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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18

that the demand would become consider
ably greater than this amount and their
deposit with the state reserve bank SHOULD
be found to be less than the above amounts.
This new bank could join TIL federal sys-
TEN and being a bank of discount it could
discount Its paper and thereby PROVIDE
funds for the banks at home.
Would Help Small Banks.
Senator Anspaugh, of Coffey coun-
ty, who is also a banker, is a most
active champion of the reserve bank
measure. He says he believes such
step as the esta blishment of a re-
serve state bank necessary to the eX-
istence and usefulness of the small
state banks.
Such an institution will make it
absolutely necessary for Kansas
state bank to keep money on deposit
subject to check in Kansas City or any
other large eastern city, and that with
reserve bank in operation financial
conditions in the most panicky times
cannot become so bad that Kansas
will have to go outside of the state to
beg for dollar. The proposed re-
serve bank also will do away with
the float evils and will equalize credits
in Kansas as nothing else could
Senator Paulen, also a banker, says
he came to the legislature rather pref
udiced against the proposed bill, but
that careful study has convinced him
there is a demand for something along
the lines a state reserve bank and
that he believes with certain modi-
fications it will be good thing.
Eliminate Float System.
IT am convinced a state reserve
bank will serve to keep Kansas money
in Kansas and will do away with the
injustices of the float system" Pau
len says. THE suggestion has been
made that the Kansas banks can get
away from the Kansas City float grab
by handling their business thru st.
Joseph, Topeka and other. cities, but
am convinced that if this should be
done on a large scale these cities
! would soon adopt clearing house
! rule similar to the one in force at Kan
I sas City"
Senators Hart, Carroll, Montee and
| Thompson all have expressed them
! selves as favorable to the establish
ment of a state reserve bank.
Il believe there is much merit to
| the Bergen bill" Hart said, but ii
may require some important changes.
Senators Price, Kanavel and num-
| Der of others assert they have no ex-
pressions to make until they have
studied the proposed measure more
! carefully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
ASK MORE MONEY
Orphans Home Wants More
Than $500 From State.
Delegates To Appear Before
Legislature With Plea.

Representatives of the board of the
Topeka Orphans home expect to ap-
pear before the state legislature to ask
that their appropriation be increased.
The appropriation was cut down to
$500, and the officers of the instltu-
ton expects to ask for more money
from the state. The allowance from
the county to the home is $3.50 a year.
With the help of merchants who give
good deal of material to the home.
the institution has managed to sur
vive, and during the past year has
cared for sixty-six homeless children.
Out of the number provided for in
the home. twenty-three have been
placed in good families. and adoption
papers taken out. Seventeen are still
in the institution. two have died. and
the remainder have been returned to
relatives
The school children of the city give
gifts TO the home every Thanksgiving.
some of the meat markets, groceries
and creameries also furnish some sup
plies without charge.
The officers of the institution are:
Mrs Mary Anthony, president: Mrs.
Hunter. vice president; Mrs. Carrie
Hanley, superintendent; Mrs. Cora ".
! Spohn. treasurer; Mrs. Jessie Wood
ward, recording secretary: Mrs. H. A.
Black. corresponding secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18

now consumers are paying more than
they should and producers are selling
their cows and going out of the bust
ness of supplying milk and butter.
The Outlook.
If material and labor prices are ad-
justed IN harmony with peace condi-
lions the development of the building
business would open up in the early
spring in Topeka and elsewhere and
thereby start the wheels of develop
ment moving and give the necessary
needed employment to returned SOL
diers and labor generally which has
suffered from the absence of build
ing; on the other hand if the present
war prices are demanded then building
operations will be deferred.
A prominent building material
agent, with offices at Topeka, Kansas
City and Wichita. is now in the brick
and clay tile producing belt for the
purpose of inducing manufacturers of
material to reduce their prices to a
peace basis to encourage immediate
construction of buildings and enable
owners and contractors to go ahead
with plans for building at the open
ing of spring He says he will cut his
own prices to assist in this movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
BREAK WITH THE HUNS
FOch VIII Terminate Armistice If
They Fail

Paris, Jan. 1S.-Marsha1 F'och, ac-.
cording to the Matin. will Immediately
break off the armistice with Germany
if the conditions of the armistice are
not fulfilled. The ailie1 commander
in-chief, the newspaper adds, does not
believe that the Germans exaggerate
when they cry famine" The situa-
ton of the populations of Austria and
Prussia, the marshal is quoted say
ing, is near the starvation point
Germany still possesses an army,
the marshal declared, but the allies
hold the Rhine, which constitutes a
formidable strategical barrier. Mar
shall Foch is said to have declared
that he did not believe that a Bolshe-
vik invasion thru Germany of France
was possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
THE TALE ABOUT
THE COFFIN SHIP
is OUT AT LAST

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Explanation of
the story that shipload of collins had
been sent to France. current in the
early stages of Americas entrance
into the war, was made by Robert ].
Thorne at a banquet of the Industrial
club of Chicago. Mr.. Thorne is as
sistant to the quartermaster general
and director of supplies and stores and
will return to Washington next week.
The coffin ship" he said, had been
loaded with steel and other heavy
cargo until those in charge said the
remainder of the cargo must be some
thing very light.
I'VE had no wheelbarrows or other
implements" Mr.. Thorne said. land
there were a lot of collins that would
be needed overseas, so we completed
the cargo with collins and the story
went abroad about a shipload of cot
fms"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
ADOPTS KENT'S PLANK
Teachers Favor Committees New
Legislative Recommendations.

The men and women sitting in the
educational council almost unani-
mously voted to adopt the legislative
plan outlined by superintendent Ray
mond Kent A few minor changes
were recommended.
Kent protested that the personnel
of the textbook commission does not
now represent the best interests of the
educators of the state. A recon-
mendation was made that the legisla-
ture enact a law providing that the
commission include the state printer,
state superintendent, a county super
intendent, a city superintendent, a
teacher in the elementary grades, in a
city of the first or second class, and a
teacher in an approved four-year high
school.
The council favored a law forbid
ding the use of any language but Eng
lish in elementary instruction. The
council also voted to ask for a levy
by boards of education for health
work in the schools. The council also
wants more stringent laws regarding
compulsory education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
KANSAS MEN ON BOAT.
414th and 13d Kansas Casual Compa
MICS on Huron in Port.

Newport News, Jan. 1S.-The u S.
transport Huron, bringing 2.40O SOL
diers, arrived in this port today after
having been delayed several days be-
cause of a 10-mile gale encountered
in the Bay of Biscay, two days after
leaving the French port of embarka-
ton. One lifeboat was swept away.
and for a time the Huron was in a
precarious condition. The voyage re-
quired two weeks.
The Huron brought companies I, F.
and K, and a medical detachment of
the seth engineers; several casual
companies, including the 1884 and
414th (Kansas) and 124th (Arkan-
sas) the 3O4th field hospital company
of the 3Ist sanitary train; the second
heavy mobile ordnance repair ship
and nineteen casual officers and 42o
sick and wounded.
The units were assignedto Camp
Stuart and the casual companies to
Camp Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
MAKE MORE WAR is A BUSY COURT
Court of Topeka Has Had
Heavy Docket Since Creation.
Handles Civil Matters Under
$500 and Criminal Warrants.

A total of 1922 civil and 5.s41
criminal cases handled during the
twenty years of its existence is the rec
ord of the court of Topeka, which was
organized in 1899 by a special act of
the legislature. The court of Topeka
is a city court with jurisdiction over
Shawnee county and is maintained at
the expense of the county. Criminal
prosecutions are conducted in the
name of the state of Kansas.
All persons committing crimes
classed as misdemeanors under the
statutes of Kansas are tried and pun
ished in this court. Feionious crimes
come under thej Jurisdiction of the dis
trict court, but the warrant is issued
in the court of Topeka and the Of
fender arraigned in the court of To-
peka after his arrest. when he is given
an opportunity to plead.
Persons charged with felonleS,
which come under the jurisdiction of
the district court, may have the priv
ilege of a preliminary hearing in the
court of Topeka. Witnesses are called
and testimony taken and if the evil
dence in the case leads the judge to
believe TT the prisoner is guilty, he
is bound over to the district court for
trial. If the evidence points to his
innocence he is released.
If the prisoner, when arraigned
wishes to waive preliminary nearing,
he may do so and is at once bound
over to the district court for trial. III
he plead guilty to the charge placed
against him. similar action is taken
except that he is at once sentenced BY
a Judge in the district court, without
going to trial.
All civil actions in which the sum
involved does not exceed $500. exclu-
sive of costs, come under the jurisdic-
ton of this court. Actions for larger
amounts must be brought in the dis
trict court. Criminal cases are tried
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
, The officers consist of a judge. clerk
and marsh al. the latter two being priv
| ileged to hire deputies. The presen
salaries Per year are Judge. S1,S00
| clerk, $1,000, and marshal, $1,000
/ The clerk is allowed $500 and the mar
shall $500 a year for deputies. These
! salaries, especially for deputies, are
, considered inadequate and it is be.
| lieved that a bill will be introduced
| in the legislature this session for an in,
| crease.
| The present officers are: Radcliffe
NJ. Lee, judge; Paul Edgar. clerk
! Frank Leech. marshal, and Charle:
Itytle deputy marshal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
WILHELM Is WORSE
ChilIs Are Aggravated by Worry and
Have Bad Effect.

Amerongen, Holland. Jan. 14.-(De-
layed )-William Hohenzollern's ILL
ness, which manifests itself principally
in the form of chills, is being aggra-
waited by his constant worriment. the
effects of which are plainly visible in
his features and his general physical
condition. The former German en-
peror looks to be perhaps fifteen
years older than when he crossed the
frontier of Holland. Although he is
only about to complete his sixtieth
year, his birthday coming at the end
of the present month, his appearance
suggests a man of seventy. He wears
a short grayish beard and dropping
moustache, and his hitherto firm flesh
is now sagging.
The guards around the castle are
maintaining the strictest vigilance in
consequence of the revival of minors
which. however, do not seem to be
we'll founded, that an attempt might
be made to kidnap the ex-emperor. A
Dutch airplane from the aviation
camp near Utrecht occasionally flies
in the vicinity of the castle and the
roar of the motors is not calculated
to diminish the nervous tension OF
the inmate. The eX-emperor, who
had always been accustomed to smok-
ing q considerable number of cigarets
daily, now has become a greater con-
sumner of tobacco than ever. AS soon
as one cigaret is finished he starts an
other his smoking continuing virtu-
ally from the moment he arises until
he 1etires.
Herr Hohenzollern's meals with his
wife are of the simplest possible sort
Water is the only beverage takens al
table, but in the forenoon the ex-em-
peror drinks small glass of light
red wine and in the evenings a halt
glass before going to bed.
The former empress recently sent
her chamberlain to Amsterdam over a
weekend to order a birthday present
for her husband
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
PAWNEE R. C. HISTORY
Mrs. A. a. DOerr Writes Record of
County's Activity in War.

Mrs. A. A. Doerr, of Larned, who
is in Topeka while Senator Doerr is
attending the legislature, has the dis
tinction of having been the first Red
Cross war chairman of the state to
compile and publish a complete rec
ord of the work of her chapter, and
says she believes Pawnee county is the
first in the state to have furnished a
complete honor roll to the State His
torical society.
Mrs. Doerr was war chairman of
the Pawnee county Red Cross for
eighteen months, and the work done
under her direction during this time is
told in minute detail in 65-page
booklet that has just come from the
press. Not only does the booklet give
the names of all the Pawnee county
soldiers who entered the service dur
ing the war, but it also gives the or
CARNATIONS in which the served, the
names of those who were wounded
and those who We're killed.
One page of the booklet, bordered
with black, gives the names, the post
office addresses the time and place
of death and the organizations of all
the Pawnee county boys who made
the supreme sacrifice. There were
thirteen in all.
In addition to its other work, Paw
rec county gave a knitted garment to
the soldiers for every man, woman and
child in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
TO TELL OF ATROCITIES
Americans Who Were Prisoners Will
Give Out Facts Soon.

American Headquarters in Germany.
Jan. 16 (by courier to NancyO-
Americans who were prisoners in Ger
many will make affidavits exposing
number of new German atrocities.
General Harries stated today. The
worst of these occurred when Ger
mans, without provocation, fired upon
prisoners playing football, killing and
wounding numbers of them.
The last of the American prisoners
are now on their way home, General
Harries said
A commission has been appointed
to assist in repatr;ating Russian, Serb
ian and Rumanian prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
USE PLATTSBURG PLAN
General Leonard Wood Tells Kansas
City of Work.

Kansas City, Jan. 1S.-Major Gen.
Leonard Wood, of Camp Funston,
talked informally before the City club
here this noon, on the relation of vo-
cational and military training with ma
tional preparedness. He told of meet
ing leaders of the national training
camp as in the east recently, and of
plans already in the making for re-
opening the training camp along plans
used at Plattsburg before America en-
tered the war.
General Wood spoke but briefly of
Colonel Roosevelt. whose funeral he
attended, reserVing for another time
his eulogy of the former president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
Marshal FOch Says Germany
May Try Another Fight.
Urges Allies To Provide Pro.
/. lection That Is Ample.
BY WEBB MILLER.

Treves, Prussia, JAN is (by courier
to Nancy Warning that Germany
may attempt to force a second world
war within a few years. Marshal Foch
told American newspaper correspond
ents that France must hold the entire
west bank of the Rhine to protect her
self from further aggressions. He
called upon the allies to establish a
new watch on the Rhine"
Foch began the interview, which
was granted at the conclusion of the
armistice conference, with a state
ment of his warm appreciation of the
American armies, declaring that
nobody will ever forget what America
did"
We must make peace absolute
said Foch. Our success must guard
US against future aggression France
has the right to take effective meas
ures of protection after her formidable
efforts to save civilization. Her nat
ural frontier, which will protect civil
| lization, is the Rhine. 1t is on the
Rhine we must halt the Germans. 1t
is by using the Rhine that we must
make it impossible for Germany to re-
peat the coup of 1914. The Rhine
is common barrier for all the allies,
guarantee of the peace of all ma
/ tons
Safeguard Mans Interests.
France is ready to safeguard the
interests of mankind. Those interests
are at stake on the Rhine. 1t i:
there we must prepare to obviate pain
full surprises of the future. Let u:
watch together so that we will no
| lose the fruits of the common victory
Let US remain united as We were il
| battle"
Foch asked who could say whether
! Germany, where democratic ideals are
i so recent, will not within a few year:
| attempt a second war.
The marshal related several inter
| esting incidents in connection with the
| Argonne drive. He said that Gen
Pershing naturally wanted his own ar
mics in his own sector. Foch tolC
| him the Argonne was difficult coun
try, but that your men have the dew
lis own punch; they'll get away will
| it; go to it! And now we are on tn,
Rhine" Foch concluded with a grin.
In answer to a question, Foch sale
| the armistice came too soon, inasmucl
| as a great attack was prepared to b.
| launched four days after the dat,
| on which hostilities ceased. But thu
Germans granted everything required
| in the armistice and it was inadvisa BIZ
to continue, because of the useless
| waste of lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
YOUR WALL PAPER
Kansas Expert Tells How Walls
Should Be Covered.

Manhattan, Kan. Jan. 1S.-Wall
paper is wall paper. whether it be an
imaginary rose trellis or geometrical
figure. but D. F. Baker. professor of
architecture in the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, urges that people take
into consideration the effect of wall
paper upon the appearance of the
room.
Striped paper tends to make the
ceiling seem higher. If the ceiling is
too high, extending plain ceiling paper
down on the wall IL to IS inches will
make the ceiling appear lower. If the
ceiling paper is dropped there should
not be too great a contrast in dark and
light between wall and ceiling paper
Ceiling paper should usually be white,
ivory or cream.
If pictures are to be hung on the
wall the paper should be of plain COL
or or have inconspicuous figures.
Large figured paper tends to make
room seem small. Figured or cut
out borders are often not artistic. and
most rooms look better without them.
Avoid Bright CoIors.
Bright or strong colors should be
avoided in wall paper. The walls are
a background for people. furniture
and pictures, and should be subsery-
lent to them Therefore plain or two
toned papers of neutral colors are
most satisfa Glory.
If curtains. rugs and upholstery are
plain, figured paper may sometimes be
used. If rugs or curtains are figured,
plain paper should be used or the eff
feet will be distracting and restless
If there is a plate rail and two diff
ferent papers are used. one should al
ways be plain, the darker one at the
bottom.
Calcimine or alabastine in good
neutral colors is much to be pre-
fer-ed to cheap, poorly designed or
badly colored paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.

Kansas City. Jan. 1S.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No 1 hard. S2.32: No.
> So Goa 2.31; No. red, S235@23S; No. =,
S.
CORN-Market unchanged to &c lower.
No mixed. S1.466I 1.4S: No 3 Sf.+2i%N
145; No. . white and No. . yellow. S1.4IM
LAO; No. white an No. yellow, S1.44G
14n
OATS-Market steady to &c higher. No.
? white, 71XcGI2;; No. mixed. 706I 701ac.
RYE-S1 81
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S263G2.d0
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-S2S
RRAN-$2 40M2.4S.
WHEAT-Recsipts % cars.
RUTTER-Market lower. Creamery, $50
G1-.
EGGS-.Market higher. Firsts. Sc.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POTLTRY-Alive. unchanged.
CORN-Close January. Sf.43Ts Febru-
ary 81 rs: March, S1.3T; May, S133I4 a 80 Il
s1.33A 1875.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
YANkS WON THE WAR
Capt. Tillotson. S5th Division, Tells of
the Argonne Battle.

In the opinion of Capt. Luther Til
iotson, just returned from service in
France with the Thirty-fifth division,
where he was the commanding officer
of Company A of the 10th Engineers,
the American doughboys won the war.
According to Captain Tillotson, Com
pany A acted as an infantry troop at
the Argonne wood. Two platoons of
Company went out before the 137th
infantry on September 81 as a wire
cutting detail BY noon they were
ahead four machine guns and twenty
eight prisoners. The Thirty-fifth di-
many could put in the field--the Prus-
sian guard. Well fed, splendidly
equipped, they were the pick of the
Hun army.
Didn't Have Enough Horses.
Altho he was too busy in the field
to know much about the management
of the division, Captain Tillotson says
he is sure the artillery did not have
enough horses because the roads were
literally strewn with dead horses
which lay in piles and heaps by the
roadside
While the Thirty-fifth division took
Vaquois hill and the village of Cheppy
points that the French haG been un-
able to take-it paid heavily in cas-
ualties. In one day A company lost
eighty-six men, not as deaths but as
casualties.
1t was fortunate, said Captain Til
lotson. that the Germans were low on
shrapnel or casualties would have been
much higher
In taking Vaquois hill the Ameri-
cans mined under the hill and blew
the TOP off. But. according to the cap
tain. the general noise and confusion
was so great that he did not even
know when the great explosion took
nlace. This point and the village OF
Cheppy constituted the strongest
points on the German line of defense
Kept Only Their Rifles.
When the American doughboy goes
into battle, says Captain Tillotson. it is
his tendency to throw away everythinE
he has except his rifle and then step
out and look for a fight. 1t was so al
the Argonne. And they found the
fight But it was due to these tactics
which resulted in irregular advances
and little private battles that the ar
tillery had a hard time keeping UP
with them.
Captain Tillotson believes the boys
will come home with a greater love
for home and country-and incident
ally for American women. The boys
got to see more or less of the British
and French girls and the difference as
to classification is based on cleanli-
ness. The French people apparently
bath seldom and wash their clothes
often, while the English do more bath
ing and wash their clothes less often
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18
COUGHS AND COLDS
NEED ATTENTION
DIR. Bells Pine Tar Honey
brings speedy, easy relief

Pneumonia and tuberculosis often
follow neglected colds and coughs
Don't neglect yours. Take DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey faithfully according to
directions and be on the safe side.
Brings quick relief from lingering
coughs. protracted colds. grippe, bron-
chitis. Soon the shifting stops. breath
ing becomes easier. the phlegm is Ioos-
ened and expelled, congestion van
ishes. You feel like yourself again
Effective as il is. DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey is most economical Try it
soc, soc and s1.20.
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She Gets 30 DAYS.

Detroit Mich, Jan. 1S-Mabel Har-
ris of st. Louis today started to serve
a sentence of thirty days in the work
heuse here for attempting to discredit
a witness in the federal court. DIR
ing the trial of alleged whisky
smugglers in Judge Arthur j. futile S
court, William B. Chase, food ard
drug Inspector. and chief witness for
the state, was asked if he knew Mabel
Harris. At this point the woman
walked up and exclaimed: Hello
Billy" Judge futile Immediately
caused her arrest