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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

hard hitter is handicapped in base
stealing. Magee would like to shine
on the bases, but he admits that he is
at a disadvantage because many of
his hits are for extra bases. Here is
his kick: did you ever realize that
a hard hitter hasn't the same chance
to pile up a lot of stolen bases as a
light hitting batsman. For instance,
during a season I make something
like sixty-five doubles, triples and
home runs. Every time that 1 make
a hit for extra bases 1 lose a chance
player whose safe hits are confined
mostly to singles has it all over a
slugger when it comes to the base
stealing records
A few interesting sport develop
ments of the week:
Chicago has brought out a one
legged wrestler.
1t is rumored that a 20-round
match for the lightweight champion
ship title is about to be made be-
tween Charley White and Freddie
Welsh.
Over 100 visiting golfers are partic-
Hot Springs, Ark. One of these is en-
tered under the name of H G. Elf
borg of Westward Ho.
Grantland Rice says: MANY are
called but most of them turn over
and go back to sleep again"
Hans Wagner signed a piece of pa
per that means $4,000 to him this
year.
Evidence OF indoor golf in Topeka
has been procured, but the names of
the players and the location of the
course has not been discovered.
Home Run Baker stuck his first
plow in the ground on his Maryland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
A FANS SUGGESTION.
Letter Writer Says Many Would Like
to Help Ball Club.

The following suggestions from a
fan regarding the Topeka baSebaII
club have been received by the state
Journal:
To the Editor of the State Journal
Last year the writer suggested in a
note to you that there We're a lot OF
fans in the city who would be quite
willing to dig up a dollar or more if
the mana cement would use the money
for the purpose of hooking onto a
good ball player, or perhaps couple
of them.
Mr.. Savage says he wants the sup
port of Topeka fans. He'll get it if
he can get a bunch together that Will
put up any kind of a decent fight at
all St Joe got discouraged several
years ago and quit, if my dope is right,
without as much cause as Topeka per-
haps has for quitting nova string
of years with a ''also-ran" team. To-
peka is really a very good ball town,
but bigger towns have quit before now
with less cause.
Now, if the Commercial club, for
example, would appoint committees to
canvass, I feel sure they would find a
very large number of fans willing and
anxious to help to the extent OF $
or more to get a little better team. A
couple of thousand dollars could be
raised that way and just presented to
Mr.. Savage and it ought to go long
way toward picking up a pretty fair
pitcher; and for instance to retaining
Ridgeway, who, according to my limit
ed judgment. ought to be able to put
up a pretty fair fight in the box this
year.
1t can be done and would help just
that much. And Mr.. Savage need not
think that the fans who would put up
a little donation of that kind would
think they owned an interest in the
team. The writer wants to go see
some ball games this season and when
he can't go see the game he wants to
be able 10 sidle up to the State Jour
nal window without the feeling afore
ing how badly we were defeated.
Yours very truly, A FAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
SEND 81 BILLS
TO THE GOVERNOR
Continued From Page ope.)

jury verdict The house has passed
the resolution proposing conStltu-
tional amendment that will increase
the pay of legislative members. But
the senate killed it.
On the governors desk today is the
mortgage registration tax bill. That
measure is not in good standing with
the administration, although it will
doubtless be signed by the governor
today or Monday. An effort was made
by administration leaders in the house
to defeat the conference report on the
bill, but the move was blocked.
The semimOnthly pay day bill is
also up to the governor. So, also. is
the bill providing for an entrance fee
in primary elections in lieu of nOmi-
mating petitions. The child hygiene
bill has gone to the governor for his
signature, as has the wage commits
sion bill which this week crept
through the senate. The child hygiene
and wage commission bills are ad-
miniStratiOn measures.
To become laws this week were the
rural credit act and peddlers' license
bill Another measure signed by the
governor-One close to the hearts of
Topekans-was the state house white
way bill. This measure provided an
appropriation of $9.750 for a white
way around and on the state house
grounds
Bills Still Pending
Many of the really big bills before
the legislature at this session are still
pending. Some of these measures may
never reach consideration. Others
will become laws or go down to de-
feat on the floor of the house or
senate.
To date the house has deliberate
ly killed two big platform pledges.
1t swamped the initiative and refer
endum and defeated the presidential
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
TO BRING OUT TRACKMEN.
IA L. Manager Offers Four Cups to
Arouse Athletic Enthusiasm.

Lawrence, Kan, March Elm an
effort to bring out more material for
the events where the Kansas track
team seems the weakest, Manager w.
O. Hamilton has offered four cups to
be contested for by athletes not now
on the varsity team. The cups are
offered for the high jump, both hur-
dies and the fifty-yard dash.
Students from all types of activities
will try to aid this latent effort to
drag out material. Charles Sturtevant
of Topeka, advertising manager of the
Daily &anSan, has signed for the fifty
yard event. He formerly was a mem
Der of the track squad at Topeka high
school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
sOX DEFEAT Los ANGELES.
By Using Three Pitchers, Chicago
Americans Win Exhibition Game.

Los Angeles, March 6.-The Chi
cago Americans defeated the Los An
geles Coast Leaguers again Friday,
3 to 2. The Los Angeles batters, how
ever, managed to chase 'Reb" Russell,
the big Sox pitcher, from the box by
ScOS~ng two runs in the second inning.
Rowland sent Johnson in then and
he and Scott, who succeeded him, held
the Coast leaguers runIess thereafter.
Score: r H E.
Chicago. 0
Los Angeles. ........s. s 1
atterieS-RusSell, Johnson, Scott
and Schalk, Mayer; Chech, Ryan and
Brooks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

work until he entered the OhceS OF
the Blues.
Here to Stay.
Mr.. Savage says he expects to locate
here permanently, and is very favor
ably impressed with Topeka. He says
that he is receiving assurances every
day that Topeka is one of the best
baseball towns in the Western League
when the management puts out any
kind of a team, and he expects to do
his best to put out a team that the
town will not be ashamed of.
According to Mr.. Savage's present
plans local fans will have a chance to
see his team work out for the first
time April and when exhibition
games will be played here with the
Kansas City Blues. Also exhibition
games will be played here on the
9th and 10th with the st. Paul Saints
and probably on the 18th and 18th
with the Minneapolis Millers. On
April II the team will play the K. c.
Blues at Kansas City. Other exhibit
ton games will be arranged if posi-
BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
CHICK BRANDON TO FEDS.
Some Basket Tossing. This:

st. Paul, Kan, March 6.-Possibly
the greatest number of field goals
made by any individual basket ball
player of the state of Kansas during
20 minutes of play made by
Turner, left forward of the Mission
Stars. He tossed "a field goals in
game in which the Stars defeated the
Walnut Kan, Athletic club by score
of 1926
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

without health. genuine joy is impos-
sible: without good digestion and regular
bowel movement you cannot have health.
Why neglect keeping bowels open and
risk being sick and ailing? You don't
have to. Take one small DIR. Kings New
Life Pill at night; in the morning You will
much better. Helps your appetite and
digestion. Try one tonight.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Larry Chappelie.

Owner Charley Comiskey of the
Chicago White Sox believes he is due
to get some return for the $4,000 he
paid Milwaukee for Larry Chappelle
a couple of years ago. Chappelle
was out of the game practically all
of last season with bad leg. but re-
ported this spring in prime condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Willard Goes to California.

Fl PaSO, Texas, March 6.@JeSS
Willard, whose boxing match with
Jack Johnson remains indefinitely
postponed, left today for Los Angeles.
1t was stated that Willard would re-
turn within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purioined Dog Meat, Prune
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
(By Clug)

The Charleston, w. Va, baseball
franchise in the Ohio State league
was recently bought by a millionaire
for $40. What kind of millionaires
and what kind of baseball franchises
do they have in West Virginia, any
way? And to think that the state is
in the prohibition ranks. too,
Tom Powell says that every time
he plans soccer game the weather
man dishes out a big snowstorm.
However, he is determined to play
the Kansas City Tigers and SchmeI-
zers before the opening of the base
ball season, snow or no snow. The
game with the Tigers will probably
be played between the first and fiji
| teenth of April, and the Schneider
game will follow between that and
the 23d.
Malon Burget, Topeka's peerless
deaf-mute prophet, is circulating
petition that he be permitted to pitch
the first ball at the opening game of
the Western league season in this
city. Are all of the candidates for
mayor, one of whom will be in office
by that time, willing to fOrego this
distinguished honor. which is also,
according to custom and tradition,
one of the paramount prerogatives of
the mayOralty? If so. MalOn should
be permitted to work out. He might
break the link" that has been hover
and divers moons.
The management of the local base
ball team has received a telegram
from Cam, the left handed pitcher
whom Wichita claims, stating that he
had not signed with Wares and that
he is ready to report to Topeka when
ever he receives transportation. He
has been instructed to get himself
into condition as much possible be-
tween now and reporting time, and
being in California he will have an
excellent chance to do this.
ST. Marys college has made an en-
viable basketball record this season.
BY merely defeating Washburns
quintet Thursday afternoon the Cath
Ole boys did nothing wonderful, but
by making it a two to one score they
did spring somewhat of a surprise.
Neither was st. Marys the first nor
the last to defeat the Kansas Aggies,
but she did defeat them, and the Ag-
gies alone humbled K. U. during the
whole season. Speaking of basket
ball defeats and victories, it is noted
that the Emporia Normal school and
that G. of E. have won and lost one
game each in their home series and
have decided not to play off the tie.
Undoubtedly this will keep one of
them from being humbled by the
other.
The following letter has been
received by the management of
the Topeka baseball club:
"......, Kansas, 3-4-15.
Mr. John Savage:
Saw in the paper where you
had bot the Topeka w. L. ball
team and knew you would sure
need some help and am always
will to help a fellow out. Thot
1 would write you.
Now L am a right handed
pitcher and got everything but a
fence ball. Do not drink booze /
and will also swear not to jump
to the Feds, will sign for 125 /
bucks and transportation to To- /
peka. I will run chance of hav- |
ing to walk back. Would be |
pleased to hear from you at once. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Former Topeka Pitcher Will Play
With Newarlzs This Season.

Tulsa, Ok, March 6.-Pitcher
Chick Brandon, who played last
year with Buffalo in the International
League, signed a Federal League con-
tract Friday, according to Harry F.
Sinclair, part owner of the Newark
Federal club.
Brandon will report next week for
training, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Basketball Results.

Warrensburg Normal Al, St. Louis
University %.
Cornell %, Columbia 10.
Washington L. 26, Mo. L. %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Defeat White Sox Seconds.

Defeat White SOX SECONDS.
San Francisco, March 6.-The San
Francisco club of the Pacific coast
League defeated the Chicago Ameri-
cans No. 2 team Friday, 5 to 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

In 1909, he played with the Balti-
more club in the International league.
In 1910-11, he was captain of the
lea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
The new INDIANS
Cleveland American League
Team May Climb This Season.
Veterans Are Scarce, but Bir-
mingham Is Hopeful.

Mote This is the sixth of a series o
articles outlining the baseball situation il
the big league cities.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
Here to Stay.

work until he entered the offices of
the Blues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

The Charleston, w Va, baseball
was recently bought by a millionaire
for $40. What kind of millionaires
and what kind of baseball franchises
do they have in West Virginia, any
way? And to think that the state is
in the prohibition ranks, too,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES:
SPECIAL ELECTION TOMORROW

IN an election Of such vital impol
tance as the one which viii be hel'
here tomorrow, it is to be hoped tha
no citizen will neglect to do his dut.
at tue polls
The reputation of Chickasha as al
educational town and the welfare o
some 1000 children are at stake. Or
tie outcome Of this election depends
whether the community is to cake an
advance step in the development oil
ia public school system or whether
il win be content TO lag behind
Chickasha has never turned down
any proposition designed TO promote
better schools. WIN she advertise to
the world this time that she is slow
10 seize an opportunity to 20 on rec
ord as town that places her public
school interests above all other en-
terprises that pertain to the welfare
OF the community and that her peo-
pie are willing to make All necessary
sacrifices in order that their schools
may be maintained at standard
equal to the best found anywhere?
We are asked to vote bonds to the
amount OF $4,000 ia build a junior
high school and to better equip our
present high school The object IS a
twofold one First Of all we must
have more room in order to take care
of the increased enrolment. This
much will probably be conceded BY
all. In the second place, according
to the plans cf the beard ,of educa;,
tion, in providing the additional room,
we are offered an opportunity to place
our high rschool On a first-class foot-
ing and to add the junior high school
feature which is fast becoming a part
of all progressive city school systems. 1
On this point read the opinions OF
leading educators, given by Superin-
tendent Ramey in his article which
IS printed in this paper today. There
can be no question that the adoption
OF the Junior high school plan will
make possible vast improvement in
our schools.
On the necessity for bringing our
existing high school up TO standard (
that will meet the requirements for
articulation with the state university
we take it, there can be no division
OF opinion The state educational au-
thorities have made it plain that i'm
less adequate laboratory facilities IRE
provided. we shall be dropped from
the list of accredited schools next
year, calamity we can afford neither
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
Close EstImatlnn.

A geolcgist of the United States
geological survey once estimated 1900
feet as the necessary depth TO drill in
a certain locality to find water, with
the result of less than 1 per cent of
error, flow measuring 100000 gallons
a day having been struck at depth
of 2,987 feet. In another branch of
the work Of the survey, that of esti-
mating at the close of the calendar
year the production of the various
minerals during that year, even this
percentage of error is being reduced
The surveys estimate on January /,
1915, of the production of iron ore
was 41,44O,0OO long tons; the actual
figures received from all the com
panies are now seen to be 41,439,7G1
long tons, a difference of only 239
tons
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

for the community when we so 10
the polls tomorrow.
As usual, in such cases it is likely
that those who oppose the bond issue
will be more active than those who
favor it, If you are among those who
want to see chickasha have first-class
schools, it behooyes you to take an
interest in the election. not only go
ing 10 the polls yourself but ,also Sec
ing to il that your neighbor does like
wise Don't forget it. Even though
il may be a busy day for you. as a
citizen with vital interests at stake.
you cannot afford to neglect your
duty Il is day for the friends OF
to be on guard and see TO
i that Chickasha takes no backward
step, but says to the world that our
community is for schools, for the best
schools. Many may vote against
zig bonds through mistaken informa
ion. You can help much by giving |
hem correct information. Let every
citizen give some time to
citing out a full vote.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

Subscribe for the Daily Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

Besides, there is always the possI-
oility that the man who disagrees with
you may be right. Under the law Of
the land lovely woman alone has the
authority to be absolutely positive.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
FInd curIous slherlan rrlhe


The last members of the Siberian
expedition promoted by the Oxford
university's school Of anthropology
and the Philadelphia museum have
returned to London with rich col
lection OF material and new informa-
ton about strange region.
The stiangest tribe met in their
travels was the fungus, primitive
nomad people of the Mongolian type.
who live TO themselves, have only
vague notions about the Russians and
lhe czar and no system of writing.
They live in wigwams and have no oc-
cupation other than the breeding of
reindeer and the hunting OF white
foxes. Their religion is belief in
good and evil spirits.
A large collection Of costumes, wea-
pons, implements and copper and iron
ornaments was brought home by the
expedition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

/ TO court nor to suffer The necessar,
laboratories can not be provided un
less we make room for them A junior
high school building will furnish tn,
required room by taking some Of the
present grade pupils away from the
high school and at the same time il
win make room for the lower grades
in the ward buildings by taking the
upper grades away from those build-
inss. It win thus be seen that
the junior high school building offers
remedy that will meet all the needs
Of the situation in the best possible
way.
"Bnt the cost?s says somebody
Taxes are already high and we cant
afford It," What is this enormous
burden which we are asked to add to
our load? BY actual figures less than
one dollar per year On the 1000 OF
assessed valuation You can figure
for yourself how much this will add
to your tax bin Can we afford to
turn down a proposition which means
so much to the community for the
sake OF the paltry saving in taxes we
may effect by SO doing2 Even If we
should adopt some makeshift meas
ure for our schools, our taxes would
still have to be increased. Isn't it bet
ter business, better economy and bet
ter educational policy better for the
community in every way to add q
sufficient amount to our tax bill to |
ppt, our sclloois itis;a condition to ac-
complish The large results which. we
expect Of them? It looks that way to
us and it looks the same way to many |
of our other taxpayers, large and
small No community can adopt a
more disastrous policy than that OF
stinting it's schools If we 20 on rec |
ord as a people Of that kind, we can
rot hope to escape the penalty for il.
Our city superintendent and mem-
bers of our board OF education have
given much earnest thought to this
question and have fully presented II
to us They have given us their word
that no more money will be spentf
than the needs Of the situation call
for. As taxpayers themselves the :
members of the board are as eager
for economy as anybody and they will
not waste their own or anybody else's
money in useless extravaganza. Tho
best way Of making our schools what
hey should be has been pointed out
to us and it Is for the voters to say
whether we shall do something large
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

But in case you practice the policy
OF passing on the presents you re-
ceived last year, it will be well to see
that they don't go to the original
sender
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
Real Favor.

1T annoys me to be reading a war
dispatch and come to a sentence in
which the name of town or fortress
Us represented by a dash," said the
fretful man.
That doesn't worry me any" re.
piled the cheerful citizen.
Il should think it would"
No. You see, have an idea that
wouldn't be able to pronounce the
name, anyway, and the censor saves
me the trouble of trying
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

The Hares waged war with the
Eagles, and called upon the Foxes to
help them. They replied, we woulc
willingly have helped you, II you mad
not known who we were. and with
whom ye were lighting. Count the
cost before you commit yourselves
From Aesop's Fables.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
yaps PAY HIaher Prlcss for Eood

imported foods, on the average, cost
In Japan from 10 to Is per cent more
than beIore the war. Increases in
freight and insurance are chiefly
blamed for the rise Imported butter
mas risen 20 per cent, and is still
mounting largely due to the fact that
the belligerent powers in Europe have
prohibited the export Of butter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20

1t is reasonably certain that there.
would be more money in the savings
banks il the Society for the Preven-
ton Of Useless Giving could be kept
active.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
Why Ware Are Fought.

The first wars were fought for food.
The second wars were fought for
revenge.
The third wars wer . fought for
women.
The fourth wars were fought for re-
ligion.
The fifth wars were fought for CON
quest
The sixth wars were fought for ag-
grandizement.
The seventh wars were fought for
liberty.
The eighth wars were fought for ali
or most of these things save the last.
Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
Brides Dilemma.

The Bride-'I hate having tc thank
those horrid Smiths for that awful
tea set. 1t seems sinful to lie FOL
the sake of people one doesn't like
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-20
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