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The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13

seemed to relieve the pressure on the
brain and enabled him to pass his right
hand tive or three times across his
brow as IL to rub away the headache
or the wrinkles. He e~1oolxed up after
a moment and answered: "1r. wal
lace, I have no solution whatever-that
is, as yet. never have at first you
remember. Like the sign in Weston's
drug store around the corner, 1 may
say, I take time and care In preparing
all my solutions. l expect to begin
some of these chemical brain processes
tonight, however, and you may hear
from me in a day or two. In the
meantime 1 shall be grateful to you
for copy Of the case as you have
drawn 1t up, IL you can spare it,
This is the only one have-take 1t
and return 1t promptly. please"
you shall have it back safe and
sound before the office opens in the
morning, sir" replied the Prince of
Detectives, as he accepted a roll of
documents, gratefully, from the In
Inspector. And. remember II any
thing turns up during the night and
you need my help, just send for me
without a moments hesitation. Your
head chair-coolie knows my house very
well, and will see that Old Chang.
the gatekeeper, sleeps with one ear
open to listen for possible midnight
knocks"
Thank you, Mr.. Wang, and rernem-
Der, 1 shall look eagerly for that soiu-
ton of yours tomorrow or next day.
am very anxious to know how 1t VIII
ft in with mine"
with yours? BY the way, what is
yours in a word? Was the report in
the evening paper correct?"
quite SO, sir: 1t seems to be a clear
case OF kidnapping and very carefully
planned and carried out. as most of
them are. The villains evidently knew
all about the daily life OF the family
and the exact time when the an1ah
would bring the child to the park, and
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13

Cricket Ground Park. ana not . trace
OF him could be found. They were too
far away from the waters edge for
him to have fallen into the harbor, and
as it was only a minute or two before
he was missed he could not have wan
dered down any OF the neighborinS
streets. The police, who were diligent-
ly assisted in their search by the naval
and military aHthorities-to say noth-
ing OF the scores OF civilians who hur-
ried to offer their services to the De-
partmeht-were therefore reluctantly
driven to the conclusion that the child
had wandered away for a moment into
the roadway and there had been sud
denly siczed and thrown into some
passing jin-rik-sha or sedan-c chair by
the kidnappers. and was now being
concealed in come outlying section Of
the Colony and probably held for q
ransom.
Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs Goodwin,
the parents. were driven almost to dis
traction by the news OF the loss Of the
child and the conjuring-up OF every
terrible suspicion regarding the dis
posing of him. The frantic mother
Kept crying out: "They will kill him!
They viii Kill him. My darling boy,
they will drown him. they will burn
him! shall never see him again!"
But her condition. heart-brealxing as Il
was, was really no more pitiable than
that OF the poor Chinese amah. who,
rolling on the nursery floor in pa
roxysms OF uncomfortable grief. kept
shrieking; Take me- Take mel Stab
me. kill me. eat me il you wish. but
bring back my boy" There was no
more faithful or devoted native
servant in the entire community. and
It was no exaggeration to say-and the
oldest residents well knew 1t to be true
that she would willingly have given
her life to have saved the child. for
such things have actually happened in
the history Of European life in the Far
Eastern world.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13
THE WolF,ANp rhE LAMB.

One day. the Wolf and the Lamb met
on the path. and without fear, the Lamb
said:
"I pray thee. Wolf. to answer me a
question"
ASK and thou shall receive" replied
the Wolf
"Then why is that the Wolf eats the
Lamb. instead OF the Lamb the wolf?"
I'VE must go to Nature for that"
said the Wolf. You have no teeth to
eat flesh with. and you have no appe-
tite for flesh. You see. am born to
eat flesh. and you are born to eat
grass. II I should offer to let you bite
me, you could not do me any harm.
Each Of US must occupy the station
given him by Nature. How comes It
that you are SO far away from a flock ?"
Il wanted to take look at the coun-
try" said the Lamb.
well, now that you have seen the
country. and are far away from the
flock, and are liable to meet a hyena
any time. will take you in and care
for you"
Moral: There are some kinds Of
philosophy which are dangerous to
handle.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13

while she was chatting and gossiping
with the other afnahs. as they always
do, they evidently enticed the child
out to the road for an instant and
tossed him into a waiting sedan-chair
and rushed him off. 1t must have been
a sedan because you see that is closed,
while jin-rik- sha is all open and they
would surely have been seen. We shall
probably get some anonymous letters
tomorrow demanding a fabulous ran
som and threatening to mutilate the
poor child in some way if we don't pay
up. It's awful to think of, but bandits
is bandits, as Morehouse says. whether
they're in italy or China However,
We hope for the best. Good night. Mr..
Wang"
Good night, sir. and many thanks
fer the solution. which win be helpful
to me in comPounding mine"
1t was late In the evening when the
old Abbot from the Temple OF the
Queen OF Heaven arrived at Wang
Foo's residence and passed at once into
the upper chamber where the Man of
Mystery was waiting to receive him.
Old Chang brought up the tea and
pipes and after the preliminary warm
ing-up they proceeded at once to the
subject before them.
Are there any new Developments
since the morning." asked the Master
of the Temple.
None that I know Of" replied the
host See. here is the Inspectors re-
port. containing everything as far as
they have gone. 1 Will read 1t over to
you, translating as I 60" saiting the
action to the word. Now, what do
you think of it?"
We'll. It is the natural conclusion
OF the Western mind. The inspector
feels that is the way 1t would have
been done in Europe and consequently
the way it has been done in China-but
that does not follow at all. as you very
well know. 1 can recall but one case
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13
UNCLE ELT'S
FABLES
BY M. QUAD.
THE coNsPIRINe HIRED MAN.

THE CONSPIRlNG HIRED MAN.
~HE Peasant had a hired man who
was called at five o'clock in the
= morning to feed the stock. 1 ike
othed hired men he objected to being
aroused at the early hour and, after
thinking the thing over for a couple Of
weeks, he went to his master and said;
20 Master. have had a singular
dream"
Don't tell me that you dreamed ask
ing for higher waEesi" warned the
Master.
''Oh, no, 4 am content with the wage.
dreamed that you took your clock cut
and buried 1t in the ground and after
one week, you dug it up and found IL
had turned to pure gold. Yes, I
dreamed this dream, three times, and I
believe that if you will bury your clock,
it will turn to gold"
The Master said he would think about
1t, and in about half an hour, he caught
on to the trick which the hired man
was trying to play. He buried the
clock, however. and thus, a week passed
away, and then the hired man came to
him and said:
20 Master. please dig up your clock
again"
But want 1t to turn to gold" said
the Master.
II don't think II ever will. You see,
must have dreamed wrong. When
you had the clock in the house, you
used to call me at prompt FIVE, every
morning. Now that you have no time
piece, you do not call me at six or
seven, as 1 figured you would. but you
call me at three or four, instead, and
thus lose more sleep than ever be-
fore"
Moral: 1t takes two to plan a plan.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13

In the statement which Wang Foo
made to the Inspector and his Deputy
The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-13
BY SIDNEY C.. PARTRIDGE

ccpsroht 1913. by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
ADMITS CAR SHORTAGE
is NATIONWIDE

September, 14.-(Specal
The railroad administration admits that
there is too much business moving for
the available supply of freight cars
Some time ago the administration stated
that shortage of production was not due
to any reasonable extent to car shortage
! Now it admits the opposite fact.
! Senators Bankhead and Underwood
complained to the administration for the
Sloss-Sheiffeld Coal and Iron Company
the Birmingham Stag Company and other
companies III Alabama. The administra.
| ton declared, ''We simply haven't the
cars to accommodate the business of the
! country" The administration added tha,
| Birmingham, the Birmingham district
and Alabama were not the only sufferers.
that the complainh is nationwide: that
manufacturers, producers Of minerals ana
/ grain dealers were likewise stricken.
The. administration declared that it was
doing all that 1t could do. but did not
state when its supply of cars would meet
the demand. The situation is indicative
of good business throughout the country
/, the senators agree. although shortage o.
! cars would indicate more or less serious
4 condition existing under government con
! troll just as it existed under privat'
,.ownership.
The Sloss company had represented thai
fits Requirement was short SO per cent
EThe Birmingham Stag Company statet
THAT whereas it needed 50 cars, it wa.
receiving only 20 cars per day,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
EuiI Results of Police
Strike Stir Congress
Montana Senator Sees Great Danger for Nation When
Guardians of Law Have No Sense of Obligation to
Public-Birmingham Men Write to Blanton
Rr HuGH w. IroBERTs

said Senator Myers of Montana. in a
startling address before the Senate, put
7 do not believe in a government OF
the unions by the Unions and for the
unions"
The Montana statesman proceeded
bitterly against the effort of police
forces in Boston, Washington and other
large American cities to form them
selves into unions under the protection
of the American Federation of Labor.
and to go out of service ON strik es
when their demands are not granted by
authorities 1t was ibis point that po-
liceman has undertaken to protect the
people and the municipal government
and that for him to desert the people
and the municipal governruent--and
leave lives and property to the mercy OF
thugs and thieves-constitutes crime
tantamount to desertion on the part
of a soldier in time of war, or in the
face OF the enemy. President Wilson,
incidentally, gave expression TO the
same thought in one of his recent west
ern speeches.
of alarm in the Senate, expressed con-
viction that unless the movement of
police forces was checked in it's incip-
iency, It would spread throughout the
United States, and that within few
months, unions would be formed in
every American city of population as
large as 5000.
This movement, if proved successful
continued Senator Myers, will spread
to the army and the navy-for if one
arm of the defense of the country strike
| and leaves parts of the country I'M
defended, why not all other arms OF
| the national defense? --and then inste ad
/ of a democratic form of government,
we will yield to a soviet as determine,
as ruthless unresponsive and absolute
/ iy irresponsible as the Russian soviet.
| With the police force of Washington
organized by the federation of labol
| and preparing to strike in the face u
| the terrible situation in Boston il
| which thugs and thieves, the polio
| Withdrawn made great capital OF thei1
| opportunity, Senator Myers offered {
| resolution putting Congress on recor(
as refusing to pay the local department
unless il severed its connection will
| the federation of labor. In support O
his resolution, he argued the necessit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
GREEKS INVADE
ALBANIA TERRITORY
Refugees From KOritza Say
Appeals to Allies Have
Brought No Relief


Paris. September 14.-Albanian refu-
and the surrounding district bring re-
ports of the terror inspired by the ad-
vance of Greek troops into that ter
ritory, which formerly was controlled
by the French who entered the district
in 1916 and gave pledges that it would
be considered a part of Albania.
Repeated protests have been mad
to the peace conference against Greek
advances into territory awarded to AL
bania by the London conference, but no
replies have been forthcoming and lack
of information concerning the plans of
the entente, it is asserted, is causing
much uneasiness to the Albanians, who
are in fear of some secret agreement
as regards Albania.
About 1890 Albanians have lived
in the Koritza district. which the
Greeks are now entering. Fearing a
recurrence of the massacres of 1913
14-15, the Alabanians are fleeing before
the Greeks with the assistance of
French troops and officials who are
enabling the terrified population to es-
cape to Italy. The flight of the popu-
lace, according to refugees, has been
proceeding for more than 10 days. The
population of Koritza is reported to
, udNo pCeH diH&oco ny all dHHouHcS-
ment of the French authorities August
20 that the district Of Kortiz would be
handed over to the Greeks.
The Alabanians have asked the peace
conference to keep French officials in
the district until the conference has
settled the Albanian q1estion or to
send small American force there 60
steady the situation. AS far as can be
learned the peace conference has not
arrived at any decision to the future
of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
WORKERS
VOTE TO RETURN TO
WORK AT MACON
Employees Have Been Out
for the Past Four Weeks
When a Union Was
Formed

Macon, Ga, September 14-Textile work.
ers of Macon voted at a mass meeting
here late today to call off the strike that
is entering upon its fourth week.
Attending the mass meeting were Ross
Copeland of Augusta, president of the
Georgia Federation of Labor j. A. Nc
Cam of Savannah secretary of the Geor-
gia federation; John L. Anderson, presl-
dent of the Macon Federation of Trades,
and Sheriff j. r. Hicks. Each of those
named addressed the meeting, urging the
workers to return to their places.
Two weeks ago similar resolution was
voted down. Since then there has been
rioting and the unorganized people of the
mill district have been terrorized. Twelve
organizers and strike leaders are in Jail.
Sheriff Hicks informed the workers that
the mills would reopen Tuesday morning
for all of those who care to work
II have guaranteed the mills that those
who want to work will be protected he
said.
The following resolution then was pre-
scented by John L. Anderson, president OF
the Macon Federation of Trades, and
adopted unanimously by the textile work
err:
THAT Sheriff Hicks be authorized 10
advise the mill owners that we call or
time we are assured that there will be no
discrimination for having joined, our Or
ganization."
Sheriff Hicks was instructed to deliver
! this resolution to the mill owners Oh
Monday morning and report back to an
other mass meeting of the teXtlie worn,
ers Monday evening. 1t is undefstooo
that all former employees of the mi1's
will be taken back If they apply lot
work More than 1000 textile worker
have been idle because of the strikes.
It was stated by union officials thal
no effort would be made at this time TO
obtain the release of Organizer Jack
Thomas of Philadelphia, Organizer J.
| G sullivan, former city fireman, anc
other strike leaders who are In jail.
| All was quiet in the mill district TO-DAY
| One of the two men who we're shot dur
| ing the disorders of Thursday mornlhs
was still alive at the city hospital TO-
night and both have chance to recover
| As a result of charges that he had peer
martial to strikers Chief of Police 30"
den was forced to resign Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

of checking the movement before, II
gained it's greatest Roadway
. The situation in Washington is un-
usual. In the beginning the policemen
formed a union. and went under the
protection of the American Federation
of Labor. Tho city commissioners
threatened to discharge all policemen
with the union, and the policemen Sc
cured an injunction. When the in
junction was scheduled for hearing be-
fore the courts, the president, from
the west, wired the commissioners to
remove their opposition pending the
meeting in Washington next month
acted in accordance with the wishes
the President. The policemen express
ed satisfaction in their belief that tae
President sympathized with their plans
Later. however, the President charged
that a policeman who deserts his posi-
and leaves his beat to lawless elements
was in effect criminal This nettlcd
the policemen, but they have withheld
expression.
The employees of the United States
Steel Corporation, despite the urgent re-
quest of the President that they post
pone their strike until after the con-
ference between capital and labor, have
ordered a strike for September 2. Sena-
tor Myers, in his startling prediction,
said that In all probability the strike of
the steel workers would be followed by
strike of the railroad employees and
that if policemen throughout the coun-
try followed the lead of Boston police
men, there would naturally be rioting
and pilfering and anarchy from one
end of the country to the other.
President Wilson is aware of the serious
nature of the situation. Because of his
knowledge of the unrest of labor in
Europe, the spread of socialism, boil
shevism and sovietism, and the apparent
tendency of organizer labor in the United
States, he called the conference between
labor and capital for next month. While
many men have professed to see no
| hope of peace permanently as result of
the conference, President Wilson is OBJ
viously confident that great good will
| be wrought. He stated one thing posi-
lively and emphatically. The standard
| or system of wage payment will be
put entirely upon a new basis, he has
said.
However should the conference fail,
Senator Myers, Senator Thomsa of Colo
RADIO and other members of Congress-
see nothing ahead but that which is dark
"a government sustained by the army
and navy should determine to strike
| then revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast
BY Associated Press

washington, September 4.-North Car
DINA. South Carolina, Georgia-Fa1r
Monday and Tuesday. gentle east wlnos
on the coast.
Florida-Partily cloudy Monday and
Tuesday; gentle to moderate northeast
winds except over south portion.
Extreme northwest F1orida-Loca
showers Monday, Tuesday partly cioudy,
moderate east and southeast winds
Alabama, Mississippi-Fair MONDAY
and probably Tuesday, moderate east
and southeast winds on the coast.
tennessee Fair Monday and TUESDAY
slightly cooler Tuesday west portion.
Local Data
Local data for the "a hours ending at
II D. M, September Il, 1918:
highest temperature .............'.... 8.
Lowest temperature ...........-.....,'' %
Mean temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
Normal Temperature ...............'..'' 70
deficiency in temperature since
January ! ................'....... 200
| Total rainfall since January $50. 80. ~
Excess IN rainfall since January l =. LIS
| Relative humidity, Z a. IN. ............ q
p. m. ............. .....-............. q
| Dry thermometer, a. m. .....-.,..'' es
u noon Observation-Disclosures. 81
p. m. ......................... =
Wet thermometer, a. m. ........... *
| IL noon ...'.............'... y
p. m. ....................'... q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

Washington, September 14.-(speciaLo
While the people throughout the United
States APPARENTLY regard the perpetual
controversy between labor and capital
as the natural outcome of selfishness
and greed on the part of each, there are
members of Congress who believe that
the unrest is evolutionary in character,
and unless composed augurs evil things
for the country as a country and gov
erament
81 believe in and stand for labor,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
No Worms In . Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms
have an unhealthy color. which indi-
Gates poor blood and as rule, there is
more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC Civ
en- regularly for two or three weeks
will enrich the blood improve the di =
gestion. and act as General Strengthen
ing Tonic to thu whole system. Nature
will then throw off or dispei the worms
and the Child will be in perfect health
Pleasant to take Coo per bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Labor Dispute Settled

Marseines, September 1.-THE la Dor
unions which are on strike here last night
accepted the basis for settlement OF the
dispute Offered by the employers prior
to- the walkout. The employers are to
hold a meeting to consider the accept
ance of the once rejected terms
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

| Johannesburg. with a population OF
! 26s. 274, is the largest and most cosmo-
! politan city in South Africa The tastes
of the people are varied, ranging from
| the simplest requirements on the part
of the natives to the most cultivated
wants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
WANTS ALL FACTIONS
AT COMING CONFERENCE

washington, September It-tSpeciaI'
President Wilson intends making the con-
ference between capital and labor, sched-
uled for October. representative Of all
peoples and factions affected by disagree
ment between capital and labor.
Manufacturers OF Birmingham have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
FIFTY HAVE BEEN
INJURED IN FIRE
Large 20-Acre Oil Plant on
Long Island Practically
Wiped Out
BY Associated Press

New York. September 14.-With
more than 80 persons injured and
the damage already done estimated
mt from S5.O0O,OOO and S1O,OOO.0OO.
weary firemcn tonight still were
fighting threat Of further cxpiO-
sions of oil tanks at the fire which
practically wiped out the Stone &
Fleming Oil company's plant In Long
Island City yesterday.
Five tanks of crude oil were burning
late today. Should there be a sudden
shift of the wind from north to north
east. many additional tanks in plants
nearby would be threatened as well as
thousands of tons of coal.
The firemen were working in short
shifts. So exhausted had they become
lay in the streets near the fire zone and
sept.
The 20 acres of fire-swept territory
looked like war-devastated France or
Belgium. Tanks were crumbled up:
huge steel Orders lay in tangled
mass, few walls were left standing, and
burning oil continued to flow along the
surface of Newtown creek.
Mayor Hylan made two trips to the
fire this morning and once was stand
ing within $50 feet of a tank when i,
exploded. He was deluged with waite,
and oil but insisted that he had not
been in any danger, and aft@c praising
the work of the firemen and police
drove away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Harry wells coffin--Aged 20. died

Harry Wells Coffin-Aged 20. died at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning ut
the family residence, 1924 Four
teenth avenue. south. Funeral SER
vices will be conducted privately
from the residence this afternoon at
o'clock and interment will be in
Elmwood He was the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Coffin. and
is survived by his parents and two
sisters. Mrs Jennings Gillem and
Miss Evelyn Coffin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

suggested to the senators from Alabama
that nowhere have they seen that the
President would invite the participation
in the conference OF manufacturers. The
senators investigated and We're informed
that the President had authorized the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States to designate delegates represent
! ing the misunderstanding interests. Capital
and LABOR will be represented perfectly.
| it is stated, and the people, who do the
suffering, will be permitted to speak.
| The White House declares its intention
of being fai- to all, and giving all voice.
| 1t is admitted that under different condi-
lions verdict neither salutary, rema
dial nor just could be secured,