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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

urged the members let each state
would be in ALL The bill
he
shall state territory or the District OF
conceal
automobile
automobile
stolen or
conviction thereof shall
ssbed by Imprisonment than years"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Mot an M Wind.

Six bushels of apples for so cents.
"Cheap enough" says John Robbins
local real estate dealer, who is telling
his friends how he made the ex-
change.
Last Sunday he and his wife were
eating a country dinner with friends
in Cumberland. The afternoon was
tranquil and dainty little breeze was
making it very comfortable.
'sKate," says Robbins, addressing
the lady of the house, 'T'll just pay
you so cents for all the apples that
fall in your orchard this afternoon
Within an hour Sundays tempest
broke into the orchard and when Rob
bins had cleaned up, the back end Of
his car was heavier by six bushels Of
apples.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
TO LIMIT SALE OR
TRADING OF PLAYERS
New Legislation at Meeting OF
National League.
New York Giants Expected to Roar at
Suggestion, but It Probably VIII
Get Them Nothing-To End
Freak Deliveries.

One can see how some baseball legiS-
lation is to be framed, writes Len
Wooster in Brooklyn Times. The deals
which made the Giants conspicuous t1g-
ures will lead to the introduction of
rule at the National League meeting
in December, limiting the sale or trad
ing of players to about July l. From
the threats of the Giants owners there
will come loud roar, but it probably
will get them nothing, as it is whis-
pered at least Eve clubs already are
lined up in favor of the passage OF
such rule. Brooklyn is one of them,
the others being Cincinnati, which has
been making a hue and cry over the
buying of a pennant" by the Giants;
Pittsburgh, st. Louis and Philadelphia.
The New York club has loads OF
money, and Chicago, which also Is
financially well fixed, will oppose the
proposed rule, and Boston may side
with them The opponents will attack
the inconsistency of Brooklyn by re-
c. ling that in 1916, when the Dodgers
w re headed for the championship,
they snapped Lew McCarty to the
Giants for Fred Merkle because Jake
Daubert was physical unknown guam
tity.
Other legislation will have to do with
the delivery of the ball. There are at
least three clubs in the National
league whose pitchers have been ac-
cused of using an Illegal delivery
Philadelphia, Boston and Cincinnati.
Barney Dreyfuss, who is at the head
of the movement to put an end to the
employment of freak deliveries, de-
cIares every club In the league is
carrying one or more of these artists.
Already he has enlisted the support of
Brooklyn and Chicago in the war on
the shine emery, talcum, paraffin and
spit balls, and he hopes to get the nee
essary votes to put the legislation
through.
1t seems there is a rule that Nation
al league pitchers cannot apply for
eign substances to the ball, but 1t Is
dead letter. At the December meet
ing steps will be taken to provide
penalty for it's use. This is calculated
to have the desired effect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
BABE RUTH HARDEST HITTER
Connie Mack Compares Boston Sluggsr
With Arson, Brouthers and
Other Old Timers.

Some of the old timers are trying
to tell the fans that while Babe Ruth
Is a terrible hitter, he could not COM
pare with Brouthers and Arson. OF
course that is all poppycock. Ruth
is the hardest hitter the game has
seen and Connie Mack is one old
timer who will say so. Says Mack:
samson and Brouthers and Free
man! Why. Ruth could hit the ball
harder with one hand than those old
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

United States civil service commits
sion will give-a most practical open
competitive test to secure the right
man. The entrance salary will be be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 year. Head
quarters will be in Washington, d. G.
The duties of the position are to
assist in administering the law which
gives effect to the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain for
the protection of migratory birds and
the sections of the United States penal
codn known &c tha Tacav act. in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
A Hint to Employers.

"These holiday arrangements are a
nuisance!' said business man, chat
ting with a friend. 1T always have a
bother fitting everybody in."
'It's easy for me this year." replied
the other. ~ have two typists and
neither of them will take holiday"
"Dy Jove, that's strange, isn't itY'
mot very," laughed the friend. "You
see, / recently engaged new head
clerk--a very handsome young chap
and neither of the girls is willing to-
go away and leave the other with q
clear feld.'-LOndon Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
WORLDS Widest PITCH

Jack Quinn of the Yankees is
now the proprietor Of the worlds
wonder wild pitch record. The
big miner uncorked one in the
recent Philadelphia series that
was pronounced by competent
judges to have been the widest,
wooliest and thorough-going
maverick wild pitch on record.
1t came in the fifth inning with
Cy Perkins at the bat. Jack
dressed a ball up for a splitter
and cut it loose. The ball went
off at a tangent, and entered the
grand stand directly over the
Philadelphia bench.
Tommy Connolly looked at the
pitch, and after calling 1t a
ball." cried: Save the women
and children"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
KUMAGAE is TENNIS EXPERT
Jap Learned Game at keio College,
Where He Was Pitcher on College
Baseball Nine.

Ichiyo Kumagae, the japanese lawn
tennis expert, learned to play the game
while attending Kelo colleke, in To-
kyo, where he also was pitcher on the
college baseball nine. Kumagae, who
is twenty-six years old, is an expert
jiu jitsu performer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
LARGEST OFFER FOR HORSE
Albert Simons, Representing Unnamed
Client, Bids 100000 for Hill
dreth's Purchase.

Samuel @. Hildreth announces that
he has refused an offer Of 100000 for
his phenomenal three-year-old horse,
Purchase. The offer, said to have been
made by Albert Simons on behalf Of
an unnamed client, is said to be the
largest offer ever made for a race
horse in the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
OLYMPIC ROWS AT BRUSSELS
Objection Made to Strong Tide in
River Scheidt at AntWerp-Rough
Water Probable.

Owing to the fact. that there is
strong tide in the river Scheldt, Ant
werp, with the possibility of rough
water, it is probable the rowing races
to be part of the 1920 Ols ipic games
will be rowed off on the ship canal at
Brussels, which has minimum width
of 400 feet. Dates selected for the
regatta are August II, 10 and 16.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30


pe is being used in Washington recognition Of the police union
police affiliated commissioners nave
Jurisdiction but and
likely question
be forced
For example the senate that
police belonged national
portance of the question
IF the police Columbia permitted
unonze and affiliate
District commissioners behind
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
NEW MANAGER FOR PIRATES
Barney Dreyfuss Has Not Given Mat
ter of New Leader Any Thought
-Bezdek Undecided.

President Barney Dreyfuss of the
Pittsburgh Pirates says he has given no
thought as to who will manage the
Pirates next year. He has not talked
the matter over with Bezdek, he says:
he doesn't know If Hugo wants to keep
his job, and hasn't given any thought
to either Miller Higgins or Wilbert
Robinson as Bezdek's successor in case
the latter doesn't want to stay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

nIHIseiI IHVuIIIeIaUIe 70 ucauJy cIIoIIHe
fumes by wearing an army mask.
An engineer wrote to the chemical
warfare service of the war department
asking for a gas mask, because he
was growing old and could not stand
the smoke which flooded the engine
cab whenever the train passed through
a tunnel. The mask was sent, and
the engineer wrote that it saved him
his position. Other engineers have
since bought MASKS for the same pur-
nnSn New York society woman
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
TIGERS BUY CLAUDE JONNARD
Pitcher, Handicapped by Loss of One
Eye, Has Made Big Record in
Southern League.

The Detroit club seems to have Q
liking for pitchers with but one eye
Once on time the Tigers had pug
Cavel, and now the club has purchased
Claude Jonnard from Nashville. AL.
though handicapped by the loss of an
eye and with a poor team, Jonnard
has made great record in the South
ern league this year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
MEMPHIS AFTER NEW LEADER
George Moriarty, Jack Miller and Otto
knabe Under Consideration for
the Post.

George Moriarty, American league
umpire; Jack Miller of the st. Louis
Cardinals, and Otto Knabe, veteran Ma
tional League player, are under consid-
Grafton for the post Of manager of the
Memphis Southern association club
next year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
ELECT WEST POINT CAPTAIN
Alexander George of Texas Selected to
Lead Football Squad at Mill
tary Academy.

Alexander George, 20. has been
elected captain of the West Point
academy football eleven for this fall.
He comes from Texas and before en-
tering West FONT played at Rice in
stitute. He is candidate for quar-
terback.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
REDS OF 1869 ALIVE

The only surviving members of
the famous Reds of 1869, which
team did not lose a single game
all season, are George Wright.
Of Boston, and Cal McVey, of
California. Wright is a rich
man and McVey without any
means of support. There is talk
of having Wright and McVey as
the Reds guests in the world
series.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

gathering
preparation alleged violations
in participate in
@ Full information and application blanks may be OBJ
the
post office cuomhouse
Satesci civ service Washington,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
India is reviving it's ancient indus
try of building wooden ships, using
timber from its vast forests.
cuticura Comforts Baby's Skin,

CutIcura Comforts Babys Skin
When red, rough and itching with hos
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then Of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

to meet Penn, Georgia Tech, w. and J.,
Syracuse, Penn State and West Vir-
ginia.
Jimmy" Dehart, who was a lieu
tenant and instructor at Mather avia-
ton field, California, is the new cap
tain. His election came as result of
letter vote. Dehart is the only man
who ever won his letter in four branch
es of major sport here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

stepped
moths
positively clothes furnishings Her butler ordered
TO fomadeyde and
sulphur lighted the
impossible
The womans the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Babe Ruth In Movies.

Babe Ruth, the Boston American
League club home-run hitter, has
signed contract to act in a baseball
feature motion picture, which will be
made In California.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

instead OF the ISSUE gUIHg 90 StIIhe'
it has been taken to the courts by the
police union. The union has asked
for an injunction preventing the COM
missioners of the District of Columbia
from carrying out their orders that
any member of the force found to be-
long to a union affiliated with a labor
organization would be discharged, on
the ground that their right to organize
is illegally interfered with.
The pressure of the American
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Blue and White Coach.

J. G. Rice, former coach Of the
Columbia university oarsmen, has
been signed again to coach the Blue
and White oarsmen for the next two
years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

compromise between one deslgneu Uy
the st. Louis men and one by the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers association.
Under the provisions of the bill
penitentiary sentence awaits any one
who steals an automobile, buys
stolen car, or has one in his possession,
knowing the car to be stolen property,
or drives stolen car from one state
to another.
Automobile dealers have long
waited for a federal law to protect
4a,oD, VThoi,. orospjZa tiOHS have
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
The Easiest Way.

sT)o you always let your wife have
her own wayY
"Yes, and mine, too"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

MIHtOId tHe QUIET udy WHtH he SOareu
34,610 feet above sea level, according
to the official Paragraph, in rs minutes.
AS Roosevelt field his starting point,
is ITO feet above sea level, Rohlfs ac-
tually climbed 34,500 feet, according to
the Paragraph. His altimeter regis
tered 34,400 feet.
These figures must be certified by
the government bureau of standards
at Washington before they are regis
tered by the Aero Club of America as
official The lower figure that of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Army Gas Masks Are Proving Extremely Versatile

proving versatile vaudeville comedian face
himself the hot his fellow
the worker match factory renders
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Wanted by Uncle Sam: A Deputy Game Warden

United agriculture need of welqualed
DID, fill
chief and the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30


1876
10000
had failed
the tempe 43 degrees below
peculiar noticed of twtcng
and while
ache too"
What would hayef
that
lows t be by absolute Zero
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
Bill in Congress May Scare Automobile Thieves

UToMoBIIE
"A introduced
gess Representatives of aissouri 1t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

Spectators in the 1917ssJava sugar
were hit hard by the low prices and
high freights to Europe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

A strike which recently broke out in
the shipbuilding yards at Balboa has
now been settled.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
What It's Like Six and Half Miles in the Air

xYy HATS the air? Roland
mere
puts him believed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30
& WZASHDNGTONk
- @ STDFLIGHTS =
Congress Likely to Act on Police Unionizaton

likely to take hand the question OF the
w utilization with the American
of this In WASHINGTON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
WANT REAL DRY LAND
Bill Sent to House by Secretary o.
Treasury Glass.

Washington, Feb. S.-A bill to en-
force war time prohibition more COM
prehensive ana drastic than proposed
by the anti-saloon league. was sent to
the house judiciary committee here
by Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
The machinery for enforcement
created in the bill would probably be
continued for enforcement of consti-
tutional prohibition.
The Glass bill provides for appoint
ment of a law enforcement commits
sioner in the treasury department, the
right to search buildings where it is
suspected that liquor is kept and the
right of person injured by any intox-
icated person to sue for damages the
seller of liquor.
Other provisions are the same as
those of the Barkley bill, backed by
the anti-saloon league. providing pen
alties and for injunction to close
places where liquor is sold as public
nuiSanceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
BUTTE is |. w. w. NEST
Strike Is Not Union Movement
Official Says.

Denver, Colo, Feb. S.-Enginemen,
firemen and pumpmen at Butte.
Mont, where a strike of miners pre-
walls, will remain at their work, ac-
cording to a statement of Charles H.
Meyer, president of the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers today.
Butte is the home of a nest of I.
w. W. who have remained there and
flourished during the war; said Mr..
Meyer. THE miners on strike are
practically unorganized. This is not
an American union movement. 1t is a
move of the I. w. w. and the govern
ment must play strong hand imme-
diately."
Butte, Mont, Feb. S.-Following
plans agreed to at several large mass
meetings held last night at the call of
the local Industrial Workers of the
World hundreds of striking miners,
some of them armed. turned back men
who started for work this morning
with the result that mining in the dis
trict is practically suspended this
morning.
Butte, Feb. S.-Six thousand of the
5000 miners here are on strike, union
leaders said today.
Labor leaders claim all will be out
by Sunday.
A general strike is not, anticipated
tho the Metal Trades Council may be
able to force a sympathetic universal
WalKOut winch they are urging.
Pickets gathered at I. w. w. hall
and left for the various mines. Miners
in several instances were waylaid and
beaten.
Mechanics. whose unions have tax
en- no action in respect to a strike
were held up and sent back from the
minees by the strikers. A particular
effort was made to prevent hosting
engineers from going on the job. Sol
diers of the 44th infantry were Later
sent to the mines. Their assistance
however. came after the pickets had
turned back miners of the morning
shift rom work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
FOOD IS STEADlER
Butter and Egg Prices on a
3 Firm Bottom Now.
Slight Increase Here After Re-
cent Sensational. Drop.
REMARKABLE SALES IN TOPEKA
The Clearance Bargains Bring
Crowds to Shopping Center.
Pre-War Conditions Are Rapid
ly Reaching Normal.

Climaxed by the remarkable clear
ance sales being participated in by
practically all Topeka retail institu-
lions, the retail trade. insofar as buy
ing is concerned, is r. Nidly getting
back on its pre-war basis.
Day by day, it is asserted, buying
is becoming heavier in Kansas avenue
stores, while the special clearance sales
as advertised in the State journal the
last few days are tending to further
Increase the crowds in the shopping
center of Kansas.
Any indications that prices are go
ing to drop further does not seem to
be affecting the trade.
Butter and Eggs Steady.
Since the phenomenal drop several
days ago of butter, eggs, pork and
pork products and other foodstuffs.
4he retail market on these articles has
grown steadier, grocerymen and job
beers assert. Butter has recovered
from its momentum and is retailing
for around Al cents a pound, with
creamery butter and fancy country
butter selling for As cents. A slight
increase in the price of eggs has been
Registered on the eastern market, but
dealers assert that the price here has
mot been affected. Eggs are selling at
from 35 to so cents dozen. The cold
weather and snow will hike the-prices
again. Pork and pork products. after
fheir drop recently, have recovered
hnd have gone up from l to l II cents
D. pound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
ONLY 8 BILLS READY
tContInned from Page One,

tContlnned from Page Onel
posed land tenantry measure has not
appeared in either house. The con-
stitutional change in the taxation sys-
tenn has not been brought to the front
in either legislative body.
Most of the immediate business be-
fore the legislature concerns appro-
priations, jack rabbit bounties, real
and imaginary insurance problems, To-
cal bonding and tax levy troubles, pro-
posals for state flags, more holidays,
honorary boards and commissions, and
patch work on laws enacted by for
mer legislatures. There isn't a real,
healthy, man sized fight in sight.
Bulk of Bills in Sight.
Probably two-thirds to three-fourths
of all bills to be introduced at this ses-
sion are now in the hoppers. It is
probable that within the next week or
ten days the legislators willN propose
resolutions setting the time for final
introduction of all bills other than
committee measures. Another two
weeks-probably three weeks-will be
allowed for the introduction of origi-
nal bills. Blu the bulk of the proposed
legislation is already on the table for
inspection.
The end of the session. tho, is far
in the distance. 1t is probable that
the 1919 session has as yet travelled
less than half it's full course. Five
ent session remain. None of the big
appropriation bills have been submit
ted. But with the shortest crop of
bills in years, the legislature will be
able to close its books soon after the
financial matters are adjusted.
1t is probable the coming week will
see the final passage of a number OF
new laws. To date, tho, the house has
passed four senate bills and the SEN
ate has acted favorably ON an equal
number of house bills.
Legislation in Good Shape.
The legislature is not making the
speed which was shown two years ago
when % new laws had been enacted
at the end of the fourth week. But
the legislature is now in better shape
to wind up its business and go home
after the passing of the appropriation
| measures-than any legislature which
has convened in many years.
Against the record of 1872 bills in
troduced, the record at the end of the
fourth week in 1917 was 1,134 orig
inal bills. A total of $40 bills were
tied up in committees in 1917 as
agafnst372 now in committee pigeon
holes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
SNOW OVER KANSAS

Continued from Page One.l
the snow and tonight it will drop to
about ~ degrees above zero. The
coolest period in the last twenty-four
hours was at o'clock this morning,
when the mercury stood at 8 degrees.
The skies will clear up late Tonight
and tomorrow will be a day of sun
shine and more moderate tempera-
ture. The high point on the Their
mometer Sunday probably will be 80.
In the northwest in North Dakota
the cold weather hangs on. 1t was
degrees below zero there this morn
ing. The snow extends over Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South
Dakota and parts of Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Michigan. The
rain that began two weeks ago is still
falling along the Pacific coast.
The lowest temperature on this date
was 10 degrees below in 1895. The
highest, 5S in 1898 The wind at
2 o'clock this afternoon was blowing
at a rate of u miles an hour from the
north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
THE KANSAS Is COMING
Five Transports Also Sails. 900 Men
and 500 Officers Aboard.

Washington, Feb. S-The battleship
Kansas and five transports bringing
500 officers and nearly 5000 men were
announced by the war department to-
day as having sailed from France.
Among the units on board are the
10th engineers (41st division), a
battalion of the 26Sth infantry, and a
battalion of the 351st field artillery
(92nd division) and the .42nd coast
artillery.
The Kansas is expected to arrive at
Newport News February 6 with the
headquarters medical DETACHMENT and
companies A, B. c. and d. of the 10th
ammunition train and the 18th engi-
neers complete.
The transport Harrisburg due to ar
rive at New York. February Is. has
on board the field and staff. head
quarters and supply company medical
detachment, and companies A, to G,
inclusive of the 36sth infantry, SS cas-
ual officers and about fifty sick and
wounded.
The Louisville is due at New York,
February Is with the field and. staff,
supply company, medical detachment,
batteries A, 3. c. and d. of the 351st
field artillery, headquarters 18TH field
artillery brigade and convalescent de-
tachments Nos. 8, 10 and IL. about
800 naval men and 10 sailors wives.
The transport Kroonland is due at
New York February II with the 42nd
regiment coast artillery complete. cas-
ual company. 110end aero replace
ment squadron. photogra phic sections
Nos. 10. 20. 81. % "a and &c. head
quarters 3Sth coast artillery briga de
convalescent detachments 81. 80 and
45 to 49, inclusive. and 10 casual off,
GERS.
The Polar Bear ana Maiden are to
arrive at Baltimore. February 18 and
New York II, respectively, with a few
casual officers each.