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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
NO MEET THIS YEAR
Big Illinois Interscholastic Track AT.
fair Has Been Called Off.

Champaign, ILL.,, April 25.-The
classic University of Illinois interscho-
lastic track and field meet which has
been held annually for a quarter of a
century has been called off. Five hun
dred high schoolers generally COM
pete but it was decided to cancel it on
account of conditions brought on by
the war. This action was favored by
the Illinois high school association
With the big meet also went the ira
ditional circus in which 1000 students
participate.
Because of their unexpected victory
IN the mile relay at Drake SATURDAY.,
the Illinois one-mile quartet will be
sent to compete at PENNSYLVANIA in
the national championship Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

SQUARED CIRCLE NEWS

Scranton, Pa. April 25-~Chic"
Similar of Scranton, outfought Freddie
Welsh, lightweight champion, here in
ten round bout. Similar bored into
the champion every minute and easily
beat him in every round but one, the
sixth. Similar weighed 1874 pounds
Welsh would not weigh in.
New York, April 25.-Johnny Dun
dee of this city, was an easy winner
over Tommy Touvey of Paterson, n. J.,
in a ten round bout in Brooklyn Dun
dee weighed 1872 pounds and Touvey
$50.
New York, April 25.-John Harvey
of this city, knocked out Joe Rivers
of Los Angeles, in the seventh round
of ten round match here. Harvey
weighed 1877 pounds and Rivers 13S Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
GIRLS TAKE HIM UP
Many Accept Labettc County Mans
Chicken Raising Offer.

o. o. Gossard, chairman of the La
bette county committee of food de-
Tense, will spend fortune soon if the
Riddles of that district continue to
take advantage of his war program
offer of SIS for every girl who raises
chickens this summer. More than
score of thrifty little country lasses
have already started on their financial
careers and indication of a continu-
ing increase in the number is nearly
certain.
This for the girls of Labette county
and then the boys, too are serving"
Cow clubs, clubs for farming and
truck gardening are all being organ
lied among the coming young men,
Gossard reports. Labette is doing its
duty but Mr. Gossard is soon going
to be up a stump"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
GO AHEAD OF SHAWNEE
Citizens of Leavenworth Co. Show
Much Interest in Road Campaign.

Leavenworth county promises to
beat Shawnee county in doing her
share in building the long promised
fort-to-fort highway. H. S. Putney,
Curtis Meyers and Albert Nagel have
just returned from a big good roads
meeting held at Tonganoxie in Leav-
enworth county.
They report that big crowd was
present at the meeting, much enthu-
siasm was shown and petitions are be-
ing circulated for building a concrete
road eighteen feet wide, following the
Midland trail, with branch to Leav-
enworth- The benefit district has been
created.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
ALL VOTE FOR DRAFT
Pittsburg State Normal Men Unani-
nous for Universal Service.

Pittsburg, Kan, April 25.-"The
men of the State Normal voted unani-
mously for selective CONSUMPTION"
This message was wired to Congress
man Phil Campbell and Senator
Charles Curtis at Washington today
after the students and faculty men had
taken a vote
A company of students began taking
military drill on the campus today. A
period of the physical training depart
ment has been abandoned for the mil
itary drill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
- A. Up to the Minute AA |
EXXSA SPoRTlNGNEw 6S@A
| /NggN From Everywhere l
1L)0O BV~c1Uos

the big tents is rated as the classiest
short-fielding agSreg~ ton that has
been brought up from the minors for
many a season. and good shortstops
are as scarce as Russian royalty.
The fielding ability of the short
shoppers who have been holding down
jobs in the majors for several years
mas been of sterling quality. Short
shoppers of the class of Bush, Maran-
vile, Fletcher, Hornsby, Scott and
Peckinpaugh are not picked up every
Cay. but these players are not rated
as terrific hitters. The only short
stop of the veteran class who could
field and hit equally well was Honus
Wagner, and Honus is thru.
Fans Show Interest.
So fandom is watching the efforts
of the new shortfield guGrdia. S with
more than the usual interest, because
of the fact that two of them give
promise of becoming real hitters. The
two in question are Fabrique and
Kopf. Both came to the National
League from the International cir
cult. Fabrique was a .315 hitter with
Providence last year, and Kopf hit
-292 with the Baltimore club.
Swede Risberg, who was familiar to
Chicago fans before he essayed to
hold down the regular shortstop job
with the White Sox this spring, play
ed 1873 games with Vernon last season
and finished with a batting average
of .263. while Ward. who played with
Portland. batting .235, was rated as
one of the most timely hitterS in the
Pacific Coast league.
When the major leagues opened
their seasons it was figured that
Fabrique and Kopf had both cinched
their jobs. while Ward and Risberg
were on trial. So the fight for reg
ular jobs on the part of these recruits
is interesting to watch.
Livcn Up the Game.
Youthful short shoppers who can
field with a flash will help to liven
things UP in both of the majors. The
work of Witt, with the Athletics last
year, was a treat to Philadelphia FANS
and had he been with a winning club
he would have looked much better.
He succeeded in piling up a batting
average of PAS in 142 games with the
Mackmen, and his fielding was fast
This year he is said to be greatly i'm
proved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
BASEBALL TODAY.
National League.

National League.
Chicago at Cincinnati, clear. 3 p. m.
Boston at Brooklyn. clear, 3 80 p. m.
New York at Philadelphia. clear, 3 p. m.
Pittsburg at ST. Louis, cloudy, 3 D. M
American League.
Cleveland at Chicago, rain, 3 p. m.
st. Louis at Detroit, cold. cloudy, 8 D. m.
Washington at Boston, clear, D. m.
Philadelphia at New York, clear, 80 p. m.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Columbus. cloudy. D. m
Kansas City at Louisville. cloudy, 8 =. N.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis, rain, 3 10
".
st. Paul at Toledo. rain, p. m
Western League.
Des Moines at Wichita clear, 3 p. m.
Omaha at Joplin, clear. p m
Sioux City at St Joseph. clear. ) p. m.
LINCOLN at Denver, clear. 3 80 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

The above are the members of
Company * Third Missouri who are
to stage a private smoker in Topeka
tonight. The boys in Topeka have or
ganized a Company K Athletic club
and expect to keep in physical training
while on guard duty in Kansas. Ser
geant Saunders, who is a Spanish war
veteran and who served 1 4 years in the
regular army, is the promoter. Read
ing from left to right, the men above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

Spring house cleaning means cleaning
inside and outside. Dull pimply skin is
an aftermath of winter inactivity Flush
your lntestines with a mild laxative and
cream out the accumulated wastes easy to
take they do not grippe. DR. Kings New
Lie LIE fllls will clear your complexion and
Life Pills tonight and throw off the sing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
CALL OFF TOURNAMENTS
U. S. Golf Officials Decide to Abolish
All Title Awards

New York, April 25.-The United
States golf association has joined the
movement launched last week at the
general meeting of the athletic bodies
to call off all championships
Officials have announced that the
tournaments would be played but that
no prizes or titles would be awarded
Professional players who will play in
the open championship at Boston also
will waive all claim to prize money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
ALL LOOK GOOD
Four New ShOrtstOps Give
Promise of Staying With Jobs.
Reds, Dodgers, Pirates and
White SOX Have Finds.
nv JACK VEJOCK

BY JACK VEIOCK.
New York, April 25--Four new
shortstops are striving to hold onto
major league meal tickets this year.
They are Billy Kopf, of the Reds;
Laverne Fabrique. of the Dodgers;
Swode Risberg, of the White SOx, and
Charley Ward. of the Pirates.
This ouartette of newcomers under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
Livcn Up the Game.
Joplin Releases Red Roche.

Joplin, Mo-, April 25.-Cornelius
(Red) Roche, a second baseman, has
been released by the Joplin club of
the Western league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
Redskins Beat Baptists.

Ottawa, Kan, April 25.-The Has
kell Indians defeated Ottawa univer-
sity at baseball, 9 to s. Peacock, the
first Indian pitcher, hit a home run,
with two men on bases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

Wichita, Kan, April 25.-Friends
university defeated Southwestern col
lege at baseball here, winning by the
score of 5 to 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
TWAIN

earnest, powerful personality, that domi-
mated his time, so that even then he was
known all over the face Of the globe.
Simple, unassuming, democratic, he was
welcomed by Kings, he was loved by
plain people.
He was gallant fighter for freedom,
for humanity. The simplicity, the kind
ly humor, the generosity, the spirituality
half revealed, that we like to think is
America-all these were in Mark Twain.
If foreign nations love him, we in this
country give him first place in our hearts.
The home without Mark Twain is not an
American home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

Out of the generous west came Mark
Twain, giving widely and freely to the
world such laughter as men had never
seen. 1t was laughter whole-souled and
clean, and yet the laughter of thoughtful
men.
There seems to be no end to the things
that Mark Twain could do well. When
he wrote history, it was new kind of
history, unlike any other except in its &C
curacy. When he wrote books of travel,
it was an event, and the world sat up and
noticed. He did many things stories,
novels, travel, history, essays, humor-
but behind each was the force Of great,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

are: Bryan Railsback, trainer; Kid
Miller, middleweight wrestler; Red
Sheehan, init artist; Kid Pinkey, fistic
geant F. Saunders, promoter. Miller
meets Lewis Hoffman tonight: Kid
Pinkey goes against Kid Otto and Red
Sheehan matches skill with Sailor
Johnson. Hoffman has made a special
trip from Onaga to wrestle Miller and
their bout should be the feature card
of the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25

SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Brooklyn at Philadelphia-Gam post
poned wet grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Friends 8: Southwestern 4

All other games postponed; bad weather
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
SHOOT THIS YEAR TO
HELP THE RED CROSS
Entire Proceeds Of Thanks
giving Shoot To Go To
willamette Chapter

The annual Thanksgiving shoot this
year will also be a Red Cross shoot as
the entire proceeds will be given to
Willamette chapter of Salem.
1t will be held under the auspices of
the Capital City Rod and Gun club
next Sunday and great preparations
are ueing made to make this shoot the
greatest in the history of the club.
The events will include shot gun,
rifle and revolver shooting and the
winners may have the privilege of TAX
ing home a real live turkey or am or
der for a dressed bird or even merS
chandise from Portland or Salem.
Two automatic traps will be rum
nlng, one for the awkward squad and
one for the experts. There will also be
number of special events. The Wood
burn and Salem trophy teams, of five
men each will shoot at / o clock in the
afternoon.
The beginners trophies are ster-
ling silver watch fob for the men and
a silver spoon for the ladies. Any one
who has not shot more than 500 blue
rocks is eligible to shoot with the be-
ginners.
Mark Siddall, the secretary, is just
home from Portland and has promises
of several Portland shooters. Miss
Gladys Ried, one of the youngest ex.
pert women shooters will be on hand
with her new Parker gun. Mrs. Ada
Schilling, who is the smallest woman
shooter in the whole U. S., and who
has shot more than 100 scores, has
promised to attend.
The shoot will be held at the grounds
of the Capital City Rod and Gun club
at the end of the Seventeenth street
car line, about half a mile south of the
state fair grounds. Shooting will begin
at clock Sunday morning. Hot cof-
fee and sandwiches will be served on
the grounds. Spectators as well as
shooters are invited to attend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

force of the police, with Mr.. Humph-
rey IS father, 9. S. Hamilton, half a
dozen boy scouts and several other
kind of boys who might be termed win
dow tappers.
Yesterday evening about 8 O'Clock
Mr.. Humphreys was shaving at his
home and about the time he had his
face properly lathered, he gave a
scream and made a wild jump for lib
erty, going out of the yard at an un-
earthly speed. His mother followed, but
as the son continued in his wild ca
reer, her alarm was such that running
to neighbor 8 she sent in a police call
that brought quick results. A call was
also sent in to G. s. Hamilton who
promptly responded to the emergency.
Several boy scouts assisted and with
in short time a net was spread over
the neighborhood of 1913 Union street,
With the help of the police, boy scouts
under Mr.. Hamilton and the parents,
Mr.. Humphrey was finally rounded up
with his face still covered with lather
AS to inquiries as whether he had gone
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
John R. Motifs Suggestion for The
Y.M.C.A. Week Of Prayer, Nov. Ills
ALL WHO SUFFER FROM THE WARS INFLUENCE AND EFF
FECTS

= 4 x X ~ x * y X x MM*M* \ \
WEDNESDAY. EgESHS~sfvaast i
Christian Workers Lands
THANKSGIVING
those work in behalf Of SOL 4
of
bearing the increased burdens ' 3
PENITENCE:
That in the present need for workers neglected prayer
the method enjoned by securing them fF'
That have dishonored
o expectations
: INTERCESSION.
of
of Gods choosing their to ministry
the leaders oivo
themselves discovery
their training Of
That those who the
military be baptized w ferYor power Christ
That Christian workers their wells
veal Christ to that they will understand they
themselves 10
That in these disquetng times may be stiffness to hear <
speak.
x x x y X x x x X ** x x x X x x x X x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
Court House Notes

There being three divorces ganted
yesterday, Cupid got busy today and
balanced things up by causing three
marriage licenses to be issued. They
were to the following persons: Mel
vile B. Jarvis and Alma G. Lippold;
w. R. Jones and Margaret Stolk and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
John ]. Fosmark and Anna Learfeld.

Two boys living near Hubbard, bat
who have been working in California
were arrested as they left the train
at that place this morning on a charge
of importing spurious liquors. 1t is
claimed they had two suit cases pref
ty well loaded with booze. They were
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

man between the
age of 25 and 40 years. An excellent
chance for live wire. A permanent
position here in Salem. Liberal sal
arv and commission. Everything furn
ished, no investment required. Must
give references and a real estate
bond. Call after p. m. at 356 North
Liberty street, Wednesday or Thurs
dav evening, Ills
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

An unused church building in Leban-
on has been purchased by the state con
ference of the Evangelical church and
will be occupied at once by the local
of that denomination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
brought to the city late this afternoon

Jean Williams was brought in to.
day from Monitor for investigation as
TO his being a Stacker He claims to
have become of age Nov. 5, 1917. Sher.
IF Necdham has wired the boy s rela-
.tives in Montana to learn his exact
age.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
NOT ONLY
PERSON "LATHERED'
Wild Actions Of Leading Man
Stirs NeighbOrhOOd and
Gets Out Police

This story reads like a plot for a
moving picture reel but it isn't. The
leading man is Ed Humphreys, sales
man for =. S. Hamilton. The leading
lady is Mr.. Humphreys mother In
Guided in the cast are all the night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

crazy, he merely remarked that he bet
the next time some boys wanted to
play joke by tapping the window,
they would not try it on the Humphrey
home, intimating that he had caught
the offenders and settled the window
tapping matter to his entire satisfac-
tion
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14
CROSS, FEVERISH
CHILD IS BILIOUS
OR GONST|PATED
Look, Mother! i Tongue Is
Coated Give California
Syrup Of Figs"

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children fCalifornia Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, motheri If coated, give a
teaspoenful of this harmless F'fruit
laxative and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good "inside cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup of Figs handy; they k2ow
a teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for bot
tie of "California Syrup of Figs,
which has directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and grown ups print
ed ON the bottle. Beware of counter
feits sold here, so don t be fooled. Get
the genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

WANTED = Housekeeper principally
kitchen work, for eight or ten per-
sons. No children, washing or iron
ing. Address Gervais r. 2, box 45.
Phone 3F11, 11-14
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

FOR SALE-Oak and fir stumpage,
about 500 cords, situated miles
southwest of Salem on slough road.
Address H. j. Tracy, Rt. 3, box
233A. 11-17
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

POTATOES-W are in the market
for potatoes, any quantity, sax furn-
ished. Phone 1l5. VIM. Brown & Co.
lne., Salem, Or. 11-27
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

TEN CENTS A DOUBLE ROLL AND
upward for choice wall paper at Bu-
ren's Furniture store, 179 CONNER
cial st. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

FOR ORDS = The Eisen Regulator
Poa sfvely regulates yqour head
lights, can't get out of order, lasts
as long as the car will. Free trial.
Have one put on, takes 10 minutes.
I43 Court street. Phone l341R. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

FOR SALE--10 acre orchard, acres
bearing, 31a miles south on good
rock road. Price $500. $400 down
good time on balance 1478 Ferry St.
A. B. Browning. 1916
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

MEN and teams wanted to plow 160
acres of clean, level land. Can furn-
ish hay and oats at market price, So
per acre for plowing. Address E. E.
Dent, Jefferson Rt. l, or see me on
Ankeny flats ten miles south of Sa-
lem on Pacific highway. 11-1G
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

MEN WANTED-Rough carpenter at
$4 per day, common laborers at $3.50
per day. Steady work, men with fam
lilies preferred. Board 81 per day.
Hammond Lumber Co., Seaside, Or
Ills
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

20 GOOD men wanted at once, inside
work, the year round; we work our
men ON the merit plan. Call to 5 p.
m. 1878 North Com. lily
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

WANTED-Young girl to asst lst in
house and care of children afternoon
and evenings. Call $50 Chemeketa
st. mornings. Ills
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

LISTEN-Call Silverton
phone Black ia for wood. pole wood
hard wood, old fir, and I'd growth,
in cords, you can do well by calling
me. j. Zoneyth, Silverton. 1914
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

LOST-French dwarf brindle bull dog,
Hayesville district, answers to nalke
of Buster. Big reward. Address Mrs
G. S. Pratt, Route 9, box 81. 11-l7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

FOR RENT - desirable furnished
rooms, for gentlemen, in central To-,
cation, good home cooking. 1877
Court. 11-15
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

of bay mares, about
1900 lbs, broke single and double.
True and sound. E. H. Moore, Rt. s,
box III, Salem. Ills
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-14

GEESE for Thanksgiving, write for
prices, 7. N. Allenby, R. l, box 4C,
Turner, Or. Ills