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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
PALMER into IT
Sends William j. Flynn To In
Testigate Steel Strike.
Has Reports AgitatOrs Are Try
ing To Stir Up Anarchy.

Washington, Sept. 25.-william J.
Flynn, chief of the secret service bu-
reau of the department of justice, to-
day was in Pittsburgh investigating
the steel strike.
Thru Flynn and a group of special
agents scattered thru the strike dis
trict of western New York, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Ohio, Attor-
ney General Palmer is studying the
strike and keeping in personal touch
with the entire situation, 1t was
known here today
Palmer and all other government
officials since the strike began have
been flooded with reports that 1. w
w. leaders and other radical organ
izers and agitators are trooping TO
Pittsburgh in hope of taking advan-
tage of the strike to stir up rioting.
Department of justice agents make
clear today that they will not accept
without verification by their own
agents either the claims of the steel
company officials that the strikers are
radicals or the claims of the strik-
ers that the plant officials and steel
town officials are denying the work
ers the right of free assembly.
The justice department officials al
ready have received many reports or
the strike situation. These do not in
dicate that radical leaders are more II
evidence in Pittsburgh than elsewhere
in the country, according to Assistant
Chief Burke of the secret service.
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Other Italian Leaders Are Emu
Iating d'AnnunziO.
Reported Advancing on Towns
Held by JugO SIavs.
TERROR REIGNS IN DALMATIA
Move To Restore Nicholas to
MOntenegrin Throne.
'DO You Want Another War?"
Rome Paper Asks.

Paris, Sept. 25.-Apparently in emu
lation of Captain Gabrielle d'Anaunzio,
whose dramatic seizure of Fiume CEN
tered the attention of the world on
the eastern littoral of the Adriatic
other Italian leaders are reported to
be advancing on Spalato, Sebenico and
Trau, important towns along the coast
which have been under the control of
Jugo Slav forces. Peace conference
circles are plainly concerned over the
situation which seems to have become
quite grave.
Terror Reigns at Ragusa.
Belgrade advices declare italian SOL
diers have overpowered a small Jugo-
Slav force at Toguire and have en-
tered the town. 1t is probably the
place mentioned is Trogir. the Croa-
tian section of the city of Trau, about
fifteen miles northwest of Spalato.
Further south there also appears to
be disorders, reports from Rome indi-
eating there is virtual reign of ter
ror at Ragusa, a Dalmatian town close
to the frontier of Montenegro.
In addition, there are rumors that
the Italians plan to restore King Mich
olas to the Montenegrin throne from
which he was ousted by action Of the
national assembly last April.
Have Wilson's Answer?
So far as known definitely no an
Swer to proposals made by Italy rela-
tive to Fiume has been received from
President Wilson, altho it is intimated
in unofficial Italian circles that it has
arrived. There is a disposition on the
part of the Italians to reject any prop
osition looking to a compromise, the
claim being made that the storm
thruout their country can be calmed
only by giving Fiume to Italy. There
are hints. too. that a governmental cri-
sis may develop as a result of the sit
uation.
Gen. Giuseppe (Peppino) Garibaldi,
who arrived here yesterday, declared
| serious results would follow if Ital-
| ians were not placed in a position to
settle the Fiume question according to
the will of the people. He said the
city is not closely blockaded and that
the Italian government was sending
supplies into the city.
Rome Paper Sees War.
| Rome, Sept. 24.-Respecting rumors
that Capt. Gabrielle d'Annunzio's par
tisans are advancing toward Trau. Sc
benico and Spalato. the Messagero Sc
Verely censured elements which are
thus creating occasion for further con-
flict"
The newspapers say a number o1
| deputies have signed a demand for g
secret session of the chamber.
| DO you want another war?" asked
the Messagero in commenting on re-
ports from Fiume and Dalmatia show
ing that the d'Annunzio movement i!
spreading and that others are trying (
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
BIC FIRES SPREAD
Forest COnfagratiOns in Los
Angeles District Menacing.
One Sweeping Toward Large
San BernardinO Resorts.

Los Angeles, Sept. 25.-Two disas-
trous fires in the Los Angeles national
forest were sprea ding today, according
to announcement at the offices of the
forest service.
Jumping a hastily constructed fire
break. a fire in the region of Thou
sand Pines, twenty miles northeast of
San Bernardino, Cal, was sweeping
toward Pine Crest and Squirrel Inn,
two large resorts in the San Bernar-
dino mountains. One hundred men
fighting fires in the Big Tejunga can
yon, about ten miles south of Pasa-
dena, were forced to flee for their
lives when the fire, accelerated by a
wind, destroyed their camp.
While it has been impossible to esti-
mate accurately the total area burned
over by the fires, it was known to be
considerably in excess of 100. 1000
acres. forestry officials said. The
principal damage has been to water
sheds forming the source of supply
for a number of southern California
communities.
PIacervilIc Out of Danger.
Placerville, Cal, Sept. 25.-Forest
fires which yesterday nearly encircled
this mining center and for a time
threatened its destruction were be-
lieved early today to be under control.
Business men who closed their stores
to aid the fire fighters considered the
town out of danger.
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HOPE FOR A TRUCE
Senate Investigation of Steel
Strike Starts Today.
Committee Plans ThOrO, Tn
prejudiced Probe, Says Kenyon.

Washington, Sept. 25.-That an in
dustriaI armistice will result from the
senate investigation of the steel strike
was the hope of members of the labor
committee, as hearings opened today.
Complete airing of labor's griev-
ances and of capitals fears. together
with suggestions from sena tors. will
tend to bring the clashing forces to a
halt. committee members said today.
Chairman Kenyon of the senate la
Dor committee made it clear that the
committee is makin-s the investigation
with an open mind and starts with no
prejudice.
What we want now is the facts, -
he declared today. We want labor
leaders to feel free to tell us the whole
story from their side AMI we want the
employers to have the same privi-
lege."
Not only organized labor. but un-
organized labor will be asked to send
representatives before the senate in
vestigating committee. Kenyon indi-
Gated. He wants to get the views OF
n-striking workmen, he explained.
Later the committees may go to
Pittsburgh and other steel centers.
John Fitzpatrick. chairman of the
steel workers strike committee, will
be the first witness. Charges that
union leaders are aiming to inaugurate
revolutionary changes in mana cement
and ownership of industry under cover
of a strike for higher wages and
shorter hours will be put up to hin
by committee members. Senators viii
question him as to why labor leaders
refused to postpone the strike until
after. President Wilson's industria
conference October s.
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Says Same Forces Which OPP
posed War Fighting Treaty.
Addresses 1000 Peo-
pie at Denver Today.
CANNOT Be RESERVATIONS!
"Children Are My Clients"
Executive Cries.
"We're With You, Woodrow"
Crowd Shouts.

Auditorium, Denver. Colo. Sept. 25.
are the knives that are
being stuck into this document" Pres
ident Wilson charged in a speech here
today, demanding acceptance of the
peace treaty.
He made with emphasis the accusa-
tion that outside legislative halls"
the only organized opposition to the
treaty came from the same forces that
favored Germany in the war.
No Reservations!
or amendments to the treaty, he said
The issue is fatty acceptance or re-
lection.
Acceptance means insurance against
war, he declared, land that's worth
the whole game"
There was a tremendous demon
stration when he said he was under
bond to the mothers, wives and sweet
hearts of America to do all possible
to prevent another war in the next
generation.
Children His Clients.
The children are my clients" he
cried.
Declaring the League of Nations was
sS per cent insurance against war he
said:
That's what went over to Europe
what 1 brought back"
A demonstration which continued
several minutes, people jumping on
chairs, broke out when Wilson said
J he believed he had the support of the
people of the United States Shouts
| OF You bet, Woodrow" We're with
you. old boy!" filled the air. The
cheers subsided, then broke out afresh
You are Gods chosen spokesman
thank Godi" shouted a woman in the
audience.
League or This.
If America stays out of the league
this country must have the larges
army in the world, with huge taxes
4 universal conscription and a militar!
/ government, because you can't ruI
such machine with a debating so
| ciety."
More applause broke out when h.
| declared America would never stanC
| for such a condition.
If we don't have this treaty, labo
will be regarded as purchase bl
1 commodity thruout the world" saiC
the president, drawing attention to tn
labor provisions.
L. S. Labor Conditions Best.
1--WE haven't done our full duty will
, regard to bettering labor conditions Il
this country" he admitted, but adde,
American conditions were better thai
those in other countries and shoul'
| be extended to the world as a prelim
mary to general betterment of condi
| tions.
Some men he knows. Wilson said
are very good takers and it is a pleas
ure to hear them when they are hon
est and know what they are talSin
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KILLED BY A FALL
A. B. Donaldson, $40 Clay,
Stumbled on Hall Stairs.
Found With a Fractured Skull
at the National Today.

Found lying at the foot of the
washroOm stairs in the National hotel
by an unknown guest at o'clock
this afternoon A. B. Donaldson, 519
Clay street, head of the silk depart
ment of the Warren NJ. Crosby COM
pany, was Immediately sent to St
Francis hospital. Donaldson died in
the ambulance from the effects of in
juries to his skull.
James F. Mosby, one of the new
proprietors of the National hotel, was
notified by the telephone operator on
the hotel switchboard that an un-
known guest of the hotel had reported
man fallen at the foot of the wash
room stairs. Mosby accompanied by
large percentage of the hotel staff,
found the body and Immediately called
DR.. Narcotic. The back of the mans
head was crushed as if he had fallen
while attempting to climb the stair
way. The man was still living when
DR.. Narcotic arrived.
Shellabarger' ambulance was called
and the injured man was started for
st. Francis hospital. He died in the
ambulance.
Mrs. Donaldson had been called and
was at the hospital when the ambu-
lance arrived. The body was immedi-
ately taken to Shellabarger's under
taking parlors.
The general opinion expressed at the
National hotel was that Donaldson had
been in the washroom and had just
started up the stairs to the lobby. IT
was thought that he had made a miss
step owing to an injured leg and had
fallen backwards on the marble stair
way crushing the back of his skull.
No one saw him fall. and the first
information as to the presence at the
foot of the stairs of the body was when
the unknown guest of the hotel noti-
fled the telephone operator at the no
tel switchboard that "the body of q
man was lying at the foot of the
washroom stairs"
DR.. Narcotic expressed the same
opinion concerning the cause of death
as had the hotel employees who found
the body and summoned the doctor
He said that Donaldson had beer
under treatment for some time fol
| varicose veins in his legs and tha
! it was quite probable that in attempt
: ing to climb the stairs Donaldson had
! tripped and fallen backwards crushing
| his skull on the marble floor. NJ
/ investigation will be made, DR.. Mar
/ cote said.
Donaldson is survived by his widow
/ and a 3-year- son. Arrangement
for the funeral will be announced
I later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
BREAK IN STRIKE?
Steel Workers Reported Re-
turning in Chicago Area.
Ohio District Paralyzed-Rail
Men Aiding Strikers?
BULLETIN.

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 25.-Mcet-
ings tomorrow have been called by the
skilled and semi-skilled employees of
practically all the large steel mills of
the Mahoning valley to vote on the
question of returning to work.
Pittsburgh. Pa, Sept. 25.-The SEN
ate committee investigation at Wash
ington of the nationwide strike of
steel workers today drew the atten-
ton of employers, labor leaders and
other interested parties in the Pitts
burgh district. Reports of actual strike
developments were given secondary
consideration by those involved in the
controversy, the Washington inquiry
taking precedence over all other news.
The fight OF the steel workers for
the right OF free speech and free as
semblage ip the Pittsburgh district,
according to labor leaders, is one of
the main questions to be brought to
the attention of the senate investiga-
tors, with the demand that "the con-
stitutional rights of the workers be
upheld by the federal government"
Look for Lengthy Strike.
The comber marks of a protracted
industrial struggle were settling upon
the Monongahela valley today
As far as permitted by rigid police
regulations picket lines were begin
; ming TO appear about the big steel
mills. From inside the plants came
the heavy pounding, rattle and noise
of work. while outside great numbers
of men moved thru the streets or
loitered about their homes. obviously
idle. Mounted state police. in their
gray uniforms and helmets. and full
cartridge belts about their waists, rode
thru the streets Armed deputies
stood on guard about the plants.
Every one was kept moving
Crowds were not permitted to gather.
| From the plants came word that men
were returning to work in constantly
| increasing numbers
Meanwhile the strikers are hoping
1 for aid from Washington.
Rail Men 10 Aid Workers?
! The greatest speculation was
aroused today by the announcement
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never KNOW FATE
Wreck of Liner, Said To Be VAL
banera, Sinking in Quicksands.
No Trace Has Been Found of
Ships 46S Passengers.

Key West, Fla, Sept. 25.-The
wreck of the large steamer near here
which divers a few days ago identified
as the Spanish passenger liner Val
banera, believed to have been sunk
in the recent gulf hurricane with ass
persons aboard, is gradually sinking
into the quicksands on the shoals on
which it was driven, it was reported
today. II was said the hull of the
steamer might soon disappear and
thereby perhaps remove the last pos
sibility of clearing up another mystery
of the sea.
No attempts to explore the wreck to
ascertain the number of persons still
aboard when the steamer sank in forty
feet of water have been made since
the Cuban consul here telegraphed the
owners of the VaIbanera that she had
been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
MOvEI. VI. ". TRIAL
Thirty-Six Defendants viii Be
Tried in X. c., Kan., Dec. 1.
Changed From Wichita Because
of Unsanitary Jail.

Wichita, Kan, Sept 25.-The thir-
ty-six alleged members of the /. w.
w. viii go to trial in Kansas City.
Kan, December 1. The cases were
today ordered moved from Wichita by
Judge Pollock of the United States
district court when an agreement to
the removal was reached by attorneys
for the government and for the de-
PENDANTS. Unsanitary condition Of the
Sedgwick county Jail. where many of
the accused men are being held. was
the cause of the removal of the cases.
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CAN'T AMEND IT
CIemenceau Tells Chamber 1t
Can Accept or Reject Pact.
Treaty as a Whole Is Good One,
He Says.

Paris. Sept. 25.-Premier Clemen-
ceau. answering interpretations in the
chamber of deputies today with regard
to the peace treaty. told the chamber
it only had the right to accept or re-
ject the treaty as a whole.
You only have the right to accept
it or reject it as a whole" without
amending it, he said.
The treaty as a whole is a good one,
Clemenceau said
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TO TRY IT AGAIN
England Will Make Another
Attempt To Settle Irish Row.
Lord French To Retain Office,
Says Evening News.

London, Sept. 25.-The Evening
News announces. that as the result of
consultation by the cabinet with Wis
count French, lord lieutenant of Ire
land. another attempt will be made by
the government to settle the irish
question and that viscount French will
retain his office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
THINKS HE'S BEEN EXECUTED
LenOir, Convicted French Traitor,
Will Be Confronted by CaiIIaux
Friday or Saturday. -s.5.

Paris, Sept. 25.-Pierre Lenoir,
whose execution was postponed last
Friday by the authorities, WILL. it is
expected, be confronted by Joseph
Caillaux, former premier, on Friday or
Saturday. According to the Echo de
Paris, Lenoir is in a state of most ex-
treme weakness and unable to stand,
being obsessed with the idea that he
has been executed.
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BLACKHANDERS KILL 3
Man, Wife and 2-Year-Old Son Dead
Bomb Wrecks House.

Batavia, n. Y, Sept. 25.-Black-
handlers are believed to be RESPONSE
BILE for the wrecking by a bomb of the
two story dwelling of Carl Trimarchi
early today. killing three persons and
injuring four.
The dead: Jos. Battagli, Mrs. Jos.
Battagli. 2-year-old son.
The house was blown to pieces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
SHOT AT Farrell
Serbian Killed by State Trooper
in Pennsylvania Steel Town.
Police Were Searching House
Suspected Being Shipping Post.

Farrell, Pa, Sept. 25.-Luke Gro
gan, a Serbian, was shot and killed by
a state trooper here shortly after Il
o'clock, when the police searched
house under suspicion of being a
sniping post from which shots have
been fired at a steel plant Another
man was seriously beaten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
liner IS AGROUND
Red Star Steamer Runs on
Reef in Long Island Sound.
Carries 40 PaSSengers-FrOm
Halifax to New York.

Stamford. Conn, Sept 25.-The
steamer Rosalind. of the Red Star
line. went aground off Cows reef in
Long Island sound today. She was
bound from St Johns and Halifax to
New York and carried 14O passengers
and a crew of 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25

There is no bad weather in sight.
Fair weather will continue with tenn
peratures tending TO be q few degrees
warmer tomorrow. according to the
prediction OF b. r. Laskowski, OBJ
server.
There has been no rain in Kansas
In the last "a hours. There are no
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OFF FOR PUEBLO, COLO.
President Enters Steel Community To-
day-WfI H. Speak on Strike?

Denver. Sept. 25.-President Wilson
left at IL o'clock this morning for
Pueblo, Colo, where he is to deliver
his next address.
The presidents visit to Pueblo is
being watched with interest for the
reason Pueblo is a steel center. 1t is
possible the president may touch on
the strike situation in his speech
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
SUMMER COMES BACK

1t VIII BE Fair and Warmer Tonight
and Friday.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANsAsi
Fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday
and west portion tonight
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LERINE ASSASSINATED?
RumOr on Paris Bourse Says Bolshc-
vik Premier Has Been Slain.

Paris. Sept. 25.-A rumor was in
circulation on the bourse here today
that Nikolai Lenine, the Russian Boil
shevik premier, had been assassi-
mated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25

IF the steel strike lasts long enough,
automobiles undoubtedly will come
higher. Docs this worry you?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer
Friday and west portion tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-06

yield to the temptation to repro
duce the war, but rather to tell a
simple story about the people to
whom war came. Mr.. Griffith has
brought back to America a story
setting forth all the beauty of
France, the music of her moonlight,
the perfume of her flowers, the light
laughter and small troubles of her
people, the charms of the old walls
and the picturesque roads over which
Caesar marched to conquest and
where Henry of Navarro whispered
love into the ears of his sweethearts.
The coming of peace makes all
the more attractive this latest of the
Griffith masterpieces, for from all
accounts it is as great a history of
the world struggle as all the war
books combined, visualizing the con-
flict in clear, understandable way Z;
telling of the hopes and fears of the
people rather than showing the prog
ress of the war as a struggle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-06

dele
Mrs. Clarence Parks left Plains
Wednesday to reside in Albany.
Mrs. Pearson, of Lumplzin, is
spending few days in Plains, at
tending a sick relative in Plains hos
pital.
Mrs. Cody and Maddox, of Colc,n-
LIS were guests of Mr. A. ] TIM
herman this week.
A fshfry was given at parker's
NIL Monday night " , number Of
young men of the town
The Barbecue Club had a good
time at Magnolia Tuesday evening.
The large crowd attending pronounc-
ed the barbecue the best of all the
feasts. "Blin mans buff and other
childhood games were recalled and
participated in. Dignity was laid
aside and lively evening was spent.
The Plains Literary Club met with
Mrs. Mark Chambliss Monday. The
members had been reading Haw-
thorne's Scarlet Letter" and the
program was an open discussion of
the book, lead by Miss Carrie Wal
tiers.
H. R. MCGEE as been quite sick
this week. Recently he cut his
thumb and he has suffered intensely
with his whole hand He is much
better, however.
J. T. Walters, of near Americas,
was in Plains Sunday evening.
Mrs. E. Zimmerman, Jr., is spend
ing few days with her parents in
Richland
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-06
FILM CALLED
SWEETEST LOVE
STORYEVER TOLD

"The sweetest love story ever
told'' is the description given to
David Ward Griffith's latest spectacle,
'Hearts of the World" to be seen
at the Opera House tonight at 8
o'clock.
When it is recalled that Mr.. Grit
fifth is the man who gave playgoers
''The Birth of Nation" "Intoler-
ance" and other tremendous produc-
tions so far unparalleled in the an
nails of the screen, it is matter of
interest to note that "Hearts of the
World" while produced in France
amid the din and devastation of the
recent war, is after all not a war
play but wholesome romance
wherein war figures merely as the
background. "The story of a viii
lage," the program calls it. And
again it is referred to as San old
fashioned play with new fashioned
theme"
All of these facts are interesting
to Griffith enthusiasts for the rea-
son that any producer who could
spend eighteen months in France
during the very thickest of the fight
ing and bring back to America
production not engulfed by blood
and horror proves himself an ar
fist, a genius big enough not to