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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
- Up to the Minute
| ~ SPORTING NEWS
~ FROM EVERYWH HERE.
HE WANTS A BOUT
Willard Anxious To Fight After
the Circus Season.
Denies He Has Turned Down
Morris or Fulton.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, July 1S.-One CT our
very best little pacifists turned up
with a crouch the other day and NUT
tered something about fighting.
The peace promoter in question was
lone other than Jess Willard, The emf
nent coin collector and side-show
magnate. and his fight talk almost
caused Mr.. Fistic Public a severe at
tack of heart failure. Tho Mr.. Will
lard didn't mention the kaiser in his
fight talk, he opened the muff1er long
enough to inform the world that he
intends to defend the heavyweight
championship after the circus season.
ends, and declared that he will take
on the most likely contender at that
time. The nice part about Wizards
announcement was that it didn't cost
a cent.
Bars No Fighter.
''It isn't true that have refused to
box either Carl Morris or Fred Full
tom said Willard.
why should / bar either of these
fellows if the public demands that 1
meet them? 1t is true that I 40 not
care for this fellow Norris but that
doesn't mean that he is barred. With
a little training 1 can reduce to my
best weight, and 1 have no thought
of retiring"
Wizards admission is welcome
neNS-tO MOTIFS and fulton in par
ticular. And the public is passively
interested, for since Jess lodged his
bout with the Kaiser everyone
thought he was thru for good and
would retire without defending his
crown.
Fight Before Xmas.
As the situation stands at present
the massive cowboy may be expected
to come out of Information before
Christmas shopping days are over,
and if some stout-hearted promoter
will only come forth with the deter
mination to sign Willard and get him
into the ring, the boxing fans of the
country will be glad
1t makes little difference whether
Morris or Fulton gets the first crack
at Willard. They stand together at
the head of the challenging army and
there is little to choose between them
They are both big, rough citizens, too
big for any of the present day heavies
aside from Willard and Frank Moran,
and as Moran doesn't figure these
days, the most interesting point, in
so far as the boxing public is con-
cerned, centers around Wizards abil-
ity to get in shape and make a good
fight after SO long a 1ayoff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
THEY'RE UP IN ARMS
Pottawatomie County Citizens Anger
ed at Sheriff's Draft Attitude.

PottawatoRnie county citizens are
today urging the removal from office
of Sheriff C. D. Ladner, who as a
member of the exemption board re-
fused to waive his claim for fees and
declared he did not owe his country
one cent" Telephone messages to
the State Journal today stated that in
many parts of Pottawatomie county
demands are being made that Ladner
resign from office or be removed as
public official.
All Kansas sheriffs performed serv-
ices in connection with the conscrip-
ton registration. When a patriotic
appeal was made for waiver of claims
for services, the sheriffs responded in
the same spirit in which the appeal
was made. That is, most of them re-
sponded that way. Ladner didn't. He
wanted his money and as high sheriff
and -dignified public official of Potta-
watomie county he intended to get it.
Col. Jonathan d. Norton, disbursing
agent for the federal government
wrote to Ladner asking him to waive
his claim. Norton was formerly sheriff
of Shawnee county. He put his ap-
peal on personal and patriotic
grounds. But it didn't bulge Ladner
The war could go on without end, the
government might conscript the youth
women might open their purse strings
to liberty loan and Red Cross cam
paigns. but Ladner expected to get his
money.
In a letter to Colonel Norton, Lad
ner demonstrated that all of the poor
spelling is not in the Democrat party
Ladner is a Republican, it is stated
This is the letter which came from
Ladner's pen and now threatens to
lose him his office:
Westmoreland. Kansas,
July 14-197
COL JONATHAN D. NORTON
Discussing Officer and Agent
Dear Sir | reply to your letter
Will say that l am not going to Eolun-
teer my services as Registration Board
as you are getting, paid for your serv-
Ices and also is Mr.. President Wilson,
getting paid for his Services. and as for
as to wreak Vengeance of my Country
that would be nothing to you, nor would
THAR be anything come off from you for
this reason. as have told you befour that
Il did not Owe by Countery one cent, as
have always worked for all that / ever
got. and paid for all that ever Bought.
Yours Very Truly
c. d. Ladner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
B. ]. LONG RESIGNS
Sales Manager of Edison Company
Succeeded by Major Glueck.

B. ]. Long, sales manager for the
Topeka Edison company, has rendered
his resignation to become effective
August 1. Mr.. Long has accepted a
position as the Kansas salesman for
the Wesco Supply company of St
Louis He will make his home either
at Leavenworth or ST. Joseph.
Mr. Long has been in the electrical
business for twenty-five years. He
came to Topeka seven years ago from
LeaVenworth. He has been in COM
mercial, industrial and domestic cleo
trical work in New York, Chicago and
Washington.
Major GIueck, a former Washburn
student and baseball fan, who has
been working in the appliance depart
ment of the company for year. will
succeed Mr.. Long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
SHIP MORE POTATOES
Number of Cars Out of Kaw Valley
Double That of Last Year.

AItho potato shipments from the
Kaw valley are slow as compared with
the acreage being dug, the number of
this seasons cars is double that
shipped out up until this date last
year One hundred and twenty-five
cars have been shipped this season.
Six cars were sent to various points in
surrounding states Tuesday. The
shipments prior to July II last season
were sixty-five cars.
Prices being paid growers show a
decided slump. The price paid Kaw
valley growers Tuesday was $3.50 a
bushel, cash on track.
good quality. The federal bureau of
markets estimated today that 1000
bushels of shome crowns arrived in
Kansas City Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Kansas City Cat Louisville) 3 IL
Sanders and Berry, Hargrave; Davis and
Koeher.
Milwaukee Cat Indianapolis) .......1 IL
indianapolis :. .............2 Q 3
Sherdell and Murphy; Kantlehner and
Schang, Gossett.
st. Paul lat Toledo ).---....S 10 o
Finneran and Glenn; Heating and Swee-
ney.
Second game
ST. Paul ..............1 o
IOledO u 3 .
&c innings.)
Williams and Land: Brady and Sweeney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
BASEBALL TODAY.

National League.
Chicago at New York, clear, 8 10 p. m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, clear, B p. m.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, clear, 3 80 p. m:
Pittsburg at Boston, ,, cloudy, first 80
p. m.
American League.
Washington at Chicago, 2, clear, first 80
p. m.
New York at Cleveland. clear, p. m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 2, cloudy, first
1 :45 p. m.
Boston at st. Louis, clear. 8 80 p. m.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Louisville, clear, 8 rs p. m
Kansas City at Indianapolis, cloudy, 3 Is
p. M
Minneapolis at Toledo, clear, 8 p. m.
ST. Paul at Columbus, cloudy, p. IN.
Western League.
Wichita at Lincoln. clear. 30 p. M
joplin at sioux CITY. Clear. 80 D. m.
st. Joe at Des Moines, clear, 3 80 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
HINSCH GOT A HUESH
just Before U. S. Got Into War Ger
man Agent Escaped to Germany.

Baltimore. Md, July 1S.-Captain
Frederick Hinsch, former agent for
the North German Lloyd interests who
handled American details for the over
seas trip of the cargo submarine
Deutschland is now in Germany.
Shortly before the United States
entered the war, federal authorities
placed a watch on Hinsch but his
friends believe he escaped on a small
sailing vessel and was picked up by a
German submarine at sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

R.H.E
boston 10 II
Mamaux, Jacobs and Fischer; Nehf and
Rice.
Cincinnati Cat PHILADELPHIA ..3 .
fnlIauelpnla 1 1
Schneider and Clarke; Rixey, Oeschger
and Killifer.
st. Louis (at Brooklyn ...1 1
Brooklyn ..--..............2 6
90 innings.)
Doak and Gonzales s. Smith and Miller.
Chicago (at New York; ..O G
view IOIh % III
Demaree, Hendrix and wilson, Schupp
and Gibson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Williams and Land; Brady and Sweeney.
No other games played.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
TAKING HOT BATHS.
Why Harm May Come Through Bad
Hygienic Methods.

1.-THE majority of bathers undoubt-
eddy do themselves more harm than
good" said an English physician re-
Gently. "First let me tell you how /
battle mysef-thc ideal way. | have
the bath filled, and when all is pre-
pared + step into it straight from bed.
Doubtless you put on a dressing gown,
perhaps light a cigarette, lounge about
your room, then stroll along a drafty
corridor and get into the bath already
chilled. When there you stay until
your skin vessels are thoroughly re-
Taxed by the heat and unable to react.
Afterward you are surprised to find
yourself chilly and depressed.
"Some men shave first. Let me ad-
wise you to do this after the bath, not
before, and so avoid chilling. Not ev-
cry one has his bathroom opening off
from the bedroom or even next door,
so in many cases it is wiser to take
sponge bath in your sleeping room and
to get into it while the heat Of the bed
is still upon you. This should be the
rule in all but the very hot months Of
the year.
"If you take cold plunge bath stay
in it only for ten seconds; then do not
waste time drying yourself. Get on
some clothes within three seconds
after the bath. The weakest can
take a cold bath with benefit in this
way; the strongest will suffer in the
ordinary way"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

the progress of your city. Thought of
you while in Minot, the Beautiful, but
didn't have time to call.
But after all, Southern California
beats them all, especially Orange
county, which has to be seen to be ap-
preciated. Four years of experience
convinces us. Please find draft fo1
another years subscription. Peace and
quietness continues with us so far
but we don't know what a day may
bring forth. Wishing you long life
and editorial peace we are as ever
yours.
J. T. LLOYD.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

HOW EMERGENCY ROD Q
) - 81 l. [, L L Y MAY /.

9 HOW hMh1.' nN.t NJ
{. SURG ERY MAY @
o HELP TIE ANGLER. 1t Is @
o well to have all your trout rods @
(. duplicates, with interchangeable g
o parts. The tip is the most @
@ brcakable part OF the rod. @
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{. of doubtful integrity it is good /.
g plan to carry an extra tip on g
| @ your back, where it will be out Z.
! @ of your way when you go upon "
! O. the stream. @
| 9 BY tip is here meant the upper g
| 9 joint OF the rod. The small metal @
! @ tip ut the end of the rod is an g
o other matter. Always carry two @
@ or three of these metal tips in g
@ your pocket so that you can easily @
| @ replace broken one. @
| 9 BY means of rude surgery you g
@ can generally mend a broken rod @
! (. on the spot. Often the middle g
| @ joint and not the tip will break. @
8 When this happens apply a g
9 lighted match to the metal tip or @
9 ferrulc that you wish to remove @
@ and heat it enough so that the @
@ broken piece will come out. 9
@ With your knife make a new @
(. seating on tie broken end and @
@ crowd the ferrule or tip secure g
9 ly on. O
@ For the repair you should have q
@ with you plenty of matches and @
(. small piece of rod cement. Heat @
@ this with a match until it melts (.
| @ q little and smear it on the seat @
9 ing before forcing the ferrule or O
@ tip back. This will make the @
@ joint waterproof @
@ 1t is not often that such mend {.
o ings are of permanent value, al @
O though they may serve for brief {:
o period. @
o A rod so mended has weak g
o place and will soon come to grief. @
9 For the proper making of these @
o repairs you should also have with @
o you a small pair of pocket pliers 9
9 and a gimlet. @
o These may be very useful in g
o getting the wood out Of a ferrule, @
O and pliers are the only efficient 9
@ device for extracting porcupine 9
@ quilts out of a dogs nose. G
@ You can never know when some 6
o overZealous dog who may be G
@ around camp will need this at G
@ tentiOn. 6
@ In putting rod together it is G
@ good plan to anOint the ferrules i.
q with little grease. 1t makes ..
o them fit easier and keeps out the .
@ water Mosquito dope will do for G
9 this.
9 If the joints fit too tightly the .
9 rod may be strained in taking it 6
@ apart or putting it together.
9
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

$3.50 the hundred this year, as against
$3.50 last year, and in Nebraska the
same critter is worth $9.40. April NUT
ton in North Dakota is bringing $500
the hundred, compared with $5.40 last
year, and in South Dakota the respec-
tive prices are $9.4O and $3.50. Hay
and all other forms of forage are
bringing better prices in North Dakoo-
ia than in South Dakota, but after it
is turned into meat the South Dakota
product has a considerable shade the
better of it except in horse flesh.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Young Baden Teacher Horribly In.
jured.

A party of young folks from Baden
went to Donnybrook Friday night on
railroad speeder and enroute home,
one of the members of the party, a
school teacher named Miss Coffey, was
caught in some of the machinery of
the speeder and thrown from the con-
veyance. Both bones of one of her
arms were broken below the elbow and
the large bone of the arm was frac-
tured. She suffered scalp wounds and
lost two teeth. She was taken to the
office Of a Donnybrook physician,
where she was given attention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
LIVE STOCK VALUES.

Bismarck, N. D., April 28.-April
hogs in North Dakota are worth $l2.lO
per hundred pounds, while one year
ago they brought but $7.4O, states the
current monthly crop report of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. In South Dakota the same hogs
are worth $500, in Nebraska, $13.7O
and in Iowa $3.50. A hundred pounds
of North Dakota beef is worth
S7.4O, while last year the price was
$3.50. South Dakota beef is bringing
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Young MinOt Doctor Makes
a brilliant Record at Col

DR.. Ernest Hancock, who graduates
this year from the Northwestern Med
ical College in Chicago, has won sig
nal honor by being selected as one Of
the six students from the College for
inferno in the Michael REESE hospital.
Mr.. Hancock wrote the examination
with Sc students and passed with a
very high average.
Mr.. Hancock graduated from the
Minot high school in 1911 and has
made a remarkable record, being but
% years of age now.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
How to Remove Window Panes With.
out SIN ashinu Them.

When a pane is to be removed from
a window frame apply soft soap to the
putty, which, however. hard, will be-
come soft in a few hours. Then the
putty may be scraped away with the
blade of knife and the glass removed
without fear of breaking.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
How to Clean Silver With Just Whit
inu and Oil.

When silver is very much furnished.
and this is often the case when 1t has
been put away for some time and not
used, 1t is a good idea to clean it with
oil and whiting. Take an old piece OF
cloth or rag, dip one corner of it In the
oil-lard can be used instead if more
convenient - then in the powdered
whiting, and rub the black marks
with it. They will gradually disap-
pear with this treatment, and the Sill
yer must then be rubbed with clean
dry whiting and polished with soft
leather
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
How to Curb Your Obesity and Be-
come a SyIph


We are all asking for diets and sys
TENS of exercises for reducing the
weight, but it must be borne in mind
that the reduction Of weight must in
variably be accompanied by reduc-
ton in strength. This means that the
woman who Systematically enters upon
a dietary, bathing and exercise system
must give herself over to this entirely
for it will exhaust her strength if it re-
moves the flesh. The woman who does
her own housework or the woman who
is in business must not undertake bath
ing, violent physical exercise or golf
ing and combine with these her regu-
lation work. Physique and nerves can
not endure the strain. A breakdown is
inevitable.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Enjoying Life in California.
Orange, CAL, April rs, 1917

Dear Editor:
Excuse US for hardness please, as
we have been real busy since returning
home from a nine-months trip thru
Idaho, Canada, Montana, North Dako-
ia, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona. We enjoyed the visits and
scenery very much, but our ideal stops
were in North Dakota and Montana.
We were very much impressed with
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
How to Clean Enamel Ware Without
Becoming a Kitchen Slave.

Add two tablespoonful of soda =
four quarts Of water. immense IL"
discolored utensils in the water anu
boil for half an hour; then scour them,
using some of the soda water and
stiff brush. If the stains are persistent
boil second time and use sand with
the soda water for the second scour-
ing
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
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HOW TO DYE FADED 4
CLOTHES NEW (

o CLOTHES NEW o
o COLORS. A visit to the dye 9
. bath simply transforms sun o
o struck curtains, pillow covers o
o and draperes into new goods. o
o The slight stiffening which Gre 9
o tonne, art ticking and chintzes o
o have when first bought can be 9
o renewed by using bran water .
o instead of starch. Cook two Q
o cupfuls of the bran in half .
Q gallon of water twenty minutes 9
Q and put it in the final rinsing @
O water This gives just the proper @
o dressing 9
o 1t is a help for the beginning o
o dyer to know something Of the @
. results which various cOlors will 9
. produce. 9
o Blue over brown produces dark Q
o seal brown. 8
9 Blue over purple produces dark 9
o plum. 9
Q Blue over green produces blu 0
o ish green. Q
o Blue over yellow produces Q
. green. 8
q Blue over red produces purple. 9
o Light blue over orange pro- 6
8 duces brown. 6
o Light blue over green produces 6
. peacock blue. 6
. Light blue over pink produces 6
o lavender 9
o Cardinal over navy blue pro- 9
o duces light purple. 9
. Maroon over dark green pro- 6
. duces plum. 9
. Maroon over navy blue pro- 6
. duces dark purple. 6
. Red over dark green produces 6
. black. 6
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o Red over lavender produces
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9 Red over blue produces purple.
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. light green.
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. golden brown.
5000 q @ O. O @ o @ 8 g @ q @ O. G
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
WARS EFFECT ON RUGS.
How the Price Of Beautiful Floor Gov.
erings Has Risen.

How the Price of Beautiful Floor Cow
erings Has Risen.
Said a rug expert recently:
II should say offhand that about 20
per cent Of the increase in rug prices is
due to conditions in the dye trade, 40
per cent to the falling off in wool i'm
ports and Is per cent to shortage Of
labor. The remaining Is per cent may
be accounted for by increased trans
portation charges and by the fact that
the rug manufacturers, owing to the
fluctuating conditions, are inclined to
safeguard their own profits little
more closely than before the war.
I'm general it is correct to say that
the price of domestic rugs has ad-
vanced from % to As per cent over the
prices that were asked before the Eu-
ropean war began. Thus Wilton that
could be bought for $50 year and
half ago must now sell at SIS; an Ak
minister or Brussels or velvet rug that
cost then $3.50 must now sell for $35
or $40 and is expected to advance to
$45 in the near future
Liz "OSI pOpuldL IuOucluCC pllNCt
rug at the present time is the Amin
ster. 1t is constantly gaining in popu-
lar favor over that old time favOrite
the Brussels rug, and some manufac
turers have even discontinued their
Brussels weaves. OF the Administers
the Chinese patterns, these being du
plicates of Chinese designs, are espe-
cial favorites. Different shades of
blue, such as delft, indigo and the so
called old blue shades, are considered
the most desirable. The blue is gener
ally in the groundwork. These Chi
nese designs were first put out in do
nestle rugs about three years ago and
at once met with popular favor. Let
me say that the housewife who Is able
to get special priced. marked down
rug is fortunate, for this means that
she is getting rug that has been for
some time in stock and so is dyed in
the safer dyes that were obtainable
before the war. Carpet manufacturers
have now warned all their customers
that the dyes now used are more likely
to mellow and weaken than those for
merly used.
"In buying Administer and velvet rugs
Of medium grades better service will
be secured from the seamless rugs
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
How to Stop Leak III Gas or Wa
ter Pipe.

How to Stop Leak III Gas or wa
ter Pipe.
A leak in gas or water pipe fire.
quently causes no end of damage be-
fore the plumber can be called. Still
1t can be stopped temporarily with a
filling mixture made of yellow kitchen
soap and whiting mixed in a thick
paste. When your wash boiler or any
pot or kettle begins to leak at any IN
expected moment you can save the
day with an emergency cement made
by mixing the white Of an egg with
fine coal or wood ashes until 1T forms
a thick paste. Plaster this over the
hole on the outside of the vessel and
then hold it over the fire until the egg
is baked and the cement hardens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
Young Starr in the Army;
Claimed No Exemption

Twinkle Starr, the well known herds
man who has piloted many herd to a
winning in the west, has resigned his
place with the Lakewood Holstein
herd at Spokane and joined the army
Mr.. Starr was lacking a month of 81
ON registration day and as luck would
have it his name was 161 in the first
draft and as he claimed no exemption
and is splendid man physically, he
went through the examination, the man
in charge saying, "You re the kind of
man we want; willing and strong"
Mr.. Starr went to the Hardwood
with the purpose of feeding for records
and of fitting this fine herd for the
show circuit The herd has been in pro-
cess of fitting for some time but has
been tarned out and unless some COM
petent man shows up very shortly it
Will not appear this year. Mr.. Smith
has twelve men on his farm and all
of them on the registration list. The
one man that he could spare with most
difficulty, and probably not at all re-
place, was the one taken.
If the army is made up of young men
like Starr we win have mighty good
army, but it viii be difficult to re-
place them in their present walks of