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New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
EX-JUSTICE MOODY DEAD.
Was Secretary of Navy and Attorney
 General Under Roosevelt.

Haverhill, Mass, July Civilian H. Moody, former associate justice of the United States supreme court died at his home here yesterday.
 Since he gave up his seat on the supreme bench Justice Moody has been confined to his home, suffering from a banApg disease which caused tn hardening ipf the joints. Notwith- standing his thysicaI helplessness. his mental powefs have remained unim- paired. t--.
 He was sdF dFretary of the navy and attorney genAral in the cabinet of President Roosevelt, and was ap- pointed to the supreme bench in De- cember, 1906.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
Australia is said to have a su

Australia is said to have a surplus of 4,500,OOO tons of wheat about 16O,0OO,OO0 bushels, the vastness of the new crop being shown by the fact that little more than 40,OOO,0O0 bushels were exported by that coun- try during the past 10 months. Eng land needs only ships and expert dodging of submarines to possess her self of this enormous supply of food. -Torripgton Register.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
MURDERED TEACHER BURIED,

Beverly, Mass, July 2.-Funeral services for Miss Alice Black Rich ards, the teacher at the state school for feeble minded at Laconia, N. H., who was murdered in that city last Thursday night were held here today. The body was brought to her former home yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
TO CARE FOR PRISONERS.

Washington, July 2.-Plans for aiding the government in the con- duct of the war, particularly by car ing for interned prioners of war, were considered at a special meeting here today of the American Prison association.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

Since the prohibitionists are so ready to wipe out the $300,000,0o0 of federal revenue derived from the@ liquor business, perhaps they will bo. willing to raise that amount among themselves and give it to the govern, ment as an evidence of their sincere belief in democracy as opposed to au- tocracy.-Springfeld Union.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
The Same Argument. (Detroit Free Press

II don't see why you complain about the size of my bilb" said the doctor. Its not as big as 1t might. have been."
 That's all right" replied the man. II wasn't as sick as I could have been either"
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

The army makes a worlds record in transporting large army quickly without any casualties. Making rec ords is a habit of American armies. Hartford Post.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
FACTS AND RANCHES,

The high-roller will soon be show ing the reckless disregard for money by ostentatiously opening a pint of beer-Boston transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

Thus far no special designation has been given to next week to boom any movement, but there is still time to arrange for some particular drive Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

New Jersey liquor dealers. in order to keep up to the scratch, propose to send all late patrons home in taxi, in order to keep in the good graces of the community. - Middletown Penny Press.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

The fact that you have a best girl who expects a call every Sunday night will not be considered sufficient excuse by the exem ption boards Meriden Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

There is this to be said of the Eng fish babies slaughtered by German air men; they will never be driven into slavery by the Germany army New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02
THr MCmi||an Store, (Incorporated.)
 Always Reliable"
 VACATION
 LUGGAGE

LOOOAJE < Large assortment of TRUNKS, BAGS and SUIT CASES at our Luggage Dept. 3rd Floor. ,
 TRUNKS l Dress, Steamer and Ward robe Trunks, Priced $5.98 to 2 $29.OO.
 SUIT CASES
 Cowhide, Fibre and Mat . ting Cases, Priced $1.49 to ' $7.50 each. ''
 TRAVELLING BAGS of Black or Tan, Fibre, Cow: j hide and Sheepskins, Priced ! $3.98 to $7.50 each. ~~'
 ARMY BLANKETS for outdoor use, Priced S.50 per pair.
 STEAMER and ! AUTOMOBILE RUGS Priced S6.5O. S6.75 and $6.98 each. sAS'
 HAMMOCKS /. Couch l. Hammocks, com- plete with canopy and stan dard, Price $20.0O. COUCH HAMMOCKs Special $11.00 and $15.O0 each. " WOVEN HAMMOCKS Priced $1.49, $1.69 and, ' $2.50 each.
 On MOlO11ING CHIFFON AUTOMOBILE .
 WELLS
 Large size nicely hem- stitched, all colors, Special value $1.5O each.
 SLIP-ON WELLS for street and motor wear, 10c. to 39c each. Some with dainty. /, figured and bordered effects.
 "WITCHTEX''
 SPORT CAPS
 Dustproof and rainproof for Auto Wear, 49c to $1.98.
 BATHING SUITS Women's and Children's in a large variety, $1.49 to $9.98, each. |
 PARASOLS
 Chlldren's, 98c to $3.98. Children's, 25c, 49c and
New Britain herald., 1917-07-02

(rks are flying everywhere, how not what a day may forth.
 WOODROW WILSON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
NO PASSPORTS
T.. s. VIII Issue None for Dele
gates to Stockholm.
State Dept Questions Character
and Deems Meet Untimely.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Any appli-
cation for passport for a delegateeo
the consultative conference a. stock
holm will be refused. The attitude of
this government toward the Confer
ence is no different from that toward
the recent Socialist conference in
Stockholm.
State department officials continue
to regard as untimely par -cipation in
any conference of that character at
this time and if British delegates do
go and learn at first hand the state
ments of representatives from other
countries. they will of course, be
made available for this government.
To Our German Friends
London, Aug. 11.--Ye3-e rdays de-
cision of the British labor conference
to send delegates to the consultative
conference of the International So
cialist organization at S: ckholm, oc-
casioned big headlines in today's
Evening News, which alludes ,cauStic-
ally to the speech of James Ramsay
Macdonald, in which he referred to
our German friends
definite announcement of the
governments intention regarding Brit
ish representation at Stockholm prob
ably will be made on Monday.
1t is pointed out that Premier
Lloyd George recently minated that
the subject would engage the atten-
ton of the ministry in consultation
with representatives of the allied
countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
Strikers Attack StrikebreakerS
Imported Into Kansas City.
Several Injured; Intend To
Operate Cars Monday.
NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT
Call Conference With Mayor for
This Afternoon.
Brick FuSiIlade First ViOlence;
Not a Car Moving.

Kansas City, Aug. 11.A-Rioting in
the strike of the operating forces of
the Kansas City railway company
broke out here today when strikers
attacked three street cars filled with
Inen imported here to break the walk
out. According to reports at police
headquarters bricks and stones were
thrown and one of the cars was
wrecked.
Company officials announced that
injured. none seriously. and that all
except one. who was taken to a hos
pital. We're given treatment at the
barn to which they We're being trans
ported. Reports that striker had
been hurt could not be verified.
Came From st. Louis.
The strike breakers involved in to-
days -rfoting--the first disturbance in
the four days of the tie up-were
brought here from st. Louis, accord
ing to officials. The trouble followed
within a few hours the announcement
that the company would operate cars
beginning Monday morning with men
imported for that purpose The
neighborhood of the barn where the
riot occurred was quieted within a
few minutes. Sleeping quarters were
prepared there for the st. Louis men
and they quickly were taken inside
A conference between Clyde Tavjor,
acting president of the Street Car
company, representatives of the men
and city officials of this city and Kan
sas City, Kan, was arranged to6ay
to be held late this afternoon Mayor
George H. Edwards of this city will
seek at that time to effect settle
ment along lines as yet ,unannouEced.
The company yesterday asked twenty
four hours in which to consider pro-
posals made by Mayor Edwards for
an adjustment.
The rioting was resumed for a few
minutes this afternoon, when a rain
of bricks and missiles was thrown by
men on both Sides None however,
was injured.
Harvey Bailey, business agent of the
teamsters' union, was shot in the
shoulder during the earlier trouble
and was taken to a hospital by strik-
ers The blame for his wound was not
fixed AS a concurrent development
of the strike, officials of the building
trades council, after meeting at the
Labor temple, gave out a statement
saying that the 5000 men of the var
iouS unions comprising the council
would be called on to strike eff the
street cars are operated by profession
al StrikebreakerS'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
GAMBLE ON PEACE
German Farmers Must Kill Off Live
Stock for Lack of Fodder.

Copenhagen, Aug. 11.-Representa-
uves of the German farming interests
and the war food bureau at a recent
meeting in Berlin decided that the
shortage of fodder necessitated dras-
tic Strengthening of cattle this sum-
mer and autumn. To avoid the earlier
mistake of wasting fodder and barely
Keeping the cattle alive thru the win
ter, the farmers We're advised to mar
ket all except milch cows, indispensa-
Bile draft cattle now largely replacing
horses and such animals for which
winter fodder to keep them in good
condition was available.
The measure was recognized as dan
gerous to meat ratiens this winter and
in 1918, to the future of the livestock
industry and the supply of manure,
but the hopes of the farmers, it was
sand were set on an early peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
Expect To Increase WOrkmen
to $500 Next Week.
1855 Employed ON Is Can
tOnmentS Turnout u. S.
ALL Be READY BY SEPT. IS
Thousands of Buildings Rising
for New Army Like Magic.
Streets Laid Out, Sewer, Water,
Lights, Hospitals, Garages.

New York, Aug. 11.-More than
100000 men are working with all
haste today in sixteen cantonment
camps scattered turnout the country,
in an effort to have them as near
completion as possible by September
l, when the first of Americas new
national army will probably be mo-
bilized.
With the settlement of differences
which threatened strike troubles in
all the camps. reports to the United
Press from the sixteen environments
indicate that most of them will be
ready by the middle of September al
the latest.
Reports show 114,646 men employ
ed in construction work at the camps
Laid Out in City Fashion.
Sixteen new cities with thousands
of buildings, streets carefully laid out,
sewerage and water systems, hospitals,
garages, hangar and stables are rising
into being.
Tens of thousands of feet of lum-
Der are pouring into these camps
daily. Every man capable of driving
a nail or guiding saw is being given
a job.
From 5000 to 1900 men are at
work today in each of the various
camps Thousands of motor trucks,
teams and wagons are engaged in the
work of hauling lumber and supplies.
Long lines of freight trains are carry
ing the lumber from mills to the can
comments
Thus one of the biggest tasks Amer
lea ever undertook is being carried
out almost beyond the notice of the
country at large.
To these camps will go the flower
of American youth, unframed but will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
TEST DRAFT LAW
ConstitutionaIity of Consumption Act
To Be Tested.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE consti-
tutionality of the CONSUMPTION act Will
probably be tested in the supreme
court at its fall session.
The case will come up on a writ
of error from the federal court for
the northern district of Ohio.
Charles E. Ruthenberg, recently So
cialist candidate for mayor of Cleve-
land; Alfred Wagneknecht, Ohio sec
rotary of the Socialist party, and
Charles Baker. state Socialist organ
izer, convicted of conspiracy to in
duce persons subject to the conscrip-
ton act to evade that law, were SEN
fenced July % to one year in the
Canton, Ohio, workhouse.
The defendants Immediately issued
a writ of error and citation was
served on United States Attorney E.
S. Wertz, returnable August "a. AL
tho the department of justice has
heard of no attempt to raise funds to
test the consumption law, the Ohio
case is the first instance where an ac-
tual test has been started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
PIPER GOES UP
Atchison Man Division Freight
Agent Santa Fe.
He Succeeds Hook, Burton Gets
Piper's Place.

Bulletins issued today by j. r.
Koontz, general freight agent for the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
announced that G. r. Piper, general
agent for the road at Atchison, has
been appointed division freight AGENT
at Wichita to succeed E. f. Hook, vet
eran official, who resigned recently to
get into the oil game.
Hooks resignation was effective
Friday. He becomes an official of a
southern Kansas oil company, With
offices at Wichita and ElDorado. He
had been in the service of the Santa
Fe nearly twenty years and was a
former LcaNenworth man. He is a
brother of W. C. Hook. United States
circuit Judge.
Piper, his successor, has been in
Atchison for some time. His new po-
sition is ore of the most coveted ones
in the divisional agents service.
Burton Succeeds Piper.
NJ. c. Burton. travelling freight
agent at Hutchinson, will succeed
Piper as general freight agent at
Atchison. Owen P. Galbreath, a for
travelling freight agent at Hutchinson.
Galbreath is now freight solicitor at
Kansas City.
Galbreath grew up in Topeka.
His schooling was obtained in the
general freight office here. Two years
ago he was r,nt from Topeka to
Pueblo as city solicitor and was ap-
pointed freight solicitor in Kansas
City year ago.
All the appointments announced to-
day are effective August 16.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
Aggregate 775,OOO Tons at Out
lay of 100 Million.
Had Been Drawn Up by Goe-
thaIs Before He Resigned.
BUILDERS WERE UNEASY
Had Purchased Huge Supplies
on Instructions of GOethaIs.
But New Board Relieved Them
by Approving Contracts.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Huge ship
ping contracts-aggregat 775.OOO
tons and an outlay of 100000. 600
were approved by the shipping board
today. The tonnage will include IS
wooden vessels and so steel ships. it is
stated.
With Chairman Hurley'S signature
on these contracts today and Admiral
Capps's acceptance of designations of
five members of the emergency fleet
corporation legal staff. the final diff
Guilty left o. from the Cocktails
Denman .egime has been placed be-
hind the new board.
The contract. signed are those
drawn by General Cocktails but which
have been held up until Admiral
Caps could study them carefully.
His work was complete la.t night.
Serving without Pay.
The men who resigned are General
Rublee. Joseph +. Cotton, George p.
Rowland and Edward Hurting. all of
whom were serving without pay, and
George II. Savage. These men drew
the contracts sponsored by Goethals
which Denman refused to sign during
the late shipping row. They are step
ping out because they believe Ad-
miral Capps should be permitted to
tiibbSt his own legal assistants now.
Rublee and Hurting probably will
become associated with the shipping
board under Hurley Immediately. One
OF the men is expected to be named
TO the post of general counsel for the
board. a seat now vacant.
only slight changes were made in
the ,,oethals contracts by Admiral
Capps- different arrangemtnt for
paying the firms engaged in the work
has been made and some of the fig
ures are understood to have been
trimmed somewhat. No firm can
draw money on the board, for in
stance, unless it shows material and
labor on hand to do the work con-
tra cted FOR
Avoids Delicate situation.
Hurley's action today narrowly
averted a delicate situation arising
again in the board. Some contractors
who had been told by Cocktails to go
ahead with their work had made ire
me ndous preparations-one had spent
more than $4,000 in charging his
plant in New England to handle the
contract. He would have lost-eVen
as others-large sums thru further de-
lay or refusal of the shipping board in
approving the contracts Goethals had
drawn.
Utter collapse of two big plants
would have occurred today had not
Hurley acted Despite pressure from
all sides. both for tonnage and to save
heavy losses by contractors, Hurley
refused 90 act on the contracts until
Capps had gone over them carefully
and approved every step. With this
finally ,CCmplished last night there
was citation among the contractors
here
The step taken is only the first one.
Millions more in contracts are now
beng worked out by Admiral Caps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
TAFT NEEDS REST
Former President Weak From Loss
of Food

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. 11.-For-
mer President Taft. who has been i'll
here for several days. has decided to
give up all his speaking engagements
for the remainder of this month, In
many parts of the United States. From
here he will go to his summer home
at Point Au Pic. Quebec. Doctor Nor
gan said today Mr.. Taft might leave
here within five or six days IL he con-
tinued to improve as he has recently.
Mr.. Taft was taken ill early Tues
day with acute intestinal Indigestion
and obstruction of the smaller intes-
tines" DR.. Morgan said in a written
statement.
I'm my judgment Mr.. Taft is better
today and L hope will continue to i'm
prove. His illness has required COM
p1ete abstention from food with con-
sequent loss of vitality. On his re-
covery il will be wise for him to give
up his speaking trip and go by easy
stages to his summer home in Can
ada"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
KANSAS SENDS S. O. S.
MohIer Asks Aid for Hogs in This
State.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. lin a letter
to the Nebl aska board of agriculture
today, J. c. Mohler. secretary of the
Kansas state board of agriculture, as
serts that the corn crop in Kansas is
not going to be great enough this year
to feed the hogs raised in that state.
He asks tn t the Nebraska board
bring the matter to the attention of
corn growers of the state, in order
that they might be induced to buy the
young hogs which Kansas cannot feed
and thus save them from going to
slaughter before they attain their full
weight, in this manner helping to con-
serve the meat supply of the nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
SANTA FE WINS TEST
L. c. c. Rules It's Illegal for Shipper
to Evade Interstate Rate.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE inter-
state commerce commission held it I'M
lawful for any company to bill its in
terstate freight to points near the
boundary of one state and reconsign
them into the next state to defeat the
new interstate rates. This decision
was made in the case of the Kanotex
Refining company. of Kansas, against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad.
Rates of So and 35 cents per 100
pounds on refined petroleum in car
load lots from Caney and CoffeyVille,
Kan. to Woodward. Okla. were found
unreasonable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
GOOD CROP WEATHER
Next Weeks Forecast Promises Show
ers Followed by Sunshine.

The weekly weather forecast for
next week, given out today by Meteor
oIogist Flora, of the local office of the
United States weather bureau, prom :
ises Kansas one of the best crop grow4
ing weeks the state has had this sum-
mer The first of the week will be
cool with rains and the latter part will
be warmer with plenty of sunshine
Temperature will be below normal
during the week except the latter pa TT
which will be considerably warmer.
The first of the week will bring sea t.
tered showers to many parts of The
state, but it will be generally fair thru
out the last half if the advance sched-
ule is followed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
BLOW BIG PLANT CAR STRIKE RIOT!
Half Million Dollar Damage to
Aetna Powder Plant.
Had Govt Contracts-Arrest
Two Employees for Job.

Gary. Ind. Aug. 11.-Fire believed
to have been of incendiary origin de-
stroyed about half the million dollar
plant of the Aetna explosives COM
pany near here early today Two en-
ployes named Holt and CI.oisser were
arrested.
The plant was working On govern
ment contracts, it is said 1t had a
capacity of $4,000 pounds of powder
a day. 1t was estimated that it will
take sixty days to put he plant in
working order again. Tie anteced-
ents of Holt and ChoisseT are being
closely investigated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
Arthur Henderson Resigns and
Lloyd George Accepts 1t.
Follows RuctiOn Over Sending
Delegates to Stockholm.
PREMIER OPPOSES MEETING
But Henderson Plan Carried
Labor Party in Big Sweep.
British LabOrites Now Trying
To Line Up America.

| London, Aug 11.-Arthur Hen5er-
| son. labor member of the British war
! council, has resigned his Membership
! in the cabinet.
Henderson has been under fire since
he went to Paris recently to confer
with French Socialists as to partici-
pating in the international Socialists
conference scheduled in Stockholm
next month. He defended his action
by stating that he had met with the
French Socialists as the leader of the
labor party in England, not as a cabi-
net minister or official of the British
government His presence, however,
! was regarded as giving the impress
sion that British officialdom was TAX
ing part in the discussion and brought
on a great uproar.
Member of War Council, Too.
Henderson came into the position,
from which he has now resigned, with
the last construction of the cabinet
by Lloyd George. Being a member
of the war council, the inner circle of
the cabinet, made his activity in con-
nection with the Stockholm confer
ence especially Objectionable to offic-
ials. He delivered an address at yes
terday's labor conference which voted
for British representation at the
Stockholm conference, favoring the
resolution that was adopted
This was that the conference should
be regarded as consultative and not
binding.
London, Aug. 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette says it understands that Ar
thur Henderson, the labor member of
the British war council who yesterday
addressed the British labor conference
and advised sending of British dele
gates to the Stockholm consultative
congress, has rendered his resignation
and that Premier Lloyd George has
accepted it.
Urge U. S. to Send Delegates.
London, Aug. 11.-Efforts to induce
American, Belgian and other allied
labor to participate in the Socialist
conference at Stockholm, will be the
next step of British workers following
the overwhelming vote of yesterdays
conference in favor of sending dele
gates to Stockholm, it was admitted
much is yet to be done. When British
delegates planned to leave England on
a similar mission recently, British
sailors refused to man the ship on
which they We're to sail.
Other Turn 1t Down.
With representatives from Italy and
Belgium that labor delegates from
these countries would not get to Stock
holm. and America holding aloof they
are inclined to believe the conference
may fail from lack of weigh
Is Sweden Back of 1t?
Stockholm, Aug. 1.-THE foreign
office refuses to discuss in any way
the report first published in Chris
tiania that Sweden has taken the
initiative in inviting the European
neutral governments to IA conference
in Stockholm for discussion of the sit
uat1on resulting from Americas en-
trance into the war.
While refusing information, Off
Gals referred The Associated Press
correspondent to the off. cial state
Continued on Page Tw0I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-11
WORSE THAN BATTLE
Recent Heat Wave Took Toll of 995
Turnout L. S. i'm Week

New York. Aug. 1.-THE number
of deaths caused by the heat wave of
a week which ended August is esti-
mated at 955 by the weekly bulletin
of the department of health The bull
letin also says that while the death
rate of that week was very high it
was exceeded here sixteen years ago
by the week ending July 6. 1901. when
the death rate per thousand popula
ton was 40.52- During the week of
August 4, 1917. the death rate per
thousand was only 1914.