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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
MYSTERY IN A TRUNK
1t Is Said to Contain Stolen Property,
Girl Won't Unlock 1t.

Contents of a locked trunk in the
home of w. j. Cody, 1647 Central
Park avenue, belonging. to Frances
Morris, a domestic, musti be exam
ined in an attempt to clear mystery
surrounding the theft of articles from
the rooms of G.. NJ. Jamison, on East
Sixth street Miss Morris, who holds
the key to the trunk, is blowing hot
and cold, promising one minute to
unlock the trunk and then refusing
to clarity the mystery, the next min
ute, according to Jamison.
Jamison has sworn to a search war
rant issued from the court of Topeka,
in which he charges that the trunk
contains .32 caliber revolver, a ra-
zor, bedding and five photographs.
He says that the girl has worked
about the premises, cleaning his room.
Marshals from the court of Topeka
located the trunk at the Cody resi-
dence and declined to open it until
Miss Morris was present. 1t was nee
essary to locate Miss Morris and this
was done thru the medium of postal
sent thru the mails. Her last promise
was to accompany officers and Jami-
son to the Cody residence late this
afternoon. Miss Morris worked at the
Cody home two weeks and then left,
leaving her trunk there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
VOTING FOR GOVERNOR
Straw Ballots Cast by Topekans Help
French Orphans Fund.

Topekans interested in war relief
and preliminary political contests have
the dual opportunity today and tomor-
row of contributing to the support of
French orphan and participating
in a straw voting contest on the popu-
larfty of the various candidates for
governor. Each vote will cost 10
cents.
Some time ago Miss Sue Lowell, an
army nurse, made a beautiful quilt
and gave it to Mrs. Sam Wood. Fol-
lowing the death of the recipient, her
husband gave the quilt to Lincoln
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. r. and
told them to make as much money
as possible out of it for some char
table cause.
Lincoln Circle, thru committee
comprised of Mrs. Mollie Hunter, Mrs.
Lucy Milligan, Mrs. H. A Black and
Mrs A. NJ. Craig, has placed the quilt
on display at Crosby Bros. and are
industriously conducting a straw vot-
ing contest. The candidate for gov
ernor getting the most votes will get
the quilt. The money taken in from
those buying votes will be used by The
| circle for the support of French or
phans. The standing of the candi-
dates at noon today was: Allen, rs;
Brewster, 20; Morgan, 20; Troutman.
III. Keene, 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
IT'S EXTRAVAGANCE
AHege $21 100000 Shipyari Will Cost
Twice That Much.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-AIleged inef-
flciency and extrava gance at the Hog
Island shipyard of the American in
ternational corporation with the gov
eminent footing the bills-has stirred
the senate shipping probers to re-
sumption of their inquiry.
The trail of hundreds of thousands
of dollars-expenditure at the yard
in excess of estimates-win be follow
ed when the committee resumes its
work tomorrow.
Joseph P. Cotton, general counsel
for the Emergency Fleet corporation
when General Goethals was in charge,
has been summoned to furnish the
committee with all details of the cor
porations contracts. Senator John
son, California, wants to know to what
extent Frank A. Vanderlip of the Ma
tional City bank, New York, the W.
A. Hartman interests and the steel
interests were involved in the forma-
ton of the American international
corporation which was organized. the
committee has been told. to take con-
tracts when the mammoth ship pro-
gram was decided on.
Probe S6,OOO,OOO Commission.
The contract with the international
company was let on the agency basis
under which the government was to
builds the yard at an estimated cost
of $21,000.000. furnishing all material
and pay all labor charges. The conf
pany was to get a commission esti-
seventy ships in these yards, for fur
nishing the knowledge and the eXecu-
tive organization.
Reports from Manager Piez of the
fleet corporation, submitted at the
committees request and made pubic
today, showed that the cost of COM
pleting the work begun would be 100
nar cent over the estimate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
R. R. GRIEVANCE BOARD
Three Members Named-Win Take
Up Railroad Wage Problems.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The railroad
wage commission today announced
appointment of three of the four
to hear minor wage complaints They
are: Ed ]. Barcalo, Buffalo manu-
facturer and leader of the labor legis-
Riley Redpath, Kansas City, business
man, and Lathrop Brown, New York,
former member of congress, and now
a special assistant to the secretary
Of the interior.
Another member will be named in
a day or two. The examiners will act
virtually as deputy commissioners and
will hear a large proportion of the
wage demands presented to the COM
mission.
The board of statistics, recently ap-
pointed by the railroad wage COM
mission, went to work today gathering
figures on cost of living and wages
paid railroad men in various classes
of employment and different sections
of the country. These will be anal
lied by the board for presentation TO
the wage commission to be used in de-
termining future increases in wages.
Maintenance-of-way employees to-
day explained to the commission their
demands for wage increases which
range as high as sixty per cent in
many cases.
Kansas City. Jan. s0-Rney Red
path, appointed member of the board
of examiners for the railway wage
commission, is manager of the local
branch of the American Radiator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
WIFE DEAD A WEEK
Aged Topekan Drops Dead While Ar
ranging Her Trfnkefs.

Tuesday evening while softly hum
ming 1.-The Holy City, and arranging
a drawer of books and trinkets be-
longing to his wife who was buried
Sunday, Jacob H. Frantz dropped dead
at his home, 1047 Lawrence street.
Grief over the death of his wife, Is
assigned as a contributing cause of
his death. Mrs. Frantz died last week
at a local hospital following an oper-
alton.
Frantz had been a resident of the
city for more than thirty-five years.
He and Mrs. Frantz were married in
Butler county, PA, and came to Kan
sas in the early eighties. They lived
near Salina for a time but came to
Topeka in 1882 where Frantz fol-
lowed the carpenters trade until his
advanced age forced him to retire
He was eighty years of age at the
time of his death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frantz celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last sum-
mer. The funeral arrangements will
not be made until a grandson, Earle
Ireland, arrives from Seattle Wash
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Board of Health Busy.
MOTOR REPAIR WAGON
Street Railway Can Make Emergency
Calls in One-Third the Time Now.

The Topeka Railway company to-
day placed in service a new motor
emergency wagon and tower to take
the place of the horse drawn vehicle
that has been making the wire repairs
in the city for many years.
The tower is mounted on a 2-ton
truck and the wagon was built in the
shops of the company in Topeka.
With this motor emergency wagon
we will be able to go to any wire in
the city in Is minutes" Superinten-
dent Patten said today. with the
horse drawn wagon we made many
trips that required As minutes of
heavy pulling. 1t means that we will
be able to make repairs and renew
service in one-third the time former
" taken"
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FORM CHURCH LEAGUE
Meeting To Arrange Details of Bas-
ketbaII Organization Called Tonight.

A. D. Bolton, physical director of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A, has called a
meeting of the superintendent of all
the Sunday schools of the city for the
purpose of taking steps towards the
formation of church basketball
league. The meeting will be held to-
night at the Central Y.
Every church in the city is invited
to join in the league and regular
schedules will be arranged. 1t is
probable that three schedules will be
run, Bolton says-one for the smaller
boys, one for the intermediates and
one for the juniors.
The time for beginning play and
the nights on which the different di-
visions will occupy the floor are yet
to be decided upon. Each schedule
will make up a championship race
and either trophies or banners will be
given the winners
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N. J. SENATOR DEAD
William Hughes, Member of T. S
Senate, Succumbs to Long Illness.


Washington, Jan. 30.-Senator Will
lam Hughes of New Jersey died today
after a long illness. Word of his death
was received at the White House.
President Sends Condolences.
President Wilson today sent to Mrs.
Hughes the following message of con-
dolence:
My heart goes out to you in warm
est and sincerest sympathy. In the
death of your husband I have lest
friend for whom I had the deepest
anection and very genuine admira-
ton"
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jer-
sey announced in the senate the death
of his colleague and the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow after a COM
mittee had been named to attend the
funeral.
In Congress IL Years.
Trenton, N. j., Jan. sS0.-United
States Senator William Hughes, senior
senator from New Jersey, died here
today following a long illness
Senator Hughes has served in the
house of representatives and the
senate for more than twelve years.
He was one of the so-cal1ed labor
group being HIMSELF a union card
man, thru his former employment as
a weaver. He has always been a
staunch Democrat and was one of the
most popular men in congress with
his colleagues of both parties
Hughes served in the Spanish
American war as a member of the
Second New Jersey volunteers
Senator Hughes, whose home was
in Paterson, died at 1915 a. m in a
hospital here. He had been suffering
several weeks from septic poisoning
resulting from an infection of the
teeth, followed by bronchial pneu-
monia.
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Sam Swearingen has left to be gone sew
eral days on business trip to Beaumont,
The c. w B. NJ. Of the Third Christian
church will be entertained Friday after
noon at Mrs. A. E. Voigt's home, 1Oo1
At the union prayer meeting to be held
wednesday evening at the Railroad !. M.
M the e cnarcb lead OF The
services will be held at 80 o'clock in the
physical training room of the building.
Mrs. Ella Rice has returned to her home
here with her sister. Mrs: Mary weese, 1928
onsly ill., IS reported to be slightly Inn
proved. Mrs. L. Peehner has also come
from Springfield. Mo-. to be with her sister.
Mrs. Edwards and daughter Mary, have re-
turned from Lawton. Lieutenant Edwards:
Doniphan, has been granted a thirty day
furlough in which to recuperate. He, IL a
ton.
The members of the Seward Avenue
evening prayer service at the home of Mrs.
J. Brantfngham- 500 German avenue.
The meeting of the L: A. H. club, to have
been held Friday of this week with Mrs.
James Farquer, Emmett street. has been
postponed two weeks. The postponement
was made necessary because Of Illness
Sergt Frank d. White has returned to
Camp Doniphan. where he is a member of
medlcal attachment aIteT spending sew
eral days in Kansas City with his parents,
and also visiting Miss Edna Cowdrey, Cali
fornia avenue.
After the prayer service. which will be
Thursday evening at the s. Cunningham
home, the quarterly conference will be
, held
Mrs. O. g. Corbin has returned to her
home. East Fourth avenue. after accom-
panying her daughter Miss Gladys Corbin
to Fort Sill. Okla, Miss Corbin and Rob-
ert Q. Cared. OF st Joseph. Mo. were
Chickasha. Okla. Mr., Garrod is connected
| with the 10th motor supply train. Mrs
| Garrod will remain in Lawton until her
husband leaves for the front
| Frank WYATT is III at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Frank Sawyer. 400 Scotland
avenue
Ralph and Paul. sons of Mr. and Mrs. W
| F. Ward. Seward avenue. who have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30

1t has been announced that the usual
Washington birthday affair which the Oak
land Forestry club holds each year and to
which the families of the members are in
vited will be omitted this season. The
club members have planned that instead of
spending their time this way they will sew
at the Red Cross rooms at one of the stores
on that date
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Orner entertained as
their guests Wednesday evening. the MEM
bers of their card club. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lang were the guests of the evening. in
two weeks Mr.. and Mrs. s. V. Atwood will
be the host and hostess.
A number of pupils are absent from the
Oakland schools either because they are
sick or because they are afraid they will
catch some of the contagious diseases which
abound among the children in the city.
This prevalence of the ailments of child
hood Is lowering the record of attendance
in the schools, which has always been high.
There is hardly street in Oakland that
does not have its due share of mumps,
measles. chickenpox and scarlet fever In
some of the families several children have
had one ai1ment all around and will be
almost ready to be released from quaran-
tine when some one of them will come
down with another of the ailments neces-
stating another long wait before they can
return to school. one little girl noticing
the number of cards on houses on their
street and perhaps thinking of the many
marked to her parent, Mother, most all of
the houses in on. block are tagged, aren't
they?"
Cornelius Poort has returned to Fairbury
Neb.. after spending several days with mis-
family, Michigan avenue.
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TRIAL in Topeka
Funston Officer Accused of Be-
ing Fraud Accomplish.
Captain Robinson Was a Prom
inent Business Man.
FAMILY IGNORANT OF CHARGE
He's Thought To Have Worked
With 'sCapt." J. e. Ruhlman.
Courtmartial Being Held at
Camp Funston Today.

Somewhere in America a wife and
two children of Capt. ]. w. Robinson,
of Camp Funston, are enjoying all the
luxurfes OF comfortable home. They
are ignorant that Captain Robinson is
today facing a court martial and in
April will be tried before the United
States district court in Topeka on an
indictment charging him with being
implicated in one of the biggest frauds
perpetrated on the government during
the war.
Captain Robinson is indicted Jointly
with ]. F. E. Ruhlman with entering
into fake contracts with wholesale
firms in st. Joseph and other cities
and ordering goods running into thou
sands of dollars in the name of the
government. These goods were sent
to Camp Funston, 1t is claimed, where
Robinson was a purchasing agent a
deputy in the United States marshars
office in Topeka today stated that the
government charged Robinson with
getting rake off"
Many Think Him Innocent.
A deputy from the Topeka office
went to Camp Funston Tuesday where
Robinson was a purchasing agent A
was released instantly on a $4,000
bond furnished by some of the wealth.
lest and most influential citizens of
junction City, who, according TO IN
formation received by government
authorities, believe Robinson is inno-
cent Meantime he Is being tried be-
fore court martial at Camp Funston
today to determine whether or not he
will be "bobtailed" from the army.
Military and civil authorities are
uniting in protecting Robinson's fam
lily from any knowledge of the grave
charges hanging over him. Robinson
is so years of age, and occupies a
prominent social standing in his COM
rnunity His two children are in col
lege.
He's Good Business Man.
His reputation as a business man.
coupled with his reputation as a loyal
American citizen, was such that he
was one of sixteen prominent business
men in America who at an advanced
age was given commission as a gov
eminent purchasing agent. The nee
essity for a sagacious, well trained
business man to be the head purchas-
ing agent in each army cantonment
was felt by the government when war
was declared So age rules were for
gotten and business ability was the
only requirement. for a commission as
a captain in charge of government
purchases in the army cantonments
Ruhlman is charged with travelling
around the country dressed in a uni
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-30
DRANK NYAL'S BITTERS
Officers Believe That Is What Made
Soldier Break Window.

Enters NyaFs tonic bitters, 20 per
cent alcohol, into police history in
Topeka. These bitters are given
credit by officials for causing Jack
King, a soldier from Camp Funston,
to heave a brick thru a plate glass
window in John Heitmans pool hall
at S13 North Kansas avenue
King was first thrown out of the
pool hall and afterwards decided to
do a little throwing on his own ac-
count. He was arrested by Sheriff
Hugh Larimer. bottle of the bit
tiers was found on his person.
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dIIST & -. OlHcr RDtkS pnouS o1ose
While Roy Boast does not claim to
be poet, still. he can be held re-
sponsible for the following verses:
Eat Fish and Be Happy.
II you want to save some coin,
Cut out eating tenderloins
Bacon, pork chops, veal and lamb,
Chicken, pOrterhouSe and ham.
Almost time that you got wise;
Save your coin, economic!
Let large and juicy fish
Decorate the breakfast dish
Steaks and chops are awful dear,
Poverty is drawing near.
the poor house We shallTo
If we dine on cows. you know.
Also pigs and little calves:
Let us not do things by halves.
Ring in with the knowing bur eh;
Heed the wise fishmonger's chatter,
Put fish upon the platter.
Porterhouse costs thirty five
Cut it out! Gosh Man alive!
Buy good mackerel. soon and late,
Just the thing TO will the plate.
BE a little fortune winner,
Have a good Goldfish for dinner.
From last years calendar.
Over $3.50 worth of war savings
stamps were sold yesterday by pupils
of Quincy school, was stated by
c. M. Morrow. principal. The pupils
of the Grant and Quincy schools have
sold, up to the present, nearly $500
worth of the stamps, and the cam
paign was only started last week.
Purchasers of the stamps were the
pupils, teachers, and the parents.
Notes and Personals.
Charles f. Payne, proprietor of the
drug store at 1902 Kansas avenue, IS
confined to his home. 1920 Van Buren,
street, with an attack of rheumatism.
The Rochester division of the Red
Cross will meet Thursday afternoon
at 1 O'Clock at the home-of Mrs. o. F.
Winner of Route 5.
Mrs. Mary Fiederling of Shorey,
who has been seriously sick for sew
eral weeks is improving.
A. Mcmahon and family of Alma,
Kan, have moved to North Topeka
and will live at 1928 Park street Mr..
Mcmahon will work at the Billiard
Mill, under the new management
Mrs. Robert Hipsher and son,
Frank. have gone to Lawrence to
visit Mrs. Hipsher's mother, Mrs
Brown. Mrs. Hipsher's brother, who
is stationed at Camp Dodge, Ia, is
home on furlough, and is visiting his
mother.
J. p. Morton has sold his store in
Shorey to M. p. Neiswender and will
move to North Topeka. The family
will make their home at 425 Grant
street
Marion Glenn of Granville. left to-
day for San Antonio, Tex. Mr.. Glenn
received notice that his son, who is
stationed at Fort Sam Houston. is
hopelessly sick with pneumonia.
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Railroad ''Y'' will be under the direction
of Mr.. Karl Humme1I of Oakland.
John Gibson. machinist in TIE tool room.
who has been absent from work several
weeks owing to illness, is slightly i'm
proved.
Harold Farmer. of the auditing depart
ment. is i'll at his home, Threatened with
scarlet fever.
Mrs W. S. wingert is i'll at her home,
Twiss avenue.
Little Mildred wingert, who has had the
measles. is recovering.
Dan NJ Lane. of the paint shops. is alb
sent from his work owing to an attack of
the grip.
George Clark of Wyanoka. Okla, is
visiting his father, James Clark, of the
machine shops.
Clarence r. Rex, travelling accountant.
has resigned his position and with his
family. has gone to Washington. d. c..
where they will make their home. Mr.. Rex
has accepted A position with the war de-
partment
Helen Laird. who has been i'll with the
measles is recovered and now has the
mumps. She is the little daughter of the
hostler~at the round house, Charles Laird,
and Mrs. Laird.
Milton Saylor foreman of the trimming
gang in the machine shops. has returned to
his work after layon on account of ILL
ness.
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BACK PEACE MEET
German and Austrian Foreign Minis.
tiers Return to Brest-Iitovsk.

Amsterdam, Jan. 30.-German For
eign Minister Kuehimann and Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Minister Czernin
arrived at st-Litovsk on Monday,
according to Berlin advices today. Dis
patches quoted Czernin as declaring
prior to the departure from Berlin
that he might soon return to Vienna
on very important state business
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That Number Contagious Dis
eases Reported Since Jan. 81.
German Measles and MumpS
Giving Most Trouble.
SICK WAVE SWEEPS STATE
Number of >Serious Disease
Cases in City Is Small.
Board of Health Is Kept Busy
at All Times.

From the morning of January FL to
noon today a total of 344 cases of
contagious diseases, including chicken
pox, scarlet fever, smallpox, diph-
liberia, whooping cough, with a pro-
fusion of humps and German measles,
have been reported to the city board
of health, the records show. DR.. H. L.
Clark, city physician and health Of
ficer, asserts that more than ESQ
cases are today under quarantine in
Topeka.
Last week the number of contagious
disease cases reported totaled 22S.
This included 106 cases of German
measles, % cases of plain" measles
and so cases of mumps. The number
of contagious cases Monday. Tuesday
and this morning was lie, including
of mumps, cases of whooping
cough, cases of diphtheria, 2 of
scarlet fever and z of chickenpox.
Whole State Feels Wave.
Clark today laid the blame for the
existing health conditions at the door
of IAN unusual and apparently IN
favorable wave which, he said, is
sweeping the entire state as well as
Topeka. The number of really serious
diseases, he pointed out, il small. In
the epidemic, German measles and
numps, termed by numerous phys1-
menace, are far in the majority of
other cases.
THE spontaneous spread of German
measles. which is little short of trea-
sonabIe" said Doctor Clark, was un-
doubtedly caused by people contract
ing the disease without knowing what
they had. The rash appeared and dis
appeared without any apparent ill eff
fects and those having the disease
went to work, mingled with downtown
crowds and rode street cars, eX-
posing every one who came in a few
feet of them. We know of a lot of
cases where children have broken
out in the school room, exposing en-
tire classes
Board of Health Busy.
Clark asserted that the board of
health is using every effort to check
the epidemic. Reports of cases where
no official reports for quarantine were
made are being run down and the
board of health is promising to build
a fire" under individuals and physi-
| clans who fail to report any contagious
cases for quarantine. There is a
state law demanding such reports, and
a penalty attached thereto provides
for both a Jail sentence and fine.
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AGENTS BOLSHEVIKI
Name American Socialist Russian
Consul General in q. S.

New York, Jan. 30.-John Reed,
author>aHd Socialist worker. has been
appointed Bolshevik consul general
to the United States, according no
word received today by the New York
Call.
Reed is a citizen of the United
States. He has been in Russia for
some time.
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KILLED BY STREET CAR
George F. Hargfs, 20, Pioneer Kansas
Miller, Dead in Los Angeles.

Wellington. Kan, Jan. 30.-The
death in Los Angeles of George F.
Hargis, a pioneer miller here, was re-
ported in a telegram received by the
relatives of Mr.. Hargis in Wellington.
Death resulted from injuries he re-
ceived when he was struck by a street
car. He was 10 years old.