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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Free Fair Home Made Products
Department To Be a Success.
Suggestions Are Sent in From
Every Part of Kansas.
PRIZES OFFERED BY TOPEKANS
Fruits, Herbs, Vegetables, Meats,
Soaps, Yeast and Dyes.
Captain Waters Win Contrib
ute a Feature in the Book.

The department of home made
products at the Kansas free fair this
fall promises to be one of exceptional
interest Since Phil Eastman, secre-
tary, suggested such a department and
made it known that suggestions would
be welcome, he has been flooded with
ideas from over the state.
Business men have fallen in with
the plan and have offered prizes for
different products. There will be
prizes for home dried fruits, for home
dried vegetables. for home cured
herbs, for home made dyes, for home
cured meats, for home preserved
meats, for home made soaps, for
hominy, yeast and citron. Probably
there will be other entries and the
word miscellaneous in the list pre-
pared by Eastman will cover them all.
The S. S. Kresge company will give
prizes of So and 81 for dried apples.
dried peaches. dried pears, dried cher
ries, raspberries, blackberries, cur
rants, dried plums.
The Willis Norton Interocean Mill
ing company will give prizes of rs and
Is pounds of flour for dried pump
kin, sweet corn, peas. tomatoes, green
beans, horseradish, red peppers. green
peppers, white onions, red onions-all
dried
Scott Hopkins and the Hall Station
cry company will give prizes for the
best collection of home cured herbs,
1clud1ng tansy, sage, poneset, laven-
der, horehound, hops. peppermint
Scott Hopkins and the Arnold
Drug company will give prizes for the
best collection of home made dyes.
Governor Arthur Capper will give
prizes of from 81 to So for cured
meats, including country ham, coun-
try bacon, salt pork, cured smoked
sausage, dried beef.
The Topeka State Bank and Ralph
j. Peterson will give prizes for the
best corned beef, the Topeka State
Bank and Hindman's grocery will give
prizes for the best picked tripe
George W. Stansfield and C. A. Wolf
will give prizes for the best picked
pigs feet, and there will be prizes fol
the best home made souse, and the
best home made scrappel.
| Crosby Bros. and H. B. Howard
made hard soap, and Crosby Bros
and Fullerton Bros. will give prize:
| for the best home made soft soaps.
| The Santa Fe Watch company will
| give a prize for the best home made
substitute for coffee for the best pin
of home made yeast, and the bes
! home made hominy.
| There will be a first and second
cash prize for the best candied citron
| The list of premiums in this de
partment will go into the annua
will be introduced with an article
from Cap. J. G. Waters. Captain
Waters goes into detail telling of tn.
many things formerly made at home
| now purchased at stores, which Nigh
still be made at home profitably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
KEEP GOING DOWN
Wheat, Corn and Oats Succumb
to Optimistic Crop Outlook.
Temporary Revival by Reports
of Renewed Foreign Buying.

Chicago, June 2.-AIl future deliv-
cries of wheat have descended to the
low price of S2.00 a bushel this week
for the first time since the war rules
which restricted trading of late were
put into force. Optimistic crop re-
ports and the northward spread of the
harvest have been among the chief
bearish factors Compared with a
week ago, prices this morning were
off to 10 cents. Corn was down
to 9 cents, and oats 2 II to az. Pork
gained 65 cents and ribs AZ to AT
cents. Lard showed a decline of ST
cents to 60 cents. Announcement that
foreigners were getting rid of some
of their future delivery holdings of
wheat counted materially at the out
set in accelerating the downward
tendency of the market and so did
hopeful estimates of yield and of re-
duced consumption in the United
States this season. The fact was
noted. too, that world shipments had
become larger, especially from Aus
Great Britain that less apprehension
was felt regarding supplies. On the
other hand a big decrease in the
United States visible supply total had
only temporary bullish influence.
Hedging purchases against new
wheat was apparently responsible to
! a considerable degree for later down
ward swings in value. Signs of re-
vival of export buying at liberal prem
iums counted yesterday tho as an off
set in favor of the bulls
| Likelihood of a record breaking
corn crop this season. formed the
| principal reason for lower quotations
| on corn. Nevertheless, a sharp rally
! took place yesterday based largely on
| the unseasonably wet cold weather
There were predictions of a falling of
| in receipts, for the most part oats
were governed by the action of corn
| Advices in regard to oats continued
promising and export inquiry fair.
Relative scarcity of hogs helped tc
strengthen provisions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
SANDERS A w. |. STAR
Former Topeka Pitcher Is Making
Good Record at Joplin.

Connolly, Sioux City, is giving
Smith, Omaha, a race for batting hon
ors in the Western league, according
to averages including games of last
Tuesday. Connolly's four points be-
hind Smith, who is leading with an
average of .374.
Smith and Gilmore, Sioux City, are
tied for runs scored with 80 each.
Krug, Omaha, is leading in sacrifice
hits with IA ana j. A. Thompson,
Omaha, is showing the way to base
stealers with II. Griffith, Lincoln;
Butcher. Denver, and Smith, Omaha,
are tied for home run honors, with 4
each. Sioux City is leading in team
batting with an average of 900.
Leading batters who have hit in fiji
teen or more games: E. Smith, Omaha,
.374; Connolly, Sioux City, $40; Jones,
Wichita, 1851; Koran, Joplin, .355;
RAIDER. Sioux City. -S42; Crosby, Sioux
City, .341; Bradley, Omaha, .341; Wat
son, Sioux City, .S33; Butler, Lincoln.
1927; Yarvan, Wichita, .S1s; Krug,
Omaha .316; Kirkham, st. Joseph,
.314.
Leading pitchers for seven or more
games rated according to earned runs
Nor me- arA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
DARCYS SAD END
Many Agree Australian Fighter
Died of Broken Heart.
Tex Richard Pays High Trib-
ute to Maitland Boy.
BY JACK VETOCK-

New York, June 2.-Tex Rickard,
the man who took Lester Darcy under
him when he first arrived in this coun-
try, paid him one of the highest trib-
utes boxer mas ever received.
When the news of Darcy's death in
Memphis was carried to Richard, he
said:
II have never had anything make
me feel so badly. 1 believe the poor
boy died of a broken heart I think
that for his weight and inches he was
the greatest boxer who ever drew on
pion and one of the most likable boys
the boxing game has ever known. The
way he was treated in this country was
a shame"
Richards sorrow at Darcy's untime-
ly death was genuine, for Tex has a
big heart, and is himself one of the
most likable men who has ever been
connected with boxing. He was in
strumental in bringing Darcy here, for
he knew Les would be a great attrac-
ton, and he had hoped to promote
several bouts featuring the Maitland
boy.
Gave Boy Advice.
But Richard had no thought of
managing Darcy's affairs He did not
bring him to this country for that pur-
pose, tho during the first few weeks
of Darcy's sojourn in New ork RICK
ard gave him much sound advice ana
did everything possible to help him.
That Darcy drifted away from Rick
ards influence was unfortunate, for
he began listening to too many ad-
visers, and when he finally split with
his Australian companion, Tim . Sui
Ivan, and attempted to take every
thing into his own hands he made
some sad mistakes. The action of Gov
ernor Whitman in refusing to permit
him to box in New York was regret
table thing The governor discrim-
mated against Darcy On pure hear
say He termed Les a Stacker and
gave him no opportunity to disprove
the charge. Then, when other gov
errors followed suit, Darcy's trou-
bles multiplied. Darcy should no.
have been condemned for wanting
to provide for his family at home be-
fore facing the trenches because as he
once said, few of the boys ever come
back" Before he started in to do his
bit, perhaps give up his life, he want
ed to provide a comfortable future for
his old mother and father.
Was Great Fighter.
Richards statement that Darcy
was, in his opinion, every inch a
champion, was a well-deserved trib-
ute, for the Maitland boy was a ply
steal marvel, a master of ring craft
and a rugged battler. He wasn't a
vicious fighter for the pure love of
viciousness in the ring, for in all OF his
fights, it's said, he never failed to
wear a smile, and the good-humored
twinkle never left his eyes.
Tim O'Sullivan has said that Darcy
was not in the best of condition when
he landed in America. Be that as it
may, his illness was so serious that his
rugged constitution was all that en-
ab1ed him to fight gainst it as long as
he did. But the dozens of disappoint-
ments, and the accusation that he was
a Stacker did their share. AS Bob
Edgren has fittingly said. the physi-
clans who made out his death certifi-
cate should have written that death
was caused by pneumonia-and a
broken heart"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
RAINS OVER KANSAS
Corn and Bridges Washed Out in
Many Parts of State.

Clay Center Kan, June 2.-The
biggest rain of the past year or more
has fallen over Clay county during
the last twenty-four hours. AS much
of the recent rains have missed Clay
county. this rain was welcomed, but
it has been too heavy and has washed
out corn and done other damage. The
Repu blican river is running bank full.
being out in some of the very lowest
places, and threatens to food low
lands.
Junction City Soaked.
Junction City, Kan, June .2--An
inch and a half of rain fell here Fri
day, bringing the total precipitation
for the week to three inches. The
continued rainfall is interfering seri-
ously with farm work in this vicinity
Salina Bridges Out.
Salina. Kan, June 2.-Western
Kansas is getting the greatest soak
ing it has had in two years, more
than an inch and a half of rain hav-
ing fallen here in twenty-four hours
Heavier precipitation is reported west
of this county. The Salina Northern
railroad reports eleven bridges out be-
tween Salina and Osborne. Several
stretches of track. in some instances
as much as 1900 feet, have been un-
hills. Farmers in Osborne and Rocks
county say the storm is the worst in
twenty years
Soaker at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Kan, June "A total
of 05 inches of water fell in ten min
utes here Friday afternoon, making
more than two inches of rainfall dur
ing twenty-four hours. Streams are
rising, altho Cow creek is still within
it's banks. Fridays downpour fol-
lowed five inches of rain within a
month.
Emporia Not Sighted.
Emporia. Kan, June "A rain,
which was almost a cloudburst, fell
here Friday evening. In less than a
half hour .95 of an inch was caught
in the official rain gauge. The rain
was heavier in the south part of the
county
Two Inches at Abilene.
Abilene, Kan, June 1.-Two inches
of rain fell here Friday and Friday
night All spring work has been sus-
pended and the ground is soaked full
for the first time in year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
MINORS KEEP GOING
International League President Says
They VIII Not Let Baseball Die.

New York. June 2.-"Judging from
conditions in our own circuit, it is my
opinion that the minor leagues will
pull thru the present season without
any trouble" Ed G. Barrow, president
of the national league said today.
The International has proba bly, re-
ceived the hardest blows of any minor
league in existence since 1912. Wreck
ed by the Federals. flooded by rains,
it has struggled bravely along. This
year, which promised to be a good
one, rains have postponed many
games and war threatens to cause
more trouble. Two of the Interna-
tional clubs are in Canada, where the
war spirit has made itself felt since
1914. These two clubs have suffered
greatly.
Barrow's statement was made after
hearing that the North Carolina
league had disbanded.
II know it is hard for some of the
small leagues" Barrow said, but
they should go thru if it is at all
possible Wen finish our season if it
takes every dollar we have. We've
gone thru a lot of trouble. I guess we
can stand a little more"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
~ Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
m FROM EVERYWHERE.
BY"cLUo~
SMITH LEADS N. !.
He Is Again Setting Pace for
Tener Circuit Batters.
McInnis Threatening Speaker
in American League.

Chicago, Ill, June Jack Smith.
st. Louis, again is showing the way
to National league batters, according
to unofficial averages released today.
Smith, after being displaced for a
week by Rurns, New York, is out in
front with an average of 1865, altho
Ruether, "a Chicago pitcher, is batting
400 for seventeen games. Smith has
served in twenty-eight.
Mann, Chicago, and Gruh, Cincin-
natl, have become the leaders in runs
scored, each having crossed the plate
"a times Zeider, Chicago, tops the
base steaJers with 10, and Whitfield,
Philadelphia and Doyle. Chicago, are
tied in sacrifice hitting with II each.
Cravath. Philadelphia, still is leading
in home runs. having driven out 6. The
averages include games of last We'd
nesday.
Leading batters for fifteen or more
games: Ruether, Chicago, 400; j.
Smith, s. Louis, 365; Roush, Cincin-
natl, .347; Cruise, st. Louis, .344:
Burns, New York, .341; kauf, New
York, .339; Fischer, Pittsburgh, 1913;
Griffith, Cincinnati, 1926; Without,
Boston, .321 Killifer, Philadelphia,
BIS; Cravath, Philadelphia, .316; Nc
Carly, New York. .313; Wheat, Brook
lyn, .305.
The ten leading pitchers who have
served in eight per cent or more
games, rated according to earned runs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
DRILL BEFORE GAME
Battery "a and Jack Johnson:
Giants VIII Play Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock
the baseball team of Battery "a and
Topeka Jack JOhnSons Giants
will meet in a benefit contest at West
err league park if the diamond is not
a floating island.
Preceding the game the members
of the battery will put on an exhibit
ton drill for the spectators and in as
much as the proceeds from the game
will go to a battery benefit fund it is
expected that all the friends of the SOL
diers will be present.
Eack johnson announced his line
up today as follows: F. Williams, IF ,
Reams, If; Clark, 2b; Johnson, SIS; j.
Mothel, CT; Perry, 1b; c. Williams, 3b;
Cavins, C; and Harrison, Miller and d
Mothel, p. The battery team will b :
made up of the best players in the
organization and close game is ex-
pected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
BIG CHI. MEET TO-DAY.
Young Athletes From All Parts of
West, Were Entered.

Chicago June 1.-Two hundred
and sixty-one youthful athletes were
entered in the sixteenth annual tract:
and field meet of the University of
Chicago here today. If predictions of
coaches are borne out the time in sew
eral events should approach collegiate
marks. Because the meet is practi-
cally the only one of any size in the
country this year it is practically
national in scope.
Secondary schools in Iowa, Illinois,
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Okla
homa, Wisconsin,, Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan were entered. Two Topeka
sprinterS are entered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
PLAY THE FINALS TO-DAY.
Two st. Louisans Fight for Missouri
Golf Championship

ST. Louis, Mo, June ar. E. Lord
present st. Louis city champion. de-
feated Christian Kenney. former city
champion. one up, in 20 holes, in the
semi-finals of the state golf tourna-
ment- James Mannion. a product o.
tbs principal links here, eliminated
Stuart Stickney, 2 up and 1 to play.
and will fight it out with Lord for
thu championship today
in the Nomen's meet, Miss Grace
Semple defeated Mrs. A. n. Edwards
and will enter the finals with Mrs
Ray.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
BASEBALL TODAY.


National League.
Brooklyn at Chicago, cloudy, 3 .. m
New York at st. Louis cloudy, 3 D. m
philadelphia at Pittsburg. clear, 3 80 p. m.
Boston at Cincinnati, rain, ? 80 p. m.
American League.
Chicago at Philadelphia, cloudy, 8 p. m.
Detroit at New York, cloudy. p. m.
Cleveland atBoston, rain, 10 p. m.
st. Louis at Washington, cloudy, 3 p. m.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Columbus, cloudy, 3 p. m.
st; Paul at Toledo, 2, cloudy, first game,
p. IN.
Kansas City at Louisville. cloudy, BIS
p. m.
Western League.
Lincoln at Des Moines. rain, 8 80 p. m.
Denver at Wichita, clear, p. IN.
Omaha at Sioux City, clear, 5 80 p. m.
St Joe at Joplin, cloudy. 3 p. IN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Milwaukee, Wis, June 2.-Ritchie
Mitchell, Milwaukee, favorite light
weight boxer, who recently was de-
feated by Benny Leonard. will re- en-
ter the ring on June 8, in a ten round
bout with Johnny Tillnan at Mime
apolis. The contest will be decided in
the baseball park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
WELSH'S MANAGER TRAINS
A RIVAL TO MEET LEONARD

Harry Pollok. manager of Fred
die Welsh, realizes that as one
champion cannot go on forever,
the thing for the manager to do is
dig up new ones. and he believes
he has found a future lightweight
king in Mel Coogan of Brooklyn.
"Coogan is going to be light
weight champion of the world
some day." says Pollok. welsh
predicts it himself, and I am con-
fident of it. Coogan has trained
with Welsh for all of Freddie's re-
cent battles and Welsh says that he
is the best boy he has ever drawn
the gloves on with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
BIG OMAHA AUTO RACE.
Stars of America Will Compete in 100
Event on July 4.

Omaha, Neb., June Fifteen of
the country's most prominent automo-
bile racers are expected to participate
in the annual speedway meeting hero
July 4. The track is a mile board
oval.
The feature race will be for 100
miles. This distance, shorter than
usual for big events, is favored by
the racers as well as the Omaha
Speedway association directors, and to
round out the day a fifty mile special
event will be- decided after the prin-
cipaI race.
Felix J. McShane, jr., who will have
charge of the Omaha races expects to
attend races at Chicago to sign up the
participants. Among them proba bly,
will be Dario De Resta, winner of last
years contest; Eddie Rickenbacker,
Barney Oldfield and Ralph D. Palma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
You Need a Spring Laxative

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the accumulated wastes of winter from
your intestines, the burden of the blood
Get that sluggish spring fever feeling out
of yc1r system. brighten your eye, clear
-our complexion. Get that vim and snap
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Kings New Life Pills are a non-griping
laxative tina. aids natures Lrocess, try
them tonight At all druggists o5c-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-
After June s.

After June s.
He wouldn't register
They put him in Jail:
Write him at Lansing,
That's where he gets mail.
Benny Leonard was disappointed when
he woke up the morning after he had
licked welsh because he didn't feel like
champion. Welsh has not vet told how
he felt when he woke up.
Canada and the United States are to
have a football series next fall. Yet the
soldiers Of both countries are expected
to fight side by side in France.
Touching Up Powder.
It's not very hard
To bet a card
When you draw to 16 timer;
But it's pretty tough
When you try to bluff
And find you're being a primer.
If the Germans are really rendering the
bodies of their dead soldiers to replenish
their supply of lubricating OIL as popular
magazine asserts, then it must be admitted
they are inhuman Greasers.
But it is beyond belief that they are
using the non-fat Of the carcasses for fer
tilizer. In the first place wienie meat is
too scarce and in the second they have
kind of stuff Wichita fans peddIe when
talking about winning the w. L. pennant.
Bob Simpson, the Missouri hurdle phe-
nom. and Joe LOOMS. of Chicago, are both
going to war. But being champion runners
they have 4 great advantage over most of
the recruits If it becomes necessary
to urge the feet to go rearward.
Otis Lambeth, Topekas contribution to
the Cleveland American league club has
been in a good many games lately. But he
has not stayed very long in most of them.
They are playing baseball right behind
the firing line in France, an A; P cor
respondent writes. lima CINE a fielder think
ing he is going after a hot liner and
catching a hide full of shrapnel!
Now that President Wilson has requested
all schools and colleges to continue atll
letic activities despite the war, a great
many faculty mossbacks are beginning to
fear their scheme to put sports on the
blink is going to meet strong opposition.
Let's hope it Will.
Two Topeka high school lads, Rogers
and Bruce. were at the height of their
athletic glory today when they were given
the greatest chance of their careers in the
for either would insure national fame and
for this reason all of their friends will
look for the results of their races with
much interest.
Bruce was in the Chicago university meet
last year and was leading a big field of
entries when an accident put him hope
first for Rogers in big way, but the fact
that he has not lost event this year
makes his followers believe he has the
speed and endurance to enable him to GO
against the best the country produces.
Lewis Hoffman, who is still buying
horses for the war at Onaga was in To-
peka Friday for short time and left word
that all wrestlers who want matches will
be accommodated by him. Hoffman says
he has been taking on all corners around
Onaga and that he is in excellent con-
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American League.

"Stuffy' McInnis, Philadelphia, is
creeping up on Iris Speaker for bat
ting honors il the American league,
eight points separating them. Speak
er's average is .346. George Sister,
st. Louis, who was giving Speaker
fight for lead two weeks ago, has fall
en- to sixteenth place.
Chapman, Cleveland. maintains
his position as the leading sacrifice
hitter and base stealer, having rs sac
rifice hits to his credit and 3 stolen
bases. Ty Cobb has stolen 10 bases.
Honors for runs scored remain in the
possession of Weaver, Chicago, who
has IS. Pipp, New York, has replaced
Bodie, Philadelphia, as the leading
home run hitter, having driven out
three. Boston is leading in team bat
ting with an average of .249. The
averages include games of last
Wednesday.
The 800 list" of the league en-
braces ten men, all of whom have
appeared in at least Is games, as fol-
lows: Speaker, Cleveland, .346; Nc
Innis, Philadelphia, 1888; Billings,
Cleveland, 1913; Walker, Boston. .31S;
Wambsganss. Cleveland .317; Miller,
st. Louis, .30S; Cobb. Detroit, .305; ia
cobson. st. Louis, .301; Chapman,
Cleveland. .301; Rumler, ST. Louis,
300.
Leading Pitchers.
The ten leading pitchers who have
served in eight or more games, rated
according to earned runs per game,
are:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indians Get Creighton Star.

Omaha, Neb., June 2.-Arnold
Leuschen. a student of Creighton
university has been signed by the
Sioux City club of the Western League
and will join the team June 8. Leus-
chen is an outfielder and graduated
from the sandlots of this city.