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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
TELL ON SOLDIERS
Topeka Women Make Affidavits
Before Officials.
Sergeant Myers of Funston
Faces Statutory Charge.
SEVERAL HOTELS HERE
Fifteen-Year-Old Girl His Vic
tim, 1t Is Asserted.
ThOrne Hotel Named as Place
by Christine Faidley.

Sergt. Cecil d. Myers is said to be
under arrest at Camp Funston today
charged with statutory offense
against Christine Faidley, 1 5 years old,
who lives at 1900 North Western.
Eula Earl. 367 Quincy street, and Mrs.
Carrie Sherer, a sister of Christine
Faidley, living at 1900 North Western.
are also being detained at police head
quarters for a medical examination as
the result of investigations of the
county authorities.
When brought into the office of
Hugh Fisher, county attorney. We'd
nesday afternoon. all three girls made
affidavits discriminating soldiers
Christine Faidley, who is now in
that Myers had taken her to the
Thorne hotel last Saturday night and
that they had stayed In a room to-
either. THIS was repeated Sunday
night, she says Upon leaving her at
2 o'clock Monday morning to catch
a train for Funston. Meyers pre-
sented her with 81 and a wrist watch,
she says. She had known Myers
about a month.
Eula Earl Talks, Too.
Eula Earl, who says she came to
Topeka from Garnett about six weeks
ago, made an affidavit to the effect
that she had gone to the Chesterfield
notei SUNDAY nlSnt with a sergeant
Beeler and that he had left her at 2
o'clock next morning to catch a train
Eula Earl and Mrs Sherer are both 10
years old.
Mrs. Sherer said she stayed at the
Reid hotel Friday night with Myers
Saturday night, she says. she went
to the Thorne with Myers. Christine
Faidiey, her sister, and a Sergeant
Strange. She says she stayed with
Myers that night. Next morning, she
says, Myers told her that he had had
relations with her younger sister.
Whether Ayers will be prosecute d
at Camp Funston or turned over to
the Shawnee county authoritiess Fish
er was unable to say tOE.& -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
SExTET MAKES A HIT
Topeka Musical Organization Appears
Before -Agriculturists.

The Liberty sextette was one of the
strong features of the state board of
agriculture meeting in the assembly
room of the Memorial building
Wednesday evening. The enthusiasm
and loud applause with which the mu-
sicians were greeted gave eloquent
testimony of their appreciation by the
audience.
Carl Hummel, whose voice has long
since become known thruout Topeka.
gave the members of the board
treat in the way of several vocal solos
Classical and popular instrumental
selections were rendered by the sex
tette with good effect and the audience
clamored for lore
The Liberty Sextette was organized
about six months ago. primarily for
war work. During the fourth Liberty
Loan campaign they travelled about
1000 miles in Shawnee and Usage
counties, giving concerts at various
towns. The members OF the sextette
are: c. c. Hogan, director of the
K. & L. of 8. band: Carl Hummel. L
F. Richardson, William Earl, Jess
Bigley and William Seward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
CHOOSING A PRESIDENT.

Z Electing our way heroes to the
presidency has become a habit in this
country and already there is much
talk of Pershing for the place, altho
nobody seems to feel quite certain re-
garding his political beliefs.
In discussion of the nomination of
candidatessand the election of presi-
dent in 1920 it will be fortunate for
the country if discussion of types of
men shall precede discussion of in
dividuals. 1T will be well if we get
away from the notion that candi-
date should be chosen chiefly upon
the theory that he is a good vote
getter," with minor consideration of
the sort OF record he will make when
elected. The duty resting upon party
managers is to select as their NOM
inee the man who will probably serve
the nation best, if elected and then if
their candidate be not elected, the
responsibility will not be theirs.
It will also be well to get away
from the fallacious and mischievous
notion that candidate must be
selected because of geographical To-
cation. 1t is perversion of popular
government to assume that a man is
barred from the presidency either be-
cause he occupies an office in New
York or resides among the growing in
dustries of far off Arizonal
There are three classes of men,"
says Jonathan Bourne Jr. head of the
Republican Publicity Association,
whose training and habits of thought
unfit them for the presidenc- These
are school masters, professional mill
tary men, and men, who have
served long on the bench. Men
of these classes have been re-
moved from close relation with the
world of affairs. They have become
accustomed to receive obsequious
obedience. They have formed the
mental habits of a dictator-habits
that are accentuated rather than over
come by election to the presidency,
This country needs a servant, not a
master, in the White House. Under
our form of government, the people,
| thru their representatives in congress,
make the laws, and the president is
charged with the duty of executing
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
THE NIMBLE s1xPENCE.

"a, 1t is pointed out, in a bulletin is
sued by the American Exchange Ma
tiona1 bank OF New York ths' we
are entering the New Year possessed
of certain solid foundations of pros
perity. American farmers never be-
fore received SO much money for their
products. Their value on the farm or
in primary markets is more than dou-
BILE the average of the years proceed
ing the war. All parts of the country
participate in this boom in agricu1-
ture. Dairy farmers, fruit growers
and market gardeners have been re-
ceiving as much, relatively speaking
as the cotton planters of the South,
the grain farmers and the livestock
raisers of the West and Northwest and
the poultry men of all sections of
the country. Fair crops and high
prices have put or will put more than
twenty billion dollars into the hands
of those who live on the land before
the end of the crop year. Those who
receive this money will spend most
of it. and this assures a large con-
sumption of the necessaries of life and
of luxuries of all descriptions rang
ing from automobiles to neckties.
Thousands of farmers will protest
that they have made little or no money
because wages, agricultural imple-
ments and supplies in general have
been excessively costly. Granting the
truth of this claim.\ it makes no diff
ference as far as the amount of bust
ness is concerned. If a farmer pay his
hired men three times as much as
before the men will-spend their wages.
Those who live on the land will
spend twice as much as in former
years, and if farm labor be highly
rewarded, the wider distribution of
the money received by the agricultural
community will make retail trade bet
ter than if more of it had been re-
tanned by the owners of the land.
When SO important part of the
countrys population doubles it's ordi-
nary ssztlay it furnishes employment
for millions of people in the mills. on
the railroads and employed in mar
keting and distributing MERCHANDISE.
The nimbies sixpence does the work.
People spend more freely when they
tccl COfilluCul VI Llic LukuIGs dld II -
important that all classes of business
men should display courage and en-
| terprise as America passes thru the
! transition period.
Leading steel makers predict five
years of prosperity. Prices will be
scaled down, but the steel trade can
stand a cut of that kind which would
stimulate building operations. the
manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments and railroad equipment and ex-
ports of steel products.
| Most retailers do not seem to be
oveHetoeked and most of the depart
ment stores report the largest sales
I in their history. They are not in
danger Of carrying over MERCHANDISE
. on falling market. The retail trade
will haze more trouble thru deficient
! stocks than thru over-stocks of goods
This is no time to speculate in mer-
chandise, but meeting the anticipated
| demands of regular customers is not
speculation that is open to criticism
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SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

Ladies are always admitted free Kellam
Hall dances. Redl niusic.-Adv-
sons of Veterans Auxiliary No. JIG viii
have a Joint Installation service With p the
hail.
Mrs. C. J. Quisenberry. today. received
word that her son, Mechanic A W. Qnisen-
berry, has arrived at Newport News. W..
from France.
John l. White left today for Chicago. to
attend the American Roofers' convention
and will meet Mrs. White who has been
visiting in Quincy, Ill. They Will return
in about ten days.
DIR. C. w. Maegart. of the First English
the church at his home. asf TYLER street.
council will meet at I 30 o'clock.
as sGeena eIss nt rs oeSeI nj the = "
c. A, when DIR. Edmund J, Knlp will make
an address, on THE Present Need Of the
earet Rust viii Sing. The public is IN,
vited.
According to an announcement matte az
the Chamber o. Commerce TINS m. no oes,a esef ny
the Kansas state legislature Is to be f1r-
nished with guest card at tn, Topekaa
to make the Chamber his personal head
quarters during the session. =.
At II e,eieeh this morning The three se
ninser di S s eaS The pal from
fire department headquarters was imme-
diately rushed to the residence; arriving
revive the child thru the use of the pull
motor proved unavailing, however,
The collapse Of Jess Cochran. of Se4 West
f noon In ' the wooiwerth ten cent store:
Charles FurgasOn. Edward Ransom ami
Oliver Wyatt were sent to iook aiter tne
man, and found him crouching umdefS a
counter. lie was removed from the store
and was finally able to give the Officers
| his name and address.
stamps certificates has been received Mt
the Topeka postoffice for sale to the public,
Each certificate Win hold twenty stamps.
The 1912 issue Of stamps 10 blue and must
be pasted In on the blue certifieatgs; other
wise the stamps are invalid. They are
selling this month for s4:12 and win mature
Henry J. Allen, tAe new governor of
luncheon Of the state executive, board Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. to be held at Pelletierfs
| tea room january "a. The men at the
i GERS of the Y. Al. C. A, the members of the
board of directors. state executive commit
tee tee, and invited guests .,.n Governor Ai'sn
| c. A. man in France.
Tax receipts will be mailed out just as
| soon as possible, Il. A. (Patl Campbell,
| county treasurer, said today. He sud
| to him in payment Of their taxes and that
mighs have got astray. But the delay
| is caused merely by the fact that the
| tfeasurers office Is swamped with WORK
and is compelled to take everything in
fits turn. STE - -
| Lieut.. Carlson Mils,paugh has beer de-
tained at Camp Dix. New 1eEseyT and n1ll
| probably be there few days longer. HIS
mother. Mrs. Frank Il. Millspauah, had
| received word from him that he had landed
! in New York. and expected to be home at
once. His return, however, Is delayed
| a short time He served with the Goth New
| England division, and was ON the firing line
| seven months. having been wounded and
| taken prisoner by the Germans. He was
| released at the signing of the armlstiee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
Led ALL ROADS
Santa Fe Paid Government IL
Million Last Year.
Atlantic Coast Lines Second
with s1O,e51, 900.

According to an announcement from
the office of the director general of
railroads. the Atchisoh, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway company paid to the
government in the last year $4,000
0o8 in rental surplus, This is $4,000
geo more than paid in by any other
railroad.
Twelve other road corporations paid
in amounts to exceed s1.00O.000. One
of these was the Pullman company.
The road next highest to the Santa Fe
was the Atlantic Coast Lines. which
paid in $10,651, 000. The d. NJ. & n.
paid in $40. 100000.
During the year the government
made advances to ia roads. Advances
were made to western roads as fol-
lows:
Union Pacific ........SI 81, 100000
Missouri Pacific ........... s,400u0D
Missouri, Kansas * Texas....... 4,245,OO0
Kansas City Southern. .......... 1,5S5UD0
X, G., Mexico & Orient. .......... T000O0
Kansas City Terminal. ....... 400,00J
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There continues much speculation
in commercial and banking circles re-
garding the future of business. There
are but two things necessary to con-
tinued prosperity. These are work for
everybody and good crops. The lat
ter seem almost assured and the pro-
yiding of employment is up to the
capitalists. the heads of our great in
dustrial concerns and the transporta-
ton lines. In the case of the latter
the situation extends directly to the
government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
MAKES A CHARGE
Sen. Calder Says Fleet COrpOr-
alton Used Poor Methods.
Had No Regard for Expenses
Wants Investigation.

washington, Jan. s.-Senator Calder
of New York, Republican, speaking to-
day in the senate charged that the
shipping board and the emergency
fleet corporation have operated in an
unbusinesslike manner with apparent
disregard for expense and urged that
congress determine the boards gen.
eral policies and limit the scope Of its
activities. Senator Calder Is q mem
Der of the senate commerce commit
tee. which has been investigating ship
building for many months.
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Is YEARS AGO in TOPEKA
s..i From the columns OF
January 0. 1891.

The Kansas Day clubs third annual ban
quet. to be given at the Copeland hotel
January %, promises to be the largest
gathering that organization has ever held.
About eighty applications have already
been made to Secretary Arthur Capper and
it is quite probable that the full limit of
125 will be reached before the night of the
banquet.
Among those who have reserved plates
are: Chester L. Long Victor Murdoch, Sen
ator J. W. Parker. Judge J. s., West, Z. r
Campbell, W. c. Edwards, ID. A. Valentine.
J. l. Bristow. Senator Charles Z. Scott,
H Z. Myton, Judge Fl. l.. Alden. Feank l..
Brown. ]. X. Cubbison and ]. G. Slonecker.
Congressman Charles Curtis has had n seat
reserved for him, and will attend If posi-
Bile
Miss Kate Knowles will entertain the
Douze Whist club informally this afternoon
for Miss kits of Ottawa.
Mrs. Walter Bates will give a dinner
party tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Harry King of Atchison Is visiting
her mother. Mrs. A. B. Whiting
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fed to stock; the oil is used in butter.
lard, salad OILS, and medicines; the
cotton itself has uses too numerous to
mention; and the linters are used in
gun powder and manufacture of silk:
Close to half million bales are used
up every year by one American indus
try, automobile manufacture. Some
automobile concerns even own cotton
plantations and raise the amount need
ed by them for tires and tops.
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Wall St, New York. Jan. 0.-STOCKS-
Trading in stocks today embraced mhuy
speculative issues. mostly mt gains bot in
vestment issues were dull aud generally
lower. Sales approxiniatea so 600 shares.
6-pOint reaction in Mexican Iset rpleufn
followed by revcrsaIs Of / to 2 points in
rails. shtppings and steels unsettled the list
In the final hour. The closing was heavy.
Final prices on liberty bonds today were:
re- s.. $3.50: first convertible As o. "A: sec
ond As, 300: first convertible 4H's Oh. 40;
second convertible AIS. $500, third Az =
$3.50; fourth AS, $500
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+ MRS. ELIZABETH ALKIRE died Well
nesdaE morning A. the bone OF her dhu sni
held Friday afternoon at, .o'r!ok from
the home Of Mrs. Chubb. Burial in Topeka
cemetery. -
Lew sc o ag. ..; alsa Tnss
He Is survived by his wife. two children.
his parents, one sister and one brother.
At ao" acec T' from the centra Goherega.
tianai church. Burial in Mt. Hope GENE
terry.
MRS. ]. f. FLEIscHMAN. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Painter. 100 KeIlam
avenue died Monday at her Ell, home IN, n New
uFday afternoon at 3 O'Clock from the home
Of her parents. Burial In Topeka ceme-
terry.
SCOTT McLART. age &c. died Monday
at his ho,ne. five miles north o. Topeka
noon at O'Clock from Stonestreot's chapel
Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
MRS. LULU MORGAN died Saturday at
her home in Pueblo. Colo. Funernl serv-
iaes Thursday afternoon at O'Clock in
Rochester cemetery.
The funeral of John GIanz. who died
Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital will
be held Friday afternoon at 20 O'Clock
from the residence. 1ae Lincoln street
Burial in Topeka cemetery.
w. /. TANKSLEY. age 40. died at 10 10
o'clock Wednesday night at the home of
w. II. Hazen. 800 Harrison Street. The
fureIal service probably will be held in
Nashville, Tenn.
The funeral of William Ray Wells. who
died Monday I'm a local hospital, was held
Thursday afternoon at 2 20 o'clock from
the home Of his grandparents, Mr.. and
sfrs. w. H. Jones, 11i2 Randolph street
Burial In Mt. Hope cemetery.
FLORENCE BATES. the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. W. a. Bates of 80 Forest
avenue, died this morning at the residence.
Funeral service Friday morning at 10
o'clock Burial in. Topeka cemetery.
Lord's Flowers Satisfy Tel SCI
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BARRACKS FOR SALE

washburn College has been author
lied to dispose of the buildings used
for barracks of the s. A. r. c., ia tho
entire equipment. to the highest bid
der. The equipment consists of fur
saaces, ranges. cooking utensils. granite
iron dishes, refrigerator, plumbing
etc. Bids are invited on any or all OF
this property. Address all comrnuni-
cations to Washburn College, Topeka,
Kansas-Ady
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MEET HERE TOMORROW
Farm Mnrtgage BANKERS To Hold An
nhal s.,ssion Friday. aiiis.s

The annual meeting of ths.iiFarn
mortgage Eankers' association ok Kan
sas Will be held in. Topeka Tomorrow,
according to an announcement made
today. The meeting is to be held at
the Elks club. 1t viii begin at noon
with luncheon. and the session will
continue until evening. Robert =.
Deming, jr... of Oswego, is president
OF the Association
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cuted. and on the whole would not
be surprised to find that we shall see
no surpluses of labor. providing labor
and the employer of labor each does
his best to help in this readjustment."
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France is reported to be calling for
the carving of Turkey by the peace
congress and is demanding a large
share of the white meat. 1t seems
that England, Russia and France en-
tered into an agreement il 1915 re-
garding what part of the bird each
should receive. 1t looks as tho Rus
STA may lose out on her share.
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ONLY EIGHT FLU CASES
NO Death from Discasc Today, Board
OF Health Reports. f5s

y Influenza in Topeka seemsato b.
about at a standstill. New caka are
reported each day but the n 2nber
Eight new cases were renortad 20
day while the quarantine was lifted at
eieven houses. No deaths from the
disease were reported. The report
covers the DAY up to o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09

Frank A., Vanderlip, president of the
National City Bank of New York. in
an address delivered in that city re-
Gently, declared Nhat 1t is possible to
transfer 100000 men now engaged
in war activities to works of peace
without greatly disturbing conditions,
II would not argue that we can make
this transition without any JOLT" he
said. There will be some. But believe
that the demand for labor is so great
that it is possible to make the transit
a cushion of public works. That is
possible. But there are really tFe-
mendous orders that may now be exc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
MORE OF HOG ISLAND YARD.
senate Committee Takes Up Navy
Yard Investigation Again

Washington, Jan. 9.-The senate
commerce committee today resumed
its investigation of the building of the
Hog Island shipyard and of the ship
ping board, with~A. NJ. Taylor. mana
ger of the passenger transportation
and housing division of the board, as
the principal witness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09
PACKERS FIXED MEAT PRICE.
Former Interior Secretary Tells of
Price Naturalization In Army.

Washington. Jan. 9.-Large packers
practically fixed the prices of meat
sold to the army. Walter L. Fisher
told the senate interstate commerce
committee today. Fisher was form
erly secretary of the interior.
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IN HONOR OF ROOSEVELT
House and Senate Will Meet in Joint
Session February 8.

Washington, Jan. 9.-House and
senate today agreed to meet in joint
session Sunday, February 8, to honor
the memory of former President
Roosevelt.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Jan. 9.--MONEY- Mercantile
PAPER. 5AM5%. Sterling 90 day bills,
i.13l2 commercial. 90 day bills. 4.721z de-
mand. 4.15s0: cables. 41G.5J France, de-
mand, 5.45% cables. 5.441s. Mexican dol
lars. TIC. Government bonds steady;
railroad bonds. irregular
ing rate o: closing bid 5: offered at 5Is:
last loan, 5h. Bank acceptances Al.
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Germany's brood of Boishevik
chickens has come home to roost.
Berlin is at the mercy OF the red rab-
BILE and there appears TO be none to
stay its hand. The Huns sowed the
wind and are reaping the whirlwind.
Present indications are that when the
peace treaty has been formulated
there will bs no responsible German
government in existence to sign it.
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rhe United states treasury depart
5raent has advertised for bids for the
construction of two more new post
office buildings, both in the south.
1t is harvest time for the sunny south
Eland
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Dinner Menu From Left Overs.
Turkey .Souffle
Cream Potatoes Peas
Lettuce saladSx Fruit ,Tapioca

Dreamed Chicken or Turkey with
Mushrooms
Baked Potatoes Steamed Squash
Green Pepper and Cottage
Cheese Salad
Marshmallow. Pudding
Esca1Ioped Turkey
Chicken or Goose
Corn Custard Beet Salad
Gingerbread Stewed Fruit Sauce
Potato Cream Soup--One quart
water, one pint sliced potatoes, butter
size of egg. salt and pepper to taste.
Cook until soft add a well beaten egg
and one pint rich milk or cream, then
stir in two tablespoonfuls flour mixed
smoothly with milk. Serve hot.
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Chicago PRODUCE Market.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-BUTTER-Marketf firm.
Creamery. JeGffise.
EfstiS-Market higher Ffrsts GOIsc
= POULTRY-AIive. lower
POTATOES-Market higher Wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota bulk, $21OG 20:
ditto sacks. $215I2.25.
New York stock Market.
FURNISHED by T. Myers An n H Hidxb
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Local Mention.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet-
ter than new. z5c-35c doz- Erunt-
Martin. ADV
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Mrs. Harry King of Atchison Is visiting
her mother. Mrs. A. B. Whiting.
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I0cal Mention.

Lord. Flower. sa.isfy Tel ss7. :
Ady,
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

,esday morning at the bone of her daugh:,
eF. Mrs. Jerry Chsbb, Twenty seventh anl
Michigan streets, The funeral VIII, he
held Friday afternoon at. / o'rIUfk from
he home Of Mrs. Chubb. Burial In Topeka
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FLORENCE BATES. the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Bates. of 30 Forest
avenue, died this morning at the resiilenee
Funeral service Friday morning Mt IL
o'clock. Burial In. Topeka cemetery.