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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
BARRIER is ON JOB
Greenwood County Farmer Succeeds
f. w. Hoch at State House.

Representative E. L. Barrier of
Greenwood county, is today on the
job in the state house as a member of
the state board of administration. He
came to Topeka after a visit TO several
state institutions last week and will
devote his entire time to the work of
the board.
Barrier was named to succeed E.
W. Hoch of Marion, former governor.
In the recent legislative session Bar
rier was a strong admin stration MEM
Der altho he had been elected on an
anti-Allen slate. The new board mem
Der is one of the most widely known
fancy stock raisers and farmers in
southern Kansas. In the house last
winter Barrier was chairman of the
committee on state affairs and also
served on the ways and means. live
stock and agricultural committees as
well as the public welfare committee.
He was one of the authors of the
Montee- Barrier bill which gave in
quisitional powers to the attorney gen.
eral in trust Investigations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
SHE WOULD KNOW
French Girl still Inquiring Concern !
ing Topeka Husband.

French Girl Still Inquiring Concern
ing Topeka Husband.
Another chapter to the romance of
the mysterious Mademoiselle A. VAL
laire of Norfolk, Va. was written in
Topeka today with the receipt of a
letter in the probate court from the
mademoiselle in which she again in
quires regarding the number of d.
vorces granted to Clifford Felker of
Topeka. In this letter the French girl
says she has married Felker and since
the marriage learns he has had two
other wives.
Efforts to learn whether Felker was
divorced from both wives, or whether
he had two have failed. Court Off
GERS have been able to discover the
record of only one marriage and one
divorce of the Topeka soldier boy
The letter written by the French girl
is couched in the peculiar English of
a foreigner.
The mademoiselle says she married
against the wishes of her parents and
is now endeavoring to get a divorce
She wants to know the divorce laws
of Kansas and is willing to come out
here, she says If a divorce may be
obtained more easily. She writes that
it takes three years in Virginia to
sever relations with a husband
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
CHIEF CLERK RESIGNS
Anne Ballard NIcEIhcnny Most Popu-
lar Public Official.

After nine years continuous service,
Mrs. Anne Ballard McElhenny, chief
clerk in the office of Probate Judge
Ralph H. Cav, today rendered her
resignation to become effective August
I. About a year ago Mrs. McElhenny
married Dean McElhenny, a Topeka
attorney. who joined the army a few
days after the marriage. McElhenny
went to France and his wife retained
her position in the court house. Now
McElhenny is back in Topeka.
During the years Mrs. McElhenny
has been in the probate court she
made hundreds of friends thru her
continual good nature and efficiency
in disposi1g of the hundreds of intri-
cate details connected with that office.
Her work today was Landed by Hugh
Mcfarland, former probate judge, and
Judge Ralph H. Cav for its efficiency.
All during the years Mrs. Nc
Elhenny was looked upon by reporters
as one of their best friends. She had
the news instinct" and the public
owes many good stories out of the
court house to Mrs McElhenny who
scented the news value in things. She
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Luke
Ballard, 1O4 Clay street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
GUARANTEE To co
Difference Among Western Sem
atOrs Regarding Wheat Price.
North Dakota Scion Will Fight
for Repeal
KANSAS FAVORS S2.26 PRICE
Curtis and Capper Say "FOlks
Back Home" Want Guarantee.
Declare Panic Would Follow
Repeal, Due to Heavy Loans.

Washington. July s.-There is a
difference Of opinion among senators
from the grain states today as to
whether the s2.26 per bushel guaran-
teed wheat price should be repealed.
Altho Senator Gronna. North Da-
kota. declared his constituents wanted
the law abolished and he is planning
to introduce a bill TO that effect, Sen
ators Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Curtis
and Capper of Kansas, said their folks
back home wanted the guarantee to
remain for the present.
Those opposing the repeal said
banks had loaned heavily on the
strength of the guarantee and if it
were done away with a financial panic
might result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
CHARGES THE PACKERS
War Department Agent Says They Re
fuse To Take Meat Back.

Washington, July S.-"Millions of
pounds of meat and canned vegetables
delivered by the war department are
deteriorating. while the American peo-
pie need every ounce of food" c. W.
Hare, director of sales for the depart
ment, told the house committee in
vestigating war expenditures today.
This food. he said, consists of 49,
100000 pounds of bacon; $4,000
pounds of ham: S5O.0OO.0O0 worth
canned meats; s10O,O0O.00o worth
canned vegetables.
The food was sold to the govern
ment by the packers, Hare said. who
refuse to take 1t back at a decent
price" Now the rapid deterioration
of the foodstuffs will force a sale of
them below cost. he testified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
Eastern Conference Migratory
and Casual Workers Do This.
Telegram Received by Cover
nor Allen at Midnight.
men ARE MADE TO WORK
Organization Calls This San
Unamerican Practice"
Loafers in State, However, Will
Still Be Jailed.


The eastern conference Of "migra-
tory and casual workers" has unani-
mously gone on record against enforced
labor in the wheat harvest fields Of
this state. Governor Allen was called
out of bed shortly after midnight to
receive a telegram telling him of the
atrocities" Of the Kansas farmers.
The telegram to Governor Allen was
sent from Philadelphia. He was ad-
vised that Charles Foster. author of
the telegram. was writing at length
concerning the un-American policies
OF the state.
Eastern Conference of Migratory
and Casual Workers voted unani-
. forcing people to work in the harvest. "
the wire said, "as it is un-American
and savoring Of peonage."
Docs Not Know Brand.
Il don't know who this organization
Of migratory workers might be-" said
Governor Allen today as he yawned
and wished for the sleep the message
caused him to lose. 1T may be that
on account of the hot weather Mr..
Foster is writing to me instead of
flying out to Kansas like most migra-
tory birds"
But in the harvest fields the impress
sion of migratory workers into real
service continues. And the migratory
and casual worker who doesn't enjoy
the Kansas method of handling the
bumper wheat harvest usually goes to
Jail for ninety days that he may de-
liberate on the technical details of the
Kansas system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
He is IN JAIL NOW
Army Fighting Champion Never Con-
nccted With Recruiting Office.


From self confessed winner of a
bout with Joe Rivers in Paris to a
prisoner behind the bars of the city
Jail at Topeka is the experience of
James J. Daimler. who alleges he has
recently been discharged from an
overseas aviation squad. Daimler in
Monday stated that he had won a
decision from Rivers in Paris and held
out ten minutes against Georges Car
spentier, the French champion. He
also confessed to being a former
Washburn student and stated he was
attached to the army recruiting sta
ton in Topeka
The sergeant in charge of the re-
cruiting station read this news and be-
gan an investigation with the aid of
the police. He had never heard of
Daimler or the assistance that young
gentleman claimed he was giving to
recruiting work in Topeka. The police
located Daimler at the National hotel
where he had registered. Investiga-
ton revealed that Daimler had stayed
at the Fifth avenue and Sixth avenue
hotels and had left too busy to pay
any attention to paying for his rooms.
Search of the young man revealed
today that he had his own discharge
papers from the army and also the
discharge papers of Charles Gustafson.
His stories were conflicting and at
noon today the police were taking his
finger prints. Daimler explained the
Gustafson discharge by saying Gus
tafson was killed in a street fight at
Tours, France. and he took the dis
charge papers as a souvenir of their
friendship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
MAKES EYES SORE
Chloride of Lime in Gage Lake
Does This.
City Officials Doubt the Water
Sickness Reports.

That the sanitary or unsanitary con-
dition of the water in the Gage lake
swimming pool is largely what the
patrons of the pool make it. was the
opinion expressed this morning by DR..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer
lar statement, based on weekly bac-
THEOLOGICAL tests made from samples
of water from the pool.
Doctor Brown asserted that he had
heard of no cases of sickness or in
lection resulting from having been in
the pool and stated that he would
have to see one of the alleged cases
before expressing an opinion on the
subject. He said that sickness might
result from too much swimming in
any body of water and that the result
would be the same whether The swim
ming was done in Gage lake, Ripley
pool, the river, the ocean or any of
the summer bathing resorts. He also
agreed that an infection. might occur
in an open cut or sore II the affected
spot was immersed in any dirty water.
He holds that the mud in Gage lake
makes no particular difference as far
as health is concerned. The danger
lies in other. phases of the problem.
Many Get Sore Eyes.
Many complaints have been re-
ceived' on account of sore eyes after
swimming in the pool. This is I'M
questionabiy true and results from the
large quantities of chloride of lime
used in the water as a disinfectant.
This solution is not harmful to the
health of a person but it will cause
irritation in the eyes, nose and throat
and occasionally in the ears. The
lime solution will also cause irritation
in cuts or scratches but will not form
a pus sore.
If the water was. perfectly white
and clear, says Doctor Brown, there
would probably be no complaints, re-
gardless of how much contamination
and germs might be present in the
water. If it looked clean patrons
would believe that it was clean
Baths with soap and showers be-
fore entering the pool would help
some. but Brown says it is impossible
to keep water free of contamination
where SO many persons are bathing
daily. For that reason the chloride
of lime solution is used. He says this
is very effective in keeping the water
in the pool at a lower bacteria count
and is the method used in bathing
pools in many other cities
The water in the pool is not changed
every two weeks as has been reported.
Fresh water is being run into the pool
most of the time, but no complete
change of water is made. 1t takes
almost a month to do this.
1t requires about ten days to drain
the pool of the 100000 gallons of
water it contains. 1t requires tw enty-
one twelve hour periods to fill the
pool, or ten days, allowing the water
to run twenty-four hours each day.
The expense of filling the pool is about
i $40. These things cannot be done
often. It is quite evident.
With, the growing popularity of
swimming in the western states, with
I 4 - ~
the sport, the swimming pool problem
is becoming one of increasing per-
| plexities, says Doctor Brown. and no
| entirely satisfactory way of handling
| the situation in the most healthful and
| covered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
PLUNGES TO STREET
Daughter of Late Mexican General
Attempts Suicide.

New York, July S-Miss Antoinette
Morales. l years old. said to be the
daughter of the late General Luis
Morales, an officer in the Mexican
army during the Diaz regime. was Sc
riously injured here today when she
plunged thru window of her apart
ment to the street.
According to the police, Miss
Morales tried to end her life because
Of grief over the death of her mother.
Mrs. Edward Nerges. who died last
night of gunshot wounds inflicted by
the girls step-father
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
TWO MORE ROBBERIES
Homes of L. Ii. Crosby and Senator
Charles Curtis Entered.

Charles Curtis Entered.
Robbery of the home of Z. H.
Crosby, wealthy Topeka merchant at
Ninth and Harrison streets. and the
home OF Senator Charles Curtis
Eleventh street and Topeka avenue,
came to light today thru sources other
than the police. II is believed the
Crosby home was robbed in broad
daylight and it may be the Curtis rob-
berry was equally as bold. The police
admit the Crosby robbery was re-
ported to them Clyde Tresner. chief
didn't know thing about the burglar
iZing of the Curtis home.
Mrs. r. Colvin. 715 Polk street, a
sister to Senator Curtis, was called by
a night Waterman Saturday who
noticed the back door to the house
was opened. Investigation revealed
that the burglars had taken an i'm
mense trunk out of the house which
must have been hauled away in a
wagon or auto. Slips and pillow cases
We're missing from the bed. AS to
whether other articles were taken can
not be learned until word is received
from Senator Curtis as to how much
silverware and jewelry were taken by
the family to Washington, d. c.
Fastidiousness marked the selection
of goods in the home of E. H. Crosby.
The burglars took all his neckties, left
his linen underwear and helped them
selves to his entire stock of handker-
chiefs They took a dress suit and left
more common variety of clothes.
This robbery is supposed to have oc-
CURED Saturday.
Recently there have been numerous
reports of robberies on the west side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
WOOD ARRESTS SEVEN
Military Prisoners Accused of Being
in Big Forgery.

Seven men were arrested Monday at
the federal disciplinary barracks at
Fort Leavenworth by United States
Marshal o. T. Wood, of Topeka, in
connection with the alleged printing
and issuing of forged. and counterfeit
government checks, on which charge
several federal prisoners were arrested
about two weeks ago.
The men arrested Monday were mil
itary prisoners and are believed to be
parties to the fraud scheme. Accord
ing to government authorities. It APP
pears that an extensive conspiracy ex-
listed in the disciplinary barracks and
other developments are expected in the
near future. The men arrested are 4:
Chester NJ. Mallory. Fred Sloan, Fred
H. Perkins. J. w. Conway, James R.
Hays, Earl Sanders and Clarence
kurz. They were charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government and
arraigned before Lee Bond, United
States commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
STORES ARE TO CLOSE
All Employees VIII Have Chance To
Attend the Fair.

Topeka stores and business houses
will close Monday afternoon, Septem-
Der S, so that the clerks and employees
may attend the Kansas Free Fair
which opens on that date.
This action was taken at a meeting
of the Topeka Merchants association
at the Chamber of Commerce this
noon on the request of Phil Eastman.
secretary of the fair association. 1t
was decided also that If Monday after
noon should turn out a rainy period.
then the stores will close Tuesday
afternoon instead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
LET PAVING CONTRACTS

City Awards Aspllaltic Work to Kaw
Paving Company.
The letting of the asphaltic concrete
paving contracts was completed this
morning when the city commissioners
voted to accept the bid of the Kaw
Paving Co. amounting to s1o5,5S4e7.
The engineers estimate for this job
was $107,624.69.
At the letting a week ago no bids
were offered below the estimate. To-
day, the bid offered by the Kaw Paw
ing Co was the only bid received by
the city and the contract was awarded
The contract represents IS blocks
of asphaltic concrete paving. Brick
paving contracts Were let lasr week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
HE FORGOT HER NAME
Man Who Applied for Marriage Lii
cense Had To Refresh Memory.

Mr. Harkins, IS. Topeka. forgot the
name of his prospective bride today
when he applied for a marriage IL
cense. To refresh his memory, so
clerks in the probate court say. Har-
kins walked out into the corridor of
the court house. cleared his throat and
casually asked Hermania Uppt, As. To-
peka, how she spelled her name.
The information obtained. Harkins
returned to the court room and the
license was completed. ohm r. Harri-
son, 81, Topeka, and Maud II. Nc
Clure, IS. Topeka. also were granted
marriage licenses today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
HANGING is RESTORED
Missouri REEVES Capital Punishment
Senate Votes 1t Today.

Jefferson City, July S.-The senate
today by a vote OF IS to l passed the
bill restoring capital punishment in
Missouri, concurring in the house
measure as amended early today. The
bill now goes TO Governor Gardner for
his signature.
The measure provides that execu-
tions shall be by hanging.
The session adjourned at noon. The
legislature convened July and dur
ing the session ratified the federal
woman suffrage amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
FOUNTAIN IN LIBRARY
Petition Asking for Ono Filled by
Judge SIoneckcr.

A petition asking that a drinking
fountain he placed in the vestibule OF
the city library was filed this morning
with the city commissioners by Judge
]. q. Slonecker
The petition was referred TO Com
missioners Stanfield and McGiffert
with the power to act. The fountain
will no doubt be installed in a short
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
GIRLS LURED EX-SOLDIER

Missourian Says Civilian Attacked
Him at Lonely Spot-shot , Times.
Des Moines. Ia, July S.--Fredericll
c. Erisman, of Fair Grove, Mo. who
received his discharge from the army
yesterday at Camp Dodge, is in a
critical condition in a hospital here to-
day with three bullet wounds in his
chest as the result of being held up
last night after being lured to lonely
part of the city by two girls.
Erisman told oplice the girls asked
him to take a walk. They reached a
vacant lot and a civilian with a re-
volver sprang out and ordered them
to hold up their hands. Erisman
said he sprang at the bandit who shot
him three times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
LOCAL MENTION

Chiggero for chigger and mosquito
bites stops itch. Your druggist.-Adv.
DR.. J. A Crabb has Just returned
from France and reopened his office
in the Orpheum building.-Adv.
1000 Columbia Photograph records.
Absolutely new. IS cents1 each. Blitz,
512 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Liberty Bonds bougr; and sold.
Shawnee Investment Co.. 534 Kan. av.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans, S27 Quincy. Phone 2761 ].
ADV.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-S5c doz. Brunt-
Martin.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
WILL RIDE TOPEKANS
l,x-Army Aviators Are Going To Have
Plane in Topeka.

Topeka will soon have a commercial
-airplane of its own and Topekans may
buy themselves joy-rides in the clouds
at so much per joy. A company is
being organized here by Merle North
land and Harry Buff both experienced
army aviators.
A charter is to be applied for in a
few days. and it is expected that the
ship will arrive here and be in use
before the first of August.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08

asa per cent. Sterling. 60 day bills
ASH commercial 60 day bills banks,
4.4S: commercial 90 day bills. 4.4S: demand.
ATTY cables, ASH. Francs demand. 6.92
cables. 500. Government bonds, steady
railroad bonds, irregular Mixed loans. G
bid: tone very strong.
Call money. strong: high. II: low. q:
ruling rate, 0: closing bid "A: offered at
Is: last loan. Il. Bank acceptances. AZ
Later call money rates rose TO Is per cent
for mixed collateral and to IL per cent
for all industrial collateral
New York Cotton Market
New York July &-COTTON-Spot.
steady: middlinc. a so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
ROCK ISLAND DIVIDEND
Railroad Declares and 81 Per Cent
on Preferred Stocks.

New York. July S.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad de-
clared a dividend of three per cent on
its six per cent preferred stock and
a dividend of az per cent on its
seven per cent preferred stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08

Children's handkerchiefs. often look
hopeless when they come 10 the laun-
dry. Wash with good soap. rinse in
water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08

HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
Relieves languor. brain fag ard
nerve exhaustion Makes a tasty and
refreshing tonic drink.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York. July s.-STOCKS-
again restrained by tight money but var
ious speculative issues made material gains.
Sales Appropriated / GOO. 900 shares.
Higher raes rallied for call loans in the
final hour but oils and motors were at the
days best quotations. The closing was
irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08

New York. July s.-Liberty bonds clos
ing: 315's, 1894 first As. $3.50; second Is.
third AS. 95.06; fourth AIS, A.2S; Vie
tory 3A's, 10000; Victory AXIS, 99.96.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST-A Journal collectors book. Route
No. Is. Reward. Chas Witt. Phone
White 3112
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Grit
fifth, who died Sunday afternoon at her
home northwest Of Topeka. was held
Tuesday morning at II O'Clock from the
Bethel chapel. Burial in Prairie Home
cemetery.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. sz7-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-01

faIaajusta aspiration de Italia fa
fofiAai iii solo aestsd6 polftico
fue la causa, mas que ninguna
otra, que hubo de traducirse len
odio a.. toda domination extran-
|jeisg Ell La peninsdlaI';y, pofs consi;
glieate eniiliii elnpeiio, ardiente,
tenaz, vivisim6, dc 'expulsar a los
austriacos de los territories de
Lombardfa y de Venecia. Mas no
fue hasta 1870 0sen~ que la guerra
franco.pfusianas brindo' oportuni-
dad a Victor Manuel para ocupar
a Roma, quedando constitu{lo el
feino de Italia. r Organizata Ell
Ereilio, Italia ha sabido conservar
sin mancilla la dignidad y Ell honor
de la naci6n, y asi como nunca con
sider6 como papeles Uiejos los ira
| ~
tados en- que sus intereses Sc vieron
en- peligro, tampoco cOnsiente EN-
que sus adversarios o amigos rom
pan tratados ell que ella puedd
ser beneficiada a costa de los de
mas. Y es muy justo.
AL estallar la guerra eurOpea, Ita
liza Sc encontro perpleja, sin sabel
que hacer, pues tanto Austria POI
I'M lado, como 1nglaterra Y Fran
cia por otro, le hacfan proposicio
mes. Austria lie ofrecia entregarlt
Istria, la Dalmacia y la Cr6acia
siempre y cuando que Sc resolyiers