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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
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ALL-ANIERICAN CENTER?
from Everywhere.

Pittsburg, Nov. Eff Bob Peck,
Pitts fast and aggressive center,
doesn't land on the roster of the
immOrtaIS, the --All-AmericanS,"
this year, then there is no justice
under the sun.
Last year he was placed in some
selections, and this season he's go
ing at such a rate that only serious
injury can rob him or the honor.
It's not generally known, but
Peck made possible the touchdown
that defeated Penn when he broke
through and spilled Howard Berry
before the Penn star could bring
down Jimmy DeHart short of the
goal. This is Peck'S third year at
Pitt, where he broke in as a half
back during the freshman year, but
was converted into a linesman last
fall.
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INDIANS EXPECT DEFEAT.
Haskell Has Small Hope of Defeating
University of Chicago.

Lawrence Kan, Nov. with a
record of three games won and three
lost this season, Coach Kennedy Mon
day afternoon began drilling his Has
kel1 Indians for the game in Chicago
Saturday with Coach Stages Chicago
university squad. At present the Stage
eleven is the leading western confer
ence contender with a clear record,
while Minnesota and Illinois, other
teams still in the race, have been held
to tie scores.
Coach Kennedy is frank in saying
that he does not expect his charges to
win at Chicago, but it is certain that
it is a much more formidable eleven
which will face Chicago than which
started the season against Illinois and
Notre Dame. Haskell players who
have relied on old-line football in the
last few games, will be instructed to
open up against Chicago. The finan-
cial end of the game at Chicago looks
good to the Haskell management as
great crowds are flocking to see the
winning Stagg aggregation.
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TO IMPROVE TACKLING.
Jayhawkers Brush Up OH Defensive
Tactics-More Line Shifts

Lawrence, Kan, Nov lizard
tackling practice with McCarthy's
fleet footed freshman backs taking
the place of the usual tackling dummy
made up the major part of an other
wise light practice for the Jayhawker
squad Monday night Inability to
leave their feet and tackle hard on
the part of Olcott's men contributed
largely to the Sooner victory last Sat
urday and the work this week will be
largely devoted to the correction of
that fault.
As a whole the squad is in good
physical shape and if no injuries re-
suit from the Scrimmage this week
every man should be at his best for
the Washburn game Saturday. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
Melrose Hotel
Los Angeles, Cal.

Every room in the MELROSE is com
Portable and restful. The hotel is situated
on the heights, getting the full benefit of
the afternoon breeze from the ocean, and
high above the morning fogs. There is
none of the noise and clatter one hears in
the down town" district-none of the hum
and clank of the trolley cars-and yet. the
MELROSE is within five minutes walk of
the busiest part of Los Angeles.
The dining room is well situated and
well ventilated. The food is excellent and
the service in keeping. Attendants are eff
ficient and courteous and anticipate little
attentions which guests appreciate.
A billiard room is another one of the
hotels recreation provisions which is pop
ular with patrons.
SCHEDULE OF RATES
European Plan
Single Room (for 1 person), Bath Privilege
SLo0 per day and up
Monthly rate, SIS to $50
Single Room (for L person). Private Bath
s1-50 per day and up
Monthly rate. SIS to S35
Rates for Groom and s-room suites. or
single rooms for than one person.
proportionateIy priced.
When you arrive in Los Angeles-at
whatever station-take any waiting taxicab
at the hotels expense and tell the driver
''MELROSE, 1000 SOUTH GRAND AVE
NUE." or. take cars, asking for transfer
to West Lake car, at Second and Broadway
JOSEPH o. ROE
Proprietor
THOMAS ]. HANKLA, of Topeka, Kansas,
Office Man
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K. U.-WASHBURN
Tickets for Saturday Game on Sale at
State journal

Tickets for the K. U.-Washburn
game at Lawrence Saturday will ar
rive tomorrow and will be on sale at
the business office of the Topeka State
Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
WISCONSIN STILL HOPEFUL.
Juneau's Men Begin Training for Bis
Game With IIIini.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 2.-The Uni
versity. of Wisconsin football squad
Monday started on the two weeks
practice for the game with Illinois.
Wisconsin by no means considers it
self eliminated from the big Nine"
championship race and the players are
determined to conquer Illinois. Coach
Juneau feels that his eleven has the
greatest possibility of development
and plans to send a more polished
machine against the Illini than the
one that went down to defeat before
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
N. Y. U. Won't PLAY Trinity.

New York, Nov. New York uni
versity has cancelled its football game
scheduled with Trinity because the
faculty committee of the former
school held that George Brickley, a
Trinity player, was a professional
Brickley, who is a brother of the
famous Harvard punter, Charles
Brickley, once tried out with the
Philadelphia Athletics and thus. the
New York university faculty commit
tee held, he lost his amateur standing.
The Bucknell college team will play
New York university
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

Among the players who were not
able to be out Monday night were
Newell and Rice. Newell was nurS-
ing a bad leg and Rice was not out
because there was no school at Baker
university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

A special train will take the Wash
burn football team and rOOterS to
Lawrence Saturday over the Santa Fe.
The trains will leave Topeka at 1
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

Tickets for the game will be on sale
at the business office of the State
Journal as soon as they are received in
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

The Ichabods were a bit stiff al
their practice Monday night, and
Coach Grad did not put them through
the usual scrimmage. 1t was the Sec
ond time this season the varsity squad
has not scrimmaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

"I have more confidence in the team
than I have ever had this season.
Tiny Sam Stewart said Monday
night. "And 1 wouldn't be surprised
if we upset the K. U. DOPE" "Stewey''
is nursing Charley Chaplin limp, but
he expects to be in condition before
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

week. Knowing that they would have
the pass to contend with, the Jay
hawkers succeeded in building up
defense against it, but in doing so they
injured their other defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
Weinert Loses to Dillon.

New York, Nov. Although Jack
Dillon, of Indianapolis, was outweigh
ed IA pounds, he defeated Charlie
Weinert, of Newark, N. J., in a 10
round boxing contest here Monday
night. Dillon weighed III and Vein
ert 1S5 pounds. In a previous contest
Dillon knocked out Weinert.
fWhy has Mrs Chubby given up her
trip to the Oriente 'Why, she happened
to hear that travel broadened one."=Puek
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

Another example of the treachery
of the pass to big teams was furnished
by the K. U.-Oklahoma game last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

Scene: Tip O'Neill's office. Time:
Sunday. The Big ex-Boss: And so
it is, and SO it is 1 say. Amt that
right, Jack?" Jack, the faithful:
And so it is and so 1t is. You're
right, sir, if you please, sir. you are
right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
Certainly
Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

Copyright. 1913. by Fl. c Fisher
Trade Mark Reg. u s. Pat Off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

injured their other defense.
Jimmy McGill, of the Denver w. L.
club, announces that he has not given
thought to the problem of choosing
a man to fill Jack Coffey's managerial
shoes next season. He says he has
been too busy trying to forget the big
pile of money he lost last season.
1t is stated that Barney Reilly, for
mer Yale star and White Sox player.
will manage ST. Joe in 1916. That
Gaspar will run the Sioux City team
next year seems to still be an uncer-
tainty. But the Indian fans are said
to be for him, and predict that he can
give them a pennant contender next
wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

The Ichabod students are planning
a series of pep meetings for the latter
part of the week to be terminated with
probable that the Glueck blankets will
be presented to the players at meet
ing in chapel Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

With a foot as big as a balloon and
a pair of crutches padded on top like
feather busters, Glen Elbe, who was
injured in scrimmage last week, was
out at practice Monday night. Rob-
ert Whitcomb, one of last years stars,
was also out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

And so and in such manner in dry
Chicago, on the Sabbath morning, Tip
O'NeilI, who was kicked from the
Western league presidency, and Jack
Holland, owner of the. Drummers-
the tail end club of the league-met
and measured their grievances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

No big team of the country has ex-
perimented with the pass more than
Yale, and Yale is having the most
disastrous season in her history this
year. Also. although Yale is supposed
to know every phase of the passing
game, it is notable fact that the Eli
players were totally helpless in break
Ing up the passes attempted by w.
and ].
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

If O'Neill had possessed the baseball
shrewdness he has been accredited
with having, he never would have
tried to call a league meeting. And, if
the club owners, those who Ousted
O'Neill, had heard the call they would
have been too chumpy to laugh at.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

I'VE have played more conference
games than any other team in the con-
ference" the doctor says, land if we
win all of our games 1 don't see how we
can be figured out of the title, bas-
ing the awarding on the number of
games played and the percentage
won"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

O'Neill says that when the club
owners pay him the salary that is
coming to him he will step down and
out and turn over the presidency. But
the club owners probably want to
know what he thinks he has done to
earn that salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

Is the forward pass to become solely
the property of the light football
team This question is due to receive
considerable attention in the near flu
ture and indications now are that the
status quo of the pass has not been
as definitely decided as many have
thought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

DR.. Weede, Cooper coach, was on
the sidelines watching the Ichabods
practice Monday. His Cooperites
spent the night in Topeka en- route to
st. Marys, where they played the
Catholics this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

The boost that O'Neill gave Mayor
House for the presidency last week
was merely another one of his tricks.
He has tried before to create dissen-
sion by recommending men from vari-
Gus towns in the league. He thinks
that if he can get each town pulling
for its own candidate it will be
smoother sailing for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

I'VE expect our Friends university
game, November IS, to be our hard
est game of the season." Coach Weede
says. And the doctor is confident that
his team will be acclaimed state cham
pions If they win all the remainder of
their games.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
RUSS RESISTANCE IN
EAST GALicIA FIERCE

vienna (via London The follow
ing official statement was issued last
night:
Russian theater: In East Galicia
at Volhynia the Russians are offering
strong resistance to our advance. The
Russian attack or the Bessarabia
frontier collapsed and several enemy
battalinms were dispersed.
East of the mouth OF the Serah
river, after the usual waste of am
lnunition, the enemy entered one of
our trenches, but was repulsed in
hand to hand fighting, leaving nnmer-
GUS dead and prisoners.
West of Tarnopol the German and
Austro-Hungarian troops stormed ex-
tensive army entertainments. Near
Zalosce we captured Russian vantage
points. East of Brody and Vilpina
our attack lis slowly gaining ground.
In the fortress triangle in the last
days fighting the Austrian troops
captured about thirty Russian officers
and more than 5000 men.
Italian theater: On the plateau
of Doberdo yesterday the Italians de-
veloped increasing but completely
unsuccessful activity. After a Sc
we're bombardment by artillery of all
calibers, they attempted several at
tacks in the forenoon along the road
west of San MARITIME, all Of which
were repulsed. Our artillery work
ed destructively among the retreat
ing enemy. Towards evening the gun
fire increased in violence and was
again followed by isolated infantry
attacks which failed with heavy loss.
I'm South Tyrol two enemy com
panies which attacked our posts were
defeated
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
BIGGEST OAK TREE.
Produces Ton of Acorns Each Year
California Its Home.


Washington, d. C.-The American
Genetfc association has announced
the award of two prizes of 500 each
for the location of the largest nut
bearing and non-nut bearing trees in
the country.
The largest nut bearing tree is a
yauley oak on the ranci, of B. F. Cru
yer. San Benito county. California, in
the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
mountains. This lordIy tree meas
ures 81 feet 6 inches In circumfer-
ence. 1t is near the city of StocA-
ton, and the natives, who declare that
it produces a ton of acorns every
year, take great pride in it.
1t is expected that the discovery.
of this tree win be at once a surprise
and disappointment to the friends
of the famous Hooker oak of Chico,
Cal, named for the English botanist.
Sir Joseph Hooker, who. in 1872, de-
clared that, SO far as encyclopaedia
knowledge went it was the largest
oak in the world Several persons
sent in photographs of the Hooker
oak, which, however, is only 81 feet
inches in circumference, although
it rises to height of 185 feet.
4 The argest tree in the non7nut
bearing class of hardwoods disclosed
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

2. That no candidate for pre- dent
5can expect TO gain the 81 votes corr
,sroiiea J, py the suffrage states unless
ne q ], stands unquaiifiedly for woman
A-lmost every day, Miss Patter-
son son. says, We receive letters from
western y stffragists, both men and
women J. asking US il our menfolk m I'M
aerstand that six additional states
ARIZONA, Kansas, Oregon, Illinois. No.
vada and Montana AVE granted
their Women the right to vote a for
president !, Of the United states since
the 1912 election.
None Of these women had the riel,t
y. !, vote at the last presidential cleo
.lon, and only 30 electoral votes we're
81 sast ~ which women had 4 choice
3ul guy tne women OF the six mentioned
'1ates y VIII vote next year. bringing
ne total electoral vote of iIle SUE suf,
rage states up to 81, or ia little more
aal san ons.third Of the electoral college
rs. rs VI hich the successful candidate
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

by the contest is a sycamore near
.Worthington, Ind. This tree is 15O
feet high. after having had its height
considerably reduced by lightning
and wind It has a spread of 100 feet
and its trunk one foot above the
ground is AS feet 8 inches in circum-
ference, while its east branch meas
ures 27 feet 5 inches around and
its west branch 20 feet 2 inches.
This Indiana tree is the largest
known tree in all the Eastern country
1t does not compare, of course, with
the gian. redwood of California and
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
1000, 600 WON EN-
sByJ. L. Garvin.
" a 2. GaFVIft.
editor Of the Pail Mall Gazette and
London Observer.1

Harrisburg, Pa "a brief but v;,;s 4
analysis of the political nowar q, I; yiu -.
g, ,boO, 900 women of this co1ntrv ~ s ! : =
ready possess, and the eject III; az a.,
II VIII have on next years nresid = antiai iish1
election. was given out al fI,a i..s., atasa
eadauarters of the Pennsy,va,,i .,,ie 81
suffragists here by Hiss Hannah I'M {, e E.
Patterson, state chairman of ffa IL J.; !, !;
suffrage party. Two very s;gnif,aa,s s., ,,s,s .5
points are emphasized: 3 b 11S - = &, 4
n That the twelve states II, vb,oh
women now vote control 9I 81 81 tba ~ ese !,
electoral college votes necessarv y 80
a choice in determining who ' ;s' fo n NJ
1917. s''s .es -
On SS ~ sSSsss
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

some other big conifefs, none of
which were entered in the contest
for that reason. Some of the giants
of California measure more in dia-
meter than the Hoosier sycamore in
circumference.
The Worthington sycamore grows
on the rich alluvial loan of White
river, a stream which frequently over
flows its banks, depositing layers OF
silt. This is believed to be one Of
the principal factors which have con.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

trfbuted to the remarkable growth OF
this tree. Like most large sycamores
the Worthington tree is hollow at its
base and recently was somewhat
damaged by fire.
The second largest nnt-bearing tree
disclosed by the contest is a chestnut
three miles from Crestmont, N, G., on
the main range of the Big Smoky
mountain which divides North Caro-
lima and Tennessee This tree is 75
feet high and has a circumference
OF 33 feet inches.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
Roots $ Plea for Short
Ballot; Invisible
Government Menace

Elihu Root, in the New York con
stitutional convention, discussing the
short ballot" said in part:
When i go back home, as / Isam
about to go, to spend my declifging
years, ! mean to go with the feeling
that | can say I have not failed ia
speak and to act in accordance with
the lessons that learned there from
the God of my fathers
And in his further discussion of
the proposal he said:
We talk about the government Of
the constitution. What is the gov
ernment of this state? What has it
been during the 40 years of my ac-
quaintance with it? The government
OF the constitution, not half the time,
or half way. When I ask what did
the people find wrong in our state
government, my mind goes back to
those periodic fits of purage in which
the people arose and tore down the
political leader of one party and then.
of the other party.
l am talking about the system
From the days of Fenton and Conk-
ling and Arthur and Cornell and
Platt; from the days OF David B. taill.
down to the present time, the gov
ernment of the state has presented
two different lines of activity one
of the constitution and statutory Of
fees of the state and the other OF
party leaders-they call them party
bosses.
don't criticise the men of the in
visible government. How can /? 1
have known them all, and among
them have been some of my dearest
friends. But it is all wrsng that a.
government not authorized by people
should be continued superior to the
government that is authorized by the
people.
Both parties are alike. All par
ties are alike. The system extends
through ALL
What the instinct of the demo-
cracy of our state has seen in this
is that different stand
ard of morality is applied to the
conduct OF affairs of state than that
which is applied to private affairs.
deny that we cannot change it.
l assert that this perversion of dem
ocraeg can be changed as truly as
the atmosphere which made the cred
it scandal possible in the congress of
the United States was blown away by
the force Of public opinion
We can take this one step 10
ward not robbing the people of their
part in government but toward rob-
bing an irresponsible autocracy OF it's
and unjust and undemo-
cratic control of government and re
storing it to the people to be exer-
cised by the men of their choice and
their control
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

Disbron first became a success as a
dirt track racing man on the Brighton
Beach racetrack, whore he took part
in several twenty-four-hou races
Later he joined the big Case racing
team which became the foremost dirt
track speed organization in the world.
Il was his work on the Simplex car.
however that brought him his great
est fame in the speed world. He took
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09

this wonderful little car, which had
been discarded by both Ralph De PAL
ma and George Robertson, and made
it the sensation of the circular track
world. He lowered all the worlds
records held by Barney Oldfeld and
Bob Bvrman, and won the $1,000
international Beach Championship
race at the Galveston 6Tex.) Beach,
defeating an aggregation Of great
drivers.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
Austria May Recall Him.
Would Not Disturb Amity,

The recall of Dumba would leave
the two countries on the frieRdliest
terms and would constitute a suffi-
cient apology to the United States
for his actions.
On the other hand, Ii is felt that il
the United States is comp3led to
hand the ambassador his passports
the relations between the two coun-
tries will become somewhat embar-
raised.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
FOR WINTER QUARTERS
Germans Seemingly Preparing to Entrench on
Russian Soil for the Winter With View Of
Further Invasion in the Spring.

That the Germans are planning on
spending the winter in Russia, and
are strengthening their position and
amassing vast quantities. of war ma
terials for next seasons campaign,
providing the war is not brought to a
close before another spring arrives,
seems obvious.
The expectation is that the Ger
mans will entrench, awaiting the con-
clusion of the severe winter, and that
in the event Of the continuation of
the conflict, will seek to capture
either Moscow o. Petrograd, if not
both.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
Gear Takes Full Command.

Paris, Sept. I'm a message to
President Poincare, Emperor Mich
olas announces that he has placed
himself in command of all the Rus
sian armies. The message was sent
from Tsarkoye-Sela, the emperor's
residence near Petrograd, under date
of September 6.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-09
Dumba May Be Recalled.


Washington, Sept. 8.-Dr. Consta-
itn Theodor Dumbas ambassador of
Austria-Hungary, soon will cease to
represent the dual monarchy in the
United States, according to the pres
ent plans of the administration.
From an authoritative source it
was learned today that President
Wilson has practically decided the
fate Of DIR. Dumba After a careful
consideration of the fact. together
with attempted explanation of his ex-
traordinary position made by DR..
Dumba to Secretary Lansing yester-
day, Mr.. Wilson sees today no course
other than that of ,utting an end to
the ambassadors official duties in
this country. 1t is asserted on high
authority that his mind is made up.
Country Calls for Action.
There is little doubt that the inten-.
ton Of the administration has been
Influenced to some extent by com
ment which has reached Washington
from all parts Of the United States
concerning the attempt Of DR.. Dumba
to foment trouble among Austro-Hun-
garian workmen in the munitions
factories in the United States. Twen-
tyrfour hours ago there was some
doubt in Washington as to the senti=I
Inent of the country There is none
now.