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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Artie Bader. who has been playing
second base for the White Sox II, is
now out of the game with bad
"charIey horse" Bader has not been
doing much with the stick lately and
will probably move back to the West
ern league, and the Des Moines fans
hope that his destination will be Des
Moines Welday is also suffering from
the same complaint.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
Pueblo Chieftain:

Pueblo Chieftain: "Honus'' Mite
and his attractive young bride stepped
out of a Pullman sleeper yesterday
morning and are the latest additions
to the Pueblo baseball colony.
Mite is in good condition already
and seems to be able in every way to
accept the position of regular backstop
for the Indians this season.
Although still a young man, Mite is
considered one of the headiest catchers
the Indians ever had. While he is not
a demon with the willow, nor a
Dorando going down the first base
line, he knows how to catch. Mite
knows the game and he knows how
to handle pitcher to the best possible
advantage which is saying a great deal.
Mite expects this to be his banner
year to date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mite spent most of
yesterday in looking for rooms suit
able for light housekeeping.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

George Johnson. one of Lincoln's
pitchers, who comes from the Lake
Winnebogs region, has reported. John
son is a big husky Indian who weighs
exactly one-tenth of ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

According to the Cincinnati papers
Pat Ragan of Omaha, is the only
pitcher on the Reds stah who can
throw a whole game at this time Of
the season.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
SATURDAY.

that he has seen Autrey work but four
days but Is stuck on the way he per-
forms. He also says that Ragan has
a chance
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
WAS EGHTY-Two YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Andrew Colgrove Is Buried at
Marysv1IIe.

Marysville, kan, March 2O.@The
remains of Mrs. Andrew CoIgrove,
who died at the home of her son near
Odel1, Neb., at the age OF eighty-two
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Ham Patterson of the Pueblo team
went to Denver a few days ago tC
bring Charlie Siever, pitcher, in line
He got this much satisfaction: Sievel
is in the real estate business and has
quit the game.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

{ Ivan Olson, formerly of Webb City.
and still later of Hutchinson. has re-
ported to the Portland Pacific Coast
league team. He helped trim the
White Sox Yannigans Tuesday. OIL
sons portion was one hit, one put out
and three assists. with nary a bobbIe.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Jack HalIa has already reported a
Louisville and is working out. Man
ager Heine of the CoIonels expects
Halla to be the leading pitcher thi
season.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Wichita, through Frank Isbell, Il
trying to get President Tiperino to at
tend the opening game in that town
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

dad" Edwards is working at the
carpenter trade in Wichita. He says
he may play ball this season and he
may not. He has had offers from sew
eral Kansas State league and Western
association teams, but the ante was
hardly large enough to prove tempting.
There will be many worse catchers in
both circuits.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Pa aRourke has received letter from
Griffith of the Cincinnati Reds which
gives the Omaha man little hope of
getting Autrey back. Griffith states
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Albert Isbell of Wichita is in re-
ceipt of a letter from President ]. H.
Shaw, of the Enid Western association
team, in which he is notified to show
up at Enid April Sin good condition. -
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Manager Dalrymple of the Musko-
gee team in the Western association.
has announced that the Navigators
will begin training at Claremore. Ok,
April 5. About forty players will re-
port for try outs with the team.
among them twelve pitchers. The pick
of last years Hutchinson and Musko-
years team.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Pueblo Star-Journal: Coates, now
in California, is the latest Indian to
forward his signed contract. He says
in a letter accompanying the document
that he is coming to make good and
that the other "heavers," as he calls
them, will have to pitch good ball to
keep him from the team. Coates says
that Matticks is showing up in fine
form with the White Sox, but that he
is worried about his hitting. Coates
says that the performances of Mat
ticks so far with the fast players has
not given any foundation for Matticks
to feel that way about it, and that he
is clouting the ball as we'll or better
than any of the players who are trying
out The directors will forward a
ticket to Coates in a few days. He
will arrive in Pueblo shortly to report
for the training season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
OAKLAND GOSSIP
l4uA - -.

Mrs. George Hughes will go to
Olathe, Kan. tomorrow to spend a
week visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Margaret Mullin is spending a
few days in Salina, Kan, the guest of
Miss Gladys Reynolds.
Mrs. ]. T. Curtis of St. George,
Kan, is here spending several days the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Huey. of Chester avenue.
Mr.. Guy Reynolds of Chicago stop
ped here today and visited relatives
while on his way to California, where
he will spend months vacation.
Mr.. John Hollenberg of Thompson
vile is here spending several days on
a business trip and is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Melton.
Mr.. Harry Robinson is spending
two weeks in King City. Mo-, the guest
of his cousin, Mr.. Don Holden. Mr..
Holden will return to Oakland with
Mr.. Robinson and secure work and
remain.
Mr.. Frank Blair of ST. Louis will
arrive here Sunday to make an ex-
tended visit with his mother, Mrs.
Nancy Williamson.
The missionary society of the Pres
byterian church will give a public
meeting Sunday evening at o'clock
in the church. Speakers from out of
town will be present. Everybody in
vited.
The ladies' aid of the Presbyterian
A. Allison on Winfield avenue.
Rev. Mr.. Lucas returned home last
night from Gardner. Kansas, after
spending several days there attening
presbytery.
Mr.. ]. E. Fleishmann of Kansas
City came here today to spend several
days with his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Paynter. Mrs. Fleishmann has been
here for several days.
Mrs. Edward Dalton of st. George.
Kan, came today to make a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Huey,
on Chester avenue.
Miss Blanche Montgomery of Leav-
enworth. Kan, will come tomorrow
to spend the weekend with relatives
haitian yesterday on account of the
serious illness of his mother.
Misses Doris and Margaret Wilson
will entertain a few friends at their
home this evening in honor of their
guests. Misses Helen. Hazel and Har-
riet Mitchell, of Kansas City.
Mr.. William Johnson of AFTER ave-
for the past week is reported today in
serious condition.
Mrs. Cahrles Lingo of East Topeka
spent the day yesterday the guest OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tay-
| lor.
Mrs. william Jessop entertained the
ladies of the Christian church at her
| home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Putnam enter
| tanned at dinner last night in honor OF
Mrs. Putnam's brother, Mr.. James A
Ward. and his daughter, Miss Helen
of Chicago. Others present were Mr.
and Mrs. A w. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs
! James Snyder. Howard Snyder, Mr.
| and Mrs. c. H. Lodge and Howard
| Ward.
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TALK BEGINS MONDAY.
Debate on Tariff Bill in Senate to
Commence Next Week.

Washington, April 15.-The COM
mittee on finance today agreed that
the opening discussion on the tariff
bill should go over until Monday. The
committee was called together by
Chairman Aldrich for the purpose of
arriving at some understanding with
the minority members as to the man
ner OF taking up the bill. Senators
Daniel and Bailey were not present,
but Senator Money spoke for the
Democrats and asserted that the
minority was not disposed to delay
the passage of the bill by general de-
bate.
Mr.. Money asked if the committee
would consider amendments offered
by the Democrats. The Republicans
declined to make any agreements to
open the bill for amendment general
ly, but said that amendments admit
ted to be of an important character
would be considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
wooDwoRTH SEEKS WARRANT
He Charges Topeka Lawyer With
Criminal Libel.

o. L. Woodwork, the California
man who was the principal actor in
the story of the old lady, the securities
and the Topeka lawyer. appeared be-
fore County Attorney Schenck this
morning and demanded a warrant for
Judge Ferry on criminal libel
charge. Yesterday he was at the
county attorneys Office demanding a
warrant for John Pettijohn. Olathe
banker, and Ferry's accomplice. on
the charge of robbing Mrs. Kautz
This time he charged Ferry with libel
on account of the publication of the
story, but when pinned down by the
county attorney, admitted that the
story was true except in minor de-
tails. He objected to the word Skip
which was used in reference to his
rapid movements from place to place
He admitted that he tried to sell prop
erty belonging to Mrs. Kautz in Kan
sas City without power of attorney to
that he had been hbelled because his
intentions were good. and he was
trying to protect Mrs. Kautz. whom
he stated was incapable of attending
to her own affairs. He had little to
say of his past history except that he
had known Mrs. Kautz for the past
six months and on those grounds OBJ
jected to the published statement that
he was a recent acquaintance
Pettyjofn, who is a prominent banker
of Olathe. he charged with defraud-
ing the old lady. After two hours of
this conversation, Schenck brought
the interview to a close by observing
that as Mr.. Woodwork had admitted
every material feature of the pub
lished story to be true, he had no
case against Judge Ferry or anyone
else. The story published of the oc-
currence did not charge Woodwork
with an attempt to rob Mrs. Kautz.
Mr. Woodwork has papers which in
dictate that he was acting in good faith
for what he believed were the best in
terests of Mrs. Kautz. 81
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rest man for this offense. Then prob
ably the council will remit the fines.
In the last few weeks Topeka has
been able to witness and dodge an un-
usual number of new automobiles. Big
red ones with yellow sc inch wheels,
classy roadsters with shooting guards,
long touring cars humming under the
purr of six cylinders-all the new ma
chimes are of the better types.
Topeka is a good theatrical town as
before suspected even though the at
fractions do not come in logical order.
The Mimic World mimiced a number
of things not yet seen here, but the
mimicry served a good heraldry fo1
Lord Dundreary and now THE Thief
sketch will be appreciated by the COM
ing of the real thing of which the bur-
lesque was very acceptable.
Mr.. Matt. Weightman, jr., went to
Kansas City this morning to attend the
annual banquet of the University of
Michigan. Kansas City club. The ban
quet will be attended by former Mich1-
gan students from Missouri Kansas
and Oklahoma. President James B.
Angel VII be the principal speaker
and guest Of honor. DR.. Angel has re-
Gently resigned as president of the uni
versity to take effect at the close. OF
the present college year. Mr. Weigh
man graduated from the University OF
Michigan with the class of 1889.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
PUT END TO IT.
Business Men Organize Against
Fake Advertising.
Effort Will Be Made to Increase
Membership.
COST is NOT GREAT.
Thousands of Dollars Saved to
the Merchants.
Sunday School Convention Will
Sunday School Convention Will
Be Given Assistance.

In order to put an end to the fake
advertising proposition, and in order
to handle public advertising and sub
scription matters in a businesslike
manner a meeting of the prominent
business men of the city was held in
the rooms of the Topeka Commercial
club last night.
The advertising and entertainment
committee of the Commercial club for
several years has had this matter in
charge. An association of business
men has been formed and all those
who are members contribute some
which has now been organized for
foIr or five years. Any worthy adj
Vertising or subscription matter is
helped by this committee out of the
funds which are provided. The bust
ness man is able through this method
to save both time and money, by SIM
ply referring the solicitor to the COM
mittee. A number of Topeka business
men, who are interested in the plan,
attended the meeting last night and
expressed opinions of the plan and
told of the benefits which had been
derived. Among these were J. w.
Robinson, E. H. Crosby, II. A. Heath,
A. M. Patten, Clyde Lawrence and S.
r. Lux. AS one example in which the
committee could have saved a lot of
money from the business men was
cited in the last inauguration. The
cost to the club was in the neighbor-
hood of $500, which would have been
reduced three-fourths had it been
turned over to the committee, instead
of being run in a high handed man.
ner by the then secretary of the club
The club at the present time has a
membership of sixty-five business men
All of them make their annual con-
tributions. Some donate SIS and some
S100. This covers the entire year, and
any time these men are solicited for
subscriptions or advertising all that is
needed is to have a certain amount
contributed by this committee. In
this way business men are saved an
unusual amount of expenditures as
well as annoyance.
At the meeting last night it was de-
cided to try to increase the member
ship by the addition of new members
No one Will be solicited to join as the
committee hasn't time, but J. w
Robinson. chairman of the committee
will appoint a committee to go over a
list of the names of business men. who
might become interested and name a
reasonable assessment to entitle him
to membership.
One-fourth Of the assessment il ali
that is necessary to pay down. Nc
further amounts will be collected until
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|edSES:TlI as IR|:::1|
|tseA eXsssSzss:;.ES ne |

Many of the business houses on Kan
sas avenue will be open tonight on ac-
count of Santa Fe pay day.
The unclaimed freight sale of the
Santa Fe will start next Monday and
continue until all the unclaimed freight
has been sold.
The new cafe at the Commercial club
will be opened next Monday and lunch
es will be served from II to every day
in the week for rs cents.
The Joplin team will play here to-
morrow, Saturday and Sunday. This is
about the best series of exhibition
games left on the local calendar.
Even though some days are not so
dark and dreary, baseball must not be
played in the streets. The young men
We're fined 81 each for TIL, offense in
police court this morning.
1t is to be observed in the course of
q day that the boarded supply of Gig
arctic papers is holding out exception
ally Well, no Stringency appearing in
the ready distribution among friends
1t has been estimated that Topeka
has fifty miles of paving and in the
course of two years this will be raised
to sixty. For every mile of paving To-
peka receives new automobile agency.
The directors of the state fair and the
committee of the Commercial club will
hold a joint session in the Commercial
club rooms tomorrow night, for the
purpose of discussing the state fair
proposition.
Unknown Washburn students pasted
posters all over the campus and placed
a cigar store Indian in the belfry of the
new gymnasium in an attempt to clear
the men who have been fired from the
baseball team by the faculty.
The saddest man in Topeka today is
the baseball expert who failed to pick
a single winner out of the National and
American league games of Wednesday
afternoon. This morning he said, Even
the st. Louis Browns lost
The new gymnasium tower at Wash
burn has already become the scene OF
college pranks, having been found this
morning to house on high somebody s
cigar Indian with the inscription, "Chief
Woodenhead, who scalped athletics"
George NJ. Noble says that there is
no truth to the statement made declar-
| ing that the property facing the state
| house grounds had increased in value
/ by jumps since the state officials had
attempted to find location for the new
Memorial building.
| If the city council is not able to set
aside the ban on automobiles and
| bicycles on the state house grounds
| they will reduce the fines to such a
| low figure that it will be a farce to ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15
" COFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME ~
Tales That Are Told.

II was one of the kind who wouldn't
believe that coffee was hurting me-
says a. N. Y. woman. You Just couldn, =
convince me its use was connected with
the heart and stomach trouble 1 suffer-
ed from most or the time.
My trouble finally got so bad 1 had
to live on milk and toast almost en-
tirely for three or four years. Still
loved the coffee and wouldn't believe it
could do such damage.
what needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest.
II had read much about Postum. but
never thought it would fit my case I'M
til one day decided to quit coffee and
give it a trial and make sure about it.
So I got a package and carefully fol-
lowed the directions.
"Soon I began to get better and was
able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid Of pepsin or other di-
gestants and it was not long before !
was really new woman physically.
Now 1 am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along and know this wonderful
change is all due to my having quit
coffee and got the nourishment l need
ed through this delicious Postum.
my wonder is why everyone don't
give up the old coffee and troubles
that go with it and build themselves VI
as / have done, with Postum"
Easy to prove by 10 days trial OF
Postum in place of coffee. The re-
ward is big.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? \ new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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this amount has been used up. Some
times an assessment for one year will
last a great deal longer than twelve
months.
Another affair to which the attention
of the Commercial club has been called,
is a cash grain concern in Topeka
which is made up Of a number of To-
peka business men. This company is
compelled to send the vouchers through
the Kansas City clearing house, and
the amounts are added to the clearings
of Kansas City when the business
should be handled in Topeka. the
additional delay of going through the
Kansas City clearing house means a
loss of several days oftentimes, and
the consequent payment of daily de-
murrage charges on cars. The local
banks are blamed for this, through
their not having as correspondents the
smaller banks of the state.
The new cafe at the Comemrcial club
will be started next Monday, and a
lunch will be served at noon from
twelve to two o'clock. r. L. Bone, the
secretary who is in charge of this par
tcular part Of the Commercial club
work, has force of carpenters at
work fixing up watts, cupboards and
der the direction of A. F. Colson,
steward of the Elks.
Arrangements were made by the
Commercial club directors this morn
ing to lend assistance to the local Sun
day school workers who are in charge
of the arrangements for the state Sun
day school convention which will be
held here May 5, s and z. Entertain
ment will be provided for upwards of
two thousand people. This is expected
to be one Of the biggest conventions
ever held in Topeka.
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FROM
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Robbers Blow p. O. Safe.

Wellsvi1le Mo-, april 15.-Four
masked robbers blew open the safe of
the postoffice here early today and es-
capped with a SMALL quantity of
explosion aroused the town, but citi-
zens were held back at the points of
revolvers, while the bandits climbed
into buggy and drove away.
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Swept Over Niagra.

This terrible calamity often happens be-
cause a careless boatman ignores the
rivers warnings-growing ripples and
faster current-Nature'S warnings are
kind. That dull pain or ache in the back
warns you the Kidneys need attention il
you would escape fatal maladies-Dropsy,
Diabetes or Bright's disease. Take Elec-
trio Bitters at once and see Backache fly
and all your best feelings return. After
long suffering from weak kidneys and
lame back, one 800 bottle wholly cured
me-" writes ]. r. Blankenship, of Belk.
Tenn. Only SOC at Campbell Drug Co.
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Thirteenth Juror Passed.

San Francisco, Cal, April 10
today as the thirteenth juror in the
case of Patrick Calhoun, president OF
the united railroads. Murphy. who
was retired on pension, ex-
pressed a slight leaning toward the
prosecution, but had no disquaIifying
opinions
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this amount has been used up. Some
times an assessment for one year will
last a great deal longer than twelve
months
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Conferences on Census Bin

Washington, April 15-The senate
today agreed to a request of the
house for conference on the census
bill and the vice president announced
the appointment of Senators LaFol-
lette, Hale and Bailey as senate con-
ferees.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12
ICE HARVEST CALLS FOR MEN
Work Truly Il Plentiful and the
abOrer Are Not,
Thus Far.

More men to help harvest the ice crop is
the cry of the fee jObbers and dealers OF
Omaha. Swift & Co. started out with a
force of 100 men Monday morning, cutting
ice which is nine and one-half inches thick.
in front OF the big house at the north side
OF the lake. This firm needs 400 men alto
gether. The Oman Ice and Cold Storage
company also started cutting Monday, hav,
ing about 200 men, and can use twice thai
many. Cudahy put $50 men at work at sey-
mour a cutting the ice, which was nine
and one-half inches thick. The cold OF
Sunday added considerable to the thickness
Of the Ice and the continued cold has given
the dealers a chance to harvest a splendid
crop.