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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
COAL IN FLOOD
Fifty Barges, Some Loaded, Are
Swept Down the Ohio.
More Than S1,OOO,OOO Worth of
Boats Lost Near Paducah, Ky.

Cincinnati, Jan 30.--More than fifty
coal barges, several loaded, swept by
here shortly after the break came.
The tug Hattie Brown was torn
from her moorings on the Kentucky
side and swept away.
Word reached here that the big ex-
cursion steamer. Princess. had gone
down at her moorings at Carrollton.
Ky, at the mouth of the Kentucky
river and that little hope was held
out for the safety of her sister steam
err, The Island Queen, mored at the
same place.
New Gorge to Repeat Flood.
Paducah, KY, Jan. 30.-Fresh ice
gorges in the Ohio. river reported
forming above Paducah last night
still were holding early today with
men hourly expecting they would
break and bring a fresh disaster on
the heels of that experienced yester-
day when river craft valued at more
than 100000 was torn from the
harbor and sent practically helpless
down stream. 1t is believed there was
no loss of life.
so Steamers in Danger.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 30.-More than
SO steamboats, valued at $4,000, 200.
may be crushed to pieces when the
ice gorge breaks in Green river. Dan
ages to twenty-seven steamboats, that
were destroyed at Paducah, KY, yes
terday, were estimated at $1,2O0,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
KIOWA DAVIS TO RUN
Greensburg VIII Seek Seventh District
Congressional Nomination.

Following a meeting with friends
in Topeka, ]. w. Davis, widely known
Greensburg lawyer, announced he
would be candidate for congress
from the Seventh district He will
enter the Republican primaries
against j. n. Tincher of Medicine
Lodge, retiring president of the Kan
sas Day club; and Frank U. Russell,
of Lacrosse.
Davis was a member of the state
legislature in 1911. Because there
were six other men in the house who
wore the name of Davis, the Green's
burg lawyer was recognized as "Kiowa"
Davis and has always carried the title
in political circles. Davis was a lead
er in the house session and his fiery
attacks on the Stubs administration
were features of the winter session
At this time Davis does not know
whether not he will make an active
campaign before some time during the
summer His son, Manville Davis, is
with Pershing's troops in France and
the Kiowa county lawyer has for sew
eral months planned a trip to the
western war zone
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BACK IN NAVY AT 81
After 35 Year Interim, Kansas Gillian
Is Again in the Service.

Kansas City, Jan. 3O.-Eugene r.
Hess of Kansas City, 81 years old, is
back in the navy today after thirty
five years. He will be sent to Great
Lakes naval training station, Great
Lakes. ILL.,. as first class storekeeper
with the rank of petty officer
= Hess has been trying to enlist ever
since the United States entered the
war. but heretofore has been rejected
on account of his age. He first en-
listed in 1879 as a third class cabin
boy" on the battleship Trenton. He
remained in the service until 1888
when he left with the rank OF chief
boatswain's mate.
Hess said today that he is not at
all satisfied with being sent a store
keeper to the training station.
"I want to get to France" he said.
"Altho | am 81 years old, 1 have al
ways kept myself fit. and l believe
can hold my own with any man
twenty years younger"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
PACT WITH CANADA
United States Agrees To Interchange
COnScripting Citizens.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Agreement
between the United States and Great
Britain and Canada on the terms of
separate consumption conventions,
which only await the signatures of
the representatives of the govern
ments concerned, was announced to-
day by Secretary Lansing in a letter
to Chairman Dent of the house mill
tary committee.
The conventions give to the citizens
of each country the option of return
ing to their OWL country for military
service within a fixed period after
which they would be subject to mill
tary duty under the laws and regu-
lations of the country in which they
reside.
They would, also, permit each coun-
try to exempt nationals from military
service if deemed necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
SHOW UP DELINQUENTS
Chamber of Commerce Will Publish
Names of AII2 BacksIiders.

Airing the names of the delinquent
members of the Chamber of Com
merce is to be the favorite pastime at
the general meeting of the member
ship of the Chamber of Commerce on
February 10. 1t has been discussed
in the board meetings at the Chamber
of Commerce for some time past, and
on February 10, the names of those
persons who subscribed for member
obligations will be read to the MEM
bers. 1t is the desire of the board,
according to suggestions at the last
meeting, to obtain the consensus of
opinion of the paid up members as to
the suspension of the members who
are delinquent.
1t is rumored at the Chamber of
Commerce that the intimated suspen-
sion of delinquent members a few days
ago resulted in an Unprecedented pay
ment of hitherto neglected obligations
in the form of membership pledges.
1t is expected that the announcement
of the proposed action at the meeting
on February 10, will have much the
same effect 1t is probable that only
the names of the more prominent de-
linqLent3 will be read in order to con-
serve time.
According to some authorities at the
Chamber of Commerce today there are
a number of prominent men of Topeka
who have subscribed for a large num-
Der of memberships during the MEM
bership campaigns and when the time
came to pay fell down and repudiated
their notes except for a few mem Der
ships. One instance was related when
a man N business in Topeka had sub
scribed for twenty-five memberships
during the campaign and then when
he was called on to meet the payment
of mil fnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30

Fuel Administrator Danner has an
nounced that the new closing order
will not affect the Court OF Honor
dance or other dances to be given to-
night.
The Thursday night prayer meeting
for the members of the First Congre-
gational church will be held at the
home of Mrs. Lewis H. Greenwood,
1921 Western avenue at 1880 o'clock
w. B. Palmer, who was to have
given a Bible lecture at Lincoln Post
hall Thursday night, will speak at
1124~Tyler street instead, in order to
assist in the conservation of the fuel
supply of the city.
The Topekans who failed to clean
their sidewalks and on whom war
rants were served had to dig up
fine of SO in police court. l.. P. He'll
of the Ideal bakery was exempted
after he explained that failure to
clean the jackson street side was an
oversight.
DR.. Adolph Koerber of Hoisington,
arrested on federal indictment
charging violation of the espionage
act has not been brought to Topeka
for arraignment as Kansas City dis
patch announced. Deputies in the
United States marshafs office believe
he has been taken to Wichita for
arrangement.
Miss Gladys Dougherty entertained
at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of
Miss Cora Hepworth, the occasion be-
ing her birthday. Covers We're lald
for: Miss Hepworth, Miss Ada R1pPey'
Miss Ethel Mattingly, Miss Edna
Lawrence. Miss Cora Greene. Miss
Anna Robinson. Miss Opal Loveless,
and Miss Dougherty.
Today is tag-your-shovel day and
the school children of Topeka are go
ing the rounds of the residences and
putting the manila tag on the coal
shovels. The idea is that when the
householder starts to throw an extra
shoyelful of coal on the fire the
manila tag on the handle of the shoval
will remind him of the fact that the
conservation of fuel is one OF the
prime necessities in winning the war.
Denied money he claimed to have
coming to him, A A. Fish, a sales
man. walked into Samuel Scrinop-
skies store at 526 Kansas avenue,
where, according to Scrinopskie, he
took goods valued at more than his
two weeks bay. That caused Scri-
nopskie to refuse to pay him salary.
A fight ensued in which 1t is charged
Fish struck Scrinopskie over the head
with a poker, resulting in the arrest
of Fish upon complaint of Scrlnop-
slkie. Fish is charged with assault
Not satisfied with a city wa rrant, Scri-
nopskie called on the county attorney
and asked for a county warrant. 1t
was refused. Fish worked for Scri-
nopskie.
= The meeting of the Cooperative
club held at the Elks club Tuesday
night was a dismal failure from enc
standpoint. Most of the Republican
members of the club were in enthusi-
astic attendance at the Kansas Day
club. doings and left the Democrats Of
the club to enjoy the Coop gather
ing alone. Eventually the Coop meet
ing took on the tone and color of
regular Democratic caucus George
w. Stansfield, being a Democrat and
thinking that maybe the loyal Repub-
licans of the Co-ops would be unable
to resist the push of the Republican
stampede, brought along some I'M
billed refreshments IN the way of
candy and cigars. Thomas Blackwell
of the National Cash Register COM
pany, made a talk on the business
principles of his company.
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MEETING is ALL OVER
Shorthand Reporters Adjourn After a
Two-Day Session Here.

The Kansas Shorthand Reporters
association ended its annual meeting
today. Not more than ten members of
the association have been present at
the meeting. General discussions of
problems confronting the reporters
have occupied the time at the meet
ing.
court reporters certified so that
distinction may be drawn between
their work and that of the ordinary
work, similar to the distinction be-
tween a bookkeeper and an ordinary
stenographer similar to distinction be-
are necessary before a stenographer is
qualified as first class court report
err officers of the association claim.
The members enjoyed a dinner and
entertainment Tuesday evening at the
home of c. D. Wellman, 1926 Grove
avenue
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New finn GOVT
'evOIutiOnists Set Up One and
: Name New President.
leny Responsibility for Safety
= of 100000 Swedes.

SstockhoIm. Jan. 30.-The Finnish
ytsvolutionists have formed a govern
fffent under the presidency OF hul-
ferwo Manner. according to telesroh III
from Helsingfors dated Iuesday- me
rISernbers of the Finnish senate were
net rnolested by the reVolutionlsts
Monday night in Helsingfors was CAIN
a7ed the Russian soldiers were passive
Wfborg, also, was reported to be quiet:
THE Finnish government has nou1leu
sweden that it cannot be responsible
FOR the lives of Swedish subjectsS OF
vV45om there are about 400, 900 in Fin
fand. Reports from Helsingfors are
contradictory. but they indicate that
the rumor that the Swedish minister
bad fled is incorrect.
ALI of southern Finland as far as
Tammerfors is reported to be in the
hands of the Red Guards, but the
government troops have Vanquished
the Red Guards at various places in
northern Finland.
The general strike continues at
Helsingfors and the Socialists are re-
ported 10 have made common cause
have issued a proclamation accusing
the government of attempting to or
ganiZe an armed force to crush the
Finnish proletariat.
49, Appeal to Sweden for Aid.
Stockholm. Jan. 3O.-The Finnish
legation announced today that dele
cation was en- route from Helsingfors
to ask Sweden'S assistance against the
revolutionists.
1t was pointed out here that such
assistance could only be of a military
nature.
dispatches received here
today said that the government guards
sian soldiers and were marching
against the Red Guard forces
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THUGS KILL WOMAN
Crime Wave in Chicago Puts in Busy
Night-Round Up =37 Suspects.

Chicago. Jan. 30.-The crime wave
continues here, with police today try
ing to identify woman found dying
in the snow. her skull crushed. She
died in a hospital. Two men held up
nine West side places, chiefly saloons,
shot one man, engaged in a revolver
duel with another and escaped with a
considerable sum of money
The safe in the office of the J.
Schoenbeig & Company, commission
merchants, was blown and $500 was
taken. Police during the night arrest
ed 2S7 suspects in a roundup of GRIM
inals.
Slain Woman, Soldiers Wife.
Chicago. JAN 30.--The murdered
woman found lying in the snow, her
skull crushed and a bloody gas pipe
at her side, was identified today as
Mrs. May Marshall, 35, waitress.
Police believe the crime was COM
mitted by negro. who is being
sought for similar recent attacks on
women. The woman's husband is in
training at Camp Grant, Rockford,
Ill.
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MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Twenty-Three Out of 25 Topekans
Qualify for Army Service.

Printed below is list of military
service registrants given physical ex-
animation by Topeka draft board No.
2, Joseph Hanlon, chairman. Out of
the twenty-five examined, only two
were disqualified for service. If this
pace is kept up and is general all
over the country, the kaiser would,
indeed, find room for himself at some
secluded spot without further persua-
sion.
The men placed in class 1 by the
physical examination are those quail
fed for service. Men disqualified are
placed in class 5. Thirty men have
been summoned for examination by
board Nd. 2 tomorrow.
Glass 1.
Walter W. Wilson. 1921 N. Quincy
Fred johnson, 42S Lincoln.
+. j. Offitz, 431 German
Frank Langley, III f. First.
Ward NJ Keller. National Hotel.
A. X. Bacher. FOG Harrison.
III. II. Plankington, JOG e. Sixth.
II. W. Schutt, 424 Taylor
T.. l.. Olson, 522 Tyler.
w. II. Drennon. 423 Larch.
Fay kindle 429 Green.
Ms Il 5; jacques f1as 1889 ,s y: Harrison.
J. w. Stogsdell, $40 w. Sixth.
j. d. Brogden, 305 Laurent.
w. NJ Hylton. 1874 Grand.
S. r. Ford, Oakland.
Edwin Berg. sol Van Buren,.
J. w. Hodge, ITO n. Monroe.
W. E. lott. 80 Locust.
T. L. McNeeley, 517 Lime.
Samuel Wunch, I'LL w. Seventeenth.
Guy NJ. Smith, wamego, Kan
w. L. Rauch, 4OS w. Sixth
Samuel McFarren, 500 E. Fifth.
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NEED EYEGLASSES!
Navy Sends Out Appeal for Binoculars,
Telescopes, Sextants, Etc.

81 Washington. Jan. 30.-Another APP
peal for binoculars, Eyeglasses tele-
scopes, lsextants and chronometers for
use in fighting the submarines was
made today by the navy. Several
weeks ago n similar appeal brought in
more than 5000 glasses of various
kinds but they are insufficient Those
accepted will be recorded and every
effort will be made to return them at
the termination of the war altho it is
impossible to guarantee them against
damage or Joss.
f All agticles should be securely
tagged, the appeal says, giving the
name and address cf the owner and
forwarded by mail or express to As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
flaVV
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TO BREAK PORT JAM
Complete Reorganization of Shipping
Supplies to France.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Complete re-
organization of the transportation
system by which food and supplies
are sent the American expeditionary
forces and the allies, is under way to-
day.
Officials of the shipping board are
in conference with representatives of
the war and navy departments. ship
line officials and allied commercial
emissaries. to work out greater expe-
dition of supplies.
A general policy of Redistribution
of tonnage at American ports to re-
lieve congestion at New York and
Newport News has been agreed upon.
As much loading as possible will
be done at southern ports in the future
until the freight jam in northern At
lantic seaboard terminals has been
broken
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SPY GOT $500 MONTH
Frisco Banker Paid German Agents
and Kept Records, Is Charge.

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 30
Search of the home of George Boden,
former manager of the foreign de-
partment of a San Francisco bank. re-
vealed evidence which resulted in his
arrest as dangerous alien enemy,
federal agents said today Lists of
Germans and pro-Germans in the San
Francisco bay region and information
as to their activities were obtained.
Boden is held in Jail pending intern
ment.
fiscal agent for the German govern
ment here and for many months re-
ceived a salary of $500 monthly from
the German imperial bank. 1t is
claimed he financed German spies,
furnishing means for Germans to sub
scribe to German war loans and fur
nished WilhelmstraSse with valuable
military information. He was ordered
out of Japan in 1915, it is alleged
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BENTLEY AT C. OF C.
Orpheum Entertainer Will Appear Be-
fore Business Men Friday.

Friday noon at the Chamber of
Commerce the diners are to receive
another treat at the hands of Manager
Hooper of the Orpheum theater.
Hampstead Bentley, the tenor, is to
appear at the noon hour with a num-
Der of popular songs. This is Bentley's
third appearance at the Chamber, and
always before his performance has
been well above the standard. 1t is
reasonable to suppose that his third
appearance will surpass the two
former in quality.
An added attraction will be short
reading or two by Hortense Nielsen.
the sister of the famous singer. Chris
tine Nielsen. The announcement of
the program was made after the noon
hour at the Chamber of Commerce to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
BEAT INHERITANCE TAX
Citizenship in Texas Saves Gates
Estate More Than 100000.

New York, Jan. 30.-Surrogate Fow-
Ter has under consideration today
charges made by State Controller
Travis that the state of New York lost
more than 100000 inheritance taxes
on the estate of John w. Gates, thru
efforts of the latter before his death
to establish legal residence in Port
Arthur, Texas.
When Gates died in 1911 his estate
was appraised in Texas at $1S,542,7O5
The low rate in that state made the
inheritance tax $4,000. If he had
been n resident of New York the tax
would nave been S64O.0O0
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New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by T. j. Myers. 301 n. K. Bldg.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
REV. T. J. REAM DEAD
Well Known Topeka Minister Passe
Away After Brief Illness.

Rev. T. J. Ream, a prominent To-
peka minister, died at 1870 o'clock
this afternoon at his home, I'LL Nor
riS avenue.
The Rev. Mr.. Ream is the father of
Dwight and Merrill Ream, formerly
prominent in football and basketball
circles at Washburn college
The two boys and their father were
also closely identified with Y. M c.
A work in Topeka
Mr. Ream was formerly a minister
at Hiawatha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
GRAIN STORES AFLAME
Great Vienna Warehouses Fired by
RcyolutiOnists.

London. Jan. 30.-The grain ware
houses of the city of Vienna are afire
and enormous damage has been
caused. according to a Vienna dis
patch forwarded from Amsterdam by
the Exchange. Revolutionaries are
suspected of having started the fires
Notice. Capito. Lodge No. 3, A. o. wv
On account of the shortage of coal
there will be no meeting in our hall
tonight. We will meet with No. II to-
morrow night at the Royal Arcanum
hall, 627 Kansas avenue.
]. A. DENICK, NJ. w
~ F. G. COVELL. Recorder. Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
PROBE DRAFT CASES
Topeka Board Will Sec If Parents
Depend on Registrars.

AS soon as the weather moderates
enough to permit, Topeka draft board
No. ] will conduct a personal inyesti-
cation of an even two dozen cases
wherein registrants claim deferred
classification on grounds that they are
the sole support of parents.
1.-THE board expects to find itself a
motor car" said Tandy. and drive
around and talk to the neighbors and
relatives of these men. Some of them
may be liza bilities to their aged parents
instead of assets. After this tour we
will classify the registra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
3 BROTHERS GO; 1 STAYS.
Draft Board Accepts Proposition of
Russian-Kansas Citizens

lola, Kan, Jan. 30.-Morris .Gelp-
man won't be drafted.
The district draft board at Topeka
has notified him that the proposition
submitted by his three brothers. Jake
Leon and Sumner. has been accepted,
and his industrial claim allowed The
three brothers asked that they be
classified in the Al division, waving
exemption if exemption was granted
Morris. None of the quartet was sub
ject to draft, being citizens of Russia.
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EVERY DAY IN The YEAR
A "LESS" DAY IN ILLINOIS

Chicago. Jan 3O.-Illinois now
has 365 less days a year. Food
Administrator Harry Wheeler to-
day decreed that every breakfast is
to be meatless. every supper
wheatless, every Monday and
Wednesday wheatless all day, every
Tuesday meatless and every Satur-
day porkless.
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our dear friends
who so kindly extended their sympa
thy, also for the beautiful floral Of
ferings during the death of our
mother and sister. Mr.. A. H. Harm
den, Mrs. L. L. Huestis. Mrs. G. A
Counter, Mrs. A. Galbraith, Mrs. J. o.
Eaton.-Adv.
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Geo. W. Stansfleld
AGGIES TO LAWRENCE
Manhattan Quintet Plays the Jay
hawker Five This Afternoon.

Manhattan, Kan. Jan. 30.-The
basketball team of the Kansas State
Agricultural college left here this
morning for Lawrence, where it will
meet the University of Kansas quin-
tet this afternoon and Thursday after
noon in two Missouri valley confer
ence games
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A CAMPUS TRAGEDY
Believe Man Killed Girl and Then
Took His Own Life.

Athens, Ga, Jan. 3O.-The bodies
of Miss Belle Hill of Jackson county,
and Jamie johnson who came here
yesterday. as the guests of a student
at the University of Georgia, were
found on the college campus today
Indications were, the authorities
declared that johnson had shot Miss
Hill and then killed himself The
shooting. it is believed occurred be-
tween 8 and 4 o'clock this morning.
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New York, Jan. 30.
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AERO BOARD IN MEET
Branch of Air Craft Production Il
Operate on Pacific Coast

Washington, Jan. 30.-Creation of a
Pacific coast branch of the aircraft
production board, with headquarters
at Spokane was announced here to-
day. George S Ling, lumberman;
William M. Ladd,' a banker. and a
colonel of the army signal corps, will
compose the branch board
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FULTON SIGNS AGAIN
He Agrees to Meet jess Willard in
Denver Next Summer.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 30.-Fred Full
ton has signed articles to meet Jess
Willard, heavyweight champion. here
next summer. James NJ. HammiI of
Denver, announced today. He will
leave for Chicago next week to offer
a guarantee to Willard of $4,000 for
the bout, all of the receipts are to go
to the Red Cross.
Fulton is here to box Tom Mcmahon
February H.
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Swear In New Idaho senator.

Washington, Jan. 30.-John F. Nu-
gent, successor to the late Senator
Brady of Idaho, was sworn in today.
He has been named chairman of the
fisheries committee and a member
of the immigration and Indian af-
fairs committee.
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New York Money MarLet

New York, Jan. 30.-MONEY-Merc
paper, 512M5N. Sterling, 60 day bills, T. ~ |;
commercial, 60 day bills on banks, Al y /;
commercial. 60 day bills, 4.71A; demand,
81; cables, so. Guilders, demand. 43A !:
cables, 43%. Lire. demand, S.53Is cables,
s.54. Rubles. demand. Is: cables, 13A. Bar
silver, S6%c: Mexicap dollars, CSC. Gov
ernment bonds, heavy; railroad bonds, ir-
regular. Time loans, easier; 90 days, 5,z6