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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
WAS AN OLD CONTRACT
City Commissioners Explain About the
IS Per Cent Badders Deal.

In explanation of the article in the
State Journal Monday evening to the
effect that the city commissioners had
killed the city paving claim bill by
allowing George Badders. secretary of
the Commercial club, a certain COM
mission for the collection of the claim,
Mayor Billiard and the city commits
sioners have issued the following
statement:
with reference to the claim made
bv the city of Topeka against. the state
for paving the streets around the state
house grounds, the commission feels
justified in saying that shortly after
we took our seats, Mr.. Badders came
before us and stated that he had an
arrangement with the former admin
| istration whereby he was to endeavor
to collect the claim for the city of
| Topeka and gave us to understand
| that a commission of rs per cent had
been decided upon.
I'VE promptly informed him that
we would not be willing to pay such a
| commission, but advised him that after
the matter was settled, we would be
perfectly willing that he should be
amply paid for his services; but fur
| Their than this, no definite arrange
ment was made with Mr.. Badders at
| that time.
HE had been working on the mat
| ter for over a year and had had a
large amount of correspondence with
| the representatives of both houses
relative to our paving claim and in
| asmuch as he had spent q great deal
| of time on the matter and had it so
well in hand, We felt that it was
proper that he should go ahead with
| the matter for us.
| when the claim first came up at
! this session and was defeated, we, Of
course, thought there was no show
for us to collect any at this session;
| but just a few days prior to the adj
jotrnment of the legislature, Mr.. Bad
derS came before us and stated that he
| had written letters to every member
| OF the lower house, asking if they
would favor paying the principal of
| our claim, provided we would throw
Oft the interest: and that he had IA
Vorable replies from sufficient num-
| Der to give him good grounds to be-
IieVe that the matter would be acted
On favorable by the lower house and
| it was at this time that we thought
| best to have definite understanding
with Mr.. Badders relative to the mat
ter of payment for his services.
after some little discussion and af-
ter being advised as to the amount of
| expense which he had been subjected
| to, we agreed, unanimously, to allow
| him Is per cent, provided the entire
amount of thirty-two thousand dollars
was collected.
when you take into consideration
that tIiis claim has been hanging fire
for years and that similar claims han
died for private individuals are scarce
~ ever handled on a smaller commits
sion than 80 or Is per cent, We think
that we are fully justified in making
| the above arrangement with Mr. Bad
ders, and we only ask that this
statement be printed so that the mat
ter may be clearly understood by our
citizens
81. B. BILLIARD.
IN. C. HOLMAN,
wv. G. TANDY,
ROY L. BONE,
III p. MILLER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
PLACES IN DEMAND.
School Board Petitions Are Now Pour
ing In.

Up to o'clock this afternoon theie
had been 13 petitions filed with the city
clerk by those who desire positions on
the board of education. John North, u
colored man, pastor of one of the col
ored churches on the North side, has
filed his petition, as has A. v. LindelJ,
who is now already a member of the
board, but hopes to be elected at this
time to serve q long term of four years.
If he is not one of the three high men
he will continue as a member of the
board until his present term expires
in August, 1912, when the new law goes
into effect in full force.
L. NJ. Penwell, w. z. Atchison, and
c. E. Heartburg have also entered the
race, although their petitions had not
been filed up to o'clock this after
noon. There is still another day for
filing petitions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
Greater Bargains for Tomorrow
| Never Gave

Ladies $3.50 Black Velvet Strap Sandals $125
AT AUGUSTS
Ladies' $3.50 Pat Leather Strap Sandals .$1.25
Ladies $3.50 Tan Vici Kid Strap Sandals. $1.25
Boys $500 Kpickerbocker Blue Serge Suits $1.5O
AT AUGUSTS
Mems $500 Tan and Pat. Leather Oxfords loo
AUGUSTS
Ladies' Black Velvet $500 Shoes 81 so
AT AUGUSTUS
Ladies' Brown Velvet Button $500 Shoes 81 so
AT AUGUSTS
Walkover and Douglas Shoes and Oxfords $500
Ladies $l5O Common Sense House Slippers. soc
AUGUSTS
Children's $1OO Shoes for SOC
Mems |3c Velvet and Kid Slippers 35c
AUGUSTS
Odds and Ends Mems $1.00 Negligee Shirts 25c
AUGUSTUS
Red, White or Blue Handkerchiefs .........2 &c
Boys Collar attached SOC Shirts .... 25c
AT ADJUSTS
Mems 75c Union Suits 39c
Mems Silk Initial Handkerchiefs ....... &c
AUGUSTS
Mems 75c Collar Attached Shirts .... 39c
AUGUSTS
Mems 75c Muslin Night Robes ......... 39c
AT AUGUSTS
Mems soc Suspenders for .............2 Csc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
CHANGERS ELECT.
H. H. Wallace Is Chosen President of
Affiliated Organization.

A meeting of representatives of the
eight Oranges of Shawnee county was
held this noon at the Commercial club
to perfect the organization of a coun-
ty Grange. Two months ago officers
were elected for such an organization.
H. H. wallace. of Mission Center, is
president; DR.. N. J. Taylor of Berry
ton, vice president; and L. Mabel Wa
tiers, secretary treasurer.
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing of the organization at the Indian
Creek Grange on the third Thursday
in April. 1t will be in the nature of
a picnic gathering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
ARE WARNED
Formal Notice That Constitutional
Guarantees Have Been Suspended.

Washington. March 16.-Formal no
tice of the action of the Mexican con-
gress yesterday in carrying out the
recommendation of Diaz for the sus-
pension of the constitutional guaran-
tees was received at the Mexican en-
bassy today.
This action is given full publicity by
the embassy in order that American
citizens who may be tempted to cast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16

their lot with the insurgents may be
duly warned of the consequences. 1t
is not believed this action of the per-
manent commission of the general con-
gress is retroactive, so that such
Americans as have been captured by
the federa1s before its PRONUNCIATION
probably will be tried according to
civil procedure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
Weather Is PIeasant.

This is a pleasant cool spring day,
with the temperature rising and indi-
cations pointing towards a further
rise and continued fair weather. The
mercury by O'Clock this morning had
crawled down to the % degree mark,
which caused those who went to work
at an early hour to tshit'' a, brisk pace.
The wind is blowing from the southwest
at the rate of IA miles an hour. The
nOlIrlv readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
Elmer Miller Is Promted.

Elmer E. Miller has, been appointed
chief clerk in the Topeka agency Of the
United States pension bureau. He sue
ceeds James P. Howe. who has been
forced to take an extended leave of
absence on account of i'll health. Mr..
Miller has been with the Topeka PEN
sion agency for the last 26 airs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
SUIT TO ANNUL BILL.
Daughter of Mary A. Bronson Claims
1t Is Fraudulent.

Suit to annul the will of Mrs. Mary
A. Bronson. who died February 10. 1903.
was brought today by Hattie Viola
Smith, a daughter, who alleges the viii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
The Theatre
AT THE MAJESTIC.

To afford change in the regular
run of vaudeville. Manager Quinn Of
the Majestic announces Vans min
strels for the first half of this week.
Word from the show brings the news
that is has been frightened consider
ably by the addition of new singers
music and some good olio acts. The
first part as usual will be devoted to
a minstrel show and the second part
to vaudeville features. The Dancing
Du Pars, the Great Shuber, contortion-
list, James Ray in monologue and the
Jubilee four will contribute 10 the olio.
There are 10 in the company inciud-
ing such well known vocalists as
Haynes, Stuart, Van and Richie. Mrs.
Casey will sing an illustrated song
and the moving pictures will conclude
as usual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
ALUMNI DEFEATED
Rock Island High School Team
Starts Season With a
Victory.
PITCHERS SHOW UP STRONG
Brough and Reeves Hold the Older
Heads to Pair of Hits in the
Game.

With such a wind blowing that it
was almost impossible for pitcher TO
get a ball over the plate, the local high
school team opened it's season Satur-
day afternoon by defeating the alumni
by a score Of II to 8. The game was
played at Exposition PARK Despite
the wind with which the pitchers con-
tended, the alumni were able to make
but two hits off Brough and Reeves,
who did the twirling for the school
team. What they lacked In hits, how
ever, they made up for in errors, get
ting a total of IL. On the other hand,
the high school team got but six hits,
but the wildness Of the alumni pitch
ers, Brinkerhoff. Smith and Lift, to-
gether with poor support, made it posi-
BILE for the school TO hir or score almost
at will. In the field, Coach Harmon s
scoring machine showed real promise,
as the boys fielded almost everything
that came their way, and despite the
weather and the fact that it was their
first game, they made but four err
ors.
Brough and Reeves put up good
fight for places on the regular staff
and quit about even. The alumni
made one hit of each, but poorer sup
port was responsible for the three
runs scored off Reeves. Tracy and
Whistler played pretty games at short
and second, while Calkins showed up
well at the initial sack. OF the two
men who worked al third, Kohn and
Brough. the latter seemed to have the
edge, as his accurate pegs to first got
several men. At the bat, Broush
bunting, three baggers by Calkins and
Townsan, and a two-sacker that clean
ed the bases with three on by Reeves
were the features.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
THE BACHELORS BABY"

Theatregoers whose memory takes
them back three seasons to the local
engagement of the popular comedian,
Francis Wilson, when they laughed
with Mr.. Wilson, who was then pre-
senting When knights Were Bold, "
have much to look forward to in the
engagement of the comedian this week,
for his present vehicle. The Bachelors
Baby" is not only said TO be more
than funny, but the comedyfarce was
written by the comedian himself and
is reported 10 suit Mr.. Wilson better
than anything in the way of a play he
has ever had. 1t is stated that at times
the humor of The Bachelor Baby is
almost broad enough for farce but
most of the scenes are true comedy,
and the second act alone, with its
dainty passages between the child and
the bachelor would make the success
of any play. and ii is comedy of which
any author might justly feel proud.
Mr.. Wilson passes his action swiftly
and repeatedly from bumor to pathos
and back again, so that though tears
fill many eyes. no one can say whether
they arise from excessive laughter or
surging sentiment But laughter pre-
dominates and the little pathetic touch
es bring It out into stronger relief AS
a laugh producer, Francis Wilson is
second to no comedian on the Ameri-
can stage, yet with all this there are
moments in The Bachelors Baby"
when he becomes for a few instants a
serious actor. The part of the niece is
played by Baby Davis, an unusually
clever child whose appearance is be
witching and her speaking as unaffect-
ed and artless as if she were a. home
Mr.. Wilson is supported in all of the
principal parts by practically the same
company he had with him during the
long run of the play in New York last
season, where he presented The
Bachelors Baby" from December until
the end of June at the Criterion thea
ire. Mr.. Wilson will come 10 the
Grand. Davenport, next Friday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
BOYLE'S BOOSTERS
DUE HERE TOMORROW
Will Combat With the Islanders in
Two COntests-Are Expected to
Receive Warm Welcome.

Manager Frank Boyle and his Boos-
tiers from Waterloo are to be the at
traction at Island City ball park TO-
morrow and Wednesday afternoons.
Waterloo had been scheduled for We'd
nesday and Friday earlier in the sea-
son, but the dates have been changed
so that they will be here on two con-
secutive days instead of Wednesday
and Friday. Boyles aggregation will
receive a warm welcome here, as the
fans are very friendly TO Waterloo be-
cause of the long battle that city had
in retaining its franchise in the Three
Eye league. The games will begin at
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
DEFEAT CoLLEGIANs.

Fritz Colts" won as easy victory
Saturday afternoon over the Angus
tana college team, the final count being
S TO g. The Colts seemed TO have lit
tie difficulty in hitting the college pitch
ers and the runs came easily. Ram
bsrger, Beck and Ben Stader did the
battery work for the winners, and
Steen. Bengston ard Williams worked
for the coilegiane Yesterday the Colts
added another scalp TO their belt by de
feating the "Jollies" by count OF 9
10 S. The game went II innings, and
i was close and hard fought for al
the way The fielding and hitting OF
the Stader twins. Ben and Steve. was
the feature OF the contest. Hamburger.
Grim and B. Siader were the battery
for the Colts. and Doering and Long
pitched for the losers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
WILL EXTEND SELF
Dubuque Expects Mississippi
Valley Power Boat Meet
to Set Marker.
WILL BE HELD NEXT JULY
Boosters Club Helps Local Boat
Owncrs-ENpeCt 10000 to
Visit City.

Dubuque, Iowa. April 17.-What
promises to be the biggest event in
the form of a celebration Dubuque
ever has had is taking on form in
plans for the meeting of the Miss
issippi Valley Power Boat associa-
ton. Already there are arriving in
the city requests for reservations at
hotels and from all sections of the
country.
The meet of four days. beginning
July 8, is expected to bring 200
strangers to town. Plans have been
completed for a grand stand on the
river front which will seat $1,000
people
The course over which the events
of the regatta will be run IS pro-
nOunced by old motor boat men as
ideal. The event is in charge of the
buque Industrial Incorporation,
known as the Booster" club, is
working in unison. Preliminary ar
rangements are well in hand. The
following program has just been
completed:
Reception Of fleets from north and
south.
JULY 4.
Boat parade in morning.
p. m, class K.-Open two CYL
inder boats, ID. VI. Il. c. only;
miles
1:45 p. m, class F-Twenty foot
championship, F. F. A.; 10 miles.
2:15 p. m, class part cabin
cruisers, f. r. A; 10 miles.
3 p. m, class H--Three cylinder
boats, F. +. A; 10 miles.
3:45 p. m. class Twenty-six
foot championship, F. F. A; -
miles.
4:3O p. m. class Novelty race.
F. +. A: 10 miles.
End at Sis to $50 p. m.
Evening-Acquatic fireworks.
JULY ..
p. m, Gloss CANOPY half cabin
and cabin, D. NJ. b. G. only; > miles.
1:45 p. m, class G-Thirty-two
foot championship, F. f. A; Is to
20 miles.
2:15 p. m. class Clam diego
TO miles.
3 D. m-Forty foot western cham
pionship, F. F. A; 20 miles
p. m, class Two cylinder
boats. F. F. A.; miles.
4:30 p. m, class A-Cruiser race:
10 OILS miles.
Evening Illuminated boat pa
rade.
july q.
1:45 p. m, special-Cups only,
handicap Of 20, 26, % and 40 foot
ers: / ; miles.
$50 p. Handicap Of class A,
3. n. 1, J. X.
3:15 p. m.-EEhibition miles
against time by champion OF the 30
foot class.
Evening Dutch lunch or ban
Iuet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
LOOSE FIELDING
WINS FOR PRODS
Davenport Wallops Islanders s
to 2 in Punk Contest Sun
day Afternoon.
DELLAR GOOD IN THE BOX
New Pitcher Seems to Have Effective
Samples, Although He Did Not
Get Best Support.

In a loosely played game replete
with comica1 errors, Manager Car
ney's Islanders received on s to z
sdrubbing yesterday afternoon at the
Pretzel playground in Davenport. Dan
O'Leary's gang got a strangle hold on
the long end OF the score in the first
two innings, during which time they
piled up five runs by the aid Of three
hits. a pair of errors and one of the
comedy stunts. After that they were
held nicely until the seventh inning,
when Dollar was succeeded by White
side. In the eighth inning Manager Car
ney himself did the twirling. and the
final run was made off his delivery.
DELLAR LOOKS GOOD.
Phil Dollar, the big twirler purchas-
.ern league, oficiated on the slab for
the Islanders during the first six inn
1ngs, and despite the scores made by
7OLeary's crew, he made a good show
ing. He allowed but three hits and one
rof these was no hit at all. as it result
ed from Dellar and Kelly doing the
,Alphonse and CASTOR stunt. During
the last four innings he twirIed he had
the Davenporters completely at his
mercy, and his own error in the fifth
was all that allowed his opponents 10
get man TO first. Whiteside's offer
ings in the seventh inning were to the
liking OF the Pretzels and three hits
netted TWO runs
HOW ISLANDERS SCORED.
Rock Island made its two runs in
the first two innings. Hunter started
the game with a pass 10 first donated
TO him by Pitcher Nelson. Carney's
grounder TO third base, on which he
died at first. allowed Hunter to reach
second. Stevens lined one out over
the shortstop's head and Hunter
stretched his legs and came home on
the drive. In the next round, after
Vogel was down. Kelly hit safely to
right center and was safe at second
when Smith at short for Davenport
errored on Woods grounder. Custer
walked and filed the sacks and Del
lar drove one at Nelson which ought
TO have been a hit, but which the Dav-
export pitcher succeeded in DETECTING
10 Smith, the latter throwing Dellar
out at first. Kelly scored on the play.
however. After the second inning the
Islanders never even threatened to
score.
PLAI LOOSE BALI.
Loos held.i" rave '''o Pretzels
their big start first round
three runs were u-.,- Jhland walk
ed and Roepping hunted between Kel-
~ and DeIlar Either could have got
the ball. but both waited for the other
and the runners were safe. Joe Kelly,
the new Davenport first sacl5er, sacri
Fed. and both runners advanced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
NOTES OF THE GAME
It was a splendid day and mid
season crowd was at the park

II was a splendid day and a mid.
season crowd was at the park
Dan O'Leary did not pla. himself
Yesterday. He contented himself with
standing on the coaching line and yell
ing Be alive"
Dellar seems 20 have something UP
his sleeve. including good control.
with good support he would have
blanked the Pretzels yesterday
Roy Whiteside. the Moline amateur.
did not get a chance to show his met
al The Pretzels took too kindly a lik-
ing 10 his curves in his only inning.
old Bill Carney" still has little
steam stored away in his arm and be-
sides he proved himself a pretty foxy
twirier during the round he performed
yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
Cleaning Windows Crystal Clear

With a dry, soft cloth remove the
dust IRON both outside and inside, clean
ing the corners and grooves with the
point of stick covered with a cloth.
Have ready pail OF warm suds made
81 dissolving tablespoon OF Gold Dust
washing powder in warm water. Dip
SOFT cloth IN the water, squeeze almost
dry and wipe the glass of. Polish with
chamois, as IT leaves no lint and does
the work with more ease. Do not wash
windows when the sun is shining on
them. Mirrors should be washed in the
same way as windows. Then polish with
soft cloth charged With powdered whit
iuG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17

Summary-Three base hit-Crangle
Sacrifice hits. Kelly. (2). Stolen
bases-Ohland. Bases on balls-Oti
Dollar. l. of Nelson, 6. Struck out
BY Whiteside, l; Nelson. Time of
game 1:45. Cmpire-W~ ~
YANNIGANs TRIM IL ,EE.
The Islander yannigl ,alloped
Kewanee yesterday in e of the
defeat suffered by the frs N in that
city Saturday afterno0. Carney
youngsters simply romped away with
the game, the score being ~ to 8. Up
until the seventh inning the game was
alright with the Islanders on the good
side of a / 10 score. In the eighth
came the downpour. Hit afttr hit,
many OF them for three bases, gave
the yannigans seven runs before three
men were retired. During the on
slaught Manager Doc Andrews of Ke-
vance hurled four different pitchers
into the breach. but without avail.
In the closing session the yannigans
made two more italics. The Kewanee
aggregation scored one man in the
seventh and two in the eighth, but
they were so far in the rear by that
time that the tallies were of no avail.
The Islander lineup was as follows:
Ochs. Sd; Wagner. L; Eng, c; Jacob
sen, 10. and p: Queisser. %: Carlos,
CT; Lowell. IF; Mcconnell, s.: Lever
idge, p. and 1b Jacobsen twir.ed the
final five innings of the game.
Saturday at Kewanee, Manager Car
ney gave his youngster pitchers a
chance and paid no attention to which
way the score was going. The team
made six runs. but this vas not
enough to win, for II tallies were
made OF the Islander pitching recruits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
THEATRE MAN SUES.

Galesburg, Ill. April 1T.-Lloyd T
Dorsey. former manager Of the Audi
torium Of this city. has begun a So
600 damage suit against the Auditor
ium company, Cham berlain & Harring-
ton, the syndicate owning the chain OF
theatres TO which the auditorium be
longs, and F. r Powelson, the pre-
sent manager. The suit grows out Of
the alleged unfair treatment OF DIR.
Dorsey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
SPEED BOAT GOES DOWN
Pronto Ill. Winner of Illinois River
Title. Turns Turtle at Peoria.

Peoria. Ill, April 1.-THE speed
boat, Pronto III, holder of last sea-
sons Illinois river championship and
depended upon 10 defend the 20 feet
title in the regatta here on July 25-
2s. turned over in Peoria lake yes
terday afternoon while running 80
miles an hour. The little craft car
ried James Brady and Walter Mar
tin. engineman and pilot respectively.
The unset came without a seconds
warning, throwing it's crew into the
lake The boat Immediately sank in
80 feet Of water. The crew were res
cued- The racing machine has not
been recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17

Summary-Three base hits-Cal
kins, Townsan. Two base hit -
Reeves Sacrifice hit-Taylor. Bases
on baIls-On BrinkerhoH, 9; off Lift
.; OF Smith, ?: OF Brough. ?; of
Reeves, 2. Hit by pitched all;-Kel-
ly. Struck out-By Brinkerhoff. g.;
by Lift. 2; by Brough, 4. Double play
-Allsbrow to Kelly to Taylor. I'm
pire-Jacobsen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-17
Amateur Baseball
MANAGERS DIRECTORY.

Rock Island Freight Clerks-Mana
ger. John Killian, claim department
Unions" CIV. c. U)-Manager
Chris Naab, Jr.. 61s Twelfth street
Phone ". SAC.
Howthorne Independents III year
oldsl Manager Fred J. Mold. 701
Third avenue. Phone W. 1910.
Rock Island Arsenal ball club
Manager. w. W. Medcan
Rock Island West Ends-Manager
Frank Shean. e09 Thirteenth avenue
Phone ". 132e-Y.
Fritz CoIts''-Manager, H F.
Meyers. 90I Thirty-f1fth street.
Phone West 1269-Y.
This space is to be used for the ben
eft of the amateur teams who desire
to have the reports of their games
printed II each team will see to it
that before noon of the day following
the game report is sent 10 The Ar
gus. il will gladly be published These
reports should contain the names of
the two teams. where the game was
played, the features. if any. the bat
teries, the score by innings and when
possible the number of hits and errors
made by each team.