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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
HAVE SOME SYSTEM
Oklahoma Legislature Takes Up Plans
for the Session.


Oklahoma City, Jan. 2O.-The sew
enth Oklahoma legislature began early
to systematic it's program for the re-
mainder of the session by adopting the
efficiency plan used four years ago,
of apportioning the administration
program between the house and the
senate. A joint session lheld early in
the week to hear Governor Robert
sons legislative address, voted to ap-
point a committee of house and senate
members to confer with the governor
relative to his program and divide the
work between the two houses. Work
of preparing bills touched upon by the
governor in his address. including the
original thirty million dollar road
project, now increased to fifty million
dollars, will go forward early this
week. y4r.
The first of the administration meas
ures made its appearance in the house
last week in the form of a bill pro-
viding for budget system of handling
appropriations. introduced by Repre-
sentative Harrison. The first house
bill to go thru both houses, bill pro-
viding mileage for members, was pass
ed last week. The house passed a
measure calling for an appropriation
of five thousand dollars for rebuilding
the Wardens house at the McAlester
penitentiary and passed a resolution
memoralizing the United States senate
to refer a federal woman suffrag e
amendment.
The menace of social diseases is
recognized in a series of six bills now
before the legislature as part of the
| legislative program to combat the
| spread of this form of disease. The
most important of these measures
makes venereal diseases reportable
| and provides that afflicted persons
may be quarantined by health boards
| Another of the bills would provide for
| the. establishment of home foi
! women convicted of any crime or mis-
demeanor except murder and carries
an appropriation of 5000 for pur-
| chase of land sites and maintenance
! The legislative docket now num-
| bers about 1G4 bills for the house and
| 6S for the senate.
1t is expected that the legislature
will act early this week on Governor
| Robertson's suggested resolution mem
! orializing congress to maintain the
government guarantee for a minimum
price of s2.2O for the 1919 wheat
| crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
ITALIANS IN NEW MINISTRY.
Orlando Is Premier With Villa as As
sistnnt-SOnninO Rack

Rome. Jan. 20.-The new Italian
cabinet as officially announced today,
Is as follows: Orlando, premier; Villa,
vice premier; Sonnino, foreign minis
ter: Facta, minister of justice !;
Stringher, minister of the treasury;
General Caviglia, minister of war; Ad-
niral Delbon, minister of the navy;
General Girardini, minister of military
aid and war pensions; IicCiO, minis
ter of agriculture: De Nava, minister
of transports; FradelettO. minister of
reconstruction for invaded territories
King Victor Emmanuel accepted the
resignation of Nitti. minister of the
treasury; Sacchi, minister of justice;
Milinai, minister of agriculture, and
Villa, minister of transports. The lat
ter was made vice premier, n new
portfolio. and will head the cabinet
during Orlando's presence at the peace
congress. The ministry of reconstruc-
ton for invaded territories also was
created.
Former Premier Salandra and
Signor Barzitai have been appointed
members of the Italian peace delega-
ton by the council of ministers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
WILL TEACH SOLDIERS
Miss Marian Walp Quits T. H. s. for
War Work,

Miss Marian Walp who has been
teaching in the commercial depart
ment of the high school, has resigned.
to enter rehabilitation work in a ma
tional institution in Washington. to
teach disabled soldiers returning from
Europe. She expects to leave for
Washington soon
The work in the commercial depart
ment will now be done by l. l. Part
ridge and A. r. Page. Partridge is re-
turning to Topeka this week from the
Great Lakes naval training station.
and Page, who has been doing gov
eminent work in Washington. is ex-
pected in Topeka about January %.
Both men were former teachers in the
high school
Two former Central Park teachers.
Miss Gail Moody. and Miss Clara John
son. have returned from Washington
D. C. where they have held govern
ment clerkships, having entered the
government service during the war.
The two young women will be placed
on the list Of available teachers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
PRAISE POINCARE SPEECH.
Even Socialist Writers Receive Ad-
dress With Gladncss.

Paris Jan. 20.-President Pom
cares address at the opening of the
peace congress is warmly praised by
newspapers. even socialistic writers
giving il their enthusiastic approval.
All the newspapers lay stress on the
tone of "Affectionate veneration for
Premier Clemenceau evident in the
speech OF Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain. They say that the
election of NJ. Clemenceau as perma-
nent chairman is a tribute to that
serva MT of France that loyal. energet-
ic. clear-seeins and highly intelligent
man who took such a large part in
winning the victory of right
Unanimous opinion is expressed
that Reciprocal confidence. publicly
affirmed. guarantees the conclusion of
future agreements in spite of una
Yoida BILE differences of opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
THE NEW POLISH CABINET.
Paderewski Leads 1t With Few Other
.sSl<iS'' as Assistants

Warsaw, Jan. 20.-The Polish cab
met was announced as follows:
Paderewski premier and foreign
minister: Wodcikowski. minister of the
INTERIOR; Honcia, minister of COM
interior; Honcia, minister of agricul-
ture: Ivonofski, minister of labor;
Suniski. minister of justice; Englitch,
minister of finance; Janiseweski, min
lister of health: Eberhardt minister of
communications; Lindq, minister of
posts and telegra phs: Minkiewicz, min
lister of food: PEuchnik. minister of
public works; Przesmycki, minister of
arts.
The new government has announced
the constituent assembly will be con-
vened February Q to take up forma-
ton of a new Polish cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
HERE Is PACKER SUPPORTER.
st. raul StOckyards Man Says Big
Business Is o. X.

Washington. Jan. GOWN Magiv-
my. preside of the St. Paul Union
stocltyards. testifying today before the
senate interstate commerce committee
at hearings on a bill for government
control of the packing houses, denied
that packers had conspired to control
prices. and said only disgruntled GEM
pluyes of the packers had been per-
mitted to testify at the federal trade
commissions investigation conducted
by Francis j. Heney
Louis +. Swift, president of Swift &
Co. who was expected to testify at
today's session, notified the committee
he was detained by important bust
ness, but would appear before the
hearings were concluded. J. Ogden
Armour, president of Armour & Co,
will be heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
STOP USE OF DYNAMITE.
In Kansas City Strike SympatIlizcrs
Arc Using Much Explosive.

Kansas City, Jan. 20.-Following
the wrecking of a street car when 1t
ran onto a charge of dynamite that
had been placed on the track, Francis
NJ. Wilson. United States district at
torney. telegraphed to the attorney
general at Washington asking for au-
thority to use the department of jus
tice operatives to investigate viola
lions of an order issued Saturday by
Judge A. S. Van Nalkenburgh in the
United States district court restraining
all persons from interfering with the
operation of the street cars. More
than a dozen street cars have been
street car strike December II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
PACKERS To LOSE
There Will Be a Warm Fight
in Congress on Them.
Object To Remove Their Pow
ers To Control Market.

Washington. Jan. 20.-Plans for a
warm fight to congress to shear the
packers of their power are being laid
today by senate and house leaders.
Strict licensing of the entire meat
and livestock business is provided in a
bill which members of the senate ag-
rfcultural committee say they hope
soon to report out favorably.
y similar measure will be introduced
in the house, according to Senator
Kenyon.
For Stricter Regulations.
Sentiment in both bodies is growing
in favor of stricter regulations of the
packers, prodded by evidence from the
federal trade commission of enormous
war profits and underground control
of stock yards Senator Gore, chair
man of the agricultural committee,
said today he would try to get the bill
passed at this session.
Louis F. Swift, or his representative,
was slated to appear before the house
interstate commerce committee to-
day. The senate committee will quiz
Thomas Logan, newspaper CORE
spondent. and formerly a packer REP
resentative in Washington, accordin
TO federal trade commission investiga-
tors.
Revise Kendrick Bill.
AS result of hearings already held,
| the senate agricultural committee has
revised the Kendrick bill providing for
| control of the meat business alon G
| these drastic lines:
| Licensing of all packers doing over
| 100000 business.
| Licensing all commission men.
| Prohibiting railroads delivering live
| stock to any stock yards controlled
directly or even indirectly "by any
means whatsoever" by packing inter-
| ests.
Taking refrigerator cars out of
| packers hand and requiring railroads
! to operate them under supervision of
| the interstate commerce commission.
| Giving secretary of agriculture
I power to suspend or revoke licenses in
| event of discrimination. unfair ira aiding
| practices, proTteering or pooling
! activities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
NOT BONE DRY YET
Drunkenness Caused 465 Ar
rests in Topeka in 1918.
Also 100 Persons We're Caught
With "Skee" in Possession.
DECREASE, THO, UNDER 1917
Vagrancy Last Year Sent 14o to
the "HOOsgOw."
Motor Cars Also Caused Much
Trouble for Police.
DECREASE, THO, UNDER 1917

1t would seem that Topeka is still
bone dry in theory but not exactly
in fact. judging from the annual re-
port of Frank Harbaugh, chief of po-
lice, completed this morning. De
mon Rum" according to this report,
was responsible for more men and
women being taken to the police sta
ton than anything else. A total OF
465 arrests were made on a charge OF
drunkenness during 1918, while $50
additional persons were arrested on
the charge of having liquor in their
possession. Arrests in 1917 for drunk
enness totaled 49S.
The total number of arrests made
by the police department during 191 8
was 2.375 Fines collected totaled 81
112.05 and fines to the amount of
$74 were collected during the last
week in May and turned over to the
Red Cross. There were 275 arrests
made in March, PAT in July and 240 in
February; the arrests during each of
the other months varied between 1923
and 240.
Booze still Champion.
Liquor was the cause of most ar
STests and vagrancy caused 145. The
man who invented automobiles prob
. ably unConsciously stimulated police
court business. as 151 persons were
arrested for driving without a license
and 1O6 for exceeding the speed limit.
Gambling was the charge on which
IA persons were booked and ITO per-
sons were arrested on the charge of
disorderly conduct. Deserters from
the army picked up by the police
numbered 81. One man was arrested
on a murder charge and five on in
sanity complaints.
Ninety-seven of the persons ar
rested during 1918 were turned over to
the county authorities while 81 arrests
We're made for officers of other cities
There were 1.406 white persons ar
rested. Of which 115 were women.
There were SCI negroes, 125 Mexicans
and ) Indians arrested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
DEATH WAS VERY SUDDEN.


London. Jan. 20 via MontreaD =
The death of Prince John. youngest
son of King George. came SO quickly
and unexpectedly Saturday night that
there was no time for the nurses who
were with him to summon the king
and Queen Mary to his bedside before
he expired. In recent years the deli
cate health of Prince John made il
necessary that he always have an at
tendant. Consequently. he was never
seen on public occasions with the 9TH
er~memhers of the royal family but
lived in comparative privacy at Frog
more house. Windsor. or at Sandring-
ham palace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

Oklahoma City. Jan. 2O.-Increased
gas supply and higher rates will reach
forty Oklahoma towns by the end of
next week, it was predicted by the
oklahoma Gas & Electric company
here today. The oklahoma natural
gas line tapping the cement field will
he completed then and the new rate
Of 40 cents a thousand feet will be-
come effective A mile of ditch. to
be dug by hand. and a river crossing
now separate ends of the new line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

Wall st. New York Jan 2n.-STOCKS
Liquidation caused depression Of prices on
the stock exchange today. offerings en-
hracing rails. shirpings aud standard in
dustrials. Sales approximated $4,000
shares
The market hardened temporarily later on
the final hour. L. s Steel leading thesgen-
cral reaction. The closing w1s heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
BACK TO CIVIL WAR TINE.
French Expert Cites Precedent for
Punishment of Huns.

Paris, Jan. 20.-Leon Bourgoise.
former premier and French authority
on the league of nations. in a state
ment to the Matin cites as a precedent
for the punishment of Germans of all
degrees convicted of violation of the
laws of war. the case of Henry Wirz,
who was tried by court-ma rtial and
executed after the civil war for cruel
ties suffered by. northern prisoners in
the camp he commanded at Ander-
sonville, Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JUANITA BRAIN. 90 Stevens, died sun
day morning in Il local hospital The
funeral WAS held this afternoon at I o'clock
from the residence. Burial in Mt Hone
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

MRS. NJ. NJ. LINDSEY. age GS died Mt
her home. $50 Clay street The body will
be taken to Holton for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The funeral Of Mrs. A J. Proudfit who
died Friday morning at the home 1922
North Monroe street. was held Monday
morning at III o'clock from the Residence
Burial in Rochester cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
New York. Jan. 20.
as1az.


New York Cotton Market
New York. Jan 20.-COTTOS-Spot
quiet; middIing. 2SOJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The funeral Of John CURE was held
Monday morning at . O'Clock from the
church of the Assumption. Burial I'm Mt.
Calvary cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The funeral Of Mrs. Josephine L Rich
ardson. who died Thursday in a local hos
ptthl. WAS held Monday morning Mt 10
o'clock from Peuwell's chapel The body
Will be taken to Portland. Ne. for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

Liberty Bonds bought and sold
Shawnee Investment Co. 534 kar- aV.
ADV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The funeral Of James Fred Scott. who
died saturday morning at his home 1oHl
West Tenth street WIS held Monday after
noon TT o'clock from the residence
Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

The funeral of Mrs. Harriet $ True. who
died Thursday In Oakland. Cal will be
Penwelrs chapel. Burial in Mt. Hone
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel S27.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20

MRS J. Il. MORRISON. age IS. died
this mornin at ! o'clock at her home. II3:,
Morris avenue The funeral will he held
Tuesday afternoon at = o'clock from the
residence. The body wifi lie in state at the
residence Tuesday from 10 n. M. until =
y. m. Burial in Topeka cemetery. No
flowers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26
correct ENGLISH

Common use or misuse of certain
words or expressions does not neces-
sarily make them correct English; the
present, national and reputable use Of
them. as exemplified by the majority
of the best writer's and speakers. forms
the. standard by which language must
he judged. Though our language Is
continually growing and slang words
of yesterday in many cases are cOrrecr
English today. many slang words and
expressions never attain responsibility
at all thus Prof. r. r. Utter speaks
of the word "booze" having remained
slang since before Shakespeare's time.
It may also be added that grammatical
misuse of words is unjustifiable by
any authority, however great; Shake
speare's frequent employment of the
double negative does not make Il
haven't done nothing" good English.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26
curious cities in the World.

Some curious cities of The world
are told about in Lesiie's. Among
them Is the remarkable town Of Curya,
Bolivia, built entirely on curved
mountain top. One of the most pc
culiarly located towns in the world Is
this one, most APPLY named Curva.
1t is situated high in the. Bolivian An
des and Is entirely confined to
the top of hill. In Patagonia. at
the southern extremity of South Amer
lea, lumber of any kind is extremely
scarce. says Detroit News. So the
town of Puerta Madryn 1913 miles from
Buenos Aires, is constructed entirely
of tin and zinc. These are brought
down from the capital and are much
cheaper building materials than lum-
Der. The houses, roofs and walls are
built of metal; the fences also are
constructed of 1t, with wooden frame.
The curious town of Newcastle, Ja-
maica, is located on the side Of a hill
in such a way that none of the houses
are on the same level Even In the
graveyard every tombstone is higher
nr lower than its neighbors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26
LEGION BACKS THRIFT.
Fighters of World War Officially En-
dorse Savings Campaign.

In announcing it's plans for the 1920
sale of thrift stamps. war savings
stamps and treasury savings certi-
ficates, in the same denominations and
bearing the same rates of interest as
at present, the United States Treas
ury War Savings Organization calls
attention to the powerful influences
which are aligning themselves with
the spread of this popular saving pro-
paganda.
Illustrating the Importance of the
continued sale of these government
securities and a continue t'on of the
Thrift Campaign as dii means of
lowering the high cost OF living, the
organization headquarters in Mime
apolis calls attention to the following
resolution passed by the American
Legion in convention assembling at
Minneapolis.
| Resolved, that the American Legion
| pledges its members heartily to sup
port the governments thrift, saving
and investment campaign and urges
It's local posts to provide government
savings committee to promote savings
among members and directs the ma
tfonal officers OF the American Legion
to take such action as is necessary to
promote government savings among
members and directs the national Of
ficers of the American Legion to take
such action as is necessary to promote
| government savings throughout the
| organization and that the American
Legion calls upon the American people
to support the after war financial pro
gram of the government as unanim-
ously and effectively as they did the
war loans which proved to the world
the financial power of organized dem.
ocracy"
Conforming with the resolution
posts throughout the entire Ninth dis
trict are organizing for the 1920 Thrift
campaign and in many instances thrift
committees composed of members OF
the post are taking up the work.
This district WIN endeavor to lead
the nation during the coming year In
thrift work and thrift results" said
III. g. Harrison, district director
"That is our ambition and nothing lees
viii satisfy Us"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26

the cold rain for three hours before
help came She was taken to the hos
pitar and few days later pneumonia
developed.
Persons who have faced similar
emergencies" commented Miss Lar
son, may well imagine what COM
fort found the Thrift Stamps to be,
for, as you know, they are easily con-
yertible into cash."
During the war two Of Miss Lar
sons brothers were in battle-battered
France, wearing the khaki Of Uncle
Sam The war~brought added respon-
sibilities Americans in general were
facing the supreme tests. Miss Lar
son met hers In way that continues
to be an inspiration to liberty-loving
citizens. While Hun hordes were
pounding away, Miss Larson was buy
ing Thrift Stamps; when the news
came from Chateau Thierry, the Ar
gonne and ST. Mihiel, Miss Larson was
still buying and when glad tidings of
peace electrified the world on Noyem-
Der IL, 1918, Larson bought
some more stamps.
1T isn't difficult when you get the
habit" says Miss Larson, "and l urge
my friends to join me. Some of them
do but some insist that dimes and
nickels and pennies were made to
spend"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26
Story Of Familiar Quotation.

Correctly given the quotation Is:
"When Greeks Joined Greeks. then was
the tug of war;" 1t is from tragedy
entitled THE Rival Queens; or Alex
amber the Great, by Nathaniel Lee,
a tragic poet, who died In 1892. He
wrote a number of tragedies In spite
of the fact that he had occasional at
tacks of insanity. misfortune that
seemed TO assist rather than retard
his bursts of eloquence, Curiously
enough, while that one lire has lived
and has been waited down through
the centuries and quoted by thousands.
there is not one person in Il hundred
who knows who wrote 1t or anything
about its author, even after they have
heard his name. Advice to authors.
try to utter at least one pungent SEN
tence If you wish your words to e
remembered.