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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
HE WENT COVER TOP"
Topeka Negro Jumped Counter In
Shcriff's Office and Escaped.

Archie Level. Topeka negro.
went over the top" of the counter
in the outer room of the sheriff's office
this morning and escaped pursuing
deputies. following his arrest a short
time before on a charge of stealing
chickens.
Level, it is charged. is responsible
for the disappearance several weeks
ago of a number of hens from the pens
of Charles McNatt, an employe of the
street railway company. He was ar
rested as the result of work on the
case by Joe Holman. He was sullen
when brought into the sheriff's office
and muttered disgruntled threats and
demands at Bert Larimer, who was in
the same room.
A boy came into the office seeking
information from a member of the
force and when Larimer took his eyes
off the prisoner for a second the negro
made a flying leap over the counter.
and shot for the door nearly tumbling
over the youngster who had entered.
Larimer, gun in hand, but unable to
use it because of the number of by
ISLANDERS. raced after the fleeing negro
and chased him thru the alley back
of the courthouse to a row OF coal
sheds near the Rock Island tracks,
where the fugitive disappeared.
The police and sheriff's force and
railroad agents are cooperating In
the search for Level. His recapture is
expected to be but a matter of few
hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
GIVEN HIGHER RATES
P. q. G. Allows Strang Line Increase
Due to Operating Expense.

War time relief thru increased rates
was today extended the Strang cleo
trio line by the public utilities COM
mission. The line Is operated between
Kansas City and Olathe and ought
relief because of abnormal opera ting
expenses and labor conditions.
The electric line was asserted to
haN been on the financial rocks for
several months and help was needed
to enable it to meet fixed charges and
operating expenses. The new order
provides for communication tickets to
protect people living along the route
who are engaged in business or work
in Kansas CITY or Olathe. The new
schedule of rates provides for sub
stantial incre~ in revenues to the
company and n new classification. is
issued for local ard thru trips over the
line.
An increase of 10 per cent was
granted in all 1t rates. EXCEPT the
existing rate on milk. The milk rate
was not changed. The order requires
the company to reconstruct its power
plant at Overland Park. that coal may
be used for steam. The company has
been using gas. AS soon as the new
power plant is built the company VIII
be compelled to furnish hourly train
service between Kansas City and Ola
the. In its application the company
asked for a 25 per cent increase in
freight rates and a flat 3-cent passen-
ger rate.
The new rates are granted as an
emergency measure due to war con-
ditions and are to be changed within
one year after the close of the yar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
clearing House Statement.

New York, July 20.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $74,406 $40 reserves in
excess of legal requirements. This is
an increase of SIS, 144.150 from last
week.
The statement follows:
ACTUAL CONDITION.
Loans. discounts. etc, s4,262 sol 900; de-
crease. $17S.052 600
Cash in own vaults. members federal re-
serve banks (a), S100,349,OO0; decrease,
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
Der banks, $500 100 600: increase 81. 404 900
Reserve in own vaults. state banks and
trust companies Oh, s11,47O,OO0; decrease,
S41, 900.
Reserve in depositaries. state banks and
trust companies, Ssh, 900; increase,
$685.. 900.
met demand deposits. 1854 900; de-
Net time deposits. 1866 900; increase.
Circulation. s36s6O, GOO: increase, s1o6 600.
Specie, Included in ta) and OBJ, $65, 49,, :
600
+United States deposits deduced S2s3, o33.-
OOe
Aggregate reserve. S54s. 400, 900.
Excess reserve. 81 HOG, 620; increase, $1s,-
IA .15e.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts, etc, $I19, 429, 100; de-
Specie. $f1 ISL 900: decrease. s1.O12.10o.
Legal tenders, s70,0T6,5oo; decrease, 81
Al 3Oc
Ranks cash in vault. s13 400. 100.
Trust companies cash in vault, S6I ,S3S 400
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
SHE SUES ROCK ISLAND
Herington Woman Wants $4,000 for
Death of Husband.

A damage suit demanding $4,000
for the death of the plaintiffs hus-
band, John Guffey, a Herington boil
ermaker who, 1t is alleged, was shot
and killed March 16, 1918. by Charles
w. Haword, a special agent for the
railroad. was filed today in the fed
eral district court here by Hazel M.
Guffey against the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railway.
Guffey. it is stated. was an employe
of the road and at the time of his
death was trying to leave a Kansas
City Harrington Rock Island train as
the train stopped at the Missouri Pa
cific crossing in the latter city. The
plaintiff claims that it had .'.Sg been
the custom of passengers to alight at
the crossing and Guffey did SO be-
cause of the fact that his home was
nearby.
Howard who had been hired by the
road in it's crusade against persons
who were stealing goods from Rock
Island trains. attempted to arrest Cuff
fey. the petition states, and Guffey re-
sisted on grounds that the arrest was
illegal. Howard, the petition says.
then hit Guffey over the head with a
club and then shot and killed him.
Guffey had liquor in his possession
il is alleged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

GERS and men of the San Diego citing
particularly the courageous behavior
of Captain Christie. who was The last
to leave the ship.
AS the ship was turning over the
captain made lis way over the side
d jumped overheard. He and the
executive officer were cheered by the
men in the boats al d as the cruiser
went down the men sang The Star
'angled Banner.
Quartermaster Went Down With Ship.
The cruiser sank rapidly and disap-
peared within fifteen minutes after
the first explosion. 1t went down so
rapidly, according to survivors that
hundreds " the crew did not have
time to get to boats and were forced
to plunge overheard into the water
where they chung to improvised RATS
until y ok. Up by lifeboats. All
agreed that .he discipline on board
the warsl--p was magnificent and
worthy of the best traditions of the
navy. The quarterma ster. according
to survivor :. remained at his post I'M
til it was 90 late to save himself or
be save l. and calmly saluted hi ndreds
of his conrad IS as he went down with
the ship. A jackie climbed the mast
and rescue1 the cruisers culors. The
flag. caref'ny preserved was brought
ashore in one Of the small boats at
Point O'WoOdS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from SANTA Fe
by Frances Jones' Telephone $3.50


A new water line is being placed thru the
paint and coach shops. This will afford
the two departments better fire protection
Miss Lillian Grueber is expected to re-
turn home today from Colorado Springs
where she went several weeks ago on a
vacation. Miss Grueber is employed at the
motive power building.
Miss Louise Arthur. of the car accoun-
tants office left Saturday to spend vaca-
ton at Lowell. Ind.
n. W. kearns. of the bridge and build
ing gang. who has been undergoing treat
ment at the comnany hospital has been
released. He is slowly improving
Mr. and Mrs John Isaacson have left for
Chicago to spend several days with their
son John. who is at the Great Lakes naval
training station.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Erickson and daugh-
ter. Miss Esther Erickson, are visiting
relatives at Rrookville. Kan.
Miss Lucia kingman has resigned her
1osftfon in the car accountants office and
has gone To Washington. n. G.. where she
has accented a position with the war de-
partmapt.
l. S. Fairchiid. of the boiler shops. I'M
derwent m operation Thursday ut the
"o"nanv hospital. He is doing nicely.
Mrs A. Ireland and daughters. Isabel and
Dorothy. left several days ago to spend the
rnnainfer of the summer in Portland Ore
Isaiah Putnam Mr. ireland will Join them
later in the summer for a short vacation
before their return home.
s. Cremer. formerly of the storehouse, who
hHs heen i'll: Is now much better.
ThomnS Rafferty, has ret'rrnd 10 his
work in the paint department after spend
ING two weeks with his son. who Is at the
E-r-+ Lakes naval training statson
Harry Classify. Of the general claim office
is spending the week end in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
HE'S KANSAS BOY
Sergt. Brown, Who Captured 1o9
Germans. Lives Near Olathe.
And He Is Over There With
That Old Jayhawker Spirit.

Kansas is right in the spot light in
the fighting in France. Sergt. ]. F.
Brown, one of the individual and dis
tinctive heroes in the fighting this
week. is a Kansan- Sergeant Brown
was credited with the practical single
handed capture of 159 Germans.
Sergeant Brown is a son of c. w.
Brown, president of the Patrons In
surance Co., of Olathe, Johnson coun-
ty. Dispatches from the western front
Thursday gave prominent mention of
the feat of Sergeant Brown, who re-
ported to his superior officer and de-
livered 159 boche prisoners.
Before entering the war, Sergeant
Brown lived on his fathers farm six
miles northwest of Olathe. He is an
athlete, more than six feet tall and
weighing full 200 pounds. He is "a
years old and volunteered for service
shortly after the United States de-
clared. war on Germany. He was with
the first troops to be sent over seas
and has seen much active fighting.
Sergeant Brown is we'll known. in
johnson county and was among the
first men in his county to enter the
war. He was regarded by his acquain-
tances as practically fearless and his
feat on the western front seems to
have confirmed the johnson county
opinion of his courage. According to
Thursdays press dispatches. Sergeant
Brown invaded an army camp with a
number of fellow troopers, several of
whom were killed, wounded or lost
in the attack. Practically single
handed, the Kansan rounded up 159
German soldiers and took them to the
a HE'D lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
BOTH TO FACE PRISON
Ffumasons Must Dismiss Appeal or
Fisher Will Ts Ike Drastic Action.

Hugh Fisher. county attorney. to-
day notified attorneys for Jack HUI
mason. arrested Friday following the
seizure by the sheriff's force OF more
than five cases of whisky which a ne
gro driver said was for delivery at the
Humason home, that Humason must
either dismiss his appeal on a liquor
felony charge in the supreme court or
face a new felony prosecution result
ing from Fridays developments
..Humason," sail Fisher, may
either dismiss the appeal and go TO
the penitentiary or we will bring fei-
ony prosecutions against both him and
Ida Humason, his wife. The evil
dence we obtained prior to his arrest
Friday is the strongest we have pro-
cured for some time in liquor case
and involves both Humason and his
wife.
In case Humason dismisses his ap-
peal, we will bring only misde-
meanor charge against Mrs Huma-
son and have the court defer sentence
providing that she shake the dust OF
Shawnee county off her feet immedi-
ately and continue to stay forever out
of the county" Humason will be
given until Monday to accept the ulti-
matum, Fisher says
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
Topekans Bring Bankruptcy
Suit Against Money Lender.
TRANSFERS PROPERTY TO Wife
Also MOrtgaged 1t to Bank of
Topeka, Is Claim.
Flintham Generally Seen as
Plaintiff in Topeka Courts.

unique instance of Il money
lender being sued by creditors was re-
corded today in the federal district
court here when John D. Henry.
Route /, Lecompton; N. B. Arnold.
S21 North Kansas avenue; J..
Lempeneau, lawyer. 4s1 New Eng
land building, and r. C. Finnie. 119
Topeka avenue, filed a petition asking
that G. H. FlinLham, a loan broker on
East Fourth street, be declared bank
rupt.
The plaintiffs say Flintham owes
them about $1,000, and that on March
26, this year, he 1 nsferred all his
property, consisting of fourteen lots
and ten dwelling on Klein street, to
his wife, Mary c. Flintham. for the
consideration of lone dollar. love and
affection" The petitioners claim the
transfer to be an act of bankruptcy,
"a l further state that at the time of
the transfer the Flinthams mortgaged
their property, above mentioned, to
the Bank of Topeka for $4,000
thereby ''fraudulentlJ giving the
debts to the bank preference over
those to the plaintiffs"
Fiintham is well known in Topeka
courts For the most part, he ap-
peaIs in cases as the plaintiff ind OF
as defendant as he did today. He has
filed several cases in the court of To-
peka in the last few months to col
lect on notes and mortgages. Sew
eral months ago he became entan-
gled with a tenant who happened to
be an East side blacksmith over rent
ais. The tenant met him on the street
one evening, and the encounter that
ensued caused FIintham to demand a
warrant against the tenant charging
ASA ult and battery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
BRITISH TAKE GROUND
Advanced on a Mile Front Last Night.
War Office Announces.

London. July 20.-British troops
Last night advanced their line on a
mile front south of the town of Hebu-
terne, the war office announced today.
As result of Yesterdays opera
ton on the Flanders front. the Brit
ish line was advanced along a breadth
of 1900 yards in the Meteren sector
The village of Meteren and a group of
buildings southwest of the village
known as LIE Walton, are now held by
the British troops. The prisoners
taken aggrega 436.
successful raid was carried out
by the British near Beaumont HameI
Hebuterne is about midway on the
front between Albert and Arras Beau
mont Hamel is two and one-half miles
south of Hebuterne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
HOOVER AT HEAD?
May Be Food Dictator for
Whole Allied World.
Present Conference Is Discuss.
ing Unified Control.

London, July 2o.-Herbert Hoover
American food administrator, IL
scheduled to become world food die
tator. according to reports circulated
mere today.
Hoover came here to confer with
the food controllers of Great Britain,
France and Italy. 1t was declared
that the conference will take up the
question of unified food and controi
and that Hoover undoubtedly would
be selected.
There is no danger of the allies
losing the war on account of lack OF
food. There are great prospects OF
the largest production of meat anu
grain this year" Hoover said today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
GAGE BIRDS SHEDDING
Peacock Feathers May BE Obtained
From Keeper, Two for Quarter.

Ladies kindly take notice. The pea
cocks are shedding.
You may have a little ostrich feath-
er on your hat but they will be hor-
ribly out of date now that peacock
feathers can be obtained dontchaknow.
And besides, they are such a novelty
in Topeka.
w. L. Porter announced this morn
ing that the peacocks are now chang
ing their wearing apparel, but the fact
that these feathers are cast off should
worry no one, for the peacock is a
fearfully proud bird and will wear
only the finest. The feathers can be
obtained from Tom Eaton, the keeper
at the Gage Park zoo. two for a quar-
ter Mr.. Porter says. There are only
thirty or forty of them and the rule
will be first come, first served"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
TOpekans Who Would Vote in
the Primaries Must Hurry.
City Clerks Office Has Been
Rushed Last Few Nights.
POLITICS A NEAR DEAD ISSUE
Difficult To Interest People in
Coming Election.
Largest Registration Was in
1915 Wt"n 25,O2s Registered.

That the primary election in Topeka
this year may be at least halfway real
istic, after all, is the belief of City
Clerk Covell. Up until a few days
ago the lack of interest displayed in
the comm election was phenomenal,
and it would be yet, the city clerk de-
clares. were the affair to be judged
merely by the number of people who
are registering during the day Since
the city clerks office on the third
floor of the city building has been
open evenings, the number of people
registering after o'clock is greater
than has been known in years.
The first evening the city clerk S
office. was open, fifty-seven persons
registered. The next evening fifty-six
and the next eight five. Friday eve
ming seventy-five people came in to
register. This is unusual, for in pre-
viouS years the number of registrants
after o'clock the first few evenings
hardly made 1t worth while to open
the office.
The number of people registering
during the day. and during the eve
ming, after s o'clock. has been about
equally divided. The number of men
and women registering has also been
people over so years old have regis
tered.
Few New Registrars
There are very few new rigistrants
this year and it is interesting to note
that the majority of those who have
just attained the age of 81 have been
all their life in the city. The books
show that most of those who have
registered have been compelled to do
SO because of a change of street adj
dress The books reveal that one man
and his wife who registered Friday,
were both born in Ohio, and in the
same house. In another family. out
of five generations living in Topeka,
four of them are represented on the
registration books.
The heaviest registration shown by
the records in the city clerks posses
sion was in 1915, when 25,028 persons
registered. OF these only 16.647 voted.
The heaviest vote was during the last
prudential election. when 17.175 peo-
pie voted and 24.400 registered For
the city election in 1917, 1894 regis
tered. but interest seemed to wane be-
056 voted.
A Rush Next Week.
Notwithstanding the lack of inter-
est so far shown. it is believed that
Topekans are beginning to wake up to
the fact hat the primaries are close
at hand. and with only five days left
in which to register, the force in the
city Clerks office expects to be rushed
next week The books close Friday
evening, July 26.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
Enrolment Headquarters Here
in Memorial Hall.
Recruiting Points To Be Estab-
Iished All Over State.
U, S. MUST HAVE Is, 900 GIRLS
Kansas WOmen's Council of
Defense in Charge Here.
Quota for This State Is 800
Want Twice as Many.

Headquarters for The enrolment OF
women for nurses training will be
opened by the woman's committee.
Kansas branch OF the national council
of defense, at different points thruout
the state. In Topeka. girls and wo-
men volunteering to take the course.
can enroll at Memorial hall, where
the state chairman of the committee,
Mrs David W. Muivane, S her Of
flee An enrolment station will be
appointed for Oakland. The school,
house at Rossvil1e will be the enroll
i point for that town and commun-
fly.
The United States must have $4,000
student nurses now The student
nurses are to release graduate nurses
more student nurses, the graduate
nurses cannot be sent to Europe, and
our wounded men vii have to suffer.
1t is estimated that the army alone
will require a total of $4,000 grad u
ate nur es by January 1, 1919 AL
ready 5000 of this number have been
withdrawn from civilian practice for
service in military and naval hospitals
: Graduate nurses can only be released
sby filling the training schools.
The Red Cross and the council of
defense, thru its nursing and wOman's
date, short AMI intensive campaign
to enroll a United States student
nurse reserve for training schools in
army and civilian hospitals. The task
has been delegated to the state divi-
sions and the county and local units
of the Woman's committee.
Kansas Quota Is $50.
= A quota has been named TOR Kansas
by which this state is to furnish about
80 Student nurses. Fully twice that
number should be enrolled, inasmucn
as it is not to be expected that all
who volunteer will be qualified en-
.tirely for acceptance. The govern
ment has arranged that women be-
tween the ages of 10 and So are eligi-
Bile for the three-year course offered,
if they are college graduates, or high
school graduates of general high in
telligence; that they be of sound mind
and good character, and physically fit.
The training will be given without
cost to the student, and a small sti-
pend will be paid to her every month
for the purchase of uniforms and
minor necessities. Her laundry,
board and lodging will be furnished
In addition to her tuition. All women
eligible for the service are urged to
offer for training. In case the war
ends before the women have COM
pleted the course, they will be given
credits for the work they have done
for entrance in any training school. A
coin plete course fits them for either
military or civilian practice in nursing.
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PRAISES JOURNAL

Continued from Page Oue.p
have no power to cause the men to
speed up their work or to work over
time.
Another startling revelation as to the
work in the navy yards was that
touching on the riveters. union. Cap
tain Stayton said that to his personal
knowledge riveters belonging to the
union drew SIS per day for eight hours
work of your money" and that rivet
for just catching rivets.'' The cap
tain said that the men of this union
worked on a basis of rs rivets equal
one days work. and said that the of
fieers in charge have no power to Of
fer bonuses to try to speed up the
work. THE Tavenner amendment is
responsible for this, too" said Stayton.
Incidentally he said the members of
the riveters union worked on an aver
age of two and one-half days each
week and loafe1 the rest of the time.
The Pro-German Element.
2"At one time" asserted Captain
Stayton, Officers in charge of the
navy yards and the ship yards were
able to speed up the work of the men
by the bonus system and by other
methods calculated to get the best
work a man was capable of doing
This state of affairs did not suit the
pro-German element in the labor
unions and so the Tavenner amend
ment was tackled on the naval appro-
priation bill And it was passed by
congress under threat of strike, Made
a law. it prohibited officers in charge
of ship construction of doing anything
at all which would either induce or
force union men in the shipyard1 to
do a full days work for their pay. It
prohibited the counting of the rivets.
the matching of labor. or any of the
other devices which have been used
to.sdetermine the capabilities of a man
and his earning power.
In proof of his statement that the
amendment was forced thru congress
under threat of general strike in all
plants working on government con-
tracts he cite' two kilograms sent to
CONGRESSMAN Padgett by officers of
labor unions.
They are reproduced in the Con-
gressional Record, June 19, 1918, as
follows
"TO Congressman Padgett: lust received
advice that senate amends house naval ap-
preparation bill making possible bonus and
Tavior system in navy wards This meas
IRE. II 1t becomes effective. will I'M
doubtedly cause walSout all manufacture