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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
L0SEFAIR MONEY?
Topeka May Not Receive $4,000
From State of Kansas.
Attorney General Asked to
Grant Opinion on Matter.

The Topeka Fair association may
not be able to draw on the state for
the $4,000 appropriated by the 1915
legislature. An opinion concerning the
legal status of the appropriation is
being prepared in the office of S. M.
Brewster, attorney general.
When the appropriation was made
it provided that the state would pay
$4,000 toward the premium claims for
1915 and a similar sum in 1915, pro-
vided the revenue of the fair was not
sufficient to meet the accounts. Then
Shawnee county voted an appropria-
ton for a free fair. So several state
departments have held that the county
appropriation is a part of the revenue
of the fair.
Since the county has voted sufficient
money to pay the claims, the state
may hold that it is not obligated to
pay the $4,000. In which event the
money must be paid by the county.
An opinion from the attorney generals
office will be submitted late today or
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
A BRIGHT WEEK END
Clear Weather at LAst-Mr. Flora
Promises Pretty Saturday.

: .-z.--ie weather at last klsse cleared =
and the sun was shining this morning.
Today promises to be the warmest and
most pleasant day Topeka has seen
for some time. The lowest tempera-
ture this morning was 5f degrees, 1
above normal, ard by o'clock the
reading was so degre es.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Saturday; warmer Satur-
day in the west and central parts of
the state tonight. The wind was in
the north this morning, but Mr. Flora
predicted that it would swing to the
south by tomorrow.
The KaW river is still on the decline,
showing a stage of 10.7 feet this
morning. This is 8 of a foot lower
than Thursday morning.
The temperature at o'clock today
was the highest since last Monday. The
average is still degrees below nor
NAL for this date. The wind is blow
ing at the rate of six miles an hour
from the northwest. Following are
the hourly temperature readings for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
FRENCH STILL WIN
Paris Reports Further Progress
in ArtOis District.
Attack German Trenches With
Hand Grenades.
KAISER FAILS IN CHAMP ACNE
Another COunter-Attack Dy
TeutOnS Is RepulSed.
British Occupied in COnsOndat-
ing Their Positions.
KAISER FAILS IN CHAMPAGNE

Paris. Oct In the great pattle
in the Artois district, the trehch nav {
made further progress by means oi
attacks with hand grenades on Ger Ger
man trenches Announcement 10 IIies
effect was made today by the war Oh
flee. In the Champagne, Gerliis1li Il
colInt.r-attack near Malsons oe
Champagne was checked. ,a
The Germans violently poIlpaI &c
French trenches near Souplr' 49, ~ II
Aisne. but made no infantry allacA'
The text follows: = how, ,o de
saIn the ArtoiS district we nave I IllsloS
progress by the use OF manu- SotS,od
in the trenches and unders ,, 0uiiu
messages east and southeast OF Neu-
VILE. Two German counter atldchs atlAs
have been delivered, one against d Iol
which we conquered yesterday IN @ tne
forest of Givenchy; the otheT ,917 az
The trenches TO the south of Hin LIZ,
where French troops had !hstdlleu
themselves. Each one OF these at
tacl<s was concIusively repuISed-
North of the Aisne, near Soupn'
the enemy conducted a violent dem
onstration against our trenches me
firing of their artillery and their IN
fantry was not followed by al ln1antrS
attack. ,...., ,,. fira
..In the Champagne district our tlre
mt a definite check to a German
ctInter attack in the vicinity OF NAL
sons de Champagne
seThe number of prisoners maze yes
+erdav evening during our advance 10
the north of Massiges is 2SO, lnclud-
ing six officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
BRYAN PRAISES WILSON
Tells Presbyterians President Is Bend
ing Every Energy for Peace.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 1.-DeIe-
gates to the southern district eff
cheney convention of the Presbyterian
church today concluded their session
with an open air peace prayer service
on the summit of Hot Springs noun
tain. Surrounding William J. Bryan,
former secretary of state, they prayed
for peace in Europe and that the spir-
it of Christianity, rather than the spir-
it of force might govern the world.
Mr.. Bryan was the principal speak
er at the concluding session Of the
convention. He declared the country
should be grateful that we have in the
White House "a man bending every
effort and energy for peace rather
than lingo" 1t is the duty of the
United States to maintain its position
as the strongest neutral power and
shoulder its responsibility when the
time comes for peace between the
European nations to be worked out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
TonnorroW's
State Journal

Possibly it is because the houses
are smaller and are overlooked
but all diplomatic relations De-
tween the Stork and the Topeka
Bungalow Aristocracy have ceased.
It's a great yarn-a story that Will
reveal a new condition in Topeka
Newlywed circles. 1t will appear
in the State Journal tomorrow at
ternOon.
Local Features.
That isn't all. Look at the other
features scheduled for the Saturday
Thrilling Experiences" as told
by we'll known Topekans and KAN
sans.
How a Washburn boy started
Topeka church.
Another tale of early Kansas
A political review of state wide
interest.
Freaks of Men Fashions this fall.
a Topeka tailor's sad story.
Figures showing what Kansas
spends for seed.
Football cleanup in Kansas
schools
Another Nova Scotia story by
Fred Vandegrift on the city of ST.
John.
And a complete covering of all
local, personal. society. and tele-
graph news
Exclusive Features.
Then don't forget the State
Journals own exclusive features in
Topeka every Saturday evening:
William T. Ellis Sunday School
lesson.
Mrs. Menninger's Bible study.
Bedtime Tales for Children.
Dotted pictures for the kiddies
to draw.
Fashion plates.
Mutt and Jeff.
Bringing up Father.
BowSer.
Two colored pages of fun.
Bingville Bugle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
FILM FIRM LOSES
United States Government
Wins Antitrust Suit.
Verdict Sweeping Decision
Against Patents Company.
CONCERN MUST BE DISSOLVED
u. ). District Court at PhiIa-
delphia Gives Decision.
Action Filed by Justice Depart
ment Over Year Ago.
CONCERN MUST BE DISSOLVE

Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-The United
states district court today decided the
antitrust dissolution suit against the
Motion Picture Patents company, in
favor of the government.
The Motion Picture Patents COM
pany is a holding concern. 1t was
controlled most of he moving picture
patents in the United States and also
had large interest in the American
rights in foreign patents. The suit
was heard over year ago by Judge
oliver B. Dickinson, whose decision is
sweeping victory for the United
States department of justice.
The government charged that the
Motion Picture Patents company and
other defendants were engaged in in
terstate and foreign commerce in mo-
ton picture films, cameras, exhibiting
machines and other articles and ap-
paratus used in the motion picture art,
in violation of the antitrust law.
Many Defendants Hit.
The defendants named in the origi-
nal petition of complaint, besides the
Motion Picture Patents company, are
the General Film company, Biograph
company, Thomas A. Edison Onc.),
Essanay Film Manufacturing COM
pany, the Kalem company (Inc),
George Kleine, Lubin Manufacturing
company, Melies Manufacturing COM
pany. Pathe F'reres, the Selig Poly
scope company, the Vitagraph COM
pany, Frank L. Dyer, Henry n. Mar
win, j. j. Kennedy, William Pelzer,
Samuel Long, ]. A. Berst, Siegmund
Lubin, CASTOR Melies, Albert E. Smith,
George K. Spoor, and w. N. Selig.
The court in its decision states all
the contracts enumerated in the gov
ernment petition and the com mbinations
therein described were a conspiracy
in restraint of trade and therefore
illegal and that they constituted, with
the exception of the operations Of the
Melies Manufacturing company,
monopoly in violation of the anti
trust laws.
The Melies Manufacturing company
was excluded from the findings made,
and the petition as against it is dis
missed. 81
- No Limitation of-Patent.
The court added the following para
graph to it's formal finding:
'"The point has been raised by the
United States that the Edison patent
on the picture film was limited to its
tive motion picture films which were
dealt in commercially. The conclu-
sions at which we have arrived have
been reached without such finding"
The court discusses the rights of the
holders of patents. The court said:
"It is the right of a patentee
through having the exclusive sale of
the patented article to control and in
that sense to monopolize the trade in
it. 1t is wrong by any illegal re-
straint of trade to monopolize it or
any part of it. 1t cannot be that the
grant of patent right confers a license
to do that which the law condemns"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
Executive of st. Louis Suburb
Caught in Arson Net.
Vice President of Insurance
Concern Also Accused.
Nine men UNDER INDICTMENT
Head of GiImore-BOnfig Dec
Grating Company in List.
True Bills Returned Against
Four Alleged "TOrches."

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-Roy NJ. B. Tidd,
mayor of Webster Grove, Mo-, a su-
burb of 10000 inhabitants. and presi-
dent of the Nixon-Jcnes Printing
company, was indicted today on ID
charge of arson.
The Nixon-Jones plant was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of Sep
tember A. julius r. Bersch, vice
president of the Bersch Insurance
agency, was indicted on q similar
charge. Seven other men also were in
dicted in connection with the alleged
arson conspiracy which the grand
jury has been investigating. They are
Harold G. Gilmore, head of the Gil
more-Bonfig Decorating company;
Harry incl, secretary to Gilmore;
Otto F. Leman, insurance adjuster;
Edward Milner, Morris Greenberg,
Max Greenberg, Michael O'Conror.
The last four are alleged torches.
Bersch was indicted in connection
with the NiXon-Jones fire and also in
connection with the Gilmore-Bonfig
fire of July "a
Bersch ard Leman were indicted in
connection with the alleged plot to set
fire to the plant of the Christen bel
lows factory. Joseph c. Christen, head
of the bellows factory, revealed the al
legged plot TO fire his plant and the
four alleged torches were arrested
as they were approaching the factory
ChriSten is said TO have been the
principal witness before the grand
jury against Bersch.
Tidd first learned of his indictment
from a newspaper as he was going
with his lawyer to give his deposition
in suit he has brought against As
sistant Fire Chief Rucker because the
latter refused to give officers of the
NiXon-Jones company free access to
the premises pending an investigation
into the causes of the fire.
The grand jury recommended the
creation of the office of fire marshal
and that fire insurance agencies es-
tablish a clearing house for the pur-
pose of recording the insurance writ
ten each day. This, it was stated.
would aid city officials in providing
safeguards against incendiarism. 49,
The grand jury recommended that
the next grand jury resume the arson
inquiry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
ALLIES TAKE STEPS TO
AID SERBIA AND GREECE;
TEUTONS DIRECT BULGARS

Paris, Oct. 1.-The Temps an
nounces that France and Great
Britain have already taken military
measures to defend Serbia and
Greece against Bulgarian aggres-
sion.
GERMANS DIRECT BULGARS.
London, Oct. 1.-EOreign Secre-
tary Grey announced this afternoon,
that German and Austrian Officers
were arriving in Bulgaria to direct
the Bulgarian army. The secre-
taFy said this was a fact which the.
allies regard with the utmost
gravity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
0HI0AN HEADS G. A. R.
Elias r.. Monfort, Cincinnati, Elected
Chief.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Elias r.
Monfort, of Cincinnati, was elected
commander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
Three candidates were nominated.
They were Frank Q. Cole, of Jersey
City, n. j.; William j. Patterson, of
Pittsburg, Pa, and Captain Monfort.
The contest was between the new
commander and the New Jersey can
didate. Cole withdrew and the cleo
ton of Captain Monfort was made
unanimous.
The new commander-in-chief was
formerly postmaster of Cincinnati
The 1915 encampment will be held
in Kansas CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
HIGH LIGHTS OF WAR NEWS
OF ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

The French war office declared
that the left flank of the Allies
forces had reached Arras and that
on the right flank the Germans had
been driven back across the Meuse.
German army headquarters re-
ported that the Allies were being
hammered with artillery, and that
all attempts of the Allies to break
through had been repulsed.
Today opened the fourth week of
the Battle of the Aisne.
Petrograd reported that the Ger
mans had suffered a terrible de-
feat i'm the provinces of Lodz and
SuwalkI.
Berlin reported that the Russian
offensive against the German ad-
vance in the province of Suwall1i
had failed.
The German cruisers ScharnhorSt
and GneiSenau bOmbarded and half
destroyed Papeete, capital of Tahiti,
French possession in the South Pa
cific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
KAISER LOSES 73 DIVERS
British Employ Electrical Detectors
to Locate Hostile Craft.

New York, Oct. 1.-More than
seventy-three German submarines
have been destroyed or captured by
the British, chiefly through the aid of
electrical detectors installed along the
coast of England, Scotland and Ire
land, according to William Dubilier.
an American engineer, who arrived
here today on the ST. Paul.
Dubilier, who has been installing
various electrical devices for the
British and French governments dur
ing the last four months, said the
electrical detectors had proved to be
the most efficient means of locating
hostile submarines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
TWO STORMS RUSH EAST;
ATLANTIC COAST WARNED

Washington. Oct. 1.-The trop-
zeal storm today was sweeping
through the upper Ohio valley in
a nOrtheastVard course and a sec
ondary storm had developed over
southeastern Virginia. which also
was moving northeastNard
Both disturbances are accom-
panied by rains and northeast
gales, and the weather bureau to-
day ordered storm warnings dis
played on the Atlantic coast from
Norfolk to Portland, Me.
The storm has greatly dimin-
ished in intensity since it passe<J
inland over Louisiana from the
Gulf OF Mexico. 1t has been fol-
lowed by warmer weather in the
south Atlantic states. In the cuIf
states and extreme southwest.
however, cooler weather prevails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
SIX MIDDIES LET OUT
Four Suspended for Year, is De-
NOTED in Hazing Scandal.

Washington. Oct. dismissal of
six midshipmen, suspension of four
others for one year without pay and
the demction to the next lowest class
of fifteen others was announced by
Secretary Daniels today as the result
of recent hazing investigation at
Annapolis naval academy.
Those dismissed are Robert S. La
motto. first class; David Click, second
class, and Alexander r. Boiling,
Charles B. -Tuley, Edward H Hill and
Dwight c. Cook of the third class The
navy court which investigated the
charges recommended the dismissal
of nine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
A QUICK REWARD
Man Who Helped Gust BOtkin
Gets Pen Job.
j. S. drummer Appointed Pri-
son Steward by COdding.

]. S. drummer wto was one of the
principal witnesses against 7. T. Pot
kin, the ousted warden of the state
penitentiary, has been appointed ste
ward at the prison by the new war
den, ]. x. Codding, who was recently
appointed by Governor Arthur Cap
per.
drummer left today for Lansing to
take up his new duties. He has been
an officer on the local police force for
the last six months. Before he came
to Topeka to work he had been en-
plcyed at the prison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
ONE MAN WIRELESS
New York Man InVents Machine for
an European Government

Bedford Hills. n. Y, Oct. DIR H.
Barringer Cox has invented a pocket
wireless, which he has turned over to
an European government for use dur
ing the period of the war.
Aerials, which afford a mark for
hostile artillery, are dispensed with IN
the new apparatus, which may be
strapped around a mans waist and
deftly concealed in the folds of
cloak A man in khaki who apparent
ly is doing nothing at all may be
sending orders along the entire line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
APPOINTS MISSOURIAN
w. G. Reed Named Telephone Engi-
neer by the Utilities Commission.

The public utilities commission to-
day announced the appointment of
w G. Reed of Butler, Mo-, as tele-
phone engineer for the commission.
Reed will succeed c. H Close of How
ard, Kan, former assistant secretary
and telephone engineer for the COM
mission.
Reed will come to Topeka at once
and will Immediately begin his new
work. He is a practical and expert
enced telephone engineer and will
have charge of all Investigations of
telephone cases before the commits
eiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
Farm Implements Are Displayed.

Denver, Colo. Oct. Farm imple-
mentS and machinery were shown at
the Soil Products exposition here to
the implement and machinery men,
special guests of the exposition today.
Everything pertaining to the agricul-
turaI development of the soil was
shown and demonstrated. Stress was
laid on the tractor and the silo. Great
interest was exhibited in deep plow-
ing machinery, which has made pos
sible the conservation of moisture in
semi-arid localities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
kUHN-LOEB FIRM OUT
Noted Banking House Refuses Part III
Big Foreign Loan.

New York. Oct. 1.-The banking
house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. will not
help to float the s500.000.000 credit
loan to Great Britain and France be-
cause it has been unable to obtain as
surances that Russia will not be bene-
fitted thereby
Jacob Fl. Schiff. senior member Of
the firm. so asserted today in the first
formal statement he has issued on the
subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
BIRDMEN IN The U. S.
Aeroplane Fund Authorized for Texas,
Arizona and California.

New York, Oct. 1.-The executives
committee of the national aeroplane
fund instituted by the Aero Club OF
America announced today it has de-
cided to contribute $4,000 to enable
the states of California, Arizona and
Texas to begin at once to train officers
of the national guard in flying and to
organize aviation corps for those
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
$4,000 RUSS Captured
Berlin Reports Host of Prisoners
Taken in September.

Berlin. Oct 1.-The German war
office announced today that during
September there were captured on
the Russian front about $4,000 men,
81 cannon and IS machine guns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
CHOLERA GRIPS GALICIA
Advices Say Three Hundred Cases
Have Been Reported.

Amsterdam, Oct. Cholera is rag
ing in Galicia, the Telegraaf says. Ac-
cording to the home office. 500 cases
have been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
QUAKE SHAKES Big FAIR
Earth TremOr Is Felt at Frisco and
Other Coast Cities.

San Francisco, Oct. IA slight
earth shock was felt in San Francisco
and other bay cities and San Jose,
fifty miles south of here, about 1880
a. m today.
The shock was of about three sec
onds in duration. No damage was
reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
ARMY SCHOOL OPENS
Mounted Service. Including Two Gu
bans, at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley, Oct. 1.-The arrny's
mounted school opened here today
with fifty-one student officers of the
cavalry, field artillery and infantry
branches of the service in attendance
Among the students were two off,
GERS from the Cuban army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
|NDICT RIGGS men
Three Washington Bankers Ac-
cused of Perjury.
Echo of Concerns Suit Against
McAdOO and Williams.

Washington. Oct. Charles G.
Glover, president of the Riggs Nation
al bank; William j. Flather, vice presi-
dent, and II. H. Father, cashier were
indicted today for perjury in connec-
ton with the banks recent suit
against Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller Williams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
switchmen want More Money.

Chicago Oct. 1.-Railroad switch
men numbering Appropriately 200, 900
have started a nation wide demand
for general increase in wages The
increase asked is cents an hour for
all classes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
BASEBALL TODAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
FEDERAL LEAGUE

Boston at Washinston-Game post
poned; rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01

Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer
Saturday and in the west and central
parts of state tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
BERLIN REPORTS GAINS.
Saws French Attacks at Three Points
Have Failed.

Saws French Attacks at Three Points
Have Failed.
Berlin Oct. 1.-The British nave
ceased their attack and the Germans
have made further progress north or
Ioos the war office announced TO-DAY.
All French attacks east of Souchez,
north of Neuville and in Champagne
failed.
French Bear Brunt of Fight.
London. Oct. 1.-The French are
bearing the bruut q. the fighting now
in progress on the Western front They
are hammering at the second German
line in Champagne, in the direction of
the Grand Pre- railway, and at the
same time dropping bombs on the line
and stations to prevent the Germans
from bringing up reinforcements. Abb
sence of news from the British front
apparently indicates that these forces
are occupied with consolidating their
positions in the strip of territory re-
Gently won.
The British forces now in France
are estimated at round million men,
which will be increased by 100000.
Daily lengthening of the obituary
columns of the London newspa pers is
beginning to measure the price paid
by the British for their recent often
siVe. There is no notable change on
the battle front of the east. Vienna
announced that the third Austrian
war loan will bear interest at II per
cent.
Bulgaria has not replied to the sug-
gestion of Greece that she demobilize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01
weather Forecast for Kansas.

Newark at Baltimore-Game post
poneG; rain
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-14
Guilty But
Sentence Suspended

In the District court today Judge
Langan denied the application of de-
PENDANT for a new trial in the case Of
Bessie Miller versus w. B. Thomp-
son, which was argued yesterday.
In the case of the State versus
Lewis Spooner for selling whiskey
to Indians, the defendant pleaded
guilty and was sentenced from one
to two years in the state prison.
Sentence was suspended and the de-
PENDANT ordered to refrain from the
carrying around OF liquor on his per-
on, the excessive use of it, and 70
report to the sheriff ot Ormsby scou:1-
ty the first and third Saturday in
each month during the period of t'r>
sentence. And for any violation t
this order he shall be placed in Il
state prison to serve the sentence.