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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
ON HOME STRETCH
Good Increase in Loan Re.
ported Today.
Intensive Drive of Final Week
Brings Results.
TOTAL IS S2,,403,442, 400
Kansas Climbs Near Thirty
Five Million.
Concrete, Colorado, Is Eight
Times Over Quota.
IS s2,4O3, 442, 400

Washington, April 30.-Intensive
canvassing of the final week of the
liberty loan campaign was reflected
today in the treasury's report of So
403. 442,4 400 total subscriptions, an in
crease since last nights report of
$3.50, 140,550. This increase covers
only part of yesterdays business.
The Atlanta district which has stood
showed a sudden increase of 100000
900 in subscription. Other districts
recorded unusual gains yesterday.
The Cleveland district reported gain
of s26,O00,000. The city of Cleveland
has subscribed 20 per cent of its
quota; Cincinnati 121 per cent; To-
ledo 1873; Columbus 90; and Pitts
burgh SIS.
From the Kansas City district,
whose total subscriptions now are ~
per cent above the districts quota
were reported the following state to-
tails: Colorado, $19.00O,O00;- Kansas,
s34,223.OOO; Nebraska. $50. 900;
OkIaho ma, s26,160,00O; Wyoming,
s4,719,0OO; New Mexico, s1,333,oO0.
Cities in the district have raised the
following percentages of their quotas:
Kansas City, Mo, 1875; st. Joseph,
149; Kansas City. Kan. 100; Topeka,
40; Omaha, 100; Oklahoma, City,
112.
Eight Times Over Top.
The village of Concrete, Colo, has
overSubScribed eight time, Ant1och.
Neb., seven times and Bad Water,
Wyo., six times.
The Chicago district is leading in
the number of individual subscrip-
lions, as follows: Illinois, $4,000;
Indiana, PSI, 900; Iowa, SO, 600; Mich
iSan, $4,000 and Wisconsin, 10000.
Appeal for Big Finish.
Appeals to every liberty loan COM
mittee in the land to make the finish
of the campaign its greatest effort
went forth from the treasury by tele-
graph today The message from Di-
rector Franklin besought all workers
to ring the bell in putting the marker
far over the top. He asked that fol
low up campaigns be started, that ev-
cry factory. store and person be WIS.,
tied, that buy another bond be the
slogan; in short, that nothing be left
undone which would bring an added
dollar to the big loan.
THE third liberty loan campaign
he wired, lis now almost a question
of hours. 1t is important that every
liberty loan organization make a sur
vey of its activities and determine on
the important and essential steps for
the remainder of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
RAIN SETS RECORD
He's Only Disbursing Officer in 80
States With Perfect Record.

Major r. Neill Rain, property and
disbursing officer for the war depart
ment in Kansas, is the only official of
that capacity to win for his state a
clear record in listing and reporting
all property placed with state mill
tary organizations. Following check
ing of the department today, Major
Rain was informed that Kansas was
the only state which has made clear
record and that but two other states
in the Union have made an excellent
showing.
The work of inspecting the property
held by Major Rain was made by
Major Hanlon and Lieutenant Dorset
of the national inspector generals de-
partment. These men have made in
spections in thirty-nine states and
Kansas was one of the three states
| where the record of transfers was
thoro. Kansas was the only state
which had cleaned up its accounts
with both state and federal depart
ments- A few hundred dollars worth
of worn army equipment is now in the
state house sub-basement This prop
erty has been condemned, however,
/ and awaits only an order from the
government before it is disposed of.
| When state guard organizations were
called into federal service, army equip
ment valued at between 100000 and
| 100000 was in possession of the
state. Major Rain has handled a
thoro and detailed check on each of
the thousands of pieces of this prop
RI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
BIC ELK AFFAIR
b. p. o. L. Convention Will Be
Held Here May $40.
More Than 800 Delegates Com
ing From ALI Over Kansas.

Between 800 and 400 members of
the B. P. o. f. will convene in Topeka
May 9 and 10 to attend the annual
convention of the state association of
Elks. it was announced today.
Monday evening the general COM
mittee in charge of arrangements. A.
D. Birch, chairman, met and outlined
a tentative program. Thursday. May
8, a reception will be held at the club
rooms for visiting ladies. Friday
morning visiting Elks will tour the
city in motor cars. and at noon all
members, both local and visiting, will
participate in a parade on Kansas ave-
nue. which will be led by the carnival
band. In the evening a dance will be
held at the club hall.
One of the features of the conven-
ton will be the business district deco
rations of which R. K. Hinkson will be
in charge. Every merchant will deco
rate his windows and store front with
emblems and welcome signs. The
decorations, instead of being on pen
nants and flags will be placed on the
buildings and windows by professional
decorators.
The parade will contain, it is an
nounced. number of prominent fea-
lures. Bert Overton will act as mar
shall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
RESERVES TO Win
Both Hindenburg and FOch
Battle To Save Them.
Hindenburg Trying To Force
Allies Reserves In.
HUN RESERVES NOW FIGHTING
FOch May Let Channel Ports
Fall To Hold Reserves.
American Force East of AmienS
a Nucleus of Power.
HUN RESERVES NOW FIGHTING
BY ]. W. T. MASON.

New York, April 30.-Dangerous
depletion of the German reserves Will
henceforth be necessary If Won Hin
denburg continues his effort to cap
ture Ypres and advance toward the
channel ports.
The battle of Ypres, which is the
real battle for the channel ports in
the present series of combats, is IN
reality a strategic struggle between
Hindenburg and Foch concerning the
employment of their reserves. There
is no longer any doubt but that the
German reserves are being thrown
lavishly into the Ypres area, while up
to the present Foch has refused TO
hazard his own reserve forces for de-
fensive purposes. If HindenburS is
stopped permanently before captur-
ing the channel ports and if the al
lies reserves have not been thrown
into the conflict, Hindenburg has lost
by all the rules of the war game, as
even the German people understand
them.
Let Slaughter Go On:
Not only will the total German
the allies, but also the German front
will have been extended to a useless
distance that soon must be voluntar-
lily shortened. The present battle,
therefore, is a gigantic struggle on
the part of Foch to save his reserves
and save the channel ports and on the
part of Hindenburg to use up Fochs
reserves and gain the channel ports.
Whether in the end Foch will con-
slider it better to lose the ports rather
than lose his reserves cannot at pres
ent be known. The argument in favor
of this procedure is based on the
probability that it will require more
men than Germany can supply to
keep her front intact to the channel
towns for any considerable period. A
long, thin line might be cut, point
that would involve humiliation for
the Germans in Calais and Boulogne
The Yanks Are Coming.
With a powerful American army
| in France by the end of the summer
to increase the allies reserve strength
this strategy might even thew be car
ried out, if in the meantime linden
| burg reaches the channel
The Americans now fighting eas'
of Amiens may be the nucleus fol
| just such an operation. 1t is highly
possible they are undergoing post
graduate course in trench training
| now, rather than that they are being
used to guard any critical point or
the line. For this purpose, Foch ii
doubtless using only the best proven
veterans of the French army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
3. Marshal Unable To Col
ct Judgment for Widow.
Claims w. II. West Has
] JuggIed His Property.
I TRANSFERRED TO SON
Idgment Given in L. $. Dis
strict Court for $4,000.
Amelia BEEN Asks Recon-
veyance of Property.

Af1cr obtaining $4,000 judgment
ON w. K. West. president of the
aThattan Interurban Railway Co.
~ Amelia BEEN. pretty widow at
lirhur Springs. Ark. today filed a
iitgdn equity with Frank L. Camp
,llEclerk of the United States district
,uft asking for a reconveyance of
ocSs and bonds and lands to West.
ne Arkansas widow claims the Sc
rides and lands were transferred to
la,fives and others for the purpose
eefrauding her out of the judg-
er1t
TRe $4,000 judgment presented to
70 BEEN at the January term of the
nited States court at Kansas City.
ana at present amounts to $15,-
iSss4. the S5,26S.64 representing in
resi- on a $4,000 note the widow
aimed the railway president gave
r. and on which her suit was based.
Other Issues Kept Out.
Iu the original suit efforts of attor-
vs. to inject other issues than the
ere suit over the note were frus-
ateS in the main by Judge Pollock,
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the judge declaring that the only point
involved was whether or not West
real signature appeared on the note.
Testimony introduced as reviewed
by court officials today, was to the
effect that West aided Mrs. BEEN in
building a big hotel at Sulphur
Springs The hotel later burned, testi-
mony disclosed, according to court
officers.
Then, it was claimed by Mrs. Beam,
West told her of his financial difficult
ties and she advanced him money
from time to time. She claimed that
ultimately he gave her a note for
$4,000 and later a $500 note to cover
the money she had given to him, ac-
cording to court officials.
She Was Given Judgment.
Suit for recovery on the note fol-
lowed. Handwriting experts were
called before the court. 1t ended with
$4,000 judgment and interest for
the widow froms Arkansas.
In her suit filed today Mrs. BEEN
claims that numerous city lots in Man
haitian have been transferred &c
Beem's son. and other securities run
ming into the thousands of dollars
have been juggled in such manner
that when an execution of the judg-
ment was made by the United States
marshal he found next to nothing or
which to collect the judgment. The
small amount of property in West:
name, Mrs. BEEN claims in her peti-
ton, proved to be held by another
person as security on money ad-
vanced to West.
Mrs. BEEN charges the conveyance
of this real estate to several person:
named in the petition is conspiracy
to beat the Judgment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
SORE FINGER FATAL
j. j. Cation Dies From Blood Poison.
ing in Santa Fc Hospital.

J. ]. Cation, 65, 1S5 Michigan ave-
nue., Oakland, died at IL o'clock Mon
day night at the Santa Fe hospital of
blood poisoning. Cation had been en-
ployed at the Santa Fe shops for
twelve yeas and week ago Monday
came home complaining that a finger
panied HIM terribly. Infection was
discovered and he gradually became
weaker.
Besi1es a widow, he is survived by
eight children. Harley Cation, Omaha;
Mrs. Clark Gresser. Oakland: Mrs
Grace King, Kansas City, Mo-; CIar-
ence w. Cation. Grafton. Neb.: Ray
mond Cation. Florence Cation Gladys
and Hazel Cation, of Oakland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

And he was wondrous wise
He knew because the times were hard,
He must economize:
So when he found his bank account.
With all his might and main
He bought the bonds for liberty,
And then began again.
-Nels Yingle.
Mrs. Charles Dryer will be hostess
to the Ladies Aid society Thursday at
her home. 1874 Harrison street, from
2:30 to p. m.
Mrs Sarah J. Malone colored well
fare worker, who has been ill with
pneumonia, was reported as being
slightly better this morning.
Stars for Fred l. Sipp and Herbert
Blinn were added to the service flag
of the Monday Lunch club at the
Chamber of Commerce Monday.
A Missouri editor wants to know
why lawyers and doctors call it un-
ethical to advertise only when they
have to pay for the advertisement.
The Ebenezer society of the Swedish
Baptist church will meet at the home
of Mrs. c. G.. Carlson. 514 Garfield
avenue, Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
L. c. Harbaugh. George Boyd and
Harry Caylor were elected to member
ship in the Square Circle club at the
regular meeting of the club at Pelle-
tiers tea room Monday night.
Every hotel in Topeka has negro
bell hops now. In the last few weeks
negroes have taken the place of white
boys at the National hotel, the last
hostelry in the city to break over the
| color line.
Two Indian youths who admitted
they had escaped from the Haskell
! Indian school at Lawrence. were
| picked up in the Santa Fe yards today
by the police. They will be taken
back to Lawrence this evening.
The navy gained four second class
seamen Monday according to a report
| made by Shipfitter Hierholtzer this
morning The men are leonard T.
Williams. of Soldier; Ernest S. Lund-
gren. Colorado Springs; Emil H. Wolf,
S07 Harrison street; Roger w. Savage.
| 1923 Harrison street.
The publicity committee of the sec
ond Red Cross drive, the same COM
mittee that served in the first drive in
| Topeka, will meet Wednesday noon at
the Cham of Commerce with D w
Mulvane, general chairman, to discuss
several important matters in connec-
ton with the coming campaign.
| Walter Hoffman of Wichita, who is
registered as an enemy alien, has ap-
piled to the United States marshal for
a permit to reside within the restricted
zone in Wichita. He has worked in
| South America and in this country for
| the last eight months. His application
has been forwarded to Fred Robert
son. United States district attorney.
A jury in the Shawnee county dis
trict court late Monday took three
and one-half minutes to find Bertha
Revely guilty of having a forged check
| in her possession She was arrested
at the Pelletier store in November
1917, after she had offered a check ir
| payment for a $3.50 corset Mrs. Ida
Arterbridge" was the name signed or
| the check. drawn in favor of the
/ Shawnee State bank. Sentence was
deferred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
MISS VETS TO QUIT
Special Assistant In Knapp's Office
Resigns Position.

Beginning Wednesday morning. a
number of changes will be effective
in the office force of Fred w. Knapp,
state auditor. The changes were an
nounced today when it became known
that Miss Emma Viets, special assis-
tant auditor, would resign to enter
the offices of the Kansas Life Insur-
ance company in Topeka at an in
creased salary
The position formerly filled by Miss
Vlets will be given to Miss Mayme
Conroy, of Beloit, at present chief
clerk. Mrs. Bertha Wetherton, of To-
peka, now assistant chief clerk, will
be advanced to chief clerk and Miss
Lena Schoenfeld Of Topeka, a stenog-
rapher in the office, will be made as
sistant chief clerk. Miss Pearl Har-
rison of Scranton, will succeed Miss
Schoenfeld as stenographer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
ROBBED A GROCERY
Unknown Person Took $50 From
Highland Park Store Today

Shortly after noon today some one
broke thru window in the J. w.
Lamb grocery at Twenty-first street
and Virginia avenue, and helped him
self to the cash in the cash drawer.
amounting to about $50. Lamb was
not at home and the family, taking
advantage of dull times was aiding
Hoover in working in the garden.
A girl in the neighborhood says she
saw a colored lad run from the store
and across the pasture. At a late
hour this afternoon the sheriff and
his deputies were searching the neigh
borhOod and the colored boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. w. o. RIGBY, "A years old, died
this morning in a local hospital. The
funeral will be held at . 80 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon from the home, 901 West
Tenth street. Burial in Topeka cemetery
JOHN J. CATION 81 years old, died Mon
day at his home. 1S5 Michigan avenue
Funeral announcements later.
IDA NJ. SWANSON, ~ years old. died
Monday in local hospital The funeral
will be held at . o'clock Wednesday after
noon from PenweU's chapel Burial in To
peka cemetery.
r. A. WOLFE. IS years old, died at his
home. 1901 Jackson street Funeral an
nouncements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
10000 TESTIMONIALS FROM MOTHERS

10 900 TESTIMONIALS FROM MOTHERS
OF children who have successfully used
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
They move and regulate the bowels. relieve
Feverishness. Teething disorders. constiIsa-
ton. headaches, destroy worms md fire.
ouently break up colds. Children like
them. For 30 years Mother Gray's Sweet
Powders for Children have been the safe
and reliable remedy in time of need. Moth
ers should never he without box in the
house for immediate use. At druggists ev-
erywhere o5c.-Advertisement-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

MIDDLE-AGED MAN wants work. truck
driving or any inside work. References
1910 N Van Buren, Call after D. IN.
YOUNG LADY with good education and
personality, preferably teacher, for edu-
catioual work Address u Columbian Bldg.
Topeka. Kan
FOR SALE-My residence at 80 Taylor St
Big sleeping porch. nice rooms. all per-
fectiy modern. Will sell either Furnished
Call residence 14T6 or office phone 11I5.
DIR. c. e. Lyon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Wall St, New York. April 3O.-STOCKS-
Encouraging war news and unsettled do
nestle conditions were the conflicting fea-
lures of today's uncertain market. Sales
approximated $4,000 shares
Under the lead of United States Steel and
Reading losses were further retrieved in
the final hour. The closing was irregular.
Liberty 81 s sold at 90 to Gall. first As
at 9645 to 96.S2 and second As at $500 to
96.s4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

New York. April So.-MONEY-Mercnnti le
paper, months. 6: 6 months 6. Sterling
60 day bills, 4.72% commercial 60 day bills
on banks. 4.T2; commercial. 60 day bills,
4.71A: demand, 4.75h: cables, 40 7-16.
Francs, demand SIN: cables $50. Bar
silver 993sc; Mexican dollars. TIC Govern
ment bonds. irregular: railroad bonds. ir-
regular; railroad bonds; irregular Time
as: months, 6 bid.
Cab money, steady; high. 4: low. So ::
ruling rate, 4 closing bid 3A offered at
4: last loan 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
STILL COMING IN!
Santa Fe Shops Employees Make More
Loan Subscriptions.

Altho active solicitation of employees
in the Santa Fe shops third liberty
loan drive has been discontinued,
voluntary subscriptions continue to
come in. it was announced today by
M. J. Drury, superintendent.
Today the shop total reached
s161, 900 with a total of 2,470 en-
ployeS subscribing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
BIG DRAFT IN MAY
100000 Men To Be Called Under
Present Plans.

Washington, April 30.-The draft
quota for the month of May has been
increased. it was learned today. Prob
ably 500, 900 men will be called out
during the month, whereas originally
it was intended to call only about
20O.0O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
AUSTRIA FOR PEACE?
Charles Is Making New Offer to Italy
1t Is Reported.

Stockholm. April 3O.-The Catholic
International Press agency announced,
a dispatch from Basel says. that EN-
peror Charles of Austria is making a
fresh peace offer. appealing to Italy
to consider it in her own interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
MANY IDLE RUSSIANS
$4,000 Unemployed Reported Throng-
ing Petrograd Streets.

London. April S0.-The Petrograd
correspondent of the Paris Journal re-
ports. in an undated dispatch, that
$4,000 unemployed persons are
thronging the streets of the Russian
capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A marriage license was issued today
by Probate Judge Ralph H. Cav to
Jesse w. Burton, 26. and Marie
Kemble. 20, Dover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

New York otton NJ.

New Orleans. April 30.-COTTON-Spot
quiet, l cent lower: middling. $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Wedding rings, 1S-K gold, 81 up
Harris-Goar Co. 1924 L. Sth.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by T. ]. Myers, 3O1 n. E. Bldg }
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New York. April 3O.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling. 27.o0.
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New York, April so.
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Lords Fl.wers Satisfy. Tel SAT-
Adv
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SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Try 1t.
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise.
He knew because the times were hard,
He must economize;
So when he found his bank account,
With all his might and main
He bought the bonds for liberty,
And then began again.
-NeIs yinrIc
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-11-06

KAISERS ABDICATION is NOW IMMINENT

ZURICH Nov Emperor Williams abdioaton has become
nnn according received from Berlin by the Munich Post
The newspaper differences have between the Mu
Mich and governments and the Hohenons and the military
making mistake play with fire for the people
inclined O remain passive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-17
FREE COAL GIVEN ! ID THOSE WHO CALL | AS RAPIDLY AS THE CARS ARE SECURED Rushton Estimates 15 or 20 Cars Needed to Meet the
 Immediate Wants
 in City NINE PROMISED AND OTHERS EXPECTED
 IN NEXT FEW DAYS One Car Will Be On l.. & N. Tracks at 17th Street This Morning-Suburbs to
 Be Cared For

Free distribution of coal to the needy will continue this morning and the situation will be handled as ex-
 Chairman J. Frank Rushton, who has been put in charge of this free distribution, announced last night that the first free car yesterday was re- ceived from the Monroe-Warrior com pany and was placed on the Louis- vile and Nashville team track at Seventeenth street about o'clock in the afternoon.
 About 15 tons from this car were given away during the evening. A committee from the Real Estate ex- change took charge of the distribu- tion and will be on hand again this morning at 8 o'clock to give out the remaining S5 tons in the car. The coal is being given to all who present themselves.
 "We expect that other cars will ar rive Thursday" said Mir. Rushton last night, though no other numbers or bills of lading had been furnished us up to midnight.
 -'On receipt or the nunlperS we VIII place the cars as rapidly as possible, some at East Lake, Woodlawn, Avon- dale and West End, as well as the north and south sides of Birmingham proper.
 "As soon as arrangements can be made North Birmingham and other points will be included.
 "Committees from the Rotary club, the Civitan club, the Civic association and the Chamber of Commerce have volunteered their services in helping in the distribution. These offers of service have been accepted and the committees will be assigned to duty as rapidly as the coal arrives.
 "A total of nine cars has so far been promised, and while this will be re- good from 15 to 20 cars will be TO- quired to relieve the immediate wants A committee from the Civic associa- tion has been assigned to the duty of visiting those operators who have not yet contributed in an endeavor to se cure as much additional coal as pos sible. This committee is working In with MT. Exum.
 "As fast as cars arrive and are placed notice will be given through the press that people may be advised of their location and of the time when Is to be made"