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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
WANTS new FIELD
Alan HaWley Decides to Go in
for AerOplaning
Although He will Not Give Up
BallOOning.
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.
Finds a Basket Full of Tele-
grams Awaiting Him.
He Thinks the America II Can
Be Recovered.
IN NEW YORK.

New York, Oct. 29.-Alan R. Haw-
ley, having won worlds champion
ship honors in the field of long dis
lance ballOoning, is looking for fresh
fields to conquer. He plans now to go
in for aeroplaning. He has no idea
Of giving up ballooning, which he re-
cards as about the finest sport in the
world, but he recognizes the advent
of the aeroplane.
Il probably will participate in bal
loon races" said Mr.. Hawley before
leaving for the Belmont Park avfa-
ton meet today, but I shall also have
a look around in the aerOplane game
after I have good rest from our ex-
perience with the America II. What
type of plane L will use 1 cannot say.
Much has been done with aeroplanes,
but the game is still young"
A big basket full of congratulatory
kilograms awaited Mr.. Hawley and Mr..
Post on their arrival here late last
night from their triumphant trip in
the America II. Along with them was
one from Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
premier of Canada, which said:
Ottawa, Oct. %. Allen r. Hawley
and Augustus Post, Aero Club. New
York: You owe me no thanks for the
assistance we endeaVOred to render
you. Please accept my heartiest con-
gratulatiOns on your safe return from
a remarkable trip.-Wilfrid Laurier.' -
Wellman, Count Zeppelin, Carl Fisher
of indianapolis, Edward w. Mix and
other notables in the field of aero
nautics.
The records of the journey of the
America II are in the hands of Presi-
dent Cortlandt Field Bishop of the Aero
Club of America. They include a map
of the country with a star pencilled
upon it, showing the place where the
balloon landed, a document signed by
Joseph Dominique Quay. commissiary of
superior court of the town of Chicou-
timi, and the Paragraph of the journey.
The statement of Commissary Quay
sets forth that the two baIloonists
reached the Chateau Sageuenay, of which
he Is the proprietor, on October 25
when we took them for hunters re-
turning from the woods" He adds that
he looked over their records and could
find no flaw. Besides" he said, ct at
test that Messrs. Hawley and Post have
done a great deal of walking"
The aeronauts are confident that the
balloon can be recovered but probably
not until a deep snowfall will make
possible its removal on sleds. The bal
loon is resting on two trees and is I'M
injured
The Aero Club of America has voted
to award to Mr.. Hawley it's special gold
medal for distinguished service to the
cause of aeronautics. Captain Thomas
Baldwin was the first to receive this
medal, in recognition Of his work in
building the first war dirigible balloon
which was purchased by the govern
ment. Only four other aeronauts have
received this honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

1t promises to be a hard fought
campaign, with the chances about
even. The great pre-primary issue
was assembly or anti-assembly. Bow
erman was the assembly nominee
aligned with that faction which con-
tended that a convention for the rec
concentration of candidates would be
an aid to the primary law. The oppos-
ing faction of the Republican party
contended that the assembly idea
meant a return to old convention con-
ditions, the overturning of the state
ment No. 1" system of popular election
of United States senators, hostility
to the primary law, the initiative and
referendum and popular legislation
generally. The anti-assembly forces
were successful generally, though
Bowerman won his nomination be
cause of a divided opposition, having
three candidates opposing him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
CHANGE ON HAWLEY ROADS.
Present System Will Be Separated Into
Four Operating Sections.

chicago, Oct. 29.-An important change
in the management and organization of
the western Hawley roads is scheduled to
become effective on November l. The
Minneapolis & st. Louis and Iowa Central
roads, which for the last year have been
operated in connection with the Chicago
& Alton and Toledo. st. Louis & West
ern Glover Leap practically as one sys-
tenn and with one set of general officers,
are to be separated as far as the operat-
ing officers are concerned.
W. G. Baird, general manager of the
two northern lines of the system, Will
become vice president and general man
ager, with offices at Minneapolis and
George H. Ross. who has been vice presi-
dent of all four lines, will occupy that
position for only the Alton and Glover
Leaf.
The financial control of the four roads
is the same as it has been for several
yers. and T. P. Shonts will continue as
president and Edwin Hawley chairman
of the board of the four COMPANIES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
OREGON is CLOSE.
Campaign Hard Fought, Both
Sides Having Even Chances.
Assembly and Anti-Assembly
Great Preliminary Issue.
VESTS CHANCES BEST
Opposing Candidates We're ROrn
in the Same Town.
Each Has Made Good Record
Which Will Count.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 29.-Oregon's
gubernatorial campaign has been for
mal1y opened by Jay Bowerman, the
Republican nominee, in the western
part of the state, and Oswald West,
the Democratic candidate, in the eX-
IRENE east. From the beginning each
candidate will work across the state
to close his campaign in Multnomah
county and Portland the last week be-
fore the election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

shows itself So far as as the ointments
are concerned, that is all right so far as
It goes to stop the itching and scabs. but
1t don't drive the poison out of the sys-
tenn, for it will show itself again and the
older the worse.
Indian Herbs will drive out all poison
of eczema and cure those that are afflict-
in its worst form, which can be proven
here in this city, if need be. Stomach,
liver and kidney troubles. piles and other
diseases are cured by Indian Herbs. 81
a box Six months treatment. Satisfac-
cion guarant seq, or money PACK o. IN al
Tison street. Bell phone 2422. Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
ECZEMA is A BLOOD DISEASE

To the State
Journal: I notice
an article j n
Tuesday State
Journal, saying
eczema is not a
blood disease. The
one saying this
does not know
what he is talk
ing about or
makes the state
ment to deceive
the public. There
is not a physician
but what will tell
you it is a blood
disease and can
tell you the cause,
if he wishes to do
so. 1t is caused
by one of the
W o + s t diseases
man is heir to,
a n d sometimes
runs to the third
or fourth genera
ton before if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

That more than half the ordinary
physicians revenues consists of fees
for operations performed is an estao-
lished fact. That a majority of the
operations performed On women in
the United States are unnecessary Is
the statement made by famous
chronic disease specialist in diseases
of women. whole knifeless methods in
he treatment of chronic affections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
Stowaway on an AirsbiD.

New York, Oct. 29.-From Berlin
comes the news that a German work
man by the name of Haas has
achieved the distinction of becoming
the worlds first stowaway on an air
ship. 1mpelled by a longing to ex-
perience flight through the air, Haas
crept under tarpaulin covering the
benzine tank of the ParsevaI VI. on
one of its trips from Berlin to KieI.
He crawled out in the course of the
voyage and apologized for his pres
ence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

tend to ellnln-
ate no small
part of the ply
sician's income.
Since the advent
of bloodleSS sur
gerry thousands
Of q Rlicfed nan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

According to Bishop Anderson of
Chicago, forty Illinois town with pop
ulations ranging between 200 and 500
are unprovided with churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

ct don't care about a church wedding,
Myrtle. Do you? wouldn't you rather
be married right here at your own
home?''
YES, but am afraid we can't do that
Algy I'm quite sure it's forbidden in the
Se."-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
loyalty and Success.

Success in life. which if too often
measured in dividend paying securi-
ties counts immeaSureably more when
ity and loyalty to a good cause.-Rev.
it signifies generous service to human
DR.. John Clarence Lee. Church of the
Restoration, Philadelphia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
BATTLES WITH BIG PANTHER
Wounded Animal Supposed to BE Dead
After Shot Takes the Aged
Hunter UnaWares.

Roseburg, Ore-"Old Man" Ramsey,
who lives in an isolated section of
Douglas county, Is miles north of here,
was attacked by large and feroctous
panther that he thought was dead and
had his clothing literally torn to shreds
before the animal could be killed
According to Ramsey's story. he was
walking through the dense thicket, a
short distance from his home, accom-
panied by a friend and followed by
three dogs, when he noticed large
female panther perched in the crotch
of a tree SO yards to the left of the
trail. With rife Ramsey took aim
and fred. The panther fell to the
ground
Thinking the animal dead, Ramsey
approached and as he was about to
lean over to determine where the ball
had taken effect the panther grasped
him In It's claws Unable to extricate
himself, Ramsey yelled to his compan-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
Capturing the Huge Snake.


the strange monster that made its
home In a wild canyon few miles
from Laurel, but until three braves
returned terror-stricken recently
from the vicinity, he took it for
granted that the story had its birth
in the superstitious Imagination of the
redskins. He then became impressed
with the remarkable tale and, after
enlisting the aid of Vaught, started
forth with party of Indians as
guides.
At the entrance to the canyon the
swarthy guides deserted precipitateIy
and the two men ventured into the
narrow rayine, where large hole en-
tering near the top of a ledge covered
with slippery shale rock and innumer-
able trails leading in all directions
from its mouth gave unmistakable evi-
dence that the opening was a lair
Cutting square hole several
feet back from the entrance to
this wild abode, they discovered the
coils Of a monster even larger than
they had been led to expect.
Stirred to wrath by the disturbance,
the snake began to make a great noise
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08

posing pitcher. I found that out
when I went into the American
league in 1902 with the Athletics.
Many of the pitchers were new to
me and made many breaks in base
running before learned their styles
and their tricks. l had to begin all
over again to study them, and it did
me more good than before, because
Of the experience in the National
league.
Experience and close study of the
game and the men who play it are
necessary to success, and if there is
any lesson in my experience in getting
started that may be of value to new
men it is that any man no matter how
good, must think and study all the
time. The starting is easy, for play
ers are in demand-but the finish is
quick unless the player is willing to
work and learn.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
Rumble Bees Hit Farmer.

Columbus, Ind--Walter Bowman. e
farmer of Wayne township, surprised
a nest of humble bees and was SO Sc.
verely stung that he is obliged to use
crutches. He was stung several times
on the ankles and ON one of his
ankles he was stung at point where
a surgical operation was performed
recently and the ankle is so badly
swollen that he is almost unable to
walk He was also badly stung on
the head and face.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
CASTS GEMS INTO oUIcKsAND
Burglar Throws Away $4,000 in Treas
ure When Police Chase Him
into Swamp.

New Somewhere In a four
acre swamp which faces on Feather
bed lane, an old Dutch thoroughfare in
the outskirts of the Bronx, there is q
parcel of sflverware and jewelry valued
at $4,000. The valuables are working
downward through the mud and quick.
sand, and probably will never be re-
covered The treasure was stolen by
a burglar, who "jimmied" his way into
the fiat of wealthy real estate opera
tor
The burglar had an easy time, be.
cause the family had gone out of the
city for two days and the servants had
holiday. While he was at work,
however, a woman saw him and called
the police. The burglar heard her and
fed.
The thief ran into the swamp and
hid in the tall marsh grass. When the
policeman found HIM fast In the quick.
sand his booty had disappeared. ~
threw the stuff into the swamp, he
said. Nobody will ever get it."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
MAMMOTH SNAKE
CAPTURED ALIVE
HUGE MONTANA MONSTER MEAS.
uREs OVER EIGHTEEN FEET
IN LENGTH.
1ERRORIzES A WHOLE TOWN
For Years the Village Of Laurel, In
Little Pryor Mountains Has Suffered
From the Depredations of This
Reptile.

Butte, Mont.-The story of an ex-
traordinary battle between two
sheepmen and mammoth snake, COM
ing from Laurel, remote section of
Montana, in the Little Pryor noun
tains, has caused great excitement
among naturalists and others The
huge reptile, declared to be larger
than any ever heard of before To-
Gated in this region and of species
as yet unidentified, was taken alive
after thrilling hunt in wild noun
tain raVine whittier L. N. O'Del1 and
J. W. Vaught had been guided by a
number of terror-stricken Indians
whose superstitfous fright sent them
fleeing from the neighborhood long
before the actual capture of the snake
was accomplished. The reptile is 18
feet in length and weighs 200 pounds.
Around the body it measures more
than eighteen inches.
At different times in recent years,
O'Dell had heard from the Indians Of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
PLAY BASEBALL AT NIGHT
Two La Crosse Teams Battle for Two
Hours by Aid of Artificial Light
Without Inconvenience.

c. A. Comiskey's recently installed
lights received their first real tryout
at the American league grounds in
Chicago the other night, when the iii.
nois Athletic club and Calumet Ia
crosse teams batt1ed for over two
hours In a fast match in the glare of
over 100000 candle power of light
which constitutes a portion of the
light plant that viii give Chicago
night baseball in the near future.
The plant proved itself equal to
the occasion, for the test held up to
what was expected.
The Illinois A. c. won the game. II
to 10, but this fact was lost to view
In the confusion resulting from the
pronounced success OF the light plant
and at that the grounds were
curtailed and only half the power was
In use.
At no time during the so minutes
Of play did the players find it hard
10 follow the ball, but the game
proved as fast and as interesting az
If it had been played in the broad day-
light
No complaint was heard from the
players and with the roof lights IN
covered the contestants were In no
way bothered by the force of the
lamps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08

and the few remaining redskins, who
had retired thirty or forty rods, scam
pered off on their feet-footed ponies
at a gallop As the monster started
to leave the entrance, O'dell threw
gunny sack over it's head and clasped
his arms around its throat. Then one
of the Wierdest struggles ever record
ed in Montana history was on. Back
and forth over the narrow ledge the
huge snake writhed and twisted, final
w tightening itself about O'Dells hips
until he was lifted from the ground.
Vaught seized the snake by the tail
and forced it to release its hold upon
O'Den. The strange contest continued
upon the yielding floor of the little ra-
vine for almost three-quarters of an
hour before the two men succeeded
in firing the snake, when they bundled
it into sack and took it alive, strug-
Cling, to Laurel, as living proof of
their strange story.
The reptile is marked with large,
dark mahogany spots, outlined with
lighter color. and extending across it's
back It's method of killing prey IS
apparently by construction. but the
spots are not the shape and color of
a boa, nor is it an anaconda, as its
body is much too large.
O'Dell, who has had 8 vast expert
ence with snakes Of all varieties, does
not believe the snake is a native of
Montana, but thinks it has drifted
here from the Sierra Nevada noun
tains. The Indians claim the snake
has been seen in the Little Pryor
more than twenty years
and have associated its doings with
the actions Of the EVIL one" O'Deli
does not believe another snake of its
size could be found in the state, and
will present the huge reptile to the
Society for the Preservation of Natural
History of Montana.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
STORY OF "ToPsYv HkRTsEL
Veteran outfieIder Of Philadelphia
Athletics Was Handicapped at
Start Because of Size
BY "Topsy" HartseI.

1t took me a long time to get started
right in baseball, but only a minute to
start. The greatest handicap | had
when was trying to get started was
my size. You see down at Polk,
o., they thought | was great player
and we had an old player there who
taught me to play the game. I began
playing before | was ten years old.
and was on the high school and town
teams when / was fifteen. I was five
feet four inches tall and weighed then
about 125 pounds played around with
the teams in our section of the coun-
try, and was determined to become
professional player. We had few
chances to learn much, and when
finally got job with the Burlington,
Ia, club in 1897, must have been as
green "busher" as there was. I
was fast, but in that league they
seemed to think i was too small to
play, and Invent to Montgomery, then
to Salem, Ohio, and finally reached
Grand Rapids, Mich. It was there
I really started. The Grand Rapids
team then was sort of farm for big
league clubs and a bunch Of expe-
rienced and really good players were
there. learned rapidly then, and
began to see where 1 was shy. I
found I had been making mistakes
and misplaying the game in many
ways and still thinking l was doing
it right because no one ever had told
me how I should do. Louisville took
me from Grand Rapids, then Indian.
apolis got me, and finally / landed
with the Chicago National league
team. / think played better ball
there than / ever did. Besides I had
learned whole lot about batting and
had good opportunity to study pitch
ers
1t was at Chicago that / had my
best hitting year, and my best base
running seasons, and / attribute all |
my success there to the study of the |
opposing pitchers. A base runner !
ought to be familiar with |
every trick and move of every op.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
AROUND
%RASS

Mclean and zWilling, the new White
Sox outielders, are each % years old.
Ed Walsh is good imitator and Is
said to have the best vaudeville talent
Of any baseball player in the major
leagues.
The attendance for the recent Chi.
cago-New York series was close to
10000, which is going some for a four.
day session.
Umpire tombstone of the National
league says that the Cubs should win
over the Athletics because of the bet
ter catching of Killing and Archer.
Unless Overall shows improvement
he viii not be picked to open the
worlds series this year. 1t will prob,
ably be Mordecai Brown against
Plank.
Owen Bush, the smallest player In
the American league, is batting .26a.
He has made ten doubles, four triples,
three homers and twenty-three sacri,
flee hits.
Elmer Flick, who was released by
the Cleveland Maps to the Kansas
City Blues and refused to go, has set.
tied himself on his farm for a long
life OF it.
Manager Chance could substitute
'"Toots" Holman for Artie any time
and no one would be the wiser. The
brothers look enough alike on the dia.
mond to be twins.
A leading umpire has asked the
question why left-handed batters can't
hit southpaws when right-hand hitters
can hit right-hand, pitchers. This ia
a fair question, but difficult to answer
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
He Knows the Game.

According TO the Metropolitan Meg.
azine, Fire. Chief John Conway of Jer-
Bey City. has solved the baseball ex-
euse question by the posting of the
following printed notice on his desk
at fire headquarters
All requests for leave of absence
owing to grandmothers' funerals, lame
back, house cleaning. moving, sore
throat, headache, brainstorm, cousins
wedding, general indisposition, etc,
must be handed to the chief not later
than ten o'clock on the morning Of the
game
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
SPROUTS In Lads Nose

Nashua, lao. B. Taylor's little
son had to be taken to a specialist to
have grain of corn removed from
his nose. The boy had pushed the
kernel up his nostril some time ago
and his parents supposed it had passed
through into his throat, but a few
days ago the boy began to have
trouble with his nose and when taken
to a specialist and examined 1t was
found the kernel was still lodged
there. It was removed. and when
brought to light it was found to have
sprouted
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08

ion. who was then some distance be-
hind. BY the time help came Ramsey
was naked and bleealng from scratches
and bruises upon his body. Securing
Ramsey's gun the companion was not
long in killing the animal.
"Old Man" Ramsey is more than
seVenty-five years old. For many years
he has resided in the Purdue district.
which is considered wild and unsafe,
but never before did he encounter such
a hard-fghting panther.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08

and a slashing batter, will strive for
supremacy at third"
In the outfeId it looks like first
money for the Cubs. Holman, Schultz
and sheckard. against Lord. Oldring
and Murphy, assures the fans of some
spectacular fielding and lots of hard
hitting, but the West side garden staff
looms up ace high. AS regards utility
talent Chance has all the better Of
the argument, having fortified the
Cubs with a valuable corps of assist,
ants in Beaumont. Zimmerman and
Kane.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
Japanese Garden.

One of the famous garden de-
signers of old Japan, soami, once
said that the ideal garden should
express the sweet solitude of a
landscape clouded by moonlight
with half gloom between the
trees" RikIu, another old-timer and
authority on gardening. wanted his
garden to be to him the lonely pre-
cincts OF secluded mountain shrine
with the red leaves of autumn scat
tered around" The Japanese garden
IAN reach perfection on any scale,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
TaiIor-Mades of Efamfns

Drecoll and others of equal import.
ance are using bure-a sort OF closelvs
woven etamine, line-striped sparseIy
with White-for their practical tailor
suits, trimming them with narrow
bands cut lengthwise of the material
SO that they have q stripe on each
edge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08

The uncle Of the King of Portugal
who saw a man killed in a street flgh1
among ruffans in New York, is now
In a position to go home and write q
book about American civilization.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
BRIDGES and narIdne- =

MY" said the first man, reading a
newspaper at the clab, aren't those
bridge disasters terrible?" Does your
wife play, too?" answered the second
man, absentmiudedly.- Buffalo Ex.
press.