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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
GOOD FOR HUGHES
Former Topeka Pitcher Leads
the Southern League.
His Percentage Is Seventy
three Points Ahead of Others.
PLAYEDWITH ATLANTA
Ranks Eighth in Fielding Among
43 Pitchers.
Bobby Byrnes, Formerly of This
Bobby Byrnes, Formerly of This
Circuit, Does Well.

Probably as good. a record as was ever
made by minor league pitcher is the
record made during the past season by
Tom Hughes, a former Topeka pitcher
who pitched for the Atlanta team in
the Southern league last season. Hughes
led the Southern league in pitching by
a wide margin of seventy-three points
above his nearest~riTal. Hughes pitch
ed in thirty-two games, of which he
won twenty-five, -ost five and tied two
of them. This gives Hughes a percent
age of $685. which is an exceptionally
fine record for a minor Lacquer. Lieb-
hart of Memphis who was sold to the
Cincinnati club of the National league
was second with a percentage OF -foo.
Theodore Breitenstein of New Orleans
was third with a percentage or 100:
Breitenstein is the old time Natlonai
Lacquer who has been in the southern
league for three years. In his day ne
was as good a pitcher as ever SIaceo
the pitchers box.
Hughes batted 100, securing twenty
three hits out of one hundred ana
twenty-orie times up. His fielding aver
age was -s66, Hughes making ouI tL h.e
errors in eighty-nine chances ana tnlr-
ty-three games. Hughes ranked e1ghth
in fielding among forty-three pltcners.
Topeka fans will be pleased to learn
of the fine record which the big pitcn-
er made during the past season; MS Is
the early part of the season OF l9O4
when Abbott, then with the Topeka
team. was traded to flttsburg ZOE
Hughes and F,riel. Hughes immediate
ly became a popular favorite or -tne
Toneka fans and remained high in pop
ularit-- all through the season Oh 1Soo
Al the end of that season he was sold
to Clark Griffith of the New YORK
Americans and he will have regular
turn on the pitching staff OF the ne"
York team next season
Another ex-Western association play
err who made a good record In the
Southern league last season was
"Robby'' Byrnes, formerly of Springfield.
Byrnes played shortstop for the Snre We
mort team. In 123 games he batted .2fz,
Securing III hits out of 429 times at bat
and ranking fourteenth in the league
in hitting. Byrnes also got away GOOD
in fielding having an average of SOL
He had 557 chances and made 81 bob
bles. 80
Big Abel Lezotte who played with To-
nela in 1905 is being talked of as man
aeer of the Wilkes-Barre team in the
New York league. Abe is one of the
ot4est PLAYERS in the business and with
his knowledge of the game ana ms
wide acquaintance among baseball
nlavers he ought to make good with a
vengeance if he can land the job. HIS
chances are exceedingly bright and the
last issue of Sporting Life gives him
hie boost. Abe will be remembered In
Toneka for his batting. He batted 342
during part of the season in which ne
nlaved in Topeka. He once LED the
Eastern league in batting, hitting .4O4
FOR the season, an exceptionally f1ne
aVara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04

er coaches turned out in the car shops.
VIII the advent of the steel coach
mean their exit?
It is, of course, too early to say
what the ultimate effect of the new
policy will be on the Pullman labor
situation. AT present the woodwork
ers, both men and women, are the
best paid and the most intelligent en-
pleyes in the shops. They have not
been slow to see, or fancy they see, the
handwriting on the wall. It is hardly
an imm ediate problem, however, for
no one expects much of a falling of
in the demand for the old style cars
for several years.
Increased Demand for Cars.
In fact, the present unprecedented
demand for cars, both freight; and pas
senger, is likely to make the next two
years a term of harvest for everybody
at Pullman. This demand has in
creased greatly, as the following table
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
WHO WILL GET TOPEKA?
President O'Nen and d. M. Shively
Seem to Differ

Chicago. Jan. 4.-President O'Neil of the
Western league yesterday took the first
step toward the establishment OF the
eight-club league recently decided upon
by the Western league by drafting the
city of Topeka from the Western associa-
ton. He sent s., 800 to- Secretary Farrell
of the National Baseball association at
Auburn. n; Y. as required by the consti-
tuition of the association.
The Western association. of which To-
peka is a member, objects to the draft
ing, it is understood, and will make a
fight before the national association. In
the event of an unfavorable decision there
President O'Neil will take the matter to
the national commission. As st. Joseph.s
No. is to be the eighth city in the West
ern league, if the drafting OF Topeka is
sustained, the contest for the control of
Topeka will decide whether the Western
league is to have six or eight clubs.
Kansas City, Jan. 4.-Dr D. NJ, Shively,
the president of the Western association
said last night: AS I have stated be-
lore. the Western league hasn't a chance
In the world to draft the Topeka club.
The minors will get together in New
York next week and 1 am sure that the
national board will turn down the West
ern league SO hard that they won't re-
cover very soon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
FOR A NEW PUMPING STATION.
The Kansas Natural Gas Company to
Erect Il 100000 Plant

lola, Kan. Jan. At is announced
here that the workmen will begin
erecting the pumping station on the
Carl Wisner farm one mile south of
Carlyle within the next ten days. The
station is being built by the Kansas
Natural Gas company forithe purpose
of pumping gas from the north field to
the main pipe line leading. to- Kansas
City and other points north and east.
The engineers from Kansas City are
on the field today making the neces-
sary survey for the erection of the sta
ton. Fifty workmen will be put to
work and will rush it to completion as
soon as possible.
If the work progresses as it is
planned the station will be rushing the
gas into the main lines within thirty
days. - -
The station will cost nearer sec. 900
than $4,000 as it was at first an
nounced. When 1t is completed it, will
be one of the NEST modern OF its Kind
In the west. The material used in the
plant will be the best
The sta ton will employ several en-
gin GERS sIli' - =f5i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
NOT so MANY HUNTERS.
Fewer Licenses Issued in Sedgviclx
County This Year.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 4.-As shown by
the number of hunters licenses issued
ny County Clerk Claude Cartwright
many hunters in this county in 1906
as there were in 1905 by over 200.
This statement is the result of a com
licenses issued up to January 1. 1905.
as compared to the number issued UP
to January 1, 1907.
On January 1, 1906, there had been
issued 1,092 licenses. On January /,
1907, the record shows that but S74
licenses have beer issued. Altogether
during the hunting season of 1905,
which included the first three months
of 1905. LAG licenses were issued.
County Clerk Cartwright said this
morning that licenses would be issued
this year to about thousand. hunters
and that the number would gradually
fall of In time until the hunters IL
printers ink only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
CHARTERS FOR TWO NEW ROADS
Garden City, Gulf s. Northern and
IIItchinson Huntsville & Western. ~

Charters We're granted to two rail-
road companies here. They are the
Garden City, Gulf & Northern Railroad
company and the Hutchinson, Hunts
Vile & Western Railroad company. The
first company has a capital of $1,000.00o
i the second a capital of $250000.
The purpose of the Garden City COM
PAW is to construct a standard gauge
line from Garden City north to Hill
CITY in Graham county. a branch is to
run in a northerly direction to st. Fran
els in Cheyenne county. From Garden
CITY south the line is to run to Liberal
in Meade county. Another proposed
branch is to run in a northeasterly d.
reclion to Hays City. The length of the
proposed railroad is to be about 400
miles.
The Hutchinson, Huntsville & West
ern is to have headquarters at Hutch
inson. The incorporators are H A.
Hill of Huntsville; w. H. Hinshaw, of
sylvia. and the following residents of
Hutchinson: A. M. Sponsier, Z: Rayl,
l.. A. Bunker, w. H. Mitchell, Chester
O'NeaI &. B. Oldfield and G. L. Nc
Lane. The total estimated length of
the proposed line of railroad is seventy
t1ve miles. 1t is to run from Hutchin-
son to Huntsville in the same county
and to Hudson in Stafford county and
branches proposed are to run through
the counties of Reno, Stafford and Rice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
A JOKE ON THE DOGS.
lola Police Located a Wanted Man
-. When BIoodhounds Fail.

lola, Kan, Jan. 4-The lola police
furnished the evidence upon which Ed
Fuller, Piqua restaurant man, was
arrested here for the robbery of the
About o'clock Saturday evening
some one entered Mr.. Sicka's store
and took a revolver and $28 in money.
Sunday bloodhounds were secured
from Altoona and they tracked the
robber as far as Neosho Falls where
they lost the scent.
Sunday. evening Fuller was in lola.
At a late hour Sunday night he ran
into a West Madison street restaurant
and said that he had been held up and
robbed in gambling house He re-
turned to PiQua Monday, where he
first excited the suspicion of Mr.. Sicka
by displaying more silver dollars than
he usually had. Mr.. Sicka also heard
of his trouble here Sunday night and
came over to investigate 1t. It was
discovered by the police that Fuller
was playing poker in a gam bling
house, Sunday night and became in
'censed, over q play and drew his gun
with the intentiou1 ofy2 cleaning R-t tn e
house. The gun he f1ourished was
taken from him and he was ousted
from the gambling. house. He then
went in search of the police saying he
had been robbed. Later some one
bling house where Fuller had his
trouble turned the gun over to the
proprietor of the West Madison res
taurant to give to him. The proprietor
when he learned that Fuller was ac-
cused of robbery, turned the gun over
to the officers and it proved to be the
one stolen from the Sicka store in
Piqua.
Fuller had tried to file off the num-
Der and name of the gun which was
taken from him. He is a young man
about twenty-five years of age His
parents live in Hartford. Young Full
Ter does not bear the best reputation
at Piqua. the officers say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
FRIGHTENED CHAMBERNfAIDs.
Gas Explosion in q CherryvaIe Hotel
Does Damage

Between 7 and o'clock this morning
a loud noise. caused by an explosion of
gas, startled the guests at the Elk
change hotel, near the Frisco depot.
Fortunately beyond nervous fright
experienced by one of the chamber
maids and the burning of two window
curtains, was the only. damage result
ing. -<s15,--.
A lady guest departing. on. the .Wich-
ita train only partially turned off the
gas and when the chambermaid entered
the room to make up the bed, she
started to light the gas when the ex-
plosion occurred, tearing the door off
its hinges. throwing it into the opposite
room and slightly stunning the girl
when she came in contact with it, AS
an estimate of the strength of the ex-
plosion. the hat worn by a guest stand
ing in the hall way twenty feet distant,
was blown from his head, landing in
another room at least a rod away, while
a strip of wall paper three feet in width
and eight in length was torn from the
wall opposite.-Cherryval Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
Two Jockeys Are Tnrowu.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-TWO riders had
narrow escapes at Oakland. L. Will
Jams was thrown from Calmar in the
first. but fortunately was not injured.
In the third Jockey Rettig was thrown.
against the fence heavily by Princess
Wheeler when she fell. He was taken
to the hospital but soon recovered con-
suffered serious injury. Three favor
ties were successful. Triumphant was
backed from to 1 to Z to in the
third, and after Golden Rule had been
ming. Escamado, the second mount Of
Jockey Miller, won the last race, with
Tocolaw second and Ell Primero third.
st. Elmwood surprised the wise ones
when he beat Fred Nugent, the even
money favorite. Hooligan won the mile
and sixteenth event by a head from
The Only Way
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LAW BREAKERS TO JAIL.
Two Smith County Men Charged With
Selling Liquor

Concordia, Kan, Jan. 4.-Geo. Win
terss local tinhorn gambler, bootleg
ger and jointkeeper who came back
here some weeks ago from Gaylord,
Smith county, and was fined on an old
charge of crap-shooting, did not remain
in town long. He was willing to stay.
but the sheriff of Smith county phoned
Under Sheriff Moore Monday that he
was wanted there to answer for SELL
ing booze and to arrest him if found
This Mr.. Moore did and the sheriff
came on that evening and took Winters
back with him.
Winters has been running a joint at
Gaylord and there are several charges
against him. His bartender, a young
fellow named Edwards who used to
work in the express office and the
laundry here, was also arrested and
with Winters is now in Jail at Smith
Center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
BURN THE MoRTGAGE.
independence Odd Fellows Have a
Home Free From Debt

Independence, Kan, Jan. An the
presence of over four hundred mem
bers Of the order, and their families and
friends, the evidences of Cancelled in
debtedness on the I. o. o. F. home on
West Main street, were placed on an
altar and committed to the flames.
Lodge No. SO now possesses a home
worth at least $4,000. The ceremony
of dedication took place at 2:30 O'clock
in the afternoon in the. large and hand
some rooms on the second floor. under
the direction of Grand Master A. w.
Hershberger of GreensbuTg.a Kan. as
sisted by full STAFF of grand. Officers.
At the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ceremonies
Mr.. Hershberger delivered an ableq az 4
dress on the cardinar, principles upon
which the order IS founded4''to visit
the sick. relieve the distressed, bury the
dead and educate the orphan"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
PARK CANNOT SEE STRIKE.
Thinks idea PrepoSterous - Strike
Would Hurt RuhIiC.


superintendent Park of the Union
Pacific, discussing the labor difficulties
on the Southern Pacific, saids
81 know the firemen on the Union
Pacific and they are undoubtedly as
loyal to their organization as any men
can be. Attic same time they recently
made an agreement on the wage ques-
ton with the company for two years
and they not having any grievance
makes it preposterous to think that
they would take part in an affair that
does not concern them.
Il can understand how the strike on
the Southern Pacific might extend to
its immediate connections at the seat
of trouble, but 1 cannot figure out how
if could reach the Union Pacific lines.
I know lat none of the organizations
here or along the lines favor such ex-
tension of the strike. The public would
be bitterly opposed to it, as the incon-
yenience and burden would fall heavily
11pon the people and 1 do not believe
our men would bring this tnconven-
fence about just to help the f1remen In
exas.,A-------
Mr., Parks says. the coal situation is
now in good shape and at all the towns
on the lines there is a, fair supply or
fuel. The company is hurrying coal to
all 7potnts and there cannot be short
age unless there should be strike,
tonowed by severe weather In that
event it is hard to say what the result
might be.
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CAN'T GET TOGETHER.
Increased Wages May Be Granted But
No Eight Hour Day.

Chicaeo. Jan 4.-Representat1ves OF
all western railroad engineers and
managers OF, the roads engaged in what
seems a fruitless discussion of the wage
and eight-hour demands by the men.
The conference did not get peyond, the
eipht-hour question and until that is
settled the discussion of wages will not
be taken up. 1t is. said there will not
be much quibbling over the matter of
wages, but the managers say the eight
hour point is impossible.
Next Monday the trainmen and other
organizations will be here, by, their rep
resentatfves. to get an answer to their
demand, filed some time ago, for an in
crease. of Is per cent in wages and
eight hours. s
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Practically all the car builders from
South America to Canada have shared
alike in this tremendous increase. A
number of the companies, including the
Pullman, reported that they had more
cars on order than they had been able
to turn out in the entire year.
May Meet Strong Competition.
There is considerable speculation as
to. the figure at which the new steel
coaches can be built. At present the
various car builders having any data
on that subject are keeping it to them
selves. The cost of the ordinary
freight car is estimated at $1,000 and
that Of the ordinary passenger coach at
$4,000. The cost Of the steel coach prob
ably will come close to $4,000 or $15, 600
If the Pullman company makes the
steel coach pay" sooner or later II
will have to meet competition from its
two great rivals-the Pressed Steel Car
company of Pittsburg and the Amer1-
can Car. and Foundry company of st.
Louis.
The first named has shops in the
heart of the steel industry and has
capacity OF $4,000 cars year. The st.
Louis company, which embraces num-
Der of subsidiary plants, can turn out
about $4,000 cars a year. Neither OF
them is in a position to Ignore the sig
nif1cant plans now being sketched out
at Pullman.
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SWALLOWED ARSENIC.
Young Man Who Could Not Dress
We'll Ends Life.

independence, Kan, Jan. A.
Brooding over the thought, that he
could not dress as well as other young
men. discouraged by Indebtedness and
motherly reproof and goaded to desper-
alton by fear of the outcome of an
alleged personal AFFAIR, Hugh Tassv-
aged FL, a glass gatherer employed at
the Usage glass plant, Monday after
noon swallowed a quantity of arsenic,
the exact amount of which has not
been determined, with suicidal. intent,
death resulting Wednesday.
The family strenuously, denies that
the unfortunate act was the result Of a
love affair.
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THREATENED THEIR LIVES.
A Humboldt Husband Would Do
Damage to His Family.

Humboldt, Kan, JAN Mrs.
olive Ernst. of Humboldt, has asked
in Judge Sylvan Miller's court writ
of prevention against her husband, G..
A. Ernst, infiicting harm upon her
self, their children and also against
dem olishing their furniture. Ernst was
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $500. He gave bond.
Mrs. Ernst charged in the COM
plant that her husband has threatened
to assault herself and children and has
also threatened their lives. In addi-
ton to this she says he has shown a
disposition to smash up the furniture
ana athrow his family out of doors She
asked that he be put under bond not
TO do these things.
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only Two Fayorites Won.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 4.-Only two
favorites won at Ascot. the first and last
race Two second choices and two long
ones divided the other four events. The
surprise and the best finish of the day
came off in. the feature event, fourth
on the card. Dusty Miller opened IA
vorite at s to 2, with J. F.. Donahue
second choice, at tours. Miller was not
well liked and his odds went up to IA
to 5, while Donahue shortened to Ito 2.
Jetsam. an outsider, made the running
to the three-quarters, where Miller
spurted to the front, Cello and Dona-
hue, however, mailing him. on the turn,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
NATE LEWIS HAS AN EXCUSE.
Manager of Herman Says Cans Was
Overweight at Ringside.

Chicago, Jan. 4-According to a tele-
gram received here from kid Mer-
mans manager. Nate Lewis, Joe Cans
outweighed the local boxer by FIVE pounds
at least. Lewis wired that Cans weighed
1S4 pounds at the lightest when he entered
the ring. The hoxers weighed in at 1
arena at o'clock. but Cans did not pre-
pare to battle until close to o'clock, de-
spite many protests Lewis adds that
at l o'clock and only tipped the beam at
III pounds when he entered the ring.
Although Cans did not have any diff
Guilty in winning the bout, Lewis is con-
fident that Herman can beat Cans at 1873
pounds. rinRside. -
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BOND sIGNERs NOTIFIED.
Cloud County Citizens Must Pay Treas
urer Wade's Shortage.

Concordia, Kan, Jan. fl E. Cation,
the accountant who examined the books
of J. E. Wade, ex-treasurer of the coun-
ty was here this week and figured out
the liability of each signer on the bonds
of Mr.. Wade. The liability of those on
Mr. Wade's bond for his first term is
$66.70 per $1,000 and that of those on his
second term bond Is $143.02 per s., 900.
The sIgners will each be officially noti-
fed of their liability~b by the county at
torney. The shortage 10 be made. good
is $40 772.O7. Sasa ST. -
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HIS FINE WAS HEAVY.
Conway Springs Jointist Given Severe
JciI Sentence.

Wellington. Kan. Jan. 4.-Judge
Swarts sentenced Lee Hereford, the
Conway Springs jointist, imposing a
in the one case in which he was
charged with keeping nuisance
There is another case pending against
Hereford in which he is charged in
seven counts with having made spe-
cif1c sales of whisky. In addition to
this Hereford has now bean in sail
Just a month upon a forfeiture of his
bond in failing to appear at the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04

IF people will experiment with
limitations OF SOZODOlNT. they
must be willing to stand the pain
and suffering resulting from
teeth injured and perhaps ruined
forever. Do not experiment.
Stand by the old honest Denti-
frice and your teeth will stand
by you.
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lola, Kan. Jan. 4.-Father J. J..
McInerney, who for the past four years
church, has resigned to devote his en-
tire attention to the rectorship of the
Humboldt Catholic church. It will be
remembered that one year ago, Bishop
J. j. Hepnessey, of Wichita, promised
the church here a resident priest. Ow-
ing 20 the numerous calls for minis
fers, elsewhere the bishop has been
unable to secure q priest with re-
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1,,.v Has n Good Word for Jeff.

Evansville Ind, Jan. 4. = Kobert Fftz-
simmons. former heavy weight champion
of the world, appeared here IN ms snow,
reaard to the Jeffries-squires. night. he
said: There is not a chance for Jenries
los 20 ee hroke. 1 do not believe the match
Eli ever come off. 1 do not believe JEFF
frtas viii 90 broke, and long as he is
~ - bis prinae he can stop them all. There
is no use of any of them running up
arainst him."
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round Dead in jail.

Independence, Kan, jan 4.-LouIs
Phillips, glass cutter employed by the
Western Window Glass company in this
city was found dead in a cell in the city
1ail yesterday. He had been locked up
over night for drunkenness and al
though he was very drunk, it was not
supposed that his condition was serious.
He leaves wife and five small chill
dren. Phillips was born in France and
has been living in this city for the past
1S months He was a fine workman
and a good citizen ordinarily.
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Game Birds for cloud County

Concordia, Kan, Jan. 4.-Mr. J. H.
Cline has received notice that twenty
pairs of Hungarian cartridges had
been expressed to him. which he was
dlrected 20 Turn ioose at some point
Cline is elated, as well as other fine
sportsmen of this vicinity, over this
good luck.