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Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-06
Chief Executive Comes with
Mrs. Wilson to Be Guest of
Omaha and Nebraska
for the Day.
GUEST AT A BIG DINNER
Makes Short Talk at Fonte-
nellie at Banquet Given by
Centennial Celebration
Committee.
VIEWS HISTORICAL PARADE
Leads Magnificent Pageant
Through Streets and Then
Reviews Spectacle.
SPEAKS AT AUDITORIUM
Indians Give Roses
to White Chiefs Sqataw

Sioux Indians from the Pine
Ridge reservation took the occa-
sion of the visit of President Will
son and his wife to Omaha to send
a token of esteem. gDon H. Foster,
in behalf of the Indians, presented
a beautiful bouquet of La France
roses to Mrs. Wilson with this
note on an attached card:
"The Sioux tribe on the Pine
Ridge Indian reservatic1 begs me
to present this token to the Great
White Chiefs squaw."
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-06

REVIEWING
of
In rome
Ped Mrs Senator
he group pinhe grea stand where eseaed.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-06

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /,
and compared With the last two years:
Normal temperature. e.................... ~
Deficiency for the day ay..................
Total excess since March 1..........,...2 .2s1
Normal precipitation ........... .0S inch
deficiency for the day. ........ .OS inch
Total rainfall since March L.. u. Is inches
Deficiency since March 1...,.. .l6 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1915. LOO inch
deficiency for cor period, 1914. 4.62 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-06

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I lndlcales trace q precipitati0n,
L. a. WELSH, Meterologist
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
BIDS OPENED FOR FIRST
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE
Seven Routes in Alaska to Form Con-
meeting Link Between Seaward
and Fairbanks.

Washington-Bids were opened at
the postoffice department recently on
the governments first aerial mail ser
vice routes. They will be in Alaska
and Massachusetts. If the service
proves successful gradual expan-
sion will follow to other routes where
transportation is slow or inadequate.
Seven routes in. Alaska will form a
connecting link between Seward and
Nome, thence to Fairbanks and back
to Valdez. The longest route is 1858
miles.
The Massachusetts route is from
New Bedford to Nantucket, So miles
and return.
The present cost of carrying the
Alaskan mail is high, on some as
much as 100000 year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
UNITED STATES WOULD
BUY DANISH ISLANDS

Again the United States is on the
point of buying the Danish West In
dies. Secretary Lansing and the Dan
ish Minister have been discussing the
sale for months, and have agreed on
the price and all details, the Washing
ton correspondents say. Not much
remains but the ratification of the
treaty by the U. S. Senate and the
Danish Parliament.
Our Government has long wished
TO buy these islands, to prevent their
falling into the hands of certain
European Power which is now very
busy with other matters. In the
Roosevelt Administration a sale was
arranged, and the Senate ratified the
treaty, but the Danish Parliment,
after long hesitation, rejected it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
WONDERFUL NEW GUN
INVENTED IN AMERICA

A model of new kind of gun,
amazingly simple and effective, was
secretly tried out few weeks ago on
the Government testing grounds at
Sandy Hook, N. Y. Army officers
who were present were amazed, and
predicted that the new idea would put
all our modern big guns out of busi-
ness.
The new gun is powderless, noise
less, smokeless, powerful, accurate,
and without recoil. 1t is easily and
quickly made, at much smaller cost
than the present big guns. Any ma
chinist can make it. 1t can be car
ried on wagon or automobile, and
fired as well from a grassy field, or
from a small boat, as from concrete
foundations. Any unskilled soldier
can aim it with surprising accuracy,
and fire it. 1t will throw any kind of
missels-solid shot, explosive shells,
incendiary bombs, gas bombs, stones
or even eggs.
Though the invention seems so new,
it is really as old as the human race.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25

1t was invented, in principle by the
first boy when he threw the first
stone.
To put it more scientifically, the
harnessing of centrifugal force is
what does the work. Any kind of
engine will run the machine-steam,
gasoline or electric.
This machine-for it is more ma
chine than a gun-was invented in
the United States, but its inventors
name has not been made public.
The first crude working model
could be packed in dry-goods box.
1t threw shots to a distance of a mile
and a half, so accurately that fifty
shots struck inside of two-foot ring.
The power? An electric motor of on
ly one-half of horsepower! With
more powerful motors there seems to
be hardly any limit to what the new
gun" can do. 1t can be regulated
to fire one shot second or one shot
an hour, as desired A large model
will be ready for trial in few weeks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
ON TRACK OF NEW CONTINENT
millionaire Borden and Companions
to Aid Stefansson.

Los Angeles-John Borden, Chicago
millionaire and explorer, who may be
the first American to learn authorit-
atively from Capt. Vilhjalmus Ste
fansson that there is another conti-
nent is in Los Angeles. In a new
boat, the Great Bear, which is nearing
completion in Seattle and which he
will christen shortly with ginger ale,
water or whatever is most fashionable
in the prohibition state Of Washing
ton, he will sail this month to meet
tie commander of the Canadian expe-
dition.
Before he starts for the Arctic from
Seattle Mr.. Borden expects to learn
definitely whether Capt. Stefansson is
to stay there for another year. If
he is Mr.. Borden probably will take
Up supplies for him. Capt. Stefans-
son is being financed by the Canadian
government. but there is some uncer-
tainty as to whether, on account of
the great expense of the war, the Ott
ava authorities can keep on paying
the expenses. The last definite word
heard from Capt. Stefansson was re-
ceived when Capt. Louis Lane, Of
Seattle who is to command Mr. Bor-
denis boat, met him at Norway island,
off the mouth of the Maskenie river.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
FIGHTING SHIP THE WORLD

here is the Oklahoma, the mightiest battle ship in the
United States and the formidable world
which has just been turned the government the
York Shpbuildng Company The capable making
2o knots an hour with her 2000 horsepower engines
displacement y 800 tons and she
to stern.
The Oklahoma is fitted only for the burning of oil fuel
thus saving large space usually required bunkers
She has four turets mounted the keel ne
and aft trrets each three 4nch rifles The other
urrets each have two inch guns elevated sufficiently
them to fire the top of the larger batteries giving the vessel
ten of these great
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
HORSE AUCTION MAY 27

WILL SELL SATURDAY-two cal
loads fresh country horses, few
matched teams, farm chunks, alst
general purpose horses. l have on
hand a few pavement sore horses
have taken in trade right out of worl
IN city; also wagons, harness, ETC., ,at
VIM. Broadway, the reliable hors,
dealer, So. Superior street Toledo, o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-25
WANTED

Middle-aged woman for housekeep
er-lnquire, J. Gallaher. 320 Superior
St., Toledo, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
FIRE "PEN" AGAIN
Fourth Mysterious Blaze DAM
ages Mo. Penitentiary.
Officials Also Have Found Four
Fire Plants.

jefferson City. Mo-, Sept. 15.--
The fourth fire within two months
at the Missouri state penitentiary oc-
CURED shortly before noon today in a
paint shop owned by the state within
the prison walls. 1t was soon extin-
guished with a loss of not more than
$1,000
The fire today, like the other three
that have caused a loss of approx
mately $250.000, is thought to have
been the work of convicts. Thus far,
however, prison officials have been
unable to fix the blame upon any in
dividual convict.
Prison officials said today that four
fire plants, in addition to the recent
fires, have been found recently which
might have destroyed some of the
large shop buildings. Unconfirme ed
statements were made here today that
an Internal machine was discovered
last night in one of the shoe shops of
the prison by a guard. This has not
been SubStantiated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
$50 to It," Is Employers Reply,
"We're Ready"
Recommend Sympathy Strike
to Individual Unions.
CHARGE MORGAN INTERESTS
Argue Capital Designs tt
Crush Labor Orders.
One Killed, 81 Injured in
Smashups of "a Hours.

New York, Sept. 16.-The Central
Federated union today submitted to
individual unions recommendation
for a sympathetic strike to aid the
striking traction workers and for
boycott of subway, elevated and sur
face cars.
The resolution adopted recommends
''as a preliminary to the general
strike" that longshoremen. boatmen.
teamsters. engineers. firemen, and
plumbers. whose labor is keeping the
traction cars running, stop work i'm
mediately.
I'VE guarantee to support them to
the end" the resolution said.
eff they call out trade unions it
won't affect US. We have large sup
plies of coal in store and can get
more" was the reply of President
Shonts of the Interborough to the
strike threat
10000 Machinists to Vote.
Using the argument that ''the Nor
gan interests" are determined to crush
unionism. six trades unions already
have authorized their leaders to call
strikes at their discretion, according
to one report today.
The machinists' union with 10000
members. has ordered a referendum
vote on the strike and longshoremen
are scheduled to meet tomorrow at
l o'clock for similar vote.
Police reports today showed 81 per-
sons injured and one man killed on
traction lines affected by the strike in
the last "a hours. The mangled body
of man was found on the Third ave-
, nue. elevated tracks. Thirty-two were
| injured in a rear end collision on
I the same line at Fifty-third street
when a train driven by a strikebreaker
struck train standing at the station
there.
] Involves 10000 Men.
/ Preliminary plans on which the
unions affected are voting today. pro-
| (Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
GIRL HIT BY AUTO
Helen Roudebush, 13 Years Old, I'm
conscious in Hospital

Helen Roudebush, 13 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Roudebusb, 140 Hill street, was
knocked unconscious this morning
when she was struck by an automo-
bile at the fair grounds The child
vas removed to st. Francis hospital
ard at 1890 O'Clock was still uncon-
scious. Physicians attending the girl
at the hospital were unable to an
nounce the extent of her injuries. Her
parents knew nothing of the accident
until State Journal reporter notified
them. The girls father is teacher
in a local business college.
The little girl accompanied by her
sister and brother-in-law, Wilson Don
aldson, with their three children. was
Just about to enter the Fine Arts hall.
BE careful, here comes an auto"
shouted Mrs. Donaldson
The girl sprang aside and jumped in
front of another machine. The second
machine struck her in the back and
knocked her down. The name of the
driver is not known
The girl is expected to recover. ac-
cording to DIR. W. d. Storrs, who at
tended her. The exact extent of her
injuries cannot be determined at this
time however, and there is a posi-
bility of internal injuries. One hip
was badly hurt and she was bruised
painfully No bones are fractured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
UNCLE SAM RILED
Indignation Expressed Over
New British Ruling.
Prevents American Shipments
to European NeutraIs.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The British
blockade has again become a matter
of first diplomatic Importance in the
United States state department. New
orders by the British government
which, go far as considered here are
viewed as encroachments on the rights
of neutrals, threaten to fan into a live
issue the smoldering dissatisfaction
this country has felt over the whole
blockade question.
One effect of the new orders, it is
agreed, will be a more insistent de-
mand that this government make use
of the retaliatory powers voted by the
recent congress.
The action of Great Britain in pIac-
ing an importation embargo until
October 1 on more than 100 new arti-
cleS to the Scandinavian countries and
the Netherlands from all countries,
including the United States, is arousing
m ost resentment. Even holders of
uneXpired licenses to export the arti-
~cles listed in the new embargo have
been directed to communicate with the
war trade department of the British
foreign office before making further
shipments.
The allies claim the countries en-
bargoed already have received a sup
ply of the excluded articles exceeding
the normal domestic demand Since
congress empowered the president
with retaliatory powers thru the ship
! ping and revenue bills, the pressure
upon the state department to back up
its contentious made to the allies in its
notes on the blockade. the mails and
the blacklist, has greatly increased
Note to Sweden Significant.
/ The state department is also con-
cerned by the joint action of the allies
in protesting to Sweden against her
action in distinguishing between COM
merce and naval submarines, it was
/ learned. This stand is identical with
! that taken by the department, both
when the Deutschland cleared from
Baltimore and a submarine-memo
randum to the allied embassies.
That the note to Sweden is a strong
one, has created an unfavorable i'm
! preston among officials here, in view
of the confident belief in the justice of
the American position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
Kansas and Missouri Mexicans
Celebrate Independence.
Shades of Don COstiIla Smiled
in Ghostly Approval.
WAS THEIR FOURTH OF JULY
And Tonight Spanish Dances
VIII PredOminate.
Hundreds Are Here for Their
Annual Festivities.

In Metropolitan hall, 4O4 Kansas
avenue, in Topeka, hundreds of miles
north of the Rio Grande, the unusual
sight of the red white and blue flag
of this country and the red, white and
green standard of Mexico, hanging
side by side, could be witnessed today
The shade of Don Miguel Higaldo
Costilla, sower of the seed of Mexican
independence from European mon
arches, might have paused in its
flight and smiled in ghostly approval.
Hundreds of Mexican citizens in Kan
sas and Missouri We're celebrating the
anniversary of independence day in
Mexico. their Fourth of July"
Neither was it SO much different
this afternoon from the American cell
ebration of it's kind. The hall was
draped in flags and colors Speakers
speeches began at 2 o'clock-were
greeted with frantic shouts of viva
Mexico
Little was in evidence to suggest
the war-torn condition of Mexico. The
old standard instigated by the Hidalgo
army that struck the first blow for
Mexican freedom-the Mexican eagle
with beak and talons scoring a snake
despite the fact that score of stand
ards now fly over different parts of
Mexico.
Dozens of Speakers.
The program swung off this after
noon with the reading of the Mexican
ac- of independence by Senior Andres
Toledo, secretary of the Mexican or
ganization in charge of the affair.
Dozens of speakers followed
| The Pabellon tricolor-the flag of
the historic campaign ''de la Parro-
quia del pueblo de Dolores''-was the
subject of all the oratory. Don Miguel
| Hidalgo was eulogiZed as the savior
of Mexico despite the fact that he was
executed two years before independ-
ence was declared. He started his
revolution in 1910, stepping from the
robes of a priest into the uniform OF
/ later but before he died he called the
independence assembly and instructed
them to declare independence as soon
as they could meet They didn't get
! a chance to meet until 1913 because
! of Spanish activities that meant a fir
! ing squad if they were caught at it.
The great celebration of the affair
here will be tonight Mexican dance
The old dances of Spain and Mexico
as danced by the aristocracy and by
poems will be the order. Midnight
may see the dance hall deserted but
it is doubtful if Sunday mornings
| rising sun will do so.
Following was this afternoons pro-
gram:
| Instalada Ia Comitiva, El Secretario
de la Junta, senor Andres Toledo. leera
| ell Acta de Ia Independencia.
! Un grupo ninos de ambos sexos can
taran el Himno Nacional
Discourse por el senior Jesus Lopez
Mexico Y Epana por las senoritas
Hermilenda Y Sahara Alcala.
Peosia por Ia
oh, what's the use,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
The Lincoln Ball Team Here on
Farewell Visit.
DOubleheader Scheduled for
TOmOrrOw-Saf to Pitch.
TOday's Line-Up.

The Lincoln Ducklings came to To-
peka today for their farewell visit and
were booked to play the first of g.
game series against the Savages this
afternoon. Inasmuch as there were
no races at the fair this afternoon, the
baseball management expected many
of the visitors in the city at the ball
park.
Tomorrow a doubleheader will be
played, the first game starting at 2
O'Clock. Saffel will pitch one of the
games for Topeka. Manager Engle
says he would like to see his men make
final squirt and that it would make
him feel much better if a clean sweep
could be made of the remainder of the
schedule. The season will close to-
morrow week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
ELECT PRESS OFFICERS
Blanton of Paris Appeal Heads Mis-
souri, State Organization.

Kansas City. No, Sept. 16-H J.
Blanton of the Paris Appeal was
elected president of the Missouri
Press association, at the closing bus
mess session of the fiftieth annual
gathering of that organization here
today. Mr.. Blanton succeeds J.
Kelly Pool of the Centralia Courier
The other officers are Bernard Finn,
Sarcoxie Record: w. c. Prince, prince
ton Post, and Sam w. Davis, Butler
Democrat, first. second and third vice
presidents; J. n. Stonebraker, Carroll
ton Republican-Record, recording
secretary; b. Pay Franklin, RUSSELL
Vile Rustler. corresponding secretary.
and Lewis w. Moore, Hume Tele-
phone. treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
NAVY NEEDS MORE men
Battleship Arizona Withheld From
Service Because of Shortage.

New York. Sept. 16.-Altho the
uper-dreadnought Arizona. newly
completed at the Brooklyn navy yard.
should have become part of the fleet
Friday, she will not go into commits
sion until October 15.
A famine of enlisted men is the
cause of the delay. Destroyers and
second line ships have been depleted
of men in her favor until they are
seriously undermanned and still she is
far from having a crew.
The navy yard builders finished her
on schedule time at a cost of S1,000,-
900 less than the lowest estimate of
private builders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
NOTES OF FAIR.

Max Purcell grand old man of the
tracks" has left Topeka again. But
he will return next year if he lives ana
if Topeka has horse races. Max Pur-
cell gets his mail a Oklahoma City
and never leaves a forwarding ad-
dress The postmaster merely keeps
track of the circuit and PurcelIs mail
always T aches him merely by for
warding it to the city in the middle
west where the best race events are
being staged.
Purcell has been on the Topeka
tracks for the last ten or fifteen years
Sometimes he is prosperous and looks
on merely as n spectator. At other
times Purcell is looking for work and
the fair directors always finds it for
him. This year. he maI ked the events
anG their results n front of the judges
stand.
No man in the middle west is bet
ter acquainted with race horses than
Purcell. Newspaper men usually get
their information from him and it is
usually as accurate as that given out
by the owners. themselves Purcell
is a blacksmith by trade and when not
watching races he is shoeing race
horses. That's his specially.
W. NJ. Marshall. the biggest state
CONTINUED -: Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
Exciting Events by Companies
From Over State.
In Ladder Contest IL Seconds
and 4.2O Sec. Coupling.
GOOD CROWD At GROUNDS
State Firemen'S Tournament Is
a Big Attraction.
Wind Too High for Rescue OF
Pretty StenOgrapher.

Clay Center's team of firemen
smashed two world records in the first
event of the Kansas Firemen's Tour
nament at the State fair grounds this
afternoon. They have been walking
right down the line with first and sec
ond prizes since the program started
They established a new record of II
seconds in the ladder contest and one
of 4 LIS seconds in the coupling con-
test
There was a big crowd at the fair
grounds this afternoon when the
tournament started and people were
still crowding into the grandstand. To-
night will be one of the big nights at
the grounds. 1t will be Carnival
night on the Sunflower Trail. All of
the concessions are still on the ground
and the Johnny J. Jones shows will be
in full blast until the cars quit
running.
The firemen's tournament is taking
on the appearance of an athletic con-
test. Most of the contests are athletic
in their nature n .hough the fire
fighting machinery in use makes it
much more interesting than an or
dinary athletic contest.
Didn't Rescue Girl.
The thrilling rescue of a real live
girl from a burning building was
called off this afternoon upon orders
from Phil Eastman, secretary of the
fair association. Mr.. Eastman stated
that because of the high wind and the
great amount of infammable material
on the grounds following the five days
OF crowds, he did not believe the burn
ing of the building would be safe.
In the first event, the ladder-climb-
I
and one man climbed twenty-foot
| ladder The world record for this
| event was II II seconds. The Clay
| Center team did it in Z seconds. Be
| lott was second in 8 2-5 seconds; Solo
mon was third in IS 3-5 seconds, and
Wamego was fourth in 20 seconds
Coupling Contest.
In the coupling contest fifteen men
ran fifty feet, made a coupling and
put on a nozzle. The record was Sc
seconds. Clay Center's team did il in
1-5 seconds. Beloit was second in
. seconds; Solomon was third in Is
| seconds and Wamego was fourth in Q
seconds
In the dry hose race fifteen men nm
reeled 100 feet of hose, ran 100 Yards
and put on the nozzle. Clay Center's
team did 1t in 20 2-5 seconds. Solomon
In n 2-5 seconds. Beloit in 21 3-5 Sec
| onds and Wamego in "a seconds
| In the Iadder-climbing contest one
man climbed 75-foot ladder Clay
Centers man did it in five seconds. Re-
! lofts man in 5 1-5 seconds, Solomou's
man in 5 2-5 seconds and Wamego's
man in As seconds.
In the championship hose contest
twenty men ran 100 yards. unreeled
$50 feet of hose, broke it and attached
| a nozzle Clay Center's team did il i'm
/ 46 1-5 seconds, Beloit's team in az az
| seconds. Solomon's team in 40 Is sec
onds. and Wamego's team in 55 sec
ond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
WALLOP ON HEAD
SOLVES EUGENICS
AMONG AFRICANS

Chicago, Sept. ia club is the
solution of the eugenics problem
among the Zulus of Africa, said J. H
Balmer for thirty-two years a resi-
dent of that country. before the Inter-
national Lyceum convention here last
night.
When a baby is born to Zulu par
ents and it appears to be below the
Zulu standard it is given a gentle wal
lop over the head" he explained.
After that there is a funeral"