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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
SALTS FINE
FOR ACHING
KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat, which
clogs Kidneys, then Back
hurts and Bladder
bothers you.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing OCCASION
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is mare from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
- well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
ARE Good
Davies Pleased With the Re-
hearsaIs for "The Mikado.o
Producer Tells Why English
Opera Is Popular.

In announcing the cast for the
Washburn college production of the
''Mikado" today. Harry Davies. the
producer. gave himself over to a short
dissertation on the reasons why opera
in English has come to stay The
"Mikado" is to be presented at the
Grand theater Saturday night.
In his dissertation on English opera,
Davies said that the presentation
of the operas in English has been
largely responsible for an improved
taste for music among the great mass
that many persons who some years
ago thought of operas as an exclusive
enjoyment of the rich, have come to
know the works of the great COM
posers thru the presentation in Eng
lish. Davies said that the great mass
of AMERICANS are today remarkably
discriminating in their musical taste,
and demand trained voices.
Promises Good Show.
Davies says that the Cast and Score
club presentation of the "Mikado,"
one of the most tunefu1 of the lighter
operas, will fill all of the require
ments of the most discriminating. All
of the voices of the principals in the
cast have been trained: each player
is giving time and effort to the mas
terry of the possibilities of his particu-
lar role, and the students really know
their lines without constant necessity
for the ubiquitous prompter.
The cast for the Cast and Score
club presentc ton of the Mikado fol-
lows: The Mikado of Japan, Glen Das
Wis; Nanki-Poo, prince of Japan, Hars
ry w, Smith; Pooh-Bah, Lyman King;
Pish-Tush, CASTOR Ronchi; Flu-Ban;
Lee Wykoff; YUM UNI, Marion Mum
ger; Pitti-Sing. Dorothy Drum; Peep
Bo, Ruth Wood; Katisha. Lucille Dot
terwich; Eo-Ko, Harry Davies; Misses
Cavanaugh, Cook, Dolman, Franklin,
EIedge, Everett, Gordon, Ruth and
Helen Hawkes., Howard, Heath, Lee
land, Lindennyer. Knox, McGarty,
Neese. Sanders. Seybold, Shirk. Smith.
Swogger, Suydam, Wahle. Worden,
Whittemore. Woods, Drum, and Mum
ger; and Messrs. Becker, Crawford,
Davis, Greenwood, Hicks, Hoffman,
King, Menninger, McCary, Neiswang-
er, Raines. Rogler, Ronchi, Stone,
Smith, Vance, Welty, Westrup, Ripley,
Cakes jenkins, choristers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from, Oakland
ny Frances Jones. Telephone 1890

ny Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
A light vote vas cast at the ! Oakland q, and
1o7 Votes; his opponent, Mr.. George Kee-
was the only police judge candidate re-
teived 7s votes. The members of the
council and the number OF votes received
II. Ensign, 102; Richard Lesson, 129: 0. M.
Keats, 113; D. NJ. Rathbun. 142. The de-
ing number of votes: F. H. Maggie, 80; and
Roy Wood, -. The judges we're: J: N.
Graft, c; r. Cole, "; n. Gianyille' MIS-.
Little Bonnie Berniee Martin. 40 JEFF
ferson street, was injured in an automo-
bile accident Monday evening f at the tt cor
The little girl who is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Martin, formerly of IT,
AFTER avenue, was crossing Fourth. street
with little companion, Leatha Boydston,
when d car struck the two little children;
Little Miss Martin suffered painful
bruised ankle but is recovering.
The domestic science class of the Oak
land school is planning to entertain the
boys of the basket ball team with dinner
Wednesday evening In the domestic science
rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Covert, 3T2
After e have given en-, the bern ame
Mrs. Covert was Miss Ruth Collins before
her marriage.
Mr. ana Mrs. clarence hooper ana cHlid-
rem of Topeka were recent dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Hooper of Oakland
Mrs. Adam Nader, who has been in the
st. Francis hospital following an operation
which she underwent some time ago, has
returned to the home of her aunt, Mrs
Harold Lepper, 305 Forest avenue.
Mrs. Pleasant Smelser was surprised
Saturday evening by her sons and
daughters who brought basket suppers
thiSd birthday anniversary. The guests
of the evening included Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Shuler and daughter, Miss Dorothy
Shuler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smelser and child
rem, Norman, Arthur, Myron, Edwin,
Florence, Edith. Emmett. Lucille, Mr.. Jess
Smelser and children, Louis Allen and
Helen Louise. Mrs. Hannah Gooden of
Mrs. J. H. Fetherstin and Mrs. Joe
SmeIser and son, George 10, Jr, and
b. r Williams of the soldiers home
at Leavenworth is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Harold Lepper, Forest avenue.
The Oakland Veterans club held their
April meeting Monday evening at the home
Guided Comrade and Mrs. Bradley, Com
rade and Mrs. Busby, Comrade and Mrs.
Potter, Comrade and Mrs. Bumgardner
Cemrade and Mrs. Rake, Comrade and
Mrs. Cole. Comrade B. p Williams. Com
rade William Cooper. Comrade Charles
Banks. Comrade J, Sprague, Mrs. Effie
McCaslin, Mrs. John Harris. Mrs. Irene
held with Mr. and Mrs. C. Il. Cole. The
next birthday party will be given at the
home of Comrade and Mrs. Charles Banks
on April p.
Let the Oakland State bank take care of
your banking business.-Adv.
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New Regime Goes Back to Old
Secret Meetings.
REPORTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED
AbOve-BOard Policy Adopted by
Mayor HOUSE Discarded.
New Salary Ordinance Was I'm
der Discussion Today.

The city commissioners are evil
IDENTIFY experiencing a difficulty they
had not anticipated in getting the
machinery of the government laid out
in working order.
This morning the city hall was the
scene for many gum-shoe meetings.
Various commissioners found it ex-
pedient to attend these meetings in
a certain variety Of combinations. The
State Journal reporter. assiduously
trailing down the meetings, always
met with a closed door.
From all appearances it seems that
the city government is about to re-
vert to the 'star chamber" method of
closed sessions that was abolished dur
ing the incumbency of jay Z. House,
ex-mayor. A meeting of the com mis-
sioners was called in the mayors Of
flee for IL o'clock this morning. The
State Journal representative learned
Of the contemplated session and go
ing to Mayor Corwine's office asked
about the meeting and if he might at
tend. He was told that it would be
an open meeting and that his presence
would not be considered undesirable.
However. shortly after 1'o'clock two
of the commissioners had already ass
sumed chairs around the mayor
desk The reporter went in to take
a seat IN IHe meeting Jul was dSASu
to depart, being told that it was pri-
vate conversation.
Discussed Salary Ordinance.
1t was evident that the meeting was
held for the purpose of discussing con-
templated changes in the existing sal
airy ordinance. There are few Of
fices in which it seems advisable to
make increases in the present salaries
If skilled employees are to be retained
in the service of the city. However,
very few changes in the existing ordi-
nance have so far been divulged.
Commissioner w. H. WATSON was the
only member of the commission not
present at the meeting. A written no-
tice of the time and place of the meet
ing was placed on Wasson's desk, but
WATSON himself is sick at his home.
Commissioner Stanfield has recovered
from the sudden illness which came
upon him Tuesday afternoon and was
able to be on hand at the meeting
held this morning.
With the arrival of Robert D. Nc
CiffePt, who is expected here Friday
noon. it is highly probable that much
of the existing difficulty will be
eliminated
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name STOCK men
Three Delegates Appointed to
Interstate Meeting.
Every State in Union To Be
Represented at X. c.

George Donaldson. president of the
Kansas Livestock association, has APP
pointed three delegates from Kansas
stock producers and the meeting has
been set for Kansas City on April -.
The Kansas delegates are James
Plumb, Emporia; Edward Root,
Brookviile. and William Ferguson.
Wellington,
The plan is for the Kansas City con-
ference, attended by three delegates
from each state in the Union. to APP
point ten men to represent the live
stock producers of the country on this
permanent committee of. twenty-three.
or central committee, which will main
tain headquarters in Chicago. and
there constantly keep in touch with
the marketing conditions. The other
members of the Committee of twenty
three" will be ten Representatives of
the packers. two of the National Live
and one from the bureau of markets
of the United States department of
agriculture. According to J. H. Mer-
GER, secretary of the Kansas Livestock
association. Charles J. Brand, head of
the bureau of markets of the United
been requested personally to represent
his bureau on the committee of TWEEN
ty-three.'
Form Permanent Organization
The appointment of state delegates
and the calling of the Kansas City
meeting is pursuant to a program
mapped out by the Representatives of
practically all the livestock producers
associations of the middle west, held
in Chicago a month ago. This pro-
gram outlines the intentions of the
producers to maintain permanent or
ganization to look after the interests
of the producers at the large market
centers, and especially to keep in touch
with the packers, to scrutinize their
business methods and to eliminate all
excess charges and expenses which
may tend to increase the price of live
stock without any apparent benefit of
either producer or consumer. The
packers have agreed to cooperate in
this movement. One of the most inn
portant ''planks' in the platform
drawn up at the recent Chicago meet
ing reads:
TT is contemplated that the COM
mittee (of twenty-three) shall care
fully investigate the net earnings of
the packing industry, including all
their subsidiary companies. When
ever duplication and unnecessary over
head expenses are disclosed it shall be
the duty of the committee to demand
the elimination of the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Ee
by Frances Jones. Telephune 1880.

Miss Edith Shelton, daughter of Mrs L.
Shelton, G13 West Tenth street, and Mr..
Leroy Haggard, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Haggard, 430 Wilson avenue, were mar
ried Tuesday evening at the brides home.
The marriage service was read by the
Rev. r. A. SchelI of the First Christian
church Only close friends and relatives
were present Out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Haggard, Mr.. and
Mrs. James p. Haggard of Valley Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haggard left Wednesday
morning for Chicago where they will
spend a week. On their return they will
make their home with Mrs. Haggard's
mother for short time.
William Plested has resently received
his discharge from the Canadian army and
has returned home. Mr.. Plested spent n
year and a half overseas. He will re-
turn to his work in the boiler shops soon.
Machinist and Mrs. Harry Snyder have
changed their residence from Newton,
KAN. to AIT Scotland avenue.
Miss Olive Graves has returned to her
work in the auditor of disbursements of
flee. Miss Graves has been ill with the in
fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hemriek have re-
turned home after several days spent
recently in Kansas City. Mr.. Hemrick
is boiler washer.
Arthur d. DunHing has left for Chicago
to take up new work fer the company. He
has been appointed an apprentice in
structor there. Mrs. Dunning will spend
a short time here before joining her hus-
band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
FOR S. S. LEAGUE
Boys VIII Play Baseball in
Summer Athletic Series.
Season VIII Start May 6-Last
All Thru the Summer.

Plans were made last night by the
Topeka Sunday school athletic execu-
tive committee for a Sunday school
baseball league this summer. The
first games will be played May s, and
the schedule will last thru the sum-
mer.
Not all of the schools to enter teams
have made entries, but c. N. Murray,
head of the committee, stated today
that seventeen or eighteen teams are
expected.
Parks of the city will be used for
the games, under plans adopted The
location will be decided when Sergeant
McGiffert takes his office. 1t is prob
able that mcst of the contests will be
at Gage park.
There Will be two sections, ONE for
boys under 1876 pounds, and one for
those over. The 1S-year limit was
placed. Each team will meet every
other team in the league twice during
the series. Games will be played
Tuesday and Friday evenings. The
schedule will be adopted in a short
time. as soon as all entries are in. MUIR
ray said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
LEMONS WRITTEN
THE COMPLEXION
Any woman can make up this
creamy beauty lotion for
a few cents

The juice of two fresh lemons
trained into bottle containing three
jupces of orchard white makes a
Whole quarter pint of the most re-
narkable lemon skin beautifier at
tbout the cost one must pay for
mall jar of the ordinary cold creams
-are should be taken to strain the
emon juice through fine cloth SO no
smon pulp gets in. then this lotion
Eill keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon Juice is used
% bleach a darkened skin and remove
Iuch blemishes as freckles. sallowness
ind tan and is the ideal skin softener.
Rhitener and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make
lp a quarter pint of this sweetly frag-
amt lemon lotion and massage it
Tally into the face, neck. arms and
hands. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
PROPAGANDA CALLS
FORTH DISAPPROVAL
FROM THE FRENCH

Paris, April s.-"We do. not accuse
our allies of forgetting what France
has done,' says the Matin today, but
nevertheless we witnessed a curious
thing yesterday. American propaganda
list. or newspaper men, knowing that
President Wilson had summoned 10
Brest the ship which is to take him
back to America. saw in this natural
order an opportunity for blackmail
They made-with the disapprovai
Of all Americans who's are friends OF
France-a bold faced attempt at in
timidation. 1T you are not more ac-
commodating.' they went all over the
city saying. our president will return
home and you can extricate yourself
from your difficulties by yourself, /"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
TO SAVE CITY $1,000
Rearrangement of Work Means Econ
omy, Hancock Asserts.


According to a statement made by
Commissioner w. S. Hancock the
transfer of the crematory work, the
alley cleaning and the annual cleanup
to the street department, will result
in saving of approximately $4,000
a year to the city of Topeka.
A saving will be accomplished in
that the salaries of two men and one
team may be taken from the pay rolls
This will amount in money to about
$4,000 Hancock is asking for only
$500 additional to handle the extra
work that the change will bring to his
department.
Hancock will always have to main
tain a street organization and will
have on hand the skeleton organiza-
ton that may be filled with additional
help when the time for the extra
work comes up. This will relieve Nc
Giffert's department of considerable
work in forming an organization to
handle the job and will save him an
immense amoupt of valuable time in
supervision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
ALFALFA IS fine
Last Weeks Weather Was
Great for All Crops.
Pastures in Eastern Kansas i'm
Advance of Season.

The last week was warm for the
season, with frequent showers that
furnished abundant moisture in all
parts OF Kansas. S. D. Flora says lin
his weekly report.
never more favorable over the state
at this time of the year than they
are now. The ground, even deep into
the sub-soil, is thoroly soaked and is
blowing up nicely as it dries out.
The growth of wheat is, if anything,
too rank and it is still being pas
tured heavily in the northern part of
the state, which is a godsend to farm
ers on account of the prevailing scar
city and high price of feed Its con-
ditton is reported as almost perfect
in practically all parts, many OBJ
servers stating that in their recollec-
ton 1t has never been better at this
season. In the eastern third of the
state it is generally from inches to
a foot high. and in the western many
hide jack rabbit" Practically none
has been abandoned and the damage
from insects or other pests is so
small it is hardly worth mention.
Alfalfa Looks Good.
Alfalfa is also making a fine start
anu IN from TO ~ lncneS Tall IN the
central and eastern thirds of the
state. With favorable weather condi-
tons it is likely the first cutting will
be started in the southern counties
Some time next week.
Nearly all the oats crop is sown, ex-
cept in the more northern counties,
and a large per cent of it is up. Sow
ing barley is well under way in the
central and western portions and
some is up. Rye is jointing in the
south-central portion.
Pastures Are Forward.
Pastures are in advance of the sea-
son in the eastern counties and Begin
ming to green up in the western.
Getting the ground ready for plant
ing corn is in full swing and some
has already been planted in the
southeastern part with a strong prob
ability that this work will start within
a few days in the more northern coun-
ties if weather conditions continue
favorable.
Early potatoes are about all planted
and early gardens being put in.
Peaches. plums and apricots are
blooming generally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
EAST SIDE. NOTES
Notes and personals from East sid
BY Frances Jones. Telepaope sfs30.

NOfes and personals from East Side
BY Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
A little girl on the east side came home
crying the other day. 1t was her first day
mother her trouble, she said, Teacher
made me sit beside a red haired girl. y
what difference does that make ?" said the
N other. The little girl stopped crying and
catching?'
avenue Methodist church will have an all
aay meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Howard Beach. Scotland avenue.
New York. city next week. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Haggard, expect him
70 receive his discharge Ct this time. He
snd on this trip is returning from cuba
and South America.
Mrs. Sam Cremer will entertain as her
the L. A. H. club.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley of Atchison, Kan,
4o7 Lake street s Mrs. Kelley IS also ' the
guest of many friends in the city.
, The Adult Bible class of the East. Side
Methodist church will meet Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis,
DR.. II. r. Massey and daughter, Eliza
beth, 313 Lime street, have gone to Illi-
nois on two weeks visit.
Miss Amanda Isaaeson Grattan street
is visiting friends in Chicago. She will
Isaaeson and Mrs. Isaacson, of Waukegan,
ILL.,. She will also visit in Decatur.
Miss Iris Fritz of Salina, Kan. who
has been visiting Miss Frances Jones of
Highland Park Is visiting relatives in
Atchison. She will return ere for a
short stay before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lowe who have re-
Gently returned to Topeka after making
their home the past few years at Winslow,
Ariz, expect to change their residence to
S13 jefferson street soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. MeKfbben, Ohio ave-
nue., are spending a few weeks in Cal
ffornia on a vacation trip.
The L. S. c. club was entertained Tues
day by Mrs. John HeIfrich, Scotland ave-
nue. The guests included: Mrs. A.
Checksfield, Mrs. S! v. Atwood, Mrs. Karl
Kottmann, Mrs L. L. Goldsmith, Mrs.
Mark Whitfill, Mrs. J. H Fetherstin- The
next meeting will be held Wednesday
afternoon, April 16 with Mrs. Fetherstin,
495- Reno avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burton have
changed their residence from Scotland ave-
hue to North Locust street.
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FOR RUSSIAN INQUIRY
American Peace Commission Inyesti-
gates Conditions in Land.


London, April "a special COM
mission representing the American
peace delegation has begun an investi-
cation of conditions in northwestern
Russia, news agency dispatch from
Helsingfors reported today.
Before leaving for Libau, the COM
mission, composed of Lieut.. Col. War
rick Greene and five other officers,
issued the following statement:
THE United States considers that
no world peace is possible until the
Russian problem is solved and salts
factory governments established in
Finland and the Baltic provinces. With
the object of facilitating the work of
the United States peace delegation in
Paris, a special American commission
has been appointed to visit Finland,
Esthonia. Lettland and Lithuania. to
study political, economic and military
conditions
A wireless dispatch from Moscow
announced that Bolshevik forces have
caUtured Odessa. -l-i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09
FARM WAGES HIGHER
They VIII 60 Over the Billion Dollar
Mark This Year.

washington, April 9.-F'arm wages
this year will jump beyond the billion
dollar mark, agriculture department
figures indicated today.
The American farmer has begun to
share with the hired man the in
creased prosperity that came to him
last year and is promised by great
est in history wheat crop this year
In the pre-war days the hired hand
earned approximately $50O.000,0O0 or
about half what he is expected to re-
ceive this year. Reports to the de-
partment of agriculture show that last
year farm wages had jumped ~ pc
cent over those of the five years from
1909 to 1918.
Millions of persons will share the
fattened pay envelope. There are
6,717,000 farms in the United States.
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EVEN BUSINESS is
SOMETIMES CAUSE
OF SOME ROMANCE

San Jose. Cal. April "a mishap
to Stranger Lewis aboard train
and a hurried call for her assistance
led to the engagement of the heavy
weight wrestler to DR.. Anna Scott Nor
ton of San Jose, she stated today, an
nouncing their marriage will be sol
emniZed May 1 in New York.
Far from wishing Lewis to quit the
mat game, Doctor Morton encourages
him to continue. She has built him a
splendid training quarters at her coun-
try home near here, and expects the
Stranger to engage in bouts after their
return from a honeymoon abroad.
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Sims Makes His Report.

washington, April 9.-Rear Admiral
William s. Sims today personally de-
livered to the navy department re-
port on his services as commander in
chief of the American naval forces in
European waters during the war. He
also conferred with high officers of
the department. The admiral is ex-
pected to leave here tonight or tomor-
row for Newport. r. l., but will take
a brief period of rest before he as
sumes the duties of president of the
naval war college, to which he re-
Gently was assigned at his own re-
quest.