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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
TO PASS UP JESS?
Darcy, Not Willard, May Be
Matched With Carpenter.
Tex Richard Refuses to Let
Champion "HOld Him Up"

New York, Dec. Development
early today in the status of the pro-
posed ten-round mix between Jess
Willard, the heavyweight champion,
and Georges Carpenter, indicated Les
Darcy, the Australian phenom, has
just as good a chance of going into
action against the soldier-box as
Willard. Jack Curley.' one of Will
lard's managers, hit town and imme-
diately began making fluent motions
about sums that. sounded like $4,000
and even higher, and Tex Richard
right away started to grin.
Who's the attraction in this here
bout" Curley wanted to know. Jess
is the boy who's going to draw the
money end he's the boy who's going to
get it. If Richard wants Jess to fight
he'll have to make the price at our
figure"
Carpenter Popular.
Apparently Curley has overlooked
the fact that Carpenter, coming from
the battle front of France. will bring
with him a popularity that will over
shadow the drawing power of any
champion. Carpenter, if he fights in
New York, will give his share to the
cause of France. Such tactics stand
ing out against a sordid background of
money-grabbing managers, would kill
LARD and his managers.
Also, Darcy, supposed to be on his
way to America after having slipped
out of military service in Australia
would draw well here, and it is not at
all improba BILE. if Wizards managers
insist on shaking down Richard for
the last cent the bout could draw, that
Darcy will get first crack at Carpen-
tier.
Won't Raise Ante.
Richard declares he is not going to
raise his ante. He said he had told
Willard last winter, after the bout
With Frank Moran, that he could not
be held up again for bout
Richard has been disappointed by
failure to hear from his representa-
tlves in Paris, but expects word mo-
mentarily. Everything is ready for
Carpenters departure except his own
signature to a contract.
Fulton Gets Busy
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. Fred Fulton.
! who came here Wednesday seeking a
match with Jess Willard, will go to
Milwaukee today in the hope of ar
ranging for fight with Frank Moran.
Tom Jones, Wizards manager. told
fulton that Moran would have to be
put out of the way before the cham
pion would consent to meeting Fulton
Fulton and Frank Force, his mana
| ger, expected to see Tom Andrews in
Milwaukee today and get his terms for
promoting the match If Andrews
| doesn't offer the right deal, Force saws
the fight will be staged mast. Paul,
Mimi, or possibly New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

ball as Washington and Drake do, and
the geographical location of WASH
burn makes it more desirable as
conference member than some of the
other schools.
1t is almost certain that an effort
will be made to arrange a more at
tractive schedule for Washburn next
fall than YVES played this year.
A NEW WICHITA SCHEME.
A new plan is on foot to keep West
ern league baseball in Wichita next
summer, and if Vt succeeds it will give
the Beerless Princess something novel
in the way of baseball ownership. The
plan is for a number OF ball players
who have few shekels sailed away
to organize a stock company which
they will help make a success by Civ
ing their service as players to it.
Among those who are said to be in
terested in the deal are Tex Jones,
Des Moines first baseman; Beals
Becker, former major league player;
Jimmy Durham an 'ex-Wichita pitch
er, and Earl McCauley and Walter
Rehg of the International league. The
scheme is probably fathered by Frank
Isbell of Des Moines, who is anxious
to get into Wichita and who sees a
chance to take the club off the play
ers' hands if they should get it and
fail to make go of the proposition.
JESS A LUCKY STIFF.
Some lucky guy, Jess Willard isl
Not only has the Kansas champion al
ready made more money than any
other title holder ever made, but if
the proposed fight with Carpenter
materializes with Anne Morgan and
other millionaire skirts boosting it the
proceeds will undoubtedly break all
ring records.
The mere fact that these ladies of
the elite are sponsoring it will give
it unprecedented publicity and will
make it the talk of the social as well
as of the sport world, and then, on
top of this. the fact that part of the
proceeds will go into a French relief
fund will enable the promoters to sell
the pasteboards as unheard of prices.
Yes. Willard is a lucky guy But
his chief luck comes from being al
lied with men of brains, because it
certainly took brains to plan a SCRAP
of this drawing power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
ACTORS ARE STRANDED
Heinie ShuItz and Pal Walk From
Usage City to Topeka.

the past. Roy Crawford was begin
ming to think they were but today
he learned differently.
Two German acrobats, George and
"Heinie" Shultz, fairly staggered into
his office this morning. They asked
if he could book them. Crawford was
unable to do anything for them in
that line.
Were clear broke" said the elder
Shultz. I'VE spent the whole night
walking from Usage City to Topeka"
They didn't even have sufficient
money to telegraph to ST Louis for a
booking date. Crawford arranged that
for them, gave them a room and
members of the profession" in Topeka
this week are raising money for them
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

In a statement given out in Sioux
City, Hanlon accuses the Bald Eagle
of having his heart set on one of two
things-either to get Zehrung out of
the presidents chair so that O'Neill
can again repose his carcass in it. or
else to wreck the league to smith
Greens. Hanlor says that in order to
get Zehrung out of the way so that
he can force O'Neill upon the club
lers again Isbell is stopping at
nothing short of murder, and that he
is airing the troubles of the league
and giving the family skeletons false
and unfair publicity which is harmful
to the game all over the circuit and
all over the United States. And he as
serts that if the Bald Eagle does not
desist a meeting of the club owners
will be called at which steps will be
taken to make him do so.
The war started. according to re-
port, at the recent meeting at New
Orleans when Frank Isbell and an
other club owner, presumably Jack
Holland of ST. Joe, cornered President
Zehrung in a room at a hotel and de-
manded his resignation, stating that
it was absolutely essential if the
league was to survive. Zehrung, how
ever. refused to accede to their de-
mands, and shortly thereafter Isbell
gave out a statement in which he said
that every club in the league lost
money in 1916 and that the league
treasury was empty while in the days
of O'Neill several thousand dollars
had always been kept in the strong
box for emergencies. Hanlon's reply
to this is that the league treasury was
empty because Isbell failed to pay his
dues. And now it's IsbelTs move,
Mr.. Checker Umpire.
WASHBURN INTO NJ. v. c.?
1t was reported here today that Dr.
A. r. Kennedy, of Washb1rn, had
gone to Manhattan to attend the an
nual meeting of the Missouri Valley
conference with the idea of making
application for membership for the
Ichabod school. The report could not
be confirmed, but the attitude DR..
Kennedy has regarding games with
larger schools than TTashburn has had
on her schedule during tie last few
years indicates that he would take
such a step if he were given any
grounds for believing that his efforts
would meet with success.
While Washburn has not Lad a very
successful season during the last few
years DR.. Kennedy is confident he will
be able to improve conditions a great
deal and he argues that year in and
year out. without any Improvement,
the Ichabods will play as good foot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
DAZzY VANCE LOSES CLAIM.
Former Drummer Pitcher Can't Col
1ect for Injuries From Yankees.

New York. Dec. Col Jacob
RUPERT. part owner of the Yankees,
flayed David L. Fultz president of the
Baseball Players fraternity, in a
statement regarding the case of Pitch
er Dazzy Vance He declared the
New York club always has treated it's
injured players with justice and points
out that Vance was not injured in
the~service of either the Yankees or
the Columbus American association
club to which he was released
vance, he said, injured his arm
while pitching for the winter league
in California. The National commits
sion denied a Vance claim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
BOXER MARRIES
AND QUITS RING
FOR SIX MONTHS

Matrimony and boxing don't go well
together, according to Kid Howard.
manager of Ever Hammer There
fore, when he heard recently that his
boxer had been married secretly on
September 16 he announced he would
seek no more battles for his man for
six months. The bride was Miss
Edythe Whisinand of Bucklin, Mo.
The marriage took place at Macon,
Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
NJ V. CONFERENCE MEETS.
Officials VIII Thresh Out Many I'M
portant Questions at Manhattan

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. Athletic
representatives of schools belonging
to the Missouri Valley conference
were here today for the annual two
day meeting of the conference to pre-
pare athletic programs for their
schools for the coming year Sched-
ules are to be arranged and several
knotty problems to be unraveled be-
fore the meeting comes to close
Altho members would not commit
themselves on proposed legislation it
was believed that the question of
summer baseball and that of playing
athletic contests on neutral fields
would come in for their share of de-
bate. Several constitutional changes
were said to be under consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
NO STRINGS TO GRAY
Western League Can't Collect Draft
Price for Wichita Catcher.

Cincinnati. O., Dec Player
Dolly Gray, drafted last September
by the Chicago American league club
from the Wichita club of the Western
league, has been declared a free agent
unless he has signed with the Chicago
club since being drafted Gray
claimed to be a free agent because of
the fact that when the Wichita club
was turned over to the Western
league, owing to alleged financial diff
ficulties. his salary was unpaid to the
extent of $157.32.
The claim of Player Walter Keating
of St Joe, for $1,000 from the Chi
cago National league club was dis
allowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
WESTERN LEAGUE CLUB OWNERS co
TO WAR OVER PRESIDENT zEHRUNC
HanlOn Says Isbe Would Wreck the League to Get
Tip O'Nein Back Again.

hlt threatening the poor old
league lust sbell Eagle Moine
and Ed Hanlon, the Sioux City magnate, manipulating the
stabbing eblood with blind maddenng fury
way they liable the whole organization
good of peace does not successfully the
Henry peace role Isbe trying President Zeh
rungs underhand methods it is charged
prevent this of vany that Hanon has shapened his steel
and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

and solo numbers. OF the latter, Har-
old Knapp singing Hawaiian-A
tunes to the tinkle of a ukulele is the
feature.
The selections of the girls glee club
are framed in southern porch
scene" setting. The harmony of the
boys glee club will emerge from a
twilight lighting effect and scenery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 7.-Arte-
mus L. Gates of Clinton. Ia, has been
elected captain of the Yale football
team for next season. Clinton E.
Black declined to consider reelection,
following a Yale tradition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
Randels To Be Aggie Captain

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. William
L. Randels of Anthony, Kan, left end
on the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege football team, was elected cap
tain for 1917 at a dinner given the
team by the business men of the CITY.
Randels is a Junior in college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
Make Track Major Sport?

Alma W. Richards, all around track
athlete, has been made member of
the council of major sports of the Cor
nell Athletic association by "Co, men
at the Ithaca institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

Salina, Kan. Dec. Ben Woods
junior, was elected captain of next
years football eleven at Kansas Wes-
leyan at meeting of the letter men
here. Woods is quarterback.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27
HAD TO CONSIDER

The centenarian was being eagerly
interviewed by reporters, and was asked
among other things, to what he at
tributed his long life and good health.
WALL" the old man replied slowly,
I'm not in any position to say right
now You see, I've been bargaining
with two or three of them patent medi-
cine concerns for a couple of weeks, but
amt quite decided yet"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27
A PEsslMIsT

Timothy McNulty was boss of a sec
ton of a Southern railway which in
cluded several tunnels. Timothy had
as his guest Barney Mahoney, a new
arrival from old Ireland and together
they were making an inspection of the
road one morning. AS they neared one
of the tunnels they were greeted with
the piercing whistle of the limited, and
stepped aside until it had passed. Bar
ney stood in open-mouthed wonder as
the fast train neared, passed and enter
ed the tunnel at the rate of fifty miles
an hour
"Ain't that foine!" said Timothy, as
the last car finally disappeared. Talk
about yer wonderful invintions!
Wherell yer find anythin ter bate
that?"
Barney was awestruck, and it was
some moments before he could ade-
quately express his thoughts.
"Yis, Timothy, tbs foine," said he,
finally, but l was jist thinkin' what
a turrible thing twould be if it should
miss tn holel"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27
4 ~ THE OBSERVER

T. VERY now and then
l. something happens to
stimulate suspicion
that the American pen
chant for governmental
commissions of one sort
and another is rapidly re-
moving our right to laugh
at the ridiculous "Circum-
locution Office" of Dickens
days. A member of Con-
gress last month introduced
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27

G ONE idea of the profits agricultural
- America has been reaping from the
European war is afforded by statis-
tics presented in the recent report of
D. r. Houston, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, to President Wilson. According to
this report our total agricultural ex-
ports for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1915, practically the first year of the
war, were in round numbers a billion
and half dollars, which was an increase
of thirty-two per cent over the preced-
ing year From August !, 1914, at the
outbreak of the war, to February l,
1915, our agricultural exports reached
the total of 662 million dollars, Of which
only 1863 millions were cotton exports.
In the corresponding period of the pre-
ceding year our agricultural exports
reached total of 722 millions, of which
407 millions was cotton. So there was
an increase of approximately 169 mil
lions in agricultural exports, not includ-
ing cotton, in the first six months of the
war Is it any wonder that agricultural
America is prosperous? The best
feature Of it is too that the great bulk
of our exports have been of food stuffs,
and that while it may be truthfully said
that American farmers have been talk
ing profit of the battle worn people of
Europe, it can not be charged that their
products are being used to destroy life.
The truth of it is that if it we're not for
the American farmer most of the war
riors who have not been shot would
have starved by this time
3A
| INCIDENTALLY, it is interesting to
note that there is a popular misun-
derstanding as to the number of horses
and mules that have gone abroad in
the past fifteen months. The average
man has notion that America has
been drained of horses and mules. But
the Secretary of Agriculture says that
only 355,000, or a little more than one
per cent of the supply in United States,
were exported during the fiscal year
1915, and that this export movement
was not of sufficient importance to pre-
vent a decline of as per cent in the
average price of horses and mules.
-
AR be it from this writer to dis
Il courage the spirit that moves many
well intentioned men and women
on this side of the water to join in
peace propaganda But the reflection
is persistent that these amiable people
are likely to find their efforts futile
for the very good reason that they are
proceeding on the mistaken theory that
there is no real issue at stake in the
European War, and that the rank and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27

file of Europeans do not know what the
fighting is all about. The truth of the
matter is that the rank and file of
Europeans are convinced that very grave
issues, related to the worlds welfare
Unquestionably the Germans are moved
by patriotic purpose, to them ideal, how
ever unrighteous in the view Of the
French or English. And the entente
allies, on the other hand, are just as
profoundly convinced that patriotism
and humanity demand prolongation of
the struggle until it shall be certain
that German purposes are permanently
thwarted However much Americans
may talk Of the futility of the struggle
and the absence of issues, they can not
wipe out the facts that issues exist in
the European mind, and that the great
mass of the people in each of the war
ring nations are in patriotic accord with
the government. So long as this con-
dition continues, it is idle to talk OF
peace There may be no enmity be-
tween the people of England and France
and those of Germany but there is
enmity between their national ideals
and ambitions Lord Haldane a few
weeks ago said: "The allies of a cen
fury ago are willing to make peace with
France, but not with Napoleon" And
so today the allies are willing to make
peace with Germany but not with Ger
man militarism, and Germany is willing
to make peace with the allies, but not
with what Germans conceive to be Brit
ish plans for commercial supremacy
HA
MYTH all its horrors and despite
w attendant sorrow, suffering and
devastation, the war is giving to
the world inspiring illustrations of the
heroism and fidelity of men which will
enrich the heritage of posterity and
which should stimulate the ideals of
generations yet unborn During the ire
intuOuO ullNt VI llt 1Cl Illdu al my Oil
Paris, during that memorable August
of year ago, it is now understood that
because of English slowness at Marine,
the decision of the battle was not before
Paris as Joffre had planned. Instead it
was obtained by General Foch in the
center about La Fere Champenoise
With disaster all but on every hand,
Foch sent word to Joffre: my right is
beaten my left is retiring, my center
is crumbling; at this point I take the
And what an offensive it
was, and how glorious to France! And
what a message of inspiration for all
men of all time to comet There is no
such thing as defeat so long as power
remains with which one may renew the
offensive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27
January, 1916

of Education is authority for the state
ment that of the $4,000 conspicuous po-
sitions, largely of an administrative
character, listed in the educational di-
rectory, $500 are filled by women. We
have known for several years that
women were taking most of the places
open to teachers, but now we learn that
they are picking up the administrative
positions in our educational institutions,
as the educational directory includes
the names of all college presidents, state
superintendent, county superintendent
directors Of industrial training, and
heads of departments of education in col
leges and universities. Twenty-four col
leges and universities are presided over
by women, and more than one-siXth of
the county superintendent are women
Indeed, in the West county superin
tendents of the masculine gender are
almighty scarce In Montana, not a man
occupies a position as county superin-
tendent and in Wyoming there are only
two @A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27
WELL EXPLAINED

One night a man was reading a
volume of highly-colored fiction to his
family. With his spectacles on his
nose he droned along: "Gwendolen de
We're Hastings lowered her limpid blue
eyes, and Lord Algernon Mannering
took her slim white hands in his, and
crushed her to him in passionate EN-
brace. At that moment five minutes
past twelve sounded from the belfry,
and"
But here his youngest daughter inter
posed
mo clock could strike five minutes
past twelve" she said
Don't criticize unless you know
Certainly it could" replied paterfa
milias "It was five minutes slow"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-27

gress last month introduced
creating a Commission to investigate and
report what all the other governmental
Commissions-and the Lord only knows
how many of them there are-are doing.
In short, our system of government by
Commission has grown so vast that in
the view of presumably intelligent
representative of public interest we
need Commission to classify Commits
sions. Fine, isn't it? First we pass
a law prohibiting or requiring certain
things. Then we provide an officer to
mission to supervise the enforcement of
the law, appoint another officer to rep
resent the Commission in seeing to it
that the first officer discharges his duty
and then on top of the whole business
we super-impose another Commission to
determine whether anybody is doing
what the public pays them for doing.
Oh efficiency how many ridiculous
things are done in thy name!
60.
TT is quite the popular notion that
Il the farmers Of the Middle West and
the trans-Missouri section are more
progressive than their neighbors in the
South and East Like great many
other popular notions, this particular
one lacks complete foundation. 1t is
quite generally agreed that the value of
the county agricultural agent as a means
of bringing to the people on their farms
and in their homes the results of prac-
teal experience and scientific research
has been fully demonstrated. 1t is every
where accepted as important that farm
ers be given local opportunity to secure
the help and assistance of men who are
trained to accurately judge the agricul-
tural needs and possibilities of COM
munity. Kansas and most other West
ern states have been prompt to recog-
nize the usefulness of county agents, but
there are indications that the South is
outdoing us in this direction. OF the
1000 counties in the country at large
where county agents are now employed,
$50 are employed in fifteen southern
states. The South seems to be waking
up agriculturally as well as going dry
~.
NIHILE women everywhere are ex-
w tending the scope of their bust
ness and professional activities,
it seems that there is only one vocation
that they are in a fair way to monopo-
lize "Schoolmarms" are becoming more
and more plentiful, and unless change
comes over the spirit of our educational
system, it will not be very long until
the "school-master" will be as extinct
as the dodo. The United States Bureau
The herald., 1916-09-21
Where Stamina Wins.

In some parts of BOrneo 1t is Gus
tomary, when a dispute arises con-
corning the ownership OF a COW, for
example, for both the contestants to
take their positions, In the presence
of the witnesses and a throng of spec
tatOrs, in pool of water about four
feet deep, each praying that the birds
and animals and the water may bear
him witness. Two sets Of cross
sticks are then driven into the mud
at the bottom of the pool. At a given
signal each disputant puts his head
under the cross-stick, and keeps 1t in
the water as long as he can, a friend
holding his legs to pull him out at the
first signs of fainting. The man who
can keep his head under water the
longer time is declared to be the right.
tul owner Of the property in dispute.