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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
Santa Fe Makes known It's Pol
icy on Good Roads Question.
Announcement That Road viii
Cooperate With People.
ADMITS ITS REASON
Says 1t viii Assist in Building
Up Territory.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

A frank statement on the good
roads matter is made by the Santa Fe
railroad from Topeka. The announce
ment follows:
The Atehison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company will cooperate with
good roads associations in any feasible
plan for the Improvement of the high
ways in the territory through which
It's lines are operated. The Santa Fe
always has been ready to respond to
every organized movement for good
roads, because good roads are next to
good crops in the railroad traffic
mans calculations
GOOD roads mean bigger and bet
ter crops, for the farmer who hauIs
his produce to market over good roads
has more time to devote to his crops
than he would have if the roads were
bad. The bigger the crops, the heav-
Ter the railroad traffic. T'ransporta-
tlon being all that the railroad has to
sell, the Santa Fe looks with favor
upon any movement that tends to in
crease traffic, as a business PROPOSE
ton pure and simple. The Santa Fe,
therefore, is friendly to the good roads
movement, viewing the situation from
the standpoint of the dollar.
But there is another viewpoint
from which the Santa Fe sees the
case. The system of railroad owned
by the Santa Fe operates in IL states,
embracing great empire from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico on
the south and the Pacific ocean on the
west. 1t is an agricultural territory.
generally, most of the states being in
the course of development.
The Santa Fe is for anything that
builds up and beauties the lands
traversed by it's lines. and no commun-
Ity can turn out better advertise
ment of its progressiveness and civic
pride than a system of good roads.
"A good road in front of a farm
fields. high grade stock, nice house
and barn, orchard, etc. These things
go together. Good roads everywhere
mean good farms everywhere, and
that spells increased prosperity and
happiness for the farmer and his fam
lily, and increased prosperity for the
country at large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
RAILWAY NOTES

Every Topeka railway official VINO
fought the snow drifts in southwestern
Kansas has a jackrabbIt story to tell
All-steeI equipment ordered by the chi
cazyo & Northwestern road includes forty
passenger coaches, six diners four paTiOr
cars and two observation parlor cars The
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis < Omaha
road a subsidiary of the Northwestern,
has awarded contracts for ten passenger
coaches, four baggage cars and two COM
binatfon passenger and baggage cars, all
steel.
A report issued by the Canadian Pacific
railway shows that during 1911 z72 miles
OF new branch lines between the great
lakes and the Rocky mountains were
graded by the company in conformity
with its policy to provide railroad fac1Ii-
ties for newly settled districts. Through
out the territory mentioned the com
parv now has ,S42 miles of track
In a communication to the Auskogee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
STORIES UNTRUE, SAYS sTTEHM
No .sE'air Play Organization at lin
coin, He Declares.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 22.-"The
stories concerning the organization of
fair play club at the University of
Nebraska for the purpose of investi-
eating the eligibility of baseball play
ers among the conference schools of
the Missouri valley is entirely false, "
said Coach Stiehm, who is here with
the Nebraska basketball team. I'VE
have never questioned the eligibility
of Kansas baseball players and when
school sends a ratified list of players
we take it for granted that they are
eligible. There is absolutely nothing
to the story that Nebraska students
have formed a club called the fair
play club to investigate the baseball
players composing conference teams.
II am in favor of organizing a base
ball team at the University of Ne
braska this spring and am now work
ing on a tentative schedule"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
MAY USE SHERMAN LAW.
John L. Powers says Antitrust Leg
islatiOn VIII Help Ieague.

John I. Powers Says Antitrust Leg
islation Will Help League.
st. Louis, Jan. 22.@John r Pow
ers, president of the New Columbian
OUTLAW baseball league which in
cludes Billy Nelson's Gunther team in
Chicago, has sprung new one on the
organized baseball magnates. Powers
says his league has right to exist
ence under the Sherman antitrust law
and that he will invoke its aid if a
fight is waged on his organization
I'VE have the statutory right to ex-
ist and compete with the baseball
trust said Powers. land we will take
advantage of that right. The Sherman
antitrust law is at our disposal if at
tackled. We are not fighting capital
with capital and seek no war with any
person or combination.
Most of our players already are
lined up for the coming season and
we will be i ma position in April to
furnish high class ball all over the
circuit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
HAS GOOD TRACK TEAM.
Scherer Hopes to Improve Good Show.
ing Made Last Year.

Baldwin, Kan, Jan. 22.-With the
exception of Tommy Dunstan, who ran
the low hurdles and who held the
state record in that event, Coach
Scherer of Baker university, will have
every one of his 1911 state track
champions on the track again this
spring The men are out now on the
indoor track and are training hard
for the meets which will be held this
spring. Coach Scherer expects to land
the state meet again this year. The
first meet will be held with Kansas
university at Lawrence in February
and soon after this meet Baker will go
to Manhattan to help the Aggies cele-
brate the opening of the new gym
nasium at the Aggie school in an in
door meet. Other outdoor meets will
be held with the State Normal at En-
poria; William Jewell at Liberty;
Washburn at Baldwin The team will
also take part in the relay carnival
which is to be held at Topeka in
March and the team will take part in
the state meet at Emporia.
Scherer has a number of freshmen
who will strengthen the team. Among
them are Taylor and DeFrees on the
weight events and Sawyer and Palmer
on the pole vault. Taylor played
tackle of the football team last fall
and before coming to Baker was the
winner in several high school state
meets in the weight events.
The old men of the team who are
back and their events are:
100 yards-Parker, Redman.
220 yards=Parker.
440 yards-Martin, Redman.
Half mile-Horn, Redman.
Mile=Merry.
Two Osterhaut, Fike.
High hurdles-Martin.
Low hurdles=Parker, Redman-
Broad jump and high jump-All-
derdice, Mcmillan, Prichett.
The weight events and the pole
vault will be open to new men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
HOLMES OPTION HAS EXPIRED
Gunthorpe Did Not Furnish Financial
Aid Expected.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 22.-The option
of "Ducky'' Holmes, former manager
of the Lincoln "Antelopes" upon the
Lincoln baseball club expired last
night
Holmes was unable to secure finan-
cial backing and unless the option is
renewed, the proposed sale for $4,000
will not take place. John Gunthorpe.
of Denver, has been depended upon as
a financial aid for Holmes but he has
not responded.
With bankruptcy proceedings pend
ing. and the time limit for signing
players expiring February 1, the sit
uation of the Lincoln club is serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

Incorporated in illinois last week vita
81 $4,000 capital stock. r. r.. Mcrike.
who has been refrigerator service agent
of the Illinois Central, VIII be general
manager OF the dispatch.
The Pennsylvania railroad, encourages
by the reduction in the number OF tres
passers killed along It's lines. as a result
Of the persistent efforts OF It's Officers
during the past four years. intends 70 to-
double It's Efforts during 1872. New warn
ing notices win be put UP and the author
tiles Will be requested TO enact more
stringent iawes- General Manager 3. g.
Long has issued circular 10 officers and
employees and has called upon All crn-
pioyees TO assist in decreasing the deatn
roll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
SMALL GAIN IN DECEMBER.
An Increase of O.3 Per Cent in Gross
Earnings for All Roads.

Earnings for All Roads.
Gross earnings of all United States
railroads reporting for December, as
prepared by Duns Review, aggregate
$5S, 643,OS7, gain of 0.3 per cent as
compared with the earnings OF the
same roads for the corresponding pc
riod a year ago. This is a more in
different comparison than has been
made for a considerable period and is
due mainly to a general falling off in
the returns reported for the fourth
week of the month, very few roads in
cluded in the statement showing a
gain. In the south, where most of the
constantly reported more or less in
crease, most roads probably will make
a fairly satisfactory exhibit for the en-
tire month owing to larger earnin SIS of
the preceding three weeks, but on
practically every one there was some
falling off in the last week, Similar
conditions prevail in the southwest
and west, but in those sections the loss
is less noticeable, as many roads in
that territory have been reporting
smaller earnings than last year for
some time past. In the following ia
BILE are given the earnings of all United
States roads reporting to date for the
four weeks of December and the gain
as compared with the earnings of the
same roads for the corresponding pc
riod a year ago; also for practically
the same roads in the two preceding
months, together with the percentages
of gain or loss as compared with last
year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
WAIT FOR WARMER WEATHER.
Survey for New Santa F'e Line Will
Begin Soon.

Dodge City, Kan, Jan. z2.-Just as soon
as the weather shall permit, the survey
by the Santa Fe of its proposed line from
Santa Fe Junction westward through
Grant and Stanton counties will begin
This is the line that Will start at the
south Haskell county town, now certain
to be Santa Fe Junction, the Colmar
cutoff southwest from Dodge City, ana
work westward through Kansas into Col
orado and probably to Trinidad and the
coal fields.
There is no longer any doubt of this
west branch, and the surveyors would
have been put in the field before this.
had it not been for the severe weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
. - q DRIVES OUT
49, - RHEUMATISM

diseased condition OF
tain our bodies URIC acid irritating nhanraatOr
because OF
and ny1gorang the body the blood iri infnes the
different
The pains and aches and other dangerous
the driven from the blood this because perfect
ceanses the circulation inyigo the blood Feu
PlasteTs
used for the temporary relief and they
effected the blood
tRnau medical to all hov7rte.
~--=-~---~ THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA CA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

dates here on account of rain. The
management this year, or any other
year for that matter can hardly hope
to miss as few at home games on ac-
count Of moisture. The drouth which
hit Kansas last year extended to the
ball lot and while other teams were
lying idle on account of the weather
the Kaws were battling away, losing
game after game, but preventing them
from being piled up for double head
ers later in the season So there was
a little luck along with the rest of it
Des Moines fans are talking of doing
something in the matter OF securing
a new down town park to show their
appreciation of the promises made by
Fairweather and Isbell. 1t certainly
will be worth something to the fans
to have such men at the head of the
club.
The Western league race next year
promises to be a dress affair. st. Jo-
seph, Sioux City, Omaha and Denver
have announced a uniform for the
players which would make the plug
fan scratch his head in study before
he can imagine what they will look
like. Anyhow it's an indication of
prosperity. In hard times a ball play
er can worry along with a very ordin-
airy looking uniform.
The following players were trans
TERED TO FalrWeaLneT ana 1SDeil at Les
Moines: Pitchers=PIympto Northup,
Huston, Owens, Herche, Mitchell,
Rogge, Douglas, Thompson, Sweet,
Schneiberg.
Catchers - Ulatowski, McGraw,
Lynch, Bachant, Allen.
InfieIders - COlligan, Graham,
Kores. Smith, Dryer, Meyer, Williams.
utfielders-Curtis, Hayes, Kelly,
Gilmore, Choinard-
Gear will be in Topeka Friday ac-
cOrding to the last announcement of
the Baseball association directors.
Qualification will be held at the Com
mercial club rooms and an effort will
be made to have all of the fans who
can get out see him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
BEGIN WORK ON d. & r. G. SOON
President Bush Says Road Will Be
Placed in Good Condition.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 22-
Plenty of money will be forthcoming
for the purpose and the Denver &
Rio Grande railway will be made as
nearly perfect as conditions will per-
nit This statement was made by
Benjamin F. Bush, the new president
of the Rio Grande. He is inspecting
the lines committed to his care. Presi-
dent Bush left Sunday evening for the
east The physical rehabilitation Of
the Rio Grande will begin, he says
early next summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
BEGIN BAIL PARK TO-DAY.
wichita Players VIII Report About
March IS.

wichita, Jan. 2o-Work on the new
Wichita ball park begins today. Plans
for the park have been completed and
the work must be rushed to have the
park ready for spring training.
The Wichita players will be ordered
to report about March Is There will
be no spring training trip, according to
present plans, although a short jaunt
through northern Oklahoma may be
scheduled later. Paramount college has
asked for series of games early in
the training season and a number OF
big league games will be played, in
Guiding the White SOX on April
and s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
ALEXANDER GETS BIG SALARY.
Pitcher Receives Largest Salary in
National League.

Philadelphia, Jan 22.=It is an
nounced by the Philadelphia National
league club that Grover Alexander, the
pitcher will get the largest salary
ever paid to a player for a second
seasons service in big league. He
was a star in the National league last
year, but this year he demanded big
increase and got it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
OOULON AND forbes MEET.
Featheryveights Battle for Champion.
ship of World.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Johnny CouIon,
the bantam weight champion of the
world and Harry Forbes, former hold
err of the title, will fight ten rounds at
Kenosha, Wis, tonight. Both men left
for the scene of the battle today. They
will weigh in at 116 pounds at s
o'clock. Coulon now is below this
weight and Forbes who weighed 1T
when he finished hard training yester-
day expected to dry OUT the last
pound without serious difficulty
Eddie Santry, former featherWeight
champion, will referee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

not selected. the matter being left open
until the next meeting in about ten
days. Propositions by A. Brobrick,
of Cleveland and Alfred H. Wolf, of
Chicago, were most favored. it was
said.
The new directorate consists of
President William A. Whitman, Read
ing, chairman; w. T. Mccullough and
Hugh MacKinnon. Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

our greatest weakness AS we stand
now, I am sure that we will beat out
at least five clubs this year and we
are apt to beat out a few more of
them. Just couple of good pitchers
to bolster up the staff and we won't
be afraid to meet any Of them,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
IAARNED LOSES TWO GAMES.
Kinsley and Dodge City Win al
RaSfetbaII

I.arned, kan, Jan. 22.-Larned lost
both ends Of a basketball double
header staged at the rink here. The
first. a girls game, resulted in a score
of 19 to 25 in favor of the Dodge City
girls. The second game ended to
Il III favor of the Kinsley boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
Killing WAITS SOME PITCHERS.
with Them, He says, Boston Can DO
Fairly Wen.

Boston, Jan. 22.-Johnny King, the
former Chicago National league star.
is in this city for the first time since
he became manager Of the newly re-
organized Boston Nationals. Killing is
optimistic about the teams chances
What we wan he said. ARE q
few good pitchers to help out. That's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
FTTz ENTERS BAsERALL.


law Franchise.
New York, Jan. 22.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons is about to blossom forth as a
baseball magnate. Ruby Robert is
mingling with the promoters of the
United States OUTLAW league at the
Imperial hotel and is a conspicuous
figure in the lobby. 1t is understood
Fitz will head the Cleveland team if
that city secures a franchise.
The movements of the embryo mag
mates are shrouded in mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
NEW LEAGUE OWNERS MEET.
Eighth Town on New Circuit Has No
Been Chosen.

New York. Jan. 22.-At a meeting
of the United States Baseball league
just ended, bylaws were adopted and
a new board Of directors were elected.
a committee was appointed to address
a. communication to the national COM
mission stating the new leagues posi-
ton, declaring that it will respect ma
uonal agreement contracts if its own
are recognized. :
The eighth city in the circuit was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
students Favor Suffrage

Emporia, Kan, Jan. Pat a poll taken
of the young women students of the Col
lege of Emporia, sixty-six votes were cast,
forty favoring suffrage for women and
twenty-six opposed to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

Atchison, Kan, Jan. 22.-Edmund Hast
ings, the 16-year-ol son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Hastings, is dangerously i'll with
spinal meningitis. It is the first case of
the disease which has appeared in Atchi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

In addition to his other accomplish
ments, Mr. Lee stole IS bases last
year. This is about as many as the
entire Kaw team pilfered during the
five and a half months the players
drew salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

Des Moines, as evidence of her re-
juvenation as baseball center. points
with pride to the money made there
BY Mike and Joe CantilIon And the
two brothers did pick up a bunch of
iucre there So much so, in fact. that
they are now among the weather.
class Of baseball magnates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

Rourlze has traded Shortstop
Kneaves and some money for wild
Jack Ryan. Ryan was one of the de-
pendable twirlers of the Lincoln team
in years gone by and finished the sea-
son with Mobile last year, landing
near the top of the pitchers records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

Among the holdouts in the wester
league are Johnny Beau of Denver
The ot1tfielder was sent up to Bosto
but has been turned back to the Griz
Elies. Beall wants part of the $3.50
for which it was said that he was sold
Magill says that as BealI failed I
stick he was compelled to return tn
money. But Beall will be in all right
A little warm weather will bring in hi
signed contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22

1t is to be hoped that the Lincoln
club soon gets its difficulties settled
Lincoln is too good a ball town to be
involved in such turmoil. Last years
record is not to be blamed upon the
Lincoln fans. Something like nine
Sunday games were lost by the Ante
lope management on account of rainy
weather. This will put a hole in the
finances of any club.
There is one way in which the local
club made a record last year. It did
mt lose more than a couple Of Sunday
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29
Farm FIR SafeI

40 acres, good house and barn
good orchard ard garden, two
good wells ard ono spring 70
acres good Licking river bottom
land, all under good fence. Will
take good live stock on first pay
ment; balance on one and two
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29

no otareu ~ nor IN GREAT AiAFns
uneasy troubled sleep. He did no
know whether she slumbered
whether she had tainted again. H,
did not dare to stop to find out, BIZ
strength was almost spent; In this las
effort the strain upon his musclei
was almost ~ great as It had been II
the whirlpool. For the second tint
that day the sweat stood out on hi,
forehead. his legs trcmbled under him
How he made the last I'VE hundred
feet up the steep wall to q certall
broad shelf perhaps an acre In extent
where he had built his hut among TIE
mountains he never knew: but the
last remnant Of his force was spent
when he finally opened the unattached
door with his foot carried her In the
log hut and laid her upon the bed OF
bunk built against one wall Of the
cabin.
Yet the way he put her down was
Characteristic Of the man. That last
vestigs Of strength had served him
well. He did not drop her as a less
thoughtful and lees determined man
might have done, he laid her there 90
gently and az tenderly az II she
weighed nothing. and as II he had car.
ried her nowhere. So quiet and easy
was his handling Of her that she did
not wake up at once.
So soon as she was out Of his arms.
he stood up and stared at her in great
alarm. which soon gave way to reas'
surance. She had not tainted, there
was little tinge Of color in her cheek
that had rubbed up ssainst his rough
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29

s2 III. Enid hears the story
'ilB enginecr. Newbold, whose
>Ilf q cliff and was so seriously
be was compelled to shoot her
+ her being eaten by wolves
Vent for help.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29
sirickcn cnnntenanee.

stricken countenanee."
IA Enid gasped her father. IT said
would rather see her--dead, butt
Is not true-I-
James Armstrong was a man Of
prompt decision, without moments
hesitation he picked up the telegram;
1t was full of explicitly, thus it read:
1--WE were encamped last week in
the mountains. Enid went down the
canon for a days fishing alone. A sud-
den cloudburst filed the canon, wash
ed away the camp. Enid undoubted-
ly got caught in the torrent and was
drowned. We have found some Of her
clothing but not her body. Have
searched every foot of the canon.
Think body has got into the lake, now
frozen, snow falling, mountains I'M
passable; will search for her in the
spring when the winter breaks. 1 am
following this telegram in person by
the first train. Would rather have
died thousand deaths than had this
happen. God help us.
ROBERT MAITLAND"
+ Armstrong read 1t, stared at 1t Z
moment, frowning heavily, passed it
over to the footman and turned to the
stricken father.
"Old man, loved her." he said,
simply. 81 love her still; l believe
that she loves me. They haven't
found her body, clothes mean moth
ing. I'll find her. I'll search the noun
tains until I do. Don't give way;
something tells me that she's alive,
and I'll find her."
IF you do" said the broken old
man, crushed by the swift and awful
response to his thoughtless exclama'
ton, "and she loves you, you shall
have her for your wife,
1T doesn't need that to make me
find her." answered Armstrong grim
ly, "she is woman, lost in the noun,
tains in the winter, alone. They
shouldn't have given up the search.
III find her as there is God above
me whether she's for me or not"
A good deal Of a man, this James
Armstrong of Colorado, In spite Of
many things in his past Of which he
thought so little that he lacked the
[ grace to be ashamed of them. Stephen
Maitland looked at him with Ger
tain respect and growing hope, as
he stood there in the library. stern
resolute, strong.
Perhaps