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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
MRS. BARBARA WIESNER

Mrs. Barbara Wiesner was ths
ArI.i, iIer ana youngest child borr,
April IA, 1867, to Mr. and Mrs. Job,,
Snsenthron of Camenca. Government
Sdratoo, russia, and has but ona
brother, Mr.. Joseph Ingenthron ~ r.
peha surviving her. At the age OF
nlhe years she came to America win
lier parents in search of a home with
more liberty and religious freedom
sFsI they settled in the western parr
Oh Kansas, but later she came viii,
ner widowed father to Topeka. where.
she grew up to womenhood and in
June, 1886, was married TO Jacol,
Wlesner to whom she was until her
~ ontlIneIy death by accident on April
~, 1921, faithful companion in dsrr
as Wen as sunny days To her az
qua1ntances she was the kind and
gentle Mrs. Wiesner" More than thar
to her adopted country she was n
true daughter with a spirit of patriot
EN- ana loyalty as is evidenced by the
1act that all of her sons voluntarily
o1tered themselves to their country
N the trials of a few years ago (three
saw service and the fourth was too
young) More and above all, she was
truly Christian, Catholic mother
VINO succeeded in implanting into the.
hearts of her children of which there
are eleven surviving her, the spirit
of faith and piety amid SURROUNDINGS
that made that Christian duty spe-
cially difficult.
The affliction which has so unex-
pectedly befallen the Wiesner family
is a heavy blow to her husband in his
advancing years and to her children
who will miss her quiet spirit and the
guidance of the home. They miss her
and will not easily forget the many
kfndnesses shown them by the dear
departed.
May God grant her eternal rest, and
give grace and 4strenA h to bear the
burden of sorrow lHavely and re-
sfgnedly to her children, Sister N.
Lfliosa, Peoria, Ill: Mrs. ]. F. Me-
Clarity, Meriden, Kan; Mrs George
Fritton, Tecumseh. Kan; Leo. wies-
ner, Pittsburg, Kan; Isidore Wiesner.
Topeka. Kan; Joseph Wiesner. ST.
Louis. Mo; Clara. Vincent, Matilda,
Florence and Frances .and.their father.
Jacob Wiesner-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
TO TRY 900 HUNS
German Judges to Pass on War
Criminals.
Hear Entente Charges at Leip-
sic on May %.

Berlin, April 2S.-Nine hundred Ger
mans, whose punishment has been de-
manded by the entente~~ for crimes
trial at Leipsic. beginning May %.
Seven judges will sit as the court, and
will first hear witnesses against minor
offenders on a supplemental list.
The trials of NOn-Com miSsioned Off
Ger Heine, charged with abusing Brit
ish prisoners; Captain Mueller. COM
mander at the prison camp at Flavy-
Le-Martel, and Private Neuman. who
is alleged to have maltreated prisoners
at the prison camp at Pommerensorf,
will be the first to be tried. Captain
Neuman, commander of U-boat 81,
which sank the hospital ship, Dover
Castle, viii be arraigned some time in
June FOrty-seVen witnesses have been
called from England to testify in the
first three cases.
The minister of justice. in explain
ing arrangements for the trials, de-
clared yesterday:
"Only men charged with the COM
mission of specific crimes will be tried
at first. We have made every possible
effort to insure fair and impartial
hearings, but are greatly handicapped
by the fact that the alleged crimes
were committed from five to seven
years ago. The witnesses are scat
tered and some of the accused have
left Germany, several being dead.
ments will have representatives at the
trial but Germany will conduct the
prosecution and the defense->I am able
to declare positively that political, or
other undesirable interests will not be
allowed to influence the proceedings"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City, April 2S-WHEAT-Cash
Market 1@4c lower No. 1 hard, $1.306l
1.39; No. , S1.2I@1.3S; No. 1 red, 81 POO
1.30: No. >. S127M12S.
CoBN-Market unchanged No . mixed,
SIC; No. 3, sic: No. . white, f541ac; No. >,
521ac: No. . yellow. Zoe; No. g, 55c.
OATS-Market unchanged: nominal No.
. white, 41@411c; No. Mixed 31G3Sc
No. red, 3I@3Sc.
RYE-$1. 14M116.
kAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S2c@$104 Oh.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SAORTS-SG61 96c.
DHAN-76M nc
WsIEAT-Receipts 132 cars.
WHEAT-Close: May, $1.1S5s July.
977sc.
CoRN-May, SOC; July, 541sc; Sept.
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RAISE FOR CITY EMPL DYES
Ordinance Provides Salary Increase
for Several Offices.

A ordinance passed by the city COM
mission Wednesday afternoon provided
slight increases in salary for a mum Der
of city employees. The increases had
been provided for in budgets submit
ted by the various departments last
August, but will not be effective until
May 1. The police and fire department
increases were effective the first of the
year. y
Among the salaries increased are
those of the city clerk, from 1925 TO
$3.50; the deputy city clerk from S160
to $40; the city health officer from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year; license COL
lector to-$100; fire chief from from
$20S to 1925; an increase of $40 for
superintendent of waterworks and an
increase of IS each for all water de-
partment clerks; mayors secretary
from 500 to $110. An office of stem
ographer and bookkeeper in the park
department was made ~chief clerk of
the park department" with a salary
increase of from 500 to S125 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
X. C. REDS REUSED
Call for EsMay Day" Uprising
Worries Police.
Homes of Workers Receive
Circular Proclamation.

Kansas City. Mo. April 2S.--Com-
munists in Greater Kansas City have
sounded a call for a red May day.
During the night, thousands of cir
culars were strewn along streets and
on porches of homes pleading for
workers to Join in a May day revolu-
ton.
Department of justice officials are
worried.
Z Oscar Schmitz, chief agent, stressed
the subject at length with James Sui
lnger, United States district attorney,
this morning and plans were being
made to Illustrate any uprising that
may start next Sunday.
The circulars were printed both in
american and Slovak languages, and
pleaded for the workers to take up
farms against arms, force against
force, with overthrowing the United
States government, the object"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
FREAK DANCE FOR employees
Performers of Con T. Kennedy Shows
Entertained Wednesday Night.

The freakiest dance given in To-
peka in a long time was staged at
Ke1lam hall last night starting at mid
night. 1t was the weekly social gath
ering of the employees and performers
of the Con T. Kennedy shows, here
this week under the auspices of the
Modern Woodmen. About $50 attend
ed the affair and from midnight to 3
o'clock the hula girls the Elidgets,
the giant and the cowboys mixed their
steps with abandon and fervoB. There
were no "towners" invited.
Tonight the crowds that jam the
Quincy street midway will be further
augmented by the invasion of over 200
of the boys from the State Industrial
school. who are to be the guests of ].
C. McCaffery Tor the evening They
will take. in all the. shows and rides
free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

OCcIl hONGS MdhcS IAcpOTl.
Cecil Howes, secretary of the club.
made the first complete report of the
financial condition brought about by
the club show, The Fo1lies>of Uncle
Tom
The members of the club sold tick
cts amounting to $1,916.25 and the
box office at the Grand theater sold
$349.25 more. The total receipts of
the play were $2,265.50, and the eX-
penses of producing the show were
$701.77. That left a clear margin of
$1,563.7S, which the club voted be
used for charitable, entertainment
and advertising purposes"
On a motion by Herbert West, the
members agreed with the stand taken
by the Square Circle club that the
streets of Topeka be flushed at night,
and the secretary was instructed to
take the matter up with the city COM
missioners.
Mai. o. NJ. Ladd, a major in the
United States army, who has just re-
turned to the States after an eight
year sojourn in Manila, was the guest
of Noel V. Wood at today's luncheon.
Robert Pierce. chairman of the city
planning commission. told the mem
bers that action would be taken in the
near future on the city plan.
An attempt was made by Octavius
Cole to reconsider the motion of the
club made recently to the effect that
employers and employees get together
on the open-shop trouble, but the mat
ter was tabled by a vote of SO to %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
TO REVISE CONSTITUTION
Each Member of Chamber of Com
merce TO Have Part in Plan.

A revised contitution and bylaws
for the Topeka Chamber of Com
| merce, fitted for the new membership
of the organization and the new plans
which are being made for it, will be
reported tonight by the constitution
committee which has been working
on the document, and the membership
of the organization, in full session will
be called upon to reject or adopt the
new constitution and bylaws.
On Saturday, the ballots for the pri-
| mary nomination of new directors,
will be mailed out to the members,
and must be returned to the office of
the secretary by Wednesday, April 4,
when the count will be completed, and
the names of the candidate for the
final election will be placed on the
| final ballots, and sent out for return
not later than Saturday, May Z. The
new directors and officers will have
been chosen by the end of next week.
Group meeting of the entire MEM
bership of the Chamber of Commerce
are to be held next week TO frame a
program of activity for the organiza-
| ton during the coming year.
Groups OF members. seventy-five to
one hundred in a group, will meet at
various places in the Chamber of Com
merce quarters during the week. One
third of the members will constitute
the groups meeting Tuesday night
one-third the groups meeting Thurs
day night, and the remainder groups
meeting Friday night. The groups
will be arranged, alphabetically from
the roster of names.
In each group meeting the sugges-
tons of the members of that group,
as to the things which the Chamber
of Commerce should do for the city,
and the manner in which they should
be done, will be made and discussed.
The suggestions will later be compiled
and formulated into a harmonious,
consecutive and co-ordinated program
for the entire organization.
Group chairmen for the different
group meetings for the week are: j.
H. Lee, F. C. Gibbs, E. L. Copeland,
John NJ. KinkeI. George r. McDermott,
w. H. lines, George Snyder, W. w
Webb, Paul Huycke, Marco Morrow,
John Hersh, F. NJ. Hastings, P A.
Fairbank. Thomas Lillard, ]. B. Whe-
Ian, A. J. Carruth, Jr., o. T. Chopper,
w. T. Dawson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
YOUNG BILL is AMENDED
Emergency Tariff Act Has New Riders
Attached in the Senate.

Washington, April 2S.-Far reach
ing! amendments to the Young emer-
gencyl tariff bill were adopted today
by the senate finance committee. One
change provides foreign exporters of
goods to the United States, who refuse
to allow United States agents to in
spect their books will not be allowed
to import anything into this country.
The Knox amendment, to prolong
the war trade board during the six
months life of the emergency tariff in
order to protect American dye indus.
try from German dumping, was
adopted.
The American valuations or ex-
change adjustment section was cut
out, as was tentatively agreed to yes
terday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
MUST GO TO WORK.
Schwab Declares Americans Must
Fight for Industrial Life.

New York, April 2S.-Americans
must go to work at reasonable wages,
If they are TO lay the foundation for
a new prosperity, Charles NJ. Schwab
declared today at a chamber of COM
merce luncheon in his honor.
Freight rates must come down." he
said, ito bring other prices down.
Schwab declared Germany already
has gone back to work and that be-
cause her men are working and sacri-
ficing, German manufacturers can
undersel1 British steel manufa cturers
IN England and pneumatic tool max
nrS in Arnarica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
DAYLIGHT LAWS ARE KILLED :
House Committee Won't Allow
"Monkeying With the Clock"

Washington. April 2S.-Daylight
saving legislation for any or all of the
big time zones of the country was vir-
tualIy killed during this session of
congress by action OF the house inter-
state commerce committee today.
The committee voted overwhelming
ly against the reporting of any day
light saving bill.
Several eastern members recently
have introduced bills asking that the
daylight saving system be established
in the east and that time in other
three zones be not affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

A neighbor recommended Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to me,
and the second day after / started TAX
ing it began to feel better and kept
on taking it for seven months. NowS1
keep house and perform all my house.
hold duties. You can use these facts as
you please and | will recommend Vege-
table Compound to everyone who suffers
as / did. " = Mrs. J. s. LITTLE, 3455
Livingston ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
How much harder the daily tasks of
a woman become when she suffers from
such distressing ymptomsand weakness
as did Mrs. Little. No woman should
allow herself to getinto such a condition
because such troubles may be speedily
overcome by Lydia E. Pipkham's Vege-
table Compound, which for more than
forty years has been restoring American
women to health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, April -es.-MONEY-Prime
change. Irregular. Sterling. 60 day bills
s.so1z commercial, Co day bills. 1905 ;
demand. 395; cables. 3.95% Francs. de-
mand. 1852: cables, I.Gl. Belgian francs.
demand, 10; sa5ies' sol, Asrks: dema 2 p "a
Argentine demand. Bis. Brazilian, de-
mand. 1850. Montreal. 107k per cent dis
count. Government and railroad bonds
firm Time loans. steady: 60 days, 30 days
and months. 61sN6s4 per cent
Call money. Grmer: high low, g.;
Z: last loan, Z. Bank aceeptances, 6 per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St. New York, April 2S,-STOCKS-
Trading in the stock market today was
somewhat mixed, the lower Bank of Eng
land rate being offset by firmer domestic
money tendencies. Sales approximated $780,
600 shares.
Oils chemicals and equipments. at gains
Of one TO three points were prominent fea-
lures Of the final hour but prices eased
before the end of call money riseNo per
cent. The closing was irregulaH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
MEXICAN REVOLT NIpPED.
Oregon Arranycs for Extradit'on of
Generals in United States.

Mexico City, April 2s.-President
Oregon today directed that steps be
taken for the extradition of two Mexi-
can generals captured yesterday by
American authorities while crossing
the Rio Grande at Clarendon, Texas
Military authorities were convinced
that the capture had nipped a revolu-
tionaFy plot Two of the generals
captured were Gen. Candida Aguilar,
son-in-law of former President Car
rama. and Francisco Murguia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
ADDITIONAL REWARD OFFERED
Governor Hyde viii Give 5000 for Ap-
pTehension of Keating's Slayer.

Offer of a 5000 reward for the APP
prehension of the slayers of John A.
Heating, Topeka youth who was shot
and killed in a st. Louis oil filling sta
ton, has been announced by Governor
Hyde. of Missouri. This brings the
total of rewards offered up to $1,000
Arthur c. Heating, 7O4 Clay street,
father of John Heating, offers 5000;
p. H. Brockman, St. Louis police COM
missioner. 500; Standard Oil COM
pany, $1,000: John Barrett, father of
Miss Edith Barrett, Keating's fiancee,
800.
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British Miners Reject Terms.

London, April 2S.-The miners fed
GRAFTON today rejected the govern
ments new offer loking to a settle
ment of the coal strike. increa sing the
temporary subsidy to the industry
from 100000 pounds to 100000.
The rejection was by an oyerwhelm-
ing ma jority. tr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
SHATTERED HOPES OF G. O. p.
Minnesota Republican Breaks Party's
Front Oh Peace Resolution.

Washington, April 2s.-The first at
tack in the senate on the Knox peace
resolution came today from the Re-
publican side Senator Nelson of Min
-nesota, chairman of the senate judi
ciary committee. characterizing the
resolution as unusual, hating. equiv
coating and only a partial and piece
meal work"
His opposition shattered hopes of
leaders for a solid Republican lineup
for adoption of the resolution
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Senatorial Probe Is Ordered.

Washington. April 2s.-A sweeping
senatorial investigation of the alleged
neglect of sick and disabled ex-seryice
slen is provided for in a resolution in
trodueed today by Senator Walsh
Massa chusetts. The resolution calls
for appointment of a special investi-
eating committee by the vice presi-
dent. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Word mas been, received in Topeka by
Mrs. Angie Sprague, 1912 Taylor street of
the death of her daughter, Mrs George G.
Stanbach of Wichita. She is survived by
her husband and mother. brother. Charles
W. SPrague of Minneapolis MINI. and
three. sisters. Mrs. F. c. Caun of Los
Angeles, Mrs Kate Laroton of San Fran
cisco, and Mrs. George H Brooks of To-
peka. The body will arrive in Topeka Fri
dav and the funeral will be held at 30
o'clock saturday afternoon from Penwell' s
chapel. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
AFTER WICHITA CITY OFFICER
Salina Wants Assistant Municipal
Manager as Manager.

Salina, Kan, April 2S-The city
commission of Salina is negotiating
with F. w. Seton, assistant business
manager of wichita, to become the
business manager of Salina
Mr.. Seton in a conference here with
the commissioners, impressed>th COM
mission sufficiently, to make him the
first choice for business manager, IT
he is not reelected at Wichita, there is
no doubt but what he will be engaged
He states that he has received sew
era1 other offers.
Wichita, Kan, April 2S.-F. w. Sef-
ton is still assistant city manager here,
but it is known that the new city COM
mission has no intention of retaining
him permanently. City Manager
Clapp today said if Seton leaves, it
will be a great loss to the city admin
istration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
KANSAS CITY HAY MARKET.

Kansas City, April 2s.-HAY-Market IN
changed.
Alfalfa-Choiee, 24006I p 90: No. L
S2I GOA % 90; standard. s17.OOtd 20.50; No. .,
$13 O0M 1850: No. 3 S9.00m12.50.
Prairie-No. 1, S12.J0MI3.5O; No. 9. $1,000
@1200: No. 3. s6.50M9-J0. -
TimotKy-No. I, S1S.j0d2000: standard,
81. GOA 1s-GO; No. ., $14O0d16.5 No. 3,
81. GOA 1880
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

most OF the time and
felt bad in my left
side. My monthly
periods were irreg-
ular, sometimes five
or seven months
apart and when they
did appear wouldlast
for two weeks and
were very painful. I
was sick for about a
year and a half and
doctoredbut without
onxr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.
NEM YORK. CorTnN MARKEr

New York April 2s-SUGAR-Raw
steady: centrifugal, 4.S9: refined. limited
demand; fine graduated. 6.75d700.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answer
Given and Gathered Today by
State Journal Reporters.
ToDAY's QUESTION.
What makes the world go round
THE ANSWERS.

Oscar Carlson, They
used to say it was wine. women and
song, but since we have prohibition
and times have changed anyway, it
will almost take a ruling by the SUI
preme court to decide"
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Big Reward for Lawrence BandIt.

Lawrence Kan, April 2S.-Reward
of $1,000 has been offered for arrest
of the robbers and recovery of the
$1,000 worth of diamonds they stole
from local jeweler.
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NEW YORK LIBERTY BOND MARKET

New York. April 2S-Liberty bonds close
315's, $3.50; first As, $500 second IS. Sc 10 /:
first AIS, SIPS: second Az s. 500: third
4K's. 90.3S: fourth AS SIP; Victory
3A's, 9764; Victory AIS, 97.G0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

DR.. H. L. Clark, county coroner
Everybody hustling to make httl'
better living for himself"
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RANGE OF sTOCKs

New Orleans, April 2s-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

Tom Mackey. Crane & Co
They've killed the stuff that makes
the world go round"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

Those women who have chosen
one OF the pretty little tweed
jersey taiileurs for their sprine
suit will be looking for suitable
blouses and hats to go with them.
Here is, very charming chapeau
made of the popular new Harding
blue crepe with a fine black silk
like straw forming scalloped edge
about the very narrow EptuTued
brim- -----~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

John HENCE, salesman cannot
vouch for the rotary motion OF the
globe, but it's the almighty dollar that
makes the burned thing wobble on its
axis"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28

F. L. Stevens, city finance commits
sioner-"Get up with a smile and keep
it on all day That will make the
world go around"
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

New York. April 2s.-CoTToN-spo
quiet; middling. 1870.
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AN Open LETTER
TO WOMEN
Mrs. Little Tells How She
Suffered and How Finally
Cured

Philadelphia, Pal was not able to
do my Homework and had to lie down