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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
CAN'T FIRE" CATCHER
Terror of Canine Owners Hangs on to
His Job.

1t isn't an easy matter to fire"
q city employee under the new civil
service rules. E. B. Stotts, city com
missioner, has been trying for three
months to remove his dog catcher from
office. Monday before the board of
city commissioners, Stotts will recon-
mend that Theodore Thomas. the slay-
err of CANNES, be expelled from his job.
Commissioner Stotts has been try
ing to fire Thomas for several
months. But without sufficient charges
against him it was a difficult matter.
The civil service rules do not say any,
thing about laziness and Stotts could
not place his additional charges in
writing.
But the commissioner has variety
of unsolicited reasons to present to the
commissioners now and he has satisfied
the other four commissioners that
Thomas is not the man for the place.
The chief reason that the city does not
care to retain the services of the dog
catcher is that his creditors swarm the
city hall every pay day trying to slice
a chunk from his check.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
CUT DOWN POLES
City Will Give Pole Companies
Thirty Days.
; More Than 200 Useless Posts
in City Streets.
GANG TO REMOVE THEM
Municipal Officers VIII En-
force the Order.
Electric Light Plant Comes
Under New Rule.

at an early meeting of the board of
city commissioners. E. B. Stotts, com
missioner of sanitation and pubic
buildings, will present a resolution
which will provide that all poles not
used be removed from the city streets,
parkings and alleys.
The public service companies in To
peka are not the only guilty owners OF
surplus and unsightly poles. The city
electric light department has a half
hundred rotting poles scattered in the
streets over the city and Commissioner
Stotts will attempt to have these poles
removed
In his resolution before the board
Stotts will ask permission to cut down
all poles after a thirty. day notice has
been given the telephone: telegraph
and electric light companies. If these
companies fail to obey the order from
the city. the municipal officials will
raze the poles and use them in the city
work yard.
It is estimated by Commissioner
Stotts that 200 useless poles are stand
ing in the streets and alleys. They are
unsightly, they are in the way of other
wires and they are dangerous in coping
with fires.
There are many poles in the city
that have rotted at the base and will
fall to the ground in a high wind or
storm This is dangerous to pedestrI-
ans. Combining his many reasons i
removing the poles, Commissioner
Stotts will ask the commissioners for
permission to turn loose a pole-chop-
ping gang in case the public service
corporations refuse to obey the order.
When the Independent Telephone
company first built in Topeka, say the
city officials, they gave the city per
mission to use their poles for electric
wires in return for a free right Of
way through the streets. Figuring that
considerable money on POLE lines could
DE saved by :Flis scheme the mayor and
council agree d.
Later the telephone company ordered
the city to remove the electric light
wires and the officials could do moth
ing else but obey the order. This has
sent q number of pole lines in the
streets. The Independent Telephone
company. the Bell Telephone company,
the Edison &C mpany and the city cleo
trio light plant all have their line
in the STREETS and alleys.
Scores of poles have been abandon
ed. But they have, been left stand
ing on the streets and the city sees
a chance to beautify the avenues and
parkingS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
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AbnljtEIlBIIH IIlE inks

The Success Club Meeting next
Tuesday evening, April End. will be
social. The other business schools
have been especially invited. and all
Dougherty folks are urged to come
and help give our guests a good time.
There will be games. music by the
orchestra, readings by George G.
O'Neal and other good members.
Mr.. DOughcrty says:
There are two kinds of folks. One
is the Johnny on-the-spot" kind. the
other is the 'going-to -as-soon-a
can get-around-to-it kind. One does
things instanter, the other does them
anon.
The difference in time between de-
termination and execution with the
one is as thin as the skin OF your
teeth, and with the other Il has the
stretch quality of molasses candy.
The instanter kind of fellow has
action. He has speed. He does things.
He enjoys the immense exhilaration
of putting work well done behind him.
The anon kind lives in the continual
lament of laziness. The rust of in
action clogs the wheels of his D~i-d
and will. He grows more and mere
inert and useless to himself and to the
world The difference is not a differ
ence at the start of what they can do.
it's difference simply in the viii and
the wish to do. 1t is not a power
that is in the one and impossible to
the other: It's a power that is as open
to all as the air they breathe
The one will, the other vent
That's all; and that's good deal The
one chooses the now, the other
chooses to halt and hesitate. The one
does, the other does not. Which kind
are you?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
COMES TO TOPEKA.
j. c. Meese of Ord. Nebraska, Buys
Farm Here.

7. c. Meese of Ord, Neb.. one of the
most extensive breeders of pure bred
hogs and well known among stock
men the country over, has bought a
farm six miles from Topeka on the
Topeka avenue road. He expects to
move his stock here.
He has had stock on exhibit at the
Kansas State Fair the past two sea-
sons and it is probably through the
acquaintance that he got with Kan
sas conditions and Kansas people at
these times, that induced him to set
tie near the capital city.
Having a stock man of such wide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
k. U. LOSES TO TIGERS
Ninth Annual Indoor Meet Goes to
Missouri School,


Kansas City. March 3O.-For the
ninth time in as many years, Missouri
university defeated Kansas university
here in the annual indoor track meet
The Missouri athletes piled up 81
points to 80 for their opponents.
Lester Bermond, the Missouri cap.
tain, was the individual star of the
meet, taking first in the 44O and the
$50 yard run and bringing victory tC
his team in the one mile relay race
by his excellent work
One. record of former years was
broken when Nicholson, of Missouri
made feet e inches in the high
jump. The old mark was feet u
inches.
Summaries: SO yard dash-Kirk-
sey (MissourD. won; Davis (Kansas),
second. Time 3-5 seconds.
One mile run-Shockley (MissourD
won: Patterson (Kansas), second
Time, ABB 3-5
sas), won; Nicholson (Missour). sec
ond.
Two mile relay Cinvitation)-Ka
sas City Athletic club, won; Missouri
Kansas freshmen. second. Time,
44O yard run-Bermond (Missouri)
won; Hutsell (MissourD. second. Time
55 As seconds.
$50 yard run-Bermond (Missou-
RID, won; Fairchild (Kansas), second.
Time, 2:05 As.
High jump-Nicholson (Missouri)
won; French (Kansas). second.
Height. feet 5s inches. BREAKS
former record of two schools, which
was 5 feet 9 II inches.)
IS yard low hurdles-Kirksey (Mis-
souri). won; Nicholson (Missouri)
second. Time, 2-5 seconds.
Two mile run-Murray (Kansas),
won; Wickham (Missouri), second.
Time, 9:51 2-5.
Shot put-E. L. Anderson (Missou-
rib, won; Thatcher (Missouri), second.
Distance, 40 feet 1 inch.
Pole vault-Cramer (Kansas), won !;
C. Woodbury. (Kansas), second. Vault,
II feet inches.
One mile relay-Missouri won. Tim e
3:34
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
GET A MASCOT.
Victor Newman VIII Have That Posi-
ton in Ball Team.

ton III BAH IedH.
Victor Newman, the 11-year-old son
of Doc Newman, was today chosen
as mascot for the Topeka Boosters
and Rooters' club. Young Newman is
"thirty-third degree" fam He
knows as much about the game as the
average old head, and has all sorts of
interesting information concerning the
records of individual players at his
tongues end. He will be with the
aggregation at the opening game.
4,he club has decided to have
bans at the game on Saturday, April
20. as we'll as at the opening game the
preceding day This will assure large
crowds at both games and will usher
in the Western league season in To-
peka in great style.
Within the past day or two a num-
Der Of ladies have applied for mem
bership in the club that is expected to
cheer the Kaws on to victory at many
a game in the coming season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
NO ACTION ON BASKETBALL.

Rule Changes Submitted for Discus
sion But Not Voted On.
New York, March 30.-Reports from
universities throughout the country
showing that interest in the game of
basketball was on secure footing,
were submitted at the annual spring
meeting tonight of the basketball COM
mittee of the National Collegiate Ath-
letic association.
DIR. Joseph E. Raycroft. of Princeton,
was reelected chairman of the COM
rnittee and Ralph Morgan. of PennsyI-
vania was reelected treasurer. DIR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
CLAY SCHOOL rs VICTORIOUS.
Defeats Lawrence at Basketball in
Close Came

The Clay school basketball team de-
feated the Lawrence Central ward
school team at the Thomas gymna-
SUM at Washburn last night by a
score of IS to Is. The game was
fast. The feature of the contest was
the goal throwing of Willard Haskell
for Topeka. This is the second game
played by the two teams, the first a
week ago being played at Lawrence
and won by the Lawrence school by
one point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
BURNS WHIPS JOHNNY FRAYNE.
Sends Him to Sleep at DreamIand
Fighting Park.

San Francisco, March 30.-Frankie
Burns, of Oakland, knocked out Johnny
Frayne, of this city, in the ninth round
of their scheduled 20-round bout at
Dreamland rink. The fight was so
fierce that the police were on the verge
of stopping it when Burns knocked his
man out completely with a right hook
to the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
WITCHES RELEASE AL SHAW.
Last Years Manager Declined to
Stand Cut in Salary.

Wichita, Kan, March ao.-Al
(Shoddy) Shaw, catcher with the
Wichita team for the last two years
and virtual manager most of last sea-
son, was given his unconditional re-
lease. Shaw was drawing too high
a salary to be carried by the Wich-
tia club except as manager and
did not want to stand for the cut.
He expects to catch on as manager
of a club in some other league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
HARRISON BEATS CLAY SCHOOL
Ward School League Season Opens
With Close Game

The Harrison school team defeated
the Clay school team at Kenwood
Friday by a score of to 2. The game
marked the opening of the Ward
School Baseball league, which will
play on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week. The feature of the
game was the star playing of Short
stop Mullinix of Harrison.
Score: r H E
Harrison. 10O13O OO-5 1
Clay. O1 0 o L 0 % 5 8
Batteries: Harrison-Kenyon and
Weber, Runneal; C1ay-Eyer and
McCord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
STEAL BALL PLAYERS JEwELRY
Some One Made Cleaning at
Baltimore Friday

Baltimore, Md, March 3O.-Jewelry
valued at $1,000 and $3.50 in currency,
belonging to four members of the
Philadelphia American League Base
ball club and Philadelphia baseball
enthusiast, were stolen from a grip
left on the players bench during the
game with the Baltimore International
League club today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
POWDER Mill EXPLODES
One Dead and Another Fatally Hurt
at PittSburg.

Pittsburg, Kan, March 30.-Roy Winns
an employee, was killed and T. D. By
land probably was fatally injured when
the corning mill of the Dupont Pow
der works at Turck, near here, expIod
ed tOdaY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
GUN FIGHT IN STREET.
Two Men Victims of Battle Resulting
From Old Fcud.

Atchison. March 3O-In a street duel
here today between G. w Robinson and
William Edison. a negro, the white man
was killed and Edison mortally
wounded. The men had been enemies and
when they met today Robinson drew a
pistol and shot Edison Two negro friends
of the wounded man grappled with Rob
inson and threw him to the ground Ed
son then raised up and shot Robinson to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
Nineteen Miles a Second

without a jar, shock or disturbance, is
the awful speed of our earth through
space. We wonder at such ease of ma
lures movement, and do those who
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills No grip
ping, no distress, just thorough work that
brings good health and fine feelings. Csc.
Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

reputation come to the vicinity of
Topeka may have far-reaching re-
Suits said Secretary H. L. Cook to-
day. 1T will tend towards raising
the standard of the hogs in this vi
cinitH''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

James Naismith, of the University of
Kansas, was present at the meeting.
Minor changes in the rules of the
game were submitted for discussion but
no action was taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
LOCAL MENTION.

The following new members were re-
ported at the meeting of the Commercial
club membership committee today: George
A. Williams. J. T. Cramer, John H. Wood
and Frank Pratt. The committee decided
to eliminate the 80 membership fee until
the first of May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
Bank Ceartnga.

Bradstreets bank clearing report foi
the week ending March 2S shows an as
gregate of So, 1SS, 941. 900 as against So, "a.
6S1, 900 last week and s., $50, $500 in the
lowing is list of the cities: Pct. Pct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

Frank Pratt an active member of the
WakaruSa Commercial club, has Joined
the ranks of the Topeka Commercial club.
He met with the membership committee
of the local club today, and will start a
campaign at Wakarusa to interest the
business men and farmers in joining the
Topeka club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
NOT IN POLITICS,
DR.. Crumbine ReSents Charge His
Department. Is Taking Hand.

DR.. S. ]. Crum bine of the state
board of health is wroth over the as
sertions of one Blakeslee of Neodesha
that inspectors for the board were &C
tive in politics and attend Stubbs
meetings in the last campaign. The
doctor calls Blakeslee good and hard
He calls Blakeslee's attention to the
fact that the inspectors are not ap-
pointed by the governor nor is the
doctor himself a gubernatoriaI ap-
pointee- His department is not and
has not been in politics, declares the
doctor.
The doctor goes further and asks
B1akeslee to correct his statements
spread widecast without foundation
for their truth. The doctor has writ
ten Blakeslee a letter on the subject.
Births Reported.
To Mr. and Mrs. Embree Byers
1412 North Topeka avenue, March
20, boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Lewis, Ber-
ryton, r. F. d. No. 20, a bow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
50 : p
Humphreys Seventy-Seven
Breaks up Grip and
col )S

.4Seventy-seven' at the first feeling of
Iassitude; before you begin to sneeze
and SILVER; its the first few doses
that count; don't wait till your bones
begin to ache, till the cough and sore
throat set in; keep "Seventy-seven''
handy, in your pocket, on the dresser
always within reach and you will not
have a serious Cold.
1t pays to keep "seventy-seven"
handy. All dealers sell. CSC or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co.. Cor.
William and Ann Streets, New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30


I. D. Graham extended an invitation to
the farmers attending the meeting of the
Shawnee Alfalfa club this afternoon to
become members of the Commercial club,
and it is expected that as a result it will
be possible to publish in the near future a
themselves with the Topeka commercial
body. 1.-The Commercial club and the
farmers are both interested in good
roads, said Mr.. Graham. THE city men
and the farmers can work together to
advantage.
Friday afternoon the police officers
made an investigation concerning JOHN
Weiss, who was recently quarantined at
the German hotel with the measles. 1t
was thought probable that Weiss was a
deserter from the regular army. How
ever, the investigation revealed nothing in
regard to the matter to the local officers
Mr.. Weiss came to Topeka some time
ago from Manhattan but originally from
California. Upon his arrival in the city
he registered at the German hotel, 2T
Kansas avenue. where soon afterward he
was taken sick and DR.. ]. G. Stewart,
city physician. was called. DR.. Stewart
pronounced the trouble to be measles and
Weiss was quarantined in his room.
where he has remained for the past ten
days. being discharged Friday.
No. 81 is the standard of all floor warm
ishes. ]. K. Jones Paint Co
NO 81 floOr VarnlSh won I crack j. K.
Jones Paint Co.
Mr.. Horace G. Humphreys, proprietor of
the National hotel, who underwent an
ago. returned to the National today and
will be out in a few days.
Special this week at Rosser Bros,
three gold fish and globe for Is cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N Pattison and
Mrs. Pattison's mother and sister were
at the National hotel last night on their
way to OskaIoosa to attend the funeral
today of Mrs. Pattisons brother, Mr.. E.
l.. Critchfield.
Alfred H. ChiIds, 927 Topeka ave. has
discovered something new in ornithology,
a white robin, which accompanied by two
robin red breasts, alighted in his yard
An all day grange meeting will take
place next Tuesday, April 2, at the Indian
creek grange hail. four miles north of
town, on the Central avenue road.
For building loans at the lowest rates
in the city see I. L. Better, first floor
of the New England building.
Prof. w. NJ. Jardine of the Kansas State
Agricultural college spoke before the
the parlors of the Commercial club this
afternoon.
A deal which has been pending for
some time for the purchase of the in
terests of the Capital City Sash and Door
Co. by w. G. Agard, was closed today.
The Highland Park grange has voted
in favor of the city market plan in To-
peka.
Sunday evening o'clock dinner. Throop
Halls orchestra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

Don't fail to get our estimate on that
lumber bill. J. p. Whelan & Co. Fourth
and Santa Fe tracks. Phones S65.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
DESPAIR TO OPERATING TABLE.
owner Lincoln Team Has More Hard
TuPl

Lincoln Neb., March 30.-DonaId c.
Despair, owner of the Lincoln Western
League Baseball franchise, is seriously
i'll at Sabetha, Kan. He is suffering
from gall stones, and physicians have
decided that an operation must be per-
formed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
BASEBALL CAB AND GOSSIP.

ST. Joseph Gazette: Don Despair has
followed Hollands example and has
decided on a kids day. Lincoln lads will
be admitted free every Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

Prof. w. M. Jardine of the Kansas Stat
Agricultural college spoke before tn
members of the Shawnee Alfalfa clI1N /
the parlors of the Commercial club thi
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

A deal which has been pending for
some time for the purchase of the in
terests of the Capital City Sash and Door
Co. by w. G. Agard, was closed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

The Highland Park grange has vote
in favor of the city market plan in Tt
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

For building loans at the lowest rate
in the city see I. L. Better, first floo
of the New England building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

Sunday. evening o'clock dinner. Throop
Halls orchestra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18
BID FOR WOMEN IN RANKS
Father" Of American Flag"
ORGANIZATION Tells Aims.

Women are 70 play IN important part IN
THE Party % the American Flag." which
FLED its certificate OF organization In the
County Clerks Office Wednesday. Joseph
Martin. of 40. So New York avenue, who
explained yesterday that he was father
OF the party" said he believed in equal
suffrage. and thought that II the women
TONED the ranks OF the new party they
would get far more consideration than
otherwise.
They are getting the ha-ha now behind
their backs from the old rarties," said
Mr. Martin. Now one OF our planks
places woman ahead Of man. II Is the one
which reads: No woman or man SHAH
hereafter become eligible 70 vote AZ any
national, state or local election unless she
or he shall he over twenty-one years old
ard q native born citizen OF the United
States OF america.
TO sum It NJ in a nutshell, the new
Marty. Mr. Martin said was an crganiza-
t,or which aimed to prevent persons COM
ing into this country with their citizenship
papers in their pockets.
1T is America for Americans. he de-
clared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18
NO RATS SHOW PLAGUE
Health Department Completes
Examination of 2,071.

Rats, rats and more ratsr' Such has
been the cry at the research Laboratories
Of the Department OF Health for the last
three months Since August s. according
to a statement made yesterday by the
Health Commissioners. the research la
boratories have been invaded by 207l rats.
not one OF which ever came out again.
But, instead, there came the reports OF
2,07l separate and distinct autopsies, all
OF which showed that the bubonic plague
germ was not present in any one OF them.
This has been the greatest campaign
against rats ever attempted by the de-
partment At intervals during the winter
rat catching will be resumed. but for the
present halt has been called in view
OF the findings.
Most of the rats and a few mice were
taken from the piers that accommodate
tropical trade" said Commissioner Led
erie. AN autopsy WAS performed on each
and every rat and mouse taken TO the la
boratories. and there was not sign of
plague"
An Official report Of the work accom-
plished In tho last three months was sub
mitted TO the Health Commissioner yes.
terday, including the negative reports that
followed meteorological inspections Of the
2O71 rats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18
COMMERCIAL MEN HERE
400 Delegates to Recent Con
gress Seeing New York.

-Four hundred delegates from foreign
countries 10 the Nth International Con-
gress Of Chambers OF Commerce. recently
held IN Boston, came to New York yes
terday IN the course OF g. tour which has
carried them as far west as Chicago.
The delegates were welcomed by COM
rn,ttee representing the New York Cham
her OF Commerce and fourteen other or
Plantations OF tho city. They were taken
In auto buses to the Hotel Aston and the
Hotel Vanderbilt. In the afternoon the
visitors were taken In one hundred tour
ing automobiles for a view Of the city's
principal show places, and at night they
went TO the Hlppodrome.
To-day they will make a tour on the
steamer Hendrix Hudson OF the waters OF
the East River past the big bridges, and
then around the Bay as far as Fort
Hamilton and the Narrows. This trip will
he followed by luncheon at the Chamber
OF Commerce. and later by a meeting in
tho building OF the United Engineering
Societies. ut which Mayor Gaynor will
make an address.