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covering hundreds of acres of land.
The largest of these reservoirs is at
Chanute. The big rains last week filled
It, water running over the spillway for
tie first time. The Chanute reservoir
covers 100 acres of ground, and holds
10000, 900 gallons of soft surface water
which does not have to be treated be-
fore it is used in the locomotive boil
ers.
The other reservoirs on the Southern
Kansas division are at WeIda, Thayer,
Moline, Richmond and Owasso. Santa
F'e employees have organized the South
ern Kansas country club and will build
a. club house near the Welda reservoir.
This reservoir covers "a acres. The en-
ployees have stocked the reservoir with
bass, and expect that they shortly will
be able to enjoy good fishing there.
They also will have good duck shooting.
The directors of the country club are
Payson Ripley. superintendent; ]. F
Markle, a conductor; Gary Wilson, an
engineer, George Pfundstein, an audi
tor, and E. NJ. Sullivan, yardmaster at
Chanute-
t. tanks at the stations. The water
from the Welda reservoir is pumped
I 20 and a half miles.
The Southern Kansas division, which
operates in rich coal, oil and gas re-
gions of Kansas and Oklahoma and also
extends into the vast wheat section as
far west as wellington, is a busy as
well as an interesting network of lines.
New manufacturing industries are
springing up along the lines, and they
are of the substantial kind, spending
hundreds of thousands of dollars for
equipment, and employing an army of
men. The established industries are
enlarging their plants. and business
generally over the Southern Kansas di-
vision is good.
The Santa Fe is distributing 80 pound
rails from Chanute to Frontenac and
will lay them soon. A considerable part
of the division has been rock ballasted
- Il great deal of other substantial
work has been done on the division in
the last few months. The concrete pier
at Bridge 223, over the Walnut river
near Winfield, was completed this week.
1t cost $11 1000.
One of the largest coal chutes on the
system lately has been built at Mo-
line, and Hewins has a new depot. The
company will build a depot at Girard,
to take the place of the one destroyed
by fire. Work is in progress on side
track at Collinsville, Okla, on which Il
cement plant has just been located.
The Santa Fe has a beautiful park
adjoining the depot at'Cherryvale. The
ladies of the town lately imported from
Germany a beautiful fountain and
erected it in the park. 1T is a sterk,
standing on a rock. The old men of
CherryvaIe, who helped lay out the
town. have planted trees in the park.
Possibly it is not generally known that
great quantities of Kansas prairie hay
is purchased by the United States gov
ernment for use in the Philippines.
More than 100 cars of baled hay were
shipped to the Philippines last year
from the little town of Lomondo, on
the Colony branch of the Santa Fe.
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"MoP" IN CONTROL OF w. P.
One of Most Powerful Groups in
United States.

E. H. Rollins & Sons. a banking
Francisco, which purchased about
when that road was financed, says the
by the Missouri Pacific. The state
sued by the firm.
1t says: gement.-The control
of this road is indirectly vested in the
passed into the hands of one of the
most powerful groups of constructive
capitalists in the United States"
Thomas H. Reynolds, assistant Sec
retary of the firm and who is in charge
of the local offices, was asked If this
statement was based on the general
status of the Denver & Rio Grande
and Western Pacific previous to the
change in the control of the Missouri
Pacific, or on developm ents since that
time.
ut is generally understood that for
ty per cent of the Denver & Rio
Grande stock is in the Missouri Pacific
treasury and the new interests doubt
less have enough individuality to give
them a majority" said Mr.. Reynolds
1.-TWO thirds of the $75,0O0,000 West
ern Pacific stock is in the treasury of
the Denver & Rio Grande. That is the
way the control of the Western Pacific
is vested in the Missouri Pacific.
have no official information on the
subject and presume the eastern mem
bers of the firm got their information
in just the same way as the news
papers"
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USE PAY CHECKS AS BANK.
A d. & r.. C. Fireman Saved Up
vouchers Amounting to S1.4OO.

Denver, Colo, April 10. H. How
ell, a fireman on the second division of
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
called at the Office of the treasurer of
that company in the Equitable build
ing today and cashed paychecks dat
ing back to 1906 and amounting to
$1,400. He had used the treasury of
the railroad company as a bank and
the paychecks as certificates of de-
Dosits.
I'VE have had several instances of
that kind" said J. w. GiIIuly, treas
urer of the company. this morning.
1.-The employees are a shrewd lot of men
and they know what they are doing
when they hold back their pay vouch-
ers. When they don't show up in a
reasonable length of time we try to get
the man to whom they are made pay
able to turn them in, but do not al
ways succeed. Then we charge off the
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COLLEGIANS PLAY WELL.
Washburn Pleased With Showing
Made Saturday Against Kaws.

The Washburn college team was the
guest of the Kaws Saturday and con-
Quoted themselves in a creditable man
ner, making themselves perfectly at
home and taking away two tallies. The
Kaws made eight, to be sure, but the
collegianS looked better than they ever
have on the league field.
In spite of Moore's offer Of a bat
tain of the Blue bunch and is one of
the pitchers. thought he ought to try
his own skill at the start. Nicols, the
college catcher, did his backstopping
and the pair went four innings, during
which time the Iilliputian was touched
for seven nice little hits. But he whiff-
ed three of the big leaguers and that is
something to remember when he goes
home for the summer vacation. More
over, Dunn, the first baSeman, pulled
off a double play unassisted and that's
some sort of ball for the college to in
dulge in. And later on, when the offer
of Moore was accepted and Leecher and
Hawkins were working for the Blue,
Nichols, transferred to left field pegged
to the home plate, cutting off a score
and that, too, is some class.
Then the college second baseman,
Stahl, ate them up around his terri
tory like a veteran, although he is
scarcely four feet tall and Shortstop
Emmons ran him a close second with
out a mishap. This is nifty pair of
infelders in the college class. stahI
made one of the three hits accredited
to the college team.
This same Stahl started the scoring
for Washburn when he drew a pass
from Leak and went to second on a
wild pitch. Karnes clouted one to right
field for three bases-because Breiten-
stein fell-and he too scored on Hawk
ms ground ball to Katz.
These two teams are scheduled for
another exhibition next Saturday.
The score:
Kaws ....... ........12O 3O02o IS
Wasiburn ...... ....0 O O O o o 2 o %
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The intimate relation Of the skin the blood
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troubles
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figured with uptons which often toGtuIng the
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Skin Diseases kind BY the blood and removing the uuos
blood and builds to strength Then the skin instead OF being
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st. Louis clubs Are Readv

st. Louis, April 1o.-Au &c ~ -oa,
ness Tor the opening of the major
league baseball season Wednesday
1t Wnen the local American league tear,
VIII play with Cleveland.
~, n1uerlck Wallace, shortstop for a
nuuloer OF years, will have his first ex-
perience this year as a .H tils. ae,. e@<
t tne americans. The team, after haV-
lug lug Deen under an option, is still owned
Dy Il. L; Hedges. 1t is GENERALLY adj
nond;t, mat the Americans are not in
the team and the regular Iine,1I Hne hs on
not been chosen. iineup mas
Inc Nationals will practice here TO-
morrow for the last time ana then viii
LAX saKe a train for Chicago, where thew
carry Ieis me season. Bresnahan will
the season If he clings to his nresant
t,nii'ioHs' tion His team is in good condi-
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SPEND 100000 Ar BELLEvnhE.
Rock Island Planning Extensive I'M
provements for kansas Town.


Belleville, Kan, April l.10.-Belleville
is on the map this year when it comes
to the Rock Island appropriation fig
ures. Officials of the. Rock Island
have been here during the past two
weeks and decided definitely upon i'm
provements in the yards at this place.
Rock Island Agent F. G. Hart says
the Rock Island will practically re-
build the roundhouse. build modern
coal chute and some additional track
age north of the depot. He says the
improvements will cost the company
approximately 100000. In addition to
this work in the yards at this place
$4,000 will be spent in grading the
track between BeIleville and Cuba.
Mr.. Hart gives out this information
after conferences with Rock Island Of
ficials who were here. District En-
gineer H. NJ Stone of Topeka was
here going over the situation, and A
Y. Kelso, superintendent, and ]. F.
Jones, assistant superintendent, both
of Fairbury, were here confirming
plans.
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amount to an unclaimed wage account
and hold it subject to the demand Of
the employee.
Some of the men figure that they
are as well protected here as If they
deposited their money in a bank
Therefore, they put away their vouch-
ers and pull them out as they need
them. The money of course, is pro-
tected by the entire physical value OF
the railroad, as wage accounts come
first even in the event of a receiver
ship"
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SANTA FE TRAIN WRECKED.
No. 10 Goes Into Ditch While Rum
ming Rapidly Near Lakin.

Lakin, April 10.-Fast passenger
train No. 10, east bound, on the Santa
Fe met with a serious wreck near
Hartland, seven miles west of this
place at O'Clock Sunday morning
while running at the rate of a mile a
minute. The train struck a guard rail
at the switch and two tourist cars and
one Pullman went over into the ditch.
One passenger was seriously hurt and
several injured. A delay of several
hours was caused.
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Denver will be compelled to use the
present station, which, by the way, is
much better station than newspaper
reports would indicate. The Denver
newspapers are boosting for a more
presentable structure, one which they
claim would be in keeping with the
town"
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sHARKEY KNOCKED HIM OUT.

Tom Francis Conroy, Known as
"StOclxing," Is Dead.
Troy, N. Y, April 10.-Thomas Fran
els Conroy, known in the sporting
world as Stocking Conroy. died here
Sunday night. Conroy was a heavy
weight and was knocked out by Tom
Sharkey March 20, 1900, at Baltimore.
This ended his pugilistic career.
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Track Meet at X. S. A. Q.

Manhattan, Kan, April 1U.-Ihe
athletic management of the Agricul-
tural college is making arrangements
for a big high school track meet to be
held on the new athletic field on April
Is. The schools that have been invit-
ed to participate are those of the fifth
congressional district. Among the
towns to be represented are Salina,
Junction City, Clay Center, Manhattan,
Wamego, -Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue
Rapids, Belleville, Chapman, Clifton,
Alma, Clyde, Wakefield, Concordia,
Waterville, Summerf1eId, Hope, Wash
ington. Scandia, Enterprise, Gypsum,
Axtell, Delphos, Frankfort and Min
neapolis. 1t is expected to make this
meet an annual affair.
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OF the recruits will not be made until
after the season opens. Thev have said
however, that Walter Schaller will be
retained as substitute outfielder. Cal
nor VIII be on first base in the first
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UNCLE SAM SETTLES MAIL WAR.
Orders Santa Fe to Meet Missouri Pa
cific Trains in Kansas City.

cific Trains In Kansas City.
Kansas City, April 1O.-The mail
war; which was being fought by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
and the Missouri Pacific road for the
contract to carry the westbound over
land mail into Kansas City, has been
brought to an abrupt end by the order
of the postoffice department. The or
der which requires that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe fast mail leave the
union depot here became effective Sun
day.
Last week the Santa Fe fast train
started from the Grand avenue depot,
causing mail from the east, which was
brought in by the Missouri Pacific, to
miss connections as the distance from
the union depot is nearly three miles,
with but Is minutes to make the trans
fer. The order restores the connections
here and gives the west its mail from
the east about 10 hours earlier.
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Jennings Is Pleased.

Detroit April 10-The first of the
Detroit players who will be in the
lineup when the club meets Chicago
in the opening game of the American
league season Wednesday will reach
Detroit early today.
Manager Jennings says the squad
left Monroe. La, the training camp, in
such splendid shape that all the regu-
lars will start the season in good con-
dition.
According to President Navin and
Manager Jennings, the final disposition
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

Ty Cobb is all right again, all right.
AT Indianapolis the other night, he
sneaked away when Hughie Jennings
was not watching and took an auto
ride on the speedway, incidentally do
ing mile in what the timers claimed
was As seconds. Brick Owens, the A.
A. umpire, acted as his mechanician.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Solves Water Problem
in Southern Kansas.
Six Enormous Lakes Covering
Hundreds of Acres.
BENEFIT TO PEOPLE.
Country Clubs Formed on Shores
of Big Reservoirs.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.
BENEFIT TO PEOPLE.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company has solved the water
problem on its Southern Kansas di-
vision by the construction of six enor-
nous reservoirs. They really are lakes,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10
EagIes Defeated Tronns.

The Eagles defeated the Trornp
Smoke House baseball team yesterday
afternoon by a score of 1S to 16. The
game was fast and well played for the
first game of the season for the two
teams. The only home run of the game
was made by Fisher, of the Eagles,
who was the star player of the game
The batteries were: Tromps-O'Brien
Wright, Bond and Nichols; Eagles
Sawyer and Nagle.
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Kansas City, April S.-Score: f. H. E.
Boston 3 0
Kansas City 5
dox, Brandon and James
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Two-base hits-Moore, Sabrie, Hoplle;
bases stolen-By Sabrie, Kerns; double
pIays-Willard to Walworth; bases on
balls-By Buchanan 1, Fugate 2, Beecher
2; struck out-By Breitenstein 3, Bu-
chanan /, Leak 4, Fugate 2. Wild pitch
Brietenstein; umpire-Johnstone.
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DALLAS 5. 4: Muskogee . 4.

Dallas, Tex. April 10.-The Dallas
team of the Texas league defeated
Muskogee, of the Western association,
Sunday in two seven-inning games. by
scores of to 2 and to /.
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Cincinnati, April 10.-Tn caso x.u
weather heralds the NationaI hasoiaI, IAN
season mere next "Wednesday. there is
.arGy ranoy doubt that League PARK will
receive more patrons than on an1 nrn- a-
k4 htous opening day: Baseball is at fever
dictions % suseo srorI possibly by the many pre-
cincinnati ~ will finish one. two, three a.
this years race. wv 'hree IN
me cincinnati team is far from he
ing IN perfect condition. sever M ~ n
.,zty 11aye Deen reported on the hospitaI list
WIFI Is 6 6di,e nrom coids and the grip Not
1;atIas 'adnolng d this, Manager Griffith he
!leves mis- regulars will round into 1op.,,
on opening day Aneup
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Sioux City was trimmed by Morn
1ngside college by a score of to 6.
1t took extra innings to do it. The
Packers presented their regular line
up, too, with the exception of Stem,
whose place at first was taken by
Towne,
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Lynch win Watcb Ros,on

Boston, April 10.-When Manager
Fred Tenny leads his band of young
sters onto the diamond Wednesday
afternoon for the first game of the sea-
son, with the Brooklyn Nationals. It
will be under the critical eye of Presi-
dent Thomas ]. Lynch, who has chosen
to honor Boston with his presence on
that day.
After the experiment of taking a
coast to coast trip for a seasons train
ing in California, the Boston Amerf-
cans will first meet the Washington
team at Washington and will not be
seen in Boston until April 20.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10
Chapman 1. Dickinson Go. n

Chapman, April 10-In a closely play
ed game Of baseball here Saturday
afternoon the Junction City high school
team defeated the Dickinson county
high school team by score of to 0.
This was the first game of the season
and because of heavy school work the
players were not in form for effective
work at critical points.
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Tannehin to Re-enter Game.

Cincinnati, April 10.-Jesse Tame
hill, former Boston and Washington
pitcher, will re-enter baseball as a
member of the Cincinnati National
team. Tannehill in a recent game
with the Cleveland American league
team came back" in impressive fash
iOn
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which he continually scatters around
the initial corner. Pittsburg scribes
claim that Hunter is going to be a
favorite with the first base gang
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10
BITS OF BASEBALL TALK.

The Denver team is lining up for
its touring trip in the following order:
Lloyd, second; Kenworthy, center;
Beall, left; Lindsay, first; Coffey,
short; Cassidy. right; Nee. third; Nc
catch. Yohe tried out with
Murray, Catch.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

Bugs" Hersche has a new stunt. He
sticks lighted cigarette in his ear as
he bats in practice and dares the
pitcher to knocked the ashes off.-Des
Moines Capital.
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Fans Loyal to Pittsbure.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1O.-Pittsbure
VIII open the season on Wednesday at
Cincinnati. Reports from the team
nave inspired the fans with an assur-
ance, unusual at the opening of the
season mat as far as physical condi-
tions go, Clarke's men ought TO have
a shade of advantage over their on
ponentS. ~
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New Plant for Senators

washington, April 1O.-In a mod
the ashes of the old one rJestroe'a rom ,1n1
tnan month ago by fire, the VASES T5s
lngton club of the American Ieae,io
VIII WI tnaugurate the season of 1911 next Ue
its opponent. 'e8in as
New steel and concreta -
stands have replaced the snciaI4 eSA
WOODEN stands and accummodations
Ior 1000 persons will be avaiIebIa
eventually, when the new nIsnt &c
mpdeteo, at cost approximatinp
1900. HoS OF
president Noyes and Manager Me-
Aleer are convinced that the ciub has
peen strengthened by new players de-
spite the refusal of Johnson to meet
tne terms of the club management and
MS retreat to his home in Kansas
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The Boosters may lose Black Peter
Curtis. Monte Cross is trying to Sc
cure him from Pa Higgins for his
Scranton team, having offered an out
fielder and $500 for the trade.
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ALL PENNANT WINNERS.
All Big League Clubs Have Decided to
Cop the Bunting.

Philadelphia, April 1o.-Full of the
spirit that carried them to baseball
glory last fall, the worlds champions
will open the American League season
at Shibe park on Wednesday, April IL,
with New York, which expects to make
a strong bid for the pennant this year.
For the first time since the American
League has been organized, the Phila-
delphia representative in that circuit
will start the season with ''standpat"
team, Connie Mack, their leader, has
looked over the veterans, has tried out
his youngsters and has decided that the
men who brought the highest honors
in baseball to this city are good enough
for another campaign.
The only position in doubt is left
field, which gave the tail manager con-
siderable worry last year. Mack has
picked Bill Hogan, from California, to
fill the place, but the manager now says
to win the position he will have to play
better ball than that shown by Amos
Strunk, who is putting up a game that
pleases Mack.
Much is expected of the Philadelphia
Nationals this year by reason of the ad-
dition of several lively players acquired
through the Cincinnati deal. Manager
Doom thinks he has the right combina-
ton for a winning team.
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ACincy,, Beats Detroit.

Cincinnati, April 10.-Fine spring
weather drew an enormous crowd %
League park Sunday and the ticket
holders were rewarded with seeing by
far the best game of the ante-season
series. The National league team here
triumphed over the Detroit Americans,
to 0.
The score: R. H. E.
Cincinnati -. .................1
Detroit -. :. ......................0 8 1
Batteries = McQuillan, Casper and
-TcLean; Mullen, Willetts, Lafitte and
Stanage, Casey.
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Wesleyan 5; Normal 1.

Salina, Kan, April 1O.-The first
baseball game of the season was play
ed here Saturday between the Wes-
leyar university and the Emporia
State Normal. The Wesleyans won
easily. Score:
Wesleyan .o OHIO IS
Normal .....0 o o 10 0-1
Batteries-Houns and Knowles;
Brennerman and Priest
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Lincoln Star: With the acquisition of
McGraw, the Lincoln club is short one
man from it's seasons lineup. A first
class picher, a southpaw, must be added
to the list of players. 1t is practically
assured that Mccormick will be the left
gardener with Miller reserved as a
utility man. Smith and Wolverton
will probably be kept on the pitching
list for some time to do the odd pitch
ing jobs which might prove strain on
the regulars.
ST. Joseph Gazette: The pitchers and
catchers worked out for an hour or two
on their floor of the Apex Amusement
compaRy's building at Fourth and Ed
mond streets. The pitchers have to get
in little work every day to keep their
arms in condition and Owner Holland
had this in view when he fitted up the
gymnasium in the Apex building. 1t
makes an excellent place for the fling
ers to work out.
The White Sox team. have each lost
one game, Kansas City trimming the
first squad and Wichita the second.
Fred Hunter is making good with the
Buccaneers because OF his ginger,
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"Matty" Has Sore Finger.

New York, April 10.-"Two pennants
for New York" is the cry of New
York's army of baseball enthusiasts,
who confidently expect the two local
mines to capture the banners in both the
National and American Leagues this
sason. Hence, there is keen Interest
in the opening game Wednesday, when
a line can be had on the New York
Nationals in their clash with the Phil
adelphia club.
Pitcher Mathewson has sore finger
on his left hand and probably Ames or
RAYMOND will be on the hurting mound
at the opening event.
Manager Chase has strengthened his
infieId with Hartzell at shortstop and
Johnson at third base and with stout
pitching staff, he says he expects to
finish one, two. The Americans line up
against the worlds champions in Phil
adelphia.
Brooklyn has hopes of landing in the
first division of the National League
and Manager Dahlen depends in no
small measure on his pitching staff to
carry him through.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

George Stone, formerly an outfielder
with Omaha and for the last six years
with the ST. Louis Browns, announces
that he has quit baseball for good.
Stone has been sold to Milwaukee, pul
declares that he will never report there.
but is on his way now to Colerldge,
Neb., where he has an interest IN
bank