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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-19
ON COLLEGE GROUNDS.

Valley Falls. May 19.-In a close
and well played game here the Valley
Falls high school defeated the fast
Easton team by the score of 5 to 4.
Valley Falls won in the last half of
the ninth inning. The score stood 4
to 2 in favor of Easton when Valley
Falls went to bat for the last time.
but batting rally and clever base
running by Stewart netted the locals
three scores with only one man out.
Score: r H E
Easton. ..O1o2 oooo1-4 7 4
Batteries-Vogel and Maier; Stew
art AMI Williams. Struck out-By
Stewart 8, by Vogel 7. Bases on balls
OFF Stewart 2. off Vogel o. Hit by
pitcher-By Stewart 1.
At Winfield, Kan.-southwes
college 2, Paramount 0.
st. Marys, Kan, May 1o.-St. Marys
defeated Friends university of Wichita
in a very poorly played game, caused
by the high wind and dust.
Score: R H E
st. Marys ..OoOoo42 4
Friends Uni. II o 0 90 1 o. s 2
Batteries: st. Marys-Collins, Hay
den and Malone; Friends-Trueblood
Salisbury and Brazil. Umpire-Moss.
ers' contest Southwestern defeated
Fairmount by a score of 2 to 0. The
game was well played in spite of an
extraordinary high wind and consid-
cradle dust. Score: R H E
Southwestern % o o o o o o - 8 A
Batteries-Birchfield and Kincaid;
Bishop and Patten. Struck out-By
BirchfieId IL, by Bishop IL. Umpire
E. B. Emery.
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Two Kansas Men Pass.

washington, May 19.-The navy de-
partment has made public the names
of the lucky SO out Of class of 155
midshipmen, who graduated from the
naval academy in 1909, who after two
years sea service. have managed to
pass the examinations that will entitle
them to commissions as ensigns.
Among the number are Alva D. Bern
hard and Raleigh c. Williams Of Kan
sas.
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FORM NEW KANSAS LEAGUE.
Amateur Teams Organize and Adopt
Sixteen Game Schedule,

Marysville, Kan, May 19.-The In
ter-County Amateur baseball league is
a real thing. The organization was
completed at Blue Rapids and the
towns embraced in the territory are
Blue Rapids, Irving, Waterville, all in
this county, and Barnes, Greenleaf and
Washington, all in Washington county.
All are located along the Central
Branch railroad.
The schedule committee met at Blue
Rapids and arranged for a sixteen
game schedule.
The officers of the league are Otto
Rommel Of Waterville, president; O.
w. Keene of Greenleaf, vice president
Arthur Brice of Blue Rapids, secretary
and treasurer,
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CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES.

Saturday at Skene's park:
Third Presbyterians vs. First Chris
tianS. West diamond. Umpire-John
ston. o'clock.
Second Presbyterians vs. First Meth
odists. East diamond. Umpire-Wiki-
dal. 8 o'clock.
North Topeka Baptist vs. Walnut
Grove Methodist. West diamond. UNI
pire-Johnstone. o'clock
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AMrR1cAN AssocTAT1oN.
KANSAS STATE LEAGUE.

LYONS. May 1s.-High wind hurt the
playiug Nelson made home run.
Five pitchers were used.
FL 1 1orsdo ..oOO2oos1o1E7 5
LYONS .. ......0 2 o 1 2 0 / OO-6 Z 4
Batteries-Sizemore, Kellar and Ka-
fora; Snyder, Langley, Leach and Nell
son.
Great Bend, May 19.-Great Bend lost
TO Newton by score Of to 2. The
visitors hit Fox heavily in the seventh
and at other times in the game costly
errors were made by the locals, result
ing in scores. The locals had several
chances to score but couldn't.
Score: R.H.E.
Great Bend 100 o o o % O. 8 4
Batteries-Williams and Flood; Fox
and Wacob, Hamlin and Ray.
Mcpherson, May 19.-wellington won
their first game Of the series by defeat
ing Mcpherson by the score of to 2.
Unfavorable winds and dust storms at
critical moments in the game assisted
in giving the game to Wellington by
throwing three scores to their credit.
wellington -. ..ooos 2ooOO-5 /
Mcpherson -. 20 10000 O2-2 Z 4
Batteries-Giffing and Moneymaker;
Lagenar and Campfield. Umpire
Grooms
Larned, May 19.-Larned won from
Hutchinson, II to 6, in a game that
early developed into a swatfest.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Muskogee, Okla, May 19.-Foster won
his own game for Muskogee by knock
ing out a home run in the eighth,
breaking a tie. Fort Smith made but
three hits off his delivery and 10 of
their batsmen famed.
Score: RHE.
Muskogee e. ....OO01O oo1s-2
Fort Smith .....0 o o 0 o 1 OO1 8 0
Batteries-Foster and Masters; Kim
ball and PARROT.
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LESTER WILL MEET LONG.
Fighters Who Met Saturday to Go at
sydney June g

Sydney, Aus, May 19.-Jack Lester,
the Gle Elum Washington. heavyweight,
and Bill Lang, the Australian pugilist,
were matched today for return fight
to be staged June 5. In their bout
last Saturday Lester was disqualified
for going to his knees without being
hit.
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MAPS WIN ON ERRORS.
Tigers just Keep on Winning From
All of Them.


All of Them.
Cleveland, May 19.-Hughes was
poorly supported, errors being respon-
sible for eight of C1eveland's runs.
Cleveland ....2Oooo7OO"-s1O 2
Washington 20 o 20 1 o 0 4 % Is 6
atteries-West, Kaler, Blandipg
and Fisher; Hughes and Ainsmith.
Detroit, May 19.-Plank was batted
all over the lot and Detroit won.
Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia 100000 % 4
Detroit 2210 %-915 2
Batteries-Plank and Thomas; Null
lin and Stanage.
Chicago, May 19.-Chicago defeated
Boston. White and Scott were hit hard
and had to retire in favor of Walsh,
while Hall had to relieve Killilay.
Chicago .....ooo2 5221*-12 15 o
Boston ......110 DOS OF o. S15 2
Batteries-White, Scott, Walsh and
Sullivan; Hall, Killilay and Nuna-
maker.
st. Louis. May 19.-New York won
by punching hits in the eighth.
New York ....ooooo12oo-s 2
st. Louis 100 $1,000 O@1 4
Batteries-Quinn, Caldwell and
Blair; Powell and Stephens.
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DENIES CLEVELAND RUMoR.

ASD6I says He IS MOI NegOuaLIng
With Nap Owners.
Wichita, Kan, May 19.-Frank
Isbell, who sold the franchise of the
Wichita Western league club to local
business men for $4,000, denies the
report that he had been offered the
management of the Cleveland Ameri-
can league team. He says he is not
even in negotiations with the Cleveland
club.
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Lsarned, May 19-Larned won from
Hutchinson, Il to 6, in a game that
early developed into a swatfest.
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LzXHAWKER JOTS

Miss Bertha Wax Of Rossville ought
to have a fine natural complexion.
In the strange names contest Mr..
Prokup Pulec of Zurich. Rocks coun-
ty, ought to knock down one of the
persimmons.
ley of the Toronto Republican, insists
on giving all the credit tor the recent
rains to St. Swithin.
It is pretty near time, too, thinks
the Halstead Independent for you to
conclude, after a careful review Of the
situation, that you really don't need a
vacation this year again.
If a man understands one woman
he should let it go at that, advises the
Humboldt Union And If it is not i'm
pertinent, the Union is hereby asked
if it knows of man who does under
stand one woman?
A "gurgle" from Miss Rachael in
the LaCygne Record: If you should
happen to meet the gable end of a
skunk going south, just give him the
right of way; he is under the protec-
ton of the game warden in this local
ity.
young lady from an eastern city
is visiting in Pratt county, reports the
Pratt Union. She went out and gath
cred the eggs one evening last week,
took all the glass nest eggs in with
the others and placed the whole lot
in crates ready to take to market.
Y es she came from a Missouri city.
Chippewa" the Centralia CORES
pondent Of the Wilson County Citizen,
reports: 1.-The other morning the fam
lily cat had caught during the night for
her one little kitten two rats, two rab-
bits and one mouse. Nov that's more
meat than We have had before for
year The cat was raised in Fredonia,
too"
Clarence Drake, of Jewell City, play
ed in hard luck recently, maybe. He
went to Cawker City to see his girl.
got caught in the rain and had to
remain for four days. the Jewell Re-
publican reports that Clarence some
how managed to live through the or
deal. But why should a rainstorm
bother a Drake very much, or interfere
with his progress one way or another?
Perhaps the rain was not extensive
enough to make the swimming good
When q mere man, even the editor
of a newspaper, attempts to describe
feminine fnery all by himself, and es-
pecially a wedding dress, he is up
against it. Editor McMullen, of the
EllinwoOd Leader, lodged his respon
sibilities and perplexities in this par
ticular when, in an elaborate wedding
writeup, he said: Let us suffice to say
that the contracting party and attend
ants were attired as the solemn i'm
portance Of the event requires on such
occasions"
"Old Stormy contributed this to his
interesting column in las weeks issue
of the Palco Enterprise: Mrs. Stormy
nearly had a fit last week. She dis
covered a beautiful rose in Mrs. In
lows yard. Our old girl is passionate
ly fond of flowers. Look out, Effie,
you will have to guard your flowers
as our old girl is quite forger along
these lines. She says she is under OBJ
legation for a bouquet OF sweet peas
sent her by Otis Miller. No. Otis, we
amt a bit Jealous. We might have
been thirty or forty years ago.
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THE IIAsr u,LusToN.


Adown a little winding path walk Mem
Dry and /,
And there's a scent of violets beneath a
dream set sky;
The scent Of all the earthly scents that
holds the hidden key
To all the locks that have been closed on
youths sweet witcheryi
Adown little winding path walk Mem
DRY and l.
Ny comrade stirs again the dew long
had thought was dry;
But he could never do the deed without
that secret smell
OF violets. of violets that have the magic
spell!
But oh. the dew no more is sweet. and
as my dry lips nears
It's glistening, I find It's made Of bitter,
bracIzish tears!
And the violets fill all the air but never
greet the eye
As down the little winding path walk
Memory and /
Ted Robinson, in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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THE PRINTING PRESS.

In the August American magazine
there is an interesting editorial talk in
1.-The Interpreters House. on the
newspaper. In closing the talk the
editor says:
At ask the reader to see in his I'M
agination what a multitude of human
beings are busy with the printing
press. There are in the United States
$4,000 or $4,000 regularly issued pub
locations, in which tens and tens of
thousands of people write, from time
to time, little or much. One of our
great metropolitan dailies recently
boosted that 1900 people were more
or less regular contributors to its col
umns, counting its great staff and its
corresp ondents scattered all over the
world. AS many people write for that
newspaper, therefore, as read some nf
our small country weeklies. In other
words, the printing press is the least
monopolized of any invention. It is
completely in the hands of the people.
It is one of the most imposing demo-
cratic institutions in the whole world
one of the most completely demo-
cratic That is its great strength.
Now. what is the meaning of all
this2 It simply means that through
the printing press you transfer to pa
per an astonishing picture of all the
varied emotions and characteristics of
all human nature. Confine yourself
for moment to the 1900 people who
write for that great daily referred to
above. Imagine them segregated into
a community. What an assortment!
In their midst would be love, hate,
loyalty, jealousy, spite, cruelty, gentle
ness, courage. generosity-an all the
other attractive and unattractive quail
tiles found among human beings. Take
the one point of differences of taste
and refinement to be found among
them. Some of them would shudder
at the thought of mentioning in con-
nection with wedding the fact that
the brides first husband killed him
self three years before. Others of
them would not think much about it.
Even the bride, remember, might not
feel as badly as you do about it. It is
amazing how differently people look
at things. In all cardor. I must say
that have published things which
was afraid would displease. only to
discover later that they pleased peo-
pie. A short time ago I published the
picture OF a man with caption under
! it which held the man sharply to &C
count for certain public acts. The
only recognition I got from the family
was a polite note from the mans wife
saying that they liked the photograph,
and could they get one?
Now, is 1t discouraging to take this
view? Not in the least That is my
unequivocal answer. On the contrary,
the prospect seems to be most encour-
aging, because the problem of how to
produce a better press is so clearly de-
fined We shall have a better press
when we have better men, and, God be
praised, we already have frequent
/ Illustrations Of a good. courageous
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News
jolly. but don't be joliied.

Be jolly, but don't be jollied.
Free speech is no excuse for talking
too much.
A man isn't necessarily honest just
because he is poor.
But women make fools only of men
who supply the material
Isn't it queer how many idle friends
an industrious man has
An old bachelor says that distance
lends enchantment to the view of
women.
Every man may have his price. but
occasionally the dictograph prevents
him from getting it.
Every mother secretly wonders how
her daughter-in-law managed to per-
suade her son to marry her.
Even the homely girl realizes how
easy it would be for her to become
duchess if she only had the price
We are admonished to look not upon
the wine when it is red-yet one lit
tie apple did the world more harm
than all the wine ever produced.
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Cobra After LIS Keeper.

The king cobra, the most poisonous
snake in the reptile house in Bronx
park, the poison from which can cause
death in less than half an hour, tried
to get Charles Snyder. keeper of the
reptile house, when he gave 1t its semi
monthly meal.
The cobra is fed a six-foot black
snake twice a month. 1t will not cat
a poisonous snake.N AS the blacksnake
Is game. though. there is always a
fight before the cobra has his meal.
When Snyder got ready to feed the
cobra he looked through the little
glass window in the door of the cage.
The cobra had an idea that he was
about to be fed, and ran his tongue
around the cracked door. Then he
moved away. AS he did so the keeper
quickly opened the door and showed
the blacksnake into the cage. But
quick as his movement was the cobra
was almost as quick to raise six feet
of his shiny body from the floor and
strike at the keeper.
The blacksnake started instantly for
the cobra, which. with another light
ming movement, buried its fangs into
the live bait. Snyder smiled at the
close shave, but persons looking on
thought the cobra had reached him.
New York Tribune.
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Court Did Not Ohiect to sIang.

"Our American slang is gaining a
permanent place in the language was
the remark of Raymond Endicott, a
New York lawyer who is looking after
some department business in Washing
ton, and who is guest at the Raleigh.
words that were condemned by the
purists years ago are now found in the
dictionaries, and, while their use is not
approved by the real literary chaps.
they are popular and wonderfully ex-
pressive.
st was in Judge Leonard Giegerich's
court in New York the other day, and
one of the lawyers remarked that the
motion would not be so protracted If
his learned opponent ceased from con-
stantly butting in Just there the
lawyer who had made the remark sud
denly stopped, and apologized to the
court for using a slang expression. The
judge smiled and remarked that the
word wa sa good one and very express
sive, and that there was no need of an
apology. l wonder what would hap
pen if learned lawyer from New
York or any other city should use such
an expression in the supreme court of
the United States. Possibly the JUS
tees would smile, but would they al
low it to go in the record ?''-Washing-
ton Post.
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FROM OTHER PENS
IN A GULLY OF SAT- CREEK.


Careful mathematical calculation
based upon census returns shows the
center of population of the United
States to be in Monroe county. Ind.
Investigation of the neignborhood dis
closes that the exact spot is in gully
on the banks of Salt creek; that it is
thickIy overgrown with heavy under
brush and that the region abounds IN
wild game. It is added that the town
ship is so solidly Democratic that only
twice in it's history has 1t ever elected
a Republican to any Office.
That all the region about the head
waters of Salt creek is occupied by
Democrats. has long been known to
the American people. Periodically
they swarm downward and over the
rest of the country, sometimes even
overrunning parts of New England,
but after every presidential election for
the last 5 years they have gone back
up Salt creek again as If swept by
cyclone.
But now a new era dawns. Salt
creek is no longer a place of exile.
Though the spot be but a hole in a
gully, though it be overgrown with
underbrush, though the rabbit and the
wild turkey make their h4me there, 1t
is none the less the pivotal point
around which New York and San
Francisco, Key West and Nome, Bar
Harbor and san Diego, revolve as a
center.-New York World
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PINCHOT WRONG AGAIN.


/ When Walter L. Fisher, OF Chicago,
was appointed secretary Of the interior
to succeed Mr.. Ballinger, there vas
great rejoicing on the part Of the ultra
conservaticnists of the nation. Mr.
Fisher had been president Of the Ma
tiona1 Conservation association. Mr.
clifford P1rchot, who holds that posi-
ton now, was especially loud in his
praise of the appointment of Mr.. Fish
er even if he thereby had to say q
good word indirectly for President Taft
the appointing power. Golfers Weekly
eloated with glee at the appointment,
urging that President Taft was making
amends Of his errors Of the past, as
thew appeared to Golfers, and in Mr.
Fisher as secretary Of the interior. and
Mr.. Stimson. as secretary Of war. the
president was beginning to get some OF
the right kind of advisory blood in his
cabinet. Colonel Roosevelt yelled
bully" in respect to both these ap-
pointments. And almost everybody Is
agreed that President Taft put the right
kind of men in the right places when
he made these appointments
Regardless Of the fact that Mr. Fish
er was on the job in interior depart
ment. both Pinchot and Colonel Roose-
welt took occasion to criticize severely
the action Of the government in the
Controller Bay matter and before the
governments side in this case had
beon made public. President Taft fin
ally submitted the facts in respect to
the Controller Bay affair. He took the
full responsibility for the governments
moves in the premises on his own
shoulders. And his clear cut expose OF
the whole business showed emphatl-
caIIv that no harm had been done to
the interests Of tie people
Mr.. Pinchot, as was to be expected
took violent exception. 1.-The president
defense of his course in the Controller
Bay affair."" said Mr.. Pinchot among
other things. shows how hard It is to
make a good excuse for a bad mistake.
However, Mr.. Fisher, whose integurity
is questioned bv no one and surely not
by his erstwhile near friends in the
conservation camp, has replied to Mr.
Pinchot by insisting that President
Taft made nothing of mistake and
that the presidents statement of the
Controller Bay situation put tie mat
ter in exactly the right light. Mr.. Fish
or goes further and says that the
government has given away nothing in
Controller Bay that it cannot take back
if any attempt should be nrade to
abuse the privileges that have been
granted. He insists that there is nc
chance Of any monopoly Of water
fronts on this bay being built up. IN
other words he intimates that Mr.. Pin
chot does not know what he is talking
about.
To put the matter still differently, Mr.
Pinchot's endeavors are evidently de-
voted to attempts to discredit President
Taft on all possible occasions whether
the facts may warrant or not.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe

From the Atch1SOn Globe.
Abusing people for not buying isn't
any way to increase trade.
A 44-calibre revolver is a c0nvinc-
ing, if not logical, argument.
The polar bear seems to get about
the least enjoyment out of the cir
cuses
A bride is a woman who has all the
clothes she thinks she needs for the
present.
If man has too many enemies. the
belief will spread that he deserves
them.
Don't put off getting enough sleep
enough for that now.
Some men talk a good deal about
what should be done, and call that be-
ing Public Spirited
Necessity may be the mother of in
vention, but 1t can't make a satisfac-
tory suitcase out of a red bandana-
Fine feathers continue to make FIRE
hats, regardless of anything the Au-
dubon society seems able to do about
Town women have almost as much
trouble keeping dust out of the house
as country women have raising tur-
keys.
There are so many recipes for re-
moving grease spots that Fathers vest
ought to practice on some of them.
1t is sometimes difficult for a loafer
to find a comfort able seat, but he is
hopeful and persevering in that partic-
ular.
In collecting a fine line of overgrown
scorn, don't overlook the circus mans
opinion of a country constable.
Results in satisfying curiosity are so
wonder so much effort is wasted in
I that line.
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His lips made a straight line rs
it my turn now?" he asked.
Just one question, Win; why didn't
you come to see me last winter in the
city?''
''Then you have forgotten that I did
call?"
THAT CALI" she said disdainfully.
In drawingroom filled with artlfi-
ciaI people, and my aunt burning
with curiosity to learn our relations,
and everyone watching. Did that
count? That was why l asked you to
come again when we would be alone
His mask of constraint lifted
''Oh, mol" she cried a. the thought
IN his eyes. You couldn't have
thought thatl That I had forgotten
that didn't carei How could be
natural before them ALP I was over
come by the thought of old times
when you appeared so unexpectedly
and I was scarcely conscious what I
said. I thought you understood and
would call again. was afraid would
let them all see that"
His heart was doubling its beats, his
thoughts running riot
You say, Kathie-you would let
them all know-what, dear?'
WIN" she said TREMENDOUSLY, you
must not make me say II first
katherine, I have said it all my
life. You know love you.''
And I knew that night when you
came in among them all that loved
you-and, Win, Inever could write a
letter. - copyrighted 1911 by the As
ISOLATED Literary Press.)