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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-21
A SHOT FIRED IN PARKWAY SERBIA BRINGS SUDDEN DIS
ASTER T0BAYARD.

Wimbun New Yorker visit Cleye
land pretty Daphne Kip whose brother the Office with
Daphne New with mother her
Daphnes brother Bayad left
bride Leila Daphne mother install themselves Bayard
Daphne meets Tom Duane, manabouttown greatly
racted accidentally penns
for his salary Bayard his
peced The three out shopping the
buy expensive having them Bayad
Bayard furious the hard times
indignant declares she will her
ment with Clay Through introduction
Reben theatrical magnae to give her position his
panes Her first rehearsal fasc Reben
gives her another chance Sudden Illness
gives Daphne her chance
soled by Tom Duane Daphne Clay
red but the following result
Is cut in half and they forced to abandon their plans
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-21
ELIxIE gAREK 4 GOOD TONIC

And Drives Malaria Out OF the System.
"Your sEsabek' acbs like magic; I have given
it to numerous people in my parish who were
suffering with chiils, malaria and fever. rec
ommend it to those who are sufferers and in
need of good tonic. Rev. s. Szymanowski,
elixir Eabeax, so cents, all druggists or by
Parcel Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski q Co.
Washington, d. @.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-21
Constituencies.
than

Knicker-Blood is thicker than
wafer.
Bocker-And the milk of human
Kindness is thicker than ink.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-21
Consoling.

Humorist-"I want no weeping at
my funeral"
Wife-"There won't be unless some
body springs n few of your jokes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-21

No Worms In q Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an nm
healthy color which indicates poor blood and as a
rule. there Is less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTELHSS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, Inn
prove the digestion and act as General Strength
ering Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw of or dispel the worms, and the Child will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
BOND TO BROKER
He Was Rearrested Today on
New Warrants.
Charge Is That of Illicit Stock
ManipulatiOns.

SaIina, Kan, July 26.-Upon refusal
of Henry Baier to testify against Felix
Broeker at the latter's hearing here
this morning, charging Illicit stock
manipulation, Broeker was re-arrested
on two warrants sworn to by Maurice
McNeill of the attorney generals Of
flee. charging unlawful assistance to
Henry Lefferdink, cashier of the de-
funct Kansas State bank. in the issu-
ance of worthless drafts and certifi-
Gates aggregateing 100000.
Brokers bond was fixed at $50, 900.
Announcement was made from the
attorney generals office here several
days ago that new warrants for the
arrest of Felix Broeker were bing pre-
pared and that they would be sent to
Salina to be served. Henry Baier,
whose name was used in the first
complaints made against Broeker,
stated that his name was used with
out authority and that he would not
testify against the Salina promoter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
TO EMMETT.NExT
State journal Aerial Extra
Leaves Topeka Monday.
Fourth Kansas Town To Re-
ceive Daily Thru the Clouds.

The next aerial extra Of The State
Journal to be delivered by airplane
will appear over the horizon Monday
evening. August 4, at Emmett, a lively
town in Pottawatomie country, thirty
miles by air from the capital city.
Emmett has been petitioning The
State Journal for two weeks trying
to procure historical aerial extras of
this Newspaper. Arrangements have
been completed with Manager Godsey
and Lieutenant Webber for the de-
livery of a late edition on that date.
This crew of flyers made the first
airplane delivery of newspapers in the
history of Kansas recently when they
took State Journals to Eskridge.
Later they delivered papers to Bald
win and last evening Lieutenant Stan
ford and Mechanic Adam made a
flight to Holton with 400 State Jour
nails in the cockpit.
Lieutenant Webber and Manager
Godsey will remain in Topeka on
Washburn field until next Monday,
when they fly to Clay Center to fill a
4-day engagement. Then they will re-
turn home to Washburn field. Topeka
is their home and they have made fly
ing dates in all parts of the state out
of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
WANT HIM HERE?
Officers Believe Texas Negro
Doctor "Kited" SIS Check.
He Is Man Who Told Sensa-
tional Mob Story.

The sheriff at Longview, Tex, may
not want DIR. D. H. Davis, the highly
educated negro who told a story of a
sensational escape from a mob of
whites in Texas. but Sheriff Hugh
Lartmer would like to find the suave
gentleman of color who offered to
surrender to Governor Allen.
Larimer began wishing for the ne
gro physician this morning after Bob
Miller. under-sheriff, and Oscar Carl
son, a deputy. answered a hurry call
to the Bank of Topeka At the big
banking institution the officers found
s. e. Cobb, president of the bank. and
two or three clerks surrounding two
bewildered looking negroes.
James Jordan, one of the negroes.
presented a check for SIS drawn on
the bank by a man who. it is pre-
sumed was the physician. The name
Davis was plain on the signature but
the initials were difficult to decipher.
Jordan told officers that he hauled
a negro physician around the CITY for
two days and was rendered the s75
check in payment. Officers believe
the negro was Doctor Davis. Jordan
ana his friend who called to get cash
for their big check were released.
Davis had no funds in the bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
Japan Preparing To Return
Control to China, Report.
Jap Official Leaves for PENN
sula To Investigate.
NEGOTIATE BEFORE SEPT. IS
Interested in BOrah's Demands
China Refuses To Confer.
Japan Would Run National En-
terprises Jointly, 1t Is Said.
(By the Associated Pressl

Toxic, July 26.-Kenkichi Yoshi-
szwa, former councillor of the Japan
ese legation at Peking, left here today
for the Shantung peninsular to con-
duct a special investigation of condi-
tions there preparatory to negotiations
with China for the return of its SOW
ereignty over the territory controlled
by Japan under the German peace
terms. The negotiations, officials in
dicated, would be Initiated after ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty b. the privy
council, which officials said they ex-
pected would take place before Sep
tember Is.
Much interest is displayed by Of
ficials here in the inquiries made in
the United States senate by Senator w
E. Borah of Idaho regarding the
negotiations at the peace conference
which resulted in the Shantung agree
ment.
Japanese officials said Japan Is
ready to make all enterprises in the
Shantung, including railroads and
mines, joint undertakings with the
Chinese.
Japan, 1t is understood. is having
difficulty in inducing China to discuss
the Shantung question. Failure OF
the Chinese delegation at aris, it il
said, to sign the peace treaty is prov
ing to be source of embarrassment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
Ten Harvest Hands Blame
Rock Island Brakemen.
They Want Warrants Issued in
This County.
CAME OUT OF HERINGTON
Were Allowed To Ride for so
Cents a Head.
Masked Men Made Them Give
Up Their Money.

Held up AMI robbed by masked rob-
bers on a moving Rock Island freight
pulling out of Topeka, ten penniless
harvest hands, thru their attorney,
are endeavoring to get warrants served
in Topeka today against two Rock
Island brakemen. accused of reliev-
ing them of the money made in the
harvest field. Rock Island officials
are standing behind the b-akemen in
their fight and appeared in the office
of Hugh Fisher. county attorney, to-
day to defend their employees.
Thrills equal to a Bill Hart picture
fill the story of the robbery as told
by the Kansas City attorney repre-
senting the harvest hands. The ten
harvest tiends boarded the freight at
HerinEtcn, where it is alleged they
paid the two brakemen so cents each
to occupy an empty box car. That
was July IA.
The train pulled out of Topeka as
the sun was going down. Suddenly
the door was opened. Two masked
men entered the car. One held a
fiashlight, the other a revolver.
Ordered "Hands Up."
up, you fellows" the man with
the revolver ordered. up, with your
face to the walls and your hands to-
ward heaven"
4AAGS llul1Ss II Is charged, the rob-
bers searched their victims. Then. 1t
is claimed. a series of signals were
thrown out into the shadows by the
hashlight and the train stopped.
Lie down." was the next order.
The two robbers jumped out, locked
and sealed the car and disappeared.
The brakemen on the train named
William Small and James Wales were
arrested in Wyandotte county charged
with robbing the harvest hands. They
were dismissed at a preliminary hear
ing.
Fisher To Get Transcript.
The Kansas City attorney claims the
case should be tried in Shawnee
county as the alleged crime was com
mitted in this county. Fisher sent to
Kansas City today for a transcript of
the testimony at the preliminary. His
future action will be governed by the
testimony appearing in the transcript.
Il understand the Identification of
the victims was thru the similarity of
the voices of the brakemen to those
of the robbers" said Fisher. zone
man, did, 1 understand, identify the
lower faces of the brakemen as the
same faces seen under the red masks
worn by the robbers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
GO IN is MINUTES
Fast Delivery of State Journals
to HOlton.
Third Kansas Town To Receive
Newspapers.

Sixteen minutes after Lieut.. Frank
c. Stanford, of Independence, Kan.
left Washburn field with the Holton
aerial edition of The State Journal, he
landed in a pasture north of Holton.
When the lieutenant landed. he was
cheered by hundreds of residents of
the city, who had motored to the i'm
promptu landing field to witness the
arrival Of The State Journals aerial
paper carrier.
The field was a small one, with tim
Der and fences on all sides. but STAN
ford made an excellent landing despite
the adverse conditions. The news
papers were then turned over to the
Holton circulation representative OF
The State Journal and were delivered
by carriers to the subscribers homes
This is the third Kansas town re-
ceiving State Journals by air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
"TO Be a ecOnd Wtfe e
Seemed Like Having a
Warmed Over Dinner,

Only it was affection instead of
love that was warmed over.
So reasoned Sandra Courtney,
with all the innocence of just
eighteen. Never. never. would she
marry a man who had been mar
ried before!
And yet Everett Graham, rich
and handsome, forty-one. and a
widower. persuaded her to marry
him. So she put aside the persis-
tent little doubt that would creep
into her mind, even on her wedding
morning, and went trustingly away
with him
Her chum said the ghost of his
first wife would haunt her. But
Sandra laughed at that idea Didn't
she love Everett-not in the over
whelming fashion the nSvels paint
ed, to be sure, but that sort of love
would come in time. Did it Gomez
And did she have reason to be jeal-
Gus of that earlier wife? Read
-'Sandra the Jealous" beginning
Monday in The State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
Drastic Means To Bring Brick
Firms to Time.
Cities VIII Aid in Protecting
the Small Contractor.
MUST POST PRICE SCHEDULES
Manufacturers Required To
Eliminate FavOritism.
Belief That Lower Bids VIII Be
the Result.

The state today threatened to or
ganize a boycott on brick manufactur-
ers who entered pools and combina-
tions or refused to post prices for
which they will sell materials to in
dependent contractors. Judge S. N.
Hawkes.. assistant attorney general,
announced the plan following a con-
ference with officers of the state high
way commission. All cities and coun-
ties in Kansas are to be asked to
adopt the boycott regulations of state
departments.
Under the plan made public by
Judge Hawkes. a brick manufacturer
who refuses to post prices and make
sales to Independent contractors will
be boycotted. The boycott will also
apply where brick companies entered
into secret agreements with contractors
or sell materials at other than sched-
ules posted in public places. State
Highway Engineer Watson has agreed
to plan which will virtually tie up
brick makers in the making of speci-
fications for permanent highways if
the new regulations are not adopted
Cities Asked To Help.
Judge Hawkes. stated today that
every city in the state will be asked
to give its support to the plan. 1t is
believed that thru the assistance ol
various cities and counties lower
prices on paving materials will be
forced at the hands of manufacturers
Every city which seeks bids for
brick paving will be asked to require
all manufacturers to post in the clerk
office a schedule of prices at which
their materials will be sold to the sue
cessful contractor. If a company fails
to meet this demand it's materials
would be virtually black-listed at the
letting. Should the brick companies
enter into an agreement and refuse
to meet demands, the cities would then
Join in the campaign of the state and
draw specifications calling for a form
Of construction other than brick. If
it should be shown that a company
entered into a secret agreement with
any contractor whereby he would Sc
cure materials at a price below the
one posted in the clerks office, use
of material from the company's plant
would be barred in the letting of state
highway contracts.
Thru Highway Commission.
Thru the state highway commission
the state will be able to control the
brick situation in the letting of con-
tracts or making of specifications. In
the cities where street paving contracts
(Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
APPROVED PEN SOVIET?
Say War Department Put Leavenworth
Authority in Prisoners Hands.

Leavenworth. Kan. July 26.-That
the 2,200 military prisoners in the
United States Disciplinary barracks
virtually took the enforcement of dis
cipline out of the hands of prison Off
cials and vested that duty in a soviet
known as the General Prisoners COM
mittee by organizing a Bolshevist gov
ernment June 10 with the official
sanction of the war department, is re-
ported.
The prison organization has been a
closely guarded secret by prison Off
cials Civilians have been refused per-
mission to talk with strikers and the
existence of prisoners organization
of strength has been denied.
The soviets constitution and bylaws
outline its purposes, methods of pro-
cedure, trial of breaches of discipline
and names the committees empowered
to keep a close check on the treatment
given by prison officials to each pris-
oner.
AS a conclusion to the constitution
there is a paragraph in which the
soviet calls on the commandant and
executive officer of the barracks to
affix their signatures as evidencing
that the soviet will not be discrimi-
mated against for its activities.
A concise order from the war de-
partment directed barracks officials to
recognize the soviet and give the ex-
pertinent a fair trial Forty days after
the soviet was. officially recognized
troops from three posts were sent here
to enforce discipline
Appoints Court Martial.
Washington, July 2s. = Secretary
Baker has signed an order appoint
ing a general court martial to be held
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. for the
trial of such persons as may be
brought before it, The strike of
about 1000 prisoners at Leavenworth
was reported to the war department.
Wednesday and Mr.. Baker immedi-
ately announced that the full author
ity of the government would be used
in dealing with the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
WHEAT Is ALL CUT
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska Used
$4,000 Extra Hands.

Washington, July 2.-Wheat har-
vesting in Oklahoma, Kansas and Ne
braska is practically finished, the de-
partment of labor was advised today
by A. L. Barkman, its western repre-
sentative.
Barkman estimated there were en-
ployed in the harvesting $4,000 to
100, 900 workers, virtually all of whom
are from other states
The threshing season is now well
under way in Kansas. Barkman re-
ported, but it is feared a labor short
age will be faced, as great numbers
of men are leaving and going into
South Dakota where the harvest will
start next week.
North Dakota will probably begin
it's cutting early in August.
The harvest in Kansas is entirely
over and the threshing well under
way. the federal employment service
here reports. So far it seems there is
now no shortage of labor, altho thou
sands of men have followed the binder
in its northward course. Men are still
drifting into the state, however. ask
ing for Jobs in the harvest fields, and
are being sent into Nebraska and
Dakota.
Authentic and official figures on
the number of out of the state men
used in the Kansas harvest fields has
not yet been compiled, some reports
not yet having been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
Were Members of Crew of q. 5.
S. Melville, Naval Tender.
Four Dreadnaughts Lifted Sue.
cessfully Thru Gatun Locks.
FIRST THRU PANAMA CANAL
Giant Ships of New Fleet Lie in
Gatun Lake Today.
Will Resume Trip Thru Canal
to Pacific Saturday.
cry the Associated I'ress.l

On Board the U. S. S. New Mexico,
July &c (by wireless to Colon.) )-Six
men were killed today in a BOILER ex-
plosion on the L. S. S. Melville, a
naval tender attached to the Pacific
fleet. Captain Twining, the chief OF
staff. has been advised.
The Melville, the first ship especially de-
signed as a destroyer tender and completed
in 1915, was the first large American naval
vessel to cross the ocean after the United
States entered the war, arriving at Queens
town, Ireland, May %, 1917, soon after the
first patrol of destroyers. She immediately
became the flag ship of Admiral Sims,
commanding the American naval forces ia
European waters and flew his flag until
she started back home in January. 1919:
The ship carries n regular personnel OF
500 officers and men, more than one-hait
of whom were skilled mechanics. COM
mander John $. Irwin is the Melville's COM
nand1ng officer
Aboard the L. s. S. New Mexico.
Friday, July 25.-Four dreadnaughts
of the Pacific fleet the New Mexico,
Arkansas, Texas and New York, were
lifted successfully thru the Gatun
locks today. This was the first at
tempt to negotiate the waterway with
fleet of dreadnaughts and tonight
they lie anchored in the fresh water
of Gatun lake, S5 feet above sea level.
The dreadnoughts will resume their
trip toward the Pacific ocean Satur-
day, at which time the Mississippi and
| Wyoming, now coaling and oiling at
Colon, will commece the passage of
the canal.
Admiral Hugh Rodman, in COM
mand of the fleet, was pleased with
| the success of the first stage OF the
canal trip.
The old battleships Georgia and
Vermont Joined the fleet at Colon to-
day after the New Mexico had oiled
at Colon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
IN REPLY TO LODGE

Wilson Tells G. o. p. Leader He Will
Submit the Peace Documents He Has.
Washington, July 26. = President
Wilson today informed Senator Lodge,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, that he was not able to bring
from Paris a complete file of papers
relating to the peace negotiations and
that he would be able to submit to
the committee only papers which
happened to be in my hands when 1
left France"
President Wilson's advisors said to-
day that after studying the letters
written by former President Taft to
Chairman Hays of the Republican ma
uonal committee and several senators
regarding reservations to the peace
treaty. the president had concluded
that Mr.. Taft did not write for pub
hcation. They said the president be-
Heved Mr.. Taft was making an honest
effort to bring about a settlement of
the league controversy and that he
had no idea that what he wrote would
be published at this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
NEW BANK OPEN TODAY
Kaw Valley National Ready for Busi-
ness on North Side.

The Kaw Valley National bank
opened for business today in its tenn
porary location on the corner of North
Kansas avenue and, Laurent street
This fall the bank will build a struc-
ture on its site across the street from
Pratt Brother hardware store. where
it is housed now
The bank has a capital of 100000
and a surplus of $4,000. The officers
are D. T. Gabriel, president; Charles
]. Stewart, vice president, and A. "
Lindell, cashier. The directors in
clude J. w. Cochran. J. F. Hayes, ].
D. Pratt, ]. H. Collingwood, R. r.
Baer. T. D. Jose ph. J. P. Slaughter
and E A Wagner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
AIR MAIL STRIKE ENDS
Pilot Leaves n. Y. With Chicago Mails
VIII Reconsider Flyers Demands.

New York, July 26.-The first avia-
tors strike in history was formally end
ed today when Pilot Harold Lewis
left Mineola. L. l., with the aerial mail
for Chicago.
There was a delay of about four
hours because Lewis miss tr~ n con-
nections to the aviation field. After
circling the field once. Lewis waved
| goodbye" and started for Bellefonte.
Pa, the first stop on the Chicago
route, with ten sacks Of mail.
The pilots who yesterday refused to
take their planes out from Belmont
Park. L. l., had agreed to resume their
regular flights upon assurance of
Charles l. Stanton, superintendent OF
the aerial division of the postoffice
department. that their dem1 1ds would
be reconsldered in Washington today
The pilots decision to call off their
strike. pending settlement of their
grievances, was reached after Stan
ton received the following message
from Assistant Postmaster General
Otto Praeger:
Your arrangement satisfa ctory.
VIII confer with you and representa-
tive of pilots. For the purpose of har-
, mony would suggest that some pilot
not engaged in the controversy OF
July % oe selected by the men
The pilots selected T. II. Anglin and
Hamilton Lee to represent them. Lee
was one of the two pilots whose dis
charge for refusing to take a plano
up in foggy weather was The imme-
diate cause of the strike. The other
was Leon Smith.
Stanton left for Washington late
yesterday in one of the mail planes
to confer with Praeger.
In addition to dissatisfaction over
the discharge of Lee and Smith, the
| pilots contend the big planes fur
nished them are dangerous and that
| they lack necessary safety appliances.
| They also object to mechanics receiv-
| pilots.
Not a plane left Belmont park yes
| terday, despite the statement Of pos
tai officials that service would be car
! ried on as usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26
ON 1900 MILE FLIGHT
Forty Homer Pigeons Left Topeka for
Baltimore This Morning.

Forty homing pigeons were released
this morning on the state house
grounds for a 1900 mile flight to
Baltimore, Nd. A considerable crowd
had collected to witness the take
Off of the birds and many pigeon
fanciers were present. The birds were
brought up from the American Ex-
press company's office and released
at o'clock. They got away in fine
shape, starting straight eastward and
keeping well together. There were
many young birds in the flock
The pigeons were received from
Baltimore by Z. E. Brayman, manager
OF the American Railway Express
company office here. with the request
that he release them at a specified
hour. Local experts believe there may
be twenty members of the Monu-
mental City Concourse association who
have entered birds in the long race.