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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
CLUM HERE TONIGHT
Noted Lecturer win Talk on the
Glor1cs Of California.

John P. Clum is the special attrac-
ton at the Chamber of Commerce to-
nigh: at O'Clock. Clum Is in Topeka
for d lecture on California tonight
under the auspices Of the entertain
racrt committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. -
w. A. Biby, chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee. announced to-
day that only five hundred tickets
had been given out for this lecture,
SO that everyone holding ticket is
assured of a seat in the Chamber of
Commerce auditorium.
C1um is a traveller and lecturer of
great repute. He has crossed the
American continent from east to west
nearl:. half a hundred times and from
north to south at least seven times.
His lectures are accompanied by
lstcreopticon views of beauty spots
and moving pictures of some of the
scenes lie speaks Of.
II the turnout tonight shows that
the people enjoy the Clum type of lee
ture there will be more to- come.
C1rm has promised that il the at
tendance tonight warrants he. will
come to Topeka again very soon with
an illustrated lecture on the giories
of thu Yukon and the gold fields of
! Alaska. No admission IL charged for
| any of the CluTn lectures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
SAYS CzERNiN LIED
French Premier alphabetically Denies
Austrian Peace Story.

Paris, April 3.-"Czernin lied"
This is all Premier Clemenceau had
to say when told today of the state
ment of Count Czernin that he had
inquired thru an intermediary wheth-
er Austria Hungary was ready to he
gotiate and If so on what basis.
The premier departed from Paris
for the front this morning and learned
of Count Czernin's speech on his ar
rival there
Brand It As False.
: Washington. April Count Ger
Minis declaration that Austria Hungary
almost was on the point of beginning
peace negotiations with the entente
was branded by officials as false. 1t
was said no suggestion Of such a dis
cussion had reached Washington and
that IL they had been made this
government would have been in
formed. Officials characterized the
foreign minister's speech as -'feeler, -
which probably would be followed by
some declaration or announcement in
Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
INTEREST BIG ITEM
Increased Rate Has Already Brought
City a ..Velyet'' Revenue.

City finances. according to a report
issued today by W. H WATSON. finance
commissioner. are in excellent shape.
Wasson's report shows that out of the
general fund budget only $42, 724.64
has been spent in the two months of
January and February. The total of
the years budget was $29O,311.25. A
total of $247,5S6.61 is left to run the
city the remainder of the year.
Commissioner WATSON also called
attention to the fact that money de-
posted in city banks on per cent
interest in the last year brought in
$10,405.19. The year previous, when
the = per cent interest rate was in eff
feet, the interest brought in for the
year totaled only s6,015.64. Had the
2 per cent rate been in effect the last
year the interest item would have
been only s6,936.S0 instead of s10,-
4O5.19.
The organization of the Kansas Re
serve State bank was instrumental in
obtaining the 8 per cent rate on city
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
FISHER TAKES HAND
He Will Investigate Finding of Ii
quor in Simmons's Auto.

Hugh Fisher, county attorney. to-
day announced that an investigation
would be made concerning the finding
of liquor in a car driven by Ben Sim
mons, travelling salesman, who,
while drunk, according to the police.
knocked down and ran over Lindsey
Franklin, 720 Lane street, at Seventh
and Kansas avenues. If it proves true
liquor was found in the car Fisher in
tends to prosecute, he announced to-
day.
Chief of Police Frank S. Harbaugh
declined today to take any RESPONSE
bility connected with releasing Sim
mons after he had settled with young
Franklin's parents for s25. The set
Element was made before Eugene VIII
lipigue, assistant city attorney, Har-
baugh announced. and the release of
Simmons followed a settlement salts
factory to Villipigue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
TRY TO STARVE SWISS
Germany Forbids Any Deal for Grain
With America.

Washington. April S.-In endeav-
or:ng to protect neutral European
nations from the consequence of the
German ruthless submarine warfare,
the United States is preparing to go
even further than its original prom
ises keep Switzerland supplied with
food, and if necessary will allow that
county to take grain thru France
The grain supplied from France
would be replaced by the United
States. Switzerland has failed to get
German consent for grain to be landed
at Cette for transfer to her needy
population. The grain is ready and
ships have been provided In view of
the needs of the Swiss and of the at
titude of Germany the United States
will try to carry out the pact by other
means. The German attitude has de-
layed the program of shipments to
Switzerland by approximately 10000
tons. Desperate attempts to prevent
commercial agreements of any kind
between the United States and Eu-
ropean neutrals are being made by
Germany, according to Information re-
ceived here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
Small Particles Are Found in
Butter.KruSt Bread.
Made by Alexander Bros.
Royal Bakery, Topeka.
BROUGHT BEFORE U S. MARSHAL
The Bakers Could Give No Elk.
PLANTATION of Matter.
Believed Alexanders Are limo.
cent of Any Wrong.

Chemical analyses of several loayes
of Butter-krust bread in which par
ticles, resembling glass. have been
Kan, today, according to C. c. Jack
son, deputy United States marshal
The shining particles were discovered
by F. N. Quiet. postmaster at Ozaw-
kie. who reported it to Ross w. Swing.
an Ozawkie restaurant man, who sells
the bread.
Butter Krust bread is made at the
Royal Bakery of Alexander Bros, at
107 West Tenth street
Stories telling of disloyal bakers
who had placed ground glass in bread.
made Quiet suspicious. Several loaves
of the bread were taken to Topeka
and placed in the hands of the United
Fred Robertson. district United States
attorney. with a request that analysts
be taken
Before taking the bread to Topeka.
Quiet and Swing examined several
loaves. They reported to Jackson that
plentifully distributed turnout the
loaveS. -
1--WE called Alexander brothers to
our Office" said Jackson today. They
run a bakery in Topeka. They could
give no explanation for the presence
of the shining particles. Now. every
thing depends upon the finding in the
analyses at Kansas City"
Like particles have not been found
in any of the bread sold in Topeka
1t was stated at the marshal's Office
today. -.
Alexanders are innocent of intended
wrong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03

The above is undoubtedly the low
est price that will be made on these
grades of coal this season. You should
make a thoro canvass of the trade. Sc
curing all the orders possible for de-
livery direct from the car to the Gus
toner's bin. You should also store
coal as literally as possible. Any coal
stored will take the government price
in effect at the time it is sold. The
dealer will get the benefit of the stor-
age price on any coal held by him
until the higher prices go into effect.
hope to get half of next winters re-
quirements of coal in the customers
bins before winter sets in.
EMERSON CAREY,
Fed. Fuel Administrator for Kansas
Buy Your Coal Now.
Administrator Carey recommends
and encourages the purchase of coal
Immediately for domestic require
ments. However, no person is al
is necessary to run him until March
81, 1919. Carload lots are not al
lowed for the single domestic con-
sumner or to a group of consumers.
the delivery of coal and to assist the
transportati ton companies by effecting
delivery of much coal and coke as
possible before next winter.
Dealers shall file, with the local
fuel administration. on the first of
each month, a statement containing
the names and addresses of con-
sumers to whom deliveries have been
made during the previous month and
the quantity delivered to each
Storage orders should be taken
based on a gross margin not to .ex-
coed S1.25 per ton f. O. b. cars or
bins, plus actual necessary expense of
delivering where coal is delivered,
subject to price paid for the coal at
the mine and the freight rate and war
tax in effect at time of shipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
TAKE OVER BULL DURHAM
Govt Will Devote Entire Output to
Soldiers in France.

ment has taken over the entire output
of the Bull Durham cigaret tobacco
manufa ctured by the American To-
bacco company at the company't fac
-ries at Durham, n. c.. and will de-
vote it to the needs of the American
today. 1t was stated that the govern
ment will pay the same price for the
goods as domestic jobbers have been
paying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
WILL BACK UP WILSON
New Wisconsin senator viii Cham.
pion War Cause.

Superior. Wis. April 3.-Consress-
man Irvine L. Lenroot. probable SEN
ator-elect from Wisconsin, will take
his stand in the upper house for vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war and will
support President Wilson in all mat
tiers pertaining to the war, Lenroot
stated at his home here today. ~
He said that when later returns
clinch his election he will issue a for
NAL statement bearing on the nation
al situation and the Significance of his
election on a pro-war platform.
Lenroot leaves Superior tonight for
Milwaukee where he will stop over a
few hours on his way to Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
DISCHARGE LIEUTENANT
Guilty Of Smuggling Booze Into Camp
When at Fort Leavenworth.

Washington. April Second Lieut.,
Harry A Pitcher. Fourteenth infan-
try. has been discharged from the
service following his trial by court
martial at Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill,
Okl"., 1t was announced today
The charges against him included
offenses committed while he was sec
ond. lieutenant OF Company G, Third
Missouri infantry, on guard duty at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He had en-
listed men sniuggie liquor to him from
Missouri, IN violation of the Kansas
bone dry law and was further charged
with lending money to the men in
his company at usurious rates of
interest. -
Pitchers home is in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Do You Know


That a celluloid windshield for
baby carriages is a recent invention?
That the average mans heart
weighs from ten to twelve ounces:
the average woman's from eight to
ten?
That a guitar with two sets of
strings onswhich one person can play
duets has been invented by an Illinois
man.
Tha; for warming the feet there
has been invented a heating pad on
which are a pair of slippers. the
whole being file 1 with wires that can
be supplied with electric current from
2. light socket?
Rubber bands are inexpensive and
are of great use in preparing lunches
to fasten the waxed paper around
sandwiches, cakes. fruit. etc
Copper can easily be cleaned by
rubbing with a cut lemon dipped in
table salt. then rinsing with clear
water and polishing with a soft, dry
cloth.
Use Bits of Newspaper to wipe
out all greasy cooking dishes before
putting them in dishpan.
To Wash White Kid Gloves-At
night rub good vaseline into all dirty
places on gloves. roll gloves In clean
cloth till morning. then wash In
gasoline mot on hands,; rinse in
clean gasoline, powder thick with tai
cum powder and hang to dry. When
dry wipe off powder. They will be
perfectly soft and nice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
LOCAL MENTION

The Lowman Hill chapter of the w
at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs
]. w. Herwig. 1901 Polk street in
stead of at the home of Mrs. Ida Ir-
win. The change in place necessitates
a change in program and every mem
Der is urged to attend for this reason.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist, 500 Kan. Ave-
ADV.
The Liberty theater at Camp Doni-
phan is completed and the first per-
Torrance is now running, according to
word received in Topeka from Maj.
Gen. w. NJ Wright. camp commander.
Soldiers at Doniphan now have plenty
of use for the Smileage books and per-
should begin sending the boys the
books at once
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt- Martin.
ADV.
Four sacks full of bottled whisky
were found by the police Tuesday
afternoon in a raid on John Brown
ellis place, eos Madison street. The
Brownells were released on bond of
$1,000 each.
Hugh Fisher. county attorney. has
children sick at home and a father
in-iaw sick: He has nurse for his
wife at the hospital, a nurse for his
children at home. his mother-in-laW
is looking after his father-in-law and
Fisher with the loss of several nights
sleep was out looking for a third
nurse to watch the children at night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
TONNES REJOICE
Canadians Also leased Over
Union With U. S. Troops.
Action Creates Fine Morale En-
feet All Along Line.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sTMMs.

By WILLIAM PH1LIP SfMMS.
With the British Armies in France,
April 3.-News that American troops
will be brigaded with the British for
immediate fighting created intense in
terest among the officers here, who
are immensely pleased.
There was as much enthusiasm as
over a big enemy defeat-for that is
exactly the way the officers consider
the event.
The action of the American govern
ment insured keeping up the French
and British divisions until General
ing.
Army officers declare If proof of
the United States singleness of pur-
pose were needed this merging of its
identity with the French and British
furnishes it in the most amazing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
PREACHER A SLICkER?
Arrested on Charge of Organizing De-
fcnse Society and Keeping Fees.

Springfield. Mo-, April 3.-The Rev.
J. J. Mastin, whose home is at Hous-
ton, Mo, was arrested today on a fed
eral warrant charging him with using
the mails to defraud. He is alleged
to have organized a branch of the
American Defense society at Har-
rison. Ark, to have collected
membership fees and to have sent a
worthless check to the headquarters
of the organization He was placed
in the county Jail to await arraign-
ment here on April II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
new PRICE LISTS
Regulations for Oklah0ma-Ar-
kansas Products Announced.
Inducements Made to COnSum-
ers To Buy Early.

Summer and winter prices on Va
rious, grades of Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas coal and regulations governing
storage coal for the summer of 1918,
were received today by C. H. Danner,
county administrator. from Emerson
Carey, state fuel director. The prices
at the mine for the Arkansas and
Oklahoma coal are reduced in COM
parison with prices last winter and
are graduated with lowest prices dur
ing the summer months. This is to
encourage purchase of the winter sup
ply early.
While Carey advocated winter buy
ing early, his regulations governing
storage coal are a blow at the coal
hog. 1t is provided that no domestic
consumer may purchase a supply of
coal which is adequate for longer Pc
riod than to March 81, 1919. Carload
lots cannot be delivered to individual
domestic consumers or to a group OF
domestic consumers without permits
sion of the local fuel director. The
regulations also provide that dealers
file with their local directors the
names of purchasers of coal each
month.
The regulations and prices are
placed in effect by Carey upon order
of the fuel administration at Wash
ington. The new Oklahoma and Ar
kansas prices follow:
Arkansas and Oklahoma Coal Prices.
effective March 20, a. M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
BLOW MISSOURI BANK
Aroused Villagers Watch Bandits De.
part With 81 500.

St Joe, Mo. April 3.-The vault of
the Bank of Conception a Clyde. Mo.
sixty miles northeast of here. was
blown open last night and $500 in
cash was taken.
explosions of nitroglycerine saw the
robbers leaving in a motor car. A
sheriff's posse is in pursuit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
SPRING HATS STOLEN
Milliners Draw Pictures So the Police
May Identify Them.

Spring hats worn by other women
were too much for one Topeka woman
who couldn't afford one. She turned
burglar Tuesday night and broke into
the street show case in front of
Courtney's millinery parlors. sos
Kansas avenue. stealing three hats.
The headsears are valued at $25,
$3.50 and IS.
The minute descriptions of ribbons,
styles and other, things connected with
a woman's hat were, too much for the
police officers. They had to have
the millfner draw a picture of each
hat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03

New York. April 3-MoNEY-Mercan tile
paper. : and 6 months. q per cent. Ster-
ling. 90 day bn,s 4;?2E: commercial 60
day bills. 471A: demand. 4.75N: cables
40 t-16. Francs. demand. 5T2; cables.
74c Goverfment and railroad bonds ir-
regular. Time loans. firm 60 days, 40 days,
months. per cent Did.
: Call money. steady: high AZ: low. s.:
ruling rate. 81; closing Bid 2x f.red at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
CHARGES FALL FLAT
No Merit in Allegations Against Boy
Scout Officials

Washington, April 3.-Charges
recently filed with the department of
justice against Colin H. Livingston and
James E. West. officials of the boy
scouts of America, alleging misconduct
in office, have been found to contain
nothing to warrant any action by the
department and have been indefinitely
laid aside, the department announced
TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
Czernin to Resign Job?

Copenhagen. April at is persist
emily rumored in we'll informed circles
that Count CZernin, the Austro- Hun
garian foreign minister. intends to re-
sign as soon as peace with Rumania
has been finally secured. says the
Budapest newspaper. Az Est, in re-
porting that Emperor Charles received
Czernin at a lengthy audience on Sun
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
TWO WOMEN KILLED
Two Children of One Victim May Die
from Injuries from Tornado

Clinton, KY, April S.-Mrs Robert
Jackson and Mrs. Julia Courtney
were killed and two small children
of Mrs. Jackson are not expected to
survive injuries suffered in a tornado
which struck three miles from here
last night. Several residences. churches
and barns were swept away in terri
tory a mile wide and several miles
long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03

Wall St., New York. April 3.ESTOCKSL
Extreme duliness was aGaip the outstand-
ing feature OF fndsy's stock market Sales
appropriated 1750Oo. shares.
Motors. Tobacros and Tow priced special
ties showed extreme gains of to 2ts points
In the listlers final, houf, The closing wrs
firm. Liberty 34's. srld AT $3.50 to 80 !:
first IS at S6.64 to od74 and second SIS at
1862 to %. 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
Judge Cav Holds Up Decree in
Waldren Case.
He May Let Mother Keep Baby
She Abandoned.
HAS been OFFERED A HOME
She Says She Will Make Good
if Given Chance.
Mrs. Abbott Says She Is a Vic
tim of Circumstances.

A mothers tears caused judges
pen to blot outrageously toaay, and
finally induced him to throw away
paper that would have separated
mother and child. Edith Waldren,
17-year-old girl who says she was be-
trayed by her uncle. probably will be
given an opportunity to make good
and ultimately may recover the
custody of her 7-months-old baby
abandoned by her at the Union Pacific
station two weeks ago.
A kind hearted Topeka woman has
extra work at her home, she told
Sheriff Hugh Larimer today. She has
volunteered to give the Waldron girl
work for which she will receive money
sufficient to keep herself and her
baby. If she succeeds in proving to
the court her good intentions, the baby
may some day be turned over to her
without any court strings attached.
II will give the proposition one
more days consideration" said Pro-
bate Judge Ralph H. Cav today. TO
morrow I will make a final decision
Separation Was Planned.
Separation of mother and daughter
under the usual abandoned and
neglected child complaint was
planned. The mother was taken into
court from the county Jail while the
child was carried to the court house
from the detention home on Harrison
E
You're not going to separate me
from my baby" explained the mother
It's all 1 have left I'm free from
that man now and I've suffered
enough. The baby is all have
Please, oh please, let me have my
baby.
I'm not a bad girl. I'm a creature
of circumstances. Let me out of here
and give me a chance to show you
that I'm good girl and willing to
work. Other women take care of theiI
! babies, alone. So can l."
| Tears had sprung into the girls
eyes. The judge hesitated Mrs S
H. Abbott, matron at the county Jail
who, in the last weeks has learned tc
/ love and pity the homeless girl, inter
| coded.
I've heard her whole story" sale
Mrs. Abbott. she tells the truth wher
she says she is a creature of circum-
| stances. She was no more than {
child when her mother began tellins
her it was high time she went out tc
make living.
Is a Wiser Girl Now.
While still child she was sent t.
her grandmother home where hel
uncle lived. She had. little initiative
had learned to obey her relatives ant
never questioned the things her uncl'
demanded of her. She's a good girl
She's separated from that man nov
ana Sne mas begun TO learn Things dnt
| I believe will make good if you Civ
her an opportunity" =
The abandonment papers were dis
carded. Judge Cav changed front
and has the mothers plan under con
| Sideration.
The girls father has writes from
Camden, Mo. He seems unable to of
fer any concrete plan for the futur
of the girl and merely suggests tina
she be sent on to Camden, according
to the sheriff. The girl is reported t.
be unwilling to go back and face
all, more on account of the future o
her child than herself. Some actor
will be taken concerning the DISPOSE
ton of the girl tomorrow. She ha
u been in iail for nearly two weeks.
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fashion. Canadians. especially.
are
Recall Ludendorfrs Taunt.

Recall IudendOrffS 1aunt.
Everybody believes General Luden-
dorffs taunt-"Americans do not
count because they can neither swim
nor fly''-will be rammed down his
throat.
Americans here are convinced the
next few months will tell the tale. Ev-
cry man counts every minute golden,
every American soldier saying:
They call US a race of bluffinE
Earnums. hey say We are green
horns and can't fight. Now's the time
I give them the lie and wipe the
mocking jeers off their faces with the
L TT ends of our guns
The prese.-ce of American fighting
men all along the line will have
great moral effect here, as well as
among the French.
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Arkansas.
johnson. Franklin and Sebastian coun-
Arkansas

Logan and Scott counties. and excelsior
district of Sebastian county, viz; mines
on Midland Valley railroad-
(A) North of Montreal Junction.
OBJ East of Hackett and west of but not
at Greenwood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-03
Torpedoed Ship Reaches Port.

New York, April 3.-The big White
star line steamship Celtic, which was
zorpedoed day or two ago while on
a voya ge to the United States. has
Reached British port safely
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Governor Capper There.

Mr.. Young declared that were he
in authority all German language
newspapers would stop publication inn
mediately. He assailed the teaching
of German in the elementary schools
declaring that in more than 1000
schools in. Iowa and other western
states the days session even now Is
closed with the singing of the
Deutschland Uber Allies" and Die
Wacht am Rhine"
Among the state governors present
were Williams of Oklahoma and Cap
per of Kansas.