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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
. Take a glass Of Salts if your
Back hurts or Bladder
troubles you.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally, says
a well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then we set sick. Nearly all rheu
matism. headaches, liver trouble.
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness
and urinary disorders come from
sluggish kidneys.
40 The moment you feel a dull ache
y IN the kidneys or your back hurts or
if h urine is cloudy, offensive, full
Of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by sensation of scalding,
stop eating meat and get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy; take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water befor, breakfast and in d
few days your kidneys will act fine
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
. ned with lithia. and has been used
fos- generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutralize the
i.cids in urine so it no longer causes
irritation. thus ending bladder weak
ness
Jc6 salts is inexpensive and cannot
inJ1re: makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink which every
on should take now and then to
keep the kidneys clean and active and
the blood pure. thereby avoiding seri-
Gus kidney Implications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
KAN. FAIR DATES
Practically Every Association
in State To Hold Exhibits.
Topeka Dates Are Listed for
September 9-14.

Secretary ]. C. Mohler of the state
board of agriculture, today announced
dates for state and county fairs in
Kansas The war isn't slowing the
fair game up in the least. In fact
practically all of the organizations in
Kansas are planning record shows
this year.
The state fair in Topeka is listed
for September 9-I4 Hutchinson S
fair follows a week later Dates as
signed IS reported to Mohler follow:
KANSAS STATE FAIR: 4. L. Sponsler,
secretary. Hutchinson; September 1l-1.
KANSAS FREE FAIR ASSOCIATION:
Phil Eastman, secretary, Topeka Septem-
Allen County Agricultural Society: DIR. F S.
Beattie, secretary, lola; September 3-6
Allen County-Moran Agricultural Fair As
ISOLATION: L. n. Mccormick. secretary
Moran: September 20-21.
SSarton County Fair Association: Porter
Young. secretary, Great Bend First
week in October.
Bourbon County Fair Association; w A
Stroud. secretary, UhiontOwn: September
Brown County-IIiawatha Fair Association Z:
J. H. Weltmer. secretary. Hiawatha ;
CLAY County Fair Association: W. F.
Miller. secretary. Clay Center; October
Cloud County Fair Association: w. H.
Danenbarger, secretary, Concordia +;
Coffcy County Agricultural Fair Associa-
tion: G. T. Sherwood. secretary, Burling-
ton October 40.
Comanche County Agricultural Fair As
ISOLATION: a L Beeley, secretary, Cold
water: September 11-14.
Cowley County-Eastern Cowley County
Fair Association: w. A. Bowden, secre-
tary Burden: September 4-6.
Dickinson County Fair Association: F. w
Elwick secretary. Abilene; October II.
Douglas County Fair & Agricultural SOcie-
~: G w Murphy. secretary. Lawrence.
Elk County Agricultural Fair Association
August p 70.
Ellsworth County Agricultural & Fair As
ISOLATION: George Inman Seitz, secretary
Ellsworth; September 17-2G
Ellsworth County-Wilson Co-Operatiye
Fair Association: j. w Somer, presi-
dent Wilson; September 2-2t-
Franklin County Agricultural Society: l..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
WOULD RECALL MAYOR
Union Men of Waco, Tex. Claim Off
ciaI Doesn't Represent Them

Waco, Tex, April 25.-Union men
today were circulating petitions for
the recall of Mayor Edward McCul-
Tough, claiming he has failed to serve
and act as faithful representative of
all the people" This was the latest
development in the general strike sit
uation, which was otherwise I'M
changed. Twenty-three hundred union
men were still out, tying up several
plants doing government work, while
street car traffic was paralyZed
j. S. Meyers, representative of the
department of labor has submitted a
report to Washington. following the
refusal of ]. F. Strickland, president
'of the Texas Electric Railway Co., to
arbitrate the demands of the street
car men, in sympathy with whom the
general strike was called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
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AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
minimum 10 cents by the week cents
word minimum so cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of your ed includ-
ing four words for State Journal address.
When address is used count EACH initial
letter and each number OF combination of
figures one word.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be CLASH
fled properly must be in The State Journal
office before Il 20 O'Clock. Want Ads re-
ceived after l. 20 till 10 p. IN. will DE in
serted under the head: TOO Late to
Classify"
OFT or TOWN advertisements must be
ACCOMPANIED with cash or check in full
pay1uent of the same. Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words and
the rate per word for The Topeka State
formal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25

The North Topeka unit of the Red
Cross will meet as usual at their
rooms in the Masonic building tomor-
row. 1t is hoped there will be a large
attendance at the rooms as an album
dance of work will be supplied.
y large attendance was present last
evening at the anniversary meeting of
Eugene lodge No. 70, 1. o. o. F. and
Harmony Rebekah No. 81, held in
their hall, S37 Kansas avenue. The
dedication of a service flag was one
of the features of the program. Five
young men of Eugene lodge have
answered their countrys call. They
are: Emery E. Baird,-in France; RUFF
E. Mccoy and Mr.. French, in med
ica1 corps Mr.. Orran McAfferty
answered for the boys at the dedica-
ton of the service flag. w. A. Biby
was the chief speaker, and his address
was of unusual interest. Mrs. LASH
PERTAINING Misses McAfferty and
Thelma Day gave very pleasing read
ings, and Miss Elizabeth Schenck
favored the company with a piano
solo. The May sisters orchestra fur
Hished several excellent numbers
served.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Myers of 1900
Taylor street, are the parents of twin
daughters, born this morning
Sergt. A V. johnson of Camp Doni-
phan, is visiting his parents in Usage
City and his brother-in-law, A. v.
Lindell, of the Shawnee State bank.
VIII Bassett, in the employ of the
Rock Island at Camp Funston, is
visiting his brother, H L. Bassett
903 Harrison street
B. E. Bigham of Valencia, was in
town on business today.
Joe Campbell of the Medical corps.
regular army, at Fort Riley, has been
| raised to the rank of sergeant. Ser
geant Campbell is a brother of Ralph
Campbell of the Campbell drug COM
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Collier and
family will leave tomorrow for
| Rochester, N. Y, where they will visit
Mr.. Golfers brother.
/ Fred Taylor. who leaves for Camp
Funston next Monday was the guest of
given by his sister, Mrs. r. E. Davis,
and Mr.. Davis, at their home, S3S
| Quincy street. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fieger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
| Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers
i Mr. and Mrs. c. V. Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Feiger, Mr.. and Mrs. r
E. Davis, Miss Katherine Wheeler
Miss Annie Rode, Miss Ruth Marker
Miss Emma Lux, Miss Yonker, Frank
Feiger, Jr.. Albert Feiger George
Feiger Everett Cook, Larue Rogers
Charles Rogers, Robert Davis, Marie
Myers, Warren Myers, Eliza beth
Davis, Dorothy Barker and Linn
| Davis. Thru an unfortunate mistake
| the police visited Mr.. Davis home
while the party was in progress, but
upon discovering their error, were
| profuse in their apologies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


WE WANT 1000 ACRES OF pop CORN
AND A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SWEET
CORN PLANTED ON CONTRACT.
We will give you a positive guarantee of
Be per pound for all the pop corn you can
! raise or &c per pound shelled. We also
want some sweet corn planted the same
way.
Do not get scared about shucking this
corn for you can put it up with a corn
binder and thresh It, or snap it and shell
it if you wish
Suppose you try % to 80 acres. it should
Weld from 80 to 10 Blu. per acre and We
will get you the seed. Who can beat it 4?
Your cron crop may not be worth more
than SOC per bushel and is not sure a
crop pop corn.
Call. write or come to see me-
w. +. BOLAN. Rossville Kan
CASH FOR OLD FALSE TEETH Don't
matter if broken. I pay 50 to s1o per set.
also cash for OLD gold, silver. platinum.
dental gold and old gold jewelry. Will
send cash by return mail and will hold
goods ten days for seEder's approval of
my price. Mail to L. Maser. 2001 s. 9Th ST..
Phila., Pa.
CASH FOR SCHOOL BOOKS. Harvard
Classics, britannica, Law Books Pen
dry's. lis West Sixth.
WANTED-Beaver board, odd lengths X
1. T., care Journal office.
1852 HASTv AUTO EXPRESS.
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dent: w. A Gorsuch, Baltimore. vice
president; George A. Hiatt, Cincin-
natl, .secretary-treasurer, and S. K
Williams, McAlester, Okla, Oklahoma
office manager, are defendants.
The indictment contains nineteen
counts and covers 139 typewriter
pages outlining the alleged scheme.
The indictment charges the exchange
collected fees totalling more than
$994,000 in 1917.
The Indictment gives the names OF
2s7 persons in practically every state
ir the Unio1. whom the defendants
are charged with intending to de-
fraud
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

H. Hackney to C. A. Lathrop, lots
1851 pit. 0 Monroe st..............S
Z. Il. Hopkins and husband to II. NJ.
days add. ................... 5000
Green st.. J. W. Morris add -. 1900
H. L. Long to c. A. Long, Y int. in
lot 412. Eighth ave east, Parkdale.
N. Kline and husband to n. Shearer,
daugh's End sub Observation-Disclosures liz so
P. Silberberger and wife to L. Lukert.
~ int in NV Il 24-12-15 1
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INDICT LAND MEN
Oklahoma Land Fraud Case Drags
2Ss Persons Into Net

Cincinnati, O.. April 25.-Offfcials
of the McAlester Real Estate ex-
change, indicted by the federal grand
jury on charges of using the mails to
de fraud in promoting the sale of
Oklahoma lands will be arraigned
tomorrow.
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A CAR STRIKE ENDS
Detroit Workers Will Go Back Pend.
ing Federal Adjustment.

Detroit, Mich, April 25.-Detroit' s
street car strike, which has tied up
all surface lines here for two days,
ended az noon today when both sides
agreed to accept federal arbitration.
The men will return to work i'm
rnediateiy on the old scale of wages,
pending federal adjustment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
Fer RENT-sToRE Rooms
FOR RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-3 furnished rooms. upstairs,
not modern, IS per month Phone 1898
Blue. 61S West 4th st
THREE connecting partly furnished rooms,
End floor. SO per month. Phone 24N
Black
FURNISHED housekeeping rooms. J03
Monroe. Sleeping rooms. 21t East 9Th
MODERN front rooms, housekeeping. I'D
w Sth 413 W. It'll Phone 1861.
NICELY furnished front bed room, 101j
Polk st.
NEWLY FURNISHED sleeping rooms.
Phone 5507 j.
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WANTED-TO RENT

MODERN Groom cottage. in good condi-
ton, in walking distance avenue. No
small children. Permanent, If suited.
Write Box 166, care Journal.
WANTED-Modern cottage or bungalow on
West side with garage. about rooms.
Call 1902 Red. Ask for Mrs. Burdick.
WANTED to rent Z or room modern
house, in first class condition, on West
side. Call 1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25

WANTED-Dining room and lunch counter
girls for Topeka and many other cities
girls for family work; chamber maids
kitchen help: cooks, So wk.: cashier with
references; phone and office girls. Fur
mans Employment Office. log West Sth.
WANTED-Experienc operator, cashier
and door girl. Call at once National hotel
WANTED-Gir1 for house work on ranch.
Address Mrs Arthur Pitney. Belvue Kan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. waitress. Tope-
KATE, ia West Sth
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from, Fast Side
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 q. III. $3.50:
other hours. 475J k-2.
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Between Rossville- and Topeka.
| brown travelling bag containing smaller
/ ladies' handbag with two pair spectacles.
/ Return to Mrs. ii. G. Bond Rossville, Kan.
| Reward.
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WANTED sITUATIoNs-MALE

TREE trimming by expert workmen: dan
gerous ones safely removed: sodding ant
nice elm trees. Phone ISL Black Brooks
& Conelly
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NOTICE OF EXAMINATION
THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMITS
SION

will hold an examination for
Examinations will be held at the State
Penitentiary, Lansing; and at the State
This examination will be held for the
purpose of renewing the eligible lists from
which names will be drawn to fill va
trance salary for guards is S65 per month
Applicants will be graded on the follow
ing basis:
from the application blank -65ss
Written examination on the practical
INSTRUCTIONS.
Applications must be on file in the civil
service office before five O'Clock D. m,
4 fee Of si.o0 must accompany each ap-
plication as required by the rules and reg
No application for this examination WIN
be mailed from the office OF the Commis-
sion after Saturday, May f.. 1913
having resided in Kansas for period OF
at least six months.
All applications must be made on FORMS
prescribed by the Commission. which Will
be supplied on application therefor. ard
which must be returned To this commis-
sion.
Answers to all questions upon appIics-
ton blanks must be plainly filled out
by the applicant n his own handwriting
Applications will remain on file in the
office of the Commission. and under no
eircum h except I1I eorrectioh' VIII
Applicants must bring with them ink.
pens pencils and erasers. but all exam
furnished by the Commission.
For further information pertaining to
examinations. see c, rule s and Iegnlatiens
upon request.
Commissioners:
7. l.. KING,
w L. BURDICK,
j. T.. CATION.
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP
YOUNG LADIES

Excellent opportunity for your ladies
wishing employment. Good wages with
unequaled surroundings. Apply at 81.
Jackson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25

Why go hmping around with ach-
ing. puffed-up feet-feet so tired,
chafed, sore and swollen you can
hardly get your shoes on or off?
Why don't you get a 25-cent box of
''Tiz' from the drug store now and
glad@en your tortured feet?
''Tiz" makes your feet glow with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
WANTED-TO Buy
WIlElE3133l1

Don't matter if broken. We pay 500 to
$3.50 per set; also CASH for old gold,
silver. platinum. dental gold, old gold
jewelry. We will send CASH by return
mail. Mail to Berner's False Teeth Special
ty. % Third street, Troy. N. Y.
JUNK-Highest prices paid for junk and
old motor cars by the oldest and most
reliable dealers. !yal Bros, 216 N. Kan.
Ave. Phone 266. Orders called for.
WANTED TO buy your cottonwood, elm
maple. blackberry and sycamore logs
Raw Package Mfg. Co. Topeka, Kansas.
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North Side NeUs

Items for this column may be left
at Petro'S drug store, or phone
Ele.Lo- Kimball after p. M: other
hours phone $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
PICTURE FRAMING

FRAMING. regilding. mat making, monnt-
ing done by J. u. sullivan, 122-12z w. sth.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
TElS WEEK

Six lots. good room house. blocks
from car line, 81 500. Owner leaving city
and is going to sell this week at a big
bargain. Make us an offer. $500 cash.
THE FORBES MORTGAGE &
INVESTMENT CO.
Phone 1906 116 w. 9th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
cOBS, so CTS. LOAD

UNDERTAKING
1HE L. NJ. PEN wEEL Undertaking 20
50s-5Os-5l6 quincy street Telephone ",
H W EOMt:ARDNER undertaken s'si
eonai serzire Masonic R,dR Phone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
LEGAL
First published in The Topeka State Jour-
nal April "a, 1851


CALL FOR BIDS. -
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the City of Oakland,
Kansas, until May LIST for the construction
of all cement sidewalks and street and alley
crossings to be constructed during the year
1918. Specifications may be seen at the
office of the mayor, city clerk and Council
man Ensign. The city reserves the right to
reject any and all bids ~
II n I.EPPER City Clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25

Topeka, Kansas, April ., 19fs-
Notice is hereby given that the Peoples
Business College of Fort Scott, Kansas.
has made application to me for a permit to
canvass in the State of Kansas for the
purpose of selling tuition in advance and
contracting or securing notes for tuition
from students before their registration at
the business college herein named
IL satisfactory proof is furnished that
the above named college is incompetent to
furnish such a course of instruction IL
advertises or that the moral surroundings
of the institution are not good, or that the
premises are kept in unhealthy condi-
ton, or that the agents of said institution
use MISREPRESENTATION or fraudulent meth
DDS in securing contracts, notes. or cash
from prospective students. in such case :
permit will not be granted to such bustpeas
college. W. ID. ROSY.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, April IL, 1881
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The North Topeka unit of the Red
Cross will meet as usual at their
rooms in the Masonic building tomor-
Tow. 1t is hoped there will be a large
attendance at the rooms as an album
dance of work will be supplied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-25
First published in The Topeka STATE
Journal, April "a, 1881

TON OF BUSINESS COLLEGE FOR A
PERMIT TO CANVASS IN THE STATE
or IyANSAG
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YOUR CHANCE IS IN CANADA-RICH
LANDS and business opportunities offer
you independence; Farm lands. S11 to $50
acre; irrigated Ian is, So to $50: Twenty
years to pay; $1,000 loan in improvements.
Loan of live stock. Taxes average under
twenty cents an acre; no taxes on improve
ments. personal property or live stock
Good markets, churches, schools. roads:
telephones. Excellent climate-crops ar
live stock prove t.. Special homeseekers
fare certificates; Write Tor free booklets
ALLEN CAMERON, General Superintend-
ent Land Branch Canadian Parific Rail-
way. $50 Ninth Avenue, Calgary. Alberta.
SANTA FE
Shop bargains, rooms, electricity. bath
ROOM good we'll cellar, cement walks, out
buildings. fine garden. young fruit. III
lots, close to good school, in high school
district outside of city, low taxes, one
block to car.
SHAWNEE IMVEST MENTC CO.
53i Kansas Avenue. Phone $3.50
The Washington herald., 1918-02-28


the War and Navy departments since the war be-
gan and compare il with the same average in hours.
had they been working upon an eightrhonr basis,
with pro rata compensation for overtime. twould
be in the same degree distressing to read the stag
gering total in money for this willingly given vol
untary service.
Ieads of government departments have ample
authority under the existing law to exact from their
subosdinates any number of hours of work per day.
Because of the pressure of war conditions many
branches of the government service are now work
ing more than eight hours per day. To enact leg
islation increasing the normal day is therefore un-
necessary.
Organized employees of the government occupy
peculiar position with respect to securing justice
by collective effort, as compared with other labor
organizations. The bylaws of their union specific
ally provide that they cannot strike or walk out
individually, regardless of unfair burdens placed
upon them. They neither FIX desire overtime
payments for overtime work They ask merely a
fair days pay for fair days work, and the depart
ment heads fix the latter standard
Thousands of government employees have their
eyes turned toward the Capitol for regulation of
wage conditions that it equitable. Congress has
already indicated convincing belief that some re-
vision upward is essential for the Federal pay rolls
Will they grant this deserved increase with rider
implying that the additional money is granted to
eliminate time Stacking in the service? We think
not.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-28
What Became Of the Pond.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator J. Hamilton Lewis,
of Illinois, referred to the propensity. OF some
people for asking foolish questions. and told the
following story:
One day city man happened in a country COM
a depression in the earth covering several acres;
Some perplexed he questioned native close by and
was told that it the bed OF a lost lake, :.
man. Whatever became of all the water"
at was this way" readily explained the native
when night came on they had nearly barrel of
pretzeIs left which they didn't want to cart back
home, so they threw them into the lake"
paused. "but what had that to do with it,"
Everything" answered the native. "The fish
ate them and the salty diet made them so thirsty
that they dank all the water"-Philadelphia Even
ing Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-28
SUFFS PLAN SERIES
OF STREET MEETINGS
Street Corner Speakers Will Ex-
pond on Equal Suffrage.

Spring is bringing out the suf-
fragettes. But not any of the shrink
ing violet variety.
On next Saturday a campaign OF
street suffrage meetings will be start
ed by the Woman's party and viii
be continued Until the suffrage amend
meat is voted upon by the Senate.
Hiss Katherine Lincoln. Of Phila-
delphia, one of the youngest suffrage
workers, and Mrs. Charles F. Moller,
Of Minneapolis, are arranging the
meetings.
Among the feminine speakers who
will address the Washington public
from automobiles on the corners are:
Mrs. Ida May Waters, Mrs. Jessie
Hardy MacKaye and Miss Jessica
Granville Smith.
Thirty-five local labor unions were
addressed by suffrage speakers dur
ing the past week, all Of which passed
resolutions asking the Senate 10 act
favorably on the suffrage amendment
Suffragettes plan to address all OF
the 800 local unions within several
weeks.