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The Lamar register., 1916-04-05
\ Quick Change Artist

1t takes a mighty lively man to
reverse himself more quickly than
does President Wilson. On January
1s, 1916, Secretary Lansing thus
stated the Presidents views on arma-
ment of merchant ships:
"My government is impressed with
the reasonabeness Of the argument
that a merchant vessel carrying an
armament Of any sort should be
held to be an auxiliary cruiser and so
treated by a neutral as well as by
belligerent."
Armament Of any sort" was thc
expression used. Certainly a neutral
would not wish its citizens 10 travel
on a vessel "held to be an auxiliary
cruiser" Therefore, resolutions were
introduced in both the house and SEN
ate warning American citizens not to
travel on such vessels. This was in
harmony with the Lansing statement
of the Presidents views. But immed-
lately came the Presidents change of
mind and his demand that the reso-
lutions be defeated. He has either
changed his carefully and deliberately
expressed opinion Of what constitutes
an auxiliary cruiser or he insists up
on the right Of American citizens tn
travel on auxiliary cruisers Of a war
ring nation and still claim the pro-
lection of the American flag. Demo-
cratic newspapers that find pleasure
in defending or explaining away the
Presidents various changes Of mind,
will confer favor upon their readers
il they can give any excuse for this.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

"The experiences of the war has
shown that the strength and safety
of the British nation in time of peril
lie in the possession by this nation
of the power to produce it's require
ments from its own soil and its own
factories rather than in the possess
sion of values which may be exported
and exchanged for products and man
ufactures of foreign countries. -
Reginald McKenna, Chancellor Of the
British Exchequer. With these words
the Free Trade school school of Man
chester toppled to the ground, and the
enshrined Golden was buried in its
ruins. Meanwhile the United States
labors under the cold dead hand of
the Democracy.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05
STARTS POLITICAL BALL ROL-
LING
Republican County Central Committee
Meets to Call Spring County
Convention

1t is hard to get people as busy as
Prowers county people are this spring
interested in politics, but owing to
the early date of the national con-
vention and consequent early date for
the state convention, it became neces-
sary to call an early convention of the
Powers county republicans to send
delegates to represent us at the state
and district conventions to select del
egates to the national convention at
Chicago. Therefore Chairman NJ. j.
McMillin called the central committee
to meet on Monday morning of this
week and fix the date for the spring
convention. When the meeting was
called to order in the Commercial
Club room there were present dele
gates from most all sections of the
county, in fact the representation was
much better than was expected at this
season of the year. AS it was the
first meeting since the election in
1914, Mr.. McMillin took occasion to
thank the committee for the earnest
support the members had given him
in that campaign, and the committee
unanimously passed vote Of thanks
to Chairman McMillin for the hard
and very effective work he had done
in that campaign in bringing together
once more the broken factions Of the
party disrupted by the disastrous fight
in 1912.
Owing to removals from the county
in the past year and half it was
found there were a number Of vacan-
cies in the committee and some of
these were filled by the following
appointments: Hartman, Miss Edna
Sherman; Carlton, Mrs. Sam Porter
field; Lamar No. IL, Mrs. H. C..
Byrnes; Wiley, S. H. Huffman. The
dates selected for the precinct pri-
maries and county convention were
April % and 27, and the purpose is
to select ten delegates to the state
and district conventions at Pueblo.
The basis of representation for the
county convention was fixed at one
vote at large for each precinct and
one for each 2S votes or major frac-
tion cast for Governor Carlson in
1914. This gives the following num-
ber of delegates by precincts:
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05
Total

On account of the conditions in the
large and hitherto sparsely settled
precincts in the south part Of the
county caused by the big increase of
voters in those precincts and the long
distance many of them will have to
travel to cast their vote, the follow
ing resolution was introduced and
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, several of the voting pre-
cincts in the southern part Of the
county are excessively large, in area,
and owing to the rapid settlement of
the county fast acquiring a large
voting population, in some instances
voters being now required, as voting
precincts and polling places are now
maintained, to travel long and excess
sive distances from their homes to
the polling places,
"And, Whereas, the County Com
missioners can remedy such condi-
tion by establishing new voting pre-
cincts in those sections of our coun-
ty hitherto sparsely settled but now
becoming well settled.
"Now, Therefore, be it resolved,
that this County Central Committee
Of the Republican party having in
mind the interest and convenience Of
the electors and desiring that RENE
diable conditions shall not be per-
mitted to exist which will result in
Acknowledgement of the electors Of
any part Of the county, request the
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

The proposition to end the Kansas
Colorado water litigation has at last
taken such form that it can be put
definitely before the stockholders of
the various interested bitches for their
consideration and action. In another
column OF the Register will be found
an official call for a meeting Of the
stockholders of the Fort Lyon Canal
Company on Monday, May 10, to de-
eide what action that company will
take.
The rights Of the Kansas parties
if they can be called such-can be
purchased for $140,700 in round fig
ures. While this seems like a hold
up, yet the fact remains that it
would take all of that amount if not
more to fight the case out through all
the United States courts, and in the
meantime the development Of this
country would continue to be ham
pered by the cloud hanging over it
in the form of unsettled litigation.
If all the interested bitches join in
the settlement the amount, which ap-
pears large taken as a whole, will
become a mere trifle to each water
right owner when compared with the
present uncertainty and constant as
.sessments for costs. The proposition
has been definitely made and each in
terested ditch company has copy on
file and will be asked to pay their
pro rata according to the amount of
priority they have involved. II all
pay they will then pro rate their share
among their stockholders in the same
manner. If any bitches refuse to ac-
cept the compromise their share will
have to be made up by the others,
but it will leave the bitches so refus-
ing to fight their case out alone which
will be somewhat expensive. The suit
will not be withdrawn as to those
who refuse to compromise.
The full copy Of the compromise
agreement can be seen at the Fort
Lyon Company's Office, and the stock
holders will have ample opportunity
to see it and make up their minds as
to the advisability Of accepting it at
the meeting on May 10. In matter
Of such great Importance each water
right owner should carefully inform
himself so as to vote for his own
best interests.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

The Republican members Of Con-
gress voted solidly for the repeal Of
the free sugar clause. The hearty
cooperation which the Democrats re-
ceived from the opposition goes far to
rebut the charge Of Democratic lead
ers that Republicans favor a prohi-
bitive tariff wall around this coun-
try. They favor adequate protection
to American industries, which brings
with it plentiful supply of govern
ment revenues, collected at the ports
and paid for by the foreigners, and
that is a policy to which the Demo
Gratis find themselves obliged to re-
sort after their pernicious Legislation
has depleted the United States Treas
ury. In the case Of the sugar bill,
no amendments were offered on the
Republican side, and no dilatory par
liamentary tactics were indulged in.
This was not so much due to the fear
that President Wilson would agail
change his mind before the bill pass
ed. as it was to unanimous Republican
approval of the measure. The CELEBRITY
with which the bill was handed over
to the senate is in striking contrast
with the obstructive tactics used by a
number of the Democrats who sought
to defeat the measure.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05
Washington Notes

After the Underwood tariff law
went into effect, a railroad running
into Birmingham, Underwood's home
town, bought steel rails in Canada,
though Birmingham is a steel manu-
featuring city and its mills were then
running on short time. No wonder
there is hope Of electing a protective
tariff congressman in the Birming-
ham district.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

Board of County Commissioners to
create sufficient new voting precincts
in the county to properly care for
the electors"
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

Just at the time when President
Wilson is striving to find some way
to carry Illinois in the election in
November, Congressman Collier. DEM
ocrat, from Mississippi, has made an
intensely partisan speech declaring
Wilson the greatest President since
Andrew Jackson" Voters of lllinuis,
regardless Of party, are not likely TO
take kindly to comparisons that place
Wilson above Lincoln. Ohio voters
..hp have an abiding affection for
Garfield and Mckinley will not be
won to Democratic affection by the
effort to rank Wilson above men who
brought such great honor to their
state. Nor will the Democrats Of
New York be particularly pleased
with the implied comparison between
Cleveland and Wilson, with favor to
the latter. All Democrats and many
Cleveland as a statesman whose chief
fault was his erroneous views on the
tariff question. Certainly no Demo-
Gratis who recalls President Cleveland's
note to Great Britain in the Venezu-
ella incident will concede that Wilson
ian diplomacy brings greater credit
to the country than did that of Cleve-
land. 1t is clear, therefore, that
Democratic campaigners are doing
their candidate no good by picturing
him as the greatest ever" 1t would
be better for Democratic spellbinders
to keep safely within the truth by
saying that Wilson is the greatest
Democratic President since Cleve-
land.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

The consular agency at Christehurch,
New Zealand, reports shipments Of
wool to the United States from that
country during 1915 valued at s3,662,-
1876, compared with s695,3O for 1914.
With wool made duty free under the
Democratic tariff law, no revenue
was derived from these imports.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05

Some Of the political dopesters now
have it that McLemore and Gore were
really tools Of the President in the
recent furry in Congress. Thus the
process Of extracting sunshine from
cucumbers goes on.
The Lamar register., 1916-04-05
WATER PRIORITY COMPROMISE

Litigation Between Kansas and Colo
RADIO Water Users Can Be Com
promised for Less Than Suit
Will Cost and End the I'm
certainty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
new SEWER IS READY
East Siders North of Santa F'e Tracks
Can Make Connections.

w G. Tandy, city commissioner
announced today that property owners
living north of the Santa F'e tracks on
the East side may begin connecting
up with the new sewer any time. The
sewer in that locality has been in
spected by the city engineer and has
been approved although the city has
not formally accepted it. Half a
dozen requests have been coming in
each day for permission to connect up
and for that reason an early inspec
ton was made by A. r. Young, city
engineer Only that portion Of the
sewer north of the Santa Fe tracks is
available for use although consider
able pipe has been laid south of the
tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02

populat ton there is one grocery store
for every 330 people in the city. Earl
Harne. city food inspector, has been
visiting the grocery stores or-inspec-
ton purposes and has found Isl gro
Gerry stores inside the city limits.
ceries in suburbs which undoubtedly
supply people who live inside the city
limits but these were not counted by
Mr.. Harne.
AT the regular monthly meeting last
night the WaShburn Dramatic club
voted unanimously to undertake tour
before putting the spring production
You Never Can Tell before a To-
peka audience. A short program was
given by the club members and the
following new members were elected:
Miss Audrie Myers. of Kansas City,
Merton P. Potter. Tentative plans for
the annual spring Shakespearan play
were also discussed.
More than three hundred Topekans
were present at the joint reception of
Battery A and the Y. NJ. c. A. at the
Central Y. NJ. building last night. Gem
nell hall was taxed to the utmost to
listened to talks by z. l. Copeland,
president of the Central Y. NJ. C. A.;
Charles Sessions, George Hoyes, Adj
jutant General Martin and Captain
Hite of Battery A. A muS1cal program
was given by the Second Regiment
band and refreshments were served.
The twentieth anniversary of the
United Presbyterian church will be
celebrated tomorrow night. Supper
will be served at the church at $50
and special program will be given at
s o'clock. The church was organized
twenty years ago with a membership
of forty-eight. Ten of the original
members are still active in the church.
These ten charter members will be
the speakers. Each one will tell of
some special department of church
work The Rev: w. NJ. Jackson is the
present pastor of the church.
The Rev. A. j.. Ross. pastor of the
German NJ. E. church received let
ter from his son telling the details of
the recent explosion in St. Louis when
:. 900 pounds of dynamite were set off
in a sewer. Il was not injured. |
felt the explosion distinctly Many
sad people are in town tonight. 1t
was carelessness to let that amount of
dynamite and powder be stored in a
populated district. I live not many
blocks away, only a quarter of mile
Houses were wrecked, windows in my
rooming place were broken and houses
in St Louis and Maplewood for miles
are damaged or the windows are
broken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
She HAD A BUSY MONTH
Miss Annetta NicoH Files Report on
Her Work for February.

Considering the fact that until lit
tie over a year ago the position was
unthought of in Topeka, Miss An
Meta Nicoll, city bacteriologist, has
one of the busiest jobs in town. Com
missioner w. L. Porter. under whose
department the position comes, asked
for a report for the month of .Ianu-
airy showing the work done and the re-
port was filed today. A report will lie
required each month hereafter
During the month of January Miss
NicolI made 100 archaeological anaIy-
ses of milk, 102 chemical analyses of
milk and three chemical analyses Of
cream. She made four psychological
analyses of water. She examined three
cultures for diphtheria diagnoses and
So diphtheria cultures for release
The milk inspection department,
where her work is done, inspected four
dairies and eight milk depots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
NOT FOR A BATON
Germans Not Fighting to Win
Crown Prince Honor.
Real Purpose in View in the
81 Yerdun Attack.

Paris, March "A statement of
why Germany has undertaken the
great Nerdun offensive and what the
kaiser hopes to derive therefrom is
supplied today from the most reliable
and best informed source in Paris. 1t
dismissed as purely secondary the mo-
tive of the kaiSer's desire to win the
battle, thus enabling him to confer d
field marshaPs baton on the crown
prince, and his wish to set German
confidence booming again.
The Verdun attack, this authority
states, is the first German admission
win peace through a crushing east
ward drive which was intended to de-
stroy the Serbian army and wipe out
the possibility of Rumanian and
Greek anti-Teuton aggression. The
failure of that policy compelled the
consider the, whole European, situa-
premier Brands SaIoniki move
having established the allies
standing in the Mediterranean and
kept Rumania friendly, the German
staff was forced to strike a blow be-
fore spring with the dual object of
stopping the expedition from Saloniki
and the great allied offensive on all
fronts.
1t is truly established, says the high
parsonage. who gives this information.
that the German staff met in Berlin
in February to decide where the blow
should be delivered.
General Won FaIkenhayn and Field
Marshal won Hindenburg urged an at
tack on the Russian front, but the
kaiser, for his first aim, overruled Won
FaIkenhayn's program, and, aided by
the crown prince, won over the coun-
ell to the idea of Verdun offensive.
Kaiser Judged Wisely.
The widely exploited opinion that
this decision was inspired by political
rather than military motives Is false,
according to the informant, and is not
shared by the best posted French
judges. The fact that such an often
sive was certain to encounter the most
desperate and bloodiest resistance OF
the French army does not blind clear
sighted Frenchmen to the fact that
the kaiser judged wisely from the
viewpoint of German interests in MAX
ing the effort at Verdun, because the
kaiser was justified in taking what
chance of success existed as long as
success would mean Gripping the al
lies attacking power ON the west
front throughout the spring and the
withdrawal of troops from Saloniki to
strengthen the metropolitan positions.
For the abandonment of Saloniki
would leave the road to the Mediter-
ranean free to Germany, all doubts
about Greece would be set at rest and
Rumania would be compelled in her
own interests to attack Russia.
Such were undoubtedly the kaiser S
expectations when he ordered the
drive on Verdun. His hope, in case of
success, was that the allies, confronted
with the loss of Nerdun and conse-
quently the frretrievable breakdown of
their Balkan plans, would be disposed
to accept a patched-up peace These
motives are no mystery to French ma
tionai leaders and the army of the re-
public has been fighting in the last
week as it never fought before, so as
to checkmate the kaiser once more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
Do You Cleanse Your
Mouth Before
You Eat?

Bad breath, sore mouth, decayed teeth, and
acute abdominal trouble are in a majority or
cases due to the passage of food through
mouth that is not chemically clean.
Every person living in communities with
dust. dirt, and smoke In the air should atleast
cleanse the mouth thoroughly once day.
Rinsing the mouth thoroughly with Kam-E-
Thol will prevent acid mouth, decay of teeth.
and absolutely prevent any infection through
internal abrasionS.
kam-E-Thol is an antiseptic astringent
composed of Ynenthol. carnphor. and other
prophylactic medicinal ingredients. 1t works
into infiamed membranes, and soothes,
cleanses and heals. For this reason it Is an eff
fective relief for sore throat. cold in the head.
cuts, bruises. burns. chapped skin, cllilblains.
insect bites. This is how one user indorses it:
Neodesha, Kan. Oct. 81. 1872
The Kamethol Laboratories Co.. Neodesha, Kan.
Gentlemen: My experience with KAN E. Thol a.
mouth wash has been most favorable. It is a safe
and effective antIseptc and if used regularly it has
q strong tendency TO preventdecay of teeth and to
keep the gums in good condition. j use Eam-E
Thol every day. both personally and n my prao.
tice. With best regards, am very truiy yours,
j. =. KIMBALL. D. d. 8.
Kam-E-Tho1 is for sale by most druggists.
If yours is unable TO supply you. send us 25c
and we will send you large bottle postpaid.
The Kametfol Laboratories Co.
NeOdcSha. Kan. fIIh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
TOO MUCH WATER
Suit Is Filed Against an Abb
Iene Creamery Company.
1t Is Charged With Misbrand-
ing It's Product.

In a suit filed with Morton AIbaugh,
clerk of the federal court, today the
Belle Springs Creamery company of
Abilene is charged by the government
with selling butter containing too
much water. The suit was filed by
Fred Robertson. United States district
attorney
Two counts are brought against the
creamery company, both making the
same charge. 1t is stated in the COM
plant. that the creamery company
made two shipments of butter from
Abilene to St. Louis, labeled pure but
ter, which contained more water than
the federal pure food laws permit The
butter Is held by the government to
have been adulterated. The butter
was shipped to the Hickle Commits
sion company of st. Louis Mis-
branding" is the technical charge
made against the creamery company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
VETERANS IN PARADE
Topeka Organizations to Escort Com
mander in Chief.

Civil war veterans and members of
all the auxiliary organizations to the
G. A r. will march in parade escort
ing Elias G. Montfort. commander-in-
chief of the G. A r. to Memorial hall
next Saturday evening.
Commander Montfort, accompanied
by Adj. Gen. John NJ. Adams, Mrs.
DeLacey- Roche, of Scranton, Pa,
president of the Ladies of the G. A. R.;
Mrs. Carrie Alexander-B ahrenberg, of
ReIleville, Ill, national president of the
w. r. c., will arrive at $50 o'clock
Saturday evening from Kansas City,
where they will hold a series of patrl-
otto receptions today and Friday
& delegation from Topeka, headed
by Capt P. H. Coney, who is MEM
Der of the staff of the national COM
mander, will leave for Kansas City
Saturday morning to escort the COM
mander and his party to Topeka. A
reception committee with automobiles
will meet them at the Santa Fe depot
The parade will be formed at the Ma
tional hotel, all members of patriotic
organizations having arranged to
meet at their halls at 1880.
The parade will march to Memorial
hall where a patriotic program will be
given in the auditorium. At the close
a reception will be held on the second
floor of the Memorial building.
The program as announced by De-
partment Commander C. A. Meek is as
follows:
Song, sAmerica'-By audience.
acknowledgements ]. K. Miller.
Introduction of Commander Mont
fort-By Commander Meek.
Address-Command Montfort
Music.
Remarks-Adj. Gen John NJ
Adams.
i. Sorfg-Mrs.. B. 3. Smyth.
( Address-Mrs. Carrie Alexander
Bahrenberg, national president of the
w. r. c.
Song-Mrs. Jessie Oldhen.
Remarks-Mrs. DeLacey Roche. ma
tional president of the Ladies of the
G. A. r.
Song.
Remarks-Command Meek.
Star Spangled Banner'-Mrs- John
NJ. Wright.
All old soldiers and their families,
whether or not they are mem bers of
the participating organizations. are
cordially urged to be present, and the
public is invited to attend. Invitations
have been extended to Governor Ar
thur Capper and Mayor J. Z. House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
BUSINESS PICKS up
Miss Mabel Adams, Secretary Of Con-
fidcntiaI Exchange. Files Report.

That agencies cooperating through
the confidential Xchange-Topeka's
clearing house for charities-are COM
ing to depend upon it more than ever
before is indicated from the report for
February filed with Mayor ]. f. House
this morning by Miss Mabel Adams,
secretary of the exchange.
Fifty-four new cases were reported
to the central office during the month
by various charitable organizations in
the city. OF that number. three are
cases that will require almost con-
slant attention from the societies ,ool1-
ing after them. The other 81 are
cases that win require only intermIt
tent assistance. The "a cases have
never before been handled by local
charitable societies.
During the last month 156 cases
handled by cooperate ting agencies We're
reported to the exchange office. This
is an increase of 50 over the preceding
month. Tw1 nty-eight inquiries were
received by the secretary during the
month, according to the report filed
with the mayor.
The increase in popularity during
the month was made in spite If the
fact that Miss Adams. secretary. was
unable to he at her office for '~eei
on account of Illness