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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
CAN PROSPERITY
Promote Canning Clubs to
Boost "Back to Soil"
Dealers Launch "Lumber First"
Advertising Campaign.

Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 26.-Plans
for launching a nationwide advertis-
ing campaign to increase the use of
wood in building will be one of the
important subjects considered by the
twenty-eighth annual convention OF
the Southwestern Lumbermen's assO-
citation, made up of retail dealers of
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas. which began a three-day ses-
sion here today. In addition the meet
ing will consider a number of plans
looking to solution of the problem of
how to encourage young men to re-
main on farms and grow up to be
users of abundant quantities of lum-
Der.
The lumbermen believe organiza-
ton of local canning clubs for the
young people of the rural commune
ing farm conditions. Prof. George D.
Farrell, in charge of juvenile club
work. department of agriculture. eX-
planned the method of organizing
such clubs in an address today.
Against Substitute Materials
John H. Kirby. a lumber manufac-
turer of Houston. Texas. told the re-
tailers of the activities of the South
ern Pines association, an organization
of lumber manufacturers 1t was said
to be the first appearance of a manu-
facturer on the program of a retail
ers' convention. Mr. Kirby urged CO.
operation between producers and
dealers to promote a campaign for the
increase of wood in building.
Delegates to the convention said fo1
the first time in the history of the in
dustry Iumbermen are preparing a
concerted campaign of retaliation
against Substitute" building mater
ials that have been exploited in recent
years.
The exhibit of lumber products and
building material shown in connection
with the meeting is more extensive
than any previous cOnV ention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
Heals Skin Diseases

1t IS unnecessary for you to suffer with
erzemu. ringwOrm. rHshes and similar skin
troubles. 4 little zemo. gotten at any drug
store for 35c. or $1.OO for extra large bot
tie. and promptly applied will usually give
instant relief from itching torture. 1t
cleanses and soothes the skin and heals
quickly and effectively most skin diseases.
ZemO is a wonderful disappearing liquid
and does not smart the most delicate skin.
1t is not greasy, is easily applied and
costs little Get it today and save all
further distress.
Zemo. Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
NAIL DRIVEN IN PITCHER.
Relic of Cyclone Being Preserved by
Great Bend Man.

Great Bend. Kan, Jan. 26.-George
Smith of the Smith restaurant has
relic of the cyclone that he was of
fered five dollars for but said while
he could use the money all right he
believed he wouldn't sell. The article
IS = white pitcher that went through
the storm and apparently came out
unscathed until a closer examination
disclosed the fact that a small finish
ing nail had been driven through one
side, making a hole as clean cut as a
Mauser bullet through a window glass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
BOY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Oxford Lad Took Poison and Then
Used a Shotgun.

Wellington, Kan, Jan. 26.-Gler
Swain, IS years old, who had been in
i'll health for some years. killed him
self by blowing his head off with a
shotgun while his parents and sis
ter were away from home
A younger brother, who had re-
NAMED home with Glen, was taking
a bath when Glen entered the room
and swallowed poison before he could
stop him The brother. half clothed,
ran to a neighbours house for aid and
while he was gone, Glen took the shot
gun from the corner and killed him
self
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
MANY KANSAS MOTHERS
CAN SAY THE SAME.
Kansas City, Kans.-vI took Doctor

Pierce's Favorite
Prescription while
in a delicate con.
dition and have q
fine healthy daugh-
ter. l read of this
medicine in an adj
vertisement and
decided to take it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

Foster. former secretary of war;
Guiglielmo Ferrero, Italian historian;
Count Angelo Gubernatis, Italian
scholar; Sir Ernest Shackleton, South
Pole explorer, are among the men who
have been guests of the club.
Other organizations in Chicago, OFF,
Gals of the club explained today. haFe
so effectively served the purpose for
which the Twentieth Century was or
ganized that it's continuance no longer
was necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
EpisconaI Synod.

Albany, Ian. 26.-Vital ecclesiasti-
cal issues will be discussed during the
three days convention of the pro-
vencal synod of the Episcopal church.
beginning here today with delegates
from New York, New Jersey and
Porto Rico. and Bishop David H.
Greer. New York; Bishop Chauncey
P. Brewster, Connecticut; Bishop Ed
win S. Lyons, New Jersey, and Bishop
Frederick Burgess, Long Island, pres
ent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
To Cure ChiIdren.s Colds.

Keep child dry, clothe comfortable.
avoid exposure and give DIR. Bells Pine
Tar Honey. 1t is pleasant, soothing. anti
septic raises phlegm and reduces inflam-
nation The first dose gives relief, con-
tinued treatment with proper care VIII
delay treatment. Don't let your child
suffer. Get bottle today Insist ON Dr.
Bells Pine-Tar- Honey. &c. at Druggists.
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
RADICALS CLUB PASSE
Pioneer in Field of Advance Thought
Succumbs to Competition.

Chicago. Jan. 26.-The Twentieth
Century club of Chicago. which has
entertained royalty. leaders of radical
thought in literature and politics.
poets, authors, scientists, nihilists-all
men of international reputation-will
cease to exist tonight after 81 years
of existence. Charles Dudley Warner
Sergius NJ Kravihinsky, the Russian
nihilist; Sir Henry Irving John w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
Increase Kansas Pensions.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 26.-Bills
have passed the house granting an in
crease of pension to two Kansas vet
Grams and e widow. The monthly al
1owance to James r. Johnson was in
creased to $50; James p. Tinde 10 S36
and Harriet E. Carpenter. widow of
William L. Carpenter, to s24 month.
Mrs. Carpenter resides at Olathe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
WAS ERIE SENTINEL EDITOR.
Former Kansas Newspaper Man Died
Monday at GaIVa. Mo.

Erie, Kan. Jan. 26.-Ben J. Smith,
former owner and publisher of the
Sentinel, died at his home in Galva,
Mo, Monday The body was brought
here and the funeral was held Tues
day.
Mr.. Smith was editor of the Erie
Sentinel, a Republican paper, for
many years. The present owner, Seth
G.. Wells, learned the printers trade
under the direction of Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. Coon
gresham Ralph B. Moss of Indiana
will discuss rural credits tonight at an
open meeting of the thirty-ninth an
nual session of the state board of ag-
riculture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

Recently he won a place on the team
to debate the Aggies. He is a member
of the sophomore class and is special
ling in rural school administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
Ohio Editors Meet.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 26.-The an
nual meeting of the Ohio Editorial as
ISOLATION was held here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

The hole was not large enough to take
in an ordinary match. Mr. Smith has
preserved both the nail and the
pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
TO END CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS AND HEAD
NOISES

If you have Catarrhal Deafness
or head noises go to your drug
gist and get l ounce of Parmint
double strength, and add to it
4 pint Of hot water and ( ounces
Of granulated sugar. Take
tablespoonful four times a day.
This will often bring quick re-
lief from the distressing head
noises. Clogged nostrils should
open, breathing become easy and
the mucus stop dropping into
the throat. 1t is easy to prepare,
costs little and is pleasant to
take. ANY one who has Catar-
rhal Deafness or head noises
should give this prescription a
Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
THE MILLS STORES COMPANY
RE-MODELING SALE
Reg. Csc
pure linen
cluny laces
15c yd.

They'd cost you more than.
fifteen cents a yard, whole
sale, in New York-however,
we bought them for very
much less than regular and we
are going to sell them the
same way.
There are both edges and
insertions, matched patterns,
ranging in width from ~ to
49, inches; fine, dainty pat
terms for dress trimmings and
larger, scalloped edge patterns
for trimming curt i n s--a
great lot of regular 25c cluny
laces on sale to- 1Ea
morrow, per yard. CC
Gaces-main floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11

and dog fighting and bear batting
and other cruel sports. In SPAN
bull fighting survives.
1t is unfair, nevertheless, to adopt
the prevalent notion that those who
oppose humanistic legislation, as,
for instance, this child labor law,
are totally bereft of feeling and rep
resent the monster capital in his
worst aspect. 1t is said that this
particular legislation has been siren
uously opposed. That is probably
true. 1t would be inevitable. In the
first place, the manufactures is the
first one touched by the readJust-
ments; in the second place, he fears
more loss than will probably befall
him. and. in the third place, the pub
lie has yet to learn its own moral
relation to the case. 1t is quick to
denounce the capitalist or the man
ufacturer for having gained a proht
from the products of child labor, and
to forget that it has itself enjoyed
the cheapness Of those same prod
ucts without the slightest thought as
to whether they were too cheap, or
whether the producers were suitably
rewarded for their toll. 1t has
wasted the fruits Of that toll UNI
thinkingly, and has then lacked the
moral courage to share the blame
with the capitalist; moreover, 1t Will
often protest against sharing with
him the cost Of correction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
STEEL PRODUCTION
CUT BY WEATHER
Heat a Factor In Small Decline
of Untitled Tonnage.

The hot weather last month proved
an unexpected factor in spelling Wall
Streets estimates Of untitled orders
of the Steel Corporation on hand al
the end OF July. Predictions that
there would be decrease in the ton
mage on the company's books ran az
high as 100000 tons. Instead, the
falling off amounted to only 1886 tons,
the total untitled orders as of July
81 being 9,593,592 tons.
The heat entered into the situation
by curtailing production. 1t was cal
culated that during the last half Of
July the Steel Corporations output
was reduced fully 10 per cent, due to
this cause. With three exceptions
April, May and June-the untitled or
ders on the company's books at the end
Of July were the largest in the com
pany's history. May established the
high point, with 9,937,798 tons. The
record untitled tonnage figures of other
years follow:
December 81, 1915, 7,SO6,22O tons;
February 20, 1914, 5,O26,440 tons; Jan
uary 81, 1913, 7,s27,368 tons; Deem
Der 81, 1912, 7,932,164 tons; December
81, 1911, 5,084,761 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Money

Money on call on the Stock Exchange
Yesterday was somewhat frmer. Most
of the loans we're made at 2ls per cent
against per cent the preceding day.
Time loans on Stock Exchange col
lateral continue TO work lower. Yester-
day the asking figure for ninety days
was lowered a per cent, and the bid
for six months was reduced an equal
fraction to 81 per cent, with some
trading at 3& per cent. On Tuesday
the asking rate for six months was
per cent. Quotations generally are rs
follows: 2$4@3 per cent for 60 days
3G3h per cent for 90 days, 3A@S%
per cent for four months and 312 asa
per cent for five months. A moderate
increase in dealings is reported at the
reduced level.
Dealings in commercial paper are
light, owing to the small supply of the
desirable class Of offerings. Brokers
report that perhaps three-quarters OF
the sales are made at per cent, the
other quarter, which is moving at 81
per cent, comprising names particularly
attractive for one reason or another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
japanese War Boom

Japan's foreign trade, like the for
eign trade of the United States, is
showing large excess of exports over
imports. For the first six months Of
1916 the value of Japanese exports is
estimated by the Yokohama Chamber
Of Commerce at 1922, 900, 900, and the
value Of imports at sl90,O00,000. Ac-
eording to present indications the
value of japanese exports in the calen-
dar year will reach s4s5, 900, 0OO-a very
respectable figure for a country only
half again as large as California. The
imports include large quantities OF raw
materials out of which munitions Of
war are made, and the exports in turn
show the completed munitions on their
way to Russia. Conditions are eacour-
aging the production of cupper, which
has increased by at least 25 per cent.
Refners are even melting small Chi
nese coins, which contain so per cent
of pure copper. The electrical machin
cry industry is, Of course. prosperous.
Even with enlarged facilities, one of
the japanese companies says it can fill
only about one-ffth Of the business it
is offered. Having completed an order
for six thousand electric fans, it i'm
mediately got new order for fifteen
thousand. Three establishments are
busily engaged making telephone ap-
paratus for the Russian government
The Nations Business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Compassion.

1t is said that the Federal child
labor law, now taking its final form,
which aims to reach the evil COM
planned Of by restraints upon the
transportation of child-wrought
commodities in interstate commerce,
was moved to its passage for polit-
ical reasons. That may be. But
that it should be thought good poll
tics to bring such legislation about
is proof of an awakened conscience
toward the thing itself. We have
here, in fact, a very interesting IL
| lustration of the manner in which
social organizations grope their way
to the higher choice of means. 1t
will be generally called moral de-
cision, and people will be under the
delusion that it entails sacrifice,
whereas, in fact, the higher choice,
which in every case is an extension
of human compassion, is now con-
dition Of economic survival in this
world.
A law to restrict child labor may
be good politics. 1t is also good
economics. And the reason it is
good economics is that every amelio-
ration Of human wretchedness tends
to improve the group in which it
occurs and to insure its healthy
survival. at is in the humanistic,
altruistic or sympathetic interpreta-
ton of group relationships where
lies the hope Of moral progress in
social justice" says f. d. Page in
his book on Trade Morals. The i'm
portance Of compassion is only be-
ginning to be treated in economic
theory. Those who understand each
others pains and grievances and
who share each others burdens are
those who flourish, multiply and in
crease in strength. Cruelty or in
difference to the lot Of others need
not be characterized otherwise than
as bad economics. 1t does not pay.
If you look about the world you will
see. The nations that have pro-
crossed most in the world by every
material test are those that have
discovered humanistics as a prin-
ciple of conduct. One might go
even so far as to say that only those
people have really fourished who
have extended compassion TO ami
mails. That is almost new. The
first cruelty TO animals law was
enacted in Great Britain in 1887.
Nations in which cruelty to animals
is so common as to be unnoticed are
backward nations. England only
two generations ago stopped cock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11

Let him who thinks he can peer even
a little way into the future 90 ol'
some bright night and look at ne
stars. There they are thousands o.
them. They are, perhaps, all peoP''-
with beings who, like ourselves, are
worrying about what may happen. a-'
even the smallest OF the nebulR IS ~.
thereby detected from its course, ana
the eternal balance Of the unysiss
shows no signs Of being disturbed o'
what seems to US the titanic strugy'
in which the inhabitants Of the plan"
Earth are now engaged.
Are We not, after all, justified IN De-
lieving in and relying upon this eIs'.
nal balance? Does il not explain ~.
agreeable disappOintments" that w
prophets of economic disaster ha'.
had 10 face ever since the dogs OF Wa
were unleashed in August, 1914! w
thought there would be no men leit "
work in Europe by this time, and w.
the women have taken their places, %.
We supposed that all the wore
gold would be secretly boarded, o''
the reverse has happened.
Now we think that the competiti0'
Of a crippled, impoverished and nun.
cry Europe will shortly menace ou.
Opulent industry and destroy our
trade.
Perhaps il will. but the experiene.
of the last two years leads US 20 hop'
and almost 20 believe that somehow tns
eternal balance will be maintained
Theodore II. Price
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Cost of one dollar.
A wear
DEMAND FOR NEWS
PRINT UNPRECEDENTED
Publishers Dilemma of Their
Own Making, Says p. T. Dodge.

The newsprint industry, according
to p. T. Dodge, president of the In
ternational Paper Company, has
changed from a condition of overpro
duction to one where the demand now
far exceeds the supply. Why prices
have not risen proportionately is be-
cause the contracts with the newspa-
pers were made several months ago.
The dilemma publishers are facing,
baid Mr.. Dodge, is of their own max
ing, largely to be attributed to their
attitude in supporting this Government
in placing newsprnt from Canada on
the free list.
This action was followed by the
Canadian Government forbidding the
expectation of crown land wood to the
United States, which has forced many
American concerns to build mills on
the other side of the border, resulting
at the same time in a stoppage of
American development Mr.. Dodge said
it would be more profitable for his
company to transfer all its newsprint
business to Canada, combining the in
dustry in this country to the manu-
facture of finer grades of paper.
Some reduction in prices for news
print was seen by Mr.. Dodge, but he
predicted that there will never be a.
return to the level of few years ago.
He said there were many ways in which
the International Paper Company could
have profted from present conditions
had it not the publishers interests in
mind. Among these he pointed out
that if his concern were to sell its re-
serves of newsprint paper, which 1t 8
holding to cover contracts, it could
realize a profit of 100000 by selling
its sulphite at present market prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11

This now is the only large country
engaged in supplying the industrial
demands of the European war IN
which the extraordinary profits aris-
ing therefrom have not been taxed.
Capital is at a disadvantage. Usual
w it can be argued with real plausi-
b;lity that capital oppressively taxed
will escape. 1t will transport itself
to more hospitable places. But where
could this capital go? Canada is
no refuge, for the taxation of war
profits there is very likely to be
higher and more arbitrary than
here. If it were feasible to set up
factories in Europe, which is not
the case, the fat would be in even
greater danger. In the neutral
countries it is almost as bad. Hol-
lands war tax law is one Of the
shrewdest that has been yet devised.
Any war tax on profits is very apt
to be arbitrary, especially so in this
country, where it is impossible TO
trace their ramifcations for pur-
poses of taxation. Thus, only the
conspicuous cases will be reached at
all. Fancy, for instance, proposing
to tax the war profits of American
agriculture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
LONDON NIARKETS.
STILL VERY Dull.
Exchange Outlook Is Nov
Regarded as More
Promising.
BY FRANCIS W. HIRST.


London, Aug. 10.-The Italian sue
cesses at Gorilla have revived %
timism on the eve of the Parliamen.
tary recess, and if the military nem
continues satisfactory, the coalition
government may hold togethe;
longer than seemed likely when !
broke with Redmond and Dillon.
The better balance of trade dis.
closed BY the July returns makes
the general exchange outlook more
promising. To-day's debate viii per.
haps indicate the official view of the
borrowing policy.
The popularity Of short term Sc
curities with private investors,
whose vision cannot penetrate he
future, explains why a long term
loan has been so long ayoida5e.
Moreover, there is the theory tina!
treasury bill financing prevents dan
gerous initiation and checks a rise a
prices.
The Indian buying and the gog-
eminent requirements for currency
explain the renewed strength Of the
silver market.
The Stock Exchange slackness Is
partly due to the holidays. There
is still some activity in shipping AMI
meat shares.
Another winter of war will mean
a great reduction in the supply o.
cattle in Central Europe and Russia
Already the meat, butter and mix
scarcity is severe on the Continent
After the war many years mus
eiapse before the old standards OF
diet can be resumed by the people
The economic results Of the war VII
not be fully felt until after peae
has been reestablished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11

The play of glittering realities
against the uncertainties of the flu
ture is finally illustrated in the case
of the porphyry copper companies.
Their prosperity is bewildering. A.
cording to the figures just published,
the leading properties of this group,
on the present price of copper metal,
make earnings of anywhere from
two or three times the ar value If
their shares per annum. Some Of
them have cash balances greater
than their capitalization. But when
you look at the quotation list you
see their shares standing at from 800
to 1000 per cent, with very little
buying or selling. What can one do
with a situation like this? In each
case it is reported that there is no
unsold copper. The demand equals
the supply, even at these prices.
The cost of producing the copper Is
from seven to ten cents a pound and
the price received for it is twenty
six and twenty-seven cents. 1t is a
commentary on the state of mind
prevailing in Wall Street that with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Thursday, august 10, 1916.

The stock market had cold fit.
1t affected disappointment over the
declaration of the regular dividend
on Union Pacific common. There
had been no reason to expect any
thing more. The United States Steel
Corporation reported a nominal de-
crease in the amount of untitled ton
mage on hand, and that was nothing
TO be excited about either way. The
principal porphyry copper mining
companies stated their quarterly
earnings, which were as good as any
one had expected, which is to say the
most, and yet their shares were dull
and unresponsive. The so-called
war stocks, meaning the shares o.
corporations engaged in the lucra-
tive business of supplying Europe
with munitions, are in a condition or
suspense, owing to the uncertainty
as to how and in what degree war
profits will be taxed in the revenue
bill now lying between the Senate
and House at Washington. Dull
ness on the Stock Exchange is an
imperfect measure of the amount Of
business actually doing in securities.
Investments, especially short term
issues, are being merchandlsed
steadily on a very large scale, not
only to individuals, but to corpora
tons which have enormous idle cash
balances for which employment must
he found, and which may be more
proftably invested in securities than
left on deposit at bank.