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Arizona republican., 1916-11-01

Violet Radcliffe Carmen Derue. Beu- ah Burns and Tom Spencer form the flock or Triangle Fine Arts kiddies Sho are called on 10 do spectacular stunts.
 George Stone especially plays a diff dcult and arduous part He is obliged 0 follow closely on the heels of some )f Keystone's stars. by jumping on the rear of a speeding automobile boarding a revenue cutter when it is n motion. lodging motortrucks and Itreet cars in q crowded downtown ;treet, and by shining up tele- graph pole.
 Also little George is required to d. ome real character portraying. and putting his thoughts over k quite he best thing he does.
 Under the direction Of the Franklin irothers. the children all played theil oles so well as 10 form one of tho most interesting features of the play
Arizona republican., 1916-11-01
At the Isis


 4 large audience was out to wei ome the new show at the Isis lost light. and both of the new acts. IS yell as the pictures. seemed to satisfy Il present.
 Charles Norman. the black-face somedian in his original songs and tories. was responsible for several good hearty laughs. Denncv and Morrison are two sweet singers an endered several popular and familiar ocal numbers, as well as selections rom grand opera. Mir. Denney Is lso a talented yiolinlst. which adds ! great deal to this feature act.
 The pictures are all good and the tppearance of Romaine Fielding on he screen reminds one Of days one by.
 The same program of vaudeville nd pictures is to be repeated again onlght and tomorrow night. with two ompIete showings each evening at nd 9 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
SHOOT BANK EXAMINER
Texas Official Dying; President of
Bank Under Charge.

Waco, Aug. 29.-With very little
nope of recovery, John S. Patterson,
state commissioner of banking and in
surance, is in a local sanitarium suf-
fering from a bullet wound received
last night in the Farmers and Mer-
chants State bank at league Mr..
Patterson was brought here this
morning on a special train accom-
panied by State Bank Examiner Ell
dred McKinnon, who was with him
when the shooting took place, his wife
and Waco physician.
Mr. Mckinnon says Patterson was
shot by the president of the bank, T.
r. Watson, and the shooting began, he
says. while he, McKinnon, was tack
ing a notice on the front of the bank
stating that the institution had been
closed by order of Mr. Patterson.
Five shots were fired. McKinnon says
three of which were aimed at him. all
going wild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
Responsible for More Criminal
Cases in Shawnee.
OF 166 Cases on Docket, 106 Are
for Booze Sales.
MANY CASES AGAINST WOMEN
FOrty-Six Violations of Pro-
hibitOry Law Charged.
Criminal List for September
Before Judge A. w. Dana.

Beer and whisky are responsible for
more criminal cases than all other
causes in Shawnee county. OF the 166
criminal cases docketed for the Sep
TENDER term of court LOG are for vio-
lations of the prohibitory law. Many
of the other criminal cases are due to
liquor-the drinking of it.
Not all of these liquor cases will be
tried. Some will be dismissed after
they come to trial, the county discov-
ering there is not sufficient evidence
to secure convictions. AS a rule about
one-tenth of the cases brought charg-
ing violations of the prohibitory law
are tried They cost the county about
$50 each.
One noticeable thing about the
criminal docket for the September
term is that forty-six of the joint cases
are charged with selling liquor. There
are not forty-six separate women for
several of the cases are against the
same women.
The case charging H. d. Hamilton
of Oakland with white slavery will
come up at the next term. The charge
against him is brought by Mrs. Fred
Azelin of Oakland
An assault case from Waveland
neighborhood is on the docket Alfred
Vawter is charged with an attack upon
Miss Bertha Curran. a school teacher
There are rumors that this case will be
dismissed for lack of evidence
The criminal docket for September
will be tried before Judge A. w Dana
of the first division of the district
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
WOULDN'T LISTEN
Italy Tried to Dissuade Teutons
From Starting War.
AustrO. Germans We're Warned
to "Keep the Peace"
BY DIR. e. j. DILLON.

Acqui, Italy, Aug. 2e.-The decision
formed by the italian government
month ago to declare war on Ger
many has been at last carried out.
I am now at liberty to state proofs
which will be forthcoming, that Aus
tIia and Germany reached the decision
to wage war Immediately after the
assassination of the Austrian arch
duke. The document will be shortly
published and will furnish additional
evidence to support my contention that
those of the entente governments
which fancied that IL European con-
ference had been convoked. war WOULD
have been avoided, were laboring
under a delusion.
Italy Saw Outcome.
The archduke was assassinated dur
ing the first week of July On three
occasions the italian government. thru
Its ambaSSa doris. called the attention
of the central empires to the grave
symptoms of a European crisis which
vas being aggravated by the policy
of aggression that Germany and Aus
tria We're obviously pursuing on the
st. ength of certain mistaken asSump-
tons.
Secretary San Guiliano virtually said
to the central empires:
You imagine that only one of two
things can happen. namelr. you will
impose your will on Serbia, without
utter her veto and stand by that.
Read Signs Wrong.
You fancy that III the former case
YOU will have scored a success and
increased your prestige, whereas if
the latter alternative is unavoidable.
you will win an easy victory. Well,
we, your allies. assure you that your
reading of the European situation is
utterly wrong
THE dispositions of the entente
powers have changed radically since
the Bosnian crisis. They are no long
er minded to brook arbitrary acts of
al solutism as in those days. Russia
will certainly intervene and what is
more, France will go to her assis-
! lance unhesitatingly and If France is
Grawn into the war, Britain certainly
will not leave her in the lurch
Consequently, your present policy,
if persisted in, must inevitably lead to
European war and we earnestly re-
| quest you to desist."
The admonition from San GuiIiano
was not needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
BURY ARCHBISHOP SANTA FE READY
Officials Say Walk-Out viii Not
Tie Up Their Trains.
Wipe Out BrOtherhOOdS Is the
Plan il Strike Comes.

Washington, Aug. 29.-In event of
a strike, the railroads will fight
it independently. Railroad executives
stated today that a collective fight be-
yond mere cooperation would be i'm
practicable
1t was afterward declared that the
conference committee of managers
had elaborated upon what the vari-
Gus systems would do if the men
walked out, but that each railroad had
made arrangements covering its sys-
tenn and all were ready for joining the
issue with the brotherhoodS.
1t was said that if the roads colIec-
lively thru their managers or execu-
tives had planned for eventualities.
they might be open to the charge of
conspiracy or at least collision for
bringing about a strike.
The conference committee of man.
ayers, it is known, has discussed the
question of method of fight and the
conclusion appears to have been
reached that each road must look out
for itself. Some of the railroads. it
was stated, have determined to wipe
out" the brotherhoods if a strike is
called. Among these are said to be
the Hill lines, the Santa Fe Burling-
ton and other western systems, the
PENNSYLVANIA and the New York Gen.
trail in the east.
The Santa Fe has never recognized
any labor organization which has
called strike on its lines. Its Of
fully every walkout and are confident
they can operate more than so per
cent of normal if a strike is called
now
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Furnace repairs at Forbes's.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
CAN'T RESCIND IT
Strike Date Fixed by $40 Dele
gates Before Leaving.
Eight-HOur Rule Would Affect
Cnorganized so Per Cent Too.

Washington. Aug 2s-The four
brotherhood chiefs and the twenty
four members of the executive COM
mittee today agreed to reject the pro-
posal of the railroad presidents as
made to President Wilson yesterday.
No formal announcement was made,
but it is known this action was taken.
1--WE will submit our decision to the
president today said President Lee,
of the brotherhood of trainmen-
The morning meeting heard the re-
port of the four leaders on their con-
ference with the president last night,
at which they told him their final pur-
pose tho they did not report
specifically on the railway presidents
proposals
The brotherhood heads explained
today they have no authority to re-
scind the strike call for Septem-
Der A. The resolution adopted Sun
day, before the GAO representatives left
for home, they said. gave them au-
thorityto fix the date and hour OF the
strike unless prior to the day and
hour so fixed notice shall have been
received that the proposal of the presi-
dent of the United States, accepted by
US, August Is. has been accepted by
the railroad companies"
Greater Burden to Railroads.
1t is understood that the executive
committee of twenty-four, to whom
full powers were delegated by the $40,
could grant such authority to the four
leaders. but that it has thus far with
held it BrotherhC ID leaders feel that
President wilson's proposal for an
eight-hour day law will be greater
burden to the railroads than to the
men. Under it. a vast number of nom
union men would automatically be-
come eight-hour men and while the
brotherhood men would get only eight
hours-and no increase in pay-they
believe the economic pressure caused
by such a system would weigh more
heavily on the railroads than granting
the presidents demands
Includes Unorganized so Per Cent.
Misery loves company said
prominent leader. 1.-THE railroads
reason for refusing the mems demands
is purely economic: our reasons con-
tain humanitarian elements, so if the
railroads must include in the eight
hour day the men whom they call the
downtrodden so per cent, they Will be
suffering twenty times to our one"
President Wilson's other proposal
creating a law similar to the Canadian
disputes act is generally opposed by
the brotherhoods. They call it the
greatest throttle on labor" ever de-
vised.
while the law provides that no ac-
ton shall be taken by either side,
pending investigation" said a leader,
Experience in Canada shows that
capital always has taken advantage of
the investigation period to prepare for
a strike The Canadian act is named
for Lemineux. We have been Lemi-
neuxed too many times"
Whether the brotherhoods will fight
the law provided it is passed before in
guration of a strike is conjectural. Il
cannot discuss the law, for it is a ques-
ton when such law would be operar
tive" said A. B. Garretson-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
ARMSTRONG PUT OUT
California Bullet Eliminates Phila-
deIphia Star in Net Tourney.

Forest Hills, L. l.. Aug. 29.-Wi1-
liam E. Davis the California Bullet"
eliminated Joseph Armstrong, of Phil
adelphia, figured as a possible cham
pion. in the first round of the national
championships here today. The scores
were SIS GA, is, and 6-1.
Walter Roberts defaulted to Arthur
E. Copeland. George McKearin to Har-
cid Harvey; J. c. Neeley, Jr., to R. B.
Mccormick; David Mcclure to Mason
Kirkland. and Arthur Sweet to Ernest
Thomas. Jr-
In the matches played today. Ar
thur s. Cragin. New York. defeated
Maynard, the Williams College star,
in straight sets. Ralph Bags won
from B. w. Stour, Ga, GO, and 6-2.
c. c. Burrows. of New York elimin-
ated Lloyd Hartel. Elmhurst, in
straight sets R. c. Van Welt, of
California defeated VIM Bource, Of
New York in straight sets and DR..
harold Mixe11. New York beat Louis
Oshman. also of New York. 6-2, 6-1,
and So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
WAVES RED FLAG
Senator Reed Attacks Hughes
and G. O. p. Generally.
Republicans Threaten Nation
With War, He Declares.

Washington. Aug 29-Reviewing
the record of the Democratic admin
istration. Senator Reed of Missouri,
told the senate today that the Repub-
lican party demanded a change. which
if granted by the people would mean
the precipitation of America into war
and the undoing of national prosper
ity built up by industrial commercial
and banking reforms during the term
of President Wilson.
IF MIR. Hughes is to be elected to
the presidency" said Reed. then it is
notice to all the world that America
has repudiated Wilson's policy of
peace for the Roosevelt-Hughes poll
icy of war.
Makes T. r. an Issue.
Let the issue be not misunderstood.
We know the world knows that Wood
row Wilson will maintain peace unless
the nations honor is assailed.
Thoughtful men know that a presi-
dent advised by Roosevelt. in accord
and agreement with Roosevelt will
stir up war if war be possib BILE
Senator Reed referred to Mr..
Hughes's criticism of the admins
tration policy and reviewed the ut
terances of Mr.. Roosevelt since the
war. He declared Mr.. Hughes 'in
complete accord with a man who has
persistently insisted we should have
interviewed against Germany when she
invaded Belgium; in complete accord
with a man who refers in coarse lam
guage to the president as a molly
coddle,' a man of weasel words in
complete accord with a man who
falsely asserts that we were bound by
treaty to engage in the conflict
against Germany; in complete accord
with a man who demands universal
military service and war preparation
upon a scale not hitherto dreamed Of s.
Prosperity Under Wilson.
Senator Reed invited the country to
explore that delightful country
which he said Mr. Hughes had charac-
terized as a fools paradise" The
Missouri senator then gave figures to
show that bank deposits increased
Wilson's first three years 25.9 per
cent. or S5.9s5. 464.675, that bank re-
sources increased 37.6 per cent, or
$3.50. 100000 and that resources
reached an aggregate of S2S.320,395,-
0Oo
The actual increase under Wilson, ="
said Senator Reed. was nearly four
times as great as under Roosevelt and
almost three times as great as under
Taft"
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ONLY IS YRS. old.
Child Tells of Relations With
Her Stepfather.
First Advances Made in Her
Doll House, She Said.
HE WAS A PREACHER. TOO
Only Recent Sermons Have
Been in County Jail.
Girl Transformed From Child
to Woman of Sorrow.

Thirteen year old Alberta Powers
sat on the witness stand today and
painted picture of her playhouse
with its dolls, its doll clothes, its lit
tie dishes and tables and chairs Then
she told with much hesitation and a
few tears how her stepfather. Robert
Ora ham, entered that playhouse. sa-
cred 10 her childhood, and transform
ed her from a carcfree child to a sor-
rowful young woman
The case is up for hearing in the
court of Topeka. Robert Graham,
husband of Alberta Powers's mother,
Is charged with a criminal offense
against the little girl. Her condition
is such that the attorneys for Graham
waived testimony calculated to prove
IT,
Upon the girls story and a corrob-
orative story told by her younger sis
ter Graham was bound over to the
district court under a bond of $1,000
Graham is perhaps so years of age
and has been a preacher at intervals.
altho the only recent preaching he has
done was in the county jail, after his
arrest
All the parties TO the case are ne
groes. They live at 937 College ave-
nue.. Mrs. Powers and Graham were
married year ago last December.
Mrs. Powers had two children, Alberta
and a younger daughter Graham has
three children. all practically grown
After the marriage they all went to
live at the same house on College ave
nue.. Graham spent his time cleaning
house for different people. Mrs era
ham also worked out three or more
DAYS a week.
Alberta Powers testified she was 1 3
years of age last December and that
her relations with Graham began soon
after that
Had Been Good to Her.
He came into our playhouse where
my little sister and 1 were playing
with our dolls" said the little girl,
and started to play with us Then he
sent my little sister TO a grocery store
after something. He had always been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29

Miss Houston Scott, the fourteen
year-old daughter of Major General
Hugh L. Scott, chief OF staff of the
U. S. army, has recently given five
ounces of her blood to aid in the
preparation of serum to be used in
the fight against infantile paralysis.
Several years ago Miss Scott had in
fantile paralysis and for that reason
her blood is valuable in combating
the disease.
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good to me, except once when / did
not wash the dishes when he wanted
me to. He told me then that unless
l obeyed him 1 could leave"
The little girl told of one incident
after another, disclosing a remarkable
memory for details One person after
another left the courtroom until only
the principals and witness and the at
torneys were left. The girl went on
with her story Graham sat behind
his attorney, across the table from the
mother of the girl, smiling now and
then Efforts were made to rattle
the girl witness but she came back
with something new each time.
A bottle of medicine was submitted
in evidence. The girl declared Gra-
ham bought it after he discovered her
condition and made her take it. Mrs.
Graham testified that she knew about
the medicine but thought her husband
bought it for his own use. She said
he told her it was for his own use
She testified she did not know until
after Graham had been arrested that
her daughter had been taking the
medicine.
Doctor Identifies Medicine.
Dr. Ransom was placed on the
stand to identify the medicine and to
testify as to conversations he had had
with Graham.
He told me-" said DIR. Ransom
that a little girl he was interested in
was sick. describing her symptoms
and asked me to give him some medi-
cine for her This is the bottle 1 fix
ed up for him at that time. 1 talked
with him later on two or three coca
sions and he told me the person I
spoke to you about isn't any better
l then suggested that she come to my
office in company with her own moth
er or sister. She did come LATER n
It was following the later examina-
ton that Mrs. Graham swore to the
complaint against her husband. She
testified that on the way to the doc
tors office her daughter told her of
her condition and declared her step
father was responsible.
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Impressive Funeral Service for
Catholic Prelate.
Uniformed Guards and Church
Officials Form COrtege.

Peoria, Ills, Aug. 29.-Solemn and
impressive ceremonies attended the
burial here today of John Lancaster
noted educator and author, who died
Friday Aug. &c following a long ILL
ress. Services over the body of the
dead prelate were held this morning
in St. Mary's cathedral where he pre-
Peoria and where the body had lain
in state preceding the funeral Solemn
pontifical requiem high mass was Gel
ebrated by Right Rev. Edmund NJ
Dunno, bishop of Peoria, assisted by
Very Rev. d. J. Riordan of Chica go
as deacon of the mass.
Grafton by Mundelein.
The funeral Grafton Immediately
following the mass was delivered by
the Most Rev George w. Mundelein,
D. D., archbishop of Chicago. At the
conclusion of the sermon absolution
was administered by bishop Dunno.
He was assisted by four of the arch
bishops present who were chosen from
the assemblage' at the opening of the
ceremonial.
Immediately following he absolu-
ton. the body, escorted by uniformed
guards representing the membership
of the various Catholic societies and
by the pail bearers was taken to the
cemetery where it was placed in a
temporary vault pending the construc-
ton of a permanent chapel, planned
by Archbishop Spalding before his
death
Peoria today was in mourning for
the dead archbishop, Flags flew at
half mast and many business places
were closed at the hour of the fu-
neral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
ONCE QUANTRELL
RAIDER, IN UNION
VETERANS CAMP

Kansas City, Aug 29.-Captain Kit
Dalton. ex-guerril1a. member of the
Ouantrell raiders, was the first con-
federate within the union lines for
the fiftieth encampment of the G. A r.
He is IA years old and came here
from Memphis.
Mother Dalton is with him.
This is my first G. A. F. encamp-
ment," he said, land 1 like it so well
that 1 think I'll have to go again
For twenty-five years there were
rewards for Dalton's capture amount
ing to from $4,000 to $4,000. But
Governor Holt of Kentucky gave him
his freedom.
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Report Military OFFICERS Assassinated

London, Aug ga wireless dis
patch from Rome this afternoon said
reports of serious occurrences in Sofia
have reached there. 1t has not been
possible to verify these reports, the
dispatch added, but from the frag-
mentary character of advices reaching
Rome it appears that German and
Turkish officers in the Bulgarian cap
ital have been assasSinated.
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A new fail turban-

There will be many appearances Of
the turban idea in fall millinery and
the one shown is smart. elegant and
simple. 1t is said to have the spirit
of Paris and the vivaeity of Fifth
avenue 1t is of a soft shade of taube
and is adorned with an embroidered
rose Perhaps-if you are a lady
you would look nice In it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29
KINGS MANY TROUBLES
Greece Ruler Too Sick to Talk War
With Liberal Party.

Paris, Aug. ga Havas dispatch
from Athens says King Constantine
was unable to receive yesterday a del
egation of the Greek Liberal party
which had asked for an audience, as
the king still was suffering from
slight operation which he underwent
on Sunday.
King Constantine is suffering from
the effects of the removal in June last
of a portion of his tenth rib made
necessary by an attack of pleurisy.
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Oregon will open 1000 600 acres of agri-
| cultural land to settlement this fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29

More than 100000 United States workers
have this year received wage increases.
The day book., 1916-04-18

Donald Richberg, special atty for
council committee on gas litigation,
appointed special asst corporation
counsel to committee on fire, schools,
roli"R and civil service in it's inves-
tigation of finances of board of edu-
cation. u-..-.,---.s -s.,.-, -.--e
The day book., 1916-04-18

An enormous crowd Of Mexicans,
made up largely of Carranza soldiers,
had surrounded the U. S. troops.
Previously there had been little
shooting, which Tompkins thought
were fired in welcome of Americans.
He had been met by LOzango, who
promised a welcome and a camping
place. A nOn-cOmmissiOned officer
dashed up to Tompkins and reported
that the Americans had been fired on
and a number of them wounded.
TOmpkins asked LOzangO for an
explanation, but he seemed mystiied,
afterward asking TOmpkins to get
his men out of the city Immediately.
Lozango offered to guide Americans
to safety, but Tompkins, fearing a
trap formed a plan of his own.
A squad of skirmishers were
thrown out at head of retreating
American columns, seeking to find an
easy defense. Mobs grew larger.
Rifle and pistol fire at Americans be-
came incessant Then followed the
incident of the so-caIled Carranza
guard on the hill and the reply of the
Americans.
Tompkins retired to Santa Cruz,
where he dug himself in and await
ed reinforcements. These soon be-
gan to arrive from all directions,
command under Col. Allen making a
phenomenal march to the scene. Col.
Brown and Major Howe led other re-
infOrceing detachments.
Washington, April 1s.-Withdraw-
al of American forces from Mexico
within the next month is likely.
Such action may be taken with
out accomplishing the original man
date, "Get VilIap but the step will
not be taken until the war depart
ment's order to break up Villas band
are fulfilled or until Carranzistas are
fully able to take up the chase.