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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
SPORT DOPE
BY JACK KEENE.

Poor old Waiter Johnson. He's
slipping again--at a pace that is both
ering the other hurlers in the big cir
GUS He WAS thu first moundman in
the American league to hang up ten
victories. And while he was hanging
UP those ten with one hand he
smeared the whitewash five times with
the other hand, as it were.
Ted Meredith apparently is still
busy endeavoring to start the Ger
mans on their final sprinting match
toward Berlin and right on thru it.
The famous runner has been reported
wounded and missing three or four
times since he sailed for foreign
shores When Ted was about to sail
he said: Believe ME, boys. those
boches will shatter all sprinting rec
ords before your Uncle Sam gets thru
with them"
It has often been commended that the
Yankees were a mild ball team and
took things too easy. never making
much of a fight for their games This
cannot be said of the team now. That
dash into frs. place evidently has
awakened the spirit of the players and
they are battling hard for everything
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Food For ans
BY GEORGE E. PHAE.
tCopyrighfed.l

The Game of Baseball standing at the late,
Two strikes, three balls, and naught to do
but wait
For Uncle Sam to boiler Ball or Strike,
And thus decide our favored pastimes Fate.
One Strike. and Baseball gets a fatal Bump
And silently is carried to the Dump.
When Uncle Sam is calling Balls and
Strikes
There is no chance to Quarrel with the
imp.
But Baseball Is useful wartime game;
1t often sets a peaceful heart aflame
And causes one to cry aloud for blood
Whose soul at other times is meek and
tame.
What matter, tho. If Basebal's race is run
And athletes WELD a hoe spade or gun !?
Altho it is a noble form of sport
The noblest pastime now is BEAT the
Hum
There was an Auto Derby yesterday;
Perchance De Palma won. perchance Duray
Or Oldfield, Resta, Hearne or Omar loft
Or Ira Vail or Old Man Chevrolet.
They travel when an auto race is run;
They eat up space like bullets from gum
And then it takes another day or more
To figure out which one of them has won.
Young Karl, the Bush League Kaiser,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
HOOVER FAVORS KANSAS PLAN.
Little Doubt Now of Approval of Seed
Wheat idea for Farmers.

Washington, June 26.-Relief for
the western Kansas wheat farmers
who have lost two years crop in sue
cesston and would have difficulty in
getting seed wheat this fall now ap-
pears certain. While the senate agri-
cultural committee has not yet ap-
proved the Curtis amendment, Her
bert Hoover. food administrator, has
gwen the proposition hearty support.
1t Is possible, Representative Shouse
of Kansas said today, that the govern
ment grain corporation might be able
to extend the farmers loans for seed
wheat even should the legislation fail
of passage. The grain corporation has
surplus from this years operations
of some or million dollars and part
Of that might be available.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
STAND UP FOR ENGLISH FLAG.
Pratt Farmer Knocked Down by Mob
for Insult to Ally Banner.

Pratt, Kan, June 26.-J. A. Hum
phrey, well-to-do farmer and Civil
war veteran, was knocked down by an
angry crowd here Tuesday when he re-
viled the English flag. Forty-five boys
are leaving today for the army. and a
large American flag, with those of
the allies, was strung across Main
street. Humphreys son is one of the
boys who left today for Camp Funston.
Humphrey fought his assailants with
a putty knife. He was taken home and
no arrest has been made. He claims
to be a true American, but has a deep
hatred for England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
new LAUNDRY RATES
oh, Yes, Certainly. They Will Be
Higher Here.

The Iaundries of the city are CIV
ing notice of an increase in rates. In
stead of the 1 0per cent charge above
the regular price that has recently
been in effect, the additional charge is
doubled. and will hereafter be 20 per
cent. This applies to bundle work.
Rough dry work is being advanced
from eight cents to nine cents. Also
charge of cents for delivery will
be made on every package on which
the laundry bill amounts to less than
25 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
KANSAS MAN TOOK GASOLINE.
Clyde Arnold OF Smith Center Thought
1t Was Water-He'l Live.

Smith Center, June 26.-Clyde Ar
mold of this city picked up a cup that
he supposed contained water, and took
a deep draught. Instead of water the
contents proved to be gasoline, and
the young man is in a critical condi-
ton, but doctors say he will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
SANTA FEE STILL COUNTY SEAT.
Sublette Loses Second Time in Five
Years in Haskell Fight.

Santa Fe, June 26.-In the election
held in Haskell county Tuesday to
determine the relocation of the county
seat, Santa Fe, the county seat for
twenty-five years, won over Sublette.
This is the second time Sublette has
tried for the county seat within the
past five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Ally STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVENING" JUNE 26 1918


growled a growl
And said: This drive Will surely make
Rome howlr'
And gripped his bat end swung a mighty
swing
And only popped a weak and puny foul.
In Austria the fans arise and make
The Bush League Kaiser's ivory temples
ache.
Time was when they were full Of Joy and
pep
But now they rend the air with cries of:
-~s .Fake!"
The Dempsey Fulton scrap, without a home,
Nor any spot on which to rest its dome,
Goes roaming a-mlessly athwart the
There is a place to fight across the foam.
At Commy's park the pennant was un-
& furled
While brass bands played and hats in air
= were hurled,
And yet a stranger watching them at
play,
Would ask: Are THEM the champeens
of the world?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
; Funeral of Baseball Star.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 26.-The
body of Jacob P. Beckley. former big
league ball player, who died here late
yesterday, was taken to Hannibal. Mo-,
today where funeral services will be
held. Beckley formerly lived in St.
Louis. He played the first sack for
the Kansas City club of the American
association two years from 1907 to
1909 and later was manager for a
short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wins Boxing Bout.

Racine, Wis, June 26.-Corp. Eddie
McGoorty's speed was credited today
with his victory here last night over
George Chip, New Castle. Pa. Neither
middleweight landed many hard blows
during the ten rounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-10

had added s1IO.OOO.O0O to their prop erty investment in the last half Oi 1917. Consequently if provisions oi the bill are carried out. he said. the eastern railroads return on property investment really would be 5-SS per cent.
 Officials in close touch with the railroad situation in its new aspects said today that many rate reviSionS would become necessary now that gov ernment operation has removed com petition on which rates heretofore had been largely based. The interstate commerce commission is expected Co undertake within few weeks spec isl study of rate readjustments for presentation to the director general.
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WOMEN EXPECT RESOLUTION ID
 CARRY IN HOUSE

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woman suffrage under any ctrcunl' stances. the president said. ought not Co vote other than his convictions. but his own opinion vas that this was the tiI0e Co vote for the amendment
 While the president was talking one yf the members made a note Ot what he said. The president toos a pen el and said he would put r in writ ing himself. and the statemen; later wss dictated Co a Waite House Steno- grapher.
 The. house begins debate tomorrow on the Raker resolution for suhmis- sion Of the Susan B. Anthony con stituliousl amendment Co the states. under an Sgreemen; tO end general debate at . o'clock in the afternoon. A vote probably will be reached early in the evening
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days ago most oft hem privately were Concedingd efeat. A large majority of the Republicans in the house have been cOuntedu pon to support the amendment and enough Democarts are committed to assure a close vote. With the weight of the presidents in fluenoe to swing doubtful Democrats. Representative Rsker. chairman os the suffrage committee. jubilantly predict ed tonight that the necessary two thirds would be exceeded by fifteen or twenty votes.
 Opponents Of suffrage were claim ing a safe margin against the amend meRt during the day in spite of intim- ations from the suffraSistS that a trump card vel was 10 be played. There were no formal predictions from the opponents tonight, but a tremendous fight is promised.
 All of the members who wen1o to the White House were Democrats, and
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Blast Takes
 HeaUy Toll

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most of them supporters Of the amend rent but there were several uncOm mit,ed. In the delegation were Repre- se1t1,ives Rager. California; Taylor Colorado. B2rSlev end CantrilL Ktn tucSy. Hayden. ArizOns, Grege and Jcnes. Cf TeNas. Ayres, Kansas; Car away. A~EansCs: Alayes. Utah; Lin thicum. Maryland; Brumb9ugh- Ohio
 After Mr. Raker had explained the object C- the call each member told the president of the situation in his state. One said the presidents ad- vice would aim him in determining the question and that many other members were similarly situated
 Adverse tc Publicity.
 The president Is said to have re piled that while he had felt it was not proper to send for members or to volunteer his advice, he was glad oi the opportunity that the visit of the delegation gave him. He indicated that he had not felt at liberty to go beyond the patry platform which had declared woman suffrage 10 be a state issue. until changed conditions made il necessary.
 Representative Taylor spoke of the king Of Bslgium's advocacy of woman suffrage. of how England was pledged to it and probably France. The presi- dent said the governor of Canada, who had luncheon with him today, told him Canada was going tO have woman suffrage.
 Any member of congress opposed tc
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DENIED LIBERTY.

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 SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. g. - Mrs. Rena Mooney and ISreal Weinberg. acquitted in separate trials recently on charges of murder in connection with the preparedness parade in 1916. were denied release on bail on other murder charges on a write of habeS corpus today. The state district court of appeals upheld a decision of Judge Frank II. Dunne of the superior court, who had denied release of the defend ants on charges pending in his court.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-10
REPUBLICANS ACT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Republi- cans Of the house in conference late tonight adopted by unanimous vote a resolution urging republican members to support the federal suffrage amend ment insofar as they can do so con sistently with their conscience and the attitude of their constituents
 The resolution. introduced by Re presentative MORdeN Of WyOming. was nllihustered against for more than an hour on a point Of no quorum. but the opposition was confined Jo a few members and they voted for it's adoption on the roll call.
 The Republicans voted to create a
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WANT AMENDMENT DEFEATED
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 NEW YORK, Jan S.-ReSolutiOnS calling for the defeat in its presen, form of the proposed federal cOnsti tutiOnal amendment establishing pro hibitiOn, on the ground that a prOvi- sion in it given both congress and the states power to enforce il would cause confusion. have been adopted at the annual meeting of the New York City Bar association. it was annOune- ed today. The resolutions recommend the substitution by congress Of new measure free from this element Oi conflicting iurisdiction.'
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Inquest Soon.

The inquest into the deaths O Drakenfield and Vastido will be hell as soon as Anderson and Mcbride sr' well enough to appear It will be hell by Judge Winters of Lowell
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DALLAS F|REhEN STRIKE; RAISE IN
 WAGE IS CAUSE
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DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 9. - Approxi- mately I5O of the 176 members of the Dallas fire department went on strike at o'clock tonight. Six hundred mem bers of the Dallas home guards have been ordered by Mayor Joe E. Law ther to assemble as a preeautiOn against disorder.
 The strike was caused by the sus- pension today of twenty-one firemen who refused 10 withdraw from a newly organized firemen's union, which is affiliated with the American Fedora tion of Labor.
 Home Guard Summoned
 One hundred and fifty members Of the home guard. a semi-military organ izatiOn were assigned tonight to duty as firemen at the various stations They will be under supervision of ex- perienced firemen who did not join the strikers. The other members Of the guard were split into three squads to remain on duty in shifts of eight hours each.
 The trouble began at noon when
 
 Fire Commissioner W. l. Winfrey suspended tventy-One firemen at Fair Park station because of their refusal to resign from the newly organized firemen's union At o'clock this af- ternOon Miss Myrtle Berry, said 10 be an official organizer of the garment workers union. appeared at the city hall and presented an ultimstum from
 
 would be called at o'clock unless the Fair Park firemen were reinstaIed by that hour and unless a wage increase to s a day minimum was granted the men. The city commission. which de nies the right of the men to organize, refused the demands and began prep aration to protect the city.
 Local fire insurance men had a hur- ried meeting late today and later is sued a statement that there would be no insurance cancellations as a result of the strike if local insurance men could prevent it. This question. how ever. il was stated. must be passed up- on by the insurance companies them selves and not by the local insuranc agents.
 Threefalse fire alarms had been turned in from as many different sec tions of the city up to 10 o'clock to- night Mayor Lswther ordered home guardsman stationed at each firebox for the remainder of the night
 Demand Wage Increase
 EAST ST. LOUIS. Ills. Jan g. - Members of the fire department to- night served notice upon Mayor Moll- man that unless their demands for wage increases are met by the city by Januarp 18th, a strike will follow. The nrsmen are affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor and demand an increase of SIS month for pipe men and SIS a month for heulenants-
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stafi of twenty. selected by sections. to carry on the work Of the party whip. The increased membership of the house has made it almost impos- sihle for single member to handle the task.
 The conference also decided to ask the Republican senators Co meet in jcint session with them within week to choose the national campaign com uittee
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tCOntinued from Page Onel the miracles of the occasion The powder man was directly over the hole when the explosion occurred. He was burned. hurt and cut about the face, arms and shoulders. Last evening fatal. Anderson sustained a broken nose and severe scalp wounds.
 Roger PeltOn. head of the engineer ing force of the Copper Queen. with two men. one of whom was Draken- field. was doing some surveying i'm mediately in the neighbOrhOOd of the two holes. Pelton was holding the end of a surveyors tape measure. the other end of which was held by Drakenfield. when the latter was killed. Other men in the immediate neighborhood still are wondering as to the cause of their immunity from injury and possible death
 Carlos Calderon. one of the two men fatally injured. had both eyes blown out and other injuries. Nunez suf- fered fin like manner. The other in jured men escaped with severe burns and lacerstions.
 As to Cause
 Though many theories were ac- vanced yesterday as to the possible cause for the explosion. none is cer- tain or impossible. The most proba- ble advanced is that while the primer and electrical connections were being placed in the charge of powder small piece of rock from the side of the hole fell and caused a spark which touch ed off the explosion. Otherwise. fore men. powder experts and men are completely at sea as to the reason for the accident
 Since the inauguration of work on Sacramento hill the toll of injuries has amounted to little or nothing. A scratch. a fracture and other lesser hurts have been the total up to this time. The accident yesterday. in fact, was the most serious 10 occur in the Warren District in years. Its death toll. when the final tabulatiOn is made. will undoubtedly be the largest in the history of local mining.
 Inquest Soon.
 The inquest into the deaths of Drakenfield and Vastido will be held as soon as Anderson and Mcbride are well enough to appear It will be held by Judge Winters of Lowell
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Demand Wage Increase
OIL DICTATOR PROBABLE.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 9.-Tne gov ernment is preparing to take control of the oil supply. under the fuel ad- ministration- A man has been select ed to take charge and his name will he made public with the announce ment of the governments decision.
 IL is understood that the govern mems plans are not fully mstured and will not be until the new appOintee makes an investigation Licensing of the oil industry from the wells to the wholesaler is contemplated.
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GREATER WAGE
 WILL BE ASKED
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fl ctime after the war. He advocated leaving the question of return of the reads to private control to future de termination by congress.
 Representative Moore of PennSyl- vania. asked the committee to amend the bill to provide specifically for gov ernment control of canal tranSporta- tion facilities. Members of the United States Employees. compensation com mission advocated that railroad men should be regarded as government em- plOyeS
 Compensation Method.
 Testifying before the senate com mittee, George M. Shriver. vice presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio, sug- gested that compensation should be based on property investments as of December 3l. 1917, rather than June 90. 1917. as proposed in the bill. The average return on investment Of the SS principle eastern systems for the three year average suggested by the president was 5-54 per cent, he said. He argued that the eastern railroads
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. S.-Wnliam N. Chandler. a ranoher from Idaho, was killed and Mrs. Amanda Bonner with whom he was walking. was fatal " shot tOnigh, by W. H. Clark. a saw. yer. when then sent bullet into his own brain and died instantly. Jeal 0Usly Is the supposed motive.
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BRAZILIAN AViAToRs.

(By Review Leased Wirel RIO JANIERO. Jan. 2. - Brazilian naval avialors who will form the first Brazilian contribution to the fighting forces of the allies. have departed for England
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
DEATHS.

BIzF-In this city. on June 20. 1918.
Jules. husband Of Mary Bize
Relatives and friends and members Of
immaculate Conception Beneficial Societv
and employees OF Wilmington Fibre Spc-
cIalty Co are invited 10 attend the funeral
from his late residence. I4Oi Hamilton
street on Tuesday morning al 9 o'clock
solemn requiem mass at 81 AIMS Church
lnterment at Cathedral cemetery
kING-In New Castle Del on .blne -
1918. John : King in his S9th wear
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend
the funeral services at his late residence
No. u West Fourth street New CaStl
on Tuesday afternoon June - al , 20
clock Interment al NJ church
Hard
DREiBELBIES- In this city on June 22
I9l8 Mary f Dreibelbies, adopted daugh-
ter OF Carrie } Dreibelbies returned mis-
SlonaTy from China. aged 10 years
Relatives friends and 81 - members Of
1920 Wilmington High school are invited
- attend the funeral services at the resi-
dence Of Thomas {. Cateil 22I7 Tatnau
street. on Monday evening June "A. az
30 clock lntcrment at Lebighton Pa
on Tuesday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
WAR GAR DEN PLOTS.
New Ground In Now Available for Those
Who Wish to Raise Late Crops.

The plot of ground ut tho southeast
corner Of Tenth and Market streets has
been ploughed and disced and made
ready for the planting Of war gardens.
The ground has been divided into 90 by
80 foot plots, and any one desiring TO
obtain the use of one Of these plots, should
make application at the Community
War Gardens headquarters, on the second
floor of the Library building, or call 625
on the Pell telephone Application should
be made before . p. III. on Tuesday
June % The plots will be ready for
planting on Monday next.
There will be n fifty cents retention fee
charged for each plot III order TO insure
the good faith OF those securing plots
The War Gardens committee advises the
planting of late potatoes and beans az
the cooler weather later IN the summer
will insure better crops of potatoes and
beans than other vegetables and produce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
WHAT THE FRIENDS
ARE DOING IN RUSSIA
Interesting Story Revealed at
Friends Fourth and West
Westinghouse.

! Ono refugee To every four of the popu-
lation is the condition that is being met
| in Southeastern Russia where English
| Friends have several relief stations
| and where now the food situation rs
becoming very acute, owing to the tal-
urc of the harvcsts IN 1916 and 1917.
| Miss Florence Barrow Of Birmingham,
| England who had been for two years
! in Russia spoke of relief work there, and
| the difficulties to be confronted, at n
! meeting nj Friends Meeting house,
| Fourth and West streets, last evening.
| Miss Barrow stated that Is million
| refugees from western Russia poured into
| Southeastern Russia. and some went
almost 10 Persia
Most of the men had to fight and tho
women and children were left as public
| charges MANY of them had been pros
porous folk but they had lost every
| thing in the German invasion. The
Government gave 81 per month per
person for their support and attempted
10 house them At first they were wei
coined into the homes and then they
became in the position OF guests who
had STAYED too long Into such a STU
alton the Friends enter They establish
ed four hospitals a home for mothers
and children. schools and workrooms
where the women could spun and weave,
all IN buildings set aside by the authorities
In various villages the local governments
beng only too glad ot assistance.
They distributed clothing n very
necessary kind of rClIct aS the winters
are as cold as those at \rchangcl. the
thcromctcr going down to - degrees.
They established dispcnsarics and had
four district nurses working among tho
village people IN three hospitals they
Had G95 patients There were four
physicarS and only eight trained nurses.
tut thct taught Russian glrls nursing,
81 that hc, could be assistants In
lS months Miss Barrow and her workers
gave away 10000 garments and needed
manv more The hopeless thing about
the work being that when ono village
was made comfortable. they knew that
further on were more and more villages
nccdIng tho same kind Of hclr
Within the last wear tho shops have
closed because II was not possible 10
gct clothing materials 70 cell
RUSSIAN roIrrIcs.
Robert Tatlock, another English
Friend. who had engaged IN the same
work spoke hr1cflv on the political sltu-
ations IN Russia The Soviet system
is nov locally working very well II
is an expansion Of the old Icmstoo sys-
tom. but more democratic The great
lander proprictprs have had thor estates
coutscated and the land has been ap-
pnrfloncd 10 tic peasants
Miss Barrow and her co-workcr Miss
Rail sail for England IN q short tlmc,
after spending about three weeks IN
Philadelphia and vicinity They left
RuzuIk. Russia, the center of FRIENDS
relief work. on March ~. and after
spending thrrc weeks crossing Siberia
they came to Philadelphia. hy way ot
Iapan. Nan Couvcr and the Canadian
Rockies