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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Street Speakers EXhOrt Crowd
to Loot the Banks.
Soldiers Join Demonstration
Paraders Garry Arms.
CRIMINALS REIGN IN CITIES
Wave of Robberies and Violent
Crimes Sweep Petrograd.
Minister of Commerce Resigns,
Due to Clash With Labor.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Petrograd. June "A number of
heavily armed anarchists paraded the
Nevsky Prospect today bearing ban
ners inscribed, Down With Author
ity," Long Live the Social Revolu
ton"
Speakers al various meetings of the
raraders urged the people to loot the
banks.
Many soldiers and sailors Joined in
the demonstration. The paraders were
armed with rifles, revolvers and gren-
AIDES. No attempt was made to arrest
them.
Criminals Celebrate Freedom.
RusSia'S criminals, all released from
prison, in the first joyous celebration
of independence, are fast making
Petrograd unsafe. A wave of rob-
teries and violent crimes is sweeping
the city
Minister of Commerce onovoloef
terdered his resignation today on ac-
count of differences with the minister
OF labor as to financial and economic
measures.
Today millionaire merchant Gre
gorioff, was shot down at his mansion
in the very heart of the city by three
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
PATRIOTIC PLEA
Saturday Night Club Dinner Be-
gins at $3.50 Tonight.
Nearly 400 Men and Women
Expected to Attend.

Patriotism will be the keynote at
the annual dinner of the Saturday
Night club tonight at the Chamber of
Commerce. Nearly 400 men and wom-
en- are expected to attend the unusual
dinner of the bath night organization
which this year waved aside the esta b.
ished custom of gridiron stunts and
called on speakers for patriotic ad-
dresses. Governor Arthur Capper and
Governors z. W. Hoch, Marion; w. r.
Stubbs, Lawrence, and George H.
Hodges. Olathe, will be the speakers.
In former years the Saturday Night
club has attracted statewide attention
thru their fun producing attractions.
Men high in public affairs have for
years been the victims of the club and
the things political leaders sought to
forget were always the things the CLUB
members recalled. But this year the
club will meet the war situation with
a patriotic dinner.
All of the speakers at the dinner
tonight will talk patriotism. They will
discuss the issues of the war, the &C
tivities of the state and federal govern
ment and appeal to Kansans to sup
port the government in every move TO
win the war with Germany.
John S. Dean of Topeka, president
of the club and former United States
district attorney, will preside at the
meeting. The dinner will be given at
$50 this evening in the big Chamber
of Commerce dining room. Seventh
and Quincy streets. A special musical
program has been arranged.
Plans have been made to entertain
nearly 400 club members and guests.
Invitations were sent to many men
and women prominent in affairs of
state and a number of out of town
visitors are expected to attend the
dinner. w. E. Connelley, secretary of
the State Historical society and secre-
tary of the club. is i'll charge of the
ticket sale. Unusually heavy calls for
tickets in advance OF the dinner and a
steady demand today indicated that a
capacity crowd would hear the
speeches of Governor Capper and the
former state executives.
Governor Bailey is i'll with rheuma-
tism at Excelsior Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
MORE in The NET?
Additional Arrests in COnnec-
ton With Anti-Draft.
At Least ) Now Out on Bond
May Be Tried Here.

Following eight arrests in connec-
ton with alleged anti-conscription
agitation in Topeka it was announced
tkis morning by Fred Robertson. Uni
ted States district attorney, speaking
from Kansas City over the long dis
lance telephone, that a furthe~ in
vestigation of the alleged conspiracy
is being made. More arrests, it IS ;id-
mitted by officials. are possible.
DO you expect to make any more
arrests?" Mr.. Robertson was asked.
Il can't say low" replied the dis
trict attorney. ut wouldn't be ethical
'or me to surmise on matters at this
date
Woman Has Left Town.
1t is known that government agents
are looking for woman who attended
the Unitarian church meeting here
Sunday and who has left town.
The final arrest on the complaint
filed here Thursday by Fred Robert
son has been made, it was announced
by the district attorney. Earl r. Brow
der, alleged by officials to have Jeen
a participant in the Unitarian church
meeting, has been arrested in Olathe
and was taken to Kansas City, Mo.
Harding, Ike Gilberg, Fred Felten,
Ernest Newman, Prof. George w
Kleighe, and possibly Browder, will
have their hearing before a United
States commissioner in Topeka June 4,
Robertson said today. He will person
ally represent the government.
Robertson stated that it has not
been definitely decided whether or not
Browder will be prosecuted in Topeka
or in Missouri. Browder, Robertson
said, engaged in letter writing to the
Kansas federal district attorneys Of
flee and on that charge he may be
prosecuted at Robertson's request by
Francis NJ. Wilson, federal attorney
for the Missouri district.
Robertson said that Raymond I.
Moore and Mrs Leonora Moore, his
wife, would be first prosecuted in Mis-
souri,. where they are now being held
at Kansas City. The two will go be-
fore the grand jury there which con-
venes June 6. In case they are not
indicted they will be turned over to
Robertson for prosecution in Kansas.
All Topekans on Bond.
All the Topekans arrested are out
on bond. DR.. Eva Harding was re-
leased the same day of her arrest on a
81. 900 bond furnished by her sister,
DR.. Agnes Harding. Ernest Newman
procured bond the same day.
Late Friday evening Abe Jacobson,
Friedburg, 314 Fillmore street, went
on Ike Gilberg's bond Bond was
given for Fred Felten, at 8 O'Clock
Friday night, by George Hughes, 1927
Buchanan street. and d. NJ. Barber,
1920 Topeka avenue.
Gertrude c. Harmon and NJ i Wells
of Lawrence furnished 81, 900 bond for
George w. kleighe of Lawrence
Robert Carver, following an inyestf-
cation of DR.. Eva Harding's alleged
action Thursday night in taking down
her flag, stated today that the Topeka
physician would not be prosecuted by
the state under the Kansas flag statute
providing a penalty for desecrating
the flag. Robertson wired Carver Fri
day and asked him to prosecute if an
investigation showed cause Carver,
however, will not issue a warrant.
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COnSpiratOrS Take to Cover on
Eve of Registration Day.
But Anticipate Fresh Outbreaks
on Monday, Tuesday.
WILL CHECK UP EXEMPTIONS
Each Claimant Will Be Called
to Prove Assertions.
Number of Slackers Will Be
Negligible, Is Prediction.

Washington, June 2.-Ona hundred
alleged a9lti-conscription or arti-reg-
istration piotters had been bagged by
the department of justice up to early
today with still other arrests ahead
Activities'of the plotters seemed for
the moment to have been dulied by
fear of the law, but evidence in
possession of federal agents indicated
that Monday and Tuesday will see new
outbursts.
Attorney General Gregory, however,
was inclined to take a more optim site
view of matters today than at any
time since the sinister plotting start
ed. This Goes not mean tho that the
department is relaxing its vigilance.
On the other hand, realizing that the
worst of the plots may be ahead, the
federal agents increased their hunt in
every corner of the nation. In reply
to suggestions that examples be made
of some OF the ring leaders before
registration day, certain authorities
suggest that a drastic course would
make martyrs of the men and really
have a retroactive effect thruout the
country
10 Million Will Register.
Officials estimate that the number
of men who will fail to perform their
duty for registering next Tuesday will
be almost negligible when taken in
comparison with the more than ten
million who are subject to registra-
ton.
Efforts to round up the G1ackers
will be made both on registration dav
and thereafter and such of them as
are located by federal, state, local
authorities or individuals, will be dealt
with at once under the law imposing
a years Imprisonment on those who
fail to sign up.
Claims for exemption will be close
ly watched and in each case, the ap-
plicant will be subject to call before
a local tribunal to establish his claims
except in well established authorized
cases of exemption
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
ALLIES DRIVE ENDED?
Kaiser Wires Wife That Hindenburg
Told Him 1t Was.

Amsterdam, June 2.-Kaiser Will
helm wired the kaiserin today that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg haC
reported the Franco-B British offensive
definitely ended.
. The emperor's message read in part:
Prepared since autumn and an
nounced since winter, the attack of the
British and French armies, supported
by powerful masses of artillery and
technical resources of all kinds, has
failed after seven weeks of hard Strug-
gle. Gods aid has granted our in
comparable troops superhuman force
to accomplish these excellent acts and
endure successfully the mightiest ba>-
ties ever seen in the history of war.
The Lord be praised. Glory for HIS
help
Emperor William also sent a tele-
gram of congratula tionS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Is INDICTMENTS
BY GRAND JURY
JOLT EGG KINGS
All Members of Chicago Butter
and Egg Board.
Set Fictitious Price, Which
Whole Country Accepted.
FAKE DEALS BOOST MARKET
'.Bought and Sold" With No In
tentiOn of Delivery.
Only Starter, Declares PrOsecu-
tor; More to Follow.
FAKE DEALS BOOST MARKET

Chicago. June 2.-Irdictmt nts
against twenty-five individuals and
firms charging attempts to create mo-
nopolies Of eggs in the Chicago mar
ket were returned before Judge Lam
dis in thu United States district court
today.
The indictments (which were re-
turned before Federal Judge Lands.
charged that the defendants have
been dealing in eggs for future deliv-
cry, that the reports of the trades as
made on the Chicago butter and egg
board have been sent turnout the
United States, and that the sellers of
eggs thruout the country have based
their prices on the quotations of the
Chicago Exchange, Tin the belief -hat
such quotation reflects the true mar
ket conditions at Chicago
Deals Fictitious.
The charges allege that lin order
to accomplish their purpose and to
produce quotations for eggs in ex-
change higher than the true market
price, the defendants adopted and fol-
lowed a practice of making fictitious
purchases and sales of eggs among
themselves at prices higher than the
true market price prevailing at the
time of such purchases, without in
tending that the eggs should be de-
ivered.'
AS result of these operations, ac-
cording to the indictment, the peo-
pie of the United States have been
raging higher prices for eggs than
trey should have paid"
All of the defendants are mem bers
OF the Chicago butter and egg board
They are:
Owen D. Gilna an, Charles ]. Bow
man, s. Edward Davis, Dan B. Kill
bourne, S. Lovekelly, Frank NJ. Heg-
gle, Frank j. Sokol, Louis Lepman.
Meyer H. Eichengreen, Charles B.
Ford, Harry H. Feilchenfeld, Theo-
dore Aaron, Marshall Brown, Jesse
l. Oxley, Louis Richter, o. D. Gilman
q Co., Marshall L. Brown & Co.. the
fDavis-Kilbourne company, Oxley &
Richeter company, S. Lovekelly com
pany, F. NJ. Heggie company, Lehman
d Heggie, Bowman & Co., Inc; Fell
chenfan & Aaron, Inc.
That the government is ''by no
means finished was the statement OF
Robert w. Childs. special attorney
general, in charge of the food investi-
cation here, when asked if these in
dictments against the egg dealers
would conclude the government
prosecutions of food exploiters
THE investigation has only started -
| Charles stated, 'and if our investiga-
ton develops and more violations OF
trusts are discovered, indictments are
| sure to follow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
TO CLOSE STORES
Topeka Clerks Will Have Half
Holiday Tuesday.
Line of March for Parade Has
Been Announced.

Topeka stores will close at noon,
registration day, Tuesday, June 5, ac-
cording to announcement made today
noon at a meeting of the entertain
ment committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. At that meeting the Or
CARNATIONS to form the various sec
lions were announced.
Dozens of towns in Kansas and Mis-
souri, have adopted the Topeka idea
of placing buttons on the coat lape1s
of the young men registering. Orders
for these buttons have been received
in Topeka and the scheme has proved
a small sized gold mine for the firm
manufacturing the buttons. Follow
ing is the line of march:
Division One.
E. L. Overton, division commander;
H w. McAfee, aide; w. S. Eberle.
aide; H. B. Wilson, superintendent of
schools, and board of education in
autos; Fire Chief Hanlon, in auto;
platoon of firemen on foot; trumpet
ers and school children.
Division Two.
A M Fuller, division comma nder;
DIR. S. J. Stewart and DR.. w. S. Lind
sey, aides; state officials, on foot; Gov
ernor Arthur Capper and staff. in
autos: mayor and city commissioners,
in autos; drum corps; county officers,
ans; Civil war veterans; Spanish
American war veterans.
Division Three, F'raternal.
J. E. Austin, division commander;
NJ. T. Watson and H T. Brockman
aides; Marshalls band, knights Tenn
p1ar; knights and Ladies Of Security,
Modern Woodmen of America.
Knights CT Pythias, Ancient Order of
United Wurkmen, Indepen1en Order
of Odd Fellows, Loyal Order OF
Moose, Fraternal Aid Union. Sons and
Daughters of Justice, Brotherhood of
American Yeomen, Independent Or
der of Foresters, Woodmen of the
World, Independent Order Redmen,
Fraternai Order Eagles, Benevolen.
Protective Order Elks, Benevolent
Order of Stays.
Division Four. Industrial School.
Major +. w. Charles, division COM
mander; school officers. aides; Jack
Junior battery, Citizens Military com
Industrial school.
Division Five, Semi Military.
Captain Wilcox, division command
er; Captains H. NJ. Phillips and ]. c
Springstead, aides: Santa Fe Appren-
tice band, Red Cross, Navy league,
Junior batter, Citizens Military COM
pany, Boy Scouts.
Division Six, Military.
Gait. w. P. MacLean division COM
mander; Majors Seth Hammell and
Arthur Mills, aides; Second Regiment
band, Engineer corps, Hospital corps.
Supply company, Signal corps, Bat
terry A
Division Seven, Automobiles.
w. H. lines, division commander;
H. S. Putney and L. B. Holland, aides;
knights and Ladies of Security band.
AUTOMOBILES may be decorated but
no advertisements will be permitted.)
George Godfrey Moore will be mar
shall of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
sun OUT SUNDAY
Fair and Warmer Weather on
the Program Now.
Rain General Over Eastern
Part of State Friday.

The temperature today averaged 10
degrees below normal The wind
was blowing . miles an hour from thu
west at o'clock this afternoon.
The river Friday night took a rec
Friday morning and jumping IL feet
in the night, and reaching III feet
this morning. At O'Clock the stage
was 1871 feet. But this is not at all
alarming according to S. D. Flora.
local meteorologist. The cause of the
rise was heavy rains in the eastern
section of the state, draining directly
into the Kaw. The heaviest rains in
the state were reported from points
lying between Topeka, Manhattan
and Junction City. The heaviest of
these reports came from Manhattan
and Topeka. Concordia reported 10
of an inch of rain Friday night and
Manhattan recorded 10. These rains
swelled the Kaw Immediately but, ac-
cording to Mr.. Flora, the high point
of this precipitation is here now and
with two days of sunny weather the
river will probably be back to its nor
NAL stage. The Republican river was
not reported as alarmingly high this
morning and the Blue river, Solomon
river at Beloit, read II feet, which
is only a few tenths of a foot above
the normal stage.
No Rain in Northwest.
According to the weather reports
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AID MEN PARADE HERE
Denver Delegation TO st. Louis Com
vention Spend Hour in Topeka.

The Denver Advertising club on it's
way to st. Louis on a special train to
attend the national convention of adj
yertising clubs spent an hour in To-
peka. During that time the club per-
mitted Topeka to know Denver was
on the map and that the club is FORM
ed of a live bunch.
Uniformed in palm beach suits and
hats bearing signs of the high life in
Denver" and headed by Cooks famous
drum corps, the club marched up
Kansas avenue this morning from the
Union Pacific depot to Eighth ave-
nue., thence west to Jackson street and
south to the state house. On the state
house square Governor Capper well
coined the Denver men as did John S.
Dean, president of the Topeka Cham
Der of Commerce.
The ad men rode back to their train
in street car and waved adieu. They
were scheduled 10 arrive in Kansas
City shortly after noon. Cooks drum
corps, dressed in red trousers and blue
coats, is one of the most famous in
the country For years it has led the
Grand Array in its parades at national
conventions. There were fifty dele
gates and forty-six members of the
drum corps in the party.
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HOMES IN RUINS
Three Dead i'm Wake of Tor
nadO at COffeyville, Kan.
At Least Four of Critically Hurt
Are Near Death.

Coffeyville, Kan, June "A toll
of three lives, the injury OF more than
thirty and damage estimated at more
than 100000 was exacted by the tor
nado that swept over this city late
yesterday. The dead are:
DALE MCDONALD, Is years old.
MRS. ]. K. LOVE, IS.
The 11-year-old daughter of Charles
Peterson.
OF the thirty or more injured, ten
were said today to have been serious
ly hurt. Physicians declared there
was little hope for Floyd Ford, Mrs.
A. c. Berents and her eight-year-old
daughter, Erma: and Mrs. Sarah
Fairhurst, "a years old.
Mrs. Julia Vanseiber, Ct years old;
Mrs. Anna Shurtz and her daughter,
Marie; Ray Ball, Miss Juanita Rich
ards and Mrs. Sarah Chapman, were
declared to have been dangerously in
jured. The storm came from the
southwest, wrecked a dozen homes in
narrow strip of West Coffeyyil1e
and then headed straight towards the
business section of the city. Then it
veered and fell upon the c.ty's most
substantial homes. More than a hun
dred homes were completely Destroy
ed.
Left Churches Standing.
The storm, like others which have
swept over the country recently, car
ried with it much freakishness. In
one section of five blocks every house
was Ieveled, but two churches remain
ed unchanged. Motor cars are de-
clared to have seemed a particular tar
get of the storm and reports today are
numerous of destruction of them.
Relief work was taken up imme-
diately by the local Red Cross. Ma
tional guardsmen patrolled the de-
VaStated sections and Boy Scouts, com
ing in from their encampment, nine
miles out of the city, gave valuable
aid. a relief station was opened al
the city hall and today many persons
are heine cared for there.
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Topeka citizens took the visitors to the
various industries in the city at $50
o'clock, ending with a visit to the
Santa Fe shops.
At 1 o'clock the ladies enjoyed Il
luncheon at the Elks' club. An hour
later ladies and delegates climbed into
an automobile and enjoyed a Joy
ride" over the city, ending at the
Country club where luncheon was
served. In the evening they all en-
jCyed ball at the Elks' club.
Officers were elected late Friday
afternoon. The list of new officers
follows:
Samuel C. Varney, jr., Independence,
grand counselor
F. E. Butler, Lawrence, grand past
counselor.
M R. Reiber, Emporia, grand junior
counselor.
'R. T. Kreipe, Topeka, grand secre-
tary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
NEW LOAN TO FRANCE
Another 100 Million Brings Total to
Allies Up to 40 Million.

Washington. June "A 100000
600 credit-her second-was today ex-
tended to France.
The loan will bear 3A per cent
interest and is to be entirely liquid
ated by purchases in this country
The tran saction brings the total of
United States war loans to her allies
up to s770,000,00 and is the first of
the June allotments which are ex-
pected to raise the total American war
contribution to $1,000,0O0.o by
July l.
Fifty million dollars of the credit
was withdrawn today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
THEIR DAY OF FUN
Travelling Men Have Endless
Amusement Program.
Motor Rides and LuncheOns on
Visitors Cards Today.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.

Grand council meeting at $3.50 o'clock
Visit to Topeka Industries and Santa
Fe shops at $50 O'Clock.
Luncheon, for ladies' only, EIks' club
Music by Halls orchestra.
Automobile ride from the EIks club thru
city to the Country club where refresh
ments will be served. Music by Halls
orchestra.
Grand ball at EIks' club at O'Clock
Music by Halls orchestra. Admission by
password only.
With the exception of a meeting of
the grand council at $50 o'clock, the
last day of the annual convention of
the grand council of Kansas, U. C. T.,
was devoted to pleasure for the visit
ing delegates. Automobiles supplied
by members of the Topeka council and
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Frank L. Britton, lola, grand treas
urer
George A. Johnson, Leavenworth,
grand conductor.
]. w. Walker. Atchison, grand page.
E. E. Holly, Salina, grand sentinel.
Oscar Rice, Fort Scott; John Coch-
ran, Ottawa; A. H. Rinehart, Parsons,
and j. ]. Olgear, Wichita, executive
committee.
Despite threatening rain clouds Fri
day evening, the travelling men had a
big time. They took the risk of a
good soaking and held their parade in
the evening. Two bands furnished
music and the commercial men fur
nished amusement.
Music and addresses by the COVER
nor, w. A. Johnson, past supreme
counselor; r. J. Haus, Hutchinson;
Walter D. Murphy, supreme secretary
Columbus, were on the program.
AtchiscE was chosen this morning
as the next meeting place of the state
cOOVeDtiDu