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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
APPRECIATE HIM
Men Realize Tener'S
Bigness in Business.
First President Ever Retained
on His Own Terms.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York. Dec. 24.-The re-elec-
ton Of John Kinley Tener as president
of the National League on his own
terms shows that he is a mighty big
man in baseball
No league in the history of the
game has ever elected a president I'M
der the conditions laid down by Ten
err and accepted unanimously by the
mother league. No league may ever
do so again.
The National League did not fully
appreciate Tener until it faced the
problem of filling his shoes He has
often been criticized for his reticent
nature and his refusal to become in
volved in the wrangles that are so
common in baseball circles every
where.
Maintains His Dignity.
He has steadfastly maintained
kindly dignity in the performance of
the duties of his office. and the only
time during his regime as prexy of
the National League that he accepted
a challenge by tossing his hat into the
ring was N the case of John McGraw.
Tener is a big man in the business
world, and he would be a big man in
any line he entered. His level-headed
method of handling business and the
men he meets has often been mis-
judged, but it will be misjudged no
more.
When Ban Johnson made the nasty
anu Tc6ISllco d
ment to the effect that the major
leagues would be greatly aided if the
government would exempt eighteen
players on each club from military
service, Tener had an opportunity to
place himself very much in the lime
light by delivering a glaring TRADE
against the American League head.
Was Wildly Indignant.
But tho he was indignant over it,
he chose to say but a few words, de-
scribing the statement as a very I'M
patriotic thing, and letting it go at
that. Later when Johnson suggested
that the government take over the
business of running the major leagues
Tener practically ignored the s1g-
gestion.
Those who know the Governor"
best are convinced that he accepted
the presidency of the National League
for another year because of a love for
baseball and a wish to do whatever
he may be able to do in helping it
ride over the treacherous pillows
thrown up by the world war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns a
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



By next Tuesday there will be thousand
school teachers and educators in Topeka,
to attend the thirtieth annual conventlon
of the State Teachers association Among
Topeka people who take part in the pro
gram of the association are: Mrs: NJ, IL
McCarter, Miss F. II. Dana, Mrs. G. f. Men
ninger, j. IL. Mcbride and H. G. Larimer.
The state executive committee OF the 4.
W. c. A. of Kansas has Incorporated, with
trustees follows: Mrs. Henry Bennett
Mrs. c. X. Holiday, DR.. Ida c. Barnes, j..
B. Larimer, A. w. Douglass, c. H. Morrlson
and Chas. S. Elliott. Members OF me
committee signing the charter were Dr.
Ida c. Barnes, chairman; Mrs. Josie silver
Douglass, secretary; Miss NJ. Estelle Mar
tin, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Schenck smith,
Mrs. Ella Adams Emery.
Miss Ida Bergen has issued tnvitauons
to a dancing party to be given at her
home next Tuesday evening.
Van B. Prather. state auditor elect, ar
rived in the city today with his FANNY
He announces that he has appointed X: D.
Mackey of FredOnia, assistant audltor,
and Major A. p. Shreve of Topeka. chlef
clerk. Mr.. Mackey was formerly treasurer
Of wilson county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
new SPIRIT HERE
Christmas Eve a Different
Event in Kansas.
--
War Finds Everyone Straining
Toward Victory.
MUCH ATTENTION TO SOLDIERS
Thousands "GiftS and Goodies"
Are Sent to Camps.
Dinners Tomorrow VIII Be on
Hoover Basis.
MUCH ATTENTION TO SOLDIERS
CBy the Associated Press.)


Kansas nauses on a Christmas eve
which is different from any in its pre-
vious history. -
with hundreds of its young men in
army camps or bearing arms on FOR
eiesn soil it's industries stralnlnS every
facility to speed up output, us Iai ms
organized as never before Tor ENC Ia
production, the state has reached that
stage where there is not an IDLE man
not an idle factory, not an ldle acre
All Producing Here.
christmas finds Kansas a mighty
v,roducing unit And yet, with al
It's organization, its conservation an 4
tie war drives, the state has not loSt
the Christmas spirit. Inruout w az
FOR. municipal Christmas celebrations
and tonight carol singers Will pc
heard as usual, while tomorrow the
needy will be remembered
II is to the soldiers, however scat,
tered at camps thruout the nation anc
abroad. that Kansas has given the
most of her attention. at this CHRIST
mas tide. For weeks preparations
have been under way for the sololer
christmas. wherever he may De.
Hundreds of Christmas boxes were
rrenared and sent abroad weeks ago
so that the soldiers "over there Wou' !;
know those at home remembered anu
so when Christmas day dawns IneIe
will not be a Kansas SOlulel - 80
ten, whether he be in the Unlted
States or in Europe.
Hoover Dinners.
Christmas dinners tomorrow WIN
show the effects of the war. for 1t Is
''meatless' day. With prices OF tur-
KEYS and other fowls beyond the reach
~ MANY families, it looked as tho
fish would adorn many a Christ-1.a as
dinner table. Candies, nuts, fruits
and other sweets. however, viii De
there as usual, tho. of course, at war
prices" .iuo
The weather man would promise
nothing as to Christmas weather IL
is a season when changes come
quickly. he pointed out, and Christ
mas morning might find Kansas en-
loving a white" Christmas, with
the atmosphere clear and cold ana the
sounds of sleigh bells in the air, or,
again, it might find the state enjoy
ing one of those keen December
mornings when the atmosphere has
Just enough sting in it to color the
face of the pedestrian, warming up
by noon so that it feels like the breath
of early spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
YARN DROPS 81 LIB.
Red Cross Chapters in Topeka Receive
Notice of New Price

At the Red Cross chapter quarters
in Topeka there will be sudden drop
of more than 50 in the price per
pound for knitting yarn, according to
a letter received by Governor Capper
from George w. Simmons, manager OF
the southwest division of the Red
Cross. At present Topeka Red Cross
knit.ers are paying between $40 and
IS a pound for knitting yarn which
it is said, does not always measure up
to the proper standard of excellence
reacired for knitting sweaters for the
soldiers.
Complaint was MADE to the national
Headquarters of the Red Cross con-
cernipg the exorbitant prices charged
for knitting yarn in Topeka, and here
after the Topeka chapters will supply
aan secured from st. Louis a price
of about $2.10 per pound. This price
is made possible thru the purchase of
nearly $1,000 900 worth of yarn at the
prices prevailing last year A sufficient
. lpply will be received in Topeka soon
to meet the demands of the local
knitterS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
TELEGRAPH TABLOIDS

New York-A foreign-born regis
trant' claimed exemption because of
dependents He admitted having no
dependent wife mother or father, but
"a lot of people are dependent on
him for Christmas presents, he added.
New York-Mayor-e lect Nylan is
sued All appeal that New York OBJ
serve Christmas in as merry spirit
as ever. The thrill of Christmas morn
ing is the chiIdren's right, he declared.
London-Lady Victoria Bentinck.
daughter of the Duke of Portland, has
been working incog in an air craft fac
tory. She got away with the tineog''
in great shape until King George VS.
tied the factory and shouted his
greetings to her.
Des Moines, Ia="Oh O." said
an empIoye of the Marx Hat company
today and another cent was tabled up
for the Red Cross. Employees have
agreed to pay a cent for every cuss
word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
KAISER PRAISES MEN
Bloody Verdun Battles Created New
Foundation for War"

Amsterdam, Dec. 24-Emperor
William visited the front north of
Verdun on Friday, according to a Ber-
lin dispatch and in an address to the
troops thanked them warmly for their
efforts.
But for the calm and heroic war
riors on the western front" he said
the enormous deployment of German
forces in the east and Italy never
would have been possible. The fighter
in the west has exposed heroically his
body so that his brothers on the Dvina
and the Isonzo might storm from VIC
tory to victory. The fearful battles on
the bloody hills around Verdun were
not in vain; they created new founda-
tons for the conduct of the war;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
FLIES STARS-STRIPES
o. S. Flag Planted Beside Sister Re
pubIic's on Strassburg Monument.

Paris, Dec. 24.-The Strassburs
monument on the Place Concord
which, during the years before the
war was draped with crepe and for
which flowers and bunting were sub
s1tuted in August. 1914. today flies
the Stars and Stripes alongside the
French tri-color.
The American and French flags
were raised over the monument to
the Alsatian city yesterday afternoon
in the presence of a large crowd
which, in spite of the biting frost, I'M
covered as the two emblems were un-
furled. American Ambassador Sharp
and a number of delegates from
societies of natives of Alsace-Lorraine
were present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
10000 SACKS OF MAIL
Christmas Rush on British Front Goes
Both Ways.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

With the British Armies in France,
Dec. 24.-Santa Claus and the British
army postoffice practically finished
the handling today of 1913, 900 sacks of
Christmas mail and parcel post.
Santa-and the postoffice-did
about $4,000 and more mail bags full
of business this year than in 1916.
Every bit of mail was handled smooth
ly aid without delay Despite heavy
snowfall The deliveries have been on
time.
The army postoffice had heavy out
going mail t. handle. The Tommies'
eavorite gifts to those back home were
handkerchief, lace and war SOU
venirs. Hundreds of shops in French
villages were literally bought out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
BEAT AND ROB JACKIE
Partly Clad, Skull Fractured Sailor
Staggers to Residence Doorstep.

Chicago, Dec. "a Richard Bun
dick, 21, jackie from the Great
Lakes Naval training station, is be-
lieved to be dying from a fractured
skull. Yesterday afternoon, covered
with blood. and minus his trousers,
hat and shoes, he staggered into a
home on ogden avenue. In his de-
llrium he mentioned the names of
Harding and King" blue jackets at
the station, who are now missing. His
money-belt was missing $751;
The case is similar in many respects
to tine recent Becker case. Becker
vas found murdered and also was
minus his apparel and money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
SUGAR GREED WORST IN
NATIONAL CAPITAL -BABST

Washington, Dec. 24.-The worst
offender of all the cities in the
boarding of sugar has been the ma
tional capital, Earl D. Babst,
president of the American Rein
ing company. today informed the
senate committee that is investigat-
ing the sugar shortage.
Explaining that this city is total
ly dependent on the supplies of re-
tail shops. he told how customers
had bought up all available stocks
and how members of congress, res
ident here, had appealed to his
company to send more sugar here
to meet the demand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
HEAR FRENCH OFFICER
Fighter VIII Be Speaker at Meeting
Kansas Council OF Defense.

The war conference of the Kansas
airy IT and Is will have as its guest
and principal speakers, a member of
the President Wilson's cabinet and
Paul Perigord, a French officer from
I e fighting front
This is from an announcement of
H. ]. Waters, chairman of the State
Council of Defense.
A call has been sent to every prom
inent man and educator in the state
to attend the conference, and a large
number are expected to respond with
their presence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
IS TOO OLD TO FIGHT
Man Sends Soldiers Wife 500 Shares
of Oil Stock

Peabody, Kan. Dec. 24.-When Mrs
H. B. Slaymaker opened her mail Sat
urday morning she found a certificate
for five hundred shares of stock in the
Petroleum Producing and Refining
company of Tulsa, n-assessable
stock, with this letter inclosed.
"a week ago, on a train between
Kansas City and Chicago, I met your
husband, Lieutenant Slaymaker, off
for the front. AS I am too old to go
and your husband is helping to fight
my battles, I inclose this certificate of
stock to show in a measure at least my
appreciate for this service"
The letter was signed by E. C. Rey-
nOldS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
MAKE GRENADE THROWING
REGULAR COLLEGE SPORT

Chicago, Dec. 24.-If there is a
champion grenade thrower in the
western conference next spring
may tell who it is.
Grenade throwing will probably
be made a regular eveLt in the Big
Ten track meets and the western
intercollegiate. 1t became known
here today that at the regular meet
ing of conferences coaches recently
voted to add the event if arrange
ments could be made. All the
coaches favor such a move.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
Food for Fans
BY GEO. e. PHAIR.
tCopyright)

In Philadelphia.
The baseball fans, Hevoid of cheer,
Are shedding many bitter tear
But Connie Mack
Counts up his jack
And says: Bring on your fanless year,
Baseball is a necessity, quoth John X
Tener. But it doesn't seem so in Philadel-
phia-
Connie Mack believes in preparedness.
He is not in danger of running short of
equipment for his baseball players.
"whaddaymean baseball players?" you
ask. It's just like this: Connie has II
baseball players-Stuffy McInnis and Ping
Bodie.
Rabbit shooting must be a thrilling
sport. One must be always on the lookout
lest the animal turn and bite one on the
leg.
We never have shot rabbit. but we'd
rather shoot one than eat one.
shooting.
To shoot and bag
An antlered stag
Some men consider heaven.
Some love to 7hoot
A nern or coot
Some love to shoot a seven.
Yacht aces in The vicinity of New York
will be suspended for the duration of the
war Congress has voted for prohibition.
The American Association has abolished
war-or something.
The A. A would simplify baseball still
more if it were to eliminate curves and fast
ones and play FOUNDERS.
The German requisition of fat cats in
Belgium is merely camouflage. Nothing
but a German officer is fat in Belgium
Suggestion to sporting editors: Why not
run a three-column cut of Alexander and
Weeghman in the act of discussing the
baseball situation?
A photograph of a baseball star in civilian
clothes always wraps shroud around our
fond imagination. 1t hurls us from the
snowy heights of Parnassian dreams to the
slushful pavements o. reality. 1t is as If
one heard CALI Curci gargling spaghetti
Stardom.
A baseball stars a baseball star
When he is in game,
But when he wears n derby hat
! He doesn't seem the same
Rubbing 1t In
1t is a hungry Belgian cat
His limbs are lean, his stomach fiat
He reads the news,
And sadly news:
'sNo whatthehelld'va thinkathat?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
WILL NOT SAVE WHEAT
But Topeka MIIIers Will Observe "One
Grader Order

Altho they say they will comply
with the order, Topeka flour millers
declare that a rule by the food admin
istration to manufacture only one
grade of flour will not serve to save
wheat as the government says it will
No change in the machinery of the
Topeka mills will be made necessary
in fulfilling the order. The food ad-
ministration says the one grade policy
will conserve about 16,O00,oOO bushels
of the present crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
WICHITA BIG VIOLATOR
Citizens Pay Little Attention to Light
less Night Order.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 24.-Com-
plants to the Office of Emerson Carey.
fuel administrator for Kansas, show
more violations of the lightless Thurs
day order in Wichita than any other
Kansas city.
Harry F. Gee, fuel director there,
says two hundred firms violated the
orders, and he asks Mr.. Carey for
authority to start prosecutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24

New York, Dec. 24.-Bank clearings in
the United States for the week ending De-
cember 20. reported to Bradstreet's ag-
gregate S6,426, 064 600 against So 1913. 40 600
the previous week and Sc, AIS, ISL 600 in the
corresponding week last year. Following
are the returns, with percentages of change:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
COULDN'T BUY HORNSBY
Weeghman Offered St. Louis Club
$4,000 for Star Shortstop.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. ~24.-Charles
Weeghman, president of the Chicago
National, said today he still had hopes
of obtaining Roger Hornsby, the st.
Louis shortstop. Weeghman returned
Sunday from St Louis, where it is
understood President Hickey turned
down an offer of $751; for Hornsby
Weeghman also announced that he
was ready to buy Charley Herzog, of
New York, any time the Gotham club
would name a price
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24

jess May SCH HIS C1rcus-
New York. Dec 24.-Jess Wizards
recent threatening talk about fighting
has gotten him something, anyhow
A New York syndicate today wired
Jess an offer for his circus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12
CHANGE AT POLLS THEATER.
Musical Stock Organization to Be
gin New Venture Christmas Day.

There win be a big change of policy
at Polls Theater within the next two
weeks. S. z. Poll announces through
Local Manager Berger that, commence
ing Christmas day. he will install a
large and expensive musical stock Or
ganization. and he promises that the
venture will excel anything he has
heretofore done in Washington.
The first performance will be Charles
Dillingham's successful revue, The
Candy Shop" The organization will
comprise some fifty people. including
well known principals, expert dancers
and a strong singing chorus of young
women and men who are now rehears-
ing in New York for the opening show.
An augmented orchestra of eighteen
musicians will be engaged and Mr.. Poll
has shipped two carloads of special
scenery, wardrobe and props for THE
Candy Shop"
the list of artists and list of plays
that have been secured, feels assured
that Mr.. Polls new offering at his
Washington theater will prove a great
financial success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12
Given Wide Publicity.

The task of making Navy business
attractive to original sources of supply
has required the elimination of all un-
necessary hindrances to bidding, the
adoption of specifications in conformity
with commercial manufacture, the use
by the Navy of conditions of purchase
acceptable to the trade and the appli-
cation of sound business sense to the
Interpretation of all naval contracts.
Wider publicity than ever before is be-
ing given TO naval purchases. There
are now more than 10000 Arms on the
Nays bidding list from all parts of
the country who are kept in constant
touchNvith all important purchases.
All IF the manufacturers and regular
dealers have been so classified that it
is possible to determine instantly the
names of all important suppliers of the
principal items of naval purchases.
Bidders were formerly required to ex-
anime the alphabetical notices of re-
auirements and to request bidding
forms in which each was interested.
The bidding forms now are forwarded
to all known suppliers, Navy purchases
being thus brought to the attention of
producers through direct invitation
from the Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12

estate: Rev. NJ j. Scanlon OF Boston,
Mrs. mary Nancy. Ssepnsn Sarens. aiss
and Mrs. Fred a. Frank. Miss Mary
Harvey, Charles Small. Joseph Kearney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius j. Gusuch, N.
ward c. Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Donovan, a friend. Miss Mary T.
Brady and Mrs. Trew bella, John !.
Ready, Thomas G. Kengia, = friend.
Frank ]. Donovan. Mr.. and Mrs yohn
ID. Donovan, MIR. and Mrs. Raymond
Reed, Mrs. Mary Mnntz, George KillesD
Margaret NJ. Kilieen, Eiizabet Mary
Cammack, John Crowiee. Francis En-
dres. Walter A. and John Walker, D. W.
o'Donohue. Edward T. Schwartx and
Thomas Sheahan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-12
HIGH LIVING COSTS
STRIKE u. S. NAVY
Daily Ration Of Men Scars to
43.8 Cents-Was
37.6 in 1916.

The unprecedented rise in the cost of
nearly all staple articles of food was
reflected in the Navy ration cost, which
for 1917 was 43.S cents as compared
with 37s cents for 1916, according to
the annual report of Admiral Samuel
MCGOWAN. paymaster general of the
Navy and chief of the bureau of sup
plies and accounts.
While there was an increase OF 40
per cent in the wholesale prices of the
principal items of food. according to
statistics compiled by the Department
of Labor the average cost OF the Navy
ration increased only about 20 per cent
Had the cost of the ration increased
proportionately it would have cost ap-
proximately s1,so0.000 more to feed the
Navy than it actually did-somewhat
over $4,000 a day The report shows an
effort was made to have the Navy use
more poultry than formerly. because
there was about five times more poui-
try in storage than there was at the
same time last year.
Urges Single Agency.
One governmental agency under
which shall be pooled all shipping Is
mirai MCGOWAN states, whether the
I.problem be handled by pool commit
tee ship control commission or
board OH sea transportation. In TINS
regard he says:
sThe transportation of supplies to
the allied governments in the way OF
ammunition food. fuel and other mum
tons is a military proposition. Ine
placing of all vessels of American reg
istry under government controi with
o6;n TN
crews to operate them would increase
at one stroke the military patrol Of the
sea-
In concluding his report the paymas.
ter general pays tribute 70 the eaper,s
| in the bureau of supplies and accounts
| He says:
voluntarily offered their services a,
salaries which are but a fraction o.
| the salaries earned by them in civil
| life. Any man who has voluntarily
given up his personal busiEass-at a
great financial sacrifice to himself ana
| to his family-in order to assist ms
country in her hour of need. is entitled
70 the fullest appreciation possible
| The caliber and equipment OF the mer
selected to handle their special lines
| are of the highest standard"
System Holds Good.
One point strongly emphasized in thu
report is that the war in Germany ha:
not produced conditions making i
| necessary for the Navy to depart from
| it's present purchasing system in an,
way.
'The fact that all purchases of nava
supplies, with the exception of three
items of ordnance. are centralized IL
7. one Office has made 1t possible for tht
Navy to obtain adequate supplies t
meet all its needs at the most advan
| tageous prices, and all in strict accord
ance with legal requirements-and thi!
without criticism from within or with
out the service" the report states.
| Another important fact brought ou
| in Admiral McGowans report is, a.
| soon as manufacturers have recognized
| they cannot secure business from th'
Navy if a commission for some inter
mediary is included in their bids, the,
have adopted the policy of direct bid
ding thus automatically solving. tn,
problem which has confronted the Nav,
purchasing system for many years.