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The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Three hundred Elks, attending the
first lodge session in the new Elks'
temple at Petoskey, were addressed
Wednesday evening by Gov. Ferris.
Michigan farmers have suffered less
loss from hog cholera among their
swine herds this summer than ever
before in the history of the live stock
industry in this state, according to
H. II. Halliday, chairman of the state
stock sanitary commission.
Mines have no more right to pollute
the water in streams than have sugar
factories, says the encouragement in
response to an inquiry from State
Game Warden Oates, suggesting at
the same time the institution OF Grim.
inal proceedings against any such
mines as are doing II.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
NAVY ADVISORY
BOARD SELECTED
SEC'Y DANIELS ANNOUNCES
NAMES OF TWENTY-FIVE
EXPERTS.
TH1S. EDISON Is CHAIRMAN
Eleven Scientific Societies Select
Men Who VIII Serve Their
Country With Their Expert
knowledge.

Misunderstanding of the Navy
Daniels Sunday night announced the
names of the % scientists and inven-
tors who, with Thomas A. Edison as
chairman, are TO constitute an advis-
DRY board to assist the United States
navy in its technical problems of de-
velopment.
The members OF the board who will
serve with Mr.. Edison were chosen
by II scientific societies of the Uni
ted States, each of which nominated
two men. Mr.. Edison was chosen
by Secretary Daniels for the chair
manship of the board, the plan result
ing in the creation of body having
been taken up first with Mr.. Edison as
the foremost inventor of this country.
The members of the board and the
societies which nominated them fol-
low:
American Aeronautical Society
Hudson Maxim, Brooklyn, ordinance
and explosive expert and maker OF
the first smokeless powder adopted
by the United States government;
Matthew Bacon Sellers Baltimore, au-
thority to determine the dynamic air
pressure on arched surfaces by means
Of the wind funnel"
American Society of Automobile
Engineers-Howard Z. Coffin, of the
Hudson Motor Car company, of De-
troit, and Andrew j. Riker, Bridgeport,
Conn.
The Inventors Guild-Dr. Peter
Cooper Hewitt, Of New York. inven-
tor of appliances for telephones, n.y.
droplanes, aeroplanes, balloons and
electric lights, and Thomas Robbins;
of Stamford CT, inventor of many
mechanical devices.
American Chemical Society-Dr. w.
r. Whitney, of Schenectady, y. Y,
creator and director of the research
company; L. II. Baekelan, of Yonkers,
native of Belgium, famed particular
" for the invention of a Photographic
paper.
American Institute of Electrical
Engineer-Frank Julian Sprague, OF
son. Benjamin G. Lamme, of Pitts
burg, inventor and head of a commit
tee which passes upon all Westing-
house inventions.
American Mathematical Society
Robert Simpson Woodward, president
Of the Carnegie Institute at Washing
ton. d. c.: DR.. Arthur Gordon Web
bter, of Worcester, Mass, professor
OF physics at Clark university.
American Society of Civil Engi-
neers-Andrew Murray Hunt, of New
York; Alfred Craven of New York.
The American Institute of Mining
Engineers-William Lawrence Saun-
cers, of New York, N. j.; Benjamin
Bowditch Thayer, OF New York, metal
lurgist and explosive expert.
The American Electro-Chemical So
oiety-Dr. Joseph William Richards,
OF South Bethlehem, Pa; Lawrence
Addicks, of Chrome, N. j., metallurgi-
cal engineer and president of the Am
erican Electro Chemical society.
The American Society of Mechan-
zeal Engineers-William Leroy EN-
met, Schenectady, n. Y; Spencer
Miller, of South Orange, Nj.
The American Society of Aeronau-
tic Engineers-Henry Alexander Wise
Wood, engineer and manufacturer;
Elmer A. Sperry, electrical inventor
and manufacturing.
Secretary Daniels announced Sun
day night that he has arranged for
the first meeting of the advisory board
to take place in his office at III
o'clock Wednesday, October 6.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
EMINENT TEACHER Is DEAD
Dean At Graduate School Of U. Of M.
Dies while Visiting Friends.

Ann Arbor-Karl Guthe, dean of the
University of Michigan, died Friday
night in Ashland, exc.
Dean Guthe went west few weeks
ago to attend a convention and was
in Oregon visiting friends when
stricken.
Dean Guthe was considered one Of
the most capable members of the uni
versity faculty and was one of the
leading physicists in this country,
having at one time been in the employ
OF the government at Washington. He
was born in 1866 in Hanover. Ger
many, came to this country in 1892 and
became a member OF the university
faculty in 1893.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Adrian-Four representatives of
the department of agriculture are
working on farms in territory around
Adrian and Morenci The intention
of the department is to take what is
known as farm survey" of about
200 Lenawee county farms. The work
will cover a period of about three
weeks. Only the representative farms
are visited and the work and methods
made note of so that as valuable data
as possible can be secured. The re-
suits of the work will be published in
the form of bulletins during the win
ter.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Killed While Hunting Rats.

Sault Ste. Marie-The new state rat
bounty law figured in tragedy in this
city Friday night and resulted in the
death of the six-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Robinson.
Several youngsters we're engaged in
rat hunt in a barn. Young Robin
son was searching for lost cartridge
when he was hit by a bullet from a
small rifle i'm the hands of Cecil Oster-
man. He died almost instantly.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Mexican Revolt

First Chief Carranza of Mexico in
his reply to the Pan-American note
inviting him to participate in con-
ference of the leaders Of the various
factions in an endeavor to re-establish
peace in this republic, declines to con-
slider this proposal and politely resents
interference by other nations in the
internal affairs of Mexico.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

George Trossitt. steward, and WI
liam Leushelm. a coal passer. were
killed on the steamship Ryndam at
New York. Gaseous fumes from lily
bulbs, which formed large part of
the Ryndam's cargo, are said to have
caused death.
The filing of 100000 suit for
breach OF promise against John Wan
amaker, Jr.. by Lucille Stores, became
known at New York when his Gttor-
ney, H. A. Wise, filed application to
have the case transferred to the United
States district court. John Wanna
maker, Jr., is a grandson Of the Phil
adelphia merchant.
William Moon, an employee, was
killed and one of the six-wheel mills
of the Western Powder company's
plant near Peoria. ILL.,, was wrecked
by an explosion.
Four persons were killed and two
others FATALLY injured When passen-
ger train hit an automobile at John
son City, Ill. The dead: A. Brown
all, Tom Mcdonald, Harry f. Dixon,
A. Brown, all of San Francisco.
Henry Edwards, a suspect in the
murder of Judge Willis S. Knowles
at Providence, r. l., has been arrest
ed at Worcester Mass. Edwards de-
MED any knowledge of the assassina-
ton.
A severe storm swept through west
ern and central Illinois, inficting great
damage in parts of Warren. Knox,
Mercer, Fulton, Henry, Peoria and
Tazewell counties.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Foreign

Count Goffredo Gaetani, lieutenant
OF the Alphini, and Baroness Wsides-
sen Reugers, only daughter CT the
Dutch minister to the Quirinal. madly
in love, found II impossible TO live
apart and died together in a suicide
pact at Sorrento, Italy. The count
had a wife.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

QluerenL points on the IrOuI are TO
ported in an official statement issued
at the Austrian war Office in Vienna.
In a note made public at Berlin Ger
many expresses regret for the loss OF
American lives in the sinking of the
steamer Arabic, but states positively
that no indemnity for such loss can
be granted the United States.
After penetrating the allies front,
according to Berlin reports, to the
depth of about quarter of mile,
capturing more than LOO prisoners,
Ss Of whom were officers, the Ger
mans ceased their attacks.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Lon
don Exchange Telegraph company
says: "A Zeppelin lost a propeller
over Stockem. Near Brussels 1t fell
and was destroyed by an explosion.
The crew was killed"
The latest Zeppelin raid on London
was the most destructive In history.
It was officially announced 20 persons
were killed and Sc injured. The Ger
man naval airships invaded the city
at midnight and rained bombs that
started many fires.
An official communication from Pet
rograd claims another big Russian sue
cess In eastern Galicia. Following
their reported victory at Tarnopol, 1t
Is stated that southwest of Trembowla
the Russians took as prisoners $50
officers and 1000 men and that the
Teutons retreated. Russian captures
since September 8, on Sereth front,
total 3S3 officers, over 1900 men and
a great quantity of guns.
Continuing their terrific attacks to
cut the railroads from Lemberg to
Kiev, the Austrians have crowned one
phase of their general action with sue
cess, capturing the great Russian
stronghold of Dubno, says a dispatch
from Vienna.
Near Tarnopol the Russians have
defeated the Third German division
and the Forty-eighth reserve division
with an Austrian brigade, capturing
5000 prisoners and thirty guns be-
sides q quickfirer, according to an Of
fetal statement issued at Petrograd.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Personal

William j. Bryan received a tele
gram at Chicago from Washington an
nouncing the eighth grandchili. .
son. to Mr.. and Mrs Richard Lewis
Hargreaves. His mother was Grace
bryan.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Because of the killing of two British
officers near Bushire, Persia, and the
failure of the Persian government To
punish the tribal chiefs Bushre. on
the Persian gulf. was occupied by the
British without opposition August S
according TO a dispatch to London.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Washington

The government bureau of war risk
insurance, since It's creation, Septem-
Der 2, 1914 at Washington. shows a
surplus of $1,309.274 is left. Secretary
McAdoo is highly gratified at the re-
suits.
President Wilson issued orders that
a court-martial convene at San Fran
cisco October / to hear charges
against Lieut.-Col. Lewis z. Goodier,
who Is accused of conduct prejudicial
to good order and discipline in the
army.
Ambassador Penfield at Vienna was
instructed by cable to inform the Aus
tro-Hungarian government that DR..
Constantin Dumba no longer is ac-
ceptable as an envoy to the United
States, and to ask for his recall. Sec
rotary Lansing formally announced
the action at Washington. 1t was the
answer of the American government
to Doctor Dumba's explanation Of his
intercepted letter to Vienna outlining
plans for handicapping plants in this
country making war supplies for the
allies Dumba told Lansing that he
acted upon instructions from his gov
eminent.
Secretary Daniels announced at
Washington a general reorganization
Of the forces of the naval academy
at Annapolis Heads of nearly all de-
partments were ordered detached for
duty elsewhere, the changes to be eff
fective September 20.
The government September crop re-
port, issued at Washington, estimated
the yield of wheat, corn, oats, rye and
barley at 5,641 100000 bushels, an In
crease of 100000 bushels over the
August returns, and gain Of $685.
000,0 900 bushels, or IA per cent over
the final returns last year.
It was learned at Washington that
Secretary Lansing has cabled to the
American minister at The Hague, for
mally announcing the cancellation of
the passport issued to James F. j.
Archibald, who acted as Doctor Dunn
ba's messenger The minister was
authorized to issue an emergency
passport to Archibald to provide him
with protection on his way home
across the Atlantic.
Ambassador Page at London cabled
the state department at Washington
that he understands Great Britain is
willing tc permit goods which were
contracted for by American importers
before the first of March to be taken
out of neutral ports and forwarded to
their destinations.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
General Markets.

Plums-Home-grow S1Q1.25 per
blu.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS per bu.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per 1G-
quart case.
Bartlett. s150QI65 per Blu,
$45004.75 per Dbl.
Cabbage-s1.25 per Dbl.
Mushrooms-45G soc per ID.
Green Corn--$1.25 per sack.
Tomatoes-$L2501.S5 per bu.
Potatoes-Jersey, 60Q70c per blu.
Celery-Michigan I5Q20c per doz.
Onions--Southern, S5090c per
sack.
Lettuce-Head, s1.6OQ175 per
case; leaf, Csc per blu.
Dressed Calves-Fancy, 14Q14 1-2c
per ID; common, 1908 lie.
Maple Sugar-New, 14Q15c per lb;
syrup, S16p1.10 per gal.
Sweet Potatoes-Jersey, $1.65@1.70
per hamper; Virginia, $3.50 per Dbl.
Live Poultry-No l broilers, Ice;
No 2 broilers. 14d14 lie; heavy hens,
loo; medium hens. 10 12G14c; light
hens, 12012 i-2c; ducks, 14g15c;
geese, 1Oc; turkeys. 15c per pound.
Cheese Wholesale lots: Michigan
fats, II 1-2G 13c; New York flats, ii
1.4a14 1-2c; brick, 1904 lie; linn
burger. 2.lb pkgs 12c, lib y 1-2D
13c; imported Swiss, SSc; domestic
Swiss. Il 1-2@22c; long horns ii IL
a15c; daisies, 14G14 1-2c per ID.
Honey Choice to fancy new white
comb. 14a15c; amber, sq9c; extract
ed, 5Q6c per Id.
Hides-No cured, 1Sc; No green
15c: No / cured bulls, lac; No 1
green bulls. lie; No / cured veal kip,
1Sc; No green veal kip, Ice; No 1
cured murrain, lac; No l green muir
rain, lie; No / cured calf, 1Sc; No 2
green calf. Ice; No ] horsehides,
$3.50; No 2 horsehides, $3.50; No 2
hides 1c and No kip and calf / lie
lower than the above; sheepskins, as
to amount OF WOO. 2507bc.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

The total population of New York
state is 9.773.s17, according to figureh
submitted to the constitutional con.
vention at Albany, N, by Secretary of
State Hugo. New York city has s.
O66.222. an increase of 3OO,661 in five
years.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Gustav Stahl, a German reservist,
who swore he saw four guns on the
Lusitania on her last trip, but later
admitted his affidavit was false and
entered plea of guilty to perjury,
and sentenced at New York to IS
months Imprisonment at Atlanta.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
TELEGRAPHlC FLASHES

Havre-The death is announced Of
Louis Huysmans, Belgian minister OF
state and member of the Belgian
chamber of deputies for Brussels.
Milan, via. Paris-Crown Prince
Humbert passed through Milan Thurs
day with his tutor going to Udine,
his intense desire to join the king at
the front having been granted.
Illness with typhoid fever Of Seamen
Boil and Mickey of Second division,
Michigan naval reserve at Saginaw, is
responsible for an order that all of the
Go members of the division be vac
cinated. Twenty already have received
the treatment. Four cases of fever
are said to exist in the ranks at Ben
ton Harbor and six in Detroit.
Melbourne, Austrtlia-The entire
membership of the House of Represen-
tatives of the federal parliament, the
legislative body of the commonwealth
of Australia, has pledged itself never
again to purchase German goods.
Manchester, via. London.-The gov
eminent has issued a new order re-
curing that every expectation OF cot
ton cloth to places other than British
colonies or dependencies must be COW
cred by certificate guaranteeing that
the cloth viii not reach the hands OF
an enemy power.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Operators of coal mines, both an
thracite and bituminous, have been in
formed by the United Mine Workers
of America at Chicago that the miners
will demand an increase of % per cent
I'm wages next April over those now
paid.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Glover of Bir-
mingham, Ala, are dead, and S. N.
Boyd is seriously Ill as result Of
drinking wood alcohol. under the i'm
preston that 1t was grain alcohol.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Ignatius T. T. Lincoln, a former
member of the British parliament, who
recently admitted he had been a Ger
man spy, was ordered by Federal
Judge Veeder of Brooklyn to be ex-
tradited to England to stand trial on
a charge of forgery. Lincolns attor-
neys say their client would be tried as
a spy If returned to England.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Plums-Home-grown, S1Q1.25 per
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most important Hap
penInss Of the World Compiled
In Brlefest and Most Succlnct
Form for Quick Consumption.
European War News

Repulse of Italian attacks at three
different points on the front are re-
ported in an official statement issued
at the Austrian war Office in Vienna.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

Forty-five hundred cases Of toys.
believed to be the first shipment OF
fits kind to reach this country from
Europe since the British order in
council was enforced, arrived at New
York aboard the Holland-American
freight steamer Veenbergen from Rot
terdam.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

In a note made public at Berlin Ger
many expresses regret for the loss OF
American lives in the sinking of the
steamer Arabic, but states positively
that no indemnity for such loss can
be granted the United States.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16

More than 100000 damage was the
toll of a cloudburst which flooded
Grand Rapids, Mich, and vicinity. No
lives were lost. More than $4,000
damage was done to fruit and grain.
The Yale expositor., 1915-09-16
Domestic

The Anglo-French commission, seek
Ing a way to meet the huge bills OF
Great Britain and France for Ameri
can munitions and other supplies.
reached New York and was welcomed
by ]. P. Morgan and met 100 fnanciers
In Morgan's library. Five hundred mil
lion dollars is the smallest sum which
the commission hopes to borrow. 1t
would rather have billion. The en-
tire proceeds would be used in paying
for American supplies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10
NORTH Topeka WILL ASK FOR
CITY REPRESENTATION TONIGHT
First Ward Would Place One Man on
Commission Board.
Petitions Out Today for f. B. Simms
for Water Commissioner.
WILL BILLIARD GET I'M
Persistent Rumors That Former
Mayor Will Run Again.
Political Mass Meeting to Lay Plans
for Spring Campaign.

Petitions are being circulated to-
day for the nomination of F. b.
Simms, proprietor of the Gem Laun-
dry, North Topeka, a candidate for
the office of city commissioner of
water and lighting, now held by Frank
Newland, who is a candidate for re-
election.
With the appearance of the Simms
petitions. the calling of political
mass meeting to be held in the North
Topeka fire station tonight, rumors
that j. B. Billiard, eX-mayor, may
again be a candidate for that position,
and a report that an effort is being
made to have North Topeka unite
upon one person as a candidate for
place on the city school board, interest
in municipal politics now centers in
North Topeka.
Just who are the sponsors of to-
nights meeting is not clear, but the
purpose of the meeting is said to be to
work out a plan whereby North To-
peka will have a representative on both
the city commission, and another for
the school board.
There have been persistent rumors
that Mr.. Billiard will enter the may
orally race, and nomination petitions
have even been circulated, but Mr.
Billiard himself has consistently de-
clined to make a declaration of his in
tentions, saying when questioned, that
ne was considering the matter, but
was still undecided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10
SCOTT ON BEL CUM
kanSan States That Conditions
Will Be Worse.
Germans Have Not Been Un-
duly Harsh, He Contends.

That conditions will become worse
in Belgium is the opinion of Charles
F. Scott of lola, who will speak at
the auditorium tonight on his expert
ences in Belgium and portions of
France while representing Kansas.
Il do not think conditions have
been exaggerated in the least said
Mr. Scott, ''and 1 believe that they
Will become worse if anything.
The Germans seem to be treating
the Belgians with as much consider
alton as is possible under the circum-
stances. OF course they are in a hos
tile country and it is necessary to be
strict. Belgium is like a big prison.
The Germans say it is not strange
that with an army of two million men
some atrocities should have been COM
mltted- There are bound to be some
brutes among the two million SOL
d1ers. IS the excuse they give. 1t is
impossible to realize the condition
that exists until one has actually been
on the field
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott are guests at
the home of Senator Charles Curtis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10

from Topeka merchants. The ink was
judiciously printed on business card,
announcing that Mrs. Dawson has
opened a dressmaking school at us
Kansas avenue.
Presenting this card at business
houses small purchases We're made on
tick" Almost every business house
in the city was victimized, if reports
coming to L. L. kiene, sheriff, are
correct.
camera worth S22 SO, purchased at a
drug store. At another place the
woman bought a meerschaum pipe.
Most shoe stores were patroniZed by a
although at one store several pairs
were bought. Three electric irons
were secured at separate electrical
supply houses. A quantity of silk was
sold by a Topeka department store,
and at another place a silk dress was
purchased. The plan of operating
was so simple that most of the victims
are ashamed to admit having been
worked
The woman made a pretext of en-
gaging rooms from John E. Frost at
71S Kansas avenue. She had the
rooms carefully measured for carpets,
but no carpets were purchased and
the rooms were never occupied.
Travelled a La Quartette.
Accompanying the woman, who has
a fine 'tBOStOneSe' accent, were two
well-appearing young men, said to be
her sons. There was also a little girl
about 10 years old. One of the young
men had lost his right hand. The
quartette departed from Topeka sew
eral days ago, leaving unpaid bills be-
hind. Similar operations were carried
on in Wichita and in Hutchinson.
At Dodge city the two young men
were placed under arrest and taken
to Hutchinson On the way to Hutch
insOn, the older of the men attempted
to escape the officer by jumping
through the window of a car while
the train was moving at the rate of a
mile a minute He landed in snow
drift and was uninjured. Sheriff Kiene
talked to the young men in Futchin-
son Tuesday The one who attempt
ed to escape, admitted having operat-
ed in Wichita and Hutchinson, but
denied having been in Topeka He
other two cities had been sold. The
woman was arrested in Pueblo, Colo.
where she was held or released, Sher-
iff Kiene is not certain.
AS nearly as could be learned by
the sheriff. all the purchases made in
Topeka were by the women. If evil
dence can be found that the young
men now under arrest in Hutchinson
secured goods under false pretenses
they will be brought here for prose-
cution
The party engaged rooms with Mrs.
l.. E. Montgomery, 513 Van Buren
street. and according to Mrs. Mont
gomery there was a little girl with
them, making five persons in all They
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