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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
GRAND NATIONAL RACE Is
NOT TO Be RUN next YEAR

$ London, Dec 1T.-Sportsmen are
depIoring the fact that it has been
decided not to run the grand ma
tional race next year, this being
< the first time the worlds greatest
steeplechase has not been run since
II was instituted in 1899.
The reason for the abandonment
of the race is that munition works
on an extensive scale are under
construction on the adjoining
course. while stands and stables are
likely Immediately to be occupied
bv troops. Moreover, the railroad
companies probably will be unable
10 give any travelling facilities.
The decision will hit Irish breed
Eers the hardest of all, this race be-
ing regarded as their prerequisite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
BOWLERS MEET TONIGHT.
Topeka May Soon Have an Honest to
Goodness" Rowling League.

Goodness Bowling League.
Tonight George Helwigs Railroad
Y NJ. c. A bowling team will meet
the Boulevard team on the Stag al
leys and some high class pin knocking
is promised the lovers of the sport.
Each team will consist of five men.
J. w. Hollinger, proprietor of the
Stag, announces that a movement is
on foot to organize five or six bowling
teams among as many prominent bus
mess concerns in the city where there
are bowling enthusiasts and TO give
Topeka a regular bowling league.
2 Bowling as a Topeka winter sport is
gaining in popularity steadily and
there are probably more pin knockers
in the city now than there has been
for years. With q regular organized
league in operation it is thought that
more interest will be aroused and that
those who bowl will take a keener in
fereSt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
L@M M@a Up to the Minute -
IXXA SPORT1NGNEws& XlA
ILzZSGS From Everywhere. @&l
IG0OO BY"c1Uon |
CONFERENCE is ON STEWART Gets 1T
''Tiny Sam" Chosen Captain of
IchabOdS for Next Year.
Election Is Held at Party at
Coach Gray'S Home.
From Everywhere.

Twelve letter men of Washburn,
met at the home of Coach Glenn c.
Gray Thursday night, and after par
taking of a delicious feed" served
by Mrs. Gray and Miss Margaret
Rogers, proceeded to the business of
electing Il football captain for next
season. Sam Stewart, a Topeka boy
and an all-Kansas tackle this past
season, was elected on the first ballot
and the election was made unanimous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

several years ago Ban johnson ana
a number of associates organized an
outlaw league and made war on or
ganiZed baseball effectively that
they were taken into the fold and
made rich.
Three years ago Jim Gilmore and
another clique decided that since Ban
and his associates had grown wealthy
as a result of their efforts the stunt
might be repeated.
| But GiImore's failure to do what
| Johnson did was to be expected In
the first place his idea was not origi-
nal, and IN the second place If Q. b.
allowed the Gilmore clique to put it
| over on them they would soon have
some one else trying it,
1t seems that the Federal leaders
have admitted their failure and are
willing to make the best of it. And
once the matter is definitely settled
will be bothered with competition
again soon.
But how about the poor. downtrod-
den players? Salaries are certain to
slump, and jobs are apt to become
scarcer. But then, maybe some of the
clodhoppers will go back to hopping
clods.
Joe Stecher added another victim to
his scalp belt Wednesday night in
Kansas City. But it is probable that
the more matches he wins, the harder
he will find it to get an engagement
with Frank Gotch.
Gotch recently intimated that he
might never defend his title again on
the mat. And it is only human nature
for him to think stronger of this
every time he hears about the young
Nebraska phenom adding to his sue
cess.
Gunboat Smith is quoted as saying
that there is no appreciate differ
ence between jess Wizards fist and
the prov of a battleship. Which is
one of the ten reasons why Fulton
should not lick him.
John Savage of the Topeka club is
not in favor of abolishing ladies' days
at Western league ball games. In fact,
he is strongly opposed to it, and says
he doesn't think any ruling against the
ladies will be made by the club
owners next season.
The taking on of Notre Dame by
Nebraska for next Thanksgiving day
does not indicate that the loss of
Stiehm has in any way affected the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
Soccer Cup Is Presented.

Tom c. Powell today presented Lin
coin school with the city schools
obtained the highest score at the game
of soccer during the past season. Soc
Ger is a form of football in which Mr.
Powell is much interested and it was
through his efforts that the game
has been made one of the official
field sports of the Topeka public
schools. The cup is Mr. Powell's per
sonaI gift
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

Lindsborg, Kan, Dec. 17.-Bethany
defeated Mcpherson college in the
first basketball game of the season, IS
to 81. The game was close going into
an extra five minutes period. Olson
and Hven starred for Bethany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
c. of f. Schedule.
Callahan succeeds Clarke.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec 17.-President
Barney Dreyfuss has announced that
James J. Callahan, former manager
of the Chicago White Sox, has been
appointed manager of the Pittsburg
National league team, to succeed Fred
Clarke, resigned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

Emporia Normal and c. of E. An
nounce Dates of Their Games.

Il
Emporia, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE bas
ketball schedule of the Emporia nor
NAL school and the College of EN-
poria has been announced as follows:
Normal School.
January 7, Haskell at Emporia
January 1, C of E. at Emporia; jan
uary IA, Bethany at Emporia; Janu-
airy II, Southwestern at Emporia
January 1, Friends at Emporia; jan
uary &c, Haskell at Lawrence; Janu-
airy 81, Kansas Aggies at Manhattan
January %, Washburn at Topeka
February 4, Ottawa at Emporia; Feb
ruary 7, Baker at Emporia; February
IL, c. of E. at Emporia; February s.
16, Oklahoma at Norman; February
17-1S, Oklahoma Aggies at saltwater;
February 81, Washburn at Emporia
February %, Ottawa at Ottawa; Feb
ruary "a, Baker at Baldwin; Febru-
airy 2S-29, Oklahoma at Emporia !;
March s, c of E. at Emporia.
C. of f. Schedule.
January 7, Wesleyan at Salina
January s, Bethany at Lindsborg;
January IS, Southwestern at Emporia
January 10, Washburn at Topeka;
January 20, Haskell at Lawrence;
January 81, Baker at Baldwin; Feb
ruary 5, Ottawa at Emporia February
II. Normals at Emporia; February Is,
WaShburn at Emporia; February L.
Paramount at Emporia; February 21
Southwestern at Winfield; February
%, Fairmount at Wichita: February
%. Friends at Wichita; February rs,
Ottawa at Ottawa; March 8, Normals
at Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
grief over the loss of O'Neill is driving
Holland from the Western League?

A New York sporting paper enum-
crates nine things Walter Camp did
for football There is a tenth, which
may not be so well known in the east.
Mr.. Camp taught the football men
here in the west to yawn.-Chicago
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

Three years ago Jim Gilmore and
another clique decided that since Ban
and his associates had grown wealthy
as a result of their efforts the stunt
might be repeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

Several years ago Ban johnson and
a number of associates organized an
outlaw league and made war on or
ganized baseball effectively that
they were taken into the fold and
made rich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

Gunboat Smith is quoted as saying
that there is no appreciable differ
ence between Jess Wizards fist anC
the prov of a battleship. Which il
one of the ten reasons why Fulton
should not lick him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17
Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

tCopyrfght- 1913 DIV II. c tiEher.
Trade Mark Reg. u. 5. Pat Off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

The taking on of Notre Dame by
Nebraska for next Thanksgiving day
does not indicate that the loss of
Stiehm has in any way affected the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

But Gilmore's failure to do what
johnson did was to be expected In
the first place his idea was not origi-
nal. and IN the second place if o. B..
allowed the Gilmore clique to put it
over on them they would soon have
some one else trying it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

But how about the poor downtrod
den players? Salaries are certain to
slump, and jobs are apt to become
scarcer. But then, maybe some of the
clodhoppers will go back to hopping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-17

Joe Stecher added another victim to
his scalp belt Wednesday might in
Kansas City. But it is probable that
the more matches he wins the harder
he will find it to get an engagement
with Frank Gotch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
FIELD TRIALS
MEET POSTPONED

Montgomery, January 11.-Because of
the inoessant rain for the past "a hours
the running of the all-age stake in the
National Field Club trials over the Leto-
hatchie course today was postponed until
Wednesday morning, the judges follow
ing but two dogs over the course in test
ing it out. These two dogs were Big Six
and Gibralter Ollie.
Drawings for the derby stakes We're
made tonight with the following result:
Miss Clark, handler. Guide; Raps Ben,
handler, Jones: Katie Flyer handler,
Jones; Glengary Game. handler. revan;
Skyscraper handler. Holloway: Master
Frank. handler, Dozier; Atwater's pixies
Daughter, handler, Holloway: Prince
Ives handler, Glchrist Nellie Wise
Heikes, handler, Jones; Franks John,
handler, Fishel; Glengary,s Martha,
handler, Bevan; Jack Love, handler, Gil
christ; Richardson's Frank, handler;
Fishel; Miss Dan, handler. Gude Moltke.
handler, Bishop. Square Edgess. handler,
Fishel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
HELPS MAKE RATES
HIGHER FOR OTHERS
Everyone Should Remember That
Problems of the Water Com
pany Are Largely the Prob
lens of the People of
Birmingham

Waste economic loss which SOMEBODY bear.
And that SOMEBODY always and inevitably is the
sumner.
1t may be Immediately, il may be delayed but eventually
the loss fixes itself rrerievaby the ultimate
When bitter cold night residents of Birmingham
left their faucets open and allowed 100000 gallons of pure fill
tered the sewer those who paying for
water under flat doubtless thought the Water Company
would have to stand the loss.
Let them norbe deceived That loss goes into the expenses
the along with other such lawyers fees
and for unnecessary litigation money spent for
arged capacity take Of demands increased by wasteu
and by just much reduces the net income of the
company
And the and the longer the net decreased the
farther off the day when reductions in rates to the
can be effected
The Water Company stood that loss only for the but
you Mr. Consumer will be paying it back for long time to
come because you will be paying the old when
you ought to be paying less.
1t exactly the principle that small mod
crate the flat rate not only for the water
he himself but also sharing the of the great volume
|o water used by the rich with big lawn covered with
flowers and shrubbey and trees Both the flat but
the little fellow couldn't begin the of for
which he paying not if he left his faucets running all the time
$50 the big fellow profits the little fellows expense the
only difference makes to the company that it forces the
company to enlarge its capacity beyond what should be
sa But the cost of these engagements is being paid for
by the consumer, the ultimate result is the same
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
GIBSON CONVICTED
OF VIOLATING THE
REVENUE LAWS

In the first division of the criminal
court, before Judge William E. Fort
e. nj. Gibson was convicted on two
charges of violating the revenue law.
Gibson discharged his attorney and con-
Quoted his own cases. The jury in the
first charge returned verdict of guilty
ana assessed the punishment at fine
of $3.50 and in the second case returned
verdict of a fine of 5000. In each case
Gibson gave notice of appeal.
The case of Mary Cole. charged with
assault with intent to murder growing
out of the shooting and seriously wound
ing Robert A. Wefz, was passed until
Aprll on account of the prosecuting
witness being absent from the state.
The cases against Oscar Stadt were
Iassed until Wednesday,
In the second division Judge II. p. Hef-
lin disposed of a large docket of mis-
demeanor cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
LOCAL OPTION WINS
ONE FIGHT, ANYWAY

The only fight in which the local
option camp achieved victory tonight
was one in which Paul Stevenson,
clever political writer of the Adver-
tiser, and Kyle B. Price. dramatic ora
tor, played the leading roles.
From authentic accounts Mr.. Steven
son was engaged in conversation with
Charles f. Rice of Birmingham when
Mr. Price interpolated a remark said
to be of irritating characteristics Mr.
stevenson. 1t is said, declared to Mr.
Price that he was not addressing his
remarks to Mr.. Price. Then Mr.. Price
retorted, according to witnesses, that
he did not give a hullabaloo whet Their
Mr.. Stevenson was addressing him or
not
They were standing on the stairway
leading from the lobby OF the Ex-
change. Mr.. Stevenson tried With an
urpercut to the chin and Mr. Price tried
with n left to the solbr plexils They
then embraced and to the delight of
a lobby full of legislators, rolle1 to
the bottom of the stairs. Mr.. Steven
son landed on top and the local OPP
ton victory was achieved. Mr. Rice
and others effected a separation, though
not a reconciliation. 1t is said that the
prohibitionists regretted the incident
because they did not believe that Mr..
Stevenson was in the wrong. No for
iaal interviews have been issued, both
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

But many men viii say: What
difference does it make to us or the
people of Birmingham that seven
million gallons Of the treated prod
uct of the Birmingham Water
Works Company was wasted I'm
twenty-four hours? The people OF
Birmingham naturally want cheap
err water Whoever furnishes the
water to Birmingham. whether the
city or the Water Company. must
charge for the water what IL costs
including interest on the investment
and operating expenses, and In ad-
dition some profit. Anything that
increases the cost of manufacture
Ing product necessarily increases
the cost of that product to the con-
sumer. Whatever public utility
company pays out because of the
wasteful abuse of Its service, be-
cause of unnecessary legal ex-
pense, or for any other similar
reason. diminishes to that extent
the power of that public utility cor
poration to reduce it's charges to the
ultimate consumer
AL WaieF III the Suburbs Is sofa
on meter basis. so is all water
furnished to business concerns, ho-
tells and similar users in old Bir-
mingham. Every buyer of water on
the meter basis pays more for his
water than he should pay, because
of the extravagant and wasteful
use of water incident to the flat
rates In old Birmingham; and
every residential consumer of water
in old Birmingham who uses his
water intelligently, although with
liberality, pays under the flat rates
more than the quantity of water
consumed by him Is really worth.
The Birmingham Water Works
Company must maintain such
pumping stations. publication
plants and pipe lines as will take
care not only of the proper de-
mands upon 1t, but of the demands
incident to the wasteful use OF
water in the manner already men,
toned. This means additional and
Unnecessary investment running up
into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, in pumps, pipes and equip
ment. from which nobody really re-
ceives any benefit. But the in
terest on this excessive investment
must be charged into the cost of the
water and necessarily diminishes
the capacity of the Water Company
to reduce rates. The Birmingham
Water Works Company does not
claim that it's management has at
all times been beyond criticism. 1t
may have become unpopular. and 1t
may be the fashion to ''cuss" the
Water Company. But the problems
of the Water Company are in large
part the problems Of the people Of
Birmingham. Is it too much to ask
that the people who use our water
and who are affected by our prob
lens give little thought to these
problems and see II we cannot set
tie them In manner to our mutual
advantage?
BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS
BY H, H. HORNER.
superintendent
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
RAILROADS TELL
THEIR SIDE IN
INDUSTRIAL PROBE

Chicago, January 11.-For every $1,000
paid railroad firemen in 1913 on num-
Der of western railroads. 100 fewer tons
of coal were shoveled into locomotive
fireboxes than in 1890, the federal arbi-
tration board hearing wage demands of
western railroad enginemen was told to-
day. James Sheean, attorney for the rail-
roads, so testified in an attack on esti-
mates presented by w. J. Lauck, sta
tistician, whose direct testimony on be-
half of the enginemen had lasted almost
a week. The railroads contend that the
increased productivity of the men was
cared for in the 1910 wage adjustment.
Sheean insisted that any basis of
figuring, the amotnt of coal shoveed
by flremen had increased in smaller ratio
than the increase jim rate of pay
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

The amount of water which the
consuming public in the city of
Birmingham uses from the mains
of the Birmingham Water Works
Company averages approximately
eighteen million gallons per day.
During the recent cold snap, in
the first twenty-four hours of
severely cold weather, the Biz
mingham Water Works Company
furnished to the consuming pub
lie in Birmingham over twenty
five million gallons of water. In
other words, during that twenty
four hours the apparent consump-
tion of water by the people of Bir-
mingham increased more than
seven million gallons above the av-
erage daily consumption.
We all know that people use less
water in very cold weather than
they do in normal weather. We all
know that in many dwellings in
Birmingham the plumbing is ex-
posed or inadequately protected,
and we know that not infrequently
the occupants Of such dwellings will
partially open the faucets and al
low the water to run to prevent
the bursting Of their pipes At com
paratively small expense these pipes
could be protected against freez-
ing by being suitably wrapped or
by the adoption of other precaution-
airy methods. 1t appears, therefore,
that on the day in question more
than seven million gallons of water
were wasted because II was more
convenient to consumers of water to
waste the water, in order to pro-
tect their pipes. than to adopt other
methods of protecting the pipes.
The water SO wasted was not raw
creek water; 1t was a treated water,
a water which had been filtered and
purified according to the best mod
ern practice and the latest scien-
tific methods on the subject. Seven
millions gallons of this finished
product went into the sewers OF
Birmingham during twenty-fou
hours. unused and untouched by
the consumers. 1t Is safe to say that
the people who wasted this water
were the people In old Birming-
ham who were paying for their
water at flat rates, and not the
people in the suburbs who pay on
a meter basis.
Every thoughtful man in the city
of Birmingham and in the suburbs
who studies for a moment the sim
gle fact above stated will realize
some OF the problems the Water
Company has to deal with. Such
wasteful use of water as took place
on the day referred to takes place
on many other days during the
year, and the waste Is practically
always on the part of the man who
buys his water at flat rates by the
year, and not on the part of the
man who pays for his water as he
pays for his flour and his meat
on the basis Of the quantity con-
sumed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
AUSTRIAN GENERALS
PRAISE MORALE AND
BRAVERY OF TROOPS
Archduke Ferdinand and
Infantry General of Sec
Ond Austrian Army
Talk of Recent Battles

Vienna. Austria. December. 26-fcor-
respondence of Associated Press.)-In
+ response to a request from newspaper
correspondents attached to the Austro-
Hungarian general army headquarters
In the field, the various army com
manders of the Austro- Hungarian
troops operating in Galicia, Poland and
servia, have given the following ex-
pressions of opinion of the troops COM
manded by them:
"Archduke Joseph Ferdinand. COM
manding the Fourth Artillery, said:
Before the value of the troops I'M
der my command can be considered,
attention must be drawn to the fact
that this campaign has demanded I'M
usual exertions, both in marching anc
on the firing line. But while the phys
ical demands of the men have been
enormous, the mental and nervous ca
pacity of the officers also has been
severely taxed. The fourth army has
done extraordinarily we'll in these re-
spects.
Long Battles
IN four months it has participated
IL five great battles of which the
shortest lasted eight days and tho long
est 26. The intervals between these
battles have been 11lleu WIFI ioHS
marches over bad roads in very in
clement weather. During this entire
period the army was out of contact
with the enemy for only six days, this
constituting the only real opportunity
to get rest.
'sThe conduct of the troops during
marches and battles has been excel
lent Our troops are best in the OF
fensive, and this the Russians have al
ready acknowledged. A Russian staff
officer who was taken prisoner. ex-
pressed himself to the effect that the
famous attacks of the Japanese We're
weak performances alongside those OF
our men. The bravery and death-defy
ing dash Of our troops, no matter what
race they are of, are without example.
Everything possible has been done by
the enemy to induce our soldiers OF
Slav origin to become disloyal. fhey
have remained immune to these ef-
forts.
"The health of our troops is very
good, though naturally the hardships
of the Campaign eliminated the weak
element in them