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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
Rock Island Has Laid Out
Immense Tract Here.
Now Asking That Two Avenues
Be Closed at Once.
BUILD A SEvEN-TRAC BRIDGE
Yard Capacity and Terminals
Are Being Greatly Enlarged.
c. p. Bolmar Protests Against
Closing of Two Streets.

The total of nearly seventy acres
of land in the vicinity of the Rock Is
land icing plant west of town which
has gradually come into possession of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company has strengthened
the position of this big railroad in its
plans to establish terminals in Topeka
soon. The railroad company has filed
a petition with the board of county
commissioners asking that Bolmar and
Ward avenues be closed and the mat
ter is under advisement.
The records show that the Rock Is
land has now come into possession OF
all the land, comprising nearly sew
enty acres. lying between the Rock Is
land tracks on the south and the river
on the north and the west line of Bel
voir on the west and the Rock Island
bridge across the Kaw on the east,
with the exception of two small tracts
just north of the icing plant belonging
to C. P. Bolmar.' The taylor tract, just
cleared of timber.
New Seven-Track Bridge.
The bridge over Ward creek. crossed
now by two tracks, is being widened
to accommodate seven tracks, it is
said, while a number of tracks branch
ing off the main tracks in vicinity of
the bridge in a northwesterly direc-
ton are in process of construction
Luther Burns, attorney for the Rock
Island, said today that the prepara-
tions being made west of the city are
for a terminal yard, where a large
numbef of cars may be handled.
Bolmar filed a protest with the COM
missIoners Friday against the closing
of Bolmar and Ward avenues, saying
| that he sells a large amount of sand
from his two lots and that he has if
hauled east on Bolmar to Ward street
and then south across the Rock Island
tracks to Knox avenue. The timber
| from the Taylor tract, it is said, is
| hauled west past Ward street to Win
ter street and then south to The Drive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
Every Shawnee County Soldier
and Sailor To Be Decorated.
County, City. and C. of C. VIII
Unite in the Plan.
TO HOLD MONTHLY RECEPTIONS
Big Events Will Be Staged at
City Auditorium.
Men Who Wore Uniform Asked
To Register at FulIertOn's.

Once every month for a period of a
year the city of Topeka, the county
of Shawnee and the Topeka Chamber
of Commerce will hold receptions and
dinners for the soldiers in the city
auditorium. ~ every one of the dim
ners-or rather at the receptions
which will be held after the dinners
two hundred or more of the soldier
sons of the city and county will be
decorated with a bronze medal me-
mortal of grateful appreciation from
the citizens of the city and the county
for the services performed in the great
war.
The reception dinner plan
of caring for the soldiers of To-
nitely decided upon at joint meeting
of the city commissioners, the county
commissioners and a special commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce at
the Chamber of Commerce.
At the meeting the county commits
sioners unanimously expressed their
willingness to cooperate with a joint
committee on final details, the mem
bers of which are to be named by the
bodies Interested A vote of the coun-
ty commissionerstaken at the meeting
indicated that an appropriation will
be made from the county funds to help
pay the expenses of the celebrations
at least an appropriation will be made
if any legal way can be found which
will permit of such action. And if no
legal way at present exists it was an
nounced that a bill will be introduced
in the legislature to make such action
possible.
Mako Up Honor Roll.
1t was definitely decided at the
meeting that no time be lost in max
ing up list of the Topeka and Shaw
nee county soldiers. Every soldier
who donled the uniform as a Topeka
or a Shawnee county man is to be
decorated. This includes the men who
served in the environments in this
country, the men who were enlisted in
the s. A. T. c. units, and the men who
served in the trenches and behind the
! of distinction drawn in the decorations
for any of these classes of men. Every
man who went into the army or the
navy or the marine corps from either
Shawnee county or Topeka will be
given the same decoration-probabl
a simple cross hung on q ribbon and
: bearing the grateful thanks of the
citizens of Topeka and Shawnee coun-
ty for services well performed.
1t is desired that every Topeka or
Shawnee county soldier now in To-
peka register Immediately at Fuller
ton Bros. store, SO that the committee
in charge of the decorations and din
i from which to work. Registration of
the men will begin Monday, accord
! ing to an announcement made today
, by Robert Fullerton, secretary of the
committee. Further announcements
in regard to the plan for decorating
the soldiers will be made later. but il
is urged on the soldiers now in Topeka
that they register at once SO that the
first dinner and reception may be held
not later than March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
HOYES TALKS SUNDAY
Topckan, With Thirty-Fifth Division,
at Orpheum Theater.

Geo. H. Hoyes will address a public
meeting at Orpheum theater Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, to which the
public is invited. His subject will oe
"Our Boys of the Thirty-F'ifth Divi
sion" DIR. E. ]. Kulp will preside and
Paul Lawless will have charge of the
music. A concert will be given by the
Orpheum orchestra.
The different organizations of the
city will be represented py the fol-
lowing, who are invited to occupy
seats on the stage:
Chas. P. Adams. president Central
Y. NJ. G. A.
V a; n 2. p Gray. president Railroad
w. w. Bowman, president State
Y. NJ. c. A.
C. B. Merriam. president Chamber
of Commerce.
Chas. l.. Mitchell. vice president
Chamber of Commerce.
F. c. Beck. president Rotary club.
Cecil Howes, secretary Rotary club
Horace L. Hall, chairman American
Red Cross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
DEPORT UNDESIRABLES
English Government Works Quietly TO
Weed Out the Bolsheyiki.

London, Feb. S.-The government is
quietly arresting and deporting ''un-
desirable aliens who are believed to
be Bolshevist propagandists in Great
Britain. according to the Daily Sketch,
which says that several have recently
been sent out of the country, includ-
ing NJ. Soermus. Russian violinist,
who has been touring South Wales
and who is alleged to have been in
terspersing his recitals with Bolshe-
visit propaganda work. NJ. Soermus
is a son of a .-ealthy Russian land
owner. was educated a. the University
of Petrograd. and participated in the
Russian revolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
DR.. STEWART DIES
Prominent Topeka Physician
Was at st. Cloud, Fla.
Had Practiced Medicine Here
for Thirty-TWO Years.

Dr. Samuel G. Stewart, a prominent
Topeka physician since 1887, died at
o'clock Friday evening at st. Cloud.
Fla, according to word received by
relatives here. Death was caused, it
is said, by complications which fol-
lowed an infection in an ear. Doctor
Stewart was IA years old.
The Stewart family has been spend
ing the winter in Florida. Two daugh-
ters, Isabel, 21, and Marguerite, II,
and the widow were at the bedside at
the time of death. DIR. Robert Stew
art, a Topeka physician, was on the
way to St. Cloud but did not arrive in
time to see his father alive. Two
other sons, Capt. James G. Stewart,
10S sanitary train, and Lieut.. S. G.
Stewart, jr., 79 field artillery. are with
the army of occupation in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
FOR A GOLD EXCHANGE
Federal Reserve Board Is Ready To
Work internationally.

Washington. Feb. 8.-Willingness to
undertake development of an fnterna-
tional gold exchange fund to facilitate
financial transactions between nations
without actual shipment of gold was
expressed today by the federal reserve
board in it's report for 1918.
The report disclosed for the first
time extensive operations of the fed
eral reserve board system of regulate
ing foreign exchange transactions of
the past year to prevent dealings on
enemy accounts. Agents were MAIN
tanned at all cable Offices and these
worked in close cooperation with
other government agencies to detect
enemy transactions.
Total purchases and sales of de-
mand and cable exchange between
dealers in the United States from Feb
ruary 20. 1918. when the regulation
became effective to December 81,
were $5.158. 100000 of which $3737.-
100000 or ~ per cent were for ex-
change on Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
Edw. Davis, Majority Socialist,
Is President of Assembly.
Haetssman, Dietrich, Ferhen-
bach Are Vice Presidents.
CABINET IS THE BIG JOB
Planned To Form Ministry of
Fifteen Hun Members.
2 Majority Socialists, 4 Cen
trists, 4 Democrats on Body.

Zurich, Feb. S.-Edward Davis, a
majority Socialist, was elected presi-
dent of the German constituent gov
ernment by the national assembly at
Weimar, dispatches from that city an
nounced today. The vote was PA
to %.
Herr Ferhenbach, former president
of the reichstag, Conrad Haetssman
and Herr Dietrich were elected vice
presidents.
Naming Cabinet Bothers.
Weimar, Feb. 8.-The composition
of the cabinet appears to be the prin-
cipal problem commanding the atten-
ton of the new German lawmakers,
meeting here in the national assembly.
The original proposition was to form
ministry of fifteen members, seven
of whom should be majority Socialists,
four Centrists and four Democrats.
The majority Socialists, however,
now are understood to be contending
that they should be certain to have a
majority which the independent So
cialists cannot disturb, by any political
maneuver. Participation of the Cen
trists in the formation of the cabinet
was assured by the action taken at
their meeting in which they decided
to work with the new government. The
meeting attended by representatives OF
the various German states today al
which DR.. Ludo Hardmann, Austrian
minister to Germany. was present. The
new ministers probably will bear the
title of imperial minister instead OF
"sta te secretary Several of them will
be without portfolio, even tho addi-
tional portfolios be created. The finance
ministry will be divided into two de-
partments, one for special technical
details and to deal with loans, and the
other to be the department of the
imperial treasury, for the administra-
ton of socialized public works.
1t is possible that a labor ministry
will be created. A demobilizatioT
ministry and an economic ministry
are believed t. be certain of forma-
tion in addition to the reformation, il
addition to the reformation of the i'm
peria1 treasury department.
Altho the subject of the constitution
was on today's program it was be-
lieved it would be impossible to reach
it before tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
REDS IN ACTION
Soldiers Council Holds the War
Office Phone Line.
Spartacans Failed at Weimar-
But Gained in Berlin.

London, Feb. S.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Berlin. filed at
o'clock Friday afternoon. reported that
the war office telephone exchange"
was in the hands of the soldiers coun-
Gil. The newspaper said it was in
ferred that the whole war office has
been seized by the soldiers.
Spartacans, aided by the soldiers
councils. planned a simultaneous coup
in Berlin and Weimar for Thursday
The plan failed in Weimar, but the
above dispatch would indicate that the
soldiers won a small success in Berlin.
Casualties in the fighting between
Spartacans and government troops in
Bremen were heavy. according to re-
ports received here today. Many
buildings were badly damaged by ar
tillery. Most of the Spartacan leaders
are said to have escaped. The gov
ernment has obtained complete con-
troll of the city.
Miners in the Essen district resumed
their strike today. Twenty thousand
are idle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
TRAPPING BACK TO OWN
Stockton Dealer Handled $4,000
Worth OF Pelts This Winter.

Stockton, Kan, Feb. S.-Trapping. a
surviving pastime of the pioneer days,
has come into its own with the cur
rent high prices being paid for pelts.
The books of q local dealer in pelts,
show that during the month of De-
cember, which represented the Iarg-
est months transactions this winter
he handled 5,466 animal pelts. repre-
senting a business of about $4,000.
The great ma jority of these were fur
pelts. brought in by trappefs. Many
farmer boys are starting bank ac-
counts on the results of their trapping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
NOT AT W0Rk-YET
Reports of Strike Settlement-But
Labor Is Not Resumed.

Paterson. n. J.. Feb. S.-Despite
reports that the strike of $1,000 silk
mill workers here was practically set
tied, work was not resumed today. 1t
was understood that the strikers and
mill owners had not yet fully agreed
on proposition to present to the war
labor board. They are still trying to
come to terms Meanwhile. the strike
goes on. the workers demanding a
47-hour week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
FOR LABOR PLANS
Kenyon Appeals for Plans To
Solve Unemployment Problem.
He Has Bill in Congress for a
Public Works Board.

Washington, Feb. S.-Senator Ken
yon has appealed to Democratic lead
ers to submit plans for sowing the un-
employment problem. if they are un-
willing to accept his bill creating a
public works board.
Kenyon also will put the question
before a Republican caucus and urge
the party to adopt some policy for
meeting unemployment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

Four weeks of the 1919 legislative
session are gone and the house and
senate have eight bills ready for the
session laws-mainly measures appro-
priating money for legislative expenses
and to meet deficiencies and emer-
gency demands of state institutions
and departments. Nearly $50 bills are
on the calendars ready for the heavy
grind which begins next week. 1t is
probable that house and senate COM
nittees will next week report action
on practically one-half of the 372 bills
referred. Many of the remaining meas
ures will die as a result of a slow
process of strangulation.
The week just ending has been one
of much activity and action in the
senate and much oratory in the house.
Practically an entire day was devoted
to joint sessions-the Roosevelt memo
rial and Governor Aliens appeal for
u constitutional convention. The SEN
ate has worked short time, but eff
fectively. Upper house organization
and leadership has been effective. The
house-slow moving, awkward and
loosely rganized-spent week talk
ing about the con-con. Then the
measure was killed. Result: The
hard days of legislative toll are just
ahead
Hard Week Coming.
Much grist will go thru the legisla-
tive mill next week. Both houses are
ready for a steady, consistent grind.
The house is today laboriously MUNICH
ing a bunch of bills-largely of a local
nature-which are on the calendar un-
der general orders. Working in COM
mittee of the whole, the house will
lay aside a big bundle of proposed en-
actments for the bulk rolls calls Mon
day morning. The senate is resting.
1t will not reconvene until 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. 1t isn't necessary.
The long house roll calls and frequent
explanation of votes give the senate
an advantage that permits the upper
house members to spend the week.
ends at home
There are but few thrills in store
for the state next week so far as the
present legislative program is con-
cerned. The house will probably tackle
the three-fourths jury verdict in civil
cases. But that is a horse which is
usually soon curried. The three
fourths jury verdict amendment to the
state constitution is an old Legislative
standby. 1t never provokes extensive
debate, but is usually side-tracked d
when the proposed amendments are
ready to be submitted to the voters
The senate will probably take action
on the tax reform problems. But
there is little chance for discussion on
that question. The legislators seem
reconci1ed to some sort of tax revision
and the lobby has quietly folded its
hands and accepted the fate which
seems in store.
No Big Policy Bills.
None of the really big administra-
tion policies are slated for considera-
ton next week. The defeat of the
constitutional convention has for the
moment. at least, dismayed the scene
shifters and they are not participating
in the immediate activities. The pro-
Continued IN Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
AS A MEMORIAL FOR t. r.
Recreation House Is Opened In WASH
fngton by Navy League.

Washington, Feb. S.-Dedicated as
a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. a
recreation house provided by the Navy
league of the United States has been
opened here for soldiers, sailors and
marines. Navy league officials said
today the house would probably be a
permanent institution for the use of
veterans of the recent war while visit
ing the national capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
HUNS WILL STAY OUT

Zurich, Feb. S.-The Berliner Tage-
bIatt declares that Germany will not
join the league of nations unless the
peace delegates agree to her colonel
policy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
VOTE AGAINST STRIKE
San Francisco Labor Denounccs the
Seattle Walkout

San Francisco, Feb. S.--After Frank
c. Miller. secretary of the Iron Trades
Council, had denounced the Seattle
strike as Illegal, and John P. Nc
Loughlin, delegate from the Team
sters' union had declared it "Boishe-
vistic," the San Francisco labor coun-
Gil early today voted against a sym
pathetic strike here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
MIGHT AS WELL
ACCEPT WHAT is
OFFERED TO HUN

Berne, Feb. S.-German majority
Socialists attending the international
labor and Socialist congress here.
have accepted resolution urging a
plebescite, under direction of the
league of nations. to determine dispo-
sition of Alsace-Lorraine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
THE HUNS OPEN A STRIKE
Shipyard Workers at KieI Would Stop
FoodstuT Moving.

Copenhagen, Feb. S.-Ship yard
workers in Kiel have struck to pre-
vent foodstuffs from reaching govern
ment authorities. according to dis
patches received here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

The Temperature for the day aver
ages degrees below normal.
Snow which began falling at an
early hour this morning covered prac-
tically the entire state of Kansas to-
day. Not more than an inch and a
quarter fell in Topeka. The snow
was lighter as it spread to the west.
The thermometer went down with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
ALLEN TO CHICAGO
Governor a Speaker at Big Roosevelt
Memorial

Governor Henry J. Allen will leave
today for Chicago. where he will be
the principal speaker at memorial
service to be held there tomorrow in
honor of the late Theodore Roosevelt
The big Chicago memorial will be
held at the Auditorium theater. 9th
er speakers on the program are:
Franklin Lane, secretary of the in
terror; Governor Lowden of Illinois
and Jane Adams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
RlOTING IN HONDURAS
Minister of the Interior Is Reported
To Have Been Killed.

San Salvador. Feb. s.-Serious riot
ing has occurred in Teguc.galpa, the
capital of Honduras, and the minister
of the interior. Francisco ]. Mejia. has
been killed. according to a dispatch
from Tegucigalpa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
SNOW OVER KANSAS
Cold Weather Also Reported From
Over State-Warmer Sunday.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Generally fair tonight and Sunday; rising
temperatures Sunday. Shippers forecast:
protect 36-hour shipments against 10 de-
grees to the north, II to the west and east
and 20 to the south.
THE WEEKLY FORECAST: Snow Mon
day or Monday night,--followed by fair by
Wednesday,; snow or rain again probable
towards end of the week: nearly normal
temperatures except somewhat below about
the middle of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
PLAN MANY SERVICES
osevcit Memorials All Over the
Country on Sunday.

New York, Feb. s.-Memoria1 serv-
ices for the late Theodore Roosevelt
will be held tomorrow by the 700
branches and sub-committees of the
American Defense Society in the
United States, Alaska, Hawaii and
Porto Rico, it was announced today.
Similar services will be held in
churches in New York and thruout
the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

A FTER what we have enjoyed we
should not complain over the pres
ent brand of weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
~ Generally fair tonight and Sum
day. Warmer Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08

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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-22

and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Dunbar.
Mr.. Benson Ladner of Fenton,
Miss, returned home Tuesday after
several days here on business.
The many friends of Sol Klaus here
will be glad to learn that he has ar
rived safely at Havana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Blanchard
and family were in Plaquemine this
week attending the wedding of sis
ter of Mr.. Blanchard's.
Mr.. Jonas w. Bailey, ST., went to
New Iberia Tuesday for visit at the
home of Mrs. Joseph Russell.
Miss Erma Schell of Baton Rouge
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents here last weekend.
We are very glad to say that little
Burnley Lynch's condition has i'm
proved to such an extent that he was
allowed to be brought home last Sun
day.
Julien Wolff, Miss Anna Liable and
F. L. Bailey motored to Lafayette on
last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bittle of La
fayette spent the day in town last
Sunday.
Mr.. DrOsin Breaux, prominent and
influential rice planter of Rayne, La,
was in town Thursday on business.
Mr.. Ralph Fitzpatrick, who has been
employed in the S. P. railway office
at Lafayette, has been transferred
to the office at Rayne, taking up his
duties there on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hogg of Lafayette visited her
mother, Mrs. Roy, between trains on
Thursday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-22

Was Savings Stamps committee, from
the LIST of June till the 1st of Janu
airy, and as field representative of
Governor Pleasant, chairman Of the
State Council of Defense, at the same
time. At the conclusion of the fifth
Liberty loan Mr.. Pool was appointed
state chairman Of the Boy Scouts
campaign, and Mr.. Squires took
charge of that campaign and organ
lied the state for him. His knOwI-
edge of publicity, acquaintance over
the state, natural inclination towards
agricultural and educational matters,
and his experience during the past
two years in the practical manage
ment Of the different war activity
campaigns should enable him to con-
duct a statewide campaign that viii
enable Louisiana to have modern,
well-equipped agricultural college
From the Lake Charles American
Press.