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The mirror., 1919-09-04

or more in front of the plate. 1t
bounded wide from the catcher s
mitt allowing Eros a free pass to
first base. He steals second and
goes to third on a passed ball by
the catcher. Brad is given base
on balls and with man on third
he had an easy time stealing
second. Goul struck out. Hick
gets two bagger scoring Eros
and Brad. Jam gets safely to first
on Nuckleby's error. Lohr's out
to Bleier on fly retired the side.
The locals were unable to score
any more till the fifth frame. In
this inning. Eros the first man up
struck out. Brad smashed one
through the pitchers box for a
safe hit that proved to be the hit
that paved the way for the locals
to get a brace Of runs in this inn
ing. Brad steals second and scores
on Goul's three bagger to left
field. Hicks hit a grounder to Nc
Pherson and Goul started for
home the moment the bat came in
contact with the ball.
Mcpherson who took a fielder's
choice tried to throw out Goul at
the plate but the ball arrived at
that station too late, allowing both
runners to be safe. Jam hit into
a double play forcing Hicks out at
second, Bleier to Carlson and Jam
was thrown out Carlson to Muck
leby. This ended the locals scor-
ing and in fact they were not able
to get a man safely beyond first
base for the remainder of the
game.
The visitors were held scoreless
until the opening .of the third
The mirror., 1919-09-04

In one of the fastest and most
interesting games of the season
the locals won Saturdays contest
from the Hudson All Stars by a
score of 4 to 3. The locals began
to figure in the score column in the
first chapter of the game.
Burn the first man up struck
out. Eros after having two strikes
called on him, made a vicious
swing at the next ball delivered,
which struck the ground four feet
The mirror., 1919-09-04
Has Been Free for More Than Twenty Five Years.
Over $lOOOO.OOO Spent in Improvements
Selected

lzElIl!kNZ1GEAElZ 49,
a business which had once gone to
the central powers.
On the heels of this increased
financial power came positive as
sertion of initiative on the part of
the Danish business man. World
wide trading organizations came
into being and Copenhagen became
the home of these organizations,
the branches of which were chief
ly in countries at war with Ger
many. Among these organiza-
tions is the. Transatlantic company,
which was started in 1915, to COM
pile information regarding foreign
trade and to invest capital in firms
engaged in foreign trade. This
organization has, so for succeeded
in associating itself with seventeen
importing and exporting compan-
les. Another important organiza-
tion is the General Commercial
Company, Ltd, started in 1917.
which differs from the Trans
atlantic company only in that it is
concerned chiefly with Russia and
South America.
Though increased financial power
and strong commercial organiza-
tions free from German influence
are sources of strong assurance to
the Danish trader, yet the free
port has been the foundation of
the confidence upon which they
have placed their hopes. Their
confidence in Copenhagen's free
port has not been lessened by the
constant warnings that Sweden and
Norway will not stand with folded
arms while Denmark attempts to
gain supremacy in the Baltic trade.
Again and again the warning is
made that Malmo and Gothenburg
in Sweden, and Bergen and
Christiania in Norway, are plan
ming free harbors. The Dane
knows that more cities of Scandi-
navia will be needed to handle the
enormous resulting traffic, yet he
is we'll aware of the fact that the
geographical position of either
Malmo or Gothenburg is not as
favorable as that of Copenhagen.
Norway's claims do not loom
large, for Bergen and Christiania.
cannot be placed in the same cate
CORY with Gothenburg or Malmo.
The port of Copenhagen has
been free for more than twenty
five years. For period of years
it was not improved, but during
the war changes have been made
and real development has taken
place. It has been estimated that
more than $4,000, 1000 has been
spent thus. Its tonnage capacity,
reported to be 1,60O, 900, has been
pronounced as inadequate for the
traffic which Copenhagen may ex-
pect. This condition, however,
may be easily overcome, since the
free port. being north of the city,
is at point where it may be en-
larged to twice it's present capac-
ity.
The free port is a semioficial in
stitution, and is in close connection
with the Danish customs depart
ment. In fact, it is an agency of
that department. Like all other
free ports, it offers certain advan-
tages to the foreign manufacturer.
Goods may be stored in its build
ings free of duty for any length of
time. Thus the privilege is af-
forded to the Baltic distributor of
having a convenient stOrehouse for
his goods, which may accumulate
during a slack season.
The luxury tax is regarded by
The mirror., 1919-09-04
Fate's Pawn

Oh, life is wonderful highway,
A road that is frequently long;
And there's many dark, shady by-way
To tempt both the weak and the strong.
Keep straight, and ignore every turning
Where shame and unmanliness lurk;
For there's no tiae for proftless yearning,
Take place in the world-get to work!
But sometimes the way will be lonely
And dark, with no sign of the dawn;
And somehow you'll feei that you re only
In Fate's mighty hand, mere pawn.
No arm will be stretched out to guide you.
In case you should stumble or slip;
But though demons of care stalk beside you,
Carry on! Keep stiff upper lip!
-TSt-Bsts
The mirror., 1919-09-04

The luxury" tax is regarded by
the clerk who collects it as taking
the last trace of luxury out of life.
The mirror., 1919-09-04

Slang has one advantage over
legal language-people know what
the slang words and phrases mean.
The mirror., 1919-09-04
1lHE Vikings, scu d din G
= about in their little sail
, ing ships to plunder,
u pretty we'll controlled

HIAIllNH about in their little sail
I@kg ing ships to plunder,
lNAy pretty we'll controlled
commerce a dozen centuries ago.
In the course of their scuddings
they founded ON the north coast of
the island of Sjaelland, where ma
ture had provided a protected har-
Dor, a town which they called
Kobenhavn, or merchants haven"
and which is now known to the
world as Copenhagen, capital of
Denmark.
The merchandising done at this
haven consisted largely in those
days of receiving stolen treasures
from the big blond raiders and
providing the sea rovers in return
with mead for their drinking
horns. The traders fourished and
eventually began to find some out
let beyond their own country for
their increasing stocks, and thus
Copenhagen grew to commercial
Importance, so much so, in fact,
that it became one of the induen-
tial members of the Hauseatic lea
que and a rival of Hamburg, Bre-
men, Lubbock and the German
North sea and Baltic ports.
In the Thirty Years. war Ger
many was torn and plundered and
Copenhagen took a squirt ahead of
it's German rivals. King Christian
Nv, recognizing Denmark's oppor-
tunity, promoted trade. In 1920
he built on one of the waterways
which cut into the city a house, and
that striking, many gabled struc-
ture still is used as a stock ex-
change. 1t is of red tapestry brick
and is surmounted by a spire
formed by the twisting together,
ropelike of the bodies of four
great copper dragons. This spire,
green with the verdigris of CEN
turies, may be seen on clear days
far out over the Oresund, that sep
arates Denmark from Sweden.
But in the later days the Danish
traders lost some of the aggres-
slveness of Eric the Red and old
Christian, while the north Ger
mans became more and more the
merchants of the Baltic and the
North sea. Then came the theft
by Prussia of Schleswig-Holstein
and later the digging of the Kiel
canal. Copenhagen became an
easy-going city of glorious past,
while the ships from the seven
seas anchored at Hamburg or Bre.
men.
The world war, however, gave
Copenhagen another opportunity,
and now the old Merchants
Haven" hopes again to take mer-
camille sea hOnors from the castle
banner of Hamburg. Regarding
Copenhagen's aspirations, Albert
E. Haase, writing in the New
York Times, says:
The war made Copenhagen a
clearing house for Europe. As
the capital of one of the most i'm
portant neutral European coun-
tries it became a political center of
great significance. Changed con-
ditions brought prosperity and a
new class of business men assumed
control. The 6nancier supplanted
the producer.
Denmark's financial system was,
even before the war, sound. Her
methods for mobilizing her credits
had long been accepted by the
financial world. Old banks ex-
panded and new banks came into
existence. 1t is reported that de-
pOsits grew to almost four times
their pre-war amount. Insurance
The mirror., 1919-09-04
lVOLUTlON of the sport
ing arm is a fascinating
study which one day is


ndESS9H study which one day is
QEzD going to call forth the
talent of some great writer, who
will handle the subject in such q
way that every male human being
with beat of sportsmanship left
in his heart will read it with the
greatest depth of feeling. A
world of romance hovers over the
different game-procuring devices
of the several ages, and it will re-
quire the genius of combined
Kipling, Haggard and London to
do it justice.
Think of the accuracy which
must have rewarded the constant
practice of prehistoric youth who
went afeld in quest of small game
and depended entirely upon his
ability to throw a stone! This was,
undoubtedly, the first missile to be
utilized for the purpose, and for
centuries the club and the stone
were mans only reliable weapons
of offense and defense.
A most entertaining chapter in
the history of the race could be
written if that incident in a lost
yesterday which registered the
idea and development of the sling
could be visualized and described.
One can we'll imagine the delight
of that far-off ancestor who evolved
a new method of hurting a stone
by placing it in the loop of a strip
of hide, whirling the whole over
his head and releasing one end to
free the missile. How effectively
it was utilized has been interestly
set forth in early written history,
both biblical and profane.
Apparently, mans first big step
in invention, which for the first
time placed in his hand a faithful
and really formidable weapon,
both for the chase and battle, was
the development of the bow and
arrow. The mystery of its origin
is buried with the other mysteries
of by-gone ages, but there is al
most indisputable evidence that it
came into common use in all the
lands of the earth with the excep-
ton of Australia. Wherever man
was found, the bow and arrow
were in evidence. This seems to
indicate that, at one time, there
was communication between all the
continents, for it is more reason
able to believe that the weapon
was a one-man invention rather
than a co-incidental thought.
The first bows and arrows of
that early inventor were un.
doubtedly crude. He coddled and
nursed the idea and, through ex-
perience. learned which kind of
wood was best suited to their con-
struction. His arrow, primarily,
merely a shaft of wood, slowly
developed under his thought, from
a sharpened stick to a perfectly
balanced symmetrical shaft. tipped
with flint and feathered at the
notch to insure steadiness of fight
1t was his most intimate possession
from the first. companion trusted
and true.
Early English history dwells
upon the subject at length, and
writer's have handled it with great
feeling. No one can read of the
intrepid Robin Hood and his fol-
lowers clad in Lincoln green,"
hunting the roe-buck in open
defiance of the kings orders, and
their wonderful craftsmanship at
the tournaments in the glades of
Sherwood Forest, without absorb
ing the romance of the ''clotbyard
shaft with the grey goose feather"
During the same period the
Chinese and Japanese were like.
wise masters in archery, and the
discovery was yet to be made that
two great continents, North and
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
HELD HIS THRONE
Ty Cobb Only King Who Failed
to Abdicate.
Remains King of Bat in the
American League.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Ty Cobb was one
monarch who didn't abdicate in 1919.
His throne as king OF swat refused
to topp1e. Batting average of the
American league. made public today,
showed Tyrus out in front with an av-
erage of 1874.
Murphy, star pinch hitter for the
Chicago White Sox, topped the
Georgian with rank of 1876 but par
ticipated in only thirty games against
Cobb's 124.
The White Sox led the league as an
organized gang of swatters. their COM
bined average being .287. Detroit,
2S3 and Cleveland .2T7 were next in
line Connie Mack's famous expert
ments squeezed into eighth place with
.244.
Others near the top. who played in
100 games or more. were:
Veach. Detroit, .355; Sisler. st.
Louis. .352: Jackson. Chicago. .S51.
Gill, Washington, and Koob. st.
Louis, preserved unblemished records,
each registering .00e.
The averages lacked the customary
standings of the clubs. Apparently
President Ban Johnson did not care
to indicate in any way who should
have third place money. pending the
outcome Of the Mays litigation.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
WOMAN PIONEER DEAD
Mrs. Emma Bowen Was Resident OF
Kansas 63 Years.

Emma G. Bowen, wife of F. c.
Bowen, county assessor, died early
this morning after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Bowen was nearly &c years of
ago. having been born in Ohio, Janu-
ary 80, 1854. She was a daughter of
William and Harriet Boyd, who be-
longed, to that small but valorous
army OF stout-hearted pioneers who
carved the state of Kansas out of
wilderness. the family emigrating to
Topeka in March, 1857. A few years
later the family moved to Wamego,
but after a time returned to Topeka,
where the parents resided until their
deaths. Mrs. Bowen was a resident
of Kansas for nearly sixty-three years,
and most of the time lived in Topeka.
She had the distinction of being one
of the oldest, if not in fact the oldest,
member of the Old Settlers Club of
Topeka, to which her husband also
belongs. The Bowens are one of the
best known families of Topeka. F. C.
Bowen. himself a pioneer, has been
Identified with the city and county
administra tions for thirty-eight years
as principal city assessor or chief
deputy for twenty years, previous to
his election as county treasurer, and
afterwards serving as county assessor
which position he now holds.
In 1872 Emma Boyd married r. c.
Bowen. Three children were born of
this union: W. F. Bowen. a leading
surgeon of the state: Harry J. Bowen,
who for years has been in the hard
ware business here, and a daughter
born between the two sons. who died
several years ago. The two sons and
her husband survive her as do three
sisters, Mrs. A. l. Campbell, of To-
peka; Mrs. J. C. Steiner, of Baxter
Springs. and Mrs. A L. Fogg. of Cha
mute. and a brother, E. M Boyd, of
Ottawa. Kan.
Interment will be at the Topeka
cemetery. The time and place of the
funeral services will be announced
late:
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
THE LOVELAND CONCERT

The finished dramatic quality.
colorful high notes and interpretative
ability were appreciated features of
the dramatic soprano voice of Miss
LoDesca Loveland, heard by Topeka
last night at the Grand theater. under
the auspices of the Woman's club for
the benefit of the Woman's club
house.
Those who enjoyed Miss Loveland
in concert in Topeka three years ago,
when she was conceded to be a fin
ished singer, were delighted with the
added charm and development Of her
voice. shown in her last nights re-
citai.
The number of ner program which
brought forth the riost enthusiastic
praise was Air de Liza" from IL En-
fant Prologue" by DE Busy. Altho
it was by far the most difficult of her
mbers, Miss Loveland gave it with
ease and impressiveness. Her dra-
matte Interpretation OF this aira won
the warm apprpogal OF the most
critical.
Her opening number "Tacea Ia
notte piacida," from II Trovatore. was
highly pleasing. OF the group of Eng
lish songs, which naturally found n
responsive chord among the greatest
La Forge. was particularly exquisite
in tone The Song of the Chimes"
by Ware, substituted for the Kreisler
cradle song. was beautifully given
The pianissimo notes and tender shad-
ng were unusually appealing. "Ba by
Ion the Great" by Homer, and her
concluding number. Loves in Ny
Heart" by Woodman. were well re-
ceiveu.
Altho Topeka audiences often are
lacking in responsiveness and last
nights audience seemed to be no eX-
ception in the beginning of the pro-
gram. the feeling gradually and no
ticeably changed to one of enthusiasm.
at the conclusion of the program her
hearers paid Miss Loveland the com
pliment of insisting upon a finel en-
core. Responding with a negro
spiritual. Rain" she won tremendous
applause
While the extremely well given high
notes of Miss Loveland's voice were
highly pleasing. her middle and lower
register. while of beautiful quality.
were not SO satisfying. The period of
thoro training the artist has expert
enced was most evident. however, and
every number was given in a finished
and professional manner.
Prof. Henry Dotterweich. head of
the piano department OF Washburn,
was accompanist. proving his extra
ordinary ability thru the most difficult
p2ssa ges- NJ r.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
AFTER CENTER'S SCALP
North. East and South Out After
Upstart Gridiron Champs.

Danville, KY, Dec. 23.-North. east
and south will try to beat Centre col
Iege's football eleven next year. The
1920 schedule, made public here to-
day, includes dates with Harvard,
Ohio State and Georgia Tech, all new
opponents.
The schedule follows:
September &c, Ohio State at Dam
vile; October 1. University Of Vir-
ginia at Danville: October 9, open.
October 16. Pennsylvania at Danville;
October %. Harvard at Cambridge;
October so. Georgia Tech at Atlanta
November 6. DePauw at Louisville.
November 13. Kentucky State at Lex
ington; November 20. open. Novem-
Der 26. Georgetown College Ckentucky)
at Danville.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

| home of their cousin, the Rev. H. S,
Condn and family, 1900 Mulvane
street. Doctor Shoemaker spoke Sun
day at the morning service at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church and in the
evening at the Westminster church.
They left Lasts night for Cedar Falls,
Ia, where they will be the guests of
Mrs. Shoemaker's brother, Prof. 1. s.
sCondit, of the Iowa State Teachers
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Hickman. 1880
Garfield. will spend the weekend with
friends in Manhattan. Mr.. Hickman
formerly was superintendent of the
printing department OF the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Miss Adele Holtwick, instructor OF
mathematics at Kendall college, Tulsa,
Okla, is spending the Christmas holi-
days in Topeka with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben F. Holtwick.
Mr and Mrs. William Tomlinson,
Of Mabel. Mo-, are in the city to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Weightman and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
kTomlinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T Bell. who have
been making their temporary home
in Fillmore street, have moved into
their new home at 511 West Eighth.
, Miss Lillian Martin. who teaches in
Pthe high school at Abilene, has arrived
to spend Christmas with her parents,
Gen. and Mrs. c. I. Martin
Mr.. Dean Wilson, who attends the
University of California, is visiting
friends in Topeka.
Miss Louise Blank. Miss Marjora
and Miss Forestine Blank and Mr..
John Blank have gone to st. Joseph
to spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Jolley, and
daughters, Caroline and Mary Eliza
beth, and son. John. of Kansas City.
will come to Topeka tomorrow to
spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank MacLennan.
Miss Louise Curtis, Y. W. c. A.
secretary. left today for Omaha to
spend Christmas with relatives.
DR.. ana Mrs. Clarg Zugg, of Great
Bend. will spend Christmas with Mrs.
Zugg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. G.
Bauer.
Mr.. Art ConneH and Mr., Joe Con-
nell. of st. Louis; Mr. Ray Connell,
of Oklahoma City, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Sherman and son, of Kansas
City, will be the holiday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ. ConneII.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Johnson. of
Ellis, Kan. will spend Christmas with
Mrs Johnson's mother, Mrs. A. K.
Rodgers, and other relatives.
Mr.. Robert Reed, of Parsons, will
come to Topeka for Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Reed.
Mr.. David Gray, of Buffalo, Wyo.,
will spend Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

we'll as all members Of the local com
pany. The dance will follow the regu-
lar weekly roll call. A Christmas tree
with a treat for every one will be a
feature.
Miss Edna Hopkins daughter of the
late Scott Hopkins of this city, has the
interesting distinction of passing the
bar examination In the state of New
York Miss Hopkins was graduated
from the Washburn law school. and
has attended Bryn Mawr and the Uni-
versity of Kansas. She has been assq-
ciated with prominent law firm in
New York City.
Mrs. Arthur Hodgins will entertain
with a family birthday dinner at thu
Elks' club at $50 o'clock this evening.
honoring Mr.. Hodgins. Those invited
are Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Hodgins. Mr..
Hugh A. Hodgins. Mrs. James Burgess.
and Mrs. Earl kingsbury. Miss Mary;
Van Vechten and Mr.. Burgess Van
Vechten.
In the mystery play, THE Nativity" Z"
to be given by the Sunday school of
Grace Cathedral church tomorrow
evening at 1880 in the Guild Hall the
following will have the principal
parts: Miss Genevieve Mcmillan, the
Mother Church; Margaret Kaye, the.
Virgin Mary; Katherine Ray, the
Angel Gabriel: Lawrence Bartlette,
Joseph; Houghton Buck, the Innkeep-
er; Doris Payne. Ruth. the Innkeeper's
daughter. There will be about fifty
in the play, including hosts of angels.
the wise men and shepherds.
y - =
Notes and Personal Mention.
Bishop and Mrs. James D. Wise will
spend Christmas in St. Louis with
friends. Bishop Wise will give the
sermon at the union service in that
city New Years Day.
Capt. Joseph c. Hughes. 18th Field
Artillery, viii spend the holidays with
Colonel and Mrs. j. W. Hughes. 235
Greenwood. Captain Hughes has been
attending a motor transport school at
Camp Holibard, Baltimore. Nd.
Miss Anita Weiskirch, who attends
the University of Wisconsin. will spend
Christmas with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch, III Greenwood
o. E. Walker has returned from
Concordia. having recovered from his
recent operation.
Mrs. Althea Woodworth and daugh-
ter, Nina, of Denver. have returned
to their home after visit in Topeka,
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Moneypenny,
Vinewood Place.
DR. and Mrs. J. Z. Shoemaker, who
for twenty-five years have been mis-
sionaries OF the Presbyterian church
in China. have been visiting at the