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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
COBB IN A SLUMP
Famous Detroit Slugger Is Now
Hitting Only 1888.
National League Has Only
Eight $500" Batters.

Chicago, I'LL, Aug. 2s.-The Ma
tionaI league has only eight batters
in the 1900" class, according 10 aV-
erages published here today. snyder
St Louis, who took the lead from
Dovle. of the Giants last week, re-
mains at the head of the list with
the average of 325. Doyle is next
with 1923. Following are; Luderus'
Philadelphia, .319; Daubert, Brook
Ivn. .312: Merkle, New York, .3O7;
Grob. Cincinnati, and Robertson, New
York, tied with .306; Long, st. LOUIS
800.
Doyle is the leading run getter with
6S: Cravath, tops in home runs with
- The stolen base honors remain en
with Carey, Pittsburg, who has 30
Cincinnati with .257 leads in club
batting. st. Louis is second with .236.
The leading pitchers are: Maui
1naux, Pittsburg, 10 wins and SIN
losses; Alexander, Philadelphia, "a
and s: Toney, Cincinnati, and 3;
Pierce. Chicago, 10 and 4; and >.
Smith, Brooklyn, IL and SIX.
American League.
Tyrus Colt, Detroit, suffered a bat
ting slump in the last few days but
stiIl leads in the American league.
His average is .3SS. Other batters
who follow the Georgian are: Speak
caro, 1921; Fournier, Chicago, McIn-
mis-. Philadelphia, and Crawford, de-
troit tied with .312.
Cobb leads in stolen bases with 20
and i'll total bases with 221. lie also
has scored the greatest number of
runs, 116. Burns, Detroit, leads in
homo runs with five.
Detroit with 266 leads in club bat
ting and Boston is next with .265.
Leading pitchers who have worked
in twenty or more games are: Foster,
Boston, II wins and five defeats;
Wood, Boston, Is and four; Scott,
Chicago, 20 and Z; Fisher, New York,
IL and z; Ruth, Boston, 2 and 5.
Federal League.
Magee, Brooklyn, and Kauff, his
team mate, are tied with $40 for
the lead among the batters of the Fed
eral league. Konetchy, Pittsburg, and
Fischer, Chicago, are tied for second
place with .315 and Deal, st. Louis,
and Flack, Chicago, are tied for third
with .314.
Brooklyn leads in club batting with
.270. Evans Baltimore, scored the
most runs, rs.
Konetchy leads in total bases with
22O; Chase Buffalo, leads in home
runs with L and Kauff with AZ leads
in stolen bases. M. Brown, Chicago,
the veteran, leads the pitchers with
IL wins and defeats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

to the eighth with the putter and did
not know it.
The finals in the Country club
championship tournament were
played off last Saturday. H. L. Arm
strong defeated C. B. Merriam s up
and 5 to play, in one of the fastest
matches ever played on the course.
This was a 36-hole match and was
disposed of in one afternoon, the con-
testants playing 81 holes between 2
and $50 o'clock. Merriam lost the
match in the first IS holes being 6
down at that juncture; on the third
and fourth rounds he braced and
played steadily and consistently, but
could not recover the lost holes The
medal score was only fair, the winner
taking AZ, AS, 43.
This event has been won by Arm
strong three times, by Fassler three
times, by Felix once, by Ripley once
and by Hurley once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
HORSE FLOWING TOO SLOW.
Western Kansas Farmers Forced to
Use Tractors on Wheat Land.

Wakeeney, Kan, Aug. 2S.-The
farm tractors are much in evidence in
western Kansas this summer, not only
on the farms but on the streets of the
towns. None of the wheat ground has
been plowed and the country is full of
wheat just cut. 1t is UP to the farmer
to get his ground plowed as quickly as
possible for the next crop of wheat,
and this cannot be done in the usual
way, with horses and single pillow. The
ground is in excellent condition for the
pillow and the work of preparing it for
the seed must begin at once. 1t is be-
lieved the acreage of wheat this winter
will be greater than any year in the
past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
ouimet (top left) Chic Evans and Travers (right).

the professional field; why should not
there be a dominancy in the amateur
field over here?
Let any conscientious golfer sit
down with pencil and paper and go
over the list of triumphs to the credit
of this and that golfer of champion
ship quality.
Travers and Ouimet.
On scratch appear Travers and
Ouimet. Both of these mems
achievements are too well known to
require re-mention now. The same
thing may be said of Chick Evans,
who is the only player at scratch. He
has just won the western champion
ship for the fourth time.
AT handicap 2 are four men-E. NJ
Byers, w. c. Fownes, Jr., Walter j.
Travis and Warren K. Wood. Travis,
who won the metropolitan title this
year, has announced his retirement
from big championship play. OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

three left Wood has done little play
for two years now on account of bust
ness and has not competed in recent
western title play. Byers was beat
en- last week by Philip Carter in the
Shinnecock Hills Golf club cham
pionship. He has won nothing of i'm
portance this season. The same may
be said of Fownes. This dispcses of
the handicap 2 men.
The 'sS'' Men.
Coming 20 the men, Ned Allis,
third, the present intercollegiate
champion, was recently defeated for
the Wisconsin championship by Dick
CaVanaugh.
In fact, the only one to make bid
for a place among the hopes at De-
troit in the three batch is H. Chand-
Ter Egan, the 1904 and 1905 national
champion, who emerged from the
isolation of an Oregan residence re-
Gently to capture the Pacific North
west title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
READ MAGAZINES NOW
High Class Fiction Season Also Opens
With Rush.

Magazines have come more into
their place on the average bookworm's
reading table in the last year than
ever before, according to booksellers
in Topeka The sales of high lass
fiction are running a close second to
those of the magazines.
Book sellers point out that a large
number of popular novels appear as
quickly in magazines as in book form
and are obtainable at a lower cost.
High class fiction, new and recently
placed on the shelves of local book
selling fast. In Topeka little attention
is given old masters or classics. Kip
ling, o. Henry and others of this class
are still in the running but the older
classics-the best known ones-are
little purchased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
FOOTBALL GUIDE OUT.
SpaIding's New 1915 Rule Book Off
the Press.

Spalding's 1915 football guide,
edited by Walter Camp, was put on
sale in local sporting goods houses this
week. AS usual, the guide contains
the records of last season, selections
of championship teams, history or
the game during the past year and the
schedules of most of the big schools
for the coming season.
Owing to the fault of some one,
presume bly, not the editors, Washburn
colleges schedule is not published,
neither is a picture of last seasons
Ichabod team. one new feature
about the book is that it contains the
scores of the most important intercol-
Iegiate dual series from the year 1873
to the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Constipation Cured Overnight

A small dose of Po-Do-Lax tonight and
you enjoy full. free easy bowel move
inent in the morning No gripping, for Po-
Do-Lax is PodophyIlin MAY Apple with
the gFPe La T0rrgets the
Liver. increasing the flow of bile. Bile
is Natures antiseptic in the bowels With
proper amount of bile, digestion in bowels
is perfect. No gas, no fermentation, no
Constipation. Don't be sick, nervous, irrit-
able. Get a bottle of Po-Do-IaX from
your Druggist now and cure your Consti-
patton overnight.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
sets a Canadian Record.

Montreal, Aug. 2S.-William won
the match pacing race from Directum
1 in two straight heats, the first of
which was run early in the week and
the second Friday. William set a new
Canadian record by going the dis
lance in 2.00A. He had the pole
position and was not extended at any
stage of the contest. The race was
for a purse of $1,000, two in three.
The winner is owned by w. W. Marvin,
Poughleepsie, n. Y, and was driven
by Marvin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Mills 9: Beatrice ..

The Mills baseball club defeated the
Beatrice nine in one-sided game at
City park Friday. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Deaver for
Mills, who struck out 16 men and only
allowed . hits. and home runs by
Henley and Stanley for Mills.
The score: r H E
Mills. ........9 IL 8
Beatrice. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Batteries - Cullop, Packard and
Brown; Crandall, Groom, Watson and
Chapman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

This is the story of a Topeka socie-
" girl living on Harrison street, who
played game OF golf on the Country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

to the eighth with the putter and did
not know it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
: Travers, Evans Will Have National Golf
/ TOurna Selves; Other Contestants Weak
81 o. UP to the Minute M@
HXS SPORTINGNEWs&X gA
LNgAN From Everywhere. Z
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At ladeIphia-score: r H. E.
Cincinnati -.--.2
Phila delphia ...-4
Batteries-McKenry and Wingo:
McQuillan and EUrns.
AT Boston-First game.
Score: H. II f.
Chicago
Batteries-Pierce. Standridge, label
and Bresnahan, Hargroves; Tyler.
Hughes and Whaling.
Second game-Score: r ii Il
Boston
Batteries-Pierce and Archer; RAJ
gan and Gowdy.
At New York-Score: r. H. e.
Pittsburg -.-...--.-...... 7 o
New Ork -"
Batteries=AdamS and Gibson,
Murphy; Mathewson and Wendell.
At Brooklyn-Score: r II
st. Louis IL
Batteries-Perdue, Meadows ana
Snyder and Gonzales; Dell, Appleton,
Smith and McCarty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

"a captain of industry. is he? And how
did he begin his career?" las drummer"
/ Boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
PATRIOTIC MESSAGE OF PRES. b
P0|NCARE READ TO DEPU1E

Paris. Aug. 5.-Q.15 P. M.).-The first
meeting of the Chamber of Deputies aft
er the anniversary of the beginning of
the war. and the first since the estab-
lishment of the coalition cabinet. was
held today. The session was marked
by IN extraordinary demonstration of pa
triotism.
Patriotic Speeches
Paul Deschanel, president of the cham
Der, opened the session with a speech
which, like that Of NJ. Rodzianko, pres
ident of the Russian Duma, at the recent
opening of the legislative body, was a re-
ply to the anniversary manifesto of the
German Emperor. To this Premier WV
iani gave response in the name of the
government.
A message from President Poincare
was read in the chamber by Premier
Viviani and in the senate by Aristide
BRAND. minister of justice. 1t was ad-
dressed to the French parliament and
reviewed the first year of the war
Presidents Message
The text of the message follows: =
'You will find it natural that after a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
Interference WITH
LEWISTON B O0zE
SITUATION LIKELY

Lewiston, Me-, Aug. 5.-The lewiston
Journal says:
"All is not smooth and serene in the
Lewiston boose situation and before
many days the police upon the advice
and order of Mayor Brann are like
ly to interfere with the plan accord
ing to a rumor rife along the streets,
Wednesday and Thursday and grow
ing stronger all the time.
Mayor Brann would not talk on the
subject, Chief McCarron is mute as
is the Captain of the Night Watch
Murphy, but there is no doubt the
lines are to be furnished with a SEN
sation that in political and civic sem
satlon has never been equaled.
Sheriff Davis was caller at the
Lewiston police headquarters, and
while he did not have a formal inter-
view with Mayor Brann, it is UNDER
stood, he was engaged in lively con-
versation with Capt. Hurphy and
talked with Chief McCarron.
1T is no secret that Mayor Brann
and the police are concerned over con-
ditions in Lewiston.
six cases of beer and two kegs were
delivered in broad daylight Thursday
morning few doors below Pine street
into a place. a so-called club
This is said to be one Of the last
straws added to the carting Of boose
past the 5000 people returning from a
band concert Tuesday night
Mayor Brann won't discuss the sit
uation, but one of the best bets in
the whole development is that the
mayor is sore to the quick over the
conditions. Upon the mayor and the
police falls as much Of the abuse and
harsh criticism as is the lot of Sher-
if Davis. There Is an unwritten law
in this State that the sheriff shall
handle the boose situation but with
the whole city agog with grog. the
municipal authorities are likely to
step in.
1T is understood that~Captain Muir
ply. who seized two nickel in the slot
machines Wednesday night, did so as
the result Of carefully planned pro-
gram. 1t is also said that he took for
evidence some liquor and at that al
sAoO6H lHc pTOpIIctoT VI SHS pidCc was
not brought into court. the police
may take action any time. Patrolman
Reardon accompanied him on the trip.
"At any rate. the street, the bar
rooms and the City hall is worked up
over the matter Many don't know
how the land lays, and all are ready
to duck into the cyclone cellar.
I'm the words Of man who is in
touch with the situation:
Believe me there is something do
ing. Mark my word there will be some
changes and some paving over before
the next two weeks are ended. or you
will have something to write that your
paper never had before. young chap "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
REMAINING SCHEDULE
OF TWILIGHT LEAGUE

A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Twilight League was held Thurs
day evening and the remainder Of the
schedule was arranged. some changes
being necessary on account Of the post
poned games. 1t was decided to play
OF the postponed Colonial-Main Street
game Friday evening and other games
WERE arranged as follows: Auf. Z. Sen
tinels VS.. Colonials: Aug. 9. Main Street
vs.. South Ends; Aug. 10. Tigers W.
Wholesalers; Aug. ii. senrlnels VS.. South
Ends; Aug. II, Central Maine vs.. Main
Streets: Aug. Is, Lockwood VI. Whole
sslers; Aug. IA. Colonials Va. South Ends;
Aug. Is, Wholesalers vs.. South Ends;
Aug. II. open; Aug. Is, Tigers vs.. Central
Maine.
1t was also decided to call a meeting
Of the managers Of the teams with tho
executive committee to be held Monday
evening. at which time . number Of
plans will be talked over and arrange
nents made for big field day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
CHICKEN THIEVES BEGIN
TOPLY THEIR CALLING

Chicken thieves have broken loose in
the city again and although the police
will say nothing about it, 1t Is apparent
that they are working on the matter and
hope to get some results this time.
Thursday Marshal Jepson and Headquar-
ters Man Sturtevant were very active
all day and 1t was the talk about the
building that they were at work on the
chicken thievery cases. The marshal re-
fused to have anything to say about the
matter, saying Perhaps there will be
something tomorrow" but from other
sources 1t was learned that the marshal
and his aids feel certain that they know
the parties and that an arrest may be
expected on Friday. There has been
during the spring and summer several
epidemics Of robbing hen houses and al
though suspicion has pointed to a Ger
tain party, the officers have been unable
to get evidence enough to warrant max
ing an arrest. but it Is the hope Of every.
one that this time they may get the trief
or thieves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
FRENCH EYEWITNESS
DESCRIBES A FIERCE
ATTACK THAT FAILED

Paris. Aug. SAN oflcial eyewitness
account Of a French success At Ban-Ds.
Sapt and Fontenelle in the Vosges noun
tains was made public today by the
French war department.
ION July "A and Is the gunfire Of the
Germans was directed against four points
simultaneously said the eyewitness,
their principal attack being made on
our strong positions across the road from
Laitre to Launois.
THE enemy then charged. being shell
tered by the fire from his heavy artil-
lery. Despite this fire. out auick-hrers,
which were mounted on the parapets Of
the trenches, moved down the advanc-
ing line. while our artillery directed q
wall Of hre in the rear Of the Germans,
thus effectively preventing any reinforce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
Three CHILDREN Are
BURNED TO DEATH
IN WISCONSIN FIRE

Delavan, Wis, Aug. "5.-Three chill
dren were burned to death. eight cot
tages were destroyed and three were
dynamited to save others in fire at
Lake Delavan, a resort near here, early
today. The fire was brought under
control in time to save number OF
summer hotels. The dead are Helen,
Lucy and Mary Bryant. children of
George G. Bryant, president Of the
Racine Rubber Co.. in whose cottage
the fire is believed to have started
from an overheated chimney. Because
Of the cold weather crate fires have
been lighted in the cottages for sew
eral nights. The bedrooms in which
the children slept were cut off by
flames and smoke. The children ap-
parently were dazed and refused to
jump from the window when told to
do SO. While their parents watched,
helpless their clothing caught fire and
they fell back into the burning room.
A search for a ladder consumed some
time and when it was procured the
children were dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
FORESTERS END
CONVENTION BY
ELECTION IN RI.

Providence, r. l.. Aug. 5.-The 32nd
International convention of the Cath
Ollie Order Of Foresters closed late to-
day with the election of officers who
will serve three years. The next con-
vention will be held in Duluth. Mime
sofa, August. 1918. Tine salary of the
high chief ranger was rated from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum. The follow
ing officers were elected:
High chief ranger, Thomas H. Can
non, Chicago; high vice chief ranger,
Simeon Viger, Massachusetts,; high
secretary, Thomas F. Mcdonald, Chi
cago; high treasurer, @. Keller, Wis
consin: high medical examiner, DR.. ].
P. Smyth, Chicago; high trustees,
Thomas F. Flynn, John E. Stephens
and Leo Wienicki. all Of Chicago, DR..
j. U. Lalonde, Quebec. John A. Herzog,
Indiana; julius Collier. Minnesota: Jos.
Labillois. Michigan; Michael F. Nor
gan, Toronto.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06

box, this being his first appearance In
this place. It was evidently IN on DAY
for Burke as he allowed three men to
walk in the first two innings and Madi-
son found him for frequent hits. The
visitors them put Ross in the box and
while he did good work. YET was unable
to hold the home team down. Madison
started the game with Cavanaugh on
the mound. Cavanaueh was formerly an
old-time favorite. and while member OF
this years team this 10 the first time
this season that he has attempted to
pitch. He did excellent work for three
innings, after which he went to his regu-
lar place in the field. A feature Of the
game for the visitors was a catch made
by Lanning. in the field. There were
about 400 fans present from all over this
section Of Somerset county. The score:
MADISON. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
U. S. REPLY TO AUSTRIA To- SHolE
IMP0SS|BIuTY OF CHANe|NePol

Washington. Aug. 5.-The American
reply to Austro-Hungary's recent Dip
lomatic note suggesting an embargo on
war exports to the allies, on the ground
that the traffic has grown to proper
tions which violate American neutral
ity, has practically been finished by
the state department. and will be de-
spatched to Vienna with in the next
few days. IA
Can't Change Policy -
The note reiterates the position Of
the United States as it was expressed
on a previous occasion to Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
that 1.-THE placing of an embargo on
the trade in arms at this time =
be direct violation of the neutrality
Of the United States
Impaired Neutrality
Austria's contention that "a neutral
government is not permitted to allow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06
LITTLE BUILDING THIS
YEAR N WATERV|LLE

It has been q good many years since
SO little building was being done in
Waterville as there is this summer.
Where it was usual to see a number
Of houses going up, and at least one or
two blocks, this year there is hardly
a thing doing in that line. Across the
river the Hollingsworth & Whitney
Co. is building few new houses and
they are also to build another large
storehouse, on this side the Maine
Central is to construct an addition to
the car shops, but that is all that
can really be said to be in sight. Har-
vey D. Eaton has the plans for a
block on Main street next to the Edith
building, but has made no move as
yet to begin construction. Vilbon
Pomerleau also has the plans for a
block near to Bay View hotel but has
not started operations on it and says
now he is not going to this summer.
Howard Morse is having plans drawn
for a block on Temple street but will
do nothing on it this summer. 1t is
also rumored that the Coburn CLASH
cal Institute is to build a new boys
dormitory, but no signs Of it have
appeared AS YET. "A Well-NiiOWH boS-
ton lumber dealer who has a great
deal of business in Maine said last
fall, in talking Of business conditions,
Next summer everyone will be talk
ing about how business is to boom,
but they will be hanging onto their
money and business will be about the
same as now. 1t will be at least an
other year before we will see any real
business" Local business men are
about ready to agree with him. al
though in the stores Of Waterville. the
number of buyers has been very fair.
attracted doubtless by the fine values
offered by the merchants here. Wat
erville is certainly not suffering from
depression. neither is it having the
business boom that everyone looked
forward to for this summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06

Constantinople, July ia - n
theatre has just been opened nea" ~
bids fair to be as popular ~
Turkish house. A caste OF
actors, under German Leadership .sds
gagged in mastering and pre-, :, d
classical German plays. as "sn ,ts
number of comedies, in the
language. :. ~
Parts of Faust" "SchilleiA ID
Robbers" and William Tell. IN,
as an excellent translation OF q.
"Egmont," have been SUCCESSIVE ssojn
en- thus far. Heretofore tno 800 y
Turkish theatres have pres. "
most exclusively, French Ia q
with small success. The s..ti,aGs
German feeling in Cons ne ~
at present is materially aio'ne
venture
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-06

Contractor Witham, who is building
the Hayden Brook sewer, is not feel
Ing exactly jubilant over the brand Of
weather he has had to contend with.
Practically from the start there has
been rain almost every day. He would
just get the water turned off to one
side and work started when another
big shower would undo all the work
he had done day or two before. BY
working under conditions which were
extremely hard Mr.. Witham got
through Sanger avenue SO that 1t
could be opened to traffic but the rest
Of the sewer has got to wait for bet
ter weather. He expected to have the
work all complete by the first Of Au-
gust and has hardly made a start on
the actual construction, under the con-
ditions.