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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
HE WANTS LIBEL SUIT.
johnson Hopes Brush VIII Go on
With Libel Action.


Chicago, Dec. 1S.=President B. B.
Johnson of the American league said
last night that he would welcome a
libel suit such as that threatened by
the New York National club. The
threatened suit grows out of charges
brought by the head of the juror or
ganization regarding ticket scalping
at the recent worlds series in New
York.
Il hope the New York club carries
out the threat" said Johnson. for it
would give me the needed opportunity
to get the guilty individuals into court
| do not anticipate any action by the
Gotham club, however,
After discussing the ticket scandal
Johnson announced that the spring
schedule meetings of the American
league would continue as in former
years Recently the league chief ia
favored a proposition to abandon this
feature on the ground of it being I'M
necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
FoGLER AND CLARKE WIN.
Lead Other six Day Racers by Lap al
Close of Race.

New York. Dec. 1S.-Joe Fogler of
Brooklyn. and Jackie" Clarke of Mel
bourne. Australia, won the six day
bicycle race which ended at 10 o'clock
Saturday night in Madison Square
garden. The Fogler-CIarke team
finished one lap ahead of six other
teams punched in a tie for second
place.
The finish lacked the excitement of
the windup of six day races in recent
years F'ogler and Clarke practically
won the race at an early hour in the
morning when a series of sensational
sprints resulted in their gaining a lap
on the field. The advantage thus
gained was held to the finish.
Fogler and Clarke Won by pedalling
2.71S miles and laps in 142 hours
the contest To the six teams imme-
diately following IT'S miles and 8
laps We're credited. The winners were
IL miles . laps behind the record of
2737 miles and lap, made by Nc
Farland and Moran in 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
THEY WILL SUE STOKES
Show Girls Will Bring Actions for Big
Damages.

New York, Dec. 1S-Couusel for
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad,
who Friday were acquitted of the
charge of having assaulted w. e. ID.
Stokes, millionaire sportsman, by
shooting him in the legs while he was
a visitor to their apartm ents, an
nounced today that the show girls
would file damage suits against Stokes
for false Imprisonment and malicious
prosecution.
II shall start an action against
Stokes for Miss Graham without de-
lay" said Clark L. Jordan, her law
yer.
"I shall advise Miss Conrad to sue
for 100000" announced Robert L.
Moore, Ethel COnrad's counsel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
GIRL WAS KIDNAPPED.
New Clue to Disappearance of Violet
Buehler.

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-A new clue in the
search for Violet Buehler, Is years
old, who disappeared after leaving her
mothers state street hotel November
rs. preparatory to going to Racine,
Wis, was followed up today by detec-
tives.
Samuel J. Vinegar a retired minis
ter, said he had seen a girl answer
ing the description of Miss Buehler
Liking with two men at the depot at
Kenshaw the day before Thanksgiving
The girl, according to Mr.. Vinegar,
apparently was begging the two men
to allow her to leave them. Both men.
he said, wore gray overcoats ami were
mie7le aged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
SOLD FAKE CARDS
Eugene Stockton Gets Three
Years at LeaVenWOrth.
Also Dealt in Crooked Gambling
Devices.

Chicago. Dec. 1s,-Three years in
federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. was the sentence given
by Judge Lands i'll the United
States district court to Eugene Stock
ton, who was convicted by a jury of
having used the federal mails in dis
posing of unfair dice, marked cards
and crooked gambling devices which
he manufactured.
The specific charge against Stockton
was using the mails in a scheme to
defraud and at the trial the defendant
declared his only intent was to sell the
goods and not to defraud any one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Cockren. who reported the attempted
suicide of Mrs. Edna Robinson in a
Chicago hotel today, was born and
reared here. For ten years he has
lived in Chicago where he is engaged
in the lumber industry. He is SO
years old and unmarried. His parents
reside here. Cockrell visited his pa
rents the early part of this week. For
two years he has been interested in a
timber company in Washington and
made frequent trips from Chicago to
Portland Friends here have never
heard of Mrs. Robinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
GIVE BATTER CHANCE
Ward Would Call Only One Foul
Strike.

New York. Dec. 1S.=If John NJ
Ward chairman of the national
leagues rules committee has his way
the foul strike rule will be modified so
that the first foul only will be called
a strike instead of the first two as
at present.
1.-The present foul strike rule he
explains. is too great a handicap for
the batsman to overcome and gives
the pitcher an immense advantage
Perhaps it might be better to call the
strikes on fouls that drop within a
certain radius of home. It is possible
that | shall advocate the leveling of
the pitchers box
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Portland, Orc, December 1S--Mrs.
Edna Robinson, who attempted sui
eide in Chicago today left Portland
about a year ago. She is divorce
A sister here, Mrs. J. c. Clark. wife
of a prominent druggist, had not
heard of the attempted suicide of her
sister and declined to make any state
ment nor would her husband talk
They would not say whether they
knew Frank B. Cockrell whose name
patch
Not Related to Senator.
JerseyvilIe, ILL.,. Dec 1s--Frank B.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
PheIDs Heads Agoies.

Manhattan. Kan Dec. 1S.-At an
election held here. Phelps the star
center. was chosen football captain of
the 1912 Aggies. Phelps received 10
out of IL votes cast and his election
is looked upon with much favor by
the athletic management and the
student body in general. Phelps work
this fall was exceptionally con-
spicuous in all the games played and
AT the conference of athletic directors
held at the end of the football season
he was given the place of center on
the aII-Kansas team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
LOST ON HONEYMOON
Couple Started Down the Mississippi
on a Launch.

Minneapolis, Dec. 1s.-MinneapoHs
police today sent inquiries to the chiefs
of police of every port on the Mis-
sissippi river asking for information
concerning the launch Maniti, which
with Mr. and Mrs Stanton Mooney on
board, left some time ago on a honey
moon trip down the river and to Cuban
waters.
No word has been received by rela-
tives here from Mr.. Mooney since early
this month, when a postal card, dated
November 80 and with a St. Louis
postmark, was received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
PREACHER KILLS SELF.
Rev. c. j. Olsen Opens His Arteries
While in Bath Tub.

New ork, Dec. 1s-Rev. c. ]. OIL
sen, pastor of the Fourth Avenue Bap-
tist church in Brooklyn, was found
dead today in c half-filled bath tub
with arteries in his wrists severed.
For several months DR.. Olsen had
been suffering from headaches and in
somnia and lately he feared he was go
ing insane. Taking advantage of his
family's absence, the clergyman wrote
several parting letters. got in the tub
and with a razor slashed both wrists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Los Angeles, Dec 1S---Ad Wolgast
has outlined his plans after he leaves
the hospital here. First, he said he
would 60 to Venice, Cal. and stay
there until the Attell-Kilbane fight on
February ..
after that if j am feeling right, l
intend to go into the mountains for
week or two and then will take a trip
through the south to Savannah, Ga,
and perhaps to Philadelphia, Vol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
GoTCH WILL MEET WINNER.
ZbyszcI1o May Try to Keep Iowan
From Throwing Him.

New York Dec. 1S.=Promoters of
the Zbyszc ko- Raicevich wrestling
match which will be staged in Madi-
son Square garden Christmas night,
announced today the receipt of a tele-
gram from Frank Gotch. the Am erican
champion of the world. saying he
would be ready to meet the winner of
the match by the latter part of Janu-
arv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
Yost Win Coach NIichinan

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 1S.-It was
announced that Fielding H Yost will
coach the University of Michigan foot
ball squad in 1912 and 1913. The in
door track schedule for 1912, an
nounced today, includes a meet with
Syracuse at Syracuse on March "a
and one with Cornell at Ann Arbor on
March 40 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

CAST said. 4 intend to come back
then to Los Angeles and begin prepar-
ing for my fight with Freddie Welsh,
which Will take place about July T.
at Vernon.
Il am in fine shape now and feel
strong enough to leave the hospital
and hope to be outside in another
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
COLORADO .. COMES EAST.
n ocky Mountain Conference to Invade
valley FoothaII Grounds

Boulder. Colo. Dec. 1S.-Manager
Herman Weinberger of the University
of Colorado football team, has an
nounced that the Rocky mountain
conference champions will break into
the Missouri valley conference next
year and Will play with Chicago,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
coRNEIL's FAST RUNNER OUT
Next Spring.
j. r. Jones Sprains Tendon-Nfax Run |

Ithaca N. Y, Dec. 1S-John Paul Jones.
Cornell's fast runner. who broke the
words record for the mile run in the in
tercolIegtate track meet last spring, will
not run again this winter because of an
injury.
Jones is suffering from a sprain OF the
TENDON achilles. His physician says he
Will be able to take part in the intercoi-
legiate races next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Michigan and Oklahoma universities
and possibly with Kansas, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Ames and Iowa UNIVERSE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Miller, aged &c. merchant. manufac-
turer. inventor ard pioneer steel man.
died here today after a two days III
ness. Mr.. Miller formerly was engag-
ed with Andrew Carnegie and Henry
Phipps In the steel industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
FairWeather May Become Presi-
dent of Antelope Club.
Former 500 Secretary Well Lik-
ed in Western League.
CRISP Is FOR SALE.
Kaws Do Not Expect to Use Him
Next Year.
Rabbit" Powell, With Sprained
Ankle, Fears for Future.

Kansas City Star: Joe. Crisp. a Kan
sas City boy, who tried. out with the
St Louis Browns last spring and af-
forwards played with Topeka in the
Western league. says that his injured
knee has rounded into fine condition
and Will not trouble him next season.
Crisp first broke into fast company as
a catcher with Monte Cross's Blues
several years ago. He was sold to
Newark in the Eastern league, now
the International. and made good
right off the reel He was sold to the
Browns, but met with an accident late
in the season that put him out of the
game and left him with a knee that
prevented him from showing his best
form in St Louis the following spring.
Joe says the old injury's mended now
and he hopes to be back in faster
company next spring.
The Topeka management expects to
dispose of Crisp and is not counting
him among their catchers.
Lincoln Star: The announcement
from Sioux City that Tom Fairweather
intends to purchase an interest in an
other Western league club points di-
rectly at the pOrtly Packer magnate
becoming interested in the Lincoln
franchise. There is plenty Of local
capital which would be invested in
plutes have no special knowledge of
the baseball business themselves, and
desire to place a man at the head of
the club who can take care of their in
fereSts for them. If they have inter-
ested Fairweather they have done
we'll. The big boss of the Packers is
q two listed, square footed. husky
proposition. with a mind and ideas OF
his own. yet, withal. affable and we'll
liked all over the circuit by those who
have met him. Tom Fairweather as
president of the Lincoln club would
appeal to a good many bugs. .'Portly
Tom has annexed one pennant for
his burg
St. Joseph Gazette: rabbit"
Powell. St Joseph's speedy outfielder,
who was sold to the Chicago White
Sox last fall for $4,000. has sprained
his ankle and may be laid up at his
home in Adair, Ok, the rest of the
winter. Alexander Zwilling, one of
Poweu's teammates. who is wintering
here. received a postal card from
Powell yesterday. telling him of the
accident. Powell did not say how he
sustained the injury. He simply said
he had sprained his ankle and did not
know when he could play ball again.
Owner Jack Holland of the Drum
mers. when seen last night, stated that
he did not think Powell's injury was
serious. He believes he will be able
TO play all right in the spring.
St. Joseph Gazette: Letters received bv
Tex" Jones, who played with the Drum
from NJ. +. Cantillon, president of the
Minneapolis American association c1ub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

St. Joseph Gazette: Letters received bv
Tex" Jones, who played with the Drum
rners during the seasons of 1910 and 1911
from NJ z. Canullon. president of the
Minneapolis American association club
indicate that he viii become a member Of
the Minneapolis club, If he fails to make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
Cunmins AdmItted to BAN.

New ,rk, Dec. 1S.-Nilliam ]. Cum
minis. who was recently convicted or
grand larcency in the manipulation of
trust funds of the defunct Carnegie
trust company was today admitted to
bail. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
ROBBED IN CORRIDOR.
just After Reading Account OF a
HOld-Up.

Chicago. Dec. 1s.-After reading an
account OF a street holdup. Walter
Herr today left his Office on the nth
floor Of a Michigan skyscraper and
started down the brilliantly lighted
corridor. He proceeded only a few
steps when two men approached him
and in regulation holdup style pre-
scented revolvers to his head and took
his money. only a few dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Carnegie's Old Partner Dead
Pittsburg, Dec. 1s.-1'homas Noble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

do you ever talk back to your wife 7-,
Yes. there are occasions when 7 don.t
dare not to- indeed Otherwise sl,.
minght think Ia gone to sleep. ''-B osto,,
Transcript
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
Child BURNED TO
Death NEAR town
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH IN TER
RIBLE ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT NEAR TOWN.

Kerosene Lamp ExplOdes Causing De-
StructiOn of House, Injuries to
Family and Death of One of the
Members, a Boy Five Years of Age.
Three Escape.
One OF the most terrible theings in
the history of Caldwell &c cured We'd
nesday night between 10 and IL
o'clock, when the 6-yea--old son o. w.
J. Casey was burned to death. At The
same time both Mr.. and Mis-. Casey
and another child were badly burned
by the flames, and the home and house
hold goods of the family were COM
pletely destroyed. The Ere vas I'M
doubtedly caused by the explosion of
kerosene lamp which had been left
burning.
The family retired between 70 and II
p. m. Before IL Mr. and Mrs. Casey
were awakened by the flames. Mr..
Casey opened his bedroom door and
the fire rushed in, burning him about
the face and hands. He rushed back
and got one of the children, broke out
the window and pushed the child
through, Immediately following him
self. He then assisted Mrs. Casey
through the window. The other
child was awakened and taken to the
window by Mrs. Casey, according to
her statement, but must have gone
back to his bed, as there the body was
found Thursday morning.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Casey
was three miles southwest of Cald-
well. The house was a frame struc-
ture ,20x24 feet, divided into four
rooms. Only three of the rooms were
used by the family. The fourth
was used as store room and at the
time of the fire contained a quantity
of grain, The family all slept in one
room.
After escaping from the house the
three surviving members of the fam
lily went to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
c. NJ. McMichael, three miles away.
They were all barefooted and in their
nightclothes. Medical assistance was
Immediately summoned for the af-
flicted family and also for Mrs. Nc
Michael, who was unstrung by the ex-
element and distress.
Coroner Lang came up from Parma
Thursday and visited the place He
had the remains of the child removed
to town, but deemed an inquest unnec-
essary
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
MATERIAL COMING
in EVERY DAY NOW
RAILS AND TIES ARE ARRIVING
EVERY DAY FOR THE CALD.
WELL-FRISCO ROAD.
There is no hot air About the Start
ing of Construction Work in the
Near Future-OregOn Short Line
Means Business This Time-WOrk
Will Start First of May.

There are those who have been un-
kind enough to intimate that the Tri-
bune has been indulging in hot air
when it stated that actual construct
ion work would be started on the
Caldwell San Francisco railroad May
|, the weather permitting. We were
in doubts whether we could prove the
statement much before the first of
May. This week material, ties and
rails commenced coming in for this
particular piece of road and several
carloads have already arrived
Wednesday a representative Of the
Tribune called at the Oregon Short
Line railroad freight offices for the
purpose of interviewing Mr.. R. Far
rar, the Oregon Short Line agent at
this point. Mr.. Farrar said:
"You may state that material for the
lire from Caldwell to Homedale has
commenced to arrive at this point. We
have received rails and ties and | ex-
pect shipments in every day now un-
til the road is completed to Homedale
| do not know exactly when construc-
ton work will be started but it looks
as though the work will be started as
soon as the weather conditions are
favorable The Short Line would not
start to ship in material long before it
intended starting the work. l think
personally that work will be started
before May L."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
VANS an Inquiry Answered.

A prominent citizen asked the Tri-
bune to ask the board of directors of
the Pioneer Irrigation district just
what arrangements the board had with
its secretary and what arrangements
the secretary had with the United
States government as its storekeeper
We suggested that he ask the board
or Mr. Jester, as either of them could
fully explain the situation. He seems
to think that it was up to us We
do not know the object of the ques
ton, and as everybody is interested in
the district, we ask the question, in
the hopes that the board or Mr., Jes-
ter will set the minds of the inquirers
at rest on the proposition,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.

Mrs Elizabeth Orr, one of the pio-
neer women of the valley died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin
Jensen, in Caldwell Thursday night Of
last week, the funeral being conducted
from the Baptist church Saturday af-
ternoon.
She had been i'll but a few days.
spinal meningitis being the cause of
her death
Mrs. Orr was one of the best known
women among the pioneers of the
state. She was among the very first
who came to settle in the Boise val
ley.
With her family she resided for
many years on the old homestead near
the Franklin school house, six miles
from Caldwell and it was there that
her children grew to manhood and
womanhood.
She leaves three sons and two
daughters the latter being Mrs Jen-
sen and Mrs. Colwell, both of Cald-
well; the sons are Charles, Robert, of
Homedale, and Perry, who has lived
with his mother They were all pres
ent at the funeral.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
Locates In Caldwell,

B. A. Barlow of Wallowa, Oregon,
has decided to make his headquarters
in Caldwell in the future. Mr.. Barlow
represents the Sunday school union Of
Philadelphia He has made his head
quarters at Wallowa for some time al
though his home for a number of years
was in North Dakota
The Sunday School Union of Phila-
delphia is an international society and
is engaged in the work of organizing
Sunday schools. in the rural and out
of-the-way communities. 1t has been
in existence for 81 years and during
that time has organized ON an average
four Sunday schools day. During the
year ending March l, 1910, the union
sent out 200 missionaries, organized
1905 Sunday schools with a member
ship of 65.243 scholars and teachers;
also eco schools were re-organized
with membership of 25,2S4.
Anyone knowing of community or
settlement needing a Sunday school
inform Mr.. Barlow at Caldwell
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10

to spring candidates, In addition to
those already mentioned there is Mr.
H. B. Aven. Mr. Aven is one of our
leading business men and is not close
ly identified with either faction. He
would make a hrst-rate candidate. He
would certainly make a good mayor
Among others there is also Mr.. II. J.
Zeh, another excellent man in every
particular Then there are C. d
Smell, D. G, Ruby. II, D. Blatchley, R
S Madden and A. f. Sutton They
are all clean, forceful energetic men
There is any number of good, avail
able men. That none of them is
hankering for the position cuts no
ice The thing to do is to nominate
and elect good men and let them de
cline to serve afterward if they want
to, We will venture to assert that the
men who are elected will serve with
out question,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10
Government Will Not Drain Land

A great man ypeople have been I'M
der the impression that the United
States Reclamation Service would
drain the land under the Payette-
Boise project. The following letter
from Director Newell to Senator Bor-
ah explains the position of the gov
eminent in the matter. Mr.. Newell
says:
Referring further to your letter of
January 10 enclosing communication
from Irwin Bissett and others at Nam
pa Idaho, with reference to the drain
age of certain lands in the Boise pro-
ject:
"The lands in need of drainage Tie
within the Pioneer Irrigation district
and the Nampa-Meridian Irrigation
district. A portion of the land in the
latter district is under the Deer Flat
Caldwell bitches and irrigated by gov
eminent water.
1.-THE accumulation of water and de-
trimental effects are due to the con-
slant rising of the water plane due to
over-irrigation and general accumula-
ton of the irrigation waters in the
ground during many years of irriga-
ton, II is not considered that the
United States is, in any way, contrib
uting to the present condition, The
United States does not contemplate
taking any steps whatever looking to
the drainage Of these lands further
than has already been done in the
construction of the drainage ditch
from the supper Deer Flat embank-
ment to the natural drain into Indian
Creek, which was constructed for the
purpose of carrying away seepage
water from same"