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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
GOODBYE TO GAS
Topeka Is to Get Scent EIec-
trieity for Cooking.
Edison Co. Announces New
Rate to Meet Demands.

Goodbye gas, and cold breakfasts.
Hello. electric ranges and 3-cent
electricity,
With the announcement today by A
H PUrdy, general superintendent OF
the Topeka Edison company. that in
the future that company will supply
electricity for ) cents for cooking pur-
poses the probability that electricity
would ultimately suppIant the rapidly
diminishing gas for cooking became
almost a certainty. Mr. Purdy stated
today that electricity would compare
about equally in cooking gu Hties and
price with manufactured gas and coal
But it cannot compare in heat
units or price with natural gas, il you
can get the gas said Mr. Purdy.
With the housewives frantic over
the low gas pressure which has ruined
the temper of themselves and their
husbands this winter, various clubs
have been clamoring for special rate
on electricity for cooking. The initial
cost of installing a range suitable for
electric cooking will be heavy, Mr.
Purdy stated, but after the range Is
purchased it will furnish excellent
service, he predicts Prior to the an
nouncement today of the special rate,
the regular commercial rate had beer
charged for electric cooking Separate
meters will be installed in homes uSiuS
electricity for cooking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
TO BREAK SEALS!
In Case of Big Fire State VIII
Be Ignored.
River Water Would Be Neces-
sary to Combat Blaze.
SANTA FE Is HELPING NOW
Corporation System Used to
Aid in Keeping Supply.
City Water Reservoirs Are in
Serious Condition.

T0peka's water reservoirs at pres
eut do not contain sufficient water to
cope successfully with a large fire. ac-
cording 70 an announcement made to-
day by Jesse Shaw, superintendent of
waterworlSs. In fact, during the pro-
gress Of the East Sixth street viaduct
fire Friday it was necessary for the
city to connect hastily with the Santa
Fe wells in order to insure a suffi-
cieut pressure to deal successfully with
The lire
should a big fire occur in Toreka
before conditions are remedied there
is only one alternative left for the
city. says the superintendent. The seal
on the intakes from the river into the
reserN oirs must be broken and river
water rushed in. Commissioner New
land stated today that the supply to-
cay Is a little better than Friday altho
IN order TO keep up a pressure that is
iu anyway satisfactory, a little of the
santa Fe water IS being run into the
city mains.
Pressure Friday was so low that on
the top floors of live and siX-stOry
office buildings little or no water was
running at intervals during the day.
IL is reported a little better today.
The water today. especially on the
East side of the city. is murky in its
al paaranCe- Superintendent Shaw eX-
ulainel this condition was due to the
running Of the Santa Fe water into
CITY mains, interfering with the water
currents and disturbing the water, al
tho in reality the water is no more
murky today than any other day. The
rushing OF the santa F'e water into
the mains merely agitated the water
and made it appear more murlSy,
superintendent Shaw explained. 4
sample Of the Santa F'e water was
rushed to Kansas university today fol-
analysis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
TO TELL OF WOUNDED
Noted Surgeon Will Tell TopelsCls of
Hospital Work in France.

Description of the hospitals and suf-
fering of wounded French and English
soldiers will be given to members Of
the Chamber of Commerce Monday
noon when DR.. Kellogg Speed. asso-
ciaue professor of surgery North
western Medical school. at Chicago,
will speak Doctor Kellogg was IN
charge of hospital somewhere in
France" The location of the hospital
must remain a secret While in charge
of that hospital it was the duty of
Doctor Kellogg to care for $4,000 pa
tents.
The same evening Doctor kellogg
will speak to members of the Shaw
nee County Medical society. It is ex-
pected nearly every member OF the
society will be present to hear Doctor
Kellogg. The meeting will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
LOCAL MENTION

Incorporation papers for the Cap
per Auto Supply company have been
drawn up and a petition for a charter
will be filed next week
Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1863
Adv.
The best to be had served in a way
you will like. Join the Cremerie fam
ily-it's big 'un--Adv.
F.. A Rooster. D. D S. 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-; C doz- Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Aov.
A district convention of Degree of
Honor lodges will be held Wednesday
afternoon and evening at e OF H hall
122 E. 9Th. The grand officers will
be present and ali members are urged
to attend--Adv.
Social dance tonight. kirkpatrick
hall. Saunders orchestra Admission
35c.-Adv-
Social dance. Halls 6-piece erches-
ira. tonight KeIlam haiL-Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
DRUNK AND DITCHED
Sheriff Finds Alma Man Surrounded
by jugs of Whisky

Drunk, in an overturned Ford, with
three and one-half gallons of whisky
scattered around him in jugs, was
Alex Barnes. of Alma when Sheriff
Hugh Larimer and Charles Richards.
police officer. found him today nine
miles west of Topeka on the Twenty
first street road
Barnes was brought back to Topeka
and a charge of violating the bone-dry
law will be brought against him. He
was on his way from Kansas City
70 Alma when he met with an acct
dent. He was not injured.
Someone who met Barnes west of
town telephoned to Sheriff Larimer
He stated that he had met man driv-
ing a Ford and that he had hard work
missing him. The Informant said the
man and the Ford were taking all the
road and making a trail like that of a
snake He guessed the driver was
drunk.
Found Him in Ditch.
Sheriff Larimer and Richards start
ed out on the trail and found Barnes
in a ditch. The car has not turned
bank prevented it But it was in such
ten it out if he had been sober, which
he was not.
Larimer collected Barnes's belong
ings. He found four jugs of whisky
containing three and one-half gallons.
The missing Navigation may have ac-
counted for Barnes's condition Besid es
the whisky Larimer found a thirty
eight caliber revolver and in Barnes's
pocket he found $205.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
INDICT CONGRESSMAN

Erie. Pa March S1-Congressman
O. D. Bleakley. Republican is expect
ed TO resign his seat in the house from
this, Twenty-eigflth Pennsylvania dis
trict, within the next few days, fol-
lowing his Indictment by the federal
grand jury He has given his friends
to understand that he will plead
-noile condf' 70 t,sc charge Of vioIat-
ing election law when he ayyears be-
fore Judge Thompson in Pittsburg
next Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
FOLKER, FARM AGENT?
Jewell County Man May Be Shawnee
Advisor.

A. D. F7o1ker. county farm agent
in Jewell county for three years, is
being urged for Shawnee county farm
agent So far as is known there is
no active candidate for the position in
Topeka who has appeared before the
executive committee of the recently
created Shawnee county farm bureau
at it's meeting at the Chamber of Com
MERGE this afternoon.
The executive committee was not
obliged to select an agent today. It
may do so and it may not. Arrange
ments are being made to establish
headquarters for the bureau at the
Shawnee county court house. Folker
received $500 a year for his services
rendered to Jewell county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

an OH settler or Shawnee county and a
member of Hoyr lodge No. 324 A F. and
A NJ. The funeral viii be held Sunday
afternoon at L o'clock Burial in Hoyt
cemetery.
RACHEL CATO1K, age 50. died Thurs
day at Ellsworth, Kan. The body was
The funeral will be held at , o'clock sun
day afternoon from the North Topeka Bap-
list church Burial in Rochester cemetery
The funeral of Nancy Jane Shedd will be
held this evening at o clock from the
home at lob Arch street
MRS GERTRUDE LINK, wife OF Charles
Link, OF Council Grove, Kansas. died Fri
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs W A
Johnson, 1T3S Crane street The body will
be sent to Council Grove TO- burial
MRS. MARY E BLACK age 63, died
Friday at a local hospital Funeral ar
engagements have not been Completed
The funeral of Miss Sally Forte will be
held Monday afternoon at O'Clock from
the Street Baptist church Burial in To-
peka cemetery.
DOLORES SOSA infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Guadalupe Sosa, died Friday ut the
home Of his parents. ut ITO North Je1ferson
street The funeral will be held this after
noon at o'clock from the St Mary
Catholic church. Burial in Mt Calvary
cemetery
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel SIT
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

Ford ccessories-every repair for
the Ford: auto driving gloves. auto
auto seats. J NJ French Saddlery Co.
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
Found Him in Ditch.


SaIina. Kan. March 31.-Meager re-
ports of prairie fires in the neighbor-
hoods of Paradise, Palco and Hays,
Kan, reached here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

Large line of pocketbooks. purses
bill books, dog collars and leads. J.
NJ French Saddlery Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

The work done at 2I5 West 9Th
street by KeeIe Electric Co, was all
constructed by union meu--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
200 MILLION TO FARMS

Washington. March 31--More than
5000, 100000 will be loaned out by the
federal land banks during the coming
year 10 intensity the farming industry
of the country as a measure of ma
tional defense. the federal farm loan
board announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

specially. T. N French Saddlery Co..
us East Sixth St Phone 323.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
SN APP S HO is
The Why's Of Life.
AT home NEWS

Why is it? when the bloom of youth
Is sweet to look upon
They spoil its glorious freshness
BY daubing color on.
-NeIS Yingle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

Suit cases. ladies' hand bags and
trunks repaired. J NJ. French Sad
dlery Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

The funeral of Nancy Jane Shedd will be
held this evening at o'clock from the
home at 1913 Arch street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel s27-
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
MOUNTAIN LAUREL
URGED AS emblem
Federated Club Women of District to
Press Matter at Capitol.

All members OF the District Federation
Of Women's Clubs and other women in
terested in conservation of natural re-
sources have been invited to attend a
hearing to be given this morning at 1880
o'clock in Room 27S of the House Office
Building on the bill to make the Noun
tain Laurel the national flower of the
United States.
This bill was introduced in Congress
June 2, 1916, following the adoption of
the resolution presented by the conserva-
ton department of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs at the biennial
meeting held in New York City last May.
The District Federation OF Women's s
Clubs has already adopted the Mountain
Laurel as the State flower for the Dis
trict
Among those who will attend the hear
ing this morning are Mrs. Lydia Adams
Williams, State chairman Of conservation
for the District; DR.. Margaret Huddle-
son. vice chairman OF the forestry sub
department: Mrs Augustus Knight, di-
rector OF the General Federation; Mrs.
Court F. Wood, president; Mrs. William
f. Andrews. past president and others.
Mrs. William B. Wauters, of New Jersey,
who is on the special national flower COM
mittee, accompanied by large number
of out-of-town women, will be present.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
RID STOMACH OF
GASES, ,SOURNESS,
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" Ends All Stom-
ach Distress in Five
Minutes.

YOu don't want a slow remedy when
your stomach is bad-or an uncertain
one-Or a harmful one-your stomach
Is too valuable; you mustn't injure it
with drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin Is noted for its
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness; its certain unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs
Its millions OF cures in indigestion
dyspepsia, gastritis and other stomach
trouble has made 1t famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
your home-keep IT handy-get a rye
fifty-cent case from any drug store and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; If
what they eat lays like lead, ferments
and sourH and forms gas; causes head
ache, dizziness and nausea; eructa-
tons Of acid and undigested food
remember as soon as Papes Diapepsin
comes In contact with the stomach all
such distress vanishes. Its promptness
certainty and ease in overcoming the
worst stomach disorders Is a revelation
to those who try it.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
GIVE SILVER TROPHIES
FOR LOCAL HORSE SHOW
Cups Donated for Exhibition at Riding
Academy on February lo.

Fifteen valuable silver cups have been
presented and other donors have signined
their intention to present prizes for the
various classes in the seven events
carded for the first annual indoor horse
show of the Washington Riding and
Hunt Club.
The show is to be held at the riding
academy of the club, T~enty-second and
streets northwest, February 10 and 2G,
and already numerous entries have been
made for the events.
Those who have donated cups are:
Saddle ponies, under IL hands, three
cups, Ord Preston.
Saddle ponies, IL hands. not over 143
hands, Mrs. Ira C. Copley.
Novelty class-Miss Hilda Sykes
Racing ponies, II hands and under. Dr.
Ryan Devereux.
Ladies' hunters, Gen. James A. Buch-
anan,
Hunters, free for all, Dennis A. Upson.
Novice hunters, Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson.
Police officers mounts, William P. Emo,
three cups.
Jumpers officers, Col. r. M. Thompson.
Best charger for officers only, Mrs.
Larz Anderson.
Best charger. open class, Mitchell Har-
rison.
The committee in charge of the show
consists of Melvin c. Hazen, chairman;
Major William Mitchell and Thomas
Bones.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
BIRTH CONTROL PROBE
FAVORED BY WHITMAN

Albany, N. Y, Feb. Whitman IA
vors an investigation of the practicable
ity of birth control.
He Informed Mrs. Amos Pinchot and
delegation of prominent New York
women this afternoon he would approve
a commission to investigation birth con-
troll in other countries and TO make rec
concentrations for birth control laws in
this country and State.
He also promised pardon for Mrs. Ethel
Byrne, hunger striker, II she would agree
not to take up again the work of dis
seminating birth control information, for
which she is now serving thirty days in
the workhouse. Doubt was expressed by
Mrs Pinchot that Mrs. Byrne would ac-
cept such a profYer
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
NEWMAN AND LAWYER
HAVE VERBAL TILT

Sharp Tits between Commissioner New
man and Attorney John 8. Barbour, coun-
sci for the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. marked the conclusion OF the hear
ing yesterday before the Public Utilities
Commission on the valuation of the prop
erty of the company.
ut is with difficulty" said Commission
er Newman, that I can remember that
I am gentleman and continue to listen
to this argument" to which Attorney
Barbour replied that he was frank in say
ing he was equally under restraint, "If
am infringing on the patience of the
Commission am willing to end the argu-
ment," said Mr.. Barbour.
There is a difference Of 81, ,ooo, 900 be-
tween the Commissions tentative valua-
ton and the amount claimed by the COM
pany.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS,
10 The Washington Herald.

SpeCial to The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 1.-The following
Washingtonians have registered at hotels
here:
w. Damn, Marlborough; r. Henderson,
richmond: s. King, Cumberland; ]. w.
Faxton, Netherland; p. w. Power, Marl-
borough: Mrs. NJ. N. Reed, Martha Wash
ington; H. c. Wall and H. c. MilIre, Wood
ward; ]. o. Graham and E. w. Parlett,
Grand; Rev. G. Johnson, Breslin; ]. H.
Clapp. Murray Hill; P. D. Dreyfous, New
Strand, and c. ]. Sindelar Union Square.
Trade representatives: Woodward &
Lothrop, dry goods. etc; E. C.. Gatchell.
mems furnishings goods; Miss I. Stea-
sah furs, waists bathing suits and
sweaters; Miss NJ. d. Collins, ladies'
neckwear; Miss G. l.. Carroll. suits, coal
and skirts; Miss L. McGill, laces and rib
fnons; Miss "A. Metz. handkerchiefs; s3l
Fourth avenue. room 17N.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
AT EXERCISES FEB. 22|

President Wilson has accepted the in
vitation Of the Sons of the Revolution in
the District, the National Society OF
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and the District of Columbia Sons of the
American Revolution, to attend a patri
otic anniversary of the birth OF George
Washington in Continental Memorial
Hall. Elmer II. Wentworth, of Des
Moines. Iowa, will preside and make the
customary address of greeting.
The exercises will include this year the
presentation of the gold medal offered
to the school pupil who submits the best
essay on The Western Campaign of
George Rogers Clarke and the Early Ter
ritorial Expansion of the United States"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
1000 AMERICANS
EXPOSED To U-BOATS
List of Vessels Subjected to Danger
of Submarines.
6By the International News Service,

(By the International News serviee.)
New York, Feb 1.-Two thousand
Americans, It Is estimated, are on steam
ships bound to or from the danger zones
prescribed by Germany's declaration OF
"sink-on-sight" submarine warfare.
SsiIings last week for European ports
we're more frequent than they had been
recently On January % the Cunarder
PannonIa left for London, but she sailed
under orders to put in at Halifax and car
ried no passengers, so that 1t is possible
that she may have been held at the
Canadian port or recalled by wireless
On January "a the big Italian liner
Dante Alighieri left for Naples with pas
sengers. She is due to pass Gibraltar on
Saturday.
The American liner Finland sail, for
Liverpool a week ago today with pas
sengers and is due there on Sunday.
she was followed on Saturday by the
American liner Philadelphia, which Is
due at Liverpool on Monday.
The Norweg wegian-American liner Ber-
genstford also left on Saturday for Ber-
gen, Norway and should reach the
Scotch coast on Sunday.
Ths French liner Touraine left on Sun
day with passengers for Bordeaux, ana
on the same day two Greek ships left Tor
Piraeus.
The biggest passenger liner on the ocean
which sailed for Liverpool on Monday
with twenty-five first-class passengers
and nineteen second cabin passengers. She
is due to reach Liverpool next Wednes-
day.
on the same day the Holland-American
liner Ryndam. carrying big passenger
list left for Falmouth and ROTTERDAM.
Falmouth Excepted" Port.
Falmouth is the excepted" port in the
German notification, that is the port 10
which certain neutral ships Will be al
lowed to voyage if they follow a pre-
scribed route).
Two other ships that sailed on Monday
were the Anchor liner California and the
Cyunard liner Saxonia. The former left
for Glasgow and the latter for Liverpool
The Cunard liner Orduna and the At
lantic transport liner Minnehaha a. Que
at British ports today. The MINI mana
carried freight only, but the o. 1una'
which sailed for Liverpool, had number
of passengers on board.
The White Star liner Celtic Wmch
sailed for here on January q with more
than Is. 900 tons of war materials in her
hold. was due at Liverpool late yester-
day. but it is feared she may have been
impeded by storms,
Vessels now in Mediterranean waters,
bound from New York to Genoa, include
the three Italian liners San Giorgio.
which sailed on January Is with freight
only: the TaOrmina, which sailed on
January 20 with freight. and the America,
which steamed simultaneously with the
TaOTmina.
The Scandinavian American liner Hslhg
OlaF was scheduled to sail today for CO.
penhagen.
Other vessels in port. scheduled to sail
later in the week are the American liner
ST. Louis for Liverpool. the French liner
RDcha mbeau for Bordeaux, and the Gu
nard liner Carmania for Liverpool
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
A Famous Sale

The Palais Royal Brush and
Mirror Sale" has been famous for
six years. Today begins the first
sale OF IoI7-the second sale will
not occur until next May.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
FUNERALS.

Mai. John Macdonald, former member
of Congress from the Sixth Maryland dis
trict. is dead at his home in Rockville
He had been a resident Of Montgomery
County for more than fifty years and
died in his s2d year. In 1896 Maj. Mac
Donald defeated Blair Lee for his seat in
the House. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary Holland Macdonald, and five
children.
Funeral services for Jay Fernandez
Durham. who died Tuesday night. will
be held at the chapel of Adolph J. Schip-
pert, zoos Pennsylvania avenue northwest
today at o'clock. Rev. Robert Talbot,
of st. PauPs Episcopal Church will Off
ciate. Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Funeral services for John F. Joyce, who
died at his home, 2147 N street northwest,
Wednesday, will be held at his residence
tomorrow at $50 o'clock. Requiem mass
will be sung at st. Stephens Church at 9
o'clock. Interment will be In Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF

Every bit of dandruff disappears af-
ter one or two applications of Dan
deTiUe rubbed well into the scalp with
the finger tips. Get a 25-cent bottle of
Danderine at any drug store and save
your hsir. After a few applications
you can't find a particle of dandruff or
any falling hair. and the scalp will
never itCh.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02

Prof Otto hummer. of Breslau, sue
cesded in melting carbon by inclosipg
large arc light, formed OF two carbon
rods. in a heavy glass contalner and eI-
haUsting the air. By using a powerful
electric current he produced such a heat
that drops formed at the tips Of the car
bons. ~.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-02
Four-Cent Luncheons
For St. Louis Riddles

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 1.-The high
cost of living has struck a snag in
the form of the Children's Lunch
Association, operated by prominent
women in this city. A perfectly
satisfactory 4-cent meal is served
by the association.
"A special menu of the luncheons
served at the local schools by the
association follows:
Vegetable soup..........One cent
Ham sandwich. One cent
Rice pudding. One cent
Graham crackers. .. One cent
Any part Of the menu may be or
dered.