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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24
IrAIIANs 70 MEET.

The Italian colony Of Wayne county.
he local organization of Italians. viii
hold meeting at a. M. Sunday IN
he Red Mems hall. Routine business
will be transacted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24
MODERN WOODMEN

The most important meet
ing In the history Of the order
Monday evening, s p. m. Ev-
cry member should be pres
emit. Your vote IS needed.
E. E. Thompson, Ven. Con.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24
GERMAN WAR LOANS FALL

tBy AssocIated HreSs1
COPENHAGEN, May "a German
war loans issued at SO fell to Y dur
ing the week. the Berlin correspondent
of the National Tidende reports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24

That we are selling them by the car.
load to the farmers and city homes
of Wayne and surrounding counties
With one of these Washing Machines
life holds no blue Monday" for the
housewife. The exhausting, unhealth
full labor is done away with.
Makes Wash Day a Real Pleasure
Wash by Electricity or Belt Power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Report in Railroad Administra-
tiOn Circles Names June 80
AS the Date When the e. S.
VIII Quit the Business.
PROCLAMATION DUE IN MARCH
Walker d. Hines Due To Sue
ceed McAdoO as Rail Head.
McAdo0 VIII Go Before Senate
Committee Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. 2.-That the ma
tional railroads would be turned back
to private control on June 80, was the
unconfirmed report in railroad ad-
ministration circles today. Rumors
persisted that present plans provide
for a presidential proclamation in
March releasing the roads at that mid
year.
fCoincident with these rumors came
another that Walker D. Hines, as
control of the roads as director gen.
retire formally Saturday night, it was
stated officially
Hines has agreed to take the place,
SO the report said, on condition that
his duties be only those of winding
up affairs of the roads He has said
frequently he would not accept the
director generalship but in railroad
circles, it was hinted that he would
take up the work because it was fin
ishing the period of government con-
troll.
McAdoo will go before the senate
interstate commerce committee Friday
to tell of his plan for a five-year Pc
riod of government control. But per-
sons close to him declared he has
given up hope of seeing congressional
action taken along that line. On sew
eral occasions McAdoo was quoted as
having declared that unless the five
year plan was adopted. it was useless
to retain the roads under government
control longer than was necessary to
re-eStablish their pre-war status.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
MORE DELEGATES
Each Nation VIII Have More
Than Five Men.
AT the Peace Conference They
VIII Exchange Places.

Paris, Jan. 2.-The number of dele
gates representing each of the great
nations at the coming peace confer
ence is likely to be increased beyond
five, the number previously considered
probable, by the inclusion of several
delegates who may exchange places
with others taking part in the confer
enceS only when the special subjects
upon which they are authorities are
being considered.
Arthur J. iBalfour, the British for
eign secretary. favors an increase in
the number of representatives and his
proposition appears to be receiving
favorable consideration. Mr.. Ba1four
made his desire known during his
conference with Col. E. M. House on
Tuesday. American representatives
who probably would be among those
interchangeable" delegates are Her.
bert c. Hoover, the food administra-
tor Edward \. Hurley. head of the
shipping board: Bernard NJ. Baruch,
Admiral Benson and Vance McCor-
mick, head of the war board, who is
on his way here.
The British delegation to the peace
conference is not likely to include
Andrew Bonar Law, the chancellor of
the exchequer. who has pointed out
that his duties as government leader
in the house of commons might not
permit of his being in Paris as a
regular delegate at the conference
Newspaper reports from London
Tuesday included Chancellor Bonar
Laws name in the list of the probable
British repreSentatiyeSl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
HORRIBLE MASSACRES
Turks Killed Thousands OF Armenians
In Most Brutal Manner

Paris, Jan. 2.-In giving details of
the Armenian massacre in Turkey in
the last five years, the onstantinople
correspondent of the Petit Partisan
says that at one time 1000 Armen-
ians were concentrated at Dorger
Arabia.
The Turkish authorities in Con-
stantinople thought the number was
too high and gave orders that $4,000
of the Armenians be put out of the
way.
In the Mush valley, the correspond
e4.s adds the Kurds robbed 1000 Ar
menian women.
Later, suspectins that the women
had swallowed their jewels, the Kurds
killed them in a horrible manner and
burned the bodies. The next day, the
correspondent continues, these mon
sters quietly sifted the ashes seeking
the Jewels" The correspondent re-
ports that in the same region 1000
children between and 10 years of
age died of starvation, and 100 women
were buried alive in trenches which
the Turks first forced them to dig.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Board of Education Plans To
Open Night Schools.
Final Decision viii Be Made
Monday Night.
IALONG new NATIONAL LINES
Object Is To Make Foreigners
Good American Citizens.
Tuition and Textbooks Will Be
Furnished Free.

Night schools to educate aliens in
the different phases of American citi-
zenship will be opened in Topeka
within the next two weeks, providing
the board of education. said to be in
favor of the plan, adopts it. The
proposition, it was announced today.
will be taken up by the board at the
meeting Monday night after having
been endorsed by the city superintend-
ent and teachers committee.
Between 5000 and 1000 aliens in
Topeka. it is asserted, will be urged
to enter the schools. Providing they
are unfamiliar with English, they will
be taught to read, write and speak the
language Instruction from text books
furnished by the government will be
given them in the different phases OF
the American government. and they
will receive a general course of in
IContfnued on Page TWo.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Majority of Kansas Railroads
Are Operating Trains.
Street Car and Telephone Serv-
ice Is DemoraIized.

kansas railroads, with the exception
of the Union Pacific, this morning re-
ported all main lines clear ofSthe snow
blockade, and trains running. The
Union Pacific is still blocked west of
Ellis, the trains being held behind
snowdrifts some where between that
point and eastern Colorado.
None of the roads, however. have
again established normal schedules.
In fact, only fair start toward that
condition, has been accomplished.
On the Union Pacific, the only
trains thru Topeka since the storm
Tuesday have been locals from the
west and trains from the east. Union
Pacific officials declared that the
blockade would probably be lifted in
a few hours. the stalled trains arriv-
ing in Topeka this evening.
Both the Ell Paso and Colorado lines
of the Rock Island are reported open,
and trains arriving at terminals with
schedules disorganized beyond recog-
milton, but nevertheless the trains are
moving. Santa Fe officials said that
the California and Colorado lines OF
their road, which were blocked short
ly after the storm reached it's maxi
mum intensity have been opened, and
four of the trains behind the blockade
came into Topeka early this morning
Four more were due about noon,
Street car service and rural tele-
phone communication were still badly
disorganized in Topeka today. The
street car company says the poor
service is chargeable to the fact that
many motors have been put out OF
commission in battling with the storm
Railroad freight service, which has
been impossible thru many parts OF
Kansas since Tuesday, is still prac-
tically at a standstill. In eastern Kan
sas a ma ajority of the roads made an
effort to open local service today. A
similar attempt probably is to be made
this evening or tomorrow in western
Kansas.
Roads are accepting perishables
only for local shipments; some of them
none at all. The perisha Bile freight
loss during the present tieup is esti-
mated to be as heavy if not heavier
than the loss in the recent storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Former German Crown Prince
Would Leave HIS Home.
Makes Unsuccessful Attempt To
Get Out of Exile.
NO DETAILS ARE OBTAINED
Wants To Go Back to- Germany,
There To Live.
Said To Be willing To Work at
Anything Government Says.

Wierengen. Holland, Jan. 2.-Fried-
erich Wilhelm Hohenzollern, former
German crown prince. made an un-
successful attempt to escape from his
exile here, it was reported today. No
details could be obtained.
Baron Won Zu Belditz, a friend of
the former crown prince, was also re-
ported to have gone to Germany to
ask the governments permission for
Frederick Wilhelm to return to that
country. The baron. it is understood.
will ask the German authorities to as
sign the former crown prince to a
residence where he can live with his
wife and children-under a guard il
necessary.
Frederick Wilhelm, it was further
reported, is willing to work at any
thing the government thinks him III
for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
TO DESTROY MACHINE
Present German Government Seems
Agreed on End of War Making.

Berlin. Jan. 2.-The present Ger
man government seems agreed that
one of the main factors in insuring
future world peace should be destruc-
ton o. the foundation upon which The
kaiser's great war machine was erect
ed-compulsory military service.
Both Chancellor Ebert End War and
Marine Minister Noske, who naturally
will direct Germany's military policies.
took this attitude in discussing the
matter with the United Press today.
The two officials said the German
delegation would advocate interna-
tional abolition of military compul-
sorry service at the peace table, pro-
vfding all nations agreed to it. II
France insists on maintaining a strong
standing army, however, Ebert said he
would insist on adoption OF the Swiss
system of modified service by Ger
many. Noske said he favored a yoi-
unteer army to be officered by spe-
scially trained men from civil life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
RED LOSS HEAVY
CzechO-SlOvaks Virtually De-
strOy BOlshevist Third Army.
1000 Prisoners Taken as Perm
Is Captured by Garda.


V1adivostok, dan. I'm capturing
Perm, in the Urai mountains, General
Gaida, at the head of Czecho- Slovak
and Siberian forces, virtually Destroy
ed the Bolsheviki third army, from
which he took 1000 prisoners. Cen
eral Gaida's troops captured an
armored train, from which Nikolai
Lenine the Bolsheviki premier, was
directing operations in the region of
Perm. Lenine himself escaped, but
several members of his party were
taken prisoners.
The exploit of General Gaida in cap
turing Perm parallels his success in
tn campaign of last summer. His
superfors opposed his plan of attack
against Perm and he carried out the
operation at the risk of removal from
his command. The bulk of his force
was made up of Siberian troops but
he had two regiments of Czeehs in
his army.
In addition to the 81, 900 prisoners
reported. General Gaida captured 5000
railway cars, 120 field guns, 1000 ma
chine guns, thirty automobiles, an en-
tire wagon transport, several armored
trains and several thousand horses.
His maneuver was a complete surprise
to the Bolsheviki, as proved by the
fact that he captured several promi-
nent soviet leaders at the headqaur-
ters of the Third Bolshevikf army.
Ten Bolsheviki regiments are, declared
to have been annihilated and the rest
of the enemy army was driven across
the Kama river.
Troops of General .Semenoff, the
anti-Bolshevik leader, in the Chita
district have occupied Verkhai Udinsk,
on the Siberian railway east of Lake
Baikal.
Two hundred thousand Russian SOL
diers released from German prisons
are expected to pass thru Omsk within
fortnight. The Russians are desti-
tute and in a serious condition. from
exroSure and lack of food
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

Few men in Kansas were moro
widely known than Farmer" A. w.
Smith, who, for more than than forty
years, had played an active part in
the political affairs of the state. He
held numerous offices of trust and
was a prominent and popular leader
in @. A. r. affairs. He bore an un-
usual war record as a result OF service
in the civil war. and during his war
service was for weeks held by the
Confederate soldiers as an inmate OF q
military prison.
Veteran Political Fighter.
Since the late 70's Farmer Smith
never missed a political battle in Kan
sas 1t was thru the aid of his or
ganization ability and his power on the
platform that Kansas Republicans of
an early day formed unity which
was broken but twice. Once Colonel
Smith himself went down before the
wave that swept over the Republican
control of the state That was in
1892, when. as the Republican nomi-
nee for governor, the party lost the
state by margin of a few thousand
votes.
Since 1874 Colonel Smith had been
factor in Kansas affairs. 1t was in
in 1874 that he came to Kansas from
his birthplace in Hiram, Oxford
County Maine. He homesteaded a
farm in Mcpherson county and in
/
most successful farmers and stock
raisers. He mixed his politics with
his farm life and his farm life with
the affairs of the G. A. r., and for
years he was known personally by
every man active in public affairs in
the state. Thru his combination OF
farm interests and political affairs, he
became familiarly known thruout the
state as Farmer Smith.
Was Member of Legislatures.
Late in the 70's Mcpherson county
sent Smith to the state legislature.
Then it returned him again and again.
He was one of the most forceful and
effective workers on the floor in the
spectacular and often stormy sessions
of thirty years ago. In 1887 he was
elected 10 the speakership of the
house.
1t was in 1892 that the Republicans
nominated Smith for governor. He
! made fight that is yet green in mem-
ory of the political observers of those
days. But the tide had set against the
Republican party in Kansas and Los
, renzo d. Lewelling of Wichita won the
election by small vote.
During the days when organization
counted much in the affairs of the
party in this state. Colonel Smith al
most invariably came to the state con-
, vention at the head of the Mcpherson
county delegation. During the came
paign of 1892, when Smith ran at tho
head of his ticket, the late James
Simpson, of Mcpherson, was chairman
of the state committee.
President Board OF Agriculture.
From 1889 to 1894, Smith was pr .si-
| dent of the state board of agriculture.
i He remained an active member and q
member of the board of directors until
his death. He was also a member of
| the State Historical society and had
served as director of the organiza-
ton, as well as a member of the Me.
mortal hall building commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
WILHELM is SICK
At AmerOngen He Suffers From
q Very Bad Cold.
Has a High Fever and Cannot
Leave His Room.

Amsterdam, Jan. 2.-William Ho-
henzollern, the former emperor of
Germany, is very i'll. according to ad-
vices from Amsterdam. He cannot
leave his room, it is said and is suf-
fering from a bad cold. 1t is stated
that he has a high fever. An eminent
Utrecht specialist is in constant at
tendance.
Only the former empress, the spec
ialist and two attendants are per-
mitted to enter his room, it Is re-
ported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Heart Trouble Brings Sudden
End to Veteran Politician.
He Was known All Over State
as "Farmer" Smith.
Observation-Disclosures
He Held Many Important
States Offices.
Was Civil War Veteran ana
Active in the G.. A. r.

Col. Abraham Wentworth Smith.
former pension agent and one of the
most widely known men in Kansas
politics, dropped dead shortly before
noon today at his home. 1244 Western
avenue Colonel Smith had been IN
excellent health and had just returned
from the furnace room at his home
when he succumbed. Heart trouble
caused his death. $F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
FIGHT ON POSTAL ZONE
Kitchin Wins Out in Battle To Pre-.
vent Revision of the Measure.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Chairman
Kitchin, house ways and means COM
mittee, today won the first round of
his fight to prevent revision of the
postal zone law, when the house adopt
ed rule to send the new revenue bill
to conference without a separate vote
on the senate zone amendment
Supporters of the senate amendment
were SO evidently outnumbered that
they did not demand record vote, de-
Gliding to wait until the conference re-
port is returned to the house before
making any organized fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
WILL TALK PEACE
AS Soon as Clemenceau Gets
Back to French Capital.
Conversations Among Allied
Representatives Due To Begin.

Paris. Jan. 2.-Peace conversations
among representatives of the allies
VIII begin at the French foreign Of
nee upon the return to Paris of
Premler Clemenceau which is ex-
pecIeo TO De about January or z.
The premier is taking a brief rest
IN La Vendee, President Wilson is ex-
peeted back in Paris at the beginning
OF next week while Premier Lloyd
George will arrive Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
GEORGE NOT COMING
Visit to America by English King and
Queen Is Not Likely.

London, Jan. "A visit to the
United States by King George and
Queen Mary in response tc President
Wilson's invitation is not likely, it was
learned from a reliable source today.
Such a visit, it was explained. would
mean an impossibily lonog absence.
since 1t would be necessary for them
TO visit all the colonies.
That the Prince of Wales will visit
the United States when he makes a
tour of the British dominions, is con-
sidered certain, however. His visit
probably will be made next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
In A STATE OF SIEGE

Disorders of New Years Cause Seri-
GUS State of Affairs in Budapest.
Prague. Jan. Budapest is In a
state of siege, following disorders
which grew out of communist New
Year demonstrations
Several persons were killed or
wounded in street fighting between the
demonstrators and government guards,
IN which machine guns were freely
used.
The mobs apparently getting the
upper hand. are besieging the main
force of guards in the barracks and
government buildings. The disorders
continue and the latest reports showed
wholesale plunderng underway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
Move War Charges.

Washington, Jan. 2,-Senator New
indiana. today introduced a resoIu-
tioh olrecting the senate military af-
fairs committee to investigate p,1h-
hshed charges that a camp at Brest
france, occupied by American sol
clers. is unfit for human habitation. +
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
REDS CAPTURE UFA
Hoishevists Take the Capital Of the
White Guards-Also Stilitan.

London, Jan. 2-Bolshevik forces
captured Ufa, capital of the White
Guards Tuesday, "a wireless dispatch
from Moscow reported today, They
also captured Stilitan
The Lithuanian government, be-
cause of the Bolshevik successes in
western Russia. has been removed
from Wilma to Kovno CUfa is an inn
portant city 200 miles north of Cren-
berg and 700 miles east of Moscow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02


temperature for the day averaged 25
degrees below normal.
Nineteen degrees below zero at the
government instruments at Gage park
early this morning! At the weather
bureau office on top. of the New Eng
land building, Z below was the low
est reading
Topeka is gathering added glory to
a string of broken weather records it
has grabbed in the last fewsdays. The
official record, says S. d. Flora, state
meteorologist, taken from thermome-
ters on the New England at o'clock
this morning was degrees below
zero. That does not sound so bad,
either, but it makes today the coldest
January 2nd on record.
The difference in the two govern
ment instruments, says Flora, is due
to the fact that the one at Gage park
IS closer to the ground. Little relief
from the excessive cold was promised
in the prediction of a rise this after
noon only to about 10 degrees above
zero.
Cold Again Tonight.
Tonight will also be mighty
fr-gid evening and there will be little
strolling in a temperature of degrees
Wontinueu on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
19 BELOW zERO!|OPEN LINES AGAIN
This Is the Coolest January 3
ON Record. :
No Relief Promised Before To-
morrow Afternoon.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair and continued cold tonight: Friday
fair with slowly rising temperature.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
&c hour shipments north and west against
a temperature of 10 degrees below zero; east
and south, against a temperature of zero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
At The FRONTIER
President Wilson and Party Ar
rive at Modane. I
On the Italian Frontier-En
Route Now to Rome.

Rome, jan 2 (10:42 a. m. ).-Presi-
dent Wilson and his party arrived this
morning at Modane on the Franco
Italian frontier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
FRANCE ASKS TRANQUILITY

Temps Says Has Right To Found
Peace on Certainties.
Paris, jan lin its New Years
editorial today, the Temps said:
I'VE have the right to found
peace on something else than
hypothesis Certaint.es are re-
qUired."
Peace Will not be real" says
Liberte, IF it does not give France
tranquility
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
FORD MAKING MONEY
zoo Per Cent Dividend Is Declared fc1
the FIivyer Building Company.

Detroit. Jan. "A 200 per cent
dividend was declared by the directors
of the Ford Motor Company at their
annual meeting December 81, it was
.announed here this forenoon.
The dividend, which represents a
disbursement of s4,o0O.OO0 among
seven stockholders, is payable 100 per
cent January 1, and 100 per cent Feb
rlIarv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
TRY A SPECIAL RULE
House Leaders Send War Revenue
Bill. to Conference Without Vote.

Washington, Jan. 2.-House leaders
resorted to a special rule today to
force the war revenue bill to confer
ence without holding it for debate on
demands for votes on certain senate
amendments. The rule, unanimously
reported by the rules committee was
adopted without roll call and with
only few scattering negative votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
WILL QUIT TALK
Allied Armistice Commission
Will Break OF Negotiations. =
If the Radicals Succeed in Seiz-
ing Hun Government.

Copenhagen, Jan. 2.-The allied
arnistice commission has threatened
to break off preliminary peace negotia-
tions if the radicals seize the German
government, according to a Berlin dis
patch received by the Politiken today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
RELATIONS STRAINED
Turkey and Bulgaria Are Due Next
for a Battle

Turkey and BULGARIA are becoming
more strained. Serious fighting was
reported to have recurred at Asrian-
op1e. where the Turks expelled 1000
Bulgarians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
PASS UP HOG ISLAND

Fleet Corporation Says 1t Finds
Marked improvement in Shipyard.
Washington, Jan. 2.-The fleet cor
poration has decided not to take over
the Hog Island at this time, Mr.. Piez
told the congressional committee. in
view Of a marked Improvement in
conditions