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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
First Movie in Topeka
Under @.BLack Top Tent
At SeDenth and Jackson
And That Was Only 1S Years Ago, But Local Fans
Wouldn't Fall For Feature-Began to Gain
Favor in 1905.

Of the ten million persons in the
United States who daily go to the
movies, probably not ten know who
made the first motion picture ane
what it was like and how it was done.
The First Picture.
C. Francis Jenkins made the first
motion picture. He was a clerk in the
States treasury department in WASH
ington. He also was interested IN pho
Biography. He had studio in the back
yard of his boarding place where he
spent much of his time in experiments.
Jenkins had a magic lantern. then
the last word in screen pictures. He
was obsessed with the idea that pictures
could be made to move. He engaged
vaudeville dancer to come to his
studio and execute butterfly dance.
OF her he made pictures. When vacas
ton time came he took mysterious
looking box to Richmond, Ind, to
visit a cousin who had a jeweiry store.
trolley wire passing the door was
all the electricity available. jenkins
used a pail of water to make the
necessary connections. The machinery
started; soon the girl appeared on the
screen and began to dance. jenkins
had made the first motion picture in
the worlds history. June 6, 1894.
The first time admission was
charged was in Atlanta, Ga, in 1895.
The show was a failure for lack of an
audience. People were suspicious and
would not part with their money for
what they deemed an impossibility.
Jenkins went home, a thoroly detected
man. Shortly afterward he sold his
interest in the machine for $4,000. 81,
c. Francis Jenkins still lives in
Washington, unhonored and unsung.
He still employs his time manufacture
ing a motion picture protector. His
first machine, the forerunner of all
present-day projectors, was placed on
exhibition in the National museum IN
Washington, where it remains to this
day. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
Chickens Kidded by
Bright Lights-Eat
Drink, Merry and Die
Then Full of High Priced Food These Flappers From the
Kansas Plains Go to New York Into the
Midst of Night Life.

Bright lights-lots of high priced
food-late hours-think of what they
will do to chicken" from the Kan
sas plains who goes back to N'Yawk
to see life. Most Kansas chickens of
the unfeathered variety think the
three components enumerated, make
up New York life. Furthermore, they
think there is no such life this side
of New York.
undressed Kansas chickens get all
three of them, on a scope that prob
ably isn't exceeded in. the district
around Forty-second and Broadway.
Each night, in Topeka, between $4,000
and $4,000 chickens, fresh from the
farm, seeing life in a city forlthe first
time, stay up in the glaFe-of electric
lights later than they ever stayed up
before, and have thrust upon them
better food, in unlimited quantities,
than they have ever had before.
OF course, the chickens that sec life
in Topeka wear feathers-during that
period of their lives. Like the I'M
feathered variety, when the gay night
life is over, they are dressed" Incl
dentally, they are also dead, but they
have seen chicken life, with a ven
geance-
They kid" the Chickens.
All this happens at the Seymour
Packing companys plant on the bank
of the Kaw. Two floors of the plant
are kept brightly lighted every night
until II o'clock. That doesn't mean
that the plant is working it's employees
overtime. The lights are on to kid
the chickens, and they succeed won
derfully.
Any chicken, feathered or otherwise,
planted in the glare of electricity, and
confronted with food, takes but one
course-she eats, and she gains weight.
The unteathered variety, thru toilsome
and devious methods, thereupon set
about to abolish the surplus avcirdu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

When a young man handed a tele-
gram to John w. Alley. reputed to
have been a millionaire, at Lincoln, n.
Mex, thirty-eig years ago, after rid
miles thru some of the widest sections
of that state to deliver it, Bob Inger-
sol, one of Alleys companions. said:
Now John, loosen up"
'All right, WILL" Alley replied, and
after reading the telegram he handed
the carrier a piece of change.
How much did he give your" In
gersol, a few minutes later, asked the
young man.
y I'm ashamed to tell you" he re-
piled.
What he had really received from
the millionaire was fifty cents.
This young man, who was then in
the employ of the Santa Fe at Las
Cruces, N. Mex, was Fred c. Fox, to-
day general manager of the Santa Fe's
eastern lines with headquarters in To-
peka.
Fox, whose mind is crammed full of
incidents and knowledge of railroad
affairs gained thru some forty-fiye
years of practical experience, says he
might have forgotten about this par
ticular case years ago had it not been
for. the marked generosity displayed
by the recipient of the telegram.
He really wasn't expecting anything
in the way of a tip because the West
ern Union was paying him for max
ing the trip, but when he heard Alley
say he would loosen up, Fox, for a Few
short seconds at least, saw visions OF
a great reward.
Alley, Ingersol and some other noted
characters from the east were out IN
New Mexico looking after their cattle
interests at the time. The message to
Alley was an important one, and one
of the conditions on the part of the
telegraph company in accepting it was
that it must be delivered in person.
The telegram was sent to Las Cruces
because that was the nearest railroad
point to Lincoln, and as Fox was
young and ambitious and not
hampered by any eight-hour day reg
ulations, it fell to his lot to deliver it..
He had to pass over at least two
mountain ranges to get to Lincolns
and had to dodge a desert of white
dust which generally claims its vic
tins forever once they get into it.
Being SO tired and sore from the
effects of his long ride that standing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
R. |. SAVING COAL
Is Revising Fuel Schedule in
hterest of Economy.
One Scoop Less Per Engine
Mile VIII Save $1,3OO,OOO.

A million dollars is a big sum of
money. but T. H. Beacon, Vice-presi-
dent and general manager, says the
Rock Island can save more than that
amount each year by watching its
The Rock Islands fuel bill in 1920
amounted to nearly sixteen million
dollars. The average consumption was
SO9,6O0 tons per month and was the
biggest single item of material or sup
year. In order to reduce this expense
the company has inaugurated a coal
saving campaign. -,
Buy One Kind of Coal.
1.-THE company is now revising it's
fuel schedule" says Beacon. I'VE are
endeavoring to Improve the quality of
coal furnished. and to furnish only
to each subdivision when the division
is SO large that it laps over into two
different territories. We are doing
this with the hope of bringing about
better operating and fuel conditions,
and even to the extent of paying more
for the particular coal we want when
1t is felt that this coal will result il
better conditions, because locomotives
can be adjusted to this one kind of
coal, and the men will become ac-
quainted with the best methods of fir
ing with it,
Coal Shortage Is Predicted.
without doubt there will be a coal
shortage in the country this winter, as
commercial firms and dealers are not
laying in a supply now to carry them
thru the coal burning months. It be-
hooves US, therefore, to get in the
habit of saving fuel wherever possible,
as it will be hard to get when the cold
weather comes on.
1.-The solution is one less scoop of
coal per locomotive per locomotive
mile. During 1920, we ran our locomo-
tives, all classes, a total of 43,352,746
milestone scoop of coal saved per
mile will result in saving approx
mately $4,000 tons of coal, valued at
81, 800, O00-three hundred thousand
dollars more than the million"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
FLORENCE COMING SUNDAY
Fast Oil Town Team Defeated Santa
E'e Here June 20.

The fast Florence, Kan, team will
come to Topeka Sunday afternoon for
a battle with the Santa Fe club at
Western Leag que park
The -Railroaders are "up against
the real thing again in the persons of
the oil town players. When thew
played here June 26 this year they
took the locals to to trimming.
Since then both teams have improved
somewhat and it would take a wise
man indeed to safely predict the out
come of the game tomorrow.
4ounkman, who ordinarily has his
opponents eating out of his hand, will
occupy the box for the visitors. His
pitching got on the nerves of the Rail
readers in the last game, but Man
ager Cap Wells hopes for better luck
may be. it is safe to forecast a hard
fought game that will be worth
Matching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
LOCOMOTIVE BUSINESS OFF
But the Profits of American Locomo-
tive Co. Show Increase.


The American Locomotive company
for the first six months of 1921 re-
ported a gross business of 1885,
7S1, which was smaller by S19,1 25,-
1873 than that reported for the last
half of last year. Despite this large
decrease in gross business, the com
pany reported a profit OF $3,901, 043
after all interest and taxes. only $432,-
SS4 less than that in the six months
ended December 81, 1920. The prof
it's, after allowing for the usual pay
ment of 8 II per cent on the preferred
stock, were equivalent to S12.10 a.
share earned on the $26,oo0.0O0 of
common stock outstanding. This is
at the rate of $24.2A a share for the
year, as compared with $21.44 share
actually earned in 1920.
Another favorable feature OF the
report is the heavy reduction in in
ventory account for the first six
months. The statement shows that in
ventory which was valued at SIS, 119,
342 at the close Of 1920. was reduced
to $685. 31 on June 80, 1921.
About the only unfavorable feature
of the report is the small amount of
untitled orders on hand as of June 80.
Total untitled orders for new locomo-
tives, reconditioning of old locomo-
tiveS and miscellaneous work at the
turn of the half year was $4,595,95S,
of which domestic business accounted
for 1875 per cent, and foreign bust
ness for S3.5 per cent, the foreign
business being mostly for Japan,
China and South Africa. At the close
of 1920 the company had untitled or
ders on hand amounting to $24.270,-
tic business and SO per cent was for
eign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
CAR LOADINGS DECREASE
Inc Latest Statement Shows First De-
cline in Five Weeks. ,


cline in Five Weeks.
Car loadings showed a decrease of
11'iS9 during the week ended on Aug
o, as compared with the preceding
week, as shown by reports just re-
oeiVed from the railroads of the coun-
Try by the American Railway asso-
Ciatlon. The total for the week was
to4'1o1 cars, which was a reduction of
1ou'949 cars compared with the cor
responding week last year and 1922
cars under that for the corresponding
week in 1919
me report shows that the decrease,
lot the week, was due principally to a
Iaillng OR in the loading Of the grain
ana grain products, together with the
Isuuctlon In the number Of cars load
ed with coal and merchandise and
miscellaneous freight. which includes
manufactured products.
me loading of grain and grain pro-
Gucts totaled 1852 cars, which was
80 cars below the total for the week
DeIore' but FLATS cars in excess of
Inat Tor the corresponding week in
1Szo: This tapering off in the move
ineht OF grain and grain products,
however unexplained by the fact that
the harvest season is rapidly drawing
. close in the Middle West.
IN the loading of coal a reduction Of
1916 Is seen as against the figures Of
- u SSCOiuS week, the total DelnR
1872 cars. This was 51.456 cars
less than were loaded during the cor
responding week last year Loadings
OF merchandise and miscellaneous
freight were 472,54O cars, or 2,241
cars less than were loaded during the
previous week and 1883 cars below
the total for the same week in 1920
In the loading of livestock, which to-
taled 26,610 cars, an increase of 1852
cars was reported, while 32,05S cars
We're loaded with ore, an increase
within week of 1855 cars. A total
OF 1890 cars was loaded with forest
produets, which was a decrease of
fore.
Except for grain and grain products
and live stock the report shows de-
creases in the number of cars loaded
with all classes of commodities during
the week, compared with the CORES
ponding week in 1920.
The total car loading since Jan. 1.
this year. has been 22,474,44S cars, as
compared with 26,071,551 in 1890, and
2S.4s6,se7 in 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
NATIONS IN GOLF FINALS
Chicago Rivals Struggle for Western
Women's Title Today.

Chicago, Aug. 27-Two matrons,
members of rival Chicago golf clubs,
will struggle for the women's western
golf championship at the West More
Hand club today when Mrs. Melvin
Jones, of Olympia fields. and Mrs. ].
w. Douglass, of West Moreland, meet
in the finals Of the tournament that
has been in progress during the week.
Mrs. Jones, who is Chicago city
champion, and has been medalist in
several previous championship tour
neys, will compete for the first time
as a fina1ist. Mrs. Douglass also is
making her first fight as a finalist in
a. championship meet.
Both Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Douglass
have played spectacular golf thruout
the tournament, and are expected to
stage an interesting match today.
Mrs Jones won her way into the
finals by defeating Miss Frances Had
field, of Milwaukee, while Mrs. Doug
lass eliminated Miss Jeanette Kinney,
of Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
WINS NATIONAL PISTOL TITLE

Seagirt, II. J., Aug. 27.-Lieut. K. T
Frederick, Fifty-first machine gun
battery, N. H. n. Y. winner of the
worlds pistol championship at the
Olympic games in Antwerp last year,
yesterday won the national pistol
match at rs yards. He scored PA out
Ola possible 900. Lieut.. William
Wahling, United States marine corps,
was second with 263
The marines distinguished them
selves again yesterday, their No. l
team capturing the 500 and 1000 yard
rifle range team match with a total
of 1919 points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
DRAW FARMS IN SEPTEMBER.
Lands Along Union Pacific and Bur-
1ington To Be Opened for Entry.


Information relative to land which
will be opened for entry September 8
in the Fort Laramie division, North
Platte project. Southeastern Wyoming,
is being sent out by the Union Pacific
railroad.
The land is in the valley of the
North Platte river in eastern Wyom-
ing The irrigation plan provides for
the storage of flood water in a reser-
voir controlled by the Pathfinder dam
which has been constructed across the
North Platte river, fifty miles south
west of Casper, Wyo., and in smaller
reservoirs along the canal lines, and
the diversion of water from the North
Platte river by a dam near Whalen,
Wyo. The preference is given former
service men wh3 can qualify under
the homestead laws.
Two hundred and twenty-one farms
averaging about eighty acres each of
government irrigated lands in Wyom-
ing and Nebraska, near Torrington,
Wyo.. on the Burlington railroad are
to be opened for entry. A preference
right for water rental and permanent
water rights to be accorded to officers
soldiers, marines and other enlisted
men in the late war. The official
drawing. to Determine the successful
applicants, will be. held September 9
in Mitchell, Neb., near Tprrington.
Fifty-three farms, comprising ap-
proxinately S,400 acres of irrigated
land in the Big Horn basin, near Fran
ME, wyo.,- seventy-five miles south Of
Billings Mont, also will be drawn for
at Powell, Wyo-s September Is, the
same preference rights to be given to
former service men.
The project manager of the United
States reclamation service in Mitchell
Neb., will supply information concern
ing the Torrington lands and the prof.
ect manager in Powell. Wyo., relative
to the Big Horn basin drawing. S. B.
Howard, agent of the homeseekers'
bureau of the Burlington railroad, of
Omaha, Nebs is authorized to furnish
detailed information concerning these
lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
TENNIS TOURNEY IN FINAL
Worlds Best Men and Women Players
Out for National Honors.

Chestnut Hill, Mass. Aug. 27.-The
Worlds greatest men and women ten
ms players We're scheduled to COM
pete today in the final rounds of the
national doubles and mixed doubles
championships at the Longwood Grub.
me doubles final brought William
Tiden and Vincent Richards against
II. Norris Williams ana Watson Wash
6urn, while in the mixed doubles Mrs.
Mallory and Tilden met Miss Mary K
Browne and William Johnston.
richards was opposed by Arnold
Zones Oh providence for the Junior
Singles championship and Miss
browne and Mrs. May Sutton pIaved
the final of the women's invitation
tournament. ~ u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
SHOW AN INCREAS
r. r. Net Income in June S14,-
687,S46 Greater Than May.
But Rate of Return Was Only
81 Per Cent.

The net operating income in June
OF the railroads of the United States
amounted to $5.17s,oOo. which was an
increase over May Of $14.6S7,346, &C
cordtng to reports filed by the carriers
with the interstate commerce commits
sion, compiled for the association of
railway executives.
The earnings for June, on the basis
of the tentative valuation fixed by the
commission for making purposes
under the transportation act, would be
at the annual rate of return of 81 per
cent compared with "a per cent the
previous month. The railroads fell
short $47,295.oO0 or Ar per cent of
earning 6 per cent contemplated by
tire act.
This IS. however. tina largest amount
earned in any one month by the rail-
roads since last November when their
net operating income was S54, 3f5, 1913.
Seventy-two roads, twenty-four in the
eastern, nineteen in the southern and
twenty-nine in the western district,
had operating deficits in June, com
pared with total of eighty-two in
The tabuIations are based on re-
ports from 202 class one railroads
having total mileage of 235s54S
miles.
Expenditures Arc Lower.
That the carriers, thru etflcfencies
which they have instituted since the
traffic slump began late last fall, as
well as retrenchments, which declin-
ing revenues forced them to make,
have 2 better hold on their expendi-
lures now than for some months, is
revealed by the reports, which show
that in June. S2-34 cents out of every
dollar of revenue went for expenses,
compared with S5.43' cents in May. In
June last year 1t was $685. cents and
in May. one year ago, $3.50 cents.
Operating revenues in June for the
railroads totaled $461. 127, 900, which
was decrease of 81 per cent COM
pared with those for the same month
of last year. Operating expenses were
S379.6SS.0O0. or POT per cent less than
in June. one year ago. The net Oper-
ating income was s51.7zS, 900. COM
pared with an operating deficit of
s14,sI2,00O during the same month in
1920.
From September /. 1920. when the
guaranty period ended, to June 80, the
net operating income Of the rail car
riers was S36S,445, 900, which, on the
basis of their tentative valuation,
would be at the annual rate of return
of rs per cent This amount falls
short S516. $4,000 Of that eontem
plated to be earned under the rates
established by the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
END TRAP SHOOT MEET
Canton, Ohio, Man Takes Honors in
Grand American Handicap.


Chicago, Aug. 27.-The grand
American handicap classification shoot,
a 100 target 6 yard event in which
contestants shoot for prizes in their
own classes, today will close the grand
American handicap trap shooting
tournament at the South Shore Coun-
try club.
Interest in the tournament had
largely subsidized today with the win
ming of the grand American handicap
by Edward F. \Haak, of Canton, Ohio,
and many of the marksmen have de-
parted for their homes. Haak won the
highest honor in American trap shoot
ing by breaking 81 out of possible
100 targets from the 81 yard handi-
cap line. He received $500 prize
money and a $500 diamond medal.
Second honors in the feature event
of the tournament went to G. H. Grif-
fifth of Helena, Ark; Jacob Fries, of
Buffalo, was third, and E. o. Faxon,
OF Plano, ILL.,. fourth.
Miss Harriet Smith, of Milwaukee,
won the trophy for highest score
made by woman in the handicap,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
WATCHING THE SCOREDOARD

The Giants are now only three and half
games behind the Pirates as result of
Phil Douglass second victory over the
Pittsburgh gang in three days.
Hornsby's nineteenth homer featured the
Cards win over, the Braves.
The White Sox{ got a whole flock Of hits
but lost to the Red Sox thru poor base
running
The Cubs had field day at Brooklyn
garpering II hits for an easy win.
Shoeker's tight pitching beat the Ath-
letics- at st. Louis.
wilhelm, the Phillss new pilot took a
whirl 1T pitching himself but the Reds won
just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

Aurora. HIS, Aug. 27-Sammy Mandell
the Rockford bantam, flashed into the box
ing spotlight today az the result Of a 10
round draw with Pal Moore, the veteran
speed merchant of the bantam division.
Moore displayed tAe greater cleTerness
and landed the most blows, but Mandell's
hitting was more effective and a majority
of the critics at the rfnGside gave the Rock
ford batter a draw
In the semi final, Mike Dundee. Of Rock
Island. BANDED frankie Shafer, Of Chicago,
a thoro mauling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

National League.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York.
American League
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Chicago.
American Association.
indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Columbus at Milwaukee.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Louisville at st. Paul.
Western League.
Wichita at Sioux City.
Oklahoma City at Omaha.
Joplin at Des Moines.
Tulsa at St Joseph.
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was the only comfortable posture he
could assume, Fox admits that the
so cents was the smallest looking
piece of money he has ever seen in
his life. but says he has reason to be-
lieve it was a larger tip than Alley
was accustomed to giving.
The funny part about it, said
Fox, was that the millionaire thought
he was actually loosening up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

American Association.
At Kansas City, z: Toledo, 6.
At st. Paul. 1 (; Louisville, ?.
At Minneapolis, II: Indianapolis 10.
At Milwaukee, 3; Columbus, O.
Western League.
At Sioux City, IL; Wichita, 10.
At st. Joseph, 8: Tulsa, O.
At Omaha, 5; Oklahoma City, 5. 1Called
at end of eleventh inning account of dark
ness.)
At Des Moines, ?; Joplin, i.
Texas League.
AT Beaumont, 1;-wichita Falls. Z.
AT Galveston, o; Shreveport,a0- I'll In
nings. tie.)
At San Antonio, 3 Dallas, 1.
At AoustonFor Worth, rain.
Southern Association.
At Little Rock 90; Mobile, 81
At birmingham, 10; Chattanooga, 3.
At Atlanta 4; Nashville, 3.
At Memphis, 3; New Orleans, 2
Southwestern League.
At Coffeyyille. o; Sapulpa. L.
At Bartlesville, IL Gushing, 3.
At Pittsburg, 6; Muskogee, 9.
At Independence, 81 Miami, 8.
Western Association.
At Okmulgee, 4; Springfield, g.
At Drumright, 3; Henryetta, 10.
At Enid, O; Chiekasha, IL.
At Pawhuska. 80: Fort Smith, IA.
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|. o. o. F.

Topeka Lodge No. 40. I. o. o. F.,
will meet Wednesday evening in Odd
Fellows Temple. second floor. Hall
III West Sixth avenue, visiting Broth
er Odd Fellows cordially invited.
GUY NJ. STEVES N. G.
WILL ]. RUSSELL, Jr., Sec'y.
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GAVE HIM FIFTY CENTS

A Millionaire "Loosened Up
When Fred G. Fox, as a Messen-
ger Boy, Rode 125 Miles on a
Horse to Deliver Hin Telegram
Thirty Eight Years Ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

The Mormon church is to build new
temple, second only to the one in Salt Lake
City, in the center of the Great American
desert, at Mesa, Ariz. Work will begin in
September.