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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
GARRISON HELPS BAKER.
Box Plant Man Crushed by Elevator

Thomas Robb. % years old, of 2547
East Norris street, was probably fatally
injured today when his head was crushed
between an elevator and floor in Charles
Datz's box factory, 4s6 North 5th street.
Some person called up the shaft TO him
while he was on the third floor OF the
shaft TO answer. The elyevatOr was above
him, and but for the quick action of the
operator. Robb's head would doubtless
have been severed from his body. He is
in the Roosevelt Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
q PLOT TO KILL NY HUSBAND"
CRIES VILLAS YOUNG WIFE
n Do Not Believe He Would Kill an
American"

LOS ANGELES. March l1.-''lt's plot
20 XII my husband cried Mrs. Francisco
xilIa, 1s-year-old wife OF the Mexican
Ieader. whose faith in her husband is un-
shaken THE papers lie. l do not be-
lieye my husband would harm an Ameri-
can He is being tricked by his enemies.
He IS a brave man and some day will be
President OF Mexico"
Mfs. villa was red-eyed from weeping
and As she talked she elaspeu her baby
daughter In her arms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Denver Red Cross Offers Hospital Aid

rHezVER March IL. The Denver
zslsanfsr 81 the American Red Cross wired
ssz1aaarters At Washington yesterday
that L xas prepared to ship Immediately a
Ia4ez quantity of non-peTishabie hospital
s.5nniiss 10 any point Indicated This ae-
- azs taken within an hour after re-
set os seord from Washington that
a.naaieau troops had been ordered Into
zzzzIea lo eaptsare Francisco Villa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Milrs Whistle Gives Fire Alarm

The sunrise whistle at the Sheble
Dalton Wooden Mills, Mercer and Clear
field streets today drew attention to
smoke pouring from upper windows and
prevented serious fire. Five bales OF
wool were destroyed in a fire thought
TO have been caused by spontaneous com
bustion. The smoke was seen by Police
man Conroy, who summoned Engine Com
pany 2S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
old Woman Overcome by Gas

7O-year-old woman was overcome by
gas after she had accidentally opened the
gas JET IN her room today. She was taken
70 the Episcopal Hospital where her reooY-
cry + sxpeetsd. sae 3 Mrs Caroline
Wohlfarth. who lives viii her daughter
AIRS. John Morris at 2fs7 East Sergeant
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Illinois Colonel First 70 Volunteer

Milton J. Foreman. Of the 1st Cavalry.
Illinois National Guard. was the nrst
state oaieer 70 ofer his services In the
Mexican eampaisn In . telegram 10 the
General stan hs asked that his regiment
be sent among the arst 70 cross lhe Dor
asF.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
U. S. Seeks stenographer Here

An examination for a stenographer and
typewriter for general service in the Fed
eral departments here was held this morn
Ing in the Federal Building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-20
CHEERED HUGHES
Crowd at New London Greeted
Him in Rain.
Candidate at Bridgeport for
College Glass Reunion.

Providence, R. L. June 20--The
first cheer of the campaign greeted
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican
presidential candidate, at New Lon
don, Conn.,, at 7:45' Monday night.
-Four hundred people greeted Mr..
Hughes in the rain and cheered him
enthusiastically after Mayor Ernest E.
Rogers and Thomas F. Dorsey had
extended to him a formal welcome.
Hughes stood on the platform of his
car and shook hands with as many of
his admirers as could crowd in during
the brief stop. He declined to make a
speech
By way of contrast, the candidate
was received on his arrival here,
twenty-five minutes late, at 9:35
o'clock, in absolute silence. Only a
few people were on hand to extend a
welcome to Hughes, 81.
Helps in Reunion
Benjamin Barker, also of 81, whose
union week. extended the greetings OF
the city and J.. Henry Reuter-, secre-
tary to Governor Beeckman, was on
hand to represent his chief.
Justice Hughes was taken by auto
Immediately to Tiverton, the Barker
country place, where he will remain
until Wednesday. There the class OF
81 will hold its reunion today with
Hughes as one of the active partici-
pants.
The understanding is that the sc.
lection of a national chairman has
gone over until Friday at least, so fal
as. can be learned. Public Service Com
missioner William Hayward is still be-
ing very farorab1y considered for thil
post A movement is also being
pushed to make Charles Dawes, comp
troller of the currency in the RoOSe
welt administration and now presiden
of the Illinois Trust company, treas
urer of the national Republican com
mittee.
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WANTS A FREE HAND
President Asks for Absolute Authority
Over National Guard Troops.

Washington, June 20.-Full and
complete authority to use the national
guard as an offensive arm in the Mex
lean campaign has been demanded of
congress by President Wilson.
Both house and senate will pass,
probably today, resolution placing
the militia called into service under
the absolute authority of the federal
government for use within or beyond
the territorial limits of the United
States.
Secretary of War Baker laid before
the legislative leaders of the Demo-
cratic majority in congress the wishes
of the administration He made it
clear that the president demands a
clear title Ito his authority over the
100000 militiamen called into the fed
era1 service"
The war department feels that I'M
der the law there may be some ques-
ton as to how far the administration
may go in ordering the state troops
outside of the boundaries of the coun-
try without congressional authorize
ton.
Secretary Baker was assured by
Representative Hay of Virginia, chair
man of the house military committee
that the required authority would be
provided at once and arrangements
were made for the presentation of a
joint resolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-20
FIGHT ON FLOODS
Shawnee County Drainage AS
ISOLATION Calls State Meet.
Would Push Legislation for Co.
operative Action in Kansas.

With the idea of saving the state
millions. of dollars in eventual flood
losses representatives from all the
drainage districts in Kansas will meet
at the Commercial club rooms next
Thursday. ~
The meeting was called by the
Shawnee County Drainage association
composed of the seven drainage dis
organization will be effected which
will serve as a. consulting bureau of
information and will push adequate
state drainage legislation at the next
meeting of the legislature.
= Millions of dollars were lost last
year on account of inadequate protec-
tion,'' V. r. Parkhurst, drainage en-
gineer. and president of the Shawnee
county association, declared today.
Under the present law, drainage
districts may be formed only within
the county. Furthermore, the drain
age associations have no right to con-
denim land for flood purposes. Often
it is necessary for the county to waste
thousands of dollars because some
/ owner refuses to sell his land for
drainage, although it may be located
| in the key position for drainage OPP
erations. By legislation permitting
the districts to condemn land, thou
sands of dollars can be saved to the
! Counties
| Four Big Districts.
| isIation to divide the state into -four
vast drainage districts, placing the
burden on the state instead of the
counties, will be brought before the
meeting.
Under the proposed plan there viii
| be four drainage districts covering tht
| Watersheds of the Kaw. the Arkan
sas, the Neosho and Marais des Cygne:
rivers THE work done in the small
| county districts is nearly always mere
patchwork Parkhurst declared B,
operating on this larger scale we coult
save the state millions of dollars"
Among the prominent drainage ex
perts who will be in attendance at tn,
meeting will be W. A. Stricken, of tn,
| public utilities commission; A. ]
Smith. president of the Kansas Stat,
Engineering society. and H. B. Wake
of the State Agricultural college.
Mayor ]. E. House has appointed
the following. delegates to represen
Topeka in the meeting; ]. NJ. Meade
City Engineer Arnold, Emory Short
and c. L. Dolman.
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3 ATTACKS FAIL
German Advances Repulsed by
Machine Gun Fire.
Maintain Intense BOmbard'
ment of Verdun Forts.

Paris. June 20.-Three German at
lacks made last night on the French
positions northwest of Hill number 321
were repulsed by the fire Of the
French machine guns, according to an
official statement issued today by the
war office. The Germans are heavily
bonn harding the French positions in
the eighborhood Of Vaux, Chapitre
and Chattancourt
The text of the statement follows:
-On the right bank of the river
Mouse, German forces delivered three
attacks last night upon our positions
northwest of Hill No. 321, but all their
efforts were broken by the activity of
our machine guns and our curtains
of fire. The bombardment has been
intense in the region of the wood of
Vaux and Chapitre. and in the sector
of Chattancourt on the left bank OF
the river.
In the Vosges, a surprise attack
of the enemy upon an advanced sap
in the region of Michelbach, south OF
Thanh, resulted in failure"
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YAQUIS IN ATTACK
Band Sent to Raid Del Rio by
Mexican Governor.
Town Reinforced; Funston
Doubts 1t VIII Be Made.

San Antonio, June 20.-Interest in
the border situation early today CEN
tered on Del Rio, directly west of here
on the Rio Grande, where it is re-
ported that 1900 Mexican Yaqui In
dams are approaching the city from
the south. Reports of the advance
were brought to Del Rio by Mexcans
and transmitted to General Funston
by Colonel Sibley, commanding at
that place.
General Greene, commanding the
Eagle Pass patrol district, sent a bat
talon of the Third infantry on motor
trucks to Del Rio Immediately upon
receipt of the information. Sibley's
command is of fair strength and with
the reinforcements he should be able
to defend the city against the MeH-
cans and Yaquis in case they attack.
according to Funston.
500 in YaquiS' Band.
The presence of the Yaquis so near
the border is taken as confirmation
of the recent report that the governor
of Coahuila had sent a band of the
Yaquis north to attack Del Rio.
General Funston doubts if the at
was supposed the hostile force was
composed in part at least of troops
sent by the governor of Coahuila to
attack Sibleys cavalry when that ex-
petition was hunting the Glen Springs
bandits. He said also it had been def
initely established that 500 Yaqui In
dams of the Carranza army were in
cluded in that menacing force.
Del Rio is a mile and half from
the Rio Grande, where the railroad
| land approaches the river. 1t is in
the midst of a fertile district of valley
land and except for strong patrol
offers an attractive field to Mexican
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MARRY AT 2P. M.
Mrs. John Jacob AstOr Sets New
Hour for Her Wedding.
She Has Been Engaged to Dick
Only Two Months.

Bar Harbor, Me-, June 20.-The veil
of secrecy with which Mrs. John Jacob
Aston has surrounded her wedding
plans has been lifted.
In an authorized statement, Miss
Elizabeth Briggs, Mrs. Astor's social
secretary, said that unless there is
change in plans" the young widow will
wed william Karl Dick at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Astor will marry the man of
her choice, despite opposition on the
part of her family Miss Briggs ad-
mitted that Mrs. William H. Force,
Mrs. Astors mother, has opposed the
marriage.
Mrs, Aston is very much offended
at certain newspaper reports respect
ing her mothers alleged bitter opposi-
ton to the wedding" said the social
secretary. Mrs. Force may have said
some things about not wanting her
daughter married. They were things
any mother might have said. But
Mrs. Force has said nothing that could
have been the basis for such terrible
stories have been circulated.
All So Sudden.
! Mrs Force has been so much with
Mrs. Astor since Colonel Astor's death
that she naturally would feel the
marriage of her daughter very much.
She would feel it no matter whom she
might marry.
do you know" Miss Briggs added
this affair came up so suddenly that
even 1 haven't asked Mrs. Aston about
certain necessary details There was
much uncertainty about the wedding
Now Mrs. Aston has settled tentatively
upon o'clock Thursday afternoon
for the wedding
!. HAS Vincent Aston been invited tc
the wedding?" the social secretary
was asked.
'I do not believe he is expected, >
|
member of the Astor family, unless
of course, any member of the family
happens to be in this vicinity
when will Mr.. Dick arrive?"
MIR. Dick and members of hi.
! family and relatives will arrive
think, either on Wednesday or Thurs
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick expect to re
turn to Bar Harbor after short wed
ding trip"
, Miss Briggs said Mrs Astor anC
Mr.. Dick have been engaged abou
two months.
Mrs. Astor did not even announc,
| her engagement to members of he
family until a fortnight ago. sh,
added.
: Mr. and Mrs Dick will leave TO
California probably on Friday morn
, ing. A bungalow is awaiting them il
Santa Barbara 1t is their intention
to spend a month on the coast. OF
= their return they will go either to tn
? Dick place, Avonmede on Long Island
or back to Iselecote. In the late fal
! they will move into a town house il
! Manhattan
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ST. JOE PLAYER WINS


Kansas City, Mo. June 20.-The
match between T. r. Wall. of st. Joe,
and w p. Neff, of the BluehillS club,
Kansas City, probably was the best
of the morning play in the class B
Missouri state golf tournament.
Wall defeated Neff I up. the match
going to the eighteenth hole. The
course still was in bad shape from
Mondays rains
other results: Glass BE. c. Sui
Ivan. Sunset Hill, st. Louis, defeated
Dudley Eaton, Hillcrest, Kansas City,
up and to play. Surprise-A. V. J..
TuggIe. Kansas City Country club, de-
feated II. s. Wheeler. St Louis Coun-
try club. by default. Bonner Miller,
Triple A, St Louis. defeated G. M.
Payne. Hillcrest, by default.
W. NJ Canaday. Swope park, defeat
ed DR.. a H Cordier, Bluehills, up
and I to play
The championship flight began
shortly after noon.
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RUSH SUPPLIES SOUTH
Largest Shipment on Record Hurried
to General Pershing.

Columbus. N. M, June 2O.-The
largest shipment of supplies in a
single days record of the punitive ex-
petition has departed for the south:
The truck train stretched itself out OF
sight over the horizon before the last
big car had left this base.
The gravity of the situation con-
fronting General Pershings column
was not minimized here by officials
Special attention was given the matter
of rushing necessaries and means of
rapid transportation to the front.
Foremen of the machine shops and
bosses of gangs of mechanicians were
ordered to bend every effort to get
the last motor truck into working or
der and ready for immediate use
The New Mexico national guard, re
Gently mustered into federal service, is
being prepared to take over the
routine duties of camp vacated by the
First battalion of infantry which left
for Ell Paso on rush orders. National
guard outfits are slated to take over
also the aSSignment of supplying
guards for motor truck trains which
ply over the long road to assignment
south with the Pershi1g column
| A German scientists theory is that womer
can talk more than men with less fatigue
| because their threats are smaller and they
tax their lungs and vocal cords less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-20
w A IN t S
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
Journal is one cent a word each insertion.
minimum 10 cents; by the week D cents
word. minimum so cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of your Ad in
Guiding four words for State Journal ad-
dress when such address is used; count
each initial letter and each number or
com animation of figures as one word
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be
classified properly must be in The State
Journal office before II 20 O'Clock. Want
ads received after u 20 till 1 10 p. m. viii
be inserted under the head: Too Late to
Classify
. OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash check in full
payment for the same Note the forego-
ing instructions about counting the words
and the rate per word for The Topeka
State journal.
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LOSSES At VERDUM
OVER HALF MILLION

Geneva, June 20.-The French
losses around Verdun in killed and
wounded amount to approximately
$4,000 to date
These losses have occurred on
front which is not more than thir-
teen miles in length.
London, June 20.-Since the be-
ginning of the battle of Verdun on
February FL, last, the Germans
have lost about 415,000 men, it is
stated here. Statements of prison.
ers, captured documents and other
sources are the basis of the esti-
mate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

W. o. Swanson and wife to E. Foshay,
lot SIG pit. fats Topeka ave, Or
chard Place Observation-Disclosures.
J. A Banks and wife to Home Build
ers' Association, lots 1880 College
ave-, EImnOrSI
N. IT. O'Neil and husband to same. lots
lots 1884 W. 18th St, Rural Homes
add. .-.-----
H w Newland and wife to same, pit.
lot 35 10th st, Lincoln's subj
l. w Doran and wife to J. I. Bower
and wife, lots 209-10-11-12-13 Wa
bash ave, Walnut Park sub. ...
Rochester Cemetery Association to o.
Capron, lot 232 Rochester Cemetery
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

lot 70 ouiver vera Heights s. - " 1000
T. r. n. Schneider to NJ. A. johnson,
Place add. ....... .e ave-. 900
ward Wa io -. ......... e 500
J. A Howes and wife to Nj. P. Fa1k-
HAYNES e sub. .................., $500
G. L. Edmonds to B. P. Williams,
lots 1867 Wabash ave-, Doran's ~.
Kansas City Casualty Co. to r. A.
Gilchrest and wife, lots 21-G-25-27-
1881 Broadmoor ST., Kenwood.--
w R. Kuyken dali to G. Peters, lot 10,
22nd st, Illinois add
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FOR SALE-AUTOMOBILES.

SEE our bargains in second hand cars. We
will make terms to suit customers. Cadil-
lac Sales Co., 514 Jackson. Topeka. Kan
BATTERIES repaired and recharged.
Keele' Electric Co., 7o6 Jackson. Phone
1910. willard Service Station"
FOR SALE passenger Great Smith !;
good condition, cheap Phone 2749 White
INCONSISTENCIES electric car, all in good
shape, sell cheap. Telephone 1910 keele
Electric Co
FOR SALE OR TRADE 1916 Ford in first
class shape. Z, care Journal
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LEGAL,
Published in The Topeka State Journal.
June 20, 1916
SUPREME COURT SYLLABUS
June 20. 1916.
NJ m 30

No. 20 FOL So
The State of Kansas ex REL r. c. Me-
Cormick, County Attorney of Sedgwick
County, Kansas, ct al, Plaintiffs,
o. II, Bentley, Mayor, etc, Defending
Original Proceeding in Mandamus.
Writ Allowed.
Syllabus. By the Curt. Dawson, y
/ When board of education by regus
lar proceedings under sanction of section
1851 of the General Statutes of 1909 has
determined the necessity for a school bond
election and has certified its action to the
mayor, that officer has no option OF re-
fusal to issue his proclamation to call the
election. His duty is mandatory and purely
ministerial. (Gen. Stat. 1909, Sec. 1851
. The fact that u city government did
not take into account the contingent eyv
pense of possible special elections in maxi
ing its financial budget, and that it has
no money set apart to defray the expense
of such an election, will not excuse
mayor from the performance of his statu-
tory duty to call special election when
the proceedings precedent to the demand
for his official action are regularly certi-
fled to him -
3. The statutory restrictions against the
financial improvidence of the mayor and
city commissioners Gen. Stat 1908, Sec,
1040, 1041, 1923, 1920 relate only to mat
tiers within their official control, and do
not relate to matters where the Legislatures
itself has directed what action shall be
taken and which may subject the city to
liabilities or expenditures wholly outside
the discretion of the city government
All the Justices concurring.
true copy.
Attest. d. A. VALENTINE. -
| ISeal.l Clerk Supreme Court
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FOR EXCHANGE.

WANTED-Small. modern. West side
house Two Elmhurst lots as part pay
ment. Also two apartment house, fine
rental. good repair, for sale or exchange.
Address C. G. r., care Journal.
NEW BUNGALOW, II lots, all kinds of
fruit, barn; want modern house, close in.
2 acres, 7-room all modern house. half in
alfalfa, fruit. Bailey Bros Phone 800
GOOD residence for automobile. Phone
$685.
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English railroads have provided cars for
transporting automobiles in which the ends
open the full hight and width of cars and
which have floor supports for bracing
their contents.
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LEGAL.
published in the Topeka State Journal
June 10, 1861 ~

tFuollsned In the topeka State Journal.
June 10, 1861
NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF BUST
NESS COLLEGE FOR A PERMIT TO y
CANVASS IN THE STATE
OF KANSAS
Notice is hereby given that the Man
haitian Business College of Manhattan
Kansas, has made application to me for 4
permit to canvass in the state of Kansas
for the purpose of selling tuition in aG-
vance, or to contract, or to secure notes for
tuition from students before their regis
tration in the business college herein
named. II satisfactory proof is furnished
that the above named business college Is
incompetent to furnish such a course of
instruction as 1t advertises, or that the
moral surroundings of the institution are
not good or that the premises are kent
in an unhealthy condition or If the
agents of said institution use misreprsr
sentative or fraudulent methods in Sc
curing contracts, notes or cash from pros
pectfve students, in such case a permit
will not be granted to such business coll
lege. -
w. D. ROSS
State Sunerinfoa dent
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BILLIARD AND POCKET TaRTEs

FOR SALE-Billiard tables. new. carro51
and pocket. with complete outfit sf2500
second hand tables at reduced prices bowl
ing alley supplies; easy payments. Cigar
store, drug, delicatessen and soda founfa m
fixtures: THE BRUNSWICK-BA LKI5-
sas City. Mo. "a
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FOR sALE-MoToRCYCLEs.

FOR SALE@Twin cylinder Indian motor
cycle with patent easy starter. used but
little fine condition, great bargain or will
trade for real estate Call at 601 East 4th
street
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MONEY.

MONEY TO LOAN on city and fsrm
property, any amount, low interest rates
and most liberal terms. Call or write fer
ou- plan w. M. Forbes & Co.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Horses, cattle, pianos. diamonds. house,
carriages, machinery. and to saIaried nes
pie. F. s. Thomas, SO Kan. Ave Tel. ~.
LOANS made on any kind OF personal So
curfty. L. Biscoe. 523 Kansas Ave
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W. D. ROSS,
State Superintendent
BONDS

THOS. J. MYERS. broker Columbian BldG.
Investment securities, railroad and r0r-
eminent BOMBS, grain and copper stocks.
mortgages bought, sold and placed
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WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED TO BUY YOUR OLD FEATH-
Err BEDS. VIII pay highest prices
Address r. 6, care Journal.