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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
HIS PARTY DISASTROUS
Rich Oklahoman Siugged and Thrown
Over Cliff by Guests"

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. IA round
of Kansas City barrooms in ceIebra-
ton of the closing of a 500. coo
deal" ended last night with ]. L.
Potter OF ChickaSha, Okla, said to be
n well to do oil man. lying unconscious
eight hours or more in a snow bank at
The bottom of a sixty-foot bluff in the
yards of the Kansas City Southern
railway Potter told the police be had
been beaten into insenSibility by two
men in a taxicab, robbed and thrown
over the precipice. He was bruised
badly A high stone WILL was all thar
saved him from death by freezing.
Potter was suffering severely from
exposure. He said he had lain IN
conscious at the foot of the bluff ttfr-
teen hours but the police doubt thar
length of time. Treatment was given
him at police headquarters and at the
emergency hospital
Potter told the police he owned ex-
tersive properties in Oklahoma. in
Guiding a SIS. 600 hotel in Okla borna
City He said he had arrived in Kan
sas City Yesterday morning, intending
TO leave last night. After concIuding
his business. he said. he started ont 70
see the town That included visits
to bars in the principal hotels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
GO TO 3RD CAMP
Agricultural College Quota for
Officers Training Announced.
All Men VIII Report for Work
ON January ).

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 14.-An-
nouncement was made by the military
department of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college today of the candi-
dates allotted to the institution for the
third officers training camp, to open
January 5 At Fort Riley.
The following men. who are either
graduates of the in-titution or in their
junior or senior years. viii attend the
camp H NJ. Gillespie, r. V Morri-
son, W. L. ThacIsery. A. W. Foster.
n. H. Davis. j. B. Elliott, E Q. Perry.
w C McGraw, P F. Griffin, J. d
Montague. w. A. Nye, H c. Fisher
and r NJ. Phillips, all of Manhattan;
j. V. Quigiey, W. F. Davidson and B.
Moore, all of Camp Funston; w. G.
Bruce, Tonganoxie: A NJ. Fletcher.
Hiawatha; E. v Kesinger, Green's
burg; B. F. Buzard, St Joseph, Mo;
/ Yost, Lacrosse; o. A. Hindman
Rush Center; j. S. Gillespie Kansas
City, Mo-; H A Dinsmore Christman
H.; ]. G. Freeman. Ellsworth; c.
Ramsey. Solomon; NJ E. Hartzler.
Port Arthur, Tex; A. Adams, Maple
Hill; T. I. FinGley, Camp Travis. Tex:
L A Plumb. Camp Custer, Miss, and
c H Pate. Walnut. Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
TAKE WORK HERE
Soldiers From D0niphan and
Funston in City Today.
They Are To Be Given Higher
Masonic Degrees.
29 ARE FROM DONIPHAN
Special Scottish Rite Initiation
Prepared for Them.
Three-Day Ceremoney Con-
densed Into IS Hours.

Four long tables closely set with
chairs and grooming under load of
scalloped oysters and beans and stewed
prunes and bread with great chunks
of real butter were necessary to ac-
commodate the throng of khaki clad
candidates for the Scottish Rite de-
grees at the Masonic temple this noon
And the boys from Doniphan came
manfulIy to the front and charged on
the store of genuine food to such eff
resemblance to a German trench after
a sweeping drive by the war-mad
Sammies had swept over and across.
> There was a big gathering of the
wives and mothers and sweethearts
of the soldiers who ably seconded the
ASA ults on the tables, that is they
assaulted whenever they could so far
forget their loved ones as to partake
of such carnal nourishment as com
mon food. however well prepared and
sauced with good fellowship.
Cut Ceremony Short.
Formally and ponderous ceremony
were cast aside for the especial bene-
fit of the Khaki class. and degrees
that usually consume three days for
communication are conferred this time
in one short space of less than Is
hours. All of the boys looked su-
premely happy and gave every evil
dence of a perfect enjoyment of
abundant health and good spirits. All
but one of the soldier candidates came
up from Camp Doniphan for the mi
tiation- The lone exception is Ches-
ter A johnson from Camp Funston.
This is the list of men from Camp
Doniphan who came to Topeka under
the leadership of Mai. Seth A. Ham
mel Tor the express purpose of as
siinllating the Scottish Rite degrees of
Masonry in the Valley of Topeka:
10th Sanitary Train
Mai Seth A. HammeI, Topeka.
Ira L. Goheel, Alta Vista.
Ralph NJ. Swearingen, Topeka.
Roscoe A Meredith, Vermilion.
William N. Carney, Marion.
william Cooley Townsend Barnard
Dudley Med. Riddle. BurIingame.
10th Engineers.
w L. Warden. Topeka
both Field Artillery.
Lieut.. c. c. Luu, Topeka.
J. A Eddy, Topeka
{. 4. Montgomery, Topeka
Claude Akers, Topeka.
Phil R. Lockwood, Topeka.
+. w Whitehead, Topeka.
Edgar Morehouse. Topeka.
Edward Kiene. Topeka.
Harry E. Robbins. Topeka
Reed Morrison, Topeka.
Martin G. Miller, Topeka.
Ottos Ellis, Topeka.
FRANKIE. Todd. Topeka
10th Field Signal Battalion.
Byron G. Mohrbacker, Topeka.
Ivan Gregory, Topeka
K L Paulson, Topeka.
Don WeIty. Topeka
A E sutton, Topeka.
c. H Tucker. Topeka
- Apitz, Topeka.
Headquarters Eand t39th Infantry.
Paul H. Handstine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
American View That Germans Will
Rush Into Slaughter.
BY j. w. t. MASON.

New York, Dec. I4-Any effort hy
the Germans at this time to develop
a major offensive along the western
front against either the British or
French will be playing the allies own
game.
Reports that Won Hindenburr is
contemplating such a move are too
good to be true. Should increasing
unrest among the Germans at home.
or an insane hope that the Anglo
French lines are capable of being
shattered, drive the Germans into a
western offensive. the war will be
brought much nearer to the allies
winning point If one fact has been
demonstrated conelusiveIy since the
battle of the Marine it is that the
Anglo-French battle front is impree-
nable to Teutonic assaults
Nerdun and Flanders Illustrations.
During the be tiles in Flanders and
at Ferdun the Germans tested the al
lies western line with large SUPERIOR
Ity IN men and guns. They could not
pass The German troops on those
occasions were superior in vigor and
training to the present TeutonIe ar
mics. They were the very flower of
the kaiser's mpire-- The entire logic
of the operations in Flanders and at
Nerdun IS against a superstition that
the Germans can now break the west
Won Hfndenburg persuades the Aus
tro-Hungarian government to give
him troops for so desperate an adven-
ture, so much the less will his chances
of success be, because of the inferior
fighting qualities of the dual mon
archy's armies
The prime objective of the allies is
to continue killing Germans and so
deplete German man-pOWer as TO
make peace imperative for the kaiser
Many more men. normally, are killed
in offensive operations. For the Ger
mans to develop an offensive in the
west, therefore, would greatly add to
their cwn slaughter.
Morale a Real Issue.
At the same time il the offensive
were a failure it would have a very
depressing effect upon German mo-
rale. The Germans are now saving
the war has entered the stage where
morale will win Short of decisive
defeat. nothing could lower the Ger
man morale at this time more than A
major German offensive come TO
naught and coupled with heavy Ger
man casualties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
PREVENTED BIG FIRE
Mrs. Albert T. Reid Burned Hands
stopping CoufIagration.

The Red Cross sewing rooms at
Crosby Bros. and the store itself were
saved Thursday noon from a fire
which undoubtedly would have proven
serious had not Mrs. Albert T. Reid,
an instructor. seized a ball of flaming
cotton in her bare hands and thrown
it out the window
The cotton caught fire from a cut
ter. The supply OF cotton and band
ages was threatened ard had 1t been
ignited the blaze would have been
damaging. In throwing the cotton out
of the window Mrs. Reid sustained
painful but net serious burns on her
hands. The cotton dropped on an
awning and started a blaze which was
quickly extinguished after IN alarm
had been turned in to the fire head
quarters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
Motor Makers Meet.

Detroit. Mich Dec. 1.-THE first
war session of the Motor s. Accessory
Manufacturers association began here
today with several hundred members
from all parts of this country in at
tendance. Motors for airplanes. boats
trucks and other warcraft, mine
anchors and various parts of war ma
chinery are products of members Of
the association. The sessions will be
devoted exclusively to war matters
and will be addressed by men promi-
nent IN affairs at Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14

dated section along the lower Piave
also had fallen from five to a foot
The rains again made the river a fair
ly deep barrier and the inundated sec
ton is again effectively flooded
Taking advantage of the low wafer
the AUstrians occupied a villa near
Boro CavaIlino
The Italian destroyer Sauero man
aged to work into the lagoon and
landed a party of sailors, who de-
stroyed the villa together with the tel
ephone and machine guns which had
been installed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
WOMEN WILL FILL
ALL VACANCIES OF
STREET CAR ICONS"

St. Louis. No., Dec. 14.-Women
viii fill vacancies in the ranks of
street car conductors in St Louis as
fast as they occur after January 1. ac-
eording to the announcement today
OF the United Railways.
A sixteeu-day training school for
women opened today. Present male
employees are not to be discharged to
make way for the women No more
male conductors are to be hired.
Women will receive the same pay as
men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
APPROVES WAR PROBE
Wilson FaVors Throwing Publicity
Spotlight on War Activity.

Washington, Dec 14-President
Wilson welcomes the probe of his con-
duct of the war, it was stated at the
White House this afternoon In the
senate's military investigation and the
inquiry into naval affairs decided
upon by the house. the president
thinks a true spirit Of democracy lies
That the administration is democratic
II fact as well as in name and is glad
tc give the public an insight into war
affairs. was stated to be the presi-
dents position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
AGENT And AHALF
This From Each Church Men,
Der Would Provide Bibles.
Only Two More Days To Plan
ON Testament Fund.
.SAMMIES WAITING FOR EN-
Kansas Only Asked To Give
$500 Towards Great Work.
VIII Churches of Kansas Really
Get Behind Pershing?

TOpeka'S church emberSh1p IS De-
tween $4,000 and 10000 or a strong
80 per cent of the towns population,
using even the minimum figures
Using Topeka as - basis. Kansas has
a church population of 521.07G. If
the church population of Kansas pro-
vides a cent and a half each for the
fund to send Bibles and New Tesla
r1ents to the American soldiers, kan
sas will oEersubscribe her apportion-
ment-
When the American Bible society
began its nationwide campaign for a
100000 fund to put the church and
Christianity behind the national army,
Kansas was asked to raise mere
$500. Until the church memb ershlp
of the state was estimated, the appor-
tionment may have seemed large. Now
il appears so small that Kansas
chur shes realize they may spend many
months explaining if the fund is not
oversu described It is the first and
only real test the church has been
asked to meet since the declaration
of war
Subscriptions were solicited in many
churches in this state during the reg
uIar church services last Sunday Bur
a real blizzard from the north land
kept thousands of church 'goers at
home Many churches postponed
next Sunday Now the real issue is
being impressed upon the workers.
They realize that failure to provide
the small fund apportoned the state.
means only criticism of the church in
this state.
Only a Cent and a Half.
a little arithmetic shows Kansas
share of the big Bible fund is less
than a cent and a half for every
church member Using Topeka's rec
ord Of thirty per cent OF the popula-
ton an affiliated with the church. the
church membership of Kansas is SAL
0TO, based on the 1917 census returns.
giving the state a population of l.
1860 If Kansas subscribe a sum
equal to a cent and half for the
church membership, its subscription
will amount to S7,S16-05-or $316.05
above the states quota. A subscrip-
ton equal to two cents per capita
church mem berShip, would raise $1O,-
421.4O-or S2,921.40 more than the
apporuonment.
And Just now Kansas has a modest
$50 million dollars on deposit in her
banks If the wealth Of the state is
properly apportioned as to population
and persons Of religious convictions,
the church population of Kansas has
a balance of 1O5 million dollars in the
banks.
Scores of subscriptions are coming
from men and women whose names
are not on the church rolls. Thus
the individual responsibility Of the
church has been reduced But the
apportionment has not been reached
Next Sundays drive will tell the story.
Ks nsas churches will register their
first vote in the war The church will
either get behind the war or turn
their back on the national army.
Topeka with nearly seventy-five
churches and in the heart of the or
70
has been asked to give $1,000 to the
cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
CITY WILL SELL WOOD
Municipal Fuel Yard Is Being Estab-
Hshed in Lawrence.

Lawrence, kan. Dec. IA munic-
ipaf wood yard to relieve the condi-
tions resulting from lack of fuel in
Lawrence is being undertaken by the
city commissioners.
The supply of wood in the country
is plentiful and the city commission
ers have hired teams to haul it toNLaw-
renee. Consumers can purchase wood
from the municipal yard at almost
cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
KERENSKY in SIBERIA
Fugitive Premier Accepts Post on
Revolutionary Cabinet

Corenhagen. Dec. 14.-Former Pre-
mier KerenslSy has accepted the post
of minister of justice in the first 81
berian cabinet. the newspaper PoIitt-
ken stated today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE HOLD
Complete Public Ownership and
Operation Of Public Utilities
Is Liable to Come
Soon,

UNITED Pres Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.- The
United States is moving toward
complete public ownership and
operation of public utilities, especial.
1y railroads, telephones and tele.
graphs" according to a special inves.
tigating committees report to the
national association of railways COM
missioners today. Urgent military
considerations were given as reasons
for taking over the railways.
1--WE are not developing our rail-
way systems to the best advantage"
said the report. 1.-THE solution of our
terminal problems wait and not even
the necessary rolling stock Is being
provided Additional billions OF CAPT
tai are necessary. Since regulation
cannot permit the increase of rates
to this point, the necessary fund
must come from investor or the gov
eminent"
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe
was quoted in the report as saying:
Government ownership is a high
probability. The way matters are
going, the government must step in
and take charge, unless meanwhile
some other means Of saving the rail
roads is found"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
|P|CN|C CROWD
WAS SATISFIED
Everyone Thought Community outing
Yesterday at Meister's Grove
Was Just the
Thing.
PLENTY OF FUN ALL DAY
There Were Prizes for Everybody and
the Big Event Helped to Boost
the Community
Feeling.
PLENTY OF FUN ALL DAY

Over four hundred people register
ed yesterday at the community pic
mic, which ,>aoj held at Meister' S
grove Then, was more than this
number in attendance, as some of the
crowd failed to register. The picnic
was accounted success in every
way. There was plenty of fun furn-
ished by the events on the program.
and everyone had chance to meet
his neighbours and become acquainted.
The Community band OF Keokuk
gave a concert during the afternoon,
which was appreciated. The appre-
citation took the form of two boxes
of cigars which were presented to
the band on its return to keokuk,
and which the members enjoyed. The
boxes were the gift of local people.
The athletic contests were the best
ice-breakers the program afforded.
Everybody got in on some kind of
stunt and there was plenty of good
natured talking and lots Of good ma
tured advice ladled out. Horseshoe
pitching contests, and playground
baseball helped Hven matters up be-
fore dinner time.
A large number of Keokuk people
went out in the afternoon and there
was big crowd at the grove during
the entire afternoon. The committee
should have considerable credit fo-
the splendid entertainment it pro-
vided.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
KEOKUK MEN TO
BE IN PARADE.
339th Field Artillery With Men From
Here VIII Act as Escort
to Ex-President
Taft

When the national army troops at
Camp Dodge act as escort to William
II. Taft, Keokuk men will be in line.
The troops from the 339th field artil.
lery will act as the guard, and this
regiment Is composed of men from
Keokuk and the southern district OF
Iowa. The Register says:
The Three Hundred Thirty-ninth
field artillery, southern Iowa and
western Illinois organization. has
been declared by division staff officers
to be the best drilled and equipped
organization, and will have one bat
talon in the parade for former Pres
ident William H. Taft, October 90
officers Of the regiment were con-
fident that the honor would go to a
battalion organization of the Three
Hundred Thirty-ninth, as with the
first band at the cantonment, practice
parades have been held every morn
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
SENATOR LEWIS
NOT CANDIDATE
Broken In Health and Does No
Expect to Enter Campaign
Again for Seat in
U. S. Senate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 1S.-
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of
Illinois, democratic whip of the SEN
ate, said that in view of his impaired
health ne does not expect to be a
candidate for reelection next year or
for the Chicago mayoralty in 1919
"My health is so broken now" he
said, that it is unlikely that 1 shall
be candidate to succeed myself I
do not make this announcement as
definite, because no one can tell what
a year will bring forth The duties
of my position have weighed heavily
upon me since the war broke out
and my health is suffering as re-
suit.
eat the present time I have no In
clination whatsoever for the nomina-
ton again, or even the mayorship Of
Chicago with which rumor has time
and again connected my name. A
year may bring forth many changes,
and If my health is better 1t is pos
sible I may run again. if the people
Of my state desire It."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrlls
VIII open, the air passages of youl
mead will clear and you can breathe
Freely No more hawking, snuffling,
oiowlng, headache, dryness. No strug.
sIng for breath at night; your cold
Or catarrh will be gone.
yet small bottle of Ely's Cream
Dam from your druggist now. Apply
nttie of this fragrant, antiseptic,
neaiihg cream in your nostrils 1t
generates through every air pas
ID, sage OF the head. soothes the
h.lllamed or swollen mucous mem
'ia on and relief comes instantly.
Us Just fine. Don't stay stuffed
u ~ Win cold or nasty catarrh-Re-
ner comes so quickly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
KEOKUk MAN
ON COMMITTEE
NV. V. Holmes, Manager of the Hotel
Iowa Will Help Boost Wheat
less Day Plans for
Restaurants.

w. V. Holmes, manager of tn,
Hotel Iowa, is member of the COM
mittee from the first district to see
that Iowa hotels and restaurants will
soon observe a wheatless day once
each week. Plans for putting this
conservation movement into execution
were made yesterday at a meeting
of state hotel and restaurant men at
Hotel Russell-Lamson at Waterloo.
The date when the order will go into
effect probably will be announced
within the next week.
w. F. Miller, Davenport. chairman
of the state committee of the Iowa
Hotel and Restaurant Mems Conser-
walton Movement association pre-
sided at the meeting. He outlined
plans that have been suggested by
the government and it was unani-
mously decided to inaugurate the
meatless day and wheatless day as
soon as possible
An organization was then perfected
which divides the state into districts.
each district to work under the direc-
ton of a chairman and a co-opera-
tive committee. When the various
districts complete their work, re-
pOEtS Will Dc StuI Ill W MI. Miller at
Davenport, who will then announce
the date when the new movement for
conservation will go into effect.
The following are the district COM
mittees and their chairmen:
District No. IF G. Schroeder.
Wellman, chairman; Hugh c. Steven
son, Fairfield; w. V. Holmes, Keo-
kuk; Jas. Boyle, Ft. Madison, and F.
j. Conner, Burlington.
District No. 2-T. H. Hoffman.
Iowa City, chairman; w. ]. Moylan,
West Liberty; G. r. Warner, Musca-
tine; G. c. Horton, Clinton; J. A.
Wherry, Maquoketa, and G. F. Ras-
muson, Victor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
DOUBLY proven
keokuk Readers Can No Longe,
Doubt the Evidence.

This Keokuk citizen testified long
ago.
Told Of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof Of merit.
Mrs. Mary LANCE, Adams House,
says: Whenever l get a cold it IS
sure to settle in my back and for sew
eral days it is misery for me TO get
around. At such times sharp pains
dart through my kidneys. During one
of these spells l began using Doans
Kidney Pills and they soon put me In
good shape"
Over eight years later Mrs. LANCE
said: "Doan's Kidney Pills have cured
me Of kidney weakness and / don't
hesitate to praise them when I can"
Price Coo. at all dealers Don't
somply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. LANCE had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
Heal Skin Diseases

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer with
eczema, blotches, ringworn, rashes and
similar skin troubles. A little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, or
$1.00 for extra large bottle, and promptly
applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases
Zemo IS a wonderful, penetrating, dis
appearing liquid and is soothing to the
most delicate skin. Il is not greasy, is
easily applied and costs little. Get it
today and save all further distress.
The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. Q.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
I Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try It!

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in
to bottle containing three ounces
Of orchard white, shake well, and
you have a quarter pint of the best
freckle and tan lotion, and complex,
ion beautifier, at very, very small
cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disap-
pear and how clear, soft and white
the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is harm
less.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-18
Socialists Vote Otherwise.

UNITED Pres Leased Wire Service. ]
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1S.-By a vote
of 2S4 to rs German majority social
lists, meeting at Warzburg, voted
down a motion to recommend that
reichstag members of their party
oppose war credits for the govern
ment, according to word received
here today.
Previous to this, one dispatch had
asserted that the meeting approved
g. vote against the credits.