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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09

body. Mrs. Knapp suffered a crushed
arm. The two children, Ruth and
Helen, were seriously bruised. Knapp
is chief clerk in the labor bureau.
A. V. Schiller, statistician in the la
Dor bureau, received a broken collar
bone. Miss Mildred R. Baird, stenog-
rapher for Mcbride, suffered a broken
arm.
Hit by Unknown Car.
Mcbride and his party were return
ing from Elmont where they visited
the scene of the tornado's ruin. The
machine which pushed them into the
ditch was also coming south. Those
who claim to have seen the accident
and those who arrived on the scene
mmediately afterwards said both cars
were going at a considerable speed.
Mcbride, they said, appeared to pull
out of the road to let the other ma
chine, filled with joy riders get past
The car of joyriders which was ca
reening dangerously made a lunge and
narrowly missed the Mcbride machine
which was further thrown out of the
road by the threatening contact.
The ditch at the roadside is filed
with soft gravel. When the Mcbride
machine hit the ditch it turned COM
pletely over and landed with its nose
the labor commissioners car were all
violently thrown to the ground as their
machine hurtled into the air.
Members of the Mcbride party de-
clared today that they didn't know
who was driving the other machine.
The driver, after crowding the Topeka
party off the road and injuring them
put on more power and was soon lost
from sight under cover of darkness.
Schiller and Miss Baird were taken
to st. Francis hospital Mrs. Knapp
was taken to Christ's. Mcbride is re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09

A pamphlet recently written and distrib-
uted in Germany, contends that Germans.
and especially Won Hindenburg, have full
right to the privileges of the superman-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
TO REPAIR CAPITOL
Bids for Work on the East Wing
Asked for Today.

Sealed bids for furnishing labor and
material for repairing the east wing
of the state house. for flood lighting
the dome, for installation of an indi-
rect lighting system in the senate
chamber and connecting rooms and
halls and for a new carpet for the
senate chamber have been called for
by the state executive council. The
bids will close at 0 o'clock, the morn
ing of June %. All must be made
under the plans and specifications of
Charles II. Chandler. state architect.
The plans and specifications may be
had at the office of the state archi-
tect or at the office of the secretary of
state after June IA. Each proposal
must be accompanied by a certified
check for per cent of the amount
bid. This will be forfeited to the
state in case it belongs to the sue
cessful bidder and he fails to close
his contract in ten days after his bid
is accepted.
In calling for the bids the execu-
tive council has called attention to the
eight hour law. No violations will he
tolerated. The sealed bids should be
sent to j. T. Botk.n, secretary of state.
and marked proposals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
WILD YARNS AFLOAT
Secretary Daniels Assures Public War
News Will Not Be Suppressed.

Washington. June 9.-Stirred by re-
peated rumors of battle and disaster
involving the American fleet, Secre-
tary of Navy Daniels today issued a
statement, declaring the navy policy is
one of absolute openness" and that
in case of disaster no attempt will be
made to withhold or minimize it.
Among the Outrageous falsities {"
reaching Daniels's attention, are va
rious reports that sixty English and
American ships have been sunk or
disabled; that Atlantic coast hospitals
were filled with wounded men and
that after the reported battle the sea
was thick with floating dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
North Side News
TO WORK SUNDAY
North TOpekans Will Help
Storm Victims Tomorrow.
Civic Club and X. p. Lodge
Volunteer Services.

North Topeka citizens and organi-
cations are taking effective measures
to assist the farmers in the cyclone
area in clearing away the wrecks of
their homes and property. The
North Topeka Civic club thru Frank
Simms, president, has hired ten labor
ers to begin work Monday morning
and work for several days next week
The members of the club have made
arrangements for as many as can to
leave Monday morning-in automo-
biles, for the devastated district, where
they will put in the day helping the
farmers Monday evening the club
will discuss the ways and means Tor
a more extended rescue work. A 1und
will probably be raised, with which to
hire a large corps of men.
The Civic club will meet Monday
evening at 8 o'clock at Grant school
All members are urged to be present
and unite in the action of the organ
ization for the relief of the farmers
west of town. Those who have Wis
tied the scene of destruction are
strongly in support of the movement
for they only can realize the immense
amount of labor necessary before the
debris can be cleared away, and the
crops put in a condition for harvest
ing.
X. p. Lodge to Help.
Amity lodge No. 231, K. P, is join
ing inthe rescue work. The members
will meet Sunday morning in front OF
the Sheetz grocery, S28 North Kan
sas avenue, and at o'clock will leave
for the storm center. All K. P.'s in
the city are invited to come, and those
owning cars are asked to bring them.
Each worker is asked to bring his own
lunch, wear his old clothes, and bring
along whatever tools he considers use
full, as axes. saws or hammers. Every
member of the lodge is urged to vol
unteer. The start will be made at Z
sharp.
The intermediate Chorus of the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church will
furnish music for the evening services
this summer, beginning Sunday, June
10. The Intermediates have their
own orchestra which accompanies the
singing. The members of the orches-
ira are Eva May and Thelma John
son, violinists; Ruby May, piano. and
Ethel May, cornet. Ralph Gabriel of
the intermediate department is the
leader of the chorus. 1t will sing
Tuesday evening at services to be held
in the old Congregational church.
At the Second Presbyterian church,
Rev. j. P. Hicks, pastor. the Sunday
services will be given over to the chill
dren and young people of the church.
After the Sunday school service in the
morning the members will give an in
teresting program. At the evening
service the newsboys and paper car
riers of the city have been invited to
attend the church services in a body.
They will meet at the State Journal
building at 1880 and cars will take
them 20 the church. Governor Cap
per will deliver the address of the
evening.
Personal Notes.
Fred Winters from Marshall. Okla
is in North Topeka visiting at the
home of w. NJ. Heber, 929 North
Quincy.
A. NJ. Petro. The Druggist.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Russell of Meri-
den, are in the city today visiting
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09

cause of my occupation. 1 am a foun-
dry worker and one of the few in the
United States who can do my kind of
work. We will be badly needed at our
places when the real war begins and
l, too. believe 1 should claim eXemp-
ton from service
The registrars held that he was too
late and that even if he had been on
time it would not have been up to
them to determine whether or not that
constituted a legal exemption from
q rnnX service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
Giving People What
They Want

The storekeeper who is
building business ust
first of all be sure that his
merchandise is the kind
people want.
1t must be good merchan-
disc.
But the best merchandise
in the world is a dead load
on the shelf unless people
know about it.
When good merchandise
is advertised in the newspa-
pers, dealers feel certain
demand will follow.
1t puts their stores in
line with public opinion
when they show the mer-
chandise in their windows
and reap the benefit of the
manufacturers newspaper
advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
FORGOT HIS EXEMPTION
Topekan Wanted to Say He Was
Foundry Worker.

After one man had registered last
Tuesday in the fifth precinct of the
Fourth ward he discovered he had
overlooked something and returned.
II got to talking with the bows" he
told the registrars, land they told me
L should haved claimed exemption be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
7 IN AUTO WRECK
Paul j. Mcbride and Six Com
paniOns Injured.
Mac hine Turned Over Near Ro-
chester School House.


Paul j. Mcbride, state labor commits
siOner. shoulder sprained arm and face
lacerated.
A A. Knapp. chief clerk in the state
labor bureau, bruised about the body.
Mrs. A. A. Knapp, arm crushed.
A. v. Schiller, statistician in the
state labor bureau, collar bone broken.
Miss Mildred X. Baird, stenographer
in the state labor bureau, arm broken.
Helen and Ruth Knapp, two children
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Knapp, bruised
slightly.
Seven Topekans were injured all
seriously but it is believed not danger
ously, Friday night at o'clock when
the motor car in which they were
riding turned completely over and
landed on its wheels again after it
had been crowded into a ditch by an
unknown car on the Rochester road,
south of the Rochester school house.
The motor car which was turned
over was owned and driven by Paul ].
Mcbride, state labor commissioner.
The commissioner suffered a sprained
shoulder and was lacerated about the
arms and face
A. A Knapp, his wife and two chill =
dren were also in the car. Knapp was
cut and bruised about the face and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-09
Open Cadets Summer Camp.

West Point, N. Y, June 9.-The
cadets summer encampment was es-
tablished Friday with 403 men under
canvas comprising the present third
and fourth classes. The present sec
ond class, numbering 1874 members.
will graduate into army service Aug
ust 80. new class of 166 ''plebes'
will report next Thursday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
LENINE FoRESEES THE END

Apparently the SO called, Bolshevih government is
about to collapse Lenine seeing the certainty OF his
fall is already preparing to his hide get to some
safe place before the storm breaks and he is lost in it.
He with Trotsky played deep game for the kaiser and
after doing all they could for their master turned
down by him for not having done enough Their efforts
were all right as far as they went but they did not go
the extent Of turning Russia bound and gagged to
Prussia and the kaiser refused to rafy the peace they
had worked hard to bring about because that peace
was not made strictly after the German pattern Lenne
and Trotsy made the mistake Of believing the kaiser
meant what he said about peace without annexation or
indemnity and worked to that end. When they had
worked the ignorant Russian peasant up to accepting this
plan they found that what the kaiser really meant was
no annexation for any party to the except Germany
and indemnity unless was paid to the kaiser as
reward for bringing upon the world. The result is
that their plans having mscarred they have failed to
please their MASTER and top of it have lost favor with
the people they had for some months so fully hood
wnked Trotsky has concluded to stay, he says but
once the real trouble starts the chances he will join
Lenine and both will be found seeking asylum in Ger
many The Perograd garrison has taken the stand that
the minority shall submit to the majority in matters per-
tanning the action of the troops Another thing show
ing the end of the Boshevk regime is at hand is that
the committee of the peoples commssary appointed to
deal with the soldiers and handle local affairs of the
BoshevM preparing proclamation surrenderng all
their power to the constituent assembly. This means
they chaos is coming if they undertake to hang on
and going to get out while the getting out is
fairly good
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

Fifteen hundred killed, 1000 seriously injured 10000
homeless and property loss amounting to $50000000
the estimate Monday of destruction and damage caused
by the explosion of the munition ship Mont Blanc,
December g. which wrecked and burned two and half
square miles in the north end of Halifax This is the
statement sent out from the wrecked city Monday 1T
lis perhaps approximately correct except to detail
and that is the cause While the deaths and damage
the disaster the criminal careessness of someone
who permitted tanks Of gasoline benzine to be carried
on the deck Of ship loaded with explosives. 1t was
evidently official with strong pull for attempt
has been made either to discover the guilty person or
bring him on the carpet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

tin lance and seed that couldn't prance because
its legs oak and there soldiers made of zinc
leutenants blue and colonies pink and other warike
folk. There was no sign of peace on earth, OH not
bogus nickels worth upon that Christmas tree; my
grandsire drew aeropane and said gift more safe
and he surely neer did see And cen the candy
stuff wrought in shape of cannOnball and shot
and bomb and hand grenade; and as ply my creaking
pen wonder if good will to must permanently fade
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
A WORD OF APPRECIATION
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To the Editors of Oregon:
Portland December 25-Never have
| witnessed anything like the publici-
ty that has been given by the news
papers of Oregon to the Red Cross
membership campaign. They have been
generous of their space. They have
taken keen interest in all local
phases of the campaign and in addi-
tion have featured the purposes of
the Red Cross and have set forth its
achievements
AT state headquarters we have a
vast mass oof clippin9s-box full of
them-all from Oregon newspapers
1t has been a physical impossibility
to go over all of them as yet. Also it
has been impossible to make that in
dividual acknowledgement which each
editor deserves for the special coop
eration he gave. Some of these indi-
vidual acknowledgements have been
made and before the end of the year
we hope to get all the clippings filed
and classified so that at least a word
of appreciation may be sent to each
newspaper
The people of Oregon are intensely
patriotic. The press of Oregon, by its
editorials and news matter, has help
ed this patriotism express itself prac-
tically. Every undertaking sanctioned
by national authorities has been sup
ported by the Oregon press. This pub
licity has encouraged thousands of
campaign workers in the liberty loan,
Red Cross, Y. M. c. A. and other
drives and has helped educate public
opinion to the point where subscrip,
tions are Offered in fine spirit of CO.
operation.
To the press is due much OF the cred
it of the matchless record Oregon has
made in contributing men, money and
materials to our country for the prose-
cution of our great war.
C. c. CHAPMAN
Oregon Campaign Chairman.
HENRY E. REED.
Oregon Campaign Manager.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
LODGE ELECTIONS.

Valley Lodge I. o. 0. F. has elected
the following Officers for the coming
term: Edwin Baughman, noble grand;
G. E. Henkle, vice grand; D. D. Good,
secretary; G. W. Irvine, treasurer. Re-
zel1ah offieers-elect are: Mabel Stevens,
noble grand; Mrs. Fred Howard, vice
grand; Clara Graves, secretary; Ella
Hart, treasurer.
Eastern Star officers elected are:
Mary Fluke, worthy matron; w. G.
Grant, worthy patron; Carrie Clark, as
sociate matron; Ardelia Butler, secre-
tary; Nellie Damon, conductress; Jessie
Hewett, associate conductress-Inde
aenen Monitor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
The Daily Novelette,
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AS YE CHEW.

(By the author of: GA Dark Mystery
or The Blackberry Pie"; "The Doc
decker Deal"; "Nero, or The Burying
of a Bone; ''The Greek Papyrus or
The Pilfered Parchment -; "High Life
in New York or The Steeple-Jack IS
Job"; "The Secret of the Sphinx or
He Never Smiles'' GA Walk in the
Dark or The Stubbed Toe"; 'fThe Ped
dler's Poodle"; "a Pair of Jacks or
Eloped Without a Cent?; "The Silent
Sentinel or The Lion Of Stone"; ''The
Saturday Night Errand or The Foaming
Growler''; "More or Less" and others)
Tt was a nice day in the garden Of
Eden. Gentle violets and rough cactus
lilies, blooming side by side, mingled
their fragrance, and a little white
mouse and leopard gamboled together
on the shady walks. (See Alexander
Feet's "Before the Eviction"J
"Adam," said Eve, "what do you
think I've made for support"
"Another apple walloper?" said
Adam hopefully. (See Ambrose Snee s
Prehistoric Cookery.")
Ono, biscuits, Wumpus root biscuits.
They look light as a feather"
"I'll try anything once,' - said Adam
(See Marie Hams "Origin of Certain
Modern Expressions. ~
They ate supper under the sGitzer
trees. Adam took a bite out of one Of
the biscuits.
CANT they supposed to go down?"
he asked, still chewing patiently, five
minutes later.
Eve, though disappointed, had a
bright idea.
"No," she fibbed, "you re just
meant to chew 'em."
And thus CHANGED the first chewing
gum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

There must be acutey expert artists in the tabu-
tie and open those of Portland Vice may not be Haunted
so openly in Portland as in the Sound metropolis but it
is there just the sae and in just as large quantities
In addition it may be stated that the vice covered up
the most dangerous kind and that that faunts itself in
the robes Of virtue is the most deadly of all.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

To the Editor:
My subject is as dry as popcorn, but
1 would like to hold the attention of
your readers, because, have something
of Importance to tell l understand that
Judge Bushey is requested to put in the
budget the amount of salary $4,000 a
year to appoint county agricnlturist to
go around and tell the farmers how to
work, and that Judge Bushey will not
do it without the farmers consent. The
farmers should not consent. Their taxes
are too great now. They should tell the
would-be agriculturist to hoe his own
corn. If l went around to tell Marion
county farmers how to farm it would
take a long time. If the journal prints
this letter it will be read instantly by
its 10000 readers. On the same principle
if every newspaper will print each day
free gratus a short sketch on agricul-
ture it will reach more people, and bring
better results. Our leading papers could
help fill their columns this way. 1t
would give variety, just a little farm
news is spicy-too much is an overdose.
The farmers have time to read short ar
ticles and they can talk about it to
their neighbors, and think of it when
they are bringing home the COWS. An
agrieulturalist would be as slow about
getting around as the seven year itch,
The newspapers should give us advanced
ideas We know how to plow, and SOW.
The papers should guard us against over
production They should not allow the
buyer to set our market price. We know
how to produce. All we need is protec-
tion, and how about the Canada thistle
that is rapidly spreading in Marion
county. Why dom they send the con
victs to grub it out, or use dynamite
ELLA M. FINNEY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
THE IMPIOUS KAISER

The kaiser speaking to his troops the western front
last Friday made grandiloquent speech praisng their
heroic efforts and among other things he told them
Ihe German people have in the Lord Of Creation above
utely rely. Without Him all would have been in vain"
It might be thought presumptous to make suggestions
to the kasers ay but attention is called to the fact
that with the kaiser the most solemn treaty but scrap
of paper" and he cannot be trusted ally for
tits evident and has been for time that should the
kaiser succeed he will have allies for he will absorb
them just he will the balance of the world if they help
him get it. 1t is not at all likely he absorb any,
the smallest portion of heaven but safe bet he
would break treaty with the Lord just quickly as
with mortal provided he could ever make one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

1t is sincerely hoped that General Allenby, commander
of the British expedition in Mesopotamia who is his
way from Jerusalem to Jericho will not meet the
treatment as the traveller mentioned in sacred history
who travelled the road and that he will need the
services of good Samaritan to get him to shelter and
where he can be taken care of.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
THE KEEN NoSED SLEUTH

Peter Drautzberg is special deputy Of the United
States secret service He is seuth of remarkable pene-
Itraon and keen insight into things which anyone except
either born nauralized fool would fail to discover.
The city of Chicago undertook to make Christmas day
little brighter for the poor within her borders and to do
sent many of them little basket of foodstufs calcu-
lated to give the family something out of the usual for
their dinners.
Here is where the sleuth, Drautzberg showed his fine
talents. He discovered the city had provided with each
basket small roast of kef something most Of the poor
it was seeking to aid seldom and still seldom
tasted This profoundly wise official knew that Christ
mas, falling Tuesday meatless day. and probably
for the first time in his life discovered "a crime"
Fortunately he like most government sleuths did not
make the discovery until it too late to prevent most
Of the baskets being distributed Naturally it would be
inferred that for treat of this kind to people who from
necessity observe nearly every day meatless one
would not be considered a violation of law but with
these wise who gag at gnat and swallow camel
this heinous ofense. One cannot help sometimes
regretting the fookiller not born twins.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
OPEN FORUM
INcoMPREHENsIBILITY.

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

According to the Oregonian twenty-five years ago"
column, Portland having fine time with slush it
and for four hours it has steadily thawed the 26nch
snow mantle that awaited its advent"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

We would suggest to those thinking of entering the
for the govemorshp that they might do better to
tackle the board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural
College The salary is nearly double that of the governor
and the voting contingent is not large Besides there
is limit to the salary if the board should feel like
paying it. On top of this it possible there win be nice
mansion on the campus rent free Politicians are
overlooking soft snap.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26
Rippling Rhymes
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
by Walt Mason

I've done my stunt as Santa Claus; with
horse-hair whiskers or my jaws, ran the
Christmas tree; and all the Christmas gifts
in sight were reminiscent of the fight that's
on across the sea. My little girl, Evange-
line, drew down large tin submarine, and
never raised bawl; she said this instru-
ment of crimes was more in keeping with
the times than any sawdust doll The baby
drew a cartridge case, and happy smiles lit
up his face, where l expected tears; Aunt
Sarah got flashing blade, and said for
that she'd prayed and prayed for many
O,,n LII ,.,,n;r-1,l h,.ic
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

The fellow in Oregon who swears off next Tuesday
should be able to stay the water wagon. Booze even
of the bootleg variety said to be remarkably and
also unusually costly. fair quality is said to cost $5
quart and the real old simon pure stuff double that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-26

Thirteen may be an unlucky number but when it
comes to Thirteen millions and each of them member
of the Red Cross, it is different.