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The labor standard., 1919-05-15
Our Occasional Observance,

A man will sit by the hour match ing pennies, but if his wife asks him to match a piece of dress goods, whatta howl of rage and indignation there'd be e!-IndianapOlis Star.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15

WANTED-Polish operator for Mono
 type keyboard, one who can set Polish. Write full particulars. Ashby Printing Co.,, Erie, Pa.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15
EnQIish Words,
It would be impossible to give the

II WUulu De lMpOSSlDIe to give the exact number of words in the Eng fish language. Words are constantly being coined and foreign words are be- ing added to the language. A recent edition of a leading dictionary gives between 100000 and 5OO,OOO words. Many oS them are derivatives, as run, running, ran, runner, etc.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15
Wet Porphyry Pebbles.

At Nantasket Beach I cannot but approve the taste which clothed the emperors in purple, when I see the wet porphyry pebbles.-Emerson.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15
Lines to Be Remembered

The sight of battlefield after the fight is enough to inspire princes with love of peace and horror of war; Napoleon I.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15
"John Chinaman.u

As far as can be learned, the earli- est use of the nickname John China man as a designation for celestials is in ga letter to the committee of man. agement of Drury Lane theater," pub lished in London just 100 years ago.
The labor standard., 1919-05-15

Optimistic Thought. As a storm purifies the air, so does misfortune sweeten life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
Good ROADS TAGS
Pretty Girls Out in Big Cam
paign Today.
Effort To Complete $4,000
Fund at Once.

1t is tag day in Topeka today. A
double score of pretty Topeka maid
ems are working in the throngs on
Kansas avenue searching out the sun
dry dollars of the citizens for the
swelling of the good roads fund of
$4,000.
Before the tag artists went onto the
streets at IL o'clock this morning it
was decided that the slogan for the
day should be "a dollar a tag"-but
| it was also decided that smaller con-
tributions would not be refused.
The fund of $4,000 is being raised
| in a campaign put on under the
auspices of the Kansas Good Roads
association and the ultimate objective
of the drive is to make Topeka the
| model good roads county of the state.
| The goal in the campaign is 1000
| and there is no doubt in the minds of
the campaign directors but this sum
] will be raised easily.
| In fact, five of the mems teams
which have been working for the last
| two days have already indicated that
| they have on hand a total of more
! than $4,000 to report. And there are
| twenty-three other teams out which
| have let no indication of the net re-
suits of their solicitation leak out.
| These teams, twenty -eight of them,
represent seven civic organizations
| the Rotary club, the Interservice club,
| the COOPERATIVE club, the North To-
peka Civic club, the Topeka Motor
Dealers association, the Topeka Auto
mobile club and the Square Circle
| club.
The tag day campaign is put on un-
| der the auspices of the Rota club, an
organization of business women which
rivals any organization in the city for
work of civic nature we'll and cheer
fully performed. Under direct COM
mand of Mrs. June Chapman, chair
man of the Rota club tag day COM
mittee, the half hundred girls were as
signed stations on Kansas avenue On
| the south side of the river nearly
thirty girls were working under COM
| mand of Miss Fayeben Williams, act
| ing as department commander, and
/ half a dozen other girls as captains of
| squads. On the north side of the river
| the squads we're in charge of Miss Err
nestine Biby as department command
er. Miss Jeanette Dooley acted as
general supply officer.
| 1t was the expectation of J. A. Fans
/ Ter, manager of the Kansas Good
Roads association. that the/net results
of the tag day enterprise of the cam
| paign would approximate about $400
| or $500. 1t is certain that the girls
will be sadly disappointed unless that
amount is contributed thru their good
| roads boxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
PROBE The MAILS
Congress Intends To Inyesti-
gate BurIesOn's Organization.
Result of Reported Heavy Lost
Parcel Post Matter.

Washington, June 14.-Congress to-
day gave evidence of its intention to
learn something definite about the
country's mail service. A resolution
to inquire into reported heavy losses
of parcel post matter will be used as
an entering wedge to obtain informa-
ton about the whole mail service.
Hearings on the resolution are sched-
uled to start Tuesday before the house
postoffice committee.
The postoffice department included
in its appropriation estimate one item
which was designated to take care of
losses paid on non-delivered parcels
post packages. Committee members.
many of whom have been flooded with
complaints against the postal service,
have determined to go to the bottom
of the situation. Chairman Steenerson
asserted.
"A subcommittee already has been
named by Chairman Steenerson to
probe orders of the postmaster gem
eral which Steenerson declared had
demoralized the rural mail delivery
service in some localities. Its mem
bers, while not participating in the in
Vestigation of its mail service, will at
( tend the hearings, it was said. Indi-
cations were that a joint report of
findings Of the two committees would
be made - - N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14

In less than one-half hour this
morning Topeka was treated to a
downpour of water that was heavier
than any rain that has fallen in To-
peka for some time. altho showers
have been as much part of each day
as the rising and setting of the sun. In
thirty minutes more than one-half an
inch of rain fell
According to F. A. Math. observer,
the rain probably was general thru
afternoon, however, he had no reports
from other towns. Math said that the
rain this morning was of the type
designated as a local thunder shower.
The rainfall may be either light or
heavy, lasting for about one-half hour
and then passing on to some other
point to repeat the sprinkling process.
As this type of rain is not continuous
nor of long duration, it is not ex-
pected to add anything to the burden
of the rivers and will have little effect
in causing any great rise.
The Kaw is rising slowly again.
The stage at 2 O'Clock was 1873.
feet. Math predicts that the river
will rise to between II and IS feet.
He does not anticipate any danger
from the Kaw. All other streams in
Kansas are falling and many have
reached an almost normal stage
already.
The showers will stop for a while
tonight. it is predicted. and tomorrow
is expected to be a fair, sunshiny dav.
(Continued IN Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
DU MARS IN CITY
He Is New Assistant Rock
Island Attorney.
Luther Burns Announces APP
pOintment Today.

Luther Burns. general attorney of
the Rock Island lines for Missouri and
Kansas, today announced the appoint
ment of John E. DuMars, of Ell Reno,
Okla, as assistant attorney. with
headquarters in Topeka.
The appointment was made by w.
F. Dickinson, of Chicago, general So
licitor of the road, who carried out the
Rock Island idea of promoting those
officers and employees of the road de-
serving of merit when vacancy oc-
ours. It was approved by the United
States railroad administration at
Washington.
DuMars has arrived in Topeka and
has assumed the duties of his new po-
sition. He succeeds Mr.. Burns, who
became general attorney last winter
upon the death of Paul Walker. The
appointment is effective beginning
June 20.
The new assistant attorney has been
in the law department of the Rock
Island at FL Reno since 1908. He has
been prominent in his profession in
Oklahoma From 1902 to 1908 he was
attorney for the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad in Oklahoma.
DuMars will move his family to To-
peka within the next few weeks. He
has a wife and two children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
WILL PUSH CASE
Hopkins Checks Up Hussey
Matter to Co. Attorney.
Wichita Man Is Charged With
Receiving Liquor.

After receiving much bitter criti-
cism for dismissal of the ]. T. Hussey
liquor case in Wichita, r. J. Hopkins
attorney general. has passed the buck
to j. A. Conley, county attorney.
Hopkins has asked Conley to investi-
gate and determine whether a second
action against Hussey is advisable.
The case against Hussey had been dis
missed on motion of the attorney gen.
erals office for want of prosecution"
and the journal entry carries the no.
tation 20. K. R. ]. Hopkins, Atty.
Gen"
Myra McHenry. widely known tenn
perance advocate, this week asserted
that she proposed to plaster the state
with posters and letters telling of the
action of the Kansas attorney gen.
eral. She declared that Hussey was
dismissed, as she believed, because of
his influence as club man. The case
has attracted statewide attention in
view of the fact that Hussey was
caught with the goods in his posses
sion and was released without a trial.
The case was also dropped without
consultation with S. M. Brewster, for
mer attorney general, who started the
case and is said to have refused to ac-
cept compromise plea of guilty on
one count.
Liquor Was Fine Wine.
Hussey had 120 quarts of Califor-
mia wine in his big motor car when
arrested, it is charged. The wine had
been shipped from California labeled
'-olive oil'' A short time before the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
SMELLED THEIR BREATH
Policeman Then Decided washburn
Dancers Were Not Drunk.

At 1880 o'clock the other morning a
huge Marmon touring car. containing
four well-dressed couples, was stopped
by the police motor car at Sixth and
Kansas avenue.
Are you the folks who have been
cutting up on south Kansas avenue ?"
asked a gruff cop IF you are, you'll
all have to come down and get booked
for being drunk and disorderly."
1t happened that the occupants of
the car were merely out joy riding
after a Washburn sorority dance at
the Elks' club. The policeman srnelled
the breaths of those in the car.
We'll, 1 guess your not the ones"
he said. for you seem to be sober.
But you had better beat it, kids. It's
getting late"
They beat it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
Railroad Keymen Refuse To
Take Commercial Wires.
Throw Full Force Behind TeIe-
graph Strike Today.
113,8OO IN PHONE STRIKE
VIII Walk Out All Over COun-
try Monday Morning.
Brokers' Operators Are Taking
Vote on Strike.

st. Louis, Mo-. June 14.-Commer-
cial telegraph business at $4,000 rail-
road offices thruout the United States
and Canada was paralyzed this
morning when the Order OF Railroad
against the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies.
Orders of E. J. Manion, president
Of the railroad telegraphers' union.
became effective at { o'clock this
morning. All railroad operators will
refuse to handle commercial messages
until further instructions.
Obcyed Universally.
The orders is being obeyed in every
railroad office of the country, accord
ing to word reaching the offices of
President Manion here this morning.
some railroads made the order opera
tive when the strike of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' Union of America
first became effective Wednesday.
With the addition of new forces to
the unionists ranks, the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers assumed charge of
the entire strike situation this morn
ing. Their fund of nearly $4,000, 900
! will be put into the fight, according
to announcement here.
Western Union officials declare their
business will be but slightly handi-
capped by the new order, saying busi-
ness handled thru railroad telegra phi
ers is inconsequential. The Postal
rot be affected, Postal telegraph Off
cials declare.
Broker Operators Vote.
Chicago, June 1.-THE Western
Brokers division of the Commercial
Telegraphers Union of America have
decided to take a referendum vote by
mail of their 1900 membership on the
expected the result will be known in
two or three days.
113,80O Phone Employees to Quit.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 14.-Approxi-
mately 113.80O electrical workers en-
ployed in the telephone and telegraph
companies of the country wifi walk
out at a. M. standard time next
Monday unless agreements are reached
before that time.
This statement was made today by
Charles P. Ford. secretary of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, as he awaited word from
the conference being held in Wash
1ngton between representatives of the
employees and the companies, Secre-
tary Ford added that he had not aban-
doned hope of a satisfactory settle
ment.
AS originally called, the strike
would have affected 125,000 workers.
but since that time, Secretary Ford
declares, agreements have been signed
with a number companies and the
grand total of men liable to walk out
is 113,800.
Demands of Union.
The following are the main de-
mands of the employees:
1. The right to organize without inter
ference.
2. DESIGNATION by the companies of
Continued ON Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
That May Be Effect of Topeka
'Phone Strike.
Officials Undecided Today What
Will Be Done.
employees VOTE TO GO OUT
Operators and Linemen Agree
To Quit Jobs Monday.
Attempt To Settle Controversy
Meets With Failure.

Unless a satisfactory agreement can
be reached Between the Southwestern
Bell Telephone company and the op-
orators and linemen's union, the tele
phone service in the city will probably
be completely tied up Monday. At a
joint meeting of the operators and
linemen in the Knights of Pythias hall
Friday night, it was unanimously voted
to walk out at o'clock Monday MORN
ing in compliance with the request of
the national headquarters unless an
agreement could be reached with the
company.
The linemen and operators are ask
ing for increased wages and demand
ing that the company recognize their
locals as units of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, it is said. The union
men claim that they have placed their
demands before officials of the COM
pany, while the officials declare that
this is not true.
Officials Are Silent.
Lately the company officials have
adopted an attitude of silence in re-
gard to any measures that may be
adopted in the event of a strike A
few days ago c. H. Benzel, general
manager, stated that If the employees
walked ou. the plant would be entirely
closed down and guards stationed
around it. Today, however, he refused
to repeat this assertion, stating that he
had no information to give out and
that he did not know what the COM
pany would do.
The company officials claim that
the workers have no cause for any
grievance against the company, and
they are making salaries that aggre-
| gate more than the company's reven-
ues. If the employees strike. they say,
/ it will be merely because of a sympa-
| thetic attitude toward the national
strikers.
| No Raise Demanded, He Says.
| Benzet stated today that he had new
er, since he had been in his present
! office. talked to any of his employees
regarding a raise, or recognition OF
the union, or had any conversation
| with them concerning a strike. Meth
erN had any of the other officers talked
to them, he stated. j. A. Armstrong
| traffic superintendent, when asked ii
Miss Lillian Brain, president of the
| opera tors local, had not called upon
! him in his office this morning to con-
fer with him regarding the matter
would not make a positive denial, but
checked the matter up to Benzel.
In the event that the strike takes
place, it will affect more than $50 OPP
! orators and 40 linemen In the city.
The strike would probably be confine ed
to Topeka and perhaps a few of the
| larger cities of Kansas. as the opera
/ tors over the state are not strongly or
ganized. Officials met in Benzepsl Of
| flee this morning to talk the matter
over, but insisted that they had no in
| formation to give out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
THIS is FLAG DAY
The 142nd Anniversary of Birth
of Old Glory.
Born in War and Strife, 1t
Stands for Protection.
TWO PROGRAMS IN Topeka
Celebrations at Memorial Hall
Afternoon and Night.
City Decorated With Flags
Downtown and Out.
TWO PROGRAMS IN Topeka

Today is the 142nd anniversary of
the birth Of Old Glory-the flag of
flags, and the emblem of history's
greatest nation. Born in time of war
and strife it has become the symbol
of peace and prosperity. of love, 10y
atty and purity; the symbol of protec-
ton for the weak and the emblem of
destruction for the oppressor.
Tradition gives to Betsey Ross the
honor of making the first American
flag in Philadelphia and Henry Mos
ler's painting. THE Birth of the
American Flag" is among the most
famous pieces of American art. OBJ
scure as is the origin OF Old Glory
certain it is that it originated in those
trying times when our forefathers
were striving against immensely su-
perior odds to make free those few
colonies which were eventually to ex-
pand into the greatest nation the
world has ever known-a nation of
which even Washington never
dreamed.
Flag Adopted in 1777.
The Revolutionary and pre-Revolu-
tionary controversies brought in all
manner of colors and designs of flags
but it was not until June IA, 1777, that
the present flag was adopted by con-
greSs the act specifying that there
should be thirteen stripes, alternately
stars on a field of blue, Representing
new constellation" It was later
voted to maintain the thirteen stripes
representing the original thirteen col
onies and add a new star for each new
state.
Thus originated the American flag,
on which today the sun never sets; the
flag that nations have learned 70 re-
spect and which means so much. to
every true American; a flag that has
never known defeat nor been stained
with blood needlessly shed; a flag to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
VILLA ARMY STRONG
Numbers 4,4OO Men-Easily Take
Juarez, Says Courier.


Juarez, Says Courier.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 14.-A courier.
who arrived last night from the rebel
headquarters near Zaragosa, less than
thirteen miles from Juarez, reports
that the rebels have 4.400 men, all
armed with rifles and each man sup
piled with 800 rounds of ammunition.
Two field guns of eight machine
guns are included in the rebel fighting
equipment. At the time the courier
left the camp. the intention was to at
tack Juarez before daylight tomorrow
morning.
The courier who is a we'll known,
relia BILE man, tho strong partisan of
Villa, declares there is not the slight
est doubt of the ability of the rebels
to capture Juarez.
Angeles is in supreme command of
the expedition, tho Francisco Villa,
with a bodyguard of 500 men, is pres
ent in person. The courier also
brought report of the destruction OF
the Mexican Central railway line by
the rebels. including the drawing and
burning of $4,000 railway ties between
Moctezuma and Chihuahua City. and
similar destruction between Chihua-
hua City and Santa Rosalia. to the
south. The delay in attacking Juarez
is accounted for by the statement that
General Angeles was awaiting the ar
rival of villa, who was delayed on
account of remaining behind to ar
range for medical aid for his brother
Juarez, Mex, June IA skirmish
occurred between federals and ad-
vanced troops of General Angeles at
4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. Several
are reported killed on the federal side
General Angeles Confident.
Headquarters of Gen. Felipe An
geles. Mexico. June 13.-Gen. Felipe
Angeles. commander of the rebel
forces in the vicinity of Juarez. grant
ed four hour interview to CORE
spondent of the Associated Press this
afternoon. With General Angeles, al
his headquarters. is Martin Lopez. next
in command; Raymond Vega, and
General Holguin.
General Angeles is in the best OF
spirits and says he is confident of his
cause. The forces of General Angeles
are we'll equipped. his cavalry horses
are the best seen below the border and
equal those of American cavalry. Gen.
eral Angeles is well supplied with
funds and states he is paying for ev-
erything he obtains from the ranch
folk.
The most surprising thing is his men
they are not the ordinary run OF rev.
olutionists. they are big and strong
and when some were asked about
Juarez they smiled and said:
We can take Juarez in three
hours"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
CALLS Ex-KAISER To TRIAL
Belgium Also Summons Rupprecht
and General Oplrer for War
Crimes.

Lausanne, Switzerland, June IA
The Frankfort Gazette published a
Brussels dispatch stating the Bel
gian attorney general has posted
official notices citing William Ho-
henzOllern, Crown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavaria and General
Opher to appear before the Brus-
sells court of appeals October IA
and answer to crimes committed
against Belgium during German oc-
cupation.
In commenting, the Gazette said
the Belgians apparently are unable
to wait until the former kaiscr's
trial under the provisions of the
peace treaty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
PASS BUCK TO CUSTOMER
Buying Easily Prepared Meat Keeps
Prices High, Butchers Say.

Chicago. June 1.-THE victim him
self-not the retailer or wholesalers
responsible for the high cost of meats,
the United Master Butchers of
America claimed today
In a statement given out by Secre-
tary c. w. Kaiser. the butchers said
failure of the consumer to adjust him
self to post war conditions by resum-
ing use of his favorite cuts. is respon-
sible.
Chucks and stews are neglected, the
butchers said, for the more easily pre-
pared meats. Mutton and lamb are
passed up also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
General Sympathetic Walkout May
Paralyze State.

Phoenix, Ariz.. June 14.-General
strike of organized labor in Arizona
threatened today as an outgrowth of
a strike of electrical workers in the
Salt River valley.
The Phoenix trades council ap-
pointed a committee to make plans
for a sympathetic strike. Union men
expected a referendum vote of all
labor in the state.
The situation assumed a more seri-
Gus aspect late yesterday when cleo
trical workers called a strike in the
plants of five large concerns in the
Phoenix district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
LONESOME WOMAN SHOOTS SELF
Becomes Despondenf When Husband
Fails To Get Day Work

Tulsa, Okla. June 14.-When Roy
B. McCarter failed to secure day
work his wife. Edith McCarter. be-
came i'll and respondent A party and
dance at a neighbor's house. and the
seeming pleasure of the men and
women, with her all alone and unin-
vited. so depressed the woman that
she went to her room and shot her
self. She was found on the floor
when the husband got home from
work this morning. still alive. but un-
conscious. She is, said to be dying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
FINALS AT ST. LOUIS
Whitney of New Orleans and Bocken-
kamp Drive on.

ST. Louis, June 14.-Nelson- Whit
ney of New Orleans and Richard r
Bockenkamp. st. Louis. drove off this
morning in the finals of the Trans
mississippi Golf tournament.
Bockenkamp defeated Arthur Bone
brake. of Topeka, former Kansas state
champion, and Whitney won over
James Nugent of st. Louis in the semi
finals.
Nelson Whitney of New Orleans.
and Richard Bockenkamp, of St.
Louis. finished the first Is holes of
the finals of the Trans MissIssippi
Golf championship today all square.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
FLY FROM GREECE TO india
Three British Planes Start $500
Mile Flight.

Athens, June 13.-Three British
airplanes. under command of Captain
Henderson, started for India today by
way of Crete and Egypt.
While the exact route the planes
intend to follow is not given. the total
distance travelled would be about
$500 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
TRAIN STRIKE LIGHT
Little interruption in Winnipeg
Only Forty Men Ont.

Winnipeg, June 14.-Despite threats
of railroad men to tie up train serv.
ice, little interruption was noticeable
here today. Officials said only about
forty men walked out.
The railroads believe they can re.
place strikers by men from the United
States, officials said.