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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
join IN new PLAN
Public Utilities Commission
and Santa Fe in Cooperation.
Pushing New Style of Farming
in Southwestern Region.

Politics makes strange bedfeIloWs.
and so, sometimes, does an earnest de-
sire to better the condition of the pub
lie. According to the usual run of
news in the public press. the public
utilities commission of the state of
Kansas and. the management of the
Santa Fe railroad would not seem, at
first thought to be likely to find much
common ground on which to meet.
But as a result of the cooperation
of these two agencies. Joined with the
extension division of the Kansas State
Agricultural college at Manhattan. a
move which means much to the farm
ers Of southwestern Kansas, is being
undertaken
A few months ago. reports reached
the agricultural development depart
ment OF the Santa Fe that the farm
ers in southwestern Kansas, north
western Oklahoma and southeastern
Colorado had worked out a new
scheme for the preparation of their
land for wheat crops.
They were double spacing their row
crops during the summer, and thus
summer following the soil for the
benefit of the wheat crop. The farm
ers around Elkhart, in Morton county,
had taken the lead in the practice.
The Santa Fe called in the state
public utilities commission, when
business men of Elkhart- many of
whom are land owners, reported that
the practice was becoming common.
The Santa Fe and the public utilities
commission together persuaded the
extension division of the state agricul-
tural college to send E. B. Wells. ex-
tension agronomist for the division,
to Morton county to make an investi-
CATION.
The report of the expert was to the
effect that Notwithstanding row crops,
such as corn and milo maize resulted
IN an improved quality of row crops,
and also materially increased the
chances for a good yield of wheat of
better quality
Wells report. in full, has been
printed by the Santa Fe, with full
credit to the public utilities commits
sion and the extension division of the
state agricultural college, and is be-
ing distributed thruout the area in the
three states in which the practice has
been recommended.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

the year 1929 came to a close, that
fewer divorce suits were filed, more
dismissed and fewer DEGREES granted
than at any time within the last four
years. But the number of marriages
are decreasing, and the percentage
of successful marriages in this county
during the year was only 20 per cent,
which is about l per cent less than
last year, and about per cent less
than 1921. Had Cupid made freer
use of his little poisoned darts during
the year he could have handed old
Domestic Infelicity severe wallop.
Moro Cases Dismissed.
The number of divorce suits dis
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

600 miles of lines. It is understood
that the Santa Fe will notify the COM
mission when the case comes up that
it has no objection to the plan indi-
Gated, ara will undertake to follow it,
if directed to do so.
The commission employed Professor
William z. Ripley. of Harvard UNI
versity, who has for years been max
ing a study of the railroad situation.
to report a scheme of consolidation,
which was done In its tentative
groupings the commission followed
the Ripley scheme generally In his
discussion of the Santa Fe, Professor
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

dad, owned Jointly by the Santa Fe
and Southern Pacific.
The Denver & Rio Grande. from Den
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to
Salt Lake City.
The Western Pacific, from Salt Lake
City to San Francisco
The Colorado & Southern. from
Wendover Wyo., to Texline. Texas
The Fort Worth & Denver City,
from TexIine to Fort Worth.
The Nevada Northern. a short line
in Nevada. and tha Utah Railway, a
short line in Utah.
Under this grouping the Santa Fe
system would have approximately 49,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
ROTARY Ar GARDEN CITY.
Club Is Being Organized With Twenty
Charter Members.

Garden City, Kan, Dec. 3O.-A Ro-
tary club is being organized in this
city. with twenty charter members.
Thursday night a temporary organiZa-
ton was formed with Judge Easton
Hutchison as president; E. Lester Nc
Coy, vice president; J. r. Bosworth.
Secretary, and Dr. E. W.. RosS.
treasurer.
The charter members had as guests
at a banquet and meeting in the Elks'
home, thirty-five members> of the
Dodge City club. These visitors gave
n program and explained the inside
points of the order.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

The interstate commerce commits
sion will resume hearings of the rail-
way consolidation scheme the first
week in January, starting with the
proposed santa Fe grouping. Nineteen
systems. TO include all the railroads
OF the country, have been suggested
By the commission. each being built
around a particularly strong line
To the present Santa Fe system of
1000 miles the commission would
add seven other railroads. as follows:
The Northwestern Pacific in Cali
forni- from San Francisco to Trini-
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

Ripley said:
The 'Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
system stands as one of the most COM
pact, complete, and financially well
balanced railroads in the United
States"
In his report Professor Ripley sug-
gested that some railroad with a New
Orleans terminus be added to the
Santa Fe group. but did not pick out
the road. The Santa Fe now has a
close traffic arrangement with the
Gulf Coast lines for business from
New Orleans to its southern head
quarters at Galveston.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

AAAO ~ OOES1 ~
m a k i n g new
IN g S. A ! t h o
there were nine
less div or c e S
z r a n t e d i n
Shawnee county
than last year.
maria geS fell
off by ninety
one points.
1t was graft
fying to note, as
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

bIotches, stiff crude figures in un-
natural positions, and the endless va
riety of other queer creations pro-
duced by the devotees of this or that
school of artistic bolsheviki.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

federation of shop crafts. an organ
ization made up of former shop en-
ployes who went on strike six months
senator Capper is demanding re-
duced freight rates for farm produce
on the grounds that the farming in
dustry is near the rocks, and the rail-
roads are the only institution that can
be forced to reduce the prices of COM
modities which farmers use
President Storey admits that the
farmers are hard pressed, but insists
that il would not help the farmers to
bankrupt the railroads He under
takes TO show that the railroads gen.
orally must have more revenue, not
less. or they will have to furnish
poorer service than they furnish now.
which. of course, would hurt the
r farmers He confesSes that the SaHta
Fe. in the first ten months of 1922.
was able to save enough money to
pay its bond interest; per cent on
preferred stock and per cent on
common stock: and to add IL per
keep the property in good condition,
the santa Fe has been able to handle
the heaviest business in its history.
President Storey points out
..SiIver Plated" Railway.
Mr. Reed admits that the Santa Fe
IS furnishing service. and that it is an
efficiently managed railroad. but de-
clares that it is spending money like
an iuebrfated sailor to hide its fat
earnings. In a statement before the
interstate commerce commission Reed
called the Santa Fe a 'siIver plated
and mahogany finished" line, which
uow-famous quotation is used by the
Santa Fe for advertising purposes.
Reed declares that the Santa Fe
spent S1O.s93.633 more money for
maintenance in the first nine months
OF 1922 than during the CORRESPONDING
period of 1921. Storey denies the
charge. fixing the excess of 1922 over
1921 at s4.4O9.5OS and explains that
S296O.O15 of this was strike expense
making the actual increase for main
teuance. 81. .449 .493.
Reed comes back with the state
ment that his figures were taken from
reports on file with the interstate com
merce commission
Then Come the Unions.
While Reed is making a silver
plated mahogany finished" railroad
out OF the Santa Fe, @pe Federation of
shop Crafts is circulating a lengthy
statement TO the effect that the Santa
Fe IS badly shot to pieces. its sidings
Uttered with broken down rolling
stock and that its only salvation
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

w B. storey de-
tending his cor
poration against
a three-way as
sault by Arthur
Capper, United
States senator
and publisher,
Clyde NJ. Reed,
chairman of tn :
state p u b ] 4 C
utilities C o M
mission and the
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

Dan Cupid had to fight so hard to
keep established homes together dur
ing 1922 that he somewhat neglected
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

In Carazan. "A province of Tartary. the
inhabitants had a custom of killing all
strangers who were very handsome so
that the souls OF such persons might re-
main among them.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
IN FIGHT CLOTHES
president Storey of Santa Fe
Ends Year With Gloves.
Senator Capper, Clyde Reed and
Unions Battle Him.
HE HAS MUNITIONS FOR ALL
Sees No Reason Why Roads
Should Go Bankrupt Now.
Tells Public Unions Are All
Wrong About Repairs.
HE HAS MUNITIONS FOR ALL

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company viii close the year
1922 in the limelight. with President
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

The number OF divorce suits dis- {
Evening star., 1922-12-26
PAY RAISE NOT OBJECT
| OF THE PLAYERS UNION
BY JOHN ID. FoArER.

NEW YORK. December 26.-The
first object of the new Players Union
is not to be the forcing of additional
pay The players wish representation
in the government Of the game. That
has been their cry for years, although
there never has been a concerted ef-
fort to obtain it since the days OF
Dave Fultz.
There is no doubt the players lack
confidence in the government of the
game as It is handled today. They
hold that they are at the mercy of an
arbitrary. authority which has as
sumed control OF them since they
signed their first contract. To some
extent that is true, due to the re-
serve law, which now controls the
working destiny of thousands. as
compared with the thirty-two men
which came. under its provisions
originally.
1t is quite true that the use Of this
power has not always been just. Some
minor leagues have been guilty OF
treating players abominably and that
is the reason why they are inqufring
whether they are eligible to mem
bership in the new union and whether =
they will be taken care of like the
big fellows' il they should join.
Minor league players are not to DC
barred from the new union. but IL
may be some time before they are
asked to Join. The major league play =
ers will be glad to have the minors
cooperate with them. but owing 70
the frequent changes among players
of the smaller organizations IL ne
harder to bring about organization IN
their ranks than among the big TEL
lows.
fCooyright 1927
Evening star., 1922-12-26
VARNELL AGAIN CHOSEN
AS EAST-WEST REFEREE

SPOKANE, WASH. December 90
When George NJ. Varnell, veteran Pa
cific coast gridiron official, blows his
referees whistle to send the Pitts
burgh and Stanford elevens at each
other in Palo Alto. Calf. Dec. so, it
will mark the sixth east VS.. west
contest at which the dean of western
foot ball authorities has officiated.
Varnell. known by name and repu-
tation wherever foot ball is played or
talked of in the west. handled his
first inter-sectional contest in Port
land. ore, in 1915. when Oregon
University met in the Rose city.
On New Year day of 1920 Varnel1
refereed the Universinty of Oregon
Harvard University game at Pasade-
ma. He also ruled the Pasadena New
Year day game in 1927 between the
University of California and ONO
State and the 1922 battle between the
University of California and Wash
ington and jefferson. In 1921 he also
refereed the University of Washing
ton-Dartmouth game. His all-Pa-
cifc coast and all-northwestern
mythical elevens are printed In the
Off icial football guide.
In 1904 and 1905 Varneil played in
the back field of Coach a. A. Stagg' s
Chicago University elevens- Later he
played with the University of Ken
lucky For fifteen years Narnell has
been sporting editor of the Spokane
Chronicle
Evening star., 1922-12-26
HIGH OFFICIALS ATTEND
FUNERAL OF GRID STAR

YPSILANTI. Mich, December 26.--
High officials Of the state and the edu-
cational world as we'll as gridiron stars
of this and other years gathered here
today to pay the last honors to Ber-
nard Kirk, star foot ball player OF the
University of Michigan. whose death
resulted Saturday from an automobile
accident. The funeral was held this
morning from the home Of Kinks par
ents.
Acting as honorary pallbearers were:
DR.. Marion Leroy Burton. president of
the University Of Michigan: Gov. A. j.
Groesbeck, James o. Murfin. regent of
the university: Coach Fielding H. Yost,
Representative George p. Codd Of De-
troit and Representative Earl c.
Michener Of Adrian.
Members OF the 1922 Michigan foot
ball team were active pallbearers. Burial
was in st. Johns cemetery here.
Kirk had been chosen by many critics
as all-Amsrican end.
Evening star., 1922-12-26

The tennis officials also came to the
in the championship last September Was
overdone. Twenty-three names were
placed arbitrarily in the draw on that
occasion in order to distribute the
strength as evenly As possible but the
procedure made the first two rounds OF
the tournament rather dull. for few
feature matches developed until more
than two-thirds of the field had been
eliminated. While II is agreed that thu
seeding Of top-notchers was desirable
in helping to sustain interest to the end.
it was evident that overseeing was a
fault that ought to be remedied quickly.
Accordingly IL was approved by the
executive committee that hereafter no
more than eight players be seeded into
eigners, II the latter be among the as
pirants.
Discusses Forest Hills Stadium.
les Myrick also added few details
anent the permanent stadium the West
SIDE Tennis Club proposed to build at
Forest Hills He declared that the site
OF the amphitheater would not be that
OF the temporary stands Of recent years,
Dut on stretch Of new turf at the south
west corner Of the tennis plant Tho
seating capacity. to begin with, will bs
limited to 1900. but il the attendance
warrants the stands will be increased
In size up 10 2l.o0o within a few years.
The executive committee, Myrick said,
has recommended that the Davis Cup
challenge round be awarded to the West
Side Tennis Club for the coming year.
that for period OF five years after that
the national singles be assigned to For
est Hills and that for four years follow
ing the club be given one OF the two
leading tournaments Of the season. With
out the assurance Of these tournaments
the undertaking would be too great
financial risk
Myrick intimated that before very long
the national association in its campaign
toward the progress Of the sport and
me development Of promising young
players would have available for schools.
colleges and clubs slow motion pictures
OF tennis stars in action. These movies,
II is thought. Will aid coaches and play
ers considerably in the development OF
enective strokes and the acquisition OF
tennis strategy.
Evening star., 1922-12-26
CLEVELAND TWlRLERS
TO MAKE EARLY START

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December Is
Veteran batterymen of the CieNelano
indians will report at Hot Springs,
Ark. for preliminary work and a
course of the baths before proceed.
inp TO the spring training camp at
TAX keland, Fla. it has been an
nounced.
Pitchers Coveleskie. Uhle ana Sner1
viii report at Hot Springs February
10. The remainder of the batterymen
viii report at Lakeland March !. one
week ahead of the remainder OF the
squad ;,.,,d-
;pg twelve with National League
teams training in Florida. will be
nlayed between March Is and April 10.
Evening star., 1922-12-26


In sending out his call for the 1922
meeting. Brig. Gen. Palmer E. Pierce.
president of the y. c. A. A. made the
following suggestion for considera-
tion in the selection Of delegates:
There has been some criticism re-
Gently that the meetings are composed
too largely of representatives OF the
physical education department. This
association was organized by college
presidents and professors interested
in giving intercollegiate sports their
proper place in the college curriculum.
Due largely to the efforts of the as
sociation physical education has
achieved new dignity: professors
and instructors in physical educa-
tion are now generally, and athletic
coaches are not infrequently. recog-
nized as members of the faculty on
par with others. The attendance of
athletic directors and coaches is al
ways welcome at our meetings, and
we look to them as experts to guide
us in framing decisions. On the other
hand. if they should ultimately con-
stitute the majority of the member
ship and thus dominate the proceed
ings the association would become
mere gathering of technical experts
and would lose the breadth of view
which has hitherto distinguished it
and has given weight to its decisions
Questions of further reform. tight
ening of the amateur strings and the
urging of institutions geographically
grouped to band themselves into con
ferences" for the furtherance of the
work of the association are expected
to be some of the most important
questions up for discussion this year.
A short time ago President Pierce,
stating the aims and ideals OF the as
socfation over which he presides. said:
IN have long felt that two things
arei essential for the best develop.
mekt Of college athletics. The first
is faculty control in so far as neces-
sart to make physical training and
college athletics an integral part of
thd program of education. The sec
on3 is the formation of conferences
of II colleges athletically related for
thy purpose of administration and
re&ulatory control. Of intercollegiate
President Pierce pointed out that
si}ce the organization of the \. {.
Ala. in the dark ages" of athletics
inH 1905. great progress has been
mkde In all matters connected with
Ill. use of athletics as an educational
"A aent and the development of physical
education, as we'll as reforms in mat
t4rs Of eligibility. etc. But. along
with this improvement has come the
skeat growth in the enthusiasm OF
lie public for intercollegiate sports.
Lection of the problem Of CONNER
"Colleges are finding 1t moro and
hore advisable to combine into
&roups for administrative purposes"
4e said. I'm the United States there
re some thirty of these. and the
humber Is increasing, until eventual
", I believe, all the colleges will be
combined into conferences more or
hess large. depending upon the local
conditions All of these will be ac-
|tuated by the common purpose to Inn
prove sports, both intramural and
intercollegiate. and make the great
est use possible of athletics as an
agent of education"
Evening star., 1922-12-26
GOOD BOWLING EARNS
ICE CREAM FOR MANY

From carly morning until the mid
night hour the Recreation alleys were
crowded with ambitious duckpin
bowlers shooting for the Ice cream
given away each hour. the fortunate
ones being:
HYDE IFS; Wentworth, l2s; Klein. 1873; Kor.
man: iss:. silverbuers: 1a3; Kaimsl. 12s:
Mitchell. 1871: Noel. 14l; Rosenberg. l66:
Evans, ls2; Schultz, l4i; Wenzel l24: BIB
nitzki, 124; Booher. 1S2; D'Shantz. lis; Viii
iams, 1886: Flynn 124: Portner. l2l; Wander
lip. III; Parsons, 1ss; yenesas. ; 1ss; T,yiGr' eS
ll9; Waring. 'll6: Barnard. 119: Burhitt. 1l6
Burean ll9; Robinson. 1l9: Dean, lz2; Sim
mons, I30; Koch lis; Lawrenssn: Isl; Punk
ard. las; duigley. 1875; jackson. LES; Foreman,
I22: walsh, il6; Kaimahan. l27; Baroctt, 110;
LESLEY, l2i, and Moran. 12S.
Down at the Grand Central the PIN
boys also were kept busy. Winners
of ice cream were:
Joe German, lis; HorEsa. ia ssd rs;
Camp, l34; Bailey. III; 0ogl,veu ~, nay-
ss. hs.' H. t., and ID s%s2s. ias. A''' W.
An extra gallon went to Maxey
Rosenberg for having the highest
score Of the day on both alleys 15s.
Evening star., 1922-12-26

top of his triumph when he piloted his
team from quarterback position His
direction of the play in the Ohio State
game was remarkable. and in addition
IN twenty-five running attempts he
made an average gain of five Yards in
each attempt.
kaw of Cornell needs little intro
duction after his work of the last two
years. To those who have not seen
him play, however. it should be said
that he is the greatest aIl-around
back field man in the country. A COIN
bination of ability to plunge. run slant
plays. cut in circle an end. kick or
forward-pass would be enough. but in
addition his defensive work is of the
very highest and his ability to inter-
cept forward passes is uncanny. He
intercepted four in the Dartmouth
game and batted down two more.
Kipke of Michigan-I can hardly
say too much for this sterling per-
former. He is of a more wiry type
than any other backs and requires a
bit more care in handling. but he
makes up for this in his exceptional
speed and lodging qualities. His
side-Stepping is like that of killinger,
last years Penn State star. He is an
excellent kicker and the best placer
of punts in the country. He is also
Il particularly dangerous intercepter
of forward passes and liable to net a
touchdown from any one of these.
Thomas Most Dashing OF All.
John Thomas of Chicago has that
rare art Of carrying through his
charge with his feet still under him,
ready for a further drive. When he
strikes he strikes hard, but he has
still later thrust of power. SO that
the ordinary check in a line does not
stop his forward progress He would
be the most dashing of the three in
this all-American back field. His work
shone in other games, but it was par
ticularly brilliant in the Princeton
game. 1t is safe to say that he did
far more against the Princeton line
in effective scoring than did any
backs of the east who met the Tigers.
Evening star., 1922-12-26
Three Thrilling Runs.

Three Thrilling HUNS.
Three long runs thrilled the specta-
tors. Capt. Meredith of West Fir-
ginia intercepted forward pass and
ran so yards in the second period
to "A touchdown.
In the last half Mat Bross, an
eighteen year-old freshman who had
substituted for Right Halfback Gar
rity of GonZasa. completed two runs
of more than 80 yards. Both of
RroSs' runs started the Bulldogs on
the way to the touchdowns.
Only enough straight football was
used to keep the other team from
setting its defense to combat the
aerial attack.
West Virginia started the scoring
in the first period. With the ball in
midtield. Nardacci. right halfback
passed 80 yards through to Simon.
The GonZaga line could not repuise
the Mountaineer attack and the ball
was further advanced until from the
12-yard line Nardacci slipped
through right tackle for a touchdown.
Ekbers quarterback, added a point
with a place kick.
The second period was filled with
thrills. Each team tried forward
passes on almost every other play.
Many were for gains of 20 to 80
wards hut neither team could
get the bail over the others line un-
til Gonzagas had carried the ball
to the Mountaineers' 25-yard line.
when Meredith intercepted a GonZaga
pass and ran for the second touch
down. .Ekberg again added the ex-
ira point.
The last Mountaineer score came in
the third period. when a 16yard
forward pass, Nardacci to Simon.
placed the ball over the goal line. Elk
berg kicked goal.
Losers Make Late Rally
Both Gonzaga touchdonwns came in
the last period. Stockton of Gonzaga
sent a short pass to Bross, who ran
55 yards through a broken Noun
Then a series of passes. averaging
10 to 20 yards carried the ball
to the 2-yard line and Bross made his
second touchdown by slipping through
center.
Skeate hit the line for yard. Stock
ton plunged through on the next play
for a touchdown. 'ionzaga's place
ment kick on the try for the point
was blocked.
series of passes again brought
Gonzaga to the Mountaineer 4-yard
line few minutes later, and this time
Bruss, with a sneak" through CEN
ter. made touchdown. Stockton
kicked goal.
The Bulldogs once more, in the last
four minutes of play, fought their
way to within striking distance. but
an uncompleted pass spoiled their
sensational threat of a third touch
down.
The concrete stands, which seat
almost $4,000 persons, were about
one-thrd filled.