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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
THOMAS coRRECTs AN ERROR.
santa Fe Apprentice Supervisor Dis
putes an Espee Claim.

putes an Espee Claim.
A letter written by F. w. Thomas,
supervisor OF apprentices of the Santa
Fe in Topeka, to the Railway Record
Editor Railway Record: l notice in
your valuable publication, The Railway
Record, of September IS, 1871, on the
first page under the caption, "Estab-
fishes school, an account of appren-
tice schools being opened by the
Southern Pacific at Oakland, Cal, and
Sparks, New. This article winds UP in
stating that the Southern Pacific is
the first corporation west of the Mis-
sour river to make such provisions for
it's apprentices
The writer is very glad to know that
the Southern Pacific has taken such
step. but I would like to state that this
company (SOuthern Pacific) is not the
first one to establish the scheme of
educating and making their own me
chanics.
September Is, 1907, the Santa Fe
system. at its Topeka shops estab-
lished It's present system of educating
and training apprentices; and six or
at all other mechanical points on the
system, including San Bernardino,
Cal, and Richmond Cal, these schools
being established under the most hb-
eral scheme, everything being fur
nished the apprentices free of charge,
and they being paid While attending
school, the boys being taught me-
chanical and freehand drawing, shop
arithmetic, the simpler clements Of
mechanics, letter writing and other
subjects pertaining to their immediate
trade.
At the present time there are TWEEN
ty-one apprentice school on the Santa
Fe system, reaching from Chicago to
the Golden Gate and the Gulf of Mex
leo. Yours truly,
F. w. THOMAS,
Supervisor of Apprentices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
RIPLEY's FAVORTTE STORY.
santa F'e President Illustrates Railroad
Slang by Brakeman's Story.

The visit of President Ripley of the
Santa re to Topeka for the annual
stockholders meeting today, recalls q
story that has always been a Iavorit2
of the big president.
Not that there is any connection be
tween the presidents visit and the story
but it is 4 railroad tale that Mr.. Rip
ley loves to tell and the officials in To
peka say that no one in the world can
tell it like the president
The story is about the slang used BY
railroad men-that is, the men who are
right in the harness of railroad life
the braKemen, the switchnen and the
trainmen. The story when told by Mr..
Ripley is d slde-splitter but even when
told in cold type IS good enough. Here
it is.
A passenger train had crashed into
the rear END Of freight train. The rear
end brakeman was called upon the
carpet of the division superintend :
ent to account for his failure to dag
the oncoming passenger. He was asked
to tell what the crew of the train We're
doing. This is the way he explained il:
The hoghead was greasing the pig
The tallow-pot was in the pit cracking
diamonds. The front shack was bend
ing the rail to head il. The con was
in the dog house Tipping the tissue and
I was chasing back with the red
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
WILL ATTACK 2-CENT FARES.
Central Passenger Association Roads
VIII Fight Rates.

Chicago Oct 26.-Railroads con-
nected with the Central Passenger
association are planning to attack the
esssi fare laws II Ohio Iaai:s;i and
Flii1ois. The decision of Fad 'ra Vudgt
Sanhorn in the Ill nesota rate cas-, il
is rnde' stood, VIZ be ma ID tho basis
of the attack.
Judge Sanborn held that the 2-cent
fare law in Minnesota was unconsti-
tutional because it interfered with in
terstate rates. He ruled that reduc-
lions within the state reduced inter
state rates.
A number Of lawyers representing
the Central Passenger association have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
This Kidney Remedy
Gives Immediate Relief.

In 1907 and 1908, was taken very
sick with kidney trouble and being
afraid of Bright's Disease. went to a
prominent physician at Libertyville.
Iowa. After doctoring for some time
without cure or benefit. I began the
use of Swamp-Root and found imme-
date relief, which urged me to con-
tinue the use of the medicine.
After taking several bottles. which
bought at Jericho's Drug Store, in
Fairfield, I became well man and
can honestly say that l have never
had any signs of Bright's Disease or a
return of any kidney trouble.
am so grateful toward DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root that I never hesi-
tate to recommend it to any one I
know who is suffering with kidney
trouble.
Yours very truly
MACE CLINKINBEAPD,
Fairfield, Iowa
State of Iowa,
Jefferson County SIS
Subscribed and sworn to before me
BY the said Mace C1inkinbeard. and
the signature acknowledged by him to
be genuine, this 18th day of July.
1909.
CHARLES s. GRAIL.
{ Notary Public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
HIGHLANDERs GET NEW PARK.
Work Will Be Finished for Opening of
New Season.

New York, Oct. 26.=Work on the
new park of the New York American
league baseball club will begin here
next week and will be rushed to COM
pletion so that the Highlanders can
open there on April IL. The work has
been held up for several months by le-
gal delays incident to acquiring title
to the land necessary. The new sta
dunn, which is to be located at 221st
street and Broadway, will resem BILE In
a general way the new plant of the
Giants.
The main stands will be double
decked with a seating capacity of g.
600 persons. They viii be constructed
entirely of steel and concrete with
rock foundations. More stands along
the left field will provide 10000 seats
at so cents a head and 1000 seats at
Is cents. All told, the new plant will
seat $4,000 persons with standing
room for 5000 in the outfield The
shortest foul line from home plate to
stand, will be 319 feet, giving an ex-
ceptionally large playing surface.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
CH1CAGo's SPLENDID HOTEL
THE AUDITORIUM HOTEL.
ABSOLUTELY E1REPROOF

is strategically located. within five min
utSes' walk of stores. theaters, and near
all railroad and transportation lines. Ii
overlooks Grant Park and Lake Michi-
right in the business district
The Auditorium has been favorfte TOR
twenty years with discriminating tourists
and naaintained-one of the worlds most
notabla hotels The sum of $500. COO was
recently expended for improvements No
more satisfying cuisine or attention can
be provided anywhere.
Circular of Information and rates on
application to W. s. Shafer. manager.
Michigan Boulevard and Congress- St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

Goodbye sore feet. aching feet, swol-
Ten feet, sweaty feet. smelling feet, tired
feet.
Goodbye corns. cailouses and bunions
ard raw spots.
You've never tried anything ike TIE
before for your feet. 1t Is different
from anything ever before sold.
1t acts at once and makes the feet
feel remarkably fresh and sore proof.
TIz is not a powder. Powders and
ether foot remedies clog up the pores.
TIZ draws out all poisonous exudationg
which bring on soreness OF the feet.
and is the only remedy that does. TIZ
cleans out every pore and glorifies the
feet-y0ur feet.
You'll never limp again or draw up
your face in pain. and you'll forget
about your Germs. bunions and callouses.
You'll feel like q new person.
If you don't find all this true after
trying a box OF TIz. you can get your
money right back.
TIz Is for sale at all druggists at rs
cents per box, or it will be sent you
direct If you wish from Walter Luther
Dodge g. Co. Dodge Bldg. Chicago. Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

walls of the directors rooms photo
graphs of all of the directors, presi-
dents, vice presidents. secretari and
auditors of the company-that is, as
many photographs as could be obtain
ed. He hopes to keep this interesting
feature up to date as long al he is in
his present capacity with the Santa
Fe. Three of the walls are lined with
the pictures and on the other wall is
a photograph of the oldest locomotive
of the Santa F'e-and the newest one
the largest in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
Letter to
DR.. Kiiner & CO..
Binghamton, n. I.

Prove What swamp=Root VIII Do for You
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bing-
hamton, n. Y, for sample bottle
tt will convince anyone. You will also
receive a booklet of valuable informa-
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention The Topeka State Journal
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
MORRIS TO FIGHT GEYER.
Oklahoma Lemon VIII Try 1t Nov.
18th in New York.

New York. Oct 2e.-Cari Morris.
the Oklahoma heavyweight, whose
championship hopes were dashed to
earth few weeks ago IL Madison
Square Garden at the hands of Fire
man Jim Flynn, has been matched for
a fight here on November 13 with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
sTAHL BACK TO BOSTON.
McAleer Secures Former First Base
man for Red S0x.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Jake Stahl, for
mer first baseman for the Boston
Americans, will return to that club
next spring, if he can arrange his bust
ness affairs. so as to permit of his abb
sence from Chicago.
This announcement was made by
James J. McA1eer, one OF the owners
o. the Boston club.
Stahl is now an official in a south
side bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

will keep his first team men in good
sEsp pc for the game a week later.
Beside the Farmers, Baker is only
afraid of the Paramount team at Wich-
ita- This team has been putting up a
great game of ball and looks danger
GUS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

Jack Geyer, the Denver heavyweight
Morris has been working desperate
iy at the new Polo Athletic association
ever since he recovered from his
fight with Flynn. Frank Erne and
others have been tutoring the Okla
homa man and he is said 10 have Inn
proved fifty per cent since his last
public appearance.
Geyer stands feet a inches and
weighs 225 pounds. He has won sew
eraT hard battles recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

begun to collect information relative
to the effect of the 2-cent fare law
on interstate passenger rates prevailing
in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
Only Two Games Will Be Played
in Kansas.
Haskell Indians Meet William
Jewell at Lawrence.
BLUE MEETS SOONERS
Washburn Squad Leaves for
Gotten Fields Early Tonight.
Baker Team Being Pointed for
Game With K. s. A. s.
Friday Football Games,

Washburn VS.. Oklahoma at Norman.
William Jewell VS.. Haskell at Law
renee.
College of Emporia VS.. Ottawa at
Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26

1900 rsaas the state 1ournaL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
HALLWAY NOTES.

Supervisor of Apprentice
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08
SILENCE THAT WAS WASTED
Aunt Melissa Supremacy indifferent e
Fact That Pa Had for Days
Been In huff"

Aunt Melissa Spgo,t was such an
exceedingly energetic talEcr that the
youngsters OF the family used TO sup
pose that her tongue must he copper
tocd. because It never wore Uui
Uncle Slas, on tho other hand. wag
as economical OF words as r market
man is Of early strawberries
Tho TOO free exercising Of this IN.
ruly member OF Aunt Melissa s, on
one occasion, gave Uncle SIlas serious
ofcusc. which he manifested by q
severe silence lasting for several days.
At the end Of that period one Of tho
older daughters approached her
mother upon the subject with tho r.
mark, Ma, seems like you ought &C.
nuke mp wEh pa by now
Mako up with pa" exclaimed
Aunt Melissa, in great astonlshmcnt
Make up what?'
Why" returned tho daughter
don't you know poor pas feeling
bad yct2 He's sull hunlng."
"Iluniup for the lands sake, How
longs he been a.huninE!"
Ever since you came down on him
so hard about wasting sugar by noi
stirring his coffee; that's three days
ago
"Wnv. YOU don't tell me- jamie
/ Maud" Aunt Melissa looked amazed
Your pore pa, Been ahuhinE for
/ three daEa and | never mistruatcd q
/ rI.Fv,. az f'H.. N1ufl'g Communion
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

\ PITCHING and winning
your games. l have often
been asked by dcyotees Of
the American game. how
much figure does brain work
CUT"
Many an honest Young IA.
matte has asked me that
question during the ten years
and more that have been
pitching major league base
bail, peeriug Mt my head
meanwhile as though he cx-
pocted some such reply us mo
hcadwork whatever" Many
an older and wiser ba pbull
follower, fortified by the
O.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

cude the pitchers For instance the Baltimore club back In
early nlnetes three successive pennants with pch
ers whose names scarcely be remembered.
hacneyed cry What need Is pitcheas could well
What need is hers base runners ana heid
ers" Without there can be no pennann
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

pitcher Men like Hans Wagner and laIoe don't
much what the opposing pitcher has TO offer.
have been told by my friends that pitcher Ia about
90 of the have failed assure them
that nothing could be further from the truth winning
pitcher helps baseball whole lot Of course but there
eight hoys team. nobody knows It better
winning pitcher The between the Giants
and Yankees will prove my point
that away with every game IN which par
tlcipatcd received magnificent support.
the Had George Wltse been right
or had McGraw sent in Ames Cranda thu story would
the splendld
cabcr The wonderful Of Devln Devoc and Doyle
the wonderful work the matter Of that
practically impossible With that great machine
working behind with the greatest manager OF them all
backing up. simply couldn't lose. That's no" mHch a
pitcher is per OF the game.
As fact It would be impossible to establish the
mathematical relation pitcher ball club Figures IN
baseball misleading One pitcher may work brilliant
" for innings defeat marked mp against his
record while on following day another pitcher luckily
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

fast ball and a slow curve are the success
ful pitchers best assets.
Lovers OF baseball have often asked me
how / deal with a batsman whom | have
never faced and about whose batting ability
! know nothing Every seasoned pitcher
has been called on often enough to meet
batters he never saw before. and In such
pinches he must rely largely on luck
When | am facing a new batsman for the
first time, pay parti cular attention TO two
things-the position he assumes at the plate
and the way he holds his bat. II. for In.
stance, he holds his bat well up toward the
middle there isn't much use Of sending him
speed Batters OF this type are always ready
for speed and they can meet the fastest
ball O man ever threw. A low curve on
the inside will do for starter, and II
| such batter goes after It and fails to
zlaszw connect, you have his number"
{, The batter who stands back from the
plate with a long bat and grip near
the end is the one who can send a low
heastern quarter Of the adjoining section.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

Gleason fought against and overcome his
weakness developed into murderer of the high last
delivery Keeping advice In mind gave Cross moth
ing during the and had him helpless from
the start been for Gcasons TIP Mones always
dangerous might trouble in that series for
there very close before II was all over
greatest strength OF pitcher. aside from bis control
what players call his mixture That means no more nor
less than mpeshs variety Of fast and slow
balls his serving this that What We call the
change Of pace the delivering Of and then slow ball
with the same preliminary motions the mixing of high
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

Granting that pitcher needs something more than
admitted that the successful pitcher Is
ALWAYS student There hundred and little things
every in his repertoire hundred aud
one little things baseball lover doesn't knp"
anything about made It practice before going
into series kind OF authentic Information
about strength Of batter slated 10 race
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

not support the pitcher on the
contrary. It is the fault Of the
pitcher who will not give them
n chance II the pitcher
has control cverythirg works
smoothly.
II It wero true that p.sching
is 90 per cent. of the strength
Of a ball club, It would be log.
zeal to assume that the team
having the best stan Of pitch.
ers would always win the pen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

ball always played in the sunshine. where the air
grass there something the game
kast always found 1t which
win lose gentleman should and that is very fns
thing learn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

once IOlu me lllal no 'h+tH ''Il w q :
'alnty when certain pitchers wcro going
deliver the ball TO the batter. This
abcd him to get a running sart and ma
times the poor catcher was blamed
allowing n stolen base. whom in fact
pitcher was unconsciously at fault JC
McGraw, manager Of the Giants, spcl
several weeks each season In
teaching HIS young pitchers 10
overcome that kind of n weakness
Tho tremendous popularity Of tho
national gamo--its popularity is grow.
ing every year-mCans that In the
years to come there viii be hundreds
of baseball stars where there are do2.
ems now. Every healthy boy has II in
him to become a good ball player.
though he may never care to follow
the pastme professionally. BEING a
professional player myself. may be
overload of the game to which | owe
so much but can think of many 9th.
err callings and many other pasimes
that boy might bettes shun Base.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

TTWIIl TWT u TITI II UN.
The baseball reader
who pays attention TO
records will notice
that the teams which
win the pcnnunts al.
ways have several
players who lead In
Their respective de-
partments. And this
does not necessarily in.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

me and once | know positively that batter doesh
like speed / feed him oceans Of II II nnd tina
his weakness Is low curve. he gets that for
steady diet.
When we met the Athletics in tho season Of 1905
after having won the National league championship
/ realized that good part OF the pitching buTde
would be on my shoulders, aud began making II
gulrles about the weak and strong points OF th
American league champions
Monte Cross. who played on Connie Macks II
field In 1905 was known by me to be danEeruu
hitter, though his average was not high. He wa
the kind Of a hitter who always bobbng u
with hit at time when a hit meant
trouble, and just before the series start
ed ] did a little quiet detective work nses
through friends Of mine who knew the III ~
game and know Monte. ! had been ~
told that MouteR weakness was a high "
fast ball but when / talked TO kid"
Gleason OF the Philadelphia Nationals,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

deliver the ball 10 the batter with the
least possible swing Of the arm In
other words. he cant wind nap Some
pitchers find II difficult Ia got rs
much speed, curve or accuracy with
the short arm motion ns they Go with
their usual swing This affects some
pitchers mentally ~ the oUrailmont
of physical effort prevents them from
concentrating their mind on the man
at the bat At the same time the hnsn
runners. and frequently the coach
era. are constantly trying 10 annoy
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

southeastern OF the adjoining section
While may work hard and overcome certain weak
ness necessarily that he becomes great
hitter In censrng his energies overcoming his weakness
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

guessing batters, and battcrs out
guessing pitchers. and to tell the
truth there has always been Il
question In my mind about the
outEuessinE proposition. ] have
seen so many instances where
guesses went wrong many hun
dreds OF instances | am
about tho last human being in the
world to pose as an oracle on the
subject Of pitching psychology
Nevertheless, there certainly IS a
LOT OF psvchOlnEN nbOut nitChImE
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08


shall never forget q trimming ! got
from village team in Michigan just
after We had defeated the Athletic i'I
the worlds championship in 1905 Fran"
Bowermau and went on hunting trip
As soon as the natives OF Franks h"w"
town. Romeo Mich knew that Wac
his guest. they came and begged ua f."
do the battery work for the Romeo CLUB
i'm game they were to play with the
club representing tho adjoining
town We agreed and ] am afraid that
our willingness cost lot OF honest
Romeo villagers everything except their
family plate The thought of defeat
never entered their minds any more
than It entered ours. but the little rival
towns club came over to Romeo and
gave Mcssrs Bowcrman and Mathowsou.
fresh from their big league trlumphs, "a
touch of high life that they never forgot
They beat us to 0, and guess thcy
are celebrating it to this day / don't
know Just how they managed II, be
sougp UNA n uprtpCt trim AT tbuf tiup
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-08

had anything Ike an
even chance TO win
their spurs
Many things have
been said and written
about pitchers out.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-04
Profits of the Money Trust.

The Fifth Avenue bank of New York,
is accounted a Morgan institution, be-
ing controlled by interests friendly to
him. The other day the bank declared
tie regular quarterly dividend of 25
per. cent and a special dividend of 1876
per cent, both payable on July l. In
1910 the bank paid an extra dividend of
100 per cent. In 1907 a special decla-
ration Of $50 per cent was paid out of
earnings for 1906. In 1908 the extra
dividend was 160 and in 1909 1875 per
cent.
The years I907-8 were the panic
years. 1t was in 1907 that "Patriot''
Morgan came TO the defense of his
country, to save it from widespread
financial disaster. In that year the
gross dividends were $50 per cent, and
in 1908 260 per cent. The s'patriot"
was well rewarded for his ''unselfsh-
ness" Making $3.50 a year on every
dollar inyested-nOt 10 mention the
share of profits set aside to surplus
enables MI. Morgan to gather the art
treasures of the world into his possess
sion and to he decorated with the titles
of royalty.
The Fifth avenue is only one of MI.
Morgan's banks. There are others
whose earnings are even larger.-Du-
buque Ia Telegraph-Herald
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-04
County CONVERSATIONS

The State Board of Education has or
dered the $4,000 State school funds due
Salem city, held back until the school
houses are put i'll good sanitary condition.
The Board of Education has asked for
$25, 600, but the city Council has not ap-
propriated it.
The County Board of Freeholders held
a meeting ON Wednesday to consider the
damage done to the Mannington-Piles-
grove state now by the recent heavy rain,
because similar heavy rains will do like
damage because of the small bridge in
Warrington and the two pipe vents at
the A%lmshouse. 1t is a question whether
the County or the contractors should re-
pair the washouts.