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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
READY FOR BUSINESS
Shawnee County Farm Bureau Has
Perfected Organization.

The Shawnee county farm bureau
has perfected it's organization ana no"
has enlisted in the food conservation
campaign of the state. More than SUI
farmers from the county have joined
the ranks and are making every pos
sible effort TO increase the food supply
in the state in acreage as we'll as III
yield.
Another part of their plan is to cut
expenses to the consumer ana TO the
members cooperative buying or
seed and fertilizer and then a similar
plan of selling has been devised. Farm
machinery and equipment Will De Ii
Guided in this cooperative plan.
The plan is TO have central com
mittee made up of one farmer from
each township of the county, who Will
handle the purchases and sales OF the
, members thru single secretary
Wholesale buying and freight rates on
large quantities are too of the MAN
features of the saving plan.
Similar organizations are beng
formed thruout the state under the
direction of Edward Johnson, or the
extension department of the Kansas
State Agricultural department college
A higher organization will SOON be
! completed in which each county bu-
reau will cooperate with state bu-
reau.
/ Merchants and business houses that
receive country trade, nave dondleo
$500 to the bureau. Under recent leg
] islative enactments the association
will receive from $500 to $1,000 from
the county and that amount will be
duplicated by the agricultural college
and the federal government.
l. Each farmer member of the organ
iZation pays a fee of 81, according to
Matt Weightman, who is in charge OF
1 the collections and then he is entitled
70 the service of the bureau as a buy
1 ing-selling institution well as a con-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
TRAP And FIELD

Smokeless powder doesn't ost one
cent more today than it did two years
ago, Notwithstanding the fact that
ammunition has greatly advanced in
price in that period
There are excellent reasons for the
advance in the price of ammunition.
Here are the reasons for the boost:
The principal materials used in the
manufacture of ammunition are cop
per, spelter (Zinc), lead, mercury pa
IA cents a pound in 1914, and today
it sells for 80 cents. This is an in
crease of $50 per cent. Spelter has
jumped from cents a pound in 1914
to IS cents now, about 212 per cent
increase. Lead has increased over So
per cent. Mercury two years ago sold
for $40 a flask, NOW it brings $3.50.
Paper has increased about 200 per
cent, and is next to impossible to get.
Wads have increased 40 per cent, and
sheet brass has advanced 200 per cent
since the early part of 1915. Anti
mony, used for hardening bullets and
chilling shot, is another commodity
that has advanced more than 200 per
cent.
Thus you have the reasons for the
advance in shells from 65 cents to 81
a hundred in the past two years
Every one is familiar with the high
wages being paid at present to expert
mechanics and cartridge making re-
quires the very best grade of work.
manship and materials of the highest
quality. If the cost of material and
labor goes up, the cost of ammuni-
ton must also increase, or else the
standard of quality must be lowered
and this latter the manufacturers will
not do
Ammunition must be made right or
lit is worst than useless. The success
Of your hunting trip depends on the
reliability of your cartridges A squib
load or O. misfire may result in the
loss of a big moose and spoil the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
PLAN A BIC BOUT
New Workers Look Forward to
Welsh Bout.
Many Think Jonathan Can De-
feat Champion Freddie.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, April 28.-If the law
makers up at Albany do not put the
crusher on boxing before the first day
of May, New York is going to see a
fistic engagement that it has been
looking forward to for months. Fred
die Welsh and Johnny Kilbane at last
nave been matched to meet here in a
ten-round bout, and the date set for
the entertainment is the first day of
May.
The articles signed between these
two clever knights of the hnitt stipu =
late that the weight shall be 1876
POUNDS at 3 O'Clock and the route will
pc ten rounds. If nothing prevents
TINS meeting, the bout is going to be
one OF the fastest that New York has
ever lamped. and New York is going
to be perfectly willing to shell out its
numerous shekels for flops close to
the ringside.
Welsh Liked Best?
Sentiment here will probably. be
somewhat divided when it comes to
picking a favorite New Workers. have
an lngrown idea that Fred Welsh is
TOO great a ring general, and too ca
paDie IN the art OF tangoing to permit
hllbane to punch the button that will
put MIN IN state of coma And he
cause kilbane failed at one time to
exhibit his pet kayo punch before a
New York crowd there is some doubt
about him.
But outside of the big town. in sec
tlons of the country where the curly
headed Forest City knuckle-duster ha :
flopped many an opponent for the
count. Kilbane will be the favorite.
IN consentfng to meet Welsh at IS
POUNDS k1lbane will be giving .awav
a Dig advantage in weight. But the
tact that Welsh would not consent to
meet him at a lighter figure proves
conclus1vely that he has a wholesome
respect for the Kiibane walIop and
the kllbane brand of cleverness.
kflbane Is Clever.
There isn't cleverer man in the
World at his weight than Champion
Jonathan kilbane. He has everything
tnat champion needs He is a fin
ishea product. When he meets Welsh
he Is going to set the fastest pace
that Welsh has ever travelled, and.
lunglng out with those singing rights
and lefts he is going to make Welsh
peneVe somebody is throwing gloves at
MN. This is the opinion of those
who know Kilbane best, and it won't
surprise yours truly to see kilbane
make monkey of Welsh. despite the
cleVernesS and the running ability of
the lightweight champion.
kllbane has nothing to lose if he
loses to Welsh, and the thought is
almost out of the question in a bout
over the ten-round route. But he has
a heap to gain, and when he scraYrl-
bles thru the ropes he will be the most
determined bundle of muscle and am
bition that New York has laid a lamu
on for many, many moons. 1t ought
to be a corker this battle and it is
TO be hoped that those peace pro-
motors up at Albany will let boxing
alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
BIG ODD FELLOW MEET
Anniversary of Lodge Celebrated at
Ionia, Kan, This Week.

Ionia, Kan, April 2s-The Jewell
County association held its ninety
eighth anniversary of Odd Fellowship
in America at Ionia, Kansas, Thurs
day. The morning program consisted
of orchestra and instrumental music
and a reception at the 1. o. o. f.
headquarters.
The address of welcome was given
by Angelo Calson, followed by read
ings and music and an address by Mr..
Charlton of Lawrence. Much enthus-
ism was aroused when the Townsend
girls sang the duet: IF You Don't
Like Your Uncle Sammie." The au-
dience arose and waved handkerchief
and cheered when they displayed "Old
GLORY"
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BIG TRACTOR MEET
Thousands Saw Demonstrations
at the Norton Exhibit.
Town Shows Prosperity De-
spite the Crop Outlook.

Norton, Kan, April 2S.-The sew
enth annual mid-continent steam
tractor and northwest Kansas and
southern Nebraska meeting was a sue
cess. The weather was bad for the
meeting but the tractors were here
More than thirty manufacturing firms
were present, representing tractor en-
gines and plows and farm equipments.
1t is claimed these firms expended
$4,000 to make the display.
In the steam blowing demonstration
twenty-seven tractors took part. 1t is
estimated 700 autos were present at
the demonstration, all loaded with
people, besides hundreds of others
who travelled in other conveyances-
Most of the manufacturing centers
were present with the goods or agents.
G. w. Lockwood of Norton was elect
ed president, James Smith of Kansas
City vice president, and j. H. Kersh-
ner of Norton secretary and treasurer.
Gave Smoker to Visitors.
The Norton Commercial club gave
the exhibitors a smoker. Several in
teresting talks were made by the men,
bers of the club and the tractor en-
hibitors who passed resolutions thank
ling Norton and her commercial club.
A fine rain of an inch and a half
fell. the first soaker for months. This
led the progressive and pushing may
or, N. L. johnson, and members of the
legislature from Norton county to re-
mark that this rain and others to fol-
low will give Norton county enough
wheat to seed and bread the county
and then some.
In the prosperity Norton is enjoying
a new modern garage will be built this
summer by b. P. Fleming at a cost
of about $500. The structure will
be built of concrete, with a frontage
of about So feet ard 112 feet deep.
This new garage takes the place of
the pioneer barn erected here in 1879
by Charles w. Poison. 1t will give
Norton three modern garages.
state Bank Moved.
The state bank has moved to more
modern quarters, and now has one of
the most attractive homes and mod
crn bank buildings in this section ot
I, the state.
Norton has forged ahead so rapidly
that it will take several failures to
| thing going on here all the time, and
| it points to continued prosperity. The
fCommercial club is looking forward
! TO the early building of a roomy, mod
ern hotel. The town has its fine audi
torium and the loyal Commercial club.
1t has a wholesale produce house and
a wholesale grocery store is being con-
! templated. Ice is made here, and the
ice cream factory supplies the Norton
| trade and neighboring towns. There Is
churn;ng establishment doing a bis
business. A mammoth FIGURING mill
bottling factory and daily newspaper
1t is the site of the state tuberculosis
hospital and a private sanitarium
And Norton is the home of DR.. w. .
Cole, the good roads state president
Ard the town justly deserves all the
prosperity she has enjoyed for so many
years and holds ut the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
BURG w. l. SWAT KING
Joplin Is Leading the League in Team
Hitting Again.

Burg of Omaha leads the Western
league batters with ASS; L. Thompson
and Irelan, Omaha, are tied in stolen
bases with four; Connolly, Sioux City,
leads in total base hitting with twenty
and in home runs with three. Burg,
Omaha: Roche, Joplin; Relan, Oma-
ha: Cochrane, Joplin, ard Gov. Wich-
ita are tied at two each in sacrifice
hitting. Joplin is,leading in team bat
ting with .313. Leading batters:
Burg, Omaha, .45S; Roche, Joplin,
ass; Dalton, Omaha, .450; Jones,
wichita, .444; Lober. Lincoln, .437; j.
Smith, Omaha. .417; Kirkham, st.
Joseph, 400; Butler, Lincoln. .Ss9;
Collins, Joplin, .3S5; McClelland, st.
Joseph, 3S1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
ST. LOUIS SENDS BID
Mayor kiei Invites French Commits
sion to Visit His City.

St. Louis, Mo, April 2S.-Whiie
Mavor Thompson of Chicago was in Il
wrangle over Inviting General Joffre
and the French commission to the
Windy City" Mayor Kiel of St. Louis
wired his invitation to the hero of the
Marine.
The Rev John Kehlman, pastor of
the United Evangelical Church of
Scotland, here on a visit. will make a
trip to Washington and invite the
French commission to st. Louis.
Meanwhile arrangements are being
made to entertain the distinguished
Frenchmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
l@M M@s Up to the Minute ~A
EXXA SPORTINGNEws6 X@A
| Zz9SGN From Everywhere. ~
MUSSER is BACK AGAIN
WITH DES MONIES TEAM

The Des Moines club of the West
ern league after all has secured the
return OF Pitcher Paul Musser, the
Indianapolis club having decided to
send him back, not because of lack
of class, but for the reason that
there are eight pitchers on the In
dianapolis team who have caught
the eye of Manager Hendricks. Des
Moines is seeking a first baseman
to replace Tex Jones, several re-
cruits having failed to satisfy Man
ager Coffey.
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Western League.

Buchanan VS.. Mckinley, at City park.
Monday, May I, Monroe VS.. Washington, at
Washington
Sixth grade girls--Tuesday, May ),
Buchanan vs.. Mckinley, at city PARK.
Wednesday, May 8, Monroe VS.. Washing
ton. at Washington.
Eighth grade boys-Thursday, May 10.
winner of Buchanan Mckinley VS.. winner
of Monroe Washington game, at City park.
Sixth grade boys-Friday, May IL, same
as above at City park.
winner of Buchanan Mckinley VS.. winner
of Monroe Washington, at City park.
Sixth grade girls-Tuesday, May 15,
same as above at City park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

Topeka Greys Have New Material for
Their Game Tomorrow

The Topeka Greys will go to Della,
Kan, tomorrow to play the fast Della
team and Manager Jaenicke stated to-
day that he has his hopes of winning.
A new catcher and two new pitchers
have been signed and will be used for
the first time.
The Greys will go to Emmett to-
morrow week to play the Willards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
MISS LONG AT KS A. C..
TopeISan Takes Up Extension work at
Manhattan School.

Manhattan, Kan, April 2S.-MlsS
Janette Long, who has been employed
in the editorial department OF the
Kansas Farmer, Topeka, has accepted
a position in the division of extension
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
G. p. Thompson, specialist in ami
mai husbandry in the division of eX-
tension of the Kansas State Agr1cul-
tural college, will assist Il. }. Macy
county agent in Montgomery county,
in live stock work at Independence
Friday and Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
BASEBALL TODAY.


National League.
Boston at Brooklyn, clear, p. m.
New York at Philadelphia, clear, 5 p. m.
Chicago at st. Louis, rain, p. m
Cincinnati at Pittsburg, clear, p. m
American League.
Washington at Boston. cloudy. p. m
Philadelphia at New York, clear, 8 10 p. m.
st. Louis at Cleveland, cloudy. 8 p. IN.
Detroit at Chicago, cloudy, 3 p. IN.
American Association.
ST. Paul at Columbus, cloudy, 3 p. m.
Kansas City at Indianapolis, rain, 8 rs p. m.
Minneapolis at Louisville, rain. 3 p. m.
Milwaukee at Toledo, clear. p. m
Western League.
Lincoln at Wichita, cloudy, p. m
Des Moines at Joplin, cloudy, D. m.
Omaha at st. Joe, rain, p. IN.
Sioux City at Denver, snow, 80 p m.
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Michigan Back to Big Nine.

Ann Arbor. Mich, April 29.-
Changes in athletic regulations at the
University of Michigan necessary to
make their school again eligible to
compete in games with schools of the
western intercollegiate conference
were authorized by the board of re-
gents of Michigan Friday. 1t is I'M
derstood little difficulty in resuming
rela tons with big nine" schools will
be encountered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
Morris Dunno Quits Michigan.

Ann Arbor, April 29.-Morris
Dunno, son of former Governor Dunno
of Illinois, will be missed in athletics
at the University of Michigan this
season, Dunno, a star football player
and catcher on the baseball team.
has decided to enter a military school
Don Bathrick, another member of last
years eleven, also has decided to take
up a course at military school.
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..Pete" Victor Over "Kid."

Peoria, III, April 2s.-'Pete' Her
man. bantamweight champion. had a
shade over kid Herman, of Pekin,
in a ten round bout here. The cham
pion easily took honors in the first
five rounds. kid" Herman staged a
comeback in the sixth, but the cham
pion cleared up and contented himself
with battling even for the remainder
of the bout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

Baseball fans, who remember the
days of old Cap Arson and Mike
Kelly, know that Billy Sunday, the
well known evangelist. was once one
of the leading fence busters of the
game. Recently Sunday got into the
old baseball toys again Just to show
speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

knights of Columbus Will Play
All Local Games There.
Other Topeka Teams Will Be
Offered Use of Grounds.

The management of the knights of
Columbus baseball team has finally
succeeded in leasing the Topeka West
ern league baseball park and will put
it at the disposal of all clubs in the
city, Thomas j. Brennan, business
manager of the K. of c. team, an
nounced today. Two loads of lumber
have been used in repairils, the park
and DIR. GaIen Crook will have charge
of the grounds.
The X. of c. team plans to play all
OF Its Topeka games at the park which
has one of the best diamonds in the
west and when the team is out of the
city or is not using the grounds they
viii be available for all other teams
that want to use them.
The X. of c. team will play its open
ing game with the Topeka Greys on
May IS. Tomorrow the team is sched-
uied to play at Valley Falls and games
have been booked at Horton and St
Marys for May and 20.
Stack Is Captain.
At n recent meeting OF the board of
directors Leroy Stack was appointed
captain of the team and will direct
Ill the playing. Stack is an old St
EEarys star, having played on the
tcam three years. New uniforms
have been received from Goldsmith
the firm that furnishes Western league
equipment, and the following men
have been outfittel: Francis Sipes and
Emmett Dougherty, pitchers; Leroy
Stack, catcher; Joe Marshall, third
base: Michael Birmingham, shortstop;
Doctor Crook. left field; Joe Embleau
right field; Joseph Navarro, second
base: Tom Butler, center field.
All teams desiring games with the
X of c. team are urged to write or
phone II. ]. Brennan, who says he is
anxious to arrange as many local
games as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

indianapolis, Ind, April 2S.-Be-
cause of an attack of appendicitis,
Jack Dillon, the light heavyweight,
will be obliged to rest for perhaps a
month. Altho his condition is not re-
garded as alarming, his physician has
ordered him to take things easy. Dill
Ions match with Charley Weinert,
scheduled for Kansas City April 80,
has been called off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

1t was a matter of business with
Darcy when he sailed from Australia.
He thought there were more dollars
and cents in fighting in America than
in fighting against the Germans And
when he found he could not get away
with it here, it was business to enlist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

The suggestion that local golf and
tennis players devote a part of their
recreation hours to raising foodstuff
should meet with more enthusiasm
than 1t has, many believe. There is
no doubt but that two hours exercise
with a hoe is as beneficial as the same
amount with golf club. And the
novelty of work should make it fasci-
mating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
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Wasted Energy.

April showers bring May flowers,
So the ancient wise guys say;
There will be bunch of bowers
In the merry month of May.
Judging from the April showers,
If the ancient dope is right,
There will be a flock of flowers
Red and blue and pink and white.-
Flowers now are out of fashion,
While the storm of warfare beats,
For the ruling human passion
Is the appetite for eats.
Once rosebush was a pleasure,
As we watched 1t grow and bud.
Now far more precious treasure
Is the meek and lowly spud.
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Besides, you can perform almost
any feat with a hoe that can lie per-
formed with a golf club. You can
drive hard digging up dry ground, you
can slice the dirt around a corn hill,
pull the moist earth up around a pea
vine and it is absolutely, necessary to
loft every time you make a stroke
with a hoe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG--

Baseball magnates like to eat wheat
bread all right. But they are not very
enthusiastic about the rains that are
now keeping the turnstiles silent in al
most every part of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

AT Chicago-score: RHE.
Cleveland Observation-Disclosures. 1
chicago ". Il v v
Observation-Disclosures Coveleskie and O'Neill
and Billings; Williams, Scott, Danforth
and Schalk.
At Detroit-Score: R.H.E.
81 LOUIS .-..-..-. .-...-..... ---.I 8 :.
Detroit .................-...... .
Batteries-w eilman, Koob and SEVERED,
Dauss and Stanage.
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1t seems that baseball must go thru
a wet spell every season Immediately
after the opening of the season. Sew
eral club owners have tried to find
ways to dodge this, but every year it
is the same old story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

Les Darcy has saved himself further
criticism by enlisting. But there are
few who will imagine him more pa
triotic than he was when he sneaked
out of his native country to avoid
shouldering a gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

The announcement of Frank Gotch
that he will surrender his title to the
winner of the Olin-Lewis match in
Chicago should arouse interest in the
wrestling game. However. Lewis will
probably get it and then defend it as
he did in his last match with Stecher
in Omaha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

All other games postponed; wet grounds.
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Food for Fans
BY GEO. e. PHAIR.
1Copyright.)
Expert Gardening.

Expert Gardening.
In spring the shades were falling fast
When down a suburb street there passed
A man who bore beneath his arm
These seeds to SOW his backyard farm:
Cabbages,
Tomatoes,
String beans,
Beets,
Onions,
Lettuce,
Radishes,
Carrots.
In summer when the green things grew
AS greens are often said to do,
He took his hoe and scraped the ground
And in his backyard farm he found:
Dandelions
tomato cans,
Geraniums,
Peach cans
Creeping charley,
Sardine cans,
Sweet peas
Beer bottles.
The status of an amateur golfer has
not been defined to the satisfa ction OF
the world at large, but an amateur
gardener never will be mistaken fol
professional.
No-decision battles are not confin-
ed to the United States. Freddie
Welsh, like Kid Hindenburg, can take
a beating every night in the week
and retain his championship
Having retired forever and forever
Barney Oldfield is coming back, dem
greatest double-action retirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

At Louisville-Score Ri e.
Kansas City Observation-Disclosures. 0
Louisville Observation-Disclosures. D
Observation-Disclosures and Berry; Davis
and Clemens.
At Toledo-ScOre: r. H. e.
st Paul .-.--.-'-. ..--..-..-...'....-l 10
1OieuO Il 4 =
Observation-Disclosures. Griner and Land
Heating, Brady and Bresnahan.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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An other games postponed; rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Jack Dillon Recuperating.

All other games postponed; rain.
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Philadelphia .-----.-..... ...------0
Batteries-Tesreau and McCarty; Laven-
der and Killifer.
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Jess Willard could go ahead and
join the army and get some training
as a rookie. But why should he do
this at SIC a month when he makes
$1,000 a week with the Buffalo Bill
show and gets a chance to train just
as hard?
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Bnttprles-MlIIer. CarIsOn, Jacobs anc
Schmidt; Toney and Wingo.