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The Washington times., 1915-04-21
ERWORTH CITIZENS
PLAN FOURTH FETE
Patriotic Celebration Expected
to Eclipse All Previous En-
deavors, Says Chairman.

celebration that will eclipse all pre-
vious patriotic endeavors of the people
OF the Petworth section Is now being
planned for the Fourth of July by the
Petworth Citizens Association under
the direction of Raymond f. Adams.
The preliminary report OF arrange
ments was made by Chairman Adams
last night to the association at its
April meeting in United Presbyterian
Church. A children's parade in costume
will be one of the features, and the GUS
tomary picnic celebration in Libby Park
will be arranged.
The association decided to aid finan-
cially the committee accumulating data
for the half-and-half commission, and
=. w. Oyster who represents the asso-
citation in the Federation of Citizens
Associations, was empowered to give the
committee the knowledge of taxation in
Washington he possesses. The associa-
tion also decided to appropriate $3 to
the clean city campaign committee.
Condemns Pension System.
report adverse to the matter of eX-
tending the fire limits to Petworth was
made by Chairman II. M. LeDuc of the
police and fire committee, and a resolu-
ton condemning the present method of
raising money for the firemen's and
policemen's pension fund as "vicous
and tending to lead to unjust and un-
necessary arrests and urging Con-
gress to appropriate sufficient funds
to maintain a pension fund was passed.
!. c. Ellis. who has been appointed to
succeed DR.. c. w. Radley as chairman
of the committee on lawns and flowers,
reported that the association would hold
spring flower and lawn exhibit and
contest with prizes.
Jesse c. Suter in reporting on schools
and public buildings, spoke of the last
meeting Of the Petworth Home and
School Association, which was address
ed on vocational training by r. A,
Woodward and Miss Ida ONeal, teach
ers of the Smallwood School.
Brief reports also were made by f,
A. F'ernald, r. F. McElroy and John
S. Mills. The following new members
were, were elected: sstet r. j. ,, O. Nash John W
Caldwell, c. E. Talbot and John A
Huston.
That Washington should be the best
policed city in the country and will
be If the citizens will cooperate with
the police department was the statement
made to Major Raymond w. Pullman
superintendent of the department, who
addressed the association. Major Pull
man declared the political pulls" was
tenn. and that the only way for ar
officer to help himself was by good
police work, and the only way he could
harm himself was by bad police work
precinct, assured the Petworth citizens
that he and his subordinates would re.
spond cheerfully to any call for pro
lection.
The Washington times., 1915-04-21
ElkS' Ladies' Club
Gives Euchre and Dance

Five hundred, euchre. and dancing at
the Elks Club marked the organiza-
ton last night of the Ladies' Thursday
Evening Club. composed of the rela-
tives and friends of members Of Wash
ington Lodge, No. Is, B. p. .. 4.
During the summer the club plans
to give a series of entertainments on
the roof garden. The organization was
instituted under the direction of Will
liam l. Evans. Its officers are Miss
Carrie Wood. president: Miss Sadie
Gompers. secretary; and Mrs. John
Wood, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1915-04-21

$500 New York and Return $500
Next Sunday. April 25, PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. Special train leaves Wash
ington Saturday midnight 215 a. m.
8 :O6 p. m. Similar excursion May "a
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-04-21
John R. SWanton Elected.

John r. Swanton was elected presi-
dent Of the American Anthropological
Society at a meeting held. last night at
the Public Library. Other officers
elected were F. NJ. Casanowinz, vice
president: Daniel Folkmar, secretary;
and J. n. B. Hewitt. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1915-04-21

The Most Attractive Weddings
are always those where Guides flowers
and decorations are used. 1914 + St
Advt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
FAIR GROUNDS
CLOSED To PUBLIC
ON SUNDAY

The fair grounds will be closed
Sunday ana the public will not be
admitted to the grounds until the
gates open Monday morning.
This arrangement is made nee
essary because of the heavy ship
rnents of exhibits and live stock
that will reach the grounds Sunday
and must be placed" said Samuel
E Lux. president of the Kansas
State Fair association. Three
special trains from the Nebraska
state fair. a special train from the
Minnesota state fair, and addition
al shipments from all parts of the
country must be switched and un-
loaded. Probably 800 ears will ar
rive Sunday The placing of these
exhibits, the driving of live stock
over the grounds, the hauling, ETC.,
means that the grounds must be
eft clear for the workers in order
for the fair to be ready Monday
morning. For these reasons we ask
the public not to visit the grounds
Sunday Monday morning the gates
will be torn away and everybody
will be welcome every day of the
fair tree to the grounds and to
every building and every exhibit"
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ABOUT OUR GREAT FREE
STATE FAIR next WEEK

Seeing is believing" as tie say
one can see so much, have such a
good time, and acquire SO much
new and valua bic information as at
big, well conducted agricultural
exposition.
To the children and young peo-
pie a trip to the fair is one of the
big events of the year. Older peo-
pie frequently fail to fully appre-
7 ciate how much children learn
through such opportunities. THE
same old thing" we may say as we
view the exhibits, but the children
are eagerly taking it all in and at
every turn receiving some new i'm
preston that will be of incstima-
blue value to them in after life.
No other institution is doing
more fo.' agricultural and social
progress, considering the short pc
riod in which it works. than a
clean. properly managed fair, thor
Oughly in harmony with the people
it is designed to serve.
A family junlet to such fair is
worth all it costs simply as a va
cation trip. The nonotony of the
farm is certain to grow irIxsome,
and such an outing is just what is
needed to stimulate the mind to
new activities and furnish the nee
essary relaxation from the grind of
the daily round of toiI.-G. G. w.
in Kansas Farmer
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ton.
Dr. Dumba' S secretary, before Dr.
Dumba left, said the ambassador was
quite reconciled to the request that
he be recalled and was forced to main
tain silence because of the position he
occupied. After he had reached
Lenox and had been able to think the
matter over, he added, he probably
would issue a statement defining his
action.
The secretary said it had not been
determined just when the ambassador
would return to New York, or how
long he would remain in Lenox, but
he intimated that his future move
ment would depend entirely upon de-
velopments.
Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador, emphatically de-
MED today that he had used
or attempted to use James F. t.
archibald, the American messenger of
DR. Constantin T. Dumba, austrian
ambassador, as message bearer to
Berlin.
I'm view of the repeated assertions
by several newspa pers that I eent mes
sages to my government by 1r. Archi-
bald,'' said Count Won Bernstorff Il
wish to state that 1 never gave Mr.
Archibald single paper or anything
tContinued on Page 81
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JUST PASS 1T ON
Shawnee County Bar Associa-
ton Refers Dawson Matter
To the State Organization
Which Meets in January.

Investigation of fees accepted by
Ia wyers evidently is not matter that
the members of the Shawnee County
Bar association care to take up, for
this morning the association met at
the court house for the second time to
which Justice John Dawson received
in the Kansas Natural gas case and
did nothing except shove the question
onto the State Bar association.
A resolution offered by Judge u. T.
Hazen calling for an adjournment and
the checking up of the question to the
State Bar association met with unan-
imous favor from the members of the
focal bar and was adopted.
The introduction Of this resolution
somewhat upset the original plans of
several of the lawyers who wanted to
see to it that the meeting adjourned
without taking even so much action S
passing a re solution.
When J. G. Waters, president of the
Shawnee County Bar association
opened the meeting IN the room of the
first division of the district court, the
seventy-five lawyers present sat stol-
idIy in their seats. Then Judge Hazen
arose and spoiled all the well-laid
plans by introducing his resolution
Justice Dawson was present but did
not speak for himself as no chance
was given him He was prepared to
lay the case before the members
81 do not intend 10 do anything in
this natter said Justice Dawson,
after the meeting. The matter will
bear the closest scrutiny, the closer
the better. L only came to the meet
ing today because when l was in San
Francisco and first heard of this con-
troversy / made a statement that L
that was sort of an implied promise
that / would attend the meeting"
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RANCHER is HELD

Washington, Sept. 11.-State and
war department officials are aroused
over the kidnapping of John Lowen-
bruck an American ranchman, by
Mexican bandits at Columbus, n. NJ
Lowenbruck was seized by a band of
Mexicans. said to be soldiers. carried
across the border at Columbus and
word sent back that he was being held
for a So 900 ransom.
Informa ton of the incident was first
communicated TO the War department
It was at once taken up with Secre-
tary Lansing, who sent representations
to General Villa through Consular
Agent Carothers, demanding that the
ranchman be released Columbus is
about a hundred miles west of FL
Paso. Tex, bordering on the state of
Chihuahua, which is under Villa con-
troll
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0'NEILL NOT There.
Western League Club Owners
Meet Without President.
Transfer of Omaha Franchise
Not Being Considered.

Omaha, Neb. Sept. -1.-Representa-
tives of Topeka, Sioux City. Denver,
Lincoln. Wichita and Omaha attend
ed a meeting of Western league mag
mates here today.
While the object of the meeting was
kept secret. it was said that Des
Moines and ST. Joe were not in sym
pathy with it and neither their rep
resentatives nor President O'NeiIl
would attend.
Specific denial was made of the
Tumor that a transfer of the Omaha
franchise was to be considered. The
six magnates taking part in the meet
ing are Hanlon. Sioux City; McGIlI,
Denver: Jones, Lincoln: Ebright
Wichita; Savage, Topeka: and
Rourke, Omaha
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MENACE SWISS BORDER
More Belligerent Troops on Frontier;
Patrol to Be Augmented.

Basel. Switzerland. Sept S.-(Via
Paris. Sept. 11.-Delayed in transmits
sion There has been a further con-
,,entration of belligerent troops near
the swiss boundaries The govern
nent is considering the adVisa bility of
calling additional troops to the colors
to safeguard the northwestern from
tier
France lies across the northwestern
fronties of Switzerland. The Overseas
News agency of Berlin said earlier this
week that the French had concen-
trated troops along the northwestern
border of Switzerland and that con-
siderable forces of Italian troops were
reported to have been shifted from the
Austrian to the Swiss frontier.
THE Italian measure the Overseas
agency said, might be intended as a
demonstration that the Swiss forces
could be hemmed in, in case viola
ton of Swiss territory in the north
west were attempted
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The note had not been received in
Washington at noon today, and the
state department had TO information
of its wherea bouts. In circles close to
the German embassy, however, it was
said the note concerned the Orduna and
that when its contents were known it
probably would be found that the Ger
man government claimed some sort of
justification for the attack on the
liner.
Americans on Orduna.
The Orduna was chased and
[Conti on Page Twol :
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CRUDE OIL UP TO 8Oc

Independence. Kan. Sept. 1.-THE
Prairie Oil and Gas company today
announced an increaEe of five cents
barrel in the price of crude oil. max
ing the new quotation eighty cents.
The price has been raised 40 cents
barrel since August 2. resulting in
general resumption of activity in all
oil fields of this section.
Advance Posted at Tulsa.
Tulsa. Okla, Sept. 11.-An increase
of five cents a barrel in the price OF
crude oil was announced at the offices
of the Prairie Oil & Gas company here
this morning. This makes an increase
of 40 cents a barrel since August 2.
The price is now so cents. Oil pro-
ducers predict that a period of gem
eral activity in the midcontinent field
will result from today's advance.
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TWO BIG FAIRS
SEND EXHIBITS
ON TO TOPEKA
Special Trains Come From Ne
braska and Minnesota.
Everything. in Readiness for
Greatest State Exhibition.
MONDAY is A BIG DAY HERE
Parade. Losing of Key, Racing
and All Displays.
MOnopIane Flight, Wild West
Show and Concerts.
GREAT CROWDS FOR BIG WEEK
Thousands to First Free Fair
From Over the State.
Extra Buildings Necessary to
Take Care of Displays.
MOnopIane Flight, Wild West
Show and Concerts.
GREAT CROWDS FOR BIG WEEK
Mondays Program-Morning.

Mondays Program-MOrning
7:0G-Gates open unofficiaIIy.
9:O0-AH buildings, barns and
exhibits open.
10:O0-Opening of the Sunflower
trail.
10:00-E'ormatiO ton of parade at
Eighth avenue and Quincy street.
II 11:O0-UnlOcl<ing of gates by
Governor Capper. officially open
ing first free fair
II :30-COncert on the plaza by
the knights and Ladies' of Security
band.
Monday Afternoon.
1:OO-NiarshaIPs Military band
concert in front of grandstand.
2:O0-Racing:. gaia pace. ST.
900: 2:3O trot, $1,000: 3-year-oId
pace, $500: 4 furIongs. for all ages.
500: 5 furIongs, 3-year-oId and
upward, 500.
4:00-COncert on Plaza nv
knights and Ladies of Security
band.
5:0O-NTonoplane flights by
William kopsecker.
Monday Evening.
6:OO-The grounds and all
buildings and exhibits brilliantly
illuminated by electricity, opAn
!. tree TO the public. --.l-
T:0O-MiId West Show and
Georgia Minstrefs. The Giant Ca
FouSeI and the Ferris Wheel.
S.00-Craud concert by Mar
shall's Military band and soIOists
: in front of the grandstand.
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He probably was the youngest man
in this country ever elected to the gov
ernorship of a state. When only 20
years old, in 1860. he was chosen as
Rhode Islands chief executive, serving
three consecutive terms of one year
each In his third campaign only
siXty-five votes were cast against him
in the whole state.
Born at Cranston, r. l., in 1890, he
early inherited a fortune. The Sprague
family had been prominent in the po-
Itical, industrial and social life of the
state since the revolution. Young
Sprague anticipated the civil war For
two years prior to the outbreak he
maintained two full batteries of artil-
lery at his own expense. When the
LConfinued ON Page TMol
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HIGH WIND AND RAIN
The Temperature Was Above Normal
Throughout the Night.

Rain and wind were the order of
things in Topeka Friday night. The
first measurable rainfall came at $40
O'Clock, and .66 of an inch of water
fell in an hour and ten minutes. Man
haitian and Horton were the only sta
tions reporting measurable rains
During the rain the. wind reached a
velocity of 80 miles The lowest tenn
perature also came during the rain,
the thermometer going to Sc degrees
at 9 o'clock
Just two years ago today Topeka
received inches of rain That was
the shower that broke the drouth of
1913" said Sunny Flora. land that
was also the rain that broke the Fair
association
The highest temperature Friday was
SS degrees, and the average was sew
era1 degrees above normal. The low
est temperature last night was six de-
grees higher than the average for this
date. The forecast calls for unsettled
weather tonight and Sunday and not
much change in temperature.
With the wind blowing 1 2 miles an
hour from the southwest today the
temperatures averaged 6 degrees
above normal. Following are the
hourly temperature readings for to-
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Austrian ambassador Refuses to
Discuss Presidents Action.
Secretary Says Envoy Is Recon-
ciled to Recall.
Won BERNSTORFF in DENIAL
Count Says He Was Afraid to
Use Archibald.
London and Paris Papers Praise
Wilson's Decisive Action.

New York, Sept. 11.-Dr. Constan-
tin L. Duna, Austro- ngarian am.
bassador, whose recall has been re-
quested by President Wilson, left to-
day for his summer home at Lenox.
Mass. DIR. Dumba was accompan anied
by his secretary, Prince Zu HohenIohe
who waved aside newspaper men when
they attempted to interview the am
baSsadOr
DR. Dumba spent several hours with
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ar1bassad dor. last night.
At the conclusion of this meeting
both diplomats declined to say anv-
thing regarding President Wilson's ac-
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VILLA is KILLED?
L. s. Officials Put Credence in
Report of Death.
Gen. RudOlfo FierrO, Too, Said
to Have Fallen.
TWO STRUCK DOWN AT RANCH
Tragic End Said to Have Come
at Gen. Urbina's Place.
Leader Declared to Have Gone
i'm Quest of Loot.
TWO STRUCK DOWN At RANCH

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. IA report
that General Francisco Villa and Cen
eral Rudolfo F'ierro had been killed on
a visit to the ranch of General Tomas
Urbina at Nevis, near Santa Barbara,
Chihuahua. was received here today
by American officials from sources
which they said were worthy of con-
sideration.
General F'ierro is said to have ac-
companied Villa to Urbinasss ranch
with a force of 400 men to secure for
the Villa government some of Urbina s
loot said to amount to S5.OOO.00O
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Continued on Rage ~
Crown Prince Loses 100 ooo ,Ier

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE crown princes
army has lost more than 10O.0 600 men
in successive attempts TO break through
the French line west of Verdun. it
was officially estima+ d this after
noon.
An official review of the fighting in
the western Argonne was given ont
supplementary to the daily statement.
This review admits that in his attacks
of Wednesday and Thursday of this
week the crown prince penetrated the
French trenches on a front of two
thirds of mile. but declared that the
German losses were out of comparison
to the ground gained.
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ICE AND SNOW, TORRID
WAVE, AND HEAVY RAINS
IN WEATHER POTPOURRI

Washington. Sept. 1f.-Witfl
snow falling at Helena. Mont. tenn
peratures near freezing in North
Dakota. Montana and Northwest
Wyoming. the hottest SeptembeT.
weather on record in Georgia. and
heavy rains in the great lakes re-
gion. the country's weather today
presented a wide variety.
Warm weather promises TO con-
tfnue in the south. but north of Vir-
ginia and east of the Mississippi
cooler weather will come tonight
and Sunday
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Forging Cashier to Prison

Kansas City. Sept. 11.-Alexander j.
Rechnitzer, IS years old. cashier of a
bonding company, today pleaded
guilty to a charge of embezzling sS.-
600 from his employers and was SEN
fenced to three years in the penften-
tiary. Rechnitzer maintained he had
taken the money to provide expert
medical attendance for an invalid
wife and two frail children.
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When Governor Arthur Capper Off
cially unlocks the gates of the Topeka
free fair Monday morning. three hun
dred car loads of exhibits will be dis
played on the S6-acre grounds Three
special trains, loaded with exhibits
from the Nebraska state fair. will ar
rive Sunday. Another will be unload
ed the same day from the Minnesota
state fair.
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JUSTICE LAMAR MENDS

White Sulphur Springs. w Va,
Sept 11.-Justice Lamar of the Unit
ed States supreme court. who is criti-
cally i'll here. vas reported to be much
better today.
Physicians hold out strong hopes for
his recovery.
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Another Turn Down i'm Face of
Delicate Arabic Situation.
SOME OFFICIALS SOFTENlNG
Urge More Exchanges i'm Sub
marine Controversy.
Wilson Keeps Own Counsel i'm
Maze of Expert Opinions.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE note de-
1ivered to Ambassador Gerard by the
German foreign office yesterday,
which was believed to be a supple
mental communication on the sinking
of the Arabic, now is understood to he
note on the unsuccessful attempt to
torpedo the Cunarder Orduna, several
weeks ago
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RUSSIANS AGAIN
SCORE; CAPTURE
5000 PRISONERS
Slays, Winning i'm South. Are
Menaced in Center.
Won Mackensen Pushes His
Troops Over Marshes.
DELUGE OF FIRE IN FRANCE
Paris Reports Germans Ham,
mer in Vain in ArgOnne.
Turks Tell of Beating Allies on
the Peninsula.
Won Mackensen Pushes His
Troops Over Marshes.
DELUGE OF FIRE IN FRANCE
Paris Reports Germans Ham
mer in Vain in Argonne.
Turks Tell of Beating Allies on
the Peninsula.

Berlin. Sept. 11.-General
Won Hindenberg has captured
Skidel, 20 miles east of Grodno,
after a three day battle in which
the Russians suffered heavy
losses. Won Hindenberg's right
has captured Lunno. IL miles
north of SkideI, on the left bank
of the Niemen. Sixty miles to the
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FOR new FRENCH ARMY
Bill Proposes Recruiting in Colonies
and Protecforates.

Paris. Sept. 11.-Deputy Pierre
Masse. has prepared for introduction
in the chamber a bill providing that
natives of French colonies and pro-
tectorates be recruited for service in
the army. 1t is estimated that this
step would add 700, 900 men to the
forces in the field by next spring
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William Sprague was the last of the
civil war governors He outlived every
member of Lincoln's cabinet, every
chief executive of the states, and near
ly every member of congress, of the
war period.
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from Alba and is approaching
kaSSOV0.
London, Sept. 11.-Another success
on the South Galician 'front.', resulting
in the capture of 5000 men, is an
nounced by the Russians Even the
Petrograd newspapers, however. ad-
NIT that this section of the fighting
area is not of the most vital impor-
tance, since Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen is still lowering along the line
of minor forts which form the last
remaining defenses in the way of com
p1ete control of the railroad system
desired by the invaders.
The Russians declare that the initia-
tive in the isolated engagements on
the southern wing is gradually pass
ing into their hands. Nearer the cen
ter of the line Won Mackensen is still
pushing his way vigorously through
the Pript marshes toward Pinsk
North and south of his headquarters
strong offensive movements have been
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Another Missouri County Dry.

Carroilton, Mo, Sept. 11.-Carroll
county was voted dry at the local op-
ton election, by a majority estimated
at more than L. 900
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VIM. Sprague's Death i'm Paris
Ends Notable Career.
CONKLING SCANDAL Recall Led
Statesman Last to Go of Civil
War Celebrities.
Life Replete With Stirring Epi-
sodes and Dramatic Climaxes.

Paris, Sept. 11.-Williem Sprague
famous war governor of Rhode Island
and twice United States senator from
that state, died at his residence here
today of meningitis.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.

Unsettled tonight and Sunday, no.
much change in temperature