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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
BELASCO MAY CHANGE.
Manager and Playwright Seen as New
Head of New Theater.

New York, Jan. 12.-Several import
ant changes are to be made at the New
Theater, some of the directors admit.
One of the most persistent rumors is
the David Belasco probably will succeed
Winthrop AmeS as managing director
though no confirmation of this could be
obtained. Mr.. Belasco now is in Bos-
ton with David Warf1elds company.
and refuses to discuss the possibility OF
a change.
David Belasco has had a productive
and distinguished career, gaining ex-
perience and knowledge and demon
strating a taste and capacity that would
fit him especially for the supervising OF
the New Theater.
Mr.. Belasco is 50 years of age. He
was born in San Francisco. his parents
coming from England. He was grad
uated from Lincoln college, California.
in 1872. Early in life he manifested
an uncommon interest in the stage and
readiness in understanding it's pur-
poses and possibilities. His parents
gratified his inclination by giving him
toy theater. He dramatized nursery
stories at a. In 1878 he became stage
manager of the Baldwin theater, San
| Francisco, and there began his actual
career in the theater. He directed the
stages of several other San Francisco
theaters, usually presenting stock COM
| panies, supplemented by many visiting
| stars. In that period he is said to have
1
! self from novels.
| Belasco went to New York in 1880
| to take charge of the stage of the Madi-
son Square theater and there produced
several modestly successful plays of his
own writing. His real distinction as
a dramatist began with his collabora-
| ton with the late Henry G. De Mile,
| which association produced Lord
| Chumley,' THE Wife, 1.-The Charity
BALI and Men and Women But it
| was not until The Heart of Maryland -
| with Mrs. Carter, was produced that he
| demonstrated his remarkable capacity
| for high class melodramatic construc-
ton, in which field he has excelled in
a number of great productions famil-
lar to most playgoers of the present
| time Belasco has demonstrated his
genius in his individual efforts and in
| various collaborations, and even his
frank borrowings have been so skill
fully employed as to display his gifts
almost as clearly as his original crea-
| lions.
Among his plays and adaptations may
be mentioned: "Zaza,'' Madame But
terfy,'' Madame Du Barry 1.-The
Darling of the Gods Sweet Kitty OF
Bellairs,'' ''Adrea,' . 1.-THE Music Mas
ter" and 1.-THE Girl of the Golden
West" recently made into a grand
opera by Puccini.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
'LOPES ARE BUSY.
Failed to Land Germany Schae-
fer as Manager.
But Have Added Three New
Names to Roll.
OFFERED BIG PAY.
American Clubs Refused to
Waive on Dutchman.
New Men: Boyle. McCarty, Rab-
bit ROndeau.

Lincoln, Neb., JAN 12-Herman
Germany. Schaefer will not manage
the Lincoln AntelOpeS during the sea-
son of 1911. President Donald Despair
of the local club has been hot on
Schaefer's trail for the past several
weeks, at times fairly confident that
he would land the former Detroit cap
tain and now second baseman for
Washington, but definite information
coming from Schaefer himself convinc-
ed the Lincoln prexy that for next sea-
son, at any rate, he must look else
where for a field marshal. Anyway,
the Lincoln magnate is entitled to I'M
stinted credit for trying and he was
offered Germany" a fatter salary than
manager and field captain has ever
drawn in the Western League. And,
more than that, he came mighty near
to landing his game. The chief obsta-
Gle encountered was the refusal Of Amer
lean League clubs to waive, while
Washington, where Schaefer played
last year, was also reluctant to let him
go.
Concerning the Schaefer negotiations,
President Despair said:
81 am indeed very sorry that my eff
forts to land Herman Schaefer for man
ager of the Antelopes in 1911 have rail-
ed, owing to the refusal of certain
American League clubs to waive on his
services. Some newspaper critics seem
u 100l THAT L was very pT0SuuIptuOuS
in even thinking of securing Mr.. Schae-
fer. but they are probably unaware OF
just how near I came to landing him.
The possibility of getting Schaefer out
of the American League existed until
yesterday, and during the past month
have been hoping against hope that
We would have Germany to lead US
next season."
Although the Antelopes probably will
be an organization made up entirely OF
seasoned, experienced players, Presi-
dent Despair is not loath to annex
youngster for tryout, proceeding on the
theory that occasionally any ball club
is apt to pick up sterling player COM
ing from amateur ranks. Yesterday he
announced the signing of three of the
youngsters, the list being: Edward c.
Boyle of Alexandria, Ind, third base
man from semi-professional circles in
the Hoosier state; Clarence c. McCarty
of Mercer, Ind, second baseman also
from the professionals. and "Rab-
bit" Rondeau, a shortstop from the
Devils Lake, S. D., club. Rondeau has
been acquired on the recommendation
Of Representative Clarke, a member
Of the Nebraska legislature from Val
entine. Mr.. Clarke insists that Ron
deau is a wonderful shortstopper and
hitter for fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
DE PALMA RECORD WINNER.
In Past season Won 80 FIrsts in 4S
Starts.

For driver to make 48 starts in
competition events, during a season, in
Guiding track, motordrome, road race
and hill climb events and win 80, firsts,
seven second places and nine thirds, be-
ing unplaced only twice, is indeed a
record. That is Ralph De Palma's
brilliant score for 1910 and no other
it.
In his successful fight to become a
mile track champion, De Palma GER
tainly had to go some the last season.
Twelve times during 1910 he broke
worlds records, in addition to several
class records, one of the most remark
able being the worlds mile dirt track
mark of 1892 seconds, made officially
at Syracuse, N. Y, September IT. The
same day he shattered officially the
worlds figures for other distances. as
follows: Two miles. 1:40.55; three
miles, 2:3055; four miles, 3:22.27, and
five miles, 4:119. A week later at Mar
berth. Pa, he sent the worlds 10-mile
mark by the boards, getting over the
ground in 1871 Is.
On the Los Angeles board track, De
Palma scored some remarkable records.
including the five-mile mark of 3:15.62
and the 50-rnile in S7:55.5, also some
class records. He won all three hill
climbs which he entered, either break
ing Or establishing new records each
time, at the National club at Wilkes
barre, Port Jefferson, Long Island, and
Plainfield, N. j.
De Palma is unquestionably as ver-
satile a pilot as ever came into prom
inence He proved his mettle as a road
driver in the grand prize at Savannah.
He has just gone to the Pacific coast,
where he will drive his new racer on
the board track January A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
NEW HAMPSHIRE is EXCITED.
Legislature Takes Up Matters of Rail-
road Rates.

Concord, N. H. Jan. 12.-Railroad
matters are expected to take a great
part of the attention of the members
of the New Hampshire legislature this
winter. One of the first acts of the
house of representatives was the pass
ing of a bill authorizing the speaker tn
appoint a special committee to consider
the subject of railway rates.
A bill already before the house re-
peals the portion of the act of 1889 for
bidding the raising of existing freight
and passenger rates on railway lines.
Despite this provision of the law, the
Boston & Maine, a few years ago raised
freight rates on some of it's leased lines
in New Hampshire. There was no pro-
test for some time, but finally the at
torney general brought suit to enjoin
the railroad from enforcing the higher
rates The lower courts upheld the
state but the railroad appealed and the
matter is now before the supreme
court.
Last fall President Charles S. Mellen,
shortly after assuming the presidency
of the Boston & Mai7e, announced that
the railroad intended to comply with
the law and was prepared to restore
the old rates as soon as the supreme
court should determine to just wha-
portions of the Boston & Maine system
the law in question applied. At the
same time he expressed the hope that
the legislature would repeal the pro-
fnibitive law, claiming that the present
rates were necessary to the prosperity
of the railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
MORRIS SCORED KNOCKOUT.
Spike Kennedy E1ored Four Times and
Handed Sleeper.

Bartlesville, Ok, Jan. 12.-Carl Nor
rls, of Sapulpa, the white mans hope
of Oklahoma, made short work of
Spike Kennedy, of Kansas City, in a
scheduled 15 round bout by knocking
him out after a round and a half of
battling last night. Kennedy was floor
ed four times.
Morris toyed with Kennedy through
out the short battle. Kennedy attempt
ed to bore through Morris defense and
| although he landed some singing
blows, Morris always retaliated
Round They met in the middle of
the ring and exchanged blows Kenne-
dy reeled from the force of Morris on
slaught and went down. He came back
strong but did little damage. They
spared and neither seemed greatly in
| distress when the gong rang.
Round morris ferociously rushed
his man, landing straight arm jolts
with left and right. Twice he knocked
Kennedy to the floor with single blows.
When Kennedy came up the second
| time one more blow put him out. Nor
ris easily ieaped through the ropes.
Two thousand people saw the fight
| among them many Usage blanket In
dams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
WHAT'S THE USE.
Missouri Valley Conference Does
Not Include Washburn.
But Whether That Is Unhappy
State Questioned.
"a LOT OF SISSIES.''
Lincoln Sport Writer R0asts 1t
Very Brown.
Says the III. Y. G.. Is Irving to
Kill College Sports.

Dean Sherman of the Missouri VAL
ley conference circuit papers, sporting
editor OF the Lincoln Daily News, has
contributed many yards of Nebraska
oope and seems wise to the conference
He has little message for Washburn
in the following:
w ashburn college of Topeka
nastens TO HE denial that it was re-
FUSED admission to the Missouri val
ley conference. The Topeka instftu-
ton asserts that it made no applica-
Ton. put was given reasonable assur-
dhce tnat, subsequently, it may be TAX
en- into the fold. Washburn Should
nave a care. Any benefits accruing
from membership in the misft outfit
commonly known as the Missouri val
ley conference are not discernible to
the naked optic The situation REQUIRES
plain words. in which there is no es-
cape from the blunt observation that
the conference is controlled by molly
Goodies, sissies, doubled callers and
hypocrites Assuming to improve ath-
letlcS, their dearest wish is to kill off
college sports. And they are rapidly
succeeding. Their mission will be com
plete when tiddledywinks and ping
pong are installed as the only recog-
nized sports. Washburn may well
shake hands with itself over its for
tunate escape from the clutches of the
valley conference.
Omaha, Jan. 1.-THE Missouri val
ley conference will have the right to
elect member of the executive COM
mittee Of the National Athletic asso-
citation next year by a rule passed at
the recent meeting of that association
The rule says that a conference of
seven schools, four of them being
members of the association. may elect
member of the committee, thus plac-
ing itself as a real power in the ath-
letic policies of the country. The four
schools belonging are Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri and Ames. The only other
conference in the country having this
right are the Ohio state conference
and the big eight, so that the west has
goodlv representation in the ma
tional body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
COACH BENDER HAS SIGNED.
Finally Stops Dfckering and Gives ST
Louis University CONtract

st. Louis, Jan. 12.-Although the re-
port has been circulated several times
in the past few days that Johnny Ben
der had signed a contract as coach for
ST. Louis university the coming sel-
son, the fact is that Mr.. Bender and the
university athletic board did not reach
any final agreement until late yester-
day afternoon, when the hustling coach
put his signature to q contract for the
coming year. Bender was being con-
sidered and had terms offered him TO
act in the same capacity at Nebraska
university, Michigan agricultural col
lege and Denver university, therefore
his reasons in being in no hurry to ac-
cept position until he was fully sat
isfied.
Coach Cole resigned his position with
the Nebraska university, as the regents
of that school decided that the in
structor of athletics must be an all
year man. 1t was out of the
question for Cole to stay at the uni
versity all year, as he has a, good law
practice at Toledo, O., which COM
pensated him far more than a position
as athletic instructor could. AS Bender
is an all-year-around man, the confer
ence champions would like to have had
him.
The Michigan Aggies have been after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
Churches Have NeighborIy Spirit.

Blue Rapids, Kan, JAM 1.-THE
churches in the larger cities have lit
tie idea about country church life
There is something delightful about
the personal and social interests of
rural churches for the individual
members and the kindred organiza-
tions The visit of twenty-five or more
members of st. Marks church of Blue
Rapids to the neighboring town of
Irving to take dinner and enjoy a
DAYS outing with the members of the
was pleasure the rural churches
have over the city churches. Rev. Mr..
Peabody, rector of both the Irving
and Blue Rapids churches. headed the
procession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
KANSAS COMP ANY BUYS
Gets Half Interest in Colorado Springs
Creamery.

Colorado Springs. Col, Jan. 12.-The
Merritt Schwier Creamery company OF
Great. Bend, Kan, has purchased a
half interest in the Colorado Springs
Creamery company of this city, the
capitalization of which is $4,000. The
purchase comes as a result of an in
vestigation Of the resources. of Colorado
land, particularly that about this city,
with reference to it's agricultural and
dairy possibilities, made by William
Schwier of Great Bend, Kan.
AT meeting held in this city, the
officers of the Colorado Springs Cream
cry company were elected as follows:
John Lennox, president; w. G. Merritt
Great Bend, Kan. vice president, and
William Schwier, Great Bend, Kan.
secretary and treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
Physical Makeup of a Railroad
Lasts Only Seven Years.
Statistician Figures Average
From Deviation of Parts.
ENGINE 10 YEARS.
Rails Last About s, Box Cars
12, Coaches Is Years.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. ia physiol-
ogist tells u.s." remarked a well
known local railroad man, "that the
entire physical makeup of our bodies
undergoes a complete renewal every
seven years. But that is not true of
the railroads. The natural life of an
engine, for Instance, is Is years. Iron
rails, if, properly cared for, will last
about eight years and steel rails Is
years The average life of ties is from
four to seven years, according to the
kind of timber from which they are
heWn and the sort of ground in which
they are laid. A boxcar lasts about
IL years, a passenger car about Is.
Bear in mind, though, that an engine
must go to the shops for overhauling
at least once a year and that some
part of the rolling stock is in the repair
shop all the time. Pile and trestle
years, while wooden bridges under roof
will last about twice as long and the
life of an iron bridge, if properly cared
for, will equal that of man. Averag-
ing these figures up it will be found
that the physical life of a railroad is
about lie years.
Now" continued the railroader, IAN
examination of railroad rates. or aver
age freight charges in cents per ton
per mile, discloses some interesting
facts wherein the consumer mas part
Good beef, that retails from 20 to 25
cents per pound in Pittsburg is trans
ported from Chicago at a cost Of less
than a quarter of q cen. The carry
ing charge for a whole ham is only
trifie more than a cent yet it sells at
retail here for upward of 20 cents.
Tea averages so cents per pound, pro-
than a quarter of a cent. The carry
ing charge is less than a quarter of a
cent from New York to this city. The
profit on a single pair of shoes that
sells for 81 is equal to six times the
freight charges on 20 pairs. suit of
clothes may be had for $40, the weight
of which will be about five pounds and
the freight charge thereon is less than
2 cents, while the average profit to the
dealer is IS.
Meantime, what of the railroad:
For so years, or during the entire per-
iod of their existence in great mileage,
freight rates have decreased steadily.
while wages have as steadily ad-
vanced.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12

1er. Then a cousin Of mine recon-
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so tried them, and they gave my child
relief. used a box of Cuticura Oint-
ment and nearly a cake of Cuticura
Soap, and my little girl was completely
cured. She is three years old now and
has not sign of eczema. have been
keeping the Cuticura Ointment ever
since and think the Cuticura Remedies
are all right. tell other people about
them and how they cured my little girl"
(Signed) Mrs. Minnie Clutter. Deer
Lick, Pa, Aug. 90, 1910.
Cuticura Remedies afford the most
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and adults. A cake of Cuticura Soap
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free 32-page book on the skin and scalp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
Should Never Be Removed With Pois-
onous. Pasty Compounds Because
They Are Dangerous and
Increase the Growth.
be preparations above referred I

The preparations above referred to
are invariably in the form of creamy
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their pale grayish- greenish color. They
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main until they are dry. These contain
S1lphida of Barium, an inSoluble chem
ica1, which cannot be dissolved, there
fore cannot be absorbed by the skin.
The very fact that you are told to leave
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til they dry and cake and then lift off
with a knife is proof positive that they
are not absorbed If they are why do
they still remain on the skin? The
most they can possibly do is to remove
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There is only one logical and scien-
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The extravagant claims recently
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How many people have been enticed into
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
ANOTHER sALINA DISTURBANCE.
q. p. Causes Excitement in Railroad
Circles by Steel Shipments.


Circles by Steel Shipments.
Salina, Kan, Jan. 12.-The first ship
ment of steel for storage in the Salina
yards is arriving over the Union Pacific
road.
The railroad company is rushing
empty cars by the train load to the
Colorado Steel works to bring the rails
to Salina.
How many rails are to be stored here,
the local officials do not know. But,
from tt manner in which the ship
ment is now being conducted, they eX-
pect a great pile of steel in Salina to
compare favorably. with our pile OF
ties. az
Besides this carloads of timbers are
also arriving. A dozen or more car
loads have been unloaded at the tie
yards and others are on the way.
It begins to look now as though. the
Union Pacific means business now,
The fact that 513, 900 ties are to leave
Salina does not matter much as up
wards of a million more are to arrive in
the city during the year.
The tie pile has long been a place OF
interest in Salina. There is fortune
of several million dollars tied up in that
big tie pile. With the rails added the
mystery only deepens.
Maybe the Union Pacific has sched-
uled 1911 as the year for building that
new road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
SANTA FE ORANGE SHIPMENTS.
One Thousand Carloads Week to
East and Middle West.

San Bernardino, Cal, Jan. 12.-The
Santa FEES orange shipments this year
have been very heavy, exceeding the
high average of last year. One thou
sand carloads are shipped from the val
lev every week to the east and middle
west where the eager buyers are wait
i e for them. To handle this immense
output with care and dispatch requires
great skill on the part of the railroad
company. SO far. however, everything
has run smoothly and no dinlculty Is
anticipated. All the packing houses are
having very successful years and are
yieing with each other to put out the
largest shipment.