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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

June 20, 1897.
A hail storm unprecedented in the
history of Kansas visited Topeka and
and O'Clock, solid balls of ice weighing
from n few ounces to a pound and a half
dropped thru the air with terrible velocity,
inJuring those so unfortunate as to be ex-
posed, destroying property, killing young
cattle and horses and devastating crops.
The largest hailstOne reported to have
fallen WIS one which crashed thru the roof
OF the power station at the Topeka Rail
way company at Second and jefferson
streets. The hailstOne, measuring 10 inches
in circumference, crashed thru the four
ply gravel roof, making a Jagged hole
three and one-fourth inches in diameter.
NJ. c. Holman is having the roof of
his store building in North Topeka repair
ed. 1t is of tin and there are more than
fifty holes in it, the result OF the hail
storm.
Mrs. Z. B. Whaley and daughter, Miss
Martie, will leave in two weeks for Cleve-
land, o., to spend the summer.
Friday a party of young people left to
camp for week near Richland. Those in
the party were Mrs. II. c. Short. Miss May
Short Miss Florence Durfee, Misses Santa,
Fe and Name Waters, Miss Ethel Hand
ley Miss Jennie Trader, Mr.. David Norton,
Mr.. Roy Short and Mr.. Earl Graham.
Miss Pearl Mcfarland returned Tuesday
from ottawa where she has been attending
the assembly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
TAGGING The BASES

Dixie Davis pitched the Tigers dizzy m
winning a to decision for the Browns.
The Dodgers beat the pills out of an
eleven inning game when Hank Deberry' $
single scored Schmandt from second with
the winning run.
For the third time in as many starts, the
rarin' Reds disposed of the passive Pirates,
Z to 4, and moved ahead of the Gibson en-
try in the league.
The astonishing White Sox knocked the
Indians for n series of southern exposes
for the fourth time in succession, 4 to 3,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
WHERE THEY Play TODAY.

Southwestern League.
Salina at Topeka.
Hutchinson at Independence.
Coffeyvilie at Bartlesville.
MuskOgee at Sapalpa-
National League.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
American League.
New York at Boston
St Louis at Cleveland
American Association.
Louisville at Toledo.
Indianapolis at Columbus.
Only two games scheduled.
western League
Oklahoma City at Wichita
St Joseph Mt Tulsa
Sioux City at Omaha.
Des Moines at Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

Edwards forcing in the winning run by
passing Schalk with the bases filled in the
tenth.
Davy Roberston's pinch hit off Oeschger,
following Stengel's pinch pass and pinch
steal of second, gave the Giants a ten
inning victory, to 3, over the Braves.
The Cubs became themselves for day
at least and without difficulty lost to the
Cards. IL to I.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

V.F.W. Post at Pittsburg Asks Charter
Pittsburg, June 26. Application
has been made to tie New York ma
tional headquarters of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars for a charter for an
auxiliary to the V. F. w. post here.
Thirty applications for membership in
the auxiliary are on file.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
PLAYED 4 14-INNING CAME
Topeka All Stars Defeated CarbondaIc
Yesterday. II to :.

The Topeka All Stars defeated Car
bondale yesterday. IL to z, in fourteen
innings. The game was featured by
heavy hitting on the part of the To-
peka players who scored four runs in
the final inning. The game was played
at Carbondale and was attended by
large crowd.
The All Stars have open dates on
July 16 and 23. and during the month
of August. Manager w. c. Atwood.
1874 Taylor street. wishes to book
games with Strong out-of-town club on
those dates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

game of the series which will decide
the ,pennant winner. The score by
innings: r. H E
Muskogee 100 O1O 000-1
Sapulpa 1000 coo 600
Batteries-Rush and Nichols; Up
church and Funk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
Seven Wheat Pools in Harvey Co.

Newton, June 26.-A large number
of Harvey county wheat growers are
pooling their 1922 crop. Seven pools
have been organized in this section
so far. At Hesston, % members will
pool 40, 900 bushels; Putnam, 26 grow
ers have pooled SO, 900 bushels. Other
pools are being made at McLain, Sedg-
wick. Truesdale, Patterson and Hal
stead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
Wellington Election Up Tuesday.

Wellington, June 26.-Basebau fans
here will know June 81 whether the
national pastime, along with golf and
tennis, will be barred from local lots
on Sunday. A special election to de-
eide the issue has been called for that
date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
AEa,.cr. Gnes mn I1rnha Irninr Roard

Mayer Goes To Embalming Board.
wellington, June IS. = Henry C.
Mayer of this city has been appointed
for n 3-year term on the state en-
baIming board by Governor Allen. He
succeeds J. S. Johnson, of Olathe,
whose terms has expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

The next three games between the
Solons and Salina will be called at 4:3O
o'clock This is an hour later than
usual and Will give the late workers
a better chance to see the games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
OTHER S. W. LEAGUE RESULTS
huskogee and Sapulpa Start Crucial
Series-Independenc and
COffeyvfIIs Win

Independence, Kan. June 26.-By
timely hitting. Independence defeated
Hutchinson, yesterday. in the first
game of the series, Z to 3. The score
by innings: RH. E
hutchinson OBI 600 OOO=S 2
Independence ..OO5 O1o 1O@-7 10 2
Batteries-Dempsey and Decker;
Shauey and Fromme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
CoffeyviIIe. 8: Rn..tIesriIIe. 5.

Bartlesville. Okla. June 26.-Bar-
tlesville staged a desperate rally in the
ninth hiring here yesterday but fell a
run short, Coffeyville winning the
first game of the series. S to g. War
den and Ennis hit home runs over the
left field fence. The score by innings:
r. HE.
CoffeyvilIe .12s 600 OO0-6 Is 4
Bartlesville ...0O1 O1O O03-5 8 l
Batteries-Warden Love and En-
mis-; Allen, Miller, Humphreys and
Wiley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
Musk0gce, 4; SapuIpa. o.

Sapuipa. Okla. June ga double
and wild throw gave Muskogee the
run which enabled the Nets to defeat
Sapulpa- 1 to 0 yesterday, in the first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

More Than 200 at Religious Farley.
Lawrence June 26.-More than 200
persons attended the three-day relig-
ious education conference last week
at the State university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

Tuesday will be ladies' day at the
local park The fa1r ones will see
Luschen working in the box. Smith
will be the pitching choice this af-
ternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

Strolm celebrated his return to the
game yesterday by hitting safely twice
chances in the field without an error.
No wonder Cooley thought the team
would have won few more games on
the last road trip If Strohm had been
along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

National Leagw@
New York, 4; Boston. 3.
Phiiadel phia. ?; Brooklyn. 3.
Pittsburgh, 4: Cincinnati, Z.
Chicago, ]: St Louis IL
American League.
Cleveland. > Chicago. T.
Philadelphia i Washington, 2
st. Louis. 3: Detroit, O.
Only three games scheduled
American Association.
Kansas City 5, ,: Columbus Q, ,.
Minneapolis 4, II: indianapolis II. u. =
st. Paul 1, y; Louisville 3, O. (Last game
called end Of tenth to permit teams to
catch trafn-)
Milwaukee, 3, G; Toledo 8, ..
Western League.
Oklahoma City !. 3; Wichita 9, 3.
Omaha II. 6; Des Moines s, ,.
St Joseph, Z: Tulsa, o
Denver at Sioux City. rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

1t IS reported that Larry Quigley of
Atchison will be looking them over in
the Southwestern league beginning the
first of the month. Larry, who is a
brother Of Ernest Quigley, famous St.
Marys coach and for several years an
umpire in the National league. worked
in the Southwestern circuit last year
as chief of the staff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

1t looked for a few minutes yester-
day as If Strohm was due for some
more hard luck when he attempted TO
duck a wide pitched ball and got hit
on the back of the head. He dropped
flat but revived after being carried
off the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26

Here is the prediction that Strohu
will burn up the league during the las
half Of the season and that he won
stay in the Southwestern League NOR
than another year. Youngsters whS
can field and hit like Strohm hav'
something coming in faster company
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

my table in five pages; medicine,
topography, theology, all right, and
Jones has gone home to his family
some hours"
THACKERAY'S whimsical elab-
1 oration of the idea was sug-
gested by the charge then being
newly exploited in the French news
papers that all the books bearing
Dumas's name were not written by
Dumas. A score of alleged collab-
orators were named, chief among
them Auguste Maquet. OF all the
novels that have been the result Of
known collaboration "The Count Of
Monte Cristo" is the most familiar.
The story as originally planned by
Dumas was to have been begun in
Rome with tie adventures involv-
ing Monte Cristo, Albert de Mont
cerf, Franz d'Epinay, Luigi Vampa
and his bandits. Thence the tale
was to have shifted to Paris and
the development of the vengeance.
The story of Dante's youth was to
have been brought in by way OF
narration. In fact, when Maquet's
cooperation was enlisted the Roman
chapters had already been written.
1t was Maquet who pointed out that
the early part-Marseilles, the
Chateau diff, the communicating
dungeons, and the Able Faria-
was the most interesting period of
the hero's life. That was the most
important contribution of Maquet
to the fame of the "Maison Alexan-
DIRE Dumas ct Cie." In other books
he was simply the unwearied rum
mager of documents. He proved
that when he tried to write alone
and failed lamentably. Dumas
without Maquet would still have
been Dumas, and Wells and Bennett
do not have to rely on assistance
to remain Wells and Bennett.
"A GOOD many years ago an Amer
"A lean man of letters was asked
by a magazine to write his personal
"reminiscences of Victor Hugo.
The result was an exceedingly en-
tertaining paper, full of the most
intimate glimpses of the great
mans family life. AS a matter Of
fact, the writer of the paper had
once seen Victor Hugo, or some
one who looked like Victor Hugo,
riding by on the top of an omnibus.
That was the extent of the acquaint
ance. Somehow we recall that mis-
representation with kindly toler-
ance in reading the 432 pages of A.
Ellen Stanton's MY Life in Paris
Fifty Years Ago" Here is a sam
pie of what is offered with the ap-
parent idea that it should prove
stimulating reading: Paris is, in
deed, most beautiful city. The
Arc de Triomphe, which is 152
feet high, 1877 feet wide and 6S
feet deep, is the nucleus OF star
from which radiate twelve avenues.
Beginning at the Champs Elysees
and walking to the right, we come
to them in the following order
(avenues). There are 275 steps to
the top of the Arc. The Arc, which
is the largest in the world, was
erected in honor of the Armies of
the Empire" This startling infor-
nation is to be found on page 20.
The other 431 pages are equally
brilliant. Frankly, we prefer the
gentleman who misrepresented.
IN paper covers appears AN En-
gineer's Note Book" by Will
lam McFee, the author of the widely
read "Casuals of the Sea-" 1t is an
unpretentious little book, made up
of observations on life and letters.
For example, McFee discusses the
particular type of fiction with which
his own name is associated. Why"
he asks. has no professor of Eng
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

De Wulf throughout his books,
Philosophy and Civilization in the
Middle Ages" just published by the
Princeton University Press. The
author feels that the Greek infiu-
ences have received undue empha-
sis and that we have too lightly
passed over the twelfth and thir-
teenth centuries, in which the phil
osophical temperament of the Occi-
dent is definitely formed. Prof. De
Wulf occupies the chair of Phi
losophy in the University of Lon
vain.
Small, Maynard & Co. announce
that the second novel by Mrs. E. M.
Hull, author of THE Sheik," will
be issued in August under the title
-of "The Shadow of the East
In "The Love Chase" late April
publication of Small, Maynard &
Co., Felix Grendon utilizes the Bo-
hemia of Kips Bay, New York.
Galsworthy says of this district,
There is more local color along
the East River than along the
Thames; there is a deeper gold
mine between Manhattan Bridge
and Blackwell's Island than be-
tween London Bridge and the
Tower"
A new book by the author Of
"The Mirrors of Washington" will
be published by the Putnams prob
ably in June. This time it will not
be series of character studies, but
instead a general cross-section of
political life and tendencies at
Washington.
The spring publications of Rob-
ert NJ. Mcbride & Co. include: IAN
Ordeal of Honor" by Anthony
Pryde; "Hepplestall's," by Harold
Brighouse; "The Yellow Poppy" by
ID. X. Broster; "The Crystal Coffin"
by Maurice Rostand; "Gallantry'
(revised editionl, by James Branch
Cabell; "The Tatooed ARM" by
Isabel Ostrander; Ethel Opens the
Door," by David Fox, and Two
Gun Sue," by Douglas Grant. The
non-fiction publications include:
"The Great White South" by Her.
bet G. Pointing; "The Romance of a
Great Store" by Edward Hunger
ford; "The Lineage of Lichfield,"
by James Branch Cabell; Youth
Grows DID," a book of poems by
Robert Nathan; Little Poems from
the Creek" translated by Walter
Leaf; the ideas of Einstein's The
ory," by Prof. j. H. Thirring of the
University of Vienna; "Relativity
and the Universe" by DR.. Harry
Schmidt; THE Psychology of Med
icine," by T. w. Mitchell, M. D.;
"old London Town." by Will Owen;
"A Dominic in Doubt" by A. S.
Neill, and two little books on golf
by Ted Ray: Golf Clubs and How
to Use Them" and Driving, Ap-
preaching and Putting"
The Century Company announces
for late April publication the fol-
lowing: "The Story of. Ireland"
by Francis Hackett; "The Story of
Drugs" written by Fl. C. Fuller OF
the Industrial Research Laborato-
ries, Washington, D. c.; three
books of fiction: THE Truth About
Vignolles," by Albert Kinross:
THE Blue Circle" Ga mystery
story, by Elizabeth Jordan; "Shoe-
Bar Stratton," by Joseph B. Ames:
one juvenile: More Jataka Tales"
a second volume of these tales re-
told for children, by Ellen C. Bah
bitt, from translations of the Guild
of Jataka translators, headed by
DR.. E. B. Cowell, Professor of San
skirt in the University of CAM
bridge.
IN. Pierre Benoit, whose Salt
Lake was reviewed two weeks apo
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

of that first draft was destroyed.
He originally planned to use Liver
pool as background, but Liverpool
did not give him the needed scope,
nor did Swansea, whittier he moved
in the next draft. II saw at length
that such a tale as / wished to write
must be cast in the metropolis. But
how was / to use London without
becoming a dreary and futile pla-
giarist of the innumerable au-
thors who had written such
novels before me? / did what
nobody seems to have thought
of before. 1 took North London
for the scenes of the book. This
was a distinctively original move.
East London, South London, West
London, were familiar to readers Of
fiction. For some reason novelists
had avoided North London. 1t
was, in literary as well as a social
sense, an questionable neighbor-
hood. l well remember the thrill of
wonder experienced when / discov-
cred mention of the North road at
Barnet in one of Dickens's books.
felt downright venturesome when
l deliberately brought in the sub
urbs in which / had lived. As far
as have been able to ascertain, not
a soul in these suburbs has ever
read the book or recognized the
topography"
A REALLY new Kipling story is
"A rarity. Here is one which
comes to this department by way of
the London Times, which quotes it
in the course of a review of G. B.
Burgin's More Memoirs and Some
Travels" 1t concerns gifted
lady" who recited "The Absent
Minded Beggar," the poem by which
Kipling endeavored to stir England
to sense of duty at the beginning
of the Boer War, on a public plat
form. In order to give more real
ity to the poem she had her three
little boys with her, and impress
sively placed her hand on the head
of each child when she came to the
line, Dukes son, cooks son, son of
belted Earl" Instead of the ex-
pected applause there sounded an
indignant voice from the gallery,
Then you ought to be jolly well
ashamed Of yourself, num-"
A CCORDING to the Monthly
a Score in the April Bookman
the novels most in demand areI
l. 4If Winter Comes" Hutchin-
son.
2. Helen of the Old House."
Wright.
3. "Her Fathers Daughter"
Stratton-Porter
4. Main Street." Lewis.
5. "The Pride of Palomar," Kyne.
6. ITO the Last Man." Grey.
z. Brass" Norris.
s. "The Brimming Cup" Can
field.
8. Three Soldiers" Dos Passos.
10. "The Girls" Ferber.
Works of non-fiction in demand
are:
1. "The Outline of History"
Wells.
2. Queen Victoria" Strachey.
3. "The Mirrors of Washington"
Anonymous.
4. "The Mirrors of Downing
Street." Anonymous.
5. "The Americanization of Ed
ward Box" Box.
6. "Margot Asquith: An Auto
biography" Asquith.
z. Woodrow Wilson as / Know
Him." Tumulty.
s. Mystic Isles of the South
Seas" O'Brien.
8. "The Glass of Fashion" Anon
ymous.
10. my Life Here and There"
Princess CantacuZene.
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Authors Works
And Their Ways

Hamlin Garland, whose works
the Harpers will bring out in a
uniform edition in May, is planning
soon to take his wife and two
daughters to London. He will
spend six months there on the
back trail" of the Garlands and
McClintocks, giving himself over to
the task of seeing England and get
ting in touch with what is being
done by the younger writer's. When
he returns in the autumn his nine
teen-year-old daughter, Mary Isa-
bel. will share the lecture platform
with him.
The belief that a study of the
philosophic systems of Medieval
times is essential to an under
standing of the Western mode Of
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
THE Reporter and Literature has

4
been a favorite subject of
American essayists for the last
thirty or forty years. Is the news
paper Office, with its training and
it's opportunities for studying life
in it's many aspects, the natural
path to the writing of fine fiction?
Robert Herrick, writing the intro
duction to Twenty-Five Tales From
the French" (Harcourt, Brace &
Cc), considers the subject from
it's French angle. He finds that the
French newspaper has been the fer
tile forcing bed for the French story
teller. "The French newspapers"
he says, print these c0ntes by the
thousands; each day they appear
at the bottom of the page, as many
in this volume appeared in Lie
Journal. Instead of our joke col
umns and special writers columns
of all sorts of odds and ends the
French have their feuilletonists,
and which is the more civilized
taste. Reporters turn easily from
their regular work to the writing of
,ontes for the feuilleton. Hence there
is less difficulty for the French boy
who aspires to be writer in get
ting suitable training through the
newspaper than with US. The stand
ards of accomplishment are not so
far apart. And that is why, ap-
parently, there are SO many more
competent writer's of fiction in
France than in England and Amer
lea.
A T times, in contemplating the
IL extraordinary productivity of
the English writer's of the day, we
wonder whether it is all industry
and invention, or whether they have
been putting into practice the idea
launched to financial profit in the
middle of the last century by the
elder Dumas. This is not to be in
terpreted as charge, but as
friendly fancy. Avowedly H. G.
Wells enlisted other hands to help
him in the compilation of "The Out
line of History" Has he had SINH
lar assistance in the making of
other books? Is there an H. G.
Wells Co., Limited" an ARNOLD
Bennett Co., Limited" an "E. Phil
lips Oppenheim Co., Limited? If
the idea were to be considered seri-
ously the crime would not be SO
enormous. Many hands contribute
to the making or the mutilation of
a play. All the reader of a novel
has the right to demand is the
quality and interest that previous
works of the author have led him to
expect. After all, there are only
seven, or twenty-three (the exact
number is a matter of dispute)
original plots in the world, and il
the novelist calls upon the present
for help, instead of the past. what
is the difference?
lTHACKERAY whimsically sug-
Il gested the proper kind of lit
erary assistance in his roundabout
paper "On Peal of Bells" Does not
the chief cook have aids under him?
Did not Rubens's pupils paint on
his canvases? Had not Lawrence
assistants for his backgrounds?
For myself, being also du meter, I
confess / would often like to have a
competent. respectable and rapid
clerk for the business part of my
novels, and on his arrival at IL
o'clock would say: Mr.. Jones, IL
you please, the Archbishop must die
this morning in about five pages.
Turn to article Dropsy in the En-
cyclopedia. Take care there are no
medical blunders in his death.
Gre lp his daughters, physicians and
/ 81, inlainS ahout him In Walas's
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

IN "An Engineers Note Book"
1 Mr.. McFee tells something OF
the origin of "Casuals of the Sea-"
The first draft of the story was
written in 1908, when he was liy-
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

In paper covers appears "An En-
L gineer's Note Book" by Will
lam McFee, the author of the widely
read "Casuals of the Sea-" 1t is an
unpretentious little book, made up
of observations on life and letters.
For example, McFee discusses the
particular type of fiction with which
his own name is associated. Why"
he asks; has no professor of Eng
lish literature in the United States
observed the pathetic eagerness of
American magazine editors for sea
stories and compared it with the
persistent refusal of native Ameri-
cans to adopt a seafaring career?"
McFee confesses that he has more
than once dreamed of novel piece
of legislation which would compel
every magazine writer to go to sea
himself and see how he liked il.
This would not only provide the
merchant marine with much
needed supply of native labor but
would prevent the future editors
from accepting the astounding mar
ratives which go under the apt
name of sea stuff"
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-04
REFUSES ID REDUCE TIE
 WAR INDEMNITY
No Pressure Possible to Force France to Lessen the War Indemnity
 Required of Germany.


 PARIS, Jan. 4-Premier Briand an- nounced to the French Senate that no arguments, no amount of pressure at the supreme council meeting at Can nes will induce France to reduce the amount of indmenity she claims from Germany. .eE..
 The economic council meeting at Cannes for the financial reconstruct ion of Europe has proposed that the indemnity demanded of Germany be reduced. The hope is to get Germany as we'll as the other countries of Eur ope on its feet and stimulate the pro- duction of wealth to prevent threaten ed bankruptcy. It is believed that Ger many will recover faster if the burden on the German people is frightened a little. It will give them more heart to tile down to work of paying off the debts.