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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-16
WHAT THEY SAY.
Rock Island Booklet ON Opinions o.
Golden State Limited.

The Rock Island passenger depart
ment has issued a new booklet on
their premier train, the Golden State
Limited" The book is entitled,
What Other People Say"
One Of the first letters reproduced
in fac-simile is from w. A. Billy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
DOOM E.prr..en surnrl.e.

Wilmington, n. e.. March 2O.--When
informed mas afternoon mat aDp.lca-
ton FOR an injunctiOn 10 RESTRAIN I>tin-
Ter from playing with the Ihiiauei Dh "a
Naiiunals hi,u been nled at lirsnu iiau-
ius, Charles Doom, MANAGER OF che CLUB
acknowledged some surprise at the ac-
ion. but seated that the NOV. hau been
anticipated. and his course Of action
had been clearly outlined by legal
counsel for the club
we have no fear whatever OF losing,
Ktlhfcr. and we expect Tom Scaton to
return TO the club before the season
opens. We shall apply for an inJunc-
ton restraining him from playing with
the federals in the near future. ! un-
derstand he has Joined the Chicago
training squad at Shreveport, La
samuel w. Clements, attorney for the
Philadelphia club. was in conference
last week with Doom, President Baker,
OF the Philadelphia club, and Preside nt
Tcner, of the National Lcugue, when a
course of action was clearly planned In
anticipation of the filing OF Federal!
Injunction, although the plans were not
made public.
kill.fer states that ne Will not play
with the Federals. even should their
Injunction be granted and finally set
tied in their favor. Il will retire from
the game first" stated Killifer. but !
do not anticipate the necessity for this,
for don't think the injunction Will
ever be served on me. | Will work in
tho game here tomorrow, and VIII
give them n chance to serve an injunc-
ton !; they want to-"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
TINE EXTENDED
UPON REQUEST
Bowlers May Enter for City
Tourney Until Midnight-Be-
gins Tuesday Night.

Cniciais of the Richmond Bowling Asso-
citation granted the request of several
bowleTa. and again extended the time limit
Tor receiving entries Tor the second annual
tournament until tonight midnight. when
entries VIII positively
BecauFc OF Cha second extension of time
she tourney Will not begin Monday night
but VIII open on the Newport Alleyg Tuesday
night with two men teams and singles com
peting tor splendid cash prizes.
Entries rolled in 10 Secretary Goethe yeg-
tcrdny, anu there is every indics ton that
tn- number OF cntrIes which will be filed
to-day VIII bring The total two man teams
from Richmond up 10 thirty. while there
VII! be NIT! Or more entri-e In the Individual
events.
These entries do not Include those from
Petersburg. of which II IL expected there
VIII b- tw-uty-twd two-uI1n teams and
forty -thrc. sing
The schedule committee will go over the
entries ana arrange The schedule which
Viii be printed In Mondays Issue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21

Wceghman. president OF the Chicago
FEDERAL League baseball club. II told
fer, who agreed TO play for three years
for the Chicago Federals for d total OF
81 900, or S5;S33.S3 n. year. The con-
was informed. that kiliifer agreed to
devote his entire time anu attention
TO the services of the Chicago Federals
The court was Informed that $500
was advanced to killifer and was ac-
cepted by him and il still retained.
Rules Cntchers High.
The bill set forth that "one OF the
principal positions on q baseball team
~ that OF catcher; that on account OF
Its Importance and cHtrado~dinary skill
required, adaptabiiity and training nee
Gssary for the expert D!avinG of This
position, 1t is more difficult TO secure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
BASEBALL FINALLY
GETS INTO COURT
Weeghman, of Chicago Feds, Asks for Restraining
Order Preventing Kliter, of Philadelphia Nationals
from Playing With DOOin's Team

Grand Rapids. Mich, March 2e.-The
first shot of litigation in the baseball
war OF 1914 was fired here to-day, when
the Federal League filed petition with
the Federal Court, asking for an in
junction to restrain William j. Killifer,
Jr., formerly catcher OF the Philadel-
phia Nationals. from playing baseball
with any other team than the Chicago
Federals
Killfer signed three-year contract
with the Chicago Federals, but after
ward was persuaded that the reserve
clause in his old contract with the
Philadelphia club held him legally to
Philadelphia, and he Joined his former
team. The suit involves the legality of
the reserve clause, long regarded as
ball
The complaint was signed by Charles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
CHANCE THINKS
CALDWELL NEEDS
GOOD WALLOP|NG

Houston. Tex, March 2o.--ManRger Frank
Chsncs. OF the Ne" York Yankees. who AFRO
~ their spring training quarters here. In
dicated to-day that he has decided to try
me cnicaey OF a punch on the a
ing Trailing rules
The lanky pitcher out all iast night.
6Itef waiting up half the night Tor him.
I'm going to make such example OF
Gaidwcli that he'll not forget me until his
aging day. lie should he the greatest
pitcher Ia the country II he had q grain OF
sense. ll pound some sense into him. II
hhins MIN every cent o; his salary isn't
enough I've fallen tor his bunk Tor the
lhst time. and | m ready 20 resort 10 physi-
car violence. Hes going to keep In shape
and pitch good ball tor me get out OF
baseball altogether"
CaIdweIi was still among tho missing TO-.
night lie WAS fined 80 three weeks ago and
sivc to-day To which will he added what :
ever Chance decides to add when they meet
AZ the end OF CaldMel!s present tOrey
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
to 5, to and out. third. Time. LOG. Ben

to g. to and out. third. Time. LOG. Ben
stone also
Fourth receive and half turlonga- Eye
White. le5 tMOtt, . to !. TO | and TO
.. lrst; Waldo 10 Gentry. to l, to o
and TO ), second; Orimnr Lad. 10 (Book-
err. TO l, even and to e. third Time.
80 80. Freda Johnson. Kitty w. Eel, King
Stalwart, Abe Siupskey and Gimly also ran.
Fifth race-fve and a half furonEs-Napa
Nick. liz Gentry, To l, even and / 10 9.
first: Faharoita. l07 iMcCabcl. TO .. to >
and to 4. second: LaStrella, 60 (Marco). 10
TO ], TO l and u !, third Time, / :05.
Largo Chanticler. Calcium. Parnell Girl.
Angelus and Princess Industry also ran.
sixth race-one mile and one-eighth-Poils.
lo3 tMolesworth): to .. l to and to g.
first. Winnifred D.. a6 (Marco), to l. TO
and TO s. second: Prince Conrad, l02
SDominickl. TO l. to and TO &. third
Time :53 % Sodie Shapiro. Rake. Philiis-
tina, First Star and Cloud Chief also ran
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
an exper, catcher than any of the

an expert catcher than any of the
other piaccs'
one pai agraph stated that the lie :
fenuant Is - baseball player. to-wit: a
catcher OF unique ana extraordinary
skiil and experiences, and or such per-
sonal and intellectual character, that
his 1858 cunnot he substantially com
pensated Tor by the services Of some
other baseball catcher"
Tie bull asserts the Chicago Fed
erals would suiler irrepara bic LOGS and
Sucu enJoining kiiiifer from playing
with clubs other than the Chicago FED :
erals. and more particularly with the
Philadeiphia Nationals. Because Of the
absence OF United states Judge SEES
sions from ,he city. II was imp ,ssible
10 secure temporary restraining or
der as originally planned.
Tne prayer for this WAS strick en-
from the bill. and instead April 3 was
liked Rs the date Cor the hearing an the
question OF Il temporary Injunction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
RACES


First race-four furlougs-Don Cortez rs
Gentry, TO ., to and out. first: Com
marietta, III tDomntck), to l. to 8 and
out, second; Vampire. lis tMurphy). to /. Z
TO 10 and out third. Time. AZ 80 Marie
O Brien and Ray r. Miller also ran.
Second race-one mile-Fnstoso. Io7 Book
err, - 10 l. Is to and to l, first: Freewili
10 tTaplin). to /. 20 and 4 TO 8. second
Flying. III tkederisl. to l. even and 9 TO
10. third. Time. l39. Bertha V, Va Va
Judge Denton, H.. Zinkand. Darkey. Kali
lnla Sugar Lump. Shorty Northcut Tom
Murphy and Beautiful knight also ran
Third race-ive and nal! furlongs-Ken-
meth, lo5 tMcCabel, to l. to and out.
tlrst; Dominica, lo6 (Moiesworthl, s to g. 2
TO ) and out. second; Envy. ss (Marco). 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
UNITED HUNTS
ELECTS BELMONT

New York. March 20 AZ a raen,InE OF tho
board Of directors of IN. United Hunts Rae.
ing Associa ton. held to-day. Perry Belmont
ras elected president: Oakieish Thorne. FIRST
gressH, Gs.II. snrI n. seeSna .,cs
and II y Buck. secrctary
Saturday. May is. and Saturday. May
g. were decided upon the daies FOR tho
hprinE meeting tp be held al Belmont Park
terminal. and un attractive program, in
Guiding the sportsman Etecps-chaBe haudi-
shortly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
c. c. A. Plays Howitzers

The Church Civic Association md
IIOwitzers basketball teams will
meet la the HOwltxerr' ArmOry to-
night In the third and deciuinx game
for the championship OF edmond.
Each uuint hnr won game. md
upon the result Tonight will largely
depend the State championship. 4
large gallery In sure To be on hand.
Both teams are In splendid condi-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
TO HOLD BANQUET
|NHONOR OF TEAMS

Augusta Ga. March % monster pan-
quet VIII he held here sunday night by the
combined Brooklyn National and the New.
ark international teaus Bad BIZ
Dahlen. former manager OF IN. Dodgers.
WI! bc the guest OF honor. the affair hgv-
Ing been arranged principally TO afford uy-
portunlty for his assoc!atcs "a prescu, n
handsome silver service to him. The GIT
WAC purchased to-day by the men who
played under DAMIEN las; season. and IS 10
be surprise 10 Bill" who arrives sun
day Inorning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
BROWN WINS OUT
|NSL0W CONTEST

SOW York Marcn 2o-Morrts u. Brown.
u Brooklyn, and j. Ferdinand rogrenburg.
OF this ity. PLAYED the slowest game OF
The na,ionai amateur billiard tournament
acre to-day. and Brown won by go 10 a3s
Although only ,Erty-thre" Innings were
played the men consumed nearly four
hours Thr fact INA, the chnnce Of either
one II them For championship honors de-
pended on The outcome was tho reason both
rrr- deliberate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
COLD WEATHER
MARS GOOD GAME

Macon. March 2o-Th- Boston National
Leagucrd again defeated the Newark In
tetnationais here to-day. TO 3. In a scvcn
inning contest Cod weather interfcred
with the playing Of both teams.
Soores; Ri L..
Boston Observation-Disclosures. z 7 q
SewAtE 1
Batteries: PcTdue, Dschesnil and Whaling ;
Del Holmes and ORourke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
TWO RECRUITS REPORT

Two recruits added to the total OF those
IL and
of Ohio outfelde reported to Manager Ray Ryan which
prevented scheduled
everybody kept indoors Bradley
guidance
the cleaned admit light
Monday real conditioning
and by Ryan will
Mike late Thursday
wasa best
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
SNOW PUTS STOP
TO OUTDOOR WORK

Lynohbure Va, March so.-The snow this
morning drove the Pittsburgh Federal
League team indoors for practice. The city
rendered the club the free use OF the city
auditorium. and there the players romped
for some hours to keep at work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
KENTUCKY RACING
DATES ALLOTTED

Lexington Ky. March 2o.-The State Rae
inE Commission to-day allotted dates for the
spring race meetings at the Kentucky tracks
as follows: Kentucky Racing Association
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21

Lexington April "a to May = twelve day.:
churchill Downs. Louisville, May to %,
WE'VE days; Douglas Park. Louisville. May
~ TO June O. thirteen days; Latonin Jockey
Ciuo. June to July 4, twenty four days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
Marshallites Play
Petersburg To-Day

Weather permitting, John Mar
shall High school will play the Pc
trrsburg High school to-day I'm the
first baseball game Of tho local sen-
son. The clash Will hardly lie n
test of relative strength, M neither
team In In shape.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
The COME derate Museum,

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETa
Open a. NJ. to S p. 81
Admission CSC
Free a nj. to y. ST on Saturfnvs
The Washington times., 1914-06-20

Fugenics may be defined as the
scientific Improvement of mankind.
as a species. Humanity. as seen In
the mass. Is hopeles. so much so.
that at rare intervals the eight OF
a splendid. strong man or beau
tiful. well-developed woman, makes
one long for a whole race of beings
like these. That this is the desire
Of sporadic dreamers, Is proven from
time to time, as the ages roll along.
The Greeks were the first euSenists.
The severe Draconian laws which
destroyed at birth all ill-conditioned
infants. resulted in a nation to this
day the envy of all who long for
physically perfect humanity. When
Greece became a subject nation and
the laws of Draco lapsed, the peo-
pie deteriorated. But all such
dreams of race improvement are
sure to be frowned upon the con-
servatives who are always on hand
to retard the way of progress. They
claim that natural selection should
be the basis of mating. no mattes
how physically defective the pros
pective parents may be.
But to the reflective mind II
does seem as IL steps should be
taken to prevent the derelicts OF hu-
manity from propagatinS their types.
Why produce further material TO Dc
thrown on the human dump? A con-
certed universal effort should be
made to prevent the poisoning or the
race stream at its source
The Congress of Hygiene and
pemography, held in Washington
The Washington times., 1914-06-20
WHAT WILL PEOPLE sAY7' By Rupert
Hughes. Published by Harper & Brothers,
New York and London.

WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?' By Rupert
Hughes. Published by Harper & Brothers.
New York and London.
Since We have tango ties. and teas.
and dresses. and bags. and music. and
colors. and heaven knows what not, 1t
is perfectly proper and fitting that the
most up-to-date and crisp OF our
younger generation OF writer's should
present us with a tango novel
What Will People Say7" the new
book by Rupert Hughes, is all about
the tango. Now. whether he really
seriously intended 1t for a novel or not
Is not known. Out of respect to what
for the name of his publishers. we will
call II a novel, but it is, indeed. a
hybrid animal Personally. We would
call II tract, and to be complimentary
We will quote Mr.. Kipling. who makes
the statement at the beginning of one
OF his short stories that a tract is very
hard to write. and that for the ordinary
mortal IL is the next thing 10 a com
plete imposslbility.
The novel. as she was. and as she is
fondly still thought to be by some, was
a goodly bit of reading to whose crea-
ton much time was given. The author
necessarily. drew for his plot upon the
time which was past since II afforded
and establishment. II more than often
covered a whole epoch of history.
But Rupert Hughes frankly admits
and gave out to his publishers, the in
formation that he wrote his novel in
the mediate present. and forecast il
into the Immediate future. Indeed. he
must have written with a pen behind
each ear and one in his teeth, like the
butcher in the Hunting of the
Shark"
His tango-mad hero and heroine
tango untiringly through page after
page of tango-infected type. and come
to a narrowing and devastating end.
Rich and luxury-loving New York is
mercilessly pictured as in a glass. and
the insidious lure OF nationwide
craze is given full sway over the char
acters. Forbes, the young officer. fresh
from several years servive I'm the
Philippines, is first shocked by the
tango. then convinced of its beauties.
and then converted to its mad whirl.
Under the cover OF its protection, a
protection which served as a cloak Tor
frequent. informal meetings. with the
heroine held close in his arms. literally.
day and night. IL Is small wonder that
he falls I'm love with a luNury-loVing
type for whom he would formerly have
had little use. Persis would have been
a fine woman II she had had the chance.
but New York life formed her into a
woman whose eXistel.s claimed and
craved luxury, so Shn refused Forbes.
her real mate, and married fat little
man of money and her own set.
Almost up to this point the story Is
The Washington times., 1914-06-20
Truths by Women Who
H->, Producing Pure Race
NllOW By Conservation
The Aim of Eugenics

What shall do the continuation of defective types
Of humanity? How shall pure stream? The per-
fecon Of mankind and its scientific improvement discussed this
article by Mrs Morris Croxa who has made hobby of eugen
Through efforts Mrs. Croxa this subject been' dis
cused by many organizations of which she member
among which the League of American Penwomen the Daughters
the American Revolution the Colonial Danes the Daughters Of
1912, and several literary clubs.
Mrs Croxa believes that he whole subject Of edu-
people governed by personal attractions
desire improve mankind To obtain the results desired she
insists conserved the double standard Of morals
abolished boys we'll girls be prepared for parent
hood and mothers pensions must become fact
By MRS MORRIS L.. cRoxALL
The Washington times., 1914-06-20

few years ago was a revelation as
to the war that Is being waged
against the forces that are threaten
ing the race. II Is not a theory, but
a worked out problem, demonstrated
by charts and equations as to the
dangers that the marriage Of the
feeble-minded holds for US.
Two Lines Compared.
DR.. Godding, an authority on the
subject of eugenics. gives an in
teresting recital Of two lines Of de-
scent in the same family. one legt-
innate, the other illegitimate. At
the time Of the Revolutionary war
a young man OF splendid family
formed a laison with a camp fol-
lower, a woman of questionable
character. to whom a child was
born. Later. after he returned to
the paths OF peace. he married a
and to them child was born. It
has been possible to trace lines OF
descent from both of these unions
The descendants from the cnild born
Of the camp follower has been a
long array of thugs, prostitutes,
and criminals of every type. The
family has produced an incredible
number of mental detectives. The
history OF the legal marriage to
the respectable girl displays a long
line of lawyers, physicians. clergy
men. lecturers, and literary per-
sons, all attaining to nigh posi-
tions in society.
This whole subject must be made
The Washington times., 1914-06-20

..HARPER'S BOOK FOR YOUNG GAR
DENERS." By A. Hyatt Verriil. Harper
Brothers. New York, publishers.
Like all of the Harper's practical
bCo oks for young folks, this Volume is a
treasure trove to the grown-up person
Not only is IL highly acceptable TO the
young gardener. but IL Is nnarvelously
applicable to the young garden, that
very small plot of ground which Is the
meager. earthly possession OF the city
man and woman.
"a GUIDE TO THE CHAsSEyANT
METHOD OF MUSICAL EDUCATION
BY Marion p. Glib. Published by Fred
erfck A. Stokes Company, New York
The Chassevant method of teaching
music is closely allied TO the Montessori
methods of general education. 1t lays
the foundation for all musical educa-
tion, takes advantage of the tender
years OF the life OF the prospective mu-
s:cian. and can be studied by almost
any one who wishes to be made able TO
listen intelligently to music
rGRANDMA'S GEMS FOR LITTLE
FOLKS by Henrietta y. Rose; and
CHARLIE AND ARABELLA CHICK.
by Howard r. Garis. Published by r. F.
Fenno CO., New York
'HALF HOURS WITH GODS HEROES"
STORIES FROM THE SACRED
BOOKS" by the Rev. Thomas David
Williams. Published by the John Muir
ply Company. Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1914-06-20

Jennings consented to the picturiza-
ton of his life, story. In collabora
ton with Will Irwin and Director
Carroll Fleming, Jennings arranged
the scenario of the siX-reel produc-
ton. He aided in finding the 'Ioca-
tions" and the building of the neces-
sary sets SO that the locale might
be correct
In the film all of Jennings deeds
of -outlawry are portrayed, together
with the story of his life succeeding
his capture and Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Jennings life story, is
told in the six-reel Thanhouser
film, is a tremendous appeal for an
equal opportunity for every man. 1t
shows how even the most hard
ened" criminal. il given chance to
redeem himself. can be made a use
full member of society.
Carroll Fleming, former produc-
ing director of the New York Hip
nodrCme, has sk'lltuly put into the
film the story originally told by Will
Irwin in The Saturday Evening
Post. This story in many respects
was amplified bv Mr.. Jennings and
The Washington times., 1914-06-20

a matter of education That the
public conscience Is awakening, Ii
proven in many ways States are
passing more rigid marriage laws,
and In some States, parties to the
nuptfal contract are obliged to prove
good health and mental fitness. II
Is the hope of eugenists that, IN
the futuere, mating will not be gov
erned by financial considerations
or personal attractions, but those
contemplating marriage will be
guided by a love for the race and a
desire to contribute to its ultimate
perfection by the production of fins
children, but. of course. 1t will take
generations before young people will
attain so high plane.
Conservation of Mothers.
Then this subject must be viewed
from another angle. We must COM
mence at the fountain source-the
mothers. There cannot be well-con-
ditioned. happy children unless tho
mothers are happy and well cared
for before and after child-bearing.
We hear OF conservation OF this and
that. it Is time We began to con-
slider the conservation of women. A
stream is no pure- than its 5ource
and We cannot have a pure race
stream when the women Of 4 country
are not protected
Do you know that last year in
vestgations OF the Government
vice commission reported about
15,6o young girls as having JIsap-
peared from their homes. swallow
ed up as though the earth had
closed over them:
There is an intimate relation be-
tween sex hygiene and eugenics
The latter cannot become the vital
power SO long as thu age-old sex
questions are allowed to stard as
they are.
Commence with the mothers of the
land; not the sheltered, vell-to-do
woman, but the women Of the poor:
see that she is conserved bodily
and mentally. Urge mothers PEN
sions, enabling women to keep their
children with them. which means a
better asset to the state, costing
less In the end than jails, asylums.
and other INSTITUTIONS. which are
hlled with victims who have been
deprived OF home. care, and moth
sr love by poverty.
Commence With the boys Pre-
pare them for manhood. father
hood. and to be hcuseholders. We
near SO much OF the preparation of
girls for matrimony, but never for
boys. Industrial conditions shoull
be such that young people could
marry early. AZ il is, marriage Is
postponed for lack of sufficient In
Come until young men are not fit
10 marry in MARY instances. Let US
have a single standard of purity.
The state must legitimatize all
children and help mothers to care
for and remain with them. The child
is to be a citizen-it is not to blame
for its birth and whether II, at ma
turity. will be a menace 10 society
will depend upon the way it is treated
and reared.
Three years ago, Senator Borah in
troduced bill into the Senate, pro-
viding that the country guard the
welfare of children. What" said
Bailey of Texas. do you mean that
you would degrade children to the
level OF cattle or pigs?"
"Just that" replied Borah. this
Government should look after its
children who are to be the future
citizens of the state with at least
as much care as it gives to cattle and
pigs"