The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 26, 1919

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jrdut 0Uttmi JF PKESJDENT WIXSOX MitNflofl Ihe shopmen with a 4-crnt raise, many rmploym will probably try to learn his lingo. VIEATHFUl FORECAST for Kanw. Probably cloud J tonight and Wednesday; probably showvrs north east. Warmer east tonight and north east Wednesday. HOME EDITION TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1919 EIGHT PAGES THREE CENTS Stat REJECT OFFER! SHOPMEN TO TAKE ANOTHER VOTE ON A GENERAL STRIKE Traders Put President's Pro posal l'j to Locals. wire Orders To Begin Ballot ing at Once. OPPOSE UNOFFICIAL WALKOUT! Union Heads Caution Men Agalnst Premature Action. Demands of Other Railroad Craft Put Up to U. S. Board. GOMPERS DUE IN U. S. TODAY Unions Pepend on A. F. of L. Chief To Urt Settlement. President Told Men Nation Was Facing a Crisis. Reftllts of a Truce A truce in the contests over WIMI and working conditions called for by President Wilson to help the government cut living coMs. would mean the temporary abandonment of demands by: Five hundred thousand railroad shopmen demanding 25 per cent additional. One hundred and thousand trainmen cronsvs averaging 40 eighty-s.ven seeking in- per cent, One hundred twelve thousand railroad firemen planning wage de mand. Fifty-two thousand conductors nuking 35 per cent additional. Klve hundred thousand workers In steel and allied industries. Two hundred thousand workers, some of whom now ar on strike in general trades, including builders, machinists. allors. fisherman, cigar makers, str t car workers, butchers and meat packing em ployes and shoemakers. Five million dollars dally is beJnw rlashed from the total value of American production by strikes and lockouts, according to stl matrs based on reports to various government departments. "The primary step." said the nrrsldent. "Is to increase produc tion and facilitate transportation. o as to make up for the destruc tion wrought by the war. the ter rible sacrifices it created, and so soon as possible relieve our people of the cruel burden of high prices. The railways are the very center of the process." Washington, Aug. 26. The committee of one hundred repre senting the railroad shopmen, informed Director General Hines today that they could not accept as a basis of settlement of their demands the rates submitted to them yesterday by President Wilson. Results of the negotia tions here were communicated to the union locals thruout the country with instructions that a strike vote should be taken im mediately to determine whether the president's proposals should be accepted. Pending the issuance of an official strike vote it was urgent ly requested by the international officers that all men should re main on the job. Director Genersl Hlnes today re quested the board of railway wages and working conditions to take up promptly any claims that have been made or may be ntade hy railroad em ployes for readjustments. Dmixil already before th? ratl ioa.1 administration Include requests for 40 pv.- cent increase for 7?.", 000 trf li hen and for a 35 per cent in erMN t'f 5 -.000 conductors. otner rai1 oad br-jthc 1" ods are also ready to submit demnnc's. Trainmen say they are expecting Hlnes to answer them by September Hlnes pointed out also that the pres ident has made it clear that the rail road administration will give "prompt and careful consideration" to any claims for impartial treatment that may be presented. The eyes of labor leaders here were turned toward Samuel Onmpers, head of the American Federation of Labor, who is due to land In Xew York today frcm Europe. I,ahor officials here hope Gompera will corns to Washing ton at once. A meeting of the executive council of the federation Is scheduled soon nfter Gompers's arrival. Early .Shopmen Move. Shopmen leaders issued a state ment setting forth their position on the answer to their demand. This answer offered them an Increase of 4 cents an hour Instead of the Increase they were asking, ranging from 17 to 27 cents an hour. It was accompanied by an appeal to t heir pa t riotism to (Oootluned ie Pats Two.) WE jfflEW HOSTS Italian Battleship Cannot Get Wine on Cruise Down Atlantic Coast Own Supply I Short. Boston, Auit- 23. Admiral Hiiro I Com. in expressing appreciation to day of the welcome extended the Ital- ian battleship Contedi Cavovr and its crew, told Acting Mayor Ford that he had only one cause for concern in connection with his visit to the United States prohibition. The daily ration of the dreadnaught's crew Included a quantity of light wine, he said, and with the probability of a cruise along the Atlantic coast, he faced the pros- I pect of exhausting the ship's wine stores. J To the admiral's inquiry whether it might be possible to arrange to "re plenish his stock, the acting major suggested that as "medicinal supplies" the wine might be obtained, but they agreed that was out of the question I when Admiral Com said he would need I about 10.000 litres (nearly 8,000 gal l Ions) of wine. PAPERS THRU AIR State Journals to Dover (and Eskridge This Afternoon. Lieut. Webber Will Drop Post- script Editions From Sky. Late this evening Lieutenant Web ber and W. T. Comstock of Topeka leave in Webber's big Curtlss biplane for Kskridge. where flying dates will be kept tomorrow. On their way to Kskrldge the postscript editions of The State Journal will be dropped at Do ver, fifteen miles southwest as the crow flies, and also this edition will be delivered to Eskrldge. The State Journal was the first Kansas newspaper to point out the possibilities of the future by delivering newspapers thru the air. Papers have been sent to Kskrldge, Baldwin. Hol ton and Kmmett. Lieutenant Webber had the honor of making the first air flight with The State Journal. Previous deliveries have been made whf-re a landing was accomplished in the town. In dropping papers at Do ver this evening the real system of de livering papers will be exhibited. Last week two extra editions of The State Journal were issued two even ings for delivery to Horton by air but engine trouble developed and the flight was not completed. RIOTSlVERlOOO Dallas's First Municipal Sale Ends Abruptly Today. Croudsjncluding Women, Rush "Store" and Steal Supplies. Dallas. Tex.. Aug. IS. -Dallas's first municipal store sale of army (rods and supplies terminated abruptly today when a crowd estimated at more than 2.000 rushed the "store." carrying off part of the food without paying. Squads of police were unable to handle the throng. The crowds began forming in line before the Bryan street fire station, the "store." at 7 o'clock this morning and soon after the sale siarted they rushed the bulldinf. Po lice clubbed the buyers. Ineludlnc hun dreds of women, into submission and the fire station was closed. TROOPS TO SCENE Rush Four Companies to Char lotte. C. Today. Two Killed, Dozen Hurt in the Strike Riots There. Raleigh. X. C, Aug. 2. Four com panies of state troops were ordered today hy Adjutant General Royster to proceed Immediately to Charlotte, where disorders in connection with a strike of street railway motormen and conductors resulted last night In the death of at least two persons and the injury of a dozen others. Icad Now at Three. Charlotte, N. C. Aug. 2. State troops and deputies patrolled the streets of this city today to prevent a renewal of rioting which resulted last night in the death of three men and the injury of thirteen others. No ef fort was made to operate cars today. Last night's rioting followed efforts to operate cars on some of the more im portant routes. Several of those injured in the ex change of shots last night between a crowd of men estimated to number more than 2.000 and police and guards at the street car hams are seriously wounded. None of those guarding the barn was injured. Announcement was made this morning that an attempt would be made later in the day to operate cars under guard. In addition to the troops several hundred citizens were deputized for police duty today and armed with shotguns. HIS PLANS STILL HAZY President T"nabV To Tell Whether He Can Address Farorers in K. C. Kansas City, Aug. 38. That plans for President Wilson's proposed tour I were still Indefinite was Indicated in a letter from Secretary Joseph P. Tum ulty to W. I. Drummond, managing di rector of the International Farm con- greas. Just received. In which the sec retary stated that "for the present all i plans for the president's proposed tour are in abeyance." The letter was in response to an invitation to the presi i dent to make an address before the j congress, which convenes here Sep tember 25. Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the j interior, is also considering a cross j continent tour, according to a reply received from him Joy Mr. Drummond. Wales Visits War Wounded. Toronto. Aug. 2. The Prince of Wales and his party today visited hos pitals where returned soldiers are be- lng treated. CRUELTY OF HUNS Germans Are Making Upper Si lesia a Second Belgium.. That Is Charge Made by British Correspondents in Poland. DEPORTING MEN FROM REGION Send Them To Repair Damages Done by Huns in France. Paper Blames Lloyd George and Wilson for Massacres. London, Aug. 26. Charging that j the Germans are guilty of the same practices in Upper Silesia as In Bel glum In 1914, the Times and Morning Post correspondents in Poland cabled a combined appeal to Great Britain to come to the aid of the Poles. The dispatches, which appear in to day's papers, accuse the Germans of massacres and wholesale deportations of able bodied men for reparation work In the devastated areas of France and Belgium. There also have been systematic efforts, the corre spondents charged, to discredit the Poles and drive them out of Silesia, thus insuring a plebiscite favorable to Germany. Under Nose of Allies. The Morning Tost comments on what is describes as "organized crime" committed under the nose of the vic torious allies, who are to be held re sponsible for the massacres particu larly President Wilson and Lloyd George. The matter, according to the Post, imposed the plebiscite -policv on Upper Silesia. "They ought to have known." the paper declares, "that such a policy would provide the Germans with temptation and incentive to crime. It is a hellish conspiracy. We regret to say we believe several of the allied statesmen have fallen too easy prey to German cunning. The plebiscite is now a mockery of Justice. The situa tion demands prompt action and con dign pun'shment. "Gie Silesia To Poles." "The Poles should be empowered to take possession of Upper Silesia and the Germans informed that they have forfeited all claim to the territory. "What does Wilson think he who boasted In Boston that the Poles were his special care? What does he think of the manner In which the Germans have shown contempt for his demo cratic institutions?" The correspondents give the details of five shootings at Mystowitz. forty executions at Grossdombrowka and forty at Fredlenshutte. It Is current ly reported, hut not verified, that 150 persons were shot in the prison at Kattowitz. Upholds the Wllhelmatrassc. The Times, in an editorial, asserts the Germans have acted exactly as anybody familiar with their history and character would have foreseen. "The Silesian plan was in accord ance with the best traditions of the Wilhelmstrasse." the Times said today. "Ebert. Bauer and Erzberger have no more scruples than the machiavellian statesman of old." A news agency dispatch from Co penhagen reports that the Poles suf fered heavy losses Sunday night In fighting at Glelwitz. in the Silesian dis trict. U. S. TROOPS TO SILESIA Fifth and Fiftieth Infantry Regi ments Selected. Washington. Aug. 26. The Fifth and Fiftieth infantry regiments will be the American troops sent to Silesia, according to war department officials who today unofficially confirmed dis patches that such action would be taken. President Wilson, It was said, has approved the plan. The Fifth Infantry Is at Camp Tay lor. Ky.. and the Fiftieth at Camp Dix. X. J. MAY GET MORE RAIN Temperatures Will Continue Moderate Here, Mr. Flora Says. WKA.THKH FOUECAST FOR KANSAS: Tartly cloudy tonight mid Wednesday probably shnwers northeast portion trnrmereost portion tonight and northeast portion Wednesday TODAY'S TEMPERATURES. 7 o'clock 59 I 11 o'clock S3 8 o'clock 60 I 12 o'clock 70 o'clock 64 1 o'clock 72 10 o'clock 67 I 2 o'clock 74 Temperatures are to continue about the same as they have been for sev eral days, says S. D. Flora, state mete orologist, except it will tend to become warmer. Best of all, there Is a chance mighty slim, but a chance Just the same that more rain will occur In Kansas in the next 24 hours. Topeka is Just as apt to have some of this as any other part of the state. On Monday most of northeast Kan sas was treated to a bit of rain. No (Continued on Page Two I SALOON ROW; 2 DEAD Second Victim Dice Today Thought Cop Was a "Spotter." Chicago. Aug. 26. Anthony Kelly, a foreman employed by Wilson Company, at the stock yards, shot in the saloon tattle in which Policeman Morgan Donohue was killed last night, died today the second victim of the fight which started because it was be lieved Donohue was a prohibition "spotter". He was shot by Policeman Patrick Donegan. Donohue's partner J. P. MORGAN TO EUROPE Financier Takes First Vacation In Five Years. Xew Tork. Aug. 2. J. P. Morgan sailed for Europe on the steamship IJapland today. He has not had a va cation in five years and intends to visit relatives in England and France land devote his entire stay to recrea l tlon. RAILROAD UNIONS START BIG FIGHT FOR NATIONALIZATION OF THE ROADS Deads of railroad brotherhoods. Left to right: W. G. Lee of the Railway Trainmen; W. S. Carter of the Firemen and Enginemen; Warren S. Stone of the Engineers, and A. B. Garretson of the Conductors. It is announced by the heads of the railway brotherhoods that they are a unit for the government ownership and joint control of the railways, and that thev will take this question before the country at the next election. In the meantime they demand more pay or a reduction in the cost of living. The shopmen Indicate today that they will not accept the 4-cents-an-hour increase suggested by President Wilson, and a strike rote will be taken. MORE IN AIR RACE Seventeen Additional Planes Trying for $10,000 Prize. Three Machines Land at Mine ola After Trip From Toronto. Mineola, NT. T., Aug. 26. Seventeen additional airplanes entered in the first international aerial derby for a $10. Oty prize oftered by John M. Bow man, of New York, and the several American and Canadian cups, were ready to leave Roosevelt field today for Toronto. With clearing- weather it was also expected by promoters of th contest that more of ttie eleven planes which leftr Tfrrrrrrtrt yw.e ratty "would arrive here today. Three machines landed safely last night after a trip from the Canadian city In which storms and contrary winds made fly ing difficult. The twenty-eight military and civil ian airplanes which left here yesterday had not succeeded in reaching Toron to last night. There was a possibility that some of these airplanes would reach their destination today, altho a large number were reported to have landed at various points in New York state because of engine trouble and other difficulties. Three machines were seriously damaged in making landings at Albany and were definitely put out of the race for international aerial honors. Sergts. C. B. Coombs, Roland Rohlfs MaJ. R. M. Schroede, who successfuly negotiated the flight from Toronto to Roosevelt field, were preparing early today to begin a return flight. New Start at Albany. Albany, Aug. 26. Thirteen ma chines had resumed the international aerial derby between New York and Toronto from the landing field here before 9 a. m. todav. actingWtreaty Pacts Signed at Versailles Pre sented to French Chamber. France Officially Begins Consid eration of Documents. Faris, Aug. 26. The peace treaty with Germany and the other conven tions simultaneously signed at Ver sailles were presented for ratification to the chamber of deputies this after noon by Premier Clemenceau. He handed the documents to Paul PcMthanel, pres't.ient of the chamber, .t 3.25 o'cloc'c upon the opening of th session. On the government bench with the premier were Stephen Pichon, minis ter of foreign affairs; Louis Nail, the minister of justice; Ktlene Clementel, minister of commerce, and Andre Tar- dieu, of the French peace mission. JOIlTAGAiNST REDS Ckralnians Scekine: To Conclude Pact With the Polos. London. Aug. it.- Dispatches re ceived here from southern European points indicated today that the Uk rainians are seeking to conclude an arrangement with the Poles by which 1 the two peoples will join forces in a j campaign against the Bolsheviki. The recent Ukrainian successes In Odessa and vicinity have led them to believe an alliance with the Poles would permit a decisive defeat of the Bolshevik troops on the southwestern j and western fronts. LEAVE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Secretary Daniels and Party Returning to Monterey, Cal. Aboard U. S. S. New ork. Aug. 25 (delayed). Secretary Daniels and his party left Hilo H. I., aboard the dreadnaught Xew Tork for Monterey. Calif., at 1 a. m.. today. He expects the New Tork to make 15 to 17 knots arriving at Monterey on the morning of August 31. Daniels will catch a train that afternoon. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels and their party spent Sunday visiting Ki lauea volcano near Hiilo. ggj SPm, rfffft CHI LID IS OFF? Charge 1.000 Saloons Violating War Time Prohibition There. Twenty-Eight Bartenders Were Caught in Gov't Net Monday. Chicago, Aug. 26. Arthur Burrage Farwell. president of the Chicago law and order league, in a statement to day, declared that of the 5.S0O saloons still open in this city more than one thousand are violating the war time prohibition Taw by .sellng whisky or beer. Twenty-eight saloon keepers In the down town district were arrested yes- terday in a sweeping attack by pis-1 trict Attorney Clyne' s forces against the city s liquor forces. Two of the saloon men -n-ere stil! In jail today, the others having been re leased on Si. 000 bonds. All were charged with selling intoxicating li quor. Hearings have been set for Sep tember 1 5. Clyn asserted many saloon men had believed the government was too busy watching the food situation to keep tab on activities of the liquor men. Ho said his agents had obtained evidence of violations of the war-time j prohibition act against every one of the men arrested. Each investigator, by a secret method Clyne said, brought to his office whisky bought from the saloonkeepers. Chicago, Aug. 26. Fifteen brewers In Chlrago and the northern Illinois district are to be arrested and Indict ed by the federal grind jury, accord ing to instructions received from the department of justice at Washington by District Attorney Clyne today. In addition to the brewers, ppact -cally 200 saloon keepers in Chicago will be arrested for violation of thj war-time prohibition act, it was said. Thirty-one were arrested yesterday. Attorney General Edward J. Brun- dage issued a statement today that evidence gathered by his office shows that practically every saloon keeper in cnicago is a violator of hi'oitlon law. the pro- GUARD FOOD HOARDS t S. Investigators Prevent Reship- rocnt of Sugar by Firms on Blacklist, Chicago, Aug. 26. Government In- vestigators today guarded every freight warehouse in Chicago to pre-j cities by Chicago dealers who had I hoarded supplies here. The owners of one car of sugar seized yesterday had failed today to) claim the consignment. District At-j lorncy Liynp sam ne Denevea me own- i ers preferred to sacrifice the sugar -arvan. alien properly cusiooian. 10 rather than have their identity become daV asked President Wilson to issue known an executive order permitting him to Clyne promised "irstant arrest" will ;end a" agent to Paris to purchase follow attempts to sell sugar in cars I from h,e reparations commission a six now on sidings in the city. months supply of German vat dyes to j tide over American manufacturers un- SNOW IN NEW YORK Shining Sun Melts Flakes as Rapidly as They Fall. Hornell. X. T.. Aug. 26. Altho the sun was shining, snow fell for five mTnurertoday.'eltTnrasVpidlyasitnly White Applicants for Infantry struck the ground. TRY TO RUN GARS AGAIN? Swear In Special Police To Prevent i Recurrence of Pittsburgh Riots. Pittsburgh. Pa.. Aug. 26.- Altho officials of the Pittsburgh Railways Co. refused to issue a statement, strike pickets assert preparations are under way for anothe-.' attempt to re sume trolley service today after yes- todavs rioting during which scores of persons were injured by flying mis siles and two cars badly damaged by mobs. Receivers of the company com plained of inadequate police protec tion and stated several hundred spe cial policemen would be sworn in to day to protect the company. The sheriff has issued a proclamation warning the public to maintain law and order. Union heads attribute the rioting to sympathizers and assert their men are maintaining order. SLICING IN TREATY Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee Makes Changes. Prevents Americans To Enter Boundary Trouble. REPRESENTATIVE REPARATION But Other Commissions Are To Go Without Yankees AH Democratic Members Vote Against Amendments Washington. Aug. 26. As a blow at American participation in European affairs, the senate foreign relations committee today amended the peace treaty to prevent American members being appointed to more than a score of commissions created to settle de tails of peace. Today's action, tho it constituted in effect but one amendment to the treaty, in fact involves fifty-odd changes in the text. The reparations commission was specifically excluded from the amend ment when Senator Fall. New Mexico, author of the series, of amendment adopted, pointed out that this commis sion is to deal with questions in which the United States is directly Interested. Knock Out Shantung Affair. Senator Hitchcock, administration leader, who wis summoned today to a White House conference by President Wilson, said he "would bet a steam boat against a rotten apple that the senate will knock the committee's Shantung amendment into a cocked hat." By a vote of 9 to 7 the committee struck out of Article 35 of the treaty the words "and associated." This ar ticle creates a boundary commission j oi seven, live memoers or wnicn are to be appointed by "the principal al lied and associated powers." Elimi nation of the words "and associated" removed the United States, which dur ing the war and the peace negotia tions was known as an "associate" and not an ally of the entente powers. All the Democratic members of the committee- voted against the amend ment. The committee quickly adopt ed other Fall amendments of the same character by the same vote. Bon't Want India In. The committee also voted to give an hour to reports on India, protesting against inclusion of that nation in the league of nations. The commttees action was based on the ground that India's protest against being forced into the league was not heard at Paris. I nder a blanket amendment to the treaty American representa- tkm wou)d h'e eliminated from the va rious international commissions which are to supervise European reconstruc tion with the exception of the repar ations commission and such others as to be appointed by the League of Na tions. TO TAKEJJFF PICKETS Cereal Workers Will Keep Only Two at Each Mill. Hereafter, the striking cereal work ers of Topeka will keep only two pickets at each mill, as the result of a request by Chief of Police George Hannan, 4 was announced today by J. A. Clayton, international representa tive. In the past the strikers had been maintaining a guard of five or six men at each mill. The chief's request was made fol lowing several complaints from the operators relative to rtie picketing cus tom, and was heartily acceded to by the strikers. "We want to avoid any trouble, Clayton said, "and are perfectly will ing to reduce our picket personnel. Two pickets will serve our purpose as well as more, and there is also less chance for trouble. We want to con duct this strike peacably and are will- to do tne right thing." nances oi a apuiemeni are st.hi ap parently very dim. No advances have been made by either side ard both factions seem still resolved to fight to the end. Clayton said that a carload nf flnnt- V, o A haan ahlnna fi-nm r. PaI. orado miU and that lt wouid be dls- j tributed as soon as received in To peka. Practically the entire car is al ready sold, he said. WOULD BUY DYES Ask Wilson To Give Temporary u t r fi Manufacturer. Re Washington, Aug. 26. Francis P. t cu uerman secret lormutas lor uye I stuffs, now owned by the alien prop erty custodian, can be utilized for commercial purposes. RECRUITING RESUMED and Signal Corps Accepted. Xew Tork. Aug. 26. Recruiting of men for service In the United States army overseas, which was discon tinued about a month ago. was re- sumed here today upon orders from i Washington. Only white applicants for the lnfantry and signal corps are i accepted. Enlistment are for one and j three year terms, the shorter being j limited to former members of the American expeditionary forcer,

fM flC F All THFATpKN? LUtfL "I.L. intrtlLlld. General Strike Over TJ. of Stage Hands S. Threatened Ail Xew Tork. Aug. 26. General strike orders affecting stage hands all over the United States may be issued soon in sympathy with the strike of toe Actors Equity association, which has closed twenty-four theaters here. The 1 contemplated action was announced today by S. B. Newman, vice presid-nt of the International Alliance of Stage j Employes. CORBS HOMEffllVILEGES Wife Boating En-Is With He-part -tare of John Barleycorn. Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. 26. Wife beating has apparently become a "lost art" in Kansas City. With the demise of John Barleycorn on July 1, but few such cases appeared on the police dockets here. Since then this class of crime has disappeared al together. Kansas City. Kan., records two wife beating cases in May and none in June or July. BEHIND RACE WAR! Russian Soviet Interests Supply Funds for Propaganda Here. Information Held by Justice Department Shows It. Washington. Aug. 26. -Russian so viet interests apparently are supplying funds for a propaganda to stir up race antagonism in the United States, ac cording to information now in the hands of the department of justice. LAY AROUND LOOSE Now Mail Pouch Containing $70,000 in Bonds Is Missing. Sack Left on Station Platform Awaiting Delayed Train. Chicago, Aug. 26. Renewed activity on the part of the postal inspectors here followed publication today of the disappearance of a registered mail pouch containing $70,000 worth of lib erty bonds, coupons and securities somewhere between Joliet and Chi cago. According to postal authorities in Joliet, the pouch was delivered to the station for transmission to Chicago institutions and it disappeared either while awaiting a train which was be hind schedule time or after It was placed on the train. While awaiting the delayed train the pouch is said to have lain on the railway station plat form. MAY REFUSE IT? Topeka Santa Fe Men Discuss President's Offer. Many Are Confused Over 8 and 10-Honr Proposal. President Wilson's offer of four cents an hour Increase In the wages of railway shopmen is the principal topic of discussion today among the Santa Fe men of Topeka. While no official statement has been made by representative men. Indications are that the offer may be refused. This, however, is theoretical. A close study of the president's offer, union officials say, may reveal clauses that will be satisfactory to the shop men. There seems to be some doubt as to the exact meaning of the 10-hour basis of pay for an 8-hour day, and if this may be interpreted satisfactor ily, it might mean a settlement of the controversy. Above all. however, the local union officials seem to believe as strongly as ever that the difficulty will be settled without a strike. Th men at the head of the railroad administration and the heads of the union, they point nuX are broad minded and fully real ize what a cessation of railroad work would mean to the nation. WILL COMPLETE HOME Bids To Finish Work on County Farm To Be Sought Soon. Bids for the work necessary to com plete the county home dn the poor farm three miles north of Topeka will be opened by the Shawnee .county commissioners on September 29. Ad vertisements for sealed proposals will be inserted In newspapers in a short time. The work on tne home was stopped by an injurfction obtained by the Ro tary club and Shawnee County Medi cal society and a ruling by the su preme court made it impossible for the commissioners to erect the home with $50,000 voted to build a county home and hospital. So the commis sioners had to wait until they could make an additional le-y In order to complete the work. CALL IT "MISERLY n Railroad Union Officials Assail Presi dent's Compromise Offer. Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 26. "Miserly" and "Inconceivably small." were the characterizations by two leading union i railroad workers' officials here today of the offer of 4 cents an hour in creases to shopmen by the railroad I administration. "The Increase is so Inconceivably small that I will wait for official word," said William Heiniger. chair- man of the American Federation of Railroad Workers' local here. Timothy Shea, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Enginemen I and Firemen, refused to make further comment than to say that if the re ports of the increase were true, 'It seems miserly." CAX0T GET CARS SOW Gravel Company Unable To Furnish Material for Roads. The car shortage has hit county! road building projects, according to word received by Governor Allen from j the Independent Gravel Co.. of Joplin. Mo. Protest Is made against the. ac tion of the Missouri Pacific in falling to provide cars. The Joplin company asserts that fifteen cars are needed to move gravel and chat to Kansas counties. (I. S. WILL OPEN t FOOD STORES IN CITIESSEPT. 25 Will Sell Household Commod ities Direct to Public Retail Depots Will Accept and Fill Mail Orders. BE CONTINUED INDEFINITELY War Department Plans Contin ued Purchase of Necessities. Is Part of Government's PriT Against H. C. L. Washington. Aug. 26. Retail stores for the sale of household commodities included in the surplus stocks of the war department will be established September 25, it was announced today. The stores will be located in depot centers and other large cities and they will accept and fill mail orders. Continued purchase by the depart ment of certain necessities so that these stores may be continued indefi nitely as part of the government cam paign against the high cost of living la understood to be under consideration. Make Prices Fair. Prices on all commodities offered for sale will be so fixed as to prevent discrimination between the purchasers who buy over the counter and those who purchase thru mall. All mall orders will be delivered hy parcel post, but the policy of making these sales thru the postofflce depart ment is to he discontinued. All such orders will go directly to the stores. To expedite the mall order sales, the postofflce department has been asked to establish sub-stations in each store. Catalogues quoting prices and glvln the location of nil stores are being pre pared and will be available at everv postofflce in the United States. The present plan is to open stores in the fourteen zone supply cities. Boston. Xew Tork. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Atlanta, Jeffersonville, Chicago. St. Louis. Xew Orleans. San Antonio. Omaha. El Paso, San Francisco and Washington. The chain will be ex tended to additional cities as rapidly as possible. What Will Be Sold. Huge quantities of socks, under wear, shirts, raincoats, blankets, gloves, tobacco, soap, and other arti cles will be sold at the stores. The new plan for disposition of army surplus is even broader than the plan by which surplus food was sold thru the parcel post. Under this plan orders were handed to postmasters who sent them to zone supply offices and distributed them to consumers. Under the new plan the postmasters will he eliminated and consumers will order by mail or buy from the army direct. 0. K. FIVE NEW BANKS Members of State Board IX-nv Char ters to Fonr Applicants. Five proposed new Kansas stats banks have received charters at the hands of the state charter board, while action on four additional applications has been held in abeyance. Four ap plications were denied. Successful bank applicants includ ed: People's State bank. Arcadia, $20,000; Farmers' State hank. Ludell. $20,000; Citizens' State bank. Paxlco. $10,000; Farmers' State bank. Hardt ner. $15,000; Farmers' Stockmen's State bank. Manhattan. $60,000. Applications held in abeyance In clude: Farmers' State bank. Olpe. $15,000; Farmers' State bank. Garri son, $10,000; Farmers' State bank. Cuba, $10,000; Farmers' State bank, Edmond. $15,000. Charters refused included: Farm ers' State bank. Wheeler. $10,000; Farmers' 8tate bank. Paxlco. $16.00; College State bank. Manhattan. $30. 000; West Side State bank. Parsons, $50,000. REV. GOLDSMITH IS BACK Topeka Minister Served In France aa Religious Director. After six months service with ths Y. M. C. A. in France as a religion director in the Tours division, tha Kev. Willis Goldsmith, former pastor of the Central Congregational church in Topeka, has arrived In Xew Tork, according to word received here. The family will spend the remainder of the summer in New Jersey. FOOD "HOGT KILLED THEM Three Tle From Poisoning After Fating Cold Storag-e Turkey Others Dangerouslv 111 Alliance. Ohio, Aug. 26. Colonel Charles C. Weybreeht, who re turned only three weeks ago from Frnnce where he commanded the 146th infantry, died this morning as a result, physicians believe, of eating cold storage turkey at a din ner lsat Saturday night at the Lakeside country club. Canton. Mrs. Helen 8ebrlng Gahrls. S3, of Seliring. Ohio., also is dead and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sharer, are para lyzed and their recovery is said to be extremely doubtful. Colonel Weybreeht and Mrs. Gahrls died this morning. Colonel Weybreeht served two terms aa adjutant general of Ohio. He was fifty years old. Boh Jegs, negro waiter at the I-akeslde country club also died this morning. The chef. W. D. Mc Elroy Is In a serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Brush of Salem. Ohio, who also attended the dinner party are dangerously 111. Mrs. Clem Bates and Mrs. Willis F. Stanford of this city also are m A serious condition.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1919 TAKE OVER CARS Acderal Trade Commission Would Control Meat Icing. Control Refrigerator and Sta tion Equipment in U. S. BIG PACKERS OWN 90 PER CENT Independent Concerns Given a Bad Deal hy Railroads. Be vis ion of Car Accounts Shows Profit in "Freezers.' Washington, Aug. 2 6. Declaring that th Ptep is necessary to control the business of the five largest pack ing companies, th federal trade com llaalon, in a special report to Presi dent Wilson, recommends that opera tion of refrigerator oars and of cars uM for transportation of meat ani mals be declared a government mo nopoly. It recommend further that the property concerned, including to ins; stations and other facilities as well n the cars, be acquired by the gov ernment and railroads thereafter be licansl to own apd operate them. The big packers, the report says, now ewn M per cent of all the refrigerator equipment in the country suitable for the tram-port of fresh meat. Get Kail Advuntac s. Th present country wide system of distribution by the five big packers ten crown up from their control of ffofrigerator car lines in conjunction With various pools." the report says in part. "In turn the volume of traffic of the f w wickers has enahled them to se cure from the railroads advantages vr competing shippers. Formerly In the Fhape of direct rebates, these O'K i ntagt are nnw usually in expe dite! service to the hig packer cars: In favorable mixing rules which in clude nil their diversified products and even many articles not related to the packing industry: by allowances paid p m me ol the big packers by carriers for a part or the transportation service by favorable arrangements and lease of stock yards by the railroads to some of the big packers, and by the sale to the railroads of humping posts manufactured by a subsidiary of one of the Big Five. Rsjftjtfl Packers Car MWuncd. "The small, independent packers earn are misused and diverted, fre quently being out of his service for ex tended periods. In several instances as long as fi months. In 1917. the csrs Of the 1:1 Five and their subsidiary SDmpsnts maintained an average of M.I miles per car per day. while the average for cars of their competitors, the independent packing companies, was nnly r.4.6 miles.' "The commission's investigation of the private car ownership has de veloped the fact that while packers claim losses." the report says, "a proper revision of their car accounts. Howl th car operation has netted some profit. This amounted to t,8 per rrnt in I tit. 3.4 per cent In 1914 and 4.3 per cent in 1917." SAYS REPORTS CONFLICT Thorn a- I Wilson Attacks Federal Andes Report on Refrigerator Cars. Chicago. Aug. 2S. Attacking the fed?ral trade commission's report on pr!l its car lines as heir g "diametri cally opposed to that of the Interstate commerce commission." Thomas E. Wilson, president of Wilson Com l .1 in and also head of the Institute f American Packers, today issued the following statement: "The packers are willing to submit the justice 01 the federal trade com mission's report to the common sense of the American public. There are admittedly too Tew refrigerator cars. "lireater mileage of packer cars was possible because a load was waiting for every car 365 days In the year. "Spread the use of the packer owned cars among shippers over the entire country and the mileage will be reduced with a consequent increase in the cost of meat foods, or a necessary reduction in live animal prices." Wilson said the trade commission's report was made after investigation by Inexperienced men, while that of the interstate commerce commission was handled by experienced investigators who spent six years on the job, R0BBERSGEf$8000 Three .Men Hold Vp St. Iouls Grocery Store Collector. St. laVata, Aug. 26. Three rlbbers early Mondjiy afternoon held up a store operated Uy the Kroger Grocery Baking company here, and took a bag containing 18.000 from a collector of the company. U. C. Ij. WAR GETS RESUIVTS. Sngar Prices Drop In Crawford Coun ty Following Probe. Pittsburg. Aug. 26. Following the probe Into food prices In Crawford county, which has continued during the past week, the price of sugar In local wholesale houses has decreased 65 cents a sack, and several retailers have lowered their prices accordingly, and are now selling sugar at 11 cent a pound. Instead of 12 to IS cents. An order was received Saturday from Rlchsrd J. Hopkins, attorney general, instructing S. A. B. Keller, county attorney, to begin an Investiga tion into the price of clothing, dry goods and shoes in this county as soon as the grocery probe was completed. Floor palnt- -Adv. J. K. Jones Paint Co. NEAL ANDERSON HARRY SNYDER BILL PORTER All in the office at once How can 1 write an Ad? .ROY PAYNE'S- TAXICAB and BAGGAGE 71 PHONE ALWAYS A MAN AT it looked like cwt It Also Tasted JJke It But Didn't Act lAkn It. "What yu eatln" an inquisitive I stereotypy asked a pressman at The Topeka State Journal today. "Somethin good want some? TVje pressman pawed around a pretty little box of pink wafers and every one in the room took a handful. One of the greedy ones took four and ate them avidly. Another munched i three and another sucked away at a I couple placed on either side of his upper teeth. When only the taste re mained. the man who had furnished j the refreshments gathered his guests around him and read: 1 -DIRECTIONS: One wafer will usually suffice for the average adult, but if not, take another on hour GIVE COPELAND CAKE Treasurer of Santa Fo Remembered on Birthday by Employes. When E. 1 Copeland, federal treas urer of the Santa F-e railroad, opened the door at his office Monday morn Ing his eyes beheld a darkened room with a center table gleaming; with candje light. Sixty candles were mounted on an immense white-frosted cake. It was Copeland's sixtieth biithday. The cake was the remembrance of the employes of the treasury depart ment of the Santa Fe. REJECT OFFER (Continntd from Page One.) forego demands for wage increases until normal conditions could be re stored. President Wilson's appeal was gen erally viewed here today in the aspect of its effect on organised labor as a whole, rather than from the aspect of its Immediate reaction on the shop men's leaders, altho their response may have a far-reaching effect on other unions. May Influence Others. The -appeal was addressed to the shopment, but it was aimed also at other organized railway workers. In cluding members of the four great brotherhood" who are framing de mands, and at the steel workers. The action the shopmen take, how ever, may Influence the course of 62. 000 railway conductors and 187,000 trainmen, whose officials have placed before the railroad administration de mands for wage Increases averaging 35 and 40 cents, respectively. Officials of these railroad unions have not yet received a reply to their demands. Trainmen expect their answer Sep tember 1. Officials of the railroad administra tion and at the White House today made no attempt to minimize the ser iousness of the present situation. Wilson Spoke of Crisis. The president said yesterday "that we are face to face with a situation which is more likely to affect the hap piness and prosperity and even the life of our people, than the war Itself." Again he declared that failure to solve the price situation now facing the country "will mean national dis aster." On one hand, the president pointed out. Is the government trying to re duce prices. Rnd. he assured the shop men, with every hope of success. The peak of high prices has been reached, he said. On the other hand the shopmen and other unions are demanding wage In creases which will furnish a further excuse for high prices and profiteer ing. Wonld Defeat H. C. Ij. Fight. To grant these demands, the presi dent said, would defeat the govern ment's effort, and he declared that It is the duty of every citizen to "In sist upon a truce In such contests." Presence of Gompers In Washing ton will have a beneficial effect not only on the railroad situation, officials feel, but also the effect on organized labor of all crafts within line of the general appeal of President Wilsoi, With Gompers here workers will feel their interests are being continually guarded, officials say. Shopmen leaders declared today that their position with the unions Is most embarrassing. On one hand the men have long chafed at the delay and recently started a series of unauthor ized strikes which officials checked with difficulty only on the promise thit Rail Director Hlnes would give Immediate consideration to their de mands. Men Voted to Strike. While Hines was considering the matter a referendum was taken and resulted Jn a decision to strike unless the full demands were granted. In the face ef this order, union off! cials are confronted with the presi dent s request tnat they submit an other proposition which request may be seized upon by radicals In the ranks and twisted to mean more delay and i cause more unauthorized etrikes, they say. Before the conference with the president, union officials predicted that because of the referendum vote they would be forced to reject flatly any proposition that will not include the full wage demanded by the men. After the conference they refused to make any comment. Dissatisfaction at Atlanta. Atlanta. Oa.. Aug. 2C. While voic ing general dissatisfaction at President Wilson's offer of 4 cents an hour, as acainst their demands for an lncrinfe of approximately 17 cents an hour, railway shopmen here declared no definite action on their part would be taken before tomorrow night, when a meeting of the allied shopmen's unions will bs held. Auto palnt- Adv. -J. K. Jones Paint Co. 1 PHONE THE TELEPHONE- PEOPLE TO BLAME Won't Bay Anything bat Hard Winter Flour. U. S. Offering Unlimited Soft Variety at $9.85 a Barrel. New York, Aug. 26. The govern ment is offering unlimited quantities of flour at $9.86 a barrel in sack and $10.45 in wood, and no one seems to want It, according to announcement mad at the offices of the grain cor poration Monday. For ten days an advertisement has announced flour at that price f. o. b. New York for delivery any place In the United States to wholesalers. Only three cars have been ordered, two of the orders having later been cancelled. The flour Is of soft wheat, straight, and. according to the grain corpora tion's officials, there Is no demand for it because the people of the United States will not buy anything but hard winter Hour. This is selling at 14.2 in wood or $18.65 in jute retail. SENDARMS 1NTRUNKS I-arge Quantity of Ammunition Smug gled Out of New York for Mexico. New York, Aug. 28. Ten trunks containing arms and ammunition were shipped from this city to Mexico on the steamship Morro Castle, which sailed last Friday for Havana, Pro sreso and Vera Cruz, according to In formation obtained by detectives at tached to the bomb squad. The trunks were shipped from a Broadway hotel. The department of justice and navy department have been notified and it is expected gunboats will be sent out to Intercept the steamship. OVER A DIMETdEBT Negro Spends 15c Worth of Cartridges Debtor May Die, Tulsa. Okla., Aug. 26. Charles Blake, negro, spent 15 cents worth of cartridges here Monday trying to col lect a dime debt. Besides he put Ephrlum Mitchell, another black, In the hospital with a little finger shot off and two bullet wound& in the abdo men. He wound up his collecting spell In the city Jail. His victim may die. Both men were employed in the tool shop of the Midland Valley rail road. CONTINUE RESENT LAW Wilson Asks Congress To Keep War Passport l aw In Effect. Washington, Aug. 26. To prevent an Influx of aliens into the United States after peace is declared Presi dent Wiraon in a message to congress today asked that the passport law in effect during the war be continued for one year after the proclamation of peace. ask Tor their ships Jugo-Slav Republic Wants Former Austrian Merchant Vessels. Paris, Aug. 26. The Jugo-Slav delegation has sent a note to the peace conference asking that former Aus trian merchant vessels which belong to Slovenes be turned over to the Jur isdiction of the Jugo-Slav republic MAYGET more rain (Continued from Page One.l rain fell in central or western Kansas. A few of the heaviest reports foltow: Emporia, .28; Horton. .46; Lawrence, .56; Manhattan. .24; Kansas City, 34; St. Joe.. .48: Topeka. .50. The highest temperature in Kansas on Monday was 98 degrees, recorded at Oxford and Coldwater. The lowest, 50 degrees, was reported from Iola. A report of 100 degrees from Phoenix was the highest in the United States and 48 from Calgary, Canada, was the lowest on the weather map. To morrow temperatures will range be tween 65 and 85 degrees. The roads were reported muddy this morning from Kansas City on beyond Manhattan. They are muddy thruout all of northeast Kansas. They will dry out entirely today. The extremes on record for this date were 101 in 1913 and 51 in 1910. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the wind was blowing at the rate of 17 miles an hour from the souutheast. PAFLT WEATHER RErOltT. Tnrnlsued by tte weatber hurean office, Topeka. Kan., for the twenty-four hours enuing at i a. m. iupbuhj Station High Low. Free. W'thr. Boson. Mas Calgary, Alb Pbl'-ago. Ill Cincinnati. O Corpus Christ! Denver. Colo Pea Moines, It Duluth. El Tasn, Tev Galveston. Tex Harre, Mont Jacksonville Little nock. Ark. Los Angeles New Orleani. La.. New York. N. Y. N. riatte. Neb Oklahoma, Okla... rhoenlx. Arts rittaburgb. Pa Portland. Ore St Louis. Mo St. Taul. Minn Salt Lake. Utah.... Snn Francisco Saiilt file. Marie. Sheridan, Wyo Spokane. Wait Tamoa. Fla 7f 5l .18 Clear 70 4S 0 Cloudy 7R fin 0 ("1-ar 7R BS n Clear SK 70 0 Fair SR !W 0 Clear 7R M n Cloudy 70 4 0 Clear fa OK O Clear AO 7C .04 Cloudy wt Bit n Cloudy s? 74 .60 Clear no 70 .82 Cloudy Rfi fil 0 Cloudy m 7 O Fair 74 00 .4S Clear R4 2 ft Cloudy 90 (W .01 Fair inn 7 0 Clear 70 Wl O Clear K2 58 O Cloudy 78 2 0 Fair 7 St 0 Clear 00 74 0 Cloudy 4 K2 n Clear no S2 .02 Cloudy 02 B4 ft Clear Ml 02 ft Cloudy S4 74 .30 Fair 7rt Bt 0 Clear 82 00 0 Clear 72 48 .01 Cloudy earner Report. Toledo. Onto. Washington. P Winnipeg. Man. C. For the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m.. 75tn meridian time, inesoay Stations Anthony Coldwater High Low Free. Roads ftS 00 0 flood os 02 0 Good 70 00 .10 f?ood 02 OK 0 Oood 92 58 .28 fJood 84 88 0 Oood 84 50 .04 Oood 84 BS 1.20 Fair 70 BO .40 Rough 92 00 0 flood 80 B0 .08 flood 88 B8 .SO Muddy 02 02 0 flood 04 02 0 Dusty 70 62 0 flood 72 B8 .24 Muddy 84 88 T flood 94 88 0 flood 02 00 .24 Fair 71 82 .81 flood 88 04 O flood 70 00 .S4 Fair 72 88 .48 Muddy Concordia Dodge City Emporia I Knreka Fort Scott Hanover Horton 70 i Hutchinson Iola i Lawrence Liberal 1 McPherson MackBrtlle Manhattan PhilllpBburg Scott City Sedan TOPKKA Wichita Kansas City St Joaenh Heavy thunder showers were reported from the eastern part of the' state and scattered showers from the southeast por tion. The greatest amount recorded for the past 24 horrrs was 1.20 inchca at Han over. Washington countr. The rain caused the temperature to drop ennstdernbty In the east portion. Normal teraperatnrea prevailed thruout the western half where no precipitation occurred. North n Items for this column may be left at Petro's drug store or telephone r-icanor nimuaii, &m)i arter p. m. Other hours 3330. A special election will be held on September 23 at the Lyman school house for the purpose of voting upon the proposition to establish and locate a rural high school district, and to vote bonds for the construction of a high sehool building; the polls will be open at 8 o'clock a. hi., and clow at 6 o'clock p. m., and all legal electors residing in the proposed district are entitled to vote. The territory to be benefited in cludes school districts 30, 93, 42, 59. 87. 44, 20, 43 and 47 or such parts of them as lie within Shawnee county. A. A. Rodgers. H. W. McAfee and Boyd Folium, county commissioners. issued the call Monday and notice has been published announcing the elec tion will be held on the fourth Tues day in September. The trees shading the streets in North Topeka are badly in need of trimming. This is especially true on Kistler street, where the overhanging boughs interfere with the free passage of vehicles. The closing of the sew ers by refuse from the streets again caused trouble during the rain yester day, when surface water was several inches deep in some sections for a time. It is a custom of some of the street cleaners to sweep leaves and other refuse into the sewers instead of shoveling it into the wagons. This causes overflow during heavy rains. A cleaning of the sewers once a month would eliminate this trouble. The au thorities have been spoken to In re gard to these matters but nothing has been done. The regular meeting of Blue Post No. 250. G. A. R., will be held in the hall. 831 Kansas avenue, this evening at 8 o'clock. This will be the last reg ular meeting before the national en campment, which will be held at Columbus, Ohio, September 8-18. Shawnee council No. 3, K. and L. of 8. held the regular meeting last night and two prizes were drawn. The lucky persons were Mrs. George Smith, who received a mustard Jar. and Mr. Velvick, who drew a smoker's match safe. Mrs. Devlin, of 1100 Monroe street, dropped her pocketbook In front of the New Era store yesterday, where it was found by the young lady who col lects for the Topeka Transfer com pany. She took it into the store and when opened it was found to contain a receipt for rent from C. D. Myers. The collector took the pocketbook to the office of the transfer company, where the owner, after returning to Mr- Myers's office in search of her property, was told she would find it. There was no name In the pocketbook. and it was only after Mr. Myers had been told of Its loss and had begun a search that the ownership was learned. The funeral services of Mr. Alexan der Cox, of 114 N. Lake St., were con ducted at the Conwell undertaking parlors Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. George R. Jackson, of the Second Presbyterian church, offici ating. Interment was made In the To peka cemetery. Mr. Cox was born In Indiana, November- 21. 1866. He was married to Elizabeth F. Thompson October 21, 1866. Ten children were born to this nlon. three pf whom have preceded him in death; and seven Survive him. His wife also passed away some years ago. December 4. 1918, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Relly Rube. He was a Civil war veteran of the 116th In diana infantry. After several days of Illness and suffering, he passed away at his home last Saturday, August 23. Mrs. Cox, his widow, who survives him, is the mother of Mrs. Fred Buechner, of North Topeka. Notes and Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wetherholt of Fresno, Cal stopped for a few days In Topeka on their way home from Chicago, where Mr. Wetherholt had been on business. Mrs. Wm. Reid and little son. Johnnie, of Kansas City, were in North Topeka yesterday. Mrs. Reid was attending to her property Inter ests here. Adam Zarn. aged 77 years, died last evening at 11 o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Dyal. 1108 Quincy street. Mr. Zarn had been in good health until the day before his death. He had attended the tank demonstration at Ripley park. Satur day afternoon, and It is thought he may have become overheated. Mr. Zarn had recently returned from a trip to his old home in Pennsylvania, where he went every year. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nichols re turned to their home today at 154 Holman street, after visiting their daughters ramly at xaKima, wash. They report fruit looking fine in Yakima Valley. The funeral of George W. Vai? Orsdal. aged 83 years, who died Pun- day night at a iocal hospital, after a short Illness, will be held tomorrow at Conwell's chapel, at 2 o'clock. The members of Blue Post No. 250 G. A. R.. will have charge of i the services. Burial In Prairie Home cemetery. Mr. Van Orsdal was a sergeant In Com pany E. First Iowa cavalry. He Is survived by his widow ana rive chil dren. Eugene Van Orsdal. Mrs. J. S Richards and Irene Van Orsdal of Herlngton. Kan., and Mrs. Robert Neiswinder of Shorey and Mrs Charles Anderson of Oklahoma City. Mr. Van Orsdal was a pioneer, coming to Silver Lake in '68. A. M. Petro A Son. Druggists. Adv The Ladies' Missionary society of the Second Presbyterian enurcn, win meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the basement of the church. Miss Laura Beverly. Miss Dana Slaybaugh. Miss Laura Miller. Miss Oiavs Owen and Miss Dome ay. who attended the Epworth League convention at Baldwin last week, have returned home. Miss Mvrtle and Miss Minnie McOrew. Miss Pansy Antrim. Miss Zora Reed. Miss Es'her Harries and Miss Alta Grooms, who attended the meetings Sunday, have also re turned. Elmer Miller, formerly of North Topeka. .who has been visiting rela tives In Topeka, returned to his home In Oklahoma yesterday. Mr and JJrs. Will Bueehner and children of Kansas Ci'y are visiting Mr Buechner's sister. Mrs. W. Miller of Meriden, for a few days. Home Folks Got Out Paper. Belle plaine. Aug. 26. J. Byron Cain, editor of the News here, has a record of never failing to attend a meeting of the editors, district, (tat or national. He is away on a trip now for the National Editorial association meeting. A necessary printer failed to show up and the home folks who Insist they need the News, had to hus tle to get out the paper. Only the as- ala'a-tc rtf 'Rclltcr And Printer Vmmb made the achievement possible. Mean 'while, Cain's record Is unbroken. A TIEUP ON COAST Rail Strike in Southern Cali fornia Continues To Spread. Traffic Paralyzed as Far as Fresno and Ycma, Ariz. Los Angeles, Aug. 26. Rail trans portation thruout southern California as far as Fresno on the north and as far east as Tuma, Ariz., was paralyzed today. A strike which began Thursday night when switchmen and brakemen quit their posts in sympathy with a strike o trainmen of the Pacific Elec tric Co. operating an lnterurban sys tem, and which rapidly extended to Include other trainmen, yardmen and Shopmen, spread last night northward to Bakersfield, Calif., and eastward to Tuma. Switchmen and trainmen who met here last night, took no official action, it was said, on orders from Warren S. Stone, international grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers and W. G. Lee, head of the rail way trainmen, to "perform their usual duties and carry out their contracts." Commenting on the orders, M. E. Montgomery, international vice presi dent of the locomotive engineers, said: "We are urging the men to return to work only on the conditions that when they return they will- not be re quired to do anything they did not have to do before they struck, and only when it is quite safe for them to do so. "Under present conditions it is un safe for the men to return to work; they stand In danger of being mobbed. As long as that situation exists they will not be ordered back to work." Only by means of ocean boats can tourists leave here, and these boats have experienced the novelty of hav ing wealthy people clamor for steer age. TO HEAD NEW BANK Senator Fred S. Bergen Will Move to Manhattan This FalL"" Senator Fred S. Bergen, of Sum merfield, Marshall county, will move to Manhattan this fall to become pres ident of the Farmers' Stockmen's State bank, which was this week granted a charter by the state board. Bergen is widely known in Kahsas banking circles and the new institution which he heads is regarded as one of the most promising banking proposi tions in the Fifth district. Ed F. Aplt7. Manhattan capitalist, is vice president of the new bank, while W. R. Tenowlne, county clerk of Ri ley county, -vill be cashier. The Kan sas Reserve State bank and Reserve Investment c-ompar.y of Topeka will handle excess loans of the new bank. F. C. Kaths, Earl Akers and J. H. Lee, officers of the Reserve bank and in vestment interests, are stockholders in the Farmers' Stockmen's bank. The new bank has a capital of $50, 000 with a surplus of 825.000. Sixty five farmers, stockmen and business men of Riley county are shareholders In the new bank. They qualified for more than two and a half million dol lars in assets. VICTIMS OF INDIANS Two Girls Assert They Were Held Cap tires in Woods Five Days. Hiawatha, Kan., Aug. 26. Lured into the woods of the Klckapoo Indian reservation, they assert, and held cap tive by two men for five days, two 15-year-old girls were discovered by a posse here Monday. One man, Alfred Whitewater, an Indian, is in the county Jail at Hiawatha, charged with a statutory crime, and officials are looking for the second. The two girls had been sleeping in the woods with out shelter at night and when found their hair was matted, they were bare foot and their clothing was torn al most to shreds. Carl Spent, well-to-do farmer, father of one of the girls, assisted in the capture of Whitewater, who is married and has two children. The other girl is the daughter of a Horton man. She was visiting with Spent's daughter. Whitewater was arraigned in the district court and entered a plea of not guilty. He will be given a preliminary hearing September 2. The other man suspected is said to be Paul McKenna, also an Indian, who is reported to have a sister, Mrs. Mary Allen, who lives on a farm north of Topeka. TO RESTRAIN STRIKERS Enjoin Actors From Intcrrerlng With Reopening of Theaters. Nw York, Aug. 26. Justice Peter A. Hendrick announced Monday that Wednesday afternoon he would sign injunctions restraining the Actors' Equity association and' its members from interfering with the reopening of theaters in this city which have been closed by the actors strike. OFFER $3,300 A ROBBER None of Xewton Bank Bandits Have Been Apprehended Yet. Newton. Kan., Aug. 26. Rewards of $3,300 for each of the three men who robbed the First National bank, of Newten. the morning of August 22. were announced by the civil authori ties, bankers' association and insur ance companies. No arrests have been made as yet. Stains J. K. Jones Paint Co. Adv. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Cbicsgn. Atig. 2t CORN The Crn mar ket was rtull at the opening today with lifj-hr tmfl and mixed sentiment apparent. Prlcea at the start were generally lower. tne aiarant aeiiTcry wing imnu hiuj. Th opening was unchanged to Hc lower, with September at $1.7914 to S1.S0 and De cember at $1.424 to $1.4SV4- Esrly trading carried prices fractionally higher to shout yesterday's closing point. Thi. r1ne w weak nf near the low noint. I prices being He to lc net lower with Fep- $1.414 to fl.41K. OATS Osts were firmer at the start with a atrnog undertone. Trading was light and offerings were decidedly limited, opening price were unchanged to Se higher with Sentember at Tme to 72c and December at T414c to 73c. A falf demand and continued small offerlnga carried prices aomewHet higher early. PROVISIONS Provisions were dull Tirtnally n trading. October lard set tbe pace. 17c lower. Provisions were onder preaanre thraont tbe session and closed weak at 2c to 75c lower. New Tork Stock Market. Wall St.. New Tork, Ang. 26 STOCKS Speculative interests reglatered tbelr ap proval of President Wilson's labor attitude today by heavy purchnaes of Indu. trials at extreipe gains of two to nliuojt fifteen points. Sales approximated one million shares. Sensational advances in Crucible ateel and Chandler motors featured the active inal hour. The closing was strong. Chicago Onus and Proitsloa Market. (Tbe range of prices on grain ruturea on Chicago Board of Trade a reported by XLoa. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.l Chicago, Aug. 36. cioso Today Yes. Open .180 138 TIT 74 78 High 1S0U 143H 135 72 75 T8 Low CORN Sept. Dec. May DATS Sept Dec. May PORK Sept. Oct LARD Sept. Oct. RIBS Sept. 170 14114 137 72 75 78 1801, 143 138 71 74 137 43.35 88.75 3S.73 44.00 39.90 38.25 39.25 28.65 29.00 28.85 29.05 28.70 28.02 28.85 WM 29.3". 20.17 24.50 24.05 23.90 24.40 24.75 Kansas City I, rain Market. (The range of prices on grata fatnrea on Kansas City Board of Trade aa reported by Thoa. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.l Kansaa City, Ang. 26. Open High Low Today Yes. CORN Sept ..1771,4 177 17 176 177 Dec. ..142 143 141 141 142 May ..137 138 13fi 137 137 OATS Sept 72 72 72 72 72 Dec. 74 74 73 73 73 May 76 78 77 77 77 Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Chicago. Aug. 20. CORN Close: Sep tember, (1.7jl.7B; December (1.41a 1.41 May. $1.371.37. OATS September. 71Z72c December, 74575c; ifay, 78TSHc PORK Sept.. $43.35: Oct.. $38.75. LARD Sept., $28.85; Oct., $28.80; Jan., $2350. SHORT RIBS Sept.. (34.00. Morning Grain Goaalp. Chicago, 111., Ang. 2S. The Trlbnne: GRAIN Ten cars of Sontbwest Texas White corn were aold yesterday to come to Chicago. This la the first time in the his tory of the trade that new corn has been aold from Texas to Chicago in August or any other time. While moat tradera re gard the offerlnga of Texas corn In North ern marketa as besrlah factor, and likely to fill tbe gap between tbe exhaustion of supplies of old and tbe beginning of the new movement new crop, they reason that Texas corn la like tbe stories of Argen tina coming here in large volume that were sent out last winter. There la consider able underlying bullishness prevailing In some quarters in regards to oats. This Is due mainly to the lightweight of the grain, the materially smaller supplies as com pared with last year, and the .fact that the eaatern domestic demand promises to be much larger and more persistent than laat year. The latter is a new factor in the market. Kansas City Grain and Produce Market. Kanaas City. Aug. 20. WHEAT Caah Market unchanged to o higher. No. 1 hard. $2.21; No. 2. $2.192.il; No. 1 red, $2.19; No. 2. $2.1.1ig2.10. CORN Market unchanged to c lower. No. 2 mixed, $1.88; No. 3. $1.8591.86 No. 2 white. $1.88; No. 3, $l.S6il.87: No. 2 yellow, $1.91 (S 1.92; No. 3, $1.901.91. OATS Market unchanged. No. 3 white. 73l;c: No. 2 mixed, 70c; No. 2 red, 71c. RYE $1.50fo 1.52. KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE $3.38(53.55. SHORTS $2.50(S2.72. FRAN $1.90L95. WHEAT Receipts 484 cars. Bt'TTER Market uncbangtd. EGGS Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchanged. CORN Close September, $1.76 De cember, $1.41 May, $1.37. Kansas City Hay Market Kansas City, Aug. 26. HAY Market un changed. Alfalfa, uew, choice, $30.00.H .00 No. 1. $2S.5O(g09.50; Ftandard. $2fl.0og2S.O0 prairie, new, choice, $20.00121.00 No. 1, $18.50(319.50; No. 2. $17.50(-ri8.00; No. S. $15.00(-j 17.00. Timothy, new. No 1. $2C.(er3 26.50; standaTd. $25.00(525.50; No. 2, 823 00(8 24.50; No. 3, $18.002i.50. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Aug. 26. BUTTER Market steady. 46fli5.'!c. EGGS Market steady. Firsts, 41(f?42c: ordinary flrats. 36(g3Sc; at mark, cases In cluded, a841c; storage packed, firsts, 42 6J43c. POULTRY Alive, lower; springs, 30c: fowls. 30c. POTATOES Market lower. Mlnneaota Early Ohtoa. sacked, car lota. $2.40(iJ2.50 cwt. Wisconsin Early Rose, sacked, car lots. $2.00 cwt: Irish Cobblers. New Jersey, sacked, car lots. $3.50(3 3.65 cwt: California loug whites, sacked, car lots, $4.00 cwt New York Produce Market New Y'ork. Ana-. 26. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery higher than extras, 58 I 57o. EGGS Market steady. Fresh gathered extras. ((".Cmc. CHEESE Market steadv. State whole milk, flats, current make specials, 3031c. Steer Tork Stock Market. Wall St.. New Y-ork. Aug. 28. STOCKS I President Wilson's refusal to accede to the demands of the railroad ahopmen and hla exposition of existing economic conditions Imparted a strong tone to the stock market I at the 'ictive opening today. Steels and I railroad equipments were the strongest features altho mils, especially the low i grade shares, developed further firmness. I Oils and motor specialties also hardened and food shares were in better demand. Be fore the end of the first half hour pains of one to three points were recorded. 1 metals Joining In the general advance. Trading during tbe morning showed a 30 per cent increase over yesterday with high- cr prices. Industrials', Including equip- ments. extended their advance and rails re carded further improvement onthe strength displayed by Southern Pacific. Reading, Louisville and Nashville and minor Issues. notably Texas and Pacific and St. Louis and San Francisco preferred. Oils and motors came forward with metals and In dustrial alcohol threw off Its recent weak ness. Call money opened at 6 per cent. New Tork Liberty Bond Market. New Y ork, Aug. 26 Liberty bonda 11 :30 a. m.: 3's. 99.82; first 4's, 94.20: second; 4'. 92.76; first 4's. 94.22: aecond 4's, 92.92: third 4'a. 94.76: fourth 4's. 93.16; Victory 3'a, 99.51; Victory 4's, 99.54. Chiekgo Live Stock Market. Chicago, Aug. 26. HOGS Receipts 30.- 000. Market 11KS25C lower. Top. $21.50; heavy, M9.1O021.25; medium. $19.15(521.40; j lights. $19.2521.50: pigs. $17.oooflft.OO. CATTLE Receipts 19.000. Market steady. Beef steers, medium and heavy weights, I choice and prime. $1(1.65(3 IS. 75 medium and good. $12.504j 16.35: common, $10.00(3 12.50 light weight, good and choice, $14.00ai'-.25 butcher heifers. $7.5048 15.00: cors. Jirsa 13.50: earners. $6.ooi7.25; veal calves. $19.30 t2o.5fl: feeders. (S.0Oi3.75: atockers, $8.00 (q 11.23 cows and heifert. $7.50H3.00. SHEEP Receipts 30 000. Market ateady to 25c lower. Lamhs. $14.0Oil7.2o yesr- ling wethers. $lO.2-"012.ri' ewes, medium,, good and choice, $7.25(5.9.23. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Aug. 26. HOGS Receipts 8.000. Market steady to 10c lower. Bulk of aslea. $20.00(521.25: heavlea. $20.20-i2L40 medluma. $20.00(821.25; lights, $19.50ig21.25 pigs. $16.00321.00. CATTLE Receipts 24.000. Market steadv Prescription Specialists Ask Tonr Doctor About Vt Drugs and Toilet Goods The Modern Drug Store CUT-RATE 630 West 10th Telephone 40 Free Delivery to 15c lower. Heavy beef steera. choice. I prime. S17..15I31S.30': mediums. $14.50 17.35 rnnisoni, $l2.25ig 14.50; Itg-hta. good, i-holce. 1 $14.35217.70: common. $0.004114.50: but. her heifers. $fi.-Tin4.33 cover. $0.1512 :tri; can- j ners. $5.25QiG,15: venl ca)reav Tights and handy weight, $13.5013.5"; feeders, $9,500 I 13.00: atockers. $fi.90(fi 11 .r, SHEEP Receipts 17.000. Market steady, lower. Lambs. $11.50(316.75; yearling weth ers. $9.00(911.50: ewea. (6.90(98.50: ewes. I breeding, (8.75(8 15.50 feeder lambs, $12.50(3 Kansas City Live Stock Sales. The following sales were made this morn ing at tbe Stock Varda, Kansas city, and reported over long dlatance telephone ill. rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin son Co.. live atock commission ner ehanta.) Kansas Cltv. iw. "ft TATTl.jr n.. celpta 34.000 head. Market alow and weak. HOGS Receipts 6.000 head. Market open I strong to 25c higher to shippers packers bidding lower. Tnit S91 an SHEEP Kecelpta 17,000 head. Market slow and week. KILLING STEERS. Prlce.lNo. Wt. Price. $13.75 im $16.10 1425 44... COWS AND HEIFERS C41 71 860 790 fi.50 90 J... a... .1180 io. ai 9.00 8.00 922 621 9.00 7.90 14... 10.50 1 22... 9.00 I CALV P!S. 15.00 I 12... 0.00 i HOGft. 21.55 54... 21.40 I 70... 20.75 9.25 160 420 280 10.00 190 254 21.50" 21.20 214 164 Kansas City Weekly Lire Stock Market Kanaaa City Stock Yards, Aug. 25. A liberal run of cattle today, 29,000. Includ ed a few good choice fat ateers, and an un. uaually large per cent of common grades. The best were strong and others sold slow, ly at weak prices. Hogs were 35 to 50 cents higher, and abeep steady. r TODAY'S RECEIPTS. Receipts today were 29.000 cattle, 8,000 1 hogs, 17,000 aheep, compared with 30.000 came, nogs, and 10.000 sheep a week ago. and 33.000 cattle. 11,000 hoga and 6.300 sheep a year ago Cattle recelpta included few fat western offerluga, and the hulk i of the supply came from Kansas, Okla- noma and Texas. Sheep receipts 17.000 in cluded a liberal supply from Utah. BEEF CATTLE. Choice to prime fed steers and the best 1 sraas iat catue were in active demand at strong prices. A few loads of choice na tive steera aold at $18.00 to $18.90, or as high aa any time In the past two weeks. Some yearling steers brought $17.75. and wintered steera $13.50 to $15.60. Straight grass fat steers brought $9 to $13.50. Com mon half fat grasscrs aold alowly at last week's foil decline, or 50 to 75 cerite under a week ago. Butiher cattle were quoted steady, cows at $5.50 to $11.25, and helf-rs 50 to 812.50. Veal calves were $1 higher at $6 to $16.30. STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. Nearly all weights of stock and feeding steers that showed quality were in active demand at ateady prices, but a large number of common light weight grades w-ere hard to move at irregular prices. Feeders aold at $9 t0 $14.50. mostlv $10 to $11.50 for 800 to 950 pound weights. Stock ers brought $R to $11.50. atock cowa and helferf brought $6 to $9.25. HOGS. Trade in hogs waa active at 25 -to 90 cents higher prices, top $21.45. and bulk of sales $20.50 to $21.25. This advance oc curred tn the face of decllnea at more east ern markets and was caused bv large de mand from local packers and shippers. Prices today are as high aa a week ago. The price spread here is much narrower than elsewhere. Demand for stock and reed ing pigs la urgent at $18.50 to (20.23. SHEEP AND LAMBS. Demand for fat lambs was active at 6 Beix-ans Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS Maw' FOR INDIGESTION No. 22 17 4 14 1 4 S 17 40 1 4 Tl 2 S Wanted Liberty Bonds We have customers for several thousand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds. Will pay you New York, Chicago, or Kansas City market price. We charge you no commission. Can use $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, or $1,000.00 bonds. Come in if you want to sell your bonds. The Kansas Reserve Investment Co. STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City We Also Have Our Own Offtrcs nt Chlcngo. So. St. Joseph, So. Omaha, Denver, Sioux City, So. St. Paul. E. Buffalo. E. St Louis, Fort worth nnel El l'aso. The VOSE GRAND "One of the lead ing American Pianos Its tone, its beautiful design and its service have endeared it to the American public. It is time tested and time honored. IT IS IN A CLASS BY ITSELF You cannot make a mistake if you buy a Vose and you can own one by taking advantage at the Jenkins Thrift Plan. CALL OR ateady prices. Receipts frees te west were liberal and included aeveral UfT bnnthea of to 70 pound Utah lamba ta:'t sold at (14.75 to $17. Fat sheep wc steady to 25 cents lower and stock si"l feeding grades steady Fat ewea sr. quoted at $7.50 to $875. wethers $9.80 $10.50. and vearllngs $11 to $12.25. Feeding lambs sold at $13 to $14 73 HORSES AND MULES. Beginning September 1, suction sales ef horses and mules will be held on Monday and Tueaday, Instead ef Fridays and st urdoys. CHAS. M. rirKI!. Market Correspondent Teneka Market Report (Furnished by Chts. Wolf Packing CeJ Topeka. Kan., Aug. 28. HOOfe. MIXED AND RUTCIIKItg S48 HOW 00.65 HKAVr 18.80O.V LIGHT K5.50te2O.5O PIGS 16.00fil8.5S HOUGH 17908l8.O0 Cannot use rough unflnlthed bogs for packing purposes. Will have to buy at Itock hog prices. Topeka Poaltry sad Etas. (Furnished by the Topekt Picking Coes Tnpekt. Kan.. Aug. 28. Springs over 2 lbs.. 28c; old roosters. 14c: broilers, 2 lbs. and under, lc; hena over 3 lbs.. 27c; heus under 3 lbs, lie; stags. 14e Poultry sad Ecga. (Furnished By Wltchey Poultry Egg Co 817 Quincy 8t Topeka. Kan., Aug. 28. We are paying delivered: Hena, 56e roosters, 15c; broiler. 30e; springs, 28ei Loose egg. 38c uew cases. $11.75. Topeka lrala Market. (Furnished by Darby Grain Co. cunn Kanaas A. sot' Cnrtla Kt.i Topeka. Kan., Aug. 24 IELLOW CORN $1.BU. WHITE CORN $1.90. OATS 80c. Canvas Porch Shades Something New In canvas adjustable window and porch shades, can be low ered at top and raised at bot tom, allowing free circulation of air. Made of heavy canvas. Colors, tan. khaki, white. For residences, halls, sleeping porches and office buildings. Rain proof, sanitary, last BS years, cost no more than ordi nary window shades. Made to fit all-size wtndowa Samples shown at your residence. Esti mates given free. Just the thing for apartments. Phone 3170. ask for Mr. Jaynes; or White 2792. Mr. Barlow, This is an interesting propo sition and is practical. Write or phone for literature. Money to Loan Repayable Monthly Capitol Building Loan 534 Kansas WRITE 8Z3 Kansas Ave. Topeka, Kansas Phone 1448