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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19
NItchcn FooIcd ,Enl.

Never has a better hurting exhibit
ton been seen at Topeka's ball park
than Mitchelrs performance on the
mound in the second game yesterday.
Bills only bobble in an otherwise
perfect pitching record was in the ma
-ture of a pair OF walks issued to WohlS
stadter and Corgan in the fourth in
ming. Only once did the Nets bounce
anything off his delivery that had the
final round when wotzel hit a short
drive into right field but Strohm took
the ball on the bounce and by max
ing a quick return threw the runner
out at first base. The rest OF the time
Mitchell had the visitors in his hip
pocket. They were either striking out
or hitting pop flies. Nine of them
succumbed to the strike out route.
On the other hand the Solons man.
aged to pluck a few hits off Biggers
but they were distributed so thoroly
they failed to produce a run. The
only time Mitchell was in trouble was
adter he had walked the two men but
GGsers was in hot water two or three
Zines and il was only thru a bit of
luck that he was not scored against in
the eighth inning. BreSs started II
with a long fly which lacked only n
couple of feet of clearing the left field
flew out but Clarke hit a short single
into left. Ordinarily Bross would
have scored but the ball bounced into
Wetzers hands and only n wild heave
would have made a run possible.
Pierce. hitting for Mitchell, walked
and the bases were like a phrase more
before the passage OF the
Tolstead act than II is now. Peter
son had chance to be hero. But
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TAGGING THE BASES

The Yankees came up to tie with the
Browns for first place by knocking the
White Sox off. to {. Babe Ruth's TWEEN
ty-third homer Of the season winning 1t in
the tenth.
After tossing off five straight, the Cards
finally snapped out of their losing streak
by beating the Pills, to in II innings
Rip collins shut the Tigers out. to O..
this being only the fourth time this season
the Cobb entry has failed to score
The Browns dropped an 5 TO verdict
to the Athletics and forfeited their monop-
oily on first place.
In a wild exhibition. the Giants over
came the Cubs early lead and won, goin, :
away, by score of Il to IL. The cham
pions scored ten runs in the fifth inning
Pitchers weren't worth dime a dozen.
Erickson cracked behind a three-run
lead in the sixth. the Indians getting five
runs and beating the Senator's, q to ..
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TOPEKA GRAYs PLAY sABETHA.
Locals Claim Championship of Three
Kansns Counties

The Topeka Greys. widely known
emi-profeSsional baseball club, will
motor to Sabetha Sunday. where they
will meet the strong Sabetha nine.
The Sabetha aggregation has won
eighteen straight games this season
The Topeka Greys now claim the
championship OF Shawnee, Usage anT
Wabaunsee counties and have chaI-
lenged any ssemi-profeSsional team in
Kansas to a game Any persons wish
ing games should notify r. H
Jaenicke at 731 Kansas avenue The
pitchers for the Greys are johnson
Beegle and Denney.
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he drove one into Cassidy-s hands and
Clarke was doubled off second base.
The game had been scheduled to go
only seven innings. 1t had gone eight
and Womack was so tired he turned
the audience of the faithful few loose
by announcing that it was too dark
to continue the combat. But the
handful of fans who had defied the
rest of the city's $4,000 inhabitants by
actually going to a bail game were
satisfied to let Mitchell rest in his
newly found hall. The days receipts
didn't pay the expenses ana Cooley's
troubles are multiplying. The score.
Second Game.
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OH! BOY, LISTEN TO THIS!
Gardener Calls Open Dan on Melon
Patch-Low Price the Reason.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 19.-G. C.
Curtis, a truck gardener near here,
who had forty acres of catalogues. was
unable to sell them. because of the
unusually big crop and Tow price
which made it Improbable to ship
them.
So he. gave them away. He adver-
tised that all who wished could have
melons free of charge yesterday. Be-
fore daylight people began coming for
them. He gave away the entire crop
before dark
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DIVES TO HIS DEATH.
Joe McCannon, 10, Dies Following
Dip in Republican River.

Concordia, Kan, Aug. 19.-Joe Nc
Cannon, IS, died in a hospital here
yesterday from injuries received when
he dived from a. springboard near
Mankato late the day before. Nc
Cannon, with a crowd of young men,
went to the Republican river to swim.
The young man dived from the spring
board placed seven feet above the
water, which was but three to four
feet deep there. and his head struck
the hard sand bottom, breaking his
neck. He is survived by a younger
brother.
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MANN DENIES THE CHARGE.
Cardinal Outficlder Says He Had
Nothing To Do With Douglas Case.

st. Louis. Aug. 1e-Leslie Mann,
outGelder for the Cardinals today
denied that he turned in Phil Doug
las. former Giant twirler. barred from
baseball for an alleged offer to lay
down" on his team.
In denying a statement attributed
to Douglas. Mann said he did not re-
ceive the letter in question or a tele-
phone call in Boston. Douglas said
he called Mann after writing the letter
and asked Mann TO tear up the
Offer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.

Southwestern League.
Sapulpa at Topeka.
MuskOgee at Independence.
Bartlesville at Hutchinson.
Coffeyville at Snlina.
National League.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis
American League.
St Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Washington.
American Association.
Kansas City at Toledo.
st. Paul at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Louisville.
Milwaukee at Columbus.
western League.
Wichita at DeS Motnes.
st. Joseph at Sioux City.
Oklahoma City at Denver.
Tulsa at Omaha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19

Tulsa. who was tied with East for the
total base honors a week ago. lost that
honor, but continues to be the home
run king of the league with 81 four
base smashes to his credit.
Other leading batters: Manush,
Omaha, 1868; Metz, Sioux City, 365;
Berger. Wichita, .S65; Stuart, Tulsa,
-361; Davis, Tulsa, $50; Bennett, Tulsa,
$50; Grantham. Omaha, $50.
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COL. FRANK is CHAIRMAN
Head of Riley County G. o. p. Com
mittce May Be Manhattan Postmaster

Manhattan. Kan, Aug. 19.-Col.
George Frank has been elected chair
man of the Republican central COM
mittee. Mr.. Frank is also a member.
ex officio, of tn district congressional
committee. He has also been promi-
nently mentioned as the probable next
postmaster in Manhattan. succeeding
F. D. Lamb, Democrat appointee. For
the first time in the history of local
politics, a woman vas elected secre-
tary-treasurer of the committee She
is Mrs Albert Schepp.
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OTHER S. w. LEAGUE RESULTS
SapuIpa Cuts Lead of Coffeyvine to
One-HaIf Game

Independence, Kan, Aug. 19.-Sa-
pulpa won the final gang of the
series today from the Producers, Z
to o. Independence was unable to
score any runs from its five scattered
hits off Alhanez and the Yanks pound
ed Blossom and Campbell for twelve
hits
The score by innings: r. H. E.
Sapulpa ......1O1 O4O 1907 IL 1
independence 900 600 600
Batteries-Albanez' and Funk; Bios
som, Campbell and Forest.
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Chanute Reports Big Fruit Crop.

Chanute, Kan, Aug. 19.-An idea OF
the good fruit crop in this section may
be gained from two apples, the com
bined weight of which was one and
one-half pounds, which have been
sent to Neosho County Farm Agent
c. D. Thompson by J. F. Ermery, or
chardist near this city. Other fruit
growers around here report similar
yields.
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esGYESTER.
q DAYS
8RESULTS

National League.
New York, II; Chicago, II.
st. Louis, 3: Philadelphia. ..
Boston, .; Pittsburgh, =
American League.
New York, s; Chicago, 4.
Boston. s; Detroit. o.
Philadelphia, S: St Louis, 4.
Cleveland. &, Washington, D
American Association.
st. Paul. 6; Indianapolis, O.
Milwaukee, 5: Columbus. 4.
Minneapolis, 3; Louisville, =.
Western League
Des Moines. Z: Wichita, &
Denver, Z: Oklahoma City. >.
st. Joseph. II: Sioux City, ..
Tulsa, II; Omaha, ..
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PLAN TO JOIN H. S. LEAGUE.

New Course Study for Hodgeman
School Announced by Principal.
Jetmore, Kan, Aug. 19.-f the
plans announced by Principal G. Ed
gar Funston. of the Hodgeman county
high school of Jetmore- mature,
Hodgeman high will become a MEM
Der of the State High School league;
will have a society for debate and ar
range for contests with other schools;
Will have athletic sports for girls. and
course for credit. These plans and
the new course of study are an
in a bulletin just issued by
Mr.. Funston.
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New Lodge a. Manhattan.

Manhattan. Kan, Aug. 19.-Organ-
ization of Prospect Lodge No. G76, was
perfected here Thursday night with
Grand Master F. w. Knapp officiating.
The lodge, which is independent of
lodge No. II. starts off with a MEM
bership of fifty-four
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snes to Collect Notc.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 19.-The
Farmers State bank of Bonner
Springs has filed suit in the Leaven-
worth county district court against NJ.
h johnson for payment of $4.265 and
April 80, 1922, the original amour.
alleged to be overdue on 4 promissory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19

Ibackache and had no
relief from his medi-
cine. One day q
neighbor told me
about your Vegeta-
bic Compound and I
took it. 1t helped me
so much that / wish
to advise all women
to try Lydia E. Pink
hams We getable
COMPOUND for fe-
male troubles and
backache. 1t ia a.
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Hutchinson, ?; CoffeyviIIc, I.

. Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 19.-Lemon,
Hutchinson home run king, made an
other circuit drive in yesterdays game.
which enabled the Shockers to defeat
independence, 2 to 1.
The score by innings: r. H. E.
Coffeyville ....OO1 600 0OO-1 l
Hutchinson 1000 100 OO1-2
Batteries Linquist and Ennis;
Shelby and OsterfeIt.
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Score by innings:
Muskogee ------.--.-.--- Sn ~ ~ ~ VI VI
Topeka . uul w OAu W.
The summary: Stolen base-ROse. Sacri-
flee hits-wohlstadter. Rose Two-base
hlts-Wohlstadter, Yendes, Horn. Earned
bases-Muskogee, u; Topeka. 6. Total
bnses-Muskogee, us; Topeka. 1. Double
plays-Brauchle and Corgan: Peterson,
Strohm and BOckskopf; Strohm. RrOss and
Bockskopf Bases on balls-Off Rachac.
I off Smith, . Struck Out-By Perryman,
4; by Rachac, =; by Smith. 8. Hit by
Observation-Disclosures by Smith; Benn by
Perryman. Hits-Of Perryman, . in sew
en- innings: off Rachac. in four innings.
BaIk-Smlth. Time-21S. Umpire-Wo-
mack
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SUCCEEDS WHERE
DOCTORS FAIL
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Often Does That. Read
Mrs. Miners Testimony
'IIIIIIILllIIIllIIII

Churubusco, N. Y.-'T was under the
doctors care for over five years for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19
Evened It Up.

One run behind, the Solons went
into the last half of the inning deter
mined to get revenge and they did
but it didn't last. Horn, first up,
doubled down the left field foul line.
After Benn had tried to bunt. Perry
man uncorked a wild one which hit
the Scion catcher in the chest. Benn
took the count and may be out of the
game several days, as he is thought
to be carrying a cracked rib. Not
business, Corgan sent Perryman to
The newcomer wasn't nearly SO bad
face him. forced Horn at third, but
Peterson singled and Pierce, who was
running for Benn, scored, putting the
game in a knot.
Topeka had a swell chance to win
out in the ninth when both Rose and
Bross singled. and a pair of Scion err
rors came near giving the visitors a
run in the tenth. but not until the
eleventh did the Nets inflict fatal
damage. Nichols. first up, singled and
went to second when Clarke threw
wild trying to pick him off. Rachac
walked and the sky darken@d. The
storm broke when. Rabbit singled,
scoring Nichols. Smith pumped one
against Wholesalers anatomy, but
double play prevented further dam
age The run made by Nichols was
good one however. as the Solons. de-
spite the fact that Bockskopf led off
with a walk, failed to score in their
half. The score:
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No Game at SaIina.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 19.-Rain pre-
vented the final game of the series
between Salina and BartlesviIle yes
terday.
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MITCHELL A HERO
SWiId BilI'' I'm No-Hit, NO-Run
Against MuskOgee.
Tie Game Still a Tie-SoIons
Lost First, 3 to 9.

The Solons and the Muskogee Nets
locked horns in a couple of torrfd
battles at Southwestern League park
yesterday afternoon. the home club
losing the first. to 2, in eleven in
ningS. and tying the second combat in
which neither side was able to push
over q run.
Both games were pitchers battles,
Smith having been bested in the first
affair by q narrow margin. while
wild Bill" Mitchell entered that hon
orary sanctum known as the hall of
fame by holding the Nets hitIess and
scorelesS in the second. 1t was one
time when Bill was right.
Altho the Nets found Smith for
fourteen hits in the first game, several
OF the blows were of the dinky. variety
and the Solons should have pulled out
with the long end of the score in their
favor without going into extra in
nings. But they juggled away their
chances. and finally presented the
game to the visitors in the eleventh
frame. Three double plays and
Strohm's fielding featured the con-
test.
The Solons put over the first run in
the third inning on singles by Benn
and Peterson and an infieId out. and
for seven innings the lonesome figure
on the bulletin board doomed up like
Polish cathedral But something
happened in the eighth. Rabbit beat
out a bunt and went down on a sacri-
flee by Wohlstadter. Corgan grounded
out, sending Rabbit, who is as fast as
the name implies. to third. With the
count three and two on WetZel. Rab- |
bitt tore for the plate as Smith was
winding up. 1t was smart baseball |
and il worked. Wetzel boosted the |
ball into right field for a single. giving |
Rabbit plenty of time to cross the /
plate. and went on to second when |
Bockskopf let the return throw roll
against the grandstand. Clanton hit /
one in front of the plate and Smith, /
in attempting to make play at first.
hit the runner in the back of the head, !
Wetzel scoring.
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Totalg ............N y Il
-Ran for Benn in eighth inning.
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AfUSKOGEE.

Totals ....... .26 o 6 "a s
sBatted for Mitchell in the seventh.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30

husband is puzzling the police.
They have heard that the Wards
were on the verge Of an actual
estrangement at the time Of the
shooting Of Peters. Two friends
of the wealthy young baker have
hinted that Ward on several occa-
sions made oYhand remarks indi-
eating that his home life was far
from happy.
Search for Ross Con tfnues.
While this speculation furnishes a
new angle to the case. the search
for Charlie Ross" continues. Will
lam ]. Fallon. attorney employed
by the Peters family. reiterated
that he was still IN touch with
Ross" and that the latter would
comment on Wards story that he
was present at the shooting.
Still another angle came in the
form of a tip that a White Plains
automobile dealer would be able to
throw some light on the mystery.
This man might explain whether
Ward changed automobiles on the
night of the murder. The Peerless
coupe in which Ward drove 10
White Plains before his surrender
to the officers was unsoiled by
blood, It was pointed out, but an
other Peerless of similar model
owned BY Wards brother Ralph.
has not been examined.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
U.S.. CLERKS HONOR
SOLDIER MEMBERS
KILLED In BATTLE
Rem. Jeffers Speaks at
Bureau of Engraving
Exercises.
LAUDS TWO DEAD
Treasury Employees Hold
Services in Memory of Its
War Victims.

Two government divisions. the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing. and
the Treasury Department. did honor
to their fellows who paid the su-
preme sacrifice In the defense Of this
country yesterday.
BY striving to know and do for
the best interests OF our country and
by carrying our share of the burdens
of citizenship we may in a small way
repay those who died in the service
of our nation" declared Representa-.
tive Lamar Jeffers. of Alabama.
speaking at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Post. American Legion.
memorial services held at the Bureau
for James r. Coggins and william r
Slattery.
Jeffers paid a tribute to the two
men OF the Bureau who lost their
lives in the war and also TO those who
rendered material assistance at home.
Francis F Miller. commander OF the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printine
Post. in an address of welcome also
gave tribute to the dead heroes. Louis
A. Hill. director of the Bureau. in
a speech of introduction. read a reso-
luton he had received from the Bu-
reau Post thanking him for using his
influence in the retention of world
war veterans in the urcau during
the recent wholesale dismissals.
The musical program was given by
the Bureau and by Miss Mildred
Hoover and Mrs. Pauline Hoover
James r. Coggins and William p.
S'attery were euloeized by Rev.
Joseph p. Loushran. L. s. \.
During the services at the Tres.ury
Department. brief addresses were de-
livered by Harley V. Speelnisn. past
communicating chief Of he Sons oi
Veterans: Chester King. a soldier in
the world war; Jacob DeHart. A soldier
in the Spanish American war; DR.
James Mckee. a soldier in the civil
war. and Leslie jackson. who read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The
presentation OF corors was made under
the direction OF Ca ot. Newton Ferree
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30

Continued on Page One
Justice william II. Taft. chairma n
Of the Lincoln Memorial Commits
SION, will deliver the presentation
address.
President Harding. speaking for
the people Of the United states, will.
accept the memorial as perma-
nent government Institution. and
his voice, through the aid Of radio
phones, will be carried to the most
distant parts OF the country.
Prominent among the honoreo
guests at the dedication will be for
mer President Wilson, who will oc-
cupy a seat on the speakers plat
form, along with Chief Justice Taft
and President Harding.
The Invocation will be made by
Rev. wallace Radcliffe, former pas
tor of the New York avenue Presby
terian Church. followed by the
presentation OF the colors by mem
bers OF the Grand Army Of the Re
public. An address will be delivered
by Robert r. Moten. after which a
poem will be read by Edwin Mark
harL Then will follow the ad-
dresses of presentation and accept
anCe.
In attendance will be Robert Lin
coin. son OF the man in whose honor
the ceremonies are being held. who
resides at 30l4 N street northwest:
Henry Bacon. the architect: Daniel
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
Boy Bitten by Dog.

While serving papers at 1911 Olive
street northeast. John Baily. IL years
Did. 1881 Kenilworth avenue. IL years
east. was bitten on the right leg by
a dog.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30

WARDS RELATIONS
WITH TWO WOMEN
Millionaire Said to Have
Paid Ball Players
Daughter $1,000.
SEEK MRS. BLACK"
Officials Search for Person
Who Telephoned to Family
Of Slain Man.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. May %
Walter s. Wards past relations with
women are being Investigated to-
day in efforts to solve the mystery
of the young rnillionaire's confessed
staying of Clarence Peters two
weeks ago.
Detectives. trying to find a basis
for Wards story that the killing
was the result of a blackmail plot
directed against him. developed two
new leads which they believe may
have some bearing on the case.
The first clue was in the form of
a report from Pittsburgh. Pa, that
Ward was made defendant in a
$4,000 damage suit there by the
daughter of a former major league
baseball player in 1915. After a
serious charge had been preferred
against Ward, the case was COM
promised by payment Of $1,000. ac-
cording to the police informants.
Mystic rious MRS. Black
The acauaintanceship With this
woman was said to have developed
when Ward. as secretary of the
Brooklyn Federal League baseball
club, made frequent trips to Pitts
burg with the team.
The second clue was an unverified
rumor that a woman giving the
name of Mrs Black" had COM
munlcated by telephone with a de-
tective agency retained by the Pc
ters family, and asked IL she had
been mentioned in the case. She
called several times, the rumor
says. but at no time gave her full
name or address or stated her in
terest in the mystery.
This second lead is heinC regard
ed seriously by Sheriff Werner in
view OF the story told by a Man
haitian waiter on the previous night
to the effect that a modish and at
tractive woman in black had ap-
preached him in a restaurant with
the offer of $500 il he would kill
somebody" in the Ward home at
New Rochelle.
Mrs Ward Puzzles Police.
The same woman is now regarded
as the one reported to have been
seen several weeks ago in company
with Ward. Peters and "Charle"
Ross. Peters alleged accomplice in
the blackmailing plot. in a hotel
near the restaurant.
Meantime. a statement made Mon
day night by Mrs. Ward. wife of
the accused man. was believed to
have possible significance. Mrs.
Ward told reporters who called at
the home in New Rochelle: I'VE will
have nothing to say until this Is
over. and perhaps not then"
Just how the beautiful Mrs. Ward
reacted to the publicity given her
The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
HOUSING BOARD
MEETS FRIDAY
Preparations Will Be Made for
Drafting of Final
Report.

The housing committee. now near
ing the end OF its labors. will prob
ably meet Friday. Mrs. ELI Helmick
chairman. said last night.
At this meeting preparations will
be made for the drafting of its final
report. which will be submitted to
the District Commissioners. The
question of second mortgages
will be the principal subject under
discussion.
Frank L. Hughes. head OF the
Hughes Finance Corporation, which
Is engaged in the mortgage bust
ness. will explain the methods used
by his company at the meeting.
At meeting in the District
Building the committee on commit
tees dec'd 'ded finally not to appoint a
successor to Thomas Bones. chair.
man of the finance committee, who
recently resigned.