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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
HER CATSUP CURTAIN
FIRE ROUTS HIM; HE
PAYS FINE IN COURT

Kansas City, Mo, March 15.-Rob-
ert Graham, bartender, asked Miss
Mable Lawler, pretty waitress in
James Mitchel's cafe here. to bring
him pork and beans-heavy on the
pork"
But Mable forgot, so Robert said
in court, and brought Heavy on the
BEANS"
A food fight ensued-
The first desultory fire of salt was
answered by Graham with pieces of
bread and handfuls of sugar, but he
was forced to retreat at once under
curtain fire of catsup, custard pie,
bowl of soup, and the platter of
pork and =" which had provoke ed
all the trouble.
Graham paid a fine of ten dollars,
while Mitchell and Miss Law1er went
free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL
BE FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
WANT. TO GET HOME
Norwegian Steamer Refuses to Take
on Any of 1000 Americans.

New York, March 15.-With hun
dreds of Americans in Scandinavian
ports anxious to return to their native
land, the Norwegian steamship Kris
tianiafjord, which arrived here today,
was obliged to sail without booking
passage for any of them, owing to the
concern felt by the owners over the
German submarine blockade. Off
GERS of the vessel estimated there were
l 900 Americans unable to reach home
and the Kristianiafjord turned away
500 applicants, refusing also to carry
malls. She brought a general cargo
of $50 tons of merchandise.
One American citizen arrived on the
Kristianiafjord. having boarded the
ship unseen and concealed himself I'M
til the vessel was out of sight of land.
This stowaway was William E. Cad
mus, former Baptist clergyman and
now a New York exporter. Cadmus
took a cargo to Norway on the Kris
I tianiafjord on her last voyage over.
When he made his temperance on
deck on the trip back he was not dis
ciplined, as stowaways generally are.
but enjoyed the privileges of exclusive
occupancy of the cabin.
The Kristianiafjord left Christiania,
Norway, on January %. The ship
sighted no submarines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
FIRE AT MAPLE HILL
Two Business Houses Destroyed by
Mysterious Blaze Last Night.

Maple Hill, Kan, March 15.-The
Lemon market and the Darten pool
hall in the Bolinger building were
burned to the ground in a mysterious
fire that started in the rear of the
meat market at midnight Only thru
all night efforts on the part of the
volunteer fire department and citizens
were adjoining buildings on the town S
main street saved. The Harry Will
liams implement store and residence
were ablaze several times. but the fire
men succeeded in extinguishing the
fire. This is the second time the
Lemon market has been burned in a
year. The fire cleaned out the last
frame business houses on Main street.
Loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
SPY BACK TO TESTIFY
Bring Witness From Tower of London
to New York.

New York, March 15.-George Vaux
Bacon, who was held a prisoner in
the Tower of London as a German
spy, will be the governments chief
witness against Albert O. Sander and
Charles N. Wunnenberg when they
are tried. probably next week, for
conspiring to send spies from this
country to Great Britain to obtain
military information for Germany. The
government charges that Bacon was
the spy sent to England for this pur-
pose. By permission of the British
government he was brought back to
New York yesterday on the steam :
ship Cedric.
In overruling a demurrer made by
the prisoners yesterday Federal Judge
Ham held that when Bacon was sent
from New York to spy in England he
could be considered as a soldier en-
gagged in a military enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
KILLS BOY DETECTIVE
Calls to Expose Husband But BulIel
Ends His Career

Chicago, March 15.-Nicholas F.
Delaney, student of a correspondence
school for detectives was shot and
killed last night, victim of his boyish
am bition to become a detective
Delaney, who recently started
home course in crime detection, was
killed by Thomas Watson when he
appeared at the Watson home to in
form Mrs. Watson of alleged repre-
hensible conduct of her husband. For
several days he had intimated in
clandestine telephone conversations to
Mrs Watson that he had the goods
on her husband.
The dead amateur detective was a
member of the New York Irish
American Athletic club and recently
came to Chicago to run for the Chi
cago Athletic association
Mr. and Mrs. Watson are being held
by the police. Both tell different stor-
les of the shooting. Mrs. Watson is
"a years old, and has been married
five years. Her husband is a chauf-
fuer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
READY TO SINK HER
ThorO Preparations Found Aboard to
Scuttle Ship at Honolulu.

Honolulu, March 15.-Thoro prepa-
rations for hasty sinking of the North
German-Lloyd steamship Pommern in
Honolulu harbor were found by the
harbor board Investigating committee
which made full report today of its
discoveries aboard the informed Ger
man steamer. The committee mem
bers found no explosives but declared
themselves unconvinced that there
was none on the Pommern. After
the report was made, the harbor
board asked Hackfeld & Co, agents
for the refugee German vessels to put
up a 100000 indemnity bond as
protection to the port in case of dam
age resulting from the sinking or
blowing up of any of the German
ships. This the company refused to
DO.
The harbor board will hold a special
meeting today to consider the situa-
ton. The crews are still aboard the
vessels. There has been a widespread
public demand that the vessels be re-
moved from the harbor, as they are
believed to constitute serious
menace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
is DILLON THRU?
New Workers Would Like to See
Him Meet Les Darcy.
Many Disappointed When Gov
ernor Stopped Bout.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York March 15.-DiSappoint-
ments are common in the lives of
New York boxing fans, but perhaps
the biggest one of all was the call
ing off of Jack billions match with
Lester Darcy, by order of Governor
Whitman
New Workers. looked forward to the
meeting between Dillon and Darcy
for two reasons. First of all they
wanted to see the famous Australian
in action with a man of his own type.
But they also wanted to see how Dill
Ion would look against Darcy.
A majority of the followers of
fisticuffs here believe that Dillon has
seen his best days. They are unanl-
nous in the opinion that he is not
the wonderful fighting machine he
was a year ago when he defeated
seem to uphold this opinion, and New
Workers wanted it tested against the
Australian.
The meeting between Dillon and
Mccoy was a big disappointment TO
his many admirers His staunchest
supporters reluctantly admit that the
Hoosier Bearcat was far from the
Hoosier of old. Dillon beat Mccoy,
but he was the weariest victor 1magl-
nable His punches lacked the old
time snap and vigor that won MIN
the title of man killer.
One of billions seconds-a man VINO
has been in his corner in many
of his important bouts-said after the
Mccoy affair that Dillon was weary
and that his ginger was missing
Those who sat at the ringside were
surprised to see the slow-moving NC
Coy beat Dillon to punches that ne
had poised and ready for delivery.
He May Come Back.
If Dillon was not in condition for
his bout with Mccoy it was most
unfortunate thing for him. In that
case New Workers have an unjust i'm
preston. But if Dillon was in shape
and he should have been after weeks
at Hot Springs-there is only one
answer. The good old punch has lost
it's poundage.
Dillon may upset calculations re-
garding him in some of his future
bouts. He may show a flash of his
old-time form at any time, and those
who have idolized him as the greatest
piece of fighting machinery for his
size and weight that the fistic world
has seen in years will be glad. But
the chance looks slim. The mighty
arms of Jack the Giant Killer seem to
have grown weary.
DilIon's two bouts in Brooklyn
against Billy Miske are memorable
ones for MS followers IN ms IlrSt
meeting with the st. Paul lad he
earned a draw. and had a hairline de-
cision been given one way or the other
Dillon would have deserved it.
But in their second meeting Dillon
grew weary after one round. And he
appeared to be in good condition
when he crawled thru the ropes.
In the first round of that battle
Dillon flashed from his corner like a
tiger and showered Miske with heavy
gloves. He came within an ace of
stopping the st. Paul lad, which he
tried to do. But Miske weathered the
storm, held on and stuck out the
round. After that, Dillon was thru
for the evening. He gave Miske
everything he had and the punish
ment Miske took practically rendered
him harmless for the rest of the way,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
HOLD TWO AMERICANS
Germany Refuses Passports to Sailor
and a Bookkeeper.

Copenhagen, March 15-The deten-
ton of two Americans in Germany,
one of whom at least is apparently
classed by the German authorities as
q belligerent, is reported here James
moore, an American member of the
crew OF the unarmed Norwegian ship
Storskog, which was sunk by a Ger
man submarine, IS being held in an
internment camp, together with three
Russians and one British subject who
were also members of the. StorSkog's
crew. ihe Norwegians and Danes who
formed the balance of the ships COM
plement have been released
The second American held is Au-
gust Henning of Chicago, a bookkeep-
er in the Berlin branch of the Ma
tlonal Radiator company Mr. Hen
n1ngs application for permission %
leave Germany and return to America
has been refused by the German mill
tary authorities for the duration of
the war. Mr. Henning's case is the
first reported instance of a definite
refusal by the German authorities to
grant permission for departure of an
American.
Other Neutrals Released.
The significance of Moore's case is
shat he has been subjected to the
ents, while all other neutrals who were
on board the Storskog have been per
mitted to leave Germany Mr. Hen
ming was sent from Chicago during
the war to fill vacancy on the Ber-
lin staff which mad been depleted by
the mobilization of German employees.
He had not left Germany since his ar
rival and applied for permission to re-
turn to the United States after the
rupture of relations. His application
had been submitted for some time
when the war office telephoned
the radiator company office and in
quired if Mr.. Henning held a respon-
sible position. The reply was in the
negative and few days later his pass
port application was returned with the
above endorsement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
Get ''WS"
Players, Champeny
and Heller Given Letters.
SWiIer Chosen Manager
of Football Team.

AT a meeting of the Washburn col
lege athletic board Wednesday night
official w letters We're awarded to-five
members of the Basketball team and
to Harry Champeny, student manager
Of last seasons football team, and to
Sam Heller, manager of the basketball
squad The five basketball players
who were decorated with the official
VS.. the emblem of merit, were: Truil.
Hone, Nelson, Drake and Dean. All of
these men played in practically every
game of the season and there is no
doubt but that every one of them
worked hard enough to deserve the
honor bestowed upon him.
@These five men will elect captain
for next season and it is expected that
they will get together in the near flu
ture TO do so. 1t is believed that
either Trull or Hope will be picked to
lead the 1917 quintet, as they are con-
sfdered the best eligible men who will
be back in school next year. Both
played consistently turnout the sea-
son and on several occasions the Trull-
Hope combination was largely respon-
sibie for the majority of the Ichabod
points.
SwiIer Football Manager
The granting of a managers w to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
s@M ~ Up to the Minute M@ |
|VXA SPORTlNGNEw 6sSs2HE
ZNgGN From Everywhere.

Harry Champeny, of the football
team, makes twelve football letters in
all that have been granted and the
board voted to order the football
sweaters at once. 1t is expected that
they will be given out in about two
weeks. Champeny made one of the
best football managers the college has
had in recent years and it was large
ly thru his excellent services that the
board reconsidered its previous ruling
which excluded managers from the
letter eligibility list.
After disposing of the letter bust
ness, the board unanimously elected
Russell Swiler, of Valley Falls, stu
dent manager of the football team
for next fall. Swiler served as assis-
tant to Harry Champeny all last fall
and was instrumental in helping to
make his managership a success. 1t
was the opinion of the board that
Swiler is better qualified for the job
than any other student in school. He
is a senior and has always taken an
active interest in all college affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
PREPARE FOR BASEBALL
Aggies Hope to Have a Strong Team
in Field This Season.

Manhattan, Kan, March 15.-With
prospects as bright as they have been
in years and with the feeling that the
school is taking its proper place in the
sport world, the first call for baseball
material by Coach Clevenger has
aroused great deal of interest among
the Aggie FASTENERS and by the end of
the week it is expected that regular
practice will be in full swing.
The Aggies have a hard schedule
and will, as usual, meet their old
enemies. the Tigers, Jayhawkers and
ST. Mary's Catholics in their principal
games. The first game of the season
Will be played here April with Mis-
souri, A series of games will be play
ed preliminary to the opening of the
regular season if local talent can be
found to furnish the opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
AGREE MILK INCREASE
Borden Company of Chicago, Meets
Demands of Farmers.

Chicago, March 15.-The Borden
Milk company, one of the largest dis
tributors in the city, has agreed to
the demands of the producers for a
new rate between April and December
and other large distributors are ex-
pected to accede to the demands for
an advance. The price before the
winter schedule went into effect was
$1.55 a hundred pounds and the new
price agreed on is s2.12 a hundred.
The new price will necessarily result
in an increase it is said and it is eX-
pected that milk will sell for 10 to
II cents quart during the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
AT BIG LEAGUE CAMPS

Mineral Wells, Texas-As an extra
inducement to Sergeant Smiley, White
SoX military instructor, President
Comiskey and President AL Tearney of
the Three-I league have offered him
$500 if the SoX win the $500 Ban
johnson prize as the best military club
in the circuit.
Oakland, Cal.-Seven runs in the
Hateful seventh and the Oakland Oaks
started the Cubs invasion with a de-
feat, to 2. Reuther, rookie pitcher,
was the victim. The Cubs and Oaks
play here again today.
Hot Wells, TeXaS-Snyder and Smith
pounded 'em hard and the Cards can
tered over, 7 to 6, trimming the stub
born San Antonio Bronchos. Infielder
De Fate and Pitcher Horstman con-
tinue to loom as the rockies fiends of
camp.
Palestine, TeXas-"Red'' water has
put most of the Brownies on the sick
list today. Old Doc Lawler is a busy
gent passing out his famous prune-
sized pills. The Swatters trimmed the
Soakers again, to 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
START PLAY TOMORROW.
Sixty-Eight Teams Are Entered in
I'll. S. Basketball Tournament.

Lawrence, Kan, March 15.-The
statewide high school basketball
tournament which is annually held
under the auspices of the University
of Kansas will begin here tomorrow
and to date sixty-eight teams have
been entered from all over Kansas.
Two tournaments will be run stimuli
taneously, one for boys teams and
one for girls
On account of the many fast quin-
tets in the high schools of the state
this season the games are expected
to be hard fought from the start.
Twenty-one girls teams are entered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
TWO DEATHS ON A FARM.
Newt Lundquist Second Suicide al
Country Home Near Kackley.

Kackley, Kan, March 15.-Newt
Lundquist committed suicide at his
home near here by thrusting a knife
thru his heart. About two months
ago he made a futile attempt at talk
ing his own life by cutting the arteries
in his wrist.
There is no direct cause for the rash
act. This is the second suicide on the
farm on which he lived. Several years
ago a Mrs. Johnson took her own life
by hanging herself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15

Jefferson City, Mo, March ia
bill legalizing horse racing and allow
ing the selling of pools was defeated
Wednesday night in the state senate
16 to -. The measure was intro
duced by Senator Casey of Kansas
City. 1t provided for two racing sea-
sons of twenty days each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
Lean Wins Second Cue Match.

Cleveland, O., March 15.-Horace
Lean of Chicago, won the second
game of the worlds championship
three cushion billiard match with
Charles McCourt of this city, Il to So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15

Jack Barry's managerial woes have
begun. Dutch Leonard his Red Sox
star is at home the victim of typhoid
fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
Garden Seeds and Tools

New Fresh Seeds from the most re-
liable growers, both in bulk or packages.
Garden Tools of every kind-all priced
in keeping with this stores well known
low cash prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15

Paints and Varnishes of all kinds-we
sell good guaranteed paint at a gallon,
$E.25.
A good cheap house paint at $1.5O
gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
THIS Is of Vital
4 Interest to YOU!

We also have made arrangements
with DIR. Ensign to receive payments
for light and power bills at his drug
store before the 10th of each month
so that you may secure the benefit of
the usual discount.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23
F0ULKE DESCRIBES bAT0ING
IN LETTER FROM Hawaii

Some Australian friends and l got
two of them to take US out. First,
we had to put on our bathing suits.
Then the thinnest lady in the party
was told to take the seat at the front,
the heavier weights were in the mid
die and the lighter ones again behind
One Of our two Hawaiian guides
steered with big paddle and other
paddles were given to each of us.
Went Some Distance Away
eve went out some way from the
shore and then waited for a big wave,
a thriller" as he called it. When he
saw it, coming he headed the canoe
toward tne beach and cried out to us
to paddle for all that was out. We
did our best, the wave overlook us
and carried US on its crest Then we
stopped padding and let the wave do
the rest.
1.-THE front of the canoe. was low
down and the stern up high in the
midst Of the breaker and we WhizZed
through the water like an arrow, feel
ing all the time as if we were sliding
down hill. This is the way man
feels who is tossed in a blanket
"He seems to be coming down a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23

Tie CyuIgIVy Drug StUEVS
so6 Main; 400 MAN, SO w. Main e21 N. E.; 1920 NJ e.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23

great deal more than he is going up
and there we ran in close to the
beach. when the steersman with a
Gexterous turn headed US out again
all splashed and soaked with the wa
ter. Then he baled out the canoe and
at it we went again and again for an
hour or more amid much laughter
and screams of surprise and delight.
1t was Certainly great fun.
Eathsrs Tee Surf Eoa-d
The Hawaiians here land indeed
other bathers as welD also use a
surf board, about 10 feet long and
two and a half feet wide, lying on it
and padding with both hands, then
kneeling on it and even standing up
right and thus riding the surf. tried
it but could not balance myself and
continually tulnbled off. 1t requires
practice and experience.
One thing that seemed to me re-
markable here in the tropics was the
absence of danger from Sharks In
Cuba you cannot safely swim in the
ocean, but here the coral reefs protect
the bathers. The sharks are numerous
enough outside, but they cannot pen
citrate the shadows formed by the
reefs. Blessed indeed are there isl
ands where there are no snakes nor
other deadly reptiles nor insects, nor
malaria and where even the volcanoes
and the sharks are harmless.
Speak Kindred Languages.
One thing is hard to understand
the Hawaiians, the Maoris of New Zea-
land, the Samoans and other island ma
tives speak kindred languages. They
are of one origin. Now how did such
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23

savages traverse thousands Of miles
of ocean to get from one group of isl
ands to another, on frail vessels like
theirs without a compass9 Did they
fasten many canoes together and make
a raft?
How did they carry their supplies
and weather the storms and transport
their families? Were there other ISL
ands that have disappeared which
formed links between these distant
groups? Did the natives formerly pass
higher civilization than when the
Europeans first discovered them and
did they have same knowledge Of nav
igation? Conjecture runs wild through
all these possibilities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23

Mrs. Ada L. Bernhard Marrisson-
Reeves library, has received the fol-
owing letter from William Dudley
Foulke who is travelling in Honolulu
There is curious native canoe in
Use here on the beach at Waikiki, 1t
S very long and very narrow dug
,ut. Eight or nine persons can sit in
If they are thin enough but very
at man could not get in at all. Now
uch canoe, made as it is of big
rec and round at the bottom would
lip over quickly in the sea. To pre-
Eent this, there is an outrigger on
me side, long pole ten or twelve
eet from the canoe to which it is
astened by two other poles. The
iawaiians are very skillful IN man
lging their canoes in the surf.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-23

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