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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
Food for Fans
by GEO. e. PHAIR.
(Copyright)

The Village Blacksmith.
Beneath a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands,
The smith. a wealthy man is he,
With soft and flabby hands;
No longer are his muscles hard
And strong as iron bands.
The smithy is a roofless wreck,
The forge is dark and chill;
The anvil is a piece of junk,
Its merry voice is still.
He hasn't shod horse for years
And swears he never will
He simply sits and twirls his thumbs.
smile upon his brow.
And gazes at his hired men
Performing at the pillow,
He bought farm some years ago
And grows potatoes now.
More About Spuds.
There was a rich farmer named Barrett,
With fortune stored up in his garnet.
/ have almost a peck
And they're selling 'em now by the carat"
More About spuds.
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating a flock of potatoes;
Along came a gent
From the government
And soaked her with an income tax.
More About spuds.
Tom; Tom. the piper's son.
Stole a Spud and away he run;
They took him into custody
And charged him with grand larceny.
More About Spuds.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To look for her diamond necklace.
The cupboard was bare,
But she didn't care
Her potatoes were in safety vault.
More About spuds.
Once upon a midnight dreary hiking
homeward. weak and weary,
l was trfpped by some strange object Just
outside my chamber door.
:" It's a spud." CHANGED to mutter. Then
I hurled it to the gutter,
And the words l had to utter would have
chilled a sailors gore.
1t was just golden nugget-merely that
and nothing more
Quoth the Raven: "Stung again ~
More About Spuds.
o, to be a farmer lad
And in the meadows linger,
An onion sparkling in my tie,
A spud upon my finger.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03

WEDNESDAY A GREAT DAY
FOR BIG LEAGUE PITCHERS

Four sbutout- games. one of them
a hitless game for nine innings,
went on the major league records
today.
Fred Toney and Jim Vaughn, be-
tween them. made a new baseball
record in hurting their hitless duel.
Vaughn spoiled his day by allow
ing a pair of blows in the tenth.
Besides the Cubs, the Pirates,
Browns and Senators failed to
score. Red Ames and Ray Fisher.
two veterans, applied the white
wash in two cases.
Toney is the third major league
hurler to go ten innings without
allowing hit. Mcintyre of
Brooklyn held Pittsburg hitless for
ten innings August 1, 1906, and
Georg Willis of the Giants accom-
plished the feat against Philadel-
phia on July 4, 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
HE FACES ACCUSERS
Dunn StaunchIy Denies Story He Paid
$4,000 for VVife's Murder

st. Paul, Mimi, May 3.-Po1ice are
drawing the net tighter about the mys-
terious white-nnasked slayer, who en-
and as a passing auto lighted her face
tired three shots at her as she slept.
Police admit they have more evil
dence regarding the slayer's identity
than they have revealed. Finger
prints, tracks and other evidence may
lead to the arrest of the actual muir
derer before night, Chief of Police
OConnor said today 1t was limited
the murderer may be arrested in Chi
cago.
Frank J. Dunn, husband, who was
separated from his wife following her
charges of cruelty, was faced by the
them $4,000 to kill his wife Dunn
was silent as his accusers reached the
details of how the price was coolly set
on Mrs. Dunn's head, how they were
taken near her home to watch her
movements and how she was pointed
out to them SO they would make no
mistake when The fatal shots We're
fired
Paid Them to Inspect Land.
Police do not believe the two men
killed Mrs. Dunn. The men deny any
connection with the present plot.
After an ordeal, lasting for hours,
and over again to the story, he ex-
claimed:
1T is not true" and shaking from
exhaustion, he was led back to his
cell. Dunn did not deny knowing his
accusers, but said he had Civ them
$50 each for inspecting -ontana land
for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Philadelphia at Boston-game postponed ;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
SC0RER0ARD FLASHES

Wednesdays hero-Jim Thorpe.
The famous Indian slapped out the
hit which scored the only run off Jim
Vaughn and gave Fred Toney no.
hit victory.
Walter Johnson again had the pleas
ure of seeing his team mates make
no runs while he pitched good
game. The Yankees won it, to 0.
Ray Fisher, veteran of the New York
staff, pitched the game and raped
out a hit that paved the way to the
second run.
Red Ames held the Pirates to two
hits, winning to 0.
Three pitchers looked alike to the
White Sox and they trampled on the
Indians, s to 8.
George Dauss turned in another
well-pitched game and the Browns
succumbed without run.
Milton Stock contributed three dou-
bles to the 2 to L victory of the Phil
lies over the Braves.
The Dodgers jumped into cham
pionship form as they battled the
Giants and Ferd Schupp to a IA inning
StandStill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
68,524 MEN ENLIST
Army and Navy Set New Recruiting
Record During April.

Washington, May 3.-All recruiting
records of the United States army,
navy and marine corps were broken
during April when 6S,524 men enlisted,
the war and navy departments have
announced. OF this total 40,258 joined
the army, 1869 the navy and 4,607
the marine corps.
The army with its total strength of
a little more t. an $50, 900 men, is 20,-
600 over the ordinary peace footing,
but in expectation of the passage of
a bill now pending authorizing a reg
ular army of 100000 the recruiting
is being continued.
The total strength of the navy now
is S7076
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
AN APRIL FOOL GROOM
Alexander G. James Says Wife Has
Been a Constant Pouter"

She fused, quarreled and pouted
and then she left That's the sum and
substance of the charges made in a
divorce petition filed in the district
court today by Alexander G. James
asking for divorce from Winnie M.
James.
Alexander says they We're married
at Oskaloosa, April Fool day, 1909. and
that from that time on his wife dis
played no affection for him; that she
fused at MIN, quarreled with him.
pouted at him, and then on April 28
of this year she left He says she has
not returned and that under the cir
cumstances marriage relations are i'm
possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
NEGRO. TROOP
Mass Meeting of Topeka Colored Men
at Civic Forum.

Efforts to organize another negro
troop of cavalry in Topeka will be
made tomorrow night at meeting to
be held in Stonestreet's chapel, it was
stated today by w. w. Russell, in
charge of organizing the negro troops.
One troop has already been organized
and a part of another has been OBJ
tanned. Russell expects to get enough
recruits tomorrow evening to finish
forming the additional troop.
The meeting and drill will be held
at the Civic Forum, Stonestreet's
chapel, at o'clock If the weather
permits the drill will take place on
the outside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
LeA o. Up to the Minute ~
IV1KA SPORTlNGNEw56 ARH
| ZzgggN From Everywhere. -
HARD ON BATTERS
Big League Pitchers Are Start
ing OFF Like Whirlwinds.
Almost Every Mound Star Is at
His Best Already.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, May 3.-Wonderful ear
ly season pitching in the big leagues
this spring has been a revelation.
Seldom. if ever have such a large
per cent of big league pitchers shown
the early form that has been dis
played SO far this year, and when the
hot weather comes the batters are
bound to find themselves up against
even better hurting.
The big surprise in the American
league was the pitching of two no-hit
games within the first three weeks of
the race. Eddie Cicotte broke into
the hall of fame his first time out
this year by tanning the Browns in
no-hit shutout, which he won, IL to 0.
Less than two weeks later George Mo-
gridge, Yankee lefthanders, turned in
a no-hit game against the Red Sox in
Boston, tho the Sox got run.
More No-Hit Games.
That further no-hit performances
may be expected is the belief in base
ball circles now, because of the Won
derful condition of the pitchers in
general. The weather down south was
ideal for training, and most clubs sent
their battery men ahead of the main
squads so that in all they had nearly
TWO weeks start on the flelderS. The
wonderful southern sunshine, then,
must be given credit for the showing
OF the pitchers.
From the opening of the season I'M
til the first day of May no less than
twenty corking games of ball were
turned in by the pitchers and thirteen
of these games We're won with hurlers
holding opposing batsmen in the palm
of their hands. In addition to the no
hit games pitched by Cicotte and Mog
ridge, there was AL Sothoron's one
hit game against Cleveland, TOUR two
hit games and six three-hit games.
The pitchers who turned in two-hit
games were-Anderson of the Giants,
against Boston; Vaughn, of the Cubs,
Sox, against Detroit and Stanley Gov
aleslxie, of Cleveland, against the
White Sox. in a game which he lost l
to 0. Jim Scott pitched against him
and allowed five hits.
The hurlers who held the opposi-
ton to three wallops were-Babe
Ruth. against the Yankees; Walter
Johnson, against the Athletics; Fred
Toney against the Cardinals; Grimes,
of the Pirates, against Chicago; Leslie
Bush against Washington, and Claude
Cooper versus the Cards, and all these
games have been pitched with the
mercury lowering around SIS degrees.
The four and five-hit games are pill
ing up fast this spring. Ferdie Schupp,
Allen. Russell. Shocker, Boland,
Barnes and Schneider have all pitched
four swat contests, and the Dodgers
won a game from the Pills on four
hits. garnered off Oescharger and
Mayer.
Some pitching? Well, rather. And
when the rays of Old Sol start burn
ing up the grass the batters will be
looking at pea balls, from present in
dications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
OBSERVE FRANCE DAY
Chicago Ball Teams Plan to Honor
General Joffre and Viviani.

Chicago, May 3.-France day will
be observed at either the Cub or White
Sox baseball park on the day General
Joffre and the French commission
visit Chicago. If the Cubs are play
ing at home Weeghman field will be
decorated with the tri-color, bands
will be playing and an effort will be
made to have the visitors stop in for
an inning or two.
Proceeds of the game will be turned
over to the American Red Cross A
similar program will be carried out
at Comiskey Park if it is the White
Sox who are at home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
BASEBALL TODAY.

National League
Boston at Philadelphia, clear, 8 80 D. M
St: Louis at Pittsburg, cloudy, 3 p. m.
Brooklyn at New York, clear 8 80 D. M
American League
Chicago at Cleveland, clear 3 D. M
Detroit at st. Louis, cloudy, 3 80 p. m.
New York at Washington, cloudy 8 80 D.
m.
Philadelphia at Boston, cloudy, p m.
American Association.
Minneapolis at Columbus, clear 3 p. m
st. Paul at Louisville. cloudy 3 D. m
Milwaukee at Indianapolis cloudy rs D.
IN.
Kansas City at Toledo, clear 8 D. m
Western League.
Denver at Sioux City, rain, 8 D. m.
St Joe at Lincoln, rain, 3 80 p. m.
Joplin at Omaha, rain, 8 10 p. N.
Wichita at Des Moines, rain, 3 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
X. C. LEADS RECRUITING

Enlisted 1862 During April; Mime
apOfS, Dallas Come Next.
Chicago, May 3.-kansas City, Mo-,
worked into first place in navy recruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
GUARD OFFICERS HELP
VIII Assist Regular Army Men at Mil
itary Training Camps.

Washington, May 3.-National
guard officers who have been special
Iy trained in any arm of the service
will assist regular army officers in in
struction of reserve corps officers
when the training camps open May IA.
Secretary Baker told the joint meet
ing of state and national defense
council meeting here that twenty-five
officers would be taken from each
guard regiment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
CAR-AUTO CRASH FATAL
Of Five Victims One Dead, Two Not
Expected to Survive.

Chicago, May 3.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Irvine is Dead Mrs. Chester Eby and
4-year-old daughter Lois are not ex-
pected to live and Chester Eby and
Albert D. Irvine are seriously injured
as result of crash between street
car and the Irvine automobile early
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
junction City Trap Shoot

Junction City. Kan, May 3.-Perry
Frazier was high man at the registered
shoot held by the Junction City Gun
club His score WAS 1872 out of a
possible $50. F. F. hayden, of juno
ton CITY. and F. c. Cairnes. of Tam
pa, tied for second with 1871. Trap
shooters from Kansas City, Lawrence,
Hutchinson and Topeka attended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03

ing during April. according to figures
made public here today. Kansas City
enlisted 1862 men; Minneapolis 1901,
Dallas, Texas, 93S, and Chicago SOS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
Lindsey Goes to Fl. Riley

Lawrence, Kan, May 3.-Adrian
Lindsey and John c. Fast, All-Mis-
souri, Valley halfbacks on the Kansas
university football eleven, have been
accepted for the Fort Riley officers
reserve training camp, making to-
tai of forty one from Lawrence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
BBITAIlT'S PREMIER
THANKS AMERICAN

Liverpool Correspondence OF The
Associated Hress4 An American
citizen. now living in New Orleans. bat
formerly British citizen In Liver
pool has sent the Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce check for $500 TO be
sent ~ Premier LLOYD George as "a
slit ID the British nation. Tn an ae-
campaigning letter he says. Il should
like tn return a letter signed by Mr..
Lloyd George stating that have made
this gift To put in my safe. so that
my children may know that their
father was willing to make q sacrifice
fcr his country
In acknowledging the > gift. Mfr.
Lloyd George says. II ana deeply
touched bv The patriotic spirit which
prompted gou to make this sacrifice
az a time when the mother country is
SO vitality in need Of ali support 7
can assure you that we at home are
thrilled at the way our friends across
ne SEA have come forward 10 give as
I1e1r best I'm our hour of trial. IT is
not only soldiers aud sailors to whom
our thanks are due. but also 80 those
-ealbara1ts WHO have so gen
erously given of their assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
NORWAY WILL HELP
AMERICAN NURSES

ChrlStIanla Norway CORES pond.
ence} The Norw egiau Red Cross has
extended 10 the United States an i'm
vitaglon 10 send to Norway for q rest
cure any of its nurses and Red Cross
workers who may become Ill or worn
out in the course Of their work ia
northern France
Ia Norway any such American con
valeseents VIII be the guests OF the
Norwegian Red Cross. and Will be
sent to the most suitable Norwegian
health resort Tor a period Of six
weeks or more at its expense.
Similar invitations were long ago
extended to the European beIliger-
ants, although Germany and Russia
are the only ones who have sent
nurses here tn response. Germany
has thus far sent 500 nurses To Nor
way while S. Russian nurses are now
here for = months vacation
a visit from even 81 small American
Red Cross unit would be regarded as
great event in Norway. which re-
CARDS itself s. little closer 10 the
United States any any other Scandf-
navian country. Norwegia0s ire
uuentlv remark that there are more
Norwegians in the United States
than there are ln Norway. and that
therefore one country IS as much their
home land" as the other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
DEFENDANT IN SUIT

suits tataHng $4,000 were filed i'm
the Moline city court of Judge q O.
DIetz today by two farm owners be-
tween Milan and Coal Valley, against
the Rock Island road and the Rock
Island & Peoria. for alleged damages
fo land caused by an embaument
erected by the railroads To prevent
flood water from Case creek flowing
over their right of way
Elmer Hanes asks damages of S.
GEO and Carl Fred Davis seeks $4,000
for damage done TO his farm land
Flood water from Case creek for
merry flowed across this roads right of
way. plaintiffs state ia their decIara-
tions. and the railroad companies. 10
prevent this, erected high embark
ment, This embankment- II is alleged.
diverted the natural course of the flood
water and turned il upon Haues and
Davis land. which had never before
been inundated by water from the
creek. Damage was heavy, plaintiffs
aver
William r. Whtteside today filed suit
against Eric Anderson and Nettfe An
oers0n and against Charles SuudeII. as
co-delendant, 10 recover q Judgment
of $500 against both OF the Andarsous.
ro prove that transfer oil land from
the Andersons to Sundel1 was fraudu-
lent, and to secure an injunction re-
stTalning SundeH from dlsposing of
any q the property in question
i'm 1908 #hitesIde represented the
Andersous in litigation involving prop
erty said TO have been worth nearly
Sz5.o04. lie Won the case. it is said.
and presented his bin for attorneys
ices. IL was never paid and ia the
court ot Judge r. A. Larson he recent
y obtained judgment
I'M the meantime the Anda~sons
transferred their property 10 SundeII +
This transfer Whiteside alleges in his
declaration, was not legal and was avf-
IDENTIFY done. it is charged. TO avoid the
judgment suit was also filed today
7y the Tri-City Piano company against
a. Gundberg. to coIIecfs $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
III RkS, A GREEK AND
SPANIARDS IN ROW

Paris. we Turks. a Greek. and
t1Eee 9paaiard= who had no connee-
non #ith the restaurant trade were
arrested for disturbances around res
laaFanJ doors during the recent labor
agitation They were immediately
sent V civilian internment camps
= certain part Of the French press
@11Eloales tins Interference OF these
loEe.saers 70 German influence or 10
we iHhaeuoe ot German money which
tAEy suppose still finds its way into the
pockets ot individuals enjoying The
hospitality of TING capital and capable
oi toEHing peaceable labor manifesta-
1ioils anto disorder ana violence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
FIRST BANQUET TO
DRAFT MEN TUESDAY

THoeFav are--IT--- -.
set for rha ~a-a-.s..,. = p .a9 LLne
rra - reception 10 De rendered
Nh . ne b., we .+L9ule4 9E district
f-rit15 &c. ,7t5-li county for the
fair win ~ +-.-.r-. aL''t. 4e an
me 7r,rf,.- tl--.-5 1le7f auspices of
Moline 49,. cay el13 and the
f1 rooms 81 .- s... ana VIII take place
The Fa+a 49, 4...55 Oh ga lzallons
inc az ~ 80 -l1-oel upon last even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31

East Moline Society

Mrs. M a. Ganiard. 208 Fifteenth
avenue entertained the East Moline
Methodist Aid society yesterday when
there was q general cleaning up of uu-
finished business and au election or
new officers. Mrs GanIard was re-
elected president The other officers
First Vice President Mrs G. S.
1GhlA3ns
second wee President Mrs Fl. J.,
9est
Ireasurer-Mrs III. a. Ingersoll
AFTER ali the business was finished
ana members hau chatted tor awhile
the hostess served dainty refresh
hents- MRS. Herman biohm. 25I7 SeF-
tain IN two weeks.
All members come 10 the Masonic
teee R1oA tonight as every member is
needed 10 make success Of IE. There
that should interest anybody
East Moline ThimbIe club was roy
ally entertained by Mrs. Il. j. Glen
day afternoon. About twelve members
were there to enjoy the lovely porch
party and all of course had their
needleworh which with the converse
ton made the time go very quickly.
luncheon. The club VIII be entertained
oE MIS-. W. !. Iaze, t36 Seventeenth
avenue, 5n two weeks.
Miss Cecil Allen arrived from Mon
mouth. ILL., today for several days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
WOMANlSCHASED
BY BLUFF GROCER
Attempts to FraudulentIy Procure
Goods From Merchant and FleeS
When Approhended.

Babe" Chrisason. who signs his
name w H" whenever he has to
swear TO anything before a notary
conducts a grocery store at 25o3 Six
teenth street. Moline. Some time ago
q woman entered his store. purchased
a considerable quantity Of groceries,
said she was working for a certain
family and charged 81 TO that family
When Christison sent the bin to the
family he received o heated H0tiGca-
tIcu that no such goods had been or
dered or received.
Yesterday afternoon a woman Of
about 80 years. who is unmarried and
who comes from fairly weII-to-Jo
family living ON the bluff. entered his
store, ordered some goods. said she
was working for a certain family. and
instructed Mr. ChrjscIson to charge the
articles tie their account. AS he re-
CeiTed an order from the family only
a few minutes before. the grocer sus-
peCted something wrong especially as
the two orders duplicated ON several
articles.
He questioned the woman and she
explained that her employer was Civ
ing a. party and needed more than she
had originally ordered. Chrtstison re-
fused 10 give her the articles, but
promised TO deliver them TO the adj
dress she had given.
The grocer. recalling his former ax-
perienee, decided to follow the we
man when she left the store She did
not go fu the direction OF the house
where She had said she was employed
The grocer hoped into Ills auto and
followed her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31
A-(sSILLl1T
Henry Nelson.

Word was received here today q
the death OF Henry Nelson OF 1146
Fourteenth avenue, Moline, which oc-
Cured In CoIfax. Iowa The remains
were expected To arrive in Moline this
afternoon. Funeral arranEeueL
viii be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31

Delivered hy carrier 1T 1a cents per
week in Moline. East Moline Slvts and
hFaLeTt1wn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31

Ross Bldg Room No. 3. Seventh street.
Phone East Moline H.
Roy s. Sears ...-.--..--. City Editor
G. d. Temple . Circulation Manager
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-20

ketbarl teams will play tonight in
Bartlett gym.
Yale swimming team defeated
Pennsylvania, 3512 to 1715.
Sinai Social Center and Chicago
Hebrew Institute athletes will hold
their first track meet of the season
tonight in the formers gym. Dope
has the teams evenly matched.
Hugh Duffy, former White Sox
manager, has been appointed coach
of the Harvard baseball team. Fred
Mitchell had the job last year.
University of Chicago swimmers
defeated University of Cincinnati, 55
to 6. Cincinnati won two seconds.
Clement Browne, star swimmer Of
the Hamilton club, must undergo
an operation for appendicitis, which
means his elimination from -compe-
tition for some time. He has been a
consistent point winner for Hamil-
ton.
New Trier swimmer won a close
meet from Central Y. M. C. A, 81 to
So. Stafford of New Trier smashed
the A. A. F. record in the 220-yard
swim to give the victory to the
schoolboys His time was 2:41.
Stafford was individual star for New
Trier, Scherer of Central giving him
a close battle for high point honors.
Freddie Welsh has gone east with
his manager, Harry Pollok, Pollok
told Nate Lewis Charlie White would
be given a 25-round chance at the
lightweight title if promoters of the
Havana, Cuba, tournament come
across with proper inducements.
Al Kruger cleaned up the profess
sional skaters in the fve-mile roller
race at Riverview in the fast time of
1927 2-5.
Reb Russell, Weiter, earned the de-
cisien over Willie Schaefer at sub
urban club. Schaefer was i'll and