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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
TO INCREASE SALARIES
City Commissioners Have Not Agreed
on Amount Yet.

The city commissioners spent nearly
the entire morning clOSeted in Mayor
Houses office endeavoring to reach
an agreement on a new salary or1i-
nance which probably will be placed
on first reading Monday morning. At
the conclusion of the meeting it was
announced that no definite decision
had been reached relative to salaries
exec pting in three offices.
There is little doubt that the chief
of police will receive a salary hike
of $500 a year. A slight increase
will be given to the assistant fire
marshal and the city florist probably
will get a $40 or SIS month in
crease. The salary of the assistant
city attorney probably will be cut
from $1,000 a year to $40 year.
The increase in salary of the 81
day men to says a day was definitely
decided upon several days ago.
Superintendent Stahl, of the water
works department, has presented
Commissioner Newland with a list of
city employees for whom he desires in
creases. The commissioners have not
as yet, agreed with StahFS recon-
mendations. The assistant city clerk
is working for an increase. Commits
sioner WATSON, who must find a loop
hole in the budget for these proposed
increases. is rather dubious regarding
a number of proposed increases.
My idea is that the poor man
working on the streets is the fellow
who must suffer the greatest hard
ships from the increased cost of liv-
ing said Commissioner WATSON.
THE people in the city hall getting
from SS5 to $50 a month will pull
thru with much less difficulty. Let's
take care of the low salaried men
first
The office of the assistant city clerk
/ is generally understood to be in Com
missioner WaSson's department. Yet
the application for an increase for
that officer was made by other COM
misSiOuerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
MAY BAG WHOLE ARMY.
Germans Desert Guns and Stores in
Haste to Evade big PUSH

London, April 1.-THE British Of
fensive has developed into a great
push in the most liberal sense of the
word" telegraphs Reuters correspon-
dent at the British army headquarters
in France. 1T takes an army a long
time to get away, however, skillfully
the retirement may have been planned;
with a vigorous offensive clinging to
its skirts in its efforts to avoid defeat
it may be overwhelmed.
German garrisons sneaked out of
small villages during the night but
this slipping away cannot be car
ried very far, and when they are fore
ed back on the line to which they
may have hastily withdrawn and
without those guns and stores which
they were unable to get away, de-
cisive thing may happen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
ASK U. S. CONTROL
Members Topeka Industrial
Council Want Cheaper Food.
Resolutions Passed Asking the
President to Take Action.

Government control of foodstuff
distribution and prices was asked Fri
day night by representatives of $500
labor union men of this city when the
Topeka Industrial council una)nimo US
ly adopted a formal resolution to that
effect at a meeting at Labor hall.
Immediately after taking action on
the resolution, the council voted to
turn it over to committee with in
structions to make any detailed
changes that might be proper.
The committee will turn the paper
over to Clyde Tresner, secretary of
the council, tomorrow. and it will be
sent to President Wilson Monday. A
copy will go to Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the National Federation of
Labor.
Resolution Drastic.
The resolution adopted was sweep
ing and drastic. 1t outlined the great
hardships worked upon the laboring
classes and others by manipulation Of
food prices which are the highest in
history and are still going up. One
clause asserted the loyalty of the
American people to their flag but
asked that the government make II
possible that wives, families and other
dependents of the men who will fight
IN the trenches be provided for. The
resolution also asked federal control
of all boards of trades in the country,
ana urged the government 10 take ac-
ton against manipulation of prices.
The high cost of Ii ing in Topeka
received considerable attention. Sew
eral means of lowering the cost of liv-
ing were taken no and threShed out
and while no formal action was taken
it was agreed that the council would
urge its members and those affiliated
to get in closer touch with the farmers
and buy foodstuffS direct.
Endorse EVANGELIST
1t is probable, according to Clyde
Tresner secretary. that the council
will urge its $500 members here to
buy direct from the farmer if possible
this summer and fall, thereby cutting
many an item off the cost or living.
Other action taken by the council
Friday night included endorsement of
the eVangelistic meeting which begin
Tuesday night at the First Baptist
church under the direction of w. A.
Goodwin, the labor evangelist. Pre-
ceding the meetings, a mass meeting
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
the church by Goodwin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
SHE THREW INKWELL
Attacking Policeman Costs Editress
10 More Days in Jail.

Amsterdam, April Alt is report
ed from Berlin that Rosa Luxembourg,
former editor of Vorwaerts and lead
er of the radical German Socialists.
who has been in prison for participa-
ton in an anti-war demonstration, has
been sentenced to an additional ten
days imprisonme- for abusing
policeman. Nile. Luxembourg had been
permitted to see a friend but the po-
iceman cut the visit short. The pris-
oner is said to have denounced the
officer in abusive terms and to have
flung an ink well at him. The SEN
tence was confirmed by the Berlin
court of appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
IN A FOOD CONTROL
Iron Hand Will Regulate All
Prices and Distribution.
Measure Is To Be Rushed Thru
~ Congress at Once.
HAVE A PLANTING MONTH"
Farmers Urged to Greater Ef-
forts Next 30 Days.
Mobile Army of Crop Workers
To Be Formed.
HAVE A PLANTING MONTH"

Washington, April 14.-Legislation
giving the federal government iron
clad control over food production,
marketing and distribution and eX-
tending the widest authority 20 the
president and his advisers to fix prices
and prevent speculative practices, will
be drafted Immediately and rushed
thru congress, Secretary of Agriculture
Houston has annnouced.
After President Wilson had given
approval to the proposed legislation,
Secretary Houston arranged to confer
at once with Chairman Lever of the
house agriculture committee to perfect
plans speedily to clothe government
heads with the power they deem nee
essary to meet war time needs.
President Wilson will be empowered
to WELD unlimited authority thru the
medium of the department of agricul-
ture to check absolutely any tendency
toward manipulation of prices. AL
tho the law as it is expected to be
passed, will carry the greatest auth
ority to fix prices of food products
such power will not be exercised I'M
less war exigencies render it neces-
sary.
Support From 80 States.
Unqualified support of such a law
was pledged by agricultural repre-
sentatives o, thirty-two states in con-
ference with Secretary Houston at st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
Killed in Gangsters' Feud.

St. Louis, April 14.-An unidenti
fed man was shot and killed and
Charles Nelson, % years DID, was
critically wounded in a saloon here
early today, apparently as the result
of gang feud. Tom and Dave Row
alleged gangsters, and Annie Reed are
being held in connection with the
shooting. A tailor's mark in the coat
of the dead man bore the name of
Z. J. Hess. Nelson refused to make
statement other than to say he did
not know who shot him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
LIST 1000 EXPERTS
Motor Engineers Respond Ready to
Do Service in Wartime.

New York, April 14.-Ths Society
Of Automobile Engineers announced to-
day that more than 1000 members
had responded to its call sent out for
the purpose of classifying the men as
to capabiilty for government service.
either industrially or with the troops
These members have indicated their
experience in designing and produc-
ing engines and other parts for air
planes, motor trucks. water craft IF
various types, tractors and munitions
The men include engineers. craftsmen
metallurgists, truck masters, purchas-
ing agents, tool designers and chem
lists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
BEE ADAMS is BACK!
Officers Arrest Him Upon Arrival and
Place Him in Jail.

The Homecoming of Bee and johann
ma Adams, after two years spent in
other chimes, was not the success they
had planned. They left ahead of the
law" at a time when the penitentiary
was staring Bee in the face and they
gave their solemn promise that their
presence would never grace Topeka
again.
Since then Bee and his wife have
been running a negro hotel or rooming
house in Kansas City but all the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14

Louis. Secretary Houston, returning
from this conference today, carried
with him to the White House assur-
ances of the utmost cooperation ny
the country's principal farming inter
ests in fulfilling the president plea
for conservation and increased Pio-
duction of foodstuffs. The govern
nnent's machinery is ready to set IN
motion to carry out the authorizations
that congress is expected quickly 10
grant, Secretary Houston said
This governments machinery, now
in existence thru the department OF
a ericulture and the land grant col
Ieges nrovides means for handling
food problems greater and more ell
fective than is to be found in any
three nations of the world, the sec
rotary declared.
Far reaching steps to bring all the
nations forces together to solve the
food problem were taken by Secretary
Houston when he recommended that
newly created state councils of de-
tense shall appoint food control
branches in every state.
Reach Every Point.
In turn such boards shall designate
subcommittee on food control in eV-
cry town, village and hamlet Thus
will be brought into existence a huge
organization reaching into every pro-
uuCIlNe 1lelu " SlliI1ule1tO SAAO CHNt'
of staple crops. Requests sent out by
the council of national defense to the
governors of all states urged the inn
mediate appointment of state councils
to aid the national body in preparing
the country for defense in war on
Germany.
Secretary Houston, after conferrlng
with other members of the cabinet,
fastened plans fer the quick enlist
ment of 100000 volunteers in the
farm army. No one capable of giving
military services will be accepted. Sec
reary Houston and his aides are map
ping out details to use the farm army
where it will accomplish greatest re-
suits. The army will be shifted from
one section to another in such num-
bers as are necessary to suit seasonal
conditions.
Have Planting Month.
In appeals sent out thru congress-
men of the various states by the
American defense society, the COVER
nors of all states are urged to speed
the move for greater production by
designating the period between April
Is and May Is as planting month"
Representative Fisher of Tennessee,
heading a delegation of Memphis
business men. called at the White
House and urged the president to is
sue a proclamation calling upon the
people of the south to raise more
foodstuffs this year, even at the eX
pense of cotton. The president prom
Used to take the suggestion under ad-
visement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
MISSOURI Mobiles
List ces-Agricultural, Finan-
cial, Industrial.

st. Louis. April 14.-Missouris
great drive to help the United States
prosecute the war was on today. 1t is
thought the state will be among the
first in the country to mobilize her re-
agricultural, financial and
commercial-to be proffered to the
government
The biggest drive was in the agri-
cultural industry. Each Commercial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
Jack London did
another dog story
just before he died

Terry has sequel and brother" Mchael'' by
name. He's Irish terrier with bad ear wolf jaw
and heart. The tale in the South Seas
where guzzling ships steward, dog thief of parts
finds the pup frolcking the sands and estimating his
lineage of bottled-be steals him for market
'Michael's'' adventures lead many ports and
strange Jack London knew queer Of the
earth where civilization hasn't yet peeked-cannba
islands-ticke O leave lands-bruta beautiful myster-
spots-beyond messenger routes and the reach of
law and order. Do you sail with ''Michael'
and share his extraordinary experiences? Then buy
your ticket today the newsstand and make the
first stage Of the journey.
With such additional features Lily Langtry's Remn-
iscences and articles by Fannie Hurst,
Arthur Somers Roche, Mary Roberts Rneha, Robert w.
Chambers, John Galsworthy Ameie Rves, Herbert
man, Samuel Mervin and Ella Wheeler Wilcox in the
number Cosmopolitan won't last long dealers
Cosmopolitan
20 cents Everywhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14

club in the state today sent out speak
ers to urge greater crops and conser-
walton of resources. School teachers
ministers, rural postmen, rural news
papers and Boy Scouts were united to
ask the increase of Missouri agricul-
tural yield. Working under the slo-
gan Every Scout to Feed a Soldier"
Boy Scouts will be sent into the fields
together with school children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.

Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, in hav-
ing the family wash done early in the
week. Good bluing is needed even
more than good soap. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball Blue-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14

Ike Gilberg of Topeka received tel
egrams bearing out the above fact
in Topeka today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
Conflicting Crop News Figures
in Fluctuations,
CHICAGO GRAIN AND peov,s,oNs.

CHICAGO. July lt.--Bearish construc-
ton placed on news regarding the politi-
cal crisis In Germany weakened the corn
market today and so. too. did welcome
rains In tho southwest on the de-
cline. however. buying power seemed to
broaden and . sharp upturn ensued.
There were reports that In Iowa the crop
was nearly three weeks late. Opening
prices which ranged from bc off to Nc
advance. with September at {l.bsit u
l5s and December at t112Gl12h, we're
followed by n material setback for new
crop futures and then . rally all around
TO we'll above yesterdays figure.
Weekend and evening up OF trades
tended substantially to harden prices un-
III the last fifteen minutes OF the see
sion. The close was unsettled. at yester-
days last figures TO NC higher. with Sep
tember at 1854 and December at 1i.l2a
TO Sil2h
Wheat showed n little strength. but
the amount OF business remained Al near
ly tho iero point, Bullsh crop reports
from Canada followed as the chief influ-
ence. After opening lc higher at 32.0t
for July. the market held steady.
Prices closed steady; lc net higher at
12ot for July, and September at 81 95h
Oats duplicated the action OF corn. The
most active buying was for leading
speculator
Provisions were firm In sympathy with
the hog market.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14

tested tha, they did not want to bring
Mrs, lindberg's character into the ex-
animation but that after the matter had
been brought up by the prosecution
they would show that Lindberg had
contracted the disease from his wife.
DR.. Young on Stand,
Dr. Antonio D. Young was the next
witness He told Of being called into
the case by DR.. Lawson and said that
Mrs. Lindberg was partly parayIed.
Mrs, Charlotte Steele, aunt Of the
dead woman, who testified for the prose
cuton yesterday, was placed on the
stand today by the defense She said
that leota Lindberg had been treated
in hospital in Kansas City about two
years ago, but she did not know what
was the matter with her.
Did the nurses In the hospital tell
Mrs lindberg in your presence that
She had been poisonedl"
No. heard some talk that the hos
pi'al authorities thought she had been
poisoned"
Dr.. Jolly Called.
DR.. w j. Jolly was the last witness
this morning lie said he was called to
see Mrs Lindbcrg on April e. She
was suffering with multiple neuriti, at
that time
Did you form an opinion as to the
cause of this disease1'
u learned she had a specific disease
and | was Of the opinion the neuri,is
was caused by this infection"
Does arsenic poisoning produce a
pulling under the eye or watering OF the
eyc"
at does"
Docs septic condition Of multiple
neuritis cause this putting or water
ing"
"No."
Did YOU notice putting or watering
OF the eye when you saw Mrs Lind
bcrgi"
"T did not"
Have you any opinion OF the cause
OF Mrs, Lindberg's DEATH
Yes. Multiple neurits"
And the cause of this neuriti,"
From septic condition"
is arsenic poisoning cumuative"
IL has not been my experience tina,
it is"
How much arsenic can person
carry in their body and live"
i believe that seven grains Is the
greatest amount that could be in the
entire system at one time and the per
son still live"
Husband Pale.
Karl Lindberg, who has been of a
jovial disposition during the trial
showed the effects OF the confinement,
and hearing today He was pale and
seemed a. though he had passed a
sleepless night. At one time during
the hearing he became extremely ner-
von, and sobbed into a handkerchief
he defense expects to conclude II,
testimony this afternoon. DR.. Carl /
fishman, an expert on toxicology. will
be the principal witne" placed on the
stand this afternoon. II is possible tina,
the state may introduce some testimony
in rebuttai.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
SLIGHT INCREASE
IN USED COTTON
Statistics for June Issued by
Census Bureau,

WASHINGTON. July N-Cotton con-
sumed during June was b75l22 running
bales and ss.7ii bales OF llnters. tho cen
sus bureau today announced.
slight Increase Shown.
Consumption compares with b.0. .bs'
bales In juno year ago. and es.oss bales
Of linters.
Consumption for the eleven month.
ta,sss bales Of Inter. compared with
8, ,sds. .0s5 bales OF lint and sis,su OF lin
ters for the period q year ago.
Cotton or Hand.
Cotton on hand June 30 In consuming
Establishments. was l70.7sb bales OF
lint and l22,7S Of iinters, compared with
/. .s,5. oss bales OF lint and e,.51 Of lin.
ters a year ago. and IN public toraGe and
at compresses ,&06.s21 bales Of lint and
23l ,s65 OF linters, compared with 1870.
a7o bniss Of lint and iss.7i2 lintsrs a
splndles active during juno number
bered s,.isss,S. compared with s',2si. 80,
a year ago.
Imports were 2s.in bales compared
with lb.so1 a year ago and for the eleven
months asi.S'6 bales, compared with ias,
e3s a year ago.
Exports Are Lower.
Exports were ?t5.e'6 bales, including
?o.o7t bales OF linters compared with
Sis, ,s22 bales, including 81 .,2O bales OF
linters a yesr ago. and for the eleven
months. 5t61. .65S bales. including lt 907
bales OF linters compared with 5.1il. .s67
bales a year ago.
Statistics for cotton growing states fol-
low:
Consumed during June. sas.sH bales
compared with 3i6lns wear ago and
for the eleven months s,b9l, ,021 bales,
compared with 3,a5l,a92 year ago
on hand, June 80 In consuming estab-
ishments 7st.so6 bales, COMPARED with
ago and NJ congresses il2i.7Tt bales
compared with i.2bs.l2t year ago.
Cotton Spindles active during June H.
oil, ,ta2, compared with I5,2t5,bl6 n year
ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
f0REIcN Miners
ARE CHASED FRo|
MISSOURI TOWN
Armed Mob Keeps Lead Prop
critics Closed.

FLAT RIVER. Mo. July l4.--ThseQ
policemen are parading the lead bslt eg
st Francois county, Missouri. todeys
and not a mine is working In the entire
district. The members Of the mob aso
armed The mob insists that the mlnso
remain closed and that all foseign.bern
workers leave the district The ioes
eigners men, women and children. sre
leaving by every possible conveyance.
Members Of the Western Fedsratlol
of Miners say the mob 10 In control ol
strangers sent into the district BY the
Industrial Workers OF the World, end
that the situation Is . development thsy
had expected.
No death, from last nights riotino
have resulted thus far.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
ct. LOUls.

ST. LOUIS. July ll-HoGs: Receipts,
1900 STEADY; no sale on hesHSy b. NSs, hoss r.
mia.d m'x.' ana sSiS% SS,eS.r. 9SS iOdlgsys, good
heavy. ,i5SOd is 30; bulk. 1l5.l0Gib so,
CATTLE: Receipts. 800; steady. Native
beef steers. 81 SOalS6b; yearling steers
and heifers. Sc 50a 1885, cows, 5000
1880; stockers and feeders. ls0oVs.60;
pfms pfnss .0S;hsrn bee. steers steers s
beef COWS and heifers. 50 b06l360. prime
yeArlinS steers and helfers, 11.601l0 90;
native calves. S60oQAS0. SHEEP: Re
ceipts, 500: steady. Springs lambs, 1ltbO
abS; clipped ewes o9gsoo; Gamers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
LEADING STOCKS
UNDER PRESSURE
SteelS, Rails and Liberty
Bonds Decline,

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE short inter
est was again extremely aggressive at
the outset OF today's operations. leading
strong pressure, United States Steel
opened with n sale OF 1000 shares at lSl
TO l?2t. a maximum decline OF nc OF
a point Other steels lost as much or
moro with metals, Union Pacific and In.
ternstlonal Paper The market rallied
almost Immediately, however. on support
OF tho prominent lndustrials. shipplngs
motors oils, sugars and somo OF the
equipments, Reading was about tho only
Important railway issue to display more
than slight strength,
The closing was strong but AZ material
reduction from host prices. Sales ap-
proSimHtely $50. 600 shares. Liberty
bonds ranged from 30 %b b0ths to 20 40
60ths for regular lots down to % 20-boths
for odd lots
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14

NEW ORLEANS, July t.-Continued
drouth In the western belt and tho favor
able showing OF tho monthly mill atatistics
from the census bureau made for n high-
er market In cotton hsre today. In tho
first hour OF business prices rose 20 to
81 points
Shorts were made nervous by the fore
cast OF continued dry weather for Texas
and the demand from them lifted 10 q
net advance OF 40 to 81 points. Toward
the close the market had loss firmness
and was about 20 points off from the
highest.
spot cotton. steady, unchanged; sales
good ordinary. 2t5oc: strict good ordi-
nary. 25 0Oc. low middlng, 2bb0c; strict
low middling. 25 soc; mlddling. rs. .ssc;
strict middlIns, 2s O7c; good middlinG
20. 2bc; strict good middling, 2st3c,
Receipts, 1853 bales: stock lS6, ,9<7 bales
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
Shucks! One Pound
Won't Last Morn
A Week For Some

WASHINGTON. July l4-Word
from France that tobacco Is the
thing OF all others most prircd by
men in the trenches caused Rep
resentative Gould Of New York to
introduce a bill today providing for
pound OF either chewing or
smoking tobacco monthly with the
ra,ions Of every soldier, sailor and
marine.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. July II Mercantile pa
per. ~ GtS percent Sterling sixty.
day bills, t72 percent commercial sixty
meroinl sixty-day bills. ITin percent
demand. i7b% percent; cables. <7sx
Gulldcrs; Demand. II 3-l8c; cables
81 b.isc. Bar silver. 7p<c Mexican dol
hrs. 62rc. Government bonds, steady
railroad bonds steady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14

PETROGRAD, July a. Following
the lead OF other Of the principal coun'
tries of Europe, the dayligh, ,avins
plan was pu, into eiiec, In Russia to-
day by setting ahead the clocks through
out the country one hour. The plar
was decided upon by the provisional
government mainly with view to con
serving the fuel sunply,