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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
KANSAS BOY WINS HoNoRs.
r. o. Swanson Wins First Prize in
Judging GuernSeys.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct 30.-Kansas
has again won first honors in the stu
dents judging contest OF the Ma
tional Dairy show this year. In COM
petition with forty-two men repre-
senGng fourteen colleges at Chicago
last Saturday, R. O. Swanson Of Man
haitian. a senior dairy student in the
Kansas Agricultural college, won
first place in judging Guernsey dairy
cattle and third place in the Ayrshire
division The Kansas team of three
men stood third in the list, winning
over Massachusetts,, Missouri, New
York, Kentucky, South Dakota, Penn
sylvania, Michigan, Delaware, Ohio,
Maryland and New Hampshire. Ne
braska and Iowa won first and sec
e- VaIv.
In a similar contest last year, K.
B. Musser, a Kansas boy. carried off
a $500 scholarship as the best judge
of Holsteins. The honor won by
Swanson this year carried no schol-
arship. The other members of the
team were D. H. Branson of Win
field and 0. l. Oshel of Gardner. J.
B Fitch, assistant in dairying, ac-
companied the team to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Struck by Train at Bean Lake.

Atchison, kan, Oct. 30.-As the re-
suits of being struck by a Burlington
passenger train this side of Bean lake,
Grossly Berry. age IS years, - in q
serious condition in a hospital. The
young man brought load of potatoes
to Atchison, yesterday, and was re-
turning home when the accident &C.
CURED. Al crossing where the ap-
prOach of the train was partially hid
den by weeds and underbrush. the
train struck team of mules he was
driving. killing both animals ana de-
thrown out and sustained a fractured
skull. The physicians and nurses give
little hope of his recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct 30--TriaI of a
suit for damages Of $4,000 for the loss
of an eye with eighteen baseball play
ers as defendants, was begun here to-
day
Mrs Emily Russell. of Alhambra,
Cal. is the pIainti-- She alleges that
while walking on the street, a baseball
struck her in the eye. destroying the
sight She learned the names of the
clubs playing a game of baseball near
By. but could not ascertain who had
struck or thrown the ball that hit her,
so she named all eighteen pIayers as
defendants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
AHT a. to Kin C-hinch Rnes.

Columbus, Kan, Oct 3O.-Every
one of the hundreds OF members of
the Cherokee county And-Horse Theft
association will, on a Saturday in No
vember, apply the torch to all the
bunch grass on his farm to kill the
bugs and remove the shelter which
is the chief harboring place for this
destructive pest. County Clerk W. H
Shafer, president of the county A. H.
T. A. will issue a proclamation setting
aside the day agreed upon as chinch
bug DAY and throughout the local
organization the word will be passed
to the individual members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
JACK THE PEPPER CAUGHT.
Man Who Scared Women Is Fined
Ten Dollars.

Atchfson. Kan, Oct 5O.-The man
who has been peepiug in windows, fol-
lowing and frightening women and
children. is in the city jail where he
was sent to serve 20 days for disturb
ance of the peace. The man is D. A
Rooms, a car repairer, employed at
the Central Branch shops. He was
fined $40 in police court. and in de-
fault of payment of the fine he was
committed to jail for twenty days. He
did not dispute the charge against him,
yet said he had no knowledge of fol-
lowing women or peeptng in windows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
McKneIIy Jury Failed to Fix Blame

Wellington. Kan. Oct 3O.-The cor
oner's jury which for a month has
been investigating the deaths Of three
members OF the McKnelly family on
September rs has completed the work,
returning a verdict in which 1t finds
that Theodore McKnelly. Ida McKnelly
and Greta McKne1ly came to their
deaths at the hands of person or per
sons unknown to the jury.
Otto Mcknelly, the son who IS held
in the county Jail under q charge of
first degree murder, will be given a
preliminary examination in a few days.
The evidence as to his guilt is wholly
circumstantial and incon inclusive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Negroes Get Another Teacher.

Columbus, Kan, Oct Soy
threatening to send their children to
the white schools and convincing the
board that there is no legal authority
for drawing the color line in schools
of Kansas of the second class. the pa
irons OF vernon, the one cOlOred school
in the city forced the board OF ed
ucation last night to grant their de-
mand for an additional teacher IN that
school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

a complete fracture of the spine The
injured man was brought to the Stew
art hospital in an ambulance. He
will die.
Mr. Murray is a son of one of the
oldest families in Reno county. and
has lived all his life in Reno county.
He is about IS years OF age. and has
q wife and two small children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Brine suit Against MISSOURI Pacific.

Winfield, kan. Oct 30.-Suit was
filed in the CowIey county district
court by Mrs Lizzie ]. Hammer of
Dexter against the Missouri Pacific
railroad for $4,000. The action IS
based on the alleged tIltreatment of
Hammer by an employee of the rail-
road company at the ST. Louis union
depot about a month ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
FALLS FROM TREE. WILL DIE
George Murray Fatally Injured While
Picking Apples

Hutchinson. Kan. Oct 30--George
Murray. enc Ct the best known young
farmers of Lincoln township, was
probably fatally injured by a fall from
an apple tree
Mr. Murray, x no resides a mile west
of Elmer. had gone to the T. H. Rine-
hart farm, southwest Of Elmer, to
pick apples He climb up a ladder,
and then crawled into the tree and
was picking, when he lost his footing
ard fell 10 the ground, fully twenty
He struck on his back. sustaining
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Kansas FORESTS on F'ire.

Atchison, kan, Oct 30.-What
might be called a Kansas forest fire,
occurred last night north Of here
when fire, evidently started by hunters,
spread over several hundred acres of
tim Der land east of Doniphan and the
entire ne1ghborhood fought fire all
night A high wind made it spread
very RAPIDLY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
KANSAS GOSSIP.
Josenh H. Cranev Is Deac.

Downs, Kan, Oct. 30.-Joscph H
Craney. 20 years old, one of tbs early
settlers Of Downs. and first may or OF
the town. IS dead here He was form
erly a mem Der of the legislature from
Osborne county Funeral services viii
be held Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

And 50 there IS an absence of the
celebrated Mr.. Blue Funk at Wash burn
The material seems to be there and
all that is now needed appears 10 be
work and lots Of it. The coaches will
give the needed labor and its up to the
men TO bring their school back to the
football map. And don't be surprised if
the score is close Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Kansas Grain dealers. who never at
tended q football game in his life, was
cut TO watch lie practice last night.
The sight OF him almost upset the play
e. He had never seen the elder Smi-
ley al practice or game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

y --fe. one of the most promising OF
the freshman squad, Is out of the game
for the remainder Of the year with
injuries shorty Rogers and McCaf-
ferty, OF the regular squad, were put
out with injuries last night but there
VIII be no lasting damage, it was an
nounCed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Coach Kennedy's Haskell Indians
lost to Texas and announcement Is
made that they received fair treatment
There must have been a change in the
last seven years. in Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Several football 1ends who have seen
him play this year believe Steuwe, the
big Kansas fullback. VIII make an all
Valley man this year. His home is in
Alma and he made a good showing
early last year but was compelled to
60 home on account Of sickness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

PLAEt ENTO
Win the beginning Of work TO pre-
rs-e The Waslburn team for the nara
Eanes on the last half OF me scn7-
dale comes the ammo Incement t1tI
Cen-aIn T0mlinson viii not De in the
game against the Normal al Emporl4
SATURDAY The husky leader or II
team Is suffering from injuries wAich
make il necessary that he should stay
out II ne wishes 70 get into the ran
SIS argument An old injury was r.
ou-ned in the few minutes he played
Saturday and he now spends MS time
helping the coaches by taking charge
OF rha scrubs. These he sends in where
they VIII most damage the varsity
chances 70 make showing and ne Is
thus PROBABLY doing as much good II
the practice as ne would were ne tax
ing part in IT, But Tommy Will not
get To so against the Teachers
The game with the Teachers Is just
what the Blue squad needs now II
viii be q hard fought contest Il VII
teach the players TO meet resistance
and crush IT. II viii give them more
OF an idea as TO what they may ex-
rect IN the harder games that are %
follow And dom figure that the Nor
Taking q wCnGerful brace the peda-
gogues are coming back under full
steam and will likely make q lot OF
trouble for the teams they meet from
now On The Sons OF IchabOd viii have
Il foe worthy Of them in every way
next Saturday. Weak at the start the
Noruals have found themselves and
a score that viii be close indeed may
be expected when the Driver-Dexter
combination goes TO EmpOria for the
weekend
The Tuesday workout at the Wash
burn field was the hardest seen this
season On this ground The scrimmaga
was Tar more severe than anything the
Blue has gone against this season in
Z regular game. Scrub and varsity
strength seems about evenly divided
and for the first time in years the
coach has from three to five men
Tor every available position. some Of
these, Of course. are stronger than
others but the strength seems to be
fairly well divided between the two
squads The spirit among the players
Is the best and the scrimnage IS the
hardest kind OF fighting. 'kack- Sm1-
ley had charge Of the scrubs last
night and IL was only after the hard
est kind Of fighting that the varsity
vas able 10 push the bail forward
fo- the required length in four downs
on the other hand Smiley carefully di-
rected his scrubs against the varslt--
and fought the same hard fight o.
make a gain once ne broke through
and carried the ball himself for 81
touchdown Again and again The
coaches urged the men not To slo-
when they hit the line but as Smile
aptly put il. They all stop when thzy
hit that line" And this was large,
true.
And the faculty at Washburn see MS
20 be for the team The teachers
are out to practice often and arr mani
Testing their interest in other ways
And Il all helps. Beside this is
il should be The team is a part o-
Washburn and the faculty members
should be as proud Of it and as i'm
terested in Its work as they should be
81 any other portion of school work.
You can't make ~Kack- Smiley be-
heve that this isn't to be be a record
breaking year for Washburn His
father. E J. Smiley, secretary OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Specific BlOOd POISON


OF copusCles of
Circulation that
SWELL
body
blood blood
P1nl as this s S s. IS the all blood purifiers
Gle OF the insidius lasting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Blood Poison. II you suffering with this disease
S s s will you because it will purify your blood
and enrich its heahpronotng corpusc1es. S. S. s. is
so absolutely safe and certain its results, that
may themselves home and be assured the
cure viii be permanent and lasting. S. s. S. is purely
vegetable remedy, being made entirely of roots, herbs
ard barks, and it will certainly Specific Blood
forms and stages Home Treatment Book and medical
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, ATLANTA. GA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

You can't make -Kack~ Smiley be-
iieve that this isn't to be be a record
breaking year for Washburn His
father, E J. Smiley. secretary of -la
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Our old friend Pete Hauser. the
Haskell and later the Carlisle star. is
trying TO play football again This time
it is in the far northwest. HaUser
lesSaed his first football u-der Hearn-
ste L at Haskell. playing his first game
there at fuuback. the position he has
played most Of the time since This
was ten years ago. The Penn graduate
seems 10 have been pretty good at pick
ing men for the positions
Kansas sn-icipates a fairly easy time
with the Sooners Saturday The result
will give a fairly good line Of dope on
the chances Of the Jayhawkers with the
AIisSourians-
QuigIey's Catholics surprised every
one by making the College of Enporia
get down and fight to win Monday. The
Emporians didn't seem to have any
thing to spare.
The T. H s. Squad goes to Ottawa
Friday and the players are confident of
beating the high school there although
hey are not sure they will equal the
Washburu score over the Ottawa Z.
Saturday.
Again Nebraska is dreaming that
championship dream. This time victory
over both Kansas and Missouri is seen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

And the faculty at Washburn seems
10 be for the team The teachers
are out to practice often and arr mani
Testing their interest in other ways
And L all helps Beside this is as
il should be The team is part o-
Washburn and the faculty members
should be as proud Of 1t and as i'm
terested in Its work as they should be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Again Nebraska is dreaming that
dream. This time victory
over both Kansas and Missouri is seen.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28

Marion jackson: That a citizen MAY
put up a good fight and tell others how
to vote, even if he isn't registered him
self
Colonel Bob" Lowry: That the Dem
ocratic congress promises to reduce the
tariff on red neckties.
Henry S. jackson: That I've saved
up something for a rainy day.
Clark Howell: That Underwood sun
porters are considered just as eligible
Democrats as original Wilson men.
w. T. Gentry: That / don't have to
receive the kicks on telephone service.
The girls are paid for that.
Billy Smith: l am thankful that
gray hairs are still respected.
Hooper Alexander: 1 am thankful
that d district attorneys job pays more
than governors salary.
Frank L. Stanton:
My heart is mighty thankful,
could dance and shout and sing
They read 1t, and they never know
That just one brief, short year ago
They read the same burned thing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
DIXIE EDUCATORS
IN ANNUAL MEET.
Thousand Delegates Are Ex-
peCted at Convention Open
ing Tonight in Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. 2S.-Edu-
Gators Of the states south of the Mason
and Dixon line and as far west as Ok
lahoma began TO assemble in Louisville
today FOR the general sessions of the
Southern Educational association which
will continue through Saturday night.
A thousand delegates are expected.
The first meeting will be held tonight
at Warren Memorial church. J. N
Powers, state superintendent OF educa-
ton for Mississippi, will respond to
the address Of welcome. DR. E. E. Rail.
Of the University Of Tennessee, will
speak on "A False Educational Basis
and Some Of Its Ills" and Dr. William
Dinwiddie, president of the Presbyte-
rian university of GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
will speak on THE Bible and Educa-
ton"
Three sessions will be held Friday
and Saturday. The papers on the pro-
gram cover all subjects of special i'm
portance to education in the South.
There will be a round table Of state
superintendent OF the South Friday
afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28

Interviews With the Sub Conscious Selves of
Great and Near Great Georgians

! Governor Joseph M. Brown: / am
thankful that | can roam in Eden. even
il my old friends Adam and Eve can't.
Secretary of State Cook: ! am thank
! full that d secretary of state is permit
| ted to preside as a court occasionally
/ 1t keeps him so happy that he is a
mere secretary of state.
| Assistant Comm ssioner Of AqricuI-
ture j. j. Brown: l am thankful that
Tom Watson's voice still is so loud and
his hair so red that neither can be lost
sight of for any considerable length of
time.
| Judge Robert Pott'e: I am thankful
that a miss is as good as a mile, and
that Atlanta still has such a fine re-
| corder.
Railroad Commissioner Murphy Can
der: I am thankful that hair pulling in
this state is not as popular as railroad
mileage pulling seems to be.
Insurance Commissioner John Cope
land: | am thankful that | got my
salary in time to play Santa Claus to
myself
Captain Zip" Harrison: am thank
full that the war is over, but that there
| are few people left who will listen
to a fellow talk about It,
Secretary to the Governor Jesse Per-
ry; l am thankful that the mistletoe
crop is not failure this year, and that
it is considered de rigeur to attach
bits of 1t to chandeliers and things
Adjutant General Obear: am
thankful that the militia can not get
along without me, for ! should be very
miserable if it could.
Secretary of the Prison Commission
Yancey: | am thankful that sufficient
people manage to get into the peniten-
tiary to keep my job worth having.
Executive Secretary Vim: am
thankful that l have the weight of not
more than one administration at a time
on my shoulders.
A'dine Chambers, Carlos Mason, w.
c. Pickett: That Charles r Hopkins
has quit city politics.
Hoke Smith: That not everybody
who wants government job knows my
address.
Mayor Winn That January I is less
than five weeks off.
Aldine Chambers: That the next ad-
ministration promises to have 50 many
fights on its hands that nobody can tell
what two years will bring forth:
James G. Woodward: That the vot-
ers of Atlanta don't believe in DR.. Os-
ler's theory
Carlos Mason That the chief went
ahead and brought all that trouble on
his shoulders without putting it up to
me. l have troubles of my own.
Chief Beavers: That Carlos Mason
and Jim Woodward are too busy fight
ing each other to bother me.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
Retreating Turks
Continue TOrtureS

ATHENS. Nov 28.-The retreating
Turkish army in Epirus is continuing
its depredations. A dispatch from Epi-
rus today states that twelve villages
have been burned within the past few
days and many Christians put to the
sword after being tortured.
Five hundred Turkish prisoners for
merly soldiers in the Salonika garrison
were sent to Greece on a ship today
following discovery of a conspiracy to
kill their guard of Greek soldiers and
escape.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
u. S. Pen and Jail
Prisoners Feast

Eating and playing marked Thanksgiving
day for hundreds Of the city's poor, as
well as the many prisoners at the Fed
eral pententiary today, in spite of the
snow covering the ground and the chilly
breezes freezing things up generally.
The inmates of the Federal penitentiary
probably were more feted and dined than
Salvation Army had some treat them
selves, while the Associated Charities
joined in the good work
Everything from an orthodox Thanks
giving dinner with turkey and cranberry
sauce to vaudeville performance en-
tertained Uncle Sans prisoners The
vaudeville performance came at 10 O'Clock
this morning in the prison chapel A
number of the performers at the Grand
appeared through the courtesy Of Hugh
Cardoza, manager of the theater.
Vaudeville Acts Enjoyed.
For many of the prisoners 1t not only
was the first vaudeville performance OF
their lives, but also the first acting of
any kind they had ever seen, and it was
with wide open eyes and mouths that they
watched In startled wonder the feats of
the acrObats and heard the songs Of tenors
and sopranos. At IL o'clock the big
dinner was served, Mrs. l. Springer do
mating $50 oranges, or one orange for
each man.
The prisoners at the stockade and po-
lice station were not so fortuante. The
stockade inmates had a half day of rest
but the food served was the same pork
and beans, with an extra dish Of fresh
pork The same meal was served to the
prisoners at police station
The convicts in the Fulton county
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
Americans in
Turkey All Safe

WASHINGTON Nov. 27-Through
W. Stanley Hollis. the American con-
sui general at Beirut, the state depart
ment today received reports from va
rious consuls in Turkish territory that
all American citizens in Asiatic Tur-
key are safe and unmolested. Except
FOR some excitement among the Mo-
hammedans at Haifa and Adana
everything is reported quiet in this re-
gion
The United States cruiser Tennessee
the navy department was informed to-
day, has left Malta for Smyrna where
she is expected to arrive on Friday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
DR.. George BrorOn and
The Gamblers Watch

DIR. George Brown, third man of the candi.
dates IN the first mayoraty primary, is back in
Atlanta for the rst time since friends of James
q. Woodward and Aldine Chambers revealed let
tiers indicating they had DR.. Browns support
Never a direct word could be secured from DR.
Brown, for he was in New York
The Doctor did not talk politics
Il got the most interesting souvenir of my
whole collection" declared Dr. Brown, radiating
smiles, and good fellowship. George Consdine
proprietor of Metropoe, whose business was ruined
by the tragedy, gave me Herman Rosenthal's
watch"
That is very interesting, p" continued one of
the group. but you know the finish of that
mayoralty race was certainly hot fght?'
George Considine is an old friend of mine, y
said the doctor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
Grading of Peachtree
B1o1U to the Coasters

When the city cut the hump out of Peachtree
street and lowered the grade on West Baker
street it did good thing for drivers and mo-
torists, but it nearly ruined the best coastlng
hill in Atlanta, as half-ahundred boys ana girls
,.;;scovered TODAY when they arrived with sleds.
The Baker street hill had been known to three
generations of Youngsters as the best coastlng
place in Atlanta.
The Youngsters were out before breakfast to-
day, with sleds of as many different kinds as
there were kids There were real store-bought
ones with steel runners, hastily-bult coasters OF
soap boxes on board runners, mothers best
rocking chair sawed off and converted INTO
sled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28

changing had plenty to eat with fresh
pork and other extra dishes They re-
ceived full day of rest. for which they
were thankful, as the wind would have
been cutting as they worked along the
thoroughfares Of Fulton county.
A big turkey dinner for the Salvation
Army was marked by the attendance Of
hundreds who rarely had tasted such lus-
cious Viands as those served by willing
hands. The poor generally were invited
and they took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to eat dainty dishes, chicken and
turkey.
The Associated Charities also served
the many they befriend with basket din
ners, and. thereby warmed the hearts of
many who were cast down and misera-
BILE, Suffering and misery wor forgotten
in the joy Of once moreea ting a real
Thanksgiving meal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
SENATOR WHO FATHERED
EXCLUSION BILL IS DEAD

Los ANGELES Nov. 2S.--Former
United states Senator John p. Jones,
miner. tinancier and for 30 years, 1872
to 1902, senator from Nevada, is dead
from complication OF diseases. He
was in his eighty fourth year.
Senator Jones was one of the small
group in congress who got for the Pa
cific coast the passage Of the Chi
nese exclusion bill