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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17

to be spoken of by the big doctors as
a coming man.
He was very much in love with his
pretty young wife. but he was also
very ambitious. and he never dream
ed that matrimony was to be the ex-
tinguisher of his career. Rather, he
thought that with a wife to work for
and struggle for. he would have an
added stimulus to effort.
He had not been married long.
however, before he found out that The
travels fastest who travels alone" His
wife made of her love a handicap un-
der whose weight he could not run.
He could only crawl.
When he tried to study of nights or
to write, she walled and wept that he
no longer loved her, or else he would
want to spend the evening holding her
hand and telling her how beautiful,
and lovely, and wonderful she was, as
he had done during the days of court
ship. He argued with her and showed
her how imperative it was that in a
science that changed from day to day
as medicine does, a doctor must be a
student or be -opelessly left behind
the procession. She had no answer to
his logic but tears and protestationi
of how she loved him.
Her love also caused her to regard
every feminine patient as deadly
rival, and made her continually spy
that women were afraid to go to him
and he gradually lost his best paying
practice.
Opportunity came to this physician
to serve upon a commission that
would cause his name to be associat-
ed in the public prints with some OF
the leading scientists of the day. He
could not accept the honor, which
would have made his fortune, because
| 1T would have taken him away from,
home and his wife had Mysteries al
the mere mention of being separated
| from him.
Thwarted at every turn by the bogy
| of his wife's love, the man gradually
lost ambition and energy and SUM
| into just an ordinary, commonplace
unsuccessful hack of a physician, whe
makes a precarious living. The bes
of him was killed by his wife's love-
! One of the marvels of life is tn,
heroic and cheerful fortitude will
which so many men sustain the los:
of wives who have been noted for theil
devotion to their husbands These ar,
the women who have loved not wisel,
but too well, and whose husbands
draw the first breath of real freedom
they have had since their marriag,
| day when they put about two tons O.
granite suitably inscribed TO a De
voted Wife" on the grave of their lat,
tyrants.
| Copyrighted. 1917. by The Wheeler Syndi
cate. Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
TEST new AIR BRAKE
Santa E'e Has Improved Device for
Stopping Trains Quickly.

A series of rigid tests of what are
believed to be improvements in the
Westinghouse air brake began today
under supervision of experts and heads
of departments in the Santa Fe shops
here. This morning a train of IS
passenger car left the yards for a run
to Kansas City return. 1t was equipped
with the new arrangements which
were worked out by experts in the
employ of the Santa Fe, cooperating
with the Westinghouse company.
Officials of the Santa Fe here said
today that the new appliances on the
air brakes were designed in an at
tempt to make stopping trains easier
and smoother, eliminating shocks and
jars. Among other things that are
numbered among the changes in the
air brakes is a lengthening of the CYL
inder and an alteration of the electro
cal appliance.
The tests here will last for two
weeks They are being made under
the personal supervision of H B. Nc
Farland, chief engineer of tests, and
]. r. Jackson, his assistant Before
being brought to Topeka the altered
brake was given preliminary trials at
the Fort Madison, Iowa, shops where
the mechanism was worked out Those
tests and the ones made today were
described by Santa Fe officials as
very faVOra BILE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
BUY OUT RHODES
Oil Man Has Option on TOpe-
ka's "Antique Corner"
He Plans to Purchase Site mt
Tenth and Kan. Ave.

One of the famous landmarks of
Topeka is 70 go out of existence, if
present plans are carried out.
1t became known late this after
noon that j. f. VIM Renker, a To-
peka oil man with Offices at S22 Kan
sas avenue. has closed arrangements
for an option, in view of purchase, on
the John S. Rhodes corner" Tenth
and Kansas avenue. Mr. Rhodes to-
day said the option had been arrang-
ed for, but as yet the final papers had
not been drawn. They are in the
hands of Stone & McDermott. a To-
peka law firm, for completion.
Mr.. Rhodes today refused to say
what the consideration in the option
was. 1t was intimated by other sources
that the amount was a considerable
sum.
Famous Old Corner.
The Rhodes corner" is the present
site of a secondhand store, run by
John S. Rhodes, the owner of the
property. The store, because of its old
antique-it is as antique as the goods
that fill every crack and crevice of the
inside-is famous over the state and is
known to every Topekan. Rhodes has
been running it for thirty-six years.
If Renker covers his option and takes
over the property Rhodes will retire.
This is the fourth or fifth time that
an option has been obtained on the
property.
Mr. Renker was not in his office
this afternoon; neither was he af
home. AT the office his secretary said
he had made numerous attempts 10
locate him. but could not do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17

That is a significant utterance whlch
is quoted in the dispatches as emanat-
ing from the newspaper, NorWaerts'
published in Berlin. The Socialist Or
gans says: The German government
must have the courage to tell the Ger
man people the whole truth, which
is simply that it is impossible to dc
tate terms of peace to world of en-
emies." This suggestion is late in
arriving but it may be productive in
ending the war if followed. But tell
ing the truth to the German people
is lust what the government has not
done and what it is unlikely to do.
Had this course been followed in the
past probable there would have been
no war. The truth most prominent
and of greatest Importance is that
Germany has been beaten in the strug-
gle since her plan for a rapid swing
thru Belgium was upset by the resist
ance set up at BRUSSELS and Liege.
The defeat of tie central powers, now
inevitable, is due primarily to the
Belgians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

In these times of panic regarding
the food supply, when every cry of
alarm sends higher, prices which al
ready are higher than the conditions
warrant, it is worth while to ponder
the view of Henry Clews. who ever
keeps a watchful eye over the bust
ness and economic situation. In his
Financial Review of the past week he
says:
Our food roblem is already excit-
ing serious attention. In reality there
is no cause for public alarm for there
is undoubtedly enough food in the
United States to go around, with a
good surplus remaining for export to
help feed the millions of hungry and
half starving people of Europe. But
there Is need for caution, since in a
few lines there is positive scarcity, and
two ways of relief are within our
grasp, viz: economy in the home. and
larger product on the farm.
Much food is wasted, particularly in
hotels, restaurants and clubs, and as
yet we have more to learn regarding
scientific utilization of all waste. AS
for larger product, that is attainable
thru more scientific and intensive cul-
tivation, plus the largest possible
acreage. Probably the farmer will
suffer somewhat by the Withdrawals
of men into the army but the serious
ness of this may be exaggerated, fol-
the bulk of the recruits will be taken
from cities. the counting room and the
factory having provided a large share
of Europe's vast armies. Then, much
can be accomplished by a wider use oil
modern agricultural machinery; the
gasoline tractor. for instance, which
supersedes the horse ard promises t.
revolutionize existing methods of cul.
| tivation.
There is. therefore, no reason what.
ever, for public alarm about the foot
outlook. Last years short wheat croE
and the locking up of vast supplies il
Russia have. been the main factors il
present high prices of wheat, and oul
farmers should plant every availabl,
acre to make good all deficiencies. es
pecially the threatened shortage in oul
winter wheat crop. which usual,
forms about two-tairds of the total
There has been some talk of govern
ment regulation of food supply, TO
which it is hoped there will be no ne
cessity. Much depends upon the pub
lie attitude.
| Speculation in food products shoul,
be discouraged, and consumers shout,
not fall into panic and unduly or sci
! fishly stock up in advance of require
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
ASK GOOD ADVICE
Secretary of Treasury Calls in
American Financial Men.
Discuss Method of Floating q
Billion Dollar Bonds.

Washington, April 17.-Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo today called
upon the big banking interests of the
country. including j. P. Morgan &
Company. for suggestions as to float
ing the $1,000. 900. 600 bond issue.
McAdoo informally conferred with
members of the federal reserve boards
advisory council and asked that each
member submit Individual ideas on the
floating of the bonds in writing. This
is a departure from the usual custom
of recommendation being made Off
cially by the whole council which be-
gins its regular quarterly meeting to-
morrow.
BY that time it is believed the bill
will be a law and definite steps shall
then be taken on what are now mere
ly tentative plans.
The bill is expected to be pushed
thru the senate with favorable vote
by tonight.
As consideration of the war finance
measure began in the upper body to-
day, Senator Stone insisted on stating
| his views" regarding certain changes
he wants but added he would vote for
the measure
Senator La Toilette for the first
time in several days was in his seat
at the opening of todays session.
! Stone declared he disc greed with
the bill but will vote for it.
Attic l expect to vote for the bill.
| / reserve the right to express my in
dividual views. l voted to report it
but 1 think it should have been drawn
upon different lines" Stone said.
Senator simmons declared passa ge
of the bill was the only act of CO.
ope ration with the allies the United
States can do at this time.
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The call of men from industry 10
war will in many instances cause d
loss of income and consequent deprlVa-
tons to those left at home FOR TINS
contingency the government should
provide and not leave the care OF de-
Incident families to charity as was
done last summer when the natlohal
suard went to the border. private
charity for American soldiers doesn
fit compulsory military service COM
pulsory war taxes for munitions three
billion dollar loans to allies for war
costs and hundred million dollar con-
tingeucy funds. Care of the soldier
family should be made n puohc
charge Just as much as the care OF
the soldier himself. Neither should
the support of the Red Cross be per-
mitted to rest on the few, but it should
he borne by the whole nation just like
any other public burden incident to
the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17

He won't always have to be SO care
full"
Betty pinned on bunch of orchids
that an admirer had sent her. On
her dressing table was a card that
had been slipped under her door when
she was out announcing that an
other box of flowers had been deliver
ed and was awaiting her pleasure n
the ice box He'd meyer A spenq
money on me like this. auntle! Aren
they wonderful
Betty turned slowly in front of the
pier glass, and her aunt, surveying the
girIish form in the turquoise gown,
decided that her niece was the most
splendid-looking person in New York.
Betty was going out to dinner and the
theatre. Aunt Martha, who had a
headache, was going to have light
meal in her room and then go to bed.
You're beautiful, deari 1 suppose it
will all turn out right, but l wish we
were home. 1 don't like this place"
The phone rang and Betty answer
ed. They're waiting for me, Aunt
Martha. I must go down. I've or
dered your toast and tea SO you go TO
bed and get good rest 1 don't know
when I'll be home"
But it seemed anly a few minutes
later that Betty came suddenly into
the now darkened room.
Whats wrong, dear? What's the
matter?"
If you're able were going rlgnt
away, auntie. There is a train in an
hour and a half. Do you think you
could make it if 1 help you?"
But tell me, dear! What is it ?''
1--we just learned something.
haven't any money. The trust COM
pany went under and Jim didn't tell
me, 1t was his money we came on.
Oh, what a silly goose I've been. He's
the dearest, best person in the world,
and l never mean to leave him again!
Then l should think" said Aunt
Martha, crawling stiffly out of bed,
that he'd consider it the best invest
ment he ever made. Yes, I can be
ready, dear" -(Copyright, 1917, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
Isl Prize ,7h andSh Grades

Best exhibit of work from a colored
school-Prize won by Washington
school. Prize, two indoor baseballs,
given by Co-Operativ club.
Fourth and fifth awards are yet to
be decided upon.
Prizes awarded to the divisions are:
Seventh and eighth grades: First.
manual training table, given by WON
ans club; second, photograph, given
by Warren NJ. Crosby; third, $3.50
savings account, given by the State
Savings banw.
Fifth and sixth grades: First, man.
ual training table, given by the Cham
Der of Commerce; second, tennis
racket, given by Crosby Brothers;
third, $3.50 savings account from the
State Savings bank.
Prizes are to be awarded to tbs
schools which enter that did not have
regular courses in manual training
Prizes will be 81 cash prize given by
the Chamber of Commerce and a book
given by Crane & Co. The Rotary
club will also give six prizes of 81 for
entries that deserve special mention.
Judging Big Task.
Judging $50 entries on three differ
en- qualities proved no little task for
the judges, Dean Kaye, Mrs. S, A.
Thurston and Mr.. Frank Squires. Each
entry was examined, recorded and
judged. The results were not COM
pleted at o'clock this afternoon. Con-
ISOLATION prizes and special awards
were still to be made.
Whole colonies of wren houses
were pronounced as ideal in work.
manship and general appearance, but
under the super, is.on of the instruc-
tors, the pupils had been advised to
leave a small projection in front of the
entrance of the house. This was ex-
actly the reverse of schemes advanced
by Harold Baynes who lectured here
last month. These were all thrown
out With two minutes more work by
the pupils, the judges would have
been more than perplexed. Fifty wren
houses, all of the same pattern and
style would have made the award of
prizes impossible. But these were
marked down on utility and were all
beaten out by others built along the
approved lines.
Only three birds seem to have been
provided for in the final judging, the
blue bird, the wren and the martin.
Each prize winning entry had been
built especially for one kind of bird.
with crooks and crannies demanded by
the prospective tenent. Houses for
owls, woodpeckers and robins were all
condemned as unscientific in con-
| struction.
Contest Big Success
This contest has been one of the most
successful ever conducted by the for
estry department of the Woman's club.
They have received more encourage
ment from the merchants and business
men than ever before. More entries
! and greater interest among the kid
dies are recorded on the books of the
club.
Next year another such contest will
be arranged by the club. Then. how
ever. each instructor will be advised
as to the important scientific facts OF
bird house building and he will be ex-
pected to carry these out in his super
vision. Children will not be permitted
to labor for weeks on their prizes
and then have their entries thrown out
thru no fault of their own Closer CO.
operation between the school authori-
ties and the forestry department OF
the Woman's club will be secured &C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
PRICES. HIGv AND Low.

Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale univer-
sity has written a letter to the State
Journal in which he takes exception to
an editorial article in this paper, mild
ly criticising his plan for increasing
the size of she gold dollar in order
to regulate prices. The editor of the
State Journal had no desire then and
has no wish now to enter into IL
nancial discussion with Professor
Fisher, and would make no reply but
for the fact that he seems to be so
thoroly in earnest.
Professor Fisher makes the mis-
take of holding the size of the dollar
responsible for high prices, when in
fact they are due to the number of
dollars in circulation. A silver dol
lar while much larger than the gold
coin and worth much less intrinsically
has an equal purchasing power.
Money is made and unmade by law
and the material used, does not affect
it's buying power. A much simpler
plan than that of Professor Fisher,
would be for the government to re-
fuse to pay a dollar for 25.S grains of
gold. That is what was done with
silver when the Sherman law was re-
pealed. The government declined
longer to pay 1929 an ounce for sill
yer and it dropped to it's market value
as metal.
No change in the size of a dollar
can affect prices of commodities
These are influenced solely by the
number of dollars in circulation. The
effect of an expansion of the available
volume of money was illustrated dur
ing the first administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland. When he entered Of
flee he found a surplus of hundreds of
millions of dollars lying idle in the
treasury. Prices of commodities and
property OF all kinds were low He
at once cast about for a means of
restoring these idle funds to the chan
nels of trade. He made deposits of
public funds in the national banks
turnout the country. The banks loaned
results were almost immediate. All
prices advanced and a business boom
swept over the country.
Similarly, any contraction Of the
currency always has produced low
prices and hard times.
The banks have it in their power to
| bring about a reduction of the cost
of living whenever they choose. AL
that is necessary in order to do this
| is to begin to call in their loans. There
is no need to tamper with the currency
Probably nothing could be done that
would be so disastrous to foreign COM
merce as would be the adoption OF
| Professor Fishers plan of meddline
with the money standard which is now
fixed by our own law and by the COM
mon consent of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17

Stockc of foreign merchandise of
a character likely to be required for
war purposes and under war condi-
tions are apparently above the nor
NAL, if the import figures of recent
months may be accepted as an in
dex of the situation. A comparison
made by the National City bank OF
New York of the imports of the seven
months ending with January, 1917.
with those of the corresponding
months of each year since the begin
ming Of the war, shows that in nearly
all articles of great requirements. the
quantities brought into the country in
the past few months are abnormally
large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
GRAINS DOWN TODAY
Wheat fakes a Big SIump-S2. 60
High Mark in Topeka.

Free importation of Canadian wheat
into the United States, authorized
Monday, and better outlook generally
for the immediate and future supply,
caused wheat to take a big slump on
the Topeka board of trade today
Cash wheat ranged from 10 to IL
points lower than Monday. The high
price paid on the floor of the local
board of trade today was s262 a
bushel- High Monday was $2.74
Cash wheat on the Kansas City wire
reached its highest mark at s2.61.
Corn also dropped here. The high
price paid for corn was S1.47k, 8
cents lower per bushel than Mondays
record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOMIE NEWS

Hugh Larimer, sheriff, went to
Wichita today to testify in n case on
trial there. He was subpoenaed.
]. ]. Beard. general secretary of the
Atchison Y. M. c. A, and w. Toole of
Atchison came to Topeka Monday on
a business trip.
D. L. Sweeney, assistant adjutant
general of the G. A. r.. left Monday
afternoon for Atchison and Leaven-
worth, where he will work in the in
terest of the Kansas Grand Army.
Mabel Mitchell filed suit for divorce
from Ed E. Mitchell in the district
court today. She alleges non-support.
She states that they were married at
Conton, South Dakota, october 5,
1915.
Mrs. T B. Bowman has received
word of the death of Mrs. E. d. Wor-
den, of Cincinnati, who was formerly
supervisor of the Topeka T. e. Bow
man Memorial kindergarten Training
school
G. T. Gebhert, county secretary of
the Marion County Y. NJ. c. A.,
stopped at the state office of the Y.
NJ. on his way to northern Kansas,
where he will attend father and
SON. meetings.
Robert Stone. who addressed the
Chamber of Commerce last week along
with Secretary of War Stimson and
Frederick Coudert, will deliver SIM
liar lecture at the Scottish Rite re-
union in\ Kansas City. Kan, Thursday
night.
Kansas City papers show that mar
riage licenses were issued there Sat
urday to Earl Brown, Topeka, age 26,
and EleValia Carleton. Topeka, age
%. Also 20 Arthur w. BrodGen,
Drumrieht, Oklahoma. age "a, and
Lulu B. Sanders, Topeka, age 80.
of FOL e{I
of the Knights and Ladies of Security
will be held tonight. The Silver Jubi-
lee Singers, from the colored institute,
will be one of the main attractions.
All members and their friends are ex-
pected. Admission will be by tickets
which may be procured from the Of
flee of the council, at los East Sew
enth street.
The Topeka Pet Stock association
will offer solution for the high cost
of living, along the meat line. anyway
They will hold a meeting Wednesday
night and there will discuss the prof
table marketing of hares to reduce
the high cost of meat. The meeting
will be held in the council rooms of
the city auditorium at Sis o'clock
All pet stock fanciers are invited
The Topeka Pet Stock association
will hold a meeting Wednesday at
S:I5 p. m. in the council chambers 1t
the city auditorium. A display of pet
stock will be exhibited at the meeting.
The main topic of the evening will be
the registration of pet stock and the
profitable marketing of the hares to
reduce the high cost of meats All pet
stock fanciers are invited to attend
this meeting. A. e. Chapman is sec
rotary.
Three warrants were issued from
the court of Topeka today in GRIM
inal cases. Luther Level is charged
with breaking into the house of Hem
ry and Marie Level at 1415 North
Madison street and stealing S11. Stew
art Olson is charged with maliciously
ramming a Maxwell car he was driv-
ing into a Maxwell car driven by ].
c. Atkisson and damaging it. An
thony Hamilton, a negro. is charged
with burglarizing the residence of
Mary c. McGrew at 1871 North Harri-
son street
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ments. There is an admitted shortage
of some articles, yet the food situation
in this country is nothing like so crit
ical as abroad, and hasty action is un-
necessary in view of the fact that new
crops are already in sight. Our gov
eminent is already considering various
plans of food control. and in case of
emergency some form of governme'
Intervention mist be anticipated
ver-speculation would simply hasten
such measures and insure their great
er severity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-17
STATE CLOSES CASE
Zinn-Brown Case May Go to jury
Tonight.

The state closed it's case at O'Clock
this afternoon. Among the witnesses
called this afternoon was Mrs. Sidney
linn, wife of the dead man, who de-
MED the statements made by Brown
that linn danced the first and last
dances with Mrs. Brown at parties that
were attended by the two families.
She also contradicted much of the
testimony given by Brown
1t was expected that about two
hours would be taken up with argu-
ments and lawyers were of the opin-
ion that the case would go to the jury
tonight.