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Evening star., 1917-01-18
Twice-a-Year Sale Of
4,736 Pieces
Stamped Goods
At 2Qc Each
Values From, 39c Up as High as $1.75
Values From, 39c Up as High as $1.75

A general clearance of 1916 designs in
Stamped Goods has been arranged for tomorrow
in the Art Needlework Dept. An unusually in
teresting event for who love to do en-
broidering, crocheting. tatting, etc. In order to
make room for our 1917 line of goods must
dispose of multitude of pretty little things that
have accumulated throughout the year and to-
splendid values at 2oc. In the lot there are:
Evening star., 1917-01-18

u doz. Tumbler Doilies,
u dozen Plate Doilies,
24-inch Centerpieces, e
doz. Napkins, Baby Car
riage Robes. Baby Pill
lows. Children's Hats,
Ladies Gowns, Children's
Underwear. Ladies Com
hinations, Ladies Corset
Covers, Tea Aprons,
Fudge Aprons, Huck
Towels. Turkish Towels,
Cushions, Plllowcases. etc.
Evening star., 1917-01-18
Mill=Length Sale in the
Upholstery Store
Linoleums, So. Yd.. 1Oc

IS yard lengths of Potters NV
F1oortex and Congoleum, the best and
heaviest of all the process Eno.eums, i'll new
tile wood and conventional designs; all yards wide
Evening star., 1917-01-18

Several hundreds OF fine, washable fabrics in
variety OF fast color combinations are offered at
Evening star., 1917-01-18
Mail Orders

An efficient stan of mail order ey-
perts will give Individual attention
to patrons desiring 10 shop by mail
Evening star., 1917-01-18

On sale Street Floor. 1Ith street door; tables
Fancy Linen Section Millinery Dept. Second floor;
abIes Dept.
Evening star., 1917-01-18
New Novelty Night
gowns, ST

Made of pink batiste. with buebird
designs imprinted in the fabric. Finished
with blue hemsttching and ribbons. Spe-
cially priced for tomorrow at 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
CLASSES ARE BIC
German Language More POpu-
lar in Topeka Than Ever.
Total Enrolment of High
School Now Is 1876.

German classes in the Topeka high
school are still popular in spite of
diplomatic hostilittes. according to en-
rollment figures comp led this morn
ing Two hundred and eighty-two pu-
pills have enrolled for classes in Ger
man for the fall term, Beginning
classes. the figures show, are even
larger than normal. Two beginning
classes Of the high school have II pu-
pills enrolled.
Enrolment to date for the city
schools totals 6,940 pupils. less than
100 increase over the enrolment of
last year few more pupils will
probably enroll tomorrow and Satur-
day in the different schools.
Total enrolment in the Topeka
high school for the term just opened
is LOIS which is practically the sa me
figure as recorded for last year: The
new tunior high school at Lincoln
school shows an enrolment of 1919 pu-
pills. This other two Junior h'Th
schools record 22s at Sumner and 1873
at Quincy. making the total city hieh
school enrolment for the year 1880
pupils, an increase of nearly ao0 in
the high schools.
In the grade scheeis, enrolment
showed no abnormal conditions. Nei-
ther a startling decrease nor a sur
prising increase has been recorded.
Following is a table of enrolment for
the other public schools of the city,
Branner $50, Buchanan III, Cen
trail Park 473 Clay 800, Grant 233,
Harrison 224, Lafaye tte $40, Lincoln
All, Lowman Hill B07. Mckinley 1 81
Monroe 143, Parkdaie 1919, Polk 855,
Potwin $50, Quincy $50, State Street
1874, Sumner s3o, Van Buren, 261 and
Washington 600, Total 4,99s.
In the four kindergartens of the
city 15a children have been enrolled.
At Central Parii, 40 children have en-
I roiledi at Potwin, 4oi at Parkdale, at
/ at Lowman Hill, 40 and at the new
Lincoln school 95 pupils have regis
! tered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
BOOKS ARE INFERIOR
Teachers Register Another Complaint
Against State Printing Plan.

A second howl on the state printing
of textbooks arose from the teachers
or the city schools when six teachers
met in the building this morning. The
plan is failure and shows up the
much Haunted business administra-
ton of the state school system, they
declared.
The books, according to one of the
teachers. are of poorer quality, poorly
edited and much inferior to the old
publishing house texts of other years.
The reason for the poor quality, the
teachers agreed, was that no state
funds were available to hire an expert
editor of the same quality that a large
publishing house employs. 1t is the
old adage or large scale production
making it possible for the school
books of the large houses to be of
unusual quality, while the plan of
publishing the books in the state has
proved as futile and as extravagant 8
doing little business on a large scale.
they declare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
IS STILL MISSING
William Jesse Davidson Has
Not Reported for Service.
Went Home To Pack Grip and
Then Disappeared.
SHOULD Be At FUNSTON
But He Did Not Show Up WheI
Train Left.
Sweetheart Was Last Person
To Talk to Him.

William Jesse Davidson, part of
Shawnee county's second contingent to
Camp Funston, who went home to
pack his grip Wednesday and failed TO
meet the train when it left Topeka, is
still missing. Members of the Shaw
nee county exemption board stated to-
day that they had been unable to find
any trace of him.
Davidson is neither a Stacker" nor
'deserter." The board holds that
he is something between the two but
does not know Just what to call It.
He will be reported to the proper de-
partment as having failed to answer
the call and the department will deal
with his case.
Mary Newman who lives on Route
% stated today that she and David
son are engaged to be married and
that Davidson called her by telephone
at 1890 o'clock Wednesday asking
her to be at the station when his train
left. He stated then, she says. that
he had an hour and seven minutes to
go home and pack his grip. Davidson
lived with his parents on Route 5.
North Topeka Later. Miss Newman
says. his parents told her by telephone
that he had packed his grip and left.
Has Not Been Seen Since.
Davidson did not find the station on
his return trip and has not been To-
Gated since. Edward Earl Patter-
son, an alternate, went to Camp Fun
ston in his stead. The search for
Davidson will continue.
The county exemption board is
working today upon what will be the
third contingent. Sixteen applicants
for exemption were examined today
and twelve of them were exempted
from military service all because of
dependent families. Four were ac-
copied, as follows:
]. M Lesson, William A Marney,
Harlan B. Towne, Homer R. Skinner.
Those exempted from service are
as follows:
Ross B. Myers, David Cunningham,
Archie D. Uhl, Frank Bravance, Willis
E. Knauber, Elmer S. Scofield, Addi-
son r. Reed, Frank E. Scofield, Chan
dler c. Manley, Lester L. Whitehead,
Drury w. Herrick, Hubert E Hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
CHURCH GROWING FAST
United Brethren Membership Shows
Big Increase During Last Year.

A general advance movement in the
church of the United Brethren in
Christ was the main subject at the
mornings session of the sixtieth an
nal convention of the church in Kan
sas, now meeting at the First Church
of the United Brethren,
A general increase in membership
of the church to 10000 was pre-
dicted and an increase of 100000
was promised for the seven colleges
of the church for the next four
years. Reviews of the last year of the
church work showed a great increase
in membership as we'll as in activi-
ties.
morning at o'clock and were follow
ed by the booster talk of J. S. Ken
dali of Dayton, Ohio, on the work of
the United Brethren church. A short
business session of the delegates was
held after the lecture of the morn
ing.
The afternoons program consisted
of talks by ]. E. Fout, of Dayton, and
by ]. H. Lucas, of the Kansas City
university. Both men told of the work
of the church and of the outlook for
advancement in the next four years.
Women's Missionary association of
the church will be the feature of to-
nights program. Miss Hall, Miss
Winter, recently returned from mis-
sionary work in Africa, and Mrs. Mary
B. Martin, of Havana, will be the
speakers of the program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
READY TO JOIN
French Premier Advocates viii.
sons League of Nations.
Socialists Still Balky and Dis
rupt Frances Cabinet.

Paris, Sept 19.-Premier Painleve
replying today in the chamber OF
deputies to interpretations by Deputy
Frederic Brunei, who asked the gov
eminent to associate itself with Presl-
dent Wilson's refusal to treat with the
German people so long as they were
submissive to the military caste. and
advocating an institution of society of
nations said that he had made every
effort to preserve collaboration with
the Socialists.
II failed and 1 regret it," the pre-
mier said
The premier said that absence of
Socialist ministers would make no
change in his policy. He declared his
determination to proceed theoretically
against all intrigueS and certaian for
eign agents but added that he did not
intend to allow these scandals too
much publicity in the press because
they were picked up abroad and
weakened the country's morale. This
part of the premier's speech was FIN
terrupted. especially by the Left, as
! were his declarations that the censor
i ship was necessary and ought to be
| respected. The government he said.
hoped to remain in agreement with
the press by appealing to the newspa-
pers to maintain their own discipline
Applaud Reference to Wilson.
The chamber applauded the pre-
| 1nler alfuS1OnS to the society of ma
tions and President Wilson's message
as principles to which France fully
| adhered thereby showing her abnega-
ton and moral grandeur
Alexandra Ribot, minister of for
il eign affairs, told the chamber that all
documents concerning Frances agree
ments with the allies were ready and
could be published tomorrow, but that
the entente allied nations must be
consulted. saying the nearer we
reach the end of the war the closer
must be our unity with them"
M. Ribot added that France could
not reply to Pope Benedict's note
without an agreement with her allies
but our war aims are known and we
are ready to constitute a society OF
nations when we have the necessary
guarantees
M Ribot said that the Petrograd
government had asked him to defer
the publication of the Franco-Rus-
sian agreement. He said that he con-
sidered that he ought to comply. ow-
ing to the difficult situation of thei,
great ally.
Pierre Renaudel said that the So
cialists would await Premier Pain
leve's acts before voting for him. He
reproached the premier for formins
his war committee of old men instead
OF young and ardent men. Confidence
IN the new ministry was voted by the
chamber, 37S to 1. The Socialists die
not vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
That Is What People in Sweden
Pay for 1t.
Axel Palmgren Tells of Little
Nations Troubles.
PEOPLE DESIRE NEUTRALITY
80 Per Cent Would Never VIII.
ingly Enter the War.
Nation Has Less Bread Than
Germany Now.

Painting a vivid picture of democrat
lied conditions in Sweden and the tick
lish situation the country finds her
self facing in the mighty war drama
Axel Palmgren, staff correspondent of
the Stockholm Dagblad and lecturer
with the pictures, Sweden Today at
the Grand, today declared that there
is less bread in Sweden than in Ger
many and asserted that it would have
been impossible for Sweden as ma
ton to have been back of the part
Swedish diplomatic officers played in
the recent German note incident.
THE Germans have simply put one
over on Sweden" Palmgren said.
Then the newspaper man cited rea-
sons why Sweden will never go to wa
with Germany despite the fact that
the nation as whole is pro-ally. He
war on Germany the formers situation
would be that of Belgiums
Could Destroy Stockholm.
THE Germans" he declared,
could destroy Stockholm and over
run the country with little effort.
They could use their fleet, without
opposition, to rae the coast and the
large cities thereon"
He asserted that ninety per cen,
of the Swedish people want peace
They want it so bad" he said, thai
they do not care much who wins
They won't get into the war them
selves because they have seen toe
much of its horrors"
The Swedish writer spoke of eco.
nomic and public conditions Goa
in Sweden today" he said, lis selling
at $50 ton. Germany is sendinl
Sweden coal in exchange for meat.
and other foodstuffs. No grain ha.
| hna oh fr&~
for one thing, Sweden does not hav,
| it to ship
Senator Lodges charge in the sen
ate that Sweden is shipping cottor
products into Germany after gettins
the raw cotton from the United State
! is untrue.
Embargo Hurts Russia.
mo, Sweden is not in accord will
the United States embargo on food
stuffs to neutrals. This embargo will
by the way hurt Russia, one of Amer
ica's allies. worse than it will hur
| Sweden. Altho the feeling between
Sweden and Russia has never beef
friendly. Sweden is now sending larg
quantities of supplies to Russia. TIL
embargo will make this export i'm
possible on Sweden's part becaus
she will have to keep it for herself
Yes, we have lost lots of ships thri
| Germanys sea warfare, but we mus
have bread!"
The Swedish n e w per mai
switched back to the German not
exposure.
Former Foreign Minister WaIlen
burg, who resigned April l, was con
sidered pro-ally and he owns banks il
Paris and London" he said land thi
note exchange happened while he wa
In office SO. you see, pro-Germanisn
could hardly be charged up agains
the Swedish nation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
LOCAL MENTION

lane Louise Underwood, on her
way from the Colorado Springs sum-
mef school of new thought to New
York City to take up work with the
Les que of the Larger Life, will be ut
the Swallow hotel, Tenth and Harrl-
son street, for a few days. She viii
lecture at o'clock in the afternoon
and o'clock in the evening on "Ad-
vanced Thoughts of Psychology and
Science"
Arthur Seeples of Burlington, en-
listed in the quartermaster's depart
ment of the regular army Wednesday
afternoon, and was sent to Jefferson
barracks, St. Louis, where he will
serve as a cook in the department.
All the Modern woodmen Camps
of the city will meet together on Fri
day. the 21st. at p. m, at the hall
in North Topeka, over the Shawnee
Bank.-Adv.
Fisher & Smith. Lawyers. have
moved to second floor Aetna Building.
ADV
The Topeka Orphans home is in re-
ceipt of a large supply of edibles of
all kinds from the people of the East
Indianola community, and the ladies
of the home today expressed their
| great appreciation of the donation
| which comes in very nicely these days
| of high costs. In the donation were
potatoes. fruits. corn, meats and al
most everything raised in the COM
munity.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
! ter than new. -25c-35c dOz. Brunt-
4 Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
Large posters of the British Cana
dian army life will probably be re-
| ceived at the local recruiting office
| this evening A letter was received
| this morning announcing that spe-
cial Canadian subject enlistment cam
paign was to be put on in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
Cocoanut Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

If you want to keep your hair in
good condition. be careful what you
wash il with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp. makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (Which is pure and en-
tirely greaseless) Is mu-h better than
the most expensive soap or anything
else you can use for shampooing, as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub il in. One or two teaspoon
fuls will make an abundance of rich
creamy lather. and cleanses the hair
and scalp thoroughly. The lather
rinses out easily and removes every
particle of dust. dirt, dandruff and ex-
cessive oil TIE hair dries quickly and
evenly, and it leaves IL fine and silky,
bright fluffy and easy to manage
You can get mulsjfied cocoanut OIL
At most any drug store. 1t is very
cheap, and few ounces is enough to
last everyone in the family for months.
ADV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
BLAMES CAPITAL
Unrest In Labor Caused by Big
Business PFofteering.
Secretary OF Labor Says He Adj
vised Unions Against Strikes.

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. a6.-Di-
rect responsibility fer strikes and the
spirit of unrest in the ranks of labor
since the war began was placed on
the shoulders of uHpatTiatis pFefiteer-
ing of American business nan by Sec
rotary of Labor Wilson. today, ad-
dressing tho war convention Of Amer
lean business mon with the United
States Chamber of Commerce..
ct have told labor" said Wilson,
that this is no time for them to in
sist on recognition of their unions ReF
to force changes of standards they
could not change in peace times; that
this program endnngers the future lib
erty of our people,
Il now tell you American business
men that this is no time to stand
upon your prejudices. nor to insist
upon profiteering. us many of your
members have been doing. II you
could not collect abnormal profits In
vantage of the necessities of your
country in this time of crisis.
Feeling Justified.
Labor has been restless, Wilson
said. because word has gone forth that
the iron and steel manufacturers are
making 200 to 400 per cent profit. and
that shipping. mining and men OF
other industries are making enor-
NOUS profits.
This feeling has been justified
Wilson continued. MY investigation
Of the coal industry in the eastern
states proved it in one of many IN
stances because we found producers
were extorting five and six dollar
margin on coal.
You should welcome price fixing or
your products because it means a log
| ical standard of pay for labor. Let
labor and yourselves find a ground
that is acceptable. if not satisfactor
to insure the greatest amount of pro
duction at the least cost in cash and
| labor"
Attacks Antitrust Law.
Alva A. Johnson. president of the
Baldwin Locomotive works, bitterly at
/ tackled the Sherman antitrust law a!
interfering with the work of business
men in aiding the government in win
ming the war.
1T has been demonstrated" h,
said, that the Sherman act will no
| stand the strain of war;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
RUSH ON AT FUNSTON
More Than 10000 Recruits of Second
Contingent Already There.

Camp Funston, Sept. 2O.-More
than 10000 men of the second quota
of the first draft are now in Camp
Funston. The thrush began yesterday
at noon, continued thru the night, to-
day, and will not cease until late Sun
day or early Monday morning
The drafted men from Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, and Colorado are
coming by special trains while the
men, from New Mexico are travelling
In special coaches. No matter what
time OF night the men arrive they are
being checked in, assigned to COM
panies, given a superficial physical
examination, a new outfit and a bath
before they are permitted to go to
bed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
CITY OFFICIALS BALK
Refuse to Have Rlght-of- Way Cow
cred With Plank Pavement

r, p. Nlpps. Missouri Pacific agent
at Topeka. appeared before the city
commissioners today with a counter
proposition to meet the demand of the
city that the road pave its right of-wav
i, on Adams street before Second and
Fourth streets. Nipps proposed that
y planks be placed on the right-of-way
inst cad of brick or asphalt.
The commissioners refused 70 con-
sider the plan. Recently the commits
sioners instructed George p HAYDEN.
citv attorney to h~inR n mardaraus
suit arnirst the railroad to compel it
20 pnve tho ri~ht-oF--vav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
WYATT WINS VERDICT
Jury Gives Him 81 ,4S5 Damages in
Case Against McGrew.

J. F. Wyatt obtained verdict for
$1,4S5 against. L. B. McGrew in the
district court of Shawnee county We'd
nesday afternoon because of alleged
personal damages due to collision
with one of the big McGrew jitneys.
Wyatt maintained that on Novem-
Der 22, 1915, one of the jitneys was
hauling laborers on the upper silver
Lake road. that its driver refused to
give him and his team roadway and
a collision followed. He claimed a
broken leg and other damages. He
sued for total of $500. The case
was tried before a jury and it brought
in a verdict for $1,4S5. j. j. Schenck
and Douglas Mote represented Wyatt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
MONEY TIED TO LEG
Mexican Had Go.ten Ii by Using An
others Bank Book.

t- Pascua1 Garcia, Il twenty year old
Mexican, is in the county jail charged
with using another Mexican's bank
pass book to draw some easy money
from the Shawnee State bank. Gar
cia, it is charged. presented a pass
beck at the bank showing a balance of
eT6 and containing 81 in paper mon
ey, then presented a check for the
full amount on deposit The check
was honored and Garcia left.
Later it WAS discovered that the
pass book belonged to another Mex
Jean and a warrant was issued for
Garcia. He was arrested by Robert
Miller and Aueustin Alba at Rock
Greek in jefferson county. In a hand
kerchief tied around his leg just
above the knee the officers found
S72 when they searched him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
WATCH OUT FOR FIRE
Chief HanIon Urges Topekans to In
spect Stoves and Chimneys.

With hundreds of Topeka homes
changing from gas stoves and fur
naces to coal, fire danger in Topeka
is greater this fall than ever before,
according to Fire Chief Joseph Han
lon. Today he issued a warning to
all householders.
The chief urges that every house
holder have his furnace or stove thor
oily inspected and cleaned before
starting fires in them. Also he ad-
vises that all chimneys be thoroly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
INVITED TO QUIT
President of Pittsburg, Kan. Normal
Orders Pro-German Teachers Out.

Pittsburg, Kan, Sept. 20.-Instruc-
tors who find themselves in sympathy
with Germany, German philosophy,
or kultur have been asked to resign
from the faculty of the Kansas State
Manual Training Normal school by
w A. Brandenburg. president.
The state board of administration
desires that Only loyal instructors be
employed at state schools" President
Brandenburg declared. ANY teacher
who is not loyal in word, feeling or
spirit. is out of sympathy with the
board, the government. the president
and faculty of this school and the stu
dent body.
1.-The only honorable thing he can
do is to quit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
GOVT PRICE TOO LOW
rs Mines In West Virginia Close Down
Cant Mine Coal at So.

Clarksburg. w. Va, Sept 90
Twenty-Five coal mines in this vicin-
ity have been compelled to close with
in week because the operators were
unable to mine and market coal for
So ton, the price fixed by the gov
eminent, according to a statement is
sued here TODAY by Daniel Howard a
leading operator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
SPECIALS COST MORE
p. U. C. Allows Railways TO Charge
S75 Instead of $50 Now

The Kansas railroads broke a rec
ord today They won a case before
the pubic utilities commission.
Special trains in Kansas are to cost
more under the state commissions or
de~s. All railroads in the state are
affected by the ruling and Sunday
school pienics and. lodge outings will
he the victims. The ruling of the
commission provides fifty per cent in
crease in the minimum cost of a spe-
cial train.
Under the old rule IS persons
might compel the granting of a spe-
eial train by assuring the purchase
Of round trip tickets. A minimum
price of $50 was provided. The new
order p DIVIDES for a minimum cost of
SIS and assurances of not less than
100 passengers