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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Travers and Ouimet.

We hope that in some way 1917
can bring about a change that 1916
lacked This will be the return OF
Jerry Travers and Francis Ouimet to
amateur competitive golf
Travers and Ouimet between them,
from 1912 to 1916, a matter Of only
four years, won three amateur cham
pionships and two open titles, prac~
tically ruling the field until, for diff
ferent reasons, they were forced to
desist.
With Travers the years retirement
was voluntary. In Ouimet's case the
abdication was forced. Travers hopes
to find bit more time for golf recrea-
ton this season, and it is the desire
Of almost every lover of clean sport in
America, a desire approaching 95 per
cent Of the total, that some change
can be made in the present rule to
bring Ouimet back Ouimet, after
winning the open championship in
1913, could have made $4,000 If he
had wanted to capitalize his skill
through moving pictures and vaude-
Vile. He is still, for all practical
purposes, in the same business he was
in two years before he won anything.
The committee, Of course can only en-
force the rule that may exist.
If some one could devise a rule that
would prevent any man from capital
izing or profiting from his skill or SUI
premacy, that would be something
else But sporting Skill from the
present amount of publicity given,
means advertising. And advertising
means business.
We know, for example, of more
than one golfer who has made
more money in other lines from
his golf skill. than Ouimet has
cashed in from his sporting sup
ply trade. These are things that
can't be stopped. And unless all
can be stopped it becomes hard to
draw the line We have no doubt at
all that such a member of the golf
committee as Howard Whitney, for
example, has what he believes to be
the best interests of the game at heart
But with such wide discomfort abroad
it is evident now that some change
must be made that will not let the
many go and fall upon the few
Certainly no one wants a condition |
to exist where every promising young |
golfer will be given inducements to |
rush into the golf supply business; or
for every coming tennis star to be
lifted abruptly into the tennis supply |
business. But If a man had been en-
gagged in the sporting supply business
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
MIKE GIBBONS WILLING.
Offer Of Bout With Darcy in New
Orleans Is Accented

New Orleans, La, Dec. PA local
boxing promoter announced yesterday
receipt of a telegram from Mike Glib
bong manager at st. Paul accepting
the offer of a. New Orleans club for a
fight here during February with Les
Darcy, Australian middleweight.
A $4,000 purse was offered. No
word has as yet been received re-
garding Darcy's reception of the offer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
WILLIE SMITH is DEAD

Mexico City, Dec. 27.-Willie Smith,
golf professional at the Mexican
Country club and formerly national
open champion of America, died here
today. Pneum onia was the cause Of
death.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27

New York, Dec. 27.-Age seems to
be no handicap in ice skating-that
is, if one is to judge by the perform
ance of William Thomas Let's, sew
enty-tive years old, against his son
Frank, age thirty-fve, Let's, senior
the patriarch of a family OF noted
speed Skaters outdistanced his son
Frank in an impromptu half-mile
sprint at the ST. Nicholas rink here
recently. Frank Let's. the son.. was
champion speedster of New Jersey
from 1901 to 1905. Although the
elder Let's has never taken part in
skating matches. for the reason, as
he gives it, that he would miss the
fun looking on, he has always been
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
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before he developed skill or success
upon the field, that is another affair.
1t is hardly fair then to either drive
him out of that business or drive him
into professional ranks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Clean Sport and Such,

They are always, one way or an
other, lambasting some form of
crOOkedness in sport.
But if any form of sport, even
wrestling at it's sourest aspect, APP
preached the recent alignment be-
tween Washington politics and Wall
Street finance, the yelp would rise to
heaven.
They can get by with things in poll
tics and finance that would turn a
Turkish wrestler sick around the So
called stomach And representatives
of each are constantly charging that
some form Of sport isn't on the level
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27

Beyond the Beyond.
Once I looked ahead to see
What the new trail held for me-;
Where Fate turned the mystic leaf,
What of pleasure-what Of grief?
Once 1 struggled to explore
What the next turn had in store;
Where the roads bend came along,
What of sighing-what Of song?
Now, I'm quite content to wait
AS I pass the deal to Fate;
Now I let it go at that
AS 1 leave the future fiat
Since the fog lies on the shift
That Doc Time alone can lift,
Why not pike along and take
Sporting chances as they break?
BY Way of Explanation-The re-
marks offered in these dispatches
about James Braid, dead, still go for
James Braid, living. Which, recog
nizing the widespread human way of
overspreading the salve in death, is as
tidy tribute as any man can claim.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
The Darcy Boom.

Whatsoever be the m oral ethics in
volved In Les Darcy's departure from
Australia, his arrival in America has
lifted the sagging fight game back
again to an upright position.
Darcy has impaired a terrific i'm
petus to the sport, which now gives
promise Of providing more than one
great feature. He comes heralded as
another Fitzsimm If this her
aldry is 60 per cent true it will be
sufficient. We expect to see another
Fitzsimmons on the same day we see
another Cobb But so per cent.
Fitz will be enough to carry Darcy
safely through
After all, it seems a, queer turn that
America, with her full crop at hand,
has to send to Great Britain and
France for fighting material to restore
the game, where Britain and France
together have over nine million Of
their best men in the field beyond the
ropes.
If arCy can show any margin over
Dillon, Miske, Levinsky or Gibbons as
a starter he will be we'll on his way.
For if he can trim one decisively he
can very likely upset the others. who
look to be $3.50 or neck and neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08

some Kansas Rural Schools Serve
Lunch for the Students.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. S.-"What
growing children require is plenty of
simple, wholesome, easily digested
food, carefully prepared and regular
ly served" is the opinion of Miss
Francis L. Brown, director of home
economics, division of extension, Kan
sas State Agricultural college.
Instinct is no guide in feeding chill
dren," says Miss Brown. They should
not be allowed to eat all they
can hold of those things of which they
are particularly fond. Farmers feed
their cattle and hogs well-balanced
rations, but mothers as a rule are not
as keenly alive to the necessity OF
proper rations for their children.
Lack of wholesome food, or i'm
proper feeding, contributes as largely
to the backwardness of pupils as does
poor mentality. To prevent the evil
effect of bad nutrition, many cities
furnish either a breakfast or warm
meal at noon or in the middle of the
afternoon.
Several rural schools serve a hot
dish for lunch Yet this question in
the rural schools is not so much for
the balancing of rations as to add
palatability and good cheer to the
monotony of the every day cold and
often unattractive lunch and to create
a spirit of true sociability among the
school children during lunch time. It
is also an aid, in an indirect way, in
teaching good table manners.
1.-The hot dish for lunch may be
prepared by the teacher herself, or by
a pupil or a group of pupils, but as
far as possible the preparation should
be made outside of regular school
hours. No pupil should be permitted
to do this work unless all lessons are
well prepared. Sometimes certain
pupils are given this work for one
week, and later others are chosen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08

Among the performers whose exc
ploits will thrill and dumfound spec
tators at the Barnum & Bailey cir
Gus which exhibits here tomorrow, is
Lupeta Perea, a newcomer to the
world of American white tops from
Mexico, fleeing gladly from the revo-
luton an dts political unrest. Her
mother accompanies her with the
remnants of a fortune accumulated
in cattle-raising near Monterey and
which became the prey of insurrect-
ors.
The girls wonderful agility as
serted itself in early life. She was
the marvel of her schoolgirl friends
in hazardous feats in mid-air and
amazed older beholders who witnessed
her exploits Then one day there
came. during the fiesta days of De-
cember, a grand display in Ell Toreo,
Mexico City's famous bull-ring before
President Madero and his dignitarfes
Senorita Perea's apparatus was
stretched from barrier to barrier, and
the ovation she received from her
aerial exhibition is still remembered
in the capital.
Her entrance into professionalism
dates from her triumph upon that oc-
casion. It was not long before her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
WOLCOTT'S Big FAMILY
Descendants Now Numbering 5000 in
U. S. Hold Annual Reunion.

Chicago. Aug. S.-Wolcotts from
nearly every state in the union met in
Chicago today to attend the twelfth
annual reunion of the Society of De-
scendants of Henry Wolcott who came
to Plymouth in 1880 and to whom
more than 5000 persons trace their
ancestry through ten generations.
The affair had the aspect more Of a
national convention than of a family
reunion. The program extends through
Thursday
Mayor William Hale Thompson, of
Chicago, is to make the address of
welcome at tomorrow's session of the
reunion and Eben II. Wolcott, of In
dianapolis, Ind, president of the So
oiety, is to respond. Tomorrow after
noon the Wolcott family in several
score automobiles will tour the city
and at night will attend a banquet at
the Sherman house where the reunion
is being held. 1t is expected nearly
1000 members of the family will be
present.
The American family of Wolcotts
trace their name back to Sir John
Wolcott, an Englishman who died in
1925, and their descent through q
Welsh line from the tenth century.
The ancestral home still stands and
Il original coat of arms still is being
used by by members of the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
AN ACTIVE CAREER
Charles Allen Mills Saved Million to
Government.

Charles Allen Mills, who was buried
today at Mt. Hope cemetery, enjoyed
a unique experience in postal affairs.
Born in Bloomington. Delaware. a
graduate of Georgetown university in
the regular and legal courses, he was
diverted from the law, which he had
intended to follow, by joining the
Clara Barton Red Cross expedition to
Cuba In 1898, during our war with
Spain.
President Mckinley, attracted by
Mr.. Mills's ability and personality, ap-
pointed him to take charge of the
money order department in the San
.tiago. Cuba, postoffice. While there
Mr.. Mills discovered that enormous
regulations were going on in connec-
ton with the Havana postoffice. He
made a careful investigation, reported
the situation, and the result was a saw
ing to the government of over a mil
lion dollars.
President Mckinley and his post
master general, Charles Emory Smith
in recognition of the valuable services
of Mr.. Mills, appointed him to an i'm
portant position in the newly planned
rural routes. Mr.. Mills probably laid
out more rural routes in Kansas thar
any other man. After these routes
| were established, he was made a post.
office inspector in which position he
served with exceptional ability. com.
mended for his tact and success by
both the department and those in di.
rect charge of the postal service.
Mr.. Mills was a warm personal
friend of Vice President James s
Sherman, who was anxious for him te
come to his home city, Utica, New
York, and reside, but Mr.. Mills de.
cided to remain in Kansas. He was q
kindly neighbor. a good husband and
father. He was married fifteen years
ago to Clemma Linn, the only daugh.
ter of DR.. H. C. Linn, who survives
him with three sons, Linn, Charles and
Morris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
Summer Spoiled Skin
Removed by Absorption

As undue summer exposure usually
leaves an undesirable surface of tan red
ness or roughness, often freckles. too, the
sensible thing to do is to remove such sur
face There's nothing better for this than
ordinary mercolized wax, which actually
absorbs an unwholesome complexion. The
sorbed gently, gradually, so there's no in
convenience. no detention indoors Spread
the wax lightly over the entire face at
bedtime and take it off in the morning
with warm water. If you will get one
ounce of mercolized wax at the drugstore,
marked Improvement daily. When the
underlying skin is wholly in view your
COMPLEXION will be a marvel of spotIese
purity and beautiful wilderness.
Don't let those summer wrinkles worry
you worry breeds more wrinkles Danish
them by bathing the face in solution of
powdered saxolite, 1 o.. dissolved in u
pit witch hazel. Used daily for a while
this NIL be found wonderfully effective
Adyerffkmene
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
FOUR TREATIES
Costa Rica Signs Agreements Which
Promote Pan-American Interests.

Washington, Aug. S.-Costa Rica,
has ratified the four pan-American
treaties on pecuniary claims, patents.
trademarks and copyrights according
to advices of Secretary McAdoo as
president of the International High
commission formed to promote closer
relations between Latin-American re-
publics and the United States.
These treaties were signed by dele
gates to the fourth pan-American con-
ference in 1910, were ratified by the
United States and endorsed at the re-
cent meeting of the high commission
in Buenos Aires. They have been
ratified by about half the Latin-Ameri
can countries.
Most Importance is attached to the
settlement on pecuniary claims be-
cause it provides a method for the
settlement of disputes between the
governments and foreign corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
INDIAN FIGHTER GOES HOME.
Patrick Benden, Age 96, Leaves Sol
diers Home at Leayenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. S.-Patrick
Benden, SO years old, who fought
Apache and Navajo Indians in the
years directly following the Mexican
war, and who was working at the Fort
when this city was founded, has been
taken from the soldiers home to the
family farm at Seneca, Kan, by his
two sons, William and Pomp.
He has been staying at the soldiers
home for the past three years, but the
heat of this summer has weakened his
health and made his children insist
on his coming to live with them on
the farm.
Benden has been an army man all
his life, although wounds received in
the Indian wars made it impossible for
him to fight through the slavery con-
test He worked as a civilian at the
Post after leaving the regular service,
and knew nearly all the famous army
men who were stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth in the early days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08

fame had spread all through the re-
public of Mexico. Her talents are not
vested solely in her 1.-the and nimble
body. When she isn't amazing on
lockers by her feats aloft in the big
top, she may be generally found
ensconced in a corner of the circus
green room" with a pad and pencil,
perpetuating the forms and faces Of
her associate performers. Clowns,
equestrians, aerialists, acrobats, char
lot drivers and all the other multi
farious figures and features of the big
show are being put in black and white.
This little beauty of the circus. for she
is a beautiful girl. has twelve differ
emit costumes which she carries with
her despite the protests of the circus
property men. Then, too. she has
stunning street attire, and Senorita
Rerea has, off on don,' the reputa-
ton of being the best dressed girl OF
the circus.
mot Away will be public circus
performer" she declared in a recent
Interview. MY real love is for the
pencil and paper and maybe my prod
ucts will yet attract praise worth
while. When this big circus folds it
self away for the winter, I'm going
back to New York and study art in
earnest"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
SHIPMENTS FALL OFF
Kaw valley Has Sent Out 1.139 Car
loads of Potatoes.

Potato shipments from the Kaw val
ley Saturday totaled only thirty cars.
Nine cars were shipped from the Or
rick district Saturday and Sunday
Approximately 2,100 bushels of home
crowns were hauled into Kansas City
in wagon load lots.
Saturdays shipments bring the to-
tai carlot shipments from Kansas this
summer up to 1,025 cars besides the
ia cars into Kansas City by wagon.
The Kansas City market was about
the same as the day before. Ohios
and Cobblers In bulk sold for 10 and
St cents a bushel, sacked &C cents a
hushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
MIR. HARRIS FLEM
American Express Employe
Well Pleased

1 certainly am we'll pleased with the
use of Hazletts Wild Cherry Com
pound. states Mr.. Harris. have suf-
fered with constipation for years.
Hazlett's Wild Cherry Compound
surely is a great medicine for ones
kidneys and constipation I could not
be better pleased, the medicine has
been perfect in my case. Why suffer
when so many people about you n
Topeka are daily receiving such won
derful results by the use of the crude
herbs. They are in harmony with
nature, nothing but good could pos
sibly come from their use. Hazletts
Wild Cherry will give you an internal
bath, soap and water for the hands
and face; Hazlett's Wild Cherry for
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels. A. c. Klingaman & Co, 1870
e. 9Th St., will sell few days, three
one dollar packages for one dollar,
same will be mailed you. You will
be pleased with your judgment If you
will investigate.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
CORNING PLANS BIG PICNIC
Several Prominent Kansans on Three
Day Program This Week.

Corning. Kan. Aug. s.-Corning
will have a big three-day picnic, Au-
gust 9, 10 and II. In addition to free
acts and carnival features there will
be some noted speaker each day
August Ed Howe of Atchison will
deliver his lecture, THE People in
the Audience;" on the 10th, W. f.
Lansdon of Salina. Democratic nomi-
nee for governor, will speak. On the
closing day Rev. c. A. Richard, pas
tor of the Seneca Community church,
and Governor Arthur Capper will
make addresses. The programs say of
the carnival on the closing night,
Have good time, but be decent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
PICNIC FOR PRATT PEOPLE
Commercial Club Entertains Citizens
at State Fish Hatchery.

Pratt, Kan, Aug. S.-The Pratt
Commercial club gave a community
picnic to the citizens af Pratt county.
The entertainment was held at the
state fish hatchery grounds and sew
eral hundred from Pratt and sur
rounding counties participated. The
Pratt Municipal band gave two con-
certs. Hundreds of autos were parked
around the hatchery grounds and one
feature was that there were but two
yellow tags among the hundreds of
cars, and in those cases the new tags
had been applied for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
How You Can Make
Hairs Quickly Disappea,
(Helps to Beauty

Even a stubborn growth of hair will
quickly vanish from the face. neck or
arms after single treatment with
delatone. To remove the hairs. make
a stiff paste with little powdered
delatone and water, apply to hairy
surface and after about minutes rub
off, wash the skin and it Will be left
free from hair or blemish. To avoid
disappointment, be quite certain you
get real Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08

Olathe. Mrs. Corliss has lived in this
county nearly fifty years.
Her health is good although she
spends a great deal of time in bed
She reads the papers with a great deal
Of interest and uses glasses only when
she reads. She is a cousin of the late
William H. Seward, secretary of
state under Abraham Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
FARMERS PHONE LINE PAYS.
Board of Directors of Kensington Ex-
change Reports Good Business.

Kensington, Kan, Aug. s.-The
farmers own the telephone here. The
board of directors at the annual
meeting reported the exchange in fine
condition, and the annual business en-
tirely satisfactory.
The new board of directors are: A.
H Day. A. D. Chance, Ray Schoeni.
M Trump, and Leroy Kennedy. The
total receipts for the year, from July
80, 1915, to July 27, 1915, were
s5,319.09, while the total expenditures
were S4,SS4.90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
FORD DECLINES INVITATION.
Doesn't Speak in Public" Answer to
Request From Kansas.

Ottawa Kan, Aug. S.-Henry Ford
the Detroit automobile manufacturer,
is sorry but he cannot accept the in
vitation of the management Of the
Ohio days picnic at Waverly, to be
the chief speaker of the occasion. Mr..
Fords secretary has written that Mr..
Ford docs not speak in public
Many Ottawans and people from
other parts of Franklin county at
tend the Ohio day picnic at Waverly,
hence Mr.. Fords refusal to come is
of general interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
Dye Price ID FfftyfoId.

Washington, Aug. Sword has
come to the department of commerce
from a hosiery manufacturer in the
middle western territory that the East
ern Forwarding company, American
agents for the cargo of the German
submarine Deutschland, had offered
him dyestuffs at SIS a pound, or about
fifty times the price before the war
The manufacturer declined the offer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
BROKE ARM IN BALL GAME.
Pawnee Rock Pitcher Suffered Injury
in Throwing Last Ball.

Pawnee Rock, Kan, Aug s.-Earl
Butts broke his arm while playing
ball, in a most unusual manner. Earl
was pitching for Pawnee Rock IN the
Seward game when in the ninth in
ming with two men out and two
strikes on the batter he threw what he
intended to be the last ball of the
game. The ball went off to one side
and Butts dropped to the ground
writhing in pain.
The boys ran to his assistance and
upon examination it was found he
had broken his arm above his elbow
when he threw the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
FOUGHT ENRAGED BUFFALO.
Wichita Zoo Attendant Defended Him.
self With a Pitchfork. -

Wichita, Kan, Aug. Sc. NJ.
Evans. a zoo attendant, was forced to
defend himself with pitchfork when
a big bull buffalo charged him. The
tines of the fork pierced the animal
and allowed Evans to escape but the
pain made the buffalo so ferocious it
was an hour before the was lassed
and the fork extracted from him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-08
DYNAMITE WRECKS MACHINE.
Three Thresher Separators Destroyed
in Ten Days-Cause in Doubt.

st. John, Kan, Aug. S.-Three
threshing machine separators have
blown up in this section within the
past ten days-two near Macksville
and one near Fellsburg in Edwards
county. One machine near Macksville
was blown into hundreds of pieces, it
is said Whether the trouble was
caused from dust combustion or dyna-
mite, 1t is not known, but in one or
two instances dynamite is believed to
have been the cause.