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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

his weight and therefore was too slow
on his pins. Holland says he couldn't
get off his feet after the fast ones
and the fans decided his playing wai
a joke. Therefore they got after the
old physician and got after him hard.
The good news about the entire affair
is that Andrews is riding the New
Years wagon. Not a drink for more
than a year. Holland is confident
Andrews Will land the job of scouting
for Comiskey.
The first of the regular ladies' free
days was inaugurated yesterday before
a large crowd of fair fans. Yes, most
of them wore white shirtwaists, and
the moving picture man was on the
ground. He took pictures of the play
ers, grandstand and portion of the
game. sKissane did what appeared
from the grandstand to be the best job
of umpiring he has put on exhibition
so far.
Lincoln Star: Yesterdays game in
Omaha was called off on account of
cold weather. The government
thermometer stood at 81 degrees at
p. M, which means that Pa Rourke
abandoned the game because the
crowd was sure to be slim. Evident
ly, the Omaha fans are cutters even
when they have a winning team. Let
it be recorded that the Nebraska me
the con talk on earth to the contrary
cannot eradicate the truth. One re-
freshing fact is that the Omaha pa
pers have ceased to assure us that
Rourkeville is the backbone of this
league.
The visitors started it in the third
inning Gossett hit. johnson sacri
feed him along. Kelly was hit by
pitcher. PowelPs infield pop put him
out of business. Gossett scored wheE
King dropped Watson's fly and Kelly
and Watson scored when Lee dropped
Zwilling's long drive to right. In the
fifth they added a pair on a walk to
Kelly, a pair of singles by Powell and
Watson and Zwilling's double to right.
Their final two came in the ninth when
Rose walked Meinke who was sent to
second by Gossett's martyrdom, allow
ed Johnson to hit and Powell to dc
likewise.
The Kaws grabbed their lonely one
in the seventh when Dulin hit. He
went to third on Kelly's bad throw af-
ter Emory's drive had been knocked !
down and scored when Gossett threw |
high at first to get Gear. The score: !
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*Batted for Ryan in fourth.
DENUED

Summary: Two Disc nlt-LIUyu. InIes
base hits-Niehof, Cassidy. Hits-On
Ryan in 4 innings; Hall, S in innings;
Healy in innings: O1mstead. in in
nings Bases on balls-Ryan, 1; Hall, l;
Healy l. Struck out-By Ryan. 2; Hall,
1: Healy, /: OImstead, g. Stolen bases
Kane, Scanlon, Niehoff. Kenworthy. Sac
rifice hfts-Wanner. Coyle. Left on bases
Omaha, 4; Denver, 9. Umpire-Knapp.
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Lincoln 1, Sioux City A.

Lincoln, May 18.-A little better
hitting by Sioux City and four errors
by Lincoln, most of which were costly,
gave the visitors the game. Fast
double plays by Sioux City featured
the game. Score:
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Smoky Valley League

Lindsborg, Kan, May 18.-Gypsum
City was easy picking for the Linds-
borg Swedes here. 1t was defeated By
the score of 16 to 2. Thorstenberg
pitched great ball for Lindsborg strik-
ing out z men. He also received one
3-base and two 2-base hits. Gypsum
got two hits and two runs. LindsborR
was credited with II hits altogether.
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Omaha 8. Denver 3.

Omaha, Neb., May 1S.-Third
Baseman Niehoff won Omaha the first
game of the series with Denver
by making a three base hit
with two men on bases in the
third inning. Manager Arbogast was
put out of the grounds for hitting
Knapp in the jaw over disputed deci-
sion. Manager Jack Hendricks was
also sent out of the grounds over the
same dispute. Score:
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Mink League Results.

Hiawatha, Kan, May 1S.-ResuIts
of Fridays games, Mink League: Hi
awatha, 4; Nebraska City, l. Falls
City, 5; Auburn, A. Humboldt, 8;
Beatrice. 8.
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Dies MONIES 6. Wichita Z.

Des Moines, May 1S.-Wichita made
two runs on Captain Thomas error
in the eighth inning and won the first
game of the local series. The score:
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American Association.
central Kansas League.

and stole the only base pilfered dur
ing the contest.
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Totals ............ 0S L
sRatted for McGraW in ninth.

Claire, Callahan, Rogge, curtis, Craig,
Thomas Sacrifice hits-Hughes Belden.
Double p1ays-Craig to Koerner; Wacob
to Koerner to Wacob; Callahan to Hughes
to Koerner. First base on ballS-Of
Rogge, 2; Perry, 2; Durham, 2; Hueston,
l. Struck out-Rogge, 6; Ellis, 2; Perry,
2: Hueston, 1; Durham, L. Hit by pitcher
-Pettigrew Wild pitch-Durham. Stolen
bases-Koer Nee. Hits-Of Rogge, IL
in 2-3 innings; Hueston 2 in 1 1-3 in
nings; Ellis, in 1-3 inings; Perry, in
1-3 innings; Durham, in innings.
Left on bases-Des Moines, II; Wichita,
TO- JJmpire-Johnson.
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ana stole the only DaSe pllIeIeO Qui
ing the contest.
The Kaws didn't play the quality of
ball that marked their at home stay.
Probably they were tired after the
long ride in from Rourke town. Dulin,
having great deal to do but taking
care of what came his way nicely and
making Topeka'S one clean drive.
King and Lee both showed the effects
of the change in position. Young al
lowed seven hits in seven innings OF
ball but the errors put crlmp IN ms
work and the team didn't bat behind
him. Rose showed a lot of smoke
and will probably be all right when
he quits heaving them overhanded.
Emory and Gardner were speed
kings Friday both figuring on double
plays which helped materially in
checking the visitors at times when
they grew dangerous. The new in
field ought to look good when it gets
going. The morning practices will
probably help lot in bringing this
about.
Beside his ball players Holland has
a crop of youngsters coming on for
the latter part of the season and next
year. The Joe town leader made a
good move when he sold out the
seph has been good to him and he is
rapidly reaching the point when he
can sit back and wait for his players
to slow up, happy in the knowledge
that he has others waiting to take
their places. There are few men who
than Holland.
The trouble with Doc Andrews at
st. Joseph was that he couldn't reduce
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Additional sport on Page 9.
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The trouble with Doc" Andrews at
st. Joseph was that he couldn't reduce
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
HUNDREDS HAVE QUEUES CUT
OFF AND SUBSTITUTE SAN.
DALS FOR SHOES.
BIG CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK
ceIestials Sing New National Song to
Air of Our "America."
Send Gre ceilings to Presi-
dent Sun.

New York, Jan. "A celebration
Of the establishment Of the Chinese
republic, coincident with the inaug,.
ration of its first president, was held
in Chinatown. Hundreds Of China.
ment rushed to their BARRIERS early in
the day and had their queues cut
away, sevcrins, as they said, the last
symbol of Manchu rule. At noon
when 1000 Cinnamon gathered for
the celebration. not a queue was seen.
Many Of the Cinnamon also shook off
their sandals and in heavy Ameri.
can shoes climbed the stairs of the
old joss house in Mott street which
was rcchristencd THE Chinese
Public Hall" and gravey bowed be.
fore a large portrait of the new presi,
dent. DR.. Sun Vat Sen. The hosting
of the new republic flag on top of the
old Joss house was the signal for
cheering which would have done cred.
it to any American football crowd.
"ChungI1ua. Chung Hue, hooIa. hoo
la. Nivela. Vivela. Chun. Chun
Chun," fairly shook the old walls of
the Chinatown district Chinese girls
and boys. dressed in American fash
ion, sang now Chinese national
song entitled "'rhc Country of the
Chinese Republic" to the air OF
America"
The sentiment Of the song was
somewhat as follows:
DIR. Sun Vat Sen has sown the
seed and grown the republic. All OF
the Chinese should be patriots. OF
one heart, one love and one life fol
their country and liberty and free
dom. Manchu rule is gone and tho
Chinese shall remain forever free"
More than 800 OF the new Chinese
flags were displayed in the district
together with portraits of the new
president There was parade through
the district and speechmaking at the
public hall. The shops contributed al
most their entire supply Of fire crack
ers, hundreds OF thousands of thel,
being thrown from roofs and bal
! comics
The Young China Association filct
the following cablegram here:
ITO President Sun Vat Sen. Nan
kin: We congratulate you, DR.. Sun
on your election 10 the presidency o
the new republic. We request you i'm
mediately to send soldiers to capt,r,
Pekin without further negotiations"
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
ARMOUR EMPLOYE ASSERTS
THERE WAS ALWAYS &C.
TIVE COMPETITION.
DESCRIBES COST SYSTEM.
Witness Explains the Method of Fig.
uring Margin Profits.-Answers
Are Evasive and Government
Gains Little.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-William D. Miles,
general manager of the Armour Pack
ing company at Kansas City from
1894 to 1902, testified in the trial of
the ten Chicago packers, charged
with criminal violation of the Sher-
man law, that the old packers pools
We're organized to prevent the glut-
ting of the market With fresh meat
and that there always was active
competition between the members in
all parts Of the country.
Miles had been heraded as one Of
the most important witnesses for the
prosecution and counsel for the gov
eminent made no effort to conceal
their disappointment at his cvasive
answers to certain questions.
The witness gave an elaborate de.
scription of the uniform test cost sys-
! TEN used by the packers and explained
the method of figuring margin profits
and other features Of the intricate
system of accounting
New Features.
| He brought out for the first time
there was BLACK test cost" and a
''red test cost used in the bookkeep-
ing of the Armour Packing company,
the former being used as the fiat price
of the animal and that the latter in
| cluded freight and other items of ex-
pense.
| The government contends that the
"red test cost" was secretly used by
the combination in the fixing Of the
price of meat. Miles told Of attending
the meetings of the packers pool in
the Councilman building, Chicago. but
| the efforts of counsel for the govern
ment to induce him to admit that the
members fixed the price of fresh meat
at these sessions We're unsuccessful.
He said that reports of the shipments
expressed in pounds together with
the average price and margin Of
profit earned for the previous week 8
business were received and the ship
ments for the current week were reg
ulated at the meetings Of the pool.
He identified several letters which
he received from the pool offices June
20, 1898, in regard to shipments and
margin price to he charged for fresh
meat and which had previously been
introduced in evidence by the gov.
eminent.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
TROOPS TO SUPPRESS MUT|hY
DISTURBANCES CONTINUE ALL
THROUGH CHINA.
Reported That Very Serious Fighting
Will Be Resumed at an Early
Date.

Pel1in, Jan. 4.-Three thousand Man.
i chu imperial troops, drawn from the
garrisons Of Pao Ting Flu and Shin
Wang Tao have been ordered to Chin
Wang Mao and Luncheon to attack
the mutineers there if they do not
submit.
Cao-Erh-Feng, formerly viceroy Of
the provine Of Sze-Chuan, assisted by
Manchu soldiers from Tibet, has re-
captured Chan-Tu, the capital. Serious
disturbances, however, continue all!
through the province. All foreigners
are reported to have left the city of
Chun King. The railroad authorities
at Tien Tsin fearing an attack by the
rebel troops, have stopped the Siber-
| ian mail.
Gen. III Yuen-Feng, commander-in-
chief Of the Robot troops, who has
been made " president of the pro-
visional olic, has apologized to
the imrgrt authorities for the viola
ton Of IT, armistice at Hankow. and
has dismissed two colonies who were
responsible for it,
A rumor is current that fighting will
be resumed soon. Premier Yuan Shi
| Kai has not received any reply from
DR.. WI Ting Fang at Shanghai whom
| he informed that he would in the fu-
ture carry on negotiations by tele-
graph. 1t is understood that the re-
publicans object to negotiating by
| wire.
The imperial delegates who have re-
turned here from Shanghai say a
reign of terror prevails in that city.
Nobody dares to venture an opinion
| in favor of a constitutional monarchy.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
CONGRESS HAS
RE-ASSEMbLED
LEGISLATION LIKELY TO CARRY
DELIBERATIONS WELL INTO
THE SUMMER.
A LONG SESSION AHEAD
House Expected to Get Busy on Tar.
iff Schedule in Short Time.-In.
vestigation Of Several.
Trusts.

Washington, Jan. 3.-A busy season
was in prospect for congress when it
reeonvened after the holiday recess.
The deliberations may run we'll into
the summer, without a halt even for
the presidential conventions.
With the Russian treaty abrogated,
the pension bill and urgent deficiency
appropriations out Of the way in the
house, tariff legislation is expected as
tee can send out the revised schedules
The iron and steel schedule will
come first and is expected within ten
days. Tariff legislation, however. is
by no means all that is in the legisla
tive program.
Antitrust, labor legislation and re.
vision of the statutes relating to in
functions are to be pressed by the jul
dietary committee. Panama canal
legislation is to be urged by the com
mittee on Interstate and foreign com
merce, members of which have just
returned from a three weeks inspec
ton of the canal zone. The rules com
mittee has under consideration impor
tant matters, including proposed in
vestigations of the money trust" the
shipping combine and the harvester
trust. This committee contemplates
recommending the appointment of
Joint committee to conduct a broad in
quiry into all three subjects.
Probes Will Be Resumed.
Investigation into the United States
Steel corporation and the sugar situa
ton will be resumed next week. The
committee on foreign affairs will press
legislation effecting treaties with for
eign nations and the committees or
expenditures in the various depart
ments of the government which begar
investigations during the extra ses
sion, are planning to renew work witt
vigor for the purpose of recommend
Ing economies in administration.
Many other matters are to be con-
sidered, among the most importan
being the appropriations, which thu
democrats have in their control TO
the first time in 16 years. Legisla
ton affecting the army and navy will
also be considered.
Representative Underwood. chail
man of the ways and means commit
tee, has expressed the hope that con
gress can complete it's work in jun
in time for the national convention
! but there arr many who seriousl.
doubt it when they contemplate al
that is scheduled to be done and tn
delays that will be encountered.
There is little before the senat
just now, the upper body having t.
await initiative action of the house
Tho Sherwood pension bill, passed b.
the house, will come up for the sen
nte's consideration first, in all prob
ability. Che bill pending for direc
election of United States senators
passed in the house last summer, I
still in conference. The conferees ar
to meet within few days, but thu
far no agreement has been reached.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Claimed Rainy Lake Company Took
Up ShevIin.CIark Interests.

Duluth, Jan. 3.--The report from
Winnipeg that the Edward Hines
Lumber company has purchased the
Shcvlin-CIark sawnill and quantity
Of Canadian timber is untrue, as far
IS the name of the purchaser is con-
cerned and the consideration. 1t has
been learned from other sources
which are reliable that the Rainy
Lake company has purchased the
Shevlin-Clark mill or at least that
crowd which includes Edward Hines.
the Weyerhacusers, William O'Brien
and others.
The Winnipeg report gives the con-
sideration as having been $750.000, but
1t was S1,500.000. The 1Iines-Weyer.
O'Brien syndicate already own 70O,.
900 900 feet OF Canadian timber
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
IN MEMORY OF GORDON.
Bishop of London Consecrates Mag.
nificent Cathedral in khartoum.

Khartoum, Jan. 4-Oriental pomp
and splendor marked the ceremonies
today when the new cathedral, erect
ed in memory of the famous General
Gordon. was consccrated by the Bish-
op of London, TT. Rev. Wilmington
Ingram Combined with the pic
turesqueness Of eastern features of
ceremonias of the Episcopal church.
The bishop. during his visit in the
land of the Pharaohs, is the guest Of
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Taft WILL NOT
QUIT THE RACE
PRESIDENT DECLARES THAT
ONLY DEATH CAN KEEP HIM
OUT OF FIGHT.
SENT NO MESSAGES TO TEDDY
Thinks He is Under Obligations to
Run Again-La FoIIette's Man.
ager Says He Will Never
Withdraw Either.
SENT NO MESSAGES. TO TEDDY

Washington, Jan. 4.--"Nothing but
death can keep me out of the fight
now" President Taft made this state
ment to White House callers, and add
ed that he had no objection to the
statement being made public.
The president is thoroughly aroused
to the gravity of the situation in the
republican party and determined to let
his attitude be generally understood.
He has declared that under no circum-
stances will he withdraw his name
from consideration by the Chicago
convention next June and has asserted
that his position with respect to the
nomination has not changed in particu-
lar since he first entered the White
House.
Mr.. Taft has told friends and party
leaders from. the first that if he should
be called upon to stand for reelection
he would be glad to do so; that he
felt under obligations to the party if
it wanted him again.
1t is vehemently denied at the White
House, that Mr.. Taft has sent any
messengers" to Mr. Roosevelt OH any
subject whatsoever.
The president has been urged for
weeks to make a more aggressive cam
paign in his own behalf He has re-
piled that he did not think political
activity comported with presidential
dignity. He now has consented that
his friends carry forward the fight as
vigorously as they desire and he will
lend what assistance he properly can.
La Toilette Not to Withdraw Either.
Chicago.-Walter l.. Housed. chair
man of the La Toilette campaign COM
mittee, gave out the following state
ment:
"Once for all wish to set at rest
the reports and rumors that Senator
La Toilette will withdraw or that his
friends will withdraw his name as a
candidate for president. Senator La
Follette's name will not be withdrawn
The campaign for his nomination will
continue until the gavel falls, declar-
ing who Is the nominee of the repub-
lican convention for president. There
need be no speculation INDUCED in re-
garding this fact
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Gen. Sir Reginald Wingate.

Gen. Sir Francis Reginald Wingate.
who so distinguished himself in tho
Soudan war. Another of General Win
gates guests is Lord Kitchener. The
success that has attended upon the
dral, which is second to none of the
Christian edifccs in Egypt, was due
almost entirely to the efforts of the
Bishop Of London, whose personal ap-
peals for contributions were respond
ed to in all parts Of the British en-
pire.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Bryan Says "Never Again."

Tampa, Jan. Al cannot conceive
any condition that would make it DOS
sible for me to consider the question
of becoming the candidate for the
presidential nomination of the demo-
cratic party in 1912" This was the
declaration of Colonel William Jen-
nings Bryan on his arrival here from
Havana in company with Mrs. Bryan.
They left for Washington. Mr.. Bryan
declined to comment on the action of
the progressive democrats Of Ohio in
pushing his name to the front as a
candidate.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
ROSE TOURNAMENT is REVIEWED
Thousands of Blossoms Are Used In
Pasadena's Festival.

Pasadena, Calf --Pasadena' TWEEN.
ty-third annual tournament OF roses
was reviewed by throngs which lined
the streets for miles. Hundreds of
thousands Of blossoms were used in
decorating the allegorical places and
the vehicles in tho parade. Calbraith
p. Rodgers, who crossed the continent
in an acroplanc, headed the process.
sion in the machine in which he made
his famous trip.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
VETERAN SEA FIGHTER AND
NAVAL AUTHORITY PASSES
AWAY IN WASHINGTON,
ADMIRAL EVANS IS DEAD,
Was Retired From Active Service
After Taking the Fleet Around
Word.-Spent All His Life
in Navy.

Washington. Jan. 4.-Rcar Admiral
Robley ID. Evans, known as "I'ighting
Bob" died suddenly at his home In
this city. Acute indigestion ended
the carcc" of one of the most pop,l-
lar officers In the navy lie was i'll
only two hours. Admiral Evans was
born e., years ago in Floyd county,
Virginia.
AT his bedside at the time of his
death were his wife. his daughter,
Mrs. II. !. Sewall and his daug htcr-in-
law, Mrs. Frank II. Evans, wife of
the admiral's only son, a lieutenant
commander in the navy. The only
other member of his immediate fam
lily who WAS not present was his
aausht or. Mrs. Marsh, wife of Captain
Charles c. Marsh. commanding the
armorcd cruiser North Carolina.
President Taft was one Of the first
20 express his grief and condolences
lIc said:
Admiral Evans was ono of the most
successful squadron commanders we
aavc had in tho navy for a long time
He was a rigid diS"iplinarian. of
quick decision and admirably advised
In the intricacy of the machinery OF
cruisers and bnttlcshps and skilled in
drilling them. am deeply affected to
hear OF his death"
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
HELD FOR $4,000 THEFT.
Treasurer of New York Wholesale
House to Get Hearing Friday.

New York, Jan. 4.-percy &. Van
deroef surrendered at the criminal
courts building to face charges Of en-
bezzlernent Of approximately $4,000
from the large wholesale dry goods
house of Van keuren and Thornton
company. OF which he was treasurer.
He entered formal plea of not guilty
and was locked up in the Tombs for
further examination.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Woman and Babes Burn to Death.

Snffcrn. N. Y. Jan. 2.-Nrs. James
Baker and her two children. Lillian,
years old and Ethel 3 years old, lost
their lives here when fire destroyed
their home.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
CHARGED With Bomb rhrowino

Muscatine, Jan. 80. G. Wilson, the
socialist member of the city council
and business agent of the local But.
ton Workers Union, is in Jail, follow.
ing his arrest on charges of malicious.
ly injuring button factory buildings
and throwing acid bombs.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
PERSIAN TROOPS ARE DEFEATED
Native Who Accused Shuster Of Theft,
Wins Victory.

Kermantshah, Jan. 2.-Salari-Ed
DoWleh, the brother of the cx-shah
has defeated the government forces
under AZan- IId-Dowleh. Salar-J;d
Dowlch had telegraphcd the govern.
ment that unless the $50, 900, belong
ing to him and confiscated by the for.
mer Treasurer General Shuster, was
perjal bank building at Kermanshah.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Foresters' Treasurer Missing.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 4.-George I.
Wilson, treasurer of the local order of
the Foresters of America, is being
sought by the police on q warrant
charging him with ENLIGHTENMENT OF
$500 of the Foresters' funds.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
WEST DOOMED TO PRISON.
Cashier Who Robbed State Bank Of
Golden Sentenced.

New Ulm, S1inn., Jan. 3.-When dis
trict court was called after the holt
day recess, the first matter to demand
the attention of Judge Olson was the
sentencing of Rollin NJ. West, cashier
of the State bank of Golden. who
pleaded guilty. to grand larceny in the
first degree, on one of the three in
dictments returned against the three
indictments returned against him by
the grand jury charging him with EN-.
bezzzling S12,271.04.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Banker Is Murdered.

CentraIa, Wash, Jan. "a robber
held up the Farmers and Merchants
bank and shot and instantly killed the
president, H. Barr. The murderer was
captured.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
RaiIroaders to Get Raise,

Chicago, Jan. 3.--Engineers, cor
ductors, firenlen and brakemen in tn"
employ of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railway will get the increases
in pay asked for several months aga.