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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13

A committee meeting and mass
meeting will be/held at the fire sta
ton this evening in the interest of
North Topeka Day" celebration. Ev-
erybody come.
reception was given last evening by
the members of the Church of the Good
Shepherd in honor of George Anderson,
who has recently been discharged from
Anderson home, 1101 Madison street. and
proved a most enjoyable affair. Among
the guests were: Mrs. G: II. Willis, Mrs,
Buchanan, Mrs; Chas; Harris, Mrs, Har-
rison Smith. Mrs. Esther Ammel. Mrs
Miller, Mrs. Thompson. MIR. and Mrs. John
and Mrs Ferguson. Mrs Dnrket MI ~an,j
Mrs. James Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs John
Anderson, Misses Rose Willis. Maude VIII
Thompson, Iona Buchanan, Dorothy Wal
ker, Jennie Jones. Gladys Ferguson,
Messrs. George Anderson, Richard Jones,
Manning, Sorencen, Walker and the Rev
Herbert Hawkins and the Rev. Geo. HAT
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Barrett. of 1918 Tyler
street, are visiting in Illinois, Mr.. Bar
Mrs. Glenn Bryan, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Jones, OF
913 Jackson street, for several weeks, re-
turned to her home in Chicago, today.
Mrs. Chas. Curtis and her sister in law
Mrs Edward Gam. who were called here
by the death of Mrs. Curtis mother, Mrs
j. ~ Baird, returned to Washington to-
day.
~.
are visiting in Hiawatha. the guests OF
Mrs. Golfers brother, Ernest Firner, and
Mrs. Ferner, and her sister, Miss Lena
Hohnbaum.
The condition of Miss Florence Stanley
who was so seriously injured in an au-
| tonobile accident Sunday evening, neal
| Merfden, is reported improved. and
| the doctors now hold out hopes for hel
| recovery, Miss Stanley is. the daughter
| of w. H. Stanley, of the Shawnee Chief
| Mrs. A. T. Tillotson, of junction City
| who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
| G. H Thompson, of Jackson street. fol
| a few days. has returned to her home.
Mrs. Ch1s. Harris of Tempe, Ariz, /.
| 1101 Madison street.
The Z. f. Crawford family of 1921 Val
| Buren, street, left yesterday for Texas
| where they will remain thru the summer
The Rev. ]. H. Anderson state super
| intendent end national treasurer of til,
| Christian Endeavor of the Christian
4 church, attended the national board meet
| He also attended the Christian Endeavo
convention held at Lawrence this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Houghton will leav,
the last of the week for Salina. Mr.. Hough
ton, who is chief clerk at the Union Pacifi
| freight office, has five months leave o
DIR. and Mrs C. H Thompson and tw,
| children, Beth Louise and Jane Maxine
| will leave the first of the week on al
auto trip to northern Minnesota The,
will accompany Doctor Thaanpson' uncle
| Mr.. H H Ziegler, and Mrs. ZeigIer, o
| junction City. and will be their guests 70
a month at their cottage in the northern
| woods.
Dance Friday night at NJ. WA. hall
| over Shawnee State bank.-Adv.
For moving and general truck haul
ing. W. E. Robinson. Phone 1742.-
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13
in Cement PROBE
Hopkins Calls Kansas City
Manufacturers to Topeka.
Effort Being Made To Uncover
Alleged Combine.

Richard ]. Hopkins, attorney gen.
eral for Kansas. has subpoenaed rep
resentatives and manag gers of the
Humboldt Cement plant of Kansas
City, Kan, to appear in Topeka to-
day. where he proposes to hold an
inquisition into assertions of a COM
bine among cement manufacturers OF
Kansas.
The attorney generals action fol-
lows charges by Wyandotte county
commissioners after they had at
tempted to get bids on cement to be
used for road construction. They al
lege only three bids submitted. each
the same
The attorney general is in posses
sion of conditions surrounding the al
legged combine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13
SELL UNCLAIMED ESTATE
Property of Late Patrick McEadder
To Be Disposed of at Auction.

The mystery surrounding the past
of the late Patrick McFadden will
come to an end legally at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning at the court house
when the property he owned at 20S
East Fourth street will be sold to the
highest bidder. The proceeds will be
turned over to the state school fund
under a law which provides the es-
tates of all men dying without heirs
will be sold and the proceeds turned
into an educational fund.
For wears Patrick McFadden ran a
little cigar store at pos Fast Fourth
street AS is the habit of cigar men
McFadden talked LONG and iuminouslv
on all subjects. excepting one that wa 9
rega riding his mast. One day. several
years ago. he droDDed dead
Not a sinple clue to his past could
be unearthed- Hugh Mcfarland was
probate judge at the time He adver-
tised extensively for heirs to the mvs-
teriouS ola man. Thev never an
neared. The prope-tv listed for sale
in fegaI advertisements is valued At
UNFORTUNATELY $4,000 by the admins
traitor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13

: 5000 new customers by July 1.-"-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13
DIES AFTER GUN BATTLE

Ono Sc. Louis Policeman Dead, An
other Dying-Robbers Fooled.
St Louis. June 13.-Patrolman Tom
Ward died this morning in a local
hospital He was shot late yesterday
afternoon in revolver duel with ban
dts who held up and robbed the
Meramec Trust company of $4,000.
The robbers dropped the money in
their flight
Sergt w. j. Smith. also shot during
the fray, was reported in dying
condition.
h. 1nln. dr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13

: 5000 new customers By July 1-"-Aas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13

firm aided Renker in the commission
of any unlawful act. The claim of
Carlson that information had been
sought regar ding action against Ren-
ker was emphaticaily denied by MEM
bers of the law firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-13
North Side News

Items for this olunn may be left at
Petro's drag store or telephone Eleanor
kimbalI. 1891 after q. IN. Other hours
353O.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
MINORS FEEL
Ill EFFECTS
Of SHIPYARDS
Majors Have No Trouble
But Shipyards Pay Too
Much For Minors.
SMALLER LEAGUES
FAIL TO GET MEN

CT. LOUIS. AIo. March 51.-Although
y the steel plant and shlpyard ball
clubs are giving the major leagues
no difficulty they are big obstacle
in the way Of the minor leasue clubs
seeking TO assemble players for next
season Branch Hickey manager
president Of the ST. Louis Cardinals,
and Roger Bresnahan. OF the Toledo
club. OF the American association.
both Of whom were in this city re-
the minors would be lucky 20 have
their clubs intact 10 start the cam
palEn-
The steel plant and shipyard clubs
are not hurting the majors much.
declared EickeT. because we can pay
the players more money than they
can earn in their Jobs at those places
but the minors. who are retrenchiuE
wherever possible cannot do this and
a big majority OF the players intend
10 give up professional baseball uu-
less their demands are met. All Of
NY players who have been in the
Shi1yards or steel plants have read
lily come 20 terms but from all sec
ties in getting players to quit their
5obs."
Roger Bresnshan said: Its a
mighty hard task getting the men
into line They want so much money
7 can't see how the club owners i'm
The minors are going 10 realize any
profit Never have times been 50
hard Tor the smaller leagues at this
time Of the year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
PUNCHING THE BAG
ILG3WP WITH JACK VEI0CK eSSS#
~ @E2I

Z Fulton didn't hurt anybody but
: himself when he tried the con-
fcssion gag. johnson didn't hurt
anyone hut johnson, and for onee
the boxing game succeeded in
duckiuE a wild pitch
u is a peculiar coincidence that ate
tempts TO put across fahricatious
which would hurt the boxing game u
'thev were 70 De given Credence should
come from two men who have alW ay S
been greatly over-rated-
Too BiE TO Get Hurt
Fulton. for instance. was foisted on
The public as a heavywe weight Of true
fighting caliher. and his sponsors got
away with 10 for while. In reality
Fulton is weak-hearted fighter OF
the pronounced type Il is doubtful
whether he ever could have been per
suaded 90 take up boxing If he hadn't
been kidded into believing that he
was too big 20 get hurt.
Johnson, too. was greatly over
rated He was never as good a fight
er as sam LauEford or Joe jeanette.
of his own race and though he licked
men like sam McNey. Sandy tergu-
son and Tommy Burns-who was a
little man and a chance champion al
test-he never proved conclusively
that he had any claim TO greatness
Langrord almost killed him at
Chelsea. Mass. back in 1905. and
Johnson would never meet the Boston
Tar Baby again Joe Ch0yuski
knocked him out in 1901 and Marvin
Hart won a decision over him on
points
When Johnson met Jeffries poor
Jim was a physical and nervous
wreck. Otherwise the story OF that
fight would have been different. And
when he faced Willard he didn't have
a show.
And 70 think that two over
rated. lH-advised men would try
TO put over the hOaNea that Fred
and Jack tried 10 slip across on
the boxing public is TO laugh long
and loud.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
Champion Jeffries Catches
Monster ''Wal-Eyed Pike"


Jeff strutted into the hotel lobby
Juggling that reprobate fish he was
greeted with ordinations OF Won
der on all sides After getting him to
tell some half dozen times the story
OF how he fought and landed the giant
pike thus giving one OF the crowd
time 10 fix up the prize money affair
we headed JEFF for a bar down the
street. where the standing offer for
a whale or a pike was said 20 have
been made.
Arriving there we were informed
that the official weiEher and taker
Of statements by witnesses was out
and would not be in until s o'clock that
evening So we took supper while
few OF the boys spread the news OF
the WeiEhiuE-iu at S o'clock There
was hardly standing room that night
when JEFF toted his famous wall eyed
pike in 10 collect the prize money.
jeff TumhIes.
Pike Pike inquired the Of
fetal weicher- why that's a con-
founded old doEfish. It's a fine 70
carry one OF the things about The
crowd yelled that IL was a bonafide
pike but Jeff realized what he was Up
against Come on. BOYS said he.
I'm thirsty as a fish and I guess it's
on me.
Here's the shrimp who started f."
suddenly exclaimed the champion.
making a grab for me- "He got me
by the wrist 7 never realized until
then the terrible strength Of Jim JEFF
fries He raised me straight up over
his head and held ME there at arms
length until I was nearly broken IN
two. At that time I weighed about
$50 That fish cost JEFF a lot or high
balls before ne left Minneapolis Next
day we took him out and let him
catch a real wan eyed pike
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31


FRANK L. FORCE. formerly sport
1 editor Of the Minneapolis Tribune.
now lecturing in FL Paso as an oil ex-
pert tells OF entertaining jim
Jeffries in Minnesota while Jim was
champion Of the world You know
jeff is a great fisherman" says Force
He had never fished for muscalonge.
pickerel and wall eyed pike. so we
took him on a trip TO the lakes most
every day While he was in Minneap-
oils he was always surrounded by
crowds and jeff enjoyed sneaking
away from the city on the fishing
trips
The first day We went out we had
miserable luck, catching only a few
small ones Along towards evening
JEFF hooked a mammoth dog fish.
about the Onriest fish that grows.
suppose" saws Force Anyhow II is
so disreputable in Minnesota that no
other fish viii be caught in its com
pany, nor VIII any sportsman be
caught carrying one home. Wow.
what shorter I said as JEFF pulled
IL into the boat What is it, in
quired JEFF a wall eyed pike 7
answered Jeff. I believe you have
prize winner. There is a 500 prize
offer for a wall eyed pike over u
pounds I knew the greasy old thing
weighed a couple Of pounds more than
thar.
ave called in the rest OF the
party. showed them the catch.
which every man syvore was the
biggest wall eyed pike he had
ever seen and started for town TO
collect the prize money.
We managed 20 ger one Of the boys .
ahead OF the party TO warn everybody /
not 20 give the thing away. When [
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
HAS NO
ALIBI FOR HIS
RECENT DEFEAT
"Old Man" Britton Out
Fought Young Boxer At
Every Stage Of Game.
BRITTON CONSIDERED
CHAMP

NEW YORK, March SIN spite %
" the fact that Ted Lewis signed to
fight Jack Britton at Canton, Ohio, at
.catchweights and without decision
and that legally the welterweight
championship was not at stake, it is
not believed that Lewis himself or
Charley Harvey. his manager. viii dis
pute Britton's right 20 the title. Brit
ton weighed in under I4f pounds. the
welterweisht limit recognized by the
Canton boxing commission. and gen
orally VIII be recognized as the title
holder even If Lewis should come
through with a protest that legally no
title can change hands at catch
weights. Lewis was TOO badly
whipped 10 make it possible for COM
plant from him to carry weight with
the boxing public. So BrlttOn, at the
age OF 80, once more finds himself
worlds champion. having knocked out
fairly and squarely man II years
his junior. who was supposed 10 be
the more clever boxer and the harder
hitter. Few are the cases in ring his
tory Of men reaching the Champion
ship state at 81. As for coming back
into a title at that age, after once hav-|
70 boxer ever did that be-
fore
That Britton. a VIGOROUSLY light hit
ter and a boxer lacking aggressive
ness, should have knocked out Lewis.
after having dropped him thrice in one
round. had New York boxing follow
res by the ears They were all at sea
for an explanation Harvey sent a
telegram in which he stated that Lew
is was very i'll before he entered the
ring. but went on in order not 10 dis
appoint the fans Harvey declared
that Lewis was very weak in the sixth
round and that he was stopped in the
ninth not so much because Of a knock
out punch but because he collapsed
from weakness. As Harvey is rot
given TO making excuses. # IS no
doubt true that Lewis was sick but
that is no excuse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
John McGraw's Retirement
VIII Not Be Hurried Affair


IITHILE If is nice and appropriate
W FOR manager NIcGraw TO name his
old pal Christy 1Iathewson. as his
successor to lead the Giants when he
decides 10 give up active participation
in the game OF baseball. I am Of the
opinion that the time is far distant
when the Giant leader viii give up
sitting on his players bench.
McGraw viii be the manager OF the
Giants so long as he can lift a leg or
see far enough to detect a poor de-
cision by an umpire against his own
team
In the first place. he cannot afford.
with the added interest he now has
in the club TO take his personality
out OF the game and even If he wanted
10, his partners would hardly look
upon the move with favor.
OF course, there may come n
time when McGraw will have
gained so much wealth that he
viii have no desire for more. hut
one can scarcely take that strange
idea seriously.
Surely McGraw will never lose his
intense desire TO win baseball games.
and he knows fun well that with him
seL out OF the running MS team
would be i1 the same predicament.
even with Aiattv as his successor.
That statement is not meant as any
reflection on Matty's ability as a man
ager- The same unfortunate condition
would arise with the Giants n any
other manager should supersede Nc
Graw. There is no other man who
is built like him or who can run the
team as well
He Must Continue.
1lcGraw secured the financial sup
port Of Charles Stoneham and Fran
els McQuade in purchasing the New
York Nationals with the express un-
Outstanding that he would continue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
What Is Rheumatism?
Why Suffer From It?

the poison turks and which is not e.
fected by salves and ointments. IL IS
important that you rid yourself OF
this terrible disease before it goes too
far. S. S. S is the blood purifier that
has stood the test OF time. having
been I'm constant use for more than
fifty years. 1t viii do for you what
IL has done for thousands OF others.
drive the rheumatic poisons out OF
your blood. making it pure and strong
and enabling il 20 make you we'll
S. S. s. is guaranteed purely vegetable.
IL viii do the work and not harm the
most delicate stomach
Write the physician % this com
pauy and let him advise with you.
Advice is furnished without charge.
Address Swift Specific Company. 255
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31

ever put across had reverse English
on 'em-
Boxing today is more popular than
10 ever was before. but that doesn' Z
stop a few ivory heads from heaving
a brickbat at IL now and then.
The latest attempts 10 discredit the
biting game turned out 10 be miser-
able failures. AS result OF them
Fred Fulton and Jack Johnson have
been relegated 10 the dismal confines
Of the in Bad club.
Fulton's confession that his fight
with Dempsey was a fake acted like
boomerang. Tt came circling back
and BACKED both his eyes. not TO
mention his reputation.
Johnson's silly attempt to put over
a bit Of cheap and inane publicity
was branded broadcast as the most
asinine play the former champion
ever made.
Like Fulton. Johnson has erased
the last chance he ever had Of making
any more money out OF boxing I'm this
mans country. He is absolutely all
in. down and out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
STROLLS THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
By WILLIAM F. KIRK. -
What the Players Think.

sETM
early
If didn't daylight wouldn't light
all them pesky double-headers!"
4 don't know what they to daylight for said pitcher Peeve
he's old but what good daylight after it? You can't eat or drink
it, Daylight
Saving daylight huh?" Ouee Speedshnk that's good
hdWo but you gotta show me- can think Of lot Of things would
rather than daylight the daylight he
porch poorhouse I'll think something solder
to the youl"
Saving Daylight Can beat 7 suOed second baseman seOot 81
wonder what it,
can't see no class to hand eyes amt going back eher They've
kicking
suppose they're daylight might well breath"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31

as manager OF the team. ] have the
idea that a clause TO that effect was
inserted in the contract made between
the new owners I know that II I had
been one OF the purchasers / would
have insisted upon 10.
There are many people who think
McGraw IS taking a dangerous chance
in having Matty and Hal Chase on the
same team, but the players. VIII. no
doubt be sensible enough not 90 all
low the personal grievances between
themselves TO interfere with the team
work OF the nine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
Babe Ruth Demanding
IN Enormous SaZaru

New York. March S1-Babe
Ruth. the Red Sox batting and
pitching star. is no piker. No one
can accuse him Of that. Ruth is
asking for a one-year contract OF
$4,000. or a three-year contract at
$4,000 a YEAR Erazes has offered
him IS 800.
'Ruth's demands are ridiculous,
in view Of present baseball condi-
tons" said Harry FraZee, presi-
dent OF the Red Sox. recently.
we have offered Ruth a con-
tract which calls for a good salary.
one which few players in normal
times ever have received Ruth can
take 10 or leave IT,
-He is one OF haseballs greatest
stars. but I guess he needs base
bah as much as the game needs
him"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
Kid Ross Knocked
Out by Lam fOrd

fantry. proved TOO fast and strong for
Clarence Kid Ross. -fth infantry.
when the two came together at NO
gales. AriZ. saturday afternoon. Ross
being badly beaten and knocked out
in the third round. Ross led I'm the
first round and at times thereafter
at long range but when the two came
TO close quarters Langford planted
rib diggers and chin choppers that
Ross was unable 20 assimilate- Long
ford by greater agCressiyeness caused
Ross 10 cover up when ne would lind
at the base Of the Uranium. the blow
that won the fight This is the sec
ond time Ross has been a victim -,
the rabbit blow. having been knocked
out by H0ckbones in the same man
uer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31

DOING reminds
d US Of the limo
cent bystander- Al
ways two strikes
on that bird and
every now and
then he gets a
kick i'm the stats
from an unex-
pected quarter.
But putting the
third strike over
on the boxing
game is n pretty
tough assignment
T he reformers I
have been trying !
10 rub out boxing I
for years and the .
best shots they (
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31

MANAGER JACK COOMBS Of the
vi PhiIies is trying TO land Dick
Kerr from the Milwaukee club OF the
American association Last year Kerr's
box work was the sensation OF that
minor league. He was the iron man
OF the hurlers. taking part in IS games
and the total number OF innings
pitched was o07. He won II contests
and was charged with only seven de-
fcats- His record is all the more re-
markabIe when it is considered that
be was pitching on q second division
club. The Milwaukee team finished
I'm fifth place with a record OF winning
IS games and losing 80 Last summer
when Kerr was distinguishing him
self by pitching double headers. Pat
Moran. then manager OF the philies.
made an unsuccessful attempt 10
bring the twirlcr into the majors
Dan Griner and Dick Robertson.
who were members Of the Robins
pitching staff last season, viii twirl
in the minors during the coming cam
paicn- Grincr has been sent TO the
American association and Robertson
to the southern league
The Yankees have released pitcher
Ed Monroe TO the 81. Paul club OF the
American association.
=
Ollie Chill. who succeeds the late
six" O'L0ughliu as American league
umpire. offIciated in this league a few
years ago. Re has since been in the
American association
Manager Hugo Bezdek OF the Pr
rates does not favor long schedule
nae 81
take part i'm only four preseason prac-
tice contests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
ENcLIsHMAN SHOWS MORE

Philadelphia. Pa March 31.-Joey
Fox, the English featnerweighr cham
niou. outfOught Freddie Reese New
York. IN a six round bout here Satur-
day night Fox had the advantage IN
every round but the last. IN which
Reese showed his best form.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-31
SPORTOGRAPHY By -lG1ag5g"

project fell through. and Weir and
Murphy never met again in the rims
YOUNG ErT-McGOFERN BATTLE.
Young C0rbett knocked out Terry
McGoveru on this date in 1908, in II
rounds at san Francisco. Terry and
the Denver featherweight first met at
Hartford in the autumn OF 1901 and
Young COrbett surprised the fans by
knocking the Brooklyn boy cold and
auneXing the featherweight cham
pionship OF the world in less than two
rounds Terry's friends loudly de-
clared that the result was a fuke, so,
just 20 show them. Young COrhett
consented 10 a return match and Dc
was pulled of on the last day OF
March in 1903. The Denver fighter
sent Terry down for the count In the
nth round OF what had been a fast
and furious battle. Within a year
Young Corbett was defeated by Jimmy
Britt and began 10 go back. and Tom
my Sullivan succeeded to the feather
weight title
Jno. F. GroebeI. contractor. Phi. 1862.
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