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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
RAILROAD NEWS
PLENTY OIL NOW
No Danger of Exhaustion for
Next Thirty Years.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

That the oil supply of the United
States, so far from being in danger of
exhaustion in the next 20 or 80 years,
is sufficient for the next 800 years,
and that consumption of the oil is to
decrease rather than increase, is
statement made in publicity matter
sent out by the Southern Pacific COM
pany recently.
"A few years ago it was the general
cry that the supply of oil in the United
States would give out in a few years,
and now the cry in California is that
the oil will soon be exhausted says
the company.
Since these dire prophecies, new
oil fields have been opened in Alaska
and other parts of the United States
that will supply the country for the
next three or four hundred years.
AT the same time development of
waterpower and generation of electric
current are cutting down the con-
sumption of coal and oil and whole
railroad systems are going under n.y.
dro electric power.
with construction of hard surface
highways less crude road oil will be
used When crude oil goes above a
certain price it will not be used for
fuel, and the demand will be checked
from that source.
ut is not so many years ago that
gasoline was drug on the market,
and it went to waste. With constant
development of hydro-electric energy
(that will never cease in its supply
less oil products will be burned.
THE cry that the oil supply Will
play out in twenty or thirty years is
being used to tie up the remaining I'M
developed oil fields in the west in the
hands of conservationists thru the fed
eral courts.
I'm spite of federal prosecutions and
shutting down many prospectors and
operators, the output of the California
oil wells has increased from 100000
barrels a day in January, 1915, to
26O,0 barrels a day in September,
1916.
Secretary Lane shows in Senate
Document 80 that according to the
United States geological survey the
percentage of exhaustion in all oil
wells is twenty-six and the estimate
of the oil still in the ground of the
known fields in California is 2,345 mil
lion barrels, or at present rate of pro-
duction good for 800 years.
THE best engineering authorities,
instead of an oil famine, predict that
owing to the rapid development of
electric energy from worlds water
powers. oil and gas fuel products are
bound to be cheaper, rather than
dearer.
Secretary Daniels, at the hearing
before the senate in February, 1916,
showed that oil consumption by the
navy increased from $4,000 barrels
in 1911 to 100000 barrels in 1916.
Estimated consumption with en-
larged navy by adding nine battleships
and seventeen destroyers, was put at
1850, 900 barrels, and in time of war
at 100000 barrels.
1.-The government already has I'M
disputed title to Naval Reserve No. =
in California, which at the same hear
ing was shown by officials of the
United States geological survey to hold
100000 barrels, a supply adequate
for fifty years for the national navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
CHARGE A FRAMEUP?
Colonel Bennett Explains Money Paid
on Debt Not for Jury Bribery.

New York, Nov. 21.-Charged with
embracery in an alleged offer to fix
a juror in Charles Fuller's suit against
the Bradley Construction company,
Col. Henry M. Bennett, Oyster Bay
politician, will be given a hearing
Thursday. He was arrested at Min
cola, L. l., on complaint of Charles T.
Mccarthy, who declared he gave Ben
nett 500 as part of $4,000 which, he
says, Bennett agreed to accept to in
fuence a juror. Bennett declares the
charge a frame up
He said the money he accepted from
Mccarthy was in payment for a debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
THEIR NERVE FAILED
Staged BOldest Frisco Robbery in
Years But Quit Too Soon.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov 21-A
dragnet was thrown out by the police
today in an effort to capture the five
youthful bandits who attempted a
most daring robbery San Francisco
has known in years, last night, when
they invaded the exclusive Pacific
Union club and held up all with whom
they came in contact.
The net proceeds of their adven-
ture was about $40 in silver. They
failed to get $4,000 in gold which
was in the cash drawer because they
lost their nerve at the critical mo-
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
Perfection
SnOkeleSS
Oil Heater

DURNSkerosene, the cheap
D est kind of fuel and always
available. Any good kero-
sene will give satisfaction, but
for best results use Perfection
Oil.
This little furnace of heating
energy cit weighs only twelve
pounds, is Is inches high and
Il inches in diameter) will save
a lot on your fuel bill if you
live in house, and add lot to
your comfort if you live in an
apartment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
MERCER STAYS HOME
Belgian Primate Will Not Attend Con-
fao sistory at Rome.

= Rome, Nov. 21.-Cardial MERCER
primate of Belgium, will not be pres
ent at the consistory of December l.
for the investment of cardinals, as he
does not desire to ask the permission
of the German authorities to make
the journey or to risk the chance Of
another demonstration such as &C.
CURED on the occasion of his visit TO
Rome last January.
No foreign cardinals will attend the
consistory except Cardinal Annette,
archbishop of Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21

Enjoy lifei Your system is filled
with an accumulation of bile and
bowel poison which keeps you bill
'ious, headachy. dizzy, tongue coated,
breath bad and stomach sour. Why
don't you get 10-cent box of Cas-
carets at the drug store and feel bully?
Take Cascarets tonight and enjoy the
incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced. You'll
wake Up with clear head, clean
tongue, lively step, rosy skin and
looking and feeling fit. Mothers can
give a whole Cascaret to a sick, cross
bilious, feverish child any time-they
are harmless-never grippe or sicken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
SAME OLD PETITION
Americans With Property in Mexico
Appeal to President Wilson.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 21-Americans
in this district having property in Chi
huahua state have forwarded a peti-
ton to President Wilson detailing con-
ditions in northern Mexico and asking
that some steps be taken to protect
their property.
The wife of Captain Scobell, British
consul at Chihuahua City, reached the
border last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
Men S SOC Ties 29c

A large assortment of pleasing
patterns and colors in full fash
toned 4-in-hand Ties of good
quality silk Easily worth soc
each, your choice at, each. .29c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21
FILE 2 IN ST. LOUIS
Wabash and Frisco Seek to Enjoin
Adamson Eight-Hour Law.

st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 21-Suits to
enjoin the enforcement of the Adam
son law have been filed in the fed
eral court here by the Wabash and
the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21

Women's Vests and Pants of med
ium weight cotton with high neck and
long sleeves or light weight cotton with
Dutch neck and 12-inch sleeves 6Qc
Outsizes of same Csc
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Outsizes of same $1.25
WOMEN'S UNION SUITS
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-21

75c and S5c Nets, SO and 40
inches wide. Specially priced at,
a yard SOC
$1.00 and $1.25 All Silk Color
ed Nets, 40 inches wide, special
ly priced at, a yard. ..75c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
BY SPICK HALL

ny Ct I'M HALL
"Pud" Henry's fast f1yinE Camden i've
again jumped into tho lead in the race for
the first Eastern League peunant last night
when they took the De Neri quintet over
the Goals by the count OF 80 TO 2s II was
n contest replete with sensational plays, In
which Jackie Adams and Jimmy Brown as
sumed the leading roles
Camden IL now ticd with .Jnsner. the Ken.
slnRtonlans having nlso won Four and lost
but one contest this season Judging their
play last night Capden ia sure 10 be in
the running. N moi a v,innsr in tho race for
the fiaK during the flrst half Of the years
nIay In sohefssr,s cIr,,,i,
Not since Tho acason or 1atI.1b have the
ex.Alnhaa abo,vn tho for,, tbev dIania ved
last night Tho c,tiro ,no,,, ,,orlyad tnvetbsr
as n unit and showed ainiv ,hnt Henry has
heo, drIitIns, ,bo ,,ia - T., yar, ,ta,. rather
yban In IndjvIduai ,yorL 7, /. bnrI % 500
bou, any ~ ,ho o,tor ,,,',ha T., ,ba Inast,o ro
first honors provided the Sltceters continue
to put up the game they did against De NerI
last night
The fans at Camden are highly enthusiasts
tic over the work OF the team. which means
that as long as the Skeeters are in the
running the games will BE we'll patroniZed.
The tie for first place In the Eastern
League will be broken again tonight. when
the Jasper and Camden teams clash at Nom
pareil Hall. These hves are now dead
locked Mt the top OF the league each having
won four and dropped one,
This game should be one OF the fastest of
the season. Jasper plays better at home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
FOLWE
KeICGnee Introduces Nep
System of Calling Signals

AWAKEN, football mentors, and
"A listen to a tale, very interest
ing one, and Kewanee, ILL.,, is going
to supply the mirth. Every trick
play that this Kewanee eleven tried
was diagnosed in advance by their
opponents and the team simply had
to have way Of stopping the whole
sale thefts. Here is the solution.
The center wears three belts and
on each belt are numbers ranging
from one to ten. Down the center
of his back Is a white strip and when
the center gives the signal he twists
the belts around until the numbers
rest on the white background.
There we have the play announced
and the team has il down to such a
fine point that II is run off with great
rapidity.
originality-Thats all they have
in Kewanee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16

which BELL showed poor Judgment. clear,
quick-thinking head being this youngsters
greatest asset In general play Bell prob
ably Is Inferior to Bryant but he always
has been considered better field general
and Is not likely to be troubled by nerves"
IN pinch.
Bell Thinks Fast
II Bell directs the team poorly against
Michigan, II will not be because he loses
his head He thinks fast and plans his at
tack aa he goes along II the wrong play
Is selected, II will he because Bell believes
that he can cross the Wolverines and takes
n daring chance
The only possible objection to the selec-
ton OF Bell at quarterback Is his poor
handling OF punts. a most important de-
partment Of the game, particularly on Ferry
Field. where high wind usually sweeps
across the field. Men OF the Barrett type
have found II almost impossible to Judge
or handle punts on the Michigan neld. ana
Bell Is likely to have hard time OF H.
Folwell admits that Bells handling of
punts Is "A drawback unless he shows unex-
pected Improvement, but the Penn coach
plans to have Berry back for kicks with
Bell, and whenever It ia possible the former
will handle the ball.
Those who have followed the work OF the
two teams agree with Folwell's estimate OF
Michigan's strength. The Penn team has
not reached its zenith yet whereas Mich
lBans showing In recent games indicates
that the Wolverines are going back. Tost
evidently trained his men for the Cornell
and Syracuse games, having been misled by
Penn's early season form. and as a result
the Maize and Blue will not be In as good
shape as the Red and Blue.
No other changes will be made In the
Penn team excepting that when Berry enters
the game Williams will go to the side lines
and Light will take the latter's position.
Folwell looks upon Light as one Of the best
all-round men In the East, whereas Will
liams's greatest asset Ia his offensive play.
With Berry in the game the loss OF Will
liams's offensive power will be more than
balanced while the defense will be strength
ened.
Captain Mathews and Estresvaag are the
only linemen who are not in perfect cond-
tion, but Doctor Hancock says that they
will be in prime shape by Saturday. The
Red and Blue will not hold another practice
before meeting Michigan unless a short sig
nal drill Is held late Friday afternoon or
early in the evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
HARVARD BLACKENS MAN
TO REPRESENT POLLARD
Crimson Eleven Fails to Stop Brown
Plays Used by Scrubs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov 16.-The
Harvard second football team, using Brown
formations, tore the varsity rush line at
will, and after series OF line plunges,
sprinkled in between several forward passes,
scored two touchdowns.
Johnson. who scored. was blackened up to
represent Pollard, Browns dusky halfback
The varsity made gallant attempt to get
back these twelve points, and succeeded
partially, when Eddie Casey ran the length
of the field after intercepting n forward
pass.
The varsity lineup was sprnkled with
substitutes, when the scrubs scored their
touchdown, but virtually all available
regulars were rushed in when the sub.
stitutes found the scrubs pushing them
back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16

In twelve years, but the popular slogan "a
Princeton this week is ITS long pain
that knows no spurning."
Yale has very little chance TO score a
touchdown Saturday against Princeton'a
rugged skilled defense. But N Tibbutt
isn't in shane the game may be n lot closer
than tho dope would indicate, although
Princeton will be far different array
from the Tiger line-up that fluttered 30
badly at New Haven year ago.
Have You Ever Seen One Who Wasf
Around the Nineteenth Hole there sat
Golfers lean and golfers fat;
golfers short aud golfers toll,
Golfers large and golfers small,
Golfers thin and golfers wido,
A human medley, side bV side,
who digercd much, experts and dubs,
IN grips aud stances, S,oings and clubs,
EXCEPT, amid that chatting frame,
Not one Of them iods on his Odmei
what Is golf amateur, anywayr'
queries S. f. II. II n leading example Ia re-
qulred. our nomination is Robert A
Gardner, of Chicago n player fine enough
TO be champion twice. but n business man
with very little time for either practice or
play: an entry who faces about two tourna-
uents n year and who Is moro than salts
fed to get in two afternoons week, In
cludlnE Sunday. "lf Gardner remarked
one of the closest golf students we have,
had az much chance to play and practice
as most of the other leaders have. he would
win Mt least three championships out OF
every four starts"
The simon pure. dyed-ln- -the-wool, honest
to-goodness, all-the-wny- y-through amateur IN
any game is the one who plays the game
for fun and only gets TO play 1t every once
In a while as n recreation,
Which is only another way Of saying that
such an amateur In the one who doesn't
make too great n success at his own game,
one of the greatest amateurs, so far as
amateur spirit goes is Hans Wagner. No
amateur golfer or tennis player goes into
the game expecting TO get as much tun out
of n ns Hans Wagner does. And wagner
has given n lot OF his time and attention
to other sports without accepting cent for
his work, turning back two checks that we
know of above $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
PRINcEroN-YALE TICKETS GONE
Seats Sent to Philadelphia Are Dis
posed Of in Short Time

All Of the Yale-Prncetou tickets sent to
Philadelphia have been sold The last OF
the zoo sent to Spaldings. on Chestnut
street were disposed thi smorning, and
from now on the only chance to see the
game is to consult the spectators Jake
Gray manager OF spaldings. said that the
demand this year was greater than ever
before. and that he could have disposed OF
1000 tickets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
WESTERN CONFERENCE SYSTEM
DECIDES TITLE EACH YEAR;
NO DECISION REACHED IN EAST
Important Elevens in "Big Nine" Meet and Cham
pionship Awarded, But on Atlantic Sea-
board Main Teams Do Not Always Clash
BY GRANTLAND RICE
T1HEY have system in tho

UNHEY have a system in the Western
Il Conference that determines n cham
pionship each year Ohio state and North
western will settle this burning debate sat
urday week.
nut talk Of an Eastern football cham
plonshlp Is uIne-tenths bosh and the other
tenth bunk.
10 begin with no championship can be
completed where the leading eleNens play
different schedules.
Three of the strongest eevens In the East
nre Pittsburgh, Harvard and the Army,
These three not only don't meet, put theiT
programs are almost entirely duuerenI
Pittsburgh and the Army are hardly IKE
iy to lose a game II Brown beats Har'
ward there will be three of the unbeaten,
The best any fair supporter can do In
that case will be to claim one-third OF
championship.
Not Quite--and Yet
John Henry Wagner by late season
slump. slipped out OF the 900 class The
old Boys ambition to bat 800 at forty-two
years was crlmped in the stretch
He couldn't quite make H.
And yet there were l75 ball players listed
in the National League this season and l'A
of these were younger than Honus
At the end OF the campaign Wagner was
in tenth place. There were nine who beat
him out but there were 1876 that Wagner
beat
To finish No 10 at forty-two years among
lTb starters is no part of a record to grioVe
over, even though he failed to be listed
with the seven who batted above the HIS
torC mark.
They used to say that "a strong attack
was a fine defense" Michigan proved that
a strong attack was n great defense-untll
Cornell got the ball. An attack strong
enough to run up twenty points lacked de-
rcnslvo power to hold Cornell under twenty
three.
The Proof
Michigan has proved that II strong Of
fensIVe is no defense at all. Princeton has
proved that II great defense is no offense to
speak OF. Tho two elements stand apart
The team that has both is tho team that
finishes in front
Yale has lost but one game to Princeton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16

each OF the clubs. hence there will be no
deadlock
Dobson will have virtually the same line.
up as last season, with Lees and Homewood
at the forward positions, Morewood at
center and Kinder and West at guards.
Manager Kane, OF the Standard Roller
hve, VIII send n new team into the cage
against Dubson lie will probably use Kid
Pike, formerly OF the Viucome team, and
Bobby Wilson 20 forward. Brown to jump
center, and Graff and Fitzpatrick to the
guard stations II ls possible that O'Reilly,
a former New York State league player,
may replace Brown at center.
II s expected that the seating capacity
of tho Quaker City club will be taxed to
Its utmost capacity tonight. The Standard
Roller followers will go to the game In
twenty auto trucks and the officers of the
company will parade In private machines
with their employees, a band OF sixty
pieces has been engaged for the occasion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
F. and NJ. Player Suffers Fractured Skull

READING. Pa, Nov. i5.-Chances for tho
tnlned today at tho Lancaster General HospItnl
that Edington Bowen, OF Everett Pa, who was
Injured yesterday afternoon while tacklinE in a
shall COLLEGE. had sustained a fractured skull
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
AERIAL ATTACK
MAY DECIDE BIG
SCHOOL BATTLE
West Philly and South Phil
ly Each to Depend on For
ward Pass for Scores
CRUCIAL FRAY SATURDAY

Aerial ofrense will play an important part
In deciding the interscholastic league foot
ball fracas Saturday afternoon between
West Philadelphia High School and South
Philadelphia High school This will be tho
third league contest for each eleven this sea-
son, a victory for the West Phillies vir-
tually will bring the Gimbel Cup and the
1915 gridiron championship TO the school
across the Schuyllill.
Throughout the season Coaches Johnston
and keough have been familargng their
respective charges in the use of the forward
pass II has proved good ground-gainer
for both teams. Four members OF each
eleven are capable OF handling this play.
Mixing the aerial attack with line plunEing
and end ,TsiaAhE has enabled the Phils--
from the South and the wcst--to show UP
exceptionally well on the gridlron to date.
Bunnin, Captain Rosetsky. Brown and
Owens arc South Phlllies' chief coRs In max.
Ing the pass successful when the cnp'n
does the hurling Bunnin, who is quarter.
back races beyond the line OF scrmmagc
and usually takes the throw. Brown and
owens the wlngmen. are the lads on the
alert with outstretchcd arms In the event
Bunnin tosses the pigskln,
West Philadelphia proved how important
tho aerial route waE In its attack when
Coach Keough's clan scored two touchdowns
and victory over Central High Reukaufr
to Korb and Klstlor to RculSauff were the
passes that counted Phel IL the other
Speed Boy who shows speed in getting under
the throw when started by either Kistlcr
CIR Reukaufr.
OF tho west Phi"%ePSiS isS @ fss School S%G foGtsHi
hSIt Monday be nSgbe TSrN SF further % '%T,Gs var.s
GrsshnsT G9mp9hS9n They SEg SrOGt tHr fulleaSk
!ate 6sefhe!d man Ali three viii viii be allowed iESsc
|" HShssYs sn in me the sSmS s@TdNy SESas
on Monday, rhey, WIN not be allowed to 'S pSy
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1916-10-01
Ell Gomez Carrillo.
LA MAS GRANDE BATALLA AEREA

Una terrible batalla aerea Sc libro en- ell
frente occidental Ell dia 25 del mes actual.
Sc puede considerar esa lucha como la
mas grande de cuantas han tenido lugar
en- la historic de la humanidad, pues en-
ella tomaron parte centenares de aereo-
pianos y mas de diez zeppelines.
En- cuarenta y ocho horas, que tue ell
tempo de la contienda aerea, no cesaron
los tripulantes de los pajaros de hero, de
combatir. La lucha Sc origino por un in
tento de los franceses de arrojar bombas
incendiarias sobre las fabricas de NUM-
clones que han establecido los alemanes en-
Thierville.
La escuadra aerea que Sc empeno EN- tai
hazana, fue rudamente combatida por la
escuadra aerea alemana.
La lucha Sc sostuvO durante dos dias y
lanzaron millares de proyectiles las anne
tralladoras de ambos combatientes. Al
mismo tempo los aereoplanos franceses
cumplian su mission arrojando las bombas
EXPLOSIVES sobre los edificios militares que
Sc les habian senalado, y sobre la estacion
de Audun lie Roman.
Los e%ncuentros aislados de los pajaros
de hero fueron contemplados por milla-