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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-10

Brazil is to send six of its best war
ships to Europe, the move indicating
that Brazil looks upon its share in the
war as something more than mere
OrnamentatiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
PLAN TO BUILD SHOPS
Union Pacific Officials Order Material
Shipped to junction City.

Junction City, Kan, Dec. linn
mense amounts of supplies have been
ordered shipped to Junction City for
use in the new Union Pacific shops
that are to be erected here in the early
spring. Included in the motive power
units of the group of buildings will
be: Seven double-gea engine lathes
in size from IA to "a inches, measur-
ing from to feet 9 inches between
centers; one 90-inch high duty driv-
ing wheel lathe, equipped with pneu-
matte devices and the latest improve
ments; two drills, radial and upright
pattern, and two planners, size SO by
SO inches by A feet, both of which
are of heavy pattern; also one each of
the following: 50-ton drill press, steam
hammer, slotting machine, bolt cutter
and threader, 30-inch squaring shear
and stationary arc welding motor gem
orator.
Provision has been made for 450-
ton capacity steel coaling station, pur-
chase order for which has been placed
with the American Bridge Co, of New
York. for delivery at an early date A
mower house equipped with the in
duced draft system will also be erect
ed The equipment for the coal and
ash handling machinery will consist of
two conveyers, crusherS and feeders.
Each machine will be controlled by
motors of high voltage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
TOPEKAN ON PROGRAM
State Poultry Federation Meets in Sa-
lima Last of Month.

Salina, Dec. 1.-THE convention
and exhibition of the Kansas State
Poultry federation, to be held here De-
cember 81 to January 5. will be a pa
triotic and educational meeting The
Poultry Federation is encouraging the
raising of more and better poultry in
Kansas and has lined up to assist in
the work that the government is do
ing to increase poultry production in
the interest of conserving the supply
of red meats. An educational, war
time program has been arranged. 1t
is as follows:
1.-The Emergency Poultry Campaign
in kansas'-By L. w. Burby, extern
sion poultry husbandman, United
States department of agriculture.
Poultry Production" - By Prof.
William A. Lippincott, head of the de-
partment of poultry husbandry, Kan
sas State Agricultural college, Man
haitian.
Poultry Housing''-By Prof Ross
NJ. Sherwood, extension lecturer of
the department of poultry husbandry,
K. S. A c., Manhattan.
War Time Rations for Poultry
By N. L. Harris. superintendent poul-
try experimental plant, K. S. A. c.,
Manhattan.
THE Future of the Poultry Bust
ness''-By C D.. McClaskey, poultry
editor, Capper Publications, Topeka
'P GU TRY n d Patriotism"-By
Ralph Searle Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
knew SPY PLOT!
This Establishes Motive for
Murder of Mrs. Boyer.
Two Other Crimes in Neighbor-
hood Arouse Suspicion.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. 17.-Definite
announcement that Mrs. Emma Frit-
zen Beyer was murdered by person
or persons interested in preventing
her from exposing a giant spy blot IN
this country was made today
The press was authorized to say
that this motive for the crime has
been fully esta blished by justice de-
partment agents and Allegheny county
police officials and detectives inves-
tigating the case.
Where the plot was Matched and
by whom were facts which, if def
nitely known, were not divulged.
Two unusual crimes on successive
days, following the murder of Mrs.
Emma Fritzen Boyer, were being in
vestigated by county detectives today.
In each case robbery was followed
by an effort to destroy evidence of
the crime by fire
Use Fire to Cover Up Crime.
Today the half-incinerated body of
a man about 80 years of age was
found on the side of a hill near Banks
vile.
Yesterday a fire attracted several
persons to the home of Morris Perl
AZ, in the rear of his store at 1105
| Washington avenue, Bfaddock. PER-
was found bound and gagged. Sew
| eral hundred dollars was missing from
a cash register in the store.
This was not very far from Edge
wood Acres, where the Boyer home
was wrecked by an explosion afteI
the killing of Mrs. Boyer. Detectives
! have maintained that the plotters be.
lieved the place would be fired by the
explosive, thus hiding traces of the
| murder.
Papers found on the person of the
latest victim included a receipt fol
$500 paid on a touring car
Marks of auto and wagon wheel.
I indicated the victim has been taker
dead to the spot where the body was
| found and there partially cremated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
GIRLS WON DEBATE
Goods From Washburn, Ottawa and
K S. A G. Take Honors.

The fact THAT the United States
Should Adopt System of Response
BILE Cabinet Government is fully i'm
pressed on the minds of the members
of the feminine forensic teams of
three Kansas colleges. Following a
triangular debate Saturday night
among the teams from Washburn, OF
tawa and K. S. A. c., the singular
fact was discovered that in each case
the girls upholding the affirmative
side of this question were uniformly
successful in their contention. Each
of the three colleges scored a vic
tory and suffered defeat; affirmative
teams from each college won, and
the supporters of the negative went
down to defeat
A peculiar feature of the two Wash
burn teams was the fact that both
affirmative and negative teams were
composed entirely of sorority girls.
Kappa Alpha had three representa-
tives on the teams, Kappa Kappa Chi
had two and Sigma Alpha Iota, one.
The affirmative Washburn team, vic
tors over Ottawa, was Misses Antoin-
cite Dean, Frances Cav and Gracia
Wood. The negative and defeated
competitors against Manhattan were
Misses Lucille Ward, Celline Evans
and Hazel KeSSler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
NO XMAS BURROUGHS
Camp Funston Soldiers Must Stay
With Units, Order Reads.

Camp Funston, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
last hope of the men of the Eighty
ninth division who had expected to 90
home for the Christmas holiday in
spite of the rumors that no furloughs
were to be issued was stilled by the
receipt of official word from Washing
ton that all men should remain in
camp.
Originally the announcement was
made by division headquarters that
10 r cent of each unit would be
granted Christmas leave, selecting
those to go from the ones who had not
gone home fer Thanksgiving and who
had good records. The stipulation was
also made that round trip tickets must
be shown before furloughs would be
given.
The result was excellent behavior to
qualify and a general reduction of
the usual free spending of the pay
handed out a few days ago. Atten-
ton is now centered on the Christmas
celebration and the receipt of Christ
mas packages.
The program for the afternoon is
complete with sack races, centipede
races, jousting contests, tug-of war,
h-ban game, turkey shoots. bronco
busting, roping and tying contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
WHITE SPEAKS TONIGHT
Y. NJ. c. A. War Worker From Eu-
rope Before Current Topic Club.

At the s O'Clock dinner of the Cur
rent Topic club at the Central Y NJ.
c. A. tonight, Harry w. White is to
speak on war conditions in Europe
White is a graduate of Nebraska uni
versity and has been a Y. M c. A
worker in Europe for the past ten
years, having recently returned from
the fronts of the various armies.
White has spoken in many cities in
this country since his return and
those who have heard him say that
he is a powerful and convincing
speaker. 1t was largely thru the eff
forts of White that the $1,000 for the
Y. M. G. A. war work was pledged at
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
Another feature of the nights din
ner will be a piano recital by Miss
Eleanor Allen including several CLASH
cal numbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
ALL SHOULD COOPERATE
Oil Companies Pay Too Much For
Their Geological Surveys.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 17.-One-
fifth the money spent by individual
prospectors and development COM
panies in Kansas for geologic surveys
for oil would have paid for the most
complete survey of the entire state
and would have put the data into the
hands of everyone interested in oil
development
Raymond c. Moore of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, state geologist, bases
the foregoing assertion on the cost in
the state geological survey in making
oil and gas maps of eleven Kansas
counties. The maps will appear in a
new bulletin. "Oil and Gas Resources
of Kansas and will be in detail for
Butler, Franklin, Miami, Allen, Wood
son, Wilson. Neosho, Labette, Mont
gomery, Chautauqua, and Cowley
counties.
THE developing companies have al
advantage over the individual holders
of oil-producing land said Doctor
Moore. These companies can have
the expensive oil surveys made. but
the Individual usually finds such a
thing Impossible, The information as
we now have it in the new bulletin
is a part of that the big oil companies
have obtained thru their biologists.
The bulletin makes this high priced
information available to every Kan
san"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
EARL AkERS is NAMED
Topeka Bank Cashier Is Treasurer of
Boys Working Reserve Movement.

Earl Akers, cashier of the Reserve
State bank of Topeka, and former
state treasurer, has been named by
Governor Capper as financial direc-
tor of the boys working reserve. The
organization will aid in filling indus
trial lines depleted through the Sc
lection of men from industrial lines
for army service.
The appointment will place Akers
in charge of the work in Kansas. He
will be associated in the campaign
with heads of large Kansas industrial
plants and will cooperate with the
government in its plan to work out a
boys working reserve to meet exist
ing laoor conditions and supply de-
mands for labor to fill the places va
Gated as result of the seIective draft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
WARM UP THE INTAKE
That Is Best Way To Start a Cold
Motor.

Manhattan, Kan. Dec. 1.-THE
easiest way to overcome starting diff
ficulties with an automobile in cold
weather is to apply heat to the intake
manifold, in the opinion of E. V. Col
Inns, instructor in steam and gas en-
cheering in the agricultural college.
Trouble in starting a car in cold
weather is generally due to the fact
that the ordinary low grade of gaso-
line will not vaporize readily at low
temperatures.
The intake pipe leading from the
carburetor is usually vertical so that
gasoline will not pass thru unless it
is Vaporized. The velocity of air
thru the carburetor and intake pipe
will hold the atomized gas in suspen-
sion when the motor is once started.
BY applying heat to the intake
manifold enough liquid will be va
porized SO that the motor will start
readily. In this case the entire mix
ture is warmed rather than Just the
gasoline. Better results will be OBJ
tanned than where the motor is
primed with heated gasoline and the
air is allowed to enter the cylinders
cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
DARKEN YOUR
GRAY HAIR
By Reviving Color Glands, La
Creole Does This. Healthy
and Simple to Apply.

Just apply to your hair and scalp
before going to bed the famous La
Creole Hair Dressing. This revives
the color glands to activity. In a
short time you will observe ali your
gray, streaked bleaehed or faded hair
turn to such an even beautiful nat
ural dark shade that no one could
tell you had used La Creole. Not a
trace of gray hair can be seen Also
stops dandruff and falling hair. Have
soft, fluffy. long, natural dark hair
again by applying La Creole. Sold on
a money back guarantee by Brunt-
Martins drug store. or sent prepaid
for s1.20 by Van Vleet Drug CO.,
Memphis. observation-disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
HIS AIM WAS POOR
Failing to Kill Rabbit Cost OberIin
Boy His Life.

Oberlin, Kan, Dec 17.-Burney
Clark. about % years of age, son of
the Rev. J. P. Clark of this city. while
out rabbit hurting wounded a rabbit.
He took hold of the barrel of the gun
to finish the rabbit and accidentally
discharged the gun, the contents en-
tering his breast, killing him in
stantly. .
Young Clark was here on leave
from the Atlantic coast to attend the
funeral of his mother, who was buried
December s. He had enlisted in the
marine corps and had been advanced
for his ability in the service. Pre-
vious 20 enlisting he attended Column
bia university. n. Y, school of Jour
nalism and was a young man of I'M
usual force and ability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
AS GOOD AS BUTTER
OIeomargarine Has All the Food Value
of Cow Product.

Manhattan. Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
food value of oleomargarine and but
ter are practically identical, accord
ing to Miss Alice E. Skinner, instruc-
tor in domestic science in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
"Oleomargarine is made from pure
beef fat. neutral lard. cottonseed oil,
and perhaps peanut or cocoanut fat,
combined with an indefinite amount
of butter" said Miss Skinner. I'm the
east another compound has been
placed on the market called nut oleo.
This is made entirely from vegetable
oils and has a desirable I1utty flavor.
I'm the past it has been thought
that oleomargarine should not be sub
stituted butter in the diet of chill
dren. Recent investigations. however,
have shown that the growth inducing
substance which butter contains is
present in beef fat.
"a substance which contains any
fat, other than butter fat in no mat
ter how small amounts. is by law oleo-
margarine. There are many different
grades of this fat. some of which con-
tain so large a percentage of butter
that the flavor cannot be distin-
guished from that of butter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
ASK FOR ONLY $4,000
Fireworks Display at Funston Will Not
Cost Even All of This Amount.

Camp Funston Kan, Dec IL
Owing to the fact that it was errone-
ously announced that ten thousand
dollars was to be raised for Christmas
day fireworks at Camp Funston, con-
siderable opposition to the plan has
developed among many who evidently
are not in full possession of the facts
and needs in amusing a new army di-
vision on their first Christmas away
from home.
Ten thousand dollars is not needed
it is announced, two thousand being
the correct figures, and this amount
covers prizes for all of the many
events of the days program, the ex-
penses of carrying them out and the
complete fireworks display planned
to wind up the celebration.
Few people not connected with the
army realize the Importance of
amusement for men in training, espe-
cially on their first Christmas" said
these boys are spending their first
Christmas away from home, with the
certainty of being in the trenches be-
fore another one comes around. The
two thousand dollers We want to spend
is at rate of about three cents a man
only, a small amount to insure cheer
full, happy. enthusiasm instead of a
blue depression that would probably
have an effect lasting for the remain
der of the training period. Proper
morale, the enthusiastic pep to keep
the boys on their toes as it were, is
vital at this time, and Christmas day
amusement in whatever form they
want 1t is a small thing to ask from
the public these boys will fight, and
perhaps die to protect. Those who
are most interested in arranging the
program believe that any opposition
is due to insufficient realization of 49,
facts and not from a short sighted
desire to kill the fireworks or any
thing else planned to make the boys
Christmas a complete and happy one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
AZ STARS ON FLAG
School of Journalism of X q. Has
Many Students in War.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
first department or school at the Uni
versity of Kansas to fly its service
flag is that of the Associated Journal
lists, who hung out their flag Satur-
day There are forty-two stars in the
flag, each representing student from
the department of Journalism at *. u
vice of his country More stars will
beaded to the flag as the names of
more men who have Joined the service
are made known.
The following students are now in
military service:
Leland Warren, Altland, second lieutenant.
Fenton J. Baker, first lieutenant, in France,
Richard Barnd, Battery B. Fort Sill
E. V. Burkholder, first lieutenant.
Clifford Butcher, aviation.
Thomas L. Crawford, fort Riley.
James Cubbison, lieutenant.
Wilbur A. Fischer, second lieutenant
Geard Allen, Lieutenant
John e. Erickson, aviation.
Paul f. Flagg, Fort Sill
Lanthrop B. Flintom, France.
Milford Hale, Fort Sill.
Alfred Hill, second lieutenant, Fort Leav-
Chauncey Hunter, Fort Riley.
Ivan Huntsinger, Company A, Engineers,
John J. -KistIer corporal, Fort Sill.
F. w. Rooster. second lieutenant, cavalry.
Harold Longenecker, Fort Sill
John William McMurphy, aviation.
Henry Pegues, Fort Sill.
c. H. Ritter, Battery A.
Ray S. Warner, second lieutenant, Fort
Riley.
Cargill Sproull, aviation.
Richard l. Treweeke, first lieutenant, avia-
ton, Fort Sheridan.
Charles E. Wallace, aviation.
John Alden Weightman, aviation.
Raymond A. Pagan, aviation. Rantoull, Ill
Frank C. Sands first sergeant, Company NJ
infantry, Fort Sill.
Bill Studer, regimental sergeant, 1877 in
fantry. Fort Sill.
Sam Pickard, aviation. Fort Worth, Tex.
o. P. Hill, 18th infantry, headquarters
company, first sergeant.
Calvin H. Lambert, Rainbow division
France.
Eugene Lowther, Fort Sill
LIE Port Spangler 137th infantry, Fort Sill
Doyle Buckles, ambulance corps, Fort Sill
| George F. Boone, enlisted.
John c. Madden, second lieutenant, Fort
Sill.
W: c. Gould, first lieutenant, infantry, Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.
Harlan Thompson, Fort Sheridan, Ill
| edward Schauffler, second lieutenant.
| Carl Joliffee, lieutenant, reserve corps
/ u, J. Jones. lieutenant navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
CLOSE SCHOOL. SAVE FUEL.
Lawrence Riddles Get Longer Holiday
Because of Coal Famine.

Lawrence, Kan. Dec. 1.-THE pub
lie schools of Lawrence have been or
dered closed by the school board until
January 2. The closing was ordered
a week earlier than the usual Christ
mas vacation because of the lack of
fuel. The board expects to have an
ample supply to heat the schools dur
ing the remainder of the winter.
One church in Lawrence held no
services Sunday. All street and bridge
lights in the city are cut off to save
fuel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

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Don't you know that such contraptons
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Don't you know they are almost sure to
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ure that yon get on long enough trial
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

Prof Wilder, Howard Lawrence and Miss
Kate J. Whiting, who have their studios
a reception to about 800 persons, which viii
be given soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

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

Mrs. A. L. Williams will go to Omaha to
accompany her daughter, Mrs. Dickey, and
children to Topeka to spend the holidays.
They will arrive on Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Miss Myra Williams and ten young la
dies will receive New Years day at her
home They will issue cards to the gentle
men they wish to call
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

The reception to be given by Governor
and Mrs. Crawford to Mr.. and Mrs. Cap
per is looked forward to with much antici-
patton of pleasure, and 1t is safe to say
that the most sanguine expectations will
be realized, for it viii be most brilliant
affair."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

1t costs over 5000 a year to supply the
insane asylum with butter. They spend
$4,000 a year for meat, and $1,000 for
potatoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

The national council of women has recon-
mended a skirt short enough to enable the
wearer to go up and down stairs without
danger