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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
Wheat Growers of Kansas VIII
Want Harvest Help.
Barton County Alone Asks for
1000 More Hands.
OTHER COUNTIES BADLY OFF
Cutting Is Expected to Begin
June 10 in South.
Northern Counties May Be as
Late as July 1.

At least forty thousand men-prob-
ably more-will be required to harvest
the Kansas wheat crop That was an
estimate made today by C. H. Banner,
in charge of the state free employment
bureau. banners prediction is based
on returns from a number of large
wheat producing counties of the state.
Following inquiries sent to wheat
producing counties two weeks ago,
banner today sent a follow-up letter
in which he sought to gain detailed
Information concerning the number of
men needed. wages. time of harvest,
and condition of the growing crop.
The estimate of at least 10000 men
is based on existing conditions. The
demand, Danner stated, will in all
probability exceed the present esti-
mate.
| county where 1000 men will be need
ed. Similar conditions exist in other
large wheat counties of the southwest.
In Reno, Pawnee, Pratt, Kingman,
| Edwards, Ford and other counties, the
demand for harvest hands will range
| from $500 to 1000 in each county.
The harvest will start early in June
probably June 10-in a number of the
counties of the southwest
Harvest Will Be Late.
In the northwestern section of the
state, the harvest will begin later:
Many of the northern counties will
begin the cutting of wheat as late as
July l.
| IF conditions continue as at pres
ent, Kansas will doubtless need at
| least 10000 men to gather the wheat
crop" said Danner today in discussing
returns from the big wheat growing
counties. Returns from letters sent
today will give detailed and COM
prehensive view of the situation. Bas-
ed on these returns, 1 will issue a bull
| Ietin late this month or early in June
While 1 am confident that 900 mer
will be needed, my opinion is that the
demand will greatly exceed this num-
| ber."
| Efforts have been made to secure
special railway rates for harvest
| hands These efforts, however, have
failed and men from other states who
come to Kansas to help gather the
estimated 126 million bushel wheat
yield, must pay full passenger rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
REV. BERNARD KELLY
An Active Man, Busy in Good Work
at Seventy-Seven.

+ Bernard Kelleys many friends in
Kansas will be glad to know
that he has fully and per-
fectly recovered from his severe
illness in California is busy man
now at seventy-seven. He has been
in charge of the prayer meetings at the
First Methodist church in the absence
of DR.. Young. On Sunday. May Z, he
aided Mr.. Bowman at both the serv-
ices. Last Sunday he dedicated a
church at Milford, Kan, preaching
morning and afternoon, and lifting the
indie btedness. Monday he went to the
state encampment CT the Grand Army
at Dodge City.
Sunday, May 81, he will preach at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
Topeka, at 4 o'clock; and at o'clock
at the Walnut Grove Methodist church,
Topeka. On Sunday, May %, he is to
preach the Memorial service at
Euclid Avenue church. Topeka, to
which all soldiers and citizens are
invited.
He will deliver the Memorial ad
dress at Sterling, Kan. on May 80.
The committee of Lincoln post was
was anxious to have Mr.. Kelly deliver
the Memorial address in Topeka, but
the invitation from Sterling came sine
time ago, and as he had accepted the
invitation, was compelled to decline
the one from Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
WANTS HIM ENJOINED
Augusta Would Have Nothing More
to Do With Her Husband.

Because, she alleged, he struck her,
beat her. choked Ter and knocked
her down-all in the presence of nu-
merous customers, Augusta Robinson
doesn't want her husband, Nelson
Robinson, even to speak to her. And
in order to secure her desire she has
asked the court to issue a restraining
order prohibiting Robinson from say
ing anything to her or interfering
with her in any way.
That is incidental TO her application
for q. divorce and alimony. She states
that they were married ION or about
April s, 1915, and that on July 1 of
the same year her husband so far for
got his marriage obligations that he
cursed, abused, used vile and indie
cent language toward her, and threat
ened her"
At that early date, she says, she left
her husband, believing that ne might
carry out his threat and do her bodily
harm, but that he lapsed into the ten
der cajoling of a lover and persuaded
her to return to him. She forgot all
that had passed and returned. only to
be required to work in their restau-
rant, she says, when she was sick and
under physicians care.
She put up with all that, says Mrs.
Robinson, until May IL of this year
when the crisis in their matrimonial
affairs came on. 1t was on that date
| she says. that he humiliated her in the
| presence of customers.
She asks that the court enjoirs Rob-
inson from speaking to her. from both
ering her in any way. She asks for
rea soma bic alimony and for a divorce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
AERO FIGHT SEASON ON
Verdun Region Battered by French
Planes-AustriansB Busy in Italy.

Paris, May 1s.-During the night of
May 1917 French aViators conducted
numerous bombardments along the
front to the north of Verdun. Fifteen
shells of larger ca1iber were thrown
down upon an important depot of
munitions on the railroad station at
Sedan, where a fire broke out and fiji
teen on a depot of munitions not far
from AzanneS. During the same night
two French aeroplanes threw down
eighty shells on the railroad station at
Metz-Sablons.
Aviators Of the enemy during the
night threw down several bombs in
the vicinities of Luneville and Belfort.
Bomb Railroad Stations
Berlin, May 1S.-Strong squadrons
of Austrian military and navel aero
planes yesterday and the night before
dropped many bombs on railroad sta
tions and other establishments of
Venice, Mestre, Commons, Cividale,
Udie, Parlacardin and Edwiso. Good
effects were observed at all these
places, particularly at Udine, where
about thirty anti-air craft cannon
maintained a useless fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
CHARGE MURDER
Austria Accuses Allies of Sink.
ing Hospital Ship.
Washington Anxiously Awaits
Sub. Note From Vienna.

Washington, May 1S.-The Austro-
Hungarian note to neutral nations
charging the French and Italian gov
ernments with Intentional murder" in
their submarine operations is awaited
with the greatest intent and anxiety
by the state department
According to dispatches from
Vienna, the note alleges that enemy
submarines destroyed without warn
ing the hospital ship Electra and the
peaceable merchant ship Dubrovnik,
on which were women and children
and that torpedoes were launched
without warning at two other peace
able vessels, the Daniel-Erno and the
Zagreb.
The state department is prepared to
meet the issue on its merits If the
proofs are sufficient, the department
will be compelled to lodge vigorous
protest with the allied governments
charged with the offenses and in
quiries will be made concerning the
instructions issued to their submarine
commanders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
MRS. "TOP" SOME SHOT
She Busts Brickbats Just Like They
Were Blue Rocks.

Adolph Topperwein, billed as the
greatest living fancy and flying tar
get shot with rifle, pistol and shot
gun, accompanied by his wife who is
one of the few women capable of
turning brickbats to dust and marbles
to powder with shooting irons, are in
Topeka today, the guests of the To-
peka Gun club. and this afternoon at
3 o'clock they were scheduled to give
an exhibition at the club grounds for
the benefit of local shooters and all
who are interested in preparedness of
the kind they preach.
As might be expected. the Topper
veins hail from Texas, and it is prob
able that they became proficient in
the use of firearms practicing TO de-
fend themselves against greaser
bandit raids However, they became
SO proficient that it became more
profitable for them to go on the road
giving exhibitions than to remain ON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
q. S. Aviators Cover Them
selves With Glory at Verdun.
Three German Machines Are
Brought Down in 80 Flights.
WILLIAM K. THAW A HERO
He Brings Damaged Machine
Safely Back to French Lines.
French.American Squads Big
Aid to the Allies.

Paris, May 1s.-Fight after fight in
the air, with American aviators cover
ing themselves with glory, overshad-,
ows the rest of the days news on the
western front
Verdun claims the center of inter-
est the hottest field of aerial as
well as of terrestrial battling. Thirty
three air combats took place in that
region Wednesday and three German
aeroplanes were brought to earth
machine.
Beyond all other records of this
kind stand out the exploits of the new
ly formed Franco-American flying
corps, which Unanswered as unit for
the first time, although most of it's
members have been doing good service
for the French army for a year or
more.
ThaW's Narrow Escape.
The corps took the air before sun
rise for a accommodating expedition
over the German front. For two hours
heavily shelled by anti-aircraft guns
A she'll smashed the tail piece of the
machine piloted by William K. Thaw,
of Pittsburg, now a lieutenant in the
French army. Another shell damaged
his propeller. Nevertheless. Lieuten-
ant ThaW returned safely to the
French lines.
So did all his comrades, some of
whom had similar narrow escapes to
report. One of them was Corporal ].
M Mcconnell, of Carthage, N. c. He
remarked that the Germans are work
ing with anti-aircraft guns with
greater range than ever. Shells burst
around him continually at an altitude
of 1900 feet
Corporal Victor Chapman was miss
| ing for a long time after the other
American aviators had returned to
their base and there were grave fears
| that he had been winged by the Ger
mans. He turned up later. however,
unhurt but with a damaged machine
and reported that he had been driven
| out of his course.
| Other Americans in 1t.
! Among the other American flyers
who took part in the reconnaissance
were Sergeant Norman Prince, of
| Pride's Crossing, Mass; Sergeant Hall,
of Galveston, Tex; Sergeant ELLIOTT
Cowdin, of New York. and Corporal
Kitten Rockwell of Atlanta, Ga. None
of them met any German airmen.
| So highly is the corps regarded by
the military authorities that the 40
American volunteers now in training
for aerial work are to be organized
into three more Franco-American air
squads.
Both the French and the British Of
fetal reports indicate great aerial ac-
tivity.
Dead Mans hill and Hill 304 con-
tinue to be scenes of active artillery
work on both sides
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
SET G. 0. P. CONTESTS
Eight States Have Scrap on Over Dele
gates-Hearings Begin June 4.

Chicago. May 1S.-Secretary James
B. Reynolds of the Republican ma
tional committee today notified all
persons interested in contests over
delegates to the party convention to
be in Chicago ready to present the evil
dence in their cases before the ma
tional committee June 1. On that date
Chairman Hilles and members of the
Republican national committee will
meet here to arrange a schedule for
hearing the contests.
Secretary Reynolds has received Of
fetal notification of contests in eight
states and the District of Columbia in
volving the seating of 43 delegates as
follows: Georgia II; Louisiana ~;
Virginia / South Carolina 8 Florida
1 Mississippi l Oklahoma 4; Missouri
2, and the District of Columbia 2.
Unofficial notice of a contest in
Texas involving three delegates has
been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
TAKE REVENUE DEPUTY
collector at New York Arrested for
Alleged Tobacco Graft.

New York, May 1S-Christopher r
Fortman, for more than ten years a
deputy internal revenue collector, was
arrested by the federal authorities to-
DAY on warrant charging him with
oemanoing and accepting brides from
tobacco dealers in return for making
false reports to the government.
His arrest will be followed by that
OF several other collectors. it was an
nounced by Assistant United States
District Attorney Mcdonald, in an eff
fort to break up a system of alleged
grating which, he said, had cost the
government more than 100000 with
in the last ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
College ANIMALS Sent Printing
Work Out of State.
Win Kelley Protests Against
Action of Schools.
MAY OPPOSE APPROPRIATIONS
Business Men Will RetaIiate
Against State Schools
If UnlOyal Business Methods
Continue to Exist.

Charging unfairness to Kansas in
dustries, j. VIII Kelley. secretary of
the Commercial club and chairman of
the Merchants association. today
wrote letters to Chancellor Strong of
Kansas university, R. E. Busenbark,
business manager of The Jayhawker
and H. ]. Waters. president of the
State Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan, criticising the action taken by
student publishers, in sending their
work out of the state. Mr. Kelley in
letter written to Busenbark points
out that not Topeka engraver or
printer, and, so far as he knows, none
in Kansas, was given an opportunity
TO bid on printing the 1916 college an
nual, The Jayhawker.
Mr.. Kelley further charges, from in
formation received, that an editor on
the college annual has been placed on
the pay roll of the Missouri printing
firm In regard to this Mr. Kelley
writes
On Pay Roll to Get Job?
because some printing establish
ment in Kansas City may see fit to
place the editor of a Kansas college
annual upon its payroll evidently with
no otner purpose than that they may
get the work of publishing the annual,
does not justify the act of going out
side the state to have the work done.
Il assure you that the organizations
of the various cities of the state that
are trying to build up the state indus
tries find very little encouragement in
that kind of cooperation from col
leges.'
Right Back at EN-.
Business men in Topeka this morn
ing, Informed of the action of the
management of the Jayhawker in
I shutting out competitive Kansas bids,
were indignant. 1t was pointed out
that beyond a doubt the student BODY
OF Kansas university and all other
colleges maintained by the state would
this year. the same as in years past
invade legislative corridors urging
iooSen1nS of Kansas purse strings for
big appropriations
A number of the business men stat
! ed that If such state of affairs con
tlnued tc exist at Kansas university
they would be insistent that Shawnee
county legislators vote down any in
creased appropriations for Kansas
university or any other school which
pursued such tactics 1t seemed the
| consensus of opinion that other conn.
ties throughout the state, made cogni.
zant OF the students attitude iowa RI
Kansas Industries. would exact simiIa1
polcles from their representatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
TO GO
Mayo Will Succeed Commander
of Atlantic Fleet.
Veteran of Navy Assigned to
Strategic Work.

Washington, May 1s.-Plans for
reorganization of the Atlantic fleet,
which would be announced shortly
by Secretary Daniels. include the re-
tirement of Admiral Fletcher as COM
mander-in-chief. Vice Admiral Henry
T. Mayo, now commander of the first
division of the fleet, with his flag on
the Arkansas, will succeed Admiral
Fletcher as commander : in chief.
Fletcher automatically returns to his
line rank of rear admiral and prob
ably will be assigned to important
strategic work.
Rear Admiral Dewitt Coffman, one
of the division commanders of the
fleet will become vice admiral. All the
changes become effective June. 10.
Admiral Fletcher has completed his
term as commander-in-chi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
JAPAN is BOOMING
War Responsible for Sudden business
Ascension.

Washington. May 1S.-Japan's in
dustries have received powerful
stimulus. Consular advices to the de-
partment of commerce today said in
dustrial investment during the first
and present quarter had been heavier
than at any time since the industrial
revival of 1906. New investments
largely are for iron works. ship build
ing, paper milling. dye and drug man
ufacture and other chemical indus
tries.
Business slumped in Japan for a
time after the war began and accord
ing to the consular reports invest
ments in business enterprises began to
increase only last October. Prohibi-
ton by the British government of i'm
portations of Injuries is said to have
hurt certain lines of manufacturing
in japan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18

the border waiting for bandits and
they are now engaged by big shell
manufacturing company to do moth
ing but make themselves a source OF
entertainment to those who go in for
shooting sport
Mr.. and Mrs. Topperwein were at
the state shoot at Emporia this week
and Mrs. Topperwein. who is familiar
ly known to the trap fraternity as
Mrs Top" was third high profess
sional at the shoot This afternoon she
was to give exhibitions with the rifle,
shotgun and pistol and also an
nounced that she would shoot against
the local champions. if they so de-
sired. The exhibition was free and
ladies were especially invited. J. w.
Batcheller, of the Winchester Arms
company, is in the city with the Top
perWeinS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
Topeka MAN is NAMED
Amos Goodman Vice Grand Chancei-
Tor of X. p. Lodge in Kansas.

Manhattan, Kan. May 18.-Amos
Goodman, of Topeka. was elected vice
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias lodge of Kansas at the closing
session of the convention here. The
next meeting of the grand lodge will
be held in Atchison in May. 1917.
Other officers elected are Frank S.
Sullivan, Meade, grand chancellor;
The Rev. w. T. Williams, Kinsley,
grand prelate: N. L. Holloway, Kansas
City, Kan, grand keeper of records
and seals; F. E. Wilcox Abilene,
grand master of the exchequer: ]. c.
Culver, Yates Center. grand master at
arms; Carl Peterson, Irving, grand
inner guard, and Arthur Rathbone,
Manhattan. grand outer guard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
FREE WOMAN ARTIST
Move Started to Release Marion
Blakelock From State Hospital.

Poughkeepsie, May 1S.-Miss Mar
ion Blakelock, daughter of r. A.
Blakelock, the painter, herself an art
list, may soon be released from the
Hudson River state hospital in Pough-
keepsie. A movement similar to that
which won freedom for her father
from the Middletown asylum is under
way among art patrons in Chicago, it
was said today, by Superintendent
Charles w. Pilgrim.
AS an incompetent she is having
difficulty in marketing her paintings.
Within a few days a committee will
be chosen by the local court and ha-
beas corpus proceedings to procure
her freedom will follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
TEUTONS SPOT PANAMA
Isthmus Has Been Searched by Ger
man Agents, Is Common Belief.

Panama, May 1s.-In army circles,
as well as outside, the belief prevails
that the isthmus has been thoroughly
searched out by German agents in the
past year.
They can be found in all parts of
the interior and, although ostensibly
representing other vocations, have in
terested themselves to an unusual ex-
tent in the lay of the land. Members
of the German crews of four interned
ships in Colon harbor have been al
lowed to scatter without an effort be-
ing made to keep them under surveil-
lance.
Army officers admit that Germans
have been seen on trails and military
roads while making "Reminiscences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
Additional
Sport
Big GOLF TOURNAMENT
Many Stars Gather for Play at Garden
City Course.
Regular Sport on Page s.

New York, May 18.-More than 100
Golfers have been entered for the Gar
den City invitation tournament Whicn
started this morning
Among the prominent players are:
Max Marston, New Jersey champion;
walter j.. Travis. former nalonal ana
International champion; Fred Here
shoff twice r-unnerup in the national
amateur championship; Henry j. Top
ping. former Connecticut champion.
who won the Ardsley tournament last
week; Reggie Lewis. of Wykagyi and
Philip V. G. Carter, metropolitan
iunior champion, and North and
South amateur champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
Enginemen Address Convention.

Detroit. May 18.-Addresses by
Warren S. Stone of Cleveland. grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, and w. S. Carter of
Peoria. ILL.,, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive F'iremen and En-
ginemen. are expected to feature the
sessions of the national convention of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men here today. Members of the
ladies auxiliary of the trainmen will
attend a ball tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
PREPAREDNESS DAY
Saturday June VIII Be Celebrated in
Chicago.

Chicago, May 1S.-Saturday, June 3,
will be Preparedness day in Chi
cago. 1t is the purpose of the commit
tee organizing the demonstration to
make 1t a national rather than a local
event and the cooperation of the
mayors of the twenty-five largest
cities in the country has been request
ed. If the responses are favorable,
every city of more than 100000 in
habitants will be asked to observe the
day with suitable exercises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
NO BISHOPS ELECTED
Methodist Conference In Deadlock
After Fifth Ballot

Saratoga Springs. May 1s.-The
third day OF voting for seven new bish-
Methodist Episcopal church opened to-
day with the announcement that no
election had resulted from the fifth
ballot, which was cast late last night.
Before proceeding with it's legisla-
tive business the sixth ballot was
taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
THREE BODIES FOUND
American Mining Prospectors Missing
Since Battle of Glenn Springs.

Marathon, Tex. May 1S.-The bod
les of three American mining prospec-
tors, missing since the battle of Glenn
Springs, have been found near San
Vicente, in the Big Bend desert coun-
try, by posse of cattlemen, according
to William Sonsom, a rancher. who ar
rived from the border today. Their
names are Harris, Woodson and Bos-
worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
BIG MONEY FOR WELSH
Champion Will Receive $4,000 for
Buenos Aires Fight.

New York, May 1S.-With the ex-
ception of minor details, the 2O-round
championship bout between FREDDIE
Welsh, lightweight title hoioer ana
Charley White of Chicago, to take
place in Buenos Aires in July or Au-
gust has been arranged
1t is understood that Welsh will re-
ceive between $4,000 and $4,000 as
his share of the purse and that White
will receive $500; both men to have
$1,000 for expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
SHIP NOT TORPEDOED
American Consul Reports Eretria
With Americans Aboard Hit Mine.

Paris. May 1S.-It has been definite
ly established that the British freight
er steamship Eretria sunk on Friday
last went to the bottom as a result of
striking a mine off the lie d. Yeu ac-
cording to Kenneth S. Patton. Ameri-
can consul at Larochelle
The first report was that the Fret
tria which had three American citi-
zens on board, had been torpedoed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18

ST know a man." said Uncle Eben,
dat KEEP so busy lookin' up for clouds
wifi silver linin's dat he done walked
into a coal-hole."-Wash ington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
Baseball Invades London.

London, May 1s.-A baseball league
is being formed by Canadians stationed
in London. 1t will include a United
States team made up of munition
workers and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-18
..Peachesv Graham to Moline.

Moline, Ill, May 1S.-"Peaches"
Graham, former Chicago Cub catcher,
and last year captain of the st. Joe
club in the Western league has been
signed by the Moline club of the Three
league