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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1917-12-13

here His many friends welcome
hlm back
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Greer
aud children, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w S. Lindsey We're Wilson's TO
BIZ tol last Wednesday.
Garland Hushour, of Asbury,
whilu on! hunting, acciaently
{ shot off one OF, his fingers. He
ne 10 town and had Dr. a. B.
treiner to dress his hand.
Ass Hale, of Falls Mil, Va J,
is the gust Of her sister, Mrs
L. M. Todu.
f. B. H ldreth is right i'll at
this writing
Miss Maude uerron has been
right i'll with tonsiitis fol- the
past week.
L. f. Jont $ stopped off here
Sunday night, enioute from PEI
,+rsburs and Lynchburg to his
home at Lodi
Fer Sale.-One nine room
Brick HDuse aud seven acr OF
land For particulars see NJ q.
Huddle
Cecil Davis, of lrlstol. sold
a ew Overland car to K e..
Nef, and drove it up here Fri
cay.
Mrs. L. RI. Shnmate ard son,
Lewis, of johnson City, Tenn,
wer, weekend guests Of Mrs
A r. Hendricks, enroute to
MartinsvilIe.
Claude Greer was visitor TO
Abingdon Sunday.
Miss Stella Ward. Of Speed
well, has accel,tt q q position Will.
J. K. Buck & 20.
w. A. Nfssf, ai Wick " Vts,
IL fthe uexf.oN lis m9tlivr, Mrs
Margaret Neff.
J. r. Cook, Of Toms Creek.
spe, few days with friends in
town
eut Rhea G. mmon Leases
4rhur,dav. for Camp Lee, 10 re
y It Tor duty
Harola Cannon, Harry Wal
toys and Everett Harkrader left
"Wednesday foi Abingdon to
join the Aviation Corps.
Mrs Mulligar and children, of
Blu, field, West Virginia, are
guests If the formers parents,
Rev and Mrs w NJ Wagner.
Mis-. John Cullen. Of Roanoke,
was the week end guest OF Mrs.
j w Robi son.
Mrs, f X. F..lwell, of Salt
wife, is the guest OF her mother,
Mrs. Villa ms.
Mrs. l.. p. Germany is spend
ll.g few DAYS at Galax.
Miss lrala Kent has been right
iii with la grippe for the past
week.
Fred Hellreth, Of Orinoco,
nv, came home. Wednesday, on
account. Of the iflllli.'ess.s Of l'y ia
ther, f. B. Heldreth.
L. y. Burlis and family lef'
the latter part Of last week for
Spling Valley, Grayson County.
where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Several from this place went
to Marion Wednesday to hear
William Jennings Bryan.
A snow ci about eight inches
tell here Tuesday night. 1t be
ipr our largest snow of the
year.
Notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
KANSAS FAIRS

The following is a list of fairs to pc
held in Kansas in 1917. their dates
(where they have been decided on).
locations and secretaries. as reported
to the state board of agriculture and
compiled by Secretary J. C. Mohler:
KANSAS STATE FAIR: 4. L. sponsler.
Secretary. Hutchinson; September 15-22
Allen County Agricultural society: DR.. F.
$ Beattie. secretary. lola; September
Allen .Cpunty-Moran Agricultural Fair
t asFSeis Moran septemb Mccormaek' seFre
Barton County Fair association: Porter
Young. secretary. Great Bend: October
Clay County Fair association: w F. Mil
%aRefieid: October October Sc .A'"'' 'e'f'''
Coffey County Agricultural Fair associa-
ton: C. y. sherwood secretary, Bur
Comanche County Agricultural Fair asso-
eatioS a; L. Beeley secretary coldwa
Cowley County-Eastern CowIey County
Fair association: W. A Bowden. score
Douglas County Fair & Agricultural socie
ty: G. W Murphy. secretary. Lawrence:
Deane. secretary. Hays; September 25-2S
Franklin County Agricultural society l..
e. Jones. secretary Ottawa: September
Franklin County-Lane Agricultural Fair
association; F,loyd- 3. Martin, secretary.
Lane; SET tember rs.
Gray County Fair association: G. c. Lse-
", secretary Cimarron: September
johnson County-.Spring Hill, Grange Fair
association W. F. Wilkerson. secretary.
Spring Hill; September Al.
Kearny County Fair association :, Audley
Helmick secretary. Lakin: August 16-1S-
LabettN Comfy Fair association: Clarence
M sdG,tss ne y secretary oswego; Sep
Lincoln County-SyIvan Grove Fair &
Agricultural association: w H. Becker.
Lincoln County Agricultural & Fair as
coin; September 11-14.
Linn County Fair association F. ID. Ben
nett, secretary. Mound City; September
Marshall County Stock Show & Fair as
Rapids: October 9-12
Meade County Fair association: TranA
Fuhr. secretary. sieade: September 10-1t
Mitchell County Fair association Ira
Tice. secretary. Beloit; September 800
lott Irwin. secretary. Coffeyville: Sep
TENDER ea-2s
Nemaha FaiE association: J. p. koeizer.
secretary Seneca: September 25-2S.
Neosho County Agricultural society: Geo
X. Bideau. secretary. Chanute: October
Phillips f'ounty-Four-County Fair asso-
| citation: Abram Troup. secretary. Logan;
September lila.
POItaWatoICle county StOck -
| Haughawout. secretary. Onaga: Sep
TENDER 81.
Republic County Agricultural association
| DR.. W. K. Barnard. secretary. Belleville
| September Al.
Rush County Agricultural & Fair associa-
ton: T. e Rudicel, secretary. Rush Cen
ter; September As.
4 Saline County Agricultural. Horticulturl
& Mechanical association: r. D. Blum
don, secretary, Salina: September 3-S
Smith County Fair association: C..
p Buchanan. secretary. Smith Center; Sep-
TIMBER AZ.
Russell County Fair association: J. b
Funk, secretary, Russell: October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
TAKE DAUGHTER HOME
Father of Andale. Kansas, Girl Lo-
Gates Her Here in Topeka.

When Angelina Mertes. Is years
old. left the farm of her father near
Andale, Kan, she thought her trail
was fairly we'll covered and she was
completely dumbfounded when James
McGovern, plainclothesman, stepped
up to her on Kansas avenue today
and told her her father was in town
and wanted to see her. She went
with him, met her father and the two
left for home over the Rock Island
at noon.
Miss Mertes was with another girl
Norma Rowe, of Wichita. She had
known the Rowe girl at Wichita and
they came to Topeka after stopping at
various towns. The father of the
Mertes girl traced her to Wichita, then
he learned of the departure with the
Rowe girl. He followed them to Her
ington and by easy stages to To-
peka.
Miss Rowe is still in town. She
said she came to Topeka to visit a
brother, Everett Rowe, who is in the
army and stationed in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
THE HOUSEHOLD
Edited by Anne Rit,enhouse.
Leftover Coffee.

Leftover Coffee.
Now. that it is the fashion to elm
mate waste in the kitchen why not
stop and ask yourself or your cook
what is done with the coffee that is
quite as likely as not to be left from
breakfast every day in the year To
be sure, coffee is got a food, but it is
a beverage, flavor and mild stimulant
of So much value that whe the price
of coffee makes it prohibitiye to most
persons there is as much real concern
as when milk or bread takes a leap
skyward in price At the time of the
Napoleonlc wars coffee became fabu
lousy dear at one time in Paris and
it would be hard to imagine how great
was the distress over this fact among
most Parisians
Coffee has not increased very much
in price. but as almost everything else
has, it is just we'll to conserve the
coffee beans like the other food COM
modities. Well, SUI pose cup or two
of coffee are left IN the percolator in
the morning, what are YOU going to
do about it? In the first place, it
should be drawn off from the metal
pot or percolator in which the infu-
sion has be en- made as soon as posi-
bic to prevent it from getting a metal
lie of flat taste. OF course, it would
never be allowed to settle on the
grounds, but if it is drawn off when
china it can be kept for hours without
materially deteriorating in flavor
There is no reason in the world why
this coffee should not be used as a
basis for iced coffee. In Fact, when
two cups of the coffee infusion are
left over you can plan to make three
cups of iced coffee, secause the
chopped ice used with that summer
beverage takes up good deal of room
in the tumbler. However. coffee that
has been standing in the metal for an
hour or so ought never to be used
| for this beverage.
There are ever so many delightful
desserts that may be mace with cold
strong coffee as a basis. In order to
make weak coffee strong-when the
receipts call for strong coffee-you
should let the mixture boil down for
ten minutes-or until it has reduced
! sufficiently in bulk to make sure OF
| its strength. Blanc mango, Bavariar
| cream and custard are delicious wher
! literally favored with coffee and
there is nothing more delicious thar
coffee ice or ice cream when used
with whipped cream topped by a little
nutmeg as the basis of a home made
| coffee parfajt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
LESSON FOR SPEEDERS
Judge Exhibits Baby Corpses to Frisco
Motor Racers.

San Francisco. Calf, Aug. 2s.-The
broken bodies of two little children
on a slab at the city morgue, preached
a mute sermon today to a little file
of white faced men sentenced by Po-
lice Judge Brady to look upon their
corpses.
The man had been arrested for auto
speeding.
When Isadore Speize's case was call
ed Judge Brady said:
Within a stones throw of this court
room is a lesson more impressive than
all the Jail sentences 1 might pass. In
the morgue lies the bodies of two
babies, Samuel and Grace Piescitello.
They were killed by an automobile.
Some day you speedets may be in
court for killing just such beautiful
children. Go, look at them now, and
see what might have BEEN
The speeders were taken into the
morgue room. For several minutes
they were made to look at the little
crushed bodies. All turned pale.
They went back to court.
We've learned our lesson they
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
COT NO PROMISE
Ne Draft Exemption Assurance
Given to the Farmers.
State Livestock Association
Committee Back Home.
DID NOT SEE THE PRESIDENT
DepOpulatiOn of Farms Feared
by Great Many.
This, of Course, Would Cause a
Reduction of Crops.

Members of a special committee
from the state livestock association
returned today from Washington with
out assurances concerning the exemp-
ton of farmers from military service.
The committee presented farmer
claims to Herbert Hoover, food diree-
tor; Secretary of War Baker and Post
master General Burleson. Members
of the committee, however, were un-
able to arrange a conference with
President Wilson.
Hardships to agricultural activities
in Kansas were outlined to Hoover
and members of the presidents -cabi-
net The livestock committee pro-
posed amendments to the draft rules
providing for exemption of farmers
while actively engaged in farm work.
should a man leave the farm or cease
farm work, he would Immediately be-
come subject to draft under the back
to-the-fa farm plan proposed to govern
ment officials.
To Depopulate Farms.
Farms will become depopulated un-
der the draft plan, the committee
urged They declared that the states
agricultural production would show an
enormous slump unless the young men
subject to draft were not permitted to
serve their country in the cornfields
instead of in the trenches in France
Henry j. Waters, president of the state
Agricultural college and at the head
or the food control work in Kansas,
visited cabinet members with the Kan
sas delegation.
Important engagements of Presi-
dent Wilson prevented conference
with the national executive: Secre-
tary Baker and Genera. Burleson,
however promised to present the Kan
sas farm exemption CLAIMS to the
] rlx
Members of the committee returned
home with promises of farm exemp-
ton.
Our committee presented the prop
osition that under the present method
OF selecting and drafting farm labor
in Kansas, it would so depieto the la
Dor from the farms it would be i'm
possible for the state to produce such
large supplies of products" said Joe
Mercer, state livestock sanitary COM
missioner. Not only would wheat
and corn productions be reduced but
the production of meat and dairy
products would also be affected
The Plan Submitted.
I'VE submitted a plan something
like this: That the presl dent be re-
quested to direct the military forces
to modify the plan of exemption to
the extent of whatever it could be
shown that any one connected with
the production of farm products was
actively engaged in the farming or
livestock business. That such classes
be exempted so long as the exempted
man continues as producer. When
ever he ceases to either operate or Ia
Dor in the production of grain or live
| stock, then he shall become subject to
military service immediately
In the delegation which went to
Washington to urge farm exemptions
were: W. r. Stubs, former governor
Lawrence; NJ. NJ. Sherman, Crawford
Ed Root, Brookville; Joe Mercer
state livestock commissioner; Prof
WA. Cochel, and Prof. W. A Reed
both from the State Agricultural col
lege staff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
MRS. HYPES VERY ILL
Woman Who Fell in Cistcrn in a Crit
icaI Condition.

Mrs. C.'B. Hypes, of 616 Polk street
who, while asleep, walked into a els
tern Ion a lot near .her home a week
ago, is in a serious condition today
Physicians stated that her chances of
recovery are poor.
Mrs. Hypes has been in poor health
for several years. Physicians who are
treating her say her condition now is
not entirely due to her purge into the
cistern, altho it may have fastened
the present situation.
She was removes from the cistern
by police officers who We're called by
neighbors Mrs. Hypes is he wife of
c. B. Hypes, manager of -he Antisep-
tic barber shop and a candidate for
the legislature from one of the city
districts a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
COST OF NEWSPAPERS
Senator Weeks Tells Congress. o.
Publishing Conditions Now.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, opened de-
bate on the publishers tax provision,
advocating their elimination. He
urged rejection of the Hardwick and
Mcclellan substitutes.
I'm fact. it is doubtful If the pub
iications of the United States, under
present condition, taking them by and
large, are getting a new dollar for an
old one. This is due to the abnormal
increases in the cost of everything
which publishers use and to their in
ability to pass this along to the con-
su-ner."
Senator Weeks denied that the gov
ernment carries periodicals at a loss
of $SO,0O0, 900 annually. Official in
VcstigatioIi, he said, showed the deficit
much less. The zone system. he de-
clared, would ruin a very large part
Of the press.
Il am in favor of increasing the
rates." he said, but not at a time
when this great industry is laboring
under serious embarrassment peculiar
to itself"
modified amendment along the
lines of his original substitute was Of
fered today by Senator Hardwick 1t
would leave the present cent a pound
rate on news portions of publications.
but beginning July l, 1918, would in
crease to instead of cents that
on advertising portions, make it
cents on July 1, 1919, 6 cents in 1920
introduced an amendment for a tax
of 81 per 500 cash value of second
hand automobiles and motorcycles
costing less than $4,000 in lieu of the
bills provision for 10 per cent tax
reduction on each years use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
CAN'T" RIOTS IN IOWA
Pro- Germans and Loyal American
Germans Are ''at Outs"

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Aug. 2S--Riots
in northern Iowa between -pro-Ger-
man and loyal American-Germ are
expected at any time by federal OFF,
Gals who returned from several
weeks trip thru fourteen counties of
northern Iowa. The loyal citizens
have lost their patience with the. Ger
mans who insist on making treason
able utterances. Lynchings of 'kai-
serites'' have been foiled by the fed
eral operatives at several places.
F. r. Moore, United States marshal
of northern Iowa. and his deputies re-
turned form the trip today. They
said that in many of the villages the
ro-Germans have boycotted the
storekeepers who have been urging
loyalty to the Stars and Stripes.
At Hubbard, last week, the federal
agents arrived in time to save Will
liam SchwaI is from being lynched. He
had been haying the government and
boosting the kaiser when a crowd of
loyal citizens took him in hand. He
was badly beaten.
Lutheran ministers were put on
the carpet" at several points by Moore
and his staff. They were warned to
preach the gospel of God and let the
kaiser take care of himself in Ger
many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
HIS MOTHER GERMAN
Young TOpekan, However, Finally
Gets Into the U. S. Navy.

Harry Schmidts mother is a Ger
man. But Harry has evidently lost all
affection for the fatherland.- In fact,
he seems to hate the country as much
as his mother used to love it. He has
joined the United States navy and
promises to give vent to all this
cooped up hatred the minute he sets
foot in trench or is ordered to bear
arms.
The whole story of his enlistment
has been one of discoura cement and
hard luck. His parents refused to
give the son permission to enter into
the services of their adopted country
and felt that they could not sign their
sons birth certificate. No records of
the birth were made either by the
state or the county. The last ray of
nope had grown remarkably dim and
Schmidt had nearly given up his
dreams of life in the navy. The last
thought on the subject however, was
the lucky one. Schmidt remembered
that he had given his age when in
school and after a mornings search
thru the school records his age was
proven and he was taken into the
navy-one happy boy. He is now an
apprentice seaman and will soon be
wearing the 'baggy blues"
Herbert c. Wilson, ITO Quincy
was also enlisted in the navy this
morning and sent to Kansas Citv for
mai examination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
FILE SUIT TOMORROW
Poll Tax Mandamus Suit Will Be
Begun Tomorrow. Hayden Says.

The test suit to decide whether or
not the poll tax law. is constitutional
had not been filed in the state SUI
Dreme court at a late hour this after
noon George P. Hayden, city attor-
ney, who with S. M. Brewster, attor-
ney general, will start the ball rolling
by filing petition for write of
mandamus in the supreme court to
compel w. H. WATSON. commissioner
of finance, to turn the money for poll
tax paid under protest by certain To-
pekans into the road fund, stated that
the suit probably will be filed tomor-
row.
The professors will be made parties
in the petition for the writ of man.
damus. In answering the petition of
the city and state, the professors, thru
their attorney, are expected to attack
the law on it's constitutionality, that
being their alibi for paying under pro-
test. If the law is held unconstitu-
tional. il cannot be enforced, and will
be thrown out of the statutes. If the
petition is granted that means the
court holds the law constitutional and
the city can do nothing but collect the
poll tax.
sIf the law is held unconstitutional
it is up to the city commissioners to
take some action in paying back the
money collected by the tax" said Mr..
Hayden.
II guess there will be no doubt
about us turning it back to those who
paid it," said Commissioner Tandy.
They'll get it. they needn't worry a
minute about that"
Friday, August 81, is the last day
to pay the tax. So far about $4,000
has been collected by Commissioner
WATSON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
FAIR Time NEAR
Activities at Grounds Show
Preparations Being Made.
Big Carnival VIII Start Week
From Next Monday.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Buildings Being Put in the
Best of Condition.
New Water Supply Will Be a
Great Convenience.

Things are already picking up at the
Kansas Free Fair grounds N an,ici
patton of the big fair beginning
week from next Monday. Buildings
are in course of construction. many
are being repaired, gasoline eng mes
are chugging away mixing -oncrete
and men are laying new system of
water pipes.
The finishing touches are being pat
to the new agricultural hall. Teckni-
cally it is not a new building but no
one who knew it in former years
would recognize it as an old eriond.
The outside has been completely COW
cred with stucco and imitation tile.
The tower has been lowered ana a big
rest room constructed under t. Ladies
toilet rooms have been installed on the
mezzanine floor. All the interior has
been painted a dazzling white To-
day the floor is being covered with
clean sawdust.
NeSS Water Supply.
Heretofore those holding conces-
sions and patrons of the fair have
been forced to depend upon wells and
just a few city hydrants for water.
New pipes are being laid this year to
convenient places over the grounds
where hydrants and faucets will be
placed. There will be a dozen or
more of them. The wells have been
closed.
A Sunday school building of perma-
nent character is being constructed
between the Fine Arts building and
Agricultural hall 1t is being built of
concrete blocks and concrete. 1t will
be a handsome structure when COM
pleted.
Build New Motor Hall.
Just south of that and adjoining
the old motor hall another motor hall
is under construction. 1t will practi-
cally double the capacity of that de-
partment.
Owners of permanent booths on the
grounds have begun repairing them
and getting them ready for the big
week in September. The grounds are
in excellent shape and in spite of the
heavy rains have been well drained.
The cinder roads are dry and hard as
cement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
GUST REED AND STONE
Missouri Democrats Being Urged to
Take Action at Once.

jefferson City. Mo, Aug. 2S.-Re-
ports here today indicate that pres
sure is being brought to bear on the
Democratic state committee to call a
mass convention for the purpose of
adopting resolutions asking Senator
Stone and Senator Reed and perhaps
two or more members of the house
from Missouri to resign. Their att
tude of hostility towards. the admin
istration program is the reason
This feeling. it is said, has been
growing rapidly of late. Most of the
old party leaders no lon,ver seek to
excuse Stone and Reed and most of
them condemn the two senators
openly.
Democratic leaders fear tha. if their
party does not take acton, a nom
partisan mass conventio4 may be
called for this purpose ana the Demo-
cratic party would then b. put in the
attitude of defending Stone and Reed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28

George Carl Ausherman, Shawnee. depend
Christian Carl stauffer, Pottawatomin,
agriculture.
Edward NJ waylan. Morris, agriculture
James A Bolts, Chautauqua, agriculture
Lucien Booze, Franklin, agricn'ture:
Clyde NJ. Bosley, Franklin, agriculture.
Emmett Russell Ellis. Bourbon, depend
ents.
Bernard william Kampert, Nemaha, a;,ri-
william Tyson. Usage. agriculture.
Harry Ambrose Singleton, Labette. agri-
Edwin Stewart FoItz, Cowley, agriculture
Joseph Cummings, Pottawatomie, agricul-
John w Calhoun, Leavenwortl. agricHl-
Robert Wilbur Mccullough, Atchison
agriculture.
Raymond Dennis Sullivan, Atchisou. agri
culture.
Appeals to President.
Herman f. c. Volkening, Wabaunsee, agri
Willard Houston Pasewark. Atchison. agri
culture.
Fred Harrington, Pottawatomie agricul
oliver Oswald. Atchison. agriculture.
Charles Edward Paige, Atchison. agricul'
Harry Paige. Atchison. agriculture.
Harry Gigstad. Atchison, agriculture.
Albert Theodore Sester, Pottawatomie
Ernest Edward Brumkow, Pottawatomie
agriculture.
clyde Alfred Rowe, Atchison, agriculture
Charles Friedrich Stutz, Atchison. agricul
Samuel Marion Tolbert, Elk, agriculture
Albert Walter, Pottawatomie agriculture
4 Exemptions were denied to the fol
lowing from Shawnee county:
William H. Swan, industrial.
Charles F.. Barncords agricultural
Lee Martin Brown. agricultural.