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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
FAILED TO AGREE.
Western Association Couldn't
Fix Its Seasons Schedule.
Dropping Leavenworth and TAX
ing Enid Up the Trouble.
- Eag.sl f.5
A NEW CALL ISSUED.
VIII Try Again in Three Weeks
to Settle Matters.
Players Will Not Be Allowed to
Fight Umpires.

Kansas City. Feb. 24.--After an all
day session at the Baltimore hotel the
Western Association baseball mag
mates and DR.. B. M Shively, president
agree on a schedule for the season of
1908 and adjourned Last night at $50
o'clock. Another meeting will be held
In about three weeks at which new
schedules will be considered.
The meeting was held for the ex-
press purpose OF selecting a schedule.
Twenty of them had been sent to
President Shively, and with Leaven-
worth still in the association it would
have been possible to agree on one.
However, Leavenworth having dropped
out of the organisation and Enid, Ok.
entering, made the location Of that
member SO widely different that no
schedule presented to the organization
could be adopted. When the schedules
we're received by the association Leav
enworth was still in the circuit and the
schedules were mapped out according
~. -4s
President Stnye1y stated last night
that he Will advertise fer more sched-
OF Leavenworth. and will call a meet
dng In three weeks for consideration of
them It IL expected that all of the
men presenting schedules this time will
make out new ones. A schedule will
be adopted at the next meeting. as
AA0c-A
the season that no more time can be
wasted
The magnates also decided yesterday
that the league will have six umpires
this year, and that rigid discipline will
be the order Of things on the various
diamonds Of the circuit. Heretofore
this association has had considerable
trouble with players fighting umpires,
but this viii not be allowed in the fu-
ture. Any player who wages war on an
Y1rnrtra will tpe ST1SnAndad from, tho
league and fined II It is found neces-
sary. This, the managers believe, will
cause players to be good and little
rowdyism on their part will be wit
messed this year.
The magnates also voted a life mem
bership to AL Rohr, owner of the Leav-
enworth team, which has been sold to
Enid, Ok.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
. q q PURIFIES
0eoeoeTHE BLOOD

Bad blood is responsible for Of the
poisous disease in form follow Acne letter
Bols Ppe while they skin
which Is far impure blood supply this
symptoms will remain Rheumatism caa Sores and Ulcers srfula
utd circulation and to unless the poison
Itself perfect remedy It down into the circulation and
tang Nothing reaches INHERITED ns and old chronic troubles like
the cireulaton Not only blood purifier
blood medical advice desired free
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
HONOR FOR A KANSAS GIRL.
Miss Parry, of Wichita, Made Guard
on Smith College Basketball Team.

Wichita, Feb 24.-Miss Phoebe NJ.
Parry, the 19-year-oldl daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Parry of this
city, has been honored by Smith COL
lege with an appointment as guard
on the sophomore basketball team.
Miss Parry is a sophomore at the
college. s. Her home is in Pittsburg.
Pa, from which DIR. and Mrs. Parry
moved to this city two years ago.
She has never visited here although
they are expecting visit from her
this next : year Miss Parry is a
pretty, fair-haired, blue-eyed girl who
has always been fond of athletics. She
is an expert player of field hockey,
tennis and basketball and it has been
her ambition since attending Smith
to play on the college team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
A Gas Man Sent to Jail.

Independence, Kan, Feb. 24.-Al
Starring of Coffeyville, Kan, has been
sentenced by Judge F1annely to three
months imprisonment for procuring
a false affidavit from Stella May at
Fort Smith in q Coffeyville gas explo-
sion case. The gas company used
the affidavit but Starring assumed all
responsibility in the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
Five Millions in Four Banks.

tional banks made another very cred
table showing when they answered
the call of the comptroller of cur
rency. A report of their business at
the close of business February Ia,
was asked for. They showed a total
deposit of $3.50, 0O2.42.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
Marion Defeats HiIIsboro.

Marion, Kan, Feb. 24.-The Marion
high school won a rough basketball
game from Hil1sboro high school here
by a score of 20 to IL. The features
of the game were the excellent work
of Hirschler, Hillsboro forward and
Keller and Evans. forwards. on the
Marion team, each securing several
long field goals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
New Players for Hutchinson.

Hutchinson. Kan, Feb 24.-Presi-
dent Phil Hostutler Of the local club
announces that three more players
from the Chicago city league have
been secured. These players are Her
bert Armstrong, pitcher, and A. J..
Hage and Jake Brown. both short
stops. Their contracts have not yet
been received but they have agreed to
terms and say that they will come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
May Be an Army Chaplain.

Newton, Kan, Feb. 24.-Rev. R. r.
Fleming sof; this city. pastor of the
First Baptist church, has been notified
that he had been designated by the
secretary of war to take an examina-
ton at Fort Riley next month for
a commission in the army as chaplain.
Rev. Mr.. Fleming is only 25 years of
age and is North Carolinan by birth.
He was Endorsed by Senator Long for
the position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
A Disastrous Trip for Baker.

Baldwin. Kan. Feb. 24.-Baker
UNIVERSITIES crack five has returned
from an eastern trip through Missouri,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska,
where they had handed out to them
bunch of four defeats, having won
only two out of the six games.
Up to the time they started, the
Baker university team had not been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
Marketed 1a5 Loads of Hogs.

Wichita, Feb. PA new record
for wagon hog receipts at the
Wichita stock yards was established
at the close of the week when 125
loads were received from the farmers
living in the vicinity of Wichita in one
day. The number of hogs marketed
by these farmers was $50 and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
A Kansan Gets Denver Contract.

Wichita, Feb. 24.--Co1eman Nc
NuIty, of the firm of McNulty and
Company, elevator builders of this
city has just returned from Denver
where he closed a. contract for the
construction Of a large alfalfa mill.
The structure which Is to be located
on the outskirts of Denver will
cost SIS, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

ious fight on the part OF those whose dis
honesty is being attacked and uncovered
by the president and his associates, and
there is reason to believe that the fight
has just begun.
1.-THE whole plot is directed at Secretary
Taft. There is no mistaking the fact that
the crowd which has dominated American
politics for so long, which has made can
ernors go with their hats in their hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
DOYLE Injured at Practice.

Hot Springs, Ark. Feb. 24.-Joe
Doyle of the Yankees was injured Sat-
urday while practicing. He was pitch
ing to Elberfeld, who knocked a liner,
the ball striking Doyle on the kneecap
and dislocating 1t. Physicians say
there is little probability for the in
tury proving serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

defeated in two years. The following
games were played on the trip:
~ University Of Missouri 38. Baker as.
De Paw 10. Baker ~. -S--
Notre Dame As, Baker, 2S.sreer rrr.
Chicago Central Y. NJ. c. A. II,
Baker 20.
Highland Park 26, Baker "a
Nebraska Wesleyan 20, Baker 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
IHAvENWORTH WAS VOTED OUT.
The Western Association Directors
Gave Franchise to Enid. Okla

Kansas City. Feb. 24.-The directors
Of the Western Association met in the
Hotel Baltimore Saturday and voted
to drop Leavenworth from the circuit.
The franchise was given to Enid, Ok.
for "a certain sum of money" The
change was made for business reasons
according to the statements made bv
the directors after the melting. 1t was
known that the Enid promoters would
attempt to secure the Leavenworth
franchise. but the general opinion was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
ST. JOE FRANCHISE REJECTED.
Ted Sullivan Declares Time Is INSULT
Gent to Organize Nine

Milwaukee, Feb. .24.-Ted Sullivan
rejected the ST. Joseph, Mo-. fran
chise in the Western baseball league.
Sullivan gave the lateness of the
award and the consequent difficulty of
getting together a first class team as
the reasons for his action. The fran
chise was for only one year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

amount of good hard cash they
carried home with them was some.
thing like $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

to lower Broadway begging for nomiua-
ton and support, will not willingly give up
the control of this nation to the people,
and they feel unquestionab1y that their
strongest enemy today is Secretary Taft
Hence their organized system to poIlute
the newspapers and to prostitute public
sentiment"
No purchase Is too small for us to an
preciate. Price, the druggist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
TO WORK IN THE CEMETERY.
lola VIII Have Idle Men Set Out
Trees to Keep From Starving.

lola, Kan. Feb. 24.-In order to
give employment to idle men who
are in actual need the council will
have several hundred trees set out in
the cemetery. This will aid some.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

From rheumatism, aches and pains.
Your system will be free
II you'll but take a nightly drink
OF HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
IF. T.sWaTker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

IO Oui NOIu OIfG Ody.
Take LAXATIvEB ROMO Quinine tablets
Druggists refund money IL it fails to cure
E. w GROVES signature on each box. 1c'
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
BOTH OF THEM SATISFIED.
eusInsss Man Had Joke and Book
Agent Practice.

II WONDER" said the tall man in
the suit Of faded black, III l could
interest you in q new and cheap edi.
ton Of the works of Anthony Troll.
lope." Il don't know" answered the
man at the desk. Go ahead and let
me hear what you have to say" Tho
book agent began at once. Every
student of literature knows" he said,
that Anthony Trollope was one Of
England's great novelists. 1t Is true,
perhaps, that he wrote for a limited
class" And so on, for ten minutes.
NO" said the man at the desk, turn.
Ing again to his work, you haven't
succeeded in interesting me 4 Bit"
That's all right" rejoined the tall
man In the suit Of faded black, replac-
ing the sample volumes in his valise
with imperturbable composure. Il
have Just started out canvassi1g with
these books. and was only practio-
ing on you"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
WilLED AWAY THE LAUNDRY.
Somewhat Peculiar Transaction, But
F. II Went.

, When q perfectly strange woman
came for the soiled clothes three
weeks ago the mistress of the house
came to the conclusion that her own
laundress had simply employed q
new messenger, and made NO COM
ment on the circumstances. But when
two weeks had gone by, and still the
old laundress-known as Susan, 70
last name having been mentioned
did not appear, the mistress of the
house felt that she would be lacking
In her duty If she did not make some
inquiry about her. Where is Susan?"
she asked the tall and bony structure
who came for the clothes. "She has
gone to Pennsylvania to live, yes.
sum-" returned this person, with COM
posure. "she went to Pennsylvania
some time ago, an she ler good-by
fer yuh, but s'long es yuh didn't seem
tub motifs l didn't say nufin'." But
why didn't she come and tell me and
allow me to make some engagements
about my laundry?" asked Susan's e1.
mistress. We'll, she lef' yo' clothes
tub meh. She made q will an ler
dem clothes tub meh. Wese allus
been good frien's, and 80 wen she ler
she say ! may wash yo' clothes long
ez wush tub, an dere wuz no use
use worrying yuh bout 1t, now was
dere!" To which moderate and SEN
sible question the mistress of the
house could only remain speechless.
Baltimore American,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
WHEN BABY LEARNED TO WALK.
Father Wanted to Start Him at Once
on Career Of Usefulness.

Children seem to be considered .
nuisance among the rich nowadays"
remarked well known business man
who has a large family. "and to the
poor they are luxury, so between the
two extremes 1t is little surprising
that the infant population keeps up to
Its record. In the olden days 1t was
different. Every man and every WON.
an believed 1t duty to their God and
to their country to raise a large fam.
lily, and they fulfilled the obligation
with good grace. But times have
changed. The moneyed man Of to-day
has no time for children. He has his
business to look after and his rents
to collect, while his wife is continu.
ally on the 90 with social engagements
and appointments with her modiste
So the stork is left to shiver in the
cold. But the poor man is sometimes
as guilty as the rich In this matter. He
has family OF children, but he has
no time for them. heard this illus.
trated by little story the other day.
A working man who lives in one Of the
poorer districts Of the city has seven
children, the youngest Of whom re-
Gently graduated from the creeping
stage OF Its existence. The father was
sitting In the kitchen when he heard
the voice Of one Of his daughters who
was in another room. Papa, she said,
the baby can walk Can he? Well,
send him around the corner for a pint
replied the parent, and resumed his
reading."-N. Y. Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
For Happlne.. In MarrIaq..

I have spoken Of the only true and
right motive for marriage, and ven-
ture my opinion that marriage should
not be too eagerly sought by either
sex, but rather waited for until the
certainty has come that one loves
worthily and well. 1 mean, that for
q man to say to himself, in cold blood,
that 1t is time he should marry, and,
for that reason, to look about for .
wife-instead Of being aware that he
loves and therefore desires to marry
the one beloved woman-is, to my
thinking, as unwise and In almost a.
poor taste as for girl to discover that
1t is time she were settled In life and,
In consequence, set about trying to
attract husband. In neither case IL
happiness in marriage likely to be the
result Of such a quest-Louise Chand-
ler Moulton.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
DEMAND Removal Of UaIy sIons,

0S"V 'S'0v"' VI wy oIHUu.
The city council OF Springfield,
Mass, has referred to the law oflicer
Of the city petition for the removal
Of some billboards In Main street
which have been eyesores for many
years. The patience Of citizens is al
an end, and hundreds OF them have
signed request for the abatement
Of the nuisance.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
POWER OF THE RoTHscHILps.
Accumulated Wealth Soon to Make
Influence Of House Enormous.

II has been calculated that at the
present rate Of accumulation the
Rothschilds will own by the middle Of
the present century some $4,000, ,000,.
900 sterling, or nearly enough to pay
OF the national debt three times over,
says . writer In the Grand Magazine,
Of London. England. The Imagination
IL staggered and fails to realize the
power which is represented by such
figures. It could hnance. or 1t could
stop, q war; 1t could delay the indus.
trial Development Of country for .
generation; or II could, on the other
hand. enable . country which It fa.
vored to beat all its Industrial rivslf
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
Street Railway Accidents,

One Of the startling facts developed
by the public service commission of
New York city 10 that over 200 per
sons are killed or seriously injured
every month by the urban railways un.
der the commissions jurisdiction. The
annual toll OF deaths in accidents 10
between 500 and 600.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20

A power like this must have its fingers
on all the arteries through which flows
the life-blood of commerce, the ebb
and now Of which 1t can regulate un.
controlled.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
MRS. FOXHALL KEENE SUES.
Asks For Separation From Husband,
Who Was Noted Rider.

Asks For Separation From Husband,
Who Was Noted Rider.
New York. Dec. 8. Mrs. Foxhall
Keene filed suit for separation from
her husband before Justice Marean in
the Mineola supreme court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keene separated about
three years ago. At the time they
were living at their handsome summer
home, Rosemont, Wheatley Hills, N. Y.
At the time of the separation Colonel
Lawrence, Mrs. Keene's father, While
admitting that his daughter and her
husband had decided to live apart, as
serted that he did not know the cause
Of their difficulties.
Mrs. Keene was formerly Mrs. Frank
W. White. She was married TO Fox
hall Keene on Dec. 10, 1902.
Mr.. Keene for twenty years has been
famous as q cross country rider and
all round sportsman. In recent years
he has become an enthusiastic motor
list and has driven cars in many big
s0ces.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09


device consisted IN Announcing an ul-
timatum as to the temperature to be
maintained during the winter season,
keeping a faithful record of the ther.
mometer suspended in a prominent
place In the apartment and declining
to pay rent when the telltale lnstrli-
ment made it evident that hardship
had been experienced. A hew ruling
In the appellate court has interfered
with this practice so satisfactory from
q tenants viewpoint. Hereafter ten
ant who is cold must either put on an
extra suit of underwear or move. He
may do the latter even though he has
contracted to remain. The only way
by which his landlord can hold him
to his agreement to stay still further
is to steam up right cheerily.
The Gotham press agent is truly a
man of parts. His literary ingenuity
and his capacity of seeing things
which the most powerful modern lens
ever constructed would fail to reveal
are simply marvellous. 1 have before
me well known press agents account
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09

complimentary ticket, no matter how
famboyant he may be. A charming
young soprano was doing a ballad of
the new American school Of song writ
ers with such rare intelligence and
beauty of expression that 1 was prac-
tically lost to all external impressions
when Jacobus pumped himself into the
vacant seat at my left and in that
raucous sibilation which does not lose
force at the distance of a city block
ejactAated, "Stuy, they've gone and
done itr'
"Who has done whats" was be-
trayed by his assault into asking.
"The bastard railroads" declared ia
cobus with so much emphasis that an
elderly lady on my right raised her
lorgnette and availed herself of her
vinaigrette.
'Mr. Damn" said desperately
wanted to hear the song; 1t was one
Of McDowell's best-"if you have any.
thing to say against the railroads that
hasn't been said please say it,"
They've abolished the sale of school
tickets to the children Of suburbanites
Hereafter children coming to the city
to be instructed must pay full commu
tation rates. Doesn't that look like try
ing to exterminate the racer
STUYVEsANT BROWN
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09

HR Uncovered IN TIME TO MAkR 4 FIVE
YEAR CONTRACT.
of Oscar HamInefstein's discovery Of
Nine. Mariska-Aldrich, a Hungarian
American contralto who has recently
made her debut at the Manhattan
Opera House. The scene is laid in
Paris. Mr.. Hammerstein, assisted by
Nine. Melba and Cleofonte Campa-
mini, have met by appointment to try
a batch Of aspiring tenors. After these
candidates have sung themselves out
Of the game and have gone their more
or less sorrowful ways the Australian
song bird discovers in a remote corner
Of the apartment the shrinking figure
of woman. Nine. Melba appeals to
the great impresario, and Mr.. Ham
merstein remembers that he gave a
reluctant consent to young woman's
proposition to sing to him at that
hour.
At the nod Of the peerless conductor
Nine. Mariska-Aldrich, for tits she
advances to the front. From her mu-
sic roll she extracts two copies Of an
aria, one for Campanini, one for her
own use. Cleofonte plays the prelude
as only his chubby fingers can. The
trembling candidate for grand opera
honOrs emits a note so amazing in its
quality that breathing becomes a Sec
Ondary matter for the three who hear
1t. AS the singer proceeds Melba
clasps her hands in ecstasy, and tears
steal down her cheeks. Not to be out
done-how useless to attempt it!-the
impresario swoons. 1t is difficult to
picture Mr.. Hammerstein In such a
condition, but the press agent affirms
1t, and no one who was present has
denied 1t. Fortunately, however, he
recovered in time to make a ave year
contract with the singer. Nine. Ma-
riska-Aldrich is now at the Manhat-
tan, but thus far the swooning feature
has not been repeated.
The very best thing 1 have ever
known of Jacobus Damn In spite Of his
Knickerbocker blood is that he does
not approve of race suicide. met
him recently at song recital in Men.
'delssohn hail, a concert room which
excludes no one who has the price or q
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
CUBA's NEW CABINET.
President Gomez Makes velex HE
Secretary of State.

President Gomez Makes velex HE
Secretary of State.
Havana, Dec. S.-The new cabinet Of
President Elect Jose Miguel Gomez is
announced as follows:
Secretary Of state. Justo Garcia veisS:
secretary Of Justice, Pelayo Garcia; sec
retary of the treasury, Mercelino Diax
de Villegas; secretary of government, DR..
Eusebio Hernandez; secretary OF agricul-
ture, Ortelio Folio; secretary of public
instruction. Canon Mesa; secretary Of
public works, Benito Laguarela; secretary
Of sanitation, DR.. Nicolas Alberdi.
A committee Of prominent women
Df Havana sent petition to Governor
Magooh requesting that he issue a de-
free forbidding the employment Of wO-
men in the government Offices. The
petition declares that such employ
tment is demoralizing to women and
demands that all the places now filed
by women be given to men.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
Waymart.

DEC. 7th.-Rev. 4. l.. Whitaker, of
Grace church, Honesdale, held services
in the Presbyterian church, on Sunday.
An unusually large congregation greeted
him.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. +. church
will hold their annual fair this week. On
Wednesday evening there will be Dutch
supper; on Thursday evening pig
roast, and on Friday evening a variety
supper. Fancy articles, dolls, home
made garments, etc., will be on sale on
the afternoons and evenings of these
days. Come every one and patronize
these ladies!
Ruth Inch leaves this morning to spend
the winter with her sister, in North Caro-
lima.
w. w. Pierson, who has been visiting
New Jersey relatives, has returned home.
Joseph Dink spent Sunday in Homes
dale.
DIR. and Mrs. Leroy Perkins and son,
of Forest City, spent Sunday at the home
of G. X. Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bales and son, of Union
dale, visited over Sunday at the parson.
age.