The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
May 21, 1917

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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas: Thunder storms this afternoon or tonight; fair and cooler tomorrow. pHE intent Ixndon philosophy is: The made U. S. join Is." HOME' EDITION TOPEKA. KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917 EIGHT PAGES THREE CENTS ft TOPEKA TO TAKE A LARGE PORTION OF LIBERTY LOAN Local Banks May Double Their Subscription to Bonds. Small Subscriptions To Placed in the Stores. Be BANKS HAVE PAYMENT PLAN Certificates Can Be Bought for Dollar a Week. x Santa Fe Has Not Yet Sub scribed to the Loan. Topeka banks may double their subscriptions to the liberty loan bonds, according to announcement today by local bankers. Plans now under con sideration would provide for a half million dollar subscription by Topeka banks. Following the increase in sub scriptions, it is probable that a cam paign will be directed to place a block of bonds with a number of the large stores and corporations for use among employes. At the offices of the Santa Fe today, it was stated that no subscription had been made by that road for the war bonds. It Is probable the matter will be taken up this week by officials of the road, altho E. L. Copeland, treas urer, stated that no notice of action had reached him. The Union Pacific has sent announcement from its offices in Omaha to the effect that it will take a block of the war bonds. It is the general belief that the Santa Fe and other roads will follow suit. Hanks Respond Liberally. All Topeka barks handling Liberty Loan subscriptions have arranged to place small certificates among clerks ?nd laborers on the weekly payment plan. The policy was adopted last week b the Kansas Reserve State bank and later by the Central Nation al. Several banks announced today Coutlnuerton" Page Eight.) DRIVE ON RUSSIA Von Hindenburg's xt Move Is to Take Petrograd. This Is Information Given by Teuton Prisoners. With the British Armies in the Field, May 21. Field Marshal von Hindenburc is shunting his shattered and exhausted divisions on the west front to the northern and eastern bat tle lines, where they are being re formed, preparatory to a drive on 1'etrograd In the meanwhile, fresh divisions from the Russian front are bring sent to France. German prisoners revealed the pur-I-oso behind such n plan a3 twofold. "We expect Hindenburg to try to take Petrocrad," said one today. "At least he is after additional Rus sinn territory," the prisoner continued. "His purpose would be, first to scare Russia into a separate peace. And Fecond. to m e his gains there as a lover against .he allies. Ku stern Uncs Are Thin. "Just now, however, the east front lines are thin. Exhausted divisions and those whose losses have brought them f;r below the regular strength, itre being transferred from France to Russia. In return fresh divisions on the Russian front are being switched here. Some from Russia are being hurled against the British and French wirhout waiting for replacement on the Russian front." ARGUE ADAM SON LAW Settlement Between Railways and Brotherhoods Expected Today. New York. May 21. A settlement is expected to be reached this week be tween the rational conference commit tee of the railways and the heads of the four railway brotherhoods on all points at issue over the application of the eight-hour day. While the dispute which twice has brought the country to the verge of a national railroad strike, was settled officially in March when the railroads granted the eight-hour day on the eve of the supreme court decision uphold ing the Adamson law there remained many points of difference over the ap plication of the law. The railroads contended that some concessions granted under the old ten hour day should be surrendered on an eight-hour schedule which gave the men $60,000,000 more wages a year. This was opposed by the unions as a general proposition. FOR 38 NEW VESSELS Et-r-rgcncy Fleet Corporation Lets Contracts for Merchant Marine. Washington. May 21. Contracts for thirty-eight merchant vessels have been executed to date by the emer gency fleet corporation. United Ctates shipping hoard. FOOD RIOTS IN LISBON Scarcity of Bread and Potatoes Causes Mob to Attack Stores. Lisbon. May 21, The scarcity of bread and potatoes has caused an out break of rioting here. Mobs attacked several stores but order was restored by the police. RAISE THE AGE LIMIT Regular Army Enlistments From 18 to 40 Instead of 17 to 35. New York. May 21. The as limits of p.pplicantH of enlistment in the reg ular army has been raised from 17 to 35 years to 8 to 40. FRENCH BOAT IS HIT Then Germans Kan From Torpedo Boat Knsagement. Berlin. May 21. On the morning of the 20th. off the coast of Flanders, a short outpost engagement took place between German and French torpedo boats. The enemy boats were hit re peatedly. Our vessels returned with out losses or damage. The French official statement issued vesterday reported that a flotilla of German destroyers had been driven back to its base by a patrol of four French torpedo boats. The statement said that one of the French vessels had suffered some damage. CLASH ON BORDER! American and Mexican Troops Meet in Arms. Group of Filibusters Are Cap tured by U. S. Soldiers. Washington, May 21. A clash be tween American border troops and Mexicans was reported officially to the state department today. The message said that a group of filibusters crossed to the American side near Xogales and were captured by American army men and customs officers. Included in those captured were George Holmes, designed as an American, and Manuel Gonzales, for merly secretary to Hipolito Villa. Another message told of firing from a house on the Mexican side near No j gales upon an American soldier. He J returned the fire and the trouble i ceased. IT'S ALL POLITICS That's Claim "Birth of a a tion" Producers Brand Ban. Make Fight in Court to Show f Film in Vancasi. Action of the state censor board in rejecting the "Birth of a Nation" film after a certificate of approval had been granted, has reached the courts. Edwin McKeever, of Topeka, has fil ed suit for injunction in the Wyan dotte county district court in an ef fort to prevent state interference A-hen the film is brought to Kansas. Some, quite sensational testimony may be- offered in the trial of the case next month. Influences brought to bear on the female movie censor board will be one of the contentions of the film producers in seeking to prevent interference by the state. Let ters sent to-members -of the movie board may be offered in evidence, it has been asserted, and an attempt will be made to show that the film was rejected for purely political purposes and to appeal to the colored voters. Officials Are Afraid. It is rumored in Topeka that sev eral state officials and state attaches sent urgent letters to Mrs. J. M. Mil ler, head of the board, demanding that the certificate for the war film be cancelled Following receipt of these letters, the board reconsidered its ac tion and backed up. Mrs. Noble Pren tis and other women are said to have sent letters to Mrs. Miller in which they talkeJ cold turkey. Introduction of these letters in evidence may reveal some interesting political secrets and show the political influences used to suppress showing of the picture in Kansas. Recently the censor board approved .he picture after carefully making a few eliminations. Then came the storm of protest from political in fluences and the hasty action on the part of the female board in repudiat ing us lormer action. MORE COOL WEATHER Thunder Storms Promised for This Afternoon or Tonight. Hourly temperature readings for the day reported by the local office of me united states weather bureau: 7 o'clock 6: 11 o'clock 5 8 o'clock 64 9 o'clock 64 10 o'clock 64 12 o'clock 5 1 o'clock 5 2 o'clock 60 The rain this mnrnin? mpir.ii or of an inch, making the total precipita tion in the last twenty-four hours. 1.82 inches. The morning shower maue me mercury take a decided slump at 10 o'clock but it had started to rise again by 2 o'clock this after noon. The wind was blowing twenty nines an nour irom the south this aft ernoon. Topeka and Shawnee countv re ceived the most dashing rain of the year Sunday night, when .40 of an inch was recorded as falling in 7 min utes just oeiore 9 o'clock. Then at 1 1 o'clock another flood was record ed, .35 of an inch falling in less than five minutes. Topeka reported the heaviest lain in Kansas, the west re ceiving only slight showers, too light to do any good, according to Mr. Flora. The northeast section of the state also had heavy rains, measuring more than an inch. The official forecast for today and iL'ontlnued on rage Two) FROM 7 A. M. TO 9 P. M. These Are the Corrected Hours of Service Registration. Washington. Mav 51 A mtoir. i. the mimeographed copies of the pres- mc,lla iiutidiuauon regaramg regis tration for the new armv was cor rected today by the war department. The hours of registration are from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., not 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. SPAIN IS HELPLESS One-Sixth of Merchant Marine De stroyed by Submarines. New York. May 21. James F. Case, an American business man who ar rived here today on a steamship from Spain, said one-sixth of that country's merchant marine had been destroyed by submarines and that Spanish ship yards were unable to replace the losses. FAMINE OF LABOR THREATENS EVERY KANSAS INDUSTRY Eastern Lines of Santa Fe Are Short 1,S00 Men. Loral Shops ed Both Skilled and Unskilled Workers. FARMERS OF STATE WORRIED Hands to Handle Their Crops Are "ot Available. Southern Part of State Wants 8-Hour Law Suspended. Kansas is facing an acute famine in unskilled labor and a shortage of trained workmen. With immigration cut off from Europe by the war and from Mexico and South and Central American countries by the immi grants' illiteracy law, the latter be coming effective May 1, railroads, fac tories and practically all lines of con structive industry are short thousands of laborers. Enlistment of skilled workmen in the army has left holes in those ranks. Farmers thruout the state are being hampered in their ef forts to increase foodstuff production by a shortage of farm hands. F C. Fcx, general manager for the Santa Fe railway here, said today that the last week's report of his road's maintenarce department shows that there is a shortage of 1,800 men on Santa Fe eastern lines alone. The most of the shortage 5s in unskilled labor. Beginning at the start of the war, the situation has steadily grown until it has increased alarmingly in the last few weeks, according to Mr. Fox. Use Negroes and Mexicans. "The Santa Fe," said Mr. Fox. "has attempted to meet the shortage as far as possible by drawing upon Mexican labor and negroes from the south. The illiteracy law is cutting off un.killvid labor for the railroads from Mexico and South America. So far, we have been concentrating our forces and keeping maintenance work up to the standard. In order to carry on new construction work and expansion which has been authorized, it is shown in our maintenance department's re port, we are short 1,800 men. 'Pay has nothing to do with the shortage. In- the last year or so the railroads have increased the wages of unskilled labor from 25 to 50 cents a day. Men simply cannot be obtained." The illiteracy law. it is pointed out, ha3 made the untrained labor problem as acute as any other one thing. Im migrants, in coming into the United States, must pass an educational ex amination. The greater per cent of the labor for railroad and construc tion work is thereby cut off. railroad and construction officials declare. Want Law Suspended. T. J. McBride, state labor commis sioner, said today that there is a big emergency in tnis state. In the last few days he has received several re quests from cities and counties in the southern part of the state to suspend tne 8-nour laDor law which applies to i employes of the state, cities, counties and townships. In making the re quests the counties and cities say it is impossible to push adequately road building and construction work under the law, because of the labor short age. "It is estimated. said Mr. McBride, "that at this time there is a shortage of 2,000.000 laborers and workmen in the United States. Thousands of la borers are needed now in Kansas and needed badly." Industrial Workers of the World, and other labor agitators and those who refuse to work, in the face of the labor shortage, are scheduled to be come mighty unpopular actors in the state this summer. Under the law passed in the last session of the legis lature, counties of Kansas are mo bilizing their forces to combat the an nual exodus of hoboes, illiterates and I. W. W.'s from the south. Anyone refusing to work in Kansas this sum mer will be thrown in jail, if present plans are carried out. Shops Need Men. M. J. Drury, superintendent of the Santa Fe railway shops here, today asserted that unskilled labor and some trained men are needed here. An ex ecutive officer in Topeka from Chi cago last week asserted that between 400 and 500 mn could be used in the Santa Fe shops here and in surround ing territory. WORLD WANTS SUGAR Stock Beine Depleted Rapidly, De partment Agriculture Says. Washington, May 21. With the world's stock of sugar being rapidly depleted the department of agricul ture today appealed to manufacturers and farmers to increase the produc tion of sugar. Prospects are accord ing to the department's experts that the sugar beet acreage will exceed that of any previous year. GEN. BARRY VTrILEY Commander of Central Department to Inspect Training School. Junction City. Kan., May 21. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, commanding general of the central department, with headquarters in Chicago, is at Fort Riley to inspect the training camp for candidates for commissions in the officers' reserve corps and to go over the plans for the erection of cantonments to house other units to be mobilized there shortly. MRS. SUNDAY BETTER Wife of Evangelist Out of Danger After Operation. Xew York. May 21. Mrs. Wm. A. Sunday, wife of the evangelist, who was operated on Saturday night for appendicitis, is out of danger and there is every reason to hope for a rapid recovery. FIRST TO REGISTER Ernest Gustafson Qualifies for Service Today. He's Traveling Man and Won't Be Here June 5. MORE PLANS FOR BIG DAY Pretty Girls Will Decorate Men at Every Booth. School Children Will Give Aft ernoon Parade. Topeka girls will pin badges of hon or on the coat lapels of the young men of Topeka on June 5, conscription day, as the men between the ages of 21 and 31 years emerge from registration booths in voting precincts. These badges will be furnished by the Cham ber of Commerce, according to George Godfrey Moore, chairman of the en tertainment committee of the organ! vatinn .which is nrfnarinff the lareest patriotic rally in the history of Topeka f.. ,,riniinn lav for conscription day. "Im Ready to Serve My Country." or some such appropriate emblem will appear on the badges to be worn by! mr, ir. r..trin? show themselves willing to give up wives, j Based on the actual expenditures for sweethearts, good jobs and pleasant the first four months of this year, the homes for the discipline and rigor of j increased cost for 1917 over 1916 in months of training, and, perhaps may maintaining and operating the Santa be called upon to face the almost cer- Fe railway alone will be $11,131, tain death found in the trenches of j 764.44.or 22.46 per cent, according to Europe. J. R. Koontz, general freight agent for The Day's Program. the Santa Fe railway. Mr. Koontz Topeka bands whizzing in gaily dec- has returned from appearing before orated automobiles from one registra- I the corporation commission of New tion place to another playing popular airs, thousands of school children marching in a monstrous parade in the afternoon, patriotic speeches on street I corners by well known Topeka orators, a big parade in the evening in which the young men who registered wTill participate and a monstrous song and patriotic service on the state house grounds are the principal features of the patriotic rally if a general plan de cided upon by the subcommittee of the entertainment committee is ac cepted by the entertainment commit tee. The entertainment committee will report to the subcommittee tomor row at noon at the Chamber of Com merce. The narade of school children will be arranged by the teachers under the supervision of H. B. Wilson, superin tendent of schools. Beginning prob ably at 5 o'clock and continuing until 7 o'clock, half an hour before the pa. rade, a number of men, including Dri Stephen S. Estey, Bishop Wise. Xr. E. J. Kulp, John Waters. James A. Troutman and others will go in autar mobiles from one designated point t$ another on Kansas avenue and deliver ten to rifteen minute patriotic talks. First Topekan Registers. Following an order received from Governor Capper placing the policy into effect, registration for military service under the selective conscrip tion law by Topekans between 21 and 30 years old who expect to be out of the city June 5, registration day, be gan at the city hall this morning. The cuy cierK, miss t;tta covell, is acting as registration clerk The first Topekan to register under the policy inaugurated this morning was Ernest B. Gustafson, a traveling salesman, 615 Topeka avenue. He ex pects to be on the road for his firm June 5. After filling out his registra tion card, he was given a registration certificate, certifying his action, by Miss Covell. After the card had been filled out and presented to her, the city clerk wrote, in blank space provided on the back of the card, her opinion of the man for a soldier and several notes on his general appearance and descrip tion which will be helpful to the war department. Advice to the Sick. Following inauguration of the im mediate registration policy for those who will be out of the city on June b, it was requested by the city registra tion board that Topekans who are sick and are not certain of recovery by June 5, should get into communica tion with the city clerk's office. The city clerk will make a record of their names and as soon as instructions are received will notify them how to pro ceed in getting their names on one of the registration cards. Mayor House today appointed H. L. Clark, city health officer, as chairman of the city registration board. This afternoon the board which is compris ed of Clark, the chief of police and Miss Covell convened for a meeting where- in the members will select places for registration in the various precincts. A call was issued some time ago for property owners to volunteer a place for registration in each precinct. To date, not enough places have been volunteered and the board expects to designate them. WANTS ANOTHER CAMP Genera 1 Wood Sa y s Officers School May Be Opened June 15. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 21 Leonard Wood is spending today at Fort Oglethorpe inspecting the train ing camp. In an interview General Wood said there will be concentration camps near Atlanta and Augustra, Ga. What will come to Chickamauga will depend on space and water. One division is sure, possibly two. The number of men raised in the southeastern department. he said, would be about 300,000. including na tional guardsmen, by draft. He stated that he has recommended an addition al officers training camp and that it is probable this would be opened by June 15. SLACKERS TO CANADA Canadians, Too, Are Rushing Over Border Into United States. Spokane, Wrash. May 2 1 A meri car. citizens of conscriptive age are crossing the border into -Canada In large numbers, according to fnited States Immigration inspector Alfred H. Richardson here. He said there was also an equal movement of young tained as constitutional by the su Canadians into this country. j preme court. ASK HIGHER RATES Railroads to Petition Utilities Commission for Raise. Increased Cost of Operation Is Responsible for Step. WANT 15 PER CENT ADYANCE Adamson Law Partly Responsi ble for Conditions. Cost of Materials and Supplies I Also Big Factor. A petition asking a 15 per cent in crease in intra-state freight rates be cause of the increased cost of railway operation, including the Adamson law, will be filed in a few days with the Kansas public utilities commission by all railroads operating in Kansas, it was officially announced today. The increase to be asked will conform with the requested increase in interstate rates before the interstate commerce commission subsquent to the passage Of the Adamson law. f TV... V. .J ir, vc"'B. When filed, it will be signed by the proper officials of all Kansas railroads. Thruout the petition the increased cost I of operation will be cited as the cause I for the application. Increased Costs I .a r ire Mexico where a hearing on a petition identical with the one for increased rates to be filed here was held. The New Mexico commission permitted the lUCUS LiJ il-Slite till I11S dUVdllC- ing such rales 15 per cent to become effective in thirty days. The Adamson law is not wholly re sponsible for the requested increase in rates, railroad officials here said. Among tht annual increases in Santa. Fe operation pointed out by Mr. Koontz arc the following: Adamson law, $1,467,916.44 other 2?3'S2 h h3?2?B macermIf and SS? inn r5 S t3t $463,000 In per cent of increase the showing is 29.24 per cent for material I and supplies, 2 6 per cent for fuel. 24.69 per cent for employes and per cent for taxes Have Faith In Public 10 RallroRds, in their petition before the public utilities commission, will point out that they are not asking for increase a rates to cover all the in creased cost ot operating. The in- crease in the "cost of living" for the railways has advanced from 20 to 25 per cent. The increase of 15 per cent for freight rates will only cover one fourth, or less of this amount. "We are banking on the public seeing the justice in our cause," said Mr. Koontz. "Business men know that the railroads have not yet advanced the price of their product on account of war conditions, and when we tell them about the heavy increases in our expenses, tneir own experience will enable them to appreciate our po sition. Our figures are subject to challenge by any expert." Officials of the Santa Fe railroad also announced here today that a sup plement has been filed with the in terstate commerce commission to the petition for interstate rates. The sup plement is an agreement on the part of the railroads to reduce any increase in freight rates granted because of the present emergency if the causa of the increase, at any time afterwards, is removed. ROBBERY IN COAL Mine Operators Charge Exor bitant Prices for Product, Federal Trade Commission tance from the ship. Immediately af UrgeS Congress to Control. terward Miss Matzan, who was injur- I ed, touched me on the shoulder and j said 'these girls are hurt. I looked Washington. May 21. Declaring around and one of the dead girls that coal mine operators are charging slidin from hGr chair t the deck exorbitant prices often several hun- j We do not know how the accident oc- tion the federal trade commission to- day urged congress to establish con- trol by governmental agencies which P"ces. The commission declared that coal Z?S ??C? fnnnli vast diKcrenancies beiner found in tne actual prices at the mine and the re- i corded prices. I Regulation of coal distribution from j the mouth of the mine to the ultimate I consumer with authority to allot I quantities of coal to various classes of consumers was also urged. t t"'3 i1-11 .i.... There is and has been an "ample" I was the un crew which several productive capacity of coal in the j weeks ago reported firing at a sub country, the commission declared. I marine in English waters, the same stern gun having been used in that in- IN MEMORY OF CH0ATEcidenU The ship which sailed returned to- Jfotables Attend Services in London day, her flag at half mast. Official -I announcement of the cause of the ac tor JNOted American. t oi c,wi w-,jp-j London, May 21. Seeral hundred persons attended a service in memory. of Joseph H. Choate of Xew York, at St. Margaret's church, Westminister today. The archbishop of Canterbury spoke of Mr. Choate's services for the American and British nations. Among those at the services were Ambassador Page, Mrs. Page, Robert P. Skinner, the American consul general. Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Whitlaw Reid, former Premier Asquith, Viscount Bryce, Lord Beresford, the Marquis of Lans blown. Lady Randolph Churchill, and Sir Thomas Lipton. UPHOLD RATTdAN Supreme Court Sustains Ruling of Mis souri Statutes of 1 909. Washington. May 21. Provisions of Missouri statutes of 1909, prohibiting railroads from fixing higher freight rates for a short than a long haul, whether such rate discrimination is i reasonable or unjust were today sus- U.S. WAR NURSES KILLED ON WAY TO BATTLE LINE Mysterious Accident Fatal to Women Going to France. Naval Gun Crew Was Practic ing U-Boat Shooting. MEMBERS AMBULANCE UNIT Shell Scattered Among Uroup Nurses and Surgeons. Suspicion That Germans Tam pered With the Shells. New York, May 21. America's first women victims of the war were two nurses killed by explosion of a shell during target practice Sunday aboard 1 ....It, mactVia nlma n ....v.... The ship reached her port of depart- tnrtav havlnr nut back with the r nl Z bodies of the two "ursff; ne other nurse was wounded. All were mem- bers of a medical unit organized in Chicago. The two women killed were Mrs. Edith Ayres and Miss Helen Burnett Woods. In some inexplicable manner a shell exploded and portions of the casing were flung into a crowd of the nurses and doctors watching the American gun crew at work. The medical unit aboard the ship was under command of Captain Frank Besley and included 65 nurses,. 25 physicians and surgeons and 153 privates. The ship had sailed from an Amer ican port late last week. The acci dent Sunday occurred about 250 miles off the coast. According to informa tion available this afternoon, it was around the stern gun that the ex plosion occurred. A United States revenue cutter met the liner and bore the dead to port. Red CrOSS nUrSe3 1 having seen service and been drilled in this work for three years. A month th joined the corps in active i J?..iJ:" v.nn when the accident occurred. Story of Accident. Maj. Fred A. Besley, a professor in Northwestern university, Chicago, who was in command of the hospital unit, this afternoon gave the following ac- count of the accident: "An unavoidable accident during tarpt nrntice on the steamer carry ing the Northwestern university base j hospital No. 12 occurred Sunday aft ernoon, resulting in the instant death of two nurses, Mrs. E. F. Ayres. aged 35. of Attica, O., and Miss Helen B. Woods, 32, of Evanston, 111. Miss Emma Matzan, 34, of Columbus, Neb., was seriously but not dangerously in jured. "No other member of the unit was injured. The morale of the personnel was splendid. The nurses were sitting on the upper deck aft on the port side, 200 feet from the stern gun during target practice. Only one shot was fired from the stern gun. At this time judgment must be suspended as there is no accurate evidence to warrant making a positive statement as to the exact cause of the accident. The first officer of the ship was standing within ten feet of the nurses when they were killed." Major Besley was standing within three feet of the nurses who died and relating his personal story of the ac cident, said Accident a Mystery. "In the target practice which oc curred at 2 p. m., Sunday, when we were 24 hours out the two forward guns were fired first. Then the stern j gun. The nurses were sitting in deck chairs watching the target, which was long distance away. We saw the shell strike the water at a great dis- T a until 1 A'xlnnlr t n V a morning hearing evidence, but we ,d t nothlng definite. We found bUs of the detonating cap which is i placed in the shell behind the powder. cattered around the deck. There was i of life boats hanging between

I i ho Jt" JXwir I !ook u"er the llfe boa.ts i..s.ee the fi" mg- e gun w.as. n, sha a"ered- lta. bireach remained intact and none of the f un "eW X. J? V,?" Pened until we had conveyed word to h heen withheld hv hnth I cident jarmy and navy authorities here. v.' nhtainp(i whn rM, One h. rnHn was tht th hii from the gun had exploded about 175 feet distant just as it was striking the water and that pieces of the shell ricochetted back and struck the nurses. Another was that the accident was caused by a breach explosion or a defective shell as the gun was fired. Another was that the shell exploded as it was being loaded. As soon as the ship had reported at quarantine she came up the bay and anchored. It was announced no one would be allowed aboard the vessel. Start An Inquiry. It was expected a navy board of in quiry would investigate the accident. Meantime, it was said, the ship would probably remain in port. The suggestion that a defective shell may have caused the death of the two nurses was made by persons who were recent passengers on the American liner St. Louis. They declared some of the shells used on the St. Louis ex- ploded near the muzzles of the guns and that one exploded in a piece, ren- I that German agents might have tam dering it unfit for use. The gun crew, pered with them. LOST $15,000,000 SUIT Heinze Copper Interests Fail to Win Under Anti-Trust Law. Washington. May 21. Arthur P. Heinze. representing the Heinze cop per interests, by a supreme court de cision today, lost proceedings for $15. 000,000 treble damages under the Sherman anti-trust law against the Amalgamated Copper company, the Lewisohn interests. William Rockefel ler and others, charged with attempted monopoly of the Montana copper in dustry. The court sustained dismissal of the Heinze suit. WIPE OUT "LINE" Presbyterian, Assembly Would Join Branches of Church. North and South Sections Would Be Reunited in Plan. Dallas, May 21. The Presbyterian general assembly in the 'United States of America, in session today voted unanimously in favor of reunion for the two branches of the churches tne North and South. A copy of the resolution was ordered sent to the southern assembly now in session at Birmingham. IN BIG LOAN DRIVE America's First Offensiye yvar in Full Swing. of Nation's Energies Toward Slak ing Issue a Winner. New Tork, May 21. America's first offensive of the war the two billion dollar liberty loan drive is in full swing today. Reports gathered from every part of the country showed the nation's energies concentrated in a tremendous effort to make the issue a winner. Millions of people are engaged in the mighty campaign. In scores of cities and towns the walls are plast ered with slogans "buy a bond for baby," "ring the liberty bell again," "finance your boy on the firing line, "put a bond in every home." Some cities report slow sales, due to idea that the loan is oversubscribed. Headquarters here declare it is not half subscribed. Capital and labor are allied, bank ers and toilers have joined hands and every art of advertising, as well as sermons, speeches, parades and pa triotic revivals are being used to make America's hundred million realize the bond must be made a success by their unnea enoria. Pretty Girls Aid. New Tork took two powerful short arm punches at the liberty loan today. Billy Sunday delivered one and the big department stores the other. Liberty loan "booths" in red, white and blue were opened in the Fifth avenue and down town shopping center stores, with pretty and efficient young women in charge taking subscriptions. Sailors Will Buy. Great Lakes, 111., May 21. Sailors at the U. S. naval training station will buy about $1,000,000 worth of liberty bonds. Capt. W. A. Moffett, command ant, announced today. Under the plan offered it will be suggested to each recruit that he purchase a $100 bond in favor of his mother or some other member of his family, arrangements having been made for installments of $2.85 a month. It was estimated that the aggregate purchases in the next few weeks will reach a million dollars. Richmond, Va., banks are arrang ing liberty loan clubs similar to Christmas and vacation saving schemes. The United Mine Workers of Amer ica subscribed $50,000 in Indianapolis. Mayor Karb of Columbus, O., is handling a committee which will make a one-day drive this week. Minneapolis raised over $3,5 00,000 in three days. St. Paul will raise $6,000,000. Over $1,000,000 was sold in Mil waukee, exclusive of big subscriptions. Portland, Ore., bankers are organ izing a committee for state-wide cam paigns. Tacoma banks are selling bonds on monthly installments. In San Francisco the liberty loan committee believes San Francisco and its district will supply $150,000,000. Buy a Bond for Baby. In St. Louis the "bond in every home" slogan originated. The total subscriptions in the Cleveland federal reserve district are estimated at $100,000,000. Detroit subscribed 100.000 as an example to other municipalities. "Buy a bond for baby, is going big in Madison, Wis. The Dcs Moines Chamber of com merce is considering a city-wide loan canvass. In Dallas a placard will be given each purchaser, to be placed on his house. It says: "We own a liberty bond." The beat slogan in Chicago is: "Are you willing to finance your boy on the firing line?" A bondmen's club of 1,000 member will make a house to house canvass thru northern Illinois, southern Mich igan and northern Indiana, their em ployers paying all costs. New England has fixed $300,000,000 as its mark. Bethlehem Steel will take several million dollars' worth for its employes- Harrisburg, P., banks expect to buy $1,000,000 In bonds. Two Albany, N. Y., banks purchased $500,000 worth each and subscriptions totaling $1,000,000 thru one bank were reported. Leading Philadelphia bankers are campaigning to have every citizen in that reserve d ist rict 3u bscribe. "The liberty bell, ring it again" is the slogan. it was stated, complained of the de fective shells. Part of Sennan Plot? Washington. May 21. Inquiries to day concerning the condition of -the ammunition aboard the ship, where two nurses were killed by an explod ing cartridge case, developed the fact that the navy has been investigating the faultiness of shells under suspicion FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OLD IRELAND HAPPY! She Has Been Asked by Eng land to Settle rroMems. Constitutional Convention Is Called by Parliament. ALL BODIES ARE REPRESENTED Churches, Trade Unions, With Commerce and Education. Conferences Will Be Held Be hind Closed Doors. London, May 21. It was announced by Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons today that the govern ment proposed to summon immediate ly a convention of representative Irish men in Ireland to submit to the Brit ish parliament a constitution for the future government of Ireland. Premier Lloyd George stated today that the chairman of the proposed, Irish convention will be nominated by the crown. "If a substantial agreement Im reached regarding the character and scope of the constitution framed by the convention, said the premier, tne government will take the necessary steps to enable the imperial parlia ment to give legislative effect therein. The convention will be held with closed doors." Settle Her Own Problems. The convention, said the premier, would be representative of the local governing bodies, the churches, the trade unions, and commercial and ed ucational interests and would include Sinn Feiners. The delegates would be chosen by the respective bodies. John Redmond, the Nationalist leader, speaking after the premier had made his announcement, said that for the first time in history Ireland has been asked virtually to settle a prob lem for herself. "I take it for grant ed," he added, "that all sections of Irish men will feel it their duty to come in. Four Unsuccessful Attempts. Four unsuccessful attempts, said Mr. Redmond, had been made by three successive governments to reach a settlement, but the present proposal was entirely novel. Ireland was being asked herself to draft a constitution for her country. That proposal car ried with it the implied obligation that Great Britain would be only too glad to accept the decisions arrived at. Sir John Lonsdale, secretary and whip of the Irish Unionist party, said in addressing the house that the Ulster party would submit the entire propo sition to the people of Ulster and recommend its careful consideration. He and his colleagues, he declared would not take the responsibility for closing the doors upon the experi ment. Agree on Compromise. "I have the sure hope," Mr. Red mond said, "that the result of the con vention will be a blessed one for Ire land and the empire. With all my heart I hope the convention will be animated by the true spirit of concil iation among Irishmen. Mr. Redmond said they must not shrink from a compromise, and if they could obtain a substantial agree ment it would be worth all the heart burnings and postponements of the last thirty or forty years. LAST WEEK IN U.S. British War Mission Has Been in America a 3Ionth. Practically AH Major Issues Have Been Settled. Washington, May 21. The British war mission entered today its fifth and final week in this country. With the practical conclusion of the negotia tions over trade rratters, the decision to send American army to Europe and the transfer of naval negotiations to London practically all the major issuea which brought the visitors here have been settled. What remains row is the detailed working outmf nolifies by experts. HUGE AIR PROGRAM TTnltexl States Would Furnish 3.5CW Aeroplanes to War Front. Washington. May 21. Between 5,000 and 6,000 trained fliers and S.500 aeroplanes! That is the huge program the united Ptatee has set out to accomplish in the first yer of the wap; as "our bit toward cinching command of the air on the western front. If it succeeds -and Howard Coffin, chairman of th newly created aircraft production board, as well as member of the coun cil of national defense, says it is the very minimum that the United State will accompusn it win mean mat in le! than a year's time the allies will be In position to force the Citrmans to conduct their war operations on the west front "blmdtd." Directing Profrram. The men that are directing this b1. gantlc program and assure the United Btxtes it will be carried to a luccessful completion have been on the job for several weeks, altho they were not of ficially named to the aircraft commit tee until tooay. They are: OTiairman. Hnwanl Oifftn: Oen. Oorw f. Kqnl r.. chlpf of the signal rorps. whi'-b toeJtules the avlMion sectiou: Itear Admiral Taylor: F, I. Walaon. formerly rle r-sl-(lent of the I'ai-kard Motor Car f'ompany; K. A. IH.(ts. formerly general manager of tbe National fash Kejrlster Company, soil ft. L. Montgomery, aenior member of' the firm of Montgomery. Clothier Taylor, one of the largrat financial houses la tbe tutted State.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917 THREE NEW MEN MAY BE ADDED TO WILSON CABINET Secretaries of Food, Munitions and Transportation Needed. Special Departments Are Nec essary for War Actirity. DEHORN COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Again Politics Enters Into Sa ltan's Great Crisis, Senate Wasn?t Consulted in Ad- j visory Board Appointment, j Washington. May 21. President j Wilson's cabinet will soon be increased i by three new portfolios secretary of j food administration, secretary of mu- j nitions and supplies and secretary of j transportation according to official belief here today. Action by the senate In limiting the i powers of the council of national de fense so that much of the work now i beins done by the advisory committee of the council will be shifted back dt- rectly to the shoulders of the cabinet, has made new posts in the cabinet im- perative, officials declare. The senate doesn't like tnG council of national defense. Its reasons are political. Members of the advisory committee were appointed by the president without the traditional "ad vice and consent of the senate." As a result an amendment was adopted in the urgent deficiency bill stating that the authority, carefully designated to the council under tho act creating it. should not be exceeded because of the war. This nns placed the burden of real constructive work btck on the cabinet and the advisory committee of the council i limited again to the work of co-ordinating a strictly advisory capacity. Too Much for Baker. Secretary of War Baker as? a result is left, not only with the work of r;iiP ing an army, but also with the work of raisins supplies and munitions for the army. "This is not as it ?hould be at all," ore of the foremost officials said. "Secretary Baker has ail he can do to. take care of the army work itself. The work of mobilizing munitions should be turned over to another executive." The same is true of Secretary Dan iels. The work jf getting supplies and munft'ns mu be centralized. So must the problem of transportation. This can be done only by placing men with the same authority as present cabinet members in charge of the work. The poet of "secretary of food ad ministration" has practically been created in the appointment by Presi dent Wilson of Herbert C. Hoover. While Hoover prefers to serve with out pay. there is a bill now pending In the senate, creating the very post he now fills, giving him the authority he needs and the same salary and scope of work as a member of the cabinet. Men under consideration for posts of secretary of munitions and trans portation are also men who prefer to work for no salary and as a result the new additions to the "war cabinet" created, of course, only for the pur pose of war, may all be non-salaried officials. FEED TAFFY TOTSPAIN Amsterdam, May 21. According to a Berlin dispatch the German under secretary for foreign affairs told a fiptnioh newspaper man that Ger many's note on the sinking of the Spanish steamer Patricio was handed to the Spanish ambassador Saturday. The character of the note was tnti mntert by the under secretary in de claring that Germany was actuated by a desire for the friendliest feelings Lo exist between Germany ar.d Spain. The official said that the sinking of Spanish ships should be blamed on Kngland because that country had de layed the departure of the vessel from Knglish ports. He said that Germany wished Spain to be strong and was prepared to encourage her develop ment after the war by every possible means. He added that plans had been made to organize steamship lines be tween Hamburg and Spanish ports and that Germany also had organized a company to buy Spain's whole fruit crop. y- n vi i S. Special Spring Hat Sale 25 dozen odds and ends from our spring stock of high grade Hats. $3 and $3.50 values. Your choice .CLOTHING TodaysAmusementsI NOVELTY The Raymond Wells SQCk company opening this sea son's run with "At Piney Ridge." ORPHEL'M George M. Cohan in "Broadway Jones." IRIS House Peters and Louise Huff in "The Lonesome Chap." COZY William S. Hart in "The Gun Fighter." NEW GEM Harold Lockwood and May Allison in "Pidgin Island." BEST Manager V. C. Beeler's birthday party from 4:15 to 6:30 o'clock. Marian Saii in "The American Girl." CRYSTAL "Tom's Tramping Troupe." For details, prices, etc see adver tisement on page 8 of the State Journal. payIn the army Official Statement of Remuneration of Military Men. The State Journal has received from Lieut. Col. Chas. A. Varnum, recruit ing officer, Washington. r. C. the fol lowing statement o salaries paid in the army under the revised laws: Private swond class and bugler $30 Private, first Hans cavalry, artillery, infantry, enpineers, signal corps, ord nance, quartermaster corps, medical department 33 Wa (toner cavalry, field artillery. In fantry, engineers 3fl Farrier medical department 36 Mechanic cavalry, field artillery. In fantry, medical dept 36 Saddler cavalry, field artillery. In fantry, engineers, medical dept 3 rnrporal-oavalry. artillery. Infantry.. 36 Mnslcian. third class cavalry, artillery, infantrv. enginprs 36 Thief mechanic find artillery 36 Mechanic coast artillery 36 Corporal engineers, ordnance, signal corps, quartermaster corps, medical department 36 Musician, third class military academy 3S Mu uhlan, second class cavalry, artil lery, infantry, engineers 38 Pand corporal JN Fireman const artillery 3S Uariin Bergeant coast artillery 38 Horseshoor 38 Cook 3S Mess sergeant cavalry, artillery. In fantry 35 Supplv sergeant cavalry, artillery, in fantry 38 Stable sergeant cavalry, field artillery, infantry 3 Sergeant cavalry, artillery, infantry. 38 Musician, second class military acad- finv 44 Musician, first class cavalry, artillery. In fantry, engineers 44 Band sersrennt 44 Electrician sergeant, second dais coast artillery 44 Color sergeant cavalry, field artillery, infantry, engineers 44 Mess sersreant engineers 44 Supply sergeant engineers 44 Stnble sergeant engineers 44 Sergeant engineers, ordnance, signal corps, quartermaster corps, medical department 44 Assistant bund leader cavalry, artil lery. Infantry, engineers 48 Sergennt bugler cavalry, artillery, en gineers 48 Master gunner coast artillery 48 Sergeant major, junior grade coast ar tillery 48 Squadron sergeant major 48 Battalion sergeant major field artillery, infantry 48 Musician, first class military academy 51 Assistant engineer coast artillery 51 Sergeant, first class Engineers, quar termaster corps, signal corps 51 Electrician sergeant, first class coast artillery 51 Battalion supply sergeant engineers. M Battalion sergeant major engineers. 51 First sergeant cavalry, artillery, in- fnntry. engineers 51 Ordnoncp sergeant 51 Quartermaster sergeant quartermaster corps 51 Sergeant major, senior grade coast artillery 51 Regimental supply sergeant cavalry, field artillery, infantry, engineers 51 Regimental sergeant major cavalry, field artillery, infantry, engineers 51 Sergeant, field musician military acad emy 56 Sergeant, first class medical depart ment 56 Engineer coast artillery 71 Alaster engineer. Junior grade engineers 71 Hosultsl sergeant medical deoartment. Tl Band sergeant and assistant band leader military academy 81 Master hospital sergeant medical de partment 81 Master engineer, senior grade engineers 81 Master electrician -coast artillery, quar termaster corps 81 Master signal electrician 81 Band lender 81 Quartermaster sergeant, senior grade Quartermaster corps 81 DAYLIGHT PLAN SAVING Economy of One Million Tons of Coal This Summer, Is Claim. New York, May 21. Marcus M. Marks, head of the National Daylight Saving association, went to Washing ton to urge President Wilson to in clude in his legislative war program the daylight saving bill. Mr. Marks said that if the measure is enacted into law it will mean the saving of at least one million tons of coal in this country this summer. COMPANY! CONGRESS WILL RUSH MEASURES IN FOOD CONTROL Wide Powers To Be Fixed for Herbert Hoover's Use. White House Urges Immediate Action In Senate. FIGHT OUTLOOK ON PRICES Bitter Opposition to Authoriza tion of Power to Wilson. Prohibition of Manufacture of Intoxicants Is Up Later. Washington, May 21. Fixing wide powers for Herbert Hoover, the coun try's war food administrator, was the task before the senate today. Spurred on by urgent word from the White House that imn.ediate ac tion should be taken to enable Hoover to assume his stupendous task, admin istration leaders were prepared to give the food control bill the right of way until it is disposed of. In order to accelerate action on the measure. Senator Gore, Oklahoma, in charge of the bill, will rush thru only the most vital features of the food legislation and those features upon which the least objection will be raised. Vital Features. These include: Granting general war powers to the president for carrying on the Sff.,"' stimulating, conserving and distributing food during tha,war. Providing the authority and an appro priation for a complete and detailed survey of the -whole food situation in the Lotted Adopting measures prohibiting storing of larse quantities of food during the war. Providing means of preventing con spiracles to hoard foodstuffs during the war. designed to prevent co-operation be tween American and Canadian distributors for instance, working to "corner' neces- ''lAcensing distributors of all kinds. Providing that the government may es tablish standards for flour milling, etc.. if found necessary. Put Thru Immediately. There are other powers asked by the president which will be passed on later. It is the urgent desire of the administration, however, that this much legislation be put thru imme diately so that Hoover can begin work. The question of fixing maximum and minimum prices on foodstuffs during the war will await solution by the senate, pending action by the house. Bitter opposition has arisen in both branches of congress to granting this particular authority to the presi dent and it was deemed inadvisable to endanger the whole bill by including It in the "immediate emergency" pro gram now before the senate. "Dry" Measure Vp? The same situation arises about the authority sought by the president to prohibit the. use of grains and food stuffs in the manufacture of intoxi cants. This will be pressed by the administration later, but not now unless the "drys" attempt to attach it to the measure now pending. "We will push our war prohibition legislation whenever and wherever it appears opportune," said Senator SheDDard. leader of the, senate "drys" today. "I can not say whether the present bill will be the opportune time or not as yet." While the senate worked on the food bill the house continued its efforts to iron out the $2,200,000,000 tax bill and Representative Kitchin, In charge of the bill, hoped to have the measure read before the senate by Wednesday. Grand Jury at Chicago. Chicago, May 21. The federal grand jury today held the center of the stage in the great national food drama, which was believed to be ap proaching Its climax here. What that climax will be Is up to the grand jury, government officials intimated. It is known that the grand jury has been presented with certain evi dence concerning transactions In prac tically every foodstuff marketed thru the middle west. SH0WF0B RED CROSS Gem Theater Will Put on Special Performance on Tuesday. The Topeka chapter of the Red Cross society has been offered the use of the Gem theater for Tuesday aft ernoon and evening. Mr. McGiegan. the manager, promises a first class bill In every particular, and will have special music for the occasion. The minimum price for tickets is 10 cents, and tickets may be obtained at Pelletier's. Crosby Bros., Warren M. Crosby and the Palace, up to Tuesday noon, after which time they will have to be bought at the theater. The board of the Red Cross organization will be grateful for larger donations than the 10 cents, should anyone care to pay more for a ticket. It is hoped that all who are interested will avail themselves of this opportunity to add to the treasury of the chapter. Manager Hooper of the Orpheum theater has offered the entire proceeds of next Thursday's performances to the Topeka Chapter of the Red Cross. The members of the executive board are grateful to these managers for their generous offers. WAR T0LLJ7 MILLION Staggering Figures Produced by Brit ish War Councilman. London, May 21. The number of men killed in the war thus far was estimated at seven million by Arthur Henderson, member of the war coun cil, in an address at Richmond. He estimated the total casualties of the war will be in excess of the popu lation of the United Kingdom. (The population of the United Kingdom, according to the census of 1911, was 47,370,530.) PAY THEM $100 MONTH Washington, May 21. War appro priations carrying many millions of dollars were agreed to by the senate with little or no discussion and with only a few senators in the chamber. Among the appropriations adopted was the payment of $100 monthly to reserve officers during training an-l countless other items were approved as drawn. ELKS WONT PARADE k National Convention Iec4des on Quiet Patriotic Sessions. Boston, May 21. The parade which Is usually a prominent feature of na tional conventions of the Order of Elks will be omitted at the gathering here in July. Edward Rightor, grand exalted ruler, has written to the con vention committee endorsing its rec ommendation that the parade be dis pensed with and saying that "all dis plays should be avoided and the ef forts of those in attendance at the convention be centered on determining the best and most helpful patriotic service that the order can perform." GERMANY IS SORRY Minister Expresses Regret at Sinking of Swedish Steamer. Copenhagen, May 21. The German minister at Stockholm is reported in news dispatches to have visited the Swedish foreign minister and express ed deepest regret at the sinking of the Swedish steamers Vesterland, Viken and Aspen. The Aspen, Vesterland and Viken were sunk In the gulf of Bothnia, sev eral members of the crews losing their lives. The vessels were laden with grain. Their destruction caused in tense indignation in Sweden. BANK BUYS 25MFlLI0N First National Duplicates IT. S. Steel's Loan Subscription. New Tork, May 19. The First Na tional bank of New Tork has subscrib ed for $25, 000,000 of liberty loan bonds, it was announced today. This and the United States Steel corpora tion subscription for the same amount are the largest yet recorded. The First National bank also sub scribed $5,000,000 for the Bell Tele phone system and $5,000,000 for the Northern Pacific railway. morYcool weather (Continued from Page One) tomorrow promised more thunder showers this afternoon or tonight fol lowed by fair weather tomorrow, but with cooler temperature tonight and Tuesday. The temperature fell to 56 Sunday night and had climbed to only 60 at 2 o'clock this afternoon, promising to stay below the 70 mark all day. Tonight the mercury will fall to 55 and will stay below 70 Tues day. Clouds were reported from all points in the state this morning, with threat ening thundershowers scattered in the west and north. Shawnee county is fixed in regard to moisture. Alfalfa and garden crops now are all ready for their summer dry spells. The lowest temperature recorded for this date is 37, in 1892. and the highest 87, in 1902. The rlier was falling this morn ing, reading 4.7 Inches. Rain Was General. Heavy rains, ranging from to 2 inches, have blanketed the state in the last twelve hours, according to tele graphic reports received in Topeka railroad offices. The Santa Fe today reported soaking rains still falling in the most of the state. The Timet. deluge Sunday night extended to the state line and into Colorado. Precipi tation In the extreme western part of the state was probably the heaviest since January 1. The Rock island reported rains over the entire Kansas division. They were soaking and for the most part were badly needed. Coming on the heels of planting time, or just before some crops are planted, the precipitation will be worth millions of dollars fn giving seed an unusually good early OUtl I. Precipitation extended east tn wan sas City and all over the northern half of the state. An inch and a half of rain fell Sunday night at Smith Cen ter, and an inch or more fell along the Smoky Hill, Republican and Kaw valleys. In almost all the state the rain is sun railing steadily and heavily. Cloudburst Washes Out Bridges. Atchison, Kan., May 21. A cloud burst southeast of Centralia. last night washed out a Central Branch bridge, washed out the Central Branch tracks at several points, and damaged crops. The storm occurred about eight o'clock. Wind and rain storms were general over northern Kansas. On the Stockton branch of the Central Branch telegraph wires were blown down, and it is impossible to get de tails of damage in that territory. At woousion, nign winds did consider able damage. Rainfall in Atchison amounted to one-half inch. WEATHER TABLE. Furnished by the weather bureau office. Topeka. Kan., for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. Monday. stations High. Low. Free. W'ther Boston 50 O Fair Buffalo, J. V OS Calgary, Alb 54 Chicago. Ill 4S Cincinnati. O R4 Corpus Chrtstl, Tex 78 Ienver, Colo 54 Des Moines. Ia 82 Iuluth. Minn 42 El Tnso. Tex W Ft. Worth, Tax. 82 Galveston. Tex. 70 Havre. Mont Jacksonville F'a.. 86 Little Rock.' Ark... 80 Los Angeles, CaL. 8 New Orleans, La.. 82 New York, N. Y... 82 40 4'-' 40 no 74 O Cloudy .20 Rain .20 Cloudv 0 Cloudy 0 Cloudy .30 Rain 40 52 1.12 Cloudv O Cloudv .02 Clear .54 Rain 0 Clear .54 Rain 0 Clear T Cloudv 0 Cloudy T Clear 0 Cloudy .14 Cloudy .10 Bain .Ctl Clear .06 Cloudy N. Platte. Neb fiO Oklahoma. Ok 7S Phoenix. Ariz. Pittsburg, Pa. Portland, Ore., St. Louis, Mo St. Paul, Minn... St. Lake. Itah. 74 2 82 70 54 62 42 44 .14 Clear .88 Rain .52 Rain 0 Clear 0 Fair 0 Cloudv .62 Rain .01 Cloudy 0 Fair 0 Clear .30 Rain 0 Clear 0 Clear 50 San Francisco, Cal- 14 Sault Ste. Marie.. 4S Seattle, TVat.h. Sheridan, Wyo. Spokane. Wash. 58 44 4S as 50 38 OB 44 64 Swift Current, Sa. B4 Tampa, Fia ss Toledo. Ohio firt Washington. D. C. 8 Winnipeg. Man. 0 Kan... Weather Report. Stations. High. Low. Prec. W'ther. Anthony Coldwater Concordia. Coolidge. Dodge City. Dresden Emporia Eureka Ft. Scott Goodland. i a n over. Hays II or ton Iola Liberal McPherson, Mackville. Manhattan. Philllpsbure. 74 54 24 75 36 0 6S 58 .32 76 46 0 72 48 0 68 48 .10 72 56 .74 74 50 .52 76 58 .52 72 46 T 70 52 .62 70 50 .18 76 54 .20 72 tiO .16 70 46 0 84 56 .22 76 54 .06 76 54 1.10 68 54 .98 SO 48 0 76 MO .36 71 56 1 56 76 44 0 74 60 .12 74 tfi .78 76 5ti .46 Fair Clear Cloudy Scott City SO seaaa. TOPEAKA. I tica Wichita. Kansas City. St- Joseph. Rain Clear Stage of river at Topeka 4 7 feet. MORE LIBERTY LOAN (Continued from Page One. that thev had arranged to handle the war bonds on a similar basis. Under the payment plan bonds may be paid for in one year or less. payments range from $1 a week up. Under the weekly payment plan fifty payments will give the purchaser one of the $50 denomination war loan certificates or bonds. It is probable that Topeka banks will this week direct a campaign to dispose of large blocks of bonds among the larger stores and corporations. Plans for such a movement are under consideration, according to William Macferran of the State Savings bank. Make Earnest Campaign. "I believe that a lively campaign will be made in Topeka to dispose of the bonds," said Macferran. "Already the banks have reported a number of war bond sales. A meeting will prob ably be called this week and arrange ments made to double the initial sub scription of Topeka banks, providing for purchase of a half million dollars worth of the bonds by local banking institutions." Plans for a state-wide bond cam paign may be outlined in Topeka this week when the matter Is presented to the executive committee of the Kansas Bankers association. William G. Mc Adoo, secretary of the treasury, will come to Topeka this week to appeal for liberty loan subscriptions. It is believed that he will at that time out line to the bankers a plan for a 6tate campaign for increasing subscriptions to the loan. INSTIGATORS GUILTY Trio That Tried t,o Tie CpMunition Plants Will Be Sentenced. New Tork, May 21. Sentence will be pronounced by Judge Cushman in the federal court this afternoon on Capt. Franz Rintelen of the German navy, Iavld Lamar, known as the "Wolf of Wall street," and Henry B. Martin, who was secretary of Labor's National Peace council. The trio were found guilty last night of conspiring to tie up the nation's munitions plants by fomenting strikes by promoting German propaganda by means of La bor's National Peace council. The jury, which had been out more than twenty-nine hours, disagreed on the four other defendants former Representative Frank Buchanan of Chicago, first president of the council; former Representative H. Robert Fow ler of Elizabethtown, 111., counsel to the organization: Jacob L. Taylor, a labor leader of Orange N. J., who suc ceeded Buchanan as president, and Herman Schulteis of East Orange, who tried to be named as assistant coun sel to the organization. GUIDE STAFF dmCERS War Department Will Send Men to France to Gain War Information. Washington, May 21. A board of general officers of the army headed by Brigadier General Kernan, acting as sistant chief of staff, was in session today selecting fifty majors and cap tains of the line to be designated for duty on the general staff. The new army bill removes restrictions upon the number of staff officers who may b kept af Washington and the full strength of three general officers and eighty-eight others will be maintained hereafter..- Additional staff officers are neces sary for the organization of the can tonment camps to begin in July, when the national guard is assembled in di visional units. A general staff officer will be assigned to each of the thirty two such camps. It also is regarded probable that staff officers will be sent to France, possibly with General Pershing's forces, to return after a few weeks and aid in the compilation of troop instruction manuals which will incorporate modern developments of warfare.- TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS ITwneas of prices, lack of restriction on trading and the magnitude of recent export dealings all belped to widen out the business In oats. There was a notable absence of offerings and the market de veloped decided firmness. Advances hardly exceeded lc with July inclined to steady, at fiSc. Welcome rains over the entire wheat belt gave the bears an advantage and so too did reports that shipments of more than 1.000.000 bushels of wheat to the Tutted States from Australia had been made. A big decrease in the United States visible supply total failed to bring the market any support. The close was weak. 7c net lower, with July at ?2.33 and September at $2.10. CORN Cold unfavorable weather gave strength to corn. Trading was on a fairly liberal scale. After opening He to lv4c off. the market scored moderate general gains. Reports that planted acreage this sea son would be the largest on record led subsequently to a bearish reaction. The close was heavy at 14c to lc net decline. PROVISIONS Provisions weakened In sympathy with the hog market. Dealings were almost altogether in lard and ribs. Chicago Grain and Pork Market. (The range of prices for grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade as reported by the Topeka Board of Trade.) Chicago, May 21. Close Open High Low Today Sat. WHEAT July ..233 239 230 233 240 Sept ..214 217 209 210 217 CORN July ..l.W, 15714 154U 154- 1551 Sept ..147U 150 147U 1473i- 14SV--Dec ..107ia 111V. 107U 107, OATS July 7 HSH 0014- CAM- K7. Sept 57V4 57U 5GVi ZtS- 371)8 PO Ft K July ..38.77 38.77 3S.30 3S.30 3S.63 LARD July ..22.77 22.77 22.55 22.55 22.82 Sept ..22.85 22.87 22.67 22.67 22.92 RIBS July ..20.90 20.92 20.62 20 62 20 9' Sept ..20.97 20.97 20.77 20.77 21.07 Kansas Cltr Grain Futures. (The range of prices for grain futures ou the Kansas City Boartl of Trade as re ported by the Topeka Board of Trade.) Kausas City, May 21. Close Open High Low Today WHEAT May ..295 303 295 295 July.. 233 241 2X1 Sept ..212- 2ia 210 210 CORN May -.162 IR214 162 162W July 15414 155T, 154 154 Kept, ..146- 117 145 1451 Dec ..105- 107 11H 104 154 14 Chicago Grain and Pork Market Chicago, May 21. WHEAT Close July. $2.3::: Sept.. $2.10. CORN July, $1.545bS4; Sept., $1.47H OATS July. 66i-4Bc: Sept.. SfliifiW. PORK May, $:.-5; Julv, $::S.30. LAUD May, $22.43; July, $22.55; Sept. $22.67. RIBS May, $20.60; July, $20.77;- Sept.. $20.77(520.80. Kansas City Grain Market. Kansas City, May 21. WHEAT Cash: Market unchanged.. No. 2. bard, $2.97'3 3.0s; No. 3. $2 sft'7 3.06; No. 2. red, $2.96(5 3.06: No. 3. $2.87(ig3.02. CORN Market unchanged to lc hiirner. No. 2, utfxed.$1.65&L66Va No. 3, $1.64sJl-05; No. 2, white. $1.691.70; No. 3, $1.6S1.69; I No. 3. yellow, $1.66&1.67; No. 8 $1.65(&1.66. I OATS Market e higher. No. 2, white, 1 72V, 73c: No. 2. mixed, 7172c RYE $2.05(52.10. j KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE 43.70lg3.95. I HAY Market lower. Choice timothy, $19.0020.00; choice prairie. $20.00a 20.50; 1 choice alfalfa. $26 00: new alfalfa, $21.50. SHORTS 81.B0fil.90. BRAN $1.50. j Wheat receipts 150 cars. Kansas City. May 21 WHEAT Close: May, $2.95: July. $2.34: Sept., $2.10. CORN May, $1.6214 July, $1.54g 1 Sept., $L45; Dec., $1.04. Kansaa City Produce Market. Kansas City. May 21. BUTTER Cream- 1 ery, 40c firsts, 3Sc seconds, 37c packing, 1 31c. 1 EGGS Firsts, 34e. I POULTRY Roosters, 15c; bens, lSc; turkeys, 25c; broilers, 34c. I POTATOES Market firm. Old. $3.10: i new, $3.50 to $3.60. Chicago Produce Market Chicago, May 21. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 3338c. EGGS Market higher. Firsts, 35c; ordinary firsts. 3232c; at mark, cases included, 3235c. POTATOES Market higher. Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. $3.25 $3.35: Wisconsin and Michigan, $3.00g3.20. POULTRY Alive higher. Fowls, 21c. New Tork Prodnco Market. i New York. May 21. BUTTER Market 1 firmer. Creamery higher than extraB, 403 j 40c. I EGGS Market firm. Fresh gathered ex- i tras. 37V,3Sc. CHEESE Market unsettled. State fresh specials. 2ii&'27c. New Tork Sag&r Market. New York, May 21. SUGAR Raw sugar! steady. Centrifugal, $0.02; molasses, $5.14; rennea steady; cut loar. $y.uu; crusnea. $8.75; mould A. $8.00; cubes. $S.25; XXXXX powdered. $7.70; powdered, $7.65; fine fxanulated, $7.50: diamond A, $7.50; cou ectioners A, $7.40; No. 1, $7.35. fw Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans. May 21. OTTON-Spot f Market steady ana uncnaugea. Miacuing, $0.13. Xw Tork Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. May 21. STOCKS Metals, oils and sugars joined in the broad tradine of the first hour. The turn over of that period aggregated almost 300.- uuu snares or wnion unuea orates eteei supplied about 30 per cent. Short covering and fresh buying fully offset profit taking. A temporary lull and moderate recessions in leaders proved to be in the nature of a breathing spell, prices mounting higher to wards midday. Equipments and associated specialties continued to dominate the mar ket. Another reversal in motors and ac cessories and the heaviness of People's Gas and United Fruit exerted little adverse effect. Bonds were firm. International Issues dis playing: unusual activity. The week on the stock exchange opened with a confident resumption of the recent advance, industrials and war issues again leading. United States steel was conspicuous for its rise of 2 points to the new current maximum of 124. Other stocks of the same class gained 1 to 2 points in the first half hour's operations. Shippings rallied from last week's setback ana im portant rails made fractional gains. Spe cialties and utilities were featured by In dustrial Alcohol and Ohio gas at advances of 2 to 3 points. Aside from a further moderate decline in Denver Rio Grande preferred there were virtually no exceptions to the higher trend. Kansas City Live stock Sales. (The following sales were made this morn ing at the Stock Yard, Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone di rect to the State Journal by Clay Robln Bon Co., live stock commission mer chants.) Kansas City. May 21 CATTLE Cattle receipts 12.000 head. Market steady to strong. HOGS Hog receipts 9,000 head. Market steadier. Bulk of sales, 15.65gl6.30 top. $1.40. SHEEP Sheep receipts 4,000 head. Mar ket steady. Lambs. $20.10: clipped, $17. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. PriecNo. Wt. 60 1485 $13.10 85 12S6 36 l.!S0 12.75! 38 951 60... ...1142 11.751 85 1210 Price. 12.75 1225 12.35 9.00 1000 6.75 8.75 9.00 9.00 12.50 s.oo COWS AND- HEIFERS, 6 1130 11.501 410 905 955 3 1130 5 1200 4 902 29 990 49 990 7.90 2.. S.85 3.. 7.50 5.. 12.10 1.. 11.50 1.. CALVES. 13.501 5.. 13.75 1.. 12.001 BULLS. 8.751 4.. 7.50 1.. 674 610 .1220 1. 16. 4. 120 266 110 ISO 350 1 1240 3 1170 830 660 800 8.75 HOGS. 16.251 78 1S3 16.20 69 177 37 234 S3 215 15.75 15.65 Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City. May 21. HOGS Hog re ceipts fl.OOO: market steady and active. Bulk. $15.7516.30: heavy. $16.2516 40; packers and butchers. 15.90gl6.30: light, $15.40) 10.10 pigs, $13.50 15.00. CATTLE Cattle receipts 12.000, Includ ing 1.500 southerns; market steady to 10c lower. Prime fed steers. $12.5013.25; dressed beef steers, 8.0012.00 western steers, $9.0013.00 southern steers, $S.00(ffi 12.00; cows. $7.00(311.25; heifers. $9.00 12.25; stockers and feeders, $8.00(gl0.75; bulls. $8.00ig 10.50; -calves, $S.00a'14.00. SHEEP Sheep 'receipts, 4.000; market steady. Lambs, $15.00(g 20.10: yearlings, $14.00 17.00; wethers. $13.0015.50 ewes. $12.0015.00; stockers and feeders, $S.uo4j 16.00. Chicago Live Stock Market Chicago, May 21. HOGS Hog receipts 41.000; market slow, unchanged to 15c under Saturdays average. Bulk, $15.8516.35; light, $15.10(&16.25; mixed, $15.(K(ii 10.40; heavy, $15.6516.45; rough, $15.6515.80 pigs. $10.50(g 14.50. CATTLE Cattle receipts 21,000: market weak. Native beef cattle, $9.5013.65; stockers and feeders, $7.60(gl0.35: cows and heifers. $0.60(511.50; calves, $10.0014.75. SHEEP Shep receipts 10.000: market steady. Wethers, $12.75(g 15.75; lambs, $15.75S20.4O. Chicago Market Letter. (Furnished by the Topeka Board of Trade.) New Vork, May 21. New York News Bureau says Bullish talk heard regard ing steel, predictions of 150 being made. London cables say Great Britain supply of grain enough for three months, by that time new harvest will be ready. Madrid advices say Spain near breaking point with Germany as a result of con tinued submarine outrsges. E. S. Little of Chandler Bros., New York, says American Smelting rumors now in clude talk of an extra dividend disburse ment. A higher rate or an extra is as sured w-ith further progress In Mexico to ward political settlement. The buying of this stock for some has been of high grade. Very little is afloat for speculative purposes according to cur rent gossip in conservative quarters. There are well Informed sources which believe the Intrinsic level of this issue is close to 150. The strength and activity of stock is considered very good, New York. The over Sunday develop ments, especially that touching on the Rus sian situation are conducive to more favor able Interpretation and a renewal of the upward tendeucy in values seems likely. New York. May 21. Strength in the market Is atracting much interior buying. Grain Gossip. (Furnished by Topeka Board of Trade.) Total export sales of oats reported Fri day were 2 million bushels. Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City have decreased 367.546 bushels this week and corn stocks increased 2.537.000 bushels. Flour stocks in the United States May 1. as complied by the Chicago Trade Bulle tin were 2.398.000 barrels, against 2, 614, UOO on April 1 and 2,770.000 a year ago. Exports from the United States and Can ada fcaturday were 108.000 boahels of wheat. 7.0(i0 barrels of flour. 374.000 bushels of corn. 50.000 bushels of oats: wheat and flour combined. 140.000 bushels. On May 1 the United States bad 43 mil lion bushels of wheat available for export to July 1 and for carrying over into the new crop, according to the monthly com pilation by the Chicago Dally Trade Bulle tin. Exports from May 1 to July 1 last year were 33 million bushels. Domestic re quirements for the current crop year were 525 million bushels, seed 80 million bushels HURRY! HURRY! OUR GREATEST BARGAINS From Purchases of Manufacturers' Surplus Stocks on Sale All This Week MEN AND YOUNG MEN are snapping up these fine SUITS at Money-Saving Prices in this Great Sale. They're in English, Semi-English and conservative models in stripes, plaids, over-plaids and plain colors. Fabrics are serges, worsteds, cassimeres and imported tweeds. Sizes to fit stouts, regular and slims. Alterations Free. Choice of this splendid showing in this gQ 20 rt 1 Buys Men's $1.50 Men's 50c and 75c Women's extra, qual- I and $2.00 Straw soft Dress QQ ity line white knit Y1 Hats. Shirts OiJC Inlon OC suit 3C Men's genuine Panama Hats Men's 65c Blue ci.t-- $T95 to $5.00 5fS..50c rSr.Hi.S5 Genuine Porto Bican 25C Women's extra $1.50 to $2.50 Save $1 on. tfair of Boot Hose. J5C T Girl's 50o and 75c ?n?on 50c Pants ssar..... 39c Men's S5c Mesh Tnder 40 choose from Boy.s 85c MeBh and Shirts and 1C Si I 4 QS Athletic In. Oft. Drawers ZPC P1 to QIW J lon Snitt aCjC A Great Sale of Summer Shoes. Pumps and Oxfords Save a Dollar or More During This Sale Men's Oxfords in tan, dull and kid, the new English styles and round conservative toe effects. Worth $3.50 regularly. $2.98 Our price Children's Sandals 79c to $1.69 SCOUT SHOES Men's $1.98 to $2.98 Boy's $1.98 to $2.48 Men's $1.25 Expressmen stripe fast col or bib Overalls $1.00 IV STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City We Also Have Oar Own Office at CbScsfo, So. St. Joneph, So. Omaha. Denver, Sioux City. So. St. Paul, E. Buffalo, .E. St. Louis, Fort Worth and El Paao. and total exports from July 1 last to May 1 were 155 million bushels. Members of the Kansas City Board of Trade voted unanimously this morning to advance commission rates for handling cash grain. The new rate will be 1 per cent of the selling price, with certain maximum and minimum charges. Morning Gossip Letter. (Furnished by the Topeka feoard of Trade.) New York. May 21. (Pow Jones Sum mary). Supreme court meets at noon. Southern Pacific authorized by I. C. C. to continue operations of ships between 'Kew York. New Orleans and Galveston. Roosevelt yields to president and dis bands divisions intended for France. President Wilson said to be dlflsntisflpd with several features of bouBe war tax bill and virtual rewriting of measure deemed likely in senate. Congress takes up bill for drastic con trol of food situation today. Congress at request of president to hurry u-p all war bills and program expected to be completed within two weeks. Russian premier and new foreign min ister declare that Russia will not consider separate peace but will fight until Prus sianlsm is crushed. Council of national defense rfnnounces creation of aircraft production board, 3, 500 aeroplanes to be built for first year of war. Chicago. May 21. The Herald says: Sentiment of grain trade is mixed. in wheat it is largely a case of one short buying from another and of longs doing moderate selling. There is a little hedging under way by cash people who are doing a little export business and are obliged to put out a hedge in order to facilitate trading. There is business doing every day but It is not reported. Cash wheat is up 30c from the low point on the early break in the week. The short Interest is cut down and under existing conditions sharp fluctuations are to be expected with light trading. Underneath all .is the ab sence of pressure of cash wheat. The country is offering more cash corn to arrive but the aggregate Is not heavy except when considered with the fact that of lare sales have not been large. There are indications, however, of a btter move ment as the car supply Is somewhat Im proved but the small Increase has been readily absorbed. The Burlington recently Eut 000 cars on a special order Into Ne raska to moe the grain and cleaned out a good part of the small elevators in that state. A Chicago man who made fortr towns in central Illinois within the lest few days there is less corn there uow-4han ia usually held in September. Trade In oats has assumed liberal pro portions but tne sentiment ia mixed. Cash demand from the seaport is god. There were bids here Saturday equal to those of Friday's but no business of consequence closed. There were sales of 50.000 bushels standard in store at over Julv. Within a week 00.000 cash oats have been sold to the seaboard. Country Is selling oats more freely to arrie. There is said to be a larpe short interest in the active buying, offers Saturday night were taken as confirming this belief. Home of the large traders ex press the opinion that oats nav about had the bulk of their advance. President E. P. Ripley of the Ssnta Fe road, after a tour of the west, estimates Kansas wheat crop at 60 to 70 million. This is higher than previous figures. Fully thirty per cent of the wheat re ceipts st Minnenpolis are from Canada, and bulk of it low grade. Primary receipts of wheat for the season to date aggregate 354.993.000 buahela, corn 10104,000 and oats 23,102,000. Ladies Pumps 2-Strap and S Strap kid, patent and fcunmetal, regular $3.50 TO $2.48 and $2.98 White Canvas Pomps and Oxford Specially priced. Women's white canvas pumps and strap slippers, high and low heels. $2.48 "op $3.50 One table White pumps and QQ Oxfords, broken sizes, choice sOC Men's $1.50 Indigo Bine "Burlington" bib Overalls $1.25 Clothing Co. g MAIN SHINE PARLOR SHOES BEFAIREU Tacked Soles 75 Rubber Heels, Cats Paw or Panther 40 Leather Heels 25 Shoes Cleaned, all colors 100 Shine every day 5 2H KANSAS AVENXTE TOPEKA MARKET REPORT. Toptka tlTNtHk M.rktt. (."rices :urulsbed by Wolff racking C- Topeka. Kansas. May 21- CATTLK AND HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS ....13.XV215.flO heavy i3.ovamoo LIGHT 12(VI5l5.8 PIGS 7.00&10.00 Steers Oxul to choice S8.BO to Kim Fair to rood 7.00 to .2S Cows Good to choice g on to Fair to food coo to TN Common to fair..... 4.00 to 6.50 Heifers Good to choice 8.80 to .2 Fair to good 7.00 to 8 28 Common 6.00 to e.00 Bulls Fleshy 7 50 to 8.80 Mdium 6 23 to 7.28 Veal ("sires Prime fat no to m.on Medium (ood 7 00 to 8 no Fair 6.00 to 4.60 Sheep and Lambs Fat wethers 00 to too Fat ewes ,-7X0 to 8 00 Fat Iambs S.OO to 12.04 Ooata 4.00 to 8.00 PI08 7.002tlO.M Shorn lambs and sheep 3c under abora prices. Posltlrely cannot use sheep or lambs less fat. Retail Ray. (Fnrnlabed by W. A. Gllcbrtat. 826 Qatar 8treet.) Topeka. Kansas, May 2L PRARIE HAT ilfl.00. ALFALFA 820.00. Ufvpefca Gnli Market, i Furbished br J. B. Ulilsrd. oroer Kansas and Curtla St.) Topeka, Kanaaa. May SL rORN-41.55ai.60 OATS OOittjJc Poultry and Errs. (Famished by the Topeka Packlor Cosa pany. corner Laurent and Vadiaon.1 Topeka. Kansas. May 21. HENS .".V4 lbs. snd orer. llic: under 3H lbs., 10c; springs, over 2 lbs.. 17c: under lfec; old roustera. 1.1c; iuy young roost ers. l.'lc. KGG3 29c V.ggt ar retailing In Topeka Z2azu dozen. Butter from 36Q42e. TopeU.- Hot Market. iFurnlanod by T. A. Bock. 212-;u K. ffta.1 PRAIRIE HaIOO""- i ALFALFA 818.00.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAlr-MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917 3 fa Up to 3pimrra mot FROM EVERYWHERE. BVCLUG" CAN'T JURN TRICK Alexander Has Been Trying 9 Years to Pitch 'o-HIt Game. lValter Johnson, His Greatest Rival, Under Same Hoodoo. BY JACK VEIOCK. New York, May 21. Grover Cleve land Alexander, considered by many critics the greatest pitcher In base ball today, has never pitched a no hit game. Alex has been hurling the elusive spheroid in professional ranks for nine years, and since he started his career he has been fired with ambi tion to earn a niche in the hall of no-hit fame, only to meet with dis appointment season after season. Since Alexander broke into profes sional ball, big league pitchers have hurled twenty-eight no-hit games, and it has taken them nine years to pile up this total. During, the past six years, since Alex has been a ma jor leaguer, nineteen hitless games have been pitched, five of them this year. He Is Shut Out Kins Ranked as one of the smartest pitchers ever brought out. with a wonderful arm. a great assortment of foolers and a brand of control that makes him a wiwird. Alex has ac quitted himself nobly in countless games. In the matter of records he enjoys the individual ownership of the title of 'shutout king." Last season he pitched a total of sixteen shutouts, taking the record away from Jack Coombs, who held it for six years with thirteen woreless performances, pitched In 1910. Alex also ranks with the few major league pitchers who have gone thru the season with a per fect fielding record. He fielded 1.000 in 1913, and. strange to say. Walter Johnson also turned in a perfect field ing record that year. Johnson In Same Boat. Alexander's greatest rival, the pride of Wnahington. is in the same boat with him in one respect. Johnson has also been trying for years to pitch a hitless game of ball, and has failed so far. Johnson's records include a place among the four pitchers winning the greatest number of consecutive p:inies. In 1912 he captured sixteen gnaies without a lieak. In 1910 John sort struck out 313 batsmen in forty five games, which was a record for that year. Johnson is also the un disputed possessor of the shutout rec ord for consecutive innings. He pin hed rifty-six consecutive innings of Shutout hall in 1913. With signs of a no-hit epidemic in the air this vear. both Johnson and Aleximder.--hiB rrent American league rival for pitching fame, are hoping ag:itnst hope that they may turn in a hitless contest, and they may be rewarded. B-rj HPHE dumbest oyster can make 5 -L a better pearl than the bright- est man. The oyster a 5 uses Nature's methods, qfifte&jf0 B NATURE SAYS smoking tobacco is at its best g after two years' ageing. That is why Velvet is SS ''aged in the wood" two years the natural way, the gg slow way and the sure way. s ll The Men Who Are Making America the Minute STANDING or THE TEAMS. National Leafae. Clubs Won post Pot. Chicago J? 11 V.,,. Vrtrlr l.l H .tvJ I'l.lla. loll. Ill It! t st. Louis i;; Cincinnati I'1 Boston Brooklyn 1 :;ijl Pittsburg 1" J" American League. IS 10 .filS v, Vnrk 17 10 .K ii..; 22 l-'i .H20 f .fTOlt)nil 1" 1" -00 n-.hlnTtnn 14 l(i .4W SJ I.,.nl IX .-"3 ;.'..r.i. 11 IS .S IHiUMilplt'ih'ia" -0 .286 American Association. Indianapolis 2 7 .JSS Louiivllle J5 J-; e42 4'olnmbiis 1 l' 1; Kansas City -j Milwunkt'P 11 17 .41 Minneapolis 1 13 -f,z St. Paul 11 i Toledo 11 1J ouT Western League. lies Moines 1 7 .720 Omaha 17 li..ln l.i 11 .rn Kionx Citv IS 12 .020 Oenver 11 1: -4'r Joplin 10 14 .41. i Iiiannh 10 It K. w'irbita S WESTERN l.EAGt'E. Lincoln (at Omaha) 2 S 1 Omaha 1 1 East, Keed and iiohrer; Merz and Brot teui. Sioux rity (at Des M.) 8 10 2 Ip Molnen 10 17 1 (ia s p nt r. Hrpimnerhof f n n d Crosby Ber ber, Grant, Miisser and JSpahr, Breen. Wicliita (at St. Joe) 1 5 2 Ht. .Joseph 10 12 0 (lemons, ortuuu auu xyree iovuk and Moore. Denver at Joplin rain. NATION All LEAGUE. No games played Sunday. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York (at Detroit J) 5 Detroit 1 4 2 Kussell anu waiters; Jsoland and Spen--er. Washington (at St. Louis) 3 fl 2 St. Louis 4 10 0 Gallia and Henry; Groom and Severe! d. Philadelphia (at Cleveland) 1 1 1 Cleveland 3 9 o Schaner anil benaug; Gould and O'Neill. Second frame Philadelphia 2 5 2 Cleveland 5 10 1 Bush. Myers and Meyer and Haley; Bagby and Billings. Boston (at Chicago) 2 ft 0 LUirago i 8 1 Mays and Thomas and Agnew J. Scott, Benz and Schalk. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville (at St. Taul) J. ..2 6 3 St. Paul 3 7 2 (11 innings.) Main, Bebe. Cotnstock and demons; Nle haus and Glenn. Toledo (at Milwaukee) 0 8 0 Milwaukee 5 7 3 Braay and feweeney ;,Kerr nod Murphy. Columbus (at Minn.) 0 5 5 Minneapolis 4 7 2 tieorse, ixauier ana uoieman i nomas and Owens. Indianapolis at Kansas City; rain. m grip to pull ahead. Hustling, crowding, pushing ever elert in an effort to do more. That sort always attract the eyes of the public. They demand re spect for they command it they succeed because they are not afraid of opposition or difficulty. And. in passing, don't you think this bank is a pretty husky youngster? Don't you think it has displayed a fair amount of go ahead? Hasn't it dug its toes in: and hasn't it held on with a grip that has been good to look upon? We think so. Call in and let us talk it over. The Kansas Reserve State Bank Capital and Surplus, $250,000. F. C K ATI IS, Pres. FRANK P. MACLEXXAX, Vice Pres. EARL AKKRS, Cashier. BASEBALL BOOST Rejuvenation of Cubs and Cards Revives Interest. Tener Is Happy That They Are in Race Once More. New York. May 21. The rejuve nation of western teams in the Na tional league will do more to boosting baseball to greater glory than any thing in years, in the opinion of Gov ernor John K. Tener, president of the circuit. Pointing out the dash and spirit of the Chicago and St. Louis clubs in the few weeks th-5 season has been sifting along, Tener declared it not only was a pleasant surprise, but one that will create renewed interest in these clubs. This means increased patronage in every one of the eight cities, with a tremendous increase in Chicago and St. Louis. It. has been so long since the Cubs and Cardinals gave promise of doing anything more than going thru the motions of a baseball season that the fans have tried to forget them. The sudden rise of the teams has turned that feeling around. Toner's Statement. Commenting on the Cubs, Tener said "Joe Tinker had fifty ball players from which to build a baseball team. He didn't do it. It must be a great satisfaction to Fred Mitchell to know that he has been able to fight his way thru with a team of left overs." The White Sox streak was stopped Sunday by the Ked Sox at the prob able expense of Manager Barry's ser vices. Six hits was the Athletics' total for two games. The Indians won both. Boland's double in a pinch, com bined with his pitching, troubled the Yankees to the pxtent of one to noth ing. Bob Groom held off his former teammates for the Browns. Food for Fans BY GEO. E. PHAIR. (Copyright.) Golden Inspiration. Little rays of sunshine Falling on the land Make the baseball magnate Sing to beat the band. It is not our custom to discuss the weather, but the present climatic condi tions make us feel like an egg Just re leased from cold storage. Mobile club quits playing baseball. Fans are wondering how you can quit anything you haven't started. There la one thing we like about a roller race on a boulevard. It is not necessary to live on a boulevard. There are two ways to learn a ball plav er's batting average. One wav is to ask him. But if he is hitting below .240 it is safer to lok It up in the paper. A study of the National league stand ings leads one to believe that there Is noth ing In a name. Fred Mitchell was born a Yapp. "Freddie Welsh to Take a Chance." If he does it will be the first time since he kidded Ritchie out of a title. Strategy. Fight on, fight on. young Son of Swat! I iove to see you rookies fight. Fight on and on. I wonder what The gate receipts will be tonight? Plans are ahoof, as it were, to match Ed Lewis and Earl Caddock. And yet men work for a living. We like wrestlers, A wrestler is one of the gamest guys in the world. He doesn't even flinch when you accuse him of being a wrestler. The Man Behind the Plow. Full many a hick of purest ray serene. Who wiped the moisture from his sunkist brow. Is riding in the gilded limousine He traded for an onion, and a cow. Fat Is a disease. Some are afflicted physically and some are afflicted mentally. Russia reminds us strongly of a baseball team without a manager. As we understand it, Russia was man aged too much, but not too well. All of which reminds us of certain ball clubs. Far be it from us to bring up unpleasant thoughts, but how would you like to be the first president of Russia? SATURDAY RESULTS. National Ieagae. Pittsburg 5; New York, 4. Philadelphia. 5; Chicago, 4. Boston, 5 Cincinnati, 1. Brooklyn. 6; St. Louis. 1. American League. Chicago, 8; Boston, 2. Washington, 9; St. Louis, 6. Philadelphia, 5 Cleveland, 3. Detroit, 9; New York, 9. American Association. Indianapolis, 6: Kansas City. 1. Louisville, 5; St. Paul, 3. Milwaukee. 2; Toiedo. 0. Minneapolis, 2; Columbus, 0. Western League. Joplin, 3; Denver, 0. Wichita, 4; St. oJe, 2, Des Moines, 7; Sioux City, 6. Omaha, 0; Lincoln, 2. are without exception the sort who are not afraid to dig their toes in and once they get the toe hold by everlastingly hanging on and reaching out for a firmer BASEBALL TODAY. National League. Chicago at Philadelphia, clear, 3:30 p. m. Pittsburg at New York, clear, 3:30 p. m. Cincinnati at Bostou, clear, 3:15 p. m. ijouis at urooiciyn, clear. a:mt p. m. American League. Boston at Chicago, cloudy, 3 p. m. itfry m iiroii, ruin, p. in. Washington at St. Louia, clear, 3:30 p. m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, cloudy, 3 p. m. Amertcan Association. Columbus at Toledo, postponed. ijouisviue at inuianapoiis, ciouay, -o p. m. Milwaukee at Kansas Citv. cloudy. 3 p. m. Miuneapolia at St. Paul, cloudy, 3 p. in. Western League. Ies Moines at Liucoln, clear, 3:30 p. m. Sioux City at Omaha, cloudy 3:15 p. m. Joplin at Wlcblta, cloud v, 3:15 p. m. M ataar games schadmiad. H. S. STARSWERE BUSY Toioka Got Third Place in K. U. Inter- scholastic Track Meet, Lawrence, Kan., May 21. Central high school of Kansas City won the invitation track meet held here Satur day, scoring a total of 28 points. Cherokee, Okla., was second with 2214 points and Topeka third with 14. Altho there were only four Topekans entered, they were all men of stellar caliber and their accomplishments show that they gave a good account of themselves in every event staged. Rogers, who is one of the best track men Topeka ever boasted, took first in both the mile and half mile. Mc Callum was third in the 50-yard dash, and second in the 100. Bruce, of To peka, also was second in the second quarter mile race and the Topeka re lay team, composed of Miller, McCal lum, Rogers and Bruce, was second. The individual star of the meet was Bradley, of Cherokee, who took three firsts, one second and one tie. Evans, of Osage City, and Neeley, of Abilene, had the honor of lowering two records. Evans, according to the timers, made the 50-yard dash in 5 2-5 seconds, which is faster than the world's inter scholasitc record. Neeley lowered the quarter recond one-fifth of a second. K. OF C. TEAM DEFEATED St. Mary's wins From Sipes, Old Star, by Decisive Score. St. Marys, Kan., May 21. The Knights of Columbus baseball team of Topeka was easily defeated by the lo cal college team here Sunday after noon by the score of 10 to 2. The features of the frame were the pitching of Flock and the batting of Dowling for the home team and the batting of "Dock" Cook for the visitors. Sipes, an old college pitcher, started the game for the K. of C.'s, but was given poor support ond was relieved by Dougherty in the fifth inning. The score: R H E K. of C 000 000 200 2 7 6 St. Mary's 021 142 OOx 10 9 0 Batteries Flock and Devitt; Sipes, Dougherty and Stack. Greys 5. Valley Falls 3. Valley Falls, Kan., May 21. The Topeka Greys defeated the fast local team here Sunday afternoon by the score of 6 to 3. The feature of the game was the pitching of Neville, of the Greys, who struck out eighteen batters and allowed but three hits. The score: R H E Greys 020 100 200 5 14 2 Valley Falls 200 000 10D 3 3 2 Batteries Neville and Jaenecke: Stewart and Jons. P. C League Will Retrench. There is a player limit of eighteen men in vogue in the Pacific Coast league, but it will be further reduced to save expenses. ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE FOUND ON OTHER PAGES HELD OUT BLANKS! Taxpayers Slow in Mailing Personal Property Statements; Speed Asked. Persons with whom deputy asses sors left blanks to be filled out show ing their personal property have been slow in sending them in to the county assessor and Frank C. Bowen would like a little more speed. In numerous instances the deputies were unable to find the persons to be assessed and in such cases left blanks to be filled out and sent in. Unless they are sent In voluntarily it will be necessary for the deputies to make the rounds again and that will take considerable time. The tax payers will gain nothing by holding out the blanks because they certainly will be located by the deputies even tually. ROY ARD ACQUITTED Jury Frees Iola Man of Charge of Murdering Wife. Iola, Kan.. May 21. Roy Ard, of Elsmere, charged with the murder of his wife here November 11, 1914, nmultteri Viv iurv ftt 11:40 o'clock Saturday night. The jury was OUt aDOUt lour nours. 1 ntic waa it" .1 m Hnn in thA rnurtrnnm. Al most all those present when the case was given to the jury had gone to their homes. The acquittal of Ard ends though it does not clear up one phase of a series of mysterious attempts on the lives of several members of the Ard family. Mrs. Viola Ard, 26 years old. a bride of a few months, was shot as she and her husband and sister. Miss Katie Latimer, were returning in a motor car from a visit to a friend north of Elsmere. The bullet struck Mrs. Ard, who was driving, in the back and entered her heart. It was not until two and a half years had elapsed that Ard was charged with the murder. There were no powder burns on the clothing of his wife. The testimony of the dead wo man's sister, Katie Latimer, also was regarded as favorable to Ard. G. O. P- PUBLISHERS MEET. Third District Association Holds Ses sion at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Kan.. May 21 Republi can newspaper publishers of south eastern Kansas were in Pittsburg Sat urday attending the spring meeting of the Third District Republican Pub lishers' association. At noon today the visitors were en tertained at a luncheon at the State Manual Training school. Following the luncheon under the guidance of President W. A. Brandenburg the newspaper men visited the Normal grounds and buildings. President Brandenburg gave a brief explanation as the party toured the various build ings. George W. Marble, of Fort Scott, Tribune-Monitor, president of the Kansas Daily league, was a guest of the association. He discussed the print paper situation. Tonight a dinner was held at the Country club. PIONEER BANKER DEAD Alexander Caldwell of Leavenworth Had Been III Many Months. Kansas City, Mo., May 21. Alex ander Caldwell, ex-United States sen ator from Kansas and for years presi dent of the First National Bank of Leavenworth, died Saturday afternoon at St Joseph's hospital, where he was brought three weeks ago for treat ment. About a year and a half ago Mr. Caldweil suffered a stroke of apo plexy. He had never recovered from that. The body will be taken to Leav enworth today. Mr. Caldwell retired as president of the First National bank March 4, 1916. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Caldwell Robertson of Kansas City and Mrs. Harry C. Graef of Washington, D. C, and one grand daughter, the wife of Maj. Clarence O. Sherrill, army engineer, in charge of the fortifications at the Panama canal. Mr. Caldwell was at the head of a company that built the first railroad from Leavenworth to Atchison. He organized the Kansas Central Railroad company, which constructed the line from Leavenworth to Miltonvale, Kan., and was at the head of the com pany that built the bridge, across the Missouri river at Fort Leavenworth in 1871. Mr. Caldwell 'was elected to the United States senate as a Republican on January 25, 1871. During his term a bill passed the United States sen ate establishing the United States mili tary prison at Fort Leavenworth. After having been connected with the promotion- of irrigation projects along the Oregon Short Line. Cald well was elected president of the First National Bank of Leavenworth. He served in that capacity froi 1897 to March, 1916, when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy. WINONA HAS BIG FLAG Raising of Stars and Stripes Made Oc casion for Big Celebration. Winona, Kan:, May 21. The first municipal flag to be raised in western Kansas 'was raised with appropriate ceremonies here. Funds for the pur chase of a seventy-five foot pole were raised by popular subscription, as also for a fourteen foot flag. The pole was erected at the intersection of two of the town's main streets, set in a concrete base, three feet square, ten feet below ground. A committee, consisting of Postmas ter A. W. Haines, Col. J. G. Felts and F. D. Joslyn, editor of the Logan County News, had arranged the pro gram for the day's exercises. Mr. Haines was also in charge of raising funds. Patriotic songs, "America," "The Star Spangled Banner," a selec tion by young people of Winona high school, prayer by the Rev. Hassell, and a very able, patriotic address by the Rev. Franklin E. Brooke, D. D., made up the program. A beautiful feature of the raising was that, when the flag was broken out to the wind, several hundreds of small flags, concealed within its folds, fluttered on the air, falling to the ground, where they were caught up by the many children to be kept as sou venirs of the occasion. The flag ded ication and raising were the closing feature of "Field Day" at the high school, and a large crowd was present. So far as known this is the first event of its kind in this part of the state. Winona has already sent a large num ber of volunteers to army and navy. GOT A BOMB BY MAIL Dr. A. H. Dykes of Lebanon, Severely Injured When He Opened It. Lebanon, Kan., May 21. Dr. A. H. Dykes, secretary of the state board of medical registration and examination, was severely injured Saturday, and the building in which his office is located was shaken by the explosion of a bomb he received in the mail. His face, hands and body were injured. The paper in which the bomb was wrapped was marked: "From the P. A. P. Manufacturing company." "I have no idea, who could have sent the box to me," said Doctor Dykes to night. "The box seemed to contain a bottle of some kind of explosive that was discharged as I opened the box." Doctor Dykes' injuries are severe burns about the head and face. No ac tion has been taken by the authorities as lar as is known. WILL MEET AT OTTAWA. Baptist Young People's Convention To Be Held in June Ottawa, Kan., May 21. The annua! Kansas Baptist Sunday school and Young People's convention and assem bly will be held at Ottawa again this summer, the convention dates being June 25 to 26, and the assembly from June 27 to 29. The sessions will bring a large num ber of Baptist young people here from over the state. A conference of Baptist ministers will precede the young people's gath ering, meeting June 21 to 25. Among the speakers will be the Rev. H. H. Hulten, Oklahoma City; the Rev. James A. Wrhite, general secre tary of the B. T. P. U., Chicago; the Rev. W. B. Morris. Sunday school and young people's director of Illinois; the Rev. G. W. Cassidy, Wichita; Miss Ina Shaw, district superintendent of the Woman's Home Mission society; Miss Olive Russell, of Derby, and Mrs. S. A. Chappell, of Abilene, elementary Sunday school superintendent of the state. 408 residents of Kansas registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. Single Room, without bath, $2.50 and $3.00 Double: $3.60 and $4.00 Single Rooms, with bath. $3.50 to $6.00 Double $4.50 .to $7.00 Parlor. Bedroom and bath. $10.00 to $14.00 Times Square At Broadway, 44th to 45th Street the center of New York's social and business activities. In close proximity to all railway terminals. "Die when ive may, want it said of me, By those who knew me best. That I always plucked a thistle And planted a flower. Where I thought a flower would grow. There's a New Joy In Life It will prove all the family. BLA TZMIL WA UKEE TOPEKA NOW HAS TIP-TOP TIP-TOP Bread is recognized the country over as the perfect product of the baker's art. Its unrivalled double loaf is famous among bread makers and bread users alike while the TIP-TOP formula and baking process have created wonderment in the baking trade just as the fine flavor and superior texture of TIP-TOP have brought delight in millions of homes. COLLEGE HILL in addition to being a Topeka, brings here a MESSAGE OF ECONOMY. It is baked only in a Double Loaf of large size and sells at 15 cento. Food experts agree there is more nutritious dough and Ask for the 1 R CENT Loaf of Tip -top TIP- TOP, bear in mind, makes no difference in our brands of bread at 10c, which you can buy as usual. The COLLEGE HILL BAKING CO. TOPEKA s- I STORAGE BATTERY Service Station ALL MAKES OF BATTERIES RECHARGED Machinists Electric Co. 108 W. 8th Phone C34 THE happiest people are those who make a habit of plucking thistles and planting flowers wherever and as often as they can. Let vis "pluck the thistle" and "plant a flower" for you right now by telling you of 1 The Unequal ed Cereal Beverage That Adds to the Joy of Living This non-intoxicating, snappy drink has the most delicious tang you Made from nutritive, high grade cereals, it is wholesome and healthful, and pos sesses properties that refresh, exhilarate, revive tired people, quench the thirst and satisfy. Get BARMA in sealed bottles at any place where wholesome drinks are sold. The genuine bears an orange label, red tri angle and the name in white. Imitations are inferior. Order a Case for Your Home a new pleasure and real benefit Arnold Drug Co., Distributors, Topeka Kan. hip-top TO ITli TT Ik high-class bakery product economy in the larger loaf of bread because it contains less crust in proportion than does a small one. The larger loaf keeps fresh longer and slices to nicer advan tage. Time and labor necessary to turn out a loaf amounts to little more on a large one than on a small one and for this reason we are able to put a little more bread into TIP-TOP at 15 cents than is in a 10 cent loaf. AT YOUR Superior Service All-Steel Trains To KANSAS CITY DOUBLE TRACK 'ggSS1i NO STOPS Im. Topofcm At. Ram. City I iflJIJjj 1 c,tT At. Tifk II itSa.aa. I i f3CllT I I 1 .51 a. m. t:.ak S:55a.aa. 1:5a.aa. fi I t J I 1 1 L 1 10:ta. m. It:t0a. m. a. :2aa.n. 14 aM I 10:Ua.m. 12 :4 p. am. S:M.a. l:lp.aa. I V l ll:Hl.K. lZ:Ma.aa. !:p.nu 5:lS.ax. :Mp.m. anSp.aa. :SSp.a. 7:2Sp.m. C K. BASCOM. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, MAY. 21, 1917 'Sopeka &tatr 3Jinxrnai An Independent Newspaper. BY FRANK P. HACU.N.VAN. Entered am aecond-claaa mail matter. VOLUME XXXIX No. 1C1 OFFICIAL STATH PAPER OFFICIAL. PAPER CITY OF TOPEKA Subscription Rntes By mnll Iti advance, one year $4.R0 By niall In advance, six months... 2.40 Uy mall In advance, three montha.. l-2o by usil m advauce. one wonto Uatea by Carrier One week .T..II4 "n' Two weeks for a quarter 2ft ceota Four wee' a 50 ot" Telephone: 3530 Eastern offices: Paul Block, reprnfnta tlve. 2.' Fifth avenue. New York; Mailers building. Chicago: 201 Devonshire atreeu Boston: KresKe building Detroit. Member: AssoTlate.i Presa. American Newspaper Publishers' Aaaociatlon. Audit Bureau of Circulation. Address the Tnpeka State TnLlJ'l mntion Kureau. Wuahiugton. D. C. for iree Information about "Whatever Vm Want to Know. Write vonr request plainly and inclose a S cent a'taoip for return postage. It has taken Japan a long time to reach the fighting front. Now that she has arrived, she can be depended upon to help hold the line until Un cle Sam gets there. When the armies of these two nations fight side by side it may be said that the union of the world is nt hand. Unintentionally Ger many has done a great work in laying the foundation for universal peace and a sisterhood of nations. The dis turbers will be weeded out or ren dered harmless and the brotherhoo-i of man will come nearer than it ever has been before. The good which is to come as a result of the war has been bought at a fearful price. If the future progress of the world can be brought about without another resort to arms, who shall say that the cost has been too great? The men who are giving up their lives on the field jlf battle are not doing so for home and country alone but for the good of the whole world. It Is a thrice no ble sacrifice. The cabinet crisis at Petrograd is reported to have been settled. Rus sia may yet get her steam roller into operation before Generals Haig and Nivelle have completed their spring work. The indications are that Hindenburg Is about to resume his favorite pastime of leading the Allies on. Miss Katherine Stinson, an Ameri can girl aviator, has been giving ex hibitions of flying in Peking. Be fore crowds of Chinese men and wo men and children she received from Fan Yuan-lien, acting minister of the Interior, a silver cup engraved with the inscription: "Presented to Miss Shih Tien-sun, Granddaughter of Heaven, by Fan Yuan-lien, Minister of Interior of the Republic of China." Mr. Fan is reported to have confessed to a feeling of embarrassment in hon oring Miss Stinson, for he said it was the first time he had ever had occa sion publicly to bear witness to the achievements of modern woman. Public matters connected with the war are in confusion in Russia, but in this respect the United States has little, to crow over. A wide distribution of the Liberty Loan bonds is likely to make the safety deposit box business of the banks pick up. In a speech at the dedication of a memorial building to the women of the Civil var, President Wilson told his hearers that America has entered the present conflict not for vengeance l.or for gain, but because American peo ple still believe in the principles upon which the government was founded. "We have no grievances of our own," said the president. "We went into this war because we arc the servants of mankind." Wonder what the presi den calls the sinking of the Lusltania. Russia should take a tip from Car ranza, and send for an American to take the kinks out of her. Fear is expressed In some quarters that a big increase in the income tax rates will cause the wealthy to Invest la government bonds. The remedy for that la to make Interest on United States securities a part of the taxable income. This would not bear heavily oft the small holders, many of whom probably will be in the excepted class. The world production of that sub stitute for horse power on roads and farms, petroleum, is increasing with remarkable speed, the total world pro duction having grown from 150,000, 000 barrels in 1900 to 328.000,000 in 1J10, and 430,000,000 in 1915. Last year this country absorbed orer $2,000,000,000 of foreign bonds and American securities held abroad. Certainly, no especial effort should be necessary to float a government bond issue of equal amount at this time. Most of the money which went into last year's purchases still is in this country. The high price of sugar is not re markable when one takes into con sideration that the value of the re fined sugar exports from the United States in 1916 was 90,676,000, in 1915, $42,762,000, in 1914 $18,233,000, and in 1913 $1,874,000, having ahus been in 1916 nearly fifty times as much as In 1913, while the quantity was approximately thirty times as much. Still there has been sufficient sugar for home consumption at all "roes and no occasion for playing into ...e 'eaters' hands by starting a panic. GIVE US A SQUARE DEAL. The government would have a hard time in carrying on the war were it not for the newspapers. The press is being flooded with requests to pub lish, free of course, matter designed to aid the administration in its great task. The press is responding freely, liberally and patriotically, besides do ing much on its own initiative. It is difficult to understand there fore under these circumstances the enmity toward publisheiu which is ap parent at Washington. First, repre sentatives of the administration tried to muzzle the press thru a censorshiD law. This is unjust, unfair and un called for. There need be no fear that newspaper men will make public any matter calculated to interfere with the. government's plans for prosecuting the war. News gatherers knew when the tor pedo boat flotilla sailed for European waters and knew also when it reached its destination. That knowledge was withheld from newspaper readers un til public announcement was made from London. In the revenue bill now before the house is another attempt to deal a blow at the newspapers. It is pro posed to place a tax on advertising and to Increase the postal rates, either of which actions would drive many pub lishers out of business. Not only will they be compelled to pay their share of the income tax and every other form of tax and the increasing cost of labor and material but It is pro posed to place a special burden upon them which would spell ruin for a large number. The sentiment manifested toward dispensers of news appears absolutely vicious. Vhe pres.3 is deserving of and entitled to better treatment. There is now room in the re-uiar army and the national guard for many thousands of those persons who were willing to volunteer but had a horror of being drafted. It is the boast of the United States marines that they are the first to land in foreign countries in times of war. The present conflict may be no ex ception. It is announced that a regi ment of soldiers of the sea is to accom pany the I'ershing expedition. BUY WAR BONDS. From the Chicago News. This is your war because you are an American. You are in sympathy with the high purpose which has led your nation to enter the struggle. You real ize that an early victory for the cause of humanity and democracy is great ly to be desired. You can help win the war and at the same time secure the safest kind of Investment with fair interest on your money by subscribing to the nation's liberty loan. YoTir subscription Is needed. Tho it may be small It cannot fail to be important. You as a subscriber to the loan will' register as much pa triotism and public spirit as will the individual making the largest sub scription. Numbers count In a great patriotic demonstration like this. If the loan were taken exclusively by mil lionaires and great corporations it would be a failure as a display of pa triotism tho it were subscribed for ten times over. Millionaires and great corporations are making large subscriptions to this loan, for they know well how valua able is the present opportunity to pur chase securities as good as gold which bear a satisfactory rate of interest and which are free from tax burdens of every sort. Scores of thousands of small investors are needed also to make the loan -an impressive display of patriotism. Subscribe thru some reliable bank or trust company. Subscribe now. You can pay for the bond or bonds in installments. You can sell the securi ties at any time you choose to do so and you can borrow money on them at any bank. Give yourself the satisfaction of pos sessing the safest form of Investment in the world and help at the same time to make the liberty Joan a great, an overwhelming success. OH SPGJK OF THE MOMENT T ROT K. KOC1ION. Happy Thought. Don't lay down for the present if you want to lay up for the future. PaperhunRers. Have you a paperhanger in your home? It is at this season that pa perhangers come among us with their buckets of paste and their step ladders, their swaggering manners and coarse merriment. It is a curi ous thing that pape rhangers, whose work it is to adorn and beautify, have in themselves so little that is lovely. Very likely the reader has observed this. We wish to venture an explan ation. It Is the constant looking at wall paper. To satisfy yourself on this point spend your next off day at home looking at the wallpaper. Do not take the dining room paper or the spare bedroom paper. Take the hall or parlor paper where the pattern is the most horrible. At the nd of the day note carefully the effect on you. You will find yourself in low spirits, dis gruntled and disposed to curses, chew ing tobacco and other depravities. Modern wallpaper patterns will do that to anyone. Paperhangers are not without their more agreeable qualities and it was the writer's good fortune recently to observe in one a. very humorous little whim. The work in the parlor had been completed and the men were about to leave when one of them wih a chuckle and a wink at his com panion poured the remaining past down the register. When the writer strode into the room to expostulate the paperhanger explained that this was their Invariable custom. And we all Joined in hearty laughter. 1 OUR NEW WOODEN FLEET THE TOPEKA STATE JOVKXAI. INFORMATION BUREAU By Frederic J. Ilaskin, Director Washington. D. C. Washington, D. C, May 21. "I-' half the money spent on naval mon strosities had been spent in building a standardized type of merchant ship, we should have baen in a much better position than we are today." So declared Admiralty Lord Beres ford of the British navy, a few weeks ago- Fortunately, the United States is able to profit by England's mis takes in the early part of the war. and to direct its preparedness program ac cordingly. One of tho first things we will have is the standard ship, and in order that we may have it as quickly as possible it is to Le wooden. Ways for the first thousand wooden ships are already in process of build ing; larga supplies of lumber are be ing assembled for work along the Pacific Coast, and the American Fed eration 3f Labor is cooperating with the government in supplying 150,p00 workers tor the various ship-buildings concerns awarded the bids on these small wooden steamers. Each ship is to be 3,500 tons, and is to cost $300,000. It will he built of fir or pine; will use oil for fuel; be mounted with wireless and guns Thirty-five men will be required to man each ship. According to pres ent estimates, the first delivery of those vessels will be made not later than November 1, from which date thev will be turned out at the rata of three a day until the first thousand have been completed. Whether any more are built or not will, of course, depend upon the extent of their suc cess in combating the enemy's sub marines. The most Important and strategic move that the United States can make in the war at the present time is the constant shipment of food to the al lies. The crux of the war situation is admitted to be food. French farms have been planted with trenches in stead of potatoes, and England, after nearly three years of war, is just be ginning to retrieve its mistake in slighting the important mattejr of ag riculture. The allies now are not self supporting and it is the part of the United States to supply them with a large amount of food. This is impos sible without ships. The American merchant marine, which, at the beginning of the war, carried about 8 per cent of our corti merce, now carries about I 3 per cent, after more than two years. We have been warned again and again that we needed ships, if only for foreign trade, but as long as the allies provided us with ships in which to send their sup plies, the warning was little heeded. Now it is too. late to get steel ships by the time we shall need them, ow ing to the fact that eighteen months are usually required to build one such vessel, and the situation would be dis couraging indeed were it not for this wooden-ship project of the United States shipping board. The United States shipping board was created last November "for the purpose of encouraging, developing and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the com merce of the United States, and for other purposes." Five commissioners, including William Denman of San Francisco, chairman; Thomas Brent of New Orleans, vice chairman; John A. Donald of New York, John D. White of Kansas City and R. B. Steph ens from New Hampshire, were im mediately appointed by the president, and by the first of the year the super vision of United States shipping was well under way. From the beginning, the memberj of the board were worried over the scarcity of shipping, and when the German submarine note arrived, they were more than worried. They were distressed. Shortly afterwards, how ever, a New York engineer by the name of Eustis paid a visit to the headquarters of the board in Wash ington and there laid before it a brand new idea. At which, the mem bers went home and had their first good night's rest in months, and the next morning they invited Mr. Eustis to occupy one of the board's offices. Mr. Eustis' idea was what the board is now putting thru a thousand wooden ships. "What we need is a standard model of ship that can be turned out swiftly to run the German blockade," he told Chairman Den man. "The Germans can not possibly sink them as fast as we can launch them." As it happens, wooden ship-building is almost a lost art In America, where steel is taking the place of wood in all lines of building, so that Mr. Denman spent five or six days in going over the plan before he announced himself convinced. About this time JlK Eus tis learned that Mr. Huntington Clark, another New York engineer, had conceived practically the samj idea, so he sent for Mr. Clark to come to Washington. Together, thev man aged to show a naval architect what thty wanted, and requested bids on labor and materials. It was decided because most of our lumber is on the Pacific coast that that was the place the ships should be built, and 70 per cent of tho contracts have since been placed there. The trip from coast to coast when the vessel is finished will be an expense to the government, of course, but this will be more than discounted by loading it with cargo. Mr Eustic and Mr. Clark are now contributing their services to the gov ernment purely for patriotic reasons, the amount of their compensation be ing one dollar a year. The dollar is paid because the United States govern ment can never accept the services of any person gratis. The organization of a project for building a thousand ships is a tre mendous Undertaking, rentiirino an perienced administrative head, so Mr. Eustis suggested that the board ap peal to General Goethals to take charge. In accordance with this sug gestion, the president asked the gen eral once more to enter the service of his country, and a few days later he arrived in Washington, where with characteristic promptitude he started his campaign of action. Altho the morning after his arrival was Sunday, he was at his desk at an earlv hnnr making appointments with various shipbuilding men and-clearing up half his next day's work. WTith a thousand wooden ships at its disposal, the United States may ef fectually run the German blockade, it is Relieved, and in any event the loss c.f one ship valued at not more than $600,000, including cargo, would not set us back as much as the loss of a large vessel worth over a million dol lars for ship alone. Then, too, by sending many of these wooden craft in various directions It is hoped to scatter the German submarine forces and render them less formidable. Some enthusiasts have even Ndeclared that the enemy would not waste a torpedo on such a small vessel, but this state ment is not substantiated. A modern torpedo costs only $8.000 maybe less than that when made by the Germans and one of these vessels is worth $300,000. There is one other encouraging fea ture about our new wooden vessels, altho the shipping board is not em phasizing it particularly just now. That is their use after the war is over in expanding American trade routes. Naturally the English are not very en thusiastic about carrying American goods to South America and South Africa. Neither is any other country. Jr we want foreign trade in bulk, we have got to carry the goods in our own ships, and in this these little' wooden vessels may help. In the meantime, they will constitute a much needed fleet with which to get food to the allies. Questions on the above or any sub ject upon which the reader desires in formation should be addressed the To peka State Journal Information Bu reau, r rederic J., Haskin, Director. Washington, D. C, with 2-cent stamp ei closed for reply. Bedtime Stories BY HOWARD B. G&J2I9 1'iHie Wiggily Is Caught. "Well, Uncle Wiggily Longears! What in the world are you doing." asked Isurse Jane Kuzzy Wusszy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as, one evening af ter supper in the hollow stumD bune- alow, she saw the bunny rabbit gentle man marching up and down the front path with a broomstick gun over his shoulder. "Why, I am keeping guard an swercu Uncle Wiggily, "the same as I did the other night when I was out with Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels, and the other animal boys. where they were playing soldier In a tent. "But over what are you keeping guard Nurse Jane wanted to know. "You, and the hollow stump bunga low," somewhat proudly answered Mr. Longears. "There is no telling what may happen since the mosquitoes have begun their summer war on us. It is true that the pennyroyal weed per fume made them go away for a time, but they may come back." "And what will you do?' asked Xurse Jane, "if they do come?" "Oh, I'll be here on guard like a sentinel soldier," answered the bunny rabbit. "If any of them come during the night I'll fire at them with my bean shooter. They shan't hurt you, Nurse Jane." "Nor you, either, I hope. said the muskrat lady, for she liked Uncle Wig gily very much. "Oh, I'm not afraid!' he said. Then as the dark night came Uncle Wiggily began pacing up and down in front of the hollow stump bungalow and the white tent he had set up, with a flag in front of it to make it look like a real camp of soldiers. "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" marched the bunny gentleman rabbit up and down on guard duty. "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" The long hours passed. The moon came up, hid behind some clouds and then peeped out at Uncle Wiggily, who was still on guard. And then the wind blew. And when the wind blew it blew up from the salt marshes a big army of mosquitoes who were just waiting for it. "Ah, ha!" cried the mosquito cap tain, as he spread out his wings like an airship and let his legs dangling down behind him like the tails of Bo Peep's sheep. "Ah, ha!" Now we shall go to war again, and we shall try to capture that old rabbit gentleman Uncle Wiggily Longears." "Ah, ha!" said all the other mos quitoes, as they, too, spread out their wings like airships and let the wind blow them toward the hollow stump bungalow. "Ah, ha!" and the sound of their buzzing was I lite the humming of the wind. All this while Uncle Wiggily was pacing up and down In front of his tent and bungalow, carrying his broomstick gun like a soldier and having his bean shooter all ready by his side. He looked up at the moon, and all of a sudden it seemed to go behind a cloud. "It is going to be dark," thought the bunny. "I will just sit down and rest a while. No mosquitoes will come when it is dark." But that is just, when they did come, and what the bunny rabbit gentleman thought was a cloud was a bunch of mosquitoes flying over the moon to hide it from sight. Uncle Wiggily sat down In front of his tent. It was very still and quiet, for tha mosquitoes were so high up that their buzzing was not heard. Uncle Wiggily was warm in his fur coat. His nose twinkled slower and more slowly. His whiskers did not jiggle any more, his ears folded them selves down inside the brim of his tall silk hat. Soon Uncle Wi ggt 1 y was fast fast fast a -sleep "Ah, ha!" said the captain mosquito, hovering in the air above the rabbit gentleman. "Ah, ha N ow Is our chance!" "What are we going to do?' asked the captain's wife, for mosquito ladles go to war just as some women vote, and the mosquito ladies are better biters than the men or worse, which ever way you look at it. "We are going to catch Uncle Wig gily and take him away with us," said the captain mosquito. "He shall be our war prisoner." "But can we do it?" asked a lieu tenant mosquito. "Of course," answered the captain. "Now all of us must swoop down very softly, fanning our wings gently so as to make very little noise. Then each one will take hold of that rabbit some way or other, and when we all have good holds, by our strong bills, we'll lift him with a Yo-heave-ho! and carry him off to our den-o!" "Good!" buzzed all the other mos quitoes! "Come on!" So they all settled down on Uncle Wiggily, and before that brave soldier sentinel rabbit gentleman could awak en the mosquitoes grabbed him by his nose, ears, legs, paws, whiskers, fur overcoat and tall silk hat, and up into the air they lifted him. For there were two hundred and twenty-seven billion, sixteen trillion, five million and thirteen thousand mosquitoes and you know, without me telling you, that so many could easily lift a rab bit. "Here! What's the matter? What are you doing? Where are you taking me?" cried Uncle Wiggily waking up and trying to get loose. "Let me go! Let me go!" "No! No!" cried the mosquitoes, and they would not. Uncle Wiggily tried to fire at the mosquitoes with his bean shooter, loaded with talcum and tooth powder, but the bad biting bugs stuffed their legs and wings and bills down in the hole of the shooter so it would not work. Then an extra big mosquito, the 1 EVENING J The Girl From Cuba. t (By Earl Reed Silvers.) After Hal Griffiths had graduated without honors from the most exclu sively select small college in the east. he entered the brokerage firm of Simms, Simms Simms, in Wall street, and was given a desk in one of the inner offices. Every morning at 10 o'clock lie walked into the office, opened the desk, smoked a cigarette, looked out of the window for a while and then went home. For this ardu ous labor, he received a salary of $10, 000 a year. If any of the trio of Simms could have followed his in clination, he would have told Air. Grif fiths, gently but firmly, that as far as business was concerned, he was an ex cellent golf player, but as Hal's father had placed several hundred thousand dollars in the firm, Hal was left to his own peaceful pursuits. These pursuits concerned chiefly golf in the summer and dancing in the winter. Hal had a handicap of plus four in golf, and in the ballroom he could have given any young man of his acquaintance a handicap of plus fourteen and could have romped un der the wire a winner by ten yards. For he possessed that indefinable something which, for want of a bet ter word, we call personality. Every body liked him and was glad to have him around. He knew an endless sup ply of good stories, he was well sup plied with email talk, and when oc casion demanded, he could be as seri ous as even the most serious-minded girl would have him. And so, pos sessed of many friends and much money, he was constantly in demand. occasionally these calls upon his time were rather irritating. He was one of those lovably blundering per sons who did not know how to refuse an invitation, and so, when Charlotta Taylor suggested, with the hint of tears in her eyes, that he see her off when she lelt lor Cuba, he assented smilingly, but unhappily, and ordered two dozen roses to be sent to her state room. Charlotte was the one girl of all whom he would rather not have seen off to Cuba. Not that he was sorry to have her go, but he would rather have had her boat sail away while he sat peacefully in his office smoking a cigarette. Charlotte was that kind of girl who takes a man unto herself and consid ers him forever more as her especial property. She was an attractive little w isp of a thing, with big blue eyes and a purring voice. Hal had rather liked her at first and had asked her to two dances in succession at the Country club. And after that he found that she always managed to have him ask her to other dances until, before the win ter was half over, it had become the recognized thing to do. It was his first experience with the clinging vine type, and when Charlotte told him that she was going to Havana for the remain der of the season the weight that had been bearing him rapidly toward a state of despondency suddenly lifted The only thing that remained was the farewell on the boat, and then he would be free. On the morning of Charlotte's de parture he waited in his office as long as he dared, and then took a taxi for the .dock. Charlotte was waiting for him! and together they inspected the boat. "I am going to sit here and think of vou during the long evenings." she told him. indicating a shelter on the after deck, "and wonder If you will be thinking of me." "I'll think of you every minute you are in my mind," he answered ab sently. Then he stopped short. Passing across his line of vision was the pret tiest girl he had ever seen. She wore a blue suit, white hat and white fox furs, but if you had asked Hal about it he wouldn't have been able to tell you a single thing. All he noticed was the general effect. And then his glance shifted to her face, and his eyes opened wonderlngly. Brown hair which curled around her temples, a nose which turned up, lips which so nearly smiled that he wanted to smile In return, and two of the blackest eyes he had ever seen, was the way he would have described it. "Goodness!" he exclaimed Involun tarily. "Who in the world is that girl?" Charlotte's piquant face became suddenly resentful. "I'm sure I don't know," she an swered shortly. "Some Spaniard probably." "Spaniard nothing; she's an Amer ican." Hal continued to gaze at the strange girl, who, obvious to his ardent glance, was looking thoughtfully in the direction of the two. The suggestion of a smile bordered her lips, and then she looked away and walked toward the front of the boat. "Let's walk forward." Hal suggest ed, but Charlotte suddenly remem bered that she had not as yet taken care of her trunk, and so they made their way to the lower deck. "If It weren't for the fact that Char lotte was making the trip," Hal thought to himself as his companion instructed a porter regarding her need, "I'd take this boat to Cuba myself." Upon returning to the upper deck, he looked anxiously for the girl with the black eyes, but she was nowhere to be seen. "It seems to me I've seen that girl with the white furs before some where," he said to Charlotte. "If you happen to meet her, ask her if she knows me, will you?" The blast of the ""All ashore!" whis tle prevented an answer. Hal said goodbye just as quickly as he could, and made his way to the gangplank. He stood on the pier and watched as the boat turned out into the river. Altho he waved conscientiously to Charlotte, his gaze searched the ship for Fight of the other girl. And just as he had given up hope, she appeared. The picture of her as she stood beside the rail, her face framed in the circle of hat and furs, was stamped indelibly in his memory. Hat off. and waving his handkerchief foolishly, he waited on the dock until she became indistin guishable. Then, with a slgla, he king of them all, came along, and with his help Uncle Wiggily was caught and taken away, being carried thru the air by the fluttering, biting bugs. "Oh. Nurse Jane! Save .me! Pave me!" cried the bunny rabbit to Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, as he was carried over the hollow stump bungalow in the night. "Save me from the mos quitoes!" "I'll save you!" answered the musk rat lady, and how she did it I'll tell you in the next story, which will tell about Uncle Wiggily being a cook that is. if the chocolate cake doesn't look cross at the jelly roll and make it fall off the table. (Copyright. 1917 by McClure's Newspaper Syndicate.) turned and made his way back to the office. The winter wore on, the same old endless round of social duties. But. somehow, Hal seemed to have lost in terest; he even remained at the office all day and gave some attention to business, until the older Simms broth er remarked to the younger one that maybe Harold Griffiths might be of some use to the firm,- after all. Regu larly, Hal received a six-page letter from Charlotte telling of the wonder.3 of the climate, the warmness of the ocean and the wealth of the tourists. And Hal scanned her letters eagerly for a word concerning the girl with the white furs, but not once did Char lotte mention her. And then, just beforeVhe date when Charlotte was to sail for northern climes, Hal's telephone rang, and the softest voice he had ever heard asked him if Mr. Harold Griffiths was in. And having been assured that he was, the owner of the soft voice proceeded to tell him that she had just returned from Cuba, where she had the pleas ure of meeting Miss Charlotte Taylor. "Charlotte asked me to telephone you as soon as I reached New York," the stranger continued, "and to tell you that she was having a lovely time and will be home on the first of May." "That's mighty nice of you." Hal answered pleasantly. "Did you see much of Charlotte?" "Oh, yes," the voice answered. "We went down on the same boat and stay ed at the same hotel." Hal's heart missed a beat at this Juncture. The girl at the other end of the wire sho.ved an inclination to draw the conversation to a close, and Hal, desperately racking his mind for some means of continuing it. nked abruptly: "Where are you now?" At the Plaza." 'Do you mind if I drop ud to see you for a few minutes! I am terribly interested in Cuba." For a moment there was silence, and then the voice answered: -o, I don't mind if you do." So Hal rushed out of the office, and hailed a passing taxi. As he rushed into the lobby of the Plaza, the girl witn the white furs arose to meet him. And then time flew so fast that it was 1:30 before either of them realized so they took lunch toerotber and each told the othr the history of his ana ner lire. Ana after tire girl with tne wnite lurs had round out that Hal was not engaged to Charlotte or to anyone else, rhe told him that he might come to see her the next eve ning. Ho Hal, with feigned interest in Cuba and unfeigned interest in at least one Cuban tourist, accepted the invitation and talked, not about the winter in Cuba, but about the summer in the United States. The subiect was of such engrossing importance that it was continued in the discussion the next evening, and so on thru a long succes sion of evenings until the summer itself rolled around. And then, tucked away in the society columns of the New York papers, there appeared one morning the fol lowing notice: "The engagement Is announced of Harold Griffiths to Miss L,ois Browning''- which was the name of the girl from Cuba, (Copyright, 117, by tne McClure Newspaper Syn dicate.) EFFECT ON KANSAS Arkansas 2-Cent Decision Brings Mat ter Close to Home. Washington, May 21. Federal de crees holding the Arkansas minimum freight and 2-cent passenger rates con fiscatory as applied to the St. Louis San Francisco railroad were sustained by the supreme court today. The court also sustained the decision of the lower court, which declared valid the formula adopted by western and southwestern railroads as a basis for determining whether rates are con fiscatory, after the supreme court up held the rates in 1913. .T M Pnnnatl 1 r 1 1. ijaoociigci agent for the Santa Fe railway here, today said that he had not yet been personally advised of the supreme court decision, but is expecting the notification in the morning. "The railroad board in Arkansas turned down the railroad's application for an Increase in passenger rates and held the 2-cent raten nrlenunto he said. "The railroads entered' the courts for hifher rates.' An application for higher passenger rates, similar to the one turned down by the Oklahoma commission, is be fore the Kansas public utilities com mission and a heraing has been held. The Kansas commission has nnt announced its decision. The decision today of the supreme court gives the railroads the right to take thrtfr romiAateH ln.-AoaA i n i federal courts if the public utilities commission or tnsi state holds against them. DEATHS AND FUNERALS PETER f OISH, age 70. died Sunday at bis home, 929 Kansas avenue. Funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday from the Meriilen M. E. church. Burial in Mer Iden cemetery. MRS. NINA M. KERR, age M, died Sun day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. n. Rrinsinaid. 1920 Lincoln street Funer al arrangements have not been completed. MRS. ELIZA TAflflART, mother of FM wanl T. Lucan, t.r ulaa. Okla., and for merly of Topeka, died Sunday at Tulsa. The body will be brought to Topeka for burial. The funeral will be held Wednes day afternoon at 3 o'clock from Shella barger's chapel. Burial in Topeka ceme tery. Lord's Flowers Satisfy. Tel. 827. Adv. Ner York Stock Market Equipments and munitions were the out stauding features of today's higher mar ket, investment tsauea lagfring bv com parlKou. Sales approximated 1.000.000 Rh)irp8. Steel further advance to above 125 and :fn inquiry for shippings and tractions accom- Sanled the renewed activity of the last our. The closing was strong. w York Hone Market New York. May 21. MONEY Mercantile paper. i&S: aterllng 00 day bills. 4.72; commercial 00 days bills on banks, 4.71 commercial 00 dny hills, 4.71 Vi demand, 4.70: cableg 4.70 7-li. Franca demand. 5.74: cables. S.7S. Guilders, demand. 41: cables. 413. Lires, demand, 7.01; cables, 7.0" Itnbles. demand. 274 cables. 2R. Bar silver, 747i. Mexican dollars. 5S. Govern ment bonds steady railroad bonds firm. Time loans easier: 60 days, 4Viov4i4 90 days and nix montha. 4x44. Call money steady high. 2Vj; low, 2; ruling rate, 24 last loan, 24 closing bid. 24 goffered, at 24. LOCAL MjSNTON The Co-operative club will hold its regular meeting at 12:30 o'clock to morrow noon at the Elks' club. Dancing at Moose Hall Wednesday evening. Admission 25c. Saunders orchestra. Adv. The last of the silver medal con tests of the Lillian Mitchner union. W. C. T. IS., will be held Tuesday ev ening at the. First Baptist churcb. SNAP SEIOTS AT HOME NBWa Lincoln Circle, No. 1, Lintern Sewing- society, will hold an all-day meet ing at the Post hall, Tuesday. "The Church Bazaar at' Mulberry Corners" will be given Thursday ev ening at the annual entertainment of the youns people of the Holy Name church ac Assumption hall. The dry "spell was broken Sunday when Thomas Godfrey was arrested at Fourth and Madison streets while on what was said to be a "Jamacy Jag." A marriage license was issued from tho nffir- nf the nrobate iudare today to Apolinar Jimenez, Topeka, aged 26, and Delitna Garduno, Topeka, aged 18. Judge A. W. Dana spoke before the members of the Second Presbyterian church, Sunday night. He outlined the purpose and the work of the Navy League, of which he is a mem ber. Tho o-iria' tennis tournament of the high school has been postponed until 174 students will be graduated run Wednesday afternoon on account of ning a c,ose gecond to the recor(1 of tne rain auu mo out imne, courts. George H. Hoyes, secretary of the Central Y M. C. A., delivered an ad dress Sundav afternoon to the gradu ating class of the Chase county schools. He spoke on "The Masters Touch." Judge r.alph H. Gaw will talk this evening at the Walnut Grove church at 8 o clock. his suojeci win k. i 'Problems of Probate and Juvenile Administration." The talk will be given to the Brotherhood. The Parent-Teachers' association of the Lincoln school will meet Wednes day afternoon for its annual election of officers. A program will be given at 3:30 o clock by the pupils of the school. While the family was in Topeka, fire destroyed the eleven-room home of William Wolford, a colored truck gardener, living three miles east of the city on the East Fourth street road. The fire occurred early this morning. 1he loss is partly covered by insurance. Dan Young, negro, sentenced to the county jail for violating the bone dry law, did not have much luck escap ing. He escaped all right and was at liberty for several days but he spent practically the whole time on trains. He's back in Jail now, having been brought back from Salina Sunday by Oscar Carlson, deputy sheriff. The high school exhibits of the Cen tral exhibit will remain open tonight, according to H. B. Wilson, superin tendent of the schools. The display was supposed to close Saturday but after repeated requests will be open tonight. Music will be furnished by the glee clubs and the orchestra. Real farmers will be excused from Jury duty in Shawnee county until the farming season is over. That is the ruling made for the first division, at least, by A. W. Dana, judge. Farmers will undoubtedly be drawn for jury service but they will have no trouble in getting excused when the court finds they are engaged in real farm ing. That attitude is due to the big "food drive" in Kansas. The board of county commissioners began sitting today as a board of equalization and will sit in that capac ity for ten days. Only valuations on personal property will be equalized by the board this year.. Real estate valu ations will not be touched. The only people who called today to protest against valuations were interested in real estate and the board did not hear their protests. A really will be held Tuesday after noon at the Second United Presby terian church, corner of Huntoon and Fillmore streets, by the missionary society of the church. A .report will will be made of the General Mission ary society meeting held last week at Sterling Kan., and Mary J. Campbell, a returned missionary from the Orient, will deliver an address. Mrs. I. C. Rankin, of Nebraska, will speak, also Mrs. J. C. Alter, field secretary of th general society. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock. A bolt of lightning struck the resi dence of C .H. Hepworth, athletic di rector of the high school, at 1321 Mul vane street, Sunday night. Only slight damage was done to the roof. The bolt struck at 10 o'clock in the midst of the thunderstorm. The lights in the house flashed on and then a sudden clap of thunder woke up the whole neighborhood. The bolt hit on the north side of the chimney and set fire to the shingles but a heaw downpour of rain checked the fire. The light fuses and the telephone were both ruined. Sherman Trotter, negro, is in the county Jail because of a poor memory- When he was arrested he had some whisky in his possession but he alleged it didn't belong to him. He said another man had asked him to find some liquor for him and he had executed the commission. The "oth er man" was found and he verified everything Trotter had said. Then the officers asked Trotter where he purchased the booze. He couldn't re member. Robert Garver, county at torney, gave Trotter considerable time to refresh his memory but when he failed he had him committed to the county Jail. The last regular meeting of the Saturday Night club was held Satur- day evening at Cedarcrest. the coun- jtry place of Frank P. MacLennan, who was on tne regular program for the subject. "The Ideal Newspaper." A discussion followed, participated in by Governor Capper and each one present. The attendance was large and limited to the membership of the club, with the addition of two guests. F. C. Kaths, president of th,e Kansas Reserve State bank, and Arthur J. Carruth, Jr., of the State Journal. During the afternoon from 3 o'clock the members entertained themselves by pitching quoits, playing croquet, wandering thru the woods and taking it easy on the porches. A lap dinner was followed by the regular meeting. U. S. CANNING SCHOOL Government May Give Topeka Ex pert to Supervise Work. Topeka will probably have a gov ernment canning school, according to a statement made this morning by Miss Marion P. B rough ten of Manhat ten. who conducted a school here two weeks ago under the auspices of the Woman's club. Miss Broughten came to Topeka this morning to perfect plans for the establishing of such a school here. According to the present plans the government will allow $400 for office and supplies to be used in the demon stration institutions afld will grant a salary of less than $1,000 to the do mestic science expert to be selected within the next month. In addition to this Mins Broughten was unable to say just what the government has planned to do in Topeka. TO GRADUATE 174 High School Has Second Larg est Class in Its History. Nineteen More Will" Finish Work During Summer. BIG COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM 'Memorial Day Exercises To Be at H. S. Auditorium. Diplomas Will Be Given Out Thursday, May SI. The second largest graduation ex ercises of the Topeka high school was announced this morning by A. J. Stout, principal. In the class of 1917, 182. In addition to the list there will be nineteen students completing their course in the summer session, lacking less than three hours credit at the end of the spring term. Commencement Week. Commencement week starts Friday morning. May 25. with Memorial day exercises at the school. Capt. J. G. Waters will be the speaker. The an nual reception for the seniors given by the sub-seniors will be given Fri day night. Saturday, May 26, the senior class play will be given by nearly 100 mem bers of the class. "Sherwood, or Robin Hood and the Kings," by Al fred Noyes has been selected, and promises to be one of the most pol ished productions of the high sehool. The sraduation sermon will be given Sunday morning at the Grace cathedral by. Bishop James Wise, bishop of the Kansas diocese of the Episcopal church. The services will bear the distinction ot being the first graduating sermon to be given in tho new cathedral. After a day of regular class work on Monday, class day exercises, in cluding stunts from the various de partments and songs and musical numbers by the glee clubs and high school orchestra, will be the program of the day. Thursday is the real day for the graduating class. Commencement ex ercises will be given on that day. One hundred and seventy-four diplomas will be presented by the board of edu cation, represented by H. B. Wilson, superintendent of public schools. The special feature of the program will be student talent. Every part of the en tertainment will be in charge of the students themselves. Commencement program includes readings by Helen Miller, vocal solos by Henrietta Price and Roy Naylor, and musical numbers by the hifh school glee clubs and or chestra. PEACE MOVE MASK Behind Olive, Branch Kaiser Plans a World Empire. Would Cut Europe in Half, Controlling Greater Europe. Washington. Maji 21. Germany's next peace declaration, expected to suggest a program of territorial re nunciation of the east and west, is re garded here as largely answered be forehand by information revealing for the first time the full scope of the im perial government's aspirations for conquest In the south. This Information discloses as one of the primary aims of the war a plan for concentration of an impregnable, military and economic unit stretching from the North sea to the Mediter ranean, cutting Europe permanently in half, controlling the Dardanelles, the Aegean and the Baltic, and even tually forming the backbone of a Prussian world empire. In the light of German history, the plan shows how implicitly the kaiser has followed out the blood and iron politic economic methods of Bismarck for development of Prussian power. Considered In view of the present war map, it shows that the major portion of the kaiser's war program has been accomplished, regardless of what dis position is made of conquered terri tory in France, Belgium and Russia Wants Truce to Rest. A full realization of this situation, which will form a sinister background for consideration of whatever renun ciation proposals the imperial chan cellor may make, adds a new force to the repeated declarations of allied 1 statesmen that the German peace maneuvers are in reality war moves and that a premature truce only would give Germany a resting period in which to further Pritssianize and prepare for a greater world war the territory to the southeast which she. i conquerea unaer tne guise or friendly alliance. Altho officials have refrained from definite public expressions of what the United States might demand as a peace guarantee, these possibilities re- call with recurring emphasis Presi dent Wilson's declaration that Amerl-" ca might fight until "the world la made safe for democracy." Three More Years of War. They bring into relief Foreign Min ister Balfour's warning that only hard fighting will win the war, the convic tion of the American army general staff that the country must prepare for at least three years of war, and the fact that predictions of an early peace have been discredited as vision ary in virtually every allied capital. iw York fltack Market. (Furnished by Topeka Board of Trade.) New York, May 21. cioa Today Hat. mil. ifi ffli)ci(r AiMcomla Mining A.. T. S. F.. c Halt, tk Olilfi Ootral Leather t'iiesa. Ohio M. Sc st- v.. e U'liliio. Copper i Col. Fuel Iron 1 frreat Northern, p I Inspiration iveitn. opper Ml.iml Conner i Mipaouri 4'acifle I'etin. Kutlroad Heading, c Southern Pacific Stndebaker I I'ninn Pacific, e f. S. Steel, c jl'tah Copper MVj m lOOVi 'H w.5 TS STV 73 06-- R5 M lo ins ru, 57U 4l? 4Hi 4u riot, 27 27'Z MS, S-JTS K0X K1 tr.'U. fto7 l:- 1ns" l'-iVs. 12V, ms. invi niuis suign 471 at

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL "d AY EVENING. MAY 91. 191' SANTA FE WATER That lias Been the City's Salva tion This Spring. Appeals Have Been Made for Help Several Times. TO SINK PERMANENT WELLS Commissioners Take First Steps to Relieve Situation Today. Suggestions of Kersted To Be Followed Out? First steps to remedy the alleged critical condition existing in Topeka's water supply were taken today when the city commissioners adopted a mo tion providing: the' future improve ments at the water plant shall follow plans and specifications of Wyncoop Kersted. Kansas City consulting engi neer. Before thiH motion was passed the city commissioners called Jesse Shaw, vfcmperintendtnt of the water depart ment, into the council chamber and r.sked him if he agreed with recom mendations in a report made by Mr. Kersted and read to the commission turlay. Mr. Shaw admitted that he be lieved the Kersted report should be followed, in the main, In making fu ture improvements. Flans and specifications for sinking? wells and improving service will be prepared immediately by Mr. Kersted and these must be followed by the wa ter department. The well started by ERRED GREATLY IN CALCULATION Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Under Estimated Tanlac's Merits Changed Now. Coffeyville, Kan., May 19. "My husband and I can t praise Tanlac too highly, because of the pood it has done us, and we are ready at any time to recommend the medicine,' was the t-nthusiastic statement made on Feb ruary 9, by Mrs. D. B. Weaver, wife of a prominent farmer of npar Jeffer son. Kan. "My husband suffered from kidney trouble constantly for years." she con tinued. "He would have severe pains in his back, so bad at times that he could hardly get around. His condi tion seemed to he setting- worse in stead of better. I had very little strength and was run down all over. "We thought when we began tak ing Tanlac that it would be only a waste of time and money, but we were certanly surprised. It was only a short time after beginning to use Tan lac that my husband noticed good benefit. The severe pains in his back have disappeared now, and he's bet trr in every way. I, also, feel better in every respect and I give Tanlac all the credit." Tanlac. the Master Medicine, is es pecially beneficial for stomach, liver and kidney trouble, catarrhal com plaints, nervousness, sleeplessness, loss of appetite and the like. Tanlac is now being introduced and explained In Topeka at Tully-McFar-land Drug Store. Adv: 1; j1 l 620 AND 622 KANSAS AVE. T I j I Think These Most Lovely Specials I Tuesday Are Quite the Greatest Things Forinstance the Dreyfus and Lang Men's Suits at $10.00. Such as blue serges in all new models, the staple, con servative and the Pinch Backs, each and every one carry ing a $20.00 value. Tuesday's opening sale. Your choice JgT Men's 2 Khaki fc Jf M I'nnts. si nn 1 $4.00 mm Men's $5.00 and Hi Silk Shirts, Sl.OO Ladies' Union suits, 25 Va Ik JS Misses' Superfine Sf Lisle Gloves ft? 10. Ladies' Summer Time Straw Hats, 19. H V Boys' school igf Suits $1.0O, Men's S5.no Ox fords 1 .OO. 1 Men's overs, Slicker Slip- H ft 9 $1.23. Men's Felt Hats 25- Mi 'V the water department recently must be dug and pressed into service to relieve the emergency until permanent wells on state property, or under the Kaw river, are dug. Situation Critical. The city commissioners are really frightened concernirs conditions un derstood to exist in the water .depart ment. The report submitted by Ker sted today is that of an engineer, not a criticism of work done contrary to his first report, but recommendations of a technical naure which will relieve the acute condition alleged to exist. Yet, in unofficial reports to the commission. Kersted is quoted to have severely criticised action taken by wa ter department officials and has pro nounced the result of this work as leaving Topeka's water supply in a critical condition. Word reaching the city commission ers today that the water department has been obliged to appeal to the Santa Fe for water at various times this spring, has not served to allay the worry an expose of conditions has caused. J. H. Parkinson, general foreman of the water service of the Santa Fe, admitted this morning that frequent calls for relief had been made in re cent months by Je&se Shaw, superin tident of the water department. Parkinson declared it was none of his business why the city needed water Several years ago an agreement had been reached between the city and Santa Fe to supply water to each other by connecting mains in case of emer gency. Put Down Permanent Wells. City commissioiers knew of two oc casions when the city had connected with the Santa Fe mains this spring, but they did not know that Santa Fe water had been used at intervals for three months. Two weeks ago Sunday was the last time the city used Santa Fe water, according to Mr. Parkinson. Building of permanent wells on state property, or under the river, werd, urged in the Kersted report along with many other material changes in the system now in vogue and the extent of cost and labor necessary to place the water department on an efficient basis will not be known until plans and specifications are made by Kersted. POWER PLANT PLOT? K plosion in Ohio Brings Death to Four, Injuring Eleven. i Toungstown, O., May 21. A my j sterious explosion in the power plant i of the Republic Iron and Steel com i pany Sunday brought instant death to i four men and injuries to eleven oth era. Five of the latter were injured severely and it is believed one may i die. Ten thousand people crowded I around the rhant in the heart of the I foreign section, wjien heaVy pieces of machinery were blown a quarter of a i mile by the explosion. I An immediate investigation was be gun on a suspicion that the explosion j may have been caused by war plot ters, altho company officials were in clined to scput the idea. WAR TRAFFIC POWERS j House Favors Bill Giving President I Transportation Rights. Washington, May 21. Favorable report on the administration bill to give the president broad powers as to preferential shipments of food, muni tions and other war traffic was made today to the house. The section as to transportation, the report explained, "has no reference, as has been erroneously stated in some quarters, to any disputes between car riers and their employes. Fortunate- I ly, mere is a iruce on irmL ouujeui during the war." A Men's $3.50 Rub- Kk ber Boots in sties $1.75. Ladies small size Ox- lords, values up to $3.50 choice, 25. 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PROFITS FALL OFF Kansas Railroads Show De crease in Their Earnings. j March Incomes Little Larger Than a Year Ago. SANTA FE AT THE TOP Rock Island Ranks "ext in Gross Operating Column. Four Million Earned by Santa Fe During Month. Western railway earnings, net and gross, are on the decline, as compared with last year. March revenues and expenses, made public today, of six roads, not including the Frisco, oper ating in Kansas, show that collectively the roads during that month exceeded the net income Jf the same month a year ago by barely $309,874. That increase covers 27,805 miles of railway lines. The roads included are the Santa Fe, the Rock Island, the Katy, the Missouri Pacific, the Grand Island, a part of the Union Pacific in reality, and the Union Pacific. Only three of the roads report an increase n net income over the same month last year. The other three, the Rock Island, the Grand Island and the Union Pacific report a decrease. The Gross Revenue. The total gross operating revenue for the six systems was $31,268,914 for the month. The Santa Fe led all oth ers with a aross revenue of $11,620, 520: the Rook Island ranking next with $6,935,679, and the Union Pa cific third with $5,413,677. Operatins expenses of all the roads totaled $20, 417,997. The Santa Fe also led in this figure with an operating expense of $6,729,073. The Rock Island and Union Pacific ranked next. Net from railway operation for all the roads totaled $9,806,916. Oper ating income, after deduction of tax accruals, were $8,360,474. The Santa l'e's income, over and above all ex penses, was $4,340,069. The Rock Island reported $1,472,955 and the Union Pacitic $1,488,012. The Katy made a net income of $430,532, the Missouri Pacific $616,850 and the Grand Island $14,056. Income Increases. The Santa Fe's income increased $858,900 over the same month last year. The Katy income increased $351,062 and the Missouri Pacific $89 203. The Union Pacific net shows a decrease of $674,226, the Rock Island $299,381 and the Grand Island $16.68. The Santa Fe during the month operated 7,656 miles of line in the company proper, the Rock Island 7.656, the Katy 3,865, the Missouri Pa cific 3.756, the Grand Island 258 and the Union Pacific 3,622, making a total of 27,805. Senator Lane Cannot Recover. San Francisco, May 21. Physicians attending United States Senator Lane of Portland. Ore., said today he could not recover. Senator Lane recently suffered a nervous breakdown in Washington. Frisco Parade Bomb Trial On. San Francisco, May 21. Mrs. Rena Mooney went on trial here today for murder in connection with a bomb v,aA Uct Tulv in which ten Utlv .c.v J persons were killed in the course of i a prepareaness paraue. Am Offering for I Ever Did Offer Ladles' very fin- 2 est Silk Hose 7 25. g length Shirts or Draw- ffifl P ers 12. m H Men's genuine $5 &m '5 Panama Hats 13k o an AS .'itll s ran jik. Hosiery, per doz. 85?. Boys' Union Suits 19?. mm 31 Men's $5.00 Rain flp Coats $2.50. E? Children's Jr Lisle and I.... e Hose lO. jig Men's Factory Dam- 3 aged Driving Gloves Men's Olus I nion C'i ijk Suits, values $2 v. r $10.00 IN A CRAP GAME RAID City and County Officers Get Three Sunday Men and $102.50. Hurt Larimer, sheriff, and "Jim" Wilson, chief of police. Joined forces Sunday and raided a crap game in progress under the north end of the Santa Fe bridge over the Kaw. Only three arrests were made altho the offi cers are certain more than that num ber were engaged in the game. Two small boys stationed on tne bridge gave the alarm and the players crashed into the brush and began run ning before the officers reached the spot. Numerous shots were fired and three men were run down. iney are George W. Collins, brakema n; Fred Hughes and Frank Tyler The three men had $100 in their possession. Added to that was $2.50 the officers found on the ground. MANY ARE HERE Episcopal Delegates ArnTing for Diocesan Contention. Organ Recital To Be Given at Grace Cathedral Tonight. Delegates to the fifty-eighth dio cesan convention of the Protestant Episcopal church have been arriving in Topeka today and establishing themselves at the various lodgings provided by the Cathedral Church club's committee on entertainment. The convention proper begins at 9:30 Tuesday morning, but there will be an organ recital in the cathedral at 7:15 this evening by the western branch of the American Guild of Or ganists, followed by a reception to the delegates in the Guild hall of the ca thedral. The time of beginning of the recital has been advanced from 7:30 p. m. to 7:15 p. m. While this diocesan convention may not be of such absorbing interest to Kansas Episcopalians as the two di rectly preceding it, both of which chiefly had to do with the selection of a bishop coadjutor for the dio cese, nevertheless there is much im portant work to be done in mapping out a course for the church's work during our country's participation in the present war. Another important topic to be discussed is "Religious Education and Its Relation to Good Citizenship." The Program. Below is the official program for the two days' session and of the activi ties for today: Monday Evening:. Organ recital at Grace cathedral 7:15 p. in. to 9 p. m. Reception at tne Ckiild hall from 9 p. m. to 10 o'clock p. m. Tuesday Program. 7:30 a. m. Holy communion. Conferences Morning 9:30 to 10:30 "Religious Edu cation." the Right Reverend James Wise. 10:30 to 11 :30 "Pension Fund," Mr. Hen rv Ififrel. 11:30 to 12.30 "Business Administration of thp Diocese." the Rev. R. H. Miite. "The Witness," Prof. N. A, Crawford. 1 p. m. lunch. Afternoon 2:30 to 3:30 "Woman's Work in the Church." the Right Reverend James Wise. 3:30 to 5 Visits to Diocesan Institutions, the Cathedral, the College ot the Sisters of Bethany. Christ's Hospital. Evening 8, o'clock The Cathedral, the Bishop's address. Wednesday's Program. 7:30 a. m. Corporate Communion of the Diocese, celebrant, the Bishop. 0 :30 a. in. Business sessions, the Con vention, the Woman's Auxiliary, the Daughters of the King. 1 p. m. Lunch. 2:30 to. E Business sessions concluded. 7 :30 p. m. Dinner to the Delegates, speaker, the Right Reverend Irving, P. Johnson, D. D., Bishop of Colorado. VOLUNTEERSHIS TIME Chairman Lovett of 17. P. Says He Will Aid in War Moves. Washington, May 21. Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the board of the Union Pacific railroad, has volun teered "the whole of his time during the war", to any work to which he might be assigned by the Red Cross, it has been announced by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the war council of the Red Cross. In a letter to Mr. Davison, Mr. Lovett said he was "too old -to go to the front," but was anx ious to do his "bit" in what manner he could be made useful. Accordingly Mr. Davison asked him to come to Washington for a conference prelimi nary to the formation of a committee to prevent duplication and waste in all activities of relief and alleviation from the suffering of the war. He also was scheduled to accept the chairmanship of this committee. SUNDAY LYNCHING BEE Xegro Herb Doctor Hanged to Tree at Fulton, Ky. Fulton, Ky., May 21. Louis Demp sey, a negro herb doctor, was taken from the jail here before daylight Sunday by an armed mob and hanped to a tree a short distance away. The jailer was forced to give up the keys by the masked men. The lynching of Dempsey followed a four-day man hunt. A week ago Dempsey was ejected from a train by Clarence Dublin, a special agent of the Illinois Central railroad. Dempsey crept up behind Dublin in the yards, felled him with a blow and cut his throat with a razor. Dempsey was captured in northern Tennessee and placed in jail here. His death by lynching quickly followed. HERE'S THE WAY THE DRAFT LAW WORKS "Washington, May 21. Here is the way the war, department will exercise the draft how a man now a civilian, may become a soldier within 'he next few months: 1. On June 5 he registers In the election precinct in which he re sides. He goes about his business. 2. After a delay of several weeks, perhaps a month or more, he is notified by the war depart ment either that he has been ex empted from service or that he has been selected. If the latter he is told when and where to report. 3. He reports at the time and place designated, probably a local armory, is given his equipment and transported to a concentration camp. In case he believes he should have been exempted and was not. he is entitled to- carry his case to the local Federal court for settlement. IT MUST BE SO Uife Tells Husband "Other Woman's Got Him." He Admits It and Says She's Going to Keep Him. SUIT IS FILED -TODAY Mrs. William Schmidt Does Not Want a Divorce. But She Does Demand That Husband Support Her. Said Lena R. Schmidt to William Schmidt, her husband: "The other woman's got you." Said William Schmidt to Lena Schmidt, his wife: "She has, and she"s going to keep me." Then Mrs. Schmidt communicated with an attorney and today she filed a suit, not for divorce, but for separate maintenance, in the district court. In the petition Mrs. Schmidt alleges that the "other woman" has her husband. which means there must be a compli cation in another household, for Mrs. Schmidt alleges that the "other wo man" already has a husband. William Schmidt is engine foreman for the Rock Island and his wife al leges that he earns $150 a month. She wants $80 of it each month for herself and children and that is the purpose of the suit filed in court today by her attorney, E. D. McKeever. The petition states that the Schmidts were married in Topeka, June 22, 1904, and that they are the parents of two children, Marie, aged 12 years, and Howard, aged 9 years. He Buys Hep Groceries. About six months ago, according to Mrs. Schmidt, her husband became infatuated with .the "other woman1 and since then has spent most of his lime ana most of his money with her. even to the extent of buying and carry ing groceries to her house. Besides that, the wife says, he persistently stays away from home. In September of last year, she says, Schmidt left her and their children ard ostensibly went to live with his parents At that time, she says, he told her to get out and keep the children; that he wouldn't support her anv lon ger, altho he would do something for the children. Since then he has con tributed about $40 a month to the support ot the children, the wife says, but nothing for her suooort. A short time ago Mrs. Schmidt met ner nusDand face to face, she states, and told him the other woman had him. She alleges that he replied that the other woman had him all right ana mat sne was going to keep him. Scandal Is Abroad. The other woman is married and Schmidt works at night but he spends most of his days with her and their actions, says Mrs. Schmidt, are the talk and scandal of the neighbor hood. "At no point in her story does she name the other woman nor give any clue as to her place of residence Mrs. Schmidt does not want a di vorce. She does not ask that her hus band be released from her'in order mat ne may marry the other woman or any ether woman. Instead, she wants the marriaere hnnds nnditnrh. I ea Dut sno wants her husband's earn ings. sne asks for 580 a month for herself and children and an attorney in) ui NATIONAL GUARD PLAN War Itepartnient Issues Warning to Unit Organizers Thruout ZVatlon. Washington, May 21. Warning against attempts in any state to or ganize new units of the national guard which do not accord with the organ ization plan for the guard approved by President Wilson was given today by the war department. As it stands the guard is deficient in artillery, signal, engineer and other special service troops in proportion to the number of infantry regiments. Specific instructions have been given to the adjutant general as to the units of each arm of the service for which each state will be held responsible and in this connection the depart ment's statement says: "Notwithstanding such action, some states have undertaken the organization of units which cannot be utilized in the for mation of complete higher tactical units. While it U much to be desired to take full advantage of the patriotic interest stirring in the country such advantage can onlv come through a co-ordination and refuta tion in keeping with the general and basic plan." The department requests that per sons interested in raising new national guard units confer with the adjutant general of their state In order to de termine what branch of the service should be augmented. ON WAR REVENUE BILL Several Days Yet Before Measure Is Thru Congress. Washington, May 21. Hope of passing the war revenue bill within the next two days was not strong among house leaders today particu lar! because the ways and means committee was still toiling over the question of higher second class mail rates proposed by the bill. Even af ter agreeing on these rates, the com mittee muss ?ass on the provisions for taxing advertising, automobiles and musical instruments before the house itself can make much progress. A proposal (by Representative Kel ley of Michigan, to strike out the 5 per cent tax on automobiles at the factory was rejected by a vote of 85 to 48. Debate then began on the Doremus amendment to levy the tax only on manufacturers earning more than 8 per cent on their, capital stock. The Doremus amendment was adopted 96 to 92. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF BOYS AND GIRLS WHO EAT POST TOASTIES EVERY MORNING jj Copyright Itart Schnf?ruMr "as SHE KNOWS NOW Woman Couldn't Understand j How Neighbors Owned Cars. So She Went to the Trouble of Finding Out Today. "Hello, this the office of the register of deeds?" in a woman's voice. "Yes," replied Miss Mae Graham, clerk. "Would you please look up your records and tell me whether these automobiles are mortgaged." And she gave the names of several car owners in Topeka. Miss Graham looked thru the records during the busiest time of day and finally ob tained all the information the woman had asked for. She supposed the woman at the other end of the line was representing some insuring or money-loaning firm. Miss Graham called the telephone number given to her and imparted the information. "Thank you, so much," said the woman at the other end of the line, "I see these people riding around in cars and I didn't see how they could get by with it on their incomes. I was just curious to know if their cars were mortgaged." It took Miss Graham a whole min ute to recover sufficiently to hang up me receiver. QUICK WORK ON SHIPS Mine Sweeper Construction AcUvity Urged by Secretary Daniels Today. Washington, May 21. To speed up construction of twenty-four combina tion mine sweepers and sea-going tugs. Secretary Daniels today conferred with a delegation of twelve ship build ers representing all of the principal ship building yards in the country. Daniels explained the necessity of quick work on the boats and called upon the ship builders for aid. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917 MUTT JEFF Jeff May Not Have Been Next But He's Adjacent Drawn for the Topeka State Journal (Copyright. 1916. by H. C. FUher. Trade Mark Keg. U. S. Fat. Oft.) By BUD FISHER 6 tmr fry Miss Fauline Haynes, the first war fcride from Topeka, was married Sun day afternoon at 4 o'clock, to Mr. Hampton Shirer, who has enlisted. The marriage took place at the flome of Mr. Khiror's parents, Mr. and Ira. H. L. Shirer, of Fillmore street, in the presence of relatives and a group of close friends. The arrange ments were simple, on account of the taste with which they were made. The young1 people had not planned to be married for about a year, but because Mr. Shirer decided to enter the am bulance corps of the Red Cross, they Hastened their arrangements. The Shirer home was beautifully Jtiecorated with spirea. The ceremony was read in a corner of the living room, before a wide screen of spirea, Xie curtains were hung with the blos apms, and they draped the doorways &nd windows. In the dining room, the &&ble was ornamented with red flowers lor a centerpiece, and suspended from he chandelier to the edges of the ta ble were strands of spirea boughs. The bride wore a gown of white net and taffeta. The skirt, which was made full, had folds of taffeta for trimming, and the long wedding veil rrf tulle was the one worn by Mr. Shlrer's sister, Mrs. Amory Lee. whose marriage took place over a year ago. The bride's bouquet was a shower of forjret-me-nots and lilies of the valley. The matron of honor was Mrs. Amory Lee, formerly Miss Mary Helen Shirer. She was gowned in white also. Mr Shirer's best man was Mr. Merrell Guce. The wedding music was played by I Mrs. Osborn Larimer. For the en- trance of the bridal party she played Mrmlolssohr's Vt?d!hi(? March, and during- the ceremony she played a Noc turne by Chopin. v Mrs. Hampton Slilrer, who Ix'fore her ma rria ge S inula y a f ter noon, was Miss Pauline .Haynes. The service was pronounced by the Rev. Arthur Henderson and Dr. I. M. Fiske offered the prayer. Rot h Mr. and Mrs. Shirer are in terested in art and have belonged to a circle of voung people in Topeka whose tastes for artistic pursuits have brought them into close relations of friendship'. During their high school days ihey studied art in school, -ind it was durii-g that time that they became interested in each other. Miss Haynes went east and took a course in the Parsons School of Art. where she is flow leather. Mr. Shirer attended Washburn college, where he graduated with honors. Stud this year he has beet: studying architecture in the Massachu setts School of Technology. Last week he offered himself for Hed Cross ser vice, and upon his acceptance, he and his fiancee decided to be married at once. They came to Topeka, arriving Saturday. Mr. Shirer is a member of one of the old families of the city. He was born and brought up here, and his mother also is a native Kansan. His grandfather. Mr. A. B. Whiting, was a pioneer in th's state, and is one of its pmminer t and public spirited men. Mr. Shirer will leave the Hst of thiu week for Boston to enter the training school, and expects to sail for France in July. The date for his de parture is set for about July 28. His bride will remiin in Topeka with the H. L. Shirer family and with her aunt, Mrs. Letcrd Headlee of Topeka. Next fall she expects to return to New York Vw resume her work -f teaching in the art school. The marriage of Miss Marguerite Allen and Mr. Carl Raymond Nelson took place at 2:30 o'clock today at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Allen. 1411 Buchanan street. Both young people were popu lar Washburn students. Miss Allen j I TRADB MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OF if. Accept only the Genuine Refuse Inferior Imitations The name C-R-E-X woven in the edge of side binding is a symbol of the skill and care woven into the fabric of every genuine CREX rug insist on being shown this identification mark, for your own protection and satisfaction CREX rugs are the home from of furnishing Ask your dernier for color folder or wrif to um direct it' m FREE CREX CARPET COMPANY 212 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK (You Txxvt j TO T?U. fA6 YCXVS J I PR

attended the Topeka high school and was enrolled in the fine arts depart- ment at "Washburn, where she special ized in piano and languages. Mr. Nel son attended high school at Lewis, Ivan., and then graduated from the engineering department at Washburn college. The house was prettily decorated with ferns and flowers, and the young people were married before a large window in the living room, the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon officiating. Men delssohn's wedding march was played by Miss Helen Riddle of Marion, Kan. The bride's gown was a combination of iace and net worn with a satin girdle. The bodice had a large bertha of lace headed with a pearl band and finished in the front with a pearl orna ment. The skirt was made full with flounces of lace edged with insertion. The bride carried a shower bouquet of sunburst roses and lilies of the val ley. Her going away suit was of old blue silk made spcrt style and worn with a large white hat and white shoes. The young couple will take a short wedding trip and after their return will be at home ?t Lewis, Kan. Miss Nannie Zahner, whose engage ment to Dr. Herbert L. Reynolds, has been announced, was the guest of hon f:r at a luncheon given Saturday by Miss Jane Alexander, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. L. S. Ferry. Covers were laid for ten guests. There is a little boy in our town who knows when to hide out. A few evenings ago his big brother was ped aling about on his bicycle hunting the town over for the small boy. To ev eryone he met he said: "Have you seen Hill tie is going to oe oapcizea tonight, and we can't find him any where Mr. N. A. Crawford, of the Kansas Industrialist, Manhattan, expresses himself regarding the ukelele, which is rapidly becoming the most popular instrument in Topeka, our town hav ing five or six ukelele orchestras. Mr. Crawford says: "Old man Smith, a highly respect ed citizen of our little community, who shot and killed a pair of ukelele players from his bedroom window last Friday right, has been discharged from custody and granted a pension for meritorious service." Mrs. Claude Neil gave a party Sat urday for her little daughter, Vir ginia, who celebrated her seventh birthday anniversary. Mrs. Monte Kistler and Mrs. Ralph McKntire as sisted, and the following guests at tended: Alice McKntire Virginia Welty Betty Venle Jean Gibbs Bnris Kistler Sallv Lilian! Claude Neil, jr. Billy Heer Bw-ile Gibbs Mildred Xtnnsfield Harriet Perry Mary Louise Lillnrd Clinton S'honberirer Billy Kirkpatrick Bnbhy Schonberger Ma reel la TiJlinans Helen Knox Louise Page Bichard McEntire Mason Flora Esther Flora Virginia Neil Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Anderson of the engagement of their daughter, Ger trude, to Mr. Paul Armantrout, the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Arman trout of Guthrie, Okla. Miss Ander son has studied art and music at Washburn college, and is a member of the Ceramic Art club, the Art guild and the State Federation of Art. Mr. of real value in both the standpoint and economy V .-r J MRy Y Si ex act ix BeeN CMS IT Looking Backward In State Journal Society Column TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY A subscription dance was given at Vine wood last evening under the management of Mr. Jack Newman. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kadcliff. Miss Pearl Powleson, Miss Agnes Lee, of Kansas City, Miss Lottie Rowan of San. Francisco, Miss Temple of SelaUa. Mo., Miss Withers of Se dalia. Miss Smith of Kedalfa, Miss Grace Stewart of Schnylerville. N. V., Miss Rachel Ralrlwin of Ottawa. Miss Blanche Joenrer. Harriet Jones Miss Mary Thompson. Miss May Lange. Miss Anna Nellis, Miss Nannie J Hopkins, Miss Grace Van Houten, Miss i Anna Crane. Miss Bessie Stewart. Miss Miss LiKta nergen, jvnss i Martha Bradshaw. Miss Beuluh Parker, Mr. C. K. Curry, Mr. Will Speer, Mr. W. A. Alexander. Mr. Will Wikidal, Mr. Fay Howell, Mr. Julius Weidling, Mr. John Worers, Mr. Austin Brady, Mr. Dick Alden, Mr. Frank Beck. Mr. Lou (Jraham, Mr. Dean Low. Mr. Jack Newman. Mr. Tom Clements, Mr. Ben Criswell, Mr. Frank Davis. Mr. H. B. Hogeboom. Mr. George Harden. Mr. Charles Lagerstrom. Mr. Carl Nellis. Mr. Luther Nellis. Mr. Willis Martin. Armantrout was a student at the State university and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He has been connected wtih the Harvey house, and has now entered the offi cers' training camp at Fort Riley. The wedding will take place in the late summer.

Guests at the Sigma Alpha Iota card and dancing party at the home of Mrs. J. A. Stoner, were: Mrs. E. G. Foster Mrs. J. E. Bruce Mrs. J. H. Hobson Miss Bernice Gowdy Mitts Madge Gowdy Miss Esther Turner Miss Gladys Gaw Miss Frances Gaw Miss Freda Marsh Miss Margaret Gil Miss Card a Baird more Miss Minnie Mayer Miss Imogene Sny Miss Ruth Scott der Miss Gertrude Huck- Miss Edna Smith ell Miss Hazel Bruce Mr. Benjamin Frank-Mr. P. Ware lin Mr. Orville Veatch Mr. Charles Smyth Mr. Francis Wagner Mr. Vincent Kearns Mr. Thomas Dewey Mr. Elmer Bungan Mr. Charles Logan Mr. Sam Heller Mr. Frank Moyer Mr. Kelsey Petro Mr. Paul Bush Mr. Harvey Fichner

The marriage of Miss Marguerite Joy Thompson and Mr. Charles J. Rardin of Palco, Kan., took place Saturday, April 14, at Hayes, Kan. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thompson of 701 Lincoln street, and has been teaching in the 'high school at Palco. Mr. and Mrs. Rar din are living in Palco. Miss Mary Sands, pupil of Herman Springer, will appear in recital Fri day evening, June 22, at the high school auditorium. She will be assist ed by Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, accom panist. Miss Mildred Ramsey will give a piano recital tonight in Washburn College chapel. Sht is a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority. All those interested are cordially invited to attend. The Women's Rota club will have their regular meeting Wednesday ev ening. Dinner will be served at six o'clock, and will be followed by elec tion of officers and a program. The meeting will be held in Boswell hall, Washburn college, and the Rota ex change will furnish the dinner- Miss Mary Harrison will be in charge of the music. A paper will be read by Miss Marian Peers, who rep resents art, with oil painting as a spec ialty; and Miss Jane Isenhour, a nurse, will speak on the wcrk of her profession. Among the charming affairs of a semi-social nature that the call of the Red Cross has brought out, was the play "Midsummer Night's Dream," given Saturday night in the garden of the Clad Hamilton home in Potwin Place. The garden is enclosed with a spirea hedge now in full blossom, and a cur tain of spirea was used for exits and entrances. The outdoor stage was ar tificially lighted with electric bulbs, and the crowd was so large that it was necessary to supplement the seating capacity by using the garden terrace in place of chairs. The cast was made up of young girls from five to fifteen years of age, nearly all of the Potwin neighborhood. The members of the cast were: Grace Gleed, Doris Thompson, Sallie Hamil ton, Annie Laurie Close, Corinne Smith, Lucile Smith, Sara Hazel Slaighter, Isabel Whitcomb, Alice Morehouse, Frances Lonnberg. Ma rian Moore, and the little fairies: Marcia and Jane Mills, Mary Esther Bone, Polly Perkins, Cornelia Adams, Katherine Montgomery, Millicent Dil lon, Elizabeth Guy, Katherine Allen, Doris Kistler, Harriet Perry. The costumes were, some of them, brought from Kansas City, and were uncommonly handsome. Grace Gleed and Doris Thompson, who had lead ing parts, wore Shakespearean cos tumes with short skirts and shoulder capes, and little laurel wreaths on their heads. Alice Morehouse, who was Titania. the fairy queen, was in a spangled white costume. Oberon was in stunning gold and velvet outfit. The fairies wor short, tarlatan dresses in rainbow colors. Millicent Dillon end Jean Koontz gave solo dances. The music for the play was by Mrs. Merrill Mills, pianist. 1 -roaeTHeR. pop. and Miss Juliette Hughes, violinist. Miss Marian Thompson was 'n charge of the arrangements, and Mrs. Paul Walker and Miss Marguerite Koontz drilled the children. The proceeds of the play will go to the Red Cross fund. The amount re ceived was something more than $75, and after the expenses are taken out. there will remain upwards of $60 for the Red Cross. A great deal of the service was given free, for which those in charge express their thanks pub licly. One of the girls has received a let ter from a friend an eastern man- who went abroad recently to join the French army. He writes: "I have been over here five weeks, and the onlv scrar of anvthinsr I have received from the States is my tailor's bill THERE'S A WOM.X IX OUR TOWN Who knows how to combine taste and economy to a remarkable degree. That woman is Mrs. P. P. Womer, the wife of the president of Washburn col lege. She looks so dainty and sort of "expensive" that one would never sup pose she was practical, but she is. One of the dormitories needed some reno vating, and the great point was to get it done with as little cost as possible. You know the schools don't prosper any too well in war times. So she bought some wall paper that had the grace to be both cheap and pretty (and it isn't everybody that has the ahilitv to find that, rnmhinatinn thn shp ent snme harcnln pnuntfr mati-inl for draperies, and she herself painted and enameled the woodwork. The "re sult is that a shabby room has been made an attractive one, at a cost of $2.75. Notes and Personal Mention Tvtieo 1M-. a iovnHDr ,oo rrr.na a i- Seneca to be the guest of Mrs. Alice Smith. Miss Margaret RusselI, who has been teaching in the southern part of the state, has returned home and is with her mother, Mrs. Irene Russell. Miss Mabel Trump and Miss Ber nice Hendrickson, who are students in the State university, Lawrence, spent the week end with Miss Irene Anderson and Miss Lena Anderson, of Polk street. The visitors are mem bers of the new Phi Epsilon sorority. Mr. Frank Peers, who has been a student in the Massachusetts School of Technology, has enlisted in the Red Cross ambulance corps, and will leave

the last of ..he week to enter training in Boston. He will go to France the latter part of July. He and Mr. Kamp- tor. Shirer enlisted together, and will enter trainine at the same time. Mrs. Grove Dolman and her two sons left Saturday for their home in Ray, Ariz., after a visit to Mrs. Dol man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willard. Miss Alary Sands and Mrs. Paul Huycke have returned from Maple Hill, where Miss Sands gave a song re cital with Mrs. Huycke as her accom panist. Miss Lulu McKee will leave May 28 for Hays City, to conduct a normal school kindergarten, in Connection with the institute for teachers. She will be in Hays five weeks, and will then go to Wisconsin, to be play su pervisor in the university Chautauqua in Antogo, Wis., and later at Grand Rapids, Mich. After she leaves the kindergarten on the east side, which she has conducted for some years, will be in charge of her sister, Aliss Jose phine McKee. Miss Helen Bergen left Sunday for her home in Fort Worth. Texas, after spending two months with her aunt. 2-year-old Plants While they last 35c each or 3 for $1,00 At our Greenhouse west of Washburn; on Seventeenth St.- No Deliveries at these prices.- 300 RED RICHMOND. 500 WHITE KILLARNET 500 PINK KILLARNET. 100 YELLOW WARD. 300 LIGHT PINK OPEHLIA. LOfjsj Phono 389. Rose Bushes s f anvj i't uice t-oX R-e 'J r I Rl&HT A..., A P(VR.ticulVR. r BeCAOSS FR-tNDl I I WANT TO OOIN l I AS&lfcfttc.Q TO I 1 J I eR5 i TMS ThT r I A&uT MUTT It, IA4 THE f i PossiKje J Tots hmew iir.;,t and) I j I V'MT.' J I VMftNT TO BE Mrs. S. L. Courtney. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney have gone to Abilene, called by the death of Mr. George Jones, a relative of Mr. Courtney, and an early settler in Kansas. Mrs. W. F. Logan has gone to St. Joseph, Mo., called by the death of her sister, Mrs. Earl Brumbach. Professor George W. Kleihege of the Kansas State University, was in Topeka Sunday to address. a meeting held at Unity church to protest against conscription. Miss Myrtle Nash, the daughter of W. A. Nash, and a sister of Mrs. Roy Dill, 1045 Morris avenue, has gone to France as a Red Cross nurse. She sailed from New York Saturday. Lecture for women only, "Women's Latest Discovery,' will be given by Miss Mida Sharp," Unity church, 910 Topeka Ave., Tuesday, 8 p. m., 50c. Adv. Mrs. Thos. S. Lyon offers her house for sale. Call mornings, 4601 white. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sparks of Cham paign, 111., who are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Lindsay, expect to remain :n town another week. Mr. and Mrs. Perry R. Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Woodward, of Kansas City, motcred to Topeka to spend Sunday -with relatives. The Tuseo Taka Hashj Emproidery club, which was to have met Tuesday with Mrs. Arthur Miller, will meet with Miss Bessie Sheetz, 1232 North Quincy, instead. EAST SIDE NOTES Notes and personals front East Side. 1 by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street. Telephone between 8 and 10 a. m., 3530; J other boors, 4751 K-2. Mr. and Mrs. George T. Villee and son. Junior, have returned to their home after .spending ten days in Shawnee. Okla., wruere they were visitors at the home of Mr. Villee's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. tierald D. vuiee. The Lotus club will be entertained Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Eldon Sengraves, 102 North Clay street. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harris. East Sixth avenue, entertained a number of friends at cards, Friday evening. About eighteen guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Tobias had as Sun day guests, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tnll and son, Mr. Claude Tull and Mr. A. Palmer of Manhattan. Mr. and Mrs. Tull and party motored to the city Sunday morning. The Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Huffman cele brated their golden wedding anniversary Saturday afternoon ana evening at their in7e'wSiS.llL TJle JJ?;.?d Mrs. Huffman were married at Muscatine, lowftt May 19t im7 and have resided in Kan: sas continuously since that time. They have lived in Topeka for the last ten years. The out of town relatives present at dinner wiucn was serven aiiirnay noon were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Huffman, J. D. Huff man. D. S. Huffman, E. S. Huffman of Waurika, Ofela., F. H. Huffman. McPher son, Kan., and C. L. Huffman of White water. Kan., all brothers of the Bev. Mr. Huffman and a sister, Mrs. C. F. Tracey of La Cygne, Kan. The children and grand children present were: Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Huffman and children of Chetotah, Okla., the Rev. R. N. Huffman. El Paso. Texas. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Huffman and sons of Topeka. the ReT. and Mrs. F. M. Testerman and children and Mrs. Sue Benton of Kan sas City. Mo. The Kewpie club will be entertained Thursday afternoon, May 31, at the home of Mrs. Elmer Harris, 2008 East Sixth avenue. OAKLAND NOTES Notes and personals from Oakland. By Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street. Telephone between 8 and 10 a. m., 3530; other hours, 4751 K-2. The Helping Hand class of the Oak land Christian church, will be entertained Tuesday afternoon, by Mrs. E. S. Wallace and Mrs. Sam Jones at the. home of the latter, Oakland avenue. Mrs. L- H. Mears and Mrs. J. B. Spickel mire were Sunday dinner guests, of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hallman, 403 Wlnfleld avenue. Mrs. Walter Reynolds is 111 at her home, 184 Oakland avenue. Mrs. A. J. Shaeffer will leave Wednes day for Summerfield, Kan., to visit her son, A. G. Shaeffer and family. Mrs. J. H. Gregory is ill at her borne. 183 Oakland avenue. Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Rhfnebardt have given the name Elizabeth May to their daughter, born May 5. Mrs. Rhinehardt is a guest at the home of her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Home. Wabash avenue. The M issionary society of the Oa kla n d Christian church, will meet Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. Charles Reaugb. Union Memorial services will be held at the Oakland Christian church next Sunday morning. Thursday evening all members of the Methodist and Presbyterian choir are asked to meet at the Christian churches for p raft ice. Miss Frances Hagan entertained with a shower Saturday evening for Miss Ella Kesserling, whose marriage to Mr. Artbnr Snider will take place June 14. The gnesta of the evening were Miss Kesserling, Mrs. William Benton. Miss Mae Snider. Miss Florence Kesserling. Miss Lola Webb, Miss Enid McCaslin, Miss Faye Knox and Miss Marie Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reaugb will change their residence this week to 401 Oakland avenne, where they will make their new home. Mrs. Charles Wadleigh of St. Joseph, Mo., is quite ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. S. Wallace. Arter avenue. SANTA FE NOTES Notes and personals from Santa F by Frances Jofies. 211 Grattan street. Telephone between 8 and 10 a. 3530; other hours, 4751 K-2. Isaiah Hale, safety commissioner for the company, has gone to Chicago to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the steam railroad section of the National Safety connciL Blacksmith John Cooper is absent from bis work on account of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Georg-e Wood. Mrs. Mary Norwood and Mrs. Thomas Ash motored to Kansas City Saturday returning Sun day evening. Mrs. Frank Ebey of Hutchinson, Kan., is a guedt of her son, Chester Ebey and Mrs. Ebey, Clay street. H. E. Kay, general storekeeper, has gone for a trip over the western lines. Charles Heitman of Armstrong, Kan., formerly employed in the Topeka shops, has resigned his position in Armstrong and returned to the employ of the com pany In the machine shops. Charles Laird, hostler at the round house, spent Sunday on a fishing trip in the Kaw below Tecumseh. The Railroad "Y" held their first ont door meet Saturday afternoon on the Association grounds. The meet was the payment which the general office men gave the men of the shops for winning the membership contest held in April. The ap prentice band gave a concert the entire aft ernoon. About 800 people were served with ice cream sandwiches, a new dish made of large Nabisco with a slice of brick ice cream between. One of the first events ot the afternoon was nn exhibition tennis tournament between William Collinsou and Robert Shoemaker. A volleyball game be tween the office men and the employes of the shops resulted in a victory for the of fice men. The field events included a 50 yard dash for men, won by C. Bobbins; a 50-yard dash for boys won by Iun levy; a 100-yard dash won by J. Huddle stou a standing broad jump won by Downs; a running broad jump for men won by George Lortie; a running broad jump won bv Punlavy; a running high Jump for men won by Rowley; a running high jump for boys won by Dunlavy and a pole vault won by Dunlavy. The Rev. Fred Sutton will have charge of the noon meetings in the new mUl Tuesday noon. The Rev. Harry Wise will speak at the old mill Tuesday noon. USED OLD-TIME GUNS Negroes Staged Street Duel Here With Antiquated Shooting Irons. C. ("Pug") Allen and Joe Hardy, negroes, staged a battle on East Fif teenth street Sunday afternoon with weapons that were old when the Civil war was fought. That, or poor marks manship, accounts for the fact that only one was injured and he only slightly. Hardy stuck his head out too far from behind a tree that he was using as a fort and Allen got him in the cheek with part of a charge from an old Zulu gun. Besides the Zulu, Allen was armed with an old cap-and-ball pistol, but apparently he did no damage with that. Hardy had a long-barreled re volver of ancient pattern, but he did not score a hit with it. The trouble, according to police of ficers, grew out of the failure of Hardy to fulfill a mission entrusted to him by Allen.- Allen gave Hardy f 2 to buy him some whisky and Hardy failed to return with either the whisky or the $2. Hardy lives at 808 East Fifteenth street, while Allen lives at the south end of Washington street. Allen started out to find Hardy, armed to the teeth, and when he found him the battle started. Officers had no trouble finding Hardy after the battle. He was bleed ing badly and was taken to the sta tion, where he was treated by the po lice surgeon. But Allen was not so easily found. Late Sunday officers found him sound asleep In a clump of bushes along the Shunganunga. INTO RADIO SERVICE Captain BUlard's Aerial Company Can't Get Government Funds. Capt. Phil Billard's aerial company may be compelled to reorganize as a radio company in order to receive a place in the army ranks. Congress failed to provide an appropriation for the aerial company, but the war de partment has funds available for the radio company, which may be made a unit of the signal corps. The fact that the government could not take care of the aerial company came in a letter from Washington when Charles I. Martin, adjutant gen eral, asked for an inspection. It was then stated that the government had failed to provide an appropriation for the aerial company. The company now has an enrollment of forty-five men. It will not be. necessary to dis miss the men from service, however, as they may be reorganized as a radio company and attached to the signal corps. BUYS"! 000 G0ND0LAS Santa Fe to Relieve Car Shortage by Increasing Rolling Stock. The Santa Fe railway is taking steps to put on "war service and overcome the car shortage by buying additional rolling stock. It was announced to day, the road has ordered 1,000 gor dolas from the American Car Foun dry company. Recently the road ordered from the same company 800 refrigerator cars equipped with Bohn collapsible tanks and ventilators. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always oeara the Signature of onsidlefr' When Buying Baking Powder Consider only quality, only results. 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BRINGING UP FATHER i J BYOLL.V WE SO 5-VHO 1 F L I 7710X11 1 I rT TMEN R ri THAT bWELL l. boN'T I HIRED TO VWCH 1 I Uh-HOMl!: ExSoFFf ALU fil l UOOWK A KNOW HER J W I THE WEDDING f I V J ?b EVEMINJ-bHE lOJ U VTANOIM NEAR K VA InME- T I j PRESENT?- v V I umif-mfiVYifciir 1 H liJAai I S bHMBI X. GALITZKY North Side News Residents on Quincy street north of Laurent are in a fighting mood. About noon Sunday four horsemen attired as wild west movie heroes, drove a large' herd of horses north on Quincy street at breakneck speed. They were driv ing the stock to Ozawkie and Oska loosa. having purchased it at the Sat drday horse sales. The speed at which the horses were running was such that several of them fell on the slippery street, and nar rowly escaped injury But the griev ance of the Quincy street people con sists in the fact that they do not relish having a bunch of stock amble over their front lawns, stroll about in the soft earth of their spring gardens and leave the imprint of their none too delicate feet all over perfectly well kept property. They take the position that, how ever far their philanthropy and senti ment of clyirity toward all may go. they are not yet quite prepared to turn over their town property, gratis, for the grazing and exercising of out of town stock. The after effects are un siphtly and destructive. Several persons have intimated that they will appeal to the police if the prospect of a petition of such a performance appears imminent. They profess to prefer seeing their wild and woolly free for all horse races in movie form, rather than on their own lawns. The stock being driven by the out of town men, was running free. Only one man was in front of the band, and the three far in the rear were making no effort to control or lessen the speed of the stock. This is not the first time such a performance has been staged. On several successive Sund.iys the farmers who have pur chased horses have allowed their ani mals to run free and do damage. Complaint has also been made that the. alley between Kansas avenue and Quinrv. and extending from Laurent to Fairchild street has been, made an exercising ground for horses, and the excellent cinder surface ruined. Social and Personal. The Taka Hasha Embroidery club meets Tuesday afternoon with Miss Bessie Sheetz. 1232 North Quincy street. Pr. H. B. Smith motored to Silver Lake Sunday. A. W. Anderson visited friends in North Topeka. Sunday, en route from Kimberland Heights. Tenn.. where he has attended college, to his home in Osawutomie. Pennis Alden of fire station No. 1 is taking his vacation of two weeks. Mrs. S. J. Britton has returned from a weekend visit with friends in Atchi son. Mrs. Marietta Jackson spent several days of last week with Dr. M. A. Swift. She returned to her home in Kansas City, Kan.. Sunday. Mrs Rose Fweilbrier left Sunday for her home in Quincy, 111., after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roth of 1134 North Tyler street. The Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Central Avenue Christian church will hold their monthly business meet ing this evening at the church. Din ner will be served at 7 o'clock. Shawnee council No. 3 meets Tues day evening at the hall. 1000 North Kansas avenue. Refreshments will be served. Rev. John F. Fazel conducted the services a the Second Presbyterian church Sunday in the absence of the pastor. Rev. J. P. Hicks. WANT 40 'mORFmEN Kansas Engineering Company To Be Recruited to War Strength. The Kansas engineering company will be recruited to its full .war strength, making places for forty new members. according to plans com pleted Saturday night at the Wash burn college gymnasium. The com pany has been filled to full peace strength. -122 members, for some time but under recent war orders from the president new recruits will be re ceived. No technical experience is necessary for enlistments, Just a simple earnest desire to learn and to serve are the two requirements. The greatest need of the company at the present time is a horseshoer to care for the thirty horses of the company. A cook, too, is needed among the recruits. Men who wish to apply should meet Lieut. L. R. Tlllotson. at the Wash burn gymnasium, which has been named as the company's office, or with Sergt. Don Thome at 112 East Seventh street, the band armory. FINLt BIG POKER GAME Police Get Six Men, Cards, Chips and 5ioney In Raid. Six polic officers arrested six al leged gamblers with all the chips, cards, cash and other contrivances necessary to a game of poker upstairs at 818 Kansas avenue Saturday after noon in rooms said to have been rent ed by a cripple. William M. Lindquist. Chief 'Jim" Wilson, followed by Of ficers Bundy, Goff. Frost. McGovern and Richards, slipped upstairs, took a look at the sign on the door: "Re ception Room, Walk In." and did so. Chief Wilson put one shoulder against the door and every one walked in. to the complete surprise, of the six men. There was plenty of money in sight, about $500, in fact. The chief took a census and his rec ords show the following men .arrested charged with gambling: John Jack son, painter; G. Good, carpenter; F. E. Scott, cook: H. Kanode. brick mason; A. J. Snyder, tank builder; J. A. Da venport, blacksmith. Lindquist is charged with conduct ing the game. The officers confiscated everything loose in the rooms, includ ing Lindquist's bank books. There are four of these and they show that Lindquist is in no immediate danger of starving. One book showed a de posit of $2,150, May 17. The other three showed deposits of $800, $400 and $300. All of the deposits were of recent date and showed an average of about $40 a day. Besides the bank books the officers found a government bond for the amount of $2,00 in Lind quist's rooms. The cases against the alleged gamb lers are due to come up in the police court Tuesday afternoon. GO TO FRANCE SOON Two Topeka ns Will Sail With Red Cross Ambulance Corps. Topeka will have two representa tives in France with the Red Cross ambulance corps within the next two months. Frank Peers, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peers, of 1324 Topeka ave nue, and Hampton Shlrer, son of Mr. and Mrs, H. L. Shirer, of 1157 Fill more street, are the two boys that will probably go to France. Both boys were students at Wash burn and for the last year have been attending the Massachusetts Institute cf Technology, studying in the archi tectural department. They were ac cepted as members of the ambulance company last Tuesday and have with drawn from the school. They arrived in Topeka Sunday and will remain here until next week when they will return to Boston and take up their ambulance training. JUDGE GAW TOTPEAK He Will Address Brotherhood of Wal nut Grove M. E. Church Tonight. The last meeting of the Brotherhood of the Walnut Grove Methodist church for this season will be held tonight in the church at 8 o'clock. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected. Judge Ralph Gaw, judge-of the pro bate and juvenile courts of Shawnee county, will make the principal ad dress. His talk will be on "Problems of Probate and Juvenile Administra tion." The address will be for men only. Music will be furnished by Mrs. Loromore and the Brotherhood quar tet. Wage War on Grasshoppers. Butte, Mont., May 21. School chil dren of western Montana are being or ganized into an army to fight an incip ient grasshopper plague in western Montana, according to an announce ment by the state entomologist, who says the pest situation looks serious in one or two counties. AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for Inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State Journal is 1 cent a word each insertion, minimum 10 cents; by the week S cents a word, minimum 50 cents. COUNT THE WORDS of Tour ad includ ing four words for State Journal address, when address Is useo count each "initial" letter and each number combination of flgurea as one word. OUT OP TOWN advertisements mnst be accompanied with cash or check in full payment of the same. Note the foregoing instructions about counting the words and the rate per word tor The Topeka State Journal: CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be classi fied properly muat be in The State Journal office before 12:20 o'clock. Want Ads re ceived after 12:20 till 1 :1S p. m. will be In serted under the bead: "Too Late to Clas sify." RE.VL ESTATE TRANSFERS. E. PMlley and others to E. M. Mere dith, part lots 214-16 Polk street $500 Kaw Investment Company to V. John son, lots 08-100-2-4-0-S Pennsylvania avenue, H. Park subdivision 750 C-k: J "Sleigh to O. A. Fleming, lots S2,"i...Mulvane "feet. Thurstou Place addition j E. Grnseh to A. L. Wenn tram'. iot "55 south 57 Jefferson street. Crane's audition goo F. G. Hill and others to "e.'g" Hill, northeast H 34-12-15 also lots 2512 14 10 Burhanau street, Qulnton Steele's addition j LOST AND FOUND. LOST Curtains for Studebaker auto be tween Topeka. Holton. Soldier. St. Marys and Topeka. Finder notify E. J. Longren, 31 1 East 7th, Topeka. Phone 4859 V li He. Reward. WANTED SITUATIONS WANTED Sewing, prices reasonable, sat Isfaction guaranteed. Phone oOtil Blue. BUSINESS CHANCES FOR SALE: Small lunch room wtthfur nlture and fixtures, low rent. $150 cash. A. L. I'urauu. lOo West 8th. Topeka. Kan. WANT-S THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL tCopyrlght. 1917. International News Service.! T,;'B MALE HELP. FOR SALE HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE HOUSEHOLD GOODS. I I.KGAIj. I.KGAIj- I LEGAlu WANTED Bridge carpenters. $3.25 dav: bridge helpers. $2.75 day farm and daii-v bands; farm couples; 1st, 2nd and night cooks; arm waiters; kitchen help; hotel clerk; 100 laborers. $2 day; 1,500 colored laborers ship to Idaho. Furman Employ ment office. 10ri West 8tb. FI1IEMKN, brakemen. beginners, $125 monthly; permanent positions. Rail way, care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WE WILL EMPLOY a limited number of YOUNG WOMEN In our school for telephonists to take training for handling summer and fall In crease in business WE PAY SALARY WHILE LEARNING. Rest and luncheon rooms in which meals are served at first cost, vacations with pay at stated periods of service, excellent working conditions with assurance of steady employment and rapid advancement make telephone work with THE BELL SYSTEM highly desirable. Young women over 10 years of age ap ply nt S12 Jackson Ave. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. WANTED 50 dining room and lunch coun ter girls in 15 different states. $20 to $30 month, board and room: women cooks, girls for families In country and city homes chambermaids, etc. Furman Em ployment office 106 West 8th. WANTED Woman dishwasher at Hotel Thorne. WANTED White dishwasher at once. 107 West Norris. WANTED Girls at City Hand Laundry. WANTED State and county distributors. fast selling automobile specialty with our advertising and premium proposition, live party can make five hundred per month. T. M. Singleton. 5th Avenue Hotel. WANTED TO IU'Y WANTED Old false teeth. Don't matter if broken. I pay $1.00 to $15.00 per set. Send by parcel post and receive check by return mail. L. Mazer. 2007 S. Fifth Street. I'nilarielphla. fa. WE PAY tfie highest cash price for castoff clothing, shoes, hats and overcoats. Drop n a card or call Gordon Bros, loan office, 400 Kansas ave. Phone 1079. HIGHEST price paid for second hand fur niture. Stalons Furniture Co., Phone 3055. 315 Kansas Ave. WANTED Large trunk. Phone 4043. good condition. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. HEMSTITCHING. PINKING. Plaitings of all kinds. Buttons made. Mail orders receive prompt, careful atten- tion. Mrs. Mercer, S00 Topeka. CAKPET and rug weaving: also pillow covers, portlers. etc. 221 LakejaSMWhits GOOD milk cows, fat cattle and veal calvesZ W. C. A. Leitzov.-. Tel. 257. 10S2 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS. FOR RENT ROOMS FOR RENT 2 nice rooms suitable for of fice or sleeping rooms for men. A. L. Fjnrman,106 West 8th St.. Phone 662. 4 NICE unfurnished rooms for rent for light housekeeping. Call 501 Van Buren Phone 2227 Blue. FOR RENT 2 unfurnished light house keeping rooms with kitchenette. 710 Bu chanan sc. 2 OR 3 NEWLY papered, unfurnished rooms. 116 East 4th;2301 K;2. UNFURNISHED single rooms. 929 and 935 Kansas ave. 2299 Blue. LARGE modern furnished rooms, $2 per week. 217 West 5th. FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS. FURNISHED front room, sleeping porch nnd bath for gentlemen. 1106 Van Buren. MODERN furnished "room at Orphenm bldg. Gordon Bros. 400 Kansas ave., 1079. HOTEL VICTORIA. European. Special summer monthlyratee 11R West Oth. FURNISHED modern "room for rent at 410 East 7th. Phone 5387-W. MODERN furnish' from room. 314 Hun tooo. 1974 evenings. FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT 324 Shawnee ave., 4-room cottage, electricity, gas. city water. 2 lots, growing garden. Vacant June 1st Will sell. Owner Dr. Swift. S24 Kansas nvenue, N. Topeka. Telephone .'I.'t39- SEVENTH ST., w.. 6106 "rooms, modern, two sleeping porches. Close in and in good condition. Vacant June 20. Wm. Wells, owner. 604 West 7th. Phone 912. Half block E. on 13th St. Modern 5-room Bungalow with privilege of buying on reasonable terms. Clarence Skinner, phone 4S2. FOR RENT 6-room house and barn, mod ern except furnace, 1265 Clay, also 7-room house and barn. 913 West 6th. 2299 Blue: 1104 WESTERN AVE., 6 rooms, bath, larre sun sleeping porch, bouse strictly mod- em. Phone 914. FOR RENT 5-room modern cottage, 41B West 10th. Apply 1019 Topeka ATe. Phone 584. FOR RENT 5 rooms and sleeping porch. strictly modern. 1142 Garfield. Phone 926. FOR RENT 5-room house at 1826 Kansas avenue. Call Frank Effinger. phone 852. 5-ROOM modern cottage, sleeping porch. 809 West 5th. Inquire 501 Taylor st. 1119 WEST 10TH House, lower floor. 3' rooms, garden. $10. 5-ROOM cottage. 521 Jefferson st. liP quire 523 Jefferson. j MODERN 6-room house. 205 Western ave. 2417 Blue $20. I FOR RENT STORE BUILDINGS. FOR RENT Store room at 109 East 4th with grocery fixtures, ice boxes, etc Gordon Bros.. 400 Kansas. 1079. FOR SALE HOUSEHOLD GOODS. HOUSEHOLD goods, gas range, lawn mower, piano. 201 West lltb. STALOMS FEJMTIU1E CO. We are in need of Good Secondhand Furniture and will pay large cash price for same. Call us and let us arrange to get you the largest cash price out of your goods. Phone 3955. 315 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE SALE Pratt Co., Kan., quarter, half colt., half pasture (no buildings) and 8-room modern Topeka residence with 3 lots, fine location, no encumbrance. Cash price &S.000. Trade for well improved tract, near good county seat town. Pottawatomie Co., Kan., SO acres, tillable upland? cult., orchard, alfalfa, hay and pasture. House 6 rooms, cave, barn, granary, crib, chicken house, shade, well, spring, etc. A well-kept and productive farm. Price $4,000 Mortgage $1,800 -Trade for a modest Topeka home. 109 West Sixth. J. K. TORRINGTOX. Telephone 228. FOR SATE REAL ESTATE WE WANT m owwEk On a 6-room modern, cottage west side, close in within walking distance of busi ness district, less than block to 7-mlnute car service, new furnace, light fixtures, etc. In first class condition. A bargain for quick sale. SmWMEE HHVESTMEOTCO. 534 Kansas Ave. Phone 5050. FARMERS TAKE NOTHCE 200 acres, S. 17, T. 12, R. 15. fine improved Shawnee Co. stock or general farm 7 miles southwest of Topeka. Great bargain if sold at once. Small cash payment balance terms with low rate of interest. Here Is an opportunity to own one of the great farms of the state of Kansas. Call at 601 East 4th ave. or phone 010 or 1001. SACMFECi For 5-room house, 2 lots, chicken yard, fine barn, large screened in back porch, well, gas, sewer connected. Owner moving and has made a big sacrifice for quick sale. SIBIAWNEE INVESTMENT CO. 534 Kansas ATe. Phone 5050. SACRIEIICE BAEGAHN BY NON'RESIDENT If sold by June 1, almost new. 5-room bouse, modern except furnace, oak finish and floors, full cement basement, east front, paved St., good location, 8 blocks south west of state house. Owner is making big sacrifice. Cut to $2,223; $700 down. Just listed, and you'd better hurry. COTTKELL CO. 107 E. Seventh. Tel. 556, 340S. LISTEN If you do not buy. we cannot build, 1f we cannot build, our men cannot work. So help to keep the wheels of progress going. Our new 5-room modern cottage, just about completed and in easy walking distance to the shops will be ready for ocenpaney in a very short time. 1 lots. block to car line, good school district. Price $2,500. Small cash payment, balance monthly. SEIAWNEE INVESTMENT C- 534 KanBas Ave. Phone 5050. EAST. SIDE SNAP Walking distance, 6-rm. house, gas. well, cellar, sewer, barn, shade. 2 lots, all paving and sewer paid, if sold this week reduced to $2,100. COTTKELL CO., 107 E. 7th. Tel. 556, 5408. SANTA FIE We are building a nice 5-room cottage on east front lots, less than 10 minutes walk to your dinner. If you are thinking of buying, look this up, we may be able to make some small changes, that will just uit your needs. Can be bought with small cash payment and balance on monthly payments. SSIAWKEE ENVESTMEHT CO. 634 Kansas Ave. Phone 5030. 1 GUTHRIE AVE., 131i 6-room cottage, fine condition, 1A blocks from west end of lPth street pavement, great bargain if sold 'at or-e, small cash payment balance month ly, like rent. Call at 001 East 4th ave., or i pbone 610 or 1601. f FOR SALE OR TRADE 14 lots and 6 room hotrse at 623 Jeffersou St.. also lots and barn. Cheap. A f! dress James i MrKernan .1416 Stevens ave.. Parsons. Kan. FOR SALE IVij lots aud barn at 625 Jef ferson st $1,500. if taken soon. Ad dress James McKernan, 1416 Stevens, Par sons. Kan. FOR RENT APARTMENTS. APARTMENT furnished or unfurnished. Close in. 507 West 6th. Phone 2S01Blue. FOR RENT 3 room modern apartment near eiay ana xuia. xei. oo-j w. FOUR rooms, modern except furnace, first floor. 913 Madison st. TWO 3-ROOM apartments.rent reasonable: Call 4696 White. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS HOOVER Suction Sweeper, 98 per cent ef ficient, rauj lounger. White. Phone 24oO COMPLETELY furnished concession oppo- 1 Gila vnfrn n ilorfUM L b- XKAn. site entrance to Garfield Park. Phone 3209. MONDAY EVENING, DRAWN FOR THE STATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE TRADE FOR SALE: MISCELLANEOUS GfTrANHJMS "$00" pe7oirbymail,$iTl5. Salvia Asters, 50c per doz., by mail, 60c, Galloway's Greenhouse., Sta. B, Topeka. Phone 2732 K-2. WANTED Watch repairing. Main springs. 75c; cleaned, 75c. All work guaranteed. A r mstrong Jewelry Co.. 429 Kansas ave. F5R SALE Ret-d baby carriage-in jrood condition. Phone 32, 1025Western avenue. 1082 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS. FOR SALE MOTORCYCLES. FOR SALE Harley-Davidson motorcycle, 1915 model, 3-speed, electrically equipped. One Excelsior, 1913 model, 7-horsepower, both in perfect condition at a bargain. Call 580. Silver Lake. FOR SALE; lflia Harley-Davidson, twin, in first class shape, just been overhauled. Can be seen at 1524JLane st. Phone 4108. TWIN CYLINDER YALE in good running Order; free engine clutch aud good tires, $.i5.00. Phone 4695 Black. FOR SALE Twinn Cylinder Excelsior mo torcycle. 1913 model. Remodeled. Call after 5:30 p. m., 1016 Madison St. FOR EXCHANGE- EXCHANGE 640 acres raw land In Sher man co.. Kan., $10 per acre, clear, want clear Topeka residence r income. A. L. Furman, Topeka, Kan., 106 West 8th. FOR SALF, LIVESTOCK FOR- SALE 4 choice milch cows, just fresh, all young, heavy milkers. Phone 3128. OIL STOCKS. LEASES FOR SALE 1.565 acres Osage county, 2.940 Wabaunsee and. Stevens counties, Kan., 261 acres Warren county, Ky. W. A. Hamilton, 528 First National Bank BIdg.. Chicago, 111. UNCLE SAM OIL, 10,000 to 100.000 shares at sacrifice price. July dividends. T. J. Coughlin, Edgerton. Kansas. AUCTION SALES MICTION SALE We have obtained C. O. Ansel, one of the best auctioneers in the city to conduct our sales every Sat urday at 5th and Quincy, Topeka. And we solicit everything and any thing you may have to sell both city and farm people are invited. Bring your furniture, horses, cat tle, aiitQUOTbiles or any goods you may have and it will be sold on Its merits. Everything must be satisfactory and honestly handled, no by bid ding allowed. Time 1:30 p. m. 5th and Quincy St. STALONS FUR. CO. PEJ1LEC S&LIE Other business Interests require the en tire attention of the present manager of the jEATMAN CANDY STORE Therefore the entire stwk of candv store fixtures, soda fountain, ice cream and can dy factory machinery will be sold, without reservation on Tuesday, May 29th, at 10 a. m. Nine months with 8 per cent on all sales over $10.00 or 2 per cent discount for cash. CHAS. CREWS, Auctioneer; The Court of Topeka. MARSHAL'S SALE. On the 22nd day of May. 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m., at 118 West 6th Street in j Topeka, in Shawnee County, State of Kan- sas. I will sell at Public Sale the following iproperty. to wit: All school supplies iu eluding text books, encyclopedias, diction I aries. maps, charts, globes, desks and fur niture together with the fixtures and other j merchandise belonging or appertaining to the business of H. E. Pendry Co. at auc tion, the property of John E. Durand. doing business as H. E. Pendry Company, takeu on execution or attachment in favor of A. F lan 1 iran Comnanv a corooration. F. W. LEECH. Marshal of the Court of Topeka. C. O. ANSELL. Dated May 10. 1917. Auctioneer. LEGAL. (First Puoiibhed in Topeka State Journal May IS, 1917. NOTICE. Office of the City Clerk. Topeka. Kansas, Mav 17, 1917. XnHr fa hnhv (rfran tti.t rrim. Tun. i 15, 1917, is the last day on which to file netl Hons for the rontttrttcfion of STfF. WALKS in the City of Topeka, Kansas, 1 1. Ifil- i for the year 1917 ISemLJ ETTA M, COVELL, City Clerk, MAY 21, 1917 JOURNAL BY GEORGE M'MANUS Published in The Topeka State Journal, Monday, May 21, 1917.) ORDINANCE NO. 4722. AN ORDINANCE amending Section 10 of Ordin nee No. 2190, approved November 9, 1900, relating to the spread of con tagious diseases in the City of Topejia, and repealing said original Section 10. Be it Ordained by the Board of Commis sioners of the City of Topeka Section 1. That Section 10 of Ordinance No. 2190, approved November 9, 1900, be amended to read as follows: Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any person resid ing in any house in which any contagious diseases designated in Section 1 of this ordinance exists, to leave said house and go about the streets or other public places In said city under conditions to communi cate said disease to others. No parent, guardian, tutor, or other person having charge or control of children suffering with any of the diseases, or whose resi dence is infected with any of the diseases, designated in Section 1 of this ordinance, shall allow or permit them to leave said residence or to attend any public or private school during the continuance of such in fection, or until the premises have been thoroughly -disinfected and all danger from contagion has passed, except by permis sion of the City Physician. Sec. 2. That original Section 10 of Ordi nance No. 2190. approved November 9, 1900, be and the same is. hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its pub lication in the official city paper. Passed the Board of Commissioners, May 18. 1917. Approved May 19, 1917. Seal. JAY E. HOfSE, Attest: ETTA M. COVELL, Mayor. City Clerk. Published In The Topeka State Journal, Monday, May 21, 1917. ORDINANCE NO- 4721. AN ORDINANCE to orevent the introduc tion and spread of tuberculosis in the City of Topeka. ifstablf sbing quarantine rules and regulations pertaining thereto and providing for segregation and isola tion of tuberculosis patients. Be it ordained by the Board of Commis sioners of the City of Topeka Section 1. Tuberculosis is hereby de clared to be an infectious and communi cable disease dangerous to the public health. It shall be the duty of every phy-sli-ian in the City of Topeka to report in writing on a form to be furnished by the City Health Department, the name, age. sex. color, occupation, place where last employed, if known, and address of every person known by said physician to have tuberculosis, to the City Physician within twenty -four hours after such fact comes to the knowledge of said physician. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the City Physician to cause all such reports so made to be recorded in a register of which he shall be the custodian. Such register shall not be opened to inspection by any person other than the health authorities of said city. And said health authorities shall not permit any such report or record to be divulged so as to disclose the iden tity of the person to whom it relates, ex cept as may be necessary to carry into ef fect the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 3. In case of the vacation of any apartment or premises by the death or removal therefrom of a person having tu berculosis, it shall be the duty of the at tending physician, or if there be no such physician, of the owner, lessee, occupant, or other person having charge of the said apartments or premises, to notify the health officers of said city of said death or removal within twenty-four hours there after and such apartments or premises so vacated Bhall not again be occupied until duly disinfected, and the City Physician, or one of the city health officers, shall within 24 hours thereafter visit said apart ments or premises and shall order and di rect and determine the manner in whirh fluid apartments or premises shall be dis infected, cleansed or renovated. Sec. 4. In case of the order or direction of the City Physician requiring the renova tion of any apartment or premises, shall not be complied with within forty-eight hours after such order or direction shall be given, the City Physician may cause a placard In words and form substanti ally as follows, to be placed upon the door of the infected apartment or premises "Tuberculosis is a communicable disease. These apartments have been occupied by a consumptive and may be infected. They must not be occupied until the order of the City Physician directing the disin fection or renovation has been complied with." Sec. 5. Any person having tuberculosis shall exercise proper care to prevent in fecting others, and all persons so suffer ing from tuberculosis shall dispose of their sputum, saliva, or other bodily secretion or excretion, in an approved nnd snnitnrv manner, and any person suffering from tuberculosis shall not expectorate upon the floor or well of any public place nor upon any sidewalk or street, uor upon the floor or wall of any dwelling. Sec. 6. No washing, ironing or cooking shall be done In any room where there is any person suffering from tuberculosis, and all dishes and iitenFils used by nnv person suffering from tuberculosis shall be either thoroughly boiled or immersed In an approved antiseptic so!ution for at least thirty minutes after being -used. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty nf a phvsi clan attending n patient having tuber culosis to take all proper precaution and to give proper instructions to prevent the spread of tubercu!os!s. and it shall be the duty of the City Physician to transmit to a physician reporting a esse of tuber culosis a prints statement in form ap- i prova oy me reretary or tne istate Board 1 of Henlth. naming such Drocedures and nrecaiinons as in tne opinion of the sild Secretary are necessary or desirable to be taken on the premises of a tuberculosis patient. And if such attending phvsiMan be unwilling or unable to curry into effect the procedure nnd n cautioT!8 sneeifled. it shall then be the duty of the City Physi cian to see that such procedure and pre cautions are carried out. Sec. R. That in se ny person suffer ing with tuberculosis falls or refuses to follow the procedure snd precautions speci fied In Section 7 of this ordinance, or who fails to comply with suv of tb provisions of this ordinance applicable to tuberculosis patients, or who is so situated that their presence endangers the health of children, or who are liable to communicate this dis ease to others, then it shall be the dutT of the City Physician to remove or cause to be removed said patient to the local tubercular sanitorium situated in Shawnee ConntT. Kansas. If in his ordnion such patient can be better provided for at auch sanitorium. See. 9. The Cit-r Physician eh-H have charge of the ssid tubercular sanitorlnm and he shall attend all patient in said hospital and shall bavci power to discharge any and all persons therefrom when In his opinion the safety of the public and such patients no longer require his attention. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any per son to interfere with the City Physician or his assistants In carrying out the provi sions of this ordinance. Sec. 11. When any person in the City of Topeka shall be afflicted with tuber culosis and is not attended by some other physician. It shall be the duty of the City Physician to attend upon such person fur nishing such medical attention as may be necessary. Sec. 12. T'non the 'recovery of any person having tuberculosis it shall be the duty j of the attending physU-lan to make a re- port or this tact to tne city rnysician, who shall record the same in the records of his office and shall relieve said person from further liability to any requirements Imposed by this ordinance. OCV. lt. 11 IB UVIKUJF UIBUC I 11 IIUl, 4 I the City Physician to return to the State Board of Health on or before the tenth day of each month a copy of each report of tuberculosis received and recorded by him during the preceding month. i tec. 14. Any person violating any or the provisions of this ordinance, except Section 5, shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars. Sec. 15. This ordinance shall take ef fect and be in force from and after its publication in the official city paper. Passed the Board of Commissioners, May 18. 1917. Approved, May 19, 1917. Seal. JAY E. HOUSE. Attest: ETTA M. COVELL, Mayor. City Clerk. (First Published in The Topeka State Jour nal May 17, 1917.) SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES OF SUPPLIES REQUIRED BY THE KAN SAS STATE INSTITUTIONS FOB THREE MONTHS. Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup plies herein named will be received by the State Board of Control until nine o'clock a. m., June 16, 1917. The proposals shall be in writing, sealed and marked "Proposals for furnishing supplies," and shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Board of Control. Topeka, Kan. All pro posals must be accompanied by a certified check on some responsible bank, payable to the Board of Control, equal in amount to five per cent of the sum total of sucb proposaf, as a guaranty for the faithful performance of any contract awarded. In case no award Is made to the party the check shall be at once returned to him. and the check deposited by the successful bidder shall be returned to him when a con tract has been duly signed and bond ap proved. At the time above mentioned said propo sals will be opened, in public, at the of fice of the Board of Control, In the state capitol, Topeka, Kan., for tabulation. Commencing at nine a. m. on the follow ing days: Monday, June 18, dry goods and boots and shoes Tuesday, 2 p. m., June 19, groceries; Thursday, 9 a. ra., June 21. hardware, stationery, queens ware Friday. 9 a. m.. June 22. flour, meats and butterine. Contracts will be awarded on each article separately to the lowest re sponsible bidder. Bidders on dry goods, groceries, hardware, stationery, queensware, and meats and butterine must be present on said days, prepared to plaice their goods before the Board. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to accept any article at price quoted without the acceptance of the entire bid. or to accept or reject any fiart of any goods, if deemed for the best nterests of the state. Where both the bids and quality of goods offered are the same, preference will be given to the resi dent dealers of the state. Supplies men tioned "as ordered," and all other articles that are perishable and the quality or value of which will deteriorate by keeping, are to be shipped AS. ORDERED by the chief executive officers of the several institu tions. ALL GOODS ARE TO BE SPOT DELIVERY. EXCEPT WHERE THE SCHEDULE SPECIFIES AS ORDERED. A bill in detail must be sent to the In stitution when goods are shipped. Pay ment will be made the month following the delivery of the goods. All supplies are for three months, be ginning July 1. 1917, and must be deliv ered at the-rallway depot nearest the re spective institutions,- but when in carload lots, and there is a switch, spur or side track to or near the institution, cars must be placed at such point on the same as shall be designated by the chief execu tive orricer of the institution. The Topeka and Osawatomle State Hospitals and State Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons, the Home for Feeble-minded at Winfleld, the Bovs' Industrial School at Topeka. Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, the State Reformatory at Hutchinson, the Larned State Hospital at Larned, each has such a sidetrack or spur, and bidders should inform themselves as to the switching charges of the railroad companies at these various institutions before submitting their proposals. Freight and all other charges must be prepaid. All proposals must In clude delivery as herein stated, free of charges for packing, freight, switching, or any other charges whatever. When no mention Is made, when this re quirement Is necessary, Articles such as clothing, boots, shoes, etc., must be fur nished in such sizes ordered bv the executive officers of the several institu tions. When no particular brand is desig nated, bids shall be on qualities grading from medium to best, and on samples sub mitted. When no specifications as to grade or qunlity are made, the standards of the United States government are to be under stood. All supplies must be new and fresh. No articles will be received not in accordance with the standard fixed In specifications. All articles will be subject to rigid inspection, and bidders are mo tioned that full compliance with specifica tions and schedule will be Insisted upon. All articles that may in any respect fall to conform to the specific kinds called for or to the samples submitted will be re jected, and must be promptly exchanged, at the expense of the contractor, for others which are proper and acceptable: and on failure to do this the Board mav purchase In the openmarket.and any loss arising from such failure shall be charged to the con tractor so failing. The determination, in all cases, as to whether the article r. ceived comply In all respects with the standard fixed In the specifications or schedule, or with the samp.es submitted shall be made by the Board and the chief executive officers tf the Institutions for which ?he goods are furnished, and shall be final. Kids must be made upon the within pro posals. Discounts of every kind should be deducted and net prices only given. The price must be given in the proper col umns, m conformity with the denomination or measure shown. Bids must not be In closed In packages containing samples Each proposal shall be accompanied bv a sample at the supplies proposed to be You Want Comfort in Your Underwear Here at Galitzky's you can find the exact style of a garment you want at the price you wish to pay. No matter whether you're short and stout or tall and thin, by coming here you can get fitted perfectly. furnished, snd In case of boots, shoes, snd other mated articles, full mated pairs must be submitted. Original labels must be left on samples. Bidders must attach to each sample a card or tag. on which mnst be plainly marked the name of the sender and the number end price of the article, and all charges must be prepaid in full. The Board will not be responsible for samples submitted. Unsuccessful bidders can remove their samples. Samples of each article upon which contract is awarded will be retained by the Board and will not be paid for i Particular attention la called to the for golng specifications, as a careful reading ef the same may prevent a large number of inquiries on points already covered. Duplicate specifications and schedules are furnished each bidder, one to be sent to the Secretary of the Board, as above provided, and the other to be retained bv the bidder. Such duplicates will be furnished upon ap plication to t.he Secretary of the Board of Control, Topeka. Kan. By order of the State Board of Control. State Board of Corrections, and State Board of Administration. M H. C. BOWMAN. Chairman, Board of Control."' WYL1E W. COOK. Secretary, Board of Control, J A. Q. MILLER. Chairman, Board of Corrections. (J ED. T. HACKNEY, President. Board of Administration, April 23. 1P17. MONET FARM LOANS WANTED. This company has an unlimited amount of funds to lend on Eastern and Central Kansas Farms at 5 with a reasonable commission. Our representative is at your service if you want Information. THE FARM MORTGAGE CO. Crawford Building. Topeka. Kansas. Phone 333S. MONET TO LOAN on FARMS AND CITY PROPERTY. WALTEK ASHTON SMITH 801-2 N. B. Bid. Phone 403. la the market for note, and mort gages. W IJ ..-i On Improved farms at S per rent and on r.inuj bu per cent, iso de- I"yv yon have a maturing- loan or wish to rnanae or increase your loan, call or write BETZER REALTY AND LOAN COMPANY Topeka Representative,. United States Mortgage Sc Trnat Co. Capital A Surplua $8,000,000. MONEY TO LOAN ON ALLKINDS 6tf PERSONAL PROPERTY. Horses, cattle, pianos, diamonds, hnnao bold goods, libraries, typewriters, autoa. carriages, machinery, anil to salaried peo pie. P. S. Thomas, SIS Kansas avenue. Tel. 298. MONEY TO LOAN on city and farm property, any amount, low Interest rates and moat liberal terms Call or write for onr plan. W. M. Forbes A Co. LOANS made on sny kind of personal se curity. L. Blecoe. 523 Kansas m. LAWN MOWERS. LAWN MOWEKS QJOUND We call for and deliver. TOPEKA SPORTING OOODB CO. Phone 1313. 125 W. Tth St EAWN BOfPS ahTrpetfej; factor? process, by s mechanic Tel. 1S77. H. B. Howard company. LAWN MOWERS ground factory proceas.' Sheldon's Shop, 10th and College. Phons 244t Red. FLORISTS "SaySstlowek seop "1 can supply your Decoration day plants and flowers fresh from our greenhouss. Phone 377. POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES FOR SALE Billiard tabJesrewTearrtmi and nocket. with complete outfit. tlfiOOO second hand tables st reduced prices; bowl ing slley supplies; essy payments. Clgsr store fixtures, a tieclalty. Bend for cata logue. THE BRTJNSW1CK-BALKE-COL-LfeNDER CO.. 1329-1331 Main fit, Kansas City, Mo. ACCnOlTEEHS. C. O. ANSEL. General Auctioneer. Res. Phone. 2251 Red. office 4C At your service at all times. 20B1 Lincoln Street. Topeka Ran TYPEWRITERS ALL MAKES for sale or rentBesT" mi caanical department In the eonntry CRANE at CO. Topeka. Kan. 41 Years In Rnslness. MOVIJfG FENIMORE MOVING AND STORAGE. Yonr furnlt-rs wrspped for storage FREK. expert packers. Phone UNDERTAKING L. M. PENWELL. funeral director and embrUmer. First class aervlce. 606-510 Quincy St. Telephone 12. ELECTRICAL. WIRING. LET ME figure yonr electrtc wiring and fixtures. Cbaa. H. Klusaraan. Pnone FARM LOANS FARM LOANS. S and 6 per cent. So Nichols Realty Co., 629 Kan. Are. Tel. 440, PICTURE FRAMING FRAMING, regildtng, mat making, mount ing done by J. D. Sullivan. 122-124 W. Sth. TCHJIAKERS. V. WHEELER, scientific watch maker. 100 aat Mn sU Psoas 3.

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917 Slip Those Burning, Aching Feet Into These, Madam! Know Real Foot Comfort They are built for you walk in In fact to Topeka women forget these Kid Julietts. Price Only Skin diseases quickly yield If your debtor said to use Resi nol Ointment for that skin-trouble you'd try it without a second thought Well, thousands of doc tors throughout the country are prescribing Resinol Ointment to heal sick skins, and have been doing so constantly for over t-wertty years. So why not take the com tuf air-. V tnnr KTOItE 715 ACjA A T. SPREAD-EAGLE WAR FLOUR sells extensively -wherever it is entirely satisfactory tor Reneral healthful because it contains berry and for the same reason value. Spread-Eagle is pure Furthermore it costs less. Of with because I-H Flour is an aristocratic high patent, white as the driven snow and milled to satisfy those demanding ultra-perfection regardless of cost. But either brand will be found a big value for the money and practically all Topeka grocers are sell ing them. They are guaranteed by JSMERT-HIXCKK MILJvlXG CO. Topeka, Kansas. BtMDlNG IjOAJST Put a few DoII-akt awa ecK month and we will holp VOU PV COO, A NEW HOME' When putting your money in your own home you know that there is something to show for it. REAL ESTATE I OANS Repayable Ninthly THE CAPITOL BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION r34 Kansas Ave. Read the State Journal. KID JULIETT With Elastic at side Pat ent Stay up front Dressy, Easy. $2.75 a Pair women to stand in To live in Thousands of their feet, so comfy are $2.75 a pair. bined advice of all these wise med ical men and let Resinol Ointment make your skin well It usually stops itching at once, makes sleep possible, and speedily heals the eruption. Resinol Ointment is an excellent healing; drettine;, too, (or bums, scalds, cuts and stubborn little sores. Sold by all drug-gists. Rtsiuol Soar citars foor cotitpUjciant. obtainable and has proved to be baking purposes. It is very a larger portion of each wheat it ranks high in nourishment and wholesome and good tasting. course it isn't in the same class OVER 30 YEARS Of Kxpericnre In Successfully Compounding Prescriptions la at your service at this drug store. When your prescrip tion Is filled here you can feel sure you're taking "just what the doctor ordered." Geo. W. Stansf ield fee Zemo for Eczema Never mind how often you have tried and failed, you can stop burning, itching eczema quickly by applying a little zemo furnished by any druggist for 25c. Ex tra large bottle, $1.00. Healing begins the moment zemo is applied. In a short time usually every trace of eczema, tet ter, pimples, rash, black heaL and sim ilar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing the skin and making it vigorously healthy, always use zemo, the penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is not a greasy salve and it does not stain. When others fail it is the one dependable treat ment for skin troubles of all kinds. TIM B W. Rom Co., CleTeland, X Floor HI DRCGGIST HI I 633 Kansas Avenue KANSAS AT FRONT More Patriotism Shown Here Than in War Mad X. Y. 2,000 Topekans Attended Rous ing avy League Rally. MANY CLUBS REPRESENTED AH Military Organizations of City in Attendance. Henry Allen, Bishop Wise and C. P. Buck Speakers. A new brand of patriotism sprang from the hearts of more than 2.000 Ttipekar.s. Sunday afternoon at the big rally staged at the city auditorium by the Navy league, assisted Dy the mili tary branches stationed here. The quiet, deep feeling was dethroned and wild rampant applause and cheering came forth for the iirst time since United States and Germany have been at war. When "Marseillaise was sung by the children's chorus from Quincy school and the tri-colored banner was waved bv one of the students, the whole au dience rose to its feet and with pro longed cheering gave proof of its re spect and honor for our war allies. Among the military organizations represented at the rally were, the medical corps, signal corps. Battery A, quartermaster's company, supply com pany, aviation corps, engineers' corps and the Second Regiment band. All these preceded the parade that marched down Kansas avenue to the auditorium. Then, too, there were present the Rotary club, the Co-op club, the Saturday Night club, the Good Government club, G. A. R. organiza tions and their auxiliaries, and mem bers of the Navy league. The Red Cross workers acted as ushers at the auditorium and a collection was taken for their work. Henry Allen's Talk. "No longer can Kansas be accused of not feeling .the war and of not giv ing response to the calls of the gov ernment," said Henry Allen of Wich ita, in the opening address. "New York, supposedly 'war mad and fight crazy,' has furnished only 11 per cent of her war quota, while Kansas, ac cused of unresponsiveness has con tributed more than 31) per cent. And in the navy, too, Kansas and the west have come to the front. Kansas has already contributed her full quota of men to the navy and New York, but 8 per cent. In addition to all this Kansas will produce for the whole world." Henry Allen spoke of the receptions of the west to Joffre and Viviani and of how they were impressed by the meetings. To speculate in food supplies and to derive inordinate profits from the supplies is no less a traitorous act to the country than to sell out to the enemy, according to the Right Rev erend James Wise, in his talk to the rally meeting. He also made a plea for the mothers and fathers of sol diers to insist that congress should keep the military camps icLean and free from vice. The soldiers who sat close to the stage were asked in an honest open way to avoid all demoral izing and evil haunts that are so common in the vicinity of many mil itary camps. Decide War on Seas. "This war will be decided on the seas," said C. P. Buck, representing the Navy League. "It will be the ad mirals of the sea that force Germany to surrender and that keeps the allies from the grip of starvation, Kansas has furnished her full quota of men to the navy but within a few years, 150,000 more men will be called for sea service," he added. "Luxuries of the home people should be denied and all possible comforts and kindnesses should be given to the navy recruits who will in the course of time force the fall of the kaiser." Preceding the speeches, a patriotic pageant was given by thirty-five pu pils of the Quincy school. The meet ing was called by Justice John Mar shall, president of the local branch of the Navy League, and Chief Justice William A. Johnson, presided. Singing was led by Paul Van Ness, assisted by Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, at the or gan, and Miss Velma Johnson, at the piano. Mrs. E. D. Schoenberger read "Your Flag and My Flag." The pageant was planned by C. N. Morrow, principal of Quincy school, and conducted by L. F. Reynolds, in charge of music for Sumner and Quincy schools. Smith Center Pioneer Dead. Smith Center, May 21. Frank Mor gan, onq of the daring drivers of feight wagons across the Kansas plains during the latter '60s. died here Saturday. Freckles and Blotches Are Easily Peeled Off If you are bothered with any cutaneous blemish. It's a poor plan to use paint, powder or anything else to cover It up. Too often this only emphasizes the de-fW-t. Besides, it's much easier to remove the disfigurement with ordinary nieroollzed wax. Applied nisrhtly. the wax will crnrtn- ally remove frecklea, pimples, moth patches. uver spors, aaiiowneaa. reo niotrnes or any surface eruption. The affected entiele is absorbed, a little each day, until the clear, soft, youthful and beautiful skin be neath ia brought wholly to view. Ask the ilriippist for one ounce of mercolized wax and use this like you use cold cream. He move in mnrninp with soap and water. Many who have tried this simple, harmless treatment report astonishing results. If troubled with wrinkles or furrows, a wash lotion made by dissolving an ounce of powdered saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel, will prove wonderfully ef fective. There is nothing better for draw ing in a baggy skin and improving the facial contour. It acts instantly and will not irritate even the most sensitive skin. Advertisement. 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ANSWERS WILSON Colonel Roosevelt Defends His Army Plan. o Political or Dramatic Effect Was Desired. Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 21. Col. Theodore Roosevelt announced last night that all men who had volun teered to serve with him under the American flag in France had been absolved from all further connection with the movement and that the only course open to them now is to enter i the military service in some other way if they are able to do so, and, if not, to serve the country in civil life. "As good American citizens," said Colonel Roosevelt, in a formal state ment, "we loyally obey the decision of the commander-in-chief of the Ameri- i can army and navy. The men who have volunteered will now consider themselves absolved from all further connection with this movement. The funds promised will be treated as withdrawn and applied to other pur poses. 'I. therefore, direct that this state ment be sent to the leaders in the various states who have been raising troops." Colonel Roosevelt said that after conferences, personally or by wire with some of the men who had volunteered to raise units, regiments and battalions it had been decided unanimously that the only course open was to disband in view of the decision of President Wil son not to permit the organization of the divisions authorized by congress. No Personal Interest. 'Our solo aim," the statement con tinued, "is to help in every way in the successful prosecution of the war and we most heartily feel that no individ ual's personal interest should for one moment be considered save as it ser.-es the general, public interest. "We rejoice that a decision, com posed of our fine regular soldiers and marines, under so gallant and efficient a leader as General Pershing, is to be sent abroad. We have a right to a certain satisfaction tn connection therewith." The statement then quotes a news paper report to the effect that the de cision to send General Pershing was "a compromise between the original plans of the general staff, which fa vored no early expedition, and the re quest of Colonel Roosevelt for auth ority for an immediate expedition." "If this gives the explanation of the matter," Colonel Roosevelt added. "I gladly say we are all unselfishly pleased to have served this use. altho we regret not to have been allowed ourselves to render active service." Colonel Roosevelt declared that had his offer been accepted all four of his proposed divisions would Jiave sailed and two would have been on th8 firing line by September 1. Wilson's Errors. "I wish," said Colonel Roosevelt, "respectfully to point out certain er rors into which the president has been led in his announcement. He states that the purpose was to give me 'an independent command.' In my lasi letter to the seoretary of war, I ex plicitly stated that if I were given per mission to raise an army corps of two divisions to be put under the command of some general, like Wood. Pershing. Barry or Kuhn, I desired for myself only the position of Junior among the eight brigade commanders. I would not have been 'independent.' I would have been in precisely the position of all the other brigade commanders, ex cept that I would have ranked after and been subordinate to the rest of them. The president alludes to our proposed action as one that would have an effect 'politically' but no con tributing to the success of the war and so representing a 'policy of per sonal gratification or advantage.' Xo Political Intent, "I wish respectfully but emphatical ly to deny that any political considera tions whatever, or any desire for per sonal gratification or advantage en tered into our calculations. Our un divided purpose was to contribute ef fectively to the success of the war. I know nothing whatever of the politics of the immense majority of the men who came forward and those whose politics I do know include as many Democrats as Republicans. "My purpose was to enable the gov ernment to use as invaluable the men who would not be represented in the selective draft, who were fit for im mediate service and the great major ity of whom would not otherwise be used at all. "The president says in effect that to comply with our offer would be mis chievous from the military standpoint and he adds that the regular officers whom I had asked to have associated with me are 'some of the most effec tive officers of the regular army' who cannot possihly be spared' from the dutv of training regular troops.' "One of the chief qualifications for military command is to choose for one's associates and subordinates 'the most effective officers.' and this qual ification the president' has stated I possess. As for my withdrawing them from 'the much more pressing and necessary duty of training1 the troops. I wish to point out that I have asked for about fiftv regular officers from lieutenant colonels to second lieuten ants for the first division. Resnilars Wanted In. "This would be only about one-tenth of the number who would go with General Pershing's division, hich the president announced is to be composed exclusively of regulars. Therefore, the recent plan will take from 'pressing and necessary duty' about ten times as many regular officers as would have been taken under our proposals. It has been stated that the regular of ficers are opposed to the plan. As a matter of fact the most effective of ficers have been eager to be connect ed with or to have under them the troops we proposed to raise. "The president condemns our pro posal on the ground that undramatic action is needed.' action that is practi cal and of scientific definiteness and precision. There was nothing 'dra matic' in our proposal. It is true that our division would have contained sons and grandsons of men who in the Civil war wore the blue or the gray; for Instance, the eons or grandsons of Phil Sheridan. Fitzhugh Lee. Stone wall Jackson. James A. Garfield, Sim eon B. Buckner and Adna Chaffee. Nathan Bedford Forest. But these men would have served whether in command or in the ranks, precisely like the rest of us: and all alike would have been judged solely by the effi ciency, including the 'scientific defi niteness' with which they did their work and served the flag or their loyal devotion." ManMiMni 1 "Liberty Loan" r Be Patriotic Purchase United States Government WarB onds The Secretary of the Treasury, under an act of Congress, approved April 24, 1917, is authorized to invite subscriptions at par and accrued interest from the people of the United States of America for $2,000,000,000 of the 15-30 Year 3 V Per Cent Gold Bonds. Buy I our Bonds af CROSBY'S In order that we may be as patriotic as possible and furnish every assistance we can to the gov ernment, we have arranged to accept these sub scriptions without pay or commission of any kind. Bonds can be had in denominations of $50.00 or any multiple thereof. They can be paid for Cask or on Payments Rate for $50.00 Bond $1.00 Down and $1.00 Per Week A purchaser of these bonds will become a credi tor of the United States and will have the best possible collateral for loans. In addition to hav ing a security which is tax free, readily salable, safe and in every way desirable. :i"!B;::;B':!:Bi::iiB,:i:,Bi!,:i:,:,i,j;B.:,!B',B.,i::B:i 25 YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA Prom the column of THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL May 21, 1883. An association has been formed for the purpose of taking care of the roving boys who fall into the hands of the police. The leading members of the society are the Kev. Charles M. Sheldon. J. B. Larimer, HValter L. Kuss, editor of the Waif; Miss Olive P. Bray. Mrs. S. A. Thurston, Dr. Ida C. Barnes,. Mrs. Annie Jenkins and Mrs. Silver. Judge C G. Fester, who has been 111 at his home for over a year surprised his neighbors yesterday by taking a hatchet and saw and trimming the trees in his yard. A city railway horse got tired waiting for the electrical equipment on Kansas avenue and lay down and died yesterday, after noon. The rain believes in an eight-hour day. It only rains eight hours daily. With Theodosius Botkin practicing law in Kl Reno, and Jim Brennan In the cow camps in Texas, perhaps Sain Wood will not be an issue in this campaign. A game of ball will be played tomorrow between the pension office nine and the Santa Fe apprentice team at Thirteenth and Clay streets. Joseph Bromich haB been awarded the contract to build the new water tank for the Osawatomie asylum. Weekly Bank Clearings. Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending May 17, as reported to Bradstreet. aggregate $5.946.S02,000. against $5.6l9.524.000 the previous week snd $4,759, 179,000 in the corresponding week last year. Following are the returns with percentages of change In- De May 17 crease crease New York $a,441,;41.000 19.2 Chicago 614.i5.000 33.4 Philadelphia 3KS.S47.O0O 49.0 Boston 2:17.937.000 10.8 St. Louis 140.937.000 40.9 Kansas City 139.11C.000 59.0 San Francisco 95,444.000 33. I'ittsburg 75.221.0(10 22.6 Cleveland 72.567.000 72 5 Detroit 63.Kiie.tMJ0 30.7 Baltimore 45.451.000 13.3 Cincinnati .TK.935.ono 12.(1 Minneapolis .'17.K75.000 61.1 New Orleans 3.3,767.000 49.3 Los Angeles S4.253.000 27.2 Omaha 37,fi.".7.00o 63.6 Milwaukee 27,147.000 32.0 Atlanta 24.960.000 47.0 Louisville 19.304.000 5.1 Kictimond 25.152,000 43.3 Buffalo 22.264.000 27.6 Seattle 2-2.T65.lJOn 46.7 St. Paul 15.273.000 6.H Denver 14.211.000 4 Portland. Ore 17.595,000 40.S Houston 11.410.000 22.6 Indianapolis 15.94O.0O0 45.7 St. oJ septa 14.950 000 62.3 Salt Lake City 13.700.000 69 1 Providence 10.97S.OUO 7.7 Columbus 1O.775.00O 20.0 Fort Worth 12.344.000 42.7 Washington, D. C 11. .326.000 ISO Toledo 11.597.000 21.3 Des Moines H.l-iO.000 25.7 Wichita 6.752.0OO Kloux City 6.376.000 54.7 Oklahoma 6,Ms.ooo H1.3 Lincoln 4.737.000 40.5 Little Rock 3.012.0O0 27.9 Topeka 2.442.000 33.5 WEARY WITH ILLNESS Irs. George P. Stitt Ends Life While Family Is Away. Mrs. George P. Stitt, wife of George P. Stitt, president of the Stitt -Collins Mortgage company, committed suicide at her home, 329 Yvoodlawn avenue, about 9:30 oclock Sunday morning while her husband and her daughter, Mary, were absent. Her act is attributed to despondency growing out of four years of ill health, during which time she traveled from -one sanitarium to another seeking a cure without success. Mr. Stitt and their daughter Mary, fll years of age, left the house for a short time feunday morning. When they returned they found Mrs. Stitt lying unconscious on the stairway, a wound in her temple and a revolver beside her. Dr. I M. Powell was liiHiaiiHiBHiniaiiianainnainaiiiias p "Liberty Loan" 1 J liV mmm lilCBSJ IB VB Ml Save Your CARPETS AND RUGS Don't throw them away. Call McCormick. We- Clean, Refit, Sew, Size, Scour, Lay Them, or Make Them Into Rugs. It Isn't expensive and it's better done by McCormick Rug Factory AND Carpet Clean ing Works Phone 421. 522 Van Buren St. called at once and he tried for three hours to save her life, in vain. Dr. O. F. Marcotte. coroner, made an ex amination later and stated that no in quest would be held. Mrs. Stitt was 46 years of age. She and Mr. Stitt were married at Ottawa, Kan., in 1902, having moved there from Toledo, Ohio, where she was born. Her maiden name was Kate Hamilton. Mr. Stitt moved to Topeka in 1900 and brought his bride here when they were married. The body of Mrs. Stitt will be taken to Ottawa for burial and the funeral will be held at the home here Tuesday afternoon. DODGES WAR TAX Coney Island Charges for "Depar tures" Mut Not "Admissions." New York, May 2 1 You can get into lots of things at Coney Inland this year, free, but you have to pay 10 cents to get out. So the 3 50,000 Gothamites who at tended the gala opening day discov ered. The idea is that there will soon be a war tax on admissions, but none on departures. Thus Coney qualifies as the first war tax dodger in the land. How's This? Corns Lift Out WithFingers No Pain! Thanks to a dpw discovery made from a Japanese product your foot troubles can be quickly ended. Iee-mint as this new preparation ia called is said to shrivel up hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes so that they can be lifted out easily with the fingers. It's wonderful. Think of It; only a touch or two of ice-mint and real foot-joy yours. There Is not one bit of pain or soreness when applying it or afterwards and it doesn't even irritate the skin. If your feet are inclined to swpl! or puff, or if you have cracked or bleeding toes, it will draw the inflammation right out and quickly heal the sore and tender places. It is the real Japanese secret or fine, healthy little feet and is greatly appre ciated by women who wear high heel shoes and by men who have to stand on their feet all day. Try it. Just ask In any. drug store for a fw cents worth of ice-mint and learn for yourself what solid foot comfort really la. There is nothing like it. Ad-rertiaement. eeageaoSfc inumuisat'ii l!B!UI!B!!.iB Wednesday Will Be "Acorn Day" Madeira Hand Embroidered Linens for Brides This Is to announce the arrival of a large shipment of very handsome Madeira handcraft Included are: Linen Lunch and Tea, Sets, Lunch Cloths with Napkins to match. Scarfs, Doilies. Tray Cloths, Napkin Holders and Pillows for the boudoir. Each and every piece a suitable gift for the June bride. Prices range from 25o to S 15.00. 13- and 14-in. real hand embroidered Madeira Napkins, an elegant selection In plain rose scallops and embroidered but terfly, basket and dainty wreath designs on firm linen. Dozen $7.00 to $13.50. Fancy Linens, 25c to $10 In our Fancy Goods Section you will observe a number of representative- pieces of our showing of fancy linens. Fine linen center Lunch Cloths finished with broad bands of filet lace in figured designs with narrow filet lace edge. Doilies in all sizes in round and square shapes, Scarfs in three different sizes 18x36, 18x45 and 18x54, and even to the new fashionable Chair Backs in solid and filet pieces. Priced 25c to $10 each. l!!W!Villl!ail! Matinee, 100 r y One Matinee Only Beginning Kvening: 7:15 and 0 Any Seat SPKCIAL MUSIC QUALITY PRODUCTS Barwjuet Ham Banquet Breakfast Bacon O. K. Lard Kaw Valley Mince Meat The Purest Food Products in the World Made in the cleanest packing house in America. WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL ORDERS FOR MEATS Chas. Wolff Packing Co. 'iti-r-rka, Kansas. mi 3 and a p. ni. Itaily Raymond Wells Company in PIXEY IlIDOK Htli Kplsode "Pearl of the Army" TODAY TOMORROW "The Railroad Raider." Feaiarlna- HELEN HOLMES Tb most reckless lrl la picture AIM "Torn' Trampin8r Troup" at two- pmrt corned y fentnrl n m PHIL DUNHAM f CRYSTAL mkhj mmmsmmmm m Wednesday Will Be "Acorn Day" V m B mmrnwmm mmm mm Evening, 15 TODAY AXD TOMORROW What You Have Been Waiting For George M. Cohan i Incie Sam s favorite comedian in his Initial photo play, a pK-turizatioii of Ills greatest stage success, "Broadway at 3 o'clock, 10c. 15c. ORPHKUM OKCHKSTR A jpi)!!i!l!ll rC O IIMHIIIjl Seventh and Qulnry TODAY ASD TOMORROW HOUSE PETERS and LOUISE HUFF In sv thrill. nc human Interest ZS5 story SZS "THE LO.XESOMF C HAP" 3 Also Mrs. Vernon Castle In "Patria." 14tti Kpisode Z Matlneea Z:IH, 3.4 Mahts 7:15, 8:43, 10:15 SIII!l!IIIIIIIIII!ll!l!ll!!inillll!!ll NEW GEMe 5 SOS Kansas Avenue 10 C TODAV TOMORROW Harold Lockwood and May Allison la 4 "DinniM ici AKin iUUlll lOLrtllll AIim MR. and MRH. SIIINET DRKW In "Henrr'a Thanksx-lvlng;." Shows: 1:45, S:l. 6:46. 8:15, 9:4.1 COZYc Oc MONDAY Tt'EHD AT Return En casement of WM. S. HART In that event, gripping story off the bad lands 'The Gun Fighter" lom emrlr and you mar be is7 enough to tret a seat! AIM a Comedy that will make o forget all roar troubles! Coming; WEDNRHDAY CHARIIr. til A II. IN In "The Care." 9 N pa a 19 H B P b