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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09
SHIP GOES ON ROCKS
Survivors Cling to Rigging While
Storm Heats Bda to Bits

Survivors Cling to Rigging While
Storm Heats BsI4 to Bits
Valparaiso, Chile, June eleven
are known to have persisted when
the steamer Limanche, driven ashore
during heavy storm in VALPARAISO
harbor, beat herself ITO pieces on the
rocky beach Saturday. night.
The catastrophe occurred shortly
after 8 o'clock, when the Limanche
began dragging her anchors. Seeing
the vessel was doomed, the crew
sent out 1rantic appeals for assist
ance, but the heavy seas made it
impossible for boats to be launched
or sent out from shore. ~
For hours the vessel was battered
against the rocks blythe waves.
Survivors could be seen through
semi-darkness, clinging to the rig
cling and superstrudbures until the
ship was almost a shapeless mass
Eleven corpsessh have been washed
ashore.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pLany steamer Limari is reported to
have foundered in the same storm
between Pim'entel and Eten. All
the passengers and crew are report
ed,to have been saved by the Peruv-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09

Fanies. Canadian telegrapheGs, he
added, had issued instruct ions. that
no business originating in the Uni
ted States would be handled in the
dominion or on The Atlantic or Pa
cifc cables.
According to Koneieamp, $4,000
telegrapher's Mill quit their keys,
representing about 80 per cent of
the Postal and Western Union en-
ployes. Although there was q sen
tirnent, he said, among the men to
call out operators Of brokers' wires,
It was decided they would remain at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09

work for the present. American
Telephone and Telegraph employees
will join the strike.
Press associations, KonenAamp
said, would not be affected al, this
time. The policy toward press as
sociations, ile said, had not been de-
termined.
Messages reaching Konenkanp
from locals throughout the country
showed unanimous support of the
strike call, A majority Of the locals
met TODAY to formulate plans for the
walkout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09
LIGHTNING KILLS GOLFERS,

Augusta, Ga, June 9.-Roy Cod
win, prominent in local real es.ate
circles. and John L. Sauer, Of the
Hotel Review, New York, were kill
ed by lightning on the go,t course
of the Augusta. Country Club yes
terday afternoon.
Half a dozen other men were
shocked. They had sought shelter
from rain in Toulouse. which was
struck by lightning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09
THE IMPENDING STRIKE
Fifty Thousand Tel Egraphers Expect.
ed to Walk Out This Week

Chicago, June 9.-S. j. Konen-
kamp, international president of the
Commercial Photographers Union of
America, arrived in Chicago yester-
day from Washington and began
plans for the nation VIDE strike cal
led for Wednesday.
Konenkamp said HE expected a
complete tie up of comm ercial COM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-09

ian steamer Mantaro. Heavy dam
age to shipping all along the Peruv-
ian and Chilean coast resulted from
the storm. 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Thursday. Cool
or southeast and warmer northwest
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
CLOUDS may HAVE SILVER
But They're All in the Lining, Not
q in Kaw Valley Corn.

Yesterday and last night were most
tayntalizfng TO Topeka.
For fifty days and nights there has
been no break or bend or dent or
scratch on the drouth.
Yesterday afternoon shortly before 8
o'clock the clouds came up in the
northwest. Nice black clouds-full of
rain and the necessities toward a clear
the ''it looks like" comments brought
smiles of satisfaction.
At $3.50 o'clock the sun was hidden
completely and the rumble of thunder
was heard. The clouds had spread to
the west and many appeared in the
south. More sit looks like" more
smiles, more anxious glances for that
relief that has been awaited so pa
tiently.
At o'clock lightning flashed, the
thunder growled and darkness hovered
over the city. The city read the
weather mans guess in The State
Journal that there were very slim
chances of rain"-and the city chided
in unison: They never get it right. -
At o'clock the skies were a rum
bling, disturbed mass of clouds and a
few rain drops had spotted the pave
ments. There was that glorious smell
of rain. A gust of wind from the
northwest sent the commuters scurry-
ing to their street and motor cars.
At 6 o'clock a look of disappoint-
ment came over Topeka's face. The
southwest had cleared. The rain had
shifted to the north and northeast and
warm breeze came up from the
south.
At o'clock another hopeful out
look brushed away the tears. The
clouds to the north had rebelled and
were coming back. A black streak
struck out over the city. the lightning
flashed and tell-tale patter made
hundreds admit that they didn't care
to go to the picture show anyway
my how we need this rain"
At 1880 the rain disappeared in the
east, the western sky was broken. the
dampened pavement-dampene by
the tiniest of showers-was dry and
hot once more and the city sighed,
At $50 rumble of thunder in the
south. "Aha, we'll get it yet" Moth
ers kept a watchful eye on the chill
dren.
At 9 o'clock a gusty wind, lightning,
a dash of chilled atmosphere and the
cries of mothers as they called to the
children to run home to shelter.
At 1e o'clock. after a gale lasting
thirty minutes, the lightning flashed
skies in the south settled to the calm
darkness of night, the gale settled to
a gentle breeze.
At II o'clock another gust and a
sprinkle.
Then night-the crickets and the
buzzing locusts sending out their notes
of derision. Sleeping porches and
windows filled with the city dwellers
awaiting the break of another day OF
summer-and drouth.
Such is August-with July and q
little chunk of June thrown in fol
good measure.
Every cloud may have a silver lin
ing-but there isn't much silver in
Kaw valley corn as it appears neal
Topeka today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
in HOLDUP
Bandit Shoots Self After Miss
ing Washington Bank Teller.
Picked Capital as "Easy"-De-
manded $50.

Washington, Aug. ia holdup
man. entering the banking room of
the Munsey Trust company in the
heart of the Pennsylvania avenue sec
ton today, pointed two pistols at a
teller, demanded $150,Oo0 and then
after firing one shot at the clerk,
turned a pistol on himself He shot
himself in the jaw and was taken to
hospital.
Two money orders issued at Defi-
ance, Ohio, were found in the holdup
mans clothing. When he demanded
the money, the teller first made a
show of counting bills, then dropped
behind his counter as the robber fired
a bullet that pierced the coat of a
clerk nearby The bullet the robber
intended for himself went thru his
Jaw and then shattered a plate glass
window.
The scene of the attempted robbery
was within 500 feet of police head
quarters.
The man told the police his name
was John E. Fetzer, of 116 East street,
Defiance, and that his uncle, Charles
r. Fetzer, at the same address, could
tell why he could not get ahead"
The man is a mechanic, "a years
York. The man told the police he
picked out Washington because he
understood there was plenty of money
in the capital and that a holdup was
easy. The hospital physicians said he
probably would recover. He said he
previously had been in a Detroit hos
pital suffering from an electric shock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
TO PROBE THEMSELVES
Grocers VIII Investigate One Another
In Profitecr Hunt.

The grocers themselves are taking
steps to begin q probe Of their own
businesses with a view to bringing to
light any possible profiteering among
them. This announcement was made
today by A. @. johnson of Salina,
president of the Kansas Retail Gro-
GERS association.
johnson has called a meeting of the
executive committee of the association
to meet in Topeka Tuesday. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to plan an in
vestigation which will either prove or
disprove the many charges of prof.
iteering which are today being regis
tered against the retail grocers of the
state.
In his statement johnson says that
II the charges of profiteering prove to
be true then the organization will turn
to and help the state administration
to put a stop to il. If the charges
prove to be unfounded then the gro-
GERS viii take steps to have the legtti-
mate square dealing grocer given .
square deal in the state investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
A weird MURDER
Well Dressed Woman Stabbed
in Chicago Suburb.
One of Most Mysterious Crimes
in History, Police Say.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-Evanston and
Chicago police today faced what they
characterized as one of the most mys-
terious murders in the history of
crime in the death of a woman be-
lieved to have been Mrs. E. L. Wat
lins, who was stabbed to death in
Evanston.
Aroused by screams, residents of
Evanston late last night notified
police a murder had taken place in
the neighborhood. Investigation re-
vealed the body of a well dressed wo-
man, still warm, with the throat
slashed almost from ear to ear.
Identification was made thru gro
GERS receipts found in her pocket
book.
Passersby told police they saw a
person wearing a flowing red lined
opera cape running down a main
avenue shortly after screams were
heard.
The body appeared to have been
dragged some distance before life was
extinct. The fine clothes were muddy
and covered with blood. The face
had been found lying downward in a
pool of blood around the corner from
one of the main streets of the suburb.
The woman's purse, containing a
sum of money, was found nearby.
Several addresses of Chicogoans
found in the woman's handbag
brought the Chicago detective depart
ment into the case. One of these was
found to be vacant lot and another
a pool room whose owner said he had
no knowledge of a Mrs. E. L. Watkins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
Hitchcock's Threat Spurs Sem
ate Committee to Action.
Warns Pact Would Be Taken
Out of Their Hands.
STORMY SESSION At CAPITOL
Nebraska Senator and Fall En-
gage in Bitter Debate.
Latter Says He Won't Stand
Personal Attacks Longer.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Washington, Aug. discharges
that the Republicans are using
money furnished by German inter-
ests to fight the league of nations
in this country were made In the
house today by Representative Hef-
lin, Alabama, Democrat.
Opposition to the league is COM
ing largely from districts benefited
by the manufacture of munitions,
hc also claimed.
Washington. Aug. ia threat by
Senator Hitchcock, administration
leader. that the peace treaty will be
taken out of the foreign relations COM
mittee's hands and ratified unless the
committee soon reports II, today
caused the committee to decide to push
the treaty with all possible speed.
Hitchcock's warning was delivered
today at a stormy meeting of the COM
mittee and caused stormy session.
Begin Real Work Tomorrow.
Following the meeting 1t was an
nounced that the committee will be-
gin considering proposed amendments
tomorrow.
ton from the Republican majority on
the committee as to when the treaty is
likely to be reported.
II told them" said Hitchcock, that
there is a great demand in the senate
and the country for action, and asked
when it might be expected. I said
that unless some effort was made to
expedite matters in the committee,
an effort would be made to bring
about action on the senate floor.
Senator Lodge. the chairman. said
he was in favor of expediting as much
as possible, and did not believe there
had been any artificial delay SO far.
II told the committee that they
could put on as many amendments as
they saw fit in committee. and we
would promptly beat them in the sem
ate"
In Clash With Fall.
Hitchcock and Senator Fall had a
bitter debate, bordering at times on
the personal.
Fall. commenting on 1t. said that
he objected to Hitchcock's manner.
II told him." said Fall. that not only
the actions, but the motives of some
of us have been questioned by advo-
Gates of the treaty and the league and
that 1 do not propose longer to re-
strain myself in the face OF such at
tacks.
II think. as well as other COMMITTEES
members, that before acting on this
treaty, we should have before the
whole series of treaties, some of which
are not completed, but all of which
are linked with the German treaty.
Il am not in favor OF delay, but nei-
ther is there any reason for unconsid-
cred haste"
Senator Moses declared after the
meeting that IL Democrats try to get
action by the senate before the COM
mittee has reported. the treaty will be
rejected out of hand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
Store Man Called To Identify
Stolen Teddies.
He Said He Would Have To
Examine Them.
OH, YES, SHE TOOK 'EM OFF
Mrs. CIaudy Kirkpatrick a Mys-
terry to the Police.
j. W. Cobb Admits Forgery and
Is Given Sentence.

Truth was ever stranger than fic-
tion, but the question of whether the
story told by Mrs. Claudy kirkpatrick
to the police this morning is the truth
or not is perplexing the detectives.
Thus enters the interesting and not to
say mysterious part of the tale
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was arrested Tues
day by Detectives George Frost and
Harvey Williams. when they arrested
J. W. Cobb on the charge of forgery.
Cobb had just passed a worthless sight
draft for $50 on the Felix Clothing
company. together with an equally
worthless check for $42.95 on Berk-
son Brothers, where he bought Mrs
Kirkpatrick some nice dresses and
waists and-and pink teddy bears.
And beside, he palmed off another
worthless piece Of paper on Pelletier's S
for S22.34.
When the police called Berkson's
man down to the station to identify
the goods. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was wear
ing the teddy bears.
He Had to See Them.
'I'll have to see them to identify
them" murmured the clothing mer-
chant. biting his finger and swinging
his left foot.
DO you want to pay for them or
take them Off" Frost asked Mrs.
kirkpatrick.
The runaway lady sighed tearfully.
Il have no money" she breathed.
80 I'll have to take them off" And
she did, after retiring to another
room.
Cobb came clean and confessed
everything. He was hurried over to the
court house, where he waived a pre-
liminary hearing; was bound over to
the district court and sentenced by
Judge George Whitcomb to serve from
one to five years.
Today Mrs. Kirkpatrick told her
story to Detectives Frost and Will
liams.
Her home was in Dodge City, she
lCnnfinned on Page TKol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
REDS BEAT GIANTS
Cincinnati Wins First Game of
Crucial Series, 4 to 8.
Great Crowd Swarms Polo
Grounds To See Battle.

Polo Grounds. New York, Aug. 1S.-
The battle of Coogan's bluff began this
afternoon when Field Marshal Nc
Graw and General Moran led their op-
posing forces against each other for
The final score was: Cincinnati. 4;
New York, 3.
First Inning.
CINCINNATI: Rath famed. Daubert
flied to kauff. Groh singled Groh took
second on a wild throw to first by Nehf
Roush fouled to Snyder. No runs, one
NEW YORK: Burns out. Rath to Dau-
bert. Young singled in1ield; Fletcher
famed. Doyle flied to ROush. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
Second Inning.
REDS: Neale popped to Zimmerman
Kopf singled. Magee flied to Burns. Rariden
singled and Kopf was out at third, Burns
to Zimmerman. No runs, two hits, no err
rors-
to Rath. Zimmerman singled and took sec
ond on a wild throw by Neale. Chase taking
third. Snyder singled, scoring Chase and
Zimmerman. Ner' forced Snyder, Groh to
berts error. filling bases. Groh threw out
Fletcher. Two runs, three hits, one error.
Third Inning.
REDS: Reuther famed. Rath walked.
second. Groh walked. Rath scored and
Daubert and Groh moved up base on
Roush's sacrifice fly to Young. Neale was
scoring Daubert and Groh, Neale taking
second. Magee lined to Kauff. Three
NEW YORK: Rath threw out Doyle
Chase lined to Rath. Daubert got Kauff's
grounder. No runs. no hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
REDS: Fletcher threw out Rariden
Reuther famed. Rath fouled to Snyder.
No runs no hits, no errors.
GIANTS: Zimmerman singled. Snyder
Daubert. 1ng1 T Nehf doubled. Burns fouied out.
No runs, two hits no errors.
Fifth Inning.
REDS: Fletcher threw out Daubert
Groh hit home run. Doyle threw out
Snyder to Doyle. One run, one hit, no
GIANTS: Rath threw out Young.
Fletcher flied to Masee Kopt threw out
Doyle. No runs, no hits. no errors.
Sixth Inning.
REDS: Kopf flied to Young. Magee
famed. Rariden safe on Fleteher.s error
GIANTS: Chase flied to Neale. Daubert
took Kauffs grounder Kim Mmmerman flied
to Roush. No runs, no hits, no errors
Seventh Inning.
REDS: Snyder threw out Rath. Doyle
threw out Daubert. Zimmerman threw out
Groh. No runs. no hits no errors. ,,.
Carty batted for Nehf and flied to Neale.
Burns singled, stole second and took third
I on a passed ball Kopf threw out Young.
famed. One run. one hit, no errors.
Eighth Inning.
REDS: Dubuc now pitching for New
York Roush doubled. Neale fouled to
Snyder. Doyle threw out Kopf Magee
flied to Kauff. No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS: Fletcher walked. Doyle flied
! to Roush. Chase tripled, scoring Fletcher.
Chase out at the plate on kauff s
| grounder. Rath to Rariden to Groh to
! kath- Kauff took second. Zimmerman
! famed. One rune. one hit, no errors.
| Ninth Inning.
| REDS: Rariden famed. Fletcher threw
| out Reuther. Rath singled. Daubert
| singled, Rath going to third. Daubert
stole second Groh lined to Kauff- No
! runs, two hits. no errors.
! flied to Magee. Gonzales batted for Dubuc
/ and famed. Burns singled Burns out
! stealing. Rariden to Rath. No runs, one
hit, no errors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
Labor President Declares in
Favor of Naturalization.
A. F. of L. Executive in State
ment From Paris Today.
LABOR DEMANDS EQUAL VOICE
q. s. Would First Take Over
Lines, Gomper's Plan.
Refuses To Say Whether A. F.
of L. VIII Get Into Politics.

Paris, Aug. 13.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. to day declared in favor
of naturalization of American rail-
ways and labor's demand for an equal
voice in their administration.
American railway workers intend
not only to compel the government to
take over the railways but will de-
mand, as the logical next step, that
labor shall be granted. a permanent
equal voice in railway administra-
tion," Gompers said in an interview.
U. S. Control First
The railway must be brought un-
der suitable control, made up of the
government, laborers and technical
experts. At present none of these ele-
ments has a real voice in any matter
of importance concerning the rail-
ways.
THE first step in changing the situ-
alton would be for the government to
take over the lines. The next step
would be taking representatives of la
Dor and representatives of the owners
into the administrative council.
A RaiIroader at Head.
THE governments failure during
the war was due to its methods as
be expected that a man like McAdoo,
who had not the slightest knowledge
of railroading. would be able to
handle the situation even in peace
time, to say nothing of the difficulties
added by war.
"Altho 1 am ready to admit I am
not positive that government control
would right all present wrongs, l will
back up the demand of the fedora
ton that a real trial be given when
control is taken. We will insist that
rail experts, not merely politicians, be
placed in charge of technical Ques-
tions.
Three Interests Must Cooperate.
Solution Of the whole problem
rests with cooperation of three here
tofore conflicting interests-labor
government and the owners. Labol
is fully justified in its present steps
as it has not received the slightes
consideration in the east. Our oppo
| nents' claim that wages have been suf
ficiently increased does not take intC
consideration the decreasing value o.
money"
Gompers refused to state the de.
gree the federation would enter the
| political arena to gain its ends, stat
| ing merely:
present conditions are extremely
| unfair. Previous methods have failed
to achieve legitimate results. Hencs
we will be forced to use other means
(Copywright, 1919, by United Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
TO VETO IT AGAIN
Daylight Saving Repeal Law
Will Suffer Riders Fate.
Congress Leaders Doubt Ability
To Override Executive Veto.

Washington, Aug. 13.-President
Wilson, it was said today, will veto the
law proposing repeal OF the daylight
saving act
The measure has been before the
president since August 5 and he is ex-
pected to return it to congress before
the end OF the week.
Efforts to pass the agricultural bill
with its repeal rider over the presi-
dents veto failed last month and lead
ers in both the house and senate doubt
that the two-third majority necessary
to pass the repeal law over the execu-
tive's head can be obtained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
BIG STORM LOSS
Thousands Dollars Damage
Done In Geary County.
Four Persons Hurt-Wind Blew
Over Barns and Stacks.

Junction City. Kan, Aug. 13.-Four
persons were injured and thousands
of dollars damage was done to prop
erty in a storm which swept over the
western half of Geary county last
night. West of this city, dozens of
barns and silos were blown down.
Stacks of wheat and hay were scat
tered and growing corn was blown
flat.
From Alvarrando, a Mexican, was
seriously injured and several other
Mexicans were cut and bruised when
a large rock fell on the tent in which
they were living. w. L. Dull was par
TALLY paralyzed when struck by light
ming.
Two inches of rain fell. Several
small fires were started by the light
ming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
He VIII Ask for $4,000 for
Topeka Air Field.
Money Required VIII Be In
cIuded in His Budget.
COMMISSIONERS MUST ACT
L Temporary Financial Ar
rangement Is Necessary.
Chamber of Commerce May
Advance the Money.

1t was announced this morning by
Mayor Corwine that he intends to ask
/ for $4,000 to aid in financing the
aerial landing field proposition.
The mayor asked for this amount
of money at a meeting of the COM
missioners held this afternoon. AS
the entire budget schedule has not
yet been made, it is not known what
the commissioners will eventually de-
eide to do with this request.
This morning Mayor Corwine ex-
pressed himself strongly in favor of
the establishment of the government
air field. At the same time ne voiced
the fear that unless Topeka took
some definite action pretty soon, the
city stood fair chance of losing out
on the air map of the United States
to some lesser but more enterprising
town.
Couldn't Get Money at Once.
Should the mayors request be
granted the money would not become
available until the first of the year.
At present the commissioners have
not completed the work of arranging
the general budget schedule. They
have had numerous special meetings
in the last few days devoted almost
entirely to this work. The fate of the
mayors request rests with the vote OF
the commissioners.
A temporary financing arrangement
will be necessary to complete negoti-
ations, If Mayor Corwine's request is
granted. 1t is understood that the
Chamber of Commerce has offered to
undertake a temporary underwriting
scheme that will finaEcesthe PROPOSE
tion during the period the city money
is unavailable.
While the value of an air field to
Topeka may not be counted up in the
dollars and cents of receipts. there
can be no doubt but that 1t will be
a desirable feature for Topeka, ac-
cording to Mayor Corwine. The
mayor is supported in his views by all
progressive Topekans.
Airplane industrial activities may
be regarded as one of the most promis-
ing of the growing new industries and
it is well for Topeka to get in on the
ground floor.
The consensus Of Topeka opinion
seems strongly in favor of doing
everything possible to secure the gov
ernment proposition. Citizens feel
that If anything is ever done for the
betterment and growth of a city 1t is
up to city commission and commercial
organizations.