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NOTICE.

Stockholders of the Southern Mon
| tana Oil company are requested 10 meet
ut PA N. Higgins avenue. February 2s.
at 1880 sharp.--Adv.
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ELECTRICAL WORKERS NOTICE

Special meeting called at p. M.
Union hall; local union No. 4OS.
BY PRESIDENT.
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SOCIAL DANCE.

Union hall, every Wednesday and
Friday night. Missoula club orches-
ira. Dance, 10 cents.--Adv.
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Demand for Oats.

Likelihood of q falling off in re-
ceipts tended to stimulate demand for
oats. H. was said producers and rail-
roads were both giving preference to
the handling OF corn.
Sharp breaks in the price of hogs
weakened provisions. Much selling was
also caused by a report that the gov
eminent allotment of March contract
had been of less volume than expected.
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MANY. a worthless man has good
disposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-11
She Gets $4,000
Santa Fe Nurse Inherits Neat
Sum From Grandfather.
Miss Okey, However, viii Con-
tinue To Be q Nurse.

Helen Louise Okey, a nurse at the
Santa Fe hospital in Topeka, has
Joined the ranks of the $4,000 dolls.
She has just received word that she
is heir to that sum from her grand
fathers estate.
1t seems that the grandfather died
in 1902 and that the estate has been
in the Colorado courts since that time.
Miss Okey received word Monday that
the case was finally settled and she is
to receive $4,000. In addition to this
sum she expects to receive one-half
of the sum her older brother would
have received had he lived.
The inheritance of sudden riches
will make no difference to her for the
time being at least. she says. Miss
Okey announced Monday that she ex-
pected to stay with her work at least
for the duration Of the war, and she
limited that it is possible that she
might go in for Red Cross nursing
somewhere
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tons workers, manufacturers, retail
ers and other trades and business
amount to 100000. 100000 The war
this year, Secretary McAdoo estimates,
will cost $24,0p0, 100000
Fuel administration officials an
nounce that SO per cent curtailment
in non-war industry is essential, to
save fuel This will be made as grad
ual as possible Fifty to sixty million
tons of coal must be saved this year
by enforced curtailment, it was de-
clared.
List of Non-eSsentialS Prepared.
A tentative list of non-war industries
has been prepared for guidance of the
war government in cutting industry.
Changes are necessary from time to
time.
Coal Production Falls Off.
Coal production is dropping off, the
decline for last week being one million
tons below that of the previous week.
1t is more than one million tons be-
low the weekly production necessary
if the 100000 tons production this
year is obtained.
Against Zone Postal Rate.
The government is developing an
elaborate campaign of education to ef-
feet a patriotic refusal on the part of
the people to buy non-essentials. Un-
officially. it favors the abandonment
of the zone tax on newspapers and
other periodicals and an increased
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regiment and the 10 field signal bat
talon, were passengers on the
Leviathan which U-boats attempted
to torpedo on its way overseas. The
story ofthe torpedoing, which appeared
in the Chicago Tribune, June Z, fol-
lows:
Durand, Mich, June (special).-
An eye witness account of an attack by
three submarines on the United States
transport Leviathan and the destruc-
ton OF two of the U-boats by United
states destroyers. is contained in a let
ter from Capt. Charles A. Harmon, of
this city, to his son. Sergt. Carl A. Har-
mon, at Camp Custer. The Leviathan,
formerly the German Vaterland. is the
largest vessel afloat and was seized
by the United States when this coun-
try entered the war.
Captain Harmon is in the motor me-
chanics division of the aviation corps,
now safely in France, while his son is
member of the ambulance company.
The Leviathan carried 10000 SOL
dlers on that particular trip and ev-
cry precaution of camouflage and zig
gag navigation was employed to pro-
tect 1t from the submarines, since the
German government is said to have
oilered fortune and great honors to
the commander and crew of the u
poat that succeeds in sinking it.
All Obey Orders.
Most of the men aboard were raw
recruits" says Captain Harmon, "but
when the emergency came the con-
slant drill and training told and not a
man disobeyed orders. Twenty hours
1rom our destination, at daybreak, we
picked up the destroyers in a bowling
gale. They came swooping at US out
OF rain squall like flying fish. Boy.
They looked good. They are little
long, intrepid devils-all engine and
wickedness. We were tearing along
at nigh speed. trusting to luck not to
hit anything, but those little devils
curved and circled and zigzagged
around US as if we were at anchor.
Even with our. thousand feet OF
length We could hardly keep our fee,
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nations which have not had a mill
tary standing which would enable
them to compete with the strongest
nations in the world and l look for
ward with pride to the time which I
hope will soon come when we can give
substantial evidence not only that we
do not want anything out of this war
but that we would not accept any
thing out of it, that it is absolutely a
case of disinterested action. If you
will watch the attitude of our people
you will see that nothing stirs them SO
deeply as assurances that this war, so
far as we are concerned, is for IDEAL
istic objects
"One of the obstacles that I expert
enced during the first three years of
the war. the years when the United
/ States was not in the war, was in get
ting the foreign offices of European
| nations to believe that the United
i States was seeking nothing for her.
self. that her neutrality was not self
| ish, and that if she came in, she
would not come in to get anything
| substantial out of the war. any ma
terial object, any territory, or trade,
or anything else of that sort.
World Knows America Sincere.
I'm some of the foreign offices
| there were men who personally knew
| me and they believed. 1 hope, that
| was sincere in assuring them that our
| purposes were disinterested, but they
thought that these assurances came
from an academic gentleman removed
| from the ordinary sources of informa-
| ton and speaking the idealistic pur-
poses of the cloister. They did not be-
| lieve that 1 was speaking the real
heart of the American people and
| knew all along that 1 was
| Our Friendship for Russia
| 'T believe that everybody who
| comes into contact with the America n
| people knows that 1 am speaking their
purposes.
The other night in New York at
| the opening of the campaign for funds
| for our Red Cross, 1 made an address.
| 1 had not intended to refer to Russia,
| but I was speaking without notes and
| in the course of what I said my own
| thought was led to Russia and I said
that we meant to stand by Russia
just as firmly as we would stand by
France or England or any other of the
| allies
The audience to which I was
| speaking was not an audience from
| which I would have expected an en-
| thusiastic response to that. 1t was
rather too well dressed. It was an
audience, in other words, made up OF
the class of people whom you would
suppose not to have the most intimate
/ Continued on Page Two.)
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Declaring the Monroe doctrine to be
a case of telling Central America:
I'VE are going to be big brother to
you whether you want us to be or
not" the president said the policy
contained nothing that protects Mexico
from aggression from u.s."
As result, the president declared
he had observed some sister republics
to the south were uneasy lest "our
self-appointed protection Monroe
fit and our own interest and not for
the interest of our neighbors."-
Proposed Pan-American Alliance.
He then revealed that he had pro-
posed to the countries "a common
guarantee that all of us will sign a
declaration of political independence
and territorial integrity"
Such an arrangement, he said, Twill
have to be the foundation of the
future life of the nations of the world.
The whole family of nations will have
to guarantee to each nation that no
nation shall violate its political in
dependence or its territorial in
tegrity.
That Is the only conceivable basis
for the future peace of the world, and
l must admit / was anxious to have
the states of the two continents of
| America show the way to the rest of
the world as to how to make a basis
of peace.
Peace can only come by trust If
you can once get a situation of trust,
| then you have got a situation of per-
| manent peace. Therefore. everyone OF
us. it seems to me, owes it as a patri-
otic duty to his own country, to plant
the seeds of confidence and trust, in
stead of seeds of suspicion
Declares Friendship for Mexico.
The president declared America s
attitude toward Mexico is mot merely
| the sort of friendship which prompts
one not to do his neighbor any harm
! but the sort of friendship which earn
| estly desires to do his neighbor
service"
He declared the administration pol
| icy was that ''the internal settlement
of affairs in Mexico was none of our
| business" He then discussed the pun
| tive exhibition after the bandit villa
saying:
! when we sent troops into Mexico
| our sincere desire was nothing than tc
assist you to get rid of & man who was
making the settlement of your affairs
| for the time being impossible. We
4 had no desire to. use our troops foi
any other purpose and I was in hopes
that by assisting in that way and ther
Immediately Withdrawing 1 might give
substantial proof of the truth of the
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Many Men in Deferred Glasses
To Be Moved Up.
May Get From 5000 to 1000 for
Glass l in Kansas.
WHOLE STATE IS AFFECTED
Huffman Will Order the Work
Begun Next Monday.
Appeal Agents VIII Be Active
in Every County.

All selective draft registrants re-
manning in Kansas are to be reclassi-
fled. The order which was announced
today from the office of Charles S.
Huffman, adjutant general, applies
to men in all classes. Work under
the new order will be taken up next
week by the district and local boards.
It is believed that between 5000 and
1900 men not now in class 1 will be
placed in the front rank of selective
men.
There are but fifteen counties and
draft districts in Kansas in which
more than 35 per cent of the regis
trants from the class of 1917 have
been placed in class 1. Eighty-eight
counties and districts are below IS
per cent-the official standard esti-
mate for the nation. Six counties are
below Is per cent. Twenty-three
counties are above 15 per cent and
below 20 per cent. Fifty-nine coun-
ties and districts are below rs per
cent, but above 20 per cent.
Topeka city district No. 2 is one of
the fifteen districts above the 35 per
cent. Topeka district No. and Shaw
nee county outside of Topeka city are
each above 20 per cent but below %
per cent, the government standard.
To Affect All Counties.
All counties and districts are ex-
pected to be affected by the sweeping
new order. The district appeal board
met this morning in a special confer
ence with members of the Topeka and
Shawnee county boards. Work OF re-
classification was discussed. Confer
ences will be held with other county
boards this week. The order will go
from the adjutant generals office late
today to all boards. They will be
notified to begin work Monday morn
ing.
Some Of the counties in the agricul-
tural districts OF the state are expected
to show extensive shake-ups in their
present cfassifications. While the plan
of reclassification is general in its
scope, the readJustment is expected tc
affect most generally men with ques-
tionable dependency claims and men
given deferred classifications because
Of industrial or agricultural activities
Thousands of registrants now are
in class 4 who should b in class or
L." says the bulletin. Government
appeal agents must present all of the
facts ascertaining to local board for
the purpose of obtaining quick action
but should be instructed to appeal
every case where the reclassification
is not convincingly correct"
Appeal Agents to BE Active.
Estimates being compiled by mer
In charge of the draft work in Kan
! sas, indicate a plan to gather not less
than !, 900 new men under the exam.
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WIRE ROW ON NOW
Telegraph Companies and OPERATOR
Meet at Labor Convention.

St Paul. Mimi. June 11.-Marked
interest in the controversy between
the Commercial Telegraphers' union
and commercial telegraph companies
was evident today among the dele
gates to the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
Certain delegates, headed by Presi-
dent H. B. Perham, of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers. favor the pas
sage of resolutions condemning pri-
vate ownership of telegraph Presi-
dent S. ]. Konenkamp. head of the
commercial telegraphers who have
threatened to strike, was expected to
reach St Paul before the end of the
week.
The National Labor Press associa-
ton. composed of editors of labor
papers, passed resolutions commend
ing George Creel and the committee
on public Information.
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100 HERE TODAY
New Hot Weather Record Set
This Afternoon.
The Temperature Averaged II
Degrees Above Normal.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES

All hot weather records for June up
until the 11th day of the month were
broken today when the mercury climb.
ed up to the Century mark" at 3
o'clock this afternoon. This is the first
time in the history of the local wealth.
er bureau when such excessive heat
has been recorded this early in the
month Today has the distinction OF
being the hottest June II on record.
The wind at 2 o'clock this afternoon
was blowing 12 miles an hour from
the west. The temperature for the
day averages IA degrees above normal.
Temperatures of 100 were general
over the state Monday and the mer-
curry today promises to 20 even high.
er. This is the hottest weather eveP
recorded in Kansas this early in the
month Of June.
Goodland. Kan, enjoyed a respite
from the intense heat Monday night,
when the mercury went down to 80
degrees, but the lowest reached il
Topeka was II at 6 O'Clock. The fore
cast calls for fair weather md corr
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that confront the home service work

that confront the home service work.
ers.
At the meeting in Memorial hall
this morning, Miss Elizabeth Wood.
assistant director of civilian relief,
made the principal talk. Miss Wood
spoke on the things that the home
service worker must find out in the
initial stages of the investigation of
each particular case. She went on to
explain the references that are at the
plete personal investigation of a case
should show, and outlined the way in
which the home service worker should
plan the relief work for each case.
Making Work Easier.
At the afternoon session in Mem
orial hall. Miss Florence Frederickson,
home service agent at Lawton. Okla,
described how the work of the home
service sections is made much easier
If the section is developed in depart
mental style. Miss Frederickson ad-
vocated the practice of making the
Home Service work an interlocking
system of relief with its investigation.
monetary relief. and other work. each
handled by separate corps OF
trained workers
Fred D. Struden,N of st. Louis, who
had already spoken twice on the pro-
gram, explained the necessity for CO.
operation between the various home
service sections. Strudeil said that ii
| is only by the close cooperation be-
tween the sections in the cantonments
and the sections in the cities that the
best results can be obtained. By work
ing hand in hand on both investiga.
ton and relief these two branches OF
the home service section of the Amer
| lean Red Cross are enabled to bring
speedy relief to all the cases coming
| up for attention.
Work I'm Disaster
| Miss Wood spoke at the afternoon
| session on the services of the home
service section in cases of disaster
AT the meeting Monday night al
Memorial hall, DIR. j. o. O'Reilly OF
| Washington university explained tn.
ways in which the government is pre-.
pared to care for wounded and Grip.
pied men. DR.. O'Reilly has lad ex.
ceptional opportunities for investiga
| -, =, :
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Well Attended Conference Brisk
With Real Discussions.
Home Service Workers Having
Problems IrOned Out.
ON Personal INVESTIGATIONS
Complete References for Per-
sons Who Offer Relief.
Government Is Prepared To
Care for Wounded Men.

Today was the second day of the
conference OF the home service sec
ton of the American Red Cross at
Memorial hall. So far the conferences
have been well attended, the discus
sions brisk, and the question box
round tables have resulted in the
ironing out of many of the problems
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Monroe Doctrine q Big Brother
Proposition.
Important Declarations in Ad-
dress Just Given Out.
SPOKE To MEXICAN EDITORS
London Papers Praise Presi.
dents Utterances.
Say q. s. Is Setting q Memo
rable Example.

Washington. June 11.-Pan-Ameri-
canism-a pact of all the Americas for
self-protective purposes-is advocated
by President Wilson.
This developed today with the au-
thorized publication of President VIII
sons recent address to a group OF Mex
lean editors visiting here.
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NOn-War Industries Must Be
Cut so Per Cent.
Not Enough Coal Available
for All.
MUST SAVE $4,000, 1000 TONS
Fuel Production Decreasing In
stead of Growing.
Labor Must Be Released From
NOnessentials.

Washington, June 1.-THE Ameri-
can people and business must prepare
for a severe lesson in economics-di-
version of nearly 40 per cent of the
earnings to war needs and conversion
of non-essential industries to war
work.
Today the total earnings of the ma
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Battery A, Signal Corps and
Headquarters Co. on Ship.
No One Is Injured-Thanks to
Work of U. S. DestrOyers.
U-BOATS MADE ATTACK
And Two of Them Were Sent to
Bottom of Sea.
TOrpedOes Grazed Side of Big
VaterIand, Man Writes.

Three U-boats recently came very
near getting the cream of Topeka
youths-and paid the price for their
temerity.
Word has been received in Topeka
by relatives of some of the boys that
Battery A of the 130 field artillery.
the headquarters company of the same
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Bat and Ball Day Put Off.

New York. June 11.-Arrangements
which had been made for Bat and
Ball day at Ebbets field were post
poned until tomorrow, together with
the opening game of the Cincinnati
series, it was announced today. Wet
grounds was given as the reason.
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San Antonio. Tex, June 11.-Lieut.
Harry Dodds of Vancouver, B. c., died
at the base hospital. Fort Sam Hous-
ton. last night as the result of in
juries received last Saturday on the
Stinson field. when his machine
crashed to the ground from a height
Of zoo feet.
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Noted Composer Dead.

Milan, Mon lay. June 10.-Senator
Argito Boito, the musical composer
and poet. died suddenly this morning.
His most noted work was the opera
Mefistofele.
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assurances that had given your gov
ernment thru President Carranza-
Explains Causes of Trouble.

And at the present time it dis
tresses me to learn that certain fnflu-
sences which I assume to be German
IN their origin are trying to make a
wrong impression thruout Mexico as
to the purposes of the United States
and not only a wrong impression, but
to- give an absolutely untrue account
OF things that happen. You know the
distressing things that have been hap
penfng just off our coasts. You know
of the vessels that have been sunk.
Il yesterday received a quotation
from a paper in Guadalaja jara which
stated that thirteen of our battleships
had been sunk off the capes of the
Chesapeake. You see how dreadful it
is to have people SO radically misin-
formed. 1t was added that our navy
department was Withholding the truth
with regard to these sinkings. 1 have
no doubt that the publisher of the
paper published that in perfect inno-
cence without intending to convey
wrong Impressions, but. it is evidence
that allegations of that sort proceed
from those who wish to make trouble
between Mexico and the United
States
America Plays Important Part
s'Now. for the time being at any
rate. and hope it will not be a short
time. the influence of the United
States is somewhat pervasive in the
affairs of the world and 1 believe it
is SO pervasive that the nations Of the
world which are less powerful than
some of the greatest nations are COM
| ing to believe our sincere desire is to
| do disinteresting service.
I'VE are the champions Of these
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Two Killed by Long Range Gun.

Paris. June 1.-THE long distance
bomba sdment Of Paris was resumed
this morning. Two persons were killed
and nine were wounded in yesterdays
bombardment, according to the Eclair.
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THE "shock troops" are now ad-
yancing against the waves of wheat
In the Kansas sector.
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- SATTLE LINE RRET/oUs e2. LaS
o6TffAN A0EANCE
S~~~ CHANSES IN LhWE ACCORDING LATEST REPORTS.
5000 cEI7h1AW e41ts seezIs<A
If/o LINE |hATh5 APPROXIMATE e outIoA1sso
117e AVcIEMr COUNT 9/cAR0H
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Fair and continued warn toAight
and Wednesday.
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Aviator Dies From FAN.

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SpangIer Fell Asleep.

Spangler, on the witness stand, told
In part, the same story as did the girl.
He said Hupp made the date" with
the girl after Huyett had promised
to bring him and Hupp to Topeka for
nothing If the Ebberts girl could be
persuaded to go along. He testified to
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TARGET PRACTICE
AT CAMP MEADE;
D. c. MEN SHIFTED

CAMP MEADE. Nd. Feb. 11-Sfarks-
manship is the big topic OF discussion in
camp today. With continued warm
weather. the target ranges are busy as
never before. the men taking over the
divisional and smaller ranges by bat
talions and companies. One officer
made 2 out OF 25 bulrs-eyes, and there
we're other records nearly as good
As they have reached their destina-
ton, 1t Is permissible TO announce the
names OF District soldiers transferred
to Chickamauga Park, Ga. and Camp
Greene. Charlotte. n. c.: Privates
Charles II. Cooksey. Thomas C. Hayden.
Thomas o'Toole. and Harry C. Wolfe
were sent to Camp Greene. while Pri-
Yates John NJ Tarbett. Edward osmond.
and F. A. Barbee. Company A, and Pri-
vate Albert II. Braham. Company b,
went to Chlckamauga Park.
Camp Greene, II Is announced. Is to
be abandoned as a permanent training
station.