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CONDENSED news
British Army in Danger.

ConstantinopIe. April 21.-The war
office announces the position of the
British army which is being besieged
at Kut-et-Amara is becoming very
critical and that the British comman-
der has ordered the civil population to
evacuate the town on account of the
scarcity of food.
Fire at U. S. Officer.
Field Headqua rters, April 16.-(Via
Aeroplane 10 Columbus, n. NJ, April
21O-An American army officer was
fired upon this evening while passing
a small town near this camp in COM
pany with a dispatch bearer. The
shooting was without effect. A cavalry
troop today located the camp of Can
delario Cervantes, Villa lieutenant
in the mountains some miles from
here. Apparently Cervantes outposts
American approach, but his escape
was narrow.
Harvard Varsity Beaten.
Princeton, N. J.. April 21.-Prince-
toms varsity crew defeated Harvard's
eight on Lake Sarnegie by about a half
foot The Junior race was won by
Harvard by two lengths
POultryman'S Murder Avenged.
New York, April 21.-Giuseppe
Archiello and Frank Ferrera recently
convicted of the murder of Barnet
Baff, the poultry dealer who was shot
to death at the alleged instigation of
rivals in November, 1914, were today
sentenced to die in the electric chair
the week of May 20.
Farmer Wants Parole.
Peoria, April 21.-Parole for James
Morrison Darenell serving a three-year
term in the federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on a
charge of violating the Mann act is
sought according to plans revealed
here today. Darenell. a farmer was
convicted a year ago, after a sensa-
| tional trial at Milwaukee.
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ground and bitches and to fall back
to its horses for further retreat. The
Americans had no machine guns, only
their revolvers and rifles. During one
of the defensive stands Private Herr
bert BEDFORD, Troop NJ, Thirteenth
cavalry was shot in the hand. He
continued to fight. Late in the after
noon his hand swollen and almost
useless, but still fighting, he was shot
dead off his horse a bullet passing
through his chest.
Refuge Behind Adobe Walls.
The other Americans wounded were
Corporal Benjamin McGehee, of the
Thirteenth cavalry, shot in the month;
Corporal Walter e. WiIlingham, Troop
leg; Corporal Richard famous. Troop
K, Thirteenth cavalry, shot twice in
both arms, and Private L. NJ. Schoen-
berger, Troop K, Thirteenth cavalry.
who suffered a slight wound in the
left hip Shortly before dark the
Americans reached the adobe Mexican
village of Santa Cruz, where the loop
holed, heavy mud walls made an eff
fective position. The Mexicans did not
press them in this village but con-
tinued firing until $50 p. m.
In the Mexican lines bugles began
blowing the recall for cavalrymen. A
truce messenger brought word from
General Lozano saying he was unable
to control his men. Tompkins replied
Immediately and a second messenger
brought a demand from General Lo-
zano that Major Tompkins withdraw,
threatening to attack him if he re-
fused. Colonel Brown, who arrived at
this time with $50 men of the Tenth
cavalry and took command, replied
that he would not retreat a step from
Santa Cruz until ordered to do so by
his commanding officer. General Lo-
ZanO did not reply.
"Begs Pardon" for Attack.
Investigation of the Parral situation
showed that General Lozano himself
had no record as a Carranza officer,
and most of his command was for
merly Villista soldiers. The concen-
tration of American commands was so
rapid after the ParraI fight that,
among officers here, there is no worry
for their safety.
The day after the fight, President
Herrera of Parral sent messengers to
Colonel Brown saying he regretted
there had been fight. He said he
thought the Americans should not
have gone into Parral, until an
nounced. Colonel Brown replied by
pointing out that the Americans had
gone with what seemed a reliable in
vitation from Carranza officials and
had sent a messenger to announce
their coming. The president repeated
that Parral civilians outnumbered the
soldiers so that the people could not be
controlled. So far as the. actual fight
ing was concerned the Americans as
Sert they obtained positive evidence
that the CarranZa troops were not out
numbered by civilians and that few
civilians participated.
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ALL OAKLAND OUT

iContiIued from Page Une.t
Mrs Azlein was a married woman, she
took hand in the questioning.
L suppose" she said to Hamilton.
you didn't go right up to Poland's
store after you met me and ask who
was and where 1 lived. 1 suppose
you didn't, did you"
Just a moment, just a moment"
interrupted Rooney after Mrs Azlein
had landed two or three times Mr..
Hamilton can tell his own story on
the stand later"
Just once did Mrs Azlein show anv
emotion. She was telling how Hanii-
ton stood inside her door with a re-
yolver IN his hand watching for her
husband to get off a car. She didn't
say Hamilton wanted to kill her hus-
band but when she told of that oc-
currence she broke into tears Her
recovery was rapid and she resumed
her story without further show of feel
ing.
According to her story, Mrs. Azlein
met Hamilton at a revival meeting in
Oakland last December while her hus-
band was in Iowa. She said he in
Mrs. Azlein said Hamilton suggested
on that first evening that they go to
a show.
There's a dandy show uptown, 5"
she quoted him as saying
Then she proceeded with her story
Wrote Her a Note.
The next night she said, '-he
wrote me note asking me to go to
show with him and the next night
following that l wrote him a note saw
ing l would go the following after
noon L changed my mind before the
time came and didn't go. He came
down near my house and watched the
cars to see if got on. Then he threw
note in the mail box asking me
why did not keep my word.
I wrote him another note and told
him I'd go to the show with him.
caught a car and he caught the same
car two blocks away. He followed
me when 1 went down to the gas of
flee to pay my bill and we agreed to
meet at a vaudeville show on Eighth
avenue.
When we met in the lobby at the
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President Wilson's foreign policy.
Il believe the American people Will
meet with wisdom and dignity and
solve with justice to all the questions
presented to it in this grave crisis"
said Senator Sherman. I'VE have re-
manned at peace up to this time. I be-
lieve It is the duty of the representa-
tives in the house and senate to see
that we remain at peace if it can be
done with HONOR
He charged President Wilson with
playing politics in the present subma-
rine controversy and said If diplo-
matte relations with Germany were
to be broken off it should have been
done when the Lusitania was sunk.
No matter what the exigencies OF
the Democratic party may be 1 refuse
to assist in furnishing it with a battle
SCARED hero as candidate for presi-
dent" Senator Sherman said.
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KANSAS MUST OBSERVE
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women who are compelled to work in
the room.
1t is probable that the state board of
health will later inspect the room
The location of a large, leaky sewer
pipe in the room is one of the objec-
tions to the new quarters from sani-
tary viewpoint State picture film in
spectors will be required to sit near
the sewer pipe or under the leaky
steam pipes which provide heat for
the state house.
Must Be Up to Standard.
Conditions in the picture inspec-
ton room will be brought up to the
standard established under the state
matter" declared Commissioner Nc
Bride. 81 have looked at the room
and it certainly needs some improve
mentS before it becomes safe place
for men and women to work. My di-
rections will today be outlined to Su-
perintendent Ross and I will urge that
these requirements be met at once"
Mcbride then stated that he would
insis- on an outside stairway leading
to the inspection room or to an adjoin-
ing room. Under existing conditions,
persons in the room could not escape
from the sub basement except by fol-
lowing a winding walk a distance of
nearly 800 feet. In case of an ex-
ploSion or burning of reel, no means
of escape from the room is provided
by the state
Insists on Iron Booths.
The Mcbride order will also insist
that the state encase picture machines
in iron booths as required by law. In
establishing the new inspection quar-
tiers in the state house, superintendent
Ross is said to have planned the use
of unprotected machines. Mcbride to-
day stated that he would insist on the
use of booths for all machines.
Air and ventilating shafts must also
be provided for the censorship room.
The present system of ventilation is
regarded by the state commissioner
as inadequate. In the matter of ven
tilation, as in the case of safety to
employees, the state will now be re-
quired to observe her own laws ~ e.
No action has been taken by the
state board Of health regarding the
location of the leaky steam and sewer
pipes in the inspecting room. In mat
ters affecting the safety of state
employees, however, Commissioner
Mcbride will insist that the dangers
as pointed out in the State Journal be
removed before the new quarters are
opened for use.
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BREAK G. 0. P. DEADLOCK
Chicago Mayor Moves to Sherman
Faction and Deneen Crowd Retires.

Peoria. ILL.,, April 21.-Fred E. Ster-
ling of Rockford is slated to be chair
man of the new Republican state CEN
trail committee as a result of a com
bination of the Sherman, Lowden and
Thompson factions. The deadlock
over the organization of the state
committee was ended by Mayor
Thompson of Chicago, going over to
Sterling after an all night conference.
As result of the new combination
Mayor Thompson, it is said will be
supported by the Sherman-Lowden
forces for national committeeman and
the three-cornered deadlock over the
organization of the Cook county CEN
trail committee will be broken by the
election of w. H Weber, or another
candidate favorable to the z. J. Brun-
dage neutral faction, as chairman.
Former Gov. Charles S. Deneen is
out of the new combination and for
the first time in twelve years is not IN
control of the regular party organiza-
ton.
Attacks Wilson Policy.
Senator Sherman was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he addressed
the delegates. He began by criticising
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thrater he didn't want to go to the
show at ALL He proposed that we go
to a room. 1 refused to go. We went
to the show and during the show he
proposed that we take supper uptown
and go to a room that evening"
Mrs. Azlein stated that she wrote
him another note later telling him to
come to her house.
just Wanted to Talk.
IT didn't intend for him to come up
and do what he did, she said. II
wanted to talk with him and tell him
not to tell any one 1 had gone to the
show with him.
Then Mrs. Azlein hesitated. APP
parently she didn't want to tell the
rest of the story. But she was urged
by Rad Lee, assistant county attorney,
and proceeded.
Il met him on the porch and start
ed to tell him what 1 had to say He
had a gun in his pocket. He put his
arms around me and pushed me to-
wards the door. We went inside"
Where were the children?" asked
an attorney.
They were in bed asleep" she re-
piled.
She told how Hamilton turned out
the light in the sitting room, how he
threatened to tell her husband about
her trip to the show with him, and
how she fell for his line of talk. She
declared Hamilton remained in the
room with her until one o'clock that
night.
The next night. she said. Hamilton
was back again, but left early, about
1870, because he feared that her hus-
band would reach town that night.
He Watched the Cars.
He spent most of the evening look
ing out of the windows and watching
the cars she said. He had a gun
in his hand and he said he was carry
inc fn,s II lrr,a
when he found out about us I'd kill
him on sight
Mrs. Azlein testified that on one oc-
casion about church time they went to
Hamilton's house but that his keys
wouldn't open the doors.
HE said he had a pretty good
barn" she said land we went out into
the barn. That was at 2O3 Chester
avenue"
On another occasion she testified
she met Hamilton at nearby grocery
store.
THE kids are gone" she testified
Hamilton said, 80 let's go up to my
house"
Il, refused to 60"
8" All right, he said, then your old
man will sure find OUT and 1 went
with him..
DISCRIMINATION.
! On cross examination Mrs. Azleir
| testified that she knew Hamilton was
a single man, that she didn't object
to going to the show with him and thai
she agreed with him they would al
ways sit close together at the reviva
meetings in order to pass notes bach
| and forth.
Then" said Rooney, you though
it was proper for married woman
| to carry on such relations with 6
single man but you thought it very i'm
proper for a single man to carry or
such relations with a married woman
Is that your code of morals?'
Mrs. Azlein declared in reply tina
she didn't intend that the affair should
go any farther than the trip to the
| theater.
Other witnesses were placed on thu
stand, including Mr.. Azlein, but theil
testimony was unimportant as com
pared with that of the prosecuting
witness. The preliminary, now II
progress, will determine whether Oh
not Hamilton is to be bound over t.
| the district court.
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FOR ROOSEVELT
Resolutions Adopted at Party Conven-
ton at Iitue Rock.

Little Rock. April 21.-Resolutions
endorsing Theodore Roosevelt for
president were adopted by Arkansas
Progressive party convention here.
other resolutions were: Approval
of the Progressive platform of 1912; a
program of absolute preparedness;
complete protection of American citi-
zens abroad or on the high seas; unity
of all elements under one leader and
one platform; a protective tariff.
Fourteen delegates from the seven
congressional districts and four dele
gates at large were chosen
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Springfield, Mo-, April 21--C. ~.
Green, son-in-law of Judge John H.
Lucas, of Kansas City, is reported
missing in storm that last night
wrecked number of residences at
Osceola near here.
Two men are reported killed and 20
injured IN the path of the storm five
miles west of Lowry City Wires are
down and details are not avilable.
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WIND STOPPED FROST

lower tonight than it was last night.
The lowest temperature this morn
ing was AZ degrees. This is 4 de-
grees below normal and is low enough
to permit of a light frost. The high
est temperature on record for this
date is 81 degrees, esta bHshed in 1914.
The low record, 20 degrees, occurred
in 1907. The Kaw river is stationary
at a. stage of 60 feet
The wind this morning was in the
northwest and blew at high rate all
morning. The. velocity varied between
% and 80 miles an hour. 1t kept the
mercury from Climbing as rapidly as it
should on a. clear day and also ac-
centuated the cold
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warrant for Truckman.

St. Louis, April PA warrant was
issued today for George Lang. a truck
man employed by the terminal rail-
road association charging him with
theft from the mails. 1t is stated by
government inspectors that in the last
few months he has stolen about $2,500s
worth of furs sent to st. Louis firms
through the parcel post. 1t is stated
that he confessed.
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lContinued from Page One.l
if it was brought here, were witnesses
of the attack on the American aero
plane. Carranzista soldiers fired VOL
leys at it and even private citizens I'M
loaded their revolvers at it. The aero
plane apparently was out of range of
the bullets.
Attack U. S. Aviator.
The aviator at first appeared to be
seeking landing place in Chihuahua
but later fled in the direction of San
Antonio, Mexico. He is believed to
have come from Satevo-
General Gutierrez refused to COM
ment on the report that he was pre-
pairing to protest against the aviators
flight
Acting on War Minister Obregon's
instruction, General Gutierrez detain-
ed ten carloads of oats and hay ship
ped a week ago from Ell Paso by Tay-
lor Brothers, American merchants,
intended for the use of American
stood to be permitting provisions to
be shipped from Parral to the Ameri-
can camp at Santa Cruz de Viesca.
These are transported beyond the
suburbs of Parral by Carranza troops
where American army wagons meet
them.
Carranzista newspapers have al
ready announced the early retirement
of the American forces.
EEL Democratic" printed a Washing
ton dispatch that the United States has
declared war on Germany and would
require the use of all forces to fight
the Germans. Another article stated
that Lansing was studying the plans
for an early withdrawal of the expedi-
ton and gave General Carranza credit
for hating the American advance
through Mexico.
De Factors Gather.
The concentration of Carranzista
troops south of Parral is apparently to
oppose the advance of United States
forces south of that point.
Mayor Jose De La LUZ Herrera of
Parral was instructed to inform the
American commanders not to advance
beyond Parral. General Luis Her.
rera, whose brother-in-law, Colonel
Orosco, was killed by American troops
in the Parral fight has gone to Par
raj. Two thousand troops of the
Morelos and Juarez brigades have re-
inforced the garrison there.
One thousand United States cavalry
men under Colonies Brown and Allen
and Major Tompkins are reported con-
centrated at Santa Cruz De viesca, 1c
miles north of Parral
General Gutierrez is doing his ut
most to prevent strained relations be-
tween Carranzista forces and Ameri-
can troops, out Is opposed by the Her
rera element and sentiment of the
populace. Gutierrez has appointed of
ficers to accompany American news
paper men and has granted them
every protection. He has placed Chi
huahua under strict martial law. A
heavy guard patrols the city and a
midnight "curfew law is in force
Scott Arrives Tonight.
San Antonio, April 21.-Public in
! fGr nQf 1- in Ia
the Mexican situation which will be
held here between General Scott, chief
of staff of the army and General
Funston General Scott will arrive
tonight It is not probable that Cen
! eral Scott will go to Ell Paso before
returning to Washington
| The Seventeenth infantry left Eagle
Pass for Columbus last night; this is
one of the regiments taken from Dor
/ der patrol duty to strengthen General
PershingS command. The Sixth
/ cavalry is expected to get under way
! from Harlingen tomorrow.
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Kansas City, April 21.-HOGS-Receipts
1850. Market &c lower. Bulk of sales
$9.s5@9.6o: heavy S9.55G9.s5: packers and
butchers, 50 40@96O; light, S9.25G9.50;
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady
Prime fed steers, $s.00M0.50; southern
steers, SI-250S.1o; COWS, $5.5OMS.25; heif-
ers, $7.00Q1000; stockers and feeders Sc. 10
@S.75; bulls, S5.T56l750; calves, $6.5O@
1850.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Lambs, $1075Q1150: yearlings $9T5M
1915; wethers, $S.750l950; ewes, IS. OOdS. rs (;
stockers and feeders. $6.00@105O.
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Chicago, April 21.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
600. Market slow, &c to Zoe under yester-
days average. Bulk of sales, $0.55a9. s. ;
light. S9.15@9.70; mixed, $9.3O@9.70; heavy,
S9.15@9.75; rough, $9.15@9.30; pigs, S7.25
GS.90.
Native beef steers, $I.S5@10.00: western
steers. ST.T5GS.65; stockers and feeders,
$5;so@s:50; cows and heifers, $4.00@9.20;
calves, $T.00@10.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Wethers, $6.S5@9.10; lambs, $7.60@11.65.
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New York. April 21.-BUTTER-Mark
firm: Creamery extras. 351sc.
EGGS-Market steady Fresh gathered
extras, 231f d24c
CHEESE-Market irregular: state whole
milk, flats, held specials. 1SL@1S%c.
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TODAf'S MARKET REPORT


Kansas City. April 21.-WHEAT-Cash:
Holiday.
BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, PIE
HAI-Market steady: unchanged.
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Cnlcago, April 1.-BUTTER-Market I'M
settled. Creamery, 30034e.
EGGS-Market unchanged
POTATOES-Market higher Michigan
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota white,
I0GSSc; Minnesota and Dakota Ohios T5d
SIC.
POULTRY-Alive. lower.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the Local Office of the
Weather Bureau, Topeka, Kansas. for the
"a hours ending at Z a. m. today.
stations in Kansas
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1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, April 21-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 500 head. Market unehanged.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market 81
lower Bulk of sales, S9.30@9.60; top, $9.65
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady. Lambs, $11.35.
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To-eka Hay Market.
FURNISHED by L. A. Beck. 212-I4 e Rthi
PRAIRIE HAY-SSOO
Wheat Market.
FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Co ThfrA
and Kansas Ave-
Topeka, Kan. April n
WHEAT-No. e. Doc.
WHEAT-No. 2. Csc
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by j. B. Billiard, corner Kan
sas Ave. and Curtis St.l
oATS-3ed3sc.
CORN-6Sc.
wHEAT-S0G9oc-
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Topeka Market.
fPrices furnished by Woief Packing Col
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HENS-AIl sizes. lac: springs over 2
lbs, lie; ducks. &c: geese. &c; broilers. .
lbs: and higher, 25c; stays. lie.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-sc-
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Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com.
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.1
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Pursued Five Hours.

The retreat continued for five hours
and a half over distance of fifteen
miles on a road bordered by bushes
and hills affording good cover for
Bursuers During all this time the
american troops repeatedly caught
sight of men in Carranza uniforms
shooting at them but seeing few, if
any, civilians After moving out from
the trap of hills Major Tompkins
Formed p line of dismounted men 70
retard the attackers until the pack
animals and stores had time to get
back toward the American rear. Re-
peatedly during the afternoon this de-
Tense line continued to form, to fire
from the cover of rocks, ploughed
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Topeka. Kan.
CATTLE AND HOGS.