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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-08
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Roosevelt Dead, Says Onc-Improving
Says Official Bulletin.

New York. FEB. S.-Unfounded re-
ports that Colonel Roosevelt had died.
which. appeared to have spread thru
out the country, resulted in a flood of
inquiries at the hospital today by tele-
phone and telegraph, many of the teIe-
phone calls coming from long dis
lance points. The switchboard was
kept continually busy and messengers
arrived almost by the score. The hos
pital authorities expressed indignation
that such a report should have been
started.
Dozens of Colonel Roosevelt's
friends in the city called at the hos
pital during the forenoon 20 inquire
as to his condition and leave express
sions of their hope for his speedy
recovery.
The bulletin given out at that hour
read:
Doctor Duel says that Colonel
Roosevelt is making very satisfactory
progress. The symptoms of inflam-
matory trouble in the internal ear are
subsiding without any evidence of
further complications"
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take quite naturally and eagerly to the
new wartime garments-for no one
thought of trousers for women except
dress reformers before 1914. Those of
US who had never known the joys of
petticoat-freedom save when wearing
our riding toys and had put off the
time of changing from those toys into
beskirted raiment always till the last
excuse was over. just for the joy of the
freedom they brought, have looked
with interest on the working clothes
of the women farm hands and horti-
cu1turists, ammunition workers and
ambulance drivers in France and Eng
land. Perhaps it would be no eXag-
geration to say that some of the wo-
men who have gone into difficult and
heavy sorts of war work, who have
willingly volunteered their service to
drive motor truck for long hours
dav did so in part because of the lure
of the skirtless garment.
Fut perhaps thinking about it is one
thing and doing ii is another thing,
Perhaps after all the young conductor
voiced an opinion very natural to her
sex in explaining that her greatest joy
in getting home from work at night
was in the assumption of time-honored
feminine skirts.
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8-HOUR LAW IS UP
Switchmen Charge Law Is Not
Being Observed by Railroads.
Secretary OF Interior Raises
Question of Patriotism.

Washington, Feb. S.-The practical
bility of>establishing during the war an
eight-hour day for railroad workers
who do not come under the Adamson
law or of penalizing overtime with a
I view of compelling close adherence to
an eight hour basis was questioned to-
day by members of the railroad wage
commission after S. E. Heberling,
president of the switchmens union
had asked a penalty on overtime be-
yond eight hours in any twenty-four.
IT sympathize with you as to the
desirability of a standard eight hour
day." Secretary Lane said. But when
industries are short of men who have
sirable to come to that ideal or give
an increase in pay without disturb
ing hours
Mr.. Heberling said switchmen did
not ask an arbitrary eight hour day
if overtime work was necessary.
Exhaustion Causes Fatalities.
I'VE do want to keep the work day
as near eight hours as possible to re-
duce casualties caused by exhaustion"
he said. THE eight hour law is not
being observed generally because no
penalty is attached. We want time
and a half for overtime in order to
keep down the hours of work.
Mr.. Hebefling said overwork was
responsible for the extreme hazards
of the switchmen's occupation. ex-
haustion causing SO many accidents
that the unions insurance rates are
very high. The union presented de-
mandS on all railroads last October
for fifty per cent increase in wages
and time and a half for overtime be-
yond eight hours in any twentyfour
Mr.. Heberling said small pay pre-
vented many men joining the union
thru inability to pay the insurance
assessments. The membership now is
1O,700, chiefly in industrial centers
along the lakes and thru the middle
west.
One switchman of every three and a
fraction is killed or injured every year.
according to statistics given by the
witness. Casualties among yard men,
constitute the majority of the injuries
to railroad workers, an average of AZ
switchmen being hauled away" every
day.
This, gentlemen, is the reason we
ask a penalty on overtime" Mr.
Heberling said.
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McAdo0's Motive for Asking
Govt Control of Securities.
Would Aid Banks Embarrassed
by Withdrawals of Savings.
WARNS ON PAPER FINANCE
Time May Come When Issue
VIII Have No Gold Backing.
Director of Corporations Would
Relieve Presidents Burden.

Washington, Feb. Warning that
IF the war lasted long enough. the
government might have to issue a
Storm of money with no gold reserve
back of it was given to senate finance
committee today by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
.McAdoo said, however. that the
proposed s5OO.O0O.OOO government
finance corporation would forestall
. such a course.
The bill does not contemplate in
42ny sense an issue of uncovered
paper" declared McAdoo in response
: TO "A question by Senator Smoot.- I'VE
+may have to come to that, but this
: possibility is most easily met by the
system proposed in the BILL
Marshal Nations Credit for War.
-McAdoo explained that the main
purpose of the bill was to marshal the
nations credit for war purposes to
prevent unnecessary expansion in any
direction not essential TO war work
and to prevent the banks extending
credit on anything but sound securi-
ties.
The provision of the bill which gives
the secretary of the treasury the pow
e. to appoint the directors of the cor
poration was criticized by Senator
Penrose.
McAdoo answered by saying that
the president already was overbur-
dened and that he did not think fur
ther burdens should be placed upon
him
well, the secretary of the treasury
Is also director general of railroads.
said Penrose. is he not overbur-
dened?"
Il hope not" said McAdoo.
The secretary appeared before the
committee to explain the measure,
which was drawn by him.
Al
1he~present practice of the govern
ment in advancing as much as 80 per
cent of war contracts to contractors
at low rate of interest, was drawing
more and more heavily on the treas
ury. he said.
THE s5OO.OOO.OoO government cor
poration. proposed in the bill, is de-
signed to take care of this needed
credit" he explained.
do you mean to say that present
going concerns not engaged in war
work shall be prevented from issuing
refunding paper" asked Senator
Townsend.
: NO. not exactly that" said McAdoo.
!. I'VE think that all. such issues should
he first submitted to the government
for its approval. tho
McAdoo. then explained that while
s many concerns were voluntarily seek
ing government approval before issu-
ing credit, it is necessary to require all
of Them to do so, if the situation is to
be controlled.
Works Like Draft Law.
This bill would act in financial
way as the draft law does he said.
1T would compel those who will not
voluntarily come to the government
for approval to do along with those
4 Wilo willingly come"
He further explained that the pro-
posed law would reassure savings
banks and mutual savings banks
among which there was some uneasi-
mess now.
I, The government corporation would
be able to extend credit to this class
of banks in the event of heavy with
drawals'' he said.
Commercial banks who are COM
PEELED to extend credit to war indus
itries and take in return non-redis-
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The HOUSEHOLD
Edited by Anne Rittenhouse
The Only Objection.

ITS all very nice eXcept-eXcept
the trousers!' This was the opinion
expressed by one of the plucky young
working women who have recently in
several of the larger cities released
man for the front by assuming the
tasks-and the costume-of street car
conductors. The remark was called
forth by passenger who eyed the
Young woman with ill concealed envy
and admiration, and not the least ele-
ment in her envy were those very
trousers. Her mental comment was
that work would be much easier in
any field if it were not for the encum-
brance of skirts. Even housework
would be robbed of some of its terrors,
she thought, if one might do it in
bifLrcated overalls without danger of
shocking the postman when he
stopped with the mail or the laundress
when she came on Mondays.
How do you like it?" she asked the
corductress and then came the frank
and surprising admission that the only
fly in the ointment consisted of those
very breeches that seemed so desir
able 'tAnd you can bet" was her
prompt rejoinder, that I'm going to
take 'em off and put on regular skirts
the minute 1 get home"
In spite of this young wofnan's YER
dict most women and most girls do
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FINE JUNK MAN
Edward Blacker Convicted of
Buying Stolen Property.
Officials Make New Effort To
Stop Petty Thievery.

Edward Blacker, believed by the po-
lice to be one of the men higher up.
who make petty stealing possible. was
fined $50 and forced to pay costs OF
prosecution in the court of Topeka to-
day. Receiving stolen property was
the complaint filed against him.
Blacker was accused of purchasing
a large quantity of wire stolen from
the Topeka Railway company. He is
one of the proprietors of junk shop
just to the rear of the New Home no
tel on East Fourth street, according to
officials in the sheriff's office.
Ira Frost. a 17-year-old boy, who
confessed that he aided in stealing
quantity of trolley wire from the To-
peka Railway company, testified that
he sold the wire to B1acker. The junk
man, Frost continued told him ''it
looked suspicious but ne would buy it,
and gave him 16 cents a pound for
some and 10 cents a pound for wire
pf another quality.
Especially drastic was the prosecu-
uoh of Blacker. Police officers con-
tend that if the man who will buy
property he knows is stolen is wiped
out. petty stealing will become profit
less and will soon be a thing of the
Da st
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EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

Fcw folks suffering from kidney and
bladder troubles ever think that the meals
which they are taking fastening their
death. Every morsel of food taken gives
up its quantity of uric acid. This poison
Is taken into the system through Il dis
eased condition of the kidneys and blad-
der. In the healthy man nature provides
an outlet for this poison. Those in i'll
health must take medicinal help to drive
this death dealing poison from the sys-
HARLEM Oil Capsules have been doing
this work. They effect prompt relief IL all
diseases arising from kidney and bladder
troubles. Don't put off this vital matter
Of attending to your health until it is time
10 make your funeral arrangements. Get
box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
Sues today. Look for the genuine Your
druggist sells them. They are guaranteed
or money refunded. Insist on GOLD
MEDAL Observation-Disclosures
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LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. o. P. Sharp, caterer to the
Chamber of Commerce, has rendered
her resignation, to take effect the first
day of March. This is the Informal
ton that burst like "a bombshel at
the board meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce this noon, and it was this
that brought forth a shower of COM
pliments for Mrs. Sharp and her
methods of serving and conducting
the meals. 1t seems that the board
is afraid of a retrogression to the
brand of meals served in the cham
Der dining room about two years ago.
Opinion was unanimous that never in
the history of the Topeka Chamber
of Commerce have such wholesome
and satisfying meals been served to
noon funchers at the club as since
Mrs. Sharp took charge. 1t was voted
that every effort be put forth to re-
tain Mrs. Sharp.
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New York, Feb S.-A strange
taste. universal, and seemingly be-
longing to all ages and stages of de-
velopment is that which delights in
a thing which appears to be something
else. From the rolling-pin, gilded and
covered with plush to serve as hang
ing place for keys in the "parlor," to
the groups of glass fruits and flowers
which Poiret designed as lighting fix
lures for his black and white dining
room, we find the same joy in the
masquerade of inanimate objects.
Children love toy which looks like
one thing and turns out to be some
thing entirely different, and adults
take almost as much pleasure in the
same idea. And the moral of all this,
is the explanation of the vogue of the
coat dress
In the sketch which is shown today
we see the latest version of it, the
suit-frock. as it has been called. At
first glance you think you are look
ing at a narrow skirt, with a long
stitched with tan and worn over an
orsandy blouse. Investigation of the
model shows you that the blouse is
mere vest and that the suit is really
a frook, which has succeeded in fool
ing you and is very proud of it.
Coat Dress Still Popular
Some time ago we used to wear
such fronts as these with real suits,
but verys particular people objected
to the idea. Perhaps it was little
too reminiscent of the "dickey" to
please them. 1t made them think of
the subterfuges of the hardpressed to
even in the face of adversely. They
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countable securities would be pro-
tected thru assistance which the
corporation would be empowered to
extend, he said.
Might Embarrass Banks.
Withdrawals from savings banks for
investment in government war bonds
may create embarrassment among this
class of banks, McAdoo said. and 1t
was necessary to provide some means
of protection in case of such a contin-
gency.
This is altogether probable if flu
ture government paper is issued with
higher interest than the bank rates."
said McAdoo.
I'VE must protect the savings of
millions of American working men
an interest which is vital to the whole
financial structure" he added.
insurance companies are also SINH
larly protected" he said
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KANSAS BANKER DIES
Arthur X. Lanyon Was Widely Known
Ffnancier and Smclter Man.

Pittsburg. Kan. Feb. S.-Arthur K
Lanyon, widely known Pittsburg
banker. smelter man and member of
Masonic orders, died suddenly at his
home here today. He had been ill
only a few days.
st. Joseph Civil Engineer Dead
st. Joseph, Fec. S.-Justus W. Brockett
civil engineer. who was active in move
ments for the improvement of the Missouri
river, died at his home here today, aged
30 years. He directed the work a decade
ago, whereby many acres of land the
river front here was reclaimed for use of
the railroads, and had promoted several
railroad projects.
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TURKEY WON'T QUIT
HALL Bey Says She viii Remain
Loyal to Allies.

Amst erdam, Feb. S.-"While we
are aware of the great value of peace,
Turkey will never conclude a sep
arate peace at any price," HALL Bey,
new Turkish foreign minister, de-
clared in an address before the cham
Der, according to Constantinople dis
patches received here today.
HALL said Turkey is in complete
agreement with Hertling and Czernin
and added:
I'VE will hold on until some con-
crete success is attained. We will
make only such concessions as are
compatible with our honor and ma
tional dignity"
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CALL 16-YEAR-OLDS
Huns Put Their Class of 1920 Into
Trenches.

WashIr gton, Feb. S.-Germany has
mustered a portion of the class of
192O-lads of 16 years-official war
reports received today stated. These
boys, who ordinarily would not be
modified for at least two and pos
sibly three years, have not yet been
called up but mastering has been in
progress for some time, the report
stated.
Military critics, while they have
known that Germany was about at the
end of her man-power, have refused
to believe that. 6-year- boys were
being prepared for the trenches. The
reports. therefore, are regarded as of
the greatest significance
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p&r :. DRESS rs !!
" .0lUHl5y 1r1~le RITE n house


proclaims it's dual existence at the
start; and as a mater of fact, the
coat-dress had an immediate success
on its first appearance and is not
entirely extinct today, as this illustra-
ton proves.
In this case it is the broad belt
which puts body and soul together
This girdle is cleverly contrived to
slip under the long tfacings orna-
mented with stitching, which give
graceful lines of -sfenderness to this
design. These facihgs are good
place for the establishment which is
being lavished on many models which
are arriving from France. 1t is said
that this has been done deliberately
to give employment to the 'broid-
euses," who were threatened with
famine, unless dressmaking houses
provided for them. 1t would be a
pity to allow the lovely art to die,
and to let all the trained women
So the dressmakers are embroidering
simple frocks, that these workers may
continue to make a livelihood.
Stitching Instead of Embroidery. !
Stitching is, of course, not embroid-
cry. 1t is done by machine, but it de-
mands the services of an expert, for
all that. All She winter we have had
stitched frocks. One, designed and
made by a New York house, was in
very soft velour de laine, in indigo
blue, and had a stitched design in old
blue, of much lighter shade, all over
the long-waisted bodice. This model
had great success, and l have seen
it several times this winter. In the
sketch, the decoration is carried out
in tan on the dark blue ground, in
an effect of basket work which is very
good, because it is so conventional as
to be adapted to the long lines of the
coat. One would grow tired of so
many "squiggles' and straight lines
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FACE FLOUR SHORTAGE
Lack of Cars Prevents Shipment of
Grain to Mills.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. S.-The
nation faces a flour shortage because
lack of cars prevents shipments of
wheat to mills and of the finished
product. Mills here are operating on
a part time basis now.
The situation is becoming more Sc
rious each day. according to Frank L.
Carey, government grain buyer here
He says relief promised by railroad Of
ficials has failed to arrive.
The annual report of the chamber
of commerce. issued today. shows a TO-
tai of 17,610,845 barrels of flour
miiled during 1917. This is 930,8O5
barrels less than during 1916.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Feb ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
paper. 51a@5A- Sterling. 60 day bills, 4.72 /:
commercial 60 day bills on banks INK ;
commercial. 60 day bills, 4.71A; demand,
4.I5A cables, 80 ZIG. Francs, demand,
5.123s; cables, 5:10as :. Guilders demand,
43A !; cables, AK. Lire, demand S63 :
cal les SCI RubIes. demand. II; cables
141a. Bar silver, s61sc; Mexican dollars.
Csc. Government bonds heavy; railroad
bonds. steady. Time loans, firm go days.
51a@5A per cent; 90 days and months,
81 az per cent.
Call money, firm: high, 3; low, Az :;
ruling rate, s.: closing bid AZ offered at
5; last loan, >.
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Wall St. New York Feb. S-STOCKS-
The approaching triple holiday prompted
covering of short contracts today, prom
inent issues recording gross advances of 1
to ) points. Sales approximated 525, 600
shares.
General Motors. at an extreme of ) points
led the active list to higher levels which
invited further profit taking in the late
trading. The closing was firm. Liberty
31s's sold at $500 to 7.6S first As at 96. &c
to 1852 and second As at $3.50 to the low
record of 96.2S.
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BACK IN TWO YEARS
Government Control of Railroads
Defined in House Bill.

Washington, Feb S.-The admins
tration railroad bill, amended to limit
government control to two years after
peace; to vest ultimate rate fixing
powers in the president and to safe
guard the short line railroads against
loss by diversion of freight revenues
to government controlled lines, was
ordered favorably reported to the
house today by the interstate COM
merce committee.
Chairman Sims announced he would
try to bring up the bill Monday. If he
could not make that ARRANGEMENT
would bring it up as quickly as pos
sible early next week.
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GIVES GRAIN PRIORITY
Kansas Included in States Affected by
McAdOo Rail Order

Washington. Feb. S.-To facilitate
the movement of grain for the allies
and home consumption, Director Gen
eral MeAdoo today ordered preference
given to grain shipments thruout all
the principal granger states.
The order directs that preference be
given in loading grain cars in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin. Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebras-,
ka. Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma
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IN AN |. W. W. PLOT
Two American Boys Charged With
Spreading Sedition.

London, Feb. s.-Paul Aloysius
Manning, %, and Clarence Boyington,
%, reputed to be Americans, were
among four I. w. WIS arraigned in
Bow street court today, charged with
spread ding sedition.
A quantity of hostile literature is
said to have been found in their pos
session. The case is regarded here as
of great importance.
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INDICT IS |. w. w. MEN
Grand Jury Charges Haywood and
Aides With Impeding Laws.

Sacramento, Feb. 8.--An Indictment
charging fifty-five persons with con-
spring with William .. Haywood, sec
rotary of the Industrial Workers of the
World, and others, to hinder the exc
cution of laws of the United States in
the prosecution of the war with Ger
many, was returned today by the
United States grand Jury.
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REACH AN AGREEMENT
st. Louis Striking Carmen Ratify Agree
ment Made with Co.

St Louis Mo-. Feb. S.-Three thousand
striking carmen this afternoon unanimous
" ratified the agreement for a settlement
of the street railway strike reached at an
all-night conference of their committee and
United Railway officials.
the union on the basis of an "open shop
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ARCHIE C. SOUDERS died today at his
home, 732 Madison street. The funeral will
be held Sunday morning at 0:30 o'clock
from 1929 Polk street. The body will be
shipped to Burlingame, Kan, for burial.
Word has been received in Topeka of the
death of Margaret Esther He'll. the one
York city L. X Hall was formerly Sec
rotary of the state Y. NJ. c. A. in Topeka.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. SGT
Adv
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ADOPTS U. S. PLAN
Canadian Trade Board to Cooperate
With America.

ottawa. Feb. S.-The government
announced today that the creation for
Canada of a war trade board to CO.
operate with the corresponding au-
thorities in the United States with a
view to securing the most effective
unity of action by the two countries
for war trade purposes.
In Chicago LOO saloons have quit bust
ness because of the war and Sunday clos
ing law
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A suit froclS that looks like a coat
and skirt is the latest version of the
coat dress. 1t is stitched instead of
embroidered.
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New York Cotton Market
New York Stock Mark

New York. Feb. S.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling, 3170
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New York. Feb. S.

FURNISHED by 7. j. Myers. so1 n. E. Bldg.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-13

News has been received here to the effect that Adson B. Harris, young Lowndes county soldier. was wounded in action shortly before the arrnistlce was signed. The wounds of MT. Harris, who resides at Steens, are understood to be slight.