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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
new ROOF ON SHOPS
Fire at X. Q. VIII Not Interfere With
Summer War Work.

! Lawrence, Kan. May 1.-THE de-
struction of the upper story of Fowler
shops, the University of Kansas build
ing where students of engineering re-
ceive instruction in handling machin-
cry and in work with metals, will not
interfere with the use of the building
for army work this summer or for
other summer school work.
A temporary roof will be built at
once and the building will be ready for
use as an army mechanic training sta
ton by summer, if the war depart
ment decides to use it. Army inspec-
tors are to come to the university soon
to pass upon quartering men at the
university this summer and using K
U. facilities in training army me-
chanics.
. The university is to give 100 courses
in it's first term of the summer school
June to June Is. Many of these
courses will be directly applicable to
war work Among them will be four
courses in bacteriology and number
of special classes in medicine. chemis-
try, sociology, home economics
French ard physics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
FRAT BOYS EXTRAVAGANT
Food Administrator Accuses Them of
Throwing Away Food.

Lawrence Kan, May 14.-Members
of the Kama fraternity have been ae-
cused by the local county food admin
istrators of violating the food regula-
tions. He has reported them to the
state food administrator. Officers of
the fraternity said this morning they
used war rolls" The local food ad-
ministrator said he found wheat flour
rolls and meat on turkey carcasses in
the garbage can after a party.
The fraternity members denied this;
said only two turkeys were used and
there wasn't much left but the bones.
Members of the fraternity said the
party was not any more formal than
any other dinner dances given this
year here and a complete menu had
been submitted to the county food adj
ministrator before the dinner was
given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
TO FRANCE
Miss Clara Francis of Topeka to Red
Cross to Write History.

Miss Clara Francis, librarian at the
state historical society. will leave To-
peka as soon as possible and will sail
for France to gather Kansas history
for the American Red Cross society.
She has been notified by the Red Cross
organization in New York City to pre-
pare to start at the earliest moment
II is the plan of the Topeka woman
to leave as soon as she can arrange
personal affairs and provide details
for transportation. 1t is quite proDa-
BILE she will leave Topeka Thursday
night Under the instructions which
she has received from the Red Cross
Miss Francis will gather history and
stories directly. associated with Kan
sas and Kansans.
Miss Francis has been an employe
in the state historical society since
1903 and has hundreds of friends in
Topeka. She is also widely known in
the state, having met many of the
prominent men and women of Kansas
thru her work in the state depart
ment. Miss Francis will not sever her
connections with the historical soci-
ETY.. During her absence, her work
will be handled by Miss nellie McFar-
land, daughter of Judge and Mrs. J..
d. Mcfarland. -.-zzzs 4 =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns at
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

May Il, 1898.
Assistant Attorney General Allen has
notified Superintendent Snider, of the state
insurance department, that the Kansas in
surance law is such that it is his duty to
compel every insurance company doing bus
mess In Kansas and writing policies on
Kansas property, to establish state agency
in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Pounds spent Sunday at
Maple Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Webb. Misses Ona
McFadden. Lulu Mansreaker and Messrs.
X. X. Jamison. j. Z. Clay and T. J. Clay
of Donaldssille. La. returned yesterday
from trip to Kansas City on L. IL. High
leymans special car.
Mrs William Hodson entertained Friday
afternoon for her guest, Mrs. A. H. Weir.
Of Lincoln. Neb. The guests were: Mrs.
Weir Mrs. j. S. Collins. Mrs. A. A. Hurd,
Mrs. c. n Nelson Mrs. Geo, Hubbard Mrs.
E. J. Dinner, Mrs Driscoil, Mrs Edwin
Lange. Mrs A. W. Lacey. Mrs Fred Diet
rich, Mrs. Robert -iorris, Mrs. w. II. Davis.
Mrs. Rol Nichols. Mrs. V. r. Kistler. Mrs.
L. A. Ryder. Mrs. A. W. Parks. Miss NJ A.
Wilder. Mrs. Hamilton Morris and Miss
Josephine Dietrich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
THREE DEAD IN WRECK
And Thirty Persons Injured-Buffalo
Express Is Derailed.

Albany. N. Y. May 14.-Three are
dead and over thirty persons injured
the result of derailment of the Buffalo
express, westbound, on the New York
Central lines near Schodack Landing,
shortly before midnight. The loco
motive turned over, killing the fire
man instantly. The engineer was badly
burned, and his condition is critical.
Railroad officials hint that "out-
side interference" might have been the
cause of the wreck.
One of the coaches was thrown into
the Hudson river, but turned right
side up, the top being sufficiently far
out of the water to permit passengers
to make their escape by crawling thru
windows.
stock car loaded with horses. This
car overturned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
~ Up to the Minute
I ~ SPORTING NEWS
~ FROM EVERYWHERE.
BY-cLUo-
AN EARNED TITLE
Willard Is King of All Fortune
AccumuIatOrS.
Commercializing Title Brings
Him Half Million.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, May 14.-When Jess
Willard crawled thru the ropes to
fight Jack johnson at Havana, April
s, 1915, he was flat broke.
He didn't possess enough coin of
the realm to pad the proverbial
crutch, and he knew that if he lost
he would have a tough time getting
back to the States and paying up
debts that had accumulated.
Less than three years later. last
March, to be exact, Willard was rated
as the possessor of fortune that
ranged between $350,000 and 100000.
l. If this isn't a record for fortune
making, when it is considered that
from the time he faced johnson until
the present day the big fellow has
fought only thirty-six rounds, then
We'll buy the cakes.
UnexceIled Record.
l. Fistic champions of the past in all
other divisions had much harder
time getting their money. They were
not boosted to the position of chal-
lengers over night like Willard. And
they had to keep fighting from time
tc time in order to cash in on the
titles they had won.
WIZARDS share for fighting Jack
johnson was supposed to have been
$4,000. but expenses were SO great
that Willard did not get a dollar, ac-
cording to both Tom Jones and Jack
Curley, his joint managers at the
time.
Then the big fellow "vodeviNed"
for a while at a fat salary, and fin
ally, in 1916, he raked in SAT. 500 for
boxing Frank Moran ten rounds. So.
if it is true that Willard was clean as
Thanksgiving bird when he left
Havana, the money he got for fighting
Moran is the only money he has
earned with his fists. All the rest has
been realized by commercializing his
title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
To Discuss River Navigation.

ST. Louis. Mo-, May 14.-Delegates
from every state bordering on the Mis-
sissippi river attended here today the
first annual convention of the Missis-
sippi Valley Waterways association,
which is to discuss plans for increas-
ing river traffic with view to reliev-
ing freight congestion. The conven-
ton will be concluded tomorrow
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
Lutheran Synod at LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Kan, May 1.-THE
synod of the Lutheran church of
Kansas will hold it's annual confer
ence here this week. starting today.
Delegates from every church in the
state will be in Lawrence for the meet
ing. Sunday school work in the
churches will be the chief subject for
discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
M'GRAW KNEW JUST WHAT
HE WANTED FROM STALLINGS

When John McGraw and George
Stallings sat down to talk turkey
on the trade which brought Larry
Doyle and Jess Barnes to the Giants
for Charley Herzog and Jimmy
Smith, McGraw stipulated that he
be permitted to select one of the
Braves pitchers.
Finally Stallings consented, and
at the time it is said he believed
McGraw would name Dick Ru-
dolph. So Stallings was somewhat
surprised when Mac named Jess
Barnes. and was pretty well salts
fled in the bargain.
McGraw's wisdom in making the
choice of Barnes has been borne
out so far. for the lanky right
handler is just the pitcher the
Giants needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
THREE WIN WAR CROSS
French Decorate American Officers
for Distinguished Service.

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, May 13.-Maj. Ralph Royce. of
Hancock. Mich, and Lieuts. H. r.
Garside, of New York, and P. D. Mey-
ers, of Milwaukee, have been deco
rated with the French war cross.
Royce was the first American to
make a strictly American recon-
noissance over the German lines.
Garside and Meyers, on April IL;
complete an infantry liaison under
heavy German machine gun fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
BASEBALL TO-DAY,

American League.
Cleveland at Washington cloudy 80 D. m,
Detroit at New York, rain, As p m. = {.
Chicago at Philadelphia, rain, 3 AS p. m.
st. Louis at Boston, cloudy, 3:15 p. IN.
National League.
New York at Pittsburg, clear, 5 80 p. m.
Philadelphia at St Louis. cloudy, 1880 p. m:
Boston at Chicago, clear, 3 p. IN.
American Association.
No games scheduled .s-i.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
TOPEkAN IN FRANCE
Sergt. Ralph Weber Lands Safely
With Regular Army Unit.

Mrs. Elizabeth Adams. of 1924 Polk
street, has received word from her
son, First Sergt. Ralph H. Weber,
that he has arrived in France with
the Hea 1Quarters company of the
Eleventh Infantry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Sergeant Weber enlisted from To-
peka last August and has. been in
training in Tennessee practically ever
since. The date of his sailing is not
known cy his mother.
Sergeant Weber was born and
reared IN Topeka and was educated in
the city schools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Humid Kalla Pasha writes us a postal
from Anacortes, Wash, showing that even
ones knowledge of geography. If Humid
had not written and mailed a card to us
we might have lived and died in ignorance
of the fact that Anacortes is not In Spain
or Venezuela some place like that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

When a lady swimmer takes unto herself
husband, would it, or would it not, be
appropriate to call her a mermatron?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

l like to see a rookie hit
When winds of May are blowing.
His batting mark will warp a bit
When Tyrus Cobb gets going.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

One drawback to the popularity Of the
wrestling game is that, when it 10 on the
square, the crowd does not appreciate it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

One of these days Joe Wood will acquire
fame as the greatest outfielding pitcher
in baseball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
Tragedy.

The ball player slid into second base,
yard ahead of the ball.
The umpire jerked his thumb due north
and said: "Out!'
The ball player arose.. brushed the dust
of combat from his trousers and replied
You called it right. that time, Hank 1
was out by six feet"
The umpire's funeral was observed with
impressive ceremony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

In wrestling, as in a good many other
walks of life, virtue is it's own reward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Hereafter the Brooklyn team will play
Sunday games in Newark. This will en-
able the citizens Of Brooklyn to enjoy q
hearty laugh at the expense of the citi-
zens Of Newark every Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
Food For Fans
BY GEORGE E. PHAIR.
Tho Silver Lining.

Tho Silver Lining.
There are times when dark, leaden sky
Casts a mantle of gloom on a guy,
But today on the street
1 happened to NEE
An old pal who is fatter than /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Pounds spent Sunday at
Ma pie Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Ih6 WrestIfHS Tim.
like to see wrestling bout
Wherein they twist and squtrm
And glide and wriggle in and out
AS does the angle worm.
But when they wrestle on the square
l have to seek the open air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

81 snii Io9is .at 81. Lonis, .......s ;
Oeschger and Burns; May and Snyder.
90 innings) - .
Brooklyn Cat Cincinnati) ...........5 10
Cincinnati Z
Grimes, Marquard and Kruger: ,Teney
Bressler and Wango and Allen.
No other games played -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Every ball player has aspirations to be-
come something he amt. Pitchers want
to become outfielders and outfelders want
to play first base. And club owners, when
they look over their winter mail, are con-
WINGED that every ball player aspires to
become a millionaire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
THE LoNELIEsT WAR POST

From the Chicago Herald.
 The man who thinks he has the lone Hest job in all the war was recently on leave In London. There he was spend- ing all his waking hours walking the streets and looking at the crowds.
 Three years ago he was a cog in Lon don's commercial machine. Then he went to Gallipoli. Now he is attached to the Sudanese army near the Abyssinian and Belgia n-Congo frontiers. He is the only Englishman in an area of 200 miles and none of the native troops in his com tering of Arabic and his only conversa- tion is in that language. Some of his men, who, he says, are fine soldiers. were enemies not many years ago.
 In an interview reported by the Man chester Guardian he remarked that the very sight of crowds was a luxury after his experience. His chief diversion in Africa is playing patience" although this is diversified by incidental lion hunt ing and the casual chance of shooting other big game. None the less he could say that while the loneliness gets on my nerves occasionally, on the whole I like the job. and we get some jolly little scraps which are. not reported in the newspapers Still I should welcome the society of war correspondent or two" Which possibly goes to show that even in the desert the newspaper has it's uses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
0 CAPTAIN. MY CAPTAIN:

By Walt whitman. 0 Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack. the prize we sought is won The port is near. the bells I hear. the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But heart. heart! heart.
 o the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies. Fallen cold and dead. o Captain. my Captain! rise up and hear the bells: Rise up-for you the flag is flung Ter you the bugle trills. For you bouquets and ribbon q wreaths-- for you the shores crowding. For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain. dear fatherl
 This arm beneath your head, It is some dream that on the deck
 You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still: My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor'd safe.and sound. l.s voyage closed and done; From fearful trip the victor ship c0meA in with object won;
 Exult, 0 shoresl and ring. o bellsl
 But I with mournful tread. Walk the dqck my Captain He's
 Fallen cold and dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
AN ILLINOIS ORGY

From the Effingham Record.
 Mrs. William Anderson, who is a very polished musician, rendered several mag nificent selections on the talking ma chine, at the conclusion of which the judge brought out the tiddie-de-wink boards and tiddle-de-wink ran riot for about two hours. George Barnes brought out his fiddle. George was cut out for fiddler and, take it from me. when ne gets right down to bushes you just can help but sneeze. cry and swear After this had all happened Paul Willets did some fancy dancing aided and abetted by the entire company ensemble. Paul is very supple and kicked in" with some fancy steps that almost made the par rot scream with delight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
KEATS FAME

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 970IIN KEATS is today numbered
 among the masters of English song " Indeed, in a symposium of views Of men as to the greatest short poem in the English language, conducted by the New York Times few years ago. Keats .Ode to Autumn" stood high among the selections, thus giving Keats supreme rank among writers of shorter poems.
 Keats was dubious as to his posthu- nous fame. When this mere youth. for he died in Rome in 1921 when but 26 years old, chose his epitaph. he evidently feared that Time would erase his name from her scroll "Here lies one whose name was writ in water still confronts the visitor to Keats grave in the Protes- tant cemetery of Rome. How Time re- versed the apprehended evolution of Keats fame is shown in Sir Sidney Col vin's recently published biography of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
VALUES IN OPIUM

s66,0o0 gold) in all. The next highest bid for the monopoly was also over sss,ee0, ,ooo local currency year, while the lowest bid was s2,44o,o0o g yrar. The success fuI bidder is a i.sndicate known as the Tai Sing company. which is composed of Hongkong and Macao Chinese capi- talists The contract for the present mo- nopoly is at the rate of only sl,05e0o0 lo- cal currency a year. It is understood that the profits on this years Q910 work ing of the monopoly run about 5000 per cent, and the successful bid for the new monopoly is based upon the present con tracts profits.
 Chinese generally interested in the con- tract express great surprise at the size of the successful bid. The letting of the contract has been the subject of grave concern in Chinese business circles in Hongkong for sometime. The successful bidder deposits at once one-third of the years payment on the contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
Money Loaned Russia
 May Never Be Repaid

A CREDIT of $325 ,000, ,OOO was es- EA tablished at the United States treasury for Russia. At the present time Russia owes the United States nearly $20O, ,O00, 900 advanced for sup plies which have already been sent.
 There is a forlorn hope that the government eventually established will not repudiate the national debts, but it looks now as if the prospects for a settlement were anything but encour- aging. Even with the best of for tune, it will be years before the eff fleets of the economic and administra- tive collapse are overcome. In the meanwhile there is nothing to do but wait and hope for the best.
 If Russia had stayed in the war on the side of the allies, the total of S325, 900, ,OOO would have been money well spent. As it was the $225, ,OOO,- GOO apparently wasted, was ot material help ot Russia when she was fighting with the allies. The l fact that the American government stands a good chance to lose ap- proximately s2oo, ,Ooo, 900 is no reflec- ton on our methods of doing busi- ness. It would have required gift Iof prophecy such as no mortal pos
 sesses to have foreseen what would
 happen in Russia. Further, no mar
 can say what is going to happen there lin the future.
 If there ever was pretty problem to figure on, it is the fate of the Rus Isian people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13

poet. His immediate reputation was slight, somewhat like the esteem in which we hold Ernest Dowson. That precious cargo of song, 'Lamia and Other Poems.'' published in 1919, was not even reprinted in England until it was included in Keats collected verse published in 1s4o, 1s years after his death, and even then the small edition met with so slight 2 demand that when Keats fame became definite and his appeal more general, unsold volumes emerged from the retirement on the publishers shelves. It was in 1s4S, with the publfca- ton of Monckton Mines "Life, Letters and Literary Remains of John Keats" that this obscured planet took it's defi- nite place In the literary heavens.
 Since 1S4S Keats fame has steadily grown He stands first among those who sang for the sake of beauty alone. And Fame has rescued the name writ in water and carved it deep in the granite of the ages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-13
Is Loss of High School
 a Blessing in Disguise?

IWHILE Birmingham depl0res
 WV the destruction of it's Central High school by fire, it may prove a blessing in disguise. That was the view expressed by Prof. H. P. Burruss of the city commission at the confer ence held yesterday to provide for temporary facilities for continuing the school work. It will not be long before present distressing conditions are met. Prof. Bprruss felt that the loss of the Central High school would cause the commission, the school au- thorities and all the people to stand more closely together and cooperate more earnestly for the general good.
 One thing is certain: There is a pressing need for an additional high school on the southside of the city. This need has been stressed by Supt. J. H. Phillips for several years past.
 It was the purpose of the authori- ties to let the Central High school remain where it was in order to ac- commodate pupils living in the north section. But now that new plans must be. made, why not, as ]. B. Gibson suggested yesterday, concentrate on the Southside, enlarge the scope of the projected building there and erect an edifice ample to accommodate the entire high school patronage of Bir- mingham as the city was before it's boundary lines were extended? Such a building fireproof, of course might cost million dollars or more; but what of it? This rapidly growing city is entitled to a centrally located high school of the proportions indicated.
 No matter how straitened finan- cially Birmingham may be just now, lit will not always be so. At any rate, in this emergency there should be no difficulty in financing that which IS imperative. A million-dollar high school would have popular and enthus- liastic approval. A year and half would be required for it's construc- tion, but after it was finished it would answer for half century or more. | It would be something that people could point to with pride and would
 be an inspiration to every boy and
 girl in Birmingham.
 l In the meantime, those who are
 charged with providing temporary
 quarters can be trusted to meet such
 requirements as will be necessary to
 tide over the. situation until next fall
 when something more substantlal might be devised.