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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
BE CAREFUL WITH
WASTE PAPER IN
SCHOOL-WARNING

To Topekans:
Schools and others who are collect
ing waste paper to sell for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross and for other
purposes may do more harm than
good by their efforts unless they take
special precautions to prevent fires.
Waste paper is very dangerous
fire hazard and it should never be
collected or stored in school build
ing nor in the congested downtown
district in any kind of building. If it
is to be stored at all a building should
be secured that is located in some
isolated position and special precau-
lions should be taken to prevent fire.
The collection of waste paper in
school houses is especially dangerous.
Piles of waste paper are readily ig-
nited by the slightest spark or by the
presence of heat without flame or
spark. Paper makes an extremely
hot fire and burns very rapidly.
A waste paper fire in a school
house would be almost certain to
cause a serious panic and might very
easily cost the lives of many of the
children, either thru injury from a
stampede or by actual burning.
L. 7. HUSSEY,
State Fire Marshal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
YANk FLIER AN ACE
Major Lufberry Has Brought Down
His Eighteenth German Plane.

berry, of Wallingford, Conn, destroy
eG his eighteenth German airplane
Tuesday. Lieut.. Paul Frank Baer, of
Mobile, Ala, brought down his fifth
German machine the same day, thus,
becoming the latest American ace
Besides the machines he is officially
reported to have destroyed, Lieuten
ant Baer is believed to have brought
down two other German machines.
His seven victories in the air have
been scored within the last six weeks.
The semi official count of victories
won by American aviators in the
French and American service now
shows a total of forty during the last
two months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
Is ARE HEROES
Carnegie Fund Commission
Gives Out Awards.
Foremost Hero Is Now in US.
Naval Service.

Pittsburg. April 26.-Twenty-sN
acts of heroism were recognized oy
the Carnegie hero fund commission
in spring session here this afternoon.
Five silver medals and twenty-one
bro, ;e medals were awarded. Several
moltSy awards were made, including
benefits to the dependents of two VINO
lost their lives.
One of the outstanding cases was
that of Ellwood w. Schwerin, now
sailor on the U. S. S. Schurz When
the Steamer Hanalei grounded off
Bolinas. Cal, November %, 1914,
Schwerin swan with a 2,0OO-yard
rope thru high and treacherous seas
in a brave attempt to save siXty-tWo
persons from drowning.
Largely as a result of his efforts
all but twenty-three were rescued
Schwerin, at that time. only 81. was a
passenger on the Hanalei. He was
awarded a silver medal.
Many Lives Saved.
The awards included the following:
Benjamin Smith, SO, Newport, KY.
saved Hattie B. Phipps, 80, from be-
ing killed by a train at Cincinnati, o.,
March IA, 1917. Bronze medal.
Susan Birmingham, Augusta, Ga,
saved Margaret O'Leary from drown
Bronze medal.
H. Bunyan Samuels. IS, Augusta,
Ga, saved Peter Bazanos. IL. from
drowning at Bonneville, Ga, on May
16, 1915. Bronze medal.
Frieda Nahm, %, teacher of Ma
plewood, Mo-, saved Martha K. Bas-
kett, SO. from drowning at Meremac
Highlands, Mo-, July 10, 1914. Bronze
medal.
Marcella Morrow, 81, Cincinnati, O.,
was awarded a bronze medal and dis
ablement benefits of $500 and $40 a
month for saving Maris Auwbrey. A,
and attempting to save L. Eileen Auw-
brey, 1, from burning to death at CIn-
cinnati, on February 8, 1917.
Saved From a Lunatic.
Shirley Starkey, Ravenswood. W.
Va, was awarded a silver medal and
$500 disablement benefits. Miss Star
key, a student, saved Lucy B. Nc
Dowell and Annie Mcdowell from be-
ing shot by a 1unatic at Huntington,
w. Va, on February 1G. 1915.
The father of Hugh F. Proctor, de-
ceased, of Colon, N. c., was awarded
a silver medal and $1,000. His son
lost his life trying to save Floyd Snipe
from being killed by a train at Cliff
ton, Va, on May Z, 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
MEETING POSTPONED
Menoken Will Hold Liberty Loan Gel
ebration Next Week.

The liberty loan ratification meeting
which was to have been held at Men
oxen tomorrow night has been post
poned until next Friday according to
an announcement by Judge Schoch
this noon. The meeting next Friday
night will have some added feature
besides the ratification of the going
over the top of the third liberty loan.
The National Security league thru
its corps of speakers of the Topeka
branch will have a prominent place on
the program with a startling expose
of the methods the Hun agent uses in
cording to all advance notices the
postponed meeting will far outshine
the meeting as originally planned in
its power of shifting the Hun hip and
thigh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
MUST PAY TAXES
State Threatens To Take Away
Charters of 500 Corporations.
BOtkin Prepares List To Send
to Attorney General.

Nearly 500 Kansas corporations are
in danger of losing their charter
rights. A list of practically 500 names
of Kansas firms is being prepared and
will be sent to the attorney general by
]. T. Botkin, secretary of state. S. NJ.
Brewster, attorney general, will direct
collection of corporation tax fees and
if payments are not made Immediately
charters will be Cancelled.
Fully 10 per cent of the Kansas
corporations have failed to pay their
corporation tax fees as required by
state law. At present there are be-
tween $500 and 5000 corporations in
this state which are subject to tax
under the laws enacted in 1918 The
law provides that unless corporation
tax fees are paid before March 81
charters may be cancelled by the state
board.
State Wants Money.
1t is the intention of the state. how
ever to get the money rather than to
wipe the corporations from the records
of the state charter board. The ma
failed to pay fees are companies with
small capitalizations and required to
pay but limited fee. The large
corporations paid their fees. Many of
the larger companies were among the
first to report. A few of the big COM
panies are delinquent, but in the main
their reports were filed and fees paid
promptly. Not only are the corpora
lions required to pay tax on their
ca ital and surplus. but they are re
quired to make an annual financial
statement as to their condition at the
close of business December FL.
As soon as the list of the delin-
cuent companies is prepared. it will be
sent to the attorney generals office
and immediate action will be taken by
the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
COULD LIVE ON $14,
Topeka Woman Says She Could keeF
Family of Four on This.

Mrs. Hilda Soderholm, who works
at the milk depot at 511 West Tenth
street, can keep a family of four IN
tiptop shape on STA a week So much
she told Judge Rad Lee in Topeka to-
day when the preliminary hearing OF
her husband, Reuben, on wife deser-
ton charge was heard.
Yes, sir, 1 can live well and conn
fortably on s14 week" she said
Mrs Soderholm testified that there
hadn't been anything to eat in the
house for two days prior to the time
she claims he deserted her in May,
1917. That morning, she testified. sh6
found a letter from another woman Ia
her husbands pocket Grabbing q
broomstick, she said. she struck him
and woke Soderholm from a morning
siesta =
Soderholm. she says. left the house
and she went to the court house where
she swore to a desertion charge. Later
things were patched up and she went
to junction City with him, where ne
worked as laundryman. She left
for her old home in western Kansas
several months ago. she testified. and
since then he hasn't contributed a cent
for support.
The prosecution this morning was
based upon the complaint filed in
May, 1917. Judge Lee ruled that a
new complaint must be filed covering
the alleged non-support since that
time and this was done by the county
attorneys office. Soderholm was held
on the new complaint on a $500 bond.
After returning from the western
Kansas farm, Mrs. Soderholm came 70
Topeka to work, she testified. and
finally on the old complaint Sheriff
Hugh Larimer went to Junction City
and arrested Soderholm. While So
derholm was working in laundry in
Topeka he was getting S14 a week.
she stated. They have two children
If he hadn't smoked all the time
and hadn't kept other women, we
could have lived comfortable" Mrs
Soderholm testified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
Percy r. Atkins Tells of AtrOci-
ties He Has Seen.
Tomorrow He VIII Deliver
Talk to All TOpekans.
PAINTS VIVID PICTURE OF WAR
He S&yS He Would Take Pleas
dre in killing Huns.
Would Never Let Family Fall
Into Their Hands.

The only peace which the allies
will consider will be the unconditional
surrender of Germany" declared Per
cy r. Atkins, former Newton preach
er, to the guests at a special dinner
1T the Chamber of Commerce this
Inoon.
Atkins has just returned from
France, where he has been engaged in
Y. Nj. c. \. work ON the American
front for the last six months. He ex-
poets to return to Europe in Septem
Der of this year. Atkins is to speak
TO d general assembly at the Chamber
OF Commerce tomorrow noon.
George Z. McEntire, president of the
Cham her of Commerce. who heard the
In TX this noon, said that in view OF
the large crowd which is expected to
hear the tale tomorrow noon, it will
be necessary for persons expecting to
attend the luncheon to make reserva-
tions of place as soon as possible.
Atkins told story this noon of the
horrors of war as he had experienced
and seen it thru the eyes of the sol
diers actually engaged in the COM
bat Atkins spoke of the way in
which .he work of the Y. M. C. A.
Il ads men to maintain the highest
standards of living even while sub
Jected to thu hottest kind of shell
fire and the most persistent tempta-
ton.
low He Regards Huns.
Atkins told of a speech he made
al Alma KAN the other night in
which he clustered the German ten
{. ancics of one or two of the Alma
{ items who mad professed sympathy
fer Germany in his hearing.
Atkins asserted that sooner than
have my wife and children go thru
hat many of the French and Belgian
women have already undergone, 1
would myself take a great pleasure in
putting a bullet thru their brains
and sooner than have them and my
self live under the domination of any
German I would Kill them and my
self with the utmost cheerfulness."
'Any man or woman who has not
subscribed to the liberty loans should
il my estimation be placed in an in
tornment camp for the duration of the
war" asserted Atkins at one point in
his talk And further than that if 1
were allowed l would like to WELD a
good rhinorceros hide whip on their
backs every day for a period of six
months.
Picture of Horrors.
Men who do not subscribe for the
liberty loan. even tho it takes the very
flesh from their fingers to pay for it
are as great traitors to the United
States of America and to her allies as
if that man were an avowed German
agent
At no point in his speech did Atkins
lose the militant air of a man who has
seen the utmost of horror that can be
found in a world, either of this world
or the next. Atkins painted a pic
ture of horror and frightfulness that if
printed in a newspaper sof the United
States would cause that paper to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
GOVERNOR ON A TRIP
He Is Making Liberty Loan Speeches
in Cove County Today.

Governor Capper is today making
Liberty day speeches in Cove county.
He left Topeka Thursday night for
the Sixth district county and will re-
turn Saturday. He will speak this
afternoon in Quinter and tonight in
Cove.
Charles S. Huffman, adjutant gen.
eral is representing the state at the
reception for Secretary and Mrs. Nc
Adoo at Wichita Governor Capper
was also invited, but because of prior
arrangements for the trip to Cove
county. was unable to make the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
LOCAL MENTION

James McGovern of the local po-
lice force this afternoon arrested ].
W. Bennett on charge of passing
bogus checks. 1t is charged that Ben
nett cashed several worthless checks
i'll billiard halls and stores. All of
the checks were for 81 or small sums.
Bennett is said to live at 1913 Elm
taxicab.
You are cordially invited to attend
a free lecture on Christian Science at
the Grand opera house next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock by Charles I.
ohrensuein. C. S. B., of Syracuse, n.
Y, member OF the Board of Lecture
ship of The Mother Church. The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of Bos-
ton, Mass.-Adv.
Having changed my location and
telephone number, I wish my Gus
to mers to know that 1 am in no way
connected with any other auto livery
and the only way you can get me is
t0 call my new number. which is 427.
am in position to give you first class
service as usual. A car for any &C.
sasion. day or night Jesse L. White,
DIR. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kan. Ave.
ADV.
Columbia. No SO, K & L. of s. So
ciety drama, THE Girl and the IN
dergraduate." Other special features
Friday night, Security hall. Bring
your friends. Free,-Ady.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz- Brunt-Martin-
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
PACIFIST is WOUNDED
Drew the Line at Picking Up Cigar
Stubs In Army Camp.

Rockford, ILL.,. April 26-Brent
Dow Atkinson, the Conscientious OBJ
jector, was bayonetted, but not seri-
ously wounded by his military guard
today when he declined to perform
his duties of cleaning up the ground.
Atkinson did not object to picking up
waste papers but baked when his
guard told him to pick up cigar and
cigarette butts. His wound was
dressed at the hospital and later he
was removed to the guard house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26

barred from the mails. and his story
drew gasp after gasp of horror and de-
termination from his audience.
Gentlemen, l would myself take
Pleasure in bayonetting every German
that l have, ever SEEN" continued
Atkins, after this war is over, and
now. for that matter. not one cent of
my money or that of my family will
ever be spent over a counter in a
store or shop owned by a German
born man or woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
MAY BE OVERCOME

If you have Catarrhal Deafness or head
noises go to your druggist and get I
ounce of Parmint double strength. aud
add to it a pint of hot water and little
graduated sugar Take 1 tablespoonful
four times a day.
This will often bring quick relief from
the distressing head noises. Clogged nos
trils should open, breathing become easy
and the mucous stop dropping into the
throat 1t is easy to prepare. costs little
and is pleasant to take. Any one who has
Catarrhal Deafness head noises should
give this prescription a trial.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
HELD FOR BRIBERY
Leaders of Mennonite Colony Tried to
Get Sons Out of Army.

Sioux Falls. S. D., April 26.-Two
leaders of Mennonite colonies in
South Dakota today waived prelimi-
nary hearing and were held for ap-
pearance before the federal grand
jury to answer charge of attempting
to bride army officers to release four
teen Mennonites in the national army.
The defendants are J. P Entz, of
Elm Springs and John J. Wipf of
Eockport. Orders for their arrest
came from federal authorities at To-
peka Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
URUGUAY NOT PLEASED
Rumor Says German Reply to Note Is
Not satisfactory.

Montevideo, Uruguay, April 26.-It
is rumored here today that the Ger
man reply to Uruguay's inquiry as to
whether the German government con-
sidered that state of war existed be-
tween Uruguay and Germany is an
unsatisfactory one. 1t is expected an
official statement on this subject will
he iScnad tnniohf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26

Kansas City, Mo, April 26.-"Rarin'
to go" more than five hundred drafted
men from greater Kansas City en-
trained today for Camp Funston to
begin training for service in France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FREDDIE L. MELCHER,-9 years old.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Melcher. of
Hoyt. Kan. died this morning in local
hospital The funeral will be held at 30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from st. Joseph's
German Catholic church Burial In Mt.
Calvary cemetery.
The funeral of Newton Lane Whitney, 20
years old. who died Wednesday will be
held from his home, 1851 West street. to-
morrow afternoon at 80 O'Clock. Burial
in Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Edith Reeves, 60
years old, who died at her home, 100 Evans
street will be held tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock from the home.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of Mrs. d. Wissler of Leaven-
worth. Mrs. Wissler was the mother of
Mrs L. F. Adke 1917 Clay street and of
Mrs. L. Zielke. The funeral will be held
in Leavenworth.
Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel s2T.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26
No Word from Clark Yet.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 26.-Gov-
ernor Gardner had not received Off
cial word of Champ Clark's declina-
ton to accept the Missouri senator
ship early this afternoon. Until
Clark's telegram arrives. the governor
will make no statement, he declared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26

Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel SGT
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-26

Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt-Martin
ADV.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-27
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
 NOW BEING ADVERTISED
One Provides for Increase c. Supreme Court and Other
 for Farm Loans.

Two of the proposed constitu- tionai amendments to be voted upon by the people of the state at the general telection in Nov ember are Nos. 14 and Is, the former providing for an increase of two judges on the bench of the Supreme Court and the lat ter providing methods by which the state may borrow money for the purpose of lending to the purchasers of state farm lands, These amendments are now te- ing advertised, as required by law.
 That the Supreme Court of Arkansas be composed of seven justices, one chief justice and six associate justices, is one pro- vision of Amendment No. Ii. Considering the manner In which the court shall sit and rem der its decisions, the amendment also provides that the judges may sit in two divisions, and provides for the selection and election of two additional judges.
 Amendment No. Is provides that the credit of the state may be leaned and an indebtedness incurred to an amount not eX- ceeding two per cent of the as sessed valuation of the property in the state for the parpose of providing funds to be loaned lp- on the security of farm lands within the state or making farm loans. The amendment is pat termed after the government farm loan act. It authorizes the governor, secretary of state and the State Land Board to sell bonds in the name of the state, place the money in the treasu,y and lend money to bona tide pur- chasers of farm lands in Arkan, sas. The matter of administer ing and safeguarding the pro- visions of the amendment is left to the state legislature.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-27
NOTICE TO RED CROSS SUBSCRIBER

The first payment of your sub seription to the Second Red Cross War Fund will be due July 1st, and it is to be hoped that every one will make payments prompt ly. No one in connection with the local red cross work receives pay for making these collections and no fund is provided to pay for any expense incurred in this work. Every bit of your sub- scription will be needed and more so please do not forget this mat ter, but attend to it at once.
 All subscription cards are in the posses sion of the Treasurer, c. ', Calhoun, and in order that proper credits may be made at the time of rayment. i. is s1g- gested that you make all pay ments 10 him.
 Yours for the success of the cause. H. V. Scott, Chairman Nevaia County Chap
 ter American Red Cross So-
 ciety.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-27
LIES BY pRC- GERMANS
AND THEIRS

The newspapers have been filled with stories about lies of Germans and Pro-Germans. It is true that German agents have been and are still busy circulat. ing all kinds of lies to confuse and disunite the American peo. pie. It is also true that the Ger mans are not responsible for all of the lies that are now current rent in America and that are having a baneful and demoraliz- ing effect upon the progress of our war.
 Some of these lies are started by persons who intend to be good Americans but who without fore seeing the result of what they do and actuated by feeling of pride in being looked upon as possessors of inside information deliberately concoct monstrous stories detrimental to American interests. Some of these stories when once started spread like 8 prairie fire through the dry grass.
 There are others who mlsun- derstand things they hear. CT who draw incorrect differences from things that are said oI written and who start reports that are entirely untrue and cal.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-27
culated to do great harm.

eulated to do great harm.
 There are some people who seem inclined by nature to be- lieve anything evil they hear and take delight in spreading it.
 There are others who through failure 10 prosper or to realize their ambitions in life have be- come embittered with the world and seeing nothing to be gained for themselves by the winning of the war make i'll tempered state ments which they do not intend perhaps to be taken literally but. which are soon spread broadcast in the form of German lies. There is hardly any doubt that a very large part of the lies now in circulation come from one of these four sources.
 It therefore behooves every loyal American not only not to. start any false report or to assist in circulating one but to do ev- erything he can to check such reports when he hears them. If every citizen who hears a state meDt concerning the war detri- mental to American interests would ask the person making the statement where he got lis infor- nation and if he is sure he can substantiate it, it would doubt less cheek the propaganda and the circulation of many of these lies,
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-27
NEVADA COUNTY IS
 WORKING IN EARNEST

In Effort to Pledge Quota of
 $424, 900 in W. s. s. Drive by
 Friday, June 28-22 Speeches
 Made Sunday.
 The presidents message of the part we are to play in the world war was carried to the remotest parts of the county Sunday by ten speakers who made total of 22 speeches to the largest crowds that nave greeted them in any campai gn!to date. Some of the speakers invaded parts of the county that have been on the doubtful list, communities that through ignorance of the true situation, hove absolutely refus- ed to contribute to any of the war activities and these speak CTS say that the people were there awaiting them and indica- tions are that all will do their share in the present War Savings Stamp campaign. At many places hundreds of dollars could have been collected had 1t not been left entirely to the school direc tors. as the citizens mostly had the cash.
 Arrangements have been made in Prescott to nave all newspa- per advertisers donate their space this week to w. s. s. adds and attractive display of w, $ 5. literature are occupying many show windows in the city.
 A large number of patriotic citizens of Prescott and other parts of the county have become volunteer members of the "Lim- it Club" composed of purchasers of $500 to $1, eco worth of stamps J. A. Galloway of Emmet, pur- chased $1,O00 worth Monday, which example should be follow ed by every citizen of the county who is able to do so. The honor of being limit member is an enviable one and from business standpoint Is one of the best in- vestments in the world.