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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
BALKANS WANT In IIIHDY TO BLAME
Confedaration viii Insist ON
Representation en- CoanseI.v
Greece, Serbia, Ralnan;s and
Czecho-Si0vakia Are Joined.

Paris, Feb. 19.-The Balkan confed-
Grafton will demand permanent rep
resentation on the executive council of
the league of nations, along with the
five great powers. it was learned from
an authoritative source today.
This group. comprising Greece.
Serbia. Rumania and Czecho- Slovakia,
was organized by Premier NeriZelos
for defensive purposes common
Balkan policy, and especially enforce
ment of peace in southeastern Europe.
1t is now known that VenizeloS during
discussions OF the league of nations
urged adoption of a clause permitting
defensive alliances. Altho the COM
mission refused to insert such a clause
in the draft. it did not prohibit such
alliances. merely providing in Article
XIII for the registration of such
treaties.
The confederation. as a result, is
planning on being the first group to
submit its defensive alliance treaty to
the league for registration and al the
same time demanding that one of the
four places on the executive council
which remain untitled be assigned to a
delegate representing all the Balkans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
ALLEN COMING BACK
Leaves Washington for Kansas-May
Pass Up 3oth Inquiry.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Gov. Henry
J. Allen left Washington Tuesday night
for Kansas after a busy two days in
Washington, in which he had ap-
peared before both the senate and
house committees on the 35th divi-
sion charges.
Gen. Charles I. Martin of Kansas
did not testify today as it was decided
he should withhold his testimony until
the regularly authorized probe into
the Argonne Forest battle is taken up
b. the next congress. The house rules
committee will hold up the Campbell
resolution. because of the lack of
time, and leave it for consideration
by the incoming congress.
When the investigation opens, of
course, will depend on when President
Wilson summons the new congress.
1t is probable it will get under way
at once and run thruout the entire
congress giving General Pershing and
his staff an opportunity to testify in
full when they get back. General
Martin will appear before the senate
military committee tomorrow. but only
on the question of national guard
legislation. 1t is not thought that the
question of the 35th division will be
gone into at ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
FOR Is SYSTEMS
B. & o. Head Wants To COnSOli.
date the Roads.
Fails To See Amy Good in the
Regional Plans.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Daniel Will
lard, president of the Baltimore q
Ohio. continuing testimony today be-
fore the senate interstate commerce
committee, proposed ultimate consoli-
dation of all the country's railroads
into about twenty-five great systems
along present lines as an alternative to
the plan for establishment of regional
systems on geographical basis. Mr.
Willard submitted map to show how
competition would be preserved under
his plan with the big roads absorbing
the weaker ones
Under the proposed regional sys-
tenn, he said competition would be
eliminated in each region and service
would suffer. Funds for purchasing
the small roads should be provided,
the committee was told, from excess
earnings of the prosperous ones. which
otherwise would go to the government.
In this way. Mr.. Willard said, the big
roads would be induced to promote
the plan and he predicted that within
five years there would remain not
more than forty systems. At present.
he pointed out, there are 162 railroads
earning more than s1,000.000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
German Gommander Demanded
Signing of tho Armistiee.
Prince Max Approached Allies
at His Command.

Weimar,s Feb 19.-Mathias Err
berger. of the German armistice COM
mission, again held the center of the
stage at Tuesday afternoons session of
the national assembly, outlining the
entire history of the armistice negotia-
tions from the time they were begun
last fall. The statement was in reply
to a bitter attack made upon him by
the first speaker, Delegate VOgler, of
the German Peoples party.
Herr Erzberger told the house many
things about the armistice which were
either unknown to or had only been
suspected by his hearers. One of these
was his unqualified statement that it
was Prince MaXimilian, of Baden, who
had approached the entente because
of the Iron compulsion of the high
military command for peace"
It was Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg who demanded and authorized
the signing of the first terms, Herr
ErZberger declared. Herr Erzberger,
who seemingly has been very unpopu-
lar because of his work in the armi-
stice negotiations and who received
only scattered applause when he spoke
last week to the national assembly,
re-esta abliShcd himself by his speech
today, not only with his own party,
but with all others with the exception
of the conservatives. Their demon
stration caused Herr Vogler to stop
speaking by drowning out his voice.
The house then cheered Herr Erzberger
at the conclusion of his speech, break
ing the house rules and applauding as
well as cheering for several minutes
until it was called to order by Presi-
dent Ehrenbach.
After Herr Erzberger completed his
speech the court theater was almost
vacated, most of the members and the
crowds in the galleries withdrawing.
Only few persons remained to hear
speeches by Herr Mueller, q majority
socialist from Breslau, and Herr
Groeber, a leader of the Centrist
DartN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
RUSS REMAIN OUT
Three Factions Will Not Join
With the BOlsheyiki.
Siberia, Archange1 and South
Russia Are Heard From.

Washington, Feb. 19.-FormaI re-
lection of the proposal that they meet
with delegates of the Bolsheviki and
rother Russian government at Princes
Islands was handed to the peace con-
ference at Paris today by representa-
tives of the governments of Siberia,
Archangel and Southern Russia, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Russian
embassy here from Amba ssador Bakh-
meteff at Paris.
In their note the three governments
said they gladly accepted the offer of
the allies to collaborate in the interior
pacification of Russia but that there
could be no conciliation between them
and the Bolsheviki. who were de-
nounced as traitors and fomenters of
anarchy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
Constitution Amendment ResO-
luton Affecting Cities in House.
Permit municipalities To Adopt
Own Methods of Govt.
EPINSIDE GENERAL STATUTES
Grant Unlimited Power in Han
ding All Public Affairs.
Measure To Come Up at Next
Wednesdays Free-fOr-AH.

Home rule for Kansas towns and
cities of more than 1000 population
was proposed in the house toCay by
Representative Hegler of Sedgwick
county Hegler offered a concurrent
resolution providing for an amend
ment to the state constitution which
would enable cities to adopt their own
charter and to establish their own
methods of government SO long as it
did not conflict with the state constf-
tuition or the general statutes.
Two years ago the home rule propo
sition was beaten. This year, though,
Hegler will make a fight for the pas
sage of the resolution. If the resolu-
ton offered today is adopted by two
thirds vote of the house and senate,
the proposed amendement would be
submitted to the voters in 1920. The
proposed amendment will probably be
considered in the house next Wednes-
day when free-for-all is declared on
constitutional measures
For Frceholders' Board.
HegIer proposes in his resolution
board of freeholders composed of two
members from each ward in the city
adopting the home rule plan. This
board would within ninety days after
I its election draft city charter which
would become the fundamental law OF
mitted to the governor for his APPROX
al When it was declared by the state
| executive that none of the provisions
, in the charter conflicted with the state
| constitution or the general statutes,
| the charter would be submitted to the
voters of the city at a regular or spe-
| cial election for their adoption or re-
lection.
/ Unlimited power for handling pub
lie affairs would be extended to the
cities under the home rule plan-de-
pendent only on state constitutional
! and statutory measures. The charter
would be adopted by majority of the
| persons voting on such proposition and
an election for the selection of a board
| of freeholders might be called on mo-
| ton of the regularly constituted city
council or commission. Should the
city desire later to repeal its charter
such action might be taken on approv-
al of two-thirds of the persons voting
on the proposition
Repeal on 25 Fer Cent Petition.
! A petition signed by IS per cent of
| the voters would occasion the calling
/ of a special election to vote on the re-
/ peal of the charter. Following repeal
| of the charter. the city would then be
governed by the general laws of the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
French Government Issues State
ment on CIcmenceap's Condition.

Paris. Feb. 19.-The following off
cfal statement regarding the attempt
ed assa ssination of the premier was
issued today:
Premier Clemenceau was in his
automobile in the Boulevard De LesciI
when man fired seven shots at him.
The premier was struck in the shoul-
der. Several bullets entered the
clothing of the two drivers but they
were not wounded.
Doctor GrausSet, after an examina-
ton, stated that the premier was not
seriously wounded"
The physicians will conduct a more
thoro examination of the premier S
wounds this afternoon, it was an
nounced.
President Poincare, members of the
cabinet. foreign diplomats and Mar
shall Foch. who hurried to the pre-
mier's residence remained in a room
near the one in which Clemenceau was
resting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
WHAT WILL DEACON
WALKER TAKE WHEN
JULY ROLLS AROUND

Atchison, Kan, Feb. &c. d.
Walker, former mayor of Atchison
and a deacon in the local Methodist
Episcopal church. has publicly an
nounced he favors beer as a cure for
an epidemic of hiccoughs which is
prevalent in this community.
MANY years ago" he said. there
was a widespread epidemic of hic-
coughs. and the only remedy found
was beer. 1t is necessary to drink to
ones full capacity in order to- effect a
cure. but after the effect has worn off
the hiccolghs will have disappeared
hope this announcement Will not re-
suit in an increase in the hiccough
epidemic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
RED PUSHED BACK
Allies Win Over BOlSheviStS on
the Archangel Front.
Red Headquarters Admit De-
feat at Hands of Entente.

London. Feb. 19.-The allies have
forced a Bolshevik retirement on the
Archangel front, it was admitted in
an official wireless dispatch from
Moscow today.
I'm the egion of the Pinega, we
retired to Ustlega," said Monday S
communique.
The communique for Friday said:
after a stubborn fight. we attacked
with the bayonet and ousted the
enemy from Petrovskoe, capturing
many trophies. We are pursuing the
retiring enemy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
A STEAMER is DELAYED.
The Henderson, With 1922 of Troops,
Is Late Coming Over.

New York. Feb. IA wireless
message from the stea mship Hender-
son, with 1,272 troops, of whom 1.165
are sick or wounded. said the vessel
was being delayed by unusually high
seas. The ship was due here last Sat
urday. She left Bordeaux February 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
Assassin Fires Five Shots at
the French Premier.
Clemenceau Only Slightly
Wounded by the Shots.
SHOT IN BACK and SHOULDER
Attacked as He Leaves His
Home Early This Morning.
Assailant of Famous French-
man Arrested at Once.

London, Feb. 19.-Premier Clemen-
ceau will be up in a day or so.
Andrew Bonar Law, government
spokesman, announced in the house Of
commons today.
Paris. Feb. 19.-Georges Clemen-
ceau, Frances aged but vigorous pre-
mier. was shot at and slightly wound
ed this morning as he was entering his
automobile for a drive.
A man named Emile Cotin was the
assailant. He is rs years old. and
was born at Creil. The man said his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
WILL HAVE GREAT MOTOR SHOW
Kansas City Gets Ready for Gala
week for the Exhibit.

Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 19-With ex-
hibits to be shown at the Kansas City
motor show here all next week run
ming far above proportions anticipat-
ed. 1t has become necessary to provide
additional space for them, it was an
nounced today.
In order to complete by Sunday an
entire new balcony in Convention hail.
three hundred carpenters have been
employed who are working in three
eight- hour shifts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

New York. Feb. l9.-The govern
ment will soon allow an increase of
rs cents a ton in the price of anthra-
cite coal. r. V Norris. an engineer
with the United States fuel admins
tration announced today. in an address
here at the convention of the Ameri-
can institute of mining and metallur-
gical engineers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
WOULD DEFEAT REDS
McCurber Has Move Opposite From
johnson Resolution.

Washington, Feb. ia resolution
declaring that the United States. in
cooperation with the allies, should
send an army of sufficient force to
Petrograd and Moscow and other
points in Russia to defeat the Boil
sheviki. was introduced in the senate
by Senator McCumber North Dakota.
IS substitute for a resolution of
senator Hiram Johnson, California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

The temperature for the day aver
ages 3 degrees above normal.
The rain scheduled for today has not
arrived. However. says S. D. Flora,
state meteorologist. it is on the way.
The area of low pressure reported
Tuesday in Utah was lowering over
New Mexico early this morning and is
moving slowly this way. 1t is expect
Continued IN Page Two.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
Chasc Gocs to Chants.

New York, Feb. 19.-Hal Chase will
play first base for the New York Ma
tional league club this season. A deal
was put thru today by Vice President
and Manager McGraw of the local
club and Mana ger Moran of the Gin
cinnati club whereby First Baseman
Walter HoIke and Catcher Bill Rari-
den go to Cincinnati in exchange for
Chase. No other terms in the deal
were announced here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
Indian Bill. Is Thru.

Washington. Feb. 19.-With minor
amendments, the senate Indian COM
mittee today reported favorably the
annual Indian appropriation bill ap-
propriating $4,000 600. an increase of
$4,000 over the house bin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
TO KEEP MONROE DOCTRINE
BoraH lfslxs Taft To Offer Amend.
ment to Paris Constitution.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Senator
Borah. Idaho, in an open letter to
ex-President Taft today asked ad-
vocates of the proposed league of
nations if they would offer an
amendment to the Paris constitu-
ton draft reserving the right of
the United States TO preserve the
Monroe doctrine intact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
HUNS BEAT B0LSHEVISTS
One Town Is Taken as Result of /;
Surprise Attack.

Basle. Feb. 19.-German troops on
the Lithuanian front surprised the
Bolsheviki and captured the town of
Murawijevo. near Shawl, on Saturday.
according to a report received here
from Libau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
RAIN OR SNOW COMING
Scheduled for Today. but Is Delayed
Until Tonight.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Unsettled tonight and Thursday; prob
ably rain turning to snow: somewhat cold
Thursday and west and central por-
tions tonight. The shippers forecast warns
to protect Sc hour shipments north and
west against & temperature of so degrees
east and south against temperature of %
degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

General Pilsudski has been the mill
tary leader of the new Polish govern
ment and previous to the reconstruc-
ton of the government by Ignace Jan
Paderewski he was dictator of Poland.
Recent dispatches from Warsaw. how
ever, reported that Paderewski and
Pilsudski would be candidates for the
presidency OF Poland in the national
q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
POLISH LEADER QUITS
General PiIsudski Announces His In
tcntion of Resigning His Post.

Warsaw, Feb 19.-Gen. Joseph Pill
sudski has announced his intention of
resigning as chief of the Polish states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

T ABOR UNION LEAGUE chose q
house mover for mayor to taxi
Houses place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled with rain and sno~ to-
night and Thursday. Colder tonaor-
row.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-04
FINDS UNTOLD IN MINERALS.
Explorer Tells of the Great Wonderful
North of Edmonton.-White Men
Are Scarce-Frank Perry Tracks
Uncharted Regions of Mackenzie
and other Rivers.

From the Toronto Globe.
Fiddlehead ferns growing eight feet
high and more tender than asparagus;
dandelions with leaves four feet long
and stalks six inches thick; honey
suckle vines c%lambering forty feet
into the air, smothering willows and
other tree growths-nitrate and phos-
plate deposits of untold extent; pot
ash beds richer than Germany ever
dreamed of; coal and oil, gold and
platinum-all are in that unexplored
wonderland of the north lying from
500 to 1000 miles north and east of
Edmonton.
Tales to make your heart beat faster
and to stir the ~wanderlust in your
veins were told recently in Edmonton
by Frank Perry, who for fourteen
years has tracked the uncharted reg
ions Of the Mackenzie, Pelly, Stikeene
and Laird rivers. During that four
teen-year stretch, Perry has been out
only twice, once in 1910 and once
again in 1915. On his last trip to
Edmonton in the early summer of 1915.
everyone thought that the war would
be over in a few months. So Perry,
who had come out to interest capital
in a dredging scheme on the Peace
and Findlay rivers, pushed north
again to continue his explorations, for
he found capital interested only in the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of feri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court of
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN
HUNDRED AND NINETEEN,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
in the Court Room, No. POI, Second Floor,
Guarantee Trust Building, in the City of At
lantic City, County of Atlantic and State of
New Jersey.
All those certain tracts or parcels OF land
situate in the City of Pleasantville. County
of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, bound
ed and described as follows;
Tract No. l. Beginning at a point in the
West line of Noah's Road two hundred feet
North from the Northwest corner of Noah's
Road and New Jersey Avenue, and runs
thence ID Westwardly and parallel with
New Jersey Avenue one hundred and fifty
feet thence 90 Northwardly and parallel
with Noah's Road fifty feet thence CD
Eastwardly and parallel with first course
one hundred and fifty feet to said line of
along the West line of Noah's Road fifty feet
to the place of beginning.
Being lot No. % as shown upon map en-
titled Map showing building lots of Charles
being duly filed in the Clerks Office of At
lantic County, at Mays Landing, N. ].
Tract No. 2. Beginning at a point in the
and fifty feet Northwest of a fifty feet wide
street, and runs thence (1) enthusiastically
one hundred and fifty feet thence % North
westwardly fifty feet thence 90 Northeast
wardly one hundred and fifty feet thence
"a Southeastwardly fifty feet to the place
of beginning.
Being lot No. % as shown on map or plan
Of lots of Charles S~tebbins, building lots,
Pleasantville. n. j., which said map is filed
in the Clerks Office, Atlantic County, at
Mays Landing, n. j.
Decree approximately $1,175, besides in
terest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Christian L.
Frye ct al. and taken in execution at the suit
of Home Building and Loan Association of
Pleasantyille. n. j., and to be sold by
ALFRED j. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated October 4, 1919.
c. c. Shinn, Solicitor.
Prs fee. S21O9
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-04

in the solitude of the wilderness have
made him slow and hating of speech.
His mind works fast while his tongue
hesitates over some almost forgotten
word.
"All this noise, and so many people
about, make it hard for me to concen-
trate my mind" he said, slowly. But
I'll be all right after a bit, l guess"
1.-THE riches of the north" he con-
tinued in answer to a question. Then
he hesitated. 81 don't want to start
any excitement about things up there.
Of course there's riches. More than
this country dreams of. l have been
over potash deposits that would yield
riches enough to pay off Canada's war
debt. The nitrates and phosphates in
some parts of that country are won
derful. Why, in one section of the
country where | spent a summer, |
never saw such vegetation. There
were dandelions there with leaves four
feet long and stalks as thick through
as my arm. The fern grOwths Were
wonderful also. Fiddlehead ferns
We're growing higher than a man, some
of them eight feet tall. And they
made mighty fine eating, too. Better
than asparagus by far. Honeysuckle
vines were covering the willows and
growing from forty to fifty feet long.
All this was on one of these enor.
nous phosphate deposits. The growth
is very rapid. In fact, August is the
growing month, and the month in
which all the vegetation natures.
Started Out Last August.
1t was August, 1918, that Perry
started on his outbound trip. At thai
time he was up around the headwaters
of the Pelly river. These are north
of British Columbia, in the southern
end of the Yukon territory. He pad
died part of the way, but mostly he
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-04

trekked with dog packs. Then winter
came on and he travelled by sled. As
n district or another of the country
interested him, he made little side
trips. Some of these were over a
hundred miles into absolutely new
country. About the beginning of Jan
uary he ran out of tobacco, sugar, salt
and tea. Then, a couple of months
later, his supply of fats ran short. Food
was getting mighty scarce, and in
April Perry decided he would have to
swing off his track in search of game.
On Tracks of a Moose.
He travelled one hundred and thirty
miles before he found n track of
Concluded on page 3D.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-04

As far back as the first winter of
the war, the Red Cross sent to Serbia
a sanitary commission that effective
ly checked the seourge Of typhus, but
after the United States entered the
conflict, the Red Cross was able, in
August, 1917, to send a full commits
sion that carried on extensive relief
operations among the suffering ref
ugees of the tortured nation. Hospi-
tails were established, the refugees fed,
clothed and given medical attention,
the army supplied with much needed
dental treatment, farm machinery, and
seeds provided to help the Serbs re-
deem their land to productivity, and,
not least. measures undertaken for the
succor of the children. The terrible
condition Into which these helpless vic
tins of the war had fallen is well
portrayed by this photograph Of a
little Serbian girl wearing the rags
and expression of hopeless dismay
that we're all she possessed when the
Red Cross came.