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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
JAIL 70 SLACKERS
Big Days Roundup in Chicago Puts
Damper on Frauds.

Chicago, Aug. with reports of
increasing registration frauds today,
police and federal agents were putting
more vigor in their search for slack
ers, with the result that twenty per-
sons were arrested before noon. Sew
enty have been arrested in the last
twenty-four hours.
Reports have been received of at
tempts of selected men to obtain re-
lection by ''doctoring'' their eyes, tenn
porarily impairing the sight.
Fifty-seven of the eighty-six draft
exemption boards in Chicago reported
today that a total of 2.67O registrants
had been examined and that 1888 of
the number had been found physical
ly fit for military duty. OF the ply
sicallly fit. 6,O95 made exemptions
claims, principally based on depend
eIts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
PROBE HIS BANK ACCT
Texas Governor Has $4,000 On De-
posit-$6SO, 900 State Funds.

Austin, Tex, Aug. I'll. F. Blum,
assistant cashier of the Temple,
(Texas) State bank, was recalled to
the witness stand in the impeachment
proceedings against Governor James
E. Ferguson today
In response to questions asked by
M. M. Crane, counsel for the prose-
cution, Blum testified that a total of
$6S0,634 of the states funds had
been deposited in the Temple State
bank since January 81, 1915. The ac-
count of James E. Ferguson as gov
ernor showed total deposits of S51, 955.
The governor is a heavy stakeholder
in this bank. The witness said he did
not know the purpose of this account.
According tothe witness the total de-
posts to the credit of the secretary of
state was s596,3S0, and to the credit
of the state commissioner of banking
and insurance, $32,28S
Both the secretary of state and the
state commissioner of banking and in
surance were indicted for misappro-
priation of state funds at the same
time like indictments were returned
against Ferguson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
GAS CASE
Public Utilities Commission Is
Preparing Papers.
Will Take Booth Decision to
e. S. Supreme Court.

An appeal in the gas rate case will
be perfected in a few days. according
to announcement today from the Of
flee of the state utilities commission.
The appeal will be taken from
Judge Booths Minneapolis decision
directly to the supreme court of the
United States. The Booth decision did
United States. The Booth decision
denied that the state commission had
any right or authority in the case and
retained to itself full hight and author
ity to fix rates and issue orders. The
new SO and so cent rate is practically
100 per cent greater than the rates
allowed by the state commission
Announcement of the appeal was
made several weeks ago. AS soon as
the briefs are prepared the formal
appeal will be taken. Judge Booth
has announced that the new rates will
be effective with the October read
ings. This notice was received this
week by the state commission and an
nouncement made by it's officials, al
tho the order itself was issued by
Judge Booth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
COMING THRU TOPEKA
Washington to California Dispatch
Car Is Now on Its Way.

The relay motor car dispatch from
Washington to California left WASH
ington this morning. The dispatch
riders will drive thru Topeka on the
Midland trail. Different AUTOMOBILE
lists will drive thru the various sec
tions. Robert Greenlease will drive
from Kansas City to Topeka: j. r.
Cowdrey from Topeka to Manhattan;
L. F.. Davidson from Manhattan to
Plainville and F. E. Slason from
Plainville to the state line.
The drivers will meet at the points
designated, hand over a dispatch
packet and hurry on the drive to
California. They will not stop day or
night. 1t is an advertising scheme
for the Midland Trails association.
The dispatch is merely a handbag
given by one carrier to another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
THE MOST IMPORTANT
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY

Is the baby in the cradIe-the most
important to you-the most important
to the nation.
Do you know how to take care of
your baby in the best possible way?
Do you know how to gre him the
best possible chance to grow up
healthy and useful?
Your baby is of ouch value to the
nation that committee OF some of
the most prominent physicians in the
United States have written a little
book on "'The Care of the Baby"
This book is so valuable to every
family that has baby. that the
United Public Health service has
printed thousands of copies OF it, and
will send it to every BABY parents
free.
A Book on the Baby
that tells how to feed him ba+he him,
dress him, weigh him, where he
should sleep, how many hours a day
he should be in the air. al the things
necessary to keep him in the best of
health, is about the most Useful thing
that the mother or father OF a baby
can own.
You can get this book free by fill
ing out the attached coup, I and mail
ing it to the Topeka State Journal IN
formation Bureau at Washington, d.
C. EncIase a 2-cent stamp for return
postage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Whatever you do, Liza, don't git
separated from me-" said the old man
to his wife; land whatever you do,
don't cross the road without me-
Then a policeman came along, and
seeing the old woman hesitating took
her by the arm and commenced to
pilot her to the opposite side.
Dang my buttons" cried out the
old man in alarm. II allus told 'er that
some one wud take a fancy to 'er, but
1 didn't think anyone 'ud ave the i'm
perance to take 'er afore my very
eyesi'
Once upon a time they published an
order prohibiting gambling in Sing
Sing. Two inmates wee seen ex-
changing money and they were hauled
to court.
What's the charger" asked the
judge.
alleged gambling" SAID the dep
s II thought all the cards, dice, gam
bling paraphernalia and such were
destroyed
They were,- answered the deputy,
but these two fellows were bettin'
on whether 1t will rain To-Day or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
SOLDIER BOYS SOAKED
Topeka's Warriors, However, Did Not
Complain of the Rain.

"A soaked, good natured bunch of
soldier boys stayed awake half the
night, praying that the rain storm
wouldn't turn into a tornado Monday
night. They learned that placing
their hands against the top of the can
vas of their tents spelled a good soak
ing. But it was a new experience and
they didn't complain.
THAT rain'll do more to beat the
kaiser than the whole bunch of u.s."
said member of Battery A. 1T
means thousands of bushels of corn
for the allies
The smouldering fires in cook tents
at Ripley park, the fair grounds and
Washburn college. were extinguished
by the rain. A few tents came near
blowing over but that's about the ex-
tent of the damage done by Monday
nights storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
JUST SOUVENIR BULLET
Aviator Catches One in His Hand and
Puts 1t in His Pocket!

London, Aug THE Pail Mall
Gazette is responsible for this:
Flying low over the German lines
a British aviator was soon in the midst
of whining swarm of German bull
lets. The Germans in the trenches
were firing straight up, hoping to wing
the hier or pierce his gasoline tank
me aviator-a cool youngster-
looked down. saw a bullet slowly
ascend the last few feet of its maxi
mum height 1t stopped dead still
for the smallest fraction of a second.
The aviator reached quickly. grabbed
the bullet and put it in his pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. A. v BERoNIUS died Monday
afternoon at the home of her daughter.
Mrs W. HI. Haynes. PIG Boswell. The
funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at
!, O'Clock from Penweifs chapel. Mrs.
Beronius is survived by five children, Mrs
w H. Haynes. Topeka: Mrs. A. C. 3owhay.
Fl Paso. Mrs Charles Croskey, Chicago
Mrs. A. c. Carley, Los Angeles: c. H.
Bernonius. Topeka, and A +. Beronius.
Topeka Mrs. Beronius IVES born in Swe-
den in 1S4T and came to America in 1863.
she moved to Topeka in 1870. She married
Alfred Victor BeronIus in 1866.
JAMES ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL died
at his home, $50 Clay street. at 10 O'Clock
this morning. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at 80 at Grace Cathe-
dral Burial in Topeka cemetery. He is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Davis.
OF Leavenworth: and by two sons. james
Archibald. Jr-. and Edwin A Campbell.
both of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY
George Christopher, Produce Dealer
Files Voluntary Petition In Court.

the Topeka Fruit & Produce COM
pany, has filed voluntary petition In
bankruptcy in the federal district
court. The petition does not mention
the Produce company. 1t lists Chris
topher's assets at approximately $10,-
900 and his liabilities at about the
same figure.
The Produce company. it was stated
today, was taken over by a local bank
before the petition was filed and is
being closed out by that bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
MORE WON EN- WORKERS
Females I'm Overalls Now Clean Cars
for the Santa Fe.

Four women, taking the place of
men who have left the service, began
work of cleaning coaches near the
Santa Fe depot this morning
NJ. J. Drury. superintendent of
shops, said he had employed the four
women ito start with Others, it is
understood, will be employed if the
labor shortage continues.
The women are working in over
skirts and overalls. Those in charge
of the work declared their efforts and
the results they obtained in shining"
the big passenger coaches were SUI
perior to the work done by the men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
KANSANS TO SHERIDAN
Change In Plans Sends Officers Train
ing Camp to Illinois Fort.

Fort Sheridan, Ill, Aug six
states instead of three will be repre-
scented in training here when the Sec
ond officers camp opens August 9.
In the new training school for Off
GERS will be men from Illinois, Michi-
gan and Wisconsin as in the present
camp and in addition students from
Colorado, Kansas and Missouri.
The candidates from the western
states were originally scheduled to re-
ceive their training at Fort Riley
with the men from Minnesota, NJ nth
and South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa
who have been assigned to Fort
Smelling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
COMMISSION FOR TAFT
War Dept. Designates Him as Major
General in Red Cross Work.

Washington, Aug. Former Pres
ident Taft and H. H. Davidson, part
ner of J. P. Morgan, today became
major generals under a war depart
ment order giving commissions as
Red Cross chiefs.
The order provided for commissions
down to the rank of sergeant major,
and was intended to expedite the work
of the Red Cross, which now becames
an actual government agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
xew York Money market.

New York. Aug. 7-MONEY-MercantiIe
paper Az. Sterling 90 day bills. 4.72: COM
mercia1 GO day bills on banks 471k COM
mercial 60 day bills. 4.71ss demand AIS
a.1s: cables. 47s7,16- Francs. demand.
5761a: cables, 5.T5h. Guflders, demand.
AZ 1-16: cables. AZ 3-16 Lires. demand
$50: cables. 7.29 Rubles, demand 21 so :
cables, 21.60 Bar silver. s1%. Mexican
dollars. 6sA- Government bonds steady
Railroad bonds irregular. Time loans cas-
Ter, go days. 3%@4; 80 days, 4@A six
months. 41h64%.
Call money firm: high, 3: low, 2: ruling
rate. pa last loan. 3; closing bid, 212 I:
offered at g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
DINNER STORIES

For years the old country couple
had looked forward to spending a
holiday in New York, and one day
they found themselves in the very
busiest part of the city. Together
they stood watching the traffic, to
which there seemed no end. They
did not know how to cross the street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Seth Bartlett. lola. Dead.

lola, Kan, Aug. Seth D. Bart
lett. 80 years old, brother of Brig. Gen.
Geo. P. Bartlett of the U. S. A, died
suddenly late last night at his home
near here. Heart disease is supposed
to have caused his death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
RUSS WIN A BATTLE.
Austro- German Forces Thrown Bach
at One Point ON Frontier.

Kishinev. Russia, Aug. 7-Austro-
German troops between the Dneister
and the Pruth have been thrown back
on the front ten miles from Chotin,
according to news from the battle area
reaching here. Chotin is at the juno
ton of the Zbrocz and Dniester rivers
on the Galician- Russian frontier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
ATTACKS FISHING BOAT
U-Boat Fires on Spanish Craft Within
Spain's Territorial Waters.

London, Aug. 7.-The admiralty
learns that a German submarine yes
terday attacked Spanish fishing
boat in the neighborhood of Bilbao,
Spain, within Spanish territorial wa
ters Two of the crew were severely
wounded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Wall st. New York. Aug. 7.-STOCEs
Interest in today's narrow market conferred
mainly around pooled specialties standard
shares being generally neglected. Sales ap-
proximately 425.000 shares.
Shipping accompanied tobacco to higher
levels in the final hour The closing was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
KILLED AT TT. RILEY
Bolt of Lightning Strikes Missouri
Medical Corps Lieutenant Dead.

Junction City, Aug. 7.-Flovd
Bates, first lieutenant in the Missouri
medical corps, was instantly killed
late last night when a bolt of light
ming struck his tent at Fort Riley.
His home was in Adrian, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
LOCAL MENTION

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new 25c-35c doc. Brunx.
Martin Drug Co.--Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR sALE-Good National speedster,
cheap. Motor Service Co.. 113-115 W. 10th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

New Orleans, Aug. 7-COTTON-Spot
lotion steady. Middling. S26.25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

New York. Aug. 7.-COTTON-Spet cot
ton easy. Middling. $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
New York. Aug. :

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Had TO Desert Wounded.

Orders were given to quickly carry
the Wounded to the stern. Then the
order rings out: All hands muster in
divisions order abaft.' A tumult arises
on the lower deck. for everybody is
now bent on saving his life. 1t is
impossible in that short space of time
to bring up all the wounded. for they
are scattered everywhere. Eighteen
men bad the good fortune to be car
RED up. but all the rest who could
not walk or crawl had to be left be-
hind.
The twenty-seven men shut up in
the Diesel dynamo chamber had heard
the forder thru the speaking-tube. for
May mad with anguish. screamed
thru the tube for help, and it was
hound because they had become in
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
SPLENDID RECORD OF
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM

Washington, June i.-Without ac-
cident to a sigle train or passenger,
the Southern Railway System estab
lished a splendid record in the hand
ing of the immense travel to the an
nual reunion of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans at Washington, the at
tendance at which was greater than at
any previous reunion. .f.
From the morning of June 2 to noon
of June the Southern hand.ed into
Washington for this patriotic event
a total of 26,49O passengers. To &C
commodate this movement, forty three
special trains were operated besides
SIP special cars on the twelve regular
trains operated into and out of Wash
ington every day. The operation of
both the regular and special trains
Washington was accomplished with
out undue delays, special precautiOn
and care having been exercised by
the Southrn's entire organization to
make the movement a success.
The return movement began We'd
nesday evening, June 6, and from
that time until Saturday at noon, the
Southern handled out of Washington
twenty special trains in addition to
the regular trains, all leaving Wash
ington on the scheduled time arrang-
ed for them AS the vote and tickets
are good to return until June p, many
of the veterans and visitors are TAX
ing advantage of the time to visit
friends and will return home on reg
ular trains so that only about twenty
five extra trains will be needed to
provide for their homeward journey.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
RENEWED TESTIMONY

No one in Johnson City who suffers
backache, headaches, or kidney and
bladder ills can afford to ignore
this Johnson Citywoman's twice-told
story. 1t is confirmed testimony that
no Johnson City resident can doubt.
Mrs. l.. A. Rush, 405 w. Market
street, says: MY kidneys were weak
and l suffered constantly from back
ache Finally, l got Doan's Kidney
Pills from the Whitehouse Drug Co.
and they fixed me up in good shape"
Over four years later, Mrs. Rush
said: Il have just as much faith in
Doan's Kidney Pills today as when
| recommended them before. They are
surely fine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simp-
Iy ask for kidney remedy-get Doans
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs.
Rush has twice publicly recommended.
rostcr-Milburn Co, Props, Buffalo,
n. Y.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
DOUBLE PROVEN
Johnson City Readers Can No Longer
So. . Doubt the Evidence. 49,. ...

This Johnson City citizen testified
long ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit
The facts are now confirmed. Such
testimony is complete-the evidence
conclusive. 1t formes convincing
proof of merit.
Mrs. Sarah Foran, 405 w. Popular
street, Johnson City. says; my back
ached constantly and | was afflicted
with pains through my loins. My
kidneys acted irregularly, too. When
! heard about Doan's Kidney Pills, |
got some from the Whitehouse Drug
Co., and they fixed me up in good
shape.
Mrs Foran gave the above account
of her experience in December, 1910
and on March 10, 1915, she said: 81
have taken Doan's Kidney Pills off
and ON since l last recommended them
and have always had good results
They are a worthy kidney medicine.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for 2 kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Foram has twice publicly recon
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
PRACTICE BUSINESS ECONOMY.

Do not use the beef bull until he Is
twelve, or better, Is months old. He
should be limited to twenty females
during the first year of service, and
should not be allowed over forty an,
nually until he is three years old.
Under no circumstances should he
be permitted to run with the herd.
Bulls handled right will usually last
to give eight to twelve years service,
while under the. careless method the
breeding life is two or three years.
1t is merely a matter of practicing
business economy in cattle breeding
c. d. Lowe, Division of Extension, Uni
versity of Tennessee. Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
NO TENNESSEAN
WILL FAIL NOW
Every Person Has Something
to Do to Help United
States Win
PRODUCE MORE, CONSUME LESS
Each County viii Be Organized In
Committees and Each County Will
Be Helping the State Do Its Part as
Requested ey President Wilson.

In every county in Tennessee this
year men and women will be organized
to do what they can do to feed them
selves and to have surplus for the
fighting armies.
Every county will have FOOD
SUPPLY COMMITTEE, headed by a
competent chairman. The business OF
this committee is important. There
Will, perhaps, be five subcommittee;
the chairman Of the Food Supply Com.
mittee is responsible for what the
cAairmen of the subcommittee do.
What can they do? Each county pre-.
sonts problems. Here are some sug'
gostions for action:
I. Farm Production Increase Com
mittee.
Encourage testing seeds.
Provide adequate seel supply.
Provide adequate supply of fertilizer.
Encourage cooperation in the use OF
farm machinery.
Insist upon economical production oil
livestock.
Insist upon increased acreage Of essen
tial food and feed crops.
2. Farm Labor Supply Committee.
Enlist boys below IS for seed testing
and other farm duties.
Enlist girls and women for such duties
for which they may be fitted.
Enlist men for farm work--a service
equivalent to service in the trenches.
Encourage release of men from indus
tries not used for production of mu'
nitions, army supplies, etc, for use
in food production.
Provide for needed labor that may be
available under proper control.
Discourage, during the war, the use OF
labor necessary for farm in actiyl-
ties that can we'll be postponed.
8. farm Finance Committee.
ASST members of community to Sc
cure necessary loans.
Ass st members of community to make
profitable investments when they
have surplus capital
q. Farm Production Distribution
Committee.
See that local food, feed, and seed
needs are supplied.
Provide for profitable expectation OF
surplus food and feeds.
Provide proper transportation facilities
to handle all surplus food.
Insist that all exported food products
be graded and packed according to
the Federal standards.
5. Food, Feed, Seed, and Breeding
Stock Conservation Committee.
Enlist women and girls for canning,
storing, drying, and curing of sur
plus TODD products.
Arrange storage space FOR Irish ard
sweet potatoes.
Insist upon conservation of fodder and
roughage for livestock feeding.
Arrange for grain storage.
Trench vegetables for winter use.
Provide ample seed supply for next
season.
Prevent selling off or slaughtering OF
breeding stock.
Economic by supplying seed, feed,
and food to neighbors and local mar
ket before placing products upon
open market.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube When this tube is
inaamed you have rumblng sound or inn
perfect hearing. and when it Is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which is
an infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hairs Catarrh Medicine. Cir
Sulars free. All Druggists Use.
F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous

Get rid of that tickling cough that
eeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy. Dr. Kings
New Discovery is pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic, laxative and
promptly effective. 1t sootnes the ir-
ritated membrane and kills the cold
germs; your cough is soon relieved.
Delay is dangerous-get DR.. Kings
New Discovery at once. For nearly
fifty years it has been the favorite
rmedy for grippe, Group, coughs and
colds. Get a bottle today at your
Druggist. soc.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
EFFECTIVE
Monday, March Goth, 1917
THROUGH
MODERN STEEL COACH
Between
Knoxville, Louisville and st. LCuis
VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Daily


Joan is still very young. and the las
Christmas eve found her more thai
eager for Christmas. AS great trea
she was allowed to wait up for tn
long expected visit OF Santa Claus, bu,
In the course of the evening became
sleepy. Presently she astonished her
careful and mild-tongued elders b. tho
emphatic exclamation: MY Doc
papa, but Sanity Taus is later"