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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
IT'S RED BIRD DAY
Many Trap Shooters Want to
Bust Flaming Target.
Gun Club Plans a Beginners
and a Ladies' Day.

Today is ''red bird" day for Topeka
trap shooters, and practically every
member of the Topeka Gun club plan
ned to attend the weekly shoot of the
club this afternoon in hopes that a
chance would come to him to break
the bright rock.
The regular weekly shoot will be
held, but in the blue rocks that will
be thrown there will be placed one
red target No one will know when
this will be thrown, and the trap
manipulation will not know who will
be shooting when it comes, but the
years subscription to the American
Shooter, a magazine devoted exclusive
ly to the sport.
Red bird days are being held all
over the country and the scheme is
creating a great deal of interest in
trap sport wherever it is tried.
A Big Day in June.
The Topeka club is preparing to
hold a beginners and ladies' day in
the near future to which every To-
pekan who wants to get a taste of real
sport will be invited. The date has
not yet been set, but the affair will
probably be staged some time in June.
Prizes will be offered to both be-
| ginners and ladies who make the best
scores, and it is expected that a num-
| Der of new trap enthusiasts will be
brought out at this shoot. A silver
watch fob will be given to the begin
ner who makes the best record and a
silver spoon to the lady who breaks
the most birds.
| No charge will be made to either
the beginners or the ladies who par
| ticipate, and the only cost will be that
of the blue rocks which is only one
| cent apiece.
| Quite a number of Toneka ladies ara
interested in shooting and it is expect
| ed that before the summer is over the
Topeka Gun club will have many. of
| them as regular shooters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
TODAY'S
ADJUSTMENTS

IRIS+Sessue Hayakawa and wife
in ALLEN Souls and Napoleon
and Sally in Two Chimps and a
Chump."
ORPHECM-Frede Warde in a
picturization of George Eliot'S
masterpiece "Silas Mariner" and
musical contests.
CRYSTAL-MaryF Fuller in the two
part production The Girl Who
Feared Daylight" and two other
subjects
GEM-Motion Pictures.
COZY-Motion Pictures
AURORA-"The Lady of Quality"
with Miss Cecilia Lotus.
BEST-Motion Pictures.
PRINCESS-Motion Pictures.
APEX-Motion Pictures.
IFo- prices and particulars, see adver
tiseInents elsewhere in this paper.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
WALTER JOHNSON
BEST MOUNDMAN
OF PRESENT DAY

Pittsburg. Pa. May 23.-Jim Jerpe,
the blind baseball critic, recently took
a vote on the six best pitchers in the
major leagues among the ball players.
The vote has been completed and
johnson stands out as the best, with
So votes in the American league and
Grover Alexander is highest in the Ma
tional with 81, or one below the
smoke king" An amusing incident
was when johnson picked the six
best pitchers he ever faced and
omitted himself. A New York writer
asked: Did you ever face a mirror 2"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Western Association ResuIts.

Sherman 4; Fort Smith l.
McAlester L: Oklahoma City 0.
Tulsa 3; Muskogee g.
Paris O: DeniSon 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Sport Wheezes
by CIUG-
by CLUG-

The Des Moines Boosters have
lot coming to them to balance up
their accounts with the SavageS. But
maybe Isbell was afraid his hair would
rust if he stayed out in the rain.
There is no doubt now about Fred
Fulton being entitled to match with
Jess Willard. Fulton has signed a
contract to tour with a circus, just
like Jess does, and his lress agent
announces he will receive $1,000
week.
Last week the New York Giants
made an average of 10 hits and runs
per game during the entire week.
Giants, indeed, they are getting to be.
Automobile racing bids fair to be-
come a leading Sunday sport in the
larger cities of the country Sunday
races will be a. big thing if the reform
hounds can be kept in check.
The Pacific Coast league has adopt
ed a new rule regarding the won and
lost credits of pitchers. The rule is
radical in that if pitcher is taken
out in the fourth inning when his
club is in the lead and his club still
wins the official scorer is permitted
to give credit for winning the game
to the relief pitcher if in his judg-
ment, he thinks said relief pitcher
should have it.
A few more wet ones like last Sat
urday and Sunday will make the West
ern league magnates wish they had
! their franchises out on the Great
American desert. At conservative
estimate Saturday and Sundays post
ponements cost the club owners seven
or eight thousand dollars.
| No mayor put his heel upon it, no
ordinance was passed against it, no
foreign corporation conspired to kill
it, yet jitney baseball is beaded than
Villas greatgrandfather.
The Topeka Greys begin to look like
the amateur champions of the city.
| Their victory over the Santa Fe APP
prentices and Pitcher Sapho was
something of surprise, but it shows
the Greys have strong aggregation.
! Dopesters who are figuring the
sheets for the Big Nine track meet to
be held June 3 are giving due consid-
Grafton to Bob Simpson, the Missouri
sprinting star and some are predictins
that Missouri will cut a big swath if
Simpson is given any kind of support
You probably never heard of him
but Frank Pershing. university OF
Chicago football player and track
man, nephew of General Pershing
leader of the Villa chase, says football
is more interesting to him than hitting
the alkali trail in Mexico.
| 1t seems that the fates were more
unkind to Eddie Monroe than at first
lappeared- The Brooklyn Dodgers are
looming as possible pennant winners
land Eddie might have gotten into a
worlds series at the first jump if he
had been given a chance. And if he
II
look stronger than they do, even
though they are now at the top with a
good margin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
THE DRAWINGS TOMORROW.
All Details Arranged for Topeka's
Spring Tennis Tournament.

Watch the State Journal and Full
lerton Bros window tomorrow for
the drawings and schedule of the diff
ferent matches in the tournament" R.
n. Knapp advises those who have en-
tered in the Spring City championship
tennis matches. The schedule of the
draw has been arranged so that the
time convenience of all the entries are
considered and if any one is not pres
ent when his match is called the
match will be defaulted. If both play
ers are absent the match will be can
celed.
Considerable regret was expressed
by Topeka tennis players when it was
learned today that "Bill' Collinson
would not be in town for the tourna-
ment Collinson is one of the head
lest players in the city. He plays a
steady game, keeping his opponent
guessing until the end of the match,
while he seems able to anticipate his
opponents shots with little difficulty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

poned; rain.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg, game postponed;
wet grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
LSA as Up to the Minute ~
Xxx SPORTINGNEws6 ygA
/NgA% From Everywhere.
IE@'OO 49, EYsSLuo.
JINX ON SAvACES
Sioux City Gets Unearned Vic
tory Over Topeka.
Northern Clubs Hold Invaders
81 All Along the Line.

- Tho second week of the invasion OF
4ae northern territories of the West
ern league by the southern CLUBS De
gan in a very disastrous manner for
the southern clubs and in Monday
games their attacks were repulsed all
along the line.
Lincoln shut out st. Joe and won
2 to O.; Omaha pushed Denver fur
Their into the cellar, winning to 8;
Des Moines stopped Wichita with
to count and the Sioux city In
dams drubbed the Savages 5 to l.
The Savages appear to be playing
ten men teams all the way through,
Old Man Jinx being the tenth man OF
their opponent's side. Although they
out-hit and out-fielded the Indians IN
the Sioux City opener, they were as
badly beaten as they have been since
they went north.
49,. Played in Rain.
- AS was the case Sunday, Mondays
game was. played in the rain With
the count one to one, the game had
to be called to allow a cloudburst to
expend itself and the contest was not
resumed until a 25-minute intermis-
sion had elapsed
one bao inning, the seventh, in
which Lambeth went to pieces, was
responsible for the defeat of the Saw
pushed a slow bunt into the cogs of
the Savage machine and when he was
called safe on it Lambeth lost his con-
troll and three hits and an error gave
the Indians their four tallies.
a-~ A glance at the official figures will
show that it was not an earned VIC
tory for the Indians and will show
what tough luck the Savages were up
against.
The Comparison.
- Lambeth allowed only six hits,
while the Indian twirler permitted the
Savages to gather a total of seven
Lambeth struck out as many men as
GaskeII and he walked only two mola.
The SavaGes had eleven men left on
bases, while the Indians had only
live. The Savages made only two
errors and the victors made four.
And the only double play of the game
was made by baltimore and Agler.
Yet, when fate DEGREES that one must
lose it must be SO.
Although they lost the game. the
SaVages got one of the best Indian
pitchers from Sioux City, taking over
Doyle by the sale route. Doyle was
to join the Savages today. 1t is prob
able that his purchase figured in the
recent sale of Bugs" Grover to Sioux
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
AUTOMOBILE RACER IS A
FRENCH AIR FIGHTER NOW

Paris. May 2S.-Georges Boillot,
: the champion automobile racing
Z driver. is now second lieutenant in
the aviation corps. News has
reached here of an aerial battle in
which, single handed, he fought
g five German aeropIanes. He was
forced to alight. wounded behind
the German lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
Western League

"cOtCEn League.
st. Joseph at Lincoln, clear, $50
p. m.
Topeka at Sioux City, clear, $50
p. m.
Wichita at Des Moines, clear, $3.50
p. m.
Denver at Omaha, clear. s:15 p. m.
National League.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear, 8
p. m.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg. cloudy, $3.50
p. m.
New York at Cincinnati cloudy, 8
p. m.
Boston at st. Louis. clear, $3.50 D. m.
American League.
Chicago at Washington, rain, $3.50
p. m
Detroit at Boston, cloudy, BIS D. m
Cleveland at Philadelphia, rain
$3.50 p m.
St. Louis at New York, rain, $3.50
p. m.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis at Columbus, clear, 3
p. m.
Louisville at Toledo, clear, D. m.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis, clear, 8
p. m.
Kansas City at St. Paul. cloudy, 3
p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23

- r. H. L.
Mlilwaukee ...--....--..--- ~ !
AAlnnedpOllS T L
Batteries-Shackleford Faeth and May
Er; Williams, Hopper and Owens
Louisville at Columbus-Game post
Kansas City at St PauI-Game post
poned; wet grounds.
q indianapolis at Toledo-Game post
poned; wet grounds.
College Baseball Results.
At Columbia, Mo.-Missouri, 8;
Kansas S. A. c.. 0.
= At Baldwin. Kan.-College of EN-
poria, /; Baker, Z.
At Fulton. Mo.-William Jewell, 4:
Westminster, 8.
At Greencastle, Ind.-Indiana -;
DE Pauw. 0.
20 At MISUNDERSTANDING 10;
Pennsylvania, 8.
At Denver-Denver university, 1;
University of Colorado. 8.
- At Dubuque. Ia.-Dubuque college,
IL: Keewatin 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Knox to Resume Football.

Galesburg, Ill, May 23--Football
will be played again at Knox college
this fall, it was announced today. Be-
cause of the death of Bryan Scott, fol-
lowing the St. Louis university game
last year Knox Cancelled all games and
decided against further participation
in the sport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23

and Missouri universities broke even
in the first day of the tennis match
between teams representing the two
schools. Captain Teachenor, of Kan
sas, defeated Williams in one of the
single matches, while Loomis, Will
liams' teamate, defeated Cowgirl, of
Kansas. Today the teams play two
more singles matches and a double
match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23

SP1t I1Oi1OFS-
Lawrence, Kan, May 23.-Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATE
MarysvilIe II. S. Winner.

Marysville, Kan, May 23.-Marys-
Vile won the eighth annual Marshall
county nigh school track and field
meet, held here, by a score of 26
II points and Axten third with Is
points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

Copyright. 1916, by II. c. Fisher
Tra'e Mark Reg. u S. Pat. Off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
HATED THE RAILROAD.
And So Would Almost Any ora Unaer
the Cirsur5tsrces.

And So Would Almost Any ors Un3er
the cirour-tsrces.
The following letter Says Hallway
and Locomotive Engineering. was re-
caiyed by the claim agent of one of the
big western railways some time ago:
For some weeks pust my dog has
been in tlle habit Of sicl,ing himself
onto the cars as they sped past my
place and he never harmed no one by
so doing, nor never would. as l have
known him from a child, very peace
ful and fond OF young children. ana
awful fond of the butchers shop, be-
fore where he would sit up on his hind
legs and beg with voice OF joy for
anything he requested. When hc
would run Mt the cars he would act
savage, but still would niver iniure
the train by word or deed If you had
e hundred trains whizzing past by day
OF Mite.
"But what does the fireman on the
Stick in the Mud Express do but en-
tees my dog TO close quarters and
throw chunks of coal ana squirts hot
water upon him. which he tells me in
blith and frivolous tone is to take
the bnrk of MY dog.
THAT is what makes me halt your
railroad. and that is not all by long
choke, for yesterday they misled my
dog and got him in front of the en-
gine, when they pulled her wide open
and smashed my dog in Il way that
hurts your rode and causes it to he
looked at askance by every thinking
tax payer and mother.
y say fy ON such rode rs yours,
with its sanwiches that have a thin
rim of ham round the aigc, so when
You lock your teeth with it YOU get
left. and the rode has got your money
in Dennis. l'y on the whole thing is
what say"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
PROTEST AGAINST
SEIZURE Of MAIL
TO NEUTRALS
Our Ambassador at London Re-
GeiYes Drastic Instructions
UNITED STATES AROUSED
Lansing Points Out That Mail Tam
pering Has Caused Much lncon-
venience TO Americans.

Washington, Jan IL Secretary
Lansing today made public the note
sent on Jan to Ambassador Page at
London instructing him 10 make for
NAL and vigorous protest to the Brit
ish government against the seizure OF
American mails while in transit to
neutral stations
AT the same time MIR. Lansing gave
cut Sir Edward Grey's preliminary
answer, which is regarded here as far
from satisfactory. All it states is
that the seizure OF mails from neutral
vessels raised important questions of
principle in regard to matters which
are determined by the policy jointly
decided and acted upon by the allied
Governments" and that England is
therefore compelled to communicate
with her allies before she can reply
to the United States
In his protest Secretary Lansing
said that as a result OF the British ac-
ton strong feeling had been aroused
in this country on account of loss of
valuable letters. drafts and money
orders, and that foreign banks we're
refusing to cash American drafts ow-
ing to tho absence of any security
that the drafts would travel safely in
the mails Mr.. Lansing calls atten-
tion to the fact that sealed mails and
American diplomatic and consular
pouches nave been detained. and that
this is ''an aggrayating circumstance
in a practice which is generally re-
garded i'll this country as yexatiously
inquisitorial and without compensat-
ing military advantage 10 Great Brit
:, n. -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
Generosity Toward War Stricken
Sufferers Was Country Wide
new YORK'S SHARE $3.50, 900
Jewish Relief Day Established by
Presidential Proclamation Accom-
plished Gratifying Results.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Generous was
the country wide giving for the relief
of Jews suffering in war-stricken
countries. Jewish Relief Day, the
day set apart by Presidential proela-
nation and by the Governors OF many
states for Jewish relief, was observed
yesterday all over the country Last
night the managers of the committees
having charge of the collections here
estimated that $2,0O0,000 had been
contributed throughout the United
States, and that of this amount $3.50
900 represented the days contribu-
tion in this city.
The Central Committee for the Re-
lief of Jews suffering through the war
said that about $4,000 had been taken
in through its office in the Pulitzer
Building. The mail brought assu
ances of approximately 100000, but
the work OF sorting the money sent
in by mail was not completed beyond
the state where rough estimate
could be given. 1t is estimated that
of the amount received in this city
S1500Oo come through the Womans
Proclamation Committee in its sale of
certificates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
WEST ARLINGTON

The annual donation of the Union
church will be held Feb 4th, at Fl. c..
McKee's. A full attendance is ex-
pected
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoyt and daugh-
ter, Lulu, spent Thursday at Cam
bridge.
Our Juror men w Fl. Pratt aud
Thomas Hayes are home for good
now
Several are i'll with grip and severe
colds.
Mrs. Rami Baren's remains were
brought here for burial Monday, Jan,
"a She formally lived here.
Arthur Conlin and family are moy-
ing back to the Austin place
Mrs. Henry Conln does not inn
prove as her many friends wish.
Arthur Smith has his carpenters
building his barn A fine time to work
at it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
Teulons Have Sent 500 Ships to
Bottom
% B MARINES BAGGfD III
other Marine Casualties Bring Total
Losses Up to October to sso
Vessels.

London. Ian 27. Since the out
break Of the war to the end OF last
October 254 British merchant steam
ers, aggregating 542,6fS tons, were
lost through enemy action" accord
ing to White Paper issued tonight.
Or these III were sunk by subma-
rines, forty.six by warships, and thir
ty-seyen by mines.
Nineteen sailing ships, of tonnage
of 1882, were sunk. The fishing yes
sells sunk numbered 227, OF which l5S
were steam and siXty-nine sailing,
Their aggregate tonnage was l4,1O4.
The total number OF vessels known to
have been lost through enemy act
ion" is 500.
In the same period 107 steamers,
aggregating 1892 tons. we're lost
by ordinary marine casualties, OF
which fourteen, of a tonnage of l4,l33,
were returned as missing"
The loss Of some OF these. says
footnote, was probably due to mines
or other enemy action
Sailing vessels to the number OF
900. and of a tonnage Of 31,259 were
also the victims of ordinary marine
casualties. This puts the total losses
up to the end OF October at 500 YES
SELL. Ntt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
DARKDAYS MAYNOT
Be FAX DISTANT
SAYS WILSON
Liberty and Honor More Important
Than Peace
PRESIDENT II FIGHTING MOOD
Plans for Rcadluetment CT Army Must
Be Carried Out Without
Delay.

New York, Jan. 27-president vii.
sen tonight opened his personal aps
peal to tile country for national de-
tense. He gave warning that plans
for the readjUstment cf the army
must be formulated and carried out
without delay and solcmnly declared
he could not predict that the outlook
for the United States would be as
bright tomorrow as today.
Speaking at dinners OF the Railway
Business Association and the Motion
Picture Board OF Trade, he sounded
the keynote OF addresses he will de-
liver during the next ten days in the
middle west.
Mr.. Wilson was i'll fighting mood
throughout his addresses. Early in
the day he declared he always accept
ed an invitation to fight. Tonight he
told the railroad men he was an ad-
yocate Of peace and had struggled to
Keep the United States at peace, but
that he considered the liberty and
honor OF the nation even more impor-
tent than peace.
Wee to any man who plays mar
plot or who seeks to make party
politics or personal ambition take
precedence over candor, honor and
unseiiish, uHpartisan service" said
the President in speaking of his de-
fense plan before the railroad men.
The country expects action. he de-
clared, that this is year Of account
ing. ard that the accounting must be
definite on the part Of parties and on
the part Of every Individual who wish
es TO enjoy the public confidence
Fer my part hope every man in
public life VIII get what's coming to
him." said the President amid laugh
ter and applause.
The President admitted that in
message to the last congress he had
said the need for preparedness was
not pressing. He declared he had
learned something in the meantime
He cited his recent support of tariff
commission as another instance of
change on his part but declared that
previously there was no need for such
o commission. The business men en-
Enthusiastically cheered his support of
tho commission,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
HiKERs TO BANQUET
Annual Meeting of Green Mountain
Club Wednesday Evening.


A supper has been arranged in con
nection with the annual meeting of
the Green Mountain Club to be held
in the G.. A. r. hall, over the Benning
ton County National bank, and served
by the Woman's Relief Corps on We'd
nesday evening, February 2, at seven
o'clock. After the reports OF the Off
GERS. election will take place followed
By an informal social time with short
talks and stories. A number OF views
on the long trail will be shown by
stereopticon and an interesting even
ing is assured. 1t is hoped that Pres
ident James P. Taylor of Burlington
president of,the state club viii be
present and speak
Yickcts for the supper are S5-cents
and as We can sell but limited num-
Der, all tickets viii be reserved for
members until Monday morning, Jan,
81, after which time they will be sold
to the general public. Kindly tele-
phone or send postal at once for your
ticket reservation to Miss Hilda
Pratt OF the ticket committee.
The business session will be held
at o'clock and any who may be un.
able to attend the supper, are urged
TO be present at that time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-28
FRENCH LOSSES 2,5oo,ooo
OF These 100000 We're Killed, Says
French Deputy.

Bristol, Ian PIN. Longuet,
French Socialist Deputy, who address
ed the Labor Conference here today,
was questioned regarding the French
losses.
He stated that 100000 soldiers had
been killed, l.4oo,ooo had been wound
ed, and 100000 has been taken prison
err.
The French Government has at no
time given out any reports as to casu-
alties in the war The figures stated
by the French Deputy at Bristol are
the first TO come direct from French
source. Estimates Of the losses of all
belligerent nations. quoted in speci-
al cable to The Times last July, and
covering practically the first year OF
the war, put the total of French killed
at 100000, the wounded at 100000 and
the missing ana prisoners at 100000,