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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
The House judiciary Commit
tee Wants 1t Repealed.
Drastic Changes in the Measure
Are Almost Certain.
LITTLE PROTECTION TO PUBLIC
Many Buy Stocks, Thinking
State Guarantees Them.
ShOestring Concerns Continue
to Fleece the suckers"

The Kansas blue sky law is hanging
by the eyebrows. 1t is probable that
the house judiciary committee will
this week recommend to the legisla-
ture most drastic action concerning
the law Members of the committee
admitted today that they considered
committee bill for the repeal of the
entire law
Under the present law, it is ASSERT
ed. the state has indirectly, at least.
placed its official approval on securi-
ties offered for sale Hundreds of in
vestors are alleged to have specialized
IN questionable stocks under the
theory that the state was behind the
investment and guaranteed its safety
Cleverly worded advertising is claimed
to have caused the loss of thousands
or dollars to Kansans as a result OF
the operation of stock selling concerns
under the state law.
Prepare Repeal Bill.
TT is quite probable that the house
judiciary committee will this week i'm
troduce committee bill for the repeal
of the blue sky law" said Ben F. En-
dres, of Leavenworth county, a menu
Der of the committee. "If this bill
does not provide for repeal of the law
outright, it will at least direct most
drastic changes in the present act
really believe fight will be made for
the repeal of the law and would not
i be surprised to see it pass. The truth
of the matter is, the blue sky law
hasn't much following among menu
bers of the judiciary committee"
| Then Endres related instances
where stock selling concerns had se-
cured investments from persons thru
cleverly worded advertising.
Many men and women who could
not afford to lose a dollar have invest
! ed every cent they possessed when
/ they read the alluring ADVERTISE
ments." said Endres. They have been
| induced to believe that the company
! is approved by the state and that the
state of Kansas endorses and approves
its securities, making loss an impos-
sibility.
An Old Pet Reform.
THAT isn't all. Under the law as
much as 20 per cent may be spent by
stock selling concerns for promotion.
which means expense for stock selling
campaigns. There is no reason why
| this situation should exist and express
sions which l have heard in the COM
mittee rooms indicate that the COM
mittee will urge drastic action
The blue sky law was one of the
pet reforms of the Stubbs-Dolley
regime. The law was enacted to drive
1 worthless stocks from the state and to
protect the innocent investor. But the
legislature may take another whirl at
the reform and wipe the enactment
f, from the statute books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
LET H. CT ALONE
House Sits Down on Administra-
ton Investigation Program.
The Members Do Not Have Time
for Such Matters.

House members today sat down on
the administration program for leg
islative investigation of the high cost
of living. Following a lively tilt on
the floor. the house voted down the
resolution by Harvey, of Clark county,
providing for an investigation of the
cost of foodstuffs by joint commit
tee from the house and senate.
The Harvey resolution went to the
house hopper this week as an admin
istration measure. 1t carried the en-
dorsement of Governor Capper and
had been recommended in his message
10 the legislature The lower house,
however, declared that it did not have
the time nor inclination to look after
matters other than legislation and re-
fused to probe living costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
PUT TAX ON COAL
TO COMPENSATE
INJURED MINERS
SeEate Measure May Hike the
Price of Fuel Higher.
Tax Every Ton Mined to Pro-
vide for Accidents.
BILL INTRODUCED BY MONTEE
Put New Wrinkle in WOrkmen'S
Compensation Law.
SchOch Introduces Bill to Tax
Garage Mechanics.

compensation bill that will make
the coal dug by miners the basis of
compensation paid to injured miners
and make the ultimate consumer of
the coal pay the bill was introduced
in the senate today by Senator Mon
tee of Crawford.
Many of the coal mines in Kansas
are already operating under the work
mems compensation law but insurance
companies carry the business and pay
the claims arising. Under the Montee
bill every ton of coal taken from
mine would carry a tax and the tax
would take care of the operations of
the compensation law. The highest
tax in mines where there were fewest
safeguards, would be cents a ton
There is a sliding scale provided in
the bill under which, if a mine is well
equipped with safeguards, the tax per
ton would be extremely low
The measure has been discussed at
length by officials of the state depart
ment of labor and industry. Mine
operators, also, have known the bill
was coming. The probabilities are
that it will be the subject of consider
able debate in the house and senate
committees and on the floors of the
two branches.
Tax Garage Mechanics.
men anu POo-
ing as mechanics have had their day
for a long time. This is the day of the
automobile owner or will be. if the
legislature passes a bill introduced in
the senate by Schoch of Shawnee.
The bill provides for the examina-
ton of all alleged mechanics employed
in garages 1t provides for the APP
pointment of a commissioner or exam
liner by the secretary of state-Some
one who is a real mechanic. The COM
missioner will draw a salary and will
be required to put up bond of $4,000.
Then it will be his duty to travel over
the state. taking the more populous
counties first, and give rigid eXamina-
tions to the mechanics in garages. If
the mechanic passes the examination
he will receive a state certificate and
pay So annually ever afterwards. If
he fails to pass he will be required to
hunt a job in some blacksmith shop
or dairy or anywhere so long as it is
not n garage.
The two-dollar fees will be turned
over to the state treasurer and the bill
Continued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
BURY R. R. HERO
section Hand Given Respectable Flu
neral by NJ. X. & T.

st. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE act of Rich
ard Moore, a section hand, in prevent
ing at the cost of his life a wreck of
a passenger train at lola. Kan, last
week Will not go unnoticed by his en-
ployers. the Missouri Kansas & Texas
railway, officials of which today de-
cared that all the expenses of his bur
ial. together with the erection of a
stone bearing the story of his heroisrn.
would be borne by the railroad
Moore had left track material in the
path of a train and seeing the an
preaching train removed it Tho he
cleared the track he was unable to
escape himself. The railroad has re-
fused county assistance and the prof
fered aid of passengers on the train.
who volunteered to bury the man who
saved them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
Hopes to Become World Sea Power
and Has Designs ON Canada!

Rome, Jan. I'm a strongly word
ed editorial, the Message attacks
what it calls American militarism
The paper says:
President Wilson breaches pacifi-
ciSm, but under his administration the
greatest military program, surprising
that of Germany, has been passed.
America is preparing to become the
second naval power in the world, in
deed the first, if another battle like
that of Jutland reduces the Anglo
German naval forces. American i'm
perialism after Cuba, the Philippines
the Sandwich islands and Panama is
now looking on Canada on the north
and Mexico to the south"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
WILL FIGHT THE DEVIL
Rob FJtzsjmmons Will Go Into Evan
gcIism as Prohibition Preacher.

New York, Jan. 17.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons, former heavyweight champion
of the world. is about to join the ranks
of the evange1ists and lend a hand in
the fight on BOOZE" according to his
secretary, DR.. Charles Hendricks, OF
Dunellen, N J.
Fitzsimmons believes his life has
been a bad example for the youth of
the country and wants to teach young
men how to become athletes and still
lead clean lives.
The former pugilist is at present in
vaudeville in California. but is ex-
pected here within a few weeks, when
he will open a campaign, probably I'M
der the auspices of The Salvation
Arm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
HOPE FOR AvIATORS
Cowboys Give Clue Indicating They
Landed in Sonora, Mexico.

Calexico, Cal, Jan. 17.-Reports
from Yuma that American search
parties were in touch Monday night
with cowboys who thought the missing
army aviators, Lieut.. Col. III. G. Bishop
and Lieut.. w. A. Robertson, Jr., had
landed within ten miles of them in
Sonora, Mexico, revived hopes here
today that the lost men would be
found before exposure on the desert
and lack of food had made rescue too
late.
week ago today the aviators were
last seen flying low over the waste
land on the east side of the Colorado
river, evidently having lost their bear
ings in their attempted flight from San
Diego here. Three army air pilots
who flew here yesterday from the
army aviation camp at San Diego to
prosecute the search for them were
prepared to ascend at dawn today ana
cross the Colorado.
Search Begins Today.
Calexico. Cal. Jan. 17.-With orders
to continue the search until their gaso-
line supply was exhausted, three
United States army aviators assembled
here at 81 80 a. m. today and the actual
hunt for Lieutenant Colonel Bishop
and Lieut. w. A. Robertson, Jr, miss
ing army airmen, began.
This is said to be the first aerial
man hunt in history. -
A new aviation supply base has been
established at McKinnon's ranch,
thirty miles southeast of here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
A DUEL MUST FOLLOW
Duma President Refuses Handshake
of High Russian Official.

Petrograd, Jan. IA dramatic
clash between NJ. Protopopoff. min
lister of the interior and NJ. Rodzianko,
president of the duma, is described
by the Novoe Vremya.
According to this story NJ Proto-
popoff approached NJ. Rodzianko dur
ing the New Years reception at the
Tsarkoe Selo and offered his hand in
conciliatory way. The head of the
duma turned away with a curt new
err The friends of the minister of
the interior say that a duel is newt
able
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
HIGH HONOR TO DEWEY
Body of Admiral May Lie in Rotunda
of Capitol.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE highest
honors the nation can pay the mem
DRY of a dead official may be con-
ferred upon George Dewey, the admir-
al of all Columbia's fleets. and rank
ing naval officer of the world
President Wilson and Secretary of
the Navy Daniels this afternoon con-
ferred with members of coneress over
the suggestion that Dewey's ho5y lie
in state in the great rotunda at the
capitol, a rare honor. such as was
accorded Mckinley and few others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17

New York. Jan. 1.-THE greatest
German commerce raid of the war
was revealed today thru press dis
patches from Euenos Aires. and an
official statement from the British
admiralty
Eight British and two French mer-
chantmen We're announced by the adj
miralty as having been sunk by a Ger
man raider.
Two others have been captured and
they are now probably still proving
the seas in search of further prey.
The dispatches tlom Buenos Aires
indicated that tie list of vessels which
have been sunk or captured reaches
at least twenty-three.
Survivors from some of the vessels
destroyed have been landed by q Jap
anese steamer DIT Pernambuco, Bra
I'll. 1t is certain that when their
stories are known, one of the most
thrilling Seafaring exploits of the war
evil be disclosed.
The Yarrowdale probably is the
ship referred to in the cable from
Buenos Aires as having been reported
sunk with d loss of 400, according to
information from the steamer Hell
herby.
Buenos Aires. Jan. IA German
raider, DelleNed TO be the steamer.
Viuita. has sunk nineteen merchant
steamers and two French schooners
in the South Atlantic, accordinl to
dispatches received here today from
Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro. e
failing the landing of survivors I'll
Pernambuco-
One additional message from RIO
declared that the raider had sunk still
another British liner-without warn
ing-causing the loss of four hundred
persons.
The Brazilian minister of marine
has made formal request for a report
from Pernambuco. but as yet has rot
received a reply.
237 Survivors Reach Pernambuco.
First news of the raider came in
dispatches from Perna mbuco detailins
the landing there by the Japanese
steamer Hudson Maru of sailors from
five steamers sunk by the Teutonic
commerce destroyer thirty miles off
Pernambuco. The ships which fell
victim were said to have included the
British steamers Dramatist and Rad
norshire, the latter bound from Bahia
20 Havre and London and other
French and other allied merchantmen.
A subsequent message reported the
sinking of English and French mer-
Continued Page Two3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
FIRST SOLDIER LESSON
Military Training Begins in the Chi
cago Public Schools Today

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 1.-THE first
lesson in military training will be
given in Chicago's public schools to-
day. High school principals met to-
day with Superintendent of Schools
John ID. Shoop and Capt Edgar Il.
Steever. who has been assigned to this
district by the war department.
Captain Stever told the principals
that Chicago would have one of the
finest systems of military training in
the country and declared that he was
eager to start work at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
FREE GREEK REBELS
Crown Council Eastens to Comply
With Allies Demands.

London, Jan 1T-An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says that the Greek govern
ment has accepted the entente's
ultimatum without reservation. The
decision was reached by the crown
council on Tuesday afternoon accord
ing to the dispatch and was immedi-
ately communicated to the entente
ministers. The release of the Venizel-
lists who were arrested following the
outbreak in Athens, December 1, is
expected hourly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
REDUCE CAR SHORTAGE
Cut From 114,9OS Cars on January 1
to $500 by Concerted Effort

Washington, Jan. 17.-Thru con-
certed action by the interstate COM
merce commission, the railroads and
shippers, the nationwide freight car
shortage, growing increasingly serious
up to the first of the year, has now
been reduced almost SO per cent, the
American Railway association report
ed today.
A shortage of 114,eOs cars on Ne
vember l, has now been reduced to
59,S92 cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
CrucibIc steel Names Director.

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. lit became
known today that directors of the Cru
chile steel company of America at
meeting held yesterday elected Her
bert Dupuy, chairman of the board to
succeed the late c.. c. Ramsay, late
president The board also declared
an extra dividend of per cent on ae-
count of accrued dividends which
leaves 16 u per cent still in arrears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
SHOOT OKLA. DEPUTIES
Corner Bank Robber Suspccts-Thcy
Fire and Escape.

Harrah, Okla. Jan 17.-Joe Layton
and Frank Carter. deputies. were shot
today while attempting to take sus-
poets of the Harrah bank robbery who
had been cornered in a house south
east of here. just over the border in
Pottawatomie county. The men es-
capped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
MOTHER AND q DEAD
Coroner Believes QuintupIe Tragedy
Result of Insanity

San Francisco. Jan. 1T.-Insanity
was held responsible by the coroner
today for a quintuple tragedy which
was revealed here at midnight when
Mrs. Sankei Kikuchi wife OF a Japan
csc newspaper man and her four lit
tie children were found dead in bed.
The mother had turned on the gas and
asphyxiated herself and little ones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
ARM AGAINST |. w. w.
Town Deputies 100 Men to Thwart
Hobo Invasion.

Park Falls, Wis. Jan 1T.-One
hundred armed special police were
sworn in here yesterday by Mayor
Ambrose Haley as a result of an in
vasion OF Industrial Workers of the
World, following the arrest of Jack
Beaton, an organizer, banished from
Virginia, Mon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17
GETS TITLE TO ISLES
Danish West Indies Pass to Z. S. Own
ership Today.

Washington, IAN LITTLE to the
Danish West Indies. latest territorial
acquisition of the United States, for
mally passed from Denmark today,
when Secretary of State Lansing and
Danish Minister Brun exchanged the
notifications of their respective gov
ernments. completing the transfer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17

possibly the state has forgotten,
but the people arc still victims of
low gas pressure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-17

WEATHER F .DRECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair and warmer to-
night and Thursday.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
MOTTO e

Notice Il hereby given by the board
% education OF Carbon County School
district Of the state Of Utah that said
board will az ita office at the county
court house In Price. Carbon county.
Utah. on the 18th day OF June. 1917.
az the hour Of 2 o'clock y. m. receive
sealed bids for the sale OF bonds OF
said district In tho sum OF forty thou
sand Gao. o00.oo) dollars. In denom-
nations OF one thousand $4,000. O0l
dollars each. bearing interest at the
rate OF not 60 exceed five 90 per
ccntum per annum, interest payable
semi-annually. In accordance with In
terest coupons which shall be attach
ed Co said bonds. bonds payable
twenty years after the date OF their
issuance, with the option OF redeem
ing aid bonds or any portion thereof
AZ any time after the expiration Of
five years from the date OF their la
suance. No contingent bid will be re-
ceivcd. and every bid shall ~ accom-
panied by a certified check OF five
90 per cent as forfeit. payable 20
the order OF the board OF education OF
Carbon County School district OF the
state Of Utah. The board may reject
any OF all bids. ny ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION or CAR
, Ron COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
or THE STATE or UTAH. by
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
! +++++++++++++++.
ALI UNPATENTED CLAIMS ARE
SUBJECT To FULL TAXATION

Taxation Of mining claims has COM
monty been assumed not 10 be per-
MISSILE until the title had passed
from the United States 10 an indivl-
dual. says the Mining and Scientific
Press. This opinion is 80 widespread.
and the failure 90 assess unpatented
claims for purposes OF taxation has
been 10 nearly universal. as 20 give
the sanction Of custom 10 such ex-
emption.
Nevertheless, the laws OF Califor-
MIA and OF some other Western States
have taken account OF the possibility
OF deriving revenue from this source.
and the possessory right OF the To-
Gator II made amenable 90 a tax de-
mand. Cases nave been decided by
the supreme courts OF the United
States and also of the state Of Cali
fornia holding that the possessory in
terest In public mineral lands ac-
quired by location II subject 90 taxa
ton by the state and It's municipal
subdivisions as real property.
only this possessory interest can
be sold under a tax sale. and the pur-
chaser must perform the annual la
bor, otherwise the ground Is again
open for location. The same ruling
applies 60 quarries and 10 timber be-
longing 10 individuals or corporation
ON the lands OF the United States.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
BIG SALE OF LANDS
some THREE Hundred thousand Acrcs
Co Highest Bidder.

Three hundred thousand acres Of
land in the Uintah Basin viii be sold
at public auction. June 18th. at Provo
under an act OF congress introduced
by Senator Reed Smoot The lands
are some of the Indian lands Of that
district and are regarded as excellent
property. They consist Of both graz
ing and agricultural lands. with good
irrigation rights accompanying
The price OF the land viii be a
minimum OF fifty cents an acre. The
sale is an auction aud the maximum
price may range much higher. The
land win be sold by a special agent,
who has not been selected.
The exact time OF day Of the sale
and the exact place OF the sale have
not yet been decided upon. For any
other information, persons should
communicate with Peter Hansen Uni
ted States registrar OF lands at Yer
nal.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
BOwEL CoMPLAINTs IN INDIA.

In lecture at one u the Dies
Moines, Ia, churches a missionary
from India told OF going into the in
terror OF India, where he was taken
sick. that he had a bottle OF Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with him and believed that
II saved his life. This remedy Is used
successfully In India, both as a pre-
ventive and cure for cholera. You
may know from this that Il can be de-
pended upon for the milder forms OF
bowel complaint that occur In this
country. obtainable everywhere
Advt.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
Personal and Otherwise.

George Smith. half brother 90
Druggist coe. h assisting In the store,
Mrs oscar Beebe left last Saturday
Tor short visit with her son. War
rem. az the Temple Mountain mining
camp.
The members of the bay View
Reading club were entertained az the
home OF Mrs Ernest Halverson last
Wednesday afternoon,
John r. Ward, the Cleveland hot
house man. with Mrs Ward. was q
visitor In Castle Dale the first 81 the
week. ward IL thinking Of going In
20 business on n larger scale and may
decide 60 move 20 Castle Dale.
Mrs Orange Olsen ana babe re-
turned "Wednesday from three
weeks visit with her mother and sis
ter In salt Lake city.
the second reunion Of the oviatl
family viii be held on the goth and
slst OF June at the A. -. oviatt grove
In Cleveland. All relatives Of the
oviatt family are invited 20 attend.
MIR. and Mrs. A. W. sherman OF
Huntington were in Castle Dale on
business laht Wednesday. but. findinf
the court house offices closed Tor th'
holiday. Il was necessary 60 return
the following day 20 transact thell
business.
Chris johnson OF Huntington was q
business visitor Ia the county capita
last Monday.
\. u. KELLEY was appointed towI
clerk az special meeting OF I'M
board last Thursday night lie take
the place Of $, 7. Snow, Jr.
The old separator used boy the Cas-
lie Dale steam thresher company vii
be transformed into a bean threshe
to do valiant service In the local beaI
harvest this fall II plans OF Bert Ryan
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson and ohildrei
OF Colorado have been visiting 10
some time at the whimpey home a
Cleveland,
Thomas u. Richards and family
Miss Della Alger and Hyrum otter
strom and family OF Cleveland visite'
relatives In sunnyside the forepart o
the week,
r. r. Davis and Edward Larson, 10
gether with their families, motorel
over 20 FerTon from Cleveland 10
Decoration Day,
The relief society at Cleveland ha
secured a piece OF land and planted
garden-+mostly corn and beans.
Mrs. Belle Alfred OF Cleveland ha
been quite sick during the past wee
with blood poisoning.
There are still a good many case
OF measles In Cleveland, and all pub
lie gatherings have been temperate
discontinued.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08

The quality and flavor oi mes
fish can be injured by oycrcooA'A'
Improper cooking. II fats M
lowed 10 burn even a little wv n
velop unpleasant flayors' -
happens In making gravies anu #, ~ n.
or in frying foods. the food WIZ
ally not be eaten. Burned 80,
also disagreeable and so are '
vegetables.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08
WORTH KNOWING.

Many persons are unaware that the
green and tender tops OF many veget.
ables' such as radishes, turnips, cell
cry and beets, contain valuable min
eral and other food substances. and
are excellent cooked as greens or even
as additional salads.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-08

Sun AdIets bring results