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RAILWAY COMPANY w f T ERN
LINES. f. A. Lehman, general manager.
THE ATCHISON. TOPEKA & SANTA FE
RAILWAY COMPANY-CoAST LINES.
I. L. Hubbard. general manager.
GULF, COLORADO Il SANTA FEE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY. T. G. Pettibone, vice
president and general manager.s 50
PANHANDLE & SANTA FE RAILWAY
COMPANY, F. A. Lehman, ice-president
and general manager
RIO GRANDE, Ell P4ASO & SANTA FE
RAILROAD COMPANY, K. Il. Goaring,
general manager.
THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY COM
PANY. /. L. Hubbard, vice president and
general manager.
BEAUMONT WHARF & TERMINAL
COMPANY, +. G. Pettibone, first vice
president.
THE ATCHISON. TOPEKA & SANTA FEE
RAILWAY COMPANY - o f II A
SHOPS. W. D. Deveny. superintendenl.
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REFUSED TO HIKE GAS RATES
Public Utilities Takes Action in Law
renee Case.

An increase in gas rates to Lawrence
consumers was refused in an order
issued lste today by the public utilities
commission.
: Certain expense items submitted by
the Lawrence distributing company
were not approved b. the commission.
These include $4,000 salary to- the
president and 1920 to >an assistant
manager. The evidence presented to
the commission showed that while the
company has not paid dividends re-
Gently the stock is owned largely by
Joseph c. Helm of Kansas City, No,
who as president draws $600Oss an
nually, altho he performs but little
actual work The assistant manager
ship is held by a member of the Helm
family.
The commission held the old rate of
80 cents a thousand is sufficient and
refused to approve the customers
service charge ranging from so cents
to $3.50 recently put into effects fol-
lowing the order of Judge Wilbur F.
Booth, of the federal court, affecting
certain other Kansas cities.
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TO ORGANIZE R. C. MEN
Those Who Served Under Order II
Plan State Association.

Plans for the entertainment of Wis
ltors at a dinner to be held in con-
neetton with meeting here for the
organization of a statewide associa-
tlon of men who served during the
war with the Red Cross under war
order No. n, were considered today
at the Chamber of Commerce by To-
peka men formerly of the Red Cross
service.
1t is planned to hold a convention
here some time in May. Every effort
is being made to list the names of all
Kansas men who were with the Red
Cross under the qualifications of the
war order, who will be invited to at
tend the convention. Efforts are be-
ing made to secure prominent speak
ers for the meeting. 1t seems a GER
tainty that efforts to effect a state
organization will meet with success,
judging from tentative letters that
have been sent to a large number of
men who served with the Red Cross.
Among those at the Chamber of
Commerce this noon were: ]. E.
Spalding, c. B. Merriam, c. E. Bas-
com, Mayor Corwine, Chester Wood
ward, T. B. Frost, L. r. Booth and
Frank F. +Longenecker.
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Chicago Spectacle House
Makes Startling Offer
Will Send Handsome Glasses on
Trial to Anyone.

Everyone who wears glasses or suf-
fers from eye strain. will be interested
in the remarkable Offer of the Chicago
Spectacle House, Dept. B, ~1462 w.
Madison St. Chicago. Ill. to send a
pair of their large size True Vision
Glasses Free on trial, to any reader
of this paper who writes them. These
splendid glasses will enable anyone to
read the smallest print, thread the
finest needle, see far and near, and
prevent eye strain and headaches.
They are 10 Karat Gold Filled, very
handsome in appearance and should
last life time. Don't send any money
Simply your name. address and age
and state the length of time you have
Been wearing glasses. They will send
you the gIaIses at once, by prepaid
parcel post, to use and wear for 10
days free. If you are satisfied in
every way and want to keep chem,
you are then to pay the small charge
of S2-95, otherwise return the glasses
and you are out nothing. If you ac-
cept their offer at once they will on
close the glasses in a beautiful vel
veteen lined, spring back pocket ook
spectacle case. which is to be yours
free of all eost.-Adv.
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Call Confession,
Suicide Attempt
Buffalo Man Declared He Slew New
York Man So State Would Electro
cute Him-FamiIy Troubles Cause.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 11.-One of
the most elaborate attempts at sui
eide" in police annals was to be form
ally concluded today with the ar
raignment of Roy Harris who says
he confessed to the murder of Joseph
B. Elwell so the state might electro
cute him..
=. Harris will be brought into court on
a charge of suspicion of murder and
discharged, according to Police CHIEF
Higgins The charge of forgery, upon
which Harris was originally arrested
for authorities of st. GATHERINGS, Ont,
also will be dropped, dispatch from
that city stated.
Harris's Reputation of his confess
sion came yesterday after a grilling
by New York and Buffalo officials
He explained that he was in disgrace
with his family. that he had caused
endless misery for his wife and child
and that he hoped to end his life-in
the electric chair.
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MORE MONEY FOR LAME BOY.
Contributions Continue to Come to
The State journal for Fund.

Sympathy continues to be registered
with The State Journal for the lame
boy for whom a fund was raised re-
Gently. Today a contribution of two
dollars arrived from Riley, Kan, from
a person signing himself Lame Boy S
Friend The fund now amounts to
more than $40.
s. The lame boy, still at Chrfst's hos
pital, is extremely grateful to- Those
who gave to the fund for his artificial
leg. The leg has been ordered and
viii cost $135. according to Miss Mary
Alexander. head of the Public Health
Nursing association. He will be able
to leave the hospital in a short time
Contrary to the general understand
ing the boy is II and not 14~years old,
He is small for his age and was not
thought to be more than IA.
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MANY ASK NATURALIZATION
Employees in Santa Fe Shops Apply for
Second Papers.

The office of W. f. Anderson. clerk
of the district court, today was liter
ally swamped with applications for
naturalizations from aliens employed
in the Santa Fe shops.
The rush was said to be due to the
posting of a notice in tne shops adj
vising all aliens to go TO the federal
court today and that c. A. Ramsey,
naturalization examiner, would be
present. Arriving at the federal court,
however. the applicants were sent to
the district court.
Nearly all the applications Were for
second papers. A period of ninety
days must elapse until a hearing car
be held and a certificate of naturali-
cation granted after the second papers
have been filed. The only naturaliza-
ton cases to come up in the fedora
court this week are sixteen cases or
which the final hearings will be held
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INSURANCE ADJUSTING AGENCY
Representative Searlc Will Open Blu
rcau in Near Future.

Topeka is to have a new independ-
ent insurance adjusting agency
State Representative G. H. Seafle,
who was for twenty years with the
columbian insurance firm, and who
resigned to go to- the farm two year
ago, will open the new bureau here in
the near future.
Searle was general agent and adj
juster for the, Columbian and will use
tho experience which he gained in that
position in the management of his
own bureau.
1t has not been stated just when the
bureau will be opened.
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RESUME EXCURSION TRAINS
Chicago & Alton Officers and EN-
ployers~ Confer ON Wages.

Springfield. H., April 11.TOpera-
ton of excursion trains. which was
discontinued during the war by. the
Chicago & Alton railroad between
Chicago and Kansas City, will be re-
sumed Saturday.
Following the announcements rail-
road officers and employees represent
tatiyes conferred to take action of
wage reduction on the road. Unless
wages are decreased, railroad spokes-
men say, a monthly operating deficit
will result.
Employees representatives decided
upon referendum vote by workers
on the ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the
decrease. If the vote is against &C
ceptance. call will be taken to the
railroad labor board. 81
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length. while demonstrating with him,
and then picked him up and laying
him down on the sidewalk, walked
north on the avenue.
The little man got up and walked
north, conversing with himself earnest
ly. Both men disappeared in short or
der, and the police were not called.
Neither seemed to have been damaged.
None of the passersby knew the
name of either man. 1t was rumored
that the big man had incurred the dis
pleasure of the smaller one by nearly
running him down with a motor car.
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RETAINS HIS NATIONAL TITLE
CoffeyviAe Trap Shooter Keeps Du.
pont- Hazard Doubles Trophy.

CoffeyviIle, Kan, April 11.-Fred
Etehen OF Coffeyville. shooting against
a. strong wind, yesterday successfully
defended his title as;. national doubles
champion and retained possession of
the Dupont Hazard doubles trophy. by
defeating Chief Wheeler of Paw
huslla, Okla, at the annual spring
shoot of the Coffeyville Gun club.
Etcl1en and Wheeler tied at one
hundred pairs. then again on twenty
five pairs the tie being broken on the
next twenty-five pairs, Wheeler miss
ing eight birds. while Etchen missed
only five. The shoot, continues today
and tomorrow and tap shooters OF
prominence are here from all over the
United States.
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Local Mention

An Overland touring car belonging
to Henry Smith was stolen Sunday
night from his home. 71S Western
avenue, accoI ding to a report to the
police.
Margaret Bostic, opitcicn, COG Kan. ay.-Adv.
A Franklin car driven by Victor
Check was badly damaged when it ran
into concrete culvert at Twentieth
and Adams streets Saturday night, ac-
cordlng to report to the police.
Check was bruised, but not seriously
injured, it was stated.
DIR. Lyngar. Dentist. 800 Kan. Ave.--Ady.
New cases of contagious diseases IN
Topeka for the week ending April
were chicken pox, seventeen; scarlet
fever. seven; tuberculosis, seven;
measles, six; smallpox, four; and
whooping cough, two.
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5O50.-Adv.
The First. Presbyterian church has
raised its annual budget of $4,000. it
was announced at the church last
night. The general expense of the
church will require more than half of
the budget and the remainder will be
Ior MISSIONS
Raymond, Chiropodist, Orpheum BldG.-Adv
olof Ekberg, the tailor. now at 10
E. Sixth St.-AdY.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. Kleinhans.-Adv
E. j. SmaIley, adjuster for the AL
lance Cooperative company of Kan
sas. left this morning for Chicopee,
Kan, where he is investigating a
claim for the loss by fire of a dwell
ing and contents.
party of city politicians went on
a fishing trip to Maple Hill Saturday
and Sunday, probably as a means of
recuperating from the strenuous cam
paien days. Among those in the party
were: Mayor sCorwine, Wilbur A STAN
field, Frank Leach, Judge Rad Lee,
Harry Wright, W. o. Anderson. Fred
Painter, Jack Mercer, D. T. Gabriel,
w. H. Dyal, William Fulton, s. l..
Courtney, Guy swallow, and Robert
D. McGiffert. No report has been
made of the number of fish the fisher
men captured.
Silk Shade Makers. s2s Kansas ave-
nue., upstafrs.-Adv.
Manager C. W. Wells of the Santa
Fe baseball club has signed Lige
Wooley. former Western Association
and Western League player, for this
summers schedule, according to an
announcement made by Wells.
Circus and gymnastic exhibition,
Central 7. NJ. C. A, April 1916, s
p. m.-Adv.
Robert B. Austin of the THOMPSON.
Bauer Austin Hardware company is
experiencing his third sojourn on
clutches within the last fifteen
months. He broke a bone in one
foot fifteen months ago and about the
time it healed. duplicated the misfor-
tune on his other pedal extremity. A
Few days ago turned ankle tore some
OF the igaments and sprlrned one an
kle badly.
Rev. John Wells Rayhill of the
Central Congregational school deliv-
cred the principal address on the pro-
gram ref the Kansas Industrial and
Educational Institute given at the
school Sunday afternoon Robert
Service, violinist. was on the program
in the evening. and after his program
was finished Prof. Fred Rountree of
the Monroe CNhnOI
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FARMERS FRAME PROGRAM.
First Meetings of Agricultural Organ
izatiOn Held in Washington.

Washington, April 1.-THE first of
be held here this week to frame a
program of legislation to be asked of
congress was held today, the executive
committee and state delegations of the
America Farm Bureau Federation as
sembling to discuss tariff and taxation
extension of rural credits. packer con-
troll legislation and other matters.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

mercantile paper, 71k@7M per cent. Ex-
change, strong. Sterling, go day bills ana
commercial, 60 day bills on banks. ; rs !;
591ss cables, s.92ss, Francs, demand, 7.1J
cables, us Belgian francs, demand, ~
cables. IA Marks, demand 1.62: cables.
1.63 Greece, demand, 7.23. Argentine. de-
mand, 1851 Brazilian, demand, 400 Mon
treal, 1915 per cent discount. Government
bonds, easy; railway bonds, irregular.
Time loans, firm; GO days, 90 days and G
months, 61a@7 per cent.
Call money, firmer; high. I low, 7; rui-
ing rate, Z; closing bid g. offered at 4; last
loan, Z. Bank acceptanees, 51a per cent.
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WASHBURN DOPED TO WIN
Coach Dwight Roam Makes Guess on
Outcome Of Track Meet.

Coach Dwight Ream, Washburn
mentor. has compiled averages and
announces at least tentatively the out
come of the Washburn-E nporia Nor
NAL track meet. which will be held at
Washburn Friday afternoon.
According to Ream's dope, the re-
suits will be:
Washburn will take firsts in the. 100
yard dash, the half mile, the two mile
(providi1lg Hamilton is eligible), the
220 yard dash, the javelin and the re-
lay.
high hurdles. the 440 yard dash. the
broad jump, the low hurdles, the pole
vault the shot put, the discus and the
high iump.
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STAGE COUNTER ATTRACTION
Big Man and Little Man Engage Ii
Friendly ScuffIc,

A counter-attraction to the parade
of the AL. G. Field MINISTRIES was staged
at the corner of Kansas Avenue and
Seventh street at noon today.
According to the story of witnesses,
a big man and a little man were OBJ
served, apparently engaged in a friend
ly scuffle. The scuffle wasn't so
friendly on the part of the little man.
however. He was making repeated en-
dcavors to strike the big man in the
face. The big man held him at arm S
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Irish Attack Dublin Hotel.

Dublin, April IA battle ragged
for twenty minutes this morning
around the Northwestern hotel, in the
North Wall section here, when civil
ians armed with bombs and firearms
fiercely attacked the hotel, where gov
eminent auxiliaries are quartered. One
of the assaulting party was killed and
several wounded, twoseriously.
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BURNING Kite Causes Death.

ST. Joe, Mo, April 11.-When chill
dren set fire to a kite they We're pre-
pairing to fly here today the flames
spread to the clothing of the S-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Zanko and She was burned TO death.
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JAPAN MAKES NEW GESTURE
Harding Gets Message of Good VII
From jap Mil<ado.

Washington, April 11.-President
Harding. it was learned today, has re-
ceived Il message from the mikado
expressing the good will and friend
ship of Japan for the United States.
The message is understood to be one
of number of gestures of friend
ship contemplated by Japan.
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j STRAWBERRIES BY EXPRESS.
Fifth Carload From South Arrives in
= Topeka Today.

The fifth carload of fresh straw
berries to arrive in Topeka by express,
came in today, from Louisiana. To-
peka's appetite for stra wberries has
given the express. company consider
able carload business during the
spring. The cars are iced and handled
from the south in the fastest trains,
to get--the. -shortcake trimmin's on
Topeka tables in good condition.
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kansas City, April n.-HA1-Market
steady.
Alfalfa Choice, s21O9@22O 90; No. /, s19cs
$4,000; standard, S15.50d1S.50; No. 2, 81. 90
CISCO; No. 3, S7.O0@1G 90.
Prairie-No /, S13OoQ14.5O; No. 2, S9.509
1880; No. 8, $5.000900
Timothy-No. /, 1s.50@20OO: standard,
s1650@1SO0; No. 2, S13,5001G.Oo; No. :,
sic 006I13.5O.
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New York, April 11-Liberty bonds close !:
S1a's, 5000; first As, S7.40: second As, S744 !:
first AS. $40; second 414's. S7.j4 third
4A's $3.50; fourth AIS S1.6o; Victory
So s. 97S5; Victory AZ S. 9I.5S.
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TREsNER TO HEAD FACTORIES

NdAkUsONeC III AsSNNhS NAeJ tN-tA1---oA'
Appointed by Industrial Court.
Clyde o. Tresner of Topeka has been
appointed by the court of Industrial
relations as state factory inspector.
He was formerly assistant factory in
spector under the state labor depart
ment.
In the recent city campaign Tresner
was a candidate for commissioner of
parks. He opposed Robert McGiffert.
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKE1

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv.
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MRS. T. S HASTY, formerly of this city
died in Chicago Friday morning. accord
ing to word received IN Topeka. The fun
eral will be held in California.
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NEW UhLENAh NUIIUN MAhhEIs
New Orleans, April 11.-COTTON-Spo
firm, 70 points higher.
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RANGE OF STOCKS.
New York, April Ii.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co..
sol New England Bldg.l
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New York. April 11-Sugar futures closeo
easy. Sales $3.50 tons: April, 446; May,
455, July, 40. Sept, 40.
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r T. E. KELLEY. age As died at the state
I hospital Saturday afternoon after a short
/ illness. Funeral arrangements later
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NEW YORK CoTToN MARKET.
KANSAS CITY HAY MARKET.

New York, April 11-COTTON-Spo
quiet; middling, 1920
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued today in
the probate court to the following:
Louis NJ. Graham, Harrington. .... IS
Velma Hisey Moreland. "a
Joseph Blggman, Topeka. .............. 40
Martha Mcdonald, Topeka. ............. 40
James Porter. Topeka. INSTRUMENTATION. 40
Ellen V. Tucker, Topeka. .............. 81
John H. York, Ames, Kan............... %
Iva c. Smith Ames Kan........... p
Henry J. Evendorf Topeka As
Maude II. Hippensteel. oyerbrook- 80. 46
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Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goar Co.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral OF Mrs. Emily Hyatt age "a
who died Saturday at her home, 81 West
Gordon street, will be held at 1 80 O'Clock
Tuesday from the North Topeka Baptist
church. Burial In Prairie Home cemetery.
The body of Robert a. Berry. who died in
Portland, Ore, will arrive in Topeka Tues
day. The. only services held will be In
terment services at the grave, In Big
Springs cemetery.
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ReV. john Wells Rayhill of the
Central Congregational school deliv-
cred the principal address on the pro-
gram ref the Kansas Industrial and
Educational Institute given at the
school Sunday afternoon. Robert
Service, violinist. was on the program
In the evening, and after his program
was finished Prof. Fred Rountree of
the Monroe school spoke.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-21
the man who hax his barn-yard and hi manufe-pit fnll of 1t.

the man who hax his barn-yard and his manuFe-pit fuV of 1t.
 But there isn't any unznixsd sood in ehls sadly imperfect world. Even the best farm manure isn't a comulete sub stitute for the original fertility of the virgin soil. I's got rather too much of one thing and not quite enough of some others. It's apt to be over-rich in ni- trogen and little shy in phosphorus and potash. Especially in phosphorus. That's Why farmers found years ago that even literally manured land either get sour or run out. They probably didn't know great deal about nitrogen and phos- phorus and potash. But, by dint of much testing and trying out they dis covered that the occasional use of phos- phates, in connection with manure, seem ed to bring better results. Then be- gan the run to phosphates. Why in my part of the country. even today. half the older farmers call all commercial fertil- izers "phesphates." in remembrance of those days.
 Later, they discovered that, in many cases, the addition of potash also was an advantage. When farm raanures ran short, they could see good effects from the use of nitrate of soda, which is an in- pure form of nitrogen. About all the scientific people have done, SC far, is to md and explain the reason for results, such as these which the working farmer had already discovered.
 Now, nine farmers out of ten know ithat they've put back into their soil at least four of the necessary elements of plant-food, viz Nitrogen, phosphorus potash and lime And put them back i in form which the plants will ac- cept and use. Otherwise. it's Goodbye farmer, Goodbye farm! The rest of the dozen or fifteen plant-food clements are used more sparingly and are, ordinarily, plentiful enough to need no immediate renewing.
 Right there is where NIT. Farmer comes up against it with a bump. He hasn't manure enough to fill The erder. He ] can't buy enough of thessiitFogen and the phosphorus and the potash and the lime to make up the deficit in his dirt, for the simple reason that they cost more to buy than the crops they will raise sell for Especially the nitrogen and the potash It is exactly at this point that the 1 new agriculture" steps around the stunr
 and offers its help.
 Of the four elements most needed, nj
 trogen and potash are the dearest. |
 Mir Farmer can train a few hundred mil | lion bacteria to take for his crop
 ample rations of nitrogen out of the ali
 which is feur-ffths pure nitrogen, ant
 equally ample rations of potash out O
 the soil which normally contains any
 where from fifteen to thirty-five tons 0
 pure petash-eneugh to last for theus
 and years of steady cropping. IF he cal
 do this and save his nitregen-potas s money, shouldn't he do it?
 For one, don't see any reason wh'
 not All that seems necessary is to sheS him that it can be done and teach hir i how to do it. The rest Is up to him. There I've talked enough for today , But don't exult prenaturely; There nor to come!
 , THE FARMER.