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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-24

The change in the Topeka manage
ment is one from the individually own
ed club of D. c. Cooley, operated for
gain, to that of a stock company Of
representative business men who ex-
pect to put a winning team on the field
primarily for love of the sport and
civic pride. Not that a dividend is not
expected, for their contention has been
tkat baseball ought to pay in Topeka.
but the betterment of the sport will not
be overlooked in@their bid for gate re-
ceipts.
The soundest of backing is represent
ed in the personnel of the officers and
the board of directors Of the associa-
ton. OF the directors, Chester Wood
ward is prominent broker. S. J. Bear
is tax commissioner of the Bell Tele-
phone company, H. A. Auerbach is a
partner in the Palace Clothing COM
pany, c. B. Merriam is treasurer of the
Merriam Mortgage company, Robert
Pierce is president of the Chicago Lum-
Der company. With Chester Wood
ward, president of the association, are
associated H. A. Auerbach, vice presi-
dent; Willard N. Hall, president of the
Hall Lithographing company, treasur-
er. and A NJ. Catlin, secretary of the
Pioneer Mortgage company, secretary.
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EARTH CRACKED OPEN.
Prof. Haworth Puzzled About Dodge
City Phenomenon.

Dodge City, Kan, Dec. 24.-Pro-
lessor Erasmus Haworth. of the Uni
versity of Kansas. has made an inves-
tigation of some peculiar and large
assures which have lately appeared in
the earth on the L. e. Waite ranch,
twenty miles southwest of here. The
professor was unable, after his ours
ory examination, to determine the
cause of the phenomena. He will make
a more extended inquiry within the
next few weeks.
The largest of the assures is about
500 yards long and three feet wide.
Another is about so yards long and
two feet across at the widest part. A
lariat forty feet long failed to touch
the bottom of the openings.
On the occasion of the appearance
of the smaller crack smoke issued
from it and the ground nearby rum
bIed and shook say the settlers who
live nearby.
Several years ago there were several
volcanic eruptions 200 miles west of
here.
Colorado Springs, Dec. 24.-Accord-
ing to local records, the last volcanic
phenomenon noticed in this vicinity
was twenty years ago AT that time a
government signal officer returning to
his station on Pixies peak found snow
around a crater near the summit
melted for half mile around, and the
ground covered with ashes.
This phenomenon, which was MOTTO
ed for several nights, during which the
top of the peak was strangely lighted.
was taken as evidence of a minor erup-
finn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-24

Twenty Million Dollar Baby Entertains
His Friends.

Washington, Dec. A.-In contrast to
usual social functions of the national
capital in the holiday season was the
first birthday anniversary party of Mas
ter Vinson Walsh Mclean. the 80 mil
lion dollar baby" grandson of John R.
Mclean and the late Thomas F. Walsh.
Beneath a large Christmas tree near
the golden cradle presented to him by
the late King Leopold, of Belgium, Mas
ter Mclean, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Mclean, received half a dozen
little folks, some his Junior
The little guests included Miss Edith
Grant, daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs.
U. S. Grant, third; Miss Henderson.
granddaughter of former Senator and
Mrs. John B. Henderson, and Masters
Joseph Letter, Jr.. Clarence Moore and
James Mcmillan Gibson.
Among others to wish the little host
happiness and long life were his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Mclean
Mrs. U. s. Grant, third, BARONESS
Hengelmuller and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Letter and his greatuncle, Admiral
Dewey.
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SUITS FOR MILLIONS.
Much Litigation Likely to Follow a
Recent Court Ruling.

New York, Dec. ga decision of
potential far reaching effect in the
cotton bills of fs>~ng cases, rendered
here by Supreme Court Justice New
burger, is being actively and animated
~ discussed today among the large
interests involved, including cotton ex-
porting firms, bankers and represent
tatives of big foreign mercantile
houses. The case is the first one grow
ing out of the cotton bills of lading
frauds to be decided and while its i'm
port was apparently not realized by
others than parties Immediately in
volved when the case was first decided
on Wednesday last, the mercantile
world today seems to have awakened
to the possibilities involved in it.
The judgment found by the court
was one for $500 against the Han
over National bank in favor of the
cotton exchange firm of Springs & Co.
The rise of the litigation was in the
big cotton bills of lading forgeries per-
petrated last spring in the name of
two Alabama firms, knight Yancey &
Co., and Steele Miller e. Co. Drafts
through New York banks were nego-
tiated with attached bills of 1ading
purporting to show that large amounts
of cotton had been delivered to rail-
roads in Alabama, for shipment
to foreign purchasers. 1t subsequently
was discovered the bills of lading
were forged.
It was claimed in the Springs case,
just decided that the endorsement by
the First National bank of Decatur,
Ala, which first discounted the draft
vested title in the Hanover National
bank of this city and that when the
Hanover National bank collected the
money it was considered to have war
ranted the genuineness of the bill of
lading attached to the draft.
Justice Newburger held that Springs
&Co. made payment to the Hanover
National through their mistaken be-
lief that the bill of 1ading was genuine
and hence that even though the bank
was an innocent party. Springs & Co.,
were entitled to recover from the bank
when it was found the bill of lading
was forged.
Justice Newburger, in holding with
the view thus outlined directed judg-
ment, but deferred the filing of an
opinion for two weeks.
Notice of appeal, it is stated, will be
filed at once. Should the higher court
affirm the judgment it is declared that
suits involving several millions of dol
lars will be instituted by foreign mer-
chants who suffered severe losses from
the frauds against the several big
banks here which handled the cotton
bills and drafts
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PRINCETON WANTS BLUCK.
Roper's Star Fullbacl at Nj. S. e, In.
vited East

Columbia, Mo. Dec. 24.-Joseph
Roscoe (Puny) Buick of Nevada, Mo,
former Tiger tackle and ALL Missouri
valley selection, who was tutored by
Bill Roper of Princeton. elected cap
tain of the Missouri football team and
then left the university is being writ
ten to by Princeton students who are
urging him to come to Princeton
K. P. Gilchr1st, end on the Navy
this year and former Missouri uni
versity tackle, who played on the team
Bluck played on and scrimmaged
against him at the university in many
a practice, wrote to a friend here this
week:
Il have been up against about as
good tackles as there are in the United
States in the Navy games this fall,
and 1 want to tell you there WASH t
a one in the bunch who is one-two-
three to old 'Puny' Buick Bluck is
the best man ever saw in a football
suit. he is the hardest to handle and
the worst to get around, over or
through. He is a fighter and a slayer,
and he is good as any man who wore
out sole leather on any eastern grid
iron this fall.''
Buick, by dropping out OF school a
year, has great possibilities before him
next fall. He can go to any university
in the country and play football, not
being subject to the freshman rule.
Missouri rooters believe firmly that he
could beat out any candidates for
tackle that Harvard and Yale pro-
duced this fall. Buick weighs 215
pounds in hard condition, is p years
old and is feet 10 inches tall If
BIuck has kept in condition the past
year and behaved himself. he has a
great football reputation waiting him
somewhere next fall.
Every member of the team that won
the Missouri Valley championship and
licked Kansas II to c season before
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Already this organization has spent
s13,150 in setting the depleted club of
Cooley on it's feet OF this amount
SIS, 900 was paid Cooley for his fran
chise, grandstands and park lease, and
six players. The management has in
creased the list of players to 10 with
the expenditure of S., 150. Negotiations
for more players are under way.
The players left by Cooley Wers
Pitchers F'ugate and Barber, Outfield-
ers Riley. Persch and Thomson, and
Catcher Butch Kerns. One of the first
deals of the new management was the
even trade of Barber to Sioux City for
Alderman
What the Players Cost.
Then money began to get into evil
dence and $1,000 of the cold stuff was
laid down to Lincoln for Barney Nc
Grath, whose record was worth the
money.
Advice was being taken from Fred
Moore, former playing manager with
the Fort Worth club in the Texas
league, and he was soon signed as man
ager of the team. One of his first
deals was for Oyitz. a pitcher of the
phenom at Illinois u. His price was
$500. Sergeant Leak was added to the
twirling staff by buying his release
from the army at Fort Leavenworth
for $780, Then Moore let loose of 81, 900
for Pitcher Roc. Beecher and Catcher
George Starnagle of Rochester in the
Eastern. Gibson was added to the
where he was free agent. Katz,
signed for third, Columbus tryout,
was also a free agent.
Larry 6luinlan, bought from Column
| bus, cost $500; Hopke, belonging to In
dianapolis and playing in the N. 7. s.,
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cost 500; whitney of Harrisburg in

COSL SfVUS w nlLQ6y OK KARLSRUHE IVA
the Tri-state, cost $3.50.
Outfielders Burns, bought from Gin
cinnati and McLaurin, bought from
Atlanta. cost $500 each.
From personal acquaintance and ex-
celIent letters of recommendation
cent is mighty well spent money.
About Manager Moore.
And about Moore. The association
believes 1t has an excellent manager
He has shown himself able to get good
players in a dead market and when
other managers complain of nothing
doing. He knows a long line of mag
mates and by their friendship his team
ought to profit.
His record on the field has been very
good in clubs of Topeka's class. Last
season he was playing manager Of the
same job again. But he bought his
own release to take the Topeka posi-
ton and live with his people who have
become residents of the city.
Frederick Ellsworth Moore was born
in Clayton, New Jersey. His brother.
Zeke, had preceded him there and
had risen to American League class
when Frederick went out into the va
cant lots to get the essentials. Later
on he earned five spot for pitching
game at Woodbury.. N. J., and the
stuff was off-it was easy money. He
was to be a ball player like Zeke but
threw in the Spanish-American Incl
dent doing time in the navy. When
they sighted land he took off a bunch
of jackies and pitched for them against
any old crew.
Securing his release from his Uncle
Sam, Moore broke into professional
ranks in the Alabama Georgia league
The next year he was signed with
Philadelphia, but left in Montgomery,
Ala. He stayed in the Cotton State and
q lag %11-s
| nant as captain and short of the Mobile
team in 1905. In 1907 he went to De-
catur in the Three tI' played second
| and captained the bunch-he always
was captain or manager. He finished
second in the race and repeated in 1908
jumped to Peoria where he finished the
season His bunch finished third last
season at Fort Worth
What Manager Moore thinks of the
prospects of the Topeka team is en-
bodied in his following remark: st be-
lieve we've got good bunch right now
but were going to have some more
We will finish up in the first division
and if we do that, I will think we've
done mighty well with the situation as
it was left last fall.
''Just wait until after the big league
teams take the spring training trips
Then you will see some ball players
turned loose where you can't touch
them now. And Topeka has first
chance on several good ones There's
plenty of them a shade shy on the big
leagues but mighty fast for this cir
cult"
Moore Is a live wire, all right, and
the stock company is pulling together
in a way to make critics of that sort
of management open their eyes IF To-
peka does not get into the Western
calcium next summer money and base
ball sense can't do it.
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FOR ONE YEAR $9,846. go
Sale of Unclaimed Articles at the Dead
Letter Office.

Washington, Dec. 24-The sale of ar
ticles accumulated in the division of
dead letters of the postofice depart
ment in the last few days embraced T.
891 items, aggregating $9,S46.S0 or an av-
erage of $1.33 for each parcel sold, ac-
cording to a report of the postmaster
general. The net revenue was $S,7S975,
which will be deposited in the treasury
department to the credit of the postal
revenue.
The merchandise disposed Of embrac-
ed undelivered matter of salable value.
for which owners could not be found,
received in the fiscal year ended June
80, 1909, and represented salable artic-
les found in 130,495 parcels and letters.
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and is now held by the MEIER Full
bach foundation The Belgian gov
eminent also claims the money on the
ground that it came from the Belgian
Kongo and belongs to the state
The princess has also summoned
Leopold's valet and other members of
his encourage to give an accounting
of the contents of three trunks which
were mysteriously turned over at
Laeken palace to Baroness Vaughan,
the morganatic wife of Leopold, who
has since married Emanuel Durfeux, a
Frenchman. Louise alleges that the
trunks were filled with securities and
other valuableS.
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SPEND The MONEY
Topeka Baseball Association Has
Started With $3.50.
Can Now Show Nineteen Players
More Coming.
WAS DOWN AND OUT
Directors Have Used SIS, $50 in
Building on Cooley's Residue.
Moore Says He Will Finish i'm
First Division.

There is no better evidence in support
of the contention that baseball has be-
come a cleaner and nationally count
enanced game. than is found right here
in Topeka in the class of men who have
taken up the rescue Of the Western
league club-men unheard of in fam
dom, but men who recognize good clean
sport and realize that one of a city's
greatest assets is fighting ball club.
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To MuzzIe Dogs for a Year.

Boone. Ia. Dec s24.-Mayor Wilder, of
this CITY,, has ordered that all dogs in
the city be muzzled for period of one
year from this date This unusual or
der is the result of the death from
rabies of a 4-year-old child and the
injury Of nearly dozen citizens by
being bitten by mad dogs within the
last few months. Mayor Wilder is con-
sidering the advisability of ordering all
dogs in the city killed.
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SAVED FROM AWFUL DEATH

How appalling calamity in his family
was prevented is told by A. D. Mcdonald.
Of Fayetteville, N. c. R. F: d. No. 8.
My sister had consumption" he writes,
tte and seemed to grow weaker every
day, as all remedies failed, till DR.. Kings
New Discovery was tried, and so COM
pletely cured her, that she has not been
troubled with cough since Its the best
medicine I ever saw heard off, For
coughs, colds. lagrippe. asthma, Group.
hemorrhage, all bronchial troubles, it has
nj equal, Soc, $780, Trial bottle free. Guar-
anteed by all druggists.
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ROOSEVELT and CLARK.
Both Will Be Guests of the Magazine
Publishers.

New York. Dec. 24.-The Periodical
Publishers association of America
will hold it's annual dinner at the
Waldorf-Astoria on the evening of
January and former President
Roosevelt will be the guest of honor
and will make the principal speech.
Champ Clark, prominently mention
ed as the next speaker of the house
of Representatives; Bishop Charles D.
Williams of Detroit, and Francis j.
Heney of San Francisco will also
speak.
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Xmas
Insurance

You can insure comfort and good
health for all your family against over
eating and drinking by seeing to it tina,
they all take a CASCARET at bed time
Turing the holidays. CAScARETS -bess
medicine on earth for the little folks
Dad and Mother. g.
CASCARETS-roc box-week's treat
ment. All druggists Biggest seller
in the world. Million boxes month.
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Found Sick in an AlIey.

Chicago, Dec 24=Albert Lord, IS
years old, unconscious and apparent
~ suffering from pneumonia, was
found in an alley in the down town dis
trict early today. Revived at a hos
pital, he said he was the son of
wealthy parents, who lived at 2123
Main street, Bradfield,g Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-24
Atten Too East for yyapone,.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 24-Monte After.
worlds champion bantamweight boxer
last night won the decision over BiI1r
Wagner of Chicago in 10 round bc55st
here AtteII did practically all of III
fighting and administered severe rssarss
ishment to the Chicago man.
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postmasters who have been in Wash
ington acquiring information concern
ing the management of the postal saw
ings work have finished their training
at Postmaster General Hitchcocks Of
flee and the last of them departed for
home last night. All are postmasters
at second class offices
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Scotch Fxpress wrecked.

Kirkby-S Stephen, England, Dec. "a.
Two persons were killed and TWEEN
ty-fve others injured in the wreck of
the Scotch express near Halves juno
ton today. The express collided with
pilot engine and was derailed. Fire
broke out in the wreckage and de-
stroyed the coaches.
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PRINCESS STARTS SUIT.
Wants $4,000 900 From Estate of Late
King Leopold.

Brussels, Dec. 24.-Attorneys for
Princess Louise of Belgium have en-
tered a formal suit for the recovery
of $8,000,000 which had belonged to
her father, the late King Leopold,
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FREES 100 CONvICTS.
Alabama's Governor Pardons and
Paroles by Wholesale.

Montgomery, Ala Dec. 24.-The
doors of Alabama prisons today were
victs, pardoned and paroled by Cover
nor Conner for Christmas. Among the
number are twenty life prisoners and
forty convicts imprisoned for homi-
eide
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Governor Harmon Saw Match,

Columbus, o., Dec. Palm Ashbel1
Of Columbus was awarded the decision
last night over Yankee Rogers of New
York, in a wrestling match. Governcr
Harmon saw the match. At the end ~
one hour and five minutes Rogers VS.
declared to have committed a foul. ASH
bell was awarded one fall, whereunor
Rogers refused to continue the COR
test
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last believes that Buick is the equal
of any AH-American player ever
picked by Walter Camp or other east
ern dopesters. If Bluck should enter
an eastern university next September
Missourians will be reading the head
lines for his name.
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READY FOR POSTAL BANKS.
Ths Government VIII Open 4s of
Them Jan. 3.

Washington, Dec. 24.-A1l is now
ready for starting the machinery of
the postal savings banks throughout
the country on January 8. The As
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Goodrnan Gets Decision.

New York, Dec 24.--Jack Goodman Of
this city gained the popular decision
over Lew Powell of California in a 10
round lightweight bout last night at
the National Sporting Club of America
The early rounds were tame for both
boys remained in a clinch most of the
time. The decision went to Goodman
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q. q. SMITH
Merchant Police
Ind. Tel. 2O14 Red, 2f4 e. Tenth ST.

on his snappy work in the last five
rounds which PowelPs rally in the final
round did not Offset.
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PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD.

If you suffer from bleeding. itching.
blind or protruding Piles. send me your
address, and 1 will tell you how to cure
yourself at home by the new absorption
treatment; and will also send some Of
references from your own locality If re-
quested- Immediate relief and permanent
cure assured. Send no money. but tell
others of this offer Write today to Mrs
II. Summers. BOX P. South Bend. Ina
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Russian Threw the three,

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. N.-George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian wrestler.
won q handicap wrestling match here
last night when he threw Charles
Sa,1er William Hokuff and Paul
namke in IL minutes He agreed to
throw the three in one hour
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TOPEKA DEFEATS WEsTPORT.
Fast Double Header at the Y. NJ. G. A,
Tigers Beat Tigers.


In fast basketball game, replete
with brilliant work, the Topeka highs
defeated the Westport five from Kan
sas City at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
last night The score was % to Is.
With a short fast pass the Topeka
team showed the best team work seen
on the floor this season. Johnson and
Woodford were the stars. The West
port team used a long and slower pass
which showed to disadvantage. The
K. c. five was crippled by the loss of
their regular captain but the substi-
tute did the best work of the bunch.
The lineup:
Westport. Position. Topeka.
Welsh ....... left forward. .Washburn,
Trobert-
Outlet $500. right forward...... Bolton
StrotherS center. Anderson
Allen ......-....left guard. .Woodford
Ragan .....-....right guard. johnson
Ellis, Smith subs. Carlson
Referee-Cowden. Umpire-Knapp-T Time
of halves-10 minutes. Goals from field
Bolton 5, Washburn g. Anderson z,
Woodford 1, Walsh 8, Raglan 3. Free
throws-Woodford 8, Outlet 6. Attend
ance-eO0.
AS a preliminary for the Westport
game the Y NJ c. A. Tigers and the
High School Tigers played scheduled
game in the city league The 7. M.
team won 81 to II.
The IipeT1D.