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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
War Move Already Reaches
/ Poor Old Mr.. Gen. Consumer.
Sugar Is Ten Cents Higher
Than 1t Was Yesterday.
ON AN INCLINE THIS SUMMER
Retailers See Nothing but an
Increase in Sight.
When Government Enters Mar
ket for FOOd-What Theng

Topeka consumers were today
warned to brace themselves for gen
eral rocketing advance in the cost OF
foodstuffs if the war program of this
country is put in action. Retail gro
GERS forecast that prices this summer
and next winter will be the highest IN
history. Canned goods, beans, meat,
flour, sugar and other staple table
commodities will be among those to
soar.
Flour and sugar have already start
ed on an incline. Monday the job
bing price of flour went up 10 cents
hundred. On the heels of a 25-cent
increase last week, sugar is today 10
cents higher than yesterday, the in
crease having been added to jobbing
quotations Monday afternoon. Flour
is now jobbing at $50 a hundred in
Topeka. That means the consumer
pays about Sc a hundred. Sugar job
bing prices are $50 a hundred for
beet sugar and $S.25 a hundred for
cane. The present prices of the two
commodities are as high if not higher
than at the time of the Civil war. Be
fore the kaiser began to run amuck
flour was selling here for S2.40 a hun
dred and sugar IT to 20 pounds for a
dollar was the standard.
Should the government enter the
market for foodstuffs, meat will be
among the first commodities affected
1t is steadily increasing under the
present conditions. Altho potatoes
have fallen off little in price in the
last few days, they are still at the zen
ith of the proverbia1 cows flight over
the moon.
Eggs Still High.
Despite the approach of summer,
eggs are still high because, experts
say, farmers have sold their flocks on
account of the high price of feed. The
product may be had in local retail
stores for 80 cents dozen. The or
binary price this time of the wear is
about 18 cents dozen.
Butter prices are also soaring Mon
day the price went up 8 cents pound
and good creamery butter in Topeka
stores is selling for Al cents a pound
today
One of the greatest foodstuff fam
ines this summer and next winter
will be in canned goods of all de-
scriptions. Trade papers assert the
shortage in tin cans will be partially
responsible for this. Ordinarily it
takes about 7,50O,00O,0OO cans to sup
papers estimate the supply this year
will be at least 100000, short.
Since the war began the majority of
canned goods has advanced at least SO
per cent and some kinds have doubled
in price. Added to the foregoing pes
simistfc outlook taken by retailers,
there arises the fact that last sum-
mer's and falls factory output of
canned goods is practically exhausted
now and that in the hands of the Job
bers, the entire surplus will last only
until the factories start again. Here
tofore there has always been a sur
plus at the end of the season.
Chicago and Kansas City wires of
the Topeka board of trade were closed
today owing to elections in the former
cities Minneapolis and Winnipeg
wires showed wheat up from u to 2
cents this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
PAY AS We co
Plan No Huge q. s. War Debts
at Present.
Problem of Financing Struggle
Is Under Way.

Washington, April 3.-The problem
of financing Americas part in the
world war today was directly before
President Wilson and his cabinet.
The department heads await only
action by congress on the ''war reso-
luton" introduced last night, then fol-
lowing submitting the first war bud
get, calling for hundreds of millions
of dollars. 1t is to be pay as we
co. war, the government has decided,
a war sustained so far as may be
equitable" by the present generation,
by well conceived taxation" the pres
ident declared in his message.
1t is not the presidents intention
to shift the burden to future genera
tions.
Heavy Income Tax Imminent.
1T would be most unwise," the
president said, ''to base the credits
which will not be necessary entirely
on money borrowed. 1t is our duty to
protect our people so far as we NAV
against the very serious hardships and
evils which would likely arise out of
the initiation which would be produced
by vast loans"
All will be made to share in the sac
rifice necessitated by the war, but it
Is evident that the administration has
in mind a plan of taxing heavily enor-
nous incomes of the rich.
Oppose PAY As We Co..
President Wilson's suggestion for a
pay as you go war will meet opposi-
ton in the house
This was clearly Indicated today
when Minority Mann expressed his be-
lief that we must Immediately borrow
money and issue bonds
He pointed out that the nation still
Is paying its Civil war, Spanish-Ameri-
can and Panama canal debts. More
over, he suggested that plans for CON
rlscatory taxes" on incomes above
100000 will doubtless prove a subject
for objection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
Aztec, First Armed American
Vessel To Be Sunk.
Twelve e. S. Navy ''Blue jack
cts" Aboard Saved.
DIDN'T EVEN SEE ENEMY?
Probably Didn't Have Chance to
Use Aztec Guns.
S5OO,0OO Food Cargo Destroyed
En- Route to France.

New York, April ELEVEN men of
the crew of the American steamship
Aztec probably were lost when the
vessel was sunk Sunday night by a
German submarine near Brest, France,
The crew numbered thirty-nine. of
whom seventeen were Americans.
Twelve American bluejackets, COM
manded by Lieutenant William =.
Gresham, detached from the crew of
the gunboat Dolphin and placed
aboard the Aztec as an armed guard,
were saved, according to dispatches
from the French admiralty to the
French embassy at Washington.
The Aztec was the first armed
American merchant vessel to fall vic
tim to German submarine warfare.
She left New York for Havre on
March 8 with a cargo of foodstuffs
and general supplies valued at more
than $5OO,00O.
No information as to whether the
vessel was able to use her. guns
against the submarine has reached
her owners. the Oriental Navigation
company. The fact that. she was sunk
at night with a heavy sea running
leads to the belief that, like the Gu
nard liner Laconia, she did not even
catch sight of her assailant.
Ambassador Reports % Missing.
Washington, April 3.-A dispatch
from Ambassador Sharp, dated at
Paris, p. m. yesterday, said nine
teen survivors from the Aztec were
landed yesterday afternoon at Brest
and twenty-eight persons still were
missing and their rescue was doubtful
because of the heavy sea and storm.
Sunk Far Out at Sea.
The Aztec was torpedoed far at sea
off the island of Ushan. The cable
reads:
Foreign office informs me Amer
lean steamer Aztec torpedoed p. m.
last night (Sunday) far out at sea off
the island of Ushan, that one boat
from the steamer has been found with
19 survivors who were landed this
afternoon at Brest. Twenty eight
still are missing and altho two patrol
vessels are searching for them, the
storm conditions of sea and weather
render their rescue doubtful.
THE foreign office is not informed
of the names of survivors. Will ca
BILE further details soon as possible"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
BULLETINS TONIGHT!

This is election day-perhaps
the war has made you forget.
In answer to the desires of the
people of Topeka, the State
Journal will post bulletins on the
election results beginning short
ly before 8 o'clock this evening.
The polls close at Z o'clock.
State Journal reporters in auto
mobiles will report every few
minutes from each of the 80 city
precincts. Two bulletin boards
and a stereopticon lamp will
keep the returns posted right up
to the last count.
The ticket is shorter than at
the primary week ago and the
count should be faster even tho a
larger vote is cast. In all prob
abilities the result should be
known in front of the State
Journal building by 1890
o'clock-perhaps before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
VOTE PICKING UP
Afternoon Interest Increases in
City Election Today.
Probable Now That Primary
Figures Will Be Exceeded.

Mayor.
Jay e. House. L. L. Kiene.
Commissioner of Finance.
W. H. Wasson. Jonathan D. Norton
Commissioner of Water.
Frank NJ Newland. George E. Burnam.
Commissioner of Streets.
W. G. Tandy. L. R. Lane.
Commissioner of Parks.
w. L. Porter. J. A. Ramsay.
Board of Education.
James B. Mullin. S. A. Swendson.
L. NJ. Jones. Frank b. Brown
P. w. Griggs. Frank Curry.
Voting today at the city election is
from 20 to 80 per cent heavier than at
the primary election week ago Mon
day. At the primary the State Journal
made a canvass of the votes cast in
eighteen precincts between II and
o'clock. Today, a canvass of seventeen
precincts was made during the same
hour In the eighteen precincts on
primary day, the vote was 1,491. To-
day, the vote in seventeen precincts
was 1,756, a difference of 256 with
one more precinct canvassed at the
primary.
In the first precinct of the First
ward in North Topeka the vote at the
primary was 54 against SO today; in
the second precinct 10 against 66;
in the third precinct "a against rs; in
the fourth precinct SO against 81. In
only one precinct was there any no
ticeable dropping off of the vote today
against that OF Monday. In the sec
ond precinct of the Fifth ward the
vote today is 179 against 200 at the
primary.
In only one precinct did the judges
and clerks tabulate the number of reg
istered voters who cast their ballots
today and failed to do SO at the pri-
mary. In the third precinct of the
Fourth ward. twenty-seven new voters
called for ballots. The vote in that
precinct was III today against 1OS at
the primary.
over on the East side, in the third
precinct of the Second ward, the vote
was So at the primary and 81 today;
in the sixth of the Second SO against
+16 today
The only doubt as to the outcome
appears to be in the mayoralty race.
Even in that race bets are being made
that House will win by 1000 votes
over Kiene.
American flags are flying from in
front of all polling places. The loca-
ton of the polls have not been
changed since the primaries and the
same judges and clerks have been re-
tanned.
1t was hard for the politicians to
analyze the meaning of the unexpect-
ed heavy vote. 1t was claimed it
spelled nothing to any candidates for
commissioners but it was feared that
the new voters today turned out either
to swat House or Kiene- Both sides
Continued on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
HOUSE REORGANIZES
Democrats Make Few Changes in
Committee Chairmanships.

Washington. April 3.-The house
completed organization for today by
adopting a resolution to put the hold
over Republican members in the same
places they held in the last congress n
The foreign affairs, ways and means
and other important committees.
New members will be assigned later.
Washington. April S.-The house
met today under the new organization
completed last night by the Democratic
marty with few changes in committee
chairmanships from the arrangement
in the last congress. The minority COM
nlttee assignments were determined
upon today by the Republicans. On
the assumption that in general they
would follow those of the last session
former Republican members of the
foreign relations committee were in
vited to meet the Democratic mem
bers to consider the war resolution.
Southern Democrats were replaced ny
northern Democrats as committee
chairmen in some cases. The Demo-
rats retained their majorities in all
mmittees but allowed the Republi-
rs one more place on some of the
re Important committees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
CITY Is DOOMED
See Germans Preparing to
Evacuate st. Quentin.
British Within Two Miles on
Favorable Heights.

London, April 3.-Germans appar-
emily realized today that St. Quentin
was doomed to fall. Battlefront dis
patches detailing Field Marshal Haig's
tremendous thrust on the town, told
of the smoke of fire seen over the viii
lage and of other preparations indicat-
ing they were following the same tac-
ties of destruction observed in their
western front retreat. But it was con-
ceded the Germans would offer tena-
ciouS resistance rather than mere
abandonment of the position.
Military experts today figured the
British forces within two miles of the
city and on ground extremely favor
able for further progress. From now
on the fighting to the town will be
down hill.
German 1ong-range guns, of heavy
caliber, were in action today.
Artillery Busy in Champagne.
Paris, April 3.-Violent artillery en-
gagements are in progress in the
Champagne, the war office announced
no important actions are reported
along the line of the German retreat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
Ready to Grant Whatever He
Wishes for War.
Senate Committee Approves of
Giving Him Full Rein.
INDORSE PAY-AS- -WE-GO WAR
Democrat Majority Insists Will
son Idea Be Carried Out.
Success of Universal Military
Service Bill Is Assured.

Washington. April 3-The war con-
gress will do President Wilson's bid
ding and give him whatever he wishes
for fighting Germany.
Congress leaders announced this to-
day and the senate foreign affairs
committee gave concrete evidence of
that spirit by quickly reporting out a
war resolution" That measure turn
ed over to Wilson the fullest military
power of the United States and pledg-
ed all the other resources of the ma
ton
The house foreign committee could
not act at once in the absence of ap-
pointment of Republican members,
but the house this afternoon heard
the Republican choices for the COM
mittee and then that group got down
to business
Mann Threatens to BaIk.
The house committee planned to re-
port out a war resolution" favorably
IN quick time. 1t intended to show
the world that the United States is
ready for war and determined to
prosecute II to the last trench.
Republican house members, espe-
Cialiy Minority Leader Mann, talked
of baking on having a pay -as-you-
GO war-a war paid for chiefly by
this generation. But the Democratic
majority said that idea voiced by
Wilson, would be needed. Bonds will
have to be provided for present ex-
penses, it was thought, but hereafter
the country itself must pay largely
for the burden of war.
A heavy tax on excess profits and
big incomes will be the means of rails
ing the bulk of the war revenue, it
was indicated Just as England takes
GO per cent of the war profits and
lay a heavy burden on the surplus of
those especially favored in income of
profits
Extend Credit to Allies.
President wilson's suggestion for
extending credit to the allies will be
needed by congress. In fact, one of
the foremost leaders informed the
United Press today:
The president can have what he
wants. We will pass the credit for
the allies and we will see to it that
there is sufficient money to make this
war a success"
As for raising an army on the prin-
ciple of universal liability to service, -
the congress undoubtedly will put it
lnto effect.
That is almost a foregone conclu-
sion" said the leader after last
nights demonstration in favor of it
when the president spoke
The Republican re-assignment re-
turns Representative Cooper, Wiscon-
sin, pronounced pacifist, to the foreign
committee.
Pacifist Army Fades Away.
On the senate side, war kilograms
from all parts of the country were
read Most endorsed universal mill
tary training. A single pacifist mes
sage came from Senator Gronna,
North Dakota, one of the 'willful
twelve
1t was tourist day" in both gal
Ieries Hundreds, chiefly women and
girls watched the house in session.
Long before the galleries opened the
throngs were in great masses thru the
corridors awaiting a chance to see
the war congress.
Some still wore their peace armlets
keep us out or war" but there was
no real pacifist demonstration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
Patriotism Demands Sacrifice
by Rich and Poor

If the proletariat must sacrifice
his body the plutocrat must sacri-
flee his dollars.
II war, or immense preparedness.
is inevitable let every citizen of the
United States, whose family can be
invaded by conscription, demand
that all incomes of five thousand
dollars or upward be subjected to a
graded tax to pay the expenses of
war. or preparedness.
Why not wire or write your con-
gressmen today2
Xina Coxles Wright
No. II Devon advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
To Recruit Negro Regiment.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 3.-Declar-
ing that this is a time for the negro
to show his appreciation of what the
country has done for him." Henry P.
Ewing, Kansas City negro pastor here.
announced last night that with the
first call for volunteers it is probable
headquarters for the recruiting of a
negro regiment will be opened here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
(Continned on Page Twol
AL GLAZIER is DEAD
He Was the Oldest Conductor on the
Santa Fe System.

Wichita, Kan, April 3.-The oldest
conductor on the Santa Fe railroad
passed away when Al Glazier died at
Ardmore, Okla.
He was brought here for burial.
Glazier worked with the Santa Fe
forty-fixe years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
To Graduate More MiddIes.

Washington. April 3.-The first
class of the United States Military
Academy at West Point will be grad
uated late this month instead of June.
according to an announcement made
today by Secretary Baker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

The presidents epoch
making war address to
congress in full on Page 4
reprinted from the
State Journals War Post
script Edition issued at
10 o'clock Monday even
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

In spite of the high temperature to-
day Topeka has nearly shivered all
day. The strong damp wind from
the southeast is so unusual that every
one is actually cold, The temperature
averaged 3 degrees above normal to-
day and the wind was blowing fifteen
miles an hour from the southeast.
Colder weather is coming. according
to the prediction this morning. North
western Kansas is in the midst of the
snap with the mercury lowering
around the freezing mark, and it is
bound this way. By tomorrow morn
ing the temperature will be around
40 degrees and will not go above AS in
the afternoon.
The lowest temperature recorded
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
EMPRESS GIVES GEMS
Private Jewels of Kaiserin to Be Sold
for War Fund

Amsterdam, April IA Berlin dis
patch to the Cologne Gazette SAYS
that the empress has sent her private
jewels to a neutral country to be sold
The jewels are valued at large sum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
MORE SNOW IS COMING!
Kansas to Have Some More Winter
Tonight and Wednesday.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day, reported by the local office of
the United States weather bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
RaiE tonight. Probably snow and
colder Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

DON'T think you can serve your
country only in uniform. There
are other ways at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03

CONTINUED on Page TwoD
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-18
King AXIS Minions
Shower Tin Upon
Mr.. and Mrs. Dietz

Tin dish pans, tin spangles, tin
oyster cans and many other articles
Of tin were showered upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould Dietz at the Union sta
ton when they were leaving for the
west coast, preparatory to sailing
January "a for visit to Honolulu.
The tin cans came from the board
of governors Of Ak-Sar- Ben, who
swooped down upon the depot in a
mass formation to see their brother
governor off. 1t happens that this is
the tenth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dietz.
Dad Weaver, the Samson OF Ak
Sar-Ben, called all the governors to-
gether to give the Dietzes a send-off
Frank w. Judson got busy gathering
up the necessary tin to make the
proper kind of noise in the presenta-
ton. Also Judson managed the &C
curing OF suitable flowers for Mrs
Dietz At the last minute hurrying
search of the city was made to find
the Little German Band, but it was
discovered they had gone to the
trenches or somewhere else for the
winter
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-18
Friends Of Art to Buy One
Of the Art Gid Exhibits

A purchase of at least one OF the
paintings by local artists on exhibi-
ton al the Omaha Art GIds collec-
ton at the Daring galleries, 2030
Farnam street, is contemplated by
members of the Friends of Art and
Fine Arts societies. The Friends OF
Art already own Glider painting
"Pcnisve Awhile She Dreams
Awake" by J. Laurie Wallace, is
pronounced the best painting in the
collection. Miss Bertha Barber, a
teacher in the schools near Bellevue
posed for the picture
The Fine Arts society, under whose
auspices the exhibit is shown, is plan
ming still another art exhibit this
winter, according to Mrs. w. G.. Urc
the president, Spanish art exhibit,
which has been shown in many cities
in the United States. Definite ar
engagements have not yet been con-
GUIDED
Miss Grace Gassettc, Chicago
painter who won much prominence
by her relief work among the French
soldiers at Ncuily, has renowned
her American citizenship and be-
conc French subject. Miss Gassctte
was in Omaha several years ago and
painted the portraits Of Mrs. John
n. Baldwin and David Baum, among
others.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-18
Music Lovers Secure
Tickets at Reduced Rate.

Opera lovers were on hand carly at
the Orchard g. Wilhelm company
store to secure tickets at bargain
prices for the r-performancc en-
gagement OF the San Carlo Grand
Opera company. They were sold at
rs cents instead of the original price
OF ST.
Holders of these tickets can get
reserved seats at from 10 to Is cents
per performance. Prices for the same
seats to those not having these tick
cts are IS cents to 81.
The original cost of the tickets Of
fered by the Orchard & Wilhelm com
pany was 81 and they cannot be SC
cured elsewhere now even at this
price.
Several hundred OF the tickets arc
still left and these will be kept on
sale as long as they last. Aida"
Faust Tales of Hoffman" "Caval-
leria," and "Pagliacci" will be heard at
very little prices by holders of these
tickets.