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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
WORK HERE FOR |. C. C.
Santa Fe Making Up Official Annual
Statement.

Railroads and carriers under the
control of the interstate commerce
commission will devote extra time for
the next two months to preparing the
annual statement which has been
called for blythe commission, to show
the condition of business up to mid
night of December 81. 1915.
For the first time the commission
has caused the end of the financial
wear to coordinate with the end of
the calendar year, and the business in
terests affected by the law will submit
their reports accordingly In the past
the financial year has closed at the
end of June of each calendar year.
The commission has failed to see i'll
what way the discrepancy of financial
and other time benefited anybody, and
during the early part of December in
structed the roads to prepare state
ments at the end of the calendar year
similar to those which have hitherto
been submitted at the end of June.
The roads are given till March L to
make up and submit the statements.
The making out of the reports will
involve considerable extra work.
Two reports must be made this year
instead of one.
E. l. Copeland secretary-treasurer
of the Santa Fe, says that the state
ment for the year 1915 of that cor
poration will not be finished before
the end of February.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
STOP BOOZE TRADE
Brewster Wants Missouri to
Help Check Liquor Traffic.
He Asks Gardner to Assist in
Discussing Border Gangs.

If Missouri state officials will CO.
operate with this state, the liquor traf-
fic in border counties will be stopped,
according to statements contained in
a letter just sent by S. NJ Brewster,
attorney general, to Governor Gardner
of Missouri. Brewster asked state Of
ficials to aid in breaking up an or
ganized gang of border law violators-
The letter from Brewster will be re-
ceived by the new Missouri governor
this afternoon. 1t contains a request
for cooperation with state officials in
breaking up violations of the Kansas
prohibitory liquor law. Men engaged
in the traffic drive wagons from wet
Missouri counties to dry Kansas coun-
ties, where the liquor is sold in viola
ton of law.
with the cooperation of Missouri
officials. we will put these men out
of business" said General Brewster.
1T is to gain the help of these Off
Gals that 1 have written to Governor
Gardner"
A letter similar to the one which
went to Governor Gardner was sent
two years ago 70 Governor Ma jor- But
the liquor traffic was never entirely
stopped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
HE'S HERO STUFF
George Fosters Iron Will Great
Aid to the Red SOx.
Keeping Troubles to Himself
Helped Boston Win Flag.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Jan. 9-An innocent bit
of leather strap. coupled with the 10y
atty of a pitcher to his club, and an
iron will which would not succumb to
pain.
Here is one of the factors which
helped the Boston Red Sox capture
the American league pennant last
summer and eventually ride on to a
worlds championship.
1t may be difficult to appreciate
this statement until We mention the
fact that the pitcher in question was
none other than the diminutive
George Foster. the little giant of the
Boston hurting corps, and that rival
teams in the American league have al
ways held the most profound respect
for him
Had the rivals of the Red Sox
known that Fosters arm had gone
back on him the Red Sox would have
lost much of their prestige. and we
have Hughie Jennings's word for it.
Worked Under Difficulties.
During the latter part of the season
Foster pitched under great difficult
ties After a hard game he would
shuttle to the club house suffering
the tortures of overstrained muscles,
and would throw himself on a rub
bling table while the Red Sox trainer
tried all he knew to rub the anguish
from MS pltcnlnS wing.
The bit of strap was used to hold
the deItoid muscle of his salary wing
firmly in place. 1t is the deltoid that
takes the burden of pitching, and
when Fosters deltoid went back on
him he felt that he was thru.
But rather than let rival clubs and
players know of it, and hoping that
his presence in the bull pen, and or
the mound at intervals, would uphold
the esteem in which other clubs held
Boston, he stuck it out like the game
little Southerner he is.
And now Foster says he is thru
He said so last fall, when he cut uI
the world series pie with his team
mates. and he has written friends ir
/ Boston during the winter that he has
no plans for returning to the diamond
Will Stay in Ozarks.
! Down in the Ozarks, among the
! rolling hills and the whispering pines
Foster intends to enjoy life in hi:
country home. A letter written JUS
( before the Christmas holidays to e
friend in Boston once more confirmed
are other things in life to be consid
/ cred, and he has often remarked tina
he would never consent to be a bench
warmer.
So. unless the lure of the diamond
which comes with the first signs O.
spring proves too strong for the littl.
/ sla bSter, Foster will be among tn.
missing a t Ferway park next Sunday
! If he does not come back baseball
will lose one of the stoutest- hea rtee
and most conscientious players VIII,
has graced major league diamond
during the past few years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
GIVEN A CLEAN BILL
Moose Picture Passes the Censors in
Its Entirety.

There are approximately 900 mem
bers of the Loyal Order of Moose in
Topeka, and if the plans of the pres
ent organization succeed, there will
soon be $500. The Moose are plan
ming to double their membership IN
Topeka and in the state, thru a siren
uOuS membership campaign Just open
ing.
One OF the campaign weapons is a
four-reel motion picture, which passed
(unscathed) the state board of CEN
sors Saturday afternoon The picture
shows the Moose convention held in
January of 1916 at MooSehe9rt, H.,
thirty-five miles west of Chicago. in
addition to a feature scenario depict
ing the purpose and methods of the
settlement at Moosehe2rt.
MooSeheart is a city owned by the
order. In 1913 there was purchased
LOLA acres of land there, which was
converted into a city with a home for
the orphans of deceased Moose men,
bers, and the old members of the or
der. There has been added to the set
tlement a university, at which the
children of Moose members are edu-
Gated free of tuition charges A large
farm is a part of the establishment
and thru the labor of the students ~
the vocational schools and the univer-
! sity, the settlement is made partially
seIf-supporting. Artisans sent out
| from the vocational schools are organ
| lied, and carry union cards in the
trades which they have chosen Sil
| hundred orphans are cared for anc
! trained at the establishment, an6
preparations are being made to in
crease the capacity of the school tt
5000. There are 100000 members Of
the order in the United States. and 81
of the dues paid by each member i.
applied to the support of Mooseheart
The picture will be shown in Topeka
next week The theater at which
will be produced has not yet been Sc
! lected. After that it will be shown il
! each town in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
st. Mary's Expects to Have Sue
cessful Basketball Season.
Series of Games VIII Be Played
With st. Louis Z.

Athletic Director Walsh. of St
Mary was in Topeka Monday on
business states that the Catholics ex-
pect to have a basketball team that
will give a good account of itself this
season, and that the outlook at present
is very bright despite the fact that
Coach O'Roarke's men are later in
getting started than most of the other
teams of the Kansas conference.
The Christmas vacation of st. Mary 8
lasts three weeks which is longer than
that Of most schools. and on account
of the fact that the mem bers of the
states. it is impossible to bring them
back until after the first of the year
The St Mary's schedule has not been
tails. but most of the dates have been
agreed upon one game that is still
hanging fire Is the annual Washing
tons birthday tilt with the Asgies. and
the series with Washburn has not been
signed up for.
Rigai Best Player.
One of the members of the squad
who is certain to be heard from many
times before the close of the season
is Captain Rigali who is a versatile
center. forward and guard. A series
of games will be played with St Louis
university some time in March, if
present plans materialize.
The Kansas conference basketball
season Will get under way tonight
when Cooper college invades Winfield
to meet the Southwestern quintet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
SPEAKERS HARD TO GET
Government Slow in Furnishing Men
for Santa Fe Demonstration Train.

H NJ Banner, agricultural and in
dustrial agent for the Santa Fe, is
having trouble in getting in touch with
the United States department of agr1-
culture. which has been asked to fur
niSh speakers for the dairy and poul-
try train which the company plans to
operate thru the eastern part of the
State during March
The red tape of the government de-
partment unwinds very slowly Mr..
Banner has been asking for the CO.
operation of the department for some
time He has now enlisted the aid of
Senator Charles Curtis, at Washing
ton Plans for the train are still
more or less indefinite, and will re-
main so until information as to what
the government will be able to do
about the matter is received by Mr..
Banner Experts from the Santa Fe
and from the state agricultural college
will participate in the work of the
train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
DEMAND 7-HOUR DAY
Miners Urged to Adopt Five Work
Days a Week in Ohio.

Columbus, o., jan "a seven
hour work day and only five of them
to a week is expected to be favored by
the convention of District No. 6, Unit
ed Mine Workers of America which
began its twenty-seventh annual meet
ing here today.
President John Moore, in his annual
report, said statistics showed that if
miners are employed five days a week
and seven hours a day they can pro-
duce all the coal necessary for foreign
export and domestic use and that re-
duced number of working days would
tend to steady employment.
President Moore urged the miners
to go on record in favor of legislation
for old-age pension laws; for elimi-
mating private liability insurance COM
panies by amendment of workmen' S
compensation law, and for exa NINA
ton of fire bosses in mines.
The convention will discuss the high
cost of living and will consider the es-
adjustment of cooperative stores
such as are maintained in a number
of Illinois mining camps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
House of Representatives Or
ganizes Without a Hitch.
Harmony Reigns Turnout the
Republican Caucus.
A. E. HAWKIAS0N LANDS JOB
Only Ballot Necessary Was on
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Blind Representative To Be the
Houses Chaplain.

Members of the house of rep
resentatives organized in a meeting
so quiet and harmonious that all
chance for fight was lost before the
caucus was called. Only when A E.
Hawkinson won the election as ser
geant-at-arms, was it necessary to call
for a ballot. A NJ. Keene, speaker,
and other elective officers of the
house, except sergeant-at-arms, were
elected without contest.
Walter A Layton was elected speak
er pro tenn by reclamation, following
the election of Keene as speaker. Then
Clarence w. Miller, of Pratt, was
chosen as chief clerk after opposition
to the popular Pratt man had vanish
cd. G. w Shook of Decatur county,
won the place as doorkeeper without
fight. Mrs. L. NJ. Couchman of To-
peka was chosen postmistress and
John A Bright of Topeka won another
term as chaplain.
Hawkinson Lands.
A E. Hawkinson, former member
from Pottawatomie county, won the
sergeant-at-arms fight over A. c. Jor-
dan of Rice county. j. NJ. Gilman,
representative from Leavenworth, was
made floor leader, while A L. Will
moth of Cloud county, was made
caucus chairman. Frank o. Stone of
Emporia, is Republican caucus sec
rotary.
Democrat house members organized
in a caucus at the Throop hotel They
elected w D. Thompson, of Morton
county, as minority floor leader; A
Moser, of jefferson county, caucus
chairman; D. C. Sullivan, Grant coun-
ty, caucus secretary The minority
adopted an efficiency and economy
recommendation by endorsing a leg
islative member as chaplain They
endorsed Leroy Highlands, of Harper
county, blind legislative member, for
chaplain of the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
DICK HOBLITzEL The MOST
BOSSED MAN IN BASEBALL

Dick Hoblitze' comes close
having a record in the nuinoel %
rasnagers he has worked under IN
eight years. Hobby has been d.
rected by six baseball pilots in tnat
time, five of them being leaders OF
the Reds.
He began under John Camel. IN
1908. saw Clarke Griffith super
sede CAMEL, watched Henry ODay
take the reins from Griff, observed
Tinker take up where O'Day leIt
off, and then saw part of Charles
L. Herzog's stormy administration.
Then Hobby went to team thSe'
won the worlds championship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Ally STATE JoURNAL-TUEsDAY EVENING JANUARY g. 1917

been endeavoring to get Dr. Alien to locate
in Topeka, realizing that he would be a
great asset to the Ichabods- But it Is
probable that he will get more flattering
offers than any that could be made In
Topeka Not only is he remarkable
Joint fixer,' but DIR. Allen is also one
of the best posted basketball authorizes
in the west and quite a football coach on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
HIS ARRIVAL DELAYED
But Rubenstein Heir Becomes Judge
Landis's Namesake Anyhow.

Chicago, Jan. 9-Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands Rubenstein is reality to-
day. He is the young man whose
birth, reported prematurely some two
weeks ago kept his father. Abraham
Rubenstein. an attorney, from paying
$1O0 fine for contempt imposed by
Judge Kenesa- Mountain Lands of
the United States district court At
that time the elder Rubenstein prom
Used to name his heir after the judge.
Subsequently. however, it developed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09

that the arrival of the young man had
been anticipated and his father was
released only last saturday after serv-
ing three days in Jail. for refusal TO
pay the fine.
Certainly he is to be named Kene-
saw Mountain Lands Rubenstein,' .ths
father said today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan 9--Ivan OIL
son. announced Saturday night a.
manager of the Vernon, Pacific Coast
league. team. has received a telegram
from Charles H Ebbets. owner of the
BROOKLYN Nationals, saying waivers
could not be obtained on him. This
was considered practically to block the
deal for Olson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Tlue Manager After Players.

Chicago. Jan. John Camel.
manager of the Kansas City club of
the American association, conferred
with Fred Mitchell. manages of the
Chicago Nationals here. in regard to
obtaining three players George
Pierce. a pitcher. is understood to be
one of the players Camel wants
Mitchell said that no agreement had
been reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Critser Quits the ouakers.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 9.-Dale E
Cruiser, captain of the Friends uni
versity basketball team and star quar-
terback for the Quaker football eleven
last fall has announced his retirement
from athletics Protests were made to
the Kansas conference that Critser has
accepted fees for referee at basketball
games
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
WORLD RECORD TO N. Y.
Years Foreign Trade More Than Half
of Entire United States.

New York, Jan 9.-Of every 800
worth of foreign trade in the United
States in 1916, $50 was transacted in
New York. according 70 figures made
public today by the collector of the
customs, showing that the foreign
trade of this port during the past
calendar year was valued at $4,000
100000. No other harbor in the
world ever transacted trade to such
an extent in a single year, it was
stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
chick JOHNSON is SOLD.
Lincoln Catcher Goes to Bloomington
Club of Three-I League.

Lincoln, Neb.. JAN president
Holmes of the Lincoln baseball club
has announced the sale of Elmer
johnson, hard hitting catcher of last
years team, to the Bloomington club
of the Three-I league.
This leaves Lincoln with three
catchers, Rohrer of last years team.
Eiffert. Sioux City collegian, and
Hans, an amateur of Lincoln Holmes
said he had also acquired John But
Ter, shortstoP with the Oakland, Cal.
team last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

If its Western league franchise be trans
ferred, Topeka will sink farther into OBJ
ltvion- About all the glory left will be the
distinction of being the state capitalist
Joe News-Press-
Think of this coming from St Joe-a
village whose only distinction is that it
has a saloon in every other downtown
business house and an interurban line to
Kansas City!
But just the same. a lot of towns better
than St Joe and bigger than Topeka will
have the same idea about the matter and
1 undoubtedly will air their views whenever
the occasion occurs No one the out
side will take into consideration the fact
that Topeka may not be entirely to blame
for the situation.
| Now, Chicago baseball men are planning
a benefit for Pop Arson, one of the great
est of the old stars. The wheel of fortune
| made Pop famous, but evidently did not
supply him with enough money to carry
him thru his old age.
| Sioux City has an indoor golf course in
! operation and its owner announces that
he can still accommodate fifty more mem
bers in his club His course must be as
big a farm, his present membership
must be very SLIM
learning what the thrills of a basketball
| tournament are And if they would open
would probably become more fond of the
goal tossing sport
As usual, E. c. Quigley leads the field
| among Missouri Valley basketball off
Gals in number of enga gements as well as
in the quality of his work "Quig" is
booked to work in forty-three games be
| tween and March 10. Not counting
Sundays, this leaves him about ten off
days most of which come during the lat
ter part of January.
IL his work at fixing up crippled atb
letes continue to accumulate, DIR. ''Phog''
Allen, athletic director of the warrens-
burg Normal school will soon have to give
up coaching and devote all of his time to
the practice of making the lame walk and
the crippled sound.
Thru the recommendation of ''Potsy'
Clark, of Kansas university, DIR. Allen was
recently called to the University of Illinois
! to see what he could do towards putting
/ a large list of cripples into shape and
after he had left Champaign the town
papers announced that he is the Miracle
Man" of the age.
/ ''Potsy' Clark had seen the results OF
/ "Phog's" work at &. u and that's how
he happened to be able to tip off the
Zuppke school to what he could do While
| at Illini, DIR. Allen took thirty-five erin.
pied athletes and '-osteopathed- them into
well men. He took one basketball mar
who had been unable to try out for foot
: ball account of a bad ankle and chang
ed the positions of the ankle bones in sucI
a way that the played in a ba sket
ball game the night after he was fixed up
l DR. A r. Kennedy of washburn ha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. s.-CarI Nor
ris of Sapupa, Okla. won a decision
over Joe Bonds of Tacoma, Wash, in
an Battle-Ground bout here. Morris,
who weighed about 23O pounds. was
about thirty pounds heavier than his
oppOnent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
citizens Train for Navy.

New York. JAM "a navy training
school for civilians on board the bat
tIeship New Jersey was organized last
night with 141 students. The pupils
included a number of prosperous busi-
ness and professional men, Free in
struction will be provided by the navy
department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09

Berlin, Jan. 9.-The authorities have
announced their sanction of the 1917
racing program for Berlin, comprising
seventy-four days at five tracks a
larger number of horses than before
will appear during the third war sea-
son. it is expected, because the daily
program has been increased to eight
instead of seven races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Cubs Out After Talent.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-Fred Mitchell,
Cub leader, will leave for the east to-
night In a Chicago bank President
Weeghman has deposited 100000
and another 100000 will follow it if
Mitchell needs more for players, the
Cub owner declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
A KNOCK AT TOPEKA
lincoln Newspaper Says Wichita Is
the LiXcst Town in Kansas.

The business men of Topeka nom
. chalantly announce that they don't
care a rap what happens to John Saw
age and his ball club John is now
free to relate that he cares even less
than that about TOpG--a-
Nevertheless, the indifference of To-
peka in this baseball business is not a
desirable line OF advertising for any
western town with commercial aspira
lions. In comparison. Wichita bust
ness men We're fearful for months that
their Western league franchise was
slipping, and when Frank Isben put
over the deal which made it a cinch
that Wichita was to stay on the West
ern league map, the newspapers of the
southern Kansas metropolis played it
up as a big item and fans and business
men jollified over the affair. To prove
their enthusiasm one of the prominent
men of Wichita then came to the front
with an announcement that the live
wires of their city were prepared to
buy bulky block of baseball tickets
or raise a purse to be used in the pur-
chase of players-it was up to Izzy to
make his choice. Under the circum-
stances, it is easy to nominate the live
lest city in kansas."Lincoln Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
January o, 1892.


Wednesday evening. the Twelfth Night
evening feast of Epiphany, the gentle
men of the corporation of the Episcopal
church and their wives In response to tine
summons of the Epiphany queen, the wife
of Bishop Thomas, met in the episcopal
residence on Polk street last night The
proceedings Of the last Epiphany party,
in 1891 when Mrs T. J. Kellam was queen.
were read by Dean Colwell- Then followed
the cutting of the Epiphany cake by Mr..
and Mrs. T. D. Thatcher, who substituted
for Mr. and Mrs W. +. Giles, senior war
den who were absent Mr.. Nellis, junior
warden, and his wife distributed the cake
ring. making her the next queen. The
company consisted of Bishop and Mrs
Thomas, Dr. and Mrs s E Sheldon, Mr.
and Mrs T. J. KeiIam, Dean and Mrs
ColweH. Mr.. and Mrs +. E Holiday, Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
p c. Noel, Mr. and Mrs Z. O'Donald,
Mr.. and Mrs T. D. Thatcher.
Mrs. F. w. Stout gave high five party
at her home. 207 East Tenth street last
night in honor of Mr. and Mrs George
Winans. Those present were: Governor
and Mrs. Humphrey, Judge and Mrs A H.
Horton, Judge and Mrs d. A Mulvane.
Judge and Mrs johnson. Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Higgins. Mr. S. e. Slower and daugh-
ter Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Hovey, Mr..
and Mrs. D. o. McCray. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. h Hudson, Dr. and Mrs Miner, Mr..
! and Mrs. George Stansfield, Mr. and Mrs.
d. E. Sewers. Mr.. and Mrs Ira Howe, Mr..
and Mrs E. P. Whaley-
Mary Ellen Lease is out canvassing for
The Arena
| Mr. and Mrs. W. t. Crosby have left for
| Louisiana where they will spend the win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09
Baker Nnses Out Indians.

. Lawrence Kan, Jan. Baker de-
feated Haskell. "a to SO. here on the
Indian court. Both teams missed many
easy chances to score. Clements
starred for the Indians. getting four
goals from the field. while Kerns and
briggs showed UP best for Baker.