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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
BREAKS RECORDS
Senate Committee FaVOrs Fund
of S3,39O,946,OOO.
Adds 563 Million to Bill Passed
by the House.

Washington, May 15.-All appro-
priation records of congress were
broken today when the senate appro-
priation committee reported the war
army and navy deficiency bill carrying
a total of $4,000, 946,O00 including
100000, 900 for construction and pur-
chase of an American merchant ma
rine.
The committee added 1858, 1872, 900
to the house bill. Among the senate
increases were 100000 for the coun-
ell of national defense; $1,000, 900 for
detention of interned Germans; $26,-
10000 for army machine guns, and
$35, 100000 for heavy army ordnance.
Can Take Over Ship Yards.
Washington, May 15.-Appropria-
ton of $3.50, 100000 of which $780,.
10000 is to be Immediately avail
able. for federal purchases and con-
struction of a feet of merchant ves-
sells, was agreed to today by the SEN
ate appropriation committee.
Legislation authorizing the govern
ment to take over necessary shipbuild-
ing facilities, also was approved.
OF the appropriations which will be
added to the $4,000, 100000 army and
navy war budget, $3.50, 100000 will be
authorized for new construction and
slightly less than $3.50, ,000 for pur
chase of ships wherever available in
Guiding these now being built for the
British government ana other foreign
builders. The remaining $3.50, 100000
appropriation for subsequent use will
'be authorized but not Immediately ap-
propriated.
At Goethal's Request.
The appropriations were requested
by General Goethals and Chairman
Denman of the shipping board in fur
therance of the program for an Amer
lean merchant marine. To expedite
action AMI get the funds promptly it
was decided to add the legislative pro
visions to the appropriation measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
LINE UP FOR 7. R.
Conference Committee of Con-
gress Reaches Agreement.
viii Report Out Bill Authorize
ing Roosevelt Army.

Washington, May 15.-The Roose-
welt division amendment is now a
clause in the selective service army
bill.
House and senate conferees today
wrote into the measure the amendment
offered in the senate by Senator Hard
ing, Ohio, which authorizes but does
not direct the president to raise a vol
unteer force of picked troops, the pre-
sumption being that they will be led
into France by Theodore Roosevelt.
The conferees will report their
agreement in both senate and house
today and both branches of congress
are expected quickly to concur in the
report.
The measure should go before the
president for his signature or veto
some time tomorrow unless there is
another unexpected hitch. The gem
eral staff of the army is said to favor
veto of the measure as it now stands,
but it was pointed out at the capitos
today there is nothing in the bill which
makes it compulsory that the president
should raise the divisions authorized.
He may avoid the section entirely #
he desires.
Army Staff Against Plan.
1t is probable that the army officials
will urge that nothing be done about
raising the picked volunteers until
after the other machinery of selective
service has been put into operation
and the 100000 men authorized in
the bill secured.
The president, some say, may follow
the advice of the war department in
the matter and the general staff IS
known to oppose the Roosevelt idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
KANSAS PROBE
OF FOOD DODGE
ON RAILROADS.!
Spectators Hide Hoarded Sup
plies at Big Terminals.
Fifteen Cars of Beans and P0-
tatoes at HeringtOn?
GOVERNMENT MAY INVESTIGATE
Aid. State i'm Obtaining Evidence
Against Men.
Keep Market Active by Holding
Down Supply.
Fifteen Cars of Beans and PO-
tatOes at HeringtOn?
GOVERNMENT MAY INVESTIGATE
Aid State i'm Obtaining Evidence
Against Men.
Keep Market Active by Holding
Down Supply.

Kansas state officials are conduct
ing an investigation of charges that
food spectators are concealing infor-
nation as to existing supplies by con-
slant movement between terminals
and important shipping points. A
number of complaints concerning eff
forts to conceal food supplies have
been received by state departments.
1t is proba BILE the federal government
will aid the state in the effort to Sc
cure evidence against the men charg-
ed with illegal food price manipula-
lions.
According to evidence sent to To-
peka a number of large dealers and
brokers have sought to conceal extent
of certain food supplies by preventing
the unloading of such supplies in
large market centers. Thus 1t is as
serted that several manipulators are
alleged to have purchased grains and
food stuffs for delivery in Chicago
and other markets which failed to ar
rive until months after the transfer
By keeping down the visible supply of
food stuffs, it is alleged, the manipu-
their stocks at long profit.
Several anonymous letters have
been received by state departments
concerning the boarding of food. One
letter from the WlIe Oh a railway en-
ploye, however. may start a real in
vestigation of the efforts of mani
pulators to control the potato and
bean markets by holding back the
supply. The letter which came to
the state house recently declared that
fifteen cars of beans and potatoes
were held in the yards at Harrington
for a number of days, moved to an
other point and rebilled to a third
destination.
Another letter declared that a Kan
sas City storage company was seeking
to conceal an enormous supply of
potatoes. An investigation failed to
produce evidence. Maybe-the letter
was a miSStatement of facts. Maybe
the supply had been moved. Yet there
is scarce a day when some state de-
partment does not receive n COM
plant 'om some Kansan who has
felt the effects of the high cost of food
stuffs aid is anxious to present his
evidence to the departments of JUS
tice. Practically all of these COM
plants lave been turned over to fed
eral investigators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
All Dealing in Futures OFF Until
Further Notice.
Delegates Leading Exchanges
Meet With Chicago Board.
BIG DEALERS ON THE CARPET
Govt Attorney Takes Record of
Deals to Washington.
Meanwhile Flour Follows
Wheat, $3.50 Wholesale.

Chicago, May 15.-All representa-
tfves of the leading grain exchanges
of the country at a meeting here today
recommended to their respective eX-
changes that they continue until fur
Their notice the restrictive regulations
which were put IN effect yesterday.
The directors of the Chicago board
of trade today extended until further
notice the regulations covering dealing
in futures which were put into effect
yesterday
Boards of Many Cities There.
Chicago, May 15.-The fate of grain
gambling was to be decided today
Representatives of the grain exchanges
of st. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis,
Toledo, Omaha and Duluth were to
meet here with officials % the Chicago
board of trade at o'clock this after
noon to take uniform action toward
stopping all trading in futures.
Continued on Page Two0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
NOT MAKING ZEPPELINS
Workmen at Plant Ordered by Kaiser
to Join the Army.

Geneva, May 15.-It is reported
from Romanhorn, on Lake Constance
that since the death of Count Zeppe-
lin, who was always supported by the
kaiser in his aerial plans, a number
of employees in the Zeppelin factory
at F'riedrichshaven have been dismiss
ed and ordered to join the army The
frame work of a large airship which
would have been finished in six weeks
according to ordinary work during the
war, will not be completed for several
months owing to lack of workmen
The general opinion at FrfeIrichs-
haven is that the German military
authorities will construct no more
Zeppelins. No further orders for
building have been received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

Leavenworth on Trade Interests" J.
F. Tilford of Wichita on "Adultera-
TONS" w S. Wilson of Burlington on
Pharmacy and New Remedies" and
L. d. Havenhill of Lawrence on Mi
croscopy" opened the afternoon ses-
sion.
To Become Members.
Resolutions favoring the adoption If
law forcing all druggists in the state
to become members of the Kansas
Pharmaceutical association will be
considered by the druggists in session
here today, Wednesday and Thursday
Montana at this time has a law which
adds dollar to registration fees which
pays their membership in the associa-
ton. There are 400 registered phar-
macists in the state and a large per-
centage of them are not members of
the association.
All business sessions will be held
at the Chamber of Commerce Eff
forts are being made to induce the
present president, J. w. Geisburg of
Kansas City, to accept a second term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
IN ROY Ard TRIAL
Auto Taken Into Court Room as
Exhibit by Prosecution.
State Outlines Its Case Against
Accused Wife Slayer.

lola, Kan, May 15.-The state, in
prosecuting Roy Ard on the charge
of having murdered his wife. Viola
Ard, here in 1914, will attempt to
show, largely thru circumstantial evil
dence that no other person could have
been guilty according to the opening
statement today by f. J. Oyler, spe-
cial assistant to the prosecutor. He
indicated that a mass of circumstan-
tial evidence would be presented and
that chief among the witnesses to be
introduced would be Miss Katie Lati-
mer, sister of the dead woman, who
was with Ard and his wife in their
motor car the night of the murder.
An automobile similar to the death
car was brought into the court room
and will be one of the exhibits of the
prosecution. In the evidence against
Ard as related by Oyler was the
shortly before the murder and after
the crime failed to aid authorities in
tracing the murderer. Contradictory
statements were made by him con-
corning his wife's death, Oyler de-
clared.
The court room was crowded for
the second day of the hearing. Much
of the session today was expected to
be taken up with the presentation of
opening statements by both sides.
The Dcfense's Claim.
The defense will claim that an in
sane man, and not Ard, fired the shot
that murdered the young wife. That
was indicated by Samuel Gard, one
of the defense witnesses, who made
the opening statement for Ard. He de-
clared the defense had no idea who
was the murderer, but that only an in
sane man could have committed such
a crime. He denied that Ards home
life ever had been anything other
than happy. As climax. Gard
brought a human skeleton into the
court room which he announced
would be used to prove that the death
shot could not have been fired by any
one inside the motor car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
CAR DROPS rs FEET
Makes Spectacular Plunge From X
C. Viaduct Into Turkey Creek.

Kansas City, Mo. May 15.-One
man was killed and two others ser
iously injured early today when
street car, speeding to the car barns
at the rate of 40 miles an hour plung-
ed over the asst end of the Twenty
third street traffic way. The car shot
into mid-air and then dropped seven
ty-five feet into eight feet of water in
Turkey creek.
E. V. Russell, the conductor, was
buried in the debris and was dead
when taken from the wreckage, fiji
teen minutes later. S. K Beard, %,
motorman and Mike Kelley, &c, also a
motorman, were dragged from the wa
ter by militiamen camped near the
structure.
The accident, according to street
railway officials, was caused either by
an obstruction on the track or a brok-
en- flange on the car wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SOUTH WIND IS HERE
Crop Growers Will Find Satisfaction
in Weather Outlook.
Hourly temperature readings for
the day, reported by the local off1ce OF
the United States weather bureau:

The high temperature recorded this
afternoon brought the daily after
Moons average above normal for the
first time in three weeks. and the days
average within five degrees of normal.
A special forecast announcing the
official rec ognition of summer was re-
ceived by d. Flora this morning.
The cold snap that has prevailed east
of the Rocky mountains for the last
three weeks is gone, according to this
bulletin, and real summer weather
has come. The mercury will not fall
into the rut of unreasonable weather
for some time to come. according to
Mr.. Flora.
The wind is in the south at last and
the outlook is for warmer tempera-
lures in all parts of Kansas. The fore
cast calls for warmer night and a
normal sunshiny comfy May day to-
morrow.
The temperature dropped to 46 in
Topeka last night. In some of the
more exposed places a very light frost
was detected. 1t will not go below SO
Confined Rage Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
Army Officers Per-
ceive Kaiser's Scheme.
Switches Entire Eastern Armies
to West Front.
ALREADY MAY HAVE STARTED
Desperate Thrust at Numerous
Points Last Night.
Force British Back Slightly at
BuIlecourt.

Washington, May 15.-Members of
the general staff of the army believe
Germany is planning one of the great
est offensive the kaiser's forces have
yet undertaken. 1t is to be hurled
against the western front
Military men here say all signs
point to such a plan. Russia, they
believe, at least for many weeks to
come is virtually eliminated as a
military factor. Therefore, Germany
has completely switched her military
plans.
The new plans already are being
carried into execution. They call for
thinning of the Teuton lines on the
eastern front and massing of the
troops drawn away on the Franco
British Belgian front.
The United States military men who
hold this view include officers who
have been official observers with Eu-
ropean armies
Germany, these men declared today,
serves more than one purpose in thus
deciding not to carry out the often
sive that was first planned against the
Russian lines and that included "a
drive for Petrograd.
Switches Half Million Men.
with RUSSIAN and TeutOn soldiers
fraternizing on the eastern front and
the Russian internal situation appar-
emily becoming more and more cha
otto, Germany, in not driving against
the RUSSIAN lines, can better carry
on her propaganda among the soldiers
and in inside" Russia as well.
In the meantime, she can we'll af-
ford to release, 100000 fighting men
for service to stem the Franco British
offensive and to start one of her own.
- GseFmany,e-it was sstatedsspIayea. fur
ther good politics in deciding not to
carry out the Petrograd drive linden
burg had planned, since to have done
so might have solidified the nation
against the Teuton foe. Since czardom
was overthrown, they said, the German
armies have not shown themselves to
be a common foe and this fact has
greatly contributed to the seeming dis
integration almost at birth of the pro-
visional government.
Violently Attack at BuIIecourt.
London. May 15.-Violent Germa n
CONTINUED on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
DELAY PEACE CONFAB
Socialists Peeved Because Kaiser VIII
Permit Only Select Few to Attend.

Copenhagen, via London, May Is.
According to the Politiken, the bu-
reau for the proposed confer
ence probably will issue a statement
that the international Socialist con-
ference at Stockholm scheduled to
open tomorrow is postponed The pa
per says that great dissatisfa ction pre-
walls among the delegates and that one
member, reports that the situation has
become more complicated in the last
"a hours. The news that the German
independent Socialists have been re-
fused passports is expected to cause
the bureau to refuse to negotiate with
the Scheidemann group.
Emile Nandervelde, leader of the
Belgian Socialists, declares that the
refusal of the German authorities to
issue passports, except 20 Scheidemann
and his followers, is clear proof of
the desire of the German people for
peace.
Journalists to Meet for Peace.
Amsterdam. May ia Budapest
dispatch says the Hungarian Society
of Journalists has decided to ask the
International Union of jour nalists to
call a congress of members to discuss
the question of speedy peace. Jour
nalists in all neutral and belligerent
countries will be asked to attend and
it is planned TO hold the congress in
some neutral capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
Registered Pharmacists Must
Take Exams, Is Plan.
LEGISLATION IS NEEDED BADLY
Drug Men Admit They Must
Organize to Get Justice.
Dance and Reception a Feature
for This Evening.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.

Opening of convention at 10 o'clock this
morning at Chamber of Commerce by J. w.
Giesburg, Kansas City, president; invoca-
ton, the Rev Stephen S. Estey; address
of welcome, Mayor Jay E. House; response,
Harry Dick, Lawrence, vice president;
business session Noon adjournment
Query box open for members at 80
O'Clock; unfinished business; report of COM
mittees. Adjournment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
he CHOOSES SILENCE
Outline of Peace Terms by
Chancellor Again Waived.

Berlin, May 15.-Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg answered the
peace interpretations in the reichstag
today by saying that it would not
serve the interests of the country to
make a declaration, and therefore de-
cIined to do SO.
The chancellor said that in discuss
ing war aims the only guiding line
for him was an early and satisfactory
conclusion of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SHOOTS ARMY BALLOON
Motive Unknown for FEELING Gas Bag
Enroute to Fort Riley.

Beatrice, Neb., May 15.-Federal
officials today are considering what
action to take against Ernest Doty, a
farmer near here who yesterday fired
upon an army balloon en- route from
Fort Crook to Junction City, Kans.
Doty sent a bullet thru the huge
gas bag as it floated over his farm,
causing the balloonists to descend for
repairs. Aside from giving his name
Doty would offer no explanation for
his belligerency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
Seek Missing Argentine Ship.

Buenos Aires, May 15.-The Argen-
tine minister at London has been in
structed to conduct an investigation in
an effort to learn the fate of the Ar
gentine steamship Corrumalan, be-
lieved to have been torpedoed. The
owners have not heard from the vessel
since April 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
KANSAS CITY SETS WORLD
RECORD PRICE FOR STEERS

Kansas City, May 15.-The high
est price paid on any market for
pulp fed steers was registered here
today when 80 head averaging
1920 pounds each, sold for $i3 per
hundred. The steers came from
Colorado
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
MISS M'ADOO A BRIDE
President Cancels Cabinet Meeting So
He and Mrs. Wilson Can Attend

Washington, May 15.-President
Wilson called off the cabinet meeting
today so that he and Mrs. Wilson could
attend the wedding of Miss Nina Nc
Adoo, daughter of the secretary of the
treasury. and Ferdinand Mohren-
schiIdt, of the Russian embassy staff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
German Airplane Factory Burns.

Amsterdam, May 15.-A large air
plane ma nufactury at Copenick near
by fire, according to the Handles
blad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
FOR IRISH
Govt to Submit Plan for Settle
ment Tomorrow.
Irish in House Protest Delay i'm
Announcement.

London, May 15.-Premier Lloyd
George will transmit terms of a settle
ment of the Irish question devised by
the government to Irish leaders tomor-
row, Chancellor or the Exchequer
Bonar Law announced in the house of
commons today.
What the government proposals for
settlement are were not disclosed by
Bonar Law. He said the premier
would outline them in detail in a
speech to the house of commons on
Monday.
Anticipate All Not Suited.
Irish members of the house protest
ed angrily at this slight delay in MAX
ing public the exact concessions which
had been determined upon by the gov
eminent.
Altho- the government has devised
proposals which it thinks will effect
settlement of the home rule contro-
versy those in touch with the situation
today said it was by no means certain
these proposals would be acceptable to
The Irish Nationalist. But they looked
to an ironing out of the difficulties by
further concessions on both sides when
the governments plans have been
made public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

H SPECTATORS deal much more
in futures" thereH be something
awaiting them in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Not much change in temperature.
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Confined on rage Twol
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Continued on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

NtUH0sudy FFOKrdfn.
Opening of convention at 8 80 o'clock
Election of new members; report of
board of pharmacy, w. +. Sheriff. secre-
tary, Ellsworth; communications by sec
rotary.
Paper, "Interinsurance,' Clyde Miller,
Topeka.
Paper. Legislation, Its Ups and Downs"
by Ed Dorsey, Ottawa.
Election of officers
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
WORLD FACES FAMINE AS WHEAT
CROPS FAIL TWICE IN TWO YEARS

enough TO reduce appreciabiy the
meager supply now On hand.
Fortunately tnere Is way out.
IL the agricultural population can
be- aroused 20 the gravity OF tho sit
uaiion The spring wheat IA still to
be- planted. and II all the available
area is planted. there will be enough
10 save the day.
Every farmer that cares anything
about his country and incidentally
ubout tha chance q big profits
which thlI almost certain failure of
the winter wheat crops opens to
him-will plant in wheat every acre
OF ground that /, tillable. He VIII
plant close to tie fences and In the
corners. in order that not foot OF
Etound that can raise wheat will
H. idle.
Plan wheat Is the slogan that
ought L. &C out 10 every farrn IN
The United States. Within sir
months. unless all signs fail. the
whole world will be calling for
wheat with the anguish OF impen s.
ing famine in their voices.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

fighter grew By leaps snl 49,
When the Philippines c9xDo g
United States ovnershlp. Per-
was sent there. His briIlion1 q
paigns against the turbuleot ~
won him such fame that ~ Cd
department made him brios1leG.
ing al the time the youngest ~
Pointer ever named general a. q
regular army.
President Roosevelt AID ~ {
1906. jumping Pershins from G.
tain TO brigadier- general over O.
other officers who were PernhinG/
seniors
In 1906. Pershins became -
ernor OF the Moro province. c.
bining diplomacy with lighting g
tiles. he pushed his campofU
against the Moros until he pac1oG
them by the defeat of Bassag c
1913.
Pershing returned TO the Uu1oG|
States In January. 1914. and beoom
head OF the Eighth brigade - G.
army. with headquarters ~ 70 pno1
Pershing was married In 1895 q
Miss Frances Warren. daughter Z
Senator Francis z. warrea. Z
Cheyenne. wyo. His wife and tire
OF his four children lost their live
In the burning OF the Preside. 81
Francisco. on Aug. q. 1915.