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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

There were five graduates. The school
has an enrolment of 80 students. The
proportion of graduates from the
school is twice that of the city
schools. The diplomas were present
ed by John Eby, county superinten-
dent. The music was under the direc-
ton of Miss Eva Millard, musical di-
rector of the school.
Fifty high school students will take
the normal training examination at
the Manual Training building today
and tomorrow Thirty-five of those
taking the teachers examinations are
from the Topeka high school, the re-
mainder are from over the county
The May meeting of the Mems Bro
therhood of the Potwin Presbyterian
church, corner Fifth and West streets,
will be held Wednesday, May "a, at
6:45 p. M, in the church dining room.
Luther c. Bailey will talk to those
present on Charles Lamb"
A little REQ car driven by C. A.
Irwin tried to but a Union Pacific
switch engine off the track at the
Kansas avenue crossing about 1870
o'clock this afternoon and came out
second best. The car was damaged
but no one was injured. Mr.. Irwin
stated that his brakes slipped when
he attempted to stop the automobile
Romeo and Juliet" will be shown
! in moving pictures tonight at the First
Baptist church. In addition there will
be film of moving pictures of
Shakespeare's country.
water in the Y. w. c. A SWIM
ming pool as pure as that you drink
is the declaration of the Y. W. c. A.
now that they have placed an order
for big filter for the pool A large
4O-inch Continental Filter costing. in
Guiding the installation, over $500.
viii be installed June 1. According
to the guarantee that goes with the
filter the water will be kept 81 per
cent pure.
The second annual banquet of the
Classical club of the high school will
be held May "a at the high school
cafeteria.
The sub juniors will have a party
| at the residence of A. K Van Hook.
127 Clay street tonight.
The H. A R. T. S. society of the
high school will have a party tonight
at 1924 Clay street
I'VE do not need any additional
clerks or judges for the coming bond
election to be held May 81" was the
statement made by Miss Coval, city
clerk, this morning, flor we have had
our list made up for the past two
days. The publication that additional
help was required, at this time caused
city hall officials and many Topeka
citizens unnecessary trouble.
The morning mail brought to the
desk of Commissioner WATSON re-
quests for $4,000 worth of paving
bonds, soon to be issued by the city,
bearing interest at the rate of four
and one-half per cent. The bonds ma
ture serially for the next ten years and
are considered an ideal investment. !
City commissioners at their meeting
this morning received a petition, with
bond attached, for a water main on
Scotland avenue from State street
north to the city limits. The mayor
was authorized to sign the contract,
after the bond had been approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Two of Alleged safe Blowers in Jail
Awaiting Trial.

William Butler and F, M Nelson,
alleged safe blowers, were arraigned
in the court of Topeka today and
pleaded not guilty of the burglary and
robbery of the Triton grocery April 8.
Their cases were set for May 26 and in
-default of a bond of 900 each they
were returned to the county Jail to
await trial.
Earl Simms. who has made q sworn
statement, telling of his connection
with the burglary and robbery, waived
his preliminary in the court of Topeka
and was bound over to the district
court under a bond of $1,000. The
bond was executed and Simms return
to his work in the boiler shops at the
Santa Fe.
Nelson has been in the city Jail since
his arrest and Butler has been in the
county Jail. This morning handouts
were placed on Nelson and he was
taken to the county Jail, then Nelson
and Butler were handcuffed together
and taken to the court house where
they entered their pleas. There is no
longer any necessity for keeping them
separated as has been done since the
arrests were made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS,

Mrs. S. L. Wilson has been elected
president of the Florence Crittenton
Home. Mrs. Arson Cook is vice presi-
dent; Mrs. j. P. Raster. recording
secretary; Mrs. R. F. DeArmond, sec
rotary, and Mrs. w. E. Scotch, treas
urer. Thirteen girls are now being
cared for at the home.
w. D. Ross, state superintendent,
has returned from Hartford, where he
delivered an address at the dedication
of new school building. He started
as a teacher in Kansas schools at
Hartford twenty-three years ago.
Topeka will be the next meeting
place of the Kansas Pharmaceutical
association. Such is an announcement
brought home by Topeka druggists
who attended the annual convention
held at Kansas City, Kan, this week.
Eight hundred druggists are members
of the association.
After L journey of three months, in
which he was several times arrested
as a spy and when the boat he was on
was sunk by an Austrian torpedo
boat, Price w. Towles returned this
week after a three years stay in the
Orient. Mr.. Towles has prospected
for oil during the past three years, in
Japan, China, India. the Malay states,
French India and Burmah. He will
remain N Topeka until after the war
ends.
Warrants were issued for two men
today. from the court of Topeka,
charging them with forging checks.
E. NJ. Mcdonald is charged with forg-
ing the name of ]. H. Hampton to a
check for $50 and cashing it with T.
c. Klopfer after endorsing it with his
own name on the back. r. P. Prosser
is charged with forging the name of
J. H. McCreede to a check for So
drawn on an Oklahoma City bank
The complaint was sworn to by d. P.
Paxton.
An Indoor Picnic will be held at
the Swedish Lutheran church, Fourth
and Tyler streets, this evening.
f. S. Clark, local manager for the
Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York, leaves today to attend the
annual meeting of managers at the
home office in New York.
A large party of young people
from the Swedish Bethel church left
todayto attend the semi-annual meet
ing of the Kansas Swedish Young
Peoples association at Brandford The
meetings will be led by John w. Ny
gren of Topeka, who is president and
the Rev. H. Liljengren will give an
address.
commencement exercises were held
at the College Hill school last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
AER0-NAvAL ATTACK
British Warsllips and Aircraft Destroy
Fort at FL Arish, Egypt.

London, May 19.-British warships
and aeroplanes have bombarded the
town of Ell Arish in Egypt, near the
border of Palestine and are believed
to have destroyed the fort there it
was officially announced today. Ell
>Arish is on the Turkish line of COM
munication, from Syria to Egypt.
The British statement says the ships
bombardedf the fort southwest of the
town and are believed to have reduced
it to ruins.
The aerial attack was divided. The
seaplanes opened the bombardment
being followed later by the aeroplanes
which engaged hostile machines and
dropped bombs on troops about 1 900
strong south of the town. All the
camps were effectively bombarded.
Ell Arish is fortified town of
Egypt on the Mediterranean about rs
miles east of Quatia, at which point
fighting occurred recently between
Turkish and British troops. 1t lies on
the main high road from Palestine to
the Suez canal paralleling the coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
IT STOPS PAYING TAX
No Way for City to Make Wolff Pack
ing Co. Resume.

No one appearing before the COM
missioners, this morning. representing
the Charles Wolff Packing company
the matter of the refusal of the pack
ing company to pay the meat inspec-
ton tax imposed by the city did not
come before that body.
Officials in Commissioner Porter's
department, under which the inspec-
ton comes, stated that the tax which
the company had been paying for the
inspection originated in 1882 for. the
express purpose of protecting the
Wolff company against Kansas City
firms who were shipping meat into
this territory As the federal govern
ment has eight inspectors attending to
the meat inspection in Topeka, the
city has paid little attention to the
matter. leaving it to the federal in
spectors. but the Wolff company has
regularly paid its tax until the last
month when it refused.
According to City Attorney Hayned
the city cannot force the packing COM
pany to pay for a service that has not
been rendered and if the company
stands pat the city cannot force them
to pay the tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
is CLOSED ISSUE
Germany Considers No Reply
Necessary to Last Note.
Implying U-BOat Promise Is
Definite, Not Conditional.

Washington, May 19.-German con-
sidering the submarine controversy
with the United States closed, has de-
termined to make no response to the
last American note upon the subject.
Information to this effect is contained
in confidential advices received here
from Berlin.
The announcement declared that
the United States will rely upon "a
scrupulous execution henceforth of
the now altered policy of the imperial
government such as will remove the
principal danger to an interruption of
the good relations existing between
the United States and Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
HE is II AGAIN SWAT The JITNEY
Fitzge Is Crazy While ia
laaica Ginger Lasts.
i Fair Way to Recover From
SeIf-Inflicted Wounds.

James Fitzgerald, who went on
wild rampage in the county jail Thurs-
day night and attempted to commit
suicide with a borrowed razor, showed
no signs of insanity when q deputy
sheriff visited him at st. Francis hos
pitaI this morning.
"He talked and laughed about his
stunt and didn't even appear to me to
be in serious condition." said Charles
Hixon, deputy sheriff. From what
had heard 1 supposed his head was al
| most severed from his body but ne
appears to he all right today"
Fitzgerald suffered an attack of in
sanity yesterday evening while all OF
| ficers connected with the county jail
were gone and kept all the other pris-
oners hopping for several minutes He
| is the six-foot-four man who went into
| ST. Francis hospital unlimited Tuesday
night and herded all of the attendants
ahead of him while he brandished an
| open razor. Harvey Parsons. chief OF
police. and Verne WEIGH took the ra-
zor away from him, placed handouts
On him and put him in Jail.
The big man needed shave yes
| terday afternoon and as he appeared
man" did not hesitate to loan him a
razor. Fitzgerald shaved carefully,
then slashed the sharp blade across
his throat Red blood gushed forth
and prisoners ran in every direction
Fitzgerald waved the razor and chased
first one prisoner, then another
Prisoners Corral Him.
The prisoners finally rushed hin
into a cell and threw the door shut
They had no means of throwing the
lever and were merely holding the
door shut with Fitzgerald trying t.
slash their hands through the bar:
when Mrs. C. E. Abbott, matron
heard heard the commotion. She hur-
ried down stairs, secured a key-anf
threw the lever locking the cell il
which Fitzgerald was raving.
Mrs. Abbott called Harvey Parsons
chief of police, to her assistance. HI
asked Fitzgerald to pass out the razor
handle first, and the big man did so
Dr. C. C. Lull, county physician. ar
Fitzgerald was calm and allowed Lul
to use measures to stop the flow o
| blood Later he was taken to ST
Francis hospital in an ambulance an
two hours work was performed owe
him. The surgeons found that hi
windpipe and the roots of his tongu
had been severed. He was also weal
from loss of blood. The cuts wer
sewed up and today it is stated tina
Fitzgerald is on the way to recover
unless complications develop.
Jamaica ginger is responsible TO
FitZgerald's condition" said Chic
Parsons today. Every time he get
on a ginger drunk it brings on a spel
| of insanity. There is no law pro
hibiting the sale of Jamaica ginger an
it is being sold by numerous dru
l-drunks and worse DRINKS than all tn
| other booze that comes to town. Mos
| of our arrests for drunkenness are du
to Jamaica ginger"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
5000 MAKE DEMANDS
Frisco Railroad give Crafts, Want
More Pay, Eight Hour Day.

Springfield, Mo-, May 19.-Repre-
sentatives of five crafts of the Frisco
railroad shop employees, representing
5000 men stated today that formal
requests had been made of the Frisco
officials for a five per cent increase of
wages and a new contract embodying
the eight hour day.
Frisco officials hare would neither
confirm nor deny the report. The de-
Elands affects the car msn- boilermak-
ers, blacksmiths, sheet metal work
ers and machinists. The contract is
expected to become effective within
one month after negotiations are COM
pleted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-110i f. sth, . rooms, SIC. 1259
, buchanan. rooms. modern $50. 0O7
rooms, all modern. S24 GA Claw III ana
DIG Tyler. 1872 and 1898 Mulvane. linn
Vest Z rooms all modern, $3.50 cotfreli
Co. 10l u. It'll Tel. $50. 3f0s.
WANTED-Early Monday morning of,o
oyeralls at the Overall Laundry
LoST-Diamond shaped pin. small ,jia-
monds. set in onyx. Reward. Phone 1912
sas ave. Seguine.
WANTED-Two union painters Saturday
morning at 1017 Z. 9th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

New York, May notwithstanding
paper. 3H per cent. Sterling. 60 day bills.
4.72: demand. 4.I6: cables. 40 11-16. Francs
mand, IL cables, 77A. Krcnen. demand
1315 cables. 13A. Guilders. demand. 41A ;
cables, 411s. Lires. demand, 6.32: cables.
6.31- Rubles. demand. Big cables, 313s
Bar silver. I5Hc: Mexican dollars, 5S15c
Government bonds. strong; railroad bonds
strong. Time loans steady go days 2MM3:
90 days. 3M3H months. 3i4 M3Is.
Call money. steady; high. 2: low. tx ::
ruling rate. 2; last loans. closing bid IL ;
offered at 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

couldn't give much account of himself.
He remembered his name but couldn't
tell whittier he was going nor whence
he came. He was fairly well-dressed.
He walked with a limp and talked in
the same manner. 1t is the impression
of Chief Parsons that Young has a
mental limp and he is holding him on
that account.
When Young was brought to the
police station the tomato can of shlled
corn was brought along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
ATE SHELLED CORN
Queer Acting Man Is Picked Up b,
Chief Parsons.

Just what he imagines he is o. S.
Young did not explain but when the
police picked him up this moring he
was pacing back and forth in the stock
yards at the Wolff Packing house eat
ing shelled corn.
Chief Parsons watched him for a
moment, expecting him to below and
throw dirt on his back, but apparently
the mans aspirations We're not that
high. He calmly munched away at
the corn like a tame Kansas steer
The man with the bovine tendencies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
MiIitiamcn Needed by Families.

San Antonio, Tex. May 19.-Friends
of eight militiamen enlisted at Mineral
Wells, Tex. today wired General Fun
ston pleading that the soldiers be re-
leased Immediately because their fam
lilies are facing restitution. Funston
turned the request over to General
Hulen of the militia, who said the
petition came too late, as the men have
already been mustered into the federal
army.
Funston had no furthr news from
either General Pershing or Colonel
Sibley TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
CHINESE REBEL SLAIN
Chi-Nei Victim of Followers of Yuan
Shi Kai, Says Report

Chen Chi-Nei, a high official of the
Chinese revolutionary party. was as
sassinated by three alleged Yuan Shi
Kai supporters in Shanghai last night,
advices to the Chinese republic as
ISOLATION stated today. Two of the
assassions were caught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
HANG mex mex BANDITS
Two Pay Death Penalty for Murdel
This Afternoon.

Brownsville Tex, May 19.-Jose
Buenrostro and Melquiades Chapa.
Mexicans convicted of the murder of
A. L. Austin and his son Charles, in
the Mexican border raids last fall
were hanged IN the Cameron county
iaiI at 2:12 this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
Visit the Arbor. 504 Kan. Ave-
Adv

WISH Inc ATDOE. Qua Kan. ave-
Adv.
Property owners in the block
bounded by Seventh street and Eighth
avenue, Lincoln and Buchanan streets,
presented a petition to the city COM
missioners this morning to vacate an
alley beginning at the west line of
Buchanan street. The matter was re-
ferred to the commissioner of streets.
Framing and silvering. Coe, S2S
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Wall Paper Cleaner. Miller & Giles
pie, S33 Kan. ave. Phone 955.-Adv.
The Rev c. Carlberg of Kansas
City, Mo-, will speak Sunday at the
Swedish Bethel church at all the reg
ular services.
Empty linseed oil barrels, soc each.
Miller & Gillespie. ss3 Kansas Ave-
Adv.
For Sewer Pipe. Phone S65. ]. B.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
City payrol1s and bills were present
ed at the commission meeting this
morning amounting to s39,2S9- All
were passed by the commissioners.
Loyal Order of Moose will give their
weekly dance tomorrow, Saturday.
night. at at Kirkpatrick hall. 7th and
Quincy. Saurd ers' orchestra.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FREDERICK A. COOK, one-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Cook,
died at 10 o'clock Thursday night at
the home, POI Orchard avenue. The
funeral will be held at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at Penwells chap
ell. Mrs. Clara II. Hazelrigg, pastor
of the Auburndale Christian church,
will conduct the service.
MRS. F. NJ. BLYTH, age SO. died
Thursday night at the home of her
son. A. E Blyth, POI HuLtoCn street.
The funeral was held at o'clock this
afternoon at Bcmgardner's chapel.
The body will be taken to Ogden, Ia,
for interment.
WILLIAM CORE. The funeral will
be held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the Shiloh Baptist church. Inter
ment i'll Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

Chicago. May 19.-WHEAT-May, sill:
July. Slips: September. SL121s6fi125S
CORN-AIay. T49sc; July, T33sc; Septem-
Der, 12d
oATs. May, 447sc; July, 42c: septem-
Der. 39%c.
PoRK-May, sa413: July. s23Go.
LARD-May s13.0O: July S13.o0
SHORT RIBS-May, $12.90; July, S12s7,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

DIR. F. J. Ernest states that there /!
an unusual number of pneumonia
cases this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

Earl Akers doesn't look upon mem
bership in the Commercial club as a
selfish proposition; on how much good it
will do the prospective member but
on how much good it will do the other
fellow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
TABLE TALk
AT THE y-s
COMMERCIAL CLUB. F

DIR. F. ]. Ernest and Sam Courtney
spent Thursday in Kansas city search
ing for uniforms and parphernalia for
the Ancient and Accepted Order of
Ake-Pot which makes its initial bow
before the public during Merchants
week in June. A meeting of those who
will conduct the initiation into the or
der will be held at the Commercial
club this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
New York Cotton Market.

New York. May 19.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middIing uplands. 1890. Sales, LOCO
bales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
Chicago GraIn Market

NEW OfTtiHb NOtDDH MHfkef.
New Orleans. May 19.-COTTON-SDot
steady, points up Middling, 12-94
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
LOCAL MENTION

A petition protesting against the
appraised valuation and assessments
levied against property located on
Jackson street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets was filed with the
city commissioners this morning. No
action was taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

A meeting of the ways and means
committee was held at noon to decide
upon another membership campaign
This will be held Tuesday. Another
meeting of the committee will be hello
tomorrow noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

Call 1877, Howard, for proper NOW
er sharpenIng.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

For Sewer Pipe. Phone S65. ]. B
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
Framing and silvering. Coe, S2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.

Empty 1inseed oil barrels, soc each.
Miller & Gillespie. s33 Kansas Ave-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-07

Have you ever been surprised?
Course everybody has. Some of joy
others grief. Which is going to be
for the poor little tots of Morgan
City when they awaken on Christ
mas day to see what Santa Claus has
brought them. Is it going to be joy
or grief to them. 1t can all be joy if
everybody will do their share to-
wards the fund now being made for
the poor of this city.
Can you imagine the little fel-
lows telling each other what Santa
Claus brought them and the smile
that will be seen on their faces?
Lets try and have all smiles on Xmas
as it only comes once year and it
will be long remembered by ALL
If everybody will put their
shoulders to the wheel and help push
it along whether large or small dona-
tions are made it will all help Won
derfully and as the time is drawing
near why not make your donations
today?
The Kings Daughters heve all
been working hard for this fund and
should be rewarded by liberal con-
tributions in order that it may prove
big success and that no noe will be
overlooked if the fund reaches the
necessary amount.
The fund closes December 10th
which only leaves nine more days
so everybody get their name on the
roll of honor before that time. You
can leave all contributions at the
Peoples State and Saving Bank or
any of the banks of Morgan City
and a number of business men. See
that your name appears in the col
umns with the correct amount you
contribute.
All funds contributed to The Re-
view Doll and Toy Fund will be dis
bursed by The Kings Daughters of
this city. The Peoples State and Saw
ings Bank is the place of deposit for
the Fund but contributions will be
accepted by the banks of Morgan
City and by a number of the bust
ness men. Be certain that your name
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-07
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW ON

The ranks of Christmas shopping
are growing daily, with memories Of
crowded shops, where bundles are
jostled, and many are late in being
delivered at the eleventh rour, the
present giving squad is getting down
to work early. A representative of
the Review, who has been watching
with interest, the stores in the busi-
meas district of the city, find that
Christmas purchases are now in
vogue and the people are getting
down to the shop early" habit, and
peofitingl thereby, in securing first
bsiections, and in cases whore they
do not care to take with them their
purchases, are having them packed
and placed asids. Shop windows
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-07

around town are beginning to loem
up with the Christmas spirit, win
dow decorators have fired their first
volleys Of gifts arranged in alluring
array for the multitudes to see and
choose from. And those who want to
buy before the goods have been pick
ed over, are counting their nickels,
dimes and dollars and sallying forth
on purchasing expeditions.
This early shopping means some
thing on both sides Of the counter
the purchaser gets choice selections,
and the clerks get relief Of the nerve
racking hours when the last days be-
fore Yuletide rolls around, and q
mad rush results, leaving the poor
clerks tired in mind and body, rath-
er than meaning for them a day Of
pleasure and recreation-CHRIST-
MAS.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-07
REVIEW DOLL and TOY FUND
CLOSES ON DECEMBER IS

and the correct amount you contri-
butte appear in the columns of this
paper.