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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
new KIND OF union
Independent Building Craft Associa-
ton Is Launched.

The Independent Building Craft as
ISOLATION of Topeka will hold a meet
ing Monday night at Lincoln Post hall.
1t is announced that this meeting will
be the most important of the associa-
ton as the most tedious work of or
ganization has been completed
1t is the only organization of its
kind The motto of the society is
Justice to the Just and Guard Against
Injustice From the Unjust" The re-
quirements are good character. honest
representation of ability, efficient
workers and sufficient pay to Live
and let live
The obligation to one another is to
assist in promoting efficiency in work
manship, to assist in keeping one an
other employed; not to demand that
the public employ members only. but
by demonstrating satisfactory service
earn patronage and employment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
ONE DELEGATE DIED
A. d. Wood of Oklahoma Stricken at
Chicago.

Chicago, June 3.-While the Re-
publican national committee today was
hearing contests in the Fifth Okla
homa district, A D. Wood of Mulhall,
Okla, the regular" delegate from the
Fifth district, died at Wesley hospital
The committee was in the midst of
it's session on the two Oklahoma dis
tricts when a messenger reached the
Coliseum announcing Woods death.
Wood, who was rs years old, became
i'll here two days ago. He was re-
tired business man and widely known
in Oklahoma.
The seats in the Oklahoma Fifth
district, claimed by Wood and o. A.
Mitscher (alternate) were contested
by John r. Hadley and Charles G.
Moore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

county jail. Local officials do not
know when the jefferson county
sheriff is coming after him.
Dr. Benjamin F. Young returned
Friday from Saratoga, n. Y. where he
has been attending the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. During his five weeks stay
in the east DR.. Young visited New
York, Washington and Mag Falls.
He will preach tomorrow morning at
the First NJ. E. church and will give a
memorial address al the /. o. .. F.
lodge in the evening
Jesse Shaw. superintendent of the
local waterworks, left this morning
for New York, where he will attend a
convention of representatives of water
systems from all parts of the country.
A special bond election will be held
Saturday. June 10. to vote on a bond
issue for a new school building in
Highland Park. The district is one
of the most rapidly growing in the
county and the present building is in
adequate to its needs.
Mrs. Alpha DosSer sister of Mrs.
Kate Green and James Scott both of
Topeka, died Thursday night in At
Gibson, according to word received in
Topeka this morning. Mrs. Dosser
was 3S years old and apparently was
in the best of health. Her death was
causel by apoplexy.
The Modoc Ministries and orchestra,
thirty strong, will go to Holton next
month, where they will appear at the
Chautauqua. The program will be
substantially the same as was rendered
by the Modocs on their famous trip to
the coast. The date for the Holton
performance is July Is. DIR. Rooster
will put on his well known magician
stunt.
Esther the Beautiful Queen" a
cantata, will be given by the choir of
the North Topeka Baptist church Fri
day evening, June 9. at the high school
auditorium. The proceeds will go to-
ward the building fund of the church.
| The church expects to raise money
for a new building this year and to-
wards this end the different depart
| ments are giving entertainments OF
various kinds
| Following discovery of a new small
pox case in brass foundry near the
Santa Fe shops. several persons en-
| ployed in the shops were vaccinated
by DR.. H. L. Clark, city physician,
this morning. Gentry Cooley, a negro
employed in the foundry is the latest
smallpox victim Cooley's son re-
Gently recovered from the disease.
George B. Caldwell. president of the
National Trade association, will speak
at the Commercial club Wednesday
noon in opposition to the Stephens
AshurSt bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
5000 men LOST
Estimate England Casualties at
Least 5000 Dead.
Admiral Beatty Was First to
Engage German Fleet

London, June 3.-Careful compare
son of the British and German reports
of the sea fight off the Danish coast
seems to indicate that Vice Admiral
Sir David Beatty's cruiser squadron
came in contact with the German main
fleet. or possibly in the first instance,
a portion of that force.
Although aware that he was OPP
posing a stronger force than his own
the official statement makes IL ap-
pear. naval observers say. that Vice
Admiral Beatty courageously engaged
the Germans Later, presumably the
whole German fleet appeared. Vice
Admiral Beatty was then completely
outnumbered and, before Admiral JeI-
hcoe's fleet was able to get into ac-
ton, the Germans made off.
Queen Mary, Pride of Navy.
1t is believed the German losses
were greater than was admitted in the
Official reports but it is noticeable that
the German communication confessed
to more serious losses than were given
in the British report.
According to estimates made here
which in the absence of official <is--
ures, can only be conjectural. the Brit
ish losses in men must be comewhat
in the neighborhood of 5000. . is
similarly estimated that the German
losses were at least between 1000 and
5000 men.
No attempt is made here to minimize
the seriousness OF the British losses
in ships and men and that according
to present information the German
fleet had the best of the action.
The greatest regret is felt here over
the loss of the battle cruiser. Queen
Mary. which one of the show
ships of the British navy. She was
only completed in 1918. Her crew
numbered about 1000 men. The 9TH
err cruisers were older vessels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SHOOT STRIKE BREAKER
Workman Injured When Mob Raids
Sleeping Place of Longshoremen.

San Francisco, June 3.-One casual
ty resulted today from the strike of
the Pacific coast longshoremen. T. C..
Hughes, a workman employed in Seat
tie was shot and probably fatally
wounded when group of armed
strike sympathizers attacked a ware
house in which several employees
were sleeping. Another workman was
dubbed. Violence was also reported
in Portland, where several fist fights
occurred between strikers and non
union workmen
The water fronts of San Francisco,
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Dieg,
and and Pedro are completely tied up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03


A certain dealer had lot of cheese
which was anything but good, and.
tired of seeing it about, told the assist
ant when he closed the shop to leave
one of the condemned cheeses at the
door for someone to walk off with.
Thomas occasionally crept to a win
dow to watch operations. and at length
went to his master, grinning all over
his face, saying the cheese was gone.
Leave another out tomorrow
night" was the masters order. which
was obeyed by the shopman. who, af-
ter a few peeps next evening walk ed
scratching his head and looking as
though some great disappointment had
befallen him.
rs it gone % asked the dealer.
No. sir; that other 'un has walked
back,''
q notice. said the genial agent
that your office boy spends a great
deal of his time sharpening pencils
our patent pencil sharpeners the boy
can put all that time to some other
use"
The business man seemed mildly in
terested.
Did you happen to notice. he
asked, what that boy does when he
isn't sharpening pencils?'
No. did not. but
when he isn't sharpening pencils, y
continued the business man, ''he
spends most of his time going to the
water cooler for a drink. Now I'll
put it up to you. Do you think il
would be right for m to deprive that
boy of the only occupation that keeps
| him from foundering?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
TAKE A BIG TOLL
insurance Companies Collect 100
Millions in Al Years in Kansas.

That fire, lightning, marine, inland,
hail and tornado insurance companies
have cleared "a per cent on their
gross insurance business in the last
"a years, is a statement appearing in
the annual report of the state insur-
ance commissioner. Fire insurance
companies and other insurance organ
izations have collected more than 100
million dollars in premiums from
Kansas in that time
OF that amount the companies have
paid S53, 22S, LOG to cover fire losses
or 54.6 per cent of the premiums col
lected- 1t is declared by insurance
men that the cost of operation is 40
ga per cent clearance, indicated by
the report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
ARE let co THIS Time
Violators of Sunday Closing Law Will
Be Fined if They Do 1t Again.

All the grocers and dealers who
were arrested a week ago for making
sales on Sunday pleaded guilty in DO
lice court Friday afternoon.
They were discharged by Judge
Robert Yates without fines but with a
statement to the effect that the ordi-
nance under which the arrests were
made will be enforced and that other
offences of like character, if proven.
will be punished by fines
The purchases from the defendant
dealers were made by members of the
retail Clerks association, who also
swore to the complaints
The dealers who pleaded guilty. are
William A F'ieger, Lewis and Harry
Frazier, A. J. and Clinton Shook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

Red Men Elect Officers.
Members of Wampanoa lodge of
Red Men elected officers last night at
meeting held in Barrett hall They
July, and will serve for two years
Several of the officers elected have
been members of the lodge since its
organization in North Topeka fifteen
years ago. Those elected are: Proph-
ct R. E. Furgason; sachem, D. F.
junior sycamore, Ed G. Bass; repre-
sentatives to the great council, A A.
Rice and G. NJ. Williams.
Picnic at Gage Park.
A picnic was held last night at Gage
park by the members of the eighth
grade of Quincy school. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. Morns, Mrs.
from the school. There were twenty
three members of the class present.
Question Box at Church.
a new idea will be carried out, dur
ing the summer months, by the Rev.
Joseph Z. Hicks, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church. A box has been
installed in the lobby of the church,
where questions may be deposited.
The questions may deal with religion
or affairs of state. but the latter will
be answered only after careful inves-
LEGATIONS have been made in regard to
the subject. Two questions will be
answered at tomorrow evenings SER
vice.
New Office Building.
The letting of a contract, for the
erection of a two-story brick building,
to be used as an office by the Page
Milling company was let today by
Charles Cuthbert, architect. The build
ing will be of reinforced concrete, and
will be built on the ground occupied
by the present offices Offices will be
on the second floor and the first floor
will be used as a garage.
Notes and Personal.
The members of the Tsueno Taxi
Hashi Embroidery club will be en-
tertained next Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. T. M Forbes at her home in
North Monroe street.
Otis Cummings is in North To-
peka visiting friends. He is proprietor
of hardware store in Delphos, Kan
SaS.
Ed. Roehr is spending the day in
Kansas City.
Miss frankie Liens, who for the
past three months has had charge of
the millinery department of the Aus
tin Snediker store, will leave today for
her home in Chanute, Kansas
A. M. Petro, Druggist.-Adv.
c. A. Fernstrom and family will
leave this evening for Kansas City to
attend the Billy Sunday meetings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
CAPTAIN SUNK HIS SHIP
Facing Hopeless British Fire Elbing
Commander Opened Valves.

Ymuiden, Netherlands, June a.
These details of the sinking of the
German cruiser E1bing were learned
here today from Dutch crews, German
sailors and the Dutch military COM
mander of Ymuiden who spoke to
three of the German cruisers officers.
The E1bing was a new and fast
cruiser of about 1000 or 5000 tons
and carried a crew of 49,
The British gun fire caused such
destruction on the ship that Captain
Mailing. who was among the three Of
ficers saved, decided to have the
valves opened and allow the vessel to
sink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
HOWE IS ENDORSED
Clay County Democrats Want Senator
Back in 1917 Senate.

Clay Center, Kan, June AT the
convention of the Democrats of Clay
county, Senator ]. w Howe, of Abb
lene, was unanimously endorsed as the
candidate for state senator from the
Clay-Dickinson district. 1t was Clay
county's turn to have the nominee but
the Democrats here are well pleased
with Senator Howe's record and want
him to have second term
The local Democrats contend that
Howe will easily be elected, and feel
that Clay county will give Howe a ma
iOrity of the votes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
GREAT AUTO MERGER
Willys-Overland and Other Compa
mics Have Combined.

Toledo, O., June denomination
of reports that the mergers of the
Willys-Overland and other automo-
bile companies into the biggest motor
car corporation in the world was given
by President John N. WHY'S of the
Willys-Overland company upon his re-
turn to Toledo this afternoon from
New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
HOLIDAY IN ST. LOUIS FOR
PREPAREDNESS PAGEANT

ST. Louis, June St Louis will
celebrate the special holiday pre-
paredness day with a parade this
afternoon in which $4,000 men and
women are expected to march two
miles to give expression to their
approval of adequate armed de-
tense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
GOVERNMENT SETS ASIDE
$4,000 A. BIRD RESERVE

Little Rock, Ark. June 3.-The
United States land office today
filed plots for $4,000 acres OF lano
in the Big Lake and Hound Lake
section of Mississippi county Many
filings for this land were expected
today. Four thousand acres OF TINS
land have been set aside as a bird
reserve bv President wilson's proc
lamation-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
V-ss Lost in Battle.

London. June Am Exchange TEL
egraph dispatch from Copenhagen
says the German torpedo boat V-2s
was sunk during the naval engage
ment. Three survivors who were res
cued from a raft by a Swedish steam
ship reported, the dispatch says, that
all the rest of the crew of 102 were
lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
TILLMAN WILL FIGHT IT
Demands House Bill Be Changed to
Include Dreadnaughts.

Washington, June 3.-Chairman
Tillman of the senate naval committee
announced today that he would lead
a fight in the senate to change the
naval appropriation bill SO as to pro-
vide for six battle cruisers and two
dreadnaughts, instead of five battle
cruisers, and no battleships, in the
bill passed by the house yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
GAVIRA WARNS THEM
AS Agreed at Conference Tells Sol
diers to 'Stay Away"

Ell Paso, Tex, June 3.-Hereafter.
as a result of the conference between
General Gabriel Gavira and General
]. ]. Pershing, all Mexican command
ers in Northern Chihuahua will be in
structed to keep their men away from
the patrol zone which the American
troops now OCCUPY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
DINNER STORIES.

The average woman seems to think
it is beneath her dignity to carry
spool of thread home from the store
when she goes shopping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
VICTORY FOR GERMANS
British Trenches Stornned and Cap
tured, Berlin Says.

heights southeast of Zillebeke, south
east of Ypres, Belgium, and the Brit
ish position beyond have been cap
tured by storm by German troops, the
war office announced today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

IlACCss INestFNe Dccrcasc, Million.
New York, June 3.-The statement
of the actual condition of clearing
house banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold s55.-
S59.3 reserve in excess of legal re-
cuiremenas. This is a decrease of So
72s 01O from last week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
I'M NORTH TOPEKA
Quincy Junior Highs on Picnic
at Industrial School.
Wampanoa Lodge of Red Men
Holds Biennial Election.

Nineteen members of Quincy school
Joined in jitney-picnic party, that
spent Friday afternoon and evening on
the grounds of the Boys Industrial
school, The party was made up of
members of the graduating class from
the junior high school, and was chap
eroned by the following teachers: Mr..
Morrow, principal, and wife. Miss
Baker, Miss Mitchell and Miss Camp
bell. The students were: Pearl
Baer, Bernice Bullock. Kate Ward,
Lois Wright, Verna Wolgamott, Bessie
Walker. Garnett Cooper, Eugene
Grace, John Fernstrom. Byron Wal
lace. John brennan, Walter Urban and
Russell Whaley.
4. o. U. w. Memorial Service.
The order of services that has been
arranged for the memorial of the To-
cal lodges of the A. o. U. w. to be
held next Sunday evening in the
Church of the Good Shepherd is as
follows:
Professional Hvmn-s.ThouCb Faint
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-09
PUBLIC LAND IS BEING
 TAKEN UP RAPIDLY
Secretary Lane Reports Twenty Mil- lion Acres Claimed by Private
 Owners During Last Year.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Public lands in the United States are being taken
 up by homesteaders in rapidly in creasing quantities as shown in the
 annual report of Secretary of the h. tcrior Lane made public today. Twen- , ty million acres were claimed by pri-
 vate owners in the year ending with June 30, as against seventeen mill
 lions for each of the preceding two years and still smaller average for previous years.
 Of the two hundred and fifty million
 acres of public land still left in the United States much is in the arid legion. The reclamation service car
 ried on construction work on "A ir- rigation projtcts, completing ten and
 adding 5000 farms to territory for
 which irrigation water is available. /, Irrigation water is actually going
 now to nearly 10000 farms.
 The report emphasizes the work of the Indian bureau, whose health cam paign, it is declared, has cut the
 death rate among Indians seven in
 one thousand. The bureau has con-
 ducted a campaign to save Indian
 babies by giving Indian mothers proper care Hospitals were con-
 structed and additional physicians were employed in the health cam
 paigns. 1 Work :n the Indian schools was re- vised to reduce the hours of aca- demic work and to increase the num-
 ber given to vocational training. 1n- ! dian moneys carried on deposit in
 state and national banks during the year, the report says, amounted to
 22,000,0O0: new regulations were
 made for leasing oil lands of the
 Osaee nation at a high rate which, | the report estimates, in the first year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-09

will pay $700,0OO in royalties; s0,0o0 acres of Indian lands were sold for $1, ,666,000, and 16,0O0 acres were pur- chased for landless Indians.
 A section of the report dealing with the pension office shows 709,572 names on the pension rolls at the end of the year, a decrease of 38,575 fol twelve months. Civil war soldiers on the rolls numbered 362,277. Deaths c. civil war soldiers during the year numbered 34,252. The amount pai6 for pensions for the year was $159,- 155,00O against $165,51S,000 for the previous year.
 A patent office report gives the number of applications for patents during the year as 10000. Forty. eight thousand were granted.
 The bureau of education report recommends formation of a division Of commercial education and divi. sion for the education of eXceptiona, children. Investigations are urged looking to the education of the adult illiterates, and better education fol the children in the home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-09
TO BE PREPARED IS TO BE INSURED,
 Do It Now. F. H. M. MILLS 6 SONS, 303.4 Citizens Bank Bldg.
3O3.4 Citizens Bank Bid

son of its essentially modern charac- ter. In the matter of avenues and boulevards it bears striking resenb-
 lance to Paris. The three main boule- wards skirt the left bank of the Dim- bovitza, while the Elizabeth boue-
 yard, named in honor of the late
 Queen, and the famous Calea Victor lei, or Avenue of Victory" which commentaries the Rumanian success ses at Plevna, run out, east and west, respectively, and meet broad road which practically cncircles the city. One of the most striking buildings in the Rumanian capital is the cathed- ral, or metropolitan church, which was commenced in 1856. Built in the form of a Greek cross, surrounded by 9 broad cloister, it has three towers, and standing as it does on high ground, it overlooks the whole of Bucharest
 and commands a view of the distant Carpathians.
 BGchafeSt IS an important commef-
 cial center, having a population of about 10000, and covers an area of four by three mics. While it has been compared to Paris in the matter
 of its magnificent thoroughfares and
 imposing public buildings, there are
 many features which render it totally
 unlike the French capital or any other
 purely western city. The brightly col
 ored costumes of the gipsies and Ru-
 manians, the Russian coachmen oI
 sleigh drivers, and the curious cry of
 the peddler lend to everything the un-
 mistakable air of the East, 50 common
 in the Balkans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-09
AS THE FATHER, so THE CHILD.

The following was overheard in 9 store Ill Pine Bluff the other day:
 Mother-"Now I'll need some of ti.ese." (mentioning number of arti- cles).
 Her little six-year old son, who was with her-"Aw-w! What do y'u need them fur?"
 The point about this is that the boy was very ill-bred and disrespect- ful to his mother.
 The reason undoubtedly was that the boy heard his father speak that way to his mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-09

It is now ten years since any per son died of yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro. The time is coming when the same methods that made a health re- sort out of a pest hole in Rio will cause fewer deaths from typhoid and similar diseases in Pine Bluff. Sani- tation saves lives-not the kind af sanitation that looks nice on the sur face, but the kind that is effective from cellar to garret.