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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
into STEEL ROW
President Agrees To Try To
Bring About Conference.
GOmpers Wires Wilson Men Are
Fretting Under Restraint.

Washington. Sept. 5.-President
Wilson has agreed to undertake to
bring about conference between rep
resentatives of the steel workers and
of the United States steel corporation
in an effort to avert a threatened
strike.
Acting for the steel workers, Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor today wired
President Wilson asking him to use
his influence in this direction.
The telegram declared that while
the men have been restrained from
striking, they are Indignant" and
that strike now might endanger the
whole structure which the president
has built up for the adjustment of
industrial disputes
The message declares that having
thus far been enabled to prevail upon
the men not to engage in a general
strike" the labor leaders cannot now
affirm how much longer we will be
able to exert that influence"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
Telephone Operator Confesses
She "Kited" Checks.
Name of Clyde w. Miller Signed
to Them.
STELLA MATHIS CONFESSES
She Wanted To Dress as Other
Girls, She Said.
Dropped Check, Then Picked
1t Up for Alibi.

To keep pace with clothes worn by
other girls. Stella Mathis. I6-year-old
telephone operator. forged checks
amounting to $S3.75 since August 2s,
according to a signed confession made
by the girl today. 70 City Detective
Frost. The girl was caught wednes-
day afternoon by Detective Frost after
she attempted to pass check at the
PelIetier store for $19.75. The name
of Mae Brewer. SOS West Eighth
street, was signed to the check. Miss
Brewer is a deputy in the office OF
Mrs Mary e. Chaplin. clerk of the dis
trict court.
II wanted to dress as nice as the
other girls" the girl told Detective
Frost.
Check On Clyde Miller.
The girl in her confession stated
that she cashed a check for S21 on
August 26 at the Greenbaum store.
The check was made payable 10 Ger
trude Elliott, 7O1 Madison street, and
was signed by Clyde w Miller. Sl1
Buchanan street. The next day, ac-
cording to the confession, she cashed
a check for s21 at another store, sign
| ing the name of Clyde Miller again
and making the payee. Gertrude FL
liott, 701 Madison street. The names
on the checks are names OF people
| actually living at those street num-
| DerS, aCCOTulnB 10 DeleCllNe FROST.
The girl admitted that her story OF
finding the Mae Brewer check on the
street was fiction. She stated that she
| dropped the check in front of the
Santa Fe offices and picked II up, In
an effort to establish an alibi should
she get caught. She says there was n
woman who saw her pick up the check
and endeavored to describe this wo-
man at the time she told the story of
finding the check.
When she appeared at the Pelletier
! store she was questioned rather close
| ly and left the store. Detective Frost
was notified and located her on Kan
sas avenue a few minutes later.
Came From Small Town.
The girl came to Topeka from q
country town. She told officers she
had been living with her uncle. VIII
liam Stogsdill, who lives on Route II
near Topeka. She is being held at the
county detention home.
Clyde Miller. on whom two OF the
4 checks were drawn, is wealthy cat
tieman and owner of a 5000 acre
ranch in Lyon county. He was Re-
publican candidate for congress in the
Fourth district in 1916.
"I Just got back from Colorado to-
day." said Miller. II don't know a
thing about the affair and never knew
the girl. My cousin, VIII Miller. wrote
mo a letter while l was in Colorado
asking II 1 ever had any money on de-
posit in the State Savings bank"
The checks were all drawn on The
| State Savings hank
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BANKER WITH CONSCIENCE?
Anyway, f. c. Kaths Is Sound
Sleeper.

Is F. C. Kaths. president Of the
Kansas Reserve State bank, banker
with a clear conscience-or one with
no conscience at all?
His friends today are claiming the
former, and his enemies the latter.
Thursday night when Kaths was
asleep on his sleeping porch. built
over the back porch Of mis- residences
at s15 Western avenue, burglars broke
a Yale lock on the door Of the back
porch. broke open the ice box ana
stole several pounds of ham and other
edibles, including a dozen eggs and =
pound of butter.
Kaths knew nothing Of the burglary
until he got up this morning and
found the back porch door standing
open with the lock Jimmied and the
ice box rifled.
Conscience, or no conscience. there
Is no doubt about Kaths being a sound
sleeper-but he is not a good loser.
Today he Is grieving because his bank
burglary Insurance. does not cover
meat losses. and he is trying 10 figure
out whether or not he would have
been any worse off II the burglars had
taken his diamonds and left him his
meat for breakfast
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Get MUCH LOOT
More Than $1,000 Recovered in
Stolen Property.
Officers State That Three Men
Made Confession.
HOME RAIDED BY SHERIFF
Owner of Recovered Ford Car
Being Looked For,
Clifford France, Harley Will
liams, Earl Martin Held.

More than $1,000 in stolen property
was recovered today by the sheriffs
office following the capture Thursday
night of a trio of self-confessed tire
and auto thieves. The men under ar
rest. who. according to the sheEiff.
have confessed to three robberies al
ready are: Clifford France. Eleventh
and Lawrence; Harley Williams, East
Hill. and Earl Martin.
Clues in the hands of the sheriff
connected France with the burglary
OF a garage at Pauline on August
when $500 worth of inner tubes and
tires were stolen. Sheriff Larimer.
Undersheriff Bob Miller and Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Carlson raided the
France. home Thursday night and
placed seven young men found there
under arrest.
A night of cross questioning resulted
in the trio breaking down and con-
Tossing to the Pauline robbery. The
other four young men were then re-
leased.
Admit Stealing Ford.
This morning Larimer and Miller
pressed the trio for further confess
sions- At noon today they confessed
to stealing a Ford from in front of the
Orpheum several weeks ago and steal
ing several tires and an electric bat
terry from North Topeka firm.
The Ford, they stated. was hidden
in an old building at Eighth and Lake
streets. 1t was found there this after
noon by the sheriff. 1t was at the
side of this building that Albert Paint
er shot and killed himself a week ago.
They also named an old shed on Lime
street where the North Topeka loot
was secreted. 1t also was recovered.
The Pauline loot was recovered from
an old shed on the south side of To-
peka where the trio told the sheriff
1t could be found.
Had $4OO in Cash.
This afternoon deputies in the
sheriffs office were endeavoring to
locate the owner of the stolen Ford
while Larimer and Miller were press
ing the young men for further con-
fessions. More than S400 in cash was
| found on the persons of the men when
| they were searched.
Several weeks ago France called al
| the sheriffs office and told officer,
his automobile had been stolen. He
appeared nervous and didn't seem tC
want to give a description of the car
Bert Larimer. a deputy sheriff, told
France to so to the postoffice and
| purchase postal cards for the purpose
| of sending out descriptions France
never returned and several days latel
telephoned to the sherifrs office thai
he had found the machine. badly dam
aged, in vacant lot on the east edge
| of the city,
Many Autos Stolen Here.
Automobile thefts in Topeka in tht
last year have run into the thousands
| of dollars. In the arrest today of this
gang of young men the sheriff be-
| lieves he has captured a trio responsi'
BILE for numerous thefJs. In the las
| few months the stolen cars and &C
cessories recovered by the sheriff ant
his three deputies have run beyond
| $4,000. In fact. the sheriffs office
records show. have recovered prac
] tically all the stolen cars and acces
sories that have been recovered II
/ Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
TO Get OWN MEDICINE
With Strike of Their Business
Agents for More Pay.

Chicago. Sept. 5.-Business agents
Of unions, struggling along on from
$40 to 500 week in Chicago. may
soon trim the tailor. If predictions
made today come true.
And there may be a strike-but
don't worry. the unions themselves
will have to fork up this>time.
Arguing that during the last six
months. most labor strikes have been
won by the unions-which proves the
agents delivering power = business
agents began a little sub-rosa discus
sion as to the chances of improving
their own stipends, according to good
authority.
IF we win the strikes. up goes our
pay" said one. IF wages of every
body else go up why shouldn't we join
in and get our share"
Organization of the International
Brotherhood of Business Agents was
suggested.
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Distributing Companies VIII
Reject the Plan.
TO GET SPECIAL HEARINGS
Topeka Company viii Present
Its Side Oct. "a.
DOran Sees Many Disadyan-
tages in the Plan.

At least tentative establishment of
the Doherty three point" rate sys-
tenn for towns using natural gas was
indicated today in a statement by W.
L. Huggins of the public utilities COM
mission. The statement came at the
close OF the hearings of distributing
companies affecting rates to consum-
ers. At least five distributing COM
panies-including cities of Topeka.
Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison
and Lawrence-will reject the three
point plan. They will be given special
hearings in October.
Any rates now fixed by the state
commission will he experimental
They will be subject to change-up or
down. Distributing companies oppos-
ing the three poirt plan will file
schedules which will be considered in
the form of applications for new rates.
The case of the Consumers Light,
Heat 81 Power company Of Topeka
was fixed for October 27. other cases
are assigned for October 7.
Commission Is Impressed.
Pending the establishment of the
three point rate system in various
cities. the commission proposes the
establishment Of a new and equitable
rate for consumers pending universal
adoption of the proposed new system.
clearly that the commission was much
impressed with the Doherty showing
as we'll as demonstrations. He asked
that companies opposing the three
point plant demonstrate their claims
at the October hearings.
The commission held that it had
perfect right to make the present in
vestigation and Higgins stated that
action was taken with full approval of
Judge Wilbur N. Booth of the federal
court. Huggins compared the argu-
ment as to Jurisdiction to the battle
of New Orleans-fought after the war
was over and peace declared.
Thomas F. Doran, attorney for the
Topeka distributing company, directed
the hardest fight on the three point
plan before the commission. He de-
clared that surveys made in $50 cases
in Topeka, showed that for six months
these consumers paid $1S.080 for gas.
OF which the local company received
$1O.S4S under the old agreements. He
said that under the three point plan
(COutinued ON Page TWOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
DROP THRU ROOF
HOyt State Journal Air Delivery
Placed in POstOffice.
Webber Made Accurate Aim and
Bundle Hit True.

A bundle of fifty State Journals
dTopped from Lieutenant Webber's big
Curtiss airplane as it passed over the
city of Hoyt late Thursday evening
punched a hole thru the roof of the
postoffice building there. The papers
were special air editions of The To-
peka State Journal and were intended
for delivery at Elmont.
1t is apparent that the aviators.l
Lieutenant Webber and Mechanic
Patrick O'Brien became confused in
direction and dropped the papers at
Hoyt instead. The airplane swooped
to within about a hundred feet of the
earth before the bundle of papers was
bombed" from oversize. The inten-
tion of O'Brien was that the papers
land in the main street. But the post
office roof was the destined spot to
receive the impact of the bundle.
Big Crowd Saw It.
A crowd gathered in the streets as
soon as the hum of the big Cuftiss
motor was heard and almost all the
townfolk saw an actual demonstration
of aerial newspaper delivery. 1t is
thought that the experience at Hoyt
will cause postoffices to be equipped
with big nets in which to catch the
mail bombs dropped from passing
planes.
At Hoyt the State Journals were
retrieved by two boys, Bert Graham
and Willard Cleland. The papers
were brought to the ground and
rapidly distributed to the hundreds of
persons who crowded the streets as
soon as che report of the bombing of
the postoffice was spread.
After the bombing operation at
Hoyt, Lieutenant Webber and Me-
chanic O'Brien. ignorant of the havoc
of the postoffice there, flew on to
! Mayetta where another bundle of
papers was to be delivered. The avi-
ators were billed to fly at the big
Msyetta fair today.
Made Perfect Landing.
A. r. Snyder, secretary of the May
eta fair, stated today that the To-
peka visitors made a perfect landing
in the quarter stretch at the Mayetta
fair ground within twenty minutes
after leaving Topeka Thousands of
persons were on the ground waiting
to welcome the flyers and the big
bundles of State Journal special air
melted away. A. r. Snyder was the
| first passenger to take flight in the
big plane from Topeka but the In
dians from the reservation all seem
obsessed with the idea that they must
/ enjoy the sensation of being birds.
| More than 10000 persons are ex-
| pected in Mayetta today for the Sec
/ ond day of the three-day Indian fair
Features of the program were a baby
/ contest, squaw dance, the Omaha
! dance. the snake dance, the Shonoga
/ dance. all performed by Indians In
1 full costume. This afternoon old-time
| Indian bowl games were to be played
reviving ancient tribal customs and
/ pastimes.
The flights and exhibitions of the
Topeka aviators are to be a feature
| OF the program at the Mayetta fair
tomorrow as well as today.
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AInateur closes To-day.


The finals in the amateur flights of
the Topeka Country clubs annual in
vitation golf tournament this evening
close the fight for championship hon.
ors for 1919. Tomorrow is open to
all comers-professiona and anna
teurs-for the $500 in purses and Sat-
urday afternoon the weeks events
close with q record for attendance, a
record for ideal weather conditions.
a record for hospitality and general
accommodations on the part of DIR.
W. n. West. president of the Topeka
Country club, and his assistants in the
meet.
The semi-finals in the four flights
for the amateur honors ended this
morning. This afternoon the pairs are
out for the large list of prizes put up
by the Country club, its officers and
by business concerns of Topeka.
Many Professionals Here.
The largest list of golf professionals
that ever gathered at one tournament
in Kansas VIII be present for the
Country clubs open matches for the
$500 purses tomorrow. Most of the
pros are out on the course today
getting acquainted with the fairways
and green's They agree to the man
that Topeka has the finest golf links
in Kansas.
Ray Ouimet. brother of the famous
amateur champion. and Millcrest.
(Continued on Page Sikh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
'EM SOME
AuStrianS IndignantO Over Terms
-Renner Cabinet To Fall.
Charles Decides To Leave Swift
zerland After Getting News.
fRr the Associated Pressl

Geneva, Sept. 4.-The Austrian
peace terms have been received in
Vienna with the greatest surprise and
reaching here. 1t is believed the Rem
ner ministry will fall as a consequence.
Monarchist circles consider the terms
have definitely killed any hope of the
return of the Hapsburgs.
Former Emperor Charles, who re-
ceived the news from Paris soon after
the reply of the allies was handed TO
the Austrian commission, has decided
to leave Switzerland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
PLAQUES IN PETROGRAD
Cholera and Dysentery Break Out and
Famine Threatens

Stockholm, Sept 4-Cholera and
dysentery are reported to have broken
out in Petrograd Secrecy is main
tanned regarding the number of cases
but public meetings have been held
for the teaching of elementary pre-
cautions. There Is a lack of medicine
and famine threatens.
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MUNICH FEARS REVOLT

Government Troops Guard Bavarian
Capital Against Red Uprising.
Geneva, Sept. 5.--A Constance dis
patch says government troops have oc-
cupied the principal buildings in Mum
ich. Bavaria. Strong patrols have
been guarding the streets since Mon
day as an attempt by communists and
Spartacans to overthrow the govern
ment was feared.
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norman W. Bartlett Dcnd.

Chicago. Sept 5.-Norman w. Bart
lett, son of the late William II. Bart
lett, and owner Of 400,o acre ranch
at Vermejo. n. NJ. died last night on
a train enroute to his home here. ac-
cording to a telegram received by the
Bartlett-Frazier Grain Co. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
PSYCHE RESENTED "AssAULT."
So That Mythical a.ndy lin Marble)
Fell ON Emporia Boy.

Emporia, Sept. 5.-Henry McCabe,
4 years old was badly injured Thurs
dav while climbing statues in an En-
poria park. The statue of Psyche fell
on him, pinning him to the ground. A
passing drayman pulled Psyche off
The boys head and arms were severe
ly bruised.
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personal affairs require my at
tention." said Redfield. August first
1 wrote to Presidents Wilson asking
relief October 5. Later when 1 found
he was going to be gone during Sep
tember I offered to remain two weeks
longer"
Redfield told the president he
wished to finish the census OrganiZa-
ton, his annual report and financial
estimates. These things have now
been accomplished.
Redfield emphatically denied that
he was miffed because his pet plans"
had not been adopted.
He said there has been no quarrel
or disa greement of eny kind. Red
field said he will enter business again.
0COnfjnued on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
QUITS CABINET JOB
Redfield EmphaticaIly Denies
Quarrel Caused Resignation.
"Barney" Baruch Mentioned as
New Secretary of Commerce.

Washington. Sept 5.-william C.
Redfield. secretary of commerce. has
rendered his resignation to President
Wilson and it has been accepted eff
fective November l. This was an
nounced officially today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
MUST BE A CITIZEN
Either That or Quit Socialist Party
Communists Courting Farmers.

COmmuniSss COurting Earmers.
Chicago. Sept. 5.-A good Socialist
will now have TO become a citizen or
leave the party, according to a new
clause voted in the constitution of the
party here last night.
The resolution urged members to
take out citizenship papers wherever
possible, or resign from the Socialists
ranks
The communist labor party. also in
session here, discussed conditions
whereby farmers of the country might
be enrolled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
A ''BUM" reward
Berger Quits Executive Com.
mittee of Socialist Party.
Says All He Got Out of 1t Was
2O-Year Sentence.

Chicago. Sept. 5.-Victor L. Berger
of Milwaukee retired today as a MEM
ber of the national executive commit
tee of the national Socialist party and
announced he would not be a candi-
date for reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05

Moderate temperatures, a Bouth
wind, perhaps q few clouds. but no
chance for rain. that's the layout s. d.
Flora, state meteorologist, handed out
this morning for the next "a hours
During the last "a hours no radical
changes occurred any place In the
country. Temperatures were moder-
ate tnruout the entire United States.
No rain was reported from any of the
weather stations in this state. Rain
was reported from Colorado. Minne-
sofa and wyoming.
In western Kansas the temperature
Tconffnned ON page TWoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05

Washington. Sept 5.-Abbot Magin-
mis- of Salt Lake City, Utah, was nom-
mated today by President Wilson to
be minister to Bolivia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
COMPLETE BULGAR PACT
New Treaty VIII Be Presented to Bull
garian ENJOYS Monday.

Paris. Sept. 5.-The peace treaty
with Bulgaria was completed by the
allied delegates this afternoon. It will
be presented to the Bulgarians Mon
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
WRECK DEAD, TWELVE
Forty Others Injured in Train Smash
in France.

Toulouse, France. Sept. 5.-TweIve
persons were killed and forty injured
when express trains from Paris and
Bordeaux collided near here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
VOTE TO ITALIAN WOMEN
Chamber OF Deputies Adopts Bill
Granting Franchise.

Rome, Sept. 4.-The chamber OF
deputies today adopted the bill giving
italian women the right OF suffrage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
NO CHANGE FOR RAIN
It Wm Continue Warm Here Tonight
and Saturday.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Generally fair and continued warm tonigl
and Saturday.
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
!" Generally fair and continued warm
tonight and Saturday.
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(Continued ON Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05

RIG KANSAS FREE FAIR a. To-
pcln. September 8 to Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05

At the end OF the first nine holes
in the championship finals this aft
ernoon BOnebrake was two up on
Felix.
The card:
Felix. .543 535 544
Bonebrake. ass 535 523
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13

ed to her home at Lexington, Va, dur.
ing the holidays.
N. E. Fisher is working at Loves.
vile and was business caller at Nor.
gantown one day last week.
Floyd Clark. Of Lexington, Va, who
was In the war in France and was
wounded, has come back to the o. S.
A. and visited his brother, Rev. w.
P. Clark, during the holidays and gave
an excellent talk about the war Oh
Sunday night at Arnettsville church
which was enjoyed by all.
Victor Arnett is our mail carrier on
Route No. 3 and we like him all right.
And we are glad to have mail car.
rier.
Jesse AHett and daughter, Thelma,
of osgood, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James Arnett recently.
Mr.. Allison, of Liverpool, Ohio, was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Arnett
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wildman and
little daughter, OF the Brady mines,
spent week visiting relatives and
friends.
Eliza Arnett and daughter, Bernice.
Of Fairmont, were visiting at James
II. Arnett's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Satterfield
and daughter. Leona. of Brady mines,
spent Christmas at Mr.. and Mrs. James
Arnett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Arnett and son,
Erwin, Of the Brady mines, was visit.
ing at James Arnett's recently.
Miss Belle Morgan received a letter
from her cousin, Herschel Kincaid and