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several city championships that
L to take advantage of a series co
in team rosters. Many clubs. Grip
other players. The committe rulin
substituting two athletes for othe,
names to it's roster, provided the
eighteen players. The substituted
eligible. according to the present 81
All changes must be submitted
committee before noon Monday, an
be announced by the press Tuesday.
be subject to protest until noon WeC
No substituted or added player. if
protested, will be permitted to take
part in a tourney game until after
the protest is settled. None of the
new players may swing into action
before the games of Wednesday.
Peerless Athletic Club will go to
Seat Pleasant Sunday for a clash
with the nine of that town. All
and l. streets northeast, at 1870
o'clock.
Barrett Juniors, who have been de-
feated but once this season, desire
games with the Linworth. Trinity,
Liberty, Knick Juniors and Warwick
Mines. Telephone challenges to II.
Silver, North 1864.
Sent Pleasant Reserves will enter
tain the Washington Railway and
Electric Company nine Sunday morn
ing. Play win start at 1890 o'clock.
CherrydaIe Athletic Association has
a number of, Saturday and Sunday
dates open. Teams interested may
To-, 70 q
Johnson. Cherrydale. Va.
Triangle Athletic Club, which is to
play the Potomacs Sunday at Sd and
N streets southwest wants games
with other Junior niness Send chal-
lenges to the management~at 1414 II
street or telephone Main 245 and ask
for Coleman.
walter johnson. hHrling- ace of the
Nationals, will be the guest of the
Epiphany Juniors at an informal
meeting of that club. Walter will
tell the boys few things about in
side base. ball.
Barrett ATHLETIC Club is anxious to
procure Sunday game Challenges
may be te1ephoned to the business
manager at West 2615 between Z and
8 pm.
Af1cl AInICtlC CluD Will uC iiOSS W
the Hilltops at BenninG Sunday in a
game beginning at'2:3O o'clock. The
Ariels will play the Dominican
Lyceums July 4 at Washington bar
racks.
st. Agnes defeated the Griff
Midgets, II to 8. McDaniefs single
drove in the decisive tally.
Henderson Athletic Club is casting
about for games in the twelve-fif-
teen-year class. Telephone chal-
lenges to Columbia 562 between
and pm.
Cleveland Athletic Club swamped
the Petworths under 13-to-3 score
Barnes batting and Kuhnerts pitch
ing helped the Clevelands.
Corinthian Athletic Club has dia-
mond No. at 9Th and B streets for
July and wants games. Teams in
terested may telephone Manager j.
Harrison, Main 1850, between and
Z pm.
Remington of the Montgomery
County League is booking Sunday
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SOUTHERN NINE HALTED
!. BY ST. TERESA, 10 TO I

st. Teresa. winner of the first series
in the Potomac League, yesterday
checked the rush of the Southern
Athletic Club toward second series
laurels. With Buscher and Mudd
hurting well. the Saints beat the
Southerns. 10 to Z. NJ. Snow was hit
freely by the victors.
Annex, No. I, and Prohibition fought
to sc score in the Treasury League.
Annex put two runs across in the
last inning to save its bacon.
War added to its long victory
string in the Departmental League
in a 12-to-O game with Agriculture.
The Aggies could not solve Garrett
while three pitchers were slammed
by the Generals.
Valuations found Ordnance an easy
proposition in the War League fray.
winning, 9 to 3. ONeil of the victors
made two hits. one a homer, in as
many times at bat.
Southern Railway was drubbed, 3
to /. by American Railway Express
in the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. C. A.
League. The game was a mound
duel between Hughes of the winners
and ThOmpSon
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NOT QUITE THERE

Ran for Brower In tenth.
New York ..2 o o o % 3-s
Washington % o 90 o 1 0 II
Two-base hits--Rice Harris Three base
hits-Shanks. Rice. Pipp. Sacrifce-Har-
ris. Double plays-Shanks TO HaCris to Judge.
Jones TO Pipp. McNally to Ward TO Pipp. Left
on bases-New York. 4;'Washington. S. Bases
on ballS-Of Jones. .: OF Francis. /. Struck
out-By Francis. 3; by Jones. I. Hits-Of
Jones. Il in ? l-3 innings: or Shawkey. 0 in
Y4nnin:. Winning pitchcr-Jones. Umpires-
NJ IN and Moriarity. Time of game hour
aHO 30 minutes.
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HITS FOR HORNSBY.
ONE HOMER, TO TOTAL 100

hard hitting Cardinal
mark by making three hits yesterdays
which St emerged victorious Pittsburgh to
and National
to George ugging
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General Accounts ran roughshod over
Government Printing Office in IT.
to-4 Government League encounter.
Giovannetti Of the winners clouted
safely four times in five efforts.
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Grace continued it's winning streak
in the Sunday School League in a 4
too game with Kinnear Glass. Grace
has net been defeated in circuit
game
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Liberty Athletic Club downed the
Brookland Indians, to 3. Lockwood
and Kremb pitched for the victors.
The Liberty team will play the Ar
lington Juniors tomorrow.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
overcame Navy Yard. IL to 4, in the
Colored Departmental League. Par
ker. first sacker for the losers, hit
for the circuit.
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Corinthian Athletic Club has dia-
mond No. 2 at 9Th and B streets for
July and wants games. Teams in
terested may telephone Manager j.
Harrison, Main 1850. between and
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Woodley Athletic Club. with Ray
Phillips pitching, vanquished the
Superbas, to 3. Phillips famed ten
batters and allowed but three hits.
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TEAM ROSTERS CHANGED
FOR SANDLOT JOURNEYS

mines listed for participation in the
are to start Monday are fastening
nmttee ruling that permits change
led by desertions. intend to certify
|, grants each team the privilege of
; Originally certified, or adding two
roster total will not then exceed
r added players, of course, must be
ries rules.
to Chairman Thomas of the series
the substitutions and additions will
The new players on the rosters will
1esday.
games For further information
write Business Manager E. ]. Raney.
box As. kensington, Md.
Stanley Athletic Club would like
games for July 4. s and 9. with un-
limited teams who possess fields.
Business Manager John Butte may be
telephoned' at North s913-J.
st. Cyprians will meet the Dean
woods Sunday at $50 o'clock. The
LeDroit Tigers will be met in a
double-header Tuesday, the first
game beginning at 80 The contest
will be held at Union Park.
Circle Athletic Club and Holy Name
Seniors will be opponents this even
ing at Union Park. They will swing
into action at o'clock.
South Brookland Athletic Club,
new organization. has diamond at
18th and Hamilton streets northeast
and would be pleased to hear from
een-seventeen-year teams. Chal-
lenges should be telephoned to Man
ager Dave Bradshaw, North 7153-W.
Woodley Athletic Club. with Ray
Phillips pitching, vanquished the
~ Phil1inS famed ten
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. 8: Reading. s.
Baltimore. 2: Newark. 1 IA innings).
Buffalo. 3; Rochester. ..
Toronto Syracuse; rain.
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Henderson Athletic Club is casting
about for games in the twelve-ff-
teen-year class. Telephone chal.
lenges to Columbia 562 between 6
and pm.
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Barrett ATHLETIC Club is anxious to
procure Sunday game Challenges
may be te1ephoned to the business
manager at West 2615 between and
8 pm.
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St. Agnes defeated the Grif
Midgets, II to 9. McDanieIs single
drove in the decisive tally.
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Walter johnson. hurling= ace of the
Nationals, will be the guest of the
Epiphany Juniors at an informal
meeting of that club. Walter will
tell the boys few things about lin
side" base ball
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the Hilltops at Benning Sunday in a
game beginning at'2:3T o'clock. The
Ariels will play the Dominican
Lyceums July at Washington bar
racks.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
VIII Honor Memory
of Famous General Today.
G.. A. R. and Ladies of G.. A. r..
in Charge of Services.

The observance of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Ulysses S. Grant today will be one of
the most complete ever held in To-
peka- The members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and affiliated
organizations are cooperating in the
observance.
Lincoln Post No. I. G. A r., and
Lincoln Circle No. 1, Ladies of the G.
A. r.. held joint program at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon at Lincoln
Post hall, 116 East Sixth avenue.
Exercises will be held at 1880 o'clock
this evening at Memorial hall. under
the auspices of Topeka Relief Corps
No. 81 and Topeka Post No. II, G. A.
r. The members of Lincoln, Blue and
Fort Pillow posts will be in attend
ance at the exercises.
The pupils and patrons OF Gage
Park school will hold exercises at 1870
o'clock this evening at the school.
The Boys Glee club of Topeka high
school will appear on the program.
The Topeka public schools will hold
exercises on Friday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
FLOOD LIST 81
Reports of Dead and Missing
Vary Greatly Now.
Examine Levee Embankment
for Signs of Dynamite.
fBr the Associated Press.l

Fort Worth. April 27.-Discovery of
several of the persons reported MISS
ing in the flood here today reduced
the list to thirty-four. The known
dead remain at seven, three bodies
being in the morgue and four unre-
covered.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fort Worth. Tex, April 27.-Trinity
river was well within its banks this
morning, the gauge showing a drop
of sixteen feet over night and now
registering only seventeen. Street car
service was restored this morning to
all flooded suburbs. The dead and
missing list. as result of the flood, is
now thirty-four-
Examination of the levee embank-
ments along the Trinity river was
started today by investigators of the
levee board to determine whether the
levee had been dynamited. The
for information leading to the arrest
of any person convicted of Illegally
dynamiting the ievee system during
the flood.
Constantly changing reports of the
missing made it difficult to determine
the definite number. M. F. Ward
and his wife and three children, who
were reported missing yesterday, were
located this morning, when communi-
cation was established with Arlington
Heights, where they have been living
during the flood.
Mrs. Lenora Ferguson. 63, was
identified today. Her body was re-
covered with that of Mrs. G.. W. Pet
tbs, SO, yesterday. The other body, of
the three that have been recovered,
was that of w. c. Gentry, 20.
Decision to carry on the relief and
reconstruction work without outside
assistance was reached at a confer
ence of the executive officers of the
local Red Cross chapter with Henry
NJ. Baker director of disaster relief.
southwestern division, American Red
Cross. Baker returned last night to
st. Louis
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
"BLIND BOSS is CHARITABLE,
Even I'm Death He Remembers Insti-
tutions Which Need Funds.

san Francisco, April 27.-Many be
quests to charity were made by Chris
topher a Buckley. famous blind
boss of san Francisco early days.
whose will was on file for probate to-
day
The will. drawn March 13. about
month before Buck1ey's death, dis
poses OF an estate valued at more than
S1.O0O.0OO-
Charitable institutions for Protes-
tauts and Catholics, whites and Chi
nese. were remembered in eleven be-
quests of $500 each A trust fund for
ten years was created for Buckley's
widow and son. with provision for dis
position to charity Of the money so
set aside should neither live beyond
the period OF the trust.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
OIL PRODUCTION HERE UP.
But Daily Average For Entire Country
Has Decreased Greatly.

New York. April 2T.-The daily
average gross crude oil production OF
the United States decreased 14.1OO
barrels for the week ended April %,
totaling 1.39O.75O barrels, as COM
pared with 1,410.S5O barrels for the
preceding week. according to the
weekly summary of the American
Petroleum Institute
Oklahoma and Kansas showed a
daily average gross production of AS
200 barrels. an increase of 1900 bar
rels- North Texas came in for de-
crease of fifty barrels; Central Texas
a decrease of $3.50 barrels; North
Louisiana a decrease of $500 barrels
and Arkansas an increase Of 500 bar
rels.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
FOR GRANT DAY SANTA FE ELECTS
Three Directors Reelected at
Annual Meeting Today.
J. e. Otis, w. B. Storey and 7.
ID. CuyIer Are Chosen.

Joseph E. Otis and William B.
Storey, of Chicago, and T. Dewitt
Cuyler. OF Philadelphia, were re-
elected to be directors of the Atchi-
son. Topeka. & Santa Fe railway at
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the company held here at noon
today.
Company, of New York, was re-
elected to be independent auditors
for another year. The report of the
board of directors for 1921 was ap-
proved, as also was the lease of the
California Southern railway, a short
line which serves the Palo Verde VAL
ley of southeastern California. The
line has been operated by the Santa
Fe for the past several months.
There were voted at the meeting to-
day 1,7S5,S shares of the company's
stock out of total of 3,501.032 shares.
Mr. Storey, who arrived in Topeka
Wednesday afternoon, and addressed
the santa Fe Dinner club last night.
was present as stockhoIder, and also
acted for the proxy committee in vot-
ing most of the shares. There were
enough of the proxies to fill a large
box
Kansas Directors Present.
The three Kansas directors of the
company, Andrew c. Jobes, of Mer-
rianfs- and vice president of the First
National bank, of Kansas City; Howell
Jones' of Topeka, and Warren E.
Brown. of wichita; and E. L. Cope
land, of Topeka, secretary and treas
urer, also were present as stock
holders. A dozen or more other stock
holders living in Topeka participated
in the meeting.
The tellers or inspectors of the cleo
ton were F. w. Freeman of Topeka,
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27

Chicago. April 27.-Members of the
Chicago Medical society were marvel-
ing today over feats performed here
last night by Willeta Higgins, IT,
year-old girl. blind and deaf, and who
IS said to be even more marvellous
thar Helen Kellar."
The young woman, who was
brought to Chicago from the home
for blind at JanesvilIe, Wis. aItho
totally blind and totally deaf, can dis
tinguish colors with great rapidlty
and read newspaper headlines, talk
over the telephone, enjoy music and
carry on a conversation She can
hear a lecture or an orchestra con-
cert by holding a sheet Of paper IA
the air and hears over the telephone
by putting her fingers over the re-
ceiver. BY lingering newspaper head
lines she is able TO read.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
Rain Failed To SIacken Inter-
est in Topeka's Big Show.
Rotary Club Program Draws
Large Crowd to Auditorium.
MANY DISPLAYS ENLARGED
Program for Friday in Charge
of Topeka CO-Ops.
Boys of Industrial School viii
Present Several Numbers.

An all day drizzIe has failed to
damp the ardor of either the exhib-
itors or the entertainers in the To-
peka Pageant of Progress. The long
lines of display booths were open this
afternoon to fairly large crowds, and
the Rotary club program in the audi
torium this afternoon was well at
tended.
Tonight the lights on the Court of
Commerce will blaze as bright as last
night and the big historical spectacle
in the auditorium will be carried thru
with even more pep and vim and GER
tainty than characterized its opening
presentation.
The rain today dampened the dec
orations to some extent where stream
ers were exposed-but the roofs to
the booths were made to meet all con-
tingencies of weather and the displays
inside have retained all their original
beauty. Many of the displays were
enlarged today SO that the crowds to-
night will be given some touches
which the crowd on the opening eve
ming did not get.
Many Interesting Displays.
The afternoon crowds today con-
fined their activities mostly in the au-
tomobile show and in the auditorium.
However there was a thin stream of
visitors edging along in the front of
booths thruout the afternoon period.
The slack business today was utilized
by the exhibitors in making more in
teresting their displays. All exhibitors
are confidently looking forward to to-
morrow and Saturday as days of sun
shine. when it will be possible for the
farmers and residents in nearby towns
to get in to take advantage of the ex-
ceptiona1 opportunity offered to COM
bine an afternoon and evening of
pleasure with an enlarged vision of
Topeka as a trading center.
Program in Charge of Co-ops.
Tomorrow afternoon the program in
the auditorium will be in charge of
the Topeka Cooperative club. The
boys of the Topeka Industrial school
will present the various numbers.
The program for tomorrow after
noon follows:
Colonial Minstel Show-Opening chorus
''Tucky Home;'' Love Ship Where the
Lazy Mississippi Flows :" wabash Blues"
A few chestnuts.
Solo and chorus-s-'I- Amt Nobodys Oar
lInR"-Wa1ter Muse.
Il Don't'-Mr. Grant Whom
Dreamy Alabar1a''-Mr- William Seerest
and chorus.
A song and dance Sweet Hortense'-
Tucker. Willis and Fisher.
Duet and chorus. when You and 1 Were
Young, Maggie'-Hannon and Teeters.
'Susquehanna Sue'-Miss Margaret Nor
rfson and boys.
alabama CARDINAL
Brass Band and Saxaphone Sexette.'
Rowing
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
Miners Favored in Remarks by
Judge Pollock in Trial.
Declares State Can't Question
Why Amy Worker Stops.
INDUSTRIAL COURT ON TRIAL
Permanent Injunction Sought
by Miners Attorneys.
Ten Names Now Included in
Test Case at Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, Kan. April 27.-Men
have the right to quit work when
they please. and the state is without
power to inquire into their reasons
for quitting. United States District
Judge John c. Pollock said here today
in the course of a hearing in his court,
against the operation of the Kansas
industrial court is sought by the
United Mine Workers of America.
Judge Pollock's remark was made
during the course of the hearing
which opened here today. and was in
the form Of a comment on the conten-
tions Of attorneys.
"One man. or all the men in Kan
sas. have the right TO determine for
themselves under what conditions
"AIl of them can quit work if they
want to-"
Judge Pollock remarked that he
would hate to conduct a business
where conditions of employment are
regulated by outside sources"
Today's action was brought by the
international organization Of the
United Mine Workers in the name OF
Samuel Smith of Pittsburg, Kan. as
a test case Later the petition was
amended to include Earl Droper, a
miner. and ten others Perpetual in
junction against the operation of the
Kansas industrial court act is sought
on the ground that it violates num-
Der of provisions OF the federal con-
stitution. One of the miners conten-
tions has been that the Kansas law
enforceS involuntary servftule."
Judge Pollock is expected to take
the case under advisement at the con-
Clusion of the hearing.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
DEBS' FREEDOM SETS PACE.
''Why Not My Dad?" Ask Children
Who Are Parading to Harding.

New York, April 27-Twenty-five
children from western states on their
way to Washington to ask amnesty for
their fathers and brothers who are in
LeavenWorth for wartime offenses
ranging from conscientious objection
to seditious utterances, left today for
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The children were taken care of yes
terday by a society woman and fund
of several hundred dollars to aid
them was raised at a meeting. The
children who carried banners reading:
'Debs is free-why not my daddy?''
will be received by President Harding
in Washington April 29.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
WEATHER FORECAST BY RADIO
Topeka Weather Bureau Makes Ar
rangements To Serve Kansans.

Anyone in Kansas who has a radio
receiving set will nave no difficulty
in getting the daily weather forecasts
hereafter. The weather bureau office
in Topeka has made arrangements to
have this information distributed
from high powered radio stations at
Manhattan. wichita and Ell Dorado
every day, using a special wave length
of 4S5 meters which the government
has set aside for this special pur-
pose
The Manhattan station, operated by
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
will broadcast weather forecasts by
radio telegraph at 9:55 a m The
FL Dorado station, operated by the
Midland Refining company, viii
broadcast at 1880 a. m. and the
Wichita station. operated by the Coss
Radio company, will broadcast at
1O:45 a. m. Each of these has
sending radius of several hundred
miles, so that all of Kansas can get
the information. Anyone having a re-
ceiving set is entitled to tune it to
the ASS meter wave length and listen
in.
Special warnings are also sent in
the afternoon at $50 o'clock from FL
Dorado, O'Clock from Manhattan
and 4:3O o'clock from Wichita The
Wichita station also broadcasts the
night forecasts at 1O:45 o'clock
II is probable that market and live
stock reports will be distributed I'M
mediately following the weather fore
cast.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27

King was in bed at his roominE
house when the Usage county sheriff
and three local officers arrested him
at o'clock this morning In his
trunk the officers found a large re-
Volver loaded. King offered no re-
sistance to the officer and was taken
to the police station and locked up
pending departure for Topeka.
Threats Against Attorneys.
Sheriff Lynch said that King would
be taken to Topeka where a commit
ment would be signed, after which
King would be taken to the peniten-
tiary to begin serving his life SEN
tence. According to Sheriff Lynch.
King has been making threats against
the attorneys who prosecuted him and
against witnesses against him. The
supreme court recently affirmed his
conviction at Lyndon to which place
he obtained a change of venue from
iff Lynch said, King, who had had
his freedom on bond, would have been
notified to appear and surrender but
inview of the threats it was decided
to arrest him.
King has been employed as a la
borer on the new gymnasium being
erected at the State Manual Training
normal and prior to that. it is said.
he was employed on the construction
of Pittsburg's new high school build
ing.
To Appeal to U. S. Supreme Court.
Il am going to fight this case on
to the supreme court of the United
States" King said in the police sta
ton this morning. Il was convicted
by the newspapers"
King refused to permit the police
off cials to take his finger prints at
first but yielded after few minutes.
and the prints were taken.
Rufe King potorious n. a1Iaoas
keeper of the Maple Hill murder farm.
must serve life sentence in the state
penitentiary for the murder OF two
Wabaunsee county farmer boys and a
mysterious peddler In a special opin-
ion this morning the state supreme
court affirmed verdict by the Usage
county district court where a Jury
found King guilty of murder Pend
ing appeal King had been under S25,-
900 bond.
Many Sensational Features.
Many sensational features were con-
nected with uncovering OF the So
called murder farm on Kings former
property in Maple Hill nearly three
years ago. A sack of bones-Iater al
legged to be a part Of the skeleton OF
Reuben Gutshall-Was found in a
wood shed at the rear of Kings for
mer home. Gutshall. a farmer boy.
had disappeared several years before
the skeleton was found.
King was arrested in Colorado
charged with murder on his way
to Kansas he remarked to the sheriff.
Hell, the finding of one skeleton
doesn't mean anything. I brought
three Of 'em home with me from the
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-27
JACK" HAS NEW WORKOUT.
He's Ducling the Love Letters Right
and Left Now in Paris.

Paris, April 27.-Jack Dempsey was
ducking 'em right and left today.
A veritable avalanche of love let
ters has descended upon the American
champion as the result of an interview
attributed to him by a versatile writer
in the Excelsior. French girls of every
station. size and description want to
marry him. all because of the Excel
sior interview, which quoted him as
follows:
II seriously wish to marry a French
girl who is capable of running a
French household, knows French
cooking and is capable of bringing up
pretty ba bies a la Franchise.
To Frances surplus of women over
men, as a result of war casualties, the
Dempsey interview came as a mamma
from heaven.
'Whew' said the man mauler today
as he mopped his brow. They are
sure coming fast"