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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
TO OPEN SUNDAY
All Plans Made for Big Topeka
Tent Revival.
Advance Man Here To Arrange
for Canvas Structure.

A largely attended meeting of rep
resentative men from various churches
of the city met on Monday evening at
the Central Y. NJ. C. A. for the pur-
pose of completing arrangements for
the williams Robinson evangelistic
campaign, to be held in Topeka under
a big brown tent at the corner of
Eleventh and Lincoln streets, COM
mencing Sunday afternoon and con-
tinuing for a period of four weeks. A
more central location was desired,
and a committee was busy all day
Saturday and Monday looking for an
other site, but met with no more sue
cess than to have one of their num-
Der, the Rev. T. ]. Pomeroy, who was
riding a wheel run down by a car.
Rev. Stephen B. Williams, former
Methodist minister from Nebraska,
who resigned his pastorate in order to
go with this party as the advance rep
resentative and publicity man, was
present Tuesday night, and gave di-
rection as to the forming of the COM
mittees and perfecting the arrange
ments for the campaign, which is to
be different from that of any other
evangelistic effort ever before at
tempted in Topeka. The meetings
will be held under a great canvas tab
ernacle of immense proportions, ac-
sons. A large platform will seat a
great chorus of hundred voices, and
the singing as well as the preaching
will be of the ''old-time religion"
type. The main evangelists, Messrs
Williams and Robinson, are noted for
their vigorous methods of preaching
and the strong emphasis they place
upon the old-fashioned doctrines of
the church. However. the most ap-
proved and up-to-date methods are
used in their campaigns. and they are
bringing to Topeka a large company
of expert workers, consisting of the
best soloists and personal workers to
be secured.
Committees Named.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
following committees were appointed:
Executive and finance-C. G. Nor
rison, chairman; j. G. Denote, secre-
tary; Chas. F. Pomeroy, treasurer; J.
K. Mayberry, George H. Hammel, ad-
jutant; W. G.. Houser. E. L. West, Rev
T. ]. Pomeroy, Mrs. Lulu Bigley, Ed
Witchey.
Entertainment and furn:shings-T.
c. Daley, Mrs. T. C. Daley, Mrs. c..
G. Morrison, Rev. T. J. Poneroy, Rev.
]. G. Demoret, Adjutant w. G. Houser,
Mrs. c. F. Fields.
Music-E. r. Shook, Frank Reisner,
N. May Clark, H. L. Stevic, Paul
Larkin, Maggie Witchey, John Cline,
Miss Ethel Walker. Irine Munson.
Ushers-Frank Reisner, chairman.
Advertising-S. B. Williams, A S.
Clark Adif w TIonSar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
U-BOAT SHELLS PORT
Thought Guns Celebrating the Fourth
Driven Away by U. S. Ship.

An Atlantic Port, July 1.-THE
bombardment of st. Michaels, the
Azores, on July 4, by a German sub
marine was at first thought to be a
Fourth of July celebration by Amer
lean naval ships in port, said the cap
tain of a British steamship from Lis
bon and st. Michaels, which arrived
here today The firing began early i'm
the morning. he said, but as the shells
commenced to explode over the city.
the illusion that it was part of an In
dependence day program was quickly
dispelled
An American collier in port return
ed the submarines fire with such pre-
cision and volume that the undersea
craft soon submerged. The British
steamship captain who was an eye
witness Of the fight said the U-boat
was 900 feet long and carried two
guns. One girl and a man were killed
in st. Michaels by German shells
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
co ON A STRIKE
Eight Topeka Express Men De-
mand Wage Increase.
Instead of Getting 1t They Lose
Their Jobs.

Eight employees of the American
Express company'S office in North
Topeka are out of jobs today as re-
suit of a strike" that struck only
themselves. At noon Monday five
wagon drivers and three station men
notified William Summers, general
agent of the company here, that they
wanted $40 raise in their monthly
wage, and wanted it quick.
Within fifteen minutes of the de-
mand for the raise Summers notified
the men that they could have the in
crease. They had announced that
they would strike if the raise were
not granted. On the company's con-
cession they started work again and
finished the day.
with the general superintendent of the
company at Ell Reno, who instructed
him not to grant the demand of the
men. When the eight strikers arrived
Tor work at o'clock this morning
they found two strange men working
in the company's office, and discov-
cred that they were no longer in the
company'S employ.
The men claim that a few days ago
employees of the American Express
company in Wichita, Oklahoma City
and Kansas City were granted an in
increase.
Deny Other Increases.
Summers fatty denied that any in
crease had been granted the men in
these cities. When asked as to the
status of the eight men who struck he
said: They are simply no longer in
the employ of the company. We have
obtained other men to take their
places. 1 was compelled to grant
their demand 1t was made peremp-
torily in the rush hour of the day,
and I had no alternative. Later 1 re-
ceived instructions to the contrary
from the superintendent at FL Reno
For a short time today the strike"
threatened to hold up the heavy pro-
duce shipments from Topeka commits
sion houses to Riley. But the COM
pany's force is now at full strength
and no further difficulty is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
CUT R. R. SERVICE
Midwest Railroads To Save
10000 Tons Coal a Year.
X. G.. Southern Saves 100000
Train Miles per Annum.

Chicago July lit was announced
today following a meeting here OF the
executive officers of the railroads in
the fifteen states in the central war
department, that radical changes in
the railroad operations in these states
will soon be ordered. All passenger
trains not considered necessary Will
be annulled and in this way the rail-
roads hope to save as much coal per
annum as the eastern roads are doing
10000 tons year.
A radical change will probably be
made in the dining car service on
these lines. Federal Food Administra-
tor Hoover has recommended that the
serving of all young meats, such as
lamb, veal and spring chicken, be dis
continued; also. that only two slices of
bread one pat of butter be served. If
you want more, you will have to buy
it separately. 1t is not announced
whether these curtailments will result
in lower prices
1t was announced that some of the
central and western lines have al
ready had good results in coal con-
servation.
In lcurtailing passenger service, the
Kansas City Southern has saved in
fuel and other expenses 100000 train
miles per annum; the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, $4,000 train miles; the
Chicago and Alton, $4,000 train
miles; the Lake Erie and Western,
10000 train miles; the Minneapolis,
ST. Paul and Sault Ste Marie, 104 900
train miles, and the Big Four, 7S0, 900
train miles. The Hooking Valley rail-
road will take off Is per cent of its
passenger service next Sunday. This
will enable it to handle "a per cent
more coal over its tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
LEGION OF LOVE"
American Girls Would Go to
the Battle Front.
Join Russia's Famous "Regi-
ments of Death.'
CLOSE BEHIND BIG GUNS
Y. w. C. A. Girls Are Ready To
Take Their Chances.
Thousands of Society and Col.
lege Women Ready.

Washington, July 17.-An Ameri-
can girls legion of love" may join
Russia's female regiment of DEATH"
And Britain's ''women's army on the
European battle front
Formal application to recruit the
legion from Uncle Sans fifty million
women and girls has been filed with
Secretary of War Baker by the Young
Women's Christian association. Thou
sands of college and society girls are
ready to serve.
Food conservation, rolling red cross
bandageS and similar home war" du-
ties are well enough the girls feel, but
they point out that both England and
Russia have uniformed and Differed
forces of women close to the fighting
lines and they want to be there, too.
For example the British .women's
army" about 10000 strong, is acting
in an auxiliary capacity to the men
battling on the front lines. They are
CHARTERED by regular regiments close
behind the big guns and are accredit-
ed as part of the active British field
forces
Women soldiers in Americas lie
part of the American expeditionary
in France. but would preform slightly
different military duties.
According to the Y. w. c. AS idea
the woman troops would be co-ordi-
mated with the Y. M. c. A. field force,
which is spending millions of dollars
for relief and comfort work for
Pershing's Sammies.
Working out details of this pro-
! posed legion is in the hands of a spe-
cial committee of the International
A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
HOLD UP RED CROSS
Shareholders Fail to Pay Over Divi-
dends Subscribed.

New York, July 1S.-The fact that
millions of dollars in Red Cross di9i-
bends declared by corporations have
not been paid over to the organization
by the recipients was made known in
an appeal to the shareholders in such
corporations, issued here today by the
American Red Cross war finance COM
mittee to do their part in helping 'the
men who in the misery and sadness of
the firing line look to US for add
A great quantity of stores and
equipment can be bought with "the
millions outstanding in Red Cross div
idends." the appeal declares, and "the
generosity Of these corporations will
have been in vain if shareholders fail
to give the dividends to the Red Cross.
without these dividends the Red
Cross will be hampered in it's work
of rnercv1,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
WIRES TO FORT RILEY
Western Union VIII Open Two New
Offices on Reservation

Two new telegraph offices will soon
be opened at Fort Riley, according to
c. E. Kiehl. who came to Topeka Sat
urday to act as manager o. the local
office of the Western Union Telegram
company during the leave of absence
of w. c. Carswell.
These telegraph stations will be To-
Gated within the fort and will be used
for govern ment business, only. No
official word has been sent out from
headquarters yet but it is understood
in Omaha, where the district head
quarters are located, tina. these sta
tions will be opened by September 1,
when the draft army will probably be
encamped at the Fort.
Plans are now being made for in
stallation of new offices and extra tel
egraph loops at Fort Leavenworth
at Omaha and at Junction City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
MEDIATOR IN KANSAS
Federal Peace Agent Trying to Settle
Labor Troubles at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. Kan, July Thames
Purcell. a field worker for the federal
department OF labor, is here today at
tempting to adjust the strike of 200
miners at five steam shovel strip pit
mines The men have been on strike
"a week on account of various griev-
ances. Purcell announced that he is
attempting to adjust the dispute not
only so that the production of coal
would not be interrupted but 20 pre-
vent a spread of labor disputes at this
time.
A movement to have Purcell inter-
vene in the strike which has tied up
all the lines of the Joplin & Pittsburg
railway is being made. Not a wheel
has turned since Friday on the sys-
TEN, which covers most of Crawford
and Cherokee counties and connects
Pittsburg and Joplin. Thousands of
miners are affected by the railway
strike. which resulted when the COM
pany refused to grant wage increase
10 stationary engineers and firemen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
LOCAL MENTION

For special dance. special music at
Garfield tonight Saunders orchestra.
Admission-Evening cards, soc, or 5
cents per dance.-Adv.
On Sunday quite a number of the
members of the St Paul Evangelistical
church went to Lawrence to attend
conference of members of the same
organization from Topeka, Lawrence.
Eudora, Deer Creek, Kansas CITY.
Kan, and other towns. Addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Helmkamp
of Wichita, president of the mission
airy department, and by Rev. Mr. veat
of Kansas City.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c dog Brunt.
Marlin Drug Co.-Adv
The Rev. G. A Bjork, missionary
from India, will speak this evening at
the Swedish Lutheran church, corner
of Fourth and Taylor streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dance to Haley's music at Garfield
park tomorrow night--Adv-
Fines in police court assessed and
paid during June. 1917, to.a.ed $37S.75
and payments of back fines amounted
to $40, according to the report of M. Q.
Lock, acting police judge.
S. D. Flora, local meterologist, left
this morning for a weeks trip thru
Kansas for the Inspection of the
weather office stations in Kansas, all
of which must be inspected at least
once every three years.
Oliver Wilson, master of the Ma
tionaI grange, will deliver an address
% Mr.. Wilson is a farmer and will
come to Topeka under the auspices of
the Shawnee county Pomona grange.
The thick grass growing between
the street railway tracks on Kansas
avenue between Third and Fourth
ments from new arrivals in the city
going up town from the Rock Island
depot
A dance will be given at Garfield
park tomorrow night for the benefit
of the orphans at Mooseheart home
An orchestra from Kansas City has
been engaged for the occasion and
dancing will start at o'clock. The
public is invited.
The Shawnee home guards will
meet this evening at o'clock at the
colored Y. M. c. A, 404 Kansas ave-
nue.. Officers for the guard will be
elected and organization of the COM
pany will be perfected. w. A. S.
Bird will talk at the close of the
meeting.
Chairmen of the two Topeka ex-
emption boards received several hun
bred blank war department envelopes
today. No instructions were received
with the envelopes. The chairmen be-
,ieve these envelopes are to be utilized
in sending notices to the young men
who are drafted.
The choir of the Central Park
Christian church will sing the cantata,
Queen Esther" Sunday night at the
open air union meeting of the church
es in the southwest part of the city.
which will be held on the grounds of
the Central Park school. A similar
program was given July 1.
Frank L. Pinet, secretary of the
Kansas State Teachers association,
was the near victim of a tornado at
Pittsburg Saturday. The storm killed
no one but blew down a number OF
houses in and near Pittsburg. Pinet
was in an automobile at the time and
the wind blew off the top of the ma
chine.
Thomas Bonner, who has been Wis.,
iting for a week at the home of Mrs
E. NJ. Burnett, 212 West Eighth ave-
nue., left today for Springfield, Mass.
He is making the trip from San Fran
cisco to Springfield by motorcycle
Bonner was a mechanic aboard a
United States transport and is now
on leave of absence. He expects to
again enter the service at the end OF
his absence period.
C. A. Musselman. state secretary OF
the Nebraska Y. NJ. c. A, arrived in
Topeka this morning after d hard luck
trip from Omaha. The roads were in
fair shape all the way-but the car
and the tires of the car. His gasoline
| tank dropped from the rear end OF
the machine and his tires blew out on
every occasion. His wife and two
children accompanied him. He is
visiting Fred Pierce of the State Y. NJ
| C. A. of Kansas. !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
MUST STAY IN line
Spectators at Belgian Parade
To ssStand Attention.
Orderly Plans Made for Big
Feature July 20.

Spectators to the gigantic military
display which will be given in honor
of the Belgian commission, as part
of its reception in Kansas, July 20,
will be divided into two classes, those
in motor cars and those on foot Each
will have a definite place to view the
spectacle.
Motor cars will be blocked on both
sides of the line of march of the pa
rade on Kansas avenue from Fifth
street to Eighth avenue and on one
side of the streets surrounding the
state house grounds. This plan was
hers of the Topeka Automobile Deal
ers' association, in charge of the ar
rangementS.
Pedestrian Rules.
Pedestrians are requested to meet
at the state house grounds and as
semble there for viewing the military
display. No pedestrian will be allow
assembled on the line of march nor
will they be allowed to cross Kansas
avenue after the parade has started
Every person not riding should go di-
rect to the state house grounds and
there await the coming of the COM
mission and the reception committee
Police service has been promised
the committee on arrangements of the
local organization and no person will
be allowed to crowd from the walks
on Kansas avenue. A mounted patrol
will keep watch on the avenue and
will keep the streets free of traffic.
Stop Street Cars.
Street cars, motor and other vehi-
cles will all be stopped during the
parade and will not be allowed to fol-
low the parade after it has passed.
Motor dealers have urged every mo-
tor car owner to leave Kansas avenue
from the north streets; thus avoiding
any crowd and jam when the parade
starts back from the state house
grounds. .-.,t- ars-s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
WEDDING OUT OILERS
County Defense Council in wisconsin
Proclaims: "Work or Go to Jail"

Madison, Wis. July 17.-T4anglade
county council of defense is setting an
example for other counties in the state
in its method of going after men who
will not work.
The following poster has been post
ed in every township in the county:
Work.
Or go to Jail.
Farmers cry for help.
Mills need men.
Law defines loafers ano
Idlers as Migrants
Sheriff and police instructed
To arrest all idlers.
Penalty-Three months at hard
labor. (Signed),
Langlade County Council of Defense.
The state council is continuing its
campaign to weed out the idlers of the
civil population of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
ONLY TEN STATES OUT
Now Predict Draft Drawing for Fri
day or Saturday.

Washington, July 17.-With only
ten states remaining to be heard from
on the organization on the exemption
boards and with the serial number
lists of registrants from all but $40
of the 1850 exemption districts on
file in Washington, Provost Marshal
General Crowder was hopeful that the
preliminary stages of the war army
drawing would be completed within
4S hours. He prepared to take up
with Secretary Baker later in the day
details of the lottery process for final
approval
If there is no unexpected delay it
seems likely that the drawing can be
held Friday or Saturday. A single
district which fails to finish its pre-
liminary work on time, however, can
hold up action indefinitely. Once
past the drawing stage, General Crow
der pointed out today the necessity
for concerted action by the state,
ceases, and the examination of regis
trants and their assignment to the
army or exemption can proceed in
any state without regard to progress
made in any other community
Biggest States Not Reported.
The ten states not having completed
their preparations for the drawing
are:
Alaba ma, Illinois. New York, Michi-
gan, Mississippi. Missouri, Kentucky,
OlllOs ChiAoy ~ anna anu IL 81 Inc
group includes the states having the
largest population and probably the
total population of all ten represents
some where half of the population of
the entire country. The fact that re-
ports from only 649 additional dis
tricts of the 1859 are missing, how
ever, shows that even in the ten states
the work is well advanced and each
has only few districts behind sched-
u1e.
The entire list may be completed
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
CROWN PRINCE CALLS
U-BOATS THE LAST
ARGUMENT OF KINGS

New York. July 1.-THE last ar
gument of kings" is what the Ger
man crown prince calls submarines,
according to a special cable printed
today by the New York Times from
The Hague.
The crown princes statement was:
Borne upon the nations conf
6ence, with warmest wishes for IA
voring gales. upon their bridges the
nations best. for their crews are
served by crews defying death; hated
and feared by our foe and ready ever
for deeds of daring. may our subma-
rines ever float the German flag vic
toriously thru the seven seas and
teach respect for them as the last ar
gument of kings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
FIGHT WAGE RULE
Topeka Retailers Oppose Plan
of Welfare Commission.
Think Promotions Should Be
on Merit Alone.

A good healthy fight s promised
the state welfare commission by the
Topeka Retailers association in re-
gard to the minimum wage rule which
the commission is trying to have
adopted by mercantile houses of the
state
The association, in a meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce today. adopted
a resolution advising the welfare COM
mission that the organization would
oppose any efforts t, set q scale of
wage increase in the employees of the
city stores.
The Retailers association further
resolved to recommend a scale of wo-
mems wages based on a minimum
of IS. This, however, is two dollars
less than the amount suggested by
workers of the welfare commission at
a meeting held Monday afternoon. An
effort to have this increased by the
commission will be bitterly opposed
Following is the resolution adopted
by the association:
I'VE, the members of the Topeka
Retailers association wish to go on
record as favoring the establishment
of a minimum wage for working girls
in the city. As the average minimum
wage at present is Sc. we. the men,
bers, suggest that this be the figure
adopted by the state welfare commits
sion.
I'VE further recommend that any
future wage basis for services of
women in the stores of the city be
left entirely in the hands of the en-
ployer and that promotion be based
on efficiency and not upon time OF
service
The last clause of this resolution is
aimed at the action now being dis
cussed by the commission, which will
give the employees in mercantile estab-
lishmentS a scale of increase in wages
based upon time of service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
FIERCE BIG 'SKEETERS'
ROUT WORKMEN FROM
NEW MILITARY CAMP

New York. July 17.-Belligerent
mosquitoes are driving workmen en-
gagged in constructing the military
cantonment at Yaphank. Long Island,
off the job. thereby interfering seri-
usly with army preparations, con-
tractors in schar4e of the work de-
clared today.
Wage increases failed to induce the
men to remain at Yaphank. An eff
fort is being made to induce mosquito
proof natives to build the soldiers
quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
SHIP PLANS HALTED
Cocktails Submits Scheme to Com
mandeer Ship Yards.

Washington. July 1.-THE govern
ment's shipbuilding program contin-
ued at a standstill today and there
was no indication when Major General
Cocktails manager of the shipping
boards emergency fleet corporation,
would proceed with his plans for
requisitioning and speeding up con-
struction of merchant ships building
in American yards.
General Goethals transmitted to
Chairman Denman OF the heard today.
Information regarding his program re-
quested yesterday. He outlined in de-
tail his plans for taking over private
yards and for building two govern
ment owned ship plants TO turn out
fabricated steel ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-17
! MARRIES HAYS GIRL
James NIcAdams, State House En-
- pIoye VIII Return September 1.

o. Hays. Kan. July Thames Nc
Adams, son of C. F. McAdams of Sa-
lima. came here and was married to
Miss Dorothy. daughter of Rev. A. S.
Hale, Methodist minister of this city
Miss Hale graduated at the State
Normal at FIT Hays, and for the past
year has been attending the Art COL
lege in Chicago. She is a gifted young
lady.
Mr.. McAdams graduated at the
Kansas State Agricultural college at
Manhattan with honors. and now has
a good position in the state house at
Topeka. and the young couple have
their home already prepared and will
be at home in Topeka after Septem-
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