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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
WALNUT A WAR NEED
President Asks Boy Scouts to Search
Out Black Walnut Timber.

New York, May 7.-President Will
son, in a letter made public here to-
day, has assigned the $4,000 Boy
Scouts of America to the task of find
ing walnut timber for war work.
Black walnut, the letter says, is used
for the ordnance department of the
army for the manufacture of gun
stocks and by the signal corps for
propellers for battle and bombing
aeroplanes.
wrote, "the owners of black walnut
timber should be advised Of our press
ing needs and they should be requested
to show their patriotism by doing all
in their power to assist the govern
ment in this great war"
The scouts will search out the trees.
ask the price and then communicate
with officers of the organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

when, on that fatal summer day
in 1914" says John Bruce Mitchell in
the May Forum, "a Serbian fanatic
shot an Austrian archduke to death
and precipitated the world war. he
did it with an automatic pistol invent
ed by John NJ. Browning, whose ma
chine gun has been adopted by the
United States army as the best weapon
of its class to use against Germany
and Austria" 1t seems entirely proper
that Browning should do something to
stop what he started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
A GUN ExPLODES
At Fort Sill an Accident Wounds
Several Soldiers, Two Seriously.

Lawton, Okla, May during the
firing Of the sth field artillery yes
terday evening at Fort Sill six-inch
gun burst, caused by bursting
charge exploding in the gun
The recoil part of the gun was
blown backward about 80 yards
Corporal Floyd James was seriously
injured. also Joseph Quartarly. Major
Harrison Fuller sustained SCALP
wound, Fred yansickle. Samuel Her
skowitz and Carl Norris slightly in
jured-
Lieut. NJ NJ. Leach. Kansas City
was in charge of the firing squad Blu,
was uuiu ilfred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
Kansas VIM Be Doing 1t in An
other Month-Jardine.
X. s. A. C. President Urges City
Men to Help Farmers.
LABOR SHORTAGE IS COMINe
June Is will See Dire Need in
Harvest Fields.
Asks Chamber of Commerce to
Take Relief Action.

Except for a few scattered in
stances all of us will be eating corn
bread inside of another month";" as
serted President w. NJ. Jardine of the
Kansas state Agricultural college, in
an address at tho Chamber of. Com
merce this noon. The statement was
made to the men as sort of spur to
urge them to take on themselves
some of the burden of Harvesting
Kansas 100000 900 bushels Of wheat
this summer
kansas is today not very much
troubled with labor shortage nor
with the general run of labor troubles
on the farm" said Jardine, but on
the 18th day of June there will be
trouble and trouble aplenty-unless
the blu siness men of the state come
to the rescue of the farmer and turn
cut for work in the harvest fields"
Jardines stated that practically the
entire land in the state is now in Gull
tfvation. But" said Jardine. 1.-THE dry
winter killed more than 5000. 600
however, that these 100000 acres
have been replanted this spring to
other crops. He predicted that Kan
sas weuld raise bumper crops of
wheat. corn, rye and oats this year.
City Men Must Help.
In placing the date for the climax
of the labor troubles in Kansas, Jar
line called on the Chamber of Com
merce for aid. How many of you
men will open up part of your time
to the service of saving the crops of
the farmer this year?" he asked. I'm
less you answer this well and in the
affirmative it is practically certain
that it will be necessary to import
hundreds of negroes from the south
and loafers from the slums of the cit
ties to do the work-and these We do
not want
He estimated that Kansas will need
about 100000 harvest hands for the
harvesting of the 1918 crop. At one
point in his speech Jardine cited the
practices of Canadian business men of
going into the fields at harvest time to
reap and thresh the crop. This is a
bum time to talk about making
money" asserted Jardine. especially
| when our soldiers overseas will soon
| be crying for their usual ration OF
good wheat bread"
Urged C. OF G. Action.
In closing, Jardine urged that the
| in enrolling the business men of To-
| Peka in q force to be used in taking in
the harvest this year. /
George p. McEntire. president OF
the Chamber of Commerce, called the
| meeting to order and delivered the
preliminary address. then turning II
over to A. d. Folker, county farm
agent, and chairman of the agricul-
tural committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce. Folker introduced Presi.
dent Jardine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
TO U. S.
American University Profess
sOrs Reach London.
To Tell English Universities of
Americas Ideals.

London, May 7-Prof. Andrew G..
Mclaughlin, head of the department
of history in the University of Chicago.
and Charles Moore who have como
from the United States to lecture in
the universities of Great Bitain on the
causes leading to Americas particle
patton in the war and the ideals for
which she is fighting were welcomed
at dinner given last night at the
University of London.
The guests included the Duke of
Connaught, former governor general
of Canada; H. A. L. Fisher, president
! of the board of education; the arch
! bishop of Canterbury; Robert p.
Skinner. the American consul general:
Che lord mayor of London. and the
chairman Of the London county
council.
Viscount Bryce, former ambassador
to the United States, presided and in
proposing q toast to the allies cause
said he had heard recently from Pres
ident Wilson that Harvard university
had sent in proportion more men to
| this war than she had sent to the civil
war on the side Of the north.
! Young America For War.
| The entire energy of the young men
OF America, he said, was now being
spent in making themselves efficient
/ to take part in the great European
war which was the most wonderful
thing that ever has happened in his
tory. America had thrown itself into
the conflict because it was first and
foremost a conflict of two principles,
the principles of the moral and INTEL
lectual progress of the world against
what the German government, Ger
man professors. and large section of
the German people thought were their
own laws of civilization. The same
spirit animates the youth of England
and America is fighting for justice
and the freedom of the world
| The Duke of Connaught, in toasting
the visitors and the universities of the
United States said it gave him great
pleasure in joining in a warm welcome
to the American guests He hoped
they would accept the rationed dinner
| which was offered them as q slight
token of the welcome given by the
University of London.
American Universities Important
The diners had been told of the very
leading part the universities of the
United States took in that country
and he had been long enough on the
other side of the Atlantic to have
formed the same opinion.
I'VE in England. added his highness
hardly know how great is the POSI-
ton occupied by the professors of the
great Universities of the United States
There have been very friendly inter-
changes between the professors of the
United States and those of Canada and
only hope they may continue. 1t Il
for the best for the two countries"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
SOLDIER A SUICIDE
Camp Funston Man Tilted by Girl
Takes His Life.

Springfield, Mo-, May IA verdict
of suicide was returned by a coroner's
jury at Cassville, last night after an
of the death of Arthur
Casey, rs years old, a cavalryman sta
toned at Camp Funston, Kan. Casey
was found dead Saturday evening in a
pasture belonging to his father, John
Casey, at Shell Knob, twelve miles
southeast of Cassville, an army re-
volver gripped in his hand and a bull
let hole in his head.
Casey is alleged to have proposed
to a young woman living near Shell
Knob and to have been rejected. He
was home on a furlo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

A Washington man, motoring thru
Virginia, stopped one day at a toll
bridge he had often passed over and
found there was a new keeper in
charge. where's the man who used
to act as keeper here?" asked the mo-
torist.
Hes dead, sir
Dead? Poor fellow. Joined the
great majority, eh?''
WELL" said the man cautiously, 81
wouldn't like to say that, sir. He was
a good enough man as far is I know
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

numbering 10000 men is on it's way
to France. This may be true. China
has shown a fine spirit since her
declaration of war against Germany
and has seemed anxious for an oppor-
tunity to do her bit. She has 1905
men at work behind the fighting lines.
If the Chinese are as good fighters as
they are workers their little army
should find a hearty welcome on the
western front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
FRESH UNITS NOW
BOches Are Sending New
Troops Into Line.
Indicates Probable Heavy
Losses Preceding.
BY HENRY WOOD.

With the French Armies in the
Field. May 1.-THE Frent h have
identified eighteen fresh or reformed
German divisions, (21S,000 men) on
the Amiens front
While this presumably indicates the
Germans intention to resume their Of
fensive there, it indicates likewise that
the divisions thus replaced have sus-
tanned aggregate losses of at least
fifty thousand, the enemy eustomarily
replacing first line divisions when they
Prisoners admit the French artillery
before Amiens is constantly inflictine
the heaviest. losses 1fs.s ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

During the first three months of
government regulation, ia American
railroads showed a net operating in
come OF s54. 1os.661 against s144,011.-
399 for the same period under private
direction in 1917. But probably moth
ing will ever convince the interstate
commerce commission that an adj
vance in rates is necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
A DEMOCRACY OF WEALTH.

Abraham Lincoln once said:
IT now see a greater evil threaten
the United States than slavery. and
that is the concentration of the
wealth of the country into the hands
of few"
The United States. says the Men,
phis Commercial Appeal, can remove
the danger which Mr.. Lincoln feared.
The wealth of this country can be
easily distributed, under the law.
among the people. We can have a
democracy of wealth, just as we have
a democracy of education, and there
will be nothing of the Bolsheviki or
the Socialistic in this distribution.
The greatest wealth ought to be
among the greatest number of people.
If a majority of the people have a
majority of the wealth. then we will
have the proper ingredients for a
thoroly democratic government The
poor of the United States can own
the bulk of the wealth of the United
States. This sounds like a contradic-
ton, but the peasant of France and
the peasant of Denmark and of Switz-
erland are in this situation. The bulk
of the agricultural and livestock
wealth of Belgium and of Holland is
similarly controlled. The poor peo-
pie of the United States. the wage
Garner and the small farmer. can take
over the larger part of the wealth of
this country in five years. In a gen.
Grafton they can be the great reser-
voirs of credit
Let us assume for a moment that
there are 10000. 900 poor people IN
the United States and 100000 rich
people. Suppose that the 90,000.o00
poor people invest an average of $40
a year in liberty bonds. That would
be at the rate of 5000, 100000 a year.
Before the war the total stock of mon
ey in the United States was about
| $500, 100000 In four years the poor
of the United States could hold as
| many dollars worth of government
bonds as there was a money stock in
the United States in 1914. The small
wage Garner and the small farmer
and the small shopkeeper and the viii
| of bonds every year if they wished.
This class could absorb, about s4.50o.-
600, 900 worth of bonds year.
Now, one may say that 1t is impos-
sible for all OF the 9o,O00,0O0 Amer
leans to save $50 a year. This is
probably true, but all of them can
save s12 a year, and in four years
they would have saved $50 and in
eight years they would have saved
| 500. The average American does not
consider saving $40 worth while. The
poor man in France values a surplus
| of five francs as a beginning for a
surplus of ten francs.
| Every time the government floats a
loan in France the French small farm
er and wage Garner are served first
| This even distribution of, wealth
brings about a splendid conservation
1t is within the power of the American
small farmer. the small shopkeepel
and the wage, Garner to become the
proprietors of the wellsprings of credit
in. this country.
Every American citizen ought tC
start out to own at least one $50 lib
| erty bond, and thus the danger thai
Mr.. Lincoln feared would be nullified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
WOOD TO Topeka
Funston Commander Before
Loyal Legion Wednesday
Order Will Hold Business Meet.
ing in Afternoon.

Major General Leonard Wood, COM
mander at Camp Funston. Kan, will be
the speaker at the banquet to be held
by the Loyal Legion of Kansas at the
First Methodist church tomorrow
night at $40 O'Clock.
General Wood Ill arrive in the city
late in the afternoon. The convention
of the Loyal Legion will be held dur
ing the afternoon and evening with a
business meeting in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

Finland seems inclined to place her
head in the mouth of the beast. Her
newspapers are calling for king and
suggest that he be a German. Those
who like Hun rule should find no diff
ficulty in being accommodated. The
Russians invited it but do not seem
wholly pleased with the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

IL every man, woman and child liv-
ing under the protection of the Amer
fGan flag would buy just one 25-cent
thrift stamp it would give the United
States government more than $685.
900. 900. Here one can get some idea
of. the scope and meaning of thrift.
These huge reservoirs of small savings
set up the bulwark of any nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

In answer to the question concern
ing preferential service drafted man
is reported to have replied: Put me
any place where Germany breads an
enemy and America needs a life!" Can
anybody beat 1t?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

MAY Day" passed and not strike
of consequence was recorded any
where in the United States. The army
of labor is standing valiantly behind
the army in the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
ELEVEN OIL TANKS BURN
Lightning Destroys S1s,oOe Worth OF
OIL Near ia Dorado.

Ell Dorado, May BATTERY No. 5,
consisting of eleven tanks. containing
slightly over 5000 barrels of oil on
the Shumway lease. and owned by the
Gypsy Oil Co., was struck by lightning
shortly after o'clock Monday morn
ing and by afternoon had nearly all
gone up in smoke. The tanks were on
the southeast corner of the lease and
were of wooden structure The loss
will be slightly over $4,000. An eff
fort to save part of the tanks was fu-
file
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

Z Everybody should write cheerful
letters to the soldiers at the front.
They need messages of encourage
ment. not doleful forebodings, nor
constant reminders of the awfu1ness
OF the great disaster to humanity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

Shawnee county has subscribed for
more than s2,ooO,OOo in third liberty
loan bonds. This means that an an
nual interest payment of $4,000 will
find it's way into the pockets of our
citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
METHODISTS SPEED UP
Conference Favors Broader Women's
Rights in Church.

Atlanta, Ca, May Full laity
rights for women were recommended
to the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church south, to-
day, by its committee on revisals. A
minority report probably will be
filed. The conference four years ago
rejected the proposal.
The committee has under consider
alton a proposal to lift restrictions i'm
posed by the church on dancing, the
ater-going and card playing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

The Greek government not only
shoots spies whom 1t finds, but it also
shoots their lawyer. This is an extern
SION of the doctrine of accessory be-
fore and after the fact, which is sug-
gestive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
EKA DAILY STATE JoURNAI-TUEsDAY EVENING. z

strained competition between rail and
water carriers has. been wasteful and
unscientific. What the United States
must and will have in the future Is a
thoroly co-ordinatedla and non-competi-
tive system Of transportation in which
rail, water and highway will each car
ry that part of the traffic to which it
is best suited.
Names in the News.
Tracer" bullets are bullets that are
illuminated as they speed thru the air
so that they may be watched from
the time they leave the gun until they
hit the target. They TIE used espec-
tally by anti-aircraft gunners and
aviators to find the range of enemy.
Questions on the above or any sub
Ject upon yhich the reader desires
Information, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington, D. c., with scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

The Huns probably are preparing
for another assault on the western
front. But what's the use?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

THOMAS WOLF died Monday night at
his home, sol Monroe street He had been
a resident of Topeka for more than thirty
years. He was member Of the X r.
lodge. the Sons of Veterans and Of the
Plumbers union. He Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. l.. d. Arnett; brother o.
D. Wolf: and a sister, Mrs. Anna Day of
Austin No. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
Penweli-s chapel. Burial in Topeka GEM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

New York Cotton Market.
New York May 7C0TTON-Spot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

GLADYS PARDEE, % years old. died
last night at the home of her parents, Mr.
tenth street. Funeral announcements
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

BALKAN OGLESyIE 50 years old, died
this morning at his home, 1921 Lincoln
street. Funeral announcements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

Local Mention
Dressmaking. Phone 5000 Red
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by I. J. Myers. N. e. Bldg.)
New York, May :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

This plan for a national system of
roads may be regarded as part of a
still larger plan Which is growing out
of our war experience, for a co-ordin-
ated system of national trapsporta-
ton. 1t is admitted by all authorities
that we have relied upon railroads too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

lords Flowers saiisy- Tel ss7.-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-02
PARTNERSHIPS CERTIFICATE

THIS rs TO CERTIFY that the under
signed. o. G. Frosaker, of Bowbells,
County of Burke and State. Of North
Dakota, and 4; Frosak Wyr, or tn the CIT CITY
of North Dakota. have associated them
selves together as general partners for
the purpose of transacting business in
saker Brothers and that their principal
place of business is at the City of Minot
North Dakota, and that this partnership
certificate is made IN accordance with
Section 6426 Of the Compiled Laws or
North Dakota. for 1913.
In Testimony whereof the aforemen-
toned o. G. Frosaker and X. Frosaker
co-partners, doing business as Frosaker
this tiis'1 22nd day of March. 4: D: 1918.
K. FROsAKER.
State of North Dakota. County Of
On this 22nd day Of March, A: p p
and for said County and state, person
ally appeared K Frosaker, OF Min3t,
identical person named in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument and ac-
knowledged to me that he executed the
~ HALvoR L. HALvoRsON
Notary Public, Ward County,
North Dakota.
My commission expires November '1S'
State of North Dakota, County Of
On this 25th day of March. "A. D.
1918, before me, a Notary Public; with
in and for Burke County, personally ap-
peared o. G. Frosaker, Of Bowbells,
North Dakota, known to me to be the
person named in and who executed the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged
to me that he executed the same.
GEO. HANSEN,
Notary Public. Burke County,
North Dakota.
NV commission expires March %,
1924 5-2-t4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-02
OFFICERS DEVANEY AND CO.
WIN KILLED BY TIRE THIEVES
Continued from page L.

when he remarked to Buck that GOWN
was not yet dead, and ordering Buck
to finish him. "They got me, o. b."
he said to Mr.. Herigstad. after they
got me down 1 could not shoot we'll"
Witnesses Held.
Saturday afternoon Shirley, Tick
nor and Buck hired Bill Smith. a ne
gro character, to take them out to the
Maloney farm, evidently to get the
tires. Smith has been held as wit
ness, furnishing $500 bail. These are
the men seen by Vac Barta that af-
ternoon.
Quick Work.
1t was less than a half hour from
the time that GOWN and Devaney
started from the police station, with
J ones, that Jones was back notifying
the department of Devaney's death
and the fact that Gown was mortality
wounded and in the hospital. Several
ment at the Jail had just started a
game of seven-up as the officers start
ed out after the bandits, and before
the game was finished, Jones had re-
turned.
GOWNS Family Summoned.
Mr.. GOWNS family was summoned
Immediately after the shooting, Mrs.
Gown and one of the children arriv-
ing. Mr.. GOWNS brother, Ira, from
near Glenburn, was summoned by
phone, arriving before the wounded
man died. Mr.. GOWNS son, aged Is,
was not informed Of his fathers in
juries, until shortly after death.
"Red" Parriott Gives Himself Up.
Early Saturday morning, "Red"
Parriott, local character, walked into
the police station, hearing that he was
wanted, and gave himself up; Par
riott will be charged with being impli-
Gated in the Berwick robbery and sew
eral other robberies.
Parriott is married and is the faith
er Of five children. He served time
for plugging in the Ward county Jail
in 1912 and it is believed that he has
recently been engaged in bringing
liquor into the state.
Shirley COnfesses.
Shirley, one Of the men arrested at
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-02

FOR SALE-Twelve one-acre lots for
sale on the South Hill; only twelve
one-acre lots are not sold, twenty
eight of this tract were sold last
summer, no payment is required,
all l want is six per cent of the
money for three years and the buy
err to pay the tax. Buy lot, break
it up and plant potatoes and you
will raise enough this year to pay
for the lot if you want to pay for
it this fall. L. M. Due, Office over
the Scandinavian American Bank.
4-18-t3