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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
Chanute to Have Dust Proof
Turnpikes for the Farmers.
Good Roads Commission Lets
Another Contract.
MACADAM IA FIT. WIDE
Will Be Dressed With Coat
ing Of Refinery Residuum.
The Cost for a Mile and a
Quarter Will Be S., S72.

Chanute, Kan, Nov. lie. L. Besler,
who has the contract for macadamiZ-
ing North Santa Fe avenue, has been
awarded another similar contract by
the good roads commission. He will
construct the stone turnpike from the
new east bridge to the four corners, a
distance of $500 feet, or a mile and a
quarter. The road is to. be of macadam,
16 feet wide, and will be dressed with
a coating of residuum from the re1ner-
les, a substance very similar to tarvia
and possessing nearly proportional
binding, elastic and dust arresting
qualities. Besler's bid on the contract
was $5,872, about 500 less than his COM
petitors, Byers and Swartz.
Owing to the controversy between
the residents and the city no rock for
this improvement will be secured from
the present city quarry, but Besler will
take his own crusher and the town
ship crusher to some convenient spot
near the work and quarry his own
rock, which crops out in numerous
places in the hills bordering the pro
posed roadway. The rock here is of
similar formation to that in the city
quarry and can be secured in mex
haustible quantities. Besler viii not
be able to begin work on the east ROAD
until after the completion of South EV-
ergreen avenue by Contractor Jockey,
for the reason that the heavy steam
roller belonging to the township is be-
ing used on this street and the two con-
tractors have no desire to conflict in
their work. Work will be rushed after
it is commenced, but because OF the
length of the road to be improved 1t
is unlikely that it can be finished be-
fore next spring.
The new roadway will be separated
from the present east road by only a
short span of gravel pike, and Will
afford practically a continuous stone
road from the four corners through
town and to the west boundary of May
wood, a distance of four and one-quar-
ter miles. 1t will give farmers coming
into town from both the east and the
west a perfect route in even the worst
weather, and will repair one of the
worst and most impossible stretches
of road in the entire township the low
bottom land between the east bridge
and the foot of the sand hills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
TO SHIP TO GERMANY.
Two Blocks of Walnut Logs Being
Worked UD at LenApah.

Coffeyvi11e, Nov. 11.-At Lenapah
there is a large pile of walnut logs
that are being prepared for shipment
The logs are from II to 40 inches in
diameter and cover a couple of blocks.
The straight grained ones are boxed
or hewed and are sent direct to Ger
many, where they are used in making
fine furniture The logs with. knots
straight are sent to Kansas City and
are there made up into articles of
furniture.
Walnut timber is becoming very
scarce and commands a good price.
To see so much of it right at home
seems strange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
GAVE HIM WOOD ALCOHOL.
Young Man at La Harpe May Lose
His Eyesight Through Mistake.

La Harpe, Nov 11.-There is
young man in this vicinity who is
about to lose his eyesight. He applied
at a local drug store for a mixture of
alcohol, glycerine and peppermint in
order to get the alcohol to drink.
The drug clerk in mixing the pre-
scription put in wood alcohol instead
of the vegetable. The results are
not yet determined, but so far are
decidedly serious.
Wood alcohol is a poison which
acts differently on different people.
This particular young man is nearly
blind from the results of that
dose. It is one of the peculiarities
of the poison that it paralyzes the
optic nerves. That is now what this
young man is suffering. His physi-
clans are troubled for fear his eye
sight will be gone entirely The
physicians are working hard to save
his sight, but the ultimate outcome is
unknown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
A NEW NEWSPAPER HOME.
The independence Reporter to Have
a Fine Building.

independence, Nov. 1.-THE Re-
porter is to have a new home.
Work will be started within the
next two weeks on a building es-
pecia1ly for this newspaper and to
be occupied solely by 1t. 1t will be
the handsomest business building in
the city.
The new Reporter building will be
erected on the north side of Laurel
street, on the alley, directly west of
the Kress building. 1t will have a
"A foot frontage on Laurel street, and
will consist of a basement and first
and second floors. 1t will be con-
structed of brick, cement and native
stone. and is being put up under con-
tract with w. A. Shu1this. The Re-
porter will make this it's permanent
home, one of the provisions of the
contract being for the ultimate pur-
chase of the building by the Reporter.
It will be adapted especially for a
newspaper home. The. architecture
will be distinctive and characteristic
of public buildings and will give the
Reporter one of the handsomest
newspaper homes of any newspaper
in Kansas outside of the Topeka
Capital which is now putting up a
$150,000 structure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
BIG PARK FOR COLBY.
To Have Ten Acres Appropriately Fill
ed With Handsome Trees.

Colby, Kan, Nov. 11.-One of the most
progressive mayors Colby ever had is
her present official, j. N. Fike. He will
not tolerate a bootlegger around, if he
the town a park, of ten acres, which in
few years will be one of the most
attractive and pleasant spots in all
northwest Kansas. Hundreds of elm
locust and maple trees have been set
out, many of them six feet and more
tall. For years this tract was insight
ly, especially after a big summer rain
storm for it was the home of thousands
of frogs and their constant croaking
was most annoying. 1t has all changed
now, and instead an attractive city
park has taken the place of the for
mer frog pond, and Mayor F'ike has
been showered with many deserving
bouquets from the people of Colby.
And before the close of the year the
town will be supplied with over seven
miles of cement walks
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SUSPENDED MEN ExONERAIT1D.
Board of Arbitration Says Ball Play
ers Contract Closes With Season.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Baseball mag
mates representing more than thirty
leagues big and little together with
officials of different associations and
clubs thronged the lobby of the Audi
torium Annex and informally dis
cussed questions which were raised
formally when the annual meeting of
the National Association of Minor
Leagues opened later in the day.
Knotty problems relative to the
standing of different circuits of base
ball teams in the several parts OF the
country are being fought out before
national board of arbitration, which
holds daily sessions. AS usual, the
"outlaw" player question in its differ
ent aspects occupied the attention of
the arbitration board Clubs in Glass
A have commended that they occupy a
different position in the matter of
playing with organizations outside the
pale of the national commission than
do the leagues in Class B. G and p.
The board of arbitration decided that
a baseball player is an asset of a club
only to the end of his contract sea-
son, and is therefore not subject to
fine, suspension or expulsion for par
ticipating in baseball games in which
OUTLAW players took part. This
ruling absolves the members Of the
association, who played in games af-
ter the season of 1908 had closed.
Representatives of leagues in
classes G and D met today and il is
understood that effort will be made
by some Glass G leagues to be raised
to Glass B. Among those striving for
this change of grade are the Texas
league and the western association.
The main fight within the national
association is expected to be waged by
the American association and West
ern leagues from Glass A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
IN HONOR OF DIR. SNOW.
Memorial Services Held at Kansas
University Tuesday Afternoon.

University Tuesday Afternoon.
Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 11.-Memo-
rial services for the late DIR. Francis
Huntington Snow, ex-chancellor OF
the University of Kansas, who died at
hospital in Wisconsin in September,
were held at o'clock Tuesday after
noon in Fraser hall
The body was brought to Lawrence
shortly after the death and funeral
services were held from the Snow
home. but as Chancellor Frank Strong
wanted tho scientists, who we're IA
mlllar with DR.. Snow and his work,
to have chance to honor his men,
DRY, as well as the alumni and stu
dents to gather for last tribute to
the memory of a good man. it was de-
clded to hold memorial services dur
ing Tuesday afternoon.
Chancellor Strong presided, and in
OF what DR.. Snow had meant to the
University of Kansas. Uncle Jim
mic" Green spoke on the part of the
students; Colonel H. L. Moore of
zen, and his talk was in behalf of the
townspeople, and j. Willis Gleed of
Topeka paid a tribute to the late DR..
Snow for the alumni.
The regents and many of the
friends of the late chancellor from
over the state were in the crowd that
filed Fraser hall
Chancellor Strong paid a tribute to
the faithful service and constant 10y
atty of DIR. Snow to the university
Dan Green of the school of law told
how DR.. Snow stood at the head of his
class in Williams college. Owing to a
misunderstanding of the date Prof.
8. W. Williston of Chicago, who was
to have spoken for the scientific col
leagues of DR.. Snow, was not here
and his place on the program was
taken by DIR. Carruth, who read an
address which DR.. Snow delivered
some years ago to a state encamp-
ment of the G. A. R. In it are in
cluded extracts from the diary of DR.. |
Snow written when he was with |
Grants army at Appomattox.
For the alumni of the university, J.
Willis Gleed of Topeka told of his first
acquaintance with DR.. Snow thirty
three years ago. At that time, he |
said, DR.. Snow was the central figure
and animating spirit of the univer-
sity. He was "a man of unlimited ca
liabilities for hard work." and was
then engaged in the undertaking of |
the collections of natural his |
tory. which have since, under his di- |
rection. become some of the finest in |
the United States.
At the conclusion of the addresses |
Strong read letters from |
the heads of many of the larger in |
situations in the west expressing re- |
greet at the loss which the educational |
world and the University of Kansas |
had incurred in the death of DR.
Snow.
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CLUB WOMEN MEET.
Delegates of the Federated Clubs of
the Eighth District at wellington.

Wellington, Kan, Nov. 11-DeIe-
gates from the Federated Women's
clubs of the Eighth congressional dis
trict met in this city for their second
annual convention. Sessions are be-
ing held in the Presbyterian church
and at the federation rooms in the
new city building. At the latter place
a reception was rendered the dele
gates in the evening by the CONNER
cial club and citizens
Today an educational conference
will be held in the chapel of the Sum
ner county high school. The princi-
pal address will be by Professor Ed
gar H. Stranahan of Friends univer-
sity, Wichita. In the afternoon Mrs
Eustace H. Brown of Olathe, presi-
dent of the state federation, will
speak. The convention will be in ses-
sion two DAYS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
The Remarkable Will
Of A Doctor
He Leaves the Secret of Life to His
Children and the World.

One of the worlds greatest physi-
clans upon mis- death bed called his
children about him and said: when
I die I will leave the secret of life as
have discovered it in my practice"
When they read his will it direct
ed them to safety vault which con-
tanned large envelope marked thus:
1.-THE Secret of Life" Upon opening
it they read: Don't abuse the stom-
ach." This profound thinker after a
long life of medicine knew the storn-
ach to be the throne of man.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
PARAMOUNT BRACES UP.
Hopes to Beat Washburn and Then
Challenge X. q. for a Game.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Fair
mount college wheat Shockers" are
making the football dopesters sit up
and take notice by their strides to-
ward the state championship. They
have a veteran team and so far have
swept everything before them. K. u.
defeated the strong K. s. n. S. team
IL to 0 and Washburn college defeat
ed the same team to 0, while Fair
mount college showed them under 80
to 4. The Drury team was served in
the same way. The Missourians held
the fast Haskell team to 4 to o, while
the Fairmounters fairly buried the
DFury team under a So to 0 score.
Friday, November IS, comes the cru
cial game of the season, however,
when Paramount meets Washburn COL
1ege in Wichita. Paramount enthusi-
asts hoped that Washburn would eth
er beat K. u. or hold them to low
score, because K. U. is. not on the
Paramount schedule and to have a
valid claim to the state championship
they must beat Washburn college
worse than K. Z. beat them. The
Paramount management is confident
that they can beat the % to score
of K. u. against Washburn and If so
they will challenge K. U. to play for
the state championship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
FOR DoNovAN's PLACE.
Brooklyn League officials Are Hunting
New Man.

New York, Nov. 11.-Patsy Donovan
probably will not be engaged as man
ager of the Brooklyn National league
team next season. It is learned from
a reliable source that the officials of
the club are not wholly satisfied with
the way in which Donovan handled
the team during the last two seasons.
and on that account have practically
made up their minds to let PATS out
and secure another man for the lob.
Who the new manager will be is not
known at this time. There have been
rumors to the effect that Bill Dahlen
will get the position but it seems i'm
probable that President Ebbetts will
select him. 1t is said there will be a
big shake up in the team next season
and that four or five players will be
released or traded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
.PHoG" ALLEN TO COACH.
VIII Care for the Kansas City Athletic
Clubs Basketball Five.

CLUBS BaSketDaIl Five.
Kansas City. Nov. 11.-F'orrest c..
Allen, better known in the athletic
world as "Phog" Allen, has been Sc
lected to coach the basketball team of
the Kansas City Athletic club for the
season of 10000, and Herbert G.
Wood, the present assistant physical
director of the club, has been appoint
ed manager of the team. -
"Phog' Allen is one of the best
basketball coaches and players in the
West. He has coached several cham
pionship teams, including f1ves at
Baker and Kansas universities, Has
kell institute and the local athletic
club. The local club has not had
championship team since Allen severed
connections with the team and 1t is
thought that he will whip a winning
aggregation into shape again this sea-
son as he has in other years and for
other institutions.
Allen has practically selected his
players for the team, although any
member of the club will be eligible.
Among those who are sure to make
the five are Milton, Cotton Crane. Ell
lott, Mason Crabs, Nolan and Sher-
man All of these men are we'll known
in athletic circles and have played
basket ball for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
SECOND BANK FOR oUINTER.
Business Appears on the Increase Out
in Cove County.

Quinter, Kan, Nov. 11.-Business is
good enough in Cove county, and the
farmers are so prosperous, that there is
room for two or more banks. The
Farmers State bank organized with a
capital of s12,5 500, with w II. Wiging-
ton president and E. L. Wickizer.
cashier, will open for business soon as
the bank building is completed. This
gives Quinter two banks. And it is
said the second bank is going to open
in Grinnen a national bank The two
towns are pushing forward in a bust
ness way, each one supporting news
paper and pulling with all their might
for their towns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
Hayes to Race Dorando.

New York, Nov. 11-John J. Hayes,
winner of the Marathon race at the
Olympic games in London last sum-
mer, has signed a contract, it is an
nounced, to meet Pietri Dorando, the
italian runner, who was half carried
and half pushed across the tape in
front of the American and was dis
qualified because of this assistance
The agreement which Hayes has
signed calls for practically a rerun-
ming of the event in Madison Square
Garden, on Wednesday, November 25
It is stipulated that the full Marathon
distance, 26 miles, 3S5 yards, be run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
STRUCK GOLD IN COLORADO.
Chetopa Man Thinks He Has a Rich
Mine at Cripple Creek

Chetopa, Nov. Ill. L. Lewis,
who has been developing mineral
leases in the Cripple Creek district,
Colorado, is at home on visit.
He has some leases that show good
indications. The samples of ore he
brought are from the Strong maine,
discovered by Sam Strong, who lived
in Oswego in the early days. He
walked to Cripple Creek with Winfield
Stratten, who discovered the Stratton
mine along side the Strong mine, and
who was worth many millions when
he died. Strong also became inn
mensely rich and was shot and killed
at Cripple Creek. The ore in the
Strong mine runs as high as $40 per
pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
Peaches in November.

Peaches growing on a tree out in
the yard in November are at least I'M
usual in Kansas it seems to lis. But
we are convinced that such things
happen in Newton. Saturday, Charles
Mack handed us a sample of very
fine fruit which he picked up from q
tree in his yard on West Broadway.
They are of very good size and fine
flavor. There have been quite a num-
Der on the tree, which the frost does
not seem to have touched at ALL
Newton Kansan.
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for five teams and that a good interest
was being taken.
The only reason which Coach Drum
mond gave for quitting football so
early was taht the students failed to
it and would not practice regularly.
This is probably due to the fact that
their football material this fall has
been pretty scarce and the players
probably feel that they are unable to
make any record with other teams
even though they did put in a lot of
DraCtice work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
80 Day Corn Profitable.

Immediately following the food Of
last summer David Matthias leased
the Lingard tract of so acres, lying
west of the old waterworks plant and
seeded it to 80 days corn. The crop
has given Mr.. Matthias handsome
yield for his enterprise and labor. Al
though the early frost interfered to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
EASY FOR AL KAUFMAN.
Knocked Out Terry Mustain i'm the
Fourteenth Round at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Nov. 11.--Al Kaufman
knocked out Terry Mustain last night
in the fourteenth round.
Hardly had the gong ceased to
sound at the beginning of the four
tenth round, when Kaufman, who
had left his corner with a rush, felled
Mustain with a terrific right over the
heart, Immediately after the Omaha
man had delivered a weak left to the
San Franciscan's jaw.
Mustain rolled nearly under the
ropes and before Referee Eyton could
begin the count his seconds had
rushed from their corner and began
to carry their man off.
Kaufman had the better of his
antagonist after the early rounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
CHOLERA KILLING HOGS.
Estimated That 1000 Young Animals
Have Died in Harvey County.

Wichita, Kan. Nov. lit is esti-
mated that hogs and young pigs to the
number of more than 1000 have died
from cholera in the vicinity of Sedg-
wick and Putnam, two small towns
just over the Sedgwick county line in
Harvey county.
This statement was made byA. Bow
ersox who was here with stock today
He stated that the loss was confined
mostly to young pigs, as the heavy
hogs are almost all sold off. Every eff
fort is being made to check the dis
Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
DEMONSTRATIONS i'm Balinr

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 11.-Many
women attending the two days session
here of the domestic science depart
ment of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege saw demonstrations in bread and
cake making and with the fireless
cooker.
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Snow i'm western Kansas.

Salina, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE first
snow of the season fell in western
Kansas Tuesday and all eastbound
trains from Colorado reached this
city covered with snow. The fall
reached as far east as Ellsworth. The
heaviest fall proved west of Ellis
county to the Colorado line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
SWALLOWED sTRYCHNINE.
Farmer Dickinson Ended Life Be
cause He Couldn't Quit Drinking.

Dickinson a farmer, fourteen miles
east of Augusta, in Butler county,
committed suicide here late Tuesday
by swallowing strychnine.
81 have been drinking" he said
just before he died, land it seems i'm
possible for me to sober up. I have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
CAPTAIN Burr Improves.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 11.-Captain
Burr of the Harvard football team IS
out of bed for the first time since his
recent injury, and DR.. Nichols, the
football medical director, says there is
a possibility he will be able to play in
the game against Yale. But the
coaches will not bank much on this
chance and will continue to develop
the team to play without its captain.
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They are: Prof. Hugh Block, the ia
nous preacher and author: DIR. Fred
erick VanEden, illustrious as a physi-
clan, dramatist and sociologist, and
DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfell, the famous
physician. The dates when each will
be here were not announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11

Thursday and Friday of this week.
Contested cases will be called for trial
on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
There are 100 divorce cases on the
docket for this term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
n r. Geroyy CrItica1Iv m

Atchison. Kan, Nov Ill. B.
Gerow, who has been in charge Of the
state employment. agency at Topeka
for eight years, is critically i'll at his
home here with nervous trouble.
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Burns to WrestIe DeIivuIl.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 11.-'Farmer''
Martin Burns and Charles Delivuk will
wrestle here Thursday evening. This
is expected to be the best contest ever
pulled off in the city. Delivuk has
won all the matches he has made in
the state and Farmer Burns is
among the best in his class.