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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
RUSSIANS ORDERED IT
Pittsburgh Traces Bomb Plot to Them
Il. w. w. Directed.


Pittsburgh. June 4-Evidence that
anarchists responsible for bomb ex-
plosions at the homes of Judge w. H.
S. Thompson, of the United States dis
trict court, and w. w. Sibray. chief
inspector of the bureau of immigra-
ton, Monday night, were operating
under orders from Russian radicals
headquarters ~ 1873 East Fifteenth
street New York. was in the hands of
the police here today.
According TO an announcement this
morning by Supt. r. J. Alderdlce of
the bureau of police, John Johnson
president of the local 1. w. w. or
ganization, who was arrested yester-
day after a fight with detectives in
downtown office building, came to
New York two weeks ago at the in
stance of Number 1901" William
Haywood, president of the national 1.
w. w. according to Mr. AIderdice.
bears the pass number 1901.
Johnson who, the police say, was
the directing genius of the bomb plot
n this city was held in jail today with
4 score of other alleged anarchists.
who were arrested yesterday and last
night.
Bail was refused in each case. In
partial confession, made to the police
late yesterday. johnson is said to have
named a Cleveland man as the maker
Of the bombs exploded here. This
man, whose name the police withheld.
also is said to have operated under
orders of the radical headquarters in
New York and is believed to have gone
to Chicago after the explosions here.
sea rich for him was being made
in that city today.
Among the important suspects ar
rested last night was Mike Bielesta,
also known as celeste, said by the po-
lice to be secretary. of the Russian So
Wet organization in Pittsburgh and a
delegate from the Petrograd council
of workmen and peasants sent to this
country to spread Bolsheviki propa-
ganda. A large quantity of 1. w. w.
and anarchistic literature was found
on the suspects which the police
turned over to agents of the depart
ment of justice to aid in running down
perpetrators of the nationwide bomb
plot.
Finds a Bomb.
Chicago, June ~4.-George F. Rob
erts, publisher of a West Pullman
newspaper, today found what is be-
lieved to be bomb in his automobile
in the rear of his home on the south
side. The supposed bomb is 8 by 2
inches, wrapped in brown paper, post
marked but not stamped and the name
Gimbel Brothers, 500 Fifth avenue,
New York City was typewriter on
a slip OF paper and pasted to the
package on the upper left hand corner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
IN DRESS REHEARSAL
..Ff-Fi" Cast Will Get Uscd to Cos
TUNES Tonight.

The Grand theater will be an excit
ing place tonight when the long await
ed dress rehearsal for the Eastern Sta
show, Fiji of the Toy Shop" takes
place. Two hundred and more mem
bers of the cast selected by Mrs. c. [
Van Horn, will appear in costume an
the big musical extrava ganza perform
ance will be carried thru just as it wi
be presented to the public Thursda
and Friday nights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
FROM TOPEKA CLUBS
Country Club Has Is and Shawnee
Club II in State Golf Tourney.

The two Topeka golf clubs are well
represented in the golf tournament at
Lawrence. The Country club has fif-
teen representative who qualified for
play and the Shawnee club eleven.
The Country club members arc:
r. A. Campbell /. W. Felix
J. A. Cole H. H. Guild
w. f. Brelsford Frank Griggs
Horace HUMPHREYS +. s. Crane
J. c. Mohler j. S. Pierce
H. A Auerbach J. r. Frost
w J. Cole J. d. Sleeper
W. Crowder
The Shawnee club members are:
Arthur Bonebrnke J. L. Duncan
Fred Cooper J. A. Crow
C. H. Middleton Stanley Clithero
Allen Sells A NJ. Catlin
W. D. Updegrnff F. A. Scott
Monte kistler
a. 5000 new customers by July 1. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Comrades will meet at Lincoln
Post hall at 3 p. m. June 5, to attend
the funeral of Comrade D. C. Moore
who died at Fort Dodge Soldiers
home June 2, 1919.
Funeral from PenwelFs undertaking
establishment at p. m. tomorrow
June 5
w. ]. stage, Adjutant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
Canteloupes ON Market.

Chicago, June 4.-The canteloupe
season opened here today with cante-
loupes beginning to arrive from CAL
ifornia, Florida and Texas, California
principally. Standard crates. jobbing,
brought 81 to $3.50. ponies $3.50 to IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

= 5000 new customers by July l. -"AAdv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

The German delegates to the
peace conference must keep on
their own side of the fence. The
aforesaid fence is picket one
erected on the boundary between
Versailles. Paris suburb, and Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
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itself to indicate the boundary and
prevent the Germans from actually
setting foot in the French capital
The Germans are quartered in q
hotel in Versailles and all confer,
ences with them are held in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-11

Regular $43.50 8.3 Son
xIO.6 #. size Wilton %.1H
Velvets, J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
FATHER BYRD WALKS ABROAD.

OBSERVES UNNECESSARY TROUBLE OVER SKP-STOPS.)
wayfarer who had been absent from Richmond few
weeks waited for wesbound Fourth street Broad
Car after passed without hesatng. East bound
stopped at the opposite The trolley post be-
tween the tracks bore plainly marked the white band which
formerly indicated that stop in both directions at that
corner. Finally the stranger observed narrow strip OF
cttered metal tied vertically to the post He spelled these
sryptc words from top to bottom: " Cars Stop East
''Now what earth that meant the stranger want
cd to know. Finally he found newsboy who told him that
it meant that only tbound stop at that
Father Byrd boarded the with the stranger at Third
street and rode with him to Richmond college
stopped on signal the northeast of the campus
But when the stranger had transacted his business at the
college and back to the corner guided again by
the white band the trolley post the galy past
toward the east Not Notwithstanding sign
the post Finally the stranger (who WASH stranger at all
but voter and intelligent citizen of Richmond, who
doesn't ordinarily need to street cars) walked long
block east to junction point with another street line and
caught going in the direction he wished to traxel
'That mix up of signs escaped me- observed Father
Byrd to himself .They fairly straight at time.
Yet with that of service rendered to the citizens and
intelligent effort prevent confusion the of the street
railway want to charge higher fares wonder if they could
keep paving dividends and interest four times the tax
able value their property if they made the service bad
that nobody at all would ride the Or do they
slider themselves specially privileged persons in democratic
community"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
Richmond Ready
to Receive Sunday


BILLY Sunday viii md the city In
readiness to receive him when he ar
riyes the last OF the week to begin his
big revival. The executive committee
OF the campaign met yesterday after
noon AT headquarters in thu Central
Y. NJ. G. A., put into operation final
plans for the revival and discussed
details incident TO the arrival Of the
great evangelist. Headquarters is
marked by big activity. where the
Sunday advance man. Rev. James r.
Walker. Is working At top speed. with
his corps OF assistants, to have the
81 aSe Meu set Tor the entry III The
preacher who gave fame 10 THE
Sawdust Trail y
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
the business women's invitation COM
mittee will meet In the Y. w. G. A.
their share In the revival campaign.
Tonight choir No. will hold re-
hcarsal at the City Auditorium and
be assigned seats which they will oc-
cupy during the meetings. Choir No.
3 Will meet there Thursday night for
the same purpose.
There has beAn some misunder-
standing concerning reserved seats In
the big auditorium during the re-
vivaL II was stated at heaQuArters
yesterday that there was no founda-
ton for the rumor that tickets would
be required 10 gain Ambulance to the
services. Any one and every one Ii
welcome to the meetings. and the
doors are open to all the public. The
only reserved seats will be those re-
served for delegations numbering
twenty Ave or more persons. such ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07

penioentiAry ovor the hast license year
" as, or o. decrease Of about so per
cent: q reduction. In. n nine-months'
coympar3non, OF 1859 commitments
TO jail this notwithstanding the en-
oAmpnhcnt Of thousands OF soldiers
sailors and munitlen workers In the
state during this period: and a de-
crease OF 25.zI8 In the number OF per-
sons cared for by the charitable and
correctional institutions Of the state.
OF these reductions. the report has
this to say: These unbelievable
figures, taken from official documents,
do not begin to indicate the improved
conditions Of the people at large. In
the comforts Of home. in the peace
and happiness OF thousands OF inno-
cent victims Of the folly OF others.
Recognizing the saving in criminal
expense. the general assemble reduced
the appropriation for this purpose to
$4,000. On this subject, the report
Says: but for the increase in eees
allowed commonwealth's attorneys.
clerks OF courts, sherifYs. justices Of
, the peace. jailors and other officers,
the reduction might have been three
I times Thu amount"
The encampment OF sailors and
soldiers at aundry naval bases and
army camps on the seAboard through,
out All Of the past year brought with
| In the state an increase Of nearly 20
per cent OF population. and the In
evitAbie strain upon local authorities
has made enforcement Of the law in
| Alexandria, Hopewell Petersburg
! Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk,
Portsmouth, and adjacent commune
ties exceedingly difncult. according To
the report.
i Under the heading drug stores. "
! the report says: Many drug stores,
notably III Petersburg ana Alexandria,
which took ont licensss u sSlI ardent
Spirits on = physiciAn's prescription,
have abandoned the privilege, on &C
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
President Betrayls
ton at Hearty w
Of People
TALKS TO- WONi
Expresses Synnpat
Mothers and VIII 1|||
of Heroes ID
Battle.
VIVA ITALIAN ],

~ the n0ICny oil
Milan Sunday the pre- r.
II wish I could TAKE
some paace where = se1
Of fellow cOuntryssscU < z
you their heart tOW1Fd Nts f
have shown your lsem
them bcEAuse the hea4&1G
has gone over 70 IT,
Italy. We have been ~
your heroic struggle.
heroic suffering and ID
cur privilege In tlseog-
to lie associated with -
tory which has liberated InNzi
liberated the world. III. n
sylvia Italia" 81 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
Introduce Relief
Bill for Hungry

WA1hfn9tnn, Jan. "a 6ill b carry
ant pr1Gd1en1 Wt1sOn.s cabled request
Tor a Appfops1Adon Of 800 s90e, eco
~ fNe6 thu Aknkxmg peoples OF Europe
will ~ introduced In the house to-
stncFfow " Representative Shoriey.
chairman Of the appropriations COM
nittee. The COMMITTEES agreed on the
hill. The house viii be asked to act
inmsdiateiy. The money Ii proposed
40 hA made available In a revolving
fund.- to be used until June 30. 1919.
Tho@e governments Who are ablo to
do ~ will ~ required to reimburse
tina United states. An audit OF the
fund y required and report OF ex-
penAlfnres must be made to congress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
DEATH COMES TO
ROOSEVELT AS He
LAY. SLEEPING
Ex-President Succumbs
to Embolism of the
Lungs.
BURIAL TOMORROW
Colonel Retired Sunday
Night in the Best of
lSpirits-End Is
Peaceful.
BURIAL TOMORROW
ROOSEVEJTS DEATH
SHOCKS LONDON

London. Jan. 6.-Ecws II the
death of THEODORE Roosevelt struck
London rosV.ibiy late today and
made deep impression. 1t was
tho chief subject OF discussion
everywhere tonight. The late aft
crnoon papers carried brief dis
patches from New York In heavy
type and some had pictures of the
colonel covering almost tho whole
front page.
The Evening Star says:
Roosevelt was the StauncheSt
friend OF Great Britain and an ad-
yocatc OF the allied cause through
out the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
DECLARES THE JAIL
SYSTEM IS WRONG
Most Perplexing and Discour-
aging Feature of Work OF
Charities Corrections.
ADVOCACY OF FAR M s
Body Will Continue Fight For
Their Establishment in
Place of Jails Review
| Year s Work.
ADVOCACY OF FARMS

Declaring that the most perplexing
and diseouraginE feature Of its work
continues to be the jail system and az
sorting that there is very little. hope
of I'm provement in tho institutions
because the syssans III fundamentally
wrong. the State Bo1rd OF Charities
and Corrections, In its annual report
to Governor westmorcland Davis and
the general assembly. indicates its
purpose to continue it's Tight for sub
stitution OF jails by county and city
have, heen established at Newport
News and Norfolk.
The results Of its endeavors in be-
half of destitute children during the
year Just ctc*ed has been sattsfnc-
tory according to the report, The
board had in its custody 1890 de-
pendent and delinquent Juveniles dur
ing 1918. :3T Of whom were commit
tea--14s as dependent and 4sa as de-
| iinauent OF this number ESQ, or ~
per cent. ARE doing well or fairly
we'll"
During the year just ended the
federal government appropriated sse.-
600 for the work Of the board. as
follows: Virginia Home and Indus
trial School for Girls. 5000. Indus
trial Home and school for Wa~ward
ro,oref Girls 4eo0oA. and Newrort
News City Farm. s3s 600 In addi-
| ton. the sum OF $1,000 was anpro-
nriatesi for purchase OF detention
home for women AT Newport News
and $50. 900 for purchase OF buildings
on the city farm 1T Norfolk. A prf-
vate contributions Of $4,000 also was
made to tha Virginia Home and In
dustrial School FIR Girls
In order to secure the foreeofng
amounts. tl1e last general assembly
made the following appropriations:
Virginia Home and industrial School
FOR Girls, $ie.ooN. and Industrial
ored Girls. $4,000. makinE total Of
&17s,ooo for permanent improvements
! in the institutions named.
The rerort, In run, follows:
WAR WORK GREAT.
An the institutions which the board
il required by law TO inspect annually
have been visited. except the iatls
| and almshouses OF six counties. The
board was prevented visiting these
institutions because OF the volume OF
war work that the governor consid-
cred OF greater Importance, All these
will be visited in the near future. All
these have now been inspected ex-
cept two. =. $1,000 $50
After the PASSAGE Of the law au-
kthorfxtne the establishing Of district
aimshouses. DR. Peter winston was
requested to appear before boards OF
supervisors IN certain sections Of the
state ana endeavor TO induce them to
establish such institutions. DR.. Wins
| ton reports that he spoke to a. mum
/ Der OF boards and he believes that at
least two such Institutions will soon
be established.
T., The most pstpiexing and discour-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
Straight Five Cent
Car Fare Approved
Street Committee Sends Ordinance
to Council with Recommendation
That Measure BE Passed.

FuffowtnH nS9SEe or css-anf.
mated ssis~.y.-i,,, on ,,,., rcs.,lm.
tion No rer,r,rfcd nv ,i,c ssrect
s,n,rmitt~r- .,c,rrron comuc.a last
niyIsf tnhsers fl,.s r,one.r for s,,cciaI
INSTRUMENTATION ~ n,ersirr neyf
Mnnda- ri~rt
Whiic ~. resolution rrox;a,ro
for allverfisrmcnt Of ~. n.,ii.
manor A. nrnnose., WAS ador,ci
M cnunriI' fi,e cr,,inance ifss.lf
,rns not conxtarrr.l ScvcraI mem.
hers AZ fhes hnlix- ul,o voted Tar
fa,r rrsolnfton DECLARED ttev
HDuld not x,ns,,rt the neasurs. IN
its nrr.rne fnrm. and thai shcrf.
wax cverv nroha iiIity that n
would be amcnsicd before ami
sdonfaon. n wns conceded that
the street. -romnany~ shouid
re.csay~ .o,,,e ynl,eT ana r. The
rnd On.,n~Ilman .J.x.nn r,r,,ans
announced that he womb S,,r-
rnst tl,aa = sfr1ixht f,ye-ccnt fare
IS alIowctI. ma that In bor ticEets
rnDd hefwrrn TN. i,ours NJ ana
6:sO A. II. b. ao,d nj ss.ycn Tor
a5 cents. the s.hool tickets 10.
main - nj nresrrpf- and IN. npcs.
ttnn ,f ne, las1a ~ the v,nducf. Ia
left err aernrnae action.
II was ,surresfcd thn, evcrr
neml,er AT sTnnf.fl he nrcsrnt ~
I've special mccainr ncxt Monfasy
night. 80 that anal action might
he taken ON the pruuosition.
RtchmOnfl WIN have a sfrnirh,
Ave-cent 90 fare. n nrfic., f.Err
nv tn. ~frvv,t r1,,,,mitsr<. vss.rr.s.v
afterno0n q ans,rpvrd Nv ratr
council. An Ordinances rr1nffnr
ueF7nte.saon T. shc Virr,nis nan.
NY and Tnwrr romnanv ~
charxe i st1nfaaf lsvr-<xs,f 80. ~
an thcar IinoA ana sIIovinw them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07


Oyster Bay, n. u, Jan. 6.--Coko-
mel Theodore Roosevelt. whose
sudden deati, this morning sent
shock through the country. died
from an cmbolism of the lungs.
His physicians late this after
noon gave out the following AS TO
his erd:
"Coioncl Roosevelt had been
suffering from an attack of in
fiammatory rheumatism for about
two months. His progress had
been entirely satisfactory and his
condition did not give cause for
special concern.
ION Sunday he was. in good
spirits and spent the evening with
his family debating letters
"Hc retired about II O'Clock and
at abou; 4 o'clock In tho morning
his man. who occupied an adJOin-
Ing room, noticed that. while Colo
mel Roosevelt WAS sleeping quietly
he waa breathing hard and died
almost immediately with GU
awakening from what seemed 10
he d natural slccp.
rs1e cause OF death was an
cmbolnS.
DIR. G.. w. FAI1LHMs-
DIR. JOHN III. RICHARDS.
DIR. JOHN a. HARTWElxL.'
NEAR DEATH BEFORE
Medical dictionaries describe an
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
N ,lehpsen Reprf.aa.aa Lxaeeker.

DSAnsen neprtsaanAs Lyaeeker.
' washIngton. Jan. s.-charlsa r. Ly-
Aeck4r. president of the National Sc
SHnrity lea rue, today wAs sharply rapri.
SatsAndAd FOR evastven6sn and unwilling
nNes TO arswer questions Of members
IN TN congressional committee invssti-
khting the leagues rolitscai activities.
H6as fspftmAnd was administered BY
epkAa4ntative Zen johnson. Of Ken
t&6lkys chairman " the committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
UkraiuIaas nessere I1runhcrx.

Copenhzcon. Jan. s.--Twenty thou
sand Ukrainians are besieging Lem
berg. capital Of Galicia II Ia expect
ed they will occupy the city tomor-
row. Women ara helping TO defend
tho town. II il probable the populA-
ticn will be starved int0 surrender.
~ Ihero 10 no food N tho city. N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
General Peace
Settlement Urged

London, Jan. "a speedy and gem
eral peace settlement Is being urged
by the British foreign ONCE and war
once. according to a statement made
by the Daily Mail.
This general settlcment.Yit is de-
ciared. would be short Of details these
being left to be dealt wit hat later
date. Among the details the q,res-
tons of the freedom of the seas and
the league OF nations are mentioned.
Matters relating to the Balkans are
also included In the category.
settlement on such basis. II In
commended, would enable the speedy
rehabilitation Of the army, = matter
which becomes hourly more press
ing.
The Mail says II Il the belief that
President Wilson witt be found in ac-
cord with such a program and that
II such q course is followed IL may
be hoped that peace will be signed
within month. 1.
The first inter-aIiied conference. 1t
Ia declared, will hs held on Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
By james !. Afon11

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
FAMOUS PHRASES COINED
By COLONEL ROOSEVELT


Speak softly and carry n big
stick.
My hat's In the ring.
I'm for the square deal.
We fought 1T Armageddon.
De-liehted.
M0llycoddle.
The Annnfas Club.
TIE river Of Doubt.
Nature FAkcrs.,
yfalcf%ctors Of kreat wealth.
Tho short and ugly word.
The simply life.
Beaten 70 q fraxzlc.
IAfc king Agag, stepping soft
IT,"
The simple life.
Bully"
Pussyfootcr.
MuckrakezS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07
FRANCE FAv0RS
GREAT BR|TAIN's
NAVAL SUPREMACY
Too Great a Beneficiary
to Agree to Reduction
Of British Fleet.
SUPPORT ENGLAND
France Fears Friends
May Force Her Into
Ruinous Race of
Armaments.
SUPPORT ENGLAND

Paris, Jan. s.-Thc American
naval program continues to be
the nuhiccf of much discussion In
aIr Errnrh nrrss.
rt,. xU.-ssa,,,sx,,, .<,r~e~r,o,,farnt
,,r..ss' n. 49,. 40, 80
p - ~s- .-s-s-s.. ~
- .p x...
pnOncan opposalion 20 Ie
WHsnn Tor the bcncnt OF French
conservative readers. says:
..Scune Republicans. notably
Experienced headers like Lodge.
who alvnvx fnvuee1 a strong navy.
~ ni,rnr,.. - r.frnrt tntenfle1a 20
,r-.s..~.,. --~.... -.,s ra
as- =. .s.s 1870.
s 49,. =. 11I - lsn 1.su ~
'esAa essaents supt'o
sons Demands Tor the naval bud-
GET