The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 16, 1913

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r EVERYBODY 20 PAGES EVERYBODY 20 PAGES NEEDS IT. READ IT. LAST EDITION. SATURDAY EVENING- TOPEKA, KANSAS- AUGUST 16, 1913, SATURDAY EVENING- FIVE CEKTS. (To p c h a HE STANDS PAT Lieutenant Governor Glynn Re jects Sulzer's Proposal To Submit Their Controversy to a Minor Court. MIGHT PUT KIM IN SAME FIX Declares lie Will Take Chances in 3Iatter. o Settlement of Trouble Is as Far Away as Ever. Albany, Aug. 1G. All negotiations toward having the courts decide who Is the governor of New York were de clared off today. For the third con secutive day William Sulzer, the im peached governor, and Martin H. Glynn, who was elected lieutenant governor, occupied offices in the capi tol, each claiming to be the chief ex ecutive. Indications were that the deadlock would last until the meeting of the legislature next Tuesday if not longer. Neither man seemed inclined to in terfere in any way with the other. Each seemed to be marking time, waiting for the other to take the of fensive. Albany, Aug. 16. New York's two governor's after the epistolary clash of yesterday, continued today with in creased bitterness their conflict for sole possession of the chief executive's chair and functions. The proposal of William Sulzer, the Impeached governor, that he and his rival lay their respective claims be fore the courts for speedy settlement came to grief. Lieutenant Governor Glynn, who claims that he is acting governor by virtue of Sulzer's im peachment, notified Mr. Sulzer that he had no intention of asking any court save the court for the trial of impeach ment to decide the question.. Mr. Glynn's refusal places the entire situ ation at sea again. Indications were that there would be an amicable adjustment. Mr. Sul zer's lawyers conferred with Mr Glynn's regarding possible methods of taking the issue into court and it was expected a way would be devised. Mr. Glynn's refusal to arbitrate was a distinct surprise to Mr. Sulzer's friends. "It is beyond my power to barter away any of the functions attached to the ofliee in which I am placed by your impeachment," reads Mr. Glynn's reply to Sulzer's suggestion. "Any at tempt on my part to do so or to stipu late a method by which it might be done would properly place me in the position you now occupy that of be ing impeached -for malfeasance in of fice. I cannot and will not attempt to do it. "I hold myself in readiness to per form and shall perform every func tion of the office of governor except Insofar as I am restrained by your il legal action or by physical force." Xo one was willing to forecast what the day would bring forth. Among the reports current was one that Mr. Glynn expected to go in person to the executive chamber and attempt to per form the dutuies of the governor. Mr. Sulzer asserted he did not intend to relinquish any of the rights of the governorship. The words physical force were brought into the controver sy fur the first time by Mr. Glynn's letter. Mrs. Sulzer Had Bad Night. Last night was the worst passed by Mrs. Sulzer since she became ill of a nervous disease several days ago, but her condition this morning was less alarming according to bulletins issued by the attending physicians. A bulletin prepared by Dr. Abrahams, a New York specialist, says: 'I arrived at the bedside at 1 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Sulzer's condition was as follows: Tempera ture and pulse increasing: she com plains of headache and mental de pression and had two fainting' spells. She sleeps restlessly and the little sleep was increased by sedatives." The breach between Sulzer and Glynn is complete and there will be no further conferences between their case also appeared in attendance for counsel so far is known on the ques-I the first time and several women rela tion of submitting the controversy to I tives accompanied them, tl-.e courts. D. Caily Herrick, Sulzer's) The first witness for the defense M. counsel, announced today that he did H. Dipenbrook. a man of theatres 'and not expect to make public any plans saloons: P. J. O'Brien, saloonkeener. of lawyers for the impeached execu tlve. "We arc preparing' our case for trial," Mr. Herrick said. Interviewers asked Herrick what the next move would be. "I don't know that there will be a next move," he replied. ONLY ONE IN RACE. At tutor Making Might Around Hat of British Isles. Southampton, Aug. 16. A hydro aeroplane "race" around the coasts of Kngland and Scotland for a prize of $25,000 was started this afternoon from Southampton with only one par ticipant. Harry Hawker, the winner of the Michelin prize in 1912, accom panied by a passenger. His water plane is a double decker, fitted with a 100 horse power motor. The shore was black with spectators as Hawker started on his 1,600 mile flight, which must be completed within 72 hours. Descents may be made on the water only at control stations at Ramsgate, Yarmouth, Scarborough, Aberdeen, Cromarty.. Oban, Dublin. Falmouth and the finishing point at Netley. The fact that there is only a single com petitor for ,the big prize open to all British machines is commented on by the newspapers, which say it proves that Great Britain is still dependent on foreign countries in aviation. Kamsgate, Aug. 16. Hawker reached the first control station this afternoon, having flown 144 miles la 143 minutes. Yarmouth. Aug. 16. Hawker com- nUtH t h o arnnH :t :l i' o 1 1 f" his flight from Ramsgate to Yarmouth at half past 4 this afternoon; he flew the J 6 miles In 89 minutes. BEEF TO BE HIGHER. Shortage of Crops Is Expected Affect Prices. Washington, Aug. 16. Sharp in creases in the prices of fresh beef are expected to follow the drouth that is scorching the cattle growing states of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Okla homa and officials of the department of agriculture are not concealing their teiS1?? anxiety over the outlook. Their ap- from agents now in South America, concerning the condition of the cattle there. In anticipation of the increased meat imports that would follow die passage of the new tariff measure. Dr. A. B. Melvin was sent by the depart ment to South America to observe the manner in which cattle was slaughter ed and meat packed in those countries. He is said to have reported that a serious hoof and mouth epidemic is raging in Argentina, the principal meat growing country of South Amer ica and this necessarily would bar the entrance of such meat to the United States. Australia, in the event of serious shortage, is expected to furnish much of the meat consumed by Americans in the immediate future. This supply may be limited, however, because of Great Britain's demands if Argentina fails her market. DEFENSEJET UP Motive Will Be the Feature in Diggs' Plea. The Case Has Been Adjourned Until Tuesday. San Francisco, Aug. 16. The closing of the prosecution In the government case against Maury I. Diggs has open ed the way for the defendant to prove his innocense. He does not propose to deny the facts cr any of them that are material. He admits that he and Drew Caminetti took Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris on joy rides, gave them drinks, carried them away from Sachamento to San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton and other places, and fled with them over the state Lorder to Reno and into the clutches of the law. Bt he intends to prove that In all this he did not violate the Mann act because the purpose was not to induce the young women to become the mis tress and concubine of himself and Caminetti, which is the language of the indictment. He contends that it was merely the purpose to leave Sacramento not to leave the state. All four were afraid of exposure, arrest and scandal, and all fled together without any induce ment on the part of the two men. It is proposed to stand on the tech nical ground of "purpose" and "induce ment" and behind this to show that there were no subterfuges used in get ting the girls to flee, but that there really was reason to fear arrest and exposure or t least, Diggs and Cam inetti had honestly thought there was such danger. The event of the opening of the case for the defense was the reappearance in the court room of the wives of Diggs and Caminetti and the little girl of the former. Between Diggs and his wife and child there was much show of af fection. The general comment of spectators who noticed the coming of Mrs. Diggs to her husband's side was: "How did he ever leave such a woman?" For In pulchritude she decidedly out matched Miss Warrington, and her manner was that of a devoted wife. Attired In a well fitting suit of gray with a pink collar, a large hat with sweeping plume upon her head, she made a pleasing picture in the' dim court room. The little daughter in white and blue and pink, divided her time between her mother and Mrs. Caminetti, and the two wives who have suffered by reason of their husband's escapades, had evi dently drawn together in their trouble for they kissed each other tenderly and sat for a time with clasped hands. The mothers of the two men in the and D. T. Leitch. chauffeur, merely told how Diggs had reason to fear the wrath of his father and an uncle of Miss Warrington. Alfred Putnum, a reporter, told of warning Miss Warring ton t keep away from Diggs at the request of Mrs. Diggs and her sister. Then I. P. Diggs, father of the de fendant, told how he had threatened to have the quartette arrested and punished, and how he had labored to reform his son. The case then went over until next Tuesday. ltevivetl Baby With Ivtps. Determined that her baby boy should live, though three physicians declared he could not. Mrs. J. H. Spaulding. of Okla homa City, kept the spark of life aglow for ter. days by artificial respiration pro duced by her own lips. According to the medical staff of the Children's hospital here. It is tile most remarkable case of artificial respiration on record. Everett Spaulding was born six weeks aeo, but soon after birth was seized with an affection of the heart. Three physi sians declared the child could not live 4S hours. The mother, who is a native of California resolved to bring the child to Los Aneeles. On the way. in a Pullman berth, the father reached over and felt the baby's body. It was cold. He aroused the mother, who, finding that the heart had ceased beating, placed her lips over the mouth of the child, exhausted the air in its lunes, and allowed fresh air to pour back. This process continued for several minutes revived the baby. When the train reached Tucson. Ariz., the child again had died, apparently. The conductor gently told the parents that the babv bad to he taken to the baggage car. The mother brought it back to life. Upon arrival at Los Angeles the baby appeared stronger, hut four days later it grew worse, and four hours after being taken to the hosnital the child was dead. Los Angeles, Cal., dispatch to the New York Sun. Weather Forecast for Kansas. Unsettled but fair tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler tonight. FOR 'PRIME PAPER' Doolittle Wants Amendment to Currency Bill. So That Farmers' Sotes With Grain or Livestock Security WILL BE G00D AT BANK Wants This Paper Defined in the Bill. "Prime Commercial Paper," Eastern and Western Version. Washington, D. C, Aug. 16. Con gressman Dudley Doolittle. of the Fourth Kansas district, is determined that the new banking and currency bill now being considered by the Democratic caucus of the house shall contain a provision making grain and cattle notes, properly secured by mortgage, "prime commercial paper" under the term as it is used in the measure. I'Prims commercial paper," said Mr. Doolittle today to the Topeka State Journal correspondent, "is the only kind that can be re-discounted in the Glass bill, and that is as It should be. But what we know as 'prime commercial paper' In Kansas is not what the east callls prime com mercial paper. "There is no safer note outside real estate mortgages in the world than ont made by a Kansas farmer, merchant or stockman, secured by mortgages on grain in the warehouse or cattle in the feed lot. "Our Kansas banks, and all banks of the agricultural and stock raising section of the United States, hold much of this paper, and it must be made 'prime commercial paper' un der the express wordintr of the bill. and not be left open to a later con struction of phraseology after the bill becomes a law." Continuing further Congressman Doolittle said that to bar such paper from re-discount at the regional re serve banks by the home banks would not only be a grave injustice to western farmers, stockmen and mer- j chants, and the bankers, but would j constitute an actual discrimination against them. "If the banks cannot rediscount this best of commercial paper when they want to, you can readily see that they will have to curtail their loans to our people; this would be a bad thing for everybody." Mr. Doolittle is not bound by what the caucus may do, and if the caucus should fail to insert this provision' in the bill, he will carry the fight to the floor of the house with other Demo cratic members. Eleven of the so-called Progressive Republicans of the senate, as a re sult of the meeting held in Senator La Follette's office, have decided to support his amendment to the wool schedule of the tariff bill. Senator Joe Bristow of Kansas was one of the senators who joined in the agree ment. The little group of recalcitrants, who have, in times past, embarrassed the Republican party and prevented it from presenting a united front to the Democrats, also determined to support the amendments to the metal schedule offered by Senator Cummins of Iowa, instead of those prepared by Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania. The National Tribune, official paper of the Grand Army of the Republic, published in Washington, has this to say about the appointment of Guy O. Taylor of Topeka in the pension bureau. "Guy O. Taylor, of Topeka, Kan., was apointed July 16 to succeed Dr. j A. R. Thompson as Disbursing Agent i of the Pension Bureau. He is now in full charge of that important branch of the Bureau. Mr. Taylor was in the I Topeka Agency from Dec. 1. 1893. until it was transferred to Washington, and was a strong candidate for appoint ment as Collector of Internal Revenue for Kansas. He was backed by Sen ator Thompson. "Mr. Taylor is the son of a veteran, his father having served as First Lieutenant in the 14th 111., and later in the Kansas Militia in the Indian wars, about the close of the war. "Dr. Thompson has been made the Principal Examiner in charge of the Administration Section of the Disburs ing Agent's office." Harvey C. Peterson has been nom inated for appointment as postmaster at Eskridge, Kan., in the place of Mark Palmer. The recommendation of Mr. Peterson's appointment was made by Congressman Doolittle. Congressman Taggart has introduced a bill in the house to place the name of Charles L. McClung upon the un limited retired list of officers of the navy. Kansas postmastetr appointments confirmed: Charles H. Harvey, Had dam: Edward F. Hudson, Fredonia. A star mail route has been estab lished between Garden City and Sub lette, Kan., with a daily service. WOMEN AS JURORS. Chicago Court Holds They Arc More Deliberate Than Men. Chicago, Aug. 16. Women as jurors are more deliberate than men, County Judge Owens announced today in ex plaining a change in the procedure of hearing insanity cases. For two con secutive weeks Judge Owens has named women on a jury to consider the cases of women and children and several complaints that the women have been too slow have reached him. The men jurors who decide all other cases asserted they were kept waiting toe long. Judge Owens altered the system per mitting the women to sit last and in sisted that the change must not be construed as a reflection upon women's competency as a juror. "It is just the reverse," asserted the court. "It demontrates that women are giving the thought needed in Judging insane cases. The change will ex pedite the business of the court." BUSINESS TIED UP While the Senate Debates on Proposition To Prohibit the Importation of Heron Feathers. SENATOR REED FILES PROTEST Has More Sympathy for the People, He Says, Than for the Long Legged, Un gainly, Useless Bird. Washington, D. C, Aug. 16.- The tariff debate in the senate to day was on Senator McLean's amend ment offered at the request of the Audubon society to prohibit importa tions of aigrettes of the heron and developed divergency of views on pro tection of that bird. "It seems to me unwise," declared Senator Reed, "that with business tied up because of the fact that it is waiting for this bill to pass, that we should stop to discuss humming birds. I wonder why we don't stop sometimes to talk about the tens of thousands of persons who live along the edge of want. I wonder why we do not stop to protect the pauper child. I wonder why we can not take a little time from the song ster of the field for the songster of the cradle and give some thought to the babe reared in poverty and crime. We would be performing a better task for humanity. "I have more sympathy for the peo ple who have to pay millions for taxes on their necessities than for the long legged, ungainly, altogether use less and ugly bird from which we get aigrettes." Senator Reed said he could make a sympathetic appeal for the calf that would sound like a classic beside the appeal for the birds, "but we still slay the calf and put him into our stom achs." A change was made in the provi sions on citrus fruits at the request of the finance committee, so the bill now provides a straight duty of half of one cent per pound on lemons, limes, oranges, grape fruit and the like. All references to the size of fruit boxes was struck out of the bill. facesThmail Mrs. MounDay Must Answer Receiver's Questions. Cited by Court to Appear or Be in Contempt. Because she refused to answer ques tions whf n subpoenaed before Jno. Mar shall, receiver for the American Sugar Manufacturing and Refining compan ies and the affairs of the MounDays, Mrs. L. D. W. MounDay today faced a prospect of a contempt order from the Shawnee county district court. The request for a contempt order will be made to Judge A. W. Dana sometime today, attorneys for the state asserted after the hearing before the receiver. A s abpoena was issued -oth for Don A. MounDay and L. D. W. MounDay, his wife, commanding them to appear before Receiver Marshall and answer questions as to the assets of the sugar company and the land department with which they were connected. MounDay pleaded that he was sick and unable to appear and a physician's certificate was sent to the receiver In support ot MounDay's excuse.' Mrs., Mounday ap peared. Bffore the receiver. Mrs. MounDay answered two questions. Then she elected to stand on her constitutional rights. The woman admitted that her nama was Mrs. L. D. W. MounDay and that she is a resident of Topeka, Shawnee cornty, Kan. Further deponent say eth not. And right there the inquiry ended. Asked about assets and properties wnich may or may not be in the possession of herself or husband, Mrs. MounDay advised the receiver that she is a defendant in a criminal action brought by the government and that she did not wish to incriminate herself by anv statements which she might make at this time and for that reason elected to stand on her constitutional privileges. There was nothing for the receiver to do but to call the hearing adjourned. But the receiver was appointed by the Shawnee county district court with full power and authority to make in quiries and to take testimony regard ing the assets of the MounDays and their companies. So the attorneys for the state in the sugar case will seek further relief at the hands of Judge Dana. "There is nothing to do but to ask for a contempt order from the court," said Judge Doster in commenting on the action of Mrs. MounDay in refus ing to testify. With the issuance of this order, Mrs. MounDay can then be brought into court and the questions which she re fused to answer again propounded. Further refusal to testify, subjects Mrs. MounDay to the mercy of the court and the court has the power to levy a fine or send the woman to jail. Assassinated In Bert. St. Louis, Aug. 16. Albert Kapp. an ex-convict, was assassinated in bed to iav. His common law wife. Rose Powell, was arrested but she told tne police she knew nothing of the shoot ing until she awoke and found Kapp dead. She confessed several hours after her arrest that she killed Kapp. Thrashing by Moonlight. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 16. Moon light thrashing was the rule on the big farms about La Crosse, both on the. Wisconsin and Minnesota sides of the river last night. Thrashing crews were unable to work in the day time since Wednesday on account of the in tense heat. i FOURTEENTH DAY And Still Xo Let Up to 100 Degree Weather. Last Mght a Little Cooler, hut Today, a Scorcher. SHOWERS FOR HUTCHINSON They Fell There Early This Morning. Rock Island Hauls Water by Trainload to Horton. September is but two weeks off and still there Is .no let up in the heat. This is the fourteenth day of the kind of atmospheric conditions that one might expect to find on the sands of Sahara. Showers have fallen here and there over the state. The forecast calls for unsettled al though generally fair tonight and Sun day and not quite so hot in the north portion of the state. It admits of the possibility of a shower here and there and indicates that the weather will be somewhat cooler at Topeka tonight. Friday night was the coolest night, however, for eleven days, but will go down in the meteorological history of Topeka as being the twelfth "hot" night in a row. The minimum temper ature at 6:30 o'clock this morning was 76.4 degrees. The temperature at 7 o'clock Friday night was 95 degrees. The Kaw river has never been at a lower stage since the records were kept. The stage today is 3.3 feet. There is great fishing along the river. The big fish have gone to pools which are easily asse'ssible to the amateurs. As a mat ter of fact all that is necessary at Soldier creek in North Topeka is to grab the fish in the shallow places. This affords great sport for the small boys. Workmen have suffered intensely with the heat at Topeka. Twenty-five men when the sun was beating down with fury laid down their tools and refused to continue work for a local contractor. Every day the Rock Island railway sends a trainload of 20 cars of water to Horton to supply the shops at that place 200,000 gallons of water. Showers are reported from several Kansas points. A storm struck Fort Scott at 6 o'clock Friday night, netting .54 of an inch of rain. There was heavy thunder and brilliant electrical displays. Wind of almost cyclonic fury are reported to have been the order of things five miles southwest of Fort Scott. A drop of 21 degrees in temperature followed the rain. The Santa Fe and Rock Island rail roads report a shower at Wellington. It was raining at 7 o'clock at Wichita, according to the government report, but not enough moisture had fallen at that time to measure. However, an weather bureau was that more rain followed and there was every appear ance of heavy rain west of the city. Iola received .04 of an inch of rain and Oklahoma City .50. Heavy rains are reported to have fallen east and south of Guthrie, Okla., Friday after noon. Hutchinson and vicinity got a good rain this morning, according to the Associated Press. The dispatch reads: "This portion of Kansas is getting a fine rain this morning. A heavy cloud came up from the south unaccom panied by wind and at 7:30 there was a half inch of rain at Yoder, this county. The rain began falling in Hutchinson at S o'clock and a steady shower was falling for a half hour after that time. It is very dark and the temperature stood at 80 degrees. compared with 86 at that hour for! several previous days. The storm is accompanied by lightning and thun der and this breaks a; drouth and heat spell of weeks. The following Associated Press re port from Wichita indicates that heavy showers have fallen at both Welling ton and Sedgwick: "Hundreds of outdoor sleepers hied to shelter at an early hour this morn ing when clouds, lightning, thunder and showers again appeared after an absence of four months. Last night was calm and sultry and hundreds of persons made their beds in the yards, on roofs and along the parkings. "Some set sprays from lawn hose so what little air there was would pass through the water to the sleepers. Protestant churches began last Sunday to pray for rain. The Catholics yester day joined in and both are rejoicing over the rain this morning. Rain is reported in Kingman and Harper counties. An inch of water has fallen at Wellington, in Sumner county. Half an inch fell at Sedgwick in Sedgwick county. Thunderstorms were reported early today in Butler county with good indications for ram." Pittsburg, according to an Associat ed Press report, got ready for a genu ine cloudburst last night. Great vi cious looking black clouds, behind which the lightning flashed continu ously, afforded a most beautiful spec tacle and thunder was sweet music, but before 10 o'clock the moon came out and this morning not a cloud is in the sky. Persons who went to a circus last night carrying umbrellas and rain coats, went home trying to hide their superfluous equipment. Last night was another of oppressive heat. The Kansas City Southern is shipping water to Drexel and other points on the system for domestic use. The water is being purchased from the city of Pittsburg. The situation at mines not equipped with drop wells is be coming desperate. Following is a list of maximum temper tures at government stations for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock this morning: Concordia 104 degrees Dodse City iW degrees Dresden 14 degrees Kmporia '...104 degrees Fort Scott 102 degrees Hanover 106 degrees Hays 104 degrees Horton 104 degrees Iola 100 degrees McPberson 104 degrees Macksville 100 degrees Manhattan 106 degrees Sedan 104 degrees TOPEKA 10i) degree Wichita 93 degrees Kansas City 100 degrees St. Joseph ..104 degrees Abilene 96 degrees Amarillo 94 degrees Atlantic City 76 degrees Baltimore 79 degrees Boise S7 degrees Boston 76 degrees Buffalo S2 degrees Calgary. Alberta 6 degrees Charleston 82 degrees Chicago S6 degrees Cincinnati 92 degrees Concordia 104 degree Corpus Christ! 88 degrees Denver 86 degrees Des Moines ...100 degrees Dodge City 9S degrees Duluth 78 degrees Durango, Colo 88 degrees Kastport. Me 70 degrees hutnonton, Alberta 5S degrees Fort Smith 98 degrees Fort Worth 98 degrees Galveston 88 degrees Green Bay. Wis 90 degrees Hatteras. N. C 78 degrees Havre, Mont., 74 degrees Helena 72 degrees Huron, S. D 92 degrees Jacksonville 6 degrees Kamloops. B. C 66 degrees Kansas City 101 degrees Knoxville 90 degrees Little Rock 92 degrees Louisville degrees Memphis 90 degrees Modena. Canada 80 degrees Montgomery 94 degrees Montreal 4 degrees Moorhead degrees New Orleans 90 degrees New York 76 degrees North Platte 92 degrees Oklahoma 98 degrees Omaha 1- degrees parry Sound 92 degrees Phoenix degrees Pittsburg 8 degrees Portland 72 degrees Rapid City, S. D 2 degrees Roseburg 7 degrees Roswell 92 degrees St. Joseph 104 degrees St. Louis 8 degrees St Paul 9 degrees Salt Lake City degrees San Diego JO deg rees San Francisco f aegrees Salt Ete. Marie. Minn.... 88 degrees Seattle 66 degrees Sheridan," "wyo degrees 94 ESS. Iprldl M... degrees Tampa 90 degrees Toledo egrees Washington degrees Wichita 98 degrees 78 degrees Winnemucca, Nev deirees Winnepeg 80 degrees It Reached 100 at 1:35 Today. tv, m.rmrv reached the century mark at 1:35 o'clock this afternoon, but by 2 o'clock had dropped two de grees. Early this afternoon storm i, vxran to show in the west and northwest, and the local weather man expressed himself as beUeving that there is a possibility that Topeka .11 get a shower. There will undoubted ly be local showers in Kansas, he said The thermometer may not register 100 degrees Sunday. Early this afternoon, according to an Associated Press report, rain began -falling at St. Joseph, which caused a drop in the temperature. A report received early in the day from, the Missouri city stated that Merritt Trox ell 4 0 years old. of Cameron, Mo, who left home Thursday while suf fer from heat, is supposed to have drowned himself in the Missouri river night. His clothes were found on the river bank today Fruit growers say apples which had promised a big crop in northwest Mis souri are now dropping from the trees and the late crop may be a total loss. There have been few heat prostrations but manv deaths are atttributed to the hot weather, particularly among the a8The hourly readings at Topeka: 7 o'clock 79 U o'clock W 8 o'clock 82 12 o'clock 98 9 o'clock 88 1 o'clock .99 10 o'clock 92 1:35 o'clock 100 2 o clock 9 huerthTmove Uncle Sam's Proposal in Hands of Mexican President. Washington Waits to See What He Will Do With It. Washington, Aug. 16. Administra tion officials here expect the next move in the Mexican situation to come from the Huerta government. Official ad vices that the views of the United States as set forth in a formal note had been delivered to the Mexican govern ment and were under consideration by provisional President Huerta and his cabinet were received here today with the additional information that the views of the United States had been transmitted at the same time to dip lomatic representative of foreign gov ernments in Mexico according to Presi dent Wilson's foreign plan. Secretary Bryan preserved silence to day even declining to say whether the note had been presented. President Wilson after going over the situation left for the golf links. The Mexican embassy had no advices whatever of Mr. Land's note. It had not been advised of its contents by the state department here and embassy of ficials expected to receive it if at all from Minister Gambo. in Mexico City. Publication of this government's views as set out in the note is being withheld for the present at the request of the Huerta government that it be first permitted to go over the communi cation. Secretary Bryan's plan is to publish the contents simultaneously in Washington and Mexico City later and probably with the acquiescence of Huerta. The senate foreign relations com mittee again today discussed phases of the Mexican situation and the scope of the report by special committee of which Senator Smith of Michigan was chairman. The committee directed that this report and an individual re port by Senator Fall should be laid be fore the entire foreign relations com mittee probably next week whether they shall be submitted to the senate or not. None of the pending resolu tions on the Mexican affairs was acted upon. j DES MOINESSELLS TWO Rogge and Sleight Go to Chicago White Sox. Manager Isbell of the Des Moines team today announced the sale of his star battery, Rogge and Sleight, to the Chicago team of the American league. The price paid was not given out. FAIR IS'MADE" State Fair Entries Will Fill Big Stock Buildings. Great Display of Cattle and Hogs Is Assured. EXHIBITS FROM OTHER STATES Mississippi, Wisconsin and Florida to Show. They Will HaTe Big Agricul tural Displays. The great state fair at Topeka will open three weeks from next Monday. The exposition is already "made." That is, the entries that have been received to date assure a mammoth show. Ther are sufficient entries In cattle to mort than fill the big concrete barn that has a capacity of 550 head, and entries in swine will fill the barns that have a capacity of 1.200 head. The cattle and swine that are en tered between now and Ihe opening date will be housed without trouble. There will be an overflow of cattle in the horse pavilion, and small barns will be used for the swine. Some of the displays in the agricul tural building will not be up to the standard on account of the drouth, but nevertheless the hall will be a "beauty.' to use the expression of the secretary, H. L. Cook. There will be good ex hibits from western counties where ir rigation has been possible and the Kaw valley will have some excellent offer ings. Other States Represented. For the first time In the history of the fair outside states will be repre sented. Mississippi, Wisconsin and Florida will have dsplays of products. Ths is an indication that the statu fair at Topeka is fast coming into na tional prominence as one of the big in stitutions of the kind in the country. In speaking of the fair Secretary Cook said: "We'll have a fair whether there are general rains in Kansas or not, and it will be a fair that will compare well with the fairs of Iowa, Nebraska and other states. One of the largest and most complete of the de partments will be the machinery sec tion of the exposition. It will be an excellent opportunity for the farmers to see the latest ideas in farm machine ry and automobiles." The Kansas State Fair at Topeka is not an event it is an institution. It is a clearing house of agricultural and in dustrial ideas. It is an exposition ot the many and diverse things which have united to make Kansas one of the really rich and great states of the nation. The best horse races in the history of the fair will be held, to judge by the entries and the amount of interest that is being taken in the speed events. Many Kunsas City people are already talking about coming here especially for the races. Kxpect Large Crouils. All railroads entering Topeka are making arrangements to handle the tens of thousands of out of town visi tors that will be in the capital city from September 8-12. Many special trains will be run. It will be possible to feed ..pproximately 15,000 persons daily on the fair grounds, and the To peka restaurant proprietors are plan-' ning to take care of the crowds that will throng Kansas avenue. Conse quently it is a certainty that there will be no food famine. The amusement features at the fair will be the strongest that have yet been provided by a fair management in Kansas. There will be free band music by Marshall's band which has been mak ing a great "hit" in Denver this week, and the Knights and Ladies of Security band will be on hand to play for the races. The Patterson shows will be on the midway. Here several free at tractions will be seen. Then as a cli max to the program of the day will be the wonderful pryo-spectacle "Old Mexico 1847," that will be put on by the Pain company, and which has been previously described in the State Jour nal. THE DAY JNCONGRESS The House Not in Session Win Meet Tuesday. Washington, Aug. 16. Senate met at 11 a. m. and resumed considera tion of tariff bill. Foreign relations committee dis cussed minor phases of Mexico situa tion. Authorized president to ap point delegates to international insti tute. Finance committee heard protests of California wine producers against tariff bill provisions. House not in session; meets Tues day. Lobby investigation committee con tinued its examination of I. H. Mo Michael, dismissed house employee. TODAY'S GAMES, Western. Omaha at Lincoln, clear. St. Joseph at Denver, clear. Sioux City at Wichita, clear. Des Moines fet Topeka, clear. National. Chicago at Philadelphia, (2) clear. Pittsburg at New York, .clear. St. Louis at Brooklyn, (2) clear. Cincinnati at Boston, clear. America n. New York at Chicago, clear. Boston at St. Louis, clear. Washington at Detroit, clear. Philadelphia at Cleveland, clear. Association. Kansas City at Columbus, clear. St. Louis at Louisville, clear. Minneapolis at Toledo, clear. Milwaukee at' Indianapolis, clear.