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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
HE'S SOME FEEDER
Carl Morris Can Hide More
Food Than Many Families.
''TOpeka" Jack Johnson Has
the Proof on Him.

Topeka" Jack johnson, who be-
lieves that Carl Morris, the oklahoma
Giant" ranks next to Jess Willard in
the heavyweight class of today and
who is in a position to know becau>
he formerly trained Morris, tells the
following feed story on Carl:
1T was about three years ago while
1 was working with Norris" Johnson
said. I'VE were up in Winnipeg, Can
ada, at the time. One night we went
into a restaurant to eat There was
lunch counter, but Morris decided to
eat at a table. He ordered double
porterhouse steak, with a half a dozen
eggs, plenty of French fried potatoes,
corn, peas, sliced tomatoes, bread,
butter and a half a gallon of butter
milk
Then Wanted Pie.
1T took him about fifty minutes to
get on the outside of everything he
had ordered, but when he had de-
molished everything in sight, We
thought he surely was thru and pre-
pared to leave But all of a sudden
he looked around and shouted over to
a waiter who was standing behind the
counter and asked him what kind Of
pie he had
The waiter came over and named
over his assortment of apple, peach,
raisin, lemon, etc. But Morris did not
wait for him to run thru the list.
Just bring me over an apple and a
couple of them lemon ones, he said
And Topeka" Jack will swear that
he ate every crumb of every one OF
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

parks that are idle after the close OF
the baseball season; and many OF the
PLAYERS under contract to them are, or
have been, football players
There is no reason to suppose that
games participated in by such stars as
Jim Thorpe, Mahan, Brickley, Pollard,
OHphant. Lagore, Maulbetsch, Peck,
Casey, Bachman and other notable
players of the last few years would not
draw as big crowds in New York, chi
cago. Cleveland, st. Louis. PhiladeI-
phia and other large cities playing un-
der professional colCrs as they would
PLAYING under the colors of their re-
spectiVe schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
Laundry, Wood Yard and Sew
ing Room for Poor.
Maintain Free Office to Provide
!. Employment.
WORK IN FOUR DEPARTMENTS
All Charity and Relief Placed
Under Central Head.
Expert in Charge Gives All
Time to Work.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. "a new
movement in municipal welfare work
has been instituted at Emporia this
winter. which is generally considered
the most remarkable work of the kind
in Kansas. According to NJ V. Woods,
the head of the Sedgwick house of
Wichita, the Emporia Welfare as
ISOLATION should serve as model for
Second-class cities of Kansas in this
respect A special discussion of the
Emporia system was held during the
recent annual session of the Kansas
Conference of Charities and Correc-
lions at Wichita
The direction of the work at En-
porta has been put into the hands of
j. r. Welkie, an expert in this line,
who gives all of his time to the work
and is paid by the community. A pub
lie laundry, public sewing room,
wood yard, and rock pile is planned
for this month The work of the
movement is divided into four de-
partments; free employment office.
commissioner of the poor, probation
officer. and administrator of the Herr
tage fund.
The free employment department
was added for the purpose of getting
the man and the job together. During
November ninety-tEree persons APP
piled for work-sixty-six men, twenty
one women and six buys. Within this
same month there were eighty calls
for men and. women to do work
There were calls for man for farm
two men to shovel COAL man to cut
trees. man to split kindling, dish wash
er, house work. lumber yard, haul
leaves, spading, wash windows, carry
in coal, night work in the round
house, blowing. fill silos, wash woman
house work, man to dig in basement
huskfng corn. ironing, and hauling
dirt Some of these are steady and
others are odd jobs. The employment
office is doing well in spite of the fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
sPALDING BOOKS OUT.
Athletic Almanac for 1917 Is a VaIu-
able and Interesting Volume.

Three publications that all sport
lovers will receive and read with much
pleasure have just been issued by
Spalding's American Sports Publish
ing company. They are: Spalding's
Athletic Almanac for 1917. Spalding's
Official Ice Hockey Guide, and the
annual intercollegiate swimming
guide.
The Athletic Almanac is the most
interesting of the three books. being a
275-page affair chucked full of rec
ords of 1916 and profusely illustrated
with cuts of prominent performers.
On the outside cover is a colored ac-
ton picture of Robert Simpson, the
world-famous hurdler of the Univer-
sity of Missouri. The Almanac retails
at all sporting goods stores for %
cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
Relief for Poor People.

many of the odd jobs are given to
students.
Relief for Poor People.
A commissioner of the poor, the su-
perintendent investigates applications
for help and writes all orders for poor
relief. During November one hun
dred orders for relief were issued
twenty-five for coal, sixty-one for
clothing, four for rent, seven for
transportation, and one each for lodg-
ing, medicine and burial. Out of this
number thirteen were new cases.
Others were recurrent-
Mr.. Wilkie. as probation officer.
aids the court in investigating and Sc
curing information in juvenile cases.
The Heritage fund is administered
by the Welfare association. Capt. L.
t. Heritage, deceased, who was a citi-
zen of Emporia. left a large estate
some of it to relatives, a part to the
city library, and the rest to a fund the
income to be used for the children of
the city who did not have opportunity
to get an education This money is to
be invested by the committee in charge
and the profits are to be used in buy
ing clothes and providing means
whereby needy children may be given
the opportunity to attend school and
become useful citizens. 1t was the
desire of Captain Heritage that there
should be additions to this fund from
been no addition up to this time.
Many Contribute to Funds.
The superintendent receives dona-
tons for clothing. Last month dona-
lions were received from fifteen diff
ferent organizations and individuals
and distributed to twenty-five per-
sons. A washing machine and a sew
ing machine donated earlier in the
year were given to persons in need.
For the relief of adults Mr.. Wilkie
issues orders on the county. The Min
isterial association has provided an
emergency fund. Residents of the city
also contribute from time to time to
tributed provisions for forty Thanks
giving dinners.
The Welfare association is main
tanned by voluntary contributions.
Some of the business men are giving
500 annually Four thousand dol
for an office building. Twenty-Five
hundred dollars of this amount was
contributed by an unknown individual.
| Start Public Laundry.
! In outlining the plans of the Wei
| fare association for the future. Mr..
! Wilkie said: In addition to what we
are already doing, we expect to pro-
vide wood yard. rock pile for men,
and a sewing room for women. We
expect to have a public laundry where
people can come and do their washing
A nominal fee will be charged those
able to pay. These plans VIII be under
way before the first of the year
The superintendent. Mr.. Wilkie, is &
trained welfare worker. He is e
graduate of Princeton and has. done
postgraduate work at the University
of Chicago. For several years he wa:
professor of sociology and economic:
| at the College of Emporia. Before
taking up this work. Mr.. Wilkie spen
some time in charity work under the
direction of NJ. V. Woods head of the
Associated Charities of Wichita, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
BAKER BASKETBALL DATES.
Baldwin Methodist Quintet Will Play
EOurteen Games This season.

Baldwin, Kan, Jan. 6.-The follow
ing basketball schedule has been an
nounced by the Baker university
coach:
College of Emporia, Baldwin, Janu-
airy Il
Southwestern, Baldwin. January IT.
Bethany, Baldwin, January %.
Emporia Normal, Baldwin, January
81.
Southwestern. Winfield, February 5.
Paramount. Wichita February 6.
Friends, Wichita, February 7.
Ottawa, Ottawa, February II.
Paramount, Baldwin. February IA
Pittsburg normal, Baldwin, Feb
ruary %.
Emporia normal, Emporia, Feb
ruary %.
College of Emporia, Emporia, Feb
ruary 81.
Pittsburg normal, Pittsburg, Feb
ruary IS.
ottawa, Baldwin, March I.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
WORK FOR SPRING FESTIVAL
Chorus of 400 Expected for Messiah
at Pittsburg Normal.

Pittsburg, Kan, jan 6.--Prof- Wal
ter McCray will begin the organization
of the 1917 Messiah chorus for the
annual spring music festival at the
State Manual Training normal on jan
uary Is. The enrolment for the
chorus will be prompt and the roll viii
be closed early this year.
1t is expected that at least 400 voices
will be in the chorus. Arrangements
are being made for the training OF
group choruses in several cities, the
various groups combining with the
main chorus here for the two rendi-
tions of the oratorio. Columbus last
year contributed more than 100 sing
ers and will increase the number this
year. Neodesha and other cities are
asking for similar arrangements.
The music festival. set for early in
April, will be opened by a concert by
Schumann-Heink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
new CUB BOSS is STRONG
FOR THE HONOR SYSTEM

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Fred Mitchell
new pilot of the Cubs is an advocate
of the honor system, and the CUPS
will have no set of training rules
to conform with during the com
ing season, Mitchell announced To-
day.
Mitchell is dead against BOOZE
cigarets and gambling above ten
cent ante, but he Will leave II up
to his men. When any of the thirty
six pIayers he intends to keep on
the roster begins to slip, it's the dls-
card for him. Al Demaree, Phll-
adeIphia pitcher, conferred with
Mitchell here and may become
Cub by the trade route
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
STATE CHECKER TOURNEY.
Players Battle for Kansas Title at
Hutchinson This Week.


Hutchinson, Kan, Jan 6.-Twenty-
three of the most fervent followers of
the checker game are here for the
opening of the eleventh annual meet
ing of the Kansas Checker association
Frank Farmer of Wichita, who has
for the past two years won the state
championship and also held the title
in 1912, is here for the tourney with
all expectations of again winning it,
Some of the men when entering used
aliases because they were afraid the
boys back home would kid them at
playing a game that has held the in
terest Of thousands thru many genera
tons.
A meeting was held before play be-
gan and officers for the coming year
We're elected Those chosen were:
Frank Farmer, Wichita, reelected
president; ]. r. Meek, Topeka, vice
president; f. W. Fletcher. Meade, sec
retary-treasurer
j. r. Meek, of Topeka, is one of the
leading players in the tournament.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
MEEK WINS STATE TITLE
Topeka Checker Player Annexes
Championship at Hutchinson.

]. r. Meek, of Topeka, one of the
best checker players in the city, won
the state across the boards title at the
annual tournament held in Hutchin-
son this week by defeating Frank G.
Farmer, of Wichita, who held the
1916 title.
The tournament, according to re-
ports, was the most successful ever
held in Kansas. Players participated
in it from all parts of the state. and
Nebraska players also were present.
J. r. Meek is conceded to be the best
player in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
TRAIN FOR MISSION WORK.
One Topekan Among Volunteer Twen-
ty Studying at IA. L.

Lawrence. Jan. 6.-Twenty students
in the University of KaLscs, ten men
and ten women, belong to the Student
Volunteer band, an intercollegiate or
ganization for service in the foreign
missionary field. As SOC n as they fin
ish their work in the university they
will be subject to call by church for
eign mission boards. Their work. how
ever, will not be limited to ministerial
duties. for engineers, physicians,
nurses, industrial workers. teachers in
all grades and Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w.
C. A. secretaries are much used n
the foreign missionary work today.
The K. L. Volunteer band includes
Ed Todd. Lawrence, president; Esther
Burke, Lawrence; Minnie Moody,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
HOW TO HOLD ON
The Baseball Men Who Last
Never Get "TOO Wise"
Charley HerzOg Tells Secret OF
His Long Success.
BY JACK vEIOCK.

New York Jan. 6.-What is the Sc
cret of the Iong-lived ball player?
Natural ability? Yes. Good hab-
it's? Yes, once more
But there must be something else
What's the answer?
Listen to what Charley Herzog mas
to say. And remember all the WnlIe
that Herzog is one of the most con-
sistent infielders who has ever graceo
a big league diamond
IF 1 have pleased the fans of New
York I am mighty glad tnlnK l
can play better ball. now that l have
the worries of a ball club off my
shoulders, but still I am not satlsfled-
Always Learning.
81 believe that 1 can learn to play
the bag better than 1 have been play
ing it in past years. l don't thlnk
fellow ever learns so much about play
ing any position that he can't improve
And I'm not satisfied with myself. l
played on the other side of the dia-
mond too long.
THE sooner we start for Marlin in
the spring the better 1 will like it. I'm
anxious to get back into uni and
take the kinks out of these joints of
mine. Once 1 do that 1 am going to
attend my annual spring school, and
with the aid of Charley Herzog hope
to learn a few more things about COW
ering that old keystone sack.
mink or this coming from d prayer
of Herzog's ability. Figure out, if you
can, why a player who is good enough
to get a job on any one of the sixteen
major league clubs should make any
such admissions. Herzog's explana-
lions are uncalled for, but they show
us something.
That Is Real Secret.
That something is the secret. or one
of the secrets, why players of Herzog' s
calibre hold their jobs in the majors
from year to year.
They never quit trying for day
for an inning. They are always try
ing to improve their movements in go
ing to the right or the left for batted
ball; in playing the bad hops and in
| covering the bag. A player who is
perfectly satisfied with himself may
stick for while, but just as soon as
his head gets that permanent swelling
which tells him he is a star and has
his job cinched, just that soon will he
start to slip.
Herzog is the sort of a player who
wants to be in there every day He
wants to play every inning that the
| Giants play this summer, and he wants
| to play that old bag to better ad-
vantage than he ever did before Give
any manager a club composed of such
hustlers and his life will be a merry
round of pleasure. It's the laggard
who brings grief to the manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
Ban Players May Strike.

New York, Jan 6.-DecIaring that
minor league and major league ball
players are backing him to a man in
his demands on the National associa-
ton. David L Fultz. president of the
Baseball Players fraternity, has an
nounced ne players have yet been
given permission to sign d917 con-
tracts The permission will not be
given. he said. until all questions are
settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
STEWART WINS MEDAL
Topeka Trap Shooter Makes High Rec
ord in A. a. T. A. Competition.

]. c. Stewart, one of the crack shots
of the Topeka Gun club, has been not
flied that he has qualified for the 90
per cent efficiency medal awarded by
the American Amateur Trap Shooters
association for qualified scores of As
or better out of a possible so. Stew
arts official record is 945 dead birds
out of possible 1000.
The medal that will be awarded
Stewart is next to the highest in a Sc
ries of five medals awarded by the as
ISOLATION to amateur and professional
shooters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

In regard to the success of the We'll
fare association in accomplishing its
purpose, Mayor r. NJ. Hamer said:
I'VE are helping instead of giving |
think the Welfare association has
wonderful future William Allen
White said: II think that the Wei
fare association is valuable only as It
conserves self-respect, only as it gives
work instead of aims. We hope to
systematic tn = sc that every man.
woman and child IN town who cares to
work can do it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

Leavenworth; Helen Becker, Solomon:
Ruth Daniels. Hiawatha: + ose Riste.
Lawrence: Kate Daum. Lawrence;
Anna E. Citizens, Williamsburg. Ia;
Iva FISHERMAN. Lawrence: Helen
GRAY. Paxico. r. Z. Smith. Winches-
ter: A. NJ. Lohrentz, Mound Ridge
John Callenc. Sylvan Grove: Walter
Pickering, Galena; Freeman Havinge
hurst, Enterprise; Donald Miiligap,
Olathe; Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley WaIs
rem. Lawrence: Lawrens Whittemors,
Topeka: Edward T. Bigger, Burlln-
game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
GIBSON COPS HONORS
RAINS Defeat Felix Team Straights
in Stag Bowling League.

Rolling at a steady pace from start
to finish. the L. c. RAINS defeated the
Felixers three straight games in the
Stag league Friday night, winning
every game by a good margin. Glib
son, the Rain star, carried off both
the high score and high average hon
ors of the evening.
The RAINS are now leading the
league in a runaway, having won 10
and lost only games. The Capitals
have the next best average with wins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
ABSORB INDEPENDENTS.
Bell Telephone Company to Buy Two
Kansas Exchanges

The Missouri Kansas Telephone
company plans the purchase of inde-
pendent plants at Pittsburg and Par
sons Application was filed with the
public utilities commission today for
approval of the sale of the properties
to the Bell interests
The Parsons and Pittsburg indepen-
dent companies own toll lines in Craw-
ford, Cherokee, Labette and Mont
gomery counties. These Will be taken
over by the Bell under the transfer
nlan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
To Adopt Schedules Jan. 10.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Members of the
schedule committees of the American
and National leagues will meet in
Brunswick, Ga, on January TO- to
draft the 1917 playing charts for both
organizations. B. B. Johnson, president
of the American league, has an
nounced- There also will be a meet
leagues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
WANT IN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
Cub Owner and Manager Enthusiastic
Over Gridiron Prospects.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 6.-President
Weeghman of the Cubs and Owner
Dunn of the Cleveland Indians have
become boosters for the professional
football league.
Fred Michel. Cub leader who coach
ed at Harvard for several years, is an
other booster for the gridiron circuit.
President Ban johnson of the Ameri-
can league is Investigating the FEAST
bflity of such an organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
Indoor Baseball on Wane.

Owosso, Mich, Jan 6.-Owosso, the
home of indoor baseball. may be with
out a league this season. Most of the
players who were stars when the local
team won the worlds title three sue
cessive years are now dead, married or
too fat to get in or out of the way of
the BAH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

DIR. A. r. Kennedy, athletic director of
favor Of kansas lifting the t ban a me hnyin IN
and permitting the fistic under state con
troll He says he intends to teach boxing
to his students
Il am a strong believer in the manly
art or boxing, the veteran athletic man
said There is no better exercise or ply
steal developer. Boxing is no more danger
Gus than other sports, and if handled pro
perry is just as clean and just as re-
Probably no school in the west has ever
gone into the football field on as broad a
scale as the Nebraska Cornhuskers plan
to do next season. DR.. Stewart, the Husk-
er coach, seems to hold to the idea that
worthy opponent is to be desired rather
than an old rivalry with a weaker ad-
versary.
The Huskers have only two conference
games booked for next season, one with
K U. and one with Missouri But they
seem to have considered the whole area of
the United States subject to invasion in
making their dates After accommodating
ssd1 ska WESLEYAN of their own state,
Notre Dame and Syracuse Ali of these
teams have national regulations and most
OF. them turn out top notchers every sea-
son. Syracuse, of course, will be their
most distin guished opponent but every
football fan knows what it means to have
games with such schools as Notre Dame,
Iowa and the Michigan Aggies.
ana IL IS entlrely possible that Nebraska
is assuming the role of pioneer and is
blazing the trail that will lead to no
conference land.
The ST. Joseph Western league club will
train at Tulsa, Okla, this spring Jack
Holland having made arrangements to take
his DrummerS there March 20 and keep
them there three weeks So far. Holland
is the only club owner who has announced
a training trip
The Topeka high school basketball team
will play its first regularly scheduled
game Of the season next Friday with Au
burn The high school has very bright
prospects it is said and plans to play q
number of hard games
Frank Mccoy. an old K e. halfback
who played under DIR. Kennedy during the
season of 1904 has come to Topeka to
| teach in the high school, and it is ex-
pected that he will take an active interest
| In high school and Washburn track work,
his interest in sport having conferred large
| ly in track since his school days.
| Howard Mann, sporting editor of the
Chicago Post, is authority for the state
ment that Tip O'Neill. former president of
| the Western league is now wearing a wrist
watch Tip always was a wrist watch
| sport
| Tom Fsirweather, city commissioner of
Des Moines and half owner of the Des
purchase. the interests of Frank IsbeH If
he can get them at q suitable price and
can get big Ed Walsh of the White
Sox to manage the club.
| Joe Stecher. the Nebraska mat marvel
who claims the heavyweight championship
| is trying to sidestep another match with
| San Francisco where the match was to be
held Lewis, by the way, is the only man
Stecher has found too much for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
ICHABODS TOST. MARYS
Washburn Team Plays Practice Game
With Catholic Quintet.

Coach Kennedy took his Washburn
basketball squad to st. Marys today 10
play a practice game with the Cath-
oIic quintet this afternoon.
The Washburn men left here at
noon and were scheduled to return
tonight No regular games have been
scheduled between Washburn and 81
Marys but a series is being planned
for the latter part of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
To Play Basketball Tonight.

With thirty teams entered, the
Church Basketball league of the Cen
trail Y. NJ C. A will get under way to-
night. the opening game being be-
tween the Potwin Presbyterian and
the First Presbyterian teams. Also,
the Second United Presbyterian and
the First Baptist teams will clash to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

Boston, Mass, Jan. 6.-John ].
Barry of the Boston American league
baseball club has been offered the
management of that club. He told
President H. H Frazee he would have
to consider the matter, especially In its
bearing on whether he would continue
in the game as a player. Frazee in
Dictated he expected to hear from
Barry at once He would not say what
salary was offered.