The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
September 24, 1914

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a VEKTBOOT lO PAGES KKAD IT l''wssssssassgal' HOME EDITION THURSDAY EVENING- TOPEKA, KANSAS. SEPTEMBER 24, 1914. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS GERMAN EFFICIENCY NEVER MORE MANIFEST THAN NOW Present Impregnable Positions Were Established While Battle of Marne Being Fought. Was BIG BATTLE EXPECTED ANY DAY Fresh Troops Are Pouring in for' Both Armies. Present Fighting Is Only Pre liminary to Death Straggle. SIEGE OPERATIONS PRACTICED Each Army Seeks Weak Spots In Enemy's Line. Today's Interest Centers in Ger man Assault on Woeyere. London, 24. Interest in the fighting today centers in Woevere, says the Bor. deaux correspondent of the Times, where the enemy is making a serious effort to pierce the line of forts linking Verdun and Toul. "To the northeast of Verdun," the correspondent continues, "east of the Mesue heights and in the direction of Mouilly and Dampierre their furious attempts have failed. In the south of Woevere they hold positions running through Richecourt. Seicheprey and Liror.ville. The general situation re mains unchanged. "On the left and center the allies have the best of reasons for confidence in the result of the battle. Let there be no mistake, the enemy is going to give seri ous trouble along the line where with striking recuperative power they man aged to gather their routed hordes flee ing from the battle of the Marne. "A week has elapsed since it first be came clear that although forced to abandon successive positions prepared for defense, the enemy had found to the north of the Aisne, north-northwest of Rhelms, formidably prepared fortified positions upon which they hoped to maintain themselves for many days, while their own troop3 were.recpverjlng. from the retreat and while the fire ox victory among the allies was burning out. Behind Real Fortifications. "The positions, enormously strong by nature and dominating the valleys and the towns, have been turned into regu lar fortresses. The line of trenches built with science and ie solidity of permanent works are covered by fiank- (Continued on page 7.) 1,400 WENT DOWN In North Sea Disaster to British Cruisers. Commanders of Aboukir and Hogue Among Missing. London, Sept. 24. The admiralty in publishing a list of casualties of officers serving aboard the cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue which were blown up and sunk by a German submarine in the North sea, says: "Not being among those saved it must, therefore, be presumed that they lost their lives." The list contains 24 names from the Aboukir, 25 from the Cressy and 11 from the Hogue. In the list of of ficers saved appear the names of Cap tains John E. Drummon of the Abou kir and Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson of the Hogue. The death roll of the British cruisers Abourkir, Hogue and Cressy will be about 1.400. Survivors explain that the ships were sunk in so brief a period of time it seemed like a nightmare. One of the crew of the Aboukir said he was in the water about four hours. In his opinion all the men be tween decks must have gone down with the ship. He thourht that for the past three weeks the submarines of the enemy had been observing the cruisers, waiting for a fine day to risk a torpedo shot at them. They must have known that the cruisers were pa trolling the same waters for weeks and seeing their opportunity grasped HIGH FRICE FOR STEERS Eleven Cents Per Pound Was Paid at Kansas City. Kansas City, Sept. 24. Eleven cents a pound was the price paid at the local stock yards today for sixteen Hereford steers, averaging 1.3S5 pounds each re ceived from Plattsburg, Mo. This is the highest price ever paid here except in December, 1912, when less than a car load of extra quality steers brought 11.10. WAR POEM FOR THE UNITED STATES.. London This poem, .ntitled "To The United States," by William Wat son, is published broadcast here. Great, O majestic nation, great is calm; ureat when old bounds dissolve, to tower apart, There beyond Europe's throes and with a heart At peace with Northern pine and Southern palm. Great in glad harvest time to send the psalm Rolling to heaven, nor be as they who start t At mutter of far cannon, and when the mart Rocks to and --o delirious, great in calm. But when a despot swollen with the desire Of boundless sway -forbears not to uncage War's wolves on shieldless youth r.nd guardless age. Greater, O nation, greater then is ire! Off then thy pL x;id mien, unleash thy rage. And sear and blast with thy lips of fire! Ri-AL DOGS OF WAR. Petrograd, Sept. 24. Wounded Russians who are arriving at Mir.sk from the Austrian theater of war tell many stories about. the employment of dogs on both -sides to assist in finding the wounded and to carry them to the field hos pitals. It is alleged that the Austrlans also use dogs as spies to track the Russian patrols. The best Cos sack marksmen try to shoot them whenever possible. One man. shot two dot on both of which v. ere found interesting reports. TWO BADLY HURT Runaway and Motor Car Acci dents in North Topeka. Charles Raner and Mrs. Seiber in Serious Condition. Two accidents both may prove ser ious occurred in rapid succession in North Topeka between Curtis and Railroad streets on Kansas avenue at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Charles "Raner, owner of a pool hall between Fourth and Fifth streets on Kansas avenue, who lives at 2255 Ty ler street, was struck by an automo- Bridge bile and seriously injured. The auto was going north. According to those who witnessed the accident Raner was badly bruised and otherwise injured. He was taken to his home. According to the police the driver of the automobile was Dick Hodgins of the Topeka Cold Storage, Ice Fuel company. Ed Timon, a North side furniture dealer, was also in the car. The police say that neither Hodgins or Raner was to blame for the acci dent. Almost at the same time of the auto accident a horse driven by Mrs. Seiber, who lives in the 700 block on "North Madison street, became frightened and ran away. Mrs. Seiber was thrown out of the buggy and seriously injured. She was taken to Christ's hospital. The runaway occurred near the scene of the auto accident. TOPEKA WON FIRST. Cooleykaws Took Opener of Lincoln Doubleheader. Lineup and Batting Order. LINCOLN. TOPEKA. Cochran. 3b. La Flambois, If. ors-yihe. rt. Rapps, cf. Koerner, lb. Tallion, ss. 1 jjttimore. 2b. Tonneman. c. Weideman, p. McGaffigan, ss. Lloyd. 2b. Williams, lb. Schreiber, cf. Collins, rf. Altman. If.' Oriet. 3b. Rehor, c. Scroggins, p. Topeka won the first game of the double-header with Lincoln at League park this afternoon by a score of 2 to 1. Topeka made seven hits and Lincoln eight. BASEBALL TODAY. At Sioux City First game: R.H.E. St. Joseph 000 000 100 1 6 0 Sioux City 300 051 00 9 11 1 Sterzer. Purcell, Willey and Grif fith. Anew; Kelley and Crisp. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Philadelphia First game Score: R H E I Chicago .6 10 0 Philadelphia 3 s v Batteries: Humphries and Bresna han; Rixey, Mattison and Killifer. At Boston-First game Score: R H E Cincinnati. 0 5 2 Boston 5 10 1 Batteries: Benton, Fittery and Gonzales; Rudolph and Gowdy. I 1 ysW'-mtmm rTT rH' Tsfoy1 1 Ml Russia Undertakes Premier Operation of Military Power. First Stage of Wonderful Prog, ress in the East. COOTBOLS GASOLINE SUPPLY Czar Has Greatest Amount In All Europe Today. Conquest of Galicia Serious Blow to Austria. London,' Sept. 24. 10:22 a. m. In formation has reached London that Russia has almost completed the first stage of what may be considered the most colossal operation ever under taken by a military power. The fall of the Austrian fortress of Jaroslau virtually completes the investment of Przemysl, so far as lines of communi cation are concerned. Even the con tinued occupation of Cracow by Aus trian and German forces has not aided in that junction of Austrian and Ger man armies which is necessary to keep Russia from overrunning Galicia and pushing the armies of Austria back to the ridge of the Carpathian. By her conquest in Galicia Russia now controls the greatest supply of gasoline in Kurope. This product is of the utmost importance to Russia, Wrecked by Belgians and Pontoon because of her necessity for motor transportation. The Russian move ment is now described as a huge wedge the right line of which extends roughly from Libau on the Baltic, along the railroad line to Warsaw. The Russian General Rennankampff is guarding this line. It protects the Russian sources of supply and pre vents any outflanking movement against the army of attack, which, al ready according to news in London is beginning to operate in the direction of Posen and Breslau, in Germany. The left of this line rests on Warsaw from which point railroads tap the rich and populous district extending tp Odessa. The occupation of Galicia links up the Warsaw railroad system and is regarded in London as insuring both supplies and reinforcements lor the attacking army. That the stage is virtually set ior this attack is indicated by the news that the Germans are hastily reinforc ing their line between Thorn and Ka lisz, this latter point being southeast of Posen, even to the extent of aban doning their positions against General Rennenkampff. Not only have the Russians cut off Austrian domestic sup plies of gasoline, but the ban on the exportation of coal to Austria reported from Rumania, may be followed, it is held here, by a similar measure with regard to gasoline. This would deprive Austria and her ally of this very nec essary product for their automobile transport and aerial service. Germans On Jlefensive In East. London, Sept. 24. The Paris Matin prints a dispatch from Petrograd stat ing that the Germans who drove Gen eral Rennr -ikampff back into Russia are reported to have suffered a great defeat at Subir. The Russians have re-occupied Soldau in East Prussia on the Polish frontier. It is stated the Germans are evacuating East Prussia to reinforce the line from Thorn In West Prussia on the border of Poland to Kalisz, a town in Russian Poland. RATES ARE EXCESSIVE ICC. Asked to Investigate Topeka Freight Tariffs. Washington," Sept.' 24. Urging- that present rates on carload shipments of wheat and corn from Nebraska and other middle western points to St. Joe and Kansas City, Mo., and Atchison and Topeka, Kan., are excessive and unlawful, the Nebraska state railway commission requested the interstate commerce commission to establish rates that would be equitable and non-discriminatory. MORE WOMEN THERE. Few Men Left in Paris. Which Is Half Depopulated. Paris, Sept. 24. The war census of Paris is complete. The population Is now 1,807,044, a decline of 1,026,307 from normal figures. There are. in Paris now 49,037 women, 585.486 men and 272,471 children, of whom 30.986 are under fifteen months old. Another Trawler Brown Up. London, Sept. 24. Another Grims by trawler was blown up by a mine yesterday in the North sea. The vessel remained afloat ten minutes, which to escane except one deck hand who was killed by falling debris. JONES ISOLATED Topekan Will Be Re-elected Director of Santa Fe. Nineteenth Annual Meeting in Topeka October 22. TAKE OYER STC3K CF C"E LEE Road Will Acquire Capital of i Mlnkler Southern. Term of President Ripley Will Expire This Year. The nineteenth annual meeting' of the stockholders of the Atchison. To peka and Santa Fe -railway system will be held in Topeka October 22, 1914. The meeting will be called at noon on that day. Four directors are to be elected at this meeting, the terms of E. P. Ripley of Chicago, Charles Steele of Mew Tork, Howell Jones of Topeka and Henry Pritchett of New Tork expiring. The stockholders will also elect Inde pendent auditors to audit the books and accounts of the company at the close of the fiscal year. Built by Germans to Enter IJege. The annual financial statement of the railroad will be submitted at the meeting for the approval of the stock holders. The acquisition of the capital stock of the Minkler Southern railway a small branch line in California, will be taken up at the meeting. The stockholders will attend to oth er routine business. The transfer of stock was closed September 17, and will be resumed at the close of the session. Only a few of the heaviest stock holders and several local men will probably be present at the meeting. The majority of the 35,000 or more people holding stock in the Santa Fe railway will be represented by proxy. A commitee composed of President Ripley, Walker D. Hines, Edward J. Berwind, T. DeWitt Cuyler, Augustus D. Juilliard and Charles Steele has been named by the board of directors to accept the proxies. Following the stockholders' meet ing in Topeka, the directors of the railway will hold their annual Bession in New Tork City early in November. Two Topeka men are members of the board, Charles S. Gleed and Howell Jones. At the directors' meeting, the officers of the company will be elected. The only elective Santa Fe official in Topeka is E. L. Copeland, secretary and treasurer. President Ripley and the other executive officers will prob ably be reelected at the New Tork meeting. Howell ,Tones of Topeka, land com missioner of the Santa Fe and a di rector of the system, will likely be re elected a member of the board. His term will expire this year. President Ripley and Charles Steele, other mem bers of the board whose terms expire, haye been on the board for some time. Dr. Pritchett of New Tork is the new est member of the board. He was elected to fill a vacancy in July. WAITING ON ITALY Balkan. States Beady to Plunge Into Great Conflict. War Sentiment Is Becoming More Yiolent Daily. Bucharest, Sept. 24. War sentiment in Rumania is daily becoming more violent against Austria and prepara tions for hostilities are going steadily forward.. Rumania only awaits action by' Italy. Should Kins Victor Eman uel finally abandon his position of neutrality and cast the fortunes of his country with the allies, Rumania will immediately follow. The situation in the Balkan states is rapidly becoming more serious- Russia is gradually meeting with sue cess in her efforts to line up Bulgaria by promising King Ferdinand, Adrian pole and Macedonia in return for sup port in the war. Greece is now ready for action against Turkey. The Otto man empire is daily performing In. ereasinelv hostile acts. 5. Italy is now regarded as holding the key to the reorganization of the Balk an league. i 1 Fair tonight and Friday; warmer in he west portion ot the state tomcnu 15 Washington Stirred Up Oyer Foreigners' Interviews. Turkish Ambassador Will With draw From the U. S. i:i KrlOTlC TOIE Turk Would Not Alter His Pub lished Views to Wilson. German's Prediction of War With Japan Another Blow. Washington, Sept. 84. A. Rustem Bey. the Turkish ambassador, has in formed President Wilson that he does not alter the views he recently ex pressed in a published Interview and will leave the United States within a fortnight. The announcement of the withdrawal of the Turkish ambassador though not unexpected, caused a profound sensa tion in diplomatic circles. Coming close on another diplomatic interview yester day of which the administration at once took cognizance, that of Baron Von Schoen of the German embassy, dwelling on the possibility of war be tween the United States and Japan, it was interpreted as an indication of President Wilson's determination to silence comment by foreign diplomatists considered dangerous to the neutrality of the United States. It was understood the administration would let it be known that the presi dent would decline to receive diplomats who make comments which he consid ers obnoxious. Although Count Von Bernstorff and Baron Schoen have re pudiated the baron's interview, the state department, at the direction of the president, was today still looking into it. The Turkish ambassador's interview. however, was considered particularly objectionable by the administration and Secretary Bryan, at the president's di rection, asked the ambassador to re frain from such expressions. The Turkish ambassador in his in terview had said the sending of Amer ican warship to Turkey in connection with the report of uprising against Christians would lead to a serious situation. At the same time he said that while massacres had previously occurred in Turkey, they were the same acts as any people might commit unaer provocation. He cites the lynchings of negroes and the "water cure" in the Philippines, as illustra tions, reminding the American people of those incidents. The ambassador later explained personally and then wrote at lemrth. The president directed Mr. Bryan to say in answer that the statements made by the ambassador were objec tionable to the American government and but for the fact that a tense situa tion existed in Turkey, which he did not desire to aggravate, the diplomatic impropriety committed by the ambas sador might otherwise be a subject for discussion with the Ottoman govern ment. The president asked whether, in view of the situation, the ambassador cared to make any expression. The Turkish envoy replied that he did' not wish to alter his view in any way and inai ne wouia leave in a fortnight. BERLIN WANTS PEACE London Reports German Posters as Reading. "Down With the Kaiser." London. Sept. 24. Despite the watchfulness of the German authori ties, says a dispatch, from Copen hagen to the London Evening News, syndicalist posters proclaiming;- "W want peace; down with the kaiser," are appearnig on the walls of the build ings in Berlin. Travelers driving through the city between railway stations are ordered to keep the blinds of their vehicles drawn, so that the posters may not be seen. IUot at Vera Crux. Vera Cruz, Met, Sept. 24. Ameri can marines last night quickly put down an incipient riot here. A group of constitutionalists who had entered the city were requested by the patrols to move on. They refused to obey the order and were then forced to comply. A crowd gathered and offensive words were hurled at the Americans. Immediately marines under Captain Hooker moved into the 'midst of the throng and scattered it lii) id UIJITED STATES WILL LET MEXICO FIGHT OWN BATTLES WAR OF THE POETS. London, Sept. 4. Littleton Hay, in the last issue of the Saturday Re view wrote: "Many of us would be glad If you would raise your powerful voice to 'stop William Watson.' This reference to a number of Watson's effusions on the war call ed forth from the poet today a re ply in the Westminster Gazette. He says: "Peace be to all -who rail. But wherefore thus Squander your breath away? Tou cannot stop the mouth of Pegasus. With Hay." WILLIAM WATSON. INTERESTJIELD UP International Mercantile Ma rine Crippled by Big War. Worldwide Disturbance Affects Passenger and Freight Traffic. New Tork, Sept. 24. The Interna tional Mercantile marine, controlling the White Star, Red Star, American and Atlantic transport lines, today an nounced it had decided to defer for the present payment of the semi-annual interest on its 4 per cent bonds due Oct. 1. Loss of business because of the war was given as the reason. "Since January 1, 1914," reads a statement by the company, "business both passenger and freight nas been very unsatisfactory and the com pany has not fully earned fixed charges for the period ending July 31. Conditions Abnormal. "Under ordinary operating condi tions it might be reasonably anticipat ed that the deficiency would be made up during the remaining five monAis of the fiscal year. Now, however, the European war has brought the entire ocean transportation situation into an extremely unsettled condition and ne cessitated the complete withdrawal of the Important and profitable services of the Red Star line to Antwerp,' mak ine it Impossible to form any estimate of the company's earnings for the bal ance of the year. "In view of this situation and the serious world-wide financial disturb' ance the company has decided that it would be more prudent and for the best interests of the security holders trermir subsidiary-companies to conserve their cash assets, thereby en abling them to continue operations and meet their present building com mitments." A Morgan Company. The International Mercantile Marine company, which was organized and financed by a syndicate of English and American capitalists, headed by J. r. Morgan Company, has a capitaliza tion of $101,662,706. The 4H per cent. bonds are known as mortgage and coi lHtcr.il trust and 152.744.000 are out standing. They are due in October, 199? atiH nr aubiect to call at 105. The International Mercantile Marine nnvnitM a. fleet f f mora than liu steam ships with a total gross tonnage of over 1.100,000. The company has paid no dividends and the unpaid accumu lated dividends on its 6 per cent, pre ferred stock now amount to 69 per cent. Zeppelin Scooters Sighted. v. via T jtnilnTi Sunt 94. Zeppelin airships, evidently on recon noitering duty, have been observed from various places in junanu, inc neninsula. forming the mainland of Denmark. The airships passed about 16 miles outside or tne western coasi. SU"v"URY OF TODAY'S m NEWS IN EUROPE The German war loan subscription totals $1,097,250,000. 17. R. has decided to let Mexico fight It out. a fm mm miwr destraved six British merchant vessels in the Bay of Bengal. tt. DnmiaiM h&n i-eoocanled Sol- dan in East Prussia on the Polish frontier. British Infantry have landed to re inforce Japanese land forces on Shan Tung peninsula. The demoralization of the Austrian army Is shown by Its panicky retreat before the Russians. Russia has control of the greatest supply of gasoline In Europe through the conquest of Gallda. Rumania and the Balkan States await only the action of Italy to plunge Into the conflict. The latest German official advices stated the Germans were breaking through the allies' center. Cettlnje announces that the Monte negrins defeated the. Austrian, cap turing Pratzho, near Sarajevo.) Tho. mamnarine that Mew up three British cruisers In the North Sea has returned to a German port uninjured. The press of Norway fs making a A4ste effort to maintain strict neutrality. The Indirect eanse of the war Is recalled by a report from Am sterdam. The Germans attempted to break through the French center last hlgnt but failed. They are making every effort to relieve the pressure on their crumpling right. The first battle of the latest Mexi can revolution will occur ac -Aorreon. Villa's and Carranaa's armies are mov ing toward each other. Villa has about so,aoo troops and Carranxa SO,- Control of Country Is Up to General Carranxa. Washington Turns Its Back on -Newest Bevolt. YiLLA DSI.'ES MS TTCCPS To Southward, Where the First Battle Will Occur. He Has 50,000 Well Armed Men Behind Him Waahlnfftnn. Sunt. 94Tt wu ntfl dally stated at the White Hons to day that the latest troubles between General Carranza and General Villa, would not alter th nlana of the TTnlt-: ed States as to withdrawing troops) from Vera Crux or the status of the embargo on arms. No date had been fixed for moving the troops. More Watchful Watting. take the position that Carransa and muH seine meir oixierencea without interference from the United' States and that the presence -of Amer ican troops at Vera Cruz would not' solve the difficulty. Arter a talk with President Wilson, Secretarv riantola aol1 tmiM. tween Carranza and Villa would not change the plans for the fleet in Mexl-: w.a waabciw. JIO AUUCU 11 HUUi Deeil IM intention to keep ships at Vera Crua Until AftAf thA Htkitttral 1 troops and that this course would bo Official Washington does not expect' the American troops to depart from Vera Cruz until the controversy has been adjusted although it was official- duucu me w iiue uouse mat tne president had not altered his intention s of withdrawing the forces. It waa pointed out. however, that u had been fixed for the evacuation, the matter would be held in abeyance in definitely without further announce ment from the White House or stata 1 uejmruneni. American Residents Panicky. Advices from Vra r-m. panicky feeling among residents there. 1 v.vi.uiuu.ia in ueuco uny similarly were described as critical. Many con- nscations of property have occurred, against which the Brazilian minister in behalf of the United States haa reprmntauoM. mm- lses have been made of an investiga tion, but the offenses have been -re--. Dp.fttMl All m KaiuagMMr government report a crisis throughout (Continued on Page Two.) T AL'OTIIER FROST. No Damage as Result of Cool Weather Here. With a higher temperature than that of Tuesday night another light frost was evident in Topeka and vlcln- -ity this morning. The frost did no damage. The lowest temperature today was 51 at 6 o'clock this morning. Clear weather is reported for every station in the state today. Throughout the entire corn and wheat belt of the United States clear weather is re ported. Temperatures over the state were below normal early this morning and today. The lowest temperature re ported was at Scott City where the mercury dropped to 36 degrees. With no rain in sight the forecast calls for a continuation of fair weather for to night and Friday with a raise in tem perature In the west portion of the state tonight. A raise in temperature is also scheduled for Topeka tomorrow aft ernoon. The highest temperature In the city today was at 1 o'clock when the mercury Jumped to 73 degrees. The highest temperature recorded on this date was 91 in 1891 the lowest 41 in 1887. The mercury remained four degrees below the normal all day today for this date. Warmer weather is expected for to- night than prevailed Wednesday night. There will be no danger of a frost. The wind blew all day at a rate of 12 miles an hour from the north. The stage of the river today was 6.6 feet, a slight raise since Wednesday. The temperatures in this city today; 7 o'clock 52 11 o'clock .70 8 o'clock ..,.,66 12 o'clock .....71 9 o'clock 60 1 o'clock .....7S 10 o'clock 67 2 o'clock -....72 S o'clock .72 OUTRAGES Oil WOUuDZD Charges Filed Against French at Berlin. Berlin, Sept. 24. By wireless The official announcement issued yesterday bythe headquarters of the German army says that German heavy artillery is successfully bombarding Troyon-Les-Paroches, Camp Des Romains and Ldouvllle. The Wolfiboro, the semlot. ficial news agency, has published a statement giving details of. an alleged outrage committed by French military mcyciists in cnarge ot an oiiicer on wounded German soldiers in two Red Cross motor cars near Bethencourt. Only two men succeeded in making their escape and this in spite of their wounds while the remainder were kill ed by bicyclists, who then robbed the. corpse. The- German press says this is an other proof of the barbarous treatment of wounded Germans at the bends of the French. 'o Atats'lrUln Friend. Washington, Sept. 24. The arrest of Manuel Bonilla at Mexico City, al ls suggested here, "Wmm mm act of reprisal by Carra- the de tention of Obregon tV Viu.- Bonilbv r is a close friend of Vflla and was to have been one of his delegates at the national convention.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOTTiwAtTIITOSDAY EVEHIIIO CEPTFEH 21; 1814. CAMP m TRAIL Officers A fter Topekas BIack IlandT Mygtery. He Was Picked Up by Motor Car Last Night. HAVE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION Dramatic Scene Palled Off for "War Correspondents." Theodore Hammatt Received an Unsigned Letter. Hugh McGrath, employed in the freight claim department of the Santa Ke railway office, says he is positive he carried the man, who attempted to blackmail Theodore Hammatt, of 824 Polk street, to the point designated in the "Black Hand" letters as the place where a package containing $15,000 was to be deposited by Hammatt. McGrath says he was driving south on the Topeka avenue road shortly af ter 6:30 o'clock last night. Near the Country club, a man stood in the road and motioned for McGrath to stop. The man in the road told McGrath his motorcycle had broken down and asked for a "lift" to Pauline. McGrath ex plained that he was not going that far, but would carry him part of the way. The man got on the footboard but did Siot take a seat. "I watched the fellow closely be cause he looked like a crook to me," says McGrath. "At a culvert about five miles south of Topeka and two miles north of Pauline, the man said: 'This place is all right for me and a good place for you to turn around. I will get out here.' The mar. got out and McGrath turn ed back, coming to Topeka. McGrath Is positive he could identify the man Should he see him again. The description of the man picked up by McGrath, as he remembers him is that he was not more than five feet and 10 inches tall and probably weighed 140 pounds. He was dark, had a amoth face, a prominent nose and thick lips. His nose was long and pointed. He wore a dark felt hat, and a white shirt with no collar, and was between 25 and 30 years old. He was much out of breath when he topped the car in which were Mc Grath and F. L. Campbell were rid- 1 Ing. It is believed that he had seen the detective on the horse pass along and that he had been running to over take the man with the supposed treas ure, when he hailed the automobile. Second Battle of Pauline. The second "battle of Pauline" was staged last night The first is a mat ter of history and needs no recount ing. Like the first, the second re sulted in nothing more serious than a nerve-racking experience for an of ficer of the law. And this is no reflec tion upon any local officials. Maybe he was not an official at all just a detective. A detective imported from Kansas City to lead the local cohorts of the law. He led them mounted upon u grey horse. The cohorts con sisted of Chief of Police Hons and Charles Lytle, a Topeka city detective, Sheriff L. J. Kiene and Jailor Mitch ell Bundy and others in tthe county's automobile and that belonging to the city police department. Another au tomobile bore Dan Hammatt and Burt Heed. David Hood of Emporia wan also in the party. One machine was occupied by representatives of the press. All told nearly thirty men were in the posse. What was it all about Hist! A Letter! x Well. It started this way: Sunday night Theodore Hammatt was sitting In his home at 824 Polk street. Time 10 p. m. The front door was open, but the screen door closed. Some one opened the screen door and thrust a letter in. Mr. Hammatt picked it up and read as follows: To Mr. T. D. Hammatt: "Dear Sir: We have long watched you with interest. Permit us a con gratulatory word. We believe you in a position to give something to those who ask. We hope that in this you agee. If you do we have but to re quest. We wish $15,000 (FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS) at once. We ask it of you. We trust the eucires tion alone will prove amply sufficient. Should It not we will, of course, take steps to prove our great need. Oth ers wh failed in the past to give heed to our asking have regretted it, we be lieve or perhaps in some cases have passed to a place where doubtless they cease to care. We call their experi ence to your mind. "Should you elect to be wiser than they, leave the National hotel at noon twelve sharp 9-21, stand in front, light a cigarette, and then go where you wish. That is all. Though exceeding ly simple, a great deal will depend upon it. For this you must take our word. We have arranged that your signal will be seen. If yon agree. word will then be sent you, how the nnnv mai h tiiH n no you the most good. 'Should you disregard our request, or show this letter to the police, your fate then will be on your head. THEREFORE con sider it well. Permit us to assure you once more of our deepest esteem, most honorable and to sign ourselves for the first time to you: "LA MANO NERA." Waited for No Reply. The person delivering the letter had not waited for a reply. There was no way for Mr. Hammatt to rid himself of that $15,000 other than to follow the instructions set forth in the letter. He was not given an opportunity even to take a receipt for the money nor to re ceive a tnanK you. sn v- v u. stood ftt the entrance to the National hotel at noon Monday and lighted a cigarette.. Mr. Hammatt i of age, so no lady, policeman pinched him. He was not. eyen questioned by any offi cer as. to where he had secured the cigarette. Monday afternoon at 2 1 t "T,1 1 1 who stand, at Sixth and Jackson streets, delivered a letter to Mr. Hani- tti'lr:I!2S,' l? S2E given him. by a small dark man with a mustache, with 25-cents for its de livery. v. 5 This letter read:;; .The.:. Second Jjetier. The "second letter-was as follows:;. To Mr. T. r. Hammatt; -,,5 "Dear Sir -You. were wise to acy cent. Now al) TOU have to do, get. the money to $5, $10, $t bills,, wrap them "in white paper leave- your house at 6:30 923T6u njnst ride a horse as we take no chances, vKleJe to the corner of Tenth and Topeka averiuei tarn south and keep on the- Topeka vemie ad "Some place along this Toad you wilt ee a flashlight; it will be at the side r TMisftneU, of the road. Put the money as near the light as you can, then you can re turn home. You will find light out from one to twenty miles, so if you do this and the way we tell you, you will see no one, and meet with no harm. But remember you are being watched all the time, and we can protect you and yours only when you follow th;se instructions. Again we sign our names to you. "LA MONA SEKA." The envelope in which the first let ter was sent to Mr. Hammatt was ad dressed to "Mr. Mrs. T. D. Ham matt" (on typewriter) with the address, 824 Polk street, written with lead pencil, Mr. Hammatt Informed tne ponce. The sheriff's office was also notified. He also secured the services of James West, of the Thiel Detective Service company, of Kansas City, who has a striking personal resemblance to Mr. Hammatt. Wednesday afternoon the detective went to the Hammatt home and at 6:30 o'clock rode forth on the Hafnmatt pony. He had been induced to accept this role only after much persuasion on the part of the local of ficers. War Correspondents. The officers in automobiles followed the man on the horse some distance behind. The Topeka avenue road was followed. The press car forged ahead of the others. When about a mile and one-half north of Pauline the war cor-1 respondents decided they were too far in advance of the line of battle. They had scrutinized every nook and cranny j along the way and had watched close ly every dark hedge or weed patch but no flashlight had been detected. They held a council of war and de cided that the driver should make a pretense of repairing a break, while they waited for the procession to over take them. The car with Sheriff Kiene passed them. Later the car bearing Chief Ross went by. The lights of another automobile could be seen approaching. But Instead of coming on, it apparently turned. Later its lights could be seen again headed toward the press car, but the lights were stationary. Ah-h A Pistol Shot. Suddenly a pistol shot rang out and after a short interval two or three more were heard in rapid succession. The press car was cranked and turned and raced in the direction of the shots. It met and passed the car containing Dan Hammatt and Burt Reed who were only a short distance from the scene of the shooting and driving fast away from it A little way further, after passing a small bridge the newspaper men over took the detective. He was dismount- ed at the side of the road and held a pistol in his hand. He was greatly ex cited and it was difficult to get any intelligent answers from him. He de clared that he had seen the flashlight flash three times right in the middle of the road and that he had fired at the light, turning his horse at the same time and racing up the road. A farmer nearby says he saw the flashes of the pistol shots and that some of them, if not all or them, were fired in the air. Flanking Maneuvers. Dan Hammatt and Burt Reed, who had driven by, turned their car and arrived back on the scene about the same time Chief Ross and Detective Lytle and the other members of the rjartv arrived. Alter consiaeraoie flanking maneuvers the forces closed in at the spot indicated by the detec tive as the place where he had seen the flashlight. The place proved to be on a bridge witn a pianx iioor ana high enough for a man to stand under it. Mr. Hood got down under the bridge and discovered a flashlight on f ?nA" r'S.""' been removed, Around the spring which makes the necessary contact to produce a light a piece of cord had been wrapped in such a manner that the affair could be placed on the bridge over a crack and the light turned on by pulling the string. When the string was released the light would fail. A man could stand under the bridge and still have a fair View of .the road, and could manipulate the light without danger of being shot by 'anyone firing at the light. The east opening of the bridge was closed by a fence which no man In a hurry would attempt to scale. The ground to-the west was very muddy. No man could have retreated in that direc- THE BROKEN UNIT eIIIS,. 4 v Consider for tion without leaving foot tracks in the mud. There were no tracks there. Whoever operated the light from un der the bridge must have climbed back to the road. What, a Confederate! Last night the officers had no definite theory as to how the man got to and from the bridge. They were inclined to believe that a confederate in a vehicle might have dropped him off and re called that they had seen a gray auto mobile with a man or boy riding on the footboard. The scene of last night's affair was in front of the AUenhurst farm, five miles south of Topeka and two' miles lidrWOf Pauline the Identical spot where Hugh McGrath deposited his unwelcome pas senger. McGrath remembers passing a man on a gray horse Just before his passenger expressed a desire to get out of the machine. Theodore D. Hammatt is president of the Crosby Roller Milling company, which has leased its mill to the South western Milling company. The mill te located at Tenth and Washington streets. Mr. Hammatt has an office there. There has been a strike at the mill, the men striking out of sympathy for the employes of the Southwestern Milling company at Kansas City. Mrs. Hammatt is a daughter of the late Major Calvin Hood, of Emporia. LET MEXICO FIGHT. (Continued from page 1.) Mexico but amid the seriousness of the situation there is hope in official quar ters that a compromise may avert fur ther bloodshed. Carranze Refractory. Paul Fuller, personal representative of President Wilson in Mexico, con ferred today with Robert Lansing, act ing secretary of state, and then re turned to New York. He declined to discuss the situation but it Is known that his interview with Carranza was far less satisfactory than his confer ence with Villa. The latter has shown throughout a disposition to be extreme ly friendly with the United States while Carranza has been hardly tract' able to the American government's iaea oi now peace should be restored in Mexico and to its warnings as to treatment of foreigners and their prop erty. Whether that disparity would affect the future trend of the American policy was not disclosed as in offical quarters it was stated the president would endeavor to remain neutral as between the factions. On Old Battle Fields. El Paso, Sept. 24. If Gen. Villa's revolt results in armed revolution the first battle of the latest Mexican up rising probably will occur at the old battlegrounds of either Torreon or Zacatecas. General Villa, forced to abandon his expedition in assistance of Maytorena revolt, today rushed "his forces south from Juarez and Chihua hua City to meet what was reported as a strong force of Carranza's sol diers moving north from Aguascalien tes and Zacatecas. All was astir in Chihuahua, the state which for four years and in almost as many revolutions has furnished the greatest and most efficient force of fighting men. To Fight With Yaquls. Aeeordinsr to official esrimati. Villa has 40,000 troops. Maytorena has mobilized anout o.uoo troops in Sono- 1 ra. They are mostly Yaqui Indians. Efforts, it is said, are being made by the Carranza element to enlist the services of the Mayos, a rival tribe, who outnumber the Taquis in the west coast country. ..Villa also prob ably will be able recruit many troops from Durango state, where he operated frequently. Carranza forces comprise the unified force of General Pablo Gonzales, his eastern divisional commander, probably numbering about 30,000 men, and those of the west coast troops under Obregon which participated in the entry ot the national capital. 7 It was asserted that all of the west coast forces, with the exception of those led by Maytorena, would stand loyal to the Carranza government. Since the lifting of the embargo about a week ago, General Villa has been said to be importing large gauntitlea i moment the ind vidnaL Mm unit, who leaves his peaceful occupation to help make up the army. A ballet finds him. Broken and bleeding, he thinks aronizinglr of the dear ones who will scan the bulletin boards for hi name, and who will see It there tomorrow. Then oblivion! of arms and ammunition and sending financial and material assistance to Maytorena who, as governor of So nora. first rebelled against the new Mexican government. Estranged Months Ago. The Carranza-villa estrangement dates back several months even be fore Carranza ascension to power at the national capital. It was the sub ject of conferences held at Torreon between agents df .the two leaders, after which it was announced that all differences had been adjusted. Villa Proclaims Independence. Juarez, Mexico, y Sept. 24 General Francisca Villa, 'with nearly fifty thousand men under arms, last night inaugurated a revolt against, the Car ranza government, according to pro clamations posted in Sonora cities. As a preliminary move. Villa- has seized all the coal stored and in transit be tween Juarez and Torreon, and will use it for his troop trains. Hostilities will start in Sonora, where General Benjamin Hill is in command of forty five hundred Carranza soldiers, and is holding Cananea. All Carranza money is barred from circulation in Sonora and no Carranza money is permitted by Villa to circu late in the interior of Chihuahua. Half a million pesos of Villa money was sent to Sonora by Villa today to take the place of the Carranza money. Busy Moving Troops. Villa today continued the movement of troops to Sonora. Seven thousand modern rifles, five machine guns and eight carloads of ammunition were sent from El Paso to Nogales. Ariz. It will be transferred to Nogales, Sonora, and will be held by Maytorena until the arrival of Villa's army. Twenty thou sand men will be sent into Sonora by Villa, and the army will be under the direct command of General Felipe An geles. Thirty thousand men with field guns, armored motor cars and three aeroplanes will be sent south by Villa, it is announced, and it is planned to reach the City of Mexico within a month. Takes Personal Command. Villa is in Chihuahua and personally directs the movements of troops and supplies. Through train service-from Juarez to the capital has been suspended. All rolling stock is to be used for troop trains. George C. Carothers, special repre sentative of the state department has been ordered to go to Chihuahua for a conference with Villa. Carothers has been with Villa through most of nis campaigns. He is very close to him and is considered to have greater influence with the powerful rebel chief than any other American. It is not known what Carothers is expect ed to do, but it is generally understood that he will bear a note to Villa, strongly urging him to abandon his new revolt. This Villa men say. Villa cannot now consider. DEATHS O FUNERALS. William Silrinnor 84 THira old and father of the editor of the Silver Lake Mirror, died at nis home in Silver Lake Tuesday night. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Metho dist church of that town. Interment in Silver Lake cemtery. The funeral of Lemuel Thornbrough. who died Wednesday, will be held from the home. 927 West Gordon .trt at 2 nViiwic. v aaavdirrft street, at 2 o'clock. Friday afternoon, Interment in Rochester cemetery,

Serbs Clean I'p Around Sarajevo. London. Sept. 24. An official re port given out at Cettinle and tele graphed here by the correspondent of Reuters Telegram company states tnat the Montenegrins operating in Bosnia after a hot engagement took the little town of Pratscho, which is in the im mediate neighborhood of Sarajevo, where the defeated Austrians have taken refuge after abandoning a large number of dead .on the field. Mrs. VanderbOt Has a Son. New York, Sept. 24. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt Wednesday evening at Oak land Farms near Newport. Mrs. Van derbilt and the baby are progressing favorably. No name has yet been se lected for the boy. L n on HIE WAR Outlook Pabllsh.es Roosevelt's First Word oa Coafiiet. Progressive leader Finds Ex cuse for All Nations Involved. IS FXJD GMjEOI CO "Speak Softly and Carry Big Stick, Advice to U. S. Article Points to Belgtnm as Lesson of Moment. New Tork. Sept. 24. Theodore Roose velt's first word on the great war In Europe was published today. In an article entitled "The World War; Its Tragedies and Its Lessons." in the cur rent Issue of the Outlook, he records the claims and counter-claims of the warring powers and concludes with an anneal for the consideration by the na tions of an efficient "world league for the peace of righteousness. -The article says in part: "We of the United States have two fold duty in this crisis. We must read aright the lesson writ in fire and steel and must safeguard our own fu ture against the onfall or similar ais "Moreover, we must not only stand ready to act as an Instrument for the achievement of a just peace, but also do whatever we can to. formulate and secure adhesion to some kind of effi r.i.nt international aareement where by .the chances of the recurrence of such worldwiae aisasier aimu nawt "As -regards the actions of most of the combatants it is possible sincerely to defend either of the opposite views concerning their actions. "Strong arguments can be advanced rt Amatrlan and the Servian sides as regards the initial cause of the war. "Again, it can well be argued that it was impossible for Russia not to take part. Had sne not none no. mi have forfeited her claims to tne v.j r Via mnllcr Slav peoples. TOhon Tiirin. took Dart, it may be weir argued that it was impossible for Germany not to come to the defense oi A"Tetagain, it is utterly impossible to see how France couia nave acieu erwise than she did. nn.. Ttaiarium was invadea, vrv circumstance of national honor forced England to act precisely as she did act. "There is one nation, however, ai which there is no room for differ encea of opinion, neither her wrongs ..otiA Af her- actions. "Belgium is not in tne mrnurai gree responsible for any of the condi tions that rendered this war inevitable. Suddenly and out of a clear sky her territory was invaaea oy whelming Garman army. Proud of German Brood. ani. m.n whn tthane German policy take the around that in matters of vital national moment there are no sucn tnings a iovi wrong.' .1 admire and respect the Ger man people. I am proua oi tne man blood in' my veins. When a na tion feels that the issue of a contest in which it finds Itself engaged will bo national life or death, it is inevitable that it should act so as to save itself from death and to perpetuate its life. "It is certainly eminently desirable that we should remain entirety neu tral anA nothing- but urgent need would warrant breaking our neutral ity. If any outside power is able to be the medium for bringing peace, it is more likely to be the United States than any other. "One of the main lessons to learn from this war is embodied in the homely proverb. 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' In other words it is necessary to be respectful toward all people and scrupulously to refrain from wronging them, while at the same time keeping ourselves ready to prevent wrong being done us. "The most important lesson for us. to learn from Belgium's fate is that as things in the world now are, we must In any great crisis trust our national safety to our ability and willingness to defend ourselves by" our own trained strength and courage. "But in view of what has occurred in this war, surely it is time for the na tions to consider' an agreement among all the civilized military powers to back righteousness by force. Such an agreement would establish an efficient world league for the peace of righteous ness. Such an agreement could limit the amount to be spent on armaments and after defining carefully the inalien able rights of each nation' which were hot to be transgressed by any other, could also provide that any cause of difference among them or between one of them and one of a certain number of designated outside non-military nations should be submitted to an international court including citizens of all these na tions, chosen not as representatives of the nations but as Judges. If any na tion refused to abide by the decision of such a. rnnrt trip, others would draw the sword on behalf of peace and Justice and would unitedly coerce the recal citrant nation." TODAY'S QRXET REPC3TS. Chicago, Sept. 84 WHEAT Although wheat advanced today on account of high er prices at Liverpool, the gains soon dis- appeared. There was considerable buying here credited to European sources but after the demand was satisfied the call seemed to lag. .The opening, which was seemea to lag. ine opening, wn.cn wa c to lc up. was followed by a decline to last niarht's level. Assertions by a leading authority that from now on Canadian wheat would prob ably undersell wheat from the United States had a depressing influence. The close was weak. lc to lo net lower. CORN Corn lacked support. Predictions of liberal receipts in the near future had a weakening effect. After opening e oft to a like advance, the market underwent a moderate setback an around. Favorable weather for curing the new crop acted against the bears. The close was heavy, c to lc under last night. OATS Export brokers were busy in the oats crowd, but the market was governed emeny oy tne course 01 wneac etij advance save way to a decline PROVISIONS Trade in provisions was confined chiefly to- lard, for which there was quite an active inquiry. Lower prices for hogs were ignored. Ctilesc 5ratr Market. Chlcauo Grain Market. The range of prices for grain futures on The Chicago Board of Trade as reported -by Thos.. J.- Myers. Broker.- Columbian Bldg. Chicago, Sept. 24. Close Open High Low Today Yes. WHEAT Sept. '..109 108 197 187 108 Dec. ..112 111 110 -HOW' TXt May ..130K 130V4 m 117 lit CORN Sept. .TO 78 77 77 78 Dec 72 78 70 7W 71 May 74H 74H 73 73 74 OATS- Sept. ..47 mi 47 47 47 Dec 60 49 4S 60 May 51 S3 62 62 63 PORK- Sept. ..17.76 1776 17.02 17.02 17.75 Jan. ..80.39 30.36 19.37 19.70 20.26 Kansna city Grain Market. The range ot prices for grain futures on me Kansas city uoara or -raae mm re ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker, Co lumbian Bldg. Kansas City, Sept. 24. Own HJeh Low Tedav Yes. WHEAT Sept. ..103 103 99' 99 101 Dec ..105 105 103 1QS- 104 Mar ..1124 11244 110H 11044 Ul- CORN- Sept. 78 73 73 73 73 Dec 68 68 67 67- 68 May 72 72 71 71 72 Chicago Grain Market. Chicago. Kent. 24. WHEAT Close: Sep tember. 81.07: December. U.1H: May. 81.17. CORN September, 77c; December, TOc; May. 73c uats Sepptember, 47c; December, c; May, 62c. ruRK-January. 819.70. LARD October, 89.45; January, 89.96. RIBS October. 810.80; January, 810.87. Liverpool ;rrln Market. Liverpool. Pent. 24. WHEAT Spot. quiet; No. 1 Manitoba, 9s 8d; No. 2 red winter, new. 8s 7d. Futures, firm; Oc tober, 8s 7d; December, 8s 9d. CORN Spot, nominal; futures, firm; September, 6s 6d; October, 5s 10. Grain Gossip. (By special wire to T. J. Myers.) Minneapolis wheat stocks increased 1,950,000 bushels thus far this week. Elevator stocks ot wheat -at Kansas City have increased 106.417 bushels thus far this week and corn stocks decreased 24,828 bushels. ExDorta from the United States and Canada yesterday were 1,023,000 bushels of wheat. 41,000 barrels of flour. 2.000 bush els of corn and 286,080 bushels ot oats. The European visible supply of wheat increased 3,204.000 bushels last week and now amounts to 68,968.000 bushels, com pared with 75,300,000 bushels a year ago. A message from Portland, Ore., reads as follows: "The British steamer Queen Eugenie has been chartered for wheat to the United Kingdom. The Norwegian bark Spartan has arrived for loading of wheat to the same country and regular liners are loading flour for England. This the first flour to be shipped to England in several years." Baltimore reported 300,000 bushels of oats sold for export yesterday. Chicago re ported 100,000 bushels of wheat and million bushels of oats sold to seaboard exporters. A message from New Tork reads as fol lows: "Chartering of grain boats yester Hav waa oftivc ten steamers being taken. Including two for oats, carrying 730.1.00 bushels, and eight for heavy grain, carry ing nearly 1 million bushels. The heavy grain was mostly for Norway. The boats taken were almost all for prpompt load ing." Kansa City Produce Market. Kansas City, Sept. 24. WHEAT Cash Hard, steady: No. 2, 81.01104; No. 3, 81.001.02; No. 2 red, 81.031.04; No. 3, ti nniiis i at CORN Mixed steady; No. 2, 7878c; No. 3. 79ffi80c. OATS White, steady; No. 2. 47c; mix ed, steady No. 2, 4243c. RYE-787c HAY Market unchanged. BUTER Market unchanged.. i EGOS Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchanged. whtcat ReceiDts 306 cars. CLOSE: WHEAT September, 99c; December. 81.031.034 May. 8110 CORN December, 6767c; May. 71c, OATS December, 48c. Chicago Produce MnrfcM. Chicago. Sept. 24. BUTTER Market lower. Creamery extras. 29629c; extra firsts. 2828c; firsts. 2627c; seconds. 24 26c. EGGS Market unsettled. At mark, cases included, 1821c; ordinary firsts. 20 20Wi-: firsts. 21S2M4C POTATOES Market lower. Receipts 75 cars. Jerseys. 6676c: Michigan and Wisconsin, 58-6 42c; ditto white. 86165c; Minnesota an Dakota Ohlos. 6363c. POULTRY Alive, lower; springs, 15c; fowls, 14c. New Tork Product" Marker. New York, Sept. 24. BUTER Market unsettled. Creamery extras, 3030c; firsts. 2729c: seconds, 2527c; pack ing stock, current make, No. 2. 2020c. CHEESE Market steady. State whole milk, fresh white and colored specials. 1516c. EGGS Market irregular. State, Penn sylvania and nearby hennery whites, 36 38c: ditto (fathered whites. 28tt35c.. POULTRY--Dressed weak; western chickens, frozen. 1521c; fowls. 1420c; turkeys, 2125c. New York Sugar Market. New York, Sept. 24. SUGAR Raw, barely steady; molasses, 4.37; centrifugal, 6.02; reflned.quiet. New York Money Market. New York, Sept. 24. MONEY Closing: Mercantile paper, 7 per cent. Sterling ex change, easier; for cables. 4.96.504.97.60; for demand, $4.96-604.96.25. Bar silver, 63c. Vlf!' T..fTe SWwfc .tlarfcct. Wichita, Sept. 24. HOGS Receipts 1,000. Market lower. Top, $8.45; bulk of sales, 8S.10ti8.40. CATTLE Receipts 300. Market steady. Native steers, 86.0068.25; cows and heifers, 85.OOS8.00; stackers and fteders. $5.007.2a; stock cows and heifers, $4.50ig)6.50; bulls, $5.0O6.00; calves, 88.0010.00. t. ,ro.pl t.irr t.'.li Mnrkrt St. Joseph. Sept. 24. HOGS Receipts 5.500. Market 6S10c lower. Top. $8.55; bulk of sales. 88.258.35. CATTLE Receipts 1.SO0. Market steady. Steers, $7.0OlO.25; cows and heifers, $4.25 9.60; calves. $6.00010.50. SHEEP Rectipts 10,000. Market slow. Lambs. $7.0O7.6O: Chlcscjo Live Stork Market. Chicago. Sept. 24. HOGS Receipts 14,080. Market slow, 6c lower. Bulk of sales, 88.20 8.70; light. 88.563.00; mixed. $8.10&9.05; r""' 7 aysiso- roush. 37.9048 05- niasl eavJi $7-99-w' rou,n- pigs. i 75(88.50. CATTLE Receipts 4.600. Market firm. Beeves, 86.8511.05: steers. 86.2599.16; stoek ers and feeders, $6.4908.35; cows and heif ers, 83.60S9.10; calves. 88-00011.75. SHEEP Receipts 30,000. Market weak. Sheep, $4.8006.70; yearlings, $5.76a6-40; lambs, $6.257.75. Kansas Clf Live Stock Market. Ksnsn- City, Sept. 24. HOGS Receipts STOCK SHIPPERS To Instsve YourseJf Best Restjlts fVa to CL AY, ROBINSON 6 CO. Stocks Ctnmiiianon Merchants, Stock Ysnj. Kmo. C&tw Also Have Oar Ows Offices at Cfalcam. So H fnm. t. W Denver. Sfcm city. 80. 8c PaaL E. Buffalo, si. l2Sl JSSi Forth. "Bs saa Fort Worth. 6.089. Market We tower. Bulk if sataC 88.loet.4S; -neavy., $8.2663.46; packers and butchers. 88.T0rli; ligbV 88.19Q6J9; pigs. $7.6087.75. f CATTLBftetasJpOi 4,890. Market'steadsV Prime fed steers; $10.00010.75-, dressed beef steers. $8.009.76r western steers. S776.8; southern steers. 86.167- eows. tJtw7J6; heifers, S6J969.26: stoekers and feeders. 86.0068.86; bulls. 86.t5&6.80; calves. 34-50 10.60. SHEEP Receipts 18,000 Market steady to weak. Lambs, 87.007.50; yearlings, S6JS 66 25; wethers, SS.06.s6; ewes. 4.T60-25; stoekers. and feeders, $2.6067-00. Kansas City Live Stock Sales. The following sales were made this morning st the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal ay Clay. Robinson Co.. 'ive stock com mission merchants, with jfficea at all markets. Kansas Cilty. Sept. 24. CATTLE Re ceipts 4.5C0 head. Market slow; weak. HOGS Receipts 6,000 head. Market 10o lower Bulk of sales, $8.20S&69; top. $8.56. SHEEP Receipts 12,009 head. Market weak. KILLING STEERS.' No. Wt. Price. No. Wt. price. I 1088 $7.25 65 1102 $7.25 M 1273 7.40 I 26 1108 7 60 14... ..1007 6.66 i COW8 AND HEIFERS. 11.. 7.. 1.. 2.. 28.. 481 8.90 4.35 7.50 6.75 1... 880 6.26 840 740 1.. 1 14.. 640 7.25 790 6.60 832 6.16 625 581 8.00 8TOCKERS AND FEEDERS. ..1051 7.00 I 15... .1180 891 7.25 43.... 962 .1000 878 168 150 ..1420 ..1030 208 210 7.60 8.60 '8.35 10.60 6.00 6.09 6.66 8.65 8.46 CALVES.

1.. 1.. 7.. a.. 8.10 1. 8. 7. 190 140 168 ..1180 ..1030 10.00 10.60 10.60 1.. BULLS. 6.75 I 1... 6.60 I 1... HOGS. 8.60 1 78... 8.00 I 77... 6.60 I 62 253 38 ...142 15 110 Topeka Market. Furnished by Chas. Wolff Packing Co. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 24. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS 87.954M HEAVY 7.85Hi5 ROUGH AND HEAVY 7.807.6-. LIGHT 7.858.1S Topeka Grain Market. ;Furniahe4 by 1. B. Blllard. cornw Kaj sas ave and Curtis st Topeka. CORN 75e. OATS 4046c. WHEAT-SO96c. Kan., Sept. 24. Batter and Eggs. tTurniabau by The Coaunentai Cr Co. Topeka. KsaJ Topeka, Kan.. Sent. 24. CHICAGO EGGS-2222c. NEW YORK EGGS 24026c. STORAGE EGGS 24c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chi Cairo 24a wneaa.e.T6c?,S31C: Topeka llt:t' r. Kggs and Poultry. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co Corner Laurent and Madison. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 24. POULTRY Hens. 12c; springs over 1 lbs., 13c; broilers, 2 lbs. and under 16c turkeys. 14c; ducks. 7c; geese. 6ci old' roosters. 7c ""Keys. 14c; ducks. 7c; geese. 6c EGGS 19c BUTTER 19c Topeka Hay Market. tFwhuuiea by T. A. Beck. 212-214 K. ftaj !',l',-" opeka.; Kan:,5 S jpt. 24. 1 NEW PRAIR1 H ri A Y-810.uk. KEW ALFLFA-llC.tO. Topeka Fruit and Prodnce Market. (Selling prices hy Sam'l E. Lux, whole sale Fruit and Produce. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 24. ITALIAN PRUNES-Per crate. 81. on. BARTLETT PEARS Per box 82 no BURREL GEM CANTALOUPES Per crate, 60c CANTALOUPES Per crates. 70c- oer crate in 5 crate lota, 65c ELBERTA PEACHES per bushel baa. ket. $1.35. nel DM- CALIFORNIA LEMONS per box. 88 60. VALENCIA ORANGES Per boxTVaJsS TOKAY GRAPES Per basket. $1.20 In S crate lots, per crate, $1.15. NEW ONIONS-Red, per bu.. 81 25- Yel low. per bu.. 81.25: white, per bu.. 31 BOl SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate Il'io MANGO PEPPERS-Per basket. 66c HOT PEPPKBS-Per lb.. 20c EGG PLANT Large, per do.. 60c NEW BEETS Per bu.. 85c NEW CARROTS Per bu.. 90c GREEN BEANS Per basket. 90c WAX BEANS Per basket, JLuu. CUCUMBERS-Per doa. 50c KAW VALLEY POTAfOES-Per bU SWEET POTATOES Per bu., SBc COLORADO CABBAGE Per lb lVa In 500 lb. lots, lc. CHEESE 1718c. TEXAS TOMATOES 20 lb. climax baa. ket, 65c. BANANAS Per lb., 3c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $6.09- half bbl. 83.25. BANANAS Per lb.. 3c, JONATHAN APPLES Per bbl.. 84.75. HONEY Per 24 rack case. 83.75. QUINCES Per box. 82.00. COLORADO CELERY Jumbo, bunch. 60c Per DIAMOND BASKETS Half bu.. 2-6. bu.", and pecks, per dos.. 45c. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, per bu. 75c Beets, per bu.. 76c. Carrots, per btL.' CALIFORNIA ONIONS per bu., tl.lft jTOMORROYg 2 Two Pound ;ig; g Cat Fish p; 8 25c g WM. GREEN H SON. ,0 0000330000 0

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LOST POOR GAME Topeka and Lincoln Clubs Stage Listless Contest. Bramble's Poor Judgment and Error Let in Both, Runs. KOERNER HURT IM PRACTICE GroTer and Pawson Allow Only Four Hits Each. Both Clubs Slump in Batting Two Games Today. The Cooleyites lost an uninteresting UsticQo Bstmn to the Lincoln ciub Wednesday afternoon. Grover for To peka and Dawson for Lincoln pitched rood baseball and there was some flashy fielding but no "pep." The Cooleyites are suffering with a ter rific batting slump and their inability to hit safe robbed them of a number of excellent chances to score. The final score was 2 to 1. The pitchers did not appear to be putting much on the ball and it is evi dent that the Lincoln club is in a slump. If their showing in the two days they have been here can be taken as a criterion, the club is just about the poorest on the circuit. With all their poor showing, the Tigers did. not look any worse than the Topeka club. The Cooleyites started off in the lead in the second inning by scoring their only run of the game. With two out, Tallion and Lattimore singled in succession, Tjnneman drew a pass. McGaffigan muffed Grovel's grounder and Tallion scored. Cochran came up with the bases filled and had a beauti ful chance to put the game on ice but the best he could do was to hit a grounder to Dawson who threw him out at first. The Tigers went out in order for three innings and then broke over in the fourth. McGaffigan led off and hit a fly to center field which Bram ble misjudged and it went for three bases. It should have been an easy putout. Lloyd went out from Grover to Rapps and Williams was safe when Bramble dropped his easy fly to cen terfield. McGaffigan scored on the error but this was an easy chance and no cne can explain why Bramble miss ed the catch. It landed square in his hands and flipped out. The Tigers scored their second and what proved to be the final run of the game in the fifth inning. Collins was safe on Tallion's error, but Altman forced him at second, Oriet went out, Grover to Rapps and Rehor singled to center, scoring Altman. Phil Koerner, the big first baseman J of the Topeka club, was out of the game and Rapps played around the initial tntfnn Vndrnor urn. nit In thn head with a bat thrown by Tallion while the team was taking their bat ting practice. Rapps performed ad mirably. The Lincoln club does not look any thing like it did on its former visits in Topeka. Williams, who supplanted Mullen at first when the latter joined the New York Americans, looks like a good performer. Davy Lloyd at sec ond and McGaffigan in the short field are the same fast pair. Oriet at third has not been given a chance to demon strate his ability but It must be admit ted that he is not to be compared with Lee Quillen. He has not been hitting here and it must be admitted that Quillen is some pinch hitter. Altman in left field appears to be a real outfielder. He has been hitting as well as any man on the club since coming here and is mighty fast in the outfield and on the bases. It appears that Hugh Jones picked up a good man when he found him. The Topeka club has been batting near zero ever since they played the four games in Omaha and at the pres ent rate they are going, a bunch of school kids could beat them. The teams will advance Friday's game on the schedule and play a dou bleheader today beginning at 2 o'clock The score: TjNfm.w Pla rrK- AH. R. McGafTgan, ss 4 1 IJoyd. 2b 4 0 Williams, lb 2 0 H. 1 1 0 P A. E. 2 4 2 14 0 11 0 0 if It's a common 1 saying that "it costs as muck to put on poor paint as good." The fact is it costs more to put on poor paint; more gallons; the labor cost of painting is prac tically figured by the gallon. D e v o e Lead-and-Zinc Paint takes fewer gallons than other paint any other, we believe; and lasts longer when put on. That makes it, at a high er price than poor-paint, the cheapest paint made. CM. Hill Son DISTRIBUTORS Phone 821 826 Kansas Avenue E.2 STAN DIN C- OF THE TEAMS. WESTERN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Sioux City.. -100 67 Denver 93 9 St. Joseph 6 70 lies Moines 80 78 Omaha 80 83 Lincoln W g TOPEKA 96 Wichita 6 98 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Boston .........81 66 New York :76 63 St. Louis 75 Chicago 74 67 Philadelpb.'a 7S Brooklyn 67 74 Pittsburg 62 77 Cincinnati 67 84 AA1KK1CAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Philadelphia 91 Boston 85 64 Detioit 76 67 Washington 73 67 St. Louis 63 67 Chicago 66 76 New York 77 Cleveland 45 95 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Milwaukee 94 67 Louisville 91 70 Columbus 89 75 Indianapolis 81 76 Cleveland 80 76 Kansas City 79 84 Minneapolis 74 89 t. Paul 55 108 FEDERAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Indianapolis 79 61 Chicago ...77 62 Baltimore 73 63 Buffalo "1 ca Brooklyn 71 66 Kansas City 64 75 Pittsburg .62 .77 St. Louis 54 80 Pet. .637 .574: .549 .506 .4901 .474 Pet. .591 .517 .532 tOi .482 .475 .446 .404 Pet. .650 .612 .532 .521 .485 .4ti .451 .321 Pet. .583 .66O .642 .625 .612 .485 .453 ,337 Pet. .S64 .551 .536! .622 .5:8 1 .460, -446 .403 I Schreiber, cf 4 0 Collins, rf 4 0 Altman, If 3 1 Oriet, 3b 4 0 Rehor, c 2 0 Dawson, p 3 0 Totals 30 2 TOPEKA. 4 27 14 Players AB. R. Cochran, 3b S 0 Bramble, cf 3 0 Forsythe, rf 4 0 Rapps, lb 4 0 I.at lambois, If 3 0 Tallion, ss 4 1 Lattimore, 2b 4 0 Tonneman, c 3 0 Grover, p 3 0 H. PO. 0 0 A. 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 Totals i.81 1 4 27 12 2 Score by innings: R Lincoln 000 110 00-2 Topeka 010 000 003 1 Summary: Stolen bases Lloyd, Bram ble. Three-base hit McGaffigan. Base on balls Off Grover 4, off Dawson 4. Struck out By Grover 3, by Dawson 4. Double play McGaffigan to Lloyd to Williams. Umpire Myers. Sioux City 4-7; St. Joseph 2-4. Sioux City, la., Sept. 24. Sioux City clinched the western League pennant Wednesday by defeating St. Joseph in two games. First game Score: R.H.E. Sioux City 010 011 01 4 9 2 St. Joseph 200 000 0002 5 1 Summary: Two-base hits Williams, Baird (2). Sacrifice hits Britton. Dav idson. Sacrifice fly Callahan. Stolen bases Callahan, Davidson, Baird. Dou ble plays Burrell to Britton to Patter son; Stoloff to Britton to Patterson. Bases on balls Off Gasper, 3; off Pur cell, 7. Struck out By Gasper, 6; by Purcell, 3. Time 1:60. Umpires Gas ton and McCafferty. Second game Score: R.H.E. Sioux Citv 002 110 12 7 2 St. Joseph j. 201001 0004 7 1 Summary: Two-base hits Fox. Wil liams, Kane. Three-base hit J. Clarke. Home runs Patterson, Murphy. Sacri fice hits Willey, Britton, Davidson. Stolen bases Kane. Smith (2). Calla han, Baird (2). Double play Smith tc Cooney to Kane. Hits Off Willey, 7 In 7 innings; off Vance, 2 in 2 innings; off Richie, 7 in 7 innings; off Clarke, none in 2 innings. Bases on balls Off Willey. 4; off Vance, 0; off Richie, 3. Wild pitch Vance. Hit by pitched ball Baird, Smith, Richie Time 2:05. Um pires McCafferty and Gaston. Denver 1-2; Wichita 2-7. Wichita, Kan., Sept. 24. Wichita won both games of a double header here Wednesday from Denver. The first game was won in the ninth inning by a rally after Denver had tied the score. The second game was won easily, Mitchell being hit hard. First game Score: R.H.E. Denver 000 000 0011 4 3 Wichita 000 000 1012 7 1 Summary: Left on bases Denver, 6; Wichita, 6. Sacrifice hits Fisher. Fltz simmons. Two-base hits Edington, Matthews. Three-base hit Rapp. Stolen bases Faye, Ochs, O'Rourke, Bills. Double plays Matthews to Fisher to Barbour; Barbour to Matthews. Struck out By Harrington, 6; by Slagle, 3. Bases on balls Off Harrington, 3; off Slagle, 3. Umpires Van Syckle and Stockdale. Time 1:35. Second game Score: R.H.E. Denver 100 100 02 6 2 Wichita 020 320 7 9 1 Called at end of seventh by agree ment. Summary: Left on bases Denver. 4; Wichita, 5. Sacrifice hits McCarty, Tydeman. Two-base hits Fisher, Rapp. Hits Off Mitchell, 7 in 5 Innings; off Burcher, 2 in 1 inning. Struck out By Mitchell, 4; by Burcher, 2: by Baker. 6. Bases on balls Off Mitchell. 1; off Baker, 1. Wild pitch Mitchell, 2. Um piresVan Syckle and Stockdale. Time 1:30. Des Moines 2; Omaha S. Des Moines, Sept. 24. Tipple held Des juoines 10 one scratch hit Wednesday and took the second game of the series. He was wild at times and walked eight men. Score by Innings: R.H.K. Des Moines 000 100 1002 1 2 Omaha 000 201 0003 8 3 Summary: Sacrifice hit Bell. Stolen bases Hunter, Bell. Home run Krueg er. Struck out By Hogan. 5; by Tip ple, 4. Hits Off Hogan, 8; off Tipple. 1. Basea on balls Off Hogan. 1; off Tipple, 8. Double plays Payne to Schliebner; Andreas to Hartford to Jones. Wild Ditch Tinrjle. loft nn hn.o. rw UnlnAB 7- n.nV... t -nr. -w-r w.iitxinx, o. jl line x.ov. uiii pires Fyfe and Cullen. NORTON MOTORCYCLE MEET. Big Racine Program Is Arrangd for October Speed Fest. Norton, Sept. 24. The Northwest ern Kansas Motorcycle meet will be held in Norton at Elmwood Park on Oct. 21 and 22. F. L. Strohwig and D. L. Kent of Goodland are promoting this enter prise and have provided a fine two days' program for the event. Over $500 in prizes will be offered and a good two days' program offered. One of the cttractions will be a 100 mile race on the second day. As Elmwood park in Norton has the best half mile track in the state and the fast motorcycle riders of the coun ty are desirous of state records some good riders are expected here for this event. A MCE SNUG 6JH With Few Hits and Fewer Bans Is Taken by Linqnes. Hitting the Bound Thing Seems To Be a Lost Art. BUT THE EG IS fl SIGHT And, Judging by the Attend ance, It Will Be Welcome. Minor Remarks on Another Un eventful Ball Game. By Harvey Parsons.) In a tame and uneventful game be fore a few people and the same bird aog, Topeka was trimmed by the old reliable 2-1 score yesterday. That Mr. Bramble, the new fielder, may have bad an important part In the presen tation, is suspected by some of the fans. Others hold that Bramble's mis judgment of the offerings that in vaded his territory, had but little to do with the eventualities. They say that someone had to loose, and when that condition arises, Topeka is always it. Grover and Dawson each contribut ed 4 hits; the four errors of game were equally divided; yet the Linques scored twice, and the Cooleyites but once. The home share was delivered when McGaffigan booted one of Grov er s swats, and Tallion scored. Tally left bases full, two down, but Cochran grounded out and a promising situa tion was bumped. Mr. Bramble, up to date, has not shown much of anything but his shape in the far garden. And yesterday, owing to an accident before the game started, Willie Rapps was not in the background to play two positions. While practicing before the game. Mr. Tallion let slip a ba'., which pasted Mr. Koerner on his noble brow. The first-bagger was knocked on his round side, and shed much perfectly good gore before the doctors could put on the first aid bandages. Koerner want ed to continue with the performance, but Hon. Richard Insisted that he go to town for further repairs. Koerner got back before the game was over, with two stitches in his bean. Mean while, Silent Willie Rapps was playing the first station and Mr. La Flambois, who unexpectedly turned up after he had been advertised as having closed his season, assisted Mr. Bramble in the outer parks. Having Mr. Rapps on first adds noise to the game. From the far fields, some of his holler is lost. Some of his best remarks never reach the pitcher or the audience. They got an ear full yesterday. The ump person made a few decay ed guesses. Frinstance, the homers had to get one of the black-handers about three times at second before the ump would admit It. By fielding the territory In the rear of his temporary station. Willie Rapps hrolce un a. danaerous situation in the sixth, and gave his team another chance to recoup. They didn't find the recouping what it should De. lnere wn none of what w. k. "ninth inning rally" stuff on exhibition. Using a bat to hit anything but a, fellow player, seems to be a lost art .with Cooley's primary class. During tne perioa sud sequent to the ump's request; "play ball." no one hit anything as hard as Tallion hit Koerner before the game started. A bat, according to some of the expert baseballists, has developed Into a dangerous weapon In the hands of Topeka players, and the pole should be padded with cotton or pneumatic cushions. The bird dog seemed to take but lit tle interest In the game. Instead of viewing the disturbance from the field, as usual, he came into the stand and spent the afternoon cadging pea nuts. The herd of boys gave up the futile attempt to sell ice col pop, and adjourned to football practice on the Fifteenth street park. It is reported that there was a frost the night be fore, and it must have nipped the late fall baseball crop. A frugal business man shudders at the awful waste ev ery time a ball is fouled into the weeds. It seems such a useless slaughter. There is no chance, according to our baseball expert, for Topeka and Wich ita to swap places. Topeka would have to lose the remaining numbers on the program, and Wichita would have to win every time. The first is possible, but for Wichita to win the rest is not. so there Is nothing left to play for but the fulfillment of the long schedule. Some one should use an axe on said schedule before another season opens. BASEBALL TODAY. Western. Denver at Wichita, clear. Lincoln at Topeka. 2. clear. St. Joe at Sioux City. 2, clear. Omaha at Des Moines, clear. National. Chicago at Philadelphia, 2, cloudy. Pittburg at Brooklyn, clear. St. Louis at New York, clear. Cincinnati at Boston, 2, clear. American. Philadelphia at Chicago, clear. Washirigton at Cleveland, 2, cloudy. Boston at St. Louis, clear. New York at Detroit, clear. ii Federal u Chicago at Baltimore, clear. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 2, rain. Kansas City at Brooklyn, clear. St. Louis at Pittsburg, rain. Association. Indianapolis at Louisville, 2, cloudy. St. Paul at Kansas City, 2, clear. Minneapolis at Milwaukee, clear. Cleveland at Columbus, rain. Dry Cleaned and Pressed Suits. 75c Overcoats. 75c Pants 40c Skirts. 40c Suits steamed and pressed 35c Comparatively low prices on dry cleaning of .every descrip tion. All work guaranteed to be as good or better than you ever had anywhere at any price. Most complete Dry Cleaning ano Dyeing Plant in the city. Very prompt attention given to o. t of town work. Topeka Laundry Co. Twenty-eighth fear. Phone 3S53. Sad and Quincy. J. W. KIP LEY. Mgr. i;iti;e c;g leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Wednesday Results. At New York FJrst game Score: R H E St. Louis. 2 3 1 New York. 0 Batteries: Perrltt and Wingo; Tes reau and McLean.- At New York Second game. R.H.E. St Louis 12 1 New York 0 8 2 Batteries Sallee. and Snyder; Mar quard and McLean. At Boston First game Score: R.H.E. Cincinnati 8-8 2 Boston S 8 3 3attcries Ames and Clarke, Gon zales; James and Gowdy. At Boston Second game. R.H.E. Cincinnati .3 5 0 Boston 0 4 0 Batteries Lear and Gonzales; Davis and Gowdy. At Brooklyn First game: R.H.E. Pitteburg 1 5 4 Brooklyn 5 7 1 Batteries Cooper, Adams, Kelly and Schang: Pfefifer and McCarty. At Brooklyn Second game. R.H.E. Pittsburg .n. 2 6 0 Brooklyn 6 10 2 Batteries Gonzelman and Coleman; Rucker and Miller. At Philadelphia Score: R.H.E. Chicago 4 8 1 Philadelphia i 912 0 Batteries Lavender. Haeeman and Archer, Hargrave; Alexander and Killifer. AMSR1CAS LEAGUE. Wednesday Results. At St. Louis Score:' R.H.E. New York ,.V... 9 9 1 St. Louis 2 13 8 Bateries: McHale and Nunamaker; Weilman, Baumgardner, Leverenzand Agnew, Hale. Only one game scheduled. FEDHRAL LEAGUE. Wednesday Results. At Pittsburg Score: R.H.E. St. Louis 3 3.2 Pittsburg 9 IS 0 Batteries Watson, Groom, Keup per and Chapman; LeClair and Berry. At Brooklyn Score: R.H.E. Kansas City 9 13 2 Brooklyn 8 15 1 Batteries Johnson. Henning and Esterly; Brown, Somen, Finneran and Lake, Watson. At Baltimore Score: R.H.E. Baltimore 4 7 4 Chicago 1 4 0 Batteries: Suggs and Jacklitsch; Lange, Prendergast, Fisk and Wilson. At Buffalo Indianapolis Buffalo postponed; rain. Two games Thurs day. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Wednesday Results. At- Columbus Columbus-Cleveland; both games called off: rain. Two games tomorrow. At Kansas City First game. R.H.E. St. Paul 6 11 1 Kansas City 4 7 5 Batteries Donnelly, Hopper and Peters; Gallia and Geible. Second game Score: R.H.E. St Paul 6 7 2 Kansas City 13 16 2 Batteries: Hopper" and James; Alli son and Moore. At Milwaukee First game. R.H.E Minneapolis ..-it.. 4 C 0 Milwaukee 1.. J. i-5 3 BatterieB-r-Nelsoa, fiogae, Lake and Smith; Shackelford, Slapnicka and Hugnes. .?t- J Second game Score: R.H.E. Milwaukee i 1 4 0 Minneapolis 0 2 1 Batteries: Cutting and Hughes; Ftene and Gharrity. At Columbus Columbus-Cleveland both games called off; rain. Two games today. At Louisville Indianapolis-Louisville, rain. NOTRE DAlTE STAR. Novrers, Famous Gridiron Hero, Is Helping- Coach Washburn Ichabods. Paul Nowers, a Notre Dame star of last year, and a resident of Topeka, is assisting coach Gray with the Ichabod football eleven this season and will undoubtedly give the Blues much val uable information about the famous Notre Dame gridiron tactics. Nowers was one of the speediest men in Indiana last year and was pick ed as a member of the all-state team by a large vote. AT DICKINSON COUNTY FAIR. Big Crowd on Opening Day Saw Good Racing Program. Abilene, Kan., Sept 24. The Dick inson county fair opened here Wednes day with fine weather and a record crowd. Billhurst, winner of the 2:24 pace at Topeka, won all three heats of his race here. The 2:22 trot was won by C M. Sweet wood, C. C. Carroll. Kansas City, 1-1-1; Friar Tuck, J. M. Smith, Independence, Mo., 2-2-3; Tom Steadman. Pearcy Flanders, St. Marys, 4-4-2. Time 2:22; 2:20; 2:20. The 2:24 pace by Billhurst, George Etherington, Abilene,. 1-1-1; Wattie McClucky, S. A. Brown, Peabody. 2- 2-2; Syd, W. H. Liggett Herington, 3- 3-3. Time 2: 16, 2:14. 2:15. Five furlong running race, finished as follows: Bob Kirk, Mamie Ray, Cris sie Albright Tune 1:04. MARK ROACH WINS. Local Pocket Billiard Tournament Ends Wednesday Night By defeating Joe Handy 100 to 91, Mark Roach won the final match of the local pocket billiard tournament Wednesday evening. Roach's high run being 14 and Randy's 16. Wednesday night's game was the best staged since the tournament be gan, and the final score indicates how evenly the two players were matched. During the tournament Roach played seven games and won every one of them with ease. Handy won the sec ond prize of the tournament Peters to the Detroit Americans. Kansas City, Sept 24. John Peters, a catcher for the St Paul American association club, announced today that he had signed a 1915 contract with the Detroit American league team by whom he secured m the secret draft Emporia Will Not Play K. U. Lawrence, Kan.. SeiL 24. The Col lege of Emporia has refused the offer I of K. U. for a game October 10. Em j porta has two hard games the week f oi- lowing October 10, and Coach Hargis I thinks it inadvisable to send his men agninst the heavier Jayhawker eleven. WITH fill COXEfiS. Ringside News from the East a West and Everywhere. Jxm Angeles, CaL.' Sept 24. Fol lowing closely upon the telegraph no tice that Abe Attell would arrive In Los Angeles next Saturday morning came the announcement that Johnnie Kilbane, world's featherweight cham pion, had been the latest boxer to feel the sting; of the "Jinx, of 1914." Lightweights Beecher and Dundee, who meet-, at Vernon next Monday mnt sr rusning woric at their re spective camps. At the Doyle camp Wednesday Dundee boxed nine rounds using Charley Dalton. Len Powers and Frankle Conway as sparring; partners. m ine western Atnietlc club Solly Burns, Tommy McFarland and Louis Rees were caJliui nn tn viu niifi a nine round workout Langford to Meet Jeannette. New VrT-lr Rnf 9 A ing matches between heavyweights have been arranged to be fought at a local rink. The first one will be be tween Sam Langford, the cyclone fifirhter nf Tlnnlnn am the clever Hoboken boxer who wili nave n out in a ten round battle on the night of Oct 1. In the other scrap Al Reich, the promising- young local hnimlrM will -n ..i-. Jim Flynn, the game fighter of Pue- uio, v-01., ior ten rounds on Monday evening, Oct 5. Flynn knocked out AI Nnrtnn t a roMnwt weight in the sixth round in Kansas 01... w v-ny on uioor aay, so Gibson arranged mis maicn. Nothliur On With dalttrr. San Francisco, Sept 24. Jimmy Clabbys manager has denied that Clabby and Mike Gibbons, middle weights, has been matched for 20 rOUnda. On tYlM aftAniflAII r9 Ttinwilra- giving day. In San Francisco, as was "Praa yesieraay in a aispatcn from Chicago. Such a match has been un der discussion, however. TIGERS ARE INDIGNANT. Detrolters Deny They Have Been Lay ing Down to Boston Red Sox. Detroit Mich., Sept 24. The vari ous members of the Tigers are indig nantly denying the truth of a rumor that they have been "laying down" to the Boston Red Sox in the last series, hoping to boost the Hub team past the Athletics in the pennant race. The rumor has it that the Tigers desire to see the Athletics beaten because the members of the latter team are not members of the Players' fraternity. STILL RUNS AMUCK. German Cruiser Emden Fired Upon the City of Madras. Calcutta, Sept 24. The papers publish an official dispatch stating that the German cruiser Emden, while passing Madras fired a few shells but that the damage to the city was slight Madras is a seaport of British India, the seat of government and headquar ters of the Madras army. It is the third seaport of India, ranking after Bombay and Calcutta. Among the CARL GANTVOORT -rJhJnnnLwiihvxb. leading- role la "Robin Hood" 'Guxcdo and I an firm friends." JACK. HENDERSON ot the "Pink Lady Compear "Loud cheen for 'Guxedo. My favorite always. I put item zed into my singing after a pipeful of 'Cuxedo. I find 'Cuxecb a teat cofceAefe DONALD BRIAN tarring at Tbs Marriage Marker "I hate found that the use of Vuxedo does not interfere with my singing. On thecontturp, I've never indulged in a more suiisfyingg nam realty beneficial smote. fMnMNO GUM A new chewing gum with s DOUBLE strength Peppermint flavor that you can't chew out! It rolls into your cheek dedk&usly and makes every "taster" in your mouth cry "JOY" It is wholesome chicle smooth arid springy. Every time your teeth bite in, the Peppermint corofs out for it's. THERE! It takes away thirst it soothes the throat it's good for the stomach. Every package s DOUBLE wrapped and sealed to keep that mouth-watering Peppermint in to have you get it always fresh, full-flavored and clean. With each package is a United good for valuablepresents. Don't let today get by without sampling ttSCIXXS 3msl Made Mamuactorers WRD6OJEVS1 KNOWN AROUND TUB WORLD principal buildings are the cathedral, the Scotch church, government house, senate house, memorial hall and Che pak palace, formerly the residence of the Nawab of Arcot but now contain- Great Singers Must be Tobacco Wise" TuxexioistheTobacxoCIxCnbyOperaStarB MEN who depend upon their voices come to know tobacco as the ordi nary smoker never knows it. A sen- sitive throat or mouth 8tUlg, bite Of SCOfCh OI Tuxedo is the one tobacco which singers, actors, public speakers all men who guard their throats zealously can smoke with pleasure and safety. Tuxedo tobacco cannot sting, bite or irri tate the delicate membranes of the mouth or throat. 2 ThmPtrfmctPipTobacco PwrfmAPip Tuxedo tobacco has made thousands of men converts to the pipe, because it has made pipe smoking possible for them. Under the famous Tuxedo Process" the mild, tender leaves of the highest grade Burley tobacco are so skillfully treated that Tuxedo burns slowly and affords a cool, mild, thoroughly enjoyable pipe smoke. Leading men in all walks of life well-known doctors, lawyers, min isters, lecturers, etc. smoke Tuxedo and testify to its soothing influence on the throat. YOU CAN CUT TUXZDO EVE37WISSZ itm with f Idles 1C: paps SC BOc 'AMY walk seoistjsmilraef tmCUsmtl Til i50c by the of the flunoos 9 ing the revenue offices. The German cruiser Emden was re cently reported as having destroyed six British merchant vessels in the bay of Bengal. feels the slightest tODaCCO.

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tZepth PXmtr&tntrnal Aa Independent Newspaper. By FRANK P. MAC liENKAN. Enured July 1. IMS. a second-class tatter at the postoftic at Topeka. Kan., ttader the act of congress. VOLUME XXXVI.....;. No. 230 Official state Fapesb t i t Official Paper of Shawnee County. Offli.-ial Pnpcr City of Tqjjeka. TEHMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cnts a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan Ms town where tho paper bum a carrier system. By mall one year By mall six months J"'- By mall 100 days, trial order 1.W TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. Call USO and ask the State Journal operator for per son or department desired. Topeka State Journal building, too. 802 and HM Kansas avenue, corner bighth. Naw York Office, 2a0 Fifth avenue Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office, Mailers building. Paul Mock, manager. Boston Office, 201 Devon hire Street. Faml Block, manager. TVUj LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal la a member of the Associated press and receives the full day talesrap report of that great news or ganisation for the exclusive afternoon publication in Topeka. Tha news is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur- Many of those woolen socks that the women of England are going to knit for their boys at the front will be shrunk with tears. Those two hundred. British war ships in the North Sea off Heligoland seem to provide rich and easy pick ing for the German submarines. And the River Aisne, that is now the scene of one of the major strug gles in the great European war, is pronounced either as "Aln" or "En." In all likelihood, the Allies have it figured out that much of the success ful resistance of the right wing of the German army is due to the "luck" in Von Kluck. It would seem that the allies have forced the word "retreat" into the vo cabulary of the German soldiers, from which, before the war, it was held to be missing. As Postmaster Burleson has con-1 eluded, it would be a trifle untimely for Uncle Sam to go ahead with the i proposed issue of postage stamps. a series of peace The Birmingham Age-Herald can't help admiring the courage of an old maid who makes a suitor propose twice before accepting him although she jtnow8.,..e'a her last chance. 'If Hetty Green has purchased 4he Chlcaa Cubs, "as a rumor- in the sporting orld Jias it, she will un doubtedly manage the team from the box office and not from the bench. Austria apparently has plenty of courage. Regardless of the way her armies have been ravaged by Russia and also by Servia, che is reported to be planning a campaign against Italy. That French savant's theory that Germany will be in the throes of a famine within five months is probably another of those famous theories that work out satisfactorily on paper but not in practice. News dispatches of the happenings in mo war zune uunng me past lew days would seem to indicate that the armies of Germany and the allies have fought each other to a standstill for the time being at any rate. Although a eood eas minnlv la promised lor these parts during the coming fall and winter season, the wise folk v ho like to live in a warm house when the -weather is cold will have plenty of coal and wood in their cellars. A cloak of mystery has been thrown around the loss and recovery by Mrs. Henry M. Flagler of a $50,000 pearl and diamond necklace while she was a guest at a hotel in Asheville, N. C. Probably she left it on a washstand in a bathroom. Russia has a wonderful opportunity to enhance her reputation and also astonish ti e world by not making re prisals on the German cities for the devastation and destruction that the kaiser's troops have wrought in Bel glum and France. But there is lit tle chance that she will take advan tage of it. c Til. vr t. crcui&Lui ...iiuui'iv su narton or Mua&.vwu ui ivavnc, gecret is not to give It away. Ohio has rende.ed a distinguished must be high. The class A receives, Even when her hair is her crown service to the country in his successful from the state $1,600 each year. Class ing glory, a woman always wants a filibuster aeainst the norlr in the riv. ers and harbors appropriation bill. tion to this state aid w .1 be given equal Parceling out pork is always an lnde- i to 25 per cent of the cost of the build fensible congressional practice, and ing the amount of 'aid not to exceed never more so than at a time when it Is deemed necessary to enact emer gency legislation to increase the gov ernmental revenues. When ln doubt about the reason for any unusual happening or develop ment in any field of activity, whether real of imagined, charge it to the great European war. An expert in the premises Is authority for the state ment that the war has been responsi ble for an increased use of chewing tobacco an gum in this country, it is explained that the people here are chewing riuch more tobacco and gum than they used to because the war has gotten on their nerves. Who Is there now to jiay that cam paign literature .is not hot stuff.? Fire Marshal Parkman suggests that it may increase the fire loss. And he is kitchen sinks nave been mad, no one going to arrange for a fire preven- has seemed to realise that the sink tlon clean-up day after the election. could be Improved by raising. So wo- "There will be a lot of campaign lit- men were and are compelled to en-, erature lying around loose by that dure discomfort when doing their or- i time." says Mr. Parkman. "This stuff binary household work. There may is a positive menace to the safety of certain Percentage of inconven bui.dfng. .11 over tho state. It may e etor. the human start a lire any time." But why va.it j until after election to attack and de- stroy this danger? Isn't it Just as Ua- siroy w uanger. i j ble to cause a conflagration i -v after 1 week before as the day or week .after election? And as jar at me m '72 run of people is concernea, iny be just as well pleased if this stuff were destroyed before it is sent to the postoffice to clutter up their roafL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION. Experience is proving that the ef ficiency of rural schools can be ma terially increased through the consoli ridtion of the small schools in a locality into one large one. And yet, for some reason or other, this movement does not appear to be as popular in Kansas as it might be expected. D. A. Ellsworth, secretary of he Kensas State Teachers' association, presents an article In the current issue of the Kansas Teacher, the publication of this organization, that details the ad vantages of this-r lan in a convincing fashion, as well as its history and what is being done in other states along this line. He -lis it the "A. 3. C. of Con solidation" and it Is worthy of the at tention of every one who is interested in the development of the rural schools of Kansas. It follows: Is the consolidated school an Ameri can idea? Thoroughly so, being of New England origin. What was the date of the first con solidated school? The plan was sug gested in 1869. How many states have consolidated schools now? Thirty-two states have provided for it by law. How many consolidated schools are there? There are more than 1,000 In the United States. Has a consolidated school ever gone back to the old way? Not one that was ever fully consolidated. Which otate ranks first in consolida tion? Indiana has gone ahead the fastest and ranks first. Will consolidation increase the taxes? The average for 16 consolidated schools was 20 cents the .child per day. Tou can compare that with the cost of your" school. How does consolidation make the school a better plant? Larger, better buildings; more complete equipment; better paid teachers; better organlza- tion; school wagon service, and high Bchool course. How large a district is best under n,iM.inn9 nhtlrl should not live i ii i tn be better. This n:eans districts of 16 to 25 square miles. The extremen sie is bett only when, poor facilities are meant otherwise. Would you put the school house in the ,centp',of the dialect,? wThe geography m. w T Ann. a cases it is best to have the school near- er one side, so that the wagons do not need to go each way. Is transportation essential to consoli dation? As a rule, yes. AH children living two miles or more from the school should be carried at public ex pense. Is it cheaper to transport children than to establish a school? Tea. A wagon cost3 less than a building; horses less than fuel; and r.rivers less than teachers.. How will transportation be regulated so that children will not have to wait by the road, miss the wagon, or suffer 1 from riding too far in cold weather? I Competent drivers, regular schedule. three-minuto waits, blankets and foot Is it feasible the year through? Just as much as milk wagons and mail teams. If the horses can't get through the children shouldn't walk. What is the average cost of transpor tation to the child? It is est' d at $1.50 the month for each child. The driver, gets to 40 the month. One team can as a rule transport 25. Have you the figures for counties that have consolidated schools? Montgom- ery County, Indiana, has a04 square Tha ..nmiiotinn to an IMA c cent is rural. Three-fourths of the j county is consolidated. They had 149 district schools. They now have 33 con solidated schools and 26 that have not been. Seventy school wagons are em ployed. Does the consolidated school insure high school advantages? Yea The child may prepare for college and never be away from the farm home one night. What state aid is given consolidated schools in Minnesota? Consolidated schoolj are of thre classes A, B C. A has at least four cepartrnents: B, I three, and C at leas two. All pupils as far as two miles away must be trans- i ported, cr room and board made possi- j 1 mi,. A Ank&M B rets $1,000. and class C. S750. In addi- 11,500. l-KWilUSSS THE MTCMKS. The fact that a thing has always been done in a certain way the mere or nis suoject. crazy about him. and that everything precedent limits originality and halts You can't always tell about a man's that happens is ordained for his bene nrosrreas For example- In a recent ls- bringing up from the way he is raised fit. He's almost human, in fact, in his sue of the Survey the question why kitchen sinks have been made so low was discussed. No one seemed able to e-rnlain irinnHv a nertain maker dla- covered that the original sinks were made when the washing of dishes and other sink-work was done in wooden tubs with high sides. Such a tub when used in a high sink came up too far, so the sink was made low. Furth ermore, as running water and fixed faucets had not long been made, the tub had to be lifted out of the sink, and the lower the sink the lighter the lift. Though improvements ln faucets, dishpans and other accessories) of lmh. vukwuS the Journal of the American Medical Association, attains a reputa- on f or brilliancy by making his in- w nniuaacj ay roaaing nut venUon befor, tna need OD vious to others. Journal Entries Arrogance is the most Indefensible of the attitudes. Almost every man has an idea he's braver than he is. It's often the case that one man's profits are another's tosses. v A war of words hasn't much to rec- ommend it but It's better than the other kind. The girls are getting wiser. Not so many of them nowadays wish that they were boys. Some men have over-drafts at the bank, says the Sedgwick Pantagraph, and others spend their wife's chicken' money. It is said, observes the Spring Hill New Era, that a camel can work sev en days without taking a drink. In that, it is lust f ft nnnnnli. of mmc men. who can drink seven days with- out doing a stroke of work.. A BLI1IIK Ui UiUIUlU UVWB A .IIU coe" i? WUW ssSS? zen: School days. y Frost imrnin- fi K,,'.,;;. T.Pt r PoAw-" VS2"! i ,?r,' ff?P, !P irJtY,a i8t"veI-n":iIrvel Jul 5f. aVe4 V,d fd.?; AZma i00?4 fo.-t t0 d yow i Christmas shopping early. An Atchison girl walked down Com- mercial street today, wearing a dress that had no more fit than a man's hunting coat. It hung loose from the neck to just above the knees, where it was caught in with a sloppy look- ing sash. A row of buttons zigzagged down the back of the dress, and a queer looking white satin collar stood up around the girl's ears. Her hat was about as bie as a Dancake and had a miniature steeple standing in the center of it. She had on white hose and flopped along the street ln slippers with no heels. An old lady looked at her and sniffed. "How ridic ulous." A young girl stared at her and exclaimed, admiringly, "Stun- ning." And that's the difference be age and youth. Atchison iween Globe. The latest fad in society is the tub ,ov. whch describes thusly: In this the patient arises Just as the crisp air of the morn' ing is mellowed by the first sunbeam. An ordinary washtub is then filled vith hot mlw and min euda. Into which various articles of linen are A V. a.. ttitv..,, vhlv saturated the patient takes them up One It L a, lime nuu mug lliciu viwai; up and down on a washboard placed in the tub. This is Kept up until tne hands, arms and face are a glowing pink. The patient then goes into the open air and hangs all tne linen am- cles on a line Stretcnea lor tnat pur- pose. The one completing the task first announces the time to the others over th tlnhnno. and" is entitled to a prize. It is exciting sport and also invigorating exercise. Globe Sights BT TRI ATCHISON GLOBS,

Common sense is the most valuable wisdom. The mere fact that the conversation lags never perturbs us greatly. A woman can't demonstrate her re finement by bragging about it.- A kin row usually shows more en durance than the other forms of hostilities. A man isn't necessarily a vegetar- j ian because ne happens to prerer a STass widw. i i.. i I JSX untilhe has j to a more. in vour own particular game, how far would you be apt to get in an ellm- inauon coniesi i Travel note: Tou can't interest seasick citizen ln anything the wild waves may be saying. The self made man is more apt to brag on himself and give his honor able ancestors a little rest. About the only way to beat anotner man s game is to refuse to play it, although a cinch may not appeal to you. The politician is apt to overestl- mate the value of handshaking and cheering; votes are what count In that game. Some men are endowed .With rug- ged constitutions and can furnish a ai'hom with tobacco tags and cigarette coupons. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. f hat. n.. ,..M. tth finiiir fan J ay hawker Jots is that they are never hermetically "J0 important oreature on the facejgiri. she might fight to retain them sealed of the earth. But the hens pay very!and the horses would bolt with some A snllttine- headache in the morning' Uttle a"enn to him. the farmer pays, twenty men in the wagonette, mat come from Emitting botOes thl non.e- By and one of tiose ynTer Haktead drew a heavy, swift breath IH-XS. m 8pUtun b0"ies tne,cJcks wm Uck n- and eventuaUy! rfanced at Sally. nisr hi hpfnpp Don't tell the man who is always talking against liquor that he is full

Wigg "Bjone's is a rare fellow." Wagg "Yes; he boasts that he has never been well done." i me ienow wno marries a woman Bet an independent No, Maude, dear; having a pull' with a fellow, and roping him in. are not exactly synonymous terms. Wigwag "I understand you have the reputation of not meeting your hills." Harduppe "On the contrary, I meet them at every turn." "The Lord helps those who help themselves," quoted the Wise Guy. "Yea but the only time some fellows help themselves is when they are con fronted by a bottle and a glass, added the Simple Mug, On the Spur of the Moment BY ROT K. MOUL.TON. Psycboloj of the Game. When. .the. zephyrs. Mow -And the nnri.. And their frane'e perfume, the air. when the future's bright, And all nature's rieht. And the weather is warm and- fair; wnen mere s naught but strife And pure Joy is rife And the whole works is to the good; When the birdies sing And most everything Is behaving Just as it should; When folks wear a' smile Of a happy style And refuse to reduce the same Even by an Inch It's a mortal cluch That the home team has won a game. When the clouds hang-low And the north winds blow And all nature seems sad and dread; wnen mere's nothing right In the mortal sight And all nature seems said and drear; When the entire town Wears a gloomy frown When the pessimists hold full sway; When you're rood and blue Through and through and through Ana you can't drive Dull Care away; When you're mighty sore And your life's a bore And the whole world seems awful taj.ie; Tou can safely bet All that you can get That the home team has dropped a game. The Old Straw Hats. We have already mentioned the fact that the discarded straw hats can' be fed to the cows. If you don't keep a cow, as every thrifty citizen should. unless he lives in a flat, place the old straw hat carafully in the garbage can We have already me ritloned the fact iiivcncu sirsw iiai iniaineu. .W LnL -1 i hanging basket for flowers and would be an ornament to parlor. An ol Btraw at inn through the meat finder makes an excellent breakfast food. There is enough in on hat for a family of seven. With a little cream and uaP added !t wiU taste ust M Bood a! Try-a-Bita. Eat- a-Chunka or Tan Bark Flake. The main point ln tne breakfast food ls to get something that is tasteless and there is nothing on earth so tasteless as an old straw hat. There is nothing better to plug up a broken win low pane than an old straw hat. It not only keeps out the storm, but furnishes ventilation to quite a considerable extent, The old bat can, with $9 worth of ,ace and ribbon for trimming, be made in0 an excellent sewing basket for the missus. There are a thousand things that can be done with an old straw hat. An adept at arts and crafts can make a $47 smoking set out of it with a little varnish and a few pounded copper. During July and August, when sub- disposition of that 200-mile strip of trimmings. In fact, it is appropriate urbanites brought out guests and rel- German East Africa needed to corn to do anything with an old straw hat atives for a breath of fresh air and plete Great Britain's Cape-to-Cairo excepting to wear it in September. Evening Chat BT RUTH 'CAMERON. Hens and Human Nature. Molly, the tittle stenographer lady. leaned over" the barnyard fence. The Pvnln haltAil Waft i "."Who u m vnt. d1?J''. J uiuujius uiiiuu iiaiui ouiu maws ly soberly. i ve always naiea nens,-; sne ex- plained. ."They have such, cold, beady eyes. But this morning I stopped to waicn xnem lor a minute i nave Deen nere airaosi an noun i never Knew hens could be so nearly human." "In their intelligence, or their lack of it?" asked the Cynic. yju ineir lactt 01 11, oy an means. See that red hen. Well, just before you came she found an old cigar stub. She picked it up. Apparently every n L,r:i lit. ii tit bii? vara caw iifl uu il, i because they all sitrted for her. and other hen in the yard saw her do it. she tried to run and chew it at the same time. When she found it was no good, she dropped it and the first pur- suer picked it up and started off with ,it ln ner turn. Then she dropped it i and the next one grabbed it. They Kept it up for about ten minutes. It reminds me of women foraging around a table of bargains in a de partment store. They scratch here and there, each seeking the biggest bargain. One woman will snatch up something that looks like a better bar gain than the rest. Then all the other wornen step hunting to see what the firgt one has secured. They all huneer for that particular thing. The first j i not'gooTa! she thought: and the second snatches it up. She drops it and a third grabs it, and so on. Just like the hens, for all the world! That's one Quality the hens seem to a have very strongly In common with us SiT2r arf ""SI1r" I i TA.n''L. 8Jh,( .7 j is getting,. There is plenty for all in the yard. But the yellow hen is afraid that the red hen or the white hen will et Bomething she doesn't, and the red ana tne White hens have the same feel- j lng. toward her and each other." j "What's happening now?" asked the Cynic, as the hens rushed madly to- -ward the end of the yard. oh, nothing special," said Molly. "That's just another of their human rtiararteriti.s whenever tvn nr three hens happen to get together and Eeem to be intent upon something, all! the rest rush ever to see what it's all about. That's something you can see any day in any city." "But the cocks don't seem to rush about so much," said the Cynic. "I suppose," he added maliciously, "that being the male of the species, they are more intelligent than the hens." "Are they?" asked Molly. "Watch that young cock over there. He stalks about like a king. He thinks he's the he'll get the axe. But like lots of r. l. t t..,. r. CZ Vm tril.iSrZ air crazy about him. and that everything conceit." Come awav." begged the Cynic. "We are going to have roast chicken for dinner and I don't want to feel like a cannibal." "Do you want work?" "Yen, plodding Pete. "If you'll gimme some thin' light an' easy, I'll engage. I be lieve I kin get more rest as a regular hand than to go -on beic' waylaid an" pestered by people that's try-in' to hire me." Washington Star. "The fortune teller told my wife- that a dark woman would cross her path and bring trouble into our home. And it came true!" "You don't say so!" "Yes. Our new cook took umbrage at something and smashed up the kitchen." Washing ton Star. MORNING PRATER. Oh, Day! like youth, so fresh, so pure, so well begun. Be thou as fair to me at set of sun! Let not regret and aching heart Be present when we part Dawn! Hope's radiant sign! Thou promise or content! Be thou to me as rare, mysterious, and divine When light is spent. yis Boden. in the July Nautilus. Suburban Sally. (BvTV.rihvTV..ll Sally was never quite sure whether the idea occurred to her through the channel of mercenary thought or sim ply because she wanted, to break the mnnr v of lift. Biu ka hn a hk.i

ample stabling for horses and court' vehicles. In all. her property amounted i .i 1 1 J. found time hanging heavily upon her j hands when she had accorded her eld inipn.r .ntin. rka... tv.m. mnnd. He was the only outdoor servant Sally could afford to keep and he acted also f in the canaoitv Mahi.tnnn "Uf1 f? "t?;!leman-I mares in the stable a mall trap rl i her graadfather s old family omnibus. The latter was thick with the dust of years yet it was the hinge upon which j esaur s ousiness venture swung. i "I could drive perhaps twelve com- I muters.to their train each morning and The Evening Story I I m m I take them heme in the evening, she uy. Kauway construction has been mused. "If I charged a dollar a week pushed steadily for many years. One and had even ten passengers I would of the obstacles pronounced insuper not have to tell off the horses. Ten dol- bl( jr the engineers the drifting lare a week means considerable to me. sands of the Soudan was overcome as "Besides," she reflected when she had "U.1" neceslty. e insistence all but determined on the idea, "the Worses would have a little exerctee' and I 0esjroui T the gentlemen who occupy thcs charming houses on the Elm road will rather drive in my omnibu t"- p crowded treet ar." Sally's mental prophecy proved rect. The gentlemen who commuted to tne city from Kim lane were weary of crowded cars and leaped at the idea suggested on the tiny cards that Sally had sent about the neighborhood. Her grandfather's old omnibus had been polished until It looked like an,nations war naturally enough, has phnnv mirmr Tha kin.,, nn hn been carried into Africa. And while mares shone, thanks to Snipper's dU- igent arms. Sally, in the high box seat i with th reins in her strong hands, was u .h,m.in.

"'l' 1" theimfhrniaS aad rra hot' vaster han many of us re A&ta dusty train in the evening. offers most splendid of remaining op- If people prone to criticism considered portunities to Europe's empire build Sally mad, because of her original ven- era With something like 25,000 miles ture she neither knew nor cared. She alreadv In operation, unrnniinir tr. was taking ten dollars a week in a perfectly legitimate and altogether pleasant manner. fresh vegetables' from their gardens, Sally's ten dollars a week swelled to twenty. Commuters seemed willing to crowd into her omnibus rather than into street cars and Sally was obliged to permit an occasional passenger onto her box seat. This, she strongly ob- est reported in diplomatic quarters jected to, since she had determined to over the news from the faraway Afri remain, as far as possible, a stranger can battle fronts New Orleans Pica- to her patrons. It was not .until the advent of Dick Halstead into her omnibus that Sally found her dignity slipping from. her. It was impossible for any one to re main very far above the human throng when Dicky was near. He seemed born merely for the purpose of etching smiies on the faces of those with whom j ne came j contact. I say, Halstead," yelled Roger Evans from the inside of the coach, "no one is allowed on the box seat unless it is crowded to capacity inside! Come down off your perch!" "I'm sitting here in the interest of humanity," returned Halstead. "The off mare has a wicked look in her eyes o. tJllZl.JZJ'i. bolt when she passes the steam roller." He glanced swiftly at Sally's amazed ex pression. "My manly strength is re quired here on the box seat." To those inside the wagonette It seemed as if Halstead had made the statement in a spirit of fun. In real- ity he had feared the off mare for some days past. Since the advent of the great steam roller on the quiet country roads Sally had had as much as she could do to handle the horses, Her teeth had been set grimly and the muscles of her arms ached with the before and they found a good break- i great hands he made the dirt fly fast struggle, yet she had kept herself well fast on the table. er than the shovels. in hand and not one of the passengers realized the fight their little driver had hapn tiavlncr wit rl Hgst mx voa Sally wasniylesV sBtted than her horses. She would not admit defeat even though her soul cried out against the battle she was putting her phy- steal strength into. Dick Halstead also saw the girl's determination to master the animals and he watched the conflict with ad miring but vigilant eyes. He had found himself profoundly in love with the girl on the box seat but ms judgment informed mm tnat Sally 1 was not a girl to be courted during j business hours. She would require moonlight and flowers, just like any ultra feminine creature. He knew that under the cloak of dignity she wore there was a most wonderfully charming Sally and that was the Sally j Dick Halstead wanted for his own. Th fv vpm nnnroarhftiff- the rnrnr of the road where they were wont to meet the snorting, powerful roller with its deafening noise. Halstead turned to Sally. Her face had gone white. He looked ahead for the cause and saw a eecond roller, more gigantic than the first The mare might pass one road-fiend, but assuredly Sally s bands could not make her pass a second. It meant a frightful spill at least on the precar- toua road. Halstead for a second fear. ted to take the reins suddenly from tne she felt his glance and realized theSnia is full of Bold." "e nAwa".un.,e7- llli lie nna uuvicri tfte ln h!s ready hands; 1 have- n orp mtna oain. swiTT v rnmerinff 1 nerc SLif miu. n't tne atrengtn. Ansei, muuerea jr-.a isteiiu unuer ms v. thi the fio-ht hepan H.n, ".r. o-Vt- vr -tiii -.J: .'.t. het ihe.- Tn dened beasts, for beasts they were in that desperate moment when reared In one awful plunse as they they dashed nast the second roller. A lie na5vuci,i.c cwir u oiuc w side, one minute toppling the next erected, but the situation was saved. Tragedy had been averted. l,v.- Sally closed her eyes, her face whiter than the lace at her throat. The horses ,'Vt 7"" i. -rii! were running steadily now and straight. Bide by side felt Aonk strike Dick put one hand over Sally's as it j something on the third day .and while lay on the seat beside him. She looked! they did not say anything to the oth at him but did not speak. In the i ers, they were sure they had found the wagonette twenty men were suddenly I treasure for which old Pumpkin Head bereft of speech. Perhaps the realism- I was making them dig. tion that life was a wonderful thing bit I When they went in to dinner they them forcibly after the narrow with that other phantom. "Ton saved them all," .Sally said nnauy and ner voice trembled. Dick only laughed, "We might all have had a house party in the village hospital," he said and tried to cover the emotion in his unnerved him that' he was tempted, then and there to take her In his arms but again reason prevented him. "No," he muttered oi-ly half to him self. "Tonight. I will' storm her heart with roses and poetry and perhaps there is a moon in the heavens for me to speak under. I love her very, very dearly," he added and a soft color crept m.lo&ay :--voVyngm mm. uib iuw,.ui, newoinper Bjruuiow.; THE WAR THEATER IN AFRICA. i wasnington, xoreign diplomatists sta Itioned in that city are closelv watch n& the yrar news" from South Africa, nuv&K Dtrcitti imiub iuivh occurreu between British and German colonial troops. The number, of combatants engaged and their casualties are in- significant by comparison with those f the European theater. The interest -;oYi Tk iT ZL plained by the character and magni tude of the stake for which these far SSnVdSSTfce ortdVa." o of lt3 consequences, may realise the -allred" r'ano-tn-nm coined out of the ambitious dreams of uecll Rhodes. Something like B,00 miles of the territory to be traversed by this line are under British author- "nneA' wna aemanaeo that a railroad be built to transport his army IS liermail KaSt Africa, which itnii straight acrjss the Cape-to-Cairo route for a width of 200 miles. From the Cape' the South African system has been rapidly built northward. By From Other-Fens cor-iusing Lake Taneranvika aa a nnnnont. ing water route the British builders nave arranged to get round the bar- rier of the German colonies. The last of the southern links to .bring the rail lines to Lake Tanganyika is now, we Deueve, under construction. The nine the world watches the mighty battles 17 7, ."B.. "u?n iIU" "r- Sl OI 7 war" rtnK nations doubtless are giving no little attention and study to the "out- Dost affairs" In Africa. Th Ktk i. cently published estimates, railway lines are being built on African soil at the rate of 2,000 miles a year. The project probably will be determined by the results of the combat in Eurooe. But its physical possession at the close of hostilities will have to be reckoned with in the final .adjustment. And that doubtless explains the keen inter- i yuue. Toledo, O., has just awarded prizes anions- 1,500 gardens entered this summer in its Museum of Arts garden, contests of a city beautiful campaign. FOG" BY HOW JOEL AND AMOS FOUND A HOME. Part IL had hardly begun to eat when old Old Pumpkin Head sat at the ton Pumpkin Head burst into the room vof the big hole with the whip in his hand, and when a boy did not dig fast enough he would give him a little i tan with the whip. When morning came the boys were taken out and carried back to the room where they had eaten the night When they were eating their dinner joei asked why they were all carried down the stairs. fS AS "He is afraid we will discover his treasure," replied one of the boys. "No one ever steps on those stairs but 1 .1 Th.mnlri ITHM WA think this Old iUt )Z ne Keeps U3 pruuiieiB HCiB, i rrr nxran ,r we ?Jnd it?' asked Amoa- x don't know," replied the boy. t.... -ota thinlr he in afraid of some

one; ne is aiways iU.UuB. Iron bars wnen i Jt t ne i8 afraid of some one or something. Old Pumpkin Head came tn just then and Joel and Amos learned no more that day about their strange home and master. The digging and sleeping went vn i j tne same IT Kansas CoTTtrzitt THOUGHT BECOMES ACTION. TrhaD8 much of the misunder standing which Germans claim Amer icans have ol tne Kaisers motives iui come about because all that the most n.-.r.i in tha United States know about the kaiser Is from printed pic tures of him. so tar as visualising ine -kaiser for most Americans the word suggests a man with bristling bayonet moustacne pictured swenuv Mili tary costume. The kaiser hag been personification of war. The kaiser has been pictured in war trappings' and as a warrior, which has seemed an anomaly when those things which make for civilization nave oeen irena ing towards world peace. The man who thinks war Is bound to get into a war. Emerson sized that up years ago when he wrote: "We surround ourselves always according to our freedom and ability, with true Images of ourselves In things, whether it be ships or books or cannons or churches. The standing army, the arsenal, the camp, and the gibbet do not appertain to man. They only serve as an index to show where man Is now; what a bad ungoverned temper he has; what an ugly neighbor he ls; how his affections halt; how low his hopes lie; He who loves the bristle of bayonets only sees In their glitter what beforehand he feels in his heart. It is avarice and hatred; it is the quivering lip, the Cold, hating eye, which builds magazine and powder houses." Wichita Eagle. A Perfectly Lovdy Time. J "She is having a perfectly lively time." I r "How so?" t: She Is engaged to one of twins. They both call on her and she can't tell them apart." Kansas City Jour nal. In Houghton county, Mich., where 6,000 copper miners have been laid off. work will be furnished the Idle In good road construction for which a bond Issue of 1300,000 has been authorised. V POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago Newij. Everything has a bright side "even the dark lantern. Some men were born asleep and for got to wake up. It's too bad that we can't live long without getting old, Before going into politics equip yourself with a mud guard. Women as a rule are more generous than wise in financial matters. Laughing draws the corners of the mouth up; crying pulls them down. By the way, did you ever hear a man complain because a sermon was too short? The average woman's idea of an editor is a man who keeps her name out of the paper. Nothing Jolts a poor man who mar ries an heiress like having her sue him for nonsupport. Some young men sow wheat and raise corn, and some others sow wild oats .und raise Cain. Every woman imagines that she shows up Wull in a decollette gown but not every woman can prove it. Many a man is under the impres sion that he is wise merely because he has no children to ask him questions. A mother is always seeking a good match for her daughter yet a good match ls merely a cheap stick with a head on one end of it. When we" see a ninety pound man annexed to a 300 pound wife we can't help thinking that the eternal fitness of things got an awful jolt. MRS. FAWLKER j and shouted: "Come out, come out; i no time ior eating. Tou must dig. dig, dig!" And this time he grabbed an arm ful of boys, he was ln such a hurry. Into the holes he went, too, when the boys were all in, and with his

He was digging right where Am on and Joel had felt something strike their shovels, and soon Pumpkin Head j began to shout and laugh, j "I have found it; I have found H!" j cried old Pumpkin Head, and taking two ooys at a time in nis great hands he threw them out of the hole and climbed out after them. He would not leave one of them there while he carried the others up stairs this time, but drove them In front of him with his whip so' fast their feet scarcely touched the stairs. But this time they did not go to the room where they ate. He drove them in another direction and opened an iron door. The boys went into the room, and the door closed after them with a bang, and they found themselves in a room of stone, with onlly one window, and that so high they could not reach it even by one standing on the shoul ders of another. But the boys were too sleepy to care much, and soon all the boys-were fast asleep on the stone and earth floor. After waiting all one day Joel pro posed that one boy stand on the shoul ders of another, and a third boy climb up to the shoulders of the second and look out and call for old Pumpkin Head. But all their calling was in vain. No answer came and no one came to let them out. They pounded on the iron door, but not a bit could they more It, and they could hear no sound but the wind through the freest. "1 see It all," said one boy. "Old Pumpkin Head found the treasure he made us dig for and he did not want us any more, so he put us in here to starve; and that is what will happen." Jt HTZ U" Very ,at id JoeL "I think one of us could sotiee through the bars If we knew how high up we were." K" "That is so," said one of the boys. "But you may be sure we m V,i. up. Old Pumpkin Head wouM hve thought of that we might tit through the bars, but we would fan to the ground and be killed Kr. there is another way thai T tarer weonly ad a knife orVrEcfof To Be Continued.) Copyright, 114, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. New ork Tomorrow's story "How Joel mr, Amos Found a Home." Part m.

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y toe: tophha daily ctath JGuiTr-TixUzciAY Evzm: ixjrini si, ichl IN NORTHJOPEKA Prof. H. C. Clase to Conduct Mo sic Daring Revival Services. Ills Wife at. Piano To Hold Rehearsal Friday Sight. HONEYWELL HERE SATURDAY Pleasant Ridge Orange Fair Opened at Kiro Today. People Denounce Abolition of the Pumping Station Professor H. C. Claae. musical di rector with Rev. I. E. Honeywell, who will conduct the evangelistic services in North Topeka beginning Sunday, will arrive in Topeka Friday. He will be accompanied by his wife who is the pianist and they will begin rehearsing the chorus for these meetings. Mrs. H. C. Clase, Accompanist Ruring tlie Honeywell Revival Services. Professor and Mrs. Clase have been associated with Rev. Mr. Honeywell and others in religious work for several years and their work during these services are said to be a great aid to Rev. Mr. Honeywell. The chorus will consist of about 120 voices. The first rehearsal will be held Friday night. Rev. Mr. Honeywell and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCom.be, his workers, are due to arrive in North Topeka some time Saturday. Their first service will be held in the tabernacle Sunday morning Work on the tabernacle is practically completed and the finishing touches may be put on today. Before beginning a series of revival services Rev. Mr. Honeywell explains to the people of the community that it is up to them to work and forsake pleasures, lodge meetings and all other affairs and help him in conducting these services. He contends that the success of these meetings will ..depend upon the work of the members of the local churches. Unless these people are willing to remove their coats, roll up their sleeves and work with a ven geance. they will not get the full ben efiit of the .services. He contends that these meetings are meetings of the people of this city and not his. He, as leader, will direct the work and then' he expects the people to do as directed. He wants them to drop everything possible for the ben efit of these meetings, and the success of these meetings will depend on the work of the people of this part of the city. The floor of the tabernacle will be covered with sawdust and seats are be ing unloaded on the grounds. The seats fare being removed from the parks and will be returned to the city offi- BAD COLD? TAKE CASCARETS FOR BOWELS TONIGHT No Headache. Constiatfon, Bad Cold or Sour Stomach by Morning. Get a 10-cent box. Sick headache, biliousness, coated tongue, head and nose clogged up with a cold always trace this to torpid liver; delayed, fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach. Poisonous matter clogged in thq in testines, instead of" being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes conges tion and that dull, throbbing, sickening headache. Cascarets immediately c'.eanse .the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and fo'.il gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and pois ons in the bowels. A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months Adv. i if Wkii PiitriieA tfOC Diamonds DIAMONDS Yo choose the most servative, the safest, and most pleasurable method $75'55k$B- SAVING MONEY $1005 $1 Down cers when the services are discon tinued. AH members of the chorus for the Honeywell meetings are requested to meet at the tabernacle at 8 o'clock Fri day night to complete the organization and to receive assignments. Professor J. H. Clase will be here at that time and will conduct a rehearsal, after the assignments are made. It is important that every member of the chorus at tend this meeting Friday night. Pro- Prof. H. C. Clase, Musical Director for the Honeywell Meetings. fessor W. M. Van Ness, chairman of the committee on music will have charge of completing the organization and making the assignments. Pleasant Ridge Orange at Kiro. The Pleasant Ridge Grange fair opened today and the farm products, live stock and other things produced by the people of the community are being shown. There is a list of com petitors in every class shown on the premium list and it is believed that competition will he brisk. The fair will be held two days, the last being Friday.. Don't Dismantle Pumping Station. Since mentioning the abolition of the emergency pumping station in North Topeka in the State Journal a few days ago, other people who live in that community are beginning to voice their sentiments against it. It was cited that the machinery was deteriorating on account of rust and being exposed to the weather condi tions, and that the proposition was Im practicable. Since giving the proposition public ity, many people have denounced the idea and want the plant retained and kept in good condition that it might be put in service any time it is need ed. Those who have lived many years in that part of the city have not for gotten the suffering they were forced to undergo on previous occasions. They do not want to be forced to ex perience the same trouble the second time and are willing to pay the ex pense of maintaining this pumping plant. C. C. Maize, formerly a member of the board of directors of the North Topeka drainage district, and a mem ber of the board when the pumping station was installed, denounces the idea to abolish the plant, in strong terms. He says the plant cost but about J3.000 and claims that an ex amination which was made recently. shows that the plant has not deterior ated in any manner. Revive Horseshoe Pitching. Horseshoe pitching will be revived in North Topena this week.- The pa trons neglected the old amusement during the summer season and almost all of those who enjoy the game have spent their spare time in attending the baseball games. Now that the base ball season is about closed, these peo ple will return, to the next popular amusement. The courts will be arranged on the rear end of the lots occupied by the Are station and tlve men will use them as long as the weather will permit. After that, they will resume pitching on the indoor courts. Start Another Newspaper. Beginning next week, another weekly newspaper will be published in $25 Diamonds worth $30 worth $40 CA Diamonds $0) worth $57 con -4. Santa Fe Watch Co. 821 Kansas Ave. Topeka U.. "Dancing Pippins" Sonny Side 'Of Broadway Company at Novelty. North Topeka. It will be published by the Kimball Press. The first issue will be printed this week, but the first reg ular will be issued a week later. The owners and managers of the Kimball Press have had lots of ex perience in this work and expect to give their patrons a classy newspaper filled with interesting stuff. In addi tion to that, they will make club offers, including a number of popular maga zines, which will interest the various classes of people. Social and Personal. Frank B. Simms and Fred Krauss went to Kiro today to attend the fair which is being given by the Pleasant Ridge grange. William Jenkins of the "Voiland Clothing company has returned from Oklahoma, where he has been, on a business trip for several days. A. M. Petro, druggist. Adv. The prayer meeting which will be held tonight will be held in the Con gregational church instead of the Presbyterian ehurch, as was an nounced Wednesday. Rev. John D. Zimmerman, pastor of the Central Avenue Christian church, will conduct the services. Mrs. C. I. Wellman and daughter, Helen, left today for Redlands, Cal., to locate permanently. The new North Topeka Produca Mar ket, located at 116 EL Norris. Kverr thing in the way of vegetables and fruit for sale at a money saving price to every purchaser. Come and see us. J. H. DUNIGAN. (Advertisement.) Y. M. C. A. OPEN HOUSE Sl.x Hundred Persons Attended Ath letic Contests Last Night.' One of the most, successful T. M. C. A. ''open house" was held Wednesday night from 8 o'clock until 11 o'clock. Six hundred guests were present. A volley ball tournament and swim ming contest were among the numbers on the program. Six teams entered the volley ball elimination contest, which was won by the "T's." The team defeated were the "A's." The members of the "Y" 'team:' Thompson, Kistler, Starr, Snow and Gandy. Thompson, Gandy and Snow were stars. The feature of the program was the awarding of the medals and mono grams. The winners of the medals: Pentathlon. Charles Foster, first, gold medal; R. S. Towne, second, silver med al; Frank Rankin, third, knife. Senior medals Frank Rankin, 43V. points, sil ver medal; L A. Corliss, 32 points, bronze medal. Senior improvement medal Clyde Partridge. Young men's class Irwin Vincent, 42 points, silver medal; Walter Holcomb, 23 points, bronze medal. Improvement Reid Lyons. Employed boys' class Harry Davis, 6G points, silver; Stafford Timeli er, '5 points, bronze. Improvement Homer Wright. Older Junior class Robert Holt, 59 points, silver: Robert Dutton, 32 points, bronze. Improve ment. L.. Schwartz. Juniors- Glen Davis and Donell Lindell, 49 points each. Im provement, Alvin Hull. Winners of monograms are: Juniors Harry Bone, Glen Davis, Donald Lindell, William Miller, War ren Cooledge; Older juniors Thomas Finch, Robert Holt, Donald Pugh, Earl Wood; Employed boys John Bennett, Stafford Thacher, Homer Wright; Young men's Irwin Vincent, W. Gill- man; Seniors Charles Foster. Frank Rankin, Clyde Partridge, S. R. Towne. Triangles were awarded to the fol lowing: Older juniors Robert Holt, Donald Pugh, John Kinckle; Employ ed boys Cranston Vincent, John Ben nett, Arthur Hobbs, Homer Wright; Seniors Charles Foster, Ivan Greg gory, Leo Trancher, Frank Rankin, Charles Thomas." The winners of the swimming exhi bition: One length swim Charles Kouns, young men's class, first; Wil liam McClintock, intermediate, second; Don Lindell, old junior, third; time, 7 seconds. Dives for form William McClintock, intermediate, first; Wil ber McGill, young men's, second: W. Mahout, senior, third. Two length swim Charles Kouns, young men's, first; Wilber McGiH. young men's, sec ond; W. Mahout, senior, third; time 17 4-5 seconds. Stunts W. Mahout, senior, first; William Miller, old junior, second; Irwin Vincent, young men's, third. Four length swim Charles Kouns, young men's, first; Wilber McGill, young men's, second; W. Mahout, senior, third; time 42 2-5 seconds SMOKER FRIDAY NIGHT Local Athletes Will Kntertain Mem bers of Mid-West Athletic Club. Under the auspices of the Mid-West Athletic club, Topeka Jack Johnson will give a smoker at his place of business Friday night at 117 West Fifth street, and an interesting ath letic program is being arranged. Three or four boxing bouts will be staged between prominent local ring men, and Roy Anderson, a local wrestler of considerable promise, will be matched against other aspiring wrestlers. Among the glove artists who will give exhibitions are: Young Langford, a 160-pound middleweight, who has fought a number of good bat tles; Grover Stearns, a 135-pound boy of promise, and Bennie Nelson, a crack bantamweight of 115 pounds. All of these men will be matched against good opponents and are ex pected to show some real class. Only members of the club will be admitted to the smoker, and member ship tickets have to be obtained from Johnson. The club expects to give a smoker every Friday night during the winter months, and some high class athletes will be brought here later on. A is m AT THE THEATERS. At the Novelty. Some of the hits in the new Sunny side of Broadway which will open at the Novelty theater at today's matinee are: "Poor Working vjirls," "I Want a Real Live Dolly' Blarney "on the Stage," "Follow the Crowd." Dancing Baby Dolls" and others. These are all new and up to the minute. The chorus is costumed beautifully and can sing and dance The production contains five new scenes including the big de partment store scene which is a nov elty, which with Max and his horse makes one of the greatest Sunnysides ever put on the road.- At the Hip. The Hippodrome has its last pre sentation of "Shannon of the Sixth" at tonight's performance. Kalem's won derful masterpiece of five acts is realistically told by the famous Kalem stars, and shows a mutiny by the East Indian sepoys, the massacre of the 1 whites and the subduing of the rebels by the English troops.- During the ac tion of the picture an English officer displays cowardice which is observed by "Shannon of the Sixth,'' a soldier and hero of the story. A monster diamond, the eye of one of the East Indian idols, is stolen and plays an important part in the silent drama and much strife is caused there by. The interest of the tale is inten sified by the mechanical adjunct of the marvelous $4,000 Bartola orchestral 6r gan admiraly operated by Ralph Emer son. At the Grand. "The Fortune Hunter," as presented by the Car-Rob Stock company at the Grand during this Week's engagement. is a laugh from beginning to end. Wholesome, clean humor is blended with action throughout. Capacity houses have been the good fortune of the Grand this week due to this sat isfactory offering, so efficiently pre- i sented. "The Fortune Hunter," by Winston Churchill, is serving.i,ts ostensible mis sion admirably, hence no dull moments result. Ralph Moody as Nat Dunkin seems to be physically and -temperamentally fitted to-.jconvejr this care free ,.characterf,wlj6, .seajns, to have thrown dull-".- care o "uth'e- c forewinds. -Ruth Robinson essays with the .consum mate ease'iOf the artist, the part of Betty Graham, the old apothecary's daughter, it would be difficult to imagine-a character which would disturb the tranquillity of this imperturable person in any part or figure which miarht be asked of her to convey. Dick Elliott as Pete Willing, the sheriff, with his continuous "souse" and unlimited ability to -consume spirituous beverages, Is artistic in his portrayal of a difficult character. Roy Hilliard as Sam Graham, the old druggist, con veys the artist and finished actor in his character delineation of .the old man and is a refreshing departure from the customary stock actors presentation on similar lines. Fred Armstrong as Har ry Kellosrg, the financier and benefactor i of the Fortune Hunter. Is decidedly ef fective in his assumption 01 the digni fied capitalist. The many other characters in the successful comedy were taken by the selected company with the view to prop erlv place them. Great preparations are being made by the little girls of Topeka to have their dolls ready to be presented to Miss j Rnth Robinson's large family of 25 dolls on the stage of the Grand after the matinee Saturday. "The Great Divide" .next week, the play which Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin essayed. At tlie Iris. "The Valley of the Moon" at the Iris today and tonight, greatly pleased the large audiences which attended the theater last night. It is a most inter esting photoplay of seven reels requir ing an hour and forty minutes for ex hibition. This- is the last one of the Jack London stories which will be shown at the Iris for some time. To morrow and Saturday the bill will be "The Scales of Justice," the famous emotional drama with Paul McAllister in the leading role supported by Jane Fearnley. This production is referred to as a. terrific arraignment of circum stantial evidence. Jf. is a noted story by John Reinhart, a dynamic drama that keeps the interest upheld until the final flash a pictorial criticism of the undependable influence of circumstan tial evidence. WHY MODERN WOMEN'S HAIR IS GETTING THIN By Mtfan. Beaupre Wigs, switches, curling tongs, arti ficial waving, singeing, etc., have combined to ruin the hair of many women, so there is decidedly an In crease in baldness. But proper care will develop heavy, beautiful hair upon any head. In washing the hair do not use a makeshift which may re move more than the excess oil, leav ing the hair dangerously dry, but use something which is made for sham pooing only. A perfectly safe, econ omical. Invigorating shampoo, that makes the hair so fluffy it seems much heavier than it is, can be had by dis solving a teaspoonful canthrox, which every good druggist sells, in a cup hot water. This mixture cleanses gently, I yei. morougmy. rcmuviii& nil aanorun. excess oil and dirt, giving to the scalp and hair the vigor that insures scalp health and hair-beauty. Canthrox shampoos make the head feel good, make the hair look good, are very beneficial where hair is faded, dull or Tnrtttl. jinrl the 'regular iisu ttt ran. Ithrox will greatly enrich the color of the hair and give a beautiful gloss and softness. Adv. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. A permit to erect a $275 addition to a dwelling at 1424 Western avenue was issued by the city this morning to M. Burr. J. A. Stewart, general passenger agent of the Rock Island in Topeka, is in Colorado Springs and Denver this week on company business. Frank B. Reed of Ellensbury, Wash., will arrive in Topeka this week to visit his father, W. H. Reed, who Is ill at his residence, 924 Quincy street. Dr. J. K. Worley will leave Friday morning for San Francisco, Cal., with his family. He has received an ap pointment with the United States pub lic health commission. The cornerstone for the Methodist Episcopal home for the aged building was laid this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. W. N. Mason of Baker university was among the speakers. It is expected that the new golf course at Gage park will be completed in about two weeks. The course was laid out late Wednesday afternoon by Bob Peevles, the Topeka golf profes sional. Up until this afternoon no births had been reported at the city clerk's office today. The following birth was reported Wednesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cunningham of Route 8. a boy, born Sept. 21. Several copies of Old Masters' paintings are being exhibited this week at the Young Women's Christian as sociation building. Part of the copies belong to Mrs. L. D. Whittemore and the remainder are owned by Wash burn college. The question of closing the street under the Branner viaduct, near the Santa Fe motive power offices, was discussed by the city commissioners after the commission meeting this morning. No formal action has been taken on the matter since it Was brought before the commissioners. Following are collections for the months of August submitted by dif ferent city departments to the city commissioners mis morning: li. 1. Mattingly, city license collector, 3949.02; food inspector, $130.65; plumbing inspector, $132.75, and in spector of weights and measures, $51.00. A check for $1,099,899.18 was handed to John H. At wood, attorney for the. state receivers of the Kansas Natural Gas company-by George B". Sharritt of Topeka. federal receiver for the company. The transaction was in accordance with the order made by Judge J. C. Pollock of the United States district court of Kansas, that the state receivers be given absolute control. The state receivers are now empowered to proceed to enter into contrasts to obtain gas wherever it may be found. C. Y. KOUtlS IS BACK General Manager of Santa Fe Com- i pletes Long Vacation Trip. j C. W. Kouns. general manager of the Santa Fe railway, returned today from a trip to the Pacific coast, where he has been spending, his vacation with his family. .Mr. and Mrs, Kouns, Miss Sarah and 'Miss Nell Kouns and Mr. Charles Kouns left about three weeks ago. r.They spent some time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, then went north to Vancouver. They re turned over the lines of the Canadian Pacific, via St. Paul and Chicago. Mr. Kouns stopped off at Fort Madison to attend the funeral of the late J. D. M. Hamilton, claims attorney for the Santa Fe. "Nearly all of the buildings at the San Francisco and San Diego fairs have been completed," the general manager said this morning; "the ar chitecture at both expositons is unique. Right now they are adding the finishing touches to the buildings and beautifying the grounds." Mr. Kouns predicts that there will be a heavy tourist travel to California next year and that a large per cent of the usual European travel will be turned to the Pacific on account of the CANDIDATES TO CHURCH Russell Pastor Invites Gubernatorial Aspirants to Meetings. Marion W. Baker, minister of the united congregations at Russell, has extended the privilege of his pulpit to all of the six gubernatorial candidates. He wants the men to Visit Russell and tell the voters how they will conduct the office of state executive if elected. In a letter to the candidates, Re. Baker says: "I am asking each of the candidates for governor to occupy my pulpit on some specific Sunday or Thursday evening in October and tell us frankly how he hopes, if elected, to promote the spread of the Kingdom of God in Kansas." He then proposes the following schedule of speaking dates: Governor Hodges, Oct. 11; J. B. Billard. Oct.-15: Arthur Capper, Oct. 18; Milo M. Kitchell, Oct. 22; Henry J. Allen, Oct. 25; Silas W. STRAND WAR SERIES N'O. f WAR IX BELGIUM Guaranteed Authentic Scenes. FOURTKKNTH EPISODE MII.IJON DOIiltAR MYSTERY Prof. Clark's Animal Circus Mat. 2:30; Nights t:15 to 11. 10c ANY SEAT 10c IRES PARAMOUNT PICTURES TODAY The Valley of the Moon NOTE The show la 7 reels. Matinee 2:15 and 3:55 Evening 7:15 and 8:55 FRIDAY AX SATURDAY The Scales of Jcstice idmmm Friday Special EXTRA FRIDAY! Boys'. $5 AD Wool Blue Serge Suits Only $3.75 Just received another big lot of 'those blue Serge Suits that have been .In such big demand for school opening. 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QDEAK RIGHT WING IT ran on r nlllTO New German Force in i Is Late Report. Kaiser's 'Position Is Now Hollow Sqaare. i? in ASSAULT IS 03.Y METHOD A 11 1 as Tljtndlv Attnolra wli AllleS leaaiy AUSCKS AWaiiea j, ci OJ atraiegy.

ut Great Power Required to Break Up Formation. (By J. W. T. Mason.) J New York, Sept. 24. There are in dications that the German army in France no longer possesses a right iwing. The reports of the movements of both the allies and the Germans are confusing, but they seem to indicate that a new C-rman force under Gen eral Von Boehm from the north has got In touch with General Von Kluck and what was igraitnj w.c right wing has now become com plete battle line. If these indications are correct, they mean the German position is now in the form of. a hollow square. The southern face of the square is the main battle line which Von Kluck and Von Boehm presumably have made by Joining their armies;- the northern side is formed by the Ger man corps in Belgium, and the east ern side is the German frontier. The efforts to break the square along Von Kluck's and Von BoehnVs western side is now occupying the at tention of the allies, who hitherto have been trying unsuccessfully to turn the German right. There is no more German right, if Von Boehm and Von Kluck are in touch and in stead of tn enveloping movement around the German right, the allies must try to move through a heavily entrenched battle line. Is German Strategic Center. The chief strategic position of the two German battle fronts is their point of contact, where the southern side of the German square meets the west ern. This is the angle farmed by the Oise and Aisne rivers. It is here that the allies report they are meeting with a most desperate resistance and can not make headway. Such naturally follows from the new German alignment. If the Germans are pierced at the angle of the two battle fronts, both lines would be broken. The army whose front ex tends northward would be separated from the battle front running to the east and both might be turned back in a rout. It is probable that Von Kluck's duty is chiefly to hold this angle at all costs, leaving the direc tion of the new northern battle line to Von Boehm. The problem now before the allies is a more difficult one than it was when the battle of the Aisne began. To pierce a battle front as successfully entrenched as the Germans are, re quires far greater power than to turn a flank. If the German right Wing has been merged into an extended line running to Belgium, direct assault must be made by the allies, unless their artillery proves more effective than it has hitherto been. This will cause enormous losses, but the Ger mans probably cannot be driven out of France by other means. GETS THE IRON GROSS Husband of Former Milwaukee Wom an Is Honored by The Kaiser. Berlin. Sept. 24. The German general atari, referring to the death of Lieuten ant General Steinmetz, says he was killed by a fragment of sharpnel which severed r.ls juglar vein. General Steinmetz directed the fire of the 42.5 centimetre pieces during the leges of Liege, Namur and Maubeuge. Later he was placed in command of a division of Infantry. Continuing, the staff says that Rev. Martin Hobohm, captain of a reserve division, was killed by a shell after carrying' many wounded men out of the range of the fire of the French heavy artillery. The well known German painter, Arthur Schlubleck, now serving as a lieutenant of Hussars, was wound ed by a piece of shrapnel while fighting on the River Aisne. He has been given the Iron cross. Herr Schlubleck has paint ed several portraits of the crown prince of Germany. His wife. is an American woman, formerly a Mrs. Heyle of Mil- MAY DECIDE ITALY. British Blandishments May Drag Her Into the Arena. Rome. Sept. 24. In an interview given- by Winston Churchill, first lord of the British admiralty, to a correspond ent of the Giornale d'ltalia, promising Italy Trieste and the Trentino is con sidered most significant. It is very likely the prelude to a change of attitude on the part of Italy. ENFORCE CENSORSHIP. 17. S. Closes Refractory Wireless Sta tion at Siasconset. Washington, Sept. 24. Secretary Daniels today ordered the Marconi wireless station at Siasconset closed at noon tomorrow in consequence of the failure of the company to give assur ance that it would comply with naval censorship regulations. Raided Beer Drinkers. Paris, Sept. 24. The Petrograd corre spondent of the Le Petit Journal wires: "Sixty Circassian troops have just ac complished a daring raid Into Tchen stovskove, which was occupied by the IMTDIMIS- ire town, sabered all the sentries, swept through the cafes and restaurants, kill- h ins many of the German officers who were supping there and then retired with a derisive cheer." Denies Japanese War Prediction. New York, Sept. 24. Count "Von Bernetorff, the German ambassador, aid today that he had received a let ter from Baron Wilhelm Von -Schoen, an attache of the German embassy, in Which the latter emphatically denied that he had stated in an interview at tributed to him in Washington that he believed war between the United States and Japan was inevitable: Baron Von scnoen further denied that he had made any statement that could be cnnslrupri tr moan Ka tima MANUEL IN RED CROSS Deposed Portugese King Relief Work. Would Do Rotterdam, Sept. 24, According to the latest Berlin newspapers the Prince of Hohenzollern is officially 8tatc to have written to Manuel, for- mer klng ot Portugal reprimanding him for having offered his services and ioyajty to England. King Manuel is reported to have replied, stating that he hastens to give his personai deniai of the asser tion and that if. as he intends, he eventually offers his services to the cause of humanity, as for instance, in the Red Cross, it will be for entirely unpolitical reasons. He concludes by saying that he has been done a great injustice by the prince if the latter be lieved such "impertinent and irre sponsible reports." FLIRTING WITH ORDER City Commissioners Haven't Motor Car Ordinance. Settled The city commisisoners are again flirting with the proposed ordinance governing automobiles in the city. A clause saying that autos must nof run within eight feet of a street car while the car is taking on or unloading pas sengers and another clause which will prohibit the use of dazzling lights on autos are included in the ordinance. The ordinance was first read before the city commissioners a number of months ago. Since that time it has caused no little comment by auto own ers. Immediately after the regular ses sion of the city commissioners this morning the ordinance was duscussed informally. No formal action was taken. It is expected that the proposed or dinance will come before the commis sion for final action at the next meet ing. BOY AT IT J. V. Cell Fighting John Barleycorn In Kansas City. John F. Cell, dry candidate for county prosecutor of Jackson county, carried the fight against the "whisky ring" into rural Jackson county Wed nesday evening when he was the prin cipla speaker at a campaign meeting at Buckner. Mr. Cell is well known in Topeka. He is a graduate of Wash burn college and lived in this city a number of years. "A defeat of the whisky and brewery allies means u. chance for the boys and girls of Jackson county." said Mr. Cell. A large crowd attended the meeting to hear him discuss the issues of the fall campaign. GAME GALLED OFF. Topeka and Osage City High School Teams Will. Not Play. The game scheduled to take place Friday afternoon between the Topeka and Osage City high school football i teams has been called off. The game was to have been played in Osage City. The local squad has been working hard for this contest. Many students from Topeka ir.tended to go down, and the announcement made this morning caused a disappointment in the school. The next game on the schedule is to be played in Topeka, Saturday, Oct. 3, against the Junction City high school. THE -VKATI1EK RECORD. Following are I'niteil State" v twenty-four hours this morning: observations of the her bureau for th ending at -7 o'clock Hi-h. Loir. Rain. Anthony 7S 4S .0 CoMwater 84 4S .0 Concordia so 4S Dodxe City 89 41' .0 Dresden 7fi 44 .0 Kmporia 76 46 .0 Kureka 7S 46 .0 Fort Scott fiS 4M .0 Goodland 76 4) .0 Hanover 76 44 .0 Hays i Si 4 .0 Horton 76 46 .0 Iola 74 46 .0 T.iberal S2 44 .0 Ma.-ksvllle 80 44 .0 McPheryon S4 40 .0 Manhattan SO 44 .0 Nen City SO 42 .0 Phillipsburg SO 4S .0 Scott ft .t .0 Sedan 62 46 .0 TOPEKA 75 f.l .0 Wichita 74 54 .0 Reports r mm Other Stntee Auiarillo. Tex 76 50 .0 Boston. Mas 94 66 .0 Buffalo. N. Y 64 54 .48 Calvary, Alb 72 42 .0 Chicago 62 56 T Cincinnati. Ohio 0 S4 .74 Corpus Christi, Tex. 81 60 .02 Denver. Colo 70 42 .0 Dew Moines. Ia....... ir, M .02 Kl Paso. Tex 7S 58 .0 Enid. Okla 76 46 .0 Galveston. Tex 76 62 2.06 Havre, Mont 74 3S .0 Huron. S. D 76 42 .0 Jacksonville. Fla.'.... 84 72 .0 Kansas City. Mo 72 54 .0 Little Rock. Ark.... 63 52 .02 Los Angeles. Cal 80 62 .0 Moorehead. Minn 72 38 .0 New Orleans. La SS 66 2.16 New York, N. Y 88 70 .0 North Platte. Neb... 74 38 .0 Oklahoma. Okla 72 54 .0 Omaha, Neb 76 64 .0 Phoenix. Ariz 100 70 .0 Pittsburg. Pa 82 54 .18 St. Joseph. Mo 76 54 .0 St. Louis, Mo 6S 54 .0 St. Paul, Minn 44 .01 Salt Lake. Utah 72 48 .0 San Francisco. Cal.. e 52 .0 Seattle, Wash 72 52 .0 Sheridan. Wyo 72 32 .0 Springfield. Ill 68 52 .0 Swift Current, Sas.. 72 30 .0 Toledo. Ohio 62 48 .OS Washington, D. C... 92 64 .0 Winnipeg. Man 66 36 .0 Diplomatic Nominations to Senate. Washington. Sept. 24. President Wil son sent to the Senate today the nomi nations of Frederic Jessup Stimpson of Harvard university to be ambassador to Argentina, and Henry Prather Kletche:. now minister to Chile, to be ambassador to that country. May Sleze Ports of Entry. Laredo. Sept. 24. It was reported here today that Villa plans the seiz ure of ports of entry along the United States, including Nuevo Laredo. TELL TRASIG TALE Russian Officer Describes Inra slon of East Prussia. V. Only,, a Ripe Apple Foand in Deserted Town. Petrograd, Russia. Sept. 84. A young Russian officer Just returned from Eastern Prussia gave a very in teresting account of the conquered ter ritory. "We make about (distance deleted by censors) miles advance a day at present." he said. "General Samsonoff was supposed to advance upon here, (indicating a point on a map), but failed. Death covered his shame. "How do we fight? Oh, splendidly! The forward movement Is accomplish ed to singing. The Germans seemed distresses) hv ttiA Rnntt nf tht Rus sians. "Yes, the Germans are just as we. They stick to it to the last point. When captured they behave very correctly and to all questions answer: 'I have no information to give. "How. do the German- population behave?" "Not very well. They shoot at us, they spy a great deal and have been able to give much information by means of subterranean telephones. We could not understand how- the Ger man artillery fire was so skilfully di rected till we discovered an under ground telephone in a cellar. One day we actua ly found and 85 year old crone telephon ng to the enemy. During our questioning she had a fit and died of fright. "Insterburg is a fine town about the size of Nizhnonovgorod. Life is not much upset. Everything is cheap. We sometimes fear poison. There have been some cases of poisoning but the inhabitants are afraid of punishment. A Severe Penalty. "As for shooting from windows, we have fixed a tariff. At the first shot trorn a window we blow up the house At the 3econd shot from the same street we blow up the street. "Eydtkuhnen is a terrible sight. It has no semblance to a town. There is nothing in it to loot. When I came through with my regiment, the only thing we found were beer cellars. Our men who had not had beer or vodka for months went mad over it. You must understand there was not a soul there but ourselves not a house that was not blackened by fire, not a win dow that wasn't broken, not a room that hadn't been ransacked. Precious things of all kinds lay in the streets ruined, soaked by rain. "As for the villages, they have mostly been looted or burned. The Germans Are them as they retire. Often at night we had been glad of the light of burn ing farms and villages. They helped us to find our wounded on the battle field. Conflagrations have made night into day. "Yes, it makes a melancholy im pression to go through village after village blackened, deserted. looted. Once I noticed a ripe apple on a tree in one looted village. It caused me surprise. It was something that had escaped plunder. "It is dangerous traveling alone or in twos. The conquered country is full of ambushes. There are robber bands and detachments of German cavalry vet uncaptured. Armed, bicyclists and many soldiers skulk in the woods. M"The Germans are straining--every nerve to arrange a bis defeat for US'. jfEvery one who can hold a gun is be ing pressed into the service against us. We know that by the dead they leave in the field, men in civilian attire and many sailors from their warships. Children of 15 and 16 years of age. old men. occasionally even women are fighting us. "It was unpleasant under fire at first, but after awhile it became ex hilirating. One feels an extraordinary freedom in the midst of death. All wounded soldiers want to get welt to return to the fight' BIG CAPPER CROWD! But It Was All on Paper Says a Mar. ion County Man. Read this from the Topeka Capital of September 22: Marion, Kan., Sept. 21. Arthur Capper, Republican candidate for gov ernor, and S. M. Brewster, candidate for attorney general, made speeches today in ten towns in Marion county, including Lost Springs, Lincolville, Ra mona, Tampa, Durham, Lehigh, Hills boro and Peabody, and closing with addresses at the Auine Chautauqua this evening. They had good meetings everywhere. Over 5,000 people at tended the meetings and the candi dates were well received. "Mr. Cp.pper s declaration for na tional prohibition was roundly ap plauded. All the indications are that the Republicans will carry Marion county by at least 500 majority. Two years ago the county was carried by Hodges. This "dispatch" was printed in Ar thur fanner's ToDeka Caoital Tuesday morning as a news account of the j Capper-Brewster meetings in Marion county. The "dispatch" does not cor-1 respond with the report which D. W. Wht eler. a well known Marion county I man, brought to Topeka. "At Peabody," said Wheeler, "a hard rain fell and there was no meeting. After considerable effort, the Peabody committee managed to get the speak ers to Aulne, where they were to speak before the Chautauqua assembly in tne evening. But at Aulne another heavy rain had fallen. The Chautauqua tent had blown down, the grounds were muddy and the meeting was cancelled. Capper spent the night at a private residence and did not speak either in Peabody or Aulne. Marion county people have been unable to learn just where the 5,000 people greeted Capper or where his "declaration for national prohibition was roundly applauded." Perhaps It was in the home of Aulne man where Mr. Capper spent the night. ZAPATA JOINS VILLA. Refuses to Take Part in Constitntional Convention.,. Washington, Sept. 24. Already Zapata has refused to send delegates to the convention October 1. and officials would not be surprised if Zapata and Villa joined forces against Carranza. Together they would have about eQ.OOO to 70.000 men. Carransa Indicated to the American official who conferred with him that irrespective of the Zapata; and Villa factions, a large part of the con stitutionalist forces would be represent ed. Official reports-- indicate that- the convention will be loyal to Carransa if the present system of representation is not changed. The gravity of the situation was in- dicated today when Julea Juaserand, the' French amM. nil xnK ert Lansing, acting secretary of state. u iaun ae urns or the carransa-viua break. The report which reached em bassies and legations here was that Carranza lias not been manifesting a pacific snirit and that trouble", was growing. Secretary Bryan1 who had gone to Asheville, N. C for his health, kept in tOUCh With PlMlikinl.; WtlaAfi anil the state department by telephone. TEGDY III ILLQIS. Begins Two' Day Campaign .for Ray mond Robins. Galesburg, 111., Sept. 24. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt began a two day campaign in Illinois today in behalf of Raymond Robins, senatorial can didate of the Progressive party of Il linois. It is his first political visit to the state since the campaign of 1912. and besides hlB address here today he is billed to speak- at -Springfield. Mar ion and East St.- Louis before enter ing Indiana in the interests of former Senator Beveridge, who is striving- to return to the upper house at Wash ington as a Progressive. Whether he makes rear platform addresses at smaller towns will depend on the con dition of his volcR. In his address here Colonel Roose velt deplo ed the blind adherence to names rather than to principles. He said that talk of Progressive return to either of the old parties was ab surd. "One of the moat mischievous' man ifestations of this, habit of ours is the way in which the ordinary citizen the good, decent "citizen- tends to surreender his soul into the keeping of unscrupulous and conscienceless machine politicians on the theory that thereby he is being -'loyal'- to party ties," asserted the speaker. In Illinois the colonel said that the worst scandals in connection with such matters as the election of Lori mer to the senate, or to the organiza tion of the legislature in the interest of both machlr.es,, have all been scan dals in which the members of both parties who now support Sullivan and Sherman have worked hand in hand "to the same evil end." He added: "These bosses support one another and betray their own parties without the slightest hesitation when it is to their own interest". GREENS MAKE CHANGE Big Grocery Vtrnt Shifts lYora Credit to Cash Basis. After thirty' years of satisfactory credit grocery business the firm of Wm. Green Son will inaugurate a strictly cash, no delivery system. The new order" goes into effect Thursday, October 1. The insistent demand for lower prices on foods and household supplies brings about this radical change. "The credit system is an expensive one for the per sons who pay the bills," said Mr. Wil liam Green today, "and be as careful as we may loose's in the easy credit system must be sustained. Every mer chant expects this and figures his prof its high enough to hamnce the losses. "WieK post' nf llvina ia not so much the excessive 'pficji' ut' the" expense Ul tir-11 vri v i-uiauiHvu -wfur lire uifiiici prices which must be paid -to- counteract the credit feature. So, in order1 to ma terially reduce the"- prices we have adopted the only method possible, that of low cash prices and nondelivery. "Of course .when I say no delivery, I mean that a small charge will be made for the delivery of each ordejr but the sharp reductions which will be made will often repay that by the sav ing on one article of an order." COAST WHEAT SALES Sixty Per Cent of Washington-Oregon Crop Already Sold. Portland. Ore.. Sept. 24. Through a heavy buying movement presumably by foreign interests vast quantities of new crop wheat have been taken with in the past two weeks in Oregon and Washington. So heavy have been the purchases that from 50 to 60 per cent of the total crop is estimated to have been already- disposed of at a date on which in ottier years the buy. ing movement has hardly begun. In well informed circles the total purchases are said to aggregate round ly 10 million bushels in Oregon and Washington. In some of the wheat counties of eastern Oregon and Wash ington as much as 80 per cent of the crop has been purchased. So quietly, has the buying bee'n carried on that the price, which started the, season at 82 cents has only advanced" to 95 cents. The identity of the buyers has been successfully guarded' At Orphemn. Today and tomorrow the Orpheum theater is showing a series of Euro pean war scenes taken in Belgium. The motion picture men secured films at Brussels, Ostendy-Hamur, some ar tillery scenes outside of Louvaine. which was recently;"destroyed. There are views- in which King Albert of Belgium is seen; pictures taken along the, firing line with guns in action and peasants carrying water to the sol diers, and a view of the staff nurses with the Belgian- queen attending the wounded at the Royal palace. The films give a good idea of the little country which has been devastated by war, and are intensely, interesting. Copper a War Contraband. London, Sept. 24.-The Times today prints a warning to. underwriters on the-advisability of -being careful about insuring large quantities of copper which it is proposed to ship from the United States to Rotterdam. It says as ronner has now been declared to be conditional contraband, it rests with the consignees to prove that its ultimate destination is neutral. v Indian States Enlisting. London, Sept. 24. The official press bureau announces that a further con tingent of Indian imperial troops has been accepted from 15 states. The an nouncement is also made that' the Ma harajah of Gwalior has given the gov ernment $11,000 toward the expenses of automobiles and transports in addition to a subscription of 125.060 for the relief of the Belgian war sufferers. c Armand Crabbe Safe. Chicago,- Sept -.24. Reports some time ago that Armand Crabbe. the Belgian baritone, had been killed were erroneous, according to a letter re ceived here today by Will H. Collins, a friend of the singer. Crabbe had a difficult time getting out of the war zone but at .the' time--hla -totter was mailed he was in London. Desperate Attempt to Break Tareaga Freaea Ceater Falls. Beserres Iasaffleleat to Balaaee Kaiser's Xosses. Paris. Sept. 24. In a series of night attacks, delivered wltn desperation. the Germans last night Tailed to nreajc through the -French center. Beyond the bare announcment that the at tacks were repulsed in their entirety no particulars are as yet available. This attack, coupled with unusual activity on the French right, proved conclusively, the military experts here say, that the Germans are making; every possible move to relieve the pressure on their crumpling- right. The German army of Gen. Von Boehm. containing practically all of the active army that had been left in Belgium, has reinforced General Von Kluck and now. holds the extreme north and west of the line from Baoui, 14 miles east of Arras, south to the neighborhood of Soissons. through Cambraia and St. Quentein. It is confronted by the French army of General D'Amade, while the Brit ish forces, supported by another French army, are continuing- their turning- movement along- the Oise and endeavoring to dislodge Von Kluck and his supporting reinforcements from the hills and entrenchments they now hold in the triangle formed by the Aisne, Oise and Lette rivers. Allies (iain Daily. While the movement is necessarily slow, the official statement issued at midnight, referring to five-eighths of a miles as an excellent day's gain. General Gallieni's reports indicate that it is sure. The allies are endeavoring to drive a wedge through the German lines at S Quentein, which would en able them to surround Von Kluck, isolating him from Von Boehm's forces and force him to retreat precipitately to escape complete disaster. No troops are being withdrawn from the right to reinforce the French center and left. They have been aided by several corps from the second line sent from the mobilization centers to the south and still maintain their numerical super iority over the enemy. German's Tremendous Loss. The losses' to' the active German armies haVe been so great that their regular reserves, selected to fill the gaps, have proven too few and many Landwehr regiments are reported in the lines. The actual battle line today extend ed from the Swiss border to the Vosges mountains, via Mulhausen, northwest to the neighborhood of Verdun which is again under attack by a large Ger man force with heavy siege guns, west to the vicinity of Soissons and then northwest to Braoui. VONT SUPPORT CAPPER Shawnee County Moosers Angered at Hutchinson News Story. A new fighting spirit has been aroused in tne breasts of Shawnee county Progressives, since the publica tion' in a Hutchinson newspaper of a story to the effect that they had aban doned Henry J. Alien and would sup port -Arthur Capper for governor. The story was today emphatically denied by members of the Shawnee county or ganization who declare they will sup port both Murdock and Allen and the entire Progressive ticket in the No vember election. "We never thought of such a 'thing as going to Capper," said a member of the local committee. "We are for Allen, first, last and all the time and the story was a positive and malicious false hood." To show that they mean just what they say, officers of the local commit tee will hold a council of war Friday night in the office of J. M. Stark, 60S Kansas avenue. Plans for a vigorous and active campaign in Shawnee coun ty will be discussed and all members of the local organization have been urged to attend the meeting. UNITED III DEATH. Chicago Girl's Til Health" Prevented Marriage. Chicago, Sept. 24. Clasped in each other's arms a big bridal rose pinned to the breast of each, Arthur Rech, a prominent young music teacher, and fiancee, Miss Katherine Seymour, were found asphyxiated in a closet of Recti's room here today. They left letters ask ing that they .be buried together. Rech in his' letter said that Miss Sey mour's health was so poor that her life would be merely a living death. Rech was prosperous and healthy, but friends of the young woman said that her illness seemed chronic and that at times both were despondent about it. They felt that marriage with this handicap offered little happiness, but they did not care to face the future separately. CALLS IT GAG RULE. Republican Protests at Limit on Tax BUI Debate. Washington, Sept. 24. Debate on the war revenue bill began in the house to day under the rule providing for seven hours' discussion. It was called up by t Chairman Henry of the rules commit tee and for an hour discussion of the rule preceded debate on the bill itself. Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin, Republican, charged that the rule was worse than any resorted to under Speaker Cannon. "An indefensible rule to pass an indefensible bill to tax the American people $105,000,000." "I see no difference between the gag rule under Cannonism and under Un derwoodism." he said. CARDINALS ARE DACK. Returning from Rome Gibbons and O'Connell Give Oat Interviews. Boston. Sept. 24. Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, and Cardinal O'Connell of Boston, returning from Rome, whither they went to attend the pa pal eonclav. arrived today on the White Star liner Canopic The steamer- brought 800 passengers, mostly American tourists. "I would congratulate the Ameri can people that they are enjoying peace while other nations are in the awful throes- of war." said Cardinal Gibbons, "and I would also concrat-1 meat on its maintenance of peace, notwithstanding' great temptations." When informed of the reported de struction of the cathedral at Rlw'"", Cardinal Gibbons said: "It is a great pity and a loss that can never b re placed." -v The cardinal said the war undoubt edly had shortened the life, if It had not directly caused the death of Pop Plus X. 1 "I am aura the present holy father will do his utmost to brine about peace," he added. "Pope Benedict XV. the new pon tiff, has a great love for America and Americana,; looking up to our govern ment as a model to all and an ex ample of the beat of this earth," said Cardinal O'Connell. "The holy father sent a massage of sincere good will to the people of this land," he said. in acidfu:.:es Thousands of Jersey City Com maters Choke. Scores Beadered Uaeoaseloas k at Nooa Hoar Bash. If r .v Jersey City, Sept. 24. Ten gallons of nitric acid spilled from a carboy to the floor of the Erie railway station during the commuters' rush hour today gave off fumes which choked scores of per sons to unconsciousness, made hundreds lu, stopped traffic in the Hudson tun nel for an hour and packed the station with thousands who verged on panic till a strong force of police quieted them. Not one of the throng sweeping through the station was touched tor the acid as it bubbled and boiled over the stone flooring giving out clouds of iumes. two or three persons collapsed immediately but in most of the many cases of unconsciousness the poison acxeu as a siow agent, in some cases. women were stricken in ferry boats half an hourafter they had inhaled the fumes. In perhaps forty instances per sons into whose lungs the fumes had not been inhaled for several minutes suddenly rell over unconscious. Four men and women aboard ferrv- boats on which were packed hundreds of hysterical passengers to all appear ance became as dead. Their heart beats were no longer discernable. Physicians revived them by artificial respiration. Six persons were taken to hospitals. It was believed they would recover. Three of this number were taken to New Tork hospitals from ferryboats on their arrival here. One ferryboat naa aooara more than 200 persons, maae in ay tne rumes. mom .oi tnese recovered within an hour or so. BACK TO THE ARROW Primaeval Weapon Now in Vac Aviators. by New Tork, Sept. 24, "Air craft has so rar railed to prove their worth In war time," said Cortlahdt F. Bishop, who with Mrs. Bishop returned on the Olympic, t "This, is partly due to the fact that air maonines nave to fly so high in order tot avoid being hit that their val ue as scouts has been greatly reduced. The bomb aim is poor and now Eng land is'- manufacturing hundreds of tons of steel arrows to be dropped by aviators instead "of bombs. "It has been shown that arrows kill wherever they strike. England is in a panic at the thought of German inva sion by dirigibles and that is why the arrows are being manufactured with such haste." SOUTH OF ANTWERP. Heavy Kigbting in Progress, Says Dispatch. London, Sept. 24. Heavy fighting is proceeding at different points to the south of Antwerp, says a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Reuter Telegram company. At one place, the name of which was deleted by the Belgian cen sor, a German force of 2.000 men was routed, many being killed, wounded or taken prisoners. Never before have the Belgians, the dispatch adds, taken so many prison ers in a single battle. A Petrograd dispatch forwarded to London by the Rome correspondent of the Central News agency, says that the Russian advance guards already have arrived before the Austrian forces of Cracow THREE TRAIN VICTIMS Carrying Body of One Man Burlington Train Kills Two More. Weston. Mo.. Sept. 24. While on the way to Weston with the body of one man it had run down and killed a few minutes previous. Burlington train No. 3, Kansas City to St. Joseph, this fore noon ran down two other men. killing one and injuring the other so badly that physicians say he cannot recover. Winter Togs for French Army. Bordeaux. Sept. 24. Minister of yrax Millerand has sent a circular to all the prefects of France requesting them to obtain rapidly supplies of woolen undedclothes, sock, gloves and blankets for use in a winter campaign. He says the supplying of this clothing will provide .employment for many women mill workers and help local in dustries. Wants Bankers' Trast Co. Investigated. St- Louis. Sept. 24. A grand Jury investigation in the affairs of the Bankers' Trust company now In the hands of the state bank commissioner was requested today by J. E. Franklin, former president of the company, and by John A. Hope, its attoroney. 52,000 Gone From 'Canada.' St. John. N. B.. Sept. 24. T. W. Crothers, minister of labor of the' Do minion of Canada, announced today that 32,080 Canadian volunteers went to the front a day or two ago; Crothers made the announcement in a speech be fore the Canadian trades and labor con gress in convention here. r Reports Italian Boats Soak. New Tork. Sept. 24. Dow, Jones A Company, a Wall street news agency, published the following today on its news ticker: "Milan, Italy, Sept. 24. The Trieste correspondent of the Cor riere Delk Sera reports that three Italian torpedo boats and one torpedo boat destroyer struck mines off the Dalmatian coast and sank." nastUag Newsies Hay Ceatiaae SeEteg Hooa Eittioas r So Loaf? as They Ka&e Good Beeord la ScaooL An arrangement was made today be tween H. B. Wilson, superintendent of the Topeka public schools, Ed Rooney, probation offfcer of the total Juvenilo court, and Oscar D. Wolf, circulation manager of the State Journal by which about thirty hustling Topeka lads will be enabled to continue earning ma money they have for several months been obtaining through the sale of noon, edition copies of the State Journal and still keen themselves In the good graces of their school teacher. An investigation by r. Kooney in Via nam romr itan has shown that the nnrnlnr of schools has actually worked a hardship on a number of Topeka fern-) iliea in which the small ooys nave mn earning from 25 cents to more than a dollar daily by the sale of 8tate Jour nals. At the same time he found that' several youngsters have been playing truant in order to be tree wnen ine paper went to press shortly after 11; o'clock in the morning.- After a con-;-sulfation with the others a plan was approved by which boys who need the opportunity to earn the money may oe excused from .their studies tn time to -tmke advantaae of it. under restrictions which will be closely watched by school authorities, the probation officer and. the newspaper, alike. "Most of the boys who Bell papers,: regularly." said Mr. Rooney today, "do so because they need the-money at -home. I found one family which ac-- tually lived for a week on the bare earnings of the boy at selling papers and there are plenty of other cases 1b...; which the cutting off ot this source or Income would be a real hardship. The loss of time at school should be Incon- i siderable under proper handling and we have devised a plan by which a boy who needs to cart ret out of school to take care of his naoer business." What Boys Must Do. The plan agreed upon is this: The Daren ta of a boy who has their nrnivai .tn his aelllna newsDaDers for the State Journal will be required to send an application to his teacher, re- miAMjnir that tiff hff excused at 11:H0 a. The boy must keep up a gooa reco in his school work and be prepared to stay later or ao any ouunue jiuujr it- quirea lo Keep t&ureum ui uib v.nun.ia, u the continuation of his' nrivileae will depend on his school record. This permission from the teacher must be given the O. K. of Mr. Rooney, the probation officer, who in every case will investigate to ascertain the real need for the boy's earnings. Mr. Wolf circulating manager of the State Journal, will keep a check on these applications and will advise Mr. Rooney where he finds "boys applying for papers without the necessary per mit. Mr. Wolf said today: "We want to do everything we can to help the. boys who sell our papers for us, and still are anxious not to do them an injustice in the matter of their school work. It is far better to handle the matter on the plan we have devised than-to continue as we have been doing. Sonje. otJBur boys earn morejthao a dol lar daily, while nearly-all' makVf more than 26 cents a day In the short time they spend selling State Journals. War times have made their sales particular ly good and to prevent them selling our noon edition would be a genuine loss to many of our newsies. Under our plan the boys may do their work with the full approval of everyone, which Is the only proper way. We are glad to be able to announce this new arrangement which will be a real benefit to, many lads and their families." local r,:EnmT Z. Martin today filed suit In the Shaw nee county district court against tha To peka Street Railway company for $2,000. Martin alleges he was damaged to thnt extent when a street car crashed Into a wagon he was driving at Seventeenth and Kansas avenue. July 26, 1913. Hunters will do well to be eareful as to dates In spinning yarns -about duck hunt ing. It is rumored at the federal building that the government has sent inspectors to Kansas in search of persons violating the federal game law protecting water fowls. .The open season for duck shooting is from September 1 to December IS. but the Inspectors are ascertaining what shoot ing was done during the closed season, George Baker, whom Johanna Adams alleged embezzled two horses belonging to her, was found not guilty by a jury in the first division of the Shawnee coun ty district court today. Baker claimed he bought the horses, while the woman con tended that he was merely, to keep them a few months. Baker sold the hnrnirs and his arrest followed. An echo of Washburn's "war. demonstra tion" of a year ago was heard hi the college chapel when Hev. Ralph Ward told under what circumstances he had heard the demonstration. A conference of minis ters was going on when the drums and cheering were heard. It was exnlalmui i that it was the Washburn students ex-. pressing their patriotic sentiments. Later one of the ministers told Rev. Ward that j he had been in the city for six months I and never before knew that Topeka had ucn a Biuumi oooy. -sow aon t let any pious person remain in Topeka another six months unaware of this college," con cluded Rev. Ward. The applause that greeted this remark showed the sentiment of the students. new. 25c-2Ec doz. Brunt Drug Co. Adv. In spite of the class elections coming tomorrow noon, and the class rai-ti.. scheduled for tomorrow night. Washburn Is quiet- There are no frenzied politicians running around, and up to date no lists that peculiar privilege of the masculine part of each class.-have been circulated for the parties. -Only two classes have made party plana The seniors see to "hike" to the reform school, and the Juniors are planning a hay rack ride. The Sophomore president has not returned a ad the Freshmen are too busy with the Caw ack scrap coming tomorrow afternocnV Scrubs Hold Tale Kleven. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 24. Tale's 'varsity attack was twice held by the5 ir icsuiani Ham mering 20 minutes without crashing through until Quarterback Wilson ploughed through left tackle for to yards, taking the ball to the five-yard mark where Knowles carried It over j- -'j""J mw irom the ao-yard tints by Harry Legore featmW ne practice. TC3 UTE TO CU3QY; FOB SALE A home cheap tf zakm .i. f.lw while th? ?wl.lhh,e femea,r2.er tatormmtlo ""SrTIt ttl T

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