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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
NO WELCOME FOR "PA"
BiIIik Pardoned, Not Wanted Home
Daughter to We'd Star Witness.

Chicago. Jan. 4-Coincident with
the news of the pardoning of Herman
BilIik by Governor Dunno came the
announcement that the pardoned
mans daughter. Edna, may marry
Jerry Vrzal, whose testimony near
Nv sent her father to the gallows ana
whose subsequent admission of per-
iurv was instrumental in securing
Billik's liberty, after he had spent
eight years in the state penitentiary
Today, when Billik leaves the pen
itentiary, he will extend to Nrzal ms
reward-the hand of Edna Billik-in
marriage Whether Edna, who is with
her mother in Cleveland, will take
kindly to her fathers generosity or
not is questionable.
"Pardoned.' Mrs. Billik exclaimed
when told of Governor DUNES action.
1T can't be. We can't have him come
here"
I'VE don't want him. broke in
Edna. How did he ever find out
where we live. We came here only
two months ago to escape"
1t was said Billik would leave here
for Cleveland tonight. Billik, a Be-
hemian fortune teller. was convicted
of the murder of one of the Vrzal
children. Three died from poisoning
and Billik got part of the life insur-
ance of each from their widowed
mother He first was sentenced to
death but this was commuted when
Jerry Vrza1 denied part of his testi-
mOny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
LET BEES HELP
$50 Tons in Oklahoma Honey
Crop This Year.
Saved From Wastage-Every-
one Should Have Few.

saltwater, Okla, Jan. 4.-Honey, if
more than enough is harvested for
home use, can be placed on the mar
ket at an advantage over butter and
eggs, c. E. Sanborn, professor OF en-
tomoiogy of the Oklahoma A. and M
college, declared here today in an
address before the annual Shoftcourse
meeting. He said that persons who
lived anywhere except in the hlgh
prairie country can keep bees with
profit adding that we find that the
bee business can be started on
larger scale with less money than any
other agricultural pursuit and at the
same time bring greater profit for the
capital and labor expended Profes-
sor SanborE's speech in part follows:
Like all agricultural pursuits IN
Oklahoma, the honey pee industry Is
becoming better adjusted and stab
liked. There are at this time about
$4,000 hives Of bees in apiaries OF
from one to one hundred colonies
each. The vast majority of farmers
do not as yet keep bees 1t is really
exceptional to find honey in the lunch
bucket of the children attending the
district schools. Honey is too un-
common on the farm yet to be used
in satlating the chilGren's appetite for
sweets.
Italian Bee Common.
1.-THE most common variety of bees
turnout the state is the Italian. More
than half of them are properly housed
in modern frame hives. The good
work has a firm foundation and for
future growth as a profitab bic Industry
needs only a little time and proper
attention.
The state has recently enacted
law for the protection of bees against
the introduction of injurious diseases
and insects.
Every person who lives anywhere
except in the high prairie country
where no creeks or fertile valleys are
present, can keep bees with profit
and can have honey on his table every
DAY in the year.
According to careful figures We
find that the bee business can be
started IN large scale with less
money than any other agricultural
pursuit and at the same time bring
greater profit for the capital and
ls-bor expended.
Il do not advise, i-owever, that
persons so into the bee business with
the intention of making money, but
to produce enough honey for home
consumption. Any surplus can be
placed on the market to a nice adj
vantage over the more common prod
ucts such as butter and eggs, which
are generally traded for groceries in
cludi1 sugar.
Only Is Nectar Harvested.
Every person consumes about 80
pounds of sugar annually. There
were about one million, two hundred
and fifty thousand pounds of honey
harvested in Oklahoma this year. In
otEer words, 625 tons of highly con-
ceRtrated pre-digested food was saved
from the annual wastage. This prob
ably represented not less than IL of
the nect4r which was not saved. -
Let US help to save this vast an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

sink a big wad of money in it. Then,
after they gave up their holdings, the
Commercial club got behind the team
and always took charge of ticket SELL
ing campaigns, some of the most
prominent merchants giving their
time 10 these campaigns. The news
papers have always supported the
team literally and given it every pos
sible boost.
But every indication is that the
child is to be made to hustle for itself
in the future. If it does not want to
stay IN Topeka, it can locate else
where. If it wants to stay here and
does the right thing it will get just
what it earns in the way of support
and encouragement. That is the way
the business men feel about it. They
are tired OF giving up their valuabl
time and their money to maintain a
club of broken down big leaguers who
come here and spend all their time
talking about what hole they are in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
John Savage Reasserts He VIII
Not Remain in Topeka.
Business Men Seem to Think
'sThey Should WOrry!"

A report from Lincoln, Neb., where
John Savage held a conference with
President Zehrung following a visit to
Pueblo to look over the situation IN
the Colorado city, states that Savage
definitely told the Western league
prexy he would not keep his CLUB In
Topeka this season. and that he would
either sell his holdings or transfer the
team to Colorado. The report also
quotes Savage as saying that the
Pueblo Commercial and Rotary clubs
are boosting the baseball proposition
out there. and that they are anxious
to have him locate in their midst
Meanwhile, the business men in To-
peka seem absolutely Indifferent to
the prospect of losing the baseball
franchise and place IN the nauohal
pastime SUM- They do not seem to
care a rap whether or not the club
STAYS here A great many of these
business men who have supported tEe
team literally in the past seem to
think that their efforts have not been
appreciated and that baseball, thru
the knocking of its promoters and its
players has done the city more harm
than good.
Baseball Men to Blame.
IT know that Topeka is as good a
baseball town as any in the Western
league" one business man said. The
reason the teams here have hard
been the fault of the town but the
fault of the teams. Practically every
Sunday last summer when there was a
big crowd at the park the local team
played rotten ball, and as a result
many of the fans went home disguised
and decided that they would spend the
next Sunday afternoon some place
else
Many baseball players who have
come here have knocked the town
from the time they arrived until they
left. One of their complaints was
that it was impossible TO buy glass
of beer here and another was that
there were no amusements to take up
their spare hours. These things have
come to the ears of the business men
who also have heard club owners be-
wall the fact that Topeka was not
live enough to support n club, and SO
many former hackers of the game
have decided that they will do moth
ing towards keeping the club here,
and then if it stays there will be no
chance 70 say that false promises of
support were made.
There is no doubt that baseball has
been tenderly nursed here. One club
owner unloaded a lean franchise on
set of business men after he had
sold all of his good players and the
business men kept the club going sew
| era1 seasons despite the fact that they
knew nothing of baseball, and they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
l@M M@s Up to the Minute 80
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| LNsgN From Everywhere. zk
TAKE TEAM AWAY CLANCY TO HELP
Old Washburn Star Assists the
Basketball Coaches.
No Practice Game VIII Be
Played With Haskell.

Four full teams were out to basket
ball practice Wednesday night at
Washburn and all of the men were
given a long, hard workout, prac-
tice game being followed by individual
Instructions from the coaches.
Attorney Walter CLANCY, an old
Washburn basketball star of 1913, has
consented to help Coach Kennedy ant.
Professor DeBeukelaer and was out
for the first time Wednesday night
CLANCY played on one of the most
ever had and he was one of its best
players. He will go out every evening
he can get away to help get the pres
ent squad into shape.
The Probable Regulars.
Just now it looks as tho Kearns
will play center in the opening game
with K U. next week, while Hope
and Dean seem to have the edge on
the forward positions. Drake ana
Nelson look like regular guards.
Among the more promising of the Sec
ond string men who are liable to
break into the regular lineup at any
time are Whitehead, Stewart, McCosh
and Trull. Stewart is still suffering
from the ankle injury he received
during the football season and this is
handicapping him.
Whitehead was one of the most &C
curate goal tossers the team had last
season, but he has been unable to hit
his stride so far this year. However
the coaches expect him to improve q
great deal in the next few weeks.
No practice game will be played
with the Haskell Indians this week. A
time for playing the game could not
be agreed upon and there will be nc
more games until the opening of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

which the Giants brought their season
to a close has put fear into the
bosoms of other clubs, and when the
season opens the Giants will have sew
en- teams fighting tooth and nail to
stop them. Rival managers will go
thru at least the first six or eight
weeks of the season using their best
pitchers against the Giants. They will
save their most dependable slabbers
for McGraw's boys, but it appears now
that if the McGrawian clan hits its old
stride it will be as hard to stop as the
Twentieth Century Limited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
WISCONSIN PREACHER WILL
ORGANIZE A BOXING CLUB

Rhinelander, Wis, Jan. 4.-The
state boxing commission has au-
thorized Rhinelander to have a
boxing club in a church. The Ii
cense will be issued to the Rev.
Fred r. Wedge, one time clever
welterweight. The parson already
has organized boxing class
among his Sunday school students.
Boxing is not wrong in ITSELF"
the Rev. Mr.. Wedge said. 1.-The art
of fighting with gloves is a good
thing for anybody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
SUSPENDED STUDENTS BACK.
Four of X. u Railiers Return After
Christmas Holiday Season.

Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 4.-Four of
the naughty ralliers, who were sus-
pended by the university senate for
the balance of the semester, are again
in school This fact is the result of
the mass meeting of men students that
was held Decembe IS.
In this meeting the students resolved
that such rallies were uncalled for
and that they should be stopped and
also that the punishment given to the
eight was too drastic. This meeting
asked the senate to reconsider and be
more lenient with the ralliers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
Sport Wheezes
A Tough Old GANG.
BY CLUG-

1t makes no difference what you hold,
Or how you play your hands,
It's knowing when a bluff won't work
That keeps you off the sands.
1t matters not how hard you strive,
Or how much blood you sweat,
Unless you turn out something good
Rewards you never get.
And even tho you never bluff
And always come thru clean.
Unless you have scad of luck
Your winnings will be lean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
SMITH ENTERS GUILTY PLEA.
Attorneys Plan to Get Light
Fine stopped by Judge.

Atchison, Kan, Jan. 4.-Tom D.
Smith, a Hiawatha lawyer, came to
Atchison and entered a plea of guilty
before Judge Jackson in the district
court to the charge of assaulting Will
liam I. Stuart, district judge of the
Brown emaha-Doniphan district.
Judge Jackson did not assess a fine,
but ordered Smith to reappear in court
here next Saturday morning, at which
time County Attorney Archer of Brown
county will be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

nual waste. 1t is crime to aid IN
the support CT sugar factories IN TOR
eign countries-be robbed by the MID
dIcmen and be half-starved Tor sucf
household necessities as sugar as long
as our farm wards are big enough to
shelter a few colonies of bees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
TO RAISE 100000
Y. w. G. A. Has Another Year to Get
John DIS Half Million.

New York, Jan. 4.-The nationals
Y w. C. A. has exactly one year IN
which to collect 100000 if it is go
ing to collect 100000 in cash from
John d. Rockefeller exactly two years
from today.
The Y. w. c. A. already has $741,-
900 of the amount. The provisional
gift was made by Rockefeller be
cause of the interest he takes in
1.-The work the association is doing for
tho women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
Louis has the first big league manager In
Mrs Britton, the owner of the Cardinalez

Louis has the first big league manager In
Mrs Britton, the owner of the CARDINALS
However, of the greatest accom-
plishinents of women in the snort world
was the recent feat of Mrs. AID Topper@eiu
who broke all worlds records for centin-s
uous trap shooting-mens records includ-
ed-when she stood facing the traps for
five hours on a stretch and broke so2l
bluerocks out of possible 1000 Mrs
Topperwein gave an exhibition in Topeka
last summer and there are many trap
shooters here who remember her.
Also women have broken into the
coaching game and last fall a woman at the
Jonesboro, Arkansas, Agricultural college
coached team very successfully Next
thing you know there Will be women sport
editors. e
While in Lincoln. Neb., "Wednesday
night John Savage announced that he had
sold Catcher Nick Allen and George Cocn-s
ran to the Milwaukee club of the Ameri-
can Association and that he had signed
Lyman Lamb. a Lincoln semi-pro third
basemau to take Cochran's place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
ANTHONY BULLETIN Is SOLD.
William Burkholder, X. q. Graduate
Will Publish Harper County Paper

Anthony, Kan, Jan. 4.-The An
thony Bulletin has changed hands
William Burkholder of Marion is the
new editor. r. P. Mccullough. the
retiring editor. who owned the Bull
letin for five years, will practice law
in Anthony.
Mr.. Burkholder is a graduate of
Kansas university and once taught
economics in the Wichita high school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
Revive Racing i'm Illinois.

Chicago, JAN. 4.-Revival of horse
racing in Illinois along legitimate
lines is the purpose of bill that will
be introduced in the state Legislatures
next week by the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION of Illinois The bill prohib-s
its bookmaking and professional gam.
blerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
old Star Rctircs to Farm.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. BILLY Sulii-
van. for many years a catcher with the
Chicago White Sox. and employed last
year as Tiger coach, has retired from
baseball Word received from Suiii-
van today said he would not join the
Detroit club next spring but would re-
main on his Oregon farm. ses%
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
KANSAS MURnER Is MYSTERY
Garden City Jury Reaches No De-
cision on killing lin Hotel.

Garden City, Kan, Jan. AFTER
three days of investigation, the coro-
ner's jury called to investigate the
murder of Taylor Pate, killed in front
of the Ash Park hotel Christmas
morning, has adjourned without fix
ing the blame. Henry Saucke, who
was held two days in connection with
the crime, was released. Saucke testi-
fled that Pate was shot to death by a
highwayman who attempted to hold
up the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Toxic, Jan 4.-Up to the present
some thirty-six trawlers have been
sold by Japan to the entente allies.
They are being used in war against
enemy submarines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Robert Maxwell, pressman at the Cap.
itaI arrived home today from a two weeks
vacation spent III Springfield and Colum-
bus Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Governor Humphrey left today for his
home in Indenendence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

The Modoc club has outgrown its present
quarters in the Ewart building and con-
templates moving soon into new w, quarters Ina anS
Jacecon streets The new club rooms VIII
be elegantly finished. The officers Of the
club are: T. !. Anderson. nresldent
JoseDh GriIey vice president l.. S. Pegues,
secretary; II L. Shirer. treasurer, and NJ
q Holman musical director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

n Y. Stock Market: Santa Fe-4o. chi
cago market: Wheat-77 cents bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

The work on the dam has been uninter
runted since October l.. The Golfer dan
now stretches from shore pa feet or nan
way across the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Plans of the organization of a profess
as any major baseball league, are now
under way. And it is only a matter of
time until they Will materialize.
Football is becoming too popular with
the public for the big sport promoters to
allow the colleges to reap all the harvest.
A big professional league with national
stars in it will do much towards making
it still more popular.
1t has been possible to play golf here
practically all winter. but few bugs have
and oysters golf does not have much Of an
appeal during the off season. Ilif Felix
one of Topekas most enthusiastic players.
states that he has not been out for about
a month.
BY the way, the friends of Felix predict
that he will make Hurley and the other
stars of Kansas hustle for the state title
in the Topeka tournament next season If
he continues to improve as he did last sum
mer.
Bill .Carrigan, manager of the world
champion Bean Eaoers, must take a delight
nounces he is thru with baseball. and the
on the job again. Also, he probably finds
pleasure in having the club owners raise
their offers for his services.
Modern Woman.
She wears a skirt and plaits her hair,
But just the same she is a bear!
At golf, tennis and basketball
She is a cat, she plays 'em all.
Just as in politics and other things,
Lady Bugs are becoming prominent in
the world of sport these days. Time was,
not SO long ago, when the fair sex took no
interest in sport events other than to be-
come occasional spectators. But now there
is not a branch of athletics that does not
appeal to the gentle creatures.
Today women play hockey, basketball and
billiards. There are many women trap
shooters-some right here in Topeka
Wellesley. college has girls who are pro
| ficient at skiing and others who are
experts at hockey and skating. Women's
| bowling tournaments are being held in the
| east this winter, and the women of prac-
tically every city are going in for the alley
sport
| During 1916 some sensational records
were made by women tennis players ant
women golfers, and the year had the dis
tinction of producing one woman. priz'
| fight manager and T9omoter. In all citie
where boxing flourishes women attent
| bouts in large numbers and just now st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
January 4

The past week of politicianizing mas seen
glorious victory by the Copeland hotel
over its rival, the Dutton House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Miss Edna Lakin left today for yisli
to her cousin. Miss Hattie Lakin OF Elm
poria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Plans of the organization of a profess
sional football league, as broad in scope
as any major baseball league, are now
under way. And it is only matter of
time until they will materialize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

Football is becoming too popular with
the public for the big sport promoters to
allow the colleges to reap all the harvest.
A big professional league with national
stars in it will do much towards making
it still more popular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
Modern Woman.

She wears a skirt and plaits her hair,
But just the same she is a bear!
At golf, tennis and basketball
She is O cat, she plays 'em all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04

BY the way, the friends of Felix predict
that he will make Hurley and the other
stars of Kansas hustle for the state title
in the Topeka tournament next season If
he continues to improve as he did last sum
mer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23
HUNS BRANDED HIM
Captured Finnish Sailor Shows Tattoo
Placed by Germans at Kiel.

New York, Nov. 23.-Elias Lai-
honen, a Finnish sailor, displayed at
the seamen's passport bureau here
today a tattooed hand, the characters
on which, he declared, constituted a
brand the Germans put there while
he was a prisoner of war at KEEL
The brand is a square in which are
tattooed the letters "kr," which, he
said, is an Authorization of the Ger
man word kreig (war), and "gef," an
abbreviation of gefangen (prisoner). .
Underneath are the figures 1914"
Laihonen says the Germans released
him on account of his youth, as he
was only l 9 years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23
RAISE BIBLE FUNDS
Campaign in Topeka for American
Bible Society Work.

A campaign to raise funds for
equipping the soldiers with tesla
ments will be launched in Topeka
December 2 and will continue until
December II. The campaign is in
response to an effort on the part of
the American Bible society to provide
the soldiers with a religious book to
carry with them into the trenches
The campaign is to be national in
it's scope and the goal as at present
set will be $500, 900. The campaign
has the backing of nearly every de-
nomination of churches.
The testaments that the society
proposes to give to the soldiers are
bound in khaki, are without frills
and are specially designed to fit into
a soldiers pocket. Ministers and lay
men thruout the nation are to meet
on November 27 to discuss plans on
the campaign. The effort has the
support of the administration, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and of the various
churches.