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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

days if possible. 1 work on most of
them myself
DO you work Sundays and Christ
mas?'
No"
do you ever visit the homes of
yoI- laborers?"
4 do not We have a welfare de-
partment which keeps in touch with
their home life"
You realize that any system which
does not allow proper livelihood Is
dangerous to your company and to
the country"
Yes. it could not last"
sir. Armour said that wages were
fixed by Mir. O'Hearn AID his assist
ants. Mr.. Walsh asked if witness
though it proper for one man to fix
the working hours and the amount
ing that man.
The man can object if he wishes
and will be given hearing" replied
MIR. Armour.
But is it possible to get that hear
ing?" pursued the lawyer.
81 don't see why it is not" said the
witness.
1850 a Year Standard Wage.
Are you familiar with the report
of the department of labor that it re-
quires $3.50 a year to insure proper
living to an American family"
NJ all iOt, ISplltu al
mour. Mr.. Walsh said that the Ar
mour rate falls $465 below the proper
rate, and asked:
You want your laborers to have
enough to live properly, Mr.. Armour ?''
Naturally witness answered
And you are willing for the arbi-
traitors to fix wages which will make
decent living possible 20
"Of course 1 am
The packer was asked if he had
read President Wilson's statement that
no workman should be required to
work more than eight hours a day.
Mr.. Armour had not.
Reads News "ReIigiously"
81 read the newspapers religiously
President Wilson writes" added. the
witness.
Mr.. Armour said his mind was al
ways open to progressive suggestions,
but he did not think working ten
hours in itself would undermine mems
health or shorten life He said the
eiSht-hour question was always a de-
batable one. He said he was not
familiar with the details of the prog
ress of the eight-hour movement.
Il know that a very small portion
of the country's workmen work eight
hours"
DO the packers own the Chicago
stock yards?''
They DO not"
rs it not true that ownership of
the stock yards is controlled by bonds
held in trust by Mr.. Peguim of
Boston,"
ut is not true"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
MAKE RAILROADS PAY
Supreme Court Asked to Assess Drain
age Cost Against NJ. p.

The state supreme court was today
asked to tax costs in the Kaw valley
draining district controversy against
the Missouri Pacific Railway company.
An application for an amendment to
the judgment was filed with the court
today by attorneys for the drainage
district
A distribution of costs was arranged
in a decree in the long drawn out
drainage litigation from Kansas City.
Kan. The district. however wants the
Missouri Pacific to pay all of the ex-
penses and has asked the court to
m odify it's order. The motion is set
for hearing April l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
GO OVER QUOTA
Y. NJ. G. A. Campaign Big Success,
Spalding Announces This Afternoon.

]. E. Spalding, head of the Y NJ c.
A. membership campaign and origin
ator of the double membership
scheme. announced this afternoon that
the goal set would be surpassed long
before night The goal was set at 200
I'm spite of the many donations
Topekans have been asked to make,
this is the most successful campaign
that has been conducted here in
years." Spalding asserted. "In less
than three days we have accomplished
what we set out to do and I believe
there is nothing that bespeaks the
generosity and the wide-awakeness of
Topekans better than this record"
AS result of the campaign 200
Topekans who have not been affiliated
with the association will enjoy its
privileges and in addition 200 soldiers
will be offered all the accommodations
of the association, no matter where
they may be stationed, in Kansas,
Kalamazoo or France.
Most of the duplicate membership
privileges will go to soldiers who have
gone into the service from Topeka, but
there is no stipulation requiring this
and those who have subscribed can
send the soldiers cards to any one
they wish to receive them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Parker Willing To Revise Meth
DDS to Modern Standards.
Believes Women Should Be Paid
as High as Men.
EMPLOYS $4,000 IN CHICAGO
Attorney Walsh Hurls Statisti-
Zeal Questions on Profits.
Asserts Armour Standard Falls
&465 Below L. s. Standard.

Chicago. Feb. 1S.-In testifying at
the stockyards wage arbitration hear
in&, today ]. ogden Armour. president
OF fArmour & Co. declared himself in
faFpr of the principle of equal pay
foIMwomen performing the same work
asNznen and said he believed pack
ing house employees should receive eX-
traE compensation for working Sun
0ayF, Christmas and other holidays as
vel as additional pay for overtime. In
spe2l5ing of the eight-hour day he said
1t vas debatable question but he was
wi4ing to consider its adoption. He
SAD he did not think that the ten
hoSr day in itself undermined mems
heath or shortened their life. but he
recognized the tendency of the times
asHowards a shorter working day for
alHelasses.
r. Armour said he wanted all his
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DANCE FIGHT FATAL
Cowan Successful With Ffsts-Then
Rival Shot Him.

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 1s.-Antone
Acuri is at large a fugitive charged
with murder while Thomas Cowan,
his rival for the attentions of a young
woman at a dance in Ringo last night.
Is dead.
Cowan. IS years old. a boxer and
strong man." engaged in a fist fight
while 200 persons were dancing. Cow
an got the best of Acuri Then Acuri
drew a revolver and shot Cowan thru
tie head. Cowan died In a hospital
here two hours later.
Ringo is a coal camp between Pitts
burg and Girard.
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employees to earn sufficient wages to
properly support their families.
Mr.. Armour was questioned by
Frank P. Walsh, attorney Tor the en-
ployes who are seeking higher wages.
Knew They Joined Union.
you are aware that a number of
your employees have Joined the labor
unions, are you not, Mr.. Armour =
asked Attorney Walsh.
hacker. He added in answer to other
questions that he was familiar with
the demands of the men and the ma
ture of the arbitration. He gave llst
of the vice presidents of Armour d Co.
the plants operated by the company
and the names of the genera suPerlIi,,
tendents at each plant. He had VISITED
ali of the plants but did not 40 SO
regularly, he said. Between l5,ooo
and 5000 are working at the Chcaso
plant at present.
Are you familiar with production
costs in your plants?" asked MI
Walsh.
I'm a general way but l could not
give YOU exact figures offhand." Mr.
Armour answered.
Can YOU say what your total pay
roll is and the percentage of labor cost
to the fetal production COST asked
the labor attorney.
II would have to consult the com
pany's books"
Have you any objection to equal
pay for men and women doing the
same class and voluT of work."
II understand that is done now. If
it is not done l see no objection to its
being done"
where employees work in three
shifts of eight hours have you any
objection in giving them twenty min
utes for luncheon with pay?"
L 7 =
generally followed by everybody we
would not object"
What Effect on Price OF Meat?
us it true that if the wages of all
your workmen were doubled it would
increase the price of meat only sixty
five one-hundredths of a cent a
pound"
Il could not tell that without some
figuring"
rs it not true that if you doubled
the wages paid your men in 1916 you
would still earn 6 Y per cent on your
capital stock?"
II could not answer that now. but it
would be unfair to figure on basis of
capital stock alone"
The witness was asked to prepare a
statement on the subject and to sub
nit it later to Judge Alschuler. He
identified the annual report for 1916
as showing total exports of $40, 100,-
900. Mr.. Walsh read items from the
annual reports of the company for
1914 and 1915 and Mr.. Armour said
he presumed they were correct"
Armour workmen, the testimony de-
veloped, work on a basis of ten hours
a day and are paid by the hourly rate.
The witness said the subject of the
S-hour day had been presented to him
by Mr.. O'Hearn, he did not remember
just when.
Don't you think your employees
should be allowed their liberty on
Christmas and the Fourth of July?'
asked Mr.. Walsh.
ct do
do you think double pay would be
too much for work on holidays?''
IT cannot answer that"
DO you think that double pay
would be too much for Sunday work %
IT cannot answer that"
How about Washington's birth
day -
Favors Holiday Vacations.
II favor letting them off on all holi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
CAN'T BEAT "TIZ"
WHEN FEET HURT
IL" for sore, tired, puffed-up,
aching, calloused feet
or cOrnS.

You can be happy-footed in mo-
mtnt. Use "Tiz' and never suffer
with tender, raw, burning, blistered.
sWipllen. tired. smelly feet. "Tiz" and
oT5y "Tiz'' takes the pain and sore
mesh out of corns, callouses and
blriions
As soon as you put your feet in
a S-Tfz'' bath, you feel the happi-
ness soaking in. How good your poor,
cl& feet feel. They want to dance
foe joy. "Tiz'' is grand. liz in
stantly draws out all the poisonous
extdatfons which puff up your feet
ara cause sore, inflamed, aching,
svs=aty, smelly feet.
Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" at any
drug store or department store. Get
inSant foot relief. Laugh at foot suf-
fefers who complain. Because. your
fei are never, never going to bother
orEanake you limp any more.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
MEET AT AUDITORIUM
Santa Fe Car Workers Will Discuss
Organization Plans Tonight.

meeting of Santa Fe shop carmen
will be held tonight at the city audi
torium in the interests of union labor
affiliation, it was said by labor Off
Gals today. An address will be made
by Joseph L. Ryan, vice president OF
the International Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders and Helpers of America,
Chicago.
The meeting will be open to all
shop men, labor organizers announce.
Names of all employees who wish to
become affiliated with the union will
b. taken 1t is said that 200 shop
men signed application for member
ship at Labor hall Sunday.
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TO RAISE MONEY
G.. of c. Guarantees $500 for
n. & L. of s. Home.
Money Will Be Used To Ge'
Land Deeds.

The Chamber OF Commerce has
guaranteed the lacking $1,5o that is
necessary to secure the deed to the
Knights and Ladies of Security home
proposition. The action was taken at
the meeting of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce this
noon.
1t is expected that the deed to the
property will be passed in the next
two or three days and work on the
farming of the tract will begin almost
Immediately
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
KANSAN A PRO-HUN
Irishman From Germany Arrested for
Making Seditious Utterances.

Coffeyville, Kan, Feb. Isl. A.
Butler. an Irishman, said to be pro-
German was arrested here today ar
taken to FIT. Scott for arrangement %
two charges of violation of the espion-
age act. Federal officials from Kan
sas City made the arrest.
Many pro-German statements to the
effect that the United States had
entered the war ito protect our five
billion dollar loan to the allies" and
that Germany can whip the whole
damned outfit" were alleged to have
been made by Butler.
Butler was said to have been in
Germany when the war broke out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
NEW TRUST COMPANY
Farm Mortgage Company Under a
100000 Capitalization Plan.

Plans for the expansion of the
old Farm Mortgage company will be
discussed at a meeting of the agents
and field men of the company at Pei
letters tea room tonight. The new
company will be called the Farm
Mortgage Trust company and will be
capitalized for 100000.
The Farm Mortgage Trust COM
pany will begin business about April
1, according to the announcement.
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New York. Feb. 1S.-MONEY-Mercan
paper, 514@5A. Sterling, 60 day bills.
4.72A commercial. 90 day bills on banks
4.7e; commercial. 60 day bills, 4.711a: de-
mand, 5.72A; cables, 5.7Oss. Gui1ders. de-
mand, 43A cables. AN. Lire. demand.
cables, 1874 nominal. Bar silver. S53sc !;
Mexican dollars. Csc. Government bonds.
strong; railroad bonds. strong. Time loans,
strong; 60 days, 80 days and months, 6
bid. Call money, firm; high, s; low, sd !;
ruling rate, s.; closing bid 5z; offered at
6; last loan, 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
20 BANKING BILLS
Comptroller Submits Grist OF LegfsIa-
ton Affecting National Banks.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Twenty bills
prepared by the comptroller of the
currency for the further regulation of
national banks. including one provid-
ing for a guarantee by the government
of deposits not exceeding 5000, were
introduced by Senator Owen and re-
ferred to the committee on banking
and currency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Premier Lloyd George Ill.

London, Feb. is.-Premier LLOYD
George is suffering from a severe chill.
but hopes to make a statement to-
morrow regarding General Robertson's
resignation as chief of staff, Chan
ceilor of tho Excheauer Bonar Law
declared in the house of commons to-
day. replying to a question from form
er Premier Asquith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

Wall St., New York, Feb. 1S.-STOCKS-
Public participation and short covering ef-
fected general gains of to points in to-
days wide market. Sales approxima ted
500, 900 shares.
Baldwin and American Locomotives ad-
ded substantially to their previous gains
in the last hour, but leaders reacted slight
strong. Liberty 315's sold at e7.o2 to oS.1O
first As at 96.4s to $500 and second As
e. % to 90 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Mother Why Don't
! You Take Nuxated Iron

Be Snga M m o AM
mandL
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We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the floral offerings and
sympathy in respect to our husband
and father.
Mrs. D. Marken and children-Adv
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new JAP AMBASSADOR
Kikujiso Appointed Mikado's
Embassy Chief at Washington.

Washington, Feb 1S.-Viscount
Kikujiso Ishii has been appointed
ambassador for Japan to the United
States and will soon reach Washing
ton. He succeeds Ambassador Sato
who takes a place on the unassigned
roll of diplomatic representatives in
Toxic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

ELIZABETH A. FORSYTHE, So years
old. died Sunday at her residence, 511 JEFF
ferson street. The funeral was neld at
PenwelIs chapel at 1 O'Clock this after
noon. Burial in Topeka cemetery. The
deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
A. L. Thorp.
years old. who died at Camp Funston, will
be held at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at
Penwells chapel. Burial in Topeka ceme-
terry.
!, Word was received in Topeka today of
Colo. Mrs. Snapp will be remembered here
as Miss Elsie Schweering. and lived at
1914 North Tyler street. She is survived
by her husband and two children. Eliza
beth, years old, and Bernard, years old.
The funeral of Dr. Samuel w Durant
who died Saturday evening was held this
afternoon at O'Clock from the residence,
1918 West Fifteenth street Interment in
Mount Hope cemetery.
KATHRINE MARIE LANDRECHT, 81
years old, died this morning at her home.
1856 Emmett street. The funeral will be
held tomorrow morning at Sis O'Clock
from st. Joseph's German Catholic church.
Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.
RODULO ANGELO. months old died
at the home of his parents, 132 Klein street.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon from the home. Burial in
Mount Hope cemetery.
PHILIP RILEY. rs years old. died this
morning at his home near Tecumseh. The
funeral announcements will be made later.
Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel SGT
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ing against use of metallic
iron ,Chich may ,njure the
teeth, corrode the stomach
and in many cases do more
harm than good; ddvises
use of only nurdted iron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

DR.. Ferdinand King, NeW York Physician
and Medical Author, Says that physicians
should prescribe more organic ,ron-Nmr
dted Iron-for their patients Anden,d-
IRON defctency-the greatest curse to the
health, strength, vitality aud beauty of the
modern American Wo,nan.-Sounds uarn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Silver Lake, died this morning at local
hospital. The body will be sent to Bonner
Springs for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
INJURIES PROVE FATAL

Conductor on no. fae. Dies Soon AZ
ter Being Crushed Between Engines.
Waterviiie, KAN, Feb. is.-Eai
Durham, SO, Missouri Pacific conduo-
tor was dead here today, as the result
of injuries sustained when he was
caught between tive engines. A wife
and three children survive him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

The annual convention of the Insur-
ance Federation of Kansas will be held
in Kansas City. Kan. some time the
last of March. Mark T. Mckee, score
tary of the national federation, will be
present at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

Robert cellar, a 14-year old boy,
was taken to the county Jail today.
The lad is suffering from epilepsy and
created a disturbance in a rooming
house at sos Harrison street where
he and his mother were living, await
ing paper that would admit him to
entrance into a state institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

Big masquerade ball, Friday, Feb.
%, (Washington's birthday).-Kellam
Hall.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

older Inorganic iron products 1t is easily
nssimiiated does not injure the teeth make
them black, upset the stomach, The manu-
facturers guarantee successful and entirely sat-
isfactory results to every purchaser they will
refund your money. II is dispensed in this city
by Arnold Drug Co.. Brunt Martin Drug Co,
Geo. w. 6tansfieid A. C. Klingaman 4 Co., and
all good druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

widely in my own practice in most Sc
ver, aggravated conditions with unfai-
ing results I have induced many 9TH
err physicians to give it trial, all Of
Ivhnfn have given me most surprising re-
pofts in regard to its great power as
heaIth and strength builder:
Dr. z. Sauer. Boston Physician who has
studfed both in this country and in great Eu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

]. w. Lutes has open I'd the studio al
511 Kansas avenue, everything new
and clean.-Adv.
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You can tell the women with
plenty Of iron in their blood.
beautiful healthy rosy checked
women full of Life, Vim and
Vitality

iron demanded by Mother Nature for
the red coloring matter in the blood of
her children. is, alas. not that kind of
iron. You must take iron in a form that
can be easily absorbed and. assimilated to
do you any good, otherwise 1t may prove
worse than useless.
Many an athlete and prize fighter has
won the day simply because he knew the
secret of great strength and endurance
which comes from having plenty of iron
in the blood; while many another has gone
down in inglorious defeat simply for
the lack of iron.
Dr.. Schuyler c. Jacques, visiting Sur
geon of st. E1izabesn's Hospital, New
York City said: II hive never before
given out any medical information or
advice for publication as ! ordinarily
a do not believe In 1t. But so many
American women suffer from iron de-
ficiency with Its attendant Ills that
= deem 1t my duty to advise such to
- take Nuxated Iron. l have taken 1t
| myself and given ft to my patients
with most surprising and satisfactory
II results. And those who wish quickly
to increase their strength, power and
: endurance will find 1t most remark
able and wonderfully effective rem
edy.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

All persons having room for Ma.
sonic lodge delegates. call 1891. F
A Stevens, chairman committee
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

New York stock Market.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers, aoi N. r. nidr,
New York, Feb, IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

A Ford car and a delivery wagon
for the v. laundry met in head
on collision at Fifth and Harrison
streets this morning. The two cars
were hurled in the air and both fell
on their sides. Billie Anderson, from
the court house, and several others
lifted the two cars back on their
wheels. The drivers, neither hurt,
cranked the machines and drove off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

New York, Feb. ls-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling. 31.4o.
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LOCAL MENTION

The Woman's Society of the First
Congregational church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock with
Mrs. H. L. Alkire, 424 Monroe street
The Topeka Press club will hold
a smoker next Monday evening at its
room in the Chamber of Commerce
Entertainment is in charge of Marco
Morrow, chairman of the entertain
ment committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

NOTE = Nuxated Iron, which is
prescribed and recommended above
by physicians is not secret
known IdruRRists IInIil-a Al.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

an the most common foods of
America, the starches, sugars, ia
i-3es syrups. candies, polished rice,
7lte bread. soda crackers. bis
cults, macaroni, spaghetti, tapioca,
sa&6, farina, degerminated corn
meh. no longer 10 iron to be found.
Refining processes have removed
thes iron of Mother Earth from
these impoverished foods. and silly
methods of home cookery, by
throwing down the waste pipe the
water in which our vegetables are
cooked are responsible for another
grave iron loss
Therefore. you should supply
the iron deficiency in your food by
using some form of organic iron,
voHr food has not enough salt.
II have used NuXated Iron
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel s27.-
Adv.
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| The funeral of Harold Dalrymple, is
years old. who died at Camp Funston, will
be held at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at
| Penwells chapel. Burial in Topeka ceme
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hu'GO i 1 " H.
iron acetate.
or tincture of
on simply
to save a few
c e n t 9. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-21
RITISH OPEN drive: TAKE SIX TOWNS
FRENCH PUSH UP TO Mile OF N0YON


On the northern part of the bat
tie front, shown by the white line
on the map, the British launched a
drive against the Germans today on
front of approximately 10 miles,
running from the Ancre river on
the south to just north of Noyen-
vile. Noyenville, Courcelles, Alb
lainzevelle, La Touret, BeaucOurt-
Sur-Ancre and Achiet-Le-Petit were
captured by the British today in
their advance The shaded white
portion south of Arras represents
the gain made by the British today.
On the southern part of the
front the French continue to gain
between the Disc and scissors,
having made an especially large
advance today. They captured the
towns of Carlepont, Cuts and Sem
pigny and pushed to within one
mile Of the outskirts of Noyon, the
great German base, The light
shaded portion shows the gains
made so far by the French advance
and the present battleline.