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The Evening Newspaper
of Kansas
HOME EDITION
TOPEKA,KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1920 TEN PAGES
FOUR CENTS
FAIR
CLEVELAND WINS 3 T0 1 ;
TOO MUCH COVELESKIE
INDIANS TAKE
FIRST CONTEST
WORLD SERIES
Biff Crowd at Ebbets Field for
Championship Opeller.
Coveleskie Was Too Huch for
Dodgers' Hitters.
MARQUARO
IN SIXTH
Brooklyn's Old Timer Hit In
Second and Fourth.
His Place Taken by Mamaux,
Who Held the Indians.
NATIONAL RALLY IN SEVENTH
But One Score Was Pushed
Over Home Plate.
Another Ylcious Attempt
Eighth Was Scoreless.
in
SPEAKER WHS BIG "STAR"
Biff Fielder Robbed Dodgers of
Several Sure Hits.
O'Seill Smashed Two Doubles
Only Ten Hits.
CLKVKI.AND All
TODAt'S BOX SCORE
4
. It. ItH. PO. A. B.
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Jnuili-i-on. If 1 0 0 0 0
WnmhsKiima. 2b. - ' 0 2
KlK-nkiT. if 4 0 0 4 0
l:nni. lb 3 11 0 1
'Smith, rf. .. t 0 0 0 0
Mnnliier. :ib 4 n a 1 3
Wno.l. rf 2 2 1 4 0
.lolinlon 1 0 0 0 1
Rt-w.-ll. fi. .1 O 1 a 4
O'Neill. .' 0 2 3 0
Coveleskie, p. ... S 0 o 2 2
Teitnln .".0 H 5 2T 1.1
i-.uooKt.vx ab. it. r.n. ro. a.
ois.ni. s a o 2 o a
.!. John! in. :ib. .3 0 O 1 3
i r!Mt!i. rf 4 0 110
V. hem. If ..4 1 1 4 0
y.-.-.l-f. it 4 0 0 1 0
Kim. teliv. lb ... 4 0 0 12 1
Ki:.inff." 2b .1 ' II 1 a
Kriir -cr. r 3 0 n 7 I
M:ir.u:-.r.l, p 1 0 o o n
.l.i inn r 1 0 0.0 0
Miimnnk. 0 o 0 II 1
r..Mil,-hcll 10 10 0
i;iNi-I II 0 0 0 0
Cailnri'. p 0 0 0 0 1-
Totnln ......II 1 5 27 13
Tl.itlofl fur l'llrns in ninth.
. .ifl.-.l for Oiiiurp in ninth.
7. ;:rif:Ml for Muniuiiril in sixth.
r.r. U:tttt'.l for Mnimiux in mum.
:.. .tun fur Miii-iioll tn t'Ij;litn.
Zi.:'r I'.ntlpil for Wood in ninth.
hy inntnps:
MM. I
0-x inn poo -t I
Br -.Mrn (KM) (KK 100 i
'. wo bnse hits O'N'elll 2, Wood. Wheat.
; iri ( Wambsgniiss, Jn)muu. Double
iirn's Konetehy to Krurgcr to Johnston,
f t on Ims.'s Clevcinnd :, Brooklyn 5.
Itrses oh 1 it lis off Marquard ; Coveles
kie 1. HUh off Mnrquard f iu H: Mam
mix norie ii, 2; Co do re none In I. Struck
out by Miirqunrd 4: Mamaux .1; Coveles-ki:-
Losing pitcher Marquard.
Time of gnine 1 :4l.
empires: KImii (Nefl) behind the plate;
Connolly (Am'n) nt first: O'Dnv (Nafl) at
second; Dineen (Amnt at third.
Ebbsts Field, Brooklyn, Oct. 5.
The Clevelands, champions of
the American league toppled
ovor Brooklyn by a score of 3 to
1 today in the first game of the
world's series. The National
league champions were helpless
before the mystifying slants of
the big spit ball pitcher, Covel
eskie. He was given sterling!
support by the Clevelands, espe- j
cially Speaker, who ranged far
and near, robbing trie hapless
Brooklyns of seeming hits.
O'Neill starred at the bat with
two doubles.
The official attendance was
23.894.
An Air Tltrht Game.
Kvery seat in Ebbets park was
packed for the big game. The fans
had little to be discouraged of because
of the showing of the Robins and they
left the park confident that the first
game in this world's series does not
spll a final victory.
The game, in spite of the chilling
wind that swept the field, was as tight
as a drum f ron a fielding standpoint.
Konetchy's error in the second round
which, from an analytical standpoint,
may have lost the game, was the only
misplay of the entire nine innings.
Sparkling fielding stunts were in
abundance. A catch by Griffith in the
fifth when the Blooklynlte leaped high
against the right field walk to pull
down a drive from the bat ot the re
doubtable Speaker was th bfe water
mark of the game from a fielding an
gle. It was one of the prettfest
catches that ever starred a world's
series.
Young Sewell nt short In the Dlace
ot the lamented Kay Chapman, 1
TODAY'S BASEBALL HERO
Coveleskie.
Play By Play
First Inning:
CLEVELAND Evnns out, Olson to Kon
etchy, on a hard liit prounder which Olson
fielded prettily. Wainby bunted on the
third base line. It was a beautiful at
tempt but Johnston waited and let it roll
foul. AVamby lined to Wheat in deep left.
It was a vicious clout and Zm'k made a
" P ret t y ru n n i n tr catch . S pea ker fa u ued.
The third strike was called. No runs; no
hltn: no errors.
(Marquard worked a beautiful first in
nlnp. He was showing a fast breaking
curve that obviously had Evans and the
slugffinfr Speaker puzzled. The last strike
on Speaker broke closely around the
plate.)
BROOKLYN" Olson filed to Wood on
the first balL pitched. It was a dinky pop
up. Johnston swung no hnrd he threw his
bat away. It was retrieved by Gardner.
Johnston fanned, swinging hard at the
last one. Griffith out, .Sewell to Burns,
Burns ranking a pretty catch of a wide
throw. No runs: no hits; no errors.
(Coveleskie alfo pitched beautifully In
the opening round. He worked coolly and
slowly, mixing a curve ball with a fast
one.) , - - ,
s . .. .,t; Knd Innlwju-- . ' . -
CLEVEL4NI Burn's pop fly dropped
in front of Konetehy for a sinple and
Burns scored all the way from first when
Konetrhy threw the ball pat third. Gard
ner out, Olson to Konetehy. It was a
snappy play. Wood walked. Marquard
seemed to lose control. Sewell singled to
right sending Wood to third. It was a
beautiful drive over second. O'Neill
doubled to left, scoring Wood and sending
Sewell to third. Coveleskie out to Kon
ctony, unassisted, and Sewell was trapped
' off third, ivonetcny to Krueger to jonns
' ton. Two runs; three hits: one error,
t (The wind was responsible for Cleve-
land's first tally. Konetehy misjudged
Burns pop fly and then threw the ball
I away in an attempt to catch him at sec
! ond.)
BROOKLYN Wheat filed to Speaker
who made a beautiful running catch be
tween center and left. It was a typical
Speaker play. Myers filed to Wood who
made a nice catch against the right field
wall. Konetehy out. Sewell to Burns. No
runs: no hits; no errors.
(Coveleskie was just as good in the sec
ond as in the first round. He -was break
ing a pretty curve and pitching coolly and
confidently.)
Third Innln.
CLEVELAND Evans walked, on
pitched balls. Wamby sacrificed, Evans
taking second. Speaker filed to Wheat.
i iiiirns iinpn rn .lonnsmn nn Kvnnn wns
eanpht betwe-a second and third, Johns
ton to Kilduff.
No runs; no hits; no er-
eors.
slowly and cnrefitlly but had mmni trouble 1
in getting them over. Konetehy and Olson
chattered at him constantly to encourage
him.)
BliOOKLYN Kilduff out, Sewell to
Burns on a hairline decision which caused
the Brooklyn players to yell. Krueger out,
Gardner to Burns on nn easy roller down
the third base line. Marquard out, Oard
ner to Burns. No runs; no hits; no er
rors. (The Bnhe tried to cross the Cleveland
Infield by laying down a hunt, hut did not
succeed. Coxeleskle's spitter was working
perfeTy and be had Brooklyn at sis
mercy.)
fourth Inning.
CLEVELAND Gardner out, Kilduff to
Konetehy. on an easy chance. Wood dou
bled to left center. It was a tremendoim
drive that hit the fence on the first bouna.
Sewell tip. Bnll one. Krueger went out
to encourage Marquard. He slapped the
big pitcher on the back. Jewell filed to
Myers and Wood was held at second. O'Neill
up. Mamaux went to the bull pen to
warm up for Brooklyn. O'Neill doubled
to right, scoring Wood. It was a vicious
drive to the fence. Krueger again went out
played a valiant game when one con
siders the tension under which he
must have labored in the circum
stances. He was a trifle unsteady with
nis mrows and three times made
Burns, at first, stretch to snare the
ball.
How Runs Were Made.
ClevelandV first runs which came
in the second inning, resulted from
Konetchey's misjudgment of Burns's
fly. 'Wood's walk, a single by Sewell
and a double by O'Neill. The In
dians' third run was cashed In the
fourth, when Wood doubled and
i-scored on another two-ply swat by
O'Neill. The Robins' only tally came
tn the seventh when Zach Wheat
doubled, went to third while Sewell
was throwinsr out Myrs. and scored
on n infield out by Konetehy.
The gate receipts were $79,609, ex
clusive of war tax.
, BEFORE THE GAfE
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Oct. 5.
Some 25.000 fans the edge of whose
enthusiasm was no whit dulled by the
White Sox baseball scandal, filled all
tana in Ebbets fiel- today ana saw
the Clevelands, pennant winners of
the American league, and the BrooK-
lyns, champions of the National
league, do battle in the first of tnis
(Coutiuaed oa ('see Two.)
to talk It over with the Bu"oe. Coveleskie
out, Kilduff to Konetcby. One ruu; two i
hits ; no errors. ,
(The Cleveland batsmen laid the wood
hard on the ball thru out the inning ana
they kept Marquard constantly introuble.
O'Neill's double was his second In two
times at bat.)
BItOOKLYN Olson singled over second.
It was the first bit off Coveleskie. Johns
ton forced Olson, Wamby to Sewell. Grif
fith singled to center, sending Johnston
to second. Speaker fielded bis drive
nicely and cut off a possible double. The
crowd was on Its feet howling for a rally.
Wheat filed to Evans who collided with
Speaker in making the catch but hang
on to the ball. He limped bnek to his
place In left field, while O'Neill, Wamby
and Coieveskie consulted armmd the rub
ber. Myers filed to Wood. No runs; two
hits; no errors.
(Brooklya bad Its first real ebance In
this inning but Wheat and Myers failed to
come thru in the pinch. Coveleskie worked
steadily with men on bases and didn't
seem to zulnd the going.)
Fifth Inftlnx.
CLEVELAND Evans filed tn Wheat on
the first pitched ball. Wamby tanned
swinging weakly at a low one. Speaker
lost his bat in attempting a swinging
bunt and Johnston carried it oack to him.
Speaker filed to Griffith who mre a sensa
tional one-hand catch, leaping high against
the right field wall and coming down who
the ball. No runs: no hits; no errors.
(Griffith's play was the first big fielding
feature of the gr!mtjind the crowd gave
him an ovation as he trotted to the dug
out.) BROOKLYN Konetehy filed to Speaker.
It was a long high one and Tris had plen
ty of time set himself. Kilduff poppea
to Wood tn short right. Krueger out,
Gardner to Burns. No run ; no bits; no
errors.
(Coveleskie continued to pitch In master
ly style, for the first time he failed to
nse his spitter In this Inning ond was
mixing a fast one wth a big jnmp on it
with a change of pace that was very effec
tive.) Sixth Inning.
CLEVELAND Rnrns up. The ball hit
Burns' bat tho he did not swing. Burns
fanned, swinging hard at the last one
which be m:ssd more than a foot. Gard
ner filed to Wheat. Wood fanned, swing
ing wildly at the last one. No runs; no
hits : no errors, 1
(Marquard worked clock in the sixth
HR curves brokrv sharply and he mixed1
an effective slow one with it. Wood's
last two offerings were very feeble.)
BROOKLYN Lamar batted for Mar
quard. Lamar lined to Sewell who made
a Jumping one-handed catch. Olson sin-
s4.gled to center. Johnston out, Coveleskie
to Burn, ison taKing secono. it was n
sacrifice hy Johnston, who laid down a
neat bunt. Griffith out, Coveleskie to
Burns, No runs: one hit; no errors.
(Mamaux relieved Marquard in the box
at the start of the sevenths)
Seventh Inning.
CLEVELAND Mnmaux now pitching rm
Brooklyn. Sewell's catch of Lamar's
drive was a pretty piece of work and lie
got a great hand. Sewell fanned. lie
swung hard at a curve for the last one.
O'Neill up. Ball one. O'Neill asked to see
the' ball but apparently was satisfied una
threw it back. . O'Neill fanned. He almost
t on,
Coveleskie fanned. No runs;, no hit;
errors..
(Mamnur In Ms first world series ap
pearance, f truck out the first three bat
ters to face him. His speed was bewilder
ing and he showed a fust breaking curve
at which the Indians swung wildly.)
BROOKLYN Wheat doubled to right
center, sending a crashing drive against
the fence. It was the lucky seventh and
the crowd came tn its feet with a tre
mendous roar. Myers , out, Sewell tn
Bursa, on a are'ty ply Wheat taking
third. KoT'feUy" oviT, Bums to Coveies
kie, who -covered first. Wheat -scoring on
the play. It was a pretty bit of fielding
by Coveleskie and Burns. Kilduff fanned,
one run; one hit: no errors.
Kighth Inning.
CLEVELAND Jamison batting for
Evans. Jamieson out, Olson to Konetehy,
on a hard hit grounder direct to the
Brooklyn shortstop. Wamby out. Mam
aux fielded a short bunt neatly . and his
throw beat Wamby by a stp. Speaker
out. Johnston to Konetehy. No runs; no
hits; no errors.
(Johnston made a sparkling stop on
Speaker, knocking down his terrific drive
and throwing him out.)
BROOKLYN Krueger filed to Speaker,
who made a wonderful running catch in
deep center. JiMuicson relieved Burns In
left field for Cleveland. Mitchell bat
ted for Mamnux. Mitchell singled to right.
It was a vicious drive down the first
base line which was held to a single by
snappy filding. Olson ut. Neis ran for
Mitchell. Olson walked. Neis taking sec
ond. Johnston popped to Gardner. Grif
fith forced Olson. Wamby to Sewell. No
runs; one hit: no errors.
(Brooklyn made a desperate bid la the
eighth.)
Ninth Inning.
CLEVELANND Smith batting for
Bnrua. - Smith out. Kilduff to Konetehy.
Cadore relieved Mnmaux in the box for
Brooklvn at start of ninth. Gardner out.
Konetehy unassisted. Jonftston batted for
Wood. Johnston out, t 'adore to jvoneteny.
No rnns: no hits; no errors.
BROOKLYN Wheat up. Smith relieved
Wood In right field for Cleveland. Wheat
out. Johnston to Coveleskie. who covered
first. Myers inert to wpeaKer. ivonetcny
fanned. No runs; no hits: no errors.
CLEVELAND PLAYERS
WHO HAVE FIGURED IN
PREVIOUS WORLD SERIES
Tris Speaker, with Red Sox in series
of 1912 and 1915.' Larry Gardner,
Chet Thomas and Joe Wood, with Red
Sox in series of 1912, 1915-'1G.
Leslie Nunarraker, with Red Sox In
series of 1912.
A REAL HIT ROBBER
1
tercel
j tiff fjf
Tris SiKMkcr.
TELLVDUjilX &
TROTZKY SCARED
Debacle of Troops at Front Pre
rents SoTiet Reprisals.
Gen. Wrangel Effects Union
v' WUh. L kraittians i in SoutJi,
; .' .. s"
London, Oct. 6. More anti-soviet
demonstrations have broken but in
Russia, according to dispatches' to the
Post today. Advices f.om Riga said
there were riots In Tamboff, Saternoff
and Kazan. " .
In sending soldiers to quell the riot
ers, the soviet government was em
barrassed by the shortage of man
power due to the continued pounding
of the enemy on the Polish and
Ukrainian fronts.
Leon Trotzky, head of -the Russian
war department, is trying to larh his
men on, according to the soviet paper
Isvestia. i
All reports here today indicated the
Poles had made further advances
against the Soviets, reported still in
disorganized flight along their western
front- The usual Moscow wireless
communique was missing, but Polish
statements told of their pursuit with
the capture of thousands of prisoners
and much valuable booty.
A wireless, via Berlin, said the view
was held in some quarters that the
Poles would cease their advances
shortly and cling to the fortified line
established In the world war by the
Germans.
W range! Joins Vkrainians.
Constantinople, Oct. 5. Forces com
manded by Gen. Baron Wrangel, head
of the anti-Bolsheviki government of
South Russia, have joined the armies
led by General Makno, the Ukrainian
chief, which have been operating the
soviet troops in the region of Kharkov.
The junction was effected at Sinelni
kova, a village 25 miles southeast of
Ekaterinoslav, and the Bolshevik! whe
have been trapped in that vicinity
since the anti-Bolsheviki forces have
approached each other during the last
fortnight were captured.
General Makno's flying raid on
Kharkov, which resulted in the cap
ture of that city, has contributed to
the confusion of ithe soviet armies in
southern Russia, the position of which
along the Dnieper river has become
more critical. Insurgent bands are.
reported to be in the rear of the Bol-
sheviki and are said to have captured
Nikolaiev near Odessa. It Is rumored
cholera has appeared among soviet
troops in Kharkov.
Barefooted conscripts of the Bol
shevik! army continue to surrender. in
large numbers without resistance, but
the Bolshevikl regulars and student
regiments continue their retreat.
BROOKLYN PLAYERS
WHO HAVE FIGURED IN
PREVIOUS WORLD SERIES
Jimmy Johnston, Jeff Pfeffer, vy
Olson. Leon Cadore, Zach Wheat, Sher
rod Smith, Hi Myers, Otto Miller, Rube
Marquard, all with Brooklyn aeries
of 1916.
Bill McCabe, and Pete Kilduff with
Cubs in series of 1918. Marquard alsa
was with Giants in series of 1911-1912-1913,
Chicago Gamblers Scared
Chicago, Oct. 5. Little betting on
the world series was reported by
Chicago bookmakers today. Prac
tically all were wary of making or
accepting bets as a result of the ex
pose of the crookedness in the 1919
world series. Many bookmakers,
where a bet could always be placed
on a ball game heretofore, said they
were not accepting a cent on today's
game or the result of the series.
HIS DAY
" rOSECAST DOR KANSAS.
Tair tonijrbt. Wednesday and prob
ably Thursday ; not much change in
peroure.
raE 'MOKE. OF THE SAME."
Pleasant Indian Summer Weather
Will Continue, Flora Soys.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.
7 o'clock' 58
8 o'elock 62
9 o'clock 6
18 o'clock 70
1 1 o'clock .
12 o'clock. .
, .1 o'clock. .
2 o'clock. .
S. D. Flora, state 'meteorologist, to
day stood in front of the soda foun
tain, winked ar:rr said, "A little more
of the same." The- fine Indian sum
mer weather which Kansas has en
joyed for a week will, continue
Wednesday and probably Thursday.
The high temperature in Kanras in'
tne last twenty-four hours was 84 at
3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon ar.d
the low 57 at 6:30 o'clock this morn
ing. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
thermometer registered 79. The low
temperature tonight will not go below
60 and Wednesday afternoon the mer
cury again will rise to 85.
No rain fell between the Mississippi
H'ontlnnert on Pace Two.i
COAL OPERATORS STAMP FIRM
Refuse to Yield to New Demands "by
Kansas Miners for Hikes. '
Kansas City, Oct. 5. Representa
tives of miners and operators recon
vened here today to consider the de
mands presented by the. miners at a
joint meeting yesterday for an increase
of 30 per cent in wages for tonnage,
dead and yardage work, in districts
14, 21 and 25, U. M. Wr. A.
The operators were firm in their
stand taken yesterday that no such
increase would be given, and holding
to the opinion expressed by Ira Clem
ens, president of the Southwest Inter-
1 State Coal Operators' association, that
Sn increase at this time was entirely
unnecessary "in view of the movement
now on foot for the lowering of
prices." '
The miners claim that the tonnage
men have not been given increases
proportionate with those received by
the day men. The districts represent
ed comprise fields in Missouri, Kansffes,
Arkansas and Oklahoma.
HiS FIRST WORLD SERIES
r v . . -
Maauu.
MUST SERVE TERM;h
1
William D. Haywood, Secretary ;
Of L n. n Loses Appeal.
With Sinety-Three Others, Must
'.Go to XeaTenw rth.'
Chicago, Oct 5. The United States
circuit court of appeals handed down
a decision today upholding the con
viction of "WiUiam D. Haywood and
ninety-three other I. W. W., who were
found guilty and sentenced to Leaven- j jjjj"' j (JJi9
worth for obstructing the draft lawjinoo '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.i.4-;0A.
during fhe war. 1W0 1.42S.10f4
(Two counts were thrown out by theijjfn :!t':
appellate court, but in all others the
decision of the lower court was af
firmed. Haywood, former general secretary
of the I. W. W., and most of the other
defendants have been at liberty under
bond, for more than a year pending
hearing of their appeal.
Haywopd and fourteen other defend-
in prison by Judge K. M. Landis, and ! the local assessors and showed many
in addition were fined sums ranging irregularities. Returns gathered by
from J20.000 to $35,000. i the same source for 1910 showed a
Of 166 tried, ninety-seven were i .i.i.
found guilty, and all but three ap- j Kansas Population of 1,696,361. or
pealed. Some of those who failed to'.l more than did the government
obtain their liberty on bonds have
served out their sentences and been
released.
LATE SHIP SAVES KANSANS
.
Delegates From IT. S. to Tokio S. S.
.
Convention Missed Big Fire.
ZZi0-. Ct",.5 TTh,f bUHd"!e, 1"
which the world s Sunday school con-
vention here was to be held was
burned just before the opening of the
convention today. The building was
cruwueu wil.i ueiesairu, ui im uuui-
keepers expressed belief that all es
caped. A delegation of Kansas Sunday
rhri:rj:9 rirr
hama, Japan, to attend the World
Sunday school convention, the ship
being several days 'overdue. At the
state headquarters here it is believed chase sreet car tick"s7n Tpeka
that the Kansas delegates could not; will be made by G. A. Engh. account
have reached Tokio by the time the ! ant 'or the court of industrial reia-
Sunday school coavention hall burned.
. , ., .
The Kansas delegation is headed by
j. ti. t:ngie, secretary ot tne K.ansas
association, his wife and son Paul, and
Miss Bonita Ferguson, a field super
intendent. ROUSES ANTI-GRIME WAVE
Murder of Society Girl in Kansas City
'
Kansas Citv. Mo.. Oct. 5. Repro-
inn of th. tt,0 of ui
...
ence Barton on a lonely road near here
late Saturday, by her fiance. Howard
R. Winter, who also was her compan-
ion on the fatal motor ride, today had !ln reopening the local case.
,tit.ttatiSETTLE PHONE WUGE DISPUTE
"Winter, late yesterday re-enacted '
the scenes of the tragedy before de- Crawford Conntjr Cae Is Beinjr Heard
tectives. ' i Today hy Industrial Court.
Miss Barton's death and numerous j
holdups previous tt this tragedy have! Wage disputes and demands of em
aroused the public and authorities ployes of the Crawford County Tele
alike. Following a meeting of the phone Tompany at Cherokee, are be
Club Presidents' Round Table, plans ! ing heard this afternoon by industrial
were being devised today for calling i court Judges. T.-e petition of tele
a meeting of every civic organization phone company employes was pre
of Kansas City to discuss ways and s- sented several weeks ago.
means to suppress crime. - ! The Crawford County Telephone
The fund for arrest and conviction j company serves a number of towns in
of Miss Barton's slaver and his two ' southeastern Kansas. Employes re
companions had grown from 11.000 i cently petitioned to the court for an
to a total of 34,330. increase in wages. They asserted that
The girl's funeral was to be held j the existing wage scale was not In
this afternoon. ' keeping with increased living costs.
KANSAS SHOWS
GAIN IN CENSUS
Total Population Now Reported
as 1,769,185.
Percentage Only Lower Once -
in History of State.
MOHLER ALMOST GUESSED IT i
State Board of Agriculture Esti
mate Was 1,779,819.
Biggest Increases Shown in the
Cities Country Loses.
Washington, Oct. B. The popula
tion of Kansas for 1920 is 769,186,
according to the report of the federal
census bureau majle public today.
This shows that the state has made
a gain of 78,236 since 1910 or 4.6 per
cent.
Two other states were included in
the report given out this morning.
North Carolina is given a population
of 2,556,486, an increase of 150,199,
or 15.9 per cent. Arizona is given
a population of 333,273, which is an
increase of 128,919, or an increase of
63.1 per cent.
The population for Clark county,
Kansas, was announced as 4.989. This
is an increase of 896, or 21.9 per cent.
In 1910 the population of Kansas
was 1.690,949, ranking it as twenty
second most populous state in the
Union. It showed an increase of
220,454. or 15 per cent over 1900. In
area Kansas rankod as thirteenth state
in 1910 with a land area of 81.774
square miles, making its population
20.1per square mile.
Kansas waa organized as a territory
in 1854 and appears in the federal cen
sus reports for the first time in 1860.
During the first twenty years the
state's population multiplied more
than nine times. From 1880 to 1910
the growth was much slower, the
population having increased only 69.8
per cent during the thirty years. The
growth in the three decades was not
evenly distributed, the rates ranging
from 3 per cent in the decade 1890-
900 to 43.4 per cent for the decade
880-1890.
Big Increase In Cities.
" Comparison of the rates of growth
of the state with those for the
United States shows that ffom 1860
to 1880 the population of the state in-
creased much more rapidly than that
ot tne country as a whole, the popula
tion . multiplying more that! thirteen
times, while the population of ahe
umuttiry at-a whole only slightly more
than doubled during the period. From
1890 to 1918 the population of the
state increased 18.4 per cent, while
that of the United States increased
46.1 per cent.
Kansas' record of growth follows:
Cenns ropula-
In
crease, 220.454
42,37
432.01 -Z
(Ml.flOT
257,193
Per
cent
10.0
.In
4.1.4
17.1.4
2.10.9
law 107,3H
State Report Showed Increase.
In a report Issued in September, J.
C. Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, reported a population
for Kansas of 1,779.819. This return
for the current year was gathered by
report for the same year.
For the ten year period the state re
port shows a gain in Kansas of 83,
458. The 1910 state report, however,
showed a loss of 11,130 from 1909,
"Iwn tne assessors returns listed a
, ,
.state population of 1,707,491 as against
i 1,696,361 for 1910. .
' Government figures for 1910 showed
. .... ...
the 8tate s greatest increase in recent
; years. For the ten year perfbd the
state gained a total of 220,454 new In-
Habitants. The federal report for
1900 was 1.47d,495 as against 1,690,-
949 for 1910. . ,
! probe street car fares
Industrial Court Accountant Will Look
Into Traction Receipts Here.
Sn...t,l !.-.,.,..: . .A
' I,on"- report will be riled with the
'court as soon as the Engh investlga-
tion is completed.
; wnen tne recent rate order was
- made in the case of the Topeka Rail-
.way company, tne industrial court in
dicated that it would keep a watchful
i eye on methods employed by Topekans
! in purchasing tickets. Not only does
i Enjyh expect to gather lnfomation as
J to the per cent of passengers who pay
I the maximum 8-cent fare and those
, who ride on 6 -cent coupon tickets,
i but his report will cover revenues of
!the company. The court's order.stated
.thatf a supplemental decree might be
mode in the rate case when revenues
: wf re more .clearly determined
, Court members have not indicated
Dan to make a supplemental order.
' Engh's report, however, may be used
JROOSEVELT PLAYS
TO PROGRESSIVES
Issne Threatens Reactionary
Domination of JTatlon.
Brands Senator Curtis as Pen
rose Politician.
FIVE HONORED HEAR SPEECH
I) Id ot Mention Got. Allen or
Industrial Court. "
Democratic Nominee Takes Slap
at Harding.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat
vice presidential nominee, this after
ribon appealed to the progressive wins;
of the parties for Cox support in a
campaign which he declared was an
issue threatening reactionary domina
tion of the nation. In a rear platform
speech at the Union Pacific station,
Roosevelt branded Senator Curtis as
"a standpat and reactionary politician
who belongs to the crowd ot Penrose,
Lodge, Watson and Bmoot"
Franklin D. Rooaevelt.
Probably BOOvmen and women stood
n the noonday sun to hear the candi
date's twelve minute talk. There was
little evidence of the characteristic
snap and fire that popularized the late
Colonel Roosevelt Just the same th
nominee gave his entire time to a
flaying of Harding and a condemna
tion of Senator Curtis. He did not
mention Governor Allen, the Industrial
court or state issues. ...'"."".'
" - cua,m . .... ,' .... r ...,
r-TTie people are beginning to eateh.
on," he told the Topeka crowd. "Thev
are beginning to get a clear vision of
the record of Senator Harding and
Governor Cox. They are beginning to
realize that Harding has all his Ufa
been tied up with tbe reactionaries
in the senate with Penrose. Lodge-
yes and Curtis and Bmoot and Wat
son. They are beginning to know thst
rt was Cox Influence, not Harding In
fluence that made Ohio progressiva
affcr having been the most reaction
ary state in the nation under domlna.
tion of poraker and Mark Hanna."
Then Roosevelt appealed to the pro
gressive voters to swing to Cox in the
presidential fight. It was an appeal
to the passions and hatred of the old
Bull Moose crowd In the Republican
party.
Slaps at Senator Harding. .
"This candidate of the Republican
party is the same Senator Harding
who In 1912 called the late Colonel
Roosevelt an Aaron Burr and a Bene
dict Arnold. I am pleased to say
there are still some members of tha
Roosevelt household and some frienda
of Colonel Roosevelt who have not
forgotten those statements."
There was.a clapping of hands fol
lowing this 1lap at the Republican
nominee. .Immediately Roosevelt went
Into a discussion of Senator Harding's
position on the League ot Nations and
appealed to the crowd to vote against
Senator Curtis for re-election.
American Issues.
"The Issues In this campaign ara
American Issues and bigger than po
litical parties." said the candidate.
Then he flayed the Republican nomi
nee for stating In his Baltimore speech
that he "had no definite constructive
foreign policies." There was a sneer
on Roosevelt's lips ss he declared:
"We have driven Harding into tha
open. He can't fool the American
people all during this campaign. Ton
can't keep Harding and Taft and
Borah in the same bed all during tha
campaign and preserve harmony.
Harding must fish or cut bait. Wa
will drive him Into the position of de
fining his standing on the league."
Then for Henator Curtis:
Want Progressive Democrat.
"Kansas has a member of the re
actionary crowd In the United State
senate and that member is Senator
Curtis. He belongs to the crowd ot
Penrose. Smoot, Brandege. Todge and
Watson. We want a progressiva
Democrat In Washington Instead of
reactionary Curtis-
"Kansas has proven herself on th
side of progress every time. Kansa
has been delivered In advance by th
reactionaries- It has been done In
August. September and October. But
always on election May Kansas peopl
have spoken their sentiments. Tti-y
will do it again this year."
Parade hy Marshall's Band.
There was little of the enthusiasm
which featured the Cox meeting when
1 ,K .--....' ,t . . son nannl. met RnniiiM
I velt. A parade by Marshall's hand
was the only uptown demonstration.
The vice-presidential nominee aia not
leave the observation platform of hi
train. He is travelling thru Kansa
on the first section of Union Paeifi
No. 103. The train arrived in Topeka
at 12:35 on time. Roosevelt was de
layed in reaching the platform. HT
12-mlnute talk dealt entirety with
Harding, the league and Senator Cur
tis. Spoke at Iwrenee.
Preceding his Topeka speech. Roose
velt spoke thf morning in Lawrenc.
This afternoon rear platform talk
were made In Manhattan. Junction
City and Abilene. Tonight he will
speak in Salina. leaving on a lat
Union Pacific train for Colorado for
i Continued oa I'ac Two.)