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The Springfield herald., 1919-03-28
Graft

Jack Ratliff and Bryan Scar
brough took their broomcorn to
Lamar last week.
John Seymour has returned
home from Kansas, where he
has been attending school this
winter.
F. M. Luntey is again pound
ing the hole through far Abbotts
having received his veil drill re-
pairs.
Ruth Seymour has been on
the sick list this past week. AS
a result the Bear school has been
closed.
Willis Jones and Earl Tomlin
took seed to Lamar this last
week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-03-28
Breezy Ridge

Nice weather now. Ground
hog dayis over, u the postmast-
er at Joycoy has shaved.
Some more soldier boys have
got home. among the bunch be-
ing George Raymond and Ralph
Campbell.
James Michael helped Tom
Nell thresh Friday.
Mr.. Eskew and son Everett
and John Opfer went to the ce-
dars Friday.
Mrs. C. F. Stout aud Mrs.
Leonard Blizzard were Spring
field callers Thursday.
Bryan Scarborough called at G.
B. Reeds and the Michael ranch
this week.
James Stewart moved his barn
this week. which makes quite a
showing on the hill.
Lewis Reed helped Tom Nell
thresh grain Friday.
Mrs, Frank Homer went out to
her sisters. Mrs. Cooper's, 70
i stay q week and help take care Of
that big girl. while Frank il
baching and doing the chores.
Raleigh Stout's broken arm Il
getting along fine at this writing
The Springfield herald., 1919-03-28
Maverick

The wife of Lee Saxton died of
flue March II, and was laid to
rest in the cemetery north of
Maxey. She leaves a husband,
father. four brothers, one sister,
and many friends. The bereav-
ed ones haye the sympathy of the
community.
Friday evening the community
was shocked, on hearing that
Mrs. Graham had passed away.
She had the flue, but apparently
vas much better; but she was
t ,ken worse and passed away in
q very short time. Her relatives
h ,re are a husband and six small
children. who have the sympathy
OF their many friends. The bur
ial was at the Maxey cemetery.
Arthur Banks, John Hicox,
Gnd Lewis Gro yer were at Max
ey over Friday night on the way
home from overseas, and were
sure glad to get home.
Mrs. Bonney and Robert are
With US again. after spending the
winter at Lamar.
8. E, Moss has moved his stock
back to the claim.
Waugh is breaking mules and
also breaking up the crust. Pre-
pairing for another crop.
Mr.. Mcdaniel has returned
after . year In other parts.
Both George andl. b. Robbins
are getting their farms reacy
for spring crops.
W. hear NJ. Flanig gan hes sold
his farm t. . Mr.. Seam of Indi'
ana.
A brother and friends are visit
ing Miss Asbery at her home.
Mr.. Fuller. an old timer, ar
| rived Friday. He says we have
had . light winter, compared
| With a little north OF US.
Everybody is hauling broom
corn to market,
The Springfield herald., 1919-03-28
Locals

~OOo40
A. r. Ligget, Springfield, s1.5o
Editor Jones Is reported i'm
proving.
Druggist Best Of Two Buttes
Is very III.
J. n. Hutches was over from
Villas on the 10th.
Geo. Cramb reports fifteen
cases Of flue at Blaine.
Harvey Bryan and sopwere up
from Rodley Tuesday.
Walter Wilson Of G. l. $40o
aud the maps gratis.
Dwight Burt was taken sick at
the Wagner Saturday, something
of the nature of hue.
]. H. D. Terral and family are
visiting their son Ernie over in
Las Animas county.
Gus Blanchat and partner have
the contract for the sidewalk
fronting the Sunday garage.
Jno. Kseler was up from Lam.
port Tuesday = drove . cal
throush for the msiI carrier.
Word from Pvt. Cedric P.
Koukel 10 to the effect that he
expects 70 be ct home this week.
L. W. BLIZZARD came in from
Lamar Tuesday With paper for the
Heraid-thres days in the rain.
Johu W. Steele sends us .
three column story for publlca.
ton. It's good, John. but toe
long for publication.
W. n. Adams, northwest Of
Springfield. comes across with
the dough for the year to come,
and carried od the S gratis.
Jas. Stinson and wife, who
have been visiting in Oklahoma
and Arkansas the past month,
are expected home IN about a
week.
Geo. Loveall is contempt lting
two-story garage, 50x140. the
first story stone. the second con-
crete blocks. BE recently bought
the q. 600 lot adjoining him on
the north, 40 We are informed.
Rev, Chas. Dean has been ap-
pointed TO this circuit for anotli.
er. year and salary doubled.
Manifestly, the church here be.
lieve in keeping q good man
when they have one, and reward
ing him.
It's it you that is putting from
fifty to thirty corners to the
county, and a correspondent in
every corner! Yes? Wei, III
take some Of that-put me down
for ST." and the name Of VIM.
Van Buskirk of Joycoy went on
the books acctrdingly.
g. J. Coburn has started his
t,s,il ldino fnr hard ware store
north OF the old Denney garage,
and we are advised that Dough-
ty and Stewart contemplate q
building adjoining tit being
the corner lot. Both of these
build nRs will be concrete.
Log wood ia paintiog signs fol
the Truax Hardware and Fur
niture Co. this week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-03-28
Clebert Nell visited at the
Michael home Saturday.
Mt Carmel


We sure are glad to see so
many of our soldier boys coming
home, bnt haven't seen many
from overseas as yet.
We will begin work again on
the new church today. with the
intention of completing before
stopping again.
There will be preaching serv-
ices at the Murray school house
this week, conducted by Rev.
Hinkle.
We were very sorry to hear
of the death Of the little
babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Ensing.
er. The community deeply sym.
pathizes with the bereaved ones.
Polda Litke is at home again
after . two.monti,'s stay at Elk
hart.
Mrs. Eugene Seeright from
Las Animas in visiting her folks,
s. Stems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schaufner
are. the proud parents of a new
baby girl
Noble Wilson is home again af-
ter having an attack of the flue,
while visiting his folks in eastern
Oklahoma.
Florence Terry is home for q
weeks visit with her folks. She
has been working near Campo.
We are planning on q big East
er program at Mt. Carmel. Ev-
erybody come and bring some
one with you, We expect te
have the new church done in
time for Easter.
Big Flat
Sunday school last Sunday was
well attended.
Will Westmoreland made 6
trip to Springfield one day last
week.
Charles Holloway was diskina
Thursday.
The wind Friday did a grea'
deal of damage to fences
A social dance was given al
Mre. Dewey's Saturday night.
IHerkert Greenlee and his sis
ter, Mrs. Logan, visited at Craw
ford's Saturday.
Shepard's helped 10 haul Mr.
Fry's broomcorn to Lamar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
five HURT IN STRIKE
BRAWL HERE TODAY
Pickets and Mil Employees in Fight
STRIKE CASUALTIES

E. Keller, 1928 North Van
Buren street, shot in back.
Wound may prove serious. He
is union man.
William Mcintosh, 720 Chest
nut street, shot thru left leg and
right foot. Injuries not serious.
He is union man.
Robert c. Miller, 422 East
Eighth street, non-union man,
badly beaten about face and
body.
Another non-union man claimed
to be badly beaten by striking
mill hands Tuesday afternoon.
]. Anderson, non-union en-
ploye, dragged from auto and
beaten this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
Frisco Freight Embargo.
STOCKYARDS STRIKE?
Eighty Thousand Workers in Chicago
Voting on WaIkout.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The first battle
for wage increase for so, 600 stock
yards workers employed in the score
tn epart of the packing houses to
be waged today.
Yesterday representatives of the
packing employees told packers they
wanted a 20 to so per cent increase
in wages, but demanded at the same
time that meat prices be not raised to
provide revenue, to meet the wage de-
mands.
Voting was under way today to de-
eide whether they win strike to force
their demands in case of refusal on
the part of the packinng houses to
grant the demands at once
A meeting of stoekyards officials
and union representatives were to
meet. today with Federal Judge Ais
chuler. who has been a mediator for a
year in adjusting wage and working
conditions differences among the
meat workers. The men now receive
421z cents an hour and a bonus of 81
a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
Maple Hill Disappearance Mys-
terry May Be Solved.
Bones of Young Man Found in
an Old Shed.
HOLD m INQUEST TODAY
Reuben GetcheII Has Been Mys-
teriousIy Missing 2 Years.
Several Hundred Dollars on
Him When Last Seen.

Maple Hill people may have solved
the mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance seven years ago of Reuben
Getcheli in the finding today of a
skeleton of a young man in shed
near the edge of the town. Wabaun-
see county officials are In Maple Hill
this afternoon and will hold an in
quest. The skull of the skeleton has
been broken and evidence gathered
in advance of the inquest indicate the
man was murdered.
Two men have mysteriously disap-
peared from Maple Hill in the last
ten years. One was a middle aged
man named Woody. The second dis
appearance was that of young Get
chell. His parents who live three
miles north of Maple Hill have al
ways maintained that the boy-about
23 years old at the time he left home
met with foul play. The parents
will seek this afternoon to identify the
body from personal possessions found
buried in the shed. The shed is at
the rear of a deserted house. The
property has not been occupied for
more than a year.
Getchel disappeared nearly seven
years ago. He had sold his teams and
other personal property and had be-
tween $500 and 500 in cash at the
time he left home. He stated that he
expected to leave the county. No one
saw the young man leave, tho, and
no trace was ever found which would
throw light on the case. Several bits
of personal property found beside the
skeleton today may aid to an identifi-
cation. The county attorney, sheriff
and corncer of Wabaunsee county
are at Maple Hill this afternoon to in
vestigate the case.
skeleton is thatSof one of the missing
n.
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Only 10 Per Cent Shopmen of
Nation on a Strike.
That Is Assertion Made by F. A.
Sanderson Today.
SHOP WALKOUTS HIT KANSAS
Two Hundred and Fifty Shop
men Out at COffeville.
Horton Force, Including ONCE
Girls, Quit Work.

Approximately only 10 per cent of
the $780, railway shopmen of the
United States are striking. These
strikes are Illegal: the men will return
to work; a ballot will be taken and
every railway shopman in the country
the railroad administration grants the
demands of the employees for higher
wages. These were the statements
made today by +. A. Sanderson, pres
ident of the Shop Federation here,
in discussing the strike situation.
Blank ballots will be mailed out in
a few days preparatory to a vote on
These ballots will be returnable
August "a. but even then 1t will be
several days before any action is
taken. he declared. He also stated
that no violence would be committed
and that men would be left in the
fire and accidents. This, in brief, is
the program to be carried out in case
the strike is called by the Interna-
tional union.
Does Not Look for Strike.
'As a matter of fact" said Sander
son, Il do not think there will be any
strike. l am confident that the union
heads and the railway administration
will bring things to a satisfactory ad-
ing men are not getting enough mon
ey to meet the steady increase IN the
cost of living. A strike such as would
come In case our demands are turned
down would be a terrible thing Amer
lea doesn't want 1t, and we don't want
1t. 1 am certain matters will be
Strengthened out as they should be. be-
cause the administration realizes the
strength of the unions and knows
what they can do"
suppose congress is successful in
reducing the present cost of living"
he was asked. Would that answer
the purpose of a wage increase?"
1T would not" the federation pres
ident replied. because it would be too
slow. At the quickest, it must be a
long time before any appreciable re-
ductions will come. and the men must
have more money to meet their needs
now"
Criticises Chicago Official. ---.,-
Sanderson criticised John D. Saunder-
son, secretary of the Chicago district,
In taking the stand he has maintained.
His action will Immediately be inves-
tigated by international officials and
the men ordered to return to work at
once, he declared. Similar action will
be taken in other parts of the country
where the men have. walked out with
out authority, he said.
But while he criticised, Sanderson
praised in the same breath.
These men mean WELL" he de-
clared. They are merely over-am-
bilious. As a matter of fact, it is to
such men as these that the laboring
men of the country owe what inn
provement in their condition has been
evidenced during the last couple OF
years. They have been quick to act
, too quick. some times. but they have
stirred the conservatives to action
when action was needed. The con-
servatives never would do anything
unless an example was set.
so you see, these over-ambitious
fellows whom we have to hold down,
and the conservatives whom we have
to rouse up, make a good combination
CONTINUED on Page Severn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
PICTURES OF TOPEKA
Air Film Made by w. W. Reid VIII Be
Shown Mt Orpheum.

SnOWn OIPAhCu1As
Topeka as she looks to the air pilot
and to the passenger in an airplane is
almost ready for the moving picture
screen. Five hundred feet of film
were exposed this morning by w. w.
Reid, local correspondent for Pathe
News, from the cockpit of the big
Curtiss plane, piioted by fearless Lieu
tenant Buff of the Topeka Aerial
Transportation company.
Piloted by Harry j. Buff, the plane
took the cir shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning and for a period of
twenty-five minutes Reid, in the front
seat, was busy photographing the city
from an altitude of 1900 feet. The
plane circled the city and pictures
were taken of the residence sections.
The state hospital is shown. The plane
circled the Santa Fe shops and it is
expected that the developed film will
show in detail the ramifications of this
big Topeka institution. One of the
scenes is of Kansas avenue. This
scene was taken from a point almost
directly overhead while the plane flew
parallel to the main business street of
the city.
The finn was taken under the Joint
auspices of the Orpheum theater.
where the film will be shown August
18-19-20, and The Topeka State Jour-
nal and the Topeka Aerial Transpor-
tation company. After the showing at
the Orpheum theater the film will be
presented to the Chamber of Com
merce to be the nucleus of a perma-
nent air record showing the growth of
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
. STRIKE SITUATION

County officials will issue no war
rant for the present unless a third
party demands 1t.
Tinlxhnm VcaIc, acting county at
tOrncy, announces sweeping investiga-
ton is underway in effort TO get those
starting the trouble.
City and county authorities warn
both sides to recover senses and keep
their heads.
All persons arrested have been re-
leased.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer and labor
leaders visit all piclSets warning them
against further blOOdshed.
Union men i'm mass meeting de-
terminc to carry on mill strike IL IL
takes a year.
X-ray picture of wounded man
taken in ef1eTt to locate bullet. Con-
dition not serious at present.
Police endeavOring to locate picket
who dragged nOn-uniOn man from
automobile and beat him.
Belief that the shopmen's wage con-
troversy will he settled without a
strike Is expressed by +. A. Sanderson,
president of the Santa Fe shop feder-
alton here. At any rate, the men will
remain with their Jobs until the or
der comes from the international
union to walk out, and this will not
come until a ballot is taken.
Aside from the shooting and fights
Tuesday afternoon and this morning,
no change in the cereal workers
strike situation was reported today.
There arc still no prospects of a set
tIemcnt and both sides appear as de-
termlned as ever to hold out. j. B.
Nicholson. manager of the Kaw mill.
fatty refused 40 answer questions
today
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U. S. To Prosecute. Alleged Agi-
tatOrs Responsible for Walkout.
Interference With Mails May Be
Charge Brought.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Federal investiga-
ton was under way here today into
causes of the strike of about $4,000
railway shopmen in the Chicago dis
trict. The men. department of justice
officials declared, quit work without
sanction of the grand lodge of the
union. Alleged work of agitators will
be looked into, it was said.
Assistant District Attorney r. E.
Milroy, who is conducting the probe,
was to examine several witnesses to-
day. Those who are responsible for
tying up railroads under government
supervision will face criminal prosecu-
ton, Milroy said.
Interference with the mails will be
charged against leaders of striking
railway shopmen IL their strike is not
ended soon, A. P. Milroy, of the fed
eral attorneys office here, announced
today. Milroy claimed "the district
council of shopmen was formed with
out authorization by the international
federation and that this body, direct
ing the strike, has no standing.
Frisco Freight Embargo.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 6.-An en-
barge against acceptance of any
freight except perishable goods or
live stock in carloads was in effect to-
day on %his division of the Frisco.
Strike of shopmen was the reason as
signed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06

IueSday was neat record breaker
thruout Kansas.
But cool weather is coming. Relief
is on the way. Cool breezes will come
out of the north late tonight or early
tomorrow morning and in the opinion
of S. d. Flora. state meteorologist, to-
morrow will be an enjoyable day.
Still there is not chance for rain.
There is not q. drop in sight. Kansas
will be drier tomorrow but cooler.
Listen to Edmonton. Canada, which
comes to the front announcing a tenn
perature of "a degrees. There is an
area of low pressure erowding down
over this cool spot. A lot of it is
blowing down this way, Flora says,
and will get here in twenty-four hours.
Tuesday and Tuesday night were
heat record breakers thruout the en-
tire state. There was an unusual
amount of humidity in the air. causing
much suffering from the heat. Wind
movements were conspicuous during
the night by their absence. This did
mt help any either. At Z o'clock this
morning the temperature here had
reached only as low as rs degrees 1t
was the hottest night this season-1O
degrees above normal night tempera-
ture.
Look out this afternoon. says Flora,
fCooffn1,oH Da~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
CLASH OVER LEAGUE
Lodge Charges Wilson Is Withholding
Information From Senate.

washington, Aug. 6.-In its hear
ings on economic sections of the YER
sailles treaty the senate foreign rela-
tions committee got into a sharp argu-
ment Tuesday over league of nations
during which Chairman Lodge de-
clared repeated attempts to secure in
formation on the league from Presi7
dent Wilson had been unavailing.
The president" said Senator Lodge.
has never offered to come before
this committee. He only sent a tele-
phone message saying he would be
glad to have the committee come to
the White House. We have called for
paper after paper and he has not sent
one"
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tracks, they stopped us. Keller told
the men not to go into the mill. 1
told him they were going. There
were half a dozen other union men,
some our old employees and some en-
ployes of other mills, standing near"
Fight With Pickets.
sigmand named Sam Stevens. Gus
Raeser, Ray Tremble. B. VanGundy,
Keller and Mcintosh as pickets pres
ent at the time.
"I told Keller those men were going
into the mill. Harry Hart, another
employe, was near. He had started
to work and had been threatened by
the pickets. He was single handed
and so didn'ttgo to work. He was
sitting on a railroad tie.
1.-The men growled and said we
wouldn't go in. We started. Keller
grabbed Miller. Others helped him.
They threw him down. Miller was
struggling there in the cinders with
those men. told them to stop.
Then Mcintosh and Gus Raeser
started for me. Mcintosh had ore
hand in his pocket. 1 backed away.
1 warned them to keep away from me.
Meantime. Miller was still down. !
didn't know what would happen.
Something had to be done. 1 first
thought of Miller. 1 pulled my gun
and fired toward the pile of sweating,
struggling men. Then, 1 shot my re-
volver at McIntosh's feet. / wanted to
halt him. They say 1 shot him twice
once in the leg and once in the foot
That stopped them"
"a Guy Busted Me"
Robert Miller, non-union mill hand
was found sitting in the shade at the
Ismert- Hincke mills at noon today
Half a dozen non-union men were by
his side Across the street were an
equal number of union pickets. There
I - f10 tf7o c-TN1f
of the fist fight in which he partici-
pated on his way to work early in the
morning.
''Sigmand, Jenkins and I were going
to work" said Miller. THE pickets
stopped us.
there?' one of the men asked me.
"T reckon as 1 am. I said.
"Biff and a fellow slams me beside
the head. I went down for the count
grabbed fellow who was on tor
''T looked up and saw someone rur
and grab toward Sigmand. heard
/ Sigmand shour:
"'By God. you leave that mar
alone
"Then. there were some shots. The
man on top of me rolled off. The
| others ran. I'm a stranger here.
didn't know the guy who busted me-
: Harry Crawford, 406 Market street
4 4 union man who claimed to be al
! eve witness. told the following story
! to Tinkham Veale, assistant count,
attorney:
I'VE saw Sigmand and the two mer
coming. We gave Sigmand enough
room to pass and began talking to tht
other two men. Sigmand turned and
I said:
4 BY God, you let those fellows
came on
Then he began shooting"
Claim Another Row.
Shortly after the excitement of th'
tContinued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
SUE The PACKERS
Justice Department Will Take
Action Immediately.
VIII Institute Antitrust Pro-
ceedings Against 'tBig Five"

Washington. Aug. 6.-Anti-trust
suits against the five big meat packers
will be instituted Immediately by the
department of justice.
Attorney General Palmer announced
that the evidence before the federal
trade commission and committees Of
congress indicated "a clear violation of
the antitrust laws and that he had
ordered prompt action accordingly"