The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 28, 1918

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ttUt WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday. WartlJ er tomorrow. gXOW rr.iscM wheat but fails to raise enough coal to go around. POSTSCRIPT TOPEKA, KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1918 -EIGHT PAGES THREE CENTS EARLY CROWD IS IN CITY FOR BIG MEDICINE MEET! i Party Leaders In Topeka fori Kansas Day Club Banquet, j To Be Biggest Political Show in 1 History of State. i CALL IT "OMINOUS SITUATION" j Republicans Believe Great Op- portunity Faces Them. Good Program and Ticket Salej Means Success. Party leaders, candidates and man- agers are in Topeka today to prepare j the stage settings for the annual Re- publican medicine mixing in the hotel lobbies the real official celebration of the state's birthday anniversary. The j big political show will be staged Tuts- day. But today there is an activity which comes always a day in ajvance of the annual Kansas Iay clut ban- I quet especially in campaign years. Lute this afternoon and early to- night the workers from the outlying counties will begin to line up front of, the hotel registers and look for sleep- ins rooms and inquire for Bill and Hnry and Mort and Dave and Charley and Joe. Thai ih the first act follow- i ins the preiude of today when the can- didates are finishing final plans for j the reception of the boys from hoir.e. j When the political writers get on the jou Tuesday morning, the Kansus day banquet crowd will be furnishing their i own heat in the National hotel iobty. The crowd will be so large and so act- ive. that a few customers might be to aid husekeepers ,n observing the sWi-eu to relieve the Dannerizing in m8 conservation program of two th, uurber shops and grocery stores. wheatless,.one meatless and two pork lit" .f," and fTP '".J16 Pr less a eek as announced in litnai atiuoephere and know the cards I 01 the game and the spots on the i President ''son 's proclamation. n oon, are certain the attendance for j Tne card carrying an explanation the Kansas day banquet this year will j of the weekly plan will go into effect !tTM a" r?CJ?,ri!f The' .aJ"e ,nl .b: 1 today when bakers begin the trig their predictions on the tact that i the Republican dinner this year offers t manufacture of the ictory loaf," a an all Kansas talent. Neither are they j war bread containing a 5 per cent sub discounting the attendance because i stitute for wheat flour. Bakers are the eating falls on a Hooverized day j w hen meat shall pass from the menu Tliut "Ominous Situation" it is ail lecause of the "ominiOus situation." Of course, this isn't the first ominous situation .Kansas ever knew. But it is the last. And in Kan sas politics the laBt "ominous situa tion" is more important than the first. Consequently the crowd is coming to j Topeka to get first hand information as to whether it is a good omen, an evil omen or just a mere vapory, imag inary omen that exists only in the l-vitin noil of the nolitician. Kimvas Republicans, tho, are sure there is something in the "situation" I use no crackers, pastry, macaroni, thW year which demands prompt, im- breakfast food or other cereal food mediate and personal attention. So. containing wheat and use no wheat in keeping with the record of former j flour in any form except the small years, it wi'l all come to pass at the amount that may be needed for thick er n-a! dinner i en'ng soups or gravies, or for a binder There is the senatorship the finish in crr bread and other cereal breads. fi"ht between Capper and Stuhbs and i As to bread, if you bake it at home, ScVtt and Brlstow. Bill Higgins use other cereals than wheat, and if knows Just what the boys will do out j 'ou buv it buy only war bread. Our in Trego countv. But he wants to object is that we should buy and con swap views with the fellows from sume one-third less wheat products Morton and Cherokee and Wyandotte than we did last year. nrl Shawnee and Sedgwick and Pratt, i Two Days Meatless. That is the basis of the organization ,lnefofThUeSKepubr weekTlne'mea "eS club and held the lines of the Repub- eveiv Qav Have two nmkles, riavs lican party in Kansas during fat yr,-T& fi'J and lean years and years of pros- j week oammay, ""J perity years ot adversity, hard-' "Explanation 'meatless' means 1" V J'Z i ,h. ind workers of the state have been robbed of their old established organ- lzniion tools. With the coming of the'. primary, the politicians said good-bye of get-together couldn't be removed by legislative enactment. So each vear the crowd which has fought the political battles of the state for a quarter of a century get together in Topeka and swap stories and plan for the next campaign. Each year there are a few of the faithful who are ab-j sent. And each year a few men come to town for their introduction to the powers and official recognition in the i .v. ,h workfr t ),n"i In the hotel lobbies tonight will be the boosters for the score or more of candidates for state and federal of fices. Many of the candidates came to Topeka today and the milling will start in real earnest early this evening. ioo! Ticket Sales. 8Ugar should be used in war Ume. As Ticket sales today indicated advance a nation we have used twice as much estimates would hold true and that sugar as we need." the club would really break all former The card also cautions householders attendance records. Ralph Squires, against hoarding food and gives re secretary of the club, has put tickets newed assurances that the government on sale at the National and Tlyoop -by its control of exports, will retain hotels and at the cigar stand irf the for our people a sufficient supply of state house. It is probable the at- everv essential foodstuff." Warning tendanae will reach 890 and an at- aKainst limiting the food of growing tendance of 700 is practically assured. ohiidren also Is given. The reverse Both men and women will sit at side ot the para outlines the reasons the banquet and two of the speaking t.,,.( places on the program are held by Kansas women Dr. Edmund J. Kulp. pastor of the First Methodist church of Topeka, v. ill be the big attraction O" the speaking program. He will deliver a patriotic address and Kansans who have heard his speeches in the liberty loan. Red i Cross and Y. M. C. A. campaigns know the star speaking place will be well cared for. The annual meeting of the club will be held Tu-:day afternoon at 2 o'clock, pre bably in Security hall. Officers of (Continue on Puge Two. I 600 Ml. R. R. IN FRANCE Baker TcIIh of Knormous Preparation for Army "Over There. Washington, Jan. 28. Secretary Baker described how 'great American railroad systems, one 600. miles long, ports, terminpls. supply warehouses and other facilities on an enormous scale have been built lor the army in France. YOUTHFUL CRIME WAVE i Chicago Lads Commit More in Year j Than All Kurope in 100 Years. j Chicago. Jan. 28. "More crimes are committed by Chicago boys between the ages of 15 and 20 years in one year than have been committed in the whole of Kurope in 100 years," Judge Kickham Scanlan of the criminal I court told an audience at a T. M. C. A. branch yesterday. Continuing Judge Scanlan said that 115 probation off i- cers have been assigned to one juve- i nile court here and that each of thorn has seventy cases of juvenile delin- quency to investigate. Judge Scanlan said that the tales I of the youthful criminals were in many cases so sordid as to be a cause j of horro.r to the judges hearing them. He attributed the frequency of crime among youths to lack of discipline and faulty moral standards. HOOVER. ISSUES HOME FOOD GARD ON NEW RATIONS j j t ij. t t President and h ood Dep't Put U. S. on "Honor Diet." Proclaims Wheatless and Meat less Days Each Week. aniirtT'iinr- Tllinn rnn ftST USE THIRD LESS WHEAT (;onsumerXo Buy Equal Amount J of Substitute With Flour.

tOTJ Loaf of Baker To Con tajn (ny g() Fer Cent Wheat. 1 Washington. Jan. 28. The new home card of the food administration i has been issued and shortly will be distributed thrnnut thfi ITnit-i Statpq to increase the substitutes for wheat; flour until a 20 per cent substitution is reached February 24. At the same time grocers 4H -sell household wheat! flour only when the purchaser buys f an equal amount of some other cereal. The food administration cards ask "Every loyal American to help win the war by maintaining rigidly as a minimum of saving the following pro QUI "Have two wheatless days (Monday and Wednesday) in every week and one wheatless meal in every day. explanation on wheatless days and in 'wheatless' meals of other days lamb in Preference to beef or pork. Porkless means without pork, bacon, i ham, lard or pork products, fresh or I preserved. Use fish, poultry and eggs. As a nation we eat and waste nearly T .h iMake, ay a fat saving day ,ard: lard substitutes etc Explanationfry less. bake, broil, bo.'' r strw fod instead. Save meat drippings, use these an vegetable oils for cooking instead of butter Butter ha food values vital to children; the.r'rPv5,,,t to them. Use it only on the table Waste no soap: it is made from ta- Be careful of all fats. We use and waste two and a half times as much fat as we need. Save Sugar Kvery Day. "Make every day a sugar saving day. "Explanation Use less sugar. Less sweet drinks anA candv containing phaalzinff the allies' absolute need of wheat, meats, fats and sugars. GOLDMANPLEA FAILS Anarchfct Queen and Berkman Are Refused Rehearing of Case. Washington. Jan. 28.-rThe supreme court oy declining to grant a rehear ing of their case and ordering the mandate issued at once, today refused to delay further the carrying out of the sentences of Km ma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. convicted in New York of conspiring to violate the draft law. The crurt sustained their con victions on January 14. Speed I'p News Piracy Hearing. Washington. Jan. 28. The supreme court agreed today to expedite the appeal on proceedings brought by the Associated Press? to prevent the pirat ing of news by the International News Service. The court fixed April 15 for hearing arguments. ALL UNDESIRABLE POOL HALLS MAY HAVE TO CLOSE! Ordinance Introduced Affecting Those in River Districts. It Would Prohibit Them Be tween 4th St. and River. I MANY ARE MERELY "DIVES" I Law Violators Make Them Headquarters for Loafing. "Silver Moon" One of Those Officers Are After. No more will the haunts of the criminal element on lower Kansas avenue be allowed to flourish and flaunt their iniquity in the faces of the city guardians if the ordinance to abolish all pool and, billiard halls and bowling alleys north of Fourth street and south of the river is passed at the. next meeting of the city commission ers. An ordinance to that effect was introduced at the meeting of the com missioners this morning, but was laid aside to come up at the meeting next Monday. j "The proposed ordinance will stop the habit of the police court charac ters of the city of laying around the pool halls on lower Kansas avenue during the daytime, laying their plans for night raids on th law abiding citi zens," said Mayor House this morn ing in commenting on the proposed ordinance. "It is especially designed to fit just such places as that known as the 'Silver Moon'." Silver Moon Under Suspicion. The Silver Moon pool hall on lower' Kansas avenue has long been sus pected by the police as the place where most of the crime in the city is hatched, but at that the Silver Moon is not far ahead of the other similar places in the district in its rec ord of criminals habored and crime concealed, officers -ay. There have been innumerable com plaints by the police of these spots where the crime of the city is allowed to fester for most part undisturbed. If is expected that the abolition of the Silver Moon and other similar places on lower Kansas avenue will tend in a large measure to stamp out the petty crimes of the bottoms. FLATLY DENIES IT Packers Did ifot Give N$l,000 to Kansas Senator's Campaign. Thompson Appears as Volun tary Witness at Investigation. Washington, Jan. 28. Additional loUers and documents from the con fidential files of the big packing plants in hicagc were expected today by Francis J. Heney. conducting the fed eral trade commission's investigation intj the packing industry. He indi cated at the open hearings Saturday that the commission agents had re ported the documents to be of prime importance. In the event of the delay in the the mails. Mr. Heney was pre pared to continue reading from the mass of originals and show certified photographs already obtained which, he said, would show that the combina tion of packers, ordered dissolved by the federal courts in 1912, in reality has been continued ani extended until live stock buying thruout the United States is done without competition be tween them. Senator Thompson,, of Kansas, ap peared at the hearing today and asked to make a statement in regard to let ters found in the files of Swift Com pany which mentioned the senator as a good man to "stay close to," and recommended that he be given some of Swift's legal business in Kansas City. The senator will be called aa a witness at his request. Ienies 1 ,000 to Campaign. Senator Thompson denied specif ically that he ever handled any busi ness of the packers or that W. H. Gates contributed $1,000 to his cam paign expenses. He declared he was strongly in favor of both the resolu tions for congressional investigation of the packing industry. He read a telegram from Gates denying that Gates ever had made such a state ment as was credited to him in the packers' files. Mr. Heney told the commission that from his inquiries he was confident Senator Thompson was entirely inno cent of the imputations .contained in j the packers memorandum. Quotes General Wood. Major General Wood, Mr. Baker said, recommended calling out a large j army, altho the men could -not be provided at once with rifles and i clothing. Every soldier who needs a rifle has one. Secretary Baker said, and of a better type than the British Enfield rifle had been adopted. Stole Boolittle Complaint. Washington, D. C, Jan. 28. An i "immediate house cleaning" by the federal trade commission to check further "leaks" of important infor mat ion is to be undertaken. One of ficial, at least, is already slated to go. t Letters just unearthed in private i files of Chicago meat packers during the progress of the commission's in vestigation show packers in August, 1916, obtained from secret files of the commission a copy of a complaint of Representative Doolittle, Kansas, urg ing a probe of the packing houses. Ti have been in politics too long," the senator said, "to pay attention to sYich incidents except that my con stituents may draw o wrong inference and they are entitled to know the I truth." The senator read a telegram from W. H. Gates, whom the letters quoted in preference to Thompson, saying he never had contributed $1,000 to th senator's campaign fund. Thompson blamed "Uncontrolled lobbyists for the way he had become involved in the investigation. 500,000 MEN AMERICAN ARMY ON FRENCH SOIL For First Tme Baker Divulges Military Secret. Appeals for Support of Public j Opinion in Reply. i ANSWER CHAMBERLAIN ATTACK Defects "Characteristic Rather Than Occasional" ot True. U. S. Will Have Million and Half for France in 191S. Syashington, Jan. 28. Five hundred thousand troops in France early this year and a million and a half ready to gco fully equipped and with the artillery to support them. This was the answer Secretary Baker today gave the senate military committee to the charge of inefficiency and break down in the military establishment. This great fight force, probably lit tle expected by the German general staff itself, will be composed of the men now with General Pershing, the thirty-two divisions of troops now in cantonments and camps in the United States and ready to move. Secretary Baker said, and by the next increments to be drawn and trained this spring under the selective service law. Klemental equipment of the 'men from the United States is assured and the artillery necessary to their support will come from the British and French governments, which have such an ex cess of ordinance that they have on their own initiative offered to supply the guns and save ships which would be used for their transport. Mr. Baker described t the commit tee how the American army has built great lines of railroads, one of them 600 miles long, up to its headquarters in France; how ports and terminals have been constructed to handle the great quantities of supplies and equip ment which the army will need on U fighting line. All this has been done by Americans and since General Pershing's troops' landed last June. Discusses War Flans. Leaning forward and addressing the senators earnestly, the secretary of war told a story the German general staff probably would have given much to know long before. He approached the subject by departing from the answer to criticisms and referring to it aa "the plan for the war." v "f1 tuak "I" understand; Senator' Chamberlain felt there was, not any plan," said Secretary Baker. "I don't know how the committee and the country felt about it but I want to say there is a plan. It's the only pos sible plan under the circumstances. "It was not for us to decide the theater of .war. -That theater- was in France. It was not for us to decide the line of communication. It -was 3,000 miles away, witlv one end in fested with submarines. It was not for us to decide whether maneuvers in the open should be attempted. Men already were in the trenches in a death grapple. Problem Get at Knemy. "Our problem was and is to get over and get at the enemy. It was not for us to map out, at the war col lege, an ideal plan of campaign a theoretical plan. Our problem was to get into co-operation with Great Brit ain and France and our other friends in the most immediate and most effi cient way." That problem could not be decided here. It can't be described in words. It is so extraordinary and so vast that it must be sren and studied on the hefore it can be comprehended at all. General Pershing now reports daily in cablegrams that ru into hun dreds and even thousands of words, he added. 'We are using the eyes there to keep up to what they want us to do." The startling progress of the war in the development of munitions will be shown, helsaid, by the fact that weap ons devised by American experts dur ing the last few months have been discarded. Answers T. K.'s Criticisms. Theft taking up a copy of the Met ropolitan Magazines from last August, j Mr. Baker rea-d a protest in its edi- torial columns against the supposed I policy of the government to make its contribution to the war financial and industrial: "To hold off until the al lies win the war for us." i A question brought out that Colo- j nel Roosevelt was then associate edi- j tor of the magazine, which urged that every nerve be strained to get 150,000 to 200.000 men to France in "I am disclosing no secret," Secre tary Baker said, pausing, "when I say that we exceeded that maximum in 1917." Senator Chamberlain asked if the maximum had not been exceeded by August, 1817. "Not tne maximum." replied Secre tary Baker. "The minimum, was ex ceeded." "We will have 500,000, men in France early In 1918," he added, "and we will have a million and a half more ready to ship to France during 1918" TMdnTt Have Manuscript. iWithout prepared manuscript and in a frank conversational manner the secretary of war told the senators he came to defend no mistakes or short coming, but to Insist most emphatical ly that deficiencies where disclosed had promptly been modified, that they were the exception rather than tne rule, ana mat me very m&gnuuae ox America's undertaking made errors of judgment and mistakes likely. Incidentally in defending the war machinery against the charge of in efficiency and lack of initiative to pre pare for war wrien war was assured, the secretary of war. disclosed some facts, hitherto held confidential Soldiers Have Rifles. Every American soldier who can use a rifle. Secretary Baker told the sena- tors, already has been provided with f one and the rate of manufacture as t sures a steady supply as troops become 1 ready to use them. I Lewis machine guns. he said, altho 1 (Continued on Page Tw.) RAILROAD TIEUP IN EAST WORST KNOWN IN YEARS "Fast" Pennsylvania Trains Stalled in Snowdrifts. Marooned Passengers Forced To Take to Hotels. MIDWEST TRAFFIC PARALYZED Coal Is Given Right of Way, but Fev Trains Moving. During Storm Off N. Y. Ship With 136 Aboard Is Rammed. Philadelphia. Jan. 2 Cue to the biggest snowstorm of the winter, the tieup on the Pennsylvania railroad is said by officials of the company to be the worst from any cause in years. Trains are stalled all along the line and outbound service from Philadel phia has practically been annulled. Reports reached headquarters here that six of the Pennsylvania s fast thru trains were stalled in the moun tains. Four are indefinitely held up at Altoona.. The passengers on these trains were taken to Altoona hotels, i From Rockies to Atlantic. Chicago. Jan. 28. Snow again paralyzed traffic in the middle west to day and east of ihe Mississippi river, offset the saving effected by fuelless Monday. The snow and cold wave ex tended from the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic seaboard. L,ittle freight was being moved and passenger trains were hours late. In many cases schedules were annulled. Coal was given the right of way. Weather bureau forecasters held out little hope for relief, predicting continued snow flurries and zero tem peratures by nightfall. But, Fine for Wheat Crop. Milwaukee, with seven inches over night, making 50.6 inches of snow fallen since January 1, was practically isolated from the outside by rail, j The average middle west winter's snowfall has already been exceeded 50 per cent. A four-inch fall today was reported from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, halting traffic, causing suf fering,, but benefiting the winter wheat prospects. N. Y. Central Moving Some Trains. New York. Jan. 28. Six to eight inches of snow fell here between J and 10. a; m.. Altho there is a full supply of cars at the mines the loading is hampered and men are being sought to clear the tracks.. T All along the lines of the New Vnrk i Central railroad system heavv snow was falling today, but up to early this afternoon freight was still reported moving by officials of the road. Pas senger trains, however, are arriving from two to three hours late. Driving snow obscured the view of the engineer, of the fast New VnrL I Central mail express and three snow snoveners were killed and two se riously injured when struck, in the local yards. -Another trackman was struck by a Panhandle freight eneine i and fatally injured. j Weather Man Gives Little Hope. I Washington, Jan. 28. Industrial and railway centers 'of the east unaf fected by the fuel administration's i heatless Monday order, were forced 1 1 slow down their war operations to j day by a snowfall which in some sec tions was heavy. Indications were that the snow would continue Tuesday and the worst tieup of railway traffic of the winter was in prospect should the weather bureau's prediction be ful filled. Low temperatures continue east of the Rocky mountains. j Steamers Collide In Storm, i New York, Jan.' 28. Struck in a snow storm off 'the Delaware capes, j the Southern Pacific liner Creole, with 136 passengers aboard, had a hole torn in her sid.e. She was barely able to j limp to this port under her own steam. The ship is in dock here tcf day, being repaired. The vessel which struck the Creole j wai3 understood to have reached port j within the capes under her own j power. 1 Seventh Snow This Week. Scranton, Pa-, Jan. 28. Another (Continued on race Two.) IN BOMBING RAID Four American Fivers Partici- f pat 111 Daylight Raid.

Ran' Into Heary Fog, but All Return Safely. r With the American Army in France, 'Sunday, Jan. 27. (By the Associated Press.) Four American aviators at- tached to a French squadron, have participated in a daylight bombing raid over Germany. All returned safely. Because the weather was foggy, the aviators were unable to determine just what damage was done but as they flew fairly low over the targets. it is, believed the results were good. After re-crossing tne lines tne bombers were fired u pon vigorously by enemy anti-aircraft guns.- They then ran into still heavier fog and some of the airmen were f oread to land before reaching their hangars. AGED EMPLOYE DIES Thomas Costello Said To Pe Oldest Mnsrtnepr on NU1U r

Wichita, Kan., Jan. 28. Thomas' Costello, age 72, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., said to be the oldest engineer .extent- The sua came out this morn on the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe lug over the camp and the low tem i railroad.' died there Sunday. perature of degrees for the night He was engineer on the first train ton the Wichita western branch or. the Santa Fe between Wichita and J Pratt; Kan., nearly forty years ago. DANNER RECEIVES MANY APPEALS TO 'SEND SOME COAL' Tnnolra fl Mnr Than 400 0"""t' ,he neces'y for more xopexa .ieeos jiore nmu iw;pffoPt on ,tlle piirt of onr J)wp1e Tons for Immediate Use Tillies Dealers' Orders Three Larger Than Supplies, CONSIDERS CLOSING SCHOOLS Fuel- Administrator May Takeout rea' ,nconTWtenw our nrt i ,n order th" we may retwo our on- Thla ftten Sknnn sumption of wheat and wbent prorlurts i He Goes to Hutchinson Conference With Carey.

With the State under a blanket of snow and railroads fighting to main- and all bakers f bread and rolls to 80 tain Kchorinloa and reduce freight con-I l"r oent their current requirements, tain schedules ana reduce ireigni con ,t.onllun)er houl)l ,,iu.-e ,L.ir purchases gestion, Topeka is today more than 400 cf wnit products for home preparation to tons behind in her fuel supply. C H. at most 70 per cent of those of last year, Danner. local fuel director, today when buying bread should purchase found between 400 and 500 tons of "'"d wreal breads from the bakers. v., To provide sufficient cereal food, homes. oS' TS ka yardtu beLW. public eating places, dealers rnd manll 800 and 900 tons on the order books facturers should substitute pqtatoea. vee of local dealers. j tables. -?orn. barley, oata and lice products. Unless early relief comes, Danner is and the mixed cereal bread and other inclined to believe the city will face a i Products of the bakers which contalna an .ri,, ,itnn He does not en- admixture of other cereals serious situation. Me does not en- ,n or(,er M consumption mav be re dorse any of the flattering statements I .triftcti ihi. u... w,i. of local coal conditions, i He is certain the city needs more than 400 tons of i vc.. peals for relief came to Danner3 office today and in a number-of urgent cases he directed the delivery of -coal to lAiiuiica wmtsii were usiiiK meir nisi lump of fuel. One woman was using net last bucket of coal when she ap pealed to the fuel director for relief. Orders Piling I'p. "Danner" canvassed' condftions in lo cal fuel yards early today. He found between 490 and 500 tons of coal on hand-.. Orders in excess of 800 tons had been listed. Practically every dealer reported more orders than coal. It simply means most dealers have orders two or three times the siae of their coal pile," said Danner. One dealer reported empty bins and orders for 150 tons of coal. The local fuel director, with mem bers of the local committee, left To peka this afternoon for Hutchinson. They will attend a meeting bf the county organizations in Hutchinson Tuesday." While, no statement has been maie as to the exact purpose of the meeting, it was reported today that the fuel directors will discuss closing orders now in existence in a number of towns. iv "3 May Ctose Schools. -Closing of public achools during "the coal famine is one of the problems to be considered. It became known to day that a number of men will urge the closing of grade schools until re lief can be assured from the present fuel shortage.' Few of the youngsters in the grade schools will be able to give effective service on the farms during the spring and summer months. But the schools can. be oper ated during the warm months and effect a saving of thousands of tons of fuel at this time. In the case of the high schools, where campaigns are being waged in behalf of the boys' working reserve, there is little proba bility that a demand will bj made for closing. The Topeka high school is heated from the Edison plant, while the grade schools use fuel that could be diverted for private distribution and would keep hundreds of Topeka families warm. The call for the Hutchinson meet ing was issued by Emerson Carey, state director, and transportation has been sent to. all members of the com mittee. Danner left Topeka this afternoon. 4 BELOW TODAY New Low Record Set by Mer cury Sunday Xight. Cold Ware Moving East; Little 'Moisture In Snow. Temperature readings for the day furnished by the local office of the United States weather bureau: 7 o'clock 2ill o'clock.. 8 o'clock. .Mjl2 o'clock.. 9 o'clock 0) 1 o'clock.. 10 o'clock. j 2i 2 o'clock. indicates belanv zero. t he temperatures lor tne aay aver- aged 21 degrees below normal for the date. The wind at 2 o'clock had died The temperatures for the day aver- down to 5 miles an hour from the j. lie nuiu ax i i j v. i ut, iv noil uitru -west s Another cold recor, t b boards Sunday mght, thi tifne the 4 oeiow ivm me prevmuB irvuiu i s ucriirw 111 3 889. Incidentally, this temperature of 4 below is 20 degrees below the normal r-lght temperature for the j datev Meteorologist Flora said this morn- nDh.( th. nnw on th- ..nri ia d and fluffy in character that it will not interfere with train traffic to any anoreciable extent. Four and one tenth inches of the white fell in To- tenth inches of the white fell in To- neka Sunday, but the moisture It reg-. .tjrel wan onlv .18 inch, and at that the onlhjytv, In tht tmra or me -mnxe. ine wneat netos of the western part cf Kansas only received one inch of snow. The center of the cold wave-is over eastern Kan sas this morning, buft is moving cm to ttol w,i wae blowin this momin. intenrnfytnn the cold, and whipping the snow crystals thru the air. The high record for the date was 62 de- i srees. in 1899 1 Snow at Donlnhan. i About 2 -inches' of snow fell at Camp Doniphan Sunday, but like the snow .tnai iei nrrc, it. a sn- aiiu ury In character. The worst o this snow from the soldier's standpoint. Is that it impeded marcMing to an appreciable was speemiy iosi in tne temperature climb. The forecast says fair tonig (ContInned on Page Two.) and PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION URGES MORE WHEATLESS MEALS FOR ALL AMERICANS By the President of the I'nlteil States: A PUOCLAMATION. Many causes li:tre contributed to more liiteni'e to suve Ifnoii in order that we may supply our am sm-iates in the war witu the auateunni-e vitally neressarv to them In these tlay j of privutlnu aatl stress. -The rehned productivity of Kurope because of large diversion of man-power to the wiir, the part failure of harvest and the ellimna tion of the mor. tlintant markets for foodstuffs thru the destruction of ahipnfng. r places tile Durdpn or thinr sutinisteuce more rgely on our shoulders. The food administration has formulated suggestions which, if followed will enable us to met this great resnonslDlllty. witu- by 30 per cent a reduction imperatively necessary to provide the, snpplv lor ovcr- seas wholesalers. Jobbers and retailers IOr should purchase and resell to their custom era only TO per cent of the amounts used fin 1017. All manufacturers of elementary paatea. biscuits, crnckers naatrv and break fast cereals should duce their purchases ,and consumption of wheat Hnd wheat flour 70 f th 1a1, uesdaya should be observed iS wheatless days each week, and one meal each day should Be ohaerve.i whole.. te i both homes and nublic catins ulaces. j anrt nee, pr,.Ucts. Tuesday should be observed as meat'.f ss day In each week. cue uit-aucsa meal suouiu oe ooserveu ill each day: while, in addition, Saturday in each week should further be observed us a day upon which there should be no consumption of pork products. A continued economy In the use of sngar will be necessary until later in the year. It le imperative that all waste and un necessary consumption of ul sorts of foodstuffs should be rigidiv eliminated. i np maintenance or tne health and I strength of our people Is vitally necessary this time and, there ahoulil be no dan peroua reatriction of the food supply; but the elimination of every aort of wuste ami the substitution of other oommoditfps of whUh we have more rwiundant supplies, for those whirh we need to save will in no way impHir.the BtrenRtTi of our people and will enable us to meet one of the most preastnj; obligations of the war. I, therefore, in ttie national interest, take the liberty of alllnfr upon everv loyal American to take fully to heart the suggestions whirh are bein circulated by the food administration and of begging that they be followed. 1 am confident that the great body of our women who have labored so loyally in co-operation with the food administration for the success of food conservation will freiRtheii their efforts and will take it as m part ot tueir burden in this period of national service to see the above suggestions are observed thmout the laiwt- WOODRO W VIbHo. REVOLT FLARES UP Munition Makers in Germany Reported in Uprising. Junker Press Attacks Kaiser, Calling Him Hangman. London. Jan. 28.- Severe disturb ances have occurred tn'fShenish Indus trial districts, according to reports from The Hague printed today by the London Daily Mail. The dtapatch as serted that machine guns tyad been distributed to troops at Mulheit. No further details were given. New York. Jan. 28. Reports of dis turbances among the German working men in the Rhenish industrial districts are very .significant of the increasing ly serious labor situation in the Cen tral empires. The Rhenish province is the seat of Germany's iron, and steel industries. Disturbances among these men arelcan be "nd ""'V by heaps of n7i.-uHu in importance only to out breaks among the soldiers themselves. A general strike in the Rhenish indus tries would result in an immediate stoppage of guns and ammunition for tile-kaiser's armies. Vrgc Anti-Socialist Revolt. Amsterdam. Jan. 28. Violent urg iiyr that the German people "revo.t" against Socialism was voiced in a copy of the Deutsche Tages Zei-tung or gan of the Junkers and pan-Germans received here today. The article demanded 'hat the peo ple rebel to "savo t himuni r ..i i u re- 8 i Germany s hangman." un- 12 j mistakably meaning the kaiser Hi.hT'L newsPaP"- apparently voices the general fear of the German iunk- ers mat the kaiser and Hertlin j,;. wiumg are Die n m" 5, rtemands of the peo- j many P"nt- tnstnaiis Kupport Ciemiii. Amsterdam, Jan. 2 th. t thJ Hungarlan flc.ba8 voted fourteen o seven 1 i 1 i IM v-ouni jzemin. for- atturaing to Vienna, ari i Vlte toaay. BAD' WRECK ON I C Kcport Several Injured When P.Hwn. per Train Plunges I rom Track. Elerin. III.. .Inn tst a i,, Central nampn ,5afn5f.r ktLnV.f.p? Omaha ii.. urnngtr, at i do wnT" steVn one went down a steep embank- men:. Xo one was killed in the wreck a Granger, ll., today, -it was stated by GeneraW Manager Gibbons of the Il linois v entral, but he said that i ZL Persona were seriously Injured ,I'"K1!a" 'i" "r"" I i. ."V r7" j ly snow at Freeport. Eight cars left tre track. j HOLDU P NETS SI 1 QOQj 7 f i Two Men Rob Oakdnlc. f A.. Bank and Make CJoojfK.scape. Alexandria. La.. Jan 28. Two men early today held up R. W Tbung. assistant manager of the Calcasieu I N'jitinnnl hank at Oakdale. l.a.. n rwl .escaped with about $11,000 according I to messages received here. CHARGE AUSTRIA WITH BETRAYAL OF HUN PARTNER Fan-German Press Infuriated 0?er Ccernin's Speech. Declares It Means Break lie-' tween Central Powers. BOTH SIDES ASSAIL KAISER Junkers Criticise on One Side and Socialists on the Other. Mast Harden Again Violently Attacks Hun War Aims. (By the Associated Press.) Count Cxei-nin's speech on Austrian war aims and the statement that it was sent in .advance to President W'il son has aroused the pan-Germans, and their newspapers are bitter in their denunciation of 'theAustro-Hungar!an foreign machinery. It Is declared that the count's action means a break in lilt; AUBirg-ueiiiiKH nuinuw miu v,w pan-German newspaper has been sup nrAiM.H fur KiipirMt Inn thflt GermanV abandon her foremost ally.. m TKrt ,,,io While the workmen in Austria ap parentlv have returned to Work re ports have been received in Holland of. disturbances in the industrial dis trict along the Rhine in Germayf Few details have been obtained but it is stated that troops with machine guns have been' sent to Muelheim. a manufacturing town on the Rhine op posite Cologne. Kaiser Can't Afford a Drive. Meanwhile jan-German attacks on the leading politicians, and even in cluding the emperor continue and have spread to criticism of Count von Roedern, the imperial treasurer, who Is said to have told the emperor that Germany is not in financial condition for offensive operations. Doctor von Kuehlmann. the foreign secretary, has defended his course in the Russian parleys by assailing the Bolshevik government and its pur poses. His efforts, however, failed to v, outmiioi uiuicKs on me govei n ment's peace attitude toward Rusnia. Activity on the western and Italian fronts is confined to small raids and; intermittent artillery bombardments. lMg Canard Liner Hit. The Cunard liner Andalna of 13.405 tons has been torpedoed off the Irish coast. All. the. passengers .and crew are- believed to have- been saved Thaj liner did not sink and efforts will b made to bring her to port. PUBLISHES Wilcox SPEECH. Ucrman til I tor I'riiits KntlrcText and Lamliasts Kaist-r. London. Jan. is. Maximilian Harden devotes thirteen closely print ed pages In the latest issue of Die Zukunrt to reproducing "the real texts," of the recent speeches of Pres ident Wilson and Premier Lloyd George. He says that thoughtful and cpnscientibuK men should read the speeches quietly and without preju dice and criticises in astonishingly out spoken fashion Germany's attitude to ward Austria in the conduct of the Russian negotiations. Herr Harden virtually accuses Ger many of forcing Auetria Hungary inlo the war and says that peace might have been obtained the lirst week at Brest-Litovsk if the Germans had not posed as conquerors and had not de manded territory. Referring to President Wilson's speech Herr Harden says: "Belief l still firm that peace is possible and that the cleavage between the fighting groups no longer Is so wide that it corpses. ly will, however, widen into an unbridgeable gulf if the people again refuse to acknowledge a changed world' He pleads for the sanctity of treat ies, a reduction of armaments, the right to self-determination of nation;' and favors a reconsideration of the question of AItace-Lorraine. LET OUT 260 KANSANS Men la II y Deficient Cu I let I Out of Guardsmen Force at Doniphan Camp Doniphan, Okla.. Jan. 21. Two hundred and sixty Kansas guard)- men who thought they were perfectly good soldiers. Jearnea loaay mey were "neuropsychiatries," and many will be-discharged from the army. Capt. Harry R. Hoffman, mental ex rTr ."''Z pert, culled 260 from the first thou- tally diHqualid. Hi teu elicited ome ataVtling information from th soldiers. All knew there was s war, but few knew why. Some thought Woodrow Wilson was president of Missouri; J ess Wlllard was called a preacher, and Billy Sunday an actor. On, rookie revealed that Christmas conw "Sometime In January in leap years. SINKS IN FIVE MINUTES i 1 Klcami-hip Cork Torpedoed With Tea of Twelve IJvcs. Iondon. Jan. 28. The steamshiy Cork haw been torpedoed. Seven pas- eengers and five members of tha crew were lost. The Cork was torpedoed without warning. The torpedo struck har amidtthlp and she. sank in five min ute.'. Many of the passengers were la their 'berths at the time. The sur vivors were landed at a port of west ern England. The Cork, 1,279 gross tons, and feet long, was built at Port Glasgow Lin 199. She was owned In Dublin. Sells Gf-rman-AmerU-an Newspapers. Chicago, Jan. 28. Horace L. Brand, widely known German newspaper editor, has sold both of his publica tions The Illinois Staats Zeitung and the Chicagoer Press, tne liiinow publishing company assumed control J of the papers.

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.TOPKKA DAILY STATE JOURN ALr-MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1918 IS GEN. WOOD HURT amp Funston Commandant it Iniured by Shell in-France. l! I! Blast an Accident Wounds j Two of His American Aides. jt Washington, Jan. 28. That a fresh announcement of American participa tion in actual battling will be forth coming soon was the belief of many here today. -i This thought was strengthened by Jhe fact that Beveral -infantrymen the I past wek have been reported killed or wounded "in action" while Ma, CJn. Jheonard Wood has been hurt by an occidental explosion in France. j News of the wounding of Wood, fnr- ntf rhidf nf staff tint now rnmmaiin- jpr of Camp Kunston, Kan. was includ ed in a dispatch from American head j Quarters telling that two of his staff, I lieutenant Colonel Kilbourne and 1 iMajor Joyce, were injured and five J''rench soldiers had been killed. 5 Another dispatch from General IJershiriff related that five Infantry jfnen 'had baen hurt in action. 2 Up.V JO SKIOI o.v J Where or how either of these acci tienta occurred was unrevealed. Wood, like other general officers, t Jias been having a chance to see -the American training at close range in France but the accident may have oc curred at a point on the allied battle Mine. The casualties of the pastweek in dicate that a portion of the American 5 forces may be finishing their training by having front line experience. Jershing has not illuminated his cas ualty reports, but it is likely that the 2 -bases resulted from patrol clashes or Jfcmall trench raids. 5 Secretary Baker announced the ac cident in this statement I "A ckble dispatch from the head iau&rters pf General Pershing states .that an accidental explosion occurring Saturday killed five French -soldiers ?fcnd slightly injured Maj. Gen. Wood in the arm. Lieutenant Colonel Charles j K. Kilboujrne in the eye, and Maj. Kenyon A. Joyce in the arm." It is understood the message was brief and gave no further details. 3 General Wood's tour would carry him jpoth to the front and to the Ameri- tan training camps behind the lines. ut there is no indication as to where lh accident occurred. All of the divi sional commanders have been or wWI jlo sent to Kurope for brief ifetieral Wood, commanding I'unston, Kan., went over brief periodw. Camp over several iveeks ago. IbOES TO PEACE MEET i; Austrian Foreign Minister Attends Re- -ncwal off Conference. Amsterdam, Jan. 28. Count Czer- nin, the AustroHungarian foreign Ifninister, left Sunday for Brest' ifJtovsk, where the negotiations with I the Russians are taking place, accord ing to Vienna advices today. He was accompanied by numerous officials. J; Counj. Czernins policy in admin.s ffring Austria-Hungary's foreign af 3 fairs has been endorsed by the for S -Hn, affairs committee of the reichs at h, wjrarh Jtas adoptedLa vote of con i f ideiMe by fourteen votes aairst J ii ii iiti MEATLESS DAY TUESDAY I'liiicy frcwli Seattle Halibut, lb 2Hr Iesh soJeet Oysters, pt..43e Fancy loneleKs Codflsli I -lb. wooden lined cartons, h lH Urn ijbaj pi '-tai j

n I each s. 28c I-a nvy f a t b rea k f a st Mack erel, eueli 15c Ciolden Bloaters, ench.." 6o 3 K Suit Hcrrft.se, each. 6e Roll Mo)hr( each 6c Cadet Brum I Medium Red salmon. No. 1 tii II cans r 20e; dozen .$2.35 Pinto Beuns lse In place of meat Spcelul, lb 10c Pink Betin$4 Fancy, lb. ..12c. L,ndy Wtud.ington Speckled Navy Beans, lb lfle

'turn HEAR ESS DAY5K tm -WEDNESDAY mm Hch1 Kiee tiwU quality; 10 lbs 88o 1 l-"uilcy Pearl Barley for ni ll f fag fiii.H, gems, etc.. lb.. ,10c Mcci tut oals. li: 10c Cotlet Brand Rolled Outs SO oz. pks 11c Quaker Brantl Kollcd Uats 20 ox. Ikg.. lie Victory Raisin Buns, euch.lc Ijitrjjest jrrwery business In Kansas there's a reason AH the Pipe ifeLaid

WEATHER REPORT. VWlilTHER FORECAST for Kansas: I-'air tonight and Tuesday. Warm er tomorrow. v (y Telegraph.) The laying; of pipe on the Blackwell ilie was completed late Friday night. Saturday and, yesterday the gangs of workman were busy making preparations lor tlie .first pressure test which it was expected could, be done todky or. Tuesday. Two split pipe were found Frldafy in the Arkan sas river crossing and.epairs were being made Saturday. Other work necessary to dobefore the full test is made in the- entire fortythree miles of pipe from he Blackwell field to Cambridge, Kan., was the refilling of one thousand feet of ditch with earth and some final connection work. KANSAS NATURAL GAS CO. BIG LINER GOES DOWN Stayed Afloat After Hit by Torpedo, But Efforts to 8Ave Her Fail. London, Jan. 24. The Cunarder Andania, reported yesterday to have been torpedoed but not sunk, went to the bottom.Jn. spite of efforts to get her Into port, according to Informa tion reaching the Associated Press to day. The Andania was torpedoed off the Ulster coast on Sunday morning. Press dispatcher from Belfast said it was believed no deaths resulted from the explosion. The Andania, 13.405 tons, was built in 1913 and has made many trips between British and Amer ican ports. 200 IX L.IFK BOATS, LAX1). Crcw'"Al8o.'::iM -Boats Suffered El trcrndf From Weather. A Coast Town in the County of An trim, Ireland, Jan. 28. More than 200 passengers and membeAi of the crew of the Cunard liner Andania were landed here Sutiday afternoon. Most of the crew were in a pitiable condi. tion. Some were clad lightly and had suffered severely from their exposure in the lifeboats. Many were wrapped in blankets. Two babies were carried ashore by the sailors. It was reported here that the explo sion of the second torpedo had killed five stokers. Rescue of so large a number was explained from the fact that at the moment of the attack the crew was preparing for boat drill. The submarine which hit the .-n- atlania was twice sean, once twenty yards distant and again fifty. SMOKE irT HERINGTON Cloud Hanirinjr Over City Comes from Burning Stolen Goods. Herington, Kan., Jan. 28. Smoke is hanging over Herington in clouds these days. It comes from furnaces and -stoves jammed with goods stolen from Rock Island freight shipments, authorities declare. In the last week the homes of a score of veterans hav been searched by Rock Island detectives and hun dreds of dollars in groceries, clothing, furniture and t,he Hke have been found and confiscated. The material was taken from freight cars by the railway employes, it is asserted. No arrests have been made and it is not known what action will be taken other than. discharge the men impli cated. One caboose was stationed in front' of the Rock Island passenger station here an 1 it was loaded with stolen. Roods taken from the homes of con ductors, brakemen and other em ployes of the road. 4 BELOW TODAY (Continued from page One.) probably Tuesday; not so 'cold Tues day and in west and central portions tonight. The snowfall was not accompanied by wind, so no drifts were formed to tie up the railroads and aggravate the coal shortage. Most of the roads re ported trains on time. The shippers' forecast warns to pro tect 3-hour shipments north, west and east against a temperature of zero and south against a temperature of 5 above. The temperature at To peka tonight is expected to be around zero. The Santa Fe reported from two to three inches of snow thruout the wheat sections of the state its lines serve, there being a good heavy blan ket ove.r the Harvey, Reno, Kingman and Stafford fields. And It is being pointed out that this snow will be of mnr.h mnm henefit to the wheat prnn 1 than the last one because it is all over the ground and has .not been blown into drifts. 0 WaKeeney, Kan., Jan. 28. A five inch snow has fallen here in the last two days. It was accompanied by no wind and is of great value to the wheat. 1 DAILY WK.1THEB TABLE. FnrnisbPd by the weather bureaa offlc. Topeta, Kan for the twenty-four hours euiliiii; at T a. m. Monday. j Station!. HiKh. Low. Prec. W'ther. Itfiston, Mass. Buffalo, N. Y ralpary. Alb. Chieaeo. 111. 1U 4 T Snow 0 T Cloudy 5 1 0 Clear 14 10 .24 Snow 1 Hi .GS Cloudy 4 S .02- Clear S2 SO .01 Cloudy 8 0 Clear 1 0 .rm clear 4 2 .06 Clear 2 4 .04 Snow 48 34 .04 liain 64 42 .02 Cloudy 22 '8 .12 Snow 70 60 Clear 12 0 .S2 Clear :v :;o .24 Cloudy fin 44 0 Clear 76 70 T Cloudy 18 10 T Snowl 6 14' ff Clear 12 fl .10 Clear 54' S4 .02 Clear 20 20 .44 Cloudy r,4 42 .02 Cloudy 10 2 .28 Clear 10 10 .22 Cloudy 5 4 .00 Snow 2 22 .01 Cloudy G4 40 0 Clear 0 14 T Snow 48 42 ,.00 Cloudy 24-12 T Snow 42 ."2 0 Cloudy S 20 .04 Fair 7S 58 O Clear 12- 4 .12 Snow .10 2 .18 Clear 20 10 .78 Snow 8 2 .14 Clear 6 T Cloudy J- Cincinnati, O Concordia. Kan. Corpus- Chriatl licuvpr. Colo Jim Moines, In lodge f fty, Kan. nth. Minn Kl I'aso Tex Galveston, lex. I Havre, Mont 1 ,1 acfcsonvillp Kansas City, Mo... I Little Koek, Ark.. Los -Angeles j New Orleans. La... Wew York, N. Y.'. I N. Platte, Neb Oklahoma, -kla. i Phoenix. Aria. I Pittsburg, Pa Portland. Ore St. Joseph. Mo !Sf. Louis. Mo St. Paul, Minn .Salt Lake. Ltah I Mun Vruncl.fO Sault Ste. Marie... Seattle. Wash Sheridan, Wyo. Spokane. Wash. Swift Current Tumpo. Fla. Toleilo. Ohio TOPKKA. KAN.-. Washlugton. l. C Wichita. Kan. .-n: Wlninpeg, Man. 500,000 MEN (Con tinned from Page One.) they have been ordered, are notoelng used for the troops ori land because General Pershing and his staff, desire them only for airplane work. Great Britain and France, he said, are pre pared to furnish machine guns for the land forces until the American supply arrives, and, in fact, wish to do so., Responsibility for calling out a large number of men before equipment for them was ready, Secretary Baker as sumed to himself, but added that the best military advisers, including Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, pressed for it. Charges of mistreatment of troops ia hospitals. Secretary Baker said, were acted on vigorously,- and he pointed out that the war department only iast week refused t permit mere dismiHsal of two army doctors who mistreated soldiers, but insisted they should have prison, sentences in ad dition. Faults Not Characteristic. Senator Chamberlain's "speech, Mr. Baker thought, has fcriven the country the impression that the deficiencies complained of "wre characteristic rather -than occasional. For that reason he deplored its ef fect, but he emphatically declared he came before the committee not to de fend individuals, deny delays or -false start? But, he said, "I think I can say in confidence that In them we have sought the remedy." Report Dep't Has Fallen Down. "For one reason or another the im pression has gone out into the coun try to some extent that the war de partment has fallen down in the con duct of the war," Secretary Baker said. "I want to address myself to that question. "There are several reasons why I should ask the, committee to hear me. First, the country is entitled to know if that is a fact. The country is en titled to. know what this war is and what the problems are and how we are to meet them. Second, I have a deep sense of duty to the officers and the civilians that are laboring with devotion, sacrifice and zeal and are spending sleepless nights to bring this army up to its greatest efficiency, and success." Describing the spirit of army of ficers. Secretary Baker said he htt"d seen "strong, grizzled men turn away from his desk in tears" when they had found that they could not go to France, "where the glory of their profession lay," hut must remain in Washington to press forward srar preparations. There was io case, he added, of any-offieer who had not ac cepted his duty with his whole heart. Slap at Patriotic Aides. Men of high places in civil life thru out the country, he said, had come to Washington to accept salaries of office boys, many no salaries at all, to place their--experience at the disposal of the nation. "Gentlemen," said the secretary, speaking with great earnestness, "t would be a tragical thing if this momentous effort were to deserve the commept that it had fallen down." The impatience of the whole country to "do this thing greatly," he said, "probably inspired much of the criti cism. Every one of us wants to see our country hit like a man at the ad versary. "We look back over the past and see that there have been shortcomings; that there have been,, delays. There are ithings- that could have been bet ter done. 'Eut our effort is to learn, r But Mistakes Are Corrected! "I have no purpose to. defend indi viduals or 'myself. If I discuss here individuals by-name; if I refer to General Crozier or General Sharpe or myself. It will be only to make it clear. "If any of us should figure in to morrow's casualties it would be as nothing beside the object we all seek. I am not here to deny shortcomings, but I think I- can say thatrthat where we have found such shortcomings or mistakes, we have made every effort to correct therm I most earnestly ask that when you have pointed out to you any shortcomings, whether it seems well founded or not, that you instantly refer it to me in oYder that the processes of the department may sift the truth." Attack Misleading. From Senator Chamberlain's speech Mr. Baker said it had seemed to him that a-ltho it was not the senator's pur pose to make it appear sq the country got an impression from the failuies and delays that made them "dispro-, portitfnate to what was going on." The secretary said there might be "instances of shortcomings hut or.ly instances." .When he appeared previously Mr. Baker said it "was with the Intention of being frank," but despite this de sire he seemed "to' have left the feel ing fhat I was fencing in defense of some of my subordinates." He denied any such intention and said when he concluded if there was anything else the committee desired to Investigate he uld do everything possible with in his power to assist "without fear or favor," and to effect any improvement. Only 18 Such Complaints. The secretary said that when he heard of the two letters read by Sen ator Chamberlain concerning bad treatment of sick soldiers he imme diately asked Mr. Chamberlain for all the details. "I want to follow those thru td the very end," said he, "and find out who is responsible, in order that we can punish the guilty." Altho more than one million men are under arms In this country, Mr. Baker said, the num ber of complaints received have been relatively small, probably not more than eighteen. In each instance,, he said investigations have been made im mediately. v Lewis Gnus for Aviators. Defending the lack of Lewis ma chine guns Secretary Baker reiterated that General Pershing does not want Lewis guns for the ground forces but only for aviation. Secretary Baker said all representa tives and also the war council partici pants headed by Colonel House de clared that securiag ordnance from England and France will not take supplies they' need but will help them. Mr, Baker declared that securing artillery from France rf would save ship.. Need of Ships, I. S. Crai. "I am telling no secret when I say that ships, are the crux of our prob lem," he said. "And," he continued, "altho we' have, sent soldiers to Europe much more rapidly than we ever thought we would or could, .-every soldier .has not only a modern rifle, but has had prac tice with it. That also is true of every soldier who will go to Europe." Turning to the machine gun ques tion Mr, Baker said that up to last April the Lewis gun had not been sat isfactorily tested with American am munition altho widely used by Eng land. The French, he said, never took the Lewis gun in any large numbers. "The board," he added, referring to the board he appointed in the fall of 1916, to test, machine guns, "never delayed for one seeond the procure ment of additional machine suns." Lewis Gun Test Success. He told of the navy's test of the Lewis gun last. April with an army of ficer present and added: "As a result of that test, an Im mediate order was given to "the Savage Arms company for Lewis guns. L.rge orders for Lewis guns have been given. We are advised, however, by General Pershing, that he does not desire Lewis guns for use on land." General Pershing and his staff de sire them only for aircraft. "In the meantime," said Mr. Baker, "the French government is able to suddIv us with light French guns and heavyJ noicnitiss guns lor the troops that are abroad and that will be sent -for the present. "We have ordered all the Lewis guns we could gef. and have encour aged the company to extend its plant for increased nmrinMlnn FY yet begun to expand to the extent we would like. Our army abroad is pro vided with the guns it has selected as adapted to its use, and our supply is to supplement that." Sent Machine Guns to Camps. Obviously, he said, there were not as many machine guns for camp train ing as was to be desired, but he read a fable showing that on November l each camp or cantonment had been supplied tnirty Colt, sixty-five Lewis and forty-five Chauchat guns and in addition, each regular cavalry regi ment had been supplied with ten Lewis guns and each infantry regi ment with ten Chauchats. "Practically all of- these were shipped before the trops were ready for them; m that .is. before November 1," Mr. Baker said. Senator Reed asked if "before the troops were ready for them" meant that the men needed preliminary training or before they had been mobi lized. V Secretary Baker said he believed that it meant that the ranges had not been completed and also that pre liminary training was neces-sary. Senator Kirby asked why Lewis guns had been sent to the camps when it had been decided not to use them with the land forces. Secretary Baker said -it was so that the men might learn the' complicated mechan isms of as many types as possible. As to Big Guns. On the question of big guns. Secre tary Baker recalled that General Crozier, chief of ordnance, had urged congress and the various secretaries of war continuously for larger pro grams because of the time it took to make the guns. The record served, he thought, to show that General Crozier had realized the delay that must be faced and sought to prepare in ad vance. t Reading from a letter', from M. Tar dieu, French, high commissioner. Sec retary Baker showed that France en tered the war with more than 6,000 pieces of heavy artillery, but only 140 quick firers. Great effort was made, M. Tardieu said, to get the slow fir ing guns from the fortresses into serv ice for the field, and this policy proved to be a mistake, as quick firers were needed, for field work. An appended list -of orders for heavy artillery placed by France, the secretary said, showed that "it did not lie in the imagination of ahy one to realize what the ordnance program of the war would become not even France, the very seat of the conflict with the enemy at her- throat. Some reports, the secretary said, have not proved serious upon inquiry, while others had, in which case cor rections followed. The case of the- body of an officer who died at an aviation training school being shipped home in a sheet. Secre tary r Baker said, inquiry developed that the c-jnp was in charge of a Brit ish aviation officer, who followed the Briti&h method of sending bodies home unclothed, the -man's clothes be ing shipped in a separate parcel. An American officer was then put iai charge. Cites I'unston Case. Another complaint of raeglect of a patient at Camp Wheeler, he said, de veloped that it was unjustified and resulting from the "distressed im agination of the widow." There still are in the hands of the inspector general nine cases being in vestigated. Mr. Baker told of invest gations which resulted in discharge of Lieut. Charles W. Cole and Lieut. John G. Dye, for neglect of patients, as published in the newspapers Satur day and Sunday. The1 judgeadvocate general advised adding a prison sen tence to the dismissal, and that is be ing considered. "The department "sets its face against that sort of callous disregard of soldiers' health," Secretary Baker said.' "I want" doctors and the coun try to know that then- lives and wel fare are a responsibility which I will not permit to be dodged or handled in a cavalier fashion." While camp commanders?lre held responsible for health conditions, Seci rfitary Baker said the surgeon gen eral's office has daily inspections, and he has appointed Dr. John -i- Hortisby, a hospital expert, as his personal in spector. A telegram from Doctor Hornsby regarding camp conditions Senator Chamberlain assailed, dis closed them "greatly improved," with mortality reduced and "ample accom modations for all sick." .Secretary Baker read a. -letter from Mrs., Mary Roberts Ri.iehart. the writer, who has a son in the service, commending hospital conditions she recently inspected. Mrs. Rinehart said she was impressed by Senator Cham berlain's tragic letters. Encourages Mothers. "But I feel the mothers of the country should know," wrote 'Mrs. Rinehart, "that the number of such cases is small. It Is cruel to allow every mother to judge the medical corps because here and there men are unwilling or unable to give the care that is their duty. There are condi tions to be remedied. The shortage of women morses s- serious. i But 'OfT cruelty ana Indifference I have found; nothing. "Ninety-nine out of the hun dred boys are receiving better care than they could afford at home." "And I wish to point out further," added Secretary Baker, that the very heads of the medical profession, the masters of the profession, are in con stant touch with the surgeon general. 'Continued oo Page Four.) Laundering of Every Description Dry Cleaning p "'"V-... Dyeing' Hat Renovating Out-of-Town Work Solicited. TOPEKA LAUNDRY CO. SJth Year. Phone VS653 GIVES AUSTRIA FLOUR Germany to Send Her Ally 5.500 Tons, Amstertiam Reports.. Amsterdam. Jan. 28.. It Is reported by the Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin that negotiations have been completed between German and A ustro-Hu ri parian food boards in consequence of which Germany has placed 5,500 tons of flour at the disposal of Austria Hungary on condition 6t its return fry the middle of March. If the flour is not returned later. Germany is to receive' maize to the amount c 14 per cent of the flour shipment.' PLUNDER FOOD SHOPS 3,000 in Prague Riot Are Suppressed by Ponce With Bftffk-ulty. v Zurich,, Jan.. 28. Three thousand persons took part in a riot in a suburb of Prague on Friday against reduction of the flour ration, a Vienna, dispatch says. Shop windows were smashed an i the mob had begun to plunder the stocks when the police interfered. The rioters were dispersed wijh dif ficulty. EARLY CROWD IS (Continued from Pa ce -One. the club will be elected at that time. No opposition has developed to the candidacy of M. E. Leatherwood of Council Grove, for president and It is probable he will be elected by accla mation. Secretary Squires,:stated today the dinner would begin promptly at S:S0 at Masonic temple. All speeches will be concluded in time to permit out of town visitors to return to the homes on late nignt trains. Official Program. Following is the official program- Invocation. Hev. Charles M. Sheldon. President's address, J. N. Tincher, Medi cine Lodge. "Kansas," Senator Holla w. Coleman. Merrlam. "The College "Oirl In Politics, Miss Katlir.vn Albaugh, Pittsburg. "Our Present Imty," Judge Dallas Gra ver. Salina. U ,"The Message of Kansas to the World," Mm. 3iinnie j. urinsteau, Liberal. 'Republican Consistency," F. O. "Martin, Chetopa. "America.' Lyric quartet and audience. Address. Rev. Kdmund J. Kulp, Topeka The musical program will be as follows: (By Lyric quartet and orchestra. Piuoist, Miss Pearl Main.) "Star Spangled Banner" Quartet and audience "The Red, White and Bine"' Orchestra "Kansas".' Solo and quartet "The Rainbow March" Orchestra "It's a Long Way to Berlin, But We'll Get There" Solo Mr. Clifford Lortle. "The Red Cross Girl of Mine". .Orchestra "Battle Hymn, of the Republic"-, .Quartet 'The U. S. A. Will Lay the Kaiser Away" Orchestra "The 1918 'Hot Time' Solo THr. Clifford Lortie. "Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry Band March".. Orchestra "Khaki Bill" Quartet "The Kansas Volunteer'.., Orchestra '"Keep the Home Fires-Burning". .Quartet "The Rattle Soug of Liberty" Orchestra Quartet Miss Margaret Rust, Miss Emily Crow, Mrs. B. E. Pool and Mrs. E.C.Smith. RAILROAD TIEUP (Continued from Page One.) snow storm, the seventh in a week, prevails, in this -section today. -Six inches fell between 'Saturday midnight and last "Bight,-. '"""X i Railroads which had mobilized loco motives and crews at the gateways to th anthracite mining fields to move coal Saturday night, yesterday and to day, found the snow a mighty obstacle to overcome. Drifts Halt 3"raf fie. Freeport, 111., Jan. 28. With the fuel shortage resulting from the bliz zard of two weeks ago only partially relieved, Freeport again was cut off today, snow, drifts' stopping 'traffic on steam and electric roads into this city. The situation, however, is far more serious in some of the smaller towns of Stephenson and adjoining counties and unless relief comes soon there wijl be actual suffering for want of fuel. At Orangeville, a town of 1,200 householders, who have fuel supplies, are parceling out basketfuls to neigh bors not so fortunate. At Lena a carload f screenings received for the schools will be seized for the use of families. At Shannon, in Carroll County, people are cutting down trees for firewood. Obtaining firewood from wooded tracts is difficult, how ever, owing to the deep snow. RED CROSS WOLF DRIVE

Talmo Citizens WiU Hunt Prowlers and GIVe Scalps to War Fund.' Talmo, Kan.; Jan. 28. Great inter est ia hieing taken by the hunters of Taimo in the big Red Cross wolf drive to be held Tuesday, January 29, In Grant and Lincoln townships in Re public county. The proceeds from the sale of wolf scalps and rabbits are to go to the Red Cross fund. To Cure A Cold In- One y Take LAXATIVE! BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It stops the Cough and Head ache and works off the Cold. K. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. Adv. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Chicago, .Tan. 28v CORN Corn prices hardened today owing to unfavorable weather for the crop movement. Demand, however, was only a scattered sort. Pro spects for enlarged, government control of grain prices, tended to make buyers cau tious. Opening figures which averaged a shade higher with March not quoted and May at 1.25, were followed by a alight setback and then a fresh upturn. Shrinkage of industrial' and shipping de mand here as a result of railway congestion led subsequently to setbacks in prices. The close was steaoy at tne same .aa featnrasv a finish with March $1.2014 and May $L254 L29. OATS AIT deliveriea of oats readied new high price levels. Scantiness of offerings gave the impetus, but on -the bulf?e selling broadened out- After opening c to "c higher, with May 80c to 80 He, the market reacted a trifle and then rose higher than before. PROVISIONS Higher quotations on hoga put a litttie firmness into provisions. The market tho wtaa dull. In the later dealings all gains virtually disappeared owing to lack of support. CMeacv Grain anal Fnrlsioa Market. (The range of prices on grma tutures ea Chicago Board of Trade aa reported by Taos. J. Hxers. ?01 N. E- Bldg.1 Chicago, Jan. 28. .-if opea CORN Low Toda Sat. I law?, .1284 1261 126 125 125V Mar. .-12RM, May -.125 OATS Mar. 83V Muy .."S0& PORK May ..4615 Jan. ..47.40 LARD May ..25.07 Jan. ..24.82 RIBS May-sj .-24.45 Jan. VTSS.TT- 120J4 125j 844 814 44.30 47.40 25.07 24.82 -24 -23.77 S3H 79 81- 46.19 46.17- 46-.15 47.00 7.15- 47.25 2S.02 24.80 25.07 24.80 25.05 24.79 24.42.' 2V80 .24.37 24.40" 23.76.-23.77 linH Ci:y r.raln Market. (Tile rjugc or 'ces on grain (uturek OS Kansas City Board at Trad as reported oy Titos. J. Myen. 301 il. K Bldg.) 'Kansas City, Jan. 23. CuistMl Open' CORN Jan. ..1UR May 1 2ti High Low Today Sat. lis l-js 120 12S- i lia'4 Chicago Grain and Provlaioa Market. Chicago, Jan. 28. CO R N Close: March, $1LB?4 May, 1 2o",l01.2G. OATS January, VAVzc; March, 84! 4Vjc: May, 81siVic. PORK Jan., 47.15: May, $47.17. LARD Jan.. J24.80; May. $25 03. SHORT RIBS Jan., $23.77; May, $24.10. SksBiai City Produce Market Kansas City, Jan. 28. CORN Gsfsh Market steadv to lc higher. No. 2 mixed, $l.MMj 1.73 No. :t, $l.fi2rr65: No. 2 white. $1.7Cii L77 No. :i. $1.72: No. 2 yellow, $1.73 fel.79: No. 3, nominal. OATS Market Msv higher. N 87 Vic; No. 2 mixed, 85S5'4c. KYK $2.0001 J.05. iNo. 2 white. KAFIR AM) MILO MAIZE $.1.24lff.'!.50. HAY Market firm. Choice timothy. $2S.f0 29.00; choice prairie, $25.5020.00; choice al falfa. vzujaoQxi.an. SHORTS $2.052.2o. It RAN $1.85(& 1.K8. WHEAT Receipts 41 cars. BUTTER Creamery, 4ic; firsts, 44c; seconds, 42c: parking, SO. EGGS Firsts. 50c; seconds, SOe. POULTRY" Hens, 2:tc; roosters, loV-c; broilers, i4(&25c. CORN Close: January, $1.27;- May, $1.26,11.204. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. Jan. 28. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 41fin49e. EtJGS Market rnchafiged. POTATOES Market lower. Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota aacka, $2.102.15; ditto bulk. $2.05(& 2.10. POULTRY Alive, steady; fowls, 25c; spriuga, 24c. Kansas City Live Stock Sales (The following sales were made this morn ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone di reut to the State Journal by Clay Kobin. son Co.. lire stock commission mer chants.) Kansas City. Jan. 2S CATTLE Receipts 12.U00 head. Market strong, 10c higher. HOGS Receipts 1Q..000 head.' Market strong. Bulk of sales. $15.7516.00; top. $111.05. SHEEP Ueceipts 8,000 head. Market 15c to 25c higher. Lambs, Jltt.'.H). KIL1.I NJ S-rtKUS.'. No. Wt Price.lNo. Wt. 72 1050 $11.00 I 48 1010 Prtca. $10.00 OO 1UUU i COWS AND HEIFERS. 18 81 B.25 I 4 627 3 11.(0 8.50 j 5 lObO 2 901 7.80 6.75 7.75 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 840 1181 (.52 9.00 683 8.R5 10.00 8.. 9.45 I 50.. CALVES." ll.GO I 5.. 9.25 I BULLS. 8.50 I 3.. 7.75 705 641 9.45 10.41 180 'Ml 220 10.50 .18.... 1 1120 4 920 81.".... 259 88 U .1080 HOGS..: 15.95 i .81.,.. 221 15.90 10.95 Chleago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Jan. 28. HOG'S Receipts 24.000. tomorrow 36.000. Market slow, 15c above Saturday'! issue. Hulk of sales. $15.50(3) 15.K0; light, $15.00Ai 15.76 mixed, $15.20 15.90; heavy, $15.20fti 15.90; rough, $15.20 15.35: pigs, $11.5(a 14.00. CATTLE Receipts 5.000. tomorrow 13 000. Market strong. Native steers. $8.40C! 13.75: stockers and feeders. $7.25& 10.40 cows and heifers, $6.2511.75; calves, $9.00 SHEEP ReeeiDta 3.000. tomorrow 12 000. Market firm. Wethers, $9.90rl3.40; lambs, $14.751.75. Kansas City Lin Stork Market. Kansas Citv. Jan. J8. HOGS Recelnts 10,000. Market steady to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $15.75(3 15.96 heavy, $15.9016.05; packers and butchers, $15.8516.00; light, $15.70lS 15.90; nigs. $11.00il4.00. CATTLE Receipts 12.000. Market strong. Prime, fed steers, $12.0013.75 dressed beef steers, $10.00(8-12.50; western steers, $8.50 12.25: southern strers. $7.00il0.00 cows. $(i.50St 10.50 heifers. $7.00(11.25: stockers and feeders, $7.0O(gll50 bulls, $6.7510.00; caives. .i.uinai-t.uu. SHEEP Receipts 8.000. Market steady to strong. Lambs, $15.75tii6.60: yearlings, $13.25l 14.50 wethers, $11.50(813.00; ewes. $11 .00 12.25; stockers and feeders, $7.00g) 15.73. Morning Grain GossId. (Furnished by the Topeka Board of Trade.! Chicago, Jan. 28. The Herald- says; It was the impression of many In the oat tra'de last night that local bullB and others who have pyramided heavily of late' had more bought than at -any previous time, and were in no shape to stand a sharp break, should anything atartling in the political situation, happen over Sunday that would induce aelling movement. Sales of cash oats by country elevator men in Illinois and lowa, as well as by the farm era late in the day, were said to be large. It was asserted also by some of the cash people that the federal v government was about filled us and had refused to accept some of the late offerings. Premiums on cash oats were strong to a shade higher with atandard 6tfiz6fec over May and No. 3 white 6fti-6c over. Fair purchases for 30 daya' shipment were at 54c over Mav or lic over the- posted price. With bogs off over $1 per hundred pounds in a week, it has brought the average of t packers' droves down to around the minimnm figure of $15.50 as set by the food administrator. On this account ther were traders who believed that the large government ordera for cured products that have been pending for some time would 4e placed immediately to bolster up. the market and prevent any further material decline in hogs. TOPEKA MASKRT BEFOKT. Topeka Ura Stock Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 28. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $14.00Cdil5 35 LIGHT 14.00(6elo.40 HEAVY i I... 13.50Coi5.S0 TIGS 7.0U&10.0C No stock received after 12 o'clock oa Saturdays. COWS Good to choice.. 6.50a 7.59 Fair te good 8.00(9 6.00 Common to fair.. 4.00(3 6.00 Fair to ood 6.00(3 6.73 Common 4.00S 3.08 STEESS Good to choice.. 7.00a s.oo Fair to good.v 6.003 1.00 BULLS i Fleshy 6 007r 'Of) Medium 6.00& 00 SHEEP Fat wethers .5tva n Fat ewes 6.00ti 7.50 Fat lambs 8.00 11. 5 Goats 3.00IU 5.UU VEAL CALVES Prime fat Good to 1 nolce i.urxa s.oo Medium good 6.0tiii 7 08 Fair 5.00QI 6.04 Shorn Iambs and sheep Sc under abev prices. 'Positively canoot ua (beep or lambs unless tat. Pealtfy ia4 TEa-g. (Fnrnis;ied by the -fopeka Packing Com pany, corner Laurent aad Madlaoa.t Topeka, Kan., Jan. 28. HENS 314 lbs. and over, 22c; under 3U, !ba.. 19c; springs over 2 lbs., 19c; roosters. 13c; ataggy young roosters. 16c; broilers, 2 lba. and under, 23c Eggs are retailing In Topeka Hoc. BUTTEB 48856c. Retail nay. (Furnished by W. A. Gilchrist, 626 Qoiaer 8treeL) Topeka. Kan-. Jan. 28. PRAIRIE HAT -$20.00. ALFALFA $25.10. Tapaka Hay Market, Topeka, Kan., JanT 28. PRAIRIE HAT $2U.0f. ALFALFA $2500. Tapefcm Grain Market. (Famished by J. B. Blllard, corner Kaasas Ave. and Curtis tSt-l Topeka, OATt7!!0 TV NEW COKN SL3Q. Kail, Jan. 28. I We're THESE PRICES to Speak for Themselves A 75c Work Shirt, a good one, for 59c or a dandy Dress Shirt, 75c value, only 48c $2.00 Dress Shirts for $1.48 and many other shirts at equajly wonderful prices! It's com- -ing Rain Coat time so why not buy one NOW while you can get a $7.50 value for only $4.15 or $12.50 Rain Goat for $7.95 and $20.00 Rain Coats now priced at $12.50, Lots of cold weather still on tap sq you had better buy a sweater at our sale prices: $1.00 Sweaters, 55c $2.00 Sweaters, $1.29--$8.50 Sweaters, $5.95 $10.00 Sweaters, $7.25 And then we call special attention to these remarkable Overcoat Bar gains. Ofou wil be able to wear an Overcoat for several weeks more this season and then put it awayr for next year, and you'll hardly.;,";;.: .v? miss the money at our Adjustment it1 Sale Pricest $15.00 Overcoats, only $9.95 $20.00 Overcoats, Only $12.50 $25.00 Overcoats, only $16.50. Of course you want a new Cap every man does so how about our $1.25 and $L50 Caps now ,0NLY 95c? Or 75c Caps at 48c! At our present prices you can afford to' 7 lay in a stock of a dozen Neckties! 50c and 65c Ties now 39c 75c Ties, 59c! And you have to pay ONLY $5.25 for a $7.50 Mackinaw or $6.75 for a $10.00 Mackinaw. For work we recommend our $1.75 fast blue union-made Overalls at $1.48 or $1.50 Khaki Pants at only $1,15. Then you'll find $2.50 Trousers- V marked only $1.79 $3.00 Trousers, $2.15 $3.50 Trousers, $2.95 $4.00 Trousers, $3.15 $5.00 Trousers,,; v $3.50. And how about a Flannel Shirt, or two $1.50 Flannel Shirts for 98c or $1.75 Flannel Shirts at $1.29. Gloves galore every kind every price for example: $1.50 .Gloves, for 95c $2.00 Gloves, $1.39 $3.00 Gloves, $2.15. But don't for get the TOGGERY Hatsat our V regular prices our Hats are the best value in towji, but at these sale prices the bargains are simply un believable! 'Regular $2.00 Hats ONLY $1.48-2.50 Hats ONLY -$1.95 $3.00 Hats ONLY $2.45-: $4.00 Hats ONLY $3.15. And last, but not least, we say BUY UNDER--?1' WEAR NOW! $1.75 Ribbed Union Suits-ONLY $1.29 $1.75 Fleeced Union Suits, ONLY $1.39 $2.00 Union Suits ONLY $1.58.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28. 1918 Up t o W DMFIM(1 .HOT FROM BY-CUUG" Washburn Resumes Basketball i First Conference Game Tonight School's Ambulance Team From Camp Pike Will Not Play Here 7' Can't Ge t Furloughs. Washburn' college will resume her place in the Kansas confer ence basketball race tonight at 8 .o'clock when the Ichabods meet the Midland college quintet in the .Thomas gymnasium court. One other game also is to be played this week, with the College of Emporia Wednesday night. The Washburn ambulance com pany game for the latter part of the week has been called off.'' The resumption of basketball at Washburn after it had been definitely decided by the faculty that the sport wrjuki have to be dropped because of "the financial straits of the athletic association -is due entirely to the ef torts of Coach F L. De Beukelaer and the student body, roach De Beubelaer did not throw, up the sponge when it was announced no conference games would be played but said he would coach whatever material cared to re port to him .and that he would try to arrange a local rifcn-eonference schedule to keep the game alive. The students, .however, took issue with the faculty and registered a com plaint against dropping out of the con ference race. The faculty replied that It would be impossible to finance a conference, team with the athletic as sociation more than $1,000 in the hole and that it would be impossible to maintain a team unless the money came from sources other than the col lege coffers. Thereupon the students Immediately got busy and to show that they really were in earnest about wanting basketball each and every one voluntarily donated a dollar an madej it possible to finance the sport. New Schedule Arranged. j As soon as this was done CoacU De Beukelaer began arranging a schedule i and Bounding up material. Altho most of the other conference colleges had their schedules made up. the Ichabod mentor has succeeded in I booking a very satisfactory list of Karnes and will play some of the best quintets in the state, tifteen bookings having been ma.de with two tentative dates with St. Mary s under negotia- tion. The basketball material in scnooi i 'not very plentiful and there are only one or two veterans td build a team around, but new material is being rounded up and it is thought that a few weeks' praetice will make it pos sible for the Ichabods o give a good account o' themselve In tonfehts game the linetip will probably be as follows: Captain Dean and Poort, forwards: Cossmann, cen ter; Heller. JoerR and Stimson, guards. JJiS Soldier Game Off. The tamo with the Washburn Am bulance corps that was expected to firing out a big crowd of spectators, lut word was received today that the ambulance quintet cannot Tnake the trip because of inability to get fur loughs for the p' tyers. HE GOT $150,000 That Is AH Mack's Famous Stars Brought Him. Club One Time Was Worth Half a Million. BV JACK VEIOCK. New York. Jan. 28yJust a little less than five years ago the name of Connie Mack and his famous world's champion Athletics was a by-word with baseball fans thruout the country. The buj?H were still hashing over the wonderful feats of that, greatest of all Philadelphia clubs and lauding Mack as the wizard among managers. Today the member of the famous Mackmen are scattered. The sale of Ftuffy Mclnnis to the Red Sox sent the last of the once great team away from Quakertown and long, ljpan Con nie Mack remains alone as a reminder of better days. Old Toammau-s Rivuls. Kakrr. Barry, Collins and Mclnnis, the once great infield of the I'ttila- delphia champions, are members of the rival clubs now. Kddie Flank is on the retired list and Coombs and Jlender are in the rival major leagues with the Dodgers and PhiU. "Bullet Joe Bush. Wallie Schang. Strunk, Walsh. Oldring and Murphy were sent away one by oner and about all that Mack has lef is a franchise, Kive years ago Mack would not have sold his franchise ball club, as a whole, for a half million iron men. The infield combination alone was valued at $100,000. But under the plan Mack used of disposing of his stars the Philadelphia club received a total of around $150,600 in all. Collins is said to have brought $50,000; Baker $25,000; Barry. $7,500. and Schang. Strunk, Bush and Mc lnnis a total of, $60,000 in cash and Boston players in addition. 4 New Stunt In Baseball. Several years ago Mack gave out a tat em en t to the effect that he was .disposing of players because of dif ferences between the men and the management. H said he would not have a player on his club who would not give the ofcub his best cervices, r who was dissatisfied. Yet the fa mous Athletics seem to have given Mack their best, else they could never have captured so many world's pen nants,, The breaking up of the Mackmen. in the manner it all came about, is the only case of the kind in big league history.' THIS CORN FOOD CUTS DOWN THE BREAD AND BUTTER BILL, 50 M STATES -says P0STT03STIES the' Minu te EVERYWHERE. WASHBURN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR THE SEASON The following schedule of games has. been arranged for the newly organized Washburn basketball teaun Monday January 28, Midland at Topeka. Thursday, January 31, College of Emporia at Topeka. February 1 or 2, Washburn am bulance corps at Topeka. Wednesday, February 6, Salina Weslevan at Topeka. Fridat, February 8. Midland at Atchison Thursday, February 14, College of Emporia at Emporia. Friday, February 15, NormaPat Emporia. Saturday, February 16, Haskell at Lawrence. Thursday, February 21, Haskell at Topeka. Tuesday, February 26, Aggies at Manhattan. Wednesday. February 27, Wes leyan at Salina. Thursday, February 28, Bethany at Lindsborg. Friday. March 1, McPherson at McPherson. Saturday, March 2, Bethal at Newton. Friday. March 8, Ottawa at Ot tawa. Tuesday, March 12, Ottawa, at Topeka, Contracts for games not signed. Two games also will probably be played with St. Mary's, one at St. Marys and one at Topeka. WILLARDJN K. G. Champion Is Sincere About Defending His Title. LHe Deities Bit?4 Offers Haye Been Made to Him. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28. Big, good naturcd, whole-hearted Jess Wil lard, champion of heavyweight boxers, a title whih carries wjth it the dis tinction of being the king of pugilism. j is going to defend his championship just as soon as a suitable opponent gains the confidence of the public to such a decree thatit will pay the title- holder to train for an engagement of such importance. This information i was conveyed by the champion him- self, who 13 here on business. Mrs. Willard accompanied her husband on the trip to Kansas City from their home in Chicago. Who is he going to fight? That's something Willard can not tell you. But he is convinced that It will be one of two men Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey. The champion believes these two should fight twenty rounds in New Orleans or some other place as soon as possible after Fulton and B'rank Moran settle their argu ment in the Crescent City February 22. If Fulton wins that engagement, and he is favorite at this writing, he can fight Dempsey and the wiimer step into a championship encounter, the first since Willard tumbled Jack Johnson to the resined canvas in a ring at Havana, Cuba, April 6, 1915. Is Ready to Fight. Members of the ancient order of hammer wielders have stated that Willard doesnot care to defend the title. They are all wrong. Willard is a regular champion. Despite all the knockers can say against him he mea,ns to defend the championship Just as any champion should, as soon as he is convinced that the public recognizes some other fighter as a logical contender for the title. But he does not intend to go thru months of training and fight a man' who will not have sufficient drawing power to make it a' real championship affair. Willar always has been willing to fight Fulton or any other man who Is worthy of a crack at the champion ship, but the public has never con sidered Fulton in the same class with the champion because of the many bad fights Fearful Freddy has made, and therefore there has been no de mand for a bout of that character. t'Just when will you defend the title ha was asked. That's hard to say," replied the champion. "I do not care to fight until warm weather, when the con test can be staged in the open air. An arena can be constructed that will seat all who care to attend. By that time one of the challengers will be in a position to demand a bout." There have been many reports lately of efforts for a title bout One story stated that a Wyoming cattle king had offered Willard $1 00,000 fori his end if he would fight twenty rounds In Wyoming. "I have not received any offers," said the champion. GET $100,000 JEWELRY Two Suspects for Sensational Chicago Robbery Are Arrested. Chicago. Jan. 28. Robert ttnrtnn and a man by the name of Hawkins are held by the police in connection with the robbery of the Heller-Rose Jewelry store Saturday, which netted the thieves jewels values at more than $100,000. Burton's arrest followed informa tion that some time aero he riisniAvAri a badge which he represented to be inai or aetectives. One of the iewsli-v store robbers displayde such a badge DODGE MEN WON Funston Athletes Also Covered Themselves With Glory. Officers Made Great Showing in Bayonet Drill at K. C. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28. Bring on yoa boches! Ameiica is ready for 'em! It mattered, little to the 5.000 per sons attracted to Convention hall here Saturday night 'to witness the first actual competitive exhibition ever staged by national army men that Camp Dodge won seven of the thir teen contests and was awarded 50-50 breaks in two others, t'amp Funston, in defeat, drew its glory. AH for Uncle Sam! To the spectators, the marvelous development of men; the change that has been worked in the boy plucked fropi the corn field: the upheaval in the lad called from the bank: the won derful results of training all these greedily were applauded by the audi ence. Competition brouBht applause. But the lightning speed of the bayonet thrust, the "bull's eyes" hung up, by the hand grenade hurlers and the evi dence that America's young manhood in the training amps is in the pink of condition was forced to realization. Dodge Men 'Took Lead. The men of Dodge started a ram page in the win column in the initial contest when Private. Jack Burke, a cousin of the eminent Mike Gibbons, boxing instructor at Dodge and the world's premier middleweight, pum melled Billy Rice of Funston and for merly of Kansas City thru four rounds to a decision. Dodge continued i suc cessfully in the win column from Fun ston, drawing firsts in four events. Private Earl Caddock, claimant of the world's wrestling title and a na tional army member wearing the Dodge colors, was the luminary of the ring events. Caddock won from his Funston opponent in 1:18 and later grappled thru a ten-minute exhibition with Joe Cuneen. a Kansas City Ath letic club mat artist. A surprise of the ring events was the exhibition staged by Private Tyler Weltmer, a former Missouri university student who boxed in local circles under the moniker of Tyle Thomas, and Sergt. Billy Roach of Dodge. The fracas re sulted in a draw, according to Referee Harry Brewer and the spectators and pleased all except a few Weltmer ad j..irers. The ring contests and those on the padded mat, however, failed to meas ure up to the standard set by sixteen Funstonites steDDinK thru a bayonet direction of Lieut. B. Baumber, a British arny bayonet expert. Many of the men wore em blems of commissions on their shirt collars and the manner in which they sped thru the difficult series or ex ercises bespoke the labor spent in gaining their "spurs." as Wonderful Exhibition. The sixteen sprinted from one sec tion of floor to another. They shot glistening steel into imaginary foes and the spectators arew menuu pic tures of victims and even gore. But the only gore spilled was lost by a husky boxer when he walked into the hefty poke of a padded fist. Never theless, Kansas City received a men tal taste of the experiences its native sons are going thru. And Kansas City, or that portion that sat jn Conven tion hall shuddered at the sight and the thoughts. Bill Sherman, put it right. The Boches, too, know a few tricks about this game Bill Sherman cussed, but the allies are acquiring the Hinden burg education and a few additional tricks and are nqt taking quite so long to assimilate the knowledge as did the men of Kaiser Bill. Perhaps, there might have been a few stunts that the spectators ..failed to witness but this wasthe fault of Uncle Sam himself. The fuel com mission ordered "taps" for 11 bells and at 10:50 Tommy Cannon, the sil ver toned announcer," explained. His words were cheered, but jpot thru dis satisfaction on the" part of the spec tators over the exhibition, fo the final sunt was a thriller. Teams from Funston and Dodge were hurling the hand grenades thru the ozone at an imaginry Hun trench. The steel pills spiraled high and fell on a target. Corporal Malone, 353rd infantry. Camp Funston, was the stel lar performer with a pair of "bull's eyes" -on his first two attempts. The squads were trained by Lieut. A. Boucher, and Lieut. H. Pourchod, French army officers detailed to train Americans in new war arts. There" were calls of "speech" when Jess Willard, world's heavyweight champion fighter, and Mrs. Willard entered the hall. Jess entered the ring late, as usual, it might be said, but Mrs. Willard led the way and re fused to permit her big hubby to talk. The Results. Summary: Boxing. 135-pound class Private Jack Burke, CamptDodge, defeated Private Billy Rice, Camp Funston, 4 rounds, decision. Boxing, 145-pour-d class Draw be tween Private Tyler Wetmer, Camp l jjnston. and Sergt. Billie Roach, Amp Dodge, 4 rounds. Boxing, 160-pound class rPxivate Uvick, Camp Funston, defeated Pri vate Kiltie, Camp Dodge, 4 rounds, decision. Boxing, light heavyweight class Draw between Private Daley, Camp Funston, and Private Anderson, Camp Dodge. Boxing exhibition. 4 rounds Mike Gibbons, Camp Funston' boxing direc tor, and Private Jack Burke, Camp Dodge. Wrestling, 140-pound class Jack McGill. Camp Dodge, won decision from Private Vath, Camp Funston, 15 minutes. Wrestling, light heavyweight class Private Eselum, Camp Funston, de feated Private Sharkey, Camp Dodge, 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Wrestling, heavyweight class Pri vate Earl Caddock. Camp Dodge, de- leated Private liana. Camp Funstcn, 1 mmute 18 seconds. Wrestling exhibition Private Earl WALL PAPER 1 itt Regnlar Pries CLARY'S Phone 1 383 Caddock wrestled 10-minute draw with Joe Cuneen, K. C. A. C. 50-yard rescue race Won by Camp Dodge. Bayonet drill exhibition Led by Lieut. B. Baumber, British army bay onet expert. Stretcher race Won by Gamp Dodge. Shuttle race Won by Camp Dodge. Bayonet contest Won by Ca,np Dodge. 78 points to 70 points. Hand grenade throwing contests Won by Camp Funston, 28 points to to pomaB. Saturday Basketball Games.- Kansas Aggies 37, Drake 13. Atchison H. S. 44, Topeka H. S. 25. Food for Fans BY GEO. K. PHAim. (Copyright) Helping- Hands. It was the first- round. Vladimir O'Sbaugbnessey, pugilist, was in me tuiasc ox a louffD I lent. He bad bis hands full, but that was nouilne new to Vladimir O'ShnnchnpMipv He was accustomed to handling tough propositions. All that 'bothered Mm was the army of seconds In his corner. -ciinon, you boob, clinch:" howled Sec- "Stand off and jab!" howled Second No. "Hook your left!" howled Second No. 3. Oo in and mix! howled Second No. 4. wnats tne matter with your right? howled Second No. 5 Kte. Ktc Kte. Vladimir O'Shaughnessey- sat in his cor ner at the close of the round. "Now I know," he said, "how it feels to Ha nrMir The Pu Hound's arewell. "Fare tbee well, and if forever Then forever fare the well!" 11 Thus the baseball deadhead murmured. And be add "War is hell." Owitisr to the war tax on baJuhnll nnntn sporting editors will not be so popular this As another result of the embargo on free uuuulb a DBKoati wnrer wim occasionally be, able to get a seat in the press coop. v There would be no freight congestion if a woman were in cnarge of the railroads. Any woman can carry a trainload of mer chandise in a knitting bag. "Nothing is certain." says a baseball scribe, speaking of the eaon of 1918. But we are willing to bet two bits that the4 d.uneucBC win not win the world s series. It Is rumored that Cactus Crarath will be traded to the coast league, where he can hunt 'em over ty fences. t Magic, The sleight-of-hand performer From a simple two-quart hat Could extract a dozen pigeons And a rabbit and a cat. But a woman with a knitting bag Can stock a six-room flat. There was a time when "O Siimf!" wsb a mild sort of expletive, but when a man says it now he says a pocketful. The price of baseballs having gone up.q "tr uirsuuie me emu owners wui meet me situation by slapping a fine on any athlete who slams one out of the lot MAKE HOSPITAL PROBE Chamberlain Expose Starts an Investi gation at Camp Doniphan. Camp Doniphan, Okla.. "Jan. 28. MaJ. Gen. .William, JH. WrighC com manding the Kansas and Missouri No tional Guard cantonment here, has or dered a rigid investigation of hospital conditions and the circumstances sur rounding the death of Albert Hest wood, a private in a Kansas organiza tion, who die in the base hospital of spinal meningitis on December 2S. Details of army hospital treatment he- I fore and after the soldier's death are I understood to have supplied "the ma- Big Meeting of Capital Council No. 1 Knights and Ladies of Security TUESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 29, AT SECURITY HALL SPECIAL MUSIC, REFRESHMENTS AND A .GOOD TIME FOR ALT. MEMBERS WHO COME,. Capital Council is planning big things for this year. We want every member to take part. Be sure to be at the big meeting Tuesday night. MAUD WATSON, Secretary OPENS TOMORROW FOR BOSTON ENGLISH OPERA CO. COMING MAT. and KIGHT r "IL TROVATORE" 55S "BOHEr'JIAN GIRL" FLOOR $1.00--BAL. 50c-75c GAL. 25c Where the Amusement Life of Topeka Centers Daily at 3:00 7:00 8:30 Daily at 5 HIGH CLASS ACTS f VAUDEVILLE" 5 Sixth qplsode 8erra Pearls' Mat. i Mht le-se-.ia terial for a portion of" Senator Cham berlain's protest against 1 alleged inef ficiency in the army 4nade in the United States senate. Until he had read the published story of the soldier's death, General Wright said, his attention had not been brought to the case. He declared that he had ordered the lnvestigat'on at his own instance. ON WAR INSURANCE Topeka Life Underwriters Discuss Gov ernment Plan at Annual Banquet. The government has no intentions whatever of becoming a permanent contender in the life insurance field after the war, according t6 the in terpertations placed on the war risk insurance bill by various members of the Topeka Association of Life Under writers at the annual banquet at Pel letter's tea room Saturday night. The benefit of the government in surance in war time and itj use after the war were fully outlined in speeches by E. p. Clithero of the Home Mutual Life Insurance Company; H. O. Mad dox, of the Aetna Life company, and F. B. Parker of the New England Mutual company. In his speech Mad dox stated that 90 per cent of the Kansas boys at Camp Funston had applied for the government war in surance. Sen. James. A. Troutmar outlined the past history of the various war fund campaigns and laid down the lines on which he war will be won in a financial way. Charles Elliott put the history and purpose .of the baby bond and the thrift stamp be fore the insurance men and in return received a pledge of co-operation in pushing the sale of the certificates. Mrs. J. P. Hicks appeared on the program with a number of readings in negro dialect. War songs of the present struggle were sung by B. P. Bartlett. i The entertainment program for, the evening was in charge of H. O. Garvey of the Massachusetts Mutual company. Following the banquet and the pro gram the life insurance association elected officers for 1918. The new officers are: O. T. Cropper, Aetna Life Insurance company, president: J. E. Spalding, Equitable Life of New York, first vice president; J. N. Dolley. Home f Mutual Life Insurance com pany, second vice president; E. W. Zinn, Equitable Life iof Iowa, secre tary and treasurer. C. S. Locknane, New England- Life Insurance com pany; H. O. Maddox, Aetna Life In surance company; J. M. Hilton, of Emporia, National .Life Insurance company, were elected as an executive committee. OFFICERS GOING UP First Batch of Promotions Are Re- eeived at Camp Doniphan. Camp Doniphan, Okla., Jan. 28. The first promitions to be made in the Thirty-fifth division took place in the lluth engineers, a regiment raised in Kansas City and Topeka by Mai. Leigh Hunt and Maj. E. M. Stayton. More than fifty other recommenda tions for promotions have gone to Washington from here, but so far none of them have been aoted upon. Two first lieutenants, Richard W. Cunningham, Kansas City, and Charles R. Fisher, Fort Scott, were promoted to the grade of captain. -Two. second lieutenants, Herbert T. Barclay 'and Roy C. Hedges, both from Kansas City, were made first lieutenants. Six non-commissioned officers were made second lieutenants. They are: Hen ning F. Nelson, Harold B. Payne, Ken neth E. Kryder, Wallace M. Neil, all of ansas City, and Leon B. McCarty, Tann-enw and Richard McGaw, Liberal, Kan. Other promotions are expected to be announced soon. J. E. GRIEST, President THE TO THE ed.Jan.30 Frank Kinc an4 his DAINTY CIBI.S Presenting AT THE WAYSIDE INN Mat. IS NlKht 10-2 Charge purchases made Tuesday and after will be posted to February accounts payable in March The store opens at 9:00 and closes at 5:00 A fine lot of new items to add new interest to the EUDooiiitlhi -EtrDcfl Sale Tmesrilay We asked the printer to underscore the word Tuesday for these fine new items are for special selling tomorrow. e. t In many cases quantities arc linrt and will be dosed out by 1 o'clock. A most remarkable December and January business has resulted in a great accumula tion of odds and ends, small lots, broken lines and remnants and in. this swift, sweeping Month-End Sale out they go at radical reductions Wool Coat prices radically reduced! a Month-End offering of supreme interest A lot of women's Winter Coats that were origin ally priced $12.48 will go on sale Tuesday AQ morning at lO A lot of women's Plush Coat? t that were originally priced $21.48 will go on sale Tues- a4.Ji day morning at. JL a) itO A small lot of girls plaid Dresses with patent leather belts; originally priced $3.19 si (CsCst on sale Tuesday sn, u i O Pelletlers Bargain Basement Out they go! Corsets at lOc The odd ones, the small lots and the broken lines from regular stock; coutils, batistes and nets in small sizes, mostly 50c, 75c and $100 Corsets, s while they last JL W C ilegular 75c and 85c Corsets; medium bust, long hip models in all sizes from 23 to 42 "7 a 30 on sale Tuesday. 3 m C Pelletler's Bafain Basement 25-39c Ribbons 19c yd. A fine lot of wide, fancy Silk Ribbons; pretty striped and floral patterns in all colors and com binations; for bows and sashes regular 25c and 29c Rib- fc bons priced to "close A C PenetferV Barrsltl Bawement 75c Scarf Sets for 49c The Set consists of a nice, long, warm Scarf with a Cap to match: fine for girls' school wear regu lar 75c ones on sale Jt n Tuesday "TT 7 C Pelletler's BariraJn Basement House Dresses $l.O0 House Iresaes 87c $2.00 House Dresses $1.35 Full size, full cut House Dresses of. good quality plain color, striped and checked ginghams; all sizes, 36 to 42, to begin with regular $1.00 ones Ann for O C Neat, stylish, serviceable House Dresses of the very best of per cales; medium blue with white stripes and checks a small lot of regular $2.0Q ones to be closed out in the Month- a saa f End Sale at X i39 Pelletler's Bargain Basement Here are Curtain materials at prices you'll not likely, see again Yard' wide Scrims; a very good quality in pretty floral patterns tne lowest price' weve TheRlonth-EnclSalereachestheShoes --and down go the prices! Here are four representative lots, and there are a number of others just as good foot wear for the whole family at the lowest prices Topeka has known this Winter! Men's Men's dress Shoes: all styles from the English last to the wide, common-sense last; of gun metal, vici kid and calf skin; all sizes in the lot, to begin with men's Shoes worth up to $4.50 93.50 to be closed out at 2.98 lar stock, on sale EXTRA THE HERO OF "COME THROUGH" HERBERT RAWLINSON The Favorite of the Girls Will be seen bere again TODAY TOMORROW WEDNESDAY In "The High Sign" Knows 3, 7, 8:30 Regular Prices nrmnf- jf" r-; i UIALU il Come early; the bargain you will 9l w'iWv J-s- Hour Sales Q n in W o m e n's Night Gowns of soft bleached muslin; full size, neat ly trimmed regular 69c ones 33c into 1 1 Women's Hose, children's Stock ings and men's Socks while they last for the one hour js 1 1 fo 1 2 Tea Aprons o lawns. S w I I of fine I s s e s and 'batistes with dainty trim mings 25c and 50a a "J" ones am a C 19 tO 1 Cotton Batts; small ones of pure white cotton at just half price regular 10c ones for...L9C to 9 Boys' Union Suits of warm fleece; sizes up to 16 years 75e ones. 57c O f-fi 3 5c Cabinets of Wire v Hair Pins 2)4c 2 for 5c Pearl Buttons. Ic Good Safety Pins 3 cards 5c Darning Cotton 1c 10c Crochet Cotton 6c Up to 25c Hair Ornaments. 5c 60c Hand Bags.... 17o 10c Stickeri Braid 4c 10c Snap Fasteners 5c 3 tO 4 B a b y Embroidery Edges; of sheerest materials in daintiest pat- ternsi 10c ones, yard. sjD C A f n R Bleached Muslin;' the 36-inch width, good quality the regular 17c grade, per a 1 yard i ;X.C? C Pelletler's Barrsia Basement heard of for more than a year yard 10c Silk-finished Marquisette: the 40 inch width of finest thread with a soft, silk-like finish; good enough for most any room in most any house; white, cream and ecru while it lasts, per yard ami 3 C Pelletler's Barcaln Basement J Women's Girls' Women's lace and but ton Shoes; of patent, vici kid and fpjnmetal; plenty of all sizes in the lot,, to begin with the small lots and broken lines of women's up to Girls' solid leather Shoes; of heavy kid and gunmetal; button style mostly, with a few lace; sizes 12 i to 1H; the ideal Shoes' for school fchoes from regru and general wear 2.45 regular $3.00 2.39 Shoes on sale PELLETIER'S BARGAIN BASEMENT A GREAT STORE WITHIN A BASKET BALL TONIGHT Washburn Gymnasium at 8 o'clock Midland College vs Washburn General admission, 25c Reserved seats 15c extra, and your war bit. earlier you get here, the better find the store opens at 9:00. Out go the last of the men's hats at $1.50 Men's soft felt -Hats; good shapes and colors, all sizes; lots of $3.00 and even $3.50 ones are included out they go, all in one lot. 1.50 $3.50 "Headlight" I nlon-Alla; of heavy weight army khaki that will not shrink; covered buttons and lots of roomy pockets; all size9 in this f Month-End Sale af9 Men's $2.80 Flannel Shirts with a good percentage of wool in them; gray, navy tyue and olive drab; warm and serviceable on special a sT"fcO sale Xi90 Men's $8.50 and $0.00 Sweaters: the heaviest, rope weave wool Sweaters in plain gray, stripes and maroon big tT PJ bargains at 3 Men's 59c Cap of heavy plaid materials; all sizes for men and boys while mW they last aC C 50c Wool Socks; heavy, warm ones in sizes 9 to 1 1 H at practically half price ajafta Tuesday ana 57 C Pelletier's Bargain Basement Save by buy! ng Remnants Look over the Remnant Table every time you are down town. 'Twill be well worth your while for on it are remnants and useful short lengths of yard goods of all kinds; Silks. Woolens, Silk Mix tures, Cotton Suitings, Ginghams. Percales, Outings, etc. all at radically reduced prices. Pelletler's Bargain Basement Bath Robes AV rumen's $2.4 and $3.50 Balh Kobe of soft, warm, fleece blanketing In pretty floral and Indian patterns, a your choice JL a VV Little Girls' $1.00 Batb Kobe) of pink and blue eiderdown they're slightly soiled and so we are going to close Ca"e" a out the last of them at a m C Pelletler's Bar-gala Basement Boys' Boys' lace Shoes of heavy black grain leatb--er; Just the thing for boys who are hard on their shoes; sizes IS to 4. Ordinarily such Shoes as these would sell for $4 here they are inthisMonth- af OO End Sale X a70 STORE girls' Prestdeni L. M. Fen well fbooa 775 nac'y-TraaS K- K. Jobuava PbonsSttlK THE L M. PENWELU (IXDERTAKIMU CO. I 8 SS Sie Qnfa-r Strass Pasaa HI rGEr.i Shows frmm t till 10 p. m. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1918 1 I V. J'- s; r, t&trptkn. jtatr 3Icrurnal r. An Independent KnwpapOT BY FRANK P. MACLEXS.W k "Entered second-claas mall matter VpLCMEXI .No. 24 J OFFICIAL STATE PAPKB. OFFICIAL PAPEK CITY -OT TOPEKA 8obcrlptloa Kates. Kt mull in anvince, one yeai JS By mall In art thin- elx mootl-a-. rj Hy mall In dnn. three montba. i -J By mall in advance, one montn.... Rate, by Carrier. week 3 rn'a VTwn wwki for a quarter... J Telephone '.530. offices: Pan' ''"irPera We ?:in 'fth arentie. New York halMlng. rwrairor IM In.Mre it-t P-naton: Xresge hnilding. Detroit r.w.r.aper mbllahcrj- Association. AnHIt Bureau of Clrcnlitlcw. MKMBEflToF THE kSSOriATRn The Associated Press ''"."T'nf Tli title.! to the ne for replication of all nrr. oisnatches -reoKed to It or not ot be. Kir' erellted In tbla raner anil also to loenl npffM nnblis'icn' herein. mJThateve Tor WAST TO KNOW." Tbe- Tooeka State Jonmnl InformaMoB fferean t Waahlnuton fnrnlabes rea rte ra free of -harie. accurate and anthor taNTe answers to oneetiona on any and all no- Jects concerning -rhtcb Information en be ad from the unoamllelcd resources of tbe arlori- federal aoernment department and the greit lltfrary of eoncreas. A a. eeat stamp for return postage mna. ae company each tnqolry. State -rleariy tee ldTormatlon wanted, write plainly and ad cresa 1EE TOPEKA STATE .TOTTTtNAl. IN FORMATION niTREAU. Waahincton, D. C K. B.- Inqulrera ahonld be careful to ob serve two potats: Encloae a 3-eent stamp aa.ti address their icttera to Washington, at abort, and not to Topeka. otherwise Ue Ufy and needless expense are Incurred. Probably one would need to jour ney no farther than the approaching congressional election campaign to ftnd the cause of thejsudden outbreak in-Washington against the conduct of the war. Stone of Missouri started tjie row an Chamberlain contin ued it. The senate has chosen amos,t Inopportune time for its pol'.ti- ctf wasli day. And1 especially inop portune is the effort of some of the senators to force upon the- president war policies that are specifically dis approved by' him. After the great struggle is over, after the most critical crisis In history is passed, the politi cians in house and senate wift have ample time to perform without doing serious harm to their country what ever good hey may do In criminations ana recrirninatiois and by flinging po litical brickbats and bludgeons at one another. Bui now. positively, is not the time for iV. No war was ever won by divided leadership! We have seen what that sort of thing has meant in Russia what it has meant for a gen eral's orders to be ineffective until ap proved by a common school debate by those to whom the orders were direct ed. It meant anarchy, disorganization and chaos. Hogs told on the Chicago market last Saturday at a figure below 16 cents. This is a drop of approximate ly 4 cents from the high mark reached last year. Has anybody noticed a re duction of cents a pound at the re tail shops? -"Enrollment in American public schools has been affected by the war, ltu, not to the extent of making it less iban last year, according to figures compiled by. tAe bureau of education, ngures from 1,411 cities and C96 cpunties or districts show an Increase of close to the normal amount of 2H per cent in elementary schools. In high schools, however, the increase is olily one-fourth of the usual 9 per c ent. Such increase as there is in high t eiiool enrollment is caused by the girl students. Fewer boys are enrolled ths year in every class in high school except the fourth: apparently there is a, healthy tendency for boys in the tiiv ior year to remain and graduate. In city elementary schools the increase in enrollment is actually somewhat above normalrbut in city high schools there is a marked falling off, espec ially among the boys. Country schools fchow some gains over last year both in elementary and high school enroll ment, but rot so great as would be expected under normal conditions. Hural high schools show increases for both boys and girls, despite the war. Some weird language is found in the publicity output of some of our food conservation amateurs thea days. For iastance, the scribe in the department of commerce, who is the author of 'Why Tou Should Eat Oysters," de clares 't is a duty to utilize thisvast food resource as far as possible and save other foods of which there is a dearth. It is not one of the cheap fwods when measured by the cost of its useful, constituents, but it is valu able as an appetizing variant of the diet." As the function of an appetiser "is "to make hungry," "to whet the appetite." it seems that the author uses language calculated to defeat the very purpose of his poster. What is the matter with dried apples and wa ter as a means of conserving food? Reported revolutionary rioting in Germany, and Austria may be better understood when it is considered in eonnectlon with Trotsay's declaration that the Socialists of these countries have "nothing to lose but their chains." There are indications that a mater ial increase inathe country's meat sup piyJs oj- the way. That this Is not due wholly to the observance of meat less days Is shown by a report of the bureau of markets, United States de partment of agriculture. Front this It la learned that shipments of "stock ers and feeders" from the stockyards back to the farms last year showed in crease in every case over the number haadled in 1916. Shipments of feeder hogs were four, times greater than during 1916, and last December showed shipments seven times larger than for the same month in 1916. Feeder cattle shipments Increased 862,140 over shipments in I'M 6. Ship ments of feeder sheep increased about a million head. It is said that most of this increase was in the west. RAILROADS IN PEACE TIMES. Secretary McAdoo in his testimony befort the senate committee on com merce as director general of railroads, in answer to a question said that he did not believe in government owner ship, but he did believe it Impossible to turn the roads back to their owners "under exactly the same system by which they were operated when the government took them over! He thought there must be "sohie form of government control." lt would be quite different from that adopted as a war measure, but he did not enlai ge upon It. In the earlier part of his tes timony, Mr. McAdoo had said ihat he die not think the railroads should be returned to private control immediate- ly after the war. No doubt there will be financial ad justments to be made between the government and the different corpor ations, says the New YorkJournal of Commerce, and it is quite likely that as the result of the experience, not only during the war but before it came, there will be considerable- occa sion for change in the existing 4aw. The kind of regulation that had pre vailed for some years was the cause of the utter "unpreparedness" of our transportation system when the war came and has added enormously to many costs and losses that have re sulted. There is no reason to apprehend that the war experience will afford any argument for permanent govern ment control,. In the sense of taking over the ownership or practical oper ation. There will be plenty of reason for modifying the system of regula- "tion, especially in its methods of ad ministration. The interstate commerce commission may remain, with its pow er of supervision and authority to pass upor. plans of extension end financial arrangements for raising, capital and surplus thru rates charged and securities issued, i But it is to be hoped that those who supply the capital and those who are respon sible for its use will not be -so ham pered as they have been in the last few years. It is announced that the idle ships in American ports have now been supplied with coal. If they .have the fact is ample justification for Doctor Garfield's order. There is no one thing in connection with the prosecu tion of the war more important than ships. Without them we can Isupply neither food nor soldiers in aid of our allies. LET WUjSON DOIT.. An unfortunate staieof conflict has been excited in Washington just at a time when it a most desirable that all the forces of government should act together In a consistent policy for the prosecution of our part in the great war for free government. The whole of the United States is now going "over the top." The country is en-, gaged in mortal combat with a most powerful, highly organized and uni fied enemy. If we are to win, unity of action and grim determination are es sential. The nation which stops to bicker and quarrel over details and to nag its leaders while at war is almost sure to lose. Criticism of our national war methods and measures should- be in a friendly tone, constructive in charac ter, and free from partisan prejudice or enmity. It should also be tempered with full appreciation osT the difficul ties encountered and of the fact that we have had to prepare for war fro ra the ground up. We have ki President Wilson a lead er a commander-in-chief placed, in that position by the votes of the peo ple, and he, and he aione, is going to be held responsible for what comes out of America's part in the war. The American people are not going to hold any bureau head, cabinet of ficial or anybody else than the presi dent responsible for the outcome of the war, so far aa this country is con cerned. If our part in the war prove a failure, the finger of public condem nation will reach far over the heads of committeemen, bureau chiefs, depart ment heads and even of congress. It will point straight to Woodrow Wilson and to nobody else. The president knows that he alone must answer to the' people; posterity! f and to history for whatever may come out of oarvpresent belligerency. He has his own well defined ideas and his own well outlined plana of procedure. He should have freedom to follow them, unhindered! Being closely in touch with conditions both at home and abroad, and having open to him avenues for information which are open to him alone, of all Americans, he knows things about the various phases of I his war that neither con gress nor hLj annoyers outside of con gress know He is supposed to know what he is doing,, and h Is entitled to a free hand. Two bodies of experts are now re ported at work upon the" problem of correctly gauging the public! appetite so that it will order no more thar. it can eat and eat all that it orders. A way out might be found by returning to the old and discarded system of placing the food on tbetable and per mitting the guest to help himself to, what he wants. Wanted A Soldier. x BY MON'A COWLES. (Copyright, 1918, "by the McClure Newspaper Snydicate.) Tom .Conklin was stationed some where in the 'east, in the United States, with a dozen or more other young men in khaki, guarding an im portant railroad bridge, placed on the map beside a venerable old town, the proudest boast of which was its blue blood, its historic old graveyard and its Carnegie library, which contained a number of volumes quite beyond the usual allotment for a town of such small populaton. To any normal man in khakCand to Tom Conklin especially, there are things that would recommend a town more instantly than blue blood, grave yards and libraries. There may have been pretty girls in the town. In fact, there were, and those pretty girls were patriotic, but their patriotism took the form of knitting innumerable woolen mufflers and wristlets and aviators' helmets rather than in actu ally conversing with or cheering the homesick hours of any Of the little V group of men in khaki who were guarding the bridge by day and night. Lecturers came to that town every once iri a while to deliver talks about "What We Are Doing for the Soldier Boys Over There," and the men on the bridge were given f;ee tickets to these entertainments. But Tom Conklin had little aste for war lectures. He was getting enough of the gloom there on the bridge, and he was not enough of an antiquarian to appreciate the charm of the graveyard. As for the blue blood well, perhaps he hadn't enough We blood in those thoroly American veias of his to have made it worth while for any of -the blue blooded ones to make his acquain tance. In towns such as the one in the west where he had been raised, he knew how differently he and his pals on the bridge would have been re ceived. He had to swallow hard sometimes aa he thought of his own sisters and the cordial girls at home, who would have, been glad enough to dance with him and his homesick companions. But perhaps such towns boasted of less distinguished history. Surely they did not have so many old inscriptions on their tombstones, nor so many books in their library. So it was that in that library Tom found hsi only diversion. He was not naturallv n iMnlfwivrm anil at first h hfeit. awkward as he sat there hour after hour pouring over the pages of "The Three Guardsmen" or "The Count of Monte Cristo." Others came and went in the li brary, but he sat there houi.a.fter hour, almost glad that no one spoke to him, for had they done so he might have felt that he was unwelcome even there. But there was one reader be side himself who- lingered long and came often. And that other person was a girl young and, it seemed to Tom, very pretty. Sometimes he watched her face as shepoured over the dusty volume before her, and wondered if she were as blue blooded as her townspeople. He watched her face as it registered the pleasure or disappointment she derived from what she waa reading. Then one day the girl let drop a pencil, and Tom, with his pulse beat ing at a rate that startled him, sprang from his chair and half way across the room to pick it up for her. The girl smiled kindly at him, and then, apparently looking' to see whether anyone were looking on, thanked him for the courtesy. All that she said was, "I thank you very much," with a pretty accent on the very; but Tom felt that he had found a friend. It was the first time a girl in the town had spoken to him. He looked about to see that no one was looking, and said: v "You seem to be a great reader, too," for in his own estimation he had recently put himself in the class of b okworm. After that the girl always bowed to him when she saw him, and sometimes when the librarian wasn't at hand she exchanged little comments about the weather. Gradually they found it con venient to take seats nearer tilt final ly they habitually sat at opposite b. i o mid Kune laDte. One rainy evening, when it was Marker than usual at closing hour of the library, Tom had thi temerity to hold th.j door open for the girl and to open her umbrella for her. He had no umbrella of his own, naturally, and instead of taking hers from him the girl asked whether he would not hold the umbrella over himself, too. They weiked along, the fog and rain shielded them from the gaze of towns folk, who would surely have been sur prisedto see a soldier walking with one of the "nice girls" of the town. Agi'n on a rainy, day, when Tom and the girl had been reading till clos ing time, they walked -down the street together under the girl's um brella. '"Don't you ever grow tired of sit ting there, poring over those books?" Tom -asked. He himself was frankly weary of It. He came there now only for the sake of the smile that he knew the girl would give him. "Yes. I do." she said: "and very dis couraged. You see, I'm looking for a soldier Tom caught his breath and laughed. The girl laughed back and looked teasingly into his eyes. "Nob the kind of soldier you think mean," she said. "I'm looking for a Revolutionary soldier. You see. our family are newcomers here. We've been here only since my great-grandfather was a young man. Most of the beat people in town have "always lived here; that is, since Colonial times. I'm so anxious to belong to the Patri ots' society," she went oh to explain; "but to do that I must prove descent from an ancestor who fought in the Revolution. I've been searching thru the old records and family histories, and I thought I'd find oine sure: but I wouldn't let any of the people here krlow it I don't believe any of my ancestors did fight in the Revolu tion. Ycu don't know how much it means to me to find that soldier. These people are so patriotic that they think more of having Revolutionary ancestors than of having mtney or prominence." Tom straightened himself up -under the umbrella. "Do you mean to tell me that these people would think all that of some remote, forgotten soldier K of '76. when they have soldiers of 1918 real, flesh-and-blood, lonesome, heart-sick fellows right out there on their own bridge: that they "I know," said the girl almost in a whisper. I "They haven't done a thing for you boys, Out" this more cheerfully -"they're talking of having a special series of prayer meetings for you." Tom 'stood still and held the girl under the umbrella by the arm and looked at her in the rain. "You can't be like them. Honestly, you must understand, you must know, that men that have been used to a DINGMAN JN TOPEKA a Well Known Insurance Man in Race For Insurance Commissioner. C. W. Dingman of Clay Center, a well kttown insurance man and live stock breeder is in Topeka today to attend the annual Kansas Day club banquet. Dingman is a candidate for state, in surance commissioner subject to thje Republican primaries. I C. W. Dingman, Dingman is acquainted in all parts of the-state. He has been in the' in surance business for the last fifteen yea,rs. As a breeder of Holsteia cat tle and Poland China hogs he is well known among the farmers and cattle men of Kansas. Dfhgman bases his campaign on a thoro knowledge of the insurance business from the standpoint of an agency and an office man. This is his first attempt at politics and he has a strong support over the state. ADVERSE TO PACKERS Thompson -Robertson Law Firm, Never Was Employed by Swift Co. The State Journal is in receipt of a telegram from United States District Attorney Fred Robertson in which he denies that the law firm of Thompson Robertson wtts ever employed by Swift Co. His tele&rani is as fol lows: State Journal Newi item indication law firm of Thompson Kobertson was employed by Swift Co. is uatrue. We were never employed or consulted by any one engaged or interested in packing business. Our business hasf in fact, been adverse to tbem. (Signed.) FRED ROBKRTSOX. DEATHS AND FUNERALSL HENRY JACO, 78 years old, died this morning at bis home, 1107 Lincoln street. Funeral announcements later. WILLIAM J. DAUGHERTV, 71 years Old, died Sunday at bis borne, 15.T4 Van Burcn street. Tbe funeral will be held to morrow afternoon at lUiO o'clock from l'enwell's chapel. The body will be shipped to Millwood, Ky., for burial. NANNIE JV COLEMAN, 72 years old, died this noraiug at ber borne, lltt North Kansas avenue. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the St, John's A. M. K. church. Seventh and Topeka avenue. Bural In Topeka cemetery. The funeral will be in charge of Benevolent lodge No. 3. Word has been received in Topeka of tbe death of Mrs. Sal lie J. Smith at Kan sas City, Mo., Sunday following a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Smith was the mother of Mrs. Henry K. eers of 1603 Western avenue. Lord's Flowers Satisfy. Adv. Tel. 827. Bis Meeting of Capital Council No. 1. The members of Capital Council No. 1, Knights and Ladies of Security, will be interested iii knowing that the offi cers of their council have planned a big meeting for next Tuesday night. January 29, at the council room in4 Security building. Seventh street and Kansas avenue. There will be special music, refreshments and a general good time fof-all members who attend. Adv. human sort of time dances "and harmless fun Ttith nice girls, and just a little show of human concern once in a while aren't going to be satis fied with that. If the boys of '76 came back you wouldn't treat them that way. But these people would. They wouldn't know they were patriots, if they saw them, and they would warn their daughters not to speak- to them in the streets. But you're not blue blooded; tell meyou're not blue blooded," he commanded. They began to walk again. The girl was laughing a little nervously. "No, I'm not that's the trouble. I wanted to find that I was, but I can't find any revolutionary ancestor, and so I can't be blue blooded. That's, the test." There was a silence as they walked on in the rain; Then the girl touched the arm of the soldier at her side ever so lightly. t"Would you care to drop in 'for supper at our house?" she asked. "Mother would be so glad j I'll tell her i could not find, the soldier of '76, but that I have found a patriot of 1918. I know' mother will like you better.' Mother is really very human." Ten days later somethlru? happened in the town by the bridge that sur prised every one. A dance was given at the home of one of the leading c Mzens nc-t one- of the very oldest families, but still one highly respecta ble and -conservative and the guests of honor were a doxen or so men in khak: who lived' in a tent on the bridge. All the pretty rirls were in vited, and enough other men to make couples, equal, tjt was an early dance, with a late supper following, and at the supper the leading judge made a little speech about the importance of appreciating the work of "our own American patriots right in our own midst," instead of thinking so mucA about the patriots who had long gone to rest in the old burying, ground. A toast, drunk off in grape-juice punch, was proposed to "the little tent on the bridge," and a weekly dancing class waa organized, with the soldier boys as honorary members, which me-.nt ihat they would he exempt from dues. And Just as the supper was over and the guests were going back into the drawing room fdr one last dance a "Home fewest Home" before they all left something else happened.. The daughter of the house one of the prettiest girls in town was pre sented with a bunch of white orange blossoms, which is the conventional way in that small town of announcing an engagement. And the man in khaki who sat beside her rose with her on his arm and bowed to the guests around him,, and smiled as if he were the happiest man anywhere in the U. S. JL I il IS SHE GERMAN? Over brook Woman's Name Mrs. Jennie LImberger. Is Sbe Is Against Wilson and Strong for the Kaiser. Her 'name is Limberger Mrs. Jen nie Limberger of Overbfook. Is she for or against the. kaiser? Maybe there's nothing in a name, tut in the case of Mrs. Limberger of Osage county, she's living up to an- rcestors who years ago on the banks or tne tnine made a certain cneese famous. In fact) her pro-German feeling expressed in a letter to Gov ernor Trapper is as strong as the cheese she's named for. "Ameria. isjght in America's eyes, she writes to .Governor Capper, "but Germany is hearer right in God's eyes." Fred Robertson, United States dis trict attorney, in a letter written to Robert D. Garver, county attorney, says she is worse than a cheese she Is just a plain "nut" and a dangerous bit of tree fruit at' that, in his opinion. He arks that Garver take some action and establish or fail to establish her sanity. Robertson was laboring under, a de lusion. Overbrook is in 'Osage county and -the Robertson letter, together with the letter Mrs. Limberger wrote teGc-veroor Capper,, was forwarded, to the county attorney of Osage county today. She Quotes Bible. -Mrs. Limberger's ietter is filled with Bible quotations. In addition she" calls the eovernoi and President Wilson many uncomplimentary names and ac cuses thern'of crimes against tne peo ple of the cpuntry. "I am -lad that those who robbed and murdered at Overbrook and Fun ston escaped," sh writes. "As long as you go unpunished so should they. Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." From Overbrook today came word from officials that Mrs. Limberger's utterances had 'created considerable comment in the neighborhood. Mrs. Limberger is a native of America, it is said, while her husband is German Lborn according to information re ceived. They live on a-iarm near Overbrook and one son has been placed in class 1 in the draft. 500,000 WEN (Contlurd from Page Two.) No army could be raised in any country-. the secretary contended, without danger from communicable diseases. All that could be done was to provide every means of science to meet that danger. That he insisted was being done. How Enfield Was Chosen. Taking up Senator Chamberlain's attack on the ordnance bureau Mr. Baker said that men's minds differed about the types of guns to be used and about the quantity. He then disclosed that the decision to adofit theo called ret-hambered Enfield rifle was reached late one night in his office at a conference attended by General Pershing, who was preparing to go to France; General Scott, chief of staff; General Blifcs, assistant chief; General Crozier, chief of ordnance, and Gen eral Kuhn, then head of the war col lege, and several other staff officers,- "experts in rifles." It was late in May or early In June. r The American Springfield rifle. Secretary Baker -said, -"was admitted ly the best military rifle developed lp ajiy country" when .this decision was reached. There were in stock 00,000 of them. It -was not then known. Secretary Baker contended, whether American troops would-fight beside the British or the French. The British used a rim cartridge rifle of one caliber, and the French a rim cartridge gun of an other caliber. The British government had been prepared to re-arm the en tire British army with the Enfield when the war broke out in 1914. The excellence 'of this weapon was so well known that, the British decided to re model their guns but the suddenness of the War prevented them making the change. "That decision made that night" Mr. Raker added, referring to the con ference held at which it was decided to change the American rifle, "had the unanimons consent of every man at the conference." V i. Wooal Wanted Large Army.' After America entered the war, Mr. Baker said,- Major General Wood came to his office and advocated the neces sity of calling out a large army. Secre tary Baker said there were not the clothes or arms, but General Wood replied he knew that, but contended the men needed to live together for "preliminary training." He told .Gen eral Wood he agreed that the army should be assembled as rapidly as pos sible but it was the intention to build up the regular .arm j and the national guard first and then the national army. s Concluding his statement regarding the decision to call many men early, Secretary Baker said: "So the determination ultimately was upn an attei-Bpt to call men needed for training. It was deemed wise to put men into camp to learn Uvin? and essentials of a soldier's life a little in advance before they be fully supplied with arms." Regarding Chamberlain's, statement that rifles originally sent to camp were a "motley collection", Secretary Baker said he did hot object tovthe term, but that the facts were that "we had about 400,00(r Springfield rifles and something over 100,000 Krags." Gernuuia Best Pre pared in World. "The German army, best prepared in .the world", he added, "furnished an obsolete rifle for practice until men learn to take care of a better weapon." "I do not, mean te say." he added, "that the question was decided infalli bly. It might have been better to have used the English Enfield but I do mean to say it waa decided con scientiously that now every man in this country intended to carry a rifle had one, and at rifle of better quality than if we had adopted the existing type at the time. Thirty.Two Camp in tT. S. "There are now in the United States sixteen national army camps find six teen national guard camps (thirty two divisions of troops) filled with men ready to go," said Secretary Ba ker. "I do' not know how. fast it may be necessary to- send them to France." he said. "I know how fast we have sent them and how fast we plan to send them. What we tried to do was to get the men out aa rapidly as we could estimate on the. production ca pacity of the country being able to care for tljem. "We had a limited amount jot ar tillery nd our first step," the, secre tary said, "waa to speed op that al ready ordered and in process- of man ufacture. British and French theory of artillery usage differs," he said, adding; "We had to decide for ourselves what we should use. Army experts were sent abroad to study the ques tion. Early in June It was Intimated that France had so far accelerated her industrial program that the wast age of industry would not fully occu py her resources and that she could supply artillery for American forces then going to France without curtail ing her own forces. Capatin Tardieu opened the subject. "On July 13 or 14," Mr. Baker con tinued, "an agreement was made by whfch the French government agreed to supply the principal pieces of 75 millimeter field guns' and 165-millimeter rapid fire howitzers needed for the American force being sent abroad. The American government wished to adopt the quickest solution to get the largest supply in the shortest possible time. At that time, altho we were sending troops to France, it was not in any large numbers a matter somewhat for the remote future." Couldn't Walt to Build Factories. "You thought it was ibetter to OBe the French factories instead of wait ing to build our own?" asked Senator Reed m "Exactly," Secretary Baker replied. "Alp it saved tonnage. And I'm tell ing no secrets when I say that ships are the crux of this problem, and every time we can use French indus trial resourceajnstead of making and sei.d'.ng our own products we are do ing it." i "Is that a disadvantage-to France?" asked Senator 'Beckham. "Categorically, I answer no," said Mr. Baker positively. "It has been very great advantage to France.' Secretary Baker then produced a telegram from Major General Bliss, chief-of-staff, when the war council waa broad, reciting the unanimous agreement of -the inter-allied military representatives for American forces to secure artillery from 'England and France for all American forces sent abroad this year and as long there after as '-possible. Referring to Colonel House's mili tary aides. Baker said: "It was their task to find out from the British, French and Italian representatives the answer to this question: 'How can America contribute most to the early winning of the war?' "One of the answers was for more rapid expedition of American forces to Europe. It was agred that both Eng land and France have surplus ord nance, ammunition and manufacturing capacity." I General Bliss's report- as read ty w-ary xsiuter in part ioiiows: "It was agreed by representatives of Great Britain and France that their production of ordnance is now estab lished on so large a scale that they are able to equip all American troops arriving in 1918 of ordnance of the best types. It is recommended that they be supplied in 1918 and as long afterward as is found convenient from Britis-h and French gun factories." "I have seen in the newspapers," Mr. Baker continued, "that this is put ting a burden on France. I sayto you gentlemen that Marshal Jdrfre and his associates. General Bridges and all his associates of Great Britain and in fact all persons of commissions that have come to this ennrurv with an knowledge of conditions-all bring m& u.c uiuuueiici; ana positive assurance that we are not only not taking from England and France the things that they need but are helping their Indus trial processes and saving tonnage and making proper co-ordinated military efforts with, our allies." First Aircraft Gun Delivered. Statistics of manufacture In this country of artillery were given by Mr Baker, some publicly and some to the convention in confidence. He said for example, the first three anti-aircraft gun was delivered thin that its production is""rising"steadily". wuuiare ui o u u -per month maximum. tw k'-t ri recapitulating, auu n mere is a possibility 'that I am wrong I -want it "J my attention that th. American army in France, large as it is, and the-American army to be "sent there, large' as that is. are and will be provided Ji-ith artillery of the type they want as rapidly as they can use it and that ou own stream of manu facture to supplement this is if) pro cess, with delivery of pieces rising s'.eadily." Referring to a tetter from Captain Tardieu, to General Crosier, dated De cember 21 last. Secretary Baker read the statement that the-output of the big guns in France did not become adequate nntil 1916. Captain Tardieu expressed the belief that the United o "wuiu mane iasier than had his own country. progress LOCAL MiEHHON Under the tutelage of Captain O L. GarlinghQuse, the medical members of the draft boards of the counties adjacent to Shawnee were instructed in the art of examining men for mili tary service at the Chamber of Com merce this aftervoon. About 'twelve medical advisers from other counties were present at the meeting. The purpose of the meeting tags -to con sider the physical qualifications neces sary for a man to be accepted f serviceiand to discuss other subjecK affecting the draft. Dressmaking 612 W. 4th. Phone 4423 Red. Adv.

Judge T. F. Doran will expound the provisions of the deaf t law to the members of the Square Circle club at the elub'B meeting in Pelletier's tea room tonight' at 6:30 o'clock. Previous to this time the meetings of the club have been held at the Elks club. The -reason for the change ccMld not be ascertained. S'ew Yarfc' Prodaee Market. New York, Jan. 28. BUTT K K -Market ateady. Creamery higher than extras, !Ui EfOlH Market firm. Fresh gathered, fifie. phv.ksk Market firm, state neiu. ane cials. 25V4- WEAR FLAG INSTEAD, CARNATION TUESDAY McKlNLEY BIRTHDAY Columbus, O., Jan. 48 -Tomorrow will Ms the seventy-fifth anniversary of the hirst of President William Mc triniev and the McKinlev Carnation league of America, today suggested j that the custom of wearing a carna tion, McKinley's favorite flower, on that day be omitted and there be sub stituted for It a small American flag. "Let the act be accompanied by thoughtful consideration so that the full meaning of it may sink int every loyal heart," says the league- SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS "Your Bit." My meaaage Is to womanhood, Mett turn tbe other way, -v Tou haven't any intereat In tbe things I wiah to say To the mothers, wives and sweethearts, And to women everywhere. If you would help to win this war, Juat put on underwear. And lay taslde yonr txeorgette aleerea. Your gowna of lace and tulle. i And write acroae them. "Sacrificed, To save our nation's fuel!" -r-Nels Tingle. A Lieut. R. C. Millspaugh has arrived safely in France, according to a cable gram received by his mother, Mrs. F. H. Millspaugh. McKinIey's"blrthday, Janaary J0-, will be celebrated by Topeka Relief corps No. 94 at the home of Mrs. R. Lr McKitrick, 12S4 Clay street. A patri otic program will be, given. The' annual entertainment of Wampanoa tribe No. 93, Improved Order of Red Men, will be held .Tues day evening at 7 o'clock. The enter tainment will close at 10 o'clock. C. H. Hepworth, athletic director, at the high school, went to Burlingame Friday night to attend Jhe birthday celebration of his father. Henry C. Hepworth. The senior Hepworth is 85 years old. 1 Sen. James A. Troutman will be the speaker of the evening at the meeting of the Current Topic club at the Central T. M. C. A. at 6:30 o'clock to night. Senator Troutman will speak on a subject closely related to the war. A "fire at the home of Mrs. Alice Sparks, 334 Taylor street at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, resulted in about $20 damage to turnitare. Another fire call fifteen minutes later, at 1116J Xjdne sireei was jnereiy some uulius soot in a chimney and -did no damage. Fay Lewis and Roy .Gurten played with a .22 caliber revolver and 'ob tained the usual result, Gurten re ceived a shot in the foot. When asked what became of the gun, Lewis re plied that he "frowed it in the crick." Both boys are colored and liwet near the Shunganunga on East Seventh street. 4 Fire of unknown origin almost com pletely destroyed the home -of F. A. Cleaves, 119 East Fourteenth street, this afternoon. Cleaves, his wife and little girl were all away from home at the time. The fire was discovered by A. A. Woodward. 1331 Quincy street, and the fire alarm turned in from his home. Miss Gladys Corbin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Corbin, 91 East Fourth street, has been married to Robert O. Garrod of St. Joseph, a member-of the 110th motor supply train at Camp Doniphan. The mar riage occurred at Chickasha, Okla. Mrs. Garrod worked in the dressmak ing department of Crosby brothers. The home of Jack Peapn. 723 Lake street, was probabHb saved from destruction Sunday by the heroism of a small boy. He left his sick bed and clambering up into theatticwlth a pail of water, kept the rafters wet until the fire department arrived and easily put out the blase with chemi cals. Little damage was done. The fire was caused by sparks from a chimney. Chester Wahle, son 'of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wahle, 1609 Clay street,,- has passed the examinations from the School of Military Aeronautics and is now inr the government service. Wahle graduated from the Topeka high school, attended Washburn college and is a member of the Kappa Sigma f ra-J ternity. He left Nov. lb tor Austin, Texas, in company with BudWeight man. state Fire Marshal Bennett of Illi nois was the speaker of honor at the is was the speaker of honor at the obpect to Sunday night's meeting Doc eeting of the Monday Lunch club at I tor Eddy left Topeka this morning ac- the Chamber of Commerce this noon. i3onnAtt scnok on the attitude of the soldiers of our allies to the fighting men of Uncle Sam. The members of the club voted to display a service flag for the organization at the- .future meeting of the club. Ex-Senator James A. Troutman, candidate for the Republican nomina tion for governor, will be the; princi pal speaker at the weekly meeting ot the Current Topic club at the Cen tral Y. M. C. A. tonight- His sub ject will be- "The War' Service of Kansas." Tonight will be ladies' night. The dinner program will be gin at 6:16, the usual hour.' After Alice Cox. a Marietta Indian girl, was arrested, for -drunkenness and had given Detective George Frost a biff on the nose, she told the police that she had purchased a pint of whis ky from a jitney driver. She didn't know the driver's name but told the police she could go to her room at 810 Quincy .street and find the tele phone number. This she did, and' It resulted in the arrest of Richard Sch walrn. She was arrested Lt t he Lmon t-aciiic aepot. The two Topeka draft boards began the physical examinations of men in class 1 this morning. Work of exam ining class 1 men for the Shawnee county tooard will not start until Wednesday -or Thursday of this week. Fifty men have been summoned be fore draft board No. 2 and draft board No. 1 has sent out notification cards to fifteen men. Drs. H. H. Hazlett and G. J. Mulvane arej3oing the examin ing for board No. 2 and Dr. F. L. Love land for board -No. 1. It to estimated that there are 600 men InViaas 1 dT board No. I, and 760 In class J of board No. 2. X" Bank Ckarlan. New York. Jan. SH. Bank rinrlnn the United Ktatna for tbe week ending Imn. nary 24. as reported to IS rartsl reels, n (tare Kate 35.079.641 .000. aralnat-B,102.185,000 the iin-vjos muii .i..w..i;u,i!Ki in the ceV- reaponiiing week laat year. P(lHmrlnr mrm the returna with percentages of changes v mi n n iiki n ii r int. 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India napolia 6.0 Fort Worth Memphia Washington Naslirtlle Ilea Moines Sir.nx City Oklahoma Wichita Little Back Lincoln TOl'KKA nt7rt!floo y 3o!6 10.0M.0II0 27.2 I.OH.ffiSl 8.195.0110 K.K42.000 7.JE12.000 3.K73.00O 3,120,000, 2-" 5 37.5 ttl.S 13.7 32.0 24.6 GET A WARRANT! House Says That's Only Way v To Prosecute Crawfords. Church People Aroused Oyer.;-' Sunday Performance. SPIRITUALIST GAVE LECTURE y Bev. Robert. Gordon Thinks It Was Entertainment. However, He's Unwilling To Swear to a Warrant, Until a Topekan becomes suffi ciently Incensed over the splrUffalistte entertainment at the Grand theater Sunday evening to swear Out a war rant charging tfce Crawfords with breaking the Sunday labor laws, there will be no action taken. Such was the announcement today from Mayor Jay E. House. a "If some one wishes to swear Co a warrant we'll go after them, atid prob ably obtain a conviction J' said Mayor House. "Meantime nothing will be done." t N Robert D. Garver, county-attorney, to whom an appeal was anade Sunday night, positively declined to take any action. Garver had law books at his command citing similar eases in which the city did the prosecuting. "I absolutely will not police this city ior me city authorities," said Garvea-. Church People Riled Up, s Church people -oblieed to closa their churches on Sunday nighato aid ia winning the war by saving fuel be came indignant Sunday When they learned that the Grand theater, had -been opened for a spiritualistic lecture by Doctor Eddy. They became more, incensed when they learned vthat ad mission was being charged. Sheriff Hugh Larimer, who attend ed the meeting, stated that it should be classed aa. an entertainment rather than a lecture. The entertainment consistedof disappearing tricks and other forms of amusement. Tfte Re. -Robert L. Gordon, of the First Baptist church, took a promi nent part in agitation against the open theater Sunday night as did the Rev. C. W. Maggart, president of the Min- isteriai union. Told today that Mayor House would willingly prosecute if a warrant would be issued, the Rev. Mr. Gordon stated that it would be impos sible for hrm to swear to a, warrant, as he had not seen the "performanee." However, he expressed a belief that some one present at the meeting would issue a r arrant. A Violation of Fallh. "Whether it is a violation of law, or not,". said the Rev. Mr. Gordon, "it is a violation. of good faith. Here are the theaters running every night in the week and the churches denied the one night a week they hold ser i vices. Then, to have the theaters jump in and hold a performance while the church "people wore denied an op portunity to hear Dr Sheldon at the city auditorium in the yevenington ac count of the fuel shortage" C- H. Dannar, Shawnee; county -feel administrator, was called upon by the church people. He expressed himself as helpless as long as the entertain ment was held within the hours set out .in his closing order Roy Crawford, manager of the the ater, said that the Grand Is open only ur twice a weeK at the most, and that he did not think any one should cording to Ciawford. WAS "A SERIOUS PRANK Lads Who Broke Into Hoohc In a Dare Landed In Juil. Two Topeka high school' boys who tobk a dare to Dreak into sf hoiixe had .the scare of their young Uvea Sunday mgnt wnen they were caught in the home of Fred Davis, 1811 Hun toon. A, pedehtrian saw, them enter the house and turn on the lights. f He called at the home of Alfred K. Currey, 1615 Huntoon, from where the police were called. Meantime, the two lads became frightened and etuck I thir heads out of the window. ReJ volver shots from neighbors who sur- rounded the house caused an instant I withdrawal of their heads from the c window. Soon the police arrived. One offi- cer stationed himself at the frftnt door. the, other at the rear door while two others effected an entrance, thru a basement window the same -way the iaua nao gainea entrance. A lead pen- 1 cil was all the boys had taken. Just as the police drove away with the boys, two citizens who had heard 1 of the affair came rushing down thru tht; snow with shotguns in theii hands. They, created no end of fun. Jor the bystanders. a The two lads started to church only to find it darkened in compliance with the fuel. saving propaganda. One dared the other to break into a, bouse. I More in a spirit of fun than anything else the?-lads broke a basement win- dow and entered the-house, officers i believed. They were joaroled to their fathers that night by county officials. One of the" beys had an expensive gold watch given him by his father in t his pocket when caught- by the of- t ficersr- It could have Been pawned for $10 or. $1 if he really bad needed i money. TheirTia rents are well-to-do and both boys are plentifully supplied J with spending money. START EXAMS TODAY i -a Topeka Draft Board Jib. 9,' vchlla First Men Ik Class 1, Examination of Topeka's first in- crement of drafted men- began this morning In the quarters of draft board No. S. About twenty men have been called to report for examjnatioa today and tomorrow, and then twenty more for Wednesday. The number called today waa a great deal of an experiment accord- ing to rumors floating around the city I hall this morning. At first it waa i thought that no less than thirty be called to report for examination thla afternoon but the. number finally I dwindled till only" twenty-five were called for both today and tomorrow. Doctors Mulvane and Hazlett- were -conducting the examinations toUay. Hew Terk Mney Market. New York. Jan. MONEYS.Su.r!ln. On day hills. 4.72: commercial. AO day bills oir banka. 4.714 1 commercial. 00 day bills, 4.71H: demand. 4.7Si eble; '4.76 7-1 Francs, demand, 5.72: cables.' 570. tinilders. f demand. 43 cables. 44. Lirea. demaad, H.52: cables, 8.50. Kubles. demand, 13; ea- 5. blea. 1314. Bar ailrer, K7c; Mexicaa del- -larav J

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, 'JANUARY 28, 1918 PEACE BY 'SWORD Will Be Germany's-Answer to L'Brest of Her JPeople. Baker Predicts Land and Sea Offensive fSoon. -Washington, Jan. 28. "Peace by the eword" will be Germany's next great effort in answer to the growing unrest among the peoples of the central pow ers Official Information reaching this government led Secretary of War Baker in his weekly review to state unqualifiedly that Germany is about to launch a great attack both by land and sea against her enemies February 1. the first anniversary of Germany's inauguration of ruthless submarine warfare, may be the daje set for her next U-boat exploits. feakr classified thGerman plans as Herald ing the most powerful submarine of fensive yet undertaken. His statement confirms information sent out last week that Germany' re call of her "U-boats forecast a great drive against the allied naval forces guarding American troops and supply ships going to Europe. uaiter ae I Clares Germany is determined to break th3 steady stream of these vessels. It is believed that she has enlarged the guns on her U-boats in order to give battle, possibly even with de strovers. The naval forces of ,this country and the allies look with anticipation on the promised fray. 25,000 Help Find Slackers. Chicago, Jan. 2 8. Slackers in Illi nois have 25,000 additional detectives to dodge, following the order of the adjutant general, delegating members of the American Protective league to hunt-down violators of all federal war regulations. 1 the STEIN WAY an or chestra in power, with the soul and tenderness of the human voice A beauty of tone, a brilliancy, a reliability of toueti which permits f the artist to gofrom the faintest pianissimo to the most thundering orchestral fortissimor-no wonder the S T E I N W A Y has achieved world-wide fame and won the high est place of honor by general con sensus of opinion. As Liszt once stood in the midst of the pianists of ihis time, so stands today the STEINWAY among all contempor ary instruments of its kind soli tary, without a rival Come in to day and see this highest work of art in piano manufacture: Write for" literature and other informa tion if you cannot call. J SchfcWdsic Ox Telephone 1448 TOPEKA KANSAS IS STEAM ROLLER ew Kussian Soviet Congress Strong for Bolsheriki.- Captain Mills Says There's 5o Announces It Approves Repudi ation of All National Debts. Equipped for Service. MINORITY WANTS HOLY WAR Eager to Fight Central Powers to Bitter Finish.- Lenine Confident of Victory Over Mensheviki and. Cossacks. BY JOSEPH SHAPLEX. Petrograd, Jan. 26, (Delayed via London.) The All-Russian congress of Soviets, called info being by the Bolshevik! as the law-giving body of Russia, today announced its approval of a repudiation of all of Russia's debts. The decision, however, has not yet been officially accepted by the Lenine-Trotzky government. The" Bolshevik steam roller is su premo in the soviet gathering. At to day's second session there was never any doubt as to the overwhelming Bolshevik strength. There war a lone ly group -of about seventy-five oppo nents whose main activity was in de manding the immediate consideration of the peace negotiations at BresV LitovsK, in view of the critical results of those conferences, disintegration of the army and internal troubles. The group was regularly voted down. Reject Holy War. One proposition fostered by the mi nority was the immediate declaration of a holy revolutionary war against the central empires. The Bolshevik! declined to accept such a suggestion and held the Convention to the slated order'of business. NiehoIarvLenine in a lengthy speech reviewed the Bolshevik administration and predicted the complete defeat of General Kalediqes and the Ukrainian rada's revolt. He said both moves were d- omed to die ou. as the re3ult of a revolutionary movement from within the Ukraine and the D6n. Delegate Sverdloff re-read the so called "rights of man" resolution which was rejected by the constituent assembly's anti-Bolsheviki majority. The Bolsheviki delegates greeted it with uproarious applause, particularly of proclamation of a Russian repub lic. Lenine Addresses Delegates. 19 was noticed that Ienine spoke fifmly as a complete victor over the Mensheviki but lie took pains to ridi cule the minority's cry that he was a dictator. From conversations which the Unit ed Press staff correspondent had with soviet delegates from all parts f Rus sia, tnere seemed to be a general be lief that the people, themselves, thru an intricate network of city and pro vincial Soviets and co-operative organ izations were seeking to solve Russia's problems and were not in the least rnnrprnfiH jia tn whn ar-tuall rules ha t kPetrograd. The people of Russia, (Jiothes Shortage at Doniphan. juuSiiig iiyui L li Duin accept Petrqgrad'a deVrees and orders when they fit local needs. Otherwise, they will not be accepted. Building Kntire New Government. America should understand that Russia is now trying to build a govern- ment from the bottom up. Jne iorm of this structure is not clears One thing appears certain; however, and that is that no central authority will be able to dictate.. It can only inspire the great plain people to do the build ing themselves.' In other words, it appears likely there will soon be a new state of dic tatorship in Russia- onjy the. peasan try and the workmen will be the dic tators. s. T You're Bilious! Take Cascarets Pleasant relief for liver and bowels, and- cost 10c a 1 box no gripe Feel grand! Be efficient! Clean your torpid liver and sluggish bowels with good, 'harmless Cascarets They dont gripe or sicken. Give your insides a good cleaning ana na yourseir 01 headaches, bilious spells, dizziness. sallowness, bad breath, stomach sour ness, gases, etc. Cheer up! Get a lu cent box from -any drug store. Also best cathartic- for bilious, constipated children tastes like candy but never fails. Cascarets work while you sleep. Advertisement. 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The high-speed overhead-valve motor around which the car is built easily cancels the slight additional weight, retaining that economy of fuel for which it is everywhere noted. J. R. JOHNSON 526-528 Quincy St Phone 848 AlL KEEP VARL1 North Side News TAKES HIS- OWN LIFE Clarence Lodge, Despondent, Dies at Stat Hospital Sunday. Suspending a belt over a shower bath crane and then placing it around his neck, Clarence Lodge, 42, a well known Topeka newspaperman, jumped to his death from a hand rail surrounding the bath. The tragedy occurred at 2 o'clock Sunday after noon at the state hospital, where Lodge had been confined as a patient since February, a year ago.' Two attendants were giving pa tients baths during the afternoon. L. McClintock was in charge of Lodge. McClintock stepped out of the room a few minutes, giving Lodge an op portunity to take a b;;lt from his trousers, place a loop around his neck, another loop ,-over ,.the shower bath crane, eight feet' in height, and Jump from a hand rail. He was dead, when the attendant returned. A vertebra was broken in his neck, according to Coroner O. F. Marcotte. Lodge ""was engaged in the newspa per business in Topeka for twelve years. He worked as a reporter and editorial writer onthe Topeka State Journal He was a graduate of Wil t-Hams college and prior to coming to Topeka worked on the Brooklyn, N. Y., Standard-Union arid was at one time an Associated Press correspond ent at Albany, N. T. About a year ago Lodge became despondent over ill health. He was sent to the state hospital, whee all efforts to effect a cure proved of little avail. I Besides a wife. Lodge is survived by a mother, Mrs. Barring-ton Lodge, and a sister. Miss Margaret Lodge, 700 Tyler street, and another sister, Mrs. Parker Hill of Carbondale, 111. His wife lives with her brother, A. H. Ward, US East Seventh street. Clarence 'Lodge was a brilliant newspaper man. Raised in the atmos phere of the newspaper offices of New York city he came to Kansas with the"training and experience of service under some of the most well known editors of the country. Enthused with the spirit of the west he entered at once lnto a most promising career in Topeka. Then his health broke and he was placed in charge of expert physicians both from private practice' and of the state. His death is a reaw loss to the Fourth Estate in Kansas, in person and in the field of the printed page. Sympathies go out to the saddened relatives and especially to a loyal and devoted wife. t The -13 Oth Field artillery is stationed at Camp Donip'han. Upon being ques tioned concerning the reported short age of clothing, camp equipment, and hospital facilities at Camp Doniphan, Capt., Arthur Mills of the Headquar ters company'of the 130th Field artil lery at Camp Doniphan, in Topeka on a ten days' leave of absence be cause of the- illness of is brother. W. W. Mills., said:. v "Tnere is no shortage of clothing or blankets -at Camp Doniphan now. There was a -shortage of overcoats but that, too, was remedied some time ago. "Hospital conditions are also great ly improved. Women nurses are now employed in the basei hospitals and' there are plenty of doctors and hos pital supplies. The epidemics of measles and other diseases have been brought under control and are rapidly being stamped out. There has not been a case of serious illness, or a death among the headquarters com pany's 207 men since our mobilization, and many of the men are in better physicial condition, than" when they enlisted. The morale at 'Camp Doni phan is excellent.-' t- v.- Equipped for Service. f "The 130th Field artillery is being equipped for active service," said Cap lain Mills, "but I do not Know how soon it will be moved. Each man is being supplied with two suits of olive drab wapl, and also two pairs of field shoes, besides all necessary under clothing, socks, etc. Hermets and gas masks will probably not be furnished until the regiment -has crossed the water. "The men have complained ye'ry lit tle, even in the face of former defi ciencies in"" equipment' and hospital facilities, for they fully realise what the government's task is in equipping the huge armies for -this war." Captain Mills expects to return to duty next Wednesday. BE CAREFUL OF FIRE! TOPEKAN APPOINTED Nine New Instructors on Faculty Ros ter at Kansas University. Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 28. Appoint ment of nine new teachers at the Uni versity of Kansas for next semester has been announced ty Chancellor Frank Strong. Mrs. L. W. Strickler. formerly in the office of the board of administration at Tdpeka, has been appointed secretary of the department of physical education. Arthur H. Huisker, who was in the department of chemistry research, has been made assistant professor of chemistry. Q. S. Ogden, of- Dawrence, has been ap pointed assistant accession librarian. Dr. George B. Roth,' of the public health service of Washington, has been made professor of pharmacology in fclacef Dr. S. A. Mathews. Hubert Sheppard, made instructor in psy- chology, was formerly a student in' this department and is taking the place of Prof. F. C. Dockeray. Mrs. Ida Faragher, of Lawrence, will take the place of Mrs. W, S. Hunter in the department of psychology. .Of the instructors appointed for the second semester only, there is Mrs. Hazel M. Rice, instructor in mathec matics, who is to take the place of Prof. J. N. Van der Vries, who has gone to Washington as a member of the chamber of commerce there. Mrs. E. D. Teeter, associate professor of home economics, -comes from Ohio to 1 uetve iiu iiexirenieLer. outs loniierty taught in this department at K. U. Mrs. E. Ny Smith, wife of Professor Smith, ofthe department of physics. and formerly of the home economics department, will be in tweet depart ment next semester. MARTIN FOR CONGRESS Former Vice Governor of Philippines a Candidate in Second. Items for this -ralutuD may be left m Petro'a Drag Stare or plioued :E'1 rter 3 u. m.; other boi.n puoae 35JU m Jrui M vers f1nrrietor of the North Headquarters Company Being I Star garage, broke his plate glass win dow this morning, when he attempted to turn the "Gabriel truck, "which is. kept In the garage. The truck backed into the'window and the entire window was broken out. The opening was boarded up temporarily. The Big Sisters Military club will entertain this evening at the home of Miss Florence Hamilton, -1317 Quincy street. Th-; guests of honor will be Harry Davis and Russell Hamilton, of the" medical detachment of the 130th field artillery Camp Doniphan, who are home on furlough. Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oavis of 1014 South Polk street, and Mr. Ham ilton is the son of Mr. and Mra A. 15. Hamilton of 1317 Quincy street. Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Kirk wood, who died Friday night at her i home near Elmont, were held yester- day afternoon at 2 o'clock, from- the Second Presbyterian church. The Rev. Harry Nelson conducted the services. Mrs. Kirkwood was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Fitz gerald of Valenpia, Kan. Music was furnished by members of the Presby terian church choir. The -burial will not take place until the arrival nf rel atives from a distance. Notes and Personals. Alice Howard is ill at her home, 813 Quincy street. Frances Rogers of 814. Harrison street is quite sick with the measles. L. K. Fraser, who has been sick with la grippe for a few days, is able to be back at work at the Grham clothiug store. Harold Woodward of the Washburn Ambulance corps, at Camp Pike, is spending his furlough at his home in Klmont. Sammy Falley. who is now living in Iowa, is here visiting his relatives who live west of town. on the lower Silver Lake road. t Joe Campbell, who is in the medical department of the regular army, at Fort Riley, visited his brother, Ralph Campbell, and Mrs. Campbell of 1011 Jackson street, over Sunday. Miss Gladys Pratt, who has been spending the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt, of 833 Jackson street, has returned to her school work Emporia. Miss Pratt is a student at the Normal. Miss Edith Metcalf, of Oberlin, Kan., who is a student at Washburn college1, spent the week-end at the D. E. Logan home, north, of North To peka, on the Rochester road. Miss Adelle Scheer has returned to Emporia after spending a few days with Tier parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Jv su. Dcneer.i j.u ram street. W. H. Austin, of the Austin-Snediker Mercantile company, who was here on business last week, has returned to his home in Concordia. The Fidelis club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Pratt, 833- Jackson street. The Tasuneo Taka Hash! Em broidery club will be entertained to morrow afternoon by Miss Bessie Sheet at the home of Mrs. Clarence Gabriel, 117 East Gordon street. Kelsey Petro, who isv with the Washburn ambulance corps at Camp Pike, Ark., is -visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Petro, of 1028 South Topeka avenue. First- Lieut. Edward S. Keys, of Camp Doniphan, Okla., a high school classmate of Charles Logan, stopped between trains Sunday to see his friend, on his .way to his home in Oberlin, Kan., onl five days' leave. Chief TIanloti Warns Topckana Danger at This Time. of Topeka is menaced with an immi nent danger of a disastrous fire, ac cording to Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon. .Especially dangerous in the condition following the heavy snow of Sunday, making the rapid moving of a heavy fire fighting apparatus impossible. Added to this is the inadequate water supply. In a proclamation issued. Chief Hanlon urges all citizens to watch their furnaces and flues and not to hesitate at minute in telephoning the fire department should a burning flue or overheated furnace be" discovered. Following is his proclamation: To all citi s of Tonelca: This city is menaced by the imminent poBsiDiuty oi a general conflagration, lie cent severe cold weather, combined with the shortage of coal, has produced a condi tion of gravest menace. Those buildings which, because of sprinkler protection, are usually counceu upon to serve ss tire car riers, are now virtually witnout such oro- tectton. Ttie chief of the fire department has sounded the warning that "if to these conditions a moderately heavy fall of snow fo added, making it difficult to move heavy fire-figbting anuaratus. a disastrous con flagration would be not only jiosslble, but niguiy prooaDie. t How to Show Care. As chief of the fire department of To peka. I hereby call upon all citucens to co operate for the public safety by the fol lowing means To have a sufficient number of water barrels and fire buckets or other form of fire extinguishers ready for immediate use in. all buildings. To provide adequate emergency watch man service in all buildings until the' pres ent crisis is past. To ascertain the location of the lea rest fire-alarm boxes, and to study the direc tions for sending in alarms. To observe especial care with matches, lights, heaters ,aiiu all other forms of fire hazard. To have all waste paper, packing ma terial and other combustible rubbish put in metal containers and removed from the building daily and to keep basements and cellars perfectly clean. AFTER BOLSHEVIKI Pressed by intrainians, Kuss ChJef Sought Austrain Aid In Vain. Amsterdam, Jan. 28. Heavy fight ing: has been In progress for several days between Ukrainians and Bolshe viki troops according to press dis patches reaching here from Ukrainian sources. An attack was made by Ukrainian troops which attempted to take possession of Lutsk, Volhynia. The Bolshevik commander appealed for assistance to th Austro-Hun-garian commailder of that district who declined to aid him. Henderson S. Martin of Lawrence, former vice governor of the Philip pines, will be candidate for con gress in the Second district this year. An authoritative statement was made today by an intimate friend of Mar-Un'-s. It is probable Martin wTll make a formal announcement of his candi dacy at the Democrat banquet in To peka( February 22. Martin was chairman of the Demo crat state committee in 1912, when Geerge H. Hodges was elected gov ernor and the state turned upside down for the Democrats. He was made chairman of the public utilities commission by Governor Hodges. La ter President Wilson appointed bim as vice governor of the Philippines. The utilities commission job paid $4,000 a year, while the job in Manila paid $16,000. Martin resigned more than a year ago and has since mace his home in Lawrence. Prior to the campaign of 1912yMar tin lived in Marion, where he was engaged fn the practice of law. He was twice a candidate for congress in the Fourth district. Zt is probable Martin will be givan the nomination against Ed Little, Re publican, without opposition. CHILD GETS SICK CROSS FEVERISH IF CONSTIPATED Look at tongue! Then give fruit laxative for stomach, liver, bowels. "California Syrup of Figs" harm children and they love it. can't Business Hoars Tomorrow 9 a. m. to S p. m. Woolen Costs Are GOING UP! Buy" Hart Schaffner Marx ALL WOOL Clothes While Prices Are DOWN!! Advance quotations, on wftolens for full show a startling increase In priced So there's a DOCBLK SAVING for you if 70a buy a suit or overcoat now In our January Clearance the saving made by the re duce price and the saving of the tncrafee you would pay later on. 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A laxativ rfaay saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to enipty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother! If coated or your child is listiess, cross feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's nllment give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs,'' then don't worry, be caime it Is perfectly harmless, and in a few. hours all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermentmgT wste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well playful child nain. A thorough "inside cleansing" is oftimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness. Bevare of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist- for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has' full Directions for babies, children pf all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that, it is made by the "Cali fornia Fig Syrlp Ccmpany." Adver tisement. V i

w v -tot S Forty years a citizen of Kansas. Seven years as agent for Aetna Life at Ottawa and Wichi taw Eleven years as General Agent for Connecticut Mutual at Topeka. Now with the "Old New England Mutual" for the next 40 years he hopes. Frank B: Parker desires o announce -to his many friends and pajtrons Over" the State of Kansas that he has resigned as General Agent for the Connecticut Mutual Life. Insurance Com pany, of Hartford, and has accepted the office of General "Agent for the NeW England Mutual Life Ins. Co. of BOSTON, MASS. having the State of Kansas for his territory. v Mr. PaVker has moved the offices of this Company from the second floor to the-fourth floor, Suite 416, of the New England Building, where he will be very glad to welcome all old friends and patrons of past years and hopes to. make many more new ones. He will be pleased to give most careful attention to any inquiry, information, or service that you may desire relating to Life Insurance-matters. t TELEPHONE 1943 Suite 416 NEW ENGLAND BUILDING

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL-MOND AY. EVENING, JANUARY 281918 I' SLAP AT UNION? lr. Liljengren Defends His Sunday Might Services. Swedish Minister Says Preach ers Can't Dictate Policies. MANY PRAYERS WEEDED NOW Churches Above All Should Be Kept Open in Crisis. Dr. Magrgart Warned He's Treading "on Thin Ice." -Last Tuesday at noon roctor Mag sart. president of the Topeka Minis terial union, announced that the churches of the city had come to an agreement with Fuel Director C. H. Danner whereby the churches of the j questfons. But for this uuion to decide City were to stop Sunday evening ser- wUether or not the nmches "hould con j i.i nn moating L luct meetings at such autl iui'Ii a time i "v 7 preposterous. As far ns I. am familiar in the ohurches thru the week, i wlth the government of the Aart Saturday night the State Journal pub- I ous rienominatioob, the power of such ie lished an article naming several vio- cisions rests with a church boimi. That lators o? this agreement. Today cmes i the, fact in the -case iu my church.- and a letter from the Rev Adoloh Lilien- i for nie 8 to Ministerial union of a letter irom tne Kev. ado pn "J"' I Tl)ekl, an1 ,ote n favor of diwontiuuins grren, pastor of the Swedish Bethel an nf th, galKT )n my church is Mission church. giviK a very clear to BBn,P dictatorship and an Authority outline of the powers 'of the Minis- that 1 do not have, and.it appears to me terial union in the matter, and ex- f fcbat when the president of the Ministerial pressing it as his personal opinion that nnion makes reports to our newspapers of ,.h,,VlDU nr,,iJ a ,lt t-iliscusslons' to close churches, baaed on the the churches would do well to set ,tl of th, Mon,iar meetinB of a number aside another meeting during the', th ministers of Toneka. he Is treading: week to pray. Incidentally Liljengren on vory thin Ice. It Is iny personal belief JOBLESS states that "it is better to save souls than to save coal" li Ijiljciurrrn's Ixttr. Dr. Lijengren's letter says: Editor State Journal: In yr issue of KaturdHy. January 20, vou cmu-ine me Tor announcing an even Id this, our national crisis, that the pastor una enngregatinn that most frequently oarry the nations great questions before the Clod of all nations in their sanctuary, are the most loyal and the most patriotic, and T do not hesitate to say that it would be well for our churches to add another evening for prayer thruont the land for Ing service in my church. I do nof know OUP n)ltion and our leadprs In this criri-al of having violated any ordinance. At the meeting of the Ministerial .union January 21 the question was discussed briefly, and the result of the discussion was a recom mendation to conduct uuion meetings in different parts of the city, and the matter was referred to the churches to decide whre such meetings should be held. Furthermore, let me oint out that the Ministerial union is a croup of the minis ters of the city who pather for the purpose of discussing various theological and civic hour. It would be a "drive" worth while. He t tar tsnve souls than to save coal. We hope that our men ilt authority do not make the blunder of .restricting our churches in their activities. When that day comes 1 shall feel it my duty to follow their ordinance altbo I should do so under protest and under the conviction that we are blinded to our greatest needs and our own interests. A. Ld LJKNGHEN. Topeka. Kan., January -S. 1018 kec-ond Weekly Shutdown Finds Ready Observance. New York Able To Save 80,000 Tons of Coal a Day. New York. Jan. 28. Industry in New York City halted again today the second of the workless, heatleps and Might less Mondays decreed by the national, fuel administration and re ports to local administrators indicated $hat the observance wai far more general than -a week-ago, Confusion that, existed iit Monday over interpretation of orders had been cleared up during the week and ad-, ministrators Cere prepared to prose cute aU violation promptly. The New York stock -exchange which kept open a week ago, altho without heat, was closed today, as was many of the great banking institutions in the financial district. Theaters remained open, many of them giving double performances, but JJiey must close tomorrow. Estimates made by experts place the saving of coal in the city during the closed period at the rate of 80,000 tons a day. The return of colder weather lias caused the administrators -to again warn the public that the coal shortage is still acute. While the situation is improving so far as the railroads are concerned, there has been diminution of the supply actually received and delivered to the city. PATROL POAT ASHORE Vessel in V-Boat Zone Is Total Wreck 'on Rocks; Washington. Jan. 28. An Ameri- A MOONSHINE LID Urge State and County Officials Help Campaign. Even in Kansas They're Mak ing Lots of "Bogus Booze." Washington, Jan.28, The necessity of arousing state' and county officials to their responsibility In assisting the government break up the manufac ture of moonshine whisky is urged upon the- governors ot' prohibition states today in a letter' f romlnternal Kevcnue Commissioner Roper. The h... tnrtav rennrted to "uc u,"! Pri 01 a v.ii vo-- 1 nation-wide camnaiim Wwv I uujipttien against mien me navy I distilling recently announced by Com- in European waters. T,he vessel went i missioner Kftper Wben it was discov ashore during a fog January 25. There j ered that the manufacture of ftioon nao nn lnsn of life or Iniury .to the shine" was rapidly increasing in bone crew. The vessel robably will have states ana whisky was being sold the consolidated stock exchange and to be abandoned.' Ing caaiips. """7" I "Constantly increasing violation of pronibition laws in several localities, I! Special Clearance Sale of Women's and Misses'. Undermuslins, Petticoats, Waists, Sweaters and Silk Underwear Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 29th, 30th and 31st The quality of our merchandise is so well known that we feel we do not need to gx into any lengthy description of the goods offered here. v It is sufficient to say that the values offered are truly remarkable, particularly in the muslin underwear, which we offer at prices lower than we can buy it at present and prices are steadily. advancing-. We invite you to come in and inspect these offering's. It will "be to your advantage to do so. said the commissioner's appeal to the authority and the apparent inability of the local police to cope with, con ditions are astoundinguid distressing. The morale of every army camp in the prohibition states is in jeopardy thru the illicit distilling and sale of whisky. You will, I am sure, deter mine upon the most practicable meth od of arousing your county officials to their responsibilities and duties in co operation with federal agents.". Near Army Camps. The commissioner also wrote "con gressmen from prohibition states ask ing their co-operation and letters of instructions went forward to internal revenue collecto.-s. The campaign al ready has resulted In arrests in many states but the commissioner points out the records show the .main effort to ktep moonshining in check continues to come under federal direction.. Southern training camps- reported as most affected are: Camps Wads worth, Spartanburg, S. C.; Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C.; Camp Jack son, Columbia, S. C, fend Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga. i Figures show moonshining heaviest in the southern states, but indicate illegal manufacture also is increasing in Kansas, Iowa and Oregon. KAISER THANKS GOTT Birthday Message Refers to "Histori cal Success of Our Colors." Smart Sweaters For Women ana Misses at Reduced Prices These have been selected from our regular stock of smart styles and de pendable qualities because they are odd numbers styles 'of which we have only one or two of a kind or col or. You'll be surprised at the prices after you've seen the sweaters. The list follows: 1 Sweater formerly $23.00, now $17.50 7 Sweaters formerly $17.50, now 12.50 S Sweaters formerly 115.00, now $9.85 Sweater formerly $13.50, noW $9.85 1 Sweater formerly $13.50, now $8.50 4 Sweaters formerly $12.50, now $7.50 1 Sweater formerly $12.00, now $9.85 1 Sweater formerly $12.00, now $8.50 2 Sweaters formerly $9.85, now $7.50 5 Sweaters formerly $9.85, now $6.50 1 Sweater formerly $9.85, now $5.95 4 Sweaters formerly $8.75, now $5.95 2 Sweaters. formerly $8.50, now $5.00 1 Sweater formerly $8.50, now $595 1 Sweater formerly $6.95, now $5.00 4 Sweaters formerly $6.50, now $3.95 4 Sweaters formerly $5.95, now, $3.95 4 Sweaters formerly $5.00, how $3.95 2 Sweaters formerly $3.50, now $2.50 Dainty Waists at Low Prices Two special lots of high quality waists taken from our regular stocks and offered at special prices as fol lows One Xot of Georgette Crepe 'Waists in both light and dark colors, regular $5.00 and $5.95 values, special at each... One lot of Georgette Crop Waists in white, flesh and suit shades styles of exceptional beau ty formerly $8.60 and $9.86, special, each $3.95 1 $5.95 1 One Lot of Odds and Ends in Silk and Muslin Underwear (including all garments)' '2 'r rice These are broken style and size as sortments as well as garments that have become slightly soiled through handling. There are some wonderful bargains in this lot and it will pay you to make a special trip down town to see them. Our Entire Stock of Y T 1 1 rine Undermuslins At k off The Regular Prices This includes every piece of muslin underwear in our large stock with the single exception of the Philippine Hand Embroidered gar ments which will be offered at 10 off the regular prices. This will in "all probability be your last opportunity to buy under wear, of the quality that we carry, at reduced prices. For we ourselves' cannot buy it again' at such low figures and it is quite generally agreed that the price of cotton will not come down appreciably for several years. Under these circumstances we strongly advise all of our friends and patrons to anticipate their needs as far into the future as they can af ford to. The following list gives an idea of the savings that may be made: All 25c Garments now 19 All 35c Garments now 26 AH 50c Garments now 38 All 59c Garments now. .45i All 75c Garments now.. 56 All 89c Garments now 68t l All $1.0 Garments now 75 AH $1.25 Garments now. .94f All $1.50 Garments now. .$1.03 Al $1.95 Garments now... $1.47 All $2.50 Garments. now. .$1.88 All $2.95 Garments now. .$2.21 All $3.50 Garments now. .$2.63 Unusual Values in Silk Petticoats These have been taken from regu lar stock and marked at.the follow ing prices for quick disposal. They are made of exceptionally good ma terials and merit your attention. 50 Regular $5 and $5.95 Silk Petticoats, nearly all changeable effects in dark colors made of heavy lustrous taffeta and a few of silk jersey. Special at each Our entire stock of $6.50 to $12.50 Silk Petticoats beautiful styles in silks of superfine quality. both plain and fancy effects in a splendid assortment of colors, each J One lot of Silk Petti- coats that are soiled and shop-worn, but made of good silk in desirable col ors," formerly worth up to $5.00, each, special $3.95 $5.95 $2.39 Our Complete Stocks of: 54 t Silk Und erwear and Philippine HandEmbroidered Und erwear at 10 Off The Regular Prices This offer applies to our entire stock' of these garments without ex ception including some beautiful hand made things which we received only a few days ago direct from the Philip pine islands. Wdmeh who love and appreciate beautiful things should take advan tage of his opportunity to save. Amsterdam, Jan. 28. Kaiser "il helm expressed thankfulness for Gods "Great deeds for the German people" Lin a message to the Berlin court preacner, text oi wnicn was receivea here today. The message was In re ply to felicitations on the war lord's birthday and said: "It is with deep thankfulness that I commemorate God's great deeds for mB vit'i iiitLii peupie. lie gnvB Histori cal successes to our colors." The German press today contained the usual eulogies on the kaiser's birthday and included a list of amnes ties granted to minor army and navy offenders on this occasion Much' comment was included as to strike agitation, for. which the Inde pendent Socialists were blamed. All except Socialist newspapers warned the party to cease such agitation. EXTRADITION HELD UP Canadian Judge Will Decide Herbert Rosenborg Case Friday. Winnipeg, Canada, Jan. "28. Judge Curran today reserved unAl next Fri day his decision on the petition of the state of Kansas for the extradition of Herbert Rosenberg, a private banker of Topeka, Kan. D. D. Bartell, Dur ham. Kan., accuses Rosenberg of hav ing fraudulently sold him shares in an insurance company. The case was concluded today. Kansas sought to extradite Rosen berg several weeks ago. Formal pa pers were issued, but Rosenberg' re sisted removal to the United States. He is wanted in Marion county, this state, on an embezzlement charge. The amount embezzled from Bartell, ac cording to information filed in the case, amounts to between $300 and $400, state officials stated .t the time the application was filed for Rosen berg's extradition. GIRL A MURDERER? Kih teen Year- Ol d Lass-Acbused of i Shooting CoIIyer, Kan., Woman. WaKeeney, Kan., Jan. 28. Calling Mrs. Charles Fisher 41 years old, of Collyef, Kan., west of here, to the door of her home last Saturday night, Madeline Briggs, 18 years old, also of Collyer, fired a shot from an auto j -malic revolver- which entered Mrs. I Fisher's heart, resulting in almost in stantaneous death, according to inforv mation given out here today by J, A. Carson, attorney of Trego county. No reason was assigned for the shooting. Miss Briggs has been arrested and is at Hays, Kan., where she is being held under $5,000 bond, AttorneyX!ar I son announced. He added that her I preliminary trial had been set for next Wednesday, and that he probably would be brought to WaKeeney at that time. RAIDERS TERRIFY HUNS j After Bombing Germans Gather land r Shout "Down With War." I London, Jan. 28. British' airmen who raided Mannheim Thursday night, caused unparalleled terror in that city, according to Geneva dispatches to the London Daily Express today, quoting several travelers from Germany. One i of these, an injured German, arrived at Basel. Despite police orders, he t said, terror-stricken people rushed out of doors half clothed and gathered in I the streets. The British raiders scored i a direct hit on the barracks, j After the raid the travelers declared crowds assembled and shouted, "Down J with war; give' us peace." 1 IIIIPT tl rill imiin MUCH l-LEAPi Property Owners Given In til Tomor row Morning to Shovel Off Snow. Unless sidewalks in Topeka are cleaned tomorrow morning, the own ers of uncleaned walks will find them selves saying "Hello, Judge," tomor row afternoon. Such .Was the an nouncement from police headquarters I today by Frank Harbaugh, chief of mm j police. "There will be no dilly-dallying ShirtSpUPrices i Sweater Coats Vz Off Fur Caps x2 Off Reilly Baiter Overcoats XA Off r Suits Off Is ""Ui f TLey are prepared for a tug jrttyr rush of winter travel. 1 1 m And the Santa Fe is pre pared to take you there. Grand Canyon and Cartla cCnS Hot Springs in Arizona. t I) JW I Hawaii afterwards. 1 f P t Fred Harvey meal. J V" I l&mmmT2L-' Booklet tit tri mmi r h yvSiwJ J F. Sturees, C.Pt T.A- m T?ionc S682 about it," said Harbough today, as he unfolded liis plan for enforcing the snowy sidewalk ordinance. Under Harbauph's plan he will ride up and down the streets of Topeka with officers tomorrow morning arm- ea wun warrants, wnerever ne i-nas a walk not properly cleaned, the war rant will be served on the owner im mediately. Thruout the day officers kept them selves busy on the telephone, notify ing property owners on the main streets to clear their sidewalks. By noon nearly all sidewalks on Kansas avenue had been cleaned. Negroes and white mn made a small fortune during the day, going from house to house and getting obs j clearing snow from the walks. There is no excuse for failure to comply with j t.ie ordinance within twenty-four; houm aft the snow falls, according to Harbaugh. HERE IS YOUR NEW FOOD CARD The president's proclamation calls t upon the American people to follow the request of the food administration s (effective today, January 2, which is as follows: WHEATLESS DAYS Monday's and Wednesdays. One wheatless meal each day. MKATLESS DAYS Tuesday Out meatless meal each day. A ptrkles Saturday. SUGAR Continued economy in Its use is nece.-?asy. WASTE It is imperative that all waste and unnecessary consumption of all sorts of foodstuffs should be rUcid-' ly eliminated. v U V

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BRINGING Krl QTK3 MAE TA.NDlr; .1 QW "f0;0VlTH 1DOKT VW,T Vooaw L VALk OOWT A ';U L J,fV OH THE CORNER- Vl 1 HER WHAT I.L. DO? t A HSVE JOST 111 -U UKBNf HOrVND. fJIV ANO I'VE AOT TO PJT A UOT OF T lie meeting uf La Douzaine Bridge club, which was to have been held this afternoon with Mrs. T. S. fctevens, han thetftn postponed on ac count of illness among the members. The luncheon to be given Tuesday at 12115 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce by the Native Sons and Uaughters of Kansas, will be attended by a number of pioneer settlers of Kaunas who came to the iate before Its admission to the union, and these people will be special guests of honor, in recognition of their service to the (stale in laying the foundation for its present and future greatness. Among these territorial pioneers are Mrs. Betsy Ann Griffin Sain, who is 96 ye-irs of age; Mrs. A. C. Davis, 92 years of age; Mrs. Stephenson, age 91; and Rev. Knife, of Manhattan, 90 years of age; also Col. W. W. Denni ytm and Mra. Dennison; Mrs. George Martin, Mrs- James Brewer. Mrs. George Veale, Mrs. 8. J. Crawford, Mrs. F. I. Borrebrake, Mr George Jailey, Mr. A. B. Whiting, Mrs. Mary Bliss, Mrs. S. X. Wood, of Cottonwood Kalis, Mr. and Mrs. Kletnhans. of Orantville, Mr. and Mrs. Remington, Mrs. Lillian Kingman Butterfield, Mrs. W. Challis. Mrs. S. Shepherd. Mrs. (ieorge Neil. Mrs. Matthew Weight -man. sr., Mrs. IX J I. Forbes, Miss Fan nie Cole. Mrs. F. C. Bowen. Mrs. Car- C ROUP Spasmodic croup is usually relieved with one application of Kerv Littl Body-Gaud Inlaw-Horn? ICKSVAPORU DR. CEO. PORT ASHTON Dntlat M. W. Cor. 8th tod Kanaaa An. Phone S2A Be Loyal! Use Very Best Corn Meal, lb. .5c Hominy, pearl, lb 7c Hominy, flake, lb Rye Flour Very best, lb 5e Graham Very best 5 -lb bag 30c Rice Broken, lb 7c Clean No. 1 whole grain. Ib Aery fancy Honduras Head, Tb 12c Beans Fancy Pinto, Ib 10c Fancy Pink, lb 12c" Very fin' Navy, lt 17c Potatoes Very Fancy Pink Burbank. Ib l(ic Apples Great big Fancy Champion, tb 4c Butter Meadow Gold 50c Eggs October Storage (eat like fresh), doz. 4."c Other cut prices that will save you money on every order. Put in an order on our new system. C. O. L. or Paid orders 5c per order. Will deliver just as quickly after 2:30 p. m. as we can so you can .have it most likely for supper. (Boy at each store.) We do not have to wait for truck to make all our stores now. .rinri 10 STORES fcPt f "na UP FATHER rie VVhittaker. Mr. Robert Steele, Mr. F. Sardou and Mrs. R. M. Spivey. Those who were born in the terri tory are: Mrs. Rome Colvin, Mrs. F. P. MacLennan. Mrs. Asher, of Law rence; Mrs. Jennie Ward Meade, Miss Ann Griffin. Mr. Byron Davis, Mr. George Stone, Mr. Henry W. McAfee, Mrs. Marcia Gordon Troutman, Mr. Josiah Gordon, Mr. Homer Moore. Mrs. Kansas Simmons Sparks, Leaven worth; Mr. Ed Smith. Mrs. Cor Well house Bullard. of Tonganoxie, Mrs. Nettie Cartlidgre. Mr. Matt Weifrhtman. I Mrs. Mollie Hunter, Mrs. T. J. Hankla, i Mr. Hale Ritchie, Mr. Ed Whittaker, Mr. W. M. Stephenson, Mrs. Alice Sturgres and Mrs. Clara Ginette, both i of Florence. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter has returned from Chicago, where -she at tended a meeting and luncheon of the Midland Authors club. The club is composed of writers from twelve of the midwestern states. The president is Emerson Huff, one of the leading novelists of the day. The alms of the society are to afford the members the pleasure of. association, to stimulate creative writing among them, and to establish a library of books and maga zines representing the work of the members. The society was organized by John AI. Stahl, and is an outgrowth of the Chicago Writers' Guild. Riley was honorary president a few years before his, death. The membership roll includes such names as Randall Parrish, Hamlin Garland, George Ade, Zona Gale. Whitlock and others of na tional fame. Among the members from Kansas are Mrs. McCarter. Miss Esther Clark. William Allen White ana watt Mason. The luncheon was held in the Art i i institute, and a nart nf iho pntortnin j ment of the guests was a visit to. an exhibit by the artist Maurice Fronkes. j idrs. J. F. Jarrell has written a new play, "The Wise Made Simple," which she read Saturday before a meeting of Western Sorosis, at the home of Mrs. C. J. Evans, in Buchanan street. Mrs.- Jarrell Who ha. wHtten a (rnnd deal from time to time, and has news paper' articles syndicated, does her bestjiterary work, according to critics, in the writing of plays. She prepared a delightful comedy which was given by local talent for the Woman's club of Topeka a year or two ago, and she wro'.e a play some years ago which was given by a local stock company a, week's run in this city. "The Wise Made Simple" is probably the llDfii wmlr n-t Ka Li-iv. kn done. It is filled with good dialogue, sparkling repartee, and the play is artistic in form and workmanship. A discussion of the pfay was given by Miss Effie Graham and Dr. Dorothy McolL Guests of the club, besides the mem bers, were: Mrs. Mattie Britt Hale, of LaCrosse; Mrs. Charles S. Huffman, Mrs. H. B. Pugh, Mrs. S. J. Crumbine. Mrs. B. T. Welch, Mrs. George God frey Moore, Mrs. J. L, Moneypenny, Mrs. War 1 Burlingame, Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Mrs. W. D. Ross, Mrs. S. W. Lyman, Mrs. Katherine Hand, Mrs. E. G. Foster, Mrs. Lyndon Day, Miss Josephine Mendun and Mrs. Charles Elliott. The following young men were en tertained at dinner Saturday night by Mr. Christopher Thomas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Thomas: Mr. Edwin Nellis, Mr. War ren Coolidge, Mr. .Mai vin Rutledge, Mr. Harry Bone; Mr. George Beal, Mr. Philip Fable, Mr. Curtis Porter, Mr. Glen Davis, Mr. Tom Wakeling. Young Mr. Thomas was trraduated Friday Slight from the Topeka high school and will leave this week for Indiana, where he will enter Puruue univer sity. 1 The program for the Woman's Kan sas Day club meeting Tuesday is to inlude some excellent musical num bers, all of which will be furnished by professional musicians. Miss Helen Phipps, violinist, and Mr. Hugh Dick- prann and Afro Clonrrrn T-T lll-n tH11 give solo numbers. Accompaniments will be played by Mrs.- C, J. Wilson and Mrs. Robert Garver. ji. m. m. THERE'S A WOMAN IX OUU TOWN j

To whom neatness and cleanliness j are meat and dnnk, religion and poll- i tics. When her friends aret word that she 13 going to make them a visit they start in scourine the furniture and digging at the children's ears.. The latest story told on a family that re ceived notice of a pending visit from her says that the women of the -family spent two days washing their heads and their corsets.

The Kansas council of women met today at noon at the Pelletier tea room j in business session and luncheon. The club is made up of presidents and past I presidents of state organizations of I women and deans of women in edu cational institutions pf the state. Its i.. rr,.rA e ,.ninn.tvo. three or four pounds a week is the between ail the organized women, by interesting them in some common on nrni.o K cause which the council determires upon at Its annual meeting. 1 Jtat vpar tb rnnnril sr nut tr nr. compllsh two great tasks, the estab- lishmTir f Ht.r.tin "L oeienuon nome lor oe- linquent women, and the building of t halls ot residence for girls at state THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALS (Copyright. 1917, International News Service) educational institutions. Both proj ects had been discussed and worked for by women before, and the estab lishment of the dormitories was a work in which the latevMrs. Scott Hopkins was deeply interested. The detention home was procured last year, largely thru the efforts of the council, and this year the members hope to carry on the plans for the building of the halls of residence. The matter will be presented to the legis lature at the next session. The neces sity for such dormitories is especially brought home to the women this year by reason of the collection of troops at the camps.. The problem of the housing tot the girls at Manhattan is Miss Kffie Graham of Topeka, acting president of the Kansas council of women. especially complicated by the gr;at in flux of people into that town on ac count of the 'ttssetrtbling of the troops at Junction City. Miss Effie Graham, 'of Topeka, is nDMnt n cv is past president of the Kansas Dinner club. Others who are' in Topeka for the meeting are: Mrs. D. W. Mulvane, chairman woman's committee, council of de fense. Mrs. Mary Pierce Van Zile. of Man hattan. dean of women, Kansas State Agricultural college. Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, of Topeka, president Woman's Kansas Day club. Mrs. Effie Van Tuyl, of Leaven worth, president of the Society of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots. Mrs. Eustace Brown, dean of women, Kansas university. Mrs. H. O. Garvey, president State Federation of Women's Clubs of Kan- Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis. -president of Native Daughters of Kansas. Miss Emma Hyde, of Kansas City, president of the Kansas Dinner club. Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, of Beloit, president of the W. C. T. U. Mrs. J. C. Codding, of Lansing, president congress of mothers. Mrs. C. H. Brooks, of Wichita, presi dent Kansas Equal Suffrage associa tion. Mrs. T.' F torah, of Topeka, presi dent, Kansas branch, of Collegiate alumnae. Miss Nanon Herren, past president Kansas Women's Press elub. Mrs. J. D. McFarland, past presi dent Wotnan's Kansas Day club. Mrs. W. A. Johnston, pas'f president State Federation Women's club; past president Woman's Kansas Day club; past president Kansas Equal Suffrage association. Mrs. J. M. Miller, of Council Grove, past president State Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Matie Toothacker, Kimball, past president TCansas Woman's Press club. Miss Clara Francis, president of the Library association. Mrs. O. L. Moore, president W. R. C. L. Mrs. w. y. Morgan, or Hutcninson, past president Kansas Equal Suffrage association. Mrs., J. S. Simmons, of Hutchinson, past president Woman's Kansas Day plub. Mrs. Belle C. Harris, of Emporia, past president W. R. C. Mrs. C. B. Walker, of Norton, past president Kansas Federation Women's Clubs. v Mrs. W. J. Bailey, of Atchison, past I president Woman s Kansas Day club, f Mrs. J. R, Sheltou, of Topeka, past r president society oz uaugnters oi Fo"nderT a"d patriots. Mrs. A. H. Horton, past president OTnajns Kansas Day club. i w I Shawnee county has a home dem onstration agent, Mrs. Clyda Greene. A conference to discuss plans for the advancement of home demonstration work has just been held in Topeka by Mrs. Greene. Miss Frances L. Brown, Lose Your Fat, v Keep Your Health Snperflnous fla-sh is not health, neither is it healthy to diet or exerrise too much for-Its removal. The simplest method known for reducing the overfat body raus.rmo' i ,nt..i,,i k. farnMB 'Marmola Method, tried and endorsed by seription, are sold by druggists at 75 cents for a large rase, or if you prefer you can obtain them by Sending direct to the Mar- S A Woodward Ave., L)e- trolt- M.lcb. They m harmless and leave no Wrinkles or flabbiness. They are popo- 1 1 h because effective and. convenient. j 1 Advertisement. Is do wrinkles or riaoDiness. iney are popa- I As 1 I 1 v KB

v DRAWN FOR THE STATE JOURNAL BY GEORGE M'MANUS Looking Backward In State Journal Society Column TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Mrs. D. O. McCray and Miss McCray gave nacrv Thnrailnv nftfu-nnon for Mm. Mc- Cray's sister, Mrs. William Moss Jones of Cameron Mo. Miss Florence Home assist ed, and little Helen Sterne and Bessie Jett passed the score cards. 1 dose wno piayea were: Mrg. Albert l'arker, Mrs. I-owr.v, Mrs. Frank Foster, Mrs. Frank Cope, Mrs. I. P. Paxton. Mrs. H. K. Tefft. Mrs. E. I. Giles, Mrs. C. L. tiregrg, Mrs. E. 1). Mc Keever. Mrs. J. C. Oordon, Mrs. Otis Hun pate, Mrs. A. T. Waggoner, Mrs. F. S. Hughes. Mrs. W. S. Kale, Mrs. L. S. Wool verton, Mrs. A. 15. Woolverton, Mrs. Ira O. Hord,' Sirs' J. F. Daniels' Mrs. U. T. Her rick. Mrs. Charles Colburne, Mrs Thomas Cross. Mrs. C. O. Kaowles, Mrs. Edwin Knowles. Mrs. w. rc. Sterne, Mrs. s. J Bear. Mrs. E. T. Cartlidge, Mrs. Frank Thomas. Mrs W. O. Barnes, Mrs. B. E. Pitts. Mrs. iieorare M. Chase. Mrs. C. A. Mciuire. Mrs. Clarente Bowman. Mrs. AV. I. Miller, Mrs. C. H. Worthington, Mrs. A. B. Jetmore, Mrs. J. M. Torrence, Mrs. Harry Keeler, Mrs. (Jilbert Kirk, Mrs. Eowm Lange, Mrs.. Frank P. MacLennan, Mrs. Walker Combs, Mrs. E. A. Prescott, Mrs. Fred Cole, Mrs. Edward I. Cruise, Mrs. George Eagle. Miss Lillian Tefft. Miss Lois Tefft, Miss Glenna Cross. Miss Nellie Kirk, Miss Florence Home. Miss Harriet King, Miss Edith Wing, Miss May Lange. Miss Katherine Moreland, Misa Maud Bnhre, Miss .Grace Foulks and Miss Josephine Dietrich. director of the bureau of home eco nomics extension work for Kansas; Miss Stella Mather, state leader in home demonstration work; and Miss Avis Talcott, home demonstration agent for Atchison county. Mrs. Greene expects to take up the work of the Boys' and Girls' clubs and the Mother-Daughter Canning clubs in this county, in the early spring. A wheat conservation campaign will be undertaken by Mrs. Greene at once, and an effort ma.de to get more Shaw nee county homes to substitute other cereals for wheat flour. Recipes for the preparation of 'conservation oread and other foods will be distributed by Mrs. Greene. Mrs. A. H. Purdy will entertain the Ideal Bridge club Tuesday afternoon at her home, 1315 Buchanan street. Wiley E. Jones of Atchison, who is with the 12th engineers Company D, now under fire in France, has writ ten back to Kansas friends, the fol lowing verse, which is an invitation abroad to Billy Sunday: Billy Sunday, here's your chance. To figbt the devil in Northern France, A practical devil with practical guns, Who isn't afraid flf militant puna. The world needs men of the finest sort Come over and hit the trail, old sport! It s easy enough to stand on a stage. Froth at the month and work up a rage, Fighting the sins of the world with speech. When aafely out of the devil's reach, But now th devil's In onpn court Come over and hit the trail, old sport! Poker and dancing are terrible sins. One leaves off where the other begins. And drinking of liquor is equally bad. But think of the luck the Belgians had. Forget the dance and cards and port. Come over and hit the trail, old sport! The poem was received bv Mrs. Warren Harwi of Atchison, who has mends in this city, and she has made the verse public. Mrs. Harwi is in terested in the work of "adopting" soldiers, which means the writing of cheerful letters, etc., to the men in camp or at the front. Xotes and Personal Mention. Mrs. E. J. Shakeshaft is in Minne apolis, Minn., visiting her daughter, Mrs. Howard R. Malcolm. Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Bullard, of Tonganoxie, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lambertson, of Fairview, will be in Toneka for the Native Sons and Daughters luneheon Tuesday, and w-ill be guests of Mrs. Dewme c. enis. Mr. W. W. Mills, who is ill at his home vin Topeka avenue, remains about the same. Miss Harriet Hill; left this morning for St. Charles, Mo., where she will attend Lindenwood college. Mrs. C. O. Knowles will leave this week for California to remain a few months. Mr. and Mrs.. A. A. Godard will leave soon for Miami, Florida, to remain the rest of the winter. Lieut. Wilson K. Hobart and Lieut. A. C. Cechhine, of Fort Riley, spent the week-end in Topeka with Lieuten ant Hobart's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobart. Miss Florence Cassity spent the week end with friends In Kansas City. Rev. A, J.:Rosb has been informed of the death of Mrs. Augusta Miller, an aunt of Mrs. Rosa. He will offi ciate at the funeral services at Law rence Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Miller came from Philadelphia to Laurence in the year 1856 and was a highly es teemed citizen of Kansas for sixty-one years. Miss Maud Reed, who is teaching science at Hardin Junior college, Mex ico. Mo., is spending the week-end. with her father, Mr. A. J. Reed, and her brother and sister, Sergt. and Mrs. E. R. Cummings. Sergt. Maj. E. R. Cummings has re turned to Camp Doniphan.- after vis it to his people in Topeka. He was honor guest at a family dinner given at; his home in Quincy street, and as also guest of honor at a dinner given by his parents. Mr. and Mrs, R. H. '7' Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. j p;.in Cummings, Sergt. Maj. and Mrs. E. R. Cummings, Mr. and Mrs.- Otis Com- m in its Mr nnrl Mrs. Or"tn Pummines. jfiss Mary Beij Cummings, Miss Paul- mmmin -Mi TMart TtA Afr i V w rr, a. xvcstTL, jm-iMi .twi Tim era sop. Miss Helen Jessop Mr. Loyd Jes- MONDAY EVENING, sop, Mr. Ernest Jessup. Mr. Donald Jessop, Mrs. Mary Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Funston, Ms. Ellswoith Adams and Mrs. Viola Tanner. Mrs. .Tflhn T Hnvlp haq trnna 4n tVV I'lda-Jin iJI,inh"s; I band. Lieut. Boyle, who is stationed at Camp Johnson. Mr. A. J. Carruth, of Herington, left today for Jacksonville, Florida, to remain the rest of the winter, after a visit to his son, Mr. A. J. Carruth, Jr., and his family. A daughter was born, this morning to Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes The baby died today at noon. LIQUOR TO YANKS ('has. 31. Sheldon Says England Offers Vice to U. S. Soldiers. Our Troops Should Be Safe guarded Thru London. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon indicated to a Central Congregational church au dience that American troops en route to France should be snt thru London at" night and carefully safeguarded. As a result of an investigation of con ditions in England, the Topeka min ister was shocked at conditions which faced the soldiers. He found liquor was sojd to the soldiers and that 'vice is rampant in the vicinity of the con centration camps." In a special sermon before the obnrch congregation. Dr. Sheldon said the brewers established within the boundaries of the new army camps. He said liquor was sold to soldiers even when as a conservation ineajiure. sales to civilians were pro hibited. Doctor Sheldon appealed to his congregation to demand that the .American soldier be given the same protection abroad which he receives in this- country. Evir women, to say nothing, of the constant partner of Satan the cigar ette are constantly in the path of the innocent American soldier when he5 reaches London. "It seems to me as tho we might as well stand our boys against a wall and shoot them as for them to be sent home diseased and. in shame." said the minister. He said the English government permitted the use of grain sufficient to produce 750,000 loaves of bread a day to be used in the making of liauor. while submarines sank grain equal only to 120,000 loaves a day. t What a Shipbuilder Thinks. Doctor Sheldon, among his many acquaintances of value in England, became friendly with-Dr. G. B. Hun ter, one of the greatest shipbuilders ih Great Britain. He built the Mauri tania, the twin vessel of the Lusitania. He is now building submarines for England. Doctor Hunter is an Oxford scholar and a member of the Church of England. In speaking of the liquor question. Doctor Hunter said to Doctor Shel don: "It is moat Important that yon should try to induce, and enable, the American govern ment to Insist on the protection of your clean men and boys from contamination when they are in England 'and France, and the example and solicitude of your wise and straight seeing government for the welfare and fflciency of your soldiers, will. I believe, influence the British authorities to try U protect ours. "The rum ration served to our soldiers instead of substitutes which could be pro vided if there were the will to do it, la a frightful mistalie and will be the cause of an increase of drunkenness after the war. "I know from the testimony of a staff officer who witnessed it, that the ruin Issued to the soldiers and whisky allowed the officers have led to drunkenness at the front. FAMILY NEVER KNEW Son at Doniphan Dead Before His Ill ness Was Reported. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 28. F. J. Ma ther of Independence. Kan., a travel ing salesman for i the Stowe Supply Co., lost a son, David, 22 years old, at Camp Doniphan a week ago. His parents were kept in ignorance of tKe seriousness of his illness. David Mather, an only son, athletic and strong, was taken ill two weeks ago. His "bunkie" wrote to Mrs. Mather at Independence saying David wanted her to know he was in the hosutal, but that he soon would be 'out. When young Manner's case grew dangerous his "bunkie" asked the officer tn charge to permit him to tele graph the mother jat Independence and have her come and nurse her son. This was refused. Mrs. Mather's first word- of her son's condition was a tel egram saying he was dead. His body was sent to Concordia, Kan., by the government for burial. TOPEKA FIRM GROWING Capital Live Stock Insurance Com pany Makes Good Report to Stockholders. The Capital Live Stock Insurance company has enjoyed an exceedingly rapid growth in the tea months of its existence, according" tin; the reports submitted at the meeting of the stock holders of the company. The com pany was started in April, 1917, by a few prominent stock dealers of the state, with Clyde W. Miller, as presi dent. In November J. C. Mohler be came president of the company. At first the Capital Live Stock Insurance company operated in Kansas only, but thru t,he purchase of the Mutual Live Stock Insurance company it' was" ad- JANUARY 28, 1918 w AND KOSCELLANEO0S ADS ADVERTISING KATES: The rate tor tnsertincr W.-.nf Ads in The 1 mieka Stat Journal la 1 cent a word each inaertloo. lntinuni 10 ceuts: bv the week a cents a word, minimum 50 cents. COr.VT Tfii; WOK US of yo-.ir sd IwM Ing four words for State Journal address, when address la used connt each initlal" letter and each number tr combination of figures as one word. ClyOSlXO HOIIH Want Ads to be classi fied properly must :e in The State Journal office before 12:20 o'clock. Want Arte re ceived after 12 :20 till 1 :15 p. m. will be in cited under the head: "Too Late to Claa iry." OUT OF TOWN advertisements must accompanied with rash or check in full f laymen? of the same. Note th- foregoing nstructiona about ennntinzr the worda and the rate per word for The-Topeka man j REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS J. F. Keefer and wife to T. C. Kiley. pt nw. 1,1 1-12-10 and lota in ne. U 1-12-lfi M.600 I. M. Shavlo to C. K. Shavlo. lot 87 Van Buren St.. North Topeka 1.000 LOST AND FOUND LONtt BLUE RII.K SCARF, fringed ends; lost at Methodist union banquet at Cham ber of Commerce Friday night, or on street between there and Central National bank. ill finder pleaee pbo ne 2087 B 1 ue, E.OST Light brown Shepherd dop. white spot on neck, white feet. Answers to name "Shep.' Phone 1908 K-3. Ueward. GOLD Knight Templars charm, cfoss'and crown off front. Ueward. A. M. Thomas, 413 Kansas ave. WANTED SITUATIONS MALE BOOKKEEPER STENOGRAPHER de sires position at once. Thoroughly com petent. 1'hone Red. BUSINESS CHANCES FOR .SALK Best -'money tuaWnir tatfMf 4i nt in xopem; clears- over iuw weeic everything complete. Price $2,000: terms. A. Ir. Furrnan, Topeks. Kan., 106 West 8th. WATED--MM.E HELP WANTED Wood choppers, $1.75 cord ;farm bands; 10 farm couples; carpenters and water service men to ship south cooks kitchen help waiters; section laborers steel gang men, west, $2 day nod board. Furmaiis Employment Office. 106 West 8th. LIFE INSURANCE IU2N- Salary and commission to right man any where la Kansas. Will help yo' get started. Call or write.. Goo. Godfrey Moore, New England Bldg., Topeka. WANTED Experienced shoe salesman in Kansas to carry men's work and medium dress shoes. The E. B. Piekenbrock Shoe Mfg. Co.. Dubuque. Iowa. i v mitted to do business in Iowa, Mis souri, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma.- Negotiations have recently, been started to open up number of other eastern states. Officers elected for 1918 at. the meeting; of the stockholders Saturday are: J. u. jULObier, president; Will J. Miller, vice president; R. G. Reynolds, secretary; Miss T. B. ElHott. assistant secretary; Fred D. Coffman, treasurer, a1Wf whom were re-elected; directors, Clyde W. Miller, J. C. Mohler.v Will J. Miller, R. O. Reynolds, Topeka; Isaac W J ones. Kansas City. Mo.; W. B. Dallon, St. George; Harry O'Brien, Clifton; H. Schoen. Beloit; Ira D. Brougher, Great Bend; P. S. Houston. Gem; L. N. Simon. Seneca; W. A. Sparks. Zurich; George Hupfer, Bunkerhill. BLACKWELL TO CO-OPS National Cash Register Agent Speaker for Tuesday Evening. The regular weekly meeting of the Co-Operative club will be held tomor row night at o'clock at the Elk's club Thomas E. Blackwell, sales manager for the National Cash Regis ter company, will be the speaker of the evenmr; with a business talk. The change in the time of the meet ing from noon till 6 o'clock was de cided on at the last rneeting of the club. The change is temporary, ac cording to the announcement. SANTA FE NOTES Tuesday pveninpr, February 5. a reception will be given to all general office emp loves at the Railroad "Y." A basket ball game between the shops and the general offices will be played and a volleyball game be tween the ticket auditor's office and the freight auditing department will also be had. A general social time win De naa for all. Refreshments will be served. The Bible class in the old mill Tuesday noon will be in charge of the Rev. Milo Moore, the one at the new mill to be Uught h the Hev T Halh-rt oy me Bev. r. naiDert. Perry -W. Ward of the auditor of dls-j bursement'a office haa been tranaferred .to j Talsa. Okla., m the position or construc tion accountant for the engineering depart ment. Miss Enna McCoy, formerly with the Hal Lithographing company. Is a new em ploye of the stationery department at the Roland C. Pribble of the auditor of tlia bursenient's office left Saturday for Wash lngton .wh.re be baa been appointed to a government position. William Ne-rton of the machine snnpe has been absent from work witfaanattack of the grippe since Thursday of laat week. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Mwaya ocara the &griatufe of WAMKD MALE HELP ,1 ,W wk.' "kT LI- 1r. 11. 40: exberieuve uu necessary. Hallway, I rare Journal. v i TWO drivers who really want steady work. $2 per rtay Hasty Kx press. iuov. est mu. WANTED Second bnteher. People's Market. Phone 'W.'. WAKTEDr FEMALE HELP TELEPHONISTS Alert and Intelligent young; wo men of pood character will be Riven an opportunity to learn telephone operating;. Salaries paid while It-nming-. Steady employment as sured, Untasnat -pportunity for ad vancement to tin re wh qualify at this ttine due to large numbers of our hiphiy trained elephonists be ing; assigned to operate switch boar la at National Army Ciinton lueuts. Apply at Exchiinjre Build ing. Jackson Avenue. WANTED Lunch counter and dining- room girls for Topeta and many other towns; chambermaids experienced family help kitchen help; cooks; dishwashers, etc ere. Fnrman's Employment Office, IOC Wesi Mh. WANTJH An experienced white girl for general house work. Mrs. L. K. Ksterly, 807 Western ave. ARM-Waltress wanted at Scott "a Restau rant. 427 KanHas avenue. WANTED For general house work, 1345 Fillmore, sav Black. WANTED Girl at Trapp printing shop. WANTED TO BUY OLD KALSR TEfiTH WANTED Ilon't Matter If broken. I pay $2 to $15 per set. Also cash foi old cold, silver, and broken Jewelry. Rend by parcel post ao-i receive check by return mail. Will hold iroods 10 doys for senders approval of my offer. L. Maser-2007 Sfo. otn at., fniia., fa. WANTED furniture of all klndi. 1 buy stoves. Call me before you sell. K. 8. Logan, 322 Kansas avenue, s phone 3182. jffMiBp Phone 2wTfor highest prlo sv wixua for junk of all kinds. DIAL BROS. WANTED TO buy yoar cottonwood, elm, maple, hackberry and sycamore logs. Ka w Packs (re Mfg. Co Topeka. JKansaa. WANTED TO B,UY land thnt the river Ta eutting on, any place. Write the Patent Steel Jetty Co.. Silver Lake. Kansas. WANTED MI SCKI.I .A N 1 X CS ""QSaHATYCTcTXPRESS; MISCELLANEOUS FREE CINDEBS White Star Lanndry. FOR RENT HOt'SES FOR RENT Nine-room house, new hot water beater. For large family or two small. Tel. 603. FOTTR room house, electric lights and gas" 1816 Van Bureu Phone 471 or 1302. J. C. Shlmer. FOR RENT Five-room cottage, 615 West ern Ave. Phone 2H5H Blacky MODERN n-room honse. 205 Western Ave. Phone 2417 Blue. $'."0. FOCR ROOM house, 1..1 N. "HarrisoiFgt., good condition. $6. FOR RENT S room irodern honse. 811 W. 5th. FOR RENT APARTMENTS BAL-BOA apartment, atrictly modern. 5 rooms; hot water beat, close in. Call 4ai7Blarfc. 1225 MONROE. 0-room flat. $IS Phone 51.1 or S740 Blnck. FURNISHED APARTMENTS MODERN APARTMENT furnished, ences reouired. 90S Clay st. Hefer- FOU RENT ROOMS FOR RENT Unfurnished rooms. 833 and 929 Ksn.ss sve. Phone 22ftf Bine. FOR RENT FERMSHED ROOMS 810 QUINCY. nicely furnished steam heated sleeping rooms. Phone 5425. FOR RENT STORE ROQMS KANSAS AVE.. 131 Store room or'bTdTtl Fourth ave. Eaat. 402. store room. Special price on either: Phone 610. FOR SALE; HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE Furniture for five room honae. Phone 173S Black. 815Weat15th. FOR SALE Household goods. 512 Eaat tltV MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. FOR SALE Kimball piano. 1216 Bos well. Phone 54M8 J. FOR SALE PET STOCK KKI.I.I.N"(! OCT all my pedigreed New ,.e?la,n1d 5?bltsi..rr,,!!ie -'ne"P- W West Hb. Phone 2400 Black. FOR SALE LIVE STOCK FOR SALE Very fine milch cow. Just fresh, giving 414 gallons very rich milk. Pbone -H2S. FOR SALE High grade Pol ed Angus jull calf. P. N. Bundy. Auburn Kansas. FOR SAL MISCELLANEOUS WANTED Wat'-n repairing. Main spring, 75c; cleaned. 75c. All work guaranteed Annatrong Jewelry Co.. 429 Kar.aas Ave. i ALL SCHOOL BOOKS bought, sold, ex changed. New and used books for'all schools. Pendry's. 118 Weat Sixth. WOOD FOB SALE. leugtha. Trompi delivery. D. O. Orr. 1733 Bucbrnao at Phone Ko. 2254 Tted. j ALL OR any part of furniture iu Topeka Barber college for sale cheap. 527 Kas- s:i n venue. FOR WOOD, call 9200 J. grate, atbve apd furnace lengths. FOR SALE Alfalfa bay. Phone "1082 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS. TOR SALE AUTOMOBILES. J 5JSED CAK BARGAINS Dodge Pro. Roadster, nesrly new. $750. Dodge Rro. Touring. Looks and runs like new. $i50. Ford Touring. 1M7, JKWV- Ford Touring, good shape. $500. Overland. 117. self starter, electric lignta, rood shape, $200. W. W. BSLS CO. 918-920 Kansas Ave. Phone 3071. foil SALE TYPCTRITERS. COIIONA TYl'KW Hf TKH, nearly new,- wlth case, for those who travel, 1 don't need It now. E. C. Keger. phone 20S7 Blue. f OK SALE REAL ESTATE G-rooui California buugalow, never occo pled. 3-iilece bath, sleeping porch. Inrge cement floored cellar, coir. biuat ion fur- nae; oak floors, nicely pspered. handsome, light fixtona, two lots, east front, good. neighborhood l'rice $s,300l terms. i SiaWiSiSaWESTMISNTCO.'4 5.14 Kansas Are. Phone 5050. mm SFECflAL BAKGAOls. I Seven rm. honse. nne eonrtltion. compieimwj bath, electric lights, good garage. 2 uita weefc Snap for quick sale. Can mak terms. j i:aw buys a nearly new Dtingaiow, an. modern, bath. electric, ht water heating plant, full cement basement, nicely decors t ed. 1H "St front lots, 11 blocks of capito9 square, $1,400 inc. j COTTRELL CO., 107 E. 7th. Tel. 5T0, iwsW DON'T FCM5T when you want to sell or list your prop erty to see fjg W.T. DAWSON CO.' Phone 415. Columbian rtldR. i 72 acres river bottom farm, ailioina thai Mty of Toieka. non-resident owner. 2 pr acre. ll.-re la n bnra-nln. m GEO. M. HOIBLIB COS 7-15 Kansas Ave. V Ycrt n CHA.VCK IS IN OA NaUa lilt'lt LAM IS a ml bliaiess opportunities otfra vou independence: Farm lands. $11 to $:'-j acre; irrigated lands. $.15 to $50; Twit veura to pay: $2,000 loan in Improvements n. M..1 mult, fnrms T.nn n of live BtocUr Taxes aVeraare nnilr twenty ints an acrt-1 no taxes on improvement, personal pronerJr. IBI lroier. ehun-hesaS Kxcellen M. prove I0M ty or live atocK. uooil tun men st-hoOla. roads. telephones. eltmnte ernna unri live stock Itrov Special homeseekers' fare, certlf lcateitf Write for free bookleta. ALbf..i lias Kit ON. General Superintendent Juau. Branch. Canadian Pacific Hallway, l Ninth Avenue. Calvary. Alberta. Vfin SAT.K-2 vat-Milt lots on Guthrie are. between 14th ami 15th ts. Good weir Owner. Ir. Swift. Phone 0X10. VOll SALE FARMS. L 1 1 XI oil I,, in ti ImnMMl K.w Imt I torn farm. 9 miles west of To ka. nlh acres In cultivation. 24 aerea timber, gooikt house, new barn. Price $5,000; terms nis part. A. L. Furrnan, Topeka, Kan., low West Rth. m FOR EXCHANGE TO KXCHANOE r, room cottage, Westeri ave.. for Oakland property not less thes 5 to 10 lots. Address West. rn. rsre .Tournntt MONET FARM LOANS WANTErt.f f This company baa an unlimited amount of funds to lend on East ern .inrf Central Kanras Farms at 5V, with a reasonable t-ommlatiloti Oar r-epreaentntlve it at your aervlca If yon want information. THE FARM MOKTUACE CO- Cra.vford Building. Topeka, Kam. Phona 5650. 2 I WE HaVR $2450.000 AVAILABLE for loans on farms and city property sf positively the lowest rates being made. If yon wish a new loan or to changs or increase your loan call or write 4s BKTZKIt I.KALTY lOAN CO. New England lildg. EstabHshed 1 fiONEY TO LOA W"T V ALt KINDS 09 PERSONAL PUOPKRTY. Horses, cattle, pianos dlsinonila. bonsete hold goods, libraries, typewriters. ntito csrrisges, machinery, and to snlaried peo pie. P. S. Thomas. 5 '.9 Kansas avenutu Tel. 20ft. Monev to Loan -NOBLE '0. Kth and Knn:t" Ave Over Topeka Ma te Bnnk. jff Mirltr: ala. LOANS MADE on oeraonnl sec to snlsrled persons L. Blseoe. SERVICES OFFERED IIenistltca-2 ing Pinking R00 ToM-ka Ave.. Topeks. Kan. 1ETE'EIVE 8EKVICE. DETECTIVE KCKINESR of every hon orable iles'-rlptlou discreetly transactor (llynn's Detective Servh-e, Leuvenworthf Ksnsas. a INSURANCE L W. WILSON Fire, tornado, plate ela Insurance. Phone 20 Colombian Bldr FIRE, tornado ri.d automobile lnsurunca? Chas. T. Nichols. Phone 2KI2. UNDERTAKING 111E L. M. PEN WELL Undertaking c.- 6)6-50t-5H Quincy street. Telephone la II. "W. B"OMiAI(fNEit. nn.lertokeri Per' onsl service. Misonlc B'dg Phone 14fl MOVING fr'EtOESOIRE MOVIWQ, CALL PFION'B 44L FURRIERS John Petnllek, the only prscttcsl far in itsnsaa. i xupesa. FARM LOANS s-ahu utAXIi. 5 and 6 oer cut Nichols l'.e"v Co. f,20 Ken Afr Tet. 44ftS 15 PICTURE FRAMING FUAl'''dgaTaIng, moo'u Irj done bv .1 T. Btilllvao- I2J-1J4 W. Kta LEGAL 0. First published in The Topeka Stass Journal, Jjauary 18. 1918 m Office of the City Clerk. Topeka. Kansas Jannary 18, 181a, J UIXJI8TUAT1CN NOTICE. 2 Notice l hereby given that the book, for the registration of voters of the Cltjr of Topeka, Kansas, are now open at tb office of the city clerU, third floor. CltC Hall. -4 become a legal voter, you must sr registered. If vou failed to vote at the last genersf election, Nov. 7, 11)16. you must reregister! If you have ehonged yonr address alnegj you registered yoa must reregister. M If yoa have changed yonr name since y.L registered you must -re-reglster ir you nave nm in .ir id mf? "Xa of Toiieka. and have lived here w days oE more and lo the Slate 6 months or morer you may regiater. If vou have never voted, and in 21 years of age. you must register b:-fore you cas cast yonr vols. ETTA M, COVELL. I Seal. 1 City Cierk. i i

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s THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE' JOURNALMONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1918 PRAISEJOR "JIM" Kansas Newspapers Endorsing Troutman's Candidacy. Press Comments Come From Every Section of State, GIVE FLATTERING REFERENCES Editors Agree on His Ability To Make a Good Governor. I'oint Out His Many Qualifica tions for the Oflice. v Alany KaiiMas newspapers have mae complimentary reference to the announcement of Jas. A. Troutman of Topeka as a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for governor. The press comments have come from ev ery section of the state. Following the announcement of the Topeka lawyer that he would enter the fight for the governorship, scores of w .lames A. Troutman. editors made flattering reference to Senator Troutman's ability and his qualifications for the office of chief ex ecutive of the state. Included in the press comments of the Troutman can didacy are statements trom some of the leading publishers of Kansas. Both daily and weekly publications gave flattering notices of his candidacy. Press comments from over the state follow: WALNUT VALLEY TIMKS Senator Troutman is one of the anient men the suite of Kansas has produced. His services to the ltepubltcnn warty have been contin uous and consistent from the days of Populism. lie is counted one of the most Intellect mil uml forceful campaigners ever tipon the platform in this state, ami has mnrte unre strong, clean-cut. clear-headed, lre, courageous, end eloquent Itepuhlicun lm'hpg iu the past twenty-five yen.s than any other man In the race, or who could CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF Kvery bit of dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Dan derine rubbed well into the scalp with the fincer tips. Get a small bottle of Danderine at any drugstore for a few cents and save your hair. After sev eral applications you can't find a par ticle of 'dandruff or any falling hair, and the scalp will never itch. Adv. PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN FOR INDIGESTON OR BAD STOMACH Relieves sourness, gas, Heart burn, Dyspepsia in five minutes. Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges tion, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the food you eat ferments into gases and upsets you; your head aches and you feel sick and miserable, that's when you realize the wonderful acid neu tralizing power in Pape's Diapepsin. It makes all such stomach misery, due to acidity, vanish in five minutes. If your stomach is in a continuous revolt if you can't get it regulated, please, for your sake, try Pape's Dia pepsin. It's so needless to have an acid stomach make your next meal a favorite food meal, then take a little Diapepsin. There will not be any dis tress eat without fear. It's because Pape's Diapepsin "really does" sweet vn out-of-order stomachs that gives it its" millions of sales annually. "Get a large 'fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store. It is the quickest, surest antacid and sfoi-iach relief known. It acts almost' like magic it is a scientific, harmless and pleasant stomach preparation v. Inch truly belongs in every home. Adv. He should have used Resinol for his skin trouble If you have been "turned down as Uiis man was because of an ugly skin eruption, or if you are suffering from an itching, burning skin trouble which keeps you scratching and digging, why don't you try Resinol Ointment In most casesit stops itchinginstantly, and healing begins promptly even more promptly if aided by Resinol Soap. Physicians know that it contains no harsh drugs and they have pre scribed it for many years. All drugriats sell Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. For free sample, write Dept. 6-R, Resinol. Baltimore, Md. Rejected! IJ get In the race. He will have to be reckon ed with mightily in this contest. LKAVEN WOKTH TIMES: James A Troutman, of Topeka, has shied his bat iutif the ring for governor and will make a lively campaign for the Kepubllcau nom ination. "Jim" Tmntman is one of the best kuowu men iu Kansas. He is a bril liant orator, he served the state as lieuteu unt governor and has served his district a numler of times as state senator. With it all he is, a mighty good fellow a mt cleau. able uian of broad views in political matters. Should lie succeed in securing the nomination he will make a campaign that will leave the opposition iu no doubt til tout their having a fight on their bands nor will the people be b ft in doubt as to where he stands politically, and if elected be will make au excellent governor. LAWKKNCK GAZETTE James A. Troutmau is a strong man, strong in In tellect, In character, and in standing thruont the state, and his wide acquaint ance, hts experience in public affairs, and his popularity will make talni a strong candidate. With five splendid men to choose from, the partv is assured of a moat excellent candidate, and oue the party can support without dissension, no matter whb-h wins. UuMPN RECORDER: Mr. Troutman Mauds along with a number of others iu the front rank of the public men of the state. Jf he should be nominated and elected, Kansas would have auotuer gov ernor who would be disposed and able to do things in the interest of the people of the state despite the obstacles selfish politicians might try to throw in bis way. OSKAUMJSA INDEPENDENT: We are pleased to notice that James A. Troutman of Topeka has announced his candidacy for governor, for to our mind he is the best all-round man in the field. He is able, courageous, experienced, and is no wire hair brush, but a genial, approachable, courteous gentleman, always and every where. He bus served as state senator, lieutenant governor, and in other capaci ties, has been a tower of strength to the party over the state, and has given much work iu the cause of bis country since the war begun in speeches and otherwise. Mr. Troutman is a constructive statesman, knows the prominent men of the state in timately, ait. I stands for the right kind of men only. He would make a splendid gov ernor. UL'SSKLL. RECORD: Mr. Troutman is one of the acknowledged leaders of the state. He served the state as lieutenant governor du ring the session of the legis lature of and 181KJ, aud was elected for two terms as senator from Shawnee county. In each f these offices his record was beyond reproach in every way. There lt n nnn.tl,.H ..a hia ullllitv OIll In. tegrlty as a citizen. He is one of the bestq orators in tue state ana ir nominuieu ui governor would mak? a winning campaign. IOl-A REGISTER: The announcement thut Juraes A. Troutman, of Topeka, is a candidate for governor puts another mighty good man into the race for that office. Mr. Troutman has had a long and honorable career in the public life of Kan sas. He served the state as lieutenant "gov ernor from to lwstf. Afterwards he was elected to the state senate, making a record as one of the strong men lu a body that comprised rather an unusual number of strong men. For many years, during the period of its greatest usefulness, he was prestdence of the State Temperance union. Having a pleasing gift of oratory he is in frequent demand as a speaker on public occasions, particularly iu political campaigns when his able and appealing argumeuts have for many years been oue of i he assets of the Republican party. He is a inau of incorruptible integrity and high ideals, with a knowledge of the seutiment aud needs of Kansas as well as of its business affairs that would enable Iiim to fill the office of governor with dignity and with distinguished ability. ERIE RECORD: James A. Troutman has been lieutenant governor of Kansas and state senator from Shawnee, and be is one of the state's most able citizens. OSAGK COUNTY CHRONICLE: And it would be greatly to the credit of Kansas should Mr. Troutman's ambition be grati fied and be be pla-ed at the head of state affairs. His id character, splendid abil ity, dignified be. ring, la r ere exuerience and thoro executive ability would iusure us an laeai cnier executive. CONCORDIA NEWS: The Republicans might do n whole lot worse than nominate Jim Troutman. ALMA ENTERPRISE: Troutman has few equals In the state as a spellbinder.- LIBERAL NEWS: Mr. Troutman is one of the best public sneakers and is well known to many Liberal people having been here in previous campaigns. He ought to make a good race. KIRWIN KANSAN: While we are not at this moment endorsing Mr. Troutman's candidacy, we know that be Is a man of ability, and tho he is a standpatter, Kan sas might go further and get a worse gov ernor. PRAIRIR VIEW WIDEAWAKE: James A. 1 rout man. one of the prominent at torneys of Topeka. Is out as a Republican candidate for Jovernor. He is a brilliant Kansas statesman, and we have uo doubt if nominated at primary August ti. lyijt and elected in the fall, he would make an efficient chief executive of Kansas OSAGE CITY PUBLIC OPINION: Sen ator Troutman is well known in Kansas, having been a prominent member of the Republican party for a good many years. He was a candidate for governor a 'num ber of years back when II. B. Miller and W. ,T. Bailey were also candidates and Bailey won over Miller and Troutman when the right kind of politics would have given either one of tbera the nomi nation instead of giving it to Bailey at that time. Troutman wUL make a for midable candidate. COFFELVILLE INDEPENDENT Mr. Troutman has been before the people of Kansas in its history and he needs, no introduction from us. Now that his an nouncement has been made, be will doubt less make a strenuous campaign. M'CKACKEN ENTERPRISE: In for mer years Senator Troutman did big things for the Republican party in Kan sas, and today stands ready to advance its cause as he did so valiantly in the past. Senator Troutman would make a good governor, and as long as he Is on the job be would be governor. DOUGLAS TRIBUNE Mr. Troutman is one of the soundest, ablest men in the state. He has served Kansas with dis tinction in both branches of the legisla ture, and on public questions has a com prehensive grasp not possessed by very many. But with all bis ability and relia bility, Mr. Troutman is handicapped. He is a comparatively poor man, and at a primary election in a state 400 miles long and 200 wide, a poor man stands about as much show as a mud scow would amid a fleet of submarines. TRIBUNE INDEPEITDENCK: James A. Troutman, ex-lieutenant governor, of To peka. one of the ablest men of Kansas, is out after the nomination for governor on the Republican ticket and he has number of supporters In this connty who would be dad to see him governor. He has made several speeches over Kansas the last year and made friends wherever he went. NORTH TOPEKA SHAWNEE CHIEF: James A. Troutman Is an able speaker, stead v Republican and has a wide ac quaintance over the state. He will make a formidable candidate and poll a large vote In the campaign. ABILENE REFLECTOR .Tames A. Troutman has served as state senator and Is one of Toncka's ablest men. SABETHA STAR: Mr. Troutman Is a well known Topeka lawyer. He has been n member of the state legislature from Shawnee count and, lieutenant eovernor. He snoke In Rnbetha last spring on the occasion of the fine rnlsing and May fete in the park and made a favorable impres sion at that time. HARVEYVILLE MONITOR: James A. Troutman has tossed bis hat In the ring ns a candidate or governor. Mr. Trout man Is a fine gentleman' with a large fol lowing, and bas all the reouirements to make an excellent state executor. LANSING NEWS- Mr. Troutman has the reputation of being a square, honest and conscientious man, and well able to fill the office which he seeks. He is sure to make a strong race, as his many friends wi'1 stand Mm to the lst one. SCRANTON GAZETTE: Mr. Trontman Is not our choice of the men to fill that office, but bis experience In public life, coupled with bis common sense, would seem to fit him for the governor's chair. Mr. Troutman is a clean. Christian man. and the voters of Kansas would have no cause for regret should he land the nomi nation and election. WICHITA DEMOCRAT: The Democrat la in receipt of a letter expressing thanks for our "kindly mention of bis candidacy for Governor." He says he doesn't intend to invade Henry Allen's precincts, but if there are voters here friendly to his cause, he shall not forbid their right of fran chise. The Iemocrat's estimate of -Tim Troutman is somewhat different from Mr. Troutman's film of himself. We believe he could show himself In Wichita without seriously prejudicing his chances here, QUINTER ADVOCATE: V.- are only slightly acquainted with Mr. Troutman. but from what we known of him we Judge him an able man and would fill the office verv well. NEODESHA REGISTER James A. Troutman has been lieutenant governor of Kansas and state senator from Shawnee county and be is one of the state's most a bid citizens. SOCIALIZE THE SCHOOL Supt. Wilson Makes Valuable Sugges tions In Biennial Report. To conduct the schools in such a manner that a student will be able to leave the educational institution and take his place in the world of work with intelligence is the idea ex pressed by .Supt. H. B. Wilson of the city schools in his biennial report, now nearly, ready for the printer. Doing this is termed "socializing the schools' in the report, which represents a sus tained effort of two months of com pilation and preparation. The demand for shop work in' the schools has increased 334 per cent in the past year, while the demand for manual training subjects as a whole nas increased to per cent, it is stated fa the report. Governmental work with the Red Cross, in the war fund campaigns and interest in the war have had a de cided effect on the conduct of the school. The government itself has recognized this increase in interest in governmental activities and is sending out bulletins and pamphlets to the different schools of the country out linins new methods of teaching the government studies. DRENNING IN THE RACE Topeka Attorney, Republican, Would Be Attorney General of Kansas. Frank G. Irenning of Topeka, will be a -candidate for the Republican nomination for attorney general. Drenning was formerly city attorney and was retained by the city as spe cial counsel in the' sewer eases. He is a native Kansan and a graduate of Washburn college. Irenning has never been promi nent in state wide politics. In the cam paign of 1912, Drenning followed the uprising and spent the days preceding the November election in appealing for hay for the Bull Moose. He has never been a candidate for state of fice and except in the Progressive party movement was unidentified in state political activities. He has on several occasions, however, been active in local politics and is well known in Topeka and Shawnee county. Wood-cuttTngTees That Is tho Ia test Thing In Kansas Fuel Conservation. Jewell City, Kan., Jan. 28. In fuel matters Jewell county is not suffering. Many persons adopted the conserva tion idea of cutting wood, remember ing previous days when it was fashionable-Mr. Burch of this city, a pioneer blacksmith, has used wood from his timber in the furnace all winter. Ex Postmaster Beringtont since moving back to his farm, says he hasn't burned one shovel of coal. Some schools and churches in the county have had wood cutting bees. More wood has been used in stoves and furnaces than in many years. The county would likely advise a national and state wood cutting and burning festival of some weeks to speed up ships and other necessities dependent on coal. s Jewell City's closing hours are 6:30 except Saturdays, when stores close at 9 o'clock. TURN OUT MECHANICS 4 Pltttiburg Normal School Helps Supply Skilled Workers for Pershing. Pittsburg, Kan., Jan. 28. General Pershing from the front in-Paris sends back a call to America to send trained mechanics to France at one. The men are needed 7,000 of them to assemble airplanes and take care sf their repairs. The State Manual Training Normal's industrial arts department is a sort. of recruiting station and training camp for men who desire to enter this branch of Unci Sam's service in the war with the Huns. Skilled mechanics who can handle motors of motor cars and airplanes can be turned out of the industrial arts department in a short time. Under Prof. H. C. Givens, director of the department, the training is to'be intensive and men will be thoroly prepared for their work in the short est possible time. The call from Pershing is believed to be but the forerunner of numerous other calls for skilled mechanics to help fight out the war. NORTON VIIdLE SOIiDIER BEAD. Kansan With Pershing Force Was a Victim of Pneumonia. "Washington, Jan. 28. General Per shing today reported the wounding in action of five infantrymen of the ex peditionary focce. No details of the fight were given. Private Bergard Korski, 3701 Diver sie avenue. Chicago, was severely wounded; First Sergt. Lee Hacker, Manchester, Ky., moderately wounded, and the following slightly wounded: Corp. Willie Carpenter, Mangum, Okla., and Privates Earl Ballard, Kannaptlis, N. C; Casper A. Schwab, Harlan, Iowa. Carpenter was wounded January 22, the others January 21. Six deaths from natural causes were reported, in cluding Sergt. Joseph M. Ellis, pneu monia. Nortonville, Kan. 30 YOU WORK INDOORS Then you need a winter tonic to keep up your blood-strength and nerve-force. For nearly fifty years physicians have prescribed 'EMULSION, because it is a true food and an active tonic, easily digested and free from alcohol. If you are run down, if night finds you tired and sleep is not refreshing, by all means get Scott's Emulsion today. Votf No&d IU Scott ft lone, Btoomfield. N. J. 17-31 .1 OF A PLOT Traveling Jttan" Tried- To Hold Up Kansas Banker. Howard Martindale-Accused of Alienating His Wife. SALESMAN WANTED $100 BALM Instead of Money He Got in Trouble With Detectives. Martindale Was a former Can didate for Congress. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28. The po lice ere holding Ernest C. Montgom ery, 27 years old, a traveling salesman for i. nhpmiOM 1 pnmnanv with hfi'ad- a jarters in Chicago, on a charee of at tempting to extort $100 from Howard Martindale. 55 years old, president of a bank at Madison, Kan., and former candidate for congress. The arrest was made in Martindale's room at the Hotel Baltimore Saturday night. It is charged that Montgomery accused Martindale of having alienated the af fections of Montgomery's wife. The arrest was made by Detectives Boyle and Dyer, who had hidden themselves in a room adjoining .the one occupied by Martindale. At headquarters, the police say. Montgomery admitted that he had de manded the JJ00 from Martindale. but declared he did so bonause he had lost the affections of his wife thru Martindale. Martindale came to Kansas City the earlv part of the present week. He registered at the Hotel Baltimore. Sat urday vening about 6 o'clock he was silting in the lobby of the hotel. "Page Mr. Martindale," came from the desk to a "bell boy. Hell Boy Gave Tip. "Call for Mr. Martindale." shouted the bell boy, and the repeating of the name seemed to interest the arrival from Leavenworth. He followed the bov until Mr. Martindale was found. "Htllo, Martindale," exclaimed the young man who turned out to be Montgomery. "I would like to have a few words with you on business.' The two went to Martindale's room and the latter claims Montgomery asked him for $100. He was told to return at 8 o'clock, and took his leave. Immediately Martindale told the po lice that an attempt was being made to blackmail him. The two detec tives were sent to the room. Prompt ly at 8 o'clock Montgomery reported, and resumed his demands for the $100. "Write me a receipt for the money," insisted Martindale, and thereupon Montgomery wrote out the receipt to the effect that the $100 was compen sation for the alienation of his wife's affections on December 22, 1917. Montgomery signed, and Martindale pretended to be getting the money from his pockets. At a given signal the detectives emerged from their hiding place in the closet and made Montgomery a prisoner. Martindale also charged that Mont gomery had threatened to 'destroy him politically." .Never Knew Woman. "I am supposed to be seeking a re nomination for congress," said Martin dale, "but politics or no politics, I'll let no man put anything like that over on me." Martindale denied in his room at the Hotel Baltimore that a woman was connected with the case. He said that no mention was made to him by Montgomery of an apartment house. "I had never seen Montgomery be fore to my knowledge until this after noon," Mr. Martindale said. "The man had me paged at 3 o'clock. I met him in the lobby and we went to the parlor on the second floor, where he outlined his proposal. He told me that he knew me to be a man of prominence, and we talked for some time.- Nothing was said about an apartment house. He did, however, mention his wife. I told him that I would see him again at 8 o'clock, t A Blackmail Scheme. "Meanwhile I called O. R. Arthur of the Kirk detective agency and ar ranged with him to have other officials occupy a room across the hall. When he came I brought him into the room and told him to make out a receipt setting out the facts, and the officers came into the room and arrested him. I am undecided as to whetiier or not j I shall prosecute the man. "I consider this a 'blackmail' scheme for the purpose oJ. obtaining money from me, and to ruin me politically." Mr. Martindale will open his cam paign for congress on the Republican ticket in the Fourth district vhis week. He was the Republican nominee against Dudley Doolittle. a Democrat, in 1914, but was defeated. He has lived in Madison, Kan all of his life and has been active in politics. Martindale is widely known in state: political and banking circles. He was for a number of years cashier of the Madi son bank, a state institution. In 1914 he was the Republican nominee for congress in the Fourth district. He was a candidate for nomination in 1916, but was defeated by Clyde Mil ler. Martindale's present home is in Emporia. He is a son of the late Col. William F. Martindale of Emporia, for many years a prominent character In state politics. TC HOLD ROAD MEETING Kansas Division Pikes Peak Highway' to Convene Feb. 4.- j Bellville, Kan.,' .Jan. 28. The an nual meeting of the Kansas division of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway will be held at Belleville. Kan.. Monday, Feb. 4. to consider and handle all state division matters prior to the national meeting of the asso ciation at St. Joseph, Mo.. Feb. 6 and 7. The Pikes Peak highway is now thoroly organized from coast to coast, with active state division in each state. KANSAS INVENTORDEAD A. B. Cleppinger Built Vp a Big Fac- tory at Kansas City. Centralia, Kan., Jan. 28. News has been received -here of the death of A. B. Cleppinger, formerly of Centralia, at his home in Kansas City. Cleppin ger was an inventor of various pieces of farm machinery, arid was engaged in the manufacturing of his inventions at the time of his death. The busi ness will be carred on by his his two sons, Maurice and Merle, who have been connected with the plant for a number of years. Cleppinger came to Kansas when aj lEIBffllB3it!UiUI!Bm Pictorial Review Patterns Under Muslins at 25c Corset covers in' many different styles, with Lace and Embroidery trimmings; in yoke effects and plainer styles, all run with ribbon and in all sizes. i Under Musi ms at 45c In this group you will find different styles rin the slip-over Gowns, Lace and Embroidery trimmings, Envelope Chemises with edge of lace and embroidery. Corset covers in. many pretty styles and aljso the Lace and Embroidery Trimmed Drawers.' Under Muslms at 88c Unusual values in in slip-overs, Envelope Chemises m lace broidery trimmed in different styles. Under Muslins at $1.10 Consist of many different style gowns, both in the slip-over and high neck and long sleeve gowns and colored novelty crepes. Long skirts with flounces of tucking, lace and embroidery in a large variety of styles in fancy and plain patterns some of pink ba tiste. Also the Marcella styles in combination suits with lace and embroidery. Phili, Han made undermuslins made in the Philippines of beautiful materials and fine, dainty handwork, in clude gowns, envelope chemise, long skirts, straight chemise arid corset covers. ii ii Poirett Combinations Combination suits consisting of corset cover and bloomer with lace and embroidery trimming. rr. fh,miciBii!i,a':!ii niBiiSiiKiiisai: BIG EATERS GET KIDNEY TROUBLE Take Salts at first sign of Blad der irritation or Back ache. The American' frren and women must guard constant! against kidney trou ble, because we eat too much and all our food is rich. Our bipod is filled with uric acid which the kidneys strive to filter out, they weaken from pver work, become sluggish; the elimina tive tissues clog and the result is kid ney trouble, bladder weakness and a general-decline in health. When your kidneys feel like lumps of lead; your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night; if you suffer with sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu matism when the weather is bad, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoon ful in a glass of water before break fast for a few days and yourkidneys will j then act fine. This "famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used for generations to flush arid stimulate clogged, kidneys; to neutralize the acids in the urine so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending gladder dsorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, makes a delightful effervescent lit hia-water beverage, and belongs in every home, because nobody can make a mistake by having, a good kidney flushing any time.j Adv..

very small boy, grew to manhood in this state and entered the furniture business at Centralia. -Finally, his manufacturing interests grew so large that he was forced to give them his entire time. He moved to Kansar City and started a small factory a Kansas City, Kan. This factory har been enlarged five times, and at tlv time of Cleppingers -death was turn ing out many articles other than the inventions of the owner. Beginning Today, Our Annual February 0 T This Sale Under Muslins Our stocks are as large as ever. The needle-', work throughout is excellent. All are perfect in fit according to individual requirements.1 Some are embellished with a bit of embroidery or lace and the better ones are given distinction with ribbon. Women and misses of this vi cinity await with interest this event each year and we are" glad to invite you all to take ad- vantage of the varied assortments which are,, priced so reasonably, during these White Sales. Gowns many different styles. and Em- patterns, and Combination Suits Undei uppine unaerwear II mm IIIIW,liHll1MIB!W1ll,lliHIH BIiMMMMWIWIM lit I US' Increases strenfftli of delicate, nervous, run-down people loit Ier ceut in teu rfti.v in many instmice-i. $100 forfeit If It fails as per full o.x pltinatlon in large u rtlcle soon to a i pear In this paper. Used and highly endorsed by former United Stnts Senators and Members of Congress, well-known physicians and former Public Health officials. Ask your doctor or druggist a boat It. BETTER THAN CALOMEL I Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets arc a Harmless Substitute. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets the snbstJ-S tute for calomel are a n2d but cura laxative, and their eect on the liver 13 almost instantaneous. They are the result of Dr. Edwards' determination not to trcrt liver and bowel complaints r-hh calcnicl. His efforts to banish it brotlit out thczo little olive-colored tablets. These pleasant little tablets do the pood that calomel docs, but have no bad after effects. They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take bold of the trouble and quickly correct it. V7b7 cure the liver at the expence cf the teeth? Calomel sometimes piers havoc with the gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not to take calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets take its place. Most headaches, "dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets when yon feel "loggy" and "heavy." Note how they "dear" clouded Drain and how they "perk up" the spirits. 10c and 25c a box. Ail druggists. TltY STATE JOURNAL WANT ADS. AA7e jeature Under Muslins at $1.55 Gowns in the slip-over and high neck and Jong sleeve style, long skirts with pretty flounces of lace and embroidery, envelope chemise and the Marcella combination suits in lace and embroidery trim. Under Muslins at $1.88 and $2.35 Include the many different styles in high and low neck gowns, long skirts with flounces of lace and embroidery insertion and edge and tuckings. En velope chemise in many different patterns and styles. Und erwear for Woman In all extra large sizes in the high and low neck gowns, long skirts, corset covers, drawers, chemise and combination suits in many different patterns and styles in good trimmings of lace and embroidery. Under Musi ins at $2.95 to $10.00 Many pretty styles, nice materials and fine em broidery and laces in our better undermuslins in gowns, shirts, envelope chemise, etc. Shirt Waists White shirt waists of plain voile, also fancy striped and plaid white voiles with large and small collars, lace and embroidery trimmings.. Others made of or gandie. In all sizes. 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