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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-13
SEE A LEAN YEAR
Baseball Magnates, Generally,
Face Short Receipts.
Few of the Big League Clubs
Will Show Loss.

Chicago, Aug 13-Men prominent in
big league baseball councils here, de-
clare that the present year will be
lean one for several of the major clubs,
although none of them are likely act
uaIly to lose money. The big money
makers will be, as usual. the New York
Nationals, Boston Red Sox, both Chi
cago clubs. the Pittsburgs, Washing
tons and Athletics.
1t is estimated the Giants will yield
nearly $25o,000 in profits. The Boston
Red Sox have done a phenomenal bust
ness at home and abroad and expect tc
show net profit of $500, 900. Estimates
on some of the other clubs as follows:
Chicago Americans SITE, 000-
Chicago Nationals $150,000.
Pittsburg 100000.
Washington 100000.
Brooklyn $50, 900.
Were it not for the so per cent d.
vision of paid admission at all major
league parks, some of the unsuccessful
clubs would sustain heavy losses.
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NOW HOUSE IS GONE.
Woman With $3.50 Laughs at Federal
Officers.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 13.-That Eng
lfsh poet who wrote Mature never
did betray the heart that trusts her.
and Mrs. Ellen Clark-were yindica-
ted when fire of mysterious origin de-
stroyed the wornan's house here last
night. Several years ago Mrs. Clark :
cottage was foated off it's lot and
deposited squarely on the route through
which the government subsequently,
decided to construct a canal When it
came time, a few weeks ago, to tell
her that she must move the house out
of Uncle Sans way. she replied:
Mature put it there; nature can re-
move It," and that was all they were
able to get out of her, until they paid
her a cash consideration of SEQ to
sign jump-claim papers. And now Mrs
Clark is pointing to the ashes and
haunting the federal agents with Il
told you So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-13
THE WHY OF A CURVE.
Columbia Teacher Tells Glass Just
How 1t Happens.

New York, Aug. 13.-The why of a
baseball curve should not longer be
mystery. at least to the students of
the Columbia university summer school.
In a lecture. on the science of base
ball curves" last night, Prof w. 3.
Franklin explained it all as follows:
The whole secret of a curved ball
lies in the relation of the pressure tic
the velocity and the spin that the pitch
er gives it as it leaves his hand.
Daniel BernouiIli. Swiss physician,
who died in 1862, was the man who dis
ing a stream of water that flowed
through wide pools and narrow shoals.
In the pools he soon found that the
pressure was very great while the We
locity was almost nothing; in the
shoals he said that the velocity was
very swift, while the pressure had al
most disappeared.
The Spin Does 1t.
This is the principle that governs
the fight and curve of a ball If the
ball sails straight through the air with
no spin. the air is pushed aside equal
ly in all directions and the ball is d.
rectly under the control of gravity SC
far as its curve is. concerned. 1t soon
falls to the ground. Whereas. if the
front of the ball is given a downward
spin, there is in addition to the straight
forcing aside of the air, a circular mo-
ton of air around the ball. This mo-
ton being over and then under the ball,
tends to increase the speed with which
the air passes beneath the ball and re-
tardS it above the ball.
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SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

A meeting of the Gun club is being
held this afternoon.
Dancing tonight Garfield park.
Free Motion Pictures.
The city parks were never kept in
better condition than has been the case
this season.
Tho annual picnic of the Sunday
school of the Second United Brethren
church will be held next Saturday in
CheSney park.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Potwin Presbyterian church will
give a social on the church lawn
Wednesday evening.
Principal A ]. Stout of the high
school will be in his of1ce a week from
today ready to talk to prospective stu
dents concerning their work.
The Commercial club has on hand
a number of red Topeka is good
enough for me" post cards. They may
be had for the asking as long as they
last.
The standing in the playground
baseball league is as follows: Park
dale, 1850 per cent; Grant, .667; Will
low, 667; Polk, 1888; Central Park,
900.
w. L. Driver is now making plans
for the marathon swimming race for
boys on the river. a boat will accom-
pany each swimmer that theEe will
be no danger of serious accidents
The state fair at Topeka is in<a
class with the fairs of surrounding
states that have been financed by hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of state
money! remarked Secretary H. l..
Cook.
The annual house cleaning is being
held in the rooms of the city superin-
tendent of public instruction in the
high school building. The floors are
being refnished and other improve
ments made.
Grant defeated Parkdale in the
playground baseball league Monday
afternoon by a score of 10 to 5. The
batteries: For Grant. Higgs, Stanley
and Mooney; Parkdale, Allison, era
mer md Shaw.
1t is likely that the board of educa-
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ton will hold more special meetings
in the future than has been the case
in the past, for the reason that because
of the small board it will not be so
difficult to get quorum.
The young peoples societies of the
First Methodist church, corner of
Sixth and Harrison street, will give a
social on the church lawns Wednesday
evening. Ice cream and home made
cake, ten cents. The iublic is invited
According to T. L. King Topekans
are great travellers. In fact, he says.
there is no other city in the United
States the size of Topeka where the
people are SO much given to travelling.
been heavy recently. There has been
more travel towards the east and less
towards the west this season.
Unless a special meeting of the
board of education is called in the
mean time, nothing will be done rela-
tive to the question of the establish
ment of a kindergarten at the Central
Park school until the regular meeting
OF the board the first Monday in Sep
tember.. No action was taken Mon
day night for the reason that the
newly appointed teachers committee
had not had a chance to discuss the
proposition.
The Commercial club is having
5000 printed lists of Topeka made"
goods distributed about the city for
IllS DSn0tll Ol lIlG HOUSEWIVES u the
city. The women took a great inter-
est in the seeing Topeka first eX-
cursion last spring, and one prominent
woman recently said: I'm all ready for
another trip around the factories. We
did not by any means see all that
there is to see, and the excursion last
spring was certainly an eye-opener."
Through the efforts of about TWEEN
ty or thirty of her friends, a concert
was given for Miss Pearl Ladd of First
and Buchanan streets by Jackson'S
band Monday night. Miss Ladd is
blind and confined to her bed. Be
cause her wonderfully cheerful dis
position she has made many friends,
and hosts of people drop in to see her
each week. The young people inter-
ested met prior to the concert at the
home of Miss Harriet Bell in Ken
wood.
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MADE BIG DEAL.
Hotchkiss and Going, Ex-Topekans
Turn S191, 900 Deal ON Coast.

J. w Going and Hal G. Hotchkiss
former Topeka men. were instrumental
in closing the sale of the famous Bos-
tonia ranch in the heart of e.
Cajon, southern California, for the con-
sideration of approximately $3.50, 900. Tho
purchasers were Kansas bankers-Ver-
non Russell, E. w. Bollinger, Sue Moses
and a Mr.. Donnelly.
The ranch consists of 1.2o0 acres, and
its former owner has won many gold
and silver medals for the raisins and
oranges produced.
Concerning the transaction a Califor-
MIA paper says:
Attorney Hotchkiss and c. Q. Mich
OILS. manager of the ranch, left this
afternoon for San Francisco to make
final arrangements with the owner, Z.
a. Hooper, in regard to the handling
of the enormous crops of this season.
&C. A Hooper, who is a wealthy lum-
Der merchant of San Francisco. has
held the ranch for score of years or
more. Nichols has had the manage
rnent of it for IA years. The history
of the ranch affords a romantic chap
ter in the annals of the development of
the fertile Ell Cajon valley
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STEERS HIT HIGH MARK
Illinois Feeder Breaks Record, Get
ting 5000 for Cattle.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-The highest
price ever paid for cattle in the
United States was given yesterday at
the stockyards when beef on the hoof
brought 5000 q hundredweight. The
nearest approach to this price was
made last week, when S10.25 a hun
dred was paid.
The record figure was secured by a
feeder of Tuscola, Ill. who disposed of
his entire lot of corn fed cattle at
5000.
Two other price records also were
set for cattle during the day. Distil-
lery steers brought $40 a hundred and
range steers So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-13
BabO1& @N
O0lcG gsIgEN

Every woman'S heart responds to
the charm and sweetness of a baby's
voice, because nature intended her for
motherhood. But even the loving
nature of a mother shrinks from the
ordeal because such time is usually
period of suffering and danger.
Women who use Mothers Friend are
saved much discomfort and suffering,
and their systems, being thoroughly
prepared by this great remedy, gre
in a healthy condition to meet the
time with the least possible suffering
and danger. Mothers Friend is
recommended only for the relief and
comfort of expectant mothers; it Is IN
no sense a remedy for various ills,
but its many years of success, and
The thousands of endorsements re-
ceived from women who have used It
are q guarantee of the benefit to be
derived from its use. This remedy
does not accomplish wonders but sim
ply assists nature to perfect its work
Mothers Friend allays nausea, pre-
i; the breasts. and f1DnfEDer6
In every way GN~ q
contributes to NJ H1SnR nARA
strong, healthy
motherhood. Mothers Friend is sold
at drug stores. Write for our free
book for expectant mothers.
BRADFElD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ca.
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PLAN FIGHT IN WEST.
HiIIes and Reynolds Visit Taft Men IL.
Chicago.

New York, Aug. 13.-Charles d.
Hilles, the Republican national chair
man, and James B. Reynolds, the M
tionaI secretary. will spend half of the
present week in Chicago, where they
will assist in opening the campaign
headquarters there. During their stay
in Chicago, they will have conferences
with leaders from the middle west and
prairie states. From these men The
chairman expects to learn the exact
situation in their respective states AID
to lay out his campaign plans accora-
inZly
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Kansas Actress Makes Good.

Hill City, Kan, Aug. 13.-Ruth
Kackley, a young girl born and raised
in Hill City, is making good as an ac-
tress and reports of her success come
back almost daily to delight the hearts
of her home town friends. Miss KacK-
ley is the daughter of the veteran
auctioneer, o. B. Kackley. one of the
old timers in Graham county, and is
now travelling in Oklahoma with the
Lucy Hayes company and playing
nightly in the larger towns on the
summer circuit. Miss Ruth is a sister
of Olive NJ. Kackley, the well known
elocutionist, who is at present So
iourning in Chicago.
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Notes and Personals.

The North side horsheshoe players
won the game with ParkdaIe Saturday
afternoon by 8 points instead of BEN g
defeated by IL points, as was figured
by mistake.
Mrs. Myrta Howard, 811 North
Quincy street, has returned from d
visit in Hamilton, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rhodes are Wis
iting relatives in Kansas City.
Mrs. L. B. Willis of Volland is Wis
iting Mrs. c. H. Willis of 927 North
Van Buren, street
Mrs. J. F. Middaugh, who has been
visiting in Emporia, has returned
home.
A. M Petro, druggist.
Miss Viola Troutman has left for a
visit of several days in Colorado.
Miss Mabel Adams of Salina, who
has been visiting Mrs. G. K. Leighton
has returned home.
The Girls Mission Band of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will meet al
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Indians Vanishing, Says New
Mexico Visitor.
''Red Men Increasing" Says
Rev. Mr.. Meeker's Father.
MEXICAN WAR WILL LAST LONG
Predicts That q. S. Can Not
Stop Fighting Soon.
Tells Incident of Early Cattle
Thieves Trouble.

Indians are generally spoken of as
the vanishing race but according to
Rev P. C. Meeker of Rincon, N. NJ,
who is visiting his son, Rev. c. w.
Meeker, pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain church, the redmen, in New
Mexico at least, are increasing. He
also predicts that the rebellion in Mex
leo will last indefinitely. He has been
in the state for 20 years and tells in
teresting incidents of the early days.
In speaking of late events, he says that
from what he hears, the Johnson
Flynn fight at Los Vegas, not far from
his home town, was a gigantic farce
and that Los Vegas is about $1,000 in
the hole because of the fight. Rev.
Mr.. Meeker, like his son here, is also
Presbyterian minister
Indians are increasing in New Mex
ico'' said Rev. Mr.. Meeker this after
noon. This is &C cording to the last
census. One reason for this may be
that the Navajo tribes who live in the
new state have not been killed by over
civilization. In fact a great deal re-
mains to be done in the way of edu-
eating and civilizing them, as many are
still quite primitive. Their tribal Gus
toms and laws still hold them.
Another thing L might mention in
passing is, that although many think
that the United States could stop the
war in Mexico in a short time, if the
government sent down troops, from
what know Of the situa ton. the fight
ing will go on neutrality-suspicious. OF
the character of the country, it's hills
and ravines affording good hiding
places for guerilla bands. And 1 often
think of how some predicted that the
civil war would stop in a short time
nd did fol the
conflict to end
Miss Kate Covert, a former North
side girl. who was recently seriously
injured in a motorcycle accident near
her present home at San Diego, is i'm
proving. This is according to a card
written by Miss Covert herself and re-
ceived by North side friends today.
For a while Miss Covert's recovery
was doubted. Like many North side
and other Topeka girls, Miss Covert had
been riding in front of motorcycles.
One evening while indulging in this
recreation, the front wheel of the ma
chine broke. The girl was thrown of
and struck head first, into a pile OF
rocks. 1t will be two months before
she will be able to work.
The Wofangs and the BIackhearts
VINO were saved from probable serious
injury if not death when the Wolfarg
auto went oyer Calhoun Bluff and was
stopped only by a tree stump, say that
the road along the bluffs is in a bad
condition and that the weeds are 80
bad that it is almost impossible to see
the road.
The near accident all calls attention
to the dangerous condition of the road
near the Rochester cemetery. Just be-
fore the road turns up the hill to the
cemetery is a culvert. 1t is so narrow
that there is barely room for an auto
to pass. The sides of the road are
shelving and people of the neighbor-
hood often speak of narrowly averte d
accidents to buggies and autos passing
along that road.
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GETS FIGHT
But johnson Will Go Only Ten Rounds
With Him.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-"I expect to sign
papers today or tomorrow that will
close arrangements for a ten round
bout with Joe jeanette in New York
city, said Jack Johnson, champion
heavyweight pugilist.
81 have decided to fight this battle
for the sake of my wife only
Johnson weighs PAT pounds, Just
three pounds less than when he start
ed to train for his fight with Jim Flynn
at Las Vegas.
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SEEK IDOLS ASSAILANT
Chinese VIII Pay $500 for Name of
Man Who Dynamited Kon Quon.

New York, Aug. ia few days ago.
an attempt was made to blow up the
god, Kon Quon, with dynamite but the
IDOL was not damaged, although the
building was wrecked. A reward CT
s., 500 has been offered for information
as to the perpetrator of the deed by
the Ong Leon Chinese society
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wants s.. 400 for His Rugs.

Charging the Santa with careless
ness in allowing several bales of val
liable rugs to be thrown on car floor
covered with acid, George Der Bogo-
sian this morning fled suit against the
company for damages in the aggregate
of 50, 400. The rugs, he says, nire
bales of the, were shipped from
Hutchinson to Emporia July II. 1911.
He says they were placed on the floor
covered with acid and many of them
were utterly ruined.
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She WEEDS a ~Chfnk.'

Boston. Aug. 13.-The marriage of
Fan Shin Chen, Harvard 1910, son
of a mandarin of Tien Tsin, to Miss
Helen Maycourt of Peabody, Mass.
on July ID, has just become known
through a return filed at Cambridge.
The bridegroom took his degree from
the Harvard school of business adj
ministration in June, and the pair left
a few days ago for China.
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PUTS BAN ON FRATS.
st. Joseph High School Pupils Must
Give Them Up.

st. Joseph, Mo, Aug. 13.-At it's meet
ing last night the school board put a
ban to all secret societies in the local
high schools. All students entering the
high schools must sign a pledge that
they will not join any fraternities or
sororities. Expulsion will be the PEN
atty for a violation of the pledge.
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Lawrence, kan. Aug 13.-The suf-
fragists of Lawrence made a great sue
cess of their play, How the Vote was
Won" at woodland park. A crowded
house was kept in continuous laughter
at the funny situations. The play waS
adapted by Mrs. Frederick Cowper from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-13

There are two things everlastingly at
war Joy and piles. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will Danish piles in any FORM IL
soon subdues the itching, irritation, IN
flamnaticn or swelling. 1t gives comforts
invites joy. Greatest healer OF burns
boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises, eczema, scalds<
pimples, skin eruptions- Only p cts at
Campbell Drug Co
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the English comedy played by the Bea-
trice Forbes-Robertson company. The
cast included Miss Patti Hiatt. Miss
Leila Watson, Miss Linnie Sheets. Miss
Irene Garrett. Miss Constance Nc
Cannon, Miss Rebecca Passon, Miss
nellie Martindale. Miss Edith Wooder-
son Lamb, Edward Bechtold and Fran
els Stevens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-13
SCHOOL LEVY 81 MILLS
An Increase of 8 of a Mill Over Levy
Last Year.

The school levy was fixed at 81 mills
at an adjourned meeting of the board
held Monday night. This is an increase
of 3 mills over the levy made a year
ago.
comparison of the new levy and
the one made by the old school board
fOII
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Carload Cut Prices

We buy for spot cash in enormous quantities for our
two big stores which enables underbuy and underse
We give you the benefit of this buying
by cutting the price to you.
We are wholesalers to everybody.
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Galv mic White
Laundry Soap, S9o
10 bars. OON
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Tri-COlOr GlyCerine
Toilet Soap, Zoe value
m for bars 23c
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Imported Norwegian
SardineS in pure olive
oil. A 90 cent 10c
can.
9 cans for soc.
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Peanut Butter, in
jelly glasses, 10o
each. wv
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Memo Sugar Waters
M NH for Zoe 25c
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Fancy fresh half
shelled English Wal
nuts, per 0Eo
III. OOO
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Most women can keep secret-going.-
Lippincott'S.
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Judge E. w. AtchiSon, former cha1r-
man of the finance committee of the
board was the only board member VINO
objected to the levy adopted. 1t
was his opinion that levy of As mills
should be made in the general fund
instead of 4.6 mills. There is already
a deficit in the fund of $20,605, and
the proposal of Mr.. Atchison would
not have been conductive to lettering
the condition of affairs in considera-
ton of the fact that due to the ma
tnral increase in salary schedule the
cost of maintenance of the schools
will be enhanced. The levy as adopt
Ell will leave at the end of the year
a deficit of $4,000 in the fund.
The following figures showing esti-
mates of amounts necessary in the
various funds, and the monies that will
be brought in by the levy were COM
piled by NJ. c. Holman, clerk of the
boo rd.
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Ginger Ale
y 25 cent bottle 7Eo
for IS cent bottle 1Oc
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the home of Miss Bessie Campbell
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
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W. H. Baker Choc-
Olate, u Tb 1Ro
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Sugar c e@ssui Gsei Is Ibs.f $ I

COTTOLENE
No. ? size, pail. soc
No. D size, pail o5c
No. 10 size, pail $1.2O
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Walkers Grape Juice
Pure and heaIthful;
full pints, C0o
each. .... .@ON
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Pure Food Mixed
Picking Spice in a
large ice tea 10o
tumbler, each. wv