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District Of Columbia. County Of washinS.
ton. -:
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named bank. do soemnIy swear that the
above statement - true to the best OF
my knowledge and belief
WM. KING. President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day Of Jshuary. 1919
tSeAL) FREDERIC w. SEIBOLp,
Notary Public.
Robert D. Weaver. chas. n. Craxin,
Joseph II. Lee, H. W. Fisher
j. T. Dyer, Thos. J. Stanton.
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I. CHARLES W. WARDEN, Vice Presi-
dent and Cashier of the above-named
bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowi-
edge and belief
CHARLES W. WARDEN,
Vice President and Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
llth day Of January, 1873.
(SeaD HUGH w. BARR,
Notary Public.
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J. II. BADEN
ALLAN Z. WALKER
Directors
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
UNION TRUST COMPANY

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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bis, at the close OF business December
81, 1918.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
new BREAD PRICE
Congress Due To. Take Some
Action About 1t.
Fixing Wheat Price VIII Decide
Charge for Bread.

Washington. Feb. 10.-The price OF
bread after the next harvest will be
the subject of legislative action at this
session of congress.
While congress will talk and act in
terms of wheat, what it finally does
will affect the price of bread not only
in America but thruout the civilized
world.
The United States, experts estimate,
will have wheat crop aggregating
100000 bushels. the largest in
history, in 1918, and for this the Amer
lean farmer has been promised $2.26
a bushel.
Herbert Hoover, thru his assistants,
has recommended to congress. that
President Wilson will be given every
power to make effective the s2.26
guarantee thru the federal grain cor
poration or some other such agency.
1t is the impression of congress that
if this is done. the grain corporation
will try to keep the world wheat price
as near s2.26 as possible thru its con-
troll over the major portion of the
world wheat supply which means that
the consumer would have to continue
to pay 9 cents a loaf for bread.
The other side of this story, how
ever. is that the wheat crop still is
several months from harvest and dur
ing this time it may prove a failure.
If this happens the fixed price and
control of the world market would
work out as benefit to consumers as
it has during the war when the wheat
demand exceeded the supply
Another plan being urged by grain
men is that congress fix world
price" lower than the guarantee to the
farmer and provide machinery for
paying the farmer the difference be-
tween he two prices when he delivers
his wheat
Supporters of the first plan admit
that while this might mean cheaper
bread the consumer would have to
| pay for it in increas ed federal taxation
to make up the governments loss on
| its wheat guarantee.
| They also point out that when the
| wheat is finally harvested that the
p, world price under the law of supply
. and demand might be much higher
! than the guarantee instead of lower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
WOMEN IN A PLEA
Kansas Council Sends Tele-
grams to Washington Today.
Urged Senators To Vote for the
Suffrage Amendment.

Urging that the United States senate
pass the federal amendment for wom-
am suffrage, the Kansas Council of
Women, representing $4,000 enfran-
chised women" today wired Senators
Charles Curtis and w. H. Thompson
in Washington that they do all pos
sible to- put the measure thru success
fully. A telegram also was sent to
Senator Borah, of Idaho, a former
Kansan, stating that seven years of
acknowledgment of women in Kansas
have proven it's social and political
benefit to the state" and urged that
he also lend his best efforts in sup
port of the national amendment. The
kilograms were sent by Miss Effie
Graham, of Topeka, president of the
Kansas Council of Women. The mes
sage to the Kansas senators reads:
THE Kansas Council of Women,
representing $4,000 enfranchised
women, prays that the United States
senate vote cimple justice to American
Womanhood, assured that time will
prove the justifica ton of your effort.
tbs the Kansas way; make it ma
tional.'
The Council of Women is composed
Of the presidents and vice-presidents
of practically all the woman organiza-
lions in the state and the women deans
of Kansas colleges and universities.
The bill was defeated later in the
day. Both Curtis and Thompson voted
for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
REDS Are LOOSE
In Berlin Serious Disorders
- Break Out Again.
Former Police Head EichhOrn
Is Leading Forces.

London, Feb. 10.-Repeated encoun-
tiers occurred Saturday in Berlin Abe-
tween government troops and T3ob
which was only partly of Spartacan
chara cter, a Berlin wireless message
received today declares. Six persons
were killed and fourteen others
wounded. the message states. Toward
evening. it is added. order was re-
stored and the troops withdrew to
their quarters. 49, ~
Zurich, Feb. 10.-Spartacan disor-
ders of a grave nature broke out in
Berlin Saturday evening, according to
advices received here. Soldiers and
sailors commanded by former Chief of
Police Eichhorn are reported to have
occupied Alexander Platz and govern
ment troops opened fire upon them,
eight persons being killed and forty
wounded. German censorship is with
holding details of the trouble.
The soldatenrat (soldiers' council)
at Braunschweig, has invited all SOL
datenrats in Germany to send dele
gates to that city to establish a north
formation obtained here.
The soldiers councils in various
parts, of Germany, in common with the
Spartacans. are drawing away from
the present government with the
~NoWcu iiteHllOl VI peEpetudtlnS So
Wet rule, which was established di-
rectly after the revolution.
Huns Will Use Spartacans.
Weimar, Germany, Feb. 8 (delayed)
The German government may at
tempt to use the Spartacans as q
weapon to force the allies into max
ing terms of the peace settlement less
severe, according to reports in circula-
ton here today.
Government officials openly declare
they will refuse to sign the treaty if it:
provisions ARE unreasonable" They
intimated that the government woulC
resign, turning the country over to the
, radical elements. which, they believe
would Immediately create a chaotic
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
ALLIES WOULD LOSE
Fred Robertson Tells ofPIot of Those
Taken in Kansas in 1915.

Kansas City. Feb. 10.-Had the plot
for which fifty -one I. w. w. will be
placed on trial at Wichita. March IL.
been successful, the winning of the
war by the allies would have been i'm
possible, according to the agreed opin-
ion of naval and military authorities
Fred Robertson. United States attorney
for Kansas. said today. The plan was
to paralyze the nnid-continent oil field
by strikes and whatever method came
to hand, Mr.. Robertson said the gov
eminent will show.
THE government will show Also
M. Robertson said, that the plans of
the organization represented by the
men on trial was directly connected
with the Russian Bo1shevik move
ment"
OF The fffty-one against whom I'm
dictments have been returned for trial
at the March session of the United
States district court at Wichita, twelve,
including W. d. Haywood, already are
in the federal prison, having been con-
victed recently IN Chicago. -Four 9TH
ers are fugitives. = -.-alzA--@
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
PASS UP PROFIT
Railroad BrOtherhOodS Would
Have Government Own Rails.
Agency for Transportation
Rather Than for Dividends.

Washington, Feb. 10--Some direct
governmental agency working not for
profit but to furnish transportation at
cost was advocated today by the four
railroad brotherhoods as their solu-
ton of the railroad problem before
congress. A. B. GarretSon, president
of the order of railway conductors,
speaking for The four big employees
organizat ton before the senate inter
state commerce committee, said the
heads Of the other three brotherhoods
had been won over to governmsR
ownership of railroads by experience
under government operation and that
all endorsed in principle the plan pre-
scented by Glen E. Plumb. last week.
tho they had not considered its de-
tails.
Mr.. G:rretson declared that the f.
nancial and operating sides of the rail-
road question were practically one and
that the task of congress was to de-
eide whether the two functions could
best be performed by private or gov
eminent ownership.
Warren S. Stone, head of the engi-
neers, w. G. Lee of the trainmen, and
Timothy Shea of the fire4nen, Mr.. Car
retson said. were private ownership
advocates until the experience of gov
eminent operation as compared with
private operation. He explained that
they still advocated private ownership
in general but government ownership
as applied to the railroad industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
HERE is A CITY
THAT GOES BROKE
LAYS OFF MEN

Butte, Mont. Feb. 10.-Mayor Ma
loney announced today that owing to
lack of funds in the city treasury. he
would lay off all firemen and police
men at noon
Street car men at o'clock this
morning took their cars to the barns
Strikers in the mines of Butte who
object to the recent reduction of 81
a day in wages and who are insisting
on the abolition of the "rustling" card
system, We're halted outside the mines
today by United States soldiers. Those
men who wished to go to work were
permitted to pass. Discharged SOL
dters who still wore army uniforms
were among those doing picket duty
Tor the strikers. They were ordered
by the regular army men to discard
their uniforms or cease participating
IN the attempted picketing.
Street cars which carry miners to
their work were prevented by strik-
ers from leaving the barns. Soldiers
cleared the crowd from the vicinity
or the car barns, but later a commit
tee of union men is understood to have
called out the union carmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
RAIL SERVICE AGAIN
And Now the Electric Workers Are
Ready To Quit.

London, Feb. 10.-With transporta-
ton in the London district again nor
NAL as result of settlement of the
subway strike, Great Britain faced the
possibility of a nationwide wa1kout of
electricians. The national executive
committee of the electricians union at
Manchester ordered a general ballot
on the questions of demanding forty
hour week. 1t affects $4,000 electri-
clans.
The situation in Belfast is un-
changed, but the Irish labor congress
at a special session in Dublin, decided
to demand a forty-hour week and so
to 100 per cent wage increases, with a
minimum weekly wage of $13.
Before acting on these demands it
is necessary that the workers must ap-
prove them. They have been given
three weeks to do So
strikers in Glasgow are reported to
/ be gradually returning to work.
The London tube strike, it was esti-
mated today, resulted in the loss of
millions of dollars in wages thru in
ability OF men and women to get t.
their work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
SPEED IS SLOGAN
Fifth Week of Legislature
Opens With a Rush of Work.
House and Senate Loaded With
Bills, General Orders.
may STOP new BILLS SOON
Nearly 400 Measures Are Tied
Up for Consideration.
Appropriation and Fee and Sal
i airy Questions Up.
MAY STOP new BILLS SOON

Speed is to be the slogan of the
Kansas legislature which today started
on the fifth week of the 1919 session
Both house and senate calendars are
loaded with bills under general orders.
The bulk of bills has already gone to
the hopper. So with the decks cleared
of the big fight of the season-the
constitutional convention resolution
the legislature is preparing to write
the new session laws. Many bills
which have already passed the house
will receive senate action before the
end of the week, while a number of
senate bills are ready for house con-
Sideration.
Before the end of the week the
house and senate may agree on a date
when final introduction of original
bills will cease. The dead line may
be drawn for sometime next week. 1t
is hardly probable that it will be ex-
tended beyond the early part of the
week after next. Already big grist
of proposed legislation has been re-
turned from the committee rooms.
Some 375 bills are yet tied up for COM
mittee consideration. But many of
these bills will never see the light of
day. Once the introduction of bills is
shut off, the legislature will lay plans
to go home.
Appropriations and Salaries.
There are just two matters that are
really seriously bothering the legis-
| latorS at this time. One is the gen
! er~1 appropriation problem The other
. is the fee and salary question. An
/ effort will be made to report some
! sort of salary bill this week. None
| of the big general appropriations have
| been considered. Both the house and
senate committees are originating
| their own bills. That may mean trou-
BILE later in the season. An appropria-
! ton fight, tho, is the only apparent
! danger to an early adjournment-an
/ adjournment somewhere within the
| fifty day range
just at this time it looks as tho the
salary problem may be fought out on
the floor. In fact it may be necessary
to settle the fight in conference. In
| dividuaI members have varied views
I of the salary question. There is the
| tendency to hike the pay checks of the
| ''cullud gentlemen" with brooms and
mop sticks and the low salaried cier-
| ical help. There is a strong sentiment
| for a general increase-and also the
| ever present demand for no increases
at this time. That sentiment comes
from the members who believe there
will always be demand for state jobs
maybe by the bod carriers or the truck
leaders or the candIestick makers
But the demand among individual
members is rather strong for some
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
C. S. ISMERT DIES
Manager Ismert-Hincke Mill
Victim of influenza.
Came Here Two Years Ago
From Kansas City.

G. S. Ismert, one of the most promi-
nent young business men of Topeka,
died at a late hour this morning fol-
lowing an attack of pneumonia de-
veloped while sick with the influenza.
Mr.. Ismert was taken i'll with the flu
about a week ago and rapidly devel
oped the pneumonia of which he died.
Mr.. Ismert came to Topeka from
Kansas City, Mo, about two years ago.
He was partner in and manager of
the Ismert- Hincke Milling company of
Topeka. He was just 81 years old at
the time of his death. Mr.. Ismert
was a member of the Elks' lodge and
of the Topeka Country club.
He is survived by his widow and
one child; by three brothers, Martin
E. Ismert of Kansas City, Clement E.
1smert of Kansas City, John E. Ismert,
with the American expeditionary
forces in France; by one sister, Miss
Irene Ismert of Kansas City, and by
his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. S. 1smert of Kansas City.
AS yet no definite arrangements
have been made for the funeral, which
will be held in Kansas City. In To-
peka Mr.. Ismert lived at ] 247 Boswell
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
Allies Are Expected To Take
Formal Action Soon.
Garry Out Intention To With
draw From Country.
MUST NOW BREAK The ICE
Archangel Frozen Inject Ice
Crushers Ready Now.
Russians Due To Get Together
for the Conference.

Paris, Feb. 10.-The associated pow
ers are expected within few days to
proclaim formally the principle of
non-intervention in Russia, nnilitarily
or politically. it was learned from
reliable source today. 1t is possible
to state further in this connection,
they will carry out their intention to
withdraw as rapidly as possible the
troops now on Russian territory.
This is the outcome Of the Anglo
American representations made to
France ten days ago, which was eX-
clusively reported by the United Press
Advices from northern Russia indi-
cate it will be impossible to get boats
to Archangel for several weeks. as that
port is tightly frozen in. The allies do
not desire to withdraw their forces
from Murmansk while their troops are
still on the Archangel front, as that
would leave the latter exposed to an
attack from the west.
To Hurry Evacuation.
The British. however, are under
stood to be mobilizing a large fleet
of ice crushers, and operations in the
meantime-even local offensive move
ments-will be designed solely to- ex-
pedite evacuation.
Before the joint conference con-
venes at Prinkipos island, it is believed
that an, understanding may be reached
by the soviet government and the as
ISOLATED powers regarding cessation of
hostIlities since this would be accept
able. under present conditions, to both
Sides
An ironic incident occurred while
the proposition to declare a policy of
non-intervention was being worked
out. Sergius SaZanoff, once the czar's
premier, received American correspon-
dents at the Russian embassy here.
He explained the hopes of the anti
Bolshevik elements he represents to
obtain a volunteer army from the
present allied forces in France for
the purpose of occupying Kieff
Odessa, Afexandrieff. and similar stra-
tegic points, and acting as guardians
during the process of forming an anti
soviet government in their rear Sag
anoff said 10000 troops would be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
Lesser Commissions Have Their
Work Nearly Done.
Ready To Make Reports to the
Peace Conference.
WILL TAKE THINGS EASY
Talk While Wilson and Lloyd
George Are Gone.
Absence of Leaders VIII Be
Rather Brief One.

Paris, Feb. 10.-Such Roadway has
been made by some of the lesser COM
missions of the peace conference with
t. plans before them that it is ex-
pected the commissions will be ready
to report a number of important pro-
jects to the conference for its action
almost Immediately after the report
of the commission on the society OF
nations Is disposed of.
The conference itself, while 1t ap-
pears likely to drop into more leis-
urely pace after the departure of
President Wilson and Premier Or
lando of Italy, and in the absence of
Premier Lloyd-George of Great Bril-
tain, who has already left Paris. plans
to undertake the discussion of some
of these topics, interesting debates
are expected to follow, occupying the
time of the conference profitably dur
ing what it seems to be thought there
will be the rather brief absence of
those leaders.
Constitution Is Ready.
While the constitution of the league
of nations has been Professionally COM
pleted, the committee which prepared
the draft will continue in session to
take up possible amendments and ad-
ditions before its submission to the
general peace conference this week,
it was announced today.
The committee today ordered the
draft reprinted SO it will be in perfect
shape for President Wilson to read to
the conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
In Seattle Little Hope is Held
for Its Life Now.
Many Unions Have Gone Back
to Work Already.
DEPORT 81 |. W. W. AGITAT0RS
Seattle Strike Leaders Are
Headed for the Coast.
Under Guard, Will Be Sent
Across the Ocean.

Seattle, Feb 10.-Little hope was
entertained by union delegates that
the general strike could be prolonged
turnout the day. Desertions in the
striking ranks came fast.
All except about 400 street car men
returned to work. Transfers. auto
mobile drivers. garbage collectors,
four theatrical employees unions, the
BARRIERS and several other labor organ
izations voted to resume work this
morning Restaurants were still Grip
pied thru the decision of cooks and
walters to remain out, and the city's
milk supply continued to be conferred
in depots.
Schools were to reopen today. At
tention was turned today to the water
front, where an open shop" rule was
to be launched by the Water Front
Employers association Employers
expected many union men to return
to work, knowing that their interna-
for the strike, would uphold them
Gangs of non-unfon men were said
! to be in readiness to he die freight.
Pass Thru Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 10.-Fifty-four men,
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World passed thru Chicago Sunday
night on a special train under a heavy
guard on the way to the Atlantic
coast, where it is said they will be
deported at once by the Immigration
authorities. Forty of the. prisoners
1 came direct from Seattle where they
| took part in fomenting the general
strike which has paralyzed the indus
| tries of that city for several days.
Three leaders of the Seattle strike, one
! Spokane agitator, an I. W. w. leader
| from Denver and five alien convicts
arrested in Chicago were among the
| prisoners gathered into the federal net.
The majority of the men were alien
labor agitators picked up by the United
| States immigration service during a
year of secret campaigning in indus
| trial centers of the Pacific coast. A
I'd. H. Jackson chief of the Seattle
! office of the immigration service, was
in charge of the party.
| THE proceeding against United
| States enemies of this type is simple
an official with the train said. "Jusi
two hours before the Seattle strike was
called we gathered forty agitator:
into the cars with everything cleared
away between them and the middle OF
the Atlantic ocean. For more than e
year the immigration service has beer
working quietly in all industrial cen.
tiers checking up on the strange aliens
who have appeared and gathered evil
dence against 1. w. w. leaders and
| trouble makers who call themselves
Bolsheviki.
Get Action Quickly.
! "When evidence was compiled
against this particular crowd each cas-,
was brought to federal hearing ant
TALL court findings went to Washington
where they were reviewed by Score
tary of Labor Wilson. The secret r,
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