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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
Govt Munition Plant Using Ma
chinery so Years Old.
Ordnance Officers Fail as Ex-
pert Production Engineers.
MACHINIST EDITOR A WITNESS
Spent 10 Weeks in Arsenal and
Then Wrote War Dept.
A Terse Call Down From CrO-
zier Was His "Reward."

Washington, Dec. 20.-Ordnance
officers without appreciation of the
first principles of manufa curing" are
handica pped with machinery fifty
years OLD at the Springfield govern
ment arsenal.
| With this testimony. Fred H. Colvin,
editor of the American Machinist, told
the senate military probers today that
an expert production engineer should
be- placed in charge of American mu-
nitions manufacture. He gave
strong impetus to the movement for
a United States minister of munitions
Cr1ticizing army heads for spend
ing too much time on nom essentials,
! Colyin declared their failures to de-
ciGe on small details kept workmen
idle in rifle factories In one shop
| hee photographed worlmen playing
checkers ON August ninth.
Had to Pay Checker Players.
1T was some weeks after that be-
fore the rifle orders were received by
that factory" said Colvin. Il was
factories. The government later had
to pay the cost of holding these men
while orders were awaited"
Colvin spent fifteen weeks in
Springfield arsenal a year ago. A let
ter he sent to Secretary of War Baker
outlining methods of speeding produc-
ton was turned over to Chief of Ord
nance Crozier. who wrote Colvin
sharply criticizing him for suggesting
that army ordnance men didn't know
their business
The fact is declared Colvin, the
military men there do as well as ex-
pected with antiquated equipment and
small training. They haven't any ap-
probation of the first principles of
manufacturing. They have machines
that are fifty years old"
lnsl&tence ON unnecessary inter
changea bi1ity of parts is slowing uD
rifle production, increasing cost and
wasting mater ais, COlvin declared
Bayonet blades are rejected on yaria-
Ton OF one-s-Steenth of an inch from
the standard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
TO INHERIT MONEY
Loehr Grubbs, Being Sued for $4,000
To Inherit $4,000.

Loehr Grubbs. Topeka druggist,
who is a defendant in a $4,000 heart
balm suit filed by Bessie Stewart. is
an heir to one-half of an estate val
ued at least at $4,000. The will of
his father the late DR.. Lewis Grubbs,
provides that one-half his estate shall
go to Loehr Grubbs and the other
half to his son, Clyde Grubbs.
The will has been filed in the pic
bate court where it is a matter of
public record. 1t provides that the
entire estate shall go to Mrs. RebeccA
Grubbs, wife of Doctor Grubbs, dur
ing her life. Mrs. Grubbs is given
permission to do anything she wishes
with the property during her life
In the event of her death the prop
erty will be divided equally between
the two sons. under provision of the
will. If, during the life of Mrs.
Grubbs, property is disposed of or
transferred in any manner the will
provides that the money derived
from the sale or transfer shall go to
the two sons, just the same.
An inventory of the property has
never been made-at least, has never
been filed in the probate court At
the time the will was admitted to
probate the value of the property was
estimated at $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
GET TEN APPEALS
Home Service Section Red
Cross Already at Work.
Families of Soldiers Ask for
Financial Aid.
SMALL SUMS ASKED FOR
Temporary Loans and Monthly
Donations Are Made.
Keep Family From Want While
Bread Winner Fights.

The local office of the Home Ser
vice section of the Red Cross has al
ready received ten appeals for aid
from the dependent families of sol
diers. declared Miss Kitty Tandy. in
charge of the office, this morning.
Most of these appeals were for small
sums of money ranging in size from 81
to So Some of these donations were
merely temporary loans and others
will be a regular monthly contribu-
ton for the period of the war.
One or two of the applicants were
seeking medical attention of a minor
nature. No calls have been received
as yet for legal advice or hospital ser
vice, nor has it been necessary for
Miss Tandy to undertake the supervi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

sion of the expenditures of any appli-
cant.
Purpose of Section.
The Home Service section of the
Red Cross was organized to care for
the families of soldiers who might
suffer in a financial way from the
absence of the bread winner This
section expects to see that working
conditions are kept in a good state of
repair, that the home life and ideals
If the families do not suffer too much
from the absence of the men-folk. and
that pecuniary relief be prompt. The
government has wisely decreed that at
least SIS of each enlisted mans pay
be held out and sent to his family for
support, but this amount will not come
anywhere near meeting the needs of
the families in most cases. 1t is here
that the Home Service section takes
up the work where the government
leaves off. The section makes up the
difference between the soldiers allot-
ment of pay and the necessary amount
needed to maintain a fair standard of
living under war conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

Express conpany in Topeka Also one
ten pound paper bag of eggette may
be found ins<he express company Of
flee.
Robertson Vehemently denies that
ten cent package of eggette con-
tains the same punch as twelve eggs
brought into this world by Kansas
hens. Yet, he declares that adver-
tisements on the outside of eggette
packages contain this bOast-that it
contains the .nourishing qualities of
twelve eggs.
Robertson contends that eggette
consists mainly of a cereal product
Its label is misleading and false, he
declares, and he wants it zconfiscated.
and presents a section of the pure food
law to show where the court has the
necessary confiscation authority.
At the same time, under the same
pure food provisions, Robertson asks
for confiscation of eighteen sacks of
walnuts in the possession of the
Crockett Mercantile CO.. of Topeka
He declares that the 'innards" of the
walnut are a filthy. decomposed Vege-
table substance not properly labeled
Robertson's demands are based
upon complaints made to him by dep
uties working out of the office of the
state board of health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
z MONTHS
BOlsheviki Limit Time for AL.
lies To Join Peace Move.
Tr0tsky H0Wled Down in Effort
TO Address Peasants.
BY JOSEPH sHAPLEN.

Stockholm, Dec 2O.-The Russian
BolshevilSi have given the allies two
months in which to join in the gen
eral peace" they propose. according to
a speech by Leon Trotsky, foreign
minister, which reached here today
I'VE do not promise not to con
clude a separate peace" the Bolshe-
Wiki leader declared I'VE are not
able to make war for ten years in the
interest of the French Bourse and
English Imperialism. History will
condone separate peace"
Trotsky's speech was made to a
group of members of the left Gadi-
caD parties at the Peasants congress
on Monday, after the Bolsheviki min
lister had been howled down by the
convention as a whole.
Members of the right (middle con-
servative) parties formed majority
in the peasants meeting. They fatty
refused to permit the Bolsheviki min
lister to speak. Trotsky tried several
times, but could not make himself
heard above the uproar. Then he
left the hall. When he left group
of his adherents followed and it was
to them that he spoke, in another
room from that in which the congress
was meeting.
Want Direct Statements.
I'VE have instructed our represen-
tatives to inquire what Interpretation
will be placed upon our policy of no
annexations and no-indemnities by
German Foreign Minister kuehlmann
and Austria Hungari Foreign Min
lister Czernin," Trotsky declared. NO
/ doubt they will attempt to obscure
/ their answers by diplomatic phrases,
I but we will insist that a clear answer
be given.
We have given the allies two
months to join in our general peace
efforts, but we do not promise to con-
n a 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

A New Jersey bank teller sentenced to
five years for embezzling blames his fall
on Joy riding"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
Z. s. District Attorney Decides
in Her Favor Today.
Orders COnfiscatiOn of Bags of
"Eggotte" in Topeka.
LABEL is MISLEADING, CHARGE
Makers Say 1t Has All NOurish-
ment of Real Egg.
Sacks of WaInuts
Also Ordered Taken Here.

> Fred Robertson, United states dis
trict attorney. today took steps to up
hold the dignity Of the Kansas hen
and prove to the world that there is
nothing to substitute for hen fruit.
In an appeal TO Judge Pollock. filed
with Morton Albaugh, clerk of the
United States district court, Robert
son asks that SO cartons and one ten
pound bag of eggette in Topeka be
eonfiscated under provisions of the
pure food law.
Robertson tells the court that six
cartons of eggette may be found in
the possession of Jacob Yost. of To-
peka, and one hundred cartons may
be found in the office of the American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

nlaced on the executive committee
&. B. Merriam of the Merriam Mort
gage company is the newly elected
ecretary-treasurer of the association,
and the places on the executive COM
mittee went to Ray w. Palmatler OF
the Farm Mortgage company, b H
paws of the Davis Welcome com
pany and TO A. Z. Van Petten of the
Pioneer Mortgage company.
number of other matters were
taken up at the meeting, among them
being the after of creating a stand
ard commission rate for local CORE
spondents in settling for a deal in
which two or more companies of diff
ferent localities are involved.
Another feature of the meeting was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

the endorsement given the national
association of Farm Mortgage bank
erS in their suit to test the constitu-
tionality of the so-called Farm Loan
act This suit has been filed in the
SulAeme Court of the United States b.
the attorneys of the national associa-
ton. Among the attorneys on the
bankers side are Frank Hagerman. of
Kansas City. and a lawyer ma med
Bullet, of Louisville, Ky. Topeka and
Kansas Mortgage bankers are alike
closely identified with the carrying or
of the suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
TOPEKA HOME ROBBED
Burglars Got Jcwelry and S6S From
A. }. Henley Residence.

Jewelry valued at $500 and s6S in
cash were stolen early Wednesday
evening from the home of A. J. Hen
ley, 514 West Seventh street. The
jewelry, including a pearl necklace,
two watch fobs and a string of pearl
beads, was taken from a bureau draw
er in a bedroom. The money was in
a drawer in the hallway.
An overcoat also was stolen. The
robbery occurred about 1880 O'Clock in
the evening. The front door was
found unlocked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
ATTENTION, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

The Knights of Topeka Comman
derry No. will assemble at the asylum
a 8 a. m. tomorrow, Friday. for the
purpose of giving the Templar service
for the dead over the mortal remains
of the eminent Sir Charles Henry
Chandler at the residence. 1924 Tyler.
Conveyances provided. Interment at
Bazaar. Kan.
VIM. NELSON. Commander.
GEO. w. M'CLELLAND,
ADV. Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
HONOR 8 TOPEKANS
Local Men Made Officials Farm Mort.
gage Bankers Association.

At a meeting of the Kansas Farm
Mortgage Bankers association, held at
the Muehlebach hotel in Kansas City,
one Topekan was elected as secretary
treasures of the association for the
coming year and three others were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20

It reflects refinement in choice, enduring utility and
pleasure 1t will make splendid article of home furnish
ing that renders elegance to the home. 1t will prove
thing of charm pleasure delight and enjoyment to the
oldest we'll as the youngest in the family circle.
We not only make the choosing Of attractive to
you but also make easy for you to buy any of the
finest instruments known in America.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01
LADIES lARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
~ srandmn', sage Tea and sui
phut Hc,ripc aud Nnhu'iN
viii know

Th. Hsp u1 Sage aud sulphur Tor
Pc t.-iHf faded. fray hair 90 us
ampI color dates back 90 grand
mothers ,mr sNs us'd DO to keep
..r Hur beautifully dars glossy and
attractive Whenever Dor hHtr took
n tH.t dnf faded or s.reaksd ap
naaure tHs uu'. mixture was az
....I u.In wonderful effect
rf .rs. Hnw. .s mHssv and
4tuIH1H Nowadays ht asking NJ
1901. .r#r f.ra .H cent bottle ~
Wts.Us sle. aaH sulphur Com
pound .u $40. r.' fhs famous old
preparation improved hy the add
r0n of other ingredients which can
H. depended upon to restore natural
COLOR Hrf beauty tH tho hair
s w.II Eno.u dovut0Vn druggist
.Bs b. darker. One hair $50 naturally
nI ...r. lu nobody can ten %
Has been applied N0H simply damp
ZOO o. spoons. or sof' brush with O. and
.uR fa.s through toHr hair. taking
H. ar1 af time By morning
.Ha aur HU- disappears and after
another application or two. 70 be
m1.. beautifully dark and glossy
WErfhH SlaH ana sulphur Com
Hauud delightful toilet requisite
On. fH... NHo d.sre "a more youth
f appearance. 1f is not intended
.Hr 'hH euro. mitigation or prevention
lf diseases
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01

the extensive factory garage OF tho
NtlI, Overland Company where
cars are placed Tor dealers. who
must notify Toe company Vcuty-l0ur
aHgr iu advance of driveaways
This +, hu' one OF the steps taken
hy the Willy Overland Company t0
encourage driyeaways. as 10 realizes
that the t'aer freight ears needed t1
ship Dos product th" more can be-
utilized Ton - transportation OF
other absolute necessities
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01

Per ea-1u These ear i shipped
DIS rail- would rarrira from D. fo
80 freight ears day
Or fh' present freight conditions
arc nor edirI 20 'fhe near future.
ID d. expected thar aiih the coming
%. better weather even q larger part
col the entire production of the
W.iIy,-pyeriaHl Company will drliy
cr itself fU points af Car greater dis
taug"s than ever before
a large space Ha- been provided u
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01
HOWE TnIs9

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles disaoifra r.a,
backs. rheumatism. aud OH irregu
larities ~ the kidneys aud bladder iu
both men and women HoaulatoH
bladder troubles iu children o. NOT
sold by your druggist viii be GEM
W mail on receipt Of 100 one
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01

Practically ever SINCE the an.
uouuceW'u' of the u"W cumpreheu.
syo uu. of the willy. .Uternud
Company "a the start u. fbe year
dealer from faraway point u Mich.
igtu Ohio Indiana Illinois and
renusyIyanl. have been Drawing fHs
element. hy lrivins their ears home
to supply The immpd8t. d.muI.
for fha nrR models
From an to loo cars arc beinF
driven away daily during ff. win.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01
OVERLAND CARS TAKEN
AWAY UNDER OWN POWER

Despite. ffr Hfa winter ard very
poor road conditions f1s has been
l.0 .Uf Strenuous driveway season
ever experienced by tbe WUlvs-pYer-
land CON lI. Toledo Ohio
o. other tas dealers and iistrih-
ufor- r'siiuF within 2nn-mi'e "a
dim. %. Toledo came 90 tho factory
lr April esd trls, shipments OF
rrs away uHt' late in tho far
Ti.. season however. found drive
eHf. Eel tuEH. ever DURING ffe hpsg.
winter weather
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01
Sir.CrIirder Models
lMARiIIO ST. DENT
HONORED NJ UNIVERSITY

a si.nal honor has been conferred
upon 2 o. Thompson. q young Amc
r.llo student oi 'hc law department
col tHe University of Texas. Austin.
According 20 information receive
Ter. Saturday be- nas been elected by
Oh sJ.'er Hs.drat 81 thi
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01

mu bottle 10 $50 months ,roa,
wwt and seldom fails 20 perfect O.
ra Send fpr t.rumau.ala from
th' and other states ur g. W
iWI 'Hil olive So. S. Louis No.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-01
The Studeb0ker SIX
An Evolution

The roadabilIty. the casy riding qualities
OF ,tud,bakgr, are recognized by all eX-
porlenccd motorists.
Like ,hc Packard and Pierce, the Stude-
baker retain, it, graceful, aristocratic
ilc> from >car 10 y.ar,
The manufacturing methods applied in
the production OF the Studebakcr Six
nav, been developed by four years con
bnuou, experience with single basic de-
sign. This tact alone has enabled Stude-
baker to keep It's price remarkably
low.
Last year the entire Studcbakcr output
was sold early IN August. Late corners
were disappointed. This year, too, the
production is limited. BE wisc-place
your order now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Some of Modern warares deadly and ingenious machine

To the lief, and below. two
pictures showing the e.cao. '. -
an observer from a Frc,,n
military sausage" balloo,
He has apparently been =,
tackled by enemy aeroplan.,
and the picture to tn. IL,
shows the parachute dis.no,,
ing itself from the ba,loos
The lower picture show. n.
parachute opened out and N.
observer about to make ,,t.
landing. Cunning for san.
sages. according to new. d;..
patches. has Of late becom. ,
favorite pastime with bo,h
Allied and enemy aviator,
Fr'"'h oG Pvt P,,..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Above, the lat

Above, the lat
est type Of
Italian torpedo
boat destroyer
hitting it up at
full speed in the
Adriatic.
photo from " DE- 3ioNi
On the left. a
busy scene on
the signal
bridge Of one
Of our cruisers.
Signals are be-
ing sent and
received by
wig.wag. soma.
phore and sig.
nal flag.
Copyri0ht T. Uui-
Ter. J.. y y
On the right,
an unusual
picture Of a
German aero
pl a n e equip
ped with de-
tachable pom
toons and con-
vertible for
either land or
sea duty. In
til e p h oto-
graph Cermsn
sailors are
hosting tn
plane ashore
for the re.
moval Of the
h y droplane
pontoons
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22

Will Clayson was a returning pas senger on the steamer Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
NATIVE CHILD PLAYING BEAR
 IS KILLED BY COMPANION

While several native children of Tatiltlik were playing at hunting a few days ago, one of the players con ceived the idea of getting his fathers SO-3O rifle to make the game more re- alistic. He took the gun unobserved by his parents and the game proceeded with fatal results to the little fellow taking the part of the bear. The hunt CT drew bead on his victim and pulled the trigger. As usual in such cases, the presumably empty gun was loaded and an explosion followed. As is also usual in such a case of this character, the shooters aim was per feet, and the bullet entered the fore. head of the younger boy, causing in stant death. The bullet passed entire. ly through the boys head and crashed through the window of an adjoining house, where it narrowly escaped striking a mother and three children in the room, finally finding Judgement in some underclothing packed on a shelf in the next room.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22

value which makes the securities of the Valdez Creek Placer Mines an ab- solute safe investment, provided the hydraulic operations are carried out in accordance with my recommends tions"
 Since the above report was made by Forbes Rickard, the Valdez Creek Placer Mines have installed a hydrau- lie plant even more powerful and eff fective than that recommended by MT. Rickard. During the season of 1916 this great plant was completed by Pierre Bouery, who has been called the foremost hydraulic mining engi- neer in America, and is now ready for efficient operation for "A hours of each day. The full season is about 150 days. The pipe lines capacity is $500 miners inches every "A hours Alaska hydraulicking has attained a duty of five cubic yards per miners inch every "A hours.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
DECIDED SHORTAGE IN
 SWEDISH CORN CROP.
(Rv Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, May 22. - Sweden's supply of sowing corn is reported to be 100000 tons short
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To o. l.. Willoughby, J. K. Willough
 by, w. J. Fritz, Pat Reyes, F. A.
 Willoughby, A. c. Willoughby and
 Henry Rothchild:
 You are hereby notified and will take notice, thatI, the subscriber, Joe s. Waldrom, have expended, as the annual assessment required by law, the following sums on the following described mineral oil claims: During the year A. D. 1914 the sum of s400 in labor and money on Bonanza l and 2 and Burls 10 and II, and in the year 1915, $200 on Burls 10 and II; and in the year 1916, $200 on Burls 10 and II, all of which said oil claims are situated in the Kayak recording dis trict, territory of Alaska, the location notices of which are of record in the office of the U. s. commissioner and district recorder, at Katalla, Alaska, in Book No. 6 of Mining Locations, on pages 176 and TIT, of said records.
 If you fail and refuse within ninety (90) days from the personal service of this notice, if personal service be had, or within ninety (90) days after the publication of this notice, to con tribute your proportions of such ex- penditure as a co-Owner, your propor- tions being as follows: o. l.. Will loughby s100, J. K. Willoughby s100, w. J. Fritz $100, Pat Reyes $50, F. A. Willoughby $100, A. c. Willoughby $100, Henry Rothchild $50, your re- spective interests in and to said min eral claims and each and every one of them will become the property of the subscriber, who is your co-owner, and who has made the expenditures and Improvements as above men, toned on said mineral oil claims, pur- suant to the provision of the said statute and the said session laws.
 JOE s. WALDROM.
 First publication, April 24, 1917.
 Last publication, July 23, 1917.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
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WhATcHAMA COLUMN. MonoeIes.
(By c. M., United press)

tBy c. M., United pressl .
 = The monocle is a fraction of a .
 . pair of glasses worn by a frac- .
 ' ton of human being. 1t Is fet. .
 . tered to it's position by heaven .
 . knows what. Usually the wearer .
 . sends his eyebrow down to hold .
 ' it in check. If the eyebrow has .
 ' to go upstairs to emphasize a ' . thought or something, the mon- . . ocle's fall is certain. This situ- . . ation is overcome by having the . monocle on leash A long, wide . . funereal ribbon reash. This gives . ' it enough of fall to scare the . . wits out of it and keep it sub . : dued, but not enough to dash it's . . glass out on the rocks below. To . . obtain monocle all you have to . . do is go into an opticians shop . . and order a half portion of spec . ' tacles. Though why in heavens . . name anyone should want to ob- . ' tain one is more than we can un- . . derstand.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
POSTAL EMPLOYEES OF
 HUNGARY WANT INCREASE
(By Associated Press)

BUDAPEST, May 21. - Employees in the Hungarian civil service, includ. ing the postoffice and other public de- partments, have formed an association to obtain general increase in pay to cover the increased cost of living.
 The association already has nearly 100,0 ,000 members.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
MILLIONS OF DISEASE
 GERMS ON EXHIBITION.
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, May 22. - A food and hygiene exhibit to instruct the public in war problems of economical feed ing and in health measures, opened today at the American Museum of Ma. tural History. Included in the ex, hibit will be the largest collection of disease germs in the world, and a miniature model of Columbia Univer. sity's proposed $700,OOO war hospital