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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
To BE BIG CAME
The EIkS and X. of G.. Will PLAY
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Largest Baseball Crowd of the
Season Is Expected.

The biggest baseball crowd Topeka
ed at Western league park tomorrow
afternoon to watch the knights of
Columbus and the EIks battle for the
right to claim the city championship.
The contest will start at 8 O'Clock
The managers of both teams APP
peared confident of victory today and
asserted that their men would make
the opposition look like Menoken after
the cyclone.
I'VE have the best talent in To-
peka," Spencer Arthur Abbott, B. P. o.
f. pilot asserted, land if we don,
make them look like the Athletics
playing the Red SoX, 1 don't know
bean stalk from a bushel of kraut-"
Brennan's Statement.
I'VE admit they have some good
players including Shorty Herring and
Paul Mowers" Tommy Brennan, K.
have no pitchers like Sipes and
lying low just for this game all sea-
son. We hope TO make 'em look like
the kaiser singing Die Wacht am
Rhine in Tipperary."
More interest has been stirred up
among the fans here over this game
than over anything in a baseball way
all season and practically the entire
membership of both lodges will be in
the grandstand when the imported
umpire calls play ball.
Sipes and Stack will compose the
K. of c. battery and Simpson and
Moore will work for the b. P. o. E
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
HERO CAPTURES BAR
Searched Every One for Missing War
Medal Then Found 1t on Floor.

Chicago, June It'll. w. Mcbride
A, veteran of the Canadian army
was a prisoner of war" today after
having captured an entire saloon last
night.
Pinned on McBride's chest when he
entered the saloon were one English
and two French medals he had won
for valor on the western front before
he was wounded. One of them dis
appeared. He drew a revolver, lined
up all the habitues and "frisked''
them for the missing medal Later,
he found it on the floor.
The indignant bartender called a
cop and had Mcbride pinched for
carrying concealed weapons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
CAUSES WHEAT RUST
North Dakota Appropriates $1,000 to
Eradicate "Barberry Hedge"

Fargo, N. D., June 16.-Barberry
hedges were charged last year with
causing a decrease of 111,0OO, 600
bushels in North Dakota's wheat crop
and the last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for a two years campaign
against the bush. J. n. Hagan, state
secretary of agriculture, was entrusted
with the work and he has recently re-
ported that his special agents are busy
on their mission of eradication. 1t is
believed the work will be so effective
that millions of bushels of wheat will
be added to the state crop as the re-
suit.
According to agricultural. experts
the barberry hedge is responsible for
the rust which devastates wheat fields.
1t is stated the rust does not inoculate
the soil or the seeds. 1t is not a dis
ease but fungus resulting from the
accommodations of barberry bush pol
len.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
TRAP Ind FIELD

That a live trapshootiug club will place
a town on the 81 orting map has long been
recognized, but that an organization of gun
artists should be used an important
factor in general publicity plan for a
city is an innovation for which credit goes
to the Wilmington (Del) Chamber of
Commerce. which has raised S1.000.000 to
advertise that city and offer financial aid
to industries desiring to locate in the Della
ware metropolis.
Incidentally. it might be stated that the
Wilmington Trapshootfng Association is
the largest in the world, its IN embership
of 700 forming veritable regiment of
gun bugs. That this club is up and do
ing is shown in many ways, among which
are standing advertisements in the VIII
mington newspapers inviting everybody to
join the club or at least. be present at the
Saturday shoots. Blotters with a photo
graphic view of the grounds are placed in
the rooms of every hotel in the city. and
an active publicity man supplies the VIII
mington sporting columns with bulk of
stories that would do credit to a cirrus
press agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
I"INJUN" FIGHTER DEAD
J.. \. Allen, PIainsman and Bandit
Hunter.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 16.-L A.
Allen, one of the founders of the Kan
sas City stock yards, Indian fighter
and border county sheriff in the early
days, died late Thursday night at the
Wesley hospital, where he had been
taken twenty-four hours earlier suffer-
ing with acute stomach trouble. He
was 20 years old.
over the old Santa Fe Trail Mr.. AL
len went west from Kansas City to the
mountains in 1863. and for eight years
rhe hunted and fought Indians, later
becoming cowboy and boss herder, and
finally owner of a cattle and sheep
ranch. At the request of Col. Kit Car
son he once made a trip into New
Mexico, thru camps of fighting In
dams, to take corn to government
stock. AS sheriff of a border county
IN eastern Colorado in the late sixties
he captured many bandits, including
the Coe gang.
His business interests in Kansas City
date back to 1873, when he started in
the cattle commission business. 1t was
in that year that he carried out plans
for the first cattlemen's convention
ever held in the world.
Mr.. Aliens widow and two children
survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
TO LIVEN UP LEARNING
Each High School Study To Be APP
piled to Every Day Life.

Methods of study have changed in
the Topeka high school and next year
the first attempt to introduce the
problem attack method of study in
the work at the high school will be
made. Each course in the curriculum
of the school has been outlined and
analysed and will be taught next year
with an entirely different viewpoint.
Problem Attack or motivation in
study, as explained by A. ]. Stout,
principal of the high school, is the
method of study wherein each study
is applied to the everyday life of the
pupil and a definite relation is estab-
lished between the study and the per-
son. The system has been in use in
other sections of the United States for
years, but the introduction of the
method of study in the high school
will mark the first step in this direc-
ton to be taken by the high schools
of the state.
No longer will learning be cut and
dried book work but it promises to
be so close to the very life of the
student that soon studying will be-
| come part of the student. The point
of view for the student will be estab-
lished in answer to what and how
and why study
With this method of study being in
troduced each course in the high
school promises to become standard
lied. Complete surveys and analyses
of each subject have been made by
the teachers and their results have
been edited by Mr.. Stout in confer
ence with teachers of the different
| departments. Studying will no longer
| be merely memory test but every
incident of history, every theory in
geometry, and every scene in litera-
ture will take on the personal intimacy
that has never been shown to the
pupil before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
SANDERS LEADS w. L.
Joplin Pitcher Has Won Six and Lost
Only Two Games.

Driving out eighteen hits in six
games. Earl Smith of Omaha re%alned
the batting lead in the Western league
after he had lost it for a weak. The
averages include games of Tuesday.
Smith also is the Leading run setter,
having scored forty eight. krug of
Omaha regained the lead in sacritice
hitting with twenty-five. and j. A.
Thompson, also of Omaha, increased
his lead in stolen bases to eighteen.
Butcher of Denver, Griffin of Lincoln
and Smith are tied for home run hon
ors with five each. Sioux City leads
in team batting with ESQ.
Leading batters for half of their
clubs games: Smith, Omaha, .3S4;
Jones, Wichita, 1853; Koran, Joplin,
357; Crosby, Sioux City, .343; connol-
ly, Sioux City, 1913; RAIDER. Sioux City,
1927; Shaw, Omaha, 500; Krug,
Omaha, 312; Carlisle, Lincoln, $40;
Cochran, Joplin, -305.
Leading pitchers participating in
eleven or more games:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
WRITE FOR FREE
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When you have carefully consid-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
rs IN CHICAGO RACE
Third Annual Auto Derby Run Today
DE Palma the Favorite.

Chicago, June 16.-Twenty-six
automobile speed racers were all set
today to chase old Pa Time around
the haywood speedway oval in Chi
Cages third annual auto derby. Prizes
for the 250-mile grind total $4,000.
The race was scheduled to start at
2:30 p. m.
Ralph De Palma, with this twelve
cylinder, aviation-engined Packard,
was the fayorite. His chief opponent
it was conceded, would be the mys-
terious~ jinx that has pursued him
thru practically his entire racing ca
reer. Louis Chrevo1et, who won the
Cincinnati race with his light From
tenac, and Earl Cooper, with Stuff
were considered the best chance, next
to De Palma.
new record for the distance was
looked for, as many of the drivers in
their qualifying trials did the two
mile oval at a 107 miles an hour clip
The present $50 mile mark is 104S3
miles an hour, established by Johnny
Aitken in the 1916 Astor cup race at
Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
Kill Grain BUGS
All Bins Should Be Fumigated
Before Storing.
Carbon Bisulphide Best Thing
To Destroy Insects.

Manhattan, Kan, June 1G.-For
the destruction of all insects injurious
to stored grain in bins and granaries,
fumigation with carbon bisulphide is
the most satisfactory method, accord
ing to George A. Dean, professor of
entomology in the Kansas Agricultural
college.
If the fumigation is thoroly done,
all of the destructive insects will sue
cumb to this simple and effective
treatment. The carbon bisulphide
fumes and highly inflammable and eX-
plosive, and this necessitates that all
fire and artificial light be kept away
from the bin while fumigating.
The amount of carbon bisulphide
used will vary with the temperature.
Taken at the average temperature with
the building fairly tight, five pounds
will fumigate 1000 cubic feet of space,
or one pound for every 25 bushels of
grain. At so degrees or below, the
results are unsatisfactory with any
amount of carbon Nisulphide. The
cracks and doors should be made as
tight as possible before fumigation is
started.
Start on Floors.
Since the vapors of carbon bisul-
phide are heavier than air. it is advis-
able to start distributing pans of the
liquid at the bottom and work toward
the top, if there is an exit there. If
the carbon bisulphide is distributed
from the top toward the bottom, one
should work as rapidly as possible.
Shallow pans with a large eVapor-
ating surface should be used. The
pans should be well distributed thru
out the bin. Where the grain is deep,
in order to hasten the fumigation the
carbon bisulphide may be introduced
into the grain by a piece of gas pipe
with a removable plug in one end.
This pipe is pushed down into the
grain and the carbon bisulphide pour
ed into it. The plug is pushed out
and the pipe removed. This treatment
has no injurious effects upon the
grain.
Open Up Doors.
When fumigation has continued for
Sc hours if the grain is not to be used
for terminating purposes, the doors
and windows are opened and the
building allowed.to ventilate two hours
before entering. Some fumes will still
remain in the corners but will disap-
pear in a short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

A single point separates Burns of
New York and Roush of Cincinnati,
tied week ago, for the lead in the
National league. Burns leads with
an average of .343. The New Yorker
also is leading in runs scored with
thirty-five and is pressing Zeider for
stolen base honors, being one behind
the ChicaSoan, who has twelve. Wheat
OF Brooklyn and Doyle of Chicago are
tied for sacrifice hitting with twelve
each. Hornsby of st. Louis is giving
Cravath race for home run honors
Hornsby having five and the Philadel-
phia star six. Philadelphia is leading
in team batting with .264. The aver
ages include games of Wednesday,
Leading batters who have partici-
pated in half of their clubs games:
Burns, New York. .343; Roush, Gin
cinnati. .342; Jack Smith, ST. Louis
1886; Cruise, st. Louis, 1913; Fischer,
Pittsburg, 1927; Kauff, New York,
.317 Hornsby, st. Louis, .317; thinner
man, New York. SO; Wheat, Brooklyn,
SO; Whitfield. Philadelphia, 1902: Kill
fer, Philadelphia, .SO1; Groh, Cincin-
natl, 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
BASEBALL TODAY.


NatIOnaI League.
Boston at Chicago. clear. p. m.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati. clear, . 80 D. m
New York at Pittsburg. clear. 3 p. m.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear. p. m.
American League.
Chicago at Boston, rain. 8 80 p. IN.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 2 clear, first,
10 p. m.
St Louis at New York, cloudy. 5 p. m.
Detroit at Washington, clear, p. m.
American Association.
Columbus at Toledo, ?, clear, first 2 d. m.
Louisville. at Indianapolis. clear. D. m
Minneapolis at Kansas City, clear, p. m.
st. Paul at Milwaukee, clear, 3 p. m.
Western League.
Des Moines at Wichita, clear, 8 D. m.
Lincoln at Joplin, clear, 8 D. m
Sioux City at Joseph, clear, , p. m.
Omaha at Denver. clear. 3 80 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
TOPEKA GOLFERS ENTERED
Eight Local Players Will Play in
Transmississippi Tourney.

Eight Topekans will go to ST. Jo-
seph, Mo-, tomorrow to participate in
the Trans Mississippi golf tournament
which will be held at the Country club
of that city next week. The Trans
Mississippi is the biggest golf event
held in the west and attracts the best
players in the whole country.
Among the Topekans who will enter
the tournament are: 1. Felix, George
Snyder, Horace HUMPHREYS, Frank
Griggs, DR.. ]. II. Cooper. Joseph Dun
can, Fred Cooper and John Crow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
~ Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
n i FROM EVERYWHERE.
Shine BALL IS LATEST
BIG LEAGUE DISCOVERY

Cleveland, Ohio, June 16.-An
epidemic of Shine BALI is sweep
ing the big leagues.
Thus spoke Umpire Billy Evans
referring to the new ball with two
slick spots.
Many pitchers are trying out the
mysterious floating SenSa UOn,"
said Evans. Among them are
Shore and Bader of the Red Sox;
Dumont and Shaw of Washington;
Falkenberg of the Athletics, and
Cicotte, of the White SoX.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
KiIbane Ready for War.

Cleveland, O., June 16.-Johnny Kill
bane, the featherw eight champion, is
ready for service with the United
States army if called. Kilbane did not
claim exemption when he registered
for military service. Neither did
Alvie Miller, Lorain featherweight
Toughey Ramser. a lightweight of
Lorain also registered and did not
claim exemption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
CATTLE MEN MEET TODAY.
Stock Breeders Holding Annual Session
at Valley Falls.

Valley Falls, Kan, June ia day
of frolic is being enjoyed here today
by members of the Northeast Kansas
Improved Stock Breeders organiza-
ton and the Kansas Hampshire asso
citation, the event being the annual
picnic of the two organizations. In
addition, a Boys Hampshire Pig club
is holding a pig show.
+. c. Stone, of Peoria, Ill, national
Hampshire secretary, and other promi-
inent speakers, representing breeders
of pure bred horses, cattle and hogs,
are present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns o!
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
June 16. 1892.

June 10, 1S9Z.
Charles Blood Smith went to Chicago to-
day.
The pail bearers at the funeral this after
noon of Mrs. Parmelia Guild. who died at
her home, 515 Topeka avenue, yesterday
morning were Messrs. A. A. Ripley, II: w.
Farnsworth, George l.. Bates, NJ. L. H1llyer,
c. W. Jewell and John Elliott. The Rev.
L. Blakesey of the First Congregational
church officiated.
a crowd of about twenty young men
will secure the tallyho coach next week,
and, starting early in the morning drive
to Lawrence for the game with Topeka
at that place, and return at night.
There is a case of measles in the family
of ID. A. Mulvane, 1897 Clay street.
H. A Auerbach went to Chicago this
morning.
Fifty persons have persisted in tornado
which swept over southern Minnesota yes
terday afternoon.
The Equal Suffrage association will meet
Thursday at p. m. with Mrs. Nj: A. Cor
nelius, corner of Twenty first and Kansas
avenue. Ladies' are requested to bring
thimbles and if practicable some article
they intend making for the Suffrage talr,
in this city in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
COBB KING AGAIN
Georgia Peach Is Again Lead
ing Batter of the A. l..
ROusch of Cincinnati Holds
National League Lead.

Chicago, June 16-For the first
time since August, 1916, Ty Cobb is
leading the American league in bat =
ting.
Coming from behind in o rush, the
Detroit star deposed Iris Speaker of
Cleveland to whom he surrendered
championship batting hono1s last sea-
son. The Georgian's average is .353,
according to unofficial figures released
today, which include games of Wednes-
day.
Speaker is three points behind him.
Cobb has driven out siXty-one hits in
forty-seven games, including doubles,
nine triples ami one home run.
Ruth, The Boston pitching star, who
has won eleven out of fourteen games,
also is hitting a terrific pace, having
an average of AS for sixteen games
Russell, Il Chicago pitcher, is batting
.S46 for fifteen games.
Chapman, of Cleveland, was de-
throned as the leading base stealer,
Roth, teammate, nosing him out
with seventeen. Chapman, however,
still is in possession of sacrifice hit
ting honOrs with thirty. Young of De
troit continues to press Weaver of Chi =
cago for the lead in runs scored
weaver IS put in front with thirty
six. Boston is showing the way in
team batting with an average of .242
Leading batters who have partici-
pated in half of their clubs games:
lard, $50; Rurler, St. Louis. .3S3:
McInnin, Philadelphia, .321; Sis!er, St
Louis, eos; Veach, Detroit. .3O4;
Wambsg canss, Cleveland, .301; Chap
man, Cleveland, .297; Strunk. Phil
adelphia, .294.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

With Maranville and John Evers
out of the game at different times
the Braves have been happy to have
around so versatile young utility
player as Johnny Rawlings. Raw
lings first subbed for Evers and
when Meanwhile was injured he went
over to short and filed in beautiful
II Though not yet a Maranville.
Rawlings is a wonder as an infield
utility man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

Cleveland, o., June 16.-Cleveland is
boasting of youthful pitching
'phenom. The youngster is Frank
Henry, IA years old, who has won ten
strait games, permitting an average of
only four hits a game and averaging
fourteen strike outs in each contest He
is PLAYING with a team in the Junior
league" here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

The English and Canadian troops have
been so busy blowing up the Germans
lately that no report of firing line baseball
activities has come to this country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

Elks team, and Tommy Brennan, manager
of the knights of Columbus, both claim
they Will win an easy game tomorrow. As
they play each other. one of these efficient
dopesters Will have to frame an alibi unless
they happen to do the miraculous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

Ty Cobb has done considerable of a
comeback The Georgia Peach is up
where he feels about natural. but it is
very probable he will have a harder time
staying there than ever before in his career
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
7 EE.I II

For First Glass and up to date Dem
tistry, at the most Reasonable Prices.
consult
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
WESTERN LEAGUE.

WESTERN LEAGUE.
W t|-llta IL
Halla and Rohrer: Lyons, Clemens,
Norman and Yaryan. White.
Des Moines (at Denver) ....-.......I 10
Denver o
III innings.)
Musser. Grant and Breen Manser and
Shestak
Omaha cat st. joel .................4 10 2
st. Joseph - 10
Thompson and Shaw; Graham and
Moore
Second game
Omaha ................-..... D 1
ST. Joseph Il V L
Called end seventh agreement.)
Currie and Rrottem; Wright, Powell and
O'Brien. Moore. -
Sioux City Cat Joplin )............-3 /
Eose and Crosby; Sanders and Collins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

Spencer Arthur Abbott, manager of the
Elks team. and Tommy Brennan, manager
they will win an easy game tomorrow. As
they play each other. one of these efficient
dOpesters viii have to frame an alibi unless
they happen to do the miraculous.
In semi-pro baseball the height of the
miraculous is for two teams to play a
an end TO the contest Such things occur
about as often as St Louis wins a pen
nant.
Ty Cobb has done considerable of a
comeback. The Georgia Peach is now up
where he feels about natural but it is
very probable he will have Il harder time
staying there than ever before in his career.
The English and Canadian troops have
been so busy blowing up the Germans
lately that no report Of firing line baseball
activities has come to this country.
Roy Sanders. the young Pit:sburger.
the season before. promises to bring John
Savage as much money as Otis Lambeth did
last season. Sanders has won six straight
games for the Joplin team and is still GO
ing
The fact that everybody comedies he
can win does not seem to make Jess Willard
any more anxious to meet Carl Morris.
Willard, apparently, does not want to meet
any one as long as he can make money
circusing.
Jack Dillon is one American fighter who
has mot waited for the draft. The uoosier
Giant Killer enlisted this week and he has
set example that Norris Moran and
Fulton and a lot of others can follow
without hurting their popularity.
Now that Michigan is back in the Big
Nine to be known in the future the Big
Ten, Ann Arbor will again become a promi-
nent spot on the western athletic map.
this spring jess Willard announced that
he expected to appear in Topeka during
the summer. but since he has bought the
outfit he might change the itinerary.
OEe trouble about bringing his own show
TO this part of the country is that every
son of "A gun who ever knew either Willard.
or Archer, or any of their families, would
want pass to the main tent and every side
attraction.
And If Jess is as tight with his passes
as he has been with his ring coin he Will be
willing to detour around several states to
keep from handing 'em out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
Leading Pitchers.

Leading pitchers participating in ten
or more games, rated according to
earned runs per game: