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Oxford eagle., 1916-06-15

NJ OR0t 0AA8s
split over the old question of who
should do the appointing, and the
entire struggle went for naught.
Another cause which missed by
even a narrower margin was that
of land banks that would lend
money TO farmers for develop
ment purposes on long time and
at rate of interest, which, while
the commissioner thought it still
too high, was lower than any rate
the soil tillers could enjoy under
present conditions. The bill was
passed and vetoed by the COVER
nor. The House passed it over
his veto, but the Senate lacked a
few votes of doing so, so the
plan is postponed. Mr.. Blakeslee,
who has been much ridiculed dur
ing his four years of persistent
pleading for action, considers IT
highly gratifying to know that
the subject was even given such
serious consideration.
/ Another mistake, according to
Mr.. Blakeslee, was the failure to
provide better salary for the oc
cupant of his office. He disclaims
personal interest, for the increase
would have gone into effect after
the end of his term, and he was
even willing TO take cut in his
meager pay in order to help the
state out of its financial difficulties.
He claims that the office is the
most important in the state, be-
cause the state depends most upon
agriculture, and he believes that
the man chosen to serve the farm
ers is entitled to as much if not
more compensation than any other
official.
Mississippi is to celebrate her
centennial in December, 1917, and,
while the enterprising city of
Gulfport has secured the priyi-
lege of conducting the exhibition,
he calls upon all the counties to
participate in a liberal and SEN
sible way so as to obtain the full
lest benefit from the selfish view
point and immigration and invest
ment which will result from the
national advertising. As a pre-
llmlnary, he is organizing cen
tennial special train which will
travel East and West and which
will spend day at the Canadian
exposition. The train will not
only carry Mississippi grown
products, TO give the farmers OF
the country a chance to see what
the state is doing and can do. but
will also be the temporary home
of splendid party of volunteer
boosters from all over the com.
monwealth. Governor Bilbo ano
other officials contemplate going
along. The entire expense will be
less than $40 per person, and il
will be about as cheap and a
patriotic vacation as any citizen
could award himself, with large
educational and substantial as wei
as recreational value. Whatever
else they say about Commissioner
Blakeslee, and they will say more
now that it is thought he will be.
come a gubernatorial candidate.
! I -sle:ssss44 md fUe alike admit that he
is one of the best advertisers in
the land when it comes To spread
ing the fame of his state and her
agricultural possibilities and pro-
gress.
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-15

See the style ll5-l rotary singer
Machine, it's peach. }. ID.
Morris, sells it. Southwest center
square, phones, office 2s4, resi-
dence As. sU1.
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-15

The Christian Endeayor Society
will send delegate to the All
Soath Christian Endeayor Con
vention which meets in Atlanta
july 1915.
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-15
WILL SLoAN'S LINIMENT RELIEVE
PAIN

Try Il and see-one application vi
prove more than a column of claims
James s. Ferguson. Phila. Pa writes.
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Sloan's Lniment on my knees. To thns
after all these years Of pam one applea-
ton gave me relief. Many thanks t1i
what your remedy has done for ms
Dan't keep on suffering. apply Sloans
Linlment where your pain IS 3ad nooes
how quick you get relief. 3snsiratss
without rubbing. Buy il al any Dras
Store. 25c. Adg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
LITERACY TEST LOSES
Eight Other Amendments Meet Like
Fate in Oklahoma Election.

Oklahoma City, Aug 2.-Renomina
ton of all present congressman ard
defeat of the proposed literacy test
amendment to the state constitution
were the outstanding features of yes
terday's state primary as indicated in
partial returns available today. For
ia time last night it was thought W. H.
Murray who described himself il tie
congressional record as Alfalfa Bill, -
had met defeat, but apparently he
emerged victorious over three oppon-
ents for the Democratic nomination
from the Fourth district. Seven of
the Oklahoma congressman are Demo-
Gratis and one Republican.
Emphatic disapproval was regis
tered against the literacy test for vot-
ers, which was submitted after the
United States supreme court declared
unconstitutional the grandfather"
law which tended to prevent negroes
from voting. The literacy test was de-
feated by more than $1,000 votes yes
terday, it is believed, and eight other
amendments met a similar fate.
Returns from contests for state Of
flee nominations, with interest at
taching largely to the race for cor
poration commissioner, swere incom-
plete today, owing, it is said, to the
insistence of local election judges on
counting first the ballots for county
nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
MILITARY PARTY
is FAST LOSING
OUT IN GERMANY
Conservative Views OF Won
Bethmann-HOllweg Prevail.
MiIitarism, Yelled Issue; Can't
Be Defined Accurately.
ARE WAGlNG DEFENSIVE WAR
Not Fighting TO Hold Belgium
Poland or Serbia.
ssBig Army" Leaders No Longer
Popular With People.
Not Fighting TO Hold Belgium
Poland or Serbia.
BY carr W. ACKERNfAN.

Berlin. July A.. CBy Mail0--An
American diplomat recently deciareu
the greatest mistake in the war IS tne
use of the term "miiitarism- No
one he said, will ever agree on what
1t means and it is going to be difrcu'
to end the war because of that
The spirit of the German people
during the last year cannot be shown
vI+bout discussing German militar-
ism, In outlining the peoples att-
fude toward the war, the kaiser ana
the government, militarism Will not De
iustified or criticized. Recent develop
Tnents in Germany will be discussed IN
their relation to what is generaHy
termed Germany's military party.
At the beginning of the war there
was great enthusiasm throughout GER
many. More than a million men vol
nnteered to fight. During the 1lrst
year they fought hard, died or were
wounded. The people at home began
to economize This spirit carried the
armies far into France and Russia
Enthusiasm Decreased.
During the second year this enthusi-
asn has not been so great but the
determination of the people has not
s,bauted They want peace at once, II
they can obtain reasonable terms OF
peace If they had to vote to go on
until they can get these TERMS VI "
stop and accept the terms of the
enemy. they would vote to go on
Germany wants peace because Ger
many believes she has won the war
There are critics and grumblers dis
satisfied with everything Every bel
1igerent has about as many as the
other The difference is that in Eng
land they grumble publicly. in Ger
many they cannot: and when people
cannot criticize publicly, they do it
twice as hard privately.
The people are individually person
ally interested in the war because
every person has some relative at the
front The best indication of the pub
lie support of the war is the vote OF
the reichstag in June of the new war
credit of two billion marks. There
was less opposition to it than to the
one before. The Socialists supported
1t for the fourth time and Socialist
members of the reichstag are in hourly
touch with public sentiment.
Socialists Indicate Public Sentiment.
Philip Scheidemann, a Socialist
leader, is one of the best informed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
BAXTER SPRINGS NEWS SOLD.
Former Owner Didn't Have Heart to
Increase Subscription Price.

Columbus. Kan, Aug Accord
ing to announcements made in the lat
est issue, the Baxter Springs News has
been sold to A. E Pfremrner of E,tch-
inson. who takes charge of the paper
this week. Charles L. Smith. former
director, writing for his last issue of
the paper says:
I'VE give up the News for several
reasons. the chief one of which is
this: The price of material has gone
SO high that paper cannot be printed
profitably at a dollar a year and a
raise in price is going to be necessary,
We have seen this coming on, and did
not have the heart to make the in
crease in price. We would prefer that
new man make the change when ii
becomes necessary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
KANSAS HORSES WORTH MORE.
Stallion License Law Means Large In
crease in Value of Colts.

Stallion License Law Means Large In
crease in Value of Colts.
Manhattan, Kan. Aug. 2--Stalhons
from grade and scrub stock to the
number of 1886 have been eliminated
and $50 purebred stations added since
the stallion license law went into erect
in 1910, says DIR. C. w. McCampDei'
secretary of the live stock registry
board and assistant professor OF AMI
NAL husbandry in the Kansas state
agricultural college. This means tnat
the annual colt crop in Kansas mas
been augmented in value approximate
ly s1,50O,000.
A total of s15o.ooo.o0o represents
the capital invested in horses in Kan
sas. The increase to 81, 900 in the
value of the colt crop thus represents
about l per cent increase on the total
valuation. It also lacks very little OF
covering the annual service fee OF
$2,00O,0 900 since 1910.
1t is no longer possible for the I'M
reliable dealer to impose upon the
purchaser of stations by selling grade
or scrub stock as pure bred. The pur-
chaser or the patron may know the
exact breeding of any stallion under
the operation of the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
IT'S A SOCIETY CRUISE
Most Costly Squadron of Private Yachts
Ever Assembled Off n. Y.

Glen Cove, n. Y, Aug. 2.-Sunrise
on Hampstead Bay today found the
pretty little harbor dotted with the
folded white sails and long. graceful
lines of the craft of the New York
Yacht club, the largest and most cost
" squadron of pleasure craft ever as
sembled here.
At two bells on the Vikings bridge.
where Commodore George F. Baker,
jr, stood at the wheel. the magnificent
collection of power yachts and
schooners stirred into activity and the
cruise of the club was under way.
Following the Vikings lead, as she
swung eastward out of the harbor
were the yachts of capitalists repre-
senting millions of dollars, and every
large city of the east.
Under the blue burgee with its red
cross, the official pennant of the club,
sailed not only the huge power yachts
of ]. p. Morgan, Harry Payne Whitney
and w. L. Hardness, but allen
boats from Baltimore, Philadelphia
and even Chicago and inland racing
centerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
MEDIATORS TRY AGAIN
Garment Makers Strike-Settiement
Menaced by Further Lockout.

New York, Aug. 2.-Three media
tors appointed by the United States
department of labor will confer here
today with manufacturer of women's
garments and with leaders Of the
union of their employees in an attempt
to end the strike of $4,000 makers of
women's clothes, which has been in
progress for IA weeks. If the media
tors fail to bring about an agreement
it is understood they will start an in
vestigation of the women's garment
industry.
The strike situation was compli-
Gated today by the action of $50 man
ufacturers of mems clothes, who
locked out yesterday $4,000 workers
and who planned to close more shops
today, increasing the number OF idle
garment workers to 10000.
There are reports that the union of
workers on mems garments will call
a general strike of $4,000 men. This
action would bring the total number
of strikers on mems and women's gar
ments in this city to 100000 persons.
Fully $100.000.00O in orders for
women's clothing are waiting to be
filled Manufacturers of mems cloth
ing said that orders for 100000
worth of mems clothing had been
placed for the fall season that cannot
be filled if the lockout leads to gen.
eral strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkai. which is very
Injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces
You can get this at any drug store,
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months
Simply rnoisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather.
cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking.
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to
handle. Besides, it loosens and takes
out every particle of dust, dirt and
uff.-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
DARK FOR SIR ROGER
No Change in Program to Hang Case
ment Thursday.

London, Aug. 2.-Sir Roger Case
ment's solicitor, Gavin Duffy of Dub
lin, had not received word today of
any change in the plans for the axecu-
ton by hanging at 9 o'clock Thursday
morning, of his client at Pentonyille
prison.
Premier Asquith has received an ex-
tensively signed petition from Ireland,
but beyond a formal Acknowledgement
he had not further communicated
with it's originators
Easement, according to Solicitor
Duffy, who sees the condemned man
frequently, remains unconcerned He
no longer looks detected or depressed
and betrays no emotion as the hour
for his execution approaches. He
eats well, fayoring fruit and iced
drinks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
KATY WRECK KILLS 3
Fast Passenger Train Strikes Buckle
in Rail Caused by Heat.

Dallas. Tex. Aug. 2.-Three persons
were dead today and tfirty-seven in
jured as the result Of the derailInent
of the Texas special on the Katy rail-
road ten miles south of here.
]. T. Hollis, engineer; c.. C. Wood,
fireman. and James A. Bennett of Dali
las. a passenger, were instantly killed
Among the injured were: L. E.
Whitlock of ST. Louis, ]. X. Hodges
Of Baldwin City, Kan; Lyle McCor-
mick of Baltimore, Nd, United States
army hospital corps; Miss Myra ogles
of Marian. ILL.,; P. Comiskey of Chi
cago; j. H. Coates of st. Louis; ]. H.
Cunningham of ST. Louis, and J. c..
Johnson of Chicago, private Fifth in
fantry.
The train, southbound. struck a
buckle" in rail. caused by the heat,
according to Katy officials. The train
was running about forty miles an hour
and the locomotive, baggage car and
two coaches left the track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
THREE DIE IN TWO WEEKS.
Children of lands Family Had Synnr
toms of Infantile Paralysis.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 2.-Three of
the children of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lands. formerly of Hutchinson, who
now live on a ranch near Fowler, have
died within two weeks.
Two weeks ago Virginia. aged 2
years. died after only a few hours
illness. A few days later, George,
aged months, died after an illness
Of but an hour. Saturday night a
third child. Georgeanna. aged years,
passed away.
When the baby died, there were
symptoms of infantile paralysis, one
side OF the child being paralyzed, and
it was suspected that this was the
cause of the first child's death. Now,
however, it is believed that all three
were victims of flux which is causing
much illness among the children of
that vicinity, and from which several
other deaths have occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
LACK POWER OF EXPRESSION.
Education More Than Acquiring Lot
of Canned Ideas.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 2.-True
education consists of more than the
acquisition of a mass of canned ideas,
asserts DR.. J. G.. Emerson, in charge
of public speaking in the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
more men fail because of the lack
of their ability to express what they
know than because of their lack or
knowledge" says Doctor Emerson. 1t
is coming to be recognized more and
more that true education looks toward
the mental processes of the student
himself, his ability to think logically,
to organize ideas. to visualize knowl-
edge in terms of its applicability to
actual living.
Public speaking may be an art but
it is also a plain business proposition,
a matter of dollars and cents. The
practical man should know how to
stand squarely on his feet, and to ex-
press what he knows in compact,
clear-cut language"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
VILLA CAT ALL COSTS"
Mexican General Consults War Min
lister on New Drive After Pancho

Mexico City, Aug. 2.-Gen. Carl
Malcotte arrived here today tor a
conference with Minister of War OBJ
RECON to plan concentration of forces
for Villas capture. Maicotte an
nounced his determination to make a
quick job and to take the bandit gen.
eral s'at all cos 5"
He stated a special representative
had been sent to give assurances to
the Guggenheim Exploration company
of protection from bandit raids and
guarantees of such facilities as It may
desire in order to permit resumption
of the Valardena mines. This, Gen
eral Malcotte stated, would bring con-
ditions in Durango practically up to
normal since all the farmers of that
state have put large portion of their
land under cultivation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
Tonnage Cleared From U. s.
Ports Breaks Records.
Exports to Europe Tripled
While Imports Decrease.
ARGENTINA new CUSTOMER
Increases q. s. Buying From
5000 Tons to 10000.
Other South American Nations
Make Similar Showing.

Washington, Aug Merchant
shipping cleared from ports of the
United States in the year ending June
80, set new record, Notwithstanding
the allied blockade, the closing of the
Black sea and the withdrawal of Ger
man and Austrian merchant ships
from trade.
Bureau of navigation reports made
public today show the tonnage clear
ed was 25,500.000, of which 2,5oo. 900
originated in the United States The
previous high water mark was "a, $780,
900 tons in the year ending June 30.
1914.
Comparing the two years, American
shipping tripled and European clear
ances decreased The American ton
mage to South America was $4,000,
nearly five times greater, and to Eu-
rope 100000, two and half times
greater.
Total clearances to France and Italy
almost doubled; c1earances to Norway,
Denmark and Sweden more than dou-
bled, and to Greece increased three
fold.
Jap Trade Falls Off.
The increase in clearance of Ameri-
can shipping to South American coun-
| tries is most notable for Argentina,
whose tonnage in 1914 was less than
5000 and in 1916 10000, and for
| Colombia which got 2S5 tons of Amer
| lean products in 1914 and 100, 900 tons
| in 1916. Clearings to Brazil were four
| times greater and to Chile five times.
China got 5000 tons of American
goods in 1915 and $1,000 in 1915. For
japanese there was decrease from
| 5000 to $4,000. Importations from
Europe cleared from American ports
for China were one-half as much in
1916 as in 1914 and for Japan about
en-tentfs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
| Arm, 5 CHILDREN
j. e. Gardiner of Oskaloosa
Also Has Wife, Ford and Dog.
Former Leavenworth News
paperman Motors to Colorado.

With but one arm. a Ford car. a
wife. five children and Scotch collie,
]. E. Gardiner of Oskaloosa. former
clerk of the district court of Jefferson
county and at one time a Leaven-
worth newspaper man, arrived in To-
peka Monday night en- route to Colo
RADIO. The night was spent at Garfield
park by the cross-country tourists.
July 81 has been a red-letter day
twice in Gardeners life. Twenty-six
years ago on July 81, when about Is
years old, he sailed forth for the
great west, his ambition being a job
on the section. AS he drove past Third
and Jackson streets Monday night,
Gardiner said:
vagrancy and then let me go after 1
had shown them that 1 lived at Oska-
loosa. That was just twenty-six years
ago today"
Arrested for Speeding.
On Monday morning, Gardiner was
arrested at Oskaloosa for speeding He
hadn't intended to start on his journey
Tor week, but it made him so mad
to pay his fine, that he went home
and bundled the family together and
started on the Journey
A Dig box containing bacon, eggs
and cooking utensils was placed on the
running board, clothes packed the
rear OF the car with the kids on top
of them. Gardiner with his one arm
is going to do all the cooking and tent
pitching and driving of the car. With
ing half an hour after the family
| pitched camp at Garfield park Mon
day night an excellent supper had
been prepared by the one-armed man
from Jefferson county.
How He Won Election.
Gardiner, Democrat, was elected
clerk of the district court in Re-
publican county for two terms on a
plea of one arm and five children.
Then the Republicans found a one leg
ged man with six children and he has
been elected on that platform uumer-
GUS terms.
| Gardiner saved his money and be-
came property owning, tax paying
citizen. People call him rich. Other
politicians spend their money and get
reelected time and again, on a pow
erty plank.
After three years in Leavenworth
Gardiner at a little more than 40 years
of age returned to his old home and
has been leading a life of ease on q
small farm just out of Oskaloosa- He
writes a little, works a little but
spends most of his time driving his
car and fishing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
EAST TO MEET WEST
Tennis Stars of U. S. Will Battle in
New York Friday.

New York, Aug. EAST will meet
west next Friday at Forest Hills, in
what may be the greatest tennis battle
of the season, the big international
series.
On the court opposite William M
Johnston, national champion, will be
former national champion R. Norris
Williams. Peck Griffin, doubles
champion, will face George M. Church
Willis E. Davis. "the Bullet" will fight
it out with Karl Berd. former middle
states champion. while r. Lindley
Murray, the indoor title holder, op-
poses Watson NJ Washburn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
PRICE WAS PIONEER MINISTER.
Wellington Preacher Died After Sixty
Three Years Active Service.

Three Years ACTIVE service.
Wellington, Kan, Aug 2.-The Rev.
Samuel Price, who died here at the
age of SO years and months, was one
of the pioneer ministers of Kansas.
For more than thirty years he was a
resident of Wellington and one of its
most loved and popular citizens.
He was licensed by the Methodist
Episcopal church as local preacher
in 1853. In 1864 he was ordained a
local deacon and in 1858 he was or
dained a local elder. He did not enter
the regular ministry till in 1881, when
he accepted an appointment at Hum
bo1dt, Kan After three years sue
cessful pastorate at that place he was
appointed pastor at Wellington, where
he again served three years
Since then he has served as pastor
at Augusta, Anthony, Wellington cir
cult, Burden, Mayfield circuit, Ar
gonia. Conway Springs and Oxford In
addition he has twice been appointed
to supply the wellington charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
TYPHUS ON THE RUN
Marvellous New Serum Cure Found
by French PHYSICIANS.

Paris, Aug. "A cure for eruptive
typhus, the disease which made such
terrible ravages in Serbia, has been
discovered by Drs- Nfcolle and Blaisot
The physicians described their discoy-
cry to the academy of medicine 1t is
a serum which they found after ex-
haustive experiments
They say serious cases have been
treated with injections. The injec-
tons of the serum prevented compli-
cations SO frequent in this disease and
reduced the death rate from rs to 3
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-02
GOOD RAIN AT COUNCIL GROVE.
Corn Will Make so Per Cent-CattIe
Are in Good Condition.

Council Grove, Kan, Aug. 2.-The
first good rain in five weeks fell here
in half an hour last night. The total
was i.21 inches and there is an ex-
cellent prospect for more.
Corn. is in good shape in Morris
county ana except the fields in the
bottom which were flooded three
times will make a yield of so per cent.
The county is pasturing more cattle
this year than at any time in the last
five years and in spite of the drv