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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-04
Banner is HELPING
Santa Fe Industrial Agent Aids in Get.
ting Harvest Hands.

H. M. Bainer agricultural and In
dustr1al agent of the Santa Fe rail-
road, has been loaned by the company
to the Kansas Agricultural college for
the harvest hand campaign. Presi-
dent Jardine, of the college, appointed
Bainer to be assistant to E. e. Friz-
ell, who is in charge of the labor sit
uatfon. Banner checks daily the re-
suits at the offices in Kansas City,
Leavenworth, Atchison and st. Joseph,
and reports to F'rizell.
we are signing up a good class of
workmen in the river cities" Banner
said today. MANY workmen from the
industries will spend their vacations
in the harvest fields, and these are
men who can stand hard work. be-
lieve the farm labor need will be met.
I'm Kansas City some of the indus
tries are so deeply interested in the
campaign that they are giving en-
ployes vacations on full pay, to en-
courage them to do work in the har-
vest fields. Others will pay the rail-
road fare OF the men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-04
new SHOP DEMANDS
Men Will Go to Shpyards Unless
Given Advance in Wages.

Washington, June 4.-Representa-
tives of one-half million railway shop
men have asked the railroad admin
istration not to put into effect the
new wage scale without upward re-
vision for their crafts, saying great
dissatisfaction would be created, and
intimating it might be impossible to
avoid many strikes.
Appearing before the board of rail-
road wages and working conditions at
it's first hearing, spokesman for the
six shop trades declared they had
found it difficult to work out a wage
scale on the basis of the director gem
erals order and that extreme disap-
pointment existed among all men who
had read it. They urged speedy &C
ton to revise the scale in order to
prevent employees from going to ship
yards within the next week or two.
The lure of the shipyards is so
great, the labor representatives said,
that Thousands of railroad machinists,
carmen and other shop employees for
weeks have been persuaded to stay
with the railroads only with the
greatest difficulty. They feared a
general exodus of employees II the new
wage order is put into effect imme-
diately. Men would find, they said.
that increases were much less than
had been expected.
The shopmen renewed their de-
mands as presented to the railroad
wage commission for a minimum OF
rs cents an hour for machinists.
blacksmiths, sheet metal workers,
electricians, carmen with four years
or more experience and boilermakers,
and a minimum of Sc u cents for car
men with less than four years expe-
rience; an eight-hour standard day,
six days work q week, and time and
one-half for overtime. These demands
represented an increase of about 40
per cent above existing wages.
They told the board that higher
wages. longer vacations, extra pay for
undesirable work and many bonuses
in shipyards forced them to consider
Director General McAdoo's wage or
der as unjust, unfair and negotiable
as applied to them. The scale would
wipe out all the wage reforms. par
ticu1ar1y the elimination of differen-
tials, effected since December, 1915. 3
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FOUR DAYS OF COOKIES"
Then Topeka Will Have to Go Without
This Famous Drink.

Topeka, and nearly every other city
| or town or village in the United States
| is facing shortage of Coca Cola. In
| a few days now the supply in Topeka
will be exhausted and the thirsty will
| have to seek some other mode of
quenching the aching fire of the dry
! throat. People may even have to go
to drinking plain water.
/ Reports from the principal drug
stores and soda fountains in Topeka
this morning revealed the fact that
there is less than 400 gallons of the
famous and popular drink syrup in
the. city. Two or three drug stores
announced that they were completely
out of the drink, and not one was in
a position to report more than a bar
rel of the liquid refreshment on hand.
The reports showed that about 200
gallons OF the drink syrup were in the
bigger uptown stores and soda foun-
tains, and it is thought that the sub
urban fountains will bring the total
to about 400 gal1ons-Coca Cola ra-
tons for Topeka for about four days.
Estimating 200 drinks to the gallon
of syrup on hand the total visible sup
ply of t'coke" for the city is about
sc, 900 drinks available for the CITY,
an average of less than one and one
half glasses per person per day.
1t is the war.
Army City and Manhattan reported
this morning that their supply of the
syrup was practically exhausted, only
one or two stores in either town having
any on hand at all.
Topeka druggists and soda fountain
men interviewed this morning agreed
that the drink situation was serious
They said that not another ounce of
Coca Cola could be had for love or
money before July /. They said that
the Coca Cola company had been
forced by the government to curtail
its output at least 20 per cent this
year-and this in the face of 20 per
cent increase in. demand. It was re-
ported that the Kansas City factory of
the company had but one barrel on
hand this morning, and that it was
unable to make any more syrup be-
fore July /.
Topeka, Kansas, the southwest and
the United States are facing the first
serious favorite soft drink shortage of
the war. Lines are taboo and unob-
tainable but their popularity is limited
10 certain sections of the country, and
the shortage of lines is not a general
deprivation.
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SUBSTITUTES TOO HIGH
Hoover Writes Capper That Conserva-
ton Grain Should Cost Less.

Wheat flour substitutes should be
selling at a price well below the price
of wheat and wheat flour. according
to a letter which Herbert Hoover, fed
eral food administrator, has sent to
Governor Capper. Hoover admits that
the farmers received the worst of the
bargain when the wheat substitute
regulations were first adopted. He
asserts that the margins should now
be sufficiently established to insure
equitable prices for both commodities.
The letter was sent to the governor
in response to letter criticising the
prices of wheat substitutes. In his
letter, Hoover said:
| "Our difficulties with high prices
for coarse grains began last fall and
continued until within a short time
ago, all because of poor railroad
transportation. In the face of a large
crop of these cereals and farmers dis
posed to sell freely at reasonable
prices, actual scarcity existed in many
sections of the east. There were
many instances of corn selling at 50
to $3.50 bushel in the east at time
western farmers were anxious to sell
their holdings at 81 a bushel.
when the call was made upon our
people to use wheat substitutes, the
immediate supplies of these cereals
were not sufficient to meet the abb
uOTIIldl uciudIiO anu as a consequence
these cereals have continued at a
high level. With recent improvement
in railroad conditions. supplies have
increased, and the markets have
worked downward to a point where
these substitutes should be selling at a
substantial discount under wheat
flour.
1--WE are requiring all coarse grain
millers to make report to us weekly of
the prices they are paying for raw
material and prices at which they are
selling manufactured products. We
have also fixed a maximum margin of
profit for both wholesaler and retailer.
and by this method we expect to have
these substitutes move from the farm
er to the consumer at q minimum
cost"
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HONORED BY K. U.
Two Topekans Are Given Uni
versity FellOwships.
Local Boy Also Receives a
Naval Appointment.

Lawrence, Kan, June 4.-Fellow-
ships and scholarships at the Univer-
sity of Kansas for the coming year
were announced at the graduating
exercises by Chancellor Frank Strong.
They include eight fellowships from
graduates of the university and twelve
from the graduates from other Kansas
colleges. Included in the list are
names of six graduates of the univer-
sity school of medicine, who will be
given junior lieutenancies in the naval
medical service without further exami-
nation. Their commissions will be
granted thru the United States naval
reserve forces.
Appointments to University of Kan
sas fellowships for the year 191S-1919
are as follows:
Chemistry, Ralph N. Burlington, of Ness
Romance languages, Agnes Teeferm
Crawford, of Lawrence, A. B. 1916, X. U.
History, Gussie Easter Gaskill. of Law
Mathematics, Annie Marin. Of Lawrence,
A. B. 1909, Bethany college, A. NJ. 1918.
Chemistry. Clifford P olander. Topeka,
1918, Washburn college.
Romance Languages; Marjorie a. flckard'
Home economics, Mary Van Arsdale, OF
Lawrence, A. r. 1918, X. ..
Education, James w. Hadley, OF Cold
water, A. B. 1918, X. U.
The following graduates of Kansas
colleges have been named for fellow
ships at the University of Kansas for
the year 1918-1919:
Alice H. Buckner, Fairmount college.
Lesta Blossom Alvord, Emporia college.
Elizabeth Helen Bysinger, Midland col
lege.
Mary Edith McGaffey, Mcpherson col
lege.
Ethel Dorthea Palmquist, Bethany COL
lege.
Florence Smith, Baker university.
Daisy Ruth Thompson, Cooper college
Gladys Louise Tibbals, Emporia college.
Paul J. White. Friends university.
Harold o. White, Southwestern univer-
sity.
The following students graduating
from the medical school were awarded
commissions in the United States naval
reserve medical corps as junior lieu
tenants:
Louis L. Bressette, Topeka.
Frederick B. Campbell, Esbon.
Robert c. Cutter, Kansas City.
Oliver NJ. Miner. Sublette.
Charles w. Rose, Floral.
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The Golden. Rod Card club will meet
yaaa with Mrs
Arthur A. Peters Of Los Angeles, Cal.
was visitor recently at the home of his
sister, Mrs. R. E. Massey. $1s Lime street.
Peters In Highland Park. Mr.. Peters was
en- route to the east where he will attend
lecturer for the United States department
of agriculture and conducting a campaign
in the west in the interests of poultry
in Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago.
Bernard Anderson of>Manhattan, Kan,
was a recent guest Of his aunt and uncle.
Mrs. G. c. Rhule and Mrs. c. o. johnson
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. D.
johnson. Mrs. c. Q. johnson has returned
RhuIe will remain several days longer.
Don Alexander. Lafayette street, spent
examined prior to entering the navy.
Miss Mildred Scott of the Third Chris
tian church and Miss Lillian Malstrom of
dates in the most popular lady contest to
be held Tuesday evening in the pavilion at
Mrs. !. M. Ward has returned to Coffey-
Vile, Kan, after visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Norton, Branner street.
The Mizpah society Of the Third Presby-
noon of this week at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Isaacson, Grattan
Rho left Of
morning for Chicago to enter training at
the Great Lake naval training station. An
informal social affair was given, the guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Isaacson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter IsaacsOn, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sardou, Mr..
and Mrs. E. McNair, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Erickson. Miss Olive and Miss Vera Me
Nair, Miss Esther Erickson, Miss Hilda
Stewart of Zeandale, Kan, Mr.. Carl John
son and daughter Corinne, Mr.. Walter
Smith and Mr.. John McNair.. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. McNair, Seward avenue, also entertain
ed at dinner prior to Mr.. Isaacson's de-
parture, the guests being members Of the
two families.
The Poinsettia Embroidery club will be
entertained Wednesday. afternoon by Mrs.
w. Stansfield, 427 jefferson street.
The Third Presbyterian Sunday school
was entertained Monday evening by the
Sunday school of the second Presbyterian
church in North Topeka. A splendid en-
tertainment was given the guests after
ward being served with ice cream. The
Second church Sunday school entertained
because of a contest held this spring in
which the two churches were engaged, the
Second church losing.
Mrs. c. A. Horne. 221 Lake street, is
visiting her sons, Walter and Harry Horne,
of Kansas City. She will spend several
days with them before returning.
Miss Florence Daniels has returned to
her home in Rossville after visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Tichnor, Lafayette
street.
The teachers and officers conference OF
the Third Christian Sunday school will
meet at the church Wednesday evening.
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~ Up to the Minute
\ ~ SPORTING NEWS
NJ FROM EVERYWHERE.
BY-cluo-
GAME OF EUROPE
Allies Are Taking to Baseball
With Much Enthusiasm.
Soldiers Popularizing
Great American Sport.
BY JACK vEIOCK.

New York, June BASEBALL is
gaining foothold in Europe which
gives promise of widening its field in
many directions after the war.
Prior to the entry of the United
States into the world conflict the
game had been introduced in Eng
land, France and many other coun-
tries, but it did not take root, and the
sport-loving public abroad took only
a passive interest in the game.
But since the American expedition
airy forces landed in France the SOL
diers have popularized the game. The
French have taken it up and are
learning how to play it, and even in
England, where sports writers dub
the American national craze as a poor
substitute for cricket, the devotees of
sport are learning to appreciate the
fact that baseball is really a red
blooded pastime.
Griffith Is Angel.
Clark Griffith, who has done so
much to further the interests of base
ball with his Bat and Ball Fund. says
that after the war many European
countries and some of the Oriental ma
baseball In earnest. There is a league
composed Of thirty teams in France
at present with American soldiers,
sailors and marines enrolled as play
ers. In England, American forces
have organized teams and have been
playing many games this spring.
If baseball grows in favor abroad
the fans on this side of the pond may
look forward to a real worlds series
some day. Imagine what interest
there would be in a series between the
French or English champions and the
winners of the American series,
Griffith says it is only a matter of
time, in his opinion, until such a
series will be possible.
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LIBERTY HONOR ROLL

Washington, June 4.-Forty names
were included in today's casualty
list, divided as follows: Three killed
in action, dead from wounds. 6 dead
from disease. 10 dead from accident
and other causes, 8 wounded severely,
L wounded slightly, 1 prisoner.
/! The list:
Killed in Action.
Pvt. Lon Meadors. Krupp. Ky.
Pvt Howard l. Milton; Hartford. Conn.
Died of Wounds.
Lieut.. Col. Robert J. Maxey, Missoula
Corp William c. Williamson, Blanchard
Died of Disease
Lieut.. William L. Miller, Saginaw Mich
Master Signal Electrician Roy c. Mingle
Sergt Theodore A. Steensland, Bresford
s. d.
Pvt. James II: Ferguson, Rowley. Mass
Pyt- Paul w. kruse. Brookpark, MINI.
Pvt. Sidney Scales, Stone Mountain, Ga
Died of Accidents and Other Causes.
Lieut. John L. Mitchell Milwaukee
Lieut. Richard Blodgett, West Newton
SSergt. Philip Lyons. Hartford, Conn.
Sergt Powell Davis. Franklin. Va.
Sergt. Joseph Henderson Dayton, Ohio
Sergt Antonio Nardelli. Italy.
Corp Cor M Finest y.o W. Anderson Fargo N D.
Pvt Alfonso Des Impelarse, Detroit
Mich.
Pvt. Edwin A. Gowen, Philadelphia
Pvt. Lester A. Burbank, South Waterloo
Pvt George A Schurn, Long Island
Pyt. Francis X. Bashaw. Marquette Mich
Pvt: Claude A. Baker, 115 H street, Law
ton, Okla.
., Pvt. Thomas L. Seals, Pritchard, Miss
Pvt. Mark H Hanna, army field clerk,
Ingram. Pa. -
Pvt. Paul Rogas. civilian, Autos, Chile.
Cadet Roger S. Dix. il Roston Mass
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DOCTOR BEING HELD
Lawrence Physician Accused of Being
Careless With Smallpox.

Lawrence, Kan. June 4.-Dr. John
C. Rudolph has been taken to Leav-
enworth by federal authorities to
answer to the charge of sending a man
afflicted with smallpox home by train,
thus exposing a large number of per-
sons.
According to Information from a re-
liable source. a man named Stratum,
who lives near Lakeview, came to
Lawrence several weeks ago while in
a state of eruption from smallpox and
went to DR.. John C. Rudolph as county
health officer. After diagnosing the
ailment as smallpox, it is said that
Doctor Rudolph ordered him to take
the Santa F'e train home.
This is said to be the third case In
which the action of Doctor Rudolph
as county health officer has been
questioned concerning smallpox cases.
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SANTAFE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Francis Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Thomas E. Prout, member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the employed Of
ficer's conference and chairman of the
Railroad Association of North America, is
spending several days in Springfield,
Mass, attending a meeting of the confer
ence.
Ed Harper. time keeper in the freight
car department at Emporia, is visiting A.
w. Harper of the bonus department.
Carl Alexander, of the axle light de-
partnlent at Richmond, Cal, was visitor
Monday at the shops
Miss Gladys Norton will leave the latter
part of the week to spend several weeks
vacation in Coffeyville, Kan.
Miss Gladys Thomas. of the freight au-
ditor's office, left last week for New York
City to visit her brother, Roscoe Thomas.
En- route home she will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wilson. of Chicago.
Erwin Say1or and Orville Bratton, of
the passenger department. have been trans
ferred to Chicago for several days work.
James Pope and Miss Gladys Richard
son. both of the freight auditors office.
were married Thursday of last week.
c. f. Staples, of the freight auditor
office, spent the week end in Chicago.
Miss Ethel Nichols has been transferred
from the car accountants office in Topeka
to the same department in Kansas City.
Carl Youngberg. of the car Timing de-
partment. has enlisted in the navy as a
second class fireman.
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Jabez N Jackson, chief surgeon of
the Christian hospital at Kansas City,
a member of the national council of
defense, will discuss the additional
work for physicians and surgeons in
the sick room and hospitals while the
graduate nurses are in the war service.
The full program for this evening
at Memorial Hall follows:
Music. Topeka Junior Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Muller, conductor.
Address. ..............G Gov. Arthur Capper
Address ........ Sister Katherine Voth
Vocal solo. .........M Miss Olga Genthe
Address. DIR. Jabez N. Jackson
Address Miss LYDIA w. Anderson
Vocal solo. Miss Lola Konopasek
Music-Topeka Junior Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Muller. conductor.
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Miss Anderson Will Tell I'm
= pOrtance of Nursing.
Hospital Workers as Important
as Fighters.
DR.. JACKSON is A SPEAKER
General Meeting To Be Held
Tonight at Memorial Hall.
Program Arranged for Visiting
Nurses in City.

Efficient nursing is just as import
ant in war as efficient fighting and
Miss LYDIA Anderson of st. Louis, di-
rector of nursing for the southwest
ern division of the Red Cross, will tell
the nurses and physicians and the peo-
pie generally of Topeka, about the
Red Cross nursing service. She will
speak at the general meeting tonight
arranged by the committee of Red
Cross nurses in Topeka for the visit
ing graduates who are here to take
the state board examinations to be-
come registered nurses.
Miss Anderson will also hold spe-
cial conference with the nurses of the
city and the graduates after the pub
lie meeting. Miss Anderson is on a
tour of the southwestern district en-
rolling nurses for Red Cross service
under the call for $4,000 nurses to be
registered in this country for overseas
service during the present week. These
must all be graduate nurses of ac-
credited training schools and must
come up to certain rigid requirements.
DIR. Jackson on Program.
In addition to Miss Anderson Dr.
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GRACE LUSK STILL RAVES
Meanwhile Motions for New Trial Will
Be Heard Tomorrow.

Waukesha, Wis. June 4.-Judge
Martin w. Lueck will hear motions to-
morrow afternoon IN the case of Grace
Lusk, found guilty of the murder of
Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts. Miss
Lusk's defense is expected to move for
a new trial on the ground of error
that the verdict was not in accord
ance with the evidence. 1t is probable
Judge Lueck will order 1unacy COM
mission 20 investigate Miss I.usk' s
present state of mind. She has been
raving of childhood days for the two
last days in her cell.
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COTTON CONDITION GOOD
May is Report Shows 1913 Normal
Compared With 69.5 in 1917.

Washington. June 4.-The condi-
ton of the cotton crop May Is, was
S2.3 per cent of normal, compared
with SOS on that date last year, 17.5
in 1915, 500 in 1915 and 1910, the
ten-year average, the department OF
agriculture today announced. Revised
estimates announced today. show the
area planted and in cultivation at the
end of June last year was 34,925 900
acres, while the area picked was 3d.
SAIL 900 acres. The average yield per
acre was 1897 pounds of lint
An estimate of the acreage planted
this year will be announced in July
The condition by states follows: Ar
kansas, IS; Missouri, 10: Oklahoma
Sc.
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TRACTION LINE STRIKE
Southern Illinois Tied Up Owing to
Walkout of Trainmen.

East st. Louis, Ill, June 4.-Traf-
fic in southern Illinois came to a
standstill early this morning when en-
ployes of three traction lines walked
out. --sa 30
The men demanded an increase in
wages of 10 cents an hour. They now
are paid 33 cents.
/. w. G. Meyers, general superinten-
dent of the East ST. Louis and Subur-
ban company, said this morning the
strike was a violation of an agreement
last May. He said the company had
asked the utilities commission for a
rate increase and promised the men
higher wages 49,
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Washington. June 4.-Woman suf-
frage for Hawaii is authorized in a
senate bill passed by the house and
sent to President Wilson for approval.
1t empowers the Hawaiian legislature
to provide in all territorial and munich
pal elections, women may vote under
the same restrictions applied to men
and If the legislature desires. to order
a referendum on the subject.
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western Athletic Conference.

Chicago, June 4.-The names of 157
athletes to represent eighteen schools
in the western conference meet here
Saturday were made public today.
The number was picked from an
eligibility list of four hundred, the
majority of whom have entered the
service. The hand grenade throw will
be a feature of the meet. Scholz of
Missouri, Drew of Drake and johnson
of Michigan are expected to furnish
the thrills in the hundred yard dash.
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AvIATORS ARE RESCUED
Q. S. Naval Flyers Taken Off Their
Machine After Being Adrift.

Nantucket, June 1.-Two American
aviators, Ensign Roleau and Mechanic
Harrington, were brought to port to-
day by the patrol boat Sadie, which
had rescued them from their disabled
hydro-airp1ane adrift 10 miles south
east Of Sankaty head, at the east end
of the island. The machine sank soon
after the two men were taken off.
They had been forced by engine trou-
BILE to alight on the water yesterday
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Egg Companies Give Up.

Chicago. June flight Chicago
companies wholesaling eggs gave up
their licenses today or suffered heavy
fines for alleged illegal practices. 1t
was claimed the companies made
chain sales among themselves, re-
selling carloads as often as nine times.
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Athlete Becomes a Rancher.

Notre Dame, Ind, June Al. c.
Harper, Notre Dame athlete director,
today completed his term. He will
become a Texas rancher. Knute
Rockne, Notre Dame graduate and as
sistant coach will succeed him.