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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-29

with piece Of metal, such as wire.
screwdriver, etc., getting spark by a
direct short circuit. Don't do this, for
1t causes the plates to buckle and
crack. A voltmeter Is the only In.
strument that can safely be used, other
than a hydrometer. A cell will read
about 90 volts on a voltmeter.
When charging a battery the cleo
trolyte will heat up to degree de-.
pending upon the rate Of charging.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-29


over the country.
~
Sanitary Trustee William J. Healy |
is the father of the Orleans street !
bridge - the greatest improvement
ever made by the city of Chicago on
the Chicago river. Mr.. Healy, while
Alderman from the Eighteenth ward
fought week in and week out until he
secured the passage of an ordinance
and appropriation for this much need
ed structure. When completed IL will
be one of the greatest bascule bridges
in the United States.
The Joseph Triner Company mas
done much for the health of the PEG.
pie. Its products are praised by all
who have used them.
c. A. Beckett, the we'll known and
highly respected president Of the
Beckett Coal and Coke Company. al.
though still young man, has led a
very active life and has been a 20.
tent figure in the business world for
many years. Whether as president
Of the Chicago Bearing Metal Com.
pany, the Beckett Coal and Coke
Company, or as a director Of the Fort
Dearborn National Bank, he has won
the high regard of the business public.
Patrick A. Nash is making a great
record on the Board of Review.
Ben J. Short, the popular lawyer,
would make great Judge.
Francis j. Houlihan, the well known
attorney, is frequently being men.
toned by his big army Of friends and
| admirers for q seat on the bench.
Mr.. Houlihan is one of Chicago's
ablest and most successful lawyers
and would make splendid Judge.
County Recorder Joseph F. Haas
, is making a fine public record. The
people are satisfied with his official
| acts.
Matt Aller would make . 1ood City
Treasurer. He Is q sterling Democrat
and has worked hard to put many good
men into public once.
~
| ,vv6~
Of the best United States senators
Illinois ever had, would make great
governor.
Repeal the rotten Civil Service laws
and give the soldier boys Jobs.
The McAvoy Company is manufac
turing temperance drink that bids
fair to become very popular. It Is
called alpha" and its Strengthening
and invigorating qualities are much
praised. The McAvoy company II
also producing dealcoholized Mali
Marrow, which is universally popular
Charles H. Lamson Is one Of Chi
Cages greatest paving experts.
~6~
Judge Frank Johnston. yr., q max
ing . nne record on the Circuit Cour
bench.
George L. Schein, the well known
lawyer, who numbers his friends BY
the thousand, would make fine Judge
Mr.. Schein has no ambition In this di
rection, II is said, but his ability, fair
ness and legal experience we'll At hin
for judicial honors.
~
= John B. Kniynt OF 70 West Wash
ington street 10 one of the leaders Il
the real estate world.
~
Who gets the benefit of the Publ
Service Departments Utility extras
lions?
II Iau,,l Wy L,,,o~ot< tho r,o1, l,o AN,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-29
AQy71@pl@[3O(Lz
MEMS G1.a -

Keep of car tracks and out Of ruts.
The mOtortruck on the farm Is not
coming. It's here.
Dim your lights when approaching
another auto on the road.
Do not allow your storage battery
to become ruined through neglect.
around corners or going into second
speed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-29

orppers Field Full Trueh
Capacity
manufacturers and
the
truck this simply lack Of conception Of the
farmer requirements
important
or
Of a
horse and man labor Farming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
HELD FOR MURDER
Three Companions of Herbert
Woodruff Will Be Arraigned,
Think Man and Two Women
Haven't Told All They Know.

Olathe, Kan, July 3O.-Three com
panions of Herbert Woodruff were
arrested today following the coroner
jury's verdict that he came to his
death al the hands of an unknown
party" Prosecuting Attorney Gorsuch
said charges of first degree murder
will be filed against them immedi-
ately.
Officials are not satisfied that the
three, Emmett Thomas, Mrs. Mar
garet Love and Mrs. Blanche Brown,
have told all they know of the mys-
terious murder.
Woodruff was murdered in Kansas
City near the state line early Sunday
morning. Thomas first said he
thought his companion was murdered
by hiGhwayman. but later retracted
this story, which he told for ths bene
fit of his wife. he said. He then at
tributed the murder to a father or
husband of one of the women.
Mrs. Brown maintained that a negro
killed Woodruff and attacked her.
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WEEKS WEATHER HERE
No Rain in Last Wcek-Corn
Needs Rain Badly.

No rain fell in Kansas this week
and hot weather prevailed, with al
most uninterrupted sunshine and good
wind movement, which has rapidly
continued the drying out process
Nights the forepart were compara-
lively cool, but day temperatures
ranged close to or a little above 1Oo
degrees in all parts.
Corn has stood the drouth so far IN
fairly good condition, but is now be-
ginning to need rain badly in most of
the important corn producing counties
in the eastern two-thirds of the state,
and If soaking rains are delayed much
longer the crop will be seriously al
fected. Fully three-fourths of it is in
tassel over the eastern half and much
of it is in the roasting ear stage IN
the southeastern and south central
counties, while tasseling is becoming
general in the western third. The
greatest damage it has suffered so
far seems to be in the north central
portion, in Cloud, Mitchell and OF
tawa and nearby counties. where
considerable part of il, especially on
upIands, is believed to be damaged
beyond chance Of recovery. In the
eastern third of the state and the
south central counties it is not as a
rule firing to any great extent nor
are more than comparatively Few OF
the tassels turning white as yet, and
the general opinion of correspondents
is that a rain within q week would re-
vive nearly all of it. tho this is more
or less problematical. In the western
third, where heavy rains fell the week
preceding this, corn as a rule is IN
good condition and quite promising.
The week was fine for threshing
which has progressed rather slowly
however and is from a third to half
done in the eastern two-thirds and be-
ginning in the western. In the extreme
northwestern counties wheat harvest is
not entirely finished yet. The yields
continue unsatisfactory as to quantity
tho the dry weather has helped the
! quality to a small extent.
Grain sorghums are from to
! feet tall in the eastern two-thirds o1
the state and the southwestern coun-
| ties and are beginning to head in the
southeastern and south-central coun-
! ties. In the western counties they are
generally not more than knee high
They are standing the drough here
well, but would grow better with rain
| In the southwest broom corn is grow
| ing nicely and has a good color.
Pastures are needing rain general,
over the eastern two-thirds of th'
state The second cutting of alfalfa
has been secured in good condition
and the third cutting, which is max
ing slow growth. has begun in tn
southeastern portion
Early apples are being picked, bu
late apples are at a standstfll.-
S. D. FLORA, Meteorologist.
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Colonel Morrow Assures TOpe-
ka Air Mail Service.
Five Sites Inspected by Army
Officer This Morning.
ALL ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE
Reserve Corps May Be Estab-
Iished in the City.
Next Move Is Up to Topeka, He
Points Out.

Picking an aviation landing field for
Topeka is one of the easiest tasks,
Col. Joseph C. Morrow, of the United
States army air service, has ever had,
according to the impression he left
with Topekans today after a trip
around the city inspecting places
picked out by the Topeka aviation
commission. Colonel Morrow is the
official government man who ap-
proves landing fields for government
mail service and he made special
trip to Topeka to select a field.
Morrow was met by the members
Of the Topeka aviation commission,
Mayor Corwine. Postmaster w. o.
Rigby. Commissioners Stanfield and
McGiffert and A. K. Longren, head of
the Longren Airplane corporation.
Dick Hall and other Topekans placed
their cars at the service of the colonel
trip over the outskirts of the city.
Looked Over Five Sites.
Five sites were looked over and
Colonel Morrow left the impression
that every one of them would meet
with the government requireme ents,
altho he expressed a preference for
three of the five. Two fields in Oak
land were gone over, one in Highland
Park, one on the Wakarusa road and
Olie On tHe WdSnDuTn campus.
Colonel Morrow has authority to
sign contract with the city as soon
as Topeka has a lease on the grounds
and is ready to fulfil other require
ments. He intnnated that the con-
tract will be signed just as soon as the
city is ready and that whatever field
is chosen by ihe aviation commission
will be approved.
One of the requirements of the gov
ernment is that the ground be well
drained, that it be within reasonable
distance Of water. light and be so stu
ated that the mail bags can be hauled
to the postoffice on trucks as soon as
the planes land.
Make This Big Point.
Colonel Morrow not only was well
pleased with the numerous availa BILE
sites, but was enthusiastic over To-
peka's prospects when he was told
OF the shop advantages offered by the
Santa Fe shops and of the mechanical
and flying talent available here. He
staed that in an probability Topeka
would be able to get a reserve corps
! OF flyers and ground men and If the
city shows the proper interest and en-
thusiasm there is a chance that this
I city will made a big air mail station.
In most of the places he has beer
Colonel Morrow has found that it was
! hard to get a field properly situated
and surrounded. but here he found
CONTINUED on Page SevenJ
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SPEED UPaHUN TRIBUNAL
VIII Try Wars AuthOrs-Ebert Given
Vote of Confidence.

Weimar, Tuesday, July 29.-Confi-
dence in the Ebert government was
voted by a large ma jority' in the Ger
man national assembly today.
BY a vote of 243 to 53 the assembly
defeated a motion censuring the gov
ernment presented by the party of
the right.
The bill creating a state tribunal to
try persons responsible for the war
has reached the special committee
which will consider it. it was an
nounced officially today. The tri-
bunal as provided in the bill. will
consist Of prominent German jurists
and historians.
Foreign Minister Mueller declared
before the assembly that the govern
ment favored giving publicity to the
circumstances attending the conduct
or the war. Home Minister David
said many documents showing the
causes of Germany's defeat would be
presented to the nation soon.
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It was expected that the big cara
van would arrive in Topeka about IL
o'clock this morning, but breakdowns
in two or three of the trucks caused
delay. The caravan did not arrive
until after 3 O'Clock this afternoon
van arrived in Topeka in the big White
observation car and in motor ambu-
lances just after noon today and were
the guests of the Chamber of Com
merce at luncheon.
At the luncheon Col. S. II. Lennon,
ANNOUNCED that the band concert by
the special military band will be given
at state house at O'Clock this eve
ming. The speakers, both heroes of
overseas feats of gallantry, will be in
troduced at the meeting tonight by
"Bing Bang BlI' Biby.
Plane From St. Louis.
1t was announced in advance dis
patches concerning the caravan that
the train would be preceded by a Cur
tiss airplane. Accidents to the plane
caused this part of the program to be
called off. But a plane to be attached
to the train is to arrive here from
Scott field at st. Louis, early this
evening. The plane will be met in the
| air by r. r. Baer and Pilot Harry
Buff in the big Topeka" plane of the
! Topeka Aerial Transportation com
/ pany.
The train includes some thirteen big
| Liberty motor trucks. one big truck
mounting a powerful searchlight and
! one other truck mounting the gen.
orator for the light. There is big
motor ambulances, and two motor
| cycles with sidecar attachments form
| ing a part of the train.
The caravan is in command OF Col
| S. H. Herren. of the Seventh division
| Captain Arthur Champeny, former
| Weshburn football star, is the eXecu-
tive officer in charge of the train.
/ Captain Champeny is the winner OF
two war medals for gallantry in action
! He wears the ribbon of the dlst1n-
| guished service cross awarded by the
United States and is entitled to dis
play the French Croix de Guerre with
palms.
Band With Train.
The personnel of the caravan in
J cludes n 32-piece military band which
will give concert on the state mouse
grounds at 1:30 O'Clock this evening.
Between selections by the band Lieut.
Col Fred L. Lennon and James Peat
ross both of them decorated for brav-
cry in action, will deliver short talks
on army life and the advantages it Of
fers the youth of the nation. Demon
strat tions of equipment and the use OF
searchlights also will be made.
Full Equipment With 1t.
The caravan is loaded with full field
equipment of soldiers of the infantry
branch of the service. 1t is the plan
i of the government to show the at
tractiveness of army life to the end
that the regular army may have re-
cruits of the highest possible mental
standard. The regular army is not an
organization of the riff-raff of the
country but it's personnel is made up
4 of the finest type of young manhood
in the land.
With the train and forming an ex-
hibit in itself are the following arti-
cles of equipment:
One 77-mm gun
One 37-mm gun.
One 3-inch field piece.
One 3-inch Stokes mortar
Two Browning ma chine guns.
! One Chautechet rifle.
Two automatic rifles.
One rolling kitchen
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It's forecast that brings pict Lres to
the Imagination of deep banks of
heavy, dark clouds rolling across the
face of the sun. covering Topeka with
welcome cool gloom, and then the
patter of big, delicious rain drops fall
ing deliberately until they splash and
sizZle up in steam as they hit the sun
baked pavements.
There Is cool weather coming, sure.
says S. D. Flora. state meteorologist,
this morning. Not cold wealth er, but
distinctly cooler. The local shower is
only a promise. and not muC' of a
promise at that, says Flora for local
showers may fall most any place in
the state and may miss Topeka en-
tirely.
The Bermuda high on the southern
coast is breaking up. There is cool
weather in the northwest and an area
of high pressure has formed that Is do
ing everything it can to boost the cool
breezes into Kansas. 1t was in Wyom-
slightly into Colorado. The cool north
breeze will be here late tonight or to-
morrow.
In the last "a hours the following
rains have been recorded: Fort Scott,
.04: Lawrence, .02; and Kansas City,
.46. That's not a great deal of rain
but 1t is beginning. Flora says.
The mercury reached 81 Tuesday
afternoon. For six consecutive days
it has reached 81 and will do so again
today. The low mark tonight will de-
pend on how soon the cool weather
arrives.
Next to Phoenix, Ariz.. recording
a temperature of 102 on Tuesday,
Emporia, Manhattan and Sedan re-
cording 100 degrees. were the hottest
places in the United States.
(CouffuuPd on paRe TUOl
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS DROP
Only Third of Normal Supply Arrives
at Chicago Yards.

Chicago, July 30.-Big reductions
in receipts of livestock here today re-
flected knowledge by rural shippers
that owing to race riots and labor diff
ficulties, the packing houses would be
greatly hampered. Arrivals of hogs
totalled only thirteen thousand. about
one-third of a normal supply. Owing
to the curtailment, prices which yes
terday were cut $1.25 hundred
weight, in some cases began to rally
this morning.
day their facilities were crippled fully
so per cent hoped to operate today to
the extent of so per cent.
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TAKE DOWN ARCHES
Avenue Memorial Will Be Turned
Over TO X. and L. of S. Homo.

The two triumphal arches which
have outlived their decorative effects
are to be removed from their places
almost Immediately, according to a
statement this noon by r. r. Baer,
chairman of the Military committee of
the Chamber of Commerce. The
arches are to become the property of
the Knight and Ladies Home and Hos
pital farm following the refusal of the
kansas Free Fair association to ac-
cept them as a part of the decorations
of the fair grounds.
The arches are to be removed with
ont cost to the military committee.
w. A. Biby, of the Home and Hospital
board, has made no announcement as
to the use to which the arches will
be put.
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SUBMARINE SINKS
Three of Crew Lose Lives
One Body Found.
G-2 Went Down Off COnnecti-
cut With Hatch Open.

New London, Conn, July S0.-Three
seamen were Crowned when the sub
marine CO submerged with an open
hatch today. One body has been re-
covered by divers. Previous reports
said two men were drowned. The
G-2's crew numbered nine.
Late this afternoon the three men
drowned were identified. They are:
Arnold S. Henderson, electrician, third
class, Chester. Ill; Doyle Kerwin. cleo
trician, second class. Minneapolis; Sid
ney D Ulrich. gunner's mate, third
class, no address given.
The other two bodies were supposed
to be in the submarine, which is un-
der about so feet of water.
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DIES FROM INJURIES
Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah Dom
neIlcy, Negro Woman.

Mrs. Sarah Donnelley. 1914 Lane
street. died at 9:15 O'Clock this morn
ing at Christ hospital. the result of
being struck with an automobile at
Fifth street and Kansas avenue at
midnight Tuesday She is negro
Walter Monroe, a negro soldier from
Lawrence. was arrested by the police
charged with reckless driving and was
released on a 500 bond this morning
Mrs. Donnelley was returning from
the big negro celebration at Garfield
park when the accident occurred 1t
is said she was dragged about ten feet
by the machine which turned around
at Fifth street and ran into her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
HELEN STEINMEYER DEAD
Appc ndicitis Fatal to Popular Young
Pauline Girl.

Elma Helen Steinmeyer. age II,
daughter of i w. Steinmeyer. of Pau
line. died this morning at a local hos
pital. Her ath was caused by ap-
pendicitis. She was born in Volland.
Kan. June 19. 1902.
Miss Steinmeyer was a niece Of DIR.
J. A. Steinmeyer. of this city.
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q. S. Military Organization Ar
riTes in Topeka Today.
First Stop of Recruiting Cara
van Out of Funston.
PLANE MAY COME THIS P. M.
To Be Met by Curtiss Topeka
as 1t Enters City.
Band Concert at 1880 O'clock
Tonight at State House.

Once more is Ripley park the scene
of military encampment. In Au-
gust, 1917, the park was the mobil-
ization point for the headquarters and
supply companies of the 1S9th infan-
try of the Thirty fifth division. To-
day Ripley park is the camping place
of lis enlisted men and twenty-four
officers, members of one of the biggest
of Uncle Sans recruiting caravans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
HUNS ACCEPT PLAN
VIII Follow Proposed Procedure of
Yielding Land to Poland.

Paris. July 30.-Baron Kurt Won
Lersner, chief OF the German peace
delegation. has sent a letter to the
peace conference accepting the pro-
cedure proposed by the allies for the
transfer by Germany to Poland Of the
districts attributed to Poland by the
peace treaty.
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Won LERSNER RETURNS

Versailles. July 30.-Baron Kurt Won
Lersner. head OF the German peace
delegation. returned today from Ber-
lin. He was accompanied by five
secretaries and one courier.
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HIGH HONOR TO FOCH
King George Makes Him Field Mar
shall of British Army.

London, July 30.-King George re-
ceived Marshal Foch today at Buck
ingham palace and conferred upon him
the rank of field marshal of the Brit
ish army. Marshal Foch later was
escorted to the Guildhall where he
was given the freedom of the city and
presented with a sword of honor SINH
lar to that given General Pershing on
IulV ] g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
FIRE MRS. MITCHNER
Head BelOit School Said to Lack
Control of EmDloycs.

Mrs. Lillian Mitchner. of Topeka
chautauqua lecturer and w. c. T. U.
worker, has been asked by the state
board of administration, to resign as
superintendent of the State Industrial
School for Girls at Beloit
Failure of Mrs. Mitchner to maintain
discipline and lack of control over
employees and inmates are given as
reaons for demanding her resignation
Mrs Mitchner was appointed head OF
the school three years ago during the
Capper administration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
HAMMERSTEIN NEAR DEATH
Noted Theater Builder and Grand
Opera Producer Is Unconscious

New York, July 30.-Physicians at
tending Oscar Hammerstein, theater
builder and grand opera producer, de-
clared today that his condition is so
critical they fear he can live only a
few hours. Mr.. Hammerstein now is in
a coma and his entire right side is
paralyzed.
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TO MAKE TOUR FIRST
President VIII Not Review Pacific
Fleet Until September.

Washington, July 3O.-President
Wilson will not review the Pacific fleet
at San Francisco until early in Sep
tember, probably the 4th or 5th. it
was said today at the navy depart
ment. The fleet will be reviewed by
Secretary Daniels at Los Angeles Aug
uSt g.
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.FAVORS TREATY RATIFICATION
Belgian Chamber of Deputies Come
mittec PASSES FnyorabIy on Pact.

Brussels. July 29.-The foreign af-
fairs committee Of the Belgian cham
ber of deputies today passed favorably
upon the question of the ratification
of the peace treaty with Germany
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ADOPT BIG TAX ON WEALTH
German Council of State Gives Rich
a Staggering Blow.

Weimar, July 2S.-( (Havas)-The
proposed extraordinary tax on wealth
was voted upon favorably today by
the council of state.
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ENGINEER is KILLED

Fireman, Pinned Under Engine, Also
May Be Dead in Eastern Wreck.
Philadelphia, July 30.-The Potts
ille-Philadelphia flyer of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad was
wrecked at Linfield. near Norristown,
today.
William L. Leiby, the engineer of
PottsvilIe, was killed and the fireman,
whose name was not learned. was
pinned beneath the wreckage. 1t was
not known whether he is dead or
alive.
Several passengers were injured.
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A nRow w1rHour a HAr.

Tulsa, Okla, July so. - After
striking and running over G. G.
Brow. an unknown automobile
driver grabbed Brow's hat and
disappeared. Brow was not scri-
ously hurt. but wants his head
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PICK BERNSTORFF
Count VIII Succeed Mueller as
Foreign Minister, Report.
Was Former Ambassador to T..
S.-Cabinet Shake-Up.

London, July 3O.-The German
cabinet will be reconstructed in few
days with Count Won Bernstorff sue
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$4,000 GEM ROBBERY
Four Auto Bandits Take Advantaga
= of Chicago's Chaotic Condition.

bandits entered the jewelry store Of
Joseph Brandt here today and after
binding the proprietor's brother and
an employe. escaped with jewelry val-
ued at $4,000