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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.

The White Sex left this morning for
their southern Kansas trip where they
viii remain for several days playing
the teams of the Kansas State league.
They play at Fort .Scote this afternoon,
and tomorrow go ~ Parsons for two
games. After that the regulars Will
play in Cofeyville and Independence,
while the Yannigans play at Bartles-
vile. The team will return home
Tuesday night and will spend Wednes-
Gay in resting up for the opening
game of the season on Thursday with
the Leavenworth Convicts.
Clark. Forester and McInnis were
the only pitchers taken on the trip
this morning. The other pitchers will
remain in Tonel-1 until Thursday
night when they will leave for Inde-
pendence and Join the team at that
place Hurlburt did not accompany
the team this morning and this will
necessitate the using of a pitcher in
the center garden.
Tt is not unlikely that Ralph Clark
will remain in Coffeyville and pitch
for the Coffeyville team of the Kansas
state league this summer. He is a
promising pitcher but owing to the
large number of twirlers now with the
White Sox. most of whom have had
several years of experience in pro-
fessional company, Clark is hardly
needed. Ccffeyville has made over
is thought that he will be placed there
with the proper strings attached to
him so that he can be recalled if
needed to win the pennant for the
locals.
The louisville papers are getting
more and more vigorous day by day in
their praise of the work of Richard
Cooley. According to the Louisville
Post, Cooley is the greatest ''lxidder''
that ever sat on the bench in that
town and he has the opposing team
excited all the time. This will remind
the fans of the mystic spell which To-.
pelSa's captain of last year used to
throw over the Wichita Rabbits every
time they played in Topeka
Last Sunday the Oklahoma City
+. Nets won from the Shawnee team by
q score of IS to o. They played with
them in q manner somewhat similar
to that employed by Lincoln in
trouncing Wichita. Geist, the two
hundred FOUNDER of the team, pitched
for the Nets and held Shawnee down
to three hits.
Pitcher Hendrix of the Wichita
team has quit the game temporarily
on account of sickness and has gone
to his home in Tulsa where he will
remain until he is over his ailment
and in condition to play. He may be
opening of the season.
Wichita has finally landed Buck
Weaver after having a. great deal of
trouble over the matter with Man
ager Finn of the Little Rock club of
the Southern league. Finn offered to
sell Weaver to Wichita for three hun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

The only new man upon whom the
Joplin team is banking very much for
this season is johnson. an Indian, %ho
halls from the Cornhusker state. In
every game he has pitched the Joplin
management. has been delighted with
his work and say that he has Sammy
Morris beaten out by wide margin.
One place where he certainly has the
edge on the other Indian is the fact
that he can get along without booze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
the Reds release Bert Haas.

Cincinnati, o., April 24.-Bert
Haas, of the Cincinnati Nationals
was released by President Hermann
today and reverts to the Indepeud-
ence, Kan, team, from which he was
taken last fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

the best luck punching hits.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Lincoln :. o he 5000 2O-3 10 !
Omaha :. .-...--s...-. o % 010 100 0-5 8 2
Batteries Jones. Mckay and Zinran;
Sullivan. Sanders and Gonding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Down at Oklahoma City the shaky
work of the present infield has caused
the fans to sit uD and sigh for the re-
turn of Johnny Ogee. the little Indian
who was given a raw deal by the Nets
last season. He would fill big gap in
fine shape at the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Oklahoma City is now trying her
best to land Dummy Curtis as a MEM
Der of the twirling staff 1t will prob
ably not be hard for the Nets to Sc
cure him, but it will be a great deal of
trouble for the management to have
to look into every saloon during the
afternoon and haul him out to the
grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
American Association Standing.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux CITY :. Denver 6.

0IO1A Oily % DCHAECf o.
Sioux City Ia, April 24.-The contest
was full of good hitting, but was marred
by poor team work on both sides.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Sioux City ............0 3 0 - Ii 2
Denver ................2,0 0 o Ii 0-6 II 2
Batteries-StimInel and Sheehan;
Engle and MacDonough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
Parsons Z, Joplin 5.

+ Joplin, Mo, April 24.-The Joplin team
OF the Western association lost the
game to the Parsons team of the Kan
sas State league by the score of to 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
New YORK 4. Boston 8.

Boston, April 24.-Both pitchers weak
ened toward the close of the game, but
New York's hits were more timely and
the visitors won their fourth successive
victory over the local team
Score by innings: X; II =;
Nevv York ...:....OO O0011 2 o. IL 0
Batteries-Young and Orndorf; Fergu-
son and Bresnahan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
Western League Standing.
Postponed Games.
IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Kansas City at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Louisville.
st. Paul at Columbus.
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn. ~
IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Boston at New York
washington at PhiIa deIphia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
American League Standing.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AT Toledo-Toledo. 8; Milwaukee. 4; 10
| innings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Omaha S. Lincoln s.
Lincoln, April 24.-Lincoln had little
the best of the hitting, but Omaha had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
N.,,nna1 I,eaeue Standing.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit Z. St. Louis 4.

Detroit. April 24-Detroit found it
easv to defeat St Louis, the erratic
ielding of the visitors helping in the
result.
SCORE NV innings: R.H. E
Detroit / D y =
81 o1iis ..........1 OIL 10000 "a 8
batteries Mullin and Schmidt; Nor
gan and Buelow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

has a nice arm. At the bat he always
be among the best hitters on the team
this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
pittsburp = St. Louis. s.

FIIIsDuFg g. .: 11O1Is- ~
ST. Louis, Aprif2 4.-The st. Louis Ma
tional league, team lost again TO P1tts-
burg, by the score of z to 8.
+ coo-a bv innings R.H. E.
Ct cGI e,,i is 1900 o11OO2 -5 10 1
Pittsbl1rg ........&. .t.0 3 o o Q 90 OIL 70
Batteries-Beebe and Marshall; Lynch
and Phelps. ~ 5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

According to the Wichita Eagle. the
Oklahoma City management is looking
forward to securing the services of
F7illman, the little shortstoD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

dred dollars and the offer was ac-
cepted. Finn, after taking the money,
tried to change his mind but was not
sustained by Farrell. Anyhow he is
about all in as a catcher and, Wichita
will probably wish she had allowed
Finn tC renig. nl1 td l.ry - yT.1-
The face and other features which
appear below are those of Emory Oh
son, the little second baseman. of the
White Sox. Young Olson is a member
of the famous family of Olsons of which
"Ole" or Sylvester, as he is known
among the members of his own fam
lily. is the first. Sylvester made his
debut into professional baseball on the
Topeka team in 1904 when the Wash
burn park was used as the battle
ground of the Western Association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

A new ball park will be used by the
joplin team this season. The park
was but recently built and after an
exciting contest as to a name for the
park. a young lady was given prize
for making the suggestion which was
followed in naming the park. The
new. park will be known as Miners
mark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Wichita has finally landed Buck
Weaver after having a great deal of
trouble over the matter with Man
ager Finn of the Little Rock club of
the Southern league. Finn offered to
sell Weaver to Wichita for three hun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Now that Seabaugh has been turn
ed over to Columbus in the American
association, it is announced that WITCH
tia could have had him if they wanted
for use on the Rabbit team. This
sounds rather fishy that managers of
the big leagues would turn over play
ers to Jack Holland for seasoning. That
story is about on par with the one
that they could have had Forester If
they wanted him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

Pitcher Hendrix of the Wichita
team has quit the game temporarily
on account of sickness, and. has gone
to his home in Tulsa where he will
remain until he is over his ailment
and in condition to play. He may be
in shape to report again about the
opening of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24

There is probably but little chance
for Kelsey to stick on the White Sox
team this season. With Jack Henry,
the acknowledged premier catcher of
the association on the team. an extra
catcher is superhuous. This is espe-
cially true when either Davis or Boles
can put up a good game behind the
bat in the case of-an emergency. Grow
would like to hang onto Kelsey and he
may do it but it is probable that he
will be allowed to go, especially as he
has had several good offers from other
clubs. He is a nice little catcher and
would make a good man for any team.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
CHECK TO MORM0AS
URGED BY DUBOIS
IDAHO SENATOR WANTS AMEND
MENT TO CONSTITUTION.
SPEECH AT AURORA. ILL.
Polygamy and Spreading Power Of
the Utah Church In Politics
Discussed at chautauqua
Meeting.

Aurora, H., Aug. 19.--In an address
at the chautauqua sunday afternoon,
Senator Dubois. Of Idaho, urged his
hearers to use their influence with the
Illinois representatives In congress to
secure an amendment of the constitu-
ton under which the federal govern
ment will have power to deal with I'm,
lawful Capitalization and polygamy.
He devoted considerable time to the
Mormon question. which he said re.
Quired attention In order to stamp out
the growing power of Mormonism.
You cannot convict the Mormons,'
said he, of polygamy. To prove
polygamy you must prove a second
marriage. Plural marriages among
the Mormons are performed by high
officials of that church In secret
places, either in their temples or in
foreign countries, and no record is
kept Of the plural marriages.
d. How to Check Mormons.
Unlawful cohabitation can be
proven by circumstantial evidence. the
supreme court Of the United States
having defined unlawful cohabitation
to be the holding out, TO the world, by
man, Of more than one woman as
his wife. A law against unlawful CO,
habitation, If the enforcement were
In the hands of the federal authorities,
would put the leaders of the Mormon
church In the penitentiary, and this
would destroy their political power
and destroy polygamy. They exer,
else their political power In order to
protect themselves in their polygamy,
and when they found that they had to
go to the penitentiary or give up
polygamy, they would give up polyga,
my, and with 1t their political power
would disappear. .-sf IT'S.
Their Political Power.
THE Mormons absolutely control
Utah now politically, and a United
States senator, governor or congress.
man cannot be elected in Idaho or
Wyoming against the wishes of the
Mormon church. They are a great
balance Of the power in Oregon, and
will soon control the senators in that
state. They are beginning to be very
powerful In Nevada. Unless checked
they will become the balance OF
power In the senate Of the United
States. They have become an object
of solicitude to the great political
parties. and for the first time in the
history Of the government this Nor.
mon and polygamist question is be,
coming a question of partisan poll.
ties"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
SCORES ANTI CANTEEA LAW
ACTING JUDGE ADVOCATE TELLS
.,., OF ITS EVIL RESULTS.
Great Injury to Military Discipline
Report Shows Decrease In Num-
Der of Courts Martial. "


Washington, Aug. 19.-The annual
report of Acting Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Porter shows that there was a
decrease of $50 in the number of
courts martial in the army during the
last fiscal year. The total number
was 3,913. including 80 officers. 20 of
whom were convicted. .r
Among the enlisted men by far the
greater number of court martial trials
were on account of desertion, there
being no less than. L10l cases, and
1872 cases Of absence without leave.
Four officers were dismissed by sen.
tence, as against IA last year. All
The report dwells upon the evil re-
suits following the passage Of the anti.
canteen act, which, II is said, has
undoubtedly caused the location near
military reservations of resorts for
the sale Of intoxicating liquors which
pander to the appetites and passions
of these enlisted men. who, largely by
reason of the prohibition In question,
frequent the same. These resorts are
beyond the control Of the military au.
thorities and their presence is highly
detrimental to military discipline"
Attention is called to the continu.
ance OF the practice of selling cloth
ing issued to, enlisted men In spite of
the efforts looking TO its suppression,
and It is suggested that the limit of
punishment should be increased and
provision made for taking up the uni
form clothing of a soldier upon his
discharge. at an appraised value. thus
emphasizing the fact that the war de.
partment regards the uniform cloth
ing issued to soldier for his use in
the military service as the property OF
the United States in the same sense
as his horse, arms or accoutrements.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
IKE REED COMING HOME. !,
Auctioneer Will Soon Be Back From
Ohio. a".l

GAINESVILLE, o., Aug. Is, 1907.
Editor Herald:-Just line to say
l have been spending a month pleas
antly in the hills of Belmont county,
Ohio, where I have met many of my
former friends and acquaintances.
Have been also attending the Chau-
tauqua at Epworth Park at Bethesda,
Ohio. which closed last night. I have
enjoyed my trip and vacation very
much and while here it has been a
source of great pleasure to me to re-
ceiye the Daily Herald, as / don't feel
like was SO far away from home af-
ter all.
You may say to my patrons and
friends that | will be at home in a
few days now. You may make dates
for me now with those desiring to
have sales. / will have the pleasure
OF closing out livery stock at auction
in this my old home town today. The
farm sale business here would be very
small as compared with that Of our
own place. While always enjoy a
visit here among my many friends.
yet / have a longing now to be in the
great state of Iowa. (where We live
llvely.) Respectfully.
/. NJ. Reed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
THREE Die IN AUTO CRASH
CAR coLLIDEs WITH A TRAIN IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
Man, Mother and Aunt Killed and Two
s Others Seriously Injured Near
Great Darlington. e,#

Great harrington, Mass, Aug. 49,
An automobile containing party of
five persons from Bristol, Conn, col
lided with the New -Pittsfield ex-
press at Ashley Falls Crossing. near
here, Sunday. Three of the motoring
party were killed and the other two
probably fatally injured.
The dead are: Charles ]. Root. 40
years old, an automobile manufac-
ture, of Bristol; Mrs. Root, his moth
er, who died from her injuries while
being removed to Pittsfeld by train.
and Miss Roberts, sister of Mrs.
Root.
Miss Mary Root, daughter of
Charles ]. Root, was removed to the
hospital at Pittsfeld, where her con-
dition was reported as very critical;
Miss Katherine Root, aged IA, niece
Of Mrs, Root, was knocked uncon.
scious and is suffering from Internal
injuries. ufE.sE#
Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 19.-John
II. Hook and his two sons. William
and Henry, OF Lancaster, Pa, were
almost killed Sunday In an automobile
accident near Pleasanyille. The ma
chine was destroyed by fire after fall
Ing 20 feet over an .embankment
Charles Young. who was driving the
car. has disappeared.
The party left Lancaster for Town
sends Inlet. They lost their way and
were retracing the route through
Pleasantyille when, 1t Is said, the
chauffeur fell asleep and the machine
jumped the embankment. Young was
caught under 1t and was extricated
with difficulty. The Hooks were
thrown violently TO the ground. The
father, who Is paralytic, was in
ternally hurt. and the sons were
bruised and cut.
Cape May, N. j.. Aug. 19.-By rea-
son of an automobile skidding and
running into a telegraph pole about
three miles north OF here Sunday,
Prof. Howard T. Harsteller, principal
of Pleasantville. N. j.. schools, was
probably fatally injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
TOO BIG TO PARADE.
Barnum & Bailey's Elimination Of
the Street Pageant.

The elimination of the street pa
rade Is no longer an experiment win
the Barnum & Bailey circus. This is
the big shows third year without a
preliminary procession, AID the t1no-
walton, the management declares, has
proved popular and successful one
from every point of view.
A representative Of the snow, in
speaking of the matter recently said:
tine Barnum & Bailey circus is lit
orally 100 big to give parade, even if
it were considered desirable or neces-
sary. AS a matter of fact, there is
no general demand for the circus pa
rade, and every other circus manage
ment in America would cut it out il
it was NOT a necessary means of adj
vertising their show and arousing il.
terest in the performances. The re-
mark is frequently made that the
Barnum & Bailey circus is the only
show in the world that would dare to
eliminate the parade The reason
for this is obvious. 3aa ..t. .Haas
"Barnum G Bailey do not need the
parade as a means of advertising the
show or attracting the public 10 the
circus grounds. The Barnum & Bail
ey name, its great reputation and the
fact thar the public is absolutely as
sured of superb performance, are
sufficient to crowd its tents without
the questionable aid of a street dis
play A parade is undoubtedly a
good advertisement for snow that
needs it. Barnum & Bailey do not
need ii. Who ever heard of an
Irving, a Sothern, or Marlowe CIV
ing street parade? In the dramatic
world parades are confined to roper.
toire shows, minstrel and Uncle Toms
Cabin aggTegations. No circus can
afford TO be grouped in such a class,
and circus that cannot crowd its
tents without a street parade has
something wrong with its perform.
ance and reputation.
There are, of course, other reasons
for eliminating the parade besides the
belief that professions are no longer
necessary for advertising purposes.
II we could be absolutely sure of ar,
irving in Town by daybreak. day after
day, It might be possible to give the
parade simply as a free offering to
the public; but with our FIVE long
trains of cars this is too much to ex.
pect of the railroad compa1ies. In
many instances 1t rs eight or nine
O'Clock before the last section arrives,
and ten O'Clock before It is unloaded
aai the parapaernalia transferred to
the s1ow grounds. This leaves just
sufficient time to erect the big tents
and prepare for the afternoon per
Torrance. To take several hundred
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22

men away from the show grounds at
the most critical time in the morning
in order to give parade, would mean
delay in the opening, and consequently
discomfort to the public. To compel
thousands Of people to stand in front
OF the entrance, in the hot sun or rain
because the giving of the parade has
delayed the opening for an hour or
more, is positively cruel; but there is
frequently no help for it when parades
are given. By eliminating the parade
the public is also saved long and
often uncomfortable wait on the
streets pending the always more or
less delayed procession, which at best
has nothing new 60 offer, TO say moth
ing of the interference with the pub
lie traffic and the business of the
citys merchants. Many municipal
governments have recognized the lat
ter fact by either refusing to give
hcenSes for parades, or by making tne
tax so high as to be prohibitfve.
The elimination of the street pa
rade means a very much better per-
formance in every way. The horses
and elephants, instead of being worn
out by several hours marching through
the Streets, are rested, fresh aai full
OF life and ginger. The performers, aot
being overworked, give their acr- with
a dash AMI go that is refreshing. and
eyea the animals in the menagerie,
instead of being sleepy and indolent
from their tour through tine streets.
are wide awake, md for this reason.
doubly attractive.
AT first there was considerable
skepticism on the part of the press
as to the wisdom Of the new depar-
ture, but criticism from this source
has entirely ceased. Day after day.
In cities where the saow has exhibited
tn management is commented for
their good sense and foresight
The absence of the parade is. ac-
cording to all reports. more than COM
pensated for by this years arenic acss
and "thriliers." There a-e a number
Of big sensations, and the structural
steel used IN these startling acts alone
utilities the carrying capacity of sew
.eral railroad cars, incidentally, it Is
announced that splendid free show
will be given on the exhibition
grounds daily at IL aad O'Clock, BY
Prince Youturkey, remarkable per
former, on an elevated wire-cable.
Monday, Aug. 26, is the day.