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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Pin Their FaIth 10 u-Deas.

Amsterdam. Dec. 49, Himdsnbarg
and his shadow" Quartermaster Gen.
eral Ludendorff, still pin their faith On
the U1boats 70 win the war. Inter.
views with the two, Just received here,
quoted Hindenburg - deriding Ameri-
cas- war efforts and Insisting the sub
marine would prevent big Americas
army In Europe even Il the fear Of
Japan did not" LudendorH declared
the submarines have accomplished
their purpose. which was 70 incline
England toward peace"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

Chicago. Dec. "A general cCmmlt-
tee representing the SwitchmeaS
Union OF North America held y meet-
Ing with the general managers Of
railroads having Headquarters In Chi
cago 70 discuss = request for wage
increase experimenting 80 per cent.
made Nov. I. Tho meetings 40 held
with the general managers tndIsidu-
ally. Similar meetings are 10 u hel4
with railroad heads thrOughoet ~:
country. About 30.0O0 switchmen no
affected. They nov receive M ~
u q : day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
U. S. TROOPS KILL BANDITS
0lay Twelve Across Line After A.
tack u Made.

lndio. Texas. Dec. 4.--Mexican out
laws opened fre on one OF the Amor
lean cavalry patrols I'VE miles from
here. wounding Private Keist IN the
thigh and les. The American troops
stationed here Immediately crossed
the river into Mexico. opened fire on
the little settlement Of shAckA and
killed - Of the bandits. including 70
iipo Romero and Rafael Venaslado.l
The shacks where tho outlaws sought
shelter were burned after the occH
pants had been driven out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Modification Of Law Sought

Washington, Dec. Ito enable
the thousands OF unnaturalized citi.
lens in the army. to obtain full cit.
lzenship before the end Of the war.
Labor department officials will urge
Congress 70 pass tho pending bill
amending the existing statute that m
applicant for naturalization must
ave In the Same state for . year and
wait for 1t least three months after
fling his application for naturAlSsa.
sion. Otherwise many soldiers Of
.oroign birth would remain alienA
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
U. 5. Nay eontro, siIxer Mako.

Y. s. May Lontro, silver Market.
Washington. Dec. 5-Treasury OF.
ficials have held the FIRST OF . series
Of conferences with Western silver
producers looking to the ultimate
fixing of standard price for silver,
effective for one year and to gov.
eminent acquisition Of options on
practically the entire output Of the
United States. Pressing needs OF this
country and the Allies for silver for
coin under abnormal war conditions
is responsible for the plan. The price
would probably be 81 cents per Ou004
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

First Trench Men 70 Train Troops.
With the American Army In France.
Dec 6.-A number OF officers who
were attached to the first battalions
to enter the trenches have been
transferred to the newly arrived ualts
Of former national guardsmen. where
they will direct the work of getting
tine new troops ready for the front
line. Later men OF the first unit
to establish contact with the enemy
may be transferred temporarily 70
assist the officers. This conforms with
announced plans Of Cen. Pershl10.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

ara justice w the exclusion of ali gel
hsh claims 10 advantage even On the
part oil yictDrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
TO BUY FOR ALLIES
United States May Become Their Pur-
chasing Agents in Near Future.

Washington, May 5.-The United
States will become the virtual pur-
chasing agent of the allied powers, if
plans now under way are finally con-
summated. This was stated here upon
authority of an official high in the
ranks of the allied leaders.
Esta blishment of an allied power
purchasing committee, with headquar-
ters in Washington is contemplated
1t is the plan of this committee to
conduct all of its purchases in the
United States from the government.
According to the proposition which
is understood to have been submitted
to administration leaders, the United
States government will sell to the al
lied powers at the price at which it
purchases. Since it is most probable
that the United States will fix prices
for the supplies which it will need
during the period of the war, the con-
sequent resale of supplies to the
allied cations would give them the
benefit of prices at a nominal profit
which the United States may enjoy.
J. P. Morgan & Company at pres
ent purchasing agents in this country
of England and thru England of the
allied powers, would cease to serve in
that capacity and would no longer
represent the allied nations in the
open market. This alone would save
the allied nations millions of dollars
in commissions on contracts made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
SUCCESSOR TO MULLER
Letter of Resignation Says He Wished
to Stand by Brazil President.

Rio Janeiro. May 5.-Nilo Pecanha,
former president of Brazil, has been
appointed foreign minister in success
sion to DIR. Lauro Muller. resigned. He
has accepted the portfolio. DIR. L.
Martins de Sousa Dantas, under secre-
tary of state who was appointed tenn
porarily to head the foreign office. re-
linquished his post on the appointment
of Senior Pecanha-
In his letter of resignation DR.. Null
Ter said that he had retained office up
to the present only because he did not
wish to abandon the president while
congress was not in session and all
responsibility for action rested upon
the executive.
Journal Do Commerce. eulogizes DIR.
Muller for his work in drawing closer
the South American republics and
says that even in the critical circum-
stances he gave proof of devotion and
patriotism The paper says that DIR.
Muller resigned SO as to avoid at the
present hour any friction in the po-
litical life of the nation.
The Paiz, a newspaper, addresses
an appeal to congress exhorting it to
harmonic Brazilian policy with that
of President Wilson and to give Brazil
the place which belongs to it in the
struggle for humanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
new SCHOOL HERE
Miss BrOughton Will Teach To-
peka Women Conservation.
She Will Give Series of Lee
lures Next Week.

conservation school for women Of
Topeka will be opened next week I'M
der the direction of Miss Marian P.
Broughten, of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, at Manhattan. The
branch of conservation to be attacked
IS that of canning. and drying prod
ucts of the backyard garden, accord
ing to the present plans. The move
ment has secured the cooperation of
the public school system here.
meeting of the principals, parent
teachers associations, domestic sci
ence teachers and the Woman's club
was called Thursday night by H. B.
Wilson. superintendent of schools, and
a complete series of lectures and dem
onstrations will be given next week.
The present plans provide for four
meetings each day, one in the morning
at 10:30; two in the afternoon at las
and $50 O'Clock and then a fourth at
1880 in the evening. During the week
every pupil in school in Topeka will
have heard Miss Broughten at least
once. The first lecture will be given
Monday morning at 1890 o'clock at
Clay school: the second at las at Har-
rison school,
Purpose of School.
The purpose of the school, will be
to- instruct the housewife in what can
be canned. in what ways, and at what
expense. The increasing cost of glass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
This Amount of Stock for Mo-
tor Vehicle Blanks.
Kansas License Department
Paper Alone Costs $4,000.
10000 DEALERS IN THE STATE
More Than 1,125,000 Blanks
Required for Work.
Busy Season for Curtis Myers,
"AutO Auditor"

1t will take a car load of paper
stock costing approximately $4,000 to
furnish the blanks this year for the
motor vehicle license department in
charge of Curtis Myers.
The printing required for these
blanks alone has increased rs per
cent in cost during the last year, &C.
cording to a statement of w. r. Smith,
state printer.
The biggest item listed for printing
from the automobile department"
said Smith, sis the license application
itself. There will be 1,125,000 blanks
required for the 10000 tags that have
already been ordered by the depart
ment. A duplicate of the applications
comes first from the state treasurer
and county treasurers to us. One goes
to the county treasurer from here as
accepted by this department. One is
kept on file by the state, one goes to
the owner and one goes to the county
clerk.
Besides the straight application
blanks, 100000 applications for trans
fers will be>put out and 10000 appli-
cations for a dealers license. This
last item means that there are 10000
automobile dealers in Kansas for the
coming year. The state printing plant
will put out 225,00O ledger cards and
225, O0o open window envelopes
"One hundred and ninety thousand
applications to the county treasurer
are still another bit of work to go
thru the printers hands before they
are ready to be filled out by the own
ers of automobiles which starts the
ball rolling in this efficient filing sys-
tenn. The county treasurer sent an
other application blank to the auto
mobile license department which send
out another blank to the owner, to the
state, and to the county clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
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eyaGocns4sTz

off plant life therein idt. Each DAY
before breakfast vouldt I gedt oop
und go out puy der stick in der
groundt und watch for der first sign
soon init much care und Watering puy
der hose I found der groundt preak-
ing und a small shoot of something
green submerging from der earth oop-.
Day puy day did | watch idt, und init
great pleasure und choy obserfed idts
steady growth from noting to some
time. until finally l called puy der
neighbors in to see der garden. Heine.
machine mein grief und CONSERVATION
ven dey toldt me mein fine vegetable
vos a dandelion. I toldt der Teller vot
dug oop der garden to gone back und
explanation why a dandelion und nodt
vegetables vos growing. und puy golly,
1 hadt been Watching puy der wrong
stick in der groundt all der time. der
garden vos adj der oder end of der
yard puy anoder stick.
OF course dandelion grows apoudt
twice as fast as vegeta bless, SO der
real garden wont safe der country
yedt, but idt ISIS doing as veil as could
be expected considering dot idt hass
nodt had any attention. All except
der onions, Heine. 1 finally, on ac-
count of a patriatic feeling, planted
a small bunch off onions meinseIluf.
Der Teller vot soldt der onion sets, as
he called dem, saidt dey we're goot
onions, una nau nddt DER smell eX-
tracted oudt from dem so I bought
dem, und stuck dem puy der groundt
in. Dey didn't seem to do pretty goot,
SO 1 asked vuu of der neighbors
apoudt dem, und .he saidt 1 hadt done
a good chob off gardening, only |
hadt planted der onions oop side
down. Heine, guess 1 hire dot man
again. or else puy golly l starve pc
fore der var ISIS Offer.
Hoping you are der same.
Your father,
LOUIE SCHNITZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
FORECAST.

ware, tin cans and other materials
along with the general rise in the val
ne of products and sugar have be-
come a real problem to, the women
Tho have contemplated canning for
the winter supply of food. Miss
Broughten. in her lectures. will lay
down a scheme of economy to combat
all this. Many products can be pre-
served or jellied that are usually
thrown away. Others%are preserved
when they should be canned and still
others are jellied that should be dried.
Her plan is to explain the how and
why of the home canning season
The educational department of the
Woman's club has promised it's CO.
operation in the plan. Mrs. C. ].
Evans, chairman of the department.
stated that the club would secure the
services of an expert cook as soon as
the actual season opened. Commits
sioner w L. Porter has also planned
to help in the project. He has placed
10000 tomato plants at the disposal
of the Topeka Provident association
for distribution among the families
who are unable to buy them and are
interested in the move
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

coed $4,000. Action as drastic has
been taken by nearly every company
represented in Topeka.
If policy is two years old. no ex-
ira premiums are demanded. But
if policies have been taken out within
the last two years, the holders must
apply to local offices for a war permit
and should they be sent to Europe, an
extra premium of $50 a year will be
charged on each 81 900 of the police.
Many other companies are charging
still a higher premium.
Policies for Continental American
service of a guardsman cost no more
than that of an ordinary citizen. But
when the men go to Europe the in :
surance companies are taking no risks
on the kaiser's big Berthas'
Should a guardsman fail to apply
for a war permit and go to Europe
without receiving one, the payments
on his policy in case of his death will
be cut down materially, according to
information received by a number of
insurance agents in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
WAR IS NO JOKE
Insurance Companies Take Ac-
ton to Protect Selves.
Offices Here Take No Chances
on Kaiser's "Big Berthas."

Insurance companies don't look
upon the war as a joke as is evil
denced by the drastic actions they
have taken in the last week in pro-
tecting themselves against war casual
ties. Practically all Topeka insurance
agents are in receipt of instructions
from their home offices on the man
ner to handle present policies or
guard officers and men who enlist and
the method to be pursued in handling
policies of men who make applica-
lions after enlisting.
George Godfrey Moore, agent for
the Germania Life Insurance company,
has been instructed by his company
to write, no insurance for members of
the national guard or any other mem
Der of a military organization to ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

lation and the useful function which
speculation performs in the distribu-
ton of the crop.
There are many who consider
speculation and gambling one and
the same thing. The fact is that there
is a marked distinction between the
two. Now, the clear distinction be-
tween speculation and gambling con-
sists in this, that the risk already ex-
lists, and is connected directly with
the transaction of all business The
assumption of the speculative risk on
grain is like the fire-hazard. assumed
by the insurance companies, which
relieves the general public of this
risk The Spectator who is compe-
tent financially and educationally to
engage in this line of work is per-
forming precisely the same service
that the fire insurance companies per-
form who assume the hre-hazard on
property generally.
Even Up Distribution.
1T must be borne in mind that the
bulk of the crop is marketed by pro-
ducers, within a few months after the
harvest, and thus a years supply is
thrown upon the market during d
fraction of the year. During Septem-
Der, October, November and Dec M
Der, the supplies of grain which are
delivered to a local and terminal mar
ket are vastly in excess of the con-
sumpt1ve demand during that period
Were 1t not for the speculator. the re-
silt would be that the bottom would
fall out of prices during the heavy
crop moving period. Because of the
producers desire to convert the bulk
of their crop into cash imme diately
after the harvest, it becomes necessary
for some one to carry this surplus I'M
til such time as it may be needed and
this is the work of the speculator
Speculation will alwa~s exist Anti
future legislation, which proposes to
prevent sales for future delivery, or
to tax them in such a manner as to
destroy them, would only result in
throwing the speculative risk upon
those actually engaged in the distribu-
ton of the crop. 1t would be much
The same, as if legislation should for
bid the selling of fire insurance, thus
throwing the risk of fire upon the
general public. The socalled Kyle
commission. appointed by the United
States congress to investigate market
conditions, reported favorably regard
ing the useful function of speculation.
This Kyle commission was appointed
strictly in the interest of producers
and the conclusion of this commission
was that only that class of farm pro-
duce was handled and could be
handled on narrow margin of profit
between the producer and consumer
that could be sold for future delivery,
and that sales for future delivery were
made practically only thru the specu-
lative purchases and sales for future
delivery. This commission called at
tention to the fact that in Germany at
enc time future trading in grain was
forbidden with the result that the
price of grain to the producer was re-
duced greatly without resulting in cor
responding cheapReSs in the cost of
product The difference between the
price paid to the producer, and the
cost to the consumer being very much
wider than before future trading was
forbidden The result was that after a
few years future trading was rein
stated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

Mein dear son Heine:
Here ISIS idt, der weekly check. You
gedt idt anyway, SO vots der use of
argumifying. Der more 1 talk, der
more you spendt, so I guess me maybe
l better shut oop- I notice puy der
press dot PRESIDENT Wilson hass chug-
gested dot der beople be as sailing as
ISIS possible, but Evidently you skollege
poys don't readt der bapers.
Dot magkeS me tink off Something's
else. In line init der Presidents ber-
sonal chuggestion to all off der skin
itizens off der United Stadts, 1 half
feIdt idt mein patriatic duty to buildt
a vegetation gardens You see, some
off der peoples eadt part off der time,
part off der peoples eat all off der
time, but none off der peoples eat none
off der time, SO nit var staring nit
idts fact adj us, We must conserva-
ton und raise something to eadt, each
puy der oder. Now. Heine, 1 want to
do mein bit, und buildt a gardens,
chust like all der oder peoples who
neighbors ISIS diding, but puy golly,
efery time 1 stoop Offer 1 bust me a
suSpender button away from mein
pants, und also idt ISIS easier to readt
in der seed catalog how ISIS idt did
than der diding itselluf. So I pay a
Teller fifty cents to dig oop der
groundt und plandt down der seeds.
Also 1 told him to do like der catalog
saidt, und put a stick in der groundt
to mark der blaze we're der seeds vos
planted. After he vos thru I vent
oudt puy meinselluf und hunted oop
der stick.
Now, Heine, if a man iss nodt mar
ried und for dot reason can't watch
der steady growth off his childrens.
Watching day puy day der gradual de-
felopmendt from childhood to man
hood. den puy chiminy he gan gedt
nearly so much pleasure puy hating a
garden ind Watching der Development
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
TO MOBILIZE AT NEVADA
Army Officer Designates Camp for
First Missouri Conscripts.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 5.-The
first mobilization camp in Missouri
for men enrolled under the selective
consumption law will be at Nevada,
Mo-, according to an announcement
made here today by Col. George K.
Hunter, inspector general of the Gem
trail Department of the United States
army, stationed at Chicago.
Colonel Hunter is here going over
the records of national guard officers
and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
USE ALIENS FOOT-EASE

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes and sprinkled in the foot bath
If you want rest and comfort for tired.
aching, swollen. sweating feet, use Aliens
Foot Ease 1t relieves Chilblains and Frost
Rites, aud prevents blisters. sore and cal
louise spots. Just the thing for Dancing
Parties. Patent Leather Shoes and for
Breaking In New Shoes. Try 1t to-day.
Sold everywhere, 25c- Don't accept any
s s1in e, Trial Packpage Tree address,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
Confer Honor Degree ON Joffre.

Easton. Pa. May 5.-Lafayette col
lege, one of the greatest memorials to
the Marquis de Lafayette on the
American continent will confer on
Field Marshal Joffre and on the Mar
quis de Chambrun, a great grandson
of Lafayette, the honorary degree of
doctor of laws The trustees SO de-
cided last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
Emploxed BY Railroad So Years.

Milwaukee, May 5.-A. E. Manches-
ter for many years superintendent of
motive power of the Chicago & St.
Paul, died late last night at the age
of 10 years. He had been with the
railway company fifty-three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

Advertising Companies.
DIRECT ADVERTISING CO.
412 414 Central National Bank Bldg
Phone 1s45.
BICYCLES and Motorcycles
SHAWNEE CYCLE Co.
tf5 East 9Th st.
Phone 144e.
Business Colleges.
DOUGHERTY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE.
George E. Dousherty. Pres, lis West Sth.
Phone 566
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BASk-
New England Building.
Phone 4173.
Druggists.
MARSHALL BROS.
1876 Kansas Ave.
WARREN II CROSBY co.
613-17 Kama Ave
Phone 35ee
Electrical Fixtures. Repairs. Supplies.
II. Il. HOWARD ELECTRIC ATH-
ietic Supply. tie Kansas Ave.
Phone 1871
Eye Specialists.
DR.. Il. PAINE.
us Kansas Are.
Phone 72i
Express Drag and Transfer.
TOPEKA TRANSFER co. O. III. White
SIS Adams st.
Phone s556
Groceries and Meats.
LANNAS x LANNAN.
312-1e E 4th.
Phone 3s45
Insurance.
erai insurance. 409-11 New England Bldg
Phone iii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

resses for your convenience in
uld be called on often for quick
Saturday. If you are not rep
Dept, for information.
Ice Cream.
BAUGHMAN BROS,
TOPEKA PURE MILK co.
4oo-o2-04 Jackson ST.
Phone 81.
r. H. MoREHoSssMEs,
427 Holiday.
Phons fe2a
Junk Dealers
OVAL BROS. & CO. WHOLESALE
Scrap lion. 214-16 N. Kansas Ave
Phone 26A
Leans. Mertgaxe. FinanciaI Agents.
FARM MORTGAGE CO..
Phoue s3;ss
4th Floor Mulvane Bldg.
Phone IA
Mattress Factories.
MCINTYRE BROS. SPRINGS. BEDS,
Mattress Factory. 227-22s Quincy.
Phone 5271
W. J. LEWIS.
500 Kansas Ave.
Phone 1852
C. ]. BoEGER.
T07 Kansas Ave
Phone 39s9
Real Estate Dealers. Looms, Insurance.
c. P. BOLIVAR REAL ESTATE.
Collections. 81 Colombian Bldg
Phone Us Ring 2
Sand Dealers
TOPEKA SAND co.
Foot of Topeka Ave.
II. W. BOMGARDNER.
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