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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

Jayhaw<ers are counting. Three foot
ball stars, Beber, Keeling and
Strother, are experienced weight men.
Heath, another football player, and
VIM are speed men in the hurdle
events. Campbell and Russ in the
macher and Miller in the jumps are
counted on as regulars p.
A class in the gymnasium has been
started at the University of Kansas,
which has for its chief purpose the
training of recruits for the 1916 foot
ball eleven. One hundred and fifty
few weeks with the various class
elevens and Herman Olcott, the ex
varsity coach, who will have charge
of the class, has obtained, in this way,
a number of men who may prove val
liable next autumn.
Jim Scott and Buck Weaver of the
White SoX are in vaudeville. They
were in Detroit the other day in some
sort of a sketch, and left art long
enough to talk baseball. Both con-
tend that the SoX will win the pen
nant next season. They argue that
Comiskey has the strongest team in
the league. and that it will be cake
walk for them to win the flag. But
they are very apt to have occasion to
change their minds unless Comiskey
makes some decided changes in his
team. One of the weakest spots is
Weavers position at short. So long
as Weaver did not have Eddie Col
Inns pace to contend with he played
fair ball. but last year he was one of
the poorest shortstops in the league,
and Comiskey would be tickled if he
could fine some fellow who could fill
the bill to better advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Record Flights of Pigeons.

The present world cha mpion IS Bull
let D-1s72, owned by Mr.. o. w. An
derson of Fort Wayne. Ind The bird
was Matched in 1909. When four and
a half months Of age. training was be-
gun. She was taken first two. then
five, eight. fifteen, twenty-five, forty.
and Their seventy-five miles away and
allowed to return. (This training was
distributed. of course, over several
weeks.) She was then entered in the
one hundred and two hundred mile
races. In 1910 she was again given
the above preliminary training races,
and allowed to compete in the two
hundred. three hundred, four hundred
and five hundred mile races In 1911
and 1912 she was given the same
amount of training In 1913. after the
preliminary flights, she won the two
hundred and the five hundred mile
races, flying the five hundred mile
race in about eleven hours Shortly
after this flight the bird was sent to
Abilene. Texas. one thousand and ten
miles (air line measure) from Fort
Wayne. The bird was liberated at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
HOCKEY FOR X. U. WOMEN.
Juniors and Seniors Organize Glass
Teams to Compete in Journeys.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec 9.-Hockey
teams for senior and junior women
at K. U. have been organized by en-
thuSiastic upperclasS women. A full
team with plenty of substitutes will
represent each class. Practice started
Wednesday afternoon on the hockey
field back of the gym. The players
for definite positions will not be
chosen until later. Ella Hawkins was
chosen manager of the senior forces
while Mabel Elmore was selected to
represent the junior athletes.
Hockey rules were discussed, the
official Applebe hockey stick being
declared the future weapon of victory
and defeat. The time of practice on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at
$50 o'clock was so arranged that
every woman will be able to turn out
for practice at least twice week.
1t will not be necessary for the wo-
men to make change of costume, but
they can go directly to the field to
practice Shin guards, hockey sticks,
and bright colored tams to distinguish
the two teams, will be furnished by
the UNIVERSITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
i@M as Up to the Minute -
|VXA SPORTlNGNEWs& A@A
LNsg% from Everywhere zz1
AGZC09O BY"CLUon L
BOOZE Gets EN-.
Even Moderate Drinking Is
Harmful to Ball Players.
An Occasional Beer Sure to
Dim the Batting Eye.

= In the current issue of Farm and
= Fireside are some interesting figures
showing the. ravages worked by al
cohol among the star players Of big
baseball leagues. These figures have
been gathered by Hugh S Fullerton
Mr.. Fullerton purposely elimina ted
the hard drinkers from his expert
ments. he confined himself to the
--"bottle of beer man who thinks that
what he takes cannot possibly hurt
him.
He kept tab of the records AMI bat
ting averages of thirty-two moderate
drinkers and twenty-four players who
did not drink. After eleven years only
two of the original thirty-two drinking
players are on the diamond while
eight Of the twenty-four non-drinllers
are still playing.
Few Drinkers Prosper.
/ Furthermore only five of the drink
ers are prosperous as opposed to four
teen OF The non-drinkers. Six Of the
eight are dead and one is missing
b.lt only three of the non-drinkerS are
either dead or ruined
The non-drinkers have won more
games and pitched more games, stolen
more passes and kept up a better bat
ting average, although at the begin
ming of the eleven years the drinkers
surpassed them. The following table
of batting averages is given by Mr..
Fullerton:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
thew are constipated. They fear some
thing distasteful They will like Rexall
Orderlies-a mild laxative that tastes
like sugar. Sold only by US, 10 cents.
FULLY NfcFARLAND DRUG Co.
RexalI store. 9th and Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

"Glad" Murphy. injured football
hero of Canada, was recently the
beneficiary of a rugby game between
the Hamilton Tigers and the Argo-
realized. The supremacy of amateur
sports in Canada is seen in Murphy's
tremendous popularity. rivalling that
of Ty Cobb or Matty in the United
States. Murphy, a star member of
the Argonaut team and famous in
every other field of sport, fractured
his spine in game some weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
new BASKETBALL RULES . /.
WILL LESSEN ROUGHNESS

Changes announcer in Basketball
rules this year seem to have ten
dency to eliminate some of the
roughness from the sport. 1t has
been made impossible to play the
game by personal contact, the rules
safeguarding the man with the ball.
Other new rules require that CEN
tiers jump with their hands behind
them and that they not be allowed
to catch the ball until it has been
touched by some player. Delay to
the game occasioned by a player
who has a ball which has gone out
of bounds, waiting until his team
mates are in position before throw
ing it, has been changed making
such an action a foul subject to
penalties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Figures Remarkab bic.

These figures seemed remarkably
to me- he says. They reveal the
fact that the drinkers were the better
hitters at the start. that they declined
steadily in batting, while the non
drinkers not only held their pace but
improved a little The figures show
>1he drinkers averages varied largely
each year. while the non-drinkers
'batted within a few points each sea-
son of what they had done the pre-
ceding year. The figures showed the
\ non-drinkers were the more reliable
men. and to my surprise 1 found that
the eight non-drinkers played in eight
and a fraction more games per season
than the eighteen drinkers did,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
SIXTEEN ks" AWARDED.
Faculty Refuses a Letter to b. Giles
pie at Board Meeting.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec 9.-Sixteen
men were awarded football ks by
the athletic board of the university
at its meeting Wednesday. They are:
Heath, Reber, James, Frost, Croft,
Fast, Strothers, Keeling, Wood. Lind
sey, Hammond, Reedy, L. Gillespie,
Holt, Nielsen and Wilson.
Reserve letters We're given to the
following: Meyn. Pelkowsky, Ruble.
Lawellin, Todd, Robbins. McKone,
Peterson and Fitzgerald. Minor sport
letters were voted to Rodkey, Grady
and Stateler, cross country men.
A motion was made to give a letter
to 5. Gillespie, who played sufficient
time, but has been compelled to with
draw from school. Due to the opposi-
ton of faculty members of the board,
this was voted down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

After vacation what?" asks a contem-
porary- Economy, by George boston
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
X. S. A. C. SCHEDULE OUT.
Manhattan Aggies Have a Heavy
Basketball and Track Booking.

Basketball and Track Booking.
Manhattan. Kan, Dec. 9.-Sched-
ules for the basketball and track sea-
son of 1916 for the K. S. A. c. were
announced Wednesday by Guy Low
man, director of athletics of the COL
lege-
January 1O-Kansas Wesleyan at
Manhattan.
January 14-washburn at Manhat-
tan.
January 2O-21-Kansas university
at Lawrence.
January 27-Kansas normal at
Manhattan.
February -3-Washington univer-
sity at Manhattan
February 11-12-Nebraska at Lin
coin.
February 17-18-Kansas university
at Manhattan.
February 22-St Marys' college at
st. Marys.
February 2S-29-Missouri univer-
sity at Manhattan.
March missouri normal at War
rensburg.
March 3-4-Washington university
at st. Louis.
Track Schedule.
The outdoor track meet schedule is
April 22-Drake relay carnival at
Des Moines.
April 2s-Missouri university at
Manhattan.
May 12-Kansas normal at EN-
poria-
May 1s-Kansas university at Man
haitian.
May 27-Missouri valley meet at
Columbia.
In addition to the ABOVE there will
be the indoor meet with K. u, which
is to be held at Manhattan February
21, and the state hight school meet in
Manhattan, May IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

The only basketball date Washburn
college has arranged is that with the
Manhattan Aggies at Manhattan, jan
uary 4.
Most of the other games for the
schedule will be agreed upon at the
Kansas conference meeting here Sat
urday.
Tomorrow night the Ichabod foot
ball warriors will be guests of honor
at a big feed in Washburn gymnas-
ium. Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for the occasion.
The K. L. football team will prob
ably arrange games with the Emporia
to General Manager of Athletics w.
o. Hamilton. Also, a game may be
scheduled with William Jewell college.
The services of Guy s. Lowman. OF
Manhattan, and E. c. Quigley, of St
Marys, are much in demand for the
approaching basketball season. And
the reason is, these two men are con-
coded to be the best basketball Off
Gals in the valley
Quigley has already been chosen to
officiate in the K. U.-Aggie games,
Lowman will preside in the K. u
Washington and the X U.-NebraSka
games, ana DOth Will be on the 1lOOr
in the Missouri-K. U. games at Co
lumbia.
The official basketball season in the
Arkansas Valley will open next Satur-
day, when the high schools of King
man and Winfield meet at Winfield
and Wichita meets NickerSOn at Nick
erson. The Arkansas Valley basket
ball League has a schedule this year
of thirty-two games, each of the eight
fives having eight home games.
Preparations are under way at
both the Kansas State Agricultural
college and at the University of Kan
sas for the indoor track meet which
begins after the Christmas holidays.
The university is preparing for meets
with the Agricultural college and with
the University of Missouri. In these
meets, K Z. is expected to be strong
in the distance events. Captain Bod
key and Grady of the cross-country
team, Fiske, Creighton. Sproul and
Harriott are the men on whom the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
c. X. LEAGUE IS FORMED.
Central Kansas High School Quintet:
to Fight for Loving Cup.

Chapman. Kan, Dec. 9.-The Cen
trail Kansas Basketball league has
been organized for the coming season.
A schedule has been arranged and the
championship is to be decided on a
per cent basis A ten-inch loving cup
will be given to the winners.
Coach Benton, of Dickinson. was
elected president. The representatives
of the various schools were as follows:
Coach Forming, of Ellsworth; Coach
Edwards, of Salina; Coach Botlin, of
Minneapolis; Coach Holiday, of Man
haitian; Principal Wheeler. of Wa
mego; Coach Clellan. of Clay Center.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31
LEVEE BOARD
 SELLS BONDS
NUvEEN & co. OF CHICAGO BIDS PAR AND PREMIUM OF
 $1,4oo.
CONTROVERSY OVER SALE
Memphis and St. Louis Concerns, Bid ding Jointly, Claims Right to
 Raise Offer.
Marion

Mar1On.-
 The directors of the St. Francis Levee District met to receive bids for the $465,000 bond issue recently au- tEorized by the Legislature.
 Only two bids were received, John Nuveen & Co. of Chicago offered par and a premium of $1,400 and expense of engraving the bonds, S200,000 to be paid in cash and the balance at rate of $50,000 per month, as the construc- tion work progressed. The Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of Memphis and the Compton Building Company of St. Louis, bidding to- gether, offered par with $195,000 cash and the balance to be advanced as the construction work progressed.
 At the suggestion of Eugene Will Hams, secretary of the board, MT. King, representing the Nuyeen Com pany, changed his bid to S250,000 cash. MT. Thompson and Dysert, represent ing the other companies, declared that as MT. King had changed his bid af- ter the bids had been opened they had right to change theirs. They then offered a premium of $2,000 and the same amount of advance cash. This brought on a warm discussion. Some of the members of the board wanted to reject all bids and auction the bonds to the highest bidder
 MT. Thompson said this was what he wanted and that he would start the bidding with an offer to take the bonds at par with the premium of $2,000. After good deal of discussion and arguments as to the legality of the matter, the matter was settled by awarding the bonds to Nuveen & Go.
 resolution was passed fixing the legal domicile of the board at Marion until site could be secured at Bridge Junction and proper building erect ed. The Legislature recently moved the domicile from Marion to Bridge Junction.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Twenty-Five hundred dollars worth of liquor was poured into the Arkansas River at Pine Bluff by Sheriff R. H. Williams, Constable Clint Green and half dozen assistants, acting under crders of Judge J. M Elliott of the Chancery court. Judge J. M. Elliott of the chancery court, the order being the first issued under the Woods nuis- ance act
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

State Labor Day, in which labor or ganizations of all the cities of Arkan- sas will join with Little Rock, with a parade and program, headed by Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, was planned by the Central Trade and Labor Coun- Gil meeting.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

w B. Owen, chairman of the con- mission of state lands, highways and improvements, received a request from citizns of Stuttgart to address a good roads mass meeting. It is planned to organize road improvement districts embracing most of Arkansas county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Daily Jacksonian, published st Heber Springs, was suspended after being published since last November. This was the first and only daily pa per ever attempted in this city. Mr. Baker will continue the publication of the weekly Jacksonian.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Governor Hays approved the def cfeney bill for the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, s110,000 and the Confederate Home, $25,00O. The bill, by Representative Josephs, to amend the present blue sky" law, was among the eight Senate and six hous meas ures approved. The bill re-enacts the old blue sky" law, eliminating the clauses which are in conflict with the Interstate Commerce Commissions s power over such matters. It aims at the regulation of all companies selling stocks or bonds. Senator Cabiness' bill, regulating delivery of intoxicants to minors was approved.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Two state departments are aiding the Arkansas exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition, by seeking sub scriptions to the fund. The State Banking Department has sent letters to all state and national banks In the state and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics has sent letters to all cor porations asking them to contribute to the fund.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Governor Hays pruning knife made Its first ineision oon the appropriation bills passed by the 1915 legislature when he vetoed the bill appropriatinS $45,000 for the establishment of new reform school The bill was introduc- ed by Representative Jeter and pro- vided for the establishment of boys reform school near Little Rock. Under it's provisions the present reform school was to have been converted in- to an industrial school for girls.
 The bill originally provided for an appropriation of $75,000, of which $50.- GOO was to be used to establish a boys industrial school in the state and S25,000 was to be used to remodel the present reform school for use as a girls institution. AS the bill finally passed $25,000 was to be used for the new institution and $2O,O00 in remodel ing the present school.
 The bill was hard fought in both houses and passed the Senate few days before adjournment by a narrow margin. It was defended in the Sen ate by Senator Futrell, who said that he was opposed to the establishment of additional state institutions, but that he bought reform school and especially a reform school for delin- quent girls badly needed.
 Fifteen house and three Senate measures were approved by Governor Hays The bills signed included Rep resentative Rogers bill appropriating S25,300 for the support of the State National Guard. All the other bills signed were of local measure Rep rosentative Carruth's joint resolution to submit to the people constitution al amendment providing for a grad uated land tax on all unimproyed lands in excess of 320 acres also was approved. The passage of this reso- lution only shows the sentiment of the legislature because the three amend ments that can be proposed In one year already are filed in the office of the secretary Of state.
 It is probable the large appropria- days and their appearance in the or fee of the secretary of state, where they will be filed when approved, is eagerly and somewhat nervously watched for by state officials and off cers of the state educational institu- tions. All the educational appropr1a- tion bills and the general appropria- tion bills are in the hands of the gov ernor.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Reports that the Legislative Com mittee appointed to investigate the af- fairs of the old Charities Board and the state charitable institutions had decided to hold public hearings at the state capitol building were denied by Senator J. o. Bush, chairman of the committee.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The wheat prospect for Randolph county is better than for 10 years past. The farmers drifted from wheat rais- ing several years ago. Last years drouth showed the farmers that had they had good wheat acreage they would have been in good condition.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Gen. Benjamin H. Holmes of For dyce, who is commander of the Sec ond Brigade of Arkansas for the Unit ed Confederate Veterans reunion, which is to be held at Richmond, Va, June 1 to 3, has honored many vet. erans with appointments on his staff.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Arkansas Railroad Commission approved plans for a $10,00O Rock Is- land depot at HaZen, and plans also for small passenger and freight de- pot at Brassfeld in Monroe County.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The action of the Arkansas Supreme Court in declaring invalid the bond amendment was severe blow to the residents of Heber Springs, who were preparing to hold an election to vote on issuing $10O,OOO in bonds to con- struct system of waterworks and sewers
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

A compromise on the Fort Smith bridge bill now before Governor Hays, was reached between friends and op- ponents of the measure. The com promise provides for the reorganiza- tion of the Board of Directors of the Fort Smith-Van Buren Bridge Improve ment District. All the present direc- tors of the district are to resign be- fore April l, and their successors to be county judges. Each judge is to name three. Unless the directors resign be- fore that time Governor Hays will ap- prove the measure. If they resign he will veto the bill
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Jonesboro Strawberry Assocfa- ton announced that arrangements have been completed with the Arkan- sas Produce Company of this city to begin shipping about May strawber- ries in carload lots that are being raised in this county
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The executive committee of the Tex arkana Board of Trade, at meeting unanimously voted to adopt proposi- tion which has been under considera- tion for the past two weeks, and which provides for the raising of fund of $25O,000 to be used in establishing and sustaining manufacturing enterprises in Texarkana.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Do not plant more apple trees un- less you are taking good care of what you have.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Board of Control of the State Charitable Institutions visited the Ar kansas School for the Blind and the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases Friday.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Land Development Company, an Ohio corporation, filed notice in the office of the secretary of state that R. J. Kibler of Hickory Ridge had been appointed its agent in the state The company is to employ s75,OO0 capital in conducting it's Arkansas business.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31
FARM NOTES.

Use lots of straw in the winter sea son. Bed it deeply under all your stock.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Oats and peas are cut for hay when the oats are in the dough stage and peas are beginning to- form in the pods. Success in pork production is large ly affected by the attention given to the health and comfort of the brood SOW. The kicking COW will drive away the hired man and make the boys tired of farming. Send her to tue butcher.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

Through the ruling of the Supreme Court that the bond amendment is un- constitutional, $90,00O sewer project at McGehee was blocked. The sys- tenn would have included six miles of sewers.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The stable or shed in which the ewes are kept at night should be well ventilated and well lighted. It should be kept clean and dry.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Cabot Coffee and Spice Com pany filed notice in the office of the secrtary of state that it had decreased it's capital stock from $3,45O to S2,75o
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Running Lake drainage ditch which has been under construction since 1912, has been completed and the water let into Fourche River a few miles above Pocahontas.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The Fort Smith Cotton Oil Company and the Crawford County Oil Con- pany, both of Fort Smith, filed notice of the surrender e charter.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-31

The question of an extra session of the Legislature to make an appropria- tion for an exhibit at the Panama-Pa- cific Exposition, has been entirely abandoned by Governor Hays It is very likely, however, that the governor will be compelled to convene the Leg islafure in special session some time during the coming summer to provide funds to run the state government for the next two years and take care of the large deficit now existing. The governor says if he can possibly get along without it he will issue no call for any purpose whatever