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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
INVASION OF "KULTUR"
Germany Sought to Stimulate Pro-
Germanism Thru Colleges.

Chicago, July f6.-Germany sought
to stimulate a pro-German feeling in
America thru American colleges and
universities, according to DR.. Smaller
Matthews, dean of the divinity school
of the University of Chicago.
I'VE exchanged professors with
them-and they were able men-but
the mouthpieces of the German diplo-
mats across the sea-" he said.
."They taught their learning to our
students always with the hope that
America would become partisan to
German ideals-at least at home"
Matthews also declared that in Ger
many the schools and colleges did
their best to wean American profess
sors away from Americanism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
SEWER FUND PROBLEM
Refunding $4,000 to Property own
ers Big Job for Officials.

Proper methods of refunding $12,-
600 to property owners living in the
benefit district of the Fifth ward
sewer is puzzling the city commission
ers. Mayor House today directed
Commissioner Tandy and George P.
Hayden, city attorney, to devise a
method to divide the money equally.
The $4,000 was received by the city
in la wsuit that has dragged thru
the courts for years. Property own
ers who paid their assessments in
cash will cause the city no trouble
when the money is refunded. How
ever, those who chose to pay in in
sediments have transferred their
property numerous times and are en-
titled to payment on just two OF three
assessments are going to cause no end
of trouble to the city in its endeavor
to make an equal distribution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
ROBBERY STORY FAKE
Had Five Arrested Claiming $4,000
Loss-Now Faces Damage Suits.

Chicago, July 16.-The Tom Tay-
lor, who on the strength of an inter
esting story of a $4,000 robbery fol-
lowing a cabaret party last week, OBJ
tanned the arrest of five persons here,
is not Col. Tom Taylor, a rich distiller
of Kentucky, as he had proclaimed
himself. He is just an insurance
agent of Chicago. He admitted as
much today at the Bridewell hospital,
where doctors were administering
treatment and nurses were soothing
his fevered brow. He admitted fur
Their that he had not been robbed.
despite his charges against the five
persons whose hearing is set for to-
morrow.
He hoped also that he would be
able to settle damage suits for $780,
900 started by three of them against
him. The exonerated persons are:
Thomas H. Wickes, son of a late
vice president of the Pullman COM
pany, Mrs. Wickes, Mrs Clarissa
Conger William F. King, a real estate
man, and Mrs. Laura Hooper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
FURNACES ARE BEHIND
High Prices One Indication of the
Shortage of Raw Iron. y

Washington, July 16.-The blast
furnaces of the country have not kept
pace with the war demand High
prices are but ono indication of the
shortage of raw iron, according to d
report just made by the Geological
survey. Many of the furnaces have
been drawing on large stocks of ore
at lower lake ports to offset the de-
ficiency in upper lake shipments. De-
ferred shipments of coke and other
causes of traffic congestion have also
retarded operations at some furnaces.
Plans are being made by commit
tees of the Council of National De-
Tense to increase shipments of iron
ore, coal and coke thru cooperative
methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
To Overcome Redness,
Tan, Freckles, Wrinkles

If your skin is unduly Redeemed. freckled
or tanned, dab little pure mereolized wax
on the face and allow it to remain over
night. When you wash off the wax in the
morning, fine faky, almost invisible par
ticles of cuticle come with 1t. Repeating
this daily. the entire outer skin is absorbed
but so gradually, there's not the slightest
hurt or Inconvenience. Even the stubbornest
freckles are affected. The underlying skin
which, forms the new complexion is so
fresh and youthfuI-looking. you'll marvel at
the transformation. It's the only thing
known to actually discard aged. faded.
muddy or blotchy complexion One ounce
of mercolized wax. procurable at any drug
store. is sufficient in most cases.
If sun and wind make you squint and
frown, you're bound to cultivate wrinkles
and crows feet. To overcome these quick
ly, battle the face in a solution made by
dissolving an ounce of powdered saxolite in
a half pint witch hazel.-Adyertisement-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
FULL BY END OF WEEK
Headquarters Co. and Mounted Band
VIII Soon Have Enough Men.

BY the end of this week it is ex-
pected that enough recruits will have
been procured for the First artillery
regiment band as well as for the
headquarters company WHICH is be-
ing organized here. More than forty
men have been recruited for the head
quarters company q I'd it is thought
it will be an easy matter to get enough
men to fill out the required quota.
Only the best men are desired and
for this reason high type of volun-
teers is applying.
The mounted band will be part of
the headquarter's company and will
be the first mounted band organized
in the whole state. The pay for musi-
clans will range from $32 to s56 n
month and the men will be enlisted
for the duration of the war only. DR..
7. S. Morrison has charge of the band
recruiting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
CAN'T GIVE SERVICE
Browns Labor Paper Has No Chance
to Get City Printing.

Frank B. Brown editor of a paper
printing labor news, wrote letter to
the city commissioners today offering
to do the city printing of ordinances
for 1871 cents per square. The regu-
lar legal rate, allowed by law. is 2s
cents per square.
There are two reasons why we
cannot let his paper do the printing"
said Mayor House. First, it would be
clearly against the law, which states
that legal printing shall be given to a
daily newspaper wherever possible,
and there are two dailies in Topeka.
Second, his paper cannot give the
service necessary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16

tan class and incidentally adds a touch
of color to the chiefs office and
makes news gathering there less
prosaic.
Until three days ago those reporting
n fire called central who had a hun
dred other duties on her hands and
told her of the fire. While telephone
users banged and swore at their
phones endeavoring to get numbers,
central had to suspend her customary
duties, ascertain the street number
from where the fire was reported and
transmit it to all stations. which were
Connected on one trunk line.
Today, should a Topekan want to
report fire, he should call central.
just Say Fire"
Fire" he should say. and central
instantly connects him with the fire
operator at the city. hall.
Central goes on with her customary
duties. The man reporting the fire
tells the operator the location and she
in turn sounds the alarm to all sta
tons. over a private line running to
those stations from the central station
Such a system, operated independ-
entity of the regular telephone system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
CALL FOR MECHANICS
Aviation Bill Will Boost Navy Needs
to 10000 Men.

A second call for enlistments in the
navy of every available mechanic In
the country has been received at the
local navy recruiting office. in the
federal building. With the passing of
the aviation bill by the house. the
rayy has found that it is short nearly
500 men.
At present according OF William
Provence, in charge of recruiting IN
Topeka, the government has only IA
900 men in training for aviation WITH
the passing of the aviation bill, whlch
seems assured to military men, nearly
10000 additional enlistments will be
needed to man the $4,000 aircrafts
which the bill calls for.
Mechanics have been needed in ev-
cry department and with the tremen-
dous increase in the aviation service
thousands and thousands more will be
called.
Those enlisted men fitted to become
aviators will be trained for the ser
vice and will receive $50 per month
while in training. After they have
passed the examination for aviators
their salary will be increased SO per
cent.
However, only three recruits per
week will be accepted for general SER
vice, including firemen, seameO and
other branches, but there will be no
limit on the number Of mechanics
that may be acceptee.
Two recruits have already been ac-
cepted this week by the local
office. They are Allan Kelsey, Route
s, Topeka, and Leon Afford Gieber.
of Newman, Kan. Charles J. Whit
comb, 521 Madison street, received his
call to report this morning. He will
leave for Kansas City July 81 and
will then go to the Great Lakes train
ing school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
PUT BELLS ON Them
That Is Way Suggested to Keep Bees
From Being a Nuisance.

Bees would become a public nui-
sance and their owners would be
obliged to take them out of the city
limits if certain Topekans had their
way. Mayor House asked the city
commissioners for advice on the sub
ject today, saying certain persons had
asked him to draft an ordinance that
would put the honey makers out of
business in Topeka.
Other than to suggest that the
mayor put bells on them so people
could see them coming or have the
city physician take out their singers,
the commissioners offered him no
solution to the problem. No action
was taken so far as drawing an ordi-
nance was concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
STUDENTS DIG sPUDs
Crop Raised at Hays Normal School
Ready for Market.

r Fort Hays, Kan, July 16.--First
returns from the project work of the
department of agriculture of the Fort
Hays Norman school will be realized
this week when fifteen boys who are
doing their bit by farming and going
to school at the same time will start
the digging of $3.50 bushels of po-
tatoes from the twenty acres which
they planted last spring
The potatoes were planted not only
as a part of their class work but as
their contribution to the campaign for
increased food production. Irrigation
was employed to. overcome the dry
weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
MUST PAY $4,000 TAX
Injunction Fails To Save Thomas w
Lawson, Despite Claims.

Boston, July 16.-Thomas w. Law
son was refused an injunction to pre-
vent his arrest for non-payment of
taxes at Winchester in decision an
nounced by Judge Brown of the su-
perior court today. A tax warrant on
which action is pending makes claim
against Mr.. Lawson for s5,S06 alleged
to be due the town of Winchester on
property owned by him in 1916.
In seeking the Injunction, Mr.. Law
son said his legal residence was at
Scituate and that the property on
which the tax was claimed was not in
fact owned by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
w. l. MAGNATES MEET
Take Up Proposed Plan to Lengthen
the Seasons Schedule.

Omaha, Neb., July 16.-Magnates of
the Western league will meet here to-
day for the purpose of lengthening
the Western league schedule for
period of two weeks ana transact other
business of the organization, including
the proposed switch of the St. Joseph
franchise to Hutchinson, Kan.
President Dickerson will preside at
the session. Indictment weather dur
ing the early part of the season had
made revision oe the schedule ad-
visable. the magnates declare. The
schedule now calls for 154 games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
BOUND POLICEMAN GUEST
AT SAFE CRACKING PARTY

Chicago, July ia special po-
liceman was treated to little safe
blowing party in the Chicago thea
ter early today.
Binding and gagging him, as
well as a porter, two yeggs placed
him in a chair in the office while
they blew one of two safes and
escaped with only S35. Tse other
safe was said to contain several
thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
WANT CHANGES SCALP
Picking Diplomats Confer Secretly on
How to Apprehend Him.

London, June 16.-According to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Tien
Tsin, diplomats in Picking met secret
" to discuss the extraordinary trans
fer of General Chang Hsun from the
Dutch legation where he had taken
refuge during the fight between Re
publican and Imperialist troops last
Thursday, to the German barracks.
Apparently a majority of the diplo-
mats think that Chang Hsun by re-
fusing mediation and thus causing loss
of life, forfeited the rights of ordinary
political offenders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16

IS looked upon as more efficient by
other cities. Then, too, there is an
other advantage to it. The only con-
nection to the various stations was
over that one trunk line, each station
having one, two, three or four rings as
the case might be. Now, the city CEN
trail connects the person desiring to
talk with any man at the stations,
with the fire central and she, in turn,
connects them over a private line, in
dependent of the fire alarm line. At
night, a boy has been employed to act
as the operator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
new FIRE SYSTEM
City Hall Now Has It's Own
Telephone Operator.
Miss Rose Lemon Will Handle
All Calls in Future.
TO TURN IN AN ALARM
People Just Call Telephone
Central and Say Sire"
All Stations VIII Then Be NOti-
fed by Miss Lemon.

Upon Miss Rose Lemon, 900 West
Seventh street, a pretty blonde, must
Topeka look in the future for first
aid in reporting fires. Along with
other improvements in the city hall,
the present administration has added
a modern fire alarm system with a
switchboard and a telephone girl sta
toned in the office of Joseph HanIon.
IRE chief. The innovation puts the
city farther into the truly metropoli-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
TO JOIN FRONT FLYERS
Four Army Aviators Get Discharge
to Go to France at Once.

Marblehead, Mass, July 16.-Four
members of the aviation division in
training here were given an honora-
BILE discharge yesterday in order to
permit them to go to France immed-
lately to serve in the Lafayette flying
squadron.
The men are Drummond B. Cannon
and Francis Draper Crosby, New
York, r. Noble Estes, Providence, and
Harry w. SeeleY, of Connecticut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
BIG STRIKE IN WICHITA
500 Skilled Workmen Go Out in SYM
pathy for Laborers.

Wichita, Kan, July Height hun
dred union carpenters. plasterers,
bricklayers and plumbers went on
strike here today in sympathy with
common laborers who are demanding
an eight-hour day and 37h cents an
hour. They have been receiving s225
to SO a day and working nine hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
HOLDS UP HIS PLANS
Goethals Will Not Commander Mer-
chant Shipping just Yet

Washington. July 16.-Major Gen
era1 Goethals has postponed his plan
for communicating today of private
merchant shipping under construction
in the United States and for contract
ing Immediately for building two gov
eminent shipbuilding plants.
He acted at the request of Chair
man Denman. of the shipping board,
who wants to lay the matter before the
directors of the emergency fleet cor
DOratiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
BIG RUSH IN SPUDS
100 Carloads Received in a Day
Lower Price I'm Chicago.

Chicago, July 16.-Potatoes are due
for further declines, according to Chi
cago commission merchants, who re-
ceived more than 100 cars today. For
several weeks from Is to 20 cars a
day have constituted the supply The
bulge was due to the arrival of heavy
shipments from Kansas and Missouri
with a market Of $3.50 to $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
NO MORE ZEPPELINS
Germany Turns Dirigible Workmen
to Making Aeroplanes.

London, July 16.-It is reported in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Lausanne that no more Zeppelins are
being constructed at Friedrichshafen
Thousands of workmen who hitherto
have been employed in building air
ships are now said to be engaged il
the construction of a large number
of airplanes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
AWARD 3 AMERICANS
King George Gives Them Medals for
Bravery on the Field.

London, July liking George has
conferred the military medal for
bravery on the field on three mem
bers of the American legion of the
Canadian forces. The men are Lance
Corporal T. B. Dick of Boston, and
Sergeant H. Harlan and Private c..
Porter, both of New Eangland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16

Bank clearings in the United States for
the week ending July II, as reported to
B-adstreets. aggregate $6019. S., 900.
against $5,e49t 499 900 the previous week and
s., 902, $4,000 the corresponding week last
year. Following are the returns with per-
centages of change:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
A U. S. NITRATE PLANT
Navy to Erect One Costing $4,000, 900,
Baker Announces.

Washington. July 16.-Secretary
Baker announced today that plants
for the production of nitrate from
atmospheric nitrogen would be con-
structed Immediately at a cost OF
about 100000 and that water pow
er would not be used.
Sites have not been selected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16

Tnef6 c a n
be no beauti-
"a l. healthy.
rosy = checked
women with
out iron The
trouble in the
past has been
that when wo-
men n e ed ed
iron they gem
e r a IL y took
ordinary me-
tallic tr o n
which o TT e n
corroded { h e
stomach a n d
did far more
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
She Elopes With Shower;
Husband Seeks a Divorce

After twenty-seven years of happy
married life. Maurice Conrad returned
to his home on the evening of March
13 and found that his wife had not
only disappeared. but had taken with
her from their home a shower bath.
one roomfull of furniture and every
thing eatable, according to a petition
filed by him yesterday. in the District
Supreme Court. seeking a limited di-
vorce from Agnes Thilecke Conradi.
The Conradis, who were married in
this city on October Il. 1888, have
three grown children. all married Mr..
Conrad further states in his bill that
he has been unable TO trace his wife
after diligent search.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
MAY RETURN ENJOYS
BODY ON BATTLESHIP
Japanese Ask Permission to Convey
Cuthrie's Remains to u. S.

The funeral OF Ambassador George w
Guthrie. at Toxic. and the ceremonial
procession from the Japanese capital tc
the port Of Yokohama, where the body
now rests in the mortuary chapel of the
Naval Hospital, was attended by every
conceivable mark OF respect at the hands
of the imperial government of Nippon
Prince and Princess Nashimoto, of the
imperial family, were the Mikado's rep
resentatives at the funeral ceremonies.
The Mikado himself sent an elaborate
wreath and delegated captains of the
imperial army as guard Of honor fo-
the bier
The foregoing report Of the honors ac-
corded the dead Ambassador were trans
mitted to the State Department yester-
day by Post Wheeler. first secretary and
charge OF the embassy. Mr.. Wheeler also
reported that the Japanese government
sought the honor OF returning the re-
mains OF Ambassador Guthrie to the
United States aboard q Japanese battle
ship and sought through him the per-
mission of the United States for certain
obligations OF the neutrality laws to be
temporarily set aside in order that the
ship conveying the remains would not
suffer restrictions as to duration of stay.
coal supplies, and other necessities while
in San Francisco harbor. The exemp-
tions were sought. according to Mr..
Wheeler. only insofar as such exemp-
tion is necessary for the successful dis
charge of the mission
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
Today's Events

Luncheon at Old Masonic Temple, BY Day Nun,
cry and Dlspensary Association, II 4 m tn | n m
address BY Col. W. w. Harts before Women 4
City Club Of Washington. Cairo D. m
Bazaar by National American Woman suarse,
association, ls96 Rhode Island avenue northwest
S:l3 p. m.
Inaugural ceremonial by KallipoHs Grotto. Mystic
Order Of Yelled Prophets. New willard $50 y M
Smoking concert by Federation Of CULINARY and
Alimentary Syndicatss of Washington Cafe Per
uard. Eleventh. street and New York avenue north
west, n. m.
Meeting Of Bloomingdale young PEOPLES branch .!
". c. T. L.. home of Miss Lillian Allison 3l5:
Mount Pleasant street. p. N.
Meeting Of Pocahontas Memorial Association
Evening of Swedish stories dances and sonr, bc
Story Teuers' League. ballroom, Powhatan. D m
Lecture the Federal Reserve Act by Milton O
Elliott. Of the Federal Reserve Board before bank
ing and finance class. Washington Chapter Amer
can Institute Of Banking. l2l4 stert northwest
p. m
Meeting Of Elizabeth Cody Stanton Suffrage Club
Public Library. p. m
Masonic-Naval Lodge No. 4; Hiram. No. 10
lafayette. No. 10. and William R. singleton, No
%: Adouiram Council, No. ., Royal and selsc.
Masters: inaugural ceremonial, KAlippiis Grotto
the New willard Esther Chapter. No. S, Order d
tn, Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge. No. 10. and oor
enant No. Is.
Rebekahs- Friendship No g.
Knights Of Pythias-Franklin Lodge, No 2
monthly meeting. Past Chiefs Association, Pythian
Sisters.
National UnIon-National Council, No. 70
Reading Of paper, The Mud Minnows Of the
Family Of Umbridae" before Aquarium Society ol
Washington Geological Laboratory. George Wash
ington University; n25 street northwest, D. m
Address by Dr., Edwin F. Smith Of the Bureau
Of Plant Industry, on Newer Studies Crowngal
Bacteria with Special Reference to Tumor Forma
ton" before Washington Branch Of Society Of
American Psychologists, Health Ofice. Distric
Building, 8 p. m
AMTISFyMENTS
Belasco-San Car4o Grand Opera, In Martha. u
20; "Caralleria," and "Pagliacci." SD p. m.
National-"Ihe Case Of Lady Gambler. BIS and
SIS p. m
Poli's-''Milea-Mi Minute Kendall 2l5 aud sis p m
Keith's-Vauda lille, 2:l5 and Sis p. m
Casino-Mme. Yorska in The People," SIS .. m,
Gayety-BurlesIue 2:l5 and 8:l5 D. m.
Columbia-P -Photopays, 1870 a. m. to II .. m. :
strand-Photopays. II a. m. to II p. m.
Garden-Photoplays. II g. m. to II p.
Cosmos-vaudeVille. 12n to II 20 .. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
Will ALLOT TICKETS
FOR GUARD RECEPTION
Invitation. to Be Distributed Either
Saturday or Monday.


Finishing touches are being put on the
decorations and seating facilities at the
l. street armory, where the rousing re-
cetion Of the returned guardsmen will
be held on the evening of March Il.
Richard L Lamb, chairman Of the new
Iy appointed committee on seating and
ushers, announced last light.
Space for the troo. srs and their
guests has already been allotted" he said.
''and we expect to send out invitations
either Saturday or Monday. Each
guardsmaH will be allotted two tickets.
President Wilson will be invited, but
we have not been assured as yet that he
win attend. Many prominent officials,
however. have already signined their in
tention Of turning out Among these are
Secretary Of War Baker. Representative
Mann, Of the Military Affairs Committee.
and scores OF others"
Certificates OF service which are to be
presented to the guardsmen at the cele-
bration have alerady been printed. They
are about 12x10 inches in the center and
have a handsomely engraved photograph
of two national gCardsmen with the seal
OF the United States underneath.
Henry Lansburgh. chairman of the n
nance committee, is greatly encouraged
by the way in which the people of the
city have responded to his call for con-
tributions and he does not expect to ex-
perienee any difficulty in getting the
needed s. CO.,
Ftfty-eight positions were given to Dis
trict Guardsmen yesterday by the De-
partment Of Labor Employment Bureau,
making total OF 1871 positions procured
for the jobless soldiers.
John L. MCGrew, in charge of the reg
istration Of the guards, said that he was
highly gratified over the general CO.
operation on the part OF business and in
dustrial interests to aid the government
in securing employment for the men.