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The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
MERCHANTS TO MEET
Effort Will Be Made to Regulate Clos
ing Hours.

A meeting of all merchants of the
city, which probably will result in the
6 o'clock week night closing and Q
o'clock Saturday night closing of all
stores in Topeka, will be held at 8
O'Clock tomorrow night at the Com
mercial club. The meeting will be
the result of efforts of the Retail
Clerks association. Any one is well
come to attend the meeting.
Members of the Clerks association
this morning canvassed all the Kan
sas avenue and other down town busi-
ness houses in the city and issued per-
sonal invitations to the merchants to
be present at the meeting. Merle
North1and. secretary of the associa-
ton. canvassed Kansas avenue from
Sixth to Eighth avenues and found all
the merchants agreeable to the propo-
sition providing the 'otherg fellow
would keep faith.
It is probable contract will be pre-
sented for the merchants signatures
in which they will agree to maintain
the o'clock week night and o'clock
Saturday night closing hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
commencement Exercises of the As
sumption High School

Nearly one thousand persons at
tended the graduation exercises of
Assumption high school held at tie
Topeka high school auditorium last
night. The following received di-
plomas from the Rev. Patrick Mc1n-
erny: Clarence Ehrhart. James Nc
Ginnis. Henry Wadsworth, Miss
Bernadette Huycke, Miss Catherine
Rossiter, Miss Helen Fitzgibbons, Miss
Esther Gamlowski- Several awards
were made following the distribution
OF diplomas.
The Knights of Columbus presented
a gold medal to Miss Bernadette
Huycke for first rank in scholarship.
The Spalding reading Circle awarded
Miss Mary Andrews a medal for the
igbest average made during the pass
school year Jane McGinnis won the
medal presented by Paul Huyche for
the senior debate, and George Moffet
and Charles Monahan were awarded
Junior debate medals presented by the
Assumption Sodality. The r. II. More
house gold medal for elocution was
won by Miss Esther Gamlowski. The
Holy Name medal for English compo-
sition was won by Clarence Ehrhart,
and the Santa Fe Watch company gold
medal for spelling was won by Miss
Marie Monahan.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
HUGHES ON The SCREEN
Republican Nominee Will Appear
Before Public in Movies.
fBY CARL d. GROAT.3

New York, June 13.-Charles Evans
Hughes, whiskers, smile and all. is to
look every American square in the eye
and prove to each that he is not an
iceberg.
The movies will be the medium. 1t
became known at the candidates
headquarters in the Astor hotel today
that the national committee has al
ready made arrangements to have
pictures of Hughes shown in practical
ly every movie house in the United
States.
1t is admitted that this Is to dispel
the impression that Hughes is a
thinking machine" rather than
'"regular fellow"
Slipping into the crush of persons
who swamped headquarters today in
strenuous efforts to get good seats on
the band wagon. was messenger boy
who brought the candidate forty eight
four leaf clovers-the gift of VIM. c.
Donough of DelEan. New York. wnere
Hughes once taught school, and John
]. Waters of Mechanicsville. 1t WAS in
the region of Mechanicsville that
Hughes, in his sportive days. pursued
the festive squirrel to his DOOM
A subcommittee of the national
committee is to meet in a few days to
discuss campaign details.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
u. S. ON A TRAIL
Government Is Probing Appar-
ent InfractiOn of Labor Law.
Somebody Is Importing Mexi-
cans for Railroad Work.

Sweeping federal Investigations are under
way relative to n probable infraction of
the contract labor law in Kansas in the
bringing of Mexicans here to work on
railroads. That much was admitted today
at the office of the state labor commits
sioner.
Government officials have called at the
labor commissioners office in an endeavor
to trace down and verify a story in regard
to methods pursued i'll bringing Mexfcans
over the border and treatment accorded
them after their arrival in Kansas. 1t is
believed the government intends to make
the investigation thorough as its officials
have been on the trail of the case for
considerable time.
Two Me-dcans are those held most
responsible for the condition of affairs
as it has been presented to the gov
ernment. These men are believed to
have been the persons instrumental in
bringing -MeXicanS to Topeka and
other cities in the state on promise of
a scale of wages that is not paid after
their arrival. Other developments are
expected soon in an investigation
which may be far reaching in its ex-
tent in the delving ir.to methods of OBJ
tanning section labor on railroads
throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
SHE WANTED ADVICE
Woman of 65 COnsuIts County Attor-
ney About Getting Married.

I've got some mighty particular
questions to ask the county attorney
and 1 want to talk to him alone''
The feeble old woman who made
this announcement was accommo-
dated. She walked with a cane and
looked all of the 65 years to which she
later confessed. The county attorney
thought perhaps she had information
about liquor sales. or perhaps she
wanted county aid OF half a dozen
other things, none of which was cor
rect. ....
What the old lady really wanted was
advice and she wanted advice that
agreed with opinions she had already
formed. She had made up her mind
to get married and wanted to be told
that she should.
'All my friends think l ought to tie
up with this old feller." she told the
official. Hes an old soldier and gets
a dollar a day pension. But he has no
home. I've got home but nothing
to run it on. He's rs years old and
I'm 65- Now what do you think about
il -
Either of you any children p" asked
the official.
Yep. he's got two but they're DOWN
in Oklahoma. / got three but they
are all married and self-supporting."
Does this old feIler love you?"
well, dunno, he says he does. But
reckon he's too ail-fired old to know
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
BONDS CUT down
Property Owners Have Paid In
to the City Treasury
A Total of $1s,376 for Paving
To Be Done This Year.

Although $244,549.73 worth of paw
ing will be laid in the city this year,
the bond issue to cover expense of the
work will amount to but 1892, 3.61.
More than $4,000 has been paid into
the city treasury in advance by tax
payers who are assessed for the paw
ing and is responsible for the reduc-
ton of the bond issue.
At 5 O'Clock Monday afternoon, the
expiration of the time when property
owners could pay the full amount of
their paving tax and evade payment of
interest, 112 taxpayers had deposited
with the city treasurer their paving
tax for ten years. The deposits total
ed S12,3T6.12. Eighteen persons rush
ed into the treasurer's office Monday
afternoon in time to pay before the
limit on full paySaents expired. They
deposited with Miss Alberta Hale, city
treasurer. $2,552.S3.
The largest advance tax payment
for paving to be laid this year was
made by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway. The company paid into
the city treasury s1,055.57. The next
! largest assessment to be paid before
the office closed Monday was $375. co.
The paving bonds are 20 be dated
July and the first delivery will be
made early that month. The reHiain-
! der will be delivered each succeeding
month until the paving is completed,
| in amounts sufficient to cover the
monthly paving bills. By distributing
| the bonds in this manner the city
saves interest on bonds held back aft
/ er July /.
Approximately 100000 of the total
bond issue will be in $500 bonds. The
remainder will be of $100 denomina-
| tions. commonly known as baby
| bonds. While the whole issue has
been oversubscribed for some lime
requests for the infant" bonds arr
still pouring in from widows, clerks
| schoolteachers and numerous other
small investors, with whom the small
| ponds are unusually popular.
The bond isSue will cover the lay.
ing of eighty-one blocks of paving thi.
/ summer. Asphalt will be laid or
forty-two blocks. The remainins
! thirtY-nine will be paved with brick
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
TEACHER SLAYER, SISSY
Defense Claims Ruffians Run School
and Stole Instructors Revolver.

Muskogee, Okla, June 13.-Corley
McDarment, chraged with the murder
of Edgar Watts, a high school student,
at Wagner, Okla, February 10, was
characterized as a Sissy" by Meman
Pruitt, his counsel. in his opening
statement in McDarment's trial today.
Pruitt told the jury he would show
that band of young ruffians ran the
Wagner high school and that this
gang conspired to accept no guidance
from the young professor.
Pruett said it would be shown by
two high school girls who, dressed in
their basketball bloomers, watched
the beginning of the tragedy, that
McDarment had a pistol in his pocket
the night before the killing in the
basement of the school building and
thai the pistol disappeared and was
later in possession of Edgar Watts and
Clark Moss, students.
McDarment is a sissy he is a man
who lacks the strong physique of man.
whose feminine character hides his
strong intellect and judgment"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
NEW MAN AT THROOP
+. E. CrandcII Becomes Manager of
the Big Hotel.

F. E. CrandeH of Muskogee, Ok,
has been appointed manager OF the
Throcp hotel, it was announced this
morning by E. H. Lowrey. who recent
ly purchased the we'll know hostelry.
Mr.. Crandell will take charge at once
With the al 1ointment of Mr.. Gram
dell several Innovations are to be in
troduced at the hotel among them be-
ing series of dinner-dances. The
first of these will be held June "a.
In addition to the regular features of
the dance a company of Kansas City
cabaret entertainers will be Dr0ugh.
here for the occasion.
Under direction of Mr.. Lowery. who
until nc took over the Throoo Was
manager OF the Redlands in Kars1s
City, more than 1000 worth of i'm
provements have been made in the
hotel A large portion Of this amount
was spent for new furniture and
dishes
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
new LABOR union
Called Independent Building
and Crafts Organization.
1t Admits Employers to Menu
bership in It's Body.

What may result in a lively labor
warfare was started last night at the
meeting of Topeka's newest union, the
Independent Building and Crafts Or
ganization." Nearly eighty memb bers
met last night to prepare for an at
tack on the control of union labor in
Topeka and Kansas by the American
Federation of Labor. Temporary of
ficers were elected and plans contem-
plating a statewide Building and
Crafts organization were sketched
The new organization includes
eighty members from the building
crafts and none of them. members of
the local Building Trades council. All
crafts are admitted to membership
and also employers.
I'VE expect before the year is out
to have local branches all over the
state,' said W. S. Eastmon, 416- Sum-
ner street, a member of the central
committee of the new organization
I'VE expect to abolish the strife be-
tween employer and employee by our
organization, to promote the closest
working partnership between them, to
effect an equitable wage schedule to
secure Il higher standard of efficiency
on the part of our members and to
fix labor conditions in the building
trades. We are not intending to affili-
ate with any national labor organiza-
tion.''
Members of the Topeka Building
and Trades Council express themselves
as not being greatly worried over the
activities of the rival organization.
When questioned today Frank
Brown, local organizer for the A. il.
of l.. refused to state whether the In
dustrial Council contemplated boy
cotting employers using the men Of
the new organization
Next Monday night the "fndeDan-
dents will elect permanent officers
and ratify a constitution The tempo
rary Officers are Louis Wilkerson,
president; Geo. Hagan, secretary: T. c.
Ben. treasurer. The controlling body
OF the new union will be a "centra
committed" composed of one member
from each branch of trade represents 1
in the membership
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
HARVEST is LARGE
But the Workmen Arc Few in the
Topeka Weed Patch

While a number of youngsters out
of school during the summer vacation
are soliciting jobs to cut grass and
weeds. many local property owners are
allowing high weeds to grow on their
property in violation of city ordin-
ances. These property owners are
eourting an opportunity to contribute
to police court funds. city officials de-
clare.
Unless a number of the property
owners who have been notified that
weeds on their property must be cut
follow instructions, arrests will be
made.
Complaints of high weeds have been
filed with the health department from
all parts of the city. Unusually rainy
weather has hen responsible for ra pid
growth and in many vacant lots,
weeds have attained a height not US
ual1y reached until late in July.
Resident property owners who re-
fuse to rid their property of weeds af-
ter having been notified by city Off
cials to do so, are liable to a fine of
not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
Topeka MAY BE !
SITE FOR new
KAN. INDUSTRY
Plant to Finish Silica Products
Is Planned.
Senator /. NJ. Mahin Owns
Largest Beds in e. $.
FORM S100, 900 CORPORATION
FORM 100000 CORPORATION
Smith Center willing to Invest
Capital in Enterprise
But Suitable Shipping Center Is
Needed for Product.

Senator I. NJ. Mahin of Smith Cen.
ter was at the state house this morn
ing making inquiries regarding
charter for a corporation which would
float 100000 worth of stock for the
erection of a cleansing plant in To-
peka or Kansas City. Kan. similar to
that of the "Old Dutch Cleanser" and
other soap companies. Senator Ma
hin and his brother. +. W. Mahin,
own 1000 acres of land in the vicin-
ity of Smith Center which contains the
largest and most valuable deposits OF
silica in the United States, according
to government reports. Silica is the
chief ingredient in certain cleansing
products now sold on the market
At present the big companies arc
obtaining silica in northern kansas
from deposits not nearly so large or SO
rich in quality as that to be found at
Smith Center, Senator Mahin declares.
He further stated that large guam
tity of silica formerly came from
abroad and with the war in progress
this source of supply has been shut
off to eastern manufa lecturers. The in
crease in demand is a reason assigned
for the activities of Smith Center resi-
dents in urging the formation OF
corporation floated by Smith Center
capital, exclusively
Freight Too High.
But 1t is not lnOuSnt SHiilh OSiittf
would be a proper place to distribute
the finished product Senator Mahin
announced today that either Topeka or
Kansas City, Kan, would be chosen.
| Freight rates on silica alone are very
| low but on the finished product they
would be considerably higher.
This is not the first time that the
large silica bed at Smith Center has
| been looked upon favorably by inves-
tors At one time the bed vas owned
! by the late Governor Crittenden and
his son and they built a small factory
at Smith Center. The factory burned
| down before any progress had been
made. Senator Mahin and his brother
purchased the land fifteen year, ago.
Made Fortune From 1t
About that time J. J. Gibson. a
Smith Center man. conceived the idea
| of making money out of silica fields
and, barred from utilizing that near
Smith Center, he went to Phillips
county, after ventures at Omaha and
other cities. and erected a small fac
! tory Senator Mahin's brother went
: to Phillips county to see Gibson's fac
| tory.
Nothing to it," he reported on his
return. Just a wooden building with
few soap pots and a whole lot of
silica surrounding it, A few years
later, the "Old Dutch Cleanser" peo-
pie purchased Gibson's holdings for
| $4,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
DINNER STORIES.

A Swede was being examined in a
case in a Minnesota town where the
defendant was accused of breaking q
plate-glass window with a large stone
He was pressed to tell how the big
stone was, but he could not explain.
Was it as big az my fist ?" asked
the judge, who had taken over the
examination from the lawyers in the
nope of getting results
1T ban bigger the Swede replied.
WAS it as big as my two fists?'
1T ban bigger
Was it as big as my head ?"
.It ban about as long, but not so
.hick," replied the Swede amid the
laughter of all but the judge.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
LOCAL MENTION

Merton Goodeagle. a young Indian, Sc.
cured marriage license from the judge of
the probate court today to wed ElizaDeth
Wade. also an Indian. Goodeagfe gave his
as 20 He gave his brides residence as
Mayetta and her age as 25-
Cherries by bushel or basket. A. 3.
Smith. 1925, k-2, Highland Park-Adr.
Morris Kimes, who has been at the Santa
Fe hospital for two weeks is Improving
Thomas Prout. general secretary of the
Railroad Y. NJ. {. A, spent Sunday in
Kansas City.
Framing and silvering. Coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Dance with the Fraternal Brother
hood in Moose hall Wednesday even
ing. Saunders orchestra.-Adv.
Call 1877, Howard. for proper now
er sharpening.-Adv.
For Sewer PIPE. Phone ss5. ]. B,
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
Washburn Law school summer term
just beginning. Six subjects: tuition
low; credit given; morning and eve
ing sessions. Phone 1323.-Adv.
F.. A. Eoester. D. d. S.. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophyiaxis--Adv.
Meet me at Batman's Candy Store
w. j. Rickenbacher, manager.--Adv
Safety razor blades sharpened better thar
new ..5c-:,Jc doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
SEEKING A PILOT
Three Mentioned for Manager
of Wilson Campaign.
Marsh of Iowa Will Succeed
Wells as Treasurer.

St. Louis, June 13.-Delegates gath
ering for the Democratic national con-
vention have turned from discussions
of ticket and platform to consideration
of chairman of the ne wna-.ona
committee and those to be associated
with him in the management of
President Wilson's campaign for re-
election. Three names are under con-
sideration today for the Craftsmanship.
They are United States Senator Will
lard salisbury of Delaware, Homer S.
Cummings of Connecticut, now vice
and Col. E. NJ. House of New York
President Wilson has indicated that
any one of the three men was agree
able to him..
Wilbur b. Marsh, national commit
teeman from Iowa, is most likely to
be chosen as treasurer to succeed
ROlla Wells. Henry Morgenthau
probably will again be chairman of
the finance committee. The new ma
| tional committee meets on Saturday
and expects to select the chairman at
that time.
Fight Prospect Wanes.
Prospects of fight over a vice
presidential nominee diminished to-
day as incoming delegations lined up
behind Vice President Marshall Some
of the candidates themselves de-
to oppose him.
The situation as to the Roger Sui
Ivan boom which neither Sullivan
himself nor his supporters took Sc
riously is this:
Senator James Hamilton Lewis on
his arrival declared that if Sullivan 's
friends persisted he would take the
field as vice presidential candidate
with the avowed purpose of dividing
the Illinois delegation and thus aid in
killing off the Sullivan boom. The .at-
ter'S friends Immediately declared that
if Senator Lewis persisted in his
course predicted by party leaders that
balloting was done. n
| Governor Morehead of Nebraska a,
another vice presidential candidate
reached ST. Louis and said he had
started in to diagnose his own case
/ and find out whether his boom was
healthy. The governor said if he found
it waning in strength, he would with
draw before nominations were made
Some Talk of Western Man.
There was some talk today of a
coalition of western states to secure
the nomination of western man. In
formal conferences have been held be-
tween delegation leaders of far west
and northwestern states to that end,
| but SO far nothing tangible has re-
suited.
Governor Stewart of Montana, who
arrived today. disclaimed any vice
presidential aspirations. Friends of
former Secretary Bryan today circu-
lated reports that Judge Thompson, a
candidate for Nebraska's place on the
resolution committee and a Bryan
state leader, intended to present
peace, prohibition and anti-militarisrn
issues in the platform making COM
mittee if seated there.
These reports are merely part of
the Nebraska fight against Mr.. Bry-
an" said Judge Thompson. He de-
MED that he planned to present such
planks to the resolution committee
He also expressed confidence that Mr.
! Bryan would not initiate such a move
mont and would not seek to obtain a
seat on the floor with the Nebraska
| delegation.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13
$4,000 LOST IN
GERMAN drive
ON MEUSE FORT
Line After Line Fall Scaling
Steep Slope
Breaks Out in Unusual Violence
on East Bank.
DENT FRENCH TRENCH HILL 321
Allied Fleets BOmbarding South
Bulgarian Ports.
Saloniki Dispatch Says POpula-
tfOn Fleeing Inland.
DENT FRENCH TRENCH HILL 81
Allied Fleets BOmbarding South
Bulgarian Ports.
SaIOniki Dispatch Says POpula'
tfOn Fleeing Inland.

Paris, June 13.-German troops
last night renewed the attack over the
whole section of the VeEdun front
west of Thiaumont farm. They sue
ceeded in entering some advanced
trenches at one point, but were re-
pulsed elsewhere, the French war Of
flee announced today.
The French trenches penetrated by
the Germans are on the eastern slope
of Hill 321, west of Thiaunlont farm.
West of the Meuse there were no
important actions during the night.
The bembardment was heavy in the
region of Chattancourt.
Paris June 13.-The battle for Yer
dun has broken out with unusual vio-
lence on the east bank of the Meuse
after the lull following the capture of
Fort Vaux.
The Germans put the respite to good
use. They brought up fresh effectives,
reformed their lines and advanced
their artillery to positions from which
they have begun a methodical pound
ing OF the main French defenses es-
pecially the powerful batteries at Ia
venues and Fort Souville.
At tho same time the French ad-
vanced lines which were plastered with
shells all day Sunday has been sub
at Thiaumont farm, the position on
which the line pivots. The French
on their part have not been idle dur
ing the last few days.
10000 Men Cut Down.
Thiaumont farm bristles with we'll
placed machine guns and the Ger
man masses toiIing up the steep slope
which leads to the French position
have been driven back again and again
while their reserves have been CO.
pious1y showered by sprays of shells
from the French batteries at the rear
and on the other side of the river.
The fighting continues as desperate
ly as ever, but the situation on both
sides remains unmodified so far. The
fighting is characterized by eye-wit-
resses as Internal. 1t is estimated
that the Germans used up 10000 in
fantry in assaults on the trenches west
of Fort Vaux and at Thiaumont. The
attacks followed each other in such
close succession as to practically
merge one in the other
Bombard Bulgarian Cities.
Paris, June IA SaIoniki dispatch
to the Radio agency says that allied
fleets are bombarding the southern
Bulgarian coast from Port Lagos to
Dedeaghatch. The population is flee
ing inland, the dispatch says.
Austro AerOplaneS Raid Venice.
Berlin, June ia squadron of
Austrian aeroplanes attacked Venice
on Sunday night: Several other points
in northern Italy were bombarded.
An official Austrian report of June II
says the raid was successful.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-13


what love is. 1 reckon he's just got
sort of friendly feeling for me-"
do you love him 2''
"Oh, pshaw now. don't know
whether 1 do or not. l don't know
him very well. But all my friends
think 1 ought to marry him and
they've just about convinced me-"
My advice" said the official, sis
to find out all about this old fe1ler'
before yoi. do anything rash. Maybe
he has a pension and maybe he
HASN'T
"Oh, yes he has. and besides that
when he dies the government will bury
him, SO I won't be to any expense that
way. Then I'll have widows pen
sion, too, if he dies"
"Well, auntie, 1 haven't anything
more to say. You seem to know what
you want to do Run along now and
don't you go and elope with that old
felier.' These elopements usually
turn out badly"