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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
GIANTS OUT OF GAME.
Meyers and Snodgrass Are Out of 1t
MerkIe May Play Friday.

New York, Oct. 9.-The Giants will
be compelled to play the remaining
games of the worlds series without
the services of John (Chief) Meyers,
the regular catcher and considered by
many to be the greatest slugger on the
New York team. Meyers is one of the
two Giant players to get into the 800
class of batters this season and his
mighty smashes had been relied upon
as discounting in a measure the on
slaughts of Home Run" Baker of the
Athletics.
The Giants will be further handi-
capped by the second injury to Fred
Snodgrass. which occurred early in
the game at Philadelphia yesterday.
While playing at first base in place of
Merkle, who received a wrenched
ankle Tuesday, Snodgrass twisted the
tendon which he pulled just before the
series opened. 1t is doubtful if Merkle
viii be able to get into the game be-
fore Friday at the earliest.
Chief Meyers was hit on the end of
the little finger of his right hand dur
ing the ninth inning of the first game
at the Polo grounds and another clip
on the same digit came during the
practice at Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
TO PUT IN new men.
Commissioner Waldo Appoints 500
Police Graduates to Places.

New York, Oct 9.-What is said to
be the biggest police shakeup which
New York has known will be effected
during the next few days by the up
roofing of all the policemen in the up
per west side tenderloin section and
replacing them with 500 young men
Just turned out of the police school.
The plan of the police commissioner
is to experiment in establishing
model police district in what is now
most important section, but made up
of many of the city's largest hotels
and apartment houses and places of
amusement. All the police now doing
duty there will be transferred to other
sections.
All of the 500 recruits are under 80
years of age and have been Schooled
under Captain B. J. Kohler. L. s. A.
the physical training expert at West
Point Commissioner Waldo says they
have been taught the necessity OF
clean, honorable and efficient service
and they will go to work with no faint
or suggestion of such a thing as the
system against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
ALL ON VIEW.
No Draperies Will Be Used at Cor
coran Gallery Exhibit.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Draperies will
not conceal the beauties of the classic
sta tues nor will hangings cover such
pictures portray the nude in art in
the forthcoming winter exhibition of
the Corcoran gallery. This announce
ment was made today. 1t quoted a re-
port that the private view always ac-
corded the president and his personal
and official families a the commence
ment of the season would be an expur-
gated one.
All rot" said Miss Emily Willard
secretary in charge of the gallery.
The competition for American artists,
it was declared. is to be as open in the
choice of subjects as heretofore and the
trustees of the gallery decline to con-
slider any curtailment along that line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
Principal Topic of Discussion at Mu-
nicipaI League Meeting.

Kansas City, Oct. 9.-Municiually
owned public utilities was the princi-
pal topic up for discussion before the
second days session of the league of
Kansas municipalities meeting in Kan
SaS City. Kan.
The session opened with an address
by r. E. Mcdonnell, consulting engi-
neer on permanent water supplies for
Kansas cities Edgar Fessenden, mayor
of Emporia. was to talk on collection
and disposal of garbage. The days
program included also an address by
Henderson Martin. chairman of the
state public utilities commission on
municipal ownership of public utilities
and a treatise on the natural gas stu
alton by Professor Erasmus Haworth
of the University of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09

the steel plates of the vessel and fas-
tened themselves by hundreds against
her bottom and sides. The steamer
was in the gulf stream north of Cuba
when she began to slow down. The
officers were at a. loss to account for
the change in the progress of the
craft. Several sailors says they felt
a tingling sensation about their feet
and finger tips. The steamer was held
back strangely. Members of the crew
became alarmed.
A sailor looked over the side and
said it was plastered with strange
looking fish. They were two or three
thick along the port side under water.
The starboard side also was covered
and those on board believe the fish
extended to the keel plates.
AS the Rochelle moved north and
got out of the warm waters of the
stream the fish dropped off and the
vessel Immediately resumed her speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
IRRIGATION MEETING.
Large Number of Visitors at Meeting
Being Held in Larned.

Larned. Kan, Oct. about $50
out-of-town delegates and visitors are
in Larned attending the Central KAN
sas Irrigation convention, which con-
Vened here in two-dayS session.
Among the visitors were Major w.
L. Brown of Kingman, Superintendent
J. n. Herr of the Hutchinson reform
atory, State Senator JOuett Shouse of
Kinsley, Superintendent Baird of the
United States Sugar and Land COM
pany of Garden City, and w. p. FEEDER
of Topeka.
Major Brown. Mr.. Baird and 1. l..
Beeson of Garden City spoke at the
evening meeting. Senator Charles
Curtis was on the program, but was
unable to be present.
Twenty-Five automobile loads of
the visitors spent the afternoon yes
terday visiting the irrigating plants at
the state hospital for insane just west
of Larned. and at E. e. Frizells Fort
ranch and other points in the Paw
nee valley where irrigation expert
ments are under way.
All of the visitors are enthusiastic
in the belief that the Pawnee and
Arkansas valleys afford opportunities
for irrigation which can not be sur
passed for combination of soil, climate
and easy access to water.
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A NOTABLE GATHERING
National Commission German NJ. f.
Church, Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 9.-The ma
tional convention of the German M f.
church of the United States is in SEES
sion in this city, having begun With
business meeting this afternoon. Bishop
Sheppard, of this city, will lecture to-
night at the First German NJ. T.
church Rev. A. J. Butcher, d. d.
national president and one of the best
educated men in this country, will pre-
side. Delegates are in attendance from
almost every state in the Union. The
convention will close with the lecture
of Bishop F. NJ. Bristol, D. D., on Sun
day night.
From Topeka are in attendance as
delegates: Rev. A. ]. Ross. the pastor,
Miss Elsie Jansen Miss Mary Geiser
and Mr. Fred Siegel. Others will go
Saturday to stay over Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
AT THE PLAY.

A clever, well staged, well accepted
and laughable eXtrava ganza-that
tells the tale of the ''Tik-Tok Man OF
OF" at the Grand last night. Re
edy by fairyland features of delight
| full humor and presented with an I'M
usually we'll balanced cast and a
chorus of honest-to-g goodness beau
, ties, the lyric pleased the big attend
ance. And when a show is able to
please cold. critical Topeka theater
goers it is able to steer around the
seasons shoals with ease-so say
theatrical managers.
The singing was side issue. With
the exceptional scenic effects, the
farcical characters and the well con-
trived situations, the house didn't care
whether the singing was good or bad.
The chorus was wardrobed and
trained and drilled in a manner far
ahead of the average ''kickers' seen
in Topeka.
The scenes were depicted to the eX
traordinary response of the house.
Hardly a display escaped round of
applause. The behind-the-stage du-
ties of the manager, carpenter, cleo
trician and wardrobe mistress added
much to the brilliancy of the pro-
duction. Let the readers know that
the veil of obscurity should be re-
moved from Arnold Macdonald, Carl
Scnlund, T. D. Thompson and Mrs. L.
the curtains. The storm at sea, royal
gardens of the rose kingdom, sum-
mer shower, daisy girls. underground
cavern and metal forest scenes were
well worth the applause they re-
ceived.
The best that can be said about the
'Tik-Tok Man of or is that it is so
lacking in plot and detail that a per-
son would enjoy witnessing the per-
Torrance the second time and not
tire of the program. The comely and
difficult 'personification" of a mule by
Fred Woodward in costume, the Eddie
FOy hp-curl of James c. Morton as
the tik-tok man, the natural and COM
lcal ripple of Charlotte Greenwood as
Queenie, and the reproducing eff
forts of Frank F. Moore as the shaggy
man all carried and entertained the
attention of the audience. The work
of Fred Woodward reminded a per
son of the days of "Evangeline,"
when the famous heifer animal part
was played to the delight and Won
derment of the theatrical folk.
Topeka theatrical enthusiasts 1e-
Gypsy Dale, who played the
part of Princess 6Ozma, as a favorite
in Madame sherry If the writer
isn't mistaken Charlotte Greenwood
was here last year with Louisiana
Lou. The front row critics say that |
a number of the chorus girls have |
shaken their toes at Topeka audiences |
before, but the writer dares not vouch |
for this.
1t was a performance, good in that |
it was different, and pleasing in that !
II was clever A. j. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
PREPAYMENT PLAN.
For Messages All Over the World Is
Being Worked Out.

Washington. Oct. 9.-PlanS for the
prepayment from any point of origin
in the United States of messages to
be sent abroad where either cable or
wireless or both, as well as telegraph
are called into service, were taken up
today at the office of Commissioner
chamberlain of the commerce depart
ment's bureau of navigation. Repre-
senta tives of the telegraph companies,
private and government wireless
plants and the United States revenue
cutter service were present. In a
general way the plan would provide
for system of accounting by which
each company or party interested
would receive its proportionate share
of the tolls.
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YOUNG PITCHERS.
CONTINUED from Page Une.)

Continued from Page One.)
| ing staff looks mighty good to me-
| he smilingly declared. Connie Mack
was less explicit on this point, but
apparently had no fears of the out
come.
I'VE are not bit discourag ed by
| our defeat" he said, and we are out
after today's game. I expect the
Athletics to win the SERIES
The Giants, with the mighty Matty
moving down the Philadelphia hit
tiers in a row and giving the Mack
men a coat of whitewash. got away
with yesterdays game in splendid
fashion. 1t was not to be denied that
the Gripping of Meyers and Merkle,
with the continued liability of Fred
Snodgrass to play his game, was like
~ to prove a severe handicap for Nc
Graw's men.
New York Team Crippled.
Shafer's comparative inexperience
Tuesdays game in which his playing
of Schangs drive that went for three
bases had been freely criticised
Larry Mclean while he started the
attack which led to PIanks undoing
yesterday, is so slow of foot that Nc
Graw usually feels impe1led to put in
a runner for the big fellow when he
lands safely on a sack by virtue of
a hit, a pass or an error, lest he
block the paths of swifter men. With
a game would compel the substitu-
ton of one of the younger catchers,
Wilson or Hartley, whose nerves the
speedy Athletic runners might try Sc
Verely.
Merkle started out to hit we'll in
this series and he is experienced
first sacker, which George Wiltse is
not, although this fine fielding pitcher
gave a splendid account of himself at
Shibe park, saving the game for the
Giants by his sl>illful handling of taps
by Lapp and Plank in the ninth in
ming. although the general batting
and base running and probably the
defensive strength of the Giants is
lessened by the inability of the Grip
pied trio to play.
There can be no escape from these
conditions, in view of the critics, as
constituting an important factor in
the playing of the series. AS the Sc
ries stood this morning, however, even
with the Giants crippled team, the
at the start looked to many
close observers of the play to be with
the National Leaguers. They at least
had one supposedly dependable pitch
ing veteran against none for Mack,
whose proba BILE expectation of taking
two games with Bender and Plank be-
fore having to resort to his colt twirlers
had been spoiled by the phenomenal
work of Mathewson. Neither man
ager this morning would commit him
self as to his choice of a pitcher for
tOday'S game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
KANSAS SUPPLIES MANY.
Many Students Work as Missionaries
Among the Heathens.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 9.-When the
average Kansan thinks of the big State
university at Lawrence, he doesn't call
it missionary training school. And
yet K. L. leads all the other colleges in
Kansas in sending out graduates to
take up work for the church in for
eign fields.
Statistics compiled this week by Reg
istrar George o. Foster show that for
ty-two Jayhawkers have taken the BIZ
BILE and the Rock-Chalk to the heather.
In addition. university students are
paying all the expenses in India of two
of these alumni, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
c. Herman.
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FOR CHIEF BENDER,
Indians of Northwest Travel Far to
See Bulletins.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 9. = Among
worlds series fans around the bulletin
board We're half hundred blanketed
Indians from the reservation of Ore
gon and Washington, some of whom
had travelled 15U miles to be where they
could get the returns quickly. The In
dian players on the two champion
teams were the particular magnets of
interest to the redskin fans. On Tues
day, the Indians all wanted PhiIadeI-
phia to win because Chief Bender was
pitching and many literally whooped
al news of his victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
REPLIES TO BANKERS.
Overman Says Their Meeting Is to
Oppose Currency Bill.

Washington. Oct. 9.-Attacks on the
administration currency bill at the
American Bankers association con-
vention in Boston were sharply an
swered in the senate today by Demo-
crat Chairman Owen of the banking
committee Answering a query by
Senator Overman as to whether the
bankers were making concerted eff
forts to prevent the passage of the
currency BILL he replied he did not
attribute IAN Interior purpose" to the
bankers but that 1.-The Boston meet
ing was for the obvious purpose of
ODpoSing the BILL
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NOBODY WANTED IT.
Dynamite Bomb Brought Into Chicago
Police Station.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-PatrOlman McCar-
thy walked into South Clark street
station yesterday and placed a dyna-
mite bomb on the desk of Sergeant Nc
Sween. Sergeant McSween rose hastily
and put it in front of the desk sergea ut
who with equal ceierity presented it to
Lieut.. Conway. Then all cola bora tel
in carrying it to the storeroom, where
it will be held during a search for the
owner.
The bomb was found by officials ar
the Dearborn street station in an I'M
claimed trunk bound for Granite City
Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
ENLARGE MASONIC HOME.
EmpOria Lodges Plan Largest Build
ing in West.

Emporia. Kan, Oct. at a joint
meeting held at the Masonic bodies of
this city it was decided to enlarge and
rebuild Masonic Temple. An asso-
citation consisting of the Masonic
lodge. No. T.; Royal Arch chapter,
No. II, and knights Templar COM
mandery, No. s, was decided on, each
to own a third interest in the new
building, which it is estimated will
cost not less than $4,000, in addition
to the $4,000 already invested in the
building to be enlarged. The cal
culation is to have one of the finest
Masonic temples in the west.
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PEPPEREIL At LEAvENwoRTH.
VIII Assume Charges of Office About
Oct. L..

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 9.-W. H.
L. Pepperell and Mrs. Pepperen are
in LeaVenworth to select home they
will occupy during Mr.. Pepperells in
cumbency as internal revenue cOliec-
tor Mr. Pepperell spent some time
at the office with Fremont Leidy, the
present collector.
He informed Mr.. Leidy that his
bond had been forwarded and that he
would take charge of the office Oc-
tober Is. No radical changes in the
office force is contemplated for the
near future, Mr.. Pepperen said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
NO LIQUOR ON DINERS
License Will Not Be Issued in Ohio
After November 4.

Columbus, o.. Oct. 9.-On and after
Nov A. no liquor will be served on
railroad dining cars in Ohio. No
drink stronger than grape juice will be
found poised on trays of colored wait
ers.
Attorney General Hogan has found
that the constitution forbids a moving
saloon and consequently has instructed
the state liquor license commission to
issue no license to railroad companies
for selling wet goods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
CONFER ON new LAW
Five Per Cent Differential Is Causing
Trouble Already.

Washington. Oct. 9.-After confer
ring with President Wilson today So
Icitor Folk of the state department
went into conference with Representa-
tive Underwood and Senator Simmons
to recommend modification or repeal of
the five per cent differential in the new
tariff law against which foreign ma
tions generally are protesting
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GRADE LINE To TOPEKA.
Interurban Line Promoters Have
Secured Right of Way.

Independence, Kan, Oct 9.-Men and
teams were put to work grading on
the right of way for an interurban line
between Independence and NeOdesha.
Right of way has been secured 10 Lee
hunt and for much of the distance to
the Wilson county town. ss4f
This is the Independence, Neodesha
& Topeka interurban project backed by
c. E. Roth, the wealthy oil man.
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HAMPERED BY FISH.
Steamers Progress Is Retarded by
Their Sticking to 1t.

Boston. Mass, Oct. "a remark
able story is told by the crew of the
British freighter Rochelle, which has
reported four days late from San
Domingo. According to several of the
men the delay was due principally TO
electric fish, otherwise known as tor
pedo fish, which were attracted by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
CHAMP CLARK JOLTED
Engine Crashes Into His Car in Pitts
burg Yards.

Washington, Oct. Speaker Clark
returned to Washington today from
Wheeling badly bruised by a severe
humping in a sleeper last night in the
Putsburg railroad yards. Though he
was not seriously injured, the speaker
had a narrow escape when an engine
crashed into his car He was thrown
heavily against the head board of his
berth and suffered bruises over his
right eye and on top of his head His
right shoulder was wrenched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
TO END WITH A Squirt
Commercial Club Will Conclude Cam
paign Next Thursday.

The Commercial club will conclude its
membership campaign with a one-day
squirt a week from today. and meeting
of all workers will be held next Monday
noon to arrange the details of the task.
his was decided at a meeting of forty
members of active committees held at
noon today.
Reports were made at the meeting today
on the work of the committees under the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, Oct e.-Senate met at
noon. Banking committee continued
to hear President Vanderlip of the
National City bank of New York
House met at noon. Representative
Michael F. Conroy. New York, ap
proved as a member of the ways and
means committee succeeding Francis
Burton Harrison
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HOTEL TO BE RAzED.
Because Rat Infected With Plague Is
Found in 1t.

Seattle, Oct "a two story frame
structure, known as the "Old Seattle
hotel" on the water front is to be de-
mOlished because a rat found to be
infected with bubonic plague germs
was caught in the building. The Or
der to destroy the structure was is
sued today by DR.. J. E. Crichton,
commissioner of health, and adjoining
buildings also may be raZed-
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following. chairmen: E. L. Copeland. J.
Q. Emahizer. ]. E. Spalding, Mr.. Buren,
e. L. Overton, H. A. Spielman, Frank
Curry, J. B. Nicholson, Charles Joslin,
Harry c. Snyder, and c. G. Blakely.
+. L. Overton took out additional
membership al the meeting today. 1t is
hoped to land an additional hundred new
members next Thursday.
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AT THE PICTURE HOUSES
Special Feature at Iris.

For tomorrow and Saturday. the Iris
theater will offer a. a special feature
a two-reel Lubin drama entitled The
Special officer" The story tells how d
get-rich-quick promoter worms his
way into the good graces of a bank
president, who looks with favor upon
his scheme as well as upon the pro-
motors suit for his only daughters
hand. The old janitor and special of
ficer of the bank, together with his
son, who is a teller, suspect the mo-
tives of the man with the fairy
scheme, and plan to hide the deposits
of the fake company until he can be
found out. POstoffice secret agents
who have traced the faker, appear on
the scene, and the young teller and
the bankers daughter who were sep
arated by the confidence man, embrace
for good. Today the Iris is showing
The Spell of the Primeval,' an eX-
cellent automobile film.
Best'S Score Board a Marvel.
Baseball enthusiasts who are going
to the Best theater these days. say
that they can set nearly as much ex-
element from watching the electric
score board as they could from the ac-
tual game. Each successive play, as
fast as it occurs. in the world series
games, is flashed on this board. and
from the cheers one hears in the the
alter. a person imagines he has stepped
into some grandstand just a an excit-
ing play has been made
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WILSON TO BLOW IT UP
PresidentWill Press Button Commune
eating With Gamboa Dixie.

Washington, Oct 9.-President Will
son will press a button at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon which will blow
up the Gamboa dixie in the Panama
canal and remove the last obstruction
in Culebra cut.
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camp 40 miles east, was DESTROYED -.
t .ne storm which damaged this city
able lays a. "a ago o., Details were not avail
uatlon in Nome is improved ST.
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ct sou d9r Of Honor No 515 will give a So
Bldg. FiidaV e1 vneir hail at the Security
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DEATHS And FUNERALS,

Mary B. Currier. aged 81. died last
night at the home of her son. J. w
Currier, near Silver Lake The funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at
the home of her son, E. G. Currier at
154S Locust street. Interment in Ro-
chester cemetery.
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Pauline Oppitze, aged is. died
Wednesday at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Oppitze, at
156 Woodruff avenue The funeral
will be announced later.
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LOCAL MENTION.

s.r ne Kansas Motor Car Co. 53s-s o,,i,,o,.
mobiies are e. oYerhauling and keeping autoy
prone 1862 and have their yenr ace; CaIl
inquire with you.-Adv. PieSentauVe
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tI SToiden Egg machine-dried Macaror,
Az iiieF thah meat. Better to eat. :;
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TOO LATE To CLASSIFY,

IN . SALE-Household goods. includin1
TWO gas heating stoves. 9O9 e. Str 81