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XIEIIBEU ASSOCIATED PRESS OA 1aL JOUMAL HOIJB EDITION VOL. 32. SAMS KANSAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917. NO. 43.

ATTEND KNAUS FUNERAL SUSPEND HARVARD ATHLETICS AMERICAN FREIGHTERS FRENCH LINER SINKS PLUNGER IN FIGHT 2 BOATS FROM U. S. SUNK BY PLUNGERS PAN AMERICAN MOVE TO GUARD NEUTRALITY New Building For K. U. Lawrence, Feb.

19 The University of Kansas is to have one new building, if the legislature approves -the action of its joint ways and means committee which has agreed on the completion of the main section of the University administration building on the old foundations that have been in sev eral years. It is believed both houses will ratify the action of the joint ways and means committee. The new building will cost $225,000 and will give about fiftynew class rooms and provide an appropriate; place to house the $100,000 art collection Mrs. W. B.

Thayer of Kansas City offered to lend the University February 14. Wife of MePherson Editor Died Saturday Night. Mr. and Mrs. C.

H. Harne, Mrs. Mary Wagstaff Spillman and Mrs. Anna Sharpe Anderson drove to McPherson this morning in Mr Harne's car, to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Jennie Coburn Knaus, who died Saturday night.

Mrs. Knaus was the wife of Warren Knaus, editor and owner of the McPherson Democrat-Opinion, and the second daughter of Mrs. Jane Coburn, one of the first residents of Saline County, who died about two years ago Mrs. Knaus was born on the Coburn homestead, about five miles south of the city, fifty-five years ago. She was mar-mied to Mr.

Knaus in 1891 and three daughters, Constance, Violet and Isabel, survive her, also two sisters, Mrs. Reba Phillips, Oklahoma and Mrs. Ella Lord Frane of Montana. Mrs. Knaus was the owner of considerable Salina real estate, apart of the original Coburn homestead being some of her property.

RETAIL, CLOTHIERS MEETING Convention in Emporia Draws Men Who Worry Over Prices. Emporia, Feb. 19. Retail clothing merchants from throughout the state are here today for the annual convention of the Kansas Retail Clothiers association, which will continue two days. Questions of special importance to the merchants will be brought up because of unusual trade conditions which have developed in the last year both in this country and abroad, according to those in charge of the arrangements.

The advance in the cost of products entering into the composition of cloth was to be discussed and methods suggested for meeting the increase. It was pointed out at the session this afternoon that because of the narrow margin of profit available under present conditions, the indifferent mer. chant either lias ben forced to adopt more systematic method of doing business, of close his store. This, according to many, was of much benefit the trade. MAYOR'S SON INJURED Elliott Putnam's Trapeze Broke During Giant Swing.

While swinging on a trapeze ring yesterday afternoon Elliott Putnam, young son of Mayor E. J. Jutnam, had narrow escape from death when the ring broke loose from rope. He fell distance of about fifteen feet and struck on his face and chest. He was unconscious for an hour or more, but is able to be out today.

His face wan badly scratched and his nose was bruised. A. O. U. W.

COMMITTEE HERE. Will Visit Salina, Applicant For State Headquarters. The A. O. U.

W. grand lodge committee will arrive, in Salina tonight at 6.40 o'clock to meet the committee try ing to land the headquarters. Chair man York says the visitors will be shown a good time. Alleged Murderer Can't Raise Bond. Larned, Feb.

19. The coroner's in quest into the death of Mrs. John H. Boisseau. wife of a wealthy cattleman, was commenced today and is concerned with the finding of the body Saturday and the marks upon it.

It was adjourned at noon today until tomorrow be cause of the funeral of Mrs Boisseau today. John H. Boisseau, her husband, was still in jail today while attempting to obtain bond fqr $20,000. He was imprisoned yesterday on the charge of having murdered his wife. Suit Filed Against Desmarteau.

Suit for the collection of $387.59 was filed in district court this morning by the AmeriV Surety company, of New York, against Philip Desmarteau, of Sa line County and A Desmarteau, of Rooks County, on a promissory note, al leged by the company to have been giv en them by the brothers. Ivansas Cavalry Will Return. Fort Riley, Feb. 19. Troop Kan sas Cavalry, designed by General Funs ton to be among the returning guardsmen is the last unit of the Kansas troops yet remaining on the border.

Their headquarters are at Eureka. Pioneer Wilson Druggist Dead. Wilson, Feb. 19 James M. Latta, a pioneer druggist of this city, died Sat urday at his home here.

His funeral took place today. Chief Burke Recovering Rapidly. Chier-ot-Pohce Howard is re ported recovering rapidly at St. John's hospital, and it is expected that he will be able to go his home soon. Births Registered.

Carl Edward Nelson, a son, to Mr and Mrs. P. S. Nelson, of New Cambria January 19. M.

r. Sullivan, of Niles, is in Sali na on business today. B. H. Lindley, 28 years old, of Del- phos, has enlisted in the infantry, quar termaster's corps, at the Salina office.

Captain E. A. Sirmyer, head recruit ing officer for this district, from Wichi ta, will be in Salina tomorrow to inspect the local office. Ralph Hiller of Concordia, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. A.

Hiller, who is seriousy sick at her home, 130 West Prescott avenue. Mrs. Ella Jagers. the professional nurse, of 30S South Fifth street, ar rived home today from a visit of some time in Junction City. Mrs.

Dee Williams of Wilson, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins. North Tenth street, was called to Dor rance Sunday by a telegram announc ing that her mothe Mrs. L.

J. Sprinkle had fallen fracturing her shoulder. Dan Lockard, Salina high school boy who was stricken with spinal menin gitis while at the Great Lakes training station, at Waukegan. 111., is reported improving and will probably recover, his mother. Mrs.

Joseph Lockard said today. Joseph Lockard, the boy's fath er, is with him at Waukegan. Corporal Francis McCarty. formerly a recruiting officer for the U. army here, was in Saiina today visiting local recruiting officers.

Corporal McCarty was on his way from Junction City, where he attended the funeral o'f his grandfather. H. C. McCarty, who died last week, to Belleville, he is in charge of the recruiting office. Plan Urged To Enlist Men For Offic- ers Training Corps.

Cambridge, Feb. 19 In order to increase the enrollment for the liar. vard unit of the reserve officers' train ing corps. Robert Wolf, assistant in economics, today advocated that the student council immediately pass a resolution suspending all athletics in the university and cancelling all en gagements for intercollegiate contests until the danger of war is past. Athletes have been slow to enroll in the military course.

Many of them declare that with their studies, and with the time spent in competition for the different teams, they have neither the time nor physical endurance to add the military course with its nine hours of work weekly, five of which are devoted to drill. Capt. Cabot, of the crew, declared today that in the event of war there would be no rowing this season at Harvard. Sixty men made a canvass of the dormitories today in order to bring the enrollment to 1,000 and tonight are within 100 men. Registration closes to morrow.

EASTERN STEEL MILLS IDLE Railroad Congestion Paralyzes Pitts burgh Can't Haul in Raw Material. Pittsburg, Feb. 19. The railroad situation has resulted in a temporary suspension of industrial activities in the Pittsburgh district. The fires in approximately forty furnaces in the district have been banked while various departments have been closed because of the shortage in cars which prevents the bringing in of raw material and the shipping out of the finished product.

More than 50,000 tons of structural ma terial alone are jammed in local yards awaiting shipment. New steel has been shipped in until the mill yards will hold no more. The mines are unable to operate more than forty per cent of the time and last week the general average was not more than four pt cent. As high as $7.00 a ton is being paid at the mines for coal in carload lots. BERG SON HERE TO VISIT.

French Philosopher Arrives Incognito at New Aork. New York, Feb. 18. Henri Bergson, French philosopher and author of "Cre ative Evolution," arrived here incognito yesterday on the steamship New York from Liverpool. He declined to state the purpose of his mission even to men with whom he had been closely associated while a visiting professor at Columbia University in 1913.

Intimate friends of Prof. Bergson ex pressed the belief he had come here on important diplomatic business for the French government. He said that after he had been in the country 'two weeks in which' time he expects to travel considerably he would talk freely to newspaper men. He is registered at the Hotel Vanderbilt. "You might liken the feeling In France today to a religious ecstacy," said the professor, who is a member of the French Academy and teaches philosophy in the University of France.

nation is so much a unit that there are no two answers to any question. The war has so changed values that it. is like living in another world. Everybody and everything are concentrated on one object the winning of the war. Men used to think about theaters, politics, religion or the subject in which they were most interested.

Now there is one common mind." UP TO WEATHERMAN. Paving 'Company Says Sunshine Will Help Work. Workmen for the A. R. Young Con struction company are laying brick on Tenth street, between Ash and Park, today.

This paving will be completed within three days if the weather holds fair, the city engineer said. Bishop street is nearly all bricked now, and will be completed this week if shipments of brick arrives on time. 4 NEW CAR OF CHIEF. City Officials Attend Motor Show for Purpose. Council L.

C. Underwood, Fire Chief Robert Camp and City Clerk Charles Banker returned yesterday morning from Kansas where they looked at fire apparatus, preparatory to a report to the city council on needed additions to the city's fire-fighting equipment. A new chief's car will be one of the first things purchased. Mining Engineers in Convention. New York.

Feb. 19. Several hundred mining engineers from practically ev ery section of the country met here today for the 114th convention of the American Institute of Mining Engin eers, sessions win conunue inrougn- out for days and subjects of great Importance to the American mining world are on the program for discussion. The indebtedness of the United States to Brazil for its supply of manganese ores since the outbreak of the Euro-Dean war was pointed out in the course of today's proceedings by Dr. Joseph T.

Singewald, and Dr. Benjamin le Roy Miller. It was stated that manganese is one of the few industrially important metals that are not produced in- the United States in quaituy com mensurate with the needs, and that there is now being imported about 300,000 tons annually. How To Compare Feeds. Manhattan.

Feb. 19 By comparing the guaranty of any feed with the average analyses of similar feeds, its relative quality may be determined, according to A. E. Langworthy, feeding-stuffs inspector, Kansas Agricultural Experiment station. "Fiber is the least valuable constituents of feeds," said Mr.

Langworthy. "When the fiber content -of a feed is high, the value of the feed is correspondingly low. "In judging the quality of shorts from guaranty special attention should be paid to the fiber content. If th fiber content is high, it indicates that a lare- percentage of the bran coatings are present. These make darker and coarser product, more like standard shorts.

I. Building Permit. M. A- Stevenson, to move a residence from North Fifth street to North Seventh, street- IN SUBMARINE ZONE OWNERS FEAR U-BOATS MAY WRECK VESSELS TWELVE BOATS SAILED SUNDAY Much Spoiled Food Brought In Carriers Not Equipped to Carry It Safely. New York.

Feb. 19. Five American ships from this port are now on tho high seas exposed to the dangers of German submarine warfare and several others are ready for immediate denar- ture. The Orleans and Rochester from Bordeaux and the Oswego from Genoa are now approaching the blockade line in the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean. The City of Pueblo, a freighter of tons owned by the Harrey Steam ship company, got under way yesterday for Harve.

Her captain and thirteen other officers are Americans. The crew are to receive a war bonus of fifty per cent of their pay at the end of the voy age. Among the American ships ready to sail today are the Algonkin, a freighter. and the Mongolia which is equipped to carry passengers. In addition to the City of Pueblo twelve steamships sailed from New York yesterday persumubly by routes that will carry them through the zone of the blockade.

Three vessels one of them an American arrived here yesterday after a passage through the submarine area. Tho health department shows that seven million pounds of food brought to this port by ships during the last few weeks have been destroyed as unfit for consumption. Tho value of the food destroyed is $1,000,000. Lucius P. Brown, head of the food and drug division of the health department states that part of the condemnation is due to war condition and to ship carrying food that are not designed for such purposes.

Dealers said Mr. Brown was learning to sort over partly destroyed food and pick out what was fit for consumption. The food condemned is only a small part of the total received here? ONLY CHILD SAVY TRAGEDY Krucker Kill Wife in Room While 6-Year Old Daughter Near Death. St. Joseph, Feb.

19. Why did John E. Krucker kill his divorced wife ant) then attempt to end his own life? The tragedy occurred late yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Krucker's father here. The police admit only Krucker could tell, but ho has told nothing.

He is still conscious at the St. Joseph hospital today and there is no change in his condition and it is not known whether there is any chanco for his recovery or not. but he has not spoken since the tragedy, even when the coroner attempted to obtain information from him as to what occurred in tho bedroom during the hour and a half they were there. The only other person who could possibly tell anything about it would be Krucker's six-year old daughter, Margaret, and the police do not expect she can throw any light on the case. She was lying so ill that it is not thought she was conscious of what occurred before her eyes.

SCIENCE HAS BIG PART. French Scientist Disagrees With Thomas A. Edison. Paris, Feb. 19 Paul Painleve, a member of the French Institute, eminent in mathematics, deputy for tho Latin quarter, and until recently Minister of Public Instruction and Inventions, declares that Thomas Edison 'was rather severe in his Judgment when he expressed in a recent Interview his surprise that science had played so small a part in the war." "The most important scientific applications made since the war began are still military secrets." said M.

Baln-leve to The Associated Press. "When it is all over details of new inventions and new developments of old ones, discovered 'and put Into practice, used at the front, may be revealed. think Mr. Edison will revite his opinion and that the world generally will admit that science has done its part. "To mention only isolated cases, the processes of wireless communication and for the registering of sounds at distances, that is by the ordinary wire-les currents and by ground induction, have been marvellously perfected through the requirements of the war.

All the armies' are rivalling each other in skillful methods for tapping the enemy's lines of telephonic communication from a considerable distance; not tapping as it is generally understood, but by the use of marvellous instrument that enables the sentinel in his advanced listening post out beyond the front line of trenches to hear tho enemy communications by telephone going over wires that are several yards away." FAIL TWD CHEATERS. K. U. Men Pay Penalty For Under-handed Work. Lawrence, Feb.

19 The discipline committee of the University of Kansas has announced the discipling of two men students who cheated In the recent mid-year examinations. Both men confessed and both were marked "fall" in the subjects in which they cheated. Both will be required to take one whole semester's work in an extra subject before they can graduate. In addition to the extra work each must make up the esmester's work In the subject in which he failed by cheating. FLY OLD GLORY THURSDAY.

Merchants Association Issues Call for Flag Display. Merchants and members of the Retail Merchants Association are requested to fly the American flag on February 22, George Washington's birthday, when the Knights of Columbus will hold their state meeting here, by W. J. Stroup, president of the association. KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY LOSES TWO IN ZONE.

LEFT NEW YORK IN JANUARY Officials Believe No Americans On Board Details Have Not Been Received. New York, Feb. 19 Two steamships out of New York under charter to the Kerr Steamship Company, one Norwegian and the other Spanish have been sunk in the submarine zone, according to advices received by the company. There were Dalmatia, Norwegian, January 24 for Havre and the Mar Adriatrico, Spanish, January 16 for The Dalmata was sunk on February 9 and the Mar Adriatrico Febuary 11. The latter arrived at Bordeaux on February 2 and was proceeding from Bordeilix when sunk.

Offici-also of the Kerr Steamship Company said they did not believe that either vessel had Americans aboard. The Dalmata was a vessel of 1773 tons gTOss, 245 feet long and was built at Port Glascow in 1902. The Mar Odriatrico was 2,410 tons gross, 295 feet long and was built in .1895 at Sunderland. WORK OVER FIRE RUINS Jenkins Building Will be Ready Within Few Weeks. Contractors who have been figuring with the J.

W. Jenkins Sons Music company on the rebuilding of their store, recently destroyed by, fire, inform Manager J. L. Ludy that they will be able to have it ready for oc-capacity within six to eight weeks. For the present the store will retail its location in the College Inn, and a stock of goods is being received daily.

As soon as the adjusters complete their work the plans for rebuilding, which are now being made, will be adopted and the work rushed to completion as quickly as possible. "Our new store will be better than the old one," Mr. Ludy said, "as we know where we made mistakes in the former building, and will be in better position to make the rooms meet our requirements. We hope to get started on the work within the next few days." WOMAN WANDERED ALL NIGHT Mrs. Shively, 60, Found in Garage at Abbot Home Case to Probate Court, After spending all night wandering in the country northeast of Salina Mrs.

Malisa Shiveley, about 60 years old, who has lived with her daughter, Mrs, Edward'Mann, on South Fourth street, was turned over to the undersheriff by farmers near New Cambria, at noon yesterday and placed in the county jail. Mrs. Shiveley is believed insane and will be tried in proifite court, A lunacy affidavit was filed in her case several weeks ago but was dismissed. Mrs. Shiveley left the home of her daughter here about 9 o'clock Saturday morning.

At 11 o'clock Saturday night she was found in the garage at the home of Payne Abbot, a farmer living near New Cambria. The woman was unable to tell how she happened to get to the Abbot home left early yesterday morning. At the old Donmyer homestead farm ers called the sheriff's office and Under-sheriff Swanson brought the aged woman to Salina. She is in the county jail. GOVERNOR DEBACA DEAD.

State Mourns Death Of Executive Of New Mexico. Santa Fe, New Feb. 19 All New Mexico is today mourning Gover nor E. E. Debaca who died late yester day afternoon.

Both houses of the legislature are expected to adjourn until after the funeral a mark of respect. wm. of Portames, Lieutenant Governor, will succeed Governor Debaca. EVERY BOY WILL WORK. New Rule For Athletics In Lincoln High The athletics for every boy campaign at Lincoln High has commenced.

Di rector Beach gave the call last week and this week the Light Weights and Middle Weights will begin their schedule of games. Director Beach says that every boy in the Lincoln High will have something to do. RUG KNOCKS OUT SENATOR August Anderson Slipped At Brother's Home Fall Down Stairs Wrenched Back. A polished floor and a rug at the head of a stairway proved the undoing of Senator August V. Anderson late yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Anderson was spending Sunday at the home of his brother Ralph Anderson, 711 West Iron avenue, and started to come down stairs in a hurry. He slipped on the rug and fell down one flight of stairs, wrenching his back so that physici ans say he will be kept in bed for at least a week. Mr. Anderson had intend ed to return to Topeka today.

The week will be one of the busiest in the state legislature's session. Assigning Many Oil Leases. Assignments of the following oil leases were made by Henry J. Rauch to C. E.

Zahn. of Tulsa, in the of fice of the register of deeds today. NE 1-4 of section S3, township south, P. 5 W. SW 1-4 of section 22, township south, 5 W.

SW 1-4 of section 4, township south, 5 W. NW 1-4 of section 7, township south. 5 W. NE 1-4 of section 4, township south. 5 W.

13 13 14 14 14 Display Men Meet Tonight. The Associated Display Men will meet at 6:30 o'clock tonight at Reed's for a short business meeting. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected. A. Dannenfeldt is president of the SUGGESTION OF ECUADOR MAY BE FOLLOWED.

CONGRESS OF ALL NATIONS Urge Line Up On Stand Of Western Continent In Regard To European War. Washington, Feb. 19 Some interest was manifested here today in the Ecuador proposal for a congress of American nations to meet immediately and take the necessary measures for securing a continental expression prac tically for the guaranty of the rights of neutrality and if it is possible for the alleviation of the rigors of war. Tobar Bargona, Ecuadoran minister of foreign relation, made this suggestion in a note to the Mexican minister of foreign relations suggesting an embargo on food stuffs and amunitions as a means of stopping the war. CLEAN BILL FOR BERNSTORFF Examination of Frederick VIII So Far Shows No Violation.

Halifax, Feb. 19 The examination of the papers and effects of Count Von Bernstorff, former German Ambassador to the United States and his suits on board the Scandvian-American line steamship, Frederick VIII is nearirig the end, it was announced today. The ship has been detained three days in order to expedite the examination. Canadian officials worked all day yesterday. No irregularities have been found in connection with the papers or effect of the party as yet according to the searchers' official statement, while the cargo has been found to be free of contraband.

OVERSUBSCRIBE BRITISH LOAN. Andrew Bonar Law Reports Deluge of Appications tor Stock. London, Feb. 19 The new money subscribed to the Britisn war loan is at least 700 million pounds exclusive of the contribution from the banks, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, stated in the house of commons today. The chancellor said that the number of applications received for the war loan on the last was so large that 200,000 or 300,000 pounds were nbt dealt with and the result would not be known until next week.

FAINTS AT EXPLOSION. Mrs. John Druley Keeled Over and Pulmotor Called. When gas in a Kitchen range in the home of Mrs. John L.

Druley, 706 West Ash street, exploded Saturday evening, Mrs. Druley fainted and ex- cited neighbors called the fire, depart ment to bring the pulmotor, and a phy sician. The pulmotor was not needed, and under the doctor's care Mrs. Dru ley soon regained consciousness. She was not seriously hurt.

Leaky conneo tions are supposed to have caused the explosion. Mrs. Druley husband is a telegraph operator. BASKET-BALL STARS COMING Twenty-two High Schools Entered In Wesleyan Tournament This Week. High school basketball stars will flash Thursday and Friday at Wesleyan when twenty-two fives go into the tangle to win several loving cups and pennants offered by Kansas Wesleyan university.

Smith Center, Bavaria, Delphos, Tes-cott, Agra, Cawker City, Bennington, Grinnell, Bunker Hill, Hope, Talmagem, Glasco, Kirwin, Solomon, Lost Springs, Gypsum, Sherman County, Salina, Rus sell and Lindsborg have entered with other schools to be heard from yet. Wesleyan students skirmishing now to find lodging for the regiment of basketball players. The entertainment committee announced today that Wesleyan residents will guarantee the success of this tournament if they open their homes to the boys. The university takes care of the expenses of the teams. Play will begin Thursday.

The vis itors will be guests of the school at Chapel Thursday. R. N. Knapp, physic al director of the Topeka Y. M.

C. A. will officiate at the games. PHILADELPHIA SPEEDING ALONG American Line Steamer So Far Has Escaped Subs. New York, Feb.

19 The American line steamship, Philadelphia, which left Liverpool on February 13 for New York with passengers has reported her position today She was 235 miles east of New York at 10 a. m. She is expected to dock Thursday. MID VALE GETS CONTRACT. U.

S. Company Will Furnish Projectiles For Nation. Washington, Feb. 19 Contracts for navy projectiles which had been let to Hadfieldt limited, an English concern were today given to the Midvale Steel Company, the Washington Steel and ordinance company and the Crucible Steel company. In Field Against Mrs.

Guernsey. Daughters of the American Revolu tion have received information to the effect that there Is a new candidate in the field for the office of president-general of the national society. She is Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, wife of Senator Lewis, of Illiinois, and will come before the national D. A.

R. meet ing in Washington this spring as the candidate of the faction supporting Mrs. William Cummings Story, the present president-gertera. The advent of Mrs. Lewis is said to carry with it an attempt to divide the support of Mrs.

George Thatcher Guernsey, of Independence, the Kansas so ciety's candidate. However, Mrs. Guernsey already has the personal indorsement of every one of the Illinois state officers, six past state and the regents of several Illinois chapters. Charles Bulkley returned to Empo ria this morning after spending the. week end with his parents, Mr.

and GITYAXFTS SECOND SHOT DEATH BLOW TO U-BOAT AMERICANS WERE PASSENGERS Sub's Gunners Could Not Get Range In Fourteen Minutes Sea Peril Disappeared. New York, Feb. 19. In a fourteen minute engagement between a German U-boat and the French line steamer. Guyane off the coast of France on January 22 the submarine was sunk.

Ac cording to officers on the freighter which arrived here today from Bordeaux the Guyane was one day out oi port. At 3:30 p. m.t Captain Rousselot said, "the U-boat was sighted some distance to port and apparently was endeavoring to cross the freighter's bow in order to stop her. The submarine filed a shot which fell short and the Guyane then turned sharply on her starboard so that her big 65-millimeter gun pointed on the stern before it could be trained on the French vessel. The submarine then fired a second shot which fell considerably short of the freighter and then fired a third which fell in the water close by the freighter.

Meanwhile the Guyane gunners sent one shell which failed to hit the submarine. The second shot from the Guyane, Captain Rousselot said, hit the U-boat squarely and the under water boat was seen to collapse. During the next 30 minutes the German craft ap-- peared to be struggling for existence. No one appeared on the submarine. The Guyane refrained from firing any more shots and at the end of the half- bour the U-boat disappeared.

The freighter's officers had no doubt that the U-boat had been lost. There were Americans on board the Guyane" BIG WORK BEFORE CONGRESS Two Weeks Before Adjournment, Sen ate aiul House Must Bush Things. Washington, Feb. 19. Congress today started its next to the last week of the session with the general legislative situ ation somewhat as follows: In the senate, the espionage and anti-conspiracy lull up tor iinal action; next the revenue and the naval bill carrying will be pushed.

Most of the leg islative congestion existed in the senate In the house the Danish West Indies bill will be up for passage today; the army bill carrying $247,000,000 prob ably will be passed tomorrow and sent to- the senate. Other measures being pressed in the house are: the appro priation bill for the military acedemy and the postoffice bill with its "bone dry" prohibitive amendment which will be called up Tuesday. What national legislation is to be passed during the remaining two weks rests with President Wilson and depends somewhat on the submarine situation. Some doubt seems to" exist among the leaders whether the railroad legislation, the liver and harbor and other general measures will be passed before adjournment. GUARDSMEN SOON HOME (iencral Funston Working Out Plan to Entrain.

San Antonio, 19. The general plans to be followed in sending all na tional guards home from the border for mustering out in accordance with plans announced by General Funston are that the 50,000 troops will be divided into two contingents, each including approxi mately 25,000 and the units embodied in the first contingent have been arranged in four groups. The estimate is that four weeks will be required for the movement of these four groups. It is expected to dispatch each of the groups at an interval of one wek, then the home going of the troops in the second contingent will be commenced. Some of the organizations will begin departing within the next few days.

The following organizations are included in the first group and will start for home in the immediate future: Troops A. Cavalry. Second Iowa Infantry, Second Arkansas Infantry. HOTEL ARRIVALS. LAMER: N.

L. Meyer Atchison; Joe Anderson. Canton: R. M. Friedman.

Wichita: John O. Langhlin, Hays: C. Pooler. Plainville; L. E.

Woodburn. Clay Center; A. F. Svatopolsky, Clay Center; IV N. Anderson.

Wichita; Alf Midgely, Minneapolis: Mr. and Mrs. John Gles- cher, Ellis; E. II. Nelson.

Bennington; Dr. Klough, Dorrance; T. A. Watson. Hoxie: O.

M. Harper. Plainville; C. Gilschrish. Minneapolis; L.

G. Gentry, Minneapolis. A. R. Young.

Lawrence; C. K. Bryant. Minneapolis; Francis Me-Carty, Belleville; Mr. and Mrs.

H. French. Topeka; M. Reinbaek. Topeka; M.

Cuthertson, Sterling: Miss Daisy Beezley. Lelinora; Miss Loula Crosier. Peabody; J. Austin Strange. Wichita; W.

E. Meridith. Wichita: Carl Larson. Marquette; Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Richhart, Hoxie; Miss Gertrude Saupy. Topeka. PLANTERS: C.

Danner. Wilson; Robert Heck. Chapman; G. A. Lande Lyons; George Stoneback.

Ernest Hoef- ner. Lincoln; P. H. Dyck, Gypsum; M. Hunt, Lindsborg; L.

S. Boyer. Scott; J. B. Cannon.

Downs; Phillip Carlson. Solomon: B. O. Broodie J. R.

Beeny, Abilene; L. B. Jameson, Abilene File Suit to Divide Land A suit in partition, to divide 160 acres of land in section 13, township 15, Sa Ine County, was filed in district court today Jy George and William Ridgway, of St. Joseph, and Maud Judson of Council Bluffs. against John Rudgway and others.

The participants are the heirs of John Ridgway, de ceased, of Livingston County, and ask that the land be equally divided among them. a to a a War May Close Saloons. Washington, Feb. 19 A bill to authorize the President or the Secretary of War to convert liquor distilleries into munition plants will be introduced in Congress by Representative Randall of California in the event of war. Representative Randall announced today that he was drafting such a bill and would offer it at the first sign of trouble.

The bill will authorize the commandeering of distillers and will empower the Government to regulate the hours during which saloons may be kept open, or to close them entirely. ALL EYES ON AUSTRIA WASHINGTON HOPES PENFIELD WILL PREVENT BREAK. Yarrowdale Sailors Will Be Released Shortly Officials Are Notified Query Sent Saturday. Washington, Feb. 19 The submari ne situatoin seems at a standstill today with the government apparently watching developments and preparing itself for eventualties and advocating plans for taking action to protect Am-erican rights when the moment arrives The Slackening of the ruthless campaign in the last three or four days is regarded as reducing the chance of attacks ships or the loss of American lives, but with the coming of warmer weather it is expected to increase in intensity were no further indications today of the President's plans for going before congress to ask for for additional authority.

Through the Spanish embassy tha state department today was informed that the American sailors taken as prisoners to Germany on board the prize ship, Yarrowdale, would be released shortly. The state department through the Swiss minister forwarded to Berlin, Saturday a request for their immediate release. A previous message had been sent inquiring as to the reas ons for keeping the me nprisoners and insisting upon their release. The state department officials are watching the situation with Austria, Austria's war attitude has perplexed officials here who hope that Ambassador Penfield will find something of in fluence the Vienna government not to formally sanction the position taken by Germany. No answer has been received to a direct inquiry as to whether Austria intends to follow Germany's example.

It was said at the state department toda ythat so far as now nothing has been heard from the central powers as to what course they would take in the event that the United States authorizes the arming of American merchant ships. SALINA ENDORSES HUTCHINSON Booms Reno Town for 1918 District Convention. Members of the Salina Rotary club met at the Y. M. C.

A. today for lunch, and listened to a very interesting and instructive talk on "Fire Insurance" by Uncle" Dick Cravens. Designs for a button and a number of slogans were suggested for the club, the matter to bo left to the board of directors for ac tion. Hutchinson was endorsed for the 1918 meeting of the clubs of the Eleventh district, and the proposed bond issue for a Salina park system was considered. Salina Gets New Studebaker Model.

Salina- jets the first two passenger ioadster of the Studebaker eighteen series. Metz vrignt ana rame Aaains of the Central Kansas Motor company returned yesterday from Kansas City, where they took in the motor show all week and the brought the new roadstet back with them. It was the first of the new series to come west, and was brought to the Kansas City show with the Studebaker gold car. Dealers from all over the west were after the new model, but Salina landed it, and it will be shown at the Studebaker agency this week. Children Have No Home.

The hearing of the case of five chil dren of Mrs. James Thompson, of Salina, who was adjudged insane in pro bate court here last week, will come up before Juvenile Judge Ford, Wednes day morning. Unless suitable homes can be found for the children they will be sent to the state orphans home. Pre-Lenten Dancing Parties. A dancing party will be held at the Knights of the Golden Eagle hall at New Cambria tonight, and Tuesday night a dance will be given at Wood man hall at Solomon.

Saina people will attend both dances. Give Saline Courthouse Once-Over. A. W. Shady and W.

Posey, county commissioners of Pawnee county, were in Salina Saturday looking over the Saline county court house, preparatory to accenting dans for a new court house for their county, at Larned, the county seat THE WEATHER COLD WAVE; Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday unsettled tomorrow, much colder Tues day and cold wave. Today: Minimum, 24; maximum. 41 barometer, 28:80. Year ago: Minimum, 23; maximum, 46; barometer. 28:97.

Shipper's Forecase North and west, zero to 5 above: south and east, 10 above. Convince yourself of the necessity cf life insurance. The Globe Life Insur 1. Mrs. Fred Bulkley.

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