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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

H. U. Brookhart, secretary, Bunker
hill; September 29-October 1.
Saline County Agricultural, Horti-
cultural and Mechanical Association
c. r. Cravens, secretary, Salina; Sep
TENDER 1918.
The Sheridan County Fair and
Baseball Tournament-E. A. Mon
teith, secretary, Hoxie; September 1G-
IS.
Sherman County Agricultural and
Racing Association-E. S. Bower, Sec
rotary. Goodland.
Stafford County Fair Association
r. B. Mckay. secretary. St. John.
September 40.
Trego County Fair Associations.
J. Straw, secretary. Wakeeney; Sep
TENDER $40.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair As
sociation-S- d. Weaver. secretary.
Burlington: September 21-25.
Decatur County Fair Association
J. r. Correll, secretary. Oberlin; Sep
TENDER 22-24.
CowIey County-Eastern Cowley
Fair and Agricultural Society-How-
ard Collins. secretary, Burden; Sep
TENDER 22-24.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live Stock observation-disclosures w.
Sidle. secretary. Winfield; September
ITO.
Dickinson County Fair Association
&C. r. Baer, secretary, Abilene: Sep
TENDER 21-24.
Douglas County Fair and Agr1cul-
tural Society-C. w. Murphy. secre-
tary, Lawrence; September 21-24.
Franklin County Agricultural Society
j. R. Finley. secretary. Ottawa
September ITO.
Ellsworth County-Wilson Inter
County Cooperative Fair Association
w. E Schermerhorn. secretary. Will
son: October SIS.
Ellsworth county Agricultural and
Fair Association-G. C. Gebhardt,
secretary, Ellsworth; September rs
October !.
johnson County Spring Hill
Grange Fair Association--W. f. Will
kerson, secretary. Spring Hill: SeD-
TENDER ITO.
Labette County Fair-Clarence
Montgomery. secretary. Oswego; Sep
TENDER 1918.
Linn County Fair Assoc;ation-C. A
McMullen. secretary. Mound City:
September 21-244.
Logan County-InterCo Fair
Association-C- A Spencer, secretary.
Oakley; October 1915.
Lincoln County-SylvaIi Grove Fair
and Agricultural Associ4tion-R. w.
Wohler. secretary. Sylvan Grove: SEN
TENDER 1924.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1915

Following is list of fairs to be held
in Kansas in 1915, their Gates (whers
they have been decided on). locations
and secretaries. as reported to the
state board of agriculture and com
piled by J. G. Mohler:
Kansas State Fair-A. l.. Sponsle:.
secretary. Hutchinson: September
1925.
Kansas State Fair Associations. z.
Lux. president. Topeka: September
Allen County-Moran Agricuiturar
Fair Association-E. N. Mccormack
secretary. Moran; September.
Barton County Fair Association
Porter Young. secretary. Great Bend:
October ST..
Butler County-Douglass Asrlcui-
tural Society,". A. CLAY. secretary
Douglass; September 1918
Clay County Fair Association w.
F. Miller. secretary. Clay Center: dates
Clay Wakefield Agricuitur-
al ociation-Eugene EIkIns sec
rotary, Wakefield; October So.
Meade County FAIR. w. Camp
20-24.
Mitchell County Fair Association
Fred w. Knapp secretary. Beloit:
dates not set
tion-C. D Lockard. secretary. Cot
feyville: September 2S-October 2.
Morris County Fair AsSociation-H.
A. Clyborne, secretary, Council Grove.
Nemaha Fair Association-M. r.
Comet. secretary. Seneca; September
7-10.
Neosho County-The Four-County
District Agricultural Society-George
K. Bideau. secretary. Chanute; Octo
Der 40.
Ottawa County Fair Association-J.
E Johnston. secretary. Minneapolis:
September ITO.
Pawnee County Agricultural Assoc
ciation-Harry H. Wolcctt, secretary,
Larned; September 28-October 1.
Phillips County-Four-C Fair
Observation-Disclosures Troup. secretary.
Logan: September 21-24.
Pottawatomie County Agricultural
Society,". A. Lister. secretary. Wa
mego: dates not set.
Pratt County Fair Association-J.
NJ. Lucas. secretary. Pratt.
Rawlins County Fair and Agricul-
tural Association-M. H. Baird. secre-
tary. Atwood.
Rice County Fair Assoc1ation-L. C
Needham. assistant secretary. Lyons:
September no.
Rocks County Fair Associations.
c. Foster. secretary. stockton: Sep
TENDER 7-10.
Russell County Fair Association-J.
B. Funk secretary. Russell: October
SIS.
Russell County -Mid-County Fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The September term of the district
court will open tomorrow. Judge
George H. Whitcomb, in the second
division, will handle all criminal cases
this term. The civil docket will be
divided between Judge Whitcomb and
vision. By agreement the two judges
alternate in handling the criminal
business of the court Both divisions
have a heavy docket for this term.
Two Labor day weddings took place
this morning at the office of the pro-
bate court. Judge Hugh Mcfarland
violated all the laws of labor and
united Robert Wallace of Kingsville,
Kan, and Lulu Skinner of Silver
of Burchard, Neb., and Alma Harring-
tor of Pawnee City, Kan.
A barn and some adjoining sheds
belonging to J.. r. Benz EFT, 1888 High
street, were destroyed by fire at 6
o'clock this morning. The cause of
the fire is not known. The loss is es-
timated at $500, insured for $3.50.
w. L. Porter, city commissioner of
parks, was kept busy today answering
telephone calls from persons wishing
to fish in the lakes IN Gage park.
Many persons wished to take advan-
tage of the holiday to help a few fish
out of the water. All were told that
fishing is permitted in the big park
on Saturdays only. They were told
they could fish in Central park.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Berry of Highland Park
today Mrs, Berry was formerly Miss
Maria Glover.
Preliminary steps toward the work
of dilxing the Shunganunga creek
alorc tho fair grounds line and of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
TO CALL STRIKES!
Dumba Vaccinations Revealed
by Documents.
L. S. Would Demand Recall in
Ordinary Times.

Washington, Sept. Eff it were
ordinary times there would be an ex-
cellent chance that the state depart
ment would ask the Austrian govern
ment to recall Ambassa cor Dumba,
officials here said cOnfioentially to-
day.
The ambassador, according to unof-
ficial information received in Wash
ington, does not deny that among the
papers seized by the British authori-
ties on James F. Archibald, the
American newspaper man arrested in
London, was Il communication from
the ambassador to the Vienna foreign
office discussing a plan for calling cut
I'll Austrian and HungG risin Workmen
in munition plants in the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
CHANGE in name
Mills Dry Goods Co. Will Be-
come Mills Stores Co.
The Stock Will Be Enlarged in
All Departments.

The Mills company, as an Iowa
. corporation, will go before the Kansas
I charter board Tuesday morning with
its reorganization program and ask
for permission to do business in Kan
sas. The new corporation will do
! business under the corporate name of
the Mills Stores company, instead of
the Mills Dry Goods company. Pro-
vision for the disposal of all of the
. 100000 stock increase has been
made.
According to a statement today by
]. B. Larimer, a Topeka attorney in
charge of the 1,eorganiza ton detail,
the new store management will take
over the big Mills store Tuesday
morning. Buyers will leave Topeka
+. tonight for the eastern markets and
will at once purchase from $50, 900 to
: SIS, 900 worth of new goods for the
various departments of the store.
Every department xiIl be thoroughly
stocked and the company will carry a
heavier line OF merchandise than I'M
der the old management.
The charter board will not be asked
for a stock selling permit, Larimer
stated. The extra money from the
stock increase will be used in nlarg-
ing the various departments and the
store will be larger than at any time
in its history.
Stockholders under the old company
will continue to hold stock under the
reorganization. AS soon as the obli-
cations of the old firm are liquidated,
new stock will be issued to the orig
inal shareholders. They will be given
preferred seven per cent stock in the
company-the new stock being, vir-
tually guaranteed seven per cent pa
per.
All of the departments of the big
. store were inspected by the new man
agement this morning and arrange
ments made for immediate increase of
all departments.
Under a reorganization plan of the
Mills Dry Goods Co. F. NJ. Pelletier, of
Sioux City, Iowa, becomes president
{ of the big Topeka store and will die
tate the terms of the reorganization
w. w. Mills, president of the original
company.
In charge in the store management
Pelletier will bring to Topeka several
men who have been associated with
him in Iowa. p. c. McKown. with the
Pelletier company in Sioux City, will
become sales manager of the Topeka
company. d. p. Shull of Sioux City
will be vice-president of the company
and H. P. Norris will be secretary
treasurer. An inventory of the Mills
company stock will be taken at once.
Minnesota average 35 bushels of
corn per acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Miss Madge Moore, Mrs w. G. Shaw
Miss Mary Shuler.
Announcement has been made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Jessep of the en-
gagement of their daughter, Edith.
and Mr.. George Carothers. The cers-
mony will be read Thursday evening,
| September 18th at the home of the
| brides parents in After avenue and
will be witnessed by small company
CT relatives and friends. Several pre-
nuptial affairs have been planned for
Miss Jessep this week
Miss Hazel Douglass has gone to
Holton. where she will teach in the
public schools this winter. --f7fF -
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Peters and fam
| lily have returned from Maple Hill.
where they spent a few days last week
camping and fishing.
Little Ruth Heller is recovering
| from a few weeks serious illness at
her home in AFTER avenue.
| Master Harold Hutson, son of Mr..
| and Mrs w. L. Hutson is improving
nicely from serious illness at his
nome in Green street.
Mr.. Edward Brigham Of New York
City is visiting his father, Mayor F. A.
Brigham for a few weeks.
Mrs. Clara Burns, and daughter
| Ruth, left Saturday for their home in
Sheridan, Wyo., after a months visit
! with relatives in Illinois and here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Brown of Los
Angeles, Calf, are visiting at the ].
NJ Boyle home and with other Oak
land friends here a short time. The
Boyle family formerly lived here.
Miss Mildred Shuler and Mr.. Ivan
| Shuler of Lawrence spent a few days
last week at the Henry Shuler homo
enroute to Wichita, where they viii
make their future home. The Mission
airy union of Topeka will have an all
| day meeting next Friday, Septembe~
10th at the Oakland Christian church
Over one-third of Holland is below
sea-level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
DEATHS and FUNERALS

Mrs. Jennie Williamson, age At, resi-
dence 1881 North Monroe street, died
Saturday afternoon at ST. Francis hos
pita1. The funeral will be held at 4
o'clock this afternoon at PenwelPs
chapel. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry. Mrs. Williamson is survived by
two daughtrs Miss Edith Hawk and
Miss Pearl Mccoy.
Elizabeth Jeanette DargitZ, in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Dargitz, died Saturday evening at the
home of her parents, lilo West Elev-
enth street The funeral will be held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the
home. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry.
Thelma Ida, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John A. Clay, died Saturday
at the home of her parents. 1915
.Washburn avenue. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon Interment
was in Mount Auburn cemetery.
Elizabeth Mailer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Matthew Mailer. died Sat
urday at the home of her parents, 1 8
Woodruff avenue. The funeral was
held this morning at ST.. Joseph's- Ger
man Catholic church. Interment in
Mount Calvary cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
OAKLAND NOTES.
Items for this department may be
phoned to 1918 or State Journal office ]

The Ladies Aid society of the Oak
land M. E. church will have their
regular monthly tea Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs G.. l.. Hut
son, 4S4 Sumner street.
Mrs. Mamie Miller entertained the
members of the Priscilla club Friday
afternoon at her home in Thomas ave
nue.. Those present weres Mrs. Roy
Williams, Mrs. N. E. Copeland Mrs w
F. Saw, Mrs. George Stein, Mrs j. n.
Graft, Mrs. William Swearengen, Mrs.
Harold Lepper Mrs F C. Jordan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
Miss Violet King in futurist skirt

Miss Violet King, one of the most
prominent members of the younger
set at Newport, has originated and is
wearing this multi-colored ''futurist"
skirt This novel design is taking
with her friends, and is expected to
come into popular favor. Miss King
did not volunteer to make public the
theme which the design was supposed
TO depict, but an artist who happened
to pass remarked that it was an in
SEPARATION for a cubist painting Es
was then planning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

The prominent Kansas educator is
the first Kansan to receive recognition
oy election. to an office in the nation
al association.
In discussing his election today,
Chancellor Strong would not admit
that an effort would be made 70 brirs.s
the 1916 or 1917 convention to Kan
sas. He stated that the bylaws of
the association provided for holding
the annual meetings in Washington
except. in extreme Instances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
ASK FOR REPORTS DR.. STRONG NAMED
Chancellor of Kansas Univer-
sity Is Elected President
By the National Association of
State School Heads.

Frank Strong, chancellor of tn
state university. Lawrence, has bees.
elected to the presidency of the ma
tional association of state universities.
Chancellor Strong was elected at the
annual meeting of university heads at
RerkleY. California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the con-
queror of Warsaw, is playing an inn
portant part in the German drive
through western Russia. At present
he is cooperating with Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg in an effort to cut
off the Russian troops in the vicinity
of Wilma and Grodno.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

G. c Bowman of Seymour Packing
Company has returned from WiScon-
sin and brought with him a 22-pound
fish, 43 inches in length. He caught ii
in the Twin Lakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Have your suit and overcoat mad
to measure, $I7.00, at Olof Ekberg
70S Kansas ave. second floor.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Algeria in 1914 imported automo
biles valued at $3,087.80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Quad range. Quad heater
sewing machine; house for rent HOS
Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Birmingham. Eng, is a large pro-
Queer of pens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Vancouver has $50 jitneys in opera
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

The Sons and Daughters of Justice
will open their fall campaign Tuesday
night with a class initiation and dance
The affair will be for members only.
w. F. Shaw, president of the lodge,
has announced that about fifty can
didates will be put through the work
The order will follow the same form
of program this season as that of last
winter. Every other9 meeting night
will be open and the intervening Tues
days will be for members only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Suits dry cleaned 75c. Topeka
Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Over one-third of Holland is below
Sea-level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Island of oahu. Hawaii has II
miles of railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
LOCAL MENTION.

1t will payyou to get our estimate on
that lumber bill. Phone J. 3. Whelan
q Co., TIL E. 4th.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Minnesota average 35 bushels of
corn per acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
Ingram Carpet

35c Ingram carpet, yard
wide, yard .24c
Csc Ingram carpet, yard
wide, yard 49o
75c Ingram carpet, yard
wide, yard sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
ONLY ONE HUNDRED
 TICKETS ID LOCK r ARE UNSPOKEN FOR
Are Expected to Be Taken This Morning-Chamber Officials Pleased Over
 Outlook for Crowd

Four hundred of the 500 tickets for he Lock IT excursion to be conduct cd by the Chamber of Commerce to- morrow have been sold and indica- tions are that the remaining hundred will soon disappear this morning Chamber officials are much pleased at Ine indications of A good crowd and prospects of complete success for the sxcursion to the locks to attend the formal opening of the Warrior river to navigation.
 A special government customs man will be in charge of the excursion boat. which win convey the Birming- ham party down the. river to the locks and back to Birmingham again. The excursion boat, Martha Drennen, tow ing the excursion barge, which will carry the Birmingham party. yesterday passed Tuscaloosa on her way up the river from Mobile and will arrive at salter's Bluff tonight
 Tomorrow morning at & o'clock tho excursion party on a special train over the Southern will leave the TermiYal siation. Stops will be made probably al t,nsley Mulea and other points to pick up passengers who have bought tickets at those points. Salters Bluff will be reached at about To o'clock and he transfer will be made there to me river boat and barge, the river he- ing right along the railroad at this point
 From Salter,s Blum 10 Lock f7. where the celebration will be held. IS about 30 miles Luncheon composed of sandwiches, coffee and other food will be purehaseable on the boat during the trip. Special arrangements have been made for the ladies and the indications are that there will be as many ladies Tn the crowd as men. Several parties have been formed and many pupils in- tsnd making the trip merely as a pleas- ure excursion.
 At Lock i7 the government boat and the boat of the Pratt Consolidated Coal ompany will arrive about the same time as the excursion boat from Bir- min gham and then the formal exercises ,tf the opening to river traffic of the big locks will be held. speeches being made hy members of Congress and other Washington officials. After tho exercises are concluded the party will toard the boat and return to Salters Bluff. where the transfer to the ope- sial train will again be made and Bir- mineham will be reached about 7:s9 clock that evening.
 The opening of the Warrior river is considered one of the most important events in the history of the Brming- ham industrial district and great in- terest is being taken in it in all parts of the state The formal exercises vill he attended by many other parties from all sections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

is the one thing that he needs most By tlis means we have changed the shifting shiftless man into a home loving, thrifty citizen.
 We must encourage these people to want homes-to want to be thrifty, to take an interest in the community in which they live and to have some desire to build it up. The best way to do this is by showing them a way to earn more and to have more credit. Sxty-one per cent of the Alabama farmers live on rented land, and 45 per cent of them have nothing-and move every 12 months. We are striving to steady this great unrest, and to change these rowing people into quiet, peaceable citizens, and show them the joy and pleasure of community inter- est and the community pleasures
 A simple plan has been suggested that seems practical and workable This plan provides for voluntary contribution of l cent per acre on lands above 800 acres; one-tenth of l per cent on corresponding bank deposits; small per cent to be given by large manufacturing plants, rail- roads and other big business. This is along the line of wealth production and does not fall as hardship upon any one. This plan, or similar one, could be worked out in detail by the agricultural committee of the Bankers association. By this means fund could be raised that would assure the follow-up work in practical way
 I would suggest that for this work if it meets with the favor of the bankers association, that an acting president from this association be appointed to take charge of this work and that an employed person at reasonable salary to act as secretary and treasurer with funds for stenosraphic and office work. This would assure state organization of very sim pie form that could work through the channels already planned and worked out by the Farm Diversfcation groups
 w. R. Baughman used one of his well known agricultural charts in making his address. He pointed out and illustrated the advantages of diversified and scientific farming. He said the dollar that was worth the most was the dollar that stayed at home. He showed the profits from scientific and modern farming methods as compared with the slip shod, out-of- date methods that are much in use throughout the state.
 What Mississippi Has Done
 Commissioner of Agriculture Blakeslee of Mississippi closed the morning session with an eloquent address on what Missis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
ENSLEY SOUTHERN
 COULD bE BOUGHT
 BY YC|Ty OR COUNTY
Transportation Field Would Thus Be Opened, Says Sevier in Brief
 Statement

If the city of Birmingham or the county of Iefferson cares to enter the transpor- tatiou business to the Warrior river the city or the county may lease or buy the Ersley Southern, operating now to Max inc That the Southern railway would not be averse to such a plan as leasing the line or selling the Ensley southern to the city or county or any responsible party was a statement of l" SeNier, gen eral agent for the Southern railway eNeca- tive department, yesterday morning,
 H. F. Mccormack, vice president and general manager of the Pratt Consoli- dated Coal company. which concern plans to operate barges from Maxine, in an in- terview in The Age-Herald sometime ago said in effect that line should be built from this city to the river, the cost or which he said would be very slight, and that within a short time the whole outlay would be repaid by the enormous revenue resulting from such line. He followed this statement np later with one wherein he advocated that Jefferson county build the line. MT, Mccormack also advocated that the city of Birmingham issue bonds and build the line. He selected the mo- ment when committee of 100 men were trying to solve the city's financial eondi- tons to suggest that the line would pay all the citys debts and would make the municipality an enormous amount or money This surplus. 1t was suggested, could be spent on the zoo. public play grounds. the city hall gymnastic class. the increase of the police department and other civic improvements.
 Mr. Sevier has refrained from comment ing upon the plan. However yesterday he discussed the situation informally. The statement of Mir. Sevier follows;
 With three lines. viz. the Ensley south ern the Southern railway and the Frisco, diverging from Birmingham that cross the Warrior river at navigable stage, I cannot see the necessity for the construc- tion of a railroad. either on the part of the city of Birmingham or Jefferson coun- ty. as there are ample facilities already provided to take care of any business that will be handled in connection with trans portation companies that may ply the river.
 "However. should il be decided that the city of Birmingham or Jefferson county would care to go in the transportation of freight or passengers in connection with the river. they could secure by purchase the Ensley Southern railway. which is as short. and with as low grade, and can be as economically operated a line that might be constructed. Nor would the Ensley Southern be averse to giving an operating trackage right over its line to a responsible company that would care to exercise such privilege. and doubtless on as satisfactory terms for the handling of business as would be available by the construction of line"