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Evening journal., 1919-08-21

Come, Dolly, let's manage each other"
] wanted 10 laugh and to cry, JOAN
! felt so wobbly. But kept a stiff
upper lip, made him put me on the
trainand here r am.
But he Is right in saying Captain
Wallis has left me 'storm-beaten." j
am tired and seasick and a-cold
] want a haven us awfully tresome
business, tracking Fate. I've a mind TO
shut my eyes and jump off-into mar
riage with Jimmie. After all, why not?
It's hazard anyhow.
Your Weary DOT.
Evening journal., 1919-08-21


hummer at Lively Beach, having staked
her job and $500 savings n the chance
of winning a suitable husband during
Me summer. These are her letters home
10 Joan, her chum.)
Back at Old 10, Tues.
Joanie Dear. ! am writing from my
old room at Mrs Glenns. ] feel ex-
scily ike an elderly horse who has
been turned oqt TO Craze in his old. IA
milar back lot after season Of over
strenuous racing. ! am in my blue ki-
mono. hair down back bath slippers
ilap-fapping. And=as you dress, so
your mood is.
Tomorrow / shall be rested Next
day shall have my things home from
the laundry, Friday my frocks and
frills Will an be freshened saturday
I shall be repacked and ready for a
new start Today am mediiating' put
ting myself TO rights, and taking stock.
Don't think ] got away from Lively
Beach with perfect ease and simplicity.
Jimmie Ross refused TO be shaken of
by my mere announcement that | was
tired Of the hotel and was going back
TO town for rest and general repairs.
"But what about me2 he urged in
that helpless. devoted way the man you
don't want TO marry always has. Don't
come into the piclure?'
you've been mighty good TO me-
Jimmie" I answered, feeling how stu
pid it sounded but not knowing any
thing better 90 offer
prove your gratitude We can motor
10 town. have tea at my mothers, get
the license at The Municipal Building on
the way UP. and be married before 8
o'clock. ITS perfectly simple.
~ would be perfectly simple, not 10
say idlotic Listen. Jimmie -' ! saw
] had really hurt him. You are The
dearest kid"
"Oh. cut 10. Dorothy. Don't dear kid
me Come, how old are you2'
MY real age, or The age I'd give n
were signing a passport2"
Real" said Jim I'm trying TO sign
YOU up FOR life
"Tweniy-six. Jimmie going on
tWenly-seyen" I whispered looking
him straight IN hiEnicc blue eye.
loan. I could see him vince. oh. ever
so little, but the vince was there. never
theless.
And how old are you, Mr.. James +
Ross" ! questioned
"TNNenly-n marriage license |
he answered bravely.
"But wenly-one by the birth certin-
ratc?"
saw had hit II exactly.
well. what the what does 10 mat |
Ter, Dolly? oh, do be sensible. You
marry the man, not the date on his |
birth cerif I'm hundred OF years old |
r Than you in everything but figures
look at The way YOU blunder around
irst into that affair with the military
'ellow-Oh. 70 was an right enough, but
% booked queer and IFS left you sort OF
siormbcaien Then the nasty brush
with that viollnist cur '0h, DorO-
hN YOU do need a manager Gawd
Knows what youl get into next Let
me- take care Of you, dear Those FIVE
stupid years don't mean a thing. Why, |
every wife ought To be older than her
husband Every woman feels maternal !
toward the man she marries. How much !
more maternal she could feel IL she
Evening journal., 1919-08-21

got outside Percy said, Thank Heavenl
That's over for another three months.
We'll" said mama. (which kind Of
grandmother would you rather have ?"
I'll take hugs and kisses and cookies
every time, specially IL they took the
money away from me and put it in the
bank like they do Percy's He says he
thinks they take it away from him and
give il back to his grandmother and it's
the same gold piece he gets all the
time."
HELEN CARPENTER MOORE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
Pershing Orders Kansas Troops
To Get Ready Now.
Many Topeka Boys Are in the
Famous Division.
WORD HAS Been SLOW COMING
Kansas and Missouri National
Guards in Unit.
Several Other Divisions Are
Included in Order.

Washington, Feb. 11.-General
Pershing today cabled the war de-
partment that six more divisions of
American troops had been ordered to
prepare for return to the United
States. The divisions were the 30th,
S5th, 26th, nth, S2nd and 35th.
The 35th division is composed of
Kansas and Missouri national guard
units They were trained at Camp
Doniphan and went over in May of last
year. The division went thru some of
the hardest fighting of the war and
won high honors.
Going first to the Vosges mountains
the 35th went thru the st. Mihiel
drive, the Argonne, Verdun, suffering
very heavy casualties.
Topeka companies in the 35th in
clude Battery A. headquarters COM
pany of the 130th field artillery, 10th
engineers, medical detachment The
unit is at Commercy. France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
ASK SALARY RAISE
State Auditor Recommends Big
State House Increase.
Would Add $4,000 a Year to
Payroll in Topeka.

State Auditor Fred Knapp will this
week lay before senate committees his
proposed bill increasing the pay of
state clerks and employees more than
$142,0 The schedule of increases
has already been laid before members
of house committees, and it is pro-
posed to have joint meeting of the
lees and salaries committee and the
ways and means committee of the
senate to go over the proposed in
creases.
According to Knapp, the increase
will be intended to equalize salaries
in the state house. - 25.5 per cent
general increase is supposed to be pro-
vided.
The most important increases made
in the Knapp measu-e are those ap-
plying to the state printer and the
state insurance superintendent. The
salaries of both these officials are
increased from $2,5O0 to $1,000. In
the state board of agriculture no in
crease is provided for either the Sec
retary or the two assistant secretaries
despite the fact that a bill had been
recommended for passage by the SEN
ate fees and salaries committee of the
senate giving each al increase of
$500 year.
In addition to the 100 per cent in
creases provided for. the state printer
Continued Page TWoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
Give A CLAD HAND
Governor Would Maintain Re.
ception for Kansas Yanks.
Asks Appropriation To Have
Committee at Ports.

Governor Allen wants the legisla-
ture to appropriate a sufficient fund to
enable the state to maintain a recep-
ton committee in New York until the
Kansas boys overseas are mustered
out of service. In letters which the
governor today sent to Charles S. Huff
man, president of the senate, and w.
p. Lam bertson, speaker of the house,
the governor asked that the state take
action to extend q hand of welcome .
the soldiers and sailors from Kansas.
Under the plan which Governor AL
len has in mind, the state would ap-
propriate q sufficient amount to meet
the expenses of g reception committee
of three persons who would greet re-
turning Kansas soldiers on behalf of
the state. This committee would look
after the interests of Kansas while in
New York and would join with COM
mitteeS from other states in greeting
| the returned soldiers.
The governors letter was read to-
day in both houses. Ways and means
committees of the house and senate
will probably act on thu suggestion of
; the governor and originate an appro-
prlauon bill sufficient to meet the eX-
penses. Several persons today :ug-
gested an appropriation of $4,000 for
use Of the committee.
Aliens Plan.
In his letter to Lieut.. Gov Hopkins
| and Speaker Lambertson, the COVER
nor said:
| Il have red that the thirty fifth division
| of the American evolutionary forces is
scheduled s. to sail for America about. the
; first day of March. Since this division
| g nta1ns more than two regiments of in
fantry, over a regiment of artillery, regi-
ment OF engineers, an ammunition train
! some casual units and some supply units
all from Kansas. l wish to suggest to. you
the propriety of arranging for n suitable
recention upon their arrival in New York
| believe that their home coming should
| be made the occnsion for a reception and
/ the reception ought to take such form y s to
! convince these men of the gratitude of the
i state from which they come.
| Il believe that an appropriation of ten
J or twelve thousand dollars would be suf
| ficient to arrange for n suitable reception
both in New York and at the Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
farmer IS SAFE
Gore Tells Them Government
Will Back Its Promises.
Garry Out the Guarantee for
1926 Wheat Pr:ce.
fBx the Associated Press

Washington, Feb. 11.-Senator Gore
of Oklahoma, chairman OF the senate
agriculture committee. in an address
today in the senate declared that the
farmers of the United States could
rest assured that the government
would keep faith with them in carry
ing out the guaranty of price of
$2.26 a bushel for wheat. The gov
ernment, he said, should pay the diff
ference between the guaranteed price
and the price dictated by the law of
supply and demand for to do other
wise would ''create a state of unstable
economic equilibrium
The presidential proclamation fix
ing the price for 1919 wheat, Senator
Gore asserted, "creates an obligation
against the government-an obliga-
ton which is as sacred as that of a
thrift stamp or a United States bond"
There Are Two Methods.
OF the two methods of carrying out
the guaranty-requiring the consumer
to pay the difference between the
fixed price and price in the unregu =
lated market and authorizing the gov
ernment to pay this difference-Sen-
ator Gore said economic considerations
recommend the latter, which has been
endorsed by the house agriculture
! committee and embodied in it's bill.
To make the consumer pay the diff
j ference, the senator said, would only
mean continuation of the initiation
manifested during the war. which
might have serious consequences.
Serious as the charge might be
/ upon the treasury" the senator said,
! sit would be free from economic dis
advantages of the other method. 1t
would not throw wages, costs and
prices out of alignment and would not
create a state of unstable economic
| equilibrium"
Price fixing as regards wheat, he
said. has not been successful. 1t had
/ caused a loss, he claimed, of $780,
! 100000 to the farmers in two years
with only "a slight individual saving
when distributed among the millions
| of consumers. To the average family
| he said less than SIS a year on the
bread consumed had been saved.
"A sort of even handed justice seems
! to be protecting the farmer and saving
him, harmless for violating the frs
law of economics we are not sentenced
to pay fine estimated by the de-
partment of agriculture to reach
$3.50, 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
Will Not Renew Armistice ii
Terms Are Severe.
Head Erzberger Is
Responsible for Statement.
NEITHER PEACE NOR WAR
Hun Says He Simply VIII Not
Sign Up Again.
Germany May Declare State of
Bankruptcy in Land.

Turin, Feb. 11.-Mathias Erzberger,
member of the German armistice COM
mission. declared in an interview at
Weimar that Germany would not re-
new tho armistice if the provisions are
too severe" according to dispatches
received here.
''If the new conditions of the ar
mistice are too severe, we will not
sign them and will thus remain in a
state of neither peace nor war" Err
berger is quoted as saying.
The supreme war council in Paris
is now discussing recommendations,
made by Marshal Foch, for more dras-
tic military conditions probably in
Guiding occupation of other strategic
points. to insure Germany carrying ouS
certain terms of the present armistice
which she is alleged to have evaded
The armistice is scheduled to be re-
newed at Treves, February II.
COnfiscate the Incomes.
Zurich, Feb. 11.-Following a meet
ing of the finance ministry in Weimar
it was announced that a state of bank
ruptcy might be declared thruout
Germany according to dispatches re-
ceived here today. In this event, ac-
cording to Finance Minister Sudekum
private incomes would be largely con-
fiscated, allowing individuals only
such an amount as they actually need
ed for SuStenance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11

Lieutenant Carver before entering
the naval service of the nation was
assistant professor of mechanical en-
gineerinS at the University of Kansas
He was a graduate of the university
and the Topeka high school. Last
July he was commissioned lieutenant.
junior grade, a graduate of the United
States naval steam engineering school
at Eoboken y. J. He was placed at
the head of an important section of
the school at once. Six weeks ago,
in recognition of his excellent work at
Hoboken, he was made lieutenant,
senior grade.
Lieutenant Carver was married in
1911 to Eva Bessie Bailey. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. French
Lieutenant Carver had most
promising career and was considered
an authority on engineering matters
His death came suddenly. altho it was
known Saturday evening that he was
in serious condition and his father left
at once for New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
in CRAWFORD CASE
Suit for $4,000 Against Mac
Lehman Is Called Today.
Involves an Article in the
Topeka State Journal.
CONCERNING GRAND THEATER
Printed in April, 1916-Nearly
Three Years Ago.
Condition of Opera House Was
Condemned in Newspaper.
Case Suddenly Suspended Ac-
count Death Judges Brother.

The case of L. NJ. and Roy Crawford.
of the Grand opera house, against
Frank P MacLennan, editor and own
er of the Topeka State Journal, was
called at O'Clock this morning in
the district court of Shawnee county,
Judge Garver'S division.
The suit was brought by the Crdw-
fords, alleging damages to the amount
of S25,000, claimed by reason OF an
article published in the State journal
in April, 1915, nearly three years ago,
wherein the condition of the Grano
opera house as to electric wiring, exits.
stairways. wooden enclosure of fllm
machinery, etc. was condemned.
E. D. McKeever is Mr.. MacLennan's S
attorney; ]. B. Larimer and Joseph
Waters attorneys for the Crawfords.
Getting n Jury.
The morning was taken up mainly
with the examination of the jurors by
the attorneys for the prosecution and
defense.
The jurors questioned by the at
torneys follow:
e s. McClintock, retired merchant.
1. S. Curtis, retired, former district
clerk.
Geo. Pratt. retired. former tele-
phone business.
Samuel Sage, retired farmer.
,. u. NdthluSt pIlHCIpdl NAEINAAAAoJ
school.
H. c. Kibbe, loan and investments.
H. T. Baker. colored. general work.
A. Messenger, street car conductor.
A. A. Rogers. dairyman.
C. w. Bean. farmer.
Warren Rodgers, retired farmer.
E. c. Fowler, contractor.
Case Suddenly Suspended.
AS the attorneys were proceeding
Il
preparatory to forming a jury, Judge
Carver received the distressing news
of the death of his brother. John Gar
yer. in New York City. Judge Carver
dismissed the court for a few minutes,
whereupon Judge G. H. Whitcomb
took the bench, announced the sad
news, warned the men considered for
the jury to refrain from discussion OF
the case and said the further contin.
uance of the case must be suspended
Until after the funeral of Judge
Garver's brother, whose body would
be brought to Topeka for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
TO END AT NOON
Seattle Strikers Due To Go
Back To Work Today.
10000 Men nd Women Affect
ed by the Order.

Seattle. Feb. 11.-Seattle's general
strike, the first of its kind and scope
in America, was to end at noon today
the hour set by the general strike COM
mittee for the workers to return to
their places. The strike was called
last Thursday when 10000 men and
women quit work in sympathy with
the strike of $4,000 metal trades
workers. The metal workers. chiefly
of the shipyards and whose action has
tied up temporarily Seattle's large ship
building plants remain out. 1t was
estimated about 5000 union workers
who went on strike Thursday last re-
turned to their posts Monday. More
returned this morning. Street car
union executives refused the commit
tee request and voted to maintain car
service, which seemingly was in full
operation. Military forces, it was said
by army officers, will remain on duty
here until all danger of possible dis
order is ended.
jointed industrial life after the stroke
of IL noon when the general strike
here was to end, Seattle was beginning
to count profit and loss on the five
day sympathetic walkout that had af-
fected in all more than 100, 900 work.
ing people and tied up the city.
Preliminary estimates of gains and
losses to labor and industry in dollars
and cents. altho necessarily rough and
more or less speculative, include:
Loss of four million dollars in out
put of manufactu including ship
production and based on the annual
manufacturing volume of 250,0O0,000
for Seattle.
Loss in wages for 10000 workmen.
figured on SIS day average wage, ap-
proximately S3,750,000.
Heavy inroads on union strike ben
eft funds and also upon the city treas
ury due to emergency protective and
other measures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
THE NORTH AMERICAN HOTEL
New Men Here Today-Building To Be
Rushed to Completion.


H. NJ. Mcqueen, of Mcqueen Bros,
fiscal agents, and F. N. Abercrombie,
financial agent, of the North Ameri-
can Hotel company, arrived in Topeka
today to devote their energies toward
pushing the hotel affairs to compile
ton.
Mr.. Mcqueen is a we'll known finan-
cial man of the firm of Mcqueen
Bros, that has successfully carried on
business in Kansas City for the last
twelve years.
Mr.. Abercrombie is favorably known
here by such men as Carroll Mer-
riam and P. I. Bonebrake and about a
dozen years ago lived here for a short
time.
Both men are enthusiastic over the
North American hotel to be erected
at Ninth and Kansas avenue. Con-
struction will begin just as soon as the
frost is safely out of the ground and
concrete may be poured without dan
ger of freezing.
In meeting Mr.. Abercrombie today
and renewing old acquaintance, Car
roll B. Merriam. president of the
Chamber of Commerce said: do
you know, Mr.. Abercrombie, I think
that instead of talking about a new
governors mansion in Topeka, the
state should make arrangements for a
i large suite of rooms in the new North
American hotel for the use of the gov
ernor and his family. That is the way
| it is done in old Vermont, my former
state. 1t is less expensive than to
| maintain large residence and grounds
and when the governor and his family
are at the capital they have their hotel
suite available and when they are
| away it is closed
THAT is worth thinking about -
| said several bystanders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
HE Will co BACK
Wilson Plans To Return to
Paris by March 15.
Will Not Abandon Peace Con-
ference for Very Long.

Paris. Feb. 11.-Evidence of Presi-
dent Wilson's intention not to abandon
the peace conference upon the ratifi-
cation of the society of nations plan
was found in the disclosure today
that he plans to return from Washing
ton to Paris by March Is. This in
wolves so brief a stay at Washington
Rs to permit only the signing of bills
during the closing hours of congress.
1t is understood that Mr.. Wilson
intends to give personal attention in
Paris to the work of the supreme ex-
ecutlve council. which promises to be
the most important feature of the
peace conference after the disposal
of the society of nations Interesting
developments in the work of the SUI
preme council of the peace confer
ence are expected today. The draft
of the plan for a society of nations
will be before the commission for sec
ond reading and it is probable that it
will be prepared for action by a plen-
ery session of the conference late in
prevail that the commissions report
will be adopted.
Refer Policy to Committee.
The supreme war council, altho
hearing the claims of Belgian dele
gates in support of the French view
that their country should be protected
until on the same footing as Germany,
il expected to refer this matter to an
economic committee. 1t is now evil
dent that the supreme war council
will be relieved entirely of this ques-
tion, which is regarded as an eco
nomic. rather than military ques-
tion.
The supreme economic council
which is about to be organized is ex-
pected to consider French and Belgian
proposals that Essen and other Ger
man industrial towns should be occu-
De- r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
TODAY'S TEMPERATURE

At O'Clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of eight miles
an hour from the southwest.
The temperature for the day aver
aged IT degrees above normal
Another little jag of spring-like
weather is scheduled by S. d. Flora,
state meteorologist. It will last until
tomorrow night at any rate. Then,
according to the indications. the
weather may become unsettled. There
has been no cold weather in the United
States during the last twenty-four
hours. The lowest temperature was
16 degrees above zero reported from
Boston. Mass. In the northwest. from
which territory comes most of the cold
weather reaching Kansas, tempera-
lures are low. Havre. Mont, reports
a temperature of 80 degrees, as warm
as it was here in Kansas.
Very little precipitation has been re-
lC0nTiuue, an Page TUoI
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MORE TINE FOR FIGURING
Time for Filing Income Tax Returns
May Be Extended Month.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE time for
filing reports of income at the source
probably will be extended by Internal
Revenue Commissioner Roper for
thirty days or more beyond March Is.
when they ordinarily would be due, it
was said today. These reports are re-
quired from persons or business con-
Germs which made payments of more
than $500 last year on account of SAL
aries. wages, rents. interest or similar
purposes. separate return is made
for each payment. and these are used
in checking up on income or profits
returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
: ttGl

mer colonies of Germany in the East
Indies.
New Zealand claims the Samoan
islands held by Germany before the
war. The United States controls six
of this group and Germany formerly
held eight, which are by far the most
important.
Japan desires the Marshall and Car
oline islands and suggests that the
British and Japanese influence in the
Pacific be delimited by the equator.
1t is reported that this arrangement
was made in 1916 in a secret treaty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11

The disposal of Germany's former
island possessions in the Pacific af
fects American territorial interests
more directly than any other issue be-
fore the peace cnogress.
With no altruistic handicaps Japan,
Australia and New Zealand are de-
manding that these spoiis of war be
assigned to them
Australia claims New Guinea and
the Bismarck archipelago, which is
by far the most important of the for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11

between Toxic and London.
3-The Carolines and Marshalls are
directly in the course of the sea routes
between Honolulu and the Philippines
and would give Japan a series of naval
bases between our Pacific outpost at
Pearl Harbor and Manila.
Kiao Chau, the former German
stronghold in China, which was taken
by the japanese and British early in
the war, is to be returned to China.
The japanese now hold it. but have
announced their intention to with
draw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
FOR LABOR PROGRAM
Child Labor Prohibition and Uniform
ity of Seamen's Wages Accepted.

Paris. Feb. 10.-Two important fea-
t,Ires of the American and British la
bor program were accepted today by
the commission on internationa labor
legs=Istion ard will form a part of the
whole project of international regula-
ton of labor which will be submitted
to the full peace conference. These
are the prohibition of child labor un-
der 6 years of age and the uniformity
of seamen's wages.