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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-27
We Make Them Best
Where the Wear is Greatest

That's the Weyenberg way of max
ing work shoes for Men and Boys
alamo Oak" soles are without a
doubt, as good as can be gotten and
the stamp alamo Oak" on the bottom
of your work shoe is a safe sign of
it's genuine goodness.
10-inch Brown Cruiser, blucher cut
cap toe and half double nailed soles
full bellows tongue ------S5.5O
Same style with buckle at top, like
illustration --------------S $500
Regular height work shoe in brown
or black-heavy single welt soles very
strong and flexible, perfectly smooth
inside, worth $500, our price $500
Black or brown heavy work shoe,
blucher cut, with half double nailed
soles, absolutely all solid in every way
like illustration, only in regular
height Of top $500
Another grade in a similar style,
brown or black, tip or plain toe-while
nraSant stock lasts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
JOINS I'm BAD" CLUB
May ExpeI Chicago Mayor From
Clubs Due to "Unpatriotic Remark

Chicago. May absolute silence
on the part of Mayor Thompson,
against whom a wave of criticism has
been directed because of alleged I'M
patriotic statements, has not cooled
public resentment
Two more organizations have placed
the mayor on the sin bad list. The
question of expelling the mayor from
the Rotary club, introduced at yes
terday's meeting, is before the board
of directors.
Five thousand Chicago Elks hooted
and sang, Well Hang Mayor Thomp-
son to the Sour Apple Tree, as We
Go Marching On" for fully a half
hour at the big Elks' Charity carnival
last night. Thompson is an Elk and
his possible expulsion from the body is
being discussed.
The mayor. however, has decided to
be on the committee which will well
come General Joffre and the French
war commission, and it is believed
that the contemplated federal inves-
tigation of his actions will be dropped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
CROPS LOOK BETTER
Rains of Great Value 10 All Parts OF
the State.

Conditions were greatly improved
in all parts of Kansas this week by
general rains, which as rule totaled
from an inch and a half to four inches
in the eastern half of the state and
from half an inch to an inch In the
western. These rains fell slowly and
most of the water soaked into the
ground. Some of the extreme western
counties reported as much as an men
of snowfall the latter part of the
week With the rains occurred I'M
seasonably cool weather, which great
ly retarded the growth of some crops,
but the benefit of the added moisture
more than offset the lack OF warmth
and sunshine. In the western counties
the temperature fell to freezing or
lower on several nights and on Tues
day morning the temperature was
close to freezing in all parts, but the
damage resulting was comparatively
slight, from present reports
The cool, damp weather resulted IN
a general improvement of the wheat
crop. Its condition in the southeast
quarter of the state is quite satisfac-
tory, but not SO good in the north
eastern counties. In many of the
north-central and northwestern coup-
ties from half to three-fourths of the
crop has been abandoned, but the
ground will be planted to corn or 9TH
er crops and very little will be left
idle. Reports indicate that the wheat
is rot much infested with the fteSSlan
fly as yet.
Corn planting was at a standstill in
the eastern part of the state after the
middle of the week on account of the
almost continuous rains, and the
growth and termination of. the crop
weather. Planting has begun almost
to the west end of the state, and is
about finished in the southeastern
counties. where cultivation is begin
ming.
The condition of oats and alfalfa
is especially good and barley is max
ing a fine start in the western coun-
ties. In the eastern half of the state
alfalfa is from 6 inches to a foot in
height and cutting will begin in an
other two weeks if conditions continue
favorable.
Potatoes and early gardens are COM
ing up, except in the western coun-
ties, but their growth has been slow
this week. Fruit is generally in full
bloom or just past that period of its
development. The bloom of apples,
cherries, and pears has been quite
heavy. Strawberries have been win
ter killed to a considerable extent,
but those left are blooming fairly
we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
TESTING MACHINE
Twenty Distillators in Service of Oil
Inspection Department.

Twenty distillatfon machines were
received today by Senator Ben S. Pau
len state oil inspector. The new ma
chimes will be sent to deputy inspect
ors and will be used in making oil
and gasoline tests under the new state
inspection law.
Under the new law, it is asserted
that none of the oil companies in Kan
sas will be able to meet the tests re-
quired by law. Inspectors, however,
will record the tests shown by various
refineries. Inspections will be made
by the state at all of the 35 Standard
and independent refineries in Kansas.
Four new refineries are now in process
of construction and will begin opera
tons not later than July 1.
In order to care for the increased
production and meet demands at all
refineries. it is probable that Senator
Paulen will later name several new
deputy inspectors. Senator Paulen
has made no changes in his office or
inspection forces since he succeeded
Frank Cumiskey as head of the de-
partment.
Plans outlined by the department
will mean that gasoline will be sold
under test in this state. Each of the
inspectors will be provided with one
of the new distillation machines for
the purpose of testing the boiling and
end point of gasoline
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
NEW NAME APPROVED
State Charter Board Recognizes Re
vised Topeka Fair Title.

The Topeka State Fair association
has changed its name that it may re-
ceive benefits of an appropriation by
the state legislature. In the future
the corporate name of the new or
ganization will be the Kansas Free
Fair association.
Notices of the change in name of
the fair association were approved to-
day by the state charter board. The
new name of the Topeka state fair
was certified by L. NJ. Penwell, presi-
dent, and Phil Eastman, secretary, OF
the association.
When the legislature appropriated
funds for the Topeka fair last win
ter, Senator Francis c. Price of Clark
county injected an amendment deny
ing to Topeka the use of the word
state in it's corporate name. The
Price amendment was made a part of
the appropriation measure and the
change in name was made today in
conformity with the provision of the
state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
SHOT DURING FIGHT
Professor Vawter's Defense Both Self
Protection and Unwritten Law.

Christiansburg, Va, May 2.-Thc
trial of Prof Charles E. Vawter,
charged with numbering Stockton
Heth, jr., entered its second day today
with the defense resting on pleas of
.'unwritten law and self-defense.
Prospects were that both Mr.. and Mrs.
Vawter would be called to the stand
today. The defense as outlined by At
torney Colhoun in his opening state
ment to the jury was that Heth had
been a frequent visitor to the Vawter
home at Blacksburg, Va, and had
often treated Vawter with liquor
Vawter after finding his wife in
compromising situation with Heth
more than once protested both to Mrs.
Vawter and to Heth and an agreement
was reached whereby Mrs. Vawter was
to avoid Heth and Vawter was to quit
drinking.
But on the night of March 10, ac-
cording to the defense attorney, the
Vawters returned home from theater
and found Heth awaiting them with
intoXicants. The party drank and re-
tired. Later Heth came to the Vaw-
terS' bedroom with the liquor and they
drank again. Vawter, according to
the attorney, awakened about o'clock
in the morning and found Mrs. Vawter
absent. He ran into the hall and saw
her entering the room of the little
Vawter boy. He ran downstairs for a
revolver, followed by Mrs. Vawter,
who demonstrated with him. Return
ing upstairs, he met Heth on the land
ing. There was a struggle and he shot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
SHE TOOK POISON
Former Topeka Woman Tried
to Commit Suicide in Denver.
Mrs. Earl McCaulley Worked in
Two Stores Here.

Denver. Col, May Mrs. Earl
McCaulley attempted to commit sui
eide here by taking poison and is in
Denver hospital in a critical condition.
She refuses to give a motive for her
act.
Mrs. Earl McCaulley formerly lived
in Topeka and was known here as Miss
Pearl Pratt. A marriage license was
issued to Miss Pearl Pratt of Tunnel
ton, w. Va, and Earl l.. McCaulley of
Dunlap. Kan, from the probate court
of Shawnee comfy last November.
They were married by DIR. E. ]. Kulp
of the First Methodist church Novem-
Der %.
AS Miss Pratt, Mrs. McCaulley was
employed at the Warren NJ. Crosby
store for about three months She
left there in February of this year
and people with whom she formerly
associated say they did not know
where she had gone. Many of them
did not know she was married. She
gave her age as % years. as did her
husband, at the time the marriage
license was issued.
Information received here today is
to the effect that she left a note in
Denver asking that 1922 Van Buren,,
Topeka, Kan, be notified after her
death. There is no such street num-
Der. 1t is also stated here that she
was known in Topeka as Emma Stag
&c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

America in the world food crisis by
David F. Houston, secretary of the
United States board of agriculture, and
by European economists after years of
costly experimentation during the
worlds war. The plan had been ad-
vocated at the meeting by Frank P.
MacLennan, editor of the Topeka State
Journal, who stated that his neWspa-
per is advocating this change and that
the manufacture of whole wheat bread
was advocated by Houston shortly aft
er newspaper editorials had appeared.
Mr.. Bowie read from The North
western Miller an article on white
Bread reprinted from a Kansas City
paper in which it was said:
Most of us eat white bread, and enjoy
1T and thrive on it. When rightly made
and properly. baked, it is delicious to the
taste and it is as nutritious as 1t is good.
1t has the further advantage in this age
of the high cost of living of furnishing
more nutriment for the money than al
1T is discovered that one can buy as
much nourishment in cents worth of
beef hash, 80 cents for in beef stew and
$3.S5 for in tomato salad with mayon-
naise dressing.
Most people suppose they are getting
more nutrition in graham or whole wheat
bread than they get in white bread. An
other mistake. This isn't a matter of
guesswork.
Roughly. food is valued in accordance
adr us ruei 81 nR is hre gureG IN
tains about 1850 calor1es, a pound of rye
bread 1.1S0 pound of gluten bread 1,160.
a pound of graham bread 1910. a pound
of whole-wheat bread 1140 and a pound
of ordinary white bread 1,215 The white
bread has more nourishment to the pound
than any other kind The notion that
milling deprives it of it's nutriment is
fiction"
Bring Out Technical Points.
Bowie took issue with the statement
that whole wheat bread should be
used, declaring in a technical descrip-
ton that whole wheat bread did not
contain the nutrition found in white
bread. Mr.. Treadway, who proved
himself a student of the problem,
came to the defense of Mr.. MacLen-
nan, quoted technical phrases with as
much familiarity as Bowie, and ended
by declaring himself in favor of whole
wheat bread as the best balanced ra-
ton for man.
Harold T. Chase, of the Daily Capt.
tai, also defended newspapers, declar-
ing every effort was made to avoid I'M
true statements. He declared it was
absurd to say there had been no
manipulating of markets and ended
by advocating that the farmers be
permitted good prices for their prod
ucts in order to encourage them in
cultivation of every available acre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
ROADS Get READY
Round Up Cars and Equipment
to Haul Troops.
They Will Be Heavily Taxed
When Call Comes.

Western railroads are bracing them
selves for the enormous burden which
must fall upon them in the movement
of troops and government supplies.
New facilities are being provided. Rail-
roads entering Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Riley are building new depots
and adding to their general equipment
is speeding construction of improve
mentS at Fort Riley.
The Topeka shops of the Santa F'e
are making strenuous efforts to get
rolling stock in the best possible shape.
An idea of the enormous volume of
work ahead for the railroads is given
in a report by Lieut.. Col c. B. Baker,
of the United States army quarter
masters corps, distributed by the COM
mittee on national defense of the
American railway association. The
report reached here today.
Many Cars Needed
To move one field army of $4,000
men, comprised of three infantry di-
visions, enc cavalry division and a bri :
gade, technically known as field army
troops-troops auxiliary to the infan-
try and cavalry divisions, a total of
1929 cars made up into 366 trains
with as many or more locomotives
are required. These 6,229 cars would
be made up of 2,115 passenger cars,
385 baggage cars, 1855 box cars, 1899
stocks cars and IT'S flat cars.
This quantity of equipment repre-
sents Z of l per cent of the locomo-
tives owned by American railroads, AZ
per cent of their passenger cars, and
. of 1 per cent of their freight equip
ment.
Eighty-Ffve Cars to One Regiment.
To move an infantry regiment, As
passenger cars, five baggage cars, Is
box cars, nine stack cars and eight flat
cars are required. This is a total of S.
One hundred and fifty cars are re-
Quired to transport a cavalry regiment,
and 40 cars to move a regiment of
light field artillery. A regiment of
horse artillery takes 1874 cars. One
hundred and twenty-four cars are de-
manded for every regiment of noun
tain artillery. Thirty-eight cars ale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
TAKES IN RENKER
Petition Makes Him
Defendant in Oil Co. Suit.
Stockholders Claim He Has
Property of Company.

An amended petition has been filed
in the district court in the case of j.
E. Taylor against the Tri-County Oil
and Gas company. ]. F. w. Renker,
manager of the concern, is made CO.
defendant in the amended petition In
the original petition charges were
made against him but he was not llst-
ed as a defendant.
The present petition charges him
with disposing of property of the corr
poration and converting the money to
his own use and asks that the court re-
quire him to transfer all of the COM
pany's property and assets to the re-
ceiver, J. c. Without, and further, that
Judgment be rendered against Renker
for the sum of $4,000 with cost.
Taylor first made application in the
Shawnee county district court for the
appointment of a receiver for the Tr1-
County Oil & Gas company and j.
c. Without of Manhattan was named
as receiver. A few days later volun-
tary bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted in the federal district court
and J. c. Without was named as fed
eraI receiver for the concern Then an
application was filed in the shawnee
county district court asking that the
assets of the company be transferred
from the state court to the federal
court.
In the federal bankruptcy case Rem
ker is listed as owing the oil company
$4,000. In the amended petition filed
in the state court today a judgment for
$4,000 against him is asked.
Mr.. Renker a few weeks ago an
nounced that he had secured the prop
erty at Tenth and Kansas avenue for
a new ten-story hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
TO BLACK T. RS BOOTS
Billy Sunday Would Like to Accom-
pany Colonel to France.

welt and the big stick again have
been brought into the limelight.
Billy Sunday made the reference to
the colonel when he said:
IF Roosevelt wants to take an army
to Europe, let him do it. All the
prophets carried big sticks. I'd like
to go with Teddy myself, if only to
black his boots"
And the thousands in the taber-
nacle evidently thought the way Sun
day did, for his reference to the col
onel was heartily cheered.
There were only 2O7 trail hitters''
at the afternoon session, while S29
volunteered to join at night. a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
HELD FOR ASSAULT
Raymond Heinie Accused of Mistreat-
ing Manual Training Pupil.

Raymond Heinie, a manual train
ing instructor, was arrested by the po-
lice today charged with an assault up
on Hubert Kelch, a pupil at Harrison
school,. The arrest was made by Of
ficerS Donovan and Furgason follow
ing the issuance of a warrant by Paul
Heinz, assistant city attorney.
The Kelch boy alleged that the in
structor grabbed him by the hair,
struck, bruised and beat him during
an alteration in the school room.
Heinie was booked at the police sta
ton and released upon his own recog-
nizance to appear in court in answer to
the charge of assault Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

EDITH c. JOHNSON died this morning
at her home, at 103 Fillmore street. Miss
johnson was a teacher in the State Street
school The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from the home
and at 3 O'Clock from the Swedish Bethel
Mission at Sixth and Harrison street. She
is survived by two sisters, Miss Annie
johnson, Miss Bertha Johnson and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. z. johnson.
JOHN D. PAGE, age 10. died this morn
ing at his residence at 914 Clay street.
Funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
ALONZO REYNOLDS, age IS, died this
morning at the home of his parents, MI
and Mrs. Jerry Reynolds, at King and
Buchanan streets. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
The funeral of Hiram S. Nye was held
this afternoon from PenwelFs chapel
Burial in Mt Auburn cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Eel S21--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
CASH WHEAT CHEAPER
Futures on Topeka Board of Trade
Show Nervous Tendency

Cash wheat ranged several points
lower than Tuesday on the Topeka
board of trade today. No. 2 hard
changed hands at sass to $293. No.
8 hard sold at $3.50 to $3.50 May
options on the Kansas City wire OPEN
ed at S2.T0, went as high as $2.75,
as low as S2-66 and closed at sara.
No. 2 white cash corn sold here at
$1.62 Il; No white at s1.611.
May corn opened at $1.4S, went as
high. as 81. so Is, as low as $1.475s and
closed at S15OK
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
FIGHT FOR FIGHTERS
Girl Tells New York Pugilists They
Are Needed in Europe.

New York, May 2-The fight game
in New York has been pulled into the
war and a woman did it.
Mrs. George Wheeldon crawled thru
the ropes of the ring at the Manhattan
casino last night before the Welsh
kilbane bout was staged and pleaded
for followers of the glove game to en-
list. Two American bluejackets ac-
companied her.
You boys like a fight" she said.
We've got a real fight for you. Come
and help us run those hell-hounds of
the ocean who are sending our boys to
the bottom of the sea-
She was cheered as she left the ring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
Vessels Enter New York.

New -"Submarinism'' caused a
jump in the business of the port of
New York during April. Despite the
German U-boats, fifty-one more vessels
entered port than during March, and
the tonnage increased 96.469
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

Olathe, Kan, May -Four MEM
bers of the Olathe high sci DOL faculty
have passed physical examination and
will enter the officers training camp
at Fort Riley next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

Kansas City Mo-. May with n
shortage in castor oil boosting the
price to s2.40 a gallon, Young America
was welcoming this new evidence of
war prices with fiendish delight today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

needed fer a pioneer battalion of en-
gineers and % cars for field bat
talon of signal corps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
Bolt KiIls Seventeen Steers.

Salina, Kan, May 2.-Seventeen
5-year-old steers were killed by a
stroke of lightning on r. F. Dearing's
farm southwest of here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Eel So
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1917-12-08
cas- y nuevas medidas.

Gas y nueVdS med1daS.
La immigration como medic de
poblar, no puede aplicarse en- este
case, porque ninguno de los pal
ses mas adelantados que hoy que
rrean, van a querer desvirtuar la
nitidez de sus razas, Importance
elementos de razas inferiores.
iPara que repoblar, me dice un
amiga a quien eNpongo la opinion
de Maurice Donnay, cuando ha-
bra de venir otra guerra, mayor
mientras mas l%ejana, que cosecha-
ra las nuevas vidas?
Y 20 me quedo pensando en- que
ell primero y mas esencial factor
de la repoblacion es ell advent
miento de la cordura, en- esta tie
IRA que hoy parece morada de ena-
genados. Pero esa cordura esta
muy lejos, porque Sc llama la
eternal.
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1917-12-08

tiente del battalion, y este por ra-
ION de la mayor potencia ofensiva
que este Sc vera obligado a con-
centrar en- ell limitado frente de
combate que SUI composition lie
permite, dentro del campo de
union de la unidad divisionaria.
Algunos pensaran que no es
tempo aun de pensar en- sacar con-
secuencias de las ensenanzas de
la presente guerra en- punto a
cuestiones de orden militar, va
que al parecer no lleva trazas de
terminar en- breve, y puede dar lu-
gar aun a nlevos adelantos y pro-
glesos Ell 10 que a la utilization
de las armas Sc refiere. Ouizas
tengan razon los que asi piensan,
pero a nosotros nos parece obser-
var, precisamente en- Ell marasmo
que la guerra nos ofrece en- estos
iiltimos dias, un sintoma claro de
que ha llegado va a un punto ell
e%quilibrio de fuerzas entire ambos
grupos beligerantes que no es po-
sible que nj unos nj otros logren
romperlo, y este no escapa segu-
ramente a la clarividencia de los
poderes directories de los pueblos
en- lucha.
La esperanto que ell grupo ALA
do pone en- ell concurso armada,
EN- ell numero de hombres que pue-
den enviar los lejanos paises de
America debe e muy grande, y
aunque ha de tardar algun item
pc en- poder e prestado.
Recuerdese que Inglaterra ne
cesito mas de dos amos amos para
La prensa. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1912-1924, 1917-12-08

'poder poner en- Inca TN ejercito
adecuado a las exigencias moder-
mas, e Inglaterra esta en- Europa,
a las puertas de Francia. Imagi-
nese, pues, 10 que supondra csc es-
fuerzo para los pueblos en- Anne
RIGA. Y no basta solo crear v
transporter TN ejercito como Ell
que Sc n~ecesita, es menester luego
entretenerlo, alimentarlo, vestirlo,
municionarlo, y este en- las pre-
sentes CIRCUMSTANCES de los pue-
bios de Europa no puede hacerse
sin ell concurso de los paises de
origen de S ejercito, 10 cual SUI
pone una potencia de grandes me-
dos de transporte. Nos fiamos,
pues, mucho en- Ell concurso anne
ricano para mantener la guerra, Y
de dqu1 nueStrO cOnVenclm1entO
de que EN- la imposibilidad de rom
per ell equilibrio actual y ante la
lnsostenible situacion que atravie-
san los pueblos todos, beligerantes
y neutrales, Sc imponga la derrota
de Alemania.
Por esta razon no nos parece
premature. ell que un pals como Es-
pana, que Sc ha mantenido alicia
do de la lucha armada, aspire 4
reconstituir su ejercito y sus fuer-
zas militares Sc empiece a pensar
en- ell estudio de todos esos profile
mas de organization de tropas a
que dan lugar las ensenanzas de
la guerra que esta a punto de ter
minar o la complete aniquila-
cion del militarismo teuton.
D. de P.