The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
April 24, 1912

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i i EVERYBODY I 12 PAGES EVERYBODY 12 PAGES NEEDS IT READ i i i i i I I LAST EDITION. DROVE HjM AWAY Ismay Was Interfering With Lowering of a Boat. Fifth Officer of Titanic Told Him to Get Out. KE WANTS ALL THE FACTS Sen. Smith Makes Announce' ment Regarding Investigation Of the Accident to the White Star Steamer. Washington, April 24. J. Bruce Ismay, chief official of the steamship line, which owned the ill-fated Ti tanic, was ordered away from one of the ship's life boats while it was be ing lowered, because in his excitement he was interfering with the ship's of ficers. Language too objectionable to be re peated aloud in the senate inquiry into the Titajiic disaster was used by liarold G. Lowe, the fifth officer of the ship. Lowe dramatically recited to the senate investigating committee how he not knowing that he was talking to the head of the company which em ployed him, had told Ismay to "Get to h out of here so that I can work," while Lowe and other sailors were trying to lower the first life boat on the star board side of the Titanic. Lowe declared that Ismay was not trying to get into the boat, but that he was very much excited and was interfering with the proper lowering of the boat. "This man (Ismay)", said Lowe, "was greatly excited. He was holler ing, "Lower away, lower away, lower away!' and I swore at him to order him hack." sJ i Lowe said Ismay went f I made no reply to him. ii testified he never would I i the man was Ismay if he Lowe said Ismay went back and Lowe also have known (Lowe) had r.t mot a steward on the Carpathia, who told him what he had done and asked him whv he "swore at Ismay?" Senator William Alden Smith, the chairman, announced after a meeting with his colleagues that tne tsrmsn witnesses vould be called as rapidly as possible before any more passengers were examined. Fleet Is Replied. Frederick Fleet, lookout on the Ti tanic was recalled as tne ursi wuueaa. "When you were on the Titanic were your eyes e.'"c "Yes." "How often?" "Freauently." "Can you distinguish colors? "Yes, sir. t-;,i vnn when in the Titanic's crow's nest, see a light?" o I saw no light until I got in the lifeboat. Then I saw a bright HsM on the forward bow. I don't know what it was Mr. LigMoller saw it before we got off the Titanic and told us to pull toward it. It finally disappeared. We never made out what it was. "When you have binoculars, what share of time do you have the passes to vour eyes while on the lookout? "If we fancv we see anything on the horizon." said Fleet, ''then we use the classes to make sure." Fleet said he saw no lifeboats loaded other than No. 6. the boat in which he pulled away with about 30 passengers. "Were there any women left on the decks who did not get in the boat?' Saw Xo Women Left. o sir; I saw none." The 'witness said that there were men on the decks but that none of them Bought or even asked to be taken on "Did you hear any cries for help? asked Senator Smith. "Yes; but they were very faint. "Did you go back to help?" "No sir; some of the passengers wanted to but the quartermaster, who was in command, ordered us to keep on rowing." "From your experience in trying to estimate how far the Titanic was from the iceberg when you sighted it, I should sav you did not have any judg ment of distance." Smith commented. "No more I haven't." Fleet answered, and then was excused. Senator Smith then arose and formal ly announced he wanted to meet an in quiry that had arisen as to the purpose of the committee. "It is to get all of the facts attending this accident," he said. "The surviving officers and men of the ship are not shipbuilders and if we can get from them what they know it is all that we can expect now. Now, a word as to the plan. It is the intention of the com mittee to inquire of all subjects of Great Britain who may be in this coun try and who may know anything of the disaster and to hold them here until we have learned all that we can. "This course will be pursued until the committee concludes it has obtained all accessible and useful information to a proper understanding of this disaster. Smith Is Emphatic. "Now, a word about the difficulty. To the credit of most of the officers and members of the crew, we have ex perienced little difficulty in securing eucn witnesses as we thought neces sary but from the beginning until now there has been a voluntary, gratuitous meddlesome attempt on the part of certain persons to influence the mem bers of the committee and to shape its procedure. "Misrepresentations have been made, I have heard. I have not, however, read the newspapers because I did not wifh to be prejudiced. "The representatives or the press have all co-operated in every way to lighten the burden of the committee. "The committee will not tolerate anv further attempt on the part of any one to shape its course. We shall proceed in our own way and the judgment of our efforts well may be withheld until those who criticise our course may have opportunity to ex amine the official record. As Senator Smith delivered this an nouncement he spoke emphatically and punctured his remarks by pound ing the table with his fist. Afterward he did not give any detailed explana tion of what actuated him to make the et&Hold'G. Lowe, fifth officer of the Titanic, was the next witness. "Xou were present at the teat of the WEDNESDAY EVENING. Titanic in Belfast?" asked Smith. "Yes, sir." "What did you do?" Examined the Lifeboats. "I looked to the lifeboats. With Mr. Moody and Mr. Hoxhall I looked over the lifeboats, examined them careful ly and found everything in them ex cept that in one a dipper was miss ing." As to the collapsible boats, Lowe said he could not remember precisely what he found. "We did find there were plenty of oars, with extra oars for each boat." The witness said while it had been planned to hold a lifeboat drill April 1 it was postponed because there was a breeze. In fact, the witness said, it was almost "squally." The witness said that before the Ti tanic sailed one drill of the crew was held.. He could not remember whether it was held at Belfast or in the har bor of Southampton. He also hesita ted when asked his station and did not know whether any other officers were at their station on the starboard side of the ship where his station was located. 'I was a complete stranger in the ship," he said in extenuation. Later he remembered that the test was held at Southampton. He was in charge of one of the two boats lowered there. The entire drill, he said consisted in row ing about the harbor for a half hour, "Now, Mr. Lowe," the senator con tinued, "no other drill took place after that until the accident?" "No drill took place after that." "Was there no fire drill no alarm! a drill requiring the presence of each man at a given place? Not Sure About Eire Drill. "There is always fire drill when we have boat drill. There was a fire drill previous to the general drill at South ampton." "Are you quite sure you had that fire drill?" "Let me see. I don't want to be tell ing a story I may be confusing here with some others of the ship." Lowe thought for a long time and then said: 'We will annul that, because I am not sure." 'Well," said the senator, "we will not annul that and want your best answer. "Well, I'm here to help you all I can and I don t remember. "len that is what you want us to understand, you do not remember "Yes." Lowe said most of the officers of the Titanic at the beginning were strangers to one .another. "Did you ever hear of ice near New foundland "No. sir." -T i 1 v,a. nf an ifbirer inquired Senator Smith in surprise. "Yes. sir. off Cape Horn." This one, Lowe said was the only one he had seen in his career until he saw several at dawn, following the collision. "Were they in the course of the Ti tanic?" "Yes. sir. Thev must have been for they were all around the horizon." The biggest he said was at lease 100 fRot hirh. This was four to five miles away and all within a radius of six miles. The secretary of the treasury. Franklin MacVeagh, arrived at the committee room during Lowe's exam ination and sat at the committee ta ble near the chairman throughout the morning session. Not Fit to Be Heard. Lowe said when he got out on deck after the accident he began working at the lifeboats. "I was working the boats under First Officer Murdock," he continued. "Boat JNo. 6 was tne first one we loaded." How many men were neiping you on the boat?" T should sav about ten. two at each end, two in the boat and others at the ropes." Who got in that boat 'T don't know. Had not some one said so, I would not have known that I ordered Mr. Ismay away from tne boat. A steward met me on the uarpatn- ia. He said to me 'What did you say to Ismay that night on the deck?' I said that I did not know that l naa said any thing to Mr. Ismay. I said I did not know Mr. ismay. i am not know him. Well, the steward said I had used very strong language to Is may. Shall I repeat it? If you want me to I will if not, I won t. l hap pened to talk to Ismay because ne appeared to be getting excited. He was saying excitedly, 'Lower away, lower away. Smith asked Mr. Ismay about the lane-uaEre and Ismay suggested the ob jectionable language be written down to see if it was appropriate. iu naa done. After Chairman Smith had read what Lowe had written, he said: ..rrii ooji Vii tn Mr Tsmav?" M (J not mentioning the objectionable word but showing it to the witness, "Why did you say it?" "Because, he, in his anxiety to get the boat lowered," Lowe replied, "was interfering with our work." He Saw Her Sink. Washington, April 24. Word that the sinking of the iTtanic was observed from the Mount Temple, which landed at St. Johns last Friday, was received by Chairman Smith of the senate in vestigating committee today from Dr. Quitzman, who says he saw the ca tastrophe and indicated his willingness to appear before the committee. This announcement was made during the recess of the committee. The premier of Canada is in communication with the committee with a view to clearing up this phase of the disaster. TODAY IN CONGRESS, Washington, April 24. Senate in session 2 p. m. Titanic inquiry com mittee continued its hearing. Fifth Officer Lowe testifying. House met at noon. Considered bill providing territorial legislature for Woman suffrage for Ahsks was de feated in the house by a tie vote. Representative Mann of Illinois, Re publican leader, offered an amend ment to the Alaskan home rule bill givins the women the risht to vote. A rising vote showed a tie of 29 to 29 and a vote by tellers a5T-in produced a tie. 41 to 41. The amendment was declared lost. On motion of Senator Johnson of Alabama, the senate adopted a reso lution directing the attorney general to supply the senate with tbo instruc tions given by President Roosevelt In 1907 concerning the proo-sed prose cution of the International Harvester company and also to give the reasons for the abandonment t the prosecution. THE DIFFICULT JOB OF RUNNING AN UNPOPULAR CAMPAIGN. By John T. McCutcheon. "Great scott.' things are looking worse every day. POLITICAL SOI- .ClOE CoN FROM Ti As STRIKE OH OLYMPIC, Three Hundred of the Crew Desert the Sliip. Southampton. April 24. Three hun dred of the firemen and greasers be- onging to the crew of the Olympic struck five minutes before the White Star liner was due to sail today for New Tork. The men deserted the ship n a body. They gave as their reason or striking the collapsible lifeboats in stalled on the vessel were unsea worthy. A deputation of men employed in the engine room of the Olympic waited on the officers of the ship and on Com mander Clarke, the chief of the emi gration office in Southampton, to whom they declared that the collapsible craft n the Olympic were flimsy. They refused to sail unless wooden lifeboats were substituted for the col- lapsible ones and also demanded that two additional seamen be signed on fori

eacn Doai. Commander Clarke argued with the ClOE CON FROM Ti OS J ff I tNYAL T?MAglsl -y y IT d RESULTS ARE SEVER 15 JA gHf rf V. frfk '3 J TERRIBLY HARD P FROftTS ,KzJL J fweiA.HOw) f-FlNE.'. EVERYTHING LOCKS "Th cotry is o V PRsdkT That all Th TE PsoplE ARe MOST ENCOURAGING.. tMjR F,Ce WITH ENTHUHAW, OT XDTn w "f Of Tne Th.ns man will win on THE fiRST FcR. OOR cAntxPAT. JJ h'TrToa. rTnlJ- Going J w efWPAwn- although Prly f ToJrT T.rT' Wyj-r I DEMOCRATIC STATS YESTEROAyI local iSiueS HAvE AVl ,s becoming WF GoT igJ, v rpx CAlJnM TE Sl fhs 5h7JHEd OTM.- TRY. men, explaining that it was impossible I iag and asked for the editor. As Roth to procure wooden hfe boats in time. rock arose and walked toward him He assured them that he had previ- i Aleck drew a revolver and shot him ously officially examined all the col- i in the breast. Before he could be apsihle boats and was satisfied With them. Commander Clarke offered to take the Olympic to the Cowes road's and allow any of the crew to select any boat or boats on board and he would prove by demonstration that they were absolutely safe. The men refused to be convinced and left the ship in a body. One of them said he had punched his thumb through the can vas of one of the new collapsible boats. By pressing into service all the available engine room hands on the White Star and American line in port the Olympic was able to proceed down Southampton water, where offi cials declared the requisite comple ment of firemen, greasers and crew was aboard and that she would soon begin her voyage. The Olympic has 1,400 passengers on ooara. The strikers also tried to get all the seamen to leave the liner but this was checkmated by officers who removed the gangway. GRANT FUNERAL FRIDAY Body Will Be Escorted hy Soldiers to West Point. New Tork, April 24. The funeral of Major General Frederick Dent Grant will be held on Friday morning. The military services will be in the chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion, on Gov ernor's Island, at half past ten. After the service the body will be escorted by the Third battalion, Twenty-ninth infantry to West Point for burial. TO PROBE STEEL TRUST An Official Examiner Has Been Ap pointed by Federal Court. Trenton, April 24. Announcement was made here today that Henry P. Brown of Philadelphia has been ap pointed examiner to take testimony in the proceedings instituted by the United States government for the dis solution of the United States Steel cor poration and some of Its subsidiary concerns. The order appointing Mr. Brown was filed with the clerk of the United States district court for New Jersey where the suit was instituted. It was signed by Judges Gray, Buffing ton and McPherson. Mr. Brown is authorized to take TOPEKA, KANSAS. APRIL 24, fCopyrlght: 1912. By Jobn T McCutcbeon. CAMPAIGN MANAGER'S HEADQUARTERS. I I wont vote fob. II wfcW f These PRirev m.m AP IOM the campaign managers talk in private. Am they talk ublication. testimony either within or without the state. He is required to notify the parties in interest as to where and when he will sit to take testimony. It is expected the examirer will hear most of the testimony -in New York. It probably will take the better part of the present year to examine all wit nesses, i HE KILLS AN EDITOR. Murderer Said There AVas Too Much Printed About the Titanic. Spokane, April 24. Indirectly a vic tim of the Titanic disaster, Edward H. Rothrock, city editor of the Spokane Chronicle, was shot and killed today by Richard Aleck, a Russian laborer. Aleck first told the police that he had been on the Titanic and then that he had been on the Carpathia and mumbled: aiut the disaster" ",u"u aD?ruJ: ?.e,f "S?.. r" r XIC LUU1U gIVc 1-1 V ULIlCr 1 OASVIL 1UI t .;,ti,. th r-hr,i rnm .hi. V. spi-H Ale-- leaned over the nrnsttrate Knflw nnri firtri another Khnt -which KtrncU th nHitnr in the arm w L threw the revolver at the body as a half dozen reporters seized him. He was dragged into the. hall muttering "Carpathia" over and over and refused to give any other answer to his cap tors. Rothrock was lifted onto a desk but did not recover consciousness and died within five minutes. The murderer later told the police he was a Russian 40 years old and had come to this country four years ago. He said he came to Spokane from Portland, but seemed to be unable to tell how long he had been here. Mr. Rothrock was a native of Kan sas, but came to Spokane with his family when a boy. ARS CARNEGIE MONEY San Franciscan Says City Furnish library Cash. Should San Francisco, April 24. Andrew Carnegie's money is not desired for San Francisco by Dr. Edward B. Tay lor, former mayor of the city and a member of the municipal library board. At a meeting of the public welfare committee of the board of supervisors today he protested vigor ously against the city accepting Car negie's offer of $750,000 for a public library made in 1901. "Mr. Carnegie went to bed one night," he said, "with $130,000,000. He went down to breakfast the next morning and found the sum increased to $25Q,000,000. Do you want any of that money? I don't. "Nothing could be more humiliating than the spectacle of the city holding out the hat to Carnegie. The city can build its own libraries." Delay in Baseball. A break in the Western Union wirs between Topeka and Lincoln last even ing caused a delay of nearly thirty minutes in the receipt of the final two innings. It was known and posted on the State Journal board that Topeka had won the game in the tenth inning long before details could be obtained as to how many runs were made, or how they were made. The State Journal's baseball postscript edition gave all this information and the newsboys said their papers sold like "hot cakes." The State Journal is the only newspa per in Topeka (in fact the only place) receiving the baseball scores by innings of all Western League games as the games are played. 1912 j OOR tANOlOATS J j I all right except I TaL. ll" THAT TH6 PEOPLE VVOl-ilt, 2T TAFT GOES NORTH. President TVil! Spend Three Days Campaigning in New England. Washington. April 24. President Taft's trip to Massachusetts, New Jer sey and Pennsylvania, which begins today, and brings him back to Wash ington early Sunday, will be spent in speech making, conferences with po litical leaders and a few hours of golf and motoring. In the three days he will be on the road the president expects to make at least a dozen speeches. Friends declare that some of these will be as hot as any he has ever delivered since he entered the White House. For the last two days the president has worked only in his study in the executive mansion, and it is understood he intends to reply to recent criticisms of his administra tion by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Leaving Washington this afternoon the president will spend the night at the home of his brother, Henry W. Taft, in New York. Thursday has been set aside for Massachusetts, and the president will make set speeches at Springfield. Wor cester and Boston, with rear platform talks at Palmer and South Framing ham. Before he delivers his principal address at Boston, Mr. Taft will, over the long distance telephone, greet the diners at the banquet of the Associat ed Press and American Newspaper Publishing association in New York. PLAY ON BOTH SIDES. Mexican Robbers Dodge From One Side of River to Other. San Diego, Cal., April 24. For the past ten days a band of thirty outlaws, a detachment of the 115th company of coast artillery from Fort Rose crans and a force of Mexican federal soldiers have been playing a game of hide and seek on the international boundary line between Campo and Jacumba. When the outlaws, mostly Americans who are believed to be an insurrecto force, appear on the Ameri can side, they are charged by the American soldiers and driven across the line into Mexico. When they con front the federals across the border they scurry to the American side of the line. Several skirmishes have taken place in which there has been firing by both the American soldiers and the Mexican federals and answer ed by the outlaws, but thus far no fatalities have been reported. The last skirmish between the American troops and the rebels was reported yesterday. Today it is re ported that the outlaws have en trenched themselves in rough hills near Jacumba and are awaiting re inforcements. The leader of the band is said to be Juan Tobo. who was an officer under Pryce, Mosby and Laf lin during the revolution of one year ago. Ranches on both sides of the tine have been looted and residents on the Mexican side have flocked into Campo for protection. Weather Is Warm. For the first time in several days the temperature i3 above normal. The day is clear and pleasant. Fair weather is predicted for tonight, with conditions becoming unsettled Thursday. The mercury will probably rise to a higher point Thursday than was reached to day, ine nouriy reaaings 7 o'clock 46 11 o'clock 69 8 o'clock 52 9 o'clock 59 10 o'clock 67 12 o'clock 71 1 o'clock 72 2 o'clock 72 WEDNESDAY EVENING. BOTH FOR TAFT New Hampshire and Rhode Island Line Up With the States Supporting: the President. HE HAS A LEAD OF 3,000 In a Presidential Primary Vote of 30,000. Ko Opposition Has Developed in "Little Rhody." Concord, April 24. A revision of the figures in yesterday's Republican elec tion for delegates to the state and dis trict convention on April 30 was at tempted today by both the Taft and Roosevelt campaign managers but in each political camp the figures only served to emphasize the victory of the president. Many little towns far to the north and in other remote localities still were to be heard from, but figures at the Roosevelt headquarters stood: Taft 409, Roosevelt 224, with 178 dele gates to be reported. Roosevelt leaders admitted that they did not expect to have a New Hamp shire delegate to the Chicago conven tion. The presidential preference vote as tabulated at Roosevelt headquarters showed a Taft lead of 3.000 in a total vote of 30.000. Governor Bass, the Roose velt leader, said that he was not dis couraged at the result. Although de feated, those in sympathy with the Roosevelt movement would, he thought continue to fight shoulder to shoulder for cleaner politics. The Taft sup porters were jubilant over the victory and said it would have a direct effect on the Massachusetts political primaries next week. No Opposition in Rhode Island. Providence, April 24. No opposition to the election of delegates favoring the renomination of President Taft was expected to develop today in either the state or the three district conventions to select Rhode Island representatives to the Republican national convention. The slate of delegates is completed. Two for Cummins. Cedar Rapids, April 24. Fourth district delegates to the Republican national convention, Truman Potter, Mason City, and O. C. Wilson, Oelwein, instructed for Cummins. TAFT HAS GOOD LEAD. Me Has 389 Delegates to Roosevelt's 195. Colonel Washington. April 24. Despite the extravagant claims and unwonted ela tion of the Roosevelt managers, the trend toward President Taft, as mani fested by the delegates elected, con tinued steadily during the last week, and will, it is confidently expected, be carried on through the present week, when the president himself will speak in Massachusetts. Exclusive of the Illinois delegates, whose preference was determined by the primaries of a fortnight ago, sixty six delegates were chosen last week. Of these. Senator Cummins received two. Colonel Roosevelt thirty and President Taft thirty-four. The latter came from Hawaii, Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina, Connecticut and Colo rado. Mr. Roosevelt took Nebraska and Oregon and a district each in Michigan and Missouri. President Taft now has 3S9 dele gates, giving him twelve in Pennsyl vania. Colonel Roosevelt has 195. Senator LaFollette remained station ary at thirty-six, and Senator Cummins has six, all in his home state. Further light on the Steel trust ac tivities and contributions that have stimulated the Roosevelt campaign are counted upon by the Taft forces to have effect on the events of the com ing weeks The analysis of the Roose velt campaign expenditures in New York, toward which George W. Per kins, of the Steel and Harvester com panies, contributed $15,000, resulting in 15,000 votes for Mr. Roosevelt at an estimated expenditure at $4 per head, is also relied upon to arouse the attention- of the public to this particular phase of the campaign. Iowa, in its state convention, and Rhode Island, state and districts, will take their stand this week. Interest in the coming Massachusetts primaries has been heightened bv the announce ment that President Taft will visit the state this week. TODAY'S BALL GAMES. Western League. Topeka at Lincoln, clear, 3:30 p. m. Denver at Wichita, clear, 3:30 p. m. St. Joe at Sioux City, clear, 3:3 p. m. Omaha at Des Moines, clear, 3:45 p. m. National. Boston at Brooklyn, cloudy, 4 p. m. New York at Philadelphia, clear, 3:30 p. m. Cincinnati at Pittsburg, clear, 3:30 x. m. American. Philadelphia at New York, cloudy, 4 p. m. Washington at Boston, clear, 3:15 p. m. Chicago at Cleveland, clear, 3 p. m. Detroit at St. Loui. clear, 3:15 p. m. Association. Minneapolis at Columbus, clear, 3 p. m. St. Paul at Toledo, clear, 3 p. m. Milwaukee at Indianapolis, clear, 3:15 p. m. Kansas City at Louisville, clear 3:15 p. m. Princess Cantacnsene Arrives. New York, April 24. Princess Cant cusene, daughter of the late Major General Frederick D. Grant, reached here today on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II to attend the funeral of her father on Friday. Weather Indication. Chicago, April 24. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs day. Warmer Thursday. J WO CENTS IVC CENTS ENDED J1IS LIFE T. F. Spronl, Disappointed in Sale of Book, Shoots Self. "A Prosy Romance" Did Jtot Sell WelL TOOK AN ADVANCED STAND Seyerely Criticised the Clergy and Lawmakers. Made Arrangements for Fun eral Before Leaving Topeka. Despondent because of the apparent failure of his recent book, "A Prosy Romance." T. F. Sproul of Topeka, committed suicide Tuesday night at the home of his brother near Hill City, Kansas. After writing a short note to his brother, Sproul shot himself with a revolver. He feared, he said, that his despondent moods might Influence him to commit some rash act and that he preferred to die himself. T. F. Sproul, Author of "A Prosy Ro mance," Who Committed Suicide. Sproul was not widely known here. He gained his first recognition a yeat ago when he put on the market "The rosy Romance," published by Crane Co. Tho book was full of local color and contained many peppery, sarcastic paragraphs. Somehow It didn't meet with the reception at the book stores that Sproul had hoped and the comparatively small sale of the book weighed heavily on the author's mind. Probably not to exceed one-half of the edltton was sold. The receipts were not heavy and the financial end was not satisfactory to Sproul. His Dook seemed to gain favor where It found a reader, but "The Prosy Ro mance" never came In at the werk'i end as one of the beat sellers. Sproul had loaded down the pages of his book with terse, biting remarks on current events in the nation and more espe cially in Kansas and In Topeka. It seemed to give Sproul especial de light to rap the clergy, theology and what the writer chose to term "fake divinity." Then he turned his atten tion to the legislature, the governor, the attorney general, local officials, the Topeka newspapers and scattered references to national affairs. But somehow the public was not hunger ing for these homeopathic doses that Sproul sprinkled through the pages of his book. The realization that hi.", ef forts had not created the expected ex citement, gave the man deep concern. He seldom discussed the sale of his book with friends and It is stated that the matter was a tender subject In Sproul's mind. Much of the time Sproul lived a quiet life. He was never married and much of the time plncn coming to To peka lived at 311 Fast Fighth avenue. More than a year ago, Sproul was In jured In a windmill accident. The injury affected his mind and for a time he was confined In the Topek hospital. It is claimed that It was while he was In the hospital, that he wrote the opening chapters of his book. In recent months. Sproul's contribu tions had found their way to th col umns of several well known magazine. Comments on his work were generally favorable. but th man's effort brought limited financial reward. Many Topekans said kind things about Sproul's Prosy Romance, among whom were Attorney General Dawson. Samuel J. Crawford, A. K. Rodgers, James L. King. Thos. McNeal and Jay E. House. Still the sales did not multiply. When He Went Away. Only two days before he went to ITfTI City. Sproul was elietf as a member of the Kansas Authors club. Sproul visited Senator Morehouse the day he left Topeka and left a copy of his book for the club library. "I don't think I will be back for the May meeting," Sproul said. "I may be gone several weeks, or several months maybe longer." Nothing was heard from the man un til the press dispatches last night car ried the news of his suicide. A few weeks ago Sproul figured in the "fid dlers' contest." He will be recalled as a tall, muscular man with a stubby beard, who wore heavy leather boot and put over his buck and win dance with an agility that made the crowd gasp. When the prizes were distributed and Sproul did not receive the highest award, he sulked and did not hide his disappointment from the Judges. That was the last time that the man bid for public favor. Among the pages of the Prosy ro mance, are many terse paragraphs, a few of which are printed below ami were taken at random from the pag of the book. Persons who knew Sproul personally declare that the teachings of his book reflected his life and teach ings in a most striking manner. "If any low lived criminal should shoot our governor, there are a host of pastors who would claim that It was the will of God, divine providence, being fulfilled."' "The Salvation Army mix their prayers so much with tambourine racket and vagrancy, that God does not have a fair show to keep himself attenuated enough to serve the places In Juxtaposition." Speaking of the .Kansas legislator, Soroul said: 'If he paid less attention to patel- (Contlnued on Page Two. M r

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL APRIL 24, 1912 FIXING THE BLAME Senate Committee Investigat ing Loss of the Titanic Brings Out Important Facts Regarding the Disaster. ABSENCE OF SPYGLASSES Is Held to Be Responsible by Two Witnesses. 3Iaj. Peuchen Thinks Collision Might Hare Been Avoided. .Washington, April 24. The senate committee investigating the Titanic disaster began its fifth day of inquiry today with the hope that before its close there will have been fixed the question of responsibility for the collis ion with the iceberg that proved the creat ship's undoing. Frederick Fleet, the Titanlc's lookout man who was in the crow's nest at the time of the col lision will be subjected to another fire of questions in an effort to fret him to fix the time he first reported the ob struction to the officers on the bridge. This he claims he was unable to do. There was the usual crowd of the curious in the corridors of the senate office building long before they met. The great majority of them were wom en who used all their wiles and ca joleries in vain efforts to get past the two giant capitol guards who stood sentinel at the doors. The committee refused to permit any one inside the room except witnesses, the survivors and the representatives of the rress. The failure to provide binoculars or spy glasses for the lookouts on the Ti tanic was one contributing cause of that ship's loss and. with it, the loss of more than 1.600 lives. Two witnesses before the senate in vestigating committee agreed on this. They were Frederick Fleet, a lookout on the liner, and Major Arthur Qod r,, TonVien (Canadian manufacturer and yachtsman, who was among the rescued passengers. Major Peuchen also testified to the much greater sweep of vision afforded by binoculars, and as a yachtsman, said he believed the presence of the iceberg might have been detected in time to escape collision had the lookout men been so equipped. They Asked for Glasses. It was made to appear that the blame for being without glasses did not rest with the lookout men. Fleet said they had asked for them at Southampton and were told there were none for them. One glass, in a pinch, would have served In the crowsnest. Major Peuchen criticised in strong terms the lack of experienced sailors on board the Titanic He said that when the call to quarters was sounded, not enough of the crew responded to under take the work required in lowering and filling the boats. Furthermore, he said, no drills had been held from the time the ship left Southampton, although it was customary to hold such drills every Sunday. Major Peuchen said that In the life boat, the quartermaster in charge, made a woman row while he held the tiller,- steering for a light, which the major declared did not exist so far as he could see. The quartermaster re fused to turn about and attempt to pick up survivors, said the witness. "When we began to hear signs of the breaking up of the Titanic, we heard a sort of a call for help after the whistle, then a rumbling sound. I think the Titanic's lights were still on. Then there was an explosion, then another. Then the lights went out and then those dreadful cries. It frightfully af fected all the women in our boats. At first it was horrible to listen to. But the sounds grew fainter and fainter. I think we were about of a mile away." Heard Three Explosions. He did not see the vessel sink but his theory was that the explosions were above the water, caused by the heavy pressure when the boat started to dive down by the head. "How many explosions were there?" asked Senator Smith. "About three. I think, but I was excited." "Do you think Captain Smith was attentive to his duties?" "Yes. I do." Major Peuchen said the lifeboat he was in was equipped with everything required. Some of the boats he heard were not sufficiently equipped with food. When he got on the Carpathia he ex amined several lifeboats and found they had lights, hardtack and water. "Did the women row in the boats?" "Yes, and they were plucky about it, too. They worked with a will. One helped me until she became ill from the hard work and was forced to cease." "Do you know who those women were?" Major Peuchen said Miss E. A. Nor ton. Acton Lane, London; Mrs. Walter Clark. Los Angeles; Mrs. Lucien B. Smith. Huntington, W. Va.; Mrs. Cav endish. New York: Mrs. Walter Doug las. Minneapolis, and Mr. and Mr 3. G. B. Burnham. Denver, were among others in the boat, many of whom handled the oars. The major said there was still room in some boats which left from the port side, and he could not understand why more were ot taken off. "The Carpathia steamed all around the scene of the wreck and we did not see a single body," the major said. "It seems strange to me, as I should think the life belts would have held the bodies up, dead or alive, for four or five hours." He said he was certain that none could have lived in the icy water more than an hour. Their Feet Were lozcn. "Several who were on the upturned boat and were rescued, and who had their feet in the water," he said, "kept themselves alive by clutching each oth er. Their feet were frozen." Several senators asked if the fact that there was no general alarm sounded after the collision might ac count for the failure of many women to appear on the decks in time for the lifeboats. He thought that prob able. Major Peuchen told the committee he thought that if the lookouts on the Titanic had had eyeglasses the ship might have been saved from the col lision. "Did you -talk with Fleet, the look out, who was in your lifeboat?" asked Senator Smith. "Yes, I asked him what occurred. He said he rang three bells and then signalled to the bridge. He said he did not get immediate reply from the bridge, and I heard afterwards thaf the bridge officer was not required to make reply. "The quartermaster asked Fleet if he knew who was on -the bridge when he signalled and Fleet said he did not." "From what you observed, was there proper discipline on the part of the crew in loading the lifeboats?" "Those of the crew that I saw work ing in lowering and filling the boats could not have been better, but they were too few. I was surprised not to see more sailors at their stations and also surprised that more people were not put in the lifeboats." The men had no practice, the wit ness said the men of the crew told him. Major Peuchen read a statement In order to make clear his positions, as follows: "I do not criticise Captain Smith, but I do criticise the policy and meth ods pursued by the. company, for I feel sure that in this case caution would have averted a terrible calam ity. I have been given credit for saying many thing that are untrue, and I wish to state that I have not made any personal or unkind remarks about Captain Smith." The major was then excused. Saw Many Bodies. New York, April 24. More than one hundred bodies of the Titanic dead were seen floating on the water by the steamer Bremen which arrived here today from Bremen. The liner on April 20 passed over the place where the Titanic went down. Officers of the ship saw numerous bodies, a boat upside down, pieces of wood, steamer chairs and other wreckage. As the cable ship Mackay-Bennett was in sight, and having word that her mission was to look for bodies, no at tempt was made by the Bremen's crew to pick up the corpses. In the vicinity 1 V. V. 1 V, .1 wats teen i 1 1 iccut;! wiiiuii Kuaneiou the description of the one the Titanic struck. Smaller bergs were sighted the same day but at some distance away. She Found Her Child. Norfolk, Va., April 24. Mrs. Leah Aks and her infant, survivors of the Titanic disaster, have arrived here. The woman came to America to join her husband, who had not seen their child. The infant was recovered by the mother on the Carpathia after she had given it up as lost. It had been taken from her by a frantic man who dropped it Into the lap of a woman in a lifeboat as the boat was put over the side of the Titanic. The mother, who had fainted, was placed in anoth er lifeboat. DISCUSSED IX COMMONS. Women and Children Lost on Titanic Number 156. London, April 24. Renewed inter est in the American senate's inquiry into the loss of the Titanic and the status of the senatorial court was evinced by members of the commons today and many questions were asked of Francis Dyke Acland, parliamentary under secretary for foreign affairs. Alexander MacCallum Scott, a Scottish member, said: "Are you aware that those called before the senate committee are not receiving fair and honorable treat ment? Will you take steps to secure fair and honorable treatment for Brit ish subjects?" Mr. Acland replied: "No such complaint has been re ceived by us. Surely in this matter we must trust, as I think we are right in doing, to the good sense of the American people and we do not desire to interfere without absolute neces sity." Sydney Buxton, president of the board of trade, announced the number of women and children who had per ished in the Titanic catastrophe was 156. Mr. Acland replied on behalf of the foreign office: "I am not aware of the precise grounds on which the United States senate inquiry is being held. I under stand the object U to determine the responsibility for the wreck. As far as I am aware therj has never been previously a foreign inquiry into the loss of a British vessel on the high seas." Roland Munro-Ferguson, another Scottish member, expressed fears lest witnesses necessary to the British in quiry Into the disaster might be de tained, but Mr. Acland dissented, say ing: "I feel sure we can trust to the usual good sense of the American senate and the American people not to desire to detain persons whose attendance might be required at a court of inquiry in this country." Arthur Lee. member for Hampshire, suggested that instructions should be sent to the British ambassador at Washington to protect British subjects summoned by the senate committee "who apparently have no one to de fend their rights at present." Mr. Acland did not doubt that if i protection were desired by the British witnesses Instructions would be sent, "but we hone that the case may not arise." Mr. Scott asked if the senate com mittee is not a political committee con ducted by people who are not experts in the matter. To which Mr. Acland replied "I do not think it is our place to investigate that. It appears that the committee of the senate has power to summon witnesses and to administer oaths and we have not thought that we were entitled to go further than that in the matter." The catechism closed with a sugges tion from William O'Brien that many American citizens had lost their lives and the interest in the disaster was as great in the United States as in Great Britain. Herbert L. Samuel, the post master general, said he had called for reports of all wireless "dispatches that had been sent by ships and wireless stations in connection with the Titanic disaster. COULD HAVE SAVED ALL. Californian But 20 SUIes Away But Did Not Know. Boston. April 24. The Leyland steamer California was less than 20 miles from the Titanic when the lat ter foundered. Captain Lord said that had he known of the Titanic's plight all the latter's passengers could have been saved. That his ship was the steamer reported to have passed with in five miles of the sinking liner and to have disregarded signals for help, Captain Lord denied positively. "I figure that we were from 17 to 19 miles -distant from the Titanic that night," he said. "About 10:30 that Sunday night we steamed into an im mense ice field and immediately our engines were shut down to wait for daylight. With the engines stopped I the wireless1 was, of course, not work ing, so we neara noining or tne -Titanlc's plight until the next morning. Then the news came in a message from the Virginian. On receipt of the message, we started immediately for the scene of the disaster." Time to sow Kentucky blue -rass and white clover. We have new stock. Zimmerman Seed Co. TWO GALIES GOING Poker Players on the Titanic Stopped Playing Long Enough to Bid Good-Bye to Wires, Then Besumed. New York, April 24. When the Ti tanic went down there were two card games going aboard the boat Three card sharps escaped. They were Harry Homer, Harry Romaine and "Boy" Bradley. The three card sharps named were interested in a bridge whist game. Two were playing cards and the third, Bradley, was acting as the "outside man." The poker game, eight handed, in which at least four men whose wives are now widows, had participated was aside from the "sharks" business. They no longer deal with this branch of the game. There were eleven men In the Ti tanic's smoke room when the Bhip struck. The smoke room steward, who knew all of the men, is dead. The bridge whist game and the poker game were not interrupted un til the smoke room steward had gone outside and returned to say: "Gentlemen, the accident looks se rious. They are lowering away the boats for women and children." Men engaged in the poker game, playing among themselves and know ing one another interrupted the game to find their wives or children. Three of them were engaged in such a task, while the others stood around the table and awaited their return. Di rectly they came back. They had kissed their wives and children goodby and the game was resumed. But of the "sharps." The smoke room steward had told them the same thing, but there were three of them and the passage money taken in, with the profits of the voyage well in sight. They mounted to the boat deck B. and there found a squirming lot of men trying to unfasten the lines hold ing a lifeboat. The three gamblers, men who were supposed to take a chance but never went in unless the "edge" was in their favor, helped to launch the lifeboats. "There was a chance to play the game square," says Homer, "and we were up to the test. We helped to launch the lifeboats and put the wo men and children aboard. "I saw Mr. and Mrs. Isador Straus. Mrs. Straus and her maid were in the boat. We tried to push the old gen tleman. The petty officer in charge stopped us. Mrs. Straus got out of the boat. It was lowered away. Mr. and Mrs. Straus stood together a moment on the deck where the boat had been launched and they strolled away to gether aft, arm and arm. That was the last we saw of them, and I sup pose the last the world will ever know of them. They were game." While the crew of the three card sharpers were "playing the game square" on the boat deck, and while the boats on the starboard side were being launched their sharp eyes saw a motley crew at work on a lifeboat on the portside. They went over to gether to find out why the boats were being launched on that side before all the boats on the starboard side had been launched, and found twelve Stok ers, who had just worked their way up from the fireroom, at work at the boat. "Don't launch that boat!" cried Ro maine. "There are women and child ren still aboard." "You keep your face closed," was the response, as a giant fireman rais ed his hands to strike down the speaker. The davits swung outward and the blocks began to creak. It was a gam bler's chance, a chance that these "sure thing" men probably had never taken before, but by a common im pulse they ran to the companionway and down to the next deck. The boat was ten or fifteen feet below them and falling rapidly, but these sharpers took the last turn of the cards of fate for their lives and jumped. They landed among the stokers. "Lie down, you curs, and don't move or we'll brain you!" commanded the stoker who was at the rudder of the boat. Under the shadow of the high lift ing sides of the liner, this boat, with only fifteen men aboard and three of them super-cargo, sneaked back past the stern of the big liner and off Into the blue black sea. The boat was without a light or the feather of an oar. Half a mile back of the wallowing, struggling liner, this "sneak" boat lay the crew of stokers at their oars and the card sharp passengers lying at their feet. Finally they saw the liner go down by the head, swing under and disappear. "Lay off," commanded the steersman of this man-manned ship. "If they see us they'll shoot us sure!" From midnight until 8 o'clock in the morning the lifeboat with Its pal try crew of stokers and card sharp ers, lay far away from the other boats. Then the Carpathia hove in sight. Once aboard the Carpathia, these three raincoated men with their eyes to the inevitable chance headed for the barber shop. They knew by their experience at sea that the barber kept in stock toilet acces sories and clothing supplies. The three in sweater caps over their evening clothes went on deck and mingled with the passengers. They suggested a relief fund for the first class passengers that had come aboard in their night clothes and the steerage and crew below. They took off their caps, chipped in the bills and coins they had in their pockets end went through, the sl'ip. The three deep sea gamblers, the jockeys of the "greyhounds," col lected $700 in cash and $J,300 in sig natures and checks. They bought out the barber and gave sweaters and shoes and stockings to men, women and children. KEPT THE GAME GOING. Card Players Knew That the Titanic Was Doomed. New York. April 24. A group of men passengers on the Titanic kept a card game going for three-quarters of an hour after the steamer struck the icebergs, to allay the fears of oth ers, according to George Bradley, one of the first cabin passengers. Bradley was playing bridge whist in a room far aft of the ship and felt only a slight shock from the collision. Henry B. Harris was in another party in the same room, Bradley said, and left his game to go on deck with Bradley to investigate. Mr. Harris, Bradley eaid, found his wife, saw her to one of the boats and then came back to the room to which Bradley already had returned. "He told me there was danger," Bradley said, "but for the sake of the women and children to make no sign. The orchestra struck up 'Alexander's Rag Time Band' and we went on play ing cards. There was not a man in I the game who didn't realize the stakeB we were playing for; there wasn i a man who didn't know what those hys terical musicians were playing for. They played on, played anything they had a mind to and finally struck up 'Nearer, My God, to Thee.' "Then we knew that the time had come and that it wasn't any use to bluff any longer. People crowded around us and watched us play the game out, feeling that there could be no danger. When the old hymn sound ed, a different feeling possessed them. They knew that it was time to go, if any one of us hoped for a chance to get off the ship. "How any man was going to save himself none of that bunch knew. It took only a few moments on deck to realize that we were all too late for the life boats. The last ones were be ing lowered." Bradley said that he ran between decks and managed to get into a boat as it was being lowered. The boat was not a bit crowded, he said, but it was not more than 100 yards from the Ti tanic when the steamer went down. ENDED HIS LIFE. (ContHued from Page One.) las and parliamentary flippancy, and more attention to common decency and common sense, there would be a better chance for him to earn his beggarly three dollars per day." Sprout's socialists teachings over flowed in many paragraphs in tune with this: "If our state officials are as wise as they ought to be, and are really in earnest about protecting the citizens of Kansas from the blackest, most corrupting, debasing frauds of these times, they will drive every life insur ance company from the state after at taching their funds and applying them pro rata to the policyholders" The closing paragraphs of Sproul's book were written March 20, 1911. In conclusion, he says: "It is awful to live in a worldly doubt and uncertainty, but it is bet ter than not have lived at all. Ac cording to Rev. Scoville, I am convict ed of an unpardonable sin; however, if I should say I believed what I do not believe I would be a liar and a hypocrite. No man can help what he believes, but he can avoid being a hypocrite." Sproul lived for many years on a farm near Hill City and was for a time engaged in business with his brother. It is probable that the man will be buried at the little town of Bogue, near where he was visiting. Sproul was about 50 years old and so far as is known had no Immediate relatives in Topeka. Arranged for a Coffin. J. F. Sproul was prepared for death. March 28 he made a contract with Hawley Steele, an undertaking firm at 118 East Eighth avenue, for a coffin and all other necessary funeral ar rangements, even desiganting direc tions concerning the disposal of his body. He made this contract about the time of the death of Robert Mc Ginnis, who was found dead in his two room bachelor quarters on Ninth and Monroe streets. This was also about the time that H. B. Dickinson went from the Throop hotel to the state hospital and died suddenly with an atack of pneumonia. Mr. Sproul was considered an eccen tric -character in some conditions. He is not known to have been married but owned considerable property. He was injured while on one of his farms in the western part of the state when a windmill fell and struck him. This effected one of his eyes and appeared to worry him. He roomed at 311 East Eighth avenue and informed Messrs. Hawley Steele, the undertakers, that he had suffered an attack with his heart, which he described as a faint ing spell, a day or two before he ap peared and wanted to make the con trac4. Upon appearing at the undertakers' office on East Eighth avenue he told Messrs. Hawley Steele that he feared he would be stricken suddenly or that he might be killed or meet with sud den death. On this account he wanted to make advance funeral arrange ments that the cost be taken from ins estate and that the funeral charges be not excessive. After, making these arrangements he retired to the sample room and picked out a coffin which he wanted used and directed, in the contract the cost of it and a maximum allowance for all other expenses. He desired that his funeral expenses not be any greater than was necessary that as much as possible be given, as an Inheritance, to children of his brothers. In making the contract, which wis signed in the presence of a notary public, he directed that his body be sent to Edmond, Kan., in care of O. A. Sproul or other brothers, who might be living. Edmond is in Norton coun ty, where he is reported to have owned one or more farm and also is reported to have owned farms in Graham county. He had money on deposit in some of the local banks, or claimed to have when he made the contract, but he did not say how much or what bank or banks. He also is reported to have held a number or excellent mortgages as security for loans on real estate which he had made. He was about 60 years old and had peculiar habits. He was negotiating for the purchase of the property at 311 East Eighth avenue when he made the contract for his funeral arrangements. Messrs. Hawley and Steele were ac quainted with him and believe that im aginary troubles caused him to commit the rash act more than anything else. flovversIntoTgean Huge Floral Wreath Will Be Dropped Into Sea. Chicago, Ajril 24. Fifteen hundred members of Oriental Consistory stood with bowed heads in Medinah .temple last night while they acquiesced in a proposition to join in procuring the most beautiful floral tribute that Chi cago might furnish in memory of the Titanic dead. 'Arrangements have been made," said Charles D. Warner, master of Lodge of Perfection, "to place this floral of fering with the White Star line to be taken on ship and dropped in the sea as near as possible to the place where the heroes of the Titanic have found a grave." A great wreath will be shipped to New York today. The opinion was expressed that all Masonic consistories in the United States will unite in this tribute, literal ly transporting a shipload of flowers to be cast on the sea. "A definite list of Masons who per ished has not been compiled," said Mr, Warner. "However, this act is not done by Masons for brother-Masons. 'HEAT IS HIGHER Reports of Rapidly Improying Crop Conditions Offset by JTews of Chinch Bugs and Hessian Fly. THE LIGHTNESS OF OFFERINGS Gives a Firm Tone to the Corn Market. Provisions Remain Steady With Transactions Light. Chicago, April 24. WHEAT Reports of rapidly Improving crop conditions in Ne braska and Kansas more than offset in the wheat pit today the effect of firm ca bles. The betterment was said to be especially noticeable along the lines of the Northwestern railway In Nebraska. Opening prices ranged from c lower to a up. July started at $1.08'!$ to J1.09V4, varying from Yto off to a sahde up and sagged to $1.08. After a further decline news of chinch bugs in Oklahoma, Hessian fly in India and of 12 per cent reduction in acreage northwest led to a decided rally. Minne apolis sent word of larger flour sales than for months. The close was strong with July $1-10, a net gain of lc. CORN Lightness of offerings made corn firm. July opened the same as last night to He ihgher at 7676c to 7677c, rose to 7714c and reacted to 76c. A fair shipping call helped to bring about aggressive bidding and gave prices a new upturn. The close was firm with July c net higher at 77hiifr7c. OATS Shorts in oats covered. The in centive was corn strength. July started a sixteenth to c dearer at 64c to 64Mc and seemed inclined to hold above last night's level, 6S'5S4c. PROVISIONS Provision trade was the smallest seen in the pit in a long time. The market, however, appeared to be held steady through the influence of coarse grain. Initial sales were 2c low er to 7c up with September delivery $18.60 for pork, $10.62 to $10.65 for lard and $10.32M!10.85 for ribs. RYE No. 2, 86c. BARLEY 86e$1.40. TIMOTHY $6.0011 .00. CLOVER SEED $15. OOS 20.50. Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, April 24. Open High Low Today Yea. WHEAT May ..113- 114H 112 114 II314 July .AmM 110H 108g 110 10ii- corn"105 105 10 10G- 106i4 May 78- 79 78 79 78 July 7634- 77- 76- 77- 76- oat's-' 74' 75 74 75 74- May 67-57 57 57 57 56-57 July 54-54 54 53 54 6374-54 Sept 63- 44 43- 44 43 PORK May ..17.97 18.20 17.97 18.20 18.00 July ..18.42 18.65 18.37 18.65 18.35 Sept ..18.60 18.75 18.60 18.75 18.57 LARD May ..10.20 10.35 10.20 10.30 10.20 July ..10.45 10.55 10.45 10.62 10.45 Sept ..10.62 10.72 10.62 10.72 10.62 RIBS May 9.82 9.92 9.82 9.92 9.80 July ..10.10 10.20 10.10 10.20 10.10 Sept ..10.32 10.42 10.32 10.43 10.30 Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, April 24. WHEAT Cash Market unchanged to lc higher. No. 2 hard, $1.091.14; No. S, $1.071.18; No. 2 red, $1.12(1.13; No. 3, $1.09!31.11. CORN Market unchanged to c higher. No. 2 mixed, 8080c; No. 3, 7980c; No. 3, 800c; No. 3, 78g-79c. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 58&6Sc; No. 2 mixed, 57(57c. RYE 9293c. HAY Market unchanged to 60c higher. Choice timothy, $27.00i28.00; choice prairie. $22.50 23.00. BUTTER Creamery, 30c; firsts, 28c; seconds, 26c; packing stock, 21c. EGGS Extras, 20c; firsts, 18c. WHEAT Receipts, 34 cars. CLOSE: WHEAT May, $1.08; July, $1.03; September, 98c. CORN May, 79c; July, 77c; Septem ber, 71c. Chicaco Produce Market. Chicago, April 24. BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 2831c; dairies, 24 28c. HOGS Market steady. Receipts. 38,066 cases; at mark, cases included, 17gJ17c; ordinary firsts, 17c; firsts, 18c. CHEESE Market weak. Daisies, 16 16c; Twins, 1616c; oung Americas, 1515c; Long Horns, 15.15c. POTATOES Market firm. Receipts, 49 cars. Wisconsin, $1.22453.27. POULTRY Live, steady. Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 13c. VEAL Market steady, 7llc. Ne"- York Product" Mnrket New York, April 24. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery specials, 33c. CHEESE Market steady and un changed. EGGS Market steady. Fresh gathered seconds, regular packed, 19S21c. POULTRY Alive, unsettled. No quota tions. Dressed, dull and weak: fowls, 14 17c; turkeys, 13-R.22C; broilers, 20S'28c; alive fowls, 14c; turkeys, mixed hens and toms, 13c. New York Stock Market. Wall St., New York, April 24 STOCKS Traders proceeded cautiously in the sec ond hour of the stock market today pend ing further developments in the engineers' cotnroversy. The market assumed a duller tone but New York Central added to its rise. Of the active specialties, American Can resumed its further prominence, ad vancing to a new high record. Bonds were strong. There was a further upward move In stocks at the opening today. For the most part this was fractional, but it was so general as to indicate a resumption of public interest. Some of the specialties, including American Writing aPper pre ferred, were prominent with a rise of over a point. United States Steel, Reading, Union Pacific and other market leaders maders only slight gains. There were a few unimportant declines, including American Tobacco, Chesapeake and Ohio and International Harvester. Opening gains weer not well sustained but there was increased activity in var ious minor issues. Missouri, Kansas and Texaxs, Rock Island preferred, American Beet Sugar, American Can, Mexican Pe troleum, Corn Products and Pacific, Tele phone advanced 1 to 2 points, but Stand ard issues wavered in sympathy with pressure against Amalgamated Copper. There was a fair volume of business dur ing the first hour but the list lacked yes terday's scope. Trading was dull around the noon hour with no important price change except in relatively unimportant stocks. In fact, the usual leaders were almost neglected, their average being on a par with yester dav's close. The market continued very dull in the later part of the session with some shad lag of prices In the highly speculative issues. United States Steel was half a point under yesterday's closing and other leaders slightly less. .New York Money Market. New York, April 24. MONEY Money on It is simply a tribute of Oriental con sistory to manhood." The wreath will bear the inscription: "At rest Titanic" tfht ladders (Tompant? Raincoats SPECIAL We have just received a shipment of Rain coats made with military style collar, in dou ble texture rainproof cloth, in the new tan shade, all sizes the kind you' have always paid ?10.00 to ?12.50 choice We also have a fine line of umbrellas ex ceptional values, $1.00 up. jgtoventh and Kan&&& Vfuonuo FORMERLY MARSHALL CLOTHING CO. 1 v 1 l f m SPKCIAIJST call, steady, 2g3 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; of fered 2 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 days, 3 per cent; 90 days, SN3 per cent; 6 months, 33 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 4 4 per cent. Sterling exchange easy with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at $4.80.40 for 60 day bills and at $4.87.15 for demand. Com mercial bills, $4.83. SILVER Mexican dollars, 47c. BONDS Government bonds, firm. BONDS Government bonds. Arm; rail road bonds, Irregular. New York Sugar Market. New York, April 24. SUGAR Raw, steady; Muscovado, 89 test, 3.48c; centri fugal, 96 test, 3.98c; molasses, 89 test, 8.32c; refined, quiet. Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex., April 24. COTTON Market unchanged, 12c St. Joe Live Stock Market. St Joe, April 24. CATTLE Receipts cows and ehifers, $3.257.75; calves, $4.25 i.w. HOGS Receipts $,009. Market steady to strong. Top, $7.80; bulk of sales, $7.50 7.75. SHEEP Receipts 2.500. Market 15jg25c higher. Lambs, $7.25!&8.50. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, April 24. CATTLE Receipts 19,000. Market steady. Beeves, $.60S8.70; Texas steers, $4.756.20; western steers, $o.50'7.10; stockers and feeders, $4.30(56.65; cows and heifers, $2.607.20; calves, $5.0ixal 7.50. HOGS Receipts 24,000. Market dull and steady. Light, $7.30&7.70; mixed, $7.40-ci 7.80; heavy, $7.40(37.80; rough, $7.407.55; r r .v. mi. v.. .11. 1 7 1 1 .7 7R SHEEP Receipts 17,000. Market strong J 1 ofrc -c. .c &rT. 14 111 yearlings, $6.007.45; lambs, native, $5.25(31 .uu; western, to.owas.iu. Kansas citv Live Stock Market. Kansas City, April 24. CATTLE Re ceipts, 4,500, including 600 southerns. Mar ket steady to 10c lower. Native steers, $6.26g.40; southern steers, $5.257.60: southern cows and heifers. $4.00.25; an- tlve cows and heifers, $4.X5?.70; stockers and feeders. $4.757.10: bulls. I4.&V.4 calves, $4.50(37.50; western steers, $5.75 7.90; western cows, $4.006.50. HOGS Receipts 11,000. Market 5c lower. -Rnlk of sales. I7.35-S7.70: heavy, $7.65'&7.80; packers and butchers, $7.607.70; lights, 47.25 7.60: Pigs, $6.50.25. SHEEP Receipts 10.000. Market 10c higher; active. Colorado lambs, $8.50: muttons,' $4.25.50; lambs, $6.7508.50; fed wethers and yearungs, .av(a.ou; lea ewes, $3.506.Q0. Kansas City Live Stock Sales, morning at the Stock Tarda, Kansas (The following sales were made this City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co., live stock com mission merchants, with offices at ail markets. Kansas City, April 24. CATTLE Re ceipts 4,500 head. Market steady. HOGS Receipts 11,000 Head. Market steady. Bulk of sales, $7.40eii.6; top, $7.80. SHEEP Receipts 8,000 head. Market stronger. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt 17 1366 36 iaos 19 6S0 10 1123 No. 21... 60.. 28.. 31... Wt. Price, Price. $7.96 7.80 7.35 7.10 7.00 6.90 4.75 ...1250 ...1246 .IK .1071 COWS 754 650 ...1132 $7.95 7.85 7.80 7.00 AND 7.66 7.00 6.75 HEIFERS. 18. 2. 14. 45. 22. 54. 3 670 8 682 8 943 940 6.10 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 979 860 6.70 I 1. 600 6.00 6.70 I 2... CALVES. 723 130 130 320 5.60 7.00 7.00 5.50 14.. 2.. 1.. 2.. 163 200 166 295 .1240 964 210 200 220 280 7.00 7.00 6.50 5.25 BULLS. 6.60 I 4.. 6.25 I .1130 6.75 HOGS. 7.70 64. 22. 256 211 120 7.80 7.65 6.35 7.72 7.70 7.66 19. Topeka Markets. Furnished by the Chas. Wolff Packing Co., yards close at noon Saturday. W cannot use pigs, thin cows or hoc weighing less than 170 lbs. Do not mar ket bogs unless same are well finished as we cannot use half fat stuff. Wa give below prices effective at once, until fur ther notice. Topeka, Kan., April 24. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $7.10-37.35 HEAVY 7.10i7.37 LIGHT S.lMtt7J0 STEERS. (Light Weights.) Prime corn fed $6.65-37.50 Good to choice (corn fed.) .06-g.60 Fair to good 6.55-66.0 Common to fair killers 4.6035.50 COWS. Prime $5.556.26 Good to choice 6.0&.50 Raincoats S.OO for, your $5.00 DR. OOOKIXHAM'S MANY PATIENTS Recommend His Methods for curiae Blood Poison, Skin Diseases, Sores, Varico cele, Urinary Troubles, Nervous Dec-line, Piles, Kidney, Bladder or Similar Affections. FltEE CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION. Dr. Cooklnham's methods, perfected by himself and rec ommended by his many patients, demonstrate their speedy and effectual results in cases given up as Incurable by ma would-be competitors, and their proven value Is best known to the great numoer of afflicted people who are cured by lit. Cooklnham, after being many times unsuccessfully treated elsewhere. Hours 9 to 12, 2 to 6, 7 to 8. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Sunday 9:30 to 10:30 a, m. Dr. D. A. CooKlnham, 106 E. 7th St., Topeka, Kansas. TOMORROW Large Dill Pickles 15c Doz. is? V WM. GREEN &SON Fair to good 4 B5-J5.00 Corn to fair 3.60U4 60 HEIFERS. rin? $6 067.00 Good to choice 5 Ob-at Fair to good 4.66'at.m Corn to fair 4.0044 50 BULLS. Prime fat $5.550n Fleshy 4.65i5.50 Mediums 3 50-a4 .50 VEAL (200 lbs. and under.) Good to choice t5.3 p Fair to good 4.26SS B (Cattle must be good. Canot use thin stuff.) Market price paid for dry lot cattle. If you will favor us with your Inquires advising number of head, quality, age and length of time on feed, we win make you an offer or arrango for our buyers to call on you. Topeka Fruit and Prodnee Mn rket. Furnished by Sam'I K. Lux. Wholesale Fruits and 1 roduce.J Topeka, Kan., April t4 APPLES Ben Davis apples per bbl $4.50. ORANGES Oranges per box, $.1 flrts 05 LFMONS Lemons per box. ti OOflu n TEXAS STRAWBERRIES-Per crate $3.75. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $11.00- bo per lb., 10c. NEW POTATOES Per bu., $3 003 25 SWEET POTATOE3BU.. $1 5a COCOANUTS Per dc.. 65c; per earb $4.60. HONET Honey per crate, $3.90. BANaNAP Medium sized hunches bunch, $20V3'2 25; large bunches per bunch, 2.50i2.75; Jumbo bunches ir bunch, $2.75-g3.25; per lb.. 3c. Topeka Pn'tor. Kgff anC Poultry. Furnished by the Topekn Packlnr Co 1 Topeka. Kan., April M. fr.OR-Fresh country, 17e. TnT-T rPTIT IFano all oIwam n 10c; old cocks, 5c; ducks. 10c; rese r.t vnuns turkevs. 12c: old tiirir.H Va. UUTTJiR Packing stock, ISc. Topeka Oralu Market. (Furnished by J. B. Blllard, corner Kan. sas ave. and Curtis at. Topeka, Kan., April J4. WTTF A T WrS$1.0a KAFFIR CORN Per cwt., $1.251.30. OATS f?i60c. CORN 78c. Butter and Kegs. Furnished by The Continental Creamery .a, a. j Topeka. Kan., April 24. NEW YORK EGGS 19-60c. CHICAGO fcuun-i"-- CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, Y., 31c; Elgin, 31c; Topeka whol lie; N esa:e. $3C Tnncta Tlav Market. Furnisr-ed by X. A. Beck. 213-214 K. th-l Topeka, Kan., April 24 PRAIRIE HAY No. 1. J20.00; alfalf. hoice. No- L 20 00- Topeka Hide Market. f Quotations furnished by James C. Smltb Topeka, Kan., April 24 rPKEN CUKED HllJJfiS Natives. Na G5f NO. 2. iia aranda. MuSl kuu and Bias No. 1. 'lAlA0,Vii..Bul(!h.r h. ihi i:x,r "c Mlnk No 1 irge. $4 60 to $7.00; No. 1 .iium $35 No- 1 "all. $-'.0 f!l M raccoon No. 1 large. $1.25 to .78; to 'rflum. ti.ou to I1..5: No. 1 ii to L2. h,u-nSiUck' t $3.&i l S3wl.0i broad tripe, i0c. 0'Po..E2 k'Ai large, j to 75c: No. 1 medium. 2&e &S0V No. 1 email, lie to 85c; tnuskret. l? 1 large, 30&4Ac; No. 1 medium, 25a30o; nS. 1 small, lOgZOc: Civtt No. 1 llr... SuTto 65c; No. 1 medium. 25o to 45c; N. I .mall. ISO to WK,.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL APRIL 24, 1912 HE HAS0LD STICK Chapman Bats With Piece of Binder Tongue. It Makes a Difference When the Team Loses. HENDRICK'S GUESS IS WRONG Kaws Ayerage Eight Hits per Game at Home. Titching Staff Will Show Strength in Two Weeks. Sunday in the sixth. Manager Gear Bent in Kusel, an untried man, since the beginning of the season at least, and when Kusel found the going rough, Cocreham relieved him. The Kaws won and it was a fine game. Monday Cocreham found the going rough, was succeeded by Wainwright. "Wainwright failed and Rose was sent in. He fared little better. And we have been informed by one or two per rons strictly on the quiet, of course, that it was a of a way to man age a ball team." And there you are. The war club with which Chap man hits so hard down the left field foul line, has a history. For many years it was seasoned as It served for the tongue on a wheat binder. It was waiting for Chapman to grow up. Meanwhile the catcher was working with the Severance "nine." At last he sought a new stick and the piece of binder tongue was found, dressed and oiled. It weighs 51 ounces and has helped the backstop pound his way into class A ball. It seems a safe guess that Hendricks will likely have to revise his estimate on the Jobber club. The "Witches have played some good ball here, although the twirling department tendered them the last one on a platter. But the team looks as though it would field, hit and run the bases fairly well. Outside that there may be something wrong with it. The Jobbers did well on their stay here, getting half the frames and a goodly chunk of real coin. In their first at home series the Kaws did fairly on the bingle end of the business. Thirty-three times in the lour contests they slammed the pill safely. This is an average of near ly eight hits to the game and a lot of games are won on less hitting than that. The locals hit like real sons of swat and if they keep up their present lick, pitchers will be led from the box uttering vain regrets on the O'Neill diamonds this summer. Nine of the hits made here were of the extra base variety, one which blooms infrequent ly, but a beautiful plant for all that. The pitching staff, as announced in this column about six weeks ago Is the question. Likely it will be found good enough for the going. A couple of weeks of warm weather and work are the only things that will tell. The pitchers will have a chance to get in to condition and the batters will be still hitting with their spring time vig or. A couple of weeks should en able Gear to ascertain what he needs in the flinging department. Omaha scribes venture the predic tion that the Rourkes are at least 50 to 75 per cent stronger than at the close of last season when, by a spurt, they made fourth place. The outfield, composed of Coyle, Davidson and Thomason is said to be one that can't he beaten on the O'Neill circuit. The infield is said to be a vastly faster and more reliable organization and the team isn't in anything like the shape it was, they say, at the close of fes tivities in 1911. The only thing to pre vent a runaway, is the fact that the other teams, too, have strengthened. It is declared a new short stop, and a real one has been found in Justice. Those who saw his team open the season say that Andreas has a bunch kffiSEl SoS.S. EMMIES To every Contagious Blood Poison sufferer we recommend S. S. S. as a positive specific for the disease. It is a remedy which makes a clean cure and so thoroughly conquers this powerful infec tion that there is never any danger of a "come back" of the trouble in any form. This is the experience of the many thousands who have used S S. S. during the forty years it has been upon the market Because of the treacherous and destructive nature of Contagious Blood Poison most medicines used for the treatment of the disease are composed largely of mineral drugs. It is intended that these shall kill the nerms and virus of the disease by working on the principle that one poison counteracts the effects of another. Such treatment always fails to make a permanent cure because these germs cannot be killed within the system. Strong mineral mixtures may temporarily check the activity of the contagious virus, and in this way 4 dry up' or re move the outer signs of blood poison, but as soon as such treatment is left off and the system reacts from its influence, the disease comes back" and the sufferer finds he has been deceived. In no other disease is a thorough cleansing of the wood more nec essary than in Contagious Blood Poison. The least particle of the in sidious virus will multiply in the circulation and so thoroughly con taminate the blood that no portion of the body is exempt from infection. Knowing the terrible results which may come from delay, or lm DroDer treatment of Contagious Blood Poison, we warn every sufferer not to trifle with this disease. It is too powerful and dangerous and mav wreck and ruin your life. S. S S works on a very different principle from the mineral medicines. This remedy REMOVES the germs from the blood in stead of trying to destroy them within the system. S. S. S. is able to dothis in every case because it is an absolutely perfect blood purifier. S S S cures by going down into the blood and forcing out every Particle of the virus and making the circulation rich, pure and healthy Through the blood it goes to every nook and corner of the system and thebody is supplied with this fresh pure blood the symptoms of Blood Poison gradually pass away and the disease is permanently cured S S. S does not patch up the body; it cures and makes it healthy, and when it has done its work no trace of the disease is left tn ''come back" in any form or be handed down to posterity. S. S. S. does not contain a particle of mineral or other harmful drug; it is made entire from roots; herbs and barks and is Nature's safe and true ,HoM puSfiS- AnVone can take S. S. S without the least fear of in furious results. Special book on Home Treatment,- and any medical advice will be given free to all who write and request same, advtceviuoegv TW SWIFT SPECIFIC CO ATLANTA. GA. STAXDIXG OF THE CLUBS. Western League. Clubs G.P. Woll. Saint Joseph 5 4 Denver 4 3 Topeka 5 3 Wichita 5 3 Sioux City 4 2 Ues Moines 5 2 Omaha 4 1 Lincoln 4 0 Lost. ret. 800 .750 .600 .600 .500 .400 I .250 .000 National League. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Cincinnati 7 2 .778 New York. 5 3 .625 Philadelphia 4 3 .571 Pittsburg 4 5 .444 Boston 4 5 .444 St. Louis 4 6 .400 Brooklyn 3 5 375 Chicago 3 5 .375 American Leasuo. Clubs Won. Lost. Boston 5 2 Chicago 6 3 Washington 4 3 Philadelphia 4 3 Cleveland 5 4 Detroit 4 6 St. Louis 4 6 New York 1 6 American Association. Pet. .714 .667 .571 .571 .556 .400 .400 .143 Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Columbus 10 2 .SS3 Minneapolis 7 4 .636 St. Paul 7 5 .583 Toledo 7 5 .53 Louisville 4 6 .400 Kansas City 4 7 .364 Milwaukee 4 7 .364 Indianapolis 2 9 .182 who will win a lot of games this sum mer. So it seems that the Kaws are not the only grand looking club on the circuit, R. E. Bales, a sport writer, already complains that Des Moines was un fairly treated at St. Joseph. This is a good idea. It prejudices the fans against the umpires before they see him. A town where the fans think well of the umpire usually gets the worst of it and the bugs are called easy. A fairly good rule to follow with umpires is to say nothing when an umpire works well. That's what he is paid for. But when he grows rank give him the thing that Sherman call ed war. "When Cocreham locates the plate he should keep the best of them guessing. He seems to have the making of a twirler of class, although his strikeout record is small. Rose, a youngster who hasn't had much chance to show here, is a promising chap and Gear still has faith in Wainwright to land in the big leagues inside a couple of years. Joe Rickert tells about a swatfest which he pulled off and which nearly caused heartfailure on part of a busi ness man an in the south. There was a sign on the fence which had the shape of a buggy. An inscription on it invited the players to hit three balls over the sign and get a 40 buggy free. Joe got two hits over the sign and on his third trip to the plate hit another which struck the buggy and bounded back inside the field. The head of the buggy house shrieked from the grandstand, "It's all off out there. That doesn't go." AMERICAN LEAGUE. ew York S; "Philadelphia 0. New Tork, April 23. R H E New- Tork v. .3 6 1 Philadelphia 0 4 1 Batteries Vaughn and Street; Morgan and Thomas. Boston 2: Washington 6. Boston, April 23. R H E Boston 2 5 2 Washington 6 9 4 Batteries "Wood and Nunameker; Groom and Henry. Chicago 7: Cleveland 4. Cleveland, April 23. R. H. E. Cleveland 4 8 4 Chicago 7 9 2 Batteries Mitchell and Easterly; Walsh and Block. St. Louis 2: Detroit 0. St. Louis, April 23. R H E St. Louis 2 6 1 Detroit 0 5 3 Batteries Brown and Stephens; Dubue and Stanage. WIN IT IN TENTH Kaws Victors After Game Hopelessly Lost. Is Chapman's Home Bna With Bases Full Ties Score. ADD FOUR RUNS LATER Gear Lands First Two Bagger to Help Team. I la germ an Helped by Wild Throw to Second. Lincoln, Neb., April 24. Repeating last year's performance in the first game between the two clubs which Topeka won on Whitney's homer in the ninth inning, the Kaws won from Lincoln yesterday, and the big asset in their victory was a four base swat by Chapman in the ninth with one gone, one over, the bases loaded and two strikes called on him. It was a mighty smash and sailed high over the left field, permit ting the Kaws to score five runs on one hit. The game was won in the tenth af ter Lincoln had passed up a glorious opportunity to score. Leak walked the first three men up in the local's half of the ninth. Two errors by Walker after Rickert had been whiffed did the business, putting two on, and a suc cession of hits, aided by one walk, let three more scores over. Lincoln made two hits in its half of the tenth but could not score. The grandstand and bleachers were crowded and an overflow went into left field. Just before the game, a balloon labeled "Jinx" went up, but it looks as if it came down in the near vicinity of the left field fence. No Lin coln fan can be convinced that the lo cals deserved anything but a victory, as Topeka had made but four measly little singles off Hagerman prior to the fatal ninth. The local club started its scoring early. In the fourth inning,, a double by MeCormick followed by singles by Mullen, Dwyer and Barbour, two of them bunts which nobody could handle in time, and assisted by an infield out garnered three tallies. The seventh and eighth each saw a score. In the eighth, Mullen singled, Dwyer was out at first after the Chicago lad had stol en, Mullen taking third. He was caught off the sack when Barber hit into Leak's hands, but jigged up and down till the latter reached second. Barbour stole third, Stratton walked, and a high throw to the plate by Frantz permitted a double steal to work for a score. In the seventh, "Walker was hit with a pitched ball and scored on McCor mick's second two bagger. Topeka Helpless Until Ninth. Topeka had not done much prior to the ninth. Barbour's error had given Lee a life in the first frame and he had pilfered second, only to expire at that bag. Not another Kaw reached first till the fifth frame when Emery drove a hot one through Walker's hands for a single. Gear forced him at sec ond and expired on the base when Hagerman fanned Chapman and Leak in order. In the sixth Rickert singled but was out stealing. In the seventh Frantz started with a steal, and both King and Emory forced the man in front of them. Gear flying out to Cobb. In the eighth. Chapman opened with a single but was trapped with Leak in a fast double play. Then came "the winduD. Gardner walked and went to second when Lee tapped to Hagerman. Rip made a great stop, whirled, and with all the time in the world, grew excited with the prospect of a double play and threw wild, both men being safe, and Gardner continuing to third. Then Frantz flew out to short center. Cole had an easy peg home, but preferred to allow the run, holding Lee at first. King drew his base on balls, but Rip braced for a moment and fanned Em ory. The fans got ready to go, when Rip slipped again and walked Gear, filling the sacks. It was Chapman's chance. Two gone, the sacks crowded, four runs needed to win. He did it. Gear Gets Two Bagger. Cole. Walker and Cobb were walked by Leak. Then MeCormick allowed the third strike to go by without offering at it, and Mullen hit to the pitcher who started a double play, Chapman to Gardner. It was Topeka's tenth. Rickert fanned, but Walker mussed up Gardner's easy chance. Barbour took Lee's effort and threw to second, but Walker again muffed. Frantz doubled, scoring Gardner while Cobb threy Let out at the plate. Doyle took the box and King greeted him with a single, scoring Frantz. Emery walked ana Gear two bagged, scoring King. That was all. Barbour and Miller batting for Doyle, each singled in Lincoln s half, but they got no nearer a score than third. The score: LINCOLN. Players- AB. R. H. P. A. E. Cole, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Walker, ss 3 1 o 3 a i Cobb, rf 4 0 0 3 1 0 MeCormick, If 5 1 2 4 0 0 Mullen. 2b 6 1 2 S 2 0 Dwyer, lb 5 1 2 6 0 0 Barbour, 3b 4 1 3 2 3 0 Stratton, c S 0 0 it 1 0 Hagerman, p 4 0 0 0 0 1 Doyle, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller 1 0 10 0 0 Totals 38 5 10 3ft 10 3 TOPEKA. Players AB. R. 13- P. A. E. Rickert. If 5 0 110 0 Gardner, lb 4 2 0 10 0 0 Lee ss 5 2 1 3 3 0 Frantz. 2b 4 0 2 3 6 0 King, cf 3 2 1 2 1-0 Emory, 3b 4 114 4 0 Gear, rf 4 110 0 1 Chapman, rf. 5 1 2 7 2 1 Leak, p 4 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 3S 9 9 30 19 2 Batted for Doyle in tenth. Score by innings: R. Topeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 5 43 Lincoln 0 00300110 06 Summary: Home run Chapman. Two base hits MeCormick 2, Barbour. Frantz, Gear. Double play Mullen to Walker to Dwyer; Lee to Frantz to Gardner; Leak to Chapman to Gardner. Stolen baae.3 Mullen 2, Barbour 2. Stratton, Lee, Gear. Sacrifice hit Frantz. Struck out By Haeerman, 7; by Leak, 4. Bases on balls Off Hagerman, 4; Doyle, 1; Leak, 5. Hit by pitched ball Leak, 3. Umpires Kia sane andCarter. St. Joe Takes Lead Early. Sioux City, April 24. By hitting hard. St. Joseph took the lead at the outset and were never headed. Free man's wildness and two singles filled the bases in the fourth when he was relieved by Johnson. Ferrell made the star play of the game in the sixth. I TOPEKA i making a wonderful one handed catch of Kelly's long fly which would have gone into the center field bleachers and counted for a home run. bcore: SIOUX CITY. Players AB. R. H. P. A. E. Smith, ss 4 0 0 0 4 0 Andreas, 2b 3 0 1 2 3 0 Farrell, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Reilly, 3b 4 0 2 1 6 0 Myers, If 3 112 11 Brooks, If 4 2 2 10 0 1 Breen, lb 3 1 0 0 0 0 Cadman, c. 3 0 1 10 1 1 Miller, p 8 .01001 Corbin 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 8 27 15 4 ST. JOSEPH. AB. R. H. P. A. E. Players Kelly, 2b. Powell. If. Watson, rf. ..4 1 2 4 ..5 0 2 1 ..4 2 10 ..3 2 2 0 ..4 13 7 ..6 0 2 0 ..S 1 2 0 ..5 0 0 IS ..2 0 0 1 ..2.0 0 1 .89 7 14 27 Borton, lb Meinke, ss McClelland, 3b. Gossett, c. Freeman, p Johnson, p. Batted for Miller in ninth. Score by innings: R. Sioux City ...020 20000 04 St. Joseph 3 0011000 27 Summary: Two base hits Cadman, Borton, Zwllling, McClelland, Watson, stnisn hases-Bxeen. Smith. Kelly, Wat son, Reilly. Double play Borton, (unas sisted). Bases on balls Freeman, 3: Miller, 4. Struck out By Miller, 7; John son, 9. Wild pitch Freeman. Hit by pitched ball Myers. Umpire Haskell. Des Moines Wins Opener. Des Moines, April 2 4. A fifth in ning rally in which three runs were scored won for Des Moines. The lo cals found Lotz for nine hits. Score: DES MOINES. Players AB. R. H. P. A. E. Colligan. 2b .4 12 13 0 Neal, ss 4 0 15 11 Kelly, ,cf 4 0 '1 3 0 0 Thomas, lb 4 0 18 10 Welch, 3b 2 0 113 2 Kores, rf 3 10 12 0 Curtis, If 4 1 2 2 0. 0 McGraw, c. 2 0 0 4 3 0 Faber, p. 2 0 0 2 1 0 Rogge, p 1 0 10 10 Hahn 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 9 27 15 3 OMAHA. Players AB. R. H. P. A. E. Justice, ss 3 0 1 3 2 1 Coyle rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 Thomason, cf 4 0 0 2 1 0 Kane, lb 4 0 2 7 1 1 Davidson. If 4 1 0 0 0 0 Niehoff, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 3 Wanner, 2b 2 112 0 0 Arbogast, c 2 0 0 8 2 0 Lotz. p 2 0 10 2 0 Scanlon 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 6 24 10 2 Batted for Faber in fifth. Batted for Niehoff in ninth. Score bv innings: R- Des Moines 0 0003000 3 Omaha 0 0110000 02 Two base hits Kane, .Kelly, Curtis. Hits Off Faber, 3 in 5 innings; off Rogse, 3 in 5 innings. Sacrifice hits Welch, Jus tice. Arboeast, Lotz. Stolen bases Dav idson. 2: Niehoff, Wanner. First on balls Lotz. 3: Faber, 1; Rogge. 1. Struck out By Faber. 4; by Lotz, 5. Wild pitch Lotz. Umpire Knapp. Wichita Wins Opener. "Wichita, Kan., April 2 4. Wichita easily defeated Denver here in the opening game in the new Island park bv a score of 8 to 3. Jackson pitched Q)M for Bronchitis and Difficult Breathing The Oil penetrates to the sore and Inflamed parts, giving quick relief. Trial bottle ioc large bottles 250, 50c m Sc CIGAR effective ball at all times except in the fourth inning and was given fast support. A drizzling rain which con tinued past the middle of the game cut down the attendance and spoiled a balloon ascension which was to have been staged before the game. Mayor W. W. Minick pitched the first ball. WICHITA. Players AB. R. H. P. A. E. Craig, If. 4 1 4 0 0 0 Belden, If 1 110 0 0 Middleton, cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 Davis, rf 1 1 0 2 0 0 Koerner, lb 4 0 1 7 1 0 Claire, 3b 3 0 10 11 Hughes, 2b 5 1 0 3 4 0 Mee, ss 2 0 0 3 0 1 Clemmons, c 2 2 1 10 4 0 Jackson, p 5 12 0 10 Totals 32 8 13 27 11 2 DENVER. Players AB. R. H. P. A. E. Lloyd, 2b 4 0 0 2 2 0 Quillen. 3b 4 0 1 0 2 0 Kenworthy, If 4 0 2 3 0 0 Channell cf 4 1110 0 Cassidy, rf 4 1 1 10 0 Linsey, lb. ...4 0 3 12 0 0 Coffey, ss 4 1112 1 Frambes, c 4 0 1 4 0 0 Olmstead, p. 1 0 0 0 2 0 Ramey, p 1 0 0 0 3 0 Beall 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 10 24 11 1 Batted for Olmstead in seventh. Score by innings: R Wichita 0 0022040 8 Denver 0 0020010 03 Summary: Left on bases Wichita, 13; Denver, 7. Sacrifice hits Davis, Koerner, Claire. Mee Clemmons. Two base hits Kenworthy, Channell, Cassidy, Lindsey, Craig, Clemmons, Jackson. Hits Oil Olmstead, 9 in 6 Innings; Ramey, 4 in 2 innings. Struck out By Jackson, 10; by Olmstead, 4. Bases on balls Jackson, 2; Olmstead, 4; Rammey, 1. Umpire John son. nationalTeague Cincinnati 4: St. Louis 1. Cincinnati, April 23. R H E Cincinnati 4 8 3 St. Louis 1 4 1 Batteries Benton and McLean; Harmon and Bliss. Pittsburg 5: Chicago 3. Chicago, April 23. R H E Chicago S 6 0 Pittsburg 5 9 0 Batteries Brown, Lavender, Toney and Archer; Adams and Gibson. Brooklyn 7: Boston O. Brooklyn, April 23. R H E Brooklyn 7 10 2 Boston 0 4 2 Batteries Kent and Phelps; Tyler, Donnelly and Kling, Gowdy. AMERIGANASS'N. Columbus, April 23. Columbus 10; Minneapolis 5. Toledo, April 23. Toledo 2; St Paul 3. Indianapolis, April 23. Indianapolis 7; Milwaukee 6. Louisville, April 23. Louisville 0; Kansas City 9. I) A H I. I TV AM) RIGLER FINED. Player Is Suspended Tntil May 4 for Fighting. New Tork, April 24. President Lynch of the National League an nounced he had fined Manager Dahlen of the Brooklyn team $100 and sus pended him until May 4 and had fined Umpire Rigler J 100 for the fisticuff they indulged in at the Polo grounds Saturday. IT. S. TEAM WORKS OUT. Thirty Players Report to Jack O'Con nor at Cleveland. Cleveland, April 24. The Cleveland team of the United States League held its first practice game yesterday. Near ly thirty players reported to Manager Jack O'Connor, the old National and American League catcher, among them Catcher Hawork Wakefield, Out fielder Joe Delehanty and First Base man Jerry Freeman, former major league players. Practice will continue until the opening of the season on May 1. Your Faint Specialists Make our store your paint headquar ters. Glad to advise or suggest any time. Acme Quality Paint store. '628 Kansas avenue. Fix up the lawn for spring. Time now to sow Kentucky blue grass and white clover. Zimmerman Seed Co. The Satisfied moker Smoke The BOOSTER CLU VEGETABLE 1H ir res. esse All In Largest stock and greatest assortment in the city. You can get what you want from Zimmerman. Write for catalogue. ZIMMERMAN SEED CO. 623-625 Quincy St., Topeka FEW AREJHOSEN Baseball Players of Yesterday Are Soon Forgotten. What Former Western League Players Are Doing. Denver, April '24. The way of the ball player, like that of the trans gressor, is hard. Illuminative of this wise saw is the history of a number of men who have played with Denver during the past few years. Among the list are the names of those who have run the whole gauntlet of bush league to major. Heinie Maag, the clever little ln fielder who was with Denver in 1910 and looked to be the find of the year, is again back on his old stamping grounds in the Texas league. Maag was a nine day wonder here and had it not been for the busy little mana gerial bee which was stinging him when Jimmy McGill bought the team, he would likely have stayed with Hendricks. As it was he passed to Dallas, where Casey Hagerman "bean ed" him in the spring trip and put him on the Bhelf for the greater part of last year. This season he signed up with some honkey tonk team as a manager, but aid't like the going and is now playing with Galveston. Hughie McMurray is away from Denver and drifting shoalward mostly because of a grouch disposition. In 1909 he was the sensation of the Southern League at Atlanta and the WTiite Sox gobbled him. Duffy thought Hughie needed a bit more schooling and left him in Denver when Chicago came through on their trip from the coast. The sorrel topped boy did splendidly for the Bears .nd registered a big hit with the fans. Last season he got off poorly and when the Broadway park patrons be gan to pan him he became grouchy and fought back. The result was that McGill was forced to send him back to Atlanta. He tarried there the re mainder of last year, but this season Charlie Hemphill sold him to Roches ter in the New Tork State League. Tommy Mee, the diminutive infleld er the St. Louis Browns passed out to Denver, after barnstorming around last year when Hendricks let him out, is back again in Tip O'Neill's organiza tion. He is holding down shortstop for Wichita. Mee is one of the pret- aArrow Notch COLLAR. Easy to tie tie cravat la aad to Botch on. oval buttonholes, which makes buttoning easy. 2 for 23c Claett, Peabodr tc Ccmxny, Mikoi, Trar, R. T. jJ' CLE N ROY K' ill "jS J Our Ultimate Aim FIELD FLOWER Seed, the Bulk Reliable Dentistry Plates That Fit Gold Crowns, Bridges $3 to $5 Silver FilHnc Teeth Cleaned IBo Gold Pilling Boa to $J Painless' Extraction. AH Work Guaranteed, Office Hours t a. m. te a. bv Wednesday and Saturday until an. Sunday, 9 to 12 a. m. New York Dental Co. 618 KANSAS AVENt'B. Independent Telephone IMS, DR. W. S. RICHARXXHr. Kg. L. M. PENVELL! Undertaker and Embalmer. Both Phones It 2. 508-510 Quincy tiest fielders in the game, but Is a little shy when It comes to rwlnclng the ash. Buok Weaver, who came out of the big league to Denver merely on ac count of his health. Is this year in charge of Dick Cooler's team at Salt Lake City. Buck in his day was as steady and graceful a receiver as ever donned the big mitt and mask. Buff Ehman, who Hendricks Jet go to Lincoln in the middle of last Reason, is drifting lowerward. Dwyer, before the season opened, sold him to Hoi yoke, Mass. Buff at one time had a tryout with the Cleveland Naps. Swampy Thompson, who cavorted In the outfield and failed in about every place on the team but the box, for Denver In 1910 and 1911, Is this year down in Fort Worth, while Art Quiss er, who helped out in the receiving line last season for Hendricks, is man aging the Keokuk team in the Three I League. And so the story goes: today the Idol of cheering thousands, tomorrow the butt of cutting Jeers from the same multitude. It is mighty true that many are called, but few are chosen to tread the heights of the baseball profession and the lad .that Anally eets there obtains his guerdon only after bitter criticism and galling experi ences. Junction City Beats Pot. Junction City, Kan., April 24. In their opening game against the Sixth field artillery, the Junction City League trvouts defeated the Soldisrs, 9 to 4. The artillerymen were outhit and outfieHed, the regulars appearing to big advantage all the way through. The Junction City ball team looks very good this year, and it is expected that the club will make a good record un der Bankhead's management in the C. K. League race. Roosevelt Retnrned Home. New Tork. April 24. Col. Roose velt returned Tuesday from his tripln the west and south and went at once to his home in Oyster Bay where he will remain until Friday. Col. Roose velt then will go to Massachusetts

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL APBH. 24, 1912 9 Always Showing Something New! Sale of Dresses and Coats Marked Down The exceptional selling from our im mense stocks of Dresses and Coats this Spring h a" left many of the lines broken and depleted. We cannot afford to have but one o: two sizes in a kind so we've bunched all the odd lots in groups for to morrow. You'll find some real Bargains among them. $12.95 Taffetta Silk t?0 (TlC Dresses; excellent quality. if) 17.170 $10 Dresses of Fine Serge T Q C blues whites and tans .ifO $17.50 Wool Dresses; smartly styled and tail- (1 n rA ored. Special if) JL ZOU A Big Assortment of Exceptionally Good Locking Corns at $9.95 and $12.50 Among them are many fine wraps; ma terials of linen, satin ,serge, cloth of gold, whip cord, etc., $14.95 is the regular price on most of these. But they're odd lots and you may choose at $9.95 and $12.50. ey QJ OCIETY 707 Kansas Avenue .-.v4iV mm f Why is the soda cracker to-day such a universal food People ate soda crackers in the old days, it is true but they bought them from a barrel or box and took them home in a paper bag, their crisp ness and flavor all gone. Uneeda Biscuit soda crackers better than any ever made before made in the greatest bakeries in the world baked to perfection packed to perfection kept to per fection until you take them, oven-fresh and crisp, from their protect ing package. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY If Tans Dulls or Shiny $3.59 Two of our unexcelled values at. leu who want utmost style at minimum cost With satisfactory wear guaranteed you should trv this series of shoes stamped Payne's Special t. dozen new classy models In Tan Calf. Dull Calf and BbltSfuSST HUtta'JS: stubb, t appearing. Tbe kind that appeal to men. They're burtless. tooS j Miss Lucille Fuller will entertain at I cards Thursday afternoon for Miss Welcome Ayer, tbe daughter of Major and Mrs. W.- E. Ayer, who have come to Topeka within the last year to make their home, and for Mifs Ruth Meckel, of Chicago, wiho is a guest at the J. M. Connell home. There will be five tables. I Miss Anna Pearl Fisher, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fisher, and Mr. Irwin H. Stearns, of Wichita, were married this mornins at 10 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, 701 Fillmore street. Dr. Frank Lovelana, of the First Methodist church, read the ring ceremony. The bridal party stood before a bank of palms and ferns which banked the fireplace in the library for the service. The bride was lovely in a gown of white satin della rin trimmed in silver fringe and all over embroid ered net. Her veil, imported from Havana, was handmade, and was caught in the hair with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouauet of lilies of the valley. Miss Lola Allison, of Nortonville. sang be fore the ceremony, and Mrs. Hugh Fisher played the Lohengrin march for the entrance of the briday party She played the Rose Song during the ceremony, and Iris after the service The ribbon girls. Miss Dale Whitnah of Baker university. Miss Cora Amos of Burlingame, Miss Laura Haynes ana Miss Leona Haskell, wore white messe line gowns and carried pink and white ribbons. They were followed by littlo Dorothy Van Oman, the ring bearer. Miss Jessie Stevens, of Atchison, was maid of honor. Her gown was mar quisette over white satin, and she car ried a toouauet of pink roses. The Dnae entered with her father, who gave her in marriage. Mr. Stearns and his best man, Mr. Hugh T. Fisher, entered to gether from the dining room. After the ceremony the ribbon girls served in the dining room. The table was decorated with Killarney roses and pink and white bon-bons were served from lace baskets. Mrs. Mervln Hart, of Atchison, assisted in receiv ing the guests. Those who came from out of town to attend the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fisher of Have- lock, Neb.. Miss Edith Brock or JNor tonville. Mr. Arthur Faust of Law rence. Miss Lola Allison of Nortonville, Miss Edna Crandall of Oskaloosa. Miss Alda Ketner of ODDineham, Miss Daie Whitnah of Baker university, Miss Cora Amos of Burlingame, Miss Nellc Troutman of Nortonville. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Stearns of Colwich. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Stevens, Miss Jessie Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. White, and Mrs. M. L. Hart of Atchison. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns have gone to Wichita and will occupy their new bungalow at 104 Johnson avenue. The Fisher family came to Topeka from Atchison about three years ago. The bride is a graduate of Baker uni versity, and Mr. Stearns is a graduate of the Kansas university, and a mem ber of Phi Delta Phi fraternity. He is now practicing law in Wichita. Mrs. C. F. Menninger gave a recep tion Tuesday night at the Y. W. C. A. building in celebration of her birthday anniversary. adouc seven nunurcu guests attended, including present and former members of her Bible classes, nrl other friends. Mrs. Menninger "has been conducting classes in Topeka for a good many years, and is regara ed as a most thorough scholar and efficient teacher in that field of study. KVi has been, to an extent, an original Investigator, and has prepared her own courses of study which have been adopted in various Sunday scnoois ana Bible institutes. The guests last night were received at the door by Dr. Men ninger and some of girls of Mrs. Men ninger's classes. The receiving line stool in the large front parlor, and ices were served at quartet tables in the dining hall. Each table was decorated with a basket or vase of flowers, sweet peas, roses, carnations, or violets. A gymnasium exhibition was given for the entertainment of the guests. A wand drill and a Grecian dance were given under the direction of Miss Flora Gordon, and music was furnished by the high school orchestra and a chorus led by Miss Bernice Fuller. Those who stood in line with Mrs. Menninger to receive the guests were: Mrs. Frank Grote, Mrs. Charles Vore, Mrs. George W. Parkhurst, Mrs. H. L. I Shirer. Mrs. D. G. Kline, Mrs. Fred Freeman, Mrs. William Macferran, i Mrs. Eugene Quinton, Miss Margaret j Koontz, Miss Stella Simonds, Mrs. I Daniel Crawford, Miss Jessie Camp bell. The second wedding for this week at the Church of the Assumption was solemnized this morning at 8 o'clock, when Miss Catherine Marie Sullivan was married to Mr. Hugh L. Harris. w married to Mr. Hugh L. Harries. music for the service was furnished by the Children's choir of the church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sullivan.of the Sullivan Art store. She looked uncommonly pretty this morning in her wedding dress of white satin draped in chiffon and "Venice lace. Her white picture hat was trimmed in white plumes and lace. She was attended by her sister, Miss Henrietta C. Sullivan, who wore gold-colored voile. Mr. Harries' best man was the bride's brother, Mr. Henry Sullivan of St. Mary's college, and the ushers were also college men from St. Mary's, Mr. Walter Monaham and Mr. Wiilis Monaham. After the service a weddingr breakfast was served at the Sullivan home. Mr. and Mrs. Harries will go for a short wed ding trip and on their return will be at home at 1112 West Eighth street. The Music Study club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Gaw, at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Chase Doster will sing at the meeting.

The wedding of Miss Lenora Pierce and Mr. Eugene Peak of Chillicothe. III., took place this morning at 10:30 o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce, 1308 Wefrtern avenue. Only relatives and a few friends witnessed the cere mony, which was performed by Dr. Charles M. Sheldon. Miss Ethel Mc Kibben sang "For You Alone" before the ceremony, and the wedding music was played by the bride's sister. Miss Beatrice Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. Peak have gone for a wedding Journey to Denver. They will make their home in Chillicothe, where Mr. Peak has a position with the Santa Fe. The bride is a graduate of the Topeka high school, and Mr. Peak formerly lived in Topeka. Mr. Lawrence Robbins will give a recital Wednesday evening in the Christian Science church. He is one of the most talented musicians of Kan sas City, and a good many Topeka people who know of his work are looking forward to his coming. Miss Effie McLaird of Minnesota has been engaged for a week by the Shaw nea county W. C. T. U. and will be in Topeka from May T t-7. She will make addresses in Topeka and the country about during that time. Rev. B. H. Coonradt of Rochester, N. Y says of. her: "Miss MeLaird has a good voice, a commanding person, a logical argument, and a stirring mes sage." The meeting of the Topeka Avenue 1 Bridge club, which was to have -been held Friday of this week, has been postponed and will De neia Friday, May 10, at the home of Mrs. W. T. Davis, 1201 Tyler street. Mrs. George Eagle entertained her bridge-luncheon club Tuesday. Sub stitutes were: Mrs. "John Harmon, Mrs. George Crane and Mrs. A. W. Bronson. 5 The Art club will meet Monday af ternoon, April 29, with Mrs. A. W. Dana, 1118 Topeka avenue. Notes and Personal "Mention. Mrs. H. E. Short and Miss Jessica Short went to Kansas City today for a short visit- Topeka dentists, who are attending the state convention in Salina are: Dr. A. H. Thompson, Dr. -W. A. McCarter, Dr. Willis Coston, Dr. H. W. Putnam, and Dr. C. N. Mertz. Misa Lenora Stubbs returned home Tuesday from St. Francis hospital. Mrs. George Rutter will return Thurs day to her home in Missouri, after a visit to her mother, Mrs. John Lord. Mr. Clyde Miller spent Tuesday in Lawrence on business. Mr. Percy McKirahan, of Chanute, Mr. James Walsh, of Atchison, and Mr. James Walsh, Sr., of Kansas City, re turned home today. They came to To peka to attend the Pryor-Walsh wed ding Tuesday. Mr. Frank Merriam has returned from a business trip to southern Kan sas. Mrs. W. L Allen, of Kansas City, will arrive Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. A. W. Lacey. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rowley have re turned from El Paso, Texas, and have opened their home on Monroe street. Lieutenant and Mrs. Frederick Monroe Barrows, who have occupied the Row ley house the past few weeks, will leave in about ten days for New York. Miss Effle Mulford, of Manhattan, has returned after a short visit to Miss Erne Graham and Miss Lola Graham. Mrs. Burbony and Miss Lucy Bur bony, of Nedeau, Kansas, were in To peka Tuesday. Mrs. Chauncey Dewey of Chicago, is visiting her parents, Bishop and Mrs. Frank R. Millsrpaugh. Mr. Jas. L. King has returned from a busines trip to Washington, D. C. He stopped in St. Louis on his return to visit his brother. Captain Henry King. Mrs. Noble Prentis will give an ad dress on suffrage Friday evening be fore the Sheldon Kindergarten Parent- Teacher association, at the kindergar ten, King and Lincoln streets. The Taka Art Embroidery club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. H. G. Beebe, 1322 Kansas avenue. Columbia Council No. 4, K. L. of S. will have an open meeting and en tertainment Thursday night at Lin coln Post hall. OAKLAND NOTES. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. The Standard Bearers' class of th Oak land Methodist church iwill meet this evening for practice at the home of Mrs. Mamie x oss, 3d Wabash avenue. An item in Sunday morninar's naner gives the public the Impression that the majority of the Oakland people are in favor of annexation with. TDDeka. at in an interview with a large number of Oak land people the majority seems to be against the annexation proposition. The people who take the affirmative side or the Question argue that the benefits, suahi as light, water, etc., derived from the an nexation would be very beneficial to the city of Oakland, while the negative arguers state that this would increase the taxes of Oakland property holders and these benefits could not possibly come for three years or more and they would be paying heavy taxes for improvements that would not be beneficial to Oakland for some time. The voting contest held at the Oakland Blade office a short time ago shows the favorable opinion of the people standing 431 against and 21 for the annexation. The K. S. K. club delightfully enter- tained the S. O. D. H. club Monday even ing at the home of Mr. Ezra Stanley, 8S0 Winfield avenue. The following young people enjoyed the social evening and de lightful lunch served: Miss Ethelyn Koser, Miss Ferne Williams, Miss Ruth Sund, Miss Frances Bergier, Miss Carrie Coorey, Miss Grace Collins, Miss Etta Borst. Mrs. Chester Koser, Mr. Haroid Lepper, Mr. Hubert Sund, Mr. Nathan Leeson, Mr. Bert Stone and Mr. Edgar Welch. The Odd Fellows' building which was started some time ago, has a good chance of being completed soon, as a business man from Topeka is talking very favor ably of erecting a building 125 by 32, tw) store rooms below and a hall on the sec ond floor to consist of a lodge hall, din ing room and kitchen. He will lease the i.all out to any of the Oakland lodges and clubs and will start a first class cash grocery in one of the store rooms. Mr. H. G. Shore has purchased the Engel property on Wabash avenue. The nephew of A Lamb has purchased the restaurant on Thomas avenue and will install a soda fountain and have an up to date ice cream parlor and lunch counter. Mr. A. W. Hummell and son Lennox spent Tuesday with Mrs. Hummell's mother, Mrs. L. Biscoe, on Arter avenue. The Oakland school Treble Cleff- club will sing tonight at Dougherty's Success club meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nagle have tak-sn the Stockham home on Chester avenue. The Ladies' Aid society of the Oakland Presbyterian church will meet Thursday afternoon at the church. Miss Frances Bergier delightfully enter tained the S. O. D. H. club Tuesday even ing at the home of Miss Grace Collins. The main feature of the party was the "backwardness" showed by the following young ladies: Miss Ruth Sund, Miss Ethelyn Koser, Miss Ferne Williams. Miss Carrie Coorey, Miss Mona Bell, Miss Elva Hushes, Miss Gertrude Stroup, Miss Edna Wells, Miss HiMred Haworth and Miss Grace Collins. The next meeting will be held with. Miss Beatrice Peake at her home, 320 Wabash avenue. The Oakland Blade has signed a con tract with the American Melody company of New York to publish ach week one piece of music, the latest songs and music direct from New York. A meeting of the white way com mittee of the Commercial club was held this noon. "The Crusaders," which will be seen in four reels at the Auditorium tonight, is beautifully hand colored. "The Crusaders, or Jerusalem De livered," is ,the offering in motion pic tures at the Auditorium tonight. Secretary J. Will Kelley, of the Com mercial club, moved today from 1324 Harrison street, to 1306 on the same street. The Industrial Council, representing 2,300 members of the trades unions and granges, has unanimously en dorsed equal suffrage. The city officials will enforce a pedestrian "catty-corner" ordinance if the "jay" walkers do not stop cut ting across the intersections. Capt. A. M. Fuller, 'assistant post master and LeRoy Powell, "superin tendent of mails," are attending Kan sas Assistant Postmasters convention being held at Hutchinson. A general discussion on the question of more and better city parks was held at a meeting of the Topeka Real Es tate Dealers' association at the Com mercial club at noon today. The nursery men give a last warning to those who have- not planted fruit trees in their back yards. "They will soon be in bud and must be planted at once," is their admonition. The Lincoln Western Union operator got disgusted and went home Tuesday at the end of the ninth inning. This caused a half hour's delay In the State Journal's bulletins and in the baseball edition. A farmer with a team of frightened horses and a big lumber wagon tied up street cars and traffic at Sixth and Kansas avenue this morning, while a traffic policeman was trying to explain to him that he was on the wrong side of tha street. The morning paper called the State Journal yesterday afternoon for the batteries in the Topeka-Lincoln game, and also secured the score by innings from this office. The morning paper, the same as everybody else, knows where to get the news first. Ike Gilberg has hired an attorney and intends to fight out the city water works deposit law in the courts. He says he has books to buy for his chil dren and shoes to purchase with that $2 the city requires him to deposit be fore he can have water. "It is despot ism an outrage," explains the well known tailor. Mayor Billard looked after his new traffic "jay" driving orders in person this morning. He visited with the traffic policeman in the center of the intersections and watched them direct the vehicles and motors. "With a uni form and a club and a shave, I be lieve I could handle the work," com- mented the mayor. The new pipe organ in the First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner Polk and Huntoon streets, will be dedicated Thursday evening when Lawrence W. Robbins, a concert or ganist of Kansas City, will give a re cital. He will be assisted by Miss Irene F. Horner of Topeka. The re cital, which is free, will begin at 8 o'clock. The first prize for writing the best essay on "WTiy-Women Should Vote," will be divided by the Good Govern ment club between Bertha Lauterbach of the Sumner school eighth grade, and Gertrude Wheeler of the eighth grade of the Central Park school. The second prize will go to- Pearl Cloud of the Lincoln school seventh grade, and Esther Colvin of the eighth grade, Lowman Hill school. The third prize will be given to Franklin B. Whitney, eighth grade, Garfield school, and Esther Van Dyne, state street school. Taa Store f banUl MrebaaU Ik Sten el OapanaaftJ MarctwUtaa EAST SIDE NOTES. -J-Jm .fit Eyes That Tire Easily I can be greatly helped by wearing glasses while reading, writing or sew ing. No woman suffering from eyestrain, headaches or nervousness should hes itate a moment in coming to me for Eyeglasses to rest her eyes and im prove the sight. CHAS. BENNETT DOCTOR OP OPTICS. New Location. 906 Kansas Ave. Opposite Tbe Mills Bldg. Items for this column may be phoned to Bell 1729, Ind. 2253 Blue or to the State Journal office. Mrs. William Amos and Mrs. Joseph Covert of Madison street have returned from St. Louis, where they spent several days visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Floyd Reynolds of German avenue spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Edwin Hinkel. At the meeting of the B Sharp Music club Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Irene Wilson of German avenue the following program was given: Sylph, Miss Emily Dodds; Duet, Miss Marjorie Peal and Miss Florence Miller; Polka Trio, Miss Cora Miller, Miss Emma Dodds and Miss Florence Miller; Sparkling Cas cade, Miss Florence Miller; Minuet, Miss Marjorie Miller; Golden Showers, Mis b lorence Miller. Dainty refreshments were served and the following members enjoyed the delightful afternoon: Miss Emma Dodds, Miss Marjorie Peal, Miss Florence Miller, Miss Rachael O'HaiJ, Miss Hazel Stewart, Misa Cora Miller and Miss Ruth Horner. Mr. J. N. Coberly has returned to his home in Oklahoma after spending some time at the J. N. Vance home in High land Park. The following ladies pleasantly sur prised Mrs. W. H. Cox, 454 Reno avenue, Monday evening in celebration of her birthday: Mrs. M. Clemmens, Mrs. Oscar Whiscomb, Mrs. E. L. Jones, Mrs. T. H. Bell. Mrs. Martin Buck, Mrs. Harley Harper, Mrs. James Burgett. Mrs. Edwin Nordstrum, Mrs. Bronson, Miss Helen Whiscomb, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell and Miss Katherine Buck. Mrs. Cox was pre sented with a beautiful linen table cloth. The Westminster Guild of the Third Presbyterian church will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Clarence Alexander at the Hotel Thome. A business meeting will be held before the social hour at 2US0 promptly. The Sunflower club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ed Miller on Lime street. The Junior Endeavor society of tha Third Presbyterian church will give a Japanese party Friday evening at the home or Miss iiva f nntn&m, au Kjein street. There will be an all day meeting Friday at the First Baptist church for the mis sionaries of all the churches in the city. A delightful program has been arranged and a large attendance is expected. Miss Hfilen Everett of Leland street. who has been suffering with an attack of the sxiD. is much improved. The Vesta Embroidery club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Whis comb, 459 Reno street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, daugh ter Ruth and son Clifford were the guests Sunday at tne jonn rieaner name on East Eighth avenue. The adult Bible class of the East Side M. B. church will meet Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, 1200 East Eighth avenue. Miss Carroll Gage and Miss Zara Gage were the guests sunaay aiternoon or Mr. and Mrs. Roy Peterson, 196 Gratton StMrsT George Stiles of Highland Park who has been suffering with a sprained ankle, has recovered. Miss Irma Gordon has returned from Valencia, where she spent several days with friends. Miss Annis Smith, who has been visiting relatives in Illinois for several weeks, is expected home about the 6th of May. Miss Josephine Weaver entertained the A. T. E. club Saturday afternoon at her home on Jefferson street. The evening was spent in a social way after which dainty refreshments were served to the If" "Ready-to-Hang" Lace Curtains We are Topeka's agents for these Lace Curtains and invite you to call and see this new idea. They are made with heading at the top all ready to put on the rod. We are showing attrac tive new designs in Not tingham and Cable Net weaves in white, ivory and Arabian color, priced a pair 98 4 up to $5.00. Room Size and Small Rugs In attractive new designs and at prices that will save money for you. We have sizes to fit most any room. Visit this department in its new location on 3rd floor. Specials in Colored Wash Goods 32-inch Fancy Dress Ginghams, stripes, plaids and checks, all colors special, a yard 8 l-3 17c Imperial Chambrays, 32 inches wide short lengths (will cut), a special, a yard 13 Cream Serges 36 inch cotton fabric black stripes on cream ground an extra value at a yard 18 Dimity Quilts at Low Prices Size 64x90 White Dimity Quilts, each $1.50 Size 76x90 White Dimity Quilts, each $2.25 Bleached Sheetings Reduced 28c Sheetings, 81 inches wide, a yard 251 30c Sheetings, 90 inches wide, a yard 274 This Label (The gadders (Tomponq oucnth and Kano flwniu Means Durability YHOSE old pictures of J father and mother are very dear to you priceless in fact. Just bear In mind that your children would cherish just such picture of jna. Hake tha Appointment Today CLASSICAL PORTRAITS 713 Kansas Avenue Phone 1312 (siBALL PIANOS PLAYER PIANOS Buy of the maker F. P. WHITMORE Manager TOPEKA FACTORY BRANCH, 114 We.t 8th St. following members: Miss Dorothy Over meyer, Miss Grace Griffith, Miss Olga House, Miss Mildred Jones, Miss Irma Gordon. Miss Kaye Johnson, Miss Portia Penwell. The Dorcas society of the Third Chris tian church meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mowrer on East Sixth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Irish entertained Mr. and Mrs. John Pettit and family. Miss Klizabeth Johnston and Miss Anna John ston at dinner Tuesday evenins- Mr. Carl Rhoades is in San Bernardino, Cal., on a pleasure trip. Miss Josephine Weaver will spend a few days next week with relatives in Valley I alls. Mrs. T. J. Mackey entertained the Rich ardson Art Embroidery club this after noon at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Gunther, 831 Madison street. Miss Neva Spendlove, Lincoln school teacher, has not resigned her position as was formerly announced, but receive leave of absence for the remainder of tho school year. Miss Bartlett, a substitute teacher, is filling the vacancy. MU3 Spendlove expects to resume her duties next fall. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Lynch of 322 Mon roe street are the proud parents of a son, born April 22. DR. PEARSON DYING? For Three XiRlits Oxyxen lias I Veen Administration Hourly. Chicago, April 24. Dr. D. K. Pear son, aged philanthropist who has given to small colleges in the United States a fortune of between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000, is critically 111 at his home in Hinsdale with pneumonia. Dr. Pearson was attacked three days ago with the illness and according to his physician, his condition is consid ered alarming. Only two weeks ago he celebrated his ninety-second birth day. At that time he waa In good health and predicted, as he had fre quently, that he would live to be 100 years old. He said that he did not have time to die as he was too busy watching hia "children" as he calls the colleges ho has aided. For three nlghta It ha been neces sary to administer oxygen hourly. 4mT M 9 Hard and Soft Corns Bunions nnd "Knob-Joint" fk French Heel Cramp Remarkable Home Treatment For AH Foot Troubles Com pound Callouses SWEATY Or'KENSIVE FEET ,ii.u, iitLtioa wul be welcomed by the thousands of victims of daily foot torture. Don't waste time. Get it at once. No matter how many patent meUl cines you have tried in vain this treat ment, which was formerly known only to doctors, will do the work. "Dissolve two tablespoonf uls of Calocide compound In a basin of warm water. Soak the feet for full fifteen minutes, gently rubbing tha sore parts." The effects are marvelous. All pain goes instantly and the feet feel simply delightful. Corns and callouses can be peeled right off; bunions, aching feet, sweaty smelling feet, get Immediate relief. Use this treatment a week and your foot troubles will be a thing of tha past. Calocide works through the pores and removes the cause. Get a twenty five cent box from any druggist, usually enough to cure the worst feet.----; Kails TENDER. AOITXG IEET

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