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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
TOUCH ON PEACE
Nations Out of War Doomed to
Smaller Food RatiOnS.
United States Must Give Pref
erence to Her Allies.

Washington, June 27-Neutrals
hereafter will pe on shorter rations
than they have been for recent
months.
The exports council, designated by
President Wilson, will apportion sup
plies for them, subject to the presi-
dents approval.
1t will determine what the neutral
needs are, scientifically as based on
import figures covering a period of
years.
1t will do its utmost to see that
there is no surplus which could leak
into Germany.
Neutrals Must Furnish Ships.
These things were made perfectly
clar today by one of the members OF
the new council.
The neutrals also will be told fatty
if they want food they can send their
own ships after it.
OF the new scheme of things, Presi-
dent Wilson says:
1.-THE whole object will be to direct
exports in such a way that they Will
go first and by preference where they
are most needed and most immediate
ly needed and temporarily to withhold
them, if necessary, where they can
best be spared.
"Our primary duty in the matter
of foodstuff and like necessaries is to
with us in the war get as generous
proportion as possible of our surplus,
but it will also be our wish and pur-
pose to supply the nations whose peo-
pies depend upon US for such supplies
as nearly in proportion to their need
as the amount to be divided permits.
Years Exports to Neutrals.
TIL, free play of trade will be in
diligently and Systematically direct
ed.'' he said.
The following exports to European
neutrals, Netherlands, Sweden, Nor
way, Denmark, Spain and Switzerland.
fo- the first ten months, of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1917, were an
nounced today by Herbert G. Hoover:
Wheat and wheat flour, 3S,977,OOO
bushels, value S69, 641, 900, an average
of $1.79 per bushel.
Corn and corn meal, 13,24S,0 600
bushels, value $15,297,O00, an average
of S1.15 per bushel.
Oats and oat meal, 40, 900 BUSH
els, value S29, 200, an average of
so cents per bushe1.
Barley, 4,914,000 bushels, value S.
100000, an average of $1.0S per
bushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
BIG EVENT FOR 4TH
Mcpherson Will Celebrate With Dedi-
cation of Famous Generals Statue.

Mcpherson, Kan, June 27.-On
July 4, Mcpherson will celebrate a
statewide event, when the $4,000
equestrian statue to General James
Birdseye Mcpherson will be unveiled.
The celebration brings to McPher-
son Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, U. S. army, retired; Governor
Capper, Brig. Gen. Chas. I. Martin,
Mrs. Guernsey, national president of
the D. A. r.; Mrs. Lillian Mitchner,
state president of the w. c. T. u, and
others.
The state has appropriated money
for the erection of the monument and
will send about 500 national guards
men here to take part. Fifteen bands
including the Second regiment band
will take part.
In the evening a great Community
Pageant" will take place. Ten differ
ent communities have been trained
by Prof. Walter A. Burr of the state
agricultural college to direct this
There will be 1900 actors and 10000
people in the audience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
TO HELP RED CROSS
Richest Girl in Atchison Will Study
So She May Work.

Atchison, Kan. June 27.-Miss
jeanette Baker, the richest girl in
Atchison, and possibly in Kansas, is
planning to devote her life to Red
Cross work during the war. With
this in view she will enter the Atchi-
son business college to give herself
business training preparatory to the
work.
Miss Baker is daughter of the
late F. NJ. Baker, a founder of the
Ha1l-Baker Grain company of Kansas
City, and is a niece of Frank G. Crow
ell of Kansas City.
At the conclusion of her school
year at Vassar, three weeks ago, Miss
Baker went to Red Cross headquar
tiers at Boston and offered her serv-
ices without charge. She was told the
Red Cross is in need of well trained
business women, as distributing
agents, and Miss Baker is setting out
to prepare herself for that work. She
is 20 years old.
Her brother, Frank Baker, is in an
officers training camp. Each gave
$1,000 to the Red Cross
Six other Atchison girls will take
the examination this week for the Red
Cross aides and will be liable to call
at any time. They are Miss Helen
Guerrier, Miss Corrine Linley Miss
Ida Hardy, Miss Gladys Brown, Miss
Lelah Lovejoy and Miss Elizabeth
Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
TO SAVE FLOWER BULBS
They Should Be Taken Up When
Leaves Are Cured

Manhattan, Kan. June 27.-Take
up tulip, hyacinth, crocus and narcis-
sus bulbs when leaves are cured, sug-
gests NJ. F. Ahearn, professor of land
scape gardening in the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
If the leaves have not turned yell
low and the bed is needed for sum-
mer Towering plants. the bulbs may
be taken up and stored in cool dry
cellars by placing in paper bags and
hanging up to a rafter or cross beams.
This extra work of taking UP the
bulbs and storing them during the
summer may be avoided if the bulbs
are set six inches deep in the fall In
the spring the bedding plants may be
planted over the bulbs without inter-
fering with them. If this is done, the
bulbs should be taken up every two
years and the small bulbs that have
grown around them removed.
When the plants are thru blooming
in the spring encourage the growth of
the leaves as this insures plant food
to be utilized the following spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
WHEAT $50 A BUsIEL.
That Is What 1t Costs in Certain Kind
of Breakfast Food.

Lawrence, Kan, June 27.-Isn't 60
cents a pound rather high to pay for
a breakfast food that is made entirely
from wheat? That makes the wheat
retail for $40 a bushel in the form of
breakfast food and isn't S36 a bushel
rather high for wheat even in war
times?
DR.. E. H. Bailey, head of the chem
istry department in the University of
Kansas and a specialist in foods, asks
these questions. Doctor Bailey says
that is just what it costs to eat
certain kind of popular breakfast
food. Another wheat breakfast food
that retails for 16 cents pound
makes the consumer pay $3.50 a
bushel for wheat and still another that
retails for "a cents a package charges
the housewife who buys it $144O a
bushel for wheat. Other breakfast
foods make the consumer pay $3.50
bushel for wheat and around 81 a
bushel for corn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
Topeka Women Are Urged To
Make Red Cross Kits.
Three Hundred and Fifty Are
Needed by End of Week.
ALL FOR Topeka SOLDIERS
Women Who Could Not Give
Are Asked to Work.
Work Rooms Open From $3.50
A. NJ. to p. NJ. Daily.

Topeka men-and a great many
women, too-have done their part for
the Red Cross by their liberal sub
scriptions which enabled the city to
oversubscribe her quota, but many
Topeka women have failed to do their
duty in offering their services to the
workers who are making kits for the
soldiers.
1t is just as important to provide
the soldiers with the little comforts
that only loving hands can make as
to provide funds for the greater work
of the organization, and if Topeka
women do not take a greater interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
(Nsea
This is the soldiers kit Topeka wom-
en- are urged make this week

in this work, officers of the organiza-
uon state, the young men who go to
the front from Topeka will suffer
hardships other soldiers will not, be-
cause in most of the other cities the
women are doing everything in their
power to provide first ai6 kits for all
Mrs. w. r. Kercher, chairman of
the publicity committee of the Topeka
Red Cross, announced this morning
that the local organization is finding
it difficult to get workers and she
asked the Topeka State Journal to
make an urgent plea for women to
attend the work circles at Crosby
Brothers store and do their Bit this
their lives for liberty may feel they
are being given consideration and
comforts equal to those given any
place else in the country. Three hun
dred and fifty kits must be made be-
fore the end of the present week.
Many women are of the opinion
that the kits made here are not to be
distributed among the local troops"
Mrs kercher said This is a mis-
take. Every article made here will
is the desire of the organization that
no one be sent away without a COM
pletely equipped kit
Need More Workers.
Mrs. Kercher also asserted that it
seems TO be difficult to get workers
from all walks of life, and that most
of the work done has been by the
same women every day. Also, some
women seem to think it is necessary
to belong to the Red Cross to assist,
but this is not 50 and every woman
who can spare as much as an hour
from her regular duties is urged to
visit the work room and do what she
can. Young girls are needed just as
badly as older women and with vaca-
ton on it seems that every one could
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

The work rooms are open from $50
IN the morning until 6 o'clock in the
evening. All material is furnished,
and there is always a job waiting for
a worker. Mrs. Kercher's appeal in
behalf of humanity should arouse
every woman in the city. Here is the
way she puts it:
If you do not have a son or
brother who needs this valuable aid,
your neighbor certainly has, and when
on the blood soaked battlefield a little
kit of the things being made may save
his life, and, under any circumstances
will add to his comfort Do your bit
with your needle now"
Women who were unable to make
cash donations but who wish to help
the cause are especially invited to
help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
DROUTH HITS SPUDS.
The Crop Is Being Damaged Report
From Salina Says

Salina, Kan. June 27.-The I'M
timely drouth has interfered sadly
with the potato crop. a number of
growers here say. People planting
very early were fortunate, for the
potatoes are fairly large. Others have
stopped growing and will mature COM
paratively small.
The first growth is ended Rain
now would add knobs to the pota-
toes, increasing their size, but making
them difficult to peel. Gardeners also
say that beans are being slowly burn
ed to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
$4,000 FOR RAILROAD.
HoisingtOn Votes Bonds to Extend
Gulf Plainville & Northern.

Upton, Kan, June 7.-Hoisington
last week voted bonds to the extent of
$40, 600 to aid the construction of the
Gulf Plainville & Northern railway.
Only twenty-one votes were cast
against the proposition voted upon
With the action of Hoisington only
two townships are left between Great
Bend and Plainville in which bonds
were not voted.
This is the railroad Hal W. Neis-
wanger is promoting and the outlook
is certainly rosy at present. A big
shipment of ties and steel have been
ordered by Mr.. Neiswanger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
QUARANTINE CHICKENPOX
State Board of Health To Put New
Ruling Into Effect.

No adult in Kansas will have chick
enpox, after the new board of health
regulations go into effect.
MANY cases of contagion," declares
Epidemicologist Sipp, can be traced
to these mild cases which have been
diagnosed as chickenpox. That dis
ease is so rare in adults that hereafter
it will be Guaranteed as SMALLPOX
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

Children'S diseases demand prepared
ness. When the child wakes you at night
gasping anG strangling fer breath, how
thankful you are to nave DR.. Bel; Pine
Iar- Honey at hand. This effective rem
edy loosens the mucous and permits free
and natural breathing. Its soothing bal
sans heal the irritated membrane and
arrests further inflammation. Pleasant to
take: Keep DR.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey
in the house for all colds and bronchial
troubles. A. your druggist 25c.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
Report of an Eartbouake.

Lawrence, kan, June 27.-The
needle on the K L. seismograph quiz
cred from 1902 o'clock Tuesday
morning to 3:06 O'Clock, indicating a
heavy earthquake, which Prof. F. E.
away, probably in or near Italy. At
1886 o'clock the needle moved back
and forth one-third of an inch, indi-
eating a particularly heavy disturb
ance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
Butte Mining Men Strike.

Butte, Mont, June 27.-Machinists,
boilermakers, blacksmiths and helpers
at all the mines here were called out
at noon and the engineers have decided
to take a strike vote tomorrow night
If the engineers go out the mines will
close at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

Lincoln Post Flambeau club met Satur.
gay night to arrange for their trip tc
Washington this fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

Bishop Ninde preached Sunday at the
First NJ. Z. church in the morning and ar
the Walnut Grove church in the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

at least spend a day in the cause of
the Topeka soldiers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

Judge ]. B. johnson is breaking a Shet
land pony to drive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

Toward the end of Saturdays baseball
game the crowd yelled with the purpose of
hoodooing the Leavenworth boys. They
succeeded in part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

There can
be no beauti-
full, healthy,
rosy checked
women with
out iron. The
trouble in the
past has been
that when
women need
ed iron they
z G n e T al / y
took ordinary
metallic iron.
which often
corroded the
stomach and
did far more
harm than 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
June 27, 1892.

Miss Anna Milligan is the guest of Mrs.
DR.. Menninger. Miss Milligan has been
teaching at Holton.
Miss Hortense Kelly, daughter of Ber-
nard Kelly, has returned from visit to
friends in Wichita.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
FOLLOWED LOGICAL COURSE

TN adoptiong resolutions supporting the action of Presi
dent Wilson in breaking off diplomatic relations with
Germany and pledgng loyalty to the United States in
the event of war with the Central powers the German
American National Alliance at hastily called conference
in Philadelphia of delegates from % states which lasted
until o'clock yesterday morning followed the only logical
in the light of the present international situation
Had the conference adjourned without the action TAKEN
the organization and every of its members claimed to
number 100000 would have been regarded with suspicion
by the entire American nation
Time will tell whether not the action of the organ
zaon taken with sincerity It is to be hoped that it
will not be found to have been taken for purpose In
statement issued following the conference President
Charles Hexamer declared that in of hostes the
organization will organize regiments of German-Amer-
leans and flight under the command of President Wilson,
our commander-in-chief, as Loyalty as did under
Abraham Lincoln for the preservation of the union" To
convince the American public of the genneness of their
protestatons of loyalty to the United States the alliance
will Of necessity have to make good upon its promise of
organizing regiments at the first sign of actual hOses
Should it delay the pledges of loyalty will be considered
as without sincerity.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
THE INDIAN AUTO-OWNER

TUCH comment been caused by the fact that John
lVI Lightfoot of Arizona, blanket Indian owns and
runs automobile He is said to be the first res
ervaton Indian to such And he is able to af
ford this luxury because he is successful dry farmer
It's just another bit of evidence of the fact that azy
njun" is no longer suitable term of reproach The
Indians showing growing tendency to industry and
sef-respect They putting to good all the white
man knows about scientific farming and stockrasing.
And they improving their own living conditions
through their increasing knowledge of hygiene and mod
ern sanitation.
Lo the poor Indians untutored mind has been tutored
and he is showing the good stuff that in him. He
speaks English and the white mans clothes. He
is prosperous property and excellent worker
In the field railroad laborer storekeeper ofcehoder
and lawyer and capitalist he to be holding his
own
1t looks if there would be good many automobiles
among the blanket Indians before long.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
LOCAL REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS DURING
MONTH OF JANUARY

The following list of Kingman real
estate transfers during the month Of
January was compiled by the Mohave
County Abstract and Title company:
Kayser to Olson, lots 4, 5 and 6,
block IL, Pleasant View addition;
500.
NJ. E. Cohenour to Mrs. McNelly,
lots II and 10, block 8; lots II and ID,
block 10, Pleasant View addition; $3.50.
M. E. Cohenour to G. C. Winston, lot
Is, block 5, Pleasant View addition;
$3.50.
M. E. Cohenour to Clara Parks, lot
IA, block II, Pleasant View addition;
$3.50.
Lovin & Withers Co. to H. R. Shan
non, lot 9, block 4, Kingman Terrace;
$3.50.
Lovin & Withers Co. to Tarr & Nc
Comb, lot 8, block 4, Kingman Ter
race; $3.50.
L. Hart to M. E. Pierson, lots IL
and II, block 2, Richards addition;
5000.
D S. Richards to NJ. R. Taburn, lots
| 1, 2 and 8, block 1, Richards addition;
1915.
D. S. Richards to R. Sollman, lot 81,
block 10, Metcalfe addition; 1910.
Charles Metcalfe to NJ. ]. Berry, lot
8, block II, Metcalfe addition; SIS.
! ]. C. Austin to Mary Conway, lot l,
block Is, Metcalfe addition; $40.
C. W. Herndon, administrator of the
estate of G. w. Beecher, to Tarr &
McComb Co., lots rs, q, 20 and 81,
block 4; $3.50.
Miscellaneous lot from Gray to Mrs.
Kellar, $40.
Total for January, SS,445.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
SHAFT SINKING AT
CARTER PROGRESSING

The crew at the Carter mine, near
the. Copper Giant, operated by the
Holmes interests, is getting down to
work and every day brings better re-
suits in shaft sinking. The Carter is
one of the mines that years ago pro-
duced quite little gold in the mill
near blackberry. At the time it was
owned by the late James F. Carter and
William Miller. Mr.. Carter brought
the ore from the mine to the mill and
succeeded in extracting a high per-
centage of gold. The property is
eventually to be heavy producer of
copper ore, the values being somewhat
similar to the Copper Giant. The two
properties are on the same lead.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
PRAISES MOHAVE
COUNTY MEN FOR
THEIR PATRIOTISM
[From Tuesdays Daily MinerI

Jack Degman, Chloride mining man
and contractor, who volunteered to
raise a company for service in the
event of active hostilities between this
country and Germany, received a tele-
gram from Governor Thomas E.
Campbell yesterday thanking him for
his offer. Governor Campbell prom
ises to give the offer first considera-
ton in the event that President Will
son calls upon the state Of Arizona for
troops.
Degman offered to raise company
of Arizona volunteers when the Mexi-
can situation became acute and almost
all the men who volunteered to ac-
company him at that time have prom
ised to serve in his command should
necessity arise
Any male citizen between the age of
IS and As are eligible to join the troop.
Many of those who are joining have
seen service in the Philippines, Mexico
and South Africa.
Governor Campbell's telegram fol-
lows:
~. 7. Degman, Kingsman, Ariz.
"Beg to acknowledge your wire of
third regarding reorganization of
company of volunteers should call for
same be made by the president. Ac-
cept my sincere appreciation for per-
sonal activity and the patriotic and
loyal offering made by yourself and
comrades. Am fling your communi-
cation, the first offer received by me,
for immediate consideration and
action should the president issue a call
for troops. $50
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To H. E. Bierce. and to His Heirs and
Assigns:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
I have expended during the year 1916 two
hundred dollars $4,000 in labor and improve
ments on the following described mining
claims, situate. lying and being in the Wal
lapai mining district, Mohave County. Arizona.
to-wit:
The Yellow Aster No. 1 mining claim, no
tice of location whereof is recorded in the
Office of the recorder of Mohave County, Ari-
IONA, in book H. H. of Mines, at page sos.
The Yellow Aster No. 2 mining claim, no
tice of location whereof is recorded in the Of
fee of the County Recorder. MohaYe County,
Arizona, in book H.H., of Mines. at page 604.
In order to hold said mining claims under
the provisions of Section 1924 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States, and
amendments thereto approved January p,
1880, concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required TO hold said
lodes for the period ending December 81, 1916.
And If. within ninety days from the personal
service of this notice. within ninety days
after the publication thereof, you fail or re-
fuse TO contribute your proportion of such ex-
penditure as a co-owner, which amounts to
one hundred dollars ($100), your interest in
said mining claims will become the property
of the subscribers, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure by the terms
of said section.
THoS. MeNEELY.
Dated January IS, 1917.
First insertion Jan. q last March 81.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
BIOGRAPHY OF MRS.
MATILDA S. HAAS
From Fridays Daily MinsrI


Mrs. Matilda S. Haas was born in
Laporte, Laporte County, Indiana, on
the 9th day of March, 1888, and died
at Kingman, Arizona, February 5,
1916, aged SO years.
Her maiden name was Matilda Rob
inson. Her father was a minister.
Her mothers name was Cannon, being
distantly related to Joseph S. Cannon,
congressman from Illinois. When she
was a small child her parents removed
to Holt county, Missouri, and resided
in the present town Of Oregon. In
1S47, with her parents, she crossed
the plains by OK team to the state Of
Oregon, locating near The Dalles, in
Polk county.
Mrs. Haas arrived in Mohave county
in 1874, where she resided continuous
ly until her death. She was married
at the age of Is to W. L. Riggs, at
Dalles, Oregon, by whom she bore
seven children, three Of whom survive
her. She is also survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Jane Scott Of Cresswell,
Oregon, who was her senior by seven
years.
Mrs. Haas was essentially woman
of the frontier; a true representative
of the American pioneer women. All
her earlier life was spent amidst
hardships and dangers. The male
members of her family were often en-
gagged in Indian conflicts, while the
women were versed in the use of arms,
as was the custom of the frontier at
that time.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
ORGANIZING COMFY
FOR WAR SERVICE
IFrOm Sundays Daily MinerI

]. T. Degman is again organizing
company for service with the United
States army, if the call comes and he
takes this means of sending word to
the many men who were on the muster
role previously to get in touch with
him.
Mr.. Degman recruited 20 or 80 men
at the time of the Mexican war scare
and as the outlook again looks dark
he intends to raise a company, which
he intends to offer to the nation in
case of the need
One Of the muster roles will be at
the Miner Office in Kingman and an
other will be kept at the Office of the
Herald in Chloride.