The Chanute Daily Tribune from Chanute, Kansas • Page 1

XV TT lit WEATHER For Southeast. Kansas Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with probably showers; not much change in temperature. "CHANUTE DAILY TRIBUNE AND THE SUN" CONSOLIDATED JULY I. i909 Volume XXIV, No. 151 WEDNESDAY Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, September 29, 1915 WEDNESDAY Whole Number 7377 The Cremona and Frazier bridges are to haye steel girders, and the lOther two steel I beams.

Work- is to begin at once, and scattering the. jobs among three corn-tractors will doubtless help to expedite tjieir cmpl'-tinn. The small J.ridge south' of Earlton haw been completed and will be open to traffic soon as the concrete floor "st.s." BULGARIA IN OCTOBER 15 GREECE HEARS AGREEMENT HAS F.EEX REACHED. FIND BLAME AT ARDMORE i TWO IXAESTIGATIO.YS NOW IXG CONDUCTED. HINDENBURG TOJ-RANGE? TWO fiERMAX (iK.i:RAl,S HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

CALE BUFFETS MEW ORLEANS TROPICAL HURRICANE SVKEPS INLAND FROM GULF. I His "broken coin" was a five-dollar bill, torn in two in the middle. "Did you ask some, one to brak it for you and he did that to it?" the banker asked. "No," the boy explained, "grandpa sent me to town to pay a bill. On the way I thought it would be fun to play a tune on it like this," and he.

executed motions In imitation of a bootblack giving the final touches with a strip of cloth to a shine. The ba iker took up the torn bill and gavo the boy five silver of business here early today. The victim's trunk had been rifled, but the booty obtained by the murderer-is unknown. Deposit slips showing that Cheo had $5,000 in Kansas City banks were left behind by the slayer. The body of the aged the throat cut, was found on the floor beside his bed by a negro woman whose grandson slept in the laundry last night.

The lad left the place at an early hour this morning, according to his statement, so that he might go to market. The boy, his grandmother and two other negro women have been de ii i 4 FATHER XAGLE TO FORT SCOTT. Father Mclnerney Will Arrive morrow From Humboldt. To- The Rev. Father; I.

J. Nagle, who has been rector; of St. Patrick's Catholic church here for fourteen years, left this afternoon for Fort Scott, where he has Hjk'u transferred. The Fort Scott parish is a third larger than tho one here and the transfer is a distinct promotion for Father Nagle. The Rev.

Father Mclnerney, who is to him here, will move from Humboldt tomorrow. OFFER MOTORCYCLE RACES. Ora- Clossen Ges to Cofreyville to Proposition to Fair. Ora Clossen went to Coffeyville this afternoon to try to promote some motorcycle racys for the fair there this week. Five special built racing motorcycles ar3 owned in Chanute now.

lias tvvoThors and Mr. Clossen and Roy Good have three; s. POISON FOR DOG AIID BABY STRYCIIXIXE CAM NEAR BEING FAT All TO BOTH. CHILD OF MR. MRS.

FRANKLIN VICTIM LITTLE BOY IS ONLY FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD. He Is Supposed to Have Gotten Hold of Some "Doped" Bread That Had Been Scattered in the Neigh-IhiiIkxmI t(i Get Rid of Dogs. The t-Vmonth-old son of Mr. anil Mrs. Guy Franklin.

lt(9 North Ever green avenu'e, suffered a severe attack of poisoning yesterday and was not out of danger until noon today The child is thought to have been poisoned from a piece of bread which the clog belonging to the Franklins brought home. The animal was sick from strychnine poisoning and it is presumed that some one tried to poison the dog. The child was under the attention of physicians all yesterday afternoon and was not brought home until today. It is-now out of danger. The dog recovered from the poisoning yesterday afternoon.

K. C. XIXE WAXTS GAME IIERE Fed Stars Ask for a Guarantee of 8 KM) Before Coming. The K. C.

Fed Stars, a Kansas City baseball club of semi-professionals, want a game with the Chanute Boosters. A letter stating terms was received yesterday by W. Allen, president of the Commercial Club. He turned the matter over to "Bob" Reid, who will see what arrangements can be made. The Kansas City fellows want 7." per cent of the gross receipts and a guarantee of $100.

ARTILLERYMAN YISlTIXG HERE. William H. Sol ley Has Been With Corps Xear San Francisco. William II. Solley, who has been serving as a first class gunner in the Thirty-second company, Coast Artillery corps, stationed at Fort Baker, near San Francisco, is here visiting; his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Solley. He expects to stay in Chanute for a time, having been discharged on account of an affection of his feet.

STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER ON PROGRAM Excellent Program Has Been Arranged for Wilson County Convention in Xeodcsha. II. Engle, secretary of the state Sunday school association; Mrs. S. A.

Chappell, superintendent of the elementary department of the state Sunday school association; J. M. Gur-ley of Topeka, state superintendent of Baptist Sunday schools and young people's work; David Owen, state superintendent of Bible schools in the Christian church, and a score of Wilson county Sunday school workers will take part on the program at tho Wilson County Sunday School Association's annual convention, which will be held in Neodesha Tues day and Wednesday, October 2C and 300,000 TEUTONS MOVING AGAINST SERBIA FRANCE AD ENGLAND SEND TROOIN TO HELP SERBS. Two Ministers Resign From Bulgarian Cabinet Because of Jh's-' agreements With Premier and Pro-Russian Asked to Form Xew Ministry. Paris, Sept.

29. "Bulgaria and tha central powers have concluded a precise agreement, according to authoritative information," says the correspondent at Salonika, Greece, of the Temps. "Under this agreement Bulgaria will enter the war October 15." Attack to Begin in Paris, Sept. 29. A dispatch received here by the Havas News Agency from its correspondent in Athens say it is now expected there that Bulgaria will begin an attack upon Serbia within fifteen days.

Teutons Against Serbs. London, Sept. 29. "Three hundred thousand Austrian and-'German troops have begun to advance on the Serbian frontier in the direction of Orsova," says a dispatch received here by the Exchange Telegraph from its correspondent in Athens. Allies Send Assistance.

Berlin, Sept. 29. British and French troops intended for service in Serbia, have been landed at Port Kathryn, near Salonika, Greece, according to reports from Budapest, Hungary, received by the Frankfurter Zeitung, the Overseas News Agency announced today. Split in Bulgarian Paris, Sept. 29.

A dispatch received here today by the llavas News Agency from Athens says that, the Bulgarian ministers of finance and of commerce have resigned, according to reports received from a reliable source in Sofia. Tho reason: given officially is: a divergence of views on international questions, but the real cause was complications arising from the disagreement of these members with Premier Radoslavoff with the policy to be followed in view of the determined attitude of Greece. King Ferdinand granted an audience to former Premier Malinoff, the leader of the party which favors Russia, and asked him. it is understood, to form a new cabinet. Greece Vrees British Teuitorals.

Athens, Greece, Sept. 2S. The Greek government has released the Sikhs and Gourkas who were the survivors when the British transport Ramazan was sunk by a German submarine. They were sent immedi-ately to Malta. Many of, them had no opportunity even to obtain clothing.

HOME MEN TO DO BRIDGE WORK TIIEYX AYE HE AWARDED FOUR OFT OF FIYE CONTRACTS. J. W. Pratt to Build Two Bridges Near South Mound and the Cremona Bridge Curtis Min-nicli Got Thayer Job. Competing against three "outside" firms Neosho county contractors landed four of the five bridge building contracts let by the county commissioners Tuesday.

The amount of the awards, to home contractors aggregated $4,327. The single job that will be done by an "outsider" firm amounted to $760. It was for the Lynch bridge two miles north of Earlton, which will be built by the Topeka Bridge Company. J. W.

Pratt of Chanute got the big end of the jobs being awarded three contracts for an aggregate of $3,0.8. He Is to repair the Allen bridge across the Neosho river east of South Mound, for which he is to receive $630; also to build a bridge over a slough west Of the Allen bridge for $1,230, and to rebuild the Cremona bridge, east of Chanute, torn out by the Big Creek flood, for $1,198. Curtis Minnich of Thayer were awarded the contract for constructing the Frazier bridge, thrfe miles south of Thayer. It will be a home job for them, they being Thayer, men. The contract was for $1,249.

The Lynch bridge i3 to be a concrete, arch. The other structures are to be of steel with reinforced concrete floors. i HERO OF POLAND MAY BE GIVEH NEW TASK 1RAVCK ESTIMATES GERMAN -CASUALTIES AT P.irir. Claims Capture or niKrtant If Hi in the Artois District ami Gains in Champagne Berlin Says the British Were Shaken Uxse. London, Sept.

29. German newspapers today announced that two unnamed generals have been dismissed 1rom the German command in the war zone in connection with the recent setback at the hands of the ami the British, according to a dispatch received here by the Ex- haiige Telegraph Company from Amsterda m. It is probable, the dispatch adds, that a new German commander-in-chief for the western armies will soon be appointed. In this connection the name of Field Marshal von Hindenburg is mentioned. The German Statement.

Berlin. Sept. 29. The recapture from the British of part of the territory which the latter had won from the Germans north of Loos was announced today by the. war office.

French attacks near. Souchez and Neuvillo were said to have been "partly repulsed." In the Champagne district an attempt by the French to break through the German lines is said to have been unsuccessful. The Report From Paris. Paris, Sept. 29.

The German casualties in the recent movements by the French and the British, including, killed, wounded and prisoners, was given out officially by the French war pffice" today as being in excess of the strength of three army 120,000 men. The text of the statement was follows: as "The reports which hand make it possible day more- fully tho the success obtained are coming to to record each importance in our rect it offensive movement in the Cham pagne district, combined with that by the allied troops in the Artois district. "The Germans hare not only been compelled to abandon along an extended front certain positions strongly entrenched, in the defense of which they had been ordered to resist to the very end, but they have suffered looses tljo total of which in killed, wounded and prisoners amounts to more than 120,000 men. "The total number of prisoners is, at the present time, in excess of men, and the number of cannon brought to our rear was seventy-nine. Seventeen thousand and fifty-five private soldiers and 315 officers taken prisoner by us have already gone through the town of Chalons on their way to the points where they are to be interested.

"Organized efforts are at present under way to clear up the field of battle ami to make a definite count of the arms of all kinds and of the war material belonging to both the artillery and the infantry branches which the enemy has beeu compelled lo abandon to" us. "In the Artois district the progress reported yesterday east of Sonichez continued yesterday evening and in the course of last night, after a stubborn engagement, we reached Hill No. 140, the culminating point of the crests of Vimy and the orchards south of this point. The number of unwounded prisoners taken by us in the course of this fight was more than 300. The men belonged mostly to two divisions of the guards.

"In the Champagne district the liKht is going on without respite along the entire front. In the region north of Massiges more Germans have surrendered. Ia this section alone. the total number of prisoners last evening had reached 1.000. "There were no other important actions on the remainder of the front.

"The enemy has bombarded violently our trenches north and south -of the Aisne river in the regions of the Saint Mard forest, at Troyon and of Vailly. We responded to this tire with energy." CtiLORED BOY WAS CARELESS. WITH WEALTH He Tore in Two the Five-Dollar Hill Which His Grandfather Gave Him to Pay-ji Bill. 'A colored boy, 11 years old, stepped ot the First National bank yesterday much perturbed. "I've got the broken coin he told the man at the window, "and want it fixed." WIND BLEW FORTY-TWO MILE-AH-HOUR RATE WIRE SERVICE WITH TEXAS CUT OFF RY STORM.

Center of Disturbance Will Pass Within Eighty Miles of New Orleans, Weather Bureau Pre- diets Gales General on Coast. New Orleans, Sept. 29. Tho forerunner of the West Indian hurricane swept over Southeastern Louisiana early today. The local weather bureau in a warning issued at 8 1 20 clock this morning advised that the center of the storm would probably pass between New Orleans and Atchafalaya bay, eighty miles southwest of here.

Easterly gales would probably reach hurricane force in Eastern Louisiana and there would be strong northerly winds over the western coast today and tonight, according to the local weather bureau. High tides also will prevail. The storm passed inland from the gulf early this morning and at 0 o'clock the velocity of the wind at New Orleans was forty-two miles an hour and increasing. Wind Tore Wires Down. Dallas, Sept.

Wire service between Texas and New Orleans and points in that immediate vicinity was stopped early today by the tropical storm, according to the headquarters of the three telegraph companies in Dallas. Storm Coming Northward, Washington, Sept. 29. The tropical storm was central this morning near the mouth of the Mississippi riyer. and was moving slowly north: ward, according to wejither burean reports.

Shifting gales were reported for this afternoon and tonight con tho Louisiana coast and eastern to southern gales on the Mississippi, Alabama and extreme Northern Florida coastB. Wind 75 Miles an Hour. Morgan City, Sept. 29. The tropical storm reached here at noon.

At 1 o'clock this afternoon the wind was blowing seventy-five miles an hour. Wire communication is crippled. THAYER HAS MORAL CODE ORDINANCE PROHIBITS A NUMBER OF PRACTICES. Women Must Not Be Abroad After Dark Except With Good Reason Games of Chance and Sunday Sports Prohibited. Thayer, Sept: 2S.

Art ordinance which became effective hero last week provides stringent measures for preventing Immorality in this city. Besides the -usual provisions for punishing keepers and inmates of bawdy houses, one section of the new law provides that it shall be unlawful for any unattended or suspicious female to parade the pub-, lie streets or alleys of this city after night, or to congregate with others on the street or in public places, or to wander abroad in the nighttime, or. to be found about stores or other public places at late hours without lawful business or cause therefor and without giving good ac count of herself. There is a further provision against- persons appearing in any public place in any dress" not be longing to his or her sex. The same section provides punishment for tho person who shall exhibit, sell or offer for sale any indecent or lewd book, picture or thing.

Gambling devices or anything adapted, devised or designed for tho purpose of playing a game of chance also come under the ban. Punishment Is also nrovided for the petson who plays such a device, as well aa for its keeper. 1 It i3 provided further that any person who shall be guilty of horse racing, cock fighting or participating therein on Sunday shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalty for violating any provision of the ordinance is a fine of not more than $100. or Imprisonment not more than thirty days in the city or, county jail, or both fine and imprisonment.

Mrs. Mv Clark returned last night, from Kansas City, where she ha3 been visiting three weeks with, her son and his family. DEATH LIST TODAY FIXED AT FORTY-SEVEN CARTER COUNTY CORONER COX- VEXES HIS JURY. State Corioratioii Commission Will Investigate Allegations That Railroad Company Was Negligent Stato Fire Marshal Busy. Ardmore, Sept.

29. Two investigations to fix responsibility for Monday's disaster were under way here today. One by the state corporation commission is into allegations of negligence on the part of the Gulf, Central fc Santa Fe railroad in alleged violation of provisions by the interstate commerce commission regarding the handling of gasoline and explosives. The second investigation is being conducted by the state fire marshal's department into the cause of the fire which followed the explosion. Tho death list today was forty-seven.

The Carter county coroner's jury convened today. MR. AXD MRS. MAXLEY' HOME. They Attended a Family Reunion, and Visited Expositions.

Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Manley, who are just home from their Pacific coast trip, attended a family reunion while in California.

After visiting the ex positions they went to Hermosa Beach to join relatives. 'There they were entertained by Mrs. Jennie Read, a cousin of 'the family, and a singer of no small reputation. Together with Mr. and Mrs.

G. N. Chappell and Misses Alice and llo-nita Chappell of this city, Mr. and Mrs. M.

J. Campbell and son Baron of Spokane, and Mrs. Read they toured Southern California. They report a great, trip. Mr.

and Mrs. Chappell and daughters like the coast so much they do not expect to return for two months. ENGINEER DIED WITH TROOPS BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK BY MOSLEM FANATIC. Constantinople Sees in Incident an Indication That Mohammedans in India Are Opposed to English War Policy. B.erlin, Sept.

29. The sinking of a ijntisn transport with the loss ot all except a few members of the crew is reported in a dispatch received here today from Constantinople by the Overseas News Agency. The statement was as follows: "A special dispatch from Constantinople gives' reports about Mohammedan troubles in India. It says that the British transport was sunk by a Mohammedan engineer who died with the troops. Only a few members of the crew escaped." MUSCOTAH WOMAN HAD LIVED FOR A CENTURY She Attributed Her Longevity to Never Worrying Read Chapter in Bible Every Day.

Atchison, Sept. 29. Mrs. Sarah Hale, who was 100 years and 9 months old, died this morning at her home in Muscotah. She celebrated her hundredth birthday January 9.

She was a native of New York, had been married twice and attributed her long life to the fact that she never worried. She always read a chapter in the Bible every day7 until the very last. KANSAS CITY CHINESE LAUNDRYMAH SLAIN Negro Lad and Three Negro Women Detained in Connection With -V Murder and Robbery. Citv Sent. flaw Chee.

rears nlrt Phinpso la itn drvmnn I 1- 4 was slain for his money in his place WHERE Till: POSTS CAME l'lIOM. Sunflower F.lectrie Company Furnish-iii New Street Lamps. It was erroneously shited, yesterday thaUthe new "white way" lamp posts for the Main street block between Santa Fe avenue and the. Santa Fe -tracks were ordered from the Sunshine Mantle Company.) They were ordered from the Sunflower Electric Company. THEV WERE IX I OLA.

John Hole and Miss Verl Jones Will Make Their Home Here. John Hole and Miss Verl Jones of this city wero married in lola Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Byron Jones, who lives northwest of the city. The groom is a driver for the Chanute Grain Company. and Mrs.

Hole have gone to housekeeping at lOOfi North Garfield avenue. JAPAN STUDIES PROHIBITION INVESTIGATOR COMES TO KANSAS AS HEADQUARTERS. T. Sakwrai of Yonezawa, Japan, Asks State Oilicials AlHiiit Financial, Educational Moral Results in Kansas. Topeka, Sept.

29. Japan is interested in the effects of prohibitory legislation and has sent investigators to the United States for the purpose of studying them, according to T. Sakwrai of Yonezawa, Japan, who spent today conferring with state officials here. He inquired especially into the financial, educational and moral effects of anti-liquor laws. FOOTBALL SEASON TO BEGIN FRIDAY GARNETT HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WILL RE HERE FOR GAME.

Chanute School Has Seven of. Last Season's Men and Enough New Ma-terial to Promise a Successful Fleveu. The football season will open in Chanute Friday afternoon at City park, when Chanute and Garnett high school teams meet. This is only the (fourth week of school, but Coach Stewart has been puUing his men through and believes he has a very creditable machine for an early season game. As a nucleus for this season's gridiron activities seven of last year's veterans are eligible and out for positions.

They are Bowers, Barnes. McKee. Coats, Hudson, Young and Byers. Byers has- a bad shoulder and will not be in the opening 'encounter. In addition there are Flaherty, who played a good game with the tyros last season, and Miller, a basket ball star, doing daily scrimmage with the regulars.

"Shorty" Barnes, who was ruled out of basket ball last year in the middle of the season because had played baseball with a professional bloomer girl aggregation, is back this year. A new ruling which holds that a man who is a professional in one branch of does not thereby become a professional in other branches, enables him to play both football and basket ball this season. 4 NO MORE TIME CHECKS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES Custom Whirh Has Prevailed for Many Years Will lie Almlished After Tomorrow. The board of city commissioners, session vesterdav afternoon, voted to abolish! on October 1 the time check system for all kinds of municipal work. The system is a relic of council government which allowed workmen to draw their money any time after their work is conlpleted.

Sunerintendents heads of de partments were authorized to issue time checks, which might be cashed at the city The commission meets twice a ween, at wnicn lime regular bills are allowed, and the old system was considered unnecessary. tained by the police. WHY HE WON'T GO BACK. University- Paper Tells on Chanute Football Player. University Kansan: "Bill" Gray, halfback on Wheaton's squad last year, was in Lawrence Sunday but does not intend to go to school.

He has a position in Chanute and will stay with it. Kansas loses a fast football player in Gray for his work last year was far above the average. He has some eligibility left in the university but rumor has it that he will never return because that mysterious little fellow Cupid has strings on him. JAPAN WILT KEEP ISLANDS. China Skeptical of Sister Nation's Disavowal of Annexation.

Peking, Sept. Chinese newspapers are commenting verj-, generally on the visit to Tokio of twenty chieftains from the South Pacific islands taken over by Japan during the present war. Japan's declaration that she has no intention of annexing these islands is not believed by Chinese publicists. ENGINEER MATT HELLER HURT LOCOMOTIVE STRIPPED HERSELF OX HIS SIDE. Ho Was Knocked the Cab and Considerably Bruised, But Expects to Re Able to Resume Work in Few Matt Heller, a locomotixe en gineer for the Santa Fe railroad, was knocked from his engine yesterday morning when the pin holding a side rod on his engine broke near Mohawk, a short distance from Tulsa, Okla.

He came home yesterday evening on the Oil Flyer and is able to be about the house today. He expects to return to work iu a few days. The pin broke on tile engineer's side and the fireman, C. Nagley, was able to climb to safety on the tender. The accident happened on train No.

203. the early morning passenger The track was torn up and the engine disabled to an extent that them afternoon passenger, No. 202, was delayed an hour and twenty minutes. WOMAN UNDER ARREST AGAIN. State Plaintiff in (Xew Suit Against Cora Preston.

Cora Preston, who was found guilty in police court last week of maintaining a disorderly house, and who gave $200 bond for appeal to the district court, was arrested again this afternoon on state warrant. The new case will be before Justice of the Peace Corkwell. ROCK ISLAND DIRECTORS SUED FOR $7,500,000 Receiver Alleges That They Unlaw-fully Diverted Funds Belonging to the Company. New York, Sept. 29.

Jacob M. Dickinson, receiver of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad, today brought suit in the supreme court here to recover $7,500,000 from thert directors of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad Company. The $7,500,000 is alleged to have been diverted unlawfully from the funds of the railroad company to the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Rail road Company in connection with loan transactions involving the stock of the "Frisco" lines. TO ARRANGE WORLD'S nUAMDinilCUID CCD1CC uiiniiiriuiiuiiir uLiiibu National Baseball Commission Will Meet in New -York Saturday to Complete Details. Cincinnati, Sept.

29. It was officially announced at the headquar ters of the national baseball commission here today that the commission will meet in New York at 11 o'clock next Saturday morning to take up the details of the world's championship series..