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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
EUGENE v. DEBS IN PEN
Socialist Leader Began His 1O-Year
Sentence Today.

Moundsville. w. Va, April IA
Eugene V. Debs, often Socialist candi-
date for president, today began serv-
ing his ten year sentence in the fed
eral penitentiary here.
Debs gave himself up to federal au-
thorities in Cleveland yesterday on
arriving there from his home in Terre
Haute, Ind. He was convicted some
months ago of seditious utterances
during an address in Canton, Ohio.
This afternoon Debs was assigned as
nurse in the prison hospital. where he
will have a number of flu victims un-
der his care.
At the present time influenza is
gaining headway in the penitentiary.
over sixty cases being recorded.
Debs thanked the prison authorities
for the assignment.
Warden Terrell instructed the pris-
oner he would not be permitted to
preach the doctrines of Socialism or
Bolshevism among the inmates.
Debs promised scrupulously to OBJ
serve this order. He will have the
freedom of the institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
5 Million Dollar Petroleum Co.
in Topeka Headquarters.
1t Is Branch of the Elmhurst
Investment Company.
CHARTER WAS GRANTED TODAY
Large Office Force Will Be
Maintained in This City.
No Stock of Company Will Be
Put ON the Market.

General headquarters of a new five
million dollar petroleum company are
to be opened in Topeka. Incorpora-
ton papers for the Orlando Petroleum
Co., with main offices in Topeka, were
filed today with the state charter
board. The company is a branch of
the Elmhurst Investment Co. and will
maintain headquarters in the New
England building.
All of the stock in. the new COM
pany has been disposed of. according
to a statement today by N. B. Burge
one OF the incorporators. Officers will
be elected at a meeting tonight or
Tuesday and in a few days plans will
be announced concerning the opera
tions OF the giant corporation. The
company is one of the largest corpor-
ations formed in the state in a num-
Der OF months. 1t paid an incorpor-
alton fee of s2,577.50 today-the larg-
est cnarter fee of any company or
ganized in Kansas since the first of
the year.
Have Large Office Force.
IT is the plan of the company to
maintain its principal offices here,
Burge stated, and a large office force
office will be established at Peabody,
Marion county, and another office To-
Gated in the southern Kansas oil fields,
will be announced in a few days. At
present the Elmhurst people hold ex-
| tensive interests in the new Elbing
field near Peabody. In fact it was the
Elmhurst strike that opened the new
field on the Marion-Butler county
| line.
Burge stated that extensive hold
ings are owned by the company and
that it would engage in the oil and
gas business on a gigantic scale. The
company is authorized, under its char
ter, to engage in the production and
sale Of crude petroleum and natural
| gas and the refining of oil. 1t is
probable that one of the industries en-
| gagged in by the company will be the
refining of crude oil from, the Butler
and Marion fields. Burge, however,
| would not discuss this matter at this
time. Another privilege extended the
company under its charter is the lay
ing OF pipe line and sale of gas and
ON
1 No Stock on Market.
| Stock Of the company is divided into
1000 shares with a par value of 500
a share. None of the stock is to be
placed on the market.
| The company is closed corpora
ition," Burgee stated. "None of the
stock will be offered to the public
Incorporators of the company in
clude several officials of the Elmhurst
Investment company. The incorpora.
tors are: N. B. Burge, c. w. Horn
c. A. O'Meara, ]. Lee Buck, Louis
VanDorp, A. A. GODDARD, c. B. Burge
| Topeka, and S. w. Forester, Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
Topeka and Shawnee Must
Raise s2,147,5OO in Loan.
This Is s42s,75O Less Than
Amount for Fourth Drive.
CAMPAIGN OPENS APRIL q
Week of Voluntary Subscrip'
tiOns May Be Allowed.
Allotment for State Is S4S,265,
$50, Says Chm. Davidson.

Shawnee county will be required to
subscribe $2.147.5OO to the victory
loan.
This is s42s.75O less than the
quota for the fourth liberty loan last
of Topeka and the county subscribed
at that time.
In the fourth liberty loan Shawnee
emerged with a $2,972, 500 subscrip-
ton in a campaign to raise a quota
of $2.571.250.
The Topeka and Shawnee quota
was announced today by j. r. Burrow.
who has been in charge of all loan
campaigns in this county. and who
has made a wonderful record for this
city for over-subscriptions.
Campaign Begins April 21.
Burrow stated that the campaign
would begin April 21. 1t will last un-
til May 10. The first week may be
devoted to voluntary subscription
period in which it is hoped that the
county and city will come forth with
the goal is not reached, it is planned
that teams will go out to canvass the
territory.
Burrow stated today that a meeting
of Topeka and Shawnee county bank.
ers would be held Wednesday night tC
the campaign would be voluntary, and
also to make other final arrangement:
to float the V-loan here.
Associated Press dispatches quoting
| c. L. Davidson, state chairman for tbs
V-loan drive, Wichita, today an
nounced that the quota for Kansas il
| the coming loan would be S4S,265, $50
| The quota for the fourth loan wal
$67, 7,050,700, and the state raised
| s75,OS6, 500.
| The quota for the various district
| of the state, it is announced by David
| son, are as follows:
First, s7,294,750; second, $6,344, 900
| third, $5.2s7, 700; fourth, S3,912,50
fifth, S5.445,050: sixth, Sass, $50
seventh. 1922, 800; eighth, 1929, ,450
ninth, $4.714,900; tenth, $1,115,9 $50
| eleventh, $513.300.
The national loan calls for $4,000,
100000. The bonds will pay A y pc
cent on partially exempt four-yea
treasury notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
First COntingents of 35th Divi-
sion Are Due This Week.
Headquarters Company VIII
Come via Newport News.
OTHERS TO DOCK AT new YORK
Final Reception Plans Are Be-
ing Worked Out.
Governor Going to New York
To Meet Kansans.

First contingents of the artillery
troops of the 35th division will begin
arriving in New York Saturday. At
almost the same time headquarters
Newport News. Va. Reception COM
mitteeS from Kansas will leave Thurs
day to meet the returning troops.
Announcements received in the state
house, today made practically certain
the landing of the first contingents of
the Kansas fighting men with the 35th
division some time Saturday. Other
units will arrive Sunday and Monday.
Reception committees will meet each
unit and accompany the organizations
to Camp Funston. No announcement
has been received as to the plans of
the war department to permit stop
ping of troop trains for demonstra-
tions in Topeka Arrangements for
the big state wide welcome at Camp
Funston are now being worked out
and there is confidence that Topeka
will be given a chance to stage the
first big show when the troops reach
this city.
Work Out Plans.
Governor Allen was in conference
more than an hour this morning con-
Martin, adjutant general; Gen. Wilder
S. Metcalf of Lawrence, and Major
Charles H. Browne of Holton, were
in conference with the governor. De-
tailed plans will be worked out late
this afternoon or Tuesday and plans
for receptions will be announced as
soon as confirmation of the proposed
show are received from Washington
The Kansas governor will be at the
head of the reception line of Kansans
| in New York Saturday. He will leave
Topeka some time Thursday and will
| help to welcome the returning units
of Kansas fighting forces, He will
also accompany the troops home and
will probably spend a week or ter
days in the east.
Martin to Newport News.
General Martin, under the present
plans, will meet the headquarters or
Browne will be in charge of the Kan
sas community building at Camp Fun
ston, where the big all-Kansas recep-
| ton will be held.
A COMMITTEES of fifteen or twent,
kansans will go to New York anl
Newport News this week to receive
the men of the headquarters organiza-
tion and the artillery units of the 4 30tf
field artillery. Governor Alien stated
that he proposed to select for the com
mittee men and women from tht
ttowns in which the units were organ
ized-Topeka, Wichita, Kansas City
| Lawrence, Independence, Pittsburi
| and other cities. Included in the re
ception committee will be several mill
! tary men as we'll as a number of mel
and women prominent in public affairl
in Kansas. The personnel of the com
mittee, Governor Allen stated, wou1t
not be completed until tonight or Tues
day-after each person selected ha,
| agreed to go each to aid in extending
! al real Kansas welcome to the return
! ing men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
IF HUN HAD WON
German Demands Made Public by
Soviet Government.

Zurich, April 14.-Bavarian news
papers, by order of the soviet gov
ernment, have reproduced textually
the recommendation made in Sep
tember. 1914, by Matthias Erzberger,
then leader of the centerist party, re-
garding indemnities to be demanded
by Germany. They were, in sub
stance:
Reimbursement for all damages
and all state debts. so per cent of
which are due to army and navy ex-
penses.
Payment of s1.ooo.oO0s 0soe PEN
sion fund
Restoration of all commercial
cables and stations.
Payment of rewards to victorious
generals for exceptional services.
Payment of funds to improve living
conditions in Germany"
-Erzberger, as chairman of the Ger
man armistice commission, complained
at the ''harshness" of the allied terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
BIG NIGHT FOR BOYS
State journal "Newsies" Will Be Ell
tertained Tuesday at Novelty.

Yea, BoI The newsies of the State
Journal are to have a wild night to-
morrow evening. The entire street
statesmen" of this paper will be the
guests at the Novelty tomorrow night
for the second show. Albert Miller,
circulation manager of the journal.
and Bob Mack, manager of the Nov
city, have made arrangement to have
the roof of the theater removed to al
low mo limit evening for the boys.
Every boy. fat, lean, thick or slim.
black or white. brown or yellow will
have full run of the house. The bill
this first half is pippin and should
prove good entertainment for this
gang of wild. husky lunged youths If
there is any one who would like to see
bunch of kids have a noisy good
time, they had better step into the
Novelty tomorrow night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
BOLSHEvISTS IN ITALY
Cavalry Troops Patrol Cities To Keep
Down Disturbances.

Washington, April 14.-Bolsheviki
propaganda is being spread broadcast
in certain Italian cities, creating a sit
uation of grave possibilities. a message
to the state department intimated to-
day
Extra police are patrolling the
streets of Turin. big industrial center,
and 500 cavalry troops are reported to
have been quartered there to suppress
possible uprisings. The troubles are
officially spoken of as an Impending
strike" and the Italian authorities. the
state department message said, have
the situation under control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
DID NOT FLY TODAY
Adverse Weather Conditions Hold Up
Transatlantic Flight.

st. John, April 14.-Harry G.
Hawker and Lieutenant Commander
Grieve, the Sopwith biplane team,
went to the aairdrome today and in
view of adverse conditions. intimated
that the start of the transatlantic
flight for the next few hours at least
was doubtful. Altho the rain has
stopped, the ground is still soft and
the fog is dense. Meanwhile Captain
Raynham and Major Morgan, other
contenders for the London Daily Nails
$4,000 prize for an over the ocean
flight, announced they might make a
trial tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
KANSANS IN 18th
Here Is n List of Units Coming
Homo That You Should Cut
Out and Keep.

The adjutant generals office in To-
peka completed a compilation of the
Kansas units of the 35th division and
the 117th ammunition train, showing
national guard organizations which
went into the different outfits of the
35th and the towns from whence they
Gamer
These units of the First and Second
regiments, Kansas National Guard,
constituted the 137th infantry:
Headquarters company, Lawrence and
Newton.
Machine gun company, Humboldt and
Hutchinson.
Supply company, Lawrence and Hutch
inson.
Company A. Kansas City and Wichita.
Company Il. Horton and Holton-
Company c. Burlington and Great Bend.
Company y. Paola and MePherson
Company +, Fredonia and Hutchinson.
Company +, Hiawatha and Larned-
Company g; Fort Scott and Minneapolis.
Company H, Lawrence and Winfield.
Company I, Manhattan and Wichita
Company X, Garnett and Independence.
Company NJ. Lawrence and saiina
The Sd Kansas national guard and a
Missouri national guard regiment con-
stituted the 139th infantry The Kan
sas units:
Headquarters Company, Topeka.
Machine Gun Company, lola.
Supply Company. Topeka.
Company p. oskaioosa.
Company c. Junction City.
Company d, Caney.
Company Il, Leavenworth.
Company +. Edorado.
Company G, Downs.
Company H. Abilene.
Company I. Herington-
Company X Newton.
Company L. Wellington.
Company NJ Marion.
The 120th field artillery was COM
posed of the 1st regiment, field artil-
lery:
Headquarters company. Topeka.
Supply company, Topeka.
Battery A, Topeka.
Battery h. Lawrence.
Bnttery G, Pittsburg.
Battery u. Pittsburg.
Battery f, Kansas City.
Battery f, Wichita.
Military police composed the 1st
squadron. Kansas cavalry.
Company A, Eureka.
Company Il, Wichita.
Company c, Dodge City.
Company d, Coffeyville.
The 10th field signal corps batta-
lion:
Company A (radio). Topeka.
Company b (wire). lola.
Company (outpost, Wichita.
The 10th engineers:
| Company A, Topeka.
/ Company II, Kansas City.
| Company c, Kansas City.
The 10th engineers train:
! Headquarters Company, Independence.
| The 10th Sanitary train:
| Field Hospital No. 1, Topeka.
Ambulance Company No. I, Kansas City
/ Field Hospital No. ., Parsons.
Ambulance Company No. ,, Kansas City
The 117th ammunition train, 42t
/ division:
! Companies 1. .. :, 4, and G, Rosedale.
Companies and S, Chanute.
! Company Q. Dodge City.
Company 10, Parsons.
Company IL, Manhattan.
Company II, Pratt
Washburn Ambulance Company, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
HINES COMING WEST

Washington, April IA Director
General Hines plans to make an in
spection tour thru the west, leaving
Washington tonight and visiting the
Pacific coast before he returns, in
about two weeks. His itinerary has
not been finally determined. He prob
ably will confer with william G. Nc
Adoo, his predecessor. who is now at
Santa Barbara. Cal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
COOK MAY NOT SERVE
Man Who Killed Chicago CIubnan
Granted New Trial.

Chicago, April IA. Norman
convicted of stabbing William E.
Bradway to death. may never serve
his prison sentence of from one to
fourteen years, it was indicated here
today.
Criminal Court Judge Kersten to-
day granted Cook new trial. but As
sistant States Attorney O'Brien de-
clared the state will strike the case
off the docket with leave to reinstate.
There is no use of trying the case
again. said O'Brien who prosecuted
Cook
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
DYNAMITE AT FORT
Priya:c Confcsscs to Plot To Liberatt
Guard House Inmates.

Chicago. April IA search for
dynamite at Fort Sheridan was on to-
day following an alleged confession by
Private Edward Hinkler that he and
two other prisoners were ready to
break Jail and liberate 55 other SOL
diers from the guard house,
Hinkler saId he did not know where
the dynamite was hidden or how
much there was. IT was to have been
used in freeing other inmates. IL was
claimed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
UNREST IN JAPAN
Feeling High in support of Peace
Amendment.

Paris. April 14--Japanese peace
tions from Toxic for which they cabled
Saturday, following defeat of their
amendment to the league of nations
covenant providing for racial equality.
The japanese are known to be fear
full of disturbances in Japan. where
feeling was said to be high in sup
port of the amendment. They would
make no statement today. pending re-
ceipt of word from their government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
RIOTING in CAIRO
Nearly 30 Killed and 100 Wounded in
Last 4S Hours.

Cairo, April 11-CasuaIties resulting
frt.m riots in the last forty-eight hours
totailed 6S killed and 100 wounded.
it was officially announced today. In
Alexandria. troops fired into a mob,
killed 20 and wounding many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
JUDGE DIVELBISS DIES
Missouri Judge Succumbs to Wounds
Inflicted by Editor.

Richmond, Mo-. April 14.-Judge F.
P. Divelbiss. of the seventh judicial
district, last night succumbed to nine
knife wounds inflicted on April z by
r. s. Lyon, editor of Richmond Con-
serYator. Lyon was imm ediately
charged with first degree murder and
held in Jail without bond.
Lyon was released this morning un-
der SIS. 900 bond. He is being held
for the October term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
ON A LONG FLIGHT
Major McAuley in Fourth Attemp
San Diego to Fort Worth.

San Diego. April 14.-Maj. Theodore
A. McAuley will start east today on
his fourth attempt to fly from San
Diego to Fort Worth in one day. The
distance is 1,320 miles He made the
flight from FL Paso to San Diego yes
terday. distance of 720 miles. with
only one stop in eight hours and 25
minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
WOOD IS NOT FLYING
High Winds Prevent TransatIanti
Flight Today.

London April 14.3Major Woods
transatlantic flight from Ireland has
been delayed by weather conditions.
the air ministry announced today.
High winds have been prevailing on
this side of the Atlantic since Satur-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14

ed at the City park will also be given
consideration in this work.
The commission adjourned after
reaching decision to meet April 16
at a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
JOHN WALSH RESIGNS
Chief Counsel Federal Trade Commits
sion To Practice Law.

Washington. April 14.-Acceptance
of the resignation of John Walsh, of
Washburn. Wis. chief counsel of the
federal trade commission, effective to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
DAYS TEMPERATURES.

It's going to be a good deal colder
here tonight and tomorrow, said s. D.
Flora, state meteoroFogist. this morn
ing In western Kansas temperatures
will be close to freezing. No freezing
weather is expected here. Tempera-
lures in the northwest were around
W,ontinued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
1T WILL BE COLDER
Temperatures To Be Near Freezing In
Western Kansas Tonight.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Unsettled tonight followed by fair weather;
Tuesday colder: temperature near freezing
west portion tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
ID. A. R. is IN SESSION
More Than 1900 Delegates 10 An
nuaI Congress in Washington.

Washington, April 14.-Probably
500 delegates were on hand today
for the opening of the Twenty-eighth
annual congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution at Memorial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
BOLSHEvISTS COMING
les on Way To Make Offers
to Entente Nations.

Zurich. April 1.-THE Deutsche
Tages Zeitung reports that Bolshevik
emissaries have left Moscow to begin
the first semi-official pourparlers
with the entente governments"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
ITALY is CRITICAL
Attitude Toward
Eiume Is Regretted.

Rome. April 14--Italian CORE
spoEdents in Paris are severely criti-
cizing the proceeding of the peace
conference. especially the Anglo
American attitude toward Fiume.
They said that Premier Orlando would
insist that Italy be awarded Fiume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
Lcmbf 2 Is BombaI ID.

London. April 14.-Ukraiis.an ar
tiliery heavily bombarded Lemberg
Thursday and Friday killing and
wounding many civilians. Lemberg
was recaptured from the Ukrainians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
Reach Final Stage.

(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, April 1.-THE peace treaty
and the league of nations have un-
doubtedly reached the final stage of
negotiations, but it is not yet clear that
they are out of troubled waters as
they must pass the ordeal of plenary
CONTINUED n I'age TwO.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14

A PPLES are dollar apiece in Paris,
soldiers say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas;
Unsettled tonight, followed BY
fair weather. Tuesday. colder Tenn
perature near Preceding west tonight.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-22
WAR RESULTS IN
STARVATION Of
MANY BALKANS

pIfZET. Roumania, July e. Here
IN rho midst OF the worlds riches,
ri, ,,e,ds ncople have bccn actually
starving
pcf,ra tho war this part Of Ruman.
&, proauced big fortunes in oil, being
ana ., the rr,o,es, sources Of Euro
,,,, sunnIv Today it's wells are IN
rui,s and the pconle are destitute.
r,a i,v,dir, nrnIas rrouisltlonod
,vorythinc thot could be pricd loose
,,a ,r,rsnorted parnly,ing one ot
,ro v,,,hiost industries IN the BAL
Inns
woSksrs for tho American Rod
Crosse wb,cb is, distributing relief in
the form, NJ fooIs and medicines thru
90, ,h, c,urtry b,vo r,u,d p,nple
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-22
VILLA TAXES E\EHCISE.

Ell PASO. TScaa, July % Fran.
cisco villa II II physical culture p
crult. when he was nt Villa Album.
ada en- route TO attack Juarca, h,
was seen by residents OF that lIub
town doing, setting M "NcrcIscs er
cry morning In front OF tho home q,
Jesus YslctRs which h, had appro.
prlatcd M his headquarters Ate,
Ia minutes OF this the rebel leader
would run the fun Length Of the
main street Of Nilla Ahumada 20
tlmcs TO cover The Ave miles ho ,t
as task for himself each day.
Keep the stomach lrom gol!a,
fat and II makes riding oahcr" h.
said to one OF tho ln,or"ar,d spcc,A.
tors.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-22
OLD LETTER OF KING
FERDINAND ADDED
TO BIG COLLECTION

SANTA FE. n. NJ, July ga let.
ter bearing what Is believed To be tho
only authentic signature OF King
Ferdinand of Spain.o-patron. with
Queen Isabella. OF the expedition OF
Columbus TO the new world-that ls
extant in this country. forms one of
the most important additions TO the
collections OF the Historical Society
OF New Mexico. The letter Is written
to his cousin. the Duke OF Infantazzo
The document, which is dated De
cember 2s. 1912, Is remarkably well
preserved. II deals with the arrange
ments for the approaching marriage
Of the kings niece and the dukes
son.
The letter concludes:
Everything Is already prepared
for the wedding, including the money
which is to be given the said court as
agreed"
The signature affixed IS Ferdln-
and's famous 'Yo, FL Rey," ('I, the
King. %.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-22
MANY MINING ~ MEXICO CITY.

MENlCO CITY, July 2i,--Pcopic
of tho state of Morclos, cnllvcncd ny
the death Or Znpnta aud OF the nor
rors OF seven years OF war, are CIV
ing themselves over almost 'Nclu-
sivcly TO mining Iron and stool
manufacturers In tho capital are said
to be- receiving steady shipments OF
oNrs from Morolos and plans for min.
ing development In the entire state
are being made,