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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
FINE WEATHER, THIS

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long skirts of the olive drab overcoats
about the putteed legs of the boys in
Topeka tc day, but the wind is not
cold and will probably help consider
IDLY in bringing the temperature up
to 35 or 40 degrees by this afternoon.
There is no immediate prospect of the
visitors being forced to walk thru
snow of any kind; at least not during
the next twentS-four hours, and this
holds good all over Kansas.
At Camp DonipI1an this morning the
mercury stood at % degrees, and the
sky was obscured by clouds. But this
was expected to change before after
noon for a period of sunshine and a
rise in temperature to about so de-
.grees. This is some warmer than it
will be in "opeka in the next two
days.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded on this date in Topeka was in
1908, when the mercury touched so
degrees, and the low mark was set in
1892 with reading of 10 below.
The official forecast as sent out by
8. D. Flora, government meteoroIogist,
today, says generally fair tonight and
Thursday, with slowly rising tempera-
lures.
Shippers should protect 36-hour
shipments north, east and west against
a temperature of 20 degrees, and
south against IS degrees
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TO PAY 8 PER CENT
RossviIle Bank Raises Its Interest
Rate on County Money.

The Rossvi1le State bank has noti-
fled e. A. Campbell, county treasurer,
that it is willing to pay 3 per cent in
terest on county funds. That means
there are four banks in the county
that VIII receive all county deposits
until such time as the remainder of
the banks are willing to pay the same
interest on county funds that is paid
on city and state funds
Recently the Shawnee county COM
mlssioners adopted a resolution pro-
V1d1ng that no more county money be
placed in banks not paying 3 per cent
Interest on deposits At that time the
Kansas Reserve State bank and the
Citizens State bank were the only
banks in the county paying 8 per cent
ON county money. The Shawnee State
Immediately signified its Willingness
to raise its rate and now the Rossville
State bank has decided to stay in the
game
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ton. sm-.lting and American Locomotives
Favorable railroad news would induce a
sharp covering Of rails. ~.
Chicago. Dec. 26.--The Herald says: A
great many In the trade, especially the local
market, are inclined 70 be bnflish on corn
and oats ON breaks. They have tried the
short side without success, and concluded
that until there is a larger movement of
grain It is too dangerous to sell on dips
as the market shows disposition to rally
too rapidly when any buying appears and
pressure Is removed. A few of the largest
commission houses regard the short Interest
well eliminated and predict break Wed
nesday. Several. however. said the ander-
lying conditions were too strong to be
ignored and look for bulge 10 follow any
sharp drop in values. Immense losses q,
corn in cribs on farms Is predicted by
well known grain handler who is also a
armer. The corn never mat1red and is
still very soft. He believes that the full
extent of the damage will not be appreciat-
ed until next spring.
Provision traders say they expect the
demand from the federal and foreign gov
ernments to be large enough 70 absorb all
the packers have to offer and that they Will
do their part by selling TO them. Official
announcements yesterday was that the re-
cent purchase from large packers were the
heaviest of any contracts let in the history
of the trade.
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EXCESS DEMAND
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tCont1nued from age lOHe.I
coal and to appeal to operators to
shoot whatever coal they can to points
where most needed. That has helped
in some respects"
DR.. Garfield mentioned Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and Toledo as examples or
bottle neck" points, but said there
were many others. Mines IN eastern
West Virginia are shipping west anu
those in the western part shipping
east. causing congestion at meeting
points. A change involves great de-
tail in changing contracts winch are
not closed until next April, he said
a'ITnless conditions are improved, L
may abrogate these contracts ana a.
vert shipments to prevent cohgeslloh'
y think it a wise PLAN" remarked
Senator Kenyon.
Government May Pool Coal.
Fuel Administrator Garfield told the
senate investigating committee tooay
that if the war continued very loHs
the government would be compelled to
pool coal and sell it at reasonable
some coal operators. he said, were
making the greatest profits in their
history, but he considered high prices
stimulus to the great prouuctloH
the war demanded.
Cold Wave Hits Coast.
washington. Dec. 26.-As a blast of
frieid weather swept thru the east
ern states today, bringing renewed ap-
peals for fuel relief in Ohio, New York
and New England, the senate probe
of the coal situation formally opened
This is the latest inquiry to De
launched by congress. Two others
one into the justice department and
the other into the alien property GUS
todian's office, are imminent, senator
ia1 leaders declared today.
Meanwhile the war department
and shipping board inquiries were re-
sumed. Quartermaster General Sharpe
was recalled to the stand to explain
further delays in supplies shipment
Will Find Out Reason.
Senator Reed, chairman of the coal
probers, was absent from the city to-
day. but the inquiry went on without
him
we are going to find out why a
large portion of the country is not be-
ins supplied with COAL" said Senator
Kenyon. member of the coal probe
committee. eff We can, we will work
out some plan of action. The coal
situation in Ohio, Michigan and New
England is very serious"
II was informed only today that
there are 500. 900 tons of coal on cars
lying on the tracks between the mines
of Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky
and Cincinnati, while the people are
without fuel" said Senator Pomerene,
active in the fuel fight.
The railroad investigation has been
indefinitely put off because of Senator
Newlands's death.
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DRAFT BRICKEAYERS
One Thousand To Be Selected at Once
by Local Boards in United States.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The new
draft machinery was invoked for the
first time when Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder made public today in
struction to all governors calling for
the mobilization of 1000 bricklayers
urgently needed by General Pershing
at once.
Local boards are called upon to ex-
anime questionnaires now being re-
turned and report as rapidly as pos
sible on the number of bricklayers of
draft age available for service. Only
white bricklayers will be taken, either
by draft or by voluntary introduction
into the military service. thru local
boards. They will be forwarded to the
aviation section, signal corps, at KEEL
ley field, San Antonio, Tex.
The order is the first application OF
the special occupational classification
provisions of the new draft regula-
lions. The bricklayers in any boards
jurisdiction will be assembled without
regard to the men in any other occu-
patton. General Crowder's letter to
the governors indicates that similar
calls for skilled men in other trades
are to be expected.
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BEWARE HUNGARY
Spirit of Revolt There Makes
Teuton Allies Uneasy.
This Accounts for Failure To
Send Austrians to France.
BY w. t. MASON.

New York, Dec. 26.-Germany's eff
forts to secure Austro-Hungarian re-
Inducements for new operations along
the western front have not been sue
cessful.
Increasing troubles in Hungary
make it improbable that any large
force of troops from the dual mon
archy will be available in the future
for a joint offensive by the central
powers in the west.
A month has now passed since the
German government, after the defeat
before Cambria. began to bring pres
sure on Austria Hungary to contribute
troops to strengthen Germany's weak
ened western lines.
The authorities at Vienna have not
would be impossible to move any con-
siderable body of Austro-HungarianS
to the west without that fact becoming
quickly known. Even the German
transfers from the Russian to the
French fronts are not kept secret. In
dications strongly point to Austria
Hungary's disobedience to German in
structions in this matter being asso-
ciated with the rapid development. of
anti-Austrian feeling in Hungary.
Anti-Teuton Feeling Grows.
Almost Immediately after the Ger
man defeat along the Hindenburg line,
news began to appear of the develop
ment of a strong separatist movement
in Hungary. The persistence of the
reports has been such as to make the
| evidence conclusive that anti-Teuton-
ism is reaching serious proportions
among the Hungarians. This feeling
undoubtedly would be increased if the
Huns were forced to pay either in men
or added war debts for the support
of Germany's holdings in France and
Belgium. The Hungarians are very
jealous of their own liberties and they
have shown frequent approval of west
ern democratic sentiment Hungary,
in many ways, is becoming to Ger
many the same uncertain problem
i that Russia is to the allies. A Hun
garian revolution might well cause a
| collapse of the central powers.
This explosive factor is beginning
to seriously interfere with the kaiser's
actions In general and is tending in
particular to isolate the Germans
along the west front.
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TOPEKAN HEADS
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about twelve years ago and came to
Topeka. 1t was on tn farm during
his boyhood days that the captain re-
ceived his horsemanship training
which apparently is serving him so
well today.
When the national guard troops
were called out for border service in
the summer of 1916, Sprinkle was
student at K. U. and was an officer
in Company NJ, the university unit Of
the First Kansas infantry. While on
the border an examination for admit
lance into the regular army was given
and Sprinkle tried out" He won u
commission as a second lieutenant IN
cavalry and was sent, to Leavenworth
FIR a three mouths course of train
ing. A the completion of the Leaven-
worth training he was assigned to the
Eighth United States cavalry, the
re .siment to which he is still attached
and the one to which troops who are
pursuing the bandits are evidently
attached.
sprink1e's promotions have come
rapidly since he entered the regular
branch of the army. He won his sill
yer bar a. a first lieutenant in April,
1917. and was made a captain in
August.
Since becoming attached to the
Eighth cavalry Captain SprinkIe's
headquarters have been at Ell Paso,
Texas.
He Was With State journal.
Captain Sprinkle, for a time, while
in Topeka, had advertising ambitions.
For three months he was employed in
State Journal This was in 1910. All
during the time he was in this work
he made known his desire to enter
the military service.
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by. Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. H.. $3.50:
other hours, 4751 k-2.
Mrs. C. E. Goodrich, German avenue, has
gone to Trenton, Mo, to spend two or
three weeks visiting relatives.
The Dorcas society Of the Third Chris
at the church Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Atkinson has returned to
ing a week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
George Adamson. Klein street.
Mrs Lawrence Bell who visited her
street, has returned to her home in Chi
caRo.
spent Christmas with the William Dealy
family. Scotland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd johnson and family
and Mrs. Lauvere were dinner guests of
Mrs. G. Smith. Klein street.
Wyatt Crawford, of the Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth is visiting his son. Waiter
william Dealy, Scotland avenue. has been
hailed to Lafayette Ind, by the death of
Mrs F. B. HARDWOOD and sons Gerald and
Malcolm of Florence. Kan. will be guests
for several days of the E. L. Jones family,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Harris entertained
with a family dinner Christmas for Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Counter, of Kansas City
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jones and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Harris.
Third Presbyterian church presented the
church Tuesday evening with service fla 2
on which were three stars for members Of
the church who are in the service of their
country. The boys from the Third Pres
byterisn church who are in service are
Harry Hope. Robert McKitrick and Lewis
Miss Venice Adamson is quite i'll at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Adamson. Klein street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. McNeal entertained
at their home. East Seventeenth street,
Tuesday with family dinner.
William Mulvfhill will come from Kan
sas City Wednesday TO spend some time
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SAVED PEOPLE 5000, 900, 900.
That's What Fixing Sugar Prices
Meant to q. s., Says Hoover.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Inquiry into
the coal shortage displaced the sugar
investigation on the program of the
senate manufacturers committee today
and Fuel Administrator Garfield was
summoned as the first witness. The
committee plans to take up the sugar
problem Friday. and probably will al
low Food Administrator Hoover to re-
ply to charges made by Claus A.
Spreckels president of the Federal
Refining company, that the sugar
shortage was caused by the food ad-
ministration's fixed import price
Mr.. Hoover, in a statement made
public by the White House last night.
declared the shortage was due to the
heavy shipment of sugar to Europe
He asserted that if price-fixine
agreement had not been reached sugar
would have been selling from rs to
80 cents a pound and more than
$20O,OO0,000 probably would have
been profiteered from the American
people by this time.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 26-CORN-Scarcityo of Of
ferings brought about a moderate advance
today in the corn market. Demand, how
ever. was only of scattering sort. The
market was of a decidedly holiday charac-
ter, Opening prices, which ranged from
unchanged figures to Mc higher, with jan
nary 81 % and May S1.245 to $1-24ss, were
followed by gradual gains all around
The fact that cold weather was expected
to continue for several days and that rail-
road operations would be hampered gave
an advantage to the bulls. Prices closed
firm. Ac 20 sc net higher. with January
81. 26sh to 1864 and May S1.24K@125
OATS-Strength developed in oats on &C.
count of general covering by shorts. The
impetus came from signs of a revival of
shfppinGs inquiry on the part of seaboard
interests.
PROVISIONS-Higher quotations on
hogs gave ffrmness to provisions. Receipts
Of hogs were less numerous than had been
expected.
In the late trading support became poor
and the market sharply reacted.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range Of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Fhos. ]. Myers. POI N. E. Bldg.l
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HALT MUNITlON MAKING
BolsheviIxi Issue Order = Anticipate
General Democratic Peace.

Petrograd, Dec. 26.-The Bolshe-
wiki government issued a manifesto to
all the people today demanding that
manufacture of all war material inn
mediateIy cease ''inasmuch as the
Russo erman armistice will proba-
bly, shortly be transferred into gen
eraI democratic peace"
The committee on peoples commits
saries and the central committee OF
the left-revolutionaries agreed today
on a governmental form in which the
latter organization was to be repre-
scented by seven cabinet members.
BoIshevikf forces have occupied
Kharakoff according to'an announce
ment today. The Ukrianian hold on
Odessa is now threatened. Black sea
fleets, the Bolsheviki government an
nouneed, have Joined forces against
the rebels.
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Kansas City, Dec 2G.-HOGS-Receipt
: 600 Market 25c to 40c higher. Bulk of
sales. SIG 75d1715; heavy. f16-90d1 Il. 20 /:
packers end butchers. $40 ;404171o; light,
SIG OO611T. 90; piga.s S13y00a 15.2J.
CATTLE--Receipts 1000. Market 10c
higher Prime fed steers. s12.O0d14.50:
dressed beef steers. $11O0d 1880: western
steers IS rs a HIS: southern steers, S7O00
900: cows $6.0O6f95O: heifers S6.50d1O 80:
stockers and feeders. $1,000 11.25; bulls
sG.JOds.50; calves. $3.50 1900.
SHEEP - Receipts 5000. Prospects
higher Lambs, x15.O0GI6.Oe: yearfings
l3o0M14.10: wethers, $11.00d 1900: ewes
Sc 00a so: stoekers and feeders, s70o6
13Os.
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Kansas ity. Dec. 26.--CoRN-Cash: Mar
ket steady No. mixed, s1.G7d1.70; Nc 3,
81 coal g; No. white. S1.T0; No. 3. 1.62f
Les No. 2 yellow, S1.700t1T2; No. 3. nom
inaL
OATS-Market steady to 1c higher. No.
2 white size; No. 2 mixed, 7915MS0c.
RYN$1.75
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZFsLS3 II a 3 "a.
HAY-Market steady to 81 lower. Choice
timothy, $2S.50@2900: choice prairie, 5000
Cd27.00; choice alfalfa, S34 006f $500.
SHORTS-$1. S0Gl1 So.
BRAN-$1s65.
WHEAT-Receipts IL cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 45c; seconds, 296I30e.
CORN-Close: December $1.2S; J9nu-
airy $1.27h; May, 1.2J%.
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KANSAS DISTRICT WINS
Red Cross Division Including This
State Led All Others in Campaign.

Cleveland, O.. Dec. 26.-Ohio, In
diana and Kentucky, comprising the
lake district, finished second in the
Red Cross drive for fifteen million
new members. More than two million
were enrolled, according to Red Cross
officials here.
The lake district was distanced by
the southwestern district, which COM
prises Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas Arkansas and half of Tonnes
see.
Close to three million members have
been reported in that district.
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FINE GUN-TOTlNG ATTY
w. w. Counsel Stuck for 800
just Oversight He Said.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-George f. Van
derveer of Seattle, general counsel for
the 1. w w, who was deprived of his
pistol as he was about to enter Judge
Lands court room a week ago. was
fined 500 and costs today in the
municipal court. Motion for a new
trial was denied.
Mr.. Vanderveer said he purchased
the weapon in Philadelphia and that
its presence In his pocket was a bit
of absent edness
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Chicago. Dec 2G-.HOGS--Receipts 5000
tomorrow $500 Market strong. 20c above
Monday. Bulk of sales. S16.906f IL Is; light,
SIG. 2J6I 20: mixed, $1G.70 a 1870; heavy.
SIG. 65M17.3 rough. $16.6Jd16S0; pigs,
$1..00Q1J.9e.
Native steers S745d14.30: western steers.
not quoted season over until next August.
Stockers and feeders. $6.e5d 1890; cows and
heffers sS.50M1140: calves ss.506f15.5O.
SHEEP-Receints 1900. Market weak.
Wethers. $9.004 1910; lambs, $1,000 1910.
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WOMAN n is SLAIN
Probably Killed by Robbers Who En-
tered Her Grocery Store.

Columbus, Ohio, Disc. 26.-Her head
crushed in, as tho beaten with an iron
rod. Mrs. Sarah NJ milford, n, was
found murdered today in her grocery
store here The aged woman is be-
lieved to have been beaten down when
she attempted to prevent robbers from
ransackire her store
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New York Dec. -MONEY-Mercantile
paper. 51b05a4 Sterling. 90 day bills,
47iA; commercial, 90 day. bills on banks.
martd. 475X cables A. as ZIG. Francs. de-
mand' 5.78x cables. 571&. GuiIders. de-
mand, 43A cables, "A. Lires, demand. s.34 /;
cables. So Rubles demand, Ii; cables,
131l. Bar silver S65xc: Mexican dollars,
6S1Zc Government bonds. irregular; rail-
road bonds. irregular. Time loans, firm /;
CO. 80 days and 6 minths, 5a4 Q6.
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Petrograd dispatches of the purpose
of German concentration of troops in
the southwest. One suggestion is
that part of these forces will be sent to
Asia Minor. 1t is predicted a large
force will be retained in the southwest
to assure possession of the valuable
Russian harvest.
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New York, Dec 2G-SUGAR-Eaw,
steady: sales 6O.OO0 bags Of Cuban: new
Cuban centrifugal, Cos: molasses nominal /;
cut loaf 9.6569.S5: crushed, 94I96; Mould
A. SJs56S 50: Cubes, s.90d910: xxxx pow
dered. S.350S.55: powdered, S-3OMS-J0: fine
graduated, a15M S35: Diamond A, S.15Q
S.35: ConfectiOners A. S.05GS25; No. 1, 500
dS.20.
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Morning Grnsn Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board Of Trade,

New York, Dec. 26-EtnaHeiaI Bulletin:
Sentiment shows moderate imI rovement.
Sharp rallies at present are no expected
to hold. There is more insistent demand
from shorts for Oil. Motorsatd Steel stocks.
Good buying is noted in Equipment and
Tobacco Issues Pool channels are bullish
on Baldwin, Mexican Petroleum, Inspira-
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New York, Dee. 2G.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery higher than extras, 50l
5O1hc.
E0GS-Market ffrmer Fresh gathered
extras, 61G62c.
CHEEsE-Market steady. State fresh
specials, 231h @24c.
POULTRY-Dressed, quiet.
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WEATHER REPORT.
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day; slowly rising temperatures.

equipments as well As speciaities lost to
points. Foreign bonds were inactive at
slight recessions. Liberty is fell to . new
low at 81 to 96.92 the 31a's selling at $3.50
to % %
Fractional changes attended the early OPP
erations the stock exchange today but
the list developed heavier trend before
the end of the first half hour. United
States Steel reacted Ia points with l to 2
point recessions in other equipments and
metals and shippings yielded large frac-
tons American Tobacco lost ~. Baldwin
as much. General Electric III and the
Motor division also receded moderately
Rails were firmer at the outset but fell
back with leaders as trading became more
active. Liberty As repeated their recent
minimum of 9696 but the 31z's were steady.
Kansas City live Stock Market
THE following sales we're made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son Il Co., live stock commissions mcr-
chants.)
Kansas City, Dee 26-CATTLE-Receipt
1000 head. Market strong to 15c higher.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market zoe
to SOC higher. Bulk Of sales, $1G>5Ol1 100;
top, $1T.1c
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walI ST.. New York, Dec. 2G.-sToCKs-
Irregular rallies set in on the tentative
support accorded war issues but increased
offerings of rails Immediately caused more
extensive declines. st. Paul preferred, II.
mfnimums Paeifics were 1 to 25z points
down, Steels reacted 1 to pa and other
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Chicago, Dec. 26l-BUTTER-Market
lower. Creamery, 39d4s11c.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts. 4sMo1c
ordinary firsts, 44d46c: at mark. cases in
eluded, 44@50c refrigerator firsts, 3Ta3sc
POTATOES-Market higher. Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota bulk, 81 .oOd2.1 10
ditto sacks, 81. 100 a 2.10.
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls. isaac
springs &c.
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To Cure Cold In Ono Day.
axe LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
IT, Druggists refund money IL II fails to
Ire. Il. W. GROVES signature 10 on each
OK 2Oc=AdY.
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with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mulvihill,
jefferson street.
W. z. Bower, 1893 Lawrence street. has
gone to Fairfield. Iowa, where he Will join
his wife, Mrs. Bower, who has been there
since last month visiting relatives.