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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Representative Underwood is only
partially correct when he says that in
the new tariff bill the Democratic party
has kept its pledge to the people This
pledge, it will be remembered, included
a reduction in the cost of living
through a revision of the tariff down
ward. But it yet remains to be seen
just to what extent the new tariff bill
will deliver these goods. There are
many good reasons for belief that it
aytn fail miserably in this particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
PRODUCTION AND POPULATION.

PRODUCTION AND HOT C1AAIlON.
| Considerable is heard these days
| about the high cost of living in this
| country, as far as the food necessaries
| of life are concerned, being due to the
fact that the volume of food products
raised here is not keeping anything
! like the pace it should with the in
! creases in the population. Yet such
assertions scarcely jibe with the fact
that the United States stands first as
| a producer among the principal ma
tions of the earth as to several i'm
portant food products and near the
| top as to others, not only as to the
entire volume of such products but
also on the basis of the quantities pro-
duced per 1000 population. This be-
ing the case, the cost of living in other
nations should be much higher than
it is in the United States. but that is
not the fact.
Proof of the leadership of the
United States in this most important
particular is to be found in the latest
statistical returns issued by the British
board of trade. They show that the
United States leads all the other coun-
tries in the production of wheat corn,
barley and pigs for every thousand OF
population. For that number of peo-
pie the United States has 528 acres of
wheat, lips acres of corn, 522 acres
of barley and 700 pigs.
Even in the production of cattle the
statistics are rather startling in view
of the emphatic insistence that is be-
ing made to the effect that the eX-
cessively high price of meat here is
caused by a rapidly decreasing pro
duction of cattle in the face of con-
tinuous and rapid increase in the pop
ulation. Among all of the important
nations the United States stands sec
ond on the list in the number of cat
tie raised for each thousand of people.
Denmark is the leading nation in this
field. So, too, in the production of
sheep, the United States is among
the leaders on this basis, occupying
third place and being led by the
United Kingdom and Norway. In the
matter of oats and potatoes, the Unit
ed States is in tenth place. Denmark
raises the most oats per 1000 1nhab-
itants, 377 bushels against II for this
country. Germany produces the most
potatoes per 1000 people, 126 bushels
to only SO for the United States.
And if, as some of the experts de-
clare, the people of this country are
walton or the bread line because of
well-nigh prohibitive costs of food,
unless gigantic increases are made in
the production of food crops and meat
producing livestock, what must the
situation in this respect be with the
people of the other nations on earth?
There is complaint in an of them, it
is true, because of the increasing cost
of living, but it isn't as voluminous nor
is it given the attention that it is in
this country. But while the cost of
living in other countries is much high
er than it used to be, it is also a fact
that the prices of food products in
them has not as yet come anywhere
near reaching the high levels that
prevail in this country. And this de-
spite the fact, that the United States
leads the world as a producer per 1000
of population in a number of import
ant food products and is close sec
ond and third in others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Few explanations are entirely sat
isfactory.
+ + +
Almost every man has a secret long
ing to shine as a hero.
j. r
It's the things a man shouldn't do
that he generally likes best to do.
+ j j.
Women who are slaves to fashion are
usually most unbecomingly gowned.
j + +
Most people probably are of the opin-
ion that the road to wealth is over
crowded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Another sailor in the navy who has
distinguished himself as a life saver
has been generously rewarded by the
government with letter of common
dation from the secretary of the navy.
Uncle Sam can always be depended
upon to do the proper thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
KANSAS COMMENT
GOLD IN KANSAS.


California produced gold, silver, copper,
lead and zinc in the year 1912 to the amount
of little more than twenty-slx m al1or,
dollars And California is the Golden
State, the commonwealth noted Tor rs
great mineral wealth Its minerals reaIy
caused the state to be settled ana TOOK
thousands and tens of thousands from
the older east, in the march OF iofs, "
capture some of the wealth: CanLornla,
is known as the state of wonderfui
fortunes, made in quick time, and OUT
of its mineral wealth. But to compare
this wealth, not with the Solo. SiNeI' ~
per- lead and zinc of Kansas, put with
her wheat, corn, hay, oats, ana potaLoSS'
would leave the Golden state or can
fornia far in the lurch that she
wouldn't be recognizable. Kansas farm
values, compared with the Dig re
sources of California, in her minerals,
than ten times valuable. Kansas farms
are a gold mine in themselves. They ten
of prosperity, not to the few, like Call-
fornia distributes her mineral wealth, put
a fair division to everyone who works.
Kansas farms make all industrious farm
ers well fixed, none of them milliona1res
but all of them with plenty kansas
farms may not be talked about so much
as Californias gold, but the gold of pros
perity is here. 1t is here for the man
who digs for it, not in mine as in Cali
fornia. but in the soil of the fields
Trains of wealth seekers may pass Kan
SaS by, on the way to what is believed
quicker and easier money in the golden
who break their trip here, and investigate,
find a larger measure of prosperity in
this prairie land. Mineral wealth adds
much to the total of the country, IT is
sure, but agricultural wealth is the basis
of everything, and the men who help tc
produce this, in Kansas, share largely in
1T. Kansas, after all, has more gold
than Observation-Disclosures News.
KANSAS.
Only so years from OK team to auto
| mobile, from forded streams to con-
crete bridges. Only so years from
buffalo grass to alfalfa, from unplowed
| fields pounded by hoofs for a thou
sand years, to the mellow soil of varied
| crops. Only so years from bisons to
| Shorthorns, from the wandering tribes
| to the contented families. The plod-
| ding pace of Buck and Berry and
| the gliding 1918 model affords no
| greater contrast than that which OBJ
| tains in all lines in Kansas. It's only
| from Kansas drunk to Kansas sober;
| trail to the iron rail. Only SO years
from buffalo chips" to natural gas.
Only so years old, yet one state alone
| has more money on deposit than Kan
sas. Fifty years ago only an occa-
| sional letter; today the rural carrier
visits nearly every farmhouse. Tele-
phones, rural carriers and good roads
| make neighbors closer than formerly
when a block apart. Kansas the COM
monwealth has had her infancy and
her ripened age, in less than the life
! time of one generation. Better so
years of Kansas than a cycle of
Cathay. Bison Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

There IS plenty of natural gas in the
fields where the companies operate.
But this fact won't be satisfying in
any way to the consumers who prob
ably will not have a sufficient supply
this winter for their cooking and light
ing. Rather will it add to their anger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Local politics are not very disturbing
to Londoners. With the induction of
a new lord mayor into office, the an
nouncement is made of the three men
who will follow him in succession in
this position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

One can't help wondering whether it
would have taken as much time for the
express companies to put an increase
of rates into effect as they ask for to
bring about the reduction demanded
by the interstate commerce commits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Walter Johnson's prowess as pitch
er and his worth to the Washington
club is significantly shown in the fact
that of the Sc games won by that team.
he has pitched IS, or considerably more
than One-third
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Senator Bristow does not expect any
currency legislation at the present ses-
sion of congress. Senator Bristow
seems TO forget that President Wilson
holds congress in the hollow of his
hand and that the president has de-
clared emphatically for currency legis-
lation at this session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Tennessees governor has called the
legislature for another special session.
But he has set the date sufficiently far
ahead to give the members plenty of
time to sharpen their bowie knives
and gather adequate supplies of ammu-
milton for their revolvers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

A Missouri judge approves the slit
skirt on the ground that the wonder
full human machine is nothing to be
ashamed of. Evidently the judge has
taken advantage of his opportunities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news d.
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received IN The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole puf-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Every man to his tastes. Some Har-
ward professors are more than delight
ed over the possession of some eighty
billion malignant germs that were
bagged in the wilds of Ecuador and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

BY accepting the yodeling parrot
Secretary Bryan might hasten the day
when he can take the road with tent
show of his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Perhaps it is true also that foreign
ministers in European countries
couldn't get an engagement with a
company of bellringers and Swiss yod-
lers if they tried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

AS she failed to send a present, it
looks as though Gaby Deslys didn't re-
ceive an invitation to ex-King Man
uels wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
THE STOLEN NECKLACE.

Scotland Yard. venerable British instttu-
ton. is shocked over the frivolity of a
boulevard newspaper in asserting that che
famous $650,000 necklace was purposely
dropped in the North London gutter by an
arrangement between the thief and Scot
land Yard. The French paper refuses to
take seriously the official version about
the finding of the pearls by a London
workman on his way to work. One need
not be possessed of the inherited skep-
ticism of the Gaul and the fervor of the
Gallo imagination, to take the official
count with the proverbial grain of salt.
Too great reliance is placed on human
credulity to expect the world to swallow
so incredible a story as that put out by
Scotland Yard. Somehow the John Bull
attitude that British detectives never com
pound a felony fails to impress a world
that has come to regard the police as
pretty much the same all over the globe.
he British detective for reasons of policy
will close an eye to the escape of a thief
provided he gives up his loot with the
same sense of duty an American or
French detective. The whole truth about
the necklace its loss and recovery, has
not been told. but in any event the person
who can believe that that necklace was
dropped in the gutter, by the thief is fit
to believe anything.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

The report that young Mr.. Morgan is
doing without a valet at Harvard sug-
gests a new standard of academic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Harry Thaw may now become recon-
ciled to return to Matteawan. The
champa gne yield is poor this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

The president of the waterworks
board of Hartford, Conn, has resigned
because he considers his salary too
large. Which may prompt Harry Thaw
to inquire: who's looney now?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

This much is certain. The famous
Peruvian bark will have some real
competition when Colonel Roosevelt
tests his lungs with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03

Tammany is not pleased with Sec
rotary Bryan, but that doesn't neces-
sarily put him in the same class with
Governor Sulzer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
LOCAL AMATEURS
IN TURNER BOUTS
Newark Will Be Well Repre-
scented in Second Turn
Verein Tournament.
RYAN WILL BOX AGAIN

Entries have been received from
pretty nearly every suburb here
abouts for the amateur boxing tour
nament of the National Turn Verein
which will be held on Saturday and
Monday evenings, November l and g.
at their clubhouse on Bruce street
Six men are promised from Kearny
Harrison will again send Patrick
Shaw. Orange will be represented by
John Harrington, who made such a
good showing at the last tourney.
One entry has. been received from
Beileville, several from Paterson, one
from West New York, while two
Newark clubs have sent in entries.
The Turn Verein will have man
in every class and two men in the
i50-pound class, and expect to make
a decidedly better showing than at the
last one. Frederick Ryan, who won
the 145-pound class at the last tour
nament. has sent in his entry. and
exnects TO repeat his feat. Joseph
Rosenwald, the clever Philadelphia
mitt artist, has also sent his entry,
and unless something unforeseen oc-
ours will surely land the prize in his
class. It is expected that more en-
tries viii be received, as the list does
not close until this evening.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
Athletic Stars Refuse TO
Leave Jobs for Foreign Trip

NEW YORK, Oct. SO.-The efforts
of James e. Sullivan, secretary treas
urer of the Amateur Athletic Union
of the United States. to select two
members for the Australia New Zea-
land team, which leaves San Fran
cisco November u. have failed, for
the simple reason that Eastern ath-
letes who are qualified to make the
team will not accept the invitation,
Notwithstanding the fact that all le-
ultimate expenses are paid.
The team will be in charge of John
Elliott, of the Pacific Coast Associa-
ton of the \. \. L. and Richard
Coombs, of the Amateur Athletic AS
sociation of Australia.
In speaking of the trouble he is
having in securing candidates for the
team. Mr.. Sullivan states that the
situation is really this: There is not
an athlete in the eastern section of
the United States qualified to make
the trip who will accept the invita-
ton to compete owing to his business
interfering.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
TRUE BLUES WILL
PLAY IN ST. LOUIS
Paterson Soccer Eleven to Play
Christmas Games in
West.
HIBERNIANS ALSO BOOKED

The True Blue soccer teams of Pat
erson. winner of the American cup
last year, and the Hibernians, of
Philadelphia, champions of the
Pennsylvania League, have been
booked by the Robson field soccer
officials for the holiday dates this
season in Chicago. Ill. The True
Blues win show in st. Louis Christ
mas and the subsequent Satur-
day. while the Hibs will visit Chi
cago New Years day and remain for
two games the following Saturday
and Sunday.
Robson field soccer officials believe
they made a ten-strike in booking
these teams. Secretary Will Dooling
saws they are the best in the East
and should properly demonstrate the
art of kicking.
Officials of the Athletic Park
League have not closed with any
Eastern team as yet. although they
have opened negotiations with sew
eral strong teams. President Winton
Barker has generously offered to
guarantee all expenses of the visit
ing teams during the holidays. there
by assuring competent attraction.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
FOREIGN CYCLING NOTES

When George Wiley arrived in Paris
Sunday, October 10, he was given a
great ovation. Wiley. Immediately
after clearing his baggage from the
customs, got on the job and signed to
ride Clermont bicycle while he is in
Europe. The little Syracuse rider will
not lack for work and, as the indoor
tracks in Paris and Brussels will be
running all winter, the American will
be in demand.
"GetawayDay" was celebrated at
the Pare deS Princes track, near Paris,
Sunday, October 49, The principal
race ON the card for the final day was
l0O-kilometer paced affair, in which
Leon Didier defeated George Sores,
Louis Darragon, Paul Guignard, Law
alade and Parent. The time of the
race was 1:16:12 20. In the sprints
Sergent won the scratch race, Meuger
the handicap and Fournous the con-
ISOLATION. Other meets run the same
day resulted as follows: At Tours,
France, Victor Dupre was defeated
by o newcomer named Oliveri in the
scratch race. Oliveri and LapiZe won
an eighty-kilometer team race from
Comes and Emile Georget, Engel and
Deruyter, Beyl and Dupre and Passe-
rieu and Leon Georget At Essen.
Germany, Janke,s the German paced
champion, accounted for the twenty
kilometer and the hour-p paced events.
Heybrechts finished second in the
first-named event, Esser third and
Koesterherm fourth. In the hour race
Koesterherm ran second and Huy-
brechts third. At Geneva, Switzer-
land, Polledri won a six-hour sprint
race GndividuaD from Biani and Ber-
tibet, the only others to survive the
contest. Boeschlin, Otto Meyer,
Pawke and Ritzenthaler divided the
honors at the Strasbourg. Germany,
meet on this day. Boeschlin won two
paced races at ten and twenty kilo-
meters, beating Pawke and Gruber.
Pawke won a similar race at fifteen
kilometers, while the sprint honors
went to Ritzenthaler and Meyer.
Another bicycle rider has gone and
done it. This time it is Phil Wright.
who competed at the local track in
1910, from Salt Lake City. Phil was
married Wednesday evening to Miss
Elsie Calder, one of Salt Lake City's
fairest daughters. The 'newlyweds"
will reside in Salt Lake City. where
Phil rs the proprietor of the Wright
Cycle Store.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
WHEATON WILL AGAIN CONDUCT
1872 BALKLINE BILLIARD TOURNEY

James e. Wheaton will conduct the
fourth annual amateur championship
1872 balkline billiard tournament at
his Metropolitan Academy. Market
and Washington streets, beginning
about December 1. Entries are being
received. and judging from those who
have already responded the tourney
this season is expected TO exceed the
previous ones.
The event. as in previous years, viii
be handicapped. and it is likely that
nearly all of the players who contest
ed last year win again be on hand.
Charles Himmelberger, who Jared so
successfully last season, is again en-
pected TO be among the competitors
IIimmelberger Is one OF the best
amateur billiardists in the city, II
ability as a player in competition
counts for anything. Mr.. Wheaton is
receiving the entries, and billardlsts
who desire TO enter the tourney can
do so by communication with the
management.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
Fogarty Emphatically Denies
AgIer Deal With Yankees

Joseph Fogarty. president of the
Jersey City Baseball Club, wants to
deny most emphatically that Joe Ag-
Ter will play first base with the Yam
KEGS next season. He says that ne
bought Agler from the Atlanta club
with three thousand good Jersey city
dollars and that Frank Farrell had
nothing to do with the deal
Mr.. Fogarty also wants it known
that the Jersey City Club is not a
farm for the Yankees. He says sew
eral deals have been made with Mr..
Farrell through friendship, but that
there is no connection between the
organizations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
OFFER M'FARLAND /
BOUT WITH BR|TTON
Coast Promoter Wants Packey
for Thanksgiving Day Mill
With Old Rival.
CROSS-RITCHIE CO. NOV. 10

Jimmy Rowan, of Oakland, Cal,
wants to obtain Packey Mcfarland
for a 2O-round match in that city on
Thanksgiving Day. The Western
promoter would pit the Chicagoan
against Jack Britton. Rowan claims
he already has Britton and asks
Packey's terms. Mcfarland does not
like the 20-round route, aud while he
did not make a fat statement that
he would not accept, he said he
doubted whether Rowan could pay
him his price.
William Gibson. manager of the
Garden Athletic Club, New York, an
nounced last night that Champion
Willie Ritchie and Leach Cross will
box ten rounds at Madison Square
Garden on Monday evening, Novem-
Der TO- The Garden A. c. will de-
posit a $4,000 forfeit today to hold
The bout on the date agreed upon.
and each boxer will put up $1,000 to
be on hand.
Gunboat Smith and Charlie Miller
have been matched for the principal
bout tomorrow night at the Atlantic
will show over the ten-round route.
Miller made a good impression with
the fans when he defeated Al Palzer.
At that time he is said to- have
weighed in at $50 pounds, but his
training since then in anticipation of
)tomorrow's battle has warranted his
taking off ten pounds.
The Irving A c., Brooklyn, an
nounces as the Amain event on Satur-
day night ten-round go with Jimmy
Walsh. of Boston, and Willie Jones,
of Brooklyn.
At the Atlantic Garden A. c., New
York. Saturday night, frankie Mad
den and Jack Dorman will try con-
clusions for ten rounds.
A special show will be held election
day afternoon at the Irving A. c..
Brooklyn. and will serve to bring to-
gether Jack CTwin) Sullivan and Jack
Heating. of the United States navy,
at ten rounds. Freddie Hicks, of De-
| troit. and Johnny Howard, of
Bayonne. will box in the semi-final
ten-round bout.
Tim Logan. of Philadelphia, de-
feated Al McCloskey, of New Jersey,
| in their ten-round bout at the Van
derbilt A. c., in Brooklyn, last night.
Logan had the better of eight of the
ten rounds. In the fifth round Nc
| Closkey landed a right hook to the
law and a hard left to the body.
dropping Logan, but the bell came
to the Philadelphian's rescue. Jack
Heating knocked out Larry Coyle,
who substituted for Fred Clarke, in
| the second round of their scheduled
ten-round bout.
| Young StanZo would like just one
more chance at Young Diamond be-
fore he concludes his boxing career
These lads have met just about ten
| times and neither seems to have any
thing on the other. Stanzo is con-
| fident that he can beat his rival now,
| Bud Anderson knocked out Louie
Reese in the fifth round of their
scheduled ten-round bout before the
| Oakland Wheelmens Club in Oak
| land, Cal, last night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30
British Olympic Fund Is
Still Short OF Expectations

LONDON, Oct. 3O.-The special
Olympic games committee unani-
mously decided yesterday that If the
fund which is being raised for the
preparation Of British Olympic
team for Berlin does not reach $125,-
900 by the end of the year the com
mittee would not be justified in pro-
ceeding further in the matter.
The committee expressed great dis
appointment at the inadequate sup
port given the fund by the public,
and pointed out that the money is
urgently needed for the 1916 prepara-
tions which are being held in abey-
ance until the committee is assured
OF stronger backing. In the meantime
several of the best English trainers
are being sought to train foreign
teams, and unless a quick decision
Is made they will be employed in
caring for the rivals of England.
The fund now stands at S41,S0O.