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Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

the kitchen in the morning and need
come out only for meals, if that's the
way she feels about it.
The poison gas menace from cook
ing cabbage, the heat prostration dam
ger from overheated stoves, that tired
feeling that results from too many
steps between the kitchen and the din
ing room all have been attended to.
The house has four primary fea-
tures-a cool, convenient kitchen and
dining room; bedrooms and living
rooms with the best exposure; facili-
ties for outdoor sleeping, and an cas-
lily heated house, cool in summer and
sunny in winter.
The kitchens principal feature is
the cooking room, just large enough
to accommodate stove. When the
door of the room is closed, the cab
bage may boil or the ham burn up
and no odor will penetrate the kitchen
proper. The housewife need not stay
in the room with the stove; in fact,
she couldn't get in if she wanted to.
Windows are so arranged that there
is always breeze through the kitch-
en-. The front porch is arranged so
it can't exclude any sunlight. The
sleeping porch is proof and airy.
The kitchen and dining room are so
convenient that it is unnecessary to
carry dishes between them-they can
be pushed right through the wall. The
china closet has doors in both rooms
and dishes are laid in at one door and
taken out at another in the next room.
In addition to the front and Sleep
ing porches, there is a screened porch
reached from the kitchen. A feature
disclosed by an examination of the
screened porch, by che way, is fuel
room. Fuel is poured into it from
the back yard-it may be dumped
right from a wagon into the room
and like the trick china closet nor
mits being emptied from another en-
trance in the kitchen.
There are seven closets in the house,
which is only one story. The nearest
approach to second story is where
a window has been inserted. That win
dow gives exit to the smoke and smells
from the cooking loom, with which it
and an inside chimney connect.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Villa Is Between Two
Forces of Americans

against last night by General Guer-
rero. General Guerrero made public
a telegram which he said he had re.
ceived from General Bertani, at Ma
dera, stating that Villa had been shot
and was in hiding somewhere between
Bachiniza and Zatevo.
The message is :onfirmatory of re,
ports from American headquarters
that Villa was definitely located head.
ing toward Zatevo.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Bakersfield Loses Militia.

Bakersfield, April 6.-Company L.
Sixth regiment of the California Ma.
tional Guard, stationed here, will be
mustered out, according to advices to
Colonel Crist from C. w. Thomas, ad-
jutant general. Thomas states thai
the company fell far below require.
ments at the recent inspection.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Fragments
OF German | orpedo

Washington, April 6.-The Ameri-
can attaches of London have said the
splinters Of bronze taken from the
injured Sussex, on which there were
Americans, were fragments of Ger
man torpedo, it is learned. If this
testimony takes official form, it will
make a definite issue with Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
ROOsevelt's Campaign.

New York, April ct was an
rounced here today that there will be
launched very soon formal cam
paign looking to Roosevelt as the NOM
inee of the Republican party for the
presidency. This announcement is
construed to mean that the result of
the Republican primaries in New
York was very satisfactory to the
colonel.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

Juan Martinez, a Mexican, original.
ly lodged in the county Jail on pet
ty larceny charge, but later discovered
to be insane, was probably fatally in
jured last night when he attempted to
commit suicide by throwing himself
from window ledge onto the paved
floor of his cell.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Another Zeppelin Raid.

London, April 6.-There were few
il any casualties in last nights Zep-
pelin raid, it is unofficially announced
The official statement made later
said that three persons were killed
and eight injured by the Zeppelin raid
last night. This was the fifth raid
this week.
One child was killed and five chill
dren injured. Forty bombs were
dropped from three Zeppelins, the ad
miralty admitted.
Berlin, April 6.-It is officially an
nounced that in the raid on England
last night the iron works and military
stores at Whittby were destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Insane Mexican Attempts
Suicide in County Jail

County Physician DR.. T. o. Luckett
after an examination of Martinez at
the St. Thomas hospital, announced
that the man had suffered probably
fatal fractuer of the skull.
Martinez yesterday had been COM
mitted by Judge F. j. Cole in the Su-
perior court to the state hospital for
the insane at Patton.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
General Bell Is Silent.

Los Angeles, April 6.-Major Cen
eral J. Franklin Bell arrived this
morning from San Diego to lecture
before the citizen soldiery. He re-
fused to comment on reports that the
administration contemplates with
drawing the troops from Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

London, April 6-The Germans have
resumed the Verdun offensive on a
tremendous scale, capturing Haucourt
9 miles northeast of the citadel
French batteries on Hill 3O4 were
battered by the German guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Jane Adams Is SICK.

New York, April 6.-Jane Adams
is suffering from tuberculosis of the
kidneys and is in a precarious condi-
ton, according to an announcement
by Emily Black, before sailing for
Stockholm to serve as alternate in
the Ford permanent peace tribunal.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Women Murdered.

Seattle, April 6.-The police are in
vestigating the brutal murder of Mrs.
Caroline Wheeler, aged 70, and Mrs
Kate B. Smith, aged 53, sisters. Rob
hers are believed to have done the
deed.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Nav Buy Railroad.

San Francisco, April 6.-The pur-
chase of the United Railway by the
city probably will be submitted to the
supervisors by the utilities committee
next Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
American Vessel Seized.

Tacoma, April 6.-The American
ship Dirago is reported to have been
seized by a British warship and
thrown into a prize court. A part OF
it's cargo was from here.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

Berlin, April 6.--The Germans have
captured Haucourt, it is officially an
nounced. The village is ten miles
northwest of Verdun. French support
cast of the town was taken, with
more than 500 prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

- Again Reported Wounded.
Ell Paso, April 6.-The story that
Francisco Villa is wounded and that
his capture is Imminent. was asserted
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Battle of Verdun.

Paris, April 6.-The German troops
reached Haucort last night, it was
announced, the attacks being terrific.
The French took fifty prisoners in
Cares wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Robbed a Bank.

Pittsburg, April 6.-Masked auto
iandits got $4,000 from the First Ma
tional bank of Houston, near here
They held up the cashier and escaped.
A posse is out after them.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Are UnwelcOme Guests.

Ell Paso, April 6.-There are in
creasing evidences that even the Car.
1anza following in Mexico is getting
restless over the continued American
army presence in Mexico, and this is
increasing the anxiety over the stu.
alton.
Mexican Consul Garcia at Ell Pasc
said today:
"The American expedition has
achieved it's purpose in breaking Viii
las strength and scattering his fol.
lowers. It is not necessary to cap.
ture Villa to make the project sue
Cessful, and l believe it would be USE
less to keep thousands of men pur-
suing him, as it may require an in
definite time to capture him. If we
offer big reward we may capture
him, but there is no necessity, in my
opinion, for the American campaign
to go further"
San Antonio, April 6.-T don't
know mems minds in Washington,
said General Funston, when asked if
the Americans would withdraw from
Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Cotton Market.

With steady buying in the eastern
markets today there was an advance
of about 10 points on cotton, weather
in giving strength. Quotations to
Daily Brothers follow:
New Orleans Open. Noon. Close.
May .11.72 11.79 11.82
July .............11.90 11.97 1900
Spots, 11.88. Sales, 1865.
New York Open. Noon. Close
May .11.82 11.83 1872
July .11.99 1900 1909
Spots, 1905. Sales, 200.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

London, April 6.-Forty-eight per-
sons perished when the Elder liner
Zent was submarined and sunk with
out warning, it is learned. But few
were landed this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

Mt. Lassen Again.
Redding, April 6.-Mt. Lassen shows
evidence of renewed activity.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06

Headquarters Of American Army,
Dublan, April 6.-The Villistas are
known to be between the advanced
American troops and here, but the
opinion among officers is that the
chase will be far extended. 1t is
learned that Colonel Brown has chased
the Villistas fifty miles In San An
tonic canyon and scattered them.
Washington, April 6.-At the re-
quest of General Funston, the war
department has countermanded orders
for the Fourth field artillery to pro-
ceed to Panama. The artillery will
remain in this country, available for
any service that may be assigned to it.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-06
Norwegian Merchantmen Sunk.

Norwegian Merchantmen Sunk.
London, April 6.-Four sailors per-
ished when an unidentified Norwegian
merchantmen was sunk in the Eng
lish channel today by torpedo or
mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
is PAID in FULL ALL join HANDS
Donald Thompson Tells of
Troubles With His Wife.
Makes Charges and Counter
charges-She Asks $1,000.

Hearing to decide the merits of the
charges against Donald Thompson,
famous Topeka war photographer,
who is charged with being in arrears
on payments of alimony to his wife
began about IL o'clock this morning
in the second division of the Shaw
nee county district court.
At the beginning of the hearing
Thompson was placed on the stand.
The amount of alimony which it is
alleged he failed to pay his divorced
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, IS
1891.
Thompson testified that since she
obtained the divorce in jackson coun-
ty, Kansas, he has paid her hundreds
of dollars. The payments, he said.
We're always in cash and he took no
receipt for them. He also testified
that he, in times past, purchased her
number of presents, including an
expensive cloak that Mrs Thompson
was wearing this morning in the court
room. Thompson stated that he paid
IS pounds sterling for the coat in Lon
don He stated it would be worth
from 5000 to $500 here
She Wanted $1,000.
Thompson testified that just as he
was leaving New York to come to 10
peka on his present trip Mrs. Thomp-
son demanded $4,000.
Thompson also declared that since
the divorce he was residing in Wash
ington. he went out of the city and
on his return found Mrs. Thompson
living in the same house with another
man.
.sWhat do YOU mean by that, living
in the same house?'" demanded Mrs.
Thompson's attorney.
Thompson objected to answering the
question. Il am not sitting in this
chair to blast anyone else's reputa-
ton" he said and appealed to the
court for authority not to answer the
question. The court upheld him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
Topeka Will Unite With Other
Cities of Kansas
In Fighting the p. c. C. Gas
Rate Order.

Topeka is going to take a hand in
the fight against the recent order of
the public utilities commission which
authorized a twenty eight-cent rate
for gas and cut off free gas to cities
which had given franchises to the gas
company. George p. Hayden, city at
torney will ask the city commission
Monday morning for authority to
start suit in the district court of
Shawnee county. He will ask for a
restraining order against the public
utilities commission.
Such an action was brought in the
Shawnee county district court Friday
by the city of Atchison, represented by
James Orr. Attorney Hayden does
not expect to try the case he will
bring. Instead, he proposes to file the
suit and let it stand, pending a deci-
sion in the Atchison case The deci-
sion in the Atchison case will settle
both Howevr, Topeka will lend all
possible assistance in the prosecution
of the Atchison case
The suit to be brought by Mr.. Hay
den for Topeka will not take up the
question of the price of gas.
1t will set forth that several years
ago Topeka entered into a contract
with the gas company under which, in
exchange for a franchise the gas com
pany was to furnish free gas to all
municipal concerns; that the gas so
furnished represented distinct saving
to the city and that the order of the
commission abolishing free gas means
a loss to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
Good
Quality Is ExceIled in Only One
Town in e. s.
DIR. L. w. ROwles, Inspector,
Files His Annual Report.

Topeka people have the best milk
supply in the United States with the
possible exception of the people of a
little town in New Jersey.
This statement, highly pleasing to
DR.. L. w Rowles who has been work.
ing hard to bring that condition about
for two years, comes from no less an
authority than DIR. S. ]. Crumbine
secretary of the state board of health.
The statement was made two or
three weeks ago and it is fully borne
out by the second annual report of the
Topeka milk Inspection department
made public today by DR.. Rowles, city
milk inspector. The report is the most
voluminous affair put together by any
city department and has taken a great
deal of time and labor.
The report shows that the average
score for milk sold in Topeka during
the year 1915 was 62.47 per cent,
shows a bacterial count of 97,771 and
butterfat to the amount of 4.02 per
cent. One-fifth of all the milk sold
in Topeka during the year would have
come in the certified class.
The weak point in DR.. RowleS' re
port is the fact that few comparisons
can be made with 1914. The equip
ment of the department for that year
was inadequate and the records made
are not considered certain enough for
comparative purposes.
There are 2,469 cows furnishing
milk to Topeka people. Almost with
out exception they are kept in good
condition, in excellent quarters and
the milk is handled in most sanitary
manner. The total number includes
not only all dairy COWS but the town
cows as well.
Nineteen and two-thirds per cent of
all the milk inspected during the year
came below 10000 in the bacteria
count. OF the remainder, 20.3 per
cent was in the class from 10000 to
25, 900, 1874 per cent in the class from
$4,000 to $4,000, IA per cent in the
class from 5000 to 100000, AT per
cent in the class from 100, 900 to $780,
600, 5.4 per cent in the class from
$50, 900 to 100000, 33 per cent in the
class from 100000 to 100000, SIS per
600, and 1875 per cent in the class
above 100000
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Dinner STORIES.

Al Canadian named Casey was ap-
pointed to a government place. Tech
nica11y, it had to be held by a lawyer,
which Casey was not, says Law Notes.
The benchers of the law society. how
ever. undertook to obviate the tech
nicality.
Wei. Casey said the examiner,
what do you know about law, any
how"
ITO tell the TRUTH relied the can
didate, 81 don't know a single thing
The examiner reported in his affi-
davit that he had examined Mr.
Casey as to his knowledge of the law
and, to the best of his information and
belief. he had answered the questions
that he put to him correctly" The
aspirant was therefore admitted.
How many pancakes do you sup
pose you could eat at a sitting?" in
quired Uncle George, as he watched
his little nephew slowing them away.
81 don't know" said the boy. The
most 1 ever had a chance to eat was
twenty-four. Ma won't let me try for
a record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
Rock Island Gives Offices to All
Except Topeka.
Assignments of Employees
Have Been Announced.
HETHERINGTON WILL REMAIN
Popular TOpekan VIII Not Go
With Sweet to Rio Grande.
Gray Adams to Rock Island as
Chief Clerk.

The third floor of the Rock Island
passenger station, generally used as
the general managers offices, today is
deserted. The janitor of the building
carried away rubbish from beneath
dictaphone desks this morning and all
the noise and confusion of last year.
is no more.
Perhaps General Manager Beacon
is thinking of leasing the suites for
light housekeeping. When interviewed
about the matter. the janitor shook
his head wisely but refused to say
anything.
George Hetherington, who was for
merly chief clerk to A. e. Sweet, eX-
general manager, has not yet been
named to a new position. He said
positively this morning that the report
of his going to the Rio Grande rail-
road was without foundation He
will stay with the Rock Island.
Another office which has been abol-
ished in Topeka for economical rea-
sons is that of D. B. Lothian, district
safety superintendent. Lothian has
been transferred to Harrington, Kan,
in another capacity. Herington Jared
well in the distribution of Topeka
men.
The Assignments.
T. H. Beacon, general manager, has
given out the following list OF reas-
signments:
L. L. Johnson, transportation in
gpectOr, made yard master at st.
Louis; Z. IL. Heath, recently made
transportation rules examiner, chief
clerk to the division superintendent at
Harrington; George Mcdonald, district
car inspector, car foreman at Armour
dale: D. B. Lothian. district safety
supervision. timekeeper at Harrington;
c. Gray Adams, transportation clerk,
chief clerk to division superintendent
at Rock Island, ILL.,; F. A. Whitfield,
satisfaction, to Ell Reno as general clerk;
L. b. Naylor, secretary to Rourke, will
continue at Ell Reno; H. c. Mulroy,
maintenance clerk, Topeka, will hold
the same job in Oklahoma; A. L. Hud-
son, assistant maintenance clerk, sec
rotary to assistant general manager at
Des Moines; G. p. Nissen, clerk
transferred to Herington; NJ. r. Ba-
con, file clerk, transferred to Ell Reno.
Two stenographers have been given
positions at Des Moines. They are
Miss Edith Rossi and Miss Lucretia
Skinner; H. c. Cosand, office engineer
in Topeka, has been made assistant
engineer of the St. Louis division;
Leroy Wyant, assistant signal en-
gineer, transferred to Ell Reno; ]. H.
Mul1oy and r. A. shaw. draughtsmen,
to Ell Reno; M. A. Long, district spe-
cial agent, goes to Chicago and his
chief clerk, Robert Martin, goes to
Fairbury as division special agent.
In this lineup. every town but To-
pelIa gets something. Ell Reno, Her
ington, Des Moines, Fairbury and
Horton all gain by Topeka's loss.
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ing in different parts of the country
The price in the Kansas City terri
tory, where thcre has oeen strong
competition with the Standard for
many years, has been uniformly low
err than in any other part of the coun-
try. The Uncle Sam Oil company, the
big local Independent concern. claims
much of the credit for this condition.
The views of its president, Henry H
Tucker, Jr., as expressed today, are
interesting He said:
While this will create bigger OPP
portunities for growth by the indie
pendent organizations. it can readily
be seen that it will also add to the
potentialities for evil of the Oil Trust.
There is but one cure for oil
monopoly. 1t is to declare oil prod
uctS as public utilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
Independents HAPPY
Henry II. Tucker, Jr.. in Interview on
Oil and Gas Conditions.

Kansas City, Kan. Jan. Follow
ing announcements from Washington
of the institution of a congressional
inquiry into the cause of sensational
rise s IN the cost of gasoline. supple
mented by a probable probe of oil
monopoly by the department of JUS
tice, undisguised jubilation rules IN
sindcpendei oil circles here.
Late developments in the gasoline
situation promise to furnish the eli
max for the investigation begun early
in November by the federal trade
commission to learn the cause CT dis
PARTIES in prices for gasoline as exist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
DINNER STORIES.

Mrs. Finnegan kept a boarding
house and one day young Johnson
came to chr with several complaints.
She listened IN silence for a few mo-
ments, but as the young man waxed
eloquent she lost her patience.
Don't I know every one of the
tricks of your trade?" said Johnson.
with considerable heat. DO you
think 1 have lived in boarding houses
fifteen years for nothing? p
Well, replied Mrs Finnegan.
iciIv- IT Shou16n't he at all siIrnr-isod-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
enter The new YEAR
Only an Ordinary Reception Was Ac-
corded the Stranger.

Mid a scattering assortment of walls,
shots and shouts, the new year was
ushered in by Topeka watchers VINO
Stunned their bed chambers until the
first shadows of 1916 passed the bar.
Onlv an ordinary reception was ac-
corded the new year Not a reveler
1narred the occasion by thrusting his
person on the city's main highway.
Not even the white way lights were
shining their brightest to greet the
year.
At police headquarters clean bill
of health was issued. At an early
hour patrolmen had been unable to
locate any New Years greeters who
were looking for temporary quarters
until they could recall the location of
their permanent address.
The Groom-"Why so sad. sweetheart?"
The Bride-'I was just thinking how mis-
cradle I'd be, Jack, if I had never met
Vo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Mrs. Sarah Atwell, age IS. wife of
F. M. Atwell, died at 1885 O'Clock
last night at the home, 1921 Tyler
street. Besides her husband she leaves
four daughters: Misses Cora, Minnie
and Edna Atwell and Mrs. ]. B. How
ard of Kansas City, Mo-; four sons,
Frank Atwell, Lewis Atwell of Hous-
ton, Texas; A. ]. Atwell, Kansas City,
and H B. Atwell of Topeka, and one
grandson. The funeral will be held
at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at
the home. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
Mrs Arminda NJ Widau. age So,
died Friday morning at her home 43S
Sumner street. She is survived by her
husband, three children, her parents
and two brothers. The funeral will
be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning
cemetery.
The funeral of Frank Harrison was
held at l o'clock this afternoon at the
home, 1902 North Taylor street. In
terment in Rochester cemetery.
The funeral of Coda Messenger,
who died Friday, will be held at 10
O'Clock Sunday morning at the home
in Shorey The body will be taken
to Louisville, Kan, for interment
Mrs. Jane Brandon, age 70, died
Friday at her home, 1541 Quincy
street. The funeral will be held at
2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon at Pen
wells chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
Alfred H. Shoaf. age 60, died Fri
day at his home, 1916 Buchanan
street. He is survived by two sons,
Henry and William Shoaf; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. o. NJ. Brown and Mrs. R. E.
Burns, all of Kansas City, Mo. Mr..
Shoaf was for twenty years a clerk at
the Topeka postoffice. The funeral
will be held at o'clock Sunday
morning at Penwells chapel. Inter
ment in Topeka cemetery. The Rev.
R. P. Mcpherson will conduct the
services.
The funeral of Mrs. Maude NJ.
CIaDp, who died Friday, will be held
at o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
residence. Interment in Mount Hope
cemetery.
The body of Judge Alfred w. Ben
son, who died this morning, will be
taken to ottawa, Kan, Sunday morn
ing The funeral will be held in OF
tawa.