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Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-15

BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE
Have about one dozen White Rock
cockerels to offer. Good stocl..
Make your selections in time while
this opportunity presents.
RATH & MARSHALL
P. O. Box III, 81 Centre, Cal.
FOR SALE-Owing to sickness, will
sell at big discount $500 equity in
lot and Broom house. Box 52l,
City.
FOR SALE-Corn pasture, 100 acres,
cheap; good fence. A. B. McDon-
aid ranch, 81 miles west of Calex-
leo. Apply quick to Ali Ahmed,
K. R., Box II, Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-15
Osteopatilic Physicians

DIR. j. f. FONCANNON, osteopa .ajc
physician, Ill Centre National Baul
bldg. Phone 199-#.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-15

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. which Is very
Injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
muisified cocoanut oil, for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store. ana
a few ounces will last the whole fam
lily for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in. about a teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather.
cleanses thoroughly. and rinses out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft. fresh looking.
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to han
die. Besides. it loosens and takes out
every particle of dust, dirt and dan
druff.-Adv.
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PRISONER STROLLED OUT
X. III. Bruce, Charged With Stealing
Ford, ESCAPED Here Today.


Strayed. from the court of Topeka
this afternoon. one prisoner named R.
H. Bruce. of Salina: would have had
a preliminary hearing on the charge
of stealing an auto had he only re-
manned.
Bruce was arrested about two weeks
ago on the charge of stealing a Ford
car from Dwight Reams, I'LL Morris
avenue, and locked in the county Jail
here. His preliminary hearing in the
court of Topeka was set for this after
noon. He was brought over to the
court house about 1 o'clock and sat
in the marshals office about half an
hour waiting for his case to be called.
Presently Judge Rad Lee took him
into the court room.
But it was discovered that W. I.
Jamison. whom the court had APP
pointed as Bruce's attorney, had not
vet appeared and anxious to get things
started Judge Lee returned to the Of
flee to call up the lawyer. There were
about twenty persons in the court
room and Bruce sat down and gazed
about him with the utmost composure.
When several minutes had passed and
Judge Lee had not returned, Bruce
So far as court officials and county
authorities know. he is still strolling,
a. they have not seen him since.
The Ford car stolen from Reams
few weeks ago was later found in the
yard of Bruce's home in Salina. The
man declared that he found it stand
ing in the road in front of his place
and that as it had apparently been
deserted, he ran it up in his yard. He
was in Topeka the night the car dis
anneared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29

CAPITOL|NE HILL AGAIN
Great Mass Meeting of Romans De-
mand EIume and DaImatia,

Rome, April. IS y.)-Demon-
strations today in support of the gov
ernments stand on the Adriatic ques-
ton eliminated in a great mass meet
ing convoked by Prince Colonna, the
MAJOR, on the Capitoline hill
The citizens adopted a resolution
asking the annexation of all territory
given to Italy by the treaty of London
and also Fiume. The resolution urged
the government to remember the suf-
ferlngs and hope of Spalato and Trau.
The assemblage took a solemn oath to
remain united the famous Capi-
toline bell was rung.
A procession afterward went to the
Quirinal, where the king and queen
appeared on the balcony of the palace.
With them were soldiers who had been
wounded during the war. The crowd
cheered and cried:
'Fiume, Dalmatia"
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WANT TO "KICK IN"
Employees of State Printing Plant Not
Included in Loan Drive.

The employees in the state printing
plant registered a kick against the
victory loan today. 1t was some Kick,
too.
They are kicking because they want
to subscribe for the loan. They are
kicking because the solicitors have not
yet called upon them. And the en-
ployes in that state department say
that they feel some small responsible
ity in helping to pay the nations war
bill.
J. r. Burrow, chairman of the
Shawnee county victory loan commit
tee, was advised of the printing plant
kick against the loan just after noon
today. He promised that he will take
steps to see that these kickers receive
the proper attention and treatment.
The solicitors were on the job at
the plant at 4 o'clock this afternoon
and it looks as tho the rough treat
ment at that point will net about 1000
subscription returns. The 1000 sub
scribed placard will be in the printing
plant window this evening.
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PAVE 20 BLOCKS
City Commissioners Approve Street
and Alley Work Today.

The city commissioners today ap-
proved more than twenty blocks of
paving. Part of this is street work
and a small part is for the paving of
alleys.
Property owners have twenty days
from the time the resolution is pub
lished officially in which to file OBJ
jections to tie up the paving, otherwise
at the expiration of the period, work
will be started at once.
The list is as follows: Van Buren,, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets, brick,
40 feet wide, finch concrete base; Seventh
street, between Lincoln and Lane, 30 feet
wide, pinch asphalt on 5-inch concrete
base; Seventh, between West and Horne,
80 feet wide. pinch asphalt on 5-inch con-
crete base: West, Euclid to Twentieth. 26
feet wide, pinch asphalt on 5-inch concrete
base; West, Twentieth to Hampton. 26 feet
wide, Pinch asphalt on 5-inch concrete
base: Liberty, Sixth to Tenth. 2G feet wide.
Euclid. Kansas to Monroe, 20 feet wide,
3-inch fiber brick 5-inch concrete base
with asphalt filler; Branner. Seward to
Crane, 30 feet wide, 4-inch brick on 6-inch
concrete base with asphalt filler: Eigh-
tenth, Buchanan to Clay, &c feet wide,
pinch asphalt on 5-inch concrete base
Lane, Eighteenth to Nineteenth, &c feet
wide, Pinch asphalt on 5-inch concrete
base: Lincoln. Fourteenth to Fifteenth. 80
feet wide, 2-fnch asphalt on 5-inch con-
crete base: CORTLAND. Willow to Ashland,
crete base: the alley bounded by Fillmore,
Clay. Eleventh and King; cross alleys be-
tween West and Lane. and Fifth and Sixth
alley bounded by West, Horne, Sixth and
Seventh alley bounded by Fillmore Clay
King and Twelfth: alley bounded by Van
Buren,. Harrison, Huntington and Euclid
and the alley bounded by Kansas. Quincy,
Eleventh and to the north line of east and
west alley in that block
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BUILD A new PARK
East Side Beauty Spot Is
Planned by City.
Land in Parkdale Condemned
by City Commissioners.

The resolution presented by Com
missioner Robert D. McGiffert, calling
for the condemning of a tract of land
on the East side for park purposes
was passed by the city commissioners
this morning.
The land affected in the condemna-
ton clause is covered by the follow
ing description: The block bounded
by Lake, Lime. Eighth and Tenth
streets, and also the block bounded by
Lime, Lawrence, Eighth and Tenth
streets in the Parkdale addition.
In order to pay the expense of con-
verting this land into city property. in
Guiding the cost of appraisal and other
expenses. a benefit district was or
dered. The benefit district includes
the property coming within the fol-
lowing limits: Commencing at the in
tersection of Sixth and Branner. south
on Branner to Tenth, west on Tenth
to an unnamed street or alley be-
tween the East Park addition and r.
Beams subdivision. south on that
street across Wood street to Center
street to East Twelfth; east on Twelfth
to city limits. then north to East
Tenth, west to Lafayette, north on
Lafayette to East Sixth and west on
Sixth street to the place of beginning.
Altho there are several buildings on
this park tract and some of the land is
affected by mortgage, the commission
ers feel that no especial difficulty will
be experienced in overcoming these
distractions. The park is the result of
campaign fostered by a number of
East side people who were interested
in having a city park at that point.
The tract is triangular in shape and
located at the point where Eighth and
Tenth streets join. 1t is on road
much used by motor traffic and will
be a beauty spot very noticeable not
only to Topeka people but to out-of-
town motorists who come into the city
on that road.
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MAKE FATHER PAY
Charlie Hoffman Settled obi
cation to Child for $50.
Divorced Wife Now Wants Him
To AID in Support.

Whether $50 releases a father from
all future financial obligations to his
! child even if he has written contract
in which his divorced --:fe is alleged
to have placed her official o. K. to
such a release, is a Question soon to
be settled by the district court of
Shawnee county.
Mabel 1. Wood, a very good looking
Shawnee county school teacher, is the
divorced wife. Charles Hoffman, a
Santa F'e employe, is the father of the
child who seeks such exemption under
testimony presented by the state to-
day before Judge Rad Lee in the court
of Topeka.
After thinking it over for seven
years the divorced wife arrived at the
conclusion that Hoffman still owed the
child something, and under a child
desertiOn charge she is threshirg out
the problem. Judge Rad Lee thought
over to the district court.
Wearing a big. black picture hat
and a well-ta.lored suit. Mabel l.
Wood. HeitIIan's former wife. told on
the witness stand a story of a very,
very youthful love affair ending in her
marriage to Hoffman. Then she told
of the child, whose arrival. she de-
clared, was received by Hoffman with
little of the joy that No. 1 baby is
supposed to elicit from a father.
The baby, she testified, brought
abuse and threats from him which
ended in her leaving his home
three weeks after the child's birth.
She testified that in order to leave the
house it was necessary for friends to
carry her out.
In 1912, she testified, a divorce
from Hoffman was obtained and a con-
tract signed in which he agreed to
give her $50 providing he would be
| released from further financial obliga-
| tions to the child.
Second Husband Dead.
Testimony showed that she married
again and the second husband died.
| She is teaching school. testimony
! showed, and supporting the child, now
! ood.sized boy.
| As is generally the case in a pre-
| liminary hearing in the court of To-
| peka only the testimony of the sta tie
was presented for the purpose of as
pertaining if the charges are sufficient
to warrant a trial in the district court.
Heftman will present his testimony in
the district court.
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ROTA CLUBS SUCCESS
Community Circus Cleared 5000 for
Washburn Fund.

The Rota club cleared over and
above all expenses, after Mrs. Wallace
had had her share. something over
$500 in the community circus. 1t was
decided to complete the Washburn
Scholarship fund, $500 of which had
been paid The additional $500 will
be paid out of the proceeds from the
community circus. thereby giving the
club a perpetual scholarship. Begin
ming with the fall term, the club viii
have some girl each year. either one
girl for the full four year course, or
for one year or two as seems advis-
able The matter of selecting the girl
for next year will be taken up soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
WILL HAVE GUARDIANS
Interests of Insane Soldiers Are To Be
Looked After.

Hearings of all insane military pa
tients sent to state institutions in Kan
sas will be held in Topeka, according
to arrangements which the state board
of administration today made with the
war risk insurance department. All
soldiers receiving benefits while in
hospitals will be placed under guar
dianship to protect payments made by
the government.
Insane patients sent to institutions
in Kansas will receive $50 a month
while confined in the hospitals. The
Shawnee county probate court will be
asked to appoint guardians for such
soldiers. The government will pay the
state $3.50 a week for the care of
each soldier patient.
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HE DENIES IT ALL
Ben May Replies to Divorce Charges
Made by His Wife.

Ben May, Topeka barber. whose
wife, Marie. in a divorce petition filed
a week ago, charged him with a moral
breach-with a Mrs. Crouch-denied
all those allegations in an answer and
cross petition filed today with Mrs.
Mary Chaplin, clerk of the district
court. In his petition May charged
his wife with an ungovernable temper
and tongue and a choice of profanity.
May declared that at one time his
wife's temper became so ungovernable
that she seized an alarm clock and
threw it at him, missing her mark,
but breaking the clock. He wants the
court to grant him a divorce instead
of granting it to his wife.
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NO JAIL BANQUETS
City Decides 3O-Cent Meals for Pris-
oners Are Too Good.

Prisoners at the city Jail are not
going to enjoy 30-cent banquets. the
commissioners decided this morning.
The bid of Mrs. Fanny Seymour. of
113 West Fifth street. to furnish meals
for inmates of the city Jail at 80 cents
per meal was turned down. Enthusi-
asm FOR cutting down the high cost
of living by going to Jail to obtain
free lodgings and meals will doubtless
die a natural death.
Commissioners believe that a meal
sumptuous and befitting the position
of Jail dodgers can be furnished for
"two-bits" in spite of the fact that the
l. W. w. roomers in the county Jail
felt cmpelled to kick strenuously
against the quality and quantity of
the food furnished them at that bas-
tile. If the commissioners are success
full in devising a 25-cent meal. it is
hoped that they will divulge the secret
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responsible for the general rush to
sell.
Breaks as shown after midday
amounted to SA a bushel on corn and
$1.S0 a barrel on pork.
May delivery of corn showed the
greatest weakness. dropping to SI.57A
as against $1.657s to $1.66 at yester-
days finish. July delivery at 81 81 u
was off more than Is cents from yes
terday's top level. Trading in the corn
market was especially on a broad
scale, with individual operations
counting for little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
PUBLISH LABOR PACT
International Agreement Includes 8
Hour Day, Equality for Women.

Washington, April 29-The nine
clauses proposed by the commission
on international labor legislation for
insertion in the peace treaty as
adopted by the peace conference in
plenary session at Paris yesterday,
were made public here today by the
state department.
Among the principles incorporated
are a standard eight-hour day, weekly
day of rest. the abolition of child
labor, equality of pay for men and
women. and workmen's right of as
ISOLATION for all lawful purposes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
MORE BANKS WANTED
applications for Five Charters Re
ceived by State Board Today

Applications for charters for five
new Kansas state banks were consid-
cred today by the state charter board.
Action on all of the charters was held
in allegiance. Decisions of the board
will be announced in a day or two.
Among the new banks which sought
charters at today's hearing were:
Farmers State bank. Garrett capital
$4,000; Citizens State bank, Larned
capital $4,000: Citizens State bank.
Newton, capital s50.000; Harvey
County State bank Newton. capital
100000: Hayesville State bank, Hayes
vile, capital 10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
YEGGS START A FIRE

Chicago, April 29.-Safe blowers
were held responsible for fire which
did damage estimated at SIS, 900 in the
business district here early today.
A powerful charge of explosive
which tore open @ large safe set fire
to the building. firemen said. The
safe crackers found the safe stuffed
with papers while an adjoining safe,
which they were about to open when
the fire drove them out, held several
thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29

There is no lack of variety on the market
in the way of fresh vegetables and fruits,
if one has the price
The humble cabbage hobnobs with its
distant relative, the cauliflower. while
green onions are strongly in evidence.
Radishes and lettuce. both head and leaf.
are found at reasonable prices. while as
paragus, green peppers. new potatoes and
the fruits are strawberries at % cents a
box, grapefruit. apples, oranges and
bananas, and rhubarb for the delectable
RE.
UImer- Roudebush.
Mr. Ernest Timer and Miss Margaretta
Roudebush were married Saturday at the
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Roudebush of 112 Kious street. and Mr..
Timer is the son of Mr.. and Mrs John
they will make their home for the present
Mr. and Mrs. Timer went to Kansas City
for a short honeymoon
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Carl Tinker of 1923 Madison street
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Hershey of Stella, Neb.. has returned home
Mrs. Jim Mckee of Kansas City return
ed to her home this morning Mrs Mckee &c
her father, BENJAMIN Mellinger. in whose
honor reception was held yesterday al
his home. SIS Jackson street
Mrs Sarah Saywel is sick at her home
1928 Harrison street
Mr.. Henry Mellinger and children
CnarleS ana Jeanette OF IacOHna' w ASH.
who have been visiting Mr.. Mellinger's
father, BENJAMIN Mellinger, and his tloth-
err. S. T. MelIinger of S13 Jackson street
left today for Ellinwood, Kan, where they
will be the guests of Mr.. Mellinger's
brother. Charles Mellinger.
Mrs. Nellie Butler of the Boys Industrial
school has received word that her son, Dan
Butler. has arrived in New York from
overseas. Butler is in the 18th r. X. engi
neers and before he entered service was
a Santa Fe brakeman. He was in service
n months.
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Big Victory Loan Meeting To
Be Held at Auditorium.
Symphony Orchestra VIII Make
First Public Appearance.
SPECIAL MUSICAL FEATURES
Short Talks VIII Be Made by
"Up-2-Minute" Speakers.
Harry Waldo Smith VIII Sing
Popular Songs.

With the victory loan quota for
Shawnee county less than one-half
subscribed, and with not too much
promise for total subscriptions by Sat
urday night, the county loan commit
tee is laying plans for a monster mass
meeting to be held at the auditorium
in Topeka Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, May 4, will be the first dav
of the last week of the victory loan
campaign. Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock the mass meeting will give the
last impetus to the driving mechanism
which must put Topeka and Shawnee
county over the top in the last great
war bond f1otation.
The big feature of the afternoon
program will be the Topeka Com
munity Symphony orchestra, aug
mented by three of the best vocal and
instrumental soloists of the city.
! First Orchestra Appearance.
The symphony orchestra is making
its first public appearance as the fea-
ture part of the mass meeting next
Sunday afternoon. The fifty-piece or
ganization is making its bid for fame
on this one concert and Topeka must
show its appreciation. Then the or
chestra will become a permanent fea-
ture of the city's entertainment equip
ment and will give periodical concerts
Sunday afternoons for all time to
come.
Special feature solo numbers which
will augment the orchestra part of the
meeting and which will in themselves
be features of the first water are an
nounced today. Harry Waldo Smith,
who recently scored a big hit as the
Prince of Japan, in the Washburn col
| lege presentation of the "Mikado is
to sing at least two numbers-"A Lit
tie Bit o. Honey" and Goddess of
| Mine" Both of these numbers are the
! latest in popular music. Smith will
| probably sing one or two of the pop
ular war songs also. He will be ac-
companied by Dean Breden on the
piano.
Miss Florence Rowe will contribute
|. one or two vocal solos to the after
Moons entertainment. Miss Rowe
needs no Introduction to Topeka music
| lovers for her work both as a soloist
and as a war singer is too well known
to need explanation.
Piano Solo Also.
! A piano solo number is also being
arranged tho the musician has not as
! yet been selected.
| Several short talks by prominent and
| popular up-to-the-minute speakers will
| form the rest of the program. Further
details concerning the mass meeting
, will be announced later-but Topeka
and Shawnee county citizens are urged
to make their plans now for attendance
| at the concert and mass meeting. No
admission is to be charged and it is fell
that the citizens should not only show
| their desire to promote the liberty loar
the victory loan if you please-bu
should show some apprecia tion-by at
tendance-of the work of the must
clans in the orchestra and the SOLO
|
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Piano Solo Also.
Attention O. f. s.

Officers and members of Beula h
chapter No. "a. o. E. s., will meet
at Masonic temple tomorrow at lis
p. m. to attend the funeral of our late
sister, Emma H. Coney.
MRS. ZOE PRATHER,
Worthy Matron.
MRS. CORA w. WEIGH.
ADV. Secretary.
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NAVAL FLYERS DROWN.
HvdropIane Falls Into Harbor; One
of Crew Swims Ashore.

Cape May, n. J.. April 29.-While
descending in hydroplane here today
Lieutenant Berger and Ensign Bar
ron were drowned when the plane fell
into Cape May harbor. A third man
escaped and swan to the wharf The
two men who lost their lives were
caught under the machine.
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BIC PRICE SLASH
Grain and Provision Holders
UNLOAD on Chicago Market.
Threatened Free Movement OF
Corn and Hogs Causes Rush.

chicago. April 29.-Tremendous
price smashing took place today on
the board of trade. Holders of grain
and provisions competed on big
scale in efforts to unload and to stop
Losses on a declining market. A long
threatened free movement of corn and
hogs from rural sources was largely
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SUPREME JUSTICE QUITS.
Chief Justice Hardy of Oklahoma Goes
to Oil Firm

Nowata, Okla, April 29.-Gov J. b
A. Robertson announced officially here
today that Chief Justice Summers
Hardy of the Oklahoma supreme
court had rendered his resignation, eff
fective May /. Governor Robertson
added that Chief Justice Hardy would
become chief counsel for a Tulsa oil
company.
Oklahoma City. April 29.-The res
ignation of Chief Justice Hardy had
been expected here
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LULL AND HESS HERE
Topeka Officers Pass Thru City En-
Route to Camp Funston.

Route 70 Camp Funston.
Mai. c. c. Lull, who returned last
week from overseas service with the
35th division. arrived in Topeka today
and will spend the afternoon here be-
fore going to Camp Funston to be
mustered out of service. On the same
train with ajor Lull today was Lieut..
James w. Hesse of the headquarters
company of the S5th division. Lieu
tenant Hesse continued on his way to
Camp Funston.
The two Topeka officers accompan-
led large number of other divisional
officers who were on their way to the
Kansas army camp to be mustered out
of service. On the Union Pacific train
which passed thru Topeka shortly aft
/ er noon today were a number of cas-
uals. The casuals were from units of
the 35th division and will be mus
tered out of service or cared for at
Camp Funston hospitals.
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Sing Sing prison by Judge Mulqueen.
Before Judge Mulqueen. Mrs Con-
trello. Baltimore girl. said her husband
money