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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
BELIEVE FIRE
 OF |NCEND|ARY
 ORIGIN IN MILL
Ten Million Feet of Spruce for Flying Machines Were for Time
 Threatened.

HoQUIAM, Wash, May 23-Fire believed to be of incendiary origin destroyed the camps and mill of the Northwestern Lumber Company, causing $150,000 loss. The flames threatened 10,O0O,000 feet of airplane spruce. The mill has been cutting 35O,00O feet of airplane spruce each week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
UNCOVER GOLD

LONDON, May 23.-Workmen en- gagged on salvage operations in a dis trict which recently suffered from an air raid, found a box containing seven hundred sovereigns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
Twelve Planes Downed

LONDON, May 23.-An official bull letin says that F German aeroplanes were downed Monday by British gun fire from aviators, while two others were driven out of control
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
NO INFANTRY ACTION

PARIS, May 23.-An official bull letin says there are artillery engage ments on the Somme and Disc river fronts, but no infantry action.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
Stock Quotations
Yesterdays Quotations

Yesterdays Quotations NEW YORK. May 23.-Alas- ka Gold closed at IFS. American Zinc at 16%, Butte & Superior at 241s. Chino at 44%.
 Ray at 217.
 Utah Copper at S3k.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
TIDES TOMORROW

THE EMPIRE@An the News All
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23
FISHERMEN QUIT
 WORK AND SAY THEY
 WILL LEAVE ALASKA

WRANGELL, May 23.- At least 200 fishermen quit work since the new prices were announced and say they will leave Alaska, where they can make more work ing for wages in the States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-23

Dine at the Gastlneau. Concert .very evening".
 Are your coal bins empty? Phone Femmer and Ritter, IA.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
ADMITS HIS GUILT
Lew NathansOn Tells Court He
Violated Dry Law.
Witness Says He Sold Whisky
for Him "a Times.

Lew Nathanson. well known Topeka
theatrical manager, plead guilty this
afternoon before Robert D. Carver,
judge of the first division of the dis
trict court. to one of the eight counts
held against him by the state for vio-
lation of the liquor laws. Nathanson
was arrested Monday and offered to
plead guilty to the charge and pay a
fine of 500 but this was refused by
Hugh Fisher, county attorney.
Fisher stated today that the GRIM
inal prosecution of Nathanson was
based chiefly on the affidavits of three
witnesses, two of whom swore under
oath that they had sold liquor for
Nathanson and one. of whom swore
that he had seen liquor unloaded from
Nathanson's cars and taken into the
Gem theater. This liquor was some
times kept in a safe and sometimes in
desk in the theater, it was said A
temporary injunction has also been
issued against Nathanson's cars, one
a Haynes and the other a Cadillac,
the records show.
When Nathanson plead guilty to one
| count this morning it was with the
! understanding that the county attor-
ney might bring in his witnesses to tell
the court all they knew about the case.
One of the states witnesses stated in
his affidavit that he had sold liquor
for Nathanson not less than twenty
four times
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
MAJOR RAIN EXPLAINS
Kansas Military Statement on S. A.
t. c. and Special Training.

T. c. and Special Training.
There is a great deal of confusion
in Kansas, and in sothere states, rela-
tive to the induction of men into spe-
cial military training at the schools
and the student army training corps.
The confusion has become so great
that Maj. r. Neill Rain, head of the
selectiye service for Kansas. found it
necessary to issue a special warning
to the people of the state that the
special military training for selected
men and the student army training
corps are two entirely distinct
branches of the service.
1.-The confusion and considerable ex-
pense can be avoided if everyone
would carefully consider the work of
each section" said Major Rahn
THE student army training corps
and the special induction authorized
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
from time to time for the training of
grammer school graduates for certain
lines of mechanical service are two
distinct branches of service and must
be considered separately. Men who are
eligible to colleges in the state who
are over Is and under 46, who are
fit for general military service may
apply for admission to such colleges
and if passed by the military officer
in charge may be inducted into the
student army training corps.
''The special induction calls from
Washington are entirely separate from
this class. These calls are given out
from Washington with certain quotas
for each state. These state quotas
must be apportioned by US to the va
rious local boards and only such num-
ber of men can be sent in these special
service calls for training as the quota
provides. For instances the last caii
for four hundred men to Lawrence to
report October Is, even limited the
number of auto drivers to be sent
| with each county contingent. These
| men must make their application for
voluntary induction to their local
boards setting forth their special quail
| ificationS for the service covered in
| the call. In case the voluntary induc
| tions do not cover the quota then more
| men. may be selected by the board but
| in no case can more men be sent and
| they must go where the order from
| Washington directs. In the special
| call for training to prepare these men
! for. services which are most needed
! by the. government at the time the call
| is issued the limit at present has been
set for men between the ages of IS
and 81. They must be men fit for
| general military service, unless other
! wise specified in the special order"
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
MEXICAN FLU VICTIM
Many CAGES May Be Discovered in
s. Settlement in Topeka.


Spanish influenza may be hitting
the Mexican population of Topeka
harder than has come to the notice of
the authorities. The death of Lufo
Fetish. at 204 Hancock. was learned
of this afternoon thru reports from
the city undertakers. This is the fifth
influenza victim handled by one es-
tablishment since the epidemic es-
tablished a foothold in Topeka.
This morning there was the report
of the death of an unknown Mexican
boy which oceurred Saturday in this
same neighborhood.. A nurse who
has visited this neighborhood pro-
fessionally says that influenza is
prevalent on both sides of the street
in this block. The undertaken who
reported the death of Lufo Fetish
also confirmed the information that
influenza is prevalent in this vicinity.
1t is said that there are several cases
in this same house and other Mexi-
cans are reported to be sick. All of
these have come up since the death
in the early part of the week of a
Mexican whose case was diagnosed as
influenza by the attending physician.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
SNAP, SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Storm doors and sash. J. B. Whelan
& Co. Phone S65.-Adv.
On account of the influenza closing
order the Cooperative club will not
meet this week.
) The Woman's Society of the First
Congregational church has been post
poned until further notice.
sBradshaw's Harness Shop. 1926
Kansas Ave.-Ade.
John D. Jackson, colored man,
was sent by local board No. l to GUM
daro today, where he will receive spe-
cial instruction.
Clyde Miller. who has been ill for
the last three or four weeks. is re-
covering. He has been suffering
from stomach trouble.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the safe arrival overseas of Pvt.
Edward A. BresSette of Kansas City,
who formerly resided in Topeka.
The regular Wednesday meeting of
the Woman's Board of the First
Christian church will be omitted this
week on account of the influenza
epidemic.
John A. Linder for many years a
! resident of Kansas, but now a resident
of Greene county, Iowa, is in Topeka
visiting his sister. Mrs. Sophia Nor
gan, 1885 Washburn avenue.
The Shawnee county grange dele
gate meeting will be held at the Y w.
c. A. in Topeka November 2 instead
of October 10, as was originally
planned. There will be a meeting of
the Pomona grange at the same time.
Local board No. 1 today sent the
following men to Lawrence for special
| training in the, school of instruction
Edwin Dangerfield, 1912 Polk; Walter
r. Correll, 1923 Madison; Daniel M.
nd "a r
c. Greenwood, 1919 Washburn.
Word has been received of the safe
arrival overseas of Sergt. Julien V.
Root of the 319th engineers. Sergeant
Root is the Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Root, and was in the head
quarters detachment of the above
regiment which was stationed at Camp
| Fremont, Cal.
The Topeka emergency hospital i'm
mediately made use of sixteen of. the
pneumonia jackets furnished by the
| women of the Masonic unit of the Red
| Cross. The members of the unit fur
nished twenty-siX of the jackets. and
supplied the emergency hospital with
the number they required.
Government authorities suspect
that there are many enemy alien wo-
men visiting restricted zones in the
| city without permits. All enemy alien
| women were supposed to appear at the
office of the United States marshal
some time last week to register and
obtain permits, but enly small num-
Der appeared, it is said.
According to W. B. Collinson, CHIEF
clerk to the general manager of the
Santa F'e, who is endeavoring to FIND
houses for several families of Santa
Fe employees who will come to Topeka
from Newton about November 1. there
is q very considerable shortage OF
small houses or cottages that are
strictly modern.
+, The office of the county treasurer
which has been closed for the annua
! settlement, is open again, the books
showing a total settlement of $685.
9S1.85. The largest balance is due the
Topeka board of education, amount
ing to s6S.659.01, and the second larg-
lest Is due the city of Topeka. amount
1 ing to '$61, ,462rOS. On october /;
there was 1909. .so1.74 in the banks Of
! the city and cotnty the figures show
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
CLAY CENTER MILITARY. EVENT.
Gov.sCapper and Gen. Huffman to Re-
view Troops From 6 Counties.

A military event. in which thirty
companies of state guards will take
part, is to be put on at Clay Center,
Kan, Friday, October rs. Adjutant-
General c. A. Huffman, Of Topeka,
and Governor Arthur Capper. will go
to Clay Center for review of the
guard troops. The companies of the
guard are expected from Marshall,
Washington. Cloud, MitcneIi, Dickin-
son and Riley counties.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
s100 to the best drilled battali pro-
vided three battalions are entered; $50
as first prize to the best drilled com
pany; S25 as second prize, and $40 as
third prize. Clay Center will not en-
ter the competition for prizes, that be-
ing the hostess city.
All men in uniform and members of
bands will be admitted free A parade
will be formed at the Clay Center fair
f,rounds at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The Beloit and Clay Center high
school teams will play football after
the review
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
lNDUCT 76 MEN
Students ut Washburn Now Full
Pledged S. A, T. c. Soldiers.

Students ut Washburn Now Full
Pledged S. A. T. c. Soldiers.
The induction of seventy-sfx men in
the Washburns college S. A. T. c. was
completed this afternoon. The seventy
six men are not newly arrived students
but boys who were entered in the
training school with the others who
form. the student corps of 800 men at
Washburn. However, their completed
papers were received today, and they
are now full fledged members of the
corps.
AT the time of the formal induction
of the students for the training, they
took the oath of allegiance and took
part in the regular induction cere-
mories. The receipt of their papers
today by Captain Shaw, head of the
training school, makes them regular
training camp students, though they
were practically in the service from
the beginning of the school year, and
have been quartered in the barracks
along with the other men.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
A LARGE Order
Americas Meat Market Called
on for Much Meat.
Nearly Twice as Much as Last
Year Is Ordered.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-America's big
meat market had large order today.
1t was: Send 100000 tons of
meats and fats to our soldiers, the al
lies and neutrals before July l." =
Representatives of 400 American
packers got the message from Herbert
Hoover. The order means an increase
of over one million over last years
shipments, he said. Other supplies to
be shipped will amount to 5,73O,0O0
tons more than were delivered last
year, Hoover said.
Conservationists among the pack
ers said a method of removing
bones from dressed beef now saves
about one-half its cargo space.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
ED ROBBINS JAILED
Highland Park Elcctrician Accused of
Violating Liquor Law.

Ed Robbins, of Highland Park was
bound over to the district court this
morning after his preliminary hearing
before Judge Rad Lee in the court of
Topeka, charged with violation of the
liquor laws Robbins is an electrician.
Harold Burns, a colored boy from
Kansas City, was introduced as the
states witness and testified that on at
least three occasions he had made the
trip from Kansas City with Robbins
and Frank Murray, a Kansas City
man who was arrested here several
weeks ago, in an automobile and that
they always brought about six or seven
cases of whisky with them. They
usually hid the booze just south of
Topeka, he explained.
Burns also told of a trip in which
Arnie Mitchell. now in the county Jail
charged with the murder of ''Tink'
Steele, took a part. AS Mitchell is
quarantined and could not be brought
into court today, Burns was allowed
to return to Kansas City on the con-
dition that he would appear in Topeka
October 26 to testify against Mitchell.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
Be HOME IN 1920
Not Before Can Troops Be Re-
turned Sec'y Titus Says.
Y. NJ. C. A. Worker in Thrill
ing Speech at c. of c.

The American boys overseas Will
not be home until 1920 or 1921, ac-
cording to a statement made by
Charles G. Titus in a most interesting
and entertaining speech at the Cham
Der of Commerce this noon. Titus
said that after the war is over that the
United States will have to transport
her own troops back home as England
will be busy getting her colonials back
Titus is the son of Capt. c. H Titus.
one of the grand old men" of To-
peka. He has been overseas for the
| Y. NJ. C. A. for nearly year, and has
just returned to this country from
over there to take part in the fourth
liberty loan drive and the seven-in-
one drive to come next month.
The rest of Titus's talk at the Cham
Der OF Commerce this noon was plea
to the business men of Topeka to re-
member the good things done by the
war work organizations overseas
whenever a matter came up for dis
cussion to the discredit of any one OF
the organizations. He told of the diff
ficulties the war workers have to
work with the men. and urged every
| one to give to the limit here at home.
| whenever a call comes for money for
either liberty bonds or for the war
charities.
Titus closed his talk with a relation
Of some incidents in his experience es-
pecially in the hospitals. where Titus
said the spirit of the Yanks overseas
is mostly clearly shown. Titus told of
the fact that for most of the boys the
sole regret on being wounded was the
fact that they were, out of it and their
comrades were left' to carry the bur-
den of battle alone.
Mr.. Titus made a Statement con-
cerning the kind of war news received
in this country and printed by the
newspapers and insinuated that the
editors simply received the bulletins
from abroad and later they dressed
! them up" added to them. stretched"
| them and sent the news out to the
public in breezy style.
Mr.. Titus has been misinformed.
The newspaper reading public may be
assured that war news coming from
abroad is authentic-as true as highly
trained and experienced correspond
ents can gather it. The news is fur
nished these correspondents thru mill
tary circles and undergoes strict CEN
sorship. There is nothing coming to
this country that is not approved by
| military authorities The editors in
Topeka do not dress up" war bulle-
tins. The wires are busy all day and
night = taking bulletins and lengthy
stories right from the cables. The
editors never add to a story in these
strenuous times. In fact probably one
third to one-half of the news coming
over the wires is thrown in the waste
basket or cut down; to. smaller para
graphs and presented in more con-
/ else form.
1t is popular belief-strange as II
may seem-that hewsr apers receive
only a few words or bulletins from
the war zone-each day and that the
editors fill in with conclusions of Their
own. 1t is; unfair to the reading pub
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
DEMOCRATS KICK
They Claim Capper Is Capital
izing PrOclamations.
Doing Very Thing MOtter Crit
icised McAdOO About.
ri AID MAKEc STATEMENT
BLAIR MAKES STATEMENT
He Tells of Expressions Repub-
licans Are Making.
One Questions His "UncOndi-
tiOnaI Surrender" Attitude.

Persons who take baths in glass
houses and indulge in the pastime of
throwing stones at the windows, are
liable to expose themselves in unde-
sirable attire to the public gaze, E. E.
Murphy, chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, was quoted
today as saying at headquarters at the
Throop hotel after he had read what
was said to be the fourth signed
proclamation issued by Governor Cap
per within forty eight hours. If H. H.
Motter. Republican chairman, does
not look sharply. he and Capper are
liable to get into worse miX-up than
Motter and Hays did a short time ago,
when Motter quoted Hays as accusing
the Democrats of being diSloyal, Muir
ply believes.
Last week Motter got all fused up
over the fact that William G. McAdoo's
picture was being used on moving
picture slides advertising the fourth
liberty loan and he made the assertion
that the slides were being used to
make a political campaign for the
presidents Son-in-law.
Using Democratic Tactics?
Now the Democrats assert that Gov
ernor Capper is allowing no oppor-
tunity to escape when he can issue a
fire prevention, a liberty loan, or an
Unconditional Surrender proclama- =
ton or telegram that he thinks will
be printed and win give publicity to
his campaign for the United States
senate.
While he is proclaiming about this,
that and the other under patriotic pre-
lenses, the governor is doing the very
things Motter criticises McAdoo for
doing, the Democrats say. They assert
they would not be surprised if he
would ask to borrow their printing
equipment in short time if he con-
tinues to increase the daily output of
his proclamations.
The following statement about Gov
ernor Capper's unconditional sur
render message to President Wilson
came from r. w. Blair "a prominent
Topeka lawyer, thru the Democratic
headquarters today:
Governor Has Changed Policy.
81 heard a prominent Republican
say, after reading Governor Cappers
telegram to President Wilson demand
ing unconditional surrender that the
telegram expressed his views but that
he wondered why in thunder the gov
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15

ernor had not said so two years ago,
or even last year, instead of waiting
to see how the cat jumped.
Another Republican to whom 1
talked said he noticed in Sundays is
sue of the governors paper that Wal
ter A. Johnson, managing editor OF
that paper, was mentioned among the
many Topeka people engaged in war
work as the sole representative of the
Red Cross in Cuba, Haiti and Santa
Domingo, while on another page OF
the same paper was long political
letter from Walter A. Johnson, written
from Washington, booming the gov
ernor for senator"
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
DENIES PURCHASE
Alexander Konta Says He Was Not
Interested With Brisbane.

Washington, Oct. 15.-An affidavit
by Alexander Konta denying fatty
that he had any Connection with the
purchase of the Washington Times by
Arthur Brisbane today was submitted
to the senate ub-committee investi-
eating circumstances surrounding the
Times purchase.
Konta, who was prevented from ap-
pearing in person by illness. declared
in his affidavit that there was no con-
nection between his letter to DIR.
Dernberg. which Alien Property Gus
todfan Palmer made public, and the
Times purchase. 20
The committee tentatively agreed to
meet next Tuesday to hear Konta- in
person,
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MARY RICHMOND KENDALL.
widow of Charles F. Kendall. died Friday
Kendall was the daughter of william A.
and Lorraine Richmond. of Grand Rapids,
and was formerly a resident of Topeka.
GEORGE DE MOSS, age 21, died Mon
day at Camp Funston He formerly lived
three miles northeast of Topeka. Funeral
announcement later
MRS. NANCY LEDFoRD, age H. died
Monday in a local hospital. The funeral
chapel at 4 80 o'clock Burial in Topeka
cemetery.
ROY SEXTON. for several years as
sistant to J. c. Gafford, former state ac-
countant died Sunday at his home in
Minnesota. The funeral was held this
morning in Minneapolis.
MRS. ADA OAKS age IS. died Monday
at a local hospital The body will be sent
to Hutchinson Kan. for burial.
FRANK SIMON son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sunday at Camp Funston. Funeral an
nouncement later.
MRS. ALBERTA KING. age -, died al
her home. 116 Monroe, Monday. Funeral
announcement later.
MRS. MARY MULHAfL. age Il. died
Monday night at 11O7 West Eighth street
She is survived by one son and three
daughters. Funeral announcement later.
LUFO~ FELISH, oa5 Hancock. died a,
his residence this morning. The body will
be sent to San Antonio, Texas, for burial
The funeral Of Fred W. Cramer. who died
Saturday at Clovis n. NJ, was held this
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock from Penwell's
chapel Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of George Dilatush who died
fSaturday at Camp Dodge. Iowa. was held
this afternoon from his home 1919 NORTH
Kansas avenue at 1 80 O'Clock. Burial In
Granville cemetery.
The funeral of David Jones. who dfet
Saturday at Jefferson Barracks, was helt
this morning at 10 o'clock from Shella
barger's chapel The body will be sen
to Usage City, where it will be buried will
military shonors.
Iard,s Eiousrz Satisfy Tel 327 -
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
EAGLE A winner
New Ford Sub Chaser Makes Good
in Initial Tests.

Washington, Oct. 15.@Secretary
Daniels let it be known today that sue
cessful trials of Eagle Number L, the
new submarine fighter and chaser
have been held with results in every
way better than had been anticipated.
In speed the Eagle boat was said to
be the equal in every respect of the
destroyer of a few years ago and to
excel it in seagoing qualities. Produc-
ton which has been contingent upon
trials. now will proceed and Mr.. Dan.
iels indicated that the Ford plant
building the Eagles, will reach the
peak of its schedule early next year.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
CAPTURE DURAZZO
Albanian Port, With Prisoners, L
Taken by Naval Forces,

Washington, Oct. 15.-Capture of
the Albanian port of Durazzo by ItaI-
ian and British naval forces was re-
ported today in an official dispatch
from Rome The city was occupied
and many prisoners and quantities ot
war supplies taken.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
SPALDING TO R. c.?
topeka Insurance Man Offered an I'm
portant Washington Post.

J. E. Spalding. local manager Of the
Equitable Life Assurance company of
New York, today received a telegram
calling him to Red Cross service in
Washington. SpaIding refused to say
definitely whether or not he will ac-
cept the commission, but he intimated
that it will be extremely hard to re-
?fuse.
Spalding said that he is holding up
his decision pending receipt of a tele-
cram. The wire from the Red Cross
today says that he is called to fill an
important position in one Of the Wash
ington bureaus of the Red Cross,
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-15
CLOSE IN ILLINOIS
Influenza Brings About Order Stop
ping All Meetings.

Chicago. Oct. 15.-An order clos
ing all theaters. moving picture houses
and "other places of public amuse-
ment' in Illinois was put into force to-
day by a medical commission created
to fight the influenza epidemic
Chicago show places bore signs say
ing they had been closed Indefinitely.
; Medical authorities today said
churches and schools will be closed II
the epidemic is not, Immediately
checked.