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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
HAD A HAIL HIGHBALL
Topckan Celebrated the Breaking
of Long Drouth.
Sh-h-h-h! Shame! Shucks!

Sh-h-h-h! Shame, Shucksi
Don't breathe a word about it. but
here is a story a Topekan's wife is tell
ing on him today:
Whenit was storming Tuesday night
the fortunate Topekan was standing
watching the hail come down when he
had a bright idea-yea. verify, an in
spirationl He remembered that he
had some medicine" in the cellar and
his love of Iuxuries surged and swelled
with the storm.
The man got an umbrella and went
out into the storm and darkneSs-but
he didn't use the umbrella to protect
himself He held it out, handle up,
until he had caught a double handful
of hail spheres. Then he rushed into
the house and poured them into a tall
glass. With a smaller glass he meas
ured out a big dose" of the medicine
and poured it in. Then he added a
little gingerale to make it taste better
Yes, his wife agrees with him that
a hail highball is great drink with
which to celebrate the breaking of a
drouth in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
MORE GAS THIS WINTER
Kansas Natural Figuring on New
Southwestern Field.

Wichita, Aug. Negotiations are
pending between the Cities Service Co,
owners of the Kansas Natural. and the
Wichita Natural Gas Co. and the
Southwestern Gas Co. for major por-
ton OF the gas production of the Elk
City field according to a report reach
ing Wichita today.
II the transaction is accomplished
It will solve the gas shortage for Wich-
ita, and also for Topeka, Kansas City
and other points supplied by the two
companies. II is said. The Elk City
field. rs miles southeast Of Wichita,
is the largest gas field in the world.
There are now forty wells in the field.
with a combined daily production of
1900. 100000 cubic feet.
The Elk City field is controlled by
the Southwestern Gas Co. which has
only enough pipeline facilities to
carry 25O.OOO.000 cubic feet of gas
daily from the field. The Kansas Nat
ural and the Wichita Natural COM
panies have adequate pipelines to
carry the gas.
Whether the acquisition of this ire
mendous gas supply by the Doherty
companies would have a tendency to
keep down rates to consumers. is
something which provides material
for speculation, 1t is pointed out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
FARMER KILLS SELF
Discharged Soldier Ends Life with a
~ CaIiber Rife.

Garden City. Kan. Aug. 27.-The
small town of Pierceville. twelve miles
east Of this city, was startled Tuesday
by the report that John Macks a
young farmer had committed suicide.
Sheriff Richardson and Undertaken
Gurnand left Immediately for the
place Macks had been farming. about
five miles south of Pierceville. The
body was found lying on the floor with
two bullet wounds. one under the chin
and the other near the heart A re-
peating % rifle was lying on the floor.
note~ written to a friend living
near Kinsley was found telling what
to do with what little property he had.
In his check book was found a check
for $425, drawn in favor of this friend.
Young Macks was about rs years
old and unmarried. He had been in
the service but not overseas He was
farming for himself and patching. OF
late the neighbors had noticed that he
seemed respondent. He had recently
sold his four mules for SPAS. which he
thought was almost giving them away.
He has relatives living near Kinsley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
PALMER PICKS AMIDON
Wichita Attorney Will Prosecute 1. W
w. in U. S. Court This Fall.

Wichita, Aug. 27-S B. Amidon.
widely known criminal lawyer of CEN
trail Kansas. has been appointed by
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
as special assistant United States dis
trict attorney to represent the federal
government in trying the famous 1. w.
W. case here in the fall term of the
United States district court.
This case is second in nationwide
interest only to the Chicago case of
last summer 1t has been hanging fire
for more than a year, and has been
twice continued. In the last term of
court Judge Pollock quashed the in
dictments against the defendants be-
cause venue was not properly laid
The appointment of Mr.. Amidon
comes as a surprise, Mr.. Robertson
having been thought to rely on the
force of his own office in Kansas
City to represent the government. The
thirty defendants are represented by
George F. Nandeveer, of Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
CITY In BARRAGE
Terrific Storm Made Night of
Horror for Timid.
Hail, Rain, Lightning and High
Wind in Topeka.

Bombarded by two of the most ter
rifle wind, electrical, thunder, light
ming, rain and hail storms that have
been witnessed in this city for many
long months, Topeka citizens Tuesday
night either laughed or chuckled with
glee at the storm, or covered away
from the binding flashes of lightning
and the deafening crashes of thunder,
or scampered for shelter while the
tremendous barrages were being laid
down.
Early in the evening the skies were
filling the north and west with heavy
banks of black clouds. Intermittent
flashes, chain flashes, and vivid SHIN
merings of lightning were visible al
most all the time and the low rumble
of thunder was almost constant. Dur
ing the evening clouds began to form
in other directions adding their light
ming and rumble of thunder. The
wind gained velocity blowing with in
creasing strength azd GOODNESS. The
foreboding aspect of the storm APP
preaching grew alarmingly. Still it
continued for so long a time-from
early in the evening until after 3
o'clock before the storm broke.
y And Then 1t Raincd.
About $50 o'clock the rumble of
the distant bombardment became an
active, terrific barrage. Great flashes
of lightning were followed at once by
loud peals of thunder rumbling away
into the distance, punctuated by ter
rifle intermittent crashes. Then the
rain began. Lightly at first but soon
increasing in velocity it fell heavily
accompanied by large quantities OF
hail. All of it hurled first one way
and then another by frantic, cold
blasts of chilly wind.
Then, depending on where they
were and their attitude toward storms
in general. Topeka citizens either
laughed and enjoyed it or hid far
away from the wild turmoil and
hoped it would stop.
Streets were flooded in low parts of
the city. Water ran from curbing to
| curbing Even where streets were
! level they were flooded. Automobiles
and street cars began to experience
1 difficulty in passing thru low places
The wind tore small branches and
/ largo branches from the tres and
! scattered them broadcast. The ground
was Uttered with leaves ripped from
{ the trees by the pelting of thousands
/ of hail pellets.
The storm lasted about one-half an
hour. It did not stop entirely even
then. The rain ceased for time but
the lightning and thunder only travel
! ed into the distance.
Broke Loose Again.
About midnight the increasing noise
/ of the thunder seemed travelling in
, a circle that constantly drew nearer
+, Topeka. The storm broke a second
/ time This time it was even more
tremendous in its efforts at noise and
lightning than was the first one but
by that time Topeka had become &C
customed to being shelled.
The rumble of thunder, and flashes
| of lightning continued for almost an
hour. Rain fell during all this time.
After time the barrage died out but
steady rain fell for a short time
longer. 1t was the largst rain tina,
has fallen in Topeka since May Is. II
took a big storm to break the drouth
but real job was done when it was
finally accomplished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
WALES is DEMOCRATIC
Prince Puts Stop to Exclusive Func-
tions-Invite Public, He Says.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 27.-There
will be no exclusive society functions
held here for the Prince of Wales. He
himself put a stop today to plans for
receptions where only invited guests
were to be admitted.
Telegraphing from Toronto, the
princes aides asked that the public be
invited to all functions held for him
in this city.
Invita- tons already had been issued
by Lady Atkins, wife of Sir James
Atkins. governor of Manitoba, for a
garden party. The event was cancelled
following receipt of the princes tele-
gram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

edge his connection with organized labor
In his display. In no case will the EN-
ployers assume the major portion of any
unions display and in no case will the
large portion of the membership OF any
union ride in conveyances advertising their
employers unless said employers furnish
IN such cases the employer will advertise
the unions interests first and his own last.
The committee further recommends the
entire membership of all unions walk. lonly
necessary to complete the float or floats Of
said union. In the case of small unions,
rated conveyances, but this practice is not
encouraged, as this is primarily a march
The fraternal section viii consist of
lions and welfare societies. All such
ganiEations are invited to participate in the
section assigned to them.
The boys bicycle section will consist of
boys in odd and unique costumes with
decorated bicycles. For this display prizes
are being offered of $40 for the first prize,
81 for second prize and $50 for third
test will report at Tenth and Kansas
avenue to Aide Jones. All boys, wishing
to enter the bicycle race from the audi
torium to Gage park will report to Cap
tain MacLean or his assistant at the audi
torium at II 80 O'Clock. The race carries
prizes similar to parade prizes.
The heads of the parade Will march from
Ninth and Monroe TO Tenth and Monroe,
thence to Tenth and Kansas avenues and
all unions and organizations will fall in
ing location. The parade proper will march
from Tenth street south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Fourth street, cOuntermarch back
to Tenth and disperse
All brothers are then requested to pro-
coed to street cars at Sixth and Kansas
avenues and proceed to Gage park for
the days celebration. Basket lunches are
In order or complete lunches may be pur-
chased the grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
MET AT GAGE PARK
Mildred Wood Tells of Relations With
Frank Demory.

Frank Demory, looked upon by the
state as one of the reasons in why
Girls Leave Home" will tell his side
of the story next Tuesday in the court
of Topeka. Mildred Wood. 914 Hun
toon street, told her story Tuesday
afternoon in the court of Topeka. De-
mory. a married man, is facing a white
slavery charge.
The Wood girl, pretty blonde, says
she first met Demory when he was a
soldier waiting for a street car at Gage
park. A platonic friendship, she ad-
mitted, grew into a rather sordid af-
fair and there were questionable meet
ings between the girl and Demory at
Gage park. the Chesterfield hotel and
at Manhattan and st. Joseph. The girl
admits she learned after several weeks
that Demory was married, but was as
sured by him that he intended to get
a divorce The case has been con-
tinued until next Tuesday, when De-
mory will go on the stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
ASKS $4,000 HEART BALM.
Sensational Charges Made by Kansas
Hotel Man Against Merchant.

Hutchinson, Aug. 27.-Sensational
charges are made in a suit for $4,000
for alienation of his wife's affections.
filed in district court here by Ed. w.
Beckett against R. ]. Carlile. Beckett
is a prominent hotel man at Stafford
and Carlile operated a general store
there until the death of his wife a
short time ago. 1t is said that an eff
fort was once made to file the suit in
Oklahoma, but that the defendant
evaded service. Personal service was
had on him here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
BACK IN OLD GAME
Charles C. YOunggrcen Advertising
Manager Wisconsin AgricuIturist.

Manager Wisconsin AgricuIturist.
Charles c. Younggreen, formerly
managing editor of the Kansas
Farmer, is advertising manager of the
wisconsin Agriculturist" published at
Racine, Wisconsin. Announcement to
this effect was received in Topeka to-
day. Younggreen has just been dis
charged from the air service of the
United States army. He entered the
aviation service Immediately after the
declaration of war and was sent to
Canada for instruction in the Royal
Flying school. Graduated from this
service school Younggreen was COM
missioned a first lieutenant and sent
to the Taliaferro field, Texas, as an
instructor. He was later promoted to
captain and made flight officer at the
field.
One of the instructors at the Royal
Flying school was Vernon Castle, erst-
while celebrated dancer. Younggreen
took large part of his instruction in
the art of flying from Lieutenant Cas-
tie, and after being sent to a train
ing camp in America was one of the
very few Castle trained men who saw
the final crash of the dancers plane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
MORE PAY FOR HARVARD PROFS
Chicago Alumni Launch Campaign for
IL Million-Now Poorly Paid.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Chicago Harvard
university alumni began a campaign
today for raising an endowment fund
of 81, 100000 with which to pay Har-
wards teaching staff increased sal
aries
1t is said instructors and professors
at the Cambridge college had not re-
ceived a raise in fifteen years In
structors. required to have a doctors
degree. he said, still get from $1,000
to S1400 a year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
THIS BIG COLLEGE YEAR
Y. NJ. C. A. Man Says Attendance VII
Break All Records.

An increase in enrolment ranging
from 25 to so per cent is expected by
every college in Kansas this year. ac-
cording to w. H. Mexican, Kansas
state college Y. NJ. c. A. secretary.
Rehabilitation men who will be sent
to college by the government will swell
the attendance and thousands of SOL
diers who missed one or two years will
return to finish their education. This
beside the regular enrolment of high
school graduates and regular students
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
'sTo Save FRIENDS From disgrace -

Garden City, Aug. 27.-John Neck.
age &c discharged soldier. single, COM
mitted suicide five miles south of
Pierceville this morning. He was de-
spondent over financial losses and ill
health. He left a note telling how he
wished his property disposed of and
saying he wanted to save his friends
from disgrace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
X. O. TO BOLSHEVISM
Rcd Doctrine Repudiated at Amster-
dam. SAYS Gompers.

dam, Says GomperS.
New York, Aug. 27.-Final and def
mite reputation of Bolshevism by or
ganized labor of Europe and America
was effected by the defeat of the IA
nous ''Bolshevik" resolution by a COM
mittee of the recent international la
Dor congress at Amsterdam, Samuel
Gompers said today in a statement he
issued shortly after his arrival here
from Europe. The statement added
that the reputation extended also to
"the entire effort to involve labor
unions in international revolutionary
movements of any kind"
Gompers, who headed the American
delegation at the Amsterdam congress.
was enthusiastically welcomed when
he stepped ashore from the liner
George Washington at Hoboken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
CAN'T GIVE SERVICE
Santa Fe Won't Sell Tickets to Pacific
Points.

The Santa Fe railroad in Topeka has
discontinued the sale of tickets to all
points west of Needles, Cal. and sur
rounding country as the result of the
strike of railway employees on the
Southern Pacific. kilograms received
here instructed ticket agents not to sell
tickets to Needles. on the Santa Fe,
nor to Tucson, Ariz., and Santa
Barbara, Cal, on the Southern Pacific
Trains beyond these points have
been Cancelled. it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
NOTHING TO REPORT
Deny st. Louis National League Club
To Be Transferred to Milwaukee,.

St. Louis, Aug. 27.-"There Is no
truth at all in the reported transfer
of the st. Louis National league club
to Milwaukee" J. c. Jones, sponsor of
the club. declared today. Jones re-
turned this morning after months
vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

Recent dispatches from Ger
many stated that a new German
army is being trained by Major
General Won Lettow-Vorbeck to
march against Poland. The gener-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

eral is the new military dictartor
of Germany. The famous goose
step, part Of the "eftieient" train
pre-war days. has been dropped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

C. NJ. Hill & Son sell Devoe Paints
-S26 Kansas ave.-AdV.
The sun., 1919-10-23
POLICE HOLD SAILOR
FOR PARK HOLDUPS
Charge Youth With Robbing
Fifteen Persons.

A series of Central Park holdups, with
sailors In uniform as the bold bandits.
has come to an end. according to tho
police, with the arrest last night of
Charles Almendinger, IS. in front OF the
Eagle Hut in Bryant Park. The police
have received complaints from fifteen
persons, some of them women, who de-
scribed the gunmen as sailors.
Detectives watched Almendinger for
three days and finally tired He hadn't
committed any hold ups while they were
around They followed him to Eagle
Hut last night and searched him. They
said they found a loaded revolver and
that the sailor confessed to the park
escapades. Almendinger told them, they
said, that he had personally taken part
in FIVE stickup parties. one of them being
an attack on an artist painting at his
easel in a lonely section of the park.
At his arraignment to-day the sailor
will be confronted with the fifteen park
victims. A,msndinger said he was at
tached to the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, Chicago. but he had been
on furlough in this city for some time.
He is said to have given the police In
formation that will lead to the arrest OF
two others.
The sun., 1919-10-23

striking for higher wages receive s61
a week. practically the same as a Major
in tho army, who must be capable OF
leading 1000 In battle and who has
spent several years at West Point and
in lower grades to obtain his rank.
"It Is not only labor but also other
professions that offer much more lucra-
tive inducements than the army. A
summary of the salar' graduates of the
1901 classes at West Point and Prince
tonton are. now receiv ig shows that the
Princeton class is far .head of the Mill
tary Academy ~
The great trouble is to-day that the
value of the dollar has deprecated al
most so per cent. while army pay has
not been increased to make up this de-
probation. The steel workers are
one of the few cases where the increased
wage has exceeded the increased cost OF
living
THE Major-General of to-day whose
salary is $4,000 is really getting only
$4,000. and the Majors $4,000 salary
really amounts, to $4,000 because of this
depreciation in the purchasing power Of
the dollar. 1t is a fact that many army
officers can come nowhere near making
proper provisions for their families.
Some have found it impossible to give
their children the education desired.
The army, with the exception of the few
that have Independent incomes. have
given up virtually all their social life
because they cannot stand the expense.
Another factor entering into the cost of
living for an army man is that he Is
compelled to move frequently, often at
large expense"
The sun., 1919-10-23
EXHIBIT TO AID FRENCH FUND.
Paintings by Henri Fare TO ID
shown Three Weeks.

The first view Of the paintings OF
''Thc Sky Fighters OF France" by Lieut.
Henri Fare OF the French army, was
held yesterday afternoon in the Ander-
son Galleries and the proceeds OF the
exhibition. which will continue for three
weeks. will be devoted to the Father
less Children OF France. an organization
at whose head In this county is Mrs.
Leland Eggleston Cofer. formerly Miss
Luisita Leland.
In addition to paintsings Of aviators
In battle several portraits OF persons
prominent in society, done by Lieut.
Farre In this country. were displayed.
Programmes were sold by Mrs. Louis
C. Haggerty, the Misses Caroline Cook,
Beatrice Howard. Charlotte Demorest.
Alice Beers, Pauline Bourne, Edith Sim
mons. Odette FEEDER, Margaret Phelps.
Edith smedburg and Helen Bacon. Lieut..
Fare made an address In English and
was introduced to the audience by Gas
ton Liebert. the French Consul-Generai
In New York. Miss Alice Dunlevy also
spoke.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. McDougall Hawkes.. Mrs. Charles
H. Ditson. Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge.
Mrs. Francis Rogers. Mrs. Charles
du Vlvier. Mrs. Joseph Dixon Ewing.
Miss Maud Leland. Mrs. Richard II.
Hunt and Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg. There
was music by Benefits Orchestra.
The sun., 1919-10-23
CHICAGO STEEL MEN
GAIN RENEWED HOPE
Expect Railroad Workers to
Join Strikers Ranks.

CHICAGO, Oct. zs.-Leaders of the
steel strike m the Chicago area tonight
were looking to the possible support o.
union railroad men employed in handling
material for steel mills as a weapon to
strengthen their fight against the steel
companies No positive information as
to when the railroad workers strike
would take effect could be obtained from
union sources. Steel strike leaders. how
ever, were hopeful that the rail workers
would Join in a walkout following the
announcement to-day by John c. Fitz-
patrick, head of the Chicago steel work
ers' council, that the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen' had sanctioned a
strike OF its members who are not under
contract.
Thirty switchmen employed by the
Chicago, West Pullman and Southern
Railway, which serves the Wisconsi!'
Steel Company OF the International Har-
vester Company In South Chicago, voted
late TO day 10 wall, out. officials OF the
road announced.
Only the usual number OF steel work.
ers reported at the various mills In the
district to-day. according to reports.
despite the fact that the companies had
The sun., 1919-10-23
BOYS ACCUSED OF
STEALING LIQUORS
One, Arrested While Infoxi-
Gated, Confesses, Say Police.

Two boys were arraigned in the
Childrens Court, Brooklyn, yesterday
and confessed to stealing fourteen bot
ties OF whiskey and cordials from the
liquor store of Samuel Michaels. 62s
Grand avenue. The boys were arrested
while under the intoxicating effect of a
bottle of benedictine and later admitted
to the police they had burglarized the
store. Cyrenius Short, II. of s5 Ten
Eyck street was sent to the Catholic
Protectory. while his companion. Sam
elliott. Is, of 102 Ten Eyck street was
remanded to the care o. the Childrens
Society.
George J. Notice OF eS3 Tenth avenue
pleaded guilty to the charge of assist
ing in the theft of $4,000 in money
orders and bonds from a Long Island
Railroad train month ago before Fed
eral Judge Chatfleld. In Brooklyn. The
robbery took place last month when the
train was running b tween Jamaica 80 i
the PENNSYLVANIA station. The money
orders and bonds were being sent to
the Federal Reserve Bank in this city.
Capt Herbert Graham. in charge OF
the police investig alton OF the death OF
William e. Lempke aboard his motor
bot of College Point last Sunday. s"id
yesterday he would welcome the assist
ance of private detectives, The police
however. reiterated the police theory
that Young Lempke committed suicide.
The theft of twelve $1,000 New York
city honds was reported YESTERDAY by
the Cans Steamship Company, 10 Broad
way. The office door was jimmied and
strong box and several of the DECKS
had been broken open. II is believed
the robbery took place between the clos
ing hour Tuesday and o'clock yester.
day morning. Detectives of the Old
Slip station were assigned to the case.