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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-05
KANSAS FAIRS

The following is a list of fairs to be
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 FREE FAIR: Phil Eastman,
KANSAS STATE FAIR: A. L. Sponsler,
Secretary. Hutchinson; September 15-22
Allen County Agricultural society: DIR. f.
s. Beattie, secretary, lola; September
Allen County-!Moran Agricultural Fair
association an3 E on. n Mccormack. secre-
Barton County Fair association: Porter
Young, secretary. Great Bend; October
Brown COMPREHENSIVE Fair associa-
ton: J. D. Weltner. secretary, Hiawa-
tina August 2s-n
Clay County Fair association: w F. Mil
Ter, secretary, Clay CectAr; October 3-5.
Clay County-Wakefield Agricultural as
s soc Eugene Elkins' secretary
Cloud County Fair association: w. Fl
Danenbarger, secretary, Concordia; Au-
gust 2S-31.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair associa-
ton: c. T. Sherwood, secretary, Bur
lington; October Is.
citation A. L. Beeley, secretary, Coldwa-
ter: September 12-14.
Cowley County-Eastern Cowley Comfy
Fair association: w. A Bowden. secre-
tary, Burden; September 81.
Dickinson County Fair association: f. W.
ElWlck, secretary, ADf1ene, august lf-ll.
Douglas County Fair & Agricultural socie-
September 1921.
Elk County Agricultural Fair association
Fred r. Lanter, secretary, Grenola; Au-
gust $3.50
Ellis County Fair association: p J.
Deane, secretary, Hays; September 1913.
Franklin County Agricultural society l..
G. Tones, secretary. Ottawa: September
Franklin County-Lane Agricultural Fair
association: Floyd B. Martin, secretary,
Lane; September IS
Gray County Fair association: G. c. Ise-
". secretary, Cimarron; September
Greenwood County Fair association: Will
liam Bays. secretary, Eureka; August
Harper County-The Anthony Fair asso
citation: L. Jennings, secretary, An
johnson County-spring Hill Grange Fair
association; W. F. Wilkerson. secretary.
Kearny County Fair association: Audley
Helmick, secretary. Lakin August 1918.
Labette County Fair association Clarence
Montgomery, secretary, Oswego; Sep
Lincoln County-Sylvan Grove Fair &
Agricultural association: w. H. Becker,
secretary, Sylvan Grove; September 81.
Lincoln County Agricultural & Fair as
/ sociation J. u. Ryan, secretary, Lin
Linn County Fair association: r u. Ben
nett. secretary, Mound City; September
Logan County-Inter-Count Fair asso-
citation: L. L Moore. secretary. Oakley :.
August 14-17.
Marshall County Stock Show & Fair as
ISOLATION c. J. Brown. secretary, Blue
Rapids; October DIP
Mcpherson County Agricultural Fair as
sociation W. J. krehbiel, president, Nc
Pherson. Dates not set
Meade County Fair association; Franz
Fuhr. secretary. Meade; September 10-1f-
Mitchell County Fair association: Ira
Tice. secretary, Beloit; September 25-29.
MONTGOMERY County Fair association: Ell
lott Irwin. secretary, Coffeyville; Sep
TENDER 25-2S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-05
URGES NEW CABINET
Congressman Campbell Thinks Presi-
dent Wilson Needs More Advisers.

Congressman Phil p. Campbell of
the Third Kansas district, Republi-
can, favors a new cabinet by Presi-
dent Wilson during the war period. A
statement urging a war cabinet was
made by Congressman Campbell this
week when he visited Baker univer-
sity. Baldwin.
The greatest need in this country
right now is a new cabinet" said Con-
gresham Campbell. The plan of the
Third district member does not neces-
sarily call for a coalition cabinet, al
tho he believes there should be no OBJ
lection by the Democrats to such a
move. Congressman Campbell added:
There are Democrats big enough to fill
these places-for the navy to be specific
Padgett. or Tennessee, who for twenty
years has studied navy problems ms
member of the house committee With
end nobody knows when, we should have
the very best men in the country at the
head of the state navy and war depart-
ments and as attorney general Instead
we have as secretary of state pleasant
enough gentleman, but no great executive
Ike we should have there. At the head
of the war department is mere chairman
secretary of the navy is little Demo
cratic country editor, with no knowledge
of the navy and its needs-mercly an
other deserving Democrat bad enough
In times Of peace but impossible when the
country is at war. The attorney general
Is seventh or eighth rate Texas lawyer
that nobody ever heard of until the presi-
made him head of the department of JUS
tice'
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TEACHERS GET BONUS
Instructors in Topeka Schools to Re-
ceive SIS Increase Next Year.

The board of education Monday
night declared a bonus of SIS per
month to be given to 240 public school
teachers during next years term of
school. The salary schedule, however,
was not changed, and salaries will
again fall back to their low mark in
September, 1918. The teachers united
sometime ago and presented a petition
for the salary hike on the grounds
that living expenses had increased
more than so per cent in the last five
years and that the schedule was too
low for a city of Topeka's population.
According to data collected by a COM
mittee of the teachers Topeka stood
clear at the bottom of a comparative
salary scale drawn from $50 cities and
their schools.
At the regular meeting of the board
Monday night this bonus was granted
as a kind of peace offering and still
the salary scale was not raised per-
manently. Living expenses will drop
as soon as the war is over, according
to the records of the board and to
make an increase at such a time when
prices are so inflated might later prove
TO be a burden to the taxpayers and a
foolish expense.
Under the present scheme of in
creased pay the board will at the end
Of next year decide whether or not a
permanent increase is necessary and
expedient In case the increase proves
too much this year, salaries will auto
matically return to the present low
schedule and any change in the sal
aries may be made in the form of
bonuses
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OFF TO ANNAPOLIS
Topeka Boy Leaves Today to Enter the
Naval Academy.

William kellogg, son of Mrs. Mabel
kellogg, living at S35 Topeka avenue,
left for Annapolis this afternoon
where he will enter the school under
an appointment from Representative
D. R. Anthony, jr, received May 90.
The official appointment recorded May
30, announced the opening of the
term, June 10.
kellogg will travel in company with
W. Lloyd Noise of Ottawa. He is one
of three Kansas boys to receive ap-
pointments for this year. The other
two appointees are Gale E. Morgan
and Windall Switzer of Topeka. Nor
gan left for the school this morning
and SWitzer left Saturday
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GREATEST DRIVE YET
British Ready to Launch 1t Along 30
Mile Front, Is Belief.
(By the Associated Press.)

All the familiar signs which herald
a great offensive are reported from
the British front in France and every
thing points to the near approach of
a resumption of fighting on a great
scale in the western theater- The
thunder CT British guns increase: in
volume day by day while trench raids
ply in number.
The most interesting feature OF
the meager official reports is the re-
peated announcement of a tremendous
artillery duel around the little Bel
gain village of Wytschacte, about five
miles south of Ypres- From there to
the famous Vimy ridge, 80 miles away.
the guns are roaring day and night
apparently indicating that General
Haig has chosen this wide sector for
his next big blow. General Maurice,
director general of military operations
ish offensive would be on a vaster
scale than any which preceded 1t.
No LuIl in Politics.
Wytschaete marks the head of a
short salient held by the Germans
south of Ypres. 1t is the only high
land between the British and Lille
and once in the possession of the Brit
ish, their guns would command the
broad plain between the plateau and
Lille, a distance of about ten miles.
The relative lull in the war theaters
had no counterpart in he field of
politics where events are moving rap
idly. The opening of the Austrian
parliament has caused something akin
to CONSERVATION in the German press
and the pan-German organs especially
are filled with gloomy predictions over
the political situation in the dual mon
archy. In Russia the situation re-
mains confused and obscured by all
manner of conflicting and sensational
reports.
The Prussian junkers are still put
ting forward eXtravagant programs of
anneXations on the indemnities. They
have apparently abandoned the idea
of separate peace with Russia and
are now discussing the dismember-
ment of that country.
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CATION REAPPOINTED
Governor Capper Renames Him as
State Accountant Today.

Governor Capper today reappointed
j. E. Cation for a two years term as
state accountant. Cations term as ac-
countant expired last Saturday.
The state accountant is ex-officio
chairman of the state civil service
commission. His salary as accountant
is $4,000 a year. Cation was appointed
by Governor Capper two years ago to
succeed Jasper T. Kincaid, Democrat,
appointed by Governor Hodges. Kin
caid later became a member of the
state tax commission to succeed j. H.
Hostettler, of Belleville, resigned.
During his two years as state &C
co,Intant Cation has made an excellent
record. Recently Cation declined an
offer as city manager of Eldorado at a
salary of $4,000 a year. He came to
Topeka in 1915 from Kansas City.
Kan, where he had for a number or
wears been active in politics.
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Liberty Loan Subscriptions De-
cided by Kansas Group.
Prediction That LOcality's 10y
atty viii Be Shown.
MAY REACH FIVE MILLIONS
Many Delegates Favor This
Amount for District.
General Depository May Be
Designated Soon.

Kansas bankers are in session in all
of the six groups of the state today TO
discuss liberty loan subscriptions. A
number of bankers in the Topeka
group are in session this afternoon at
the Chamber of Commerce to provide
for subscriptions for this district. Sub
scriptions turnout the state will be
generous and heavy, according to
prediction this afternoon by w. w.
Bowman of Topeka, secretary OF the
Kansas Bankers association.
1t is probable that the banks in this
district will today designate gen
eral depository for the group. This
bank will receive remittances for sub
scriptions by banks and will reappor-
ton SO per cent of the subscription
among subscribing banks. In this
manner the banks behind the liberty
loan will share in handling the depos-
its for bonds.
{. w. McKeen of Lawrence is pre-
siding ut the Topeka. meeting. He is
chairman CT the Second Group of the
state organization. y number OF bank
ers in this district are present, while
others have indicated by letter or tele-
gram that they will subscribe literally
for the loan. Meetings similar to the
one in Topeka are being held in Kan
sas City, Kansas. Concordia, Hutchin-
son, Wichita and Parsons
Liberal subscriptions will be made
by the banks in every section and cor
ner of the state" said Secretary Bow
man. 1t is impossible az this time
however, to estimate the amount of
th- pur .ha SEES, which will be sub
scribed by the banks for their
patrons"
Unofficial estimates in Topeka this
afternoon indicated that subscriptions
for this district would probably reach
mi r. n llV
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DOCTORS TO BE SCARCE
Army Will Need Every Available Ply
stefan in the Country.

The army medical corps contains
only about 40 per cent of the medical
men that will be needed and practi-
cally every one of the younger ply
sicians and surgeons in this country
will be demanded for military service.
That assertion was made Monday
night at the monthly meeting of the
Shawnee county medical society by
DR.. John F. Binnie, a Kansas City
surgeon.
Binnie announced that he has ap-
pointed Major Seth Hammell as ex-
aminer for the medical reserve corps
for Topeka and vicinity. This will
enable Topeka medical men to join
the reserve without going to an army
post for examination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-05
TOPEKA GIRL PATRIOT
She Refuses to Marry RossviIle Man
Until After He Registers.

A woman came into the State Jour-
nal office today and announced that
she wanted her name kept out of to-
days marriage license column.
''Why?" was asked
We'll, because" she replied I'VE
are not going to be married for several
days.
What's the name % was asked.
He lives at Rossville she said.
I'VE have been planning to get mar
ried for some time and he wanted to
get married before registration daV.
1 said. No, wait until after you have
registered He went ahead and got
the license, but We are not going to
be married now, not until after he has
registered and then some. That's the
reason L don't want my name printed
in connection with any ms rriago
license today"
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NO PLACE TO REGISTER
Topekan Had a Hard Time Doing His
Duty Today.

Theodore Zerkler, who lives out on
West Sixth street says there is about
as much enthusiasm over registration
in his neighborhood as there would be
over the Star Spangled Banner in Ber-
lin.
He looked all over his end of town
for a place to register this morning.
made numerous inquiries and failed to
find any one who could direct him to
one near home. Finally he went to
Potwin and found people who would
accept his registration.
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"HOBO" HOW is THERE
At Socialist Peace Conference Urges
American Delegates to Come.

Stockholm, June 5.-James t;ads
How, the millionaire hobo" who is
the only American here claiming
peace conference" today, caoled
Representative Meyer London, Social
ist confressman:
The English AMI French delegates
are coming here. Please help our
comrades in America to get pass
ports
1t has been automatically an
nounced by England. France anu
United. States that passports will not
be issued to Socialist delegates to the
''peac conference. How Is a volun-
teer delegate, representing neither his
nation or his party officially.
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few DISORDERS
Only SpasmOdic Outbreaks by
Anti-Draft PlOtters.
I. W. w. AgitatOrs Suppressed
by Troops in Michigan.

Washir gton, June 5.-Registration
proceed ed gnerally without disturb
ance thruout the country ard the Few
arrests reported were construed by
officials not as evidence of any effective
organized resistance but rather as
sporadic affairs to be expected in an
undertaking of such magnitude and
importance. Weather generally was
fair and incoming reports indicated Il
healthy registration during the early
hours and continuing as the day pass
ed on.
The extent of evasion will not be
known until complete returns are as
sembled hut officials are confident it
will be negligible.
Send Troops to Mining Camp.
Lansing, Mich. June 5.-Governor
Sleeper today wired orders to the COM
handing officer of Company NJ, 33rd
Michigan infantry at Marquette to
hurry to Negaunee, a nearby mining
town with Is national guardsmen.
Reports from Negaunee to the gov
ernor said that 1. w. w. agitators
there were threatening to forcibly OPP
pose registration.
Most of the miners at Negaunee are
foreigners and, according to the state
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World. I. w. w. supporters at
Negaunee are said to have planned an
anticonscription meeting today.
Artist Jailed in X. C.
Kansas City, June 5.-One man who
said he was an artist was arrested to-
day after he had attempted, police
say, to discourage registration. He
was held for investigation. Authorities
attached little importance to his case.
German Held for Treason.
New York, June 5.-In Hoboken,
Otto Schroeder, born in Germany was
taken into custody for distributing
hand bills attacking the draft law
He was held on a charge of treason.
The police had a hot fight to keep
Schroeder from being beaten by
group of young men waiting to reg
ister
First Arrest at Providence.
Washington, June 5.-The first ar
rest of the day to be reported to the
department of justice, in connection
with anti-registration activities was
that of a man of Providence, r. l. The
prisoner was taken Immediately be-
fore federal judge and limit bail
demanded.
MSsourian Arreted.
St Louis. June 5.-United States
Attorney Oliver today received word
from Kennett, Mo, that one man had
been arrested there for interference
with registration. The name of the
man was not given out.
Arrest Aged Politician.
Oklahoma City. Okla, June s.
States Representative ]. c. Thurmond
of Tushka one of the oldest members of
the Oklahoma legislature was ordered
arrested by federal authorities to-
day, the result of an anti-conscription
GRAFTON delivered at his home town.
''1 have not heard of any young men
in this community registering and 1
hope they won't" Thurmond said, ac-
cording to the reports to Governor
Williams, who sent in the order for
his arrest.
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~ Arrests in Chicago.

Chicago, June 5.|Twelve men were
arrested in Chicago in connection with
selective service registration before
noon today. Two of these were white
men charged with interfering with
registration
The others were negroes, taken off
a train and charged with fleeing from
the south to evade CONSUMPTION.
One of the white men arrested dis
played a poster in his store near a
South side polling place Judging young
men not to register. Their names
were withheld.
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BATTLE WITH U-BOATS
American Gunners on Liner Believe
They Sunk a Submarine.

London, June 5.-The American
armed merchantmen Mongolia's gun
crew. arriving with that vessel today,
think they sank a German submarine
on the trip over from an American
port.
The Mongolia arrived at a British
port early today. Her passengers and
crew announced that the vessel had
encountered and shelled several sub
marines. Lieutenant Seymour. COM
handing the squad of American naval
gunners manning the Mongolias guns,
said he believed one of the shells had
found its mark and sunk the subma-
riue.
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POSSE KILLS STACKER
Armed He Took Refuge in Woods and
Texas Officers Follow.

Fort Worth, Texas. June Sc. H.
FulciIer. a member of the Farmers
and Laborers Protective association of
America, who had hidden himself in
the woods heavily armed, for the an
nounced purpose of resisting con-
scription was shot and killed near Mid
way yestei day by IL poese of officers
from Hood and Palo Pinto counties
headed by the sheriff of Hood county
and Deputy Sheriff John West of Palo
Pinto county, it was learned here to-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-05
LOCAL MENTION

The trial of Justo Ramirez, charged
with the murder of Francisco Burcia-
CO. in the first division of the district
court, was postponed by Judge A. w.
Dana Monday evening in order to al
low the Richland people subpoenaed
as witnesses to return home for regis
tration today The alleged crime was
committed at Richland last February
and numerous witnesses had been
subpoenaed.
Washburn Law School. Six weeks
summer session begins Monday, June
IL. Six subjects taught School hours
Z to a. m. and to D. m.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 2"c-35c doz. Brunt.
Martin Drug Co.-Adv-
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PLOT AGAINST WOOD
Made to Wreck Train Carry
ing q. S. General.

Birmingham, Ala, June SIT was
learned here today that an attempt
was made to wreck the Alabama Great
Southern train which bore Major
General Leonard Wood from Chat
tanooga, to Birmingham, last night
Passengers on the train confirmed
report that a large log was tied
across the track about four miles south
of CHATTANOOGA
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MADE HIM KISS FLAG
800 Fellow Employees Take Charge of
Man Who Refused to Register.

Racine, Wis, June 5.-John Bo-
BUSH a foreigner, was forced to kiss
the Am erican flag today by 800 of his
fellow employees after he is alleged to
have declared that he would not reg
lister.
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Fred J. Kuehne. Topeka .-.-....-.......2S
Julia C. Schmidt, Topeka .--.-.--..---- %
Fred Milbradt. Burlingame minimizing
Margaret Gabler, Burlingame 20
Fred X Petrick. Topeka 30
Margaret Heard. Topeka -..-.....--....26
Claude E McLain. Hervin, Ill. .....-.-- %
Rebecca Sappenfield. Scranton -....... 20
Leroy C. Brooks. Topeka ...-...........2l
Inez L. Dougherty. Topeka. ~
James G. Wiruth. Cuba. Kan 20
Lizzie Ruzieka. Mayetta ------..-.-..-. %
Francis Goebel. Mcpherson --.--...---2s
Janette Taylor, Scranton 70
Herbert Reynolds. Atlanta. Ga .32
Nancy Zahner, Topeka .--------.----.-zl
Clarency c. Perry, Fowler -..--.-..-.-.-2 p
Maude Armstrong. Centra1ia --...------ %
Sylvester Carleton. Topeka -...--....-...24
Eunice Hoyle, Topeka --.--.----.-----ls
Abner Page. Abilene OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES y
Katherine Reilly. Abilene. --.--..--.--.- 2i
Clarence A Swenson. Topeka ...--.-.-.. "a
Emma Hedberg, Scranton -----.---.-.--2 q
Eugene w Sellards. Jr-. Scranton ---.-. 20
Ruby NJ Mings. Burlingame .-.--...-- 20
John Heath. Rossyille ---.----.-----. 30
BERTHE Taylor. Topeka IL
James NJ. Harrison. Douglas, Ariz- -...-2 %
Ethel Outright, Wamego -----.--.-----2i
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends for the kindness and sympathy
in the sickness and death of wife,
daughter and granddaughter; also for
the beautiful floral offerings. Mr.. Roy
Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Seaman,
Mrs Lottie Gillis.-Adv.
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A MARRIAGE RUSH
Fifteen Licenses Isued-E1even Under
Draft Age.

Twelve marriage licenses were is
sued from the office of Ralph Cav.
probate judge, from noon until clos
ing time Monday evening and all the
men except one are inside CONSUMPTION
age. Only three licenses have been
issued today. The list since yesterday
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MOST REMARKABLE SUBMARINE ZONE


This picture is the most remark
able ever taken in the submarine
zone, and shows how modern pirates.
operating out Of Wilhelmshaven,
treat every harmless passenger YES
sci, whether friend or foe, that comes
in their path. Photo was taken from
one Of the torpedoed ships boat as
it was pulling away from the sinking
victim, and shows men escaping from
the doomed vessel. Men can be seen
sliding down the ropes, and the
splash of one of the men hitting the
water can be seen. The only chance
these men have to live is that they
will be picked up quickly, Cor no one
AN long survive in these waters.
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European-"Our war is terrible I know
of a colonel who commanded a regiment Of
loo privates and lost half of them in one
battle Mexican-"Thats nothing COM
pared with our war. / know of one private
who was commanded by 1000 generals and
lost $50 of them in one battle."-Puck.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

J. A. EASON, died this morning at a
local hospital. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
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EDWIN EYLER, died Monday in a local
hospital at Leavenworth. The funeral will
be held here in Topeka Friday afternoon at
o'clock from Penwell's chapel.
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. ST.
Adv.
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WINNIE l.. McNEILEY. age 80 died
Monday at her home, at 245 Michigan ave-
avenue in Oakland. The funeral will be
held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Powers,
Mo.