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The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Death of A. c. Race.

Wichita, Kan, July S.-A. c. Race,
a Sedgwick county pioneer and prom
nent Mason and Odd Fellow, died
here Tuesday The deceased was born
in 1856 and has been actively engaged
in business in this city for over twen-
ty-one years. A wife and three chill
dren survive.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

X Kellerman batted for Roach in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
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Topeka Midgets 5, Wameeo o.
SHIvELY is HUSTLING.
Calls Meeting Of the O. X. League
Managers to Keep Things Moving.

Tulsa, Ok, July S.-That the pres
ent difficulties attending the OK.
league may be satisfactorily adjusted
and the second half of the season
played out. President Shively of the
Ok. league. has called a meeting of
team managers at Bartlesville today.
Sapulpa will be represented by "Dea-
con" White, who is ready with the
$500 forfeit money in case Sapulpa be
awarded the McAlester franchise.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Pitcher Thomason of the Bartlesville
team will probably join the locals in a
few days. Cooley has practically COM
pleted arrangements for securing him
and the price-has been agreed upon- He
is a left handler and ought to fill quite
vacancy in the local pitching staH.
In the games here before the season
commenced he shut out the topeka
team.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Col. LittIe.s Brother Dead.

Abilene, Kan, July S.-Col. E. c.
Little has gone to Oklahoma called
by the death OF his brother, w. T.
Little. Much sorrow will be felt by
the many friends here who knew him
and where he lived for many years.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
TO REACH TEXAS.
Orient Expecting to Run to Red River
November 1.

1t is given out in western Oklahoma
towns along the Orient main line that
Orient trains will be running from
Wichita to Sweetwater, Texas, by No
venber 1. The bridge across Red
River between Oklahoma and Texas
will be completed by July 81, closing
practically the gap between the two
divisions of the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Joplin 8, Springfield 1.

Joplin, Mo-, July S.-Three walks and
a hit in the first inning gave Joplin
three runs lead and the Miners were
never in danger in the opening game of
the Springheld-Joplin series. Two hits
and an error in the ninth saved the
Midgets from a shutout. The score:
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Score by innings:
Cincinnati 4. New York 8.

Cincinnati, July 8.-Timely hitting
by Cincinnati in the seventh and
eighth coupled with Shannon's mum
the New Yorks. Mclean was badly
spiked in the fourth and will be out
of the game for two weeks.
Score by ianinGs: RH.E
Cincinnati ...........0 00O00O22 2 o. IL 3
New York ........1 o. 1O100O-3 s /
BatterieS-Spade, Mclean and
Schlei; Crandall and Bresnahan.
At Chicago - Chicago BROOKLYN
game postponed; wet grounds.
At Pittsburg - Pittsburg- -Philadel-
phia game postponed; rain.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit s-f1. New YORK IA,

New York, July 8.-Detroit won
both games of the double header from
New York The visitors outplayed the
locals throughout.
Score by fllnfngB: RFE
Detroit ......-........3 0 20003 0-S- o
New YORK i o. U OO-3 l. =
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Has s5.s52 Acres of Alfalfa.

FL Dorado. July s.-Butler county
is a close second on acreage of
alfalfa in the state and first in yield
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
shamrock Captures Upton Cup.

New York, July 8.-Frederick w.
Thompson's S4-foot schooner yacht,
the Shamrock. won the $1,000 Upton
cup offered for the S35-mile race from
New York to Cape May and return.
The Shamrock's. corrected time is 81
hours, minutes. and 25 seconds.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Other Baseball Games

Pueblo z, Denver 0.
Sioux City 8, Omaha 2.
Marquette 1, Lindsborg 3.
Haskell 8, Jewell City 6.
Valley Falls z, Atchison 2.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

hutchihsoh ..'-...''V v
Two base hits-Andrews, Osborne.
Bases on balls-Of McCMll 1. Struck
otft-By McGill /, by McNeely 2. Hit
by pitcher-Casey. Stolen bases-Olson
2, Persch. McNeely, Kennedy. Sacrifice
hits-McLear, Casey. Double plays
Andrews to Casey to link. Toman to
Wright. Time-1:25. Umpire-Alloway.
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Hutchinson 8. Enid 2.

Hutchinson, Kan, July S.-After the
first inning the Salt Packers played
good ball and their hits counted for so
much more than did Ends that 1t was
an easy victory for Hutchinson, to 2.
Score:
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Minneapolis 81, Afilwaukee 10.
sd. Paul .. Kansas City 0.

St. Paul, Mimi. July s-Ths Blues
put up rather ragged exhibition of
baseball. and as Miller held them to
four hits, they were beaten by a to o
score. The Blues could not hit and
managed to make three of the errors
at inopportune times. The Saints, on
the other hand. hit Brandon oppor-
tunely and gave Miller fine support.
Score by inninEs: RHE
Kansas City .......yO O o o o 5000 4 (
Batteries-Miller, Laughlin and Mey-
ers; Brandon and Sullivan.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.

SCORE BY INNINGS.
Wichita .............o @ 20 10 . ss
Summary: Two base hits-Emery.
Middleton, Hetling 2 Sacrifice hits
w. White, Annis, Middleton, Arm
strong. Stolen bases-W. White Emory
2. Folbre, Hetling. First on balls-On
Folbre 2, off Dick 2. Struck out by
Folbre 1, by Dick 8. Left on bases
Oklahoma City 5, Wichita 8. Double
plays-Goes to Emory. Balk-Folbre-
Time(1:25. Umpire-Finney.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Cy Landreth has jumped again. This
is his third attempt and probably his
final effort in this line.. Last season
he jumped and went to Galveston and
later went home on visit during the
three off days toward the end of the
season and f. to come back again.
This season he promised not to jump
any more but he did just the same.
He is now in Frankfort where he is
playing ball with Texas Farrell and
Funk Cooley will probably suspend
him. If he fails to return to the game
it will mean quite loss to Cooley as
Dick had chance to sell him. A man
who has Landreth's ability as ball
player ought to know-better. 1t puts
quietus on his ever going higher.
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=
Western
hSSO-z
6ldtI0n
GOSSIP

o.. WHERE THEY PLAT
S2 TOMORROW.
Webb City at Topeka
Enid at Hutchinson.
Oklahoma City at Wichita.
Springfield at Joplin
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*Kellerman batted for Roach in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Webb City ..O o o %
Topeka ........-..-..1 o 2 8 0 s-8
Summary: Two-base hit-Lofton.
Sacrifice hits-Pokorny, Hurlburt.
Stolen bases-Boles, 2; Davis, 2.
Base on balls-Off Hagerman, 2: off
Roach, 8. Struck out-By Hagerman,
10; by Roach. IL. Left on bases
Topeka, 8; Webb City, Z. Wild
pitches-Roach, 2. Passed balls
Jutzi, g. Attendance-7OO. Time
1850. Umpires-Setley and Burke.
Wichita 3, Oklahoma City 1.
Wichita, Kan, July S.-Dick held Ok
lahoma City to two hits. neither of
which counted for a run, winning for
Wichita to I.
The locals hit Folbre for nine safe
bases at opportune times. The score:
nIcI AIIOMA CITY
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Tic SurIfndry. Two DdSe If1tS- IO1T-
nenan. Three base hits-Ragan. Bases
on balls-On Pollard 3. of George 8.
Struck out-By Pollard 4, by George 2.
Left on bases-Joplin, Springfield g..
Double plays-Ragan to Wanner to
Harrington to Fillman; Wilson to Ris-
lev to Cole: Fillman to Wanner to
Reed. Hit by pitched ball-Pullian, An
derson Stolen bases-Cobb 3. Sacrifice
hits-Corkhi1l. Pulliam. Time Of game
-1:30 Umpire-Shuster.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Bartley made a hit with the fans
yesterday when he ate so many foul
flies All his catches came at critical
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Newton. Manning

Second game-scors by innings: RIM
Detroit -....-........-2 4020s2 90 Iii Il .
New York .....-.....00 002O2000l
Batteries-Donovan and Schmidt.
Lake. kleinow and Blair.
St. Louis s, PhiladeIphia 2. Il
Philadelphia, July S.-An error bv
E. Collins in the seventh inning or the
game let In the winning run for 81.
Louis. o.
Score by innings RHs
st: Louis ;....... 1000 0o10o2oos 81
Philadelphia --....,-.0 0 o 0 O0o-2 s
BatteriesADfneen and Spencer: Dv-
CERT. vickers. Powers and Smith
Cleveland 6. Boston 8.
Boston. July S.-Cleveland had a
six-run lead over the locals. but Per
ger was wild and joss, who relieved
MIN was batted hard, Boston winning.
Boston ston.:..............os2o1ooo.Hsio 10
Cleveland .............42 2OoOO000S
Batteries-Cicotte, Winter. Crirer
and Donohue; Berger, Jose, Bemis and
n. Clark
Chicago III. Washington o.,
Washington. July s.-Chicaro won
both games OF the double header here.
to o.. ad to 4. The second battle
went Is innings
Score by innings: RHr
washington ......-...0 00000o-0 81
chicago --..-..--......0 o 00000-1 II
Batteries-Burns and Street: White
and Sullivan.
Second game-Score by innings: R.HE
Chicago .......oo 90 0oiOS0o0a7 Wt Q
Batteries-Burns. Falkenberg. Smith
ana street; Altrock and Weaver.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Sylvester Olson. is quite i'll with
tonsilitis and may not be back in the
game before the end of the week. In
the meantime Boles will have to play
the position.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston 4. St. Louis 1.

bOSUOH - ~ I1OuhS Il.
ST. Louis, July 8.-Boston had an
easy time winning from st. Louis,
4 to /.
Score by innings: R.H E.
st. Louis ............o o 000O1I Q
Boston ............2 o 00011- 4
Batteries-Lush and Ludwig; Lind
aman and Smith.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

At a game which was played in Pc
oria last Sunday every member of the
Peoria team were poisoned by dope
which was thought to have been put in
the water which the players drank dur
ing the game. Nothing more serious
than a few sick men for a couple OF
days were reported however. SeVerai
players who were in the Western AS
sociation last season are with Heoria,
among them Dick Rohn and Pitcher
Gilbert with Leavenworth last season.
Shuster evidently does not rank much
better in Joplin than in Topeka, 5udg-
ing from the following in the News
Herald: Shuster's umplrlng during the
present series has been better than any
previous article he had exhibited but
it falls short by a long haul of being
accountable. Shuster became
sick at the end of the first game Sun
day and his place was taken by Har-
kicks had been made previously on
Shuster's decisions, the player-umplres
were entirely satisfactory.
Kahl had to warm the bench yester-
day as he was out of the game by or
| ders from Shively. Cooley is trying to
! get him back into the game this af-
ternoon and may be successful.
Row Arnold has left for his home in
Wisconsin, and will probably not play
again this season. Arnold had not
| been keeping himself in condition and
was complaining of sore arm. Cooley
did not think a sore arm was excus-
able at this time of year especially in
| the case of Arnold who had not been
working much.
Landreth will probably be the great
| est loser over his jumping. Cy would
have gone up in year or two and
with his wonderful batting he should
have landed a berth in the big
tleaeues. Now he Is out of profession
al ball for all time unless Cooley re-
lents.
Doc Shively is having his hands full
to keep the Ok league intact and
| just now he is up against the PROPOSE
ton of finding a team to succeed Mus
kogee.
| Eddie Brennan showed his pluck
yesterday. In the sixth inning after
! Lotion had famed making the third
out, BARLEY threw the ball to Bren-
! nan, but Eddie wasn't looking and the
| ball hit him in the face. He played
| the game out although his face was
! badly swollen and one eye was closed.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
Chicago 1t. Washington o..
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
louisville 9. Toledo 4.

Louisville. KY. July 8-Halla held
Toledo to three hits and Louisville won
the opening game of the series handily.
Score by Innings: R.a.R
Louisville ........-...1 L o o5oos-S
Toledo .......-...-.-...o 0Oooo0oI o
Batterfes-Ha1la and Hughes; Magic
and Land.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Oklahoma City has secured a player
by the name of Swartzell who will hold
down second base while Jack Love is
taking a rest. Swartzel is not ratei
very high.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08

Butch Pokorny seems to be quite a
hitter but If he didn't hit he couldn't
hold job anywhere, for he is a punk
fielder He is overweight and clumsy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
MORE CHEERFUL.
Trade Responds to Good Weather
and Higher Prices.
A Little improvement In Bush
ness Noted Each Week.
FORCES INCREASED
Especially in the Manufactures
Of Farm Implements.
Topeka Shows a 80 Per Cent
Increase in Bank Clearings.

New York, March 14.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Sentiment is more cheerful because
of good weather for farm work and
higher prices for securities Actual
progress In commercial channels is
slow but there is a little Improvement
each week, while evidences of an early
spring have stimulated sales of season.
able wearing apparel in most jobbing
and wholesale departments. Many
manufacturing plants have increased
forces, and especially the factories that
supply farming implements and the
canning industry. Some reductions of
wages are announced to take effect on
April / and thus far no serious strikes
are threatened. Building permits In
February showed a large decrease as
compared with the same month last
year. but most of the loss was in this
city, which has shown the effects of
the setback more than other sections
of the country. Some increase is re-
ported in the purchase of packer hides
by large tanners, the February take
off attracting more attention than
early winter months. Lower quota
lions are named on some grades.
Bradstreet's.
There Is quite an Improvement in
pOln the Tone OIL GENERAL uiStiApoIiNc
trade and in the volume of business
actually booked by jobbers. Withal,
however there Is little change to be
seen in the character of the buying,
which is still along very conservative
lines, and while the volume of BUSH
ness doing is larger now than at any
time since last fall, the shrinkage from
a year ago is distinct and unmiStaka-
bly, large
Collections are still very backward;
prices of staples tend lower, as for a
long time past; the earning power OF
employees in many lines of industry is
being curtailed by short time or wage
reductions and the threat Is made that
a refusal to accept lower wages may
result in a widespread suspension of
activity in the coal trade. The demand
for iron and steel shows little real ex-
pansion aside from lines like wire and
similar goods; old material tends to
ease and many consuming plants are
running on short time. The long stand
ing curtailment of cotton goods produc-
ton shows no signs of ending; in fact
a continued heavy cut in production Is
indicated and notice has been given in
addition Of a 10 per cent reduction In
wages at some eastern mills. One OF
the best situated lines of trade in the
country so far as currency demand is
concerned is millinery, which seems to
be in fairly brisk sale by jobbers. Dry
goods of various kinds, groceries, hard
ware implements and paints are also
moving fairly well. Export trade In
cotton goods does not gain much and
the outgo of farm products is not so
large as in recently preceding months.
Mems wear orders for fall have been
disappointing and old wool stocks are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
CHANGES WEIGHING METHODS
Southern Pacific Will Not Hereafter
Take Weights Before Loading.

Comment among Pacific coast ship
pers has been caused by a new depar-
ture concerning weights on carload
shipments from Southern Pacific
points to eastern destinations
Until a few months ago it had been
the practice for years to weigh all box
cars empty, and when these were load
ed for the east it was thus an easv
matter to accurately determine the
weight Of their load. In cases where
commodities were sold by weight and
there was no possibility of variations.
weights stated by shippers were ac.
cepted without question; but in all
other instances the railroad company
was SO certain of it's weights that no
interference by eastern lines was per-
mitted. Now, however, under the new
arrangement, the weight of empty cars
is not determined, and the Southern
Pacific is not a member of the West
ern Weighing association. which has
charge of all weights in Transmissouri
territory.
The problem therefore involved is
as to how shippers are to present their
cases to either initial or delivering
lines, in order to get adjustments in
the event of overcharge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY WON.
Captured the Big Events in the Track
Meet With X. q.

Kansas City, March 14.-Winning
six firsts and as many seconds out OF
eleven events. the Missouri university
track team easily won the nth an
nuaI indoor track and field meet
from the Kansas university at Con-
vention hall last night and thereby
gained the intercollegiate champion
ship. The final score of points was
Missouri As, Kansas 81
There were fully $500 students and
friends of the university in the hall.
The winner of the meet was Branhan,
a Missouri runner, who took first
place in the fifty yard dash, first In
the fifty yard low hurdles and second
in the sixteen pound shot put After
finding that the meet was sure VIC
tory for Missouri, Branham droppea
out of the mile relay race, wnich
would have easily gone to Missouri II
he had been in in place OF Sigler; VINO
is practically responsible for losing
this event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
WHERE TO GET SCOUTS.
Clifford Pinchot Says They Must Come
From the Forest Rangers.

New York. March 14.--Declaring
it is only from the forest rangers in
the service Of the United States that
scouts can be recruited for service
Gin the war that is coming" Clifford
Pinchot, chief forester or the depart
ment Of agriculture, startled his hear
ers at a dinner last evening by dis
cussing the war as If conflict were I'M
avoidable.
'"In the great war which this coun-
try will fight, but which I hope with
all my heart it will not have to fight
soon,'' Mr.. Pinchot said, 1.-The only
quarters in which this government
could go for a force of scouts is to
the bureau of forestry. There, and
there only are men being trained in
such a fashion that they would be of
service.
"It is of importance that we pre-
serve the forests and the game, but 1t
is more important that we be in con-
dition to furnish for service in that
war the material out of which good
scouts can be made. The forest rang
ers make up this material"
He also said there IS IN this coun-
try now the lumber enough for less
than 80 years and coal enough to last
less than 100 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14

being cleaned up at concessions. The
jewelry trade'is concerned at the weak
whisky output for this spring is only
one-third that of a year ago. Business
failures in the United States for the
week ending March II, number 27s
against psf last week, 1873 in the like
week of 1907, Isl in 1906, 1873 in 1905 and
1913 in 1904.
Failures in Canada for the week num-
Der 81, as against 40 last week and 2s
in this week a year ago.
r. Wheat, including -four, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending March II. aggregated g.
ss5,sO2 bushels against 2,S5S,soS last
week, 2,0S00S4 this week last year. and
2,006, 258 in 1902 For the thlrty-seven
weeks Of the fiscal the 1e eF nSa asa
1oos and 1907 and 1855, 430,S40 in 1901-02.
Corn exports for the week are LASS, 4s9
bushels, against 1,4s1,4S7 last week and
.998, 254 in 1907. For the fiscal year to
date the exports are 40,579,S07 bushels
against Al, 314, 437 in 19O6-o7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
THE WESLEYAN ORATOR WON.
Salina Man Successful in the Intercol.
legiate Contest at Salina.

salina. Kan, March 14-R. A. Mack,
representing Kansas Wesleyan universe
ty, won the state oraterical contest
held here Friday night in U. c. T. con-
vention hall Ludwig Katterfelt of
Washburn college, Topeka, was a close
second, and E. E. Beauchamp of Baker
was third.
A new system of grading was adopted
this year the defects being noted and
one point counted off for each defect.
Under this system the winners grade
was 10 on thought and composition and
on delivery; Katterfelt's was IL on
thought and composition and on de-
livery, and Beauchamp's was Is on
though and composition and IL on de-
livery.
About 500 were present.
The list of contestants, with their
subjects, in the order Of their rank are
as follows:
First-"The Common Cause" R. A.
Mack, Wesleyan university, Salina.
Second-''The Present Struggle for
college, Topeka.
Third-"The Measure of the Master
Man." E. E. Beauchamp. Baker uni
versity Baldwin.
Fourth-"The Craftsmanship of Alex
ander Hamilton" H. L. Checker, South
| western college, Winfield
Fifth-"The Test of Time" E. Paul
Raiford, Friends university, Wichita.
Sixth-"The Higher Patriotism" r..
A. Clymer, Emporia college, Emporia.
Seventh-"The Spirit of Unrest" e.
E. Shoufer, Ottawa university, Otta-
wa.
Eighth-"The Parliament Of Man."
Crawford M. Voelker, Midland college,
Atchison.
Ninth-'The Aftermath of Emancipa-
tion," Thos F. Elcock, Paramount col
lege. Wichita.
The State Inter Collegiate Oratorical
association held a short meeting this
afternoon, but no business was trans
acted except the appointment of commit
tees. The selection Of officers will oc-
cur today, at which time the applica-
ton of two colleges for admission to
the association will be heard. The as
ISOLATION now embraces nine colleges.
| The judges on thought and compost
ton at the oratorical contest were:
Samuel Diclie, president Of Albion col
| lege, Michigan: Prof. L. A. Sherman,
Nebraska university;Pr Prof E. T. Towne.
Carleton college, Minnesota. The Judges
On delivery were: F. Vernon Russell,
Great Bend; W. l.. Higgins, Emporia;
C. B. Kirkland, Salina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
SOCIETY INTERESTED.
Woman's Branch of Civic Federation
Begins Active Work.

New York, March 14.-Plans for
active work were outlined yesterday
by committees Of the newly organized
New York Woman's branch of the
National Civic Federation at meetings
attended by women prominent in the
social world who have enrolled them
selves among the active workers. Fac
tory conditions are to be investigated
by special committees appointed yes
terday. Ten days will be spent by the
society women in visiting Industrial
esta bIishnents as well as places of
government employment, such as Gov
ernor's Island and the custom house,
to And out what has been done and
what. is needed for lettering the work.
ers' environment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14
EAMES HURT HER KNEE
The Singer Was Unable to Appear in
aida" Last Night.

New York, March 14.-Mme. En-
ma Eames was unable to annear in
Aida" last night at the Metropolitan
opera house, on account of an injury
to her knee. Mime. Rappold took her
place.
The singer injured her knee in the
death scene of III Trovatore" at the
Saturday matinee. On Monday night
when she repeated the scene and fell
to her knees she aggravated the
bruise. Notwithstanding the advice
of her physician she insisted on sing
ing the title part in La Tosca" on
Wednesday evening and in jumping
from the plaza in the suicide scene
she suffered seriously from her iniur-
ed knee. Yesterday Nine. Eames'
physicians told her that If she did not
rest her injury might be permanent