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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Refuses Proposition of Use of
Merchant Ships by Allies.
Will Release Them Only Under
the Food Relief Conditions.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE BROKEN OFF
As a Result Special Representa-
tives Have Left Spa.
Would Require S4OO,OOO,OO0
Worth of Food To Help Hun.

London, March THE negotia-
tions at Spa relating to the shipping
question have been temporarily brok-
en- off. according to a German wireless
message received today.
Paris, March 7.-Germany has re-
fused the proposition for the use of
her merchant ships by the allies. made
to her delegates at Spa, the armistiee
commissions headquarters.
The counter proposition is made by
the Germans that they will release
the German shipping desired in return
for definite assurance that enough
food will be sent into Germany to en-
able the government to Withstand the
Bolshevik movement.
Negotiations Broken Off.
London, March THE allies. the
message says. demanded that all the
remaining German merchant ships be
handed over Internationally. without
being willing to undertake the obliga-
ton of supplying Germany with food
stuffs. The German delegates. it is
added, received instruction from their
government that the question of ship
ping. finance and food supply must
be dealt with only as a whole. The
German message continues:
THE question of handing over the
mercantile fleet can oily arise if ade-
quate food supplies, say 100000 tons
of foodstuffs, are assured Germany
until the new harvest. The entente
would not agree to this.
"As the instructions of both sides
/ did not go beyond this, a French dele
gate proposed that negotiations be
broken off, whereupon the two special
| delegations left Spa
Up To Delegates.
Paris, March Flat refusal of
| Germany to permit its ships to be used
| for homeward transportation of Amer
! lean troops, unless a food supply to
i last until next harvest is first guaran-
teed by the allies, confronted peace
delegates of the five great powers
! when they met this afternoon.
| The entire question of feeding Ger
many and easing the blockade of the
central powers was brought to a eli
! max by the German attitude. Ameri-
can members of the economic mis-
sion. returning to Paris with word CT
| Germany's stand, conferred this morn
ing with the United States peace dele
cation at the Hotel Crillon.
! The big five considered the situa-
ton this afternoon.
$40G, 100000 Worth of Food.
1t was estimated that s40O. 900. 600
worth of food would be required to
feed the Germans until the next flar-
vest
This sum is double the available
gold and securities in Germany. Even
| if the amount available were to be
taken, it would cause financial col
lapse. it was pointed out
Economic experts declared the only
possible means by which Germany
might pay for the food would be for
that nation to start production of ex-
portable commodities. This brings
squarely before the peace conference
the question of whether Germany
tContinued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
PAY AS YOU enter
American Army of Occupation
Getting Receipts in Germany.
Yankees Giving Perfectly Good
Cash to Hun Towns.
fBy .he Associated Press.l


Coblenz, Thursday. March 6.-An
Indebtedness contracted by Americans
within the occupied territories of Ger
many will be paid Immediately. Au-
thorization to this effect was OBJ
tanned by the Third army today and
from this date on the Americans will
pay their way as they go.
The money to pay the back bills and
the bills of the future will be requisi-
toned from Berlin, the army thus re-
lieving the civilians of the occupied
territory from taking the chances of
collecting from the German govern
ment.
When the Americans eventually
start homeward not one pfannig will
be owing to civilians who have claims
for services rendered or for billets in
hotels or houses or claims of any other
kind in connection with the upkeep
of the United States troops, SO far as
the army records are concerned. Be
fore the departure of forces the COM
manders of the various units will con-
fer with the burgomasters of the re-
spective villages and cities in the dis
trict. and as a final formality will re-
ceive from the burgomasters receipts
in full, showing all debts cleared up
under this plan.
Since the Americans came the
burgomasters have been paying the
civilians their bills, but recently the
Germans reported that their funds
were exhausted and that they were
una BILE to obtain more money from
Berlin The Coblenz burgomaster's Of
flee thus owes more than 100000
marks for bills contracted in connec-
ton with the maintenance of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Scent LOAF SOON
Food Administration Working
on a New Bread Plan.
Take Over Flour of Country
and Sell 1t at a Loss.
GOVERNMENT ABSORBS COST
Half a Billion Necessary L,
Make This Radical Step.
In This Way Farmer Would
Get His Guaranteed Prices.

Washington, March 1.-THE nickel
Loaf may soon return to the market
basket of the housewife, food admin
istration officials said today. They
are working on a plan, said to be
nearly ready for submission to Her
bert Hoover and President Wilson, to
utilize the billion dollar wheat price
guarantee fund for decreasing the
price of flour to bread makers and
still keep wheat prices to $2.26 for
the farmer.
The tentative plan. according to Of
ficials. embraces the taking over of
the flour supply of the country at a
nominal profit to the millers and SELL
ing it to the public at a loss of 81 a
barrel. They express no doubt that
the foreign demand for wheat will be
sufficient to keep the wheat price up
to the governments guaranteed figure.
Officials state that with wheat at
s2.26 a bushel, the flour can be bought
fairly by the government for IS a
barrel, after making allowances for
all the by-products saved in making
the flour and for a fair profit.
Not More Than Sc a Barrel.
But in order to insure the scent
loaf, the flour must cost not more
than Sc barrel to the bread makers.
The plan considers the government
absorbing the loss of So a barrel at a
total cost of s500,o00,000. Thus the
consumer would get the scent bread,
the farmer the s2.26 price and the
governments appropriation be used
to decrease the bread price, instead OF
boosting the wheat price, officials
pointed out
The food administration and the
department of agriculture in estimat-
ing this years stimulated wheat crop
uNonfinued IN ysapo TwoN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
CREATE STATE "HOME"
Senate Would Put Inmates City and
County JaiIs To Work.

If any family has a head who is not
contributing much as one dollar a
day to its support, the best thing to do
will be to have the head sent to Jail
if bill introduced by Senator Keene
and passed by the Kansas senate this
morning becomes a law The bill pro-
vides for the esta adjustment of a state
employment home at Lansing for male
prisoners held in city and county jails
and provides that all such prisoners or
their families be paid one dollar a day
for the time they are kept in the home
and are worked by the state.
Senator Keene in explaining his bill
said that 1000 idle days are spent
by prisoners III city and county jails
every year in Kansas and 1,67S fami-
lies of prisoners were found to be in
want last year. The original bill pro-
vided for payment of so cents a day
to prisoners worked in the home. but
it was amended to allow them 81 a
day
Senator Anderson. former sheriff of
Saline county had the bill amended
to provide for payment of the railroad
fare of prisoners back to their homes
after being released from the state
I home. He said that he did this be
cause he felt it was useless to try to
have the measure defeated and wanted
! to make it as good a measure as pos
sible- He voted against Its final pas
sage, one of his reasons being that if a
man is sent to Jail for a minor offense
and is transferred to the state home at
Lansing he will have to face the
stigma of having been to the "pen" a
thing that Anderson does not believe
is Just.
The bill contemplates that the
prisoners will be employed in a work
| that will furnish enough revenue thru
| the sale of their products to maintain
the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
LODGES [. OF N. STAND
Would Have Constitution ThorolS
Discussed at Conference.

Boston, March THE position of
Senator Lodge on the proposed league
of nations was outlined in signed
statement made public here today.
My DESIRE" he said. "is simply to
have the constitution for a league
proposed by the commission of the
peace conference thoroly and care
fully discussed and considered. If it
will not bear discussion, it is not fit
for adoption. If it is what it ought
to be. discussion will only strengthen
it. There must be no haste and no
rashness in determining the most mo-
mentous question ever presented to
the people of the United States or to
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
HIS LIFE WITH JURY
Aged Minister Faces Death Penalty
for Alleged Assault on Girl.

Dallas. Texas, March THE life
of the Rev. Francis C. Berry, aged
Episcopal minister. was expected to
be in the hands of a jury today.
Testimony was completed late yes
terday. The jury was to receive the
case this morning. District Attorney
Pierson has announced if Berry is
convicted he will ask the death PEN
atty. provided by Texas law as pun
ishment for statutory offenses against
women.
The preacher is charged with statu-
tory criminal assault on 19-year-old
Irene Everett. an orphan, formerly
of St. Matthews Home for Children.
of which Berry was chaplain. The
little girl, chief witness for the state,
took the stand late yesterday. Grilling
cross -exa mination by attorneys for the
defense failed to break her testimony
Part of an alleged confession by
Berry, which W. r. King, assistant
prosecuting attorney said Berry signed
in his presence. also was admitted by
Judge SHay as evidence. The defense
offered no testimony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
MEDALS FROM HUN GUNS
Liberty Loan Workers To Be Given
Prizes for Activity.

Washington, March Medals
made from captured German guns
will be awarded by the treasury de-
partment to all Liberty Loan workers
who participate actively in the COM
ing liberty loan campaign. The treas
ury announced today that the medals
would be distributed to all members
of local liberty loan committees who
do conspicuous work in behalf of the
next loan. such as serving on volun-
teer soliciting committees.
The medal was described as about
the size of a half dollar. On one side
will be a reproduction of the treas
ury building and the words ''Victory
Liberty Loan" The other face will
bear a certificate of participation in
loan campaigns with a blank space
for engraving the name of the re-
ciDieut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
DYING OF HUNGER
Situation i'm Montenegro Is Des-
perate, Americans Hear.
Population Is Actually Perish
ing From Lack of Food.

Rome, March 6-The commission
sent by the American peace delegation
to inquire into conditions in Monte
negro passed thru Rome toward Paris
today 1t reported the situation in
Montenegro as desperate, and it was
said that the population is actually
dying from starvation.
AS an instance of the suffering there
it was said that of a family of eight
children. five had died from lack of
food and the other three had been
reduced almost to skeletons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
RECALL OF FILlBUSTERS
Toledo Labor Unions in Demand
Against Senator's

Toledo, O.. March demand for
the recall of filibustering senators who
impaired the presidents league of ma
tions effort ysas made by the Toledo
central labor unions here last night.
The vote was unanimous. Two hun
dred delegates representing $4,000
union workers were in session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
PROSPERITY is HERE
Increased Postal Revenues Indicate
Business, Says BurIeson.

Business, Says Burleson.
Washington, March 7.-Postmaster
General Burleson declared that in
ereasing postal revenues lone of the
most accurate barometers of present
business conditions" forecast a period
of pronounced industrial prosperity.
81 concur in the opinion of the eX-
ecutive head of one of the greatest
corporations of the world, who
prophesies large business prosperity
ahead" Mr.. Bur1eson. said.
During November there was pro-
nounced decline in postal revenues due
to the nationwide prevalence of in
fluenza and the signing of armistice.
Revenues in December showed a re-
turning movement toward normal
conditions. while during January and
February the revenues greatly exceed
ed for those months the average an
nual increase during the last thirty
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
BIG STRIKE IN CUBA
Unions Tie Up Half of Transportation
of Island,

Washington. March THE general
strike in Cuba has spread, according
to advices to the state department to-
day, until transportation in fully half
of the country is tied up Practically
all industries are reported at a stand
still.
The latest demands of the unions
are that all non-union railroad en-
ployes be discharged. In the Havana
! docks 500 convicts are now employed
as steVedores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
SEES HIMSELF ON FILM
President Wilson Laughs Heartily at
Movie of Boston Reception.

Aboard Z. S. S. George Washington.
March 6.-President Wilson tonight.
after a day of rest, attended the ships
movies, where several reels of his re-
ception in Boston were shown Both
the president and Mrs. Wilson laughed
heartily al some of the scenes.
The presidential party is keeping in
close touch with world doings on both
sides Of the. --tlantic by wireless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
HARBOR STRIKE PLAN
Federal Mediator Offers Proposal for
Compromise

New York, March 7.-Striking har-
Dor workers met today to consider a
compromise proposal offered by James
l.. Hughes, federal mediator, IN behalf
of the railroad administration This
offer is believed to furnish a basis for
speedy settlement of the port workers
dispute.
1t is understood the proposal is a
compromise between the award of the
labor board and the demands of the
strikers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
WON'T LAY OFF MEN
Congressional Appropriation Failure
To Have No Effect ON Employees.

Washington. March 7.-Railroads
generally are not laying off employees
as a result of the failure of congress
to appropriate funds for the railroad
administration, it was stated today at
the office of Director General Hines
A few cases of dismissal of a num-
Der of men have been reported to
headquarters, but in each case it was
stated the reasons were local and re-
lated to operating conditions rather
than to the financial predicament
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Foreigners Buy Bonds.

Chicago. March Fifty per cent
of the bonds disposed of in Chicago
during the fourth liberty loan cam
paign were bought by the foreign
born residents. This statement was
made today by Felix J. Streyckmans-
who said the record was unsurpassed
in the country. He has just returned
from Washington. where. as federal
reserve director of the division, he
went to confer with treasury officials
on the Forthcoming victory loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
TROOPS HEALTH GOOD
Condition Is Most Satisfactory in Z. s.,
Surgeon General Reports.

Washington, March Heath of
troops in the United States contin oes
very good according to an official
report covering the week ended Feb
ruary 2S, made public today by Sur
geon General ireland. A recrudes-
cence of influenza and pneumonia was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
KANSAS LOSES CASE
P. [. c. Complaint on Apple Ship
mcnts Is Dismissed.

Washington, March 7.-Existing
freight rates on apples in carloads
from Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas
are not unreasonab or preferential
to Arkansas and Colorado growing
districts. the interstate commerce
commission held today in dismi issing
& complaint filed hy the public utiIi-
ties commission of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
FEDERAL LEAGUE SUIT
Stockholders 100000 Damage Re
quest Is Postponed.

New York, March president
Heydler of the National league today
announced that the suit for 100000
damages brought by the stockholders
of the defunct Federal league club of
Baltimore against organized baseball
has been indefinitely postponed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
SLEEPS 13 DAYS, DIES
Physicians BafIied in Case of Kansas
Shopnan.

Pittsburg. Kan, March IA. c.
Coleman, a Kansas City Southern shop
employe. who had been almost con-
tinuously asleep for thirteen days died
at hospital here last night. He was
removed to the hospital yesterday
after numerous Pittsburg physicians
had examined him and declared they
were baffled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
BAD WEATHER ON WAY
Rain or Snow Tonight and Saturday,
Is Flora Forecast

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Rain snow tonight and Saturday: not
much change in temperature. The ship
pers' forecast warns to protect Sc hour
shipments north against temperature of
20 degrees east and west against tenn
perature of %; south against tempera-
ture of 80 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
KNAPP RELIEVES SIMS
Changes in Navy Announced by Sec
rctarY Danicls Today.

Washington, March Admiral
Knapp will relieve Admiral Sims at
London Nav /. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels announced today. Admiral
Strauss will return to Europe shortly
to direct the sweeping of mines from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
DUCHESS is ELECTED
Former Vanderbilt Defeats Labor
Candidate in English Election.

London, March 6.-The Duchess of
Marlboro. formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt of New York. was elected
to the county council today from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
TODAY'S TEMPERATE

The temperature for the day aver
aged 5 degrees below normal.
One-half inch of snow fell during
the night in Toueka. The snow was
general thruout Kansas. says S. D.
Flora, state meteorolOgist, but was
probably heaviest in western Kansas.
Wichita reported "a of an inch of
moisture which would make the snow
five times as heavy as it was in To-
peka. Concordia reported about 12
inches of snow. Snow was general
Continued on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07


If possible this letter should be type
written but IL 1t is not be sure that you
write plainly At the top. If you know
your serial number. give 1t, but this is not
essential. It would be wise to make this
! letter in tripiicate and retain one copy for
your protection in case the original should
E.-scarry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07

the North sea Admiral Niblack. who
is being returned from the Mediter-
ranean, will be chief of naval intel
ligence
Navy officials expect that three of
the German merchant ships which are
being converted into transports will
be available this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Herr Scheidemann.

Ruthless methods were used in dis
persing crowds during the disorders
Continued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Much Considcration for GoHcrnor.

However. the governors friends
showed him as much consideration as
they could, and before dissolving the
committee consented to put house con-
current resolution No. 20 on the calen-
dar under tie heading of general
(rohtjnupd on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07

ONLY eight more days in which tt
pay the first instaIIment of the in
come taA.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-09-26

their posts early awaiting the open
ing of the Sunday school mass meet
in, which helped TO make it grear
81 cess. Many visitors and frienda
wcrshipped with us. After services,
Mrs. Courtney, the new n w. G. Al.
worker was introduced. Let the
wcmen Of our congregations rally TO
her support and that will help save
our young girls. Dir. Hawkins, presi-
dent of the only Colored Hospital in
the State Of Ohio, spoke favorably of
the ereat work cf our pastor. The
evening services were given over to
the Usher Board of the Church, q
special sermon being preached BY the
Pastor. Let all try and be present
next Sunday. Our pastor was called
hurriedly away Sunday night to Ken
lucky to preach special funeral but
will be back by Sunday q salS.
Icharge.
Mr.. Richard Tremble is still con-
fined at his home on Germantown
street.
We were all glad to have Mrs.
Brassfield, who has been crippled
from an accident to worship with US
Sunday. She is now residing in New
Carlyle, Ohio, and is spending d few
days with her DAUGHTER. Mrs. Robert
McGregor, or Pontiac street.
Sunday school, 800. Morning sery-
ices, i0:45; evening services, 500;
B. Y. p. u, $50.
Communion every second Sunday.
Bible Training Class every Tuesday
evening.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-09-26
E.AkEaaS > i. NOTES

1hs North Ohio Conferences OF
which this church ID a part will con-
yena at Hamilton, Che, October 9Th.
The gavel will be in the hands OF our
presiding bishop, Joshua H. Jones. d.
%. LII. ii. of agilberfo1ce, Ohio, who
was placed in charge of the entire
THIRD Episcopal district because Of
the death OF the lamented Bishop
Ehaf er
Since the sounding of the gayei IN
September Of last year, many changes
have taken place. Death has made in
roads In tlae ranks Of ths ministers
and many Of them have made their
final report at the bar OF God. Many
cf the lay members who were present
at tha conference last year, have
passed to the Great Beyond and many
have become too feeble to attend dl:
Vine worship.
The changes ia our local church
have been many and varied. There
have been conversions, accessions,
money raised to carry on the work
and many things accomplished that
will accrue good to the congregation.
Cutie number Of our congregation
has passed to their reward. Many OF
the members have been faithful to
their trust while others have Jagged
by the way. But with all and IN all
God has blessed as and we feel CRATE
fal.
This year is destined to close the
relationship between pastor and peo
pie and now that we are only two
Sabbath days journey from the con-
vening Of the conference, all are
urged to be present at services all day
and help to meet the obligation, 50
that the incoming pastor will not be
embarrassed and discouraged at the
beginning Of his labors.
There will be special sermons this
Sunday and the following Sunday.
October 5th. the Pastor viii preach
his farewell sermon. We urgently ap.
peal to all the members and friends
to pay their dollar money. You.
name win be added to the list at the
decor.
The Sunday school should interest
yoa. They are taking on new life
The Christian Endeavor society held
an excellent session last Sunday eye
ming and the young folks under the
leadership Of Miss Thomas are look
ing forward to successful years
work.
Come early to tha services rs they
will begin or time.