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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

The temperature for the day aver
aged IL degrees below normal and
the normal stage The wind was
blowing from the east at a rate of s
miles an hour at 2 O'Clock this after
noon The total rainfall up to noon
amounted TO Sc of an inch at the
down town office of the weather bu-
vatory. More rains were expected
later this afternoon and tonight
And still it rains, And rain will
probably last thru today and tonight.
according to the prediction made to-
day Tomorrow, however. the sun will
shine and slightly higher temperatures
are expected
The rain within the last twenty
four hours extended over practically
ali the corr belt. Heavy rains were
Mexico. Indiana. Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Missouri. In all sections the last
trace of the summers drouth was re-
moved The whole central section of
the country was literally SOAKED.
: Pastures ard fodder in the state re-
oeived the needed boost before winter
storage The ground of Kansas farms
too, received one of the greatest
boosts of the year. In western and
scuthwesteI n Kansas farms are in ex-
celIent condition for the fall blowing
Dodge City reported "a: Wichita
-. eA4e1' 80 % SpSepHr VI +,
Kansas City. -o6 Topeka received
.55 in the last twenty-four hours The
rain, according to the morning wealth
er report. was heavy in the west and
southwest sections of the state. and
lighter in the eastern and northeast
.ern portions.
IL Was a Real Rain
The rain was the first real general
rain reported for three months This
morning reports showed that rain was
still falling in the east sections of
Kansas The rain will probably con-
tinue thruout today and tonight In
the northwest sections of Kansas only
light rains were recorded Monday
fConrinued OF Page TWo1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
Units Can Answer Call as Soon
as Supplies Are Received.
All Kansas Troops Can Be Sent
to the Front Soon.
NO ORDERS RECEIVED HERE
However, Officers Are Prepar-
ing for Emergency Calls.
Few Months Training Will Fit
Men for Trenches.

Members of the Kansas ammuni-
ton train will be ready for federal
service as soon as their equipment is
received at Fort SILL according to
statements today from the office of
Brig. Gen. Charles l. Martin, in charge
of the Kansas National Guard units
All of the twelve companies of the
organization are expected to entrain
for Fort Sill before September 1.
Should orders be sent for additional
Kansas organizations. they will be
ready for service in minimum time, il
was asserted Equipment for the am
munition train is now en- route to Fort
Sill and Will probably arrive at can
comments within the next few days.
Six of the companies of the ammuni-
ton train are in the small arms sec
ton and six companies are connected
with the artillery organization
To Fort Sill This Week
Several companies of Kansas guard
troops Will entrain this week for Fort
Sill A number of other companies
next week 1t is believed the entire
Kansas organization of more than
10, 600 men and officers will reach
Fort Sill before the end of the month.
More than half of the guard units
have been mustered into service and
practically all of the troops will be
ready to leave local training camps as
soon as equipment arrives
At the office of General Martin it
was stated that no orders had been
received concerning Immediate action
in transporting Kansas troops to
France. The order in Washington.
however, is giving slight concern here
as little advance preparation is re-
garded as necessary in preparing units
of the ammunition train.
II an order IS issued from hasty ac-
ton on the part of other organizations
more time might be required The
First and Second regiments, however
have had the advantage of training
on the Mexican border, while the
Third regiment is under direction of
! veterans who know much of the army
game Battalion drills will begin az
soon as the infantry troops arrive at
/ Fort Sill. All companies have been
under daily drill orders at local sta :
lions. The cavalry organizations is
/ regarded in excellent condition for
be prepared for early service.
Il don't know what dema ndss mtgh
be made by the government for early
SERVICE, said General Martin. IF II
is merely the preparation of troops
for transport to France. we can be
ready as soon as our equipment ar
rives- If it should mean active ser
vice at the front and in the trenches
it is probable that six months training
including experience behind the lines
in France would be needed to make
finished fighting men of our organ
izations
Major R. Neil Rain. acting adjutant
general, ventured the prediction that
the infantry organizations could be
whipped into shape for active service
in sixty days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
FROLIC is POSTPONED
Chamber of Commerce Picnic VIII Be
Held Thursday Afternoon.

Committees in charge OF the Cham
Der of Commerce picnic. scheduled to
begin at Garfield park this afternoon
at O'Clock. were forced III issue rain
checks this morning
J. VIII Kelley, secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce. announced
that the outing had beer. postponed
until 7 h urs az because of the
weather
The program as announced for to-
day Will be carried out in full Thurs
day The affair will hegin at 2
o'clock A basket lunch will be in
order at dinner time and n the even
ing there VIII be dancing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
DESTROYER DOWN
British Warship Hits Mine
45 Men of Crew Saved.
Super U-BOat Rammed and
Disabled lowed to Port.

London, Aug. IA British de-
stroyer has been sunk by a mine in
the North sea The captain, two Of
ficers and forty-three men were saved
Germans Rescue Big U-Boat.
London, Aug. IA German sub
marine, of the largest and latest type,
has been towed into Zeebrugge by two
torpedo boats, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam
The submarine is reported to have
been rammed in the North sea Ind
damaged severely, resulting in the loss
of three of the crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
LIVESTOCK SOARING
Hogs Touch sf7.z5-Steers Top AT
S1425 in Kansas City

East ST. Louis. Ill. Aug I4.-Hogs
jumped 25 cents this morning, selling
at $17.75-the highest ever paid on
the local market
Hogs Up rs Cents at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug 17--Hogs reached
another new high level today, selling
at s1T-55, up 25 cents over yesterdays
prices Calves sold at si4. the highest
in weeks
Cattle Bring $14-25.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 14.-ActuaI
sales of steers at S14.25 per hundred
and of both heavy and Medium hogs
at $3.50 per hundred. marked today's
soaring livestock market Hogs were
Is cents to 25 cents higher than yes
terday and cattle 10 cents higher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
BILL CAPTURED, BROTHERS
WILL HELP LICK THE KAISER

Chicago. Aug. 1.-two brotte rs
of William Miller. of Chicago. the
gunner captured when the steamer
Campana was sunk by Germans
were preparing today to help lick
the kaiser one IS Stephen, "a. and
the other John. 19. IF they get
Bill, they gotta get US, too they
said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
HELP CANADA HARVEST
Immigration Regulations Waived for
Workers from u $.

Washington, Aug l4.=American
labor will be supplied for harvesting
the Canadian grain crop, under an ar
w. Cory. Canadian deputy commits
sioner of the interior and department
of labor officials
American harvest hands will be
permitted for the first time to enter
Canada and immigration regulations
will be waived BY both countries
Thousands Of Americans are expected
TO go across the border 10 help save
the Canadian crops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

Presidents Investigator To Reach
Butte Same Time Miss Rankin Does

Butte, Mont, Aug. 14.-An 1. w. w.
demonstration to welcome Miss jean
cite Rankin. congresswoman from
Montana. who will arrive here tonight
to make a personal investigation of
labor conditions, will be Jailed off to-
day, following issuance of an order by
Acting -Iayor Hanratty, prohibiting
the parade
Federal Judge Covingtor of Wash
ington, personal investigator here and
in the ship yards on the coast for
President Wilson, will arrive simulta-
neously with Miss Rankin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
COST 1928 LIVES
That's Loss of Life Off British Mer.
chant Ships Since War Started

London. Aug lit was announced
today in the house of commons nat
e74S lives We're lost on British mer-
chantmen from the opening OF the
war to June 80. 1917, as a result Of
enemy action
OF these 3,S2s were passengers. the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
FIND BODY OF JACKIE
Unidentified Body Of e. $ Navy Man
Washes Ashore at Queenstown

Queenstown Aug 14--Tne body Of
an unidentified American bluejacket
about "a years old was washed ashore
here yesterday Keys tied around the
neck bore the letters u : NJ An
investigation is being made by the
American consulate.
Probably Lost Overheard
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE navy
department has no report on the find
ing of an American sailors body near
Queenstown and nothing L. show that
his death Indicates ANYTHING more
serious than probably the loss of q
man overheard in stormy weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

The first national guard troops to
France will be in command of Brig
Gen. w A Mann He will have
charge of the new 42nd division.
200 men, made up entirely Of state
troops and including some Kansans-
Brigadier General Mann is at the
head of the national guard bureau of
the war department and supervised
the mobilization Of state. -roops-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
Plan Being Considered by Gen.
trail Congregational Church.
Appointed To Inves-
tigate Price of Fuel
TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING
Members Are Asked To Make
Report at Meetings.
Appointed To IN
vestigate Bakers Agreement.

Enters now the Central Congrega
tioral church into the fight on the To-
peka coal dealers Unless. the gov
eminent takes a hand in matters and
regulates the price of coal and per-
centage of profits, the church may
purchase its winter supply of coal di
rect from the mines
c. ]. Evans. Topeka attorney. is
chairman of a committee, appointed to
ascertain the cost of coal purchased
direct from the mines against the cost
of coal purchased from Topeka deal
ers Figures compiled today on the
cost of lump coal shipped and deliver
ed to Topeka direct from the mines in
southeastern Kansas run as follows:
Price of coal at mines $3.50 a ton
Freight charges ...-. S1.23 a ton
Delivery to church. ---S so a ton
Shrinkage estimated for
Mr.. Evans by Topeka
dealers --.--S % a Ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
Get CORN MAKER
Kansas Farmers Favored by
Another Soaking Rain.
DrOuth Has Been Broken All
Over the Corn Belt.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day. reported by the local office
of the United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

THE kaiser has been combating
Kansas wheat for years-now for
Kansas soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
ost per ton delivered
church -..- S5-13
Dealers Charge SO. as.

at CnurCn 3D. d
Dealers Charge $6.z5.
This same coal purchased in To-
peka will be sold to the church at
S675 a ton Mr.. Evans believes the
so cents a ton shrinkage quoted to
him by the Topeka dealers is too high
"Of course said Mr.. Evans we
expect them to receive a profit The
question is as to what is a fair profit"
The next step will be to ascertain if
the coal miners will sell the coal di
rect to the consumer. If this is done
and it is decided that the profits OBJ
tanned by the local dealers are exor-
bitant. the Topeka church will go into
the trust busting business itself
Investigate Other Prices.
Nor will the Mems Brotherhood of
the Central Congregational church
stop at probing into the coal BUSH
ness II has regular food eonserTa-
ton committee, which, after the coal
business is done away with promises
to look into charges that bakers re-
fuse to sell bread to retailers who
sell under a stipulated price. that res
taurant men are supplied with flour
cheaper than local grocers and nu-
merous other alleged unfair tactics
practiced thru which the consumer
suffers directly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy in SOUTH showers.
in NORTH "Wednesday fair and
warmer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
ARMY ORDERS

Wagner Henry Ester, Suppl,
Troop. 4th Cavalry, is relieved from
duty at headquarters and will proceed
to Schofield Barracks
Pvt. s.. l. Scharkley, Troop E, 4tE
Cavalry, is transferred to the Quarter
master corrs and win proceed to For
Shefter
Pvt. j. J.. Brooks and Fred Wagner
C.. A.. c., End Company, FIT. Ruger
Is transferred as second-class private
Ordnance Department, and will pro
coed to Fort Kamehameha
According to information received
at array headquarters, the 3rd aero
squadron is to be organized at San
Antonio, Texas. It will be made up
by assigning aud transferring enlisted
men from the aviation section OF the
Signal Corps.
The following changes Of station OF
enlisted men of the Medical Depart.
ment are ordered: Pvt. LIST Class Carl
H. Flory, Ambulance Company, No. 9.
Schofield Barracks to Fort Ruger.
Pvt. James M. Potter. Fort Ruger, to
Schofield Barracks for duty with Am.
bulance Company, No. 9.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
SCHOOL funds BY
DISTRICTS is
COMMITTEE Plan

Plans whereby the territorial school
budget may be made more elastic.
thereby overriding any friction that
might arise in expanding money for
school purposes. were adopted ut
meeting on Thursday of the finance
committee Of the house OF representa-
tiyes, Of which Clarence II. Cooke is
chairman.
IL was decided to amend the method
OF the school budget b. appropriating
the funds py districts. instead OF to
individual schools. whereby the money
would be available for use by any
school in district
In other words, instead OF appropri-
ating separate amounts to a number
OF schools in a certain district, as has
been the custom in the past. the fin
ance committee intends to lump the
sum and place II at the disposal OF
the district for use where It sees fit.
By this plan the committed believes
there would be an elimination of the
small balances that now arise through
individual appropriations.
The finance committee OF the house
has settled down to wading through
the school budget Chairman Cooke
announced today that the work is pro-
ceeding smoothly and that no radical
alterations or deletions have been
made.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
GOVERNOR HAS
SENATE FRIENDS
TOLERANT FUND

Senator r. II. Makekau of Hawaii,
one of the few Democrats In the upper
house, heartily opposes the resolution
introduced by Speaker Holstein in the
lower house yesterday proposing to
delete entirely Gov. Pinkham's $780,
600 contingent fund
5 Other senators today also expressed
disfayor with the resolution of yester-
day, and one, voiced the feeling that
II was not in keeping with the respon-
sibility legislators hold Makekau
comes out flatfooted against it.
az do not think it is right to cut out
this fund, as proposed by Speaker
Holstein," said Makekau today. Con-
tingent funds have always been pro-
yided for governors since the govern
ment was organized. g..
IF IL be true, as is claimed, that
Gov. Pinkham has not spent the fund
iudiciously in the past that is no rea-
son to throw out the fund entirely.
THE governors office is a respon-
sible one" continues the Hawaiian
senator, "and certainly deserving Of
some money for the entertainment of
distinguished guests from the main
land.
This legislature has appropriated
$4,000 for the proposed visit Of con-
gressmen and other distinguished
people. but why should we let the gov
ernor go without any fHnd whatever
to entertain them 1t would be entire
ly proper for him to show them the
due amount of respect from his office
by receptions and in other ways.
at is rumored that Secretary DAN
iels of the navy department, and Sec
rotary Baker<of the war department
will visit these islands before great
while. If they come are we going to
leave the governor powerless to show
them the customary proper courtesies
that one high official would show an
other?"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
BILL WOULD PROTECT
EQUITIES IN REALTY

Senator NJ. C. Pacheco proposes to
introduce next week a bill Ito estab-
lis equity for the protection OF pur-
chasers Of real estate"
Pacheco's plan Is to provide that
purchasers of property who have made
a certain portion of their payments to
real estate companies shall have some
sort of possession to the land.
At the present time, he says, q puf-
chaser may have got land on the in
stalmeht plan and made nearly all OF
his payments thereon and yet be ousted
from II IL, toward the close, he may
be unable to make payments. Pacheco
feels that some law TO protect the
home buyer to certain extent at
least should be made and the bill
which he plans to introduce next week
win look toward this.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
COUNTER
MARCH PLANNED

Reports of counter demonstration
to that proposed BY the Chamber of
Commerce were current this morning.
1t was said that delegation of Ha,
waiians and other friends Of the pro-
posed convention charter, expected to
number SOC, was being organized by
John Wise and was to march to the
capitol and appear before the legisla-
tors at the same time that the Cham
Der of Commerce committee appeared
Harry Murray was seen this morn
ing and asked what he knew relative
to suca an organized movement. He
replied that he had heard of some
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
COMMITTEE FROM HOUSE
INSPEcTS RESTAURANTS

About a dozen local restaurants
were inspected at the noon hour yes
terday by the house committee Oh
health, police and military, and. ac-
.cording to members, conditions were
found to be generally poor
I'VE visited some places that evil
IDENTIFY have been overlooked by the
board Of health" says Chairman Evan
da Silva. MANY of the places were
dirty, others filthy"
The committee may make report
to the house on the inspection tour
within few days.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
Bills Rush in Before Law.
makers; Several Affect
School Teachers

Territorial Secretary Wade Warner
Thayer today informed the house o.
representatives that Il will have to cut
down expenses because, il it does not
the appropriation now in hand will BIZ
depleted before the session Is closed
judging from the present rate Of ex
penditures. He adds that the same
caution applies to the senate.
Shows Where Cash Goes
Thayer points out that the house
now is employing labor at the rate Of
$1,000 a week, and the senate at the
rate of $500. Representative c. III
Cooke, chairman of the house finance
committee, reported that an agree.
ment had been reached whereby the
house would receive $4,000 and the
senate $1,000 of the $4,000 federal
expense appropriation. Speaker Hol.
stein warned committee chairmen to
exercise every caution in the expendi.
tnre Of money.
Routine business took up the great.
er part of the time in the house this
morning. The governor submitted a
report by the mayor containing fl
nancial statement of the counties Of
Oahu, Maui. Kauai and Hawaii for
1915 and 1916.
Abatement Bill Received
The bill relating to the abatement
of commercialized vice by injunction
was received from tire senate and
passed first reading by title. 1t was
then laid on the table to await the
transmission of printed copies. Speak.
er Holstein probably win refer it to
the judiciary committee tomorrow.
Representative Lyman introduced a
resolution directing the superintendent
OF public instruction and the commits
sioner of public lands to secure from
the HonomH Sugar Co., by purchase or
otherwise, two acres OF land adjoin.
ing the school ground at Honomu as
additional ground for the institution.
Another resolution by Lyman asks the
land commissioner fer list of all per-
sons who have applied for preference
rights to lands to whom no patents
have been issued, and the reasons for
the delay in issuing the patents.
Magistrate Sill Passes
The bill providing for the creating
of the office of city magistrate for Ho-
nolulu. to handle ali juvenile cases and
civil cases now handled in police
court, passed third reading in the,
house and will go to the senate. Rep
resentative Andrews explained that
the bill was largely for the purpose
OF taking juvenile cases. ont of circuit
court 30 as not to hamper the judges
there. Another bill that passed third
reading was the senate measure pro-
viding for agricultural and mechani-.
cal fairs for the territory. House
4, providing that contract
ors employing labor on wharyes give
the preference to citizens has been re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Representative Bernard kelekolio.
his weekly batch of bills,
one Of which provides tEat the mini
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
OPPOSE Plan OF
BOTANY GARDENS

Recommendation to table House
Bill 81. setting aside certain lands in
south Hilo district for botanical gar
dens, was made by the senate lands
committee this afternoon In its report
to the other memoirs.
The bill came to the senate only
after a close vote in. the house, taken
after considerable debate on the mat
ter.
According to the report filed this
afternoon there are too many original
iessees on the proposed district to
make such a change feasible The
city Of Hilo has also recently erected
a $4,000 rock crusher on the land, it is
said. 1t was felt that adequate ground
for the high school there is already
provided.
House Bill s, providing for DISPOSE
ton of house lots in Waiau Iii of PHI
honua. South ,Hilo, by lottery was de-
clared favorable to the committee.
The report recommended the tabl-
ing of House Concurrent Resolution 3,
which measure authorized the land
commissioner to issue patents to all
applicants under Section 70 of the
Organic Act, stating that the. commits
sioner is now carrying out his work
with expediency and no such resolu-
ton is necessary.
Committee Approves Two Bills
House Bills 1873 and 81, the only
two handed down by the senate judi
ciary committee today, were given
favorable mention in the report of
that body.
So many bills have been tabled so
far by this committee that one senator
remarked under his breath as the re.
port was read this afternoon, Some
body must have had a superstition
against tabling bills on Friday
Be that as it may, however, these
two which relate respectively to at
tachment and to a time limit when
executions shah be returnable found
favor in the eyes OF the committee.
Rumor has it that not less than half
a dozen bills are slated for the ak
next Monday.
Mould Protect Sheriff
On the former bill the report points
out that under the present law bond
is required but this bond makes no
provision for case where defendant
is declared a bankrupt. It frequently
happens that attachment is taken out
and the defendant goes promptly into
bankruptcy with the result that the
sheriff is without his proper costs and
charges The committee finds 1t rea-
sonable to allow the sheriff protection
through the plaintiffs bond.
Reporting on the second bill tho
states that under the pres
ent law, although there is time limit
in which executions from the district
court are returnable. there is none for
the circuit court. 1t recommends that
the proposed bill making limit of so
days be accepted.