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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
Rivers and Harbors Work
Likely to Be Sidetracked
by Congress Next Session

That the pork barrel" bill, CARVING
Dig budget for improvement of rivers md
hafoors. Will be forced to take a hact
seat In the frst session OF the sixtv-
fourth Congress. which convenes In De.
cemoer, Is admitted by friends of the
measure Representative Stephen NJ
Sparkman Of Florida, chairman of the
rivers and narbors committee, is almost
resigned to very moderate rivers and
haroors bill in the next session.
The nation wide demand for leeislatt ton
engross the attention of Congress AND
IT Is generally admitted by members now
N Washington that this subject will re-
eelve the immediate and practically IN
alsioeo attention Of Congress during its
first session. Bills for public buildings
viii also be sidetracked according 70
present expectations.
Regarding the attitude Of pork bar
rel advocates who have beeen per-
s'stent in urging legislation for rivers
and harbors, With an appronri.,,nn
amounting to $4,000. 600 annually, M
SparknIan. who has just returned from
a tour Of inspection which took him To
the Pacific coast, says:
Rivers and harbors irnproyements
among the most important under
takings of the national government,
saw many rivers and many harbors in
my travels, some with water and some
without. and l may say. incidentally.
that the Trinity river in Texas has
water in II.
II presume that we may have to make
way for more pressing legislation at
the coming session OF Congress If the
President recommends national defense
legislation, with its necessarily large ap-
propriations. It may be that we will
be able only to provide for the rivers
and harbors projects already under
way. The projects contemplated un-
doubtedly will be undertaken and com
pleted some time. but perhaps the
rivers and harbors bill Of the next SEES
sion will have to give way to other
more pressing legislation urged by the
President. at least to the extent Of pro-
viding only for projects now under
way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
TURKISH REPORT CLAIMS
SINKING OF SUBMARINE

BERLIN, September 8, via wireless
to sayville, N. Y.-The Overseas News
Agency makes the following announce
ment:
"A headquarters report issued at
Constantinople Saturday announced
that the Turkish coast guard ship
Bahrsfid had shelled and sunk an
enemy submarine southwest Of Ar
mudn 1t was impossible to save the
crew."
Armudn is on the Asia Minor coast
of the Sea Of Marmora, at the entrance
An Athens dispatch to the London
Star Saturday stated that a British
submarine, after passing through the
Gulf Of Ismid. landed party at Gehize
nIantinp bombs the landing party was
said to have returned safely to the
submarine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
WILL FLOAT q. S. S. NEVADA.
Then Test Great Fighting Machine
for Speed.

Arrangements are being made at the
Fore River shipyard at Quincy. Mass,
to float the battleship Nevada into
deep water tho latter part Of this
month or the first week in October. SO
an to have her ready to enter the dry
dock at the New York yard October IL.
After having her hull thoroughly
cleaned and painted the Nevada will go
to Rockland. Me-. for her official speed
trials and other tests. due to begin Oc-
tober IS. She is Of 1880 tons dis
placement. carries ten fourteen-inch
breech-l loading rifles. twenty-one Ave
inch and four three-pounder saluting
9uns. besides four twenty-one-inch
submsrKed torpedo tubes. She Is SINH
lar in armament to the New York. al
though 500 tons larger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
SHIPPERS TO GATHER
IN TOLEDO THIS week
Convention Of National Industrial
Traffic League to Be held
Thursday and Friday.

TOLEDO. Ohio, September e.-Nearly
$4,000 shippers will be represented at
the convention Of the National Indus
trial Traffic League billed for Thurs
day and Friday OF this week. The meet
will be the first of its kind ever held
here. Edward E. Clarke. q member Of
the interstate commerce commission,
will attend. .-
Local promoters last night issued a
general invitation to railroad men and
shippers to attend and participate in
the discussions.
Toledo Is now the headquarters Of the
league. H. G. Wilson, Toledo, fs presi-
dent: ]. Heavy. Indianapolis, vice
president: o. F. Bell, Chicago. secre-
tary-treasurer, and D. P. Chindblom.
Chicago, assistant secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
CARRANzA TROOPS
FACE AMERICANS;
CONFLICT FEARED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Frank Drew. reported that he and his
cowboy, riding the fence in his pas
ture, about three miles down river.
had been fred upon by a band from
II at once sent a detachment to
Drew's ranch, and took the remaining
command. Capt. Welt's troop and my
own. less the Drew and Hidalgo de-
tachments. approaching Cavazos cross
ing from another direction. and while
under such cover that I could not see
the river myself I was fired on by live
ly volleys from the Mexican side.
which ss sad Sravs the
band away, although sniping has since
"salvini, troop G. Sd Cavalry. wound
ed in hip. not serious: one horse Troop
H wounded.
"Oficers and men fought finely.
Losses Of Outlaws Not Known.
"As yet have been unable to find out
bandit casualties. probably slight. as
both banks of river covered with heavy
brush and high grass, although sheriff
thinks he accounted for seven.
Troopers report having seen five or
six down yesterday morning. PURSUING
detachment drove this band In whole
or in part across the river at this Same
place, it having raided small Mex
lean village on this side the night be-
fore, stealing money, merchandise and
horses.
that the band was made up Of we'll
known smugglers and horse thieves
with about six Carranza soldiers.
From the volleys fired today and
the Mauser carbines used. as well as
Wtnchesters, would surmise that
Carranztsta soldiers were engaged. A
detachment Of Carranzistas has been
stationed at Anzalduas. small village
on the railroad in sight OF Cavazos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
SANK WITH ROYAL EDWARD.
British Casualty List Accounts for
851 Missing Men.

LONDON, September 6.-The official
casualty list published today contains
the names of 1874 officers and 1000 men
Of the army and navy. The roll of pri-
Yates includes s51 missing. who are be-
lieved to have been drowned when the
transport Royal Edward was sunk by a
German submarine in the Aegean sea.
The greater number OF casuaities re-
serving in the Dardanelles. Among the
dead is Lieut. Lister. heir Of Lord Rib
blesdale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
PROTECTING THE BORDER.
-Four Thousand Soldiers Will Be
Available This Week.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, September g.
The redisposition Of United States
troop. In the Brownsville section, in
tended to better protect the border
against the raids OF Mexican bandits,
was In progress today. By the middle
~ the week 1000 men. Of all branches
Of the service. will be available for
quick use. -
flight Lieut.. J. c. Morrow and Pri-
vate Adam Thunekryk. who were in
iured In the fall Of a.biplane last night.
were reported improved today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
TURKS FACE AN UPRISING.
Djemal Pasha Suspected Of Plotting
Against Government.

PARIS, September GA Havas
Agency dispatch from Athens states
that Djemal Pasha, former Turkish
minister Of marine, is said to be in
complete disagreement with Talaat
Bey, minister of the interior, and En-
yer Pasha. minister Of war. and is
suspected OF preparing a coup d'etat
against the committee of union and
progress
After the failure of the expedition
against Egypt under his command
Djemal Pasha was ordered to Mesopo-
tamia, but it seems that he did not go
there.
The dispatch describes the situation
in Constantinople as growing worse
every day, and adds that an uprising
is feared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
WILL BE IN CAMP ONE WEEK.
Woodmen Of the World Pitch Tents
af Char1otfe n r.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., September g.
Twenty-one companies of Woodmen Of
the World. comprising two regiments.
representing North and South Caro-
lima. are pitching their tents for a
weeks annual encampment, east of the
city. here today. e. B. Laws OF Kins-
ton. N. c.. Is in charge Of the pre-
liminary plans Of tho camp. Col. C. L.
Mather OF Omaha. Neb., will be in
charge of the opening exercises.
GOV. Manning Of South Carolina and
Gov. Craig Of North Carolina will be
honored guests Thursday, when the
prize drills are held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
q. s, CONTROL EXTENDED.
Jeremie Customs Office, Haiti, Taken
Over by Admiral Caperton.

American control of Haitian customs
has been extended to Jeremie. 1t is
the seventh port to be taken over.
Only three now remain under Haitian
control. Six companies of marines and
a navy paymaster are In possession.
Rear Admiral Caperton cabled today
that Gen. Zamor has agreed to go at
once to Cape Haitien to endeavor to
persuade revolutionists to release food
supplies being held near there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
Over $4,000, 900 See Expedition.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 6-The
total attendance at tho Panama Pacific
exposition has passed tho 100000
mark, 1t was announced today. One
million persons have passed through
the gates In the last fourteen days. the
average being 71.557 . day for that
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06

brated Labor day by picnic and an
anti military demonstration. All MEM
bers were urged to attend and register
a protest against the proposed mill
tarism and military display on labor's
natal day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
swims Around Manhattan Island.

NEW YORK. September s.-An
eighteen-year-old youth accomplished
the novel feat yesterday Of swimming
about Manhattan Island, covering the
forty miles in 13 hours and IS minutes.
He 10 Robert W. Bowling. who. two
weeks ago. made an unsuccessful at
tempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
Snow Falls In Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. September g.
A dns. wet snow that melted as 1t fell
began falling here yesterday morning
This 10 unprecedented for this season
Of the ysaT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
Struck by Three Bullets Fired
From Ambush at Door
of Home,
TWO ITALIANS ARRESTED
BY POLICE ON SUSPICION
Rhode Island Jurist Believed to
Have Been the Victim Of
Vengeful Litigant.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., September g.
Justice Willis s. Knowles Of the eighth
judicial district was assassinated just
after he had left his bungalow in North
Scituate to take trolley car for Provi-
dence today.
He received three bullet wounds, two
in the back and one in the jaw. The
attack occurred about hundred yards
from the house and. apparently. the
shots came from bushes that lined the
village road leading to the car line.
Falls Dead at Gate.
After having been wounded at least
once the justice turned back and near
ly regained the gate opening into his
place when he fell dead. The murder
was witnessed by no one except the
assassins. who escaped. Later the police
detained two men on suspicion. They
the police, one Of them carried a loaded
revolver.
The body was found by Knowles
housekeeper, Mrs. Warddell. who had
run from the house when she heard
the shots fired. AS she reached the
lawn, she says, she heard mans
voice with foreign accent cry: Now,
Judge, I've got you" She saw no one,
but thought the voice came from the
shrubbery.
Revenge, Police Theory.
Justice Knowles was forty-eight
years of age and unmarried. His legal
residence was at Cranston, but he had
occupied the bungalow at North Scitu-
ate this summer. His office was in
Providence.
The police are proceeding on the
theory that he was killed in revenge
by some litigant against whom he had
given a decision. His circuit was made
up Of the city of Cranston and the
ate. in each of which he held court
once a week.
According to the police. he recently
complained of the conditions under
which saloon short distance from
his bungalow was conducted. In re-
cent years there have been many ar
rests in North Scituate of alleged pro-
motors Of cock fighting.
A Native Of Ohio.
Justice Knowles was born in Hook
import, Athens county Ohio. He en-
tered Ohio University and studied
three years there. In 1890 he removed
to Boston. coming here three years
later. In 1908 he was elected to the
bench.
The justice had planned to leave
Thursday for a visit of a month to his
birthplace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06

Labor's Anti Military Demonstration
NEW YORK. September s-Instead
Of parading today the Central Fedora
ton Union. tho local organization of
the American Federation of Labor, cele-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
CARRANzA To Be RECOGNIZED
Pan-American Conference Decides in
Favor of First Mexican Chief
Formal Notice in Two Weeks.

Washington, Oct 11.-Recognition
of the party led by General Carranza
as the de facto government. in Mexico
was unanimously agreed upon today
by the Pan-American conference as
the step to be recommended to their
respective governments.
Secretary Lansing, on behalf of the
United States government, expressed
intention to recognize General Car
rama and the ambassadors of Brazil,
Chile, Argentina and the Bolivia, Uru-
quay and Guatemala transmitted to-
night the decision of the Washington
government, as well as their opinions
in agreement with it.
Mr.. Lansing has obtained the ap-
proval of President Wilson to the plan
and before the conference began all
the other ministers in the Latin
American corps also had given their
adherence to it.
The action of todays conference
was agreed generally as the most i'm
portant diplomatic step in the Mexi-
can situation since the United States
decided to withhold recognition from
the Huerta government more than two
years ago. 1t means that the Car
rama government will receive the
moral support of the United States
and that an embargo on shipment of
arms to opposing factions will be laid
as soon as recognition actually is eX-
tended, which probably will be within
a fortnight.
The conference was in session for
three hours after which Secretary
Lansing made the following announce
ment:
1.-THE conference, after careful con-
sideration of the facts, has found that
the Carranza party is the only party
in Mexico which possesses the essen
tials for recognition as the de facto
government and they have so report
ed to their respective governments"
The fact that the United States al
ready has decided to recognize the
Carranza government is thought like
ly to have an important moral effect
in Mexico. Officials believe many e1e-
ments will now align themselves with
Carranza and that the latter himself
will adopt a liberal attitude toward
the opponents permitting of a recon
Citation of the various branches of
the original Constitutionalist party, of
which he was one of the founders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
SURGERY AS A CRIME CURE
Doctors Operate on Convict at
Lansing in an Effort to Curb His
Criminal Tendencies.

An operation in -orificial surgery
was made Winston Salisbury,
convict in the Kansas penitentiary, to
cure him of his criminal tendencies
Dr. E. H Pratt, a. noted nerve spe-
cialist of Chicago, performed the OPP
Grafton, assisted by DR.. w. A. Daw-
son of Kansas City, Dr. W. N. Gault
of Des MoineS, Ia, Dr. Sherman L.
AFFORD, former penitentiary physician,
and DR.. T. ]. Faulkner, the present
penitentiary physician
An incision was made in the abdo-
men, The intestines were renovated
and irritations removed. DR.. Pratt
said that the operation was immedi-
ately successful. so far as the physi-
cal condition of Salisbury was con-
cerned, but the results to be hoped
for cannot be determined for a month
or more. Salisbury will have to re-
gain his physical strength and become
normal again before the effects on his
nervous system and temperament can
be determined.
There have been operations previ-
Gus on the heads of criminals to re-
move criminal tendencies, but this
was the first one ever attempted here
to remove temptation by operating on
the intestines. Salisbury is serving
a two-year term for a forgery COM
mitted in Marshall county, Kansas 1t
is said that he had committed forg-
cries in other places and claims that
he cannot control his criminal ten
denotes.
DR.. AFFORD, while prison physician,
became interested in his peculiar case
and brought it to the attention of med
ical specialists. Salisbury was born
in England. He had quite reputa-
ton at one time as a newspaper and
magazine writer. G. B. Furness, a
prominent theatrical man of New
York, is interested in Salisbury and
visited him at Lansing and helped to
arrange for this special operation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
Enterprisinq White.

A writer gives a little sketch of
black and white in Natal. He tells
how he came across white boy. some
fourteen years old, and group of raw
natives playing game. They were
shooting with an old muzzle-loading
shotgun at a bottle on the top of a
case. When the youngster smashed
a bottle he received a "tickey" "a
threepenny bit) from the natives.
When a native hit it he received three
pence from the boy.
THAT seems a funny sort of game"
remarked the witness to the boy
"Oh, the games all right, sir" re-
piled the lad. You see, l load the
gun"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
NOT AS He EXPRESSED THEM
Transfers Words Would Have Re-
CURED Adjustment Before Their
Use in the Pulpit.

A man was brought before a police
court charged with abusing his team
and using loud and profane language
on the street One of the witnesses
was a pious old darby, who was sub
mitted to short cross-examination-
Did the defendant use improper
language while he was beating his
horses?" asked the lawyer.
We'll, he talk mighty loud. suh."
Did he indulge in profanity?"
The witness seemed puzzled. The
lawyer put the question in another
form:
What I mean, Uncle Aus, is-did
he use words that would be proper for
your minister to use in a sermon %
"Oh, yes suh," the old man replied
with a grin that revealed the full
width of his immense mouth; but
dey'd have to be ranged diff'runt. -
Everybody's Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

A pledged membership of 1885,
944 was reported to the national con-
vention of the w. c. T. u, in session
at Seattle. Those figures, it was stat
ed, applied to Sunday school member
ship and included 224 ,123 names added
in the last year. More than 10000 en-
tire families are pledged to total alb
stinence.
A poll of all congressman and SEN
ators shows that President Wilson
will have the support of both houses
in carrying out his program for a
greater army and navy.
An impartial embargo on ship
ments of arms and ammunition into
Mexico has been put into rigid effect
at Douglas, Ariz- Supplies consigned
to both Villa and Carranza factions
were held up. Persons and convey
ances crossing the border were
searched
The seismograph at Stuttgart OBJ
servatory has recorded strong earth
vibrations for at least "a hours The
disturbance apparently has been CEN
trail in Europe Earth tremors were
felt at Marienbad-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
One on Rufus choate.

Judge Parry, in a recent article on
Rufus Choate, Advocate" says on oc-
casion Choate would meet with his
Sam Weller. Defending a prisoner
for theft of money from a ship, wit
ness was called who had turned states
evidence and whose testimony went to
prove that Choate's client had insti-
gated the theft
Well" asked Choate, what did he
say? Tel us how and what he spoke
to you"
Why" said the witness, he told us
there was a man in Boston named
Choate and he'd get us of If they
caught US with the money in our
boots"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
Too Much for Them.

1t was a minstrel performance, and
In the intervals between the songs the
usual jokes were being perpetrated.
What am de difference between an
old maid and a married woman?"
asked SambO.
Il done give it up replied Bones
Why" explained Sambo. de old
maid am lookin' for a husband ebery
day, an de married woman am lookin
for i'm cherry night"
There was a pause. and several cid
erly gentlemen got up and stole softly
into the night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Although there are hundreds of prepa-
rations advertised, there is only one that
really stands out pre-eminent a rem
kdy for diseases of the kidneys. liver and
bladder
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not recon-
mended for everything
A sworn certificate of purity is with ev-
cry bottle You may receive a sample
size bottle of Swamp-Root by Parcel
Post Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bling
hamton, N. Y, and enclose ten cents.
For sale at all drug stores in bottles of
two sizes-50c and 81. 90. also mention this
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
Tried Both.

The Widow-n you married again 1
suppose you would want a woman of
intellect.
The Widower-Yes, but just about
medium.
The Widow-Medium?
The Widower-Yes. My first wife
was a strong-minded woman and my
second was a weak-minded woman and
ones about as bad as t'other.-Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
CUTICURA SOAP BATHS
Followed by a Little Ointment for
Baby's Tender Skin. Trial Free.

They afford infants and children
great comfort, permit rest and sleep
and point to speedy healment of &C.
zemas, rashes, itchings, chaf1ngs and
other sleep destroying skin troubles.
Nothing better at any price for the
nursery and toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
New Cabinet Won't Protest.

Athens, Oct. 9.-The official news
agency announced today there was no
foundation for rumors circulated in
some quarters that the new Greek cab
met intended to protest against the
landing of allied troops on Greek
soil.