati.
Paddy Nee.the Pittsburg featherweight
broke his wrist during his nght with
Young O'Leary at Kalamazoo, Mich, last
week and will not be able to box for sew
eral weeks
match will be played at Annapolis on
May 26 This is a week later than usual
on account of the later commencement at
the Naval academy
Jimmy and George Gardner, the Lowell
boxers, are in Boston this week. George
has nothing in view and Jimmy believes
he will be Battling Nelson's next oppo-
nent.
Jack Hanlon, who trained and develop
ed Harry Lewis, has taken under his
management Norris Siegel, a very prom
Using lightweight. Hanlon thinks his new
fighter will make champion.
Governor Higgins of New York it is re-
ported will appoint the state racing com
mission about the f1rst OF the year, and 1t
is probable that Messrs. Belmont, Wads-
worth and Morgan will be named.
A. R. Calhoun has purchased a prom
ising trOtter in May, black mare, by
Rocky P, 2:101k. son of Clay Abdallah, jr.,
Il grandson of Cassius NJ Clay. His dam
was Dot, by AImore, son of Almont 80.
The dam of May was by Voucher, second
dam by Red Wilkes. May has shown ex-
IRENE speed and bids fair to be 2:15 per-
former.
The offer made by Al HEREFORD of a SO 500
purse for a 15-round bout between Terry
NcGovern and Kid Sullivan before the
Eureka A, G. of Baltimore, has been turn
ed down fiat by Joe Humphreys. mana
ger of McGovern. There is not a chance
of McGovern ever fighting Sullivan, no
matter if Herford offered a $40 900 purse, -
says Humphreys.
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CHAMPIONSHIP
O'Brien and Hart Seeking the
Heavyweight Title.
PhiIadelphian's Victory Over
Fitz Gives Him Honor.
is A MIDDLEWEIGHT.
Jack Can Tip the Scales at I72
Pounds at Best.
Hart Finds No Trouble in Max
ing 800 at Ringside.
rs A MIDDLEWEIGHT

Chicago, Dec. 23.-The News says:
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien by beat
ing Bob Fitzsimmons stands very close
to the heavyweight title. Between him
and absolute possession of the title. is
Marvin Hart. Marvin Hart while
generally credited with winning the
championship by beating Jack Root
under the eye of Jim Jeffries. really
Won recognition when he beat the
negro, Jack Johnson. by a decision
.. Brien in his fight weighed 172
pounds he claimed. Hart is much the
heavier and Will fight probably at $50
pounds He has the youth and Tom
my Ryan should give him much of the
championship tactics which he himself
IS about to lay down as he retires. On
form then Hart looks the real cham
plon now that Jeffrfes still remains
out of the ring.
claim to the discarded title is far
clearer than Harris. O'Brien beat the
man who once held the heavyweight
title and who with Jeffries out of the
way looked the best despite his age.
JeHrieS was the only man to beat
F1tzslmmons previous to the last
Hght 1t was a plain case of weight
empowering science and hitting pow
Getting back to form again. it looks
mean the downfall of O'Brien unless
he was feet of foot enough to keep
away from the slower Hart.
another angle turns up in the fact
that Q Brien wants the middleweight
title. To get it he would have to beat
Tommy Ryan, who has practically re-
tired Should he get on a match and
by any chance beat Ryan as he beat
Fitzsimmons he would have the title
without a protest, though it came
clearly by beating two men grown old
in the ring service.
Altogether O'Briens future is not
as rosy as some fans might figure un-
less diplomacy keeps him in his pres
ent position, a position which entities
him to a world of respect in ring cir
cles. He is in much the same position
that Jim Corbett was when he beat
Sullivan, though Corbett won a heavy
weight title. while O'Brien gets only
the dregs in the championship glass
It is the mockery Of pugilistic success
in some ways.
Until Hart and O'Brien meet the
question of he weight title must re-
main open, it is thought. with both
men in fair position to claim it, Hart
having the shade with the sporting
writers because HJeffries gave him the
title
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WHO WILL WEAR THE CROWN
Fight Fans Discuss Chances of O'Brien
and Hart Meeting.


Who is entitled to the heavyweight
championship, Marvin Hart or Phila-
delphia Jack O'Brien? Hart is prac-
tically the recognized heavyweight
champion, as in his last bout with
Jack Root, in which Jeffries officiated,
the heavyweight champion said that
the winner of the go would be given
the title. Hart won. So that puts
him at the head of the list of the
heavy class O'Brien, after his re-
markable showing with Fitzsimmons,
is undoubtedly entitled to the first
chance<at Hart, and now the heavy
weight championship apparently is be-
tween these two men.
Who thought that O'Brien would
beat the Cornishman? Not many. A
majority of the fight critics believed
the old man still capable of putting up
one of his old time ring battles but his
fighting days are over and the younger
generation can now take first place in
the limelight although Fits name
viii be long remembered by the fans
as one of the greatest fighters that
ever stepped into a ring.
In winning from FitzsimmOns O. Brien
is nearer to the heavy weight champion
ship than he ever was, and if he is sue
cessful in clinching match with Mar
win Hart, there is a great possibility Of
his wearing the crown before long. Hart
is now under the tuition of Tommy
Ryan, and certainly will improve his
DOxlnS kuOW1GuSe OF Iu6 game, ana the
shffty Quaker city lad will undoubtedly
have one of the toughest propositions on
his hand that he ever had. Hart and
Ryan are now touring the country, but
if match with the Philadelphia can
be secured they will give up their work.
O'Brien began his fighting career by
DOMINIC the mitts in the welter weight
division in 1886. He was not a strong,
rugged fellow when he began, and those
who watched him perform in his first
but never thought he would some day
be an aspirant for championship honors.
He lacked the hitting power, but was
as spry and active as a cat. He did not
prove a very tough proposition on the
zle in the hit-and-get-away game He
was young and always eager to learn,
and before many moons had passed his
improvement was observed.
Won Twenty-Five Straight Bouts.
When O'Brien started fighting he did
not lose a battle for four years, winning
twenty mine straight battles. Only one
of these was a. Knockout He also fought
ten draws. Young Peter Jackson was
the first man to defeat him, in thirteen
rounds, at San Francisco. That was
the last contest he lost until he met
Hugo Kelly in Indianapolis last spring
and the local middle weight. secured the
decision over him. These were the only
two defeats he has against him.
In 1901 he made tour of England.
meeting all corners, and came back to
the United States crowned with the
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GUTHRIE OBJECTS.
Will Fight Transfer of Ball Team to
st. Joseph.

Will Fight Transfer of Ball Team to
st. Joseph.
Guthrie, O. T. Dee. 28.-The owners
of the Guthrie franchise in the Western
association announce that they will con-
tinue to fight the transfer of the Guthrie
team to st. Joseph, and will take the
matter into the courts to require the
payment of the stipulated purchase
price and a vote of the directors of the
association authorizing the transfer.
If the transfer is effected in that way,
Guthrie would probably decide to go
into the new Twin Territories League,
which is now being organized. PROPOSE
tons have been received from both the
Missouri Valley League and the new or
ganization, but the latter is more favor
ably regarded as its circuit would be
more compact. If Guthrie should take
Webb City's place in the MISSOURI Val
ley League, it would have practically as
big jumps to make as in the Western
association.
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SLOAN LODGE REUNION.
Officers Elected and Installed With
Great POmp.

Sloan Lodge, No. 225, Masons, held,
Its annual reunion and election and in
stailation of officers at the Masonic
temple on Thursday night
Past Grand Master Bestor G. Brown
and Past Grand Master c. J. Webb
conducted the installation. Brown
acted as grand master and Webb as
grand marshal.
The following officers were elected
Dr. John d. Freeman, worshtpful
master; Louis B. Strickrot, senior
warden; Geo. J. McPhillamy, junior
warden; August o. Wellman, treasur-
er; w. c. F. Reichenbach. master of
property; Frank L. Sturgis, senior
deacon; Harry S. Hammock, Junior
deacon; George w Hart senior stew
ard; Everett B. Akers, junior steward
SiRas F. Wright, tyler. The installa-
ton followed the election of the Of
GERS.
The retiring master, Silas +. Wright.
was presented with a handsome past
masters Jewel.
Bestor G. Brown acted as POSTMASTER.
Numerous responses were made to
toasts. CongFatulatory letters and
kilograms were read from persons
who could not attend.
This lodge has members in many
parts of the United States. and quite
number intended to be present.
After the banquet a table lodge was
nelQ- ms Is a very anclenE ceremony,
and it is the first time shat it has been
held in this part of the country.
ears ago Masonry recognized this as
a. regular custom. W. G F. Reichen-
bach investigated old records concern
ing it and succeeded in getting the
local lodge to adopt 1t. Last night was
the first time that the table lodge- was
held.
Among members present from out
of town were: H. A. Hubc-. Chicago.
superintendent refrigerator line Rock
Island system; Chas. J. Webb. Chi
cago. Railway supply company: Ed
ward AIischatt, Chicago, roadmaster
Rock Island railway with heaGquar-
Kansas City. Kan; H. F. Morris Chi
cago, paymaster Rock Island system.
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10 BOWL FOR $1,000 A SIDE.
New york and Chicago Men Frame
Up a Big Money Match.

New York. Dec. 23.-What is ex.
neeted to be one of the greatest
match series ever rolled has just been
arranged by Louis stein c,, Of this city y
two men were talking with number
Of friends after the game of the Ma
tional Interstate league and Dave
Shi1nan was among the number
IT have a man. said Stein to
THOMPSON. who can beat anything
that YOU fellows have out west, and
what's more I have $1,000 to back up
my statement"
You're on" said thompson.
who's your man
Dave Shiman," replied Louis
Thompson Immediately telegraphed
to San Francisco to his western Won
der and the match was made for ST.
600 a side. to be rolled after the games
of the national tournament in Louis
vile.
The second match arranged was for
five-man team, to be made up Of
interstate league bowlers and to roll
against picked team from the west.
Thompson also accepted the second
challenge for $1,000 side.
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FINISHED inca Bunch.

san Francisco, Dee. 23.-One of the
prettiest finishes of the season was in
the second race at Ingleside. Four
horses finished so close that the pub
lie had to await the judges decision
before they could tell who had won.
1t was only in the last jump that Es-
camado got up to snatch the victory
from Entire MUS. Barney Schneider
won the handicap with Pinkerton.
Radtke beat the barrier and, taking
advantage of the start, won easily
Neva Lee made a good showing con-
sideFing that she got away all tangled
up. Weather clear; track slow.
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fornia, which was recently disposed
of at auction, arrived here last night
from New York and is now at the
Elmendorf stud of James B. Haggin,
in this county. Report has it that
Mackey will shortly assume the entire
management of the Haggin breeding
interests in this state, all of which will
be confined to the Elmendorf farm
since the dispersal sale of the Cali
fornia establishment.
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-Four Of the SIX Favorites Beaten.

New orleans. Dec. 23.-Four of the
six favorftes were. beaten at City park,
and two of the winners, BAIL and Lit
tie Elxin, ran comparatively unbaek-
ed. Commune, the beaten favoTite in
the last race. stumbled and went almost
to her knees as they were entering the
far turn and thus was practically out
of the race. Track heavy.
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Running like mad down the street Dump
ing the occupants. or hundred other ac-
cfdents, are every day occurrences. It be-
hOoves everybody to have a reliable saIve
handy and there's none as good as Buck
lens Arnica SaIve. Burns. cuts sores
eczema and piles disappear quickly I'M
der its soothing effect. 25c at the Arnold
Dig Co. 81 Il. Kansas ave.
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IIoIidaY Rafes-Santa Fe.

For the Christmas and New Years
holidays tickets viii be sold to points
on Santa Fe lines and connecting lines
at rate of one and one-third fare.
Tickets on sale December p, %, q,
25. 80, 81 and January 1. Final re-
turn limit January 4, 1905.
Tor further particulars, address
7. L. KING, G. P. & 7. A.,
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Kansas City. Dec. 23.-The match be-
tween the Tigers and Magnets on the
Crescent alleys last night resulted in a
victory for the Tigers, they winning
two, the second game of the series go
ing to the Magnets by the narrow
marlxin of six pins. Terry, of the Tigers,
rolled the high 10-frame score, while E.
Sutton, Of the same team, took down
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Los Angeles. Dec. 2S-The feature of
the days card was a free handicap
steeplechase for 3-year-oIds and upward
which was won by Decimo with Mary
lander second and Flea third. Four
of the races were won by favorites,
Anona at s to 1 in the last race being
the only long shot to come across first.
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sHECKARD HAS a KICK.
The Fast Brooklyn OutfeIder Says
mo Chicago for Him.

Lancaster, Pa. Dec. 23-James
Sheckard. recently sold by the Brooklyn
team to Chicago. who is now at his home
in Columbia, declares he would not play
in Chicago under any circumstances, not
liking the west He thinks Ebbets, of
Brooklyn, gave him a raw deal in not
consulting him before trading him. In
less a change is made so that he can
play in the east. he will be found with
an independent league next season.
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Chieago. Dee. 23.-President Murphy

Chicago. Dec. 23-President Murphy
last night said: I am confident Sheek-
ard will appear in left field on the West
side grounds next year and am not of
the opinion he authorized the statement
that he will not come west. He is
warm personal friend of Manager
Chance and other players on the Chi
cago club. I have not heard anything
from him since he was traded to the
Chicago club
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Lexington. Ky, Dec. 2S.-John w
for years manager of the
noted Rancho Del Paso stud in Cali
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Holiday Rates via Rock Island.

One and one-third fare for the round
trip Tickets on sale Dec. q to 25 30-31
and Jan. I limited for return Jan. &
1906. See Rock Island agents.
Topeka Kansas.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-11-25
VOL. XXI NO 81.
The Apple Tree.

In my garden an apple tree
To'ard heaven reared it's head.
In praise Of God, as all could see,
It's arm-like boughs IL spread.
A silent sermon preached that tree.
AS plain as e'er 1 heard.
And as IL seemed addressed to me,
/ drank in every word.
The God of nature 1 proclaim:
The tree went on TO say
The Sole Creator is His name,
The universe owns His sway:
He made the worlds as now they
stand
Obedient TO His will,
He holds them in His mighty hand.
His law they all fulhIl.
In me His laws eUemplifed,
AS all who will may know,
Each year I've lived I've also died.
So far as outward show;
Each winter finds me stiff and stark,
To all intents I'm dead,
The streams OF life beneath my bark
Doth there no longer spread.
But spring-time comes and by His
power
I from the dead arise.
My fruit is latent IN each flower
Which breaks forth from my ewes:
The birds sing in my boughs again,
'Tis resurrection morni
And l rejoice in teaching men
or resurrection's dawn.
%. NJ STEWARD.