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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26
JESS WILLARD MATCHED

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. March 26.-
Jesse Willard has been matched TO box
Mcmahon twelve rounds here Friday
night. taking the place of Battling
Levinsky. who was injured in his go
with Bob Moha at Milwaukee, Mon
dav night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26
ERHART TAKES CONTEST

Erhart bested Stueckle 100 20 50
in the pocket billiard tournament at
Bredemus' pool parlors on Z. Lasalle
av., Wednesday night Tonight
Stueckle meets Keene, while Brede-
mus Will play ErharL.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26

MARLIN, Texas, Mar. 25.-Pitcher
Ritter. the Giant recruit. has been
released by McGraw 10 the Toronto
club. He viii remain in Marlin and
train with Joe Kelley's aggregation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26
SOTTH REND WAT'

Totals $50 S46 $50 2641
High score, Reyneirs. 227; high av-
erage. 1S9 2-3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
FOOD LITTLE HIGHER.
Domestic Groceries Have Advanced
Less Than Two Per Cent.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Domestic gro
ceries have advanced in price only a
little more than one per cent during
the early weeks of the European war.
according to a statement today by
Oscar B. McGlassOn, president of the
national wholesale grocers. in an adj
dress before the Chicago Association
of Commerce. Mr.. McGlasson. said he
had prepared a statement for the de-
partment Of justice at Washington,
covering 1913 items of domestic gro
ceries, including sugar and -four,
which would have brought from q re-
taller in July, 1913, $228.76. If he
bought the same goods in July, 1914,
according to the speaker, he would
have paid $230.13. an increase of $1.37.
On August 1, at the beginning of
the war, he said, the same groceries
would have cost the retailers $23O.74
and on August FL, after three weeks
of conflict. $233.96.
Imported foods have increased in
price 80 per cent.
Mr.. McGlaSson charged that "all
this agitation is psychological" The
wholesale grocers are doing all they
can," he said. Ito quiet this uneasiness
and hope to have the honest co-opera-
ton of the press. I feel sure there is
no agreement among wholesalers or
retailers to maintain high prices.
Wholesale grOcers are the merchan-
disc bankers of the United States.
They are not parasites or middlemen.
They perform and do a necessary
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
NEELEY IS READY.
Congressman Opens Headquarters in
Topeka for Campaign.

Rooms have been engaged by the
Medley campaign forces on the second
floor of the New England building in
this city and will be the headquarters
from which the Medley fight for United
States senator will be carried on.
H. 3. Pearce will be in charge of
the offices. MI. Pearce is Neeley's
private secretary and was with the
congressman in Washington. His as
sistants will be Miss Inez Payne of
Hutchinson and Miss Mamie Robert
son of Atwood, Kansas. Claude Chan
dler will also be on the Medley cam
paign staff engaged in work over the
state.
The Democratic state central and
county forces have also engaged office
rooms on the second floor of the build
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
FAIR MINUS MIDWAY.
But There Will Be Many Good En-.
tertainmem Features.

No midway on the fair grounds.
The Kansas State Fair association
believes that the midway is a worn out
feature and there will not be a square
foot of ground devoted to midway
shows at Topeka the week of Sep
TENDER IA to Is.
There will not be an Objectionable
show on the grounds" said George E.
Clark, secretary Of the fair. There
will not be a midway. The space
sometimes used for midways will be
used for exhibits and for the horse
show. We do not believe that there
is any demand for midway shows. The
patrons of the Topeka fair want a
good, clean fair with clean. unobjec-
tionable attractions. This is what they
will see at Topeka.
Not an unclean or Objectionable
feature on the grounds. That is the
promise I can make to the patrons of
the Topeka fair. The Topeka fair is
a fair for farmers, not for fakirs, and
that policy will be carried out.
I'VE will have clean amusements.
devices. C. w. Parker will bring sew
eral new mechanical features that will
furnish amusement for young and old.
'fLukens' animal circus will be one
of the shows. This is clean, whole
some show made up of trained ami
mails. It is one Of the best l have ever
seen and it has made a hit at every
fair where it has shown.
There will be Conway's band, Mar
shalfs band, the Grand Opera Singers
and other clean amusementS. No one
will have cause to blush for anything
seen at the fair at Topeka"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
FINALS TOMORROW.
Women's Golf Tournament at Hins-
dale Finished Thursday.

Chicago, Aug. Gas a result Of
today's play made. final honors in the
western women's golf championship
will be commended for tomorrow at
Hinsdale between Miss Myra Helmer Of
Midlothian. present title holder. ard
Mrs. H. D. Hammond of Indiana polls
In the upper half, and between Miss
Laurie Kaiser of st. Louis and Mrs.
F. 8. COlburn of Glenview in the
lower.
Miss Helmer defeated Miss Carolinel
Painter of Midlothian, champion in
1911-12, by up and 1 to play. Mrs.
Hammond eliminated Mrs. F. G. Hene-
berry of Glenview. and 4. Miss
Kaiser, low medalist in Mondays quail
flying round, won over Miss Louise
Fergus Of Glenview, 2 and 1. Mrs.
Colburn triumphed over Mrs. Ralph
Smalley of Windsor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
SP()R | S
IS FIFTH
Topeka Man Only Five Holes
Behind the Leader.
Has Chance to Win Champion-
ship-To Omaha Today.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 2S-Bob
PEBBLES, professional golfer represent
ing the Topeka Country club of Topeka.
Kan. was the fifth man after playing
the first Sc holes of the western open
golf championship tournament. George
o. Simpson of Omaha finished with the
best score. making the first 3e holes in
146. PEBBLES score was 151. This puts
him but five holes behind the leader,
with good chance to win the cham
pionship title.
PEBBLES did not play in his usual form
Tuesday. His drives and mashie shots
were on a par with the form he has
shown during the last two weeks but
his putting was bad. Even with this
condition he has a better score than
many Of the. leading golfers of tho
country.
Harry c. Legg. present western
champion, made the hrst Sc holes in 15S.
Had PEBBLES played his puts in usual
form, he would have been quite close to
the leaders but he is within striking
distance and has an excellent chance
to improve conditions today.
PEBBLES will leave here tonight for
Omaha to play a match game and In .
tournament and will return home near
the end of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
WHEAT ABOVE 81.


Chicago. Aug. 26--Wheat today sold
on the board of trade here at prices IL
to 20 cents higher than those year
ago. On the heels of yesterdays ad-
vance of 3 cents came another at the
resumption of trade today and from
!: n cents to 3 cents more was added to
the price. Wheat for delivery next
month sold at $1.06. 1t closed last
night at $1.03 and a year ago was SELL
ing at Sc SIS cents
The ascent, it is said has been ac-
CELEBRATED by purchases Of the public
at Observation-Disclosures, normally ig-
nOrant of the numerous factors which
enter into the making of prices, who
see a gamblers profit in the necessi-
ties caused by the great conflict in
Europe. They constitute a new ele-
ment in the market. and experts who
ordinarily govern their trade by crop
prospects, weather receipts, sales and
many other indications have added
public speculative sentiment to their
considerations.
Lord Kitchener's reported estimate
of three years of war was the principal
influence in the market at the opening
today.
The scene in the pit was a wild one
for the first ten minutes with bidders
a cent apart, but when over night
orders were disposed of the scene
quieted.
The close was to 8 cents higher
than yesterdays close. December
wheat sold q. $1.15. and that for de-
livery next Nay at 1.21 u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
Ran like RABBITS.
Russian story of a German KOut at
Cumbinnen.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-The N"vee
vremya publishes an account Of what it
terms the memorable charge of the
Russia horse guards at Gumbinncn
during the recent fighting in which the
Russians were victorious. 1t says:
THE Germans held position IN n
small village from which they We're
pouring a murderous fire en- the Pus-
sian troops. Cavalry was orde-s3 10
silence the guns. The first squa1r'.i
rode straight at the battery which. fir
ins rcintblank, moved down the rs
sian ranks frightfully, annihilating the
squadron. The second squadron fol-
lowed fast and would have shared the
same fate except that at the critical
moment third squadron rushed on to
the enemy from the flank. sabred the
gunners and routed the whole German
fcrce.
1.-The Germans ran like rabbits, dis
ccriing swords, helmets and clothing
in their mad haste to escape the avenG-
ing Russian horsemen.
zone squadron of Nizhni Hussars.
who all are famous swordsmen, moved
down seventy Germans without receiv-
ing a scratch in return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
FOOTBALL PRACTICE,


working soon for the championship Of
the Kansas conference, and the valley
high school conference. Earl Trobert
Is captain of the college team and
squad.
While many good players graduated
from the two schools last year and
will be unable to enter the game this
fall, there will be several pr0mis 4
ing newcomers who are likely to makeN
good. Washbnrn will get good ma
terial from the last years freshman
team, as severa: husky students. now
able to play on the Varsity, will be
out for places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
IN DEFENSE
Kansas Senator Tells OF Wilson Arti-
Trust Platform.

Washington, Aug. "a vigorous
defense of the administrations anti
trust program was made in the senate
today by Senator Thompson of Kan
sas 1.-THE trust is the greatest men,
ace to individual effort ever conceived
by man." said Senator Thompson.
THE idea was created by men whose
wealth had already reached proper
tions beyond the dreams Of avarice,
but whose greed was unsatfsfied. The
trust wave swept over the country like
a terrible cyclone, causing greater loss
and destruction Of property accumu-
storms that have occurred since the
food
Senator Thompson presented a list
of 628 trusts, with total capitaliza-
ton of SPLITS. 723,599, embracing in
all 9,877 original companies.
1T has been frequently said that
monopoly is here to stay" said Sem
ator Thompson. IT believe monopoly
can be destroyed by proper legisla-
ton. I believe that trusts would new
er have existed in their present form
II the laws had been vigorously en-
forced in the beginning.
"Mr. Roosevelt made great attempts
at being a great trust buster, but
judging from the activities in trust
formation during his administration
he would be more appropriately called
the great tru-t breeder"
Senator Thompson said that 29s
Of the trusts named by him were
formed under the Roosevelt admins
tration. He added that only twelve
great combinations had been created
since President Wilson came into
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
OPEN NOVELTY SEASON
Vaudivlle Booking Announced for
First Show Next Week.

The Novelty will open the 1914-15
season Monday afternoon with five
act vaudeville show. 1t will be month
before tabloid can be obtained and for
the first four weeks. solid vaudeville
has been booked. changing twice
week. The shows presented will still be
on Interstate time, the price will be
the same and E. F. Maxwell will con-
tinue to be the manager.
w. l.. Fleming the treasurer last sea-
son. will return this week from Wash
ington, D. c., where he has been spend
ing the summer. Mr.. Hartley will lead
the orchestra this year. which will be
composed of Truman Lord, Harry
Snyder, Vaughn Morrison and Harry
Barnes.
The following bill has been booked
for the first three days of next week;
the Musical Fredericks, a musical
team; Clinton and Rogers, in a singing,
talking and dancing act; Devette and
Duvall, in a comedy sketch. Holding
OUT" Hong Fong. Chinese monolog-
list, and Howard, johnson and Listette.
in a tramp comedy acrobatic stunt.
The matinees will begin at o'clock and
the evening performances at 7:45
O'Clock and 9:15 o'clock as formerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
new RATES ON SUGAR
Will Enable the Western Refiners tn
Reach Eastern Markets.


Washington, Aug. 26-Far-western
sugar refiners won a victory over their
competitors in New Orleans and New
York today when the interstate COM
merce commission approved new rates
on sugar from California producing
points to Chicago and the territory
east of the Missouri river which it is
believed will open these markets to
the western product.
The new rate is fixed at 25 cents per
100 pounds higher than the New Or
leans rate t. Chicago rate territory,
and % cents higher than the New Or
leans rate to points east of the Mis-
souri, river.
1t was shown by western refiners
and carriers that seven western states
produced last year beet sugar and re-
fined Hawaiian cane sugar totaling
$4,000 tons, or enough to supply
100000 persons, while the popula-
ton OF those states is but 6,825,S21.
One effect, according to the refiners'
application, will be to ert to San
Francisco refineries much of the Ha-
waiian sugar now carried to New York
by way of the Tehuantepec railroad.
The commission issued also a group
of orders designed to correct inter-
mediate rates in territory west of the
Missouri river in conformity with the
new through rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
At the Iris,

Picture fans will surely welcome
such q picture as Home Sweet Home
which will be shown at the Iris today
and tomorrow. One look at the cast
Is sufficient. Owen Moore, Henry Walt
hall. Robert Harron, R1anch Sweet.
Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Fay Tinch-
er, Jack Pickford, Mae Marsh, Donald
Crisp. Spottiswood Aftken and many
others. all in the one picture, guaran-
tee it to be a Winner Mr.. w. n.
Clune of Los Angeles, Calf, owner
of the magnificent Clunes theatre,
seating over three thousand persons
could not wait to write his booking
agency to give them his opinion Of
Home Sweet Home''-he wired. His
message read as follows : 1.-The most
wonderful picture ever shown. My
theater seats three thousand people at
first class prices and we turned them
away every day. The production Is
in six parts and the shows win be-
matinees z:15, $3.50. Evening, 7:15.
$50 and 10. This attraction is guar
anteed by the management.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
SELL Their CLOTHES.
Many Stranded Americans Are Entire
~ Without Money.

Geneva, Aug. 26.-Four Americans
made their way on foot across the
German frontier at Baselya. They were
without money and had been without
food for some time. Their names have
not been learned.
Fragmentary information reaching
Americans here by letter from Ger
many indicates that there are still
many American tourists stranded in
hotels and boarding houses in German
cities They are mostly women and in
many cases their financial resources
are limited. Some Of them have no
money at all. They are described as
not unfrequentiy living on suffrance.
subjected to discourtesies and occasion
ally put out upon the streets without
their baggage. In some extreme cases
they have had to sell their clothes for
food
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

Ballinger was :. captain in the Fourth
Missouri cavalry in the Civil war. His
only brother fought in the Confederate
plains in 1S49. He settled on q home
stead in Finney county in 1 886, coming
at that time from Gallatin county,
Missouri, whore he served as sheriff
for two terms He had improved two
Finney county farms. Captain Bal
linger is survived by his aged wife,
two daughters, Mrs. Alex. McKeever.
wife of Rev. A. C. McKeever, chaplain
of the Second Kansas National guard,
and Mrs Hattie Rowen, wife Of Lieut..
Col. w. Med. Rowen of the Kansas
National guards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
COME BY HUNDREDS.
Stranded Americans Return From
Europe in Large Numbers.

New York, Aug. 26.-Nearly $500
Americans, stranded in Europe at the
outbreak of the war, reached New
York today with varying tales of hard
ship-sOme of them with vivid stories
of fighting afioat and ashore-on the
Scandinavian line steamer Oscar IL
from Copenhagen and the Italian liner
Taormina from Genoa, Palermo and
Naples. Among the Oscars passen-
gers was a party of three, who saw
from the deck of the ship a British
collier blown up by mine In the
river Elbe on August 5. The Oscar IL
brought in 1,104 passengers, of whom
784 came in the steerage. Nearly all
were Americans. The Taormina had
76S aboard and several hundred Of
these were Americans. Sixty-seven
Americans came in the Taormina's
steerage.
Among the ships sailing from New
York was the, Wilson liner Francisco,
with two AT calibre rifles mounted on
her rear deck. These, her officers said,
were merely saluting battery. Her
destination is Hull.
The destruction of the British col
her in the river Elbe was described
by Mrs Emma Muir of this city. who
WIS in Vienna at the outbreak be-
tween Austria and Russia. Mrs. Muir
said that she witnessed the mObilizing
Of troops in Austria and upon leav-
ing there again saw armies mObilizing
in Germany. After many delays she
managed to get to Carlsbad and on
August embarked with George Men,
eel and his daughter, Olga, on the
British steamer Bury for England.
Proceeding down the river Elbe,
they said, they saw a British collier
strike a mine and blow up with all
hands.
The Bury stopped and a government
boat came alongside. with news that
England had declared war. Hearing
this, the Bury's officer, Mrs. Muir said,
took the ship to Hamburg and the
passengers were sent ashore. Her
party went to the railroad station
there and after a long delay obtained
accommodation for Copenhagen.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hit, the lat
ter formerly Miss Katherine Elkins,
were in Norway at the outbreak of
the war. They said they had made
the trip to Copenhagen without nm
usual experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
Map Shows frances Three Lines ol
Defense Against Germany.

Map Shows Frances Three Lines OF
Defense Against Germany.
The whole northern frontier OF
France is organized into 4 very COM
pIete system of defensive works.
These are arranged 50 as to make the
utmost use of the natural features Of
the country.
An inspection Of this frontier of
France will disclose the fact that
there are about 200 miles of fairly
straight boundary running southeast
and separating it from Belgium be-
fore it reaches Germany. 1t then
runs for about 100 miles further to
the southeast to q point about forty
miles due west Of Strassburg. thence
south for about seventy-five miles
to the Swiss frontier.
The present northeastern fighting
frontier" Of Belgium, due to Ger
many's incursion into Belgium, is
roughly little more than S75 miles.
The principal natural obstacles along
this line are the hills and forests Of
the Ardennes. This area is ~bout
fifty by seventy-five miles in extent
and lies to the north Of Sedan, being
distributed in an east and west direc-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
TOUR IS. ABANDONED.
War Will Prevent All-StaF Teams
European Trip.

Chicago, lug ga proposed Euro
pean invasion this fall by baseball
teams composed of stars of the Ameri-
can and National Leagues has been
abandoned. 1t was announced by Ted
Sullivan, director Of the New York Ma
tionals and Chicago Americans worlds
tour last year upon his return from
London today. Sullivan was forced to
return because of the war situation.
without completing arrangements for
the tour. Plans for the invasion. he
said, until war was declared. had been
enthusiastically received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
MANY SHIPS TIED up.

Paris, Aug ga dispatch to the
Havas agency from Madrid says the
Spanish government has declared its
neutrality respecting the war between
Germany and Japan.
Another dispatch to the HavaS
agency from Hamburg says that 1900
merchant ships are tied up at the
Hamburg docks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
GUARDS BREAK CAMP.
Kansas National Troops Have Finish
ed Big week.

Junction City, KAN. Aug. 26.-The
ten days camp of instruction for the
Kansas National Guard ended today
when the two regiments, numbering
sixteen hundred men entrained in
special trains and left Fort Riley.
Permanent camp was struck last
night, the big tents being taken down
and packed and the sixteen hundred
men slept in small shelter tents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
HELP RED CROSS.
The National League win Give Is Per
Cent OF Receipts.

New York, Aug. 26.-Twenty-five
per cent of the gate receipts at the
National league baseball parks on
Friday, September 4, are to be given
to the American Red Cross associa-
ton for use in Europe. according to
announcement made today by John A.
Heydler, secretary of the league. Mr..
Heydler said that announcement was
made on authority Of President Tener.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Why not insure against burglary. Re-
duced rates. Nellis Insurance Agency.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
Pioneer Is Dead

Garden City, Kan, Aug. 26.-Capt
John Ballinger enc Of the pioneers of
Finney county. died at his residence
in this city Tuesday, aged 50. Mr.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-03
NOT WITHIN THE LAW"

once out in Nebraska q man went to protest against his real estate assess ment and one of the things of which he particularly complained was assessing goat at $25. He claimed that a goat was not real property in the legal sense of the word and should not be assessed. One of the assessors. a pleasing faced old man, obligingly said he could go upstairs with him and they would look over the rules and regulations and see what could be done They looked over the rules and fin ally the old man said: Does your goat run loose on this road?' sst Well. sometimes said the other wondering what the penalty was for that dreadful offense.
 Does he butt? again queried the old man.
 Yes, answered the owner; he butts
 We'll, said the old man. this rule says, tax all property running and but ting on the highway I don't see that
 can do anything for you. Good day l sir "-Young's Magazine