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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
COOK WILL GET IT
Kansas City Man To Be Score.
tary Board of Control.
Slated to Succeed j. w. Howe,
Democrat, of Abilene.

Wylie W. Cook of Kansas City, kan.'
former assistant state treasurer. is to
be appointed as secretary of the state
board of control. according to reports
today in state house circles. Cooks
appointment will be made this week, II
is asserted.
The appointment of Cook will be
made by the newly organized control
board which serves until the new
state board of administration takes
charge of state institutions July l.
Cook will be appointed to succeed J.
w. Howe of Abilene, Democrat, ana
former state senator from the Dickin-
son-Clay county district. Howe was
appointed in 1913. When w. E.
Brooks of Fort Scott, chairman OF the
board, resigned recently to become
mayor of his home town, the vacancy
was filled by w. f. Davis of Dodge
City, former state auditor. This ac-
ton gave the Republicans a majority
on the board apd Howe's services
were practically automatically ended
The change in the secretaryship may
be made at once.
Cook is a progressive Republican.
He was a candidate for the Repuo-
| lican nomination Tor state treasurer
| in 1915 and was chief clerk to speaker
Keene of the house during the recent
| legislative session. His appointment on
the board will be for the short term
ending July L.
! Howe, who retires, is a we'll known
Fifth district newspaper man. He is
| editor of the Dickinson County News
/ and was in charge of the Hodges pub
licity bureau during the 1872 goyer-
| norshin campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
RECOGNITION OF u. S.
Uncle Sam Preparing to Send Greet
ings to Russians.

Washington. March 20.-The United
States government is preparing to rec
ogniZe the new rule esta blished by the
Russian revolution, it was learned to-
day.
AS soon as the new Russian regime
definitely formu1ates itself. the United
States will send greetings
The Russian army and navy support
the new government. Ambassador
Francis reported to the state depart
ment today.
France Recognizes New Govt.
Lordon, March 20.-France has en-
tered into business; relations with /the
Russian provisional government. ac-
cording to announcement made here
today.
Such action forecasts early formal
RECOGNITION of the new regime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
DRILL IN RIVER BED
Arkansas City Promoters Want To
Prospect For Oil On State Land.

Kansas state officials who sup
pressed their sorrow when the 1egis-
lature broke all appropriation rec
ords, are now dreaming of oil royal
ties that will meet some of the ex-
penses of the eleven million dollar
legislature. Cowley county citizens
have applied to the state for oil leases
on the bed of the Arkansas river. I'm
der the lease proposal, the state will
collect one-eightn royalty as well as
lease fee in event oil is found in
the bed of the stream. w. L. Cum
ningham, an Arkansas City lawyer,
has presented the lease plan to state
officials and the matter will be con-
sidered in a few days by the state
executiva council
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
CONVICT MRS. ANDREWS
Woman Who "Worked'' in, Topeka
Caught in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 2O.-Mrs.
Anna Andrews has been sentenced to
two years in the Jefferson City ceni-
tertiary after being convicted of the
theft of silverware, cut glass, furni-
ture and other house loot, which she
had obtained in Kansas City. Topeka,
Chicago, ST. Louis and Salt Lake City
are other cities where she is said to
have operated.
Mrs. Andrews looted the home of
DR.. Martha Bacon, 4134 Hyde Park
avenue, after she had been placed in
charge as housekeeper. The Bacons
gave her charge of the house because
"she seemed so refined and talked Of
better days, and because she wanted
to rear her son Paul in an atmosphere
of refinement and culture"
Mrs. Andrews came to Topeka as
Mrs. Thomas, in October. Mrs. Mabel
Akers rented her home at sos West
Eighth street to Mrs. Thomas when
she told her she wanted to make her
home here because of the educational
advantages it offered for the culture
of her son.
Mrs Andrews disappeared. taking
with her a number of the household
effects belonging to the owner of the
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20

New York, March 2O.-MONEY-Merca
tile paper, 4@4A per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills, All; commercial 60 day bills on
banks, Al: commercial, 60 day bills. .70A I;
demand, 4;75h cables. 40 ZIG, FRANCS,
demand 5-s4A cables oa,, 5s4A Marks; de
11oS: cables. 11.30. Guilders, demand,
40 GIG; cables. 4O3s. Lires, demand, $50
cables, 7.T9. Rubles. demand. 2S1a; cables.
2sA Bar silver. T2ac; Mexican dollars,
55Ac- Government bonds. steady: railroad
bonds. strong. Time loans. steady; GO and
80 days, 31a@3A per cent; 6 months 3A@
per cent.
Call money, steady: high, 2h per cent /;
low, 2A per cent; ruling rate. 2R per cent /;
last loan. 21a per cent; Closing bid "a per
cent; offered at 21a per cent.
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LOCAL MENTION

For the second year the Washburn
class of 1917 was declared champions
in the basketball interclass league
They defeated the freshmen team
Tuesday in the last game of the sea-
son. Freshmen put up a stiff fight
but were finally downed by a walk
away in the second half, the score be-
inG . to Is.
Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1859
ADV.
Topeka Auto Livery. Phone SOS or
3737, 116 w. 18th. Open day and
night.-Adv.
F. A. Rooster D. D. s.. 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis--Adv.
den, drove a new Ford car home from
Kansas City Monday night, put it in
the garage and this morning it was
gone. 1t was stolen before he had a
chance to put a state license tag upon
it. He reported his loss to the Topeka
police today and they have been
watching for the car
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c dog Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
The best to be had is served at the
Cremerie. Follow the crowd. You won't
go wrong. Cafeteria one flight up
! Adv.
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FARM LOANSIN DEMAND
Paper Totaling $1OO,OOO,O0O Will Be
Issued the Coming Year.,

Washington, March 20.-Approxi-
mately $10O,000,000 will be used in
farm loan bonds during the next
twelve months. according to estimates
made by the farm loan board on the
number of applications received.
Applications are pouring in from
every section of the country and the
first bonds may be issued within the
next ten days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
TO HOLD TRIAL HERE
Alleged Drug Law Violators Will Be
Prosecuted in Topeka

]. H. and U. S. q Hughes. former
operators of a s. nitarium at Rose
dale, near Kansas City, will be tried
drugs act in Topeka at the term of
the federal court. beginning April 8.
The case is expected to be the most
important to be heard at the next term
of court.
More than 100 illnesses have been
subpoenaed by the government in the
attempt to convict he brothers of vio-
lating the Harrison anti-narcotic act
They were indicted in the federal
court at Kansas city. Kan. last fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
MISSING MEN SAFE
No Lives Lost When the City of Men,
phis Was TorpedOcd.

New York. March 20.-No lives
were lost in the sinking of the Ameri-
can steamship City of Memphis in the
German submarine zone. The boat
which was missing. containing Cap
tain Borum and seven men. has reach
ed Glasgow safely, according to
dispatch received here from the cap
tain today by the owners-The Ocean
Steamship company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20

Work awarded to Mccoy & Taylor.
(Signed L. D. BURGESS,
(Seal) City Clerk.
City Clerk Burgess, of Larned, has
also made the following certified copy
Of the request of Torson to withdraw
his bid:
CITY OF LARNED
Office of The Clerk.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of the
City of Larned, Kan.
l request to withdraw our bid on ac-
count of signer of bid being a minor and
having received a square deal from the
' ToRsoN CoNsT. co.
BY Chas. NJ. Torson.
statement filed with the City Council by
Chas. NJ. Torson.
(signeO L. D. BURGESS,
W. L. Earl. president of the city
council of Larned, has written to
Mayor House concerning the Torson
bid on the Larned sewer. Mr.. Earrs
FARMERS STATE BANK
Larned. Kansas.
March 10th. 1917.
Hon; j. f. House, Mayor of Topeka
Topeka. Kansas.
Dear STA friend of mine has asked
me to outline something of the condition
of the c. NJ. Torson contractor, bid on the
City Septic Sewer here let in February.
and will say that Mr.. Torson was in round
numbers 100000 below the engineers es-
innate of the work when we questioned
him as to Bond. and the responsibility of
the firm he said that he was n miner and
that his check was no good, and that his
father was away sick and did not know
that he was here hence he wanted his
check back. also that he omitted something
of about $9.0OO.O0 of the items TO be bid
on. One Bonding Co. was present by repre-
sentation and said that he did not think
! they could make bond on the financial
| condition that he was able at that time to
get from the hoy. so after Mr.. Torson
signed a statement for the Clerks record.
] (C0nV nj
we gave him his check back and allowed
him to withdraw his bid.
| Mr.. TorsOn came to me personally before
! the letting and wanted assurance that he
would get a square deal and that the con-
tract would be let to the lowest bidder
after being assured of this he put in his
bid MS above which was disposed of ac-
cording to the preceding
He seems to be very peculiar fellow
not sure of himself and his figures at
any time. this element was a large factor
in allowing him to withdraw his bid.
Very Respectfully.
/ (Signed) W. L. EARL.
| Pres. Council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
Comedian On Operating Table.

Chicago March 20.-A serious abb
domiual operation was performed at
the Presbyterian hospital today on
Dave Montgomery, the comedian
The operation was pronounced a sue
cess and it was said that the patient
had an excellent chance of recov-
ering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20

Wall St. New York March 2O-STOCKS
Further short covering and n moderate
revival of public interest accelerated to-
DAYS additional advances in which United
States Steel and other industrials were
most conspicuous. Sales were estimated
at 100000 shares.
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New York Stock Market.
CLOSING prices for the leading stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co., 301
New England Bldg.)
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1Oldl 'pfJo' lSD.oo
State of Kansas, County of Shawnee, IS.
1, L. s. dresser, Cashier of said bank,
do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true; that said bank has liza
bilities. and is not indorser any note
or obligation. other than shown on the
above statement, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief. So help me God.
L. s. GRESSER,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
10Th day of March, 1917
II. c. MCKINLEY,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Commission expires on the Goth day of
August. 1920
Correct-Attest:
S. s. OFT,
F.O. MORNS,
ID. NJ. DIBBLE
J. n. STEWART,
NJ. +. SOUTHWICK,
Directors.
To W. f. Benson, Bank Commissioner,
Topeka. Kan.
First published In The Topeka State
Journal, March 20, 1911
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New York Cotton Market
New York, March 20--COTTON-Spot
steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

ELIZABETH D. LEWIS, age 81,
died Monday at her home, at GA
North Topeka avenue. She was
member of Benevolent lodge, No. 8,
and of Patterson Temple, No. %.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
ELIZABETH PETIT, age 81, died
Monday at her home, at 1892 College
avenue. Funeral will be held at IL
o'clock Thursday morning from the
Holy Name church. Burial in Mt.
Hope cemetery.
SIRINA HANSON. age Sc, died Sun
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
]. A. Lungren, at 900 Western avenue.
Funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of George Mcpherson,
who died at Dallas, Tex, will be held
at 10 o'clock from Shellabarger.s
chapel. Burial in Rochester ceme-
terry.
Word was received of the death of
Dennis Smith of Tecumseh. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday after
noon at 8 o'clock. Burial in Topeka
cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel SIT
Adv.
New Orleans Cotton Market
| New Orleans, March 20.-COTTON-Spot
firm. 20 points up; middling, 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
BANK STATEMENTS
->-~--~>>>>~
First Published in The Topeka State
Journal March 20, 1919

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
of the
CITIZENS STATE BANK,
at Topeka, State OF Kansas, at the close of
business on the 18th day of March, 1917:
Loans and discounts. 1851 64s5o
Loans on real estate. 124, 5000
Ov.rdrafts, secured 5O9.22
Other bonds and war
rants 2S,o0S.i3
Guaranty fund with
State Treas, bonds. 100000
Cash items and clear
ing house items - 2,251e3
change, legal reserve 37s17171
Total $685. 1880
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in s 5O,oOo.ou
Surplus fund ...... 25,000.0O
Undivided profits IS 1,0I130
interest o,t3bol
Exchange ............ 22.49
$ es271o
Less current expenses,
interest and taxes
- 4,692 10
not paid ............ 5000
Individual dep osits,
subject to check -. .$512, 5S7.SS
Banks and bankers
deposits ............. 55,410.53
Certificates of deposit
due on after 30
days ......... 250,46s99
- SIS, 467 40
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New York. March 20.

Fencing and Steel Posts at Forbes
Hwd. Co.-Adv-
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Electric Washers at Forbes Hdw.
C0-Adv
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel ST.
Adv.
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New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, March 20.-COTTON-Spot
firm. % points up; middling, 1919.
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Garden Tools at Forbes Hdw. CO.
Adv.
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Iron Pumps at Forbes Hwd. Co.
Adv.
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-
State of Kansas. County of Shawnee; Sc.
l. J. ID. Gossett. Cashier of said bank do
solemny swear that the above statement In
true; that said bank has no liabilities. and
is not indorser on any note obligation.
other than shown on the above statement
to the best of my knowledge and belief
So help NE God.
j. II. GOSSETT. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this
10Th day of March, 1917.
iSeali1 ID. j.. WILSON
Notary Public
Commission expires on the 18th day of
July. 1881
Correct-Attest:
wM- MACFERRAN
4. A. GODDARD.
L. NJ. STAHL.
n. T.. CHARLESTON.
NJ. A. LOW,
T. f. CARVER.
Directors
Topeka, Kan.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FL
NANCIAL CONDITION


STATE SAVINGS BANK.
At Topeka, State of Kansas, at the close
of business the 18th day of March,
1917
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20

Safety razor blades sharpened bet.
ter than new. 25c-35c dog. Brunt.
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
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Step Ladders at Forbes Hwd. Co
Adv
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To W. F. BENSON. Bank Commissioners
Topeka, Kan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-07
WoRKERs IN DEMAND.

Acting on the suggestions of the commercial
economy board of the council of national de-
tense. retail merchants IN many OF the larger
cities of the country have adopted rules to put
an end to wasteful practices which have grown
up. They have lessened the number OF daily
deliveries of goods, restricted the special dehv-
ery abuse and regulated the return of merchan-
disc purchased by defining the cases and cir
cumstances in which dealers will decline to take
it back. The war advisory committee OF the
National Retail Drygoods association also adj
vises that purchasers be urged to carry their
small packages home.
There is much to indicate that our country
will soon need workers as never before. So
short handed will the whole land be that 1t will
have no men to spare for work that is not OF
urgent Importance Where will the necessary
workers be found unless they are taken from
the occupations that are not of vital moment to
the countryi
1t will not do to rob our agricultural districts
of workers by the lure of higher wages, for the
world must be fed. Undoubtedly hosts OF
women viii step into clerical positions, thus re-
leasing men for mechanical work. We may also
expect to see, as in the other nations at war,
Iegions of women in overalls doing factory
work within their capacity and many lighter
tasks heretofore performed by men. Under the
resistless pressure of economic laws and in spite
of race riotings may also expect to see all
the darkies the south can spare pushing into
the industrial states to do heavy manual labor
in the open, thus releasing white men for the
better paid work which requires more
skill In addition to all this, however, there
Will be so much need for artisans and mechanics
to do the nations work that must be done that
there will be few men left for useless labor or
work that does not press. And here as in Eng
land it may come to be considered unpatriotic
to keep men who can be dispensed with at work
that does not have to be done.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-07
LEADERS FOR NEGROES.


Need of enlightened leadership for the negro
population of the country is plainly shown by
the growing importance attached to the proper
relation of the negro to national industrial life.
Such leadership should come from the race it
self: there have been few men of the type of
Booker T. Washington and Major Motion and
the great good they have accomplished makes
it evident what hundreds of men of this type
would mean to the negro race. Such men can
only be produced by education and it is cry
ing need that opportunity for higher education
be provided for the black men, This need the
government has seen and for two years past
DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones has been making a
survey of negro educational institutions. His
report is now published and makes plain the
reason why the liberal donations which have
been made to negro education are not accom-
plishing more than they are.
DR. Jones finds that there is a duplication of
Institutions; in many southern cities and states
there are two and three small colleges or tech
nical schools in the same section. None OF them
is able to secure proper equipment or teaching
strength to make them efficient. What IS
needed is a number Of institutions like Fisk uni
versitv at Nashville, Howard university at
Washington, Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes
There should be available now negro scientific
experts, negro pIis SICl0is, helo euueaIoi . ei't
men skilled in industrial work; men not only OF
special knowledge but of the vision and under
standing that are the product of liberal educa
ton 1t is by such men and women that the
negro can be brought to find his best adjust
ment to life in the nation. DR.. Jones bespeaks
the immediate interest of the people of the
country in centraliznig the help which is given
to negro education on the upbuilding of few
strong hirher schools The suggestion is SEN
sible and one that intimately concerns the flu
ture welfare of the negro, and of our industrial
and social organization.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-07
Better 10 die ten thousand deaths than to
wound my honor-Addison.
AWAKEN THE NATION.

THE T ondon Times suggests that President
Wilson 90 upon the stump and rouse the peo-
ple to the significance Of the tremendous war IN
which the nation is engaged Written appeals,
if saws, however earnest, are less effective than
spoken words to awaken an apathetic and un-
realizing people.
It is fact that the masses of our people
have not vet come to consider the war their
personal concern. There are in every cornmun-
ity ardent men and women who are giving to
the limit of their time and money and strength
to help our hard-pushed allies and to prepare
in advance for the needs Of our soldiers soon to
take the field. But for the body Of the people
life is much the same Joyous round that it used
to be. More flags and more men in khaki are
in evidence, but aside from these there is little
by which a stranger would know that ten mil
lion Americans have been informed of the order
in which they may be called to the colors and
that our government expects to spend ten bill
lion dollars in this first year that we are in the
war.
The people have not wakened to a peril
that is actually at hand. It was so in England.
The warnings Of her wisest fell on needless ears,
and it was not until her regular army had
been practically destroyed, her coast towns
raided and her cities bombarded from the air
that all the British people realized that a war
was on which meant their national life or death.
1t was a little different in France which knew
by bitter experience what the hordes pouring
across her border meant. But we have no such
memories, and lulled into false sense of secur-
ity by our potential strength we have failed to
realize the incalculable damage an enemy might
do us in the first month of the war. We are too
slow in coming to an understanding Of what
war means.
What the people should be made to realize
is that world conflagration is on, and that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-07
Like Mates Like.

New York Times: 1t would be hard
TO decide who cuts the sorrier inquire
and who is more deserving OF con-
temptous scorn--the young man who
marries because he thinks that thus
he can escape military service, or
the young woman who allows her
self thus to be used by one who is
obviously a coward. a shirker. or
both. The two will be fifty mated,
In that they share like form of
baseness, but the worst feature OF
such unions is not the factor the
possibility, for their miserable pur-
pose seems likely to be foiled-that
the country viii be deprived of a
poor soldier, but that the character
istics OF such parents will be empha-
sized in their children and far more
serious injury to the nation be thus
effected.
The eugenist is more alarmed by
the present rush for marriage
licenses than the recruiting sergeant
is disguised by it, for the former
looks further into the future.
These wretcbed marriages cannot
be stopped by law, but most of them
.. could probably be prevented if it
were clearly and convincingly ex-
plained that exemption from draft
cannot with any certainty thus be
secured. The chances are that the
young men thus taking shelter be-
hind petitcoats dislike the response
bilities and restrictions OF marriage
only a little less than the hardships
and perils of war.
There is some, though a poor, con-
ISOLATION in the thought that each of
these husbands will get bad wife,
and each of these wives will get a
bad husband Each can confidently
be expected to detest the other
within a year, and lifetime of bick-
ering and quarreling will be pun
ishuent to fit the crime they are now
committing.