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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
Thomas Lantz, Despondent
Over Money Matters, Kills Self.
win Murphy, Barber, Tried Te
Hang Himself.
LANTz Died IN HOSPITAL
Widow and Five Children Are
Left PenniIess.
Quarreled With Wife Before
Tragedy, Neighbors Say.

Thomas Lantz. 80 years old, shot
himself thru the head about 1 o'clock
this morning at his home, los North
Monroe street. He was rushed to a
hospital and died about three hours
fairs is thought by relatives to be re-
sponsible for his act
According to the story told to DR..
A. H. Marshall, who was sum mmoned
to the scene, Lantz and his wife quar-
relied Sunday night at the supper ta-
BILE. He left the house, it was said,
and did not return until about MD
night. For some time afterward, ac-
cording to the stories told Doctor Mar
shall by neighbors, Lantz and his wife
quarreled.
Brain Badly Torn.
He then lay down on a bed, it was
said. and before Mrs. Lantz could pre-
vent it. had pulled out a single shot
.22 caliber pistol and shot him
self thru the head. The bullet entered
his right temple and ranged down
ward, badly tearing the brain. He
became unconscious almost immedi-
ately and was rushed to a hospital as
soon as physicians had reached the
house. He leaves his wife and fite
children, the oldest years old and
the youngest about a year old.
According to Mrs Lantz, her hus-
band had been working for local
taxicab company for some time, but
was not making much money. Some
days. it was said, he made only from
so cents to 81.
Had to Seek Charity.
Last week it was stated, the family
became so hard pressed for funds that
they made application to the Provi-
dent association for help. 1t seems
that Lantz was notified that he would
have to support his family and that
he imagined some action would be
taken to compel him to do so. At the
supper table Sunday night. Mrs. Lantz
suggested that he get a better job, it
was said This started a quarrel. and
Lantz left the house, not returning un-
til about midnight. 1t was then fol-
lowing another quarrel. that he shot
himself, it is stated.
Murphy Tried To Hang Self.
Following a spell of sickness that
has lasted for several months, result
ing in the greatest dependency. Will
Murphy, age so years, of 423 Seward
avenue. a barber. attempted suicide
shortly after o'clock.
Murphy went to the barn at the
rear of his home. threw a rope over
| beam and tied one end about mis-
neck. Because he left the rope toe
| long it did not kill him but resulted
| in strangulation. A few minutes
later he was found by his wife, who
called for assistance Murphy was
| cut away from the rope, taken into
the house and put in bed. The fire
department was called with the pull
motor
Murphy was breathing and hi.
pulse was regular when the men ar
rived with the pulmotor. so it was
unnecessary to use the instrument :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
NAMES HIS APPOINTEES
President Sends Nominations of Three
Ministers to Senate.

Ministers to Senate.
Washington. June 16.-President
Wilson today sent the following nomi-
nations to the senate:
To be envoys extraordinary and min
listers plenipotentiaries: Norman Hap
good, of New York City, to Denmark.
Hugh S. Gibson, California. lately
secretary of embassy or legation of
class 1, to Poland.
Richard Crane. Illinois. lately pri-
vate secretary to the secretary of
state, to Czecho-Sloyakia.
To be a member of the United
States shipping board: Henry NJ.
Robinson of California.
To be civil service commissioner:
Martin A. Morrison, Indiana.
To be a member of the United
States employees compensation COM
mission: John j. Keegan, of Indiana.
To be a member of the federal
board for vocational education: c. F.
Mcintosh, of Indiana.
To be assayer in charge of the mint
at Carson, Nevada: william A. Burns,
of Reno. New.
To be assistant treasurer of the
United States: Robert G. Hand, OF
StarkyilIe Miss
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arily detained at the United States i'm
migration station be released. This
was ordered done.
Thinks q. S. Act UncaIled For.
This is a matter for my superior
officers and for my president to con-
sider," General Gonzales said at Fort
Hidalgo. "I am not in position to i'm
pose my own views upon the situation
altho 1 did not and do not think the
crossing of the American forces was
necessary for the defeat of the Villa
forces as my forces defended the town
most bravely."
At the fort it was announced that
the seventy Villa prisoners had been
taken south with Gonzales column
and that eight of the officers of
Villas command made prisoners had
been executed. 1t was also stated
by Major Hernandez that the body of
Manuel Castro. a Villa general had
been found in the trenches east of
town.
The number of Villa rebels killed
during the engagement was placed at
200 by the federals while seventy were
wounded, they said. They said they
had no estimate of their own losses.
The American troops, mostly
Twenty-fourth infantry men, guard
the American approaches to the in
ternational bridge today while Mexi-
can soldiers stand guard at the Mex
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WIN $4,000 PRIZE
Alcock and Brown Capture London
Daily Mail OfTcr.

London, June 16.-The attempt of
Hawker and the successful flight of
Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown
were made for a prize of $4,000 Of
fered by the London Daily Mail. The
idea was to make a contribution of
moment to the practical side of air
navigation, but the appeal to the COM
petitors was in no small measure to
their sporting instinct, the flyers run
ming strong chances of being ire
trievably lost at sea if anything hap
pened to their machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

weather lowering over Kansas today,
in the opinion of F. A. Math, observer,
there is only a slim chance that it
will rain. Indications point more to
generally fair, warm, sunshiny wealth
er, good for farming endeavors and
the very thing that is needed now by
the crops. There may be scattered
local showers, however.
During the last "a hours showers
have occurred in central and southern
(Continued on Page TWo1
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ASKS BIGGER ARMY
Baker Recommends 100000
Men as Temporary Force.
Tells Senate Committee 100000
Organization Inadequate.

Washington. June 16.-Secretary
Baker. appearing today before the SEN
ate military committee, insisted that
congress make provision for an army
of $4,000 men until a permanent
military policy can. be adopted.
He declared the force of 800, 900
proposed in the annual army appro-
priation bill as passed by the house
was inadequate.
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tBy the Associated Press.)

Paris, June 16.-The reply of the
allies to the German counter proposals
will be delivered to Count Won Brock
dorff- Rantzau, head of the enemy
peace delegation at Versailles at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. Paul Dutasta,
secretary of the peace conference. will
take the revised treaty personally to
hand it to the Germans.
A special train is held in readiness
at Versailles and it is presumed that
the Germans depart for Weimar i'm
mediately upon the receipt of the al
lied reply.
Editors and printers worked thru
out the night and this forenoon in a
feverish effort to complete the reply.
At o'clock this morning. corrections
were still being made. but it was
stated that the delivery of the docu-
ment at about 4 o'clock was assured.
Give Them Five Days.
1t was understood that Dutasta
would make ain oral statement in
stead of reading the Introductory let
ter. At the same time he was ex-
pected to notify the Germans that
they will have five days in which to
accept the revised terms. This period
VIII lHCluue lIle tAToe-Udy uOllCe VI
denunciation of the armistice. leaving
the way open for the allies to begin
! military operations against the Ger
mans Immediately after expiration OF
the five days should they refuse to
sign.
According to the Paris morning pa
! pers, the revised text of the treaty
will not be fully printed before this
evening. 1t will be forwarded as soon
as possible. but the Germans in the
meantime will receive 200 copies OF
the original text. corrected in red ink
so as to permit them to revise Brock
dorff- Rantzau's original copy.
The allies reply totals about. 20, ,0ot
words. The counter proposals. which
were made public yesterday. contain
about 500 words
Paris. June 16.-The real treaty OF
Paris to be handed to the Germans in
Versailles this evening, differs ma
| terialiy from the Conditions of peace
which the enemy received May Z.
Tone More Moderate.
Several important changes have
/ been made since the Germans sub
Tnitted their counter proposals, the
the principles of the original treaty
CONTINUED Page Two1
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JOHN w. FISHER ILL
Father of County Attorney Suffered
Stroke of ApopIexy Today.

John W. Fisher. father of County
Attorney Hugh Fisher and superin-
tendent of the Mt. Auburn cemetery,
suffered a stroke of apoplexy while
attending to duties at the cemetery
this morning.
Physicians were summoned immed-
lately and an ambulance was called
to take him to a hospital The latest
report from the home of his son,
Hugh Fisher, this morning was that
he was still unconscious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
TONE is ''S0FTER"
Real Treaty of Paris Differs
From Original Pact.
Handed to German Delegates
at Versailles Today.
RHINE UNDER CIVIL CONTROL
That Is Treaty Specification, 1t
Is Understood.
Admission of Foe Into League
This Fall Hinted.
RHINE UNDER CIVIL CONTROL
BULLETIN.

Versailles, June 16.-The allied re-
ply to the German counter proposals
was delivered by Paul Dutasta, gen.
eral secretary of the peace conference
to Count Won Broclxdorff- RAntzau.
head of the German peace delegation,
ut 6:49 O'Clock this evening.
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PraIrie Dcclare Diridend.

Independence, Kan. June 16.-The
Prairie Pipe Line company today de-
clared dividend of So. payable July
81, on stock recorded : to include
June 80.
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TOO HOT FOR REDS
BoIsheviki Actively Preparing To Out,
Petrograd.

London, June 16.-Active prepara-
tions are being made for the eracua-
tion of Petrograd.. il is announced in
a wireless dispatch from Moscow re-
ceived here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
US, infantry
OUT OF MEXICO
ALL ABOARD FOR RUMANIA.
Turkish Women There Wear Pa
jamas on Street-Oh, Boy!

Correspondence of Associated Press)
Bucharest, May 20. - Turkish
women, many of whom live In VIII
lagos along the Danube river In
Rumania. are wearing in the
streets with the greatest of pride
American pajamns bearing the
label, "Gift of the American Peo-
pie"
The garments, II worn on the
streets of New York. would cause
a sensation, but the Turkish wom-
en- here usually wear a form OF
trousers and the pajamas excite
little comment.
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FAIR WEATHER AHEAD
Tonight Will Be Warmer, Observer
Math Says in Forecast.

! WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
! Unsettled today: generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

arily detained at the United States i'm
migration station be released. This
was ordered done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

KANSAS today takes pleasure in
helping to give women of other
states II right her women have long
enjoyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled tonight. Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

Paris. June 16.-The real treaty of
Paris to be handed to the Germans in
Versailles this evening. differs ma
terialiy from the Conditions of peace"
which the enemy received May Z.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
HAVANA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-FUr-year-old and up; claim.
ing; purse 500: 81 frrlongs. xMr. Dooley 81
Tom Tit lo3 wisesrd lOs, Garrone lo3 Robert
L. Owen lo3, Gibraltar los Duzzie Jos. Norvic
lG. Visible 1o7. Mesmer lU, Lady spendthrif,
lG, Diadi 113
SECOND RACE-Three-year-olds; maidens
claiming; purse $500; 81 furlongs. IConsceptior
Sc, Weymouth Girl 81, Buster Clark 49, Lack
rose iol, Linkstrap lol, Ranker lo2, The Talke7
lo7, S1nduria IG, Little Mistress 100.
THIRD RACE-Four- -year-Olds and up; claim
ing: purse 500; 81 fnlongs. Frances Crawford
lul, 1Dixie Highway l0l. xAgue 1os Chemuna
lG, Barton 10. Beverly James no. whispering
Hope Ill, Lady James Ill, Brown Prince ll3
Betterton Il3. Hands of ll3.
FOURTH RACE-Four-y year-olds and up
claiming; purse $500 5ts furlongs. Miss Wright
l01. 1PhedodOen lO3. George Duncan lC5. KAT
torney Muir l4 Violet lO4. Lycia l05. Lola Ill
Glorine Ill. Hone ll3, Frascuele ll6.
FIFTH RACE-Three- year-olds and up; claim.
ing; Interccean Handicap; purse SEQ; fur
longs. Tetley I05 Hocnir lG. Milkmah III.
Skiles Knob 10.
SIXTH -Folr-year- -olds and up: claim.
ing; purse $500; 6 furlongs. Lady Matchmaker
81. xBierman TO- Helen Atkin 102, xMabel Trask
lOe. PetIar lU Clark NJ lG, Senator james lo7,
Ballad 10. Lytle 1l3, Trapping 49, Dimitn lis
Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Dempsey May Referee
Leonard-Dundee Bout

New York. Jan. 1.-THE CominG
match between Worlds Champion
Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee
one particular. There will be no "rcf-
cree question brought up. The New
Jersey State boxing law and the terms
of the contract which Leonard and
Dundee signed with the Newark
SpOTtsmen's club prevents this. When
the two boxers affixed their sigma
lures to the papers to engage in con-
test in the First Regiment Armory.
Newark. on January 20. they agreed
to leave the selection OF the refer ee
10 the club and the commission. The
rules OF the Jersey boxing board. and
they are inviolate. provide that the
governing body shall assign the ref
cree to every match fought under its
Jurisdiction.
When Dundee and Leonard step into
the ring Jack Dempsey. the sensa-
tiOnal Western heavy weight. may be
'in there" with them The boxing
commission has not as yet named the
referee who will officiate but the
Newark Sportsmen's Club has filed a
request that Dempsey be delegated for
the post. The latter Is eligible to Off
Ciate. He holds referees card issued
to him by the commission He was
appointed Il referee because his serv-
ices were so much in demand and
sought for various charity boxing
shows staged throughout the State
during the recent war-funi drive.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
men
TO PRACTICE
Columbia Authorities Plan
Six Weeks Spring Work
for Squad.

New York. Jan. 12.-Football au-
thorities at Columbia are considering
seriously a proposal to have spring
nractice for the entire football squad.
II the plan goes through 1t will be
an innovation, for not since the game
was restored four years ago has there
been any attempt to have training In
the spring.
Fred Dawson believes that much
could be accomplished by having a
month or six weeks of practice just
As soon as the frost gets out of the
ground.
The one obstacle in the way of the
carrying out of the proposal Is the
lack Of playing space on South Field.
Under present conditions there is
barely enough room on the field for
the varsity baseball team to get all
the practice it needs and there was
such a lack of it that it was decided
several years ago to fOrcgo freshman
baseball teams.
Under the plans which Dawson is
considering an effort would be made
to use either part of the grove north
of the gymnasium at One Hundred
and Nineteenth street and Broadway.
or the terrace in front of Furnald
Hall. where the Y. VI. c. A. courses
in physical training were held last
summer when Columbia was a school
for the instruction of Y. NJ. c. A. war
workers.
Another difficulty Is the fact that
Dawson's time will be occupied to a
considerable extent by baseball As
head coach of the varsity nine he
will have all he can do. it is believed.
to look after the nine in the after
noon hours. and this may lead to
holding Of football practice early in
the day.
1t may be that Dawson would turn
the football men over to Tom Thorp.
who was a volunteer coach last fall
and has expressed himself as being
especially anxious to be of service in
the spring if Lawson finds his time
too limited.
Dawson believes that a great deal
of good can be obtained from spring
practice, and he believes that the
success which Princeton had on the
gridiron in the years that Speedy
Rush was coach. was due, in large
measure, to the system of spring
training which was inaugurated and
carried through by him.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
BORROWED UNIFORMS
PROVE REAL JINX

One way a team could be assured
of a victory in every stop on a trip
would be to lose its uniforms. The
dope shows that when a visiting
club appears on the field attired in
the regalia of the home forces 1t
generally manages to abate' the
residents.
Last season, on their way East,
the st. Louis Cardinals lost their
baggage and had to meet the
Superbas in clothing for which
Charles Hercules Ebbets had paid.
The result was a . to victory for
Jack Hendricks team.
Three years previously the st.
Louis Browns reached Detroit minus
uniforms and, attired in Tiger toys,
they defeated the Junglemen. l to 0,
Weilman pitching against Dauss.
That was the year Lengthy Carl
won eight out OF ten games from
the Tigers. the contests he did not
capture being, respectively, a de-
feat and a tie.
A game which a visiting team did
not win when ii was compelled 10
play in the home clubs regalia be-
cause of the nonarriYal OF its bag
gage took place at the Hilltop, in
New York. on August IL. 1912. The
Tigers and their baggage parted
company at Syracuse, and Jennings
men played in the Yanks' road uni
forms, being beaten. 3 to ..
This reverse might not have oc-
CURED had it not been for Umpire
Jack Eagan. He put sRay Fisher
out of the game in the first inning
after the Tigers had located the
collegian for a couple of runs, and
Jack Warhop. who took command
of the pitching peak, was so in
vincibIe that he yielded only two
safeties and permitted only twenty
four men to 20 to bat.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
John McGraw Seeking
To Land Robertson

New York, Jan. 12.-Whon the Giants
embark for their springtime training
rendezvous in March there is every
likelihood that Davey Robertson will
be among the athletes. for negotia-
tions between him and McGraw for
the return o. the heet-fUoted South
erner to the New York club next sea-
son are progressing promisingly.
Robbie Is said to be dissatisfied with
life away from the hurly burly of the
remnant chase. Now that the war is
over and his aid in wartime activi-
ties is no longer needed he doubtless
will return to the Giants and help
materially to keep New York in the
remnant race next season.
When McGraw let out Joe Wilhoit
the other day 1t probably was with
the intention OF bringing Robbie back
10 the Giants. Robertson not only 1 :
a big favorite with the metropolitan
fsndoTn but he also is admired by
McGraw, who regards him as an ath-
lete of high efficiency. McGraw
sought to induce him to return last
season, but Robbie declined. Now.
hs~ever. he has changed his mind.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
PETE HARTLEY WILL
BATTLE PHIL BLOOM

Baltimore. Jan. 1@.-FiCht fans
should see d good battle next Fri
day night at AlbauEh's Theater
when Phil Bloom, the crack Brook
lyn lightweight. meets Pete Hart
ley. the, Durable Dane, in a fifteen
round clash to a decision before the
American Athletic Association 1t
is the first fifteen-rOunder of the
season and the ring followers are
all set for seeing the two light
weights go that route.
The boy who has been picked to
face Hartley has a fine record. mis-
best bouts being against such men
as Eddie Wallace. Knockout Brown,
Joe BeddeI. Matt Wells, Harry
Pierce. frankie Callahan. Jimmy
Duffy. Tommy Murphy. Leach Cross.
Irish Patsy Cline. Stanley. YOakum.
Joe welIing, Johnny Dundee, Freddy
WEIGH. Ted Kid Lewis, the welter-
weight champion. and seven meet
in-s with Benny Leonard. the light
yycfZhtElIinE.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
EARNED HIS OATS.
Be Frank Proved Good Investment
for His Purchaser.

New York. Jan. 12.-Be Frank. ore
of the first-rate juvenile developments
of Maryland fall racing, and gelding
that promises to become one of the
smartest 3-year-olds, in so far as dis
tance running goes. of the season of
1919. cost $3.50 at public auction. Be
Frank would fetch $4,000 to $4,000 If
he were offered at public auction to-
morrow. He is son of Sir John
Johnson and FranlIness, and a half
brother Of Straightforward. Cornelius
Garrison is his owner and William
Jennings is his trainer. Bon Jour. the
daughter of Bon Tromp, with which
Edward Beale Mclean won the Clip
setta Stakes at Lstonia. was a $500
yearling. Her much less useful stable
companion, Trompeuse, brought 81 900
at the sale of Edward Cebrian's Cali
fornia-bred yearlings. at which she
went under the hammer.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
TO NAME HARVARD BOARD.
Makeup of Athletic Body to Be
Announced Tomorrow.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 12.-President
Lowell. of Harvard. today will
present to the fellows of the univer-
sity the names OF the nine men whom
he finds acceptable as members OF the
Harvard athletic committee for the
next six months. Naturally. there is
much speculation as to the makeup
of the body, which will in a great
part determine many of Harvard s
athletic policies and solve many Of
the problems OF postwar sport activi-
ties.
Three undergraduates. in company
with a similar representation from
the alumni and faculty. make up the
athletic committee. Mai Fred W.
Moore serving as secretary Mr..
Moore is graduate manager and treas
urer of the Harvard Athletic Associa-
ton.
The student members from last
years committee are still in college,
and may be again chosen. They are
Robert E. Gross, coach and captain
Of last years hockey team; Andre F.
Tribble, manager of the university
crew, and Norman S. Walker of the
hockey team. The three faculty rep
resentatives last spring were Deans
lie Baron R. Briggs, Henry A. Yeo-
mans and Prof. Dunham jackson,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
All the Liue Ne,us and Views of the Sporting World
SCHMIDT CAPTURES
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN

Baltimore. Md. Jan. 12.-Edwin
Schmidt, of the Cross Country Club
South Atlantic cross country cham
pion, won the four and one-half-
mile cross-country run. held by that
club today. over the Lake Ashbur-
ton course. His time was 20 min
utes and seconds.
This event was to be held New
Year Day, but was postponed on ac-
count of the. bad weather.
J. II. Montague, OF Washington
came in fifth and was awarded one
OF the medals, his time was % min
utes and 81 seconds.
The men finished as follows: Ed
win Schmidt. first; Joe Medura, sec
Ond; John o. Calaghan, third; Geo
l.. Faintes, fourth; Jas. H. Montague
NTH: Daniel X. Younger. sixth;
Herbert Loats, seventh; Guy Walls
trum, eighth.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-13
Orth Advises Scouts.

Philadelphia. Jan. l2.-"SmiIing Ar
Orth, one time "curvelcss wonder" of
the Phillies and the Yankees. who
went overseas for the y. NJ. c. A.
several weeks ago. has turned his at
tention again to baseball. and the
dOughboys are getting the benefit of
his experience as a player in both
major leagues and as an umpire in
one OF them.
Orth pitched with his arm and his
head in the days of such sluggers as
Ed Delahanty and Napoleon Lajoie.
Fortunately they were playing behind
him when he Joined the Phillies in
the summer of 1895. However. there
were numerous sluEgcrs to offset
those in his supporting cast Against
the old Baltimore orioles he fire.
quently matched wits with John
MCGraw, Hugh Jennings. Willie
Keeler. Joe Kelley. Dan BrOuthers,
and Wilbert Robinson. The boys
overseas apparently never. tire of
hearing Orth tell about the ancient
heroes