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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

The Friday Afternoon club has been
meeting this season in the evenings,
and the husbands of the members are
guests. This arrangement is made be-
cause the women are too busy with
Red Cross work to spend daylight
time at ordinary diversions. The club
will have a dinner party and meeting
Thursday night of this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Paxton in
Western avenue. Those who will play
are; DR.. and Mrs. J. P. Raster, MI.
and Mrs. Charles s. Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert 6. West, DR.. and Mrs. w. f. Nc
Vey, Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Foley, Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Thomas, Justice and
Mrs. Rosseau A Burch, Mrs A T.
Lucas. Mrs. Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Pax
ton and Mrs. ODER, who is playing for
Mrs. J. :. Dean this year.
x X X
The United States congress is Civ
ing some of its spare time in these
strenuous war days to the work of
making the u. S. A safe for democ-
racy. In other words it is considering
a federal amendment which aims to
enfranchise the women of America.
The bill will be voted upon soon, per-
haps even before Christmas.
senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas,
writes to a Topeka suffraSist, Mrs. Lee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
SLOW MAKING
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
of appropriations made before" inter
rupted Chairman Chamberlain. Il
have not been entirely satisfied with
any explanation made for this matter
For instance you had money appro-
priated for machine guns and you
have not the guns yet We appro-
priated for small arms and you spent
the money for pistols instead of
rifles"
1--WE were far shorter of pistols
than rifles" General Crozier an
swered, and we are not going to be
slowed UP in this war in the slightest
degree on account of rifles"
Not Satisfied With Answers.
81 did not think the country would
be satisfied with that explanation,
Senator Chamberlain insisted w e
need rifles for target practice and
training purposes in the field"
How prospective appropriations by
congress were anticipated was recited
by General Crozier. For instance. he
said orders were placed for nine mil
lion rounds of ammunition early last
spring before any funds were avail
able. File detailed how many new fac
tories that had never before made
gun forgings were given large con-
tracts to increase ordnance prod uc-
ton.
I'VE have placed orders of more
than s1.50O,OoO.0OO since the war be-
gam" General CroZier explained, cit
ing the magnitude of operations.
THAT is more than so per cent over
the entire governments expenses for
any year since the Spanish American
war"
Why Didn't You Order Them?
Senators Hitchcock and Chamber
lain forced CroZier to ADMIT that when
estimates are made they must be APP
proved by the war college, then by the
general staff and last by the secretary
of war before congress sees them.
This process. Crozier insisted, is un-
avoidable.
You have no idea, evidently, how
intricate the ordering of artillery is,
he said.
What's intricate about ordering
guns?" demanded Hitchcock.
You knew you would need a large
number of guns. Why didn't you go
ahead and order them? If a business
mans place is burned he doesn't sit
down and figure out to the dollar what
he'll need to spend to replace it; he or
ders by telegraph what he knows he'll
need"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Looking blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

reception this afternoon was given by
Mrs A. Il. Quinton for her sister, Mrs. X.
a Allen, of St Louis. The finishing
touches were added to her beautiful rooms
by the Christmas decorations of holly,
evergreens and chrysanthemums which
formed a pretty background for the light
gowns worn by the assisting young ladies'
The guests were received by Mrs. Quin-
ton and her sister Mrs. Allen, and the fol-
lowing young ladies assisted thru the
rooms: Miss Ollie O'Brien Miss Winifred
Wagner. Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Nellie
McCHntock, Miss Edna Crane. Miss Lillian
WhitelOck- Miss Edna MorehOuse. Miss
VILLA Rodgers. Miss Susie Gay, Miss Ger
trude DeyereauX, Miss Helen Thompson and
Miss Margaret Bear. Refreshments were
During the afternoon about three hundred
ladies called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

Few folks suffering from kidney ana
bladder troubles ever think that the meals
which they are taking are Fastening their
death. Every morsel of food taken gives gives
up its quantity of uric acid. This poison
is taken into the system through di[k
eased condition of the kidneys anu pa
der In the healthy man nature proNluuss
outlet for this poison Those IN III
health must take a medicinal help to drlNe
this death-dealirg poison from the syS-
HARLEM oil Capsules have been doing
this work. They effect prompt relief IL aiI
diseases arising from kidney and BLADDER
troubles. Don't put off this vital matter
of attending to your health until it is time
to make your funeral arrangements Ger
a box of GOLD MEDAL Haariem Oil zap
sules today. Look for the genuine. Your
druggist sells them. They are guaranteed
money refunded. Insist on GOLD
MEDAL Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
CUT SHORT HIS CAREER
But He Wasn't Dead-Ncwspaper
Plant Wrecked as Revenge.

Picking, Dec. 17.-Erroneous death
announcements are extremely danger
Gus in China. The Jill Pao, one of the
leading daily papers printed in Chinese
in Picking, was completely wrecked be-
cause of an announcement it printed
of the death of General Chang Kuei-ti
of Jehol
General Chang was not dead. and
thirty of his soldiers who happened to
be in Picking, visited the ne spaper
office and demolished it completely,
charging that the paper had endeav-
ored to ruin the political career of
their leader
The soldiers smashed the premises,
pied all the type, broke the windows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
HOLD WHEAT HEARING

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. IA pub
lie hearing is being held here today bv
representatives of the department of
agriculture of the complaints made by
farmers and grain dealers against
federal standards of inspection.
The fixing of the price of wheat at
$2.20 was followed by change in in
spection methods which cut the actual
price received by the farmer below
two dollars. The protest has been
vigorously made by the farmers, and
the hearing is the result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
COAL FAMINE RELIEF
New York Takes $4,000 Tons From
Railroad Terminal Tracks.

New York. Dec. 17.-Danger of a
serious coal famine was delayed here
for approximately three days at the
least Twenty-Five thousand tons of
coal, taken from the Jersey terminals,
was distributed Sunday Apartment
houses, manufacture plants and
others drew their share of the fuel
If there is no heavy snow, coal will
flow into the city at a normal rate,
it was stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
YEAR OF CRIME WAVE
Robberics Aggregate $4,000, OOO-14.-
600 Burglaries-In Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Thieves and rob
bers have profited in Chicago to the
extent of more than S2,0O0,000 by
their operations in Chicago since the
first of last January, according to po-
lice figures made public today This
is said to be the largest harvest ever
gathered here in a year by criminals.
There have been $4,000 burglaries of
all descriptions. twenty pay roll rob
berries and ten bank robberieS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

Monroe, regarding the situation in the
senate. His letter is as follows: 81
have made a complete poll of the SEN
ate on the woman suffrage question,
and while there were only thirty-six
votes for this amendment in 1914 1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
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New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

upon for more than proper Dasis o'
estimate would give. IL makes them
feel tba. the rolls are padded with a
Wow n putting more burdens on some
states than on others, and II Is not
we'll TO have that sense OF inlustice
rambling anywhere
The problem Of alien registranls,
other than enemy aliens, came oelo's
tbe Senate in a resolution INTRODUCED
bv Senator Chamberlain, chairman OF
tho Military Committee. 1t PROVIDES
for the drafting for military service
of citizens of countries at war WIN
Germany who are now residing III 'he
United States upon the same Terms %
American citizens are liable under tne
National Army bill. A.,
The resolution seeks to meet the
views Of the State Department, now
ever. by excepting from It's action et-
izens of countries which nave trestiee
with the United States prohloiting the
enforced military employment OF the
nationals of each party IN the terri-
tory of the other. There has Deeh no
indication whether 1t Will nave Ao''i"
istration approval.
In the House a resolution declaring
that the secretaries Of War and Com
merce in fixing the quotas OF the
states and territories on the basis OF
registration and not on the basis Of
nonulation have acted illegally; and
Calling upon them to furnish the
Tonse with their reasons for so ig-
norine the express provisions Of the
conscription law, was introduced by
Representative McCulloch. of Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Spanish Cabinet
Plans to Prevent
Barcelona Meeting
Movement of Defiant Members
Of Parliament Demanding Au-
tonomy |. Expected to Fail

Madrid, July 18.-The government Is
making preparation to prevent the
holding Of the meeting Of members OF
Parliamnt at Barcelona, which Is
planned for tomorrow in dehance oi
the wishes Of the Ministry.
The Catalonian delegates made de-
mand for an autonomous government,
and announced that the meeting wou'd
be held in Barcelona in case the gov
ernment failed to call a session OF
Parliament, which the Cabinet declined
to do.
Several Deputies are on the way from
Madrid to Barcelona, but 1t Is esu-
mated that not more than eighty mem
bers of Parliament and other pubic
men will be present. The impression
here is that the movement will not be
successful.
The Minister Of the Interior an.
nounced yesterday the arrest OF
Aguirre Metaca, secretary to Alelandro
Lerroux, the Radical leader, and basilio
Alvarez, an Agrarian propagandist.
San Sebastian, Spain, July 1s.-Dis-
orders here caused by strikers have
been suppressed by the police.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Russia's Latest
Crisis Expected to
Strengthen Nation
By ISAAC DON LEVINE

The New Russia is experiencing It's
third crisis. Each preceding crisis has
made the young Slavic Republic strong
er than before, consolidating a larger
section of national opinion behind the
temporary government.
A much more powerful and firmer
Russia is being forged in the fame OF
the present. confagration. Already as
a result of it the council of peasants
deputies, representing more than
hundred million muzhiks, has joined
hands with the council Of workmen ana
soldiers. This union provides the FRO
visonal Government with SUFFICIENT
backbone to weather any internal
trouble.
The united council Of workmep. SOL
diers and peasants is an organization
which can enforce promptly and eifec-
lively all it's decisions. 1t has chosen
up to the present to allow all the
freedom in the world to the opposition
factions. The Maximalists, headed by
Lenin have received every opportunity
publicly to argue their case for I'M
mediate peace, with the result that
they have lost followers by the thous-
and. 1t was this condition that made
them desperate, so that they attempted
to seize the government by force.
VIII Not Tolerate Violence
However, the council will not tolerate
acts of violence. The council is deter
mined to keep order in Russia, and 1t
has the power to do it. The order OF
General Polotzeff, declaring Petrograd
in a virtual state Of martial law, IS the
councils answer to anarchy. IL the
Leninites continue their anarchical ac-
tivities. they will be crushed with an
iron hand, as the council and the Pro-
visional Government possess the con-
fidence of the army and the. Cossacks.
There can be no doubt of the gov
ernment having full control Of the sit
uation. The more riotous the extrem..
lists become, the better for Russia and
the world. as that would cause the
nation TO rise and rid itself once Tor
all of the disturbing communistic and
pacifistic elements.
The internationalist Maximalists are
doing more than any other influence or
power to instil into Russia a national
spirit. II Immediately after the revolu-
ton, the actual leaders Of free Russia
entertained dreams Of international
brotherhoo and a German revolution,
they are now rapidly being nationalized
by internal and external events.
VIII Not Endanger Nation
This nationslism Is broad enough to
allow Ukraine wide autonomy in the
midst of the war, but it will not en-
danger the interests Of the nation. as in
the case of Finland, satisfaction Of
whose demands would weaken Russia's
military position.
1t was knowledge of this latter situa-
tion that made many Russian Maxi
malists 10 to Finland to agitate for its
independence, to obstruct the progress
of the Provisional Government. How
ever, the latter, with the backing OF the
Council. is evidently ready to resort
to force, in case Of extreme necessity,
to subdue Finland's turbulent elements.
This task would not be difficult, in view
of the fact that the moderate Finnish
factions, including many Socialists,
side with the Russian Provisional Gov
ernment in it's decision to grant Fin
land only broad autonomy till the Con"
stituent Assembly meets.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
$640,OO0,O00 Air
Measure Held Up
By Senate Group
Hardwick and Reed
Attack Draft Provision;
Profit Fixing Asked

Washington, July 1s.-Continued op-
position from a small group OF SEN
ators Of both parties to-day upset plans
TO have the Senate pass, after orief
debate, the s640, 100000 aviation bill.
An hour OF discussion demonstrated
the futility of attempting to put the
measure through in a few hours, as
was done in the House; so the food
control bill, temporarily laid aside, was
taken up again.
Senator Chamberlain, in charge of
both measures, indicated that the avia-
ton bill probably would not be called
up again until next week, after the final
vote on the food bill Saturday. When
Senator Reed suggested that with fur
ther discussion action might have
been secured to-day, Senator. La Fol-
lette emphatically interjected: 81 do
not think So
Senators Vardaman, Hardwick and
Reed spoke during the hour against
the provision for drafting men into the
aviation service.
Senator Owen. Of Oklahoma, offered
an amendment TO create a commission
to approve contracts for airplanes at
a maximum price of 20 per cent profit.
lie said it was reported that $4,000
would be charged for machines costing
but $4,000. -,
Senator Jones, of Washington, said
he feared a great part Of the money
would be spent in organization, the
bill authorizing many generals, bri-
gades and regiments.
Senator Chamberlain succeeded in
securing consideration of the bill by
unanimous consent, and in brief ex-
PLANTATION anticipated objections TO its
provisions for drafting men into the
air service by stating that the war
Department does not intend to con-
script men for the flying corps proper,
but only for the ground service.
1.-The head of the aviation service so
testified before the extensive House
committee hearing" he said. "The bill
was passed by the House without
dissenting vote and the Senate COM
mittee, in view Of its urgency. decided
to report it without amendment.
would be glad to get vote at the ear
liest possible opportunity"
Senator Curtis, who had asked about
that point. said he was satisfied with
the explanation.
Senator Hardwick, however, objected,
and offered an amendment TO strike out
the clause authorizing aviation con-
scription. The Georgia Senator was
one Of the leading opponents to the
army draft law.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Teuton Radio Plant
Sends Police Squad
On Fruitless Chase
Messages to Berlin Only Elec-
tric Flashes from Eleva-
tor Apparatus

At 10 o'clock last night Sergeant
Peter F. Reid, of the East Fifty-frst
Street station, stood before the Yale
Club and announced in loud voice
to ten perspiring policemen and the
the world in general that he was
through with hunting German wireless
plants for that night and the next
night and all the other nights that
Providence granted him for existence.
Then he dove into the nearest tele-
phone booth and called up J. H. PEN
herman. of the Flanders Hotel. 127
West Forty-seventh Street. No one
but he and Mr.. Pennerman know what
he said.
At 8 o'clock last night Sergeant Reid
was sitting in the West Fifty-frst
Street station, when the following tele-
phone message made him forget how
hot it was:
This is Mr.. Pennerman, Of the Flan-
ders Hotel. There is a wireless plant
operating from a roof near here.
can see the electric flashes from the
window. Send a man over"
Ten minutes later the sergeant and
three other policemen were peering
from Mr. Pennerman's window. Across
the dark tumble of roofs they could
see the blue sputtering of an electric
spark. But the building from which
it came was indistinguishable in the
darkness
Ten minutes after that Sergeant Reid
and FIVE patrolmen were scanning the
horizon from the top Of building at
Forty-sixth Street and Fifth Avenue.
After taking observations they decided
that the plant was on q roof considera-
bly, TO the south.
Ten minutes more elapse and Wire
less-hunter Reid and seven policemen
are observing the night from e roof at
Forty-hfth Street and Fifth Avenue,
considerably out of breath, but still
undaunted.
"It's the Yale Club" announced the
sergeant.
"Well. what do you think Of that!"
his assistants chorused In admiration.
Them college boys!"
Most Of the club accompanied Ser.
geant Reid and his ten patrolmen to
the roof Of the builiing But. though
they all searched earnestly, they could
find no wireless. But when Reid
reached the street there was the blue
spark still fickering from the roof.
stop those elevators" he shouted to
his followers. The elevators stopped,
and so did the spark. There was
faulty connection in the raising and
lowering apparatus on the roof. The
flashes given off when the cars were
in motion comprised the wireless plant.
The only part OF the mystery not yet
ileared up 10 what Wirslsss-hunter
Raid ,SRiS I~r AE.pperWRp>
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Italy Refuses
To Let u. S.
Draft Subjects
Britain and France Do Not
Object to Proposed
Conscription
Action Is a Surprise
Many Italians Are Liable to
Service at Home, but
Not Here
Action Is a Surprise
[From The Trouns Bureaul

Washington, July ls.-Italy is not
willing that her nationals between Il
and 80 years Of age who have come 20
| the United States but have not been
naturalized shall be drafted into the
National Army and has SO notified tne
State Department. Great Britain anu
France have informed the State De-
partment that they have no objections
TO their nationals being drafted.
Inquiries had been made by the
State Department of those countries
with which the United States has
treaties which would seem to forbid
their nationals being drafted as TO
whether they would hold to their treaty
rights, or whether they would consent
TO the drafting of their nationals who
had come to the United States and
thereby avoided military service in
their own countries.
The inquiry resulted from protests
| by New York, Boston and other cities
with large unnaturalized alien popula--
tions that the effect Of the proposed
draft system would work a severe in
| justice on them.
1t was pointed out by Senator Cald-
er, of New York, that New York City
would be called on to supply the draft
army with number of men proper
| tional to a population estimated prin-
cpally on the number Of men regis
| tered for the draft, and not in the
L L Il Il, IL. e.
that the counting in OF aliens who
would be exempted would result In 4
much larger proportion Of full-fedged
| South, for instance, where the pro-
portion Of foreign born population is
inconsequential.
There was much surprise to-day at
the action of Italy in refusing to per-
nit her aliens being drafted. As told
in The Tribune this morning, Chairman
Chamberlain of the Senate Military
! Affairs Committee had drafted a reso-
luton which met the objections of
most Senator'S who have been protesting
against the inequalities Of the pro-
posed draft system in counting aliens.
This resolution would have permitted
the drafting Of all aliens who were ma
tionals of countries other than Germany
! and her allies, unless their own gov
crnments made a special protest against
this action. Now, apparently, the coun-
| try which has the largest number Of
aliens in the Atlantic seaboard cities,
Italy, will make the protest. So far as
the French and British cliens are con-
cerned, il is not believed that much
will be accomplished by drafting them,
as the number Of unnaturalized nation
ais of those countries is very small.
Italy's action. it is thought. will do
much to expedite action on the bill OF
Chairman Burnett Of the House lmmi..
grafton Committee. This would send
Back home all nationals Of countries at
war with Germany who are subject TO
military duty in their own countries.
thus preventing them from escaping
military service through being under
| the jurisdiction, so far as military duty
is concerned, Of no country.