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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
ASK LAW OF SEAS
United States Said To Favor
FORMAL Highway Rule.
Established by the Peace Con-
ference for All Nations.
FOR A DEFINITE BLOCKADE
Wilson Wants Smaller Navies
- for All of Powers.
VIII Ask All Powers To Join in
Some Sacrifice.

Aboard the U. S. S. George Wash
-1ngton, Dec. Z (by wireless to the
United Press) The United States it
Is understood wants a definite law
formulated at the peace conference es-
ltabhshing the seas as an international
highway, governed by the law of all
nations combined-not by the laws
of individual nations.
This government, it is believed,
would secure the establishment of a
minimum contraba list and a defin-
tie blockade. Gin the latter PROPOSE
tlon Is seen a move against future sub
marine warfare.)
- President Wilson, in the belief of
friends, will make at least one public
address in England. 1t is understood
he will be given an honorary degree
in Oxford university and it is regarded
as probable he will make this the. oc-
casion for his speech The impression
prevails that in his speech he will de-
line his IDEAS of freedom Of the seas.
~. Put 1t Up to Powers.
80 While there has been no official
comment on Winston Churchills
speech in which he declared the Brit
ish navy would not be reduced in size.
1T is believed that president Wilson
holds all the powers must make sacri
fices, if they sincerely desire just
peace. The nations must follow a
pultcS OI SlEllb III III lile liteTtStS
of such a peace.
~ Should the present world policy Of
competitive ornaments be continued
the United States could do more than
holfh its own with its new shipyards,
ats trained shipbu' Iders by the thou
sands and its great estima ted quanti-
ties OF raw materials. according to the
unofficial information
~ Churchilfs declaration that England
would not yield its sea supremacy was
read with interest aboard the peace
ship when received by wireless. The
president probably will voice his views
60 this point later.
ESQ Miles to Fast.
The sea continues rough. At the
time of filing this MESA Ce, the George
Washington was $50 miles due east of
Washington. The weather is warmer.
President Wilson's cold is better.
AS the president does not want to
arrive in Paris before December IA,
he may stop over for a day at the
Azores. but this has not yet been de-
cided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Federal Reserve Board Sees Ma.
ton Change From War.
And Believes 1t Will Be With
out Serious Difficulty.
RELIEVE LABOR PROBLEM
Change in Some Sections by
Cancellation of Contracts.
The Readjustment Period Is
Due To Be Short One.

Washington. >Dec 7.-Confidence
that the nation will go thru the read
justment period without serious diff
Guilty is expressed by the monthly re-
view of the federal reserve board
made public today. which reflects the
agents in all parts of the country.
The extreme scarcity of labor has
been relieved by the lessening activity
of munition and other strictly ,war
work plants and by generalization of
the armed forces, the report states,
had begun to decline slightly before
the arm5stice was signed. Materials
| Will now flow freely from the peace
time industries in the opinion of the
reserve boards agents. Credit will be
| released gradually for limited develop
| ment projects and the country's bust
ness will soon find itself actively en-
gagged.
! I'm some districts" says the-review.
''it is already reported that cancella-
| ton of government contracts has al
| tered the commercial aspect very pro-
| foundry, besides influencing for the
worse the ability of concerns with high
cost inventories to pay taxes
| ''On the other hand, REIMBURSEMENT OF
labor, in way that will restore the
employees in munitions and other war
plants in their old lines of industry is
regarded as essential and will be a
problem of the immediate future
| Whether it will be practicable to take
all of the floating supply of labor off
| the market as fast as 1t appears. is
now admitted to be a serious ques-
ton. Still, the opening of new chan
nels of civilian demand and the re-
lease of staple materials such as wool
cotton, rubber and others, is believed
likely to re-establish old marketing
methods almost without delay
| Short REIMBURSEMENT Period.
THE REIMBURSEMENT period is eX-
pected to be short, is the opinion il
! some districts. 1t is, however, re-
ported from important sections
largely those engaged in agriculture
occupations, that comparatively little
readjustment will be necessary, ant
that ample outlet for everything thai
can be produced is already seen.
THE banks of the country are ad
mitted to be in a position which call.
for careful and farsighted handling il
order that their resources may not bt
too rapidly absorbed in connection
with purely Ndevelopmental work
while on the other hand it is admitted
that they are now in a position which
calls for very conservative treatmen
in order gradually to reduce the loan
on war paper which have been pilet
up in the process of placing the vari
Gus liberty loans.
THE future is regarded with genera
confidence and but little pessimism o
| fear is evident
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Third of One Per Cent To Col
lect in the Taxes.
Annual Report Tells What the
Bureau Is Doing.

Washington, Dec. 1T cost the
government one-third of 1 per cent of
all the money collected to gather in
the greatest tax assessment ever levied
on the American people. Details of
the internal revenue bureaus war &C
tivities. revealing the small eXpendi-
ture for tax collections, were made
public in the bureaus annual report.
The total cost of administering the
internaF revenue laws during the fiscal
year 1918, was $12,003,214. That fund
paid the operation expenses in col
lecting internal revenue of $3,694,-
619,63S. In collecting the 1917 taxes,
$500, OBJ was spent This represents
nine-tenths of 1 per cent of the year 8
revenue which was $s0S,393,640.
Income and excess profits taxes con-
stituted 1914 per cent of the gross
revenue for, 1918, the report shows.
The following table shows how the ma
tons taxes have grown since 1914. and
the part supplied by taxes on incomes
and profits:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
EMMETT'S new LOSS
Merchant and Banker Flu Victims in
One Day.

Emmett. Kan, Dec. Fired Esh-
bach, a prominent merchant of EN-
NETT, died December 6, following an
attack of influenza. EShbach is the
second business man of this place to
die within the last twenty-four hours,
the death of Frank lima having oc-
Cured a few hours earlier. Eshbach
was 27 years old, and had been as
ISOLATED with his father for eight
years in the general mercantile bust
ness. The firm had recently moved
to new, modern, fire-proof store
building. The young man was public
spirited and active in enterprises for
the upbuilding of the town. In his
death Emmett loses one of the prom
Using young business men of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Fair tonight; warmer in extreme
north. Sunday probably unsettled.

teriaIly away from the cash offerings at the
last and sentiment at the close was more
hearish' one of the most active traders
who has been friendly to the buying SIDE
of oats is inclined to go slow On that
side He looks for. an enlarged movement
of corn. which may depress values and
make it hard to hold oats around the pres
ent level.
New York, Dec. THE Financial News
market may be seen. Professionals and
floor traders are inclined to sell stocks.
ROYAL Dutch Petroleum Conservative IN
eestment> intrsts ar strongly rcommnds
terests are strongly recommending the pur-
chase t., hold on account of Its excellent
record of earnings and expansion. Accum-
uIation of the stock on declines may be
expected, according to well informed cham
neis 1t has been figured that the rights
to subscribe to the new stock are worth
over SIS share. The leather trade is re-
ported in some quarters to have gone far
enough DIN reimbursement to Justify Insiders
in central leather to add to their holdings
of that stock. 1t is reported that good
supporting orders will make their appear
ance in the auto stocks. There is said to
be accumulation in leading motor issues
during all declines in the general market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
TwOSMilliO6 Railway Workers
Z Come Under the Rule.
Would Arrange
for Future Pay Scales

New York, Dec. 7.-Establishment
of permanent wage rates for the
100000 railway workers of the
United States. to continue after the
cost of living has decreased, is the
aim of the United States railroad ad-
ministration, according to w. S. Car
ter, director of the division of labor
who spoke here today on the effect
of federal control of railway labor"
before the academy of political sci
ence.
Mr.. Carter, in his address. in which
he outlined what Director General
McAdoo had accomplished for railway
workers during the last eleven months
of government control and is making
note of the fact that under the exist
ing congressional act, the lines will
pass back to private control on or
before twenty-one months after the
declaration of peace. expressed the
hope that the rights and aspirations
of labor in the operation of the rail-
roads will receive due consideration
if congress decides to enact additional
legislation affecting them
THE government" said Mr.. Carter,
took over the railroads with a ma
jority of employees educated by expert
ence to believe in the theory of the
strike, and it has taken time and pa
tience to convince them that under
federal control justice will prevail
without strike or threats of strike"
Standardization of wages and work
ing conditions of railway employees
Mr.. Carter believed. would prove to
be the most pronounced effect of fed
! eral control.
While the complete characterization
of labor has not yet been achieved
by the United States railroad admin
( istration, Mr.. Carter said the d.
rector general has ordered the board
! of railroad wages and working con-
ditions to make further investigation
so that all may know they will have
square DEAL"
! In conclusion the speaker referred
| to the recognition of the eight-houl
day by Mr.. McAdoo and said it mark
ed a great advance in multiplying dis
| content and unrest.
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sessment. The lower court found for
the city and the Supreme court af-
firmed the decision.
Belts Estate Wins Case
Notes of the Exchange National
bank of Atchison against the j. B.
Belts estate of Topeka are not valid
claims against the estate, according to
a ruling of the supreme court The
notes were given by Mrs. Belts as
executrix and were for money loaned
in payment of labor and material
claims under an estimate on the At
Gibson Y. NJ. c. A. building after
Belts death
Following her husbands death, Mrs.
Belts settled for work on the Atchison
building under estimates Her hus-
/ band held the contract to construct
| the building. A surety company fail
I ed to- approve the estimates and when
i the bank presented its notes, payment
was refused. Both the Shawnee
county district court and the supreme
| court held that the Belts estate is
not liable for the claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
CALLING FOR A>BOYCOTT
Chicago Housewives Plan To Quit Use
of Butter and Eggs.

Chicago, Dec. Calls for a boycott
on butter and eggs at present prices
were sent out today to Chicago house
wives by the Chicago Womens Assoc
citation of Commerce. A threefold OBJ
ject is in view. according to the presi-
dent, Mrs. Sophia E. Delavan-to
force prices down to a normal level
to aid the federal district attorney 8
investigation of high food prices, and
to cooperate in the food administra-
TONS plea for conservation. Mean
while the top prices for fresh cream
cry butter is 76 u cents and fresh eggs
IS cents.
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PRINCE ANGERED THEM
German Press Say Much Concerning
His Whining Interview.

Munich, Friday, Dec. 1.-THE inter-
view with Frederick William, the for
mer German crown price, obtained by
the Associated Press was published
here today in part and has drawn out
displays of anger from the local press.
IF the former crown prince really
made such statements, he has done
his reputation a bad service" says the
Neueste Nachrichten. His belated
excuses and attempts to clear himself
make such a disgusting impression
that no one will need to erieve over
his flight to Holland"
The Augsburg Evening Gazette in
d commenting on the conviction express
ed by the eX-crown prince that Presi-
dent Wilson would be able to bring
about a peace of justice for Germany.
remarks that 1t fears Frederick Will
liam is badly misled.
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BOTTLE OF SKEE
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should be paid for his work. But
under the express provision of the law,
the commission had no authority to
hire him and pay the salary. The
court indicated that Dean could go
before the legislature and secure an
adjustment of his claim.
Officers Get the Fees.
A register of deeds in Kansas is
entitled to one-half of the excess fees
collected by his office. regardless of
whether or not he uses the fees for
extra clerk hire. This was the decision
of the supreme court in the suit OF
Mills G. Voris against the county COM
missioners of Cowley county. Voris
was paid the required salary and clerk
hire allowances by the county COM
missioners, but the fees collected in
his office were considerably larger
than the total expense of maintaining
the office. The law specified that
these excess fees should be divided
equally between the county and the
register for clerk hire" Voris did not
employ additional clerks to absorb his
excess money, but claimed it as his
own personal possession The supreme
held that he was entitled to the money
Waters Gets the Alimony.
Under a ruling of the supreme court
today, John G. Waters, Topeka law
yer, may recover from Albert J. Bas-
sett the alimony judgment in favor OF
Ludie Bassett, his late wife. The court
affirmed the judgment of the Shawnee
county district court.
In granting Mrs. Bassett a decree
of divorce in 1916, the district cour
also granted the woman a judgment
for alimony. The money was to be pait
in three separate sums. -Bassett pait
| $1,000. Then the divorced woman as
| signed to Waters her judgment. a few
days later she died. Bassett refused
: to- make payment on the grounds tina
| the judgment terminated with the wo
mans death. The district court helt
! that the judgment was similar to tina
| for debt and decided for Waters. Thi:
action was approved by the supreme
| court
Missouri Pacific Must Pay.
! The Missouri Pacific Railway com
| pany must pay the assessment levieC
against it's property on Monroe stree
for paving purposes, under a decision
| today by the Kansas supreme court il
an appeal from the Shawnee count.
| district court. A portion of the blocl
| on Monroe street affected by the order
WAS owned by the railroad company
| but was not plated. 1t challenged
! the right of the city to levy the as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Seven in Race.

Madison Square Garden, New York
Dec. 7.-Seven teams were still fight
ing for the lead in the six-day bicycle
race at a. m. today. This is the last
day of the grind At the end of the
12Sth hour, the seven teams had COW
cred 2,179 miles, one lap. Three
others had done 2,179 miles flat, and
the trailing team AIS miles. laps.
The record for this hour is 2,506 miles,
four laps. Magin was leading early
today. Weber and Eaton are out
Weber being hurt in a smash up when
.McNamara ran into his machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Income and
OFFICIALS IN CHICAGO
National Highway Convention in Chi
cago an Attraction

Kansas state officials are attending
the national highway convention in
Chicago. They will be absent a week
and participate in various conferences
and discussions.
w. c. Markham, secretary of the
state highway commission. and M. w.
Watson, acting highway engineer, will
represent the state highway commits
sion at the meetings. ]. T. Botkin,
secretary of state. will attend as a
representative of the national organ
ization of secretaries of state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
ALiBl DAYS ARE HERE
Those in Pro-Hun List Busy Crying
absurd Charges"

st. Louis, Dec. 7.-Richard Bart
hold, former congressman from the
Tenth district whose name was includ-
ed in IL list of alleged pro-Germans
submitted to the senate investigating
committee yesterday, today Said he
did not understand why his name
should be in the list as he had never
had any dealings with agents of the
German government. He branded the
charges as absurd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Chicago Live stock Market.
Morning Grain Gossip.
Furnished BY the Topeka Board OF Trade

Chicago, Dec. THE Tribune: Grain
Operators in corn and oats in many IN
stances took the early report that tradi1g
limits had been removed and that all reeu-
lations were off and sold freely In the last
rlour causing weakness and lower prices.
A good many failed to see why the prop
able extension of trading into May was
especially bearish- except that Ii gi~es tue
short seiierss a long time. Toward the last
the buying power appeared weaker in corn.
There are more indications Of larger move
ment of corn. Railroads report better cfr
suppiy and increased orders for cars down
state are being filled. Business with the
railroads in general has droped off ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
RECORD OF BRUTALITY
British Government Reports on Treat
ment of the Prisoners by Huns.

London, Dec. 1.-Two further re-
ports were issued by the government
committee which has been investigat-
ing the treatment of British prisoners
of war The first deals mainly with
the treatment of men captured during
the spring offensive of 1918 and re-
lates largely to the employment of
prisoners directly behind the German
lines. Like previous reports, it is a
long, shocking record of brutality and
callous neglect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
BRITAIN DAY is A HOLIDAY.
Governor Whitman Declares CeIebra-
ton on in New York.

New York, Dec. britain day,
proclaimed a holiday in New York
state by Governor Whitman, was cele-
brated in this city today by a gen.
erous display of the Union Jack and
a series of dinners and fetes but the
main public ceremony will be held
tomorrow at the Hippodrome, at
which Judge Alton B. Parker will
preside. The speakers will include
Charles E. Hughes and Samuel Comp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Build an Auditorium.

St. Louis, Dec. PLANS for the
construction of s25OO.OeO municipal
auditorium as the city's soldier. sailor
and marine memorial are under con-
alteration, Mayor Henry w. Kiel an
nounced today. The mayor said the
building fund would be raised by the
floating of bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
PRISONERS IN SCOTLAND
80 Americans Are Among the 1000
Men From Hun Camps.

London, Dec. Thirty American
soldiers released from a German
prison camp in west Prussia landed at
Leith.- Scotland, Friday with one thou
sand British prisoners of var. many
of whom were in an emaciated and
pitiful condition.
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ference


London, Dec. Major David Dav-
les, member of parliament, and his
sisters, have donated 10000 pounds
Cs10O,000) to Wales University, to
found a professorship of international
politics. They announced they hope
the chair will be associated with the
illustrioas name of Woodrow Wilson"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
New York Money Market.

New York, Dec Mercantile
paper per cent Sterling, 90 day b11is'
4731a commercial, 60 day biils On a, pan de-,
m la 4.95.4o; cables, 476 .16. Francs; de
mand, 5453s cables. $40. Mexican d9lIa, =
771ac. Government pohos' heaNS
bonds, easy. 1900. o1L,s
Ffndl prices on liberty bonds were: ~ s.
81. 40; first convertible As, $3.50; second s.
a. 10: first convertible AZ s, 800; seco,lu
convertible AIS, $500; third Az $, 9o.ot
fourth 4L's, 9o.SS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
SCHELLER SUCCEEDS HASKELL
Governor Capper Appoints Election
Commissioner for Kansas City, Kan.

Governor Capper has appointed
Charles w. Scheller as election COM
missioner of Kansas City, Kan, to fill
the unexpired term of the late w. H.
Haskell. The term will end May l.
Commissioner Haskell died several
days ago. A delegation of Kansas
City business men urged Governor
Capper to name Scheller, prominent
Kansas City man. The appointment
has been made for the unexpired
. term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
COBLENZ is REACHED
Five American Officers Arrive at Ger
man City.

Amsterdam, Dec. Five Ameri-
can officers arrived at Coblenz on
Thursday and conferred with the
burgomaster, the local German COM
mander and the railway authorities,
according to the Cologne Gazette. The
newspaper states that the last German
troops were to leave Coblenz on
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

The liner George Washington
bearing President Wilson, the
other peace delegates and party is
expected to arrive in France Dec.
II or IL. The ship left New York
the morning of Dec. 4. Although
the time of departure had not been,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

announced, a crowd Of thousands
of people gathered at the dock
when it was learned the boat was
about to leave. Due to extra
ordinary precautions taken by the
police and secret service men, the
crowd was unable to get anywhere
near the boat or the entrance used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
ADALBERT BACK OF EBERT
Son of Former Emperor With the New
German Government.

Berlin, Dec. Prince Adalbert,
son of the former kaiser, has tele-
graphed from Kiel that he will sup
port Chancellor Ebert's government.
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WILL ASK A BIG SUM
Britain Wants 40 Billions From Ger
mans-Francc More

London. Dec. THE Daily Mail
says 1t understands that Premier Lloyd
George. irrN a speech at Leeds today,
will declare that Great Britain will de-
mand 5000. 100000 pounds (s40,0OO.-
0Oo,000) indemnity from Germany and
that France will demand even more
than that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Change the Boundaries.

Washington, Dec internal rev.
enue collection districts may be re-
arranged during the next year to make
boundaries coincide with state lines,
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper
announced today.
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TRIES TO SHOOT A PRESIDENT.
Paes, of Portugal, Missed by Bullet OF
Unnamed Man.

Lisbon, Dec. President Paes was
fired at by an unknown asSailant, who
was later arrested. The single re-
volver bullet missed by a wide mar
gin.
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FOR CABINET SESSION
Extraordinary Meeting To Talk of Oc-
cupatiOn of Berlin

London, Dec. IAN extraordinary
meeting of the German cabinet was
summoned at Berlin on Thursday
evening to discuss the possibility Of
the allies occupying Berlin, owing to
Germany's alleged inability to carry
out the terms of the armistice accord
ing to an Amsterdam advice to the
EXpreSS.