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The diamond drill., 1918-01-12

One OF the foremost problems for
consideration at the present time IL
feeding the people The domestiS
science teachers OF the Detroit public
schools. wishing to be OF possible as
Aytance IN the solving OF this problem
hlve prepared series OF menus basel
uDbn salaries OF $500, $500, $1,000
81 500. and $4,000 a year. using for
food SO per cent, As per cent, 30 per
cent. 25 per cent respectively OF these
salaries These menus have been pre-
pared In detail as to the amount OF
food materials necessary 10 supply
sufficient food value al the lowest
proportion OF income that could be
allowed for this purpose. and are
presented In the hope that they may
be suggestive to many housewives
Special attention is paid to the food
for babies about a year old II YOU
care to call on me AT the court house
HAhali be very glad to have you look
rnese over. and have copy made for
YOU II you wish.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-12

Housewives, come and bring your
notebooks. Miss Margaret Justin,
federal dietitian and food demonstra-
tor, will hold a two-day school for
YOU In the Forest Park building a.
Crystal Falls on Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons, Jan. l6 and IL
. at $3.50, at which time she will lee
lture. demonstrate and answer al
lquestions along patriotic lines. This
Is your opportunity Don't miss &C.
II possible we shall have her addres
us at the council Of national defense
meeting on Saturday, Jan 10 at the
city hall. Don't forget either dat
Plan to be present No charge will
he made, Miss Justin Will also hold
schools at Iron River high school ON
Jan. Ia and Is, and at Amasa high
school January IS and f9 As this
is all the time she Is able to give our
county now make an effort to reach
one of these schools.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-12
FOOD CONSERVATION NOTES.
What the American People Are
Doing to Save Waste.
Edited by Maude l.. Bennett.
County Agent.

After State Food Administrator
Prescott had begun plans for state
wide follow-up of the food drive, e
received notice of meeting at Wash
ington OF all the state food admins
traitors, to consider plans for work.
Therefore he felt II advisable to post
pone our drive for couple of weeks.
Further notice will be given later.
AS measure towards tightening
the seed corn and seed bean troubles
OF farmers, the departments OF farm
crops and plant pathology OF the
Michigan Agricultural college. 1t has
been announced, will run free tests
OF seed. II samples are mailed 70
them. More detailed information, II
II is desired, can be had by writing
to J. W. Nocilson OF the farm crops
department. in East Lansing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
UP AGAINST IT
Liberals Find No Place to Meet
in ST.. Louis.
Protests of American Legion
Have Desired Effect.

st. Louis, Mo. Dec. e.-Couit aid
was sought this afternoon by the COM
nnittee of forty-eight to secure a meet
ing place for the conference of Lib
erals scheduled to open three day
conference here at 10 O'Clock this
]. A. Hopkins, chairman of the COM
mittee of fortyeight, shortly before
O'Clock sought a restraining order
to prevent the management of Hotel
Statler denying a meeting place to the
conference. Hopkins claimed the no.
tel company had contracted with the
executive committee for it's convention
hall.
The hotel management, following
the American Legion complaints yes
terday informed officials of the COM
mittee the convention could not be
held at the hotel The organization
Immediately retained counsel and
threatened to sue the hotel for alleged
breach of contract
Hundreds of delegates from all sec
tons of the country are here. ana All
protested the loyalty of the organlza-
ton.
Should the convention be held here,
sessions will be attended by Depart
ment of justice operatives, and a COM
mittee representing st. Louis posts OF
the American Legion
Delegates asserted the principal OBJ
ject of the conference was to formu-
late a program to solve the economic
and social problems confronting the
country and to improve the interna-
tionai relations of the United states
and to adopt a definite plan of politi-
cal action to enforce the program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
Real Crisis Due Unless Fuel
Supply Is RepIenished.
Below Zero Temperatures in
West Hard ON Cattle.

Chicago. Dec. 9. = Districts where
the fuel reserve already virtually was
exhausted were chief sufferers today,
from the swoop of low temperatures
At Butte with 80 degrees below zero.
hundreds were reported in distress,
suffering from hunger and cold. Zero
temperatures spread over Colorad do.
Wyoming. Nebraska. Kansas, Mis-
souri,. Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Da
kotas, northern Iowa and parts of
other western states. Severe inter-
ference with the movement of coal
from the COLORADO mines was caused
by the cold. temperatures in that state
ranging from IL to II degrees below
zero.
In Kansas, Missouri Arkansas and
Oklahoma. where mining from sur
face deposits either was going on or
in prospect. it was reported that such
work probably would be impossible in
the face of the adverse conditions. 1t
was pointed out that in Kansas where
it was hope d soon to see 100 carloads
of fuel a day taken out, mines for sew
eral days had been worked under
circumstances that heretofore had
caused a cessation of labor.
Crisis Expected Soon.
Biting cold extended thru the north
western states. Many cities and towns
there reported fuel supplies depleted
and suffering unavoidable unless con-
ditions altered soon.
At Lander, wyo., it was 81 degrees
below zero; rs below at Livingston,
Mont. with 25 below from various
places in Oregon. Great Falls, Mont.
was believed to be the coolest place
in the country. however, with a Their
mometer reading of 80 degrees below
zero. Pastures in the western country
were reported buried under ice and
much suffering by range cattle and
other exposed animals was feared.
The sudden drop of As degrees in
Temperatures in Colorado and else
where brought many calls for aid to
the local coal committees. Because of
the disruption of traffic or shortage of
fuel the most of them went unan-
swered. it is said.
At the coal mines the past twenty
four hours recorded virtually no
change in the general situation. The
miners looked with interest toward
Indianapolis for direction as to the
next step in their walkout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
TWO FIREMEN Die
Fire in Coffeyville Business Dis
trict Still Raging.
Rescuers Fail to Find One But
Discover Another Killed.

Coffeyville, Kan. Dec. 1.-Two fire.
men lost their lives and $4,000 in
property damage was done in a fire
which ragged six hours in the heart of
the business district here early today.
The failure of gas masks to work
properly is believed to be the cause
of the firemen's deaths.
The men dead are Ora Moore and
Clyde Jones. Moore leaves a wife
and three small children. Jones is
single. Fire Chief Charles McCabe
was rescued unconscious. He had fol-
lowed Moore and Jones into a drug
store where the fire started among
Christmas decorations hanging near a
stove. Exploding acids suffocated
the three men.
Following McCabe's rescue. efforts
to get the others were unavailing and
their bodies were not recovered till
after the fire which spread to the adj
joining stores had been subdued.
Jones was found with his gas mask
still in position An hour later
Moore's body was recovered. His
mask lay beside him.
Besides the three business houses.
several offices above were a total loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
Griggs Asserts 400 Family Bins
Empty in Four Days.
Shortage of Oil Cuts Edison
Company's Fuel Supply.
WASHBURN COLLEGE CLOSES
Street Railway Company to Cut
Night Schedules 40 Per Cent.
Hospital Bins Near Danger
Mark, Officials Assert.

Four hundred poor families in To-
peka will be out of coal in four days
unless relief is furnished. p. w.
Grigss, county poor commissioner de-
clared today. Action taken last night
by the school board in turning coal in
the school houses over to Griggs
saved Topeka from an earlier crisis.
Griggs looks to Governor Allen and
the loyal fellows working in the coal
fields in southeastern Kansas for re-
lief from acute suffering of 400 fami-
lies the evening the coal supply be-
comes exhausted. He has appealed to
Governor Allen, who in turn referred
him to Clyde NJ. Reed. the governor
secretary.
Reed has told me there are cars of
coal from Pittsburg on their way to
Topeka" said Griggs.
Cannot Get Fuel Oil.
Difficulty in obtaining fuel oil.
owing to a shortage of tank cars, has
entered into the troubles of the To-
peka Edison company.
Five cars of coal were released to
the company Monday by the Missouri
Pacific. F:ut there is only one car of
fuel oil on hand and the consumption
of the plant is about one car a day.
Unless more oil can be obtained the
coal will not last long. If more oil
is received it is estimated that the
Edison plant is equipped for two more
weeks of life.
The Topeka railway company will
cut its evening service from 80 to 4(
per cent this week. according tc
Howard Patten. superintendent. The
schedules are now being arranged, ht
said. The cut will come in The
schedules after o'clock in the eve
ming and it is probable that the skip.
stop system will be inaugurated again
during rush hours. 80
Washburn Closed Until Dec. so.
I Washburn college closed at moor
today. In spite of heroic attempts
to make the small fuel supply last
until the Christmas vacation begins
Dec. 10, the bins were emptied. Pres
ident P P. Womer succeeded in OBJ
tanning a small supply which will be
used in heating dormitories and the
several homes attached to the college
The school will reopen Dec. 80. pro
vided relief comes by that time. The
decision to close was made at a meet
ing of the feculty in the president:
office Monday afternoon.
The hospitals of the city, altho theil
coal bins are running dangerously low
will be maintained at least until The
end of the week. coal dealers asserted
today. The ten cars of slack shipped
from Arkansas will arrive probabl,
the last of the week. according t.
Clyde Busey. of the Southwestern Goa
company. Busey stated he had ter
more cars ordered but has received NJ
bills on them and fears the order ha.
been cancelled.
The Seymour Packing company
Perfection Metal Products company
and Topeka Ice and Fuel compan,
have enough fuel on hand to run e
few days. The City Ice Delivery i:
burning fuel oil.
Another Laundry Crisis.
Local laundrymen expressed the be
i fC,ont iu1,ad IN De ne r,ro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09

Kansas scraped the bottom of its
coal bins today and shivered. Under
blanket of ice and snow the entire
state suffered below zero tempera-
lures.
There is no immediate relief in sight
according 10 S. D. Flora, state meteor
ologist- Tomorrow will be almost as
cold as today. altho there will be
plenty of sunshine.
The temperature recorded in Tope-
IA this morning, degrees below zero
is the lowest this. season. 1t is the
coolest December 9 on record To-
morrow will probobly be the coolest
December 10 on record.
Tomorrow afternoon it will moder-
ate only to the extent of degrees
above zero.
From no higher than S degrees be-
low zero this afternoon. temperatures
here will drop to 10 degrees below
zero at Topeka tonight, Flora. said.
A belt of zero temperatures In the
middle borders from Minnesota,
northern oklahoma, the Panhandle
of Texas, northern New Mexico.
Arizona, Nevada. Idaho. and eastern
Washington. All territory north of
that line experienced zero tempera-
lures or lower today. Tomorrow the
zero Deu Will crop 1uTIher south,
Flora says, reaching Louisiana and
Mississippi in the south and extending
into the east TO Pennsylvania.
Snow Storm Over.
The storm center was over Montana
this morning and was moving east
slowly. The snow is over according
to Flora. Skies were clear this morn
ing north to Canada and west to Cali
fornia. The unsettled period is broken
up and the skies will remain clear.
However, intense, severe cold will pre-
vail Winds will be lighter tomorrow.
A light general snowfall occurred
in Kansas in the last "a hours. Re-
! ports indicate the following snowfall:
Topeka, OF; Wichita, so; Dodge City.
so: Concordia. 2 inches; Kansas City,
so; ST. Joe, .05.
Operation of telephone and tele-
graph companies, railroads and street
railroads has not been SO severely af-
fected as expected, reports today de-
clared.
The Western Union and Postal Teie-
graph companies reported no wire
trouble out of. Topeka. Serious trou-
Bile, however, was reported in western
Kansas where the storm was strongest.
The sweepers of the street railway
company ran all night in Topeka.
/ ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
APPEAL TO STATE.
Word of Suffering Turnout
Kansas Reaches Topeka.
Blizzard Driven Prairie Towns
Are Worst Hit.
PROGRAM OF DISTRIBUTION
Officials Agree ON Coal Con-
signments Over State.
East and Central To Be Pro-
tected by Local Fuel.
or DISTRIBUTION

State and federal officials today
agreed upon program for the dis
tribution of fuel supplies in Kansas.
Under the agreement western towns
will receive coal supplies from Colo
will be protected by shipments from
mines in Kansas and other states,
Precautions will be taken against long
hauls and prompt deliveries are being
attempted in a general plan to provide
prompt relief from suffering.
News from the blizzard driven
prairie towns of western Kansas this
morning told of intense suffering in
many communities. One telegram this
morning came from Bird City.
northwest Kansas town with the high
est altitude in the state. No coal has
been delivered in Bird City since Sep
TENDER, the wire stated. and there is
much suffering. One man in the lit
tie town bought a load of fence posts
and sent them to a home that a
mother and new born babe might
survive.
Slows Down Production.
Many urgent appeals for coal came
to the governors office today. The
intense cold has slowed down produc-
ton in the Pittshurg fields, altho Gov
ernor Aliens volunteer army is we'll
organized and is making a showing
never equalled by the union workers.
Shipments to the smaller towns of the
state are being made on the one car
basis, while Topeka Lawrence, Eul=,
poria. Newton and other cities have
been consigned from two to five cars
each.
Other western limits of distribution
of coal from Kansas and eastern
mines include: Saiina on the Union
Pacific; Hoisington on the Missouri
Pacific; and Kinsley on the Santa Fe.
Distribution west of these points would
be directed by federal fuel heads and
supplies would be from Colorado
mines.
Today Is Pay Day,
To first pay day for the mine
workers occurred today. Volunteer
workers are to be paid each week
coal have been received by the men
in charge of state operation.
Reports from indianapolis today to
the effect that the coal strike might
be ended failed to bring a change in
the state plans for operation. Gov
ernor Allen has stated that in event
the union mine workers returned to
their jobs, his volunteers would be
replaced as soon as the men entered
the mines ard took up their old jobs.
This action, tho, might not terminate
the receivership for several weeks.
Plans which have been made by
the receivers provide for a long drawn
out fight in event the strikers did not
yield An order sending the union
men back to the mines would prob
ably mean that in Kansas the union
miners would work for the state re-
ceivers rather than for their former
employers. After the affairs of the
receivers were adjusted, the receiver
ship would be dissolved by the SUI
preme court Action in ending the
strike. tho. would not automatically
end state operation of the mines and
(FoufInuen IN Page Two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
COURT CONTEMPT
CHARGES WILL BE.
POSTPONED WEEK
Union Chiefs Trials Held Up
Pending Strike Decision.
May Dismiss Cases if Court Or
der Is Belatedly Obeyed..
ARKANSAS Chief APPEALS
PostpOnement Was Granted at
Govt Request, Says Judge.
Court Proceedings Give No Hint
of Terms of Wilson Plan.

indianapolis, Dec. a. Hearing on
the charges of contempt of court, filed
against "a general and district Off
Gals of the United Mine Workers of
America was postponed until next
Tuesday morning by United States dis
trict judge A. B. Anderson by agree
ment, when the case was called here
today.
The miners officials including Act
ing President John L. Lewis and Sec
rotary Treasurer William Green of the
International organization were charg
ed in information filed by United
States District Attorney L. Ert Slack
and Dan w. Simms. special assistant,
with violating the temporary injunc-
ton granted by Judge Anderson, re-
straining them from encoura ging or
furthering the strike of 420, 900 btu
minous coal miners of the country
The postponement was taken pend
ing the outcome of the meeting of
miner officials here this afternoon to
act on the plan of President Wilson
frnntinned on Page Five1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09

noon to a conference of leaders of the
United Mine Workers of America by
Acting President John L. Lewis, con
tanned the following provisions:
Immediate resumption of work by
the miners.
Wage increases of IA per cent, eff
fective Immediately.
Appointment of a commission with
power to investigate the entire coal
lions for its reorganization, including
increased wages and shorter hours for
miners and increased price to the con-
sumner, if such steps are deemed justi-
fable and necessary.
In accordance with the request of
the president. as contained in his
statement of December sixth, the min
ers VIII Immediately return to work
with the fourteen per cent increase
in wages which is already in effect.
Immediately upon a general re-
sumption of operations. which shall
be in all districts, except as to wages,
upon the basis which obtained on
October 81. 1919, the president will
appoint a commission of three per
sons. one of whom shall be a prac-
be a mine owner or operator in active
business, which commission will con-
slider further questions of wages and
working conditions as well as profits
of operators and proper prices for
coal, readjusting both wages and
prices If it shall so decide, including
differentials and internal conditions
within and between districts
Its report will be made within
sixty days if possible and will be ac-
cepted as the basis of a new wage
agreement. the effective date and du-
ration of which shall also be deter
mined by the commission
At 3 o'clock the committee of min
ers was still in session and no word
had come from the meeting as to
what would be the final action on the
presidents proposal.
Air of Optimism.
Indianapolis, Dec. 9.-The general
committee of the u NJ. W. A, con-
sisting of international and district Of
j ficials and members of the executive
he ard and scale committee. went into
executive session at p. m. at a local
hotel to act on President Wilson's pro-
posal for settlement of the coal strike.
The men appeared in high spirits and
/; laughed and talked among themselves.
=, No statement was given out before the
meeting.
| There was an unmistakabIe air of
! optimism regarding the outcome of
this, the third momentous meeting of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09

the unions executive heads since the
strike call was threatened.
That the men will start back to the
mines this week and normal produc-
ton of coal will be reached. next week,
was the confident expectation of many
of the miners leaders; Altho only
few of the highest officials were &C
Quainted with the terms of the presi-
dents proposal, they took the position
that whats good enough for Lewis
and Green, is good enough for u.s.
Proposals Secret.
Contents of the proposal were care
fully guarded and will be kept secret
at least until the meeting which opens
at p. m today
tainable here regarding the proposal
was that it provides:
For the miners returning to work
at once at an increase in wages OF
IA per cent; for appointment of
commission to investigate the entire
coal industry and report within
specified time regarding wages,
hours, and conditions of work in
mines The commission, it was re-
ported, will also go into the opera
tors side. investigating reports of
huge profits and will have power to
recommend readjustments In prices.
The proposal is understood to be ir
the form of an appeal from President
Wilson to the miners. asking them tc
return to work on the basis outlined
to save the nation from industria
ruin.
Illinois Operators Ready.
ST. Louis, Dec. 9.-"The mines art
there was the sentiment expressed
today by southern Illinois coal op-
orators relative 70 resumption of op
erations should miners accept the gov
ernment's newest strike settlement
proposal.
Operators said they would continue
their stand that the mines are ready
for them whenever the latter chose
to resume work.
Operators believed firmly the pro,
position 20 be put before the miners
convention this afternoon was th<
Continued on Page Five.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
1T WAS NOT SUICIDE
Former Navy Chaplain Fell From
Hotel Window Accidentally.

Philadelphia, Dec 9.-The body of
Rev. Edward B. Henry, former chap
lain in the United States navy, who
fell to his death from a seventh story
window of hotel here yesterday,
will be taken to his former home at
Winthrop. Me, for burial. it was an
nounced today.
A deputy coroner. who investigated
the case, said Father Henry, who at
one time was come cted with Catholic
churches in Portland. Me, proba bly
was seized with an attack of vertigo
after he had raised window in his
room and fell out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
NATION SHIvERlNlee HERE IS SPIRIT!
Majestic Gardens To Be Turned
Over to Poor.
Roy Crawford Offers Comforts
to Suffering.

The Majestic Gardens, temp cabaret
on East Eighth street, was today Of
fered by Roy Crawford, owner, to the
city's poor for the duration of the fuel
crisis as a place where persons with
out fuel may stay during the day and
sleep at night.
Crawford will pay one-half the cost
of heating the theater. The Edison
company will furnish the other half
of the steam free.
In making his offer era wford de-
c1ared that cooperation was needed
from Topeka clubs and charities in the
way of a supply of cots at night. He
also offered to turn the gardens, heat
furnished. over to any reliable Topeka
institution that will run it for the
benefit of persons out of fuel.