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Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
PEOPLE WANT
RAILROADS RETURNED

The fact that the people Of the
country favor the return of the rail-
roads to their owners is strongly in
dicated by the replies red Ved from
newspapers editors throughout the
country in response to a series Of
questions recently sent to more than
$4,000 papers at the instance of the
Association of Railway Executives. As
a result Of this inquiry it is said that
nearly 5000 replies were received, and
that, of this number, 1870 estimated
that public sentiment was against
Government ownership.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
CONCRETE ROADS
FOR COLUMBUS

Columbus, Kan, June AIT a
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
held Monday afternoon, Lieutenant
Governor C. S. Huffman told the men,
bers that the Crestline-C Columbus and
Hoover concrete roads have been ap-
proved by the state highway commits
sion and that the COlumbus-0 0swego
road will be approved at the next
meeting of the commission. This gives
assurance that Columbus will have
three concrete roads.
The secretary Of the Chamber of
Commerce was instructed to get in
communication with Senators Chas.
Curtis and Arthur Capper and Con-
gressman Phil Campbell in regard to
getting an appropriation for feder-
al building in Columbus
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
HEAVY RAINS MAY
SPOIL WHEAT CROP
Rivers in Several Sections Over
flowing Their Banks and
Sunshine Badly
Needed

Topeka, June 2.-The finest wheat
fields in Kansas suffered severely as
a result of heavy rains in central and
western parts of the state yesterday
and last night. With the wheat crop
already Overgrown, in many places,
the rainfall caused many fields TO lay
fat, and In some instances It win prob
ably not rise again.
The loss will be slight, however, ae-
cording to s. d. Flora, state meteorol-
ogist, as in most cases the fields are
still growing and with fair weather
will regain its upright position in time
for the harvesting machines.
Wheat Six Feet High
At Salina no damage has yet been
done, but the farmers are fearful Of
rains at this stage. The rain there
was .S3 of an inch yesterday. With
the harvest hut two weeks of, and
wheat six feet high, hot sunshine Is
needed and further rains will be dis
astrous. The cooler weather is caus-
ing wheat there to lean, and sunshine
is needed at once.
The wheat at Clay Center was fall
ing badly following an inch and half
Of rain. The Republican river is run
ming bank full, threatening an over
flow in low places.
The heaviest rain reported fell at
Cawker City where 2.O4 was recorded
last night. At Randolph the rainfall
was LAP at Plainville, LIB at Min
neapolis, 1.5s, Hanover, 1.2O, Els
worth, 1.1S, Centralia, 1.51.
Rivers May OxerAew
One more day Of rains, such as fell
in Central Kansas will cause floods
in the Blue and the Smokey Hill riv-
ers, and possibly in the Republican.
The Kaw river is very low this
morning, being at about 6.5 feet, but
a rise is expected later. The Blue was
low in the morning but rose rapidly
all day. The Solomon and the Re-
publican were also rising.
Fair weather, with cooler tempera-
lures is the weather forecast for to-
day, according to Mr.. Flora. The tenn
peratures of today will be relief from
the past few days. Cool days are in
sight for the first half of the week.
The temperature for today will drop
to so degrees and will not 60 above
70.
The rain which began in Topeka at
6.26 last night stopped about mid
night. The rainfall of the evening
was 10. The total rainfall for the
day was .26. Last nights shower
might be called clearing-Of shower.
There are no further rains in sight.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
MARRIED

Ora Hale and Miss Lula Morrison
ware united in marriage at the home
of the Justice " the Peace, John
Jones, Sunday noon, June 1. The bride
and groom were attended by her
friend, Miss Marie Burns, and Elmer
Hale, brother Of the groom. Both
young people were reared near Bax-
Ter Springs and have host Of friends
here. They will make their home in
HOwata, Okla, where Mr.. Hale il in
charge of a garage there.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
NATIONWIDE
CLEANUP OF
RADICALS ON
Police Obtain Clue from Dead An
archist and Arrests Are
Made
COMMON SOURCE"
SOUGHT BY AGENTS
Palmer Dismisses Incident - utter
Failure to Stay
Hand"

Washington, June 3.-Terming the
bomb outrage of last night in a num-
ber of cities ''the lawless attempt Of
an archist element in the population
to terrorize the country and thus stay
the hand Of the government" AttOr-
ney General Palmer, in a statement
late today, said the attacks had ut
terly failed in their purpose.
"Ehese attacks by bomb-throwers,
the attorney general added, twill only
increase and extend the activities OF
our criminal detective forces"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
JUDGE POLLOCK
RENDERS DECISION (?)

1t is reported on the street today
that Judge Pollock Of the United
States federal court, at Kansas City,
has rendered his decision in the case
Of the Government against parties
concerned in the GoOdeagle- -Quapaw
case, and that he rules that the gov
ernment had the power to declare GER
tain Indians incompetent and that the
case shall go to trial at Ft. Scott.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

A number Of ladies Of this city and
HockerviIle attended Tuesday the
Missionary day of the Third District
Convention Of the Christian church
which Is being held in Galena this
week. Those attending from this
city were Mesdames Ed. Weddell,
Fred Stallsmith, VIII Dills and F. E.
Phillips. Those from HOckerville
were MeSdames Nelson, Hinman and
Greer
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

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Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

Prayer meeting at Methodist church
Thursday night should be one Of un-
usual interest and should attract an
unusual crowd. It win be an evening
for expression Of gratitude to the
Heavenly Father for his blessings
through the past year. Every MEM
Der Of the church should attend. The
main auditorium viii be used If nee
essary to accommodate the crowd.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

There was q business meeting Of
the A. K. Cs at the home of Miss
Louise COvey, on ut Grant avenue
last night. After the business was
transacted refreshments were served
to Misses Clover Gaba, Dorothy
Smith, Dorothy Cooke, Lillian Cooke,
Thslma Wells and Louise COvey.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06
SENATE VOTES FOR
W0MRN'S SUFFRAGE
Important Amendment to Fed
eral Constitution Now Up
to the State Iegis-
latures

Washington, June 5.-The United
States Senate, yesterday, by a vote Of
56 to S5, passed the woman's suffrage
bill known as the Susan B. Anthony
constitutional amendment resolution.
The amendment now goes to the sew
eral states. Three foKrths, or 36, of
which must ratify the same before It
can become the law of the land. The
fight for woman's suffrage in congress
has been going on for forty years.
The amendment was adopted by the
House of Representatives May 21 as
the first act of the new congress by a
vote of 304 to 80.
The roll call in the senate showed
two votes more than the necessary
two-thirds for the resolution which
was drafted by Susan B. Anthony in
1875 and introduced by Senator Sar-
gent Of California in 1873. Counting
paired and absent members, the SEN
ate actually stood 66 to 80 for the
measure,
Applause Sweeps Chamber
Loud applause, unchecked by the
presiding officer swept the senate
chamber when the final vote was an
nounced following two days debate
and many jubilation meetings were in
progress tonight at headquarters of
various Fomen's organizations which
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

Washington, June S.-Investigation
of the bomb explosions in eight cities
which were intended to kill public
men, has convinced secret service
chiefs that the outrages had a COM
mon source, and that they probably
can be classed as an unsuccessful at
tempt on the part Of still unknown
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-06

Mrs. Ed COvey visited her daughter,
Mrs. J. R. Harlin, in Pieher, yestsr-
day evening.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
TENNIS CROWDING OUT GOLF
Net Game Is Enjoying Vast New Birth
Of Popularity at Wimbledon Court
In England.

The Westminster Gazette notices
that lawn tennis, even more than golf,
Is enjoying a vast new birth of pOpu-
larity in England.
"The attendance at Wimbledon each
day, the cosmopolitan charH cter of the
entries and the enthusiasm shown for
the finer points of the game all show
the hold that tennis has obtained the
world over. England gave the game
birth, but for the time being she has
failed to produce any new body of
great players.
"The English representation at VIM
bledon labors under the disabilities of
age, and there Is little sign as yet OF
the new generation which waits to fill
the shoes of the elders. II is common
ly alleged that the English youth lacks
the dash which gives crispncss and
force to the strokes Of the Americans
and the colonials.
"PrObably the true reason is that
England has a dearth of hard courts
or of grass courts on which the bound
Of the ball Is true. The stroke that
takes all chances is only learned when
man can feel certain what the ball
will do when 1t has struck the surface
Of the ground"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
MOST RUNNERS FAIL
TO TRAIN PROPERLY
Fault Is Typical Of Great Many
Track Athletes.
Majority Of sprinters Do Little or No
Work outside Of Days on Which
They compete--Faii to Build
Themselves Up.

Only few days ago the remark
was made to prominent athlete that
his trouble was that he never did any
training except when he was on the
track, and that that fault was not con.
fined to him alone, but was typical Of
great many II not most track ath-
letes.
1.-THE trouble with most Of you run
ners Of today is" said this critic, "that
you never do any training at all until
you come out to run race. The meth.
cd that seems to have won approval
of most Of you calls for entering as
many races as you possibly can In the
course Of the season and letting The
running you get in those races stand
as substitute for good, hard, per-
sistent training"
In many respects this criticism ap-
pears to be well founded II the per-
formanccs of many of the best athletes
can be taken as basis upon which
to pass Judgment. Instead of building
themselves up by course Of systemat-
ic training, middle.distnnce runners,
for example, enter everything from
3OO-yard sprint to n two-milc race In
preparation for 600 or n 1,000-yard
race two months hence. They do little
training in between and once or may
be twice Il week they run their heads
off" ut distance either too long or too
short for their special powers.
A man who has received his early
training under a competent school or
college coach rarely If ever trains in
such haphazard way, He has been
bred into the way Of preparing himself
for given ccntesr by series of ex-
ercises leading directly up to the event
in question. Just for the sake of get
ting some competition ne may run a
race at a distance as sort of tryout
week before the contest toward
which he Is aiming, but he never thinks
Of entering everything that comes
along, satisfying himself that the run
ming he does in that way Is the kind
of training he needs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
SCRAPPING MANAGER
STILL IN BASEBALL
Both Leagues Boast Of Leaders
Handy With Their Fists.
Former Star Player Lannents Fact
That Game 10 Becoming Hand.
shaking Observation-Disclosures
Battles Not Numerous.

Jess Burkett, former big league star
batsman, recently lamented the fact
that baseball was becoming n hand
shaking institution. There is not
enough fight I'm the modern game OF
baseball to suit the aggressive Jess.
Perhaps battles on the diamond are
not as numerous as they once were,
hut It cannot he said that the present
condition which Burkett mourns has
been brought about entirely by the
present crop of managers, for In the
big leagues today nearly all of the
pilots are known quantities as far rs
scrapping goes.
In the American league there are
two premier performers with their
mitts In Ed Barr0ws Of the Red SOX
and kid" Gleason of the Chicago
White Sox. And Jimmy Burke of the
Browns and Clarke Griffith of the Sen
ators cannot be considered shrinking
violets.
The National league, however, is
much better equipped in the matter of
fighting leaders In Hugo Bezdek of the
Pirates, John McGraw of the Giants,
Branch Hickey of the Cardinals, Fred
Mitchell of the Cubs and George Stall
ings of the Braves. Any of this crowd
will battle, and If rumors can be cred
tied, any of them can, In pinch, go
to the mat with an obstreperous play
er who might happen to get the idea
he can run" the boss.
Connie Mack of the Athletics, Miller
Higgins of the Yanks and Hughey
Jennings of the Tigers might be
classed as the peaceful delegates, be-
cause they invariably try to settle by
arbitration what the other scrappy
managers want to iron out in battle.
Age usually takes much of the fire
Of the scrappy leaders, and even John
McGraw is inclined to let pass some
CALLING Incidents that only couple of
seasons ago would have sent the slit
tie Napoleon" into a hurricane of rage.
The officials and not the managers of
baseball are responsible for the con-
ditions of the present, for, as Pat Mo-
ran says, the player who fights for his
point now Is a rowdy instead of an ag.
gressive ball player.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01

position, preferring to let his deeds
speak for him. They have and when
classes In graduating at Princeton hon.
ored him as an honorary member of
their classes, IL speaks volumes of the
esteem and respect they have toward
him down In New Jersey.
With the late Mike Murphy, "Pooch"
Donovan Of Harvard, "Plper" Dono-
van, the first American Splinter to run
100 yards In o 3-5 seconds; Johnny
Mack of Yale. "Sid" Peet and others,
he was one of the noted group Of
sprinters who trained at Sunnyside
Park, Natick, for the professional foot
races In the days before amateur ath.
letics was established.
Organized Famous Teams.
He was one of the first to organize
the famous hose, hook and ladder
teams, when racing of this kind was so
popular and the rivalry between Mas.
sachusetts towns was keen.
II was at Yale that Fitzpatrick made
his start at trainer In 1890 and 1891.
Contrary to the general impression,
Fitz was alone In handling the condi.
ton Of the football players and coach
ing the track men.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
BALL PLAYERS GOOD
AS FOOTBALL STARS
Several Besides Thorpe Could
Make Good on Gridiron.
Leslie Mann, Eddie Collins and "Rab.
BIZ" Meanwhile Rank as Being
Particularly Ciever-others
Equally as Good.

jim Thorpe Of the Braves who is
playing professional football this fall
Is not the only big league star who
could devote his time quite probably
to the gridiron game.
OF course few desire to do so. The
risk of getting injured is so great that
II would be foolhardy for any major
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
ICE PICK WAS OVERLOOKED
Trainer Of Cincinnati Reds Fearful
That Attempt Would Be Made to
Dope Players.

Fearful that an attempt would be
made to dope the Reds and thus pre-
vent them from betting the Giants in
the recent series in New York, the
Cincinnati club, through its agent in
New York, supplied the drinking wa
ter ice and towels used by the visit
ing players, and Henry Fabian was
spurned by the Reds trainer when he
offered to provide the water and Ice.
However, the representative of the
Cincinnati club had neglected to pro-
vide an ice pick, so the visitors train
er appealed to the Giants ground keep
er just before the first game was called
to lend him pick.
The requ, t aroused Henry's ire, and
after cOnslgning the Reds and their
trainer and every one connected with
them to region where ice picks are
not generally in demand he added:
mix! Amt you afraid our ice pick
might be poisoned. tooW
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01

league player in his prime to play foot
ball. Thorpe is an exception. He is
second Achilles, In the matter of in
jury, and has never known what 1t Is
to get hurt In the game.
There are several major league ball
players who have starred on the grid
iron, Thorpe's prowess rs football
player Is well known and he needs lit
tie Introduction. While playing with
the Carlisle Indian school he starred
In every game.
Leslie Mann Is n football player OF
no little ability. While he was star
ring at the Springfield Training school
he established big reputation and
was chosen by many critics for the
All.Amerlcan team in his time.
Mann played halfbnck and was an
exceptional punter He could average
nearly 30 yards and often his kicks
carried for distance of 60 yards and
more before hitting the soil. AS a
broken.feld runner he was one Of the
greatest. He was especially brilliant
In running back kick-Offs or punts and
once started was hard man to down.
Eddie Collins has also been ranked
by experts as among the best football
players. Collins starred in the quar-
terback position ut Columbia several
years back.
One of the best football players
among big leaguers who never attend
ed college, but who would surely have
been n star in the university world had
he done so, Is rabbit" Maranville, the
peppery little shOrtstop of the Braves.
The gobs of the U. $. s. Pennsylvan-
Ia will bear witness 10 the Rabbits
ability on the grldiron The Boston
star virtually won them the champion
ship while Il member of that crew last
season. Meanwhile is best at running
with the ball. He is so nimble, so
shifty and quick that he slides through
the opposing team like nm eel
Manager McGraw recently procured
one OF the best football players OF re-
cent years in Frank Frisch. FrisCh,
who starred on the football team as
we'll as on the baseball nine ut Ford
ham, is equally Mt home on the dia-
mond or football field
Dave Robertson, the Cub outiielder
HeathcOte of the st. Louis Nationals
and George Halas, the young outfielder
who was with the Yankees early In the
season, are all football players Of ex'
ceptional ability.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01

"Dean Of American College Coaches"
That is the title that truthfully be-
longs to Keene Fitzpatrick Of Prince
ton.
Entering upon his thirtieth year as
trainer and coach Of college athletes.
the dignified popular "dean," who first
saw the light of day nearly fifty.five
years ago In Natick-recognized as
the home Of the country's best train.
ers-takes up his duties ut Princeton
this week.
Fitzpatrick Is Loved.
Princeton has learned to love Fitz-
patrick just as much as 1t does the
members Of the famous Poe family,
Sam White and others who have
brought glory to the Jungletown In.
stitution. He has built up the ath-
letic department. just as he had done
at Michigan, where he was the big
man of the middle West before going
to Princeton.
Michigan also had learned to re.
spect Fitzpatrick. His word was al
ways law, writes John J. Hallahan In
Boston Globe.
Keene always has been Of quiet dis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
GOLF CLUB PAYS FOR SHEEP
English Farmer Receivers Damages
for Animals Killed by Being
Poisoned on Links.

The Lees Hall Golf club, Sheffield.
England, were the defendants In the
Sheffield county court, In an action
brought by falmer who lost 10 sheep
and two beasts through their being
poisoned while grazing on the links.
The evidence showed that the club
authorities had used weed-killer. con-
tanning arsenic, on the land.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
MANY SPORTS IN AUSTRALIA
Returned Soldiers Given Opportunity
Of Reunion and Recreation by
General Brand.

In order to give returned soldiers,
who are on leave or unemployed, an
opportunity OF reunion and recrea-
ton, the Victorian commandant, Gen
eral Brand, has organized series Of
sports meetings between the various
sections of the Australian imperial
force. Football, rowing, running and
other sports will bring the old bat
taliOns and divisions together again
on the turf under peace conditions
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
DOWD WANTS ANOTHER TRIAL
Newark Player Doesn't Believe He
Got Fair Shake Last Spring
When Sent to Minors.

Raymond (SnoOks) Dowd, who
thinks he didn't get exactly fair
shake in the spring when he was sent
back to the minors, had big year
In the International league with New
ark and thinks 1t should earn him an
other chance In the big show, He Is
now at his home In Springfield, Mass,
where he will spend the winter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
RED S0X SIGN FAST PLAYERS


The Boston Red So~ have signed
number Of players LON fast independ-
ent teams for trial next spring.
Among them are Harry Smith, Sec
ond baseman, and Hop Hickey, who
have been starring with a team In
Rensselaer,, N. Y, Ed Holly as scou'
for Boston picked them up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
BOXING AND All LIVE SPORTS
TOPPING IS BIG FAULT

Practically every professional
will agree that the most com
mon fault of the beginner in
golf is topping, and before this
can be corrected the cause
must be discovered. Treatment
In golf is similar to that in
medicine, in that the diagnosis
must precede the prescription.
In general there are three dis
tinct and separate causes for
topped ball, any one of which
is sufficient TO spoil the shot.
They are raising up the body,
pulling in the arms and shift.
ing the center of balance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
SETS RIFLE MARK

Lieut.. II. Il. Smith, U. s. A.,
established a new worlds rec
ord for n 16-inch bull's-eye at
500 yards when he made n con-
secutive string Of So bull's.eyes
In the Swiss miss.and-out at
Seagirt. n. ]. He actually
scored 50 bull's.eyes. as both his
sighting shots were center ones.
Lieutenant Smith won the ma
tlonal individual tournament
trophy match at the navy rifle
range at Caldwell. n. j.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-01
YANKS FINISH THIRD

George Mogrldge had the dis
tinction of bringing home the
Yanks In third place this season.
With a slice Of the world series
melon at stake Mogridge never
worked harder to defeat Connie
Mack's misfits in the final fling
Of the year. Mogridge got two
hits. one n triple that decided
the issue and kept the Athletics
back In the ruck. The Yanks
finished one game ahead of the
Tigers and get about $500 each
for landing In third place.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-03
SOUTH BIGGEST VAULT DOOR
INSTALLED BY ATLANTA BANK

Atlanta Ga, June 1.-THE biggest
safety-vault door in the south has just
been installed in the Fourth National
Bank of Atlanta. 1t represents $4,000
pounds-twenty-fo tons. 1t is all
steel, five-ply twelve inches thick
and about nine feet high by nine feet
thick. The door, itself, is circular with
a diameter of eight feet and it
swings on one mammoth hinge. 1t com
bination time and combination lock
is equipped with more tumblers than
Jimmy Valentine ever dreamed of.
Within the confines of those restrict
ed measurements, dead weight equal
to fair-sized railroad locomotive.
About ten months went into the max
ing of the door. four strenuous days
and a dozen able-bodied men were u.s.
ed in moving it from freight car to
truck, twelve straining horses had
plenty of trouble hauling it slowly to
it's destination and it was three or
four days more before another squad
of perspiring workers, aided by all
manner of block jacks, tackle. pull
legs and what-not could shift it ten
feet to its final Judgment The manu-
facturers say it is the biggest safety
vault door south of Washington. 1t
was made in Pennsylvania.