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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va.

WASHINGTON. u. e.. March "a,
Iutant General Bond. and al! other heads
II the states military establishments
an order which contains lult ana co'h-
pct" Instructions for prn'nti Hi"htii"H
ton IN the event Of III" National huard
is called out Tn" order provides that
. tn. mobilization will h" c"nducied 10y
thu. regular army departments. ana
camp sites will b" dGSiEnlt"l by ny III
ami vii! be- preferably th"S" h"r:t"tnre
used! when found ~ be entirety salts
factory THAT would mean. in West
Virginia. that Kannwha ~ Wn"II
again likely be d"SignIt"'l Th"r" Will
b.. no dual oath taking. AS when IN" mo-
hlizaliun for the Mexican border service
Mas done The plan also provides tor
the Immediate calling out oi til" Ma
ipnal Guard Reserves. both COMMISSION
and enlisted. tho latter going nj once
back - their regiments: EeS"rr" Of
! ti,..rS - ould hc assigned 10 duty as need
ed by III" depart mental C"mnlAnd"r
Providing. young man you arc phES!c.
ally and mentally adapted for military
service the grad" OF second lieutenant
In the Officers Reserves corps is open
t. you. and you viii h.. heartily wei
coined when YOU apply. The government
will undertake to ri;,k' an officer OF y"u
af,erward. This is the gist al an order
tuSt promu!axatrd hv th" S"CruiarE al
War. The az" is from : / :" -.
Their, APPEARS 70 be no lack "t men
desiring to serve III tn" S;aT Corps 10
! sore, such rs III. Engineer Corps. The
! quGrt"rnaster division and the medical
service. Enough commissions in these
corps have been issued I" r:"vid" the
special arms for tGGh4 Gn trhoHS. 1t Is
lighting mcu who are lacking. line nt-
! ficers who may took for service at the
front IN time OF war. Army officers be-
, lievc the failure 70 MI up this reserve
+, is due only To lack Of Information as 10
the requirements. for il is The lighting
| limos that are attractive 70 young mon
: IN warfare.
; Applicants from West Virginia should
| address the Commanding general. l.. 5.
! A. Eastern Department. Governors Is
| land. y. Y.
| Grace +. Johnson has been appointed
postmaster at 1'snfrcS$. Mnnoug:uia
| county: Commissions have been issued
! by the Postottice Department L" VII
| liam Il Pettus. M0ntcoal ". Va. and
! Mark G.; NlchUi. Ocean Mine. Harrison
county
/ Mrs. Isaac r Mann. wife nC the Br:uu
! we'll multimillionaire. who has Il pHattal
! winter residence in the capital, attract ed
: mich attention in the lnral polio" court
! the other day. She attended as Il Wit
ness. and remained a.S IL spectator {" So"
! what happened To Il number 81 $irik"
! breakers who had been held up IN
| about 81 varitics Of minor charges. II
seldom happens that tn, police court on
tertains a social leader OF Mrs. Mann's
| prominence and there was u markcll
| contrast between Mrs Mann with her
| costly furs and Jewels and = group OF
sadfaccd poorly dressed women in the
| prisoners cage Mrs. Mann was there
10 testify as to the theft last October OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

Colds Cause Reada.ns md Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO GUM NE removes
cause There Is only one SBromo Qui-
nine. r. w. GROVES signature on
hoy 25c
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

Tn" Scouts Of Baton Rouge. La. dis
covered by taking'a census. that there
were Ct varieties OF trees in their city.
The grand total Of trees Of all kinds
was 14.S03..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

COLUMBUS. O., March IS
The state legislature was unable to
adjourn Saturday. as planned. but
probably VIII be able to finish up
ats business Monday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26
Minstrel SHOW Friday.
Euchrn Planned

Wanted - Boys and girls to7 'I9nt
clean factory work. Whcel''s Ha'
Co.. 47th and Eoh Streets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

her husbands $6,o6n AUTOMOBILES. which
was found last week in the possession
uf r.. u. Williams. an auto dealer Nho
claims that h. paid SH"0 Tor it. and rhut
he had misplaced the receipt Williams
was bound over TO the grand jury under
81 900 bail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

house. \ brick house does not depre-
ciate so quickly as Il wooden one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

/ H. Wsi<hrr.!. Cincinnati Hlstr!ct
examiner ri stationary engineers tuGaE
rendered his r.sisnat!nu l" IN" STATE
Industrial Commission {" h"C"nt" puS,
mess ac.r, ~ II.. ti;'tn:ait l"ia! %
steam. and operating engineers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26

Grace +. Johnson has been appointed
ppostmaster at 1'sntrcSS. M6nuug.t!it
county: Commissions have been issued
by the Postotfice Department u Wi!
liam II Pettus. Montcoal ". Va. and
Mark g; NlchUi. Ocean Mine. Harrison
county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
Red Tape Keeps Tax Fund
From Going to Washington.
NO BLANKS HAVE BEEa SENT
Roy CrawfOrd's Cheek for $1,000
Was Returned Promptly.
Meanwhile Money Will Be Kept
in Topeka Banks.

Topeka theater men are holding
between 1900 and $4,000 which be-.
long to Uncle sam and cannot give it
to him because of red tape not yet
unwound in connection with the war
tax law.
The money has been collected as the
10 per cent tax on theater tickets. 4
few days ago Roy Crawford, manager
of The Crawford theaters here, mailed
to the internal revenue collector at
Wichita check for $1,000, the money
he collected at the three houses, the
Grand, Majestic and Novelty, since
the law became effective.
The revenue office returned the
check saying that altho 1t was mailed
to the right place, the office has not
yet received statements for tEeater
managers to make out and swear to
when sending in the tax. Crawford
was instructed to hold the money un-
I'll the latter part of this month, when
the internal revenue office expects to
receive the form statements. If, by
January /, the statements have not
been forwarded to Crawford from
Wichita, the Topeka theater manager
will make another effort to pay the
government its money by sending it
in with a sworn statement, the form
of which has been furnished by
theater mems association.
The condition dut to red tape pre-
walls all over the country, according to
press dispatches. Milwaukee theater
men are holding about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
Medical Advisory Boards APP
pointed for Kansas.
They viii Examine Physically
Deficient Draft Men.
% BOARDS IN THE STATE
The Topeka District Takes in
Four Counties.
Prominent Specialists To Help
Pick Next Army.

Charles S. Hoffman, adjetart gen.
eral, today announced the appoint
ment of members of medical advisory
boards in twenty-three Kansas dis
tricts. Some of the most prominent
specialists and medical experts in the
state will assist in the work of eXar1i-
nation of men called for. examination
for army service.
Members of the various boards will
pass on all cases where disputes arise
as to the physical qualifications of
persons subject to call. All questions
from local boards will be taken before
the advisory boards of the local dis
tricts and their action will be final.
In Topeka, the Tenth district med
iCal advisory board will pass on cases
from Shawnee, jackson. Pottawatomie
and Wabaunsee counties. Eight To-
peka experts will be members of the
board. The membership of the board
viii be: Drs. w. NJ. Mills, C. A. Nc
CURE, 7. c. Biddle, H. NJ. Conner. d.
E Esterly. ]. L. Work. w. II. We'd
ling and f A. Rooster
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
PRICE OF WHEAT
Majority Kansas Farmers
Think 1t Is Reasonable.
State Board of Agriculture Gets
Correspondence Report.
REGULATE OTHER THINGS
Many Want Price of Machin-
cry Fixed, Also.
Only 155 Out of SO3 Against
Maximum Price.

Kansas crop reporters-more than
1000 men who inform the state board
of agriculture of crop conditions in
various localities-are favorable to the
government regulation of wheat prices.
According to reports sent to j. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, a majority of the re-
porters found the 81 wheat regulation
satisfactory in crop growing commun-
tiles.
In gathering information for his an
nual bulletin, Secretary Mohler includ-
ed in his list of questions: do you
regard the price fixed by the govern
ment for this years crop as reason
able?" Answers were received from
903 reporters. OF these 5S4 replied
yes without qualifications. Ninety
two said yes, but prices should be
fixed on wheat products and machin-
cry" Seyentytwo replies said mo,
because prices are not fixed on other
commodities. Answers from 1856
were unqualifiedly No"
Farmers Patriotic.
Secretary MohIer today declared the
Kansas farmers are truly patriotic and
bow willingly to the mandates of the
federal government. In a discussion
of the reports from his correspond
ents, Secretary Mohler said:
The question really invited only a
yes or mo" answer, and the replies
indicate quite clearly that the big ma
jority of Kansas farmers look on the
price as reasonable one for wheat
when considered alone without ref
erence to other commodities When
compared with prices of other COM
modlties it is somewhat different
story, however, as suggested by the
number of reporters who took the
pains to qualify their answers.
There is probably not a farmer in
Kansas but who would agree that the
liked price is abundantly high provid-
ed prices on other commodities, as
wheat products, cotton, machinery.
and so on, were scaled similarly, and
this feeling is doubtless general among
the wheat growers of the country s
wheat belt. President Wilson recog-
niZed the inequity of the situation in
his recent message to congress, when
he said the farmers contend, with n
great deal of justice that, while the
regulation of food prices restricts their
income, no restraints are placed upon
the prices of most of the things they
must themselves purchase"
Replies to the boards inquiry show
that the Kansas farmers are true pa
triots and bow with good grace to the
mandates of the government, even tho
such mandates may appear diScrimin-
atory. That our wheat growers have
gone ahead and sowed the second
largest acreage to wheat in the states
history suggests that the Kansas farm
ers are determined to do their part in
full measure in this emergency and
indicates their belief that in time the
government in its gigantic undertake
ing will adjust present inequalities to
the end that all interests are dealt
with fairly and justly. The Kansas
farmer is charitably inclined and will
await further developments with con-
fidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
N. Y. BANK STATEMENT
Legal Excess Reserve i'm N. v. Shows
Increase for Week.

New York, Dec. 15.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they held s170.s46.65O reserve in
excess of legal requirements.
This is an increase of $71.SO2.14O
from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition:
Loans, discounts, etc, $780,, So, 600: de-
crease, $206, 065, 900
reserve banks la, $10T, 564.OOO; decrease,
$2,3Sj, 600.
Reserve in federal reserve banks of men,
Der banks, $3.50, ;593, 900 increase $50 957 600.
Reserve in own vaults:
State banks and trust companies OBJ
SO, IT3 600; decrease. $2G6000
Reserve in depositaries:
State banks and trust companies. So 99T =
COO: decrease, $759OoO,
met demand deposits, So .1.B3. 2sB2 OOo: in
crease, $50, 195 GOO.
Net time deposits, $191. 23s, 900; decrease.
Circulation, s3s $50. 900: increase. s4os. 600.
Specie Included in ta) and OBJ, $50 262,
IL. s. deposits deducted. SGs5. 332 600.
Aggregate ri serve. sGJJ, 1863 0O0
Excess reserve, S1T0,94G.6J0; increase, ST.
S0214c.
Summary of state banks and trust com
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement
Loans, discounts, etc, S931 lbs. 500. de-
crease, $2o,5Io. 200.
Legal tenders. $500, increase, $685.
Total deposits. sLO25.541 900. decrease
S34, SCI. 100.
Trust companies. cash in vaults, $685.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
PAY BACK POLL TAX
City Clerk Kept Busy Today Refund
ing Money to Citizens.

Social and Financial: The city
clerks office today held a line party
of unusual proportions.
Hundreds of Topekans who paid a
poll tax under the unconstitutional
law thronged the city hall and formed
in line in the hall on the third floor
to obtain their money from City Clerk
Covell and deputies. All day long the
line of waiting citizens formed back to
the elevator and sometimes it was i'm
possible to get more off the elevator
and into the line.
Two or three clerks spent the en-
tire time handing out checks. Any
one who looked like he or she was
connected with the city hall was
pressed into service if they appeared
to have nothing else to do. Needless
to say, loafers around the office were
exceedingly scarce.
The poll tax checks may be OBJ
tanned anytime from now on, this time
next month as well as Monday and
at the latter date the wait in line will
be undoubtedly shorter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

Dancing tonight at Kellam Hail.
Adv.
A marriage license was issued today
by Probate Judge Ralph II. Cav -
Frank Frost, 81, and Flora West. 20,
both of Topeka
The woman's society OF the First
Congregational church will hold
Christmas meeting Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Warren M.
Crosby, SIG Polk street
Charles Henderson, an empIeye of
the Wolff Packing company, who was
Injured in an automobile accident last
Monday. is still confined at local
hospital, members of the family an
nounced today.
All of the Congregational churches
in Topeka viii unite in celebrating
Forefathers' Day at Central Congre-
sational church Thursday. December
20, with a New England supper at
$50 p. m.
Miss Mary Waite of 1411 North
night to Cyrus Click of Hays City. by
the Rev. J. Herbert Jones of North
Topeka. Mr.. and Mrs Click will
make their home at Hays City.
THE Book of Revelation-visions
of the Activity of Demon Powers will
be the subject of DR.. Arthur S. Hen
dersons lecture to hts Bible class
Sunday at 10 a. m. at the First Con-
gregational church, corner Seventh
and Harrison streets.
Topeka letter carriers at a meet
, ing held this week passed resolutions
favoring an increase in their salaries
and copies of resolutions will be
mailed to proper government officials
in Washington. The carriers also
pledged their support of the govern
ment war saving certificate plan.
Notices concerning the new electric
sign ruling by the federal government
have been sent to Topeka sign owners
by the Topeka Edison Co. Under the
order, as outlined previously in the
State Journal, sign owners may use
their signs, beginning thirty minutes
after sunset and continuing until II
O'Clock at night.
Oscar Mulloch, 2 years old, who
was picked UP at the Union Pacific
depot Friday morning, broke down
and confessed today to running away
from home. He refuted his first story
that he lived at Parnell, Mo. His
home is at Prospect Junction, Mo,
where he lived with an uncle. He
quit home because they forced him to
go to school, he said He had san un-
Gle living north of Topeka and upon
his arrival here found the uncle had
moved. Juvenile authorities wrote to
/ his uncle at Prospect Junction today.
7 The Women's Benefit association
( of the Macabees elected the following
officers last night: Commander. Mrs.
Margaret Bechtelheimer; past com
mander Mrs. Ida Kinsey; lieutenant
commander, Mrs. Imogene Hazen;
record keeper. Miss alice Sites IRE
elected for the sixth year,; finance
auditor, Mrs. Marguerite Johnson;
! chaplin, Mrs. Mary N Deisher lady
1 alarms; Mrs. Harriet Snyder; ser
/ geant. Mrs Mary A. Sites; sentinel,
! Mrs. Loretta Rollo; tickets. Mrs. Eva
I Gilbert; musician. Mrs. Olive Bur
( dette; captain of guard, Mrs Letta
Piper; color bearers, Mrs. Christine
: Olferman and Mrs. Gladys Higgs. In
stallation was directed by Mrs. Mary
/ A Sites past commander
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
NO LAND TO ALIENS
Attorney General Rules Against Enc
mics Holding School Patents Here.

S. NJ. Brewster, attorney general
today held that no patents to school
lands could be granted to alien enc
mics until after the close of the pres
ent war. The opinion is based upon
decision by the court of appeals in
England resting upon the common
law which is in force in Kansas by
expressed adoption
In my judgment" explained Cen
eral Brewster. 'all such intercourse is
forbidden with the citizens of conn
try with which we are a war and the
state should refuse to patent land to
alien enemies"
The ruling is in answer to an in
quiry from G. L. Shunway, state land
commissioner of Nebraska, as TO the
staho taken by Kansas upon this ques-
tlon. Nebraska has refused to grant
land patents to alien enemies during
the period of the war. The Nebraska
commissioner communicated with
Fred w. Knapp. state auditor, who re-
general
The ruling" said Auditor Knann
does not affect ultimate title to lands
already held under contract but sirnnI.5
means that the land patent shall NOT
ne u conveyed until after the war;
breWsters ruling is the second allan
enemy decision from the attorney eener,g ~
oIl.ce. SeYeraI weeks ago General Rrevy
s s1er neia that an alien enemy could not be
s s TO ana qualified for a public office
~ . nnLs state His ruling concerned an
Atchison German. who a number ~ wears
ago mad secured his first papers as n citf
zen or the United States He HAD NEE.
secured his final papers. and was forhid-
sish 70 run Tor sheriff Brewster held that
IN aiien enemy was any person who xvas a
tl.lzen OF u hostile nation and had not
completed his citizenship in this countrv
haer Brewsters rulings alien enemies
can neither hold public office nor eng 70
IN commercial intercourse" as defined
uhner the common law. The common In ",
/ Il h.-a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
$75 TO RED CROSS

Horace Fall announced this noon
that the East side anti-poll tax assoc
citation had turned over to the Red
Cross the SIS remaining in the treas
ury of the association. The money is
to be used for the purchase OF eIectrf-
cal equipment for the sewing ma
chimes used in making Red Cross sur
gical supplies.
This example on the part of the
anti-poll tax association gives a hin.
to those faint-hearted ones WHO wen.
ahead and naid the tax without q
fight TIE three dollars that has long
feen given M as lost void make a
fine impression If used for n,rr-Fas sin p
Red Cross merberh'ps next waei1 and
since it was already given uD az lost
the purchasers would not miss it to
any great extent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
PRONOUNCED DEAD
But Aged Negro Woman Is
Very Much Alive Today.
Officers Said She Was Ready
for the Undertaken.

Stretched out on the bed, Wednes-
day, for dead by Undersheriff Bob
Miller and Deputy Sheriff Joe Holman,
Susan Harding, a colored woman near
the century mark, is alive and kicking
today at the Garfield rescue home for
aged colored women at Fourteenth
and Quincy streets An hour after
the officers reported the woman's
death to the probate court, she began
to show signs of life and today is the
liveliest woman in Topeka nearing the
100 year mark.
officers went out to the home We'd
nesday evening to take Mrs. Harding
before the probate court for eXamina-
ton before an insanity commission.
According to Mrs. s. Il. Malone, in
charge of the home, the old woman
had been raising the lower regions to
a high plane for several days.
Had just Had Bath.
A bath had been suggested Just
prior to the arrival of the officers. 1t
had been administered and the old
woman placed in a chair. When the
officers arrived they were told where
she might be found.
A few minutes later Holman, a col
ored man, rushed into Mrs. Malone's
office. At that minute he was almost
white.
THAT woman's dead" he said.
Were going back. Miller and I
ready for the undertaken"
Mrs Malone went upstairs The
old woman had been carried from a
chair to the bed by the officers Her
pulse was barely ticking. Mrs. Ma
lone sat by the bedside waiting for
death In a short time the woman's
breathing became more regular In
an hour she was as lively as a woman
that age could be-
She just had a bad sinking SPELL"
said Mrs. Malone today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
Red Cross FOur-Minute Speak
ers viii Talk Monday.
Ufge Children To Urge Their
Parents To Join.
GET BUTTON FOR CHRISTMAS
That VIII Be One of Pleas
Made to Them.
List of Speakers Announced
This Afternoon.

Red Cross four-minute men will in
vade. every school in the city of To-
peka Monday morning according to a
statement today by w. A. johnson, in
charge of the work of securing Red
Cross speakers for use during the
membership campaign that starts
Monday noon. 1t is the hope of the
men in charge of the drive that the
children shall lead their parents and
influence them in the cause of the
Red Cross.
1t is not expected that many mem
berships will be sold in the grade
schools of the city during the cam
paign, but the children are expected
to demand that father or mother in
duce Santa Claus to include a Red
Cross membership button among lit
tie Johnny's or Mary's Christmas
presents. In the high school the stu
dents will be expected to do their
part as they are generally in posses
sion of a, dollar. which can be devoted
to the work of winning the war while
the owner stays at home. Only a little
sacrifice is needed to save the neces-
sary dollar out of the average high
sacrifice of some small luxury will
pay for itself over and over again in
the feeling Of good done and relief
accomplished.
List of Speakers.
The list of speakers and their as
signn1ents to the various schools were
given out by Superintendent H. B.
Wilson of the city schools this morn
ing. Every teacher is expected to aid
these speakers il every way at their
command. The list of the speakers
and of the schools where they will
speak is:
red Voiland at High school.
Sen. James A. Troutman-Branner.
Mrs. J. d. Observation-Disclosures
w. A. Biby-Central Park.
Otis Allen-Clay.
Justice j. S. Dawson-o;rant
DIR. S. s. Estey-Harrison,
r. A. McNeal-Lafayette.
Cflas A. Dillon-Lincosn
Justice r. A Burch-Lowman HILL
/ Justice J. s. West-McKinley.
Fred w Knapp-Nonroe.
Walter Payne-Polk.
Justice H F. Mason-Potwin
Justice Silas Porter-Quincy.
Frank B. Brown-Quinton Heights
Marco Morrow-State street
Justice John Marshall-Sumner
Charles Sessions-Van Buren,
DR.. Willis L. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

One of the most attractive Red
Cross billboard posters in the country
has been designed and posted free of
charge by the well known Hinkson-
Crawford Advertising company of To-
peka. This poster, arranged by r. K.
Hinkson, general ma mayer of the con-
Germ, is II by 25 feet in size and has
been placed on twenty well located
billboards in all parts of the. city. 1t
has been compared most faVorably
with other posters arranged by other
concerns, including the Red Cross it
self, thruOut the nation in prepara-
ton for next weeks big drive.
The poster is made of red and blue
letters with the red cross and natural
colored candle all on a yellow back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

Reading from left to right, the
members of the committee are: Ar
thur j. Carruth, jr., managing editor
of the State Journal and chairman
of the committee; c. H. Frapp, of the
Trapp Printing company; G. l.. Hoop
err, manager of the Orpheum theater;
Charles Mitchell sales manager of
Crane & Co., and president of the
Chamber OF Commerce; r. K. Hink-
son, general manager of the Hinkson-
Crawford Advertising company: Ferd
]. Funk, of the Aetna company; Roy
Crawford, manager of the Grand, Ma
jestic and Novelty theaters and a
partner in the Hinkson Crawford ad-
vertising concern. Other members of
the committee are ]. o. Stevic and
Walter A johnson.