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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
RAWLINS IS ON TRIAL
Mechanic Accused of Stealing DIR
Hyatts Motor Car.

NJ E: Rawlins, young mechanic. is
on trial in the first division of the dis
trict court today charged with the
theft of the Ford sedan of DR.. T. r.
Hyatt last February. Rawlins was
charged with the crime Jointly with
Carl Maar, an aviator. The car was
found in a ditch near Lawrence the
day after it was stolen. That it was
stolen by two people was the testimony
of Dr. Hyatt. He testified that there
W. re tracks on each side of the auto
mobile tracks where it was pushed out
of the alley from his garage thru
freshly fallen snow.
Rawlins is on the stand this after
noon. He testified that he did not
know the car was stolen; that ne was
employed by Mar as a mechanic upon
the aeroplane and that Mar merely
told him he would meet him with an
automobile in which they would load
the motor of the aeroplane and take it
to Kansas City. Mar told him, he
said, that it you'd be a Studebaker
car, but when he appeared with a Ford
he, Rawlins, asked no questions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
AMERICAN VICTIM
Ship TOrpedOed, He Dies of Ex-
posture in Open Boat.
Two Women and Baby Among
100 Missing OFF Two Ships.

New York. April 4.-One American
fireman, believed to be Frank Burns
of Newport News, Va, was among the
seven members of the crew who lost
their lives when the British steamship
Stanley was sunk by a German sub
morine about 100 miles west of the
Irish coast, March 81. Fifteen sur
vivors brought here yesterday by the
steamship Port Albany fear that their
captain and eighteen more men also
were lost. The boat they were IN
drifted away from the boat that was
picked up by the Port Albany and has
not been heard of. Burns and an
open lifeboat.
Drffted in Boat rs Hours.
Three engineers and two firemen
were killed by the explosion of the
torpedo. The survivors drifted about
for seventy-siX hours before the Port
Albany sighted them. All suffered
intensely from the cold which froze
tire spray driven over them by the
northeriy gale.
one hundred and ten persons. in
clIiuing two women and a baby who
we're forced to take to the boats by
German submarines which torpedoed
the British steamships Trevose and
Alnwick Castle are still unaccounteu
for The loss of these two ships was
reported yesterday by the twenty-fjur
survivors brought to New York. There
were no Americans on either vesse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

COW. But 1 don't eat them, as they
are too pretty l chew the grass in
between the violets. Do you want me
to pick you nice, sweet-smelling
bunch[?"
IF you please" answered Uncle
Wiggily. Then the COW lady stopped
eating grass, and. by winding her long
tongue around the violets, she picked
a nice bouquet, which she gave to
Uncle Wiggfly, who handed it to John
ME Bushytail
There" said the bunny uncle. lis
a nosegay for the lady mouse teacher.
And, after this. Johnnie, never say a
cow can not do you a favor"
L never WILL said Johnnie, the
squirrel boy and he never did. Then
he thanked Lady Moo Cow and hur-
ried on to school. and the teacher
Thought the violets were just lovely,
and Johnnie got out early.
And. if the canary bird doesn't try
to go swimming with the rubber ball
and tickle the gold fish, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the cake
of soap.-(Copyright 1917. by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany will voluntarily put the eight
hour workday into operation thruou:
its system. beginning on May 1. The
rule is to apply to all whose work ad-
inits of definite hours of duty. Here
Is a case. says the Christian Science
Monitor. in which one of the greatest
Employing concerns in the United
States saves time and trouble by ac-
cepting the inevitable, and making adj
vance arrangements to meet it. How
much better the mood that gives way
before unavoidable industrial changes
than that which now and then prompts
individuals and corporations stubborn
~ to resist innovation or reform to the
limit. One of hese days labor and
capital are going to join hands in gen.
nine friendship, and that happy con-
summation will be brought about thru
mutual concession, understanding,
and fair play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
EXEMPT MARRIED MEN

Washington, April 4.--Complete
plans are being drawn up for exempt
ing certain classes of men from ac-
tive military service in case congress
approves President Wilson's plan of
universal liability to service.
In addition to eXempti-g, on the
first call, married men and men with
others directly dependent upon them.
provision will also be made for ex-
empting skilled workers in many in
dustries. Such workers will be looked
upon as performing military service
If they continue laboring for the in
dustrial welfare of the nation.
Among the workmen so exempted
probably will be skilled farmers The
government realizes that one of the
most pressing problems before the nd
ton is the increase in the output of
foodstuffs so as to continue to supply
the needs of the United States and en-
able the government to send large sup
niles In the entente allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

the stars and stripes as the flag of the
United States. April II, 1886, saw
fought the battle of San Jacinto, bring
ing to an end the attempt of Mexico to
obtain possession of Texas. On April
IA, 1876, the war with Mexico
was begun. On April IL,
1861, was fired at Fort Sum-
ter the shot that inaugurated the Civil
war. 1t was on April 8, 1865, that
General Lee surrendered, bringing to
an end the war between the states.
Abraham Lincoln was shot on April IA,
1865, by ]. Wilkes Booth. The United
States proclaimed war against Spain
on April %, 1898.
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TOO MANY BOSSES.

1t was pointed out by Walker D.
Hines, chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Santa Fe, on his recent
visit to Topeka, that one of the chief
ills that beset the railroads of the
country, is the dual system of con-
troll. The roads have too many bosses
He might have added that great ma
jority of the bosses are not fitted for
the job. They know nothing of rail-
reading.
The public service commission of
Missouri has granted permission to
the railroads of that state to advance
both freight and passenger rates. Its
power to do this has been sustained
by the state supreme court. This ac-
ton probably will open the way to
similar proceedings in other states,
with a possibility of clashes with the
interstate commerce commission.
If public service commissions can
| advance rates they also can lower
them The states are spending large
sums for work which might be better
done by the federal commission.
The railroad, or public utility COM
missions of 46 of the states have 1853
members, and of these 10, or exactly
half, are lawyers. The principal
function of the commissions is to reg
ulate railways, but only ten of their
members ever had any experience as
railway officers or employees.
These facts are brought out by a
study of the personnel of the state
commissions. which is published in
the Railway Age Gazette. at is"
says the Gazette. perfectly evident
that so many lawyers have been chos-
en- not because lawyers by their train
ing and experience are peculiarly
qualified for the regulation of public
utilities. Their selection undoubtedly
is due to the fact that lawyers as a
class are more active in politics than
any other class of business or pro-
fessional men, and that the choice of
the members of state commissions
has been dictated largely by political
considerations. Out of this fact arises
the tendency of SO many state COM
missions to be governed largely by
political considerations in the exercise
of their functions
The study published relates to AZ
commissions in 46 states, New York
having two commissions The only
state having a railroad or public serv-
ice commission concerning the per-
sonnet of which information was not
furnished is Montana. OF the members
! of the commissions who were not pre-
viously lawyers, Is were farmers and
Is public officials; 6 were merchants
civil engineers. bankers, edi-
tors, university professors and the
rest represent almost every depart
ment of professional and business ac-
tivity.
! The members of % of the commits
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but the mate was took sick an Cap
Baker come after me. Write me a line
to Kingston, Jamaica. Cap don't
know when he'll be home, as he's
trampin' it an may go roun' the world
I love you, my girl, and want you to
marry me when I get back. John"
Blind. unreasoning anger possessed
Patience by the time she had finished
the last line; a furious anger against
a dead old woman whose careless for
getfulness had come near to spelling
two lives. Then she looked at the face
on s--e pillow gaunt and hollow-eyed
from fever, and she tried to speak.
For time she struggled with her.
self then said huskily:
John. 1 have Just read your letter.
the one you left with YOU mother"
She held 1t before him. CLOSE your
eyes if you understand
She watched intently as he looked at
her, then his eyes closed, and she
went on:
When you are we'll there will be
time enough to talk this or between
us. What 1 want to know now is, do
you still mean what you tut down
there?' pointing to the letter.
Mean ?" ne whispered family
| I'm not the man to change" his
voice trailed off.
She laughed, a full-throa.ed laugh
that set his nerves to tingling.
That's settled she said, culver
III IleT NOlCe III spite OIL the IduS n
wedding we'll have right here by yonI
bed as soon as I can get the minister
Does that please you?''
Yes, but 1 want something else,
he murmured. His look was full OF
meaning.
The red f1ared into her face. col
all things" she gasped, you dom
mean you want me To-
There was a dancing light in his
eyes as he nodded.
and going in her cheeks, then she
stopped and kissed him on the eyes.
1.-THE only place." she whispered
| when you are well and shaved, why
then" but she left the rest to hi:
ina 1917, by th'
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
DAILY PEACE talk
Germany Has softer Worth
While" Is Latest.
Theory Is That 1t Is Particu.
1arly Attractive to Russia.

London, April A new peace move
by the Central powers. forecasted in
extracts from the semi-Official news
paper Lokal Anzeiger carried in press
dispatches yesterday. has been forced
by Austrias demands, according to
German information received via Hol-
land today.
The declaration was made in these
dispatches that in the Forthcoming
announcement Germany would make
"a worthwhile offer" Presumba bly,,
in the belief of close observers of Ger
man and Austrian conditions, the Teu-
tonic officials now realize they must
make great concessions from the atti-
tude adopted in the previous peace
feeler.
According to the German belief, a
peace offer at this time would appeal
particularly to the new Russia. now
anxious to transfer its activities and
energy from the work of war to the
work of reconstruction.
Plain Proffer of Peace.
There have been frequent and per-
sistent rumors lately that the Teu-
tonic powers were preparing to make
another bid for peace. The nearest
official of these reports came from
Count CZerin, foreign minister of Aus
tro-Hungary, who recently declared
the Central powers desire for peace
was still open to acceptance. Con-
tinental newspapers have continued to
lay stress on the minister s statements
as indicating likelihood of the Central
powers making further concessions in
their peace talk. Vienna newspapers
regarded Germs speech as a plain
proffer of peace.
These rumors come at the same time
that an important conference is be-
ing held at the German headquarters.
Ostensibly- the meeting is to make the
German empress acquainted with the
new empress of Austro-Hungary, but
an unusually noteworthy assembly of
German and Austrian officials is to
be present-including the German and
Austrian emperors, Chancellor Beth
mann-Hollweg, Foreign Minister Ger
in and others.
Emperor Karl Wants Peace.
Conditions in Austria are known to
be grave and a peace move is gaining
ground there. The Austrian emperor
has for some time been reported per-
sonally to favor peace. One story early
in the year declared he had sent a
peace messenger to the vatican. An
other separate peace move was re-
ported to emanate from Vienna after
the success of the Russian revolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
WANTED TO GO EAST
Negro. However. Tagged Westbound
Train ut Valencia Today.

Rock Island train No. So was tagged
at Valencia today by a negro, Morton
Burton, and Sheriff Larimer and his
deputy, Robert Miller, arrested him
and brought him to Topeka. Burton
is insane apparently, and admits that
he escaped from an asylum at Harris
burg. Pa. He is about % years of age
When Burton tagged the train he
thought it was east bound, and his
only excuse was that he wanted to get
on. He stood in the middle of the
track and gave the proper signals. The
train slowed down but the trainmen
discovered it was a negro on the track
and no stop was made.
Burton was cold and hungry when
the sheriff found him and wanted to
go back east" He thought that was
where the westbound train would take
him. He was fed and warmed and
later today officers will try to learn
more about him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
AN AMERICAN DIES
British Steamship Stanley Tor
pedOed without Warning.
Five and Half Score Persons
Missing From Other Ships.

New York. April 4.-The British
steamship Stanley from Newport News.
March Z, with a cargo of grain for
Cherbourg, was sunk by a German
submarine without warning on March
81, and five members of her crew
killed. Fifteen survivors of the ship
reached here today on the steamship
Port Albany.
Two other members of the crew.
one af American, died of exposure in
open boats.
One hundred and ten persons, in
Guiding two women and one baby, are
missing from two British steamships,
the Trevose and the Alnwick Castle,
each torpedoed without warning by
German submarines. There were, no
Americans aboard either vessel.
The British steamship Cannizaro,
Clio tons which left New York for
Hull, March IA, with a general cargo
has been sunk, according to word re-
ceived today by New York agents of
! line. The crew about forty in num-
! Der was landed at Falmouth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
TO SPEND $18,0OO,OOO

Washington. April 3.-The navy de-
partment will Immediately spend the
SIS, 100000 emergency appropriation
for increased navy yard facilities as
follows:
At Portsmouth, y. H, facilities for
the Immediate construction of ten
subma rines.
New York. one slip for the construc-
ton of capital battleship and addi-
tional machine shops, $3.000,000.
, Philadelphia. two clips and shops,
about 100000.
100000.
Puget Sound and Mare Island ship
ways number and amount not
stately
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
To n Youth.
BY ROY K. MOULTON.

To Youth.
oh. high school lad, of bland, insipid
Sinking
And vacant DOME come bend thy callow
ear,
To you it is, tho all thy ways be irking,
We sing this here!
Thy socks and such, we cannot say we
SAVIOR,
Thy fopperies, all youthful and inane;
And every other foolishness you favor
Gives us a pain
Still are we moved to do a little verse on
A theme you bring to mind, indeed you
do
And really now, oh, very youthful person.
We envy you!
For when along the evening streets we see
you
With maiden passing by, we pause to
smile
And rather feel that we would like to be
you
Just for awhile.
All other loves than thine are dull and
stupid,
:. Tho many are your murmurings of Mush,
You have by far the fairest boon of
Cupid
In Spring a Crush.
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was soon revived sufficiently to send
for a lawyer. Some days later he re-
ceived a call from his lawyer who
informed him that he had settled the
case, whereupon he peeled off seven
crisp, new one-hundred dollar bills.
How much did you get?" ques-
toned Tim, feebly.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars" re-
piled the lawyer. complacently.
"Twinty-five hundred dollars an
you give me siven hundred?" scream
ed Tim. Say. who got hit by that
brick, you or me?"
A girl in Philadelphia. who had re-
Gently figured in romantic runaway
match, was, after her return home
telling her dearest friend all about it
The latter interrupted with this
question: when you eloped with
Louis did you leave a note telling your
folks where you had gomez"
why of course said the wife
IF L hadn't. how on earth would
papa have known where to send us
any money!
There is an old negro living in
Memphis who was taken ill several
days ago and called a physician of his
race to prescribe for him. But the old
man did not seem to be getting any
better, and finally a white physician
was called. Soon after arriving, he
felt the negro's pulse for a moment
and then examined his tongue.
Did your other doctor take your
temperature2 he asked his patient
kindly.
Il don't know sah." he answered
feebly. Il hadn't missed anything but
my watch as yit. boss .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

Germany scarcely has a friend left
aside from her allies. After the war
she probably can number these among
her enemies. If she carry her policy
of disregarding treaties and agree
ments of every sort into the peace con-
ference, it means that she will get
what she can and let Austria. Turkey
and Bulgaria shift for themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

The expressed desire of the presi-
dent to avoid that initiation of the
currency which would follow the
Floating of immense war loans is COM
1nendable. The country already is
overburdened with money. The vast
increase in the volume of the medium
of exchange. due to the war. is largely
responsible for the high prices of nee
essaries. A further increase would
add greatly to the burden of the wage
earners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
40 PLEAD GUILTY
Indiana Republicans Confess to Vote
Conspiracy.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 4-Forty
Republicans of Evansville, Ind, today
pleaded guilty to the charge of con-
spring to defraud the government in
the 1916 election before Federal Judge
Anderson.
Frank c. Daley, United States spe-
cial assistant district attorney, in
charge of the election fraud probe, in
dramatic address to the court, told
of the evidence which the government
had collected against the men in pur-
chasing of votes and misuse of money
in other ways, closing with a plea Of
leniencY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

Certain women in the east, thru
the means of paid advertisements in
the newspapers, are trying to tell us
of the west what we want. Eastern
women tried the same thing last fall
and failed miserably as far as results
go Western people know their own
minds on the subject of our relations
with Germany. and will not hesitate to
Express them without urging, if occa-
sion arise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

April is a notable month in Ameri-
can history. 1t was on April 10, 1875.
that the first conflict of the Revolu-
ton took place at Lexington. 1t was
on April IL, 17Ss, that congress pro-
Claimed the end of the war with Great
Hritain. Washington became first
uresident of the republic on April 80.
f7S9. On the same date. but in 1909,
the treaty with France was ratified
for the Louisiana purchase. on April
4. 1918, an act Of congress adopted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
Moving Men.

Moving men have large hands re-
plete with hairs and very menacing
manners. If you see a gang of dis
orderly desperadoes approaching your
neighbours house do not suppose that
It is group of escaped felons. Your
neighbors are going to move. In their
boyhood and youth moving men were
vandals and defaced public buildings
After serving several Jail terms they
took up the moving trade where they
could smash and ruin undisturbed by
the police If you plan to move this
spring it is we'll to stay at home and
keep stern eye on the movers. When
they are haSty or careless reproVe
them. Say to one of them, My good
mani" and he will respect you. 1t is
customary for moving men to refresh
themselves immediately between trips
so that they will be prepared to let
the piano crash down the front steps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
WAR BALLOON ADRlFT
With -Four German Officers 1t Lands
i'm Swcden-SoIdicrs Are informed.

London, April A large German
balloon has landed near Gimbrisha nm,
a Swedish town on the Baltic. having
been driven by contrary winds out of
its course to the eastern front, ac-
cording to a Stockholm dispatch to
the Exchange Telegram company
Four German officers who were pas
sengers on the balloon, have been in
termed at Stockholm. A quantity of
maps and photographic apparatus
which they carried was confiscated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

Not since Abraham Lincoln struck
the shackles from 100000 slaves has
anything happened that measures up
to the liberation of Russian exiles in
Siberia. No longer will the word ST.
IBERIA cause a shudder to. pass over
civilized men and women. One more
item can be placed to the credit side
of the war account
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DINNER STORIES

Timothy O'Brien. while passing
down Main street one morning, was
hit on the head by a brick which fell
from a building in process of con-
struction. He was taken to the hos
pital in an unconscious condition but
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Is 1t is badly battered and wrecked
territory which the French and Brit
ish armies are wrestling from Ger
many. but the Teutons must be driven
out at any cost.
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For Cowboy Rough Riders.

Corpus Christi, April South
Texas cowpunchers. under the lead
ership of County Judge Timon. today
took steps toward organizing a cavalry
regiment of rough riders if President
Wilson calls for volunteers.
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Strike Was "a E'izzle.

Bloomington, Ill, April 4.-Because
places OF. strikers were quickly filled,
A. B. Larson, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance EN-
pIoyes, today called off the strike
called a week ago, by Chicago & Alton
EMPLOYEES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

The United States congress has
nothing on the Mexican congress in
the regard of its woman member
Senorita Herlinda Galindo of Mexico
City, holds seat in the latter body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

Argentina has placed an embargo
on the expectations of wheat and
wheat flour. We shall hear no more
of competition from that source for
a while. This will be good news for
the bulls.
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& The central powers are anxious to
talk it over. Failing to obtain cessa-
ton of hostilities for the purpose they
now propose to hold conference
While the fighting is allowed to con-
tfirue
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Movies to sir Patriotism.

Boston. April Military and ma
val motion pictures will be thrown on
a screen at a patriotic mass meeting
on Boston commons tonight. There
will be five minute speeches by Gov
ernor Mccall, Mayor Curley and 9TH
ars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

Many of those Americans who par
ticipated in the march to Pekin are
stiIl young enough to take part in the
march to Berlin.