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Evening star., 1916-09-12

Dr.. Harry S. Lewis, who for the past
six years has been superintendent of
Emergency Hospital and Central Dis
pensary, and whose connection with
the institution began in 1904. has ten
dered his resignation, to become ef-
fective October 1. DR.. Lewis is sever
ing his connection with the institution
to devote his time to private practice.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald of the
house staff of Emergency Hospital is
to succeed DR.. Lewis as medical di-
rector of the institution, while a New
York man, whose name has not been
announced. is to be made business man
Evening star., 1916-09-12
Charged With Theft of 500.

old chauffeur, in the employ of an ice
cream company, was arrested this
morning by Detectives Burlingame and
Kelly and charged with the theft Of
800 from his employers. The money.
it is said, was taken from the cash
drawer last night. Slingland was
found at his place of employment, and
the detectives accused him of the theft.
He denied the charge, the detectives
stated, but they claim they found $96
in his pockets. and that he then ad-
mitted having robbed the cash drawer.
Evening star., 1916-09-12
BATTERY A HAS REACHED
MINIMUM STRENGTH
Reported to Department of East by
Capt. Hobbs, Mastering Of
icer at Camp 0rdway,

Battery A, Field Artillery today was
by Capt. Horace P. Hobbs, the United
States mastering officer at Camp Ord
way, as at minimum strength and
equipped except animals. All of the
organizations now in camp at Fort
Myer have been reported to the Eastern
Department as at minimum strength
and equipped.
Although no orders Were received to-
day to send any of the organizations
now at Camp Ordway to the border, it
became known, from a reliable source,
that every organiZa tioh now there
would be sent to the border before it
returns home. Assurances We're receiv-
ed at the War Department today that
these troops would be sent to relieve
others which would be brought home.
Secretary swayed by Appeals.
The Sd Infantry and other troops at
Camp OrdWay were on the verge OF be-
ing mustered out and returned to their
status as District troops, it also was
learned. when personal appeals were
made to Secretary Baker of the War
Department So strong were the ap-
peals that the Secretary decided to send
the District troops. and therefore con-
tinue the policy of sending troops now
in the mobiliza tion camps to the Dor
der for a period Of training before they
are sent back home.
Strong pressure was brought TO pear
on the War Secretary to send the men
at Camp Ordway to the Mexican llne
even If onIv for q short period of time.
The effect Of sending them back to their
home station without a taste of bordef
service would not be good, according TO
those who know the feeling OF the
troops now in camp.
Evening star., 1916-09-12
Storm Approaching Southern Coast

Stormwarning signals were display
ed today along the Atlantic coast from
the Virginia capes to Jupiter, Fla. A
disturbance which was central this
morning over the Bahama Islands
probably will move north northwest and
will be attended by east to north gales off
the south Atlantic coast during the next
thirty-six hours.
Evening star., 1916-09-12
FATALLY MAULED BY BEAR.
Teamster Dies Of Injuries, Animal
Blown Up by Dynamite.

LIVINGSTON. Mon, September H.
Frank Welch. government teamster
died last night in the military hospital
at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
National Park, from a mauIing received
last Friday night from a bear. accord
ing to advices received here today. A
Evening star., 1916-09-12
Wins Doll Named by Mrs. Wilson.

Mrs. Norman N. Hill was awarded the
doll which had been named Virginia
by Mrs. Wilson, wife Of the President,
at the Petworth carnival last night
The closing night of the carnival was a
lively one, and those in charge pro-
nounced the affair satisfactory from
every standpoint
Evening star., 1916-09-12

lager of the dispensary and hospital.
| DR.. Lewis is typical Washington
| product, having gained his medical and
| surgical education and training here.
He is graduate of George Washington
| University College Of Medicine. He
| was an, ambulance surgeon at Emer-
gency Hospital from 1904 to 1906, later
| doing laboratory work at the hospital
and being in charge OF the laboratory.
In 1910 he was made superintendent, as
surgeon, physician and business man
ager of the institution.
His Record as Surgeon.
During his connection with the hospital
Dr. Lewis has handled more than 5000
bone surgery cases. He has been in
charge of emergency work at several
serious accidents, having aided in relief
work at the Terra Gotta wreck and hav-
ing been in charge of emergency relief
work at the disastrous fire at the ware
house of the Washington Tobacco Com
pany OH Pennsylvania avenue few years
ago. when one fireman was killed and f1ve
others suffered serious injuries. Other
cases almost without number nave come
under his observation and direction in
the years of his superintendency OF the
institution. Since he was connected with
the hospital DR.. Lewis has handled a
total of about $4,000 medical and surgical
emergency cases.
DR.. Lewis was the originator Of the unit
plan of the new Emergency Hospital.
which was designed and put in operation
in order to obtain the maximum OF ef-
ficiency in handling emergency cases.
Result Of Personal Efforts.
When it was planned to abondon the
Central Dispensary and Emergency Hos
pital and to divide the appropriat tion
for its support among other hospitals
of Washington, DR.. Lewis took into his
own hands the task of saving the in
stitution. Largely to his personal eff
forts Is due the fact that the institu-
ton was not abandoned, and the new
building which now houses the hospital
and dispensary is evidence of his sue
cess in forcing upon Congress recog-
milton of the indispensability to the
city of the institution.
DIR. Lewis is personally known to more
persons in the District of Columbia.
probably, than any other one physician
or surgeon.
It is DR.. Lewis intention to remain at
the hospital for about two weeks after
October / to assist Dr. Macdonald and
the new business manager of the in
stitution to become thoroughly ia
miliarized with the work and with the
system of the institution.
Evening star., 1916-09-12

road at its terminals at Perth Amboy,
N. j., was destroyed by fire yesterday.
together with twenty laden cars and
two schooners. The loss is estimated
at more than 100000.
Evening star., 1916-09-12

Odie Floyd, twenty-seven years old,
yesterday. at his home near Mount
Juliet, Tenn, shot and dangerously
wounded his wife and then fired two
shots into his own body. His death
was instantaneous.
Evening star., 1916-09-12
MARRIED.

On Monday. Sep
tember IL. 1916. by the Rev. Howard
!. Stewart, ELIZABETH S. MADDOX
and HERBERT A. STOUT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20
COST OF REFORM
Kansas Is Compelled to Pay
$3,S75 for Coal Burners
Because Cheap Gas Is Cut Off
at Parsons.
FUEL WAS COSTING 8 CENTS
p. e. C. Order Raised the Price
to % Cents.
Meant an Increased Expense of
S3,S6O per Month.
FUEL WAS COSTING 8 CENTS

Because Joseph L. Bristow and the
public utilities commission ordered an
increase In the gas rates and set aside
all existing contracts, the state of
Kansas was today compelled to spend
S3,S75 for new coal burners at the
Parsons state hospital 1t is the first
item in the states expense for the
Bristow reform" and similar expenses
may soon be required at the Winfield
hospital.
That is just one chapter of the
trouble, though. The new gas rate
which Bristow and the commission
ordered meant an increase of S3,S60 a
month in gas expenses at Parsons and
Winfield during the winter season.
The order set aside an eight cent gas
rate and compelled the state to pay %
cents a thousand feet for gas.
Because the state could not afford
to pay the enormous increase in ex-
penses under the Bristow reform or
der, the state board of control was
forced to buy coal burners for the
Parsons hospital. These new burners
cost $3.S75. Except for domestic pur
poses the hospital must rely on coal
for fuel. To handle coal means the
employment of extra firemen and an
added set expense to the state. Several
men will now be required to do the
work formerly done by one man and
fT.,ntinueH an paRa =
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Fighting With Austrians Has
Been Resumed.
Rome Receives Official News of
Sudden Change.
KING NICHOLAS LEADING ARMY
Diplomatic Battle on Over
English Blockade.
America Will Send Note on
Commerce Interference.

Rome. Jan. 20. via London--Fight-
Ing between Austria and Montenegro
has been resumed. Montenegro noti-
fled italy officially of this fact today.
Montencgro's decision was COM
municatcd to the Italian officials at
Rome by the Montenegro prime min
lister. The note is TO the effect that
King Nicholas and the Montenegrin
government have rejected all terms
Offered by Austria and that fightIn@
already has been resumed along the
whole front.
King Nicholas remains with his
army to organize the defense of the
country.
London. Jan. 2O.-Sir John Roper
Parkington. consul general in London
for Montenegro, tonight received Of
fetal confirmation of the report that
King Nicholas of Montenegro and his
SONS would remain at the head of their
troops. determined TO fight to the last.
Queen Milena with two of her daugh-
ters, the dispatch adds. have reached
Italy on their way to France.
I. s. Framing Note.
Washington. Jan. 2O.-Diplomatic
battle lines were drawn today by Eng
land and America over the proposed
actual blockade of Germany by the
allies. Notes for diplomatic negotia-
tions were being framed by both the
state department and the BRUSH Tor
eign office.
The Baltic sea is the key to the
whole British blockade plan high
state and navy department officials
declared today. England's success lies
in her ability to control the six mile
stretch between Sweden and Denmark.
The diplomatic success of England
in carrying out the blockade is con-
tingent upon her meeting Annerica's s
objections These VIII be vigorously
pre- sentcd in note now partially
framed. to be sent upon receipt of
Ensland'S note, almost ready for de-
livery 20 Ambassador Page, on ger
eral commercial interferences.
Awaiting EugIand's Notice.
State department officials admitted
today that the Forthcoming American
note is to be held up until the new
English no-a is received.
AS to the physical difficulties con-
t-nutitIit.t age Fur.i
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TO KILL
Chauffeur Testifies He Got
$4,000 for the Job.
Says Mrs. MOhr Gave All Di-
rectiOns to Assassin Trio.

Providence. r. l.. Jan. 20.-The
prosecution in the Mohr murder trial
today continued its efforts to show
negroes, Cecil Brown and Henry Spell
Franklin Mohr. George w Heals, the
physicians negro chauffeur, who turn
ed states evidence after being indict-
ed, had not completed his testimony
when court adjourned yesterday.
In resuming his testimony today
Heals said that on the night of
August - ne went with Brown to
Mrs. Mohr's house.
Mrs Mohr asked Brown how
things were" Heals testified, land
Brown said o. <. She asked where
we were going to pull it off. She
thought it would be better on the
Newport side because she knew all
the police of Newport. Mrs. Mohr
finally said she woulC leave that
to US She said All you've got to do,
George, is to stop the car She told
Brown he would get $4,000; that
was to get $4,000 and Spellman 81 600
I told Mrs. Mohr l didn't want 10
do it She told me not to be afraid
that / could say it was a holdup and
to call up the nearest house and tell
them that the doctor had been held
up and shot. The murder was planned
for the next night. Brown said we
could throw our guns into the water"
Heals said he and Brown picked
out the spot for the murder. that the.
agreed to throw the guns into a lake
and that Brown showed him where he
would leave his motorcycle
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CUT TO Is YEARS
Sentence of Life Termer Com
muted by Gov. Capper.
Ciemency Extended as Reward
for Saving Prison.
HE PUT DOWN A MUTINY
Edward Charles Protected
Dynamite From COnvicts.
His Bravery Saved Prison
Plants so Years Old.
He PUT DOWN A MUTINY

Governor Capper this afternoon
commuted the sentence of Edward
Charles, life termer IN the state peni-
tentiary, to Is years, with good time
off. Clemency was extended to Charles
in recognition of his bravery in keep
ing fellow convicts from the prison
dynamite supply during the recent
mutiny in the penitentiary coal mine.
Charles had been placed in charge
of the prison supply of dynamite and
caps. The explosives are kept in a
small room in the mine. When the
mutiny started and prison guards were
seized by the convicts, Charles locked
the door leading to the dynamite sup
ply
Carrying in his hands a stick of dy-
Mantle and a cap, he drove the con-
victs from the store house. He
threatened to throw the dynamite in
the midst of the rioting convicts il
they sought to seize the prisons Gyna-
mite supply. For an entire day Charles
stood at his post 1t was his bravery
that broke the mutiny and prevented
the probable destruction OF the peni-
tentiary buildings and mines. There
were 203 sticks of dynamite and 80
caps in the store house when the
mutiny started.
The action today by Governor Caps
per was in response to personal re-
quest from Warden Codding that
cIemency be extended Charles. A
parole was not sought.
Charles is sixty years old. He was
sent to the penitentiary April %, 1910,
for murder committed in Crawford
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20
HEROES in REWARD
Carnegie Board Makes Twelfth
Annual Dividend.
Kansas Mother Gets Medal for
Sons Bravery.

Pittsburg Pa. Jan. 20.-Among
the II heroes chronicled on the roll
of honor by the Carnegie hero fund
commission which held its twelfth an
nual meeting here yesterday, the name
of one Kansan appears. He was
Thomas McCradv, who loft his life in
the attempt tc save two men from
drowning. His mother at Fredonia.
Kan, will receive a medal commem-
Grating the bravery of her SON.
In four cases silver medals were
awarded; in thirteen cases bronze
medals. Nine of the heroes lost their
lives, and to the dependents of four of
these, pensions aggregating $1.920 q
year were granted: to the dependents
of four of the others who lost their
lives. sums totaling $4,000 to be ap-
piled subject to the direction of the
commission, IN various ways, were
granted. In addition to these money
grants, in one case the sum of $4,000
was appropriated for educational pur-
poses, payments to be made as needed
and approved: and in six cases awards
aggregating 81, 900 were made for other
worthy purposes. Payments in these
cases will not be made until the BEN
eficiaries' plans for the use of the
awards have been approved by the
commission.
-Four Silver Medals.
The four silver medals were award
ed as follows:
Harold w Snow of 1929 Crandon
avenue, Chicago. a private secretary,
for attempting to save Mollie Mere-
dith, an aged colored woman, from
being killed by a train at jackson,
Miss. April 26, 1912, but both were
struck. She died from her injuries
and the amputation of Shows leg was
necessary.
F. Lawrence Byrne, deceased, who
was an eleven-year-old school boy,
died attempting to save William 8.
Ward, a playmate, from drowning in
a pond at Philadelphia, May 21. 1915.
The medal is to be sent to his father
fContinued on Page Three.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20
WAX CUSI TU u. ).
European Conflict Cut Ameri-
can Duties % Per Cent.
Banner Year Was 1907. With
Total of $329,5OO,OOO.
1915 REVENUE, S2O5, 800, 600
Sugar, Largest Contributor,
Dropped OFF $12,00O,OOO.
Commerce Bureau Report
BIameS War for Deficit.

Washington, Jan. 20.-A summari-
zation of the duties collected on mer-
chandise imported into the United
States from 1921 to 1915 is contained
in the opening section of Imported
Merchandise Entered for Consumption
and Duties Collected Thereon. during
the fiscal year 1915, just completed by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, department of commerce,
and soon to be issued in pamphlet
form.
Decreased customs revenues in the
fiscal year 1915 clearly reflect the in
fluence of war, which operated to cut
off imports generally and especially
merchandise from Europe, the leading
source of dutiable goods. While GUS
toms revenues in 1914 amounted to
S2S3, 1000, a decrease of $2S.700.-
600, or less than 10 per cent, when
compared with 1913, in the following
year under war they fell to $205, ,S00,-
900, being s7S,70O,0O0, or 271a per
cent below the total for 1914.
Average Is Quarter Million.
Customs revenues in the period from
1921 to 1s45 averaged, roughly speak
Continued on Page TwoJ
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VILLA ISSUES Def
"COme and Get Me-" Is ChaI-
lenge to Carranza.
Is Fortified With Chosen Few
in Mountains
MORE BANDITS TO Be SHOT
Some Participated in Santa
YSabel Massacre.
Shoot villa on Sight Is Edict of
De FactO Ruler.

Ell Paso. Jan. 2O.-From Francisco
Villas stronghold in the Sierra Madre
mountains in Mexico came today a
defy to the Carranza governments or
der, proclaiming the bandit chiefs life
forfeited on sight
Come and get me-" was the sub
stance of the challenge that filtered
through to the picked Carranzista SOL
diers engaged in waging an extermina-
ton campaign against his followers.
Leaders in the man hunt expect
Villa to put up desperate fight. They
hardly hope to take him alive. The
proclamation authorizing anyone to
shoot Villa on sight was a formality.
He is unapproachable, except to his
trusted followers. His secret hiding
place in the mountains from which he
makes unexpected thrusts for food and
loot has left Villa a horrifying object
of mystery to the towns and ranches in
western Chihuahua and northern
Durango.
Some of Villas hidden stores of am
munition have been captured by Car
ranZista soldiers.
The execution of a number of cap
tured Villista bandits was scheduled
to take place in Chihuahua city today
They included some of the murderers
Continued on Page p
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NIGHTRIDE:RC GUILTY
Gets Two Years After Confess
sion of Membership.
Leader on Trial for Beating
Land Owners.

New Madrid, Mo, Jan. 20.-A- J.
Wallace, one of the band of alleged
night riders on trial, pleaded guilty to-
day and was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment
John Elder, said to be captain of
one of the bands, was placed on trial
today. M. R. Atkinson. owner of sew
eral hundred acres of land near
Gideon, Mo, testified that on the night
of November 5 he was called to his
door by five masked men, four of
whom carried revolvers. He said the
men beat him with a stick until he
bled and then gave him a paper, say
ing he should pay better wages.
Hobert Shipman, who already has
pleaded guilty, testified that the band
of which he was a member had a
countersign, an oath of allegiance and
& password. The band had a letter
writing committee, he testified, that
wrote to land owners, threatening
them with a whipping if they did not
raise wages and that if this did not
bring results Something awful would
happen. The purpose of the band. he
said, was to lift labor up and bring
land rent down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20
WILSON TO come
The President Probably viii
Visit Kansas This Year.
Planning a Few Speaking Dates
in the West.
NOT TILL CONGRESS- ADJOURNS
Effort Is Being Made by Demo-
crats OF State
To Have Him Include Topeka
in His Itinerary.
NOT TILL CONGRESS- ADJOURNS

President Wilson will probably visit
Kansas following the adjournment of
congress. That is the news sent to
Dem ocratic leaders in the state
through semi-officiaI sources in Wash
ington. Efforts to bring the president
to this state during the winter or early
spring have failed.
When it was announced from WASH
ington several days ago that President
Wilson contemp plated the filling of a
number of speaking dates, some of
them in western states, Kansas Demo-
Gratis began paying telegraph tolls.
They offered to change the date of
their annual dinner to suit the con-
venience of the president if he would
come 10 Topeka for just one speech.
But Secretary Tumulty assured the
Kansans that the president would not
venture so far from Washington until
some of the administration pet
measures were out of the congressional
ice box.
Messages from Washington during
the last few days, however, have indi-
Gated strongly that Kansas will be on
the presidents itinerary when he
makes a trip to the central west. To-
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-20
CRASH KILLS ONE
r. l. Engineer Is Dead; Four
Trainmen Injured.
Golden State and No. 2 Are
Wrecked Near Winston.

Trenton. Mo, Jan. 20.-Louis Col
Her. engineer. of Trenton, Mo- was
killed and four trainmen were injured
near here early today when double
header train on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway made up of
the "GOlden-Stdte Limited" and Chi
cago passenger train Number two, east
bound. was derailed
The engineer was crushed to death.
McReynolds was thrown out of cab
and escaped with crushed foot
Tho mail car, baggage car and
smoker We're thrown over in leaving
the rails. Conductor G. NJ. Burnett, of
Kansas City, was in the smoker and
suffered two broken ribs; Lon Nose
ly, flagman Of Kansas City, was
cut and bruised severely and J. A. T.
Walker, an extra conductor who was
riding to Rock Island, Ill, suffered in
juries to his hip.
Engine Turned Over.
All the steel coaches left the track
but no passengers were injured. The
trains We're combined at Kansas City
last night and left there as a double
header. Coming into Trenton at .
speed Of forty five miles an hour, the
united train was derailed. in passing
a curve.
The Sc cond locomotive. in charge of
Engineer Collier and William Nc
Reynolds, fireman, turned completely
over and pinned Collier underneath
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! HkEE Nv UNE
Combined Injunction, Custer
and Receivership Suits Filed
Against the TheO. Hamm Brew
ing Co. of Kansas City.
BREWSTER RENEWS EFFORT
To Prevent Delivery of Liquor
in This State.
Seeks to Seize All Property of
the Defendant.
BREWSTER REVIEWS EFFORT

Combined custer, injunction and re-
ceivership suits We're today filed in
the state supreme court against the
Theo Hamm Brewing company of
Kansas City by S. NJ. Brewster, attor-
ney general. 1t is the second charge
by Brewster in his fight to drive the
brewery wagons from Kansas. In his
action he seeks to seize all property
of the company and to GUST the de-
state
Action by Brewster today followed
suits filed several weeks ago when the
Kansas City breWeries company ard
several wholesale liquor concerns in
Missouri were enjoined from deliver
ing liquor in Kansas City, Kansas,
Leavenworth and Atchison in violation
of the state prohibitory liquor law.
Tbs Yetition IN the main recites the
same charges contained in the for
mer suit ard asks similar relief.
Admissions of the defendant brew
ing company that it is doing business
in this state is read into Brewster g
petition. He calls the courts attention
Hamm Brewing company sought an
injunction against enforcement Of a
Kansas City, Kansas, liquor ordinance
prohibiting the use of The streets and
alleys by brewery wagon drivers. In
that suit, BreWsters petition recites
the defendant company stated that it
was doing business in this state and
that enforcement of the ordinance
meant a bar to the rights of the COM
pany and heavy financial loss.
Asks an Injunction.
Assuming that the Hamm COM
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