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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-22

The ninth annual exhibition Of the Weakley County Fair
Association which closed last Saturday amid blaze glory
proved Of the successful the history Of the association
In spite OF heavy opening day. the rain beginning
fall about noon the gate receipts this day as good not
little better than the average opening day. amounting $4650 This
school day and the schools the county represented
lin body and with the school children their parents and others
anxious get the benefits of the great fair which has been worth
much to Weakley county from material standpoint.
Thursday opened threatening and with muddy slippery roads
the county Many who here Wednesday got soaking
wet going home and naturally very small crowd was expected
The gate receipts this day only $6 but Notwithstanding
this small amount of receipts the association carried out on this day.
other days. everything the program paying Thursday
several hundred dollars than the receipts amounted to-
Friday opened threatening rain ao but the clouds cleared
and arszed crowd passed through the gates estimated at
about $500 5000 people, But Saturday the capacity both
and the grounds accommodate the very large
crowd fully 5000 people, and this large crowd enabled the association
to meet running expenses.
The management the assoca ton this great annual event
the Enterprise to which has worked wonders
say that plans will be made at coun advancement from an ag
once for bigger and gander fair cuua and live stock stand
next year. point.
financial statement of the In the ladies' department there
ISOLATION not obtainabe something like 200 entries
Secretary Webb having his hands This gives idea the interest
full paying off premiums and be- the take fair while
Ing be always u.s. nice to the inspection ofhe exhibits would
public wishing information regard give still better idea
ling the fair but the Enterprise is All in ALL was great fair
assured that the association WILDE Have your friends meet YOU at
liable to meet all expenses the Weaky county fair year.
olowipO thnd ootn raj
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-22
BEAUTIFUL FOWLS IN
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

make a much better showing than
was made last week in the poultry
department of the Weakley County
Fair, there were many beautiful
fowls on exhibition, some Of which
came in from other counties, but
many of the prettiest were the pro-
ducts of this county. The wild
geese on exhibition attracted es-
pecial attention, and they were
we'll worth taking a look at, too.
The poultry department was not as
full as in former years, but above
the average as to number of entries
for this section. Altogether, it was
creditable and we'll worth an in
spection.
The following premiums were
awarded in this department:
American Glass. - Plymouth
Rock, Mrs. M, A. Rogers, first
hen; Mrs. B. F. Jones, first cock
erel, first and second pullet.
Partridge Wyandotte, ]. N.
Estes, first cook, first and second
hen, first cockerel, first and second
pullet.
Columbian Wyandotte, 7. P.
Wood, first pen, first cock, first
and second hen, first and second
cockerel, first and second pullet.
Notified Javas, J. E. Radford,
first pen, first cock, first hen, first
cockerel, first and second pullet.
Single Comb Rhode Island
Reds--F. G. Ezell, first and Sec
ond pen, first cock, first and sec
ond hen, first and second cockerel,
first and second pullet. Mr.. Ezell
was also awarded the special pre-
MUM Of So offered for the second
largest exhibit in the poultry de-
partment.
Asiatic Glass. Light Brahmas,
Frank Smith, first cock, first and
second hen, first and second pullet.
Black Langshan, 7. P. Wood
first and second hen, first and Sec
ond pullet.
Mediterranean Glass. - Single
Comb Brown Leghorn, w. A.
Caudle, first and second pen, first
cock, first and second hen, first
cockerel, first and second pullet.
Single Comb White Leghorn,
Mrs. B. F. Jones, first pen, first
cockerel, first and second pullet.
S.. G. Buff Leghorn, Myrtle
Brock, first pen, first cockerel, first
and second pullet.
R. G. Black Minorca, l. B. Stat
ford, first cock, first hen, first
cockerel, first pullet.
S. G. White Minoca, 0. E. Todd,
first pen, first hen, first and second
hen, first pullet.
Ancona, T. P. Wood, first pen,
first and second hen, first and Sec
ond cackerel, first and second
pullet.
S. G. Buff Orpington, R. D.
Hart, first hen, first and second
pullet.
Game Glass. u. hart, nrst
pen, first hen, first cockerel, second
pullet. T. P. Wood, second pen,
second hen, second cockerel, first
pullet.
Bantams, R. E. Dolan, first pen,
first cockerel, first and second
pullet.
Golden seabright, T, P. Wood,
first pen, first hen, first cock, first
and second hen, first and second
cockerel, first and second pullet.
Turkeys = Best pair Bronze,
Mrs. M. A. Rogers, first; ]. E.
Radtord, second; Myrtle Brock,
third.
Best pair Pekin ducks-P. H.
Moon, first; Woolridridge Smith
second. Indian Runner ducks, G.
G. Ward, first. Muscova ducks,
P. H. Moon, first; s. A. Taylor,
second.
Best pair wild geese, Myrtle
Brock, first; P. H. Moon, second.
Mr.. 7. P. Wood, Paris, was
awarded the premium Of So for the
largest number OF fowls exhibited
in the poultry department.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-22

partments was about on an aver
age with previous years, except,
possibly, in the agricultural de-
partment, which was short. This
is accounted for by the rain on
Wednesday, which prevented many
farmers from getting here with
their agricultural exhibits, it be-
ing the custom with many to
bring their exhibits for this
branch Of the fair on opening day.
The association is by no means
discouraged by the shortage in
one or two departments. Upon
the other hand, every member OF
the association at all familiar with
the facts and cognizant OF condi-
tons is fully satisfied, and already
there are those who are talking
for next years fair that have
heretofore paid little or no atten.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-10-22
FOURTH DAY

Time, 2:2O, PIG Ia, 2:17, PIG IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
War STOCKS OFF
Moderate Dealings Mark the
Weeks Market Activities.
Investors Fail to Respond to
Present Prosperity Signs.

New oYrk, Dec. 4.-The stock mar
ket settled down to very moderate
dealings this week, presumably in an
ticipation of impending events, such
as the converting of Congress and the
publication of the Presidents message
to that body.
were affected to degree by the views
expressed the opinion that contracts
for munitions and other supplies To
the Allies might soon suffer serious
curtailment. On the other hand, con-
ditions in the steel and iron trade
and the phenomenal October earn
ings submitted by most of the leading
railways more than neutralized the
decline in stocks of a more speCula-
tive character.
1t was generally admitted, however,
that investment shares have not re-
sponded in anything like full measure
to the highly prosperous conditions
disclosed by the railroads. This may
be due to recurrent European liquida-
ton of these securities, necessitated in
part by the heavy subscriptions to the
new French loan.
A steady decline in exchange on
Germany to the lowest rates ever
quoted in this market, was the fea-
ture of the international credit sit
uation. No plausible reason for the
development was vouchsafed but it
was assumed that the falling off in
German exports ard that country's
financial isolation offered sufficient
explanation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
base IN hIExICOICOOD-BYE BUMPS
City Starts Resurfacing Work
on Lower Kansas Avenue.
Block 800 to Have Smooth
Tracks 10 Feet Wide.

Work on the resurfacing of the 800
block on Kansas avenue was started
today by the city paving gang. Com
missioner w. G. Tandy is planning on
surfacing a strip ten feet wide on
either side of the street car tracks
Concrete and asphalt will be used.
Agitation for this work was started
sometime ago by the Commercial club
and business men located in the 800
block At first it was planned to have
the property owners put in the pave
ment but latter Commissioner Tandy
and the other members of the city
commission decided that the work
could be done by the city.
With this new pavement over the
rough cobble stones the traffic can go
down Kansas avenue. On account of
the rough pavement much of the traf-
fic has been diverted to Jackson and
Quincy streets.
I'VE are certainly glad that this
work was started said Secretary j.
Will Kelley of the Commercial club,
today. THE pavement is badly need
ed and will be of great benefit to the
business men in that vicinity. The au-
tomobilists and delivery wagons also
will reap great benefits"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
Germans Seek FoOthOld Near
United States?
Plot Discovered by Government
in Lower California.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec 4--Mysteri-
Gus German activities in Lower Cali
fornia were revealed today through a
secret probe conducted in Los An
geles and vicinity by federal investi-
gators.
Letters written by a former Ger
man army officer disclosing plans for
the possible establishment of a Pacific
coast base with the assistance of Mexi-
can officials, were discovered in the
search for evidence in connection with
the alleged German bomb plot in San
Francisco.
E NJ. B1anford. special agent of the
department of justice, admitted today
that he had sent letters, but stated
that the supposed German negotia-
tions We're shrouded in mystery Local
officials of the German government
are said to have been quizzed by fed
eraI officials concerning the plan to
acquire large tracts of land in Lower
California and they denied any knowl-
edge of the scheme, or that the Ger
man government was in any way con-
nected Herewith.
The plan, as revealed today, con-
templated, first, the building of an up
to-date highway between Tia Juana
and Ensenada, the capital of the ter
ritory The former German officer
who made this proposal to Governor
Cantu of Lower California agreed to
provide the funds for the building of
the road in exchange for land conces-
sions.
1t is the theory OF the federal Of
ficiaIs that it was planned to establish
a wireless base and possibly a navy
base for future use, on the nearest
foreign soil contiguous to the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
CHESS TOURNEY XMAS
Kansas Association Will Hold An
nuaI Meeting Here the Last
of the Month.

VI The Kansas State Chess association
sshas announced that its annual Across
1.-THE Board tournament will be held III
Topeka on December 20 and 80, and
x all persons who wish to become mem
s@bers of the association are invited to
participate in this meeting with tho SC
who are already members.
L. Those who wish to enter the asso-
s-ciation should communicate with H.
wv. Craig, president, or H. K. Rob-
s-inson, secretary. Mr.. Robinson's adj
~adress is 414h Kansas Avenue, Topeka.
The Kansas association now has a
Il 80 man correspondence tournament on
with Nebraska, a seven man tourna-
Fment with Colorado and u team is be-
Ling made Up to play a tournament
Sswith Oklahoma. 1t is estimated that
s@there are close to fifty regular chess
F-players in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
ON REVIEW
Naval Display Part of Japanese
Coronation Celebration.
e. S. Cruiser Had Place of
Honor i'm Line.

Yokohama, Dec. 4-Emperor Yo-
shihito reviewed the Japanese fleet
ebration of his coronation. The U s.
cruiser. Saratoga, flagship of the
Asiatic fleet, had the place of honor
opposite the new 10000 ton japanese
battleship, Fuse.
The commander of the American
fleet, Rear Admiral Albert G. Win
terhalter, and his staff accompanied
the emperor on the battle cruiser
Tsukuba. The American officers Were
much impressed by the many mani
festations of friendship on the part of
the Japanese.
From the heights surrounding the
bay, hundreds of thousands of per-
sons witnessed the demonstration of
japanese sea power, and heard the
roar of guns which, firing simultan-
eously, discharged 5000 shots in Civ
ing the imperial salutes. There We're
125 warships in line.
The Tsukuba, escorted by the ar
mored cruiser Tokiwa and the cruiser
Yahagi, steamed through the fleet,
formed in five lines each five miles
long. The crew of each warship man.
ming the rail, shouted "Banzai' as the
emperor passed. The Saratoga was
the only foreign vessel present.
The bluejackets save an American
cheer in honor of the emperor. Dur
ing the review a fleet of hydroaero
planes circled above the warShips. At
noon Emperor YoShihitO transferred
his standard to the Fuse, board
which he gave a luncheon for Rear
Admiral Winterhalter and his staff
and a large number of others. The
emperor presented cups to Rear Ad
m T al Winterhalter. Commander
Stamford E. Moss of the United
States monitor Monterey, and Com
mander Jay H. Sypher, chief of staff
of the American Asiatic fleet.
The total tonnage of the warsl fps
se
In the crews there are about $4,000
men.
An imperial rescript was issued TO
the fleet, in which the emperor COM
mented on the remarkable progress of
the Japan navy, adding. 1.-The present
situation of the worlds powers re-
quires the greatest efforts of officers
and men,"
On returning from the review a
hNdroaeroplane fell and sank. The
pilot was injured fatally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
DOG STANDS GUARD
! ding That Fell From Nov
ing Van to the Street.

- Out in the neighborhood of 223
Harrison street, residents are watch
.~inE with considerable interest the
@rfaithfulEess of a little brown fox
z1errier.
" Last Thursday a moving wagon
q drove up the street. a bundle of bed
g ding fell from the wagon and the dog
(which was trotting underneath tbs
Evan stopped, looked at the roll and
ii parked 4 couple of times. The driver
aapaid no attention and the dog trotted
Afback to the roll and lay down beside
sit. Thursday evening Miss Hannah
Pennekamp, who lives at 223 HarrI-
I son street had the bundle moved from
Il the street to place where it would
The under shelter. The dog followed
ii 1t guarded the bedding all day Friday
II ii..anG was still there today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
Washburn Dramatic Clubs Of
fering Saturday of Next Week.
The Most PretentiOus Play 1t
Has Ever Undertaken.

The Washburn Dramatic club will
attempt it's most difficult production
next Saturday afternoon and evening
when it presents Oscar Wildes famous
comedy-drama, IAN Ideal Husband"
While not connected directly with the
curriculum of the college, the dram
attic club holds regular meetings for
the purpose of studying the famous
playwrights and each fall attempts to
present something a little deeper than
the ordinary amateur play which de-
ponds oftentimes on the so called
''slap-stick" comedy and melodrama
for its appeal. The play chosen by
the college actors however, is far from
the latter type. On the other hand
Wilde was of the George Bernard
Shaw school of dramatists and his
fine drama IAN Ideal Husband is a
deeply subtle, psychological study of
English society and while it is brim-
ming with sparkling comedy it is the
kind that one enjoys immensely rather
than the kind sometimes called side
splitting"
Those who remember George Ar1iss
in "Disraeli' will be interested in the
production next Saturday. The story
of the two is much the same, in many
of the details. However, the idea is
very different. 'An Ideal Husband" is
the story of an English lord who was
the ideal of his wife. An adventures
attempts to blackmai1 the Englishman
by revealing a chapter in his past life
which almost brings ruin. Through
the efforts of the eccentric and inter-
eSting person of Lord Goring, a young
English nobleman dubbed as worth
Less by his irrascible old father, the
husband and wife are brought back
together. The whole play is simply a
succession of tensely dramatic scenes
linked together by subtle comedy and
brilliant philosophy. The dramatic
club has staged the play on elaborate
lines, having painted special scenery
for the whole play and will employ a
cast of Is of Topelza's most popular
younger set in depicting an English
state reception in the first act.
Quite an interest has been evinced
in the play in Topeka especially be-
cause of the heaviness of the produo-
ton attempted and the fame of the
playwright. Wilde, in spite of his &C.
centricities of thought and character
and that he was involved in a nasty
scandal in London proved to be d
rnbleman of the first water by re
frsine to testify for himself in his
trial because he would compromise
some of his friends. Wilde paid dear
ly for the indiscretions o. his youth,
spending the last of his days behind
prison bars. He evolved much that
is good in the realms of thought and
philosophy and his plays are always
wholesome and it need hardly be add
ed intensely interesting.
There will be a matinee this year at
2:15 Saturday afternoon. The evening
performance will be given as usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
FINED FOR CONTEMPT
". II. kuykendaIl Must Pay $40 and
Costs for Causing Delay
in the Courts.

Following a hearing in the first di-
vision of the Shawnee county district
court, wherein he was charged with
contempt of court, w. R. Kuykendall,
a local real estate agent, was fined
$40 and costs this morning.
KuykendalFs case has been pending
for some time He was subpoenaed
as a witness for the defendant in the
case of H. B. HalloweIl against S. J.
Halloweu, owner of a local cleaning
establishment, and son of the plaintiff.
When he was called by the attorneys
one morning it was. found that he was
missing. The court, it was charged,
lost a days time in the case kuyken-
dali set up the defense that he was in
formed by attorneys for the plaintiff
that the case had been indefinitely
POSTPONED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
BASEBALL IN DANGER
big Nine Conference May Abolish
Sport Because of Professional
Tendencies.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 4.-Eventual abo-
lition of college baseball by all the
big Nine" conference universities was
predicted when their faculty repre-
sentatives met here today in their
semi-annual session.
A strong feeling that the game had
become professionalism to an extent
that made it undesirable as a college
sport was found among several of the
delegates, according to T. F. Moran,
the secretary, but there was only
bare possibility, he said, its abolition
would be recommended at today's
meeting. Small hope for change in
the rule prohibiting summer baseball
playing by college athletes was seen
as the delegates gathered.
Professor ]. T. A. PyTc of Wiscon-
sin presided at the meeting. The
others attending We're: Dean Albion
w. Small. Chicago; Professor Moran,
and Professor Teeters, Iowa: C. A.
Goodenough, Illinois; T. a. French,
Ohio State: James Paige, Minnesota;
\. V. Pooley, Northwestern, and j. c.
Sembower, indiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
.CACKLERS COMING
Third Annual Chicken Show To
Be Held i'm Topeka
! Under the Auspices of the State
Poultry Federation.
WILL MEET IN CONVENTION
breeders and FaucierS To Be
Breeders and Fanciers To Be
Here at Same Time.
Promises To Be Biggest and
Best Exhibition Ever Held.

The program for the third annual
show and convention of the Kansas
state Poultry Federation was an
nounced today by l. H. While of
Chanute, secretary Of the federation.
The meetings will be held at the city
auditorium, December IA TO IS.
BY the opening day of the poultry
show the members of the executive
committee of the federation expect to
have 1 900 members The federation
has 500 members now and strenuous
membership campaign is being waged
-and will eliminate before the open
ing of the show in Topeka
There is every prospect that the
show this year will be the biggest and
best yet said Ralph Searle, state or
ganizer. today.
The Kansas State Poultry Fedora
ton is chartered by the state of Kan
sas and is recognized by the American
Poultry association as the official state
poultry organization in Kansas Birds
shown in Topeka will receive the rec
ognized stamp of such organization
All prizes will be awarded strictly in
q accordance with the American stan
dard Of perfection.
All entries will close at midnight
Friday. December 10. L. H While,
the secretary, will have charge of the
entries.
Among the features of the conVen-
ton and show will be talks by Prof.
William A. Lippincott, professor of
poultry husbandry of the Kansas state
Agricultural college; N L. Harris,
superintendent of the poultry plant at
Manhattan; Prof. T. E. Quisenberry,
director of the Missouri State Poultry
Experiment station; D. b. Clapp, ad-
Vertising manager of Poultry Culture,
and Thomas owen.
The officers of the federation are:
George Beuoy, Cedarvale, president;
Prof w. A. Lippincott, Manhattan,
vice president; l.. H. While, Chanute,
secretary; Charles Swan. Lansing,
treasurer. and Ralph Searle, Topeka,
state organizer The executive board
is composed of Charles Swan, Lansing;
Mrs. T. N Marshall, -LaCygne; E. H
Inman, Fredonia; J. L. Carmean,
Neosho Falls: c. r. Baker, Abilene;
W. F. Alden, Ellsworth; r. P. krum,
Stafford: E 0. Martin. Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
Want BETTER PAVING
East Fourth Street Property Owners
Are Tired of Noisy CObble
Stones.

Agitation for a new pavement on
East Fourth street has been started by
tho property owners. This morning
delegation visited the Commercial club
and asked that the good roads COM
! mittee of the club help in getting the
. petitions for new pavement signed
. Only ten days remain in which 70 ge<
Uaving petitions in and the property
owners felt that if the Commercial
club would take hold of the raatter
it could be pushed through in the linn
tied time.
The pavement on East Fourth
street is of the cobble stone variety
and is very rough. The traffic on this
Nstreet is reduced to a minimum on &C
count of this condition.
The petitions for the new pavement
W. be circulated Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
SHORT SHRIFT FOR PAIR
American Government Looks for
Speedy Recall of Captain Boy-EM
and Captain Franz Won Papen.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The American
government today looked to Germany
for the immediate recall of Captains
Karl Bowed and Franz Won Papen,
respectively naval and military at
taches of the German embassy here.
in accordance with Secretary Lam
sings request:
Alleged improper activity en- the
part of German officers in connection
with naval and military matters is
given as the reason for Secretary
Lansing's action.
Request for immediate withdrawal
was made through Count Won Bern
storff. the German ambassador, who
was informed the officers had rem
dered themselves persona non srata
to the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
The Sign of Happiness.
At the Iris.

'Farnum, that's all that's neces-
sary to insure attention and good at
tendance but the picture, The Broken
Law" in which he is shown at the
noted actors best efforts Then read
this: Theodore Roberts in Mr.. Grex
of Monte Carlo" for Monday and
Tuesday. Marguerite Clarke Wednes~
day and Thursday, in The Prince
and the Pauper," and then Theda
Bara, the woman with the most
beautifully wicked face in the world,
in THE Galley Slave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
ELkS Minstrel SHOW
Annual Affair Under Direction of
Brcn and Faulkner Decent
Der 10 and IL.

The date for the annual minstrel
show of the Topeka ISlks was an
nounced today. The show will be
staged at the Grand theater Decem-
Der 16 and IT. w. r. Faulkner is
chairman of the committee on ar
rangementS.
shows in the past, will have charge of
the production which will be COM
posed of thirty men and twelve woIn-
en-. The first meeting of the cast Will
be held next Tuesday night at the
ElkS' club rooms