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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
ADD TO NEWS COSTS

Postoffice VIII Charge More Tor han-
ding All Newspapers.
The already heavy operating ex-
penses of newspapers have been adj
vanced again by a quarter of cent
increase in postage. A large part OF
the outgoing mail in Topeka is news
papers and bulletins. the postoffice re-
port shows.
More than 100000 pounds of mail
letters, papers. bulletins, circulars
and other matter-is bundled,
weighed and sacked for delivery here
each month. The Topeka postoffice is
the largest in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

of the previous effectiyes is the inn
possibility of adjusting the armies of
Austria. Poland. Czecho- Slovakia and
other new states proportionately to the
previously arranged 100000 men for
GERMANY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
SEEK STOLEN AUTO
Net Is Thrown Out by sherin's Office
i'm Search.

The sheriffs office today was in
communication with various parts Of
the state in an effort to find a 1918
Buick seven-passenger car stolen Sun
day night from in front of the First
Christian church while its owner. Mrs.
p. A. Nicholson, 433 Western avenue,
was attending church. The sheriff
and police were Immediately notified,
but have been unsuccessful in locating
it. The car was insured, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16

FURNISHED bJ J.. j MYERS tnl E Bldg
New York, June 16.
The sun., 1919-04-20
BRONX WILL HONOR
FATHER DUFFY MAY 10
Reception and Parade as
Tribute to 69ths Chaplain.

The Bronx will get all dressed up. II
not all lit up. Saturday, May 10. for
that Is tho day OF the big reception
and parade In honor OF Francis P.
Duffy. chaplain of the old Sixty-nlnth
and present I65th United States In/n
try. The Bronx claims Father I/uRy
because he used to be pastor Of tna
Church of Our Saviour, Washington ave-
nue. and 1884 street
Originally II had been planned TO greet
Father Duffy on May 8. but various
Victory Loan activities threatened a
conflict. so the time was put ahead
a week. The plans 30 far made In
clude a parade along the Grand Cor
course, starting at 16lst street and
ending at Kingsbridge road. In the
column will be a brigade OF the STATE
Guard and at least $4,000 civilians
representing church organizations, fra
ternal societies and civic bodies. School
children will form a lane along the
whole route,
At 1880 street and Washington ave-
nue. there will be n reviewing stand.
from which the marchers will be IN
spected by dl.snitaries Of the church and
by State and city officials. The head
quarters OF the committee in charge is
in Asa fremont avenue.
The sun., 1919-04-20
GASSED BY DENTIST,
SCHEL REVIEWS WAR
Argonne Veteran Starts All
OUer Again in FIatbush.

George F. Schel OF AGA East Twenty
first street was gassed by the Germans
In the Argonne Forest. where he fought
WITH Company A of the l0Gth Machine
Gun battalion. Twenty seventh Division.
lie was gassed for a second time yester-
day afternoon when he entered the office
Of Mervin F. Sandman, a dentist, at 193
Ocean avenue, Flatbush, with a tooth
actI but DR.. Sandman said last night
that. as far as he was concerned. Schel
would ho immune henceforth from Il
Thrill attack.
Nov tell me some of the real facts
of the war" said DR.. Sandman when
Schel settled himself comfortably In the
dental chair and the rubber funnel was
adjusted over his nostrls
at was like this, doc" began Schel
as The centlst turned on the How of gas,
seized his forceps and gripped tho Of
tending tooth with their steel edges
Tho flow Of gas had not been quite suf.
ficient and Private Schel stiffened him
self
mo you don't, you Heinie :" he roared
Schel wrenched himself from tho den
lists embrace. turned n somersault IN
which he upset the chair. knocked owe.
DR.. Sandmans cabinet containing his
Instruments, sent the gas tank crashing
to the floor and wrecked a glass toppe,l
able upon which other instruments were
neatly arranged. Then he crouched In
a corner and sprang for the dentist
throat. He checked himself In midar
staggered TO a chair and grinned feebly
UP AZ d.. Sandman.
For the love OF Mike !" he remarlel
as ne came TO and looked at fhe wreck.
ace.
The sun., 1919-04-20
VETS PREPARE FOR
NATIONAL MEETING
State Will Elect Eighty-six
Delegates Next Saturday.

Election OF eighty-six delegates and
tho same number OF alternates to attend
the convention to be held In st. Louis
May s, . and 10 TO form n permanent
organization OF war veterans will take
place next Saturday throughout the
State. Alternates will be named In each
case. The apportionment for Manhat-
tan and The Bronx Is twenty-five dele
gates.
Lleut-C Eric Fisher Wood, who
was sent to st. Louis to make arrange
ments for the convention. wired the tenn
porary executive committee at 10 West
Forty-fourth street that he has obtained
adequate hotel room at four of the larg-
est hotels at from 81 to $3.50 a day.
Officers and enlisted men OF the army,
navy and Marine Corps are eligible TO
election as delegates.
The programme as outlined by Lieut.
Col Wood, who is temporary secretary
OF the American Legion, calls for a re-
ception by the Mayor OF ST. Louis and
the Adjutant- General OF the State An
executive session will follow. and In the
evening veterans OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic. Mexican War, the United
Confederate Veterans and the Spanish
American War Veterans will welcome
the delegates. Theatre parties and sight
seeing tours have been arranged for the
second and third days. The convention
will close with a ball In the Coliseum.
Lieut-Col. Wade II. Hays, SO Cedar
street, Is chairman OF the Manhattan dis
trict, and is expected to supervise the
election Of delegates on Saturday. The
balloting probably will take place at the
Seventh Regiment Armory.
The sun., 1919-04-20
NIGHT COURT FOR
WOMEN IS NO MORE
Unfortunates viii Be Ar
raigned by Day Hereafter.

The Women's Night Court passed out
or existence shortly after last midnight
with crowd OF fashionably dressed men
and women attending the obseouies.
which were presided over by Magistrate
w. Bruce Cobb in Jefferson Market
court, Tenth street and Sixth avenue.
new Womens Day Court, which Ia TO
open Monday In the rooms on the second
floor of the same structure formerly oc-
cupied by the Municipal Court is to
take its place.
Over the new court Magistrates Cobb,
Norman Marsh and John Mcclellan will
preside. Miss Margaret Clark, chief
matron, Is TO have charge OF the women
prisoners, and those who were arrested
too late for arraignment are 10 be re-
leased on bail. when they are able 10
furnish 1t. A police lieutenant will he
constantly on duty there to receive Il.
There is to be n detention place for
women In the jefferson Market prison
hereafter. and they win not be kept in
cells at police stations all night.
The Night Court was created In 1907,
and was designed 10 curb the activities
or the ever Increasing number OF pro-
fessional bondsmen who preyed upon
the unfortunates. From 1907 to 1914
both men and women were arraigned in
the Night Court On September | of the
latter year a separate court for women
was opened at Jefferson Market
The Womens Night Court became the
object OF n certain morbid curiosity. On
many nights the curbs outside Jefferson
Market have been lined with the auto
mobiles "f wealthy persons on stunning
.---s. This led to the agitation for It's
The sun., 1919-04-20
NINE. FARRAR GETS
ROUSING FAREWELL
Star Forced to Make Several
Speeches at the Windup
Of Opera Season.

Madame Butterfly" given in the az
in the evening. brought the season at
the Metropolitan Opera House to a close
yesterday. 1t was the eighth perform
ance during the season of the Puccini
opera and the NTH OF the one by Ros-
SIM. The audience at each performance
yesterday was very large.
Nine. Farrar repeated her delightful
impersonation OF Cio-Cto-Sdn in Mad
ANA Butterfly" and with her In the
cast were Mr.. Scott, MIR. Lazaro and
Miss Fornia. At the close OF the second
act there was much Applause for the
singers. with whom Mr.. Moranzoni, the
conductor of the afternoon, appeared.
At the end OF the opera the demon
stration was such that Nine Farrar had
to make not one speech but several. She
began by saying that she was not good
al speech making. as she always says the
same thing. Then she went on by say
ing:
81 adore to sing for YOU and hope I
may sing for you until l die.
sometimes i have to sing for you
when I am not we'll then I have no
voice. or when again I have but little
voice and sometimes can sing for you
when / do have my voice. But always,
as said. ] adore singing for you, 1
love TO sing for you"
A second speech was taken up largely
with Nine. Farrar's little dog, which she
carried In her arms before the curtain
She said It was not the time perhaps
for Victory bond propaganda but that
she and her little dog were going out to
California to work for the Victory bond
drive. and she hoped each one In the
audience was going to do his share too
for the cause.
The afternoons demonstrations finally
closed when the asbestos curtain, which
had been lowered. was raised and the
popular singer Appeared In a simple pink
gown while waving large scarlet pic
ture hat. She now told the audience
| that the family" were all there with
| her and then she withdrew to bring her
husband, Lou Tellegen. with her before
| the curtain. The result OF this was that
| he ardently embraced and kissed her.
| to the evident delight OF the spectators.
In the evening there were more fare
well demonstrations for the participants
in the cast OF III Barbiere di Siviglia"
| The conductor was Mr.. Papi The chief
singers we're Nine. Barrientos and Mr.
De Luca. Mr.. Hackett and Mr.. Didur.
The sun., 1919-04-20
NO AGREEMENT YET
IN PHONE STRIKE
BurIeson's First Assistant
Watches Conference.

BOSTON, April 19.--Representatives of
telephone strikers and company officials
failed to reach an agreement at r. con-
ference tonight, held to adjust the diff
culties that led to the strike last Tues
day, and adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock
THE conference is still on, but nothing
definite has been decided" said John c.
Rooms, First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral and chairman Of the wire control
board. who did not attend the conference.
but was close at hand Il am willing to
approve any reasonable recommendation
OF General Manager Driver that con-
siders alike the interests of the employees
and of the public. Beyond that as a
public official l would not be justified in
going"
Mr.. Rooms attended afternoon confer
ences with Mayor Peters, but did not par
ticipate tonight. as he announced he was
here simply to act upon the recommen-
datlons which may be made to him by
William r. Driver, Jr.. general manager
or the New England Telephone Com
pany
Those who attended the conference
would make no formal statement as to
the progress of the deliberations, but
strike leaders said their demands were
gone into In detail.
Sanction for a strike OF commercial
telegraph operators in New England was
received tonight from S. j. Konenkamp,
international president. by William f.
Conry, executive board member of a
local commercial telegra piers union.
The Issuing OF a strike order In New
England will depend upon the telephone
situation. The telegram contained a
request for Mr.. Conry Ito go little bit
slow In his order.
The sun., 1919-04-20
BAKER ANNOUNCES
nth WILL PARADE
New York Units to Arrive
Within Six Days Of One
Another.
QUIT BREST APRIL 17-22
Transport Mt. Vernon, Bring
ing Major-Gen. Alexander,
Is Due Here Saturday.

Secretary Baker cabled yesterday to
ping was assured to transport the Sew
enty-seventh Division as a unit to this
city and that as a result It was pos
sible now to state definitely that a
parade OF the division would be held
before 1t was demobilized. Secretary
Bakers message, which was forwarded
from Washington after it's receipt there
to the headquarters of the divisions ad-
vance party in the Hotel Biltmore, said
that all the units were scheduled to leave
Brest between April II and April % and
to arrive in New York within a period
of six days.
Official notification also came over the
cables that the headquarters and head
quarters troop of the 153rd Infantry
Brigade. the 30sth Infantry complete and
the Seventy-seventh Divisions postal and
theatrical units had sailed from Brest
on board the steamship Mt. Vernon April
IL She has carrying capacity of
800 and Is nine day ship. This would
bring her into port April rs. This trans
port also carries Major-Gen. Robert
Alexander the division comma nder for
ty-two officers Of the headquarters staff !;
Brig. Gen. Michael J. Lehman, command
ing the 1880 Infantry Brigade, and Brig
Gems. Edwin b. Babbtt. Albert ]. Bowley
and Thomas w. Darrah.
A cablegram from Maj. Drew Nc
Kenna, administration officer of the d.
vision, was received yesterday afternoon
Fillmore ia he
305th Infantry complete, and the 3o6th
and 306th Machine Gun Battalion left
Brest for New York April is, on board
the Aquitania. The infantry outfit num-
bers $500 men--new drafts having been
added just before sailing-and the two
machine gun battalions number 900
each.
Plans were made at n meeting In the
PershinH Club yesterday for perma-
nent working committee to receive sug-
gestions for all entertainments of indi-
vidual units of the division. This is to
be done in order to avoid conflicting
dates. The meeting was attended by
representatives of the advance party of
the division. representatives Of the
twelve auxiliary regimental associations,
the big Seven" welfare organizations,
the National League for Woman's Ser
vice and the Stage Women's War Re-
lief.
The working committee is also 10 have
charge OF the arrangements at the camp
occupied by the division--probably
Camp Mills-whereby an information
tent will be established for each unit
Mrs. Edward McVickar and Mrs. q. B.
Tolman. of the National League for
Womans Service, have offered 100 pr-
vate automobiles and is motor ambu-
lances for the convenience of the
wounded on the day OF the parade. The
committee will meet daily in the PERISH
ing Club.
The sun., 1919-04-20
'OMSK REPORTS REDS
IN SWIFT RETREAT
BoisheUiki Lose Hundreds of
Guns and 10000 Men.

London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919; oil rights reserved.
OMsK, April 19.-The Reds are rum
ming fast except where their retreat is
cut of. The Chinese. Magyar and Let
fish mercenaries are standing desper-
ately, knowing no quarter will be given
to them. The uninterrupted success of
the national offensive has destroyed the
morale Of the Russian Reds. The Soviet
commissaries realizing the game is up
deserted their dupes. who arc anxious at
all costs to put the Volga between them
selves and their pursuers.
Springtide Is upon US with the sudden
ness and intensity characteristic of
these climes, roads are breaking up and
within n fortnight will become impas-
sable. The volga ice is cracking and
will go entirely during the week
Thereby the tactics OF the campaign will
be altered and the operations probably
slowed. but regarding the outcome no
doubt Is entertainable. The Omsk Gov
eminent possesses abundant resources
The best troops have not reached the
line yet and they also have plenty of
munitions. Endeavors of the Bolshe-
wiki to cripple our offensive by raiding
the railway in our rear were futile.
On the other hand the Bolsheviki lost
many hundred guns and 10000 men. AS
the regimental forma ton does not exceed
400 this loss represents twenty-five regi-
ments The numbers killed are still
greater.
Optimists foresee complete collapse
Of the Bolshevik regime and expect to
reach Moscow within two or three
months. Refugees at Kazen anticipate
an early return to their homes.
The sun., 1919-04-20
MORE RAINBOW MEN
DUE HERE APRIL 80
Nine Vessels Are Bringing
Troops to 3 u. S. Ports.

WASHINGTON, April le.--Depa-ture
from France of a number of additional
units of the Rainbow Division was an
nounced to-day by the War Department
They include the Headquarters Sixty
seventh Field Artillery Brigade. l51st
Artillery, l49th and 150th Machine Gun
battalions complete, 1l7th Engineers
complete. 1l7th Engineer Train, 1l7th
Supply Train complete. the 1l7th SAM
tary Train Ambulance Companies 1876.
l66 and 1877. They are en- route for
New York, Boston and Newport News,
the last being due April 80.
The Sixty seventh Brigade Headquar-
ters. under Brig. Gen. George g. Galley
and the 15lst Field Artillery are on the
cruiser Huntington. due at New York
April IS. On the steamship Pretoria, due
at Boston April 90, are the 149th and
both Machine Gun battalions, the Nth
Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop and de-
tachments OF officers from the Forty
second Division Headquarters, the l6sth
Infantry. the 14sth Field Artillery. the
lslst Field Artillery. the 15lst Machine
Gun Battalion and the 117th Engineers.
The cruiser Pueblo, due at New York
about April 20, carries the ll7th Engi-
nth Supply Train complete is on the
battleship Missouri. due at Newport
News April 80. The l17th Sanitary
Train Ambulance is on the transport
Mount Vernon. due at New York April 20.
Resides the Rainbow units, the cruis-
er Huntington carries the l05th and 103d
aero squadrons, a casual company for
New York and scattered casual COM
pany.
The Pretoria carries headquarters de-
tachment and headquarters troop. First
Army Corps. the First Army Corps
headquarters, an ordnance casual COM
pany for PENNSYLVANIA and number of
other casuals.
The Pueblo carries Air Service Casual
Company No. and casual company
scattered, while the Missouri has on
board casual companies for Virginia,
Kentucky Georgia and Louisiana and an
evacuation ambulance company for Min
nesota,
Other transports announced as sailing
to-day included:
The Eolus, due at Newport News
April 20, with the Headquarters Fifty
sixth Infantry Brigade, Twenty-eighth
pennsylvania National GuardD Division
and the 13sth Infantry, field and stan.
headquarters company. medical detach-
ment supply company, Companies A, b,
c, D. Z, +, G. II, I, X, l. and NJ OF the
Thirty-fifth missouri and Kansas Ma
tional Guard) Division. This vessel also
carries a special casual company OF Ma
rines and ST. Nazaire Convalescert De
tachment No. 1859,
The transport Osslneke Is due at New
York April 80 with casual company
for that State; the Avondale is due at
Philadelphia May I with a casual COM
pany for New York, and the Dakotan Ia
due at Boston April 20 with the Four
teenth Engineers Regimental Headquar-
tiers First Battalion. Headquarters Sec
ond Battalion, Headquarters MEDICAL
Detachment Companies to + inclusive,
The Fourteenth Engineers are not as
signed to any division,
The sun., 1919-04-20
WEISBECKER HEIRS
DROP WILL FIGHT
Original Situation Unchanged
Except for $4,000 Liti-
CATION Costs.

Litigation in connection with the
estate left by Charles weisbeckor, who
at his death in October. 1908. owned a
market In West 125th street. in addition
to considerable Harlem and Washington
Heights real estate. has cost the heirs a
sum in excess OF s22. 900. according to a
report filed yesterday in the Surrogates'
Court by Referee Egerton Z. Winthrop,
80 Liberty street
Weisbecker left an estate valued at
nearly 100000 and his will provided
that his wife should have the income
during her life. On her death the prin-
cipal was TO be divided among his chill
dren. He also directed that his market
and its two branches be continued as
long as the business showed reasonable
profit. He appointed as executors his
widow and two sons, Arthur and Charles
Weisbecker.
According to Referee winthrop's re-
port the executors filed in 1915 an ac-
counting and made application for a
judicial settlement OF the affairs Of the
estate. The application was objected to
and the accounting contested by Lillian
Schwarz and Mabel Sieberg, daughters OF
Weisbecker. and to settle the dispute the
referee was appointed by the Surrogate
The referee began taking testimony in
November. 1915. and between this time
and April. 1917. held forty-two hearing.
and twelve adjournments. The test,-
mony taken covered $500 typewriter
sheets. After this lengthy litigation the
executors and contestants effected an
amicable settlement of their differences
Shares Of stock in the market business
were distributed among the heirs and
sums totalling nearly $4,000 were
settled on the contestants for the pay
ment of their counsel fees and other dis
bursements.
The final chapter In the cost to the
estate Is tagged on by the bill for his
services turned in by Referee Winthrop
which was submitted with his report to
the Surrogates' Court. This bill Is in
itemized form and for 106 hours spent In
taking references the referee asked
s2,36o. Added to this Is another bill, In
which the referee itemzes two additional
hours spent in the business of the refer
ence. and the value of this service he
places at $40.
Referee Winthrop states that all OBJ.
Jectlons having been withdrawn, the &C.
counting which was objected TO stands
1t will now go before Surrogate Fowler
The sun., 1919-04-20
COLORADO DOUGHBOYs DINED
Henry l.. DOherty Host on Behalf
of Rocky Mountain Club.

An even thousand Colorado fighters of
the l57th Infantry, Fortieth Division,
were dined last night in the grand ball
room of the Hotel Commodore by the
special invitation Of Henry l.. Doherty
Of the Rocky Mountain Club. The boys
thought ii was all very Hne. but no
sooner had the speaking begun than
Robert Bonynge, who was a Represen-
tative In Congress from Colorado before
he came To New York. told them that
what New York had to offer In the way
Of welcome was nothing compared TO
that coming 10 them when they reached
their home state. Messages from Gov.
Shoup of Colorado Col William Boyce
Thompson and John Hays Hammond
were read.
After the dinner the thousand moved
to the Hppodrome, whore the Rocky
Mountain Club had engaged Just that
number OF seats in the orchestra. Dur
ing the afternoon the Westerners had
been fed on city sights by a bus tour.